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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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was adjourned at 11:30 F.M.
APPROVAL
MAYOR JOSEPH R. RUSSO
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COUNCILMAN DAVID CLARK
ATTEST:
LINDA V. KOSIER, CMC, CITY CLERK
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