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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 011284CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS .. :;UARY 12, 1934 The Workshop Meettng of the City Council of Palm Beach Gardens was called to order by Mayor Aldred at 8:00 P.M., in the Assembly Room, 10500 North Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida; and opened with the Pledge of Allegtarice to the PIng, ROIL CALL: The roll was called by the City Clerk and present were: Mayor Aldred, Vice Mayor Kiedis, Councilman Martino, Councilwoman Monroe, and Cot,ncilmac tiiaelewski. Also present were City Manager John Orr and Attorney William Drnnr. ANNOU,;CEN77N'T5. Mayor Aldred announced that on Tuesday, January 17, 1934, the City's Site lap and ,,appearance Review Committee will meet at 7:30 P.M.; on Wednesday, is uar 1 °, 1984, the C'it,'� Comprehensive _L --ad U;e Plan Committee will meet s It 7:30 P.M.; and the qualifying dates for the Council candidates are Januar 17th -31st. 198!x, for the City's General Election to be held on a Marcl; 13, 1934. Mayor Aldred and Councilman Kisalewski announced that the, will he running for re- election in their respective seats in the upcoming General Election. REPORTS; Councilman Kiselewski reported on the meeting he attended this la L. in Tallahassee on the proposed Mobile Home Bill, which, if passed, would allow n -bile homes to be located in districts of conventional single family ousin;; and stated he i, in opposition to this proposal. Counril.woman Monroe reported on the Palm Beach County Municipal League Meetin4 she attended this date at the new County jail; and Mated they were a ?so v ven a tour and luncheon at this new facility. ;o,umcilman Martino reported on the Recreation Advisory Board and Planning a',a Zoning Commission Meetings he attended on Tuesday. January 10, 1984. "E' minutes reflecting the:,(.., meetings are on file in the City Clerk's office. Lce M.2yor Kiedis reported on the Zoning $oard of Appeals Meeting he attended last evening - Wednesday, Janriary 11, 1984. The minutes reflecting this meeting are on file in the City Clerk's office, ITEMS BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL: Councilman Kiselewski suggested that the Council start workshopping more of tho "items Pending" trom the, list prepared by the City Clerk's office, City Council Workshop Meeting - 1/12/84 Page 2 Councilwoman Monroe requested that due to a conflict with her attending school on Monday evenings, she switch with Councilman Martino, who is the Council liaison for the Planning and Zoning Commission. He voiced no oh -,Actions to her rc =m >st switchinq to be the liaison to the PBG High School Adviso � Council. Councilwoman Monroe requested the City Manager check into the situation at Soverel Marine, wheroby they have now placed a fence around the boats they are storing on their property along PGA Boulevard, as our code requires they be on a paved surface (Section 9 of Article VII, Zoning of the Palm Beach Gardens Code). ITEMS POR DISCUSSION: Discussion on the creation of "Golden Bear Plaza" Professional Office PUD with 252,330 sq. ft. gross building area on 11.818 -acres on the east side of U.S. Hwy. 1, north of the "Oakbrook Square" Shopping Center, was deferred to a future workshop Meeting, due to the lack of a representative of the applicant being in attendance. TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COIINCIL'S RECOMMENDATIONS ON DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT KNOWN AS BANKERS LAND COMPANY REGIONAL CENTER, PROPOSED TO BE LOCATED ON 458.185 ACRES WITHIN SECTIONS RANGE 43 EAST Prior to Banker's Land presentation, the City Manager advised the Council that the City has received the Assessment Report from the Regional Planning Council and stated the Council has to determine the Steps they want to proceed with, by going through the report item by item, and going over those -items not of interest that they would not have a problem with and to address those items in addition to the Assessment Report that should be put into the Development Order., At this point, Attorney Royce, representing Banker's Land Company, addressed the Council stating the primary purpose of this report and recommendation is to identify the regional impact, both positive and negative that can reasonably be expected to occur should this project be developed. This report has been based on and guided by Subsection 380.06(8), Florida Statutes, and the detailed analysis, of the project's impact has been organized in a manner that addressed the six statutory directives to include: En�,ironment and Natural Resources, Economy, Public Facilities, Transportation, Housing and Energy. L J City Council Workshop Meeting - 1/12/84 Page 3 The members of the Council exchanged thoughts with Attorney Royce, Howard Searcy, Engineer, Steve Godfrey, Esquire, regarding Treasure Coast Regional ® Planning Council's recom:rc-idation and ;III provide the members of the Council at the next Workshop Meeting of January 26, 1984, answers to questions including: 1) Time frame for development of the Regional Center; 2) how soo, the fire station will be constructed; 3) when the 20 -acre park adjacent to the Mall will be developed; 4) question on the energy conservation with Florida Power & Light; 5) at what point in time do the Property Owner's Association take over; and 6) the height of the buildings (office, hotel, etc.) they are proposing. Mr. Searcy also informed the members of the Council that this entire area is proposed to be annexed into the Northern Palm Beach County Water Control District System. Attorney Poyce stated that their only objection to the recommendations deal with traffic. Attorney Royce stated their major problem is with Condition ¢19, Roman f]umeral 20, in which they object to the provision in the condition, which provides for a 5 year review. They are concerned with the ability of the government to look at this project in 5 years, review it and see if certain improvements are made or not, then to be able to revise ch- Development Order accordingly. This nuts Banker's in a dieficult position, especially with the financial people, etc. Th, petitioners will return to the Workshop Meeting of January 26, 1984 to address the questions from the Council. In the meantime, the Council requested that the City Manager, Attorney Bovice,:'nd Fire Chief Arrants meet to get the Fire Chief's comments,in writing, relative to the proposed Fire Station, regarding the timing and what is needed at present. PROVlDTNC FOR REFERENDUM QUESTIONS: (7) LIGHTING OF "GARDENS PARK" rollowing lengthy discussions on the lighting of "Gardens Park" it was the consensus of the majority of the Council to direct the City Attorney to prepare the necessary Ordinance /Resolution to place the question of lighting "Gardens Park" on the ballot of the March 13, 1984 General Election. Coun ^ilman Martino was not in favor of placing this question on the ballot for the voters to choose, as he felt the City had the money available in the Recreational Land /Facilities Account and did not want to tax the residents any farther. City Council workshop Meeting - 1/12/84 Page 4 Three residents, Mr. Vince Alvarez, Mr. Don Carey and Mr. Jim Wilson, spoke from the audience, concurring with Councilman Martino's suggestion. Onc resident, Mr. Wayne ;Katz, spoke in favor of placing this question before the electors in the March 13, 1984 General Election. (2) CONTROL STRUCTURE FOR THOMPSON RIVER CANAL BASIN Ry the unanimous concurrence of the Council, the City Attorney was directed to prepare the necessary ordinance /Resolution that will place the question of a control structure for the Thompson River Canal Basin, which will cost approximately$200,000 on the ballot of the March 13, 1984 General Election. (3) CULVERT SYSTEMS WEERZ CERTAIN DRAINAGE CANALS PRESENTLY EXIST This item for discussion was deferred to a meeting in the near future. LIGHTING CITY'S JOGGING TRAIL Mr. Douq Hood, Director of Recreation and Parks, was in attendance to address the Council regarding the need to light the City's jogging trail. Mr. Hoad stated they need approximate3y 20 fixtures, 5�' high, which will be of high pressure sodium. They will have a 5 year life expectency, and will only be on from 6 P.M. to 10 P.I. every evening. Mr. ?food presented a model of the Community Center and Dogging trail to show the Council exactly where they propose these fixtures be located, and stated the total cost would be $15,900, and the monies would come from Council Contingency. Tha members of the Council were in agreement to have the specifications for going out for sealed bids. :or7al notion approving this item will take place at the next Regular Meeting of January 19, 1984. I,DJGURNtlENT _ There being no further business for discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 11:55 P.M. 11 U Expenditures Authorized by City Council 1983184 Account - Council Contingency - 02 -59.10 DATE APPROVED PURPOSE AMOUNT 20120183 U.S. FIag and State of Florida Flag $245.00 with stands 11117183 Plans, including engineering drawings 1,500.00 for the renovation of Police Department Headquarters 1218183 Pressure cleaning, waterproofing, repair masonry & painting municipal complex 12,500.00 115184 One -1984 Chev. Impala for City Manager 8,867.65 1119184 Settlement - Police Officer 6,900.00 212184 Materials - Expansion of Police Dept. 39,000.00 3115184 Lighting jogging trail 12,990.00 3115184 Emergency generator 13,000.00 4/i9/84 Establish City owned plant nursery 2,400.00 5117184 Part of purchase of 3 Cushman scooters 985.00 6121184, Purchase of telephone system from AT &T 28,294.90 6121184 To enter lease agreement with 1st 2,904.00 American Bank for 1978 Gradall (First 3 months to be paid from this account @ $968.00 per month) 812184 Restoration of Reservation Tennis 26,650.00 Courts 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, & 8 and the Repair /Surfacing of Reservation Courts 5 & 6. 916184 For conduction of City`s 25th 5,000.00 Anniversary Celebration activities 11115184 For completion of renovation /expansion 20,000 of Police Department 12161811 For the extension of the Building Dept. 2,000 U