[VIIIa. ORDINANCE 6, 2022 – (2ND READING & ADOPTION) CITY-INITIATED AMENDMENT TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 78. LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. AT SECTION 78-28. ADDRESSING COMMITTEE. BY REPEALING ESTABLISHMENT. AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78. AT SECTION 78-43. REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT ORDER APPROVAL. BY REPEALING TABLE 1: DEVELOPMENT ORDER REVIEW WITH NOTE, AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED, BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (i) IN ITS ENTIRETY AND RE-LETTERING SUBSECTION (j); FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78. AT SECTION 78-46. APPLICATION PROCEDURES. BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (e)(3)a., AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78. AT SECTION 78-52. CONDITIONAL USES. BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (c) AND (f)(1), AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78. AT SECTION 78-54. PUBLIC NOTICE. BY REPEALING NOTE (3) OF TABLE 4: REQUIRED PUBLIC NOTICE, AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78. AT SECTION 78-142. P/I – PUBLIC/INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT. BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (a), AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78. AT SECTION 78-159. PERMITTED USES, MINOR AND MAJOR CONDITIONAL USES, AND PROHIBITED USES. BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (j)(1) AND BY AMENDING SUBSECTION (j)(64)e.2.; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78. AT SECTION 78-181. USES. BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (c)(5)d. AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78. AT SECTION 78-191. OUTDOOR SEATING. BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (d) AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78. AT SECTION 78-196. OPERATION AND SALE OF FOOD FROM MOBILE FOOD TRUCKS. BY REPEALING SUBSECTIONS (b), (d), (e)(3), (g)(2), AND (g)(4) AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78. AT SECTION 78-221. PGA BOULEVARD CORRIDOR OVERLAY. BY REPEALING SUBSECTIONS (d)(2) AND (j)(1) AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78. AT SECTION 78-227. ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS. BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (f)(6) AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78. AT SECTION 78-261. ART IN PUBLIC PLACES REQUIREMENTS. BY AMENDING SUBSECTION (c); FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78. BY REPEALING SECTION 78-262. STANDARDS FOR ARTWORK. AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78. AT SECTION 78-263. DEFINITIONS OF ARTWORK. BY ADDING TWO DEFINITIONS; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78. AT SECTION 78-284. PROHIBITED SIGNS AND PROHIBITED SIGN LOCATIONS. BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (g)(12) AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED AND BY ADOPTING NEW SUBSECTION (g)(22); FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78. AT SECTION 78-285. PERMITTED SIGNS. BY AMENDING TABLE 24: PERMANENT SIGNS; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78. AT SECTION 78-313. MINIMUM LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS FOR NONRESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (h) AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78. AT SECTION 78-316. PRESERVE AREAS. BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (e) AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78. AT SECTION 78-320. FOUNDATION LANDSCAPING AND PLANTINGS. BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (a)(4)a. AND (a)(4)b. AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78. AT SECTION 78-324. ROADWAY BEAUTIFICATION PLAN. BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (c)(1)a. AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78. AT SECTION 78-329. MAINTENANCE. BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (d) AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78. AT SECTION 78-332. LITTORAL PLANTING ZONES. BY ADOPTING NEW SUBSECTION (a)(4); FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78. AT SECTION 78- 344. CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE. BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (e) AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED AND BY ADOPTING NEW SUBSECTION (l)(1)e.; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78. AT SECTION 78- 345. NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED. BY AMENDING TABLE 33: REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78. AT SECTION 78-373. DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITIES. BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (a)(3) AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78. AT SECTION 78-378. DUMPSTERS. BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (d)(2)(h) AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78. BY REPEALING SECTION 78-381. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS. AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78. AT SECTION 78-751. DEFINITIONS. BY REPEALING THE DEFINITIONS OF “HARDSCAPE” AND “HEIGHT, BUILDING” AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED AND BY ADOPTING NEW DEFINITIONS OF “SIGN, AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINE (ATM)”, “SIGN, CANOPY OR BROW”, “SIGN, GAS STATION CANOPY”, AND “SIGN, PARKING GARAGE”; PROVIDING THAT EACH AND EVERY OTHER SECTION AND SUBSECTION OF CHAPTER 78. LAND DEVELOPMENT. SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]

78 LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AT SECTION 78.

28 ADDRESSING COMMITTEE BY REPEALING ESTABLISHMENT AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AND SECTION 7843. REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT ORDER APPROVAL BY REPEALING TABLE ONE DEVELOPMENT ORDER REVIEW WITH NOTE AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED BY REPEALING SUBSECTION I IN ITS ENTIRETY AND RE LETTERING SUBSECTION J FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 7846 APPLICATION PROCEDURES BY REPEALING SUBSECTION E, THREE A AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AND SECTION 7852 CONDITIONAL USES BY REPEALING SUBSECTION C AND F ONE AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 7854 PUBLIC NOTICE BY REPEALING NOTE THREE OF TABLE FOUR REQUIRED PUBLIC NOTICE AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78 142 P PUBLIC INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT BY REPEALING SUBSECTION A AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 7159 PERMITTED USES MINOR AND MAJOR, MAJOR CONDITIONAL USES AND PROHIBITED USES BY REPEALING SUBSECTION J ONE AND BY AMENDING SUBSECTION J 60 4E2.

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FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78 181 USES BY REPEALING SUBSECTION C, FIVE D AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED.

FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78 191 OUTDOOR SEATING BY REPEALING SUBSECTION DH AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78 196 OPERATION AND SALE OF FOOD FROM MOBILE FOOD TRUCKS BY REPEALING SUBSECTION B, D, E, THREE, G TWO AND G FOUR AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78 TO 21 PGA BOULEVARD CORRIDOR OVERLAY BY REPEALING SUBSECTIONS D TWO AND J ONE AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED.

FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78 TO 27 ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS BY REPEALING SUBSECTION F SIX AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED FOR FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78 TO 61.

ART IN PUBLIC PLACES REQUIREMENTS BY AMENDING SUBSECTION C FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 BY REPEALING SECTION 78 TO 62 STANDARDS FOR ARTWORK AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED.

FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78 TO 63.

DEFINITIONS OF ARTWORK BY ADDING TO DEFINITIONS.

FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78 TO 84.

PROHIBITED SIGNS AND PROHIBITED SIGN LOCATIONS BY REPEALING SUBSECTION G 12 AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED AND BY ADOPTING NEW SUBSECTION G 22.

FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78 TO 85 PERMITTED SIGNS BY AMENDING TABLE 24 PERMANENT SIGNS FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 7831 THREE.

MINIMUM LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS FOR NONRESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.

BY REPEALING SUBSECTION H AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED FOR OTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 70 8316 PRESERVE AREAS BY REPEALING SUBSECTION E AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 7320 FOUNDATION LANDSCAPING AND PLANTINGS BY REPEALING SUBSECTION A FOR A AND A FOR B AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 THAT SECTION 7324 ROADWAY BEAUTIFICATION PLAN BY REPEALING SUBSECTION C1A AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED.

FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78.

329 MAINTENANCE BY REPEALING SUBSECTION D AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED.

FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 THAT SECTION 78 332 THE TORO PLANTING ZONES BY ADOPTING NEW SUBSECTION A FOR FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78 344 CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE BY REPEALING SUBSECTION E AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED AND BY ADOPTING NEW SUBSECTION L ONE.

E FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78 345.

NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED BY AMENDING TABLE 33 REQUIRED OFF STREET PARKING SPACES.

FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 7373 DRIVE THRU FACILITIES BY REPEALING SUBSECTION A.

THREE AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED.

FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78, DISH 378 DUMPSTERS BY REPEALING SUBSECTION D TO H AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 BY REPEALING SECTION 78 381.

ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED.

FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 7751 DEFINITIONS BY REPEALING THE DEFINITIONS OF HARDSCAPE AND HEIGHT BUILDING AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED AND BY ADOPTING NEW DEFINITIONS OF SIGN.

AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINE ATM SIGN CANOPY OR BROW SIGN GAS STATION CANOPY AND SIGN PARKING GARAGE PROVIDING THAT EACH AND EVERY OTHER SECTION AND SUBSECTION OF CHAPTER 78 LAND DEVELOPMENT SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE IN EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED, PROVIDING A COMPLEX

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CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

DID YOU JUST DROP A FIGURATIVE MIC JUST THEN? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. WE'RE GOOD, RIGHT? YES. OKAY, GREAT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE HEARING.

HAS ANYTHING CHANGED SINCE THE FIRST READING? NO, MADAME. THERE ARE NO CHANGES.

DO WE NEED A STAFF PRESENTATION THIS EVENING? MY COUNSEL FOR ME.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MARTIN.

THANK YOU. NATALIE, YOU ARE CURRENTLY EXCUSED.

SO IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM AT ALL? NO. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE NO COMMENT CARDS AND WE WILL CLOSE THE HEARING.

CAN I GET A MOTION IN A SECOND TO APPROVE, PLEASE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE SIX 2022.

AND SECOND, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE.

THIS IS JUST CLEAN UP LITTLE HOUSEKEEPING.

SO ALL IN FAVOR.

HI. HI. ANY OPPOSE? NO MOTION PASSES.

FOUR ZERO. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, PATTY.

IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO HAVE THAT HAPPEN.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE MOVING ON TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT ARE NON QUASI JUDICIAL.

[VIIIb. ORDINANCE 8, 2022 – (1ST READING) MINIMUM NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL RENTAL INCREASES. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 18. BUSINESSES. AT ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL BY ADOPTING NEW SECTION 18-1. MINIMUM NOTICE FOR RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PAYMENT INCREASES. AND NEW SECTION 18-2. PENALTIES.; RESERVING SECTIONS 18-3. – 18-30. FOR FUTURE LEGISLATION; PROVIDING THAT EACH AND EVERY OTHER SECTION AND SUBSECTION OF CHAPTER 18. BUSINESSES. SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

PATTY CLARK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ THE TITLE ORDINANCE? EIGHT 2022 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 18 BUSINESSES AND ARTICLE ONE IN GENERAL BY ADOPTING NEW SECTION 18 ONE MINIMUM NOTICE OF RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PAYMENT INCREASES AND NEW SECTION 18 DASH TWO PENALTIES RESERVING SECTIONS 18, DASH 3 TO 18, DASH 34 FUTURE LEGISLATION PROVIDING THAT EACH AND EVERY OF THE SECTION AND SUBSECTION OF CHAPTER 18 BUSINESSES SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE IN EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED, PROVIDING A COMPLEX CLAUSE OF SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M GOING TO OPEN THIS HEARING.

I HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY, MAX LOWMAN.

GET REAL BRIEFLY. WHAT THIS ORDINANCE DOES IS JUST IT PLACES A PROVISION IN OUR CODE THAT WILL REQUIRE LANDLORDS TO PROVIDE NO LESS THAN 60 DAYS NOTICE IF THEY INTEND TO INCREASE RENT BY 5% OR MORE.

FOR ANY RENTAL TENANTS HERE IN THE CITY, WHETHER THEY HAVE A IF THEY HAVE A SPECIFIC DURATION OF TENANCY OR WHETHER IT'S MONTH TO MONTH.

RIGHT NOW, CHAPTER 83 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES DOESN'T PROVIDE ANY SUCH REQUIREMENTS.

SO. WE DISCOVERED THIS AS THE CITY MANAGER DISCOVERED THIS AND ANOTHER MUNICIPALITY HAD COME UP WITH AN IDEA VERY SIMILAR.

AND SO WE CHECKED THE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT IT WAS THAT IT WAS LEGALLY SUFFICIENT AND THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO BRING TO THE CITY.

THERE'S ALSO A PENALTY PROVISION IN HERE THAT WILL THAT WILL EXPOSE PEOPLE THAT FAIL TO ABIDE LANDLORDS, THAT FAILED TO ABIDE BY THE ORDINANCE TO POTENTIAL PENALTIES.

WE ARE GOING TO ENGAGE IN AN EDUCATION CAMPAIGN TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THE APARTMENT COMPLEXES AROUND THE CITY ARE AWARE OF THIS ORDINANCE.

IF IT GETS ADOPTED AT SECOND READING IN A MONTH AND WE'LL PUT INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE.

WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND MAKE SURE WE GET IT OUT TO THE PUBLIC SO THAT THEY CAN SO THEY'LL BE AWARE OF IT.

THE OBJECTIVE HERE IS TO PROVIDE THIS PROTECTION FOR OUR CITIZENS THAT ARE RENTING, NOT TO PUNISH LANDLORDS, BUT WE NEED TO HAVE A PENALTY PROVISION IN THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE REGULATION IS FOLLOWED.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU.

SO LET'S HAVE A LITTLE CONVERSATION.

CARL, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK? OK. ALL RIGHT.

AND GO AHEAD AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK FOR PROPER DISCUSSION IN A MOMENT.

OKAY, GREAT. ALL RIGHT, GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL COME BACK THEN.

ALL RIGHT. WE DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS, AND SO WE WILL CLOSE THE HEARING.

CAN I GET A MOTION IN A SECOND TO APPROVE, PLEASE? THANK YOU. I'LL SECOND.

EXCELLENT. NOW LET'S BRING IT BACK FOR A DISCUSSION.

CARL, YOU ARE UP. I THINK YOUR MICROPHONE MIGHT STILL BE ON.

TURN IT ON ALL DAY.

THERE'S NOT MUCH TO SAY ON THIS.

IT'S KIND OF COMMON SENSE.

WE NEED. WE NEED A COMMON SENSE APPROACH TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING A HARD TIME PAYING RENT.

SO I APPRECIATE IT AND I SUPPORT IT.

THAT'S IT FOR ME. THANK YOU, ROCHELLE.

NOW, I'M PARTICULARLY HAPPY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING IN THIS AREA.

I'VE GOTTEN QUITE A NUMBER OF LETTERS FROM RESIDENTS ASKING, WHY CAN'T WE PUT RENT RESTRICTIONS IN AND AND DO SOMETHING TO STEM THE GROWTH AND THE HIGH RENTS THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING ALL OVER THE COUNTY AND THE COUNTRY AT THIS POINT.

AS WE KNOW, THE STATE LEGISLATURE TOOK AWAY OUR POWER TO DO ANYTHING.

BUT EVIDENTLY THIS WE COULD STILL DO SO.

AT LEAST NOW THEY GET SOME NOTICE AND WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET 60 DAYS NOTICE IF THE RENT IS GOING TO GO UP GREATER THAN 5% AND GIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT OF PLANNING TIME.

SO IT'S NOT ENOUGH, BUT IT'S ALL WE HAVE THE POWER TO DO AT THIS POINT.

AND I THINK YOU GUYS AND THANKS, MAX, FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.

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THANK YOU, MARCY.

I DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES AT ALL WITH THE NOTICE.

I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, THOUGH, THAT I THOUGHT ABOUT AFTER MY AGENDA REVIEW.

AND ONE WAS, HOW DID WE COME UP WITH THE 5%, JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY? WELL, THE AVERAGE RIGHT NOW OF RENT INCREASE THAT'S OCCURRING IN PALM BEACH COUNTY RANGES ANYWHERE FROM BETWEEN 15 AND 30.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, AS IS TYPICALLY CHEATING TOWARDS THE HIGH END OF 30% AND 5%.

WE LOOKED AT I MEAN, THAT WAS WHAT ONE OF THE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES USED.

AND WE LOOKED AT IT AND STARTED KIND OF FIGURING THE NUMBERS AND WELL, IT KIND OF MADE SENSE.

5% IS A REASONABLE INCREASE YEAR TO YEAR AS OPPOSED TO 30%.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE PAYING $2,500 A MONTH IN RENT AND YOU GET AND YOU GET A 5% INCREASE, SO IT'S $120 A MONTH.

THAT'S THAT'S THAT MIGHT BE MANAGEABLE FOR SOME PEOPLE AS OPPOSED TO SOMEBODY THAT'S GETTING A 30% INCREASE.

IT ENDS UP BEING $750.

NOW YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AN ENORMOUS IMPACT AND ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE FACT THAT PEOPLE THAT ARE RENTING FREQUENTLY IN THAT 2000 TO 3000 RANGE, WHICH SEEMS MIND BOGGLING TO ME, THAT THAT'S THE RENT FOR AN APARTMENT ANYWHERE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE SOMEBODY MAKING 80 OR EVEN 90,000 A YEAR AND YOU'RE PAYING $2,500 A MONTH IN RENT, AND THEY THEY THEY RAISE IT BY $500 A MONTH.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT 6000 EXTRA YEAR.

AND THAT'S A MONSTER AMOUNT OF MONEY TO TRY AND COME UP WITH WAS DISCRETIONARY FUNDS LITERALLY A MONTH BEFORE.

SO AT LEAST THE IDEA HERE WAS TO HAVE A LOW ENOUGH THRESHOLD SO THAT IT WOULD TRIGGER THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE NOTICE SO THAT PEOPLE WOULD BE GIVEN SUFFICIENT TIME TO TO MAKE SOME TYPE OF PLAN.

IT WON'T GUARANTEE THEY'LL BE ABLE TO FIND A SOLUTION.

BUT 60 DAYS IS CERTAINLY BETTER THAN NOTHING.

AND THE STATE LAW RIGHT NOW DOESN'T REQUIRE ANY NOTICE FOR A RENT INCREASE.

AND I TOTALLY AGREE WITH WHAT ROCHELLE SAID IN REGARDS TO PEOPLE HAVING A HARD TIME.

IN FACT, I REMEMBER CARL MAKING A COMMENT ABOUT INCREASED PRICE FOR INSURANCE AND WHATNOT.

SO I UNDERSTAND THAT I DID RECEIVE TWO CALLS IN REGARDS TO THIS FROM APARTMENT OWNERS, AND THEY WERE NOT ACTUALLY THEY DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM AT ALL WITH THE NOTICE.

THEY SAID 30 DAYS IS TYPICAL, SO 60 DAYS IS NOT A PROBLEM AT ALL.

IT'S BEING TRANSPARENT.

THE ONLY QUESTIONS THAT THEY HAD WAS THE ACTUAL PERCENTAGE BECAUSE THEY SAID 10% IS WHAT THE PROPERTY APPRAISER.

SO THEY FELT THAT 10% WAS THE NUMBER.

AND THAT'S WHY I ASKED THE QUESTION IS HOW DID WE COME AROUND WITH THE 5% VERSUS TEN? MY NEXT QUESTION IS IN REGARDS TO ENFORCEMENT.

SO I KNOW THAT THIS WOULD GO THROUGH OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCESS.

FROM WHAT I LEARNED IN MY AGENDA, REVIEW IS SO, BUT HOW WOULD WE BE HOW DO WE ENFORCE THIS REGULATION LIKE WE DON'T DEAL WITH LEASES AND ESPECIALLY RENTAL LEASES? NO, LARGELY WE WOULD THE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM WOULD BE IF SOMEBODY FAILED TO RECEIVE THE NOTICE.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE INFORM PEOPLE SO THEY'RE MADE AWARE OF IT.

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS IF SOMEBODY SAY, I WAS A RENTER AND I GOT.

30 DAYS NOTICE ARE NO NOTICE.

AND THEY JUST SAID, HEY, OH, BY THE WAY, YOUR RENT'S GOING UP, YOU'RE RENEWING, AND YOUR RENT'S GOING UP BY 500 BUCKS A MONTH.

AND I WAS PAYING 2000 A MONTH BEFORE.

WELL, OKAY, THAT'S CERTAINLY MORE THAN 5%.

IF I KNEW ABOUT THIS ORDINANCE, I COULD THEN BRING THAT REALITY TO THE CITY AND SAY, LOOK, THIS IS WHAT I GOT.

THIS ISN'T 30 DAYS, HERE'S THE DATES, AND THEY CAN PROVIDE THE DOCUMENTATION AND THEN WE WOULD ISSUE A NOTICE OF VIOLATION BASED UPON THAT.

IT'S ACTUALLY IT'S GOING TO BE COMPLAINT BASED.

SO IT'S COMPLAINT BASED. IT'S NOT WE'RE GOING OUT ASKING PEOPLE TO SUBMIT THEIR LEASES.

THAT'S WHERE I LOST.

YEAH. THAT'S WHAT I FIGURED IS THAT'S GOING TO BE VERY TIME CONSUMING.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A DEPARTMENT FOR LEASING NOW.

NO, THIS WOULD BE COMPLAINT BASED.

AND LARGELY IT WILL IT WILL REST ON THE HANDS OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE BEING VICTIMIZED BY THE FAILURE.

AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION IS, DO WE DO WE KNOW YET HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET THE WORD OUT TO PEOPLE BESIDES OUR TYPICAL BLASTS OR OTHER WAYS? WE HAVE WE HAVE A PLAN RIGHT NOW WHERE WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS WORK THROUGH OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THEM.

OUR INTENT, IF THIS WORKS OUT, IS TO HAVE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS DELIVER A COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE TO THE VARIOUS APARTMENT COMPLEXES THAT ARE IN EACH OF THEIR ZONES BECAUSE THEY PATROL BY ZONE.

AND THEN I SAID, THEN WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT ON OUR WEBSITE AND TRY AND GET SOME INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC AND TO SOCIAL MEDIA AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET IT OUT TO THE RESIDENTS, TO THE RENTERS.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE YOUR ANSWERS.

OKAY. GREAT. GREAT QUESTIONS.

GREAT ANSWERS. MAX, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THIS SO EXPEDITIOUSLY AND THOROUGHLY.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, RON, FOR BRINGING IT TO COUNCIL AS USUAL.

IT SHOWS AGAIN THAT THE CITY IS THINKING ABOUT OUR RESIDENTS, JUST AS WE DID WITH OUR GROCERY DISTRIBUTION FOR THE GIFT CARDS, AS WE DID FOR RENTAL AND MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE

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DURING COVID, AS WE'VE ALSO DONE WITH OUR BUSINESSES, AS WE SAW, THAT HAS ALSO MADE US ONE OF THE TOP TEN PLACES TO START A SMALL BUSINESS FOR A SMALL CITY.

SO THIS IS JUST ONE MORE STEP WHERE IT SHOWS THAT WE ARE LISTENING.

SO THANK YOU. LET'S SEE.

HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. PASS THIS FOR ZERO.

ALL RIGHT. I GUESS I DIDN'T NEED TO DO THAT.

NEXT, WE HAVE RESOLUTION 33.

[VIIIc. RESOLUTION 33, 2022 – ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE ADOPTION OF THE CITY’S PROGRAM YEAR 2022 – 2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN APPLICATION FOR THE UNITED STATES HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT’S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDING AND A SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE CITY’S PROGRAM YEAR 2019 – 2020 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR CDBG-CV CARES ACT PROGRAM FUNDING; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]

COULD OUR CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE RESOLUTION 33, 2022, A RESOLUTION THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE ADOPTION OF THE CITY'S PROGRAM YEAR 2022 TO 2023.

ANNUAL ACTION PLAN APPLICATION FOR THE UNITED STATES HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENTS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, CDBG FUNDING AND A SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE CITY'S PROGRAM. YEAR 2019 TO 2020.

ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR CDBG RECEIVE CARES ACT PROGRAM FUNDING PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE PURPOSES.

THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE HEARING.

I SEE OLIVIA ELLISON HAS JOINED US AT THE PODIUM.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I WILL BE PRESENTING RESOLUTION 33, 2022, WHICH COVERS TWO PROPOSED ITEMS, THE 2022 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND A SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE 2019 ACTION PLAN.

I'M GOING TO BRIEFLY TOUCH ON CDBG BACKGROUND.

CDBG WAS ESTABLISHED BY CONGRESS IN 1974.

CDBG FROM SORRY, PREVIOUSLY TO 2015, THE CITY'S ALLOCATION WAS ISSUED TO THE COUNTY AND TO THE CITY REACHED A POPULATION OF 50,000 IN 2015.

NOW THE CITY RECEIVES AND ADMINISTERS THE CDBG FUNDS DIRECTLY FROM HUD.

EVERY FIVE YEARS WE ARE REQUIRED TO ADOPT A CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND EVERY YEAR WE ARE REQUIRED TO ADOPT AN ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.

WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING IN OUR SECOND CONSOLIDATED PLAN THAT COVERS 2023 TO 2024, WHICH WAS ADOPTED ON NOVEMBER FIVE, 2020.

AND THE PRIORITY GOALS OF THAT PLAN ARE THE MARY CIRCLE DAY AND DRIVE WATERLINE PROJECT AND PROJECT PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.

THE PROPOSED 2022 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN IS THE THIRD ACTION PLAN OF THE 2020 CONSOLIDATED PLAN, AND WE ARE PROPOSING TO CONTINUE THE TO IMPLEMENT THE MARY CIRCLE AND DAY DRIVE WATERLINE PROJECT.

THE WATERLINE PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE MARY CIRCLE AND DANIA DRIVE WITH PORTABLE WATER.

CURRENTLY, WELL, WATER IS BEING USED.

78 HOMES WILL BE IMPACTED BY THIS IMPROVEMENT.

46 OF THOSE HOMES ARE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND MARY'S CIRCLE AND 32 DUPLEX UNITS IN DANIA DRIVE.

THIS WILL BRING THESE HOMES TO FLORIDA HEALTH DEPARTMENT STANDARDS THAT ARE NOT BEING MET TODAY.

THE WATERLINE PROJECT IS MOVING ALONG.

THE EXTENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT IS NOW COMPLETE, AND SINCE THAT IS DONE, STAFF WAS ABLE TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS FROM HUD.

THE FINDINGS OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND THE INTENT TO REQUEST FUNDS FROM HUD WAS PUBLICLY ADVERTISED AS REQUIRED.

WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.

SURVEYING IS TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH, AND AS SOON AS THAT WRAPS UP, PROJECT DESIGN WILL BEGIN.

THE SECOND ITEM THAT THE RESOLUTION 33 ADDRESSES IS A SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE 2019 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN IN NOVEMBER.

2020, RESOLUTION 64 2020 WAS ADOPTED TO AMEND THE 2019 PLAN TO INCLUDE THE CARES ACT PROJECT RENT AND MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE.

TO DATE, WE HAVE ASSISTED 21 HOUSEHOLDS WITH AN AVERAGE OF 12,500.

WE ARE PROPOSING TO AMEND THE PLAN ONE MORE TIME TO ALLOCATE $80,000 OF THE CARES FUNDINGS TOWARD INCURRED CITY COSTS, OF INSTALLING ULTRAVIOLET AIR DISINFECTION SYSTEMS WITHIN CITY FACILITIES.

EVEN WITH THE PROPOSED SECOND PROJECT, WE STILL HAVE FUNDS REMAINING TO ASSIST SIX MORE HOUSEHOLDS.

THE 2022 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND THE SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT ARE THE ONLY TWO ITEMS THAT RESOLUTION 33 ADDRESSES.

I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON OUR PREVIOUS PRIORITY GOAL OF OUR LAST CONSOLIDATED PLAN, THE SINGLE FAMILY HOME REHAB PROGRAM THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO IMPLEMENT TODAY.

TO DATE, WE HAVE COMPLETED 23 HOMES.

WE HAVE. THREE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND WE HAVE SIX UNDER REVIEW.

THESE PHOTOS SHOWS A BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES OF A HOME THAT WE JUST COMPLETED IN MAY.

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AND THESE THIS HOME HAD RECEIVED NEW IMPACT RESISTANT WINDOWS, DOORS AND PAINT.

THE PROPOSAL WAS ADVERTISED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY'S ADOPTED CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN.

AND THE PROPOSAL WAS.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 33, 2022, AND THAT'S IT.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SO MUCH.

EXCELLENT. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD.

I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE HEARING.

CAN I GET A MOTION IN A SECOND TO APPROVE, PLEASE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION.

REALLY? 30, 30, 33, SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

LET'S BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION.

WE'LL START WHERE WE LEFT OFF LAST TIME.

MARCI, DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD? I'M ACTUALLY GREAT WITH IT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, ROCHELLE.

JUST A REMINDER, I KNOW IT CAME UP DURING MY AGENDA REVIEW.

WE ARE PHASING THIS PROGRAM OUT ON THE HOUSING RENOVATIONS.

WE STILL HAVE SOME THAT ARE UNDERGOING.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

AND WE DO HAVE FUNDS REMAINING FOR ABOUT TWO OR THREE MORE APPLICATIONS FOR THE SINGLE FAMILY HOME REHAB PROGRAM.

SO THERE ARE STILL A COUPLE OF PEOPLE, A COUPLE OF HOMEOWNERS WHO CAN APPLY IF THEY WANT.

YES. ALL RIGHT.

NO COMMENT. NO COMMENT.

OKAY, GREAT. AND SORRY, THE APPLICATIONS HAVE REALLY BEEN TRICKLING IN THAT IT'S NOT.

AS NEEDED FOR THE RENT AND MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OR FOR THE FOR THE SINGLE FAMILY HOME.

YEAH, IT'S BEEN SLOWING DOWN.

OKAY, EXCELLENT.

ALL RIGHT, SO HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR AND THE OPPOSITION? NO. ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES FOR ZERO.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. GREAT WORK. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT, WE HAVE A RESOLUTION 40.

[VIIId. *RESOLUTION 40, 2022 – SITE PLAN APPROVAL. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING A SITE PLAN FOR A UTILITY MAINTENANCE FACILITY ON A 2.5- ACRE PARCEL, KNOWN AS THE SEACOAST UTILITY AUTHORITY PARCEL, LOCATED WITHIN RESIDENTIAL PARCEL A OF THE AVENIR PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (PCD); THE SEACOAST UTILITY AUTHORITY PARCEL IS GENERALLY LOCATED WEST OF COCONUT BOULEVARD AND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF AVENIR DRIVE, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL; PROVIDING WAIVERS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]

SO, CLARK, IF YOU COULD PLEASE READ THE TITLE, RESOLUTION 42,022, A RESOLUTION THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING A SITE PLAN FOR A UTILITY MAINTENANCE FACILITY ON A 2.5 ACRE PARCEL KNOWN AS THE SEA COAST UTILITY AUTHORITY PARCEL LOCATED WITHIN RESIDENTIAL PARCEL A OF THE AVENIR PLAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PCD. THE SEA COAST UTILITY AUTHORITY PARCEL IS GENERALLY LOCATED WEST OF COCONUT BOULEVARD AND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF AVENUE DRIVE IS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, PROVIDING WAIVERS, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE HEARING.

WE NEED TO GO AHEAD AND DECLARE EX-PARTE.

DOES ANYONE NEED TO DECLARE EX-PARTE TONIGHT FOR THIS? NOPE. NO. NEGATIVE ACROSS THE BOARD.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S HAVE OUR PRESENTATION.

HAVE YOU BEEN SWORN IN? I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS LAUREN BURNLEY FROM URBAN DESIGN STUDIO HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT SEA COAST UTILITY AUTHORITY.

SEA COAST IS SEEKING SITE PLAN APPROVAL FOR THEIR MINOR UTILITY USE LOCATED AT THEIR WESTERN MAINTENANCE FACILITY WITH AN AVENUE.

I'M SURE YOU'RE ALL VERY AWARE OF THAT IN YOUR PROJECT.

BY NOW, OVER 4700 ACRES, MAJOR DEVELOPMENT WITHIN YOUR CITY.

I'M SURE YOU'VE ALSO HEARD THE NAME SEA COAST ONCE OR TWICE AROUND HERE.

THERE ARE MAJOR SERVICE PROVIDER, WATER, SEWER AND OTHER SERVICES, NOT ONLY WITH AN AVENUE, BUT WITHIN THE SURROUNDING AREAS AS WELL.

THIS PARCEL IS SPECIFICALLY KNOWN AS PARCEL A4.

IT'S LOCATED SOUTH OF PORT 15, WHICH YOU RECENTLY REVIEWED.

FOUR GL HOMES TO THE WEST AND SOUTH IS THE WORKPLACE DISTRICT, WHICH IS PRIMARILY GOING TO BE USED FOR OFFICE AND PROFESSIONAL AND POTENTIALLY MEDICAL USES TO THE EAST.

YOU HAVE THE AVENUE OR COMMUNITY PARK.

IT'S JUST SOUTH OF THE AVENUE DRIVE EXTENSION AND WEST OF COCONUT BOULEVARD.

SEA COAST AND THE CITY HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY OVER THE LAST YEAR ON THE DESIGN OF BOTH OF THESE SITES.

THEY REALLY PLAY INTO EACH OTHER.

THIS SITE SPECIFICALLY IS GOING TO BE HOME TO THE CITY'S PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER.

IT WILL SHARE THE EASTERN BUFFER WITH AVENUE OR COMMUNITY PARK.

I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THIS USE, THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER, IS NOT PART OF THE REQUEST IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT, AND IT WILL BE HANDLED BY THE CITY THROUGH A SEPARATE PERMITTING PROCESS.

WE DO SHOW IT ON OUR SITE PLAN AND WE ARE PRESENTING IT TONIGHT TO SHOW HOW THIS SITE WAS DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE IT.

THE REQUEST IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT IS A SITE PLAN APPROVAL WITH ASSOCIATED ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPING, AS WELL AS TWO WAIVERS.

THIS IS A MINOR UTILITY USE BEING PROPOSED ON THIS TWO AND A HALF ACRE SITE.

STARTING OFF WITH PHASE ONE OF PHASE TWO IS A ESSENTIALLY A STORAGE YARD SECURED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SITE.

THERE WILL BE ONE ACCESS POINT FROM AVENUE OR DRIVE THAT WILL CROSS OVER THROUGH THE AVENUE OR COMMUNITY PARK PARCEL AND THEN BACK INTO THIS ECO SITE.

AND THIS STAGE, THE STORAGE YARD WILL HAVE TWO CONNECTS BOXES.

ONE WILL BE UTILIZED FOR OFFICE WHILE THE OTHERS UTILIZED FOR STORAGE.

THE OTHER PART OF PHASE ONE IS A SMALL LEAGUE WILL BE CONSTRUCTED ON THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE SITE.

THIS WILL BE USED FOR DRAINAGE FOR THE COAST IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE.

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AND ARGUABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF PHASE ONE IS THE LANDSCAPING IN THIS AREA.

AND BEAR WITH ME, THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF TECHNICAL TERMS HERE THAT I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH.

BUT WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE IS AN EIGHT FOOT WIDE.

THERE'S AN EIGHT FOOT WIDE REQUIRED BUFFER ON THE ENTIRE PERIMETER OF THIS PROPERTY.

SIX IS INSTALLING A 15 FOOT WIDE BUFFER ON THE NORTHEASTERN, NORTH, WEST AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THIS SITE.

THERE IS A PORTION OF THE EASTERN BUFFER WHERE SEACOAST IS REQUESTING A WAIVER TO REDUCE IT FROM EIGHT FEET TO TWO FEET, WHICH IS TO ACCOMMODATE THE PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER.

THIS BUFFER WILL BE 15 FEET DEEP ON THE MAJORITY OF THE SITE, AND DIRECTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT 15 FOOT BUFFER WILL BE A SIX FOOT HIGH POST AND PANEL WALL WITH CANOPY TREES PLANTED ON THE INSIDE AND ADDITIONAL LIVE OAK TREE PLANTINGS AND OTHER LANDSCAPE MATERIAL ON THE OUTSIDE OF THAT WALL.

POST AND PIANO, WHILE SIX FEET HIGH ALONG MOST OF THE PERIMETER OF THE SITE.

ON THE BOTTOM PORTION OF YOUR SCREEN HERE IS THE SECURED THE SECURED GATE THAT WILL BE AT THE ENTRY POINT OF THIS SITE, AND THAT IS WHERE YOU CURRENTLY WOULD ACCESS FROM THE AVENUE YOUR COMMUNITY PARK PARCEL AFTER EXITING FROM AVENUE OR DRIVE.

BEFORE I MOVE ON TO PHASE TWO, JUST A BRIEF RECAP OF WHAT HAPPENED IN PHASE ONE.

WE HAVE A STORAGE YARD THAT WAS INSTALLED, PRIVATELY SECURED.

THIS SITE WILL NOT BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

IT WILL BE SECURED FROM THAT POINT ON, SOUTHERN LAKE INSTALLED ON THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE SITE AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE PERIMETER BUFFER BEING INSTALLED.

AND PHASE TWO, THIS IS WILL BE FIVE PLUS YEARS FROM NOW.

SO WE'RE IN 2022.

THINK 2027, 2028 IS WHEN WE WOULD SEE THESE IMPROVEMENTS.

WE HAVE AN OFFICE IN STORAGE BUILDING PROPOSED ON THE NORTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE SITE THAT WILL BE 4000 SQUARE FEET.

JUST SOUTH OF THAT WILL BE AN OPEN AIR STORAGE BUILDING, APPROXIMATELY 5400 SQUARE FEET.

AND THE THIRD ELEMENT OF PHASE TWO IS ALL THE FACILITIES THAT WILL SUPPORT THIS SITE.

WE HAVE AGGREGATE STORAGE BINS, CHEMICAL FEED PUMPING, CONTAINMENT, A FEW TYPES OF GENERATORS, MOTOR CONTROL CENTER.

DON'T ASK ME WHAT ALL THOSE MEAN, BUT THEY'RE ALL GOING TO BE THERE.

AND ANOTHER IMPORTANT ELEMENT ON THIS IS WHEN THE CITY DOES DEVELOP THE AVENUE OR COMMUNITY PARK, IT'S ANTICIPATED THAT THIS LAKE ON THEIR PROPERTY WILL CONNECT INTO THE SEACOAST SITE, AND THIS ALLOWS FULL UTILIZATION OF BOTH OF THESE SITES AND SHARED DRAINAGE AMONGST THESE SITES.

LANDSCAPING PHASE TWO.

AT THIS POINT, WE WILL HAVE SEEN FIVE PLUS YEARS OF LANDSCAPE GROWTH ON THIS SITE.

THE ENTIRE PERIMETER BUFFER WILL HAVE BEEN INSTALLED 15 FEET DEEP, SIX FOOT HIGH WALL, EXCEPT FOR THE PORTION WHERE WE ARE REQUESTING A WAIVER TO REDUCE IT FROM EIGHT FEET TO TWO FEET. YOU WILL ALSO SEE ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPE PLANTINGS NORTH OF THE RETENTION BASIN, SO ON THE SCREEN.

AND THIS IS TO FURTHER BUFFER ANY POSSIBLE VIEW THAT WOULD BE FROM THE WORKPLACE DISTRICT TO THE SOUTH.

THE OFFICE AND STORAGE BUILDING IS PROPOSED TO BE 4000 SQUARE FEET.

THIS IS THE BUILDING ON THE NORTH EASTERN PORTION OF THE PROPERTY.

IT'S GOING TO HAVE 405 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE.

THE REMAINING OF THIS BUILDING WILL BE UTILIZED FOR INDOOR STORAGE ONLY.

IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH IT AND IT HAS SHARED ARCHITECTURAL INTERESTS, CURVED ROOFLINE ABOVE THE MAIN ENTRY, THESE WERE DONE SO TO MIMIC EACH OTHER SO THAT ALTHOUGH THEY ARE IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY, THEY STILL FEEL CONNECTED.

THIS BUILDING WILL BE ESSENTIALLY A CLIMATE CONTROLLED FACILITY FOR ANYTHING THAT THEY DO NEED TO STORE INSIDE INSTEAD OF IN THE OUTSIDE STORAGE CENTER.

THE OPEN AIR STORAGE BUILDING, 5400 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING JUST SOUTH OF THIS SITE, LOCATED SOMEWHAT IN THE CENTER OF THE SITE.

THIS WILL BE UTILIZED FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT ITEMS. ANYTHING THAT CAN'T BE STORED INSIDE WILL BE STORED OUTSIDE HERE.

THIS THIS BUILDING HAS BEEN.

THERE HAVE BEEN ADDITIONAL ARCHITECTURAL INTERESTS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE ROOFLINE.

AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT THIS COULD BE VISIBLE FROM AVENUE OR DRIVE OR ANY OTHER OUTSIDE PROPERTIES.

WE HAVE ADDED A CUPOLA TO PROVIDE ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST AS WELL AS FAUX DORMERS.

THE ARCHITECTURAL MATERIALS THAT YOU'RE SEEING ON THIS SITE ARE NOT ONLY SIMILAR WITH THIS OTHER SITE, BUT THEY'RE CONSISTENT WITH THE COLORS AND MATERIALS YOU'RE SEEING THROUGHOUT AVANIR THE SIGNAGE THAT'S BEING PROPOSED IS CONSISTENT WITH THE AVANIR DESIGN GUIDELINES AS WELL AS THE CITY'S GUIDELINES.

IN ADDITION TO THE SITE PLAN APPROVAL IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT, WE ARE REQUESTING TWO WAIVERS.

THE FIRST TO REDUCE A PORTION OF THE EASTERN BUFFER FROM EIGHT FEET TO TWO FEET AND THE SECOND TO ELIMINATE THE GATE REQUIREMENT ON THE DUMPSTER AND CLOSURE.

I'M GOING TO WALK THROUGH WAIVER REQUESTED.

WAIVER NUMBER TWO WITH YOU.

WE ARE REQUESTING TO REDUCE THE WAIVER FROM EIGHT FEET TO TWO FEET TO ACCOMMODATE THE CITY'S PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER.

THIS IS AN FAA AND FCC APPROVED LOCATION OF THIS TOWER AND ITS ACCESS ROAD THAT IS NEEDED TO GET TO IT, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE NECESSARY FACILITIES.

WE ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE REQUIRED EIGHT FOOT BUFFER IN THIS AREA.

DUE TO THAT, WE ARE INSTALLING A TWO FOOT WIDE BUFFER WITH A SIX FOOT HIGH CHAIN LINK FENCE IN ABOVE AND BELOW A HEDGE THAT WILL GROW INTO CREATE AN OPAQUE BARRIER.

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IT WILL HAVE THE SAME EFFECT THAT A WALL WOULD HAVE.

ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED BY THE CITY ON THE AVENIR COMMUNITY PARK PARCEL ONCE IT IS CONSTRUCTED TO FURTHER THAT BUFFER FROM THAT SIDE.

THE SECOND. THE SECOND WAIVER BEING REQUESTED TONIGHT IS TO ELIMINATE THE GATES ON THE DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE.

THIS DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE IS INTERNAL TO THE SITE, INTERNAL TO THE SERVICE YARD, AND IT FACES THAT OPEN AIR STORAGE BUILDING.

IT IS ALSO FULLY SCREENED AND BUFFERED ON ALL FOUR SIDES AND WOULD NOT BE VISIBLE FROM OUTSIDE OF THE SITE.

ON BEHALF OF SEA COAST, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT AND CONSIDERATION FOR REQUEST OF THE APPROVAL FOR SITE PLAN ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPING IN THE TWO WAVERS IN FRONT OF YOU. WE HAVE BRENDAN KELLY, THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER FROM SEA COAST UTILITY HERE.

WE ALSO HAVE TYLER PETERSON, OUR SITE DESIGNER FROM URBAN DESIGN STUDIO, TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

DO WE HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION THIS EVENING? NO. ADDITIONAL STAFF COMMENTS.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE PETITION.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU.

WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK OR ANY COMMENT CARDS, SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THIS HEARING.

CAN I GET A MOTION IN A SECOND TO APPROVE, PLEASE? I'LL A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 40, 2022.

I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT, GREAT.

LET'S BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION, CARL.

I WANT TO LISTEN SOME MORE. CAN I USE CIRCLE BACK TO ME? YEAH, WITH PLEASURE. YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS, SO YEAH, WE TEND TO DO THAT.

IT'S LIKE THE NERD CORNER OVER HERE.

YEAH. OKAY. ROCHELLE, COULD YOU REMIND ME AGAIN? PHASE ONE IS GOING TO HAVE THE TWO WORK TRAILERS AND THE.

THE SLAB. WHEN DOES PHASE TWO WHEN WILL THE 4000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING START? THAT IS FIVE PLUS YEARS FROM NOW THAT'S BEING PROPOSED.

OKAY. SO WE'RE APPROVING TONIGHT THE SITE PLAN AND THE ARCHITECTURE FOR THE BUILDING THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE FOR A WHILE.

BUT. THAT'S WHAT'S ON THE.

THAT'S CORRECT. AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING, THE ONE ON HOOD ROAD AND I THINK THIS ONE GOING RIGHT WHERE IT IS BY THE THE. OFFICE PARK, WE'LL BLEND IN PERFECTLY.

SO I HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH THAT.

OH, THERE'S THERE'S NO WATER PURIFICATION GOING ON AT THIS SITE AT ALL.

IT'S STRICTLY MAINTENANCE.

THIS IS MAINTENANCE. AND THIS WILL ALSO BE STORAGE.

THIS ESSENTIALLY PROVIDES A SECONDARY LOCATION FOR THEM IF THEY DO NEED TO ACCESS MATERIALS.

THERE IS NO WATER BEING PROPOSED ON THE SITE.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

EXCELLENT, MARCY. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

IT'S SHOCKING. NOT EVEN THE BOUGAINVILLEA HEDGE.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS ALL YOU. THE MATERIALS CHOSEN IS GREAT.

AND YOU DID A WONDERFUL JOB IN THE PRESENTATION.

SO NOW I DON'T REALLY HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

THE ONLY REALLY QUESTION I HAD WAS IN REGARDS TO THE STORAGE IN THE OPEN STORAGE AREA TO GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHAT EXACTLY IS GOING TO BE STORED.

AND THAT'S REALLY IT.

BRANDON, WOULD YOU MIND COMING UP TO OPINE ON THAT? I'D LOVE TO TALK ALL THE TECHNICAL TERMS, BUT HE'S DEFINITELY THE EXPERT HERE.

SURE. THANK YOU. I'VE BEEN SWORN IN.

I'M BRANDON KELLY, CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER FOR SEA COAST.

AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

THE STORAGE IS GOING TO BE PRIMARILY GENERATORS FOR LIFT STATIONS IF WE NEED TO HAVE ONSITE EQUIPMENT THAT WE WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY BACK TO HOOD ROAD TO PICK UP. THAT'S WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE FOR.

IT'S IT'S STORAGE OF EQUIPMENT.

KEEP IT OUT OF THE SUN.

KEEP IT READY. PUMPS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

I LIKE THAT. GOOD.

TOTALLY FINE. THANK YOU.

IT'S A GOOD COMPATIBLE USE WITH THE SURROUNDING.

LAND USE. EXCELLENT.

EXCELLENT. CARL, WE'RE COMING BACK TO YOU.

ANY SORT OF, LIKE, FUEL PUMPS AND STUFF LIKE THAT TO.

SUPPLY YOUR EQUIPMENT.

THERE WILL BE A FUEL STORAGE FACILITY PROPOSED AND PHASE TWO, AND THAT'S FOR A ON SITE GENERATOR.

OF WE HAVE PUMPED OUT OF THOSE STORAGE UNITS BEFORE, BUT NOT FOR NOT SETTING UP A FULL, FULL SCALE.

WE HAVEN'T REALLY GOTTEN THAT FAR IN THE PLANNING ON THAT.

BUT THERE IS A FUEL TANK PLAN FOR PHASE TWO DOESN'T CONTAIN.

ALL RIGHT. SO, NATALIE, WE'LL GET THERE WHEN WE GET THERE.

YES, SIR. JUST IF YOU JUST BEAR WITH US.

I HAVE. YEAH.

NO. NO, NOT A FUELING STATION.

IT'S A FUEL. IT'S A FUEL STORAGE.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AREAS WHERE IT SAYS GENERATOR WITH TWO FUEL TANKS.

THAT'S THE AREA YOU'RE REFERRING TO.

THE AREA WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT'S NOT IN THE OUTDOOR STORAGE, THOUGH.

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AND IT'S A IT'S IT'S EITHER GOING TO BE A DOUBLE CONTAINMENT TYPE OF A SYSTEM UNDERNEATH MOUNTED AS A BELLY TANK ON THE GENERATOR OR STANDALONE CAR.

IT'S ONE OF THOSE CONCRETE WE USE THEM AT THE AT THE HOOD ROAD FACILITY.

IT'S LIKE A REPLICATION OF WHAT'S ALREADY EXISTING AT HOOD ROAD.

UNDERSTOOD. THAT'S NOT A PART OF THIS APPROVAL.

YES. NO, NO, IT IS.

IT IS. BUT IT'S NOT IT'S NOT A FUEL PUMP STATION.

IT'S THE THE GENERATOR.

AND YOU CAN JUST. YEAH, IT'S IT'S FUEL FOR THE GENERATOR.

IT'S NOT NOT LIKE A FUEL PUMP STATION.

IT'S JUST SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE GENERATOR.

YEAH. MY MIND YOU STORAGE MEANS EQUIPMENT MEANS FUEL, IT MEANS A GAS STATION.

AND THAT'S NOT WHAT'S HAPPENING.

THAT'S THE ONLY THING I WANT TO CLEAR UP.

CORRECT. THE FUEL IS JUST FOR THE GENERATOR.

IT'S ALL PART OF THAT. UNDERSTOOD.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

GOOD QUESTION. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I THINK EVERYONE ELSE TOOK CARE OF IT.

I'LL SAY IF THERE'S EVER AN AWARD FOR ESTHETICALLY PLEASING UTILITY AREAS, THIS WOULD PROBABLY WIN ONE.

SO GOOD JOB.

THANK YOU. THANK STAFF ALSO FOR A LOT OF THE GUIDANCE THEY GAVE US ON THE ON THE SITE PLANNING.

SO THANK YOU. YEAH.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SO HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR.

AND HE OPPOSED MOTION PASSES FOR ZERO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND FOR YOUR TIME.

MOVING ON TO RESOLUTIONS, IF OUR CLERK COULD PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR RESOLUTION 29 2022, PLEASE.

[IXa. RESOLUTION 29, 2022 – PROPOSED MAXIMUM MILLAGE RATE. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A PROPOSED MAXIMUM MILLAGE RATE FOR THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023; SETTING THE DATE, TIME, AND PLACE OF THE FIRST BUDGET HEARING; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]

RESOLUTION 29 2022 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA.

ADOPTING A PROPOSED MAXIMUM MILITARY FOR THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 2023.

SETTING THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF THE FIRST BUDGET HEARING.

PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE PURPOSES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION.

I SEE ALAN OWENS IS UP AT THE PODIUM.

THANK YOU. YES, GOOD EVENING, MADAME MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD, ALAN EVANS, FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR.

AND WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO PRESENT RESOLUTION 29, 2022 TONIGHT BECAUSE WE THINK WE HAVE SOME PRETTY EXCITING NEWS REGARDING NEXT YEAR'S PROPOSED MILLAGE. BEFORE WE GET INTO THE DETAILS, THOUGH, JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND.

TONIGHT'S THE PURPOSE OF TONIGHT'S MEETING IS TWOFOLD, BASICALLY.

NUMBER ONE, TO SET THE MAXIMUM MILLAGE RATE GOING INTO NEXT YEAR FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, THIS MILLAGE RATE WILL BE USED BY THE PROPERTY APPRAISER WHEN THEY SEND OUT THEIR NOTICE OF PROPOSED TAXES NEXT MONTH.

THE SECOND ORDER OF BUSINESS TONIGHT IS TO SET THE DATE AND TIME FOR THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING.

AND WITH THAT, WE'LL JUMP INTO SOME OF THE THE NEWS AS FAR AS THE PROPOSED RATE.

SO WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT STAFF'S RECOMMENDED RATE FOR NEXT YEAR IS 5.3 TO THE OPERATING RATE IS 5.32, DOWN FROM THE 5.55.

THAT'S ABOUT A 4.15% REDUCTION.

THERE IS NO DEBT MILLAGE RATE.

SO JUST WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE REASON WE'RE ABLE TO DO THIS PROPOSED THIS IS THAT THE JULY ONE NUMBERS THAT CAME IN FROM THE PROPERTY APPRAISER WERE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER FOR 2023 THAN THE NUMBERS THAT WE HAD BEEN USING AND OUR PROJECTION, OUR FORECAST MODEL FROM A YEAR AGO.

SO WITH THAT, WE'RE ABLE TO PROPOSE THIS 5.32 RATE.

AND THE GOOD THING IS THAT NOT ONLY FOR NEXT YEAR, BUT IN OUR TEN YEAR MODEL, WE'RE PROJECTING TO MAINTAIN THAT 5.32, WHICH AGAIN IS THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN OUR GOAL TO MAINTAIN CONSISTENCY AND STABILITY IN OUR FORECAST.

SO WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT TONIGHT THIS RATE, THE 5.32, IS 8.14% ABOVE THE ROLLBACK RATE, WHICH CALCULATED OUT TO 4.9195.

AND AS YOU KNOW, THE RATES CAN BE LOWERED DURING THE HEARINGS, BUT NOT BUT NOT RAISED AS FAR AS THE SECOND ORDER OF BUSINESS TONIGHT.

AS I MENTIONED, WE HAVE TO NOTIFY THE COUNTY OF THE DATE AND TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING.

AND THOSE DATES CANNOT CONFLICT WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD OR THE PALM BEACH COUNTY HEARINGS, WHICH YOU SEE ON THE SLIDE BEFORE YOU.

SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE DATE FOR THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2022.

AND WITH THAT, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 29 2022, SETTING THE MAXIMUM OPERATING MILLAGE AT 5.32 AND SAVING THE DATE FOR THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON SEPTEMBER EIGHT, 2022, AT 6:00 PM IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

ONE FINAL NOTE JUST WANTED TO LET COUNCIL KNOW THAT AS WE DISCUSS IN OUR INDIVIDUAL AGENDA REVIEW MEETINGS, WE WILL BE FORWARDING THE LINK TOMORROW TO THE PROPOSED BUDGET.

THE PROPOSED BUDGET IS USING OUR NEW OPEN GOVT ONLINE INTERACTIVE BUDGETING PLATFORM AND SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING WITH COUNCIL NEXT WEEK INDIVIDUALLY TO GO THROUGH AND WORK WITH COUNCIL AND HAVE YOU GET A BETTER FEEL AND COMFORT LEVEL WITH IT AND SHOW YOU HOW TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE SYSTEM.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE BUDGET OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IN THE COMING WEEKS AND ALSO WITH THE PUBLIC.

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SO WE'RE EXCITED WITH OUR BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE PROCESS.

THANK YOU. EXCELLENT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I KNOW WE'RE EXCITED TO USE THAT OPEN GOVT PLATFORM AS WELL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS ON THIS, SO IF I COULD GET A MOTION IN A SECOND TO APPROVE, PLEASE, I'LL MAKE SURE I NEED YOU GUYS HERE. EVERYBODY WANTS NEW YEAR.

EVERYBODY WANTS TO MAKE THIS NOMINATION.

THEY'RE FIGHTING OVER THE MOTION.

ALL RIGHT. I WOULD LOVE TO GO MAKE A MOTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2020.

YES. ON MARK'S BEHALF TO 2022, SETTING THE MAXIMUM MAXIMUM OPERATING MILEAGE OF 5.32, AND ALSO SETTING THE DATE FOR THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2022, AT 6:00 PM IN THESE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

THANK YOU. AND WHO'S GOING TO FIGHT FOR THE SECOND OVER HERE? WE'RE ALL GOING.

WE GOT TO GIVE ME ONE RACHELLE SECONDS SECOND.

OKAY, THEN I'LL GO FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

ALL RIGHT. SO, CARL, YOU GET TO TALK FIRST, PLEASE.

I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO SAY.

OH, I WILL SAY IT'S SO IRONIC.

AFTER SIX YEARS OF WORKING WITH MARK UP HERE, HE TRIES TO CHEW IT DOWN A NICKEL HERE AND THERE EVERY YEAR.

AND THE ONE TIME WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO APPROVE LOWER MILLAGE, HE'S NOT HERE.

SO HIS WHOLE WHATEVER.

SORRY, MARK. SO WE'VE BEEN SO INGRAINED IN THE 5.55 VISION FOR MY SIX YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE AND I KNOW THIS IS A LIKE A, LIKE A GIFT WRAP PRESENT WITH A BOW ON IT TO THE COMMUNITY.

BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU YOU GUYS ARE THE EXPERTS.

YOU KNOW, YOU'VE BEEN IN THIS A LONG TIME.

RON'S BEEN IN THIS A LONG TIME.

BUT WE HAVE A SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF RESERVES TO HELP KEEP THE COMMUNITY SAFE DURING HURRICANES AND SO ON.

AND AS AVANIR GROWS, YOU'RE GOING TO BE COMFORTABLE WITH OUR CURRENT RESOURCES FOR NOW, ALTON AND AVANIR.

AND AS WE CONTINUE TO ANNEX OUT WEST THAT WE'RE STILL GOING TO BE ABLE TO ABSORB THOSE COMMUNITIES WITH RESERVES WE HAVE ON HAND.

YES, SIR. WE FACTORED IN ALL OF THOSE ITEMS INTO OUR TEN YEAR FORECASTING MODEL, AND WE FEEL COMFORTABLE AGAIN WITH THE, AS YOU PUT IT, THE GIFT THAT WE WERE GIVEN WITH THE JULY NUMBERS BEING SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER.

AND WHAT THAT DOES, WHEN YOU GET THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT THAT NEXT YEAR, IT HAS A COMPOUNDING EFFECT OVER THE REMAINING NINE YEARS.

SO IT JUST ADDS AN ADDS TO EVEN THOUGH WE'VE MODERATED OUR WE CAN'T COUNT ON THIS SIGNIFICANT INCREASE, OBVIOUSLY.

SO EVEN WITH OUR MODERATED ASSUMPTIONS GOING FORWARD AND FACTORING IN ALL THE OTHER ITEMS YOU MENTIONED, THE GROWTH AND EXPANSION AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS THAT WE FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN A STABLE MILLAGE AND A STABLE BUDGET STABILIZATION RESERVE FUND AND OUR UNASSIGNED RESERVES REMAIN STABLE ALSO THROUGHOUT THE TEN YEAR PROJECTION PERIOD.

AND WE KNOW WE'VE ALL HAD CONVERSATIONS ON THIS.

SO WE WE KNOW THIS HAS BEEN COMING, BUT WE DO HAVE A STUDY FROM OUTSIDE EXPERTS ALSO LOOKING AT THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT ASSISTING YOU AND MAKING SURE THAT THE VISION OF THESE NUMBERS ARE CORRECT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

YES. I MEAN, WHICH I HAVEN'T SEEN YET.

YEAH. MR. VERHOFSTADT MIGHT WANT TO JUMP IN, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE BY NOW.

IT WILL BE PRESENTED IT'S GOING TO BE PRESENTED TO COUNCIL, I BELIEVE, AT THE AUGUST MEETING, AT THE AUGUST FOUR MEETING.

BUT IT'LL BE IN YOUR AGENDA PACKAGE FOR SEPTEMBER 28TH WHEN IT GETS DISTRIBUTED 28, SEPTEMBER, JULY 28TH IS THE DISTRIBUTION DATE YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A LOOK AT.

YES, ALREADY THAT HAD DONE FOR ME TO TAKE A LOOK AT OUR STRATEGIES AND THE INITIATIVES WE HAVE TAKEN AND ARE GOING TO TAKE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FUTURE.

AND IT'LL BE QUITE INTERESTING READING.

I THINK YOU'LL ALL ENJOY IT ALL 82 PAGES.

YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE FOR MY PART WE'RE ALL GLOWING ABOUT IT.

BUT I DON'T I STILL DON'T THINK IT'S A I ACTUALLY THINK IT MIGHT BE ONE OF OUR HARDER DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE BECAUSE IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY THAT WE LOWER OUR MILLAGE AND LOOK AT EVERYTHING.

AND I DON'T MEAN HARD AS IN BEING HARD ON ON WHAT YOU'RE DOING, BUT IT'S STILL, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? IT'S IMPORTANT. THAT'S WHAT I SHOULD SAY.

SO ANYWAY, I'M I'M GOING TO SUPPORT IT IN THE LONG RUN, OBVIOUSLY, AND JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY AS WE GET MORE INTO OBVIOUSLY REVIEWING THE BUDGET WITH WITH YOU GUYS AND THE PUBLIC AND THE BUDGET OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, WE'LL HAVE OPPORTUNITY, AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN ALL THESE THINGS, HOW THEY FACTOR INTO THE

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TEN YEAR PROJECTION AND HOW EVERYTHING IS IS WORKING.

AND I THINK YOU'LL BE YOU'LL BE MORE THAN SATISFIED THAT UNCOMFORTABLE AND HAVE A COMFORT LEVEL WITH THE MILLAGE THAT WE'RE PROPOSING.

I WAS HAPPY WITH THE VISION AT 5.55 AND I CAN BE JUST AS HAPPY AT 5.32.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR EFFORT ON THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CARL ROCHELLE.

AND WHEN WE SEE THE BREAKDOWN ON HOW MUCH HOMEOWNERS WILL ACTUALLY SAVE ON THIS.

WELL, THAT'S A GOOD POINT. I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED THAT, VICE MAYOR, BECAUSE ONE THING I NEGLECTED TO MENTION WITH THE 4.15% REDUCTION IN ACTUAL MILLAGE RATE, HOMESTEADED PROPERTIES WERE CAPPED THIS YEAR DUE TO THE SAVE OUR HOMES AMENDMENT AT 3%.

SO OBVIOUSLY WITH A 4.15% REDUCTION IN THE RATE AND THEY'RE CAPPED AT 3%, ALL HOMESTEAD PROPERTIES WILL SEE A REDUCTION.

AND DURING THE PRESENTATION AND IN OUR BUDGET DOCUMENT, YOU'LL SEE THOSE EXAMPLES THAT WE NORMALLY DO AND HOW YOU'LL SEE THAT THE BASED ON A 400 600 AND $801 MILLION HOME.

WE ADDED THAT THIS YEAR THAT EACH ONE OF THOSE HOMES WILL SEE A NET REDUCTION EVEN AFTER FACTORING IN THE INCREASE OF 3%.

THANK YOU, MARK.

THANK YOU. I DO WANT, ON A SERIOUS NOTE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO THIS IF IT WEREN'T FOR OUR CITIES AND STAFFS.

CONSISTENT FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY OVER THE YEARS.

AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT FOR SURE.

I KNOW ALAN, RON AND YOUR TEAM PUT TOGETHER A FIVE YEAR PLAN DECADES AND DECADES AGO, AND THAT FIVE YEAR PLAN, LIKE YOU SAID, HAVE HAVE BEEN ROLLING OVER.

AND THAT HAS ENABLED US TO REDUCE THE MILLAGE TWICE SINCE I'VE BEEN IN OFFICE.

AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT NOT MANY MUNICIPALITIES CAN SAY, WHICH IS A GREAT FEAT.

SO IT'S VERY, VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

AND THANKS ALSO TO STAFF'S 2017 RECOMMENDATION TO BOND OVER $30 MILLION IN INFRASTRUCTURE.

THE TIME VALUE OF MONEY HAS SAVED THE CITY MILLIONS, IN ADDITION, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT WE ARE NOW ABLE TO USE.

SO A 4% REDUCTION IS HUGE FOR MANY PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THOSE ON FIXED INCOMES.

AND I KNOW CARL MADE A COMMENT A COUPLE MONTHS AGO ABOUT INCREASED IN HIS INSURANCE.

I KNOW MINE WENT UP, ACTUALLY WAS DROPPED TWICE IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS AND WENT UP OVER 1000.

SO I KNOW THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE REALLY GOING TO APPRECIATE THIS.

AND I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU GUYS AND THE TEAM FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN, BECAUSE I KNOW WE'VE ASKED FOR THE LAST YEAR AND I KNOW MARK'S ASKED THE YEAR BEFORE, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS REALLY WORKING TOGETHER TO TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MUST HAVE BEEN EXCITING TO SAY OUT LOUD.

ALL RIGHT. SO ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION AT ALL? ALL IN FAVOR. HIGH, HIGH.

AND HE OPPOSED PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ALAN AND TEAM.

WE APPRECIATE IT. IF THE CLERK WOULD BE SO KIND AS TO READ RESOLUTION 32, PLEASE,

[IXb. RESOLUTION 32, 2022 – MASTER FEE SCHEDULE. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, UPDATING THE SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES FOR VARIOUS SERVICES RENDERED BY THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS FOR ITS CITIZENS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]

A RESOLUTION 32, 2022, A RESOLUTION IN THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, UPDATING THE SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES FOR VARIOUS SERVICES RENDERED BY THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS FOR ITS CITIZENS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 2023, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE PURPOSES.

OOPS, SORRY ABOUT THAT.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU FOR OUR STAFF PRESENTATION.

I SEE WE HAVE MR. SHAWN O'BRIEN.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THIS IS THE ANNUAL UPDATE TO THE MASTER FEES AND CHARGES SCHEDULE THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR.

WE LOOK AT ANY CHANGES THAT WE WANT TO ADJUST AND ANY CHANGES, REVISIONS, NEW FEES MUST BE ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION.

THE THE INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS HAVE REVIEWED THEIR FEES AND THEY MADE CHANGES BASED ON THE COST OF PROVIDING THOSE SERVICES.

JUST TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE CHANGES IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE SPECIAL DETAIL RATE AND THE LISTING OF HOLIDAYS WAS UPDATED TO AGREE TO THE PROPOSED COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT. IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THEY ELIMINATED AN UNPRODUCTIVE INSPECTION TRIP CATEGORY, JUST GROUPED IT WITH REGULAR INSPECTIONS, INSPECTION BY SPECIAL REQUEST, SAME DAY AND AFTER HOURS, THAT FEE WAS INCREASED TO COVER THE COST OF OVERTIME AND INCREASE THE COST OF VEHICLE USE FOR SPECIAL DETAILS TO COVER THE INCREASE IN FUEL AND MAINTENANCE COSTS. THEY HAD ONE MORE CHANGE TO THE COMMERCIAL FALSE ALARM FEES.

YOU CAN SEE IT'S A TIERED FEE FROM 1 TO 3.

THERE IS NO CHARGE FROM 4 TO 6.

IT INCREASED FROM 250 TO 3, 50 FROM 7 TO 9, INCREASE FROM 500 TO 750 AND OVER TEN INCREASED FROM 1000 TO 2500.