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• CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
AUGUST 20, 1998
The August 20, 1998, Regular Meeting of the City Council of the
City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, was called to order at 7:30
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 Lauren Furtado, Councilman David Clark and Councilman
Carl Sabatello. Councilman Eric Jablin was absent from the
meeting.
ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Russo stated the announcements were as posted.
CITY MANAGER REPORT City Manager Herakovich announced the population of the City had
been reported as 32,824 as of 8/1/98; however, staff believed the
• figure was approximately 2,000 more and would work toward
acceptance of a new figure to assure that the City obtained all
appropriate revenue funds. The City Manager reported that as of
7/31/98 residents had purchased $7,200 worth of bricks in the Buy -
A -Brick program for the new Municipal Complex. City Manager
Herakovich reported the Community Services Office had been
working closely with the Police Department to inform residents
when sexual predators were present in neighborhoods and would
hold a public information seminar on 9/1/98 at the Burns Road
Community Center. The City Manager reported the process for
selecting an Assistant City Manager was in progress, announced that
an update would be provided regarding Christ Fellowship Church's
change in their overall site plan, introduced a new Palm Beach Post
reporter, and thanked Assistant City Manager Greg Dunham for his
service to the City. Mayor Russo also thanked Mr. Dunham for his
work during the past years.
Growth Management Director Roxanne Manning provided an
update on the change in the site plan for Christ Fellowship Church
which had caused concern among the neighbors. The church was
requesting relocation of a dry detention area 2 -1/2 feet deep with a
4 -1 slope allowing water to drain per requirements of South Florida
Water Management District, which would not create an
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environment for mosquitos and would not hold standing water for
any length of time. Concern was expressed by the City Council
that the area could stay wet and direction was given to staff to
obtain an opinion from the City Engineer.
PRESENTATION
Fire Station Relocation Chief Bergel reviewed current and anticipated response times
associated with moving the PGA National Fire Station, discussed
the Northlake location for which the design process was slated to
begin next year, and explained that the next priority was to first
move Station 64 based on call volume, and then the northern
station. During discussion regarding prioritizing work on specific
stations, the City Manager explained that the City had worked with
Golf Digest to meet concurrency which would provide a fire station
there; and had been working with the MacArthur Foundation to
obtain a site on Alternate A -1 -A, which was not currently possible.,
City Manager Herakovich explained if the pictoral display
presented to the City Council was adopted and codified, then the
City would have the ability to move forward. Concern was
expressed that people within the City who had been waiting for
• increased levels of service should be serviced first, and that people
in Frenchman's Creek should be covered before the people in
Eastpointe.
AWARDING OF BIDS
Health, Dental and Long
Term Disability Insurance Councilman Clark made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor
Furtado, to award the bid to provide health and dental insurance to
Blue Cross/Blue Shield and to award the bid to provide long term
disability insurance to Fortis. The motion carried by unanimous 4-
0 vote.
Golf Course Management
Contract Staff recommendation was to authorize the City Manager to enter
into a contract with Granite Golf of Tampa, Florida to provide golf
course management services for the Palm Beach Gardens
Municipal Golf Course from October 1, 1998 through September
30, 2001. Following discussion of travel costs involved,
Councilman Clark made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor
Furtado, to postpone consideration of bid to provide Golf Course
Management services to the 9/3/98 meeting. Motion carried by
unanimous 4 -0 vote.
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Stationary Generator Councilman Clark made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor
Furtado, to award the bid for a 70 HZ liquid cooled gas engine
generator to R. B. Groves for $15,961.00. Motion carried by
unanimous 4 -0 vote.
Portable Generator Councilman Clark made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor
Furtado, to award the bid for a 110 KW 137KVA generator set and
trailer to Hertz Equipment Rental for $30,744.00. Motion carried
by unanimous 4 -0 vote.
Purchase of Vehicle Councilman Clark made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor
Furtado, to award the bid for purchase of a 1998 Chevrolet Lumina
4 -door, with V -6 engine, automatic transmission, and rear window
defogger for use by the Growth Management Department to Ed
Morse Fleet Sales for $18,682.32 per Broward Sheriff s office bid
#97- B- 01- 07 -ys. Motion carried by unanimous 4 -0 vote.
Paving Contract Councilman Clark made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor
Furtado, to award the bid for Type III Asphalt V overlay annual
paving contract to Ranger Construction, Inc., per County Contract
• #R97 -1524D in the amount of $ 179,010.00. Motion carried by
unanimous 4 -0 vote.
RE -ORDER AGENDA Vice Mayor Furtado made a motion to re -order the agenda to
discuss micro surfacing next. Councilman Clark seconded the
motion, which carried by unanimous 4 -0 vote.
Micro Surfacing Recommendation by staff was to microsurface a selected section of
roadway for $74,127. Councilman Clark made a motion to approve
the staff recommendation, seconded by Vice Mayor Furtado, which
carried by 3 -1 vote, with Councilman Sabatello opposing.
ITEMS BY MAYOR
AND COUNCIL
Vice Mayor Furtado Vice Mayor Furtado reported the Neighborhood Initiative Task
Force had met and agreed to meet on a quarterly format and work
with other neighborhood associations around the City, which would
be presented as a staff recommendation. The Vice Mayor suggested
COMMENTS FROM THE pay increases for crossing guards to attract more applicants.
PUBLIC
Louise Mead Louise Mead, a resident of Gardens of Woodberry, expressed her
opinion that the present golf course management had done a good
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job.
CONSENT AGENDA Councilman Clark made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor
Furtado to approve the Consent Agenda with item 2 pulled. The
motion carried by unanimous vote of 4 -0. The following items
were approved on the Consent Agenda:
1. Approval of 8/3/98 City Council Special Regular Meeting
Minutes.
3. Resolution 85, 1998 - Consideration of Approval of Replat of
RCA Park, Lots 1 and 2, RCA Boulevard Center.
4. Resolution 86, 1998 - Consideration of Approval to Declare
Items for Surplus and Authorizing Sale Thereof.
5. Resolution 90, 1998 - Consideration of Approval to Amend
the Northlake Boulevard Task Force Interlocal Agreement by
Extending Date of Expiration.
Councilman Clark made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor
Furtado to approve Item 2, Approval of the 8/6/98 City Council
Regular Meeting Minutes, as amended by changing the reference to
Loxahatchee Council of Governments to IPARC on page 8. Motion
carried by unanimous 4 -0 vote.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Resolution 82, 1998 Mayor Russo declared the Public Hearing open, which was duly
advertised 8/5/98, and held on the intent of Ordinance 82, 1998,
providing for Consideration of Approval of Conditional Use to
Create a T.I.P.'s facility at 4279 Lilac Street.
Growth Management Director Roxanne Manning reviewed the
petition. There being no comments from the public, Mayor Russo
declared the Public Hearing closed. Vice Mayor Furtado made a
motion, seconded by Councilman Clark, to approve Resolution 82,
1998. The motion carried by unanimous 4 -0 vote.
RESOLUTIONS
Resolution 63, 1998 Edward Tombari, Planner II, reviewed the petition for consideration
of approval of a Site Plan for the Construction of a Hotel Building
on 2.755 Acres on Lot 1 of RCA Center Within the NorthCorp
Planned Community District, and presented changes since the last
meeting. The petitioner answered questions from the City Council.
• Changes to the building architecture and the sign were discussed and
direction was given to the petitioner. This item was postponed to
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the next meeting.
Resolution 72, 1998 Councilman Clark made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor
Furtado, to approve Resolution 72, 1998, Relocation Agreement
Binding Upon the Village Square Professional Park Property
Owners Association. Motion carried by unanimous 4 -0 vote.
Resolution 83, 1998 Councilman Clark made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor
Furtado, to approve Resolution 83, 1998, Concurrent Petitions for
Golf Digest, with amendment to Section 3 changing the reference
to Development Agreement to Concurrent Processing Agreement.
Motion carried by unanimous 3 -0 vote, as Vice Mayor Furtado was
out of the room.
Resolution 87, 1998 Principal Planner Marty Minor presented the project. Tom Baird,
agent for the petitioner spoke on behalf of the project. Michael
Houston answered questions regarding the site plan. Councilman
Sabatello objected to the on -site circulation. During ensuing
discussion, City Engineer Lindahl reported that during his review of
the circulation he had not been aware of the intensity of use. This
item was postponed and Petitioner was given direction to work on
the layout, circulation, and a uniform system of color for signage.
Resolution 88, 1998 Principal Planner Marry Minor presented the project. Councilman
Clark made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor Furtado, to approve
Resolution 88, 1998, Site Plan for BallenIsles Parcel 8b.
Councilman Sabatello stated for the record that he was a builder in
BallenIsles but had no involvement with this pod. Motion carried
by unanimous 4 -0 vote.
Resolution 89, 1998 Councilman Clark made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor
Furtado, to approve Resolution 89, 1998, Reimbursement of
Expenses for the Tennis Center and Environmental Remediation.
Motion carried by unanimous 4 -0 vote.
ORDINANCES
Ordinance 17, 1998 Councilman Clark made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor
Furtado, to place Ordinance 17, 1998, Providing for Amendment to
Chapter 2 -294 of the Code of Ordinance Entitled "Finance" by
Establishing a Threshold for Bidding, on first reading by title only.
The motion carried by unanimous 4 -0 vote. The City Clerk read
• Ordinance 17, 1998 on first reading by title only.
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ITEMS FOR COUNCIL
ACTION
Change Order 00002 Consensus of the City Council was not to authorize Change Order
#00002 for Sodding of Gardens Complex, since sprigging could be
done at less cost.
CITY ATTORNEY The City Attorney report was held for the next meeting.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
Golf Digest Campus
Site Plan Henry Skokowski, agent for the petitioner, reported that the only
change of consequence since the last presentation was deletion of a
wetland area replaced with two lots. Mayor Russo stated his
position that he would only be in favor of this project as proposed
if the petitioner remained Golf Digest.
Northlake Boulevard Task
Force/Eastward Ho U.S.One
Study Growth Management Director Roxanne Manning explained that
local governments were being asked to contribute up to $45,000 for
improvements to Northlake Boulevard, and that a detailed
presentation would be made to the City Council at a later date.
Consensus of the City Council was to contribute $7,000 to the
Eastward Ho/U.S. One Corridor project.
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ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, upon motion by
Councilman Clark, seconded by Vice Mayor Furtado, the meeting
was adjourne t 1:30
APPROVAL:
l JbSEP,H R. RUSSO
VIC "YOR LAUREN FURTADO
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JABLIN
COUNCIL VID CLARK
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COUNe LAG CARL SABATELLO
ATTEST:
V. KOSIER, CMC, CITY CLERK