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REGULAR MEETING
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
FEBRUARY 3, 1977
The Regular Meeting of the City Council of Palm Beach Gardens
was called to order by Vice Mayor Feeney at 8:00 P.M. and opened
with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
ROLL CALL: Roll was called by the City Clerk and present were: Vice Mayor
Feeney, Councilman Kiedis, Councilman Laurie and Councilman Rossow.
Mayor Martino arrived subsequently. Attorney Brant was in
attendance.
MINUTES: The Minutes of the Workshop h• eet ing of January 270 1977 and the
Minutes of the Special Meeting of January 27, 1977 were unanimously
approved by the Council, as written.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Vice Mayor Feeney made the following announcements:
Recreation Advisory Board Meeting - Tuesday, Feb. 8, 1977 at 8 :00 P.M.
Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting - Tuesday, Feb. 89 1977 at 7 :30
Volunteer Firemen's ]Meeting - Tuesday, Feb. 8, 1977
Beautification and Environmental Committee Meeting - [red. Feb. 9, 1977
at 7:30 P.M.
PROCLAMATION: Vice Mayor Feeney read a Proclamation declaring February 6 -12, 1977
as National Vocational Education Week.
COMMENTS FROM
THE PUBLIC FOR
ITEMS
NOT ON THE AGENDA:
SAM CARSILLO:
Sam Carsillo
spoke
from the audience requesting the following:
Pursue the beautification of the PGA median strip and the Northlake
Blvd. median strip; clean up the Public works yard after the freeze
to make room for new shrubs; lower the sprinkler system at Public
IA'orks yard; lights at the entrance to the City Hall not working;
requested information at the next meeting re completion of hospital
and helicopter pad at hospital.
Mr. Carsillo advised he is working on obtaining plans for the
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utilization of the 20 acres for recreational purposes.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS;
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Councilman Laurie acknowledged receipt of communications from:
YMCA 1. Les Mc Whorter, YMCA thanking the Council for their interest
and concern as a result of his presentation to the Council re YMCA
activities.
SCHOOL 2. Notice of meeting on February 7, 1977 proposals for school
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ALL AMANDA oundary changes to be presented to the School Board involving
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Allamanda School in the City. A member of the Council will be
present at this meeting and a copy sent to Mr. DeLonga, School
Board member asking for his assistance.
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RESOLUTIONS: Resolution #6, 1977 appointing clerks and inspectors for the March
RESOLUTION #60 8, 1977 General Election was read in full by the City Clerk and
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unanimously adopted by the Council.
ORDINANCES: Mayor [Martino declared the Public Hearing open on consideration
ORDINANCE #120 of Ordinance #12, 1976 revisions to the Landscape Ordinance, as
duly advertised on January 17, 1977.
There were no comments from the Council or members of the audience.
Mayor Martino declared the Public Hearing closed.
Ordinance #12, 1976 was read on second reading, by title only, by
the City Clerk and unanimously adopted by the Council.
Councilman Rossow, during discussion on the motion, stated he felt
the concept of the ordinance was fine but that it was unduly
detailed, hard to understand and would be hard to enforce. He
suggested in the future that a better job should be done to make
ordinances more practical and easy to understand.
ORDINANCE #1?
Mayor Martino
declared
the Public Hearing
open
on consideration
of Ord!ffnance
#1, 1977
rezoning a parcel of
land
within Section
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7. -42_43 from A -1 to R -3C on a petition from Amara Temple to locate
a temple on RCA Blvd. near the Southern Bell building.
This public hearing was held in conformance to a new State Statute
requiring a 30 day notice before the adoption of an ordinance
pertaining to rezoning.
Mayor Martino read the recommendation received from the Planning
and Zoning Commission, as a result of their Public Hearing held
January 25, 1977, that the land in question be rezoned as requested.
No comments were received from the Council or members of the audience.
Mayor Martino declared the Public Hearing closed.
Ordinance #11, 1977 was read in full, on first reading, by the City
Clerk. A Public Hearing and second reading will be held at the
Regular Meeting on March 3, 1977.
ORDINANCE #29 Mayor Martino established the basis for placing Ordinancd #2, 19770
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Amending Ordinance #16, 1976, Sandalwood PUD, on first and second
reading on an emergency passage, due to the request of Mr. Otto
DiVosta at the Tworkshop Meeting, January 27, 1977 that he be granted
permission to proceed with the first 96 units under the existing
drainage as outlined in Ordinance #16, 1976 inasmuch as he had been
unable to obtain the easement deed from North Palm Beach for the
drainage culvert system under Prosperity Farms Road. The Council
agreed at the time, that relief be granted to Mr. DiVosta, in that
the ¢oject would provide jobs for 100 people and prevent a delay
in persons obtaining housing.
Ordinance #2, 1977, was read on first reading, by title only, by
the City Clerk.
Mayor Martino declared the Public Hearing open on consideration of
1� Ordinance #2, 1977 on an emergency basis, on second reading, by
a unanimous vote of the Council.
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Mr. DiVosta commented that nothing had changed since his request
at the Workshop Meeting on January 27th, and stated that he had
not received the Certification of Title. Positive drainage across
Prosperity Farms Road and East of Prosperity Farms Road is being
considered by the Village of North Palm Beach.
Howard Searcy, Engineer for the City,was present at the meeting and
presented a letter from the South Florida water Management District
dated January 25, 1977 certifying as to the 100 year storm
requirement.
City Manager John Orr clarified that the Plat request was a concern
of the Council solely to eliminate metes and bounds description
of the units for future use by the public.
The City Engineer and City Attorney, after review of the Plat as
presented by Mr. DiVosta, will sign the Plat, which in turn will
11� be signed by the Mayor. It was determined that the filing and
recording of the plat is not required before a permit is issued
for the project.
Mayor Martino declared the Public Hearing closed.
Ordinance #2, 1977 was read on second reading on an emergency basis
in full by the City Clerk and unanimously adopted by the City
Council.
REPORTS: Councilman Kiedis reported that Dick Ferrara, Director of the
COMMUNITY Community School advised that the Palm Beach Junior College has
SCHOOL PROGRAM:
paid the $2700 as their share of the maintenance service, and that
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they plan on holding 10 Cr 12 more classes at the High School, which
would entail using the drivers training area for parking, and they in
turn will pay an attendant to park the cars.
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ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION:
PRELIMINARY Discussion was held on the conditional approval of the Preliminary
REPLAT OF
PLAN Replat of Plat #4.
Mr. Don Shepherd, Engineer with Robert E. Owen, representing Royal
American Realty, Inc. explained their plans to replat and rezone
lands within the existing Plat #4 of the City, in that with the
extension of Military Trail to the north, it would not be feasible
for an R -1 single family residential area as in the existing plat
along Military Trail, and they were requesting a rezoning to R -3C
as outlined in the repl.at.
Mr. Shepherd stated that Royal American Realty, Inc. were agreeable,
as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission, to request
the rezoning of the single family residential lots that remain in
Plat #4 from R..1 to R -IA, however there were 6 or 7 lots that do
no meet the criteria of R -lA and the lot lines must be adjusted.
The completion of Pine Tree Blvd. to the east has not been completed
and a Performance Bond will be posted for future improvement.
Vice Mayor Feeney suggested, in view of the proposed school
boundary changes, that the School Board should be encouraged to
build a facility on their property adjacent to Plat #4 and south
of Pine Tree Blvd.
Mr. Shepherd advised that the potable water supply has been
cleared by the Health Department and the sanitary sewers have
been refurbished, but not certified by the Health Department.
The City Manager was directed to obtain same from the Health
Department.
Copies of the Utilities easements will be supplied for the City files.
Howard Searcy, Engineer spoke on the drainage of the Plat stating
that before any replatting is done, committments should be received.
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from Royal American Realty, Inc. re: off -site drainage. He is of
the opinion that the flow of water to the south is marginal and
�., encouraged the development of the drainage outlet to the north from
FGA Blvd. He advised that Royal American Realty, Inc. has
petitioned the Northern Palm Beach County Water Control District
to include Plat #4 in a unit of development of that District, which
will be considered at their meeting on February 7, 1977.
Mr. Searcy and Mr. Shepherd agreed to work out ways to achieve
positive drainage, possibly by interim improvements to the north
to allow for limited building.
Mr. Searcy and Mr. Shepherd will inspect the road network by coring
the streets for a laboratory test to determine if they conform
to the City standards.
Consideration will be given to the extension of Banyan Street for
an alternate access to the plat for fire and police and input
will be requested from the Fire Chief and the Chief of Police.
The Council stressed that no title of record on any lot can be
conveyed until the zoning is resolved.
ITEMS BY THE CITY MANAGER:
PUBLIC HEARINGS The City Manager and the Mayor will set up a schedule of dates
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for Public Hearings regarding the Referendum proposition to b�--
on the ballot of the March 8th election.
SENIOR CITIZEN The City Manager advised of the Senior Citizen Dinner Dance to be
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held at the Jupiter Holiday Inn on February 18, 1977.
RECORD PLAYER A motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried authorizing the
FOR SENIORS:
City Manager to expend $140.00 for a record player for the Senior
Citizens Club, monies to be taken from the Contingency Account.
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HOWELL WATKINS The City Council, with the exception of Vice Mayor Feeney who voted
TO RAISE
CHICKENS: nay, agreed to allow Howell. L. Watkins Junior High School to raise
12 chickens for a "hands-on" learning experience for the students.
WIDENING OF After a review and recommendation is made by the City Attorney and
MILITARY TRAIL:
the City Engineer, consideration will be made relative to the
conveying of lands to the DOT for the widening of Military Trail.
ITEMS BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL:
COUNCILMAN Councilman Kiedis called to the attention of the City Manager that
KIEDIS:
boats were parking at Holly Drive and Dogwood and a large truck
was parked on the turn of Holly Drive and Ironwood Road.
VICE MAYOR The Council, with the exception of Vice mayor Feeney, who voted nay,
F EENEY :
agreed to allow the soccer program to be played on the Plant Drive
field.
COUNCILMAN Councilman Laurie recommended that if a request is received from
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the "Moonies" to solicit in the City, that they be denied.
Councilman Laurie recommended that the Council consider whether
they want legalized casino gambling in the City inasmuch as this
is being considered by the State, and recommended consideration of
a referendum similar to Boca Raton.
Councilman Laurie expressed thanks to the Firemen for inviting him
to their installation dinner, and for allowing him to present an
award.
Attorney Brant explained the legal procedures in process regarding
the pending suit against the Personal Touch Health Spa.
Councilman Laurie suggested that the Council move in a positive
direction toward a community center and the development of the 40 acres
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VICE MAYOR Vice Mayor Feeney asked that the City Manager explore the cost
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for a CB base station for the Police Department.
Chief Arrant's report indicated a possible need for personnel to
attend an air craft crash rescue course for small airports. The
City Manager will determine from Chief Arrants the cost and need
for this training, then contact Pratt and Whitney Aircraft for
possible monetary support should the training be required.
Councilman Rossow recommended that the Council consider two meetings
per month, and that individuals appearing before the Council be
better prepared so that prolong discussions, that are not relevant
to the issue, can be eliminated.
ADJOURNMENT: No further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:45 P.M.
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Mayor Martino
Vice Mayor Feeney
,City Clerk
uncilman Kiedi
ouncilma Lau r e
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Council Ros%ow