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1980.10.28_TC_Minutes_Special., ,. r TOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH, FLORIDA • Minutes of Meeting of Town Commission Public Hearing, Special and Workshop Meeting October 28, 1980 1:15 P.M. Mayor Horton called the Public Hearing to order at 1:15 P.M. He stated that this Public Hearing was called for the purpose of complying with Florida State Statutes regarding the sale of Bonds. Those in attendance were: Mayor Louis Y. Horton, Vice Mayor Harold C. Storm and Commissioners John J. Basso, Mary Louise G. Blosser and Peter J. Genovese. Also in attendance were: Elaine W. Roberts, Town Manager; Thomas E. 5liney, Town Attorney, Police Chief Kenneth Jones and Helen R. Carpenter, Deputy Town Clerk. Mayor Horton announced that the Town Commission had agreed to the purchase of the Sewer System by means of Revenue Bonds and the hearing for the validation of these bonds was set for Thursday, October 30, 1980. The Mayor stated that this Public Hearing was held so that every one in Town could have the opportunity of speaking in regard to this matter. There were no comments from the audience. • Resolution No. 410 - A Resolution of the Town of Highland Beach, providing for a negotiated sale of the Sewer Revenue Bonds authorized by Resolution No. 408 and adopted in compliance with Chapter 80-98, Laws of Florida. Mr. Sliney explained the purpose of this Resolution and read Resolution No. 410 in full. Mayor Horton suggested that this Resolution be adopted at the Special Meeting to be held immediately following this Public Hearing. Vice Mayor Storm made a comment regarding and MBIA insured issue that very recently sold for 9.9% in New Jersey and felt that this matter should be concluded as soon as possible. At this point, Mayor Horton said that the Public Hearing was concluded and he immediately convened the Special Meeting noting that all Commissioners were present. Time - 1:20 P.M. Mayor Horton felt that inasmuch as the Resolution had just been discussed, it should be voted on at this time. Minutes Highland Beach Town Commission • Public Hearing, Special and Workshop Meeting October 28, 1980 Page 2 of 10 MOTION by Vice Mayor Storm and seconded by Commissioner Basso that Resolution No. 410 as read by Town Counsel be adopted. All members of the Commission voted Aye. Mayor Horton stated that the next item which needed to be handled was the approval of bond excerpts of the minutes of the Special Town Commission Meeting of September 23, 1980. Resolution No. 408 - Sewer System Purchase - was read and adopted by a unanimous vote of the three Commissioners present - Mayor Horton, Vice Mayor Storm and Commissioner Genovese - at this meeting of September 23rd. Mayor Horton then read the excerpts which needed Town Commission approval. MOTION by Commissioner Basso/Vice Mayor Storm that the paragraphs as read be approved. All Commissioners voted Aye in favor. Formal Action to Approve the Extension of the AECOA Contr-act Mrs. Roberts explained the various reasons why the request was • received to extend this AECOA Contract. MOTION by Commissioner Genovese and seconded by Commissioner Basso that the extension to the AECOA Contract of seventy-five days be granted. All Commissioners voted Aye. Bills for Approval Mrs. Roberts presented the bills for approval. MOTION by Commissioner Basso/Commissioner Blosser that the bills be approved for payment. All Commissioners voted Aye. Any and All Other Matters that may come before the Commission Mayor Horton reported that a letter had been received from Chief Jones regarding Officer Kent Lee Gilpin which he read for the record. All of Mr. Gilpin's qualifying papers were attached to Chief Jones' memo. His appointment to the Highland Beach Police Department would be effective November 3, 1980 if formal approval is given by the Town Commission. His reason for leaving Sweetwater Police Department was to relocate some- . where other than in the Miami area. Minutes Highland Beach Town Commission • Public Hearing, Special and Workshop Meeting October 28, 1980 Page 3 of 10 MOTION by Commissioner Genovese and seconded by Commissioner Basso that Mr. Kent Gilpin be appointed as a police officer to the Highland Beach Police Department effective November 3, 1980. All Commissioners voted Aye. MOTION by Commissioner Basso/Vice Mayor Storm that the Special Meeting be ADJOURNED at 1:40 P.M. All Commissioners were in favor. Mayor Horton stated that the workshop Meeting was convened at 1:41 P.M., announcing that all Commissioners were present. Mr. Earl Totz, a resident of Bel Lido, addressed the Commission stating that there had been no street light at the Bel Lido bridge for over a month now. Mayor Horton stated that, now that he was aware of this, the matter would be handled promptly. Mr. M. H. W. Dent, a Town resident, informed the Commission that the Civic League will be holding their regular monthly • meeting on Thursday, November 6, 1980 at 3:00 P.M. They have invited Mr. Stillman, who is an employee of the IAFF, to speak. Commissioner Genovese stated that he could not be present for this presentation but would like to hear a tape of it. Mr. .Robert Myers, a resident in Town, spoke of the construction litter that is in Town and was informed by Mayor Horton that the Building Official tries to keep on tap of this. 80.43 Proposed Ordinance No. - Cable TV Franchise This matter was discussed first with Mayor Horton explaining that any time a Franchise Ordinance was introduced, if there was ever a change, it was necessary to start the complete procedure all over and therefore, here had never been a First Reading on this proposed ordinance. Mr. Tom Gullett was then introduced to the Commission and gave each Commissioner a letter concerning his Cable TV service, which each Commissioner took time to read. Included was a financial statement. Questions were then asked of Mr. Gullett, • with Commissioner Genovese stating that he understood Mr. Gullett Minutes Highland • Town Commission Public Hearing, October 28, 1980 Beach Special and Workshop Meeting Page 4 of 10 was not listed with Dun & Bradstreet. Other questions were asked of Mr. Gullett concerning a survey being made first and the necessity of a Performance Bond. Much more discussion took place among the Mayor, Mr. Raymond Blosser, Mr. Sliney, Commissioner Basso, Mr. Gullett and Mrs. Roberts. Mr. Richard Wantshouse of Cabletronics then gave a presentation explaining in detail about his company, the company's proposal, rates, their record and his recommendations. The Commission requested a financial statement from the Cabletronics Company and Mr. Wantshouse stated that he will get back to the Commission. 79.76 Status of S. A. Healy Company Mayor Hortan stated that each Commissioner had received a copy of a letter from Attorney Nowlin dated October 9, 1980 regarding • water and sewer connection fees. As indicated in Mr. Nowlin's letter, six sewer connection fees have been prepaid and one water connection fee has been paid to the Town in the amount of $400.00. In addition to this, a check for $2,000.00 has been given to Tylander, de Claire & Sliney which represents an escrow payment for five water connection fees. Mr. Sliney will answer the letter to Nowlin & Nowlin, P.A. asking that the escrow check be made payable to the Town of Highland Beach and this too, will be held in escrow until it is definitely decided by the Commission just how this matter will be Ifr,andled. 80.11 Status of Oliver Hoffmann RPUD - Hidden Harbour Mrs. Roberts stated that she had given the Commission a memo dated October 23, 1980 with Ordinance No. 389 attached, giving a time limit for the Oliver Hoffmann RPUD of ten years. She was asking the Commission for their thoughts on when the "clock starts running" and the consensus was that their time period of ten years should start when their first building permit was issued. Mr. Sliney suggested that a letter be • written to the Hoffmann Corp. advising them of this, and this will be done. Minutes Highland Beach Town Commission • Public Hearing, Special and Workshop Meeting October 28, 1980 Page 5 of 10 80.40 Status of Sewage System Purchase Mrs. Roberts reported that she has all her figures and the necessary papers which she will need for the Bond Validation Court Date on Thursday, October 30, 1980 at 3:15 P.M. 80.44 Vacancies on Boards Mrs. Roberts stated that she has made headway on this matter - Mr. Kahler was approved for the Board of Adjustment at their meeting last night. She stated that she has received several resumes from interested citizens and Mr. Royce Frederick, who has completed his term of six years on the Board of Adjustment, is most interested in serving on the Community Appearance Board. Mrs. Roberts further reported that Mr. Ben Stephenson was interested in serving on the Planning Commission; she will confer further with Mr. John Kanner; Francis Hamzik and Chief Jones will be serving on the Traffic Committee; Mr. Nicholson • from Ocean Pines will be considered for the same committee; Harry Walker will be considered for the Financial Advisory Board. She also advised that she had some people interested in the Housing Board of Adjustment and Appeals and inasmuch as this Board will be meeting quarterly from now on, she felt that new members to this Board would be recommended in January. Mrs. Roberts said she was seeking the approval of the Commission to reappoint Mrs. Joy to the Housing Board and Art Kiefer would like to continue to serve on the Board of Adjustment. 80.50 Sewage System (a) Mrs. Roberts stated that drawings and specs for Lift Stations 4 & 5 were on the table in the Conference Room and needed the signatures and dates of the Commissioners after they had looked them over. (b) Carl Howard has submitted a strobe light installation proposal to the Commission for their approval. If approved, they would be placed on top of the lift stations and could • be seen quite easily by the policemen. Mayor Horton said Minutes Highland Town Commission • Public Hearing, October 28, 1980 Beach Special and Workshop Meeting Page 6 of 10 that this matter would be brought up for a possible vote at the Regular Meeting next week. Questions were raised as to whether Carl Howard's was the only proposal received for these lights. The answer was no. (c) Mrs. Roberts brought the Commissioners up to date on what has occurred so far in this matter of the Sanitary Sewage Charges Contract. Mrs. Roberts had asked Maree Birkbeck to study this project carefully. Mrs. Roberts informed the Commission that Delray Beach had asked for five charges and said that they did not agree with all these charges. As soon as this item can be straightened out, the Commission will be advised. 80.51 5uctgestions from Mr. Soll Roehner dated 9/16/80 Mayor Horton stated that Mr. Roehner had submitted some sug- gestions to the Town dated September 16, 1980. One concerned the newspaper vending machines and discussion took place re- garding this, with Mayor Horton stating that possibly the matter should be turned over to the Community Appearance Board. Mr. Sliney will research a case that occurred in Boca Raton concerning the machines and will report back to the Commission. The next suggestion from Mr. Roehner dealt with bus shelters, however, it was felt that there were not enough children in Town to warrant this. Mayor Horton thought that possibly the Community Appearance Board would review this item too. The planting of trees along AlA is already being considered by the CAB. Other suggestions submitted by Mr. Roehner were: leasing the well field in Boca Raton to a developer; potential donors to the Library, which has been discussed previously, Mayor Horton stated, and the beautification of AlA. 80.52 New Style for Town Stationery and Bulletin Letterhead Two suggestions have been submitted for new stationery - one by Commissioner Blosser and another from Commissioner Basso. Discussion took place regarding this for quite some time, • with the consensus being to hold off on this item for awhile until it can be further studied. Minutes Highland Town Commission • Public Hearing, October 28, 1980 Beach Special and Workshop Meeting Page 7 of 10 80.53 Recrular Meeting for November changed to November 5, 1980 1.30 P.M. Mayor Horton announced that the Regular Meeting for November will be held on Wednesday, November 5, 1980 at 1:30 P.M. due to Election Day on Tuesday, November 4, 1980. 80._54 Proposed Chancre-Order to Bel Lido Bridge Contract Mrs. Roberts informed the Commission that Mr. Mike Walther from Strock Engineering was to have brought a Change-Order to the Bel Lido Bridge Contract to the Town Hall. She announced that today Mr. Walther was ill. Mrs. Roberts said that she was very unhappy about this matter inasmuch as the contract was not being fulfilled. Discussion took place among all the Commissioners and Mrs. Roberts and it was hoped that the bridge could still be completed by Thanksgiving. Ordinances - Proposed 80.43 Pro osed Ordinance No. - Cable TV Franchi e - s This item was already discussed at the beginning of the meeting. 80.47 Proposed Ordinance No. - An ordinance of the Town Commission of the Town of Highland Beach, Florida, creating a Code Enforcement Board; providing for ].c~gislative intent; providing for applicability; providing for definitions; providing for organization; providing for enforcement procedures; providing for hearings; providing for powers; providing for fines; providing for appeal; providing a savings clause and providing an effective date. First Reading - October 7, 1980. Mayor Horton stated that this proposed ordinance had a First Reading on October 7, 1980 and would come up for possible adoption at the Regular Meeting to be held on November 5, 1980. There were a few changes made in this proposed ordinance and Mr. Sliney enumerated them for the benefit of all. 80.49 Proposed Ordinance No. - An Ordinance of the Town of Highland Beach, Florida, to Amend Chapter 19, entitled "Plumbing" of the Code of Ordinances, Minutes Highland Beach Town Commission • Public Hearing, Special and Workshop Meeting October 28, 1980 Page 8 of 10 Adding a New Section 19.5 "Temporary Toilet Facilities". This proposed ordinance will come up for a First Reading at the Regular Meeting on Wednesday, November 5, 1980. At this time, Mayor Horton told of meeting with the Intercounty Construction representative, the engineers' representative and the President of the Taulman Company in Atlanta, Ga. on Friday, October 17, 1980 regarding the delivery of the instrumentation for the water plant. Mayor Horton reported that construction was going forward on schedule and delivery dates on equipment have been revised. Town Manager's Reports Mrs. Roberts asked if the Commission would be prepared at the meeting on November 5th to set a date for the Public Hearing on the Holiday Inn issue. A letter of transmittal has been • received from the Planning Commission recommending limita- tions on additions to the Holiday Inn. Mrs. Roberts added that Mr. Walsh of the Holiday Inn is most willing to submit a site presentation to the Town Commission which the Com- mission said could be done at the Meeting of November 5, 1980. Mrs. Roberts then informed the Commission that Arthur Strock Associates had submitted a notification of increase in their fees as of today. The next item that Mrs. Roberts brought up was the Municipal Complex and stated that Mr. Roy Simon reported to her that they are progressing on the structural plans but they are still waiting on the electrical and are trying to get infor- mation re: landscaping. They should be ready within a few weeks to submit a bid package. Regarding the Bond Issue investments, Mrs. Roberts said, that $110,000.00 was rolled over today at a rate of 12.5/ for 32 days. Interest of $1,014.34 was received on this amount and it was rolled over because it was not needed at this time. Mrs. Roberts also informed the Commission that the amount of $200,000.00, which expired yesterday, was • reinvested until November 7, 1980 and will be used to pay Minutes Highland Beach • Town Commission Public Hearing, Special and Workshop Meeting October 28 , 1980 Page 9 of 10 a periodic pay estimate in the amount of $128,000.00 and investing the balance. Mrs. Roberts then told of a letter received from Ocean Pines, thanking the Town for the help given when the boatload of Haitians came ashore last Saturday night. The boat was burned by the Fire Department and Ocean Pines was most grateful. Mrs. Roberts reported that Massengill-Moore had sent a Certified Return Receipt letter to the Board of Adjustment, appealing the Building Department's decision not to extend the permit which was held by Mr. Novelli. Massengill- Moore wants to continue building under the old ordinance, however, they have been informed that they must obtain a new contractor and .apply for a new permit, abiding by the newest zoning ordinance. This matter has been turned over to the Town Attorney. Vice Mayor Storm brought up the subject of poor service received from the Cooperative Dispatch Center when a call was made to them about people running around in a partially built building with a flashlight. The CDC Dispatcher did not even know where Highland Beach was, Vice Mayor Storm said. Mayor Horton stated that the experience he has had with CDC has been excellent and did say that the Center does have a problem with employee turnover. Commissioner Basso then said that Highland Beach should be shown on the cover of the telephone book and then people would be aware of where the Town was. Discussion took place regarding this. The Mayor stated that he would write to the Chairman of AT&T to see if this matter could be straightened out and the name of Highland Beach shown on the cover. i Minutes Highland Beach • Town Commission Public Hearing, Special and Workshop Meeting October 28, 1980 Page 10 of 10 The meeting ADJOURNED at 4:29 P.M. S ::~:... APPROVED: < „='f';-c L-~-~- .~.__-. Louis :'~Horton,_Mayor C. ,S'Eorm,~ Vice Mayor X12` ~` Q/~- J asso, Commissioner ise G,G7 BYosser, Comm. Peter J {/Genovese, Commissioner ATTEST: CAL ~[--~--~' ~~ T ~ Clerk DATED: November 13, 1980