HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 122117 Workshop1 CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
2 CITY COUNCIL
3 SPECIAL WORKSHOP
4 December 21, 2017
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6 The regular meeting was called to order at 7:01 p.m. by Mayor Marino.
7 I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
8 II. ROLL CALL
9 PRESENT: Mayor Marino, Vice Mayor Marciano, Councilmember Woods, Councilmember
10 Lane, Councilmember Litt.
11 ABSENT: None.
12 III. CITY CHARTER DISCUSSION:
13 Mayor Marino announced that this meeting is strictly for the purpose of discussion among the
14 Council Members in the sunshine. There will be no comments from the public and there will be
15 no motions or votes taken.
16 We will start with discussion on Ordinance 26. The Mayor asked if anyone wanted to see a
17 presentation and that Max Lohman is available to answer any questions.
18 Council Member Woods asked City Attorney Lohman for an abbreviated version of what
19 Ordinance 26 is.
20 City Attorney Lohman started his presentation with Ordinance 26. Discussion ensued.
21 City Attorney Lohman continued his presentation of Ordinance 27 A &B, Ordinance 28,
22 Ordinance 29 and Ordinance 32, 2017.
23 Discussion ensued.
24 a. ORDINANCE 26, 2017 -CHARTER LANGUAGE REVISIONS. AN ORDINANCE OF
25 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTED
26 IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 101.161 AND 166.031, FLORIDA STATUTES,
27 CALLING FOR A REFERENDUM TO BE HELD ON MARCH 13, 2018, PROPOSING TO
28 THE ELECTORATE OF THE CITY THAT THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED AND
29 REORGANIZED IN ORDER TO ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS
30 OF THE CITIZEN CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE; PROVIDING FOR SUBMISSION OF
31 THE PROPOSED BALLOT QUESTION TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY; SETTING
32 FORTH THE FORM OF THE QUESTION TO BE VOTED UPON AT SUCH ELECTION;
33 PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY
34 TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
35 b. ORDINANCE 27, 2017 A -TERM LIMITS. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
36 OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE
37 WITH SECTIONS 101.161 AND 166.031, FLORIDA STATUTES, CALLING FOR A
38 REFERENDUM TO BE HELD ON MARCH 13, 2018, PROPOSING TO THE ELECTORATE
39 OF THE CITY THAT THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED AT SECTION 4-1. TO
40 CHANGE THE EXISTING CITY COUNCIL TERM LIMITS FROM TWO (2)
41 CONSECUTIVE FULL TERMS TO THREE (3) CONSECUTIVE FULL TERMS;
42 PROVIDING THAT THE REMAINDER OF THE CHARTER, AS MAY BE AMENDED BY
43 THE ELECTORATE, SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY
44 ENACTED; PROVIDING FOR SUBMISSION OF THE PROPOSED BALLOT QUESTION
45 TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY; SETIING FORTH THE FORM OF THE QUESTION
46 TO BE VOTED UPON AT SUCH ELECTION; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A
47 SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
48 DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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1 c. ORDINANCE 27 , 2017 B -TERM LIMITS. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
2 OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE
3 WITH SECTIONS 101.161 AND 166.031, FLORIDA STATUTES, CALLING FOR A
4 REFERENDUM TO BE HELD ON MARCH 13 , 2018, PROPOSING TO THE ELECTORATE
5 OF THE CITY THAT THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED AT SECTION 4-1. TO
6 CHANGE EXISTING CITY COUNCIL TERM LIMITS FROM TWO (2) CONSECUTIVE
7 FULL TERMS TO THREE (3) CONSECUTIVE FULL TERMS AND PROVIDING THAT
8 SUCH TERM LIMITS SHALL BE APPLIED RETROACTIVELY TO SITTING CITY
9 COUNCIL MEMBERS; PROVIDING THAT THE REMAINDER OF THE CHARTER, AS
10 MAY BE AMENDED BY THE ELECTORATE, SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND
11 EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY ENACTED; PROVIDING FOR SUBMISSION OF THE
12 PROPOSED BALLOT QUESTION TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY; SETTING FORTH
13 THE FORM OF THE QUESTION TO BE VOTED UPON AT SUCH ELECTION;
14 PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY
15 TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
16 d. ORDINANCE 28, 2017 -ONE TERM SIT OUT. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
17 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS , FLORIDA, ADOPTED IN
18 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 101.161 AND 166.03 1, FLORIDA STATUTES, CALLING
19 FOR A REFERENDUM TO BE HELD ON MARCH 13 , 2018, PROPOSING TO THE
20 ELECTORATE OF THE CITY THAT THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED AT SECTION
2 1 4-1 . TO PROVIDE THAT ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WHO HAS LEFT OFFICE DUE TO
22 TERM LIMITS MAY NOT BE ELECTED AGAIN FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (3) YEARS;
23 PROVIDING THAT THE REMAINDER OF THE CHARTER, AS MAY BE AMENDED BY
24 THE ELECTORATE, SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY
25 ENACTED; PROVIDING FOR SUBMISSION OF THE PROPOSED BALLOT QUESTION
26 TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY; SETTING FORTH THE FORM OF THE QUESTION
27 TO BE VOTED UPON AT SUCH ELECTION ; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A
28 SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
29 DA TE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
30 e. ORDINANCE 29, 2017 -ESTABLISHING PLURALITY VOTE. AN ORDINANCE OF
31 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTED
32 IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 101.161 AND 166.031, FLORIDA STATUTES,
33 CALLING FOR A REFERENDUM TO BE HELD ON MARCH 13, 2018, PROPOSING TO
34 THE ELECTORATE OF THE CITY THAT THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED AT
35 SECTION 4-1. TO PROVIDE THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS SHALL BE ELECTED BY
36 PLURALITY RATHER THAN BY MAJORITY; PROVIDING THAT THE REMAINDER OF
37 THE CHARTER, AS MAY BE AMENDED BY THE ELECTORATE, SHALL REMAIN IN
38 FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY ENACTED; PROVIDING FOR
39 SUBMISSION OF THE PROPOSED BALLOT QUESTION TO THE ELECTORS OF THE
40 CITY; SETTING FORTH THE FORM OF THE QUESTION TO BE VOTED UPON AT
41 SUCH ELECTION; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE,
42 AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER
43 PURPOSES.
44 f. ORDINANCE 32, 2017 -LIFETIME BAN -AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
45 OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE
46 WITH SECTIONS 101.161 AND 166.03 1, FLORIDA STATUTES, CALLING FOR A
47 REFERENDUM TO BE HELD ON MARCH 13, 2018, PROPOSING TO THE ELECTORATE
48 OF THE CITY THAT THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED AT SECTION 4-1. TO
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1 PROVIDE THAT ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WHO HAS LEFT OFFICE DUE TO TERM
2 LIMITS MAY NOT BE RE-ELECTED TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE REMAINDER OF
3 THEIR NATURAL LIFE; PROVIDING THAT THE REMAINDER OF THE CHARTER, AS
4 MAY BE AMENDED BY THE ELECTORATE, SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND
5 EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY ENACTED; PROVIDING FOR SUBMISSION OF THE
6 PROPOSED BALLOT QUESTION TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY; SETTING FORTH
7 THE FORM OF THE QUESTION TO BE VOTED UPON AT SUCH ELECTION;
8 PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY
9 TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DA TE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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IV. ADJOURNMENT
The workshop adjourned at 8 :25 p.m.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
Patricia Snider, CMC
City Clerk
Maria G. Marino, Mayor /,
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Carl W. Woods, Councilmember
Matthew Jay Lane, Councilmember
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Rachelle A. Litt, Councilmember
Note: These minutes are prepared in compliance with 286.011 F.S. and are not verbatim transcripts of the
meeting. A verbatim audio record is available on the City Website or from the Office of the City Clerk.
All referenced attachments are on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
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