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CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
May 11, 1970
The City Council of Palm Beach Gardens met in Regular Session on Monday,
May 11, 1970 at 8:00 p.m., at 3704 Burns Road. Mayor Blanck opened the
meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. Roll was called by
the City Clerk.
ROLL CALL:
Present were: Councilman Prentiss, Councilman James, Councilman Wiley,
Vice Mayor DeLonga and Mayor Blanck. City Manager Robert Carlson and
Attorney William Brant attended.
MINUTES OF
Motion by Councilman Prentiss seconded by Vice Mayor DeLonga that the
REGULAR MEETING
reading of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of April 27, 1970 be
waived and approval be by each Councilman's signature. Vote 5 ayes and
0 nays.
REPORTS
Reports for the month of April were reviewed by the Council and approved
as presented by the Building Department, Police Department, Fire Depart-
ment, Recreation Department, Public Works and Tax Departments.
CANALS &
Vice Mayor DeLonga reported on his communications with Mr. Lukin of the
WATERWAYS
Health Department regarding the canals and waterways. He stated he had
called Mr. Lukin and expressed our feelings. Mr. Lukin was very coop-
erative and answered questions. He also stated we would receive a letter
of interpretation on Sewer Treatment Plant, and that the approval would be
in this week for the extension of the Plant. Mayor Blanck read the letter
of May 7 from the State Health Board on their review of the plans. Vice
Mayor DeLonga recommended that the Council have an open discussion with
Palm Beach County Utilities how they can best fit into the expansion of the
City. He proposed that we make a request to the Palm Beach County Board
of Health to reclassify canals of the City. Council was pleased with the
presentation and would encourage a county -wide effort.
SCHOOL
Vice Mayor DeLonga expressed his feelings on the County School System and
SYSTEM
stated there was a lack of cooperation and also a lack of funds and felt
that the Legislature should be approached for ways of obtaining monies for
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the school system. He suggested maybe a resolution and also to approach the
League of Municipalities for some action, and stating we needed to act
individually and collectively for some relief of the existing system in the
schools of Palm Beach County. Council agreed to place this on the agenda
for Workshop.
POSTAL SYSTEM Mr. Carlson reported that he had contacted the Postmaster at West Palm Beach
for more information on the possibility of postal services for the City and
also on the self - service system. He recommended to the Council that we
contact the Postmaster General's Office and request either the contractural
or self- service system for the present, and that this not preclude a
classified Post Office in the City in the future. Motion by Councilman Wiley
that the City Manager pursue this further to follow -up on self- service and
include this on the Municipal Complex; seconded by Vice Mayor DeLonga.
Vote 5 ayes and 0 nays.
P.B. COUNTY
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE Mr. Carlson reported that he had attended the Palm Beach County Municipal
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League meeting on Friday, May 8, 1970; and also reported on beach area
property.
PETITIONS AND
COMMUNICATIONS 1. The letter from the County Engineer on the Capital Outlay program was
read by Mayor Blanck,and Council referred this to the Planning and
Zoning Commission and to Howard Searcy, City Engineer.
2. Multiple Listing Service requested permission to operate a bus through
the City. Council had previously established the streets they would
allow busses to travel and stated they wished to remain as designated.
Mr. Carlson was authorized to convey this message to the Multiple
Listing Service.
3. A note of thanks to the Fire and Police Departments as advertised in the
Post -Times on the fire at Earl Ladd's residence was read by Mayor Blanck
and he expressed his personal thanks to the departments as they did an
excellent job.
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4. Mayor Blanck read an invitation for the Council to attend the Planning and
zoning Commission meeting for May 19 to review the overall plan.
ORDIN- Motion by Vice Mayor DeLonga seconded by Councilman Prentiss to read Ordinance #5,
ANCE. #5
SALARY setting the salary schedule for Council and Mayor, on second reading by title only.
SCHEDULE
Vote 5 ayes and 0 nays. Read by the City Clerk and approved by the Council on a
Motion by Councilman Wiley seconded by Vice Mayor DeLonga. Vote 5 ayes and 0 nays.
OLD Mr. Carlson recommended that the Council authorize the installation of the
BUSINESS
Touchspeed Dial System for the new City Hall. Motion by Councilman Wiley seconded
by Vice Mayor DeLonga. Vote 5 ayes and 0 nays.
DEDUCT Change Order B and Change Order C for the construction of the City Complex were
ON
CONTRACT reviewed with the architect and Contractor and Council voted 5 ayes and 0 nays to
accept the deduction on the Change Orders on a Motion by Councilman Wiley, seconded
by Vice Mayor DeLonga.
HOLDING Council considered awarding the contract for building holding facilities with the
FACILI-
TIES Architect and Contractor, and was in accord that it would be most feasible to do
the holding facilities at the time of construction of the Complex as the cost at
the present time would be less; and also that this was a need that had been
discussed by previous Council and one of the reasons for the construction of a
Municipal Building. Motion by Vice Mayor DeLonga seconded by Councilman Wiley
that the contract for holding facilities be accepted. Vote 5 ayes and 0 nays.
FOR Suggested for the workshop agenda were: Charter revision, proposed items for
AGENDA
Newsletter, Resolution for appointing member to zoning Board of Appeals.
NEW Mr. Carlson announced the Coffee Club meeting at the Flame Restaurant for Wednesday
BUSINESS
May 12 at 8:00 P.M.
Mayor Blanck suggested that a sympathy card be sent to the family of the Mayor of
Lake Clark Shores who was killed in a plane crash this week, Mr. John J. Stretch..
ADJOURN - Motion by Councilman Prentiss seconded by Councilman Wiley. Vote 5 ayes and 0 nays.
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