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MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL AND ZONING BOARD - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1961
The regular meeting of the City Council. was held at 1001 Park Avenue,
Lake Park, Florida, on Monday, February 20th, 1961, at 10:00 o'clock A. M.
The meeting was called to order by the Mayor.
The following members were present: Herbert B. Thompson, Norman D. Row-
land, Paul. D. Doolen, Horace S. Miller; Absent: Charles A. Cunningham.
The Clerk declared a quorum of the City Council present.
REZONING PART OF The Mayor advised that Bankers Life and Casualty Company (an
ZONE C -1 TO ZONE M:
Illinois corporation authorized to do business in Florida),
which owns certain lands zoned as C -1, had petitioned the City Council, and the
Council as a Zoning Board, to amend the Zoning Ordinance reclassifying that part
of Zone C -1, described in Exhibit "All of the petition to Zone M. After reading
said petition, and discussion thereof,.it was moved by Mr. Miller, seconded by
Mr. Doolen, and unanimously passed., that an amended Zoning Ordinance be drafted,
that Notice of a hearing be published in accordance with the statute, and that a
public hearing be held on said petition March 14th, 1961, at 10 :00 o'clock A. M.,
at 1001 Park Avenue, Lake Park, Florida; in the meantime, said petition be re-
ferred to the Council, acting as a Zoning Board, for further examination and study.
1261 ASSESSMENT ROLL: The Mayor advised the Council that an assessment roll is being
prepared as required by the Charter, but that it is necessary to make a determina-
tion of the City budget for the year of 1961, so that the assessment roll could
be completed.
QUALIFICATION OF The Mayor reminded the Council for its consideration that Mr. Cunning -
CUNNINGHAM:
ham had never qualified as a member of the Council. Matter taken �
--•.7 under advisement.
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MOTION TO RECESS: It was moved and adopted that the meeting be recessed and adjourned
to convene at 2:00 o'clock P.M., so that a study could be made of
the petition for rezoning of Zone C -1, and the Zoning Map examined.
RECONVENEING OF The Council reconvened at 2 :00 o1clock P. M. The members of the
COUNCIL AT 2 :00
O'CLOCK P.M. Council present were Herbert B. Thompson, Norman D. Rowland,
Horace S. Miller and Paul D. Doolen.
FIRST READING OF A EEDED The Mayor advised the Council that the Amended Zoning Ordi-
ZON ING ORDINANCE:
nance had been prepared amending part of Zone C -1, to Zone
M, in accordance with a petition presented at the morning session.
The Clerk then read the ordinance, tentatively numbered 1 B,for the first
time.
It was moved by Mr. Miller, and supported by Mr. Doolen, that the meeting
• be J ourned, and it was adjourned.
D. ROWLAND,
PA LEN
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RACE S. MILLER
*CHARLES A. CUNNINGHAM
C O U N C I L
*This member has failed to take the
oath of office.
NOTICE OF AMENDMENT OF ZONING ORDINANCE AID ZONING MAP
STATE OF FLORIDA
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
TO THE CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS OF PALM BEACH GARDENS:
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE That on the 14th day of March, 1961, at 10:00
o'clock A.M., at 1001 Park Aven ue, Lake Park, Florida, a meeting will be
held by the City Council of PALM BEACH GARDENS, also acting as a Zoning
Board for the purpose of amending the Zoning law and Zoning map of the
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, to.show the amendment of part of Zone C -1
to Zone "M ", as described in Exhibit "A" of a petition filed by the BANKERS
LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, an Illinois corporation authorized to do business
in Florida;
That said petition is on record at the address above set forth, and may
be examined for the descriptions of the properties therein described, and
their relation to the Zoning Map.
This Notice is further given for the purpose of ratifying the Zoning Yap
and Zoning Ordinance of the CITY OF PALM B A GARDENS, and as amended.
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NORMAN D. ROWLAND, CLERK
Dated: February 21, 1961.
HST:
CITY OF PALM EEACH GARDENS
COUNCIL MEETING NOTES:
Monday,
Feb. 200 1961
PRESENT: Messrs. Doolen, Miller, Thompson and Rowland. Daniel G. Shea was also
present.
We passed a resolution at the last meeting in which we named certain people to
fill vacancies; one of these was the vacancy of City Engineer and one was the
vacancy of Building Official. At that meeting we appointed Mark Garnett as
Temporary `Ci.ty Engineer.
Our attention has been called to the fact that since he is not a licensed engineer,
and since he will be up for examination, and that one of the questions asked will
be "Have you, without license, acted as engineer for a corporation, enterprise or
municipal entity "; and, if the answer is affirmative he is disqualified from the
taking of the examination for one year.
to read
• I would recommend that we amend the minutes /that he is temporary manager of our
Department of Municipal Design and Specifications, rather than acting as Engineer.
(We also had someone represented((Fred Martin, I believe)) as Building Official.
HBT : Annual Report: Overdue on an annual report in which w e have to show all the forms
of debt we (the City) have, subject to examination by an auditor
and determination how the City would pay them out of the City's income.
HBT: I put in the minutes a disavowal of prejudice or contrary interest on the part of
every member of the City council because that is our best protection.
R, 3r: JDM to decide location of an office for the City.
I also pointed out that it was obligatory to appoint certain officers: a Safety
Officer, aCity Attorney and a Judge.
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Notes - City Council meeting
Feb. 20, 1961
• Note: Mr. Rowland mentioned that he had recommended Bob Monday as Electrical
Inspector.
HBT: Steps to change the zoning on tract of land (Dr. Pepper). The maps show it
as "C -111. I understand the designs have not yet been completed; we are going
to have to make a tentative correction. My suggestions: we arbitrarily take
the land in Section 7, north of the south 8th line of that section and alter;
Bankers to now petition to rezone the property bounded on the east by the right-
of-way of the FEC Railroad. On the north by Burns Road, I understand; on the
west by the right -of -way of State Road 9, as proposed, from Burns Road southward
to the intersection with the right -of -way of the Thompson Canal; thence east and
south along the Thompson Canal to the east - and -west -south 8th line of said Section
7; thence eastward along the south 8th line to the right of way of the FEC RR;
• thence north and westward to the point of beginning. This petition is subject to
refinement as to description as recommended by the Design and Specifications Dept,
of the City of Palm Peach Gardens. The land is presently zoned "C -1 "; the change
should be to "M" to accommodate light manufacturing enterprises, who have contracted
to come in on the property.
HSM: Mr. Miller made a motion that the petition for the rezoning of this property be
reduced to formal ordinance form, which was then done. It was recommended that
it be referred to the Zoning Board and ordered published. Mr. Shea will draw
the minimum necessary time for reference (Shea -Tuns. March 14, 1961) for a third
reading and submittal for passage.
HBT: Shea is making up an assessment roll for the City beeai se. which we were supposed
to have done a considerable time ago.
HBT: To take up with JDM - the matter of Cunningham.
Mr. Doolen said he would discuss with JDM.
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Notes - City Council meeting
Feb. 20, 1961
O: We have a serious problem on filing a budget of the City's debts; report to
file in February was due in November of last year.
PDD: Paul D. Doolen made a motion that we adjourn.
HBP : RK
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OFFER TO DEDICATE LANDS IN "PALM BEACH GARDENS PLAT NO. 3" FOR USE OF PUBLIC
OFFER TO BANKERS LIFE AND CASUALTY CONPANY, an Illinois corporation authorized to
DEDICATE
W,TREETS AND do business in Florida, hereinafter referred to as Bankers, and holder of
WATER[TAY'S
TO PUBLIC record title, hereby offers and agrees to dedicate to the CITY OF PALM
USE: BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, hereinafter referred to as the City, for the per-
petual use of the public, as public highways and waterways, the streets,
easements, waterways, and approaches thereto, as shown on a map entitled: "Plat
No. 3 Proposed, Job #38-1" dated 2- 15-61, in the files of the CITY OF PALM BEACH
GARDENS, Engineering Department; a print of which is attached hereto and made a
part hereof, and which was detailed in consonance *1th a comprehensive development
plan of streets, easements, waterways and approaches for the City, prepared by
Brockway, Weber and Brockway, Engineers, West Palm Beach, Florida, and numbered
TL1117, July 19589 and as from time to time amended, and BANKERS further offers
and agrees within such time as the streets may be extended and improvements made,
and the attached map be brought into compliance with the plat law of the State
(• of Florida and Charter of the City, it will formally dedicate to the perpetual
use of the public as public highways and waterways, the streets and canals shown
thereon, and the easements for the construction and maintenance of public utilities.
OF
ACTION: Bankers hereby waives any right of action against the City in coming
on lands owned by Bankers with the equipment of the City to extend and
open streets, said waiver being in addition to the other powers of the City arising
out of the general powers of municipalities, and /or specifically provided by statute
and Charter of the City:
AGREEMENT Bankers further stipulates and agrees that it will compensate the
FOR PAYMENT
OF WORK AND City's costs plus work performed by the City in
OF
SPECIAL ASSESS- improving, altering, extending and opening streets and construct -
MENT RIGHTS:
ing drains and sewers on lands the subject of the offer, and for
ditching, draining and
filling lands
owned by the Company lying
lower than established
street grades
adjacent and contiguous to
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the subject lands owned by Bankers where the City deems such work necessary
to abate nuisances that now or hereafter might affect the public health; said
payment of costs to be in lieu of and in waiver of such special assessments as
might arise or be levied for such work under the terms of statute and thereby
cause a burden or lien upon lands owned by Bankers adjacent or contiguous to
such public works improvements. Bankers also specifically waives any and all
rights to have any portion of said costs spread upon other specific property
or upon the general tag roll of the City. I Oeof Q
GRANT- IN --TD: Bankers agrees that the additional added to the cost of the work
performed by the City is in the nat a grant -in -aid to the City
for the express purposes of enabling the City to set up a specific fund to be
,I Ii,va by the City on its public utility and public works system indebtedness.
PAYMENTS: Bankers agrees to pay amounts arising hereunder from time to time as such
costs shall have accrued, upon demand, and within 15 days notice of accrual
thereof in addition to any usual or ordinary remedies. Bankers hereby accords to
the City right for a lien for amounts arising hereunder upon all lands owned by
Bankers within the State of Florida, or at the City's option the City may offset
such burden against any debt owed by the City to Bankers.
INSPECTION OF ACCOUNTS: Bankers reserves the right to inspect and audit the City's
accounts for work and materials used on projects counter-
platted or embraced herein.
Effective December 27, 1960.
BANKERS PFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY
By �'�
Dated: March 1, 1961