[VIII. c. *ORDINANCE 15, 2023 – (1ST READING) REQUESTING REZONING. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, REZONING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE ZONING FOR APPROXIMATELY 17.89 ACRES, OF WHICH 8.06+/- ACRES IS DESIGNATED AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL (AR) AND 9.83+/- ACRES IS DESIGNATED PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) OVERLAY WITH UNDERLYING PROFESSIONAL OFFICE (PO), SUCH THAT THE ENTIRE 17.89+/- ACRES SHALL NOW BE UNIFIED UNDER ONE (1) PUD WITH AN UNDERLYING ZONING DESIGNATION OF RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM (RM), SUCH PROPERTY BEING LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD AND 112TH TERRACE; PROVIDING THAT THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]

THIS MEANS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO BASE ITS DECISION ON THE EVIDENCE CONTAINED IN THE RECORD OF THIS PROCEEDING, WHICH CONSISTS OF THE TESTIMONY AT THE HEARING. THE MATERIALS WHICH ARE IN THE OFFICIAL CITY FILE ON THIS APPLICATION AND ANY DOCUMENTS PRESENTED DURING THIS HEARING.

THE COUNCIL IS ALSO REQUIRED BY LAW TO CROSS-EXAMINE ANY WITNESSES WHO TESTIFY TONIGHT.

CROSS-EXAMINATION MAY OCCUR AFTER THE STAFF, THE APPLICANT OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS HAVE MADE THEIR PRESENTATIONS AND WILL BE PERMITTED IN THE ORDER OF THE WITNESSES APPEARANCE.

IT IS NECESSARY THAT ANYONE WHO TESTIFIES AT THE HEARING REMAIN UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF THE HEARING IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS.

IF YOU PLAN TO TESTIFY THIS EVENING OR WISH TO OFFER WRITTEN COMMENTS, PLEASE FILL OUT A CARD AND GIVE IT TO OUR CITY CLERK.

THE CITY CLERK WILL NOW SWEAR IN ALL PERSONS WHO INTEND TO OFFER TESTIMONY THIS EVENING ON ANY OF THESE CASES.

DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE TITLE PATTI SMITH ORDINANCE 13 2023.

[VIII. a. ORDINANCE 13, 2023 – (2ND READING AND ADOPTION) VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ANNEXING, PURSUANT TO A PETITION FOR VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION, ONE (1) PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY COMPRISING A TOTAL OF 2.48 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF ELLISON WILSON ROAD APPROXIMATELY 0.16 MILES SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF PGA BOULEVARD AND ELLISON WILSON ROAD IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; DECLARING THAT THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION PETITION BEARS THE SIGNATURES OF THE OWNERS OF THE REAL PROPERTY ANNEXED HEREBY; AMENDING ARTICLE II OF THE CITY CHARTER BY REDEFINING THE CORPORATE LIMITS; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE, THE PALM BEACH COUNTY CLERK OF COURT, AND PALM BEACH COUNTY; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA ANNEXING PURSUANT TO A PETITION FOR VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION.

ONE PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY COMPRISING A TOTAL OF 2.4 ACRES, MORE OR LESS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF ELLISON WILSON ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 0.16 MILES SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF PGA BOULEVARD AND ELLISON WILSON ROAD IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN.

DECLARING THAT THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION PETITION BEARS THE SIGNATURES OF THE OWNERS OF THE REAL PROPERTY ANNEXED HEREBY AMENDING ARTICLE TWO OF THE CITY CHARTER BY REDEFINING THE CORPORATE LIMITS PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

THE PALM BEACH COUNTY CLERK OF COURT AND PALM BEACH COUNTY PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THANK YOU SO MUCH, PATTI.

HAS ANYTHING CHANGED SINCE FIRST READING? NO, MADAM MAYOR. THERE ARE NO CHANGES.

ALL RIGHT. I ASK MY COUNSEL, DO WE NEED A PRESENTATION THIS EVENING? NOPE. NOPE. NO. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS ON THIS.

AND WE DON'T SEE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO SAY? ALL RIGHT. SO I WILL CLOSE THE HEARING.

MAY I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 13 2023 ON SECOND READING.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION ON ORDINANCE 13, 20, 23 ON SECOND READING.

ALL RIGHT, SECOND. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES.

FIVE ZERO FOR ORDINANCE 13, 20.

23. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

GOOD TO SEE YOU. MOVING RIGHT ALONG TONIGHT, ORDINANCE 14 AND ORDINANCE 15 WILL BE A COMBINATION PRESENTATION.

SINCE ORDINANCE 15 IS QUASI JUDICIAL, WE WILL DECLARE EX PARTY AT THIS TIME.

THE CLERK WILL READ THE TITLES SEPARATELY FOR EACH AND THERE WILL BE A SEPARATE VOTE FOR ORDINANCE 14 AND 15 AT FIRST READING.

MADAM MAYOR, I'M SORRY, ONE SECOND.

AND ACTUALLY, YES. SO LET'S GO BACK AND WE'LL DO THE EX PARTE FIRST.

I KNOW YOU WANT TO GO FIRST, MARCIE.

GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

I'M GOING TO BE RECUSING MYSELF FROM ORDINANCE 14, 20, 23, ORDINANCE 15, 20, 23, AND IN THE FUTURE, RESOLUTION 48 2023, WHICH IS NOT BEING HEARD, BUT IT'S A COMPANION ITEM.

THE MY HUSBAND WORKS FOR THE COMPANY THAT WAS HIRED TO DO THE ENGINEERING, SURVEYING AND PLANNING ON THIS PROJECT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER TINSLEY.

ANY OTHER EXPERTISE? LET'S GO DOWN THE LINE. BURT.

YEAH. FOR ME, I'VE MET WITH BRIAN SEYMOUR AND MATT BARNES FROM WGI HERE AT CITY HALL WITH STAFF IN ATTENDANCE.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK ALL THE RESIDENTS FROM RUSTIC LAKES AND BAY HILL AND THE FAMILIES, FRIENDS, OTHER RELATED INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SENT VARIOUS LETTERS, EMAILS, TEXTS AND PHONE CALLS THAT I'VE HAD WITH SOME INDIVIDUALS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER MIDDLETON.

NOPE, NOTHING FOR ME. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. I HAVE NONE.

THANK YOU, SIR. PERSONALLY, I HAD COMMUNICATED WITH BRIAN SEYMOUR A MONTH OR TWO AGO TO TRY TO CONNECT, AND WE DID NOT.

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SO I DON'T HAVE ANY CONVERSATIONS THERE.

AND THEN I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL EMAILS FROM OUR RESIDENTS AND RESPONDED TO THOSE IMMEDIATELY.

SO THE CLERK WILL READ THE TITLES SEPARATELY FOR EACH AND THERE WILL BE A SEPARATE VOTE FOR ORDINANCE 14 AND ORDINANCE 15 ON FIRST READING.

THERE WILL ALSO BE SEPARATE HEARINGS FOR ORDINANCE 14 AND 15, AND WE WILL INCORPORATE THE PRESENTATION AND ALL TESTIMONY INTO THAT HEARING.

SO IF THE CLERK COULD PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR ORDINANCE 14, 20, 23, ORDINANCE 14 2023 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF PALM BEACH

[VIII. b. ORDINANCE 14, 2023 – (1ST READING) SMALL-SCALE FUTURE LAND USE AMENDMENT. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A SMALL-SCALE AMENDMENT TO ITS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANDATES SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES, SPECIFICALLY SECTION 163.3187, ET SEQ., FLORIDA STATUTES, PURSUANT TO APPLICATION NO. CPSS-21-08-000018 IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE LAND-USE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 17.89 ACRES FROM 8.06+/- ACRES OF RURAL RESIDENTIAL (RR) AND 9.83+/- ACRES OF COMMERCIAL (C) TO RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM (RM), THE SUBJECT PROPERTY BEING LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD AND 112TH TERRACE; PROVIDING FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY (DEO); PROVIDING THAT THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]

GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT TO ITS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANDATES SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 163 FLORIDA STATUTES, SPECIFICALLY SECTION ONE 63.3187 SECONDS FLORIDA STATUTES PURSUANT TO APPLICATION NUMBER CPS DASH 20 1-08-000018. IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 17.89 ACRES FROM 8.06 ACRES, MORE OR LESS ACRES OF RURAL RESIDENTIAL RR AND 9.83 ACRES, MORE OR LESS OF COMMERCIAL C TO RESIDENTIAL, MEDIUM OR M, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY BEING LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD AND 112TH TERRACE, PROVIDING FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 163 FLORIDA STATUTES, PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, PROVIDING THAT THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY, PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

NOTE TO THE PUBLIC THERE IS A SIGN IN SHEET AT THE FRONT TABLE FOR ANYONE WANTING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EQUAL ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THIS HEARING.

I BELIEVE WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM BRIAN SEYMOUR FIRST.

AND FOR ANYONE WHO DID FILL OUT A CARD, WE'LL BE GOING THROUGH THE PRESENTATIONS AND THEN READING THE CARDS AFTER THAT.

YOU GOT TO PUT THIS BACK DOWN.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS BRIAN SEYMOUR.

I'M AN ATTORNEY WITH THE GUNSTER LAW FIRM.

OUR ADDRESS IS SEVEN, SEVEN, SEVEN SOUTH FLAGLER DRIVE IN WEST PALM BEACH.

AS YOU KNOW, I ALSO AM A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS.

I AM HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT D.R.

HORTON WITH ME AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WITH ME IS MATTHEW BARNES, WHO IS AN ACP CERTIFIED PLANNER WHO IS HERE WITH US, WHO WILL PRESENT THE DETAILS OF THE PROJECT. BECAUSE THIS IS QUASI JUDICIAL.

I'M NOT GOING TO RUN THROUGH ALL THE DETAILS.

I AM GOING TO, HOWEVER, SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME GOING THROUGH SOME OF THE BACKGROUND, WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE GOT TO WHERE WE ARE AND SOME OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT A NUMBER OF THINGS ALSO WITH US OR OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM.

THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT OF THOSE WHO ARE NOT GOING TO TESTIFY, BUT WHO MATT IS RELYING ON.

SORRY, MATTHEW IS RELYING ON, BUT ARE HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

WE HAVE MARIA BOLIVAR, WHO IS A REPRESENTATIVE OF D.R.

HORTON AND DR.

JUAN ORTEGA, WHO IS A WELL, I THINK IT'S DR.

JUAN ORTEGA, P TECHNICALLY, WHO IS THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER FOR THE PROJECT.

SO THE PROPERTY WE'RE DISCUSSING TONIGHT IS LOCATED RIGHT ACROSS FROM YOUR GOLF COURSE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD.

GENERALLY, IT'S ACROSS FROM THE GOLF COURSE, RIGHT BEHIND IT TO THE SOUTH, WHERE YOU SEE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL IS THE RUSTIC LAKES COMMUNITY.

AND THEN EAST IS THE ENTRY TO BAY HILL AND THEN BAY HILL ESTATES.

AND THE PRESERVE AT BAY HILL IS IN THE BACK SIDE OF THAT AS WELL.

IT IS IN THE VICINITY OF IBIS AVENIR AND THE SOON TO BE EXPANDED CEMETERY, WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN APPROVED FOR A MEDICAL TYPE USE, LET'S CALL IT IT IS NOW THAT IS NOW GONE, AND IT WILL BE EXPANDED WITH SIZE APPROVAL OF THE EXPANSION OF THE CEMETERY THERE. SO YOU DO HAVE SEVERAL APPLICATIONS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.

AND MAX WILL WALK THROUGH SOME OF THE SPECIFICS, A LITTLE BIT OF EACH.

THERE IS A FUTURE LAND USE AMENDMENT TO RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM.

I'M GOING TO EXPLAIN. THIS IS LESS THAN OUR INITIAL REQUEST.

THE OTHERS WERE LOOKING AT A REZONING TO A PUD, A SITE PLAN FOR 111 TOWNHOMES.

AGAIN, THIS IS LESS THAN OUR INITIAL REQUEST.

I'LL WALK THROUGH THAT IN JUST A SECOND.

AND WAIVERS THAT ARE REALLY NECESSARY FOR ANY TOWNHOME DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TOWNHOME REGULATIONS IN THE CODE.

SO ANY TOWNHOME DEVELOPMENT NEEDS TO DEAL WITH THESE.

AND I THINK IN THE STAFF REPORT, IT LAYS OUT VERY SIMPLY AND CLEANLY.

I THINK ALL BUT ONE ARE BASICALLY JUST A FUNCTION OF THE FACT THAT THE TOWNHOMES ARE NEEDED TO TO HAVE THOSE WAIVERS AND THEY WERE GIVEN TO OTHER TOWNHOMES

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IN THE CITY. SO ALTHOUGH THIS IS A VACANT SITE, THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORY TO IT.

THERE IS AN EXISTING APPROVAL THAT WILL GO AWAY WITH THIS APPROVAL.

SO IF THESE APPLICATIONS ARE APPROVED, WHAT IS THERE NOW WILL BE GONE BY APPROVAL.

IT IS A VACANT SITE, BUT IT IS APPROVED FOR DEVELOPMENT.

THEY COULD THEORETICALLY GO GET THEIR NEW TRAFFIC UPDATE AND BEGIN CONSTRUCTION SHOVEL READY, READY TO GO.

THE SITE PLAN IS APPROVED AND IN PLACE THERE.

SO JUST A BRIEF THIS IS JUST A BRIEF HISTORY THAT'S ON THE SCREEN THERE OF SOME OF THE REGULATORY MATTERS THAT EXISTS FOR THE SITE.

BUT IMPORTANTLY, AS THE EXISTING APPROVAL, THIS IS WHAT THE SITE COULD BE BUILT FOR.

RIGHT NOW, 42,819FT² OF MEDICAL OFFICE USE.

THERE IS A FUTURE DEVELOPMENT POSSIBILITY ON THE WEST SIDE.

AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT COMPATIBILITY, THE PROPER USE IN THAT CASE WOULD BE MORE MEDICAL OFFICE OR SOME PROFESSIONAL OFFICE, WHICH I ONLY MENTIONED BECAUSE THOSE ARE HIGH GENERATING TRAFFIC USES PARTICULARLY.

AND WHAT WE ARE DOING IS TAKING ALL THAT OUT.

AND SO YOU DON'T EVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT MIGHT COME ON THE WEST SIDE.

ALL THE ANALYSIS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT THE BEFORE AND AFTER, WHAT'S EXISTING VERSUS WHAT'S PROPOSED IS REALLY BASED ON JUST THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY WITHOUT CONSIDERATION OF THE WEST SIDE, WITH ONE EXCEPTION RELATIVE TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

BECAUSE OF THE WAY THOSE ANALYZES WORKS, IT ALSO INCLUDED A DIRECT CONNECTION FROM NORTHLAKE TO BAY HILL DRIVE BEHIND THE GATES.

IT'S AN 80 FOOT WIDE RIGHT OF WAY, WHICH IS REFERRED TO AS A COLLECTOR ROAD.

SO IT'S A PRIVATE ROAD, BUT IT WAS DESIGNED TO COLLECT TRAFFIC IN AN 80 FOOT WIDE RIGHT OF WAY IS PRETTY WIDE RIGHT OF WAY.

IT'S NOT JUST A LITTLE TWO LANE ACCESS POINT THAT WAS MEANT TO CONNECT IN, GO THROUGH AND CONNECT BAY HILL DIRECTLY TO NORTH LAKE AT THAT LOCATION THAT WAS APPROVED BY PALM BEACH COUNTY.

YOU ALL HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS, BUT THAT'S WHAT'S THERE.

WITHOUT CONSIDERATION OF ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

THE GENERATION OF THIS, THE TRIP GENERATION HERE FROM A TRAFFIC PERSPECTIVE, WOULD GENERATE 1341 DAILY TRIPS.

THIS IS ALL FROM THE EXISTING APPROVAL FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY.

SO DOCTOR ORTEGA DID SOME COMPARISONS.

HE COMPARED THE TRAFFIC FROM THE EXISTING APPROVED DEVELOPMENT TO THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AS IT IS NOW, NOT WHAT IT WAS, BUT WHAT WE HAVE NOW.

THIS SHOWS THAT THE EXISTING PLAN THAT IS CURRENTLY APPROVED WOULD HAVE 524 MORE TRIPS ON THE ROADS EVERY DAY THAN WOULD OCCUR AS A RESULT OF THE TOWNHOMES THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED TONIGHT.

AND IF YOU CONSIDER A MAXIMUM OFFICE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE SITE, YOU ARE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT MORE THAN 3500 TRIPS THAT WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT DEVELOPMENT.

AGAIN, I UNDERSTAND NOT ALL OF THAT IS APPROVED, BUT YOU CAN'T ASSUME THAT THAT PARCEL WOULD BE VACANT FOREVER.

SOMETHING GETS TO GO THERE.

IT JUST BECOMES A MATTER OF WHAT.

AND SO ALL OF THAT COULD BE FAR WORSE IN TRAFFIC THAN WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT.

THE EXISTING PROJECT AS IT IS, WOULD HAVE 13 U-TURNS IN THE MORNING, 59 U-TURNS IN THE PM.

SO THOSE ARE THE TWO HOUR RANGES.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT AM AND PM PEAK FOR TRAFFIC, WHICH IS WHAT THE COUNTY CODE REQUIRES, THAT'S WHAT ALL THE CODES REQUIRE.

YOU LOOK AT THE PEAK TRAFFIC WHEN MOST PEOPLE ARE ON THE ROAD.

THAT COMPARES TO THE PROPOSAL WHICH IS 16IN THE AM AND NINE IN THE PM.

SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT THAT, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ALMOST A 50 U-TURN REDUCTION FROM CURRENT APPROVAL ALONE WITHOUT CONSIDERATION OF THE WEST SIDE TO WHAT IS PROPOSED TONIGHT IN U-TURNS FOR PEOPLE WHO WOULD ULTIMATELY HAVE TO GO OUT AND COME BACK THE OTHER WAY.

SO THIS IS THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE.

SO WE FIRST CAME IN HERE WHAT IS NOW MORE THAN TWO YEARS AGO, I DIDN'T HAVE A BEARD.

WHEN WE STARTED THIS, I PROBABLY WEIGHED A LITTLE LESS.

SO WE WON'T TALK ABOUT THAT.

BUT TWO YEARS AGO, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CHANGES FROM THAT AND IT'S A RESULT OF A NUMBER OF THINGS.

THE DRAMATIC CHANGES YOU'RE GOING TO SEE FROM THIS PLAN THAT WAS DOCTORS FIRST INITIAL PROPOSAL AS A RESULT OF TWO PRIMARY FACTORS.

ONE IS SITTING TO THE RIGHT, THIS YOUR STAFF, AND THE OTHER IS THE FOLKS AT RUSTIC LAKES AND THE BOARD AND THEIR ATTORNEY, WHO WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME WORKING WITH, NOT JUST MEETINGS, PHONE CALLS, EMAILS BACK AND FORTH, LOOKING AT THINGS, PLAN CHANGES A LOT THAT GOES INTO THAT.

SO THE INITIAL PROPOSAL IS FOR WAS HIGH RESIDENTIAL.

AGAIN, AS I SAID, WE'RE ASKING FOR MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.

THE INITIAL PROPOSAL WAS HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, ALL 186 TOWNHOMES, WHICH WOULD BE 10.4 UNITS PER ACRE.

YOU CAN ALSO SEE IT HAD LONG RUNS OF ROADWAY.

IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS WORK, YOU JUST HAD THESE LONG RUNS ROADS DEAD ENDED, YOU KNOW, NOT A LOT OF NOT A LOT OF COLOR AND PICTURE TO IT.

THERE WASN'T A LOT TO IT.

WE WERE TOLD VERY QUICKLY BY YOUR STAFF, THAT AIN'T HAPPENING.

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RIGHT. WE DON'T EVEN NEED TO HEAR FROM ANYBODY ELSE.

WE WERE TOLD THAT AIN'T HAPPENING.

BUT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THIS PROCESS TO GET TO WHERE WE ARE BECAUSE IT'S NOT LIKE WE JUST WALKED IN HERE AND ARE GETTING EVERYTHING WE WANT.

IN FACT, QUITE THE OPPOSITE.

SO WE WENT BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD A LITTLE BIT, DROPPED IT DOWN TO 8.2 UNITS PER ACRE.

A FEW MONTHS LATER WITH 148 STILL HAD THE RESIDENTIAL HIGH LAND USE, HAD THE ZONING THAT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN ABOUT 1000 TRIPS, A LITTLE OVER 1000 TRIPS PER DAY.

STILL HAD A LOT OF THOSE UNITS THAT BACKED UP TO NORTH LAKE.

YOU HAD A LOT OF THOSE LONG RUNS OF ROADWAYS AND DEAD ENDS.

AND SO WE HAD TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD YET AGAIN.

AND HERE'S HOW THAT HAPPENED.

FROM FEBRUARY OF 2021 UNTIL WE ARE HERE TODAY, THIS IS A NUMBER OF MEETINGS THAT HAVE OCCURRED.

IT'S NOT EVERY MEETING BECAUSE EVERY DRC OR MEETING EVERY TIME WE MET WITH STAFF, EVERY TIME WE MET WITH RUSTIC LAKES OR HAD A CONVERSATION ISN'T HERE.

THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO IT.

BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION WITH REVIEWS, WITH CITY STAFF, WITH RUSTIC LAKES, AND I WANT TO PAUSE FOR A SECOND.

RUSTIC LAKES CAME AT US HARD.

THE BOARD CAME AT US.

THEY HIRED AN ATTORNEY.

HE CAME AT US.

WE FINALLY SAID, OKAY, WHAT ARE THE ISSUES? LET'S SIT DOWN AND TALK ABOUT WHAT THE ISSUES ARE.

WHAT ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT? AND THERE WAS A LOT OF THINGS THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT.

THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT DRAINAGE FLOW.

THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE DESIGN.

THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT VIEWS.

THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT IMPACTS.

THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO 112TH TERRACE, 112TH TERRACE.

I'VE BEEN GETTING IT WRONG. I REFUSED.

NOW I DON'T TRUST MYSELF.

112TH TERRACE. THEY DON'T WANT A SINGLE CAR.

AT ONE POINT WE HAD AN ACCESS POINT ON 112TH TERRACE, MADE SURE THAT THAT GOT GONE, BUT THEY GAVE US THE REAL FEEDBACK AND WORKED WITH US.

AND I'LL TELL YOU, WHEN YOU HAVE THAT HONEST DISCUSSION WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOU CAN YOU CAN COME TO SOME CONCLUSIONS, YOU CAN COME TO SOME RESOLUTIONS.

NOT EVERYTHING WE COULD ACCOMPLISH ON OUR SITE, SOME OF THE THINGS THEY WANT TO HAVE DONE IS IN ON OUR SITE.

BUT WE FOUND WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER.

AND SO THAT BOARD AND I KNOW THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FOLKS FROM RUSTIC LAKES WHO ARE NOT HAPPY AND I KNOW THEY'RE HERE.

TOTALLY RESPECT THAT.

NOT WHAT I'M SAYING THAT EVERY MEMBER OF RUSTIC LAKES, BUT THEIR BOARD WORKED WITH US AND THERE WAS A LOT OF DETAIL AND A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH ON WHAT THEIR CONCERNS WERE AND HOW WE COULD TRY TO WORK WITH THEM AS BEST WE COULD.

AND THERE WAS A LOT OF THINGS THAT CHANGED AS A RESULT.

WE'VE SUBSEQUENTLY IN FACT, AFTER THE MEETING, WE CONTINUE TO MEET WITH NEIGHBORS.

THERE WAS A MEETING WITH THE PRESERVE AT BAY HILL ESTATES.

BAY HILL WAS INVITED.

THEY WENT TO THE ENTIRETY OF THE BAY HILL COMMUNITY.

ONLY A COUPLE OF PEOPLE FROM THE PRESERVE SHOWED UP FOR THAT MEETING.

BUT THERE WAS AN ITERATIVE PROCESS.

THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION WITH MR. BARNES, WHO WAS THERE AND THE FOLKS FROM BAY HILL PRESERVE.

AND THEN ON MONDAY NIGHT, I WAS I HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING A MEETING WITH CARLTON OAKS.

WE HAD ABOUT, I THINK, NINE OR SO PEOPLE.

AND VICTOR, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IT TOGETHER.

BUT AGAIN, THIS IS A DIALOG AND WE ALL SAT DOWN AND WE TALKED ABOUT THINGS AND THEY UNDERSTOOD IT AIN'T PERFECT, THAT IT'S NOT EVERYTHING YOU WANT.

YOU CAN'T ALWAYS. BUT THEY UNDERSTOOD AND WORKED THROUGH WITH US AND WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT WHAT CAN WE DO TO TRY TO HELP SOME OF THEIR CONCERNS, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT SOMETHING WE CAN PERSONALLY DO.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR, I THINK, WHEN THE PRESIDENT OF THE POA COMES UP IS THEY'RE GOING TO ASK FOR A NO U-TURN SIGN BY THEM.

WANT TO FUNNEL PEOPLE TO LIGHTS TO MAKE U-TURNS? WE HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THAT.

NONE WHATSOEVER.

RIGHT. WE THINK THAT COULD BE A GREAT IDEA.

WE CAN'T DO IT. IT'S AN ISSUE FOR THE COUNTY AND THE ROADS AND AND YOU ALL WORKING WITH THEM TO THE EXTENT YOU CAN.

BUT WE WANT TO MAKE CLEAR THAT WAS SOMETHING WE TALKED ABOUT AND WE COMMITTED TO THEM.

WE WOULD CERTAINLY BE IN FAVOR OF THAT, EVEN THOUGH IT COULD MAKE SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS HAVE TO GO A LITTLE BIT FURTHER AROUND BECAUSE IT WAS IMPORTANT TO THEM.

AND SO, AGAIN, WHEN YOU WORK WITH THE NEIGHBORS, WHEN YOU TALK TO PEOPLE, YOU CAN TRY TO COME TO SOME SOLUTIONS AND WE APPRECIATE THAT THEY WERE ABLE AND WILLING TO DO THAT.

SO ULTIMATELY, AFTER ALL OF THIS, ALL THE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE STAFF, ALL THE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE NEIGHBORS WORKING THROUGH AS BEST WE COULD, WE'VE REDUCED TO 111 UNITS.

IT IS NO LONGER A RESIDENTIAL HIGH.

IT IS RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM.

THAT 111 UNITS IS ABOUT A 40% REDUCTION FROM THE INITIAL PROPOSAL THAT WAS MADE.

THERE'S A WALL THAT'S NOW ALONG THE SOUTH BUFFER ADJACENT TO RUSTIC LAKES THAT WAS INCREASED IN HEIGHT.

YOU'VE GOT A BERM AND A HIGHER WALL THAT WAS PUT THERE.

WE HAVE SOME LIGHTING MODIFICATIONS THAT WERE DONE.

AGAIN, NO ACCESS TO 112TH TERRACE.

WE HAVE THAT IN AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM.

THE CITY HAS TAKEN IT OFF THE PLANS.

WE'VE REMOVED THAT. IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU SEE ANYWHERE.

ALL OF THE DRAINAGE IS RETAINED ON SITE.

WE WENT THROUGH SOME EXTRA STEPS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEPT ALL THE DRAINAGE ON SITE.

THE ORIGINAL ENGINEERING PLANS SHOWED IT.

WE WENT A LITTLE FURTHER, ADDED A FEW THINGS THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND BECAUSE IT'S ENGINEERING, BUT ADDED ALL THAT.

WORKING WITH TODD AND KATHY, YOUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, WORKING WITH PLANNING AND ZONING PARTS, REALLY COMING COLLABORATIVELY, WORKING TOGETHER TO GET THIS DONE.

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AND THERE WERE SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO.

THERE'S NO BACKS OF TOWNHOUSES FACING RUSTIC LAKES.

THAT WAS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE.

WE WERE ABLE TO MODIFY THE PLAN TO GET TO THAT PLACE AND ULTIMATELY INCLUDING WORKING WITH THE NEIGHBORS WHO ARE IMMEDIATELY BEHIND.

SO THERE'S FOUR HOMES, FOUR LOTS WITH FOUR HOMES ON THEM THAT ARE DIRECTLY BEHIND THE SITE.

AND WE WORKED WITH ALL FOUR OF THOSE NEIGHBORS DIRECTLY AS WELL, BECAUSE THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY THE MOST IMPACTED.

AND WHAT HAPPENED IS WE DO HAVE LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM THOSE FOUR RESIDENTIAL INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTIAL OWNERS AS WELL AS THE BOARD AND THE BOARD. I WAS VERY PLEASED.

I WAS VERY HAPPY WHEN I SAW THIS LETTER, ACTUALLY, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, THAT THAT IT WAS VERY NICE THAT THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE WILLINGNESS OF D.R.

TO WORK WITH US AND WITH WITH RUSTIC TO TRY TO COME UP WITH A BETTER PROJECT FOR EVERYBODY.

AND AGAIN, I KNOW THIS IS NOT MAKING EVERYBODY HAPPY.

I KNOW FOLKS EITHER WOULD WANT WHAT THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO GET, EVEN THOUGH TECHNICALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT ALL THE DATA AND THE SCIENCE AND THE ENGINEERING, IT'S NOT AS GOOD. BUT YOU HAVE WHAT YOU HAVE OR THAT YOU THINK IT'S A VACANT SITE AND IT'S NEVER GOING TO BE ANYTHING.

I GET IT. I LIVE HERE TOO.

WHAT WE'VE DONE IS TRIED TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH EVERYBODY INVOLVED WHO'S WILLING TO TALK TO US TO COME TO THAT AND THE MOST IMPACTED FOLKS.

SO WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE AND WHAT MATTHEW IS ABOUT TO PRESENT IS THAT PLAN.

IT'S NOT THE PLAN WE STARTED WITH, BUT IT'S THE PLAN WE'RE PRESENTING THAT WE HOPE TONIGHT WILL BE APPROVED ON FIRST READING.

SO WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MR. BARNES. HI.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MATTHEW BARNES, SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER WITH WGI.

FOR THE RECORD OFFICES AT 2035 VISTA PARKWAY IN WEST PALM BEACH.

I'VE BEEN SWORN IN. YES.

AS BRIAN MENTIONED, WE'VE BEEN WORKING AT THIS FOR A LONG TIME.

THIS IS ACTUALLY THE FIRST PROJECT I WORKED ON AT WGI TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO WHEN I STARTED.

AND IT'S BEEN WE'RE STILL GOING, SO WE'RE HERE.

BUT SO SUFFICE TO SAY THAT ALL THE APPLICATION MATERIALS THAT WE'VE SUBMITTED AND WORKED WITH YOUR CITY STAFF IN GREAT DETAIL OUTLINE HOW WE ARE COMPLY WITH AND ARE CONSISTENT WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT REVIEW CRITERIA IN YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND YOUR LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS FOR THE REQUESTED APPLICATIONS THAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU.

I WON'T BORE YOU WITH GOING THROUGH EVERY SINGLE ONE TONIGHT, OTHERWISE WE'D BE HERE FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.

BUT HERE'S A LIST OF ALL THE DIFFERENT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CRITERIA THAT WE ARE CONSISTENT WITH, INCLUDING THAT WE ARE CONSISTENT WITH ALL THE ADOPTED LEVELS OF SERVICE IN YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

THERE'S THERE'S SEPARATE REZONING AND SITE PLAN COMPLIANCE CRITERIA THAT WE MEET.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, AS BRIAN MENTIONED, THERE ARE SIX WAIVERS THAT WE ARE REQUESTING.

WE MEET ALL THE DIFFERENT COMPLIANCE CRITERIA FOR THAT.

YOU MIGHT ASK? WELL, WHAT'S CHANGED IN THE LAST 13 YEARS? THERE WAS A PLAN APPROVED 13 YEARS AGO.

IT'S ZONED COMMERCIAL AND PART OF THE PROPERTY.

SO WHAT'S CHANGED? AND THE ANSWER IS QUITE A BIT.

THERE'S BEEN, OF COURSE, A LOT OF ANNEXATION IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE CITY, INCLUDING THIS PROPERTY AND RUSTIC LAKES.

THERE'S BEEN RECENT ANNEXATION FURTHER TO THE WEST ON NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD, WHICH OF COURSE THERE'S BEEN INCREASED DEVELOPMENT PRESSURE AND INCREASED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE CITY, SPURRED MOSTLY BY AVANIR, OF COURSE, WHICH WE ALL KNOW.

AVANIR HAS A LOT OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS, BUT IT ALSO HAS 400,000FT² OF COMMERCIAL THAT'S PLANNED FOR AND ALMOST 2,000,000FT² OF OF OFFICE SPACE.

SO THERE'S A NEED FOR A DIVERSIFIED HOUSING STOCK IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE CITY.

AND OF COURSE, WE KNOW JUST IN GENERAL, NOT JUST IN THE CITY, BUT ALSO IN THE COUNTY, THAT THERE'S A CONTINUED NEED FOR FOR MORE HOUSING.

AND REALLY, OTHER THAN THE 250 TOWNHOMES THAT ARE IN AVANIR, THERE ARE NO NEW TOWNHOMES THAT ARE WEST OF THE BEELINE HIGHWAY, WHICH CREATES A LACK OF DIVERSITY OF HOUSING TYPES. NOT EVERYONE WANTS A SINGLE FAMILY HOME.

WHEN YOU HAVE A DIVERSIFIED HOUSING STOCK, THAT REALLY STRENGTHENS THE ABILITY FOR PEOPLE TO FIND HOUSING TYPES THAT ARE SUITABLE TO THEM, WHICH THEN ALLEVIATES ANY, YOU KNOW, HOUSING MISMATCH OR SHORTAGE.

YOU KNOW, AND WE ALL KNOW THAT THE CITY IS APPROACHING BUILDOUT.

THERE'S NOT MANY VACANT PIECES OF LAND LEFT.

SO WE CAN'T LET THOSE OPPORTUNITIES SLIP AWAY LIKE THIS ONE WHERE IT'S IT'S TOO SMALL FOR A SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT.

BUT WE BELIEVE THE MORE APPROPRIATE USE IS FOR A MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL USE, AS BRIAN OUTLINED IN THE TRAFFIC REPORT THAT WE'VE DONE FROM A TRAFFIC TRAFFIC PERSPECTIVE.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOWNHOME DEVELOPMENT IS MUCH MORE COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY THAN THE PROPOSED AND ACTUALLY THE APPROVED COMMERCIAL OFFICE PROJECT IS.

AND LOCATING MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL USES ALONG A MAJOR CORRIDOR SUCH AS NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD IS WITH THE LOWER RESIDENTIAL

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DENSITIES LOCATED AWAY FROM IT, LIKE IN OUR CASE, TO THE WEST AND TO THE SOUTH.

THAT IS A STANDARD URBAN PLANNING PRINCIPLE.

YOU WANT A TRANSITION DENSITY AWAY FROM THE HIGH USE CORRIDORS.

SO THIS IS THE NEW SITE PLAN THAT WE'VE BEEN ALLUDING TO UP UNTIL NOW.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S VASTLY DIFFERENT THAN THE FIRST TWO VERSIONS THAT WE STARTED OFF WITH THE ENTRANCE.

AND I'LL GO INTO MORE DETAIL IN A COUPLE OF OTHER SLIDES THAT ZOOM IN ON THE ON THE ON THE SITE IN A COUPLE OF AREAS.

BUT YOU COME IN OFF OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PROPERTY AS YOU COME THROUGH.

IT'S A GATED COMMUNITY. SO YOU COME THROUGH THE GATES, THERE'S A YOU EITHER GO LEFT OR YOU GO RIGHT AND THEN THERE'S FULL CIRCULATION.

THERE'S NO DEAD END STREETS ANYMORE.

IT'S YOU GO YOU GO AROUND THE WHOLE PROPERTY AND YOU COME BACK TO WHERE YOU STARTED.

THERE'S A CENTRALIZED RECREATION AREA IN THE MIDDLE.

SO HERE ARE SOME OF THE KEY DESIGN FEATURES.

BECAUSE IT IS A VACANT SITE, WE HAVE TO EXTEND WATER AND SEWER SERVICE TO THE PROPERTY FROM THE WEST.

SO WE HAVE ACTUALLY 50FT IN TOTAL OF WHAT YOU CAN CALL A BUFFER.

THE FIRST 30FT OF IT, THE NORTHERNMOST 30FT OF IT IS A 30 FOOT WIDE UTILITY EASEMENT WHERE UNDER THE GROUND THERE WILL BE THE WATER MAIN AND SEWER MAIN EXTENSIONS. SO WE CAN'T PLANT TREES IN THE WATER AND SEWER EASEMENT, BUT WE CAN HAVE SIDEWALKS AND LOW, LOW COVER GROUND COVER.

SO AND THEN BEHIND THAT, 30FT IS THE OFFICIAL 20 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER WHERE WE WILL HAVE A SIX FOOT WALL ON TOP OF A 2.5FT BERM.

SO THAT'S EIGHT FEET, 8.5FT OF OPAQUE WALL BUFFER IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT BUFFER.

AND THEN ON BOTH SIDES OF IT, THERE'LL BE VARYING AMOUNTS OF LANDSCAPING AT DIFFERENT HEIGHTS AND OF COURSE, GROUND COVER WITH SHRUBS.

AND I HAVE SOME RENDERINGS LATER THAT WILL DETAIL EXACTLY WHAT YOU WOULD SEE FROM NORTH LAKE AS YOU'RE DRIVING ALONG THERE.

ALSO, THERE IS AN EIGHT FOOT WIDE SIDEWALK THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO MEANDER THROUGH THAT THROUGH THAT UTILITY EASEMENT.

AS I MENTIONED, THE PROPERTY IS GATED.

THERE'S A CALL BOX WHERE GUESTS WILL BE RUNG IN THROUGH THE THROUGH THE CALL BOX.

RESIDENTS WILL HAVE THE BAR CODE ON THEIR ON THEIR CARD, WHICH WILL AUTOMATICALLY LET THEM THROUGH THE GATE.

WE ARE PROPOSING INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS BECAUSE OF COURSE, NORTH LAKE IS A HIGH SPEED ROAD AND THE AMOUNT OF VOLUME OF TRAFFIC THAT WOULD COME TO THE SITE.

SO FOR WESTBOUND TRAFFIC ON NORTH LAKE, WE ARE PROPOSING A NEW LEFT TURN LANE INTO THE PROJECT.

AND FOR EASTBOUND TRAFFIC WE ARE PROPOSING A RIGHT TURN LANE.

AND THEN SO IN ORDER TO PREVENT LEFT TURNS OUT OF THE PROJECT, WE ARE GOING TO BUILD WHAT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A PEANUT OR A PORK CHOP, WHERE IT'S A CONCRETE IT'S A CURVED CONCRETE IMPROVEMENT THAT PREVENTS THAT PERSON FROM MAKING A LEFT OUT OF THE PROJECT.

WE'RE ALSO PROVIDING A SCHOOL BUS SHELTER AT THE EXIT POINT OF THE COMMUNITY SO THAT ANY SCHOOL CHILDREN THAT LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY CAN CAN BE PICKED UP HERE BY THE SCHOOL BUS. NOW WE'RE KIND OF SHIFTING TOWARDS THE SOUTH END OF THE PROJECT.

AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THERE IS A CENTRALIZED RECREATION AREA.

THERE'S A CLUBHOUSE OF ABOUT 3200FT², A TOT LOT AND A POOL.

THE RECREATION AREA IS CONNECTED TO THE REST OF THE PROJECT THROUGH SIDEWALKS, THOSE YELLOW SIDEWALKS THAT YOU SEE ON THIS SLIDE.

CONNECT OUTWARDLY TO THE REST OF THE SIDEWALKS.

IN TOTAL, THERE ARE JUST OVER TWO MILES OF SIDEWALKS IN THE PROJECT.

THEN STAYING AT THE SOUTH END OF THE PROJECT.

AS BRIAN MENTIONED BEFORE, ONE OF THE THINGS WE AGREED TO WITH RUSTIC LAKES WAS INCREASING THE HEIGHT OF THE WALL IN THE SOUTH BUFFER FROM SIX FEET TO 7.5FT, WHICH IS ON TOP OF A 2.5FT BERM.

SO THAT'S A TEN FOOT OPAQUE BUFFER ALONG THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE.

THE WALL DOES, THOUGH, IN FACT, GO AROUND THE ENTIRE PROPERTY.

IT TURNS INTO A FENCE AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE, BUT IT GOES AROUND THE ENTIRE PROPERTY.

SO IT'S A TOTALLY SECURE SITE.

AND THE BUFFERS ON THE EAST, WEST AND SOUTH SIDE BY CODE ONLY HAD TO BE EIGHT FEET WIDE.

ON THE SOUTH SIDE, WE ALMOST TRIPLED THAT TO 25FT IN WIDTH IN ORDER TO GIVE AGAIN, A MORE A DEEP LANDSCAPE BUFFER NEXT TO RUSTIC LAKES. AND THEN ON THE EAST AND THE WEST SIDE ON THE EAST SIDE IS 12.5FT ON THE WEST SIDE.

IT STARTS AT 12.5FT AT THE NORTH END.

THEN IT KIND OF WIDENS OUT TO 18FT AT THE SOUTH END OF THE WEST BUFFER AND AGAIN, THERE'S NO HOMES BACKING UP TO RUSTIC LAKES.

THERE'S ALSO NO HOMES THAT BACK UP TO NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD THAT IN OUR FIRST COUPLE OF VERSIONS, NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD, WHICH 98% OF THE PEOPLE IN

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THIS CITY WILL EXPERIENCE THIS PROJECT FROM NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD.

RIGHT. AS MENTIONED BEFORE, THERE ARE SIX WAIVER REQUESTS.

THESE ARE ALL WHAT YOU WOULD CALL STANDARD WAIVERS FOR A TOWNHOME PROJECT BECAUSE AGAIN, YOUR CODE DOESN'T REALLY CONTEMPLATE A TOWNHOUSE PRODUCT IN IT.

IT'S ACTUALLY A BETTER SITUATION FOR THE CITY THAT YOU REQUIRE THESE WAIVERS BECAUSE IT REQUIRES THE DEVELOPER TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND YOUR CODE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THESE WAIVERS ARE JUSTIFIABLE.

BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY AN ATTACHED TOWNHOME CANNOT HAVE A SIDE SETBACK OF TEN FEET.

IT'S AN OBVIOUS CODE REQUIREMENT THAT WE CAN'T COMPLY WITH THE ONE THAT THE LAST ONE ON THE SCREEN HERE, RELIEF FROM STREET TREE REQUIREMENTS. SO WE'LL EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE.

YOUR CODE REQUIRES ONE STREET TREE PER LOT OR WITHIN 15FT OF THE LOT.

SO WHEN A TOWNHOME PRODUCT, WHEN YOU HAVE A BUILDING THAT HAS FOUR OR 6 OR 7 TOWNHOMES TOGETHER, WE CAN HAVE MOST OF THOSE. BY AND LARGE, MOST OF THOSE LOTS HAVE A STREET TREE IN FRONT OF IT.

BUT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BRING UTILITIES INTO THE BUILDINGS, WE CAN'T HAVE A STREET TREE IN EVERY SINGLE LITTLE POCKET IN FRONT OF THE TOWNHOUSE.

SO THERE ARE SOME INSTANCES WHERE WE DON'T HAVE THAT.

BUT OVERALL WE HAVE 208 STREET TREES IN THE PROJECT, SO WE HAVE MORE THAN THE ONE PER LOT BY FAR BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF STREET TREES IN THE IN THE COMMON AREAS AND ON THE SIDES OF THE STREETS WHERE THERE ARE NO NO TOWNHOMES.

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE. THIS IS A RENDERING OF IF YOU'RE ON ONE OF THE STREETS, OBVIOUSLY YOU SEE A PLETHORA OF STREET TREES HERE.

YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE THAT THERE'S A THAT'S AN INSTANCE WHERE WE'RE BRINGING UTILITIES UNDER THE GROUND INTO THE BUILDINGS.

AT THAT POINT, WE JUST CAN'T HAVE A STREET TREE ON TOP OF THAT.

BUT YOU'LL ALSO SEE THAT IN ADDITION TO THE STREET TREES, THERE ARE TREES ON THE PRIVATE LOT IN FRONT OF EVERY SINGLE TOWNHOME UNIT.

SO THERE'S THERE'S A TWO LAYERED, YOU KNOW, CALL IT A LANDSCAPE BUFFER, IF YOU WILL, FROM THE FROM THE STREET.

ARCHITECTURALLY SPEAKING, THIS THIS PROJECT HAS ALSO EVOLVED QUITE A BIT.

WE'VE WORKED WITH YOUR STAFF OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

THERE'S ACTUALLY TWO DIFFERENT ARCHITECTURAL STYLES AS WELL.

WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW IS CALLED THE THE CLASSICAL ELEVATION, AND THEN THAT'S THE COASTAL LOOK.

SO THERE ARE AND THERE WILL BE NO TWO ARCHITECTURAL STYLES BACK TO BACK.

SO THERE'LL BE NO MONOTONY OF THE SAME ARCHITECTURAL STYLE AS YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET.

AND THEN THE NEXT SERIES OF SLIDES IS SORT OF A ZOOMED IN LOOK SO YOU CAN GET A FEEL FOR SOME OF THE ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED ON TO THE PROJECT AS WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH CITY STAFF.

AGAIN, THE TWO DIFFERENT ARCHITECTURAL STYLES.

I ALSO NOTE THAT EVERY ALL THE LANDSCAPING YOU SEE ON THESE RENDERINGS IS TO SCALE AND SPECIES SPECIFIC.

SO THIS IS A VERY ACCURATE LOOK OF WHAT THE PROJECT WILL LOOK LIKE.

AGAIN, THE TWO DIFFERENT MODELS, THIS IS NOW TURNING AROUND TO SEE THE BACK OF THE UNITS.

ALL THE UNITS HAVE A SECOND FLOOR BALCONY AND A FIRST FLOOR PATIO WITH A PRIVACY WALL BETWEEN THE UNITS AT EVERY BETWEEN THE BRICK AND THE UNITS.

THIS IS A RENDERING OF LIKE IF YOU'RE ON THE STREET THAT GOES EAST TO WEST.

ON THE RIGHT SIDE ARE THE UNITS ON THE LEFT SIDE IS LIKE THE INSIDE OF THE BUFFER ALONG NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD.

AND THEN THIS IS THE VIEW, LIKE IF YOU WERE TO COME THROUGH THE GATE, THIS IS THE FRONT OF THE CLUBHOUSE THAT YOU WOULD SEE.

SO THIS IS WHERE YOU WOULD EITHER GO LEFT OR GO RIGHT TO GET TO TO YOUR UNIT.

AND THEN THIS IS LIKE IF YOU'RE IN THE RECREATION AREA AND YOU'RE WALKING NORTH TOWARDS THE TOT LOT.

NOW, THIS IS IF YOU'RE A PEDESTRIAN OUT ON NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD AND YOU'RE LOOKING INTO THE SIDEWALK THAT COMES INTO THE PROJECT, WE OF COURSE, HAVE AN ATTRACTIVE PROJECT IDENTIFICATION SIGN WITH A WATER FEATURE HERE.

AND THIS IS THE CALL BOX FEATURE THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER.

THE SAME KIND OF VIEW.

YOU'RE STILL A PEDESTRIAN ON THE SIDEWALK.

NOW YOU'RE A LITTLE FURTHER EAST LOOKING BACK TO THE WEST.

THIS IS THE SCHOOL BUS SHELTER HERE.

THEY DON'T REALLY SHOW ON THE RENDERING HERE, BUT THERE WILL BE BOLLARDS HERE ON THE NORTH AND WEST SIDE OF THE SCHOOL BUS SHELTER SO THAT IN CASE THERE'S A CAR THAT LOSES CONTROL, IF IT COMES TOWARDS THE SCHOOL BUS SHELTER, THE BOLLARDS WOULD STOP IT FROM FROM HITTING THE SHELTER ITSELF.

AND THEN THIS VIEW AND THE NEXT VIEW IS WHAT, AGAIN, 98% OF THE POPULATION IN THE CITY WILL WILL VIEW THE PROPERTY.

SO THIS IS AS IF YOU'RE IN A CAR AND YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT TURN LANE ABOUT TO TURN RIGHT INTO THE PROJECT.

AND IF YOU WERE TO LOOK OUT TO THE RIGHT OUT OF YOUR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW.

SO THIS IS WHAT YOU SEE IN THE FOREGROUND WITH THE COLORFUL GROUND COVER AND THE SIDEWALK.

THAT'S THAT 30 FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT WHERE WE CAN'T PLANT TREES, BUT WE CAN HAVE IT'S ADDITIONAL SPACE THAT WE HAVE.

SETBACK FROM THE FROM NORTHLAKE.

AND THEN BEHIND THAT, WHERE YOU SEE THE FLOWERING TREES AND THE THE SABLE PALMS AND THEN THE AND THE WALL, THAT IS OUR OFFICIAL 20 FOOT WIDE LANDSCAPE BUFFER ALONG NORTH LAKE.

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AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S MULTI-LAYERED IN TERMS OF BOTH DEPTH, BUT ALSO HEIGHT.

THERE'S TREES OF VARYING HEIGHTS IN THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER.

AND REALLY THIS IS THE SHOT.

SO THIS IS IF YOU'RE GOING EASTBOUND ON NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD AND YOU'RE LOOKING YOU'RE JUST LOOKING OFF TO THE RIGHT OUT OF YOUR WINDSHIELD, THIS IS WHAT YOU WOULD SEE.

AGAIN, YOU CAN GET A SENSE HERE OF THE THE DEPTH AND QUANTITY OF LANDSCAPING AND THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER.

SO WE WE SHARED ALL THOSE RENDERINGS WITH WITH WE HAD A COMMUNITY MEETING ON MARCH 29TH, WHICH, YOU KNOW, MEMBERS FROM BAY HILL ESTATES, CARLTON OAKS, OSPREY ISLES WERE ALL THERE.

WE SHOWED THEM THOSE RENDERINGS.

BUT AFTER THAT MEETING IN PARTICULAR, BAY HILL ESTATES AND THE PRESERVE OF BAY HILL WERE INTERESTED IN WHAT WHAT ARE WE GOING TO POTENTIALLY SEE AS WE COME OUT OF OUR COMMUNITY IN AND OUT OF OUR COMMUNITY? BECAUSE AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS ON THIS SLIDE.

BAY HILL DRIVE DOES COME IN NEXT TO THE WEST PROPERTY LINE AND IT ACTUALLY CURVES, YOU KNOW, THE SOUTH END.

IT KIND OF CURVES CLOSER TO THE PROJECT.

SO USING TECHNOLOGY AT WGI CALLED LIDAR TECHNOLOGY, WE WERE ABLE TO GO ON TO BAY HILL DRIVE AND DO A DIGITAL SCAN OF THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENT THERE.

SO LIDAR AND ITS VERY SIMPLEST FORM IS A IS A LASER THAT SHOOTS OUT FROM A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.

IT GOES OUT, IT BOUNCES OFF EVERYTHING THAT THAT IS EXISTING.

IT COMES BACK TO THE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND IT CREATES A 3D MODEL DOWN TO THE SPECIFICITY OF EVERY LEAF ON EVERY TREE, RIGHT? AND THEN WE BUILD THAT MODEL IN IN OUR SYSTEM, AND THEN WE SHARE THAT MODEL.

WE SHARE THAT MODEL WITH THE ARCHITECT WHO HAD CREATED HIS MODEL OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT, AND HE INSERTED HIS MODEL INTO THE LIDAR MODEL.

AND WE WERE ABLE TO CREATE PHOTOREALISTIC RENDERINGS OF WHAT YOU WOULD SEE ON CERTAIN POINTS ON BAY HILL DRIVE.

SO HERE, THIS RED ARROW THAT YOU SEE IS WE MODELED WHAT YOU WOULD SEE IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO THE EAST.

NOW, THIS IS NOT THAT LIGHT MODEL, BUT THIS IS A TWO DIMENSIONAL, WHAT WE CALL A LINE OF SIGHT DIAGRAM.

JUST TO ILLUSTRATE THAT, YOU'RE ABOUT 200FT AWAY HORIZONTALLY FROM BEING ON BAY HILL DRIVE, LOOKING ACROSS THEIR LAKE TOWARDS THE PROPOSED PROJECT.

AND THEN THIS IS THAT MODEL, RIGHT? SO THIS IS BAY HILL DRIVE HERE IN THE FOREGROUND WITH THE EXISTING SIDEWALK, EXISTING TREES, AND THEN THEIR LAKE WITH THE FOUNTAIN IN IT.

AND THEN IN THE BACKGROUND HERE IS THE TALLER TREES ARE THE EXISTING MATURE TREES THAT ARE ON WHAT WOULD BE THE WEST SIDE OF THE COMMON PROPERTY LINE ON ON THE BAY HILL SIDE.

AND THEN BEHIND THAT WILL BE OUR NEW LANDSCAPING AND OUR WHAT WOULD BE OUR WESTERN BUFFER.

AND THEN BEHIND THAT WOULD BE THE THE TOWNHOMES, RIGHT? AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT VIEW, AND ALMOST MORE IMPORTANTLY, THIS VIEW, THIS IS WHAT YOU WOULD SEE IF YOU'RE DRIVING NORTH OUT OF THE COMMUNITY AND YOU LOOK AND YOU'RE LOOKING OFF TO THE RIGHT, YOU'RE A LITTLE CLOSER NOW TO THE PROJECT.

YOU'RE ABOUT 75FT AWAY.

AND THEN THIS IS THAT PHOTOREALISTIC VIEW.

SO THIS IS BAY HILL DRIVE.

YOU KNOW, IN THE FOREGROUND HERE, THERE ARE EXISTING SIDEWALK HERE.

THERE ARE EXISTING LANDSCAPING ON THEIR SIDE OF THE PROPERTY LINE.

AGAIN, OUR BUFFER ON THE OTHER SIDE AND THEN THE TOWNHOMES BEHIND THAT.

SO YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A GREAT AMOUNT OF LANDSCAPE BUFFERING BETWEEN OUR PROJECT AND THE BAY HILL COMMUNITIES.

AND YOU KNOW, IN SOME WE'RE ASKING FOR, YOU KNOW, MOTIONS TO APPROVE THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT, THE REZONING, THE SITE PLAN AND ALSO THE WAIVERS.

AND WITH THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. BARNES. ALL RIGHT. I'LL BE CALLING MARTIN FITZ FROM THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD, MARTIN FITTS, PLANNING AND ZONING, AND I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN.

I DO HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION AND I WILL DO MY BEST NOT TO BE DUPLICATIVE OF WHAT THE WHAT THE APPLICANT HAS DONE.

BUT THERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION.

THE APPLICANT ADDRESSED THE THE LOCATION AND AND THE DIFFERENT REQUESTS AND A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE PROJECT.

I DO WANT TO POINT OUT, FOLLOWING THE ANNEXATION IN 2018, THE CITY ASSIGNED A CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, LAND USE AND ZONING TO THE PROJECT THAT WAS COMPARABLE TO WHAT THEY HAD IN THE COUNTY, AND THAT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO MAINTAIN THE EXISTING APPROVALS THAT THEY ALREADY HAVE.

WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE THE SITE PLAN THAT'S ALREADY EXISTING ON SITE.

WHEN THE STAFF IS REVIEWING A LAND USE CHANGE TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STAFF LOOKS AT TWO THINGS,

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PRIMARILY COMPATIBILITY, BOTH WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND WITH THE NEIGHBORING THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES AND ALSO THE LEVELS OF SERVICE STANDARDS THAT ARE ESTABLISHED WITHIN OUR CODE. AND SO I'LL BRIEFLY DISCUSS THOSE.

WE HAVE FOUR PARCELS IN THE PROJECT.

THE TWO ON THE EASTERNMOST ARE CURRENTLY HAVE A COMMERCIAL LAND USE.

THIS IS WHERE THE MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDINGS WERE APPROVED ON THE SITE AND TO THE ON THE TWO WESTERNMOST ARE ASSIGNED A RURAL RESIDENTIAL.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO HAVE ALL FOUR PARCELS OR 17.89 ACRES AS RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM.

RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM IS.

IT SERVES A LOT OF FUNCTIONS, BUT ONE OF THOSE IS AS THAT TRANSITIONAL LAND USE BETWEEN LOWER DENSITY USES AND MORE INTENSE LAND USES SUCH AS COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL OR IN THIS CASE, A HIGH TRAFFIC THOROUGHFARE.

IT'S ALSO INTENDED TO BE LOCATED IN AREAS WHERE THE CITY SERVICES SUCH AS WATER, POLICE AND FIRE AND CAN BE PROVIDED IN AN ECONOMICAL AND EFFICIENT MANNER.

AND IT'S ALSO INTENDED TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF HOUSING OPTIONS.

SO THIS THE RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM LAND USE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

WE LOOK AT THE THE LEVELS OF SERVICE FOR THE PROJECT, IN THIS CASE FOR TRAFFIC.

ONE OF THE PRIMARY THINGS THAT IS OF INTEREST THE WITH THE APPROVED LAND USES THE PROJECT HAS A POTENTIAL OF UP TO 4300 DAILY TRIPS ON NORTH LAKE WITH THE PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM THAT WOULD REDUCE THE TRAFFIC BY OVER 3500 TRIPS ON A DAILY BASIS. IT MEETS ALL THE LEVELS OF SERVICE STANDARDS FOR POLICE, FIRE, RESCUE, DRAINAGE, WATER AND WASTEWATER AND ALSO SOLID WASTE.

WE ALSO LOOKED AT WHETHER OR NOT THIS THE RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM, IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES.

THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS SHOWN IN ORANGE ABOVE THE LOW DENSITY OF RUSTIC LAKES, AND ON THE NORTH IS THE HIGH TRAFFIC THOROUGHFARE OF NORTH LAKE. THERE IS RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM ALREADY IN THE AREA.

IBIS ACTUALLY HAS A RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM, WEST PALM BEACH LAND USE AND THERE'S ALSO BEEN RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM APPROVED THROUGH THE TOWNHOMES IN AVENIR TO THE WEST.

THERE'S ALSO A SIGNIFICANT COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT EITHER CURRENTLY EXISTING OR APPROVED ALONG THE CORRIDOR, BOTH AT THE SHOPPES, AT IBIS TO THE EAST AND ALSO THE AVENIR TOWN CENTER AND THE THE TWO COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS ON EITHER SIDE OF COCONUT BOULEVARD RECENTLY ANNEXED INTO THE CITY.

SO WE FEEL THAT THE RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE NEARBY DEVELOPMENT AND THE THE RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM MEETS THE FINDINGS OF FACT REQUIREMENT REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL FOR FOR THE PROPOSED LAND USE.

MOVING ON TO THE REZONING ANALYSIS, AGAIN, THE TWO EASTERNMOST PARCELS CURRENTLY HAVE A PUD OVERLAY WITH AN UNDERLYING PROFESSIONAL OFFICE WHICH ALLOWS THE APPLICANT OR THE OWNER TO MAINTAIN THE EXISTING USES THAT ARE APPROVED THROUGH THE COUNTY AND THE TWO TWO PARCELS TO THE WEST HAVE THE RESIDENTIAL LAND USE OR ZONING.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A PUD OVERLAY FOR THE ENTIRE 17.89 ACRES WITH AN UNDERLYING RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM WITH THE SITE PLAN APPROVAL. THE APPLICANT HAS GONE OVER THE THE SITE PLAN IN GREAT DETAIL.

I WILL POINT OUT THAT THEY'RE THE APPLICANT IS ALSO PROVIDING LATERAL PLANTINGS IN BOTH OF THE LAKES ON EITHER SIDE AND FOCAL POINT PLANTINGS AS WELL.

AND YOU'LL NOTICE IN THESE AREAS IN BLUE ARE DISPERSED ON STREET PARKING FOR GUEST PARKING THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT.

THE ENTRYWAY, AS THE APPLICANT MENTIONED, WE HAVE THE THE SCHOOL BUS SHELTER AND THE MONUMENT SIGN.

I WILL NOTE THAT THE ONE CHANGE TO THE SITE PLAN IS A CONCEPTUAL RESIDENT TURNAROUND IN THE IN THE ENTRANCE MEDIAN TO ALLOW FOR RESIDENTS IF THEY DROPPED THEIR KIDS OFF AT THE SCHOOL BUS OR IF THEY CHANGE THEIR MIND AND NEED TO GO BACK INTO THE SITE.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO OUT ONTO NORTH LAKE AND ADD THE TRAFFIC THERE.

SO WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT TO HAVE THAT ADDED TO THE SITE.

THE APPLICANT COVERED THE AMENITIES PROGRAM.

THE CLUBHOUSE ALSO INCLUDES THE MAIL KIOSK AND A FITNESS ROOM.

AND I WILL NOTE THAT THE TOT LOT DOES HAVE A FIXED SHADE STRUCTURE, SO THE KIDS WILL BE PROTECTED THERE AS WELL.

PARKING ON THE SITE.

THE PROJECT REQUIRES 350 PARKING SPACES.

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THIS IS ONE SPACE PER BEDROOM PLUS 5% FOR GUEST PARKING.

EACH OF THE TOWNHOMES IS PROVIDING THREE PARKING SPACES, ONE INSIDE A SINGLE CAR GARAGE AND TWO ON THE DRIVEWAY.

AND AS. YOU MENTIONED THE GUEST PARKING IS PROVIDED BOTH THROUGH THE DISPERSED PARKING SPACES IN EACH OF THE FOUR CORNERS AND ALSO AROUND THE THE CLUBHOUSE.

WE ANALYZE THE LEVELS OF SERVICE BASED ON THE ACTUAL PROPOSED PLAN, AND IT DOES MEET ALL OF THE LEVELS OF SERVICE.

I WILL NOTE THAT WATER AND WASTEWATER IS BEING PROVIDED THROUGH THE PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER UTILITIES DEPARTMENT AS OPPOSED TO SEACOAST.

SO THERE WAS SOME ADDITIONAL COORDINATION THERE AS WELL.

I WILL MENTION THAT WE'VE THE APPLICANT MENTIONED DRAINAGE AND THE KEEPING THE STORMWATER RUNOFF ON SITE.

THE APPLICANT IS PROVIDING YARD DRAINS BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE WALL.

SINCE THE WALL IS IS INSIDE OF THE BUFFER, THESE YARD DRAINS WILL HELP KEEP ALL OF THAT THAT STORMWATER RUNOFF ON SITE AND ULTIMATELY EXITING TO THE NORTH.

THE EXISTING DRAINAGE ON NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD.

THIS WILL KEEP ALL THE STORMWATER ON SITE INSTEAD OF GOING INTO THE RUSTIC LAKES AND THE BAY HILL CANALS.

WITH TRAFFIC FOR THE SITE WE ANALYZED BASED ON THE THE PROPOSED LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT.

WITH THE CURRENT APPROVAL OF 42,000FT² OF MEDICAL OFFICE, THAT'S 1300 DAILY TRIPS.

THE PROPOSED PROJECT WITH 111 DWELLING UNITS WOULD ACTUALLY REDUCE THAT TRAFFIC BY 528.

TRIPS DAILY.

IN ADDITION TO THESE TRIPS, THERE ARE HAVE BEEN SOME RECENT OTHER APPROVALS ON NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD THAT WILL FURTHER REDUCE THE POTENTIAL TRAFFIC.

FIRST, AS MR. SEYMOUR MENTIONED, THE STAR OF DAVID APPROVAL FROM THE CONGREGATE LIVING FACILITY AND THE MEDICAL OFFICE TO A CEMETERY USE WOULD REDUCE TRIPS BY ALMOST 300 DAILY TRIPS.

ADDITIONALLY, PALM BEACH COUNTY RECENTLY APPROVED INITIALLY APPROVED THE REDUCTION IN THE PALM BEACH OR THE INDIAN TRAILS GROVE PROJECT WEST OF THE ACREAGE, REDUCING OVER 1000 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND 265 MULTI-FAMILY UNITS.

THIS WOULD RESULT IN A REDUCTION OF ABOUT 14,000 TRIPS, ALL TOLD, BETWEEN THE THREE.

IT WOULD BE 18,000 TRIPS THERE WOULD BE REDUCED.

THE APPLICANT MENTIONED THE TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE BEING REQUIRED.

I DID WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE WIDENING PROJECT ON NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD AND THE STATUS OF SOME OF THOSE JUST TO PROVIDE CONTEXT.

AS WE KNOW, SOME NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD IS GOING TO BE WIDENED FROM STATE ROAD SEVEN ALL THE WAY TO SEMINOLE PRATT WHITNEY AS PART OF THE AVANIR PROJECT.

THE SEMINOLE, THE SECTION FROM SEMINOLE PRATT WHITNEY TO 140TH AVENUE, WHICH IS ALSO THE PANTHER NATIONAL BOULEVARD IN AVANIR.

THIS IS THE PALM BEACH COUNTY IS PROVIDING ALL OF THAT AND THOSE ALL OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY.

AND THAT'S CURRENTLY HAS BEEN DELAYED DUE TO SOME ISSUES FROM 1/40 BOULEVARD TO IVANHOE DRIVE.

THIS PARTICULAR SEGMENT HAS THE SIX LANING HAS BEEN DELAYED DUE TO INCREASED COSTS AND SOME CONTRACTING ISSUES AND ALSO TIMING WITH THE PERMITTING PROCESS.

AND AND THAT'S CURRENTLY OUT FOR BID.

AND FROM ABNER DRIVE TO STATE ROAD SEVEN THAT HAD BEEN STARTED AND THEN WAS DELAYED DUE TO SOME SOME ISSUES WITH UTILITIES AND WITH THE COUNTY AND THAT'S CURRENTLY BACK UNDER CONSTRUCTION AGAIN.

ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE TWO TRAFFIC SIGNALS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN PROCESS.

THE FIRST IS THAT NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD AND ABERNATHY DRIVE.

THIS IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

IN FACT, THEY THEY JUST POURED THE PYLONS OR POURED THE FOOTERS THIS WEEK.

AND SO THOSE SHOULD BE YOU SHOULD START SEEING MORE CONSTRUCTION IN THAT AREA IN THE COMING MONTHS FROM NORTH NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD AND COCONUT BOULEVARD INTERSECTION AND SIGNAL THAT'S PART OF THE THE CONTRACT THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING DELAYED AND IS IN THE IN THE PERMITTING PROCESS.

THE COCONUT BOULEVARD EXTENSION THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT FREQUENTLY AS RECENTLY RECEIVED APPROVAL FOR THE RAILROAD CROSSING AT THE CSX RAILROAD AND TO CONNECT TO THE BEELINE HIGHWAY.

THE CONSTRUCTION PLANS FOR THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW WITH THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES AND PERMITTING IS ONGOING.

THE APPLICANT DISCUSSED THE ARCHITECTURE, WHICH HAS COME A LONG WAY SINCE THE INITIAL SUBMITTAL.

AS MENTIONED, THERE IS A CONDITION THAT NO TWO BUILDINGS WILL SIDE BY SIDE CAN USE THE SAME ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS.

I'D ALSO NOTE THAT THERE ARE A VARIETY OF UNIT SIZES FROM 4 TO 7, SO THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL VARIETY WITHIN THE PROJECT.

WE'VE DISCUSSED THE CLUBHOUSE AND THE TOT LOT, THE STREET TREES.

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WE PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THESE.

THE APPLICANT IS PROVIDING A VARIETY OF SPECIES FOR THE STREET TREES, INCLUDING FOXTAIL, PALMS AND GREEN BUTTONWOODS AND IS ALSO PROVIDING GROUND COVER UNDERNEATH THE TREES TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SOD THAT'S BEING USED ON THE SITE WHICH CUTS DOWN ON WATER USAGE.

THE APPLICANT DISCUSSED THE BUFFERS, SO I WON'T GO INTO A LOT OF DETAIL WITH THAT.

I WILL MENTION THAT ON THE SOUTHERN BUFFER AGAINST RUSTIC LAKES.

THE APPLICANT IS RELOCATING A NUMBER OF EXISTING TREES ON SITE INTO THAT BUFFER TO MAINTAIN THOSE.

THE EAST AND WEST BUFFERS ARE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST, PARTICULARLY ON THE WEST, BECAUSE OF THE CONNECTION TO BAY HILL DRIVE.

THE THE APPLICANT IS PROVIDING THE SIX FOOT WALL ON THE BUFFER, ON THE BERM AND PLANTINGS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE OF OF THE WALL IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THAT AN ADDITIONAL BUFFER AND THOSE YARD DRAINS.

AND THE ENTRANCE. I WILL DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE THERE IS THE APPLICANT IS PROVIDING A SIGNATURE LIVE OAK FOR CARLTON OAKS AT JUST TO THE EAST OF THE ENTRANCE.

AND THERE IS A LIFT STATION TO THE EAST OF THE ENTRANCE AS WELL.

THIS IS REQUIRED BY THE PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER UTILITIES DEPARTMENT BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF UNITS.

AND THAT LIFT STATION HAS BEEN FULLY SCREENED FROM THE ENTRANCE AND FROM NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD.

THE APPLICANT MENTIONED THE SIX WAIVERS THAT ARE BEING REQUIRED.

THE FIRST FIVE WAIVERS ARE DEALING WITH THE SITE CRITERIA, SPECIFICALLY SETBACKS AND THE LOT COVERAGE.

THESE ARE WAIVERS THAT ARE COMMON WAIVERS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR ANY TOWNHOME PROJECT WITHIN THE CITY.

THEY'VE BEEN REQUESTED AND GRANTED A NUMBER OF TIMES IN THE PAST, INCLUDING TRIVIAL POINT, MIDTOWN AND PALOMA.

I WILL NOTE THAT THESE WAIVERS ARE NOT A DENSITY BONUS.

THE PROJECT IS NOT REQUESTING ANY DENSITY BONUSES AND IN FACT IS LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM INTENSITY PERMITTED UNDER THE RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM.

ALSO, WAIVERS ARE NOT GUARANTEED.

THEY ARE SOMETHING THAT IS REQUESTED AND THE APPLICANT IS PROVIDING ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING IN THE FORM OF LATERAL PLANTINGS AND THOSE FOCAL POINT PLANTINGS AND AS WELL AS CLUSTERING THE DEVELOPMENT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL OPEN SPACE AND PEDESTRIAN AMENITIES TO JUSTIFY THE WAIVERS AND STAFF DOES SUPPORT THE FIVE WAIVERS FOR THE SIXTH WAIVER FOR THE STREET TREES.

THE APPLICANT CLEARLY POINTED OUT THE REASON WHY THE WAIVER IS REQUESTED DUE TO UTILITIES AND THE NATURE OF THE DRIVEWAYS.

THE APPLICANT IS PROVIDING MORE THAN THE NUMBER OF STREET TREES AND A VARIETY OF SPECIES IN ORDER TO INCREASE DIVERSITY TO JUSTIFY THE WAIVERS AND STAFF DOES SUPPORT THIS WAIVER AS WELL. THE APPLICANT REVIEWED THE LINE OF SIGHT STUDIES AND THE VISUAL IMPACT, SO I WON'T GO INTO DETAIL WITH THOSE.

I WILL POINT OUT THAT THEY ALSO DID A LINE OF SIGHT STUDY ON THE SOUTH COMPARED TO THE REST OF LAKE'S NEIGHBORS THAT ARE TO ADJACENT AND THE CLOSEST HOUSE IS OVER 200FT AWAY FROM THE PROPERTY BOUNDARY AND THE PROPERTY BOUNDARY IS 80FT AWAY FROM THE CLOSEST HOUSE AS WELL.

THIS PROJECT HAS HAD A SIGNIFICANT EVOLUTION FROM WHEN IT FIRST CAME IN AS A APPLICATION MEETING IN MARCH OF 21.

THAT'S WHEN IT HAD THE 186 TOWNHOMES SORT OF AS MUCH AS THEY COULD POSSIBLY GET ON THE SITE.

WE'VE WORKED WITH THE APPLICANT SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE THEN FROM THE INITIAL SUBMITTAL AND THEN TO THE PROJECT THAT WE HAVE TODAY BETWEEN THE SITE PLAN AND THE ARCHITECTURE AND THE LANDSCAPING.

WE FEEL THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM TO GET IT TO THE GARDEN STANDARD THAT WE EXPECT.

I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WITH THE RECENT APPROVAL OF THE LOCAL BILL THAT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW ON MARCH 30TH OF 2023 AND WENT INTO EFFECT JULY 1ST OF THIS YEAR, THE LIVE LOCAL BILL OR ACT FOCUSES ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND WORKFORCE HOUSING.

ONE OF THE KEY FACTORS OF THIS BILL IS THAT IT PREEMPTS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ON SOME ELEMENTS, SPECIFICALLY WITH DENSITY AND HEIGHT AND ALSO THE PROCESS FOR PROJECTS THAT HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCLUDED.

I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT FOR THIS PARTICULAR SITE, UNDER THE LIVE LOCAL ACT, IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THE APPLICANT COULD REQUEST UP TO 179 UNITS, WHICH IS TEN UNITS PER ACRE.

THEY COULD DEVELOP UP TO 65FT IN HEIGHT WITH A MIXED USE PROJECT PROVIDING 40% OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS AS A AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL WITH NO PUBLIC HEARING AND NO PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIRED UNDER THE LIVE LOCAL ACT.

THE APPLICANT DID HAVE WENT THROUGH THE PUBLIC OUTREACH AND ALSO WITH THE LETTERS OF SUPPORT THAT THEY'VE RECEIVED FROM THE IMMEDIATELY ADJOINING PROPERTIES.

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THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN PUBLICLY NOTICED PER OUR CODE THROUGH NEWSPAPER ADS, PRODUCT POSTINGS ON THE PROPERTY AND MAILERS TO THE NEIGHBORS.

I WILL POINT OUT THAT THIS DID GO TO THE JULY 11TH PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD AND WHERE IT WAS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL UNANIMOUSLY WITH A VOTE OF SEVEN ZERO. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 14 BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF FACT AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF ORDINANCE 15 AND THE APPROVAL OF ALL SIX WAIVERS AND STAFF IS AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

BEFORE WE GO ON TO COMMENT CARDS, DOES ANYONE ON COUNCIL HAVE ANYTHING THEY WANT TO SAY OR GO FORWARD? I'LL JUST GO TO COMMENT CARDS OTHERWISE.

ALL RIGHT. YOU GOT IT.

WE'LL DO QUESTIONS AFTER.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENT CARDS HERE TONIGHT.

I'LL BE CALLING YOUR NAME. IF YOU COULD COME UP TO THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, AND BEAR WITH ME WITH HANDWRITING AND PRONUNCIATION, PLEASE.

SO THE FIRST CARD I HAVE IS FOR JIM ASH.

SO. THANK YOU, SIR.

COME ON UP. NAME AND ADDRESS.

AND YOU'VE GOT THREE MINUTES.

MY NAME IS JIM ASH, AND I LIVE AT SEVEN 781 RIVERCREST WAY IN THE PRESERVE OF BAY HILL.

HAVE YOU BEEN SWORN IN, SIR? YES, I HAVE.

YES. YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR A LOT OF COMMENTS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY CONVEYED EITHER BY MAIL OR IN PERSON, SOME LATER TONIGHT.

I TOTALLY CONCUR WITH AND I HAVE A FEW ADDITIONAL COMMENTS AS TO WHY I BELIEVE THIS PROPOSED PROJECT SHOULD NOT GO FORWARD.

DURING THE ZONING BOARD MEETING, IT WAS STATED BY THE COMMITTEE THAT THERE WAS VERY LITTLE HOUSING AVAILABLE THAT WAS PRICED FOR FIRST RESPONDERS, TEACHERS AND OTHERS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE CITY.

THERE ACTUALLY SEEMS TO BE A MESSAGE THAT THE PROJECT WAS CRITICAL IMMEDIATELY TO PROVIDE DIVERSITY HOUSING.

HOWEVER, THERE ARE MANY PLACES IN OUR AREA WHERE THERE SIMPLY IS A GOOD SUPPLY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

PGA RESORT, FOR EXAMPLE.

A LOT OF THEIR HOMES IN THERE ARE PRICED LESS THAN THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.

ALSO OUTSIDE OF THE CITY, BUT NEARBY WEST LAKE ARTISAN AND ARDEN, RATHER I'M SORRY, IN OTHERS ARE CLEARLY HAVE STARTING PRICES UNDER $500,000.

IS THERE A FURTHER NEED FOR ADDITIONAL MODERATELY PRICED HOUSING IN THE CITY? OF COURSE YOU CAN ARGUE, BUT AS ILLUSTRATED BY THE OPPOSITION, THIS IS SIMPLY NOT THE RIGHT DIRECTION OR THE PROPER TIME FOR THE PROJECT.

THIS IS NOT A NIMBY SITUATION, BUT A PRESSURE POINT THAT REQUIRES MORE ANALYSIS AND SCRUTINY.

ANOTHER ISSUE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP TO THE COMMITTEE IS THE CONFUSION AS TO HOW WE ARE HANDLING CITY GROWTH, BE IT THE WIDENING OF NORTH LAKE, THE SR SEVEN PROJECT OR THE CONNECTION TO THE B-LINE.

IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE MANY UNSETTLED MATTERS AND RELATED TIMING THAT BEGS THE QUESTION OF HOW THE CITY MOVES FORWARD.

THAT UNCERTAINTY QUESTIONS THE TIMING OF ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE CITY TO BE APPROVED UNTIL THERE IS FINAL RESOLUTION, AN ACCURATE TIMETABLE CAN BE PUT INTO PLACE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER ALL THE ISSUES CAREFULLY BEFORE A FINAL DECISION IS MADE.

THERE'S A LOT OF PROCESS THAT IS GOING INTO THIS I'M AWARE OF, AND THE DEVELOPER DID A GOOD JOB IN THE PRESENTATION.

HOWEVER, I HOPE YOU HEAR THE COMMENTS FROM THE RESIDENTS AND TAKE THOSE INTO CONSIDERATION TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR.

NEXT, I HAVE A CARD FOR AIDA BUTTLEMAN.

COME ON UP. NAME, ADDRESS AND STATE IF YOU HAVE BEEN SWORN IN, PLEASE.

I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN, MADAM MAYOR, TO THE COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS ADA BUTTLEMAN.

I LIVE AT 11576 BUCKHAVEN LANE PALM BEACH GARDENS ORDINANCE ABOUT FUTURE LAND USE CLEARLY DEFINES 15 FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORIES OR ZONING AND TRANSITION BETWEEN THESE CATEGORIES AND ZONING.

LET'S LOOK AT THE TRANSITION BETWEEN RUSTIC LAKES AND THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.

RUSTIC LAKES IS AN OLDER COMMUNITY ZONED RURAL RESIDENTIAL RR.

THE LOWEST DENSITY CATEGORY LOCATED SOUTH OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO IT.

POLICY 1112 EXPLAINS THE TRANSITION BETWEEN RURAL RESIDENTIAL AND A HIGHER DENSITY SHOULD BE

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SERVED BY RESIDENTIAL VERY LOW RVL AND NOT RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM.

POLICY 1114 DEFINES RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM AS SERVING FOR A TRANSITION BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL LOW AND MORE INTENSE LAND USE.

HERE WE HAVE A PLANNED TRANSITION FROM RURAL RESIDENTIAL RR TO RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM, NOT RESIDENTIAL LOW, WHICH HAS BEEN STATED BY BOTH THE CITY AND COUNCIL.

TO RESIDENTIAL. MEDIUM AND VALID TRANSITION SHOULD BE RESIDENTIAL VERY LOW RVL AND CERTAINLY NOT RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM.

KNOWING THE ZONING CATEGORIES AND WHAT SHOULD BE THE TRANSITION TO CONFORM TO THE ORDINANCE, WE SEE THAT VINTAGE OAKS DOES NOT FIT THE TRANSITION RULES AND SHOULD BE ABANDONED.

THERE SEEMS TO BE A CLEAR VIOLATION OF THESE ORDINANCES.

THE VIOLATION OF THE FUTURE LAND USE ORDINANCE IS IN SEEING IN THE WGI DOCUMENT DETAILS.

I QUOTE CONSISTENCY WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WHERE THE FOLLOWING IS MENTIONED.

QUOTE, THE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM CONSISTS OF TOWNHOMES IN THE RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM ZONING DISTRICT AND WILL SERVE AS A COMPATIBLE TRANSITION BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL LOW TO THE SOUTH AND NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD ARTERIAL ROAD.

WE HAVE HERE A PLANNED TRANSITION FROM RURAL RESIDENTIAL TO RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM, THUS NOT FROM RESIDENTIAL LOW TO RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM NEEDED ACCORDING TO THIS ORDINANCE.

IN FACT JUMPING AT LEAST TWO CATEGORIES.

ZONINGS RESIDENTIAL.

LOW RESIDENTIAL, VERY LOW TO REACH THE THIRD CATEGORY.

RURAL RESIDENTIAL TO TAKE THE SAME WORDING AS IN THE WGI DOCUMENT.

THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL NOT SERVE AS A COMPATIBLE TRANSITION.

WE INSIST THAT THIS IS NOT COMPATIBLE.

WGI DOCUMENT PRESENTS THE TRANSITION PLAN FROM RESIDENTIAL LOW TO RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM.

HOWEVER, RUSTIC LAKES IS A CATEGORY KNOWN AS RESIDENTIAL RURAL.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

NEXT, WE HAVE JAMES STEWART, AND THEN AFTER THAT WILL BE VICTOR MARTIN.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JAMES.

I LIVE AT 8810 MERLIMAU LANE IN BAYLEY ESTATES.

YOU'VE BEEN SWORN IN, SIR.

YES, I HAVE. THANK YOU.

I WANT TO POINT OUT AGAIN THE THE LACK OF CONSISTENCY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

IT WAS DISCUSSED A LITTLE BIT BY ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES AGAINST THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS.

WE VOTED A SPECIAL ORDINANCE ABOUT THE ZONING OF THE FUTURE LAND USE, INCLUDING ALSO THE TRANSITION BETWEEN THE ZONING.

AND IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT IN THIS CASE, THE DEVELOPMENT THAT WE WANT TO PUT DOES NOT CONFORM TO THIS ORDINANCE.

I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS COULD ACCEPT A DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS TOTALLY OPPOSED TO THE ORDINANCE FROM THE SAME CITY COUNCIL OF PALM BEACH GARDENS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, SIR. VICTOR.

MARTIN AND THEN WE'LL BE HAVING ROBERT GROVER AFTER MR. MARTIN. HELLO.

I'VE BEEN SWORN IN.

MAYOR. COUNCIL.

I'M VICTOR MARTIN.

I'M ON THE BOARD FOR THE CARLTON OAKS AT 8800 NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD.

THE SAFETY CONCERN IS THE USE OF THE CUT THROUGH IN THE MEDIAN AT CARLTON OAKS FOR U-TURNS TO THE GOING WEST ON NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD.

I'VE LIVED IN THE COMMUNITY FOR TEN YEARS AND HAS BEEN ONLY IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS THAT THERE HAS BEEN AND CONTINUES TO BE REPORTED INCIDENTS BY THE RESIDENTS THAT, WHEN EXITING CARLTON OAKS, MOVING INTO THE MEDIAN, WAITING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO EAST, ARE BEING MET BY CARS COMING EAST ON NORTH LAKE THAT TURN INTO THE CUT THAT ARE USING THE CUT TO GO WEST ON NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD.

I EXPERIENCED, IN FACT, MYSELF A NEAR ACCIDENT JUST THIS PAST WEEK WHERE MY CAR CAME IN AND THEY CAME IN HERE AND LUCKILY NOTHING HAPPENED FROM VINTAGE OAKS.

THE ONLY TURN IS TO GO EAST ON NORTH LAKE.

THUS, AS A TOWN CENTER OF AVENIR AND THE OTHER PLANNED TO BUSINESSES DEVELOP AT COCONUT BOULEVARD AND NORTH LAKE, THE ONLY WAY TO REACH THESE DESTINATIONS ARE TO TURN EAST ON NORTH LAKE, COMING OUT OF VINTAGE OAKS AND MAKE A U-TURN SOMEWHERE TO GO WEST, TO GO BACK WEST.

THAT IS WHY MAKING IT THE U-TURN, THAT IS WHY THEY'RE MAKING THE U-TURN AT CARLTON OAKS COMING INTO THAT CUT.

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THIS SITUATION WAS BROUGHT OUT IN THE CARLTON OAKS TOWN MEETING THIS PAST MONDAY DURING THE VINTAGE OAKS PRESENTATION AND DURING THE CONVERSATION WITH DR.

ORTEGA, WHO WAS WITH THE JFO GROUP, WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS FOR THE VINTAGE OAKS PROJECT, AND WHO SUGGESTED THAT THE NO U-TURN SIGN FOR THE CARLTON OAKS AS A SOLUTION.

THE SAFE U-TURN IS AT THE IBIS LIGHTS, WHERE THERE IS A U-TURN LANE AND PROPER SIGNAGE WHILE THE COUNTY CONTROLS NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MR. JOHN STOUT, WHO ASKED ME THAT I SEND HIM AN EMAIL AND COPY, AND MR. MARTINS FITS I'VE.

IN FACT, I GOT AN EMAIL BACK FROM MR. STOUT SAYING THAT ARE MOVING FORWARD AT THE CITY LEVEL.

I ASKED FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY TO EXECUTE THE INSTALLATION OF A NO U-TURN SIGN AT THE CARLTON OAKS CUT, THUS FORCING THE U-TURNS DOWN TO THE IBIS LIGHT, WHICH IS AGAIN WHERE THERE IS A U-TURN ALREADY IN PLACE.

AND SIGNAGE. THIS IS A SAFE PLACE FOR THE U-TURNS.

I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND ALSO YOUR SUPPORT TO THE COUNTY, BECAUSE I REALIZE THAT THIS IS A COUNTY ROAD, SO I'M NOT SURE OF THE TOTAL INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE TWO, BUT I'M STARTING RIGHT HERE WITH YOU FOLKS.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'VE DONE AT THIS POINT IN TIME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MARTIN. COMING UP, ROBERT GRUBER AND THEN CHARLES.

MICHAEL, CHUCK. AGAIN, APOLOGIES IF I DON'T PRONOUNCE YOUR NAME CORRECTLY.

ALL RIGHT, MR. GROVER, IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, AND IF YOU'VE BEEN SWORN IN OR NOT, PLEASE.

YES. MY NAME IS ROBERT GRUBER.

MY ADDRESS IS 8256 WOODMERE DRIVE.

BAY HILL ESTATES.

SO, YES, I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN.

YES. THIS ZONING RELATES TO A SIGNIFICANT DENSITY INCREASE FOR ABOUT HALF OF THE LAND GOING FROM RURAL RESIDENTIAL WITH LOTS BETWEEN 2.5 AND 10 ACRES TO RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM WITH SIX WAIVERS AND A 6.81 AN ACRE DENSITY.

THIS IS A DRASTIC INCREASE IN DENSITY, NOT SEEN IN OTHER TRANSITION DEVELOPMENTS.

PALM BEACH GARDENS CLASSIFIES ZONING DENSITIES INTO 15 CATEGORIES, AND HERE WE HAVE A JUMP FROM 1 TO 4 FOR TWO LOTS.

AND ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FOR THE OTHER TWO LOTS UPON ANNEXATION IN 2018, PALM BEACH GARDENS MENTIONED THAT IT WAS WILLING TO PROTECT THE RURAL RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL ZONING.

I WOULD OBVIOUSLY LIKE TO SEE THIS DESIGNATION CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

AND THAT'S ALL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, SIR CHARLES.

AND IT'S MR. ALEC.

THANK YOU, SIR. AND THEN AFTER YOU WILL HAVE JAMES TERRENCE MYERS.

YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU'VE BEEN SWORN IN.

MY NAME IS CHARLES MICULEK.

I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN.

I LIVE AT 11980 TORIANO CIRCLE INSIDE BAY HILL ESTATES.

I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR A YEAR AND A HALF.

YOU AND I HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON.

WE ACTUALLY REPRESENT THE SAME PEOPLE.

THERE ARE OVER 260 FAMILIES IN BAY HILL, AND IT'S OUR JOB TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THOSE PEOPLE.

TONIGHT, I'D LIKE TO PRESENT ANOTHER SIDE OF THE NORTH LAKE 20 DEVELOPMENT.

THERE'S A PIECE OF LAND THAT SOMEBODY WANTS TO SELL.

THERE'S A DEVELOPER WHO WANTS TO BUILD CONDOS.

THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE TAX REVENUE FROM THOSE CONDOS.

AND THERE'S A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT DO NOT NEED ANOTHER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

BUT WHAT THEY DO NEED IS THE MEDICAL OFFICE FACILITY THAT WAS ORIGINALLY SLATED AND ZONED FOR THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY.

MY PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN IS ON MILITARY TRAIL NORTH OF DONALD ROSS.

MY WIFE'S OPHTHALMOLOGIST IS ON US, ONE NORTH OF PGA.

NOW MULTIPLY THAT BY THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN BAY HILL, IBIS, CARLTON, OSPREY, AVENIR AND THE ACREAGE.

WHAT'S BEST FOR THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

111 MORE CONDOS OR A MEDICAL CARE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER AND THE LANDOWNER STILL SELLS THE LAND.

A DEVELOPER STILL BUILDS BUILDINGS, THE CITY STILL GETS TAX REVENUES, AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD GETS ITS MUCH NEEDED MEDICAL FACILITY.

THE PEOPLE OF BAY HILL ESTATES AND OUR NEIGHBORS URGE YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER THEIR NEEDS.

THANK YOU. I DO HAVE ONE OTHER THOUGHT, BY THE WAY.

WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT D.R.

HORTON PAYING RUSTIC LAKE $650,000 IF YOU GUYS AGREE TO CHANGE THE ZONING? ALL RIGHT. WE'RE MOVING ON TO.

THANK YOU. IF YOU WE HAVE A LOT OF CARDS, WE WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL AND ALLOW EVERYONE THEIR TIME SO WE DON'T WANT TO EAT INTO THAT.

LET'S KEEP MOVING ALONG.

WE'VE GOT JAMES TERRENCE MYERS AND THEN AFTER THAT, NICK MOORE, PLEASE.

GOOD EVENING FOR YOUR RECORDS, JAMES TERRENCE MEYERS.

I'M A LICENSED CIVIL ENGINEER AND LAND SURVEYOR WITH 50 YEARS OF LAND USE EXPERIENCE.

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I'M ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF BAYHILL ESTATES.

I'VE BEEN THERE, LIVED THERE TEN YEARS.

BUT IN PALM BEACH GARDENS, I'VE BEEN HERE 23 YEARS.

SO I HAD I WROTE A LETTER TO YOU FOLKS.

I SENT COPIES BY EMAIL.

MR. REED, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR RESPONDING.

I THINK MISS TINSLEY ALSO RESPONDED.

EXCUSE ME, SIR, HAVE YOU BEEN SWORN IN? OKAY, SO IN ANY EVENT, I HAVE A LETTER I JUST WANT.

I'M SO SORRY, SIR.

OUR CLERK DOES NEED TO KNOW WHETHER OR NOT YOU WERE SWORN IN WHEN YOU CAME TO SPEAK.

OKAY, WE HAVE A SWEARING IN.

I KNOW. I'M WORKING, SO I UNDERSTAND, SIR, BUT IN ORDER FOR YOU TO GIVE TESTIMONY, WE HAVE TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE BEEN SWORN IN OR NOT.

WE'RE HAPPY THAT WE PAUSED YOUR TIME.

SO YOU'RE NOT LOSING YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW.

SO GENERALLY SPEAKING, YOU STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, AND IF YOU'VE BEEN JAMES TERRENCE MYERS, 7605, WOODMERE DRIVE, PALM BEACH GARDENS.

AND WERE YOU SWORN IN, SIR? AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF BAYHILL ESTATES.

ALL RIGHT. IF YOU DON'T MIND, WHY DON'T WE JUST PRECAUTIONARILY GIVE YOU A QUICK SWEAR IN? IT'LL TAKE ONE MOMENT. I ALREADY DID THAT EARLIER.

OH, GOOD. SO YOU HAVE BEEN SWORN IN.

OH, I STOOD UP BEFORE.

WE APPRECIATE THAT.

WONDERFUL. GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU. I DID THIS THREE WEEKS AGO WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TO.

I'M WRITING ABOUT THE NORTH LAKE 20 REQUESTED ZONING AND LAND USE CHANGES.

I'M THE PRESIDENT OF BAYHILL AS SUCH, REPRESENT 297 OWNERS AND ABOUT 650 VOTERS LIVING IN A VERY LOW RESIDENTIAL AREA.

I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT FOR MANY YEARS AND LOVE THE CITY FOR ITS BEAUTY, ACCESSIBILITY, SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND CONSISTENCY.

WE ARE CERTAINLY NOT AGAINST DEVELOPMENT, AND YOU'RE LIKELY AWARE THAT IN BAYHILL ESTATES COMMUNITY THERE ARE STILL MORE THAN 34 LOTS TO BE DEVELOPED SOON.

POD NUMBER THREE IN YOUR PROJECTS UNDER REVIEW.

EACH OF THESE LOTS IS ONE ACRE IN AREA AND THE ZONING IS LOW, VERY LOW DENSITY.

IN FACT, THESE PROPERTIES WILL BE DEVELOPED ONTO 83 ACRES.

THAT'S 34 LOTS ON 83 ACRES, A CHOICE THAT OUR COMMUNITY APPRECIATES VERY MUCH COMPARED TO A 11 111 TOWNHOMES ON 16.46 ACRES OR ALMOST SEVEN UNITS PER ACRE.

WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR CONCERN REGARDING THE REQUEST TO CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE AND ZONING AT THAT LOCATION TO RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM DENSITY WITH SIX WAIVERS.

WE ARE AWARE THAT PART OF THIS LAND IS AT A PREVIOUS ZONING EXCEPTION FOR LOW DENSITY COMMERCIAL AND CAN ALSO BE USED FOR LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL PALM BEACH GARDENS AUDENS TWO 2022 PARAGRAPH POLICY 1.1.1.4 DEFINES RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM AS SERVING AS A TRANSITION BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL LOW.

HERE ARE THE TRANSITION CONSIDERS BETWEEN RURAL RESIDENTIAL TO RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM, NOT RESIDENTIAL LOADS OF RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM.

NOT CLEARLY VINTAGE OAKS DOES NOT FIT THE TRANSITION DEFINITION OF ORDINANCE TO 2022 AND SHOULD BE ABANDONED BECAUSE THIS AREA OF PALM BEACH GARDENS HAS NO OTHER RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM IN THE SURROUNDING AREA.

THE CHANGE IN ZONING REQUIRED TO APPROVE THE HAUGHTONS MEDIUM DENSITY TWO STORY ATTACHED TOWNHOUSES WILL MAKE FOR A COMMUNITY WHOLLY INCOMPATIBLE WITH OUR DEVELOPMENTS IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA.

THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS AT THE NORTHERN EDGE OF RUSTIC LAKES, A COMMUNITY WITH TWO AND A HALF TO TEN ACRE PARCELS.

AND IT'S NOT EVEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT SIX SIGNIFICANT WAIVERS.

DENSITY BONUSES MUST PROVIDE PUBLIC BENEFITS ABOVE WHAT IS REQUIRED BY CODE, AND THERE ARE NO SUCH BENEFITS HERE WITH THE PROPOSED RECREATIONAL AREA MORE THAN FOUR TIMES SMALLER THAN THE LAND SURFACE AREA REDUCED BY THE SETBACK CHANGES REQUESTED IN FIVE OF THE SIX WAIVERS.

I GOT JUST ABOUT LESS THAN A MINUTE, SO I APPRECIATE THAT, SIR.

WHAT WE DO WANT TO ALLOW EVERYBODY THEIR THREE MINUTES.

COULD YOU SUMMARIZE IT IN 10 OR 15 SECONDS OR IS IT REPETITIVE OF WHAT I JUST GO TO THE BOTTOM? WE URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO ABANDON DEVELOPMENT, NOT CONFORMING TO THAT CITY ORDINANCE FOR TRANSITION.

AND WE URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO ABANDON THE DEVELOPMENT OF 111 TOWNHOMES ON 17 ACRES.

AND WE WE URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO BAN THE DEVELOPMENT OPPOSED BY THE QUASI TOTALITY OF PROPERTY OWNERS SURROUNDING THE SUBJECT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE NICK MOORE AND THEN RICK HAYES.

HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. IF YOU CAN GET.

THANK YOU. WHEN YOU GET TO THE PODIUM INTO THE MICROPHONE, WE NEED YOUR NAME.

SWORN IN. YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS.

MY NAME IS NICK MOORE AND I LIVE AT 7784 MAYWOOD CREST DRIVE IN PALM BEACH GARDENS IN THE PRESERVE AT BAY HILL ESTATES.

IT WAS ONLY A FEW MONTHS AGO THAT I STOOD BEFORE THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS VOICING OPPOSITION TO THE RIGHT OF WAY EXPANSION FOR THE EIGHT LANE HIGHWAY ON NORTHLAKE.

AT THAT TIME THERE WAS A TRAGIC ACCIDENT AT THE INTERSECTION OF BAY HILL DRIVE AND NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD THAT RESULTED IN A FATALITY.

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NOW I'M HERE BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL TO VOICE MY OPPOSITION TO THE VINTAGE OAKS DEVELOPMENT.

AND TRAGICALLY, THERE WAS ANOTHER FATAL ACCIDENT ON NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AT THE INTERSECTION WITH SR SEVEN BY THE SHOPPES OF IBIS.

IT'S NO COINCIDENCE THAT BOTH OF THESE ACCIDENTS HAPPENED IN RUSH HOUR.

THE VOLUME OF AND SPEED OF THE TRAFFIC IS A LETHAL COMBINATION.

SO WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT? WHAT CAN THE CITY DO ABOUT IT? THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT SPEEDS HAVE SOMEWHAT IMPROVED SINCE PALM BEACH GARDENS POLICE STARTED PATROLLING THE AREA.

WE'VE SEEN AN IMPROVEMENT AND THE ADDITIONAL STOPLIGHTS HAVE CREATED BREAKS IN THE TRAFFIC AND WE APPRECIATE WHAT THE CITY HAS DONE.

BUT THE VOLUME IS ONLY GOING TO INCREASE.

A LOT OF TRAFFIC WILL COME FROM THE PALM BEACH GARDENS COMMUNITIES.

WE CAN'T STOP THE INCREASE IN TRAFFIC THAT'S GOING TO COME FROM AVANIR.

THAT SHIP SAILED A LONG TIME AGO.

BUT YOU CAN HELP, ALBEIT IN A SMALL WAY, BY NOT ADDING VINTAGE OAKS TO THE COMMUTERS.

THE THOUSANDS OF COMMUTERS THAT USE NORTHLAKE IN RUSH HOUR TO GET TO WORK AND COME HOME FROM WORK.

MAKE NO MISTAKE, RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IS THE PROBLEM.

THE PROBLEM THAT D.R.

HORTON CONVENIENTLY IGNORED IN THEIR JUSTIFICATION, THEY CHOSE TO HIGHLIGHT THE WHOLE NUMBER OF TRIPS, DAILY TRIPS.

THAT WAS THE WHOLE THING ABOUT THE JUSTIFICATION ON TRAFFIC.

MEDICAL BUILDINGS IN THIS LOCATION WOULD HAVE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT TRAFFIC PATTERN OF COMINGS AND GOINGS THAN WOULD RESIDENTIAL.

I HOPE THAT THE AVENUE DEVELOPMENT PLAYS OUT LIKE IT WAS BUILT AND MANY OF THE TRIPS THERE ARE GOING TO STAY WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF AVENIR SERVICE WORKERS FOR ALL THE STUFF THAT'S GOING INTO AVENIR, THE COMMERCIAL, THE MEDICAL, THE HOTEL THAT'S GOING TO COME FROM EAST, PROBABLY EAST OF THE BEELINE AND PROBABLY EAST OF MILITARY TRAIL.

SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE MOVING THEIR REVERSE COMMUTING.

THOSE PEOPLE ARE.

CLIENTS THAT COME TO THE MEDICAL FACILITIES ARE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

I OPPOSE THIS PROJECT ON THE GROUNDS OF SAFETY.

SAFETY FOR ALL OF US.

AND I'LL OPPOSE ANY OTHER DEVELOPMENT WEST OF US ON NORTH LAKE WHERE SIMILAR THINGS MAY HAPPEN IF THIS GETS APPROVED WITH ALL THE OTHER VACANT PARCELS THAT HAVE BEEN ANNEXED.

THE CITY COUNCIL HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A TOUGH DECISION AND SAY NO TO A DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE NORTH LAKE.

CHAOS IN RUSH HOUR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NEXT UP, WE HAVE RICK HAINES.

AFTER THAT, WE'LL HAVE MICHAEL FALCK.

NAME, ADDRESS. AND IF YOU'VE BEEN SWORN IN AT THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE.

MY NAME IS RICK HAINES.

I LIVE AT SEVEN, SEVEN, SIX, NINE, ARBOR CREST WAY, AND PALM BEACH GARDENS AND I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN.

HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I AM A PROUD FLORIDA NATIVE AND A LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER.

I AM ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THE PRESERVE AT BAY HILL ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, LOCATED ON NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD AT BAY HILL DRIVE.

NEXT TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

WE HAVE SENT OUR DETAILED OBJECTIONS ON REZONING AND THE VINTAGE OAKS PROJECT TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE CITY STAFF, SO I DO NOT INTEND TO REPEAT THEM VERBALLY HERE THIS EVENING. I HAVE MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF D.R.

HORTON AND THEIR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN CONTRACTOR WGI.

THE DESIGN OF VINTAGE OAKS IS QUITE IMPRESSIVE AND GIVEN THE SIZE OF THE PARCEL AND WHILE THIS IS NOT THE WORST USE OF THE VACANT LAND, WE BELIEVE IT IS IN THE WRONG LOCATION. SO I OPPOSE IT ON BEHALF OF ALL THE RESIDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

IF THIS IS THE FIRST OF MANY SMALL MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENTS THAT WILL BE BUILT ALONG NORTH LAKE, THIS FAR WEST, THE CITY IS MAKING A BIG MISTAKE.

THIS IS NOTHING OUT HERE YET.

AND EVEN IF AFTER AVENIR IS BUILT OUT, MOST OF THE NON AVENIR RESIDENTS WILL USE SERVICES AND EMPLOYMENT EAST OF THE B-LINE.

I URGE THE CITY TO THINK CAREFULLY ABOUT THE BEST USES OF ALL THESE VACANT PARCELS ALONG NORTH LAKE, WEST OF THE B-LINE, AND I ALSO URGE THE CITY TO ENGAGE THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IN A ROBUST DIALOG SO WE CAN AVOID CONTENTIOUS MEETINGS LIKE THIS IN THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER AND PLEASE VOTE NO.

THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE MICHAEL FALK.

AND THEN IF YOU WOULD ALLOW ME, I'LL SPEAK AND LET YOU KNOW THE NEXT PERSON WILL BE CATHERINE BARTELS.

SO WE'VE GOT MR. FALK.

MY NAME IS MICHAEL FALK. I LIVE AT 105 WOODSBORO COURT IN PALM BEACH GARDENS.

I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN.

I SUPPORT THIS PROJECT.

BUILDING HOUSING AT A PRICE THAT ALLOWS FIRST RESPONDERS, TEACHERS, MIDDLE MANAGEMENT AND OTHER CRITICAL EMPLOYEES THAT WORK IN PALM BEACH GARDENS.

TO LIVE HERE AT A REASONABLE PRICE POINT IS CRITICAL TO OUR SUSTAINING ECONOMIC GROWTH IN OUR CITY.

WE CAN'T HAVE A COMMUNITY OF MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR HOMES ON LARGE ACREAGE.

I'VE LIVED HERE OVER 24 YEARS.

WE HAVE APPROVED HAMPTON K ACROSS FROM BALLON ISLE AND OLD PALM COULTER'S PALOMA TOWNHOUSES ALONG CENTRAL AND HOOD ACROSS FROM EVERGREEN AND SAN MICHELE TREVOR ISLES,

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OUTSIDE OF OLD MARSH, MONTECITO, OUTSIDE STEEPLECHASE, PGA AND BALLENISLES ALL SIMILAR PROJECTS ALL ACROSS FROM EXCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES AND SIMILAR HOUSING PROJECTS IN PGA NATIONAL AS WELL.

THEY WERE A NECESSITY THEN, AS THIS ONE IS NOW.

OUR CITY STAFF, IN MY OPINION, ONE OF THE BEST DEPARTMENTS IN THE STATE, MAYBE THE COUNTY OR THE COUNTRY, HAVE TAKEN TWO YEARS TO REFINE AND WORK WITH THIS DEVELOPER TO CREATE A PLAN THAT WORKS.

THEY TOOK 180 TOWNHOMES AND REDUCED THEM.

THESE AREN'T APARTMENTS, THEY'RE TOWNHOMES.

THEY'RE SALES. THESE UNITS FROM ONE DOWN TO 111.

THEY CREATED A WORKABLE STREET LAYOUT THAT CREATED APPEALING ARCHITECTURE.

ET CETERA. ET CETERA. WHAT MORE CAN BE DONE? WOULD WE RATHER FACE SENATE BILL 102, WHICH YOU HEARD ABOUT EARLIER, WHERE NONE OF US WOULD EVEN GET A CHANCE TO REVIEW A PLAN AND THE CEILING HEIGHT AND THE DENSITY, AND IT WOULD END UP THERE AND THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN EVEN DO ABOUT IT.

A MEDICAL BUILDING.

IT CREATES WAY MORE TRIPS THAN THIS DOES AND WILL BRING WAY MORE TRAFFIC INTO THAT SECTION OF THE ROADWAY.

IN SUMMARY, CREATING REASONABLE PRICE HOUSING FOR CRITICAL CITY EMPLOYEES, LOWERING TRAFFIC COUNTS AND EYE APPEALING DEVELOPMENT WITH GATES AND LANDSCAPE REDUCING FOOD, COMMERCIAL WITH OFFICES TO RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM REDUCING THE UNIT COUNT WITH NO PART OF THIS PROJECT AFFECTING ANY OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, THIS PROJECT SHOULD BE APPROVED TONIGHT AND I HOPE WE CAN SEE THE BENEFIT THAT IT BRINGS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MR. FALK WILL BE MOVING ON.

WE'VE GOT CATHERINE BARTELS, AND THEN I'M A BIT OF A HANDWRITING THING WE HAVE A PROXY FOR.

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS ONE.

SO WE'LL SKIP THIS ONE AFTER THAT WILL BE THOMAS BEAN.

SO WE'VE GOT KATHERINE BARTELS.

HI, MY NAME IS KATHERINE BARTELS.

I'M A RESIDENT OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, 8689 112TH TERRACE NORTH IN RUSTIC LAKES.

AND I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN.

I DID PRESENT A PACKET TO EACH OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.

IF YOU COULD PULL THOSE OUT, I'LL BE MAKING SOME POINTS ON THAT.

I BECAME A MEMBER OF END HIGH DENSITY, WHICH IS A GRASS MOVEMENT TO HELP CITIZENS KEEP INFORMED ABOUT DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE WESTERN NORTH LAKE CORRIDOR AND HIGH DENSITY WAS FOUNDED BY THE PAST PRESIDENT OF RUSTIC LAKES TO RAISE AWARENESS REGARDING DR.

HORTON'S VINTAGE OAKS, REZONING AND DEVELOPMENT.

BEAR IN MIND THIS IS THE SAME PERSON THAT SIGNED THE RUSTIC LAKES APPROVAL LETTER THAT D.R.

HORROR HAS USED AS.

STATEMENT IN THIS DEVELOPMENT.

TO DATE, THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY OVER 1000 PETITIONS OPPOSING THE DEVELOPMENT OF RUSTIC LAKES, AS SEEN ON THE COVER PAGE THAT I PRESENTED.

THE BLACK LINE REPRESENTS THE WESTERN NORTH LAKE CORRIDOR.

YOU CAN IMAGINE THE SURPRISE WHEN RUSTIC LAKE PROPOSED A NEGOTIATED WITH D.R.

HORTON TO APPROVE THE REZONING AND DEVELOPMENT AFTER RUSTIC LAKE BOARD MEMBERS DENIED HAVING NEGOTIATIONS WITH D.R.

HORTON AT OUR END.

HIGH DENSITY MEETINGS.

AT THE LAST PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING PRESENTED, THE D.R.

HORTON PRESENTED THE LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM THE RUSTIC LAKE AND FOUR PARCEL OWNERS THAT WERE IN LITIGATION WITH NORTH LAKE 20 OVER BOUNDARY DISPUTES.

D.R. HORTON ONLY SHOWED THE SIGNATURES AND LAST SENTENCE OF EACH LETTER OF APPROVAL.

WHAT THEY FAILED TO INCLUDE IS THAT RUSTIC LAKES WAS MONETARILY COMPENSATED IN THE AMOUNT OF $650,000, AND IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE $650,000, THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD SIGN THE LETTER OF APPROVAL.

THE SAME GOES FOR THE FOUR PARCEL MEMBERS THAT ALSO SIGNED LETTERS OF APPROVAL.

I AM NOT SURE HOW THEY ARE BEING COMPENSATED, BUT IN THE LETTER IT DOES SAY THAT D.R.

HORTON AND NORTH LAKE 20 ARE HEAVILY COMPENSATING THEM.

AND YOU CAN SEE THIS IN LINE IN PAGES ONE THROUGH SIX.

THE LETTER THAT WAS RECEIVED BY PLANNING AND ZONING FROM RUSTIC LAKES WAS NOT DATED.

I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THIS LETTER WAS WRITTEN.

WAS THIS LETTER WRITTEN BEFORE THE BOARD TOOK A VOTE? NOT ASKING ANY OF THE MEMBERS AND RESIDENTS OF RUSTIC LAKES TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT VOTE.

THE MAJORITY OF RUSTIC LAKE RESIDENTS DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT.

WE DO AGREE WITH DEVELOPING THE LAND.

WE NEED MEDICAL FACILITIES, BUT WE DON'T AGREE THAT THE TOWNHOUSES.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE A SPOT ZONING WITH OUR RUSTIC TWO AND A HALF ACRES TO TEN ACRE PLOTS OF LAND.

THE SAME WITH BAY HILL.

THERE ARE ACRES OF LAND, AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE 111 TOWNHOMES SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF ACREAGE OF LAND.

WE'D RATHER SEE THE MEDICAL OFFICES THAN THE TOWNHOUSES.

THANK YOU. AND I HOPE YOU VOTE NO.

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE ALLOW.

WE'RE ALLOWING YOU ALL TO SPEAK.

LET US LET US SPEAK HERE, TOO, PLEASE.

SO NEXT, WE HAVE A CARD HERE FOR THE NAME IS LOGAN MCKOWN, IT LOOKS LIKE.

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BUT WE DON'T DO PROXIES.

SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, YOU'LL HAVE TO FILL OUT ANOTHER CARD.

I'M NOT SURE WHO THAT IS.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS THOMAS BEAN.

GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS THOMAS BEAN.

I LIVE AT 5439 CICADA WAY.

I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN AND I AM HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK AGAINST THIS PROPOSED PLAN.

I DID ATTEND THE NORTH COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD COALITION MEETING ON MARCH 29TH.

EVERY REPRESENTATIVE, SOME OF THEM HERE TONIGHT FROM THE NEARBY COMMUNITIES THAT DID SPEAK DID SO AGAINST THIS PROPOSAL THEN AND EVIDENTLY ARE CURRENTLY DOING SO AGAIN TONIGHT.

AND THEY DID SO RESPECTFULLY, INADEQUATELY.

THEIR CONCERNS WERE SPECIFIC AND VARIED.

AND FORTUNATELY, WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA TODAY DOES NOT APPEAR TO ASSUAGE THOSE CONCERNS.

I DO AGREE THAT WE NEED HOUSING IN OUR CITY.

HOWEVER, THIS PROPOSAL DOES NOT ADDRESS OUR REAL NEED FOR AFFORDABLE WORKFORCE HOUSING.

FIRST OF ALL, A STARTING PRICE IN THE MID $500,000 FOR A TOWNHOUSE MILES AWAY FROM ANY MAJOR THOROUGHFARES IS NOT A SERIOUS ANSWER TO THIS ISSUE.

SECOND, WE WOULD BE BETTER SERVED INCREASING MULTIFAMILY HOUSING OPTIONS CLOSER TO MAIN LINES OF MOBILITY.

I DO NOT OPPOSE DEVELOPING THIS LOCATION EITHER.

HOWEVER, OTHER USES AND SERVICES, ESPECIALLY MEDICAL OFFICE, ARE NEEDED IN THAT PART OF THE CITY, AND I DISAGREE WITH THE PROPOSED CONTENTION THAT THEY SHOULD ONLY BE IN AVENIR. THIS SPACE IS ALREADY ZONED AND WOULD REQUIRE NO CHANGES BY YOU THE COUNCIL TO ACCOMMODATE.

LASTLY. LEAVE THE TOWNHOME OPTIONS IN AVENIR, WHERE THEY ARE ALREADY PLANNED AND MORE EASILY ACCOMMODATED.

IF YOU WANT TO EXPAND AVAILABILITY OF TOWNHOMES IN THAT AREA.

I WILL LEAVE IT TO YOU, THE STAFF AND THE AVENIR DEVELOPERS, TO FIGURE THAT PART OUT.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE ONE LAST CARD FOR BART STRACZYNSKI.

PLEASE. THANK YOU, SIR.

NAME, ADDRESS. SWORN IN.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS BART OSTROWSKI.

I'M AN ATTORNEY.

I REPRESENT SOME PROPERTY OWNERS THAT ABUT THE THE PROPERTY THAT'S BEING DEVELOPED AS VINTAGE OAKS.

SPECIFICALLY MEANING 11309.

AND I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN 11309 88TH ROAD NORTH.

JANICE AND JOSE SILVA 11465 88TH ROAD NORTH ALSO 11403 88TH ROAD NORTH.

AND FINALLY FELIPE AND MARTHA LEDESMA AT 8935 112TH TERRACE.

I'M HERE TODAY ON THEIR BEHALF FOR SEVERAL REASONS.

FIRST, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT JUST CAME UP THAT I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX WAS THE LETTERS OF SUPPORT THAT WERE SUPPLIED TO THE COUNCIL.

WITH REGARD TO THE APPROVAL OF THIS OF THIS PROJECT, I CAN ASSURE THE THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR THAT THERE WAS NO MONETARY COMPENSATION GIVEN TO MY CLIENTS WHATSOEVER TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT.

THE LETTERS WERE ALSO MISQUOTED IN THAT THERE WAS THE SENTENCE THAT WAS ACTUALLY ATTEMPTED TO BE QUOTED IS THE DEVELOPER HAS WORKED VERY HARD AND PROVIDED MANY CONCESSIONS THAT I APPRECIATE.

AS SUCH, I ENCOURAGE THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THEIR PROPOSAL, END QUOTE.

THE CONCESSIONS, I GUESS, THAT WERE MISCONSTRUED IN THIS PARTICULAR SENTENCE ARE THE CONCESSIONS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP EARLIER IN THE BY THE BY THE STAFF.

FOR EXAMPLE, DEEPER THAN REQUIRED BUFFERS, NORTH AND SOUTH, A PERIMETER WALL THAT INCLUDES ENCLOSES VINTAGE OAKS.

IT'S ALSO TEN FEET AT THE SOUTH AT THE SOUTH MEETING OF THE RUSTIC LAKES AND AND AND VINTAGE OAKS. MY CLIENTS REPRESENT THE FOUR LOTS THAT ARE DIRECTLY SOUTH OF VINTAGE OAKS.

THEY ARE THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE MOST IMPACTED BY THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT BY A LONG SHOT.

AND THEY SUPPORT THIS.

THEY SUPPORT THIS BECAUSE OF ALL THE ALTERNATIVES THAT EVERYBODY ELSE HAS BROUGHT UP, LIVING LOCAL, FOR EXAMPLE.

SO REALLY, THE THE ONLY THING BEFORE BEFORE THE CITY, I BELIEVE, IS REGARDING WHETHER THIS PARTICULAR CHANGE COMPORTS WITH ALL THE ISSUES THAT COME UP.

CHECK, CHECK. THIS FITS BETTER AS FAR AS LAND USE GOES THAN THE CURRENTLY RECOGNIZED AND APPROVED LAND USE.

SO FOR THOSE REASONS, MY CLIENT'S SUPPORT ORDINANCE 14 AND 15 AND RESOLUTION ALL SIX WAIVERS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR. APPRECIATE IT.

WE DO HAVE ONE LAST MINUTE CARD.

THIS WILL BE THE LAST CARD ALLOWED.

THESE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SUBMITTED BEFORE.

THIS LOOKS LIKE IT, SAYS EUGENE WEISS.

THANK YOU, SIR. NAME AND ADDRESS AND IF YOU'VE BEEN SWORN IN.

EUGENE WEISS.

I WOULD RATHER NOT GIVE YOU MY ADDRESS DUE TO MY PROFESSION, AND I HAVE NOT BEEN SWORN IN.

I'M SORRY, SIR.

I AM THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSTIC LAKES BOARD.

OKAY. THAT'S FOR MY CLERK.

I THINK. THAT'S FOR MY CLERK.

THERE MAY BE NEED, HE SAID, BASED ON HIS PROFESSION.

I WONDER IF THE CITY ATTORNEY MIGHT WANT TO HAVE A QUICK DISCUSSION ABOUT PUBLIC RECORDS, BECAUSE I KNOW POLICE OFFICERS AND THINGS ARE NOT.

SO THAT MAY BE WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.

I JUST DON'T KNOW. IS YOUR ADDRESS EXEMPT UNDER 119? YES, IT IS.

YOU'RE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OR FIRST RESPONDER? YES, I AM. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. YOU'VE GOT YOUR THREE MINUTES.

HAVE NOT BEEN SWORN IN, MADAM.

OH, SORRY. THANK YOU. EXCELLENT.

DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? GOOD EVENING. I AM EUGENE WISE.

I AM THE VICE PRESIDENT OF RUSTIC LAKES.

I AM HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE BOARD THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO STAND IN OPPOSITION AND SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE HEARING.

OH, MR. SEYMOUR, I APOLOGIZE.

MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO RESPOND TO ONE ONE COMMENT.

ALL OF IT WAS PRETTY WELL COVERED IN DETAIL ON THE TRAFFIC AND THE REDUCTIONS AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND ALL THE EXPERTS THAT LOOKED AT THAT.

BUT I DO WANT TO TALK FOR A SECOND ABOUT THE AGREEMENT WITH RUSTIC LAKES THAT WAS BROUGHT UP.

THANK YOU. THIS IS HOW THIS WORKS.

WE WENT IN AND THEY SAID WE HAVE A LOT OF CONCERNS AND PROBLEMS AND THE BOARD NEGOTIATED WITH US.

I CAN'T SOLVE ALL THOSE PROBLEMS. THE DRAINAGE PROBLEMS THAT THEY HAVE AT RUSTIC LAKES, I CAN'T FIX WITH A TOWNHOME COMMUNITY OR A MEDICAL OFFICE COMMUNITY OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT GOES WITH THAT.

BUT WE UNDERSTOOD THAT WAS OF GRAVE CONCERN.

AND SO IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING FOR OTHER THINGS, ALL OF THE DESIGN CHANGES THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, RIGHT? NO TOWNHOMES TO THE BACK, INCREASED WALLS, BUFFER INCREASES, ADDITIONAL DRAINAGE ELEMENTS TO KEEP THE WATER ON SITE.

THERE IS SOME MONETARY PAYMENT THAT GOES TO THEM BEING ABLE TO FIX SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THAT THEY HAVE.

THIS IS NOT LIKE THIS WENT TO A HUMAN BEING.

THIS WENT TO EVERYBODY IN RUSTIC LAKES.

AND I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE MONEY, BUT IT'S A BIT OF AN UNFAIR CHARACTERIZATION TO SAY ANYTHING MORE THAN THIS WAS ABOUT TRYING TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. MS AND D.R. HORTON HAS SPENT A LOT OF TIME, A LOT OF MONEY AND A LOT OF REDESIGN TO HELP SOLVE SOME OF THOSE PROBLEMS. SO I UNDERSTAND THAT.

AND I WAS I'M NOT PART OF RUSTIC LAKES.

I DON'T REPRESENT RUSTIC LAKES.

I DON'T KNOW THEIR PROCESS WITH THEIR BOARD.

THEY HAD A LAWYER WHO SPECIALIZES IN POA'S WORKING WITH THEM.

SO I CAN'T SPEAK TO THEIR PROCESS.

ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS THIS WAS ABOUT WORKING WITH THE NEIGHBORS THE BEST WE COULD.

AND SO WE WORK WITH THOSE BOARDS OF THOSE POA'S BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN'T ACCOMMODATE EVERY SINGLE NEIGHBOR AND EVERY SINGLE CONCERN.

SO WE WORKED THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION.

WE DID COME TO AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM.

ABOUT 95% OF THOSE AGREEMENTS ARE IN WHAT YOU SEE.

AND THEN THERE IS SOME PRIVATE ELEMENTS AS WELL.

BUT EVEN SOME OF WHAT YOU SEE IS IN THE AGREEMENT SO THAT THEY COULD ENFORCE IT, NOT JUST YOU.

AND SO THAT WAS A COMMITMENT OF OUR WORKING THROUGH THE REPRESENTATIVES, AND THAT'S WHY IT'S NOT HIGH DENSITY, IT'S MEDIUM DENSITY.

THAT'S WHY WE DID ALL OF THOSE DESIGN CHANGES.

AND YEAH, WE HOPE RUSTIC LAKES CAN DO SOMETHING WITH THEIR DRAINAGE BECAUSE THEY HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR DRAINAGE, HAVING NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING ELSE.

BUT WE WANT TO HELP OUR NEIGHBORS.

RIGHT? I GET I GET PLEASE NO COMMENTS FROM UNLESS YOU'RE SPEAKING AT THE MICROPHONE.

PLEASE DON'T SPEAK. IT'S JUST PROPER PROTOCOL.

THANK YOU. I GET THAT PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.

I GET THAT PEOPLE WEREN'T INVOLVED AND WEREN'T IN THE WEEDS ON EVERYTHING.

BUT THAT'S HOW THOSE THINGS HAPPEN, BECAUSE THEY WERE DISCUSSIONS AND NEGOTIATIONS OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL YEARS THAT RESULTED IN A WHOLE LOT OF CHANGES, A WHOLE LOT OF REDUCTIONS, AND ULTIMATELY RESULTS IN WHAT IS FEWER TRIPS, LESS TRAFFIC.

AND YES, THERE'S MEDICAL OFFICE NEED.

THAT'S WHY THERE'S 200,000FT² THAT ARE IN AVENIR.

IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S A SMALL AMOUNT.

THAT'S WHY THIS HAS BEEN REDESIGNED AND RE BUFFERED AND ENHANCED TO THE CITY STANDARD.

SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THE POINT THAT THIS WAS NOT SOMETHING THIS WELL, THIS WAS NOT ANYTHING MORE THAN TRYING TO WORK WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

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AND THEY HAVE REPRESENTATIVES THAT WE WORKED WITH AND THAT'S WHO SIGNED THE LETTER.

SO I UNDERSTAND NOT EVERYBODY IS ON BOARD WITH THAT.

TOTALLY FINE.

NEVER IS. BUT WE DID THE BEST WE COULD.

I'M SURE OUR COUNCIL WILL HAVE LOTS OF QUESTIONS AS WE GO FORWARD.

SO I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE HEARING TO ALLOW OUR COUNCIL TO SPEAK.

MAY I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE? SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS THIS.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION ON ORDINANCE 14, 20, 23 ON FIRST READING TO APPROVE.

THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU A SECOND.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO BRING IT BACK TO DISCUSSION.

WHY DON'T WE START RIGHT HERE WITH YOU, BURT? I'VE GOT SEVERAL QUESTIONS ON THE PROJECT ITSELF THAT I JUST WANT TO GET CLARIFIED WITH REGARDS TO THE STACKING ON THE PROPERTY COMING EASTBOUND, WESTBOUND AND WITH ON THE SITE ITSELF.

CAN WE JUST TALK ABOUT.

DISTANCES AND DOT REQUIREMENTS AND CARS AND ALL THAT.

SO I JUST I WANT TO GET A FEEL FOR WHAT'S COMING IN AND OUT OF THAT PROJECT AND WHAT'S STACKING ON BOTH SIDES AND WHAT'S STACKING IN THE COMMUNITY ITSELF.

THAT ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WHEN WE HAVE THESE NEW PROJECTS COME BEFORE THE CITY.

SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'VE GOT AMPLE SPACE FOR TURNAGE AND WHAT'S GOING ON.

SO IF YOU COULD, PLEASE.

GOOD EVENING. FOR THE RECORD, JUAN ORTEGA, TRAFFIC ENGINEER FOR THE PROJECT.

I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN.

THE PROJECT MEETS ALL THE STANDARDS AND SEPARATION FOR AS REQUIRED BY THE COUNTY, AND ONE OF THE REASONS THAT THE MEDIAN IS BEING CLOSED AND OR PUT A PEANUT IS BECAUSE OF THAT WE CANNOT HAVE A FULL MEDIAN AS IS CURRENTLY THERE.

SO WE ARE HAVING A DIRECTIONAL MEDIAN OPENINGS.

SO WE HAVE A LEFT IN THAT WILL TAKE THE WESTBOUND TRAFFIC.

THE ANALYSIS SHOWS THAT THE STACKING FOR DECELERATION IS MET AND ENOUGH STACKING FOR THE CARS THAT NEED TO MAKE THAT TURN IS MET AS WELL.

AND THAT'S FINE. BUT I JUST WANT TO KNOW NUMBERS, CAN YOU TELL ME THE AMOUNT OF CARS THAT ARE ALLOWED IN THOSE STACKING LANES ON EACH SIDE AND ALSO INTO THE COMMUNITY? I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS IN TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT THAT TURN LANE NEEDS TO BE DESIGNED TO MEET THE COUNTY STANDARDS.

DO YOU HAVE THAT NUMBERS? JUST TALKING ABOUT THE TURN LANE DISTANCE? YES, I THINK THE ONE ON NORTHLAKE IS PROBABLY 330FT, WHICH MEETS THE COUNTY STANDARDS.

THAT TURN LANE IS NOT IT'S NOT REQUIRED.

WE ARE PROVIDING IT FOR SAFETY REASONS BECAUSE EASTBOUND TRAFFIC IS SO FAST MOST OF THE TIMES.

SO THAT IS AN ADDITIONAL TURN LANE THAT WE ARE NOT REQUIRED TO DO YET.

WE'RE GOING TO BUILD THAT TO MEET THE STANDARDS FROM THE COUNTY.

OKAY. THE ONE FOR THE EASTBOUND LEFT IS, IS 330 AS WELL, WHICH IS THE MINIMUM REQUIRED BY THE COUNTY, WHICH EXCEEDS WHAT WOULD BE REQUIRED IF THIS WAS A STATE ROAD.

OKAY. SO THAT SIZE IS ABOUT 18 CARS OR SO STACKED EACH WAY COMING INTO THE PROJECT.

THAT'S MORE THAN THAT, PROBABLY.

THAT'S. YEAH. OKAY. GIVE AND TAKE.

YES. OKAY. SO THE STANDARDS ARE MET AND EXCEEDED.

OKAY. AND IN TERMS OF IN THE PROJECT ITSELF, WHEN YOU TURN IN, WHAT'S THE LENGTH OF DISTANCE BETWEEN THE GATE AND NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD IN THE TURN SIDE? TO THE CALL BOX IS 136 AND WE DID AN ANALYSIS BASED ON THE TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE USING TO MAKE SURE THAT NO CARS WILL GO INTO THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. OKAY. IN TERMS OF THE SCHOOL BUS LOCATION, IS THAT GOING TO BE AN ACTIVE LOCATION WHEN THE PROJECT'S COMPLETED AS A SCHOOL BOARD? BEEN OKAY WITH THAT SITE AND WILL PICK UP CHILDREN THERE? YES. OKAY.

IN TERMS OF THE CONSTRUCTION.

CAN WE TALK A LITTLE ABOUT HOW THAT PROCESS STARTS? HOW DO WE ARE WE BUILDING A WALL? ARE WE PUTTING IN LANDSCAPING? ARE WE DOING ALL THAT IN ADVANCE OF VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION INTERIOR WORK? HERE, I CAN ADDRESS THAT STANDARD CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR VERTICAL THAT THE WALLS AND THE BUFFERS ARE IN PLACE PRIOR TO VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION.

SO THOSE ARE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.

WE TALKED ABOUT PARKING INSIDE ON STREET.

STACKING AND I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE LIVE LOCAL ACT.

SO THAT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE THAT'S ELECTED OFFICIALS BEING IT'S A NEW POLICY.

WE'RE KIND OF LEARNING ABOUT THIS STUFF THAT'S GOING ON THIS YEAR WHERE THESE PROJECTS CAN POP UP ANYWHERE WITHIN THE CITY BASED ON CURRENT ZONING, I GUESS, AND ORDINANCES AND OTHER THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON.

SO IT'S IT'S PRETTY SCARY THAT THAT COULD HAPPEN.

BUT IF THIS WERE TO BE, IN FACT A PROJECT THAT WOULD FALL UNDER LIVE LOCAL ACT AND THEY COULD BUILD 190 UNITS OR WHATEVER IT IS, ARE THEY STILL REQUIRED TO MEET ALL THE CITY GUIDELINES FOR LANDSCAPING TURNS, ALL THAT STUFF THAT WE'RE DOING NOW FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, OR CAN THEY JUST BUILD WHATEVER THE HELL THEY WANT? THE STATUTE PROVIDES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS.

THERE ARE CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THAT WOULD STILL HAVE TO BE MET, BUT THE HEIGHT AND THE DENSITY CAN BE PROVIDED AT THE TALLEST DENSITY PROVIDED IN THE CITY'S CODE, WHICH IN THIS CASE THE DENSITY IS TEN ACRES PER ACRE, WHICH WOULD PROVIDE 179, AND THE PROPOSAL IS 111.

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JUST FOR THE RECORD. AND THE DENSITY AND THE HEIGHT CAN MEET THE HIGHEST PROVISION IN THE CITY'S CODE.

BUT THE BEAUTIFICATION OF THE PROJECT THAT COULD STILL BE DICTATED BY THE CITY OR THE CITY'S LANDSCAPE BUFFERS AND THE SETBACKS STILL HAVE TO BE MET, AS WELL AS TRAFFIC CONCURRENCY STANDARDS.

AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL, THOUGH, IS THE DIFFERENCE.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

THAT'S ALL I HAD. ALL RIGHT.

COUNCIL MEMBER MIDDLETON.

UM, I HAD A LOT OF.

THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORY TO THIS PROJECT.

I SPENT A LOT OF TIME GETTING UP TO SPEED ON IT, AND IT'S OBVIOUSLY IMPORTANT TO ALL OF YOU OUT THERE, AND I THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR COMMENTS.

IT'S PUT A LOT OF THINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE.

I APPRECIATE THE PASSION BEHIND THE FEELINGS, REGARDLESS OF HOW ANYONE FEELS ABOUT IT.

AND I KNOW IT'S A REALLY YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN ONGOING FOR FOR A LONG TIME, THIS PROJECT.

AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF OPEN CONVERSATIONS.

I LIKE HOW THE DEVELOPER WAS TRYING TO BE AS PROACTIVE AS POSSIBLE WITH THE RESIDENTS, AND I TRULY APPRECIATE IT.

AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

UM, I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A LOT OF CLARIFICATION ABOUT WAIVERS VERSUS VARIANCES, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THE WAIVERS ARE NORMAL IN THIS KIND OF PROJECT AND IT ONLY PROTECTS US ALL BECAUSE MOVING FORWARD IN AND OTHER MODIFICATIONS WITH LIGHTING AND DRAINAGE, I APPRECIATE THAT THAT WAS DONE.

UM, I HAD A COUPLE VERY SMALL QUESTIONS.

YOU ANSWERED A BUNCH OF THEM ABOUT THE TURN LANES, LOOKING AT THE PROJECT FROM THE NORTH LAKE ENTRANCE AND THE CALLBACKS THERE.

IS THERE ENOUGH ROOM FOR A BUS TO GO AROUND THERE AND TO TURN AROUND AND FOR PEOPLE TO DO DROP OFFS AND FOR THE BUS TO TURN AROUND IN THERE? YES. IT'S BEEN DESIGNED WITH THE RADIUS OF A SCHOOL BUS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT TURN.

OKAY. JUST FOR EDIFICATION, BECAUSE I ACTUALLY KNOW THIS.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY DO IT, BUT I KNOW WHAT THEY DO.

SO THERE'S A PROGRAM CALLED AUTO TURN.

SO THE ENGINEERS ACTUALLY TAKE THE BUS LENGTH FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, PUT IT INTO THE PROGRAM, AND IT ACTUALLY RUNS THROUGH THE WIDTHS BASED ON THE DESIGN TO MAKE SURE THAT IT GOES THROUGH. SO IT WAS ENGINEERED VERY SPECIFICALLY USING THE STANDARDIZED TOOLS.

AND THEN IT WAS REVIEWED BY YOUR ENGINEERING STAFF AS WELL.

UM, SORRY.

COUNCIL MEMBER MIDDLETON I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE CALL BOX THAT'S COVERED THERE, IT HAS AN 18 FOOT CLEARANCE, SO 18 FOOT HIGH CLEARANCE.

SO THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM FOR THE SCHOOL BUS TO GET UNDERNEATH THAT AND DOESN'T HAVE TO GO TO THE OUTSIDE LANE.

AND IT IS A TWO LANE WIDTH IN AND OUT.

CAN YOU TALK TO ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE LOW DENSITY, MEDIUM DENSITY, COMMERCIAL DENSITY AND HOW WE GOT TO THE MEDIUM DENSITY FROM THE COMMERCIAL DENSITY FOR THIS PROJECT? BECAUSE THERE SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE MIS MISINFORMATION OR IT NEEDS CLARIFICATION.

SO AS YOU RECALL, THIS PARCEL WAS ALREADY DESIGNATED WITH A LAND USE DESIGNATION OF COMMERCIAL AND RURAL RESIDENTIAL IN THE COUNTY. UPON ANNEXATION, THE CITY ASSIGNED THE MOST COMPARABLE LAND USE DESIGNATION.

AND SO WITH THAT, THOSE COMPARABLE DESIGNATIONS PROVIDED A CITY COMMERCIAL AND A CITY RURAL RESIDENTIAL DESIGNATION.

AND SO THE EVALUATION FOR THE PROPOSED LAND USE CHANGE, AS MR. FITTS PROVIDED IN HIS PRESENTATION, IS BASED ON COMPATIBILITY WHICH WAS SPECIFICALLY OUTLINED IN HIS PRESENTATION AND ADDRESSING THE LEVELS OF SERVICE, WHICH WAS ALSO ADDRESSED IN HIS PRESENTATION AND HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE STAFF ANALYSIS.

APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.

I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR NOW.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR WOODS.

I DO WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING IN AND SHARING YOUR OPINIONS WITH US AND YOUR CONCERNS.

THIS ISN'T THE FIRST PROJECT WE'VE PUT THROUGH WITH COMMUNITY OPPOSITION.

IN THE BEGINNING, WE JUST PUT IN A HUGE HOSPITAL OVER IN ALTON, AND IN THE BEGINNING I WASN'T FOR IT.

AND AS STAFF AND THE DEVELOPERS MET WITH THE COMMUNITY OF AVANIR'S GOT TO HAVE 1500 RESIDENTS OR MORE.

BY THE END OF IT, EVERYBODY WAS IN SUPPORT OF IT.

AND WE SO WE'VE BEEN IN THIS SITUATION MANY TIMES.

SO AND I KNOW YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW ME.

I LIKE TO JUST BRING IT DOWN TO AS ONE GUY, I WAS A COP IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR MOST OF MY ADULT LIFE.

SO I'VE BEEN INGRAINED HERE FOR 40 YEARS AND I JUST LIKE TO TRY AND DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY.

SO TONIGHT, I HEARD A LOT OF PEOPLE.

TALKING ABOUT ORDNANCE AND WHETHER IT COMPLIES WITH ORDNANCE OR NOT.

AND NATALIE, I'M GOING TO ASSUME THAT EVERYBODY THAT CAME UP AND SPOKE ABOUT AN ORDNANCE ISSUE, WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH EVERYTHING THAT THAT WE NEED TO BE IN.

YES, ABSOLUTELY, SIR.

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JUST TO BE CRYSTAL CLEAR, STAFF HAS FULLY EVALUATED CONSISTENCY ON THIS PROPOSED LAND USE CHANGE WITH THE ENTIRETY OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS A IS A LARGE DOCUMENT, AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES.

AND SO YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT ALL OF THESE THINGS IN ORDER TO EVALUATE CONSISTENCY IN ADDITION TO THE LEVEL OF SERVICE.

YOU CAN'T LOOK AT ONE SPECIFIC POLICY IN ISOLATION.

YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE TOTALITY.

GIVEN THE FACT THAT THIS IS THE EXACT LAND USE DESIGNATION THAT PROVIDED FROM THE COUNTY, THAT COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION WAS ALREADY EXISTING, THE AS STAFF HAS DEMONSTRATED IN THE ANALYSIS, THE PROPOSED LAND USE DESIGNATION IS LESS IN INTENSITY ANY THAN THE EXISTING LAND USE DESIGNATION ON THAT COMMERCIAL SIDE.

AND YOU LOOK IN TOTALITY OF ALL OF THE TRIPS THAT WOULD BE DEVELOPED, INCLUDING THE EXISTING SITE PLAN ON THE BOOKS THAT HAS THE ROAD CONNECTING TO BAY HILL DRIVE.

IT ABSOLUTELY IS A DOWN ZONING AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY COMPATIBLE AND IT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE OVERALL GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES OF THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

SO I JUST WANTED TO BE CRYSTAL CLEAR THAT WE ARE MEETING THE ORDINANCES AS WE HAVE THEM ON THE BOOKS.

AND AGAIN, AS A NORMAL GUY, I WOULDN'T HAVE APPROVED ANY COMMERCIAL IN THERE, REGARDLESS OF IF THERE'S PEOPLE THAT WANT IT HERE OR NOT.

WE HAVE A TON OF MEDICAL GOING IN AVENIR ACROSS THE STREET, AND I KNOW BECAUSE I'VE BEEN A COUNCIL MEMBER FOR SEVEN TO TO GO, ADDING MORE TRIPS INTO THAT AREA WOULD BE A QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE FOR PEOPLE COMING AND GOING IN THESE OTHER RESIDENCES AND A TRAFFIC ISSUE WHEN IT COMES TO PEOPLE GETTING KILLED ON NORTH LAKE.

SO AND I DID VEHICLE HOMICIDE FOR A CITY.

SO I KNOW VERY MUCH WHAT DEATH AND VEHICLES ARE.

ATTORNEY WHAT'S YOUR NAME AGAIN? BART. OKAY. SO WHEN BART CAME UP PROBABLY ABOUT 45 MINUTES AGO, ONE OF MY MAJOR CONCERN WAS THE SETBACK BETWEEN I'M SORRY IF I'M TALKING TOO LOUD, THE SETBACK BETWEEN THE SOUTHERN WALL AND THE FIRST PEOPLE IN THAT COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE.

WE KNOW IT'S 200FT.

SO IS THAT 200FT CONSIDERED A PRESERVE AREA OR IS THAT CAN THAT POSSIBLY BE DEVELOPED WITH PUTTING MORE HOMES ON THERE BETWEEN THE SOUTHERN WALL OF THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE FIRST HOMES? UH, OR IS THAT THEIR DEVELOPMENT? THEY CAN DO WHAT THEY WANT WITH IT.

IT'S PRIMARILY THE 200FT IS ON THEIR PROPERTY.

RIGHT. SO THEY COULD DEVELOP IT AS THEY AS THEY WISH.

THE IT'S THE 200FT FROM THE PROPERTY LINE OF VINTAGE OAKS TO THE NEAREST HOME.

RIGHT. AND SO, BART, I'M ASSUMING THAT THEY'RE NEVER GOING TO DEVELOP THAT.

YEAH. SO THOSE WERE THE FIRST FOUR PEOPLE 45 MINUTES AGO.

I'M LIKE, THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTED.

AND WHEN YOU CAME UP OUT OF THE BLUE, I'M LIKE, OKAY, SO THAT ANSWERED A QUESTION FOR ME AND I'M ASSUMING I'M BIG ON SETBACKS IN THIS CITY.

SO IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I LIKE PALM BEACH GARDENS SO MUCH.

EVERYTHING IS SET SO BACK.

SO ON THE EASTERN ACCESS, WHAT ROAD IS THAT? TWO ON THIS PICTURE.

EAST. EAST. IS THAT NOT A ROAD THERE? BECAUSE WE DON'T ACCESS IT. BUT EAST OF VINTAGE OAKS IS 112TH TERRACE.

WE DON'T ACCESS IT PER THE AGREEMENT WITH RUSTIC LAKES.

BUT THAT'S THAT'S WHAT YOU WOULD SEE SORT OF OFF SCREEN ON THE CURRENT IMAGE AND THAT'S RUSTIC LAKES ENTRANCE THERE.

THAT'S THE ENTRANCE TO RUSTIC LAKES.

OKAY. SO THE SETBACK AND THE HEIGHT OF THOSE WALLS REALLY IS GOING TO LIKE WE DID IN THE HOSPITAL OVER HERE, RAISE GROUND, RAISE VEGETATION, RAISE WALLS.

SO THESE ARE GOING TO BE PRIMARILY PRETTY MUCH BLOCKED LIKE ALL AROUND THIS DEVELOPMENT.

AGAIN, THAT'S CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT. WE'VE GOT THE ATTORNEY FOR THE FOUR OWNERS COMING UP TO DO ANYTHING.

IF YOU KNOW MR. WOODS, THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION IS CLOSED, SIR.

I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY.

THE PUBLIC PORTION IS CLOSED.

ALL RIGHT. SO I'M IN AGREEMENT THAT WITH 186 COMING DOWN TO 111 IS HUGE.

AND AGAIN, WE DO THIS WITH LIKE EVERY COMMUNITY.

AVENIR STARTED OUT WITH, WHO KNOWS, 5500 HOMES OR 7000.

WE CAME DOWN TO 34IN THAT AREA.

SO. I DON'T I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW.

BUT THIS IS FIRST READING.

SO FIRST READING.

THIS WILL COME BACK AGAIN NEXT MONTH.

SO WE'VE GOT SOME DISCUSSION TO DO ON THIS.

SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, BERT.

NO, I JUST WANTED TO ECHO WHAT CARL WAS SAYING WITH REGARDS TO AVENIR AND THE TRAFFIC OUT ON NORTH LAKE.

YOU KNOW, WE KNOW THE CONCERNS.

IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR 20, 25, 30 YEARS.

RIGHT? AT LEAST THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS IS TRYING TO DO SOMETHING TO ALLEVIATE THAT BY WIDENING THE ROAD OUT BY AVENIR, BY PUTTING THE RELIEVER ROAD THROUGH AVENIR OUT

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TO THE BEELINE.

WE'RE TRYING. IF STATE ROAD SEVEN WAS OPEN, IT WOULD PROBABLY BE A BETTER SCENARIO FOR THAT AREA.

BUT THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE CAN CONTROL.

THAT'S INFIGHTING IN OTHER AREAS AND WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT.

BUT THAT'S A ROAD THAT'S PROBABLY NEEDED PRETTY SEVERELY IN THAT AREA.

BUT IF IT HAPPENS, IT HAPPENS.

IF IT DOESN'T, THEN WE'RE WHERE YOU ARE NOW.

SO WE CAN'T WE CAN'T CONTROL ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF OUR BOUNDARIES, IF YOU WILL.

BUT I THINK WE'RE TRYING TO HELP.

AVENIR, AS CARL SAID ORIGINALLY WAS 7000 HOMES WHEN THEY CAME IN HERE.

WE KNOCKED THAT DOWN AROUND 3750, PUT IN TRAFFIC LIGHTS, WIDEN THE ROADS, TRY TO DO A LOT OF INFILL, A LOT OF STUFF.

SO WE WE LOOK AT EVERY PROJECT INDIVIDUALLY AND DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN FOR THE CITY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

SHADY LAKES DRIVE.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER THAT YEARS AGO WHEN WE WERE PUTTING THAT ROAD THROUGH, THEY CAME IN HERE, THOUGHT THAT WE WERE GOING TO KILL THE CHILDREN WALKING TO SCHOOL AT THE TWO SCHOOLS TO THE NORTH END OF SHADY LAKES DRIVE.

THAT ROAD TURNED OUT TO BE PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEAUTIFUL, MOST BEAUTIFUL ROADS IN OUR CITY.

SAFE ROUNDABOUTS, CONNECTIVITY TO THE RECREATION AND CONNECTIVITY FOR THE SCHOOL, FOR THE KIDS TO WALK ON SIDEWALKS AND NOT THROUGH THE WOODS.

TRUST ME, WE LOOK AT THIS ON EVERY DIFFERENT ANGLE THAT WE CAN.

WE TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY.

WE'RE TRYING TO DO OUR PART OUT WEST.

WE REALIZE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS 111 HOMES THAT POTENTIALLY COULD BE APPROVED TONIGHT, A LOT LESS DENSE THAN WHAT CAN BE ON A MEDICAL SITE.

IF THE MEDICAL SITE WAS GOING TO BE BUILT, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BUILT.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT PROBABLY FOR THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTS.

BUT AVENIR IS NOW TAKING THAT ROLE AND MOVING ACROSS THE STREET AND BUILDING ALL THAT ON THEIR END.

SO WE WE LOOK AT IT VERY SERIOUSLY.

WE THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO AGREE ON EVERYTHING.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE FINAL VOTE, BUT WE AS A CITY TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY.

WE DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN.

WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THINGS BETTER FOR EVERYTHING AROUND IN OUR AREA.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, BERT.

SO I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF POINTS OF CLARITY AS WELL.

SO RESIDENT EMAILS MEAN SO MUCH.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE. AND I'VE BEEN WHERE YOU GUYS ARE BEFORE FOR YEARS BEFORE I GOT TO BE UP HERE.

WHEN I'M DONE BEING HERE, I'LL BE BACK WHERE YOU GUYS ARE TODAY.

SO COMING AND RESPECTFULLY STATING YOUR CONCERNS IS WONDERFUL AND WE ALWAYS ENCOURAGE OUR RESIDENTS TO DO SO AND TO SEND EMAILS AND TO COMMUNICATE WITH US.

I KNOW CARL CAN BARELY WALK DOWN THE AISLE IN PUBLIC WITHOUT HAVING ABOUT 17 CONVERSATIONS, SO WE ARE HERE FOR YOU.

SO JUST A COUPLE OF POINTS OF CLARIFICATION.

I DID RECEIVE A FEW EMAILS FROM RESIDENTS THAT WERE UPSET ABOUT.

THEY SAID TEN WAIVERS THAT WERE OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

SO JUST TO CLARIFY, WE HAVE SIX FIVE THAT ARE ALWAYS REQUIRED, WHETHER IT'S A TOWNHOME, NO MATTER WHAT, WHICH HAS HAPPENED AGAIN AND AGAIN.

AND THEN THE OTHER ONE WAS ABOUT TREES.

AND IN THE END, WE'RE UNABLE TO HAVE A TREE IN FRONT OF EVERY HOME.

HOWEVER, THE LARGE AMOUNT OF TREES WILL MAKE UP FOR IT, EVEN MORE SO THAN THERE ARE HOMES OR TOWNHOMES.

AND THIS. IS THAT CORRECT? YES, MA'AM. OKAY, GREAT.

AND THEN THE U-TURN PROCESS.

SO THAT'S VALID.

THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

HOW HOW VIABLE IS THAT POSSIBILITY? SO THE THE NEXT POSSIBLE EASTBOUND MANEUVER UPON EXITING OFF OF THIS PROJECT IS OSPREY ISLES, WHICH IS AN UNSIGNALIZED INTERSECTION.

SO IF YOU GO A LITTLE FURTHER, I THINK YOU'RE MAYBE GOING ABOUT 400FT FURTHER WEST.

THE NEXT U-TURN DESIGNATED IS ON NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD AT MEMORIAL PARK, WHICH IS THE CEMETERY.

IT ALSO IS UNSIGNALIZED.

IT'S AT THE ACCESS TO THE FIRE STATION.

I BELIEVE. ACTUALLY IT HAS THE FLASHER, BUT IT IS NOT AS HIGHLY UTILIZED BASED ON THE NATURE OF OF THE CEMETERY USE. AND THEN THE NEXT ONE, AS MR. MARTIN EXPRESSED, IS CARLTON.

AND THEN FURTHER THE NEXT SIGNALIZED IS IS IBIS.

SO THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THE COUNTY HAS JURISDICTION ON ON THE ROADWAY SIGNAGE AND THE RESTRICTIONS.

WE WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO, TO MONITOR.

BUT ULTIMATELY WE DON'T HAVE THAT CONTROL.

CERTAINLY IF THERE'S A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE CONFLICTS, THE CITY WOULD SUPPORT THAT INITIATIVE AS WELL.

AND UPON MONITORING, WE WOULD TRY TO MAKE THAT MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

BUT ULTIMATELY IT IS THE COUNTY.

SO WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS WE CAN LOOK AT THE ACTUAL RESOLUTION ACTION, WHICH WOULD BE THE NEXT MEETING.

WE COULD CRAFT A CONDITION WHICH MEMORIALIZES SUCH.

BUT I DO WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT IT IS ULTIMATELY THE COUNTY'S JURISDICTION.

OKAY. WELL, THAT WOULD BE GREAT TO SEE A SECOND READING OF POSSIBLE NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS TONIGHT.

AND AGAIN, THE THING THAT I LEARNED COMING UP HERE IS THAT SOMETIMES YOU THINK YOU'RE IN THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS AND SOMETIMES YOU'RE NOT, RIGHT? THERE'S INCORPORATED, THERE'S UNINCORPORATED.

YOU DRIVE ON A ROAD IN PALM BEACH GARDENS.

THERE'S A VERY GOOD CHANCE PALM BEACH GARDENS AND GARDENS DOES NOT HAVE JURISDICTION OVER THAT ROAD.

SO WHAT WHAT MISS CROWLEY'S EXPLAINING TO US IS THAT WE DO WANT THIS.

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AND WHAT BERT'S TRYING TO SAY IS OUR CITY IS DOING THIS.

WE WANT THE INTERSECTION LIGHT THAT IS ALREADY THERE IS BECAUSE THIS CITY PAID FOR IT.

EVEN THOUGH IT'S A COUNTY ROAD, WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN BEYOND OUR POWER.

THAT WASN'T IN OUR POWER, BUT WE PUSHED TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

BECAUSE RIGHT WHEN I FIRST GOT ELECTED, I WAS GETTING EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS FROM KATHY KRIGER, WHO HAD KIDS THERE THAT WERE WAITING ON THE BUS STOP AT NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD, WATCHING CRASHES HAPPEN IN FRONT OF THEM, AND THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS WAS ABLE TO GET A LIGHT THERE, WHICH WE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO, BUT WE PUSHED IT TO MAKE IT HAPPEN, TO MAKE IT SAFE FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

AND THAT'S WHY I DID ASK, WHICH I THANK YOU SO MUCH, MARTIN, FOR INCLUDING IN YOUR PRESENTATION FOR THE TRAFFIC WORK THAT THE CITY HAS DONE ON NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD TO MAKE IT SAFER. SO WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN.

WE'VE GOT 3900 TRAFFIC STOPS IN THE LAST 3 OR 4 YEARS BY OUR OFFICERS AS WELL.

SO IT'S IT'S IT'S A TOUGH ROAD.

THE QUESTION I HAVE NEXT MIGHT BE FOR MR. SEYMOUR SENATE BILL 102.

LET'S JUST LET'S JUST PRETEND FOR A SECOND THAT THIS FOR SOME REASON WASN'T HERE.

YOU GUYS WEREN'T HERE TONIGHT GIVING US THIS PRESENTATION, AND YOU CAME BACK IN A MONTH OR TWO AND THE RESIDENTS DECIDED THEY'RE GOING TO GET TOGETHER AND HELP US DECIDE.

AND WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING ELSE.

HOW MUCH POWER DOES THIS COUNCIL HAVE TO SAY? NO. SO I'M GOING TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, BUT I'M GOING TO PREFACE IT.

WE HAVE NOT ONCE THOUGHT ABOUT OR DISCUSSED SENATE BILL 102 ON THIS PROPERTY.

THANK YOU. I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT ANYBODY THINKING SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

BUT THE SHORT ANSWER IS NONE.

SO OUR CITY COUNCIL WOULD HAVE ZERO POWER TO STOP A DEVELOPER FROM PUTTING IN SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE DENSE AND TALL.

CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT THE LANGUAGE IN THE BILL SAYS THAT IF A PROPERTY IS ZONED FOR A COMMERCIAL USE, RIGHT.

SO IF IT'S ZONED FOR COMMERCIAL USES AND THE MEDICAL OFFICE IS CERTAINLY COMMERCIAL USE, YOU GET THE HIGHEST DENSITY AND YOU COULD DO MIXED USE, BUT YOU GET THE HIGHEST DENSITY, AS MS.. CROWLEY MENTIONED, AND YOU GET THE HIGHEST HEIGHT WITHIN THE MILE WITHIN THE JURISDICTION, AS MS..

CROWLEY MENTIONED.

AND THEN YOU HAVE TO MEET THE MINIMUM SETBACKS FOR THE MULTIFAMILY REGULATIONS.

SO AS MR. BARNES WALKED THROUGH, WE FAR EXCEED THE BUFFER REQUIREMENTS.

ET CETERA. THAT ARE IN THE CODE THAT COULD BE DONE TO THE MINIMUM OF THE CODE MINIMUM PARKING SO IT WOULDN'T BE AS OVER PARKED.

YOU COULD DO GARDEN STYLE APARTMENTS, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO BE TOWNHOMES, AND IT'S ADMINISTRATIVE.

IT NEVER GOES TO THE COUNCIL.

AND MS.. CROWLEY WORKING, I'M SURE, WITH MR. LOWMAN LOOKING VERY CAREFULLY BECAUSE I KNOW THEY WOULDN'T LIKE IT EITHER, WOULD THERE WOULDN'T BE A WHOLE LOT OF OPTIONS.

SO THAT'S THE WAY THE BILL WAS DESIGNED.

SO WHAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US IS, IS NOT THAT THAT IS NOT SOMETHING YOU'RE CONSIDERING, OBVIOUSLY, BUT THE POTENTIAL IS OUT THERE.

AND IF THAT DID HAPPEN, WE AS COUNCIL WOULD HAVE ZERO ABILITY TO STOP THAT ZERO ABILITY TO REPRESENT WHAT OUR RESIDENTS SEEM TO BE.

SO AS I SAID, WE DIDN'T LOOK AT IT ON THIS PROPERTY, BUT THAT'S HOW THE BILL WORKS.

OKAY. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. AND. I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR NOW.

I THINK WE'LL HAVE MORE DISCUSSION AT SECOND READING AGAIN.

SO ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE, AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. FOUR ZERO.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO THIS TWICE, THOUGH.

WE'VE GOT. THIS IS ORDINANCE 14.

SO TO CLARIFY, WE HAVE JUST PASSED ORDINANCE 14.

OKAY, TAKE A FIVE MINUTE. ACTUALLY, WE'LL JUST TAKE A BREAK FOR A MOMENT.

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THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. SO OUR CLERK DID READ THE TITLE FOR ORDINANCE 14, 2023.

AT FIRST READING, THAT MOTION PASSED FIVE ZERO.

SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE HER READ 040 EXCUSE ME, HABIT FOUR ZERO.

SO, PATTY, WOULD YOU BE SO KIND AS TO READ ORDINANCE 15 TITLE YES, MA'AM.

ORDINANCE 15 2023.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA.

REZONING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE ZONING FOR APPROXIMATELY 17.89 ACRES, OF WHICH 8.06 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES IS DESIGNATED AGRICULTURAL, RESIDENTIAL R AND 9.83 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES IS DESIGNATED PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PUD OVERLAY WITH UNDERLYING PROFESSIONAL OFFICE PO SUCH THAT THE ENTIRE 17.89 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES SHALL NOW BE UNIFIED UNDER ONE PUD WITH AN UNDERLYING ZONING DESIGNATION OF RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM M SUCH PROPERTY BEING LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD AND 112TH TERRACE, PROVIDING THAT THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY, PROVIDING A CONFLICT CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THANK YOU SO MUCH, PATTY.

SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND JUST GO THROUGH THE HEARING NOW FOR A SECOND VOTE.

GOODNESS. SORRY. SO, AGAIN, TO REITERATE, I'M GOING TO OPEN THE HEARING.

WE HAVE MARCIE TINSLEY HAVING ALREADY DECLARED EX PARTE FOR ORDINANCE 14 AND ORDINANCE 15 I'M SORRY FOR ORDINANCE 15 AND 14 AND THEN DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER EX PARTE GOING DOWN? NO, I HAVE THE SAME AS ORDINANCE 14 IS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY.

NO, NO, I DO NOT CARL NO, MA'AM.

ALL RIGHT. AND AGAIN, FOR MYSELF, I HAD SOME COMMUNICATION WITH MR. SEYMOUR, WHICH DID NOT WE DID NOT MEET AND THAT'S IT.

SO WE ARE NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH WITH ANOTHER PRESENTATION AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS SINCE THEY WERE ALL COMBINED.

SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE HEARING.

MAY I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 15 2023 AT FIRST READING, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 15, 20, 23, FIRST READING SECOND.

THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, LET'S TAKE A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE.

MOTION PASSES.

FOUR ZERO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MOVING ON TO RESOLUTION 47, 2023, OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT.

IF THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE WORD RESOLUTION 47, 2023, A RESOLUTION THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE ADOPTION OF THE CITY'S

[VIII. d. RESOLUTION 47, 2023 – COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDING. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE ADOPTION OF THE CITY’S PROGRAM YEAR 2023-2024 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN APPLICATION FOR THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT’S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDING; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

PROGRAM YEAR 2023, 2024, ANNUAL ACTION PLAN APPLICATION FOR THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT.

CDBG FUNDING PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I SEE OLIVIA IS AT THE PODIUM.

WE HAVE A PRESENTATION THIS EVENING.

YES, WE DO. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

VICE. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

OLIVIA ALLISON WITH PLANNING AND ZONING.

RESOLUTION 47 IS OUR PROPOSED 2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT.

CDBG. CDBG BACKGROUND.

CDBG WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1974 TO PROVIDE DIRECT FEDERAL BENEFITS TO PRIMARILY BENEFIT LOW TO MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AND NEIGHBORHOODS. BEFORE 2015, THE CITY'S ALLOCATIONS OF FUNDS WAS ISSUED DIRECTLY TO PALM BEACH COUNTY.

AND SINCE 2015, WHEN OUR POPULATION HIT 50,000 RESIDENTS.

THE FUNDS COME STRAIGHT TO US NOW, AND WE ARE NOW AN ENTITLEMENT GRANTING COMMUNITY.