HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 120203CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
JOINT COUNCIL MEETING
PALM BEACH GARDENS AND LAKE PARK
December 2, 2003
The December 2, 2003 Joint Council Workshop Meeting between the City Council of the
City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and the Town of Lake Park, Florida was called to
order at 7:12 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.
ROLL CALL: The City Clerk called the roll and the following elected officials were
found to be in attendance: Mayor Jablin, Vice Mayor Sabatello, and Councilmember
Delgado. Councilmember Russo and Councilmember Clark were absent from the
meeting. Mayor Castro, Vice Mayor Balius, and Commissioner Longtin were present
from the Town of Lake Park. Commissioner Garretson and Commissioner Otterson were
absent from the meeting.
ORDINANCES:
Ordinance 35, 2003 — Northlake Square West Planned Unit Development. An Ordinance of
the City Council of the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida rezoning the 5 -acre portion of
an 8.80 —acre parcel of land located on the Southwest corner of Northlake Boulevard and
Congress Avenue which lies within the municipal boundaries of the City of Palm Beach
Gardens, as described more particularly herein, from a zoning designation of research and
light industrial park (M1) to Planned Unit Development (PUD) overlay with an underlying
zoning district of general commercial (CG -1); and providing an effective date.
Resolution 176, 2003 is a companion item to Ordinance 35, 2003 and will not
require Council action until second reading.
Resolution 176, 2003 -- Northlake Square West Planned Unit Development. A Resolution of
the City Council of the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida approving the master
development plan for Congress Plaza West on the 5 -acre portion of an 8.80 —acre parcel of
land located on the Southwest corner of Northlake Boulevard and Congress Avenue which
lies within the municipal boundaries of the City of Palm Beach Gardens, as described more
particularly herein, to allow for a 41,000 square -foot fitness center, a 12,389 square -foot
pharmacy with a two -lane drive - through, and a 12,000 square -foot restaurant/retail building
with an outdoor seating area; providing for waivers; providing conditions of approval; and
providing an effective date. Senior Planner Natalie Wong made a presentation of changes
since the last joint meeting. Major changes were to the CVS pharmacy and the restaurant
building and to the signage on those buildings. One row of parking had been eliminated in
front of the CVS pharmacy building and the building had been moved approximately 8'
closer to Northlake Boulevard. The building square footage had been reduced to
accommodate the reduction in parking and landscape islands had been reduced in size. Other
areas had been increased to accommodate more landscaping. Faux windows had been
provided on both buildings to improve the architecture. The central tenant would be allowed
24" signage letters with the other tenants having 18" letters. Staff objected to the applicant's
proposal to re -name the project to LA Fitness Plaza. Cut - through traffic from Northlake
Boulevard to the Lowe's to the south had been reviewed by the City Engineer and the drive
was found to meet all emergency vehicle requirements and to provide traffic calming by use
of pavers. The landscaping at the rear of the restaurant had been changed to provide adequate
screening. One new waiver for landscape island width was requested. Mayor Castro agreed
with staff's objection to naming the plaza after a business and indicated he would rather see
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the name of the plaza with the two major tenants and he did not like the red on the yellow
and green sign as shown. Mayor Jablin agreed. Ms. Wong explained that the Northlake
Boulevard Overlay allowed only one tenant name in addition to the plaza name on a
monument sign. Councilmember Delgado suggested LA Fitness on one side and the CVS
name on the other side of the sign. Ms. Wong recommended a condition of approval that the
first tenant who came in and was allowed to establish the signage font must choose from a
list of fonts provided by staff. Other commissioners indicated they did not object to more
than one name on the sign. Discussion ensued regarding allowing an exception for these two
corners to make a statement, stating the reasons for the exception. It was clarified that the
plaza name could be one color and font, and the two tenant names could be in a different font
size and color, the same color for both tenants. A yellow background with green lettering for
the tenants and red lettering for the plaza name was suggested. Consensus was to bring the
signage back at second reading. Bus stop locations were reviewed. It was noted that Jamie
Gentile, Planner for Lake Park, was present at the meeting. It was suggested that the next
joint meeting be held the week of January 5, 2004, probably after January 8, and the City
Clerk for each municipality would establish the date according to when the elected officials
could attend.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION:
Interlocal Agreement between the City of Palm Beach Gardens and the Town of Lake Park
for Northlake Square East — Senior Planner Natalie Wong provided a presentation on the
proposed interlocal agreement that had been included in the staff report. Mayor Castro
expressed concern about the agreement not being mutually fair, allowing the City of Palm
Beach Gardens to issue occupational licenses and enforce codes on the property located in
Lake Park. Issues of fire and police jurisdiction were discussed. Consensus was that fire calls
would be covered by whoever responded first. A suggestion was made to use Congress as a
dividing line for police jurisdiction with the City of Palm Beach Gardens having jurisdiction
on the west side south to Lowe's and the Town of Lake Park having jurisdiction on the east
side. Code enforcement as presented in the agreement on page 3 paragraph 4 was agreed to
by the City of Palm Beach Gardens, and Mayor Castro indicated that needed to be discussed
when all the Town Commissioners could be present. It was agreed that collection of impact
fees was not a problem. Commissioner Longtin objected to points in the agreement which
indicated some items were under the control of the City of Palm Beach Gardens, and she felt
the Town of Lake Park should have control. Each point was clarified. During discussion
regarding who should take the lead on development process for this project, it was clarified
that joint staff agreement would be required before moving forward. After extensive
discussion, both Vice Mayor Sabatello and Councilmember Delgado indicated their position
was to have Lake Park take the lead. Applicant Dodi Glas pointed out the agreements for the
east and west sides were different and did not indicate who would lead on permitting and
inspections, and that site work would be divided between the two jurisdictions. It was
indicated that before Lake Park issued the certificates of occupancy the City of Palm Beach
Gardens would need to sign off, and the applicant felt the language did not currently reflect
that. The applicant expressed concern that the owner would not be a party to any
amendments to the agreement between the municipalities that might be made in the future
and therefore could have financing issues. Direction was to bring back the revised
agreement. Mayor Castro expressed his opinion that the agreement and site plan should
move concurrently. The operating agreement for police protection was discussed and it was
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pointed out this agreement would not be needed if the project did not get approved. Mayor
Castro indicated the project should not have to wait on the operating agreement. The
developer of the project indicated he was under a lot of pressure from Target, who wanted to
be scheduled for the next P &Z meeting, that they had a difficult time being delayed by the
interlocal agreement, and requested some way to help move forward. The permitting process
was discussed. Vice Mayor Sabatello summarized that what was being said was the
document goes forward and whatever the City and Town approved, the CO would not be
issued until the documents were fulfilled, with which he would agree, but wanted it very
clear on the record because when a CO was not issued because the City would not agree
because something was not right that could be a problem. Mayor Castro commented the
permitted plans for the landscaping and paving and drainage could not deviate unless
brought back before the Town and City. Vice Mayor Sabatello commented if something was
not right with the building then nothing could be issued until both the Town and City agreed.
The Vice Mayor stated everyone was ready to move forward if both attorneys agreed, and
the next meeting would be held as soon as possible. The developer indicated he had owned
the land for three years. It was pointed out that the interlocal agreement did not have to be
approved at a joint meeting. Discussion ensued regarding hopefully being able to consider
the interlocal agreement in January at the Town's Commission meeting and then at the
City's Council meeting.
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ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
APPROVAL:
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PATRICIA SNIilE'R
CITY CLERK