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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 041364CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL HELD ON MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1964 The regular meeting of the City Council was held at the Club- house of the Professional Golfers' Association of America, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on Monday, April 13, 1964, at 8 :00 o'clock P. M. RUORUM: Mayor Norman Rowland called the meeting to order. The City Clerk called the roll of City Councilmen and announced that a quorum of the City Council was present. BUILDING DEPARTMENT The City Clerk read the report of the Building Department for the REPORT FOR MARCH 1964; PALM BEACH GARDENS month of March,1964. Capt. Charley A. Root read the report of the POLICE DEPARTMENT PORT FOR MARCH Palm Beach Gardens Police Department for the same period. The City 1964;FUTURE REPORTS TO CONTAIN LIST OF Council recommended that all such future reports contain a list of EXPENDITURES: expenditures for the period being reported upon. The City Council stated that the Junior Chamber of Commerce of FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION: Riviera Beach produces an annual fireworks display on the Fourth of July. The City has in previous years donated $1,000 toward this celebration. The Council this year feels that the $1,000 should be spent on a Fourth of July celebration in our own City and suggests it be sponsored by the Volunteer Fire Department; that also the City feels this celebration could be a possible fund - raising drive for the Volunteer Fire Department and will assist them with their plans and execution of such celebration. PROPOSED ORDINANCE The City Council was reminded that on March 9, 1964, it had 0 -F (1);ANNEXATION OF STOLKIN 40 enacted ORDINANCE 0 -F which expressed an intention on the part of PROPERTY TO THE CITY: the CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS to annex that certain property known as the Stolkin 40 to the City. That Ordinance provided that annexation should take place shortly after thirty (30) days from the date of enactment; and the thirty -day period had expired. Further, the City Clerk had published notices of the City's intention to annex this property in accordance with the law in such cases provided, and had not been served with any objections to such annexation. The City Council was further reminded that this property was being brought into the City under Zoning Classification "M ". Municipal Counsel has drafted an Ordinance providing for the annexation of this property, tentatively numbered ORDINANCE 0 -F (1). Whereupon and after further discussion, the City Clerk read the prepared Ordinance in full for the first time. SPECIAL MEETING Vice Mayor Miller informed the Council that a Special Meeting ON APRIL 1521964: would be held on April 15, 1964 at 10:00 A. M. in the municipal offices of the City, 1001 Park Avenue, Lake Park, Florida, for the purpose of the second reading and enactment of the aforementioned Ordinance. REZONING OF PORTION Mayor Rowland informed the City Council that a request had been OF PLAT NO. 1, GARDEN made to rezone a portion of PLAT NO. 1, PALM BEACH GARDEN ESTATES, ESTATES, CITY OF PALM BEACH ENS, CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, located between Holly Drive and the _PROPOSED CONSTRUC- TION OF DUPLEX Florida East Coast Railroad tracks, in order that this area could be DWELLINGS: used for the construction of duplex dwellings. It was suggested that rezoning the area adjacent to the Railroad tracks was advisable in that it would result in the creation of a buffer zone between the Railroad and single - family residences in the remainder of the plat. This proposal was taken under advisement by the City Council. DONATION TO Upon motion duly made and seconded, the following Resolution was PALM BEACH COUNTY WORLD'S FAIR duly adopted, Councilman L. J. Lehane abstaining: AUTHORITY: BE IT RESOLVED, That the CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS u donate the sum of $1,000 to the Palm Beach County World's Fair Authority, and that the City Treasurer be, and the same hereby is authorized and empowered to honor the foregoing resolution by the payment of monies from the City Treasury. A list of 1963 personal property tax delinquencies has been 1963 PERSONAL prepared by the City Tax Collector and was presented to the City PROPERTY TAX DELINQUENCIES: Council. It was recommended that this list be advertised in accordance with the law in such cases provided, commencing no earlier than thirty (30) days from this date. Vice Mayor Miller read the financial statement of the Khoury KHOURY LEAGUE: League for the year 1963, and also the proposed budget for 1964. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the following Resolution was duly adopted, Councilman Lehane abstaining: BE IT RESOLVED, That the CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS does hereby agree and undertake to subsidize the construction of two baseball diamonds in the City for an amount not to exceed $1,050.00, and that the City Treasurer be, and the same hereby is, authorized and empowered to honor the foregoing resolution by the payments of monies from the City Treasury. I-- The City Council recommended that the bill of Mr. L. F. THE ASSESSMENT RO1L;Conerly for $115.00 for his assistance in preparing the City Tax L. F. CONERLY: Assessment Roll be paid, and that the City express its appreciation for such assistance. There being no further business to come before the meeting, upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted, it was duly adjourned. ATTEST: APPROVED: WILLIAM L. CARGILL,,Ci� MAYOR Minutes of the City Council Meeting of April 13, 1464. /"-Xxe 0, NORMAN ROWIAND WILLIAM L. 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