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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 021590CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS FEBRUARY 15, 1990 The Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City 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 8:12 P.M.; and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. ROLL CALL The City Clerk called the roll, and present were Mayor Martino, Vice Mayor Aldred, Councilwoman Monroe, Councilman Kiselewski and Councilman Russo. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of January 18, 1990, the Minutes of the Workshop Meeting of January 25, 1990, the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of February 1, 1990 and the Minutes of the Workshop Meeting of February B, 1990 were unanimously approved as amended. ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Martino announced there would be a meeting of the Art Advisory Committee on Wednesday, February 21, 1990 at 5:30 P.M. in the Assembly Room. PROCLAMATIONS Mayor Martino read a proclamation proclaiming February 23 - 25, 1990, as "ArtiGras Days ". Mayor Martino read a proclamation proclaiming February 23, 1990 as "Up With People" Day. CALL FOR BIDS The City Manager reported the two bids received from Safety Equipment Company and Breathing Air Systems Divisions for an air compressor and air purification system, as duly advertised on January 10, 1990 and opened and read at the Workshop Meeting of January 25, 1990, have been reviewed. Per the recommendation of the City Manager, Councilman Kiselewski made a motion to award the bid to Breathing Air Systems CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, 2/15/90 0 ITEMS BY THE CITY MANAGER PAGE TWO Division for $19,507.00 with the money to be taken from account n12- 64.20, seconded by Vice Mayor Aldred. The motion was unanimously approved by the City Council. SCHOOL CROSSING The City Manager stated he received a letter from the Palm Beach County GUARDS Commission explaining why they are considering deleting payments to muni- cipalities for school crossing guards. Mr. Orr stated he felt since the schools are countywide and not municipal schools, the school crossing guards should be paid thru the County system. Per a consensus of the City Council, Mayor Martino will write to the County Commission outlining the is Council's position. The Mayor was requested to enlist the help of the Municipal League. FIRE DEPARTMENT LABOR NEGOTIATOR Per a recommendation of the City Manager, Councilman Kiselewski made a motion to hire the law firm of Hogg, Allen, Norton & Blue as labor nego- tiators for the City, secor:Jed by Councilwoman Monroe. This motion was adopted unanimously by the City Council. LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS SCOPE OF SERVICES The City Manager gave each member of the City Council a copy of the Scope of Services prepared by Pravin Shad, re: Land Development Regulations. It was the consensus of the City Council to discuss this item are the Workshop Meeting of 2/22/90. • CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, 2/15/90 ALBERTSON'S WATER PAGE THREE MACHINE Rick Knox, 3061 Key Street, Palm Beach Gardens, addressed the City Council regarding the water machine which was located outside the Albertson Store on Northlake Boulevard. According to the Code of Ordinances of the City of Palm Beach Gardens, the machine was required to be inside the building. Albertsons does not want the machine inside the building due to liability problems. Mr. Knox presented a petition with approximately 200 names on it asking that a variance be given to allow the machine to be left out- side. Per a consensus of the City Council, the variance request was denied to allow the machine to be located outside the building. LAKE CATHERINE SPORTS COMPLEX Mr. Doug Hood has recommended the name of the new complex be named the Lake Catherine Sports Complex. Mayor Martino scheduled this for a 0 Workshop Meeting on 2/22/90. FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT The City Manager stated he had given the City Council members a memo regarding the Fair Labor Standards Act regarding exempt positions of the City. REPORTS BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MAYOR MARTINO Mayor Martino reported he had attended meetings of the Planning & Zoning Commission and Transportation and Advisory Committee. COUNCILMAN KISELEWSKI Councilman Kiselewski reported he had received a copy of a letter from the Chair of the County Commission to the Legislative Delegation telling the Legislative Delegation to leave the Solid Waste Authority alone. COUNCILMAN RUSSO Councilman Russo reported he attended a Fire Department Meeting on Tuesday ® eventing. At that meeting, the Chief reported on attending a seminar which dealt with Hurricane Hugo. CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, 2/15/90 PAGE FOUR 0 VICE MAYOR ALDRED Vice i4ayor Aldred reported he was to have had lunch today with Ron Beasley, who is president of the Firefighters Union, however he failed to show up. ITEMS BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL COUNCILMAN KISELEWSKI In response to Councilman Kiselewski, it was the consensus of the City Council to discuss Space Allocation Study presentations at the end of the agenda items. COUNCILMAN RUSSO In response to Councilman Russo, the City Manager stated the tent by the Marriott Hotel was temporary for the prospective employees to fill out applications and they guaranteed they would clean up the site. In response to Councilman Russo, the City Manager stated he would check with Dr. Nicholas to see when they would be receiving the final report. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA SAM CARSILLO Mr. Carsillo inquired as to Eric Jablin, who is challenging Don Kiselewski, and whether he was in attendance tonight. RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION 18, 1990 Per a consensus of the City Council, the City Clerk read, by title only, Resolution 18, 1990, declaring the candidates who qualified for Groups 1 and 3 and received no opposition as duly elected to said offices. Councilman Kiselewski made a motion to adopt Resolution 18, 1990, seconded by Councilwoman Monroe. This motion was unanimously adopted by the City Council. RESOLUTION 19, 1990 Richard Walton, Director of Planning & Zoning, addressed the City Council regarding Resolution 19, 1990, creation of a PUD within PGA National CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, 2/15190 PAGE FIVE 0 Community on Parcel M -3 to include 19 zero - lot -line single - family patio homes. Mr. Walton stated he had received a letter from the Fire Chief stating he did not foresee any problems in getting behind the homes in case of a fire. Mr. Walton proposed striking condition #5 on page 2. Per a consensus of the City Council, the City Clerk read, by title only, Resolution 19, 1990, as amended. A motion was made by Councilman Kiselewski to adopt Resolution 19, 1990, seconded by Vice Mayor Aldred. The motion was unanimously adopted by the City Council. RESOLUTION 20, 1990 Richard Walton, Director of Planning & Zoning, addressed the City Council re: Resolution 20, 1990, stating that Staff had analyzed several aspects of the entire industrial park, setbacks of buildings from right -of -way, Aft IF amounts of green space behind the buildings from the right -of -way, and the uniform planting. Mr. Walton stated the building is further south than the other buildings, the parking lot extends south of the building and that is the least amount of green space, the planting was uniform, and the colors of the buildings are compatiable. Jim Sterges, gbs &h architects, addressed the City Council briefly outlining the site clan. Per a consensus of the City Council, gbs&h was directed to move the building north no more than 10' south of the Montessori School, to main- tain the setback with the other buildings and to provide tree canopy. Mayor Martino scheduled Resolution 20, 1590 for the Workshop Meeting of 2/22/90 and asked that PGA Property Owners Association approval be gran- ted by then. RESOLUTION 21, 1990 Per a consensus of the City Council, the City Clerk read, by title only, Resolution 21, 1990, appointing the Election Officials for the General CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, 2/15/90 PAGE SIX Election to be held in the City on Tuesday, March 13, 1990 and for the run -off election on March 27, 1990, if same shall be necessary. Councilman Kiselewski made a motion to adopt Resolution 21, 1990, seconded by Vice Mayor Aldred. This motion was adopted unan,mously by the City Council. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION PGA GUARD GATES Mr. Steve Tendrich of PGA National, addressed the City Council regarding an Amendment to an Agreement between the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Northern Palm Beach County Water Control District, PGA National Venture, LTD, and PGA Property Owners Association, Inc., to permit the security gates at the gatehouse information booths to be down on a twenty -four (24) hour basis. Mr. Tendrich stated that if the Council allowed PGA National to lower the gates on a 24 hour basis, they would have to provide signage, such as yellow blinking lights, at the gates. Mr. Orr was concerned that the lights be recessed so that only the driver of the car would see the light and not the neighbors. Councilman Russo wanted both la�;es to be open at all times so the residents would not have to sit and wait. Mr. Tendrich assured Councilman Russo both lanes would be open if the gates are down. The Amendment to the Agreement will be placed on the Agenda for the Regular Meeting of March 1, 1990. VAR,'ANCE TO SIGN CODE Attorney Brant briefly outlined his recommended procedures for variance applications to the Sign Code. Per a consensus of the City Council, Attorney Brant`s recommandations were ® approved. Councilman Kiselewski suggested the Council instruct Staff to prepare a handout of the procedures for Petitioners. CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, 2/62/90 PAGE SEVEN 0 SPECIAL MEETING FOR PUBLIC GOLF COURSE Attorney Brant asked the Council if the Management Agreement needed to be a part of the major contract. It was a consensus of the City Council to separate the Management Agreement fron the Land Contract and the Construction Contract. Councilman Kiselewskl made a motion to schedule a special meeting for Thursday, 2/22/90 at 0:00 P.M. to discuss the contract for the golf course, seconded by Councilman Russo. The Motion was unani- mously adopted. SPACE ALLOCATION STUDY After a brief discussion on the presentations received prior to this Regular Meeting re: Space Allocation Study, Councilman Kiselewski made a motion that the City Manager be authorized to enter into discussions with Spillis Candela 6 Partners; and in that discussion to ascertain the addi- tional costs and additional time to look at the whole amity as we projected tt to them and comp back to Council with a recommendation. Councilwoman Monroe seconded the motion and the motion was unanimously approved by the City Council. Mayor Martino stated he felt the second presentation was more realistic on the time frame. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 10:25 P.M. CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, 2/15/90 PAGE EIGHT APPROVAL MAYOR MARTINO COUNrILWOMAN MONROE 11!'42 / V R 6REO yCj� Q nUNCCIILLIIgAN' ISELEWSKI C6k_C OMAN RUSSO s E LiNOiarN." KOSIER�, CITY -CLERK