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WORKSHOP MEETING
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
JANUARY 24, 1980
The Workshop Meeting of the City Council of Palm Beach Gardens was called
to order by Mayor Samuel Laurie 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.
ROLL CALL: The roll was called by the City Clerk and present were: Mayor Laurie,
Vice Mayor Kiedis, Councilman Martino, Councilman Feeney, and Councilman
Aldred. City Manager John Orr and Attorney William Brant were also in
attendance.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Mayor Laurie announced the following:
Personnel of David Reid's Office will be at City Hall 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
on January 28 & 29 to take applications for Homestead Exemption.
There will be a General Membership Meeting of the Palm Beach Gardens Youth
Athletic Association on Wednesday, January 30, 1980 at 8:00 P.M..
f COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA:
MR. ED In response to Mr. Edward Weimer, 4320 Hawthorn Ave., PBG, P1ayor Laurie
WIER advised that the Community Center being considered by the Council for a
referendum election will not be placed on the ballot of the City's General
Electron to be held March 11, 1980.
MS. NANCY Ms. Nancy Jewett, 4334 Magnolia St., PBG, addressed the Council requesting
they consider racquetball courts as a part of the City's recreational facil-
ities by either converting an existing tennis court into a racquetball court
or constructing one.
The City's Recreation Department and Advisory Board will be requested to
conduct a survey to see how much interest there is in this sport and ascer-
tain cost figures for a racquetball court.
PRESENTATION OF PLAQUE OF APPRECIATION TO COACH LARRY HOOD
Mayor Laurie presented a plaque of appreciation to Mr. Larry Hood, Coach at
the Palm Beach Gardens High School for several years, which read " Presented
to Coach Larry Hood In Sincere Appreciation For His Exemplary Dedication,
Inspiration, And The Gifts gf Knowledge, Leadership, Sportsmanship, And
Spiritual Growth That He Has Provided The Youth Of Palm Beach Gardens Fro
The City Council January, 1980 ".
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PROCLAMATIONS: Mayor Laurie reap a Proclamution dedicating the week of January 20 - 26,
1980 to Coach Larry Hood and his family.
RESOLUTIONS: There weren't any revisions made by the Council to the January 22, 1980
Resolution 5, draft of Resolution 5, 1980, appointing the City Manager to act as the City's
980 liaison agent on all matters concerning the State Aquatic Plant Control
Funding Program. Resolution 5, 1980 will be considered for adoption by the
Council at their Regular Meeting of February 7, 1980.
Resolution 6, There weren't any changes made by the Council to the January 22, 1980 draft
1980 of Resolution 6, 1980, reaffirming that the monies received by the City
from the Department of Natural Resources will be used for aquatic weed con-
trol in waters within the City's corporate boundaries. Resolution 6, 1980
will be considered for adoption by the Council at their Regular Meeting of
February 7, 1980.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION:
DEDICATION OF Fir. Andrew Jacobson, Counselor for the PGA National project, addressed the
INTERIOR STREETS Council relating that at the time of the City's adoption of the PGA National
NATIONAL PCD, the developer, Mr. E. Llwyd Ecclestone, Jr., chose to make all of the
interior roads of the project private by deeding them, by plat, to the
various homeowners associations. However, Mr. Ecclestone would now like for
the City to accept the dedication and perpetual maintenance responsibility
of all of the interior roads within the single family plats. This change in
Mr. Ecclestone's position is due to various reasons, including that dedi-
cating the streets to the homeowners creates an unfairness in that the cost
for maintaining public streets is absorbed by the entire City, and the
homeowners within the PGA National would be paying the same millage rate as
the rest of the City plus be assessed for the maintenance of their own
Private streets. Other reasons were that the resort core will be open to
the general public; Florida Power & Light Company will not install street
lights on private roadways; and the Police Department's Jurisdiction on
these streets would not be hampered if they were public.
The dedication of the interior streets within Plat 1 (Glengary Subdivision),
Plat 2 (Thurston Subdivision), and Plat 3 (Burwick Subdivision) has already
been accomplished. This dedication would be revoked and the streets would
be conveyed by way of gift to the City. The balance of the interior streets
would be directly dedicated, by plat, to the City. Upon substantial com-
pletion of all construction within the project, they also wish to convey the
two access points to the single family areas (one on PGA Boulevard and the
other on Northlake Boulevard) to the City. They will continue to own the
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loop roads, with a roadway easement granted to the Northern Palm Beach
County Water Control District. The District will continue to build these
public roads and will also have the maintenance responsibility for them.
Mr. Mike Rosen, Project Manager, advised that if the streets were public
they would still have internal security surveillance and the guard houses
at the access points would merely serve as information centers. The general
public's access to the project would not be impeded in any way.
The City's acceptance of the dedication of these interior roads will be
further discussed at a future workshop meeting. In the meantime, Mr. Rosen
will research several items, including the widths of the rights -of -way
within the plats, and the total amount of miles of roadway the City would
be accepting. Mr. Rosen will also find out whether or not Mr. Ecclestone
would be willing to post a two -year maintenance /performance bond on these
streets at the time of their acceptance by the City, and ascertain a letter
from the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council outlining that the City's
acceptance of these roads would not inhibit the DRI (Development of Regional
Impact) approval.
INTER -CITY At their Regular Meeting of September 20, 1979, the City Council adopted
FIRST AID
Resolution 70, 1979, which authorized the donation of $2250 to the Inter -
City First Aid Squad. These monies were in addition to the $1,500 already
appropriated in the City's 1978/1979 Fiscal Year's Budget, and donated to
aid the corporation in meeting its debt obligations.
At the Regular Meeting of January 17, 1980, the Council acknowledged receipt
of a communication from the Village of North Palm Beach, enclosing a copy of
a draft ordinance, which would permit only those ambulances serving Zone 2
to enter Zone 2 for the purposes of pickup and transportation. This measure,
if adopted by the Council, would essemtially permit only the Inter -City
First Aid Squad to provide these services within Palm Beach Gardens, thus
enabling them to take advantage of the income currently being received by
other ambulance companies for transportation services.
Although the City Council by adoption of Resolution 17, 1977 requested the
City Commission of West Palm Beach to permit the transportation of Palm
Beach Gardens residents by the Inter-City First Aid Squad from medical and /or
nursing facilities within their corporate limits to their homes or medical
and /or nursing facilities within the City, they chose to limit this service
to ambulances serving their zones.
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SODDING OF vice Mayor Kiedis acknowledged receipt of a memo from Mr. Louis Oxnevad,
PLANT DRIVE 4479 Holly Drive, PBG, noting that the field at Plant Drive Park is not
II =D
_— responding to the maintenance program he recommended. With the concurrence
of the other members of the Council, Vice Mayor Kiedis will pursue the
transfer of sod from Gardens Park to Plant Drive Park.
POOR RESUR- Councilman Feeney noted that a poor fob was done by the contractor on the
FACING OF BAS- resurfacing of the basketball courts at Plant Drive Park. These courts
ETBURTS
AT -FETN -DRIVE were completed approx. two weeks ago by Heavy Construction of North Palm
-7T7__ Beach.
IMPACT FEE Councilman Feeney noted that per an article in the newspaper, the Town of
CHARGED BY Jupiter is charging developers an impact act fee of $45
JUPITER FOR p g g p P per unit for the future
FIRE DEPT. expansion of the Fire Department. The City Manager was requested to
y explore this matter.
Councilman Feeney suggested that the Tri- Cities challenge this restriction
imposed by the City of West Palm Beach, as he felt an individual should be
able to choose the company in which he /she wishes to employ for this service.
Mr. Howard Lebrecht, Director of Operations of the Inter -City First Aid
Squad, will be requested to attend the Workshop Meeting of February 14, 1980,
to address the progress of that corporation in continuing its services.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS:
RICHARD MORLEY,
Mayor Laurie acknowledged receipt of a communication from Mr. Richard F.
PR77PC1CQNER
OF COUNTY
Morley, Principal Planner for Palm Beach County, advising that on January
15, 1980, the Board of County Commissioners approved on a 50/50 cost -
BIKE PATHS
matching basis the construction of bikeways within the City on Burns Road
WITHIN CITY
from Military Trail to Riverside Drive; Riverside Drive from Burns Road to
Holly Drive; and Gardens East Drive, from Meridian Way to Lighthouse Drive.
At the Regular Meeting of February 7, 1980, the Council will consider the
City's share amounting to approx. $12,191.00 (+ 10%' contingency).
REPORTS:
VICE MAYOR
Vice Mayor Kiedis and Councilman Martino reported that they attended the
City's Site Plan and Appearance Review Committee's and Planning and Zoning
- COUNCILMAN
MARTINO
Commission's meetings of January 22, 1980. The minutes of these meetings
are on file in the City Clerk's office.
ITEMS BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL:
SODDING OF vice Mayor Kiedis acknowledged receipt of a memo from Mr. Louis Oxnevad,
PLANT DRIVE 4479 Holly Drive, PBG, noting that the field at Plant Drive Park is not
II =D
_— responding to the maintenance program he recommended. With the concurrence
of the other members of the Council, Vice Mayor Kiedis will pursue the
transfer of sod from Gardens Park to Plant Drive Park.
POOR RESUR- Councilman Feeney noted that a poor fob was done by the contractor on the
FACING OF BAS- resurfacing of the basketball courts at Plant Drive Park. These courts
ETBURTS
AT -FETN -DRIVE were completed approx. two weeks ago by Heavy Construction of North Palm
-7T7__ Beach.
IMPACT FEE Councilman Feeney noted that per an article in the newspaper, the Town of
CHARGED BY Jupiter is charging developers an impact act fee of $45
JUPITER FOR p g g p P per unit for the future
FIRE DEPT. expansion of the Fire Department. The City Manager was requested to
y explore this matter.
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BIKE PATHS Councilman Aldred suggested that perhaps the PGA National would be recep-
A GA BLVD. tive to constructing a sidewalk /bikeway along PGA Boulevard, west of Military
Trail.
ADOPTION OF The City Manager briefly reviewed with the Council the process that will be
CITY'S COMP. followed in adopting the City's Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Bankers Life
LAND USE PLAN
& Casualty Company, the owner of the majority of vacant land in the City,
will be requested to review with the City their plans for future land
development.
ADJOURNMENT. With no further discussion, the meeting adjourned at 9:54 P.M..
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