HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 040573REGULAR MEETING
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
APRIL 5, 1973
The Regular Meeting of the City Council was called to order by
Mayor Wiley at 8:00 P.M, in the Assembly Room, 10500 N. Military
:Grail, 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: Councilman
Dunbar, Councilman DeLonga, Councilman Martino, Vice Mayor Kiedis
and t.;ayor Wiley. Attorney George Baldwin was present.
REORGANIZATION
The Oath of Office was administered by the City Clerk to Councilman
MEET IM
Kiedis and Councilman Martino. The March 20, 1973 General Election
was cancelled because the two incumbents were unopposed. As per
the requirements of the Charter a reorganization meeting must be
held.
A motion was made by Councilman Dunbar, seconded by Councilman
Martino to table Items b through f on the agenda, the procedures
for reorganization, until such time as a new City Manager has been
selected. Motion was unanimously adopted by the Council.
PRESENTATION
A Certificate of Appreciation was presented by Mayor viley on behalf
TO MR. TOM
SCHLAUDECKER:
of the Council to 11r. Tom Schlaudecker, a member and first Chairman
of the Beautification and Environmental Committee. i7r. Schlaudecker
has moved out of the City and no longer qualifies as a member.
PROCLAMATION:
Mayor Wiley read a Proclamation proclaiming April 6 -13 as "Salute To
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MINUTES:
The minutes of the Workshop Meeting of ;larch 22, 1973, as amended,
were unanimously approved by the Council.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Mayor Wiley made the following announcements:
I. A joint meeting of the City Council and the Planning and Zoning
Commission will be held on Tuesday, April 10, 1973 at 8 :00 P,M.
2. A Recreation Advisory Board :fleeting will be held April 10, 1973
at 7:30 P.M.
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3. The Beautification and Environmental Committee will hold a
meeting on April 11, 1973 at 7:30 P.M.
4. A Public Hearing will be held on April 19, 1973 by the City
Council to consider Ordinance #9, 1973 providing for the annexation
of lands in Section 4- 42 -43.
REPORTS: Mr. Woodrow Dukes, Recreation Director, requested that the Council
FLORIDA place $500.00 in the 1973 -74 Budget to host the 1974 Florida
RECREATION &
PARK ASSOC. Recreation and Park Association Conference and workshop, jointly
CONFERENCE
with Riviera Beach on May 6, 7, and 8, 1974 at the Colonnades
Hotel. Motion made and unanimously carried to grant the above
request.
A letter of approval and invitation will be signed by the Mayor
for Mr. Dukes to present to the Association.
HIRING OF Mr. Dukes reported that he had hired t-Ir. Thomas Bolinski
RECREATION
SUPERVISOR: as Recreation Supervisor to begin work on April 30, 1973.
RULES & An objection was expressed by Mayor Wiley and Councilman DeLonga
REGULATIONS FOR
TENNIS COURTS: regarding the rules and regulations for the use of the new tennis
courts that a provision be made to enable the residents to reserve
the courts on week -ends and holidays.
MONTHLY Acting City Manager James DeLonga reported the monthly reports of
REPORTS :
the Department Heads would be placed in the information folder for
the Councilts review.
SALE OF CAR 29: Acting City Manager James DeLonga reported the Director of
Vehicular Maintenance has obtained 3 estimates of true value on
Car #29, a 1960 Dodge Truck. The City has received an offer of
$125.00 for the truck. The estimates were: Bruce King Chevrolet
$100.00, Palm Beach Dodge - $50 -75 and McCulley Ford - $75.00.
A motion was made and unanimously carried to accept the offer of
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$125.00 for Car #29, 1950 Dodge Truck.
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PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS:
The following communications were acknowledged by Mayor Wiley:
CABLE TV: 1. Letter from the Palm Beach Cable TV regarding the service calls
for January and February.
CITY DELRAY 2. Copy of a Resolution from the City of Delray Beach, similar
REACH,
to the one passed by the City Council, requesting the Legislative
Delegation to amend the Comprehensive Planning Act of 1972 and
Re- establish planning district designations.
WPB SIGN 3. Copy of the West Palm Beach Sign Ordinance from Mr. Ferrin.
ORDINANCE:
4. Certified copy of a resolution from the Town of Palm Beach
PALM BEACH
SHORES: Shores, also similar to one passed by the City Council, opposing
any change in the mandatory requirement that all sewage plants as
of January 1, 1973 treat effluent at a minimum of 90 percent BOD
removal.
MEADOWS
5. Letter from the Meadows Residence Club thanking the Council for
RESIDENCE CLUB:
the street light installed at the entrance to the Park.
DR.HATHAWAY:
6. Communication from Dr. Hathaway regarding the Sign Ordinance.
AIA
Councilman Martino acknowledged receipt of a communication from
RESURFACING:
Arnold Ramos, State Department of Transportation concerning the
resurfacing of Alt. AlA which has been programmed to begirt on
July 1, 1973.
SENATOR PHIL
Councilman Martino acknowledged receipt of a communication from
LEWIS:
Senator Phil Lewis in response to his letter of March 13, 1973
stating a Temporary Operating Permit for Palm Beach Gazdens Utility
Company will be issued within a few days and another letter from
Senator Lewis regarding the resurfacing of Alt. AlA and tree
planting.
JEFF HOWELL:
Vice P4ayor Kiedis acknowledged receipt of a letter from Mr. Jeff
Howell who lives on Honeysuckle Ave. thanking him for the assistance
received from the Public Works Department in trimming trees on that
Avenue.
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CITY MANAGER
Mayor Wiley reported receipt of 91 applications for the position of
APPLICATIONS:
City manager. The Screening Committee will provide the Council with
a list in ranking order so that the Council may began interviewing
t he applicants. A Special meeting will be held the week of April 9th
to further review the screened applications.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION:
ORDINANCE #5
A Public Hearing was held on Ordinance #5, 19739 the Sign Ordinance.
SIGN ORDINANCE:
Mayor Wiley stated " This Public Hearing is not required by law but
the Council feels this has a significant impact to the business
community and to the residents. We are looking for a constructive
way to provide the beautification that is necessary in looking for
a good sign ordinance and yet allow the types of sign that the
business community, and we I think agree, are necessary."
HOWARD PERRIN:
Mr. Howard Perrin, Perrin Sign Company, briefly reiterated some of
the comments and his experience in serving on the West Palm Beach
Sign Ordinance Committee that he made at the City Council Meeting
on Plarch 22, 1973.
MR. TOM
Mr. Schlaudecker, past Chairman and member of the Beautification and
SCHJAUDECKER :
Environmental Committee said n In considering visual pollution,
which we consider this, we should consider the impact on the residents
of the area. It is the City's prerogative to control signs and
other aspects of environment by virtue of the Police Department
and it is well established judicially. The Council has the power
to decide what the City will look like - what the total environment
will be. The visual pollution needs close attention - signs and
other things - are indeed pollution and have determential effects to
the City and the citizens therein."
Many businessmen in the City spoke including - Chuck Fermouth
.Abbey Road Restaurant; Serge Griffith, owner of drug store; Dr. Ginn;
Ed Desrochers and Ray Desrochers, construction company,` owner of
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the Highlander Laundry; Rick Goodsell; John Hardwick who laves in the
Gardens and operates a business in West Palm Beach; Russell Thompson,
Manager of Publix; and Mr. Frogel, Manager of Holiday Inn. Their main
concern was that free standing signs should not be ruled out, that
existing signs should not be penalized and that the square footage of
wall signs was not great enough. A majority of the speakers suggested a
businessman be appointed to the committee to further study the proposed
ordinance. Mr. Ray Desrochers presented the Council with a petition,
signed by businessmen, requesting a committee be appointed with 1
representation from the business community.
MAYOR WILEY: " I agree that 20 sq.ft. in some areas is not enough. I am personally in
favor of an area rule or some other type of proportionate sign restriction
that says the sign relative to the size of the building is allowed rather
than an arbitrary square footage. Plus I would like to see more listings
of definitions."
-� COUNCILMAN "I would not go for the present proposed sign ordinance. I find some of
DUNBAR•
T� the size areas restrictive. I personally don't see anything wrong with
the Palm Beach Gardens Hospital free standing sign. That would be
restricted the way this code is written. Therefore I think the topography
the open land, the shrubbery around it should be taken into consideration.
I also agree that in some areas 20 sq. ft. sign is not adequate when you
take into consideration the size of the building that it is on. I saw
the [vest nalm Beach sign code - they have a graph here. I don't know if
I agree wholeheartedly with it - I haven't had a chance to review it.
Those are the two areas that I would like to explore and change the sign
ordinance as it is presently written."
COUNCILMAN "I am going to disagree with the comments I have heard so far. In my
MARTINO:
opinion if we are going to to Ik about an ordinance, we have to talk about
restrictions and as one fifth of this Council there are going to be some
restrictions in the ordinance. There is going to
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be some compromise also from what I have heard tonight - from the
information that I have in my folder and from three or four other
sign ordinances in addition to what we have. I don't like free
standing signs, particularily the type that are in the vicinity of
Northlake Blvd and U.S.1 area stacked one on top of another. I do
appreciate the architectural attempt for the type of free standing
signs such as the one in front of the First National Bank. I find
that appealing. These are the type of things that go through my
mind. I am not going to be one sided - I am going to try and approach
it in a compromising position. The business people who have been
here tonight have brought up excellent points. The Committee that
we had have also brought up some excellent points. I think it is
our job to rut together an ordinance that will suit Palm Beach
Gardens - its residents and business community."
VICE MAYOR "I have a couple of ideas about building signs, that is wall signs.
KIEDIS:
�- About setting up a maximum square footage of the sign to be
determined by the relationship of the building set back from the
center line of the thoroughfare. This does not apply to shopping
plazas - they would have to be handled differently. And multi story
buildings could increase the square footage of the sign as the sign
is raised from the third, fifth, seventh story etc. to give it the
same impact from ground level. And as far as ground signs and pole
signs are concerned, I feel they should be permitted when no
building sign is used providing the building is set back a pre-
determined distance and a landscaped area of a sufficient size to
give the sign a pleasing background to be used as the location of
the sign. In other words, the landscaped area would have to be a
,place in which the pole sign is placed. And again the maximum size
of the ground sign should be determined with some variation
permitted with this size related to the set back and the size of the
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open land area. If the area was small the sign would have to be
smaller. If you had a larger landscaped area that was given to open
space why the sign could be larger. And in a shopping plaza, a
single shopping plaza ground sign would be permitted with the
tennants names. The size depending on the total plaza area, set
backs to the closest building to the street, and landscaped area in
which the sign is placed."
COUNCILMAN "Some day I envision about 35,000 people. This is our projected
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population. Some day I hope to become a business man in the City
of Palm Beach Gardens. It is safe to say you have sitting on your
City Council 5 present or potential businessmen in this Community.
I know the type of community I want to live in. I think when I
envision this City of 35,000 people regardless of the type of sign
ordinance that this Council passes, there is not going to be any
lack of Personally I am very proud of our
Beautification and Environmental Committee. I think they did an
excellent job. I don't think anyone should have the misconception
that this Council wasn't fully aware of each item that was in this
ordinance over the past year and a half, because the Council has
discussed every element of this ordinance throughout that year and
a half. The only reason it is taking us so long is because the
Council has had a higher priority type job to consider. So it is
the Councilts fault it hasn't been acted upon sooner. I think in
my own mind I don't see any real major revisions to this sign
ordinance.except in that area that the Mayor and other members of
the Council expressed and that is the area of the ratio to the
surface area of the building. When this ordinance goes on second
reading there will be no comments from the floor so when you receive
,a copy of our sign ordinance, please come back to us before the
second reading with your comments ".
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The Council set as a target date the first Regular Meeting in May
on May 31 1973 for the second reading of Ordinance #5, 1973 the
Sign Ordinance. Mayor S,iley stated that the Council will workshop
the Ordinance more than once before the second reading and suggested
that the businessmen get together and give the Council a consolidated
.recommendation in writing or individually if preferred.
ITEMS BY THE ACTING CITY MANAGER:
PURCHASE ORDER
At the request of the Acting City Manager the Council approved a
FOR FIREWORKS:
Purchase Order not to exceed $1250.00 for the purchase of fireworks
for the 4th of July celebration, to be charged to account 01 -416.
PURCHASE OF
The Council granted the request of the Acting City Manager and
WESTCOASTER:
authorized the purchase of a used Westcoaster vehicle in the amount
of $850.00 to be used by the Recreation Department, to be charged
to the Public Works Department Account #15 -600.
BOY SCOUT
The Council granted permission to Mr. Tom Fletcher of the Gulf Stream
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Boy Scout Council to hold a Scout Rally on October 26-27 in the Lake
Catherine area. They will provide their own police, sanitary
.facilities and insurance coverage.
PURCHASE OF
The Council authorized the Acting City Manager to allow the Youth
BLEECHFRS:
Athletic Association to place an order, in the City's name, for a
set of ble ahers in the amount of $322.00 for the T -ball field,
with the intent that the City be reimbursed by the Association
in the amount of $322.00.
The Acting City Manager reported the ball field fences will be
installed the week of April 9, 1973, and the telephone will be
installed at Lake Catherine on Friday, April 6, 1973.
In reference to a letter received from the Travelers Insurance Company
regarding an error in Ordinance 1, 1973, Attorney Baldwin advised
the typographical error could be changed to reflect Contract GR -1329B
instead of GR -1329A and initialed by the City Clerk and the Mayor.
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FIRE STATION:
A communication will be sent to the Volunteer Firemen by the Acting
City Manager in answer to their questions regarding the Fire Station.
Included will be a request to Chief Summers that a recommendation
be made to the Council as to a method of securing the building;
with respect to driving the fire vehicles, it is a policy of the
City to discourage anyone under 25 to drive, however anyone over
16 may drive the vehicles if they have a valid drivers license;
and the meeting room will be cleaned on a weekly basis by the Public
works Department including the rest rooms.
VACANCY IN
The Acting City Manager reported he was going to advertise for a
CITY:
Clerk Typist or Secretary position as thefe is a vacancy in the
City. The Council will determine the classification before
advertising.
REVENUE SHARING
The City Attorney was instructed to prepare an Ordinance transferring
FUNDS:
funds from the Revenue Sharing Fund to be used for merit raises and
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cost of living funds.
ITEMS BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL:
COMMISSIONER
Mayor Wiley reported that County Commission Culpepper has agreed to
CULPEPPER:
attend the Council Meeting of April 12, 1973 and the Council was
asked to advise him of any items they would like discussed.
PANELING OF
Mayor Wiley announced that the Jaycees will panel the entire west room
ROOM IN FIRE
STATION:
in the Fire Station as opposed to one wall as originally planned.
The Council concurred.
PERFORMANCE
The Council agreed to hold a meeting the following week regarding the
RATINGS:
performance rating of City employees and to determine the dollars
involved.
VICE MAYOR
Vice Mayor Kiedis recommended that the 3 open spaces at the City
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Complex where the generators and bicycle racks are located be filled
in with concrete. Councilman Dunbar also suggested the area at the
RESOLUTIONS:
RESOLUTION #17: Resolution #17, 1973 authorizing the use of a mobile home trailer
at 3080 West Lake Park Road was read by the City Clerk in full and
unanimously adopted by the City Council.
RESOLUTION #18: Resolution #18, 1973 appointing members to the Merit System Board
was read in full by the City Clerk and unanimously adopted by the
City Council.
RESOLUTION #19: Resolution #19, 1973 requesting that Peanut Island be developed with
recreation facilities for the public was read by the City Clerk
and unanimously adopted by the City Council.
ORDINANCES:
ORDINANCE #6: Ordinance #6, 1973 providing for mandatory retirement of all City
Employees was read by title only, on second reading, by the City
Clerk.
Motion made by Councilman Martino, seconded by Councilman DeLonga to
adopt Ordinance #6, 1973. Vote on motion - Councilman Martino,
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Fire Station be done at the same time. Acting City Manager James
DeLonga was directed by the Council to have this work done.
Vice riayor Kiedis reported the barrels at the soda machine on the
first floor of the City Complex are unsightly. He suggested the
basketball courts at Plant Drive be resurfaced and provided with
better lighting; that an irrigation system be provided at the City
Complex and the PGA be contacted regarding obtaining sprigs for the
10 acres adjacent to the City Complex.
COUNCILMAN
Councilman Martino reported he would advise the Council of his
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meeting with the School Principals held March 23, 1973 at the next
Council meeting.
COUNCILMAN
Councilman Dunbar was advised by the Acting City Manager that the
DUNBAR:
resurfacing of the tennis courts is completed and will be open for
play by the week -end.
RESOLUTIONS:
RESOLUTION #17: Resolution #17, 1973 authorizing the use of a mobile home trailer
at 3080 West Lake Park Road was read by the City Clerk in full and
unanimously adopted by the City Council.
RESOLUTION #18: Resolution #18, 1973 appointing members to the Merit System Board
was read in full by the City Clerk and unanimously adopted by the
City Council.
RESOLUTION #19: Resolution #19, 1973 requesting that Peanut Island be developed with
recreation facilities for the public was read by the City Clerk
and unanimously adopted by the City Council.
ORDINANCES:
ORDINANCE #6: Ordinance #6, 1973 providing for mandatory retirement of all City
Employees was read by title only, on second reading, by the City
Clerk.
Motion made by Councilman Martino, seconded by Councilman DeLonga to
adopt Ordinance #6, 1973. Vote on motion - Councilman Martino,
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Councilman D eLonga and Mayor Wiley voted aye, Vice Mayor Kiedis
and Councilman Dunbar voted nay. Motion carried by a vote of 3 ayes
and 2 nays.
ORDINANCE #8: Ordinance #8, 1973 amending Ordinance #18, 1973, the Budget Ordinance
was read by title only, on second reading, by the City Clerk and
unanimously adopted by the City Council.
ORDINANCE #9: Ordinance #9, 1973 providing for the annexation of lands in Section
4 -42 -43 was read in full by the City Clerk on first reading. A
Public Hearing and second reading of Ordinance #9, 1973 will be
held at the Regular Meeting on April 19, 1973,
ADJOURNMENT. No further business the meeting adjourned at 11:11 P.M.
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PETITION
It has come to the undersigned's attention that the City of
Palm Beach Gardens has been considering a new sign ordinance
for the past eight (8) months.
We, the undersigned, do hereby request that -the City of Palm
Beach Gardens, Florida, consider electing a committee with
representation from'the business community of Palm Beach Gardens
for the- eXptess purpose of aiding the City Council in re- writing
t-&e City s new sign ordinance in order to aid the City in fight-
ing visuua pollution, but at the same time Bing to the entire
community a sign ordinance that all members o the community
can live with.
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PETITION
It has come to the undersigned's attention that the City of
Palm Beach Gardens has been considering a new sign ordinance
for the past eight (8) months.
We, the undersigned, do hereby request that the City of Palm
Beach Gardens, Florida, consider electing a committee with
representation from the business community of Palm Beach Gardens
for the express purpose of aiding the City Council in re- writing
the City's new sign ordinance in order to aid the City in fight-
ing visual pollution, but at the same time giving to the entire
community a sign ordinance that all members of the community
can live with.
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