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CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
November 28, 1966
REGULAR MEETING The regular meeting of the Council of the City of Palm Beach Gar-
dens was held on November 28, 1966, at 8:00 P.M., at the Meridian
Park Clubhouse, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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Mayor Diamond instructed Councilman Bonner 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 OF SPECIAL Mayor Diamond directed the Clerk to read the minutes of the Special
MEETING NOVEMBER 16,
1966, APPROVED Meeting November 16, 1966. Motion by Councilman Earle, seconded
by Councilman Bonner, that the minutes of the Special Meeting No-
vember 16, 1966, be approved as read by the Clerk. Vote was 4 -0
in favor of the motion.
INTRODUCTION OF THE Mayor Diamond turned the meeting over to Mr. Dukes, Parks & Rec-
FINALISTS IN THE JR.
ORANGE BOWL QUEEN PRE- reation Director, so that he might introduce the City of Palm
LIMINARY CONTEST
Beach Gardens three finalists from the Junior Orange Bowl Queen
Preliminary Contest and their parents. Mayor Diamond expressed
the Council's gratitude for their participation in the contest
and congratulated each of the girls for their being a finalist.
REPORT ON THE CITY Mr. Dukes reported to the Council on the tournament held November
GOLF TOURNAMENT
NOVEMBER 27, 1966 27th and advised the Council of the winners under the handicap
section. Mr. James Barry was a winner. Mr. H.C. Evatt, Jr. and
Mr. Bruce Branstrom were tied for second place and will play nine
holes of golf Wednesday, November 30, to determine the other entry
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in the Pro -Am. The winners will represent the City in the Pro -Am
Tournament December 3rd and 4th. Mr. Dukes reported that under
the Calloway -Section, the first place winner was Mr. G. Nelson.
There was a three -way tie for second place between Mr. R. Baker,
Mr. S. Stroncek, and Mr. George Bonner. There would be a drawing
between the three men to determine the second place winner under
the Calloway Section. Mr. Dukes reported that all other winners
would receive their prizes within a few days. Mayor Diamond stated
that the entire City thanked Mr. Dukes for his efforts in making
the golf tournament a tremendous success.
ORD. #24 -1966 Motion by Councilman Earle, seconded by Councilman Bonner, that
REZONING OF PROPERTY FOR
JAMES & MILDRED PEARCE Ord. #24 -1966, changing the zoning on a piece of property owned
FIRST READING
by James & Mildred Pearce from R -1 to C -2, be placed on first
reading and read by the Clerk. Vote was 4 -0 in favor of the motion.
RES. #47 -1966 Motion by Councilman Earle, seconded by Councilman Hughes, that
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
AND CITY CLERK TO ENTER Res. #47 -1966, authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into
INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH
NOZZLE NOLAN, INC. FOR an agreement with Nozzle Nolan, Inc. for pest control, be read by
the Clerk. Vote was 4 -0 in favor of the motion. Motion by Coun-
cilman Hughes, seconded by Councilman Earle, that Res. #47 -1966
be adopted as read by the Clerk. On the discussion of the motion,
it was pointed out that this was a 6 months contract, inasmuch as
the Pest Control Program was getting better, and that at the end
of this term, it was expected that it could be decreased. Mayor
Diamond called for a vote on the motion. Vote was 4 -0 in favor
of the motion.
PIDS ON THE SERVICE Mayor Diamond explained in great detail the intentions of the
,__� BUILDING TO BE BUILT
ON CITY PROPERTY Council in constructing the service building on the City property.
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He informed the public of its use and future plans for the build-
ing. He stated that at the direction of the Architect there was
a Call for Bids and there were seven bidders. The bids were re-
ceived at the office of the Architect, Mr. John Marion in Palm
Beach, for the purpose of analyzing the bids to see that they were
in accordance with the specifications. The low bid was $23,582
for the basic building. This was bid by Cube, Inc. The high bid
was $26,750. The low bid of Cube, Inc. contained an alternate to
reduce the bid by $3,990 if one bay would be removed from the
building. The low bidder proposed to complete the building in 80
days from the time the contract is awarded. The basic building
price does not include the foundation, interior or paving. It is
the intention of the Council to keep this entire project under
$40,000. Motion by Councilman Earle that the low bid of $23,582
from Cube, Inc., with the provision to accept or reject the al-
ternate in the amount of $3,990, be accepted by the Council.
Motion seconded by Councilman Bonner. Vote was 4 -0 in favor of
the motion.
DISCUSSION ON GARBAGE A lengthy explanation was given by Mayor Diamond explaining the
SERVICE FOR 1967
reasons for the garbage fee and laying out the mechanics of how
it would be operated if the Council so elects to initiate it.
Vice Mayor Hughes gave an analysis by comparing houses with dif-
ferent assessments and the effect of the garbage program on var-
ious owners. Mayor Diamond expressed the thoughts of the Council
in that this would be an equitable distribution of a service to
every homeowner in the City. There were various comments from
Councilman Earle and Councilman Bonner on this subject and from
the audience there were questions and suggestions relative to
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initiating the program. There being no further discussion on the
subject, Mayor Diamond directed the Attorney to draw the Ordinance
to be presented at the December 5th regular meeting.
DISCUSSION ON THE ROAD Mayor Diamond turned the meeting over to Mr. Searcy, City Engineer,
PROGRAM BY HOWARD SEARCY
CITY ENGINEER and asked him to report on the progress of the road program. Mr.
Searcy reported that the plans would be finished by the end of the
week and that at the next regular meeting, December 5th, he would
have full plans and specifications to proceed with the call for
bids. Therex s a discussion between Mr. Searcy and the Council
relative to trees, shrubs, and driveways in the right -of -way as
to how they would be handled in the contract. It was suggested
by Councilman Earle that those people in Plat Q who will be af-
fected should be notified by the City as to what would be expected
of them prior to the contractor starting work. Mr. Searcy stated
it would take 30 days for the bids and once the bids were received,
construction time would run between 90 and 100 days.
DISCUSSION BY COUNCIL- Councilman Bonner stated that he was very impressed with the use
MAN BONNER ON PUBLIC
WORKS AND THE GRADING of the gradall in correcting our swale problem and suggested that
OF SWALES
we examine every possible way to obtain this machine or a similar
machine so that we can continue this project. He was greatly
pleased with the amount of fill that had been deposited on the
City property. This came from the swale project.
CHANGE IN WORKSHOP Mayor Diamond informed the audience that there would not be a
SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY
NOVEMBER 30, 1966 Workshop Meeting held on Wednesday, November 30th.
ADJOURNMENT Motion by Councilman Earle, seconded by Councilman Hughes, that
the meeting be adjourned. Vote was 4 -0 in favor of the motion.
Mayor Diamond declared the meeting adjourned.
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ATTESTED: APPROVED:
Bryanfl. Poston, City Clerk Robert C. Diamond, Mayor
/%James W. Hughes, Vied Mayor
George A. Bonner, Councilman
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William D. Earle, Councilman