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REGULAR Mf_CTING
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
APRIL 17, 1980
the Regular r1cetinq of the City fonncil of' Palm Leach Gardcn:, w s cr:lled
to order by Navor Dick Feeney at 6:00 P,rl, in the Assembly Room, 10500
North Military Trail, Pain Bench C >arden;, Florida; and opened +rich the
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flnq.
ROLL CALL: The roll vas called b,, the Caty Clork and present were: Mayor Feeney,
Vir:e rlayor Aldred, Counc lman Kicdis, Councilman Leuric and Councilvoman
Ilonroc. Attorney Uillism Brant vas also in attendance. The City Manager
vn^ riot an atterzdtance as he wn; attendinq a seminar in Gainesville, Fla..
FIINUTES: The minutes of Lhc Regular fleetinq of April 3, 1980, were unanimously
ap9ireved by the Cuuncll. as written.
Th minutes of the Workshop rleetinq of April 10, 190D, were unanimously
P pproved by the Council, as ,L�ritten.
ANNC7l1VCFfiCN15� Ilayor Feeney nnnouncrd than :n rneettnq or the City' Planninrl and Zoning
Carnmi -sicn +_rould convene at 7:30 P.M. on Tuesda,v, April `I.2, 1980.
CONYICN'TS FROM THE' PUBLIC FOR ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA:
F1S. KU HLCEV Hs. '-;.thleer, Kljnger, 444 Rivercidu Drive, PUG, addressed the Council
KLINCFR� c�hre ^ ^ing concern foa th(, ^afety of the ch.tldren that Jive on Raver>>de
Drive oetween Lighthouse Drive and fla ^Arthur Roule+ard. The City r1anagei
,nd the Acting Chief of Police will h, requested to make a recommendatior
to Lhe Council in the ne,,r Future rc: a deterrent for speeding traffic
or, thi;; roedwnv segment.
115. FAY tl-- Fsy Kennedy, 314 Camellia ;trect, PUS. addressed the CrsuncLi cuggestinrj
nt:�'F }- that the City prov!de a place for tpcnagrrs to r_ongragate and socaailzo
a,Wi their friends - pe_rhr,l:c a gnzeho vitri benches and a jute box.
The other members of the Council and member, of the audience concurred
Jith th,• recommendation of Councilwoman flonroe that the City solicit the
input of teenagers as to dhoti: recreational facilities they would like to
N' a part of the Community Center. This center viii he ron:,idercd by the
Cu�,ncil for ;peciaL referendum election in the future.
City Council Regular Meeting, 4/17/80
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RESOLUTIONS: By a unanimous vote of the Council, the City Clerk read in full Resolution
RESOLUTIN 24,
24, 1980, supporting the County's acquisition of properties on Singer
Island with the Beach Bond Referendum funds.
Vice Mayor Aldred conveyed that, he was riot in favor of the County's
acquisition of the Howard Tract because of the cost of the roadway
improvements it would necessitate.
Resolution 24, 1980 was unanimously adopted by the Council.
RESOLUTION 25,_
By a unanimous vote of the Council, the City Clerk read in full Resolution
1980
25, 1980, providing for an extension of one year that Pratt & Whitney
Aircraft may use tue modular buildings for offices at their branch located
at the RCA Plant. Resolution 25, 1980 was unanimously adopted by the
Council.
RESOLUTION 26,
By a unanimous vote of the Council, the City Clerk read in full Resolution
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26 1980 providing for an extension -f
, p g one year that the Florida Aircraft
Federal Credit Union may use one mobile hump trailer as a Disbursement and
Information Center for members of the Credit Union who are employees of
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft at the RCA Plant. Resolution 26. 1980 was
unanimously adopted by the Council.
RESOLUTION 2i�
by a unanimous vote of the Council, the Citv Clerk read in full Resolution
1980
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27, 1980, appointing a member and appointing and reappointing alternate
mambos to the City's Zoning Board of Appeals. Resolution 27, 1980 was
unanimously adopted by the Council.
RESOLUiI_O,N 28,
By a unanimous vote of the Council, the City Clerk read in full Resolution
1980
28, 1980, endorsing House Bill 836 and Senate Bill 449, which provide for
local fire department officials to conduct fire safety inspections in
puhlic schools. Resolution 28, 1980 was unanimously adopted by the
Council.
RESOLU TI
fir. Otto Cillosta, developer of the "Glenwood" multi- famaly PUD, addra;sed
the Council requestinq permission to temporarily locate a modular building
on property adjacent to the entrance of the PGA National to be used as a
sales office for his few units that remain to be sold. The neu policies
OF the developer of the PGA National re: identification signs at sales
offices and access to the interior of the project hander the sale of units.
Permission
has been ascertained from Royal American Industries for the
location of this building on their land until August 1, 1980.
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By a unr.0 mous vote of the Council, the City Clerk read in full Resolution
29, 1980, grantinq a temporary conditional use to D]Vosta Construction
Company for the location of a modular bui.ldinq to be ueed as a temporary
sales office. Resolution 29, 1980 was unanimously adopted by the Council.
LANDSCAPING OF M . DiVor,ta advised the Council of the progress that bas been made on the
MEDIANS T SECTION Al IIiC proje,t of beautifying the medians at the intersection of PGA Boulevard
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PGA 91-VD & and 111litary Trail. He has employed the firm of Urban Design Studios to
MILITARY TRAIL prepare comprehensive landscaping plans for the four medians at this
intersection and to ascertain the necessary permits from the Department of
Tran.spartatron. The City will recontact the developer of Woodland Lakes
and the Admiralty Building and the manager of the Holiday Inn re: their
offers to contribute toward thus project.
ORDINANCCS: Mayor Feeney declared the Public Hearing open, which was duly advertised
ORDINANCE 5, March 31, 1980 and held on the intent of Ordinance 5, 1980, providing for
1900 the creation of the "Oakpark Office P--' ' PUD on a 5.128 -acre parcel of
land located on the nest side of Prosperity Farms Road, south of PGA Boule-
vard within Section 5- 42 -43.
Hr. Kieran Kilday, Land Planner /Landscapc Arcliitect and authorized agent
for C. C. Realty of Fla., Inc., Inlestment Equity Corporation, and Mr.
John H. Bourassa, addressed the Council s viewing the plans for thca
Commercial Professional Office project, including those deficiencies
noted at the Workshop Fleetino of "pril 10, 1980.
'11'. VElday also rcti,ir_•vcd with the Council n synopsis of the trees that are
existing on the •ite as to the quantity that will remain in place avid those
that will be relocated on the sit-,. Mr. Kilday offered thaL, one of the
Oak trees that may be within the building lines would be root- pruned and
either donated to Lhe City or relocated on the site.
The Council abknowledged receipt of a communication from the City's,
Consulting Engineer recommending approval of the engineering aspects fir
thi:: project ei,th th(, understanding that the City will receive revised
plans per the agree-mrnt he has coached with the engineer of record.
Other members of the audience didn't address the Council re: the intent
of Ordinance 5, 19PO. Mayor Feeney declared the Public Hearing closed.
Ry a unanimous vote of the Council, the City Clerk read in full on second
reading Ordinance 5, 1960. Ordinance 5, 1980 was unanimously adopted by
the Council with the amount of $268,000 inserted in the blank of Section
5 and the verbiage "or as shall be amended" place! in the stead of the
words "as proscribed" in the last line of Section 5.
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The City's Consulting Engineer's approval of the grading, paving, and
drainage plans will be required, prior to the issuance on a building permit
for the project.
ORDINANCE 7, By a unanimous vote of the Council, the City Clerk read by title only an
1980 , firat reading rdinance 7 198p
g providing for the creation of a Code
Enforcement Board of the City. Ordinance 7, 1980 will be workshopped by
the Council at their meeting of April 24, 1980.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.-
Mayor Feeney acknowledged receipt of communications from the following:
L. LOREN MIDGETTI_. E. Loren Midgett, P.E., District Project Development and Environment
Engineer, notifying the City of the highway Design Hearings to be held
on Inter3tate Route 95 from PGA Boulevard to South of County Road 714
in Martin County on April 22 u 23, 1980.
DON KOHL 2. Don Kohl. Administrator of the t' County Courthouse Annex, in
response to Mayor Feeney's letter to County Commissioner Peggy Evatt
re: the County's maintenance of medians on PGA Boulevard.
U. S. SENATOR 3. U. S. Senator Richard Stone, outlining his proposal before the Congress
DICK STONE re: Balanced federal Budgets.
CO. COMMISSIONER 4. County Commissioner Peggy Evatt in response to [layor Feeney's ccmmun-
PEGGY EVA1T ication requesting the County to
pursue the acquisition of the I3.5-
acre parcel of land located directly south of the "Rybovirh property ".
ITEMS BY THE r1AYOR AND COUNCIL:
VICE MAYOR The Recreation Department will be requested to provide the Council a cost
ALDRED estimate for bringing the softball field located in the southwest corner of
LOCATION AND Gardens Party up to ASA Standards and to locate two softball fields meeting
UPT'T790M OF
SOFTBALL FIELDS ASA Standards per the Recreation Master Plan for Gardens ParK (i.e., on the
7—G—AME-FT77 PARK northern one -half of the south 9`2- acres). The softball field located in the
southeast corner of Gardens Park will be maintained.
FURC14ASE OF
A motion was unanimously adopted by the Council that the City Manager be
PATCHES~
ART
SOCCER PARTIC-
authorized to expend $195 from Account 01 -48.00 Community Promotion
IPANTS
for the purchase of 250 patches to be presented by the City to those
in•olved in the World Record Soccer Game on February 22, 23, and 24, 1980.
0 [MAYOR
FEENCY
Mayor Feeney reported that he attended the meeting of the Northern Palm
Beach County Board of Realtors this date.
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SPRIGGING AT Leonard Devine, Director of Public Works, advised the Council that the
GARDENS PARK cost for the firm of Persley.Sod to sprig 7 acres of the south 9; acres at
Gardens Park would be $4,480 (i.e., $1.60 per bushel of sprigs planted
x 400 bushels per acre x 7 acres = $4,480); and the cost for sprigging
at Plant Drive Park in the event the Council chose to move the football
field to the north world be $480.00. Mr. Devine was requested to ascertain
a cost estimate for the 7 acres at Gardens Park, excluding labor, prior
to the Council's consideration of approval of monies for this project.
ADJOURNMENT: With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:45 P.M..
MAYOR FEENEY� UNCILMAN KIEDIS
VICE MAYOR ALDRED 'COUNCILMAN LAURIE
CITY CLERK
i COUNCILWOMAN MONROE