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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes Council 082180CITY C0UNCIL REGULAR MEETING CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS AUGUST 21, 1980 The Regular Meeting of the City Council of Palm Brach Gardens was called to order by Vice Mayor Dick Aldred at 8:42 P.M. in the Assembly Room, 10500 North Military Trail, Palm Ocach Gardens, Florida; and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. ROLL CALL: the roll was called by the r'ity Clerk and present were: Mice Mayor Aldred Councilwoman Monroe, and Councilman Samuel Laurie. City Manager John Orr and Attorney George Baldwin vere also in attendance. Councilman Kiedis was not in attendance as he was out of town on vacation; Mayor Feeney was not in attendance cue Lu d busi..ccc commitment. I MINUTES: IV, minutes of the Regular Meeting of Auqust 7, 1980 were unanimously approved by the Council, as written. ANNOUNCEMENTS: V2ce Mayor .Aldred announced that a meeting of the City's Planning and Zcn2ng Commission will convene at 7:30 P.P. on Tuesday, August 26, 1980. PROCLAWATIONS: in the abyrnce or the Mayor. Vice Mayor A_dred read a proclamation proclaiming the week of August 25, 1980 through August 31, 1980 "GEOFFRCY BIRT WEEK ". This Proclamation will be presented to Mr. Girt, who is a journalist for the local UeekDay newspaper, prior to the time he underq_oes major surgery on AuriLlOt 25. 1v80. CALL FOR BIDS: the one bid received by the City was opened and read by the City Clerk for one new heavy duty riding power mover, as duly advertised August 6, 1980, as follows: Palm Flower Shop, Inc., 10311 Ironwocd Road., PBG - $8272.00 Thi, bid was referred to the City flanager for recommendation to the Council at a future meeting. COryICNTS FROM THE PUBLIC FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA: Comments from the public very received by Vice Mayor Aldred and Louncil- woman Monroe prior to the time a quorum of the Council was constituted. A synopsis of these comments have been attached to these minutes and made a part of the record as "Attachment A ". City Council Regular Meeting, 8/21/80 Page 2 RESOLUTIONS: 8v a unanimous: vote or the Council, the City Clerk read in full RESOLUTION 47L ResoluLion 47, 1980, authorizing eligible employees of the City to par- L980 ticipate in a deferred compensation plan of the Hartford Insurance Company thru payroll deduction. Resolution 47, 1980 was unanimously adopted by the Council. RESOLUTILd 48, Mr. Ron Dendievel, one of the applicants for the City's Code Enforcement ]797 Board, addressed the Council emphasizing his desire to serve as a member. Members of the Council concurred with the recommendation of the City Manages that because the Code Enforcement Board is quasi- judicial, they interview the applicants prior to considering their appointments. Sub- sequent to these interviews, the Council will consider the appointments via Resolution 48, 1920, ORDINANCES: Vice Mayor Aldred declared the Public Hearing oper, which was duly adver- ORDINANCE 12, tised July 18, 1980, recessed at the Regular Meeting of August 7, 1980, and 198L held on the intent of Ordinance 12. 1981- uroviding for the creation of the "Winchester Courts II" multi - family PUD on a 20 -acre parcel of land located on the west side of Military Trail at Elm Avenue. Per the request of Architect Robert Slater, authorized agent and one of ® the four stockholders in the Winchester Development Corporation, a motion was unanimously adopted by the Council that the subject Public Hearing he reccssed until ti,e Regular Meeting of September 4, ]980. This delay in the Council's consideration of Ordinance 12, 1983 will provide the applicant nddition-11 time to satisfy the deficiencies in the PUD application. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION: PERRY CABLE TV On October 23, 196/, the City, by Ordinance 22, 1967, granted Palm Beoch RATE HIKE Cable TV Company a non - exclusive franchise to use public easements of the City for the purpose of operating a community antenna television service. (Certain sections of this franchise agreement have been modified by the City via Ordinar,-es 2. 1970 and 23. 1974.) Ilr. John II. Perry. III, President of this firm now known as Perry f-able T.V., addressed the Council re: their request for relief from the rate ;t:ucture ?ruvided for in Ordinance 23, 1974. Durirg the Council's review of the supporting data that accompanied this requ,,sL., Pr. Perry related that in the c t the City granted their requ _,st and the other franchise areas chose not to, our residents would be protected (i.e., all users would be charged on an equitable basis). City Council Regular Meeting, 8/21/8n Page 3 The City Attorney was requested to prepare an Ordinance modifying the rate schedule in the franchise agreement to reflect the ratios equested by Perry Cable TV. rhis Ordinance will be considered by the Council- for first reading at a meeting in the near future. ITEMS BY THE CITY MANAGER: REJECTION OF The members of the Council concurred with the recommendation of the City BIDS=R -- Manager that they reject all of the bid, received by the City on August =BALL FIELD 7, 1980 for fencing for three softball fields at Gardens Park and re- advertise the "call for bids ", to be accompanied by more exact specifi- cations. UNIFORM RESTRIC- The Citv Manegcr acknowledged receipt of a communication from t1s. Pinky TION RE: SELLING Yount, Lxecutive Director of the Palm Beach County Municipal League, Amu `6Fl�� requesting the input of the Council re: the closing hour of establishments selling /servinn alcoholic beverages. This survey, which is being per- formed in an effcrt to have a uniform coring time in Palm Beach County, will be further discdssed by the Council at a meeting in the near future. RESOLUTION RE: The City Attorney was requested to draft a Resolution supporting the COAL efforts of the Northern Palm Beach County Water Control District in __ ONTR2i STRUCTURE having the Corps of Engineers conduct the necessary stud;es to justify revising the C -17 canal water control structure located on Alternate A -1 -A immediately south of L3ghthou:;n Drive. The Council will consider adoption of this Resolution at a meetino in the near future. ITEMS BY THE MA ?OR AND COUNCIL. COUNCILMAN Councilman Laurie acknowledged receipt of a communication dated August 6, LAURIE�.�� 1980, from Mr. George W. Tsismanakis, Executive Director of the Gulfstream rESENTATION TO BE MADE BY GULF- Areawide Co,_incil on Aging, Inc.. A representative of the organization 1 1 1 - ,- -- will .iddres�i Lhe Council at their mpoL ing of September 4, 1980 re: AGING, INC. financial assistance in providing services to needy older persons. PROCLAMATION - The City Attorney was requested to draft a Proclamation proclaiming a PAM RUSE DAY day "Pamela Rose Day ". Ms. Rove, who is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John Rose of 4401 Hollv Drive, Palm Beach Gardens, is a country /western entertainer. 11 City Council Regular Meeting, 8/21/80 i Page 4 COUNCILWOMAN Councilwoman Monroe reported that at a meeting of the County Commission MONROE: sh, recently attended, they failed to take action on the recommendation MEETING OF COUNTY t5MMtttt5N--K of the Fair Tax Council they appointed for the purpose of studying the DUAL TAXATION dual taxation question. The City Manager was requested to do ,esearch �— on our City ,joining the municipalities of Palm Beach, North Palm Beach, Boca Raton, and West Palm Beach in their law suit against the County relative to the dual taxation q.estaen. ADJOURNMENT. With no further bur less, the mee�inq ddioorned at 9:57 P.M.. f � �1 MAIQR_fEE -NEY J COUNCILMAN KIEDIS VICE MAYOR ALDRED COUNCILMAN LAURIE czry CLERK OALL`�OMAN MONROE