HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 080775REGULAR MEETING
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
AUGUST 7, 1975
The Regular Meeting of the City Council of Palm Beach Gardens,
Florida was called to order by Vice Mayor DeLonga at 8 :00 P.M. in
the Assembly Roots, 10500 N. Military Trails 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: Vice Mayor
DeLonga, Councilman Wiley, Councilman Kieffis and Councilman Feeney.
Attorney Brant was in attendance. Mayor Martino was on vacation.
MINUTES: The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of July 17, 1975, were
unanimously approved by the Council.
The Minutes of the Budget Porkshop Meeting of August 4, 1975 were
unanimously approved by the Council.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Vice Mayor DeLonga made the following announcements:
A Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting would be held Tuesday,
August 12, 1975 at 7:30 P.M.
A Volunteer Firemen's Meeting would be held Tuesday, August 12, 1975
at 7 :30 P.M.
A Recreation Advisory Board Meeting would be held Tuesday, August 12,
1975 at 8 :00 P.M.
A Beautification and Environmental Committee Meeting would be held
Wednesday, August 13, 1975 at 7 :30 P.M.
An Appearance Plan Committee Meeting would be held Tuesday, August 19,
1975 at 7 :30 P.M.
Budget Workshop Meetings would be held Wednesday, August 13, 1975,
`-' Thursday, August 14, 1975 and Monday, August 18, 1975 at 7:30 P.M.
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SEALED BIDS: Sealed bids were received and opened by the City Clerk for 4 Pagers,
duly advertised July 22, 1975.
One bid was received from Central Florida Fire Equipment Company,
Orlando, Florida as follows:
4 Plectron pagers model P1002 (Chief with tone and monitor
capability including rechargeable batteries - $251.00 each.
4 Plectron model P2000 charger /amplifiers with telescoping antenna -
$ 79.00 each
Optional self contained rechargeable batteries for charger/
amplifier $ 30.00 each
DC power cable for charger /amplifier
4.00 each
The bid was referred to the Fire Chief and the City Manager for
review and recommendation.
VINCENT Mr. Vincent J. Pappalardo, President of Tanglewood Plaza, Inc.
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SIGN ORD.F addressed the Council requesting approval to replace the present
Tanglewood Meat Market sign with another sign that would be similar
to the present Abbey Road Sign, and asked that a provision be
provided in the Sign Code for variances.
After discussion of the same, it was determined that relief could
not be granted to Mr. Pappalardo as the Sign Code is now written, and
the Council concurred to consider a variance section to the Code.
Mr. Pappalardo indicated that it was his interpretation that the
present meat market sign was grandfathered, and would not have to
be removed within 3 years as specified in the code for nonconforming
signs.
The City Manager was directed to review the tapes, if available,
and the minutes of the meetings when the sign ordinance was discussed,
to determine the intent of the grandfather clause.
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SWALE AREAS: mr. Jerry Brinkley, 272 Holly Drive; Robert Pearson, 266 Holly Drive;
John McGuire, 280 Holly Drive; Don Mitchell, 41973 Hyacinth Circle and
Mac Malcolm, a contractor, who owns a model home on the corner of
Military Trail and Gardenia 7rive,, appeared before the Council relative
to a notice they had received from the City that they had violated
Sec. 25 -37 of the Palm Beach Gardens Code- sodding of swale areas.
Discussion was held by the Council, and they concurred to take each
case on its own merit and to look at the alternatives, after more
facts and information was received, such as, determine which areas
are grandfa.thered; the cost to the City to replace the sod in those
areas that are grandfathered; and the actual violators.
The Council concurred it was not their intent to impose a hardship
in terms of time and money to the homeowners, and if a person
expressed the intent to conform and requests a reasonable extension
of time, the City Manager, at his discretion, could grant this time.
ORDINANCES: Ordinance 015, 1975 requirement for roof covering materials, was
ORDINANCE #159 read in full, on first reading, by the City Clerk. A Public Hearing
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and second reading of the ordinance was scheduled for the Regular
Meeting on September 4, 1975.
ORDINANCE #16r Ordinance #16, 1975 annexation of a parcel of land in Section 5 -42 -43
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was read in full, on first reading, by the City Clerk. A Public
Hearing and second reading was scheduled for August 21, 1975.
Attorney Brant stated for the record that he no longer had an
interest, directly or indirectly, its the petition, as previously
noted.
Councilman Feeney stated for the record he felt the Council should
follow one philosophy regarding annexation requests, in that a
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parcel should not be annexed into the City with a higher zoning
classification that it has in the County.
ORDINANCE #18, Ordinance #18, 1975 increasing the salary of the City Manager, was
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read in full on first reading, by the City Clerk. A Public Hearing
and second reading will be held at the Regular Meeting on September
4, 1975.
REPORTS: Councilman Kiedis reported he had attended the tricentennial Committee
BICENTENNIAL Meeting held August 6, 1975. A recap was made at the meeting of
COMMITTEE
MEETINGF what the committee had done. Two members of the PBG/NPB Jaycess
were in attendance and offered their assistance. A Flea Market
has been scheduled for November.
BEAUTIFICATION Councilman Kiedis presented a drawing made by Art Nelson, Architect,
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COMMITTEE from the Beautification and Environmental Committee showing their
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Landscaping Plan for the City Complex. They would like approval
from the Council and monies to be allocated to purchase new plantings.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION:
TRAFFIC STUDY John Orr, City Manager presented a Traffic Study Agreement made by
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Kimley Horn and Associates, Inc.stating that Chief Pecht was in
agreement there was a need for it. The City Manager was in receipt
of a communication from the State that the City had been approved
for an allocation of $18,200 with matching funds from the City for
this study.
Discussion followed by the Council. A motion was made by Councilman
Feeney, seconded by Councilman Kiedis to reject the traffic study.
Vote on motion - Vice Mayor DeLOnga, Councilman Feeney and Councilman
Kiedis voted aye; Councilman Wiley voted nay for the reason he
felt the study had some merit, and it was an injustice not to review
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and consider the study before rejecting it.
MDDEL HOMES: A draft of an ordinance prepared by Attorney Brant was given to the
Council relative to a limitation of time a contractor can use a home
as a model structure and a short discussion followed.
A copy of the draft will be forwarded to the Home Buildings and
Contractors Assoc. of Palm Beach County and the Board of Realtors.
FIRE HYDRANT Councilman Wiley presented to the Council copies of a letter he had
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drafted, in the form of a Resolution, to the Public Service Commission
requesting Fire Hydrant Rental be included in the rate structure.
The Council concurred to place a number on the Resolution to be read
for consideration.
RESOLUTION #30,, Resolution #30, 1975 requesting the Public Service Commission to
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eliminate the tariff for fire hydrant rental, substituting in its
stead, a revision to the rates for water service, was read in full
by the City Clerk and unanimously adopted by the Council.
Copies will be sent to the appropriate State agencies and Cities
mentioned in the Resolution.
ITEMS BY THE CITY MANAGER:
FUNDS FOR The Council unanimously authorized monies in the amount of $200.00
CITY MANAGER TO
ATTEND SEMINAR: from the Contingency Fund for the registration fee and expenses
incurred by the City Manager to attend a Seminar at Florida Atlantic
University on September 8 -12, 1975.
APPRAISAL: John Orr, City Manager requested $450.00 from the Contingency Fund
to pay for the appraisal for the 9�2 acres adjacent to the City Hall,
performed by Ted Brown and Assoc. Realtors.
Authorization and approval to obtain a second appraisal on the
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property will be considered when a full Council is present.
AMENDMENT #5, A motion was made„ seconded and unanimously approved authorizing the
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City Manager to sign Amendment #5, to the Retirement Plan for
General Employees of the City, deleting the 10 year length of service
requirement for employees before disability compensation can be
collected.
The City Attorney was directed to prepare an Ordinance setting forth
the above facts.
ANNEXATION: The City Manager reported to the Council that the property in
question on the annexation request from Nancy and Charles Brown in
Section 24- 42..42 had been sold.
ITEMS BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL:
COUNCILMAN Councilman Feeney was advised the FEC Railroad is putting in a new
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express track instead of a siding along Alt. AlA in the City.
COUNCILMAN Councilman Kiedis was advised by the City Manager that water is going
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over the waterfalls located at the entrance to the City on Northlake
Blvd. and the pump will be repaired or replaced subsequently.
Councilman Kiedis expressed concern about the trash accumulated and
stacked on the City streets, and the residents not abiding by the
hours specified by the Code for placement of trash on the streets.
VICE MAYOR The City Manager advised Vice Mayor DeLonga he will be in contact
with Howard Kuhns regarding the automatic switch for the emergency
generator.
Vice Mayor DeLonga suggested giving thought to a means to secure the
Fire Station such as electric doors.
It was pointed out by Vice Mayor DeLonga that the outside of the
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City Hall building looks mildew and was informed by the City Manager
that a means of cleaning same had been tried.
It was called to the attention of the City Manager that signs
advertising a lumber company are posted on trees on the Beeline
Highway at the entrance to the City.
ADJOURNMENT: Motion to adjourn was made by Councilman Feeney, seconded by
Councilman Kiedis. Vice Mayor DeLonga, Councilman Feeney and
Councilman K iedis voted aye; Councilman Wiley voted nay for the
reason he felt a time schedule should have been established for
the other ordinances listed on the agenda.
Meeting adjourned at 11 :00 P.M.
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