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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 022767i CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL February 27, 1967 REGULAR MEETING The regular meeting of the Council of the City of Palm Beach Gardens was held on February 27, 1967, at 8:00 P.M., at the Meridian Park Clubhouse, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE QUORUM Mayor Diamond instructed Councilman Earle to lead in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. At the direction of the Mayor, the roll was called. All of the Councilmen were present. MINUTES Motion by Councilman Hughes, seconded by Councilman Brown, that the reading of the minutes of January 23, 1967, be waived and approved by each Councilman's signature. Vote was 5 -0 in favor of the motion. RES. #6 -1967 AUTHORIZING THE COUNCIL TO PRESENT THE REVISED CHARTER TO THE 1967 LEGISLATURE Motion by Councilman Hughes, seconded by Councilman Brown, that the reading of the minutes of the regular meeting February 13, 19672 be waived and approved by each Councilman's signature. Vote was 5 -0 in favor of the motion. Motion by Councilman Hughes, seconded by Councilman Brown, that Res. #6 -19672 authorizing the Council to present the revised charter to the 1967 Legislature, be read by the Clerk. Vote was 5 -0 in favor of the motion. Mayor Diamond explained that this Resolution had been placed on the February 13th agenda and read, but was tabled because Exhibit A was not completed and could not be attached. The City Clerk informed the Mayor that Exhibit A was available tonight and will be attached to the Resolution. Mayor Diamond stated that if the revised charter meets with approval at the Legislature, it will be brought back to the vote of the people and before this vote, it Minutes of Regular Meeting February 27, 1967 Page 2 will be discussed in great detail. Attorney Nason advised the Coun- cil and the audience that a copy of this revised charter will be on file at the Palm Beach County Law Library and at the City Hall. Mo- tion by Councilman Earle, seconded by Councilman Bonner, that Res. #6 -1967 be approved as read by the Clerk. Vote was 5 -0 in favor of the motion. ORD. #4 -1967 Motion by Councilman Hughes, seconded by Councilman Earle, that MUMINT-MD. #1, THE ZONING , EC- Ord. #4.. 1967, changing Ord. #1, the Zoning Ordinance, by amending ON XIII AND SECTIO N VIl Section XIII (C) (1) and Section VII (C) (4), be placed on first reading and read by the Clerk. On the discussion of the motion, Mayor Diamond informed the audience that this Ordinance had been placed on first reading before, but due to additional discussion on editorial changes, they were advised to place it on first reading again. Mayor Diamond called for the vote on the motion. The vote was 5 -0 in favor of the motion. ORD. #5 -1967 Motion by Councilman Hughes, seconded by Councilman Brown, that REZONING AN AREA OF LAND RUNNING FROM I -95 WEST Ord. #5 -1967, amending Ord, #1, the Zoning Ordinance, by rezoning TO INCLUDE METAL FABRI- CATORS FROM R -2 to M ZONE a section of land running from I -95 West to include Metal Fabri- ORD. #6 -1967 CHANGING THE ZONING ON PGA PLAT #1 FROM 0 & R AND C -1 TO R -1 EXCEPT BLOCKS 1 AND 2 cators from R -2 to M Zone, be placed on first reading and read by the Clerk. Vote was 5 -0 in favor of the motion. Motion by Councilman Earle, seconded by Councilman Bonner, that Ord. #6 -1967, changing Zoning Ordinance #1 by rezoning a portion of PGA Plat #1 from 0 & R and C -1 to R -1 except blocks 1 and 2, be placed on first reading and read by the Clerk. Vote was 5 -0 in favor of the motion, / Minutes of Regular Meeting February 273 1967 Page 3 ORD. #7 -1967 Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Earle, that REZONING OF SOUTHWEST AND NORTHWEST CORNER Ord. #7 -1967, changing the zoning to C -2 and R -1 -T on the southwest OF PGA BOULEVARD AND PROSPERITY FARMS ROAD and northwest corner of PGA Boulevard and Prosperity Farms Road, be TO C -2 ARU RBI-- placed on first reading and read by the Clerk. Vote was 5 -0 in favor of the motion. CORRESPONDENCE Mayor Diamond directed the Clerk to read a letter from the State Board of Health releasing the present building in Tamberlane for Certificates of Occupancy. GENERAL DISCUSSION ON Mayor Diamond, before proceeding to the items of new business on the ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS AS SET agenda, declared the floor open for discussion on any of the Ordin- FORTH ABOVE IN THE MINUTES ances and Resolutions passed and placed on first reading earlier in the meeting. Councilman Bonner asked if any new building permits had been issued for Tamberlane. He was informed by the City Manager that there were none to his knowledge. Mayor Diamond recognized Mr. John Schwarz,, He asked the Council, "How soon does the Council have to have the proposed new charter for the legislature ?" W. Nason, the City Attorney, answered that it had to be in the County Law Library the first week in March and one copy on file in the City Hall. Mr. Schwarz asked when this would come before the people on referendum. He was advised that it would be within sixty days after it had passed the Legislature during their session. Mr. Jewett asked where the new trailer park site was. He was in- formed by the Mayor that it was the southwest and northwest corner of PGA Boulevard and Prosperity Farms Road. Mr. Jewett then said the Ordinance read Avenue of the PGA in lieu of PGA Boulevard. Mayor Diamond recognized this was an error and directed the City Clerk to change this portion of the Ordinance before second reading. He said this was an editorial change. Minutes of Regular Meeting February 27, 1967 Page 4 NEW BUSINESS Mayor Diamond stated that the Council was in possession of the final audit from the City Auditors, Calloway, Carpenter & May, and that the Council and City Clerk would review it in detail for the members of the audience. Mayor Diamond went through the audit page by page in detail. At the end of the review of the audit, the following facts were determined: Mayor Diamond stated that the Council had started with a surplus of $135,933.09 on December 31, 1965, and that at the end of the year, December 31, 1966, they had a surplus of $132,457.19. He pointed out that they had underestimated the rev- enues in the amount of $1,220.12. He stated that in reviewing the estimated budget with actual expenditures, it showed that 1966 was under budget by a sum of $5,607.53. Mayor Diamond stated that the Council was pleased with the operation for the year 1966 and es- pecially with the final outcome, because in the beginning there were so many unknown factors, and that many projections were based on 1_� actual guess rather than past performance. Mr. Jewett asked the Mayor if the meeting to be held with the hos- pital authorities was an open meeting. Mayor Diamond replied that it was not. Mr. Jewett then asked if a prospective candidate who had qualified to seek the office of Councilman would be admitted. Mayor Diamond said that he would not. Mayor Diamond stated that the meeting that was going to be held was an executive planning session and that there would be no minutes or any decisions made. at this meeting. It was the Council's intention to tell the people at the next regular meeting what had transpired, and that the Mayor would make a statement for the tress after the meeting was concluded. Mayor Diamond stated that the Council would take the position that- if the public demanded entrance to the meeting, they would have'to let them come in. He emphasized that it was the Council's desire i Minutes of regular meeting February 27, 1967 Page fi to ask the people to let the Council have this meeting in private with these people so that they could get down to the bare facts and nothing would be withheld for fear of personal involvement. Mr. Jewett said, "If some of us in the past six or eight months felt that the Council had not leveled with them, why should they believe that the report after this meeting would divulge the facts as they actually took place ?" Mayor Diamond answered, "If you feel that the Council has not leveled with you, then you are welcome to make some accusations, but be prepared to prove them." Mayor Diamond concluded by stating that the persons from the State and Federal level of the hospital branch had requested this meeting and had asked that the City run the meeting however they thought best to do so. The Council agreed that the closed meeting would be the only way to investigate every possibility to get the hospital opened. Councilman Bonner added that many groups, heretofore, had been in- terested in the hospital and they had asked that they not be ex- posed, or information relative to their interest, be published. The Council felt that the meeting with the hospital authorities should be private so that they could get the information and possibly pro- ceed to consumate a transaction with the City. Mr. Brewer, President of the Homeowners Association, advised the Council that a new non - profit corporation had been formed and has leased the playground area in Plant Drive. He requested the Council to study the feasibility of selling or donating the playground equipment owned by the City that is presently on the Plant Drive property. Mayor Diamond stated that the Council would take it under advisement. Minutes of regular meeting February 27, 1967 Page 6 OLD BUSINESS Motion by Councilman Hughes, seconded by Councilman Bonner, that $5,000 be paid to the Corporation that sponsored the National PGA Four -Ball Tournament. On the discussion of the motion it was brought out that this amount of money had been budgeted, and the expenditure of this was authorized by a Resolution passed by the Council before the tournament was put on. Councilman Hughes informed the audience that our auditors had audited the tournament records to establish that the $5,000 was the City's pro rata share of the loss on the tournament. Mayor Diamond called for a vote on the motion. The vote was 5 -0 in favor of the motion. Councilman Bonner said, "I would like to compliment the City Attorney, in the face of a very heavy agenda, plus other extra curricular activities going on in behalf of the City at the present time, I know that his office is quite loaded, and I think he did a good job in meeting the agenda committments." Councilman Earle said he would like to compliment the Fire Department on an excellent job done on a fire in Meridian Park Saturday morning. He said that any delay on their part would have caused a catastrophe. Nine men showed up for the fire. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Councilman Earle, seconded by Councilman Brown, that the meeting be adjourned. Vote was 5 -0 in favor of the motion. Minutes of Regular Meeting February 27, 1967 Page 7 ATTESTED: APP D: r�- tr a . Poston, City Clerk Robert C. Diamond, Mayor /,Tames W. Hughes, Vice^ygrr George A/. Bonner, Councilman William D. Earle, Councilman Norman E. Brown, Councilman