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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 051674REGULAR MEETING CITY OF PALM BEACH GARD114S MAY 159 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 Room, 10500 N. Military Trail, Yalu 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 Mayor DeLonga and Mayor Martino. MINUTES: The minutes of the workshop Meeting of May 9, 1974 were unanimously approved by the Council. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS: Mayor Martino acknowledged receipt of letters from: DON SNYDER.* 1. Letter of resignation from Don Snyder, Chairman of the Recreation Advisory Board. DAVID VALENTI.* 2. David P. Valenti indicating he was against a reservation system for the tennis courts located on the west side of the City Hall. BOARD OF COUNTY 3. Board of County Commissioners seeking information regarding COMMISSIONERS: County road projects to be considered for their 1974 -75 Fiscal Budget. ROBERT F. 4. Robert F. Culpepper, Chair —r of the Board of County CULPEPPER-: Commissioners regarding the continuance of the Community Action Council as a public agency. MRS. MARGARET S. Mrs. Margaret Taylor, Chairman, Board of Diarectors, Palm Beach County Community Action Councils Inc. enclosing a copy Regular Meeting, May lb, 1974 Page 2 of a Resolution re- designating the Community Action Council, Inc. as a non - profit public organization. PBG HIGH SCHOOL Vice Mayor DeLonga announced that the Palm Beach Gardens High BAND _ _ School band would hold a free concert at the High School Auditorium on Monday, May 20, 1974 at 8.00 P.M. I++R. FRANK_ Mr. Frank Krickler, President of water Aeration and Purification Ki2ICKLER System, Inc. addressed the Council and presented them with a drawing of a project they had designed of a system for corrective measures for outfalls and canals that do not meet the clean water standards of the Federal. Government. Mr. Bergen, Engineer for the Company and the City of Sunrise, Florida, further explained the system, stating these standards will be imposed on all areas of the United States by 1975. Mr. Krickler will meet with the City Manager for further discussion and consideration of the system. RESOLUTIONS: Resolution 4150 1974 establishing a reservation system for tennis RESOLUTION #150 courts located on the west side of the City Complex was read in full by the City Clerk. Councilman Kiedis reiterated his thoughts that the value of the resolution, if passed, would be that players could make reservations even though they were not members of the Tennis Club, but agreed that the four regular courts were available for play when not reserved thus alleviating the need to wait for a court. Vice Mayor DeLonga indicated he was working with the Tennis Committee for a solution that would be mutually acceptable. Motion made by Councilman Wiley, seconded by Vice Mayor DeLonga to adopt Resolution #15, 1974 as read. Vote on-notion - Councilman r Regular Meeting, May 16, 1974 Page 3 Feeney, Councilman Kiedis, Councilman Wi+leys Vice Mayor DeLonga and Mayor Martino voted nay. Motion was defeated by unanimous vote. RESOLUTION #160 Resolution #160 1974 inserting the name Alice Jean Kerslake as 1974: Acting City Manager with the effective date to read May 290 19740 was read in full by the City Clerk and unanimously adopted by the Council. ORDINANCE #61 1974: Ordinance #6, 1974 a revision to Ordinance #229 2973 the Budget Ordinance was read in full on first reading by the City Clerk. Second reading and a public hearing will be held at the Regular Meeting June 60 1974. ORDINANCE #71, Ordinance #7, 1974 an amendment to Ordim nce #5, 1973 the Sign 177-4: Code was read in full on first reading by the City Clerk. Second reading and a public hearing will be held at the Regular Meeting$ June 6, 1974. ORDINANCE #80 Councilman Wiley advised that Ordinance #8, 1974 parallels 104 : Ordinance #10, 1973, the Fire Code Ordinance and snakes mandatory sprinkler systems, which was a result of a meeting of the Fire Code Committee held Tuesday, May 140 1974. Ordinance #8# 1974 - aaopting by reference the 1974 Amendments to the 1973 edition of the Southern Standard Building Code was read on first reading in full by the City Clerk. Second reading and a public hearing will be held at the Regular Meeting, June 6, 1974. ORDINANCE #90 Ordinance #9, 1974 providing alternates to be appointed to the Y9—r4: Zoning Board of Appeals and the Planning and Zoning Commission was read in full on first reading by the City Clerk. Second reading and a public hearing will be held at the Regular Meetings June 6, 1974. Regular Meeting, May 16, 1974 Page 4 ORDINANCE #1 A public hearing was held on Ordinance #1, 1974, the Landscape 1974t UU CAPE ORD.: Ordinance. Mayor Martino stated the Ordinance had been duly advertised for a public hearing and second reading. No one from the audience or the Council spoke for or against the Ordinance. Ordinance #1, 1974 the Landscape Ordinance was read by title only with the amendments made at the Workshop Meeting April 25, 1974 and the Regular Meeting May 2, 1974 and a correction on page 4 Section 31 -S B Landscaping for Interior Parking, paragraph 5 fourth line after distance to read "of three feet ", on second reading by the City Clerk and was unanimously adopted by the City Council. The City Attorney advised that the projects,where a site plan had been approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission,would have to comply with this Ordinance. COMMITTEE, OF The Council, by motion, designated the Committee of Adjustment ADJUSTMENT: 11 would consist of the Chairman of the Beautification and Environmental Committee, the Building Official and the Mayor. Vice Mayor DeLonga suggested that the City Manager be deleted from this Committee; that the City Manager serves on too many committees that takes up too much of his time, and in waking appointments the Council should take this into consideration. REPORTS: Mayor Martino reported on the Planning and Zoning Co—i ssion Meeting PLANNIM AND FETING: held Tuesday, May 14, 1974; the Commission passed on two new site plans, and Mr. Marvin Hill, Planning Consultant, made a presentation, cofbies of which were given to the Council. JOINT MEETING: A joint meeting of the Planning and 7.oning Commission and the Regular Meeting, May 16, 1974 Page 5 Council will be held on Tuesday, May 28, 1974 at 7:30 P.M. Vice Mayor DeLonga suggested, and the Council agreed, that in u the future Advisory Boards, when a joint meeting is scheduled, attend the Council Meetings where they can be placed early on the agenda. ADVERTISEMENT The Council approved an advertisement for the position of City FOR CITY ER: Manager to be placed in the Post Times, the Nation's City and Florida Municipal League magazines and the ICMA newsletter. PBG HOSPITAL: Councilman Feeney reported that he had talked to Mr. Silverstein, Administrator at the Palm Beach Gardens Hospital, regarding a proposed emergency room for the hospital. Mr. Silverstkin and Dr. Anspach will be invited to the City Council workshop Meeting of May 239 1974 to address the Council regarding their expansion program and proposed emergency room. EMERGENCY The City "Manager reported the emergency generator had been GENERATOR: installed at the Fire Station and the advertisement for bid fdr the electrical wiring would be placed in the newspaper. LIGHTHOUSE The City Manager reported the asphalt paving would be put down DRIVE _ W1 ING : for the widening of Lighthouse Drive beginning on Firlday, May 17, 1974. XNTEREST ON The City Manager reported the following interest received from investments: Franchise Tax Account - $51.23, GOB Bonds - $7,898.04, Federal Revenue Trust Fund - $1885.62 and General Government Investments - CD's - $16,905.07 for a total of $26,739.96. This amount surpasses last year's amount for the year. Regular Meeting, May 16, 1974 Page 6 TRAFFIC LIGHT- Councilman Kiedis asked the City Manager to determine from the MACARTHUR BLVD. & NORTHLAKE BLVD.''County if the time device on the traffic light at the intersection of MacArthur Blvd. and Northlake Blvd. could be corrected. ITEMS FOR DISCUSS ION t IMPROVEMENTS TO 1. Motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried authorizing RECREATION ROOMS; the City Manager to expend $1374.94 for improvements to the two recreation rooms located on the ground floor of the City Complex for the use of senior citizens and teenagers. Monies to be taken from lie Federal Revenue Sharing Account. The City Manager indicated the low estimate had been received from Butler Floors with work to be completed within 30 days. UPGRADING AIR 2. The City Manager reported estimates had been received for CONDITIONING- .: upgrading the air conditioning in the Police Department as followst Globe Air Conditioning - $15001, LaPlant Heating and Air Conditioning Lake 14brth - $1705, and Beach Air Conditioning - $1625. Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried authorizing the City Manager to expend the amount of $1500 for upgrading the air conditioning in the Police Department to Globe Air Conditioning, the low estimate. Monies to be taken from the Contingency Fund, City Council. COMPUTER PROGPAM 3. Motion made by Councilman Kiedis, seconded by Councilman ANALYZE SURVEY DATA: Wiley authorizing the City Manager to expend the amount of $150.00 from the Contingency fund, City Council for a computer program to analyze the survey data. Vote on motion - Councilman Kiedis, Councilman Feeney, Councilman Wiley and Mayor Martino voted aye, Vice Mayor Del.onga voted nay. Motion carried by a vote of 4 ayes and 1 nay. Regular Meeting, May 15, 1974 Page 7 The City Manager advised that the cost was not justified to have the payroll computerized at this time. ADDITIONAL MIONIES 4. The City Manager advised the Council they had authorized the TO INWARD KUHNS FOR ENGINEERING expenditure of $1350.00 on the original proposal to Howard Kydms SERVICES for engineering services on the emergency generator, and that additional items not bid had been accomplished by Mr. Kuhns in the amount of $1905.00. Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried authorizing the City Manager to expend the amount of $1905.00 to Howard Kuhns for additional engineering services, monies to be taken from the Federal Revenue Sharing Account. COUNCIL ADVISORS 5. Councilman Kiedis read a memo he had written to the Council TO ADMINISTRATIVE regarding Councilmen acting as advisory members to the Police and Fire Departments, recommending the practice be discontinued. Councilman Wiley stated that he had, some 4 years prior, been the Volunteers advisor to the Fire Department/ and felt it in no way interfered with the City Administrative policy or the City Manager. It was, in fact, a beneficial worthwhile endeavor. Vice Mayor DeLonga agreed there was a very viable relationship between the Council and the Volunteers which should continue,, and felt it was being responsible to the needs of others in developing better ways of serving the community to]earn what is happening in the community through the information in the Po1ic e Department„ which is a matter of public record. However he agreed with the Council that an advisor was not needed to the Police Department. -,� Mayor Martino summed up the discussion whereby the Council concurred to retain the Council representative to the Volunteer Regular Meeting, May 166 1974 Page 8 Fire Department only; however not the administrative funtions, and to eliminate the current advisor to the Police Department as well as on the reorganization chart prepared each year. Unanimous approval was given to the policy decision as outlined by Councilman Kiedis and Mayor Martino. BUILDING 6. Councilman Wiley,prefaced by the remark that a public Notice MORATORIUM ORD.: had been printed in the May 4th and 5th issues of the Post Times by the DPA for a modification to the TOP by the Palm Beach County Utility Company and solicitating written comments within 30 days, proposed that a letter be sent to the Department of Pollution Control in Fort Lauderdale. The draft of the proposed letter was read by Councilman Wiley. He further proposed that two ordinances, as prepared by Attorney Brant at his request, one a modification to the Building Moratorium Ordinance #14, 1970 and the other repealing the Building Moratorium Ordinance #14, 19709 be read on first reading. LETTRR TO DPC: A motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried to send the letter written by Councilman Wiley to the DPC, deleting paragraph 4 of the draft. ORDINANCE #10 By unanimous motion of the Council, Ordinance #10, 1974 amending Ordinance #14, 1970 by providing that upon the DPC authorizing additional connections to the existing sewage system, the moratorium on issuance of building permits to the extent of such additional swwAge connections shall be repealed, was read in full on first reading by the City Clerk. ORDINANCE #11 By unanimous motion of the Council, Ordinance #11, 1974 repealing 4: Ordinance #14, 19700 the Building Permit Moratorium Ordinance, was Regular Meetingv May 15, 1974 Page 9 read in full on first reading by the City Clerk. By unanimous motion of the Council, Ordinance #100 1974 and Ordinance #11, 1974 were tabled until an answer is received from the DPC. REVIEkT & 7. Item 7 on the agenda - review and proposed reclassification PROPOSED RE- of pay grades for City employees was deferred until the Workshop UP PAY GRADES: Meeting of May 23, 1974 at the request of Councilman Wiley to enable him to study the pay grades and complete the graph he is preparing. ITEMS BY CITY MANAGER: USE OF ASSEMBLY A request from Sam Brown for extended use of the Assembly Room ROOM FOR REAL E CLASSES,* to conduct a zeal estate school at an additional fee of $25.00 per day beyond the three days reserved for twice a month, was granted by the Council. Mr. Joseph Blair, a member of the audience, questioned the use of the room for a money making project and was advised by Mayor Martino the purpose was to conduct classes for the benefit of the residents who desired further schooling. PBGYAA TAG DAY: Councilman Wiley requested and Council agreed to allow the Palm Beach Gardens Youth Athletic Association to hold a Tag Day on Saturday, May 18, 1974 and to issue a permit for same. Vase Mayor DeLonga suggested the Yamaha motorcycle in the screened area at the Public Works yard be placed unaer cover. The Police Chief advised the cycle was being held at the request of a parent. LAND USE POLICIES The City manager asked that the Council consiaer adopting in the .� AND PROCEDURES; future the following: Regular Meeting, May 16, 1974 Page 10 1. Consider adopting planning policies, processing them through the Area Planning Board and the reviewing agency which is the Flood Control District. 2. Consider establishing a planning function either by a Planning Consultant or by hiring a staff personnel; to be tied into the Site Plan Review, the process review of the staff and established criteria and the Site Plan Review to the Land Use Plan. 3. The Council will clearly guarantee that an expert is available at all times to constantly review the site plan reviews of impact on the City. 4. Incorporate into the site plan review an impact statement requirement for the school system. ITEMS BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL: COUNCILMAN Motion made by Councilman Wiley that the Resolution which granted wifty: a cost of living increase to full time City employees be modified COST OF LIVIN_G__ iNtRUSE TO to include the 5% across the board cost of living increase to all S: other full time but yet part time employees such as the School Crossing Guards, retroactive to May 1, 1974. Motion seconded by Councilman Kiedis and unanimously adopted. VICE MAYOR Vice Mayor DeLonga proposed that an Administrative Meeting of the D r: Council be held following the joint meeting with the Planning ADMINISTRATIVE MEETING: and Zoning Commission on May 28, 1974. Council agreed that a meeting should be held, the date to be determined later. The Council concurred with the suggestion made by Mayor Martino to award plaques to Tom Mullins, head football coach at Palm Beach Gardens High School and Mickey Neal, Athletic Director at Palm Beach Gardens High School. Vice Mayor DeLonga advised he was obtaining from Luke Park Regular Meeting, May 16, 1974 Page 11 the applications for City Manager that they hau received. ADJOURNMENT: No further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:00 P.M. Mayor Mike Martino Via Ae Mayor James -. Alice Jeanderslake, City Clerk �k�64411 ,, , . . C - ' lman Water H. Willey Co lman Jai� Kiedis CngnciInan- _Dick Feeney �-N\