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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 061473REGULAR MEETING CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENb thanked the City Council for the Savings Bond, but said that he could not accept the financial gain as a reward for saving a life. His reward was the child was alive and well. However, he would like to donate the Savings Bond to the Inter City First Aid Squad in the name of Chief Pecht and the other members of the Police Dept. JUNE 14, 1973 The Regular Meeting of the City Council was called to order ROLL CALL: by Mayor Wiley at 8:00 P. M. in the Assembly Room, 10500 North Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Roll was called by the Deputy Clerk and present were: Council- man DeLonga, Councilman Martino, Vice- Mayor Kiedis and Mayor Wiley. Councilman Dunbar was absent due to illness. MINUTES: The Minutes of the Special Meeting of June 24, 1973 were read and unanimously approved by the City Council. The Minutes of the workshop Meeting of June 24, 1973 were unanimously approved by the City Council. EMPLOYEE OF Mayor Wiley presented a $25.00 bavings Bond to William 3racken, THE MONTH AWARD: Patrolman, Palm Beach Gardens Police Dept. for the "Employee of the Month Award" Mr. Bracken, by administering first aid, saved the life of a l� year old girl who was at the bottom of a swimming pool. Mayor Wiley remarked that he was very proud to know that this type of person was responsible for the pro- tection of the citizens of Palm Beach Gardens. Mr. Bracken thanked the City Council for the Savings Bond, but said that he could not accept the financial gain as a reward for saving a life. His reward was the child was alive and well. However, he would like to donate the Savings Bond to the Inter City First Aid Squad in the name of Chief Pecht and the other members of the Police Dept. --:R- egular Meeting, June 14, 1973 Page 2 MONTHLY REPORTS: City Manager, George McMahon, gave a brief resume of the_ CDepartment Heads Monthly Reports but called the following to the•attention "ot the City Council. 1.� The hours for mosquito spraying have been changed from 6:30 P.M. to 3:30 to 7:30 A. M. No overtime' pay. 2. There is an additional need for 6 new dog pens. Preliminary C SEA PROGRAM: estimates run close to $1,000.00. 3. Poles have.been erected at the High school tennis courts but some consideration should be given to contracting out the J electrical work. 4. Corrections to the tennis courts are scheduled to begin June 18 and the courts will be closed approximately 2 weeks. 5. On Revenue Sharing.. Mr. McMahon said he had some pre- liminary figures of Revenue Sharing from the State. To the end of the Fiscal year the figure is $146,659.14. The an- ticipated figure for next year will be $ 203,320.00. An in- crease of $ 56,660.06. Mr. DeLonga asked what the status of the E.E.A. summer job program was. Mr. McMahon stated that all the paper work had been completed and he had requested and expected 4 men. COMMUNICATIONb: Mayor Wiley acknowledged the following commuications from: 1. A letter,from Senator Gurney acknowledging the letter SENATOR GURNEY: concerning Resolution 024. Priority of I -95. 2. A letter from Mrs Berry, Medical Wives of the North Palm MRS BERRY: Beaches, acknowledging the annual gift of $1500,00 to the Inter City First Aid Aquad. RESOLUTION 3. A letter from Mr. Ravell, State Department of Transportation, # 24 acknowledging the letter concerning Resolution 024. Priority of I -95. FLORIDA 4. A letter from the Florida Peace Officers Association listing PEACE OFFICERb: the revenue the state will reserve toward the Police Officers Plan. Retirement . TAYLOR: 5. A communication from Mr. Taylor, Acting County Engineer, re- garding improvements.on Military Trail, P.G.A. Blvd., various intersections, 4 laning, the timing etc. HOwARD 6. A letter from Howard Searcy, -City Engineer, regarding the SEHRCY• Lighthouse Drive project. He feels the project should be delayed. MR KIEDIS: On the Lighthouse Drive project, Mr. Kiedis feels that we should go ahead with the project. If the moratorium should go off, it will be harder than ever to get a contractor to do the job. Additional costs will rise in spite of the present wage and price freeze. --edR. wILEY: Mr. Wiley stated he agreed with Mr. Kiedis and asked for a motion to authorize the City Manager to advertise again for bids i Regular Meeting June 14, 1973 Page 4 to see it the project is worthwhile doing now. Mr. Kiedis made the motion, seconded by Mr. DeLonga. The vote was unanimous by the Council. POLLUTION CONTROL Mr. Wiley mentioned that the Pollution Control Board had PUBLIC HEARING: had a Public Hearing. Did Mr. McMahon have any comments. Mr. McMahon stated he felt there were going to be more guide lines in urban areas. He would get with the Council at a later CABLE TV: date when he finds out more about the outcome of the hearing. Mr. Wiley acknowledged a communication from Cable T. V. covering March, April and May. He mentioned to the Council discuss that he would like to /cable service in the City at a later date, in more detail. MR GIDDENB: Mr. Wiley acknowledged receiving a letter from Mr. Wayne Giddens stating he owns a lot in Palm Beach Gardens and would like to build a house on it as soon as possible. RECREATION ADVI50RY BOARD: Mr. Wiley acknowledged a communication from the Recreation Advisory Board. He was under the impression that the Board was going to make an informal presentation but as there was no one at the meeting from the Board, he will wait until a later date until he hears when they will make a presentation. POLLUTION Mr. wiley read a letter from the Department of Pollution Control CONTROL.: that was in answer to an inquiry from Mr. Brant concerning the temporary operation permit. MR. BLAIR: Mr. Wiley read a letter from Mr. Joseph Blair, who was in the audience. Mr. Blair wishes to build a private residence and he requested a building permit be issued to him under a hardship classification. Regular Meeting June 14, 1973 Page S Mr. Wiley stated that in the opinion of the City Attorney, in order to give relief to Mr. Blair, the City Council must modify the moratorium and this they cannot do without first having some opinion from the Department of Pollution Control, the Board of Health and the Utility Company and their agreeing to the stipulation in the temporary operating permit. Mr. Wiley read a letter that will go to Mr. Blair informing him that the City recognizes his problem but in spite of constant communication with the Department of Pollution Control and the Utility Co. they still have no definite time of construction of the new plant, anticipation of completion date. Without this data it is impossible to amend the present Moratorium Ordinance and permit building. Mr. Wiley asked for permission from the Council to send letters to several governmental agencies and the Department of Pollution Control asking for relief for single family residents who wish to build-in the City. The purpose of the letters, which will be sent to the County Commission, the Area Planning Board as well as the Department of Pollution Control, is to determine on what basis the City could grant variances to the City's Moratorium Ord. Councilman Martino expressed he had certain reservations concerning the content and wording or Mayor Wiley's draft of the letter to the Department of Pollution Control certifying the City's Moratorium Ordinance and any modifications. He stated he would like to make his reservations known during discussions of said draft. Mr. Blair requested the Council to reconsider its previous decision of not granting any building permits but instead issue permits and withhold Certificates of Occupancy. Considering rising costs. it would be worth his while to build his house and let it sit for six Regular Meeting June 14, 1973 Page 6 \ months or so. Mayor Wiley said the Council would consider amending the City Moratorium to allow conditional permits without Certificates of Occupancy to permit single family residences and certain small commercial buildings but the City needed direction from the agencies involved on what basis such requests could be granted. MR. BRANT: Mr, Brant advised the Council. In his opinion it would be fool hardy to grant additional building permits until the City knows where it is going. The question depends on whether the County Zoning Commission will grant a zoning change for developer John MacArthur's land west of the turnpike for a 2.5 million gallon sewage plant. The Council should have all the facts in hand con- cerning the construction of the plant and a completion date before making any amendments to the Moratorium Ordinance. COUNCILMAN Councilman Martino stated his reservations concerning Mayor Wiley's MARTINO: draft of the letter to the Department of Pollution Control as follows: 1. Mr. Martino was not aware that the Council was considering amending the Moratorium Ordinance although he was not adverse to this action as long as certain conditions were realized. He recognized prior Council discussion of possible variances based on certain hardships but could not recall the Council formalizing any opinions as to the Council taking action to amend the Moratorium Ordinance. He further stated that he favored the compute lifting of the Moratorium once certain conditions, which are close at hand, materialize. One of these conditions was the start of construction on the proposed new sewage plant west of the turnpike by Mr. Mac Arthur's Company. Regular Meeting, June 14, 1973 Page 7 2. Mr. Martino also questioned the language of the draft due to its specific recommendations and implications as far as the City .� Council is concerned. He felt a more general approach would tend to be less discriminatory in nature in regard to all property owners. Also a general approach would allow the City to escape further responsibilities which were not its burden to bear, and perhaps allow the responsible State and County Agencies to assume their proper role in this problem area. After some discussion the Council concurred to reword Mayor Wiley's draft to reflect a more general approach and the letter be forwarded. GORGE Mayor Wiley acknowledged a letter from Mr. George Hoover of Palm HOOVER: Beach Gardens who would like to be considered for a position on one of the Commissions. Preferably one that has to do with pollution, zoning and beautification. MRb.MARJORY Mayor Wiley acknowledged a letter from Mrs. Selema Oxnevad, Secretary THOMAS: of the Beautification and Environmental Commission. She recommends the appointment of Mrs. Marjory Thomas as a new member or the Beautification and Environmental Committee. ITbMb FOR Mayor Wiley stated there are vacancies on both the Planning and D I SC,'Ub SI ON: Zoning Commission and the Beautification and Environmental Commission. He would like to be able to make new appointments to these Commissions on July S, the Regular Council Meeting. PETITIONS: Mayor Wiley recognized Mrs. Pat Barberio to present a petition to close off the North side of Holly Drive during the summer recreation program for the following reasons: 1. Children going to and from Plant Drive should be out of the way of trafric. J Regular Meeting June 14, 1973 Page 8 2. Drivers will feel more secure not having to cope with all the children and bicycles on Holly Drive. Chief Pecht stated. In his opinion, people -should have some relief from Holly Drive closed off. The automobiles can see the children, they have signals etc. Parents should take some responsibility. VICh MAYOR Vice Mayor Kiedis stated. Parents should train children to be KIrDIS: observant of the laws, and, if necessary, lessons given for training. COUNCILMAN Councilman Martino stated. "One of the reasons for this situation is M AKTINO• major only one /area for recreation exists in the City. Some thought should be given to this. The Recreation Board has suggested formally that we investigate the purchase of additional recreational land in other areas of the City which I endorse. Long range plans should be given to sidewalks, especially along Holly Drive and Lighthouse Drive and more generally in all areas of the City. At budget time the Council should give some thought to both the sidewalk problem and the recreational land problem. " Councilman Martina thinks the closing off of Holly Drive should be tried and see how it works out. MR.MC MAHON: Mr. McMahon would like to see a long range plan for sidewalks or footpaths throughout the City, COUNCILMAN Councilman DeLonga stated he is against closing off Holly Drive for DELONGA: the summer recreation program. There are fewer children because school is out. There are few er cars as people are not driving their children to school. Regular Meeting June 14, 1973 Page 9 MOTION: A motion was made by Mr. Martino to close off Holly Drive for the summer recreational program. It was seconded by Mr. Kiedis with the amendment that it be tried for a couple of weeks to see how it works out. The vote was 3 to 1 in favor of the motion. Councilman DeLonga voted nay. MR. DELONGA: Mr. DeLonga stated that on April 4 there was a power failure. The City is in good shape, however certain areas require im- provement. Mr. DeLonga was authorized to consult 3 Engineering firms and come up with a solution to the problem of another power failure. He outlined, in a letter to the Council, the corrections he felt were necessary to improve the operating of the City in the event of another power failure. HOWARD KUHNb see letter attached. RECOMMENDATION FOR EMERGENCY ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT: MOTION: Mr. Wiley asked for a motion from the Council to give authority to Mr. Kuhns to proceed. The motion was made and passed unanimously. The Council authorized a steering committee consisting of the Chief of Police, Councilman DeLonga, a representative of the Fire Dept. and the City Manager. RESIGNATION Mr. McMahon stated to the Council that Winfield Speer WINFIELD bPSER: had submitted his resignation. He said the City was not at fault, it was a personal decision. u MOTION: The motion to accept the resignation of Winfield bpeer was made and accepted unanimously. Regular Meeting June 14, 1973 Page IO MR MCMAHON: Mr. McMahon stated to the Council that he would like to discontinue the search for a purchasing agent at this time. MOTION: The motion was made and passed unanimously. TRI CITY MEETING: Mr, wiley acknowledged a letter from Mr. Mallory Privett of North Palm Beach. Mr. Privett complimented the City of Palm Beach Gardens for the fine cooperation it had accorded the other two cities. FIRE CHIEF: Mr. McMahon, the City Manager, recommended advertising for a Fire Chief. Steve Gione, made several suggestions: 1. Not to hire any Fire Chief until the new Fiscal year. 2. At the new budget period, hire 2 paid drivers and 1 part time Fire Chief. One of which will do custodial work. �r 3. If the Council does not agree, the Fire Dept. will go along with whoever is chosen Fire Chief. 4. If they have a 5 man board, the Fire Dept. would like to have 2 men represent them. If they have a 3 man board, they would like 1 man to represent them. 5. Frank Morrow had done a good job as Acting Chief but he has been using his own car and should be reimbursed in some way. The City Council authorized the City Manager to advertise for a new Fire Chief and to establish an application review committee consisting of Councilman DeLonga, the City Manager and a member of the Fire Dept. The City Council authorized the City Manager to give a check to Frank Morrow for $25.00 per month, retroactive to April 25, 1973. Regular Meeting, June 14, 1973 Page 11 ITEMS BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL: Councilman Martino asked the City Manager to report back to the Council on the status of: 1. Letter April 18, 1973 to the Volunteer Fire Department from the Acting City Manager James DeLonga regarding certain suggested items for the benefit and improvement of the Fire Department. 2. Possible cost and approximate date to accomplish resurfacing of the multi purpose court at Plant Drive. Suggest possible lighting improvements to said court. 3. Action taken regarding memo from Chief Pecht covering lighting problem in the City. 4. Suggest overall lighting plan for City along the lines previously recommended to the Council by Councilman Martino and Chief Pecht with particular attention to Plat 1 and Units 4, 5, 6. 5. Request by Councilman Martino that the City Manager become fully aware of the problems and regulations surrounding the purchasing and /or leasing of the 9k acres adjacent to the City Hall. from Mr. MacArthur. Further the City Manager should endeavor to realize this purchase and /or lease and keep the Council fully informed to its status. Regular Meeting June 14, 1973 Page 12 RESOLUTION 027: Resolution �F27, 1973 requesting the adoption of the pending Redistricting Plan under the Florida Comprehensive Planning Act of 1972 was read by title only by the Deputy Clerk and unanimously adopted by the City Council. RESOLUTION 0 28: Resolution X28, 1973 setting forth those persons who are authorized to sign and counter sign checks on all bank accounts of the City of Palm Beach Gardena was read in full by the Deputy Clerk and unanimously adopted by the City Council. RESOLUTION 02-9, 197:3: Resolution 929, 1973 appointing Judges Ad -Litem of the Municipal Court of the City was read in full by the Deputy Clerk and unanimously adopted by the City Council. ORDINANCE 910: Tabled at the request of the Building Inspector. '1—bRDINANCE X11: Regarding swimming pools, was read by title only by the Deputy Clerk and unanimously adopted by the City Council. ORDINANCE ff 12: Ordinance 912, 1973 regarding aircraft, was read by title only by the Deputy Clerk and unanimously adopted by the City Council. ORDINANCE fF13: Establishing the Annual Salary of the City Manager was read by title only by the Deputy Clerk and was unanimously adopted by the City Council. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was declared adjourned at 11:25 P. M. Mayor walter wil Co�ncilman James DeL a� V -Mayor John Kiedis uty Clerk,' RutVMur iy Councilman Gordon Dunbar r � Councilman Michael Martino y�fr f .. i C �«'sa�.� -�5 �r G i .0 �_ �` "��� e'1eC.( . . - �� �irr i" , ... �,"�� t �` .. ��""� =• -� �•,_ � -tea'' -._ _ .,lC'- C�,�L� �`r` -' � ->•��. �Z -<<..� - ✓�'?"!1� eo - ;fit._.. OL - .. _.. 4�15 fv- Oc 1"6 (y1 jJ LA i41',k , 1, 0-2 1 (X wK i - ��✓- •t- �'F.L- 'LLW..��/�.'; "7r.�%L (r`.{...G� j`l L., �F�__' L[.a>+. _� -_:x L( � /Ci•"F- - _- _ _ :i JJ °-?�t / r - �yy - �� � i F. X, s .• 7 c 4 / �r r i- 1-/ e2 44 7o. Ir,7 to Lk Ir,7 €. lee ✓ j � 1,� %G l:3 H i� 4Lt- ,Cry-✓ I ; ,J� r '2 -37 J yv1i I- "", r li '13 A vc C, L 0 11-1 j��F,.r�.. r� f rA [�,►/ J�' p�,, �� � � Y a� { �T � -�-C.� .. �.8 � � + "+.f <: .� I ' 2 ../� i" � r' �. p. �`' 7, 7 11-1 1� J-- 411 llt A %I , 7M, fs /j all HOWARD KUHNS Electrical Engineer 444 Bunker Road .� West Palm Beach, Florida 33405 May 29, 1973 Mr. James C. DeLonga Acting City Manager City of Palm Beach Gardens 10500 N. Military 'Frail Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33403 Dear Mr. DeLonga: I had the pleasure of meeting Chief Pecht and working again with Leonard Divine to come up with the following recommendations and tentative prices for emergency electrical generation to operate the Fire Station and the Police Department facilities during power outages. Your list of questions is attached. I will discuss each item as follows: 1 and 2. I agree with Chief Pecht the wiring is inadequate and recommend that proper outlets be installed on separately protected circuits to operate the electronic equipment. In addition, a number of the room lights should be placed on emergency power circuits. Approximately 5 KW would be needed. 3. The proposal to relocate the fire siren to the Fire Station is OK electrically. The siren is a 3 phase, 10 horse power unit and will require 12 KIV of emergency generation. Your decision whether to move the siren should be based on operational require- ments as well as electrical requirements. 4. The radio positioning should be taken up with your radio manufac- turer's representative. If conduits or power supply circuits are required to support the relocation I can design same. You will probably need no new circuits inasmuch as the Fire Station was thoughtfully designed with numerous emergency outlets. 5. The Fire Station drawings indicate an emergency load of 15 KW. This plus the other loads can be served by the addition of a new engine - driven electric generator in the Fire Station. The existing emergency power panel will have to be changed to 3 phase. 6. The Fire Station, Police Station and the siren (if relocated) can all be served by the new 32 KW generator in the Fire Station which will be wired with automatic starting controls. Mr. DeLonga Page 2 �- May 29, 1973 Mr. Divine had the foresight to lay extra cables between the Fire Station and the Police Station during construction. These cables eliminate the need to trench between the buildings. 7. The 35 KW portable generator now used at the Police Station will probably be capable of operating the gas pumps. Mr. Divine can connect and test this method with City forces. 8. The remote door operating mechanisms should pose no problem inasmuch as radio pairs of conductors are now installed. The door status indication would also be incorporated. Roughly, the prices for these items of work performed by an electrical contractor after competitive bids are as follows: 1 and 2. Police Station Wiring. New outlets and wiring. $ 150.00 Lighting circuits. 250.00 Transformer and panel. 200.00 3. Relocate fire siren. 800.00 t. 5 and 6. Install new emergency generator 8,000.00 with automatic controls. 7. By City Forces. 0.00 8. Remote door operation and indication. 400.00 Total Construction Cost $9,800.00 Unfortunately, construction costs have fluctuated so widely in recent years I cannot offer any assurances that the above numbers are adequate. My fee for preparing this report and future drawings and specifications is based on the following hourly figures: Engineer $25.00 per hour Draftsman 14.00 Typist 8.00 In addition, actual expenses will be charged. All I need is your permission to proceed. Yours very truly, Howard Kuhns, P. E. HK /map Enclosure 1. Provifie a•n{)le electrical circuits to , ^rmi f C;�e Pf•: { r Department dispatcher room anal equipm9 -9t to ',e nfr, - -1 by the generator adjacent to that deTar -in-1 . 2. Correct any deficiency in wiring in the dispatcher snf-r- 3. Assuxe that sufficient pow(,r i.; availahlrr to onc—it, [ -- f ire sirens rrnrl Plectrons. (This; Miry * rte; v r for -, r r ;r• the : Ireu:;.) 4. Relocate the radio transmitting equipment from its present loeation in the fire Station to the Storage Room. (Tr; s equipment am its associated feed sy: ,-(ori she ild _ well protected and immune From any acts of vandalism.) S. Assure that emerrPncy generating equipm -nt is avail.t,,t- at the Ceutral Fire Station to power thr- transmi 1 t; n ,.s iii l ;rent, antenna, an,l dispatching room as .i K,f,r.1i 1 ,,nl Day aroa nhnul,l also he eonr+iflervd. G. Automatic starting, of both generators (Police Depa.r(,r -n# and Fire Station) may he considered. 7. Power is available to oiler -,te the gas pvmps or that alternate manual Method of Pumping is a,:-ailaflle. S. A system l e installed that would perni r. -the Police Dis­a . ;l,-.r to iinlorl: the rear Pyre Station door by activating at the time• of a Fire or upon requast. _1n _rrii -ut -i `1` door beiT_, vrlocl;ed may also he desirJelr'.