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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 022290CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS rLSRUAf;Y 22, 1990 The Workshop Meeting of the City Council of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, was called to order by Mayor Martino in the Assembly Room of the Municipal Complex, 10500 North Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida at 8:03 P.M.; and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. ROLL CALL The Secretary called the roil, and present were Mayor Martino, Vice Mayor Aldred, Councilman Kiselewski and Councilman Russo. Councilwoman Monroe arrived at 8:38 P.M. ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Martino announced there would be a Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting in the Council Room on Tuesday, February 27, 1990 at 7:30 P.M. and on Wednesday, February 28, 1990 at 7:30 P.M. there would be a meeting of Am qW the Landscape & Tree Preservation Ordinance Committee in the Council Room. Mayor Martino announced the Council Members would be sand sculpturing at the ArtiGras Festival on Sunday. REPORTS BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MAYOR MARTINO Mayor Martino reported he attended the County Conmiss:ri Meeting this morning whereby they approved the Development Ordar for the General Aviation Airport and changed the zoning to accomodate it. COUNCILMAN KISELEWSKI Councilman Kiselewski reported he attended the Legislative Delegation Committee Meeting on Tuesday night. Councilman Kiselewski also reported on attending the Solid Waste Authority Meeting on Wednesday. E CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, 2/22190 PAGE TWO 0 RESOLUTION 21, 1990 Per a consensus of tl.e City Council, John L. Eisner was moved up to member from alternate member on the Recreation Advisory Board to fill the unex- ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION LAKE CATHERINE ,. 11 116, 1 Ell pired term of Lynn Bundick. The Council directed the City Clerk's Office to see if the applicants for the Recreation Advisory Board were still Interested in serving. Resolution 21, 1990 will be considered for adop- tion at the Regular Meeting of March 1, 1990. Mayor Martino reported the City will receive the deed to the bottom of the lake and the 5 acres in front of the lake. Doug Hood, Director of Parks and Recreation recommended naming the ballfields the "Lake Catherine Sports Complex ". Mayor Martino suggested naming the ballfields the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Sports Complex. Mayor Martino wants to officially name the lake "Lake Catherine ", and the 5 acre park in front of the lake "Lake Catherine Park After discussion, there was a consensus of the Cit; ':cuncil to name the ballfields the "Lake Catherine Sports Complex" and commission a plague dedicating the complex in memory to John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur. Mayor Martino stated that at the same time, the City will also dedicate the lake area. Douo Hood, Director of Parks and Recreation, was directed to bring a picture of the sign. This will be considered for adoption at the Regular Meeting of March 1, 1990. UNITED ARTISTS Craig Livingston, authorized agent for Gddco- Gardens, addressed the City Council and briefly detailed the revised amendments to the existing eleVd- tions. Vice Mayor Aldred stated he felt they had made a goon faith effort in bringing the plans into compliance. Rich Walton, Director of Planning E CITY COUNCIL WORKSHO MEETING, 2122/90 is PAGE THREE and Zoning, stated Staff had requested a narrative explaining the changes for the record, but still had not received same. Councilman Kiselawski recommended making the revision notes on the drawing. Mayor Martino asked Mr. Livingston about the landscaping, which was shown on plans approxima- tely 3 to 4 months ago, for the front of the building. Mr. Livingston stated that at the front entrance where they were proposing adding a canopy, they had received a price of $7,000 for installation. Mr. Livingston stated this is the area where the future building will be added, therefore United Artists requested not to be required to add the canopy. Mayor Martino suggested Gadco Corp. /United Artists submit a letter to the City Council stating that within 6 months from March 1, 1990, if a building has not be contracted for this addition, the canopy will be put in place. Mr. Livingston agreed to the recommendations of the City Council. This will be considered for adoption at the Regular Meeting of March 1, 1990, if all requested items have been received. CABALLO POINT Michael Houston, Urban Design Studio, addressed the City Council regarding the discussion by the City Council at the January meeting, whereby the Counci3 preferred single- fdtllily humus ilIAt dd of townhomes, The new pro- posal is for 26 single family lots. The lots will be 50' by .,-J' as a minimum, which is a zero lot line, The denisity has been reduced to 4.8 units to the acre. The City Council had no objection to the Petitioner's request to delete the ficus trees from the plans due to the Christmas freeze. Mr. Houston stated they do not have architectural elevations for this project at this point, however they will be looking for a builder program where they will come in and volunteer to include this in the CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, 2/22/90 PAGE FOUR Resolution, to show the architectural elevations and details. Mr. Houston stated they are looking at three different builders. Councilman Kiselewski felt there should only be one builder for the project. Mr. Houston also stated there would be no more than 3 two story buildings in a row. Mr. Houston requested that the Petitioner be able to move forward with th, PUD, as shown, with a Resolution to include no building permits being issued until the City Council has had an opportunity to review the architectural elevations. Vice Mayor Aldred proposed approving the PUD and have the Petitioner come back with the architectural presentation to be approved by a subsequent Resolution. The Petitioner agreed to the con- dition that there be only 1 presentation and 1 Resolution for all the Aft architectural elevations. Mr. Houston also requested a change in the IF zoning from AR /SE to PUD and requested a first reading of tt!e Ordinance be scheduled. Mayor Martino instructed the Petitioner to meet with the attorneys working on the PUD Ordinance, however, stated there would be a workshop between the 1st and 2nd reading. WASTE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT The City Manager reported on October 1, 1990, there 4 11 be a new phase of operation for Waste Management. The tipping fees will be billed through the tax collector and appraised through the property appraiser. Mr. Or,� feels there needs to be a standard fee schedule, since the City is the mediator between the contractor and the businesses, and also collects a 2% franchise fee. The existing contracts would extend until expiration, however, new businesses would be required to use Waste Management. Vice Mayor Aldred felt they should allow the businesses to continue to contract with whom they want. Mr. Orr saw no problem with that, but the City would CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, 2/22/90 0 SCOPE OF SERVICES PAGE FIVE not be responsible for mediation between the businesses and the contractor for the chargQs. Attorney Brant was directed by the City Council to draw up the Ordinance for the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an Amendment to the Agreement with Waste Management. The Ordinance will be considered for first reading at the Regular Meeting of March 1, 1990. Rich Walton, Director of Planninq b Zoning, addressed the City Council regarding the Scope of Services as submitted by Pravin Shah in preparation of the Land Development Regulations. Mr. Walton stated they are adding back in the landscape program. Councilman Kiselewski stated he did not understand from the outline when comments from the Council were to be injected into the process. After discussion, the Council decided there should be a Citizens Advisory Committee formed to work through the Administration with their input and the CAC should meet with Staff before each workshop in Phase 1, II and III. The City Manager stated he needed a consensus from the City Council to execute the contract and the account, with money to be taken from Council Contingency. The Council felt we should deal mainly with Mr. Shah instead of bring in the whole team and try to get a reduction in Mr. Shah's fees. The execution of the contract will be considered for approval at the Regular Meeting of Mach 1, 1993. Mayor Martino directed Rich Walton to submit a list of names for the CAC to the City Council for approval. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 9:35 P.M, 11