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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 040571CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS RBOULAR MEETING APRIL 5, 1971 The Regular Meeting of the City of Palm Beach Gardens was called to order at 8:30 P,M. with Mayor DeLonga presiding. The meeting was held at 3704 Burns Road. ROLL CALL Roll was called by the City Clerk. Present were: Councilman Kiedis, Councilman Orr, Councilman James, Vice Mayor Wiley, and Mayor DeLonga. Mr. Carlson and Attorney Brant were present. AWARD TO WINK Mayor DeLonga read a commendation to Wink Speer for his superior S PEER action in rescuing 3 firemen at a recent fire at the Palm Beach Gardens Holiday Inn. Mr. Speers was pleased to accept the commendation. REPORTS Mr. Carlson reported on the maintenance of canals in Meridian Park and asked. the Council for authority to extend the maintenance to the East side of the canal at an approximate cost of $400.00 for u equipment to do the work. He stated there would be letters sent to the property owners informing them the work would be done. Council will be informed of replies, and authorized the expenditure from the Public Works Department budget. Mr. Carlson reported that the bids on the final paving of Johnson Dairy Road will be received April 19, 1971 at 5:00 P.M. PETITIONS AND l.Mayor DeLonga introduced Mike LaFlamm of the Palm Beach Gardens, COMMUNICATIONS North Palm Beach Jaycees who extended an invitation to the Mayor and Council to attend a movement of the Escambia Club via a freedom van, which will be located at the J. M. Fields parking lot at 9:00 A.M. Friday, April 81 1971. The van will be touring 50 cities throughout Florida and the final list of signatures will be forwarded to the Governor. 2. No action was taken on the resolutions suggested by the Florida League of Municipalities for adoption by the cities. These will be 4/5/71 Page 2 workshop items. 3.Announcement of the Palm Beach County Municipal League meeting for April 8, 1971 was made by Mayor DeLonga. 4.Mayor DeLonga announced that Dr. Eissey had asked to come before the Council to present the school millage program prior to election, May 18, 1971. ITEMS PRESENTED 1. Change Order I with Desrochers Construction Company was approved BY CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK unanimously. 2. Change Order J to the contract with Desrochers Construction Co. extending the length of time on the contract to bring records current was approved unanimously. 3. Council considered the request from Desrochers Construction Co. for the final payment of $34,932.90. Hedley Prout and Al Takes of Gene Lawrence, Architects were present to assist in the consideration. Vice Mayor WilW recommended that a $1000.00 be withheld and Desrochers Construction Co. give us a release of lien document and pay Desrochers Construction Co. $33,932.90 on the condition that a release of lien from each of the sub- contractors be received and validated by the City Clerk, and completion of the 4 outstanding items. Vice Mayor Wiley made the motion that the City of Palm Beach Gardens pay to E. P. Desrochers Construction Company the sum of $34,932.90 payable in two sums. The first of $33,932.00 as soon as possible and the remaining $1000.00 be paid when the items on the letter from Al Tokes of Eugene Lawrence, Architects, dated this date and after the release of liens from all sub - contractors associated with the job and a release of liens from Mr. Desrocher himself as received and duly noted by the City Clerk. Seconded by Council- man James. Voting on the motion 5 ayes and O nays. 4. Council action on the recommendation of Al Tokes and Eugene 4/5/71 Page 3 Lawrence, Architects to stripe the parking lot for a price of $120.00 was unanimous to accept the recommendation. 5. Mayor DeLonga polled the Council on occupancy of the new City Hall. Councilman James and Councilman Kiedis and Mayor DeLonga voted to occupy 2 wings at the present time and Councilman Orr and Vice Mayor Wiley voted to occupy all 3 wings immediately. 6. Unanimous approval to pay Riteway Paving Company, Inc. the amount of $15,901.10 for work completed on the parking lot and access road at the Municipal Complex. 7. Unanimous approval was given to the payment of $617.00 for the cost of plaques for the City Hall. B. Council instructed the City Manager to distribute the Long Range Plans to all necessary City Boards, County Boards and surrounding Citys and also authorized the sale of the plans at a price of $5.00 to other entities. 9. The City Manager was authorized to pursue and get best estimates from appraisers for the purchase of certain lands. 10. Council viewed and discussed the plans for the rostrum to be built in the Council room at the City Hall. Mr. Carlson will try to get a sample of the panelling to be installed on the rostrum for the Council's approval. RESOLUTION #16 The City Clerk read Resolution #16 -- permitting the First National Bank of Palm Beach Gardens to erect a mobile type office for business. Unanimously approved.The sewage is being serviced by the North Palm Beach Utility Company. ORDINANCE #2 Ordinance #2__ Establishing a procedure for Declaration of an Emergency was read on first reading by the City Clerk, and will be discussed at workshop meeting. .1 4/5/71 Page 4 ITEMS BY THE CITY Councilman James stated his son entered City Hall to purchase COUNCIL AND MAYOR garbage bags for his mother and was told to "proceed through COMPLIMENT TO all the door$ straight back to the Building Department." When EMPLOYEES he arrived back at the car to his mother, he stated "You know Mom they told me to go through all the doors and every door I opened there were smiles from everyone." Councilman James was this pleased to hear /and complimented the employees of City Hall. The Council agreed. Vice Mayor Wiley asked for items for the vault such as the archives of the City. He suggested that some communications be sent to the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad asking them to cease building the dangerous canal along the BeeLine Highway as this was a detriment to the lives of everyone using the roadway. Council authorized the City Manager to purchase second hand furniture for the City Hall at a great saving to the City. Mayor DeLonga asked that the Link Foundation be contacted to invite them to present their program to the Council at a council meeting. ADJOURNMENT. No further bulsiness and motion to adjourn by Councilman Orr, seconded by Councilman Kiedis. Time for record 11:30 P.M. r -� Mayor DeLon' a' C "= �, C cilman Kiedis Vice Mayor Wii1 y Councilman James i; Colcilhan Orr Thelma Compton, City Clerk'