Next City Council Meeting on Thursday Dec. 6th
December 1, 2018
The next City Council meeting will be on Thursday, Dec. 6th at 7pm in City Hall. Agenda Highlights: Arcadia Gardens – new 55+ Independent Living Facility on RCA; Alton increases size of Parcel F and decreases community park acreage; Ancient Tree 2.43 Acre Recreation Parcel; Alton and Divosta AIPP proposals; Avenir proposes $10 million payment in lieu of 250 unit workforce housing.
Consent Agenda includes:
- Resolution 70, 2018 – Three-year GIS Enterprise Agreement under its Small Enterprises Program for counties and municipal governments at a cost of $45,800 per year, with a total cost to the City of $137,400.
- Resolution 83/84 2018 – Providing a new fee schedule for bond issuance and approving the issuance of revenue bonds by the Capital Trust Agency for the Franklin Academy.
- Purchase award: Lease of Front-End Loader, Piggyback/Access contract for 3 years, no renewal for $108K
- Purchase award: Retrofit Sports Field Lighting at Plant Drive Park, Piggyback/Access contract for $133K
- Purchase award: Electric Vehicle Charging Stations – Piggyback/Access contract for 5 years for $350K
- Purchase award: Two new “Jaws of Life” extrication hydraulic cutters that will replace units that have reached the end of their useful life.- Piggyback/Access contract for $78K
- Purchase award: Supply and Install Shop Equipment in Vehicle Maintenance Bays – Openly competed – $132K
City Manager Report: Nothing listed
Public Hearings and Resolutions (not in order):
- Ordinance 26, 2018 – First reading – Voluntary Annexation of two segments of the Northlake Boulevard Rights-of-Way totaling 23.48 acres. Palm Beach County owns the segments and consented to annex them into the City through an lnterlocal Agreement.
- Ordinance 28/29, 2018 – First reading – Arcadia Gardens – land use designation change from Commercial to Residential High, and rezoning to allow the development of a 326-bed/163-unit Independent Living Facility (ILF) within two buildings on RCA Boulevard approximately 500 feet east of Alternate A1A.
- Resolutions 72/73, 2018 – Alton Parcel F – PCD and site plan amendments – The Applicant is modifying the Parcel F acreage back to slightly above the parcel’s original size, revising the configuration of the Master Plan drawing for Parcel F, Phase II, making minor acreage adjustments accordingly, and revising the 8.44-acre City park to be 4.49 acres.
- Resolution 78, 2018 – Ancient Tree – Pulte Home Company, LLC, is requesting approval of the 2.43-acre recreation parcel site plan, as required by Condition of Approval No. 4 of Resolution 76, 2016. The Applicant is also requesting minor modifications to certain Conditions of Approval and site and landscape plan changes.
- Resolution 85, 2018 – Alton Town Center Art in Public Places (AIPP) artwork proposals
- Resolution 86, 2018 – Divosta Towers (fka Gardens Corporate Center) Art in Public Places (AIPP) – 2 waterwall fountains proposal
- Resolutions 87/81, 2018 – Avenir – Specifically, Conditions of Approval 37(c) and 63 of Resolution 4, 2016 address workforce housing within the Avenir PCD. Condition of Approval 63 required that 250 multifamily rental units be provided within the Town Center District. A minimum of 50 percent shall be provided at a maximum rental rate of 60 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI), and the other 50 percent shall be restricted to a maximum rental rate of 120 percent of the AMI. The Workforce Housing Payment Agreement specifies that in lieu of the workforce housing a payment of $10 million be made to the City: $5,000,000 will be used toward a comprehensive workforce housing program, and $5,000,000 will be used for improvements at the Burns Road Recreation Center.
- Resolution 82, 2018 – Avenir Development, LLC and Avenir Holdings, LLC are requesting approval of an Impact Fee Agreement (‘Agreement’) with the City of Palm Beach Gardens with regards to Avenir PCD’s parks and recreation impact fees. The Agreement establishes a process for the distribution of the project’s required parks and recreation impact fee credits. Specifically, in lieu of paying a portion of the City’s parks and recreation impact fees, the Applicant will dedicate 130 acres of land to the City of Palm Beach Gardens pursuant to Condition of Approval 16 of Resolution 4, 2016. Based on the criteria and evaluation process set forth in the City’s Code, a credit amount of $3,000,000 is being provided. In addition, the Applicant has agreed to clear the dedicated 115-acre civic-recreation site. The Applicant has agreed to a credit in the amount of $287,000. Therefore, the total impact fee credit is $3,287,000.
Items for Council Action/Discussion:
- None listed
Check the agenda to see if any additional items have been added before the meeting here.