HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 050577RBGULAR MEETING
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
MAY 5, 1977
The Regular Meeting of the City Council of Palm Beach Gardens
was called to order by Vice Mayor Laurie at 8 :00 P.M. in the
Assembly Roam, 10500 North Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens,
Florida, and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
ROLL CALL: Roll was called by the City Clerk and present were: Vice Mayor
Laurie, Councilman Martino, Councilman Rossow and Councilman
Kiedis. Mayor Feeney was absent because of illness. Attorney
Brant was in attendance.
MINUTES: The Minutes of the Workshop Meeting of April 28, 1977 were
unanimously approved by the Council.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Vice Mayor Laurie made the following announcements:
Merit System Board Meeting - Monday, May 9, 1977 at 7 :00 P.M.
Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting - Tuesday, May 10, 1977 at
7:30 P.M.
Recreation Advisory Board Meeting - Tuesday, May 10, 1977 at 8:00 PM
Volunteer Firemen's Meeting - Tuesday, May 10, 1977 at 7:30 P.M.
Beautification and Environmental Committee Meeting - Wednesday,
May 119 1977 at 7 :30 P.M.
Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting - Thursday, May 120 1977 at 7:30 P.M.
Community Theatre Play "Blithe Spirit" - Saturday, and Sunday,
May 7th and 8th - PBG High School Gym
PROCLAMATIONS: Vice Mayor Laurie read a Proclamation declaring "Healthy Baby Week"
"HEALTHY BABY May 8 -14th.
WEEK"
Vice Mayor Laurie read a Proclamation declaring "Soil Stewardship
"SOIL STEWARDSHIP
WEEK Week" - May 15-22nd.
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA:
There were no comments from the audience.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS:
W.J. BROGDON: Vice Mayor Laurie acknowledged receipt of a letter from
Regular Meeting, May S, 1977
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W.J. Brogdon, Jr. Commander, United States Coast Guard notice of an
application from the Board of County Commissioners for approval of
location and plans for the widening of the PGA Bridge.
RESOLUTIONS: Motion was made by Councilman Kiedis, seconded by Councilman Rossow
RESOLUTION #249 to read Resolution #24, 1977 requesting that the Legislative
Delegation ensure that the elderly Floridians are allocated their
fair share of the Federal and State Revenue Funds. Discussion on
motion: Councilman Rossow stated it was not the consensus that this
is not an equitable thing to do, it is simply that the language is
too strong for a combination of inquiry and of concern, and moved
to amend the Resolution to delete the written portion in Section 1
which follows "Palm Beach Gardens," through "Plan for 1977 -78 and ",
motion seconded by Councilman Kiedis. Vote on motion to amend was
unanimous. Vote on main motion as amended was unanimous.
Resolution #24, 1977 was read in full by the City Clerk, as amended,
and unanimously adopted by the Council.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION:
John L. Orr, City Mananger explained that the Treasure Coast
TREASURE COAST Regional Planning Council, which was originally the Gold Coast
REGIONAL
PLANNING COUNCIL:Regional Planning Council, now has jurisdiction over Indian River,
Martin, St. Lucie and Palm Beach Counties, and are asking for input
from the Municipalities as to their concerns about regional issues.
Individual comments from the Council members will be submitted to
the Mayor who in turn will submit them to Richard Orman, Director
of Planning and Management for Barker, Osha and Anderson, Inc.
a consultant for the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council.
SUSPEND WORKSHOP A motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried to suspend the
MEETINGS - JUNE
LY & AUGU T: Workshop Meetings during the months of June, July and August and
the Workshop Meeting of May 26th, as has been done in previous
years, and some of these nights will be used For Budget discussion
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REPORTS:
LEGAL
LIABILITY OF THE
CITY:
., MMUNITY
SCHOOL PROGRAM:
BALL FIELDS
ADJ AC ENT TO
BURNS ROAD:
sessions during the summer months.
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Councilman Martino suggested that action should be taken on the
recommendation from the City Attorney re legal liability of the
City pertaining to use of City facilities for organized and
unorganized sports. City Attorney William Brant briefly outlined
his recommendations. This will be an item for discussion at a
Council Meeting within the next 2_4 weeks. The City Manager will
contact John Dance, Director of Recreation for the County, as to
their arrangements for liability.
Councilman Rossow was of the opinion that it is necessary to share
the responsibility on the liability in the athletic fields with
the PBGYAA, however, accepting the exposure is a far greater
benefit to the Community overall than attempting to do something
restrictive to limit the risk. The other Council members concurred.
Councilman Kiedis reported he was unable to contact Jim DeLonga,
School Board Member, relative to the Community School Program
request from other Communities for funds, and will have an answer
in the near future.
John L. Orr, City Manager, reported on the accomplishments in
improving the ballfields adjacent to Burns Road to make them as
safe as possible, and recommended that they be opened for play for
the Recreation Department use.
Councilman Kiedis asked that the amount of clay on the fields be
checked, that response be made immediately to requests to fix
potholes and that in the future the fields be designed correctly.
The Council further recommended that the home plate be placed down
to the levl of the base pads and consideration be given to removing
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the black muck along the first base line.
FIELDS OPEN A motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried that the City
FOR PLAY:
Council rescind the policy that the softball fields adjacent to
Burns Road be closed, that the signs, indicating that the use or
the field has been suspended, be removed in light of the improvemert s
made, and that the fields be open for play for general use,
primarily for the City's Recreation Department use. The Council
concurred that parking adjacent to Burns Road should be discouraged.
ITEMS BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL:
COUNCILMAN Councilman Kiedis asked that the Plant Drive lights be checked
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for safety, and was advised by the City Manager that the Building
Official is taking measures to insure safety of the lights for the
future.
Councilman Kiedis requested that a more permanent stop sign be
placed at the intersection of Honeysuckle and Flax Court, which
the City Manager will have public works install.
VICE MAYOR Vice Mayor Laurie will make the B &E Committee ax are of the
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suggestion of Councilman Kiedis to offer a monthly award to
businesses who make a special effort to Landscape their places.
COUNCILMAN Councilman Kiedis suggested that some of the sprigs that will be
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purchased for the 10 acres, be put on the short field area on
the 95 acres.
The City Manager will pursue, at the recommendation of Councilman
Kiedis, the possibility of a Public Works empb y ee working an
hour later in the afternoon to take care of the Howell Watkins
fields, such as dragging it etc.
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Councilman Kiedis pointed out the litter of beer cans etc. on
Holly Drive, and requested that the Police Officers be instructed
to patrol and get out of their cars and walk around Plant Drive
when games are in play.
COUNCILMAN Councilman Martino reported he had been invited to serve on a
MARTINO:
Community Education Advisory Committee, by Joseph Carroll,
Superintendent of Schools. A new senior high school is being
planned for the Lake Worth area, and the Committee will help plan
the new school as a community education facility.
The painting of the City Hall will be consioeed after the receipt
of the next allocation of monies from the Federal Revenue Sharing
Funds.
VICE MAYOR Vice Mayor Laurie reported that he had been invited to participate
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in the dedication ceremonies on May 12, 1977 for the new First
National Bank branch office in the Tanglewood Shopping Center.
The City Manager explained the proposal to close the south
entrance to the Publix Shopping Center on Lighthouse Drive and to
use a portion of the parking lot as a bicycle path for the
children.
ITEMS BY CITY MANAGER:
TRAFFIC LIGHT- The City Manager, John L. Orr, advised that the traffic light
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T VD: at Military Trail and Northlake Blvd. had been struck by lightning
and would be repaired by the County.
JOHN ROSE: The City Manager, John L. Orr advised he had been contacted by
John Rose, Holly Drive, who complained about the use of the dirt
road behind his home for access to Lilac Street from the school
property. The Council concurred this was not the responsibility
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PAY C.R. DUNN
RE-AIM LI TS :
MONIES
AUTHORIZED FOR
PLANTS:
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of the City and he should contact the property owner who is Dr.
Gerson or the school.
At the recommendation of the City Manager, a motion was made,
seconded and unanimously carried authorizing the City Manager
to pay the invoice of C.R. Dunn, Inc. for labor and equipment
to re -aim and replace the ballfield lights in the amount of
$982.86, monies to be taken from the Council Contingency Fund.
It was agreed by the Council that this expenditure should be
incluied in the budget as a yearly project to re -aim the lights.
The City Council, by a unanimous motion, and at the recommendation
of the City Manager, authorized the expenditure of $822.00 for
plants to be placed around the City Complex, monies to be taken
from the Council Contingency Fund.
LEAKY ROOF -FIRE John L. Orr, City Manager, advised that the problem with the
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leaky roof at the Fire Station had not been solved, and he
would further pursue the issue, which might end up in litigation.
PURCHASE OF A motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried authorizing
12.865 ACRES:
the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a Purchase Money Mortgage
Agreement with Royal American Industries, Inc. to purchase the
12.865 acres of land located on the south side of Burns Road,
across from the Fire Station, in the amount of $224,108.30 to be
paid over a 12 year period with a 4 year deferred principal
arrangement.
It was noted that the subject parcel and price had been voted
on overwhelmingly by the citizens at the Referendum Election
held March 8, 1977, after duly advertised Public Heaings had
been held allowing the citizens the opportunity to make their
expressions known.
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TRAFFIC City Manager, John L. Orr acknowledged receipt of a letter from
SIGNAL -BURNS
ROAD & ALT. Charles R. Walker, Jr. Director, Traffic Division, Palm Beach
County, advising that the Board of County Commissioners had
approved the proposal for the installation of a traffic signal at
the Intersection: of Burns Road and Alt. AlA on a 50/50 cost sharing
basis, and also approved entering into a Traffic Control Agreement
with the City on this signal.
A motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried authorizing
the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the Traffic Control Agreement
for the signal at the Intersection of Burns Road and Alt. AIA.
and that the City and County shake equally the cost of the initial
installation of the traffic signal, and that Palm Beach County
assume the maintenance responsibility.
AUTHORIZATION City Manager John L. Orr presented the Council with a Street
FOR OVERLAY -
LIA T.& Survey for the City dated 1974 and revised on May, 1977, showing
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CERTAIN STREETS: those streets in need of Slurry Seal Maintenance and those in
need of overlay.
A motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried to accept
the recommendation of the City Manager to overlay the 1/2 mile of
Magnolia Street in the amount of $10,857.50, and to put Slurry
Seal on Fushia Circle, North and South, Flak Court, Daffodil,
Heather Circle, East and West, Jonquil Circle, North and South,
Hyacinth Circle, North and South, Althea Way and Seagrape Way
in the amount of $10,174.00, monies to be taken from the
Federal Revenue Sharing Account.
CANAL The City Manager advised that word had been received from
MAINTENANCE
GRANT: State Representative Bill Taylor, that the City had been granted
$23,100 in matching funds from the State for canal maintenance.
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STREET SIGNS.- Mention was made by Councilman Kiedis that the street signs,
PLAT #4:
which are the responsibility of Royal American Realty, should
be installed in Plat #4 before the issuance of building permits.
ADJOURNMENT: No further business, the meeting adjourned at 10 :15 P.M.
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