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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes CAB 020106• COMMUNITY AESTHETICS BOARD February 1, 2006 The Community Aesthetics Board met on February 1, 2006. The meeting was called to order at 5:42 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Complex located at 10500 N, Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. I. ROLL CALL Members Present Donna Wisneski, Bettie Marks William Olsen Carolyn Waters Gail Vastola Sherry Levy Also Present: Ross Gilmore, Alternate Staff Liaison and Forestry Technician, Michael Sanchez, Senior Planner, Keehran Richards, Planner II. MILITARY TRAIL GRANT PROGRAM Keehran Richards presented the Board with all the applicants that applied for the • Military Trail Grant. Keehran went over the background, policies, and criteria of the grant program. She stated the grant is a 75/25 match which means the City will pay 75% of approved improvements while the homeowner must pay 25 %.said improvements. The maximum amount of a grant is $3000.00 per single family home and $5,000.00 per mulit- family home. The Military Trail Grant Committee consisted of Ross Gilmore, Forestry Technician, Cheryl Levy, Administrative Assistant and Keehran Richards, Planner. Each house that applied for a grant was presented to the Board through photographs and information regarding each application. 1) Agudo Residence — 9458 N. Military Trail The applicant is requesting to widen and re- asphalt driveway, paint, and landscape. Staff recommends $2715.00 to resurface driveway but not widen. Staff cannot approve painting the house because the work was already in progress and the criteria states that the work cannot be done or in progress prior to the grant being approved. A motion was made to approve by Carolyn Waters, was seconded by William Olsen. The motion passed in a 6 -0 vote. Donna Wisneski Yes Bettie Marks Yes William Olsen Yes • Carolyn Waters Yes • Gail Vastola Yes Sherry Levy Yes The Board reordered the agenda to allow for the residents who were present at the meeting avoid waiting for their property to be discussed. The Board started with numbers 7. 10 and 11 and went back to the original order of the agenda. 2) Gores Residence — 9444 N. Military Trail (Originally #7 on list) The applicant is requesting pressure cleaning, landscaping, replacing damaged wood, and painting. Staff recommendation: Landscaping and pressure cleaning. Staff feels paint is in good condition and the wood was already in the process of being replaced prior to grant approval. Amount of grant recommended: $1500.00 Mr. Gores was in audience and spoke on behalf of his home. He stated that there is rotten wood that is not shown in the pictures and he would like the board to consider adding this to the grant. Ross Gilmore stated that the wood he is talking about is near the back of the home and is not visible from Military Trail and therefore cannot be included in the grant. A motion to approve $1500.00 was made by Gail Vastola. Sherry Levy seconded the motion and it passed 6 -0. Donna Wisneski Yes Bettie Marks Yes • William Olsen Carolyn Waters Yes Yes Gail Vastola Yes Sherry Levy Yes 3) Lawson Residence - 9496 N. Military Trail (Originally #10 on list) — The applicant is requesting to seal the driveway, replace shutters, and replace front door and the windows. Staff recommended $218.00 to seal driveway. Staff feels the windows, doors and shutters are in good condition. Ms. Lawson spoke on behalf of her home. She said the windows are broken and cannot be repaired. Gail Vastola made a motion to approve $218.00 and Sherry Levy seconded the motion and it passed 6 -0. Donna Wisneski Yes Bettie Marks Yes William Olsen Yes Carolyn Waters Yes Gail Vastola Yes Sherry Levy Yes is 2 • 4) Manson Condominium # 1 -10270 N. Military Trail (Originally #11 on list) Applicant Request: repairing chain link fence. Staff recommendation is for $539.00 to repair fence. The representative from the Mason Condo Association stated there was an error in the presentation and the Condo Association had also requested money to landscape that was omitted from the presentation. After much discussion Staff restated the recommendation amount to $2338.50 for the fence and landscaping. Gail Vastola made a motion to contact the Condo Association to see if the amount of the landscaping has already been budgeted to be replaced. If not, then to award the Manson Condominium $2338.50. If the association has already budgeted for the landscaping the amount of the grant will be $2339.00 to repair the fence. Donna Wisneski suggested redoing the motion for clarity by having it say that the board supports staff's recommendation currently for $2,338.50. Gail Vastola added this is based on discussion with the condo association that the money is not already in their budget. If it has been included in their budget, it will not be included in the grant. Bettie Marks seconded the motion. The motion passed 6 -0 Donna Wisneski Yes Bettie Marks Yes • William Olsen Yes Carolyn Waters Yes Gail Vastola Yes Sherry Levy Yes 5) Ambroise Family - 9482 N. Military Trail — (Originally #2) Applicant is requesting to repaint shutters, pave walkway, install light fixtures, and paint driveway. Staff is recommending $992.00 to repaint the shutters instead of replacing the shutter. They are also recommending approval to pave the walkway, install light fixtures and painting the circular driveway. The color of the paint is subject to approval by staff. William Olsen made a motion to accept staff's recommendation for $992.00. Gail Vastola seconded the motion with the condition of staff approving the paint color. There was discussion regarding the color of the paint. The motion passed 6 -0. Donna Wisneski Yes Bettie Marks Yes William Olsen Yes Carolyn Waters Yes Gail Vastola Yes Sherry Levy Yes • • 6) Castillo Family -9626 N. Military Trail Applicant is requesting new irrigation and landscaping. Staff recommends approving $2,077 for irrigation and landscaping. There was discussion regarding the house having a "For Rent" sign on the lawn. Ross Gilmore stated that there is no provision for a person renting out there home. A motion was made by Gail Vastola and seconded by William Olsen. The motion passed 5 -1 Donna Wisneski Yes Bettie Marks No William Olsen Yes Carolyn Waters Yes Gail Vastola Yes Sherry Levy Yes Bettie Marks voted against the motion because she said that she does not like this house because of the yellow color of the house and cannot support this motion. 7) Conrad Family - 9458 N. Military Trail Applicant is requesting to install pavers on their driveway. Staff is recommending $3,000 for the pavers. There was conversation about having the driveway asphalted instead of pavers. A motion was made by Carolyn Waters and • seconded by William Olsen. The motion passed 6 -0 Donna Wisneski Yes Bettie Marks Yes William Olsen Yes Carolyn Waters Yes Gail Vastola Yes Sherry Levy Yes 8) Egusquiza Family 9918 N. Military Trail Applicant is requesting to widen and replace driveway, landscape and replace motor in fountain. Staff did not recommend fixing the fountain because this requires continuance maintenance of which grant monies do not apply. They are recommending $3,000 to replace and wide the driveway. Gail Vastola made a motion to approve staff's recommendation and Bettie Marks seconded the motion. The motion passed 6 -0 Donna Wisneski Yes Bettie Marks Yes William Olsen Yes Carolyn Waters Yes Gail Vastola Yes Sherry Levy Yes • • 9) Gardens Isles HOA. The applicant is requesting installation of two entryway pillars. Staff recommends $5,000. This improvement must also be approved by City Council. There was discussion among the Board because the front of this property does not face Military Trail. This request was actually approved a few years ago and they did not follow through with the request. Staff feels that this improvement should be made but the pillars must also be approved by City Council. There was discussion about the property is not facing military trail. The Board decided not to vote on this application until all the applications are reviewed to see if there is any money left. 10. Greg Family - 9508 N. Military Trail The applicant is requesting to install a mailbox, replace the door, plant shrubs, hide pipes and valves, replace wooden gate and poles, and replace carport. Staff did not recommend replacing the car port or the wooden gate because they appear to be in satisfactory condition. Staff did recommend awarding $1358.00 for the other repairs. A motion was made by Bettie Marks and seconded by Carolyn Waters to accept staff's recommendation. The motion passed 6 -0. Donna Wisneski Yes Bettie Marks Yes William Olsen Yes Carolyn Waters Yes • Gail Vastola Yes Sherry Levy Yes 11) Lavery Family — 9874 N. Military Trail The applicant is requesting improvements to the irrigation and sod, to screen the A/C Unit, pressure clean the driveway, and replace the brick fagade. Staff recommended $1998.00 for all of the improvements except replacing the brick fagade because the work is already in progress and grant monies do not apply. A motion was made by Carolyn Waters and seconded by William Olsen to accept staff's recommendation. The motion passed 6 -0. Donna Wisneski Yes Bettie Marks Yes William Olsen Yes Carolyn Waters Yes Gail Vastola Yes Sherry Levy Yes • 5 • 12) Manson Condo # 3 - 10270 N. Military Trail The applicant is requesting to install hedges and landscaping and irrigation of courtyard. Staff recommends $5,000 for hedges and landscaping but is not including the irrigation of the courtyard because the courtyard is not visible from Military Trail. A motion was made by Gail Vastola and seconded by Sherry Levy to accept staff's recommendation. The motion passed 6 -0. Donna Wisneski Yes Bettie Marks Yes William Olsen Yes Carolyn Waters Yes Gail Vastola Yes Sherry Levy Yes 13) Martorella Family - 9360 N. Military Trail The applicant is requesting to replace the front door and light fixture. Staff recommends denying this application because the applicant did not give estimates with their application. Gail Vastola made a motion to accept staff's recommendation and William Olsen seconded it. The motion passed 6 -0. Donna Wisneski Yes • Bettie Marks William Olsen Yes Yes Carolyn Waters Yes Gail Vastola Yes Sherry Levy Yes 14) Marquez Family - 10270 N. Military Trail The applicant is requesting money to replace their patio. Staff recommends $388.00 for said repairs. Carolyn Waters made a motion and Bettie Marks seconded it to accept Staff's recommendation. The motion passed 6 -0. Donna Wisneski Yes Bettie Marks Yes William Olsen Yes Carolyn Waters Yes Gail Vastola Yes Sherry Levy Yes 15. Mlecz Family — 9760 N. Military Trail The applicant is requesting their driveway resurfaced with a colored texture. Staff recommends $2500.00 to resurface the driveway with the condition of staff approving the color prior to the work being done. Gail Vastola made a motion to accept Staff's recommendation and Bettie Marks seconded it. The motion • passed 6 -0. 6 • Donna Wisneski Yes Bettie Marks Yes William Olsen Yes Carolyn Waters Yes Gail Vastola Yes Sherry Levy Yes 16) Pease Family - 9186 N. Military Trail The applicant is requesting landscaping and irrigation improvements. Staff recommends $3,000.00 for said improvements. There was discussion about removing the Norfolk Pine tree. Charles Wu feels that it would be a hardship to the applicant to ask them to use most of their money to remove the tree. Gail Vastola made a motion to accept staff's recommendation and Carolyn Water's seconded the motion. The motion did not because it was a 3 -3 vote. Donna Wisneski No Bettie Marks Yes William Olsen No Carolyn Waters Yes Gail Vastola Yes Sherry Levy No • After much discussion, there was another motion made by William Olsen to add a stipulation that the Norfolk Pine be removed in order to be approved from the grant. Sherry Levy made a second. The motion passed 5 -1 Donna Wisneski Yes Bettie Marks Yes William Olsen Yes Carolyn Waters Yes Gail Vastola No Sherry Levy Yes 17) Garden Woods HOA The applicant is requesting to have the Garden Woods sign replaced. Staff recommends $5,000. This sign is subject to City Council approval. There was discussion regarding the ability of the condo association to pay for their sign. There was also discussion regarding the sign being repaired as opposed to replaced. Donna Wisneski talked about a letter that was sent to the City Attorney from the HOA. She feels that this is almost a hostage situation and is not happy with the way the HOA is handling this. Donna made a motion to deny the request for the grant. Since the chair is not allowed to make a motion Gail Vastola made the motion and Bettie Marks seconded the motion. Charles Wu • asked the Board to reconsider their motion. He stated that this application has 7 • come before City Council several times. The Council directed the HOA to work through the system and apply for the grant. Charles stated that there is a stipulation that the new sign will have to be maintained by the HOA. He stated they have tried to be fair to all the neighborhood associations and he strongly urges the Board to reconsider denying the application. There was further discussion regarding the design of the new sign. Charles stated that they can request that the design of the sign be approved by staff. Sherry Levy made motion to accept staff's recommendation subject to the prior approval of the sign. Gail Vastola seconded the motion and the motion passed 5 -1. Donna Wisneski No Bettie Marks Yes William Olsen Yes Carolyn Waters Yes Gail Vastola Yes Sherry Levy Yes 18) Redburn Family — 9946 N. Military Trail The applicant is requesting to replace the light fixtures, replace the front door and make landscape improvements. Staff recommends a total approval of $1028.00 for said repairs. Bettie Marks made a motion and William Olsen seconded the • motion to accept staff's recommendation. The motion passed 6 -0. Donna Wisneski Yes Bettie Marks Yes William Olsen Yes Carolyn Waters Yes Gail Vastola Yes Sherry Levy Yes 19) Robinson Family — 9147 N. Military Trail The applicant is requesting to install a circular driveway. Staff recommends approving $1500.00 for said repairs. The final approval is subject to the applicant obtaining a permit for additional curb cut from FDOT. Gail Vastola made a motion to accept staff's recommendation and William Olsen seconded the motion. The motion passed 6 -0. Donna Wisneski Yes Bettie Marks Yes William Olsen Yes Carolyn Waters Yes Gail Vastola Yes Sherry Levy Yes • 0 • 20) Rochon Family — 9730 N. Military Trail The applicant is requesting to add exterior lighting, add a Tuscan column and trim, replace garage door and make landscape improvements. Staff is recommending $1445.00 for the exterior lighting and the column and trim. Staff feels that there is no visible damage to the garage door and the landscaping is aesthetically pleasing as viewed from Military Trail. A motion was made by Gail Vastola to accept staff's recommendations and William Olsen seconded the motion. The motion passed 5 -1. Donna Wisneski Yes Bettie Marks Yes William Olsen Yes Carolyn Waters Yes Gail Vastola Yes Sherry Levy No 21) Sloan - Kendall Family -9730 N. Military Trail. The applicant is requesting to paint the house, replace and stain the wood fence, replace gutters, replace front door and carport doors, replace wood shutters, replace light fixture and improve landscaping. Staff recommends granting $1781,00 to paint the house, replace and stain the wood fence and replace the gutters. Staff is denying the following improvements: replacing the front door because the works has been completed and grant monies do not apply, replacing the wood shutters because staff feels they are in good condition, replacing the • light fixture because it is not visible from Military Trail and landscape improvements because the work has already started and some has been completed and therefore grant monies do not apply. A motion was made by Gail Vastola to accept staff's recommendations and William Olsen seconded the motion. The motion passed 5 -1. Donna Wisneski Yes Bettie Marks Yes William Olsen Yes Carolyn Waters Yes Gail Vastola Yes Sherry Levy No 22) Trails End Villas - 10747 N. Military Trail Applicant is requesting to paint buildings and seal parking lot. Staff is recommending $5,000 to paint the buildings but is not approving sealing the parking lot because it is not a significant improvement at this time. Carolyn Waters made a motion and William Olsen made a second to accept staff's recommendation. The motion passed 6 -0. Donna Wisneski Yes Bettie Marks Yes William Olsen Yes Carolyn Waters Yes • Gail Vastola Yes Sherry Levy Yes 9 • 23) Zuppinger Family -9818 N. Military Trail Applicant is requesting replacing the tile roof, and replacement of the front door. Staff recommends granting $3,000 for replacement of front door and roof tiles. The building inspector confirmed that the roof has damage and the tiles need to be replaced. A motion was made by Gail Vastola and seconded by Carolyn Waters to accept staffs recommendations. The motion passed 6 -0. Donna Wisneski Yes Bettie Marks Yes William Olsen Yes Carolyn Waters Yes Gail Vastola Yes Sherry Levy Yes The Board took a five minute break and staff recalculated the amount of the grant awards. The Board came back and reviewed the application for the Garden Isles HOA. Gail Vastola stated that since there is money left over they should approve the Pillars for the Garden Isles HOA. She understands that the Board feels the money would be better spent improving landscaping and removing trees from the homes on Military Trail but, they are subject to the terms of the grant and they can only approve what the applicants are asking for. If there was not enough • money left she would say to deny it but since the money is there she feels they should approve the pillars. She made a motion to approve the pillars. There was more discussion about where the location of the pillars will be. There was discussion about what happens if they don't use all the grant money. Charles stated that the money will go back in into the general fund. He stated that since this is the last year they will be doing the grant for Military Trail he would like everyone to get the most out of the grant. Gail Vastola reiterated her motion to approve $5,000 that staff is recommending installing pillars at Garden Isles with a stipulation that the HOA will maintain the pillars. William Olsen seconded the motion. The motion passed 4 -2. Donna Wisneski No Bettie Marks Yes William Olsen Yes Carolyn Waters No Gail Vastola Yes Sherry Levy Yes The final figures for the grant were $52,047 in approved funds. Charles stated that there are always people that don't follow through with the grant and therefore • there will be money left over. 10 The final figures for the grant were $52,047 in approved funds. Charles stated that there are always people that don't follow through with the grant and therefore there will be money left over. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Board approved the minutes from the January 4, 2006 meeting. VI. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, the meeting adjourned at 7:38 P.M. Approval: JMn441isne ki, Chairperson Sherry Levy, Kdard Menlbbr i j Bettie Marks, Board Member William Olsen, Board Member 1. stola, Board Mem a ber r Carolyn Waters, Alternate Board Member Public Information/ Recording Coordinator 11