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CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
NOVEMBER 15, 2001
The November 15, 2001 Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Beach
Gardens, Florida, was called to order at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the
Municipal Complex located at 10500 North Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida;
and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
ROLL CALL:
The City Clerk called the roll and the following elected officials were in attendance:
Mayor Joseph R. Russo, Vice Mayor Eric Jablin, Councilmember Lauren Furtado, and
Councilmember David Clark. Chair Pro Tem Carl Sabatello was absent from the
meeting.
ITEMS AND REPORTS BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL:
Councilmember Furtado commented that the grand opening of The Commons had been
wonderful and she hoped the residents would go there to appreciate its uniqueness. Vice
Mayor Jablin reported that Art and Music in the Gardens had been a great event.
Councilmember Furtado requested a banner honoring those serving in the armed forces.
Councilman Clark said he had attended Art and Music in the Gardens, which was great,
and had gone to The Commons to visit later after the opening. Mayor Russo reported he
had attended a function with the Palm Beach County Sports Commission and they are
trying to locate the Honda Classic to Palm Beach Gardens, which would be an economic
boon for the City. The Mayor had also spoken to a representative from Jacobsens, and to
Mr. King, developer of Legacy Place, and reported Jacobsens was very excited to be
coming into the City. Mayor Russo reported he had attended an NAC meeting in
BallenIsles and would attend in the future to advise those residents regarding the possible
turnpike interchange. Representative Atwater and Commissioner Marcus were working
on this matter, and residents were advised to attend MPO meetings. Discussion ensued
regarding the fact that a location had not been chosen but rumors had circulated, creating
concern by the residents. Mayor Russo welcomed student government members from
Palm Beach Gardens High School.
CITY MANAGER REPORT:
Public Information Report - City Manager Ron Ferris announced that the report had been
included in the meeting packets. Police Chief FitzGerald reported that police officers
were staffing two crossing guard positions and a proposal to provide services would be
presented at the next City Council meeting. Discussion ensued regarding double staffing.
The Police Chief reported that three burglars had been identified in connection with
BallenIsles burglaries, and that the 47% increase in crime in the City that had been
reported was incorrect. Chief FitzGerald reviewed recent crimes, and indicated the
increase was actually 7.5 %.
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC:
Carol Estrada, 309 Riverside Drive, reported harassment by City employees of neighbors
of hers walking dogs near Lake Catherine. Ms. Estrada reported difficulty in printing out
information from the City's website. Ms. Estrada inquired whether employees were
being paid double for working different jobs, to which Mayor Russo responded they were
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not. Ms. Estrada requested a breakdown of the salaries of the City employees who
worked on swales on her street and asked whether they received bonuses. The City
Manager explained how the allocations were made, and commented that no bonuses had
been paid.
CONSENT AGENDA:
City Attorney Len Rubin reported he had distributed a revised Resolution 171, 2001, item
(d) on the Consent Agenda, which clarified the intent with no change in substance and
requested that this revised resolution be adopted. Councilmember Clark moved approval
of the Consent Agenda. Vice Mayor Jablin seconded the motion. The motion carried by
unanimous 4 -0 vote. The following items were approved on the Consent Agenda:
a. Consideration of approving Minutes from the October 18, 2001 Regular City
Council Meeting.
b. Resolution 167, 2001 - Crossroads at Northlake Plat. Consideration of approving
the Crossroads at Northlake Plat.
C. Resolution 168, 2001 — Renaming Road in San Michele. Consideration of
approving the renaming of roadways within the plat of "San Michele" and
directing the City Clerk to file this resolution in the Public Records of Palm Beach
County.
d. Resolution 171, 2001 - SEIU/NCF &O Contract. Consideration of approving and
ratifying an agreement with the National Conference of Firemen and Oilers
(SEIU) for the members for the fiscal year 2001 -2002; authorizing execution of
the agreement.
e. Resolution 172, 2001 — Benefits for Employees on Active Duty. Consideration of
providing benefits to City employees called to active military duty.
f. Resolution 173, 2001. Consideration of approving authorizing the Mayor and
City Clerk to execute a joinder and acceptance to quit claim deed within the
Mirasol PCD.
g. Resolution 170, 2001 — BallenIsles -Pod 16A -Plat. Consideration of approving the
BallenIsles Pod 16A -Plat.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
Ordinance 39, 2001 — Mayor Russo declared the public hearing open held on the intent of
Ordinance 39, 2001 - An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Palm Beach
Gardens, Florida, providing for the approval of an application from Tenet South Florida
Health System for an amendment of a previously approved Planned Unit Development
(Ordinance 35, 2000) for Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, located at the Southeast
corner of Burns Road and Gardens East Drive, as more particularly described herein; to
grant a waiver from Section 78 -446 of the Land Development Regulations, and allow for
issuance of a building permit prior to Plat recordation and to allow for additional time to
submit a Public Facilities Agreement; providing for conditions of approval; providing for
a waiver, for consideration of second reading and approval. Hearing no comments from
the public, Mayor Russo declared the public hearing closed. Councilmember Clark made
a motion to approve Ordinance 39, 2001 on second reading by title only. Vice Mayor
Furtado seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous 4 -0 vote. The City Clerk read
Ordinance 39, 2001 on second reading by title only.
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RESOLUTION:
Resolution 169, 2001 — Education Advisory Board Appointments and Reappointments.
Consideration of appointing/reappointing members to the Education Advisory Board.
Vice Mayor Jablin moved approval of Resolution 169, 2001 with the names Wayne
Anderson, Anne Berg, and Ilene Gerber added in Section 1, and the names Judy
Hanrahan, Nancy Krause- Laurie, Leslie Millar, James Panoch, Ron Sadaka, Charlotte
Schiff, Murt Kakli and Jan Porter added in Section 2, the name John Gardner added in
Section 3, and the name Helen Zintek added in Section 4. Councilmember Clark
seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous 4 -0 vote.
ORDINANCES:
Ordinance 42, 2001 — Growth Management Director Charles Wu presented the project
for Ordinance 42, 2001 - An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Palm Beach
Gardens, Florida, providing for approval of an application by AMA of South Florida,
Inc., to amend phase 2 of the "Medical Mall" Planned Unit Development (PUD) (n/k/a
The "Gardens Corporate Center "), located at the northeast corner of the intersection of
PGA Boulevard and Alternate AlA, as more particularly described herein, in order to
construct two (2) six -story office buildings and one (1) six -story parking structure;
providing for conditions of approval; providing for waivers; providing for severability;
providing for conflicts; and providing for an effective date, for consideration of first
reading. Ed Oliver, representative for the petitioner, provided a power point presentation
of the revised project. Councilmember Clark moved that Ordinance 42, 2001 be placed
on first reading by title only. Vice Mayor Jablin seconded the motion, which carried by
unanimous 4 -0 vote. The City Clerk read Ordinance 42, 2001 on first reading by title
only.
Ordinance 41, 2001 - Growth Management Director Charles Wu presented the project for
Ordinance 41, 2001 - An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Palm Beach
Gardens, Florida, providing for the approval of an application from South Florida Blood
Banks for rezoning of 12.64 acres of land located on both sides of MacArthur Boulevard,
on the north side of Northlake Boulevard (Parcels 12.04 and 12.05), as more particularly
described herein, to a Planned Unit Development (PUD), and the approval of the
"Banyan Tree" Master PUD Plan for Phase 1 of the PUD to construct an approximately
40,900 square -foot office building (Blood Bank); providing for conditions of approval;
providing for waivers; providing for severability; providing for conflicts; and providing
for an effective date, for consideration of first reading. Councilmembers expressed
drainage concerns and concern of allowing Phase I to be built before presentation of
Phase II. Attorney Steve Mathison, representative for the petitioner, South Florida Blood
Banks and also the owner, Mr. Catalfumo, presented the project and addressed concerns.
The Council indicated they would be willing to place this ordinance on first reading but
they were not comfortable moving onto second reading without seeing what was planned
for Phase II, and that it was not fair to the residents to allow Phase I to proceed without
Phase II being presented. Applicant was advised to notify their donor, who had indicated
funding would be withdrawn if approval was not received before year end, that the City
Council would like to schedule second reading for their first meeting in January.
Consensus was to hold a workshop at the December 6 meeting and to notify the residents
to attend, and to try to work out timing for second reading after that. Councilman Clark
made a motion to place Ordinance 41, 2001 on first reading by title only. Vice Mayor
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Jablin seconded the motion. During discussion of the motion Mayor Russo clarified that
the City Council was moving this petition along on first reading to try to meet the
petitioner's time schedule, but none of the Councilmembers were in favor of the project
as currently presented per the comments that were previously made. Motion carried by
unanimous 4 -0 vote. The City Clerk read Ordinance 41, 2001 on first reading by title
only.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION:
Future Annexation Boundaries — Growth Management Director Charles Wu indicated
Juno Beach did not agree with the proposed boundaries as presented by City staff.
Discussion ensued. Direction to staff was to approach Juno Beach with a proposal for
Palm Beach Gardens to keep the property along the west side of U.S. Highway One as
proposed, and for Juno Beach to have Carl's Plaza and everything north of Carl's Plaza.
Mr. Wu reviewed the proposed areas for boundaries with North Palm Beach that had
been agreed to by staff but had not yet been considered by the North Palm Beach
Council. Councilman Clark proposed the possibility of both Hidden Key and Hidden
Key condominiums being in Palm Beach Gardens and Lost Tree Village being in North
Palm Beach. Staff was asked to research whether the City had previously agreed not to
annex the Hidden Key area. Mr. Wu reported conflicts with Lake Park regarding Garden
Oaks annexing into the City, and that Lake Park staff had agreed to forgo those areas but
their previous Council had not agreed, and this matter had not yet been considered by
their new Town Manager and newly elected Town Council members. Mr. Wu indicated
a cost and benefit analysis for areas under consideration for annexation was currently
being prepared for review by City Council.
CITY ATTORNEY REPORT: The City
action by the Council.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further
member Clark, seconded by Vice Mayor J
9:10 P.M.
APPROVAL:
ATTEST
CAROL GOLD, CItY CLERK
Attorney indicated there were no items for
.Oss, upon motion by Council
the meeting was adjourned at
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COUNCILMAN DAVID CLARK
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