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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL
THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA
August 9, 1977
A Council Meeting of the Village of Tequesta, Florida,
was held on Tuesday, August 9, 1977, in the Village Hall.
Present were Brown, Huggins, Mapes, Ryan and Yoder. Also
present were Robert Harp, Village Manager, Cyrese Colbert,
Village Clerk and John C. Randolph, Village Attorney.
Opening Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was
given by Councilman %oder. Approval of the agenda was
made with -changes and Mayor Brown gave the announcements..
The minutes of July 26, 1977 Council Meeting and Village
Managerts report for July 21~, 1977 to August 6, 1977 were
received. There was no one from the floor.
The Village Attorney briefed Council on the Jupiter
Inlet Corporation vs Village of Tequesta suit. After some
discussion Ryan moved, "that the firm of Johnston, Sasser
• ~ Randolph request a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court
appealing this decision and to take whatever additional
action is needed to resolve the issue in the case Jupiter
Tnlet Corporation vs Village of Tequesta". The motion was
seconded and approved.
Mr. D.M. Shepherd, Robert E. Owen & Associates, talked
briefly of his letter to Council dated Ju]q 20, 1977. Huggins
moved, "the Council direct Robert E. Owen & Associates to
conclude our Tequesta Drive Improvement contract with Gorham
Construction Company by assessing damages as put forth in
their letter of 20 July 1977 and subject to their lease of
all liensf'. The motion was seconded and approved.
Mr. William B. Sydow, Gee & Jenson read a letter to Council
from Fred A. Green, President of Gee & Jenson dated August $,
1977. This letter included estimate of cost for conducting
the necessary engineering investigation of the Tri-Southern
Utilities and the possibility of Loxahatchee River Environmental
ControlnDistrict or Jupiter purchasing Tri-Southern. Mapes
moved, that the Village Mayor be authorized by the Tequesta
Council to write to the Chairman of the Board of the Loxahatchee
River Environmental Control District requesting that the District
Board promptly inform the Tequesta Council whether or not ..they
will fulfill the responsibility provided by the 1971 enabling
• legislation to plan and implement regional water facilities
within the District boundary. Copies of this request are to
be sent to the Governor, the County Board of Supervisors,
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South East Florida Water Management District, Health Department,
etc. and if appropriate to make a ruling relating to same
as provided in the Administrative Procedure Actg. The motion
was seconded and approved.
Mapes moved, t'to authorize the Village Attorney to take
whatever legal steps necessary to answer the question as to
the option which Jupiter claims to have under the Tri-Southern
franchise and whether or not the Enabling Legisl~tion,.that
created the T~o~$hatchee Rived Environmental Control. District,
requires that the Board give its consent to the Village
of Tequesta to effectuate the acquisition of Tri-Southern
Utilities Company, Inc. Water System'. The motion was seconded
and approved.
Yoder moved, "to authorize Bill Sydow (Gee & Jenson)
to spend up to a cost of $10, 000, + or - :of 10~ to
determine a) all items listed in his letter b) the value o~'
the access in question". The motion was seconded and
approved with Mapes opposing.
Council discussed the suppling of water into the Martin
County area without a franchise and the large development
going into that area. Yoder expressed his belief that the
developers should pay for the cost of putting additional
demand on our water system. Yoder moved, "to authorize
Mr. Sydow, our Village Attorney and our Village Manager
• to proceed with discussion of the Lindahl & Browning Inc.
along the lines that we just discussedtt. The motion was
seconded and approved.
Council discussed a Resolution requesting that the
Board of County Commissioners adopt a Budget for the Palm
Beach County Sheriffts Department which does not spread the
cost of the Sheriffs Raod Patrol to properties lying within
Palm Beach County Municipalities maintaining their own
Police Departments. Yoder moved, "that we submit the Resolution's.
The motion was seconded and approved, therefore Resolution
No. 15-76/77 wss passed and adopted on first reading.
Mapes moved, ssthat Mr. Ernest R. Gavin be nominated
an Alternate Member of the .Comprehensive Plan Committee",
The motion was seconded and approved.
Council discussed with the Village .Attorney courses of
action they would like to take on the list of complaints
against ENCON and the dissatisfaction of uncompleted work.
The meeting was adjourned at 10;?G P.M.
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Cy' se Colbert
Mayo r
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Date anp~rove