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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes Council 110305CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING November 3, 2005 The November 3, 2005 Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, was called to order at 7:04 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Complex, located at 10500 North Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, by Mayor Russo, 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 Russo, Vice Mayor Jablin, Councilmember Levy, Councilmember Valeche, and Councilmember Barnett. Mayor Russo thanked staff for their work during Hurricane Wilma, thanked their families who they were away from, and all of the volunteers who came out to help. ITEMS CONTINUED FROM OCTOBER 6t' MEETING: PUBLIC HEARINGS: Part I — Quasi - judicial: Mayor Russo announced the quasi-judicial procedures that would be followed at tonight's hearings. The City Clerk swore in all those who intended to testify in any of tonight's cases. Ordinance 18, 2005 - (2nd Reading and adoption) Approval of an amendment to the Christ Fellowship North Campus Planned Unit Development (PUD). An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida rezoning a parcel of land consisting of approximately 20 acres, located on the North side of Northlake Boulevard approximately one mile West of Military Trail, as more particularly described herein, from Residential Low Density -3 (RL3) to a Planned Unit Development (PUD) overlay with an underlying zoning designation of Residential Low Density-3 (RL3), to be included in the Christ Fellowship North Campus Planned Unit Development (PUD); amending Ordinance 20, 1997 and Ordinance 23, 1999 relating to the zoning for the Christ Fellowship North Campus Planned Unit Development (PUD) to transfer the site plan approval and related conditions to Resolution 83, 2005; amending the zoning district map; and providing an effective date. [Resolution 83, 2005 is a companion item to Ordinance 18, 2005 and will require Council action.] Resolution 83, 2005 - Approval of a master development plan for the Christ Fellowship North Campus PUD. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida approving an amendment to the Christ Fellowship North campus Planned Unit Development (PUD), located on the North side of Northlake Boulevard approximately one mile West of Military Trail, as more particularly described herein, to incorporate an additional 20 acres and to allow the development of a 159,180- square -foot expansion to the North Campus; granting conditional use approval for the expanded Christ Fellowship Campus; amending certain conditions of approval for the North Campus; providing for waivers; providing for conditions of approval; and providing an effective date. Ordinance 19, 2005 — (2nd Reading and adoption) Approval of an amendment to the Conditional Use approval for the Christ Fellowship South Campus. An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida amending Ordinance 30, 1990, Ordinance 34, 1999, and Ordinance 51, 1999 relating to the zoning for the Christ Fellowship South Campus to transfer the conditional use approval and related conditions to Resolution 84, 2005; and providing an effective date. [Resolution 84, 2005 is a companion item to Ordinance 19, 2005 and will require Council action.] Resolution 84, 2005 - Approval of an amendment to the Site Plan approval for the Christ Fellowship South Campus. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida approving an CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS REGULAR MEETING, 11/03/05 amendment to the Christ Fellowship South Campus conditional use and site plan approval, located on the South side of Northlake Boulevard approximately one mile West of Military Trail, as more particularly described herein, to amend certain conditions of approval; and providing an effective date. The City Clerk read Ordinance 18, 2005 on second reading by title only and Resolution 83, 2005 by title. The City Clerk also read Ordinance 19, 2005 on second reading by title only and Resolution 84, 2005 by title. Mayor Russo declared the public hearing open and called for ex -parte communications since the last meeting. Councilmember Barnett disclosed she had spoken to Doug Rudy and Joan Altwater. Councilmember Levy disclosed he had met with the Northlake Coalition, attended by Don Paulus, Keith Paulus, Joan Elias, Joan Altwater, John Altwater, Skyler Metlis, Metolo Lanier and her husband, one other person, Doug Rudy and Don Hearing. Councilmember Valeche reported he had had a couple of conversations with Doug Rudy. Vice Mayor Jablin disclosed a conversation with Doug Rudy about the hurricane and speaking with Skyler Metlis. Mayor Russo reported he had spoken to Doug Rudy, possibly Don Hearing, Pastor Mullins, had met with the Northlake Coalition and most of the people previously named were present, and he also had met with BallenIsles residents —Roma Joseph and Jake, and others. Vice Mayor Jablin stated as a point of order that Mayor Russo had opened the public hearing; however, the hearing had been open and remained open and had been continued. Mayor Russo responded the hearing had to be re- opened. Donaldson Hearing, representing Christ Fellowship, requested a one -week postponement and asked Council to consider a special meeting next Thursday night so that they could continue their discussions with the Northlake Coalition. Mr. Hearing reported they had met a couple of times and had had very good discussions, and promised to work as hard as they could to come to an agreement. They had lost a week because of the hurricane. Mayor Russo requested they work hard on this. Keith Paulus, 10100 Hunt Club Lane, spoke on behalf of the Northlake Coalition, and asked for a month. Discussion ensued. Vice Mayor Jablin made a motion to continue the public hearing for Ordinance 18, 2005, Resolution 83, 2005, Ordinance 19, 2005, and Resolution 84, 2005 to a date certain of November 17, 2005 to be the first item on the agenda. Councilmember Levy seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous 5 -0 vote. ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, MODIFICATIONS: Vice Mayor Jablin made a motion to add Resolution 131, 2005 to the agenda. Motion was seconded by Councilmember Levy and carried by unanimous 5 -0 vote. ITEMS OF RESIDENT INTEREST: Councilmember Barnett advised she was very, very proud to be a Palm Beach Gardens resident during Hurricane Wilma and thanked everyone for their work during the storm. Councilmember Levy reported a Nobel Laureate had joined the faculty at Florida State University, winner of the Nobel Prize, Sir Harold Croto from Oxford, and there were other impressive things going on in Florida. Councilmember Valeche reported the residents with the Lake Park zip code within the city were paying higher insurance rates, and he had spoken to Tom Gallagher who assured he would personally look into the problem. Vice Mayor Jablin reported Joel Channing had mentioned a Russian Grand Chess Champion might want to come live in the City, and asked the Mayor to write a letter inviting him here. The Vice Mayor also reported he had met with Frenchman's Creek External Affairs committee regarding buried power lines, and although the City supported it they really could not do it. Vice Mayor Jablin reported the City was picking up debris from gated communities and working on getting FEMA reimbursement. Mayor Russo reported Senator Martinez's bill on this for this year had passed; Congressman Shaw had sent a letter to FEMA, and FEMA had CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS REGULAR MEETING, 11/03/05 passed; Congressman Shaw had sent a letter to FEMA, and FEMA had agreed to come to the City to discuss this matter. The Mayor expressed his opinion that debris removal and burying power lines were going to be big media issues. The Mayor reported the County wanted to meet to discuss how the City had been able to handle hurricane supplies on their own without help from other agencies. CITY MANAGER REPORT: Department Presentations: Civil Engineer — Canal Improvements — City Engineer, Todd Engel provided a presentation, including the history of this program, and reported completion was expected in 3 -1/2 to 4 years from when it was started; the project was now in year two. The City Manager reported on the amount of debris that had been picked up to date and announced there was a current debris removal map on the City's website, which would be updated at least every other day. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC: Tom DeRita, 5770 Whirl Away Road, reported the Big Heart Brigade would provide 50,000 meals this year for Thanksgiving, and would deliver 5,000 meals to Mississippi and the Gulf Coast. This year on November 16 from 5:30 to 9:30 the Taste of the Palm Beaches would be held, with 21 chefs participating. The $25 fee would go to Big Heart Brigade. Carolyn Chaplik, The Isles HOA President, thanked City staff for debris pickup from the hurricane. Joan Elias, 1009 Diamond Head Way, thanked City staff for their wonderful work in cleaning up the City. Pat Hughey, Palm Beach Square, also thanked City Staff for their work during the hurricane and for the cleanup. Ms. Hughey expressed a desire to find another place for children to play other than in the streets. Ms. Hughey reported she had a new neighbor from Hungary and was looking for someone who spoke Hungarian to communicate with the family. Amir Kanel, Man-O -War Road, President ofthe Steeplechase HOA, thanked the City for the debris pickup. Marilyn Jacobs, 16 Bermuda Lake Drive, expressed pleasure for the quick cleanup, and in her position as Supervisor of the Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District expressed appreciation for the coordination between the City and the District. Ms. Jacobs as a former member ofthe Blue Ribbon Committee thanked the western communities for paying taxes for improvements within the inner city. Vice Mayor Jablin thanked Marilyn Jacobs and her husband for putting up his family during the hurricane and to Joan Elias for putting him up. CONSENT AGENDA: Vice Mayor Jablin made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Councilmember Valeche expressed appreciation to Ed Gruvman for his business practices and community spirit. Councilmember Levy reported Mr. Gruvman was very active in the schools and in Kiwanis. Councilmember Levy seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous 5 -0 vote. a. Approve Minutes from the September 29, 2005 regular City Council meeting. b. Approve Minutes from the October 6, 2005 regular City Council meeting. C. Resolution 165, 2005 - Nutrition S'Mart -- Special Event Application. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida approving a fourth special event permit for Nutrition S'Mart, located on the Northeast corner of the Intersection of Keating Drive and Northlake Boulevard, as more particularly described herein; and providing an effective date. d. Proclamation — National GIS Day e. Proclamation — World Planning Day CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS REGULAR MEETING, 11/03/05 4 RESOLUTIONS: Resolution 113, 2005 - Agreement for Professional Engineering and Surveying Services. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida approving an agreement for Professional Engineering Services between the City of Palm Beach Gardens and LBFH, Inc.; approving work authorization CS -0001 for City Engineer Services for FY 05 -06; and providing an effective Date. City Engineer Dan Clark provided a presentation, and requested a 3 -year agreement to keep rates lower. Vice Mayor Jablin moved approval of Resolution 113, 2005. Councilmember Levy seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous 5 -0 vote. Resolution 131, 2005 - Declaring certain items of public property as surplus property. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida declaring certain items of public property as surplus property; authorizing the donation of such surplus property to other governmental entities impacted by Hurricane Katrina; alternatively authorizing sale by auction; providing an effective date. Vice Mayor Jablin moved approval of Resolution 131, 2005. Councilmember Levy seconded the motion. Councilmember Barnett expressed concern whether the City could afford to give away $50,000, and reported she had been concerned that key personnel might have been gone during the hurricane; the City Manager indicated the team's assessment would be reported. Councilmember Levy and the Vice Mayor expressed full support to provide this help to others less fortunate. Motion carried by unanimous 5 -0 vote. ITEMS FOR COUNCIL ACTION /DISCUSSION: Charter Review Committee - Councilmember Barnett reported she had re- evaluated her position and felt it was fine to move forward with the 17 current applicants, and asked if the members had ever been picked by district as the County had done. Discussion ensued regarding picking the members. Consensus was that each Councilmember would assign each applicant a number from one to seven, and the seven applicants with the highest scores would become the committee members. This item was delayed to the next meeting. Discussion of Ordinance 17, 2004 relating to Boards and Committees, Council Liaisons, Appointments and Re- appointments — Consensus was to add council liaisons back for all boards except Planning Zoning & Appeals, and remove the language that staff would make the board member recommendations. Mayor Russo requested to go back to the procedure of Councilmembers coining in and going over the agenda with staff before each council meeting. Changes to the ordinance and the role of liaisons were clarified for the City Attorney. Councilmember Barnett suggested adding a Transportation Committee. Mr. Wu advised there was $30,000 in the budget for a transit study and recommended proceeding with that study before adding a committee. Other recommendations were to get a trolley system going for PGA Boulevard and possibly Northlake Boulevard, to partner with the business community for possible help with funding, and that members of the Transportation committee be from the business community. Mayor Russo expressed his opinion that in addition to Council liaisons, whose role would be to observe and communicate, each board and committee should also have a staff member assigned, usually a department head. The City Attorney indicated she would draft an ordinance for Council consideration. ADDITIONAL ITEM: Vice Mayor Jablin asked if the City should express its concern that a Tri Rail station would be delayed to 2015. Mayor Russo expressed his opinion that the City should support Commissioner Marcus, who was spearheading this matter. Discussion CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS REGULAR MEETING, 11/03/05 5 ensued. Mayor Russo indicated he would speak to Commissioner Marcus and ask how the City could be proactive. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was!Xdjourped at 9:20 p.m. APPROVAL: -Z�� '2 �� VI YOR JABLIN COUN EMBER LEVY=-- - -- cutv�c- COkNCILMEMBER VALECHE J COUNCILME BER B ETT ATTEST: �0� PATRICIA SNIDER, CMC CITY CLERK