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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 111777ROLL CALL: MINUTES: REGULAR MEETING CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS NOVEMBER 17, 1977 The Regular Meeting of the City Council of Palm Beach Gardens was called to order by Mayor 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. The roll was called by the Deputy City Clerk and present were: Mayor Feeney, Vice Mayor Laurie, Councilman Kiedis, Councilman Wiley, and Councilman Martino. City Manager John Orr, Jr. and Attorney William Brant were also in attendance. The minutes of the Workshop Meeting of November 10, 1977, were unanimously approved by the Council, as written. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Mayor Feeney made the following announcements: 1. A Senior Citizens Dance will take place on November 21, 1977, at 8:00 P.M. at Howell Watkins Jr. High School. 2. A meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission will take place on November 22, 1977, at 7 :30 P.M.. 3. The Administrative Offices of the City will be closed November 24th and 25th, 1977, for Thanksgiving. 4. Mr. George Bonner, former Mayor of the City, is in the Palm Beach Gardens Community Hospital. DR. ED EISSEY Dr. Edward Eissey, President of the Palm Beach Junior RE: CMqM= ARTS THEATRE College, made a brief presentation requesting the City Council to adopt a Resolution endorsing the proposed i City Council Regular Meeting, 11/17/77 -2 Community Performing Arts Center at Palm Beach Junior College and supporting the effort to obtain local funds for its development. RESOLUTION 49? By a unanimous vote of the Council, Resolution #49, 1977, T9_Tr endorsing the proposed Community Performing Arts Center at Palm Beach Junior College, and supporting plans to obtain this desirable facility in every feasible manner, was read in full by the Deputy City Clerk as amended to include that its location on the North Campus in Palm Beach Gardens is preferred. Resolution #49, 1977, was unanimously adopted by the City Council. Mrs. Nancy Laurie, wife of Vice Mayor Laurie, read com- munications authored by Mr. David DeBacker, Administrator of the Palm Beach Gardens Community Hospital, and Ms. C,andi H. Kramer, President of the Charles MacArthur Com- munity Theater, urging the City Council to endorse the location of a Community Performing Arts Center as a part of the Palm Beach Junior College North Campus. Mrs. Laurie, together with other members of the audience, also endorsed this endeavor. P. B. SHRINE A motion was unanimously adopted by the Council that the UUB A AL: Palm Beach Shrine Club be granted permission to hold a car- nival at the northwest corner of Northlake Boulevard and MacArthur Boulevard January 13th - 22nd, 1977, per the request of Mr. Ben Coachman, President, and Mr. Mike Kesnoff, Member of the Palm Beach Shrine Club. City Council Regular Meeting, 11/17/77 -3 PROCLAMATIONS: Mayor Feeney read a Proclamation declaring November 7th through November 11th, 1977, as "Marine Corps Week ". COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA: SAM CARSILLO: Mr. Sam Carsillo, a resident of the City and Vice Chairman of the B & E Committee, addressed the Council recommending they not consider the purchase of the Palm ]leach County Utility Company; and instead, the City explore the possi biiity of developing, its own:. Mr. Carsillo also commended the presentation of Dr. Eissey re: the proposed Community Performing Arts Center; and advised he will request the Federation of Labor to endorse its development. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS: Mayor Feeney acknowledged receipt of communications from: JOHN GLIDDEN' 1. Mr. John Glidden, Architect, re: relief from the 15' ARCHTTEU" buffer strip required to separate the Medical /Office Park proposed to be located on Burns Road from the adjacent residential use established on the City's Land Use Plan. SENTM= ATORR 2. Senator Jon C. Thomas re: a traffic citation he received from a City Police Officer. .JOHN F. DANCE 3. John F. Dance, Director of the P. B. County Parks & PARKS &"-'" RECREATION— Recreation Department, re: municipalities submitting top priority recreation projects for county financial assistance during the fiscal year 1978/1979. City Council Regular Meeting, 11/17/77 -4 "REWRITE" OF Per the request of the Planning and Zoning Commission, ZONTO C= the City Council will review /consider Articles II, III, & V, as revised by the Commission September, 1977, to be a part of the rewrite of the City's Zoning Codes, at the Workshop Meeting of December 8, 1977. P & Z COM. Councilman Martino acknowledged receipt from the Planning and RECONMEN ION Zoning Commission the result of its Public Hearing held �Z��. for the purpose of considering an amendment to the condi- tional use sub - section of the M -lA Zoning Classification to provide for the sale of recreational vehicles and equip- ment and open lot garage storage. Attorney Brant clarified that the majority of the Commission members present at that meeting (3) were affirmative not to revise the sub- section. A draft of an Ordinance prepared by Attorney Brant amending the conditional use sub - section will be workshopped at a future City Council Workshop Meeting. RESOLUTION 47, Resolution #47, 1977, requesting the DOT, in lieu of pylon- B77 type signs along 1-95, that service stations be indicated by interstate -type green and white signs containing the logo of each station, was read in full by the Deputy City Clerk. A motion was made by Councilman Wiley, seconded by Vice Mayor Laurie, that Resolution #47, 1977, be adopted by the City Council as read. Vote on motion: Mayor Feeney, Vice Mayor Laurie, Councilman Wiley, and Councilman Martino voted aye; Councilman Kiedis voted nay. The motion passed with four ayes and one nay. Councilman Kiedis indicated he did not vote in favor of the adoption of Resolution 47, 1977, as he felt the City has sufficient controls within the Sign Ordinance. City'Council Regular Meeting, 11/17/77 -5 RESOLUTION 48, Resolution #48, 1977, appointing members to the Beautifica- tion and Environmental Committee and inserting the names Joseph F. Alcock and Linda Monroe in Sections 1 and 2, respectively, was read in full by the Deputy City Clerk by a unanimous vote of the Council. Resolution #48, 1977, was unanimously adopted by the Council. ORDINANCE 13? Mayor Feeney declared the Public Hearing open, which was duly advertised November 2, 1977, and held for the purpose of considering an amendment to Section 7 of Article VII, Appendix A, Zoning of the Palm Beach Gardens' Code, providing for the City Council to have the authority to grant a var- iance to the requirements for a 15' buffer area for Medical or Dental Clinics granted Conditional Use, after recommenda- tions have been received from the Site Plan and Appearance Review Committee. Messrs. John Glidden and Anthony Oliver, Architects for a Medical /Office Park, proposed to be developed along the north side of Burns Road, east of the St. Mark's Episcopal Church, addressed the Council offering that the precautions con- tained within the proposed Ordinance merits its passage. With no further comments from members of the audience, Mayor Feeney declared the Public Hearing closed. A motion was unanimously adopted that the Deputy City Clerk read Ordinance #13, 1977, in full on second reading with the insertion of the following in the second paragraph of Section 1 of the Ordinance, as prepared by Attorney Brant: City Council Regular Meeting, 11/17/77 W "Prior to a hearing on said petition for a variance by the Site Plan Review Committee, the City Clerk shall notify in writing by U. S. Mail or by hand delivery to all adjacent property owners within 300 feet of the pro- perty for which a variance is requested, with said notice to be mailed or hand delivered at least fifteen days prior to such meeting. The written notice shall contain date, time, and place of meeting and a brief description of the relief requested on the petition. The petitioner shall submit to the City Clerk at least 20 days prior to the meeting the names of property owners required to be noti- fied with said names to be ascertained from current records of the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser." A motion was made by Councilman Wiley, seconded by Council- man Kiedis, that the above motion be amended to include the deletion of "of no more than ten (10) feet" in the first sub- paragraph of the Ordinance. Vote on motion: Councilman Martino, Councilman Kiedis, and Councilman Wiley voted aye; Mayor Feeney and Vice Mayor Laurie voted nay. The motion was adopted with three ayes and two nays. Ordinance #13, 1977, amending Section 7 of Article VII, Appendix A, Zoning of the Palm Beach Gardens' Code, to pro- vide for the City Council to have the authority to grant a variance to the requirements for a 15' buffer area for Medical or Dental Clinics granted Conditional Use, after recommendations have been received from the Site Plan and Appearance Review Committee, was read in full by the Deputy City Council Regular Meeting, 11/17/77 -7 City Clerk, as amended. A motion was made by Councilman Wiley, seconded by Councilman Kiedis, that Ordinance #13, 1977, be adopted by the City Council as read. Vote on motion: Mayor Feeney, Councilman Martino, Councilman Wiley, and Councilman Kiedis voted aye; Vice Mayor Laurie voted nay. The motion was passed with four ayes and one nay. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION: RESOLUTION RE: Councilman Martino will draft a Resolution conveying the City's PUR=E INTENT To EX- intent to explore the feasibility of the City, in conjunc- tion with the Town of Lake Park and the Village of North Palm Beach, acquiring the water and sewer assets of Palm Beach County Utilities Company, for the Council's consider- ation of adoption at the Regular Meeting of December 1, 1977. REPORTS: Councilman Wiley reported an the Merit System Board meeting COUNCILMAN of November 15, 1977; and advised that the next meeting of the Board will take place December 6, 1977. MAYOR FEENEY: Mayor Feeney reported that he, together with Councilman Kiedis and Councilman Martino, attended the Miss Palm Beach Gardens' Beauty Contest on Wednesday, November 15, 1977; and the winners were: Miss Sharon Blattner, Miss Palm Beach Gardens; Miss Andrea Rowe, First Runner -Up; and Miss Jill Stoffles, Second Runner -Up. ITEMS BY THE CITY MANAGER: PUD PROCEDURES: Per the request of the City Manager, a motion was unani- mously adopted that the draft dated November 17, 1977, of the PUD Development Procedures, be adopted as an adminis- trative policy of the City. City Council Regular Meeting, 11/17/77 1-- ITEMS BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL: COUNCILMAN Councilman Martino reported he received phone calls from MARTINO:�- residents concerning the TV erroneously broadcasting that a brawl occurred behind a convenience store within the City; however, the store's unincorporated location was qualified by the newspaper. In answer to Councilman Martino's question, Mr. Orr advised the City's Welcome Sign and median signs knocked down along MacArthur Boulevard by an individual(s) who has not yet been captured by the City will be replaced. The City Manager advised that the Holly Drive Beautifica- tion Program will commence Monday, November 28, 1977. Councilman Martino reported that Mr. John Caporini, PBGYAA Basketball Director, informed him they are lacking enough 9 -10 year old boys to fill the program this year. Councilman Martino reported on several vandalisms that have recently occurred on his street, Balsam Street; and requested that the City's Curfew Ordinance be enforced. COUNCILMAN Councilman Kiedis requested the enforcement of the City's Ordinance limiting the time for model home structures use (i.e., the model home of Fine Builders, 9890 N. Military Trail). In answer to Councilman Kiedis' question, the City Manager advised the City has not received from Mr. Howard Searcy, the City's Consulting Engineer, the information regarding City'Council Regular Meeting, 11/17/77 m the City's release of the remainder of the lots in Plat #4 for Building Permits. In response to Councilman Kiedis' inquiry, the City Manager advised that the City's Building Department has cited Malcolm Construction re: sodding the swale at the single- family residence at 44$6 Gardenia Drive, their former model home. The City Manager confirmed that the stakes located at the southwest corner of the 10 acres adjacent to the City Hall Complex indicate the extremity of the field. Councilman Kiedis requested that Mr. Vincent Pappalardo, Developer, be contacted re: the lack of maintenance of the screening of the security fencing along the east/ west sides of the Woodland Lakes PUD. In answer to Councilman Kiedis' question, City Attorney William Brant advised a suit, the City vs. the contractor, has been initiated re: the unsatisfactory resurfacing of the tennis courts at City Hall. The City Manager advised that the City will have to deter- mine whether or not it would violate the deed restrictions of Plat #4, prior to considering the request of Mr. Edward Weimer to remove a palm tree at his home, 4320 Hawthorne Ave., PBG. MAYOR Mayor Feeney reported that he has received many phone calls FEEN�EY : requesting that the waterfalls at the entrance to the City on Northlake Boulevard again function. City Council Regular Meeting, 11/17/77 -10 COUNCILMAN In answer to Councilman Wiley's question, City Attorney William Brant advised that aesthetical value and archi- tectural layouts can be a basis for the City voting for/ against a proposed development. The City Manager offered that the City Council is invited to attend the Northern Palm Beach County Chamber of Com- merce "Community Appreciation" Luncheon, to be held Novem- ber 18, 1977, at the J.D.M. Country Club in honor of Mr. E. Llwyd Eccelstone, Jr.. ADJOURNMENT: With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11 :11 P.M. M�tyor Feeney_ V_ - - Vice Mayor Laurie // ,Deputy City Clerk Councilman Kiedis Councilman " Wiley 1 Councilman Martino