HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 060597CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
JUNE 5, 1997
The June 5, 1997, 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 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.
ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Russo stated that the announcements were as posted on the
City's bulletin boards and the agenda.
PRESENTATIONS Mr. Joe Debbs and Cheryl Freeman of Reynolds, Smith & Hills
made a presentation to the City Council regarding the PGA
Boulevard/Altemate AlA Flyover Design. Mr. Debbs stated that
they were now involved in the environmental study and, once that
study was completed they would move into the design phase. Ms.
Freeman discussed the conceptual design, pointing out that PGA
Boulevard would be elevated over the railway and Old Dixie
Highway. Ms. Freeman stated they were collecting and assessing
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traffic data,the surrounding environment, and pedestrian and
bicycle access. Mr. Debbs stated that the aesthetics of the flyover
was an important topic and that details would be reviewed by staff
and the City Council. March 1998 was the target date for the
approval of the project design, with a project design completion
date at the end of 1999. Mr. Debbs felt that the project could be let
early in the year 2000, however, pointed out that funding was
presently budgeted for the year 2001. Mr. Debbs agreed that the
project should be started at a time that would not impede traffic to
The Gardens Mall for two holiday shopping seasons, pointing out
that the project would take approximately 18 -24 months to
complete.
Vice Mayor Furtado pointed out that the MPO has been very
supportive of the flyover project and has been working with staff to
make sure this comes to fruition as soon as possible. Vice Mayor
Furtado asked Mr. Debbs to let the FDOT know that the sound
barrier walls, as well as I -95 access roads, were important to the
City and that both projects needed to take place at the same time as
the flyover.
AWARDING OF BIDS
Bus Transportation Councilwoman Monroe made a motion to award the bid for
Summer Camp Bus Transportation to Quality Transportation of Ft.
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Lauderdale, Florida, in the amount of $60,500.00, with the monies
coming from the Summer Camp Program. The motion was
seconded by Vice Mayor Furtado and unanimously carried.
Turnout Gear Vice Mayor Furtado made a motion to award the bid for turnout
gear to Bennett Fire Products Company, Inc., in the amount of
$37,920.00. The monies were budgeted, and the City would be
piggybacking off bids from Lee and Collier Counties from May of
1997. Councilman Clark seconded the motion, which unanimously
carried.
Vehicle Locators Councilman Clark made a motion to award the bid for vehicle
locators to Trimble Navigation AVL Components in the amount of
$63,033.10, and budgeted in the 1996/1997 FY Budget. The City
would piggyback off a bid from Palm Beach County. Councilman
Jablin seconded the motion, which unanimously carried.
COMMENTS FROM
THE PUBLIC
Tony Anthony Tony Anthony, resident on Holly Drive, addressed the City Council
expressing his displeasure with the temporary fence along I -95, the
proposed City signs and the cost of city projects.
Pam Didio Pam Didio, President of Palm Beach Gardens Youth Athletic
Association Baseball, addressed the City Council, presenting them
with a letter that explained many of the activities of the Baseball
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League. Ms. Didio stated she was available to answer any
questions the City Council may have and apologized for the recent
incident between two coaches at a game.
CONSENT AGENDA Vice Mayor Furtado made a motion to approve the Consent
Agenda, seconded by Councilman Clark and unanimously carried.
The following items were approved on the Consent Agenda:
1. Approval of 5/1/97 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
2. Approval of 5/15/97 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
3. Resolution 60, 1997, Approval of Palm Beach County
Recreation Assistance Program Funding for Oaks Park Restrooms.
4. Resoltuion 63, 1997, Approval to Reschedule the Thursday
7/3/97 Regular Meeting to Wednesday, 7/2/97 at 7:30 P.M.
RESOLUTIONS:
Resolution 45, 1997 Vice Mayor Furtado made a motion to approve Resolution 45,
1997, appointment of one regular member and one alternate
member to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, placing the
name of Pam Didio in Section 1 and James Maynor in Section 2.
The motion was seconded by Councilman Jablin and unanimously
carried. Vice Mayor Furtado requested, and the Council agreed, to
amend the ordinance regarding members appointed to the
Recreation Advisory Board so that it would provide for 7 regular
members and 2 alternate members. It was the consensus of the
City Council that once the ordinance was amended, the current
alternate members would become regular members and the
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Council would appoint 2 alternate members.
Resolution 58, 1997 Councilwoman Monroe made a motion to approve Resolution 58,
1997, providing for revisions to the City's Investment Policy,
approved by Resolution 106, 1995, as required by State Statutes.
The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Furtado and
unanimously carried.
Resolution 61, 1997 Marty Minor, Principal Planner, reviewed the petition for an
amendment to BallenIsles Parcel 16b site plan by amending the 15
foot rear setback requirement. Mr. Minor stated that the request
was consistent with Parcel 16 and Parcel 17 in the BallenIsles
community.
Councilman Clark made a motion to approve Resolution 61, 1997,
seconded by Councilman Jablin and unanimously carried.
Resolution 62, 1997 Vice Mayor Furtado made a motion to approve Resolution 62,
1997, approval and ratification of PBA Lieutenants Contract. The
motion was seconded by Councilman Clark and unanimously
carried.
ORDINANCES:
Ordinance 28, 1997 Councilwoman Monroe made a motion to place Ordinance 28,
1997, on first reading by title only. The motion was seconded by
Councilman Clark and unanimously carried. The City Clerk read,
by title only, on first reading, Ordinance 28, 1997, rezoning of 5
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acres of land located on the north side of Hood Road between
Military Trail and Central Boulevard at 4657 Hood Road from RL-
1, Residential Low Density District, to RH, Residential High
Density District.
Ordinance 29, 1997 Councilwoman Monroe made a motion to place Ordinance 29,
1997, on first reading, by title only. The motion was seconded by
Councilman Clark and unanimously carried. The City Clerk read,
on first reading, by title only, Ordinance 29, 1997, providing for an
amendment to the FY 1996/1997 Budget.
Ordinance 30, 1997 Vice Mayor Furtado made a motion to place Ordinance 30, 1997,
on first reading, by title only. The motion was seconded by
Councilman Clark and unanimously carried. The City Clerk read,
on first reading, by title only, Ordinance 30, 1997, providing for an
amendment to Ordinance 14, 1997, which approved renovations to
the Holiday Inn at PGA Boulevard and Military Trail.
Ordinance 31, 1997 Mary Minor, Principal Planner, briefly reviewed the petition for
rezoning of 7.47 acres of land located on the northwest corner of
PGA Boulevard and the Intracoastal Waterway to a Planned Unit
Development. The petitioner had agreed to additional landscaping,
reducing the number of landscaping waivers to two. It was the
consensus of the City Council that they would vote to place
Ordinance 31, 1997, on first reading, if the petitioner agreed to
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paint and trim the boat storage building. Mr. David Carpenter,
representing the petitioner, agreed that his client would paint the
building and trim of the storage facility.
Councilman Clark made a motion to place Ordinance 31, 1997, on
first reading, by title only. The motion was seconded by Vice
Mayor Furtado and unanimously carried. The City Clerk read
Ordinance 31, 1997, by title only, on first reading.
REORDER AGENDA: Councilman Clark made a motion to reorder the agenda to hear
Items for Discussion, then Ordinance 18, 1997 and Items for
Council Action last. The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor
Furtado and unanimously carried.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
Ordinance 20, 1997 Pastor Tom Mullins of Christ Fellowship Church addressed the
City Council briefly outlining his petition to rezone 20 acres of
land to a Planned Unit Development to construct a church
sanctuary and related facilities.
Kim Glas, Acting Planning and Zoning Director, stated that the
outstanding issues were:
1. That the church would become a performing arts center,
necessitating the limitation of special events.
2. Comparison of the buildings to other churches in the City.
3. Roof Color.
4. Gibson Road Debt
Referencing the church height, Ms. Glas stated that a survey of
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churches in the community showed that the proposed church was
not as high as some, with the massing for the proposed church
being much less than the others.
Councilwoman Monroe expressed her concern with the metal roof,
feeling that it was not compatible with the neighborhood. Pastor
Mullins stated that he felt the roof would be a mute factor because
of the setbacks and pointed out that the new churches that he
visited, as well as schools, were using metal roofs.
Councilman Jablin expressed his concern with possible future
expansion of the church and special events that would take place.
Pastor Mullins stated that his church had no immediate plans for
expansion and was willing to place a limitation on the number of
special events held at the church.
Roy Allen Roy Allen, 10235 Hunt Club Lane, expressed his concern with the
proposed church because of the size and height of the worship
center, seating capacity, excessive vehicle traffic and future land
usage.
Louis Muniz Louis Muniz, Cypress Hollow Homeowners Association, stated his
opposition to the church was the size and height and future
expansion.
Glen Renard Glen Renard, representing the Steeplechase HOA, expressed his
concerns with the size of the church, traffic, future expansion and
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safety.
Barry Goldberg Barry Goldberg of Ballen Isles stated he was opposed to the church
because of traffic issues and the size of the facility.
Paul Aleskovsky Paul Aleskovsky, 10266 Hunt Club Lane, expressed his opposition
to the church because of the size of the facility, future expansion,
the number of sessions at the church and future expansion.
Frank Finizia Frank Finizia, 10285 Hunt Club Lane, expressed his opposition to
the church because of the size of the facility, future expansion and
traffic concerns. Mr. Finizia felt the church was incompatible with
the neighborhood.
Mark Kuhl Mark Kuhl, 5208 Counter Play Road, stated that he was opposed to
the church because of inconsistencies in the pastor's statements
and because of traffic issues.
Douglas Reed Douglas Reed, 10243 Hunt Club Lane, stated he was in favor of
having the church part of the community.
Julia Rosow Julia Rosow, Cypress Hollow, expressed her opposition to the
church and asked that she receive a letter from the Fire Department
that they would have no difficulties providing services to her
community when the services for the church were letting out.
Jeff Presser Jeff Presser, 5589 Cypress Tree Court, expressed his opposition to
the church, stating he was concerned about traffic and size of the
facility and expressed his fear that a police officer directing traffic
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would be involved in an accident.
Mayor Russo stated that it was obvious that the church and the
surrounding neighborhoods would not be able to come to a
consensus this evening. Mayor Russo suggested that the
neighborhoods that had concerns hire experts to present some of
their theories and explained that the City Council had to base their
decisions on facts and not what may happen in the future.
Joan Altwater Joan Altwater, Cypress Hollow, expressed her concerns with the
traffic and line of sight that she would lose from her residence in
Cypress Hollow, and stated that she was opposed to the proposed
development.
It was the consensus of the City Council that the Public Hearing
advertised for June 19, 1997, would be postponed at that meeting
to a meeting on Monday, June 30, 1997, at a larger facility to
accommodate all concerned with the proposed church. Mayor
Russo stated that he would announce at the June 19, 1997, Regular
Meeting of the City Council that the Public Hearing was postponed
and where the public hearing would be held on June 30, 1997.
ORDINANCES:
Ordinance 18, 1997 Marty Minor, Principal Planner, briefly reviewed the petition for
the creation of a Planned Unit Development and the renovation of
the PGA Shell Station at 4445 PGA Boulevard for the purpose of
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gasoline sales and accessory convenience items.
It was the consensus of the City Council that the ordinance be
amended to state that the merchandising area be limited to 785
square feet.
Councilman Clark made a motion to place Ordinance 18, 1997, on
first reading, by title only. The motion was seconded by Vice
Mayor Furtado and unanimously carried. The City Clerk read
Ordinance 18, 1997, by title only, on first reading.
ITEMS FOR COUNCIL
ACTION
July 4th Fireworks Councilman Clark made a motion to approve the July 4th
Fireworks Letter Agreement between the MacArthur Foundation
and the City. Councilman Jablin seconded the motion, which
unanimously carried.
CITY MANAGER REPORT City Manager Herakovich stated that Bill Nelson, Insurance
Commissioner, wanted to meet with members of the City Council
regarding their insurance concerns on Juny 14, 1997, at noon at the
General Aviation Airport. Mayor Russo and Councilman Jablin
agreed to meet with the Insurance Commissioner.
City Manager Herakovich explained the problems with the
Doubletree Hotel (Holiday Inn) plat, stating that renovations were
45 days behind schedule. Because of problems with the plat mylar,
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it was unable to be approved on this agenda and would would
require a special regular meeting of the City Council early next
week. It was the consensus of the City Council to have the City
Manager call them to arrange a meeting date as soon as the mylar
was received and approved for their consideration by the City
Engineer.
Northlake Reliever Road It was the consensus of the City Council that the City Manager
begin correspondence with the City of Riviera Beach regarding the
Northlake Reliever Road.
Growth Manager City Manager Herakovich stated that interviews would be held for
the Growth Manager position on Friday, June 13, 1997.
ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was
adjourned at 11:27 P.M.
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APPROVAL
(I Yor Joseph R. Russo
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Vice Mayor Lauren Furtado
- eouncilviaman Linda Monroe
Councilwn hric Jablin
Councilman David Clark
ATTEST:
LINDA V. KOSIER, CMC, CITY CLERK
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