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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-29-1964 VC SP-M• • • • MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL HELD TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1964 Present: Harold W. Beery, Mayor Thomas F. Lewis, Vice -Mayor Thomas R. Bell, Councilman Leslie 0. Churchill, Councilman Herbert A. Watt, Councilman Herbert Gildan, Village Attorney Frank R. Spence, Village Manager and Village Clerk Mayor Beery called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and asked the Clerk to call the roll, all members being present. The Mayor then asked the Clerk to read the minutes of the meting of December 8, 1964. After some discussion of the wording in certain sections, on motion of Councilman Churchill, seconded by Vice -Mayor Lewis, all mem- bers voting aye, the minutes of the December 8th meeting were tabled until the next meeting and the Clerk was instructed to rework sane sections and resubmit the minutes at the next meeting. The Clerk read a letter from the Florida League of Municipalities, announcing that it was holding a conference for city officials in Orlando on February 14, 15, and 16, 1965 with a legislative conference at the close of the regular conference. The Village Clerk requested that any Councilman interested in attending, please advise him of his intent. The Clerk read a letter from Mrs. Milton Lang, stating that due to a lack of time on her part, she found it necessary to resign from the membership on the Village Recreation Advisory Board. The Village Manager was instructed to notify Mrs. Tang that her resigna- tion had been accepted by the Council with regret and that the Council thanked her for her service on the Board. The Clerk read a letter from Mr. Robert Cromwell for the Riviera Beach Chamber of Commerce, stating that their name had been changed to the Northern Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce so as to benefit and promote the whole north county area and not just one city. The Village Manager stated that he would plan on applying the money for annual dues now paid to the West Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce to this new Chamber since it would be of more direct value and benefit to the Village.. The Clerk read a letter from Mr. Tom Johnson, stating he was the local ticket chairman for Governor Haydon Burns' Inaugural Ball, to be held January 9th in Miami Beach. Any interested Councilman was advised to notify the Village Manager's office. The Village Clerk read a letter from Mr. John Flournoy, a resident of Fathom Road North, requesting the Council to change his street name to Gulfstream Road because of the similarity in names of adjacent streets. The Council referred the letter from Mr. Flournoy to the Planning and Zoning Advisory Board for their study and recommenda— tion. The Council also referred to the Board a similar problem of duplicate names relating to several Shore Dires in the Village. The Village Clerk read the minutes of the Planning and Zoning Advisory Board meetings of November 25 and December 9, 1964. One item in the minutes discussed by the Council was the request that the Council name a replacement for Mr. Robert Wening who has accepted a job in Washington, D. C. The Village Manager stated that he had written a letter to Mr. Wening and his partner (and probable successor), Mr. R. Arsenicos, but had not yet received an answer on the matter. 0n motion of Councilman Bell, seconded by Councilman Churchill, all members voting aye, proposed Ordinance No. 112, entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PATM BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCES NO. 28 AND NO. 94, WHICH SAID ORDINANCES PHOVIlm, FOR THE REGULATION OF DOGS, BY .APPLYING TEE TERMS OF SAID EEGULATION ATSO TO AIL CATS; AND ESTABLISHING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THE PRO- VISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND REPEATING AIL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH was placed on first reading and read in full. 0n motion of Vice -Mayor Lewis, seconded by Councilman Bell, all members voting aye, proposed Ordinance No. 113, entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FICRIDA, REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 64 AND AMENDING SECTIONS 22 AND 23 OF ORDINANCE NO. 7, AS AMENDETTT BY ELEGULATING THE HOLIES OF SALE, SEEVICE AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES was placed on first reading and read in full. • • December 29, 1964 Page two On motion of Vice -Mayor Lewis, seconded by Councilman Watt, all members voting aye, the Council unanimously agreed to subscribe to and approve the placing of Ordinance No. 113 on second reading and it was read by title only. On motion of Vice -Mayor Lewis, seconded by Councilman Bell, all members voting aye, Ordinance No.113, entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PATM BEACH, FLORIDA, REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 64 AND AMENDING SECTIONS 22 AND 23 OF ORDINANCE NO. 7 AS AMENDED, BY REGULATING THE HOURS OF SALE, SratVICE AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC EEVERAGES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES was enacted. On motion of Councilman Bell, seconded by Vice Mayor Lewis, all members voting aye, Ordinance No. 109, entitled AN ORDINANCE OF TEE VILLAGE OF NORTH PATM BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINCNACE N0, 20, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, THE SAME BEING THE COM- PREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THm 'SAID VILLAGE, BY REMOVING CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM THE R-1 SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT AND RECLASSIFYING SAID PROPERTY AS R-2 RESIDENCE DISTRICT; BY DIRECTING TEE VILLAGE CLERK TO BRING TEE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP UP TO DATE; BY PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES was placed on second reading and read by title only. 0n motion of Councilman Watt, seconded by Councilman Churchill, all members voting aye, Ordinance No. 109,was enacted. On motion of Councilman Bell, seconded by Councilman Watt, all members voting aye, Resolution No. 221, entitled A RESOLUTION OF TTI VILLAGE COUNCIL, NORTH PATM BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING AND EMPOWERING THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO INVEST ANY SURPLUS MUNICIPAT, FUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 167.74, FLORIDA STATU'MS was adopted. On motion of Vice -Mayor Lewis, seconded by Councilman Churchill, all members voting aye, Resolution No. 222, entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE VITTAGE COUNCIL, NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA., AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE VILLAGE ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE THE NECESSARY TEGAL PROCEDURES TO ENFORL'.E AND PEDYE.OT TEE TFGAL RIGHTS OF TEE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH WITH REGARD TO A CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND COMPRISING APPEOXLMATELY 4.15 ACRES, LYING IN THE NORTHEASE CORNER OF THE NORTH PATM BEACH COUNTRY CLUE, ADJACENT TO. U. S. _HIGHWAY #1 was adopted. During the discussion period for Resolution No. 222, the Village Clerk read a letter from Mr. Grover Herring, an attorney representing Mrs. Patricia Kilpatrick, a resi-- dent of North Palm Beach, expressing numerous objections to the Village's action in attempting to acquire by purchase the 4.15 acres of land owned by H. A. Ross. Mr. Herring contends that the Village improperly amended the budget and that the anti- cipated expenditure of $25,000 for the purchase of this land is unauthorized and illegal. He stated that his client intends to initiate a suit against the Village if the Village continues to pursue this course of action. The Village Manager informed the Council that bids and quotations had been received and opened publicly that afternoon for the purpose of providng the Village with Workmen's Compensation, Public Liability, and Automobile Insurance. The seven bids received were as follows: John Turrentine, B. D. Cole, Inc. B. D. Cole, Inc. Wilson Insurance Sam Stephens, Inc. Sam Stephens, Inc. Nichols Insurance The Village Manager to the Village. 0n members voting aye, Village's insurance Inc. (Great American) (Michigan Mutual) U. S. F & G) Nationwide) (American Fire and Caaualty) (Consolidated Mutual) (Iowa National) $9,682 7,482 8,257 7,467 7,317 7,417 5,534 recumiuended that the low bid appears to be fair and acceptable motion of Councilman Churchill, seconded by Councilman Bell, all the Nichols Insurance Agency of North Palm Beach was awarded the business based on its low net cost bid. • December 29, 1964 Page three The Village Manager informed the Council that at their request, he had set up a Public Hearing for Monday, January 18, 1965, to be held at 8:00 p.m. in the NPB Village Elementary School Cafetorium for the purpose of hearing arguments pro and con on the installation of storm sewers and the filling in of the ditch behind Buttonwood and Cinnamon Roads and whether or not to create a special assessment district to finance this improvement. The Village Manager reported that he had received and distributed to the Council a report prepared by the Building Official, regarding the proposed cost of bulding two tennis courts on the south parking lot at the Country Club. Since the Manager and the Council had just received the report and had not time to study it, on motion of Councilman Churchill, seconded by Councilman Watt, all members voting aye, the report was tabled. On motion of Councilman Watt, seconded by Councilman Bell, all members voting aye, the Village Clerk was azuthorized to improve and change the numbering system for Ordinances and Resolution, beginning January 1, 1965, which, in effect, would add to the appropriate number, by hyphenated form, the year in which the ordinance or resolution is passed., and these to be numbered consectutively from that date on. The Village Manager reported that the low bidder for two 1965 police cars, Roger Dean Chevrolet, had informed him that they would not be able to live up to their specifications requirements and could not expect to deliver these cars until the spring, due to the strike in Detroit. The Manager stated that since the bids were opened on October 5, 1964, the bidder had the right to withdraw their bid. The company also mentioned that for each additional month the Village used the present cars, they would lose money on their trade-in price. The Manager reported that he had contacted Wayne akers Ford, the second low bidder and this company has agreed to honor its original bid with no increase in price. On a motion of Councilman Watt, seconded by Councilman Bell, all members voting aye, the Village Manager was authorized to award the contract for two 1965 police cars to Wayne Akers Ford, at a total net cost of $3,283.10. The Village Manager reported that he and the Tax Assessor, Councilman Watt, had had a meeting with officials of the Hunnicutt & Associates firm to discuss the possibi- lity of this firm conducting a complete revaluation of all lands and buildings in the Village. Hunnicutt stated they were willing to stand by their original proposal of April 1964, to conduct the reassessment of the Village at a cost of $12,850. Due to the financial position of the Village, the firm stated that it would be willing to enter into a lease -purchase agreement with the Village on a year-to-year basis so that the Village would not have to incur the expense all in one year. It spas the consensus of the Council that they would be willing to hire the Hunnicutt firm if all necessary legal and financial arrangements could be worked out. The Village Attorney was instructed to review the proposed contract and to draw up an appro- priate resolution for the net meeting, authorizing the Mayor and the Village Manager to enter into a contract with the Hunnicutt firm. The Village Manager reported that in line with the Coiincil's wishes, a meeting had been arranged between the Council, the Recreation Advisory Board, the Youth Acti- vities Association and the Little League and the Planning and Zoning Advisory Board, to be held January 5th at 8:00 p.m. in the Villag€ Hall. (Due to prior committments, Mayor Beery and Councilman Bell excused themselves from the meeting at this point, and left the premises. Vice -Mayor Lewis took over the chairing of themeeting.) During open discussion from the floor, Attorney Herring again restated and re- emphasized his client's objections to the procedure and expenditure of any funds, in attempting to purchase the 4.15 acres of land at the Country Club and he wanted the record to show that if the Council makes any unauthorized expenditures in this connection, the Council can be assured that his client will definitely seek a judicial review of these expenditures. There being no further business to at 8:45 p.m. come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned 'RANK R. SPENCECIERK