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SPECIAL MEETING
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
FEBRUARY 17, 19RR
A Special Meeting o` the City Council of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, was
called to order by Mayoi Feeney at 7:00 P.M. in the Assembly Room at the
Municipal Complex, 10500 North Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens,
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ROIL CALL: Present were: Mayor Feeney, Vice -Mayor Martino, Councilman Aldred, and
Councilman Kiselewski. Councilwoman Monroe was absent.
FIRE PROTECTION
Discussed was the fire protection for the areas to be annexed into the
City of Palm Beach Gardens on March 8, 1938. The Cfty Council discussed
various options to submit to the County Cnmmis0on at th- Thurcda; ,
February 18, 1988, 5:30 p.m. meeting, One option would bs::ically be con-
sistent with the County's recommendation in that the County would continue
to service the area through September, 1998 and a 2 year contract would
thrn be executed with the County for contingent service unLil September,
1990, at which time the City would take over operation of the annexed
area. Other options will be presented to the County along with the above
option.
ROADWAY SYSTEM
The City is currently working on a Traffic Performance Star,d�:_d a-d wili,
for thF? :�rpas to he annexed, try to maintain a level of service "C ", pro-
vided the County leaves in their Thoroughfare Plan the Hood Road crossing
and the Frederick Small Road crossing. The City Council also would con-
sider a Uhiform Traffic Performance Standard for all of Palm &each Countv,
not seloct municipalities and the County only.
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TURE LAND USE
_ qWANCES The City Council discussed putting the areas to be annexed into a PDA,
est,+bllsbliig a oen,ity Jot to exceed 4 units per acre with 7)% of the land
to be used as industrial, commercial or governmental use.
ROX) TMnq U E-E115 TSe City Council derided for the areas to be annexed the road impact fees
�nuld be put into a joint account with the County that require, Joint
,,natures 1^ order to use tha monies. The County would ljrewfsP put any
monies they collect from *he north County into that account for joing
si,,off under the same conditions.
THDROUGHFARE PL,;N Th- City Council da^ided they had no problem with right -of -way protection
as outlined in the Thoroughfare Plan, provided the County will follow
through with the reservation of right -nf -way as required under the
Thoroughfare Plan and the Fight-of-Way Protection Map.
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Legal problems were addressed and if the County pursues the Guurt action
against the City with the above items satisfied, then the City feels th ^t
nothing was accomplished by trying to work out and adcress the items of
concern by the County. In other words, it was thr, ccncens�)s cf th,= rite
Council that the County should drop the lawsuits.
The Seacoast Utiizties non - binding prow osal was discussed and is was the
::n,,.•: rsu. : %,» City Councf] that, upon informatfon provided by the City
Manager, that due to the action of the County Commission in pros i,l?rr
uts antic futures to be paid through ','fie prt'rllacp of the utility that it
would cost an additional $20,000,000 - $25,OOC,090 to the consumer. the
County Iras stretched the cost of the system to the max and has basically
created a bidding war.
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