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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 Pag e 2 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 i Regular Meeting, May 5, 1977 REPORTS: LEGAL LIABILITY OF THE CITY: ., MMUNITY SCHOOL PROGRAM: BALL FIELDS ADJ AC ENT TO BURNS ROAD: sessions during the summer months. Page 3 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 i Regular Meeting, May 5, 1977 Page 4 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 K DI : 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 MUR I 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 KIEDIS: 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. Regular Meeting, May 5, 1977 Page 5 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 LURTS : 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 M 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 Regular Meeting, May 5, 1977 PAY C.R. DUNN RE-AIM LI TS : MONIES AUTHORIZED FOR PLANTS: Page 6 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 STATION: 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. Regular Meeting, May 5, 1977 Page 7 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 SLURRY SUEZ- 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. :r Regular Meeting, May 5, 1977 Page 8 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. Mayor Feeney 1 Vice Mayor Laurie Cit Y C exk Cou- bCi.l.man Martino in y � t /Councilman Kie Counc9y} rootsow