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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 111893ROLL CALL CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS NOVEMBER 18, 1993 7:30 P.M. 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. The City Clerk called the roll and present were Mayor Russo, Councilwoman Furtado and Councilman Clark. Councilman Jablin arrived at 7:42 P.M. Plaques of Appreciation were presented by Mayor Russo to David J. Panozzo, member of the Zoning Board of Appeals 3/87 - 7/93; and Daniel Gainey, member of Merit Board from 1/84 - 7/93. City Manager Herakovich introduced Jeff Ornstein and Vince Pappalardo, members of the Space Allocation Committee. Committee Chairman Ornstein presented the committee's final report which determined space needs of the Police Department, City Hall and Public Works to the year 2015. The committee determined that 64,738 square feet of space would be needed immediately for all COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, 11/18/93 PAGE 2 three departments, and an additional 19,550 square feet would be needed by the year 2015. Present total space for all three departments is only 25,463 square feet. The Police Department's space needs were the most critical, however, since the Police Department and City Hall work together so closely, these would need to be handled as one issue, and the Public Works Department would be handled separately. Mr. Pappalardo stated it was the consensus of the committee that immediate action needed to be implemented. Sam Carsillo stated a member of the City was willing to donate both the land and the building for a new police department. Mayor Russo suggested the present Space Allocation Committee members be appointed to a Building Committee which would determine the most cost efficient way to proceed, and a mission statement would be prepared to give the Building Committee direction. ITEMS BY THE CITY MANAGER City Manager Herakovich introduced Kent Olsen, the new City Finance Director. The City Manager also reported that the PGA Boulevard widening project was scheduled to begin on November 29, and staff had met with the MacArthur Foundation to redo landscaping plans for the parkway concept to make it more cost effective. City Manager Herakovich stated surrounding communities have been working with staff to continue the parkway concept COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, 11118193 PAGE 3 ITEMS BY MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL Councilwoman Furtado on certain roadways, making the landscaping uniform throughout the region. City Manager Herakovich also reported that the bid for the new County Library to be located in Palm Beach Gardens would be let in early 1994, and the groundbreaking would be held in January or February. Councilwoman Furtado recommended a thank you letter be written for the personnel file of the County Fire Rescue worker who was instrumental in getting equipment for the ALS truck. Councilwoman Furtado reported that Campus Drive Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue Station Number Two had maintained an under one minute response time for several months, making their response time the lowest in the County. Discussion was held on the need for housing Bethseda ambulances within the City, and Mr. Berman volunteered to work with Councilwoman Furtado to ensure suitable space was found. Councilwoman Furtado asked the Council to keep in mind when considering safety concerns along Military Trail that Florida had the highest bicycle fatality rate in the nation, and the second highest pedestrian rate in the nation. Councilwoman Furtado clarified her position that it would be unnecessary to appoint additional representatives from the COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, 11/18/93 PAGE 4 unincorporated areas to the MPO Board, since she served as both a representative of the City of Palm Beach Gardens and of Palm Beach County. Councilwoman Furtado offered to bring her information packet from the MPO meetings to City Hall so copies could be made available for interested residents. Councilwoman Furtado reported both the MPO and the City Council had sent letters to Washington requesting train whistles not be sounded between the hours of 10 P.M. and 6 A.M. and reflecting our Councils recommendation that tax dollars not be spent for additional barrier arms at railroad crossings. Councilman Jablin Councilman Jablin reported Seacoast Utility had agreed to test a composite of all the water coming from the Lilac Street well field on a quarterly basis, and that all the water from that well field had tested to be good and healthy water. City Manager Herakovich was directed to write to the local environmental protection agency regional director requesting intervention to get the Dames and Moore study analyzed quickly. Mayor Russo Mayor Russo stated a preliminary meeting had been held with the City Manager and County Commissioner Marcus and staff regarding the golf course. Also, a large company had relocated to the City and a letter would be sent welcoming them to the City. Mayor Russo reported on the COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, 11/18/93 PAGE 5 Municipal League Board of Directors meeting and an annexation law, which if passed, would prevent annexation of small pockets of land which ordinarily would have been no problem to annex into the City. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC Rita Brenner Rita Brenner spoke regarding the need for a traffic light at the corner of Burns Road and Gardens East Drive and presented petitions signed by concerned residents. Mary Romera Mary Romera also spoke regarding the need for the traffic light at Burns Road and Gardens East Drive and not just a blinking yellow light because of all the accidents that have occurred. Mayor Russo expressed his sympathy for the loss of life at the intersection, however, stated that the Council had been constantly working on the problem within required governmental guidelines to bring the process to its present point. Barry Merman Mr. Merman stated he had driven to the intersection today after speaking with residents and discovered it is a very dangerous situation and recommended a traffic light and immediate placement of another sign stating "Very Dangerous Intersection ". Commissioner Karen Marcus Commissioner Marcus stated she had received all the COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, 11/18/93 PAGE 6 petitions and had spoken with Mr. Walker, County Traffic Engineer, and that he would expedite the installation of a full signal at that intersection. She suggested the City put some asphalt in to broaden the tight turn lane immediately to make the intersection safer in the interim before the traffic light could be installed. Councilman Jablin also spoke of the dangerous intersection at Northlake Boulevard and Ryder Cup Boulevard. Traffic Engineer Walker stated he had learned today that this traffic signal light would be turned on next week. Mayor Russo introduced the topic of Military Trail Improvements by the County per the Military Trail Task Force Recommendations. Commissioner Marcus stated the County Task Force had recommended (1) striping of the northbound right turn lane between Woods Edge and Northlake Boulevard which she recommended extending from between Woods Edge and Holly Drive; (2) changing the size of the lanes in order to add a permanent bypass at the side of the road; and (3) removing cutouts from the sidewalk behind the curb every 100 feet to install sod and small breakaway trees. After discussion, it was the consensus of the Council to bring the recommendations before the task force at their December 1, 1993 meeting COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, 11/18/93 PAGE 7 and to the next council meeting on December 2, 1993, for approval by the City Council. During that time period Commissioner Marcus would work with the City's landscape division to decide on specific types of breakaway trees so that prices could be obtained, and Councilwoman Furtado would check with the Post Office to determine whether mail boxes could be moved from the edge of the street to behind the sidewalk and allow the postal vehicles to travel on the sidewalk, instead of stopping on the street. CONSENT AGENDA Councilman Clark made a motion to approve Consent Agenda, seconded by Councilwoman Furtado. Motion passed 4 -0. Resolution 134, 1993 RESOLUTION 141, 1993 Councilwoman Furtado recommended that Jim Maynor be the regular member, and Bette Bates be the alternate member appointed to the Recreation Advisory Board. Motion to approve Resolution 134, 1993 appointing Jim Maynor as the regular member and Bette Bates as the alternate member to the Recreation Advisory Board was made by Councilwoman Furtado and seconded by Councilman Jablin. Motion passed 4 -0. It was the consensus of the Council to modify Resolution COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, 11/18/93 PAGE 8 V 141, 1993, as follows: At the end of Section One after the words "DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS" to add "attached as Exhibit A". On page 4, number 7., the last word, "parties" shall be capitalized "Parties ". Motion was made by Councilman Clark, to approve Resolution 141, 1993, as amended to attach the form of compliance agreement that the Council discussed as presented to the County. Motion was seconded by Councilman Jablin. Motion passed 4 -0. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION HARBOUR RETAIL SHOPS REQUEST FOR COVERED PARKING This request was placed on the agenda for further discussion to obtain direction for city -wide covered parking, and not to consider this specific request until guidelines had been established. After discussion, it was the consensus of the Council to refer the matter to the Planning and Zoning Commission for final draft to then be presented to the Council for first reading. PUD MINIMUM R.O.W. SECTIONS It was the consensus of the City Council that the present Right -Of -Way Guidelines not be changed. MINOR AND MAJOR AMENDMENTS Adoption of procedures to allow administrative amendments COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, 11/18/93 PAGE 9 to approved development plans or site plans was discussed. City Attorney Baldwin stated his position was that the Planning staff only be able to approve changes to new development or site plans, not developments that have been in existence for several years; that a standard would need to be included as to when Planning staff would bring a minor amendment to the Council; and that on the list of major amendments requiring formal review by the Planning and Zoning Commission and /or City Council that Item 3 be moved either to the top, at the end of the introductory paragraph, or to the end of the document, since it referred to minor amendments. Mr. Walton was directed to work with Attorney Baldwin to further clarify these points. NORTH COUNTY PLANNING Since it was the consensus of the Council that the Planning Forum Policy Statement items need to be discussed individually, it was decided to have a workshop meeting for this purpose either on December 9, 1993 or on January 13, 1994 - -to be decided later. Mayor Russo asked for code enforcement direction from Rich Walton at the next meeting. COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, 11/18/93 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 10:12 P.M. APPROVAL MAYO RUS$O VIC OR�ONY0E -"--�\ JABL-IN COUNCILWOMAN FURTADO COUNCILMAN CLARK 'J ATTEST: �XP, M. RIEF, DEPUTiZ CITY CLERK