HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 122117 Special Meeting1 CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
2 CITY COUNCIL
3 SPECIAL MEETING
4 December 21, 2017
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6 The special meeting was called to order at 8:31 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. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (*Designates Quasi-Judicial Hearing)
13 The City Clerk read Ordinance 28, 2017 by title. .
14 a. ORDINANCE 28, 2017 -(lsT READING) ELIGIBILITY TO SEEK ELECTION. AN
15 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS,
16 FLORIDA, ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 101.161 AND 166.031 ,
17 FLORIDA STATUTES, CALLING FOR A REFERENDUM TO BE HELD ON MARCH 13,
18 2018, PROPOSING TO THE ELECTORATE OF THE CITY THAT THE CITY CHARTER
19 BE AMENDED AT SECTION 4-1. TO PROVIDE THAT ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WHO
20 HAS LEFT OFFICE DUE TO TERM LIMITS MAY NOT BE RE-ELECTED FOR A PERIOD
21 OF THREE (3) YEARS; PROVIDING THAT THE REMAINDER OF THE CHARTER, AS
22 MAY BE AMENDED BY THE ELECTORATE, SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND
23 EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY ENACTED; PROVIDING FOR SUBMISSION OF THE
24 PROPOSED BALLOT QUESTION TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY; SETTING FORTH
25 THE FORM OF THE QUESTION TO BE VOTED UPON AT SUCH ELECTION;
26 PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY
27 TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
28 Mayor Marino opened the Public Hearing.
29 Petitioner: None.
30 Staff presentation: City Attorney R. Max Lohman.
31 Public comment: Meg Shannon, 1111 Orinoco Way, Palm Beach Gardens; Lois Kleinberg,
32 13285 Verdeen Drive, Palm Beach Gardens; Jane Feinstein, 3666 Toulouse Drive, Palm Beach
33 Gardens.
34 Mayor Marino closed the Public Hearing.
35 Mayor Marino brought item back for discussion. -Discussion ensued.
36 Councilmember Woods made a motion to approve Ordinance 28, 2017 as amended on first
37 reading.
38 Vice Mayor Marciano seconded.
39 Motion passed 3 .. 2.
40 Vice Mayor Marciano and Councilmember Lane opposed.
41 The City Clerk read Ordinance 32, 2017 by title.
42 b. ORDINANCE 32, 2017 -(1ST READING) -LIFETIME BAN --AN ORDINANCE OF
43 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTED
44 IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 101.161 AND 166.031, FLORIDA STATUTES,
45 CALLING FOR A REFERENDUM TO BE HELD ON MARCH 13, 2018, PROPOSING TO
46 THE ELECTORATE OF THE CITY THAT THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED AT
47 SECTION 4-1. TO PROVIDE THAT ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WHO HAS LEFT OFFICE
48 DUE TO TERM LIMITS MAY NOT BE RE-ELECTED TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE
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1 REMAINDER OF THEIR NATURAL LIFE; PROVIDING THAT THE REMAINDER OF
2 THE CHARTER, AS MAY BE AMENDED BY THE ELECTORATE, SHALL REMAIN IN
3 FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY ENACTED; PROVIDING FOR
4 SUBMISSION OF THE PROPOSED BALLOT QUESTION TO THE ELECTORS OF THE
5 CITY; SETTING FORTH THE FORM OF THE QUESTION TO BE VOTED UPON AT
6 SUCH ELECTION; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE,
7 AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER
8 PURPOSES.
9 Mayor Marino opened the Public Hearing.
10 Petitioner: None.
I I Staff presentation: City Attorney R. Max Lohman.
12 Public comment: None.
13 Mayor Marino closed the Public Hearing.
14 Mayor Marino brought item back for discussion. -Discussion ensued.
15 Councilmember Woods made a motion to deny Ordinance 32, 2017 on first reading.
16 Councilmember Lane seconded.
17 Motion passed 5-0.
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IV. ADJOURNMENT
The special meeting adjourned at 9: 10 p.m.
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be January 4, 2018.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
Patricia Snider, CMC
City Clerk
Maria G. Marino, Mayor
Mark T. Marciano, Vice 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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