Next City Council Meeting on January 9th at 7pm

The first 2020 Palm Beach Gardens City Council Meeting will be on Thursday Jan 9 at 7pm.

Announcements and Presentations include:

• League of Women Voter’s Committee regarding the Census in Palm Beach County
• Honda Classic Community Impact Presentation

Public Hearings and Ordinances include:

• Ordinance 1, 2020 – First reading of the 2020 Budget Amendment – An amendment to the Fiscal Year 2019/2020 budget to adjust fund balance carryovers to actual amounts; re-appropriate amounts committed from the FY 2018/2019 budget for outstanding purchase orders and open projects; and for other purposes. After the amendments are made, the General Fund Budget Stabilization Reserve Account will total $1,664,638 in FY 2020. Unassigned General Fund Reserves total $25,500,000, which is a net increase of $2,433,894 and represents 27.8% of Expenditures.
• Ordinance 2, 2020 – City-initiated Comprehensive Plan Amendments – First Public Hearing and Transmittal City-initiated Comprehensive Text Amendments to the Future Land Use, Transportation·, Infrastructure, Intergovernmental Coordination, Capital Improvements, and Public School Facilities Elements related to the Palm Beach County School Board lnterlocal Agreement; update of the 5-Year Schedule of Capital Improvements; a new Vision Zero related policy; an update of Map A.4-Potential Future Annexation to include recently completed annexations; and the update of the City’s 10-Year Water Supply Facilities Work Plan. Here is a link to the ordinance since there are many alterations to the above items in the comprehensive plan! 
• Resolution 4, 2020 – A request by Avenir Holdings, LLC for a Planned Community Development (PCD) Amendment to the Master Plan to relocate 100,000 square feet of medical office square footage from Parcel C – Workplace/Economic Development to Parcel D – workplace; to relocate 155,000 square feet of commercial retail square footage from Parcel B – Town Center to Parcel D – Workplace; to modify an approved Parcel D driveway location; and to amend the list of permitted uses to include Emergency health care/ department and Recreation, outdoor private. The subject site is 4,763 acres and is generally located on the north side of Northlake Boulevard, east of Grapeview Boulevard, west of Bay Hill Drive, and south of Beeline Highway.
• Resolution 8, 2020 – Regional Center Planned Community Development (PCD) Miscellaneous Amendment, Public Hearing and Consideration for Approval: A request for approval to strike Condition of Approval 8 of Resolution 68, 2003 to allow for a future ground-floor tenant sign for the Parcel 27.04 project within the Regional Center PCD. The Parcel 27.04 project is located on the northeast corner of PGA Boulevard and Kew Gardens Avenue.

Consent Agenda includes:

• Purchase Award – Rental of Miscellaneous Industrial and Commercial Equipment – Openly competed – This Agreement establishes a pool of vendors from which the City may rent equipment for hurricane and emergency preparat ions and secure reim bursement from FEMA. The City may also use the Agreement to rent equipment in support of its normal operations. During the term of the Agreement, new vendors may be added to the vendor pool, provided they meet the
  minimum requirements established in the original solicitation. Five year contract with option to renew for five years – $500K
• Purchase Award – Traffic Signals for Northlake-Ancient Tree-Bay Hill Intersection – Piggyback/Access contract – upon completion – $322K
• Purchase Award – Bunker Gear for Fire Rescue Department (2020) – Piggyback/Access contract – upon delivery – $80K
• Purchase Award – Replacement Irrigation Pump Station for Sandhill Crane Golf Club – Bid waiver – In previous years, the City advertised two solicitations for the replacement of irrigation pump stations at several parks and received only one response in each instance. The manufacturer has never responded and when contacted has always offered the City a lower price than the sole responding contractor. The City will purchase the replacement irrigation pump station
  from the manufacturer and then obtain competitive quotations for the installation of the equipment – uponn delivery – $101K
• Purchase Award – Paving of Municipal Complex Roadways and Parking Areas – Piggyback/Access contract – $85K
• Purchase Award – Fencing for Gardens Park Baseball Expansion – Piggyback/Access contract – $118K
• Change Order – Paving of Public Services Operations Center and Adjoining Areas – Revised contract value (up $130K) – $957K
• Resolution 3, 2020 – Approval of an agreement with the Children’s Healthcare Charity, Inc. for the 2020 Honda Classic PGA Golf Tournament to provide a public safety grant for Police and Fire Services and related staff services, and the use of specific portions of Mirasol and PGA National Parks for various parking facilities and general operations – $144K

Please check the agenda for any changes or additions prior to the meeting.

Next City Council Meeting on Thursday, December 5th

The next City Council Meeting will be on Thursday December 5th at 7pm in City Hall.

The relatively light agenda includes only one public hearing:

• Resolution 1 regarding Avenir Pod 1 and 3 Site Plan Amendment – request for a site plan amendment to approve architectural floor plans and elevations, typical lot landscaping, and an upgraded entry feature for residential Pods 1 and 3 in Site Plan #1 . Avenir Site Plan #1 was approved on January 10, 2019, via Resolution 3, 2019. Pods 1 and 3 contain 98 and 119 single-family lots, respectively. During the original site plan approval, specific residential homebuilders were not identified. Condition of Approval #2 was included in Resolution 3, 2019, requiring approval by the City for a major site plan amendment for the proposed residential model home architecture prior to the issuance of building permits for review. Staff is recommending approval.

There will be two Presentations:

• Weiss School – update on the satellite launch
• FPL Hardening Project

City Manager Report lists:

• CIP Updates – presented by David Reyes, Community Services Administrator/Director of Emergency Management

The Consent Agenda includes:

• Purchase Award: Purchase of Toro 3575D Mowers, for Parks and Public Facilities, Piggyback/Access Contract for $103K
• Purchase Award: Construction of Miracle League Playing Fields,for Parks and Public Facilities, Piggyback/Access Contract for $433K. Details – The City is currently constructing certain capital improvement projects at Gardens Park. One of those projects is the construction of two synthetic surface baseball fields that will be used as agility fields and to which the Miracle League will have access for games and other activities. The fields will also be used by professional and amateur athletes for development and training. The Miracle League serves children and adults who suffer from any physical or mental disabilities that cause them to be excluded, whether intentionally or not, from conventional baseball leagues. The first Miracle League field opened in Conyers, Georgia, in April 2000. In addition to providing its own funds for this project, the City has received a monetary donation of $350,000 from Nuvo Development that will assist with the cost for the construction of the project. The remaining cost of $83,448 will be funded by the City
• Resolution 80, 2019 – Dedication of easement to Seacoast Utility Authority for the installation of utility infrastructure just north of the Northlake Boulevard Right-of-Way at the Sandhill Crane Golf Course.
• Resolution 81, 2019 – Authorizing the City Manager to approve Independent Contractor Agreements (ICAs) subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in the Resolution. No amounts were specified in the background or body of the resolution which specifies: The City routinely enters into agreements with independent contractors or the provision of certain services. In order to expedite the provision of or receipt of goods and/or services through Independent Contractor Agreements (ICAs), a need exists to delegate to the City Manager the authority to negotiate, approve, and execute certain ICAs that do not exceed five (5) years, not including any extensions, and when any such agreement contains a revenue-sharing provision for the benefit of the City.
• Resolution 82, 2019 – Adoption of the Palm Beach County Local Mitigation Strategy.  The proposed Resolution adopts the updated Palm Beach County Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) Plan. Adoption of this Resolution provides the City with the ability to request and receive pre- and post-disaster federal mitigation funding.
• Resolution 83, 2019 – Delegates to the City Manager the authority to negotiate,renegotiate, approve, and execute the Public Private Partnership (P3) Agreement with the Palm Beach North Athletic Foundation, Inc. as the City Manager deems necessary in order to obtain approval of same from the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners.

Check for updates to the agenda here.

 

Next City Council Meeting on Thursday, November 7 at 7pm

The next Palm Beach Gardens City Council meeting will be held on Thursday, November 7, at 7pm in City Hall.  There are no listed Announcements or Presentations.

Consent Agenda includes:

• Purchase Award: Comprehensive Generator Maintenance Service – Openly bid – $274K total – 5 year contract – no option to renew
• Purchase Award: Renovation of Baseball Fields at Gardens Park – Openly bid – $404K – 3 phrase project through 2022 – no option to renew
• Purchase Award: Systems Furniture for Police Department (Renovs) – Piggyback/Access contract – $200+K
• Resolution 72, 2019 – to approve the Avenir Clubhouse Plat. The plat is consistent with the approved site plan for the project
• Resolution 73, 2019 – selecting the dates for the January 2020 City Council Meeting – moving to January 9, 2020 from first Thurs in the month
• Resolution 75, 2019 – approving the Bonnette Hunt Club Plat located on the south side of Hood Road, west of Florida’s Turnpike. The proposed plat is consistent with the approved site plan for the project.
• Resolution 76, 2019 – approving the Arcadia Gardens plat located on the south side of RCA Boulevard, east of Alternate A1A. The proposed plat is consistent with the approved site plan for the project.
• Resolution 77, 2019 – Approving a Grant Agreement with the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Division of Water Restoration Assistance for the Palm Beach Gardens Stormwater System Reconstruction Project. In order to assist with funding, City staff applied for and was awarded two grants from the Florida Legislature in 2015 and 2017 for $250,000.00 each. In 2019, City staff re-applied for the same grant, and was awarded a third grant in the amount of $300,000.00. These funds are being provided by the FDEP Division of Water Restoration Assistance and will be used towards the project, which consists of repair or replacement of stormwater pipes and structures by different methods, such as slip lining, cure in-place liner, or complete replacement, and sediment removal. The Grant Agreement outlines each party’s responsibilities as it relates to dispersing and receiving such funds.

Ordinances and Resolutions:

• Ordinances 21, 2019, Ordinance 22, 2019, Ordinance 27, 2019, Ordinance 28, 2019, Ordinance 23, 2019 and Ordinance 24, 2019 are all city initiated changes to provide for/accommodate city amendments/regulations/standards due to the annexation of Rustic Lakes in March 2018.
• Ordinance 25, 2019 – The City is requesting to rezone approximately 9.8 acres of property following annexation into the City of Palm Beach Gardens. The properties consist of two parcels totaling approximately 9.8 acres, sitting at the southwest corner of the intersection of Northlake Boulevard and 112th Terrace North. The parcels are approved through the County as Bayhill Commons for 37,284 square feet of retail commercial use with a current zoning designation of Multiple Use Planned Development (MUPD). The site remains undeveloped at this time.
• Ordinance 26, 2019 – The City is requesting to rezone approximately 10.8 acres of property located at the southeast corner of the intersection of 112th Terrace North and Northlake Boulevard following annexation into the City of Palm Beach Gardens. The parcels are limited to 82,799 square feet of general office and 11,290 square feet of medical office through the current County approvals and have a current zoning of Multiple Use Planned Development (MUPD). A conceptual site plan with two two-story buildings with 52,390 square feet of office space was approved, but the properties remain undeveloped.

Please check back to see if the agenda changes before the meeting here.

Next City Council Mtg on Thursday 10/3 at 7pm

The October City Council Meeting will be held on Thursday, 10/3 at 7pm at City Hall.

Highlights include two presentations which should be of interest to drivers in the area:

• I-95/Central Boulevard Interchange project – FDOT Project No 413265-01-52-01
• Northlake Boulevard Signal Timing

The Consent agenda does not include any purchase orders or resolutions

Public Hearings and Resolutions include:

• Ordinance 18, 2019 – Second reading and adoption of the tree trimming and removal ordinance passed in the Sept. 5 city council meeting
• Resolution 59, 2019 – Lease of Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Air Packs for the Fire Rescue Department from Ten-8 Fire Equipment, Inc. and financed through JP Morgan Chase Bank. The current SCBA air packs are almost 16 years old, do not comply with the new NFPA standards, and will reach the end of their useful life later this year. The City will own the SCBA air packs at the end of the seven-year lease term. Amount of lease – $91K
• Resolution 60, 2019 – Award of a Public Private Partnership Agreement with Palm Beach North Athletic Foundation, Inc. for the Development of an Indoor Recreational Facility at the Gardens North County District Park in the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The City seeks a long-term partner as part of a public private partnership that has the resources and ability to develop and operate the facility. The City shall not commit any type of public financial resources or guarantee any credit or financing for the facility for this Project.
• Several resolutions for appointments and re-appoints to the following boards: Art in Public Places Advisory Board; Parks and Recreation Advisory Board; Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board; Fire Pension Board.

Check the agenda to see if any additional items have been added before the meeting here.

Next City Council Mtg on Thursday, Sept 19

The next City Council Meeting will be on Thursday Sept 19 at 7pm. This meeting will include the Final Hearing and Adoption of the Fiscal Year 2019/2020 Budget as well as other items.

Consent Agenda includes:

• Purchase Award for Systems Furniture for the renovated/expanded areas of the City Complex. Piggyback/Access contract for $372K

Ordinances and Resolutions include:

• Resolution 61, 2019 – Adopting a tax levy and millage rate for the City of Palm Beach Gardens for the Fiscal Year commencing October 1, 2019, and ending September 30, 2020 and associated Ordinance 20, 2019 – Public Hearing for Second and Final Reading Adopting the Fiscal Year 201 9/2020 Budget.
• Ordinance 19, 2019 – Second reading and adoption of a City-initiated request to amend Chapter 78 of the City’s Code of Ordinances to incorporate a new Impact Fee Schedule for the City of Palm Beach Gardens Mobility Fee to be applied and assessed in the Mobility Fee Assessment Area in lieu of Transportation (Road) Impact Fees, pursuant to the adoption of the City’s Mobility Plan
• Resolution 67, 2019 – while publicly noticed, this resolution Avenir – Site Plan 1 Pods 1 and 3 model homes, model home row, and upgraded entry features has been requested to be postponed by the applicant. It will be opened for public comment and after the public hearing is closed, it will be postponed.
• Resolution 68, 2019 – Avenir Site Plan #1 – Pod 4 Site Plan Amendment Approval – to approve architectural models, design and diversity criteria for custom built homes, a model home row, and an enhanced entry feature for residential Pod 4 that is in Site Plan #1

Check the agenda to see if any additional items have been added before the meeting here.

Next City Council Mtg on Thursday, September 5 at 7pm

We hope that this post finds you and your loved ones safe from Hurricane Dorian.  Assuming that all is well on Thursday and nothing changes, the next City Council Meeting will be on Thursday, September 5th at 7pm in City Hall.

Presentations include:

• FL State Representative Rick Roth – with a Legislative Update

Consent Agenda includes:

• Resolution 57, 2019 – Terminating the City’s lnterlocal Agreement with Palm Beach County for Traffic Concurrency Certification Review – The City of Palm Beach Gardens has prepared a Mobility Plan and Fee Report as provided by Section 163.3180 (5) (i), Florida Statutes. Accordingly, the City’s lnterlocal Agreement with Palm Beach County setting forth the procedure for review of Traffic Concurrency Applications is no longer necessary and is recommended to be terminated Second Reading and Adoption of the Mobility Plan is Ordinance 16, 2019 on the Regular Agenda.
• Purchase award – Tires and Related Services – Piggyback/access contract for 3 years with no option to renew – $330K
• Purchase award – Gasoline and Diesel Fuel – Piggyback/access contract for 3 years with option to renew ‘Per State of FL Contract’ – $2 million

Public Hearings and Resolutions – New Business/First Readings includes:

• Ordinance 18, 2019 – First reading – A City-initiated request to amend Division 8. Landscaping of the City’s Land Development Regulations to add a definition of Residential Property to conform to recently approved legislation.  Of interest to owners of residential property in the Gardens:  On June 26, 2019, the Governor signed into law the Committee Substitute of House Bill 1159, amending Section 163.045, Florida Statutes, relating to tree trimming, pruning, and removal on residential property. Specifically, the bill prohibits a local government from requiring a notice, application, approval, permit, fee, or mitigation for pruning, trimming, or removal of a tree on residential property if the property owner obtains documentation from an arborist certified by the International Society of Arboriculture or a Florida-licensed landscape architect that the tree presents a danger to persons or property. The bill further prohibits a local government from requiring a tree to be replanted if the tree was pruned, trimmed, or removed for this reason.
• Ordinance 19, 2019 – First reading – A City-initiated request to amend Chapter 78 of the City’s Code of Ordinances to incorporate a new Impact Fee Schedule for the City of Palm Beach Gardens Mobility Fee to be applied and assessed in the Mobility Fee Assessment Area in lieu of Transportation (Road) Impact Fees, pursuant to the adoption of the City’s Mobility Plan. (Ordinance 16, 2019 – to be approved earlier in the agenda)
• Ordinance 20, 2019 – Public Hearing for First Reading of Ordinance 20, 2019 Adopting the Fiscal Year 201 9/2020 Budget.

BACKGROUND: This is the first of two required public hearings to set the millage and adopt the budget for Fiscal Year 2019/2020. On July 11 , 2019, Council approved Resolution 39, 2019, setting the maximum tentative operating millage rate for FY 2019/2020 at 5.55 mills. The proposed operating millage of 5.55 is 4.19% above the roll-back rate of 5.3268. The total operating millage rate proposed for Fiscal Year 2019/2020 is 5.55 mills, which is less than the current year rate of 5.6003 mills.

Total sources for all funds is $175,554,209, consisting of total estimated balances carried forward of $47,981,051 and projected total revenues of $127,573,158. Total sources of funds are balanced with projected total expenditures of $128,858,551 and ending reserves of $46,695,658, for a total use of funds of $175,554,209.

The second and final public hearing on the budget is scheduled for September 19, 2019. For more details see the 2019/2020 Proposed Budget page.

Check the agenda to see if any additional items have been added before the meeting here.

Next City Council Mtg on Thursday, August 1st at 7pm

The next City Council Meeting will be on Thursday August 1st at 7pm in City Hall.

Presentations include:

a. GOLD STAR MEMORIAL MONUMENT.
b. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH EMS PROVIDER OF THE YEAR.
c. AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION GOLD PLUS AWARD.

Consent Agenda includes:

• Resolution 58, 2019 – a request by Avenir Development, LLC for approval of Avenir Site Plan 2 Pod 5 Plat – consistent with the approved site plan for the project approved by the Council on October 18, 2018.
• Purchase Award – Accounting and Financial Services – The Deputy Finance Administrator will retire in July 2019. The Finance Administrator submitted a proposed plan to the City Manager for the reorganization of the Finance Department, and to hire a consultant to work directly on the budget preparation process. An analysis done by the Finance Department showed that the reorganization of the department and hiring the former Deputy Finance Administrator, as a consultant, will realize savings of $97,000 each year for the City. Not openly competed. Contract term: 41 months; cost per fiscal year: $95K
• Purchase Award – Citywide Telephone System Replacement – The City is in the midst of several capital improvement projects and is using the opportunity to replace the existing telephone network with a voice-over-internet-protocol communications network. Piggyback/access contract for $280K

Public Hearings and Resolutions – New Business/First Readings includes:

• Ordinance 17, 2019 – An amendment to the City of Palm Beach Gardens Police Officers’ Retirement Trust Fund.
• Resolution 43, 2019 – A City-initiated application to submit the One-Year Annual Action Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019. In accordance with U.S. HUD requirements, the City must submit a One-Year Annual Action Plan and application for grant funds that confirm the projects on which the current year’s grant allocation is proposed to be spent during the upcoming year. The City is eligible to receive approximately $228,608 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019. Staff is recommending approval of the City’s FY 2019 CDBG application to U.S. HUD.
• Resolution 48, 2019 – Adopting the Fiscal Year 2019/2020 Fees and Charges Schedule. The new fee schedule will be effective October 1, 2019. See the resolution here which includes the proposed fee changes.
• Resolution 50, 2019 – Award of a Contract to Musco Sports Lighting, LLC to Supply and Install Outdoor Sports Lighting for the Gardens Park Baseball Expansion Project. The City’s total compensation to the Contractor for supplying and installing outdoor sports lighting for the Gardens Park Baseball Complex Expansion project shall be Four Hundred Forty-Three Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars ($443,900) – Funding from Current Fiscal Year Budget.
• Resolution 53, 2019 – Award of a Contract to Jahnke & Sons Construction, Inc., dba WHP Trainingtowers, for the construction of a Fire Training Tower at the Public Safety Training Complex on Richard Road. Total Cost: $1,468,411.86 The Fire Rescue Department has budgeted funds this fiscal year for the construction of a fire rescue training tower. This multi-story fire training tower will be used by fire rescue staff to conduct training on the suppression of different classes of fires; practice victim location and extraction; other search and rescue techniques; practice in different environmental scenarios and events; create realistic smoke; practice fire truck operations, safety, and training, including ladder use; practice rappelling and rope rescue, and confined space rescue; and other fire rescue training.

Check the agenda to see if any additional items have been added before the meeting here.

Next City Council Meeting on Thursday July 11 at 7pm

The next City Council meeting will be on Thursday, July 11, at 7pm.

The meeting has quite an extensive agenda covering a lot of topics. For those interested in Brightline, there will be a presentation on Future Plans for Train Service to Orlando.  Additionally, there will be a 2019 Legislative Update by State Senator Bobby Powell.

Presentations and Announcements also includes recognition of Wendy Tatum as Manager of the Year by the United States Professional Tennis Association.

Consent Agenda includes:

• Purchase Award:  Financial Advisory Services – exercising option to renew existing contract for 5 years – $120K over 5 years
• Purchase Award:  Group Health Insurance Plan (Self-Funded) – Stop Loss Insurance Coverage – exercising option to renew for remaining 1 year of contract – $562K.
• Purchase Award:  Independent Auditing Services  – openly competed – 5 year contract total $447K
• Purchase Award:  Switches and Related Equipment for New Telecommunications System – Piggyback/Access Contract for  $118K

Public Hearings and Resolutions – Only first readings and new business listed below:

• Ordinance 12, 2019 – An amendment to the City of Palm Beach Gardens Firefighters’ Retirement Trust Fund.
• Ordinances 14/15, 2019 – Bay Hill Estates – First reading – city initiated ordinances to update Large-Scale Comprehensive Map and Zoning for  the recently annexed area
• Ordinance 16, 2019 – Mobility Plan and Mobility Fee – First reading – city initiated – request for approval and adoption of the Mobility Plan and Fee, which also has an impact on traffic concurrency agreements
• Resolution 44, 2019 – a request by PGA Marina to install three sets of automated crossing arms within the marina site
• Resolutions 45/46, 2019 – A request by FPL for an amendment to the PGA Office Center to combine Parcel A and Parcel B, realign the northern 400 feet of RCA Center Drive for a new intersection location at Kyoto Gardens Drive, and to add 1.3 acres of lake area to Parcel A. The request also includes site plan approval for a 270,000-square-foot office building, three-story parking garage, and helistop within 37.74 acres of affected area on the south side of Kyoto Gardens Drive. 
• Resolution 52, 2019 – A request from Nuvo Riverside, LLC to enter into a Miracle League Field Funding Agreement with the City of Palm Beach Gardens.  This agreement will result in the Applicant providing a one-time payment to the City toward the funding of the Miracle League fields.
• Resolution 29, 2019 – Gold Star Families Memorial Monument at Veterans Plaza – A request to install a Gold Star Families Memorial Monument at the City of Palm Beach Gardens’ Veterans Plaza
• Resolution 39, 2019 – Adopting a proposed maximum millage rate for the City of Palm Beach Gardens for FY 2019/2020, and setting the date, time, and place of the first public budget hearing.

Items for Council Action/Discussion includes discussion of a City Manager Contract – requested by Council at last month’s evaluation of the City Manager.

Check the agenda to see if any additional items have been added before the meeting here.

Next City Council Meeting on Thursday, June 6 at 7pm

The next City Council meeting will be on Thursday, June 6, at 7pm. The meeting has quite an extensive agenda covering a lot of topics. For those interested in the issue of Workforce Housing, see Resolution 40, 2019 regarding the development of a Workforce Housing Program and Ordinance 9, 2019 which will provide for a density bonus for projects in Mixed Use zoning districts that include a workforce or affordable housing component.

Presentations and Announcements include: Police Officer of the Year Francine O’Brien, PBA Collective Bargaining Agreement, Legislative Session Summary and an update on small cell and micro antennas in city right of way (a home rule issue).

Consent Agenda includes:

• Lease of an Altec Model AT30-G Custom Truck for the Public Services Department’s Sign Shop – $117K
• Resolutions 36/37, 2019 – approving plats for Avenir Pod 2 and 4 – consistent with prior approvals
• Resolution 41, 2019 – The Collective Bargaining Agreement with PBA – covered under presentations – 3 yr contract from 10/19 – 9/22
• Purchase award – Electrical Work for New Golf Maintenance Building – piggyback/access contract – upon completion – $126K
• Purchase award – Pavement Marking Services – piggyback/access contract – upon completion – $64K
• Bid waiver – Construction of Baseball Batting Cages and Pitching Areas at Gardens Park – $162K

Public Hearings and Resolutions – Only first readings and new business listed below:

• Ordinance 8, 2019 – First Reading: Ballenlsles East Outparcel PUD – request to rezone a 5.27 acre site located at the southeast corner of PGA Boulevard and Ballenlsles Drive and Site Plan approval for a 60,000-square-foot, 2-story medical and professional office building. – staff recommends denial
• Ordinances 9/10/11, 2019 – First Reading: A request from Eastwind Acquisitions, LLC to amend the 13.58 acre City Centre site on the Future Land Use Plan Map to Mixed Use (MXD), rezone to Mixed Use with a General Commercial (CG-1) and Residential High (RH) underlying zoning, and a PUD Amendment to convert the existing approval for a 6 story office building on Parcel F to develop a 4-story multifamily residential project with 136 units, with a workforce housing component. The proposed Land Use amendment in Ordinance 9, 2019 will provide for a density bonus for projects in Mixed Use zoning districts that include a workforce or affordable housing component. See map for City Centre.
• Ordinance 13, 2019 – First Reading: Requesting approval of Ordinance 13, 2019 that would grant an Ad Valorem Property Tax Exemption to Carrier Corporation providing for 100 percent exemption for 1-5 Years and then 50 percent exemption for 6-10 Years. On March 5, 2015 “The City Council also conceptually approved Carrier Corporation, “Project Diamond”, for the Ad Valorem Tax Exemption Program for 100 percent exemption for 1-5 Years and then 50 percent exemption for 6-10 Years, provided the company sufficiently completes the application process for the ad valorem tax exemption, and the City Council grants final approval.”
• Resolutions 26/27, 2019 – Downtown at the Gardens – to add 116,862 square feet of Health, Physical Fitness, Weight Reduction, and Spa use and amend the site plan for Downtown at the Gardens to allow for a Life Time health club facility and a 426-space parking garage
• Resolution 30, 2019 – AIPP (Art in Public Places) for PGA Station Residence Inn Marriott
• Resolution 38, 2019 – Avenir Clubhouse – request for site plan approval to permit the construction of an 8.99-acre community clubhouse and recreation facility internal to the Avenir Planned Community Development (PCD).
• Resolution 40, 2019 – award of the contract with Strategic Planning Group, Inc. for the development of a Workforce Housing Program, consistent with the needs and requirements of the City, and subject to the deliverables detailed in the Request for Proposals. Additionally, the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute the subject agreement.

Items for Council Action/Discussion: City Manager Evaluation

Check the agenda to see if any additional items have been added before the meeting here.

Next City Council Mtg on May 2nd at 7pm

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