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ROLL CALL:
PUBLIC HEARING
ON PROPOSED USE
OF ANTICIPATED
FEDERAL REVENUE
SHARING FUNDS
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CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
AUGUST 31, 1981
The Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Beach Gardens,
Florida, was called to order by Mayor Kiedis at 7:30 P.M. in the Assembly
Room, 10500 North Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens, Flor,.da; and opened with
the 'Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
The roll was called by the City Clerk and present were: Mayor Kiedis,
Vice Mayor Martino, Councilman Aldred, Councilwoman Monroe, and
Councilman Kiselewski.
The City Manager was asked to discuss his reasons for choosing the figures
for the proposed expenditures. All the figures have been checked before
hand as to correct amounts needed. The public da_ asked for their input
on suggestions for the monies.
Joe Dolan from the Beautification and Environmental Committee spoke
on behalf of the committee. They felt that a higher sum should be allocated
to the committee, Suosequent to further discussion as to how the extra money
would be spent by that committ >a, the City :tanager was asked to change the
figures in the B & E CO;rar.ittee account to 52,000.00 from $1,1,00.00 and
the Adranistratkon account from $3,026.00 to 2,026.00.
The amount for clay for the ballf;elds was questioned. The figure was
calculated by the ton, with a plan of 16 tons to be used. It was decided
that the amount allocated to the account for clay for the ballfie?as would
De sufficient. There were no further comments from the public, so the
Public Hearing was closed. The council asked the City Manager about specific
details as to what the monies in each account would be spent on. A motion
was made to make the corrections on the H & E Committee account and the
Administration account with the difference of $1,000.00 higher and lower
L =spectively.
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E PLAN FOR
The intention of this hearing this date is to try to make some
COMMUNITY CENTER
AND SWIMMING POUL
final decisions on the overall site plan for the 12 acre sight
including the community center and the pool and make some decisions
on the parking requrremen'_s. The Council was given some information
on costs being generated. The locations were described to the
Council with the plans for landscaping, According to code there
should be approximately 115 parking spaces. A contractor that is working
with the City on this project gave a free cost estimate of
approximately $16,884.00. Air conditioning would additionally
be about $7200, the wall thickness would need to be increased
because of lateral stability. The total cost would then be
approximately S25,000 to $26,000. An additional $22,000 - $25,000
for a lift station which is fairly accurate at this point.
An additional $25,000 to $26,000 for the raising of the meeting rooms.
The additional parking, paving, and walkways, etc., ei¢her wav it is
located, it would need to be figured at an additional $10 n00.
An approximate $60,000 cut will be needed out of the budget for this
protect. Subsequent to a lengthy discussion on various phases of the
project it was decide6 to further diecuss other topics at the next
Workshop Meeting of the Council.
TAX INCFrASE
A woman from the audience who is a resident of the City had soire
questions about the notice o*_ tax increase which were answered by
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the City Manager. The City Manager also explained the millage
rate proposed for the upcoming year. After a lengthy discussion
between the residents, Council, and City Manager about proposed
tax increases, the residents were satisfied with the answers they
received, so it was decided to go to the next item on the agenda.
City Council Special Meeting August 31, 1981
J&ANCED LIFE
The City Manager discussed briefly the problems of the advanced
SUPPORT SERVICES
life support services. He suggested finding out if Inter -City will
be staying in business because a resolution was passed authorizinc
the expenditures of money provided the other municipalities went
along with it. As of this date Inter -City is still operating.
The City Manager felt there was no way to allocate funds for
something that is not known whether it will be operating or not.
If the city had to support it alone it would cost approximately
$90,000. Old Dixie could not guarantee answering every call in the
City. They do not have enough vehicles to cover the whole area.
It was suggested to help out with the basic life support_ and then
sometime in the middle of the year look to advanced life support.
It was agreed upon to again send the County a copy of the Resolution
to voice the opinion of the Council and the City.
PROPOSED 1981/
The City Manager briefly outlined the proposed budget for the
1-982 _ BUDGET FOR
POLICE DEPT.
Police Department for the fiscal year 1981/82 and the use
for each appropriation of money. There were no questions
from the audience, and there was a brief discussion between the
Council. Subscquent to no further discussior. the meeting was
adjourned.
Pespectfully submitted,
Linda 14. Ard
City Clerk
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