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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 050886CITY COUNCIL wokksf ;oP MEETING CITY OF PALM ATACH GARDENS MAY 8, 1986 The Workshop Meeting of the City Council of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, was ,;alley to order by Mayor Aldred at 8:00 P.M., in the Assembly Room at the Municipal Complex, located at 10500 North Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida; and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. ROLL CALL: The roll was called by the Deputy City Clerk and present were: Mayor Aldred, C,T,ficilman Martino, Councilwoman Monroe and Councilman Kiselewski. Vice Mayor Feeney was not present because he was attending a South Florida Water Management District Governing Scard Meeting in Ft. Myers. ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Aldred announced there would be a meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday, May 13, 1986, at 7:30 P.M. as well as a meeting of the Palm Beach Gardens Fire Department. On Wednesday, May 14, 1986, at 7:30 P.M. the Beautification and Environmental Committee will be meeting. ITEMS BY THE CITY MANAGER: CITY'S MEDICAL INSURANCE The City Manager gave each member of the Council a packet of insurance information received from Bill Bailey, Agent of Record, comparing bids for the City's Employee M7dical Insurance. Connecticut General, the City's present carrier, would continue insuring with a 15% increase in rates. There are 5 different carriers with lower bids for the same coverage, with all 5 companies being A- rated. The City Manager and Mr. Bailey recommended Gulf Life to take over the City's medical insurance ® needs. Any monies the employees have towards their deductible will be honored. Mr. Orr stated there is over a $ 60,o00.difference in the new rates and Connecticut General. The Council requested the City Manager City Council Workshop Meeting, 518186 Page 2 and Mr. Bailey attempt to get a multi -year contract from either Gulf . Life or Life of Georgia. Mr. Orr pointed out that the City could obtain dental insurance with the monies saved from changing companies. It was the concensus of the Council to aI1ow Mr. Orr and Mr. Bailey to try for a multi -year contract from the above companies and if it was not possi5ls then to change to Gulf Life, and to also look into dental plans. STEEPLECHASE The City ;ianager stated he has arranged for some psople from Steeplechase to come before the Council June 5, 1986, to discuss possible annexation of Steeplechase. One of the questions that still need to be answered is who will service their utility needs. Councilwoman Monroe would like to know what makes Steeplechase substan- tially contiguous. 0 ITEMS B" THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL: COUNCILMAN KISELEWSKI Councilman Kiselewski sent each Council member a ropy of the State Uniform and Traffic Control and was not sure whether approving the guard houses /information booths at PGA National was legal. The City Attorney will look into the statutes and report findings. COMMENTS FROM THE r'UBLIC FCR ITEMS (`UT ON THE AGENDA SAM CARSILLO Mr. Sam Carsillo, 10063 Dahlia Avenue, PBG, addressed the Council re: the PappaIardo case that came before the Code Enforcement Board, asking if he is paying the fines. The City Manager stated Mr. Pappalardo is not paying the fines pending the outcome of litigation. Mr. Carsillo 0 also inquired as to the status of the Landscape Committee of City Council Workshop Meeting, 518186 Page 3 • Adjustments. He was informed the Committee was not abandoned, tut has not had any meetings. RESOLUTIONS: RESOLUTION 16, 1986 RESOLUTION 21, 1986 ORDINANCE 10, 1986 Attorney Steve Mathison addressed the Council re: Resolution 16, 1986, which would amend the " Devclopment Order, adopted 21161,+4 by Resolution 9, 1984; a,id amended 3115184 by Resolution 23, 1984, for 458.185 -acre Foundation Land Company fflkla Bankers Land Company) PCD; Resolution 21, 1986, amending "The Gardens" Regional Shopping MaII PUD approved 11115184, via Resolution 62, 1984, on 92.409 -acre parcel, by increasing size to 100.2 -acre parcel, within 458.185 -acre Foundation Land Company (flk. -,- Bankers La, -d Company) PCD; and Ordinance 10, 1986, amending ® Ordinance 5, 1984, adopted 2116184, which created the Foundation Land Company (flkla Bankers Land Company) 458.185 -acre PCD and setforth the terms and conditions, by reference, to "Development Order" adopted 2116182 by Resolution 9, 1984, and amended 3115184 by Resolu +ion 23, 1984. Mr. Mathison requested to discuss all three items at one time, and there were no objections from the Council. Councilman Kiselewski pointed out on page 3 the Development Order should be dat,.d February 14, 1984. Attorney Baldwin stated Attorney Bill Brant has reviewed these documents. The Council had no objections to the documents as presented. ORDINANCES: ORDINANCE 5, 1986 Ordinance 5, 1986, would amend Article I. Trees, Shrubs, & Landscaping of Chapter 31 of City's Code. The Council made the following correc- ttions. Page 1: In the title of the ordinance insert after Palm Beach City Council Workshop Meeting, 518186 Page 4 Gardens Code " rolating to trees, shrubs and landscaping ". Page 1. Section 1, second sentence, after Palm Beach Gardens Code insert r. slating to trees, shrubs and Iandscaping. Page 2: Section 8, remove word "olot" from first sentence and last sentence of paragraph. Section 9. Third line of paragraph remove "Forester^ from sentence. It was the concensus of the Council to have the City issue temporary CO's In any case where a developer does not have the exact vegetation stated in their landscaping plans. Councilwoman Monroe requested information at the next meeting on how far apart trees are at the Community Center, Foundation Land and Golden Bear Plaza. The Council requested this Ordinance proceed to second reading. ORDINANCE 6, 1986 Ordinance 6, 1986 would amend Article II. Tree and Vegetation Preservation of Chapter 31 of City's Code. The Council made the ® following corrections to Ordinance 6, 1986: Page 1: Sentence 4 of the Title, after Palm Beach Gardens Code, insert "relating to preservation of trees and vegetation "; 5ection 1. Sentence 3, after Gardens Code, insert "relating to preservation of trees and vegetation ". Page 2: Section 6. Remove the Nord reasonably in the first sentence. Page 2: Section 6. Line 3 where it reads "shall direct...... should be changed to read "shall permit the petitioners to remove trees or donate to the City for planting on public lands at the developers expense ". The Council requested staff to research all referenced code sections to determine if they are applicable. The Council felt this Ordinance should be Nnrkshopped furrher. 0 City Council Workshop Meeting, 518186 Page 5 wnTN4uX 8, 1986 Ordinance 6, 1986, woulJ change the title of the City's CPO- Com.ercia' - PMFe«innal Office ')istrlrt classification to read PO- Professional office District classification and amend the "Intent" of classification as now written. A discussion ensued as to what other titles this classi- fication could be, such as Office Professional, Residential Office Professional, and Business Professional. it was decided to keep the aitle of PO- Professional Office District. The Mayor stated Ordinance 8, 1986, was ready for second reading. ORDINANCE 9, 1986 Ordinance 9, 1986, would amend Section 17 -71. of Article II of Chapter 17 of City's Code, providing "that wild grass on vacant lots contiguous to developed residential property and wild grass on developed residential property shall have a maximum height of twelve inches (1211); and wild grass on all other lots shall have a maximum height of eighteen inches 49 (18 "). The Mayor stated ordinance 9, 1986, was ready for second reading. ORDINANCE 11, 1986 Ordinance 11, 1986, would regulate the possession of open alcoholic beverage containe *s. Mayor Aldred stated he would like paragraphs "D" and "E" of Section 4. removed, however, it was not the consensus of the Council. A lengthy discussion took place as to how hard this ordinance would be to enforce, however, the Council felt something had to be passed so that fines would come to the City a;:', = -.t go to the County. It was the consensus of the Council to move this Ordinance to second reading E City Council Workshop Meeting, 518186 Page 6 GEMS FOR DISCUSSION: PROVIDING FOR CITY'S STIE a1.,9.N E APPEARANCE REVIEW COMMf.TTEE'S APPROVAL OF W6IFICMTMS� TO FR HOUSING, TJ INCLUDE PLACEMENT OF SOLAR HEATERS AND ANTENNA'S,_ The Council decided an ordinance should be drafted to state you cannot put solar heaters, antennas or cable dishes on front of a single family resi- dence. It was further added that cable dishes should not be permitted on the roof of single family residences. If you can prove a hardship with this regulation, you can appeal before the City's Site Plan & Appearance Review Committee. It was further decided that this would not be con- fined to just single family residences, but to the front of al! buildings. Councilman Martino stated another problem that needed to be discussed at a future meeting Mould be the parking of cars in the swales or Iawns. • PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS: The Mayor acknowledged receipt of the following communications: SIDWAY COOK AND ASSOCIATES A letter received from Sidway Cook and Associates requesting to be placed on the City's bid list. Their services would help the City to defend their Comprehensive Land Use Plan /Map in the event of a law suit. BILL HECTOR Representing Telesat, a cable TV service that would like a franchise in the City. GEORGE DUNCAN A letter of resignation from George Duncan of the Merit System Board due to his moving to Jupiter. LEAGUE OF CITIES An application for any Councilmember who would like to attend the League • of Cities meeting. The Mayor forwarded this application to the City Clerk's Office should any Councilmember decide to attend.