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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS SEPTEMBER 4TH COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER.
[Call to Order]
WILL YOU ALL PLEASE RISE IF YOU'RE ABLE, AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU ALL. WOULD THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE ROLL? MAYOR TINSLEY HERE. VICE MAYOR MIDDLETON HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER. READ HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. MOROSO HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER. KEMP HERE. THANK YOU. PATTY. AND DO WE HAVE ANY DELETIONS OR MODIFICATIONS?
[III. ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, MODIFICATIONS]
YES, MA'AM. YOU HAVE ONE ADDITION UNDER ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS.PAPERWORK IS IN FRONT OF YOU. GOT IT. OKAY. AND I THINK I WILL GO TO THE PODIUM AND DO THIS
[IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS]
PRESENTATION. IT'LL BE FUN.DO SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT. CHANGE IT UP A BIT.
AND THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES UNIVERSITY IS A CERTIFICATE PROGRAM PROVIDED TO ELECTED MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS, AND RECOGNIZES ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO TAKE PART IN THE LEAGUE'S MANY TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH A VARIETY OF IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN ABOUT THE LATEST ISSUES, TRENDS, AND BEST PRACTICES.
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE THROUGH JULY OF 2025, AND THIS YEAR, OUR VERY OWN COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNCIL MEMBER CHELSEA REED, WAS HONORED BY HAVING THE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM FOR ELECTED MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS SILVER CERTIFICATE OF LEADERSHIP.
YOU GUYS HAVE A GREAT YEAR. THANK YOU. OH.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH.
YEAH. THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING ME IN THAT. APPRECIATE IT.
AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. COUNCIL MEMBER REED.
NICE HONOR. NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.
[V. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC]
AND ACTUALLY, MAYBE WE HAVE SOME ON THEIR WAY.OKAY. WE DO HAVE TWO COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC, SO IF YOU CAN PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.
WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.
AND THE FIRST ONE IS MISS RAMONA BEAN.
MY NAME IS RAMONA BEAN. I LIVE AT 5439 CICADA WAY IN THE HORSESHOE ACRES NEIGHBORHOOD.
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GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR MIDDLETON AND CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF AND EVERYONE IN HERE.AS A GARDENS RESIDENT I HAVE A RECURRING WORK CONTRACT.
AS SOME OF YOU KNOW IT'S MY FIFTH YEAR. I WAS WORKING ON WYOMING AS A CAMP COOK.
THIS SUMMER WAS MUCH BETTER. I STAYED IN TOUCH A COUPLE WAYS.
THE PBG NOW APP THAT WAS RELEASED BACK IN THE SPRING, I MUST SAY, IS GREAT.
AND I COULD CHECK BACK AT HOME WHAT WAS GOING ON.
SECONDLY, I'VE ENJOYED ALSO MARY MAYOR TINSLEY EMAIL UPDATES.
I'VE NOTICED ANY MAYOR THAT COMES THROUGH OUR GARDENS.
IT DOES HELP US KEEP IN TOUCH. LASTLY, I'M STARTING THIS SCHOOL YEAR AS A MOM OF A SIXTH GRADER, NINTH GRADER, AND 12TH GRADER. AND AS SOME PARENTS IN HERE KNOW, THAT'S QUITE THE STORM.
IT'S A GOOD STORM. AND MY 12TH GRADER SWIMS FOR GARDENS HIGH SCHOOL RIGHT HERE IN PALM BEACH GARDENS, AND THEY ARE LOVING THE REC CENTER. AND AS A PARENT AND MY HUSBAND, WE LOVE BEING ABLE TO JUST KIND OF PULL IN THERE AND EASILY DROP THEM OFF AND PICK THEM UP. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE CITY STAFF'S WORK AND EVERYONE THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THAT SETUP.
AND I JUST LOVE SEEING IT ALL UNFOLD. SO THAT'S IT.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. AND IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK IN TOWN. THANK YOU, MISS BEAN.
OKAY. ACTUALLY, THAT IS IT FOR COMMENTS THAT ARE FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
SO NEXT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
DOES ANYONE NEED ANYTHING PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? CITY MANAGER OKAY.
CITY MANAGER. OH I SKIPPED RIGHT OVER YOU, I APOLOGIZE.
SORRY, RON. IT'S OKAY. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF OF ITEMS TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION.
[VI. CITY MANAGER REPORT]
JUST TODAY. WHERE'S MY PAPER? HERE IT IS. WE RECEIVED INFORMATION TODAY THAT THE GARDENS GREEN MARKET WAS VOTED BEST FARMER'S MARKET BY THE READERS OF JUPITER MAGAZINE.CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND THE GREEN MARKET TEAM.
WE APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR HARD WORK HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED.
PLEASE PASS THAT ON TO STAFF. THANK YOU. THE OTHER THING, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE PICTURES FROM THE GREEN MARKET, THE OTHER THING WAS INTERESTING IS SATURDAY WE HAD THE 2025 FIRE TRUCK PULL FUNDRAISING EVENT.
ALL THE PROCEEDS FROM THAT EVENT WENT TO THE CONNECTIONS EDUCATION CENTER, NONPROFIT SCHOOL IN PALM BEACH COUNTY DEDICATED TO CREATING A WORLD WHERE STUDENTS WITH AUTISM ARE WELCOMED AND EMPOWERED.
AND IT WAS QUITE A COMPETITION. I DON'T KNOW THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT'S RAISED YET, BUT JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, THE LOWEST COMBINED WEIGHT POOL CHAMPION THIS YEAR WAS PALM BEACH GARDENS FIRE RESCUE, WITH A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 418 POUNDS. POLICE. AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT LED THE WAY FOR THE LONGEST TIME, BUT WAS EDGED OUT BY ANOTHER TEAM AND THEY ENDED UP IN SECOND PLACE FOR THE FASTEST POLL.
I AGREE 100%. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT AND SORRY FOR SKIPPING OVER YOU.
I GUESS I GOT AHEAD OF MYSELF. NOW MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[VII. CONSENT AGENDA]
ANYBODY HAVE ANY ITEMS TO PULL? MAY I? THEN MAY I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? MOTION. AND A SECOND, PLEASE. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO PASS THE CONSENT AGENDA.SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0.
TONIGHT WE ARE HOLDING QUASI JUDICIAL HEARINGS ON THE FOLLOWING CASES.
ORDINANCE TEN 2025 SECOND READING AND ADOPTION.
CITY INITIATED REZONING FROM RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM TO PROFESSIONAL OFFICE.
ORDINANCE 13 2025 FIRST READING VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION.
RESOLUTION 63 2025 MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE WITHIN GARDENS TOWN SQUARE.
RESOLUTION 64 2025 SITE PLAN AMENDMENT FOR LONGVIEW AT AVENIR POD TEN.
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RESOLUTION 65 2025 SITE PLAN APPROVAL FOR PANTHER NATIONAL PARCEL PHASE ONE.THIS MEANS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO BASE ITS DECISIONS ON THE EVIDENCE CONTAINED IN THE RECORD OF THIS PROCEEDINGS, 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.
CROSS EXAMINATION MAY OCCUR AFTER THE STAFF, THE APPLICANT AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS HAVE MADE THEIR PRESENTATIONS AND WILL BE PERMITTED IN THE ORDER OF 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 COMMENT CARD WHICH IS LOCATED OVER THERE BY THE DOOR AND GIVE IT TO THE CITY CLERK OVER THERE. THE CITY CLERK WILL NOW SWEAR IN ALL PERSONS WHO INTEND TO OFFER TESTIMONY THIS EVENING ON ANY OF THESE CASES.
PATTY. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH ORDINANCE EIGHT 2025 WITH THE CLERK.
[VIII.a. ORDINANCE 8, 2025 – (2ND READING AND ADOPTION) CITY-INITIATED SMALL SCALE LAND USE AMENDMENT FROM COMMERCIAL (C) TO MIXED USE (MXD). AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A SMALL-SCALE AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANDATES SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES, PURSUANT TO APPLICATION NO. CPSS-25-05-0002, IN ORDER TO AMEND THE FUTURE LAND-USE DESIGNATION OF 11.61 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, A PORTION OF THE 45.37-ACRE DONALD ROSS VILLAGE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD), FROM COMMERCIAL (C) TO MIXED USE (MXD), THE SUBJECT PROPERTY BEING LOCATED IMMEDIATELY SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF DONALD ROSS ROAD AND CENTRAL BOULEVARD; PROVIDING FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE STATE LAND PLANNING AGENCY; 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.]
PLEASE READ THE TITLE ORDINANCE EIGHT 2025 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL.THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANDATES SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 163 FLORIDA STATUTES PURSUANT TO APPLICATION NUMBER CPS, DASH 25.
DASH ZERO FIVE. DASH 0002. IN ORDER TO AMEND THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF 11.61 ACRES, MORE OR LESS A PORTION OF THE 45.37 ACRE DONALD ROSS VILLAGE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PUD FROM COMMERCIAL C TO MIXED USE MKD. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY BEING LOCATED IMMEDIATELY SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF DONALD ROSS ROAD AND CENTRAL BOULEVARD, PROVIDING FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 163 FLORIDA STATUTES.
PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE STATE LAND PLANNING AGENCY.
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.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK, HAS ANYTHING CHANGED SINCE FIRST READING? NO CHANGES. THANK YOU. AND DOES ANYONE WANT OR WOULD LIKE TO SEE A PRESENTATION FOR THE SECOND TIME? NO. OKAY. AND I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS ON THIS ITEM.
SO I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR ORDINANCE EIGHT.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE EIGHT 2025 SECOND READING AND ADOPTION SECOND.
OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, I'D LIKE TO CALL A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0. MOVING ON TO ORDINANCE NINE, 2025.
[VIII.b. ORDINANCE 9, 2025 – (2ND READING AND ADOPTION) CITY-INITIATED SMALL SCALE LAND USE AMENDMENT FROM RESIDENTIAL LOW (RL) TO PROFESSIONAL OFFICE (PO). AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANDATES SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES, PURSUANT TO APPLICATION NO. CPSS-25-05-0003, IN ORDER TO AMEND THE FUTURE LAND-USE DESIGNATION OF 1.46 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, KNOWN AS THE GARDENS LEARNING CENTER FROM RESIDENTIAL LOW (RL) TO PROFESSIONAL OFFICE (PO), THE SUBJECT PROPERTY BEING LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD APPROXIMATELY 0.6 MILES WEST OF NORTH MILITARY TRAIL; PROVIDING FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE STATE LAND PLANNING AGENCY; 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. ]
WOULD THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE ORDINANCE NINE 2025 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL.THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANDATE SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 163 FLORIDA STATUTES, PURSUANT TO APPLICATION NUMBER CPS 25050003.
IN ORDER TO AMEND THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF 1.46 ACRES, MORE OR LESS KNOWN AS THE GORDON'S LEARNING CENTER, FROM RESIDENTIAL LOW RL TO PROFESSIONAL OFFICE PIO.
PROVIDING FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 163 FLORIDA STATUTES.
PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE STATE LAND PLANNING AGENCY.
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 FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK IF ANYTHING HAS CHANGED SINCE FIRST READING.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR, AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES FOR THE RECORD.
I DO. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT JUST TO REITERATE WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AT FIRST READING REGARDING THIS PETITION THAT IS PURELY HOUSEKEEPING IN NATURE, TO PROVIDE FOR CONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE LAND USE AND THE EXISTING ZONING DESIGNATION, AND WITH THE EXISTING USE ON SITE, WHICH IS ALSO NOT PERMITTED UNDER THE EXISTING DESIGNATION.
SO THERE IS NO NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT IS PROPOSED WITH THIS WITH THIS PETITION.
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THIS PETITION EXCLUSIVELY PROVIDES FOR THE INTERNAL CONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE USE, THE ZONING AND THE LAND USE, AND STAFF IS HAPPY TO PROVIDE A MORE DETAILED PRESENTATION IF NECESSARY.THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES, HOWEVER, SINCE FIRST READING.
OKAY. THANK YOU NATALIE. DOES ANYBODY WANT TO SEE THE PRESENTATION OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NOPE. OKAY. AND I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS ON THIS ITEM.
OH WELL, I HAVE A COMMENT CARD, BUT IT SAYS EIGHT C, WHICH IS ORDINANCE TEN.
BUT IF IT'S FOR THIS ONE, THEN I'D BE HAPPY TO CALL YOUR NAME.
IS IT MISS JANET? OKAY. AND THAT'S THE CASE. COME UP.
ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY. AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
OH, NO. THAT'S OKAY. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JANET SAGANSKY.
I MUST POINT OUT A SERIOUS MISREPRESENTATION AT THE AUGUST 7TH COUNCIL MEETING BY CITY STAFF.
GLC AND HANDED HIS STATEMENT TO THE ZONING BOARD AT THE FOLLOWING CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
GIVEN ZONING RECOMMENDATION, WE DID NOT SUBMIT A REQUEST TO SPEAK.
AS A RESULT, WE WERE UNABLE TO OBJECT TO THIS SURPRISING FALSE ASSERTION.
OUR BIGGEST ISSUE IS THE LOSS OF VALUE FOR OUR LAST UNBUILT RESIDENTIAL ZONED 1.8 ACRE LOT, WHICH IS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE GARDENS LEARNING CENTER.
WHILE ZONING STAFF HAS SAID THERE ARE NO PLANS FOR A THREE STORY BUILDING.
END QUOTE ON THE REZONED GLC LOT. BY DEFINITION, THE NEW ZONING PERMITS IT, AND ANY POTENTIAL BUYER OF OUR LOT WILL EXPECT A SIGNIFICANT DISCOUNT. BECAUSE WHO WANTS TO BUY A HOME WHERE POTENTIALLY A THREE STORY BUILDING WERE OVERLOOKED.
THEIR POOL AND BACKYARD. NO BUFFER WILL EFFECTIVELY OVERCOME THIS.
WE ARE SUBMITTING OUR OBJECTIONS AGAIN TODAY IN WRITING.
GLC APPLIED FOR REZONING IN 2019 AND OUR BOARD OBJECTED.
PLANNING AND ZONING DOCUMENTS LISTED 68 LINE ITEM ISSUES THAT THEIR STAFF IDENTIFIED.
WE WANT THE COUNCIL AND THE ZONING BOARD TO CONSIDER THIS.
THIS ONE HOUR MEETING LEFT ALL PARTIES INFORMED, SATISFIED AND SUPPORTIVE OF EACH OTHER.
WE ASKED THE COUNCIL TO PAUSE THIS VOTE. INSTEAD, HAVE ZONING STAFF MEET WITH US ON SITE AND EXPLORE A MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL SOLUTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS SAGANSKY.
APPRECIATE IT. WITH THAT SAID, NATALIE, CAN YOU JUST ANSWER A COUPLE QUESTIONS? IF THIS IS NOT OBVIOUSLY A SITE PLAN MODIFICATION, THIS IS ACTUALLY A A ZONING, CORRECT? CORRECT. CORRECT. MADAM MAYOR. YES. THERE IS NO PROPOSED SITE PLAN CHANGES WITH THIS PETITION.
CORRECT? SO IF A THREE STORY BUILDING HYPOTHETICALLY WERE TO BE PROPOSED IN THE FUTURE, WOULDN'T IT HAVE TO COME BEFORE US AGAIN FOR APPROVAL? ABSOLUTELY. THERE'S NO SITE PLAN CHANGES PROPOSED.
IF THERE WERE CHANGES THAT WERE BEING PROPOSED, THAT WOULD HAVE TO COME BEFORE THIS BOARD.
AS PART OF THE PROCESS, IT WOULD HAVE TO MEET ALL CODE STANDARDS AS PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED.
THIS IS PURELY HOUSEKEEPING IN NATURE, AND AS POINTED OUT PREVIOUSLY TO IN STAFF'S PRESENTATION, THE CURRENT HEIGHT ALLOWANCE UNDER THE EXISTING ZONING DESIGNATION IS ACTUALLY THE SAME HEIGHT AS THE PROPOSED DESIGNATION,
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SO THERE'S NO FURTHER ADDITIONAL ENTITLEMENT IN HEIGHT AS PART OF THIS HOUSEKEEPING MEASURE.JUST TO ALSO MAKE SURE THAT'S ABSOLUTELY CLEAR.
SO THERE'S NO SITE PLAN CHANGES PROPOSED. IF THERE WERE CHANGES PROPOSED IN THE FUTURE, THAT WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE PROCESS, WHICH IS A FULLY A WHOLE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE INCLUDING ENGINEERING, POLICE, FIRE, OUR CITY FORESTER, OUR BUILDING OFFICIAL WHO LOOKS AT ALL OF THOSE CHANGES, DETERMINES IF THESE PLANS MEET TECHNICAL SUFFICIENCY, AND THEN IT WOULD MOVE FORWARD THROUGH THAT APPROVAL PROCESS, AND THEN IT WOULD GO BACK TO P AND D AND BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR A FINAL APPROVAL.
YES, MA'AM. OKAY. THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY THEN I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK FOR A VOTE AND OR DISCUSSION.
WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0. THANK YOU.
OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ORDINANCE TEN.
[VIII.c. *ORDINANCE 10, 2025 – (2ND READING AND ADOPTION) CITY-INITIATED REZONING FROM RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM (RM) TO PROFESSIONAL OFFICE (PO). AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF THE GARDENS LEARNING CENTER, SUCH PROPERTY BEING COMPRISED OF 1.46 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD APPROXIMATELY 0.6 MILES WEST OF NORTH MILITARY TRAIL; PROVIDING THAT THIS PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY, WHICH IS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, SHALL BE AMENDED FROM RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM DENSITY (RM) TO PROFESSIONAL OFFICE (PO); 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.]
WOULD THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE ORDINANCE TEN 2025 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF THE GARDENS LEARNING CENTER, SUCH PROPERTY BEING COMPRISED OF 1.46 ACRES, MORE OR LESS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD, APPROXIMATELY 0.6 MILES WEST OF NORTH MILITARY TRAIL, PROVIDING THAT THIS PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY, WHICH IS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, SHALL BE AMENDED FROM RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM DENSITY R.M.TO PROFESSIONAL OFFICE P.O. 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.
THANK YOU PATTI. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR EXPERTISE.
ANY EXPERTISE STARTED WITH BURT. NONE. NONE. NONE.
NONE. NOBODY HAS ANY EXPERTISE. I DON'T EITHER.
THEN WE CAN MOVE ON TO A PRESENTATION. IT'S A SECOND READING.
DOES ANYONE WANT A PRESENTATION? NO. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS? NOPE. OKAY. THEN I'M GOING TO CLOSE. AND I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS ON THIS ITEM.
SO I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I'M GOING TO BRING IT BACK FOR A VOTE.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0. OKAY. MOVING ON TO ORDINANCE 13, 2025 WITH THE CLERK.
[VIII.d. *ORDINANCE 13, 2025 – (1ST READING) 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 0.40 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF U.S. HIGHWAY ONE APPROXIMATELY 0.6 MILES NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF PGA BOULEVARD AND U.S. HIGHWAY ONE, IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN AND AS DEPICTED ON THE MAP ATTACHED HERETO; DECLARING THAT THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION PETITION BEARS THE SIGNATURE OF THE OWNER 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. ]
PLEASE READ THE TITLE ORDINANCE 13 2025 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 0.40 ACRES, MORE OR LESS LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF US HIGHWAY ONE, APPROXIMATELY 0.6 MILES NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF PGA BOULEVARD AND US HIGHWAY ONE, IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN AND AS DEPICTED ON THE MAP ATTACHED HERETO.DECLARING THAT THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION PETITION BEARS THE SIGNATURE OF THE OWNER 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.
I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR ANY EXPERTISE.
NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FOR ANYBODY. AND I DON'T HAVE ANY EITHER.
THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO PRESENTATION FROM STAFF.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. FOR THE RECORD, MARTIN PITTS AND I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN.
I HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION FOR ORDINANCE 13 2025.
THIS IS A REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF ONE PARCEL TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 0.4 ACRES.
THIS IS LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF US ONE, APPROXIMATELY 0.6 MILES NORTH OF PGA BOULEVARD.
AS DEPICTED ON THE SCREEN SHOWN IN RED. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE PARCEL IS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE SEMINOLE SHOPPES AT YOU KNOW, ROAD. NOW, THIS PARCEL IS OWNED BY ELIZABETH DALTON, OPERATING AS THE DESIGN PROPERTIES OF PALM BEACH OF THE PALM BEACHES.
THERE IS AN OFFICE OPERATING AS A A YACHT INTERIOR DESIGN STUDIO.
THERE ARE NO PROPOSED, NO NEW USES PROPOSED OR ANY DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED WITH THE ANNEXATION.
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NOW, WHEN ANNEXATION REQUESTS COME IN, THE CITY ANALYZES THAT REQUEST.FOR CONSISTENCY WITH CHAPTER 171 OF FLORIDA STATUTES.
WE DID THAT ANALYSIS, AND IT MEETS ALL THE CRITERIA SPECIFIED IN STATUTE.
THIS PARCEL IS WITHIN THE ANNEXATION AREA OF INTEREST NUMBER SIX OF THE CITY'S ANNEXATION STUDY.
AND THE ANNEXATION DOES MEET ALL OF THE LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARDS FOR ANNEXATION.
THIS PETITION WAS PUBLICLY NOTICED THROUGH MAILERS.
THE POSTING OF THE PROPERTY AND AN AD IN THE NEWSPAPER.
THE NOTICE WAS SENT TO THE COUNTY PURSUANT TO THE COUNTY'S ANNEX VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION ORDINANCE.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 13 2025 ON FIRST READING BASED BASED ON THE EXCUSE ME, BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF FACT AND STAFF IS AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU, MR. FITZ. I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS ON THIS ITEM, SO I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK FOR THIS VOTE AND DISCUSSION. MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 13 2025, FIRST READING.
SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. FITZ OR WANT TO MAKE ANY DISCUSSION OR WANT TO DISCUSS ANYTHING? NO. OKAY. THEN I'M GOING TO CALL IT. MAY I PLEASE CALL IT.
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0. THANK YOU.
AND WELCOME TO THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS.
OKAY, MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO ORDINANCE 14, 2025.
[VIII.e. ORDINANCE 14, 2025 – (1ST READING) CITY-INITIATED LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AMENDMENT TO REVISE THE PLATTING REGULATIONS CONSISTENT WITH RECENT STATE LEGISLATION. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 78 – LAND DEVELOPMENT AT SECTION 78-43. - REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT ORDER APPROVAL. BY REPEALING TABLE 1: DEVELOPMENT ORDER REVIEW AND TABLE 2: DEVELOPMENT REVIEW SCHEDULE AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED, AND ADOPTING NEW NOTE 3 TO TABLE 2; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 BY REPEALING SECTION 78-423. - AUTHORITY. AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED, TO UPDATE THE PLAT APPROVAL PROCESS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH RECENT REVISIONS IN STATE LAW BY DESIGNATING THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY TO REVIEW PLAT SUBMITTALS AND THE CITY MANAGER AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL TO APPROVE PLAT SUBMITTALS; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-424. - JURISDICTION. BY REPEALING SUBSECTIONS (b) AND (c) AND READOPTING SUBSECTION (b), AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-427. - ENFORCEMENT, VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES. BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (b) AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-428. - EXCEPTIONS. BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (c) AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 BY REPEALING SECTION 78-429. REQUIREMENTS IN LIEU OF PLATTING. AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-441. - GENERAL APPLICATION PROCEDURE. BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (c) AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-446. - PLAT REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS. BY REPEALING SUBSECTIONS (a), (d), AND (e) AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 BY REPEALING SECTION 78-447. - SIGNING AND RECORDATION OF PLAT. AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-461. - REQUIRED SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENTS. BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (g) AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 BY REPEALING SECTION 78-482. - MONUMENTS. AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 BY REPEALING SECTION 78-493. - STREET NAMES. AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 BY REPEALING SECTION 78-593. – PLAT VACATION. AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; PROVIDING THAT EACH AND EVERY OTHER SECTION AND SUBSECTION OF CHAPTER 78 – LAND DEVELOPMENT SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]
WOULD THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE? OH, EVEN BETTER.ORDINANCE 14 2025, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA AMENDING CHAPTER 78 LAND DEVELOPMENT AT SECTION 78. DASH 43 REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT ORDER APPROVAL BY REPEALING.
TABLE ONE DEVELOPMENT ORDER REVIEW AND TABLE TWO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW SCHEDULE AND RE ADOPTING.
SAME AS REVISED AND ADOPTING NEW. NOTE THREE TO TABLE TWO.
FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 BY REPEALING SECTION 70 8-4 23 AUTHORITY AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED TO UPDATE THE PLAT APPROVAL PROCESS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH RECENT REVISIONS IN STATE LAW.
BY DESIGNATING THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY TO REVIEW PLAT SUBMITTALS, AND THE CITY MANAGER AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL TO APPROVE PLAT SUBMITTALS.
FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78, SECTION 70 8-4 24 JURISDICTION BY REPEALING SUBSECTIONS B AND C, AND RE ADOPTING SUBSECTION B AS REVISED FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 70 8-4 27.
ENFORCEMENT VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES BY REPEALING SUBSECTION B AND RE ADOPTING.
SAME AS REVISED. FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 70 8-4 28.
EXCEPTIONS BY REPEALING SUBSECTION C AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED.
FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 BY REPEALING SECTION 70 8-4 29.
REQUIREMENTS IN LIEU OF PLATTING AND ADOPTING.
SAME AS REVISED. FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 70 8-4 41.
AT SECTION 78 446. PLAT REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS BY REPEALING SUBSECTIONS A, D AND E AND RE WE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 BY REPEALING SECTION 70 8-4 47 SIGNING AND RECORDATION OF PLAT AND ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78.
DASH 461 REQUIRED SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENTS BY REPEALING SUBSECTION G AND ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 BY REPEALING SECTION 70 8-4 82 MONUMENTS AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 BY REPEALING SECTION 70 8-4 93 STREET NAMES AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 BY REPEALING SECTION 78 593 PLAT VACATION AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED, PROVIDING THAT EACH AND EVERY OTHER SECTION AND SUBSECTION OF CHAPTER
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78 LAND DEVELOPMENT SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE IN EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED, PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.THANK YOU. PATTY. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK MR. FITZ TO DO A PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.
AND I HOPE THAT MY PRESENTATION IS AT LEAST AS SHORT AS PATTY'S.
PATTY'S CAPTION READING. OKAY. ONCE AGAIN, FOR THE RECORD, MARTIN FITZ, PLANNING AND ZONING. AND I DO HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION FOR A FOR ORDINANCE 14, WHICH IS THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AMENDMENT TO UPDATE THE CODE REGARDING PLATTING IN ORDER TO BE CONSISTENT WITH RECENTLY APPROVED LEGISLATION THIS YEAR AND LAST YEAR.
ADDITIONALLY, WE DO HAVE A FEW OTHER GLITCH TYPE AMENDMENTS THAT WE HAVE ADDED DEALING WITH PLATTING TO REMOVE OUTDATED OR OBSOLETE REFERENCES AND ALSO TO UPDATE OUR PROCESSES. DUE TO CHANGES IN TECHNOLOGY OR COMMON PRACTICE.
THIS PAST SUMMER, THE LEGISLATURE PASSED A LAW FOR CHAPTER 2025 164, WHICH HAD THE EFFECT OF MAKING PLAT APPROVAL AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS, AND THROUGH THAT, THE CITY IS REQUIRED TO DESIGNATE AN ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT AND REVIEW ALL PLAT APPLICATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL TO APPROVE THOSE PLATS.
THE. THIS ORDINANCE WILL APPOINT THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY AND THE CITY MANAGER AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL. ADDITIONALLY, LAST YEAR, THE LEGISLATURE WAS PASSED TO ALLOW MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS OR PROJECTS TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE A NUMBER OF THE BUILDING PERMITS PRIOR TO THE APPROVAL OF THE FINAL PLAT IN SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES, AND THIS WILL ALSO ALLOW ENABLE THAT LEGISLATION.
NOW I HAVE A LIST OF ALL THE CHANGES, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO GO OVER ALL OF THOSE. THE MAJORITY OF THE CHANGES ARE UPDATING THE REVIEW TO REFER TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT, AND THE APPROVAL OF THE PLAT TO REFER TO THE CITY MANAGER, BUT THERE ARE A FEW THAT I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT.
FIRST, IN SECTION 7843, FOR THE REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS, WE AMENDED TABLE ONE TO UPDATE STAFF AS THE DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY. AND IN TABLE TWO, WE ACTUALLY ADDED PLAT AS A REVIEW TYPE AND IDENTIFIED THE TIMELINES CONSISTENT WITH THE STATUTES THAT WERE JUST PASSED.
78 FOR 46 FOR THE PLAT REVIEW. WE UPDATED THE REFERENCE TO THE TECHNICAL COMPLIANCE APPROVAL OR TCA AS BEING EQUIVALENT TO THE PRELIMINARY PLAT. THIS ENABLES THE LAST YEARS APPROVAL TO BE, OR LAST YEAR'S LEGISLATIVE AGENDA TO BE ABLE TO BE DONE.
WE ALSO UPDATE THE TIME FRAMES FOR THE SUFFICIENCY REVIEW FROM 14 WORKING DAYS TO SEVEN.
THIS WAS IN THE LEGISLATION THAT WAS PASSED THIS SUMMER FOR 78.
447 WE UPDATE THE INFORMATION THAT'S REQUIRED IN THE FINAL PLAT, AND ALSO REMOVED AN OUTDATED REFERENCE TO THE GIS PROJECTION DATA, WHICH IS TO BE USED TO CREATE THE PLATS TO REFER TO THE MOST RECENTLY APPROVED DATUM, SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO KEEP CHANGING IT AS THEY UPDATE THEIR TECHNOLOGY FOR 78.
CURRENTLY, IT'S PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE FIRST CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
WITH OUR NEW ONLINE PLANNING OR ONLINE PERMITTING PROCESS, WE FOUND THAT WE NEED TO HAVE THOSE ADDRESSES POINTS SOONER IN THE REVIEW PROCESS THAN WE CURRENTLY DO. SO THIS FACILITATES THAT. SO THESE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WERE INITIATED BY LEGISLATION.
HOWEVER STAFF REALLY FEELS THAT THEY ARE VALID AND IMPORTANT UPDATES.
CURRENTLY PLATS ARE APPROVED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE COUNCIL.
WE HAD TWO TONIGHT. THESE AMENDMENTS WILL ALLOW FOR THOSE TO BE DONE ADMINISTRATIVELY CURRENTLY.
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IF THERE IF THE APPLICANT DOESN'T GET THE MILERS IN IN TIME, THEY HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER MONTH FOR THE NEXT COUNCIL.SO THIS WILL ALLOW THEM TO BE ABLE TO GET THOSE DONE QUICKER AND ASSIST IN DEVELOPMENT.
I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT, OR REITERATE THAT THE ACTUAL REVIEW PROCESS FOR PLATS IS NOT CHANGING.
AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL ON FIRST READING AND THAT'S AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU, MR. FITZ. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO. OKAY. I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS ON THIS ITEM, SO I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK FOR A MOTION.
SECOND AND OR DISCUSSION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 14 2025 FIRST READING.
SECOND, HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? NO. ESCAPING FROM THE STATE. SO. ABSOLUTELY. AND BURT MENTIONED IT DOES MAKE THE PROCESS GO A BIT FASTER.
SO ABSOLUTELY. AND PLATTS ARE TECHNICAL IN NATURE.
I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED WHY IT HAS TO GO FOR CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL WHEN A PROFESSIONAL SURVEYOR AND OUR VERY, VERY PROFESSIONAL STAFF LOOKS AT IT AS WELL. AND THIS DEFINITELY WILL HELP WITH THE SPEED AND PERMIT PROCESS.
I'VE BEEN THROUGH THAT. AND I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TO WAIT A WHOLE NOTHER MONTH.
IT COULD BE, YOU KNOW, TIMING IS EVERYTHING, SO IT DEFINITELY DOES DO THAT.
IT SAVES TIME, MONEY, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THIS.
SO I'M 100% FOR IT. THANK YOU. I'LL LIKE TO CALL THE VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0. THANK YOU MA'AM.
THANK YOU. OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION 63 2025.
[VIII.f. *RESOLUTION 63, 2025 – MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE WITHIN GARDENS TOWNE SQUARE. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING A MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE FOR A FAST-FOOD RESTAURANT WITHOUT A DRIVE-THROUGH WITHIN GARDENS TOWNE SQUARE, THE SUBJECT SITE BEING GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD, APPROXIMATELY 0.25 MILES EAST OF NORTH MILITARY TRAIL, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]
WOULD THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE SHORT TITLE RESOLUTION 63 THREE, 2025.A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING A MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE FOR A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT WITHOUT A DRIVE THRU WITHIN GARDENS TOWN SQUARE. THE SUBJECT SITE BEING GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD, APPROXIMATELY 0.25 MILES EAST OF NORTH MILITARY TRAIL, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
NO, MA'AM. NOPE. AND I DON'T HAVE ANY EITHER.
SO WE WILL CALL THE PETITIONER. HELLO. HI. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS NICOLE PLUNKETT WITH CUTLER AND HERRING AND I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN.
TONIGHT'S PETITION IN FRONT OF YOU IS FOR GARDENS TOWN SQUARE.
RESOLUTION 63 2025. WE DO HAVE OUR APPLICANT AND OWNER HERE, PBJ LIMITED, DAVID BROCK AND CUTLER.
AND HEARING SERVES AS THE LAND PLANNERS AND CUTLER LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS FOR THIS PETITION.
AND WE ALSO HAVE OUR FRANCHISE OWNER HERE FOR THE PETITION.
OLIVER HEARD. SO IF THERE'S ANY PARTICULAR QUESTIONS ABOUT OPERATIONS, WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
WITHIN GARDENS TOWN SQUARE. GARDENS TOWN SQUARE IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD, JUST WEST OF INTERSTATE 95. THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY IS APPROXIMATELY 17.59 ACRES, AND IT IS ACCESS EXCLUSIVELY FROM NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD. IT HAS A LAND USE DESIGNATION OF COMMERCIAL AND A ZONING DESIGNATION OF GENERAL COMMERCIAL CG ONE, AND IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT IT'S SITUATED WITHIN THE NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT, OR THE NBOS. THE CENTER FEATURES A DIVERSE MIX OF TENANTS INCLUDING PUBLIX, NOTHING BUNDT CAKES, LINGONBERRY CAFE, WHICH IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE COFFEE SHOPS.
CRUNCH. FITNESS. FAMILY DENTISTRY. AND MANY, MANY MORE TENANTS.
SO IT'S VERY DIVERSE. AND THE IMPORTANT THING ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR SHOPPING CENTER, COMMERCIAL CENTER, IS THAT EACH OF THESE USES HAS DIFFERENT PEAKS AND HOURS OF OPERATION, AND ALSO OF BUSY HOURS, WHICH ALLOWS FOR A GREAT GREAT AMENITY FOR THE PROPERTY WITH THE PARKING RATES AND WHATNOT.
NOW, THE PETITION IN FRONT OF YOU HERE TONIGHT IS FOR A NEW FAST FOOD RESTAURANT THAT IS GOING TO BE LOCATED IN LINE OF THE EXISTING BUILDING THAT IS ON THE EASTERNMOST PORTION OF THE PROPERTY, AND THE EXISTING DUFFY'S OUT PARCEL, LOCATED ON THE NORTH OF THIS SLIDE HERE IS A UNDER SEPARATE OWNERSHIP AND IS NOT INCLUDED WITHIN THE OWNERSHIP HERE TONIGHT. THE NEW FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS THAT WE ARE BRINGING IN FOR A BRAND NEW TENANT IS THE POPEYES.
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AND IT GAINED THE WIDESPREAD POPULARITY IN PART DUE TO ITS UNIQUE CAJUN BOLD, FLAVORFUL FRIED CHICKEN.AND OF COURSE, WE REMEMBER BACK IN 2019 THE VIRAL SUCCESS OF ITS CHICKEN SANDWICH.
THE CLOSEST POPEYES TO THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION IS IN WEST PALM BEACH, RIVIERA BEACH, AND WELLINGTON, AS WELL AS STUART TO THE NORTH. IN THIS EDITION OF POPEYES WILL TRULY COMPLEMENT THIS PROPERTY, WHICH THRIVES ON A MIXTURE OF USES. SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK OF THIS PARTICULAR TENANT SUITE HERE.
THE NEW TENANT IS GOING TO BE IN 4268 LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL TENANT BAY.
THIS REQUEST INCLUDES NO OUTDOOR SEATING, NO DRIVE THRU AND OF THE UPGRADES THAT WE'RE MAKING TO THE PROPERTY INCLUDES REPLACING ALL OF THE EXISTING TENANT LIGHTING IN THE REAR OF THE BUILDING TO NEW LED LIGHTING, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES A PHOTOMETRIC PLAN WHICH HAS BEEN INCLUDED UNDER REVIEW WITH THE CITY ENGINEER AND INCLUDED WITHIN YOUR PACKETS HERE TONIGHT.
AND REALLY WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE UTILIZING IS A AN OPERATION WHICH WALKS OUT THE REAR DOOR AND ACCESSES THE DUMPSTER ON THE SOUTH PORTION OF THIS PARTICULAR BUILDING. THIS APPLICANT UTILIZES A SPECIALIZED WASTE VENDOR CALLED ACCESS WASTE AND RECYCLING, WHICH SERVICES THE DUMPSTER AT LEAST EVERY 48 HOURS AND PROVIDES INTEGRATED RECYCLING FOR THESE TENANTS.
AND REALLY, THIS THIS SERVICE ALLOWS TENANTS TO PLACE BOTH TRASH AND RECYCLING IN THE SAME BIN AND ACCESS WASTES AND SORTS THROUGH THEM, AND PROCESSES THE MATERIALS TO ENSURE PROPER DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING COMPLIANCE.
IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS PARTICULAR OPERATOR HAS TEAMED UP WITH DAR PRO SOLUTIONS.
WE ALSO TOOK A LOOK AT THE EASTERNMOST REAR LANDSCAPE BUFFER HERE.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF OF THINGS THAT I WANTED TO POINT OUT.
HOWEVER, IN LOOKING AT THIS AND TRYING TO COME UP WITH A CREATIVE WAY TO REALLY KIND OF PATCH SOME OF THE HOLES OF THE VISUAL NATURE FOR THE RESIDENCES IN THE SOUTH OR DIRECTLY EAST OF THIS PROPERTY. WE LOOKED AT A WAY TO GET CREATIVE, AND SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS PROPOSING SIX DECORATIVE CHARCOAL GRAY CUBE PLANTERS.
AND ALONG WITH THOSE ENHANCEMENTS OF THE EAST BUFFER, WE'RE ALSO ENHANCING THE LANDSCAPE ISLANDS ON THE FRONT SIDE OF THE TENANT SUITE AS WELL, NEAR THAT ENTRANCE. THE SIGNAGE IS JUST TO SHOW THAT THE SIGNAGE PROPOSED WITHIN THIS PARTICULAR TENANT SUITE.
WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY AND WHAT'S ALLOWED WITHIN YOUR CITY CODE.
AND ALONG WITH THE MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE REQUESTS, COMES WITH CONSISTENCY OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
AND I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF TEXT ON THE SCREEN. SO I'LL GO THROUGH THIS REALLY QUICKLY. BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SHOW THAT OUR REQUEST DOES ALIGN WITH THE NUMBER OF THINGS WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, INCLUDING THE INTENT TO SUPPORT A WIDE RANGE OF FOOD SERVICES ALONG NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD.
THIS REQUEST STRENGTHENS TENANTS TENANT MIX IN AN ACTIVE COMMERCIAL CENTER, AND IT ALSO OCCUPIES A VACANT TENANT SUITE WHICH LEVERAGES ALREADY EXISTING UTILITIES, PARKING AND ACCESS. WE ARE ADDING LANDSCAPE SCREENING AND ENHANCING THE SITE WITH UPGRADED REAR LIGHTING TO IMPROVE VISUAL SAFETY AND A LANDSCAPE BUFFER EDGE CONDITION. AND OF COURSE, THIS PARTICULAR REQUEST INTRODUCES A RECOGNIZABLE BRAND THAT SUPPORTS JOBS, ACTIVATES THE SPACE, AND BOOSTS THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF THIS CENTER.
IT PROVIDES FOR EXISTING PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR CIRCULATION, WHICH WILL BE MAINTAINED.
SAYS THE REAR LIGHTS ARE BEING UPGRADED. AND OF COURSE, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THESE IN THE EARLIER SLIDES WITH THE NEW LANDSCAPING, AND WE'RE ALSO NOT PROVIDING ANY CHANGES TO THE EXTERIOR BUILDING.
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THE SIGNAGE WILL MEET THE CENTER CRITERIA. THE OPERATION HOURS WILL ALIGN WITH THE NEARBY TENANTS WITHIN THE PLAZA.THERE'S NO ENVIRONMENTAL OR UTILITY IMPACTS, AND IT'LL SUPPORT LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY GOALS.
AND ONE QUICK THING I WANTED TO MENTION ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY, AND IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I REALLY HAD A PLEASURE LEARNING FROM OUR OPERATOR HERE OF SOME OF THE SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVES THAT THE PARENT COMPANY, WHO'S OWNED BY RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, THEY'RE THE PARENT COMPANY OF SEVERAL GLOBAL RESTAURANTS, INCLUDING OWNING OF POPEYES.
AND IT REFLECTS A STRONG COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE COMMUNITY.
ETHICAL SOURCING OF WHERE THE FOOD COMES FROM.
CLIMATE GOALS WITH NET ZERO EMISSIONS TARGET BY 2050.
AND ALSO LIKE WE SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER IN THE RECYCLING, WITH THE PARTNERSHIP WITH DATAPRO FOR THE SAFE OIL COLLECTION AND THE INDOOR STORAGE SYSTEM REDUCES THE RISK AND WASTE. AND LIKE I SAID, I'VE GOT MY TEAM HERE TONIGHT, SO WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. DOES STAFF HAVE A PRESENTATION AS WELL? NO, MA'AM. WE HAVE NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
THANK YOU. I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS ON THIS ITEM.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE PETITIONER? I'VE GOT TWO. YEAH. OKAY. IS ALL THE FOOD GOING TO BE COOKED ON SITE, OR IS THERE A COMMISSARY USED TO BRING FOOD IN? OLIVER. IT'S ALL UPSIDE DOWN. I THOUGHT THIS WAS THE ANSWER, BUT I JUST WANTED TO BE SURE FOR YOU. YES, IT WILL BE COOKED ON SITE.
IS IT OPEN TILL TEN AND 11? IS JUST CURIOUS. YES.
I'VE. IS IT 10 A.M. TO MIDNIGHT? SO I'VE GOT IT IN HERE SOMEWHERE.
POPEYES IS PROPOSED TO BE OPEN FROM 10 A.M. TO MIDNIGHT.
HOWEVER, OTHER RESTAURANTS IN THAT PLAZA. DUFFY'S IS OPEN TILL 11.
SO UP UNTIL MIDNIGHT, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. OKAY.
THANK YOU. NO QUESTION. JUST A STATEMENT. DELIGHTED TO SEE ALL THE SUSTAINABILITY MEASURES.
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MR. HURD, MR. BROCK, FOR COMING TODAY.
WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE WHEN PEOPLE SHOW UP WHEN THEY'RE BEING DISCUSSED.
SO THANK YOU. AND THE CHAMBER HAS A SUSTAINABILITY SUBCOMMITTEE THAT YOU MAY WANT TO CONNECT WITH BECAUSE THEY'D LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE THE DA PRACTICES, I'M SURE, ESPECIALLY AS WELL AS THE SORTING THAT YOU HAVE FOR RECYCLING, BECAUSE I THINK THAT MIGHT BE ONE OF THE FIRST OF THE KIND IN THE AREA THAT I KNOW ABOUT.
BUT YOU WOULD YOU WOULD KNOW MORE THAN WE WOULD.
SO IF YOU DON'T MIND SHARING THAT WITH THE CHAMBER, TOO, I THINK THAT'D BE GREAT.
I'D BE HAPPY TO CONNECT OLIVER WITH THE CHAMBER.
SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, RIGHT.
THANK YOU. I JUST HAD A QUESTION ABOUT PARKING.
SO IS PARKING GOING TO BE AFFECTED BY THIS. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE A HIT FROM DAY ONE.
AND YOU DID A GREAT COMMERCIAL FOR THE FOR THE POPEYES.
SO YOU KNOW, I'M EVEN LOOKING FORWARD TO TRYING IT.
BUT WOULD PARKING BE AFFECTED BY THIS IN THAT COMPLEX? GREAT QUESTION. WE DID ANALYZE THIS THIS PARTICULAR SHOPPING PLAZA UTILIZES A COMMERCIAL PARKING RATE, AND SO THAT ALLOWS ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY WITH THE TYPES OF TENANTS WHO ARE COMING IN AND OUT.
AND SINCE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT TENANTS WHO ARE OPEN AT DIFFERENT POINTS OF THE DAY, SOME HAVE PEAK HOURS IN THE MORNING, LIKE THE COFFEE SHOP, AND SOME ARE LATER AT NIGHT, MAYBE LIKE CRUNCH FITNESS, THAT BRINGING THIS PARTICULAR TENANT IN AND REVIEWING WITH STAFF DOES MEET ALL THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY, I BELIEVE DEREK OR DAVID DANCE STUDIO, RIGHT? YEP. IT WAS A DANCE STUDIO. AND HOW LONG IS THE BUILD OUT? UNTIL IT'S OPEN, DO YOU THINK? 10 TO 12 WEEKS.
THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU GUYS ASKED ALL OF THE QUESTIONS EXCEPT ONE, WHICH WAS WHAT DO THEY USE THE REUSED COOKING OIL FOR? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA? I WAS JUST CURIOUS.
YOU KNOW, I DID LOOK IT UP. I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE IT IN MY NARRATIVE, BUT I DO KNOW THAT IF YOU GO ON THE DA PRO WEBSITE, ONLINE, I MEAN, THAT'S THAT'S THE THE REALLY COOL THING ABOUT OUR JOBS, OF WHAT WE ALL DO IS WE GET TO LEARN ABOUT SO MANY INTERESTING COMPANIES AND INITIATIVES.
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BUT ON THE WEBSITE, THEY DO HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT THEY USE TO RECYCLE AND WHERE PORTIONS OF IT ARE SENT TO.SO IT'S INTERESTING AND I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T HAVE IT ON MY I'LL LOOK IT UP.
YEAH. NO, IT'S VERY INTERESTING. YEAH. I'M JUST CURIOUS.
OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND AS I SAID, I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS.
WE DID HAVE OUR DISCUSSION. SO I'M GOING TO ASK FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 63 2025 SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? NO. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'M SORRY. CAR FUEL. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO RESOLUTION 64 2025.
[VIII.g. *RESOLUTION 64, 2025 – SITE PLAN AMENDMENT FOR LONGVIEW AT AVENIR (POD 10). A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING A SITE PLAN AMENDMENT FOR SINGLE-FAMILY HOME FLOOR PLANS AND ARCHITECTURAL ELEVATIONS, TYPICAL LOT LANDSCAPING, A RESIDENTIAL ENTRY FEATURE WITH A GATEHOUSE, AND A SALES CENTER WITH MODEL HOMES FOR LONGVIEW AT AVENIR (POD 10), WHICH CONTAINS 230 SINGLE-FAMILY LOTS ON 108.19 ACRES, WITHIN THE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (PARCEL A) OF THE AVENIR PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (PCD), THE SUBJECT SITE BEING GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF COCONUT BOULEVARD AND PANTHER NATIONAL BOULEVARD, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]
WOULD THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE RESOLUTION 64 2025, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING A SITE PLAN AMENDMENT FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOME FLOOR PLANS AND ARCHITECTURAL ELEVATIONS.TYPICAL LOT LANDSCAPING, A RESIDENTIAL ENTRY FEATURE WITH THE GATEHOUSE AND A SALES CENTER WITH MODEL HOMES FOR LONG VIEW AT AVENIR POD TEN, WHICH CONTAINS 230 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS ON 108.19 ACRES WITHIN THE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
PARCEL A OF THE AVENIR PLAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PCD, THE SUBJECT SITE BEING GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF COCONUT BOULEVARD AND PANTHER NATIONAL BOULEVARD, IS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
NONE FROM ME? NONE. AND I DON'T HAVE ANY EITHER.
HELLO? HI. CALLING THE PETITIONER. HI. I'VE BEEN SWORN IN.
SO THE SUBJECT SITE IS ON THE CORNER OF PANTHER AT NATIONAL BOULEVARD AND COCONUT BOULEVARD.
YES. I'M SORRY. RIGHT HERE IN THE RED CIRCLE DOT ON YOUR SCREEN.
144 HOMES ARE ON 77 FOOT WIDE LOTS WITH 130FT OF LOT DEPTH, AND 86 HOMES ARE ON 77 WIDE LOTS WITH 140FT OF LOT DEPTH. SO ARE TYPICALLY BIGGER LOTS IN THIS POD COMPARED TO OTHER DEVELOPMENTS.
SO THE REQUEST TONIGHT IS FOR THE ARCHITECTURE.
IT'S GOING TO INCLUDE FIVE MODELS FOR THEIR FLOOR PLANS FOR TYPICAL MODERN ARCHITECTURAL STYLES, THE LOT LANDSCAPING PLANS AND A NEW ENTRY FEATURE UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR RESOLUTION NINE 2024.
IT DOES REQUIRE THE ARCHITECTURE BE APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL.
SO TO START OFF WITH THE ARCHITECTURAL MODELS, THERE ARE FIVE UNIQUE FLOOR PLANS MODEL A, B, C, D AND E. MODELS D AND E WILL BE TWO STORIES.
THEY WILL RANGE FROM BETWEEN 4900FT² TO ABOUT 7000FT².
THERE ARE FOUR ARCHITECTURAL THEMES OPTIONS ONE, TWO, THREE AND FOUR IN TROPICAL MODERN STYLE.
THIS IS SEEN IN A TROPICAL MODERN OPTION ONE IN A COLOR SCHEME NUMBER ONE.
NUMBER TWO. MODEL C IS A ONE STORY, THREE BEDROOM, FOUR BATH WITH A TROPICAL MODERN OPTION THREE AND A ARCHITECTURAL SCREEN.
I'M SORRY, A COLOR SCHEME OF NUMBER THREE. MODELS A, B AND C HAVE STONE AND BRACKETS AND SOME LOUVERS IN THEIR ARCHITECT DETAILS WHERE AS OOPS, SORRY MODEL D, WHICH IS THE TWO STORY, FIVE BEDROOM, SIX BATH IS IN A TROPICAL MODERN OPTION FOUR WITH A COLOR SCHEME NUMBER FOUR AND THIS INCLUDES MORE GLASS AND BALCONY. NO BRACKETS AS WELL AS MODEL E IS ALSO A TWO STORY, FIVE BEDROOMS, FIVE BATHS. AND IT DOES INCLUDE THE COLOR SCHEME NUMBER SIX WITH THE TROPICAL MODERN OPTION THREE, AND THIS ONE DOES HAVE THE BRACKETS AND THE STONE DETAIL.
SO ALL MODELS ARE PROVIDED IN THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU.
OPTION TWO. OPTION THREE. OPTION FOUR. AND THEN
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THE STREETSCAPE VIEW WILL SHOW THE THE DIVERSITY THAT THE ARCHITECTURAL THEMES WILL PROVIDE WITH THE WITH THE TROPICAL MODERN ARCHITECTURE, AND WHICH WILL ALSO BE HELD UP WITH THE ANTI MAHOGANY STANDARDS, AS WELL AS OTHER AVENIR DEVELOPMENTS HAVE ALSO INCORPORATED INTO THEIR PROJECTS. THE ARCHITECTURAL COLORS WILL PROVIDE SIX COLOR SCHEMES THAT FUTURE RESIDENTS CAN PICK FROM.NOW FOR THE ENTRY FEATURE. WE'LL INCLUDE A GUARDHOUSE IN THE CENTER MEDIAN THAT WILL BE SURROUNDED BY LANDSCAPING AND WATER FEATURE, AND WILL HAVE THE DEVELOPMENT NAME LONG VIEW WITHIN THE FRONT.
THE GUARDHOUSE IS PROPOSED TO HAVE AIR CONDITIONING.
NOW FOR THE TYPICAL LOT LANDSCAPING. THERE WILL BE A LIST OF TREES THAT THE FUTURE RESIDENTS CAN PICK FROM, WHICH WILL GO IN THE FRONT AND THE REAR YARD, MAKING A DIVERSITY OF LANDSCAPING WITHIN THE POD TEN.
AND AS CONSISTENT WITH OTHER AVENIR DEVELOPMENT, LANDSCAPING EXCEEDS CITY REQUIREMENTS.
PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL ON AUGUST 12TH, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
DOES STAFF HAVE A PRESENTATION AS WELL? GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
NO PRESENTATION FROM STAFF. STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NOPE. OKAY. I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS ON THIS ITEM.
SO I AM GOING TO BRING IT BACK FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 64 2025 SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS? NO, IT LOOKS GREAT. I LOVE SEEING AVENIR COME TO FRUITION, YOU KNOW, AND IT ALL COME TOGETHER, AND THE LOOK AND FEEL AND DESIGN LOOKS GREAT.
AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU DO ON IT.
I THINK THAT NOT ONLY IT GIVES THE RESIDENTS AN OPTION, BUT IT'S GOOD FOR THE FUTURE.
FOR THE FUTURE ARCHITECTURAL BOARD, THE FUTURE LANDSCAPE COMMITTEE THAT HOA'S TYPICALLY HAVE.
AND I THINK THIS GIVES A NICE GUIDE SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, COME BACK.
IT'S ACTUALLY THERE FOR THEM AND IT'S A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO HAVE THAT.
AND I LIKE THE FACT THAT IT'S IN OUR GROUPING OF PLANS TO HELP THEM OUT AS WELL.
AND THE DETAILS AND THE TEXTURE OF THE ELEVATION LOOKS REALLY GREAT.
I LIKE THE UNDULATION OF THE ROOF LINE AND THE UNDULATION IN THE FACADE AS WELL AS IN THE ELEVATION, SO I THINK IT LOOKS GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
SO I'M GOING TO BRING IT BACK FOR A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION 65 2025.
[VIII.h. *RESOLUTION 65, 2025 – SITE PLAN APPROVAL FOR PANTHER NATIONAL PARCEL PHASE ONE. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING A SITE PLAN FOR PHASE ONE OF THE LIFESTYLE CENTER WITHIN THE LIFESTYLE CENTER PARCEL OF THE PANTHER NATIONAL MASTER PLAN WITHIN THE AVENIR PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (PCD), THE PANTHER NATIONAL MASTER PLAN BEING LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF COCONUT BOULEVARD, APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES NORTH OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]
WOULD THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE RESOLUTION 65 2025? A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING A SITE PLAN FOR PHASE ONE OF THE LIFESTYLE CENTER WITHIN THE LIFESTYLE CENTER PARCEL OF THE PANTHER NATIONAL MASTER PLAN WITHIN THE PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PCD THE PANTHER NATIONAL MASTER PLAN.BEING LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF COCONUT BOULEVARD, APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES NORTH OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE PURPOSES.
THANK YOU. PATTY, I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR ANY EXPERTISE.
NONE. NO, NO, NONE. AND I DON'T HAVE ANY EITHER.
SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO A PRESENTATION BY MR. GEORGE. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL AGAIN. FOR THE RECORD, GEORGE MISSIMER WITH CUTLER AND HEARING HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT AND I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. SO OUR APPLICATION SITE PLAN APPLICATION IS COMING BEFORE YOU.
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RESOLUTION 65 2025. OUR PROJECT TEAM CENTER, PALM BEACH, THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.OUR ARCHITECT. THERE'S ONLY ONE MINOR BUILDING ON THE SITE.
IT'S OUR BATHROOM BUILDING. WE'LL GET INTO THAT. BUT THAT WAS DESIGNED BY PEACOCK AND LEWIS. CUTLER HEARING WERE THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, AS WELL AS THE LAND PLANNERS AND OUR CIVIL ENGINEER WITH CIVIL DESIGN, INC..
SO AGAIN, WE'RE REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A SITE PLAN FOR OUR LIFESTYLE CENTER.
IT'S REALLY THE FIRST PHASE, WHICH IS OUR RACKET CENTER.
SO WE'LL GET INTO THE DESIGN A LITTLE BIT. FIRST THE LOCATION.
YOU ALL KNOW THE LOCATION OF THE PANTHER NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN AVANIR.
IT'S IN THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION. THE LIFESTYLE CENTER IS CONSISTENT.
AND IT IS ON THE SOUTHERN PORTION DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO ONE OF THE COMMUNITY ENTRANCES.
FIRST, A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE SITE DETAILS. THE PROPERTY ITSELF IS A LITTLE OVER 11.5 ACRES.
WE ARE MEETING ALL LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.
THERE ARE NO WAIVERS BEING REQUESTED. MAJORITY OF THE PARCEL IS GOING TO BE OPEN SPACE AND GREEN SPACE FOR THE TIME BEING, UNTIL THOSE ADDITIONAL PHASES OF THE LIFESTYLE DEVELOPMENT ARE DESIGNED AND WILL EVENTUALLY COME BACK BEFORE YOU FOR THOSE ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS.
SO HERE'S A CLOSER VIEW OF THE SITE PLAN. YOU CAN SEE THE RACKET CENTER THAT'S BEING PROPOSED.
THE AMENITIES THERE. THERE WILL BE FOUR TENNIS COURTS FOR PICKLEBALL COURTS AND TWO PADEL COURTS, AS WELL AS A TOT LOT RESTROOM FACILITY AND A MULTIPURPOSE LAWN, WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THOSE COURTS, WHICH WILL FUNCTION FOR A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT EVENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY.
SO IT'S A GLASS ENCLOSURE. SO IT'S A PRETTY NEAT SPORT, SO IT'S PRETTY COOL TO SEE.
THE ENTRANCE IS LOCATED DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE CLUBHOUSE ENTRANCE.
SO A LOT OF SYNERGY WITH THE SITE THERE. ADDITIONALLY, FROM A PEDESTRIAN STANDPOINT, LOTS OF THE, YOU KNOW, EXISTING PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIONS THROUGH THE COMMUNITY CONNECTING INTO THE RACKET CENTER, BOTH FOR GOLF CARTS AS WELL AS PEDESTRIANS. SO WE'RE KEEPING THE GOLF CARTS SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLES, MAKING SURE WE'RE AVOIDING CONFLICTS THERE. AND SO FROM A PARKING STANDPOINT, WE ARE PROVIDING 20 VEHICLE PARKING SPACES AND 28 GOLF CART PARKING SPACES LOCATED IN THOSE HIGHLIGHTED AREAS. FROM A LANDSCAPE PERSPECTIVE, MAJORITY OF THE LANDSCAPE ON THIS SITE HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED, AT LEAST FROM THE BUFFERS.
THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY, WHICH IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, APPROVED A LOT OF LANDSCAPING AS WELL FROM THE INTERIOR SIDE, SO WE ARE PROPOSING A LANDSCAPE PALETTE CONSISTENT WITH THOSE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLANS.
SO PLENTY OF OTHER INFORMATION IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
BUT I THINK THAT SUMMARIZES WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR.
SO WE DID RECEIVE UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD, AND STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL, BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
DOES STAFF HAVE A PRESENTATION AS WELL? MADAM MAYOR, NO ADDITIONAL STAFF PRESENTATION.
OKAY. THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE PETITIONER OR STAFF? NOPE.
IF YOU HAVE A COMMENT ON THE STATEMENT. GLAD TO SEE THE PADDLE.
THAT SEEMS TO BE THE DURING OUR AGENDA REVIEW.
THAT'S WHAT RESIDENTS ARE NOW REACHING OUT TO US FOR IS PADDLE.
SO THANK YOU. AND OF COURSE PANTHER NATIONAL WILL BE GORGEOUS I'M SURE.
AND THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. LEARNING ABOUT PADDLE AS WELL.
SO INTERESTING. I THINK WE OUGHT TO LOOK UP WHAT PADDLE IS.
THE BIGGEST WORRY WAS ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO START PUTTING PADDLE COURTS AROUND THE CITY AFTER REALIZING HOW POPULAR IT'S GETTING? SO YEAH, IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. IT'S THE NEW PICKLEBALL.
THE LIFESTYLE CENTER WILL DEFINITELY ENHANCE PANTHER NATIONAL'S UNIQUE COMMUNITY.
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AND IT'LL ALSO PROVIDE OUR WESTERN EMPLOYMENT TRIP CAPTURE AND SUPPORT RECREATION AND WELLNESS.SO MUCH APPRECIATED. WITH ALL THAT SAID, I'D LIKE TO BRING IT BACK FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 65 2025 SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[VIII.i. ORDINANCE 11, 2025 – (1ST READING) ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025/2026. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2025, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2026; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA. ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026, PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THANK YOU, PATTY, AND I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK MISS ZACH FOR A PRESENTATION.GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR. COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD. ARIANE, ZACH.
SO LET'S JUMP IN AND GET STARTED. SO WE'LL START BY TAKING A LOOK AT THE BUDGET ADOPTION TIMELINE.
AND THE BUDGET WAS ISSUED TO BOTH COUNCIL AND THE REVIEW BOARD ON AUGUST 8TH.
AND THEN WE POSTED ONLINE FOR THE PUBLIC'S REVIEW ON AUGUST 15TH, AND WE DID RECEIVE THE BUDGET REVIEW BOARD AND SHARED IT WITH COUNCIL ON AUGUST 28TH. AND TONIGHT IS OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING, WITH OUR SECOND HEARING SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST.
EXCUSE ME SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2025 AT 6 P.M. IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
SO WE'LL MOVE ON AND TAKE A LOOK AT OUR PROPERTY VALUES.
AND THIS YEAR WE SAW AN ADDITIONAL $595 MILLION IN NEW CONSTRUCTION WITH A 6.64% INCREASE IN EXISTING PROPERTIES YEAR OVER YEAR, BRINGING OUR TOTAL PROPERTY VALUATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 26 TO 21.7 BILLION.
THIS IS UP 9.64% FROM OUR PRIOR YEAR'S VALUATIONS AT 19.8 BILLION.
SO WE ALWAYS LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK THAT THE BUDGET REVIEW BOARD DOES.
AND THEY STATED THAT WHILE THE TAX REVENUES HAVE INCREASED, THE BUDGET REVIEW BOARD ACKNOWLEDGES THE INCREASE IN POPULATION AND GROWTH RESULTS IN HIGHER EXPECTATIONS EXPENDITURES FOR THE CITY.
AND IF THE ACTUAL FINANCIAL RESULTS DO NOT FORECAST THE REQUIREMENT TO USE 100% OF BUDGET STABILIZATION FUNDS AND ELIMINATE THE NEED TO DIP INTO UNASSIGNED RESERVES, THEN COUNCIL SHOULD GIVE CONSIDERATION TO REDUCING THE MILLAGE.
AND THIS IS WHY ON JULY 10TH, UNDER RESOLUTION 30, STAFF RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL AND COUNCIL APPROVED THE PROPOSED MAXIMUM MILLAGE RATE SET AT 5.0537 AGAIN, WHICH IS THE SAME RATE AS THE CURRENT YEAR'S RATE WITH NO DEBT MILLAGE, WHICH IS 6.64% ABOVE OUR ROLLBACK RATE OF 4.7391. AND STAFF DOES BELIEVE BY KEEPING THE MILLAGE RATE FLAT THIS YEAR.
SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF OUR MILLAGE RATE.
AND AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF RESPONSIBLE RATE DECREASES, YOU'LL SEE HERE IN 2014 WE HAD WE WERE AS HIGH AS 5.9. AND THEN WE DIPPED INTO 5.5 AND STAYED RELATIVELY FLAT FOR A FEW YEARS BEFORE WE STARTED TO DECLINE AGAIN, WHERE THOSE WERE, THE YEARS THAT WE HAD THE FOUR RATE REDUCTIONS, AND NOW WE'RE STARTING TO LEVEL OFF ONCE MORE.
THERE WERE A FEW FACTORS THAT INFLUENCED STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION THIS YEAR.
AND FOR ONE, THE DEMAND ON CITY SERVICES CONTINUES TO GROW IN RESPONSE TO ALL THE NEW DEVELOPMENT IN THE POPULATION IS INCREASING, AS WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.
STATE STATUTE ALSO LIMITS HOW LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CAN RAISE AND USE FUNDS.
SO IF THIS DID COME TO FRUITION OR SOME VERSION OF A TAX REFORM, IT COULD.
IT WILL DEFINITELY CHALLENGE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO FIND REVENUES TO REPLACE THAT SHORTFALL.
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OH, AND SORRY I WENT AHEAD. THERE ALSO ARE FEDERAL TARIFFS THAT REMAIN IN FLUX WITH TARIFFS AND THE PLANNED DISMANTLING OF FEMA AT YEAR'S END, WHICH ALSO COULD POTENTIALLY REDUCE FUTURE DISASTER AID AND LIKELY SHIFTING THAT BURDEN, FINANCIAL BURDEN TOWARDS THE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO ABSORB.AND ACCORDING TO COST PROJECTIONS FROM THE US CORPS, ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEBRIS REMOVAL ALONE FOLLOWING A CATEGORY FOUR STORM COULD POTENTIALLY COST THE CITY APPROXIMATELY 38.2 MILLION.
AND THIS ESTIMATE IS ONLY FOR THE DEBRIS CLEANUP AND EXCLUDES ANY ADDITIONAL COSTS SUCH AS DAMAGE DAMAGES TO CITY EXISTING CITY FACILITIES, AS WELL AS COMPENSATING STAFF FOR THEIR TIME AND EFFORTS IN THOSE CLEANUP TIMES.
SO KEEPING THE CURRENT MILLAGE RATE. A FLAT HELPS PRESERVE OUR FINANCIAL RESILIENCE AND ENSURES THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO RESPOND TO DISASTERS WITHOUT COMPROMISING SERVICES FOR OUR RESIDENTS. WHICH BRINGS US INTO TAKING A LOOK AT THE COUNTY WIDE PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE COMPARISON SCHEDULE THAT WE'D LIKE TO SHOW EVERY YEAR.
YOU'LL SEE THE AGENCY IN GREEN IS RECOMMENDING A REDUCTION, THOSE IN RED ARE RECOMMENDING AN INCREASE, AND EVERYONE ELSE IS MAINTAINING FLAT YEAR OVER YEAR.
AND IN COMPARING WHERE PALM BEACH GARDENS STANDS AMONGST OUR PEERS, YOU'LL SEE US HERE AT 6.64%.
WHOSE HOMES ARE CAPPED AT 3% UNDER THE SAVE OUR HOMES AMENDMENT.
THIS YEAR, WE LOOKED AT ASSESSED VALUES RANGING FROM 450,000 TO 1,000,050.
AND THESE HOMES THIS YEAR WILL SEE AN ANNUAL INCREASE RANGING FROM $68 TO $159.
AND THEN WHEN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT EFFECT THE PROPOSED TAX RATE WILL HAVE ON A TYPICAL NON HOMESTEADED PROPERTY, WE USE THE SAME VALUATION ASSUMPTIONS AS BASED IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.
AND THESE PROPERTIES WILL SEE AN ANNUAL INCREASE RANGING FROM $227 ANNUALLY TO 531.
AND ABOUT $0.72 OF EVERY DOLLAR IS ACTUALLY PAID TO THE COUNTY.
SO LET'S MOVE ON AND TAKE A LOOK AT OUR ALL FUNDS SUMMARY.
AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND PULL UP OUR BUDGET HERE, WHICH IS ON OPENGOV.
AND WE ALSO HAVE IT POSTED ON THE CITY'S FINANCE WEBSITE UNDER THE BUDGET.
AND YOU'LL SEE THAT THIS YEAR THE TOTAL BUDGET IS A LITTLE OVER 300 MILLION.
IN OUR INTERNAL FUND COMPRISED 31 MILLION OF THE TOTAL BUDGET.
OUR BEGINNING FUND BALANCE, OR OUR CARRYFORWARDS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR IS 31%.
AND THEN CHARGES FOR SERVICES IS OUR THIRD LARGEST REVENUE SOURCE AT 15% OF THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.
AND THEN WHEN WE SCROLL DOWN AND TAKE A LOOK AT.
OUR EXPENDITURES BY TYPE. YOU'LL SEE. IT'S NO SURPRISE PERSONNEL IS OUR LARGEST USE AT 130 MILLION.
OUR RESERVES ARE. THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS THAT WE'RE KEEPING IN OUR SAVINGS IS 79 MILLION.
AND OUR OPERATING COSTS TOTAL 54 MILLION FOR THIS YEAR.
SO NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON AND TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS THE CITY'S LARGEST FUND, WHICH COMPRISES 210 MILLION OF THE OVERALL BUDGET.
OUR BEGINNING FUND BALANCE OR CARRYFORWARDS 57 MILLION.
AND THEN WE HAVE ALL OF OUR OTHER MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES THAT MAKE UP THE REST OF THE BUDGET FOR THE GENERAL FUND HERE TO THE RIGHT, PERMIT FOR FEES AND FRANCHISE FEES AND CHARGES FOR SERVICES, JUST TO NAME A FEW.
AND THEN WE'LL SCROLL DOWN AND TAKE A LOOK AT OUR EXPENSES.
AND AGAIN, PERSONNEL IS OUR LARGEST USE AT 102 MILLION OF THE OVERALL GENERAL FUND BUDGET.
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OUR RESERVES OR OTHER ARE SET ASIDE FOR OUR SAVINGS IS 46 MILLION.3 MILLION OF THAT FOR THE BURNS ROAD COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH JUST RECENTLY REOPENED IN MAY, AND ALSO THE NEW DISTRICT FIELDHOUSE, WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN 2026.
SO WE ALSO HAVE 6 MILLION THAT WE'RE REQUESTING TO TRANSFER TO THE POLICE IMPACT FUND TO HELP FUND THE RENOVATION OF THE TACTICAL TRAINING FACILITY TO EXPAND TRAINING AND OFFICE SPACE, WHICH WE'LL GET INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL IN LATER SLIDES.
ALL RIGHT. SO THERE WERE A FEW COST DRIVERS THIS YEAR THAT AFFECTED THE BUDGET.
THIS HAS LED TO THE REQUEST OF ADDITIONAL 42 NEW FULL TIME POSITIONS.
AND THIS GROWTH IS ALSO THE CATALYST FOR EXPANDING OUR FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE UPCOMING INDOOR RECREATION FACILITY OVER AT THE NORTH DISTRICT PARK AND THE PLANNED EXPANSION OF THE TACTICAL TRAINING FACILITY TO ACCOMMODATE ADDITIONAL TRAINING SPACE AND OFFICE SPACE FOR STAFF.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE MAINTAINING A 24 OVER SEVEN POLICE AND FIRE COVERAGE, STAFFING THREE PERSON RESCUES, ADDING FIVE NEW POLICE OFFICERS TO MEET THE DEMAND AND GROWTH IN AVENIR AND TOD AREAS.
PREPARING FOR THE FIRE TRANSITION TO 24 OVER 72 OR THAT FOURTH SHIFT TRANSITION IN OCTOBER OF 26.
AND ALSO ADDING FIRE DISPATCH SERVICES TO OUR RESIDENTS, ALL WHILE WE STILL HAVE A VERY COMPETITIVE LABOR MARKET THAT'S PLACING UPWARD PRESSURES ON SALARIES AS WE WORK TO RETAIN AND ALSO ATTRACT NEW TALENT.
AND FINALLY, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE ALSO HAVE THAT UNCERTAINTY THAT WE'RE SEEING IN BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE POLICIES, FISCAL POLICIES THAT ADDS ANOTHER LAYER OF COMPLEXITY TO OUR BUDGET THIS YEAR.
SO MOVING ON AND TAKING A LOOK AT THE IMPACTS OF THE GENERAL FUND PERSONNEL.
THIS YEAR, THEY ARE UP 13.6 MILLION FOR A TOTAL OF 102 MILLION.
THIS IS A 13% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR'S BUDGET AND IS PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY HIGHER SALARIES, WHICH ALSO IMPACTS RELATED COSTS SUCH AS RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS AND INSURANCE COSTS, WHICH WE'LL GET INTO NEXT.
AND MOVING ON, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT GENERAL FUND SALARIES.
THEY'RE UP 9.9 MILLION FOR FOR A TOTAL OF 69 MILLION DUE TO PROPOSED SALARY INCREASES FOR STAFF.
THIS THE CITY DOES WORKFORCE DOES INCLUDE BOTH BARGAINING AND NON-BARGAINING EMPLOYEES.
AND PREVIOUSLY WE DID HAVE THREE BARGAINING UNITS, BUT CHANGES TO STATE LAW LAST YEAR DID REQUIRE SEIU TO PROVE AT LEAST 60% OF ITS MEMBERS WERE PAYING DUES. AND SEIU WAS UNABLE TO MEET THIS THRESHOLD.
SO THEY HAVE BEEN RECENTLY DECERTIFIED AND WILL FALL UNDER THE GENERAL EMPLOYEE CATEGORY.
AND THEN AT THE TIME OF PREPARING THE BUDGET, PBA WAS UNDER NEGOTIATIONS.
THE CITY'S AGREEMENT WITH AF ALSO RUNS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027.
UNDER RESOLUTION 57 2024, SWORN FIRE PERSONNEL WILL RECEIVE A 7% MARKET ADJUSTMENT WITH A 3% BASE ADJUSTMENT IN IN IN EXCUSE ME APRIL 26TH. STARTING IN OCTOBER OF 26, FIRE PERSONNEL WILL MOVE TO THAT 42 HOUR WORK SHIFT WITH A 24, 72 AND THIS CHANGE IS IMPROVED IS TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AS WELL AS A RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION TOOL. AND FOR GENERAL EMPLOYEES, THE BUDGET DOES RECOMMEND A 6% COST OF LIVING INCREASE SUPPORTED BY THE LATEST COST OF COST EMPLOYEE COST INDEX FIGURES THAT'S BEEN RELEASED. SO MOVING ON TO THE SUMMARY OF NEW POSITIONS.
WE'LL START WITH THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND. WE DO HAVE FOUR POSITIONS THAT WE ARE REQUESTING.
AND THESE POSITIONS ARE PAID FROM REVENUES THAT ARE GENERATED FROM USER FEES FROM FROM THESE FUNDS.
AND WITH THE GROWTH THAT THE AT THE PAR THREE NEW PAR THREE HAS SEEN.
THE REQUEST IS TO HAVE A FULL TIME POSITION NOW TO ACCOMMODATE ALL THOSE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS.
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AND THEN THIS YEAR, THE GENERAL FUND INCLUDES AN ADDITIONAL 38 NEW POSITIONS REQUESTED HERE ON THE SCREEN, ALL NEEDED TO KEEP PACE WITH ALL THIS GROWTH AND DEMAND ON OUR SERVICES THAT WE'RE SEEING FROM FROM ALL THE GROWTH AROUND THE CITY FOR A TOTAL OF 42 NEW POSITIONS. AND IF APPROVED, IT WOULD INCREASE OUR FULL TIME COUNT TO 674 EMPLOYEES, OR APPROXIMATELY 9.27 POSITIONS PER 1000 OF THE POPULATION. IN THIS SLIDE IS CRITICAL IN SHOWCASING HOW WE ARE ABLE TO ACHIEVE GREATER EFFICIENCY COMPARED TO OUR PRE-RECESSIONARY YEARS, SO WE'RE SHOWING THAT WE'RE DOING MORE WITH LESS EMPLOYEES.PENSION COSTS ARE ALSO UP 1.7 MILLION PER ACTUARIAL VALUATIONS FOR BOTH PD AND FIRE, AS WELL AS STATUTORY RATES FOR FRS FOR A TOTAL OF 15.6 MILLION, OR A 10.10 POINT 7% INCREASE DUE TO PLAN TRENDS.
MEDICAL COSTS ARE ALSO UP 11.6 MILLION, OR 1.1 MILLION.
FOR PREMIUMS PAID THROUGH OUR SELF-INSURANCE FUND TO ALIGN WITH ACTUARIAL RESULTS.
SO WE'RE WELL OVER THAT MINIMUM. AND THAT 8 MILLION IN RESERVES WILL COVER ROUGHLY EIGHT MONTHS WORTH OF CLAIMS. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT OUR MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND OPERATING SCHEDULE THAT DAVID AND HIS TEAM OVER AT PUBLIC WORKS PUTS TOGETHER EVERY YEAR. IT'S A FIVE YEAR MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE THAT WE REVIEW ANNUALLY TO PRIORITIZE PROJECTS AROUND THE CITY.
WE DO HAVE 412,000 PLANNED FOR PARKS, IRRIGATION, REPAIRS, FENCING, NETTING AND SOD REPLACEMENTS, A 1.3 MILLION PLANNED FOR VARIOUS REPAIRS AROUND THE CITY.
STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT. WE ALSO HAVE 820,000 EARMARKED FOR ROADWAY RESURFACING, STRIPING, PARKING LOT AND SIDEWALK REPAIRS, AS WELL AS 200,000 FOR TREE TRIMMING AND PLANT REPLACEMENT.
IN ADDITION TO THIS, WE DO APPLY FOR WE DID APPLY FOR A STATE GRANT OF $500,000 STATE GRANT THAT WE UNFORTUNATELY DID NOT RECEIVE THIS YEAR, BUT WE'LL TRY AGAIN NEXT YEAR. SO WE'LL MOVE ON AND TAKE A LOOK AT OUR FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, WHICH IS ALSO REVIEWED ANNUALLY TO PRIORITIZE PROJECTS AROUND THE CITY.
THIS YEAR, THE GENERAL FUND MAKES UP 5.6 MILLION OF THE OVERALL BUDGET.
AND THEN WE'LL SCROLL DOWN AND JUST TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE LARGER PROJECTS THIS YEAR.
WE DO HAVE A $3 MILLION PLANNED FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO REPLACEMENT PROGRAM, WHICH IS JUST YEAR ONE OF A THREE YEAR PLAN TO ENHANCE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS AROUND THE CITY.
WE ALSO HAVE 1.1 MILLION REQUESTED FOR THE RIVERSIDE YOUTH ENRICHMENT CENTER IMPROVEMENTS.
THIS WILL. THIS PROJECT WILL INCLUDE A SEPTET OR SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS TO THE LOBBY OF THE FACILITY, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL WORKSPACE FOR TEACHERS.
OH, SORRY. WRONG ONE. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE 8 MILLION PLANNED FOR THE PUBLIC.
THE POLICE TRAINING FACILITY EXPANSION PROJECT, 6 MILLION OF PART OF THIS IS PART OF THAT TRANSFER THAT WE'RE DOING FROM THE GENERAL FUND THAT WE'RE REQUESTING FROM THE GENERAL FUND, AND 2 MILLION IS COMING FROM THEIR IMPACT RESERVES.
AND THEN WE'LL JUST RUN THROUGH THE REST OF THE FUNDS.
WE'LL START WITH THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND, WHICH MAKES UP 27.1 MILLION OF THE OVERALL BUDGET.
YOU'LL SEE RECREATION IS OUR LARGEST FUND AT 42%.
OUR GOLF IS THE NEXT AT 33%, AND THE HOUSING FUND IS 20%.
IT'S THE THIRD LARGEST. AND WHEN YOU SCROLL DOWN TO THE REVENUES BY TYPE, YOU'LL SEE CHARGES FOR SERVICES IS THE LARGEST USE A SOURCE OF REVENUE AT 14.4 MILLION. OUR BEGINNING FUND BALANCE OR OUR CARRYFORWARDS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR IS AT 8.2.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THAT 3 MILLION PLAN FOR THE TRANSFER FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO ASSIST WITH REC IMPACT OR REC SPECIAL REVENUE FOR THE OPENING OF THE NEW DISTRICT PARK FIELDHOUSE, AS WELL AS THE REOPENING OF BURNS ROAD.
AND THEN WHEN YOU SCROLL DOWN TO EXPENDITURES BY TYPE.
7.1 AND THEN WE HAVE OUR OPERATING EXPENSES FOR NEXT YEAR IS 5.7 MILLION.
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THE $0.01 SURTAX FUND IS OUR LARGEST FUND IN THIS CATEGORY AND IT TOTALS 9.9 MILLION.WE DO ANTICIPATE THAT THE $0.01 SURTAX PROGRAM IN THE COUNTY WILL SUNSET BY YEAR END.
AND THEN OUR POLICE IMPACT IS THE NEXT LARGEST AT 8.7 MILLION.
EIGHT OF THAT IS FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE TACTICAL TRAINING FACILITY.
AND THEN REC IMPACT IS OUR NEXT AT 6.2. AND THEN WE'LL SCROLL DOWN AND TAKE A LOOK AT OUR REVENUES BY TYPE. BEGINNING FUND BALANCE IS OUR LARGEST. THAT IS THE CARRYFORWARDS FROM THE UNSPENT BALANCES IN OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ONGOING THAT WE'RE CARRYING INTO THE NEW YEAR THAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING TO. WE ALSO HAVE THE 6 MILLION PLANNED TRANSFER FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE POLICE IMPACT PROJECT, AS WELL AS 5 MILLION THAT WE ARE ANTICIPATING FOR IMPACT FEES THAT WE'LL RECEIVE THIS YEAR IN THE NEW DEVELOPMENT.
AND THEN WHEN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT OUR EXPENDITURES BY TYPE, YOU'LL SEE RESERVES IS OUR LARGEST USE.
WE PLAN TO PUT 15.8 MILLION IN SAVINGS, OUR CAPITAL OUTLAYS, WHICH IS THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE PLANNED IN IMPACT FUNDS THIS YEAR IS 10.8 AND OUR DEBT SERVICE IS 3.3, OR THAT THOSE INCLUDE BOTH OF OUR BOND AS WELL AS THE GOLF COURSE BOND PAYMENTS IN THIS FUND. AND THEN WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT OUR LAST FUND, OUR INTERNAL SERVICE FUND, WHICH COMPRISES 31.2 MILLION OF THE OVERALL BUDGET. YOU'LL SEE THE SELF-INSURANCE FUND IS THE LARGEST, AT 74% OF THE OVERALL FUND BALANCE, AND THE FLEET COMPRISES 25%. AND NO SURPRISE, CHARGES FOR SERVICES IS OUR LARGEST REVENUE SOURCE AT 21.5 MILLION. OUR CARRYFORWARDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 8.6, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES HERE TO THE SIDE.
ALL RIGHT. SO LET'S SWITCH GEARS AND TAKE A LOOK AT OUR TEN YEAR FORECAST, WHICH DOES MAINTAIN A FLAT OPERATING MILLAGE OF AT 5.0535.0537, WITH NO DEBT MILLAGE THROUGH YEAR TEN AND ALSO IN YEAR TEN ARE UNASSIGNED.
RESERVES ARE ESTIMATED TO BE AT 41 MILLION. AND THIS YEAR, STAFF DOES PROPOSE TO INCREASE OUR RESERVES TO MAINTAIN A 20% THRESHOLD IN RESPONSE TO STRENGTHENING OUR POSITION FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING, WHICH DOES MEET COUNCIL'S THRESHOLD OF AT LEAST 17% OF EXPENDITURES.
SO THIS YEAR IT WILL ADD ROUGHLY 4.3 MILLION TO OUR UNASSIGNED RESERVE BALANCE.
SO ON THIS SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE OUR PURPLE IS OUR BUDGET STABILIZATION, GREEN IS OUR UNASSIGNED RESERVES AND THE GOLD DOTTED LINE IS OUR MILLAGE RATE, WHICH REMAINS FLAT AT 5.0537 ALL THE WAY THROUGH YEAR TEN.
AND YOU'LL NOTICE HERE IN FISCAL YEAR 27, WE DO ANTICIPATE A $3.4 MILLION DRAWDOWN FROM BUDGET STABILIZATION TO SUPPORT THE SECOND YEAR OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATION UPGRADE PROGRAM, AND ALSO IN FISCAL YEAR 2030, YOU'LL DO YOU WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN UNASSIGNED RESERVES.
IT IS A 50 YEAR OLD BUILDING THAT NO LONGER MEETS OPERATIONAL NEEDS OR CURRENT BUILDING STANDARDS.
SO IN THIS GRAPH, IT DOES JUST REPRESENT THAT THAT YEAR, THE INCREASE IN THE PERCENTAGE OF EXPENDITURES IN ORDER TO MEET THAT, THAT THRESHOLD SET AT 20%. AND AS THOSE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES START TO GO OUT THE DOOR, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE DO START TO DECLINE AGAIN UNTIL WE FIND OURSELVES AT THE 41 MILLION IN YEAR TEN. AND THEN WE ALSO ALWAYS LIKE TO INCLUDE THE TOTAL COST COMPARISON SLIDE TO KIND OF COMPARE OURSELVES WITH OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES, MUNICIPALITIES, JUST TO ILLUSTRATE HOW THE CITY CONTINUES NOT TO LEVY TRASH COLLECTION, A UTILITY TAX, ANY STORMWATER ASSESSMENTS OR FIRE FEES.
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SO IN THIS ASSESSMENT, WE ASSUME A PROPERTY OF VALUING AT 450,000 WITH A $50,000 HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.AND FOR THE UTILITY CALCULATIONS, WE ASSUME 2400 A YEAR FOR GAS AND ELECTRIC, 780 FOR WATER, AND 3600 A YEAR FOR INTERNET, PHONE AND TV CHARGES.
SO WHEN YOU PUT IT, BRING IT ALL TOGETHER IN THIS TABLE.
YOU'LL SEE HERE COMPARING OURSELVES WITH OTHER LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES.
WE DO NOT CHARGE THAT UTILITY TAX, THE GARBAGE COLLECTION, STORMWATER ASSESSMENT OR FIRE FEE.
AND THEN I'LL ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THOSE AGENCIES HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE.
SO THAT PORTION OF THEIR TAX BILL IS FOUND UNDER THEIR OTHER AD VALOREM COLUMN.
AND BEFORE I END, I WOULD LIKE TO. OH.
TWO MORE SLIDES. I THINK THE BUDGET REVIEWS BOARD'S LETTER THERE THAT IT'S IT'S ALL GOOD.
IT'S WEIRD. OH, GOOD. GOOD, GOOD. OKAY. PERFECT.
THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO END BY THANKING EACH OF THE BUDGET REVIEW BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR THEIR TIME AND EFFORT THIS YEAR IN REVIEWING THE BUDGET, AND STAFF SHARED THE BUDGET REVIEW BOARD WITH THE COUNCIL ON AUGUST 28TH.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO READ A FEW SUMMARIES FROM FROM THE REPORT THIS YEAR.
HOLDING THE RATE CONSTANT OCCURRED AFTER THOUGHTFUL REVIEW OF THE CITY'S FINANCIAL POSITION AND BUDGETARY REQUIREMENTS, AND THE CITY SHOULD CONTINUE TO REVIEW ITS INTERNAL RESERVE POLICY CONSIDERING THE LEGISLATION, AND DETERMINE IF CERTAIN CONTINGENCIES ARE NEEDED.
IF PROPERTY TAX LEGISLATION MOVES FORWARD AND IS ENACTED.
AND THAT WRAPS UP TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION WITH ONE FINAL NOTE.
THE FINAL BUDGET HEARING WILL TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH AT 6 P.M.
THE FIRST IS STAFF RECOMMENDS A MOTION THAT THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS ADOPTS A PROPOSED OPERATING AND TOTAL MILLAGE RATE OF 5.0537 MILLS, WHICH IS GREATER THAN THE ROLLBACK RATE OF 4.7391 BY 6.64%.
THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT.
BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO VOTING, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS PANTAK? OKAY. SO WITH THAT SAID, I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS ON OUR BUDGET.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO THAT TO ADOPT A PROPOSED OPERATING AND MILLAGE RATE OF 5.0537 MILLS, WHICH IS GREATER THAN THE ROLLBACK RATE OF 4.7391 BY 6.64% AND THE SECOND SECOND.
OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. LET'S BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION.
SO SO FIRST OF ALL, LET ME THANK THE CITY MANAGER, OUR FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR, GARY AND ZACH, WHETHER LIVE OR CARTOON ON OUR INTERNET. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO, AS WELL AS ALL OF OUR SENIOR MANAGEMENT LEADERS FOR THEIR BUDGETING EFFORTS AGAIN THIS YEAR. THIS TEAM REALLY CONTINUES TO EXCEL AT THE BUDGETING PROCESS, AND THEY ALWAYS APPLY A VERY CONSERVATIVE APPROACH WHEN IT COMES TO FORECASTING REVENUES, COUPLED WITH AGGRESSIVE FORECASTING OF EXPENSES.
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WHICH IS ONLY HALF OF THE MAXIMUM RATE ALLOWED BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA.I REMEMBER WHEN THIS TAX WAS APPROVED AND RESIDENTS THOUGHT IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT THE CITY WAS GOING TO INCREASE EVERY YEAR TO ADD REVENUES TO THE BOTTOM LINE, BUT THAT NEVER MATERIALIZED. SO THANKS TO STAFF AND YOUR BUDGETING EFFORTS AND REALLY HONING IN ON THE NUMBERS AND THE EXPENSES.
AND THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE FLUCTUATING BUDGET.
AND IN THIS BUDGET, IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE THAT WE'RE INCREASING IT BY 42 POSITIONS TO ACCOMMODATE NEEDED EXPANSIONS OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DIVISIONS, INCLUDING 23 NEW FIREFIGHTERS, TO MEET THE NEWLY STRUCTURED FOUR SHIFT SYSTEM OF 24 HOURS ON DUTY, FOLLOWED BY 72 HOURS OFF DUTY, AS WELL AS TEN NEW POLICE POSITIONS AND GENERAL STAFFING INCREASES TO ACCOMMODATE NEW FACILITIES AND A GROWING POPULATION BASE. THERE ARE ALSO SOME CHALLENGES, NOT ALL ROSY STATE DISCUSSIONS ON A REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION OF THE PROPERTY.
WHERE WOULD THE CITY GET ADDITIONAL REVENUE TO MAINTAIN THE STAFFING NEEDED FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, AS WELL AS OUR DAILY OPERATING PERSONNEL? YOU.
NOBODY KNOWS. I KNOW THIS WAS TALKED ABOUT IN 2010 AND NEVER WENT ANYWHERE.
I CAN'T IMAGINE THIS IS GOING TO COME TO FRUITION AT ANY SIGNIFICANT NUMBER.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S A VIABLE OPTION FOR US. POSSIBLE CHANGES TO FEMA, DISASTER REIMBURSEMENTS, PUTTING PRESSURE ON OUR UNASSIGNED RESERVES, WHICH AARON SPOKE VERY ELOQUENTLY ABOUT HOW WE'RE INCREASING THOSE AMOUNTS TO COVER SHORTFALLS, WHICH WE MAY HAVE TO DO IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET REIMBURSED IN A TIMELY MANNER.
IF A 4 OR 5 OR, GOD FORBID, SOME OTHER TYPE STORM HITS.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO DEAL WITH THAT? ANNUAL REQUIRED INCREASES IN UNASSIGNED RESERVES TO MEET OUR REQUIRED MINIMUM THRESHOLD OF 17% OF OUR GENERAL FUND EXPENSES? IF YOU GO BACK TO 2020, OUR UNASSIGNED RESERVES WERE 23 MILLION OR 24% OF THE GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS.
SO EVEN THOUGH WE'VE DONE A GREAT JOB IN ADDING $9 MILLION TO THAT NUMBER OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THAT MARGIN HAS DIPPED FROM 24 TO 20%, WHICH IS KIND OF OUR THRESHOLD.
SO NOW WE'VE REALLY GOT TO PAY ATTENTION TO THAT NUMBER, BECAUSE OPERATING EXPENSES AREN'T CHANGING IN TERMS OF HIRING FUTURE PUBLIC SAFETY POSITIONS WITH COMPETITIVE PRESSURES FROM SURROUNDING MUNICIPALITIES AS WELL AS THE COUNTY.
THE COUNTY HIRES, I THINK, A COUPLE HUNDRED PEOPLE EVERY YEAR.
JUPITER HAS 100 POSITIONS OR SO THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT 23 AND POSSIBLY MORE IN THE FUTURE.
BUT AGAIN, A CONCERN BECAUSE THERE'S OUTSIDE COMPETITION AND PRESSURES.
EVERYBODY WANTS TO COME TO GARDENS, I KNOW THAT.
BUT OTHER PRESSURES FROM OTHER AREAS WITH DOLLARS OR OTHER COMMITMENTS THAT COULD BE CONCERNING TO US, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT IN THE FUTURE. IN SUMMARY, FOR ME, THE CITY BUDGET FOR THE DECADE BEGINNING IN 2020 STARTED OFF WITH THE CHALLENGES OF COVID, BUT THE CITY HAS PERSEVERED WITH SOME GREAT RESULTS FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, INCLUDING MILLAGE RATE REDUCTIONS TOTALING 10% AS WE LESSENED POTENTIAL TAX COLLECTIONS FROM OUR RESIDENTS TO ASSIST WITH RISING INFLATION AND OTHER COSTS THEY WERE DEALING WITH IN THEIR ANNUAL EXPENSES.
WE MADE THE COMMITMENT TO HELP AND WE DID INCREASING UNASSIGNED RESERVES.
SO WE FOCUSED ON THAT INCREASING STAFFING AND ALL LEVELS, NOT JUST PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT ALL LEVELS OF OUR CITY TO REALLY MEET SERVICE EXPECTATIONS, WHICH OUR RESIDENTS EXPECT, AND THEN CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PARKS AND OPERATING FACILITIES TO HANDLE AN ANNUAL POPULATION GROWTH, AVERAGING OVER 1000 NEW RESIDENTS TO OUR CITY EVERY YEAR IN A DECADE, THAT'S 10,000.
THAT'S A 1,518% INCREASE. SO THINK OF THAT. WE'VE GOT TO ACCOMMODATE WHO'S MOVING HERE AND WHY NOT.
RIGHT. I MEAN, IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO BE FOR ME THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
WHAT WE SHOULD EXPECT IS A FLAT MILLAGE RATE, ANNUAL INCREASES IN THE UNASSIGNED RESERVES TO MAINTAIN OUR THRESHOLD, EXPANDING ON TARGETED FEE STRUCTURES TO SUPPORT THE FUNDING OF OUR TREMENDOUS RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
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BUT AT A HIGHER COST. YOU WANT TO COME INTO THE CITY AND USE OUR FACILITIES? COME ON IN. I'M SURE WE'VE GOT THE ROOM. WE CAN MAKE THE ROOM, BUT YOUR COST IS GOING TO BE OBVIOUSLY A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN WHAT THE CITY RESIDENTS PAY, BECAUSE THAT'S OUR PRIORITY. ONGOING CAPITAL PROJECTS, ENHANCING AND BEAUTIFYING OUR CITY, REALLY TO MAINTAIN THE SIGNATURE CITY IMAGE THAT EVERYBODY HAS OF US.SO I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THE BUDGET. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THE NEXT FIVE YEARS PLAY OUT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH STAFF TO KEEP OUR RESIDENTS HAPPY, KEEP THE MILLAGE RATE FLAT AND OFFERING ALL THE SERVICES THAT THEY THEY NEED AND EXPECT FROM US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER.
REED. OKAY, SURE. SO NO QUESTIONS. YOU JUST. I'M GOOD.
OKAY, GREAT. WONDERFUL. I DO HAVE A FEW STATEMENTS AND JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AS WELL.
FIRST OFF, IT'S ALWAYS IMMACULATE. THANK YOU TO YOU TO YOUR TO YOUR STAFF, TO ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS THAT PROVIDE ALL THIS INFORMATION AND ALL THE STAFF THAT'S INVOLVED. THE WONDERFUL THING ABOUT THIS CITY, SO IS THAT THE RIGHT HAND KNOWS THE LEFT HAND IS DOING.
YOU GUYS FLOW OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN EVERYONE IS APPARENT BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS TOUCHED IN THIS.
AND AND THE CIP ALONE SHOWS THAT BECAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY THAT SHOWS THE FLOW.
MOST OF ALL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING OPEN GOV.
SO THAT ANYBODY CAN GO ONLINE AND SEE WHERE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEIR PENNIES GOES.
BERT SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER ALSO MENTIONED PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES.
DID A LITTLE MATH WITH OUR PROPERTY BILL. I'VE LIVED IN THE SAME HOUSE FOR I THINK 26 YEARS, BUT WE PAY THREE TIMES AS MUCH A MONTH FOR OUR HOMEOWNER'S INSURANCE.
EXCUSE ME, FOR OUR HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION THAN WE DO FOR LIVING IN PALM BEACH GARDENS.
WHEREAS THE THREE TIMES THAT THAT I PAY EVERY MONTH TO THE HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION, YOU KNOW, WE BARELY GET OUR MAILBOXES PAINTED, RIGHT. SO IT'S PRETTY EXTRAORDINARY HOW FAR A DOLLAR GOES WHEN YOU ARE PAYING INTO THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS.
I KNOW IF YOU NEED A POLICE OFFICER OR AN EMS PARAMEDIC THERE AT OUR HOMES IN MINUTES FASTER THAN ANYWHERE ELSE, EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL, OUR SIDEWALKS ARE GORGEOUS AND THAT IS WHY THIS BUDGET IS SO IMPORTANT.
SO THAT'S WHY THE PROPERTY TAX BILL IS IS IMPERATIVE.
EVERY MONTH WHEN YOU'RE PAYING IT. SO IF WE LOSE $105 MILLION OF PROPERTY, PROPERTY TAX FUNDING.
I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE NIMBLE. I KNOW YOU'RE ALREADY WORKING ON IT.
AND WE HAD OUR AGENDA REVIEW. YOU DISCUSSED THAT AS WELL.
BUT WITH 93 MILLION OF IT GOING TOWARDS PUBLIC SAFETY, THAT'S JUST SCARY, RIGHT? SO OUR COUNCIL WILL BE INVOLVED IN EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP PROTECT AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE COVERED FOR THAT.
DURING MY AGENDA REVIEW, I DID ASK ABOUT OUR MOBILITY PLANS, WHICH WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT, WHETHER IT'S BURNS ROAD OR FAIRCHILD. AND TODD ENGEL, OUR CITY ENGINEER, MENTIONED THAT WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR SOME INFORMATION FROM DOT AND THAT WE ARE READY TO ROLL. SO I KNOW IF ANYONE'S GOING THROUGH THE BUDGET, THEY'LL SEE THAT THAT'S OUT THERE.
AND THE CITY HAS DONE EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO GET THOSE GOING.
THE QUESTION I DO HAVE IS WE DID HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WERE NEW THIS YEAR.
WHICH ONE OF ONE? ONE OF THEM WAS A PBJ. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF IT'S BEING UTILIZED, WHAT RESIDENTS WANT TO KNOW, WHAT ARE THEY ASKING.
AND AND YOU KNOW, SO WHEN YOU GUYS PITCHED IT LAST YEAR.
SO JUST KIND OF WANTED TO CHECK IN ON THAT. YES.
IT'S DOING FANTASTIC. THERE'S BEEN FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS.
AND OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, WE'VE BEEN WORKING TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.
AND NOW THAT THE THEY HAVE ALL THAT DATA, IT'S GETTING SMARTER.
AND ALSO THERE'S BEEN ANOTHER MULTI LANGUAGE FEATURE TO IT AS WELL.
SO PEOPLE ARE USING IT NOT ONLY IN ENGLISH BUT IN OTHER LANGUAGES.
SO THAT'S NICE TO SEE THE INTERACTION WITH IT.
EXCELLENT. OKAY. IN THE SAME VEIN OF QUESTIONING.
SO OUR BUDGETS BEEN ONLINE NOW FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS.
ARE WE GETTING LOTS OF CLICKS. ARE PEOPLE SPENDING A LOT OF TIME ON IT.
YES. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. OVER THE LAST 30 DAYS, WE HAVE HAD 141 USERS GO TO THE SITE, AND OF THAT, THE AVERAGE DURATION WHILE ON THE SITE HAS BEEN OVER SEVEN MINUTES, WHICH IS VERY, I THINK IS VERY SUCCESSFUL, EVEN KNOWING THAT 75% OF THE USERS ARE ACCESSING THE WEBSITE WITH A MOBILE DEVICE.
SO TO BE ABLE TO CAPTURE, YOU KNOW, A RESIDENT ON THEIR MOBILE DEVICE TO GO THROUGH OUR BUDGET FOR SEVEN MINUTES, THAT'S THAT'S A FEAT. SO I'M, I'M VERY HAPPY WITH THOSE FIGURES.
NOBODY DOES ANYTHING FOR MORE THAN SEVEN MINUTES ON THEIR PHONE NOWADAYS. IT'S A VERY QUICK SWIPE.
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OKAY, GREAT. AND THEN JUST, YOU KNOW, ONCE AGAIN, ONE OF THE FAVORITE SLIDES THAT WE ALL LOVE THAT YOU PRESENT IS HOW WE DO LESS WITH MORE.THE STATISTICS ARE JUST OBVIOUS. IN 2007, YOU KNOW 10.41 EMPLOYEES PER RESIDENT.
NOW WE'RE AT 9.27. SO WE CONTINUE TO DO SO MUCH WITH WITH LESS.
SO I WE CAN'T LODGE YOU GUYS ENOUGH. AND THEN JUST LASTLY, YOU KNOW, SINCE 2019, WE'VE BEEN LOWERING AND LOWERING MILLAGE, AND IT'S BEEN OVER 15% SINCE THEN. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK ANYONE WHO'S BEEN ON THIS COUNCIL OR ANYONE WHO'S WORKED ON THE BUDGET SHOULD BE REALLY PROUD OF.
AND KEEPING IT FLAT THIS YEAR JUST DOES MAKE SENSE.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR A BEAUTIFUL PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER, VICE MAYOR MIDDLETON. THANK YOU.
IT'S A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW ONCE YOU GO THIRD.
BUT THANK YOU, ARIANE AND YOUR ENTIRE TEAM AND OUR ENTIRE STAFF FOR ANOTHER INSIGHTFUL BUDGET YEAR.
YOUR DELIVERY TONIGHT WAS VERY DETAILED AND I APPRECIATE THE LEVEL OF DETAIL THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND.
IT CAN GO INTO MANY, MANY DIFFERENT LAYERS AND CAN BE A LITTLE BIT OVERWHELMING.
ONE OF THE THINGS I ASKED FROM DURING MY AGENDA REVIEW WAS IF ANYBODY FELT LIKE THEY WERE MISSING ANYTHING, AND STAFF MEMBERS ARE. SO YOU REITERATED THAT STAFF MEMBERS WERE SO ATTENTIVE DURING THE PROCESS.
SO THEY'RE ALWAYS LOOKING OUT FOR THE RESIDENTS AND EVERYONE.
AND WE APPRECIATE THAT TEAM EFFORT. LEGISLATION, AS WE KNOW, IS THE BIG UNKNOWN THIS YEAR DURING THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES MEETING IN AUGUST. THE PRIMARY TOPIC OF DISCUSSION WAS THE POTENTIAL REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION OF PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS.
THAT WAS BIG, AND THIS WOULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON OUR BUDGET AND PLANNING PROCESS.
SAFETY IS OUR NUMBER ONE AND OUR TOP PRIORITY FOR OUR CITY AND OUR RESIDENTS.
AS NOTED PREVIOUSLY, THE CITY IS PROPOSING TO MAINTAIN THE SAME MILLAGE RATE AS LAST YEAR, REFLECTING A CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND OFFERING RELIEF TO OUR RESIDENTS. AND MAINTAINING THIS RATE ALSO ENABLES THE CITY TO CONTINUE DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY EQUALITY SERVICES ITS RESIDENTS EXPECT.
SO I FULLY SUPPORT THAT. AND I ALSO COMMEND AND THANK THE THE BRB FOR ALL THEIR SUPPORT AND DETAILED REPORT THAT THEY GAVE TO US. THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL AND INSIGHTFUL.
AND THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT. AND IF THESE RESULTS DO NOT INDICATE TO USE ALL OR MOST OF THE PROJECTED FUNDS, WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO REVIEW THIS AND DETERMINE WHETHER OUR MILLAGE RATE CAN BE REDUCED, WHICH I KNOW WE DO ON A REGULAR BASIS.
SO I JUST WANT TO FOCUS ON THAT. AND I DO SUPPORT THE BUDGET.
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR.
COUNCIL MEMBER KEMP. MY FIRST BUDGET. SO IT WAS PRETTY IN DEPTH.
AND YOU GAVE US A LOT OF INFORMATION TO GO THROUGH.
AND THAT'S THE ONE THING I WANT TO SAY. I MEAN, IT'S EVERYBODY.
AND IT'S LOWERED TAXES EVERY YEAR. AND, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, BEING THE FIRST TIME UP HERE.
GOING THROUGH ALL OF THOSE, I CLICKED ON ALL THE BOXES, I OPEN THEM UP, I MADE MY OWN SPREADSHEETS, AND AFTER MAKING SURE EVERYTHING ALIGNED, I KIND OF WENT THROUGH AND AGENDA REVIEW AND, YOU KNOW, SEEING ALL THE WORK THAT YOUR STAFF PUT INTO IT AND EVERYBODY PUT INTO IT WAS JUST IMPRESSIVE. AND SO THAT WEIGHED ON ME BELIEVING IN KEEPING THIS A LEVEL YEAR GOING THROUGH THE BUDGET REVIEW BOARD AND SEEING EVERYTHING THAT THEY DID. IN MY AGENDA REVIEW, I ASKED, YOU KNOW, ON THE BUDGET REVIEW BOARD, WE GOT THEIR NAMES, BUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT DO THEY DO? AND KIND OF RESUMES. AND IT WAS KIND OF IMPRESSIVE TO HEAR WHAT THEY DO IN THEIR OWN TIME, HOW MUCH MONEY THEY MANAGE AND BUDGETS THEY DO.
SO, YOU KNOW, SEEING THE HOW MUCH WISDOM LIES WITHIN THAT BOARD, YOU KNOW, TO LISTENING TO THEM WAIT ON ME TO, TO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KIND OF CAME TO A FINAL DECISION.
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GAVE US A VERY GOOD THING. BUT ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT I KIND OF WENT THROUGH WHEN WE GOT THE TRANSMITTAL LETTER TO KIND OF WEIGH ON ME AT THE END, WAS GO BACK AND REREAD THAT, AND I REREAD IT AGAIN TODAY, AND IT WAS WHAT THE RESIDENTS KIND OF THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT THEY WHAT WE HAVE AND, YOU KNOW, AS HAVING MY OWN BUSINESS IT'S KIND OF LIKE YOU ALWAYS GO, ARE PEOPLE GETTING WHAT THEIR MONEY, OR DO THEY BELIEVE THEY'RE GETTING THEIR MONEY'S WORTH? AND WHEN THE SURVEY WAS DONE, YOU KNOW, MOST PEOPLE DON'T SEND A SURVEY BACK UNLESS THEY WANT TO SAY SOMETHING NEGATIVE, LIKE, I GOT A BAD HAIRCUT OR I GOT THIS TO KIND OF GET ATTENTION.IN THAT REVIEW, 94% OF THEM WERE VERY SATISFIED WITH, YOU KNOW, FIRE RESCUE.
AND I LIKE SEEING THAT IN THE FIVE YEAR PLAN, WE HAVE A NEW FIRE STATION TO KIND OF GO WITH BURNS ROAD COMMUNITY CENTER WITH THIS WONDERFUL CITY HALL AND KIND OF TYING THOSE INTO IT.
ANOTHER BIG THING THAT STUCK OUT IS, YOU KNOW, THE NEXT THING ON THE LIST WAS THE TWO HIGHEST THINGS WERE FIRE RESCUE, AND 90% OF PEOPLE SENT BACK THAT THEY WERE VERY SATISFIED WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND THAT SAYS A LOT. AND THAT'S BIG IN TODAY'S WORLD.
YOU HEAR EVERY TIME YOU TURN ON A TV FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS, DEFUND THE POLICE, DEFUND THE POLICE.
AND WE'RE DOING THAT THIS YEAR WITH, YOU KNOW, ALL THE UPGRADES OVER HERE.
SO I FOUND THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, A BIG THING TO BE SAID WITH THE TIMES.
91% OF THE PEOPLE WERE VERY SATISFIED WITH THE OVERALL APPEARANCE OF THE CITY.
AND YOU COULD GO AROUND THE CITY AND YOU TALK TO ROADS AND HOW THEY'RE ALWAYS SEEING HOW THE ROADS LOOK AND MACHINES TO, TO TO GRADE THEM AND SEE WHEN THEY NEED REPAIR.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT ALL SHINES THROUGH IN THE BUDGET, YOU KNOW, WITH DOING LESS OR DOING MORE WITH LESS SHOWS THROUGH WITH JUST THESE RATINGS THAT WE'RE GETTING. YOU KNOW DURING THESE QUESTIONS, THE RESIDENTS WERE SATISFIED.
AND 92.1% OF THEM WAS NEUTRAL TO VERY SATISFIED WITH 18.2% BEING VERY SATISFIED, 47.5 ALMOST HALF BEING SATISFIED WITH WHAT THEY GET FOR THEIR PROPERTY TAX DOLLARS.
SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THAT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.
AND WHEN I WENT BACK AND REREAD ALL THESE NUMBERS AGAIN AND WROTE THEM, YOU KNOW, I WROTE THEM DOWN AND SAID, LET ME GO BACK AND SEE IF PEOPLE ARE REALLY HAPPY WITH PROPERTY TAXES, BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS HEAR LOWER TAXES, AND YOU SEE THESE NUMBERS OF JUST HOW HAPPY PEOPLE ARE.
AND IT SAYS A LOT ABOUT THE CITY AND KEEPING IT LEVEL WITH ALL THE UNCERTAINTY COMING THROUGH.
I MEAN, TARIFFS ON BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MIGHT HIT US DOWN THE ROAD.
THE ELIMINATION OF THE PROPERTY TAXES. I MEAN, IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
YOU KNOW, WE KNOW WHAT OUR RESIDENTS WANT. WE NEED TO KEEP PROPERTY TAXES. WE NEED TO KEEP IT LOCAL. WE NEED TO KEEP IT HERE. AND, YOU KNOW, IF THAT HAPPENS, LIKE I SAID, IT'S, YOU KNOW, $105 MILLION WAS WHAT WE BRING IN. AND JUST PUBLIC SAFETY IS 93 MILLION OF THAT.
SO LIKE I SAID, THAT'S THAT'S A HUGE ONE TO KIND OF TO KEEP AND PAY ATTENTION TO AND TO KEEP OUR, OUR LEVEL LEVEL RIGHT NOW. SO THE HOUSING MARKET'S LEVELING OFF.
SO WE DON'T KNOW HOW HIGH THAT THAT'S GOING TO KEEP GOING UP OR FOR HOW MANY YEARS, EVEN THOUGH IT KEEPS GOING UP IN GARDENS, I ASSUME IT WILL IN THE CITY. YOU KNOW, AND EVEN THE FEMA REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION OF FEMA AFTER THE HURRICANE SEASON.
I MEAN, ONE HURRICANE AND I THINK IT WAS $38 MILLION JUST IN PICKING UP TRASH.
YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T THAT'S JUST AN UNSURMOUNTABLE NUMBER.
AND THE AMOUNT THAT COMES INTO, YOU KNOW, PAYING FOR OVERTIME FOR THE PEOPLE, STAFFING EVERYTHING, THAT STUFF THAT WE'RE NOT EVEN COUNTING INTO THAT.
AND, I MEAN, THAT'S JUST ONE YEAR, ONE HURRICANE.
SO IT WOULD BE DEVASTATING FOR A CITY WITH THIS TO TO TRY AND LOWER TAXES.
SO I BELIEVE WITH ALL THIS AND, YOU KNOW, THE APPROVAL OF THE RESIDENTS AND THE PEOPLE OF WHAT THEY SAID IN THE SURVEYS, YOU KNOW, AND WITH OUR RESERVE COMING DOWN TO 20%, YOU KNOW, THAT'S KIND OF RIGHT AT THAT, THAT CRUCIAL MOMENT WHERE WE NEED TO KEEP IT LEVEL THIS YEAR.
SO THAT'S WHY I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS KEEPING IT THE SAME MILLAGE RATE.
THANK YOU. I'LL END WITH MINE. BUT I LIKE GOING LAST BECAUSE YOU GUYS PRETTY MUCH SAID IT ALL.
AND I DO WANT TO CONCUR WITH MY COLLEAGUES AND THANK ARIANE AND HER TEAM AND DEPARTMENT HEADS AND THE BUDGET REVIEW BOARD FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN CONTINUING TO FIND WAYS TO BE EFFICIENT EFFECTIVE AND VERY FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE.
AND OUR CITY IS CONTINUOUSLY GROWING EXPONENTIALLY.
[01:55:01]
IN FACT, WE JUST RECEIVED AN EMAIL THAT OUR OUR RESIDENTS DOUBLED YEAR TO YEAR GROWTH RATE.NOW WE'RE OVER 60, ALMOST 65,000 RESIDENTS. AND WITH THAT SAID, OUR UPCOMING TRANSITION TO 24, 72, I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR 42 NEW POSITIONS, FOR SURE.
EVERYONE'S FEELING THE EFFECTS OF INFLATION. OF COURSE, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TARIFFS, THE COST OF MATERIALS, INSURANCE, INCLUDING US THE CITY THAT COUPLED WITH THE THREAT OF ELIMINATING PROPERTY TAX, WHICH IS HOW WE AFFORD TO PROVIDE OUR RESIDENTS WITH OUR AWARD WINNING PUBLIC SAFETY AND FEMA, THE THREAT OF LOSING THOSE DOLLARS AN INCREASE IN OUR RESERVES IS TOTALLY UNDERSTANDABLE.
WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS AMAZING TEAM AND WE WANT TO KEEP THEM HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER AMOROSO MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, JUPITER HIRING SO MANY PEOPLE.
AND WE ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE.
I THINK THE INCREASE TO KEEP EVERYONE HERE IS RIGHT IN LINE WITH OUR SISTER MUNICIPALITIES.
SO WE ALSO PROVIDE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, FOR THOSE THAT QUALIFY AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE MEDICAL COVERAGE. AND I'M 100% SUPPORTIVE OF ALL OF THAT.
AND HERE IN PALM BEACH GARDENS, WE ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE OVER THE YEARS, AS EVERYONE MENTIONED UP HERE. AND ONCE AGAIN, WE'RE REALIZING AN INCREASE OF 8% OF OUR TAXABLE VALUE.
AND THE BUDGET SUMMARY POINTS OUT THE ISSUES OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THAT, OF COURSE, WITH EMPLOYEE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY COMMENDABLE. I REALLY COMMEND YOU ALL FOR DOING THAT BECAUSE THAT HELPS RETAIN EMPLOYEES.
ATTAINABLE HOUSING IS A BIG ISSUE FOR EVERYONE INCLUDING OUR BUSINESSES.
THEY CAN'T FIND SUPPORT STAFF, TEACHERS, ETC.
TO LIVE IN THE AREA THAT THEY WORK. SO I'M REALLY GLAD TO SEE THE ROLLOUT OF THE SINGLE FAMILY REHABILITATION PROGRAM FOR FOR THOSE THAT QUALIFY, BECAUSE THAT'S VERY HELPFUL TO AND ALL OF THESE ARE INCLUDED IN OUR, OUR BUDGET, AND I'M SUPPORTIVE OF KEEPING THE MILLAGE FLAT.
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OPEN UP TO RESIDENTS AND UTILIZE THE BALANCE OF THE WORKFORCE HOUSING REVENUE FOR SIMILAR PROGRAMS TO HELP OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES AND EMPLOYEES ALSO, IN ADDITION TO THE PLANNED RECREATIONAL PROJECTS.
I'M GOING TO LEAVE THAT UP TO STAFF TO LOOK AT.
AND FINALLY, I JUST WANT TO SHARE A SUGGESTION WHICH OUR BUDGET HAS HAS BEEN MORE AND MORE TRANSPARENT AS WE'VE PROGRESSED EACH YEAR. I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER BROUGHT IT UP.
VICE MAYOR MIDDLETON BROUGHT IT UP WITH IT ALL BEING ONLINE.
AND IT ACTUALLY REALIZES THE ACTUALS EVERY SINGLE NIGHT IT UPDATES, WHICH IS AMAZING.
OF COURSE, PEOPLE LIKE ME GET LOST IN A WORMHOLE WHEN I'M GOING THROUGH ALL OF THAT.
BUT I APPRECIATE IT. AND THAT WILL CONCLUDE, I AGREE WITH ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES.
SO WITH THAT SAID, LET'S VOTE CALL BACK TO VOTE FOR WE HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE FIRST MOTION, WHICH WAS TO ADOPT THE PROPOSED OPERATING AND TOTAL MILLAGE RATE.
SO LET'S CALL THAT VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. NONE OPPOSED.
THE MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. AND CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 11 2025? EXCUSE ME, 2025 ON FIRST READING, ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 11 2025 ON FIRST READING ADOPTION A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 20 2526. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU.
AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEMS FOR COUNCIL ACTION OR DISCUSSION?
[X. ITEMS FOR COUNCIL ACTION/DISCUSSION AND ITEMS OF INTEREST]
ITEMS OF INTEREST. ANYBODY? COUNCIL MEMBER. KEMP.[02:00:02]
I KNOW YOU SAID YOU'RE GOING TO GET WITH US NEXT MEETING, SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. BUT, YOU KNOW, AS I AND I KIND OF MENTIONED IT IN AS I MADE SOME COMMENTS ON THE BUDGET, BUT WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH THAT SURVEY, TOO, AT THE END OF THAT, IT WAS KIND OF SOME THINGS THAT JUMPED OUT FROM RESIDENTS. AND ONE OF THEM WAS LIKE 54% BIKE FRIENDLY INFRASTRUCTURE IN PEDESTRIAN.AND IT'S KIND OF, YOU KNOW, IT KIND OF LOOKED AT THESE AND SAID, WE'RE ALREADY DOING A LOT FOR BIKES AND STUFF, BUT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP THAT IN MIND FOR PLANNING AND ZONING WHEN NEW THINGS GET APPROVED TO MAKE IT, YOU KNOW, BIKE FRIENDLY AND PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY.
AND ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE THAT STUCK OUT WAS 50% LARGE COMMUNITY EVENTS.
AND YOU KNOW, KIND OF WHEN I SAW THAT, I KIND OF SAID WE DO KIND OF A FEW THINGS IN THE CITY, SUCH AS THE COGNIZANCE HERE. MARDI GRAS IS HERE AND DIFFERENT THINGS.
AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE SHOULD LOOK INTO AND I MEAN, WE ALREADY SORRY, WE ALREADY PUT OUT SO MUCH ALREADY THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT APPS AND WAYS THAT WE COMMUNICATE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND STUFF.
BUT HOW COULD WE GET INFORMATION OUT, SUCH AS THINGS AS CONCERT IN THE PARK, OR BRING ATTENTION TO THE TGL OR, YOU KNOW, GREEN MARKET? LIKE I SAID, I KNOW WE ALREADY HAVE A LOT OF THESE THINGS.
IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IF PEOPLE ARE SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, 50% OF THE RESIDENTS WANT MORE BIG EVENTS, THAT MAYBE THEY'RE JUST NOT HEARING ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS WE HAVE. AND HOW DO WE LOOK INTO DOING SOME MORE TO GET THOSE THINGS OUT THERE, OR IF THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS TO GIVE THAT? AND THEN THE LAST THING ON THE SURVEY WAS MORE PARK AMENITIES.
I KIND OF LOOKED AT THAT TOO, AND WAS LIKE, WE HAVE SO MANY AMENITIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, GOLF THE POOL, THE COMMUNITY CENTER WITH BURNS ROAD FIELDHOUSE COMING ONLINE OR BEING BUILT, PICKLEBALL CENTER. BUT YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, BRINGING MORE THINGS ONLINE, YOU KNOW, TO MAYBE LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, FREE PLAY OCCASIONALLY HAD SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THE CITY OWNS, YOU KNOW, FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS OR TEENAGERS, YOU KNOW.
YOU KNOW, LIKE FREE PLAY AT THE NEST ON A SLOW NIGHT OUT THERE TO KIND OF KEEP STAFF THERE.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE'VE MENTIONED IT MULTIPLE TIMES IS LOOKING, YOU KNOW, AT DIFFERENT AMENITIES THAT WE COULD ADD SUCH AS, LIKE YOU SAID, ANOTHER BASKETBALL OR, YOU KNOW, BRINGING A SKATE PARK BACK AND LOOKING AT THE NEED FOR THAT.
SO THAT WAS JUST WHAT I HAD ON MY COUNCIL DISCUSSION FOR TONIGHT.
THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY WANT TO ADD TO THAT? NO THANK YOU.
AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE ROLLING OUT OUR MAYBE WE ALREADY HAVE THE NEW RESIDENT OPINION SURVEY.
SO RON, IS THAT GOING OUT IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
BECAUSE THAT MIGHT HELP ANSWER SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS.
NO, THAT WON'T BE GOING OUT TILL CLOSER TO SPRING OR SUMMER.
SPRING OR SUMMER? CLOSER TO SPRING OR SUMMER OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR OF 2026.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? CORRECT. AFTER THE WORKING WITH THE CONSULTANT NOW.
BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE READY TO HIT THE STREET UNTIL SPRING.
JULY, APRIL, MAY. JUNE. BUT THAT WOULD HELP ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS.
UPDATE I GUESS SOME OF THE WHAT THE RESIDENTS WANT TO SEE, BECAUSE I THINK THE SURVEY WAS FROM 2023.
THE THE LAST SURVEY I BELIEVE WAS 2021 WAS 23.
AND YES, WE HOPE IT DOES GIVE US THE RESIDENTS OPINIONS ON A LOT OF THINGS.
A LOT OF THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. BUT YES, I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS. OKAY. I WILL ADD TO THAT.
I WANTED TO JUST LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT NATALIE CROWLEY AND I ATTENDED VIRTUALLY THE ISSUES FORUM MEETING AND COUNTY TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL TIMING WAS A COMMON DENOMINATOR.
I DO WANT TO APPLAUD THE COUNTY EFFORTS IN TRYING TO COLLABORATE WITH US ALL, AND WOULD LOVE TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE OUR CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM OR CONSTRUCTIVE INPUT. MAYBE THEY'LL BE HOLDING, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE FOR EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE HOLDING A PUBLIC MEETING, AND THAT'S FOR RESIDENTS TO GATHER THEIR INPUT, COMMUNITY INPUT, WHICH THEN ONE FOR THE NORTH END, NORTH COUNTY, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE PALM BEACH GARDENS AND JUPITER, IS GOING TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2020, THIS YEAR, NOON TO TWO.
AND IT'S AN IN-PERSON MEETING AT THE CAMPUS DRIVE LIBRARY.
THE PALM BEACH GARDENS CAMPUS DRIVE LIBRARY. SO I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW ABOUT THAT.
AND ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE TO PUBLICLY THANK OUR STAFF AND CONSULTANTS FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN THE VISION ZERO COMMUNITY INPUT WORKSHOP. I KNOW A LOT OF EFFORT WENT INTO IT.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE WEATHER DIDN'T REALLY COOPERATE.
[02:05:02]
I THINK IT WAS LIKE A MINI HURRICANE THAT NIGHT.ALL THE BOARDS WERE VERY INFORMATIVE AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS.
IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE THAT BIG VINYL AERIAL ON THE COMMUNITY CENTER WALL.
AND AS I THINK OUR VICE MAYOR MENTIONED, WE PARTICIPATED IN THE LEAGUE OF CITIES CONFERENCE.
AND COMMON ISSUES THIS YEAR SEEM TO BE, OF COURSE, WHAT WE ALL NOTED, WHICH WAS THE LOSS, POTENTIAL LOSS OF PROPERTY TAXES. AND THAT'S I CANNOT POINT THAT OUT ENOUGH AS EVERYONE JUST SET IT UP HERE.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THAT'S HOW WE AFFORD OUR PUBLIC SAFETY, OUR PUBLIC SERVICES, OUR FIRE, OUR POLICE AND ALL OF THESE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT WE PROVIDE WITH FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
THE OTHER TOPIC WAS E-BIKE SAFETY. AND I KNOW A LOT OF COMMUNITIES ARE HAVING HEARTBURN OVER THAT.
AND THAT WAS A TOPIC THAT SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON FROM EVERYBODY.
IS THAT NEXT MONTH, OCTOBER? SO. OCTOBER? YEAH.
SO NEXT MONTH WE CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THOSE.
HE'LL EDUCATE US ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR AND HAVE A CONVERSATION OF WHAT TO EXPECT GOING FORWARD AND LIKE TO ALSO AT THE LEAGUE OF CITIES, OUR VERY OWN CANDACE WAS A PANELIST.
AND SHE DID A PHENOMENAL JOB. I THINK THAT WAS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SESSIONS.
EVERYONE APPRECIATED HER INPUT AND SHE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB.
EVERYONE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO. ALSO, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE KNEW THAT THERE WILL BE A 911 REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY AT FIRE STATION 63, WHICH IS ON NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD, AND THAT'S HOSTED BY OUR PALM BEACH GARDENS FIRE RESCUE.
SO EVERYONE'S WELCOME TO JOIN IN. AND LAST, I JUST WANT TO MAKE A SPECIAL CALL OUT TO OUR VERY OWN STEVE STEP, WHO WILL BE INDUCTED INTO THE FDLE HALL OF FAME AT THE END OF THE MONTH, SO CONGRATULATIONS.
WELL DESERVED. AND THAT IS IT. DO WE
[XI. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT]
HAVE A CITY ATTORNEY REPORT? I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT I DID PROMULGATE A DRAFT IN LOCAL AGREEMENT TODAY TO.NOT TO THE COUNTY, BUT TO MANY DIFFERENT MUNICIPAL ATTORNEYS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND AS WELL AS SOME CITY STAFF TO GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT I'VE DRAFTED SO THAT IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL FOR THEM.
AND THEN I'M EAGER TO GET THEIR INPUT AND THEN SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT I'M HOPING THAT THERE'LL BE SOMETHING WORTHWHILE THAT MAYBE I DIDN'T THINK OF, THAT WE COULD INCLUDE. AND THEN WE'LL BE PROBABLY SHARING THAT WITH THE COUNTY IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
AND SO IT IS IT IS PROMULGATED. IT'S OUT. IT'S OUT THERE FOR PEOPLE TO REVIEW.
IT'S NO SECRET WORK PRODUCT SO THEY CAN ALL TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
HOPEFULLY IT'LL BE BENEFICIAL. NO SECRET WHAT WORK PRODUCT.
IT'S NOT. IT'S JUST PUBLIC RECORD SO THEY GET TO USE IT.
IF WE'RE IF THE MUNICIPALITIES ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE, UNITED FRONT WOULD BE GREAT.
THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANK YOU. OKAY. WELL, YES, WE'D LIKE TO FOLLOW THE LAW.
OKAY. THANK YOU. IS THAT IT? AND SEEING IF WE HAVE NO OTHER BUSINESS,
THEN OTHER BUSINESS, THEN THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU ALL.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.