HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 052076REGULAR MEETING
CITY OF PALM REACH GARDENS
MAY 20, 1976
the Regular h eeting or the City t_ouncil of T-alm 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: Mayor Martino,
Vice Mayor Feeney, Councilman Kiedis, Councilman Laurie and
Councilman Rossow. Attorney Brant was in attendance.
MINUTES: The Minutes of the workshop Meeting ox May 13, 1976 were
unanimously approved by the Council.
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA:
RALPH PA%TON- Ralph Paxton, 4717 Juniper Lane, addressed the Council urging them'
TENNIS PRO:
to reconsider the contract between the City and the Tennis Pro,
Alyce Marshall, and to give her a more equable salary, which he
recommended to be X123.00.
A lengthy discussion followed by the Council and members of the
audience, who were also members of the Tennis Committee. Mrs. Judy
Napy, Mrs. Ruth Messinger, Mrs. Deanne Hess, in particular, spoke
on behalf of Ms. Marshall commenting on the excellent job she
does for the City.
MOTION - AGREE- A motion was made, seconded and unanimously adopted that the
^SENT WITH TENNIS
PRO RETRO- agreement with the Tennis Pro, Resolution -*10, 1976, be made
ACTIVE:
retroactive to March 11, 1976. This complies with the policy
of the Council set in the minutes of the City Council meeting
of March 4, 1976.
The Council concurred to review the duties of the Tennis Pro at
a future workshop meeting, due to the addition of four new
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tennis courts which would increase the work load of Ms. Marshall.
Councilman Kiedis suggested that the Council consider the hiring
of a part time worker to answer the telephone to take reservations
thus freeing Ms. Marshall to carry on her other duties.
HARRY LEWIS: Harry Lewis, 4332 Holly Drive, addressed the Council appealing for
additional police protection for the residents.
The Council again reiterated they would take this into
consideration at the budget discussion sessions.
Mr. Lewis commended the Police Officers for their action in
apprehending the suspect after a shooting accident at the High
School.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS :
Mayor Martino acknowledged receipt of communications from:
SHERIFF WM. 1. Sheriff William Heidtman, commending Police Officers May and
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Balogh for their quick action in apprehending the armed suspect
following a shooting at the Palm Beach Gardens High School.
Mayor Martino offered congratulations from the Council and the
residents to Police Officer May and Balogh and Chief Pecht.
DEPT, OF 2. William Ravenell, Department of Community Affairs advising
COMMUNITY
AFrAIRS: that the City's application for funds under the 1701'
Comprehensive Planning Assistance program was denied.
8 &E COMMITTEE: 3. Sam Carsillo, Chairman, Beautification and Environmental
Committee requesting information relative to the time table for
the installation of the sprinkler system in the Holly Drive
median strip.
I— The City Manager was instructed to prepare a list of revenue
sharing project items with starting and completion dates, to be
included in next weeks weekly report.
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RESOLUTIONS: Resolution #23, 1976 amending the Merit System Rules and
RESOLUTION #239R egulations was read by the City Clerk and unanimously adopted
1976:
by the Council.
RESOLUTION #25,Resolution #25, 1976 - Appointing a member to the Zoning Board of
1976:
Appeals and Resolution #269 1976 - appointing a member to the
RESOLUTION #26,
197 : Beautification and Environmental Committee will be considered at
the Regular Meeting on June 3, 1976 after additional information
is obtained.
An item will be placed in the next newsletter asking for interested
citizens to submit applications to serve on the various advisory
boards.
ORDINANCES: Mayor Martino declared the Public Hearing open on consideration
ORDINANCE #9 of Ordinance #9, 1976 Budget Revisions 1975 -76 Budget, as duly
1976;
advertised on May 4, 1976.
No member of the Council or the audience spoke for or against
the ordinance.
The Public Hearing was declared closed by Mayor Martino.
Ordinance #9, 1976 was read on second reading, by title only,
by the City Clerk and unanimously adopted by the Council.
ORDINANCE #11 Ordinance #11, 1976 designation and establishment of a Local
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Planning Agency was read by title only, on first reading, by the
City Clerk. Second reading and a Public Hearing will be held
on June 17, 1976.
REPORTS: Councilman Kiedis reported he had attended the Recreation Advisory
RECREATION Board Meeting held May 189 1976. He asked that the Council
ADVISORY
BOARD: consider, as a future workshop item, placing the responsibility
of the maintenance of the tennis court area under the direction
of the Recreation Department.
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POLICING OF Discussion was held on the problem of the negligence of policing
BALLFIELD
AREAS: the ballfield areas. A possible solution was mentioned to charge
a clean up fee, if the policing continues to be unsatisfactory.
DRAWING - Councilman Kiedis presented the drawing made by Steve Henning,
UTILIZATION OF
10 ACRES: Recreation Supervisor, of the possible utilization of the 10 acres
adjacent to the City Hall for recreational purposes. Any
observations or suggested changes to the plan,by the Council or
other interested citizens, will be given to Mr. Henning for
consideration.
Councilman Kiedis, with the concurence of the Council, commended
Steve Henning for his performance and for maintaining good
relations with the PBGYAA.
BICENTENNIAL Councilman Rossow reported he had attended the Bicentennial
COMMITTEE
MEETING: Committee Meeting held May 19, 1976 where plans were discussed
regarding the July 4th celebration.
Councilman Kiedis reported he had attended the Bicentennial
Committee Meeting also and they were considering the purchase
of a loud speaker system with donations from various sources.
TENNIS Councilman Rossow reported he had attended the Tennis Committee
COMMITTEE
MEETING: Meeting held May 19, 1976 where plans were being made to expand
the membership of that committee.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION:
PSC HEARING• Discussion was held on the hearing scheduled for Wednesday,
June 2, 1976 by the Public Service Commission on the application
of Seacoast Gas Corp. to change its rates and charges.
The Council concurred with the recommendation of the City Manager
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and the City Attorney not to intervene, however, the City would
monitor the hearing. The recommendation was based on information
.1 received from the Public Service Commission and the fact that they
will audit the figures of the Utility Company.
TWO REGULAR A motion was made, seconded and unanimously passed that a policy
MEETING -JUNE,
JULY AUGUST"*. be adopted by the City Council to hold only two Regular Council
Meetings during the months of June, July and August, and when
necessary will call Special workshop and budget workshop meetings.
ORD. 10,1975: Due to the lateness of the hour, Ordinance ##10, 1975 revisions to
the Landscape Ordinance will be considered at the Workshop Meeting
on May 27, 1976.
ITEMS BY THE CITY MANAGER:
REQUEST BY City Manager, John L. Orr, presented a request from Brown & Orr,
URUVN&'ORR TO
LOCATE BLDG. Realtors, representing Echlin Manufacturing Company stating that
IN CI TY :
this company would like to locate a World Headquarters within the
R -3 Zoning Category on the west side of Military Trail north of
the St. Ignatius Rectory and south of the Palm Gardens Apartments.
The opinion of the City Attorney was that R -3 Zoning Category
allowed professional offices, and as the Code is written would not
permit general administration office buildings, therefore, it was
the legal opinion of the City Attorney that the requested use was
not allowed.
A poll of the Council members by the Mayor resulted in a three
to two vote to reply in the negative to Brown & Orr, Realtors:
Vice Mayor Feeney, Mayor Martino, and Councilman Laurie voted to
— 1� abide by the City Attorney's opinion; Councilman Kiedis and
Councilman Rossow had no objection to allowing such a use since
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Page 6
the definition of professional building was considered to be vague.
The City Manager was instructed, before a final negative answer is
given to Brown & Orr, Realtors, that they be informed they should
meet with the Planning and Zoning Commission for consideration of
an alternate location or a possible change in the verbage in the Code.
CLOVERLEAF- City Manager, John L. Orr, informed the Council he had received
I -95 . -PGA BLVD.:
word from Senator Lewis that the plans for a clover leaf at the
intersection of 1-95 and PGA Blvd. would be completed by November 1,
1976; bids would be sent out in February, 1977; bids would be
awarded in March, 1977 at a cost of X1.2 million dollars with a
completion date within one year or early spring of 1978.
ITEMSIBY MAYOR AND COUNCIL:
COUNCILMAN Councilman Kiedis advised that 30 Australian Pine trees are missing
KI ED S :
around the tennis courts; 4 Eucalyptis trees should be planted
on the west side at Plant Drive to shade the spectators; the
foul ball screen at Lake Catherine should be drawn taut; and the
barrels at Plant Drive need painting.
VICE MAYOR The City Manager will research the minutes of the Planning and
FEENEY: the
Zoning Commission regarding/ conditional use allowed Camdaras
relative to parking trailers on the street and the set back
regulations to adjacent buildings for fire hazards.
Vase Mayor Feeney asked that consideration be given to the
clarification of professional office buildings as written in the Code,
COUNCILMAN Councilman Rossow suggested that a solution to the tennis problem,
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in view of the 4 new tennis courts, be considered in the near future.
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COUNCILMAN Councilman Laurie asked for clarification on the amount of land
LAURIE:
owned by the City that will be used for the location of a library.
ADJOURNMMENT : No further business, the meeting adjourned at 12 :10 A.M.
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P E T I T I O N
We the undersigned believe that the Tennis Professional
at the Palm Beach Gardens Municipal Courts should be
compensated In an amount at least equal to the minimum
wage of $2.30 per hour. Since the Tennis Pro Shop is
required to be open 9 hours per day for 5 days per week,
it is our recommendation to the City Council that
Alyce Marshall be compensated at the rate or Ti
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