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WORKSHOP MEETING
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
FEBRUARY 14 , 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, and Councilman Aldred. Attorney
George Baldwin was also in attendance. Councilman Feeney was not in
attendance due to illness; and the City Manager and Attorney William Brant
were not in attendance, as they were attending a Pre - Legislative Conference
in Tallahassee, Florida.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Mayor Laurie announced that the NPB /PBG Jaycees will be sponsoring a "Meet
The P. B. Gardens Candidates" on Wednesday, March 5, 1980, at 7:30 P.M. in
the Assembly Room at the City Hall Complex.
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA:
MR. SAMUEL Mr. Samuel Carrillo, 10063 Dahlia Ave., PSG, addressed the Council re:
CARSILLO: the fuel adjustment Florida Power & Light Company is charging its users;
the holes in PGA Boulevard, west of the turnpike; the County's lack of
maintaining the east side of the canal that runs along the rear perimeter
of the homes on Bellewood Street; the location of a post office and City -
owned library in the City; the need for a fully- activated traffic light at
the intersection of Military Trail and Holly Drive; the City sending a Res-
olution to State Senator Philip D. Lewis and State Representative Edward
Healy requesting that the State Legislature pass a law that would allow the
State Fire Marshals to enforce the Fire Codes in the school system; RCA's
non - conformance with the City's Landscape Code; the need for additional
street lights in the City; the radius of the roadway being too narrow for
vehicles turning north onto Military Trail from Arbor Way; the street light
being out at the corner of Sandalwood Drive and Meridian North; the pending
location of a helicopter landing pad at the PBG Community Hospital; the
projects that are proposed to be accomplished with the Road Bond Referendum
funds, if approved by the County's electors on March 11th; and Semi - trucks
exceeding the speed limit on Military Trail.
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At their Regular Meeting of February 7, 1980 the Council acknowledged
receipt of a communication from Mr. Charles R. Walker, Jr., Director of
the Palm Beach County Traffic Division, advising that they have contacted
the engineer on the King Arthur Estates project; and have requested that
the flush header curb be removed and relocated to the existing condition.
The City Manager will be requested to "follow -up" on this communication
and learn when this radii at Military Trail and Arbor Way will be corrected.
For the benefit of the audience, the Mayor read the letter received by the
City from Mr. Charles R. Walker, Jr., Director of the Palm Beach County
Traffic Division, advising that the traffic study they performed in December,
1979. at the intersection of Holly Drive and Military Trail indicates that
a fully - actuated signal is warranted. The installation of this signal has
not been scheduled at this time.
MR. AL VARNEY Mr. Alanson Varney, President of the Sandalwood Homeowners Association,
REQUEST FOR addressed the Council requesting a street light be located at the intersec-
STREET LIGHT &
CC Ems_ tion of Sandalwood and Gardens East Drives; and that the canal that runs
�-- along the south and east sides of Sandalwood Drive be cleaned and the holes
in the embankment be filled in.
MR. AL VARNEY Mr. Varney advised the Council they will be receiving a petition from the
REQUEST F E OR homeowners requesting the location of a City recreation area east of the
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CIF- 7E77TAILROAD FEC railroad. Mr. Varney suggested that the City acquire the vacant land
between the PBG Community Hospital and Sandalwood for this purpose.
MR. GEORGE Mr. George Hilliard of Sandalwood I addressed the Council echoing Mr. Varney's
HILLIARD comments re: the need for recreational facilities east of the railroad tracks,
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C77P-ARK E. and suggested that they ultimately include basketball, volleyball, and tennis
DAD courts, baseball fields, a nature trail, and a jogging track.
The City's Recreation Department will be requested to explore the ownership,
etcetera, of the vacant land south of the PBG Community Hospital. Vice
Mayor Kiedis suggested that perhaps the City's Dept. of Public Works could
upgrade the fields at the Alamanda School for the children's play in the
meantime.
MRS. LINDA Mrs. Linda Monroe, 4431 Althea Way, PBG, addressed the Council suggesting
MONROE
REQUEST FOR the location of bike paths along the east side of Military Trail between
BIKE PATH Holly Drive and Lilac Street.
Vice Mayor Kiedis suggested that the City take the appropriate steps to
request matching funds from the County for this project.
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MR. HOWARD Mr. Howard Lebrecht, Director of Operations of the Inter -City First Aid
LEBRECHT OF Squad, addressed the Council requesting that they endorse their new plan
TIN Tr _Ci f Y
"SPONSORSHIP called "Sponsorship '80... An Interest In Inter - City ". Under this plan,
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THAN citizens can sponsor the Inter -City by paying a specified amount prior to
N March 31, 1980 and should they need /receive the corporation's services during
1980, their emergency medical expenses would be "paid an full ". A Resolution
endorsing this plan will be considered by the Council at their Regular
Meeting of February 21, 1980.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION:
PICK -UP AND Mr. Howard Lebrecht, Director of Operations of the Inter -City First Aid
TRANSPORTATION -quad, addressed the Council
SERVICES OF
q pursuant to their request that the City adopt
A78II=ES an Ordinance like the one adopted by the City of West Palm Beach in 1977,
IN THE CITY
whereby ambulance corporations serving the zone of the City (Zone 2) would
be the only ones permitted to enter the zone for the purposes of pick -up and
transportation.
This restriction enacted by the City of West Palm Beach applied to Inter -City
in that they were /are not permitted to enter their corporate boundaries for
the purpose of providing these services. However, if our City adopted an
Ordinance of the like, they, the ambulance corporation serving Zone 2, would
be permitted exclusively to provide these services within our corporate
boundaries, which would enable them to take advantage of the income currently
being received by other ambulance associations and companies for transporta-
tion service. In the event of a disaster where more than one ambulance
service may need to be involved, Inter -City would contact another ambulance
corporation for assistance.
Inter -City serves several municipalities and unincorporated areas that
surround, them, including: Palm Beach Gardens, Lake Park, North Palm Beach,
Mangonia Park, Riviera Beach, Palm Beach Shores, Cabana Colony, Gramercy Park,
Juno Areas, and Lost Tree Village. Mr. Lebrecht advised that thus far, the
City of Riviera Beach and the Village of North Palm Beach have enacted this
restriction.
At their Regular fleeting of February 21, 1980, the City Council will consider
on first reading an Ordinance permitting only those ambulance corporations
serving Zone 2 to enter Zone 2 for the purposes of pick -up and transportation.
In the meantime, Mr. Lebrecht will provide the City a copy of their schedule
of rates and an outline of their personnel's salaries. The City Administra-
tion will ascertain a copy of other ambulance corporations' rates for
comparison.
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PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS:
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CHARLES WALKER Mayor Laurie acknowledged receipt of a communication from Mr. Charles R.
- TRAFFIC LIGHT Walker, Jr., Director of the Palm Beach County Traffic Division, advising
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tY TR. that the traffic study they performed in December, 1979, at the intersection
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of Holly Drive and Military Trail indicates that a fully- actuated traffic
signal is warranted.
ITEMS BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL:
COUNTY'S ACQUI- Vice Mayor Kiedis reported that in October, 1979, the City received a
SITI N OF MY= communication from County Commissioner Peggy Evatt re: the County's con-
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ME sideration of the acquisition of the 21 -acre tract known as the Rybovich
property. This communication was pursuant to Vice Mayor Kiedis' request
at the Municipal Officials meeting of September 17, 1979, and advised that
per their staff's evaluation of this parcel, the Beach Bond Referendum funds
could be better spent on other parcels. This communication listed the pri-
mary reasons for this conclusion.
Vice Mayor Kiedis and Steve Henning, the City's Director of Recreation and
Parks, met with County Commissioner Evatt on February 11, 1980 to reactivate
this request, which was initiated by Councilman Feeney.
Vice Mayor Kiedis and Mr. Henning surveyed this 21.03 -acre tract, which
borders on a canal along the south side of the RCA Blvd. extension and the
intracoastal waterway, and found mangroves constitute approx. 50a of the
parcel. However, there appeared to be quite a bit of high ground on the
parcel that could be used for whatever purpose wanted, including a launch
for boats.
Commissioner Evatt offered to have one of her representatives meet with Mr.
Henning to discuss a plan for this property.
COUNTY'S ACQUI- Vice Mayor Kiedis and Mr. Henning also surveyed an approx. 12 -acre parcel
SITION OF 12- ted contiguous to the south of the "Rybovich" property, which in their
O7-=COASTAL opinion would be very conducive to a park.
Mr. Henning will be contacting the County Mapping Department to confirm the
ownership of this parcel; and if the Council is interested in its acquisition,
it will be pursued.
SODDING OF Vice Mayor Kiedis reported that the sodding of the Plant Drive Field by the
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= Public Works Department is near completion.
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VICE MAYOR Vice Mayor Kiedis reported that he contacted Mr. Jim DeLonga, member of
IED the Palm Beach County School Board, and he is going to try to provide the
SCHOOL BOARD City the approx. amount the School Board would be selling their parcel for.
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This 10 -acre tract is located south of Plat 4 along the FEC railroad, and
may be considered by the Council as a site for a future City park.
P & Z COM. & Vice Mayor Kiedis reported on the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting of
9-TT=' February 12, 1980 and the Beautification and Environmental Committee meeting
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of February 13, 1980. The minutes of these meetings will be placed on file
in the City Clerk's office.
COUNCILMAN Councilman Dick Aldred reported that he met State Attorney General Jim
ALDRED: Smith at a social, and they discussed various State Statutes, including his
COMPREHENSIVE opinion re: the legal status of an adopted Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
LAND USE PLAN
Councilman Aldred emphasized the importance of Bankers Life & Casualty Com-
pany, the owner of the majority of vacant lands in the City, reviewing with
the City their plans for future land development, prior to the adoption of
our Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
ADJOURNMENT: With no further items for discussion, the meeting adjourned at 8:57 P.M..
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