HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 092575WORKSHOP MEETING
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
SEPTEMBER 25, 1975
The Workshop 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 N. Military Trail 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 DeLonga, Councilman Wiley, Councilman Kiedis and
Councilman Feeney. Attorney Brant was in attendance. city
Manager, John L. Orr, was detained because of sickness in his family
MINUTES: The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of September 18, 1975, as
amended, were unanimously adopted by the Council.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Mayor Martino made the following announcements:
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A Bicentennial Committee Meeting would be held Wednesday, October
1, 1975 at 8 :00 P.M.
A Youth Athletic Association Meeting would be held Wednesday,
October 1, 1975 at 8 :00 P.M.
Jr. Trail Riders Meeting to be held Wednesday, October 1, 1975 at
8 :00 P.M.
The Woman's Club will sponsor Bingo every Monday night in the
Assembly Room.
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA:
FOOTBRIDGE Frank Hart who lives at 9506 Birmingham Drive addressed the Council
ACROSS EARMAN
IVER: on behalf of the residents in the area between the Earman River
Canal and Northlake Blvd., west of 1_95 to Military Trail to
question the Council regarding tentative or firm plans they may
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have for removal or relocation of the Keating Drive footbridge.
He presented the Council with a petition signed by 544 residents
I--- the area. The petition read "We, the citizens of the Town Hall,
Crestdale Homes area of the City of Palm Beach Gardens and /or
Palm Beach County petition the City of Palm Beach Gardens to
abandon plans to remove or relocate the footbridge across the
canal at the north end of Keating Drive."
Approximately 40 residents of the area were present at the meeting,
and 12 of these people addressed the Council emphasizing the fact
they did not want the bridge removed, and urged the Council to
purchase the lot adjoining the bridge to afford access to it.
Mayor Martino read from the minutes of the September I1, 1975
meeting, the discussion by the Council on the footbridge whereby
the Council concurred that the footbridge would not be removed
until a safe solution for the chi.ldrens safety was found. He
assured the audience the Council would adhere to that decision,
and that the City Manager had been instructed to investigate the
alternates with the County and the Dept. of Transportation; make
a determination what use could be made or the easement, and the
cost if the lot could be purchased, and reiterated that the City
was moving in a progressive direction.
After a lengthy discussion was held, Mayor Martino advised this
item would be placed on future agendas until it is resolved.
ITEMS BY CITY MANAGIW :
LIGHTING City Manager, John L. Orr, presented the Council with a drawing
PROGRAM -RAM PLAT 1:
- prepared by the Florida Power and Light Company, setting forth
a lighting program for Plat 1 with 25 additional lights for that
area, the total impact for the year being $ 1600.00. The City
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Manager advised the Florida Power and Light Company will provide
a letter of standard easement to be given to those residents where
necessary.
City Manager, John L. Orr advised a meeting has been scheduled
for October 8, 1975 from 7 -9 P.M. with the City Council and the
Department Heads to hear a representative from the State make
a presentation regarding Collective Bargaining.
ORDINANCE #10, The order of the agenda was revised to enable Mr. Sate Carsillo
to present the recommendations of the Beautification and
Environmental Committee regarding Ordinance #10, 1975 the revisions
to the Landscape Ordinance, and the input from Art Nelson, an
Architect.
Councilman Wiley will rewrite paragraph A -1 to include verbage
that will describe examples #1 and #2 relative to landscaping
required for pole and ground signs, which the B&B Committee agreed
to, and will be incorporated into the ordinance by Attorney Brant
for a public hearing and second reading, as advertised, on
October 2, 1975.
The additional suggestions made by Art Nelson and the B &E Committee
as modifications to Ordinance #1, 1975 the Landscape Ordinance
will be considered and incorporated into another ordinance for
consideration by the Council at a future date.
Mr. Carsillo also relayed from the B &E Committee the fact that the
shrubs and plants around the City Hall complex are not being
properly watered, and questioned if any information had been
received about the white amore fish that have been used effectively
to clean out the algae in the canals.
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Page 4
Mr. Carsillo, speaking as a resident, suggested the Council look
in the direction of putting in wells in respect to the recent
increase in the water rates.
ITEMS BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL:
MAYOR MARTINO: Mayor Martino requested that curbing radius on Holly Drive be
considered as a project with funds to be taken from the Federal
Revenue Account.
The Council will add to the list dated September 25, 1975 as
compiled by the City Manager of the projects that need immediate
attention and priorities will be set.
VICE MAYOR At the request of Vice Mayor DeLonga concerning the abandonment
DE LOMA :
of a sidewalk easement at the rear of his and adjacent homes on
Dahlia Avenue, the Council directed the City Attorney to prepare
EASEMENT an advertisement and resolution effecting this, which will be
ABANDONMENT:
considered at the meeting of October 2, 1975.
Vice Mayor DeLonga will obtain and submit to the City Manager,
letters of concurrance from adjacent home owners prior to
the advertisement date.
APPOINTMENTS The Council discussed the method of appointing members to the
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various advisory boards and adopted the following policy:
1. Notice given to all interested parties
2. Invite them to attend future meetings of that particular
Board.
3. then a vacancy occurs, comments from the Advisory Board
will be welcome.
4. Council will appoint new members.
WATER AND Discussion was held regarding the petition for reconsideration
SEWER RATES:
�-' filed by the City of Palm Beach Gardens, the Village of North
Palm Beach and the Town of Lake Park regarding the application
Workshop Meeting, September 25, 1975 Page 5
of Palm Beach County Utilities Company and North Palm Beach
Utilities, Inc. for an increase in rates in Palm Beach County.
The Council agreed to the proposal set forth by Attorney Brant
to modify the petition for reconsideration based on a mutual
agreement with the Attorney for the Utility Company and the City,
to include in the original order from the Public Service Commission
a method of monitoring the water plant facility by the P.S.C. and
a time date certain for assuring the City of the completion and
upgrading of the water plant, thereby providing the City with an
improvement in the quality of the water and adequate pressure.
The Council will further pursue with the Governor and the
Legislative Delegation by resolutions and letters questioning the
effectiveness and efficiency of the P.S.C. and the fact that the
rate differential of residential, versus multiple family dwellings
is based on the policy that the multiple family rate is based
on 2/3 of the residential rate.
RESOLUTION #33� The Cbuncil did not :Hake any changes to Resolution #33, 1975
1975:
authorizing the use of a mobile home trailer at Electro Oxide Corp.
as written and it will be an item on the agenda of the Regular
Meeting to be held October 2, 1975.
ORDINANCE #90 Consideration of Ordinance #9, 1975 - Revisions to the Fire Code
was tabled for workshop at the Regular Meeting to be held October
2, 1975.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS:
Mayor Martino acknowledged receipt of communications from:
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P& Z COMMISSION: 1. Planning and Zoning Commission recommending, as a resilt of a
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Public Hearing held September 23, 1975, the lands located within
Section 12 -42-42 along PGA Blvd, be rezoned from C -1 to R -3C.
The City Attorney was instructed to prepare an ordinance for first
reading for consideration of the Council on the above.
DAVID W. MONKS: 2. David W. Monks, Administrator, Palm Beach Gardens Community
Hospital assuring the Council that their plans for expansion are
continuing with ground breaking in March or April 1976.
NAVY WEEK: 3. U.G. Hum1, Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Naval Reserve requesting
the City prepare a Proclamation declaring Navy Week - October 6 -11.
The City Clerk was instructed to prepare this proclamation for
reading at the Regular Meeting, October 2, 1975.
DAVID H. 4. David H. Bludworth, State Attorney advising of a seminar on
BLUDWORTH:
October 2, 1975 from 7 :15 to 10 P.M. at the auditorium of the
Palm Beach County Junior College relative to the Florida Sunshine
Law.
HOME BUILDERS 5. Lewis W. Lawder, Executive Vice President, Home Builders and
ASSOC.:
Contractors Association of Palm Beach County asking to be advised
'wheh Ordinance #17, 1975 - Interim Services and Facilities Fee
is discussed by the Council.
GEORGE STERLING: 6. George J. Sterling, Jr., Florida Dept. of Transportation,
regarding comments relative to I -95 which will be given consideration
in the ultimate location and design.
SENATOR 7. Senator Richard Stone regarding the status of I -95 in Palm
ICHARD STONE:
Beach Gardens.
11-� Mayor Martino advised the Council of a letter he had written to
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E. W. Bud Weaver, Chairman, Palm Beach County Commission confirming
the offer of the use of land for the erection of a permanent
�4 library facility on City Hall property.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION:
CHARTER Discussion on the draft of the proposed Charter revisions was
REVISIONS:
deferred until a later date due to the lateness of the hour.
Mayor Martino provided the Council, with a copy of the Charter
.indicating where the committee had made the changes.
REPORTS: Mayor Martino reported he had attended the Planning and Zoning
P &Z COMMISSION Commission meeting held September 23, 1975. Mr. Marvin Hill, Land
MEET ING :
Planner was in attendance and presented a copy of recommended
revisions to the City's zoning code, copies of which were given
to the Council.
B &E COMMITTEE Councilman Kiedis reported he had attended the Beautification and
MEETING:
Environmental Committee Meeting held September 24, 1975. The
meeting was spent reviewing the Landscape Ordinance with the
recommendations made as presented by Sam Carsill.o.
NOISE ORD.: Councilman Wiley requested that consideration be given to the
proposed Noise Ordinance in the near future.
VENDORS USING At the recomendation of Councilman 4iley, the City Attorney was
M_D_TOR VEHICLES:
directed to prepare an ordinance regulating the hours for vendors
using motor vehicles.
ADJOURNKM : No further business, the meeting adjourned at 11 :30 P.M.
workshop Fleeting, September 2i, 1975
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dross the canal at the north end of Keating Drive.
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