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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 070380CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS ® JULY 3, 1980 The Regular Meeting of the City Council of Palm Beach Gardens was called to order by Mayor Dick Feeney 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 Deputy City Clerk and present were: Mayor Feeney, Councilman Kiedis, Councilman Laurie, and Councilwoman Monroe. Attorney William Brant and City Manager John Orr were also in attendance. Vice Mayor Aldred was not in attendance due to his vacation. MINUTES: The minutes of the Regular Meeting of June 19, 1980, were unanimously approved as amended. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Mayor Feeney announced 'chat meetings of the City's Planning and Zoning Commission, the Recreation Advisory Board, and the PBG fire Department will f-,!,e place on Tuesday, July S, 1980, at 7 :30 P.M.; and the Beautifi- cation and Environmental Committee will meet on Wednesday, July 9, 1980, at 7:30 P.M., COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA: Ms. Lynn Huber, 8365 Hickory Drive, PBG, addressed the Council re: the 0 resident on the corner of Larch Avenue and Hickory Drive st3.11 having cement pyramids along the swale in front of their home. City Manager John Orr will have the Public Works Department remove them this week. RESOLUTIONS: By a unanimous vote of the Council, the Deputy City Clerk read in full l NN 38, Resolution 38, 1980, requesting the FEC Railway Company to transfer the 1980 right to install and maintain traffic devices at the intersection of RCA Boulevard and Alternate A -1 -A from the City to the County. Resolution 38, 1980, was unanimously adopted by the Council. RESOLUTION 39, By a unanimous vote of the Council, the Deputy City Clerk read in full ---- Resolution 39, 1980, extending the Lease Agreement on Plant Drive Park with Royal American Industries, Inc. Resolution 39, 1980, was unanimously adopted by the Council. City Council Regular Meeting, 7/3/70 Page -2- ORDINANCES Mayor Feeney declared the Public Hearing open,which was duly advertised RDI7A CE 9r on June 17, 1960, and held on the intent of Ordinance 9, 1980, providing T797- for the creation of a PUD with CPO - Commercial Professional Office usage on a 11.818 -acre parcel located north of the Oakbrook Square Shopping Center. Attorney George Ord, representing the petitioners, Oakbrook Square Associates, Ltd., requested 6tat the Public Hearing,be recessed to the next Regular Meeting of July 17, 1980, for the reason that their paving and drainage plans are not detailed enough to allow the City Engineer to give final approval. A motion vas made by Councilman Kiedis to approve the recess of the :aubject, Public Hearing to July 17, 1980. The motion was seconded and unanimously adopted. ORDINANCE 10, Mayor Feeney declared the Public Hearing open, which was duly advertised on June 11, June 17, June 26, and July 1, 1980, and held on the intent of Ordinance 10, 1980, providing for the annexation of a .15 -acre parcel of land located contiguous to the west of the Biscayne Federal Savings and Loan Association Bank on the northwest corner of US #1 and PGA Boulevard. There were no comments from the public on Ordinance 10, 1980. Mayor Feeney declared the Public Hoarinq closed. By a motion made by Councilman Laurie, and seconded by Councilman Kiedis, the Deputy City Clerk reaU Ordin )ce 10, 1980, in full on Second Reading. By a motion made by Councilmon Laurie, seconded by Councilman Kiedis, Ordinance 10, 1980, was unanimously adopted by the Council. ORDINANCE 11, By a unanimous vote of the Council, the Deputy City Clerk read by title only on first reading Ordinance 11, 1980, amending Ordinance 11, 1979, the City's Budget Ordinance for the 1979/1980 Fiscal Year. A Public Hearing and the Council's consideration of adoption of Ordinance 11, 1980, will take place at the Regular Meeting of July 17, 1980. ORDINANCE 12, By a unanimous vote of the Council, the Deputy City Clerk read by title _fin only n first reading Ordinance 12 1990 Y 9 , providing for the creation of the "Winchester Courts II" multifamily PUD on a 20 -acre parcel of land on the west side of Military Trail at Elm Avenue. The Council requested that the City Manager work out with Mr. Slater the bicycle path the petitioner proposes to locate nlnny tle west side of Military Trail between Elm Avenue and the Garden Lakes PUD, prior to City Council Regular Meeting, 7/3/80 Page -3- their next meeting with the Council on July 17, 1980. A Public Hearing and the Council's consideration of adoption of Ordinance 12, 1980, will take place at the Regular Meeting of August 7, 1980. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION: PRESENTATION BY Mr. John Caporini, member of the City's Recreation Advisory Board, 71MEATIOV addressed the Council pursuant to their recommendation re: improvements to 7bTTTRY BOARD RE: the City's softball fields and the construction of a community center PROPOSED COMM. .ing presented to the electorates. CENTER AND SOFT-' BALL FIELDS Mr. Caporini stated that the advisory Board recommends three permanent softball fields be constructed in area #I which is south of the present Am baseball fields at Gardens Park, to meet the needs of the PBGYAA Softball program and those of the City's Women's Softball league. The estimated cost will be $19,000, whic� sill include clay, backstops, safety fences, and dug -outs. The PBGYAA will contribute $5,000 towards the construction of these softball fields. Labor for the dug -outs will be provided by the PBGYAA volunteers under the direction of Jack Hanson, the City'- Building Official. They recommend that these fields be completed by the end of October. The proposed Community Center recommended Would consist of 4 phases. Phase I would include the meeting rooms, stage area, lobby, recreation room arts and crafts room and restcooms. Phase II would have the athletic room. Phase III would consist of the community hall, to be used for basketball, volleyball, tennis, dances, and social events. Phase IV would be the second floor - (future expansion). The Recreation Advisory Board recommends that Phases I,II,and III be adopted as the basic concept, Phase IV, construct on of the second floor is not recommended at this time. Per the inquiries of the members of the Council, Mr. Caporini advised that: 1. The cost of the Community Center is estimated to be $1,180,000; which includes Phases I, II, and III, parking, landscaping and equipment. 2. The cost to the taxpayer would be $28.00 for the first year and $13.00 for the last year, averaging $20.50 per year. If Phase IV were added, the cost would increase to an average of $26.50 per ,year. 3. The need for a closed circuit T.V. monitor and burglar alarm system, which would include T.V.'s for 5 rooms and installation, is a necessary City Council Regular Meeting, 7/3/80 Page -4- item to ke_N down the vandalism and to also cut down the cost of staffing the center. 4. The bid received for the fencing was only to obtain an estimate of cost for the fencing proposed, of which that bid will be good until August 1, 1980. 5. The second floor addition was not recommended by the Hoard due to the fact that the stairs and elevator would take up additional space, and feel that they have enough land surrounding them to expand and add onto in the future. During the course of their discussion, members of the Council were in agreement that they would rather add on to the first floor of the building than to construct another story for future expansion. Subsequent to further discussion, it was requested of Mr. Capor)n, to obtain more information on the different _,_oups and organizations that will be using the gym on a one year basis; also, to net a single story cost estimate from Emily Obst with consideration for future expansion; and requested the City Manager to start the process for scheduling the Public Hearings. A motion was made by Councilwoman Monroe and unanimously adopted that the City Managcr be authorized co advertise foi bids for the fencing and backstop,, for the 3 softball fields, per the specifications provided by the YAA, attachment #3 - specifications. The members of the Council commended the Recreation Advisory Coard for Am the study and work on preparing the handout on their proposals re: the softball fields and community center. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS: Mayor Feeney acknowledged receipt of the following communications: CENTEX HOMES 1. Mr. William P. Peinstein, Operations Manager, Centex }tomes, stating OF FLA. INC. it is not their intention to anney into the City at the present time because of economic conditions. BANKER'S LIFE 2. Responded to the Counril's letter of June 6, 1980, in which the City AND CASUALTY expressed an interest in purchasing Seacoast Utilities. ® V.A. B 3. Mayor V.A. (larks of North Palm Beach, expressing their appreciation of the letter sent to Banker's Life and Casualty Co., advising them of the City's desire to purchase Seacoast Utilities. City Council Regular Meeting, 7/3/80 Page -5- DR. EISSEY 4. Dr. Eissey, President of Palm Beach Junior College, inviting the members of the Council to their groundbreaking ceremony for their north campus of Palm Beach Jr. College on Saturday, July 26, 1980 at 10:00 A.M. SCOTT STAPLES, 5. Mr, Scott Staples, pillage Manager of North Palm Beach, also express - NPGR. OF ing appreciation for the letter to Banker's Life and Casualty Co. regarding the public acquisition of Seacoast Utilities. CITY OF DELRAY 6. Mr. J. Eldon Mariott, City Manager, seeking a donation for South Tech. for their fire training building. Fire Chief Ed Arrants responded to above request asking the City to Pledge money towards this project. COMMUNITY FED. 7. Mr. Robert F. Cromwell urging that we write members of Congress LOAN opposing the U.S. Treasury Depts. proposal that a tax withholding plan be imposed on savings accounts. Councilman Laurie responded by requesting that a Resolution be drafted by the City Attorney opposing this proposal. EVERGLADES FED. 8. Mr. Charles 0. Trammel, Jr., stating they have received numerous a AN� compliments on their building and landscaping, and requested that they be issued a permanent Certificate of Occupance. Attorney Bill Brant rendered a legal opinion regarding the C.O. for Everglades Fedcrcl' and t his �............. cii i� i5 iii5 t7pll7i iJn Lney DE 1551SeU a permanent C.O. City Manager John Orr stated that the C.O. has been issued. INTER -CITY FIRST 9. Mr. Howard Librecht, Director of Operations, requesting a donation 7D SQUAD from the City in the amount of $112,170.00 to assist them in their proposed budget for their fiscal year 1981. REPORFS: COUNCILWOMAN Councilwoman nonr -c reported on the Site Plan and Appearance Review MONR O— meeting of July %4, 1980. At this meeting the Committee requested an amendment be made to the Site Plan Review Ordinance whereby the applicant would be required to provide photos and /or aerials of all four sides of the property in question showing all existing vegetation. City Council Regular Meeting, 7/3/80 Page -6- It was the recommendation of the Council to start the interviews of the four applicants the City Manager has recommended for Police Chief on Wednesday and Thursday, July B and 9,1960 respectively, starting at 7:30 P.M. The Council concurred with the recommendation of the City Manager that the applicant that would have to travel the furthest for an interview be provi"ed the maximum of $100.00 for traveling expenses. IMPLEMENTING A In res,)cnse to Councilwoman Monroe re: the flagrant violations of parking SYSTEM FUH in the fire lanes the City Manager advised that there is a section in PA TI' ING TICKETS ' y 9 the Florida State Statutes that authorizes the City to issue parking tickets; ,nd the City is waiting on Palm Beach County to implement system that woulO be County -wide, which would cover all parking violations and handled through the County Courthouse. This would be a $10.00 fee - of which $5.00 would go to the City. TRIM BILL In response to an inquiry by Councilman Laurie on the budget for the coming year, the City Manager advised tt,e Council that the budget may dift not be completed on August 1, 1980, since the State Legislature passed the TRIM BILL which places a burden on the various municipalities in that the City may not receive a certified tax roll until the referendum election on the $15,000 Homestead Exemption, to be held in Octcber, 1960. The Tax monies may not be received by the City until February of 1981. Mr. Orr stated that if a budget is not approved by the Council on or before October 1, 1980, the City's Charter provides for operating on last year's budget by enactment of a Resolution. Mr. Orr further stated that the City can operate on last years budget for 3 months without any problems. SEACOAST Councilman Laurie also requested that the consultant for the acquisition 7rrrI E5 of Seacoast Utilities bring the Council up to date on his findings. CITY'S LOT IN The City Manager advised Councilman Kiedi> that letters have been sent PLAT 6 out to all the Utility Companies and the City has straightened out the easements, and is now waiting on a response on the City's lot in Plat 6. 0 ADJOURNMENT With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:45 P.M.