Quiet Zones In Our Future

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Todd Engle, City Engineer kicked off the meeting with an update on Quiet Zones (rail) – a topic always of great interest to those of us who live in the City.  The City will be submitting a notice of intent to create quiet zones for 6 intersections within the City limits (3 belonging to PBG and 3 belonging to Palm Beach County).  The entire Palm Beach County corridor is being coordinated via the PBC Transportation Planning Agency (TPA) which will also be supplying additional funding as needed to do additional upgrades to intersections.  Although quiet zones will be implemented, he reiterated that “Train horns still may be sounded in emergencies or to comply with other RR or FRA Rules!!!!!”  Mr. Engle’s presentation and more details can be seen here.

The three resolutions below all passed 5:0 – there were no comment cards submitted.

• Resolution 1, 2022 – Public Hearing and Consideration for Approval: A request by Centaur (Palm Beach) Owner, LLC for Site Plan approval for a 139-lot single-family subdivision on approximately 70.49 acres within Panther National Pod 12, which is located in Parcel A of the Avenir Planned Community Development (PCD).
• Resolution 2, 2022 – Avondale at Avenir Site Plan Amendment – A request by DiVosta Homes, LP for a site plan amendment to approve single-family home architectural floor plan models, elevation themes, and typical lot landscaping for Avondale at Avenir (Site Plan #3) that is located north of Avenir Drive and east of Coconut Boulevard within the Avenir Planned Community Development (PCD).
• Resolution 3, 2022 – A request by the Old Palm Golf Club, Inc. to modify Phase Two of the approved Old Palm Clubhouse parcel (Parcel F1) to include a new 17,637-square-foot Lifestyle Center building and pool amenity.

Public Comment was made by Ramona Bean – thanking the Council for their information on covid testing and asking about monoclonal antibody availability.

The Consent Agenda passed 5:0.

Mayor Litt gave an update on Palm Beach County Day at Tallahassee (attended by Litt and Vice-Mayor Reed via zoom)

• PBG requested that conversations re-open about the I-95/Central Blvd intersection to provide for privacy/barrier walls as part of the project, which is scheduled to start in 2028
• SB1824 and HB1415  – these 2 bills provide the details on mobility plans and fees, the details of which give the actions already taken by PBG backed by the state, if these are passed.
• The mayor expressed concern that SB280/HB403 – would have impacts on municipalities – when a single individual registering a complaint about an action could put the entire item on hold.
• She also was concerned about SB620/HB569 – would allow a business to sue for damages when regulatory actions by a municipality causes more than 15% impact on a business.

Vice Mayor Reed said she gets a lot of questions on road safety and pointed residents to the Transportation Comment Map,  Comments and suggestions can be made on the site.

City Attorney Lohman gave a quick update saying that the City was awaiting the judge’s ruling on injunctive relief regarding the City’s mobility lawsuit, in the next few weeks.