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1981.09.01_TC_Minutes_Regular• • Public Requests and Comments None Reports - Town Commission (a) Mayor Louis Y. Horton - Mayor Horton stated that Mr. Tom Gullett and Mr. Levine of the Highland Beach Cable TV Company were in the audience and were most willing to answer any questions that the residents might have. Mr. Gullett informed everyone that the Cable TV should be in operation by the first of October and presented a detailed price list of the services to the Commissioners and to the audience. Questions were asked by Commissioner Sullivan, Commissioner Basso, and the following Town residents: Doris Rome, Dr. Gould and Betty Jean Stewart. Much discussion took place. Mayor Horton then continued with his report, reading a • letter for the record received from Ludwig and Theresia Siegel of 3809 South Ocean Boulevard. Their letter told of a broken power line at their residence last Saturday TOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH, FLORIDA Minutes of Meeting of Town Commission Regular Meeting September 1, 1981 1.30 P M. Mayor Horton called the Regular Meeting to order at 1:30 P.M. Those in attendance were: Mayor Louis Y. Horton and Commissioners John J. Basso, Mary Louise G. Blosser and Edward J. Sullivan. Vice Mayor Harold C. Storm was absent. Also in attendance were: Elaine W. Thomas E. Sliney and Jane E. Barker, Townspeople in the audience. Pledge of Allegiance Roberts, Town Manager, Town Attorney Town Clerk. There were several Approval of Minutes July 7, 1981 - Regular Meeting July 28, 1981 - Public Hearing July 28, 1981 - Workshop Meeting July 28, 1981 - Special Meeting August 4, 1981 - Regular Meeting MOTION by Commissioner Sullivan/Commissioner Blosser that the minutes be approved as written. Without objection, the MOTION carried. ~ ~ , Minutes Highland Beach Town Commission Regular Meeting • September 1, 1981 Page 2 of 9 night and their concern for their safety. Mayor Horton felt that an explanation was due from the Del Trail Fire Department and asked Mrs. Roberts to look into this matter. Mayor Horton then .read a letter received from the Boca Hi Attorney firm of Ruben, Barnett, McClosky, Schuster & Russell regarding temporary Certificates of Occupancy Bonds. This matter will be discussed further at the Workshop Meeting on September 29, 1981, with Mr. Sliney submitting a written opinion prior to that time. (b) Vice Mayor Harold C. Storm - Mrs. Roberts reported for Vice Mayor Storm, who is ill. She stated that the Financial Advisory Board had met on Monday, August 31, 1981, and had discussed the proposed budget further. She then gave a resume of their meeting, saying they had discussed the convertible sick leave policy when Commissioner Sullivan questioned this by asking when a "gift" became a "right"? Mrs. Roberts said that Vice Mayor Storm would call another meeting of this Board to discuss this further. • Mrs. Roberts then said that investments for the month of August amounted to $16,683.46. (c) Commissioner John J. Basso - No report. (d) Commissioner Mary Louise G. Blosser - No report. (e) Commissioner Edward J. Sullivan - Commissioner Sullivan spoke of the need for another police officer, comparing Highland Beach with Hillsboro Beach, Ocean Ridge and Gulfstream. Mayor Horton apprised Commissioner Sullivan of the fact that this matter had been discussed at a previous meeting during his absence. Commissioner Sullivan then commended Mayor Horton for the new format for the Monthly Bulletin. Reports - Boards and Agencies of_ the Town (a) Board of Adjustment - Mrs. Roberts reported that this Board had recommended that Dr. Albert Schiff of Seagate be appointed to this Board. • MOTION by Commissioner Blosser/Commissioner Basso that Dr. Albert Schiff be appointed as Alternate #1 to the Board of Adjustment for a one year term ending September 1982. All Commissioners voted Aye. Minutes Highland Beach Town Commission Regular Meeting • September 1, 1981 Page 3 of g (b) Code Enforcement Board - Mrs. Roberts informed the Commission that she had attended Mr. Myron O'Brisky's funeral this morning. Mr. O'Brisky had been a member of the Code Enforcement Board and this now left another vacancy. MOTION by Commissioner Basso/Commissioner Sullivan that Mr. Albert Approbato be appointed as a Regular Member to fill Mr. O'Brisky's unexpired one-year term which runs until December 1981 and that Mr. Robert Myers be appointed as Alternate #1, filling Mr. Approbato's unexpired one-year term until June 1982. All Commissioners voted Aye. Mrs. Ellen Gerber then read the minutes from the last Code Enforcement Board meeting and Mayor Horton stated that the information contained therein should be included in the Monthly Bulletin. (c) Community Appearance Board - Mrs. Doris Rome, a member of this Board, gave a report on the "Greening of A-I-A", mentioning the various types of trees they would like to plant, as a starter, for a sum of $8,250.00. Mrs.- Roberts said that Mr. Theodore Boepple could be a prospective member of this Board, should he resign from the Housing Board of Adjustments & Appeals. (d) Financial Advisory Board - Report previously given. (e) Housing Board of Adjustments & Appeals - There is one vacancy on this Board and, as Mrs. Roberts mentioned above, there is a possibility that Mr. Boepple might resign. (f) Planning Commission - In the absence of a Chairman, Dr. Gilbert Weiss reported for this Board. Mrs. Roberts asked the Commission's formal approval of Mr. Claude Nastri as a Regular Member of this Board and a MOTION was made by Commissioner Blosser and seconded by Commissioner Sullivan that Mr. Claude Nastri be appointed as a Regular Member to the Planning Commission for a term of one year, said term ending in July, 1982. All Commissioners voted Aye. • Minutes Highland Beach Town Commission Regular Meeting • September 1, 1981 Page 4 of 9 (g) Police Committee - Mrs. Roberts reported that this Committee had met this morning and discussed many items such as the Sergeant's job description, the need for nine officers, salaries and security problems at the Holiday Inn. Mrs. Roberts also said that Chief Jones would return from vacation next week. The next meeting of this Committee will be in October. Reports - Representatives re: (a) Metropolitan P1ng.Organiz.Transportation (Don Wilson) Mr. Wilson was not in attendance and there was no report. (b) So. Florida Water Management District - Mayor Horton said that South Florida had had a fair amount of rain, however, there was not too much in the Lake Okeechobee area. Reports - Town the Massengill Board a lot of • of the Library and the zoning Attorney - Mr. Sliney reported that he is trying to wrap up the Arturo matter; -Moore case has been giving the Code Enforcement trouble; he spoke of working on the Friends tax number, licensing of restaurant workers, report which Gee & Jenson had submitted. Reports - Town Manager - Mrs. Roberts reported on the Palm Beach County Municipal League and that the Florida League of Cities' Annual meeting would be held in Orlando in October. She stated that she had had many meetings this month. Mrs. Roberts told of correspondence received from; Florida Power & Light regarding new street lights that the Town will be getting; a book from the U.S.G.S.; and a letter from the Assistant County Administrator regarding the County Commission appointing a Palm Beach County Tourism Development Council. Mrs. Roberts said that 441 Community Survey Questionnaires had been received from residents and that 80 baby turtles had been released last Thursday. Mrs. Roberts reported on the following departments; Building She said that the Building Department had collected $80,592.15 from Coronado development. Three Townhouses have been given Certificates of Occupancy; Glen Owens has resigned for a • position in Boca Raton, Mrs. Roberts said. Minutes Highland Beach Town Commission Regular Meeting • September 1, 1981 Finance Mrs. Roberts reported that money from total delinquent taxes amount to $1,132.00, the Florida Power & Light franchise check amounted to $20,343.76 for the month of June. A total of $3,026.00 was received from the Court through July. A dividend in the amount of $1,715.00 was received from the Workers' Compensation insurance. Health - Mrs. Roberts said that Dr. Harry Weiss had inspected the Holiday Inn last week and will submit a written report to Mrs. Roberts. He will inspect the Inn on a monthly basis. Page 5 of 9 Maintenance - Mrs. Roberts said that this department is pretty routine. Police - Mrs. Roberts informed the Commission that the police report will be submitted tomorrow when Sgt. Cecere returns to work. She said that she had attended a C. D. C. • meeting this morning and brought up the item about the bridge monitoring C.D.C. calls. She had to leave the meeting at that time, however, she will ask Chief Jones to pursue this matter further with the Administrative Board. Mrs. Roberts stated that they also discussed the fire recommendations and the 911 number which should be finished and in operation by December 15th. Mayor Horton asked whether an item could be published in the Bulletin for December pertaining to the 911 number. Town Clerk - Mrs. Roberts said that she had nothing specific to report for this Department. Public Works and Utilities - Mrs. Rob erts stated that the water consumption was down about 3,000,000 gallons over the month of July. Mrs. Roberts said that she was meeting with the engineers tomorrow regarding the radio interference at the water plant; and-also Lift Station #2 bid package. • She also stated that all of the materials from Gee & Jenson have been distributed to the Planning Commission and the Community Appearance Board. After study, the Planning Commission will begin public hearings after which all their recommendations will be given to the Town Commission for their public hearings on zoning. Minutes Highland Beach Town Commission Regular Meeting • September 1, 1981 Proposed Ordinances Page 6 of 9 (a) Proposed Ordinance No. 424 - An ordinance of the Town of Highland Beach, Flor ida, amending Ordinance No. 403, Re: Fees for Plans Revision. This proposed ordinance was read in full by the Town Clerk. MOTION by Commissioner Basso and seconded by Commissioner Blosser that this ordinance be adopted as read. In polling the Commission, the vote was as follows: Mayor Horton - Aye; Commissioner Basso - Aye; Commissioner Blosser - Aye; and Commissioner Sullivan - Aye. The MOTION passed unanimously. (b) Proposed Ordinance No. 425 - An ordinance of the Town of Highland Beach, Florida, relating to Municipal Court Costs, Amending Ordinance No. 306 and Section 17.5 of the Code of Ordinances to require the assessment of additional court costs for Law Enforcement Education and Training Program Expenditures as provided by State Law. • Mayor Horton read this proposed ordinance in full. MOTION by Commissioner Basso/Commissioner Sullivan that this ordinance be adopted as read. In polling the Commission, the vote was as follows: Mayor Horton - Aye; Commissioner Blosser - Aye; Commissioner Sullivan - Aye and Commissioner Basso - Aye. Vote was unanimous. (c) Emergency Ordinance No. 423 - An emergency ordinance of the Town of Highland Beach, Florida to be designated as the partial building permit moratorium ordinance; relating to suspension of applications for building permits for new construction and the issuance thereof; making legislative findings of fact; declaring the legislative intent and purpose of this act; declaring a 60-day moratorium on applications for and issuance of building permits for new construction; declaring an emergency; and providing for an immediate effective date. This emergency ordinance was read in full by the Town Attorney, Mr. Sliney. • MOTION by Commissioner Basso and seconded by Commissioner Blosser that this ordinance be adopted as read by Mr. Sliney. In polling the Commission, the vote was as follows: Mayor Horton - Aye; Commissioner Basso - Aye; Commissioner Blosser - Aye and Commissioner Sullivan - Aye. There were four affirmative votes, thus passing and adopting the ordinance. - 1 Minutes Highland Beach Town Commission Regular Meeting • September 1, 1981 Page 7 of 9 (d) Proposed Ordinance No. -An ordinance of the Town of Highland Beach, Florida, amending Ordinance No. 393 which appropriated funds for the Fiscal Year 1980-81 which began October 1, 1980 and will end September 30, 1981. (e) Proposed Ordinance No. -An Ordinance of the Town of Highland Beach, Florida, to effect a tax levy based upon the 1981 tax roll of the Town of Highland Beach. (f) Proposed Ordinance No. -An ordinance of the Town of Highland Beach, Florida, appropriating funds for the Fiscal Year 1981-82 beginning October 1, 1981 and ending September 30, 1982. The above three proposed ordinances were read by title only by the Town Clerk. Discussion then took place regarding the Southern Bell Telephone Franchise ordinance. The thought was that the • Commission should study this ordinance further and place it on the agenda for the Workshop Meeting on September 29, 1981. Further discussion ensued regarding underground lines, the letter from Mr. William Burson, District Manager of Southern Bell, stating that Highland Beach can not be shown on the cover of the Delray Beach - Boca Raton Telephone book, and the additional 1/ franchise fee Southern Bell would pay to the Town. Commissioner Sullivan had quite strong feelings regarding Highland Beach being shown on the cover of the telephone book. Mrs. Roberts stated that Mr. Burson would be in attendance at the Workshop Meeting on September 29, 1981, and the Commissioners could question him then. Items left over from the Workshop Meeting of August 25, 1981 81.12 Arturo's Restaurant - Mr. Sliney informed the Commission that they would have to determine for how many years they wished to lease the land, any renewals • involved, amount of the liability insurance and performance bond, the rental fee, the consumer price index, the legal description and the location of the mains. Discussion ensued regarding the liability insurance and the sum of $5,000,000. was decided upon with the performance bond being set for $25,000.00. This matter will be discussed further at the Workshop Meeting ~ on September 29, 1981. Minutes Highland Beach Town Commission Regular Meeting • September 1, 1981 Page 8 of 9 81.53 Request for policy regarding costs of utility locations Mr. Sliney felt that the above item should be covered bye. an ordinance after the Commission had discussed it: that is to levy this cost back against the developers. Discussion then took place regarding three-laning A-I-A through Highland Beach and Gee & Jenson's study on A-I-A. Mayor Horton requested that this matter be brought to a conclusion at the next regular meeting. Mayor Horton proceeded to explain that Dr. Murphy, a Town resident, desired to establish a clinic in Highland Beach with doctors from four different specialities. After talking about this for awhile, it was the unanimous consensus of the Commission that this would be a commercial activity and would not be allowed in Town. Commissioner Blosser reported that the information she had obtained regarding Coronado had been put on the Clipboard. • Discussion ensued regarding the Boca Inlet Tax District. It was decided to study this matter further and discuss it at a later meeting. Mrs. Roberts had supplied the Commission with job descriptions for the Police Sergeant and Code Enforcement Officer and approval was requested. MOTION by Commissioner Basso/Commissioner Sullivan that the two job descriptions be approved. All Commissioners voted Aye. Mayor Horton said that formal approval was needed to purchase a pump for the wash water recovery basin at the Water Treatment Plant - low bid of $3,150.00. MOTION by Commissioner Sullivan/Commissioner Basso that the purchase of this pump be approved for $3,150.00. All Commissioners voted Aye. Formal approval was also needed for the removal of the filters at the water treatment plant with the low bid from William F. Cox, Inc. being in the amount of $19,200.00. • MOTION by Commissioner Basso/Mayor Horton that the low bid of $19,200.00 be approved. All Commissioners voted Aye. The new air conditioning slab for Town Hall also had to have formal approval in the amount of $612.00. This approval was given. Minutes Highland Beach Town Commission Regular Meeting • September 1, 1981 Page 9 of 9 Bills for Approval Mrs. Roberts presented the bills for approval. MOTION by Commissioner Basso/Commissioner Sullivan that the bills be approved for payment. All Commissioners voted Aye. Meeting ADJOURNED at 4:40 P. M. APPROVED - t"~''~ Loui Horton, Mayor (Absent) Harold C. Storm, Vice Mayor /< John J. Basso, Commissioner _~ • `. Mary L 'se G. to per, Comm. 3 Edward J. Su 1 van, Commissioner ATTEST: // ~ T n Clerk ,. DATED: September 17, 1981 n U