2000.02.01_TC_Minutes_RegularTOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH
MINUTES OF TOWN COMMISSION MEETING
REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, February 01, 2000 1.30 P.M.
Mayor Thomas J. Reid called the Regular Meeting to order in Commissioner Chambers
at 1:30 P.M.
Town Clerk Doris Trinley called the roll. The Mayor, Vice Mayor Michael W. Hill, and
Commissioners John J. Sorrelli, Paul R. Kane and Robert L. Lowe were present.
Town Attorney Thomas E. Sliney was also present; Town Manager Ben Saag was
absent.
In addition, members of the general public were in attendance.
After roll call, the Pledge of Allegiance was given.
1. ADDITIONS, DELETIONS OR ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA
• Hearing no objection, Mayor Reid amended the agenda to include approval of a Disaster
Relief Funding Agreement under the consent agenda; it was then unanimously accepted
upon MOTION by COMMISSIONER SORRELLUCOMMISSIONER LOWE.
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS AND REQUESTS
Theresa m. Colarullo (3430 S. Ocean Blvd.) addressed the Commission in her capacity
as Chair of the Community Appearance Board. Ms. Colarullo expressed her grievance
that the CAB has not been asked to review landscape plans of certain new homes and
also that certain new homes have been given certificates of occupancy without the
Board's input. She asked that the Commission look into the matter and Mayor Reid
responded that her request had been noted.
Beverly Barr (3912 S. Ocean Blvd.) addressed the Commission in her capacity as a
member of the Community Appearance Board. Ms. Barr stated her grievance had to do
with the fact that those in charge of the Holiday Inn renovation had, at a CAB meeting,
dismissed her suggestion that the yellow color(s) selected for the exterior walls was not
in keeping with the Town's overall muted color scheme for exteriors. The Mayor replied
that historically exterior color selection had been a matter of personal privilege, and there
was no code requirement regarding the issue; he further stated that perhaps this topic
could be included in review of the zoning code.
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3. BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
The Mayor said he would address Board correspondence under the Consent Agenda;
Board vacancies would be addressed under New Business. The Board Action Report
for January was accepted as information, and monthly Board meetings for February were
read into the record.
4. PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
(1) A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH, FLORIDA,
RELATING TO THE STATE REVOLVING FUND LOAN PROGRAM;
MAKING FINDINGS; AUTHORIZING THE LOAN APPLICATION;
AUTHORIZING THE LOAN AGREEMENT; ESTABLISHING PLEDGED
REVENUES, DESIGNATING AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES;
PROVIDING ASSURANCE; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS;
SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION to approve was made by COMMISSIONER KANE/COMMISSIONER
SORRELLI, followed by unanimous favorable roll call vote.
• (2) A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF
HIGHLAND BEACH, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF
NOT EXCEEDING EIGHT MILLION ($8,000,000.00) DOLLARS, TOWN OF
HIGHLAND BEACH GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO FINANCE THE
COST OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH
REVERSE OSMOSIS WATER TREATMENT FACILITY; CALLING FOR A
BOND REFERENDUM OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE TOWN
OF HIGHLAND BEACH ON MARCH 14, 2000 AS TO WHETHER SAID
GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS SHOULD BE ISSUED BY THE TOWN;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
MOTION to approve was made by COMMISSIONER KANE/COMMISSIONER
SORRELLI, followed by unanimous favorable roll call vote.
5. NEW BUSINESS
(1) Five (5) Vacancies on Television Advisory Board
With no objection, Mayor Reid advised that the five (5) voting members of the Television
Advisory Board would be selected by each Commission member making one (1)
nomination, which nomination would need to be seconded, and then voted on.
• Minutes of Town Commission Regular Meeting
February 01, 2000 Page 3 of 6
Vice Mayor Hill led discussion on the possibility of appointing all of the 13 residents who
had expressed an interest in serving; however, it was the consensus that this would be
a cumbersome number for operational purposes. The Vice Mayor then made a Motion
that, in keeping with the number of voting members on most other Town Boards, the
Television Advisory Board be increased from five (5) to seven (7) voting members.
After some further discussion, the Motion failed due to lack of a second.
Commission action was then taken as follows; unanimous roll call vote followed each
seconded nomination:
Nominee Second Appointee
Commissioner Lowe: Arlin Voress Vice Mayor Hill Arlin Voress
Commissioner Kane: June Blake Commissioner Sorrelli June Blake
Vice Mayor Hill: Bill Paul No Second
Vice Mayor Hill: Leonard Bell Commissioner Lowe Leonard Bell
• Commissioner Sorrelli: Lezly Garrett Vice Mayor Hill Lezly Garrett
Mayor Reid: James Gatewood Commissioner Kane James
Gatewood
(2) Sub -Committee re County Park
Mayor Reid read his February 1, 2000 memo to the Commission into the record, in which
it was noted that three (3) members of the Planning Board and five (5) members of the
Community Appearance Board had expressed interest in representing their Boards on
the sub -committee. The Mayor Reid then called for nominations and the following action
taken:
Upon MOTION by VICE MAYOR HILL/COMMISSIONER SORRELLI, the following
members residing in Boca Hi were nominated:
S. Myron Browner/Planning Board
Miriam Zwick/Community Appearance Board
Roll call resulted in unanimous favorable vote.
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February 01, 2000 Page 4 of 6
5. New Business (continued)
(2) Sub -Committee re County Park (continued)
Upon MOTION by COMMISSIONER KANE/COMMISSIONER SORRELLI,
Victor Hadeed was nominated as Planning Board representative; favorable roll call
vote was unanimous.
Upon MOTION by COMMISSIONER KANE/VICE MAYOR HILL, Beverly Barr was
nominated as Community Appearance Board representative, followed by
unanimous roll call vote.
Upon MOTION by VICE MAYOR HILL/COMMISSIONER SORRELLI, Mayor Reid
was nominated to be the Commission's representative; unanimous
favorable roll call vote followed.
6. MISCELLANEOUS - ITEMS LEFT OVER
The following sets of Minutes were unanimously approved upon MOTION by
COMMISSIONER LOWE/COMMISSIONER HILL:
December 28, 1999 - Workshop Meeting
January 04, 2000 - Regular Meeting
January 04, 2000 - Special Meeting Prior to
Session
7. REPORTS - TOWN COMMISSION
Commissioner Robert L. Lowe had no report.
Commissioner Paul R. Kane had no report.
Commissioner John J. Sorrell! had no report.
Vice Mayor Michael W. Hill had no report.
Attorney -Client
Mayor Thomas J. Reid reported on a successful meeting with the Delray Beach Historic
Society that provided substantial information which will be useful to the Town's Historic
Society as it proceeds in its work. The Mayor also reported that one of the Town's
Historic Society's projects will be to seek out long-standing residents to provide oral
histories.
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8. REPORTS - TOWN ATTORNEY
Town Attorney Thomas E. Sliney had no report.
9. REPORTS - TOWN MANAGER
Mayor Reid advised that, in the Town Manager's absence, Utilities Director Jack Lee and
Sue Gray from the Finance Department would accept suggestions and/or questions from
the Commission regarding the informational pamphlet that had been prepared for
distribution to registered voters pertaining to the reverse osmosis water treatment facility,
which is to be a referendum item in the March 14 election.
Mr. Lee answered questions as to why the Town would need such a facility; among the
reasons he cited were recent, more stringent environmental regulations; possibility of
increasing salt water intrusion into existing wells, increased demand due to growth in
Town, and the fact that when the current water use permit expires in 2002, it was
unlikely that the South Florida Water Management District would renew the Town's
permit at the current rate of withdrawal from the Biscayne Aquifer. Mr. Lee further
• explained that the new facility would enable withdrawal from the deeper Floridan Aquifer,
and the reverse osmosis treatment would allow for crystal clear potable water.
At Commissioner Lowe's suggestion during discussion, it was agreed that the words "for
bonds" and "against bonds," which follow the actual referendum ballot language, would
be appropriate to add for clarifying purposes to that portion of the pamphlet in which the
actual ballot language appears.
Concluding discussion, MOTION was made by COMMISSIONER
SORRELLI/COMMISSIONER KANE to approve the pamphlet as amended and to allow
approximately $3,000 for first class mailing to voters. Roll call met with unanimous
favorable vote.
10. CONSENT AGENDA
Before approval of the Consent Agenda, Mayor Reid read into the record a
memorandum from the Chair of the Planning Board, clarifying an earlier memo that was
submitted at the January 25, 2000 Workshop Meeting. (copy attached to and made
part of these Minutes)
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February 01, 2000 Page 6 of 6
Upon MOTION by VICE MAYOR HILL/COMMISSIONER SORRELLI, the following
Consent Agenda items were then unanimously approved:
(1) Accept back from Planning Board review of the following Town Code
Chapter 30 Zoning topics:
.Adult Congregate Living Facility
.Community Residential Home Facility
.Family Day Care Facility
(2) Disaster Relief Funding Agreement
11. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Commission at this time, Mayor Reid
adjourned the Regular Meeting at 2:25 P.M. upon MOTION by COMMISSIONER
SORRELLI/VICE MAYOR HILL.
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Thomas J. Reid, Mayor
MichaetW. Hill, Vice Mayor
John X Sorrelli,
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Paul R. Kane, C mmis ioner
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