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MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP SESSION
VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
FEBRUARY 22, 2007
Present:
David B. Norris, Mayor
William Manuel, President Pro Tem
Charles R. O'Meilia, Councilman
Darryl Aubrey, Councilman
Leonard Rubin, Village Attorney
Melissa Teal, CMC, Village Clerk
Jimmy Knight, Public Safety Director
Absent:
ROLL CALL
Dr. Edward M. Eissey, Vice Mayor
Mayor Norris called the Workshop Session to order at 8:50 p.m. All members of Council were
present, except Vice Mayor Eissey, who was out of town. All members of staffwere present.
Item 2.a, Nicklaus Design LLC Consulting Agreement, was removed from the agenda.
COUNTRY CLUB TENNIS FACILITY
Discussion was held concerning the location, size, and design of a permanent tennis facility at
the Country Club.
Council consensus was not to move the location of the tennis building, and to hold a Charrette in
order to obtain public input on desired amenities.
Brief discussion ensued on moving the tennis program from the Country Club budget to the
General Fund budget. Council will consider this during budget workshops.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT AND REZONING - 9458 ALTERNATE AlA
AND 2895 RICHARD ROAD
Jim Fleischmann, Village Planning Consultant, discussed the comprehensive plan amendment
and rezoning. Mr. Fleischmann noted that the public hearings and second and final reading of
the ordinances annexing these two parcels of land will be held on March 8, 2007. In conjunction
with the annexation, Mr. Fleischmann advised that these properties must be assigned a future
land use category and a zoning designation, and the Planning Commission and staff have
recommended that Council approve the comprehensive plan amendment, which assigns a
commercial future land use designation to the two parcels.
This item was forwarded to the March 8, 2007 Regular Session agenda.
MINUTES OF VILLAGE COUNCIL WORKSHOP SESSION HELD FEBRUARY 22, 2007
VILLAGE HALL SITE IMPROVEMENTS
i Chief Knight discussed improvements to the Village Hall site, including sidewalks, li htin ,
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paving, and landscaping. Chief Knight reported the total estimated cost of the improvements is
$150,000, with $70,052 currently available in the budget, including $23,000 remaining from
Village Hall renovation funds as well as the contribution received from Mariner Court.
Community Development Director Charles Cangianelli reviewed the cost of the improvements
as follows: $55,000 to pave certain areas of the parking lot, remove/replace asphalt and curbing,
and add sidewalks and car stops; $50,000 to supply and install vegetation, per Parker-Yannette
landscaping design; $3,000 for adjustments to the existing irrigation system; and $37,000 to
install eight 12-foot high sidewalk lights that match those at the Public Safety facility.
Chief Knight reported that $144,139 is available in the General Fund contingency account, and
approximately $6,833,092 is available in undesignated/unreserved (surplus) funds.
Discussion ensued on the monument sign for Village Hall. Mr. Cangianelli advised that the
estimate for Village Hall improvements does not include the sign. Mr. Cangianelli advised that
the County Club sign cost $8,900.
Brief discussion took place concerning the small parking lot on the south end of Village Hall,
which presently has only one regular and two handicapped parking spaces. Mr. Cangianelli will
review the parking layout for this area.
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Council consensus was to move forward with all improvements to Village Hall, including the
sign, and to use surplus funds for the additional amount needed to complete the project.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further business to come before the Council, the meeting adjourned at 9:12 p.m.
Melissa Teal, CMC, Village Clerk
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