HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 090276REGULAR MEETING
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
SEPTEMBER 2, 1976
The Regular Meeting of the City Council of Palm Beach Gardens was called
to order by Mayor Martino at 5:00 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: Roil was called by the City Clerk and present were: Mayor Martino, Vice
Mayor Feeney, Councilman Kiedis, Councilman Laurie and Councilman Rossow.
MINUTES: The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 19,_ 1976 were unanimously
adopted by the Council.
The Minutes of the Budget Workshop Meetings of August 23rd and August
26th, 1976 were approved as submitted.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Mayor Martino made the following announcements:
Planning and 'oning Commission Meeting would be held on Tuesday, Sept.14,
] 976 at 7:30 ".M.
Volunteer Firemen's Meeting would be held on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 1976 at
7:30 P.M.
Beautification and Environmental Committee Meeting would be held Wednesday,
Sept. 8, 1976 at 7:30 P.M.
PBGYAA Football Kickoff Jamboree - Saturday, Sept. 4th.
Public Hearings on the Budget for the Fiscal Year 1976 -77 would be held
Thursday Sept. 9th and Thursday, Sept. 16, 1976.
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA:
HOLLY DRIVE: A large group of residents was in the audience relative to the opening
of two way traffic for vehicles on Holly Drive.
Mayor Martino prefaced the discussion by relating that in previous years
the north side of Holly Drive had been closed to vehicular traffic during
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school hours for children going to the Elementary and High School
located on Holly Drive. He ,further stated that the County with parti-
cipating funds from the City had constructed sidewalks on Holly Drive,
and the Council had not given the City Manager direction on the opening
or closing of Holly Drive until an evaluation had been made after the
opening of school.
Many of the residents addressed the Council expressing concern for the
safety of the children and urged the Council to close the north side of
Holly Drive since they felt bicycle traffic and pedestrians could not
both use the sidewalk without mass confusion and perhaps injury to some
of the children.
City Manager John L. Orr concurred that as far as safety was concerned,
the opening of both lanes for traffic was not working, and commented
that the major problem in the City is the way children handle their
bicycles, completely .ignoring the rules and regulations. He also
pointed out a problem that the crossing guards had in trying to control
four lanes of traffic with a median separating the lanes.
Mr. & Mrs. John Rose who live on Holly Drive asked the Council to plan
ahead and look for an overall long term solution so that Holly Drive
could be left open to vehicular traffic.
MOTION: A motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried authorizing the
City Manager to close the North side of Holly Drive for vehicular
traffic from 6:30 A.M. to 4 :00 P.M. on school days.
RESOLUTIONS: Resolution #32, 1976 appointing Steve Henning as Director of Recreation
RESOLUTION #32*as read in full by the City Clerk and unanimously adopted by the
Council. Mayor Martino, on behalf of the Council, and the residents
expressed congratulations to Steve and wished him well in the years ahsad,
City Manager John L. Orr paid tribute to Woody Dukes who is retiring
from the City after 10 years of service, stating Woody had put forth a
tremendous effort in giving his best to the City with 10 years of serves
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and the City owned him a debt of gratitude. Mayor Martino echoed those
comments.
RESOLUTION #330 Resolution #33, the celebration of the citizenship of Adrianne
,Dicker was held over to the September 9th meeting.
ORDINANCE #14, Mayor Martino declared the Public Hearing open on consideration of
Ordinance #14, 1976 increasing the salary of the City Manager, which
was duly advertised on August 13, 1976.
Waiter Wiley made a presentation to the Council based on a survey from
the international City Manager's Association and data received from
surrounding municipalities and recommended that the City Manager be
compensated for his efforts with a greater increase than indicated in
the Ordinance to bring the salary in line with that of adjacent
municipalities. He suggested the idea of establishing an expense account
for the City Manager, similar to that received by the City Council.
Mr. Wiley further recommended that the Council review the entire pay
1� scale for the City as he considered it outdated.
By a poll of the Council by Mayor Martino, on a three to two vote, the
City Manager was granted $75.00 per month as reimbursement of basic
expenses. Vice Mayor Feeney, Councilman Laurie and Councilman Rossow
voted aye. Mayor Martino and Councilman Kiedis voted nay. Mayor
Martino stated he had originally favored a raise in salary to $19,000
but did not favor an expense account. Councilman Rossow stated his
vote for an expense account was in no way to be considered a part of
the salary.
The Public Hearing was declared closed by Mayor Martino.
Ordinance #14, 1976 increasing the annual salary of the City Manager,
and adding a provision for reimbursement of basic expenses, was read in
full on second reading by the City Clerk and adopted by a motion made by
Councilman Laurie, seconded by Councilman Rossow. Vote on motion to
adopt - Mayor Martino, Vice Mayor Feeney, Councilman Laurie and Council-
man Rossow voted aye; Councilman Kiedis voted nay.
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ORDINANCE #15, Ordinance #15, 1976 the Budget for the Fiscal Year 1976 -77 was read
in full on first reading by the City Clerk. A Public Hearing on the
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increase in millage above the certified mills ge will be held on
September 9, 1976 and a Public Hearing and seaond reading will be held
on September 16, 1976.
REPORTS: Councilman Kiedis reported he had attended the Recreation Advisory Board
RECREATION Meetings held August 24, 1976 and Sept. 1, 1976 - Steve Henning reported
ADVISORY BD.:
at the meeting that the summer staff had done a great job; other items
diacrossed were the tennis court lights, resurfacing of the basketball
courts, handball courts, donation of volleyball standards by Mr. Pappalardo,
use of open space on 10 acres for soccer, the purchase of an air hockey
game from the profits of a golf tournament and five names were submitted
for consideration to replace Roger Strickland.
PLANNING AND Councilman Laurie reported he had attended the Planning and Zoning
ZONING COMMISSION:
commission Meeting held Tuesday, August 31, 1976.
PLANNING AND Vice Mayor Feeney reported he had attended the Planning and Zoning
ZONING COMMISSION:
ission Meeting held August 24, 1976 - Clair Andersen had recommended
that no further consideration be given to the PUD section of the Code
until the existing Zoning Code has been rewritten, and the Board concurred
with his recommendation.
The City Manager was directed to contact Marvin Hill to determine if he
is willing to rewrite the Zoning Code.
ZONING BOARD Walter Wiley advised the Council he will be attending college one night
OF APPEALS:
per week and would prefer that he not be reappointed to the 'coning Board
of Appeals.
�— ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION:
CB SEARCH & By a unanimous vote of the Council, the Waiver form to dissolve the City
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of any liability by the South Florida C. B. Search and Rescue Team, Inc.
was signed. A copy of the Insurance policy will be obtained and filed
in the City Clerk's records.
ITEMS BY THE CITY MANAGER:
PURCHASE OF
FIRE VEHICLE:
The City Manager advised that he had worked up a financial agreement with
the Bank at 6 3/416 for 5 years with quarterly payments and simple interest
on the unpaid balance for the purchase of a fire vehicle from Emergency, One,
Ocala, Florida, as per the bid. The City Manager was directed to
ask for an extension on the bid until the final financial arrangements
can be made.
PBA CONTRACT: Consideration of the approval of the PBA Contract as presented will be
an agenda item on the Workshop Meeting of September 9, 1976.
COMMUNITY The Community School Program Agreement will be an agenda item on the
SCHOOL PROGRAM:
Regular Meeting of September 16, 1976.
PURCHASE OF The City Manager advised he is waiting for a firm price from Tony Silva
12 ACRES:
on the purchase of the 12 acres by the City on property located on the
south side of Burns Road across from the Fire Station. Consideration
will be given to placing this item as a referendum vote on the November
election.
REQUEST BY The request by the Benjamin School to hold a carnival at Lake Catherine
BENJAMIN SCHOOL
TO HOLD was denied by a unanimous vote of the Council.
CARNIVAL:
REQUEST BY The request by the Palm Beach Gardens High School Band Parents to place
PBG BAND PARENTS QOLLECT 11.1 a container to collect waste paper was approved by the Council to place
WASTE , � PAPER:
the container at the end of Johnson Dairy Road, which would be
convenient for the residents of Tanglewood.
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IT04S BY THE MAYOR AND ODUNCIL:
COUNCILMAN Councilman Laurie was advised that consideration will be given to
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handball courts after an estimated cost is received from the Recreation
Advisory Board.
Councilman Laurie expressed great interest in the item in the City
Manager's weekly report regarding funding for a new library under a new
Public Works Program, and the City Manager will keep the Council advised.
Councilman Laurie requested that the Weekly Public Works report be
continued.
VICE MAYOR Vice Mayor Feeney expressed concern relative to the lack of recreation
FEENEY:
areas in the Sandalwood project in Meridian Park, and felt that the
Planning and Zoning Commission should be made aware of the Council's
philosphy that developers must provide such space as playground areas for
the children.
Vice Mayor Feeney asked that the Public Works Building be painted as
soon as possible.
COUNCILMAN Councilman Rossow asked that action be taken toward obtaining lights
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for the tennis courts, and asked for report on signals at Holly Drive.
Councilman Rossow suggested that a review of the pay scales would
be well worth the attention of the Merit Board as a priority item.
ADJOURNMENT: No further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:30 P.M.
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