Village Council Workshop

Village of Wellington 12300 Forest Hill Blvd Wellington, FL 33414 Action Summary - Final Monday, January 12, 2015 3:00 PM Village Hall Village Council Workshop Bob Margolis, Mayor John Greene, Vice Mayor Matt Willhite, Councilman Howard K. Coates Jr., Councilman Anne Gerwig, Councilwoman Village Council Workshop Action Summary - Final January 12, 2015 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Margolis called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. Councilman Coates was absent from this meeting. 2. REVIEW OF COUNCIL AGENDA Mr. Schofield presented the Agenda for the January 13th Council Meeting for discussion and review. A. 14-1051 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR WELLINGTON COUNCIL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 11, 2014 Mr. Schofield presented the item. There were no changes recommended. B. 14-974 AUTHORIZATION TO AWARD AN ANNUAL CANAL BANK AND LAND CLEARING CONTRACT TO MULTIPLE VENDORS Mr. Schofield presented the item. He explained several vendors were needed to clear the canals over the next 36 to 48 months. Council discussed hold harmless agreements regarding the easements, set back requirements, and rights-of-way as well as accessibility and maintenance of the canals. C. 14-829 AUTHORIZATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT FOR THE WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT IN THE BLOCK ISLAND NEIGHBORHOOD Mr. Schofield presented the item. He explained the bidding process and how this project was about 1.7% over budget. He stated Mr. Riebe’s office recommended a time reduction and eliminating the upsized sleeves to meet the budget. Vice Mayor Greene asked if projects of this dollar amount were normally pulled from the Consent agenda. Councilman Willhite indicated he and Councilman Coates have had the opinion that the public should be able to speak on projects once they break a certain dollar threshold. However, comments could now be made on Consent. Vice Mayor Greene was fine with leaving this item on Consent, since the public has the ability to speak on the issue. D. 14-1026 RESOLUTION NO. R2015-10 (GRANT OF UTILITY EASEMENT TO PALM BEACH COUNTY THROUGH OLYMPIA PARK) A RESOLUTION OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL GRANTING A UTILITY EASEMENT TO PALM BEACH COUNTY THROUGH OLYMPIA PARK; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Schofield presented the item. He explained the granting of the easement would allow a service line through Olympia Park to serve the Charter School. Mr. Riebe stated the water main was put in Olympia Park when it was Village of Wellington Page 1 Village Council Workshop Action Summary - Final January 12, 2015 developed. However, a utility easement was never done. When the Charter School came in they needed to connect, so they extended the water main. Councilman Willhite asked if this was a joint partnership with the County. Mr. Barnes indicated it was a partnership with the school district and Wellington, but not Palm Beach County. E. 14-887 RESOLUTION NO. R2014-67 (REVISED UNIFIED PALM BEACH COUNTY LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY PLAN) A RESOLUTION OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL AUTHORIZING APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE REVISED UNIFIED PALM BEACH COUNTY LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY PLAN AS REQUIRED BY THE DISASTER MITIGATION ACT OF 2000; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Schofield presented the item. He explained, as part of the Federal Emergency Management Regulations, every local government is required to have a Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) and the Village has theirs with Palm Beach County. He stated Palm Beach County has updated their LMS, which keeps the Village compliant and consistent as well as allows for applying and receiving both pre and post disaster mitigation funding. There were no changes recommended. F. 14-1028 A. RESOLUTION NO. AC2015-01 (FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE ORIGINAL TRI-PARTY AGREEMENT BETWEEN ACME IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, INC., VILLAGE OF WELLINGTON AND PALM BEACH COUNTY) A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE ACME IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, FLORIDA, APPROVING A REVISION REQUESTED BY PALM BEACH COUNTY AND APPROVAL BY THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF PALM BEACH COUNTY TO THE FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ACME IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, INC., VILLAGE OF WELLINGTON AND PALM BEACH COUNTY FOR FUNDING OF THE WELLINGTON FACILITY CONSTRUCTION AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD SECRETARY TO EXECUTE THE AMENDMENT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. B. RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION NO. R2015-11 (FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE ORIGINAL TRI-PARTY AGREEMENT BETWEEN ACME IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, INC., VILLAGE OF WELLINGTON AND PALM BEACH COUNTY) Village of Wellington Page 2 Village Council Workshop Action Summary - Final January 12, 2015 A RESOLUTION OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL APPROVING REVISION REQUESTED BY PALM BEACH COUNTY AND APPROVAL BY THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY TO THE FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ACME IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, INC., VILLAGE OF WELLINGTON, AND PALM BEACH COUNTY FOR FUNDING OF THE WELLINGTON FACILITY CONSTRUCTION AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CLERK TO EXECUTE THE AMENDMENT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Schofield presented the item. He indicated this amendment took care of the deficiencies the county noticed and allowed them to release the last $60,000 in construction costs. Mr. Barnes explained this amount was just left over retainage and it would be the last amendment. Councilman Willhite asked if one resolution was for the loan and the other for the land. Mr. Barnes explained the agreement was with Acme and Wellington, and it was determined that they needed one from each entity in order to be compliant. Councilwoman Gerwig asked if there was any problem with Council sitting for Acme and the Village at the same time. Mr. Schofield indicated Acme was a dependent district and they were not required to have separate meetings. G. 14-980 RESOLUTION NO. R2015-02 (INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH PALM BEACH COUNTY TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE COUNTY'S CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR ENROLLMENT PROGRAM DATABASE) A RESOLUTION OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CLERK TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH PALM BEACH COUNTY TO UTILIZE THE COUNTY’S CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR INFORMATION AS PART OF THE CONTRACTOR ENROLLMENT PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Schofield presented the item. Mr. Schofield explained the Village entered into this agreement on one previous occasion and then there was a problem with one of the Florida Statutes that would not allow us to get reimbursement for contractor registrations. Those items have been resolved to the satisfaction of the county. So this allows contractors to register in one place and gives us access to their insurance and their contractor licensing and streamlines the process. We will still collect the registration fee that is required for us to get our contractor reimbursements. There were no changes recommended. H. 14-1018 RESOLUTION NO. R2015-07 (VOTE PROCESSING EQUIPMENT USE AND ELECTION SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE PALM BEACH COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS) Village of Wellington Page 3 Village Council Workshop Action Summary - Final January 12, 2015 A RESOLUTION OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CLERK TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT FOR VOTE PROCESSING EQUIPMENT USE AND ELECTION SERVICES WITH THE PALM BEACH COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Schofield presented the item. Councilwoman Gerwig did not understand the purpose of this resolution in a non-election year. Ms. Rodriguez explained there had been instances where they had not on the off year entered into an agreement with the Supervisor of Elections. However, this was brought forward so they would have an active agreement with the Supervisor of Elections in case of a special election. She said it was an annual agreement with the Supervisor of Elections and they will bring forward a new agreement for the 2016 cycle in December of this year. There were no changes recommended. I. 14-1008 ORDINANCE NO. 2014-27 (SECTION 5.1.13 SUSPENSION OF DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCEEDINGS) AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL AMENDING ARTICLE 5 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCEEDINGS, SECTION 5.1.13 SUSPENSION OF DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCEEDINGS OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE VILLAGE OF WELLINGTON; TO AUTHORIZE THE SUSPENSION OF THE PROCESSING AND/OR CONSIDERATION OF DEVELOPMENT PERMIT(S) AND/OR USE APPROVAL APPLICATIONS FOR PROPERTIES WITH OPEN CODE ENFORCEMENT CASES AND/OR OUTSTANDING CODE ENFORCEMENT LIENS AND/OR FINES; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Schofield presented the item. He indicated this was the second reading and there were no changes since the first reading. There were no changes recommended. J. 14-808 ORDINANCE NO. 2014-26 (EQUESTRIAN BRIDLE PATH MAP CPA) AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL, AMENDING THE WELLINGTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BY ADOPTING THE BRIDLE TRAIL MAP IN THE EQUESTRIAN ELEMENT; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY; AUTHORIZING THE MANAGER TO UPDATE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Schofield presented the item. He explained they would like to include the bridle path map in the comprehensive plan. He said the map has been around Village of Wellington Page 4 Village Council Workshop Action Summary - Final January 12, 2015 for a long time, but it has never been included in the plan. Mr. O’Dell indicated the map depicted the trails currently in use. He said they were working on mapping the difference between the private versus public trails. Mr. O’Dell stated he was trying to convey the original map approved by the Equestrian Preserve Committee (EPC) in 2010. He said he wanted to get this map adopted by Council, even though they were currently moving forward with reviewing the overall trail plan and some changes would be made to it. Mr. Schofield explained the map showed what the entire bridle trail system should look like upon completion, as it did not exist anywhere. He said without that basic document, the Village has no way of telling private property owners that the trail is needed as part of their development approval and that a bridle path easement is required. He stated the map was not designed to show Council where every bridle is located. He noted the comprehensive plan was a visionary document and not an actual construction document. Mr. Schofield and Mr. O’Dell addressed Council questions regarding the bridle trail map, purpose for inclusion in Comprehensive Plan, public vs. private trails, equestrian forum, trail improvements since 2010, obstacles preventing the expansion of the trails, funding for the trails, additional improvements, timeline for the improvements, right of way acquisition and consultant scope and fees. K. 14-814 ORDINANCE NO. 2014-28 (AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 5.7 “SEASONAL EQUESTRIAN USES” OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS) AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL AMENDING CHAPTER 5.7 SEASONAL EQUESTRIAN USES OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE VILLAGE OF WELLINGTON; TO ESTABLISH DEFINITIONS FOR VARIOUS EQUESTRIAN USES AND COMPETITIONS; REVISING THE GENERAL STANDARDS FOR PERMIT ISSUANCE; MODIFYING THE PERMITTED LOCATIONS FOR EQUESTRIAN SHOWS AND COMPETITIONS AND TEMPORARY ANCILLARY EQUESTRIAN USES; MODIFYING THE THRESHOLDS FOR SEASONAL EQUESTRIAN USE PERMITS; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Schofield introduced the item. He explained this started out as a request from the boards and committees to change what types of seasonal permits that come to Council. Mr. Stillings noted that Ms. Rodriguez was distributing new copies of the ordinance to Council as the ordinance in their package was the correct final product, but Legistar had taken some of the strike-throughs and underlines and accepted it as having been approved. Mr. Stillings stated the intent was to address all of the equestrian competitions, as the current seasonal equestrian use section only addressed horse shows. He said the Village wanted to be clear in what they were permitting. He Village of Wellington Page 5 Village Council Workshop Action Summary - Final January 12, 2015 indicated there was a desire in the equestrian community to allow low impact equestrian events that have historically taken place within the equestrian community to continue without a permit. He said they also updated some of the definitions as well as addressed permitted locations. Currently, the same section only allows equestrian permits within the EOZD and they wanted to address the equestrian activities outside the EOZD, but that would only be within the property designated as commercial recreation on the land use map. Mr. Stillings addressed Council questions regarding equestrian uses outside the EOZD, the Equestrian Committee involvement in developing the ordinance, maximum entries per show, definition of polo, point at which complaints are brought to Council, definition of event oriented entertainment, Planning Director designee, difference was between IIA and IIB permit, and thresholds to differentiate between shows with low impact and shows with greater impact that would require Council approval. Mayor Margolis recommended they table this ordinance/agenda item until after the forum. Councilwoman Gerwig pointed out that the small shows had to hire consultants to prepare the documents for the special use permits, because the Village has made it that kind of process to protect the neighbors and the community. Vice Mayor Greene stated he was in favor of putting together a document that would allow these venues to continue their operation, but he did not want to have something ambiguous where they would have to rely on someone at the staff level to make a determination or interpret the intent. Councilwoman Gerwig said the point Mr. Stillings keeps bringing up is if the event is impacting the neighbors, none of this comes into play. The applicant will have to go to Council for a special use permit because they are impacting their neighbors and it is a problem that has to go to the next level, maybe not Council. It might go from a Type I to a Type II, but at some point the Village has a process for the small shows that are learning as well as a commercial arena designation. These events are happening in neighborhoods, but are not necessarily a problem for the neighborhoods. Vice Mayor Greene stated he liked the intent the ordinance was trying to accomplish. Councilwoman Gerwig thought it might be jumping the gun. Vice Mayor Greene stated they would have more discussion tomorrow night and get some direction. L. 14-1007 RESOLUTION NO. R2015-04 (AMENDMENT TO THE FY2014/2015 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE CDBG PROGRAM) A RESOLUTION OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL APPROVING AND ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FY 2014/2015 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO FORWARD THE AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Village of Wellington Page 6 Village Council Workshop Action Summary - Final January 12, 2015 Mr. Schofield introduced the item and provided a brief explanation of the resolution. Mr. Poag stated the annual plan amendment needed to be adopted in order for the Village to expend CDBG funds. He said some past programs have been analyzed for effectiveness and it was determined that the Village has experienced some challenges and difficulty in the meeting the CDBG guidelines to carry out those programs. He explained the Village will be expending the funds allocated in order to remain in compliance. He stated they looked at different strategies that would be more effective in expending those funds. He said the location of Wellington presented somewhat of a challenge in designing programs and creative ways to expend CDBG funds. He indicated HUD reminded them that the H stood for housing. Therefore, they increased some of the housing amounts for the rehabilitation program and opened it up to seniors as well as all residents who met the income criteria within the Village. Mr. Poag stated they also looked at conducting the mitigation of foreclosure prevention programs in addition to the fair housing component to ensure compliance with that particular portion under the CDBG guidelines. He said for each recipient the Village contracts with to carry out these additional activities, HUD is very specific in their recipient agreement in outlining the budget and establishing benchmarks for the expenditure of funds as well as establishing benchmarks and criteria to meet CDBG guidelines. Mr. Poag responded to Council questions regarding CDBG guidelines, Professional Opportunities Programs for Students, Urban League, Housing Partnership, housing rehabilitation program and partnership with the Boys and Girls Club. M. 14-913 RESOLUTION NO. R2015-01 (SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR THE ST. RITA CATHOLIC CHURCH PARISH FESTIVAL) A RESOLUTION OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL APPROVING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR ST. RITA CATHOLIC CHURCH PARISH FESTIVAL UTILIZING AMPLIFIED MUSIC LOCATED AT 13645 PADDOCK DRIVE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Schofield introduced the item. Mr. Stillings explained this was a special permit for St. Rita's four day festival to be held between March 5th and March 8th. He said it was before Council because they plan to have outdoor amplified music. Vice Mayor Greene asked about the land clearing at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church. Mr. Stillings said he would have to look into that. There were no changes recommended. N. 14-1021 RESOLUTION NO. R2015-08 (SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR THE JUST WORLD INTERNATIONAL FUNDRAISING EVENT) A RESOLUTION OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR Village of Wellington Page 7 Village Council Workshop Action Summary - Final January 12, 2015 THE JUST WORLD INTERNATIONAL FUNDRAISING EVENT UTILIZING OUTDOOR AMPLIFIED MUSIC TO BE HELD AT 3206 AND 3224 OLDE HAMPTON DRIVE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Schofield introduced the item. Mr. Stillings indicated this was a special permit for Just World International’s annual fundraising event to be held on January 16th at Grand Prix Farms. There were no changes recommended. O. 14-1014 A. RESOLUTION NO. R2015-05 (REQUEST FOR SUPPORT OF OBJECTION TO THE POSTPONEMENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE STATE ROAD 7 EXTENSION (60TH TO NORTHLAKE) PROJECT A RESOLUTION OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL EXPRESSING ITS’ OBJECTION TO THE POSTPONEMENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE STATE ROAD 7 EXTENSION PROJECT (60TH TO NORTHLAKE) TO FISCAL YEAR 2020 AND REQUESTING THAT THE STATE ROAD 7 SEGMENT FROM 60TH TO NORTHLAKE BE CONSTRUCTED IN FISCAL YEAR 2016; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. B. RESOLUTION NO. R2015-06 (REQUEST FOR MONETARY SUPPORT FROM THE WESTERN COMMUNITIES COUNCIL, INC. TO ADVANCE SUPPORT OF THE SR7 EXTENSION PROJECT THROUGH THE HIRING OF A LOBBYIST) RESOLUTION OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING MONETARY SUPPORT FOR THE WESTERN COMMUNITIES COUNCIL, INC. TO ADVANCE SUPPORT OF THE STATE ROAD 7 EXTENSION PROJECT (60TH TO NORTHLAKE) THROUGH THE HIRING OF A LOBBYIST; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Schofield introduced the items. He indicated the second resolution was a request for $10,000. Mayor Margolis hoped Councilman Coates could provide Council with more information tomorrow night since this was generated from the Western Communities Council. There were no changes recommended. P. 15-9 COUNCIL DIRECTION REGARDING THE PROCEDURE FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNCILMEMBER TO FILL THE VACANCY CREATED BY THE APPOINTMENT OF COUNCILMAN COATES TO THE CIRCUIT COURT Village of Wellington Page 8 Village Council Workshop Action Summary - Final January 12, 2015 Ms. Cohen responded to Council’s questions regarding the procedure to establish a process or policy for Council vacancies, the timeframe of Councilman Coates’ resignation and public input on selecting a candidate. She stated Councilman Coates could participate in deciding on the process but could not participate in choosing a candidate. Councilman Willhite and Vice Mayor Greene thought it would be better if Councilman Coates could resign or accept sooner rather than later so that Council could move forward in filling his vacancy. They indicated they would address this with Councilman Coates tomorrow night. Ms. Cohen indicated their present Charter stated the appointment was to be made by the Council. Mayor Margolis asked if they could get some feedback by tomorrow night from the other municipalities on their processes. Ms. Cohen stated they could reach out to the other municipalities and that she already had the policy used by Royal Palm. Mayor Margolis stated he was concerned about the possibility of a formal or informal acceptance by Councilman Coates of the judicial position offered to him, as the K-Park negotiations were going to be held tomorrow. Ms. Cohen stated she would contact Councilman Coates for his current status and ask for a response in writing. Mayor Margolis stated he was comfortable with the process they used before, as it was user friendly. He said he was not comfortable with the procedure used to fill his seat because of the interview process. He suggested attaching questions to the application for the candidates to complete, so that Council would have a better understanding of each candidate. Councilwoman Gerwig wanted as much public input as possible and suggested asking staff to do an on-line poll of the candidates for the residents. Councilman Willhite expressed he did not the like interview process. He thought the process they used last time worked well. However, he felt they needed to inform the candidates of their appointment process. Mayor Margolis felt the appointment of Councilman Coates to the Village Council went very smoothly. Ms. Rodriguez explained how the process went at that time. Councilman Willhite asked if the 30 days allotted to fill the vacancy ended when the candidate was appointed, sworn in, sitting on the dais. Ms. Cohen stated she would have to look at the Charter again. She also indicated she would review the Royal Palm situation where they had a split vote as well as what happened in Boynton Beach. Ms. Rodriguez and Ms. Cohen pointed out that Council needed to provide direction on their appointment process tomorrow night to allow for sufficient time in choosing a candidate. Q.. 15-6 PRESENTATION BY YOUNG PROFESSIONALS OF WELLINGTON Mr. Schofield stated they postponed the Young Professional items on the Public forum and it will not come back to Council until perhaps the first meeting in February. Ms. Cohen stated Council’s Selection Committee meeting Village of Wellington Page 9 Village Council Workshop Action Summary - Final January 12, 2015 was being held prior to the Council Meeting, and this individual(s) wanted to speak at the time Council voted on the contract for K-Park. 3. WORKSHOP A. 15-4 COUNCIL DISCUSSION OF AN ISSUE INVOLVING A CODE COMPLIANCE ACTION AGAINST THE WELLINGTON DOWNS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION Mr. Schofield explained that a property in the Wellington Downs community had been in foreclosure for some time and had multiple liens. He stated the Home Owner’s Association (HOA) had a lien which they foreclosed and now has acquired some title to the property. He said it was not a clear title, because the bank with the mortgage still has a pending foreclosure action. He indicated there were several ongoing code violations. He stated once the HOA acquired the property, they cleaned up the driveway and appearance problems. However, they do not have the money to fix the roof. He said the HOA was scheduled to see the special magistrate. Mr. Schofield suggested they deviate from the policy to give the HOA the opportunity to continue to maintain the appearance and fix the roof when they get the money. He thought it would be pointless for the Village to put a lien on the property as well while it was going through the foreclosure process. Mr. Koch and Ms. Cohen responded to Council’s questions regarding the property, fines, liens, costs, magistrate process and the HOA. Vice Mayor Greene suggested they continue with the normal course of action and not deviate from policy. Mayor Margolis agreed. 4. ATTORNEY'S COMMENTS Ms. Cohen advised Council that the Village received a lawsuit from Lappy West, the property next to Public Works. She stated there was a home and a barn on that five acre property, but they demolished the home that was required as a residence. She said the code enforcement case is scheduled to go before the magistrate on Thursday. She indicated Lappy West filed a motion to stay the code enforcement, but the Village did not agree to stay it. She said they also filed a lawsuit and an emergency motion for temporary injunction. Ms. Cohen does not believe their complaint or the issue rises to the level of an emergency. She also does not believe it will be heard by the court prior to the code enforcement case. 5. MANAGER COMMENTS 6. COUNCIL COMMENTS Mayor Margolis indicated he had a brief conversation with Mr. Schofield regarding the phone calls he received about cars being parked all along Pierson Road over the weekend. He said he would talk about this tomorrow night, because he wanted one of venue’s representatives in attendance. He asked if the venue could be contacted for their solution. Mr. Schofield stated he spoke with the Sheriff’s department and the permit deputies were at the site, but he does not know why the parking issue was not addressed at that Village of Wellington Page 10 Village Council Workshop Action Summary - Final January 12, 2015 time. Mayor Margolis wanted to be proactive so the issue could be alleviated before it happened every week and ended up in the code enforcement process. Mr. Schofield indicated Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) was having an egress problem when the shows let out. He stated a PBIEC representative approached the Village about possibly opening up Public Works and PBSO at the time the shows were ending. He said they have allowed that in the past when there has been a deputy there to monitor the traffic. Councilman Willhite did not want PBIEC’s traffic issue to negatively affect the operations of the Village. He indicated he has talked to Mr. Schofield about the possibility of selling the Public Works property to PBIEC to solve their current and future traffic concerns. 7. ADJOURN There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned. Village of Wellington Page 11