01-22-1998 VC REG-MMINUTES OF REGULAR SESSION
• OF THE
VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
HELD THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1998
Present: Gail H. Vastola, Mayor
Charles O'Meilia, Vice Mayor
Larry Kelley, President Pro Tem
Tom Valente, Councilman
David Norris, Councilman
Dennis W. Kelly, Village Manager
George W. Baldwin, Village Attorney
Kathleen F. Kelly, Village Clerk
ROLL CALL
Mayor Vastola called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. All members of Council were
present. All members of staff were present.
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
• Vice Mayor O'Meilia gave the invocation, and Councilman Norris led the public in the
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The following Minutes were approved as written:
Minutes of Public Hearing on Bill 906 held 1/8/98
Minutes of Public Hearing on Bill 907 held 1/8/98
Minutes of Regular Session held 1/8/98
REPORT OF THE_MAYOR
Mayor Vastola announced that Item 4.a. on the Workshop agenda regarding dock
regulations had been dropped from the agenda.
Mayor Vastola reported on a meeting she attended with Lost Tree Village regarding
potential annexation, and stated that a meeting with its Property Owners Association was
tentatively scheduled for February or March.
•
Minutes of Regular Session
• Held Thursday, January 22, 1998
Vice Mayor O'Meilia reported on his meeting with Hidden Key regarding annexation.
Representatives of Hidden Key requested that the report prepared by the Village five or
six years ago be updated and presented to them within the next month with updated
information on the cost of annexation to the homeowners.
Vice Mayor O'Meilia requested that an item be added to the Workshop agenda to
consider a budget transfer firom Recreation facilities Reserve Fund to the General Fund.
This will be discussed as Item 4.i. of the Workshop agenda.
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
After hearing statements from residents regarding their opposition to Ordinance 38-97,
which requires screening from the street of boats and recreational vehicles, Councilman
Valente moved that the Council readdress this Ordinance in its entirety. Vice Mayor
O'Meilia seconded the motion.
During discussion, it was clarified that this will go before the Planning Commission for its
• March meeting.
The motion passed 3-2, with Councilman Valente, Vice Mayor O'Meilia and President Pro
Tem Kelley voting aye, and Councilman Norris and Mayor Vastola voting nay.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
The following Minutes were received:
Minutes of Planning Commission Meeting held 12/2/97
Minutes of Country Club Administrative Board Meeting held 1/5/98
Minutes of Recreation Advisory Board Meeting held 1/13/98
REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Councilman Valente moved to receive and fiile the recommendation ofi the Country Club
Administrative Board that Council "accept the updated min/max range of $10.50-
$13.50/hour, from Cody & Associates, for the golf course irrigation technician". Vice
Mayor O'Meilia seconded the motion, and all present voted aye.
CJ
2
Minutes of Regular Session
• Held Thursday, January 22, 1998
Councilman Valente moved to receive and file the recommendation of the Recreation
Advisory Board that Council "go forward with the relocation project, fieeling that the road
area is a major safety problem and also detracts away from the beautiful new concession
stand". Vice Mayor O'Meilia seconded the motion, and all present voted aye.
DECLARATION OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS
President Pro Tem Kelley declared that he received a telephone call from Charles Wendt
on January 14, 1998 regarding Ordinance 38-97. Mayor Vastola stated that she also
received a call from Mr. Wendt on that date.
BILL 909 -AMENDING SEC. 45-2, DEFINITIONS, OF ART. 1, APPENDIX C, ZONING -
PLACED ON SECOND READING AND ENACTED AS ORD. 4-98
Vice Mayor O'Meilia moved that Bill 909 entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE
• OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 45-2,
DEFINITIONS, OF ARTICLE I OF APPENDIX C, ZONING, OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE VILLAGE BY ADDING
DEFINITIONS THERETO FOR THE TERMS TRANSIENT
COMMERCIAL, RETAIL. COMMERCIAL, NON-RETAIL
COMMERCIALAND MIXED-USE COMMERCIAL; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL
ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; AND, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
be placed on second reading and read by title alone. Councilman Valente seconded the
motion.
During discussion, Vice Mayor O'Meilia moved to amend the ordinance by deleting
definition (5) under Section 1-Transient Commercial. Councilman Norris seconded the
motion, and all present voted aye.
Thereafter, the original motion, as amended, passed 5-0.
Vice Mayor O'Meilia moved to enacted Bill 909 as Ordinance 4-98. Councilman Norris
seconded the motion, and all present voted aye.
3
Minutes of Regular Session
• Held Thursday, January 22, 1998
BILL 910 -AMENDING SECT. 18-16. SPEED LIMITS- CREATING UNIFORM LIMITS IN
THE VILLAGE -PLACED ON FIRST READING
Vice Mayor O'Meilia move that Bill 910 entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF
NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 18-16, SPEED
LIMITS-GENERALLY, OF ARTICLE II OF CHAPTER 18, MOTOR
VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
VILLAGE; REPEALING SECTION 18-17 OFTHECODE PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES
OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND,
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
be placed on first reading and read by title alone. Councilman Valente seconded the
motion, and all present voted aye.
• RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT WITH PEPSI-COLA -TABLED
The Village Manager requested that Council delay reading of this Resolution and hold
discussion on the draft agreement with Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company. Due to concerns
of Council for terms and conditions, the Village Attorney has made changes to the draft
which need to be forwarded to the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company.
During discussion, the new language in Subsection B of Section 4, as presented in Mr.
Baldwin's letter of January 20, 1998, was accepted, with an additional change to be made
to the last sentence of that paragraph to include the phrase or its designee between the
word "Village" and the word "annually".
Thereafter, Vice Mayor O'Meilia moved to table this Resolution until the next Regular
Session. Councilman Valente seconded the motion, and all present voted aye.
JOB RECLASSIFICATION FOR NPBCC IRRIGATION TECHNICIAN APPROVED
Councilman Valente moved to reclassifiy the position of irrigation technician at the North
Palm Beach Country Club to reflect greater knowledge/skills in computer technology;
increasing the minimum/maximum pay range to $10.50-$13.50 per hour. President Pro
Tem Kelley seconded the motion. The motion passed 4-1, with Councilman Valente,
•
4
Minutes of Regular Session
• Held Thursday, January 22, 1998
President Pro Tem Kelley, Councilman Norris and Mayor Vastola voting aye, and Vice
Mayor O'Meilia voting nay.
TRI-PLEX MOWER PURCHASE APPROVED
Vice Mayor O'Meilia moved to approve the purchase of a tri-plex mower by the Public
Services Department fior park maintenance, using bids solicited by the North Palm Beach
Country Club, at a bid price of $13,099. President Pro Tem Kelley seconded the motion,
and all present voted aye.
BUDGET TRANSFER APPROVED FOR COMMUNITY CENTER BALL FIELDS CHANGE
ORDER #4
Councilman Valente moved to approve a budget transfer in the amount of $23,336 from
K8033-49920 (Community Center Construction Reserve) to K8033-66200 (Buildings) for
various site work modifications at the Community Center ball fields- President Pro Tem
Kelley seconded the motion, and all present voted aye.
BUDGET TRANSFER APPROVE FOR NPDES ENGINEERING SERVICES
Vice Mayor O'Meilia moved to approve a budget transfer in the amount ofi $6,000 from
A7321-34681 (R&M-Street Resuffacing) to A7321-33190 (Other Professional) for
engineering services for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
permitting process. Councilman Valente seconded the motion, and all present voted aye.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting adjourned at
8:43 p.m.
7~1 ~
,~athleen F. Kelly, CMC, Village lerc
r1
LJ