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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Regular_01/23/1979MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA JANUARY 23, 1979 A meeting of the Council of the Village of Tequesta, Florida was held at 7:30 P.M., Tuesday, January 23, 1979 in the Village Hall, 357 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida. Councilmembers present were: Brown, Cook, Mapes, Ryan and Yoder. Also present were Robert Harp, Village Manager and John C. Randolph, Village Attorney. The meeting was opened with Prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by Councilmember Ryan. Mayor Brown advised of the item in the most recent Police Department report detailing the attention and consideration the Police Department personnel gave to an elderly female Tequesta resident and commended this action of the department. The Mayor advised of the 7:30 P.M., Tuesday, January 30, 1979 public hearing of the Village Council to receive comments on the proposed Comprehensive Plan, including Land Use Plan and of the public notices being made in the local newspapers in regard to regis- tration of electors and candidates for office for the March 13, 1979 Village General Election. • The following additions were approved and made to the meeting agenda: 1) if - Minutes of the January 22, 1979 public hearing 2) 2b - Deletion of Gee & Jenson report on U.S.G.S. Agreement and additional water testing program. Addition of representatives of Jupiter Inlet District to discuss proposed legislative changes. 3) 4d - Consideration of a resolution providing for the March 13, 1979 Village General Election. 4) 4e - Approval for payment of invoices from Gee & Jenson for safe yield determination study. 5) 4f - Setting of date for Special Council Meeting for purpose of accepting Comprehensive Deve]_opment Plan so it can be forwarded to State, Region and County agencies. The minutes of the January 9, 1979 public hearing were received as submitted. The minutes of the January 9, 1979 Council Meeting were accepted with the following revisions: (1) Page 1, third line, paragraph 5, delete "previous commitment" and add "d:ifferent assignment by Gee & Jenson". (2) Page 2, paragraph 1, delete word "area" and add words "drive area". • 1-23-79 - 2 • Yoder spoke to item 18 of the Village Manager's Report and said he feels the Village of Tequesta has been had by its financial people in the Water Refunding Program and would like to know whether or not previously issued bonds have increased in their rating since issuance. 'The financial people will be contacted to answer this question. The Financial Statement for the Village and Water Department for the month of December 1978 were accepted and it was suggested that future Village statements be issued in a recap form only each month and providing for a full quarterly statement. The Village Manager advised he needs the full statement for each month. The minutes of the January 22, 1979 public hearing were accepted as presented. John Wise, Gee & Jenson, presented a comprehensive report on the street resurfacing and drainage program, including a map showing various proposed phases for resurfacing and various proposed drainage improvements. He advised the recent heavy rains have caused additional street damage since that indicated in the Robert E. Owen report, brit the majority of the work would consist of grouting and resurfacing. Country Club Drive west of the Turtle Creek entrance would only need partial resurfacing. Wise discussed the immediate need to have a 24" RCP storm drain constructed across Country Club Drive near Windward Avenue in conjunction with the sewer construction work being done by Belvedere Construction Company for ENCON. He gave the Village Manager copies of the plans for the proposed • storm drain. ENCON's contractor expects to complete their work in 60-90 days. A discussion ensued on how best to handle the installation of the storm drain, whether there was enough time to bid the small project or work out the construction with ENCON's contractor. The Village Attorney said he believed we should go to bid if we have enough time. Brown asked if it could be done on an emergency basis. Wise advised that they were verifying the capacity of the drainage system from the Country Club Maintenance Shed area across Country Club Drive to the canal in Country Club Point. He suggested perhaps the Village could use ENCON's subcontractor for the paving to do the resu~~f~ccing work on Country Club Drive and the Village Manager will check on what procedures might be used to accomplish this. Wise advised that road settlement can be kept to a minimum with proper sub-base preparation and compaction. He advised Gee & Jenson will provide a schedule for the resurfacing including priorities, timing, budget and consider possibly using separate contracts. The Council generally agreed that the Country Club Drive drainage and resurfacing should be done in synchronization with the ENCON project. Wise indicated that the drainage improvements shown on the map were.. a broad concept requiring more refinement. The drainage problem on Golfview Drive was discussed and it was noted there were no provisions on the map to alleviate this condition. Brown advised of the problem in Tequesta Gardens west of Seabrook Road on Westwood Avenue. Wise presented two (2) alternate plans for proposed drainage for Elm Avenue, Oak Avenue, • Dover Road area, with alternate o;7e at estimated cost of $61,802.50 and alternate two at estimated cost of $61,707.50. Mayor Brown advised of 1-23-79 - 3 arranging a meeting soon with officials of the Town of Jupiter and Palm Beach County to discuss sharing the costs of this common drainage problem. Yoder said it appeared to him that the two alternates presented were only for the benefit of the Village. Wise said Gee & Jenson planned to provide additional culvert capacity to handle the full capacity of the drainage canal running from Seabrook Road west to the Loxahatchee River. He also advised there are regulatory problems with new or enlarged drainage facilities. Brown advised Wise expected to have complete bottom line figures for the Elm, Oak and Dover area including work on canal and culverts by Thursday of this week. R. Sattley spoke of the drainage problem at Tequesta Gardens. Ryan moved, seconded by Yoder. that the Village Manager be authorized to have Belvedere Construction Co. (ENCON contractor) construct the 24" RCP storm drain across Country Club Drive near Windward Avenue pursuant to Gee & Jenson Plan 78-211, January 1979. The vote on the motion was: Ryan For Yoder For Cook For Brown For Mapes For and the motion therefore passed. . Caleb Christian, Administrator, Jupiter Inlet District discussed the following legislative changes the District was requesting from the Martin County Legislative Delegation: 1. Eliminate the word "freeholder" and clarify the term of office for a gubernatorially appointed commissioner. 2. Change to word the Act appropriately for investment of District funds. 3. Change to reduce the District's ad valorem taxing power from 10 mills to 3 mills. 4. To provide for reincorporating the Southern portion of Martin County that was originally included in the District and increase the commission members from three to five. The rationale is that Southern Martin County residents benefit from the work of the District, and thus should be represented on the commission and provide financial support. District Commissioner Richard Sorenson discussed the District's request to be included as one of the reviewing authorities for permits that impact the River within the District's boundaries. He said the District was a local agency with knowledge of the River and should have such review authority. He said the District is not even notified of projects. Both Sorenson and Christian said the District would appreciate 1-23-79 - 4 • the support of the Village in their request for these changes. ,Yoder moved, seconded by Mapes that the Village Manager send a letter to the Jupiter Inlet District advising them of the Council's support of the proposed legislative changes and further that the Village's representative to the Loxahatchee Council of Governments (COG) be directed to vote for the proposed changes at such time as the matter comes before COG for consideration. The vote on the motion was: Yoder Mapes Brown Cook Ryan For For For For For and the motion therefore passed. Time for Visitors. No one from the audience spoke in the The Village Attorney stated he did not have any items. • Mapes moved, seconded by Yoder that the Village Manager give written Council approval of the site plan for the DiVosta-Ste:inhauser commercial building, Bridge Road, pursuant to the terms of Ordinance No. 266 (Site Plan Review) and direct the Building Official to approve the building permit for same. The vote on the motion was: Mapes For Yoder For Ryan For Cook For Brown For and the motion therefore passed. The Village Manager was requested to have future approvals in written form for Council's consideration prior to final approval. Yoder said he had been in discussion with Giba in regard to provisions being made in the Comprehensive Development Plan for an east- west road between U.S. No. 1 and Old Dixie Highway somewhere north of Tequesta Drive. He suggested rewording on page 3.7 of the Plan to indicate that the Village road network is established with the exception of an east-west road between U.S. No. 1 and Old Dixie Highway between Tequesta Drive and County Line Road. Yoder said he believed paragraph 4, page 8.8 of the Plan should state that "a suitable road must be provided by the developing interests between U.S. No. 1 and Old Dixie Highway between Tequesta Drive and the north Village limit". Giba said we could not forecast the future and was not too specific so as not to tie the hands of future Village Councils. Yoder said we should put as much clout as possible in the wording to insist that an east-west road is provided. Brown said Dorner is uncertain as to the type of development in the area. He said Dorner is willing to provide a road with a sixty (60) 1-23-79 - 5 u foot right-of-way on his property but there are several other property owners involved in providing additional land for the rest of the road. R.E. Sylvester said a previous Village planner had said such a road was not necessary. Giba agreed to work on necessary rewording for the Plan. Yoder also expressed. concern of the use of the word "industrial" in the Plan and the definition of the "light industrial" area on page 3.1 was read and the Council all agreed they did not want the word "manufacturing" to be used or provided for in the Plan. Giba will also rewrite to provide for the elimination of "industrial" from the Plan. The Council did not take any action on a resolution in support of APB 208 Areawide Waste Treatment Management Draft Plan. It was decided to obtain more information on the matter and to find out especially what the plan speaks to in regard to the activities and involvement of the Loxahatchee River Environmental Control District (ENCON). Mapes moved, seconded by nyan that the resolution establishing March 13, 1979 as the date of the 1979 General Election be adopted. The vote on the motion was: Mapes For Ryan For Yoder For • Cook For Brown For and the motion therefore passed and Resolution No. 5-78/79 was passed and adopted. The Village Manager had suggested in a January 23, 1979 memorandum t}:at the Council set a special Council meeting to accept the Comprehensive Development Plan prior to February 13, 1979. Mapes moved, seconded by Cook, that the Village Council hold a Special Council Meeting on Tuesday, January 30, 1979 immediately following the 7:30 P.M. public hearing on January 30, 1979, in the Village Hall, for the purpose of accepting the Comprehensive Development Plan and Land Use Plan for submission to State, Region and County agencies. The vote on the motion was: P~apes For Cook For Brown For Yoder For Ryan For and the motion therefore passed. Brown suggested the Council consider an agenda format similar to that used by the Town of Jupiter and he handed out a copy of same for review by Councilmembers. He advised of the letter from Commissioner 1-23-79 - 6 Peggy B. Evatt, advising she would not hold a quarterly meeting with representatives of the North County municipalities this quarter because of an apparent lack of participation, but would continue to have semi- annual meetings if the municipalities indicated an interest. The Village Manager was instructed to write a letter to Commissioner Evatt expressing the desire of the Village Council that the meetings be continued at least on a semiannual basis. He spoke of the Martin County connector road at Little Club and the activity taking place in this regard and referred the Council to Giba's memorandum on this subject. The subject of the Country Club Drive bikeway was discussed and the Village Manager's memorandum dated January 18, 1979 to the Council in re: procedures for County construction of the bikeway was referred to. Mapes moved, seconded by Ryan, that the Village Manager be authorized to have Palm Beach County construct the bikeway on Country Club Drive as discussed in the memorandum. The vote on the motion was: Mapes For Ryan For Yoder For Cook For Brown For and the motion therefore passed. . Brown referred to the January 5, 1979 Flood Insurance Rate Map for the Village of Tequesta which has just been received. He also spoke of the recent Martin County Legislative Delegation hearing at which he spoke about the ENCON problem. He further requested the Councilmembers to review and study the proposed ENCON legislative changes which had been distributed to them so he could be authorized, as the Village's represent- ative to COG, as to what action to take on each change. Mapes requested that the Village Manager advise the Village Council of the status of the promised improvements to Lighthouse Plaza by next regular Council meeting, to write a letter to Stanley Harte advising of the current status and inviting Mr. Harte to the February 13, 1979 Council Meeting to explain and discuss the status of the improvements. 10:20 Y.M. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at Respectfully submitted, ,~__~ R~•vobert Harp Village Manager RH:jf