HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 091781COLNCILW(i-�?N Councilwoman Monroe reported that last Saturday A.M., noibers of the
7 `"O 702 — Council took a field trip with Mr. Ed Isenhour, Urban Forester of the Area
Placulrng Board, surveying undeveloped lands within the City to sel- hc,.] the
proposed "Tree Preservation Ordinance" would affect them.
111e City Manager and, perhaps, another member of the City's staff will go
to Boca Raton, where there has been a "Tree Preservation Ordinance" in
effect for nearly ten years, to learn their experiences with the Ordinance.
In the meantim, the City Attorney will draft an "interim" Ordinance for
the Council's consideration, regulating lot clearing.
CI'T'Y COUNCIL
REGULAR I FETING
CITY Or PRIM BEACH GARDENS
SEPTEPWER 17, 1981
The Regular Meeting of the City Council of Palln Beach Gardens Was
called to order by Mayor Kiedis at 8:00 P.M. in the Assembly Roan,
10500 North lii.litary Trail, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida; and cpened
with the Pledgc of Allegiance to the Flag.
ROLL CALL:
The roll was called by the City Clerk and present were: Mayor Kiedis,
Vice Mayor :Martino, Councilmen Aldred, Councilwoman Monroe, and
Councilman Kiselewski. City Manager John Orr and Attorney William Brant
were also in attendance.
MLNUIES:
The minutes of the Regular Neeting of September 3, 1981, were unan imousl
approved by the Council, as written. r
Ail, !TS:
MMayor Kiedis announced that a joint meeting of the Council and Planning
Zoning onmission will take lace on Tuesday September 22 1981 at
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7:30 P.M..
PRESEN71 WfION OF
PLAQUES OF APPRECIATION TO DICK FMNrV AND SAMUAL LAURIE, PAST MEMBERS Or THE
C'll'r COi,iVCIL
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On behalf of the meffbe -s of the Council and the City's residents, Mayor
Kiedis presented plaques of appreciation to Mr. Dick Feeney and Mr. Sauel
Laurie, members of the Council March 27, 1974- y'arch 26, 1981 and March 16,
1976 -March 19, 1981, respectively. Mr. H'eeney was Vice Mayor of tile, City
March, 1976 - March, 1977 and Mayor March, 1977- March, 1978 and March, 1980 -
�Lnrch, 1981. Mr. L auric was Vice Mayor of the Ci ty March, 1977- March,
1978 and March, 1973 - 211arch, 1979 and Mayor March, 1979- March, 1980.
REPORTS:
favor Kiedis reported on the Palin Beach Gardens Chamber of Ccxmierce
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reetin. lie attended on Wednesday, September 16, 1981.
COLNCILW(i-�?N Councilwoman Monroe reported that last Saturday A.M., noibers of the
7 `"O 702 — Council took a field trip with Mr. Ed Isenhour, Urban Forester of the Area
Placulrng Board, surveying undeveloped lands within the City to sel- hc,.] the
proposed "Tree Preservation Ordinance" would affect them.
111e City Manager and, perhaps, another member of the City's staff will go
to Boca Raton, where there has been a "Tree Preservation Ordinance" in
effect for nearly ten years, to learn their experiences with the Ordinance.
In the meantim, the City Attorney will draft an "interim" Ordinance for
the Council's consideration, regulating lot clearing.
City Council Regular Meeting, 9/17/81
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Councilwoman Monroe reported that yesterday she accompanied the City
Manager and City Attorney at a meeting of the Treasure Coast Regional
Planning Council where Bankers Land Company made their first presentation
re: the residential /commercial project they propose for the 481 -acre tract
on the northeast corner of Alternate A -1 -A and PGA Boulevard.
CO II�IENTS FROM THE PUBLIC FOR ITEMS NOT ON1 THE AGENDA:
MS. MURIEL The City Manager was requested to relav to the City's Police Department
K77717K-A the concerns of Ms. Muriel Kudlicka, 370 Lighthouse Dr., PBG, re: young
adults disturbing the peace and littering in her area on Friday and
Saturday nights,
ME,MORANDUN OF CITY ATTORNEY HE: COhNIERCIAL PUDs:
The Council exchanged thoughts re: the City Attorney's interpretation
of the City's Zoning Code, dated September 17, 1981, as to whether, it
provides for a minimum reauirement of open -ia .e and /or maximum require-
ment of lot coverage in commercial PUDs. At a meeting in the near future,
the Council will give the City Attorney direction in the preparation of an
Ordinance better defining t,leir intent in this regard.
RESOLGT.IDNS:_ By the concurrence of the Council, the City Clerk read, in full, Resolution
RESOLUTION 50. 50, 1961, increasing the interim service and facilities fees collected by
the City from developers /owner, of residential unit- t.et included on a
current tax roll, brit receiving garbage and trash pick ip sery :ces.
resolution 50, 19b1 was unanimously adopted by the Counc 1.
FESCIL;11I0+., 51 Py the concurrence of the Council, the City Clerk read, in full. Resolution
51 1901, providing for the monies Contained in the current_ annual budget
to remain in full force and effect until October 15, 191`,1, t,esolution 51,
1981, was unanimously adopted by the Council.
F,ESOLUT110% `12-L By the concurrence of the Council, the City Cierl: read, in full, Resolution
181 52, 19c1, amending /improving compensation benefits, based upon longevity,
of employees under the City's Merit System Rules and Regulations.
Resolution 52, 1981 was unanimously adopted by the Council with the word
"exclurfin;" placed in the stead of the word "includlnp,' in the >:eco::d
paragraph of Section 1.
0; ?DII.ANCES: Mayor Kiedij declared the Public Hearing open, which was duly advertised
OPDII�ANCE 21, September 1, 1981, a-id held or, the inf,ent of Ordinance 1, 1981, providing
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"981 for the creation of a PUD with CPO- Commercial Professional Office usages
on a 1.76 -acre parcel on the east sine of U.S. Highway #1, contiguous to
the north of the Passionist Monastery.
City Council Regular Meeting, 9/17/81
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iIr. Browning advised that the primary drainage syste:r,, as designed,
adequately meets the City's Coae. If the drainage system would not handle
the run -off in a very intense storm, the one -fool curbing would cause the
water to puddle in the parking lot and in the parking structure itself
before flowing off -site, It would take a storm cf I in 50 years to
generate that amount of rain, which is vastly in excess of the require-
ments of the City's Code cr any other code he is familiar with. The
drainage system is well in excess of what the City would normally require.
In re,p_nsc to other Inquiries 01' the Council, Mr. Growiiing advzsc:d:
(1) if you were looking down onto the 1.76 -acre site, 80% of it would be
covered by the structure; (2) the locations of the french drains are
acceptable; (3) the =.crete barrier proposed will help protect the french
drains from roots. If /when this falls, the problem with drainage will
impact the professional building before it does adjacent lands, and
Ms. Anne Booth of Urban Design Studio, Inc., addressed the Council as
authorized agent for the petitioner, H.C.F. Realty, Inc. of Detroit,
Michigan, reviewing those modifications made to the plans for the project
pursuant to the discussions at the Workshop Meeting of September 10, 1981.
These modifications included:
1. Reduction in the sizes of parkin; stalls.
2. Elimination of some of the parking stalls on the upper (grade) level
in the front, incorporating drain fields.
3. Elimination of one parking stall at either side of the entrance
drive, thus elongating the ingress /egress.
4. Incorporation of an additional french drain system in the rear.
Addition of one foot 1 n curbing, along the entire eastern perimeter
of the property, urapping around the northern and southern boundaries
30' to the West.
�. lnstallatian, in- ground, of a solid concrete barrier /wall on the
nest side of the french drains in the rear, to protect them from
the encroachment of roots.
As requested, Mr. Jan Browning ,f L ndahl, Browning, Ferrari, and Hellstrom
Inc., the City's contracted consulting engineers, was in attendance to
address a major area of c,ncern of the Council re: this project - i.e.,
the run -off of storm waters from this property to adjac -nt lands, including
the unincorporated Twelve Oaks residential commu ;ity to the east.
iIr. Browning advised that the primary drainage syste:r,, as designed,
adequately meets the City's Coae. If the drainage system would not handle
the run -off in a very intense storm, the one -fool curbing would cause the
water to puddle in the parking lot and in the parking structure itself
before flowing off -site, It would take a storm cf I in 50 years to
generate that amount of rain, which is vastly in excess of the require-
ments of the City's Code cr any other code he is familiar with. The
drainage system is well in excess of what the City would normally require.
In re,p_nsc to other Inquiries 01' the Council, Mr. Growiiing advzsc:d:
(1) if you were looking down onto the 1.76 -acre site, 80% of it would be
covered by the structure; (2) the locations of the french drains are
acceptable; (3) the =.crete barrier proposed will help protect the french
drains from roots. If /when this falls, the problem with drainage will
impact the professional building before it does adjacent lands, and
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Page 4
(4) the various slopes proposed will adequately cause storm waters
to flow to the proper locations.
® Mr. Ken Rogers, engineer for the project, addressed the Council explaining
that where the one -foot curbing begins /ends (approx. 30' west of the
east /rear property line on the north and south sides), it will be about
1' higher than what the ground elevation is at the east property line.
The water would overflow the 1' curbing along the east property line
before it would run over the curbing on the north /south sides.
Ms. Booth briefly reviewed with the Council the "Land Use Data Information
Sheet" she distributed, outlining what would be permitted /required under
the existing zoning classification of the land (i.e., CG -1 General
Commercial) versus what is proposed.
Mr. Dave Riisinger reviewed the revised landscaping plans, as prepared
by Mr. Winston Lee of Urban Design Studio.
Per the concern expressed by Fir. Ken Link, a resident of the City's
Plat #A suhdivision, Mr. A. W. Miller of H.C.F. Realty, Inc. demonstrated
with a scaled model he prepared how /why the structure would not cast a
shadow on the residential homes in T77elve Oaks during the summer months.
Fir. Miller also explained that H.C.F. Realty, Inc. wants to be a welcomed
neighoor to Twelve Oaks, while developing the land z ,-fanned when they
purchased it in 1977. (In November, 1973, the City amended /revamped
its zoning codes. Prior to that time, the projec�, as p_- opnsed, could
have been developed as a permitted use in the C -i, Limited Commercial
Zoning District. The density controls did riot include a maximum, on
height or lot coverage nor a minimum on open space.)
During the Public Hearing, residents of Twelve Oaks, including Dr.
Firestone, Mr. Grimaldi, and Ms. Elcort, expressed objecticn to the
project, particularly the height of t. ",e building.
Mayor Kiedis declared the Public nearing closed.
By a unanimous vote of the Council, the City Clerk re?d, in full, on
second and final reading, t; ;'eir: rr 16, ',F31 draft of Ordinance .1,
1981 with the verbiage in Section 2 amended to reflect that the donation
to The City's Recreation Building and Development Fund Account shall be
made at the time of issuance of the first building permit.
During the discuosion on the notion, members of the Council notee tnat
the project, as propc;ed, was a permissible use of the lard at the time
it was purchased by H.C.F. Realty, Inc. and when abutting residential
City Council Regular Meeting, 9/17/81 Page 5
homes in 'Delve Oaks were developed /purchased; the project will not have
a drainage impact on adjacent lands, but rather improve the current
conditions; the proposed use /structure is superior to other permitted
uses in that district, including a fast food franchise; and if the
building does cast a shadow on adjacent homes, it would be where it
would not affect the lifestyles of most.
Ordinance 21, 1981 was unanimously adopted by the Council.
ORDINANCE 242 Mayor Kiedis declared the Public Hearing open on the intent of Ordinance
77F7— 24, 1981, providing for an increase in the City's assessment for criminal
,justice law enforcement education and training from $1 to $2.
The City Manager explained that adoption of this Ordinance is being
considered by the Council on an emergency basis to prevent the loss
of available revenue. Per recent legislation, this option must be made
before October 1st.
2-1ayor KLed�s declared tr)e Public Heari.i�; closet.
By a unanimous vote of the Council, the City Clerk read, in full, on
first reading Ordinance 24, 1981.
By a unanimous vote of the Council, the City Clerk read, by title only,
on second reading Ordinance 24, 1931.
Ordinance 24, 1981 was unanimously adopted by the Council.
ORDI�I-ANCE 25, 5y a unanimous vote of the Council, the City Clerk read, by title only,
77,7T-- on first reading, Ordinance 25, 19C7, regulatjng time- sharing /multi-
ownership condominiums in the City.
P- 11ITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS:
MR. YORACE E. Mayor Kiedis acknowledged receipt of a communication from Mr. Horace C.
y ` `' Aycock 1326 Hickory Dave PBr_. indLCating he did not .a r
Aycock, , approve of the
proposed increase in the City's property taxes for the 1981/1982 Fiscal
Year.
ADJOUR14VENT. With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:50 P.PI..
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