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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 120381E CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS DECEMBER 3, 1981 The Regular Meeting of the CiLv Council of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, was called to order by Mayor Kiedis 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. RQLL CALL: The roll was called by the City Clerk and present were: Mayor Kiedis, Vice Mayor Martino. Councilwoman Monroe, and Council -man Kiselewskx. City Manager John Orr and Attorney William Brant were also in attendance. Ccuncilmsn Aldred was not in attendance, as he was out of town. MINUTES: The minutes of the Regular Meeting of November 5, 1981 were unanimously approved by the Councii, as written. ,tV,:O!`NCE ENTS: Maver Kiedis announced that meetings of th- city's Planning and Zoning Commission, Receation Advisory Board, and Fire Department will convene at 7:30 P.bI. on Tuesday, December 8th; and a meeting of the City's Zeautification and Fnvironmer.tal Committee will convene at 7:30 P.M. on ink aednesdav, December 9th. ,'ROCLAMATIONS: Mayor Kiedis read a Proclamation prociaiming December 7 - 12, 1981 "ShopIiftinv Prevent on Week ". This Procl- amation was initiated by the Palm Beach Cardens Women's Club. CALL FOR BIDS: The one bid received for Four 1982 Ctievr_olet Malibu, with /without police packages, *oa5 opened and read aloud by the City Clerk, as duly advertised November 18, '_937, as followo: Roger Dean Chevrolet. Okeechobee Blvd., WPB, FL - $8,205.66 each, without police packages; $9,345.51, with police packages This bid was referred to the City Manager for recommendation to the Council at a future meeting. AWP,RDING CF -BID: Referencing the cnnnunicatiun dated November 24, 1981, from Mr, John COK-HINITY -- Glidd(•n of Oliv, >r & Glidden Architects, Inc. and the nscmorand,cm dated , Cf?vi°TLES Bi,CG November 30, 1981, synop3izing the recommendations of the contracted architects and members of the City's staff, thout,hts were exchanged re: AM awarding 4 one of the six bids received November 19, 1981 from local contrci <.tors for the development of the City'.-, Comcaun3.ty Act -ivi ties building appc�"?ed be the City's electurs at the November Z�, 1980 SpeciaL Referendum Election. (Tnese comnanications are attached and made a part of these minutes.) city Council Regular Meeting, 12/3/81 Page 2 Subsequent to lengthy deliberations, a motion was unanimously adopted by the Council they award the base bid received from Pappalardo Construction Company, PBG, FL, in the amount of $1,452,500., plus /minus the following of the twenty -two alternatives the specifications for this project included: Pluses: Alternate No, 1 T.V. Security System $13,370. Alternate No. 2 Intercom System 17,112. Alternate No. 3 Additional Backboards 5,185. Alternate No. 6 Stage Restroom 668. Alternate No. 13 Veneer Plaster 11,011. Alternate No. 18 Security Fencing 4,225. $5,,571. Minuses: Alternate No. 9 Operable Windows 3,755. Alternate No. 15 Bicycle Parking 10,880. Alternate No. _'i Thickness of gym fl— 5,018. 519,653. Referenc-ing Mr. Gli_dden's communication of November 24th, there are .i;�nro•:i-,natel• 4 - 6 alternate items which can be explored via "change orlers" to the constructici in order to reduce the cost by as much as $18,000 - $20,000. Also, it is possible to consider reduc- tions in tome of the "soft costs" and "hard costs by- owner" now estimated to total $173,597. The difference between the $1,559,096 budgeted /apprn-ed by the electorate and the tunde. needed for the developmenL of the Community Activities Buildinp will le taken from the City's Recreational Land /Facilities Account_. ITEM- +.S BY THE CITY MANAGER: DFGRADUNG CiT`''S Authorizing the City Manager to expend funds to have a study performed PF,NSTON SYSTEM by in indenendent consultant on the Citv's Pension Svstem will be con- sidered at a future meeting when a full Council rs in attendance. ruRCHA;E OF .10E -P Fh,, C,,ty Mana;;cr reyu.sted .authorization of the Council to purchase, on WAGO \ r. ER an emergency basis, a Jeep Wa5oneer for use by the Building Department's personnel. The vehicles presently being used by the inspectors are not dependable; the $3,000 asking price is competitive /in -line with the Blue Soo '," pxicu. City Council Regular Meeting, 1213/81 Page 3 A motion was adopted by the Council, by a vote of three ayes and one nay, that the City Manager he authorized to purchase, on an emergency basis, a 1978 Jeep Wagoneer for use by the City's Building Department personnel. Councilwoman Monroe indicated she voted against the motion, as she felt the intent of the "emergency" clauses in the State /Local mandates for circumventing advertising for competitive bids was not satisfied. EXTENSION OF TIME The City Attorney was authorized to draft an Ordinance amending Ordinance FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF OAKBROOK OFFICE 9, 1980, by extending the time by six months for the implementation of PROJECT the Commercial Professional Office PUD created upon the land known as Oakbrook Square North. The Council will consider first reading of this Ordinance at their Regular Meeta.ng of December 17, 1981. REPORTS: Councilwoman Monroe reported on the Merit System Board Meeting she COUNCILWOMAN attended on Tuesday, December 1, 1981. MONROE COUNCILMAN Councilmar. Kiselewski reported on the meeting of the I -95 Task Fore KISELEWSKI held December 1, 1981. KAYOR KIED75 Mayor Kiedis reported on the Planning and Zoning Commission's meeting of November 24. 1921. AM IW ITEMS BY THE MAYOR ANI) COUNT CTL: GJffNCILWOMAIN The City Attorney was reque..:ed to vur:,ue the recommendation of YONROE ^ Councilwoman Monroe that when a traffic impact study is requested to be ri part of an application for development of n given projec,, the laity co ^t "act the inAepenv:,nt/unbiased cocsulrant with funds appropriated by the developer. k;ounc.ilwoman Monroe noted that the revenues received thus far this fiscal year from building pF -rmits arc less than anticipated. In response to Councilwoman Monroe, the City Manager reported he i3 currently analyzing the cost of an additional dispatcher in the Police Department versus the overtime paid the current personnel to man the office. MAYOR K1ED3s Mayor Kiedis reported on the meeting he and Mice Mayor Martino attended of the Meadow,, Mobile Home Parl, Association. Tile City Manager was requested to pursue the ion ,,- awaited installation of street lights at Sandalwood Drive and the Avenue of the PGA by F1 :a Power & Light Coiepany, the installation of a quartz-type light for the entrance to City Hall, and ascertain cost estimates for the installation of metal halide lights at the non - reservation tennis courts. City Council Regular Meeting, 12/3/81 ?age 4 COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA: MS. HELEN The City Manager advised Ms. Helen Gallagher of TamberInne Condominiums GALLAGHER he was unaware of the specific reason(s) why a traffic count. was recently being performed on PGA Boulevard, west of Military Trail. MR. BILL YiARKHAM In response to Mr. Bill Markham of Palm Garden Apartments the City Manager advised the Teep Wagoneer the Council authorized purchase of ,=.arli(.,r in tine meeting did not come with a warranty; it has approximately 40,000- 50,000 miles on it. RESOLUTIONS: Msyor Kiedis declared the Public Hearing open, which was duly advertised RESOLUTION 68, November 16, 1981, and held on the intent of Resolution 68, 1981, T-98 , -- permitting as a "conditional use" the sale o£ alcoholic beverages for on- premise consumption at the PGA Sheraton R Sort Hotel located within the PGA National Project. Attor-Tey Andrew Jacobsen addressed the Council on behalf of the applicant, thz Florida Management Company. Mayor Kiedis declared the Public Hearing closed. By the concurrence of the Council, the Ciry Clerk read, in full, Resolution 68, 1981. Resolution 68, 1581 was unanimously adopted by the Council with the address "400 Ave�.ue of the Champions" inserted in the stead of "1000 Avenue of the Champions" in the heading paragraph and iii Section 1. ORT)INANCLS: Mayor K.Ledis (1cc_lared the Public Hearing open, which was duly advertised ORT)IN_NICE 28. November 16, 1931, and held on the intent of ordinance 28, 1981, pro - 1qg� viding for the creation of a Planned Unit Development with CPO - Commercial Professional Office usages on a 4.5 -acre parcel on tnE south side of PGA Boulevard, west of the Drivers License Facility. '4r. Alan Strassier, architect_ and authorized agent for McCloskey -Bills Development Group, developer, gave a brief presentation on this proposed ten -story office hullding, expounding on those modifications made to the plans pursuant to the discussions of the Council and Planning and Zoning Commission. in reSPOuse to concerns of Mr. Wesley Southard, President of the meadows ?;obile :tome Park Association, Mayor Kiedis and Mr. Strassler advised: (11 excessive storm waters will be retained in a depression area that will not be seon :rom cne par'.; (2) there will be a "green belt" of at lust 55' aide along, PGA Boulevard in font of the project even if additional parking stalls are deemed necessary in the future, plus a double row of City Council Regular Meeting, 12/3/81 Page 5 trees will be planted along the front to act as a buffer; and (3) even though the building is ten stories, it will not appear like the !® beginning of Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard where there are Sense "high rise" office projects - the site consists of 4.5 acres and the setbacks are far greater. in response to Ms. Thelma Romoaer, a resident of the Meadows Mobile Home Park, the City Manager advised there is a traffic study currently being performed in this area. Also, future traffic studies will be performed. Mr. Tim Crowley of Lakespur Circle addressed the Council stating Chat he .favors "bringrnp in nice, good looking, well - planned type of construction and developments. I see no problem with this building at all. ". Mr. Carr, a resident of Edgemere, addressed the Council stating "Very good job - This could be a model for the type of development coming forth in the future. ". Mayor Kiedis declared the Public Hearing closed, By a unanimous vote of the Council, the City Clerk read, on second ANk reading, Ordinance 28, 1981, by title and Section 2. with the figure "$30,000" inserted in the F? .R and t;ie word "first" inserted before the word "Certificate" and Section 3. with the verbiage "the final Certifi- cate of Occupancy" inserted in the stead of the words "date hereof ". A motion was unanimously passed by the Council they adopt Ordinance 28, 1981, as amended and read on second and final reading, wit. the proviso the City Engineer approve t.ie drainage plans as outlined in Section 4.; and a letter of intent be providad by the developer to the Citv concern- ing the contribution of $2,000 tot the landscaping of the median along PGA Boulevard in front of the proiect at the time of issuance of the first Certificate of Occupancy. ITE,'-fS FOR DJSCUSSLO: C0LTNC1LMXN KISELi;WSKI Councilmnn Kiselewski suggested that the factor of 22.50 per square foot of grow building area for donations to the City's Recreational Land /F'acilitei_s Fend; and $5.00 a lineal foot for landscaping medians, mvld he a geed standard for future projects. r'ETITIONS ALyD CO'eMTNICATIONS: TR. TOM VR1:EI,A.tiT,_ Mayor KiedLS ackiowledged receipt of a communication from Mr. Torn Cl!Y'S FIRE KARSHAL Vreelaad, the City's Firc Marshal_ recommending amendments to the City's Fire Prevention Code. This will be workshopped by the Council at a future meeting.