HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 121897CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
DECEMBER 18, 1997
Mayor Joseph R. Russo called the December 18, 1997, Regular
Meeting of the City Council to order at 7:30 P.M. The meeting
was held in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Complex
located at 10500 North Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens,
Florida.
ROLL CALL In attendance were: Mayor Joseph R. Russo, Vice Mayor Lauren
Furtado, Councilwoman Linda Monroe, Councilman Eric Jablin
and Councilman David Clark.
PRESENTATIONS Mayor Russo made a presentation of a Beautification Award to the
MacArthur Foundation for the Regional Center.
Mayor Russo gave plaques of appreciation to the following
residents for service on the Recreation Advisory Board: Ronnye
Sands, John Elsner and Joanne Steele.
City Manager Herakovich presented a plaque of appreciation to the
City Council from the Palm Beach County Municipal Clerks
Association in appreciation of sponsorship of an annual luncheon.
AGENDA ORDER Mayor Russo announced that Ordinance 35, 1997, Outdoor
Seating, and Resolution 146, 1997, had been removed from the
agenda and rescheduled for the 118198 Regular Meeting of the City
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Council.
COMMENTS FROM THE
PUBLIC
Richard Belladino Richard Belladino, 1058 Siena Oaks Circle East, addressed the
Council regarding the dismissal of the City's Fire Chief. Mr.
Belladino was invited to review public records regarding the
incident in question.
Sarre Carsillo Sam Carsillo, resident of the City, addressed the City Council
regarding the dismissal of the City's Fire Chief.
Siro DeGasperis Siro DeGasperis, 16 Martinique, addressed the Council and stated
that he was no longer president of C.A.N. as he was elected to the
Board of Governors to the new PGA National turnover.
Alan Ladden Alan Ladden, resident of PGA National, introduced himself as the
new president of C.A.N.
CONSENT AGENDA Councilwoman Monroe asked that Resolution 148, 1997, be
removed from the Consent Agenda and discussed during the
Resolution portion of the agenda. Vice Mayor Furtado made a
motion, seconded by Councilman Clark to approve the Consent
Agenda, minus Resolution 148, 1997. The motion was
unanimously carried. The following items were approved on the
Consent Agenda:
1. Approval of 11/20/97 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes.
2 Approval of 12/4/97 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes.
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3. Proclaiming 12/30/97 as "Dr. John McRoberts Day ".
4. Resolution 141, 1997 - Approval of January Regular Meeting
Dates for City Council.
5. Resolution 142, 1997 - Approval of Plat for Nature's Hideaway.
6. Resolution 144, 1997 - Approval to Authorize the City Manager
to File and application Requesting a Portion of the Palm Beach
County Emergency Medical Services Surcharge Award Program
Funds.
RESOLUTIONS:
Resolution 137, 1997 Resolution 137, 1997, consideration of approval of an appointment
of one member to the Neighborhood Initiative Task Force was
postponed until the 118198 City Council Agenda.
Resolution 140, 1997 Councilman Clark made a motion to approve Resolution 140,
1997, appointing Dr. Baqir Murtaza Syed to the Beautification and
Environmental Committee. The motion was seconded by
Councilman Jablin and unanimously carried.
Resolution 145, 1997 Councilwoman Linda Monroe made a motion to approve
Resolution 145, 1997, approval to support the Western
Communities Council recommendation to support permanent and
consistent funding for regional planning councils in the Governor's
budget. The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Furtado and
unanimously carried.
Resolution 147, 1997 Roxanne Manning, Growth Management Director, made a
presentation to the City Council re: Resolution 147, 1997,
consideration of approval of the North County Government Center
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Parcels 1 and 6. Jim Barnes, representing Palm Beach County,
stated that the County agreed with the conditions of approval.
Councilman David Clark made a motion to approve Resolution
147, 1997, seconded by Councilman Eric Jablin, and unanimously
carried.
Resoltuion 148, 1997 A motion was made by Councilman Clark, seconded by Vice
Mayor Furtado, to approve Resolution 148, 1997, approval to
support the Florida League of Cities, Inc.'s Constitution Revision
Resolution. The motion was unanimously carried.
Resolution 149, 1997 Vice Mayor Furtado made a motion, seconded by Councilman
Jablin, to approve Resolution 149, 1997, approval of action
minutes. The motion was unanimously carried.
CITY MANAGER
PERFORMANCE
EVALUATION The City Manager reviewed the procedures for her Annual
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Performance Evaluation, as well as some of the comments made by
individual Council members on their evaluations. The average of
all scores resulted in a rating of 'More than Expected ", which
would result in a 4.5% increase. Council discussed the evaluation
form and categories.
Joan Elias Joan Elias, resident of FGA National, addressed the City Council
and thanked the City Manager for her cooperation over the years,
as well as members of her staff and felt that the City Manager had
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done an extremely good job over the years.
CITY MANAGER REPORT The City Manager reported that a firefighter injuried in the line of
duty today was in stable condition; announced that the Annual
Report had been completed; and reported on a Seacoast Utility
Board meeting she attended yesterday. At the request of the City
Manager, there was a consensus of the City Council to have the
City Attorney work on voting procedures for voting for Seacoast
Utility Authority.
There was a consensus of the City Council to begin the 1/22/98
Regular City Council meeting at 6:30 P.M. for the purpose of
hearing the final report from the Neighborhood Initiative Task
Force.
City Manager Herakovich stated that the City Council of Riviera
Beach was available for a joint meeting on 1/29/98
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Paul Friedman, Management Administrator, made a presentation to
the City Council regarding the new municipal complex and the
function of the MCAT team formed by City staff for the oversight
of the construction of the new complex. City Manager Herakovich
explained the Construction Manager's role and stated that the next
presentation by Architects Design Group would be 1/29/98. A
discussion ensued regarding the tennis courts, and Mayor Russo
asked that Council be given a copy of the report concerning the
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tennis courts. It was the consensus of the City Council that they
would like a written monthly report concerning the municipal
complex for their review rather than an oral report.
COMP PLAN
AMENDMENT Mayor Russo stated that he would like to see an Education Element
put in the City's Comprehensive Plan, but did not want the City to
be placed in a position of denying a project if the School Board
objected to the project.
MAYOR RUSSO Mayor Russo left the meeting at 9:38 P.M.
Kim Glas, Principal Planner addressed the Council regarding the
amendment to the Future Land Use Element of the City's
Comprehensive Land Use Plan and what DCA was looking for as
improvements to the City's Comprehensive Plan.
It was the consensus of the Council that the Comprehensive Plan
should require a Mixed Use Development shall be required to have
a residential and a non- residential component and to develop
creative language to prevent urban sprawl.
ITEMS BY MAYOR
AND COUNCIL
Councilwoman Monroe Councilwoman Monroe reported that she heard plans for a new
task force to deal with the equestrian community. This has the
potential to be beneficial to the City. Councilwoman Monroe
reported on a Code Enforcement Board meeting, where members
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asked to kept better informed of term expirations and
appointments. It was the consensus of the Council that the Council
liaison to the advisory boards would call the Chairman regarding
future appointments.
Councilman Clark Councilman Clark asked that the Resolution for an appointment of
an alternate member to the Planning & Zoning Commission be
scheduled for the 1/8/98 Regular Meeting agenda.
Councilman Clark reported on a meeting he attended of the
Loxahatchee Council of Governments.
Councilman Jablin Councilman Jablin reported on a meeting he attended of the
Education Advisory Board and asked that a student committee be
formed that would be allotted one vote at regular board meetings,
in lieu of the appointment of one student member to the Board.
Councilman Jablin discussed the fact that the Education Advisory
Board ordinance limits member to 2 terms and asked that a
revision be made to the ordinance to limit members to a total of 6
years of service, similar to other boards. Councilman Jablin was
directed to work with the City Attorney to amend the ordinance.
Councilman Jablin reported that he solicited and collected money
from the Jewish community in the City for the purchase of a
menorah to be placed at City Hall. A discussion ensued regarding
the placement of the menorah, and the City Attorney was directed
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to write an opinion regarding same.
ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was
adjVoumedlO: MAPPROVA L 4A,Y& JOSEPH R.RUSSO
ATTEST:
VICE MAYOR LAUREN FURTADO
COUNCILWOIGIAN LINDA MONROE
COUNCILMAN ERIC JABLIN
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