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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 102783CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS OCTOBER 27, 1983 The Workshop Meeting 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 Allegiance to the Flag. ROLL CALL: T . roll, was called by the Deputy City Clerk and present were: Mayor Aldred, Vice Mayor Kiedis, Councilman Martino, Councilwoman Monroe and Councilman Kiselewski. Attorney George Baldwin was also in attendance. City Manager John Orr was out of town on vacation. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Mayor Aldred announced that on Tuesday, November 1, 19U39 the City's Site Plan and Appearance Review Committee will be meeting at 7:30 P.M. PRESENTATION OF AWARDS TO WINNERS OF 'r1RL PREVLNTION WEEK" POSTER AND SAY CONTLSIS On behalf of the Fire Department, Mr. Bili O'Brien, assisted by members of the City's Volunteer Fire Department and Mrs. Jo LeGault, President of the Women's Club, presented cash prizes to this year's winners of "Fire Prevention Week" Poster and Essay Contests. The members also presented certificates to the PEG Women's Club in appreciation of their assistance. The members of the Council applauded the children and their parents for their participation /support in "Fire Prevention Week ". ITEMS BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL: COUNCILMAN Councilman Kiselewski informed the Council that he will not be able to FCIt'ELEWSKI: attend the MPO Meeting scheduled for Thursday, November 3rd, and Council- man Martino volunteered to go in his place. Per the request of Councilman Kiselewski, Mayor Aldred will notify the MPO by letter as to who the Council will appoint as an alternate member in the event Councilman Kiselewski would not be in attendance. PRESENTATION OF MASTER LANDSCAPING PLAN FOR CITY PREPARED /PROPOSED BY _ RONMENTAL COMMITTEE Mr. Mike Slade, member of the B &E Committee along with Mr. Frank Maroni, Landscape Architect with Urban Design Studio, were in attendance to give City Council Workshop Meeting, 10/27/83 Page -2- a preliminary report on their work to date regarding the Master Land- scaping Plan for the City. Mr. Maroni stated the entrance signs to the City and landscaping of the roadways were the primary priorities. Mr. Maroni handed out an outline /methodology report to each member of the Council, prepared by him and the B &E Committee, and briefly went over each item outlined. He stated that they are not at the point yet to request monies or to find out where the monies that are to be spent will come from, or if it will go out to bid. During their discussion, Mr. Slade stated that the will obtain copies of Boca Raton'S Master Plan for each member of the Council to review. In the meantime, the Council will review the handout given to them by Mr. Maroni and will workshop this item again with their suggestions/ input at the next workshop meeting of November 10, 1983. ORDINANCES- ORDINANCE 17, 1983 During the workshop session on Ordinance 17, ky83, creation of "Gardens Medical Park ", with underlying zoning of CPO, on 4 -acre parcel on north - side of Burns Road, west of Alamanda Drive, fir. Joe Legan, architect, ® was in attendance to address the concerns of the Council, voiced at their last workshop meeting. Mr. Legan addressed the question regarding drainage on the interior, and stated they have prepared a revised plan and submitted it to the City Engineer, which shows the drainage with downspouts and catch basins in the center court. In addition, their engineer, William Wallace, has been in contact with Bbnkers Land Company regarding the possibility of draining the water into the canal, and it is his understanding that Bankers has no objections to their plans. Per the request of the Council, a letter confirming Bankers approval will be sent to the City. Regarding the question on the traffic impact on Burns Road, Mr. Legan stated the entrance drive has been revised showing a left turn lane to the site at the west entrance, and a right turn lane to the site at the east entrance. They have also submitted to the City Engineer, plans showing an extended lane all the way east and west, in front of their property on a tapered design. During the discussion on ingress and egress to the site from Burns Road, the developers were in agreement to 3 -lane Burns Road, in front of their property, from ingress to egress. The plans will be revised indicating this change, and the City Attorney will incorporate this into the Ordinance. It was also suggested by the Council that when the City Council Workshop Meeting, 10/27/83 Page -3- hospital and Plaza North come in for expansion, the developers meet with the City Manager regarding 3- lanang their portion of Burns Road, in front of their property. A letter was addressed from William Wallace Engineers regarding future traffic impact on Burns Road, and it was the desire of the Council for them to review the letter and comment on it at their next meeting of November 10, 1963. Following their discussion, the Council requested of the developer to have the landscape island in the center of the site curbed, and also requested the Fire Chief to look over the plans once again for his comments. Ordinance 17, 1963, will be workshopped further at the workshop meeting of November 10, 1983. ORDINANCE 192 During the workshop session on Ordinance 19, 1983, providing for sale T797— of State DOT City's 2.9 -acre parcel located at northeast corner of Darden Lakes PUD, the members of the Pnuncrl requested the City Attorney to review past court opinions regarding recreation /land donations that may bring about changes into the City's present Ordinance and to report his findings to them. ® Ordinance 19, 1963, will be considered for adoption by the Council at the November 17, 1983 Regular Meeting. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION: CREATION OF A RESIDENTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OPEN SPACE ZONING DISTRICT During the discussion on creating a Residential Planned Development Open Space Zoning District, it was the consensus of the Council to refer this topic to the Planning and Zoning Commission for them to review and make recommendations back to the City Council. LOCATION OF A TEMPORARY TRAILER AT PERRY CABLE TV Mr. Bruce Lanager, representing Perry Cable TV, addressed the Council pursuant to their request to placing a temporary mobile office building on their property on Ironwood Road for 6 months. The reason being that office will be used to distribute new converters called the Z -Tac to their customers. The trailer will provide customer conven en ^e to prevent long lines in the main buildiny. The trailer is double -wide and they have ample parking on site for their customers, and will be open from 10 AM to 9 PM, Tuesday through Saturday. City Council Workshop Meeting, 10/27/83 Page -4- The members of the Council were in agreement to Mr. Lanager's request, but only for 6 months, and would not be in favor of a request for an extension of time. The City Attorney w,,: directed to draft a Resolution for the Council's consideration of approval at the next Regular Meeting of November 3, 1983. Ttvr, petit ioner❑ were, also requested by the Council that Perry Cable TV bring their present landscaping up to code, at the main office. LIGHTING "GARDENS PARK" BY RE [-ERENDUM QUESTION The members of the Council discussed the possibility of letting the residents of the City decide by referendum vote, whether or not they would want "Gardens Park" to have lights. It was the consensus of the majority of the Council, to have this question posed Lo the City's electors in the March 1984 election. Councilman Martino voiced his objection stating he did not favor a referendum and felt perhaps there were other ways of funding the lights, The Council requested that the Recreation Advisory Board work with the City Attorne; regarding the verbiage for the referendum question, and also requested the information on the referendum question be placed in the next newsletter to make the residents aware of what the referendum will entail. The City Manager was also requested to prepare a list of priorities to be submitted to the Council regarding what he feels should be placed before the electors as a referendum question, and to check with the City Attorney as to how much time is needed before a referen- dum can be placed an the ballot. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS. Mayor Aldred acknowledged receipt of the following communications: PB COUNTY LEGI.LATIVE 1. Notifying the City that the Speaker of the House of Representatives DELEGATION has requested a new March I deadline for filing all house bills for the 19B4 Legislative Session. JOHN TOSHNER 2. Requesting the City have an on- staff' professional Land Planner. ARLYNE G. WARSHALL, 3. Requesting streets lights on Rainwood Circle, east of the City Hall, 7 off Burns Road, between Prosperity Farms Road and AIA. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further discussion, the meeting adjourned at 10:15 PJ-1.