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CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
May 8, 1967
REGULAR MEETING The regular meeting of the Council of the City of Palm
Beach Gardens was held on May 8, 1967, at 8:00 P.M.,
at the City Hall, 3704 Burns Road, Palm Beach Gardens,
Florida. Mayor Diamond presided.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Diamond led in the Pledge of Allegiance to the
Flag.
gUORUM At the direction of the Mayor, the roll was called.
All Councilmen were present except Vice Mayor Hughes.
It was explained that Vice Mayor Hughes would be
absent for about a 90 day period.
MINUTES Mayor Diamond stated that the reading of the minutes
of the regular meeting of April 24, 1967 would be
waived and approval would be by each Councilmanss
signature.
Motion by Councilman Earle, seconded by Councilman
Brown, that the minutes of the Special Meeting of
May 1, 1967, be read by the Clerk. Vote was 4 -0 in
favor of the motion. Mayor Diamond instructed the
Clerk to read the minutes of the Special Meeting of
May 1, 1967. Motion by Councilman Earle, seconded
by Councilman Bonner, that the minutes of the Special
Meeting of May 1, 1967 be approved as read by the Clerk.
Vote was 4 -0 in favor of the motion.
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DEPARTMENT REPORTS Mayor Diamond instructed the Clerk to read the department
reports for the month of April as follows: Department
of Public Safety, Building Department, Fire Department,
Public Works Department, and Recreation and Parks
Department. After the reading of the department reports,
Mayor Diamond raised a question on the Department of
Public Safety report, asking the reason for the number
of businesses that were left open at night from time
to time. He stated he would like for the Chief to
investigate this and see if this could be minimized.
ORD. #13 -1967 Motion by Councilman Earle, seconded by Councilman
AUTHORIZING CONDITIONAL
USES FOR CERTAIN Bonner, that Ord. #13 -1967, authorizing conditional
GENERAL CONTRACTORS
UNDER THE ZONING uses for certain general contractors under the zoning
ORDINANCE
FIRST READING Ordinance, be placed on first reading and read by the
Clerk. Vote was 4 -0 in favor of the motion. Mayor
Diamond instructed the Clerk to read Ord. #13 -1967.
ORD. #14 -1967 Motion by Councilman Earle, seconded by Councilman
REZONING OF PGA AREA
FIRST READING Brown, that Ord. #14 -1967, rezoning of the PGA area,
be placed on first reading and read by the Clerk.
Vote was 4 -0 in favor of the motion. Mayor Diamond
instructed the Clerk to read Ord. #14 -1967. After
the reading of the Ordinance, Mayor Diamond stated
that at the workshop Meeting on May 1, 1967, it was
agreed by the Council that the rule concerning discussion
of an Ordinance on first reading would be waived on
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Ord. #14 -1967. He then proceeded to turn the meeting
over to Mr. Gene Armstrong for comments on the rezoning.
After Mr. Armstrong's presentation, there were objections
from residents of PGA Plat 1 relative to this rezoning.
Mayor Diamond recognized various people for comments.
After lengthy discussion on the matter, Mayor Diamond
stated that further discussion and consideration would
be taken up at the next regular Workshop Meeting on
May 15, 1967.
ORD. #15 -1967 Motion by Councilman Earle, seconded by Councilman
REGULATION OF FIRE
PERMITS Brown, that Ord. #15 -1967, regulating fire permits,
FIRST READING
be read by the Clerk. Vote was 4 -0 in favor of the
motion. Mayor Diamond instructed the Clerk to read
Ord. #15 -1967.
PROCLAMATION BY
CONTROL OF FIRES
Mayor Diamond instructed the Clerk to read the
Proclamation concerning fires during the period of
drought and his request to ask all citizens not to
start any fires until this condition subsided.
ORD. #16 -1967 Motion by Councilman Earle, seconded by Councilman
HEIGHT
OF BUILDINGS IN C -1 Bonner, that Ord. #16 -1967, changing the height of
CLASSIFICATION OF
ORD. #1, THE ZdR NG buildings in C -1 classification of Ord. #1, the zoning
ORDINANCE
FIRST READING Ordinance, be placed on first reading and read by the
Clerk. Vote was 4 -0 in favor of the motion. Mayor
Diamond instructed the Clerk to read Ord. #16 -1967.
Mayor Diamond again allowed discussion on first reading
of this ordinance because it was a simultaneous request
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by Mr. Gene Armstrong along with the request for
rezoning of the PGA area. There were various comments
from the audience relative to allowing 5�j stories or
75 feet in the C -1 district. Several people voiced
objections to this. Mayor Diamond stated that this
would be brought up for further discussion at the next
regular Workshop Meeting May 159 1967.
RES. #24 -1967 Motion by Councilman Earle, seconded by Councilman
AFPOIPTiNG A ZONING
Lbblvu AND Bonner, that Res. #24 -1967, appointing a zoning commission
SETTING FORTH
THEIR DUTIES and setting forth their duties, be read by the Clerk.
Vote was 4 -0 in favor of the motion. Mayor Diamond
instructed the Clerk to read Res. #24 -1967. Motion
by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Bonner, that
Res. #24 -1967 be adopted as read by the Clerk. On the
discussion of the motion, Mrs. Mildred Peters voiced
objection to two members on the zoning commission,
Mr. Jerome Kelly and Mr. Lindquist. She stated she
felt there were other persons far more capable to serve
than these two gentlemen. There being no further dis-
cussion, Mayor Diamond called for a vote on the motion.
The vote was 4 -0 in favor of the motion.
RES. #25 -1967 Motion by Councilman Earle, seconded by Councilman
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
AND CLERK TO SIGN A Brown, that Res. #25 -1967, authorizing the Mayor and
CONTRACT TO TRADE TEN
- OF LAND AND Clerk to sign a contract to trade ten acres of land and
PURCHASE AN ADDITIONAL
purchase an additional ten acres of land, be read by the
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Clerk. Vote was 4 -0 in favor of the motion. Motion
by Councilman Earle, seconded by Councilman Bonner that
Res. #25 -1967 be adopted as read by the Clerk. On the
discussion of the motion, Mayor Diamond informed the
audience of the contents of the contract and pointed
out the location of the new 20 acre tract. There being
no further discussion, Mayor Diamond called for a vote
on the motion. Vote was 4 -0 in favor of the motion.
RES. #26 -1967 Motion by Councilman Earle, seconded by Councilman
RECOGNIZING MAY 20t
19671 AS ARMED'FORCES Bonner, that Res. #26 -1967, recognizing May 20, 1967
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as Armed Forces Day, be read by the Clerk. Vote was
4 -0 in favor of the motion. Mayor Diamond instructed
the Clerk to read Res. #26 -1967. Motion by Councilman
Bonner, seconded by Councilman Earle, that Res. #26 -1967
be adopted as read by the Clerk. Vote was 4-0 in favor
of the motion.
OLD BUSINESS Motion by Councilman Bonner, seconded by Councilman
AWARDING LOW BID ON
TENNIS COURTS TO Earle, that F.C. Feiss & Company be recognized as the
F.C. FEISS & CO.
low bidder for the construction of two tennis courts for
the City in the amount of $3,750 per court. On the
discussion of the motion, it was pointed out that this
did not include wiring and fencing, but only the con-
struction of the courts, also that F.C. Feiss & Company
be instructed at a later date as to when construction
would take place. Vote was 4-0 in favor of the motion.
Minutes of Regular Meeting of May S, 1967
LETTER FROM THE
STATE BOARD OF
HEALTH
RE: TAMBERLANE
REPORT ON THE TRIP TO
TALLAHASSEE BY
RESIGNATION OF THE
FIRM OF MASON & GILDAN,
QITY ATTORNEYS
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Mayor Diamond read a letter addressed to the Council
from Mr. Lawrence Lukin, P.E. from the local Board of
Health stating that the construction of another unit
in Tamberlane along the Avenue of the PGA would not fall
under the restrictions as set forth in a previous letter
from Mr. Miller, Director of the State Board of Health,
Jacksonville, Florida. Mayor Diamond instructed the
Manager to issue the permit in accordance with this letter.
Mayor Diamond informed the Council and audience that he,
Mr. Gildan, and Mr. Poston made the trip to Tallahassee
and gave a detailed report of the events as they took
place with regards to the new City Charter. He con-
cluded by saying that had the trip not been made, the
proposed Charter would not have been introduced by our
local Delegation.
Mayor Diamond read a letter from Mr. Will A. Nason
tendering the resignation of the firm of Nason & Gildan
as the City Attorneys. Mayor Diamond commented that he
would like to discuss this matter further before either
accepting or rejecting the letter of resignation.
ADJOURNMENT Motion by Councilman Earle, seconded by Councilman Brown,
that the meeting be adjourned. Vote was 4 -0 in favor
of the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 11:45 P.M.
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ATTESTED:
GVeronica E. Snyder, C/lty Clerk
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APPRRED :
R�bett C. DD111iamond, Mayor
Not Present
James W. Hughes, Vice Mayor
'George Bonner, Councilman
William D. Earle, Councilman
Norman E. Brown, Councilman