02-10-2016 VC SP-WS MMINUTES OF THE SPECIAL WORKSHOP SESSION
VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
FEBRUARY 10, 2016
Present: Robert A. Gebbia, Mayor
David B. Norris, Vice Mayor
Doug Bush, President Pro Tem
Darryl C. Aubrey, Sc.D., Councilmember
Mark Mullinix, Councilmember
James P. Kelly, Village Manager
Melissa Teal, Village Clerk
ROLL CALL
Mayor Gebbia called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All members of Council were present.
All members of staff were present, except the Village Attorney.
Mayor Gebbia explained the purpose of the meeting and advised the public that the presentation
and supporting documents would be available on the website.
By consensus, Council cancelled the Workshop Session previously scheduled for February 11, 2016.
NORTH PALM BEACH COUNTRY CLUB CLUBHOUSE AND FACILITIES
Mr. Kelly noted the importance of having the data and information needed in order to define the
scope of the Country Club project. Mr. Kelly advised that this meeting would provide more data
on the cost of various Country Club amenities, and stated that information would continue to be
shared and meetings held until the Council was comfortable moving the project forward.
Architect Brian Idle, Peacock + Lewis, gave a presentation on the Clubhouse and facilities
entitled "How to Build a Clubhouse for the Next Fifty Years." Team members Rick Norton,
Norton Consulting, Inc., and Ted Robinson, Private Club Associates, were present.
Mr. Idle briefly discussed the proposed pool /fitness building. Mr. Idle stated if the project was
broken into phases, the pool /fitness building could be constructed first and used for operations
while the new clubhouse was built, which would save a projected $600,000 for temporary facilities.
Mr. Idle recommended the Council tour four or five other clubhouses in order to see the features
and talk with the operators firsthand. Members of the media and the public would be invited as well.
During discussion, more information was requested regarding: costs for operating, maintenance,
insurance, fitness center, banquet facility, and underground parking vs. cart barn; anticipated return
on investment for banquet and other facilities; more income /expense line items included the cash
flow analysis; suggestions for scaling back the project to reduce costs; and financial data if the
Village continued to operate the restaurant.
Additionally, these topics were mentioned: overflow traffic; pool /aquatics parking; two buildings
vs. one building; restaurant /banquet facility tenant(s) and lease structure; appropriate number of
golf rounds; pool closure during the construction process; and construction contingency amount.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
Melissa Teal, MMC, Village Clerk