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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 010694CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS JANUARY 6, 1994 The Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, was called to order by Mayor Russo at 7:30 P.M. in the Assembly Room of the Municipal Complex, 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 present were Mayor Russo, Vice Mayor Monroe, Councilman Jablin, Councilwoman Furtado, and Councilman Clark. ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Russo stated the announcements were as posted on the City's Bulletin Boards. PRESENTATIONS Presentations were made to Susan Miller for 10 years of service to the City and to Lt. Robert Marts upon his retirement from the City of Palm Beach Gardens' Police Department. Dan Octavi was recognized upon his promotion to Lieutenant in the Police Department. Dr. Edward Eissey of Palm Beach Community College requested approval to erect two signs which would announce events at the new Performing Arts Center, a moveable sign at the main entrance to the Performing Arts Center located at Fairchild Avenue and Campus Boulevard, and a sign on RCA Boulevard. In order to give staff an opportunity to review the request for sign code compliance, it was decided that if at all possible a t 0 w CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, 1/6/94 PAGE 2 resolution would be placed on the agenda for the next City Council meeting. George deGuardiola presented a slide update on the Newtowne project which would be located in Jupiter. Accessibility would be the premise of the project, with a framework of roads that would go from wide boulevards to very narrow streets to encourage certain traffic patterns so that non - residential traffic would be encouraged to stay on the main roads. Planning assumptions would include pedestrian access from one area to another, minimizing vehicular traffic. Because the project would be a part of a DRI project, density would be determined based on DRI requirements. The project would be based on neighborhood concepts with a lot of pedestrian traffic, and would offer an alternative to the type of traffic patterns that currently exist. Instead of digging out lakes, neighborhoods would include greenways which would be left natural to act as water management tracts and cleansing agents to revitalize depression areas that were once wetlands. From the centrally located town square, there would be access to the university, stadium, recreational facility, and workplace campus. Concerns voiced by the Council included increased traffic on Military Trail, the golf course and amount of retail space to be built in Phase I, and how the project would affect the City of Palm Beach Gardens. Mayor Russo thanked Mr. deGuardiola for his CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, 1/6/94 PAGE 3 work on this project which could bring a university and much - needed economic development to the northern part of Palm Beach County. ITEMS BY CITY MANAGER Dave Talley of the Northern Palm Beaches Chamber of Commerce introduced staff member Michelle Lamey who requested approval of a special event permit application for Artigras, a family oriented event which would take place February 19, 20 & 21 at the northeast perimeter of the Gardens Mall. It was the consensus of the Council to approve the permit. Mr. Penandez, project manager for the Donald Ross Road project, now in the planning stage with construction slated in 1996 -7, presented two configurations for alignment of Donald Ross Road between the Frenchman's Creek Marina and Ellison Wilson Road. One alternative included a drawbridge which would be approximately 35 feet high. The Council was asked to support the position of Juno Beach, which was to find ways to soften the impact of this high structure, at the hearing before the County Commission on this matter. Vice Mayor Monroe expressed concern with finding ways to add grass and trees along the sides of the road, similar to the concepts developed by the Military Trail task force, and will further discuss this with the project manager before the County Commission hearing. City Manager Herakovich presented Kent Olson, Finance 9 ■J7 T CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, 1/6/94 PAGE 4 Director, who summarized the City's need for $225,000 for pension plan contributions. This large amount basically came about because previous changes in the pension fund raised the City's contribution amount. It was the consensus of the Council that half of the $225,000 be taken from the Council Continency Fund and the other half should be taken from other areas, since taking the full amount would leave a balance of only $75,000 in the contingency fund for the entire year. City Manager Herakovich welcomed Tom Baird, new City Attorney, and Assistant City Manager Greg Dunham to their first City Council meeting. ITEMS BY MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL Councilwoman Furtado Councilwoman Furtado read a letter from a resident commending the police officer who has been involved with the Junior Police organization in Tanglewood apartments. Councilwoman Furtado invited anyone who could to attend the SAC Committee Meeting at Palm Beach Gardens High school on January 10. She stated the interest of the Council had made a big difference in a short amount of time. Councilwoman Furtado requested the Council consider adoption of a resolution in support of safety of school children. She also reported the Dare officers had requested the Council consider renaming a street in the city " DARE Boulevard" to further emphasize the city's position against drugs. a e CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, 1/6/94 PAGE 5 Vice Mayor Monroe Vice Mayor Monroe reported the Sign Code Committee was still meeting and would be ready to make a presentation to the Council in the near future. Councilman Clark Councilman Clark asked when the bids for the golf course would be awarded. City Manager Herakovich stated the decision on bids would be made in February or March. Councilman Jablin Councilman Jablin updated the Council on the Landfill Committee's recent activities, and stated the Department of Environmental Protection had completed their assessment report and requested the Solid Waste Authority devise a management plan for the landfill. The Landfill Committee has scheduled two meetings, after which their report will be presented to the Council, one of which would be a meeting with the Director of Environmental Engineering with the Health Department to discuss possible monitoring by the Health Department of off -site wells to determine whether contaminants have leached further than the zone of discharge, which zone would be established by the health department. Councilman Jablin expressed his concern over traffic problems which would come about if the school board instituted the changes which they have contemplated of sending students in BallenIsles, JDM, and PGA National to Howell Watkins instead of Duncan school. Mayor Russo Mayor Russo net with Public Works employees, who were very upset over the two -week payroll period. He asked Finance Director Olson to research the cost of weekly CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, 1/6/94 PAGE 6 a versus bi- weekly payroll so that he could answer the concerns of the Public Works employees. Mayor Russo also asked that other council members go to Public Works to show the council's appreciation for their work. Mayor Russo also stated a private company is interested in entering into an agreement to buy a portion of golf course rounds each year and would also be interested in managing the golf course. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC Milton Stern Milton Stern, 24 Cayman Place, Palm Beach Gardens, stated he had received many phone calls from distraught mothers and young people over the school board's proposed boundary changes. His attendance at a school board meeting that morning, which was so overwhelmed with distraught residents that nothing could be accomplished, resulted in a request by the school board that the residents come back to meet in small groups. Abby Jablin Abby Jablin voiced her concerns concerning the school board issue and how important it is to get Palm Beach Gardens High School in shape_ It was the consensus of the Council to determine the position they will take on the school board issue before the school board meeting scheduled for February 14. CONSENT AGENDA Vice Mayor Monroe made a motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of 12/16/93 as amended with the addition of a final sentence under the heading "Soverel Harbour Temporary Landscaping" to be "In addition staff a CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, 1/5/94 PUBLIC HEARINGS PAGE 7 is to review the approved PUD site plan and determine if it would be acceptable to install the approved plants and berms at this time." Another change was on page 10, the name of the principal of St. Mark's school should be Melba Hardy instead of Nova Hardy. Motion was seconded by Councilwoman Furtado and unanimously passed. Motion was made by Vice Mayor Monroe, seconded by Councilman Clark to approve Resolution 1, 1994, Approval of Extension of Time for Demolition of Temporary Sales Center for BallenIsles. Motion passed 5 -0. ORDINANCE 23, 1993 Mayor Russo declared the Public Hearing open, which was duly advertised 12/22/93 and held on the intent of Ordinance 23, 1993, authorizing the Director of Planning and Zoning to make minor amendments to land development plans and site plans. There being no comments from the public, Mayor Russo declared the Public Hearing closed. Vice Mayor Monroe made a motion that Ordinance 23, 1993, be placed by title only on second and final reading. Motion was seconded by Councilman Clark. Per a unanimous vote by the City Council, City Clerk Linda Kosier read Ordinance 23, 1993, by title only, on second and final reading. Vice Mayor Monroe made a motion to approve adoption of Ordinance 23, 1993, seconded by Councilman Clark. Motion passed 5 -0. Ordinance 25, 1993 Mayor Russo declared the Public Hearing open, which was duly advertised 12/22/93 and held on the intent of M CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, 1/6/94 PAGE 8 Ordinance 25, 1993, granting an extension of time to "Golf Estate Villas" PUD, created by Ordinance 5, 1989. There being no comments from the public, Mayor Russo declared the Public Hearing closed. Vice Mayor Monroe made a motion that Ordinance 25, 1993, be placed by title only on second and final reading. Motion was seconded by Councilman Clark. Per a unanimous vote by the City Council, City Clerk Linda Kosier read Ordinance 25, 1993, by title only, on second and final reading. Vice Mayor Monroe made a motion to approve adoption of Ordinance 25, 1993, seconded by Councilman Clark. Motion passed 5 -0. RESOLUTION 2, 1994 After discussion, Vice Mayor Monroe made a motion to approve Resolution 2, 1994, appointing a regular member to the Zoning Board of Appeals to fill the unexpired term of Bruce Brown, inserting the name of Jo Ann Barone as second alternate and moving Lynn Waxman into the regular position. Motion was seconded by Councilman Clark, and passed 5 -0. ORDINANCE 24, 1993 Vice Mayor Monroe expressed concern that staff had been encouraged to schedule meetings concurrently to expedite the review process for Ordinance 24, 1993. George Alsbrooks III, agent for the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, explained the sequence of events that led to the presentation of this request under constrained time requirements. Motion was made by Vice Mayor Monroe that Ordinance 24, 1993 be placed on first CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, 1/6/94 ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION GARDENS EAST PLAZA PUD REINSTATEMENT Gardens East Plaza, Ltd., requested reinstatement of the expired Promenade shopping center Planned Unit Development. Because of previous violations, Planning and Zoning Commission recommended a one year time extension with thirteen conditions of approval. Steve Mathison, agent for Gardens East Plaza, Ltd., stated he had understood the December 31, 1993 deadline for completion of improvements would have been in effect only if their request had been approved, and there would also have been a 30 -day time period after approval to complete the improvements. He stated conditions 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12 and 13 were acceptable to the petitioner. Regarding condition 4, the petitioner would like the 25- foot landscape buffer along Alternate A1A to be in place at the time the out parcel is developed. Conditions 8 and 9 were to be discussed with staff. Mr. Mathison expressed the developers' feeling they should not be required to maintain the landscaping in the median in A1A, however, the council did not agree. Mr. Mathison stated there have been problems with kids at the center, and the developer has been concerned with liability. Mayor Russo stated for the record the developer needed to PAGE 9 reading by title only. Motion was seconded by Councilman Clark. Per a unanimous vote by the City Council, City Clerk Linda Kosier read ordinance 24, 1993, by title only, on first reading. CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, 1/6/94 PAGE 10 fix that problem, not the City Council. Mayor Russo stated a letter will be required from the Kenny Rogers Company explaining how the odor problem was solved at their restaurant in New Jersey. ISSUES PERTAINING TO PLANNING FORUM STATEMENT It was the consensus of the Council to make the following changes to the handout which would reflect their views: I. Preservation of Natural Resources, P.7, #F: No new agriculture, but do not put existing agriculture out of business. II. Guiding Future Development Patterns, P. 7 #2: yes; P. 8, #B: strike comment; P9, #C: Change to read "Development should be promoted in activity centers along the Turnpike corridor for the Palm Beach Gardens area before allowing for future phased growth further west; P. 9, #D: Agreed, but Palm Beach Gardens will delay visioning until after April 15. III. Determining Future Urban Form, P. 11 #1: willing to consider; P. 12, #C: no change at present time. IV. Transportation, P. 14, #2: Change to "all facilities adjacent to each other "; P. 15, #7: add the words "where appropriate" after "promote transit "; P. 15, #2: Disincentives to driving should not be considered to promote transit; P. 16, #D: More information would be needed on this item in order for the council to comment. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, the meeting CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, 1/6/94 was adjourned at 11:30 F.M. APPROVAL MAYOR JOSEPH R. RUSSO V�_I')C - ku -MAYOR LINDyA' ONROE COUNCILMAN ERIC$LIN t � CF1fJ I WOMAN R TADQ COUNCILMAN DAVID CLARK ATTEST: LINDA V. KOSIER, CMC, CITY CLERK PAGE 11