HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 040474REGULAR MEETING
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
APRIL 49 1974
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
Rooms 10500 N. Military Trails 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: Councilman
Feeney, Councilman Kiedis, Councilman Wiley,, Vice Nayor DeLonga
and Mayor Martino. Attorney Baldwin was present.
MINUTES: The minutes of the Workshop Meeting of March 289 1974 and the
Special Meeting of March 28, 1974 were unanimously approved by the
Council.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Mayor Martino made the following announcements:
Junior Police Meeting would be held Mondays April 89 1974 at
7630 P.M.
Volunteer Firemen's Meeting would be held Tuesdays April 9, 1974
at 7:30 P.M.
Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting would be held Tuesdays April
99 1974 at 8 :00 P.M.
Recreation Advisory Board Meeting would be held Tuesday, April 99
1974 at 8 :00 P.M.
Beautification and Environmental Committee Meeting would be held
Wednesday, April 10, 1974 at 7 :30 P.M.
PETITICNS AND COMMUNICATIONS:
Mayor Martino acknowledged receipt of the following caramunications:
DEPT. POLLUTION 1. Notice of Public Hearing from the Department of Pollution
CONTROL:
Control,, which did not pertain to the City.
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CITY OF 2. Letter from the City of Pompano Beach seeking endorsement of
POWAN BEACH:_
a Claims Bill concerning the construction of an ocean outfall.
Copies will be given to the Council for discussion at a later
meeting.
KENNETH STAGGS: 3. Letter from Kenneth Staggs asking to be considered as a member
of the Recreation Advisory Board.
PLANNING AND 4. Recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission regarding
the M -1 zoning on Burns Road, which was scheduled for discussion
at the workshop Meeting of April ll, 1974.
The City Manager acknowledged receipt of communications from.-
HOWARD SEARCY: 1. Howard Searcy, Engineer, explaining the intent of the State
Consultants competitive bidding Act regarding engineers, which
the City Manager will further outline in a memo to the Council.
FIRE HYDRANT 2. Fire Hydrant Rental bill which the City Manager did not
INVOICE: recommend paying at this time. The matter has been referred to the
Public Service Commission and is in the hands of their attorney.
FCC: 3. Verification from the FCC in obtaining approval for the City
for an additional frequency.
COMMISSIONER 4. Commissioner Culpepper regarding the Community School Program
advising he will support the program and has referred the matter
to the Countyfs budget director for consideration.
MEETING WITH Mayor Martino advised a communication was received from Clair
• Andersen, Chairman of the planning and Zoning Commission, that the
joint ,meeting with that Commission, the Council and Mr. Hill,
the Planning Consultant, has been are- scheduled for April 230 1974.
MEETING OF COUNCILCouncilman Miley recommended, and the Council concurred, that a
joint meeting of the Council and the Planning and ?Joning Commission
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be held April 160 1974, prior to the joint meeting with Mr. Hill.
A preliminary discussion will also be held at this meeting on
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the M -1 zoning on Burns Road.
REPORTS: Vice Mayor DeLonga reported Dr. Hall was not alxailable for the
MEETING WITH meeting to be scheduled with the School Officials to attend the
SCM'OL
OFFICIALS, Council meeting as previously planned.
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The Council directed the City .Manager to contact Dr. Manor, President
of the Palm Beach Junior College, to discuss the future plans for
for him to meet wit
the Junior College in this area, leaving the date /at his the Council
Convenience.
EMERGENCY The City manager reported the preparation for the installation
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of the equipment on the emergency generator would be started
April 5 and completed as soon as possible.
AMA SHMINAR: The City Manager advised he was participating in the AMA Seminar,
that it was a fine program, and in the near future he would outline
plans for management needs for this City.
HANDBALL COURTS: The City Manager requested approval to obtain a letter of interest
from engineers for qualifications regarding the plans for handball
courts. The Council indicated that interest had subdued and that
priorities had changed. The matter was referred back to the
Recreation Advisory Board for further review.
A meeting will be scheduled between the Recreation Advisory hoard,
the Council and the Tennis Committee to discuss various items.
PRESENTATIONS Angel Naya, President of the PBGYAA addressed the Council and
presented to each Council— a baseball hat to wear at ceremonies,
such as they attended for the opening of the baseball season.
CHEERLEADERS Mrs, Carolyn Gibbons, Chairman of the Cheerleaders of the PBGYAA
TROPHY:
presented the Council with a trophy they had won for participation
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in the Christmas in Dixie Parade, which will be placed on display
in the City's trophy case.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION:
FENCING OF 1. Mayor Martino read the letter dated March 27, 1974 from Angel
BALL FIE AT
LXKE : Naya, President of the PBGYAA regarding additional fencing and
bleacher's for the Lake Catherine Baseball Fields.
The City Manager gave the cost estimate as $990 for Field #4 and
$998 for Field #1 for a total cost of $1998.00,, time completion
within a week.
By a unanimous vote of the Council, the City Manager was
authorized to expend the amount of $1998.00 from the Federal
Revenue Sharing Account to fence Field #1 and Field #4 at the
Lake Catherine Site.
Mr. Naya agreed to Mayor Martino's recommendation that a
111 conditional type arrangement be made that at the close of the
baseball season, the PBGYAA would entertain the idea to provide
funds and labor to grass the infields.
ACCOUNTING OF Mr. Naya agreed to provide an accounting of how the monies are
MOffIES••PBGY :
expended by the PBGYAA,, which would be printed in the newsletter
for the benefit of the residents.
BLEACHERS: A discussion on additional bleachers will be held by the Council
at budget discussion time.
ORDINANCE #5,, 2. Ordinance #5, 1974 amending Ordinance #22,, 1974, the current
1974:
budget, providing for an additional Police Dispatcher, ClassiScation
18 -1 in the Police Department Account 103- Salaries and Wages was
read in full on first reading by the City Clerk.
By unanimous vote of the Council, Section 2 was revised as followsi
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to delete Wand shall be retroactive to April 40 1974."
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Ordinance #59 1974 will be workshopped at the Workshop Meeting
of April 119 1974.
ORDINANCE 3. Priorities were discussed as to pending Ordinances, and it
PRIORITIES S :
was unanimously agreed to workshop the Landscape Ordinance at the
Workshop Meeting of April 11, 1974 and to invite the B&E Committees
Mr. Blakely of Kelsey City Nursery and the Businessmen's
Association to attend this meeting.
Other top priorities listed by the Council were the Fire Code,
the Appearance Bode and the Noise Ordinance.
CHARTER REVIEW 4. Council— Wiley made the recommendation to the Council that
COMNMEE:
the Charter Review Committee review the Charter, in particular
the election laws and procedures, and that the City put together
guidelines for all candidates regarding the State requirements
for financial disclosures. At the request of the Mayor,
Councilman Wiley will put his comments in written form for the
Councilis review at a later time. The other Council members will
do likewise, and will also give some thought to any other areas
in the Charter that need review.
The City Manager will establish who were designated as members
of the Charter Review Committee and the City Attorney will
determine first if there is a need for the Charter under the
Home Rule.
Mr. Joseph Blair spoke briefly from the audience and was informed
by Mayor Martino that the Council would further pursue the
election laws at a public meeting which would be open for comments.
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WASTE PAPER 5. The City Manager reported that the City is covered by
PROGRAM:
Liability Insurance regarding the waste paper program proposed
for non.- profit organizations and made an alternate recommendation
that satellite areas be established for deppeits of paper which
would later be picked up by the City.
A motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried that the City
Council establish a policy regarding waste paper for recycling
purposes, that a non- profit organization cam, with the approval
of the City Manager and the City Council., on certain dates, collect
in the City of Palm Beach Gardens, and carry that paper to a point
to be determined by the Council., with a City truck to then carry
that paper to a recycling plant, with the proceeds and profits
returnable to that organization after administrative and other
costs of the City had been deducted. The intent of this policy
will be printed in the Newsletter.
LIST OF 6. A new list of Council representatives to the Advisory Boards
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REPRESENTATIVES and Special Projects was established after each Council member
TO ADV I ORY
ARD : indicated his preferance.
LAND ACQUISITION: Mayor Martino questioned whether the funds from the Bond
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Referendum for the acquisition of the 9'5 acres, if when lands
became available, could be legally used to purchase other lands.
The City Manager presented another consideration that the money
be refunded on the Bond Issue and a new bond teferendum be
presented.
After discussion with the City Attorney, the City Manager will
make a recommendation on the above.
The Mayor reaffirmed with the Council that the City Manager
continue to be involved in liasicn work needed on any land
purchase.
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ITEMS BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL:
COUNCILMAN Councilman Feeney asked the Council to consider a Senior Citizen
FEEY
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N : Advisory Committees which will be an item for discussion on the
agenda of the Workshop Meeting April 110 1974.
VICE MAYOR The City Manager reported in answer to Vice Mayor DeLonga *s question
that the brush truck for the Fire Department is not operational
at this time.
Vice Mayor DeLonga suggested that an item be placed in the
new
Newsletter to welcome all /_ business establishments in the City;
the names to be obtained from the Occupational Licenses.
Vice Mayor DeL.ongas as a result of an article in the Post Times
regarding the Tom Lewis Gill on annexation, proposed that the
City immediately determine and make whatever provisions necessary
to annex into the City the area that is north of PGA Blvd., between
Military Trail and the Sunshine State Parkways north to Hood Road
and certain areas on the north and smuth sides of Northlake Blvd.
The reason being that the City has no control over the County
area adjacent to the City, and that the area is not being utilized
in the manner that is beneficial to the City.
The Council concurred to place this as an agenda item on the
Regular Meeting of April 18s 1974 and to advise the Planning and
Zoning Commission of this consideration.
The City Manager will determine from the County their feelings
toward annexation and will discuss with them and ask for their
cooperation regarding signs that are on County lands adjacent
to City property.
The City Attorney was instructed to investigate the plans and
procedures to annex property into the City.
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ITEMS BY CITY MANAGER:
PURCHASE OF At the request of the City Manager, the Council unanimously
DESK:
approved the purchase of a desk for the Building Inspector in
the amount of $65.00, :Honey to be taken from the City Council
Contingency Fund.
It was confirmed that the reorganization dinner would be held
an Thursdays April ll, 1974.
The Council had no objection to the procedure by the City Manager,
regarding merit system ratings and increases, as outlined by
him in his weekly memo dated April 2, 1974.
ADJOURNMENT: No further business, the meeting adjourned at 10 :30 P.M.
Mpryor Mike Martino -
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Alice J Kerslake, City Clerk
Counc� ]�aan falter H.`Wiley
C c lma* John Kiedis
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