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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 051773\ RBGULAR MEETING CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS MAY 17, 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 Trail, 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 DeLonga, Councilman Martino, Vice Mayor Kiedis and Mayor Wiley. Attorney William Brant was present. Councilman Dunbar was absent due to illness. MINUTES: The minutes of the Workshop Meeting of May 10, 1973, as amended, were unanimously approved by the Council. APPOINTMENT Mayor Wiley, after reading a report entitled "Nationwide Search for OF NEW CITY City Manager Ends at Home" announced the appointment, by the City Council, of Mr. George E. McMahon as City Manager who will assume his duties on June 4, 1973. Mayor Wiley introduced and welcomed Mr. McMahon, who sat in on the meeting and will attend the next Council Meeting. Attorney Brant was authorized to prepare the Resolution appointing Mr. McMahon as the new City Manager and the Ordinance setting forth his salary. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Mayor Wiley made the following announcements: 1. Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting on May 22, 1973 at 8:00 P.M. 2. Beautification and Environmental Committee Meeting on May 23, 1973 at 8 :00 P.M. 3. A bicycle sale by the Police Department on Saturday, May 19, 1973 at 10:00 A.M. at the Public Works Yard, 3704 Burns Road. 4. Mr. W.L.Mac McLendon, representative of Congressman Bafalis would be at the City Hall on Tuesday, May 22, 1973 at 2;30 P.M. 5. Marshall Wells Real Estate School - May 17,18 and 19 in Assembly Room Regular Meeting, May 17, 1973 Page 2 MR.HARDWICKB- Mr.John Hardwicke, representative from the Palm Beach Gardens BUSINESSMEN'S GROUP: Businessmen's Organization, advised the Council that the Deca Group r could not conduct the survey regarding the Sign Ordinance until September and they have retained the CPA firm of Lama, Gordon and Krielow to conduct the survey,which will be ready the last of June. He stated the survey is being revised to include the input from the Council. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS: Mayor Wiley acknowledged receipt of communications from the following: PAUL ROGERS: 1. Congressman Paul Rogers acknowledging receipt of Resolution #24 regarding the completion of I -95. SKIP BAFALIS: 2. Congressman Skip Bafalis acknowledging receipt of Resoltuion #24 providing for the completion of I -95. TOWN OF 3. Town of Ocean Ridge pertaining to the Florida State Comprehensive OCEAN RIDGE: Planning Act of 1972, which will be given to Attorney Brant. PHIL LEWIS: 4. Senator Phil Lewis acknowledging receipt of the Resolutions regarding lethal yellowing disease and completion of I -95. TOWN OF LAKE 5. Town of Lake Park verifying May 31, 1973 for a Tri -City Meeting PARK: and enclosing a copy of a Noise Ordinance from the Village of Tequesta. vice Mayor Kiedis reported he and Chief Pecht had attended a Tri -City meeting of City Managers and Police Chiefs regarding a Noise Ordinance and when completed will be presented to the Council for their consideration. WAYNE MIXSON: 6. Wayne Mixson, Chairman of Committee on Agriculture and Citrus regarding lethal yellowing disease which will be placed in the Council's information folder. STATE 7. State University System of Florida regarding the lethal yellowing UNIVERSITY SYSTEM: " disease. EVERETT R. S. Everett R. Jacobson submitting his resignation as a member of the JACOBSON: Beautification and Environmental Committee. i --1 Regular Meeting, May 17, 1973 Page 3 E.V.MARSHALL: 9. E.V.Marshall, Division Vice President and General Manager, Pratt and Whitney Aircraft, stating he intends to improve their business image as suggested in Mayor Wiley`s letter and steps will be taken toward that goal. RICHARD J. 10. Richard J. Goodsell, stating the proposed Sign Ordinance is GOODSELL: restrictive and incomplete and pointing out a hazard on the Holiday Inn entrance sign which was referred to the Building Inspector. ORDINANCES: Ordinance #10, 1973 adopting a Fire Code and Fire Districts was read ORDINANCE #10: in full by the City Clerk on first reading. ORDINANCE #ll:Ordinance #11, 1973 amending the Swimming Pool Chapter of the Palm Beach Gardens Code was read in full by the City Clerk on first reading. ORDINANCE_ #12 :Ordinance #12, 1973 modifying Chapter 17, Paragraph 1, regarding landing aircraft in the City was read in full by the City Clerk on first reading. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION: CHANGES TO A rough draft prepared by Attorney Brant of an Ordinance amending ZONING CODE.* Appendix A, Zoning, Palm Beach Gardens Code, was discussed by the Council. Mr. George Arnold, a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission was in the audience and clarified and reiterated some of the thinking of the Planning and Zoning Commission when these recommendations were compiled for the Council. The Council did not reach any conclusion and referred the following items back to the Planning and Zoning Commission for further study with a recommendation to be made at the Workshop Meeting of the Council on May 24, 19731 1. Open Space - definition 2. % of minimum Open Space 3. Maximum height restrictions _ chart 4. Sub- paragraph 4 of Section 32 of Article II of Appendix A- Zoning 5. Section 6.4 under R -3A - 2 parking spaces should read for multiple family. Regular Meeting, May 17, 1973 Page 4 6. PUD - Section 9 - number of acres contained. 7. Restrictions in M -1 zoning. U SIGN Motion was made by Councilman Debonga, seconded by Vice Mayor Kiedis ORDINANCE: to defer discussion on the Sign Ordinance until the next Workshop Meeting on May 24, 1973. Motion carried by a vote of 3 to 1. Mayor Wiley voted nay. Discussion on the Sign Ordinance - the Section on signs in residential districts will be placed on the agenda as the first item under "Items for Discussion" at the Workshop Meeting, May 24, 1973. ITEMS BY THE ACTING CITY MANAGER: The Council unanimously agreed that the City employees will celebrate Memorial Day on Monday, May 28, 1973 and the Administrative Offices will be closed on that date. The Acting City Manager reported the extensions for the fences at the Lake Catherine ball fields would be received by Sears on Monday, May 21, 1973, and the tennis lights would be in operation on Friday, May 18, 1973. ITEMS BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL: REORGANIZATIONMayor Wiley stated that at the Regular Meeting held April 5, 1973, MEETING: Councilman Dunbar had made a motion to table the reorganization meeting until such time as a City Manager was selected. Mayor Wiley requested the pleasure of the Council. A motion was made and unanimously carried by the Council to table the reorganization meeting until Councilman Dunbar was present. AUTHORIZED Attorney Brant was authorized to prepare a resolution setting forth PERSONS To SIGN CHECKS: those persons who are authorized to sign and counter sign checks on all bank accounts to include all the Council members. The Resolution to be placed on the agenda for the Regular Meeting, June 7, 1973. VICE MAYOR Vice Mayor Kiedis stated he would like an accounting of the time spent IED i Regular Meeting, May 17, 1973 Page 5 off the job when City employees are answering fire calls. Vice Mayor Kiedis inquired about the shed to store the vehicular tires and was informed by the Acting City Manager that a shed has been made available from the Public Works Department for this use. Vice Mayor Kiedis suggested putting the Lighthouse Drive sidewalk project on the follow up list for review. At Mayor Wiley's suggestion„ the Acting City Manager was requested to inform all employees that it was the Council's desire that the "Employee of the Month" award program be utilized by all employees. ADJOURNMENT. No further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:40 P.M. k-k IZI . Ali -C/�n _�.s > �____... ✓trr. Cdr WaPtl6r H. Wiley ► uncilman James U V #e Mayor 'John Kiedis ''Councilman Gordon Dunbar V Councilman Michael Martino Alice J eart/Kers lake, City Clerk