HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 010584CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
3ANi7l.',y 5, 1984
The Regular Meeting of the City Council of Palm Beai.h Gardens, Florida,
was called to order by Mayor Dick Aldred at b:00 P.M. in the Assembly
Room, located in 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 City Clerk and present were: Mayor Aldred, Vice
Mayor Kiedis, Councilman Martino, Councilwoman Monroe, and Councilman
Kiselewsi,i. City Manager John Orr and Attorney William Brant were also in
attendance.
MINUTES: The minutes of the Workshop Meeting of December 8, 1983, and Regular Meeting
of December 15, 1983, were unanimously approved by the Council, as written.
ANNOU =-MENTS: M.3vor Aldred announced that meetings of o „r Planning and Zoning Commission,
Recreation Advisory Board, Merit System Board, and Fire Department will
convene at 7:30 P.M. on Tuesday, January 10, 1984; and meetings of our
® Zoning Board of Appeals and Beautification and Environmental Committee will
convene at 7:30 P.M. on Wednesdav, January 11, 1984.
Mayor Aldred recognized Councilman Martino's appointment to the Board of
Directors of the Northern Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce.
PROCLAMATIONS: :Mayor Aldred read proclanations proclaiming January, 1984, "National
Volunteer Blood Dono Month” and "Arbor Month ".
ITEMS BY THE CITY MANAGER:
STATE DOT'S The City Manager reported that pursuant to Resolution 68, 1983, the State
RCI Department of Transportation acquired the City's 2.9 -acre parcel located
CITY'S 2.9-
ACRE PARCEL within the right -of -way of the proposed Interstate -95 northw,,rd extension.
DONATED The $175,000 received December 28, 1983 for this parcel donated to the City
by DiVosta Construction Company, developer of the Garden Lakes /Square PUB,
were deposited into the City's Recreational Land /Facilities Fee Account.
PURCHASE OF Per the recommendation of the City Manager, the Council unanimously ,adopted
PATROL a motion authorizing he purchase, under State Contract, of five 1984 Chevro-
1 FOR CITY MNGR. 8 p
let Impalas @ $8,857.65 each - the cost of the four to be assigned to the
0 Police Department for patrol cars to be taken from the Federal Revenue
Sharin, Account; and the cor.t of the one to be a5siprned to the City Manager
and used by police personnel when needed/available, to be taken from the
Council Contingency Account.
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LIGHTING CITY'S At the Workshop Meeting of January 12, 1984, the Council will discuss
JOGGING TRAIL soliciting sealed hids for lighting, the City's jogging trail on the south
side of Burns Road, cast of Military Trail. The recommendations of the
Recreation Advisory Board re: performance specifications for this proposed
project will be rnquetited o£ them of thetr meeting of January 10, 1984.
Also, the Recreation Director will contact Mr. Bill Hebden, an electrician
emploved by Pratt 6 Whitney Aircraft that addressed the Council offering
input.
COUNTY IMPROV- The City Manager reported that per the County, construction shouiLl commence
ING MILITARY within 30 -60 days on the center stacking lanes for left -hand turns along the
TIt iR 7=CTIONS
segment of Military Trail between Holly Drive and Northlake Boulevard.
COUNTY IMPROVING The City Manager reported that per Mr. Charlie Walker, Palm Beach County
KEATING DR./ Traffic Engineer, they will marking, with reflective paint, the median cut
NORTHLAKE BLVD.
IrvTERSECTlON on Northlake Boulevard of Keatics Drive. Tt,av are also considering the
location of street lights at that intersL ion.
COUNTY CHECKING Councilman Kiselewski reported that he met wil.h Mr. Walker this morning;
INTO U -TURNS ON and thev will be looking into U -turns being made at the northern end of
® MILITARY TR.
the median on Military Trail, north of Northlake Boulevard.
REPORTS: Councilman Kiselewski reported on the meeting he, Member, attended of the
COUNCILKAN Palm Beach County Metropolitan Planning Organization this date. At this
KISEJ�EWSKI meeting, they finalized establishing a system by which they will be able to
evaluate and prioritize roadways within the County; and received a report
on the Palm Beach Expressway Authority established by a Special Act of the
Florida Legislature effective ,July 1, 1983.
ITEMS BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL:
MAYOR ALDRED Frembers of the Co, mctl will be rn attendance at the Recreation Advisory
Board meeting of January 10, 1994, to exchange thoughts re: financing the
REFERENDOM QUES- lighting of ball fields at "Gardens Park" east of the municipal complex.
TIONS RE: At the Workshop Meeting of January 12, 1984, the Council will discuss
LIGHTING GARDENS
PARK, CONTROL including on the ballot of the March 13, 1984 General Election this question
STRUCTURE FOR and ones re: financing the control structure for the Thompson River Canal
THOMPSON RIVER
CONTROL STRUCTURI:Basin; and culvert systems where certain drainage canals presently exist.
RESOLUTIONS: Per the concurrence of the Council, the City Clerk read, in full, Resolution
APPOINTMENT OF 1, 1984, confirming/apprcvin:; the appointment by the City Manager of Ken
ASSISTANT FIRE
CHIEFS 6 Gordon and John Brent as Assistant Fire Chiefs and William F. O'Brien and
MARSHALS ,lack hanson as Assistant Fire Marshals of PBG Fire Department, Inc..
Resolution 1, 1984, was unanimously adopted by the Council.
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APPOINTING ALT. Per the concurrence of the Council, the City Clerk read, in full, Resolution
MEHBEG BOARD 3, 1984, appointing Edward Taudien an alternate member of the City's Zoning
OF APPEALS Board of Appeals. Resolution 3, 1984, was unanimously adopted by the Council
APPOINTING Per the concurrence of the Council, the City Clerk read, in full, Resolution
MEMBER TO REC. 4, 1984, appointin Betsy 1'crry member of the City's Recreation Advisory
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Board. Resolution 4, 1984, wa, unanimously adopted by the Council.
PLAQUES /CER- The members of the Council adopted a policy that individuals that serve
7=717=0 three or more years on an advisory board of the City be presented Plaques of
PAST ADV. BD.
MEMBERS Appreciation; and those that serve lesser periods receive Certificates of
Appreciation.
APPOINTING ME,i- Per the concurrence of the Council, the City Clerk read, in full, Resolution
BER & ALT. 5, 1984, appointing Daniel Gainey Member and Carolyn Rawlins Alternate Member
MEMBER TO MERIT
SYS. BD, of the City's Merit System Board. Resolution 5, 1984, was unanimously
adopted by the Council.
REAPPOINTING Per the concurrence of the Council, the City Clerk read, in full, Resolution
MEMBERS TO CODE ,
ENFORCEMENT 1984, reappointing Nancy Bennett and Samuel Carsillo members of the City's
® BOARD Code Enforcement Board. Resolution 2, 1984, was unanimously adopted by the
Council.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION:
EXTENSION OF At their Regular Meeting of January 19, 1984, the Council will consider first
PERMISSIBLE reading of an Ordinance, providing for a two -year extension of the permiss-
TL`tE FOR COM-
PLETION OF ible time for completion of the DiVosta Office Complex PUD created January
DIVOSTA OFFICE 21 1982, by Ordinance 32, 1981, on a 2.1-acre parcel on the southwest corner
COMPLEX PUD
of PGA Boulevard and Military Trail, per the request of the owner. Mr. Bill
Shannon, Esquire, will pass along to Mr. DiVosta the concern voiced by
Councilwoman Monroe re: the safety of bicyclists along the front of his
site.
PETITIONS AND COJWUNICATIONS:
PALM BEACH Councilman Kiselewski acknowledged receipt of copies of: (1) Chairman Dennis
EXPRESSWAY Koehler's memorandum, dated December 29, 1983, reporting on recent meetings
AUTHORITY
of the Palm Beach Expressway Authority; and (2) the 'Public Policy
Opinion Survey ", dated November, 1983, and conducted per the Palm Beach
® County Commission by J. Arthur Heise, Ph.D. and Hugh Gladwin, Ph. D..
The other members of the Council will be provided copies of these.
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.JOINT TASK Councilman Kiselewski advised that on January 12, 1984, there will be
FORCE MTG• ON another meeting of the Joint Tas+c Force on allowing the location of mobile
40 LOCATION _OF
MOBILE HOMES homA,-, within zone distr+rr_-: of conventional single - family, housing. He
®— may be in attendance nt this meeting in Tallahassee, €"L.
COPAIUNICATION Councilwoman Monroe referenced the December 13, 1984 Lo:mnunication of Mr.
FROM MR. STAN
REDICK RE: Stan Redick, Palm Beach County Planning Director, addressing Mr. Howard
BANKERS LAND Muse, DRT Coordinator of the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council,
CO.DRI outlining concerns rc; the traffic impact of the Bankers Land Company
Regional Center proposed to be located within our City; and suggested
referral to our contracted land planner, Marvin Hill, and independent
traffic engineer, David Plummer. The City Manager noted the tardiness
of the department's participation /input, as the TCRPC's hearing on recom-
mendations to the City was held December 16th and the communication was
received by all on December 21st; and advised it has been referred.
ECONOMIC COUN- The City Manager noted the event to be held February 2nd - 4th, 1984, by
CIL EVENT the Economic Council at Port St. Lucie.
PSC'S HEARINGS The City Manager advised that the Public Service Commission has reserved
ON SEACOAST the auditorium at the City's Community Center for Public Hearings on
UTILITIES
RATE INCREASE Seacoast Utilities' request for rate increases on February 2nd and 3rd from
10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M..
Mayor Aldred acknowledged receipt of communications from:
ROBERT & CO. 1. Robert and Company Associates, dated January 3, 1984, advising of the
ASSOCIATES meeting to be held January 13, 1984, by the Technical Advisory Committee
of the Palm Beach Countv Central Region on treatment plant sludge and
its disposal.
MR. WAYNE 2. Mr. Wayne Topper, Parade Coordinator, received December 30, 1983,
TOPPER thanking the City for participating in the 1983 Christmas -In -Dixie
Parade. Our Citv won the category of "Best Appearing Fire Department".
Mk. ROBERT W.
3. Mr. Robert W.
Clinger of the P.
B. County Department of Engineering and
CLINGER
Public Works,
dated December 29,
1983, advising of a meeting to be held
on January 9,
19S4, in the Palm
Beach County Courthouse on establishing
a beach restoration and erosion
control district through a special act
of the State
Legislature.
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MR. ROBERT F.
4. Mr. Robert F.
Jernigan, System Manager of Perry Cable T.V., dated
JERNIGAN
December 28,
1983, advising of a
half -hour interruption in their service
on December 18,
1983, for reasons
beyond their control.
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CONGRESSMAN 5. Congressman Tom Lewis, enclosing i ^- ,)rma ion on the Three -Year Federal
TOM LEWIS Revenue Extension Voted.
ADJOURNMENT. With no rurtner business, the meeting adjourned at 8:58 P.M..
MAYOR ALDRED
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The Honorable Mayor and City Council
City of Palm Beach Gardens
10500 North Military Trail
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Pear Mayor and Council Members:
On behalf of the Town Commission and residents of the Town of
Lake Park, I would like to congratulate your municipality on
its efforts in organizing the Christmas- In -Diy e Parade.
This year's parade was exceptionally well organized and enjoyed
by all of the surrounding communities. A special thanks goes
to Wayne Topper, the parade coordinator. We were pleased
to see that Wayne was able to bring the four communities
together for this traditional event.
Again, thank you for the efforts put forth by your employees
and residents.
Sincerely,
Max A. Mickley
Mayor
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Board o_ County Commissioners
Peggy B E�att, Chairman
ken Spilirac, Vice Chairman
Denm� P K�nhier
Dorothy wilken
Bill Bade•
December 16, 1983
The Honorable Dick Aldred
Mayor
Palm Beach Gardens
10500 North Military Trail
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410
Dear Mayor Aldred:
County Administrator
John C Sansbury
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Please be advised that the Board of County Commissioners will be
considering on December 20th the approval of a contract with
Weekly Asphalt Paving, Inc. for the construction of intersection
improvements on Military Trail at Arbor Way, Crestdale and Gardenia.
I appreciate the City officials bringing this important need to my
attention and I am hopeful that the Board will recognize the need
and respond favorably.
You will further note that the improvements to Northlake Boulevard
and the intersection improvements at Military Trail have been com-
pleted. I am pleased that together we were able to accomplish that
project for the citizens.
Please extend my personal wishes for a Merry Christmas to the City
Council, the City Manager and his staff
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Sincere y,
Peggy B. Evatt
Chairman
Board of County Commissioners
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BOX 1989 • WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33401
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REPRIN't'UJ WI'111 111L PERMISSION OF THF:
CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
Revenue Sharing
Three -Year Revenue Sharing Extension Voted
('inrg n• Nov 17 clenrrd a threr-
r,ur extr n of the federal revenue
�IlX i i,g pr,gra in of g r a ntb to lcreal gnv-
nunrnt, after House Democratic
untlrrres t•,ivc up a demand for more
nrcnu v
fl,Id Nov, 9 that they (ould take
or leave ,i Serrate offer of $4 6 billion a
vcur for rcvenuc sharing in fiscal I96t-
8u but would get nn part of a House -
pnscd $450 million -a -year increase,
House conferees decided Nov, I to
Jake it
• The members considered the de
si.ahiht) of $16 billion n year, as a
Inrd in hand, being much more valu-
akilr than r4:,0 mullion, being a bird in
bush, Rip Jack Brooks, D- Texas.
the urinference chairman and a foe of
r u it u• sharing, said wrvly "In their
wisdom, ue jointly decided to resolve
,,ur differences with the Senate "
A. a result, the House Nov I7
edupicd by voile vote a conference re-
t un „n thv hill MR 2780 — H Rept
;,n - ,',rid 1 he Senate adopted the re
p ,rt 1,;t , that day, also by voice vote,
ti, aryls the measure for the presi-
dent's signature
Revenue sharing was first enacted
in 1U72 as part of President Nixon's
"m w federahsrn " The idea was to
ir,w,itr m,ney — and thus power ---
t„ st,�te and 1-al governments to
'Innd as then pleased Congress ex.
tendcd the program in 1976 and again
,o lytiu Siaies had not participated in
the pn�gr,on vnee 198(1 0980 Alme-
Pressure to Relent
I h� c 11 ""ge of hf•urt on the part of
,he H"U,e conferees, unofficially led
by 1,s1 1leiss, 1) N Y, saved a Janu-
ir. 1'Jn: reveruie sharing pavment to
fn e, and counties that had been
thre,nened when the conference on
IiR 2780 broke tip in disagreement
9 (tt c, kl% Report p 2254)
N ens had protested rind ex-
pressed dnhehef w hen Senate confer-
", n fused to negotiate a boost in the
funding levcl The House had ap-
proved a Brill nulhon -a -year boost, to
AMft u2 bah ai from the existing $4 fi bil,
lir Richard Whittle
hun (Srnore, Naas nchan, Wvrhll�
lii port prr 19'0, 1WP7)
Senate conferees, all Member, of
the Finance Cumnuttee, had warned
that Senate pressure to cut the lederal
hndget d0k it way so severe that they
could accept no more than the $4 if
billion President Reagan requested
Minutes after the conference
hroke up, House conferees seeking the
increase had caucused and decided to
hold their ground Brooks said they
ceded their turf two days later
"On Friday, they began to tell me
they thought we could work sumelhir.g
nut," Brooks said.••Thev indicated to
me that they would he interested in a
conference report that would autho-
rize $4 6 billion They asked me if I
would write such a report and ask the
Senate conferees if they would agree
to it,"
Brooks said he gave his House
colleagues the ensuing Nov 12 -1:1
weekend to "be sure" that wag chat
they wanted to do — giving represen•
tatives of cities and counties a chance
to pressure the House c,,nfereeg to
give in
Brooks said he understood that
the other House conferees had indeed
"heard from" revenue sharing recipi-
ents over the weekend
On Monday, Nov 14, he said, all
conferees signed the conference report
providing $46 billion a year
Rep, Jack Brooks, D -Texas
final Provisions
As cleared by Congress. HR 2780
• Extended general revenue sharing
grants to local governments for three
years, from Oct 1, 1983, through Sept.
30, 1986,
• Set mandatory funding for tht
program at $4.57 billion a year.
• Eli mnaled the previous authori-
zation allowing state governments to
receive revenue sharing funds on a
case -by -Cabe basis if specifically ap-
propriated by Congress.
• Permanently extended authority
for each state to develop, subject to
certain constraints, its own formula
for allocating revenue sharing funds to
local governments within its borders,
Provided that a local government
, hose tax base fell by 20 percent or
more due to a plant closing or other
economic hardship would not have its
revcnue sharing allocation cut for at
feast a year.
• Eliminated the requirement that
recipients hold a public hearing on
.1 possible uses" of their revenue shar-
ing funds before holding a hearing on
"proposed uses."
• Increased the amount of time a
recipient could take to respond to a
formal Treasury Department charge
that it had used its revenue sharing
funds in a discriminatory manner
• kequired governments receiving
3100,000 or more a year in revenue
sharing to obtain annual independent
audits of their use of the funds, or
biennial audit in the case of jurisdic-
tions with biennial budgets, required
governments receiving from ?25,000 to
$100,000 a )ear to obtain an audit
once every three years, covering only
one of the three years
•Required the secretary of the
Treasury to study various aspects of
the revenue sharing program and the
formula used to allocate its funding
and report to the president and to
Congress by June 30, 1985.
*Authorized local governments in
Massachusetts to count as taxes col-
lected in 1982 certain taxes actually
collected in 1983 to take into account
a Massachusetts court ruling that
changed the mrthod for valuing prop-
erty for tax purposes. 0
Nov 19, 1983 —PAGE 2459
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We would like to tha:u, you for you^ participation
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19 83 Christmas in Dixie Parade. This exciting communi. ven1tK,C'
could not ha,•e been successful without your help. J
You and your group are invited to the post - parade party
and awards presentation on Friday, January 13th, at 7130 p.m.
The program will be in the Mirror Ballroom, upstairs in the
Lake Park Town Hall, 535 Park Avenue.
Congratulations to this year's award winners! Our panel of
judges had some difficult decisions to make. Thanks to each
and every group for the time and effort put into your entries.
Best
Appearing Fire Department
Palm Beach Gardens
Best
Youth Group
International Order of
Rainbow for Girls
Best
Civic Group
NPB Exchange Club
Best
Commercial Entry
McDonalds
Best
Parade Theme
N. Tech Education Cntr.
Best
Junior Band
Jefferson Davis Middle
Best
Senior Band
'Jupiter High School
Best
Twirling Group
Millie's Flashers
Best
Equestrian
Gold Coast Arabian
Grand Marshal's Award
Faith Lutheran
General
Amara Shriners
Again, my sincere thanks to-everyone
involved in the parade.
I hope to see you on January 13th. Happy Holidays!
Wayne Topper
Parade Coordinator
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William M. Bishop
N ArcMtects - Engineers - Planters Consulting Engineers, inc.
January
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To: All Members and Alternates of the
Technical Advisory Committee of the
Palm Heath County Central Region
1201' Facility Plan Update
The third meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) will be held
in the Camr:ission Chambers of the test Palm Reach City Nall on Friday
Janunr, 13, 1984 at 1:30 P.M.
The principle topic of this meeting will be discussion of treatment
plant sludge and its disposal. You will recall we 'Planned to discuss
this at our last meeting but never got to it.
We appreciate the attendance at our two previous meetins and hope we
can see you all again. on Friday, the 13th!
Sincerely,
Charlos P. Cashman
For The Joint Venture
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732 NE Comr,,eraal Street, Jensen Beach, Ftonda 33457, 305/684 -2925
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Bonrd of- County Commissioners County Administrator
11 r John C. Snnshury
Pep,1 $ @%att, Chairman r t♦ ti
Tien Spolms, Vne Chairman
tnni, P Koehler
rothv Wilken ((� RLCLib LD Department of Engineering
Bill Ba:lcN 8
S� � and Public Works
JAN – 2 1 n bii I— � y0 H. F. Kahlert
r,:" n- County Engineer
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December 29, 1983
City of Palm Beach Gardens
10500 North Military Trail
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410
Subject: Palm Beach County Erosion Prevention District — Proposed
Legislation
Dear Mayor:
Palm Beach County has a continuing problem with beach erosion all along our
shoreline. in an effort to establish an effective and unified method of
® ca«hating this erosion problem we are considering the establishment of a beach
restoration and erosion control district through a special act of the state
Legislature. The Board of County Commissioners has directed that a meeting be
held with all the municipalities to request their comments in this regard.
Commissioner Dorothy Wilken will be the Chairperson for this meeting which will
be held at 2:00 P.M. on January 9, 1983 in the Palm Beach County Courthouse,
Conference Boom "A ".
i have attached a copy of the Board item that was approved in workshop cn
December 15, 1983. This Board item is intended only as an outline of the
proposed act that will be presented to the State Legislature.
/Sincerely � ��yo/urs,
f�bert W. Clinger, Be
Erosion Coordinator
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Attachment
cc: Commissioner Dorothy Wilken
H. F. Kahlert
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BOX 2429 WEST PALA9 BEACH, FLORIDA 33402 (305) 684 -4000
Board of County Commissioners
°e&U B. £tatt, Chairman
Xen Spillias, Vice Chairman
Dennis P. Koehler
Dorothy Wilken
Bill Bailer
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December 15, 1983
Honorable Peggy B. Evatt
Chairman, and Xembers of the
Board of County Commissioners
County Administrator
John C. Sansbury
Department of Engineering
and Public Works
H. F, Kahlert
County Engineer
Subject: Palm Beach County Erosion Prevention District
Proposed Act
Commissioners:
The attached is an executive summary of a proposed act which
establishes a Special Taxing District for Palm Beach County which
would be known as the Palm Beach County Erosion Prevention
District.
This executive summary is intended only as an outline of the
proposed act which would be drafted and presented to the State
Legislature for approval if the Board -of County Commissioners
wishes to pursue specific legislation. Upon conceptual approval
by this Board, it should be presented to the Inlet Districts and
the Municipal League for comments.
The proposed act would provide for erosion control, maintenance of
three of the four inlets, and provides for varying taxing rates
according to benefit tones. The proposed act would also provide
for a governing board comprised of three members of the Board of
County Commissioners and four municipal officials.
It is respectfully recommended that the Board consider supporting
the creation of an Erosion Prevention District.
Sincceere'
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iAF.-y', hlert P.E.
County Engineer
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BOX 2429 • WEST PALR1 BEACH, FLORIDA 23402 • (305) 634 -4000
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PALM BEACH COUNTY EROSION PREVENTION DISTRICT ACT
This act will create a special tax district for Palm Beach County
which will be known as The Palm Beach County Erosion Prevention
District. The district would be governed by a board which would
be made up of three Palm Beach County Commissioners and four
elected officials from municipalities within the district. The
purpose of the district will be to construct and maintain beach
nourishment projects, erosion control structures, sand transfer
plants, and maintenance of the inlets for navigation and erosion
control purposes. It is proposed that the Act redesignate the
Jupiter Inlet District, the South Lake Worth Inlet District, and
the Boca Raton Inlet under the Prevention District. This will
provide for uniform control of these inlets and beaches since
they are closely related and affect each other. Under the
assumption that all County residents benefit, it is proposed that
zones be established which would classify the type of benefit
received; i.e., purely recreational recreational plus shore
protection, utilization to navigable inlets., etc. Those with
property on the ocean will derive a stbrlm protection benefit from
the maintenance of the beach. Those residents living in the
vicinity of the Jupiter, Boynton and Boca Inlets would have the
benefit of a navigable inlet nearby. Thus the County could be
divided Into several zones for the purposes of taxing. For
example:
Zone A --
Could be
Ocean Front Propoerty.
Zone B --
Could be
the remaining property within the County
outside
of the Inlet Districts.
Zone C --
Could be
that property which now lies in the
Jupiter
Inlet District and is located on the ocean.
ZoneD --
Could be
that property which now lies in the South
Lake Worth Inlet District and is located on the
ocean.
Zone E --
Could be
that property which nov lies in the
Jupiter
Inlet District and is not on the ocean.
Zone F --
Could be
that property which now lies in the South
Lake Worth
District and is not on the ocean.
A map showing the proposed zones is attached.
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It would be proposed that the taxing rate vary for each zone based
on the benefit received. A more detailed basis for establishing
a millage cap is necessary; however, based on this example the
miliae rates to generate approximately $1 Million in budget based
on the 1983 tax roll would be:
Zone A 0.40 Mills
Zone B 0.06 Mills
Zone C 0.63 Mills
Zone D 0.45 Mills
Zone E 0.29 Mills
Zone F 0.11 Mills
Conceptually, the erosion prevention board would prepare an annual
budget and have the power to levy ad valorem taxes on all
property within the county at the varying rates similar to those
described above to finance the work of the district. In addition
the district should have the power to issue bonds for the purpose
of raising money to construct large projects and borrow money for
periods as allowed under general 1%V. The district would
be authorized to apply for and accept money from State and
Federal grants for construction and engineering on erosion control
projects.
The daily operations of the erosion prevention district would be
controlled by the district supervisor. The supervisor would
coordinate all activities of the District. The supervisor would
be appointed by the board. The board would have the power to
hire engineers and other professionals to assist them in
evaluations and project designs as required.
Broxard County has an Erosion Control Prevention District which
appears to be working. The Board of County Commissioners may
wish to hear from its Executive Director at some workshop. If
the Board is inclined to move in the direction summarized above,
it is respectfully requested that it be presented in concept to
the Legislative Delegation at the January meeting.
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