11-10-1983 VC REG-MMINUTES OF REGULAR SESSION
OF THE
VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
HELD
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1983
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA,
AMENDING,SECTION 10.6 (a) OF THE VILLAGE CODE TO CHANGE
THE QUALIFYING PERIOD FOR CANDIDATES FOR THE VILLAGE
ELECTION
Present: Tom Valente, Mayor
V. A. Marks, M. 0., Vice Mayor
Craig Mundt, President Pro Tem
Al Moore, Councilman
Charles R. 0`Meilia, Acting Village Manager
Herbert L. Gildan, Village Attorney
Dolores R. Walker, Village Clerk
Absent: Harriet Nolan, Councilwoman
Mayor Valente called the Regular Session to order at 7:30 p.m
All members of the Council were present except Councilwoman
Nolan, who was out of town. All members of the staff were
present.
President Pro Tem Plundt gave the. invocation and Councilman
Moore led the Council and the public in the Pledge of Allegiance
to the Flag.
The Minutes of Regular Session held Thursday, October 27, 1983
were approved as corrected.
Mayor Valente, on behalf of the Village, presented a plaque
and a gift certificate to Vernon Moore. for his twenty years
of dedicated service to the Village.
The Minutes of Special Meeting of Planning Commission held RCCEPTANCE OF
October 18, 1983 stand as prepared; and the Minutes of Meeting MINUTES
of Pension Board for General Employees held October 24, 1983 -
stand as corrected.
On motion of Vice Mayor Marks, seconded by President Pro Tem
Mundt, all present voting aye, Bill No. 429 entitled:
was placed on first reading and read by title alone.
On motion of President Pro Tem Mundt, seconded by Councilman
Moore, all present voting aye, Bill No. 431 entitled:
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION &
PLEDGE OF ALLEGI
APPROVAL OF
MINUTES
PRESENTATION OF
PLAQUE & GIFT
CERTIFICATE TO
VERNON MOORE
BILL 429 PLACED
ON FIRST READING
BILL 431 PLACED
ON FIRST READING
& READ IN FULL
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA,
AMENDING THE NORTH PALM BEACH BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR
1983.-84 BY APPROPRIATION TRANSFERS
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was placed on first reading and read in full.
On motion of President Pro-Tem Mundt, seconded. by Vice P4ayor
Marks, all present voting aye, Bill No. 431 was placed on
second reading and read by title alone.
BILL 431 PLACED
ON SECOND READING
& READ BY TITLE
ALONE
Minutes of Reguiar Session
Held Thursday, November T0, 1983
Page 2
An emergency exists requiring the passage.of this ordinance at
one night because,a fire engine needed emergency repairs and this
could not wait until the next regular session of the Village
Council which is scheduled for December 8, 1983.
On motion of President Pro Tem Mundt, seconded by Vice Mayor
Marks, all present voting aye, Bi11 No. 431 was adopted as
' Ordinance No. 17-83.
Councilman Moore moved to place on the regular session agenda to-
night discussion of annexation classification of the property
on McLaren Road. The motion-was seconded by President Pro Tem
Mundt and was discussed. After discussion, Councilman Moore
moved that we remove Item 11 (a) (Resolution concerning annexa-
tion -McLaren Road) from the agenda. The. motion was seconded
by President Pro Tem Mundt and passed unanimously.
On motion of Vice Mayor Marks, seconded by Councilman Moore,
all present .voting aye, proposed Resolution No. 43-83 entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH,
FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE ANNUAL CONTRACTS LET BY PALM BEACH
COUNTY FOR VARIOUS PUBLIC WORKS MATERIALS, AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE
was read in full and adopted as read. as Resolution No. 43-83.
Councilman Moore-moved that we grant Save the Winter Club, Inc.
time for a presentation on different proposals for use of the
Winter Club. The motion was seconded by President Pro Tem
Mundt.
President Pro Tem Mundt moved to amend the motion as follows:
That a twenty minute time limit be placed on this item. The
motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Marks and passed 3-1, with
Councilman Moore opposed.
Thereafter Council voted on the main motion, as amended, which
passed unanimously.
Mr. Ted Babbitt, attorney, residing at 142 Bowsprit, addressed
the Council as follows: He said that Save. the Winter Club, Inc.
have a proposed ordinance, we would like you to consider. We
don't expect that you will pass this ordinance, a7 though we
would certainly ask that you do that. It is an initiative
ordinance pursuant to Article III, Section 10 (a) (1) of
the Village Code. We are prepared in the event that you do
not pass the ordinance to provide the necessary affidavits
and to file those affidavits with the. Clerk tonight to have
a petitioners' committee appointed to get the necessary signa-
tures on a petition to have the matter placed on a ballot. How-
ever, I would simply ask this Council to consider that in lieu
of that; that is in lieu of having, in essence, some. individual
citizens place this matter on the ballot in light of what has
happened in the past and in light of the present situation that
you either vote in the ordinance, or failing that, that you vote
to place this matter on the ballot yourself, thereby allowing
all the citizens in North Palm Beach the opportunity to vote on
this matter, to have the matter put before the voters upon a
REASON FOR
EMERGENCY
ORDINANCE
BILL 431 ADOPTED
AS ORD. No. 17-83
ITEM 11 (a)
REMOVED FROM
AGENDA (ANNEXA-
TION = McLAREN
ROAD)
RES. 43-83
ADOPTED
MOTION TO GRANT
SAVE THE WINTER
CLUB, INC. TIME
FOR A PRESENTATION
ON PROPOSALS FOR
WINTER CLUB
MOTION AMENDED
MAIN MOTION, AS
AMENDED PASSED
UNANIMOUSLY
ATTORNEY TED
BABBITT'S COMMENTS
Minutes of Regular Session
Held Thursday, November 10, 1983
Page 3
binding ordinance, not a non-binding resolution, but a binding
ordinance with all the facts before them. Mr. Babbitt then
read the proposed ordinance, entitled:
An ordinance providing for the retention of the structure
known as the Winter Club, or Oakes Building, and for its
restoration without requiring the expenditure of Village
' funds or the levying of additional taxes, and providing
safeguards with respect to the use of the building -
in total.
Mr. Babbitt continued as follows: Gentlemen, you know there
is provision in the Code that allows citizens to provide in-
itiative election. We can put this ordinance on the ballot
because I think we have the votes necessary, the names necessary,
to get a petition to require you to put it on the ballot. But
I would suggest to you today in light of what has happened, in
light of the feelings that are surrounding this issue, that it
would not only be in the best interest of the Village and its
residents, but in the best interest of this Council to avoid any
suggestion of political cronyism, to avoid any suggestion of
influence, by voting tonight to simply allow the voters of North
Palm Beach to decide this issue.
Mr. Walter J. Mackey, Jr., President of RM Financial Corporation, PROPOSAL, BY W. J.
addressed the Council and presented a-proposal from that cor- MAC KEY, JR.
poration on the Winter Club to the Council. A copy of the
proposal is attached to the minutes of this meeting.
Vice Mayor Marks moved that we authorize payment in the amount AUTHORIZATION FOR
of $5,890 to 6e expended from Account No. 22-522-46.10 (Fire PAYMENT TO REPAIR
Prevention - R&M Automotive) for repair of Engine No. Two, ENGINE N0. TWO
Fire Department. The motion was seconded by President Pro
Tem Mundt and passed unanimously.
Councilman Moore moved that we do.not engage the services of SERVICES OF MAY
May Zima, our CPA firm, as a consultant to assist the Village ZIMA NOT ENGAGED
in the selection of a computer, in an amount not to exceed FOR SELECTION OF
$1,950. Mayor Valente passed the gavel to Vice Mayor Marks COMPUTER
and seconded the motion for discussion. After discussion,
the motion passed unanimously.
Vice Mayor Marks returned the gavel to Mayor Valente.
President Pro Tem Mundt moved that we approve the purchase of MOTION TO APPROVE
30,000 scorecards for the North Palm Beach Country Club from- PURCHASE OF SCORE-
Golf Course Supply in the amount of $1,375.00, to be expended CARDS FROM GOLF
from Account No. 11.2-572-47.10 (Golf Shop - Printing & Binding). COURSE SUPPLY
The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Marks.
Councilman Moore moved to amend the motion to explain why the MOTION AMENDED
bid was not awarded to the lowest bidder; namely, that the
scorecards from Golf Course Supply are better quality and do
not need to come to us for proofreading, etc., as outlined
in Steve Sandusky's letter of November 2, 1983. The motion
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was seconded by Vice Mayor Marks and passed unanimously.
Thereafter Council voted on the main motion, as amended, which MAIN MOTION PASSED
passed unanimously. UNANIMOUSLY
Minutes.of Regular Session
Held Thursday, November 10, 1983
Page 4
President Pro Tem Mundt moved that we cancel the Council Meet- CANCELLATION OF
ings of Thursday, November 24th, due to the Thanksgiving Holiday, MEETINGS FOR
and Thursday, December 22nd, due. to the Christmas Holidays. The THANKSGIVING &
motion was seconded by Councilman Moore and passed unanimously. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
Councilman Moore moved that we postpone the Fitness Card
' Program sponsored by the American Lung Association until our
regular session of Thursday, December 8, 1983. The motion was
seconded by President Pro Tem Mundt and passed unanimously.
There being no further business to come before the Council,
the meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m.
Minutes recorded by: Dolores R. Walker, CMC
Village Clerk
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FITNESS CARD PROGRAMI
POSTPONED UNTIL
DEC. 8, 1983
ADJOURNMENT