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Village of Wellington 12300 Forest Hill Blvd Wellington, FL 33414 Action Summary - Final Tuesday, April 8, 2014 7:00 PM Village Hall Village Council Bob Margolis, Mayor John Greene, Vice Mayor Matt Willhite, Councilman Howard K. Coates Jr., Councilman Anne Gerwig, Councilwoman Village Council Action Summary - Final April 8, 2014 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Margolis called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The captains of the Wellington Baton Twirlers led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. INVOCATION Mr. Ken Adams delivered the Invocation 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Mr. Schofield presented the agenda recommending approval noting the following change(s): 1) add Resolution No. R2014-24 (Special Use Permit for the Temporary Use of Stabling, Equestrian Village) to the Regular Agenda as item 9B. A motion was made by Councilman Willhite, seconded by Vice Mayor Coates, and unanimously passed (5-0), approving the Agenda as amended. 5. APPOINTMENT OF VICE MAYOR A motion was made by Councilman Willhite, seconded by Mayor Margolis, and passed (4-1) with Councilwoman Gerwig dissenting appointing Councilman Greene to serve as their next Vice Mayor. 6. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS A. 14-272 PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING WELLINGTON BATON TWIRLERS FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS AT TWIRL MANIA IN ORLANDO Mr. Schofield introduced the agenda item. Ms. Rodriguez read the Proclamation. 7. CONSENT AGENDA Mr. Schofield presented the Consent Agenda recommending approval. A motion was made by Councilwoman Gerwig, seconded by Councilman Willhite, and unanimously passed (5-0) to open Public Comments. There being no public comments, a motion was made by Councilman Willhite, seconded by Vice Mayor Greene, and unanimously passed (5-0) to close Public Comments. A motion was made by Councilwoman Gerwig, seconded by Councilman Willhite, and unanimously passed (5-0) approving the Consent Agenda as presented. Village of Wellington Page 1 Village Council Action Summary - Final April 8, 2014 A. 14-279 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR WELLINGTON COUNCIL MEETINGS OF FEBRUARY 25, 2014 AND MARCH 11, 2014 This item was approved on Consent. B. 13-0333 AUTHORIZATION TO UTILIZE A CITY OF FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF WHEELED TRASH CONTAINERS This item was approved on Consent. C. 14-282 AUTHORIZATION TO UTILIZE AN EXISTING STATE OF FLORIDA IT CONTRACT AS A BASIS FOR PRICING FOR THE LEASE OF IT NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT This item was approved on Consent. D. 14-273 RESOLUTION NO. R2014-23 (INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH PALM BEACH COUNTY TO LEASE FUEL DISPENSING EQUIPMENT) A RESOLUTION OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND VILLAGE CLERK TO EXECUTE A FUEL CONTROL EQUIPMENT AGREEMENT WITH PALM BEACH COUNTY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. This item was approved on Consent. 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. 14-205 ORDINANCE NO. 2014-11 (CODE OF ORDINANCE CHAPTER 2) AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL; AMENDING WELLINGTON CODE OF ORDINANCE CHAPTER 2, “ADMINISTRATION”, ARTICLE IV, “CODE ENFORCEMENT”, DIVISON 1 “GENERALLY” AND DIVISION 2, “SUPPLEMENTAL CODE THROUGH CITATIONS”, TO REFLECT REVISIONS OF VIOLATIONS; TO REINSTATE OMITTED CODE SECTIONS; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Schofield introduced the agenda item. Ms. Rodriguez read the ordinance by title. Mr. Koch presented the staff report. A motion was made by Councilman Willhite, seconded by Vice Mayor Greene, and unanimously passed (5-0) to approve Ordinance No. 2014-11 (Code Of Ordinance Chapter 2) as amended on First Reading. B. 14-268 ORDINANCE NO. 2014-01 (UPDATED TRAVEL AND TRAINING REIMBURSEMENT POLICY) Village of Wellington Page 2 Village Council Action Summary - Final April 8, 2014 AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA AMENDING CHAPTER 2 “ADMINISTRATION” DIVISION 3 “REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRAVEL AND TRAINING” OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE VILLAGE OF WELLINGTON; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Schofield introduced the agenda item. Ms. Rodriguez read the ordinance by title. Mr. Poag was present to address questions. A motion was made by Vice Mayor Greene, seconded by Councilman Willhite, and unanimously passed (5-0) to approve Ordinance No. 2014-01 (Updated Travel and Training Reimbursement Policy) as presented on First Reading. 9. REGULAR AGENDA A. 14-274 RESOLUTION NO. R2014-25 (REQUEST FOR MONETARY SUPPORT FROM THE WESTERN COMMUNITIES COUNCIL TO ADVANCE SUPPORT OF THE SR7 EXTENSION PROJECT THROUGH THE HIRING OF A LOBBYIST) A RESOLUTION OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING MONETARY SUPPORT FOR THE WESTERN COMMUNITIES COUNCIL TO ADVANCE SUPPORT OF THE SR7 EXTENSION PROJECT THROUGH THE HIRING OF A LOBBYIST; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Schofield presented the agenda item. A motion was made by Councilman Willhite, seconded by Councilman Coates, and unanimously passed (5-0) to approve Resolution No. R2014-25 (Request for Monetary Support From the Western Communities Council to Advance Support of the SR7 Extension Project Through the Hiring of a Lobbyist) as presented. B. 14-287 RESOLUTION NO. R2014-24 (EQUESTRIAN VILLAGE SPU) A RESOLUTION OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL APPROVING A SPECIAL PERMIT FOR WELLINGTON CLASSIC DRESSAGE FOR USE OF THE TEMPORARY STABLING TENT LOCATED AT EQUESTRIAN VILLAGE FOR SEVEN (7) DAYS IN OCTOBER 2014; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Schofield introduced the agenda item. Mr. Schofield read the resolution by title. Mr. Stillings introduced the agenda item. A motion was made by Councilman Willhite, seconded by Vice Mayor Greene, and unanimously passed (5-0) to approve Resolution No. R2014-24 (Equestrian Village SPU) as presented. Village of Wellington Page 3 Village Council Action Summary - Final April 8, 2014 10. PUBLIC FORUM Mr. Bart Novack 11. ATTORNEY'S REPORT Ms. Cohen had no report. 12. MANAGER'S REPORTS Mr. Schofield presented the following report: •The next regular Wellington Council Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers. •A request was received from the Council of Community Associates for the use of Wellington’s Council Chambers for two candidate forums, one for the primaries and one for the general election. Council agreed to the use of the Council Chambers for the candidate forums. •The Solid Waste Authority will be meeting tomorrow to consider a proposal to accept waste from outside Palm Beach County at a tipping fee of $25.00 per ton while Palm Beach County residents pay $42.00 per ton for the same service. Mr. Schofield was seeking authorization for him and Mayor Margolis to attend the Solid Waste Authority meeting and voice their objections to that proposal. Council provided that authorization. •The Village is accepting applications for its high school summer intern program. Space is limited, so students are encouraged to apply. Those interested can contact Scott Campbell at 791-4105 or look on the Village website. 13. COUNCIL REPORTS Councilwoman Gerwig presented the following report: • She felt it was an affront to her personally as well as to women in general that she was not designated as the Vice Mayor especially since she has faithfully served the Village. Councilwoman Gerwig pointed out that she was re-elected with 63% of the vote, and although she might not be the Council’s choice, she would be perfectly happy to be the people’s choice. She felt that the action was a declaration of war, that it was not a smart move to not appoint her as Vice Mayor and believed it set a very bad precedent. • he said she had a very nice evening Friday night at the Amphitheater noting that Joe Piconcelli had done a spectacular job with the high school musical preview. She announced that Palm Beach Central High School was presenting Beauty and the Beast this week at their auditorium and the King’s Academy’s production of Phantom of the Opera starts April 24th. She said Wellington High School was doing their musical this week or next. She encouraged everyone to get out and see some of their local talent. Councilman Coates presented the following report: •He thought that the customs and practices of this Council are important and haphazardly dispensing of them does a disservice to this community. He felt that such an action creates tension and acrimony where it normally need not occur. Councilman Coates made a commitment to Councilwoman Gerwig that two years from now they will still be Council, he will speak first to nominate her for Vice Mayor. He thought that Council should have stood on form and Village of Wellington Page 4 Village Council Action Summary - Final April 8, 2014 custom and appointed her as the Vice Mayor. He stated this was not an affront to Vice Mayor Greene at all as he was nominated by Councilman Willhite. Councilman Coates reiterated that their practices and procedures were important and he believed to dispense with custom because of political differences sets a bad precedent for this community. He hoped that they had gotten past what they had to deal with over the past two years, but he believed this action tells him that they may not be any further along to healing. Vice Mayor Greene presented the following report: •He thanked Councilman Willhite and Mayor Margolis for their support noting that he was surprised and flattered by the nomination. He did not believe that there was an attempt to start war or continuing a war that was started two elections ago. He also did not believe this was an affront to women. He found Councilwoman Gerwig’s comments to be unprofessional, and he was insulted by them. Vice Mayor Greene stated he looked forward to serving this community. Councilman Willhite presented the following report: •He thanked staff for their hard work on the blue roof house. He thought it was a big step forward working on some of the problematic neighborhoods. He felt Council’s decision to move forward sends a message to the landlords and banks that do not want to work with the Village as well as any individual that feels like Council is not interested in their community. Councilman Willhite indicated their attorney worked diligently at the courthouse and held the bank to their feet. He noted that waiting until he 11th hour to ask for an extension was too late considering all of the work that needed to be done. He appreciated that this action was happening. •He requested that Mr. Schofield provide Council with the Landlord 441 information that he had previously requested. •Councilman Willhite asked for an update from staff noting there has been a lot of work going on in the Palm Beach Point bridal trail area that goes over Section 24. He knew there were some concerns concerning the guardhouse. He was aware there was a meeting with the landowners of Grand Prix Village about continuing the bridal trail there. He stated he traveled that road yesterday and spoke of its poor condition. Councilman Willhite wanted to move forward on that aspect of their bridle trails system. •He stated he had requested some documentation relating to some other discussion items they have had. He said in the reading them, he found that Council had made a motion for something to come back time certain which never happened. He questioned what happens when Council gives such direction and it doesn’t’ occur. He asked if that was practice or policy. Ms. Cohen said if it did not come back to Council, they would certainly have the ability to request that it be brought back, but she would have to look in Robert’s Rules and see if there is any rule that addresses that issue. She would provide that information to Council either by memo or at the next meeting. •He asked if Lyons Road was the Village’s responsibility or was it more of the County’s. He said as he traveled down Lyons Road, he noticed that road south of Forest Hill is landscaped beautifully and he knows that is under a developer’s agreement. He said that north of Forest Hill was just an ugly median; however, it is still in the boundaries of Wellington, and he felt it should be consistent with the appearance of Wellington that the rest of Lyons Road has. Mr. Schofield stated he would have to look into that. He was not certain Lyons Road north of Forest Hill is in the boundary. He stated that if Council wants a landscaping project there, they will put a line item for a capital project Village of Wellington Page 5 Village Council Action Summary - Final April 8, 2014 in the budget and Council can vote on it. •Councilman Willhite noted that there was a differentiation in the speed limit on Stribling between 441 and Lyons noting that the speed limit changes multiple times there. He asked if there was a reason for that, and if Wellington controls the speed there. Mr. Schofield stated that Wellington controls the speed limit on Stribling. He said there is a small part that is located in the Equestrian Preserve, but he was not sure what the speed limit is. Councilman Willhite indicated the portion he was referring to was east of 441. Mr. Schofield stated east of 441, Stribling was a Village roadway, and it should be marked consistently with every other collector road. •Councilman Willhite pointed out that they were still having issues with Comcast. He did not know if they had any control over it, but he was hoping that as the IT Director explained at the Agenda Review, he was trying to work things out. Mr. Schofield indicated they should have seen significant improvements in the Webcast. He stated they have no control over what Comcast does once it leaves the building, but there are some upgrades happening to the Webcast portion of it. He said he would have Mr. Silliman sit with him and go through them. Mayor Margolis presented the following report: •He stated they were up in Tallahassee last week, and he believed their lobbyist was going to be giving them a presentation at the end of the legislative session. Mr. Schofield thought they were looking at May 13th. Mayor Margolis asked Mr. Schofield to give them a five minute update of what has transpired to date. He wanted the residents to understand the ramifications of some of those laws if in fact they get passed. Mr. Schofield indicated it would be on the next agenda. 14. 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