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® WORKSHOP MEETING
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
VIVEMBER 14, I985
The Workshop Meeting of the City Council of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida,
was called to order by Mayor Linda Monroe, at 8:00 P.M., in the Assembly
Room at the Municipal Complex, 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 Secretary and present were. Mayor Linda
Monroe, Councilman Martino, Councilman Aldred and Councilman Feeney.
Vice Mayor Kiselewski was not in attendance until later in the meeting -
during a Items by the Mayor and Council.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Mayor Monroe announced there would be a meeting of the Site Plan and
. Appearance Review Committee on Tuesday, November 19, 1985, at 7:30 P.M.
PROCLAMATIONS: Mayor Monroe read a proclamation stating November 21, 1985, as "Great
American Smokeout Day ".
REPORTS:
COUNCILMAN MARTINO Councilman Martino reported the Recreation Advisory Board had a meeting
Tuesday, November 12, 1985, and they will be sending a memorandum to the
Council suggesting they seek professional help to straighten out the
parking and traffic circulation on the City property.
MAYOR MONROE Mayor Monroe reported she attended a meeting of the B&E Committee on
Wednesday, November 13, 1985, who brought up a point regarding the let-
tering at the entrance by the Fire Department being too small and
requested the City Manager to see if this needs to be brought up to
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standards. Mayor Monroe was unable to attend she P &Z Commission
. meeting Tuesday night as she attended the President's Dinner of the
Professional Golfers Association of America.
ITEMS BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL:
COUNCILMAN MARTINO Councilman Martino had prepared a memo with attachments with 3 sign code
revisions he felt were presenting the common problems.
Mayor Monroe suggested the Administrative Staff send a letter to any
organizations that may be interested and the S &E Committee to let them
know we are considering this. The City Manager stated we needed a
policy decision as soon as possible since this time of year is par-
ticularly busy with signs for the Holiday season. The Council
suqgested the Administration take a oaid ad in a local newspaper to Iet
people know we are considering a change in the sign code. However, the
City Manager stated we needed a concensus now regarding what signs may
be allowed during the season, if any, or we would have to take the signs
down. The Citv Manager cited an example of a temporary condition with
the Jaycees wanting to sell Christmas trees on Military Trail, pointing
out they are a charitable organization. The Jaycees would need a sign
to let people know they are selling trees and in order to do this they
would have to violate the code. Councilman Kiselewski stated he felt
the signs would still have to be permitted by the Building Deoartment
and at that point limitations could be set at that time. It was
requested the City Attorney draft an er,rgency Ordinance to be read at
the next Regular Council Meeting indicating a moratorium on temporary
signs for institutions and charitable organizations so they may post
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signs for ei,ents occuring during the Holiday season. The ordinance
is should state the sign must be permitted, and be no larger then 4'x 51.
Councilman Martino stated there is another problem with a car parked on
Johnson Dairy Road near the parking lot to the tennis courts that is
housing a dog. The City Attorney was requested to research what alternatives
the City may have to force this resident to remove the car and the dog.
COUNCILMAN
KISELEWSKI Councilman Kiselewski reported he attended a meeting of the PBG High School
Advisory Council Tuesday, November 12, 1985, where di.;cussions took place
regarding academic qualifications for high schools.
COUNCILMAN
FEENEY Councilman Feeney stated a concern with the parking at the Community
Center, noting several cars were parking in front of the building and on
the grass area, while there appeared to be plenty of parking spaces
® available. it was suggested that no parking signs be placed in front of
the building and cement buttons be put on the edge of the grass area.
Mayor Monroe suggested for special occasions bags could be placed over
the no parking signs to allow additional parking space in front of the
building. It was requested the City Manager look at this problem and
recommend what could be done.
MAYOR MONROE Mayor Monroe reported she had read an article in the paper stating Evan
Bestland, a fire - fighter with our Fire Department, was named Fireman of
the Month for October, by the Independent Insurance Agents of the Palm
Beaches.
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developers to have their plan aoproved by the City Forester. The City
Manager further stated one solution would be to have the developer adhere
to their original plan and state the City Forester cannot deviate from the
plan. The City Manager pointed out the developers do not presently return
to Site Plan and Appearance Review with their final landscaping plans.
The City Council was not aware Site Plan and Appearance Review was not
approving the final landscaping plans. The Mayor felt this landscape
code should be discussed further as soon as possible so the City staff
could have definite directions to follow.
COUNCILMAN
KISELEWSKI Councilman Kiselewski stated when a future agenda is prepared, 4 items can
0 be discussed at one time: appearance of the community; solar heaters on the
Mayor Monroe stated the Council was in receipt at a memo from Jon Iles,
City Forester, regarding why the trees at Zayre's was permitted. The
main concern with the landscaping at Zayre's was the use of red maple
trees, which lose their leaves in the winter months. The Mayor did not
understand why the Forester permitted Zayre's to deviate from the list
of trees on the approved site plan. The City Manager pointed out the
code lists approximately 20 soecies of trees the developers can use,
however, when the developers come before the Site Plan and Appearance
Review Committee they usually have a preliminary landscape plan, getting
final landscape approval from the City Forester, and this is where the
deviations are taking place. The City Attorney indicated that the City
Forester cannot oermit site plan changes. The City Manager felt perhaps
we should include in the code that not more than a certain percentage
of any one type of tree be allowed for a project.
The City Manager stated the City Forester has been given the authority to
deviate from the code, since Site Plan and Appearance Review tells the
developers to have their plan aoproved by the City Forester. The City
Manager further stated one solution would be to have the developer adhere
to their original plan and state the City Forester cannot deviate from the
plan. The City Manager pointed out the developers do not presently return
to Site Plan and Appearance Review with their final landscaping plans.
The City Council was not aware Site Plan and Appearance Review was not
approving the final landscaping plans. The Mayor felt this landscape
code should be discussed further as soon as possible so the City staff
could have definite directions to follow.
COUNCILMAN
KISELEWSKI Councilman Kiselewski stated when a future agenda is prepared, 4 items can
0 be discussed at one time: appearance of the community; solar heaters on the
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roof; garage sales, and the use of the City's right -of -way. Another con-
cern of Councilman Kiselewski was projects coming through Site Plan and
Appearance Review are missing a Iot of items. A discussion ensued among
the Council members recarding combining the Site Plan and Appearance
Review Committee and the Planning and Zoning Commission. The City Council
will discuss these items at a meeting in the near future. Mayor Monroe
felt that until this is resolved at a future meeting the new Council
liaison to the Boards could point out, in written form if necessary,
exactly what their intent and purpose is. It was suggested perhaps a joint
meeting with the Site Plan and Appearance Review Committee, Planning and
Zoning Commission and the City Council. The Council agreed that Attorney Bill
Brant should attend Site Plan and Appearance Review Committee's next meeting
and answer any questions they might have regarding their purpose. It was
is further suggested the City Attorney make a similar appearance at the Planning
and Zoning Commission.
RESOLUTIONS:
PFSOLUTION
49, 1985 Resoltuion 49, 1985, is to appoint /reappoint members to the City's
Beautification and Evrironmental Committee. Mayor Monroe stated there were 3
people who wished to be reappointed to the B &E Committee: George Wuerthner,
Kathy Arrants and Kevin Foley. There are 2 people who have expressed specific
interest in this committee: Charlotte Faulconer and Marijayne Boylan. The
concensus of the Council was to appoint /reappoint the above mentioned people
to fill the positions of the WE Committee openings.
The Council requested the City Clerk to place all of the Advisory Board
appointments /reappointments on the next workshop agenda so a decision can be
made as soon as possible.
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ZAYRE DEPARTMENT
STORE - TEMPORARY
STORAGE TRAILERS Mr. Richard Harper, Manager of Zayre's Department Store, made a request of the
City Council to allow up to four storage trailers on their premises at 4200
Northlake Boulevard, pursuant to Section 13 of Article VII, General
Regulation Provisions of the City's Zoning Codes. Mr. Harper stated he did
not have a need for these trailers at the present time, however, would like to
have the approval should a need occur anywhere from the present to January 1,
1986. It was the concensus of the Council not to allow the temporary trailers
as they did not want to set a precedent for other department stores. The
Council felt Zayre's could look into renting storage space elsewhere and not
use temporary trailers.
E SION - GARDENS
�It PARK Michael Lampert of Cohen, Scherer and Cohn, addressed the Council on behalf of
the petitioner to request a two year extension of permissible time for comple-
tion of "Gardens Medical Park" PUD, created 11117183 by Ordinance 17, 1983.
Mr. Lampert stated there was a moratorium by Seacoast Utilities at the time of
their original approva' which caused a major delay. Mr. Lampert stated Phase
I is built and 213 of the building has been sold. Members of the City Council
agreed there was good cause to grant an extension, however, they felt a three
year extension would not present a problem. It was determined they would not
fall under the impact ordinance since it met the deadline for the extension
process. The City Council requested the City Attorney draft an Ordinance to
allow for an extension of time for completion for this project.
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AMENDING SECTION 7
A '�ICLE VII, ZONING
S ThP City Manager stated tl,e purpose of this amendment was to correct an in-
equity in the Codes that stated we could not deviate from a fence being
installed when commercial /industrial property abutted a residential area. The
Council requested the amendment be reworded to require a six foot visual
obstruction of either a fence with Iandscaping and /or a berm with landscaping.
It was further requested to change "required landscaping on the abutting pro-
perty line" to read "required landscaping adjacent to the abutting property
line "; "a ten (10) foot setback requirement shall then be measured from the
abutting line of the public easement...." to "a ten (10) foot setback require-
ment shall then be measured from the abutting line of the public easement or
road right -of-way to the property zoned for commercial or industrial use. ";
landscaping shall not be provided unless" to landscaping will be provided if ".
INTING COUNCIL
iQNS TO
Council members chose to be liaisons to the following Advisory Boards:
Councilman Feeney - Planning & Zoning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals
Councilman Aldred - Site Plan & Appearance Review Committee, Landscape
Committee of Adjustments
Councilman Martino - Recreation Advisory Board, Merit System board
Vice Mayor Kiselewski - P.B. Co. Metropolitan Planning Organization; P.B.Co.
Solid Waste Authority, PBG High School Advisory
Council.
Mayor Monroe - Area Planning Board, B &E Committee, Code Enforcement Board
Council members felt the Comprehensive Land Use Plan Committee should be taken
off the chart and no member of the Council was appointed. The Council also
felt Doug Hood of the Recreation Department should be the Representative to
the PBGYAA.
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PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS:
ADJOURNMENT:
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Mayor Monroe acknowledged a copy of a letter sent to Jon Iles from the School
of Forestry, Resources and Conservation reporting the tortoises have been
removed from the Regional Center site. Mayor Monroe gave the City Manager a
letter from a company that would like to be considered to clean the City's
catch basins and streets. There was also a letter from the Florida English
Campaign requesting Palm Beach Carders adopt a resolution to adopt English as
our official language. The City Council was in favor of such a resolution.
There was also a letter from Perry Cable TV indicating there would be rate
changes.
There being no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned at 10:00
p.m.
APPROVAL:
MAYOR MONROE COUNCILMAN ALDRED
VIC ,AYOR KISELEWSKI COU�CILM N FEFAE
COUNCILMAN MARTINC
CLERK
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