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1979.05.29_TC_Minutes_Workshop TOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH, FLORIDA Minutes of Meeting of Town Commission Workshop Meeting May 29, 1979 9:25 A.M. Mayor Horton called the Workshop Meeting to order at 9:25 A.M. In attendance were: Mayor Louis Y. Horton, Vice Mayor Ruth E. Mumford, Commissioners Harry Bauer and Harold C. Storm. Also in attendance were: Mrs. Elaine W. Roberts, Town Manager, Thomas E. Sliney, Town Attorney, Police Chief Kenneth Jones and Helen Carpenter, Deputy Town Clerk. Several Townspeople were in the audience, including Mr. Thomas Delaney of Boca Hi and Mr. Earl Totz, representing Mr. Urbanek. 79.39 Boca Hi Petition for Bulkheads, Dredging, Boat Slips, etc. Mayor Horton stated will be first on the too long. Mrs. Roberts stated (DER) has sent us a comments to the DER by June 1st. that with the Commission's approval, this item Agenda so that Mr. Delaney will not be detained that the Department of Environmental Regulation resolution to pass but, for the time being, the. and the Carps of Engineers are to be submitted Vice Mayor Mumford questioned the number of boats that the marina will hold and Mr. Delaney stated that the plans call for 93 boat slips - this is the total for the whole complex. It was the consensus of the Town Commission that the Town Manager write a letter to the Corps of Engineers, stating that we have no objection to this petition. Mayor Horton asked if there were any comments from the audience on any of the items on the agenda. A Town resident (Mrs. Blankenship) stated that she was very much in favor of Limitation of Board Members Terms (item 79.36 on the agenda). 79.29 Proposed Ordinance No. 354, amending Chapter 9 of the Code of Ordinances, (Sec. 9-26) entitled "Electrical Code." • There were no comments or questions on this item. Minutes Highland Beach Town Commission • Workshop Meeting May 29, 1979 Page 2 of 9 79.30 Review by Town Commission, Water Treatment Plant Expansion - Preliminary Plans. Mayor Horton stated that he and Mrs. Roberts met with the Engineers about a week ago at which time they presented preliminary plans for the water plant expansion. The target date of November 1, 1980 for completion was also confirmed. Mayor Horton asked the Commission if they wanted to get in on the review of these plans. The con- sensus was that Mayor Horton should work with the Engineers, Mrs. Roberts and Jesse Arney and report the progress. Mrs. Roberts stated that one item has come up since the meeting with the Engineers. Soil borings must be taken by Nutting Engineers which will cost approximately $1,500.00. This item was not included in the project and will need Commission approval. This will be put on the agenda for approval at the next regular meeting. In the meantime, the consensus was adequate for tentative approval. 79.31 Area Planning Board regarding M.P.O. Improvement Program • and "208" Mrs. Roberts stated the two issues: (1) The comments from Mr. Don Wilson re M.P.O. are that it contains no projects that appear to have a direct bearing on Highland Beach. The TIP as presently constituted seems to be consistent with adopted policies and takes into account the County growth and seems to include no duplication of ongoing programs. (2) This item was not on the the agenda was made up. This planning process and comments They are asking for money to planning. The applicant, the $18,333.00 and propose to get agenda because it came in after project is a continuation of the on this must be in by June 11th. continue the Palm Beach County "208" Area Planning Board, is asking for $55,000.00 from federal funding. There were no objections by the Commission on either item. 79.32 Transfers - Fiscal Year 1978-79, General Operating Budcfet . Mayor Horton stated that this item is necessary after a six-month period (March 31, 1979) to relocate some of the contingency money. Minutes Highland Beach Town Commission • Workshop Meeting May 29, 1979 Page 3 of 9 This is not an amendment to the Budget and, therefore, does not require an ordinance. A motion will be needed to take some of the money which has already been budgeted and put it into other items within the departments involved. Commissioner Storm stated that he met with the Town Manager and Finance Staff on this matter and recommended approval. This will be put on the agenda for the Regular Meeting for Commission approval. 79.33 Request for Seawall Approval Lots 116 & 117, East Mrs. Roberts stated that we received a letter on May 22, 1979 from Mr. Urbanek. The Commission looked at the plans for the proposed seawall and survey showing several different lines, plus the letter asking for Town Commission approval of a seawall on Lots 116 and 117. Attached to the letter were pieces of corres- pondence dating back to 1974 which showed that the Town Commission did give some sort of tentative consent. • Mayor Horton stated that they are asking for approval of a seawall which shows some connection to a building, but there are no plans for a building. Approval cannot be given for a seawall without plans for a building. There was considerable discussion on this item by Mr. Earl Totz, Representative for Mr. Urbanek, the Town Commission and Building Official Francis Hamzik. Mayor Horton stated that this item will come up at the next Regular Meeting of the Town Commission and the Developer may make a statement as to what he has in mind. 79.34 Consideration of Dr. Weiss for Health Officer appointment This item will be put on the agenda for the Regular Meeting of the Town Commission on June 5, 1979. 79.35 Proposal from Auditors for F.Y. 1978-79 A proposal from Nolen, Lynch & Stewart in regard to the audit of • our books for the current fiscal year will be put on the agenda for action at the Regular Meeting on June 5th. Minutes Highland Beach Town Commission Workshop Meeting May 29, 1979 79.36 Limitation of Board Members Terms Page 4 of 9 This item had been discussed previously. Now, with the many new residents and talent in Town, it was the consensus of the Com- mission that the terms should be limited to 6 years maximum and perhaps rotate the terms. Attorney Thomas Sliney will review the Code of Ordinances on this matter and Mrs. Roberts will get a list of the terms served by ,the people on the various Boards. If all the information is available, this could possibly be discussed at the next Regular Meeting of the Town Commission. 79.37 Support for Emergency No. 911 This is a project that the County Commission may fund. There are two alternatives for the Municipalities to pay -- one would designate where the call is coming from and the other one would tell where the destination is. Mrs. Roberts stated that the County Commission will be holding a public hearing on this at • some future date, however, they would like comments from the Town Commission. It was the consensus of the Town Commission that more study should be made on this matter before making any comments since it will be costly. 79 38 Support for the Crime Commission - Palm Beach County Municipal League Mrs. Roberts stated that this is a project in which the Palm Beach County Municipal League has been quite involved, and has been set up by Councilman Barry Kline of the Town of Lake Clarke Shores. A letter containing all the information was received May 8th from Chuck Potter, Executive Director of the Municipal League. This report was discussed and the Town Commission agreed to support the Crime Commission and send a $25.00 donation. 79.40 Bond Issue Resolutions There was discussion as to the date of interest payment, the date of issue of the bonds and also the date of principal pay- ments. This item will be put on the agenda for the Regular • Meeting on June 5th at which time the date of sale of the bonds will be decided upon. Minutes Highland Beach Town Commission • Workshop Meeting May 29, 1979 Page 5 of 9 Mrs. Roberts stated that we are taking a list of people interested in purchasing the bonds and there was a note put into the June Bulletin on this. 79.41 Personnel and Town Commission Matters There was discussion on two memorandums written by Commissioner Bauer re: (1) Office Staff Salary Increases Commissioner Bauer and Mrs. Roberts explained how the figures were arrived at on the schedules attached to the memo. One schedule showed the average salaries in all grades of nine other municipalities and the proposed salary schedule for the employees of Highland Beach. With the exception of two categories, the proposed salaries are still under the average of the other nine municipalities studied. • The other schedule shows the present weekly salary, the pro- posed salary, increase, percentage, amount for the remaining 15 weeks of the current fiscal year, and the amount for 52 weeks. (2) Remuneration of Commissioners and Members of Appointed Committees The memo on this item showed the amount paid monthly to the Mayor and Commissioners of three neighboring communities. Before discussing for an opinion as increase salaries the Code of Ordin; matter and advise ordinance or if a this, Mayor Horton asked Attorney Sliney to whether or not the Commission could for themselves under the "home rule" in ~nces. Attorney Sliney will look into this the Commission if a change can be made by referendum is required. It was the consensus of the Commission that more study should be done on both of the above items but to include them on the June 5 Regular Meeting agenda. Minutes Highland Beach . Town Commission Workshop Meeting May 29, 1979 79.42 Proposed Chancre in Election Date Page 6 of 9 There was discussion on a proposal to change the election date to March or perhaps have a uniform date of election with the County, etc. A suggestion was also made to try to find out what the residents would like. Mayor Horton mentioned the fact that we still have a very good turnout in spite of the fact that many people leave Town after Easter. It was the consensus of the Commission that the current election date is all right inasmuch as anyone who desires to vote can do so by absentee ballot if he or she will be out of Town on election day. 79.43 Analysis of Six Months' Financial Statement Department 519A.43 Mrs. Roberts explained that under the old accounting system we could, for instance, buy zoning supplements and when sold, we • could credit the money back to what it was spent for. Under the new accounting system, the revenue must be shown separately. On this Item #519A.43 (Utilities, General Public Buildings) the $3,500.00 budgeted was the exact amount to be paid for the Municipal Buildings and the amount that we get back from Del Trail was not budgeted, but is currently shown in the revenue section under "miscellaneous." Next year this will be a separate item in the budget so that we can see exactly what we are collecting for their portion of the electric bill. Other items to be separated in the budget will be the Lot Mowing and Zoning Supplements. 79.44 Rodent Control Proposal by Dr. Woodman Mrs. Roberts stated that there have been complaints about the rats, by people walking the pike path, which prompted the pro- posal from Dr. woodman. It was the consensus of the Town Commission that this is not the responsibility of the Town and that the matter should be put aside for the time being. • Reports - Town Manager Minutes Highland Beach Town Commission • Workshop Meeting May 29, 1979 Page 7 of 9 Mrs. Roberts stated that Canstate Realty - Lot #102 was not on the agenda. DER is asking for comments or objections to the project before May 31st. This project is south of the Monterey House, on both sides of AlA. There were no comments from the Town Commission and the consensus was that they saw nothing detrimental as far as the Town is concerned. Mrs. Roberts stated that there is a chance Sgt. Cecere will be chosen to attend the F.B.I. course in Washington, however, no response has been received to his application. Mrs. Roberts and Mayor Horton have been working on water conser- vation and now have on hand some leak detectors to be used inside the toilet and tank, and shower flow restrictors. Mayor Horton also suggested that new construction should be required to use the flow restriction devices or the smaller water tanks, which would result in a considerable saving of water. Mrs. Roberts stated that she also wrote to the Florida League of Cities and • to Bruce Adams at the Water Management District and will follow up on this matter as well as writing to the Southern Standard Plumbing Congress. The motor rewind at the Sewage Treatment Plant will cost approx- imately $670.00. ($2,000.00 had been approved for this.) The comminuter was taken apart, nothing found wrong with it, and therefore, probably no charge, per Carl Howard. Nearly all of the Malayan palm trees have been sold. We have been told that the Queen palm is available. Mrs. Roberts said that we will be getting information on the Queen palm which is a dainty tree and does not need trimming as often as the other trees. If we can get this tree for the same price, we may buy this type. If we should decide to purchase more of the Malayan palms, we will get the rg een ones. In re: Construction Performance Bonds, Mrs. Roberts said that we checked with several municipalities around us to see if they have this. We did receive a copy of one and it was given to Attorney Thomas Sliney to study. In re: the Electric Franchise, Mrs. Roberts proposed a new ordin- . ance as our present franchise ordinance expires next year, and because franchise fees would then be received by the Town on a Minutes Highland Beach Town Commission • Workshop Meeting May 29, 1979 Page 8 of 9 monthly basis instead of annually. This item will be put on the agenda. for the Regular Meeting on June 5th. Mrs. Roberts stated that Budget time is nearing and she is going to call a public hearing for June 25th and will be advertising it on June 12th, for the purpose of soliciting comments re: spending the Revenue Sharing which next year, we have been told, will be $9,104. We do not have a contract executed by the paper company as yet. We are waiting for Attorney Thomas Sliney to approve our latest revisions, but, in spite of this, we have received $9.75 revenue. Mr. Hamzik, the Building Official, attended meetings in the County Commission Chambers about drainage and re: the Fair Share Impact Fee which is a fee that the County Commission is trying to propose for individual unit connections. It provides for the Town to collect this fee of $300.00 for single family units and $200.00 • for multifamily, keeping 2/ for administrative duties. Corres- pondence in regard to this is on the Clipboard. In re: ordinances regarding charitable solicitations, Mrs. Roberts stated that since she has had no response, she will put this in the dead file for the time being. Regarding the Sign Code which Mrs. Roberts said was discussed in April, if the Commission has no objections, this will also be put into the dead file. The consensus of the Commission was that they had no objections to Canadian flags or flags for construction as long as they were on a flagpole. Correspondence has been received in regard to the Royal Palm Festival which will be in August. This has been placed on the Clipboard for everyone to read. There will be another risk insurance meeting next week. Com- missioner Storm and the Finance Department will attend this meeting, sponsored by the Municipal League. Two thank-you notes were received for the money we sent to the • American Cancer Society in memory of former Mayor Hackman. Minutes Highland Beach Town Commission • Workshop Meeting May 29, 1979 Page 9 of 9 Re: Underground Parking - Mrs. Roberts said she sent a memo to the Chairman of the Planning Commission, asking the Planning Commission to take this into consideration with their other items of review in the Zoning Code. Regarding the boat, Mrs. Roberts stated that there was a new form which had to be signed by Sgt. Cecere and we were told that the boat probably would be in our possession within two or three weeks. Commissioner Bauer said that he went up and looked at the boat and found out the book value to be $25,000. to $30,000. The Bel Lido bridge has been inspected and needs some work done on it. Bids are being taken on this and the Engineers recommend that the bridge be replaced within the next four years. Mr. Danto, representative of-Park Tower Development, addressed the Town Commission and asked for an interpretation of several sections in the Zoning Code, including 13.2 "accessory use or structure." The firm which Mr. Danto represents is considering purchasing Lot • #71 and Lot #72 east of AlA and trying to qualify for Section 4.4 concerning density bonus and maximum building height. There wa:~ considerable discussion on this. Mr. Dent, a Town resident, addressed the Commission. MOTION by Commissioner Storm/Vice Mayor Mumford that the meeting be ADJOURNED. Meeting was ADJOURNED at 12:30 P.M. APPROVED: ~~~ ~~ Louis ~Y. Horton, Mayor R( h E. Mumford, ice Mayor I Harris Sauer, ~mmissioner Absent ATTEST: ~ Town Clerk (dj DATED: June 18, 197.9 Peter J. Ge~nove~se, Commissioner Harold C. S orm, Commissioner