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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Regular_09/11/1979r: MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA September 11, 1979 A Meeting of the Council of the Village of Tequesta, Florida, was held at 7:30 P.M., Tuesday, September 11, 1979 in the Village Hall, 357 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida. Councilmembers present were Brown, Cook, Mapes and Ryan, Councilmember Yoder etas on vacation, Also present were Robert Harp, Village Manager, ~yrese Colbert, Village Clerk and John C. Randolph, Village Attorney. The opening Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was given by Vice-Mayor Mapes. Mayor Brown said he wanted to give recognition to those people who worked many long hours during hurricane David. Mayor Brown said that the Police Department personnel did a fine job • under Chief Flannery in their emergency operations. Many of the personnel worked as many as 16 hours. He also mentioned the hard work that was done by the First Aid crew. Mr, Lloyd Brown, Nichols Sanitation, Inc. was present to explain to Council that his company is trying very hard to pick up the large amounts of yard trash and debris caused by Hurricane David, He explained that his men have been instructed to pick up household garbage first and then go back into the area and pick up what they can of yard trash, They have been working seven (7) days a week. Mayor Brown told Mr, Brown that there have been some complaints made to him about broken glass falling from their trucks. Mr. Brown told Mayor Brown that they had fixed that problem once, but he would be more than happy to check into the complaints. Mayor Brown announced the following meetings: 1. Commissioner Peggy Evatt's Quarterly Meeting scheduled for September 17, 1979 at 7:30 P.M. at the Northeast County Courthouse 2. Future Planning Meeting -September 17, 1979 at 7:30 P.M. in the Church of the Good Shepherd 3. Representative Ray Liberti's Public Hearing on September 1$, 1979 in the Village Hall. This meeting will be held for for the purpose of discussing various problems with ENCON Mayor Brown told Council. that one of the suggestions he gave ` 09-11-79 -oz Representative Liberti was appointments of ENCON Commissioners by • individual members of the Loxahatchee Council of Governments. This way each community would be represented on the Board of ENCON, The Village Manager announced a meeting of the International Airport Twenty Year Plan on Wednesday, September 12, 1979. Under "Approval of Agenda", Mayor Brown asked that 1a. Minutes of the August 2£~, i.979 Council Meeting be deleted because the Village Clerk had not gotten time to work on them due to other duties. The Village Attorney requested that his items come before "Time for Visitors" because he had an early morning trial the next day that he had to prepare for. Council approved the changes to the Agenda. Under the Village Manager's Report - August 26, 1979 to September 9, 1979, Mapes asked why the Year-to-date valuation of Building Permits on an average were lower this year than last year. The Building Official explained that the number of permits includes all permits such as swimming pools, screen enclosure, additions, etc, and that not all of them are houses. The Village Attorney told Council that he had provided each member with a copy of the P.B.A. Agreement. He said the text of the Agreement he had retyped but was bacially the same. Chief Frank Flannery has approved the Agreement. • Mapes told the Village Attorney that he was under the impression from the Workshop Meeting on the Agreement that an employee out sick three days or longer would have to have a Doctor1s Note before returning to work. The Village Attorney thought that Council wanted the employee to contact the Department of their illness, but that the Agreement could be changed to reflect CouncilTs wish. The Village Attorney noted that the change Council wanted from 10 holidays to f~ holidays had been changed in the Agreement. The terms of the Agreement are from October 1, 197$ to September 30, 1979. The Attorney told Council the only reason why the Attorneys wanted to do this is to get a basic contract on which to work with, Mapes feels the Agreement should be started on October 1, 1979. Council agreed, The Village Attorney agreed to talk with the P.B.A. Representative on the date the Agreement should take effect. Ryan moved, "not to approve this Agreement in its present form", Mapes seconded and vote on the motion was: Brown -for Cook -for Mapes -for Ryan -for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. The Village Attorney announced that the $910 000, Improvement Revenue Bond Validation Hearingg is scheduled for ~'hursday, September 13, 1979 at 11:30 P.M. 09-~11-~79 ~-03 The Village Manager was directed by Council to send a letter • to Florida Power & Light Company stating that the Village of Tequesta is in agreement with them not being able to increase the utility tax by September 1, 1979. F.P.L had contacted the Village and had told the Village Manager that it will be over 30 days after they received notice of the Ordinance increGsing the utility tax to $~ before they can incorporate the tax into their billing system. The Village Attorney had to leave the Meeting at this time. John Giba, Village Consultant, reported on the following: Comprehensive Land Use Plan- Giba told Council that during the two years that the Comprehensive Land Use Plan was being drawn up the Village was in contact with areas that were contiguous to the Village such as Palm Beach County and Jupiter. The Blowing Rock Condominium on Beach Road was Zoned R-3 (13 units per acre - 6 stories high) but in the area surrounding Blowing Rock, which is County, the area was Zoned RH (high density) and has been changed nn the proposed Comprehensive Plan to RM - medium density ($'~ units per acre). Giba felt that Blowing Rock Condominium should be changed to high density in the Comprehensive Land Use Plan, Mapes suggested that the Zoning Ordinance R-3 Zoning of six stories be changed to eight stories, AHOP- Areawide Housing Opportunity Plan - Giba told Council that all Palm Beach County wanted from the Village for the AHOP was for • the Village to support its objectives for an areawide housing opportunity. Annexation Committee- Giba reported to Council that Annexation Committee is starting to move on positive priorities. Mr. John Wise, Gee & Jenson told Council that he walked through the Golf Course September 7, 1979. That date was the deadline between the Village of Tequesta and the Country Club for the completion of the improvements. The bridge that is needed for the course will probably arrive in about three (3) weeks. There is some golf cart path restoration still remaining. Mr. Wise, reported that Hurricane David did not do very much damage to the work that was being done but did destroy some of the golf course trees. Dickerson, Inc, is about two (2) weeks away from completing the swale area on Country Club Drive, Mr, Wise reported that the contractor was making pretty fair progress in the Dover Road Area. The work on Riverside Drive will begin the week of September 17, 1979 and will be completed in about a month, • The proposed 1979-19$0 Budget had been discussed earlier at ' 09-11-79 -O1~ the Public Hearing Meeting at 7:00 P.M. Mapes moved, "to approve the 1979-19$0 Budget as discussed this evening with the intent to exceed the Property Appraiser's Certified Millage by 2.92". Cook seconded and vote on the motion was: Brown -f o r Cook -for Mape s -for Ryan -for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. Mayor Brown told Council that Palm Beach County said they would be willing to share in the expense of the bicycle path on SR 707. The Village Manager reported that the water main across the connector bridge is complete. The Village Manager also told Council that the Village has received several applications for the Building Inspector position. The meeting was adjourned a 9:3~ P.M. C ese Colbert W. Harvey apes, Jr. sue,-^~-r3 -~ d`-""" ',ames H. Ryan absent Joseph D. Yoder •