HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 122090CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
DECEMBER 20, 1990
The Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, was called to order by Mayor
Martino at 8:00 P.M. in the Assembly Room of the Municipal
Complex, 10500 North Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens,
Flc.:ida; and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance to the
Flag.
POLL CALL
The Deputy City Clerk called the roll, and present were
Mayor Martino, vice Mayor Aldred, Councilwoman Monroe,
Councilman Kiselewski and Councilman Russo.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mayor Martino announced the City's Administrative Offices
will be closed Monday, 12 /24/90, and Tuesday, 12/25/0, in
observance of the Christmas Holidays.
PROCLAMATIONS
vice Mayor Aldred read a proclamation proclaiming January
7, 1991 through January 11, 1991 as "Teller's Appreciation
Week ".
Mayor Martino read a proclamation proclaiming January 1991
as "voyunteer Blood Donor Month ".
CALL FOR SIDS
2 MILITARY TYPE
VEH LES & FIRE-
FIGHTING PACKAGE
The City Manager opened and read the following bids
received for 2 Military Type 6x6 2 1/2 ton diesel powered
vehicles & firefighting package, as advertisers 12/5/90:
1. Northwest Truck Parts, Inc., P.O. Box 547245, Orlando,
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Florida; 2 1/2 ton Military 6x6, $16,950.00;
Firefighting package, $7,500.00
Safety Package, $1,250.00.
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2. Tom Bailey Fire Trucks, 131 North Main Street,
Williston, Florida; Firefighting Package, $9,085.00.
3. Elite Foams, Inc., 3816 Exchange Avenue, Naples,
Florida; 750 gallon 1/2" black poly tank, $3,549.00;
(1) 2 1/2" suction by - (2) 1 1/2" discharge,
$2,395.00;
CompLess Air Foam system module with 35 GPM pump, etc.
without tank, $15,050.00;
Class A Foam Proportioner System with 5 gallon Class A
foam tank, $1,675.00.
Councilman Russo made a motion to remand the bids to the
City Manager and the Fire Chief for their evaluation and
recommendation; seconded by Councilwoman Monroe. The
motion was unanimously approved by the City Council.
ITEMS BY THE
CITY MANAGER
HOLLY SQUARE
The City Manager reported to the City Council he has filed
an appeal on the Site Plan and Review approval of Holly
Square.
ANNEXATION OF NORTH
PALM BEACH
Mayor Martino stated there is a potential conflict
regarding the Hidden Key area.
The City Manager stated the City of Palm Beach Gardens
surrounds Twelve Oaks Condominium and that Hidden Key
Condos fronts on PGA Boulevard south of the F:idden Key
development. The City Manager state3 North Palm Beach is
proposing to consolidate the Twelve Oaks Condominium
Association and the surrounding homes, Portage Landing and
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Hidden Key, into one annexation petition. Tne City
Manager stated If Twelve Oaks carries the vote L- 51 %, it
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would bring thn other parcels in also, making the Hidden
Key Condos an out - parcel in the City which would possibly
conflict with Florida Statutes Chapter 171. The City
Manager stated the only way North Palm Beach could annex
Hidden Key, would be for the City of Palm Beach Gardens to
remove Hidden Key Condos from the City's jurisdiction.
The City Manager stated that de- annexation would require
approval of 100% of the residents in the Hidden Key
Condos, or a vote by Hidden Key Condos and the City of
Palm Beach Gardens.
Councilwoman Monroe requested staff to research agreement
adopted by the City and other municipalities to see if an
area map was attached.
Mayor Martino reported he had advised Dennis Kelly and
Judy Fierman of the City's comments about not being ready
to de -annex the Hidden Key Condos.
Attorney Brant stated he will bring in special counsel to
render an opinion on the annexation, as he has a conflict
since his partner represents the village of North Palm
Beach.
REPORTS BY THE
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
MAYOR MARTINO
Mayor Martino reported he has been wor'.ing with the
Municipal League on the Environmentally Sensitive Lands
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CARTOON MUSEUM Mayor N,artino introduced will Ray, Executive Director for
the Palm Beach County Council of the Arts. Mayor Martino
stated the City Council needs to prepare a resolution to
encourage the museum's location in the City of Palm Beach
Gardens. Mayor Martino stated another site being
considered is in Boca Raton and the City of Boca Raton has
already made an expression of faith to the Cartoon Museum.
will Ray, President of the Palm Beach County Council of
the Arts, addressed the City Council and briefly reviewed
the history of the museum. Mr. Ray stated he was
interested in the Regional Center site for the museum.
Councilman Kiselewski stated he would like to see the
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Cartoon Museum in the City, however would like the design
of the building to be compatible with the community.
Councilwoman Monroe expressed concern with the timing of
the project and not having discussed the potevtaal usage
of the site based on the acreage available.
Councilman Kiselewski made a motion to structure a
resolution for support for the location of the museum in
the City of Palm Beach Gardens, seconded Y, Councilwoman
Monroe.
Councilman Russo stated he agreed with Councilwoman Monroe
but would encourage the museum to locate in the City.
The motion was unanimously approved by the City Council.
*1CILMAN RUSSO Councilman Russo requested NOrV Roggin, Palm Beach Post,
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.:a Lept rt on the aiarm permits.
Councilman Russo reported attending the Policemen's
Christmas Party and was informed the police do not have
bullet proof vests.
Councilman Kiselewski stated police vests were donated
several years ago.
COUNCILMAN KISELEWSKI Councilman Kiselewski reported attending the Arts Advisory
Committee Meeting and stated the Committee will be
forwarding to the City Council recommendations to modify
the Arts in Public Places Ordinance.
Councilman Kiselewski expressed concern with the
information given to the City Council at their Regular
Meeting of 12/6/90 re: the height of the Gulf Station sign
located at Alternate A -1 -A and Lighthouse Drive and felt
the City Council should not let the issue proceed.
The City Manager stated there was no reason for staff to
check the height of the existing sign as the height was
not included in the requested variance.
Attorney Brant stated the Council could set aside the
order and conduct a rehearing on the point if the vote
would have differed had the representation not been made
by the petitioner.
In response to vice Mayor Aldred, the City Manager stated
the new sign, aside from the variance granted, will meet
the Sign Code.
After polling the Council, it was determined the ruling
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vouuld : taiLu as approved.
Mayor Martino recommended establishing procedures for
future variances for staff to show the existing sion along
with the proposed sign.
COMMENTS FROM
THE PUB=
SAM CARSILLO Cam Carsillo addressed the City Council regarding the
hospital, library, K -9 dogs, 4 man districts, 6 laning
Military Trail, garbage and police vests.
DENNIS FOLTZ Dennis Foltz, Planning Director of Palm Beach County,
addressed the City Council re. Forth Palm Beach
Annexation, stating the County met with North Palm Beach
before they met with Mr. Orr and strongly suggested North
® Palm Beach meet with Palm Beach Gardens to resolve this
matter.
CONSENT AGENDA Coun ^ilman Kiselewski requested pulling Item #2 from the
Consent Agenda.
Councilwoman Monroe made a motion to approve the following
items on the Consent Agenda; seconded by Councilman Russo.
Per a unanimous vote of the City Council, the following
items on the Consent Agenda were approved and adopted:
1. Approval of Minutes of Regular Meeting of 12/6/90.
2. Resolution 164, 1990 - Approval of Gardens East
Apartments Phase I Plat.
3. Resolution 165, 1990 - Approval of Gardens East
Apartments Phase II Plat.
RESOLUTION 159, 1990 Councilman Kiselewski stated at the Regular Meeting of
• 12/6/90, the Petitioner informed him the Sun Bank sign
must go on the top of the building because if it -3s moved
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u ,jwn tiie wail, it would be on glass and that was not
possible. Councilman Kiselewski stated, after looking at
the photographs, the sign does not have to be on the top
of the building, but could be placed lower down the wall.
A representative of Sun Bank stated he believed it is more
aesthetically pleasing on the top band of the building.
Councilman Kiselewsk! stated he was also told the monument
signs were in compliance with the existing Sign Ordinance.
Councilman Kiselewski stated one of the monument signs is
shown to be 5' from the property line.
The City Manager stated the monument sign locations were
approved in the PUB.
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Direction was given to staff that sign locations should be
established and noted on plans in the future.
Councilwoman Monroe made a motion to approve Resolution
159, 1990, amendment to Ordinance 32, !981, DiVosta Office
Building PUD, re: signage; seconded by Councilman Russo.
The motion was unanimously approved by the City Council.
RESOLUTIONS
RESOLUTION 162, 1990
Don Baxter, President of Marlwood, addressed the City
Council regarding Resolution 162, 1990, approval of
entrance features for Marlwood PUD, within the PGA
National PCD, approved by Resolution 41, 1981.
Sonny Penna, Urban Design Studio, addressed the City
Council stating the sign walls are proposed to be 414" in
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LI<e right- ui -wuy at Marlwood on Alston Road, Tarrington
Circle and Graemoor Terrace. Mr. Penna stated the B' x
414" sign face will be the only installation at Tarrington
Circle and Graemoor Terrace. Mr. Penna stated the signs
are approximately 60, from the street.
Councilman Kiselewski was concerned with visibility
regarding the height of the signs.
Councilwoman Monroe and vice Mayor Aldred requested
approval be obtained from David Getz, City Engineer.
Per a consensus of the City Council, Resolution 162, 1990
will be placed on the Consent Agenda for the Regular
Meeting of 1/3/91 if sign -off from the City Engineer has
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been received.
In response to Councilman Kiselewski, Mr. Baxter stated
the residents are aware the signs will be lit and that
written authorizations have been received from the
homeowners association.
RESOLUTION 163, 1990
William Shannon, Vice President of DiVosta & Company,
addressed thR City Council regarding Reso]iiti3N 1f, _3, 1990,
approval of minor amendment to The Oaks PUD providin,J '-
Swimming Pool /Recreation Facility. Mr. Shannon stated the
single - family home section did not have a swimming pool
facility included in the approved plans. Mr. Shannon
stated the pool facility will be surrounded by a 5'
aluminum picket fence with a self - closing gate. Mr.
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Shannon stated a 6' privacy wall will be provided to
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screed the nrighoors from the recreation facility. Mr.
Shannon stated the pool is not intended to be used for
slight use.
In response to Councilman Kiselewski, Mr. Shannon stated
the area was vacant land before the poo,, design.
Councilman Kiselewski stated he had a problem with the
exit being too close to the intersection.
Rich Walton, Director of Planning and Zoning, stated David
Getz, City Engineer, did not feel it was a problem since
it is an interior road generating a low traffic volume.
Councilwoman Monroe made a motion to approve Resolution
163, 1990; seconued by Councilman Russo. The motion was
unanimously approved by the City Council.
RESOLUTION 166, 1990
The City Manager addressed the City Council regarding
Resolution 166, 1990, approval of the creation of the Palm
Beach Gardens Municipal Golf Course Management Committee.
The City Manager stated the committee is being considered
for two years.
Zn response to Councilwoman Monroe, vice Mayor Aldred
stated two of the residents are people that had contacted
him and requested to be considered if a committee was
formed.
Councilman Kiselewski stated the third member was
requested to be placed on the committee by him.
Councilman Russo stated Fred Reaver had contacted him
regarding the committee and he would 11ko to see Mr.
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laver placeu on ;ne committee.
Councilman Riselewski made a motion to make the committee
a 6 member committee and include Fred Reaver as an
additional member; seconded by Councilwoman Monroe.
Councilman Xiselewski made a motion to approved Resolution
166, 1990, as amended; seconded by Councilwoman Monroe.
The motion was unanimously approved by the City Council.
ORDINANCES
ORDINANCE 30, 1990 Rich Walton, Director of Planning and Zoning, addressed
the City Council regarding Ordinance 3C, 1990, rezoning
from Palm Beach County zoning designation AR /SE,
Agricultural Residential with a Special Exception to allow
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expansion of existing commercial horse stables to RE -1,
Single Family Residential, together with a Conditional
Use, for the purpose of a church and preschool, with the
preschool to be used in conjunction with the church usage.
Mr. Walton stated the issue regarding the location of the
dumpster has been resolved.
Tn response to Councilman Kiselewski, Attorney Brant
:stated the language in the ordinance must be changed to
add "conceptually" after "is hereby" in the title on the
14th line and in Section 2, last line, add "conceptually"
after "hereby ".
Mayor Martino declared the Public Hearing open, which was
duly advertised 12/5/90, and held on a request for
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®I Agrlcalturnl Residential with a Special Exception to allow
expansion of existing commercial horse stables to RS -1,
Single Family Residential, together with a Conditional
Use, for the purpose of a church and preschool, with the
preschool to be used in conjunction with the church usage.
There being no comments from the public, Mayor Martino
declared the Public. Hearing closed.
Per a consensus of the City Council, the Deputy City
Clerk, read by title only, Ordinance 30, 1990, as amended,
on second reading.
Councilwoman Monroe made a motion to approve Ordinance 30,
1990, as amended, seconded by Councilman Kiselewski. The
Ah motion was unanimously approved by the City Council.
iTS1.5 FOR DISCUSSION
SURGICENTER PUD Rich Walton, Director of Planning and Zoning, addressed
the City Council stating the reason for the Comprehensive
Plan amendment is because the medical use is not allowed
in the industrial category. Mr. Walton sta A a letter
was received from the Surgicenter dated December 13 1990,
and most changes requested by the Council have been made.
Raymond Royce, attorney for Petitioner, addressed the City
Council stating the surgicenter will be a partnership
between approximately 25 -30 local physicians and the
Medical Care International Company out of Texas. Mr.
Royce stated MCI operates approximately 72 surgical
centers throughout the United States with 9 being in
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ilozlda, witrz ,ie located at 2808 Australian Avenue, West
Palm Beach. Mr. Royce stated last year, the west Palm
Beach location served approximately 2800 individual
patients with 7500 different medical procedures performed.
Mr. Royce stated it appears that out - patient surgery
centers are a very cost effective way to provide medical
services, with costs being approximately 30% - 60% less
than a hospital. Mr. Royce stated no major surgery is
performed at the surgicenter. Mr. Royce distributed
letters from local physicians supporting the facility.
Mr. Royce presented the Site Plan and presented a traffic
comparison chart between the current proposal and the site
plan approved for the Divesta Office Building and stated
the trips generated by the surgicenter are approximately
1/2 of what would have been generated by the DiVosta
Office Building.
In response to Councilman Kiselewski, Mr. Royce stated the
hours of operation would be 6 - 6:30 A.M. to 5 - 6:00
P.M., five days a week and no patients would remain
overnight.
In response to Councilman Kiselewski's question on
security, Mr. Royce stated the west Palm facility had an
unarmed security guard at the front door, the back door
remains locked, the drug department and the laboratory had
separate doors and separate locks, only accessible from
the inside of the building.
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Cuun (_ilwonan N :uicroe recommended moving the building back
to provide for an extra 5' of landscaping in the front.
The City Council concurred with Councilwoman Monroe's
request and the Petitioner agreed.
In response to Councilman Russo, Mr. Royce presented cost
comparisons between, surgical procedures in the hospital
vs. surgicenter.
Councilman Russo questioned whether the surgicenter
accepted assignment of medicare and was informed the
surgicenter accepted whatever medicare pays.
In response to Mayor Martino, Mr. Royce stated the only
list he could produce was an extensive list of the
procedures which have been performed at the west Palm
Beach facility. Mr. Royce requested indicating in the
Ordinance that multiple procedures be involved as opposed
to any singly procedure.
Mayor Martino stated he would prefer terminology that the
facility would never become a single -use facility.
Councilman Kiselewski questioned whether this conditional
use could be tied to this particular tenant.
Mr. Royce stated he would prefer to work with Mr. Brant
and Mr. Orr to work on terminology to ensure the facility
usage would not change.
RADIO ANTENNA
Thc- City Manager stated the request is to install stick
® antennas on top of the Marriott in order to assist in
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e:ecyency .i'Cu_Lluns with the County's Division of
Emergency Management.
Jonathai Nape with the Palm Beach County ATV Association,
Inc., addressed tho City Council stating the sticks are 7'
and sit on 3' masts.
Per a consensus of the City Council, a Resolution will be
drafted for consideration of approval at the Regular
Meeting of January 3, 1991.
UPDATE RE: PALM BEACH
RD NS ELEMFNTARY
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Agustin Hernandez, Palm Beach County School Board,
addressed the City Council regarding the reconstruction of
the parent drop -off area and school bus drop-off area off
of Riverside Drive, Mr. Hernandez briefly reviewed
proposed plans to provide more landscaping and buffer
areas along the south side of the school property.
In response to Councilman Kiselewski's suggestion of
placing the bicycle parking just north of the
adm,nistrative parking lot, Mr. Hernandez stated he would
present the idea to the architects.
Mr. Hernandez stated the color committee will be ;neeting
and invited Mayor Martino to participate in the meeting.
In response to Councilman Russo, Mr. Hernandez states: he
would follow -up on the status of the Shady Lakes school
site. Mr. Hernandez stated the Risk Management Department
had ac!vised against continuing the sidewalk all the way to
PGA Boulevard.
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PGA NATIONAL
tMTRY EDESIGN Rich Walton, Director of Planning and zoning, addressed
the City Council stating a request has been received for
the redesign of the PGA National entry features.
Hank Skokowski, Urban Design Studio, addressed the City
Council stating the entrances into PCA National need to be
updated.
Sonny Penna, Urban Design Studio, addressed the City
Council and briefly reviewed the proposed entrance signage
and landscaping surrounding the entry signage. Mr. Penna
stated the entrance on Fairway Drive and the entrance on
the Avenue of the Champions will be the only entrances
redesigned at this time.
Per a consensus of the City Council, a Resolution will be
drafted for consideration of approval at the Regular
Meeting of 1/3/91.
Mr. Skokowski stated an application may be able to be
submitted by the February 1591 deadline for FDOT funds.
ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, the meeting
was adjourned at 11:00 P.M.
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