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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-10-1980 VC REG-MPresent: Absent: MINUTES OF REGULAR SESSION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA HELD THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1980 W. H. Brown, Mayor Patsy B. Love, President Pro Tem V. A. Marks, Councilman Al Moore, Councilman Herbert L. Gildan, Village Attorney Paul J. Nicoletti, Village Manager Dolores R. Walker, Village Clerk Donald J. Kazimir, Vice Mayor Mayor Brown called the Regular Session to order at 7:35 p.m. All members of the Council were present except Vice Mayor Kazimir. Councilman Marks gave the invocation and CouncilmanMoore led the Council and the public in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. The Minutes of Regular Session held Thursday, December 13, 1979 stand as prepared. Mayor Brown, on behalf of the Village, presented awards to winners of the Christmas Decoration Contest who were present to receive them. The checks will be mailed to those winners who were not in attendance. Mayor Brown, on behalf of the Village, presented Certificates of Appreciation to members of Explorer Post 911 and Post Adviser, Clay Walker, for being instrumental in promoting and making the Village of North Palm Beach Fishing Tourna- uent of October 27 and 28, and November 3 and 4, 1979 a success. Councilman Marks moved that we place regular session agenda the matter of into districts. The motion died for However, this item was placed at the session agenda. at the end of our dividing the Village lack of a second. end of the workshop The Minutes of Regular Meeting of Recreation Advisory Board held November 13, 1979 stand as prepared. The Minutes of Regular Meeting of North Palm Beach Country Club Advisory Board held December 18, 1979 stand as prepared. The Minutes of North Palm Beach Library Advisory Board Meeting held December 11, 1979 stand as prepared. CouncilmanMarks moved that we approve the recommendation of the North Palm Beach Library Advisory Board that smoking be prohibited in the Meeting Room/Conference Room. The nation was seconded by President Pro Ten Love and failed 2-2, with Councilman Marks and President Pro Tem Love for and Mayor Brown and Councilman Moore opposed. ROLL CALL INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE APPROVAL OF MINUTES PRESENTATION OF CHRISTMAS _DECORATION CON- TEST AWARDS PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION TO HERS OF EXPLORER POST 911 MOTION DIrU FOR LACK OF A SECOND ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES LIBRARY AD. BD. RECENDATION FAILED 2-2 Minutes of Regular Session Held Thursday, January 10, 1980 Page 2 It was the consensus of the Council that no action was necessary concerning the Library Board recommendation that Council hold in abeyance any action regarding participation in the County Library System, and that they contact the Commission regarding nnre specific information on County Resolution No. R-79. Mr. Jerry Brownlee, Director of the Palm Beach County Library System, appeared before Council on Decerber 13, 1979 and submitted a proposal; therefore, it is already a completed action. Onmotion of President Pro Tem Love, seconded by Councilman Marks, all present voting aye, Bill No. 342 entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 6 OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH CODE, THE BUILDING CODE FOR THE VILLAGE, BY DfFTING SECTION 107.4 OF SECTION 6-17, SCHEDULE OF PERMIT FEES, CHARGES AND EXPENSES AND SUBSTITUTING NEW SECTION 107.4 was placed on first reading and read by title alone. Councilman Moore moved that Resolution No. 1-80 entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING THE PUBLIC ACQUISITION OF THE ENTIRE AREA. OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH LYING BETWEEN LAKE WORTH AND THE ATLANTIC OCEAN BY A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY FOR THE USE AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC AS THE AREA. IS GENERALLY NOW CONSTITUTED AND USED be adopted as read. The motion was seconded by President Pro Tem Love. Vice Mayor Kazimir requested that, in his absence, Mayor Brown read his Statement for the Record as follows: "As I have stated publicly many times, I believe that the Air Force Beach/Barrier Island property should remain as is -- undeveloped with the exception of a suall parking area near Air Force Beach. If this cannot be achieved, and the property owner goes ahead with development, then we should strive to keep the wetlands under public ownership. This would result in a small, single-family development in the uplands area -- well away from the mangroves. The question is, how do we achieve this? One possibility is condemnation by the County. This would probably entail a long court battle, with the jury finally deciding what the County will have to pay for the land should they win the case. 0f course, duffing this court battle most of the re- maining beach bond money will be held in escrow pending the outcome of the case. I voted for the beach bond issue and I watched the cost of beachfront land increase during the time that fifty million dollars was tied up in a ridiculous court battle. As a County resident, I want to see as much public ownership of beachfront property as possible. There- fore, it is important for the County to buy beach property now and not let the money sit in escrow during a condemnation battle. NO ACTION NECESSARY ON LIBRARY AD. BD. RECOMMENDATION BTT T 342 PLACED ON 1ST READING NOTION TO ADOPT RES. 1-80 VICE MAYOR KAZI IR' S STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD Minutes of Regular Session Held Thursday, January 10, 1980 Page 3 As it stands now, Bankers Life has stated that they will donate Air Force Beach to the Village and that the wetlands will be "dedicated" to the Village. This, in effect, gives the Village full control of the environmentally sensitive wet- lands. Since Air Force Beach will be donated, the County can use our beach bond money elsewhere. One more point, the area available for development in the barrier island is small -- not many homes can be built there. Development by Bankers Life will be costly and one wonders if it is a good business decision, especially since the area will always be a haven for mosquitoes and sand fleas. As a businessman, it seems to me that Bankers Life would be better off to sell the entire parcel to the County. This would eliminate a lot of headaches and bring in a good deal of cash that could be used to develop other areas owned by Bankers Life that are more feasible for development." Councilman. Moore moved to amend the motion as follows: That in Section 1, after the word "Ocean" we delete "by any feasible means, including condemnation of said property." The motion was seconded by President Pro Tem Love and all present voted aye. Thereafter Council voted on the main motion which passed un- animously. Therefore, Resolution No. 1-80 was adopted as amended. POTION AMENDED MAIN MOTION PASSED 4-0 On motion of Councilman Moore, seconded by President Pro Tem RES. 2-80 Love, all present voting aye, proposed Resolution No. 2-80 ADOPTED entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 50-79 WHICH ACCEPTED THE BID OF KING'S NURSERY FOR 26,000 SQUARE FEJT 328 BERMUDA SOD AT $0.1799 (OSBORNE PARK)_ IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,677.40 FROM ACCOUNT NO. 71-581-63.72 was read in full and adopted as read as Resolution No. 2-80. On motion of Councilman Marks, seconded by President Pro RES. 3-80 Tem Love, all present voting aye, proposed Resolution No. ADOPTED 3-80 entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE ANNUAL CONTRACTS LET BY PATE BEACH COUNTY FOR VARIOUS PUBLIC WERKS MATERIALS, AND PROVIDING AN EFBECTIVE DATE was read in full and adopted as read as Resolution No. 3-80. 0n motion of Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilman Marks, RES. 4-80 all present voting aye, proposed Resolution No. 4-80 entitled: ADOPTED A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE BID OF KING'S NURSERY FOR 24,000 SQUARE FEET FLORITAN AT $0.1199 (ATAMANIA PARK) IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,877.60 FROM ACCOUNT NO. 71- 581-63.73 was read in full and adopted as read as Resolution No. 4-80. Minutes of Regular Session Held Thursday, January 10, 1980 Page 4 0n notion of President Pro Tem Love, seconded by Councilman Marks, all present voting aye, proposed Resolution No. 5-80 entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, DECLARING THE IlVTENTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH TO APPLY TO THE LOCAL GOVERN€NT COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING ACT ASSISTANCE FUND PROGRAM FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN COMPLETING THE ELEMENTS OF PLANS REQUIRED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING ACT OF 1975 was read in full and adopted as read as Resolution No. 5-80. On motion of President Pro Tem Love, seconded by Councilman Marks - 3-1, with Councilman Moore opposed - proposed Resolu- tion No. 6-80 entitled: A.RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLOR_IDA, REQUESTING THAT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PERMIT THE CLOSING OF AN OPENING IN THE MEDIAN STRIP ON U. S. HIGHWAY j 1 SOUTH OF PARIER. BRIDGE, MOWN AS STATION 86+00, AND REQUESTING THAT THAT AGENCY PERMIT THE INSTALLATION OF A LEFT TURN STORAGE LANE IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANE IN THE SAME MEDIAN AT STATION 81+00 was read in full and adopted as read as Resolution No. 6-80. Councilman Marks moved that we approve paving the cart area at the first tee at the North Palm Beach Country Club in the auuumt of $3,000.00 to be expended from Account No. 11.1-572- 46.80. The motion was seconded by President Pro Tem Love and all present voted aye. President Pro Tem Love nnved that we engage the Florida Teague of Cities, Inc. to research those companies which appear to be delinquent in license payments to the Village. The notion was seconded by CouncilmanMoore and all present voted aye. President Pro Tem Love moved that we participate in the Florida Intergovernmental Risk Management Association (FIRMA) contingent upon the date that FIRMA is able to provide insurance coverage for the Village, at which times we will cancel existing policies. The notion was seconded by CouncilmanMarks and all present voted aye. There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 9:25 p.m. Minutes recorded by: Dolores R. Walker, Village Clerk RES. 5-80 ADOPTED RES. 6-80 ADOPTED APPROVAL - PAVING CART AREA - NPBCC FrORM LEAGUE OF CITIES EN- GAGED RE DELINQUENT LICENSE PAYMENTS PARTICIPATION IN FIRMA ADJOURNMENT