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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 061093J CITY COUNCIL W WORKSHOP MEETING CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS JUNE 10, 1993 The Workshop 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 Deputy City Clerk called the roll and present were Mayor Russo, Vice Mayor Monroe, Councilman Jablin, Councilwoman Furtado and Councilman Clark. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION CONCEPTUAL LINKAGE '{ING DISTRICT Attorney Brant reviewed his memorandum regarding the establishment by the City of a taxing district for the concep °ual linkage plan /parkways. Attorney Brant stated, after researching Florida Statutes, he had not found a vehicle to track an existing special district that the City could use as a basis for consideration. Attorney Brant stated the whole city would be considered the district. Attorney Brant stated the Legislature had indicated they did not want to create any additional special taxing districts, but they might grant one under certain conditions. Attorney Brant stated there was an dependent district, whereby the Council would serve as the governing body, however, recommended the Council not consider this alternative. Attorney Brant stated this could be tied under the City's CTTY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, 6/10/93 PAGE 2 T roadway and linkage plan, as there would have to be terminus points. Attorney Brant felt the Council should decide, in detail, a policy statement as to what they were seeking and what they envisioned as an ultimate. Kim Glas, planner, addressed the City Council and stated staff recommended following the National Standards for a wide, well -paved type pathway. Ms. Glas further discussed Brevard County's plan and the effect on the subdivision regulations. Councilwoman Monroe discussed an article written on a "rails to trails" parking system utilized in the Seattle area. The Acting City Manager indicated St. Mark's Episcopal Church had expressed an interest in adopting a portion of L "The Oaks" park site and would help raise funds for the development and maintenance. Councilwoman Monroe suggested using the "adoption" idea for the parkway system as had been done with the highway system. In response to Councilwoman Monroe, Ms. Glas stated the parkway was 300' - 400' wide and a multi -use path should be 15' minimum with a 5' cleared area on either side. The Acing City Manager stated, after speaking with representatives of the MacArthur Foundation, one alternative would be to look at a City -wide bicycle path plan. Rich Walton, Director of Planning and Zoning, addressed the Council stating there was one project within the City that had a condition which stated they could not approve a fTTY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, 6/10/93 PAGE 3 development order until a portion of the conceptual linkage plan /pathway had been approved. Councilwoman Furtado expressed concern with the lack of, and consistency of, the sidewalks throughout the City. After discussion, the Council directed staff to research files regarding the sidewalk along Military Trail in correlation to the DiVosta Office Building. Discussion ensued as to the location of implementing the linkage plan. There was a consensus of the City Council for staff to explore the possibility of, and report back to Council, implementing the linkage system along PGA Boulevard, up the east or west side of Central Boulevard, along the south side of Hood Road, and eventually south along the driest area of the Loxahatchee. Staff was also directed to explore having an ease /west pathway through the undeveloped area of this property. PROSPERITY CENTRE PUD AMENDMENTS Mr. Walton addressed the City Council regarding the proposed amendments to the approved site plan for the Prosperity Centre PUD. Mr. Walton stated the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended the Petitioner paint the perimeter wall on both sides and the Petitioner had stated they would paint the wail on the outside. Mr. Walton stated, of the other items recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission, staff was concerned with the change to the drainage plan and the elimination of landscaping. Mr. CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, 6/10/93 PAGE 4 Walton stated staff recommended the landscaping not be eliminated and the proposed trees be increased to 14' - 16' in height and the species be changed. Mr. Walton stated the second area of concern was the right turn in /right turn out of the site off of Prosperity Farms Road. Mr. Walton stated Kahart Pinder, City's Traffic Consultant, had objected, as it would not work with the layout of the median of Prosperity Farms Road. Mr. Walton stated the Petitioner had spoken with Charlie Walker of Palm Beach County and he had given them an alternative the County could live with. Mr. Walton stated David Getz, City Engineer, had expressed concern with that alternative as it did noc meet the engineering standards and he was unable to recommend approval because of the liability the City could incur. Mr. Walton stated an easement south of the project, not located in the City, had been allowed to be used as a driveway. Mr. Walton stated staff has spoken with Palm Beach County to try to get them to issue violations. Mr. Walton stated this had been grandfathered in as it had been there since 1952. Mr. Walton felt this use had expanded and was impacting the project regarding the right -in /right -out. Mr. Walton stated the Planning and Zoning Commission felt allowing only a right turn in would alleviate the problem, however, it would not alleviate the liability to the City. Mr. Walton stated another area of concern was the proposed r'TY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, 6/10/93 PAGE 5 change of the approved barrel tile roof to a similar color and similar looking metal roof. In response to Mayor Russo, Mr. Walton stated the Planning and Zoning Commission had recommended approved of the three proposed changes objected to by staff. Mr. Walton stated the surrounding residents had attended the Planning and Zoning Public Hearing stating they did not have any problems with the proposed changes. Vice Mayor Monroe felt everything could be worked out except for the drainage and landscaping issue and expressed displeasure with the City Council being sold something and then a change being made. In response to Vice Mayor Monroe, Jeff Blakely, landscape architect, stated the proposed landscaping would not grow with this drainage plan. Mr. Walton stated the Petitioner was aware of the situation regarding the right -turn in /right -turn out, however, there had not been any meetings to work out this issue. Jeff Lis, representative of Prosperity Associates Ltd., addressed the City Council stating the issue of drainage was discussed at length with Mark Hendrickson, City Forester. Mr. Lis stated they were concerned with the long term maintenance issue, as the swales were on 91. Mr. Lis stated there was an agreement that coco plum could survive and they would .install it if the Council directed. Mr. Lis stated the Petitioner had recommended using the same amount of rTTY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, 6/10/93 PAGE 6 landscaping dollars and use plantings around each tree as a green island and sod the area. In response to Vice Mayor Monroe's concern about not returning to Council for approval, Mr. Lis stated there was a time restraint concerning the change in the drainage, as they were trying to keep the business transactions alive in delivering the space in a timely manner. In response to staff's concern regarding the right -turn in /right -turn out, Mr. Lis stated there was no way the semi - trucks making deliveries could turn around and leave the center via PGA Boulevard. Mayor Russo stated the City Engineer had expressed objections to allowing a right -turn out onto Prosperity Farms Road due to potential liability to the City, and he would not change his mind until the City Engineer changed his objections. After further discussion, the Petitioner stated they would use this next week to try to come to an agreement regarding the right turn in /right turn out issue. Attorney Brant stated he would write a letter of clarity regarding Mr. Lindahl's memorandum concerning this issue. Mr. Lis addressed the issue of the change in roofing materials and the painting of both sides of the perimeter wall. There was a consensus of the City Council to go and look at the wall before deciding if the Petitioner should paint only rTTY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, 6/10/93 PAGE 7 the outside of the perimeter wall. Mr. Lis discussed the proposed changes to the roofing materials on the rear side of the center and the reasons for the changes due to long -term maintenance of the roof. Discussion ensued and there was a consensus of the City Council to allow the change in the roofing material as proposed by the Petitioner. Vice Mayor Monroe requested changes in the proposed landscape plan, such as leaving the trees, taking out the liriope, use clustering with mid -hi vegetation along the swale area making breaks for visual impacts. Another issue discussed was a change in the lighting plan. Mr. Robert Woods, who lives across the street from the center, addressed the City Council and expressed concern with the proposed lighting plan and stated he favored the right -turn out onto Prosperity Farms Road. The Petitioner stated if the lighting affects the neighboring residents, they would plant additional trees to block the lights of the shopping center. There was a consensus of the City Council to allow the Petitioner to change the lighting plan as proposed. Attorney Brant stated the proposed amendments could be handled by Resolution, however, the Petitioner must notify the affected residents by a notice being hand - delivered to them 5 days prior to the Council meeting and certify by affidavit. rTTY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, 6/10/93 PAGE 8 There was a consensus of the City Council to hold a Special Meeting on 6/24/93 to consider approval of this Resolution. ART IN PUBLIC PLACES ORDINANCE Howard Ostrout, Chairman of the Art Advisory Committee, addressed the City Council and provided a brief history of the Art in Public Places Ordinance. Mr. Ostrout stated the Committee felt the Ordinance should be kept in effect, however, make some revisions to allow the developer the option of putting the art on site or placing funds into a fund for future art projects around the City. Mayor Russo introduced a letter from Selema Oxnevad requesting the Council keep the Art in Public Places Ordinance. (copy attached) Dick Bjornseth, Chairman of West Palm Beach's Art in Public Places Committee, presented a slide show of different art projects around the country. There was a consensus of the City Council for the Art Advisory Committee to workshop the Art in Public Places Ordinance, incorporating changes for all art to be placed in public places and look at giving the developer the option to donate to a fund at a lower percentage or place the art on- site aY a higher percentage. Mr. Os-.rout presented for the record a letter from Jeff Lis concerning the Art in Public Places Ordinance. (copy attached) POLICE CHIEF FORT Chief ,lames FitzGerald addressed the City Council and dis- rTTY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, 6/10/93 PAGE 9 cussed the Police Department 1993/1994 budget proposal and his justification for the addition of 15 police officers. Mayor Russo requested Chief FitzGerald's attendance at the Town Meeting to be held on Monday, June 28, 1993, to answer questions from residents. Mayor Russo stated after the Council got the feeling of the residents from the Town Meeting, they would determine if the additional officers could be hired in this fiscal year or wait until the next budget year. Vice Mayor Monroe requested staff provide examples of any increase in taxes by the Town Meeting. Mr. Mike Gleman, 1914 19th Lake, addressed the City Council stating he felt the Police Department should hire 25 addi- tional officers. ADVISORY BOARD CONFLICTS There was a consensus of the City Council directing Attorney Brant to draft an Ordinance for consideration by Council to put in the Code that members of an advisory board and members of their firm would not be allowed to appear before their Board or the City Council until 6 months after they had resigned from the respective board. CITY COUNCIL PENDING LIST There was a consensus of the City Council to move the Growth Management Presentation by Ray Liberti from July 15th to June 24th and to schedule Roadway Beautification Program for a meeting in August or September. OFF POSITIONS Per a recommendation by the Acting City Manager, there was a rTTY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, 6/10/93 PAGE 10 consensus of the City Council directing the Merit System Board review the job description for the Personnel Analyst. Per a recommendation of the Acting City Manager, there was a consensus of the City Council to approve the salary range for Parks Superintendent. ITEMS BY THE CITY R The Acting City Manager reported St. Marks Episcopal Church had requested permission to use 2 portables for the school for the upcoming school year and had requested coming di- rectly before the City Council without appearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission. The Council directed the Acting City Manager and Attorney Brant work out this issue. The Acting City Manager reported the schedule for completion of the Preston wall /landscaping had expired and it would take approximately another 6 -8 weeks to complete the work. The Council directed the Acting City Manager to work with Mark Hendrickson on this issue. The Acting City Manager stated there was not a time frame supporting the withholding of certificate of occupancy at Siena Oaks PUD. Attorney Brant recommended that certificate of occupancy be issued, ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 11:30 p.m. `TTY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, 6/10/93 PAGE APPROVAL A / f �J 0 COUN IN VICE MAYOR MONROE COUNCILWOMAN FURTADO COUNCILMAN CLARK 4�-!� /1 . ley EXA M. RIEF DEPUTY CITY CLERK 11