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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 051983E CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING CITY OF PALM PET.CH GARDENS MAY 19, 1983 Y The Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, was called to order by Mayor Aldred, at o: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 City Clerk and present were: Mayor Aldred, Vice Mayor Kiedis, Councilman Martino, Councilwoman Monroe, and Councilman Kiselewski. City Manager John Orr was not in attendance due to lilness; Attorney George Baldwin was in attendance. MINUTES: The minutes of the Workshop Meeting of April 28, 1983 were unanimously approved by the Council, as written. The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of May 5, 1983 were unanimously approved by the Council, as corrected. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Mayor Aldred announced that a meeting of the City's Planning & Zoning Commission will convene at 7:30 P.M., on Tuesday, May 24, 1983. PROCLAIMATIONS: Mayor Aldred read a proclamation proclaiming May 22 - 28, 1983, "National Public Works Week" and presented it to Mr. Leonard F. Devine, our Public Works Director since October 31, 1966, Mr. Devine gave a brief speech re: the responsibilities of the Public Works Department; and introduced Mr. Joe Blazas, Chief of Vehicular Maintenance; Mr. Dick Cameron, Superintendent of Parks; Mr. Frank Bertozzi, Supervisor - General Maintenance; and Mr. Frank Wildner, Assistant Public Works Director. ITEMS BY THE CITY MANAGER: A motion was unanimously adopted by the Council cancelling their regularly scheduled Workshop Meetings Juring the months of June, July, and August (i.e., the meetings held otherwise the second and fourth Thursdays of each month). REPORTS: Councilman Kiselewski reported on the Municipal League meeting he attended this date. The main. topic was that on May 24, 1983, the County Commission is expected to ratify their workshop vote of May 19, 19B3 on considering an Ordinance, imposing a tai: of 4C per gallon of gasoline to fund roadway improvements, effective September. 1st; City Council Regular Meeting, 5/19/83 Page 2 and then, have a referendum next March on levying the tax for more than one year. Under the gas tax plan proposed, one -third of the funds will be split among municipalities for their road uses and the rest will go to the County for theirs. Per the state legislation that enabled this user tax, it and the road program must be adopted by ordinance after public hearing before July 30. Councilwoman Monroe reported that she and Councilman Martino attended yesterday's meeting of the Board of Palm Beach County Solid Waste Authority. The purpose of this meeting was to consider approval of the method by which solid waste will be processed /treated at the Resource Recovery Facility proposed to be located on an approximately 1,600 -acre tract west of the Sunshine State Parkway, between 45th Street and the Beeline Highway. Vice Mayor Kredis reported that Site Plan Review Committee had a meeting Tuesday, May 17, 1.983, at which time they approved an identification sign for the "Gardens Parn Plaza ". ITEMS BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL: *JNCILMAN KISELEWSKI: Councilman Kiselewski noted that the Council received a copy of a sample Resolution from the Palm Beach County Municipal League encouraging the up to 4G per gallon tax the County Commission can levy on gasoline. Another item reported by Councilman Kiselewski was that there is Legislation coming up in Tallahassee (HB 173),prob bitnng a municipality from distinguishing between a manufactured home and a home built zn a conventional manner when enforcing its zoning codes. The other members of the Council concurred with his recommendation that either a letter or a resolution be drafted ob3ecting to this. Councilman Kiselewski was asked to draft such letter or resolution. COUNCSI,WOMIN MOtdROE: Councilwoman Monroe asked that City Administration check with Seacoast Utilities re: the current quality of the water and as to any unusual conditions that may be going on at the present time. The City Manager will report back to the Council regarding this situation. COM,%1ENTS 7POM THE PUBLIC FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA: Mr. Herbert woods, 10145 Dasheen Avenue, Palm Beach Gardens, reported Is that in an area near Hickory Drive on PGA Boulevard, ten (101) feet of the sidewalk is covered by dart and mud and is torn up by trucks turning over it. Mr. Leonard Devine, Director of Public Works and Mr. Herb City Council Regular Meeting, 5/19/83 Page 3 Mr. Tim Hunt, Executive Director of the Board of Palm Beach County Solid Waste Authority, and Mr. Herbert Kah'.ert, Palm Beach County Engineer, participated in a presentation and question /answer session Kahlert, County Engineer were asked to check on these conditions as soon as possible. SAM CARSILLO: Mr. Sam Carsillo, 10063 Uahlia Avenue, Palm I-ach Ga ^dens, thanked the Mayor for sending the State Department of Transportation a letter re: tractor trailers using Military Trail; and Bankers Land Company re: their donation of lands to the City for a fire/police sub- station east of the railroad tracks. Another item of concern to Mr. Carsillo was the traffic light at RCA Boulevard and AlternatA A -1 -A. Mr. Kahlert, County Engineer, was asked to note that this signal needs to be fully activated, rather than just a caution light. BILL MARKHAII: Mr. Bill Markham, 10330 N. Military Trail, addressed the Council re: concern over the audience not being able to see exhibits made by petitioners in the Assembly Room. The Mayor explained that this will be improved with the upgrading of the room. RESOLUTIONS: RESOLU= Ord 25, By the concurrence of the Council, the City Clerk read, in full, 1983 Resolution 25, 1983, appointing Ms. Seena Hardie a member to the Beautification and Environmental Committee, Mr. Kevin Sandberg, also an applicant for this Committee, will be invited to attend the next meeting of the Beautification and Environmental Committee. Resolution 25, 1983 was unanimously adopted by the Council. RL'SOLuTION 39, By the concurrence of the Council, the City Clerk read, in full, 1963 Resolution 39, 1983, opposing HE 1263 (Florida Planning Act of 1983), passed by the House Community Affairs Committee. Resolution 39, 1983 was unanimously adopted by the Council. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION: By the concurrence of the Council, the second item under this section, "Amending PUD Code, providing for 'Fire Service & Facilities Fee'" was stricken from the agenda until Attorney Brant, who prepared the draft, is back in town to attend the meeting. Mr. Tim Hunt, Executive Director of the Board of Palm Beach County Solid Waste Authority, and Mr. Herbert Kah'.ert, Palm Beach County Engineer, participated in a presentation and question /answer session City Council Regular Meeting, 5/19/63 Page 4 with the members of the Council and audience on the Solid Waste Disposal Facility the Authority selected to have an environmental i, -pact study performed on for location within an approximately 1,600 -acre tract bordered on the south by 45t.. Street, the north by the Beeline Highway, the east by the Sunshine State Parkway, and the west by the water catchment area. (On July 21, 1932, th:: Authority adopted their Resolution No. R -82 - 02, accepting the proposal of the Palm Beach County Commission in their Resolution No. R -82 -753, adopted July 20, 1992, for designation of this tract as the preliminary site for the resource recovery /landfill facility.) While the proposed Solid Waste Disposal facility would be the first in the country to be fully contained on one site and a resource recovery plant of the identical technology is located in Madison, Wisconsin, Mr. Hunt offered to arrange for interested members of decision - making bodies to tour a facility of the like, explaining the particular differences - perhaps th^ one in Dade County. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS: Mayor Aldred acknowledged receipt of the petition presented by Ms. Anna Gunlach, with signatures of Palm Beach County residents, opposing the preliminary designated site of the Palm Beach County Solid Waste Authority for the resource recovery plant and landfill. Councilman Kiselewoki acknowledged receipt of a communication from Perry Cable T.V., apologizing for the thirty minutes their system was down within the City on May 12, 1983. ADJOVRNMw'NT. With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:40 P.M. Mayor- Aldreu Councilman Martino Vice Ma_vur Kiedis Counc' woman Monroe Councilman Kisel -ski AN mr City Clerk