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CITY COUNCIL
WORKSHOP MEETING
CITY OF PALM OFACH GARDENS
JANUARY 21, 1981
The Workshop McrLinq of the UILy Cnuncil of Palm Reorh Gardons was
called to order by Mayor Feeney at 3:10 P.M. in the Assembly Room,
10500 North Military Trail, Palm Beac-.i Gardens, Florida; and opened
VILth the Pledge of Alleqiance to the Flaq.
ROLL CALL: The roll was called by the City Clerk and present were: Mayor Feeney,
Vicc Naycr Aldred, Councilman Kiedis, Councilman Laurie, and Councilwoman
Monroe. City Tlanager John Orr and Attorney William Brant were also zn
attendonco.
ANNOUNCIAILNTi: Mayor Feeney announced that meetings of the City's Code Enforcement Board
and f Tanninri and /oninq Con-rrisrion will t ', place at 7:30 P.H. on
Tlonday, January 2E, 1;a81 and Tuesday, January 27, 1981, respectively; and
"he organizational meeting for the proposed "City of Palm Beach Gardens
fhamber of Commerce" vc11 he held at 8:50 A.M. on Wednesday, January 28,
198; at th- City's Cct'Lrnl 1-11-r Stotrnn.
COHIIENTS FROM THE PUBLIC FOR ITEMS NO[ ON THE AGENDA:
DONATION OF FTRf_ With nn intrcrluctinn by fire T'hiof Edward Ariants, Mr. Uilliam E. O'Brien,
f'11T1PET',?7,4NKE_I`. -'_
TO IHC fTTY Assistant F!re flarsh:al nr,d Pre;--dent of Polrn Beach Gardens Fire DepnrtmcriL,
lrir., prvwntcd thr TLrycr as rrrprr,!,ent.itrvc of the City the key, to a
1954 "Rea" 750 qpm fire pumper /tanker thr non - profit organization
(volunteers,` purchnt;ed from the Village of Palm ,prings and restored for
donation lu the City.
the mrmber, of the COUnC11 otprcesed the City's grntefulnes; for this and
the U1Ft the volunteers arc themselt'PS to the City, and took a five- minute
recess to view tlias fine addition to the City's fire- fzghtrng equipment.
STATUS RIPURT Mr, Donald Vicelewski, c, resident of the City send member of State Scnetor
ON 1-95 CXTENSIONTom Lewis' Tnte_rstntr -v5 fa;,k Forcr, rrportcd on "he rurrent statue of the
Palm Ueach Gardens /Fort Pierce segnient of Interstate -95 thn! vil_l, hope -
ful]v, he riaveluped in tf-e rot - too - distant futurt'. the City Attorney was
requested to draft a ReL elution supportrnq this project fcr the Council's
ie consideration it tha:r meeting of February 5. 1981. _,
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MS. HFLEN
In response to Ms. Helen Gallagher, resident of Tamberlane Condominiums,
GAtLAGHER
the City Manager advised that the County approved matchinq funds to be
taken from this fiscal vear's Federal Revenue Sharing for the construction
of a bicycle path along the 113litory frail /Avenue of the PGA segment of
PGA Boulevard and along 191litary Trail from the Plat #4 Subdivision to
PGA Onulcvard.
The City Manager wa <; requested to refer to Mr. Charles Walker, Palm Beach
County traffic Engineer, the concert, expressed by Ms. Helen Gallagher
that the lineage of PGA Boulevard at Hilitary TraL1 is /iaay be confusing
to motorists.
INTRODUCTION OF
Councilwoman "lonroe introduced Ms. Julie Nobel, a member of the audience,
1-15, JULIE NOBEL
who filled Rankers Land Company's new position of Manager of Community
Programs.
RESCLUTIONS:
During the workshop sessLon on Revolution 45, 1980, appointinq /reappointing
RESOL_UTIOri 45,
members to the Citti's Planning and Zoni'c, commission, the Council inserted
1980
the name; Robert Langsfeld and Donald Vogel in the blanks of Sections 1
and 2, respectively, and deleted the paragraph of Section 3. Mr. Charles
Jacobs, a member of the Commission since De=cember 6, 1973, will be advised
of the Polley recently established by the Council re: the maximum number
of consecutive years a member may serve en a given board and asked if
he would like to be consid ?red for another. Adoption of Resolution 45,
1980, will be considered by the Council at their Regular fleeting of
February 5. 1981. A Resolution appointing an alternate member to this
advisory bard will be considered suhscquenf_ 1c the Council interviewing
the applicants the City has on file.
RLSGLIJIIDN 9,
During the workshop &cis,ion on Resolution 9, 1981, appointinq rc:embers to
1981
the City's Site Plan and Appearance Review Committee, the Council inserted
the names "George Bayer ", "Robert Langsfeld ", and "James E. Hallenbeck"
and "Lynn Huber ", "Jack Write ", "Jeffrev Ornstcir, ". 3nd "Jay Hasner" in
the blanks in Section t for the term-, of one year and two years, respec-
tively, and inserted the name "Alvin Strassler" in the blank of Section 2.
Resolution 9, 1981 will be ron,i.dr,red for adopt,an by the Council at their
R�,qular Iler-Lirtq of February 5, 19Ei.
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RESOLUTION 10,
Mr. Bert Liljedahl, Manager of the Meadows Mobile Home Park, addressed
1981_
the Council pursuant to the request of Mr. Davc Hendel of H.G.G.S. Associ-
ates, ownur, for permission to continue to use a model mobile home in
their parking lot until June 1, 1981. (Resolution 58, 1978 provided for
the park to use this model for h months: Resolution, 59 and 94, 1979
together oxtended this period for another ve.u'). M their Regular Meeting
of February 5, 1981 the Council will consider adoption of Resolution 10,
1981, with the date of "June 1, 1981" inserted in the blank of Section 1.
ORDINANCES:
During the workshop session on Ordinance 21, t98O, providing for the mcm-
ORDINANCE_21j-
hers of the Site Plan and Appearance Review Committee to be appointed
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by Resolution, the Council requested the City Attorney to draft an Ord1-
nancn amending the City's Administrative Code to include the provision
that., whenever pnssitic, the service of members of the City's advisory
hoards shall be limited to no lcnger than six consecutive year,,;. Subse-
quent to exercising a duly advertised Puhlcr Hearing at their meeting of
February 5, L "81, Lhc Cuurcil vill con,,ider adoption of this Ordinance
that would, in essence, discontinue the provisian that members of the
Plenning and Zoning Commission are automatically members of the Site
Plan and Appearance P,eviev Committee.
ITEMS FOR DISCUS STON:
IDENTIFYING STGN
Pursuant to the discussion; at the Rrqular Meeting of January 15, 1981,
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1,1r. Jack White, mcmn -r- of the 13CautiriCatior-r rInrf (ri,rtronincntnl Conuruttec
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rt ViCVed with the Counral the infor'7lation formulated by members OF the
Committee and the City's staff on :�ri idenLifyenq sign for the municipal
complek.
During the discussion, the Council requested a cosL estimate for the some
double -faced and a v- shaped structure, with the same lettering materials
to read "Palm Beach C=dens Municipal Comp'_ex" and without Lhc City
in�ignla. A facsimile of the ,iqr, will be erected at the rc,nfwnended
Location on Military TrJll for the Council'; reviev. This project_ gill
he further vorl:shupped by the Cr,unci nt their meetiriq of February 12,
1781.
APE" !I,ECTUFftA1 At their du,v ;chcdu)od `peCi %it 11c'trnc on J,rnuary !3, l °8I, the Council
FIRM FOR 0011- interviewed represent- itivrs of th- five architectural firms the Archi-
MU,d T_Y C� NTLR_
qw�� teclural Reviev Connn•tter,, at (heir meeting of )nnuar; 5, 1901, recom-
mended thr y nc- lk -r-t frurn fi;r tf ,, f'animuntt% Ac t ivct,e; Buildinq. At their
Regular fleeting of February 5, 1981, the Council will ratify their
selection at the current rnecting of (1) Oliver and Glidden Architects,
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lnc.. (2) Emily V. Obst, A -1 -A, and �3) Jones and Boruff for the City
Alk Manager to negotiate in order of preference and submit a recommendation
if / /hen negotiations are completed.
ADVANCED LIFE the C.L,• Manager discussed with the Council the several options the
SUPPORT Count -1 municipalities within Zone 2 have in making Advanced Life
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Support services ava lable to their residents. The City Manager will
summarize these alternatives, in writing, for the Council's review.
P1111IONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
havor Feeney acknowledged receipt of communications from:
FIRE CHIEF CD 1. Fire Chief Edward Arrants, relating the department's wish to add
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another story to their training tower at the Central Fire Station,
enabling them to train for rescues with the aerial ladder truck.
The plans for this project will he considered by the Site Plan and
Appearance Review Committee at their Ir-'L�Ling of February 10. 1981
for recommendation to the Council.
MAYOR OF NORTH 2, llr. Howard Neu, Mayor of the City of North Miami and Chairman of the
IiIAE °lI Small Cities Advisory Council of the National League of Cities, sug-
gestinq that thc, City become o direct member city of the National
League of Cities.
LIAYOR_ OF PAU-1 3. Mr. Mack Ritchie, Mayor of the Town of P&lm Leach, enclesing a copy
BEACIi
of their Resolution 2. 1981, supporting the Palm Deuch County Asuoci-
ation of Chiefs of Police, Irrc.. and requesting e review dnd revision
of the Florida Justice System. The Council wi11 consider a Resolution
Of the like at their Regular Mectinq of February 5, 1981.
STATE_ SENATOR /t. State Senator Harry A. Johnston 11, acknovledging receipt of the City's
HARRY JOHNSTON Resolution 72, 1980, requesting that the ;Late Legislative Delegation
repeal the amendments they made to the Florida Banking Code during
their 1980 session.
ITEMS kY 1HE= IIAYOI, AND COUNCIL;
COUNCILt1AN lr rc.,,ainc to Councilman Laurie, the City Mnnager advised thnr hr
LAURIE: T
—~ respono-,J ti, "ie Auditor's coioments that accomparjcd the City's i inaricial
SLdtement rur the 1979/1y6C1 Liscsl Year; and that these na n't been any
further developments on the items he inquired about at the Regular Meeting
Aft of linuiry 15, 1981.
ADJOURNPiENT: With no further business, the meetcnq adjourned nt 9:34 P.t•1..