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Home My WebLink About11-09-1965 VC REG-M1 t PRESENT: MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF o THE VILLAGE, COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FL&. t 'r,^ HELD TUESDAY, NOVE3EBER 9, 1965 -";, Thomas F. Lewis, Mayor -Thomas IL -Bell, Vice-Mayr Gordon G. Duncan, Counci1maa Allan V. Everard, Counci]maz Herbert A. Watt, Councilman _ ;Herbert Gildan, Village Attrrne; ,,,,Frank R. Spence, Village Mgr. & Village 013rk - Beulah Samples, Deputy Men Mayor Tom Lewis called. -the meeting to order at. 8:00 p.m:- ; ; :ROLL, GM, and asked the Clerk to call the roll, all members being present. On motion of Vice -Mayor Bell, seconded by Councilman Watt, all members voting aye, the minutes -of -the Council meeting-, of October 26, 1965 were approved as written. Mayor Lewis read several communications he had received_ ,MINiTE3 :10/ ':6/35 APP ;OV T1D .MAY, R Since the last Council meeting. These included a letter READS from newly appointed State Comptroller Fred O.Dickinson-, LETTERS assuring the Mayor of the assistance of his office on any " '.. matter relating to it; a letter from Howard Campbell, Presi--, - dent of the Senior Social Club, thanking the Mayor for his letter regarding proposed budget items; and a number of _ letters from residents', 'urging the Mayor and Council to con- __ tinue the requirement for sidewalks in any future.develop- - ments within the Village. Mayor Lewis referred to a petition' signed by 117 residents of the Country Club and Golf Course ' Addition areas, opposing any policy of no. sidewalks. Mayor Lewis commented on recent happenings throughout the,1, MAY')R nation and 'world, wherein individuals have protested the.---` ISS!EE presence of U. S. military forces in Viet Nam. He then read a proclamation, declaring the week of November 22nd IL[TARY . (Thanksgiving Week) as "U. S. Military Forces" Week inthe_FORTE Village and urged all citizens to mark the occasion with_WEE. ]T0- appropriate ceremonies and also personal messages to the _;*..CflA4ATCON" military forces now serving in Viet Nam. He info 'rned the .Council he was sending copies of his proclamation to other,.._ area Mayors, County officials, and State officials, asking. them to join him in this or a similar proclamation. The Mayor also read a proclamation, declaring the week of December 1st as "Civil Air Patrol Week" on the occasion of - the CAP's 24th anniversary. He urged all residents to pay recognition to this volunteer group which serves in many ways during emergencies. The Clerk read a letter from Warren P. Tatoul, the Allemande Elementary School P.T.A., expressing apprecia- tion to the Council for permitting installatio light at the intersection of Prosperity Panne Burns Road. President of The Village Clerk read the minutes of the regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Advisory Board, held November 3. Two representatives of the Board, Chairman Marshall Benja-: min and Vice-Chai.uman Rudy Arsenicos, were present in the audience and a discussion was held between the Council and these men, concerning the subject of creation of the C-1B - Central Business District in the Village's Zoning Code. It was agreed that the full Board would be invited tomeet with the Council at its next Workshop meeting, Tuesday, November 16, 1965 for the purpose of considering this matter and others now pending before the Board.. n of a street Road and MAY )R CAL',S TOR "Co .1 WEET�C IN DEC I'�"4- ER ALI Mt NDA P.T-A. SAY; THA P&Z BD. MIN )ITIS REA ); BOARD .PO MEE " V CTH COU) ICI L On motion Watt, all entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PATM FRACH, FLORIDA, A:JLENDING ORDINANCE NO. 121-65, BY REMOVING THE WORD "SIDEWALKS" FROM SECTION 11 THEREOF Pa„o 2 of Councilman Everard, seconded by Councilman - ORT-). NO. present voting aye, proposed Ordinance No. 127-65, 127-65, 1ST READ. AMI IDS #121-65 was placed on first reading and read in full. On motion of Councilman Watt, seconded by Vice -Mayor Bell, all present voting aye, proposed Resolution No. 250-65, entitled A RESOLUTION OF TiE VILLAGE COUNCIL, NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND VILLAGE CTFRK TO EXECUTE AN ANCHOR EA DEED TO THE FLORIDA POVQER AND LIGHT COMPANY was read and adopted. The Mayor said he would, before signing the Resolution, contact the Florida Power and Light officials to determine is there are sufficient - easements in service alleys through the Village, to relocate the power poles away from U.S. #1 frontage.._ The Clerk read a letter from Royal American Realty, Inc., STREET developers of Palm Beach-Iake Worth'Estates plat, asking NAMES I?T that the names of Shore Drive and Shore Court be changed. .P.B.L.W, to Castlewood Street and Dewhurst Court, respectively, ' AQED TO because of the duplication of these names in other areas .BI of the Village and already developed. The Council agreed REMAMED to send this request to the Planning and Zoning Advisory. Board for its study and recommendation. 0n motion of Councilman Watt, seconded by Councilman Ever- POLICE ard, all members voting aye, the Village awarded a contract CAt for the purchase of two new 1966 police cars to Florida' _ COUTRACT Chrysler -Plymouth, Inc., for Plymouth Furys, at a net cost AWiRDED of 02,492. The Council then instructed the Manager, to exercise the Village's option and purchase' back at $1,000 each, both of the 1965 Ford police cars which were to have been traded in, one for use at the Country Club and one'for . use in the Village. The Manager reported that the NIB Art Society had declined CHiI STMi S the invitation to provide a float for the Christmas In Dixie PAILLDE Parade, to be held in Lake Park on December 12th. Ho also FIQAT stated that Mr. Jacomo, Director of the Art Center, had AGLIN offered to design and decorate a float, if the Village DICCUSSLD would allocate funds and assistance from the Public Works Department. The Manager was instructed to determine the . - cost of materials that would be needed, as well as the amount of time that Village employees would be needed to help, should the Council decide to enter a float as a muni- cipal project. On motion of Councilman Watt, seconded by Councilman Duncan, B'EEEPII;G all members voting aye, the Council rejected the two bids MACHINE which had been received for a bookkeeping machine to be --- BIPS used at the Country Club, and instructed the Manager to RE:IECTEP; re -advertise for the machine again. The Mayor stated he -VILLAGE TO felt it should be the policy of the Council to seek a ADVERTIEE - minimum of three bids at least, on any Village purchase, AG'IN if at all possible. Several Councilmen suggested names of residents to be con- sidered for the Waterways Study Committee. The Mayor read these names, and stated the final decisions would be made - at the next Council meeting. RES. NO. =250-65 ' ADOPTED _ FPnL CO. EA imam IS WA. ERWA' "S STI COMi. STl 1 DIED `1IX111 r Page 3 The Manager read the bids received on the installation of TRAFFIC a traffic signal system for U. S. #1 and Lighthouse Drive. SIG-ML These were (1) Design Traffic Installation Co., Ft. Lauder- CONTRACT dale, $4,826 and (2 )Florida Traffic Signals, Inc., Ormond AWARDED Beach, $3,824. On motion of Councilman Duncan, seconded by Vice -Mayor Bell, all members voting aye, the contract for the installation as per State Road Department plans and speci- fications was awarded to the low bidder, Florida Traffic Sig- nals, Inc. The Council also agreed to set aside a contingency -- fund of approximately $300 for the purpose of providing an addi- tional signal head westerly toward Lighthouse Drive and a left - turn green arrow on U. S. #1, if approval for these additions can be secured from the State Road Department. The Manager was instructed to investigate the possibility VILLAGE of having a service contract arranged with a local elec- SEEFS trical contractor for service on the various traffic signals SERVICE within the Village. CONTRACT Mayor Lewis instructed the Manager to arrange a meeting with BICxCLE the Director of Public Safety to discuss bicycle training TRAINING programs not only for children attending the Village Ele- PROGRAM mentary School but also for Village children attending PROBED schools outside of the Village. On motion of Vice -Mayor Bell, seconded by Councilman Watt, all members voting aye, the 1965 Tax Roll was adjusted to include a re -assessment which had been made by the Tax Assessor but never entered in the official record. This adjustment was on Lot 1, Block 62, YCA, Mrs. Julia Ameiss, owner, with the assessment being reduced from $22,870 to $19,150. The Tax Collector was instructed to make this change on the official 1965 Tax Bell and also to correct the minutes of the Tax Equalizing Board accordingly. Vice -Mayor Bell recommended to the Council that the Village Hall be closed one afternoon each week and remain open a half -day on Saturdays for the convenience of those persons wishing to conduct business on Saturdays. The Manager was instructed to study this suggestion and return with a recom- mendation to the Council. The Council spent some time discussing ways and means of curbing excessive speeding on Lighthouse Drive. A resident of that area, Charles Barnes, cited numerous instances of speeding which goes on whenever a police patrol car is not on the street. The Council agreed to establish Lighthouse Drive as a "No Passing Zone" thoroughfare from U. S. #1 to Prosperity Farms Road, in an effort to make the street safer for pedestrians and vehicular traffic alike. The Manager vas - instructed to have appropriate double yellow lines painted on the roadway to indicate the "No Passing Zone" indication. Following other statements from the public, on motion of ADJOUIN- Councilman Watt, seconded by Councilman Duncan, the meeting TIENT of the Council was adjourned at 11:05 p.m. until Tuesday, November 23, 1965, at 8:00 p.ri. TAX ROLL ADJUSTED (Awass, __1-62-YCA) TILLAGE _-HmTT, HOLIES DISCUSSED SPPEDI _dG 0id flWiT- ROUSE DR. STUDIED Respectfully submitted., CittnmnS e3 FRAM B. SPENCE VILLAGE CLERK