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07-21-1964 VC REG-M MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED MEETING . of the VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH held Jury 21, 1964 ' Present: Harold W, Beery, Mayor Thomas F. Lewis, Vice-Mayor Thomas R. Bell, Councilman Walter E. Thomas , Councilman Herbert A. Watt, Councilman Herbert Gildan, Village Attonney Frank R , Spence, Village Manager and Clerk ' Mayor Beery called tha meeting to order at 8:00 p,m. and requested the Clerk call the roll, all members being present, Mayor Beery said this meeting was called primarily to complete action on items not covered on the agenda at the last meeting and to meet with the Planning and Zoning Board to discuss the replating and re-zoning request by Royal American of Palm Beach Lake North • Estates. Mayor Beery expressed the Council's appreciation at the Board's willingness to give of their tame to both serve on this Board and to meet with the Council. The Village Manager reported to the Council that he had talked with Mr. George Frost about the possibility of a bicycle path or road being installed from and as an extention of Alamanda Road to the new Palm Beach Gardens Elementary School. hir. Frost stated that they were in the process of purchasing right-of- way and that he was happy to hear that the Village was in favor of such an in- stallation. -The Village Manager stated however, that he had not received any indication as to when the road would be built or if it would even be open before school opened. The Council in:>tructed the Village Manager to again contact Mr. Frost and ask for a written assurance from the County that the road would be built and ready for use when the new school opens in the fall and that if it was not forthcoming shortly the Council would enlist the aid of the people and appear en masse before the County Commissioners to back up its demands. ' A lengthy discussion en>ued between the Council and the Planning and Zoning Board on the Royal American request to re-zone and re-plat a portion of Palm Beach Lake Worth Estates. On motion of Councilman Thomas, seconded by Vice-Mayor Lewis, all members voting aye, the Village Manager was to notify Royal American that the Council does not disagree with anything that has_been presented so far, that in principle the intended use and development of this area as an exclusive housing development is not objectionable, that the Council has not disapproved the drawings and specific proposals presented, but that Royal American should follow the procedure required by our ordinances and submit a formal plat for consideration by the Council incorporating in their formal proposal the recommend- ations of the Planning and Zoning Board and the Council's desires that the entrance way sign will read Village of PJorth Palm Beach, that the Village will not provide a guard for the entrance way guard house and that we would expect development to begin within a year if and whenever final approval is given. The next item for discussion was the OId Country Club and feasibility of improving it. The Council scheduled a tour of the building for Saturday morning, • July 25,.No decision was made at this time. The question of a boa~~ launching fee at the marina was discussed. Mr. Watt reported on a survey he had personally taken which showed that 75o to 80°s of the people utilizing the marina were non-residents and that he had given over 32 warnings for boats violating speed and wake regulations, all of whom were non- residents. This, it was non-residents who had a general disregard of our laws ' and area. On motirpn of Councilman Thomas, seconded by Councilman Watt, all members voting aye, the Village Manager. was instructed to charge all non-residents a fee of 50¢ to launch boats at the marina and that we have someone on location to collect this money and police boat traffic on the canals. On motion of Councilman Watt, seconded by Vice-Mayor Lewis, all members voting aye, Marshall Woodworth was nominated to serve on the Recreation Committee ' to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Herbert {Vatt. On motion of Councilman Thomas, seconded by Vice-Mayor Lewis, all members voting aye, Mr. Wallis Schulle was appointed Judge Ad Lit em for the Village for the month of August while Judge Gene Bie is on vacation. The Village Manager was also instructed to contact the attorneys who were considered for Village Attorney to see if they would be interested in serving . as Judge Ad Litem. Adjourned Meeting He 1 d J~~u~~l__yy___2_1_~ 1964 age The Village Manager was instructed to write to the County Commissioners to see if the County or State Road Department will put in walkways across the Farman River along both US,S ~1 and Prosperity Farms Road, ' The Village Manager was instructed to write to the Railway.Express so that the Village can be placed on the list to receive deliveries by them. The Council selected the names of Prosperity Farms Park and Anchorage Park as winners of the Name-The-Park Contest for the two un-named park areas in the Village. There being no further business to come before the Council, on motion of Councilman Thomas, seconded by Vice-Mayor Lewis, all members voting aye, the meeting was adjourned at 10:30 p,m, to July 28, 1964 at 8:00 p,m, i n U ~. ~_