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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 020598CITY COUNCIL CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 5, 1998 The February 5, 1998, Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, was called to order at 8:17 P.M., subsequent to the adjournment of the February 5, 1998, meeting of the Local Planning Agency, 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 roll was called by the City Clerk, and the following elected officials were found to be in attendance: Mayor Joseph R. Russo, Vice Mayor Lauren Furtado, Councilwoman Linda Monroe, Councilman Eric Jablin and Councilman David Clark. PRESENTATIONS Employee of the Year City Manager Bobbie Herakovich made a presentation of the City's First Annual 1997 Employee of the Year Award to Marguerite Wederath of the Human Resources Department. Neighborhood Initiative Task Force Dr. Richard Ormond, Chairman of the Neighborhood Initiative Task Force, made a presentation to the City Council on the progress and activities of the Task Force and asked that the City Council consider an extension of that body to allow specific tasks to be accomplished. Dr. Ormond felt that the City should start small with the program "Neighbors Helping Neighbors" and also asked that the City Council consider funding a full -time position in the next fiscal year such as "Neighborhood Services Coordinator ". Dr. Ormond asked that the City organize a City wide Neighborhood Conference. Mayor Russo suggested that half of the collected Code Enforcement fines be used to fund improvements for the Neighbors Helping Neighbors program. CITY MANAGER REPORT City Manager Herakovich updated the City Council on the progress of obtaining land for a future tennis facility, stating that the City Council would consider acceptance of a Letter of Agreement with the John D. And Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation later on the • CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, 2/5/98 2 r Ul agenda for the purpose of purchasing land for the facility. City Manager Herakovich stated that 2 appraisals would be in by the end of the month on this property. City Manager Herakovich reported that the Tennis Action Group would meet again next week. City Manager Herakovich reported that Bill Mignogna had been given the task of finding a site to locate construction trailers for the new municipal complex and a preliminary vegetation assessment was currently underway. City Manager Herakovich stated that an ad for the position of Fire Chief had been placed nationally, and the firm hired to screen all applications had received 57 applications to date. The closing date for acceptance of applications is February 6, 1998. City Manager Herakovich stated she would be meeting next week with the City Attorney regarding C.B. radio problems; announced that the speed trailer would be delivered on February 6, 1998, and it would be located in the older section of the City first in hopes of reducing speeding problems in that area. AWARDING OF BIDS Landscape Services Councilman Clark made a motion, seconded by Councilman Jablin to approve the staff recommendation for Landscape Services, to 4 firms, as follows: 1) Urban Resource Group of Vero Beach; 2) Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan of West Palm Beach; (3) Roy - Fisher Associates of Tequesta; and (4) Bermello - Ajamil & Partners of Ft. Lauderdale. The motion was unanimously carried. Fleet Maintenance Software Councilwoman Monroe made a motion to approve the awarding of a bid for Fleet Maintenance Software Programs to D P Solutions, Inc. In the amount of $14,950. The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Furtado and unanimously carried. ITEMS BY MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL Vice Mayor Furtado Vice Mayor Furtado suggested that the City consider advertising for police officers outside the State of Florida to attract some quality officers. Councilwoman Monroe Councilwoman Monroe thanked the Public Works Department for . CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, 2/5/98 landscaping work done at I -95 and Northlake Boulevard. Councilman Clark Councilman Clark reported on a quarterly meeting of the Intergovernmental Coordination Program that he attended on Monday, and a meeting on Wednesday of the Beautification and Environmental Committee. Mayor Russo Mayor Russo reported he attended a meeting on Monday of Eastward Ho and attended a meeting of the Tennis Action Committee. CONSENT AGENDA Councilwoman Monroe requested that Item 2 on the Consent Agenda be pulled for amendments. Councilman Clark made a motion to approve Items 1 and 3 on the Consent Agenda. Councilman Jablin seconded the motion, which was unanimously carried. The following items were approved on the Consent Agenda: • 1. Approval of 1/22/98 City Council Special Meeting Minutes 2. Resolution 11, 1998, Approval to provide support of the Palm Beach County Hazardous Materials Ordinance. Councilwoman Monroe made a motion to approve the Minutes of the 1/22/98 City Council Regular Meeting with an amendment to page 4 as follows: last paragraph, second line, after "Committee" add "and secured a position on the task force for the City of Palm Beach Gardens. The task force is.... ". The motion was seconded by Councilman Clark and unanimously carried. PUBLIC HEARINGS: Soverel North CLUP Councilman Clark made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor Furtado, to approve the submittal of a petition for land use amendment for Soveral North to the Florida Department of Community Affairs. The motion was carried by a vote of 3 ayes and 2 nayes, with Mayor Russo and Councilwoman Monroe casting the nay vote. RESOLUTIONS: • Resolution 2, 1998 Roxanne Manning, Growth Management Director, reviewed the Petition for Site Plan Approval for NorthMil Plaza. Ms. Manning stated that the petitioner had agreed to 17 of 18 conditions for this 3 '. CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, 2/5/98 4 project, objecting to the parking calculations being done for restaurant usage. Attorney Larry Smith, representing the petitioner, introduced experts for the petitioner and offered 63 exhibits into the record. Attorney Smith also offered a 64th exhibit, the color rendering of the project. Attorney Smith stated that the petitioner requested that the parking calculations be based on requirements for a shopping center and not include calculations for restaurant usage. Hank Skokowski, representing the petitioner, reviewed the project, including landscaping, traffic circulation and elevations. The following residents expressed their opposition to the proposed project because of traffic concerns, safety and drainage: Mike Martino, 320 Balsam Street Betty Petruzzi, 4383 Bamboo Street Carolyn Savarese, 9135 Bamboo Drive Ray Celedinas, 4289 Northlake Boulevard, stated that he was in favor of the project; however, he was concerned with traffic and • circulation problems. Attorney Larry Smith offered into the record Exhibit #65, a memo from Lanette Lanning to Richard Walton, and Exhibit #66, a letter from Kayhart Pinder to Lanette Lanning. After a suggestion by Vice Mayor Furtado, Attorney Smith stated that his client was willing to hire a crossing guard during afternoon school hours for the safety of children crossing the ingress /egress. The Council expressed concern with the ingress /egress on Military Trail, and the height of the proposed sign. The Council felt that the height of the sign would inhibit view for children on bicycles from incoming traffic. Councilwoman Monroe did not feel the petitioner offered sufficient creativity on rear elevations. It was the consensus of the City Council to bring Resolution 2, 1998, back at the next Regular Meeting of the City Council for further consideration as there were a number of issues yet to be resolved and not enough time to discuss some of the Council's concerns. Attorney Smith objected to the City Council not voting at this meeting. Resolution 3, 1998 Councilwoman Monroe made a motion, seconded by Councilman • CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, 2/5/98 Clark, to approve Resolution 3, 1998, extending the Neighborhood Initiative Task Force for six months, ending August 5, 1998. The motion was unanimously carried. Resolution 10, 1998 Councilman Clark made a motion, seconded by Councilwoman Monroe, to reappoint the following members to the Planning and Zoning Commission: Joel Channing, Diane M. Carlino, Thomas E. Pastore and John Glidden. The motion was unanimously carried. ORDINANCES Ordinance 48, 1997 Councilman Clark made a motion to place Ordinance 48, 1997, annexing into the City certain lands known as Soverel North, on first reading, by title only. The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Furtado and unanimously carried. Councilwoman Monroe made a motion to reconsider Ordinance 48, 1997, seconded by Councilman Clark and unanimously carried. Councilman Clark made a motion to place Ordinance 48, 1997, on first reading, by title only. The motion was seconded by Councilman Jablin and carried by a vote of 3 ayes and 2 nayes, with Councilwoman . Monroe and Mayor Russo casting the nay votes. The City Clerk read Ordinance 48, 1997, on first reading, by title only. Ordinance 49, 1997 Councilman Clark made a motion to place Ordinance 49, 1997, amending the Comprehensive Land Use Plan for Soverel North annexation, on first reading, by title only. The motion was seconded by Councilman Jablin and carried by a vote of 3 ayes and 2 nays, with Councilwoman Monroe and Mayor Russo casting the nay votes. The City Clerk read Ordinance 49, 1997, on first reading, by title only. ITEMS FOR COUNCIL ACTION Letter of Agreement Councilman Clark made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor Furtado, to accept the Letter of Agreement between the City and the John D. And Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation for the purchase of property for the use of a tennis facility. The motion unanimously carried. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 11:20 p.m. '. CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, 2/5/98 6 APPROVAL: ATTEST: d��� VICE MAYOR LAUREN FURTADO i �.��G1._�_____ I � � U • GIs � r CO �ABLIN COUNCILMAN DAVID CLARK JA V. KOSIER, CMC, CITY CLERK