HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 100181CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
CITY OF PAUlj BEACH GARDENS
OCTOBER 1, 1981
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The Regular Meeting of the City Council of Palm Beach Gardens was
called to order by Mayor Kiedis at 8:00 P.M, in the Assembly Room,
10500 North Military Trail, Palm beach Gardens, Florida; ana opened
with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
ROLL CALL:
The roll was called by the City Clerk and present, were: Mayor Kiedis,
Vice Mayor Martino, Councilman Aldred, Councilwoman Monroe, and
Councilman Kisele,aski. City kana.er Jonn Orr and Attorney William Brant
were also in attendance.
MINUTES;
The minutes of the Workshop ]eeti,g of September 10, 1981, were
unanimously approved by the Council, as amended,
AN1101ndCEME;ITS:
[•layor Kiedis announced that meeting —, of t,- -ity's Site Plan am
Appearance Review Committee and Merit System Board will takr- place at
7:30 T.IMI. , on Tuesday, October r,, 19bl .
COrm'iENTS FPCrI THE
KIELIC FOR 1TE111.S NOT ON THE AGEND,�
;iR. SAMUEL
:;r. Samuel Carsillo, 10063 DahJ.ia Avenue, .PBG, addressed th•, Ccu-cil
CAK:ILLO:
regarding the neeas For: reflectors to be placed on the med,ans at the
}ntersection of PGr, 'Poulevard and Ni_litary Trail; the e'_iminati(ln of the
�rl i''_lltar'; T— il, scath of PGA Boulevaru; semi -true V° to be
diverted from traversing the segments of Mi litar; Trail whc:-e there iz•
res= dential housing; the location of a safety barrier between *_he bicycle
path and the Burns Roa, - pavement 1:nder the I -9; overpass; the location
of a full - fledged post office and a City- owned library it the City; the
locatior, of a Fire Department sub - tat,on east of tho FEC railroad
trace./; young adults congregating i:r the La1Ke Catherine area tc dispose
of ti',eir refuse properly; and improvements to oe maie to Alternate -i -A
in the City.
MR. NAPTY
Mr. Tfarty Bellefond, 4123 Oak Street, PEG, addressed the Council reauestir
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that, on we °kda's, a City police officer be stationed at the intersection
o:' Larch .Scree *_ and i,!,,1 tary Tra 1 between the hours of 8:00 and 9:00 A.M.
and 5:00 and o:il0 P.i9. to a -8ist traffic try ng to enter /exit the PGA
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r'lat #1 su vision. Mayor Y,iadie, offerer] to pursue this with Sheriff
l °line.
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ORDIPIAXES: By a unanimous vote of the Council, the City Clerk read, in full, on
ORDINA"3CE 19, first reading, the September 29, 1931 draft of Ordinance 19, 1981, pro-
IF 1 L vidiiig for the adoption of the City's Budget for the 1981/1932 Fiscal
Year.
'.ayer 'r.aedis declared the Public Hearing open, wh!cr, purcu�int to the
requirements o;' the "TKM BILL ", was duly advertised by thr-' Palm Beach
County Property Appraiser, and held for the purpose of receiving public
input re: the City's tentative budget /mIllage rate for the 198,,1982
Fiscal Year. (The tentative millage rate the City subrnitted to the
::operty Appraiser for advertising purposes was 6.767 rills; however,
as a result of budget workshop sessions held to -date by the Council, thi"
rate was ]essened to 3.877 mills.)
The memoers of the :audionce were nrov.rded information Lheets, outllning
several :D:rpDrisons,, in-- lud,ng: ( 11 the tentative m LI 11,_° rate included on
the notices taxpayers rece.ived from the property appraiser (4.767 mills)
with th_ir111aFe rate c,,rrently proposed ',3.377 mills); (2) the „roll
back" rate (3.390 mills) with this new tentative millage rate that
for a 14.L increase in revenue from property taxez; and (3)
she actual budEe;t for last yesr ( 1980/ r )S 1) w, th tt-,e propc"S; d budge„
for tl'.i_ year (1931/1982). referen ng rhese and information of the like
ctttlireu,
in brief torn, on poLt,�r hoards, t:,e Ciry N;ura er rP,icewed tiEe
h ti ,` L r'otioscd for the 1961/ 198 i'isc31
cvcIral ren et_ of the a'uaienc;_ t 3r _u the L`__rr_ l re: the p.- oposed
L,,dg,&t . Come m_icie _-pecific _.:auirie:.; _omc- >.; t sed .. ,)nrttrn re: t1h�ir
orupert v tavres in,r-as!nm sunstanBally, well;! -, was cau_ed, on the most
part, 'uy unequal i ncrea_,us in property ,_,ssesu menu and - reeholders
quaLrfyinC for the first tine this year for the .,20,00U hom e: tend
exemption: and ,,jw2 e?x ressod their trust in the Council to adopt
w_li'le at :,he s-,me tlpi. i_ntiinl`,, '_u.Ji,y s °,' :ice.
ayor Vae,ris fe_larud thr Public dearin,; closed.
h Public 'Jearing and tn,. Council's :.on:,id,�ration of adoption of Ordinance
will tal C, place at the Re;;ular E ue',rn_ o, Crtuber 1�., iy 1. in
the , e-_jntime, the ..cunczl will r,'cld a duly published wcrksi,op meetinS to
ccjnsiC1?r further amen meats to the proposes budg2L.
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Mayor Kiedis declared the Public Hearing, which was duly advertised
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September 15, 1981, and held on the intent of Ordinance 23, 1931,
providing for the expansion of the membership of the Recreation Advisory
Board from five to seven members.
In response to Mr. Vince Alvarez, 50� Holly Drive, PEG, the Council
advised they are considering the expansion of this advisory board, in an
effort to attract a greater spectrum of expertise in the recreational
field.
[,[ayor Kicdis declared the Public Hearing closed.
by ,-, unanimous vote of the Council, the City Clerk read, by title only,
on second reading, Ordinance 23, 1981. Ordnance 23, 1981 was unanimously
adopted by the Council.
KE711,!S EY THE 01TY
hLUTAGER
REPLACF1MENT of
A motion was unanimously adopted by the Council that the City Manager
ELECi'}'ICAL °r r-
be authorized to expend the ma;cimum of _ LiQ3 from the Council Contingency
VICE TU GARDENS
A ti CCMCES;IC;}
Account for the replacement of the electric service to the concession
stand at Gardens Park.
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Councilwoman [ "Ionroe reported tha` on 1eptember 26, 1931, the Beautificatio:
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and Environmental Comi -ittee conducted its annual tree sale. They sold
almost 500 trees, plus they nave away a number of the Malavan Palm Trees
the City ascprtoineC frnm ti:e Urvision of Forectry and Frew down at the
Fugue Works yar,;.
Ccu: ,1m: =n : :is.le',st :i F•rrt_. r "at Wn Monday, .Septe,-ber 28, 1981, he
t.IalLc. SF_I
attenced c:;e meet -irie of the Pali, peach Gardena High School Advisory
Cot;ncil. boctec�iv(: Calloway of Rivicra Beach had an individual at
that mE,et1 t from t;e State's Attorney's office. Apparently, students
that are o'ut of scnool for several given reasons are contri.butang to the
verb critical problem with "Breaking and Enterings ". Councilman
isrlewski suggested that the City see what it may be able to do to help
alleviate this problem with juvenile delinquency.
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DICE _,fYnF;
:rice TJayor Martano requested the City Manager to give the Council an
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oritline of hou },P recommends the "bonus" monies, allocated in the General
Government account of the proposed budget be disbursed.
Vice Mayor Martiz :o advised that ne had requested the City Manager to have
a ".?o Loitering" sign posted on the lot the City o,,.ms in Plat 5; and that
the Police Department highlight this are -i.
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Vice Mayor Martino noted that Publix .Supermarket in the Gardens East
Shopping Center has improved the appearance of the back of their storE
by screenrn, off' their trash containers, etcetera; and sug;ested that the
other stores in the center, be requested to follow suit.
i:ce Mayor ['artino suggested that the owner(s) of the duplexes along the
east side of Gardens Fast [wive be requested to upgrade their appearance.
'Ju'e :,!aver Martino suggested, and the other members of the Council
concurred, that Goodwill Industries be requested to, at least, relocate
thulr mobile unit in the Garaeras East Shopping Center's parking lot to
,here there is a natural barrier on the northeastern corner of the parcel.
Because :;f the eyesore tE,ia unit becor,es wnen it is unattended, Vice Mayor
:tare no -)referred that it be removed altogether.
Vice i'.ayor hartino suc,gesteu th1t the Southeast Bank on the southeast
cnrncr of Alternate A -1 -� an, Lighthouse Drive be requested to include
the small strip of land to the west of t;- ''. -If Service station in their
jround maintenance program.
COU[gC1L'a;0[ Ai't Councs lwoman Monroe reported that she asked the City's Building Official
to, at h s convenience, provide she Cou *•_il and the Code Enforcement
Board a !1st of the violations the Codc 'Enforcement Officer is working
on. PerY;aps the problem with debris behind the Gardens EasL ahopoin
'enter c --uld 1?.- follcwed -up py ntirr.
OU[['lli.A., C_ur:.i mar; Fiselewski reported that he had asked the City Plana-'er to
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v' tiu responsible parties remove the construct_ Lon forms f'rorr de.,ilnd
the ';01 gay Inn on tin northeast corner• cf Mil -itary Trail and PGA Boule-
vard; anc to have shellrock in,tailid in the shoulder Of the road at
ir,?,-�r'cectlort of Alternate A -14 and Burns Road.
t_ Council. an Kiselewsr;l, t to City i,Ianager advised the
tf'J• ='� . _,. rs dr'r1 ?i? on the n -,r "th .1d^' 0'. PGA BoulevarU, west of the
ai-_ on un nccrn..matza lanes. The vendor that sraF parking on
t1:e roadr,ay e _se;rent c: st oP tt:e turnpike, has been moved out; however,
n�: ria been advised the; ar gc,tting written permission from the owner of
t,e in,erporated lands, Blfikerz Lard Company, to move back onto their
4rJnarty to resume the sale of lunches /snacks. The Police Department
'rill be requested tc enforce the state /local lawti governing "littering ".
eferenclr� CLiFj_Da rc,�r'�ph .7 d. Of .._ctiG,n 's
_ � Vll_ of the city' [Merit System
.le • a'._ ,�ga,at ins, Councilwo;.arn Honroe su pested that monies, perhaps,
-e °d to b budZeted rn the departments with employees with less than one
year's se,'vice to cover their step increases - to be auto.natic at
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6 months and 1 year from date of employment. Tn response, the City
Manager offered that these employees can be given the option of receiv -ng
the entire salary increases allocated in the 1981/1982 budget upon its
effective date or receivin& the amounts allocated in increments.
IAi0il Y:Zh'UI3 h;avor hieais requested the Ci tv I Ianager to have the responsible party
clean up t�,e parcel on the nortneast corner of'Nortnlake Boulevard and
Sunrise Boulevard.
PETITl0i.'S ARID C0t74UNICATI.ONS:
r..C.F., PTAL'iY_, t•Nayor Kiedis ackno•.rledged receipt of a communication from Mr. A. W.
Miller of H.C.P. Realty, Inc., than3 <ing the Council for their recent
approval jf tl.e applicant's request for a PUD wath CPO usages on the east
side of U.S. ;11, contiguous to t' ^e north of the Passionist 'Monastery.
AD,JOU?I1 ENT. With no furti,er bus ress, ., me`rtir,C, ad;ourn'�d at 11:03 P.M..
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