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CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
MARCH 24, 1994
The Workshop Meeting of the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, was called
to order by Mayor Clark at 8.05 P.M in the Assembly Room of the Municipal
Complex, 10500 North Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
ROLL CALL The Assistant Deputy City Clerk called the roll and present were Mayor
Russo, Vice Mayor Monroe, Councilwoman Furtado, Councilman Jablin and
Councilman Russo.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
DISCUSSION OF ITEMS 1 AND 2
OF SAM CARSILLO'S CONCERNS
Item 1 was the issue of the sidewalk which Mr. Carsillo felt had been placed too
close to the road at the 1 -95 underpass on Burns Road. During discussion it was
determined that two funds, the road impact fees fund and the gas tax fund, would
possibly be available for funding changing the sidewalk and also widening the
bridge on Holly Drive where the sidewalk is also believed to be too close to the
road. It was the consensus of the City Council to have staff research the
availability of funds with recommendation for approval at the next City Council
meeting, rather than wait until the 1 -95 expansion would be done since that might
take more than five years, and the City Council felt the situation was a possible
danger to residents. Item 2 was the need for a due date for completion of the
helicopter pad at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center. City Manager Herakovich
reported she had written to the new hospital administrator regarding the urgency
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of this situation and had not yet had a response. Vice Mayor Monroe suggested
that the City Manager meet with appropriate hospital staff and Traumahawk
personnel in approximately two weeks to establish interim safety guidelines for
helicopter landings until the helipad could be built. Councilman Russo stated that
Item 3, although not scheduled for discussion at this meeting, needed to be
clarified. Mr. Carsillo's concern was that the City was not getting their fair share
of return for the million dollars they pay Palm Beach County. Councilman Russo
asked staff to look at this issue before the discussion of this matter at a future
meeting.
CABANA COLONY POOL
Sue Miller, Parks and Recreation Director, reported she, the City Manager, and
the City's pool staff had inspected the Cabana Colony Pool and her
recommendation was that it would not be practical for the City to assume the
operation of this pool because of the condition of the pool and the funds that
would be required to restore and operate it as well as the fact that it would be
used primarily by non - residents. Councilman Russo stated his position that he
would be willing to help Cabana Colony run their pool, however the City had no
funds available.
FALSE ALARM ORDINANCE
City Manager Herakovich reported there was a false alarm ordinance on the
books that had not been enforced. Assistant Police Chief Dennis O'Rourke
reported an average of 475 residential and 171 business alarms per month, of
which many ofthese were abuse alarms. He suggested that a charge be instituted
to be made after a certain number of abuse cases, and that guidelines be
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established for alarm companies. Councilman Russo agreed and stated all alarms
should be required to have a disabling feature. Vice Mayor Monroe questioned
whether any distinction needed to be made between an alarm that only creates a
sound and an alarm that also alerts the police. Councilwoman Furtado suggested
if a person had an alarm that kept going off they be given a checklist of things to
do to possibly stop the alarms. Vice Mayor Monroe stated the fees charged
should be sufficient to cover all the costs and time spent by the Police
Department The consensus of the City Council was to direct staff to prepare an
ordinance incorporating the points discussed.
LAND DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS It was the consensus of the City Council to modify PGA Boulevard design
guidelines, to require all development along PGA Boulevard to rezone to PCD
or PUD districts, and to prohibit "big box" use and outdoor sales along PGA
Boulevard. In regard to landscaping, it was the consensus of the City Council to
stop the maintenance of landscaping on residential streets by the City to the extent
possible, to direct staff to check how other cities maintain medians, and to refer
to the Citywide Streetscape Master Plan which was never adopted to identify
those portions of that plan which might contain landscaping ideas for intersections
of major boulevards. Direction to stair regarding a timeline for adoption of the
City's Land Development Regulations was to continue on track to put these in
place as soon as possible.
ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, upon motion made by Vice Mayor
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Monroe, seconded by Councilwoman Furtado and unanimously carried, the meeting
was adjourned at 10:23 P.M.
APPROVAL
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