Rustic Lakes Zoning and Regulations Remain Unchanged

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The November Palm Beach Gardens City Council meeting was relatively short.  The bulk of the agenda pertained to the adoption of ordinances pertaining to the annexation of Rustic Lakes – which took a significant amount of work due to its agricultural and large lot nature.  Martin Fitts of Planning and Zoning did the presentation of Ordinances 21-28, 2019.  Residents from Rustic Lakes attended the meeting but did not make any public comment.  All the ordinances passed 5:0.

Making Public Comment on issues not on the agenda were:

• Peter Evans – representing the Palm Beach Children’s Chorus – informing the Council of the Chorus’ recent eviction notice from the new owners of Loehmans’ Plaza, and providing the council with information regarding the reputation of those owners.  He raised potential health and code compliance issues with the property.  He also said that the Chorus will be representing Palm Beach County at a Carnegie Hall performance
• Ed Dolezal – speaking about 5G technology and raising health, personal privacy, aesthetics of community, local sovereignty concerns.  He suggested that the City join a League of Cities lawsuit against Tallahassee regarding recent legislation on 5G.
• Steve Mathison – speaking on behalf of the PGA Corridor Board of Directors – thanking the City and staff for continued partnership with them.

The Consent Agenda passed 5:0.  Purchasing Director Km! Ra was requested by Council Member Lane to detail the bidding for item C – the renovation of baseball fields at gardens park.  The lowest bidder was awarded the contract.

At the end of the meeting, the Council discussed possible future resolutions regarding the use of plastics in the city.  No action was taken.

The December City Council meeting will be held on Thursday December 5th.  The January Council Meeting will be held on Thursday, January 9th.