HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 121966CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
I December 19, 1966
REGULAR MEETING The regular meeting of the Council of the City of Palm Beach Gar-
dens was held on December 19, 1966, at 8:00 P.M., at the Meridian
Park Clubhouse, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Diamond instructed Councilman Earle to lead in the Pledge
of Allegiance to the Flag.
9UORUM At the direction of the Mayor, the roll was called. All of the
Councilmen were present.
MINUTES: Reading of the minutes of the regular meeting, November 28, 1966,
REGULAR MEETING,
NOVEMBER 28, 1966 was waived by the Council and approval will be by each Councilman's
signature.
REGULAR MEETING, Mayor Diamond directed the Clerk to read the minutes of the regular
DECEMBER 5, 1966
meeting, December 5, 1966, as requested by Mrs. Mildred Peters.
Motion by Councilman Hughes, seconded by Councilman Bonner, that
the minutes of December 5th be approved as read by the Clerk. Vote
was 4 -0 in favor of the motion.
SPECIAL MEETING, Mayor Diamond instructed the Clerk to read the minutes of the Special
DECEMBER 5, 1966
PART I Meeting, December 5, 1966, Part I. Motion by Councilman Earle,
seconded by Councilman Hughes, that the minutes be approved as read
by the Clerk. Vote was 4 -0 in favor of the motion.
SPECIAL MEETING, Mayor Diamond instructed the Clerk to read the minutes of the Spec -
DECEMBER 5, 1966
ial Meeting, December 5, 1966, Part II. Motion by Councilman Hughes,
seconded by Councilman Bonner, that the minutes be approved as read
by the Clerk. On the discussion of the motion, Mayor Diamond ex-
plained why there were two parts to the Special Meeting of December
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5th. Mayor Diamond called for the vote on the motion. Vote was
4 -0 in favor of the motion.
RES. #49 -1966 Motion by Councilman Earle, seconded by Councilman Hughes, that
APPOINTMENT OF NORMAN
E. BROWN TO REPLACE Res. #49-1966, appointing Norman E. Brown to serve as Councilman
MICHAEL E. JACKSON
COUNCILMAN - GROUP 4 Group 4, be read by the Clerk. Vote was 4 -0 in favor of the mo-
tion. Mayor Diamond instructed the Clerk to read Res. #49 -1966.
Motion by Councilman Earle, seconded by Councilman Bonner, that
Res. #49 -1966 be approved as read by the Clerk. Vote was 4 -0 in
favor of the motion. Mayor Diamond instructed the Clerk to give
Norman Brown the Oath of Office. Upon the completion of the Oath
to Councilman Brown, Mayor Diamond welcomed him to the Council and
asked him to take his seat.
RES. #48 -1966 Motion by Councilman Earle, seconded by Councilman Bonner, that
REVISION OF THE
1966 BUDGET Res. #48 -1966, revision of the 1966 Budget, be read by the Clerk.
Vote was 5 -0 in favor of the motion. Motion by Councilman Hughes,
seconded by Councilman Bonner, that Res. #48 -1966 be approved as
read by the Clerk. On the discussion of the motion there were
various questions asked by the people in the audience, and they
were clarified by the Council. Mayor Diamond called for the vote
on the motion. Vote was 5 -0 in favor of the motion.
PUBLIC FEARING Mayor Diamond recessed the regular meeting for the purpose of having
a public hearing for the rezoning of certain property for James &
Mildred Pearce. The Council sat as the Zoning Board of Appeals for
this hearing. There being no objections to the rezoning of the
property, Mayor Diamond reconvened the regular session of Council.
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ORD. #24 -1966 Motion by Councilman Earle, seconded by Councilman Bonner, that
REZONING OF CERTAIN
PROPERTY FOR JAMES & Ord. #24 -1966, rezoning of certain property for James & Mildred
. i I_DRED PEARCE FROM
R -1 TO - CSEi'ON]T Pearce from R -1 to C -2, be placed on second reading and read by
READING
title only by the Clerk. Vote was 5 -0 in favor of the motion.
Motion by Councilman Bonner, seconded by Councilman Earle, that
Ord. #24 -1966 be approved as read by the Clerk by title only. Vote
was 5 -0 in favor of the motion.
ORD. #25 -1966 Mayor Diamond informed the audience that because of the unfortunate
GARBAGE FEE AND CON-
TROL ORDINANCE? DIS- circumstances at the December 5th meeting that it was agreed by the
Council that discussion on Ord. #25 -1966, garbage fee and control
Ordinance, would be continued. He, therefore, opened the floor for
discussion on this Ordinance. Mayor Diamond recognized Mr. Jewett
who had represented the Homeowners Association at the December 5th
meeting, and again Mr. Jewett voiced his objections to the Ordinance.
Councilman Earle directed a question to the audience. "Are you
against the Ordinance as written, or is it just the fee portion of
the Ordinance ?" From the comments, it was determined that the Ordin-
ance itself was good and the primary objection was the fee. There
were several questions asked about certain portions of the Ordinance,
and after lengthy discussion, it appeared that there would have to
be some refinement or clarification before such an Ordinance could
be passed. There being no further discussion, Mayor Diamond enter-
tained a motion for action on the Ordinance. Motion by Councilman
Bonner, seconded by Councilman Brown, that the Ordinance be tabled.
On the discussion of the motion, it was suggested by Mayor Diamond
and Councilman Earle, that the Ordinance be brought back to the
Council for study and presented again on first reading after the
fee section had been eliminated and clarification of certain sections
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had been made. Mayor Diamond called for a vote on the motion. Vote
was 5 -0 in favor of the motion.
DEPARTMENT REPORTS Mayor Diamond directed the Manager to read the reports from the
By THE CITY MANAGER
Fire Department and the Parks & Recreation Department. Mayor
Diamond complimented Mr. Dukes on his excellent report.
CITY OF PALM BEACH GAR - Mayor Diamond informed the audience that he and the Clerk had
DENS GROUP INSURANCE
AWARDED examined all six proposals which had been called for by bid, and
that Washington National Insurance Company of Evanston, Illinois,
was the low bidder. Mayor Diamond stated that Washington National
Insurance Company was rated 29th in the nation and had recently
successfully bid the City of Palm Springs, Florida. Mayor Diamond
entertained a motion to accept Washington National Insurance Company
as the low bidder. Motion by Councilman Bonner, seconded by Coun-
cilman Hughes, that Washington National Insurance Company be awarded
the City's Group Insurance as they were the low bidder. Vote was
5 -0 in favor of the motion.
OPENING OF SEALED BIDS Mayor Diamond instructed the Clerk to open the sealed bids for How -
FOR HOWELL WATKINS PAV-
ING, AWARDED TO MARKS ell Watkins paving that had been received in accordance with the
PAVING & LANDSCAPING
specifications and advertisement.
#1. Belvedere Construction Company - $1,481
#2. Rubin Construction Company - $23250
#3. Marks Paving & Landscaping - $1,358
Motion by Councilman Hughes, seconded by Councilman Earle, that
the low bid of $1,358 by Marks Paving & Landscaping be accepted.
On the discussion of the motion, Mayor Diamond instructed the
Clerk to determine the date that construction would be started
and the time necessary to complete the project. He further
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instructed that construction should be in accordance with the ap-
proval of the City Engineer. There being no further discussion,
Mayor Diamond called for the vote on the motion. Vote was 5 -0 in
favor of the motion.
AUTHORIZATION FOR MAN- Motion by Councilman Bonner, seconded by Councilman Earle, that
AGER TO SECURE BIDS ON
CITY INSURANCE the City Manager be given the authority to advertise for bids on
all of the City's insurance. Vote was 5 -0 in favor of the motion.
CORRESPONDENCE Mayor Diamond instructed the Manager to read a letter from Mr.
Robert Fulton, Superintendent of Public Instruction, relative to
traffic control at the new proposed high school. After reading
the letter, the Manager informed the Council that there was to be
a meeting of the School Board Planning Unit and the Chief of Police,
City Manager, Mayor, and Councilman Bonner, at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday,
December 20th at City Hall to discuss this matter in detail.
Mayor Diamond instructed the Manager to read a letter from Mr.
William Hutchinson of Florida Power & Light, which outlined the
Street Lighting Program and explained the completed portions and
the schedule of those that are yet to be done.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS Councilman Bonner requested the City Manager to proceed as quickly
as possible to initiate the Personnel Policy. He was informed by
the City Manager that Councilman Earle and himself were presently
pursuing the matter and that it should be forthcoming shortly after
the first of the year.
Councilman Bonner asked the Manager when delivery would be made on
the pickup truck. He was advised it would be three weeks from the
date ordered, which was December 6, 1966.
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The City Manager asked the Mayor if he might bring an item to the
floor that had been excluded from the Agenda in error and he ex-
plained that it had been on the December 5th Agenda. He stated that
the person requesting audience was present to discuss construction
of the service building on the City property. At that time, Mayor
Diamond recognized Mr. Seymore Fine of Fine Builders, Inc. and
turned the floor over to him for discussion on the matter. After
Mr. Fine's presentation of his facts, he requested the Council to
reconsider constructing the proposed building out of metal and make
it a more permanent block structure. There were questions from
Mr. Fine to the Council and from the Council to Mr. Fine, relative
to cost analysis on the metal building versus C.B.S. After a
lengthy discussion on this matter, the Council said they would in-
vestigate the matter with the other contractors in the area to
determine if a permanent structure could be built as economically
as the proposed metal building. The Council stated that time was
of the essence and that they would make a decision based on the
facts they were able to obtain.
ADJOURNMENT Motion by Councilman Earle, seconded by Councilman Bonner, that
the meeting be adjourned. Vote was 5 -0 in favor of the motion.
Mayor Diamond declared the meeting adjourned.
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ATTESTED:
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//James W. Hughes, Vim Mayor
George A. Bonner, Councilman
William D. Earle, Councilman
Norman E. Brown, Councilman