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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 061986E CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS JUNE 19, 1986 fhs r?og-,,lo^ meFt_ „g r, I`,,: City Council of Palm Beach Gar,;,os, Florida, was called to order by Mayor Aldred at 8:00 P.M., in the Assembly Room at the Munlclpol Complex, located at 10500 North Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida; and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance to the 1139, ROLL CALL: The roll was called by the Deputy City Clerk and present were: Mayor Aldreo, Councilman Martino, Councilman Kiselewski and Councilwnrran Monroe. Vice Mayor Feeney arrived after the roll call. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Mayor Aldred questioned how many people present in the audience were attending this meeting to hear the item befor,� the Local Planning Ag -,rcy. Mayor Aldred announced the petitioner for the item on that Ask agenda, Harbour Village, has requested this public hearing be recessed until July 3, 1936. It was the concensus of the Council to convene the meeting of the Local Planning Agency. The Regular Meeting of the City Council was recessed at 8 :15 P.M. in order to hold the Local Planning Agency Meeting of June 19, 1936. The Regular Meeting of the City Council was re- convened at 8:30 P.M. MINUTES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS The winutes of the Regular Meeting of June 6, 1986, were approved as amended. Mayor Aldred announced there would be a meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday, June 24, 1986, at 7:30 P.M. PRESENTATION OF PLAQUE OF APPRECIATION TO PR. XFFREY A. ORSTEIN, MEMBER OF SITE PLAN & APPEARANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE FE8RUARY, 1981 - MBA-, 1986, Mayor Aldred presented a plaque of appreciate to .fir. Jeffrey A. ® Ornstein, member of the Site Plan and appearance Review Committee from City Council Regular Meeting, 6119186 Page 2 February, 1981 to May, 1996. 0 1fEM5 BY CITY WNAGER AWARDING OF BID FOR LENGTHS OF FIRE tCSE Per the recommendation of the City Manager, the City Council unanimously adopted a motion awarding the bid received from the Municipal Equipnfent Company, for lengthc of fire hose in the amount of .$6814.00 to be taken from General Fund Acct # 12- 64.20. BIKE PATHS Mr. Orr gave the Council members a copy of a bid received from Whiteside to put some bike paths In and around the City of Palm Beach Gardens, specifically on Military 7rall along Burns Road to the parking lot of the Community Center. There are also plans for a bike path on the,north side of Burns Road .o to loft feet from Public Works, at this point it would go on the other side of the road and continue to the hospital. Mr. Orr stated we received a letter some time ago from the County stating they would contrio,te up to .$14,189 and the City would be responsible for construction, however, they would inspect the paths. Mr. Orr stated the County wants 8 foot paths throughout, however, it has not been possible in all places. The paths on Military Trail will be 8 feet, as that is a State Road and the law requires it to be that width. On Burns Road the path will be 6 feel in widtn. All City monies used on this project will be taken from Council Contingency. A discussion ensued with the location of the bike path at the Tanglewood Plaza loca- tion. Councilman Martino requested a sketch of the bike path plans s_ the members of the Council can visit the a!-?Rs. Councilwoman Norroe requested an approximate figure as to the cost of improvements not only to the paths, but to the drainage. City Council Regutar sleeting, 6119,`86 Page 3 :: ouncilman Kiselewski requested the City Manager inform the Post Gffice and c ^a sr Uti; ".._ ec vehiclas of" the bike paths. COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR FINANCE DEPARTMENT _ After a iot of research, the City Manager recommended Information Managemx_,r)t Sery r_es he given the pe rfiission to provide the computer te- r,,: t.,e C -,ty': xiareC" 'eoartTlent. He stated getting the Computer system would free the employees in that department to do other things and increase the efficiency of the department. Mr. Orr stated Information Management Services is the only company that meets all the criteria that rnoets oor needs. In response to Mr. Orr, Attorney Brant stated this item would have to go out for sealed bid even though Information Management Services is the sole source for the equipment needed. Mr. Orr stated the other departments in the City would be able to tie in to the system in the future. REPORTS COUNCILMAN KISELEWSKI Councilman Kisclewski ^%-parted oo a aeecing of the Solid Waste .Authority he attended June 18, 1986. Councilman Kiselewski stated the scheduled meeting of the WO was cancelled. COUNCILWOMAN WNROE Councilwoman Monroe reported the meeting of the Beautification and Cnvironmental Committee was cancelled due to a lack of quorum. VICE MA YOR FEENEY Vice Mayor Feeney stated Mr. Orr received a Council of Government budget request for the City of Palm Beach G�rdPns for the next fiscal year, and at the meeting he attended he suggested the boundaries for City coming into COG have essentially 'MVed south of Northlake Boulevard, and there- City Council Requtar *2etlnq, 6119186 Page A Fr the boundaries for the unincorporated areas of the County have move' 1,t. :- nr,,,i ioconstrucLing their budget request based on oaouiation Palm Be :ach County would want to have a larger share in terms of the COG budget. 17EMS 14Y MAYOR AND COUNCIL C]UINC1 -WN KISELEWSKI Councilman Kiselewski requested information re: Code Enforcement Officer and was informed the City has hired one, He further requested the � "11ce department h ?lp clean up some of the parking lots in the City, particularly the one next to Maggie's Restaurant, that is now selling cars and boats. •y rr M�veyq rGtNtY vice Mavnr Feeney stated the Council spends a great deal of time listening to petitioners and felt that maybe a concensus of the Council to eve fo_wa.d with events was needed. He felt that somewhere along the line a poll of the Council should be taken to see whether the events should be moved forward or taken off the list. CC,141ENTS rRGM TrE PUBLIC FOR ITEMS !mil ON THE AGENDA 5AM CARSILLO Mr. Sam Carsillo, 10067 Dahlia Avenue, PBG, addressed the Council re: several concerns he had, such as heavy trucks traveling on Military Trail. Counciivn, man Akbnroc Informed Mr. Carsillo there would be a neetinq ore Monday, Jun- 73, 1986, at 7:30 P.M. at Palm Beach Gardens Hign School on the Palm Reach County Thoroughfare Plan referencing improvements in the Northern ,aunty. 11 City Council Regular Meeting, 6119186 Page 5 &SOLUTIONS RESOLUTION 17, 1986 Resolution 27, 1986, would reappoint members and appoint two alternate members to the City's Planning and Zoning Commission. It was a consensus of the Council to appoint two alf'ernate members to the Commission. It w9S desiapd the second aiternata would not vote unless one r7ember and the first alternate not be present. It was further suggested that the aiternaLPS sit in the audience and not on the podium if there was a full attendance of members, however, alternates should attend as many meetings as pnssible, Per the concurrence of the Council, the City Clerk read, by title only, Resolution 27, 1986, appointing and reappointing members and appointing alternate members to the City's Planning and Zoning Commission. Resolution 27, 1986, was unanimously adopted by the City Council, reap- pointing Donald Vogel as a regular member, appointing Jeffrey Orstein as a regular member, reappointing Nancy Laurie as an alternate member and appointing Mike Rosen as an alternate to the City's Planning and Zoning Commission. ORDINANCES ORDINANCE 5, 1986 Councilman Monroe suggested. and Lhe Council agreed, to changing the sub- naraoraph Id) of Section 2, read ' "...and written approval by the City." instead of "and approval by the City. ". It was the consensus of the Council to change Section 6. as follows: third line, where it reaps shall permit the petitioners to remove trees..." to "anay permit the petitioners to remove trees or may require them to be donated.... "; remove Iast sentence entirely. Councilwoman Monroe suggested once this City Counril angular Meeting, 6119186 Page 6 ordinance is adopted the City Attorney of a staff member interpret it for the Plannirn; 3r,-+ Znninq Commission and Site Plan and Appearance Review L,ommittef'. ORDINANCE 15, 1986 The City Maraqr�r stated after an analysis of the current budget, it was c;.'termined a hudget revision ,raS needed. The City Manager detailed each GD he �,uget. here were no comments trom the mem- bers of the !bunch re: proposed revisions. ORDINANCE 1986 This ordinance would regulate location /visibillty of roof - mounted equip- ment on single .i,y resid- ence;. Councilr,*an Kiselewski felt some clarification should be made re "roof mounted equipment" as items such as antennas could be mounted to walls and oroiect over the mnf, Councilwoman R -bnroe question the distance of SrJO feet measured from exterior front wall of said building. Attorney Brant stated this was just a rough draft and the distance of feet would need to be determined by the Council. Councilwoman Monroe questioned whether this would cover commercial establishments and mentioned the dish antenna installed at Maggie's Saloon on %brthiake Boulevard. It was decided this would be covered by the Site plan and Appearance Review Committee. Councilwoman Monroe requested the City Manager and City Attorney determine whether the Code Officer shoui €i be handling the sltuacion at Magma's Saloon. The City Manager gave each Council member a copy of an oitlinance fr -m Coral Gablr_, Florida, that is similar to what the City is discussino. The City Manager requested additional time to work on this ardin,n, to Ttie r_'ounrll rarlreed to gLvinq Mr. nrr additional time to work on this City Council Regular meeting, 6119186 STEMS FOR DISCUssION Page 7 AMENDMENT T " HE GARDENS" ff IONAL SHOPPING _W LL PID TREATED 11/15/841 VIA RESOLUTION 62r 1984 AND AMENDED 5115/86 VIA RESOLUTION 211 1986x,,,, PROVIDING FOQ TE ENT /LEASING SIGNAGE. Steve Mathison, Attorney for Forbes Cohen Properties, stated they are r'- ^nest! -g a^ -lrrrova_' ct ..sM tarrpera:y siyr,3 during the construction phase of the mall. It was determined these signs were to be placed on tang owned by Foundation Land Company and controlled by Forbes Cohen Properties through a license agreement with Foundation Land Company. Councilman Kiselewski stated hp had a problem with the location of there signs since he felt it violated the City's codes as off premise adver- tising. Steve Mathison and the City Attorney concurred that due to the fact that this land is under a unity of title since the ground is leased to Forbes Cohen, the entire PCD is owned by Foundation Land. There were no further objections from the City Council. CREATION OF MULTI- FAMILY PUD PROPOSED TO CONSIST OF 42 CONDOMINIUM UNITS AND BE LOCATED WITHIN 1-.12 ACRE 1-­12 AL PCD. Hank 5kokowski, President of Urban Design Studio, addressed the Council re: above item. This project consists of 7 buildings with 6 dwelling units in each building. Fourteen units a ?oproximateiy 1550 sq. ft. with 2 bedrooms;2baths. Tree rcma�ning 28 units are also 2 bedroom 12 baths with a convertible den and are a prox,'mately 1990 sq. ft. 4I1 of the larger units have single attached garages. In addition to the garage there is a full apron on the approach to the garage that is avnilablo to those units for parking. The smaller units have two separate assigned parking spaces, in effect giving each unit in the d ?velopmvnt 2 parking spicks. In addition there are 29 other parking City Council Regular Meeting, 6119186 Page 8 spaces on site for a ')to' *gtio of 2.7 parking spaces per unit. Glakcly, Le,,usca1de Arcnitecr, displayed photos of the vegetation planned for the area, and mentioned they plan to use native vegetation with this project. The architect for the project described the eleva- tions and stated the basic materials for the building would be stucco and Jd. Thy name cf tt�ls project will be "Ryder Cup Villas ". There being no objections from the Council, this project will proceed to reso- lution. ANNEX. OF 14.14 ACRES ON 51W CORNER OF U.S. HIGHWAY #1 AND PGA BLVD., _ MATING TM WRTH PALM BEACH FINANCIAL CENTER" PUD WITH , ... ENSI , „rn_, ON 2.990 ACRES AN;j Y RESIDENTIAL ZONING ON THE REMAINING 1.15 ACRES ER THE "FLAME" NEAT & FISH MMRKET IS hOW SITUATED) (ATTORNEY LANPr r L:rrly Srait.h, authorized agent for F.F. Adams, ur., addressed the Council ® explaining the reason this project was before the Council again was they essentially started over. This project has essentially two parcels, which included the "Flame Meat Market" parcel which was not a part of the original package. They have now resubmitted their original aoUlica- tion to include the "Flame" property, feeling it best to bring the entire project in at one time. Accordingly there is now a single application which includes a 12.99 acre parcel which is subject to the PUD and the "Flame" parcel which would be an existing non- conforming commercial use. They have also submitted an application to amend the Comprehensive Land Use Plan on the "Flame" parcel, which was not done originally. At the last meeting, the Council's main concerns were density and inten- sity. Mr. Smith presented the Council with a bar chart comparing this project with other similar projects in Palm Beach County. City Council Regular Meeting, 6119186 Page 9 Attorney Smith felt in comparison to other projects this project should 1`ot P,n - ,m5Jdernd ^ cwn,n �;pject. Mr. Bagley of Kimberly hbrne did the traffic analysis for the project and addressed the Council re: traffic impact study. Ha stated they took the 1985 traffic count and increased it by 15 %, added to that the Regional Mall, Golden Bear, FPL and the major developments going around the PGA Blvd. bridge and then did a slight adjustment to take 1 -95 openfng in 5 years. Mr. Bagley stated they considered the improvements to be d)ne to surrounding roadways because of this project to maintain Level of Service "0" five ,years from now. Vice Mayor Feeney questioned if the petitioner has given the County the 12 foot of right -of -way they requested a1on,o PGA Boulevard. Mr. Bagley stated the petitioner has not given additional right -of -way to the County at this ,point in time. is A discussion ensued re: method used to do the traffic analysis. it was the concensus of the Council that the petitioner give the 12 foot of right -of -way to the County now and rot wait until a later date. Attorney Smith showed the Council el- - s of the parking garage as it appears on Ellisoo Wilson Road. Mr. Paul Hoag, Architect, stated there are four levels of parking and the top level is an amenity Ievel, Mayor Aldred zet,uasted at the next meeting there be a clear overlay on the parking garage elevation that shows the size of the planeings along both sides of the parking garaoe at planting and at m- ,turity. The Council was concerned with the length of the parking garage and requested the architect to do whatever could be done to soften the view. Mr. Hoag stated if the Cit; ould allow them to reduce the number of parking soar ces required for this project, they could oossibly reduce the garage by 40 one floor. Mr. Hodg stated another possibility would be to set the top City Council Regular Meeting, 6119186 Page 10 TION OF "SOVEREL'S KARBOUR" PUD, WITH UNDERLYING ZONING OF CG -1 - UP ININALUA5TAL WqTERWAY AND CONSIST OF RETAIL SALES, OFFICES RESTAURANTS, AND WRINE (MR. W. SOVEREL ). Mr. Soverel addressed the Council, giving a brief history of Soverel Marine. Mr. Soverel described the project as containing a restaurant, a private yacht club, and a building with the first floor being retail and the .second and third Flu ,_.., ra2ny office Spacos. Mr. stiverfbl °tated tho yacht club is already in being with some members having paid initia ,r: dues. Mr. Soverel stated parking is mire then adequate according to a study done by Kimberly Horne, with 273 spaces. The landscape architect described the vegetation planned and stated the landscaping exceeds the City's codes. Mr. Soverel explained a boat repair area would be located to the east of the building and boat sales would be from a pier per- floor back about ten feet, but could only do that if the number of parking spaces was reduced. Mayor Aldred expressed concern re: title of project and stated besides giving the City a "gateway" into the City, would like the petitioner to provide the Council with another reason why they want to be annexed into Palm Beach Gardens. Councilman Kiselewski stated he would Iike to see the "underlying zoning" connotation eliminated. Attorney Smith stated he would not have a problem with eliminating the underlying zoning. Councilman Kiselewski would also 1ike.the petitioner to explain at the next meeting why they felt they needed a helipad. It was the concensus of the Council that they would like to see tr,e name of the project nhgnaed sc the c Acrc a:reddy problems identifying Palm Beach Gardens and North Palm Beach. TION OF "SOVEREL'S KARBOUR" PUD, WITH UNDERLYING ZONING OF CG -1 - UP ININALUA5TAL WqTERWAY AND CONSIST OF RETAIL SALES, OFFICES RESTAURANTS, AND WRINE (MR. W. SOVEREL ). Mr. Soverel addressed the Council, giving a brief history of Soverel Marine. Mr. Soverel described the project as containing a restaurant, a private yacht club, and a building with the first floor being retail and the .second and third Flu ,_.., ra2ny office Spacos. Mr. stiverfbl °tated tho yacht club is already in being with some members having paid initia ,r: dues. Mr. Soverel stated parking is mire then adequate according to a study done by Kimberly Horne, with 273 spaces. The landscape architect described the vegetation planned and stated the landscaping exceeds the City's codes. Mr. Soverel explained a boat repair area would be located to the east of the building and boat sales would be from a pier per- City Council Regular Meeting, 6119185 Page 11 mitted by the Corps of Engineers, Department of Enviraomental Regulation, with no boats for sale out of the water. Vice Mayor Feeney did not feel you could repair boats in a CG--1 zoning, however, Mr. Soverel felt his business has been grandfathered for any marine,acti- vity when it was annexed. Mr. Soverel stated there were two entrance and two exit lanes onto PGA Boulevard, Mr. Howard Moss, Attorney for Mr. Soverel, stated there is a feud bet- ween Lincoln Properties and Soverel Marine Harbor as to whether or not viewing rights prevent Soverel from building this project. He further added it is a decision would have to be made by the courts and asked that this project be judged on it's own merit. Councilwoman Monroe expressed concern with Lou parking being confused by customers of ® Harbour Shoppes and this project. Councilman Martino suggested that Mr. Soverel and Harbor Shoppes come up with a cross parking agreement, which Mr. Soverel agreed to attempt. Councilman Martino suggested Mr. Soverel give a copy of permits granted by the Corps of Engineers for the pro - posed docks to the City. There being a confusion with parking plans, Councilman Martino requested correct plans at the next meeting, as well as elevation plans. Councilman Kiselewski did not feel there was ade- quate green space and requested the petitioner address this problem at a future meeting, as well as prepare a landscape plan. Mr. Orr felt the entrance and exits to the site should be address at the next meeting, and if Lincoln Properties have agreed to provide Iand for these problems, the City will need that agreement in writing. City Council Regular Meeting, 6119186 Page 12 0 ANNEX. OF LANDS OF RESIDENTIAL PROJECT COMMONLY KMWN A; "STEEPLECHASE" VIA QErEQE ilM ELCr'T_10_.'; 0'' CITY AND COUNTY. Grover C. Herring, Attorney for Steeplechase residents, addressed the Council. Mr. Herring stated a year ago Steeplechase was unsuccessful in obtaining a voluntary annexation and now must try on a referendum basis. Mr. uerring stated he would like to sae this item put on the September 2, 1986 primary and the November 4, I986 election. There are 324 lots in Steeplechase with a total of approximately 500 acres with average assessed evaluation of homes in excess of $200,000, which would bring approximately $70,000,000 tax base to the City. The road rights -of -way have been dedicated to Palm Beach County. There is a com- mercial parcel of 3.7 acres at the intersection of Haverhill Road and the Beeline Highway, with the only access to this parcel off Haverhill ® Road. Mr. Herring stated a report had to be done and filed with the County which would address what types of municipal services, what level of municipal services are available to the property and what plans does the City have for future service. Councilman Kiselewski stated he would like to see a report that showed the financial plus and minuses of the annexation. The Council felt the above mention report would be a bene- fit to them in making a decision to proceed with this annexation. PC Ti TIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS Mayor AIdred acknowledged a letter and a copy of a resolution from Greenacres City re: residents in municipalities paying additional taxes to provide comparable police services to residents in the unincorporated sections of Palm Beach County. It was the unanimous decision of the Council to adopt a like resolution for the City of Palm Beach Gardens. City Council Regular Meeting, 6119186 Psge 13 JOUR* ENT There being no further business to discuss, the mee :i.ng adjourned at 12 :30 a.m. APPROVAL��i MAYOR t VIMAYOR COUNCILMAN WRTIN0 d1C0$CILMAN I E LI DA k0 IER," DE�CI N CLERK 7 COUNC ILWOWN WNROC