HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 062096CITY COUNCIL
WORKSHOP MEETING
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
JUNE 20, 1996
The Workshop Meeting of the City Council of the City
of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, was called to order by
Mayor Russo at 6:30 P.M. in the Assembly Room of the
Municipal Complex, 10500 North Military Trail, Palm
Beach Gardens, Florida.
ROLL CALL The Deputy City Clerk called the roll and present were
Mayor Russo, Vice Mayor Furtado, Councilwoman Monroe,
Councilman Jablin and Councilman Clark.
PRESENTATIONS:
ARCHITECTS DESIGN
GROUP City Manager Herakovich announced that staff and
Architects Design Group representatives had met with
the Space and the Building Committees that had been in
existence for approximately a year and that tonight
preliminary figures for the Municipal Complex would be
presented by Keith Reeves and Kevin Ratigan. Mr.
Reeves reported space needs had been reviewed again
with Department Heads and a very preliminary draft of
space needs had been prepared. Mr. Reeves compared
differences in their preliminary draft with that which
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had been prepared by the Space Committee, and
explained projections had been prepared out to the
year 2015. Considered least appropriate was to add to
existing facilities, and the option of building all
new facilities was considered too expensive. The
third alternative, Alternative C, was the option of
building a new City Hall and Police Station, but to
continue to use the existing Fire Station with
improvements added. Another alternative was to build
one building for City Hall and Police and to continue
using the existing Fire Station. The last alternative
was to build a new City Hall and a Public Safety
Complex which would house both Fire and Police. A
very preliminary opinion was that an option in the $12
million to $13 million range should be chosen.
Alternative C was estimated at $12,772,000, which
would include approximately $1,000,000 in new
furnishings, all facilities, landscaping, etc., and
would cover everything except bond issuance,
permitting, and professional fees. The City Hall and
Police Station would be built while continuing to
occupy the existing building; then the existing
building would be demolished and a town square
created. The new complex would accommodate needs
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until approximately 2003 without expansion. Adding
recreation to the bond issue was considered. Growth
projections were discussed. Mr. Reeves suggested a
shell condition as an add alternate to the bid. The
City Manager reported that the Building Committee had
strongly urged that reconfiguration of the ball fields
be included in the bond issue, and reported that
future park sites were being evaluated. Discussion
ensued regarding including recreation in presentations
at town meetings to educate the voters. The City
Attorney advised that if recreation lands were to be
included in the bond issue that must be decided very
quickly in order to formulate the proper ballot
language. City Attorney Baird advised that
recreational lands should be made a part of the
municipal complex, and that purchase of additional
lands would probably require a separate vote.
Consensus was to include park improvements in the
municipal complex in order to reconfigure the ball
fields, and also to include the parcel being purchased
from the Church. City Manager Herakovich reported
strategy that tax bills received by residents in
August would reflect no General Obligation debt, so
that the bond referendum would partially replace prior
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tax amounts and therefore not show too much of an
increase. The schedule of future meetings was
reviewed. Questions raised by the City Council for
which answers were requested at the June 27 meeting
were a facilities cost estimate which would include
the overall picture, and the cost of the County
Courthouse, the School Board facility, and the Juno
Beach Town Hall complex.
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ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, motion was
made by Councilwoman Monroe, seconded by Vice Mayor
Furtado, and unanimously approved to adjourn the
meeting at 7:24 P.M.
APPROVAL
MAYOR JOE RUSSO
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VI MAYOR LAUREN FURTADO
COUNCILWOMAN DA MONROE
COUNCILMAN ERIC J LIN
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COUNCILMAN DAVID CLARK
ATTEST:
CINDY HARVEY, DEPUTY CITY C RK