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WORKSHOP MEETING
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
JULY 21, 1988
The Workshop Meeting of the City Council of palm Beach Gardens, Florida,
was called to order by Mayor Feeney at 8:00 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 tailed the roll and present were: Mayor Feeney,
Vice Mayor Martino, Councilman Aldred, Councilwoman Monroe and Cc�lncilman
Kiser-
ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Feeney announced there would be a meeting of the Planning and Zoning
Commission on Tuesday, July 26, 1988, at 7:30 P.M; and a meeting of the
Comprehensive Land Use Plan Committee on Wednesday, July 27, 1988, at 7:30
Aft P.M.
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COMMENTS FROM THE
PUBLIC FOR ITEMS
NOT ON AGENDA
SAM CARSILLO Mr. Sam Carsillo, 10063 Dahlia Avenue Palm P,ea ^h addresse� the
City Council with concerns, including: heliport at PBG Medical Center,
expansion of Police DPoartment, City Library, train whistles, and children
piayi,g band instruments in thr'ir homes. The City Council requested the
Ctty Manager determine if the City can make arrangements for the children
its t`:e "ity to use the band room C1L tnc high school to play instruments,
RESOLUTIONS:
RESOLUTION 48. 1988 Mayor Feeney announced the City was in receipt of a request from the peti-
tioner to postpone discussions on Resolution 48, 1988, modidication to the
cc,ndttional uses in the CG -1 (General Comme :;,:i) Zoning District, pro -
viding for a "mechanized car wash" within a .233 -acre parcel located rnn
tigous to the south of the "Gulf" service station on the soutneast corner
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of ',1;crnat^ A -1 „ anc Liy',LhOuse Drive at 9731 Alternate A -1 -A. The
petitioner requested to be placed on the August 4, 1988, City Council
agenda.
RESOLUTION 49, 1988 The City Council interviewed th3 following applicants for appointments to
the City's ?A+!rit System Board: Reverend John Muntz. It was the concensus
of the City Council to reappoint Richard S. McLeod and appoint Reverend
John Muntz to the Merit System Board.
RESOLUTION 50,1988 The City Council interviewed the following applicants for appointments to
the City's Site Plan and Appearance Review Committee: Robert G. Mizelle
and Mick Hrvinak. It was the concensus of the City Council to reappoint
Jack White, R. R. Honer and Alan Strassler as members and appoint Joseph
Hamzy, Jr., Rebecca Serra, and Robert G. Mizelle as members and appoint
Mick Hrvinak as an alternate member to the Citv's Site Plan and Appearance
Review Committee.
RESOLUTION 51,1988 The City Council interviewed the following applicants for appointments to
the City's Planning and Zon ag Commission; David Moses, Charles Smith,
Joseph Alfano, Thelma Romoser, Rebecca Serra, Domenick R. Lioce and Norman
H. Thomas. It was the concensus of the City Council to reappoint Don
Vogel, Robert Hamner, Jeffrey Ornstein and John Toshner as members,
appoint Mike Rosen as primary alternate member, and appoint Domenick R.
Lice 35 secondary alternate member of 'he City's Planning and Zoning
Commission.
RESOLUTION 52,1988 The City Council interviewed the following applicants for appointments to
the City's Code Enforcement Board: Mike Lyon. It was the concensus of
the City Council to reappoint Eugene Nowak as a member and appoint Mike
Lyon as a member to the City's Code Enforcement Board.
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SOLUTION 53,1988
The City Council interviewed the following applicants for appointments to
the City's Zoning Board of Appeals: Norman H. Thomas, It was the concen-
sus o the City Council to reappoint Emory Williams and Saul Sherman as
members, reappoint David J. Panozzo as primary alternate mP ber and reap -
poirt Audrey Stehr as second alternate member to the City's Zoning Board
of Appeals.
The City Council requested City staff send Council members a complete
packet of any items that would appear on the Zcr,iry Board of Appeals'
agendas prior to their meetings.
RESOLUTION 54.1988
The City Council interviewed the following applicants for appointments to
the City's Recreation Advisory Board: Char'ec Goforth, Alan Shisgal,
Lynne Bundick, Alfred McKenna and Jeff Sabin. It was the consensus of the
City Council to reappoint Betsy Yerry, Charles Campbell and Arthur
Kaminski; appoint Jeff Sabin, Alan Shisgal and Lynne BundiCK; and appoint
as alternate members Charles Goforth and Alfred McKenna.
ORDINANCES:
ORDINANCE 30. 1988 It was the consensus of the City Council to postpone discussions re:
Ord' -ance 30, 1988, revamping the City's Sign Code, until the end of the
Regular Meeting agenda.
ORDINANCE 31, 1988 Attorney Lawrence Smith, authorized agent for Douglas D. 8 Mary Shupe,
addressed the City Council re: Ordinance 31, 1988, annexing .8493 acres,
more or less, located within Section 5- 42 -43, immediately south of Floral
Lane, east of Prosperity Farms Road, under Palm Beach County Deeiopment
Regulations.
The City Council had no objections to the annexation of this property, but
requested further workshops be scheduled to discuss any possible rezoning
® to commercial.
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Ordinance 31, 1986, will be considered for first reading at the Regular
Meeting of the City Council, following the ajournment of this Workshop
meeting.
ORDINANCE 32,1988 Attorney Lawrence Smith, authorized agent for F. F. Adams. Jr., addressed
the City Council re: Ordinance 32, 1988, creation of "Prosperity Centre"
PUD on 10.23 acres, more or less, with land uses permitted being those as
setforth in the CG -i Goneral Coamerrial District of the relm Beach Gardens
Code, located in general, south of PGA Boulevard, east of Prosperity Farms
Road, proposed to consist of 156,420 sq. ft. of hotel, retail sales, and
office space. Attorney Smith reviewed revised plans, relocating and
reconi'lguring the hotel. Jeff Blakely, landscape architect, reviewed
amended landscaping plans. The City Council was still coccerneo with the
is height of the proposed hotel. It was the concensus of the City Council to
postpone first reading of Ordinance 32, 1988, on the subsequent Regular
Meeting agenda, to give the petitioner additional time to incorporate
thOLghts of t`c City Council and further revise plans. The petitioner
requested to be placed on the Workshop agenda for the City Council's
August 4, 1988, meeting.
ORDINANCE 33, 1988 Mr. Bob Whitley of Golden Bear Associates. addressed the City Council re:
Ordinance 33, 1988, modificatic, to 11.818 -acre "Golden Bear Plaza"
Professional Office PUD created 3116184 by Ordinance 7, 1984, en the east
side of U.S. Highway N1, immediately north of "Oakbrook Square" shopping
center, providing for: (1) relocation of "Town & Country Animal Hospital"
now located on .3719 -acre out - parcel onto existing 11.81p -acre site; (2)
® installation of landscaping & drive /entry feature on said .3719 -acre par -
`P' cel; and (3) substitution of an Executive Dining Club for profess {r•r�l
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Palm Beach Gardens Estates Plat No. 1, totalling 1.36 acres, located bet-
ween the FEC Railroad Tracks and Holly Drive, south of Lighthouse Drive,
The Council unanimously agreed that this was an inappropriate location for
a child cure center, and, therefore, would not consider this request for a
conditional use.
space approved fur the sixth floor of building 3.
Mr. Whitley stated that problems with the resident behind the proposed
location of the animal hospital have been resolved by Golden Bear
Associates proposing to build a 6 foot high masonry stucco wall,
landscaped on both sides, and : rev15ed access far this resident. Tne
City Council requested the petitioner provide the Council with amended
site plans showing these revislons. The City Council expressed concern
with the hours of operation of the proposed executive dining club and how
those hours could be enforced. as well as parking.
Referencing the petitioner's request for two Golden Bear logo signs,
Councilman KiselewsKi stated the new sign code would make a provison to
have these signs no higher than the 4th floor.
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Mr. Whitley stated he will revise the site plan, submit them to the
City. and will have more information re: restaurant and hours of operation
at a subsequent workshop meeting.
ITEMS FOR
DISCUSSION
ACADEMY FOR
LITTLE PEOPLE
Mr. Jim Norquist, representing Mr. Kieran J. Kilday, authorized agent for
"Academy For Little People ", addressed the City Council re: modification
to the "conditional uses' in the RM - Medium Density Residential District,
nroviding for the location of a "child care center" on Lots 2 -5, STOCk 12,
Palm Beach Gardens Estates Plat No. 1, totalling 1.36 acres, located bet-
ween the FEC Railroad Tracks and Holly Drive, south of Lighthouse Drive,
The Council unanimously agreed that this was an inappropriate location for
a child cure center, and, therefore, would not consider this request for a
conditional use.