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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 022075REGULAR MEETING CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS FEBRUARY 209 1975 The Regular Meeting of the City Council of Palm Beach Gardens was called to order by Mayor Martino at 8 :00 P.M. in the Assembly Room, 10500 North Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens, and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. ROLL CALL: Roll was called by the City Clerk and present were: Mayor Nartino, Vice Mayor DeLonga, Councilman Wiley, Councilman Kiedis and Councilman Feeney. Attorney Brant was present. MINUTES: The minutes of the Workshop Meeting of February 13, 1975 were unanimously approved by the Council. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Mayor Martino made the following announcements: A Planning and zoning Commission Meeting would be held Tuesday, February 25, 1975 at 7 :30 P.M. Mr. Herb Kahlert, County Engineer, would be a guest at the Workshop Meeting of February 27, 1975 to discuss priorities on road improvements within the City. The filing dates for candidates for the General Election to be held March 18, 1975 are from February 19 -28 for Group 2 and Group 4. Mayor Martino and Councilman Kiedis, incumbents, both filed on February 19, 1975= the first day of filing. PETITIONS AND CO 24UN IC AT IONS: Mayor Martino acknowledged receipt of a communication from the COUNTY County Administrator, Robert Rollins regarding the Rybovich property .� DM�INISTRATOR: advising the City's request for the County to purchase same would receive full consideration; and a notice from the Public Service Regular Meeting, February 20, 1975 Page 2 PUBLIC SERVICE Commission of a public hearing on March 10, 1975 at 9:30 A.M. at COMMI ION: Captain Alex Restaurant on the application of Palm Beach County Utilities Company and North Palm Beach Utilities, Inc. for an increase in rates. RESOLUTIONS: Resolution #,3, 1975 appointing a member to the Beautification and RESOLUTION 32 Environmental Committee and inserting the name Sam Carsillo in Section 1 was read in full by the City Clerk and unanimously adopted by the Council. It was reflected by Councilman uiley that he agreed with the nomination of Sam Carsillo primarily based on the fact that he had, for the last three years,shown an interest in serving. RESOLUTION #7, Resolution #7, 1975 appointing members to the Board of Trustees, Firemen's Retirement Trust Fund was read in full by the City Clerk and unanimously adopted by the Council. RESOLUTION #8� Resolution #8, 1975 providing for a conditional use for a trailer to be located at the Palm Beach Gardens High School was read in full by the City Clerk and unanimously adopted by the Council. Prior to the adoption of the Resolution Mayor Martino read a letter of explanation of the vandal watch from Dr. Anne Smith, Principal of the High School. Mr. Harry Lewis spoke from the audience cautioning the Council about the placement of a trailer in that location, that it could be a detriment to the residents living on Holly Drive. RESOLUTION #9, Resolution #9, 1975 executing a contract for the employment of a tennis pro and the operation of a tennis pro shop in a building owned by the City was read in full by the City Clerk and unanimously u Regular Meeting, February 20, 1975 adopted by the Council. Page 3 Miss Alyce Marshall, who was appointed as tennis pro, went over the provisions of the contract with the Council and it was agreed upon by both parties. ORDINANCES: Ordinance #6, 1975 filing fees for petitions for conditional use, ORDINANCE #6fi rezoning and annexation was read in full by the City Clerk on first reading. A Public Hearing and second reading will be held at the Regular Meeting March 20, 1975. ORDINANCE #7, Ordinance 07, 1975 Tree Preservation Ordinance was read in full by the City Clerk on first reading. A Public Hearing and second reading will be held at the Regular Meeting April 3, 1975. REPORTS: The City Manager, John Orr, reported that he had attended the Palm PALM BEACH Beach County Library Advisory hoard Fleeting on Monday, February 17, COUNTY LIBRARY V „B : 1975 and made a presentation on behalf of the Mayor and Council regarding the proposed library facility for Palm Beach Gardens. The Board at that time voted that Palm Beach Gardens would receive a high priority for the location of a branch library :Facility in the City and indicated limited funds were available this year to locate a temporary facility in the City if rental quarters could be found. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION: PROPOSED PALM A discussion was held regarding the proposed application of Palm BEACH COUNTY UTILITIES WATER Beach County Utilities Company and North Palm Beach Utilities Inc. SEWIM RATE INCREASE: for an increase in rates; a public hearing to be held on march 10, 1975 at 9 :30 A.M. at Capt. Alex Restaurant by the Florida Public Service Commission, and a People0s Counsel from the legal staff of the Florida Public Service Commission will meet with prospective witnesses on Tuesday, February 25, 1975 at the Mirror Ballrooms Regular Meeting, February 20, 1975 Page 4 Lake Park Town Hall from 9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Items brought out during the discussion were the question of a franchise, the possibility of the purchee of the Utility Company, the quality of the water, the raise justification, and the need to hire a consulting firm to determine the facts of the case to present to the Public Service Commission. Mr. Alan Shattuck, Councilman from Lake Park addressed the Council and related that at their Council Meeting held Wednesday, Feb. 19, 1975 the Council had tentatively agreed to hire the consulting firm, Diversified Utilities Service of Margate, Florida, to prepare a case to present before the Public Service Commission at an approximate cost of $20,000 with the intent that Palm Beach Gardens and North Palm Beach would join in and share the expense. A motion was made and unanimously carried that the City Manager's of Lake Park, North Palm Beach and Palm Beach Gadens contact Diversified Utilities Service and ascertain if they are available to address a Tri -City Fleeting at the earliest possible point in time to explain what they would be able to do if they were hired on a consulting basis in the interest of representing the three Cities at the Public Service Commission hearing; the Tri -City meeting to be held in the Assembly Room, Palm Beach Gardens City Hall. Harry Lewis expressed objection to the hiring of a consulting firm and suggested the Council members could represent the citizens as well. Motion was made and unanimously carried that the City Attorney be authorized to work in conjunction with Attorney Herb Gildan, Attorney for Lake Park and North Palm Beach; contact the Public Service Regular ►'fleeting, 1�ebruary 20, 1975 RESIDENTS FROM BELLE{r OOD ST& EET Page 5 Coramission's attorneys and the People's Counsel on behalf of the City to coo whatever he can to assist the Council. The intent of the motion was to authorize an increase in expenditures in attorney's fees for whatever is necessary and appropriate for the City Attorney to do to assist the Council in this endeavor. Two residents of Bellewood Street addressed the Council from the audience posing several questions and in answer were informed that parking cars in the swale area is legal., their coconut trees would be inoculated and a continuing program is held on cleaning the canals in the City. ADJOURNMENT: No further business, the meeting adjourned at 10 :35 P.M. Lr CL M4rof Michael Martino _`Councilman Walter Wiley Vice Pdayor Jam eL`6 a Councilman John Riedis _ _.dtrici ck Feeney Ae.4a,�_lr-e AliceU can K6rslake, City Clerk