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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Regular_05/08/1979IfII`IUTES OF THE i~'~E'TIPTG Or THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF ~~IJESTK, FLORIDA May ~, 1°7G A ;~Ieeting of the Council of the Village of Tequesta, Florida, eras held at 730 P.fi~1. , Tuesda-= , I~iay ~, 1Q79 in the Village Hall, 357 Teauesta Drive, Tequesta,-Florida. Councilmembers present were Brown, Cook, P1lapes, Ryan and Yoder. Also present were Cyrese Colbert, Village Clerk and John C, Randolph, Village Attorne:r. The Village Iflanager Robert Harp was out-of-town at a Conference. The opening Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag cvas given by Councilmember Cook. i-'ayor Brown announced the "Ground Breaking Ceremony" for St . Jude's Church on Sunday, :•~;~ 13 , 1979 at 10:30 A . P~1. i•Iayor BroTfm said that he would be unable to attend, but Councilmember Cook volunteered to represent t'ne Village at that affair. Brown asked that the words, Teouesta Country Club Golf Course, be striken from the Agenda under item 2e. The minutes of April 23, 1°79 ware received after one (1} correcticn was made by Brown. Under the Village I4lanager's Report for April 22, 1979 to I~.ay la., 1Q7a Yoder asked for a copy of EiVCOi~1's reply to a letter sent by the Village imager a s'_ling fnr a written status report on the Country Club Drive pro.~ect. Council as?~ced that the Village I~,anager follow-up on the locatior_ of SR707 right-of-way under item ~~.$, Yoder said t.at he would li?ce the Village 14~Tanaaer to look into the hiring of a Financial Consultant Firm on a one-time-only basis for this drainage improvement program. The Villa~,e Manager's Report for April 22, 197 to P~~y !~, 1979 was received. blr. Fred Martin, Kiwanis Club, was present to discuss revised construc:;ion of the jogging path in Tequesta. Park, The proposed path was to be six to eight feet wide with six inches of soil removed then replaced with marl. After the work had begun T~~ir. Roy Rood, who is a Kiwanis member, felt that the soil should not be removed as not to disturb the root system to the pines, but that the marl should be placed on the ground without removing the soi.~, T~ir. Rood told the Council that the path involved about ,100 pin=; trees and if the roo ~s were disturbed the trees would die . OS-0~~-79 -C2 T~•'Ir. Preston, Recreation Director, told Council that he had made severals calls to the County about trao paths they have installed, The County removed the soil docan to six (6'f) inches . and removed the roots. Palm Beach Gardens said they have cut within 2' of the trees and ha-.re not lost any trees. The County felt that marl around the trees would cause the trees to die. i~~?r. Preston expressed concern that the marl would be scattered and that roots would soon be exposed if the dirt and roots ~•rere not removed before the marl was put do~:rn. If the roots were exposed then someone jogging or_ the path could be injured and the 4Tillage i~rould be liable. Cook suggested that logs be placed along the path. Ryan asked if a sign saying "Jog at Your Own RiskT' would help. The Village Attorney said that in his opinion the Village would not be protected from being sued by using such a sign, Yoder moved, ''that we hold in abeyance the decision on whether to proceed Frith the jogging path at the Par's: until the resolution of the ttiro problems of the trees and safety are mutually resolved''. Ryan seconded and vote on the motion was: Brown -for Cook -against T~~pes -for Ryan -for Yoder -for and therefore the motion was amassed and adopted, • T"r. Sandy Nettles, Gee ~, Jenson, was present to give a status report on the Village's well field monitoring program. There were twenty-eight (2$) z~rells monitored for water level and specific conductance. Out of the twenty-eight (2$) wells eighteen irrells had sediment plugging greater than 2 feet above the screened or open hole of the wells. Much of the data taken bras questionable. Pf~r. Pdettles said that there were two {2) questions outstanding to Gee & Jenson. One is, where is the Village of Tequesta going to get their well field supply and tyro, is the Village of Tequesta going to increase their T~~later System, Brown answered by saying that the Village has said it will not furnish anyone else i~ith water until the Village finds out if tire can get more ,,rater. Cook asked if Sout.r~ Florida ti~Tater l%;anagement District was saying that the Village has to prove to them that we have the water? Nir. Tlettles replied that the present ~a~ells brill not supply the additional wata:r, Yoder said there were taro (2) things to be concerned with. Problem number one is, will the Village be able to continue to dratir water from our present :,cell field and problem two is, krill Jupiter be able to supply us with our tirater commitment. He also asked if more money ~•ras needed to upgrade the wells. I'~ir. ~;ettles told Yoder that the money and upgrading isn tt needed naw, but maybe in three months, In two or three more months Gee cc Jenson will be able to re_nort to the Village with a better report. 05-0$-79 -03 T~Ir. John ti~Tise, Gee & Jenson was present to give a status report on street resurfacing program for the Country Club Community and other areas of the Village. P,Tr. Z,Iise reviewed t~~ith Council the proposed schedule for street resurfacing and drainage improvements. The proposed completion dates are a s follows, Country Club Drive paving and drainage - 7/14/79, Dover Road S~.,orm Drainage - $/10/7G, Riverside Drive Culverts - 7/13/79, Golf Course Drainage Project - $/31/79, Country Club Community Project - 2/22/0, Balance of Street Resurfacing and i-'iscellaneous Drainage - 2/22/&0, and Street Repairs and slurryr seal - 3/21/$0. ~~r. ~~Tise informed Council that as of this date only Crabtree Construction Co. Inc. and Rubin Construction Co. has picked up the plans and specs for the Country Club Drive paving and drainage program. i•'apes wanted to make sure that Bill ti~Tagner, Country Club Golf ~~ourse Maintenance Director, and his people received copies of the specs and plans for the drainage program on the Country Club Golf Course. A copy of the plans and specs were given to Iir. ~'Tagner that night and four (4) copies were to be hand delivered to the Village Hall the next day. Brown said that a L^Torkshop Pieeting with the Council, Village Attorney, Village t~~nager, Gee & Jenson and the Country Club people should be set up to review the specs and plans. • The Village Attorney said he would like to meet kith the Attorney for the Country Club so they could draw up an agreement. Mr. Bill Brennan, Country Club P~lember, said that all work on the golf course has to be completed by August 31, 1979 at the latest. T"~a_nes moved, "that we have a Special V~Torkshop Council Meeting at 2:00 P.;~I. on Tuesday, P~Zay 15, 1979 for the purpose of discussing the Community drainage program". Yoder seconded and vote on the motion was: Brown -f o r Cook -for Mapes -for Ryan -for Yoder -for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. napes moved, "that Gee & Jenson be named the agent for filing t'_~ie letter of authorization for the bulkhead line, vraterfi-ont construction, dredge fill permits". Yoder seconded and vote on the motion was: Brown -for • Cook -for Mapes -for Ryan -for Yoder -for 05-0£s-79 -01~ and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. The Village Attorney said that he researched the time it would probably take for Special Assessment as Yoder had requested and that it ~,rould probably take one (1) year. He also passed out copies of certain portions of the sign ordinance which he had revised and would like the VillageTanager and Council to revie~•r. The Village Attorney advised that the Supreme Court had ruled in favor of the Village in the lawsuit Jupiter/ Tequesta Jupiter Inlet Corporation vs. Village of Tequesta. Ryan moved, "that we appoint T~.ir, T•~1oore to the Annexation Committee'!. P~Iapes seconded and vote on the motion was: Brown -for Coo'.•c -for 1~Tapes -for Ryan -for Yoder -for C~ and therefore the motion vas passed and adopted. ir. Gary Preston, Recreation Director was present and revie;•red with Council a memorandum sent btir the Village T4Tanager on the bids for basketball. courts in Tequesta Park.. The Village T~lanager and Recreation Director, recommended that the lour bid from Elton Phillips, Concrete Contractor, for labor and equipment to construct the basketball courts in -the amount of 3,90$. be accepted and authorize the purchase of the concrete and other materials in the amount of $4,$61.25 from Rinker T~~aterials Corporation, Tequesta Plant.. Yoder moved, "that the bids be accepted". P~yan seconded and vote on the motio~l was: Bro;•rn -for Cook -for Tflapes -for Ryan -for Yoder -for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted Councilmem'oer Cook spoke a'oout a person asking her when Tequesta .•ras going to build more ball fields and she replied that she feels Tequesta has done their share in providing ball fields for this area. Councilrember Ryan asked that the Village r~lanager check into c'r:anging the right hard lane at Tequesta Drive and Old Dixie into a right-turn-only lane from Tequesta Drive onto Old Dixie. 05-0$-79 -05 Councilmember Yoder expressed to Council that he :~rould like to hire a "Financial ConsultantT' firm on a one-time-only basis for the drainage and street resurfacing program. the meeting T,vas adjourned at 10:23 P.i~, ' ~ -~-___ Cyrese Colbert U ~: •.// . ~'I. Harvey :`yap r,J Jr. ~' 1 ~ ~anes H. Ryan ___ ~'seph -der, Jr^~- " ~. ~ ~~ ~ ~/~~ Date approved