HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 091400CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, 8/14/2000
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
CITY COUNCIL
WORKSHOP
September 14, 2000
The September 14, 2000, Workshop 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 found to be
in attendance: Mayor Joseph R. Russo, Vice Mayor Eric Jablin, Councilmember David Clark,
Councilmember Lauren Furtado, and Councilmember Carl Sabatello.
PURPOSE: Mayor Russo explained that this is an informal meeting to discuss, with interested
residents, areas of concern related to the FY 2000/01 Budget.
Finance Director Kent Olson gave a presentation on the proposed budget, reviewing budget
reductions, reallocation to other funds from the General Fund, revised tax rates, and comparison with
tax rates of other communities. The following residents addressed Council.
Richard Orman — supported the proposed budget but expressed concerns about flooding.
Joe Wolf — requested an explanation of his proposed tax notice and spoke of the City's growth rate.
Kevin Van Dyke — spoke of determining priorities and planning for the future.
Julia Byrd — expressed concern about engineering fees, attorney fees and money that is being spent
to repair or correct previous projects.
Adrian Salee — asked that mandated expenditures be listed separately.
Robin Cassio — supported the purchase of additional bunker gear for Firefighters.
John Zearley — discussed canal improvements.
Jim Bossa — spoke about various aspects of the budget.
Gina Spadaforce — asked questions about budgeting.
Council Member Furtado requested a study on the cost difference for privatizing fleet management
versus in -house fleet management and a study of the total cost leasing large equipment as opposed
to purchasing.
It was the consensus of Council to consider the following changes to the proposed budget:
Information Kiosk
Customer Service Training
Street Sweeper
PGA Blvd. Sprinkler
Sr. HR Analyst
Purchasing Coordinator
Bunker Gear
from $ 9,000 to $4,500
from $30,000 to $10,000
from $50,000 to $0
from $125,000 to $50,000
from $26,950 to $0
from $18,074 to $0
from $0 to $32,895
CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, 8/14/2000
Fitness Equipment from $0 to $3,000
Storm Water Monitoring from $0 to $50,000
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Mayor Russo requested a presentation on the correctional office contract for maintenance workers.
He also asked for the number of additional employees that were hired this year and expenditures for
engineering and attorney services.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to discuss, meeting was adjourned at 9:55
p.m.
APPROVAL:
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CH AN PRO TEM CARL SABATELLO
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COUNCILMAN DAVID CLARK
COUNCILWOMAN LAUREN FURTADO
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