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® WORKSHOP MEETING
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
FEBRUARY 24. 1983
The Workshop Meeting of the City Council of Palm Beach Gardens was
called to order by Mayor Kiselewski at R:00 P.M. in the Assembly
Room, 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 Kiselewski, Vice Mayor Monroe, Councilman Kiedis, Councilman
Aldred and Councilman Martino. City Manager John Orr and Attorney
William Brant were also in attendance.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Mayor Kiselewski announced that the City's Site Plan and Appearance
Review Committee will be meeting on _ —o. y, March 2, 1983, at 7:30 P.M.
REPORTS:
COUNCILMAN KIEDIS: Councilman Ki_edis reported on the Planning and Zoning Commission's
. Meeting of Tuesday, February 22, 1983. The minutes reflecting that
meeting are on file in the City Clerk's office.
VICE MAYOR Vice Mayor Monroe reported on the Palm Beach County Municipal League
hi0;JROE: picnic she attended this past weekend at the F.O.P. Lodge in West Palm
Beach.
ITEMS BY t,AAYOR AND COUNCIL:
CUJtdC1LMAIJ Per the request of Councilman Martino, the City Manager will contact
r;AFTIPJO' the County regarding the boat /car sales lot on Alternate A -I-A, in
that it is a mess and also encroaching on the road right -of -way; ands,
to find out how this type of business got its approval as it is not ='
zoned for these type of sales. Y7
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VICE MAYOR Vice Mayor Monroe requested an update on the two Recreation /Land t
MONROE• .Accounts that are delieuent. Per the request of the Mayor, this will`'^
be an "it-em for discussion" at a future workshop meeting.
Vase Mayor Monroe also discussed the communication from Site Plan and
Appearance regarding the landscape strip and their request that one
be installeo between all parking rows. She was under the impression
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that the last time they changed the parking code this would not be
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allowed, i.e., the inclusion of a 5' landscape strap between rows of
parking exclusive of the required length of the parking stalls. Many
developers ,install this strip to obtain the necessary landscaping
requirements by reducing the length of the parking stalls.
Attorney Brant stated that if there is a landscaping strip, this
cannot be counted as both landscaping and parking areas.
MAYOR KISELEWSKI:
Mayor Kiselewski acknowledged a communication from Mr. Bill Markham,
requesting at least a 4 to 1 vote be required of the Council on
approving "major items" versus a 3 to 2 vote.
Mayor Kiselewski requested this be an "item for discussion" at a
meeting in the future.
RESOLUTIONS:
RESOLUTION 23,
During the workshop session on Resolution 23, 1983, appointment of
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an alternate member to the City's Planning and Zoning Commission, the
majority of the Council were in favor of inserting the name Bob
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Hamner, as recommended by Councilman Martino, in the blank of Section
1. Mr. Hamner was recently appointed to the Comprehensive Land Use
Committee, but stated he would prefer to serve on the Planning and
Zoning Commission. Vice Mayor :Monroe recommended Mr. John Toshner,
and will be contacted as to whether or not he would like to serve on
the Comprehensive Land Use Committee, taking Xr. Hamner's place.
Resolution 23. 1983, will be considered for adoption by the Council
at the Regular Meeting of March 3, 1983; in the meantime, the City
Clerk will send out in the Council's maildrop, the up -to -date
attendance record of the Advisory Board Members.
RESOLUTION 24,
During the workshop session on Resolution 24, 1983, appointment /re-
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appointment of members and an alternate member to the City's Site
Plan ano Appearance Review Committee, the Council concurred to
reappointing those members already serving, since none of them hal +e
served for more than 6 consecutive years.
Resolution 24, 1983, will be considered for adoption by the Council
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at the Regular [;eeting of March 3, 1983.
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RESOLUTION 25, During the workshop session on Resolution 25, 1983, appointment of
a member to the City's Beautification and Environmental Comm ttee, the
members of the Council were in agreement to postpone appointing a
member until more response was received from persons indicating their
desire to serve on this Committee.
ORDINANCES:
ORDINANCE 17, The members of the Council worKshopped the latest draft. of Ordinance
1982 17, 1982, regulating location of "video games" within the City, with
the changes /insertions incorporated by the City Attorney.
17E: IS FOR DISCUSSION :
Councilman Martino "highlighted" those changes in the Ordinance with
the Council, and the City Attorney will, per the request of the Council,
reword para.(j)of Section 1, "transferring the conditional use /extension
of time for conditional use,and, under Section 1, paragraph (d), will
change the last sentence of the 1st paragraph after the word "patrons"
to read, "as projected with concurrence of the Council ". Attorney Brant
will also incorporate, under Section I (c) "individual restroom facil-
ities shall be provided for both sexes and fixtures shall be furnished
in accordance with the attached tablo".
Ordinance 17, 1982, will be read on first reading at the Regular
Meeting of March 3, 1983. with the changes incorporated into the
Ordinance by the City Attorney.
PROVIDING FOR "PAWNSHOPS" AS PERMITTED OR CONDITIONAL USE IN THE
CITY'S zbNING CODES
Nr. Donald Hartman of Don's Buy and Sell, was in attendance to
address the Council regarding "pawnshops" as a permitted use or
conditional use in the City's CG -1 zoning classification. Since he
last appeared before the Council requesting this, he obtained signatures
on a petition from residents in the Town Hall section of the City,
favoring the location of his proposed pawnshop in the shopping center
at Keating Drive off of Northlake Boulevard, and presented this
petition to the Council.
During their discussion, tit was the consensus of the majority of the
Council, that they would not be in favor of changing the CG -1 zoning
classification to allow pawnshops as a permitted or conditional use,
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since by Code, they are a permitted use in the City's CG -2 zoning
classification.
INCREASING THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS SALARIES
During the discussion on increasing the City Council salaries, as suggested
by Mr. Bill Markham, to be in line with the surrounding communities, the
members of the Council were in agreement to have the Merit System Board
review this and make their recommendations to the Council on their findings
at a meeting in the near future,
Several residents in the audience also spoke an favor of raising the
salary for the Council.
MERIT SYSTEM BOARD'S RECOMMENDED AMENDMENTS TO CITY'S MERIT SYSTEM RULES
The members of the Council were in agreement to the recommended amendments
to the Merit System Rules and Regulations, a, provided them by the Merit
System Board.
A Resolution adopting those amendments wa]1 be considered for adoption
by the Council, at the Regular Meeting of March 3, 1983.
"MAXIMUM STRUCTURE HEIGHT" IN CITY'S AG- AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT (FATHER
FLYNN
Prior to the discussion on the maximum structure neirht _Jr the City's
AG- Agricultural District, the Council acknowledged a report from the City
Attorney, dated February 23, 1983, on his meeting with Father Flynn of St.
Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church, regarding their proposal to expand the
church, to include a church spare, 87' in height, and a roofline to reach
47' in height at the Sanctuary main door.
Father Flynn addressed the Council regarding their policy on the defination
of a two -story structure which is the limitation on the heD_ght cf buildings
wn the City's AG- Agricultural District.
During the lengthy deliberations, it was suggested by the Council Members
that Father Flynn appear before the City's Site Plan and Appearance Review
Committee, with preliminary plans, for their thoughts on the proposed
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PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS:
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Mayor Kiselewski acknowledged receipt of the f,'lcwing communications:
1. Palm Beach County Development Board's annual meeting to be held on
Monday, February 28, 1983, at 9:00 A.M. at Florida Power & Light's
office in West Palm Beach,
2. Perry Cable TV sending their new list of charges to all customers
along with a letter explaining the complicated conditions occurring
with their franchises.
3. Florida DOT responding to the City's request that they bring the
Driver's L:cense Facility office in Palm Beach Gardens up to their
original plan and agreement, and assuring the City that they will
endeavor to comply with this original agreement as soon as possible.
4. National Boy Scouts re: John Freeman, � 12 yr. old Boy Scout who
saved a woman and her child while swimmin, at Riviera Beach. Mayor
Kiselewski stated a proclamation honoring him will be read at the
next Regular Meeting.
5. tiayor Kiselewski stated there will ee a Transporation Budget Meeting
tomorrow at g:30 A.M. at the County Courthouse.
ADJOURN;- IE1JT: There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 12:10 A.M.
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MAYOR KISELEWSKI COUNCILMAN ALDRED
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VICE MAYOR MONROE
Roberta A. Pearce, Deputy City Clerk
COUNG MAN KIEDIS
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COUNCILMAN MARTINO
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COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES TO THE
ADVISORY BOARDS AND
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ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
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CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD
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RECREATION ADVISORY
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LANDSCAPE COMMITTEE OF
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BEAUTIFICATION AND
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METROPOLITAN PLANNING
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