HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 040176REGULAR MEETING
CITY OF PAL11 BLACH GARDENS
APR IL 1, 1976
The Regular Meeting o-L the City Council of Palm Beach Gardens
was called to order by mayor Martino at 8:00 P.M. in the Assembly
Room, 10500 N. 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: Imayor Martino,
councilman Kiedis, Councilman Laurie and Councilman Rossow. Vice
Mayor Feeney was delayed because of illness in his family.
MINUTES: The Minutes o� the `Workshop Meeting of March 25, 1976 and the
Reorganization Meeting of March 25, 1976 were unanimously approved
by the Council as written.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Mayor Martino made the folloviing announcements:
A 3icentennial Committee Meeting would be held on tkednesday,
April. 7, 1976 at 8:00 P.mT.
Jr. Trail Riders Meeting would be held on UAednesday, April 7, 1976.
COMNIENTS FRO:. THE PUBLIC '6-OR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA:
WALTER WILEY: In answer to a question posed by Mr. "alter ktiley, the City Manager
John L. Orr verified that progress was continuing on the sidewalks
on Holly Drive.
Mr. [salter Wiley called attention to a sign advertising the Town
Houses on Lilac Street for sale, which he believes to be in
violation of the Sign Code.
SAM CARSILLO: Mr. San Carsillo spoke from the audience relative to the use of
water from the canals for irrigation by Mr. Pappalardo for his
PUD Project.
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PETITIONS AND COMMUN ICAT ID NS :
BEN SIMPSON, Mayor Martino acknowledged a letter he had written to Mr. Ben
Simpson, District Engineer, Department of Transportation relative
to suggested further improvements to Northlake Blvd., in particular
a turning lane into the Garden Lanes Bowling Alley.
RESOLUTIONS: Resolution #15, 1976 requesting that the laws relating to Motor
RESOLUTION #15, Vehicle Insurance for persons between the ages of 18 and 25 be
amended was read in full by the City Clerk and unanimously adopted
by the Council.
RESOLUTION #16, Resolution #16, 1976 was read in .full by the City Clerk inserting
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the name Walter H. "iley in Section 1, being appointed as a
member of the Zoning Board of Appeals, and unanimously adopted
by the Council.
ORDINANCES: Ordinance ,#-k, 1976 Adopting the Appearance Plan for the City was
ORDINANCE #4, read in full on first reading by the City Clerk, and +Krill be
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workshopped at the Meeting of April 8, 1976.
REPORTS: Mayor Martino reported he had attended the meeting of the Jaycees
JAYCEE MEETING: hela March 29, 1976 and the Jaycees have expressed a desire to
present the Council with a gift as a token of appreciation.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION:
CAPITAL OUTLAY The Council unanimously concurred to recommend to the Board of
PROGRAIM: COUNTY:
County Cowima.ssior.ers consideration of a traffic light at Alt.
AIA and Burns Road for the Capital Outlay ?grogram, Fiscal Year
1976 -1977.
PURCHASE OF LAND Councilman Kiedis suggested that the Council consider the purchase
SOUTH SIDE BURNS
D: of the land on the south side of Burns Road across from the Fire
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Station for future recreational purposes. The Council concurred
to study the feasibility of purchasing this land and the City
Manager was directed to calculate the cost and add to the Capital
Indebtedness Chart.
ORD. #17# 1975- A discussion was held by the Council on Ordinance '17, 1975 -
VICES
FEE: Interim services Fee. The City Attorney was directed to re -write
the Ordinance including the specific charges for garbage and
trash pick ups and the method of collection, for further
consideration by the Council.
COUNCIL Council representatives were selected to be liaison members to
REPRESENTATIVES
TO ADVISURY-- the various Advisory Boards and special projects.
BOARDS:
A Council Policy was made that the Council members serve on the
Boards and Committees for six month periods to allow each Council
member an opportunity to serve on the various Boards.
ITEMS BY THE CITY MANAGER:
City Manager John L. Orr presented the following items to the Council:
WOMAN'S CLU3 1. The Council expressed no objection to the request by the Jr.
CHUTT—Y--MAZAAR
Woman's Club of the North Palm Beaches to hold a Charity Bazaar
at the Lake Catherine area on May 22, 1976.
HETZEL BROTHERS 2. The Council concurred with the request by the Hetzel Brothers
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to hold the Easter Pageant at the entrance to PBG on MacArthur
Blvd. and Northlake Blvd.
APPROVAL OF 3• The Council directed the City Attorney to notify Mr. Pappalardo
BARBED WIRE FENCE-
WOODLAND LAKES n writing of the Council's approval relative to his request to
permit the installation of a barbed wire fence to enclose a
temporary construction site 40' x 46' for security reasons on the
Woodland Lakes project for a time limit of INp years.
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PAYMENT TO 4. By a unanimous vote of the Council, approval was given to
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pay McIntosh Paving ;17,424.00 for construction to date on four (Ij
tennis courts, :ponies to be taken from the General Government Account.
INCREASE FEES- 5. The Council concurred with the recommendation of the City
ANNEXATION:
Manager to increase the fees on a petition for annexation, and
directed the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance for their
consideration specifying the filing fee for annexation be $75.00
plus the advertising costs.
MAINTAIN 6. The Council will take under advisement the recommendation of
MUNICIPAL TRAFFIC
COURTS: the City Manager relative to maintaining the Municipal Traffic
Courts if the option is extended to 1979.
PRODUCE VENDORS 7. Discussion was held on the legality of the location of produce
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vendors on the highways in the City. The City IMan ager will obtain
the necessary data required to have this problem corrected within
the City of Palm Beach Gardens.
ITEMS BY CITY COUNC IL:
PBGYAA FUND The Council concurred with the recommendation of Mayor Martino
RAISING EVENT:
that the PBGYAA be allowed to hold a fund raising event At the
MAYOR MRTINO: Fire Station if the details can be arranged with the City Manager.
Mayor Martino related he had received favorable comments regarding
the lighting program in Plat #l.
The City Manager advised that the two gates at the north and south
side of the Earman River would be installed on Friday, April 2,1976.
Mayor Martino asked the City Clerk to provide the two new
Council members with copies of the Tree Ordinance.
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VICE MAYOR The Council concurred to pursue the recommendation of vice Mayor
FEENEY:
Feeney to consider the annexation of County land pockets within
the City surrounded on 4 sides by PBG .Municipal boundaries.
Vice Mayor Feeney requested that the Senior Citizens be allowed
the continued use of school facilities for their dances.
COUNCILMAN Councilman Laurie advised that the gravel had surfaced after the
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recent application of Slurry Seal on Larch Court.
Councilman Laurie urged that an Annual Report be printed and
was advised by the City Manager that consideration would be made
at budget time.
COUNCILMAN Councilman Kiedis suggested that the signing of the checks be
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made on a rotating basis by the Council members.
ADJOURN,�F-NT: No further business, the meeting adjourned at 10 :30 P.M.
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