HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 102670REGULAR MEETING
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
October 26, 1970
The Regular meeting of the City of Palm Beach Gardens was called to order at
8:00 P.M. at 3704 Burns Road with Mayor Blanck presiding. The meeting opened
with the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.
ROLL CALL: Roll was called by the City Clerk. Present were: Councilman James, Councilman
Wiley, Vice Mayor DeLonga and Mayor Blanck. Attorney Brant and City Manager,
Robert Carlson were present. Councilman Prentiss was absent.
MINUTES Minutes of the Regular meeting of October 12, 1970 were unanimously approved.
Councilman James requested that the minutes of the Workshop meeting of October
19, 1970 be amended to read "current semester" in place of "second semester ".
Council approved.
REPORTS Mr. Carlson reported he had contacted the Town of Lake Park., North Palm Beach
PGA Ad: and Riviera Beach in regards to a joint advertisement in the 53rd PGA Championship
Program. North Palm Beach and Riviera Beach declined, but Lake Park will consider
it at their meeting Wed.,October 28. Council was unanimously in accord to
subscribe to a horizontal half page black and white ad.
Ins.: Mr. Carlson reported that he will have the review and completed tabulation of
the Insurance bids, opened October 19, 1970, for the Council's consideration by
the November 2, 1970 Workshop.
Census: Mr. Carlson reported that the U.S. Census Bureau, Maryland office had telephoned
him Friday, October 23 to verify the 1960 Census (1) of the City of Palm Beach
Gardens and inform the City that a story declaring Palm Beach Gardens as the
fastest growing City in the nation in the past decade would be sent out to the
Associated Press.
PETITIONS & Notice of a Public Hearing of the P. Beach County Zoning Commission re:Petition
COMMUNICATIONS
for the rezoning of a C -1 -A District limited Commercial to C -1 Neighborhood
Commercial District was discussed and Mr. Carlson was instructed to forward same
to the City Planning and Zoning Commission for their recommendation.
Invitation: Vice Mayor DeLonga read a letter of invitation from St.Clare's School to the
Council to attend an open house, Friday, October 30. 1970.
RESOLUTION #42, Resolution #42, Amending Merit System Rules and Regulations was read by
the City Clerk and adopted by a unanimous vote of the Council.
ITEMS PRESENTED BY CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK
Recommendations from Brockway, Owen and Anderson Engineers on paving of
Johnson Dairy Road was presented by Mr. Carlson. They recommended that
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MINUTES OF REC.
The recommendations of the Recreation Advisory Board regarding improvements
ADVISORY BOARD
to certain City facilities was discussed by the Council. Mr. Martino was
present and assured the Council he would tabulate an approximate cost of
the items as presented by the Youth Athletic Association and present this
to the Council at the Workshop meeting of November 2. Council instructed
him to confer with Mr. Munsell, Building Inspector and Leonard Devine,
Public Works Director to obtain eetimates. Council requested that a repre-
sentative of the Recreation Advisory Board be present at the next workshop.
Council suggested that the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Recreation
Advisory Board restrict their planning for recretional use to the 20 acres
presently owned by the City with the additional 20 acres for possible
expansion.
LETTERS RE:
Mayor Blanck read letters of acknowledgement on receipt of Resolution #37
PEANUT ISLAND
1970 from Community Aid Coordinator, Kenneth Straus, and from the Town of
Jupiter.
ORDINANCE 11,
Ordinance #11, 1970 - -1970 Budget was read by Title only on second reading.
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Adopted by a unanimous vote of the Council.
ORDINANCE 1@
Ordinance #12, Amending Municipal Code(hours of sale of Malt beverages in
SALE OF MALT
BEVERAGES
M -1 District )was read by the City Clerk by Title only and adopted by a
unanimous vote of the Council.
ORDINANCE #13
Ordinance #13, 1970 - Setting the Salary for the City Manager, was read
SCI U=TY
MANAGER
in full on first reading.
RESOLUTION #41
Resolution #41, Lighting of I -95 was read by the City Clerk and adopted
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by a unanimous vote of the City Council with the following amendment,
°very little service within the City." Copies of this Resolution will
be sent to State and County agencies.
RESOLUTION #42, Resolution #42, Amending Merit System Rules and Regulations was read by
the City Clerk and adopted by a unanimous vote of the Council.
ITEMS PRESENTED BY CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK
Recommendations from Brockway, Owen and Anderson Engineers on paving of
Johnson Dairy Road was presented by Mr. Carlson. They recommended that
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that the contract be awarded to Belvedere Construction Co. the low bidder
at $20,369,50 Council stated the budget did not include this appropriation.
Mr. Carlson was instructed to contact the abutting property owners to
secure written agreements for a voluntary assessment.Council agreed to
table the recommendations made by the Engineers until the Workshop meeting
of November 2.
THIRD PLAQUE The City Attorney was instructed to prepare a Resolution authorizing a
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third plaque,acknowledging previous Mayors and members of Council and the
Steering Committee, for the implementation at the Municipal Complex.
ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 10:00 P.M.
A Workshop meeting to discuss the Sub - Division regulations was called to
order at 10:15 P.M. and adjourned at approximately 11:30 P.M.
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11 yor Blanck Councilman Prentiss °
V ce Mayor DeLonga�--"` Councilman James
C`ounc`ilman Wiley
Thelma Compton, tity Clerk