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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Council Agenda 011499 WorkshopAll those wishing to address the City Council need to complete the necessary form (supply located in back of Council Chambers)- andFsubmit same to the City Clerk prior to the meeting being called to order. CITY COUNCIL CITY OF PALM BEACH (GARDENS WORKSHOP MEETING JANUARY 14,1999 7:30 P.M. I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE H. ROLL CALL: Mayor Joseph R. Russo, Vice Mayor Lauren Furtado, Councilman Eric Jablin Councilman David Clark and Councilman Carl Sabatello. TH. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Monday, 1/18/99, City's Administrative Offices Closed in Observance of Martin L. King Day Thursday, 1/21/99, 7:00 P.M., City Council Regular Meeting Saturday, 1/23/99, City Council Field Trip to Orlando IV. CITY MANAGER REPORT: VII. ITEMS BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL: VIII. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION: I'AV WCI Presentation . d Fire Station Locations fL0-/) 4P o- ey-vo-,Y, l �2 -tom ao& Ld� Pension Report - Presentation by Ken Altman 4. Fiscal Impact Study of Potential Development Scenarios of Western Palm Beach Gardens 5. Local Planning Agency and Land Development Regulation Commission Functions ( Annual City Manager's Performance Appraisal ADJOURNMENT. accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Florida Statute 86.26, persons with disabilities eding special accommodations to participate in this proceeding should contact James Waldron, Jr., no later in 5 days prior to the proceeding at telephone number (407) 775 -8255 for assistance; if hearing impaired, ephone the Florida-Relay Service Numbers (800) 955- 8771(TDD) or (800) 955 -8700 (VOICE), for ;istance. If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Council, with respect to any matter asidered at such meeting or hearing, they will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose, they ty need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony I evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. 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We feel that a fire station on the west side of the railroad tracks will not adequately protect our community. This could be a potentially serious and life threatening situation. We have been advised that there are long range plans to build another fire station on Alternate A1A in about six years. We need the support of the Palm Beach Gardens, City Council to continue the operation of Fire Station #16 and to hasten the building of a new fire station on Alternate Al A. Under separate cover, we're submitting petitions signed by concerned residents of Frenchman's Creek. We trust we will receive favorable consideration of the above request. Yours very truly, FRENCHMAN'S CREEK BO D O ERNORS Kenneth E. so President cc: Bobbie Herakovich, City Manager FRENCHMAN'S CREEK 11,495 Th»rnament Drive • Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410 -1299 • (561) 622 -8300 • Fax (561) 624 -2790 CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE interoffice MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and Council FROM: Bobbie Herakovibt , City Manager SUBJECT: Pension Presentation DATE: January 6, 1999 Kenneth Altman, one of the City Council's appointees to the Fire Pension Board, will present a report to the City Council on the state of affairs of the Firefighters' Pension Fund. Mr. Altman is the former Actuary for the state of New York and formerly served as Executive Director of the New York state employees' pension system for both police and fire. The purpose of his presentation is informational. BH:npf Attachment cc: Linda Kosier BH169 APPLICATION FOR POSITIONS ON ADVISORY BOARDS) • CITY OF PALM BEACH GA- - - Board(s) Applied for, IFCNl is fj Q u H RD Date: RS— Name: l�h R D E Phone: H �l �(� �4 2$ W Address: _ 1 o 4 i M& 2 Raba 1 C C- Y L g N c- Q g C. How long have you been a resident of Palm Beach Gardens? _ -Z— `� K Palm Beach County? j�! ' tY —' - Employer: A R Position: ) 01 w Long? _ z '� Please attach a re��ie'6 your application. Below summarize qualifications and experience acquired that would be helpful to the Board(s) for which you are applying (i.e., education, employment, participation in service orgaannizLtions or clkibs -FO .-yt%erl CKec 10 ! ��--��-- Q CO�KIMUVII \41�OG�Y�S p Cities blow the whistle N h 0 hen Jeb Bush got all his police and firefighter union endorse- ments, inattentive voters may have thought they were getting Gov. Eliot Ness. In fact, the unions were in it only for the money. In the spring, the Legislature had told cities to give their firefighters and police officers bigger pensions. The unions, knowing that their members already had some of the best pension plans in the Southeast, thought that was dandy. City commissioners and managers asked where the money would come from. "You have it," lawmakers said. But that money — from tax you pay on insurance policies — already was -committed to pensions. "No one can spend a dollar twice," as the Florida League of Cities' newsletter saucily pointed out. Gov. Chiles agreed and vetoed lawmakers' giveaway of other people's money. New House Speaker John Thrasher, R Orange Park, didn't even try to hide the quid pro quo for the unions' support. He talked of a special session in January, right after Mr. Bush's inauguration, to override Gov. Chiles' veto. If that doesn't happen — Senate President Toni Jennings is less eager — the override vote will come during the first week of the regular session in March. Last week, the League of Cities, to ,which most municipalities belong, held a news conference with Florida TaxWatch to beg lawmakers not to do it. The league had a study by Price TaxWatch joins municipali- ties in protesting the attempt to give police and firefighters a pension windfall. Waterhouse showing that lawmakers' generosity would cost city taxpayers as much as $55 million a year. David Murrell, executive director, of the Florida Police Benevolent Associa- tion, brushed off the estimate as the kind of guess anyone can pay for. But he can't dismiss TaxWatch, a private, independent group that spe- cializes in answering two questions: What will it cost the taxpayers? Is it worth it? According to TaxWatch, the answers are "plenty" and "no." The only way to ignore the objec- tions of local officials — much less the data of TaxWatch and Price Water- house — is to believe that mayors and council members are elected for their anti- police, anti- firefighter bias and don't give two hoots about how their city is protected from crime and fire. One also has to believe that lawmak- ers know better than local folks how cities should spend their money. Anybody who can believe that should have no trouble believing the pension plan is a good idea, nor pic- turing Mr. Bush leaping on the run- ning board of a speeding Packard to nab fleeing bank robbers. CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE interoffice MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and Council FROM: Bobbie Herakov'c ity Manager SUBJECT: Fiscal Impact Study of Potential Development of the Western Section of the City of Palm Beach Gardens DATE: January 6, 1999 Much discussion has been generated concerning future land use development options of land west of the Beeline Highway within the City of Palm Beach Gardens. To better assess various development scenarios, I commissioned a fiscal impact study (attached). Colin Baenziger, author of the study, will discuss the fiscal impact of conservation, rural residential, the Vision land use designation and suburban development scenarios. The landowner, Mr. Charlie Vavrus, is expected to be in attendance at the meeting as are individuals with various development interests. BH:npf Attachment cc: Linda Kosier Roxanne Manning Kim Glas BH 170 City of Palm Beach Gardens Fiscal Impact Study of the Potential Development of the Western Gardens Colin Baenziger 12970 Dartford Trail • Suite 8 Wellington; FL 33414 (561) 792 -2136 Executive Summary This study is designed to determine the fiscal impact of the development of Western Palm Beach Gardens' on the remainder of the City. In essence, the question is, "Will the additional revenues received (based on ad valorem taxes, revenue sharing, etc.) outweigh the cost of providing service to the Western Gardens ?" If it is, development of the area would lead to a reduction in the ad valorem rate for existing city residents. If it does not, the development would cause the tax rate to increase. Since the land is presently agricultural and well - defined development plans for the area do not exist, five possible scenarios were constructed and a number of assumptions made. These scenarios range from the land being purchased for conservation to a suburban - styled development of two units per acre. The second major issue is what level of service will the City provide to the area. At a minimum, it will need to include fire, police and trash removal which is the level' it now supplies to gated communities. Based on current policies, the City ,is not, likely to provide roads and street lighting. The one area that is open for discussion is parks. While it is likely that the City would take responsibility for them, they could be provided through a unit of development under Northern Palm County. Improvement District or through a new special district. The third and final issue to be addressed is timing. Once the property owner and the City determine how the area will be-developed, houses and businesse's'do not instantly appear. It takes time. Plans must be developed and approved, infrastructure built, residential and commercial properties constructed and buyers found. For the purposes of this study, however, it was assumed that development has already been completed and revenues and costs judged based on the present value. When all was said and done, the results were that the annual operating costs of development are offset with new revenues only if density approaches of two units per acre and only if the homes are able to maintain values, which are similar to those already existing in PGA National. It is possible to minimize the negative impact of the other scenarios only by making some fairly significant changes in how the City conducts its affairs such as providing a lower level of service or making structural changes to the way service is provided. ' The Western Gardens is, defined as the undeveloped land lying in Palm Beach Gardens west of the Loxahatchee Slough. It is primarily made up of the Vavrus Ranch and the MacArthur Foundation properties. Western Palm Beach Gardens' Fiscal Impact Study Page 2 On the other hand, the City should not overlook the non - quantifiable factors. 'Relatively low . densities in the Western Gardens would have little impact on the quality of life of the City's current residents while the higher densities could have significant impacts. Roads, schools, businesses and parks would be more crowded for example. What is the value to existing Palm Beach Gardens residents of having fewer people on I -95 -and commuters saving 10 minutes getting to work every day? Thus, even though the dollar figures suggest higher densities, these factors are not -the only ones to be considered. Ultimately, as is the resolution of all annexations and zoning issues; it is a political decision that the City's elected officials must make. Western Palm Beach Gardens' Fiscal Impact Study Page 3 I. Introduction The City of Palm Beach Gardens covers approximately 54 square miles of land located in the northeastern section of Palm Beach County.' The western -most 29 square miles of the City are largely, undeveloped and, since being annexed in the early 1990s, approximately 18 square miles have been designated as environmentally sensitive. Further, this land (in conjunction with the West Palm Beach Water Catchment Area) cuts a two mile wide swath through'the center of Palm Beach Gardens, isolating the Eastern Gardens (approximately 25 square miles) from the 7,002 acres in the Western Gardens that can still be developed. A breakdown of the land use in the Western Gardens follows as Table 1. Western Palm Beach Gardens' Fiscal Impact Study Page 4 Table I Western Palm Beach Gardens: Existing Zoning and Acreage Description' Location Zoning Category i Acreage. n Committed Acreage Loxahatchee Slough Loxahatchee Slough Conservation 10,690 Gardens Country Club N. of Vavrus on Beeline Conservation 748 PBG Municipal Golf Northlake Governmental 140 Subtotal 11,578 ii Available Acreage Beeline RR10 n NW of Beeline & PGA i RRIO i 140 i n Vavrus Ranch W. End of Northlake RR10 3,383 Vavrus Ranch W. End of Northlake RR20 1,404 Sandhill Crane Site n SE of Caloosa i Commercial Recreation i 1,498 i u Northlake Industrial N. of Northlake Industrial 86 Gentle Ben N. of Beeline Industrial 264 Gentle Ben N. of Beeline &'S. of PGA Commercial 73 Gentle Ben N. of Beeline & N of PGA Commercial 14 Subtotal 7,002 18,440 II Total Acreage Western Palm Beach Gardens' Fiscal Impact Study Page 5 As a result of this change in land use, Palm Beach Gardens has questioned whether or not it can provide city services to the Western Gardens cost effectively. For the purposes ofthis study, cost effectively is defined as the situation in which the revenues received from the Western Gardens after development equal or exceed the cost of providing those services. z The basic problem with answering this question is that no one knows how the land will be developed. Currently much of the land is being farmed but, while its owner plans to continue to farm it in the near term, it could be developed or sold the land in the long term. Much of the adjacent land, has already been purchased for conservation purposes so perhaps the available land could be'as well. It is also possible, though not likely, that the current land use designations of RR10 and RR20 will hold in the long run. The December 1996 Vision/Strategic Plan was probably more realistic when it projected very low density residential as the primary usage. Of course, in the early 1990s, when the Gardens annexed the property, it was anticipated it would be suburban in character. Thus, a wide variety of scenarios (and combinations of scenarios) are possible. In the interests of developing a useful, concise report, however, the analysis is limited to five basic development scenarios covering the range of possibilities from the ultimate land use being conservation through suburban in character. By selecting this range of alternatives, the fiscal impact of each can be approximated. From that point, the Gardens should have the basic tinformation it needs to make informed decisions for the area's future land use. The scenarios are: • Conservation. The remaining land 'is purchased by an agency such as Palm Beach County or South Florida Water Management and returned to its natural state. • Rural Residential Scenario. The land is developed in accordance with current zoning with a high -end equestrian focus; that is, 10 and 20 acre tracts and duplicating the equestrian estate theme found in the southwestern portion of Wellington. • Vision Document Scenario. The land is re -zoned to reflect the December 1996 Vision Document. Although not specifically defined in the document, the residential component would probably be in the area of one housing unit for every two acres. • Suburban Scenario L Under this scenario, the residential portion of the land would be developed at one unit per acre. • Suburban Scenario H. Approximately one third of the land would be developed as an Ibis -like product and the other two thirds along the lines of PGA National. Each of these scenarios is discussed in the next section of the report. Additional detail is provided and the basic parameters of the analysis explained. 2 At the present time, the City is serving the Western Gardens cost effectively. Few services are being rendered while the existing properties pay about $9,100 in taxes each year. Western Palm Beach Gardens' Fiscal Impact Study - Page 6 Five Development Scenarios Five possible development scenarios are reviewed in this section. They are'briefly defined, their advantages and disadvantages discussed, and any assumptions that were made presented. Before proceeding, it is necessary to outline several important assumptions that underlie the analysis. • Given the,wide range of possible development alternatives, the lack of definite plans and the uncertainty about when development will occur, no effort has been made to attempt to put,a time line on these scenarios. Instead, the analysis is done as if build - out were completed at a particular point in time: that time being today. • ,Current impact fees fully cover the infrastructure costs of new development, or will do so by the time development occurs in the Western Gardens. • The average number of people per new household is 2.5. • Property values for new development can be estimated by examining existing developments in the Gardens and Palm Beach County. To do so, a project similar to what was anticipated under the particular scenario was identified. The land was then divided between housing units and other uses (golf courses, drainage, roads, etc.) and value factors developed. These were applied to the land use under each of the scenarios. Where possible, developments in the Gardens were'used as -the model. Palm Beach Gardens will continue to have new developments maintain their own roads and street lighting.3 Table 2, on the next page, is a breakdown of the land by parcel and projected zoning under, each of the scenarios. Further, after the discussion of each scenario, a map is provided showing the' postulated zoning. 3 Presently new developments in the Gardens pay for their own roads and street lighting. Since they are gated communities ' and not open to the general public, the City cannot legally maintain the roads -or lights. It is possible, however, that an un -gated community could be built in the Western Gardens which would want the City to maintain its roads and lights. It could make an argument based on equity; that is, the City already maintains some residential streets in the Gardens and part of everyone's taxes pays for the maintenance of these. "Why does the City pay for their roads and not ours ?" This argument is now being made in parts of Wellington. 1 - - 00OCl) IY(ON M V 00 O 00 n COgM V 00 n N O 'Q O 00 O0 m0n 00O N O M 00 M V O. <T 00 N V 00 ' 8 Q ' :..- -C - ' - - - - - --- - - - - - - - r e r N N N i0 l0 @ f0 C U U � Ur R N IO R R A 7 7 W N 0 m m 0) Ol 0) S G E E cv_v py_yv_v O N N N N c? 0 (J N __....._ - - - - - - - - 0O O N) V 00 - - - - - - (O <f M'-t - - O - - O -- - - - - - 0 O O LO 0 0 t- O - mer -fO7 V �C4 - : fIA'OOMr 00 � to 00 O C ca v v E E C�00- 'C� C C O U v w wo w O U U c 000 NaIA co ce) V n� O� OO(0O0ONNO O� t71 L CIL V C �M N et N. 000 .�- LQ d O :4V rr 00 U) �� 000 M v . CD a d -.... C ca _ _ - - - O O N N N N _ -- -- N CN 10 10 OC - w---------- - - - - -- � .N. 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The Conservation Scenario This scenario assumes that all the remaining land is re -zoned to conservation, is purchased by an agency such as Palm Beach County or South Florida Water Management, and is returned to its natural state as the Loxahatchee Slough has been. Advantages: Under this scenario, the land would not be developed and consequently would have virtually no impact on Palm Beach Gardens residents. Traffic would not increase nor would demand for schools, parks or recreation. Disadvantages: First, the scenario is fairly costly. - If, for example, the land were valued at $10,000 per acre, the purchase,price would be $70,000,000 and that, in and of itself, makes the scenario unlikely. Second, a very small amount of ad valorem tax revenue would be lost. The Vavrus Ranch and other properties in the area pay approximately $9,000 each year in taxes. Land owned by another governmental agency is not taxed and, if the Gardens kept the land within its boundaries, it would have some costs (albeit minimal) with no revenues to offset them: The incentive would then be to de -annex the properties. The danger with de- annexation would be that, should conservation become a lower priority in the future or should it be determined that the land is not needed for conservation purposes, it could then be available again for development but would be beyond Palm Beach Garden's control. All � \= :� : � Western Palm Beach Gardens' Fiscal Impact Study B. The Rural Residential Scenario Page 10 The Rural Residential Scenario envisions large tracts of 10'and 20 acres focused on high -end equestrian uses such as are found in South Wellington. It also includes an arena for horse shows. To achieve this scenario, the Vavrus Ranch would have to be developed in accordance with current zoning and the Sandhill Crane Site would need to be re -zoned to an RRIO orRR20 designation. It is also worth noting that under this scenario, the roads would likely be dirt with minimal street lighting. Further, the scenario assumes that all other commercially and industrially zoned property is developed according to its current zoning category. Advantages: For the most part, the scenario reflects current land use plans and is relatively environmentally. friendly. Further, it has a relatively low impact on the current residents of Palm Beach Gardens. Minimal traffic would be added to the roads and relatively few children would be added to county schools. Disadvantages: This scenario has several disadvantages. First, South Florida has no such areas (with RR10 and RR20 zoning). South "Wellington is probably the closest but it includes a considerable number of five acre tracts as well as the 10 and 20 acre tractO. Second; it is unlikely that the County can support two high- end'equestrian areas and, at the present time, the Wellington equestrian industry is not showing any inclination to relocate. In fact, it anything, the pace of equestrian development in Wellington has increased. Thus, this zoning is likely to'be an intermediate range holding pattern. Third, because of-the distances involved, it is likely that the level of fire service would require two additional fire stations to meet the City's existing comprehensive plan targets. Yet, most RR10 and RR20 tracts have an agricultural exemption and pay proportionately relatively little in the way of taxes. Finally, large, low density tracts lend themselves to future development. Property owners may well see their land, most likely in conjunction with other property owners, as an opportunity for more dense and intense uses in the future. Key Assumptions: 1. Fire Service will be provided at the rural level of service with an eight minute response time. 2. Parks lands will be passive. r 4 Loxahatchee Groves and Caloosa also have an equestrian focus but again involve smaller tracts. Caloosa is primarily five acre tracts while Loxahatchee includes everything from one acre to forty acre tracts. It-A nNim I OWN Fm op, All 00, Western Palm Beach Gardens' Fiscal Impact Study C. The Vision Scenario Pale 12 In December 1996 the City adopted a formal vision document entitled; "Growing Together in the Gardens, Our Vision, A Strategic Plan," and it is used as the basis for this scenario. In it, the Vavrus Ranch and the Sandhill Crane site would be re -zoned to very low density housing (that is, a considerable amount of open space with housing clustered). The resulting density would be one unit for every two acres. An example of this scenario is Bayhill Estates west of Ibis and south of Northlake. The zoning for the other land areas is also assumed to be developed as outlined in the Vision Statement. Advantages: First, the land would• be used in a manner that would make further development unlikely. Second, it provides the landowner with a use of his land that he may well consider to be reasonable. Third, it puts the commercial and industrial lands in logical locations. Fourth, it would probably assist local businesses by bringing more customers to them. Finally, this scenario is compatible with the Northlake Corridor Study. Disadvantages: First, the impact on existing City residents will be noticeable although not enormous. Second, the land use is not as friendly'to the environment as the previous scenarios. Third, it calls for a very significant increase in the amount of land in the City that is allocated to industrial purposes. While the theory behind locating the land near the' airport is logical, the demand for industrial land has not been great (as the Northlake Corridor Study points out). The question then is whether the area can support this level of industrial land. Key Assumptions: 1. Bayhill Estates can be used as a model on which to make projections for this scenario. 2. The area can support the amount of industrial land set aside in this scenario. 9 of into =M Pe 16EL Igo llwul-all Western Palm Beach Gardens' Fiscal Impact Study Pale '14 D. The Suburban I Scenario Under the, Suburban I Scenario, the land that is currently zoned RR10, RR20 and Commercial Recreation would be developed at one unit per acre. All other lands. would develop in the manner that they are presently zoned. Advantages: This scenario is more desirable from a land owner's point of view since it would probably provide a greater return on investment than the earlier scenarios. It also provides for good utilization of the fire infrastructure which would have to be installed under any development scenarios. Existing Palm Beach Gardens businesses would see an increase in customers. Finally, it is not incompatible with the Northlake Corridor Study although it,would have preferred lower densities. Disadvantages: Current Palm Beach Gardens residents would clearly see an impact. Roads such as Northlake, PGA, Military and I -95 would be more crowded. ,Schools would also need to be built. Residents might also not be pleased with the increase in traffic at local businesses and restaurants. Second, it is not a particularly environmentally friendly scenario. Key Assumptions: None ---I ML-11 MUI Mai W: X Iff "jOic I .0 11 -IN - "'T, 11 OF !����� \�� � ■�3m� A » -- ���:��� \� � � � �� �� %= Al ������� \ > 'jj .\.\ -Ak \2� ®_ � WF ---I ML-11 MUI Mai W: X Iff "jOic I .0 11 -IN - "'T, 11 OF !����� \�� � ■�3m� A » -- ���:��� \� � � � �� �� %= Al ' Western Palm Beach Gardens' Fiscal Impact Study E. The Suburban Scenario II Page 16 In the Suburban II Scenario, it is assumed that the land that is currently zoned RR10, RR20 and Commercial Recreation will be re -zoned and a high -end Ibis -style project will be built on one third of it while the remainder will be a PGA National type of product. Advantages: This scenario is probably the most desirable from the land owner's point of view since it would probably provide a greater return on investment than any of the other scenarios. It also provides for the greatest utilization of the fire infrastructure that would need to be developed under any of the scenarios,. Disadvantages: This scenario would add some 28,000 residents to the Gardens and residents would see a significant impact. Roads like Northlake would need to be widened and major arterial roads such as Military, I -95 and PGA would be significantly more crowded. Additional schools would also need to be built. The Gardens Mall, local businesses and restaurants would be more crowded. Finally, it is not clear that the area can support another product such as Ibis, or if it can, the time frame for build -out would likely be very far in the future. Key Assumptions: 1. Gardens residents would find the impacts of this scenario acceptable. 2 A market exists for another Ibis- styled development and another PGA - styled project with similar housing values. WO" 01, ML AN W. T OR W 0A ON IiZll Nil V,=:= -- -- 7- clas I i Wa ,-m L os I A AW I Nil XKKN'! P 9 11, IV lif Ln#lt Western Palm Beach Gardens' Fiscal Impact Study Page 18- III. Projections The following tables summarize the projected land use, population and taxes under the five scenarios that were selected. ` Table 3 uses the zoning under the various scenarios to project the number of households under each scenario. The underlying information comes directly from Palm Beach Gardens studies, land use maps and stall. Table 4 summarizes the effects on population arising from each development scenario. It is based on multiplying the number of households by a population factor of 2.5 people per household. Table 5 summarizes the estimated taxable value that would be generated by new development. In each case, an appraised value per housing unit for the particular zoning category was developed and applied to the number of households project to be built. In most cases, particular developments or projects were used as the basis for the estimate. For the residential portion ofthe Rural Residential Scenario, 31 large (10 acres, or larger) parcels in South Wellington were used. For the residential portion of the Vision Scenario, Bayhill Estates was used as the model for the residential land value. For Suburban Scenario I, the Binks Forest development in Wellington was used as the model. For Suburban Scenario II, a combination of Ibis and PGA National was used to project the land values. The value of commercial land was developed by examining three shopping plazas that are located in the western portions of the developed part of the County. The industrial land was based on a review of Wellington Commerce Park, Jupiter Park, NorthCorp and the Sysco facility in Riviera Beach. In each scenario, land was set aside for roads and drainage. Table 3: Projected Households Western Palm Beach Gardens r _Cates rY ' , �onservati, on RRiu 0 _ RR20 0 Residential 1:2 0 u i Residential 1: 1 i 0 i u i Residential 2:1 0 Total 0 Rural Residential Visi on 502 70 0 i 0' i 0� 572 I Suburban I ,' Suburban II 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,898 0 0 0 6,425 0 0` 2,898 , 6,425 I 1,899 �J 9,470 II 11,369 II Western Palm beach Gardens' Fiscal Impact Study Page 19. Table 4: Projected Population Western Palm Beach Gardens Total 0� 1,430 7,245 16,063 J 28,423Ij� Rural Zoning Category Conservation Residential Vision Suburban I Suburban II ,. Category vation Residential Vision Suburban, I Suburban II ., RR10 /20 $ 0 RR10 & RR20 0 1,430 0 0 0 Residential 1:2 0 0 7,245 0 0 Residential 1:1 0 0 0 16,063 110,075,691 Residential 2:1 0 0 0 0 28,423 Total 0� 1,430 7,245 16,063 J 28,423Ij� Industrial value was estimated by averaging the value of properties at NorthCorp, Jupiter Park, Wellington Commerce Park and the Sysco property in Riviera Beach while allowing for roads and drainage. Table 5: Projected Taxable Value Western Palm Beach Gardens Zoning Conser- Rural ,. Category vation Residential Vision Suburban, I Suburban II ., RR10 /20 $ 0 $ 91,442,116 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 Res. 1:2 0 0 764,326,777 0 0 Res. 1:1 0 0 0 1,311,377,054 835,007,456 Res. 2:1 0 j 0 0 0 '1,861,108,333 Industrial 0 110,075,691 251,601,581 110,075,691 110,075,691 Commer. 0 38,764,155 49,903,280 38,764,155 38,764,155 ; Conserv. 0 0 0 0 '', 0 I Total $ 0 I $240,281,962 $ 1,065,831,638 $1,460,216,900 I $2,844,955,636 ` Note: The value of the commercial and industrial property in the Rural Residential and the Suburban scenarios is the same because it was based on current zoning., The Vision scenario, on the other hand, was based on the somewhat larger acreages proposed in the Vision Document. Industrial value was estimated by averaging the value of properties at NorthCorp, Jupiter Park, Wellington Commerce Park and the Sysco property in Riviera Beach while allowing for roads and drainage. Western Palm Beach Gardens' Fiscal Impact Study IV. Revenues Page 20 New revenues resulting from the development of the Western Gardens will come from a number of sources. Each of these is briefly described in the following pages along with an explanation of how the actual numbers were calculated for this study. At the outset, it should be noted that, due to rounding, some of the totals presented here apparently do not agree with the underlying numbers. Ad Valorem Taxes In each of the five scenarios, the appraised value of the developed land was estimated and the taxes derived using the 1997 -98 operating ad valorem tax rate (3.8448 mills). The debt service rate was not used because the focus of this analysis is annual operating revenues and costs. Additionally, it should be noted that the City presently receives approximately $9,100 in tax revenues from the current property owners. These taxes would be lost or replaced by other taxes under each scenario. The following table summarizes the new ad valorem tax revenues. Half Cent Sales Tax The half cent sales tax is distributed based on the population of the city. Hence, for the purposes of this analysis, it is assumed to increase in proportion to the increase in population. The 1997 -98 population of Palm Beach Gardens was 32,229 and the half cent sales tax revenues were estimated to be $2,115,000. Thus, under our five scenarios, the additional revenues received would be: Conservation' I Rural Residential ' Vision Suburban I Suburban 11 Taxable Value $ 0 $ 240,282,142 $1,010,877,301 $ 1,460,216,900 $ 2,871,332,689 Ad Val. Tax $ 0 $ .926,552 $ 3,898,044 $ 5,830,742 $ 11,072,146 Half Cent Sales Tax The half cent sales tax is distributed based on the population of the city. Hence, for the purposes of this analysis, it is assumed to increase in proportion to the increase in population. The 1997 -98 population of Palm Beach Gardens was 32,229 and the half cent sales tax revenues were estimated to be $2,115,000. Thus, under our five scenarios, the additional revenues received would be: Conservation Rural Residential ' Vision I Suburban I Suburban 11 i/2 ¢ Sales Tax 1 $ 0 $ 93,843 1 $ - 475,447 1 $ 1,054,120 $ 1,865,235 Western Palm Beach Gardens' Fiscal Impact Study Page 21 State Shared Revenues The state shared revenues Palm Beach Gardens receives, other than the half cent -sales tax, are state revenue sharing, the beverage tax and the cigarette tax. In 1997 -98, these revenues were: State Revenue Sharing $ 595,600. Cigarette Tax 90,000 Beverage Tax 28,000 Total $ 713,000 Since these revenues are also largely based on population, for the purposes of this analysis, it was assumed that the additional revenue would be proportionate to the increase in population. There is, however, an offsetting factor in that Cigarette Tax Revenues have declined over the past few years as have Beverage Tax Revenues. Thus, what is presented here is probably the best case scenario and the revenues are likely to be less. II„ , Conservation Rural Residential Vision-, Suburban 1' , Suburban 11 h I Revenue Sharing $ 0 $ 26,400 $ 133,755 $ 296,549 $ 524,735 Cigarette Tax u 0 i 3,993 i i 20,232 44,856 79,372 i I u Beverage Tax 0 1,242 6,294 13,955 24,693 Total $ 0 $ 31,636 $ 160,281 $ 355,361. $ 628,800 q Telephone and Cable Television Franchise Fees Both telephone and cable television fees are also population driven and consequently are; for the purposes of this analysis, assumed to increase proportionately to population. In 1997 -98, these were estimated to be $72,000 and $220,000 respectively. Conservation Rural „ Residential Telephone $ 0 $ 3,195 $ Cable Television 0 ` 9,761 I+ Total $ 0 $ 12,956 $ Vision Suburban I` ` Suburban I1 �I 16,185 $ 35,885 $ 63,497 I i u 49,455 ` 109,648 194,020 65,641 , $ 145,533 $ 257,517 it I Western Palm Beach Gardens' Fiscal Impact Study Electricity Franchise Fee Page 22 With each of the scenarios, the mix of both industrial and commercial, land will be somewhat different from what presently exists in the Gardens. Further, both industrial users and commercial users are typically associated with a higher demand for electricity than the general population. In order to estimate the increase in electricity franchise fees for commercial and industrial users, a ratio of the fees received per $1,000 of appraised value in 1997 -98 was developed and applied to the estimated new value that will be brought into the Gardens under the different'scenarios. Residential electricity franchise fees, on the other hand, should be driven by population. Hence, a ratio of the projected new population to the existing population was applied to residential fee revenues received. Conservation "� Rural Residential Vision Suburban I Suburban Il Residential $ 0 $ 57,689 $ 292,275 $ 648,008 $ 1,146,630 Commercial 0 28,679 86,818 28,679' 28,679 Industrial 0 67,439 65,553 67,439 67,439 J Total $ _, 0 1 $ 153,807 $ 444,646 $ 744,126 1 $ 1,242,749 I' Gas Tax Gas tax revenues are based on the number of lane miles of roads the City maintains. At the present time, the City anticipates that all new development (even the dirt roads in the Rural Residential scenario) will maintain its own roads through a home owners' association or a similar mechanism. Consequently, for the purposes of this analysis, it is'assumed that gas tax revenues will remain unchanged. Licenses License fees are a bit more difficult to estimate since they depend on the,number and type of businesses., For the purposes of this analysis, we assumed that the professional licenses issued to home -based businesses are not significant in magnitude. License fees for commercial - property are based on $500 /acre (it is estimated that a Wal -Mart would bring in,between $5,000 and $10,000 annually and they typically occupy 15 acres. We developed an average using $7,500 and 15 acres). License fees for industrial properties are $225 and $300 for professional businesses. ' It is assumed that each business occupies one acre (derived from reviewing at Wellington Commerce Park and Jupiter Park) and we assumed the lower number of $225. Western Palm Beach Gardens' Fiscal Impact Study Page 23 �I License Fees Conservation I Rural Residential Vision I. , Suburban I Suburban II 61 Commercial $ 0 $ 43,500 $ 56,000 I $ 43,500 $ 43,500 Industrial 0 78,750 180,000 I 78,750 78,750 Total $ 0 1 $ 122,250 $ 236,000 I $ 122,250 . $ 122,250 Building Permits In most municipalities (including Palm Beach Gardens), the Planning, Zoning and Building function is self - supporting; that is, its costs are offset by the revenues, received. Consequently, neither the revenues nor the costs are dealt within this analysis. EMS Transport Fees/Fire Inspection Fees Both EMS Transport and Fire Inspection Fees should be proportionate to population. Consequently, they are assumed to increase at the same rate as the population for the purposes of this analysis. In FY 1997 -98, EMS Transport and Fire Inspection Fees were estimated to be $595,000. Recreation Fees, Palm Beach Gardens expected to receive $1,027,801 in revenues from its recreation programs in FY 1997 -98. These revenues, however, were almost completely offset by costs of $1,009,925. It is assumed that the same ratio will hold in the future. Hence the impact of recreation fees is negligible and assumed to be zero. Debt Service Offset Presently, City residents pay approximately $830,000 in debt service. To the degree the Western Gardens develops, it will spread the fixed debt service amount over a larger base and have a positive impact on the taxes of the remainder of the community. Conservation Rural Residential Vision Suburban X Suburban U Fire/Rescue Fees $ 0 $ 26,400 $ 133,755 $ 296,549 1 $ 524,735 Recreation Fees, Palm Beach Gardens expected to receive $1,027,801 in revenues from its recreation programs in FY 1997 -98. These revenues, however, were almost completely offset by costs of $1,009,925. It is assumed that the same ratio will hold in the future. Hence the impact of recreation fees is negligible and assumed to be zero. Debt Service Offset Presently, City residents pay approximately $830,000 in debt service. To the degree the Western Gardens develops, it will spread the fixed debt service amount over a larger base and have a positive impact on the taxes of the remainder of the community. Western Palm Beach Gardens' Fiscal Impact Studly ' ' Pale 24 V. Services and Costs In order for a development to be successful, it must have a number of services provided to it. These fall into four categories: those which Palm Beach Gardens would almost certainly provide, those it would probably provide, those which would,probably be provided by a third party and those that would almost certainly be provided by a third party: These services are discussed below as well as the methods for estimating their cost. A. Services Provided by the Municipality 1. Police Services Police services are almost always provided by the municipality'. The officers are responsible for patrolling the city, deterring and solving crime, enforcing the traffic laws and a'myriad of over law enforcement related activities. To estimate police costs, one method is to develop the average cost per sworn officer per thousand people and to extrapolate it using the estimated populations of the new areas to be served. This approach is not entirely satisfying because a'number of factors (such as the size of the overall geographic area, the density of the population and the degree to which communities are gated) also affect the number of officer's needed. Still, given the rather large degree of uncertainty concerning how the area will be developed, it is used in this study to approximate the number of additional required officers that will be necessary. In fiscal year 1997 798, Palm Beach Gardens had 88 sworn officers ranging from street officers to the chief. The official population estimate for the Gardens for the 1997 -98 fiscal year was 33,229. Based on 85 officers (the chief, the assistant chief and captain are excluded because a department is likely to have only one of each of these positions), that is 2.62 officers per thousand residents. The overall police budget was for 1997 -98 -was $7,781,903 and the average cost per officer was $91,552. ' Under state law, the sheriff is responsible for maintaining law and order within his/her county. For the most part, however, the level of service that a county sheriff can provide is not considered to be satisfactory by residents of municipalities and consequently cities have their own police departments or contract for extra protection through the Sheriff s Office (for example, Wellington). The Town of Haverhill is an example of an exception. It relies on the limited service the Sheriffs Office provides as its deputies pass through. Western Palm Beach Gardens' Fiscal Impact Study Page 25 Additionally, all the current officers use City Hall as their staging area. It is anticipated that a substation will be needed in the Western Gardens area no matter what development scenario is selected. Since it would likely be co- located with a fire station, its costs are incorporated in the fire service station costs. 2. Fire Services /EMS Palm Beach Gardens presently has no fire/EMS stations actively, serving its western area. Rather it depends on the County, through reciprocity, for these services. Since very, very little development has occurred in Gardens West, this strategy is appropriate. Nonetheless, under any of the proposed development scenarios (other than the Conservation Scenario), the Gardens would need to establish two or three new stations in order to achieve its current eight minute• response time for rural areas and five minutes for urban areas. The annual cost of staffing, operating, maintaining each fire station is approximately $1.3 million. One possible to offset the fire service costs would be locate one of the stations in close proximity to the North County Airport and Caloosa and to have the County reimburse the Gardens for providing fire services to those areas. Since that potential offset is somewhat speculative and not likely in the eyes of some Gardens officials, it is not considered here. 3. Trash Services Trash pick -up service is incorporated in the ad valorem taxes that residents pay and is a city service that would be provided to the newly developed area. Current charges to the City are $6.04 per household. Should rural residential (that is, RR -10 and RR -20) development occur in the, Western Gardens, this figure would probably increase because of the low household density. How much is difficult to say and consequently, the $6.04 is used across the board in this study. 4.. Planning, Zoning and Building Services The Planning, Zoning and Building function oversees all development planning and implementation in the City. It reviews zoning matters, subdivisions, site plans, landscaping, infrastructure plans and building matters. In most jurisdictions; including Palm Beach Gardens; this function is essentially self - supporting so that its costs are offset by the revenues it receives. Consequently, it is not considered in the scenarios presented here. S. Support Services With any increase in services directly provided to the, residents, the City's support services also must increase. More people will be on staff so Human Resources will have more work. More supplies will be ordered and more bills must be paid so more activity will occur in Purchasing and in Western Palm Beach Gardens' Fiscal Impact Study Page 26 Finance as well as other central service areas. For the purposes of this study, $50,000 is added for the Vision scenario, $100,000 for the Suburban I scenario and $200,000 for the Suburban II scenario. B. Services Probably Provided by the Municipality Parks and Recreation Services are generally, but not necessarily, provided by the municipality. The costs of these services are likely to be dependent on the density of the proposed development. According to the Palm Beach Gardens Comprehensive Plan, parks are required at a rate of 3.7 acres per 1,000 residents in the urban area and not required in the rural area. Given the scale of the development in the Vision and in the Suburban scenarios, a full scale park with well- maintained ball fields would probably be necessary. Although parks are not required in the rural residential area, it also seems likely that some demands would be made for either a passive park or equestrian trails. The Village of Wellington, for example, recently approved capital projects costing some $750,000 to support its equestrian community. For cost estimating purposes, a figure of $5,000 per year in the rural setting will be used. For the Vision and Suburban, the operating and personal services budgets for Athletics, Programs and Grounds and Facilities net of a transfer from the Programs Division were increased proportionally to population. It should be noted that parks and recreation are a service that can, be provided by a special district such as Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District. Should this route be selected, the City would incur no costs directly. A sense of equity, however, may dictate that the City provide the parks. Further, the City would need to review the legality of collecting a parks impact fee if it did not intend to provide parks to the area. C. Those Services Which Would Probably Be Provided by -a Third Party 1. Roads For the most part, new developments in Palm Beach Gardens maintain their own roads.' These are done through a home owners' association or can be done through a unit of development of Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District. Further, these developments are gated communities and, since they are not open to the general public, the City is not legally, permitted to maintain the roads. As noted previously, it is possible, however, that a community could be built in the Western Gardens that is not gated and which would want the City to maintain its roads. Major arterial roads are generally operated and maintained by the County. At this point in time, it is assumed that the extensions of Northlake and Donald Ross will 'be maintained by the County since they would meet the requirement of a county road of going into and passing through Palm Beach Gardens. It is also assumed that there would be no collector roads that the City might Western Palm Beach Gardens' Fiscal Impact Study Page 27 have to maintain. While at first this assumption may seem questionable, it is the pattern Ibis, Bayhill, PGA National and other developments in the area have followed. 2. ,Street Lighting Again, for the most part, new developments pay for their own street lighting and again, it is possible that at some point in the future, new developments that are not gated could argue that the City should cover their street lighting costs. D. Service that Would Be Provided by a Third Party 1. Water and Sewer Water and sewer services to the area would be provided under the Vision and Suburban scenarios. Further, the area is Seacoast Utilities' service territory and consequently would not be provided by the City. According to Seacoast officials, whether this area is developed or not has no bearing on the financial stability of the Utility. 2. Drainage This area lies within the boundaries of Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District's service area. Consequently, any additional required drainage would be provided by Northern. As an aside, approximately 12% of any land must be set aside for drainage and retention purposes. 3. ' Schools Since the Palm Beach County School Board provides all public education within the County, it bears the direct cost of the development rather than the City. The City may wish, however, to consider concurrency at the municipal level to avoid the further burdening of the schools in its area. It should also be noted that the construction and maintenance of schools can be addressed through a special district. Western Palm Beach Gardens' Fiscal Impact Study VI. Fiscal Impact Page 28 The additional revenues and service costs which were developed in the preceding sections are arrayed in Table 6 on the following page. 'The first four scenarios (Conservation, Rural Residential, Vision and Suburban I) have at least some negative impact. Since all other revenue sources have been calculated into the scenario, the only way to make up the deficit would be to raise taxes. Under the fifth scenario, Suburban II, the City is projected to receive more revenue than providing the services will cost. The result would be,a decrease in taxes as is also shown in Table 7. Western Palm Beach Gardens' Fiscal Impact Study Palle 29 Table 6: Fiscal Impact EMS/Fire Inspect 0 Lost Tax Revenues (9,106) Total Revenues $ (9,106) $ Service Costs Police Fire Trash General Services Recreation/Parks Total Costs Net Effect Debt Service Offset Net Impact 26,400 133,755 Conservation Rural Residential f (9,106) Vision Suburban i Suburban 2 Revenues $ 5,604,260 $ 8,322,939 $ 15,570,328 210,047 465,684 824,025 Ad Valorem Taxes $ 0 $ 923,836 $ 4,097,909 $ 5,614,242 $ 10,938,285 , '/2 0 Sales Tax 0 93,843 475,447 1;054,120 1,865,235 State Shared Rev. 0 31,636 160,281 355,361 628,800 Phone & Cable 0 12,956- 65,641 145,533 257,517 Electric Fran. Fees 0 153,670 444,333 743,989 1,242,612 Licenses 0 122,500 236,000 122,500 122,500 EMS/Fire Inspect 0 Lost Tax Revenues (9,106) Total Revenues $ (9,106) $ Service Costs Police Fire Trash General Services Recreation/Parks Total Costs Net Effect Debt Service Offset Net Impact 26,400 133,755 296,549 524,735 (9,106) (9,106) (9,106) (9,106) 1,355,485 $ 5,604,260 $ 8,322,939 $ 15,570,328 $ 0 $ 343,008 $ 1,737,827 $ 3,852,843 $ 6,817,583 , 0 -.2,600,000 3,900,000 3,900,000 3,900,000 0 41,459 210,047 465,684 824,025 0 0 50,000 100,000 200,000 0 25,025 329,480 730,472 1,292,566 $ 0 $ 3,009,492 $ 6,227,354 $ 9,048,999 $ 13,034,175 $ (9,106) $ (1,654,007) $ (623, 094) $ (726, 060) $ 2,536, 153 0 76,340 239,012 308,958 429,583 $ (9,106) , $ (1,578,667) $ (384,082) , $ (417,102) $ 2,965,737 • I Western Palm Beach •Gardens' Fiscal Impact Study 'Page 36 Table 7 below shows the impact on Palm Beach Gardens residents of each of the possible scenarios in percentage terms. Table 7: Change in Ad Valorem Tai Rate Due to the Development of the Western Gardens Note: The negative 13.7% means that the millage rate would actually decline for exisfirig residents by 13.7 %. Conservation Rural Residential Vision Suburban I, suburban 11 Ad Valorem Change 0.1% 11.70/6 2.1% 1.9% (- 13.7 %) Note: The negative 13.7% means that the millage rate would actually decline for exisfirig residents by 13.7 %. Western Palm Beach Gardens' Fiscal Impact Study • ' . Pale 31 VII. Conclusions In all but one of the scenarios considered,- development of the Western Gardens would have a negative dollar impact on existing residents. From a purely financial point of view, the most attractive, alternative is the Suburban II scenario. While that would lead to a decrease in taxes in the Gardens, it would also have a significant impact on the quality of life in the Gardens. Traffic on the roads would increase; more people would utilize the City's parks, recreation, etc. The next most attractive alternative is the Conservation scenario. Given the cost of buying the land, this scenario does not seem likely. The Rural Residential scenario is also not likely since the only such area in the County is South Wellington and it is doubtful its equestrian industry would relocate or that the County could support a second such area. The remaining two alternatives are the Vision and the Suburban I scenarios and they are not without their weaknesses. The Vision scenario calls for a fairly sizeable amount of industrial property whereas the existing industrial property in the Western Gardens has drawn little interest to date. The Suburban I scenario calls for heavier development than has been deemed to be desirable heretofore and still leads to an increase in taxes. The next question is, "Do any other.viable options exist? One solution would be for the City to de -annex the Western Gardens. It could be done relatively easily by passing an ordinance de- annexing the property. While that option would release the City from providing services to the area, it is not without risk. First, the Gardens would lose control over what is built on its western boundary. The County Commission could approve whatever it deems appropriate and it could be considerably more dense than anything proposed herein. Second, even though the area would not officially be part of the Gardens, its development would impact the City.- Its traffic would pass through the Gardens. Its children would want to participate in the City's recreation programs. The Fire Department would probably be called upon to support the County and so on. Another approach would be for the Gardens to cease to provide fire service and let the County take it over. If fire service was excluded from the mix, all of the scenarios become financially feasible: The difficulty is that the County currently charges a millage of approximately 2.8 while the Gardens is providing fire service for approximately 1.6 mills. Thus, while the City might benefit by giving fire services, its residents almost certainly would not. The City could also cut costs. For example, it could treat the parks that result from the new development the same way the roads are treated and make them the responsibility of a home owners' association, through a unit of development of Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District or through a new special district. Under this approach, the Suburban I is -cost effective while the Vision scenario is very nearly. Of course, a question of equity exists because the City 'does provide free parks to the remainder of the City. Finally, if a way could be found to eliminate one of the fire stations proposed, development would pay for itself under the Vision and both Suburban scenarios. Western Palm Beach Gardens' Fiscal Impact Study Pale 32 The final note is" that, while the numbers are telling, the City must also consider non- quantifiable factors. While lower densities may lead to less revenue, they also lead to less impact on the community — less traffic on the roads, fewer people trying to utilize the City's parks, recreation and other infrastructure. Assume for a moment that the Suburban II scenario is adopted and development adds some 28,000 people to the Western Gardens. Assume further those new residents result in an additional 10 minutes of travel time for those commuting to work in West Palm Beach on I -95. What is that 10 minutes worth to the existing residents? Thus, the numbers are, a start but only a start. While the Palm Beach Gardens City Council must consider them, many other factors must also be considered. As with most governmental decisions, it is not simply a matter of dollars and cents. CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS CITY COUNCIL Agenda Cover Memorandum Meeting Date: January 14, 1999 Subject/Agenda Item: Workshop Local Planning Agency and Land Development Regulation Commission Functions Recommendation /Motion: Staff recommends that the Council designate the Planning & Zoning Commission as the Local Planning Agency and Land Development Regulation Commission. Reviewed by: Originating Dept.: 1 Costs: $ 0 Council Action: -r-4 -1 City Attorney N/A M�!Ulw Other, N/A Planninc ;Fn. 1 Advertised: Date: Paper: 1 Submitted by: [ x ] Not Required 7072 Growth Mgt. Director Affected parties 1 Approved by: 1 [ ] Notified City Manager ` [ x ] Not required i BACKGROUND: [ ] Approved $ 0 [ ] Approved wl conditions Current FY [ ] Denied I Funding Source: [ ] Continued to: [ ] Operating 1 Attachments: [ ] Other„ N/A Budget Acct. #: [ ] None As you know, Chapter 163, F.S. requires all local governments to designate a 'Local Planning Agency' to oversee the effectiveness of the comprehensive plan and recommend changes as may be needed from time to time, as well as to review petitions for amendments and make recommendations to the governing body. Over the years, the City Council has designated itself as this body. Chapter 163.3194(2), F.S. also requires that land development regulations, such as the zoning code, or amendments thereto, be reviewed for consistency with the Comprehensive Plan by a 'Land Development Regulation Commission', or in its absence, the Local Planning Agency. LPA / LDRC Page 1 In the past, staff has taken only major land development regulation changes /additions to the Local Planning Agency for the determination of consistency with the comprehensive plan. However, given the increasing growth pressures the City faces, and the complexity of our regulations,we believe that there may be a benefit to taking all code revisions to the LPA for a more thorough review prior to final review by City Council. Therefore, rather than requiring the City Council to convene as the LPA on a regular basis, staff recommends that the P &Z Commission be delegated this duty as the formally designated land development regulation commission. The Code of Ordinances already empowers the Planning & Zoning Commission to evaluate proposed zoning regulation changes and to make recommendations to the City Council. Staff is proposing that this responsibility be expanded to those of the Land Development Regulation Commission required by Chapter 163, F.S. Staff also recommends that the Council consider designating the Planning & Zoning Commission as the Local Planning Agency. Comprehensive Plan amendments are already brought before them for courtesy review and recommendation to City Council before a public hearing is scheduled before the City Council sitting as the Local Planning Agency. It is important to note that the Council will retain complete authority of final review and approval of all actions. Recommendations made by the LPA and /or LDRC would be advisory. However, the Council would gamer the benefit of a review by a board composed of professionals with extensive experience in development review. Staff has surveyed other cities to determine who has a separate LPA and LDRC and the findings are summarized below: Palm Beach County* Lake Worth* Boynton Beach^ Boca Raton *^ West Palm Beach *^ Greenacres *^ Jupiter* Martin County* LUAB = LPA; CTF = LDRC 'Super Board' = LPA & LDRC City Commission = LPA Planning Commission = LPA Planning Board = LPA Planning Commission = LPA Planning & Zoning Commission = LPA & LDRC P &Z Board = LPA & LDRC * Boards are distinct/separate bodies from the governing body. ^ LPA serves function of LDRC (not designated) LPA / LDRC Page 2 There are 4 different options for Council consideration: Option 1: The Council continues to sit as the LPA, and performs the duties of the LDRC. Option 2: The Council designates the P &Z Commission as the LDRC, but continues to sit as the LPA itself. Option 3: The P &Z Commission is formally designated as the LPA and LDRC. Option 4: Other alternatives are open for discussion such as designating staff to undertake functions, requiring dual LPA/LDRC review, etc. Recommendation Staff recommends Option 3 - the designation of the Planning and Zoning Commission as the Local Planning Agency and the Land Development Regulation Commission. If the Council selects Option 3, then staff should be directed to prepare an ordinance. LPA / LDRC Page 3 Chapter 163.3164(14) "Local planning agency" means the agency designated to prepare the comprehensive plan or plan amendments required by this act. (22) "Land development regulation commission" means a commission designated by a local government to develop and recommend, to the local governing body, land development regulations which implement the adopted comprehensive plan and to review land development regulations, or amendments thereto, for consistency with the adopted plan and report to the governing body regarding its findings. The responsibilities of the land development regulation commission may be performed by the local planning agency. 163.3174(4) The local planning agency shall have the general responsibility for the conduct of the comprehensive planning program. Specifically, the local planning agency shall:......... (c) Review proposed land development regulations, land development codes, or amendments thereto, and make recommendations to the governing body as to the consistency of the proposal with the adopted comprehensive plan, or element or portion thereof, when the local planning agency is serving as the land development regulation commission or the local government requires review by both the local planning agency and the land development regulation commission. 163.3194(2) After a comprehensive plan for the area, or element or portion thereof, is adopted by the governing body, no land development regulation, land development code, or amendment thereto shall be adopted by the governing body until such regulation, code, or amendment has been referred either to the local planning agency or to a separate land development regulation commission created pursuant to local ordinance, or to both, for review and recommendation as to the relationship of such proposal to the adopted comprehensive plan, or element or portion thereof. Said recommendation shall be made within a reasonable time, but no later than within 2 months after the time of reference. If a recommendation is not made within the time provided, then the governing body may act on the adoption. 163.3174 Local planning agency.— (1) The governing body of each local government, individually or in combination as provided in s. 163.3171, shall designate and by ordinance establish a "local planning agency," unless the agency is otherwise established by law. The governing body may designate itself as the local planning agency pursuant to this subsection. The governing body shall notify the state land planning agency of the establishment of its local planning agency. All local planning agencies shall provide opportunities for involvement by district school boards and applicable community college boards, which may be accomplished by formal representation, membership on technical advisory committees, or other appropriate means. The local planning agency shall prepare the comprehensive plan or plan amendment after hearings to be held after public notice and shall make recommendations to the governing body regarding the adoption or amendment of the plan. The agency may be a local planning commission, the planning department of the local government, or other instrumentality, including a countywide planning entity established by special act or a council of local government officials created pursuant to s. 163.02, provided the composition of the council is fairly representative of all the governing bodies in the county or planning area; however: (a) If a joint planning entity is inexistence on the effective date of this act which authorizes the governing bodies to adopt and enforce a land use plan effective throughout the joint planning area, that entity shall be the agency for those local governments until such time as the authority of the joint planning entity is modified by law. (b) In the case of chartered counties, the planning responsibility between the county and the several municipalities therein shall be as stipulated in the charter. (2) Nothing in this act shall prevent the governing body of a local government that participates in creating a local planning agency serving two or more jurisdictions from continuing or creating its own local planning agency. Any such governing body which continues or creates its own local planning agency may designate which local planning agency functions, powers, and duties will be performed by each such local planning agency. (3) The governing body or bodies shall appropriate funds for salaries, fees, and expenses necessary in the conduct of the work of the local planning agency and shall also establish a schedule of fees to be charged by the agency. To accomplish the purposes and activities authorized by this act, the local planning agency, with the approval of the governing body or bodies and in accord with the fiscal practices thereof, may expend all sums so appropriated and other sums made available for use from fees, gifts, state or federal grants, state or federal loans, and other sources; however, acceptance of loans must be approved by the governing bodies involved. (4) The local planning agency shall have the general responsibility for the conduct of the comprehensive planning program. Specifically, the local planning agency shall: (a) Be the agency responsible for the preparation of the comprehensive plan or plan amendment and shall make recommendations to the governing body regarding the adoption or amendment of such plan. During the preparation of the plan or plan amendment and prior to any recommendation to the governing body, the local planning agency shall hold at least one public hearing, with public notice, on the proposed plan or plan amendment. The governing body in cooperation with the local planning agency may designate any agency, committee, department, or person to prepare the comprehensive plan or plan amendment, but final recommendation of the adoption of such plan or plan amendment to the governing body shall be the responsibility of the local planning agency. (b) Monitor and oversee the effectiveness and status of the comprehensive plan and recommend to the governing body such changes in the comprehensive plan as may from time to time be required, including preparation of the periodic reports required by s. 163.3191. (c) Review proposed land development regulations, land development codes, or amendments thereto, and make recommendations to the governing body as to the consistency of the proposal with the adopted comprehensive plan, or element or portion thereof, when the local planning agency is serving as the land development regulation commission or the local government requires review by both the local planning agency and the land development regulation commission. (d) Perform any other functions, duties, and responsibilities assigned to it by the governing body or by general or special law. (5) All meetings of the local planning agency shall be public meetings, and agency records shall be public records. History. —s. 6, ch. 75 -257; s. 1, ch. 77 -223; s. 5, ch. 85 -55; s. 2, ch. 92 -129; s. 9, ch. 95 -310; s. 9, ch. 95 -341. "Framing" Residents Today: 20% November 1, 1998 City Council Workshop Lyle Sumek (40% don't know where they live, don't know which way to II turn) Never Satisfied Friends (Too Busy To Run) Threaten May Not Vote Abusive Satisfied Media Likes Them Lies Are increasing their presence Network Avoid Responsibility Can Suck Others In (The 40% at the above right) Councils need to say "NO" to negative 20 %. McGov't Attitude of Our Citizens: Fast, convenient, my way, cheap, now Put messages over urinals, back of door, not newsletters, put info on cable; Promote Council as unit of government. "We have citizenry that has no understanding of government." 1 BH 121 Councils Which Are Winners Win the championship Achieve goal Claim success Has game plan "We are the leaders." Councils Which Are Losers Constant turnover of Council and staff Fights in public Micromanage instead of setting policy The influence on each age group (by birth year). `35 Depression W.W.11 Greater Respect For Authority Tight, Cheap Formal Status Quo Eric `67 `67 Lauren Carl Joe Dave 1 1 13oomerangers '47'49'52 `54 I J'weener Pciectionists Rebuilding T.V. Challenges of 50's Vietnam Challenge "Us" (We) Questioning Edge We can do it Spend S together Want Quality (Spam, Velvetts) Informal This group switches. Want people to participate. Wants change Council Effectiveness Ideas: Politics = How do I win? Rules Used by Effective Councils 1. Make sure consensus exists on Council Councils Which Are Champions Sustain championship Continually re- focuses goals and has eye on horizon Share successes Strategy: ongoing, flexible Develops next generation of leaders Markets the community!! ! ! Councils Which Are Competitive Ok — We finished 2nd place, identify short term issues, not long term Look to see what neighbors are doing to keep up rather than identify policy for their community. `54 1 `67 `67 Hedonistic 1 1 13oomerangers ]'raditionalists Constant Crisis Quiet Time of 80's "t'thiented What's the big deal? American Dream Governing = Does what is best for the community. Dave wants to discuss on agenda: submit to Manager in writing at least 1 week —12 days ahead of time. 3 votes of Council if have 3 votes, get 2 page memo from Manager (schedule on subsequent agenda) 3 votes to initiate action or research more fully (known as 3 -2 -3) 2 BH121 2. Requests for action Submit to Manager for 3 -2 -3 vote (Refer all resident requests to City Manager) Effective Goals — 5 years outcomes of community We have VISION, now break into GOALS with Measureable Outcomes 3. Place 4 or 5 goals "with logo" on agenda throughout the year 4. Know our communities: Create Community Profile (major employer, etc.) Challenges,how compatible is annexation? Increase community presence; be proactive not reactive 5. Reduce the number Boards (special interests) Decide to have them only when you can answer: What is purpose? What are accomplishments? What resources do we use? Replace Boards with: 6 mo. task forces with specific assignment 7 -11 members (represent community overall) Set parameters, what to accomplish Timeframe: 3 -6 months, no extensions 6. Have Council Summit Invite 10 people by each Council person Detail successes Where do we want to be in 2004? What do you want in your community? Spend 1 evening w /all Boards & Commissions, 1 evening w /citizens 7. Set Goals Set goals, est short timeframe 8 -10 goals maximum Get monthly update from staff on these goals Have staff highlight the issues in staff reports Set goals after election Identify what's in progress 8. Have in progress a list of what's coming up next few months, City Manager to ask Dept. Heads. 3 sx121 Effective Councils can be Great G — Common goals unifying purpose R — Understand our roles, appreciate those differences E — Execute, decide and act, evaluate and adjust A — Attitude, respect "My behavior affects my City's image." Willingness to work together. ' T — Trust — make a commitment — respect and support each other "Practice Teamwork "; Study sessions on major issues Focus on important key issues Hold study sessions on site Agenda Briefing — 4 -6 P.M. Define role of Mayor and Vice Mayor Council Comments Staff reports — too long. Identify: Problem Option Analysis Recommendation Include Executive Summary Backup Detail Ground Rules For Council: (as set by Mayor Russo, Councilmen Jablin, Clark, Sabatello) 1. No personal remarks, faces or reference to where one lives 2. No "looks" 3. 3 -2 -3 4. Have fun! S. Respect — R E S P E C T each other — Respect Staff 6. Follow direction of Chair 7. Don't address audience, but instead address each other through Chair 8. No soapboxes 9. Set policy, do not micro -manage 10. Negotiate, then move on to next item 4 BH121 11. Listen, before judging Ground Rules For Council: Post on dias in front of each Councilperson, once Council has follow -up discussion Define Process Comments you want to discuss are put on agenda through City Manager 10 days written request prior to Council meeting Committee Reports should be at end of meeting Council teamwork discussion to be added to agenda when all 5 are present Workshop twice /month with Staff 4:00 — 6:00 P.M. concerning agenda items /details (Hold Tuesday or Thursday ?) Purpose: improve productivity of meetings. BH121 Fit January 14, 1999 Mrs. Bobbie Herakovich City Manager City of Palm Beach Gardens 10500 North Military Trail Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 Dear Mrs. Herakovich: Enclosed are copies of a petition signed by 492 residents of Frenchman's Creek. The originals will be available for you whenever you wish. Sincerely, FRENCHMAN'S CREEK BOARD OF GOVERNORS Kenneth E. President FRENCHMAN'S CREEK 13495 Tournament Drive • Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410 -1299 • (561) 622 -8300 • Fax (561) 624 -2790 PETITION The undersigned, a resident of Frenchman's Creek, hereby petitions the Palm Beach Gardens City Council to support the continuation of the operation of Fire Station #16 until an adequate ement is provided on Alternate A1A ( State Road 811) within two miles of French -man's Creek. We do not feel that a fire station on the West side of the railroad tracks would sufficiently protect our community. \� NAME + SIGNATURE ADDRESS 1 - � IPA" g <-/ ir C� -4� ���e �r'�iMc��✓l'�`� / 303 1�oiV ra 1 10 1 11 �rooyz--- 12 �;�Pf7� E��sclo /�•P�/ I� V /94 3 7 jl lm//' ��' • _ rh � c.�/s r' �-r°� 1 13t-i C1 ,' cAC lo j (Y� -�ti� cA e,vn 1 `3� 7 �/ a-Q 15 R1 I�►�'v �.en,� c�c�. 16 Le j 17 1 n/ t I�V r.L– I) gR .1 18 I� ra l F,, I--- e- (w.c.� I - 1 19 114 AM) /v1D7`Z/ C�1� 1 J 21 v -_� 3. +1t11; . p f' .�- t.,��..L ; •�. 22 _ ra�,�u,� .a 3 r.�� h1 �: t► �r,i %,���� x� 23 t ! �L v' �i tit` 13 O 24 i .� j, , �d ,l/� �� �J�✓��t9il,o� �rCO /P��1 C`'��LU�%.� �' 25 1 27 II, �6�L�� j �L y.�� ��, �R ► �l� 29 . 3S 59 %rJ �ACKc 30 jg–fL-q1)LS157 PETITION The undersigned, a resident of Frenchman's Creek, hereby petitions the Palm Beach Gardens City Council to.support the continuation of the operation of Fire Station #16 until an adequate replacement is provided on Alternate A1A ( State Road 811) within two mites of Frenchman's Creek. We do not feel that a fire station on the West side of the railroad tracks would sufficiently protect our community. NAME 2(` ;, IL 3 I LL 4 l i l3� -3r, v���un � � 1 L /3 Z+�S t/,� _. � 1?r�, ��' 1�iL•�,� •4 _ lf/ /��v��2 i olve* (^�q AP 1 ADDRESS 27 8P ?,6K@ `. `)rr ,32- 7y- ))t6aks' �)d . 0- 1 1,2-F-C2 Z- V►�.� ref- . i SIGNATURE I (:L 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 13 l 14 X37 2.9 .1F! ✓�� s 1 jvaz�-P,* 14 eiow �, /3F?7 %0*44V � P,u 1 16 1 \J f V l iul 0,0 &,%d" 1,3 P-3 7 4-f 17 1 �aP/�/�k GR9,g1 W 1 /377 1 18 1 jP,-'IP �-AT 19 I� 1 r^� 20 1 1 %i P. � n i l �-3c)5 � �e�0 1211 1 .1 22 1 1 .1 23 1 1 1 24 1 1 251 i .1 26 1 1 1271 1 1281 1 129 30 ��-4 F lk vjz fv h 01/ 1 1 1 - I I 1 �1 PETITION The undersigned, a resident of Frenchman's Creek, hereby petitions the Palm Beach Gardens City Council to support the continuation of the operation of Fire Station #16 until an adequate replacement is provided on Alternate A1A ( State Road 811) within two miles of Frenchman's Creek. We do not feel that a fire station on the West side of the railroad tracks would sufficiently protect our community. NAME ?R1?J ADDRESS I 1 I&RAARA MAP «S I �sg3 �.° „ems 2 3 4 7 I rrl X191 8 9 i Y� 10 11 or z R Iva �i to jZ1L�� 6 i 12 I sP n� Q 0 D 113 I ,,�,,l,t 14 `� ,-� '..� l� 7,'� ti T _u to U5`-e— -br - .1 15 116 I }3 Sf 1'� KIVV`1 e- 118 C� v� 19 I ��n� 1�; > � a- v ti J 22 Igo ER- 4 C ) ? J - j j ,% 1 1 3 0 6 0 M 0 ►JET LA-Af 23 ,I 24 I �i�ll����? /,� t 4,,� -f f���j l .3 3 ff G Z5 IuJ 1)'1. 1 i 27 I yc��,A� Vic,�� ►} 3�(v0 29 { O I % I v�L i-� � � `f �� S t U ` t 30 !�/ (lsl2,�1 C �j'131 Te- Jok5e- lib; SIGNATURE iUP FM r: MAa �i ,/ �% cc� -tc� I ' � I i 'z« ZY I I . •art �.;_— ylSa'7` "`.- PETITION The undersigned, a resident of Frenchman's Creek, hereby petitions the Palm Beach Gardens City Council to support the continuation of the operation of Fire Station #16 until an adequate replacement is provided on Alternate Al A ( State Road 811) within two miles of Frenchman's Creek. We do not feel that a fire station on the West side of the railroad tracks would sufficiently protect our community. NATi )RE R v A-7 V- '"/ ' /� NAME J%UL#►%L.w 1 u L1 us l3 G.r r 2 �c t �t�-- �// �e �c�✓� 3 4 VII-- L G v 36 5 0 G 6 7 8 11 12 130 VO - G �1/ ✓��� G?h 13- � /3Gs� . 14 L 15 6 /1%i2U ,i72 S 16 oS S a3 ���0 -��• 17 6w P-ttfC sue► ry p� S. 18 31 c5 b..t.t a-z 19 -i 1-40 M ( & � s 20 6?0L,0/-3 Fnr J/ a M A6 21 � ?xl&V Mired Ole S � 22 �� &-r, %3 J�O / ) 23 �Ic.(� �v�CJ� v✓ 3 0G J A %" � S 24 k- f2- f c'7� �'� (3ekj- J&VOL- __DA.,,r-- 25 26 27 « y ����f ,�oS 3�STv /vvSe 28 /��',� ©,2� ILL o2 n�rc 3.�°l NU Dz,? -lam 30 NATi )RE R v A-7 V- '"/ ' /� PETITION The undersigned, a resident of Frenchman's Creek, hereby petitions the Palm Beach Gardens City Council to support the continuation of the operation of Fire Station #16 until an adequate replacement is provided on Alternate A1A ( State Road 811) within two miles of Frenchman's Creek. We do not feel that a fire station on the West side of the railroad tracks would sufficiently protect our community. } NAME ADDRESS I + SIGNATURE I — � 1 f A � .►cz 3 <zz 11 -,4ze �� I a G� �- I/ 3 5 7 a 5 L .0 p 1�,�✓l �,�� i es- ��. 11 13s- VA � lL I I 14 I �, 1 X X I �i �' �f" (% -on I l� (� 1� L� S A-C l� 15 18 IIYJfA Is I VX11L i v i 20 22 C 1 23 I ?e?O Zr 24 I� u ° v 13 I h� P& !v Wa A - 25 i 26 27 28 i 29 30.1 i ` — PETITION The undersigned, a resident of Frenchman's Creek, hereby petitions the Palm Beach Gardens City Council to support the continuation of the operation of Fire Station #16 until an adequate replacement is provided on Alternate A1A ( State Road 811) within two miles of Frenchman's Creek. We do not feel that a fire station on the West side of the railroad tracks would sufficiently protect our community. �- TI r i� WX WU In in n n W W rd. o .s ��;. , 4100 m m mM m PETITION The undersigned, a resident of Frenchman's Creek, hereby petitions the Palm Beach Gardens City Council to support the continuation of the operation of Fire Station #16 until an adequate replacement is provided on Alternate A1A ( State Road 811) within two miles of Frenchman's Creek. We do not feel that a fire station on the West side of the railroad tracks would sufficiently protect our community. I NAME I ADDRESS cLr.�t2 k"1a�14�1S�is7i l�u��(04F1 -tc 2 �u �����' /�l f�� t 3 s 1-7 i/Fl v/v nA 6 oA -,4&Y Yh �1, 7 j -T�LA (,Jr k-v�-P G— �E-3 RV A� 10 vc, 1 1 121 I 1131 i .1 141 1 115� I '1 16.1 I f 17 1 I 1 18 1 I j 19 I I j20� { 1 21 I 1 J 22 II I j 23 1 I j 241 1 25 26 1 1 1 27 { I 1281 29 1 1 30 1 1 SIGNATURE v G, 1 CY (� 1 'l// PETITION The undersigned, a resident of Frenchman's Creek, hereby petitions the Palm Beach Gardens City Council to support the continuation of the operation of Fire Station #16 until an adequate replacement is provided on Alternate A1A ( State Road 811) within two miles of Frenchman's Creek. We do not feel that a fire station on the West side of the railroad tracks would sufficiently protect our community. NA E ADDRESS SIGNATURE i v ; 3 1 13- 3 !1 14 _ , 3 is LJAJ" ve�, —7 (2S /V/20,lj 2�- 19 I" ul i cY=/' / �, 3 SArNe C��c_ %P �/" v VU 20 22 VZ � 24 t2 � ��� �� , G v , 25 _ 26 + 27, 1 128 29 —30-1.. - PETITION The undersigned, a resident of Frenchman's Creek, hereby petitions the Palm Beach Gardens City Council to support the continuation of the operation of Fire Station #16 until an adequate replacement is provided on Alternate A1A ( State Road 811) within two miles of Frenchman's Creek. We do not feel that a fire station on the West side of the railroad tracks would sufficiently protect our commune D 5-M aff- N 1 AD RESS ,,gS1GNAT 3 i��" /��f-� S /�'�?�f`� 3, `fay p�" j����' I �i •� �', I 10 A,. ',� X3371 MAI 9n cyn , 15 1 16 i 18 I I/W 'I o L ,�' �, f o •y I 13 3 J £r 17vl J 20 i J t IUU4� KA(II (Ii) 21 , ' , �� i 3 �`� Le 22 MAR �,>v a 23 1 ^� 'A 7 C4,>he 1 24 i 01� t i ' '��S ✓ ti� 4 r� 25 0 F L Xa�p IX :128i I i i �I 29 , y i 30.1 i i I I I I i i I I I i '8 [. �. ......._..._♦ ._ -..��. __...ter .._ __r ._ _ _ .. ._. - - .. �' PETITION The undersigned, a resident of Frenchman's Creek, hereby petitions the Palm Beach Gardens City Council to support the continuation of the operation of Fire Station #16 until an adequate replacement is provided on Alternate A1A ( State Road 811) within two miles of Frenchman's Creek. We do not feel that a fire station on the West side of the railroad tracks would sufficiently protect our community. 25 26 27 28 29 30 4 sX r� ADDRESS SIGNATVRE , / ► -. / m %! it �© A W-1 , I© , l 4jM MAIN 1111 Ml S � 1111 02 Kill I AR AV Ems W; 25 26 27 28 29 30 4 sX r� PETITION The undersigned, a resident of Frenchman's Creek, hereby petitions the Palm Beach Gardens City Council to support the continuation of the operation of Fire Station #16 until an adequate replacement is provided on Alternate A1A ( State Road 811) within two miles of Frenchman's Creek. We do not feel that a fire station on the West side of the railroad tracks would sufficiently protect our community. " NAME ADDRESS SIGNATURE 1 , OSLYAf �ROaM��J 13713 LEA vkf- -J)�i vf- 1, 2 ,IYOAMI+t( N• 13,;Iya LEHA111?E PRIA PBG , 4 I �,�`�io J 6 STAuicy rtes F P- ,312o 6urcLvoyN.�d 7 11'��• 4' (�k -t:r mrulv 8 , hWK CTR,6 RATAN 1 / 17 77,3 Lg f%f11x J 9 1 "gJR4 brL(LLiO 1 1 (301y() Le Rcure D/' 10 '` P�l,1r::;6 j Y7 Cd9#f;2,,, l) 7440 �-a- I�u vii =g�. -f�`� CD11H � , 13 7 4-0 o�� UPE D P.• � 11 � N� 12 , C`--f }�,�/ t-• CO P—LA,) -100 3 7 `� 1 13 J 14 , 9,,V 6,,e 4- / i 2 S T 13 797 L P A64 15 4D Ozto, Q4 .I 17 , •, 1�V �_ D L-D�A� Dh�1 �_ ; \D \ ¢- 18 I�JCE r's�i2F� a4 0 J 19,J ves2 1 1 20 4AWIZ,� 21 22 �23� 1 I 1 24 1 1 25 J I ' I 26 I I �27� 1 I �29i i 1 30 1 U PETITION The undersigned, a resident of Frenchman's Creek, hereby petitions the palm Beach Gardens City Council to support the continuation of the operation of Fire Station #16 until an adequate replacement is provided on Alternate A1A ( State Road 811) within two miles of Frenchman's Creek. We do not feel that a fire station on the West side of the railroad tracks would sufficiently protect our community. NAME ADDRESS SIGNATURE 2 3 76, ,(r .3; -AocAN tn �D b t �-- 4 L��stit GateaoA) r---29621 c� e j ���; `13zYq � , U 9 CIS i 10 C �k� r. �u`�- , �'1 3 0 (�'1 c- o r 11 y a 13 1 14 ;�i `^ L ��C v ✓5�� Y , r 3 �� 1/�? g,,) A 15Y,(c 16 AP 17 19 - �� 6� It�i r N r//l C F-_ 20 fl,rv&q) - t Z;�f'/iv' 3 ee / o v I, o c E 1 �2 21 22 23 24 25 26 �27� �28� 1 29 30 PETITION The undersigned, a resident of Frenchman's Crcck, hereby petitions the Palm Beach Gardens City Council to support the continuation of the operation of Fire Station #16 until an adequate replacement is provided on Alternate A1A ( State Road 811) within two miles of Frenchman's Creek. We do not feel that a fire station on the West side of the railroad tracks would sufficiently protect our community. NAME , ADDRESS SIGNATURE 2 oil 3 G- 113S'v q ��.�c �,P 1. 137 4 a- .q W'.'� V,47-� 13 iD I Alm e La &1 e 1 10 VOL i 12. 14': IJ -7 9 / ( ` ve> ` z �1 �/��Y(I l 1''> /1'^� `i 3 a �o� /Ll 4V ff - 22 61-C 23 L L X1511 R4 to .3 GLT71% 1 A C �`6 ( �.� -- 27 rv1 c S l3 CVr� I '� "v7 3 i/i'c►.� e r, rc 28 �<-vz 111v If ?� 3 3 �RC _I 29 - �� l�'I ✓`V0✓n�l. 30 I PETITION The undersigned, a resident of Frenchman's Creek, hereby petitions the Palm Beach Gardens City Council to support the continuation of the operation of Fire Station #16 until an adequate replacement is provided on Alternate A1A ( State Road 811) within two miles of Frenchman's Creek. We do not feel that a fire station, on the West side of the railroad tracks would sufficiently protect our community. 1 NAME ; %���i✓ �iJ��✓ ADDRESS �3�3,1 fj��y✓i��� b� 2 ����,� ,✓��'— ��� .��/ 13 331 IV-5-4y111 -i ,PA- 1 3 1 4 L fi iA1 6� , �'1�i l�0 2l► 1 �a,��� 9ko We 8 I A-dl Vto--46 c.Q� z3�uLo 12 :13� 14 ` 15 1 16 17 18 19 20 J 21 22 23 - �24 25 26 27 28 29 30 H1 SIGNATURE P If l r PETITION The undersigned, a resident of Frenchman's Creek, hereby petitions the Palm Beach Gardens City Council to support the continuation of the operation of Fire Station #16. We do not feel that a fire station on the other side of the railroad tracks would adequately protect our community and it would considerably diminish our service. NAME ADDRESS Om (ICJ //n v3 /1) % 3 SI Y-r L2 Fl 14✓gG tOL- 2. 3. 4. 6. Al r)e 7. � - - - - -• 3 7'` � rr r� I �F C ��V - � � yr 8. 7j Z V t- -29G 3YI Oe�d j r t r 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25 PETITION The undersigned, a resident of Frenchman's Creek, hereby petitions the Palm Beach Gardens City Council to support the continuation of the operation of Fire Station #16 until an adequate replacement is provided on Alternate A1A ( State Road 811) within two miles of Frenchman's Creek. We do not feel that a fire station on the West side of the railroad tracks would sufficiently protect our community. NAME ADDRESS SIGNATURE o a j 4 I N J :i / J 6 `-�� i ! aO O NeG' G�zr� - 7 _ � 1 �. �4,6 /160 /3/0/ 104et 8 , 5 crm c1►� A-c-O 9 23 3 ZY I� .,121 1 J 13 , 1 1 141 1 1 151 1 1 r 1,16 1 1 1 .I, 171 t 1 i `181 i 1 4 191 1 .l 20 1 1 1 J 21 1 1 1 22 1 1 1 1 23 J 24 I I 1 a Z5 1 1 1 26 1 1 27 II 1 I A 28 1 I 1 I A] 29 1 i J 301 - PETITION The undersigned, a resident of Frenchman's Creek, hereby petitions the Palm Beach Gardens City Council to,support the continuation of the operation of Fire Station #16 until an adequate replacement is provided on Alternate A1A ( State Road 811) within two miles of Frenchman's Creek. We do not feel that a fire station on the West side of the railroad tracks would sufficiently protect our community. t NAME ADDRESS SIGNATURE t 1 14 vL4 @A J 15 . . 16 �% s 3 17 ?i,/ l�si� 20 3� F ti 21 22 3 f2 23'� 24 _ ' 25 26 27 28 j 29 1 30 , PETITION The undersigned, a resident of Frenchman's Creek, hereby petitions the Palm Beach Gardens City Council to support the continuation of the operation of Fire Station #16 until an adequate replacement is provided on Altemate A1A ( State Road 811) within two miles of Frenchman's Creek. We do not feel that a fire station on the West side of the railroad tracks would sufficiently protect our community. - NAME ADDRESS SIG _�Y URE 2 i 3r��l� - 5 t ! - ��Alcltr � Q _��cc 13 � ��. I $ i � ��.a -vim° �� II 1 2 7 ?7 1 N � till / i' ! !��'7` ;► ,.r. I 9 13,V 6W,41�173 Me' t 12 13 I I 114 I I I i 15 1 I I 16 t 17 1 18) 1 1 I 1 19 1 � 20 l I 122 I I I I �23i I I ! 124 I I I I25I I I I 26 I I I f I I I 27 28 29 1 I I t �. 30 1 I I I PETITION The undersigned, a resident of Frenchman's Creek, hereby petitions the palm Beach Gardens City Council to support the continuation of the operation of Fire Station #16 until an adequate replacement is provided on Alternate A1A ( State Road 811) within two miles of Frenchman's Creek. We do not feel that a fire station on the West side of the railroad tracks would sufficiently protect our community. - 1 NAME ADDRESS 3 7 es //z y�_ ue 2 5 T 7 164.10 r�. M'412 isa; /3 3 7,f �OP . 9 12 13 -- �' 16 �si�ie 4 17 41�n4vI? 18 I 19 20 f 21 ! �22� i f 23 24 25 26 27 y28 29 30 I r1i , I L,4 ,L/ 13 C T i vz"I'" SIGNATURE �l ,J f 1 � I I 1 � 1 I I I 1 r PETITION The undersigned, a resident of Frenchman's Creek, hereby petitions the Palm Beach Gardens City Council to support the continuation of the operation of Fire Station #16 until an adequate replacement is provided on Alternate A1A ( State Road 811) within two miles of Frenchman's Creek. We do not feel that a fire station on the West side of the railroad tracks would sufficiently protect our community. 1 NAME / ADDRESS SIGNATURE , 3 13; 3 3 6���� 7 f �v � `- �� �`z� t I� i 2 cl,�� NNA-ti I J-@ 1 $ v' 3 110 ',� Ui ;�,�J _ - I 'i /' 3 ,c ;4 1 1 _33 20 . i -- try ��b 13� 1 21 t�- -uc�'c 23 24 7 26 �kq V&,(,,,,j � 27 s , jam, Al 29 30 A I MOMM-0 The gmed, a -1sildent of k, V.em:)y petitlom thm pel-m ti Cree city COMICH to f%Lp-ppO,-t 41%0 r-'s Oppmtion Of Fire UnW aro .e-:acc_cr �,f Gr-6 kl Providb on AIA�'OZ-aate' AIA ( S,lab Po'-"d S11) win" in two mHes of F"anchitz" rl's CmOk. fe do not �oej M-4 IM, a firlD on the tyest 0 of t%O ra�'�'rOad fMMM would suMci L ;c-l&- rz d Cj 25 26 23 23 S I GN A 7 UR E _S:l...GC�' -•tic. _ — (,��;� =�`-� PE!, 'I' R 'laIN The Undersigned, " ° 9 '? S v?3 Cif E i ch- P -N4"S 'ir-Melk, potttiNorss ,ho Fro 4m Beech hGardem City Council to support the cunt -'Mun 5ovt of t:,a od�y�-�:t'��� S ;nUon f18 aintll a w is p�ov`e,,od o ;T AIA �c V "atfcn on the IAIest sMo of the ral ; -oad trucks would 9tiaMclig Aly r ro',�ecw our crom'm,UrutY. 1 7iM2 k Ate.. 7. 442 -�3 -- _a'��� F 26 6.6 2S } A 30 / Z�c�,'� &I IJ✓?. vA _ ✓� _ >7 _T z L 7y 0� / Z�c�,'� &I IJ✓?. vA _ ✓� _ >7 _T z The undersigned, a resident of Frenchman's Creek, hereby petitions the Palma Beach Gardens City COLMICil to support the cortbinuation of the opemtion on Fire :taxion #16 Ural ar, —'equa`e re .Eace*�ent is �,. i'' provided on she easterly side o� the railroad tracks. We do not ;`ee8 tE.at a a : e staINon on the westerly side of the railroad Knacks would sul'jiciently pro'ect oar community. 2. 3. l� 4. 5. 7. 9. L pIp i J. 1 _ 6 _ Y : 7. t 1 Y 22. 23. 24 - 25 cot .�.;�z ke PETITION The undersigned, a resident of Frere-¢1c.an's Creek, hereby peff:ff oss t%. e Pa¢m Beach Gar dens Caffy Cou.ci0 to Suppo i U18 continuation of tha o�?er aura ou %sre EMI on ;� I unti) an adequate repiaceMOML is Pr ov ded on Rcru aita ,G' A (��� Road 3s 1) vj .hjn tvo elPlgeg of Frenc hvman's �.:ec�.. We do not feel that a fl e :Matson on he 94;de of the railroad ffrac.i s would 15vffff;cionVy protect ova; co- tr:''. u Sty. / -Wal ADq.iRS SS S1GNATWSM - -- P/ Lc _�- -__ -- - ---- F�vY �( (- G —_ - !/ -1 _ �yl�.x - _ � '7��- *'' —ZlA•� " ('� /} `Y_'�'`�T -r tE %= •,,/tj{, %�'i';L.'i,.il __ -_ ., gyp•- �- •- ' h \ °�.. -r/"- �.i c - -- - - ------------------- 25 -- ' -8 - r 30