HomeMy WebLinkAboutDRC - 102507 - Library ExpansionI Development Review Committee Meeting
2 PCDA- 07 -09- 000005
3 SPLA- 07 -10- 000008
4 North County Government Center Planned Community District Amendment and
5 North County Site Plan Amendment for the Regional Library
6 City of Palm Beach Gardens Council Chambers
7 October 25, 2007
8 9:00 a.m.
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10 Present at Meeting
11 Allyson Maiwurm, Growth Management
12 Jules Barone, Crime Prevention Officer, Police Department
13 Ray Caranci, Forestry Technician, Growth Management
14 Keith Bryer, Chief Fire Inspector, Fire Rescue
15 Jim Orth, Assistant City Engineer, LBFH
16 Dan Clark, City Engineer, LBFH
17 Jim Brown, Deputy Building Official
18 Melanie Borkowski, FD &O Agent, Palm Beach County
19 Anna Cottrell, FD &O Consulting Planner, Palm Beach County
20 Fred Roth, Schorah & Associates
21 Konrad Kwok, PGAL Architects
22 Don Hearing, Cotleur & Hearing
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24 Purpose of the Meeting
25 North County Regional Library expansion
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27 Comments
28 Fire Department
29 Keith Bryer, Chief Fire Inspector
30 In answer to Deputy Chief Fetterman's written comments
31 • Radius of the book drop -off area has been increased to allow access for a standard
32 fire rescue vehicle.
33 • Water distribution system is already in place.
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35 Building Department
36 Jim Brown, Deputy Building Official
37 Certification Comments
38 • Life safety plan is required including egress and type of construction.
39 • Accessible parking spaces are not located closest to the building entrances.
40 • Egress on the North side of the building does not have access to a public way.
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42 Konrad Kwok reply:
43 • Life safety plan will be provided.
44 • Access will be provided on the South side by connection to the egress of the
45 courthouse.
46 • Handicapped access is located closer to the sidewalk and covered walkway.
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City Forester
Ray Caranci, Forestry Technician
• Code requires that not more than 40 percent of the area be covered by sod.
• Minor changes required to the plant list.
• Some of the species noted are better suited to South County or Broward and do
not do well in this area.
• New curving section shows mulch instead of sod.
• Line of red maples needs diversity.
Certification Issues (Government Center):
• Conceptual cross sections of the North, South, East and West roads with
landscaping, should be submitted and show the design of the roadway
beautification that is required.
• Environmental assessment:
- Possibility of wetlands existing in the proposed preserve area.
- Review water management and engineering requirements.
Non - certification Issues:
• Explore the possibility of incorporating a passive park area in the Planned
Community Development (PCD) in the new preserve area.
Police Department
Jules Barone, Crime Prevention Officer
• Don Hearing confirmed that Konrad Kwok will set up a meeting to discuss
incorporation of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
suggestions.
City Engineer
Jim Orth, Assistant City Engineer
• Relocation of preserve area should be presented on the plat.
• Right -of -way for linkage road should be established.
• Signage should be reviewed.
Seacoast
Seacoast not represented. Following comments are for the record.
• Existing fire sprinkler connections are in place and the new extension will work
with it.
Planning and Zoning
• Bus shelter was depicted in previous plans and then removed. Has a new bus
shelter been planned?
• Library has two ingress and egress points to the site and, for security purposes,
plans to maintain the existing sites.
• Art in Public Places needs to be addressed because the project is over $1M.
• CPTED requires the proposed library hours.
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I • Sidewalk runs East and West on the North side of the East -West linkage road and
2 the sidewalk will extend from the library North through the parking lot to the
3 curving path.
4 • FPL service is adequate for the extension.
5 • Explain staging during the hours that the library is open.
6 • Library is part of the PGA Overlay so architecture must blend and the straight line
7 roof needs to be addressed.
8 • Public workshop is scheduled for November 13.
9 • Site will be posted including the PCD.
10 • Notices and mailings are ready to be sent to surrounding property owners.
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12 The meeting adjourned at 9:38 A.M.
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21 Patricia Snider, CMC
22 City Clerk
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24 Note: These action minutes are prepared in compliance with 286.011 F.S. and are not verbatim
25 transcripts of the meeting. A verbatim audio recording is available from the Office of the City
26 Clerk.
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