Village Council Workshop
Regular MeetingWellington, FL · June 11, 2018
Minutes
Village of Wellington
12300 Forest Hill Blvd
Wellington, FL 33414
Action Summary - Final
Monday, June 11, 2018
4:00 PM
Village Hall - Conference Rooms 1E & 1F
Village Council Workshop
Anne Gerwig, Mayor
Michael Drahos, Vice Mayor
John T. McGovern, Councilman
Michael J. Napoleone, Councilman
Tanya Siskind, Councilwoman
Village Council Workshop Action Summary - Final June 11, 2018
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Gerwig called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
Council Members Present: Anne Gerwig, Mayor; Michael Drahos, Vice
Mayor; John McGovern, Councilman; and Michael Napoleone,
Councilman.
Council Member Not in Attendance: Tanya Siskind, Councilwoman.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Gerwig led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. REVIEW OF COUNCIL AGENDA
Mr. Schofield presented the agenda of the June 12, 2018 Council
Meeting for review.
4. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
A. 18-2156 A PROCLAMATION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF WELLINGTON,
FLORIDA RECOGNIZING ZACH BEATTY, WYATT BOSWELL AND
MICHAEL GAROFALO ON THEIR ADMITTANCE TO THE U.S. AIR
FORCE ACADEMY AND NICOLE WANTLIN ON HER ADMITTANCE
TO THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT
Mr. Schofield introduced the agenda item. This was a proclamation
recognizing Zach Beatty, Wyatt Boswell and Michael Garofalo on their
admission to the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Mayor Gerwig stated that Lisa Noel, Relay for Life, wanted to come to the
meeting to thank the Village for their participation in Relay for Life. She
thought she might be scheduled for the next meeting, but asked if she
could present at this meeting since she was expecting a baby at any
time. She noted that it would only be a three to five minute presentation.
Mr. Schofield indicated that the Relay for Life presentation would
become item B under Presentations and Proclamations.
Councilman McGovern asked if there were any other students who had
been admitted to a military academy
Mr. Barnes indicated that Ms. Wantlin, who had been recognized during
the year for her Rugby pursuits, had been accepted to the Military
Academy at West Point.
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Mr. Schofield said that if she had not already left for Summer Camp, they
could add her to the agenda. Mr. Barnes said that he would check on her
availability. Mayor Gerwig said if she was unable to attend, they should
at least mention her name.
5. CONSENT AGENDA
A. 18-1917 AUTHORIZATION TO AWARD AN ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR THE
PURCHASE OF MULCH
Mr. Schofield introduced the agenda item. This was authorization to
award an annual contract to a primary and secondary vendor for the
purchase of mulch in the amount of approximately $85,000 annually. He
noted that the agenda stated that they were going to authorize a primary
and secondary vendor; however, it actually meant that both will be
authorized and the Village will buy from either one with the lowest unit
price. He said they would only use the higher one in the event the lowest
person did not have the material. Mr. Schofield said that this was a
sealed bid/low bid. Mr. Schofield said that they expect to spend about
$85,000 per year on mulch. He recommended that they select these two
vendors, and whenever they need mulch, they would buy it based on the
lowest unit price listed.
Councilman Napoleone asked staff to remind those people watching the
meeting why the Village has to buy mulch and can't use the mulch from
the hurricane. Mr. Barnes explained that the mulch that is purchased
goes through a process and treatment to ensure that the material is
appropriate for use and doesn't contain noxious seed matter as well as
any other insect or other material that might promote any other problems .
He noted that there are different types of mulch depending on where it is
going.
B. 18-2087 AUTHORIZATION TO UTILIZE A PALM BEACH COUNTY CONTRACT
WITH WYNN & SONS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.,
FOR THE UTILITY VALVE CONCRETE COLLAR INSTALLATIONS
Mr. Schofield introduced the agenda item. This was authorization to
utilize Palm Beach County contract #R2018-0012 with Wynn & Sons
Environmental Construction Co., Inc., as a basis for pricing, for the Utility
Valve Concrete Collar Installations. Mr. Schofield said that they need to
build about 300 at a cost of $45,900.00. He explained that it was very
important that they are able to find those valves because in some cases
the concrete collars don't exist, in some cases they are buried, and in
others they were removed. Mr. Schofield said if a line breaks, it is the
valves by which the utility people seal things off and provide the ability to
repair it.
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Ms. Shannon LaRocque, Utility Director, showed pictures that had been
included in the agenda item showing what they were trying to accomplish .
She explained that they are in the process of locating all of the valves in
the system. She noted that sometimes valves haven't been touched since
they were installed 40 years ago. She said that during the course of that,
they identified numerous valves that they were not able to locate because
they were grown over, portions were physically removed, and irrigation
piping was installed over them. She said that this will not only allow them
to locate them quickly but will also let the homeowners know that it is
something they should not touch.
Councilman McGovern questioned Ms. LaRocque's comment that
people have taken these out. Ms. LaRocque explained that people
physically removed the top part of the valve as they did not know what it
was and it was in the way of their irrigation system. Councilman
McGovern asked if the new valves that they were buying were removable .
Ms. LaRocque said that residents are not allowed by law to touch them .
She said that residents need to contact the Village if there is a problem .
Mr. Schofield referred to a drawing and said that they could be removed,
but it is alot of work. Mr. Barnes said that what happened in the past was
that the valve did not have a concrete collar around it, the grass would
grow over it and they would not be visible to anyone unless they were out
there searching. In some cases, the extension that rises up above the
valve would be removed by the homeowner so they could grow grass
over it. He said that they went through this process on a smaller scale
years ago and people complained.
C. 18-2120 AUTHORIZATION TO AWARD A TASK ORDER TO PROVIDE
HYDROGEOLOGIC CONSULTING SERVICES FOR GROUNDWATER
MODELING AND APPLICATION FOR MODIFICATION OF VILLAGE OF
WELLINGTON SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
(SFWMD) CONSUMPTIVE USE PERMIT
Mr. Schofield introduced the agenda item. This was authorization to
approve a task order to JLA Geosciences, Inc. to provide hydrogeologic
consulting services for a Groundwater Modeling and Application for
Modification of Village of Wellington SFWMD Consumptive Use Permit
Modification at a cost of $81,240.00. Mr. Schofield said that the utility is
about 85% of utilization, and at that point, there is usually a regulatory
requirement to go in and renew the permits. He said that the Village will
need additional capacity because there are new things coming on line.
Mr. Schofield said that one of the things that they are looking at is
potentially supplying water beyond where they presently have in the
Village.
Ms. LaRocque said that JLA Geosciences was engaged this year to
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build the model, and this work authorization will build off of that. She
noted that it will provide for the actual modification of the consumptive
use permit. She said that the graphic that was in the agenda packet and
was being shown on the screen shows the Utility Service Area. She
noted that the red area was the Village's service boundary, the blue area
is everything that the utility currently serves, and the pink area is the
potential expansion areas. She noted that the expansion areas include
areas outside of Wellington, such as Royal Palm Beach and
unincorporated Palm Beach County, as well as area infill areas that are
currently connected to the Village's utility and redevelopment areas both
internal and at the southern end. Ms. LaRocque said that they are doing
a comprehensive evaluation both water and wastewater to determine
what the Village's ultimate demand requirements are to meet the future
needs of both the water and wastewater plant. She said that as a function
of that they are currently at 85% of their annual permitted allocation and
they need to go to the SFWMD to see if they could get an increase to not
only support what the Village currently has on line, but the future capacity
as well. She noted that this company is very well qualified to do this work.
She stated that this application can actually take over a year or two, but
they have had preliminary meetings with the District and are hopeful to
get where they need to go without any unforeseen issues. Ms. LaRocque
said that it was their goal to have as many customers connected to the
utility because it is good financially and also helps with water quality in
the distribution system. She said that the more usage, the more the
water flows and dependable the water quality is.
D. 18-2125 AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH AVOLVE
SOFTWARE FOR PROJECTDOX UPGRADES
Mr. Schofield introduced the agenda item. This was authorization to
enter into an agreement with Avolve Software, for ProjectDox upgrades,
at a cost of $82,750. Staff was requesting the following upgrades: (1)
Upgrade current ProjectDox workflows to the new ProjectFlow workflow
platform. Wellington upgraded to ProjectDox version 8.6 in September
2017 in anticipation of this move to support the new workflow platform. -
$47,750; (2) EnerGov Custom Integration with ProjectDox. Following the
upgrade to the ProjectFlow workflow platform, Avolve will build a custom
integration to the EnerGov system from Tyler to be able to continue using
ProjectDox for plan review when Wellington goes live with EnerGov in
May 2019. - $10,000; and (3) Document Management System
integration will allow for approved plans to be digitally archived. This is an
alternate solution as we continue the ERP migration. We will have to
evaluate whether to stay on the current Document Management System
(Laserfiche) or move to another Document Management System-
$25,000.
Mr. William Silliman, Chief Information Office/IT Director addressed the
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first item which relates to the work flow. He explained the software was
upgraded and now the workflows need to be upgraded. He said that
Project Dox, the current workflow system that the Village is presently on,
will be decomissioned in December 2018. He said that they need to get
to the newer version of the workflow. He said that they now only have one
project workflow that multiple departments are sharing which can get
interesting when one makes a change. He said that this will separate
each department into their own categories. Mr. Silliman said that this
also sets the Village up to get ready for the second item which is the
ERP migration from Sungard to Tyler and getting the interconnectivity
from Project Dox and Tyler to work correctly. He said that they need to
be on that workflow in order to do that. He said that there is then the
Phase 2 of that which will be the interconnectivity between the new ERP
system and Project Dox. Mr. Silliman said that the last piece was that all
that information that is in Project Dox, would go into what our records
management system should be. He noted that Tyler does have a
document management system built into it. He said that they will look at
it and see how it goes, but if not, this has the component to bolt it in and
extrapolate it out.
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. 18-2132 ORDINANCE NO. 2018-05 (POST DISASTER DEBRIS RECOVERY)
AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL
AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY
CREATING NEW ARTICLE IX, SECTIONS 2-362 THROUGH 2-363
PROVIDING FOR POST DISASTER DEBRIS RECOVERY; PROVIDING
FOR A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Mr. Schofield introduced the agenda item. This was second reading of
the ordinance. He noted that Ms. Rachel Bauch, Assistant Village
Attorney, had something she needed to substitute.
Ms. Bausch said that Council should have already received an addition in
their packets that showed the red-lined changes that were made last time
regarding incorporating Exhibit A into the Ordinance. She noted that
Exhibit A in Council's books did not reflect the changes that were made
last time. She circulated the red-line and clean copy of the changes
neutralizing Exhibit A, i.e., denotes Village Manger without putting a
name.
Mayor Gerwig said that the changes were taking out the personal names
and putting in the title. Ms. Bausch clarified they were the changes to the
exhibit; however, the changes to the Ordinance were changing the work
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city to Village and also incorporated the exhibit which is the Right of Entry
Agreement into the actual ordinance.
7. REGULAR AGENDA
A. 18-2138 VOTING DELEGATE FOR THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES’ 92ND
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Mr. Schofield introduced the agenda item. This was the nomination and
selection of a Voting Delegate for the Florida League of Cities’ 92nd
Annual Conference in Hollywood, Florida, from August 16th to 18th,
2018.
Mr. Schofield said that historically the Mayor has been their voting
delegate when they have attended the conference. Mayor Gerwig
indicated that they have had other people do it. She said that she will
attend, but would be fine if someone else wanted to be the delegate.
Councilman McGovern said that it has been the standing practice of this
Council that the Mayor be the voting delegate. Mayor Gerwig said that
Councilwoman Siskind would be attending as well; however, she was not
going to be in attendance at the Council meeting.
9. ATTORNEY'S COMMENTS
Ms. Rachel Bausch, Assistant Village Attorney, advised Council that in
Ms. Cohen's absence she was available in the event they needed
anything.
Councilman McGovern asked about the current status of pending
hearings. In response, Ms. Bausch said that the hearing for the
vegetation removal was rescheduled to June 28th at 8:30 a.m. based on
the amendment and the Judge's order on Wellington's motion.
Councilman McGovern asked if there were any other motions that have
been filed or were pending a hearing. With respect to the vegetation
permit and to Big Blue, Ms. Bausch said that she needed to follow-up
with Claudio Riedi who will be handling those matters; however, she
indicated that she was not aware of anything that has been filed, but she
would confirm that by the next evening.
Mayor Gerwig said that the Judge's order has been violated by there
being clearing in areas that weren't supposed to be touched. Ms.
Bausch said that if the Mayor was referring to the Big Blue then the
answer was yes which Mr. Riedi will be handling. She said that she
would speak with him today and provide Council with an update
tomorrow night.
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10. MANAGER COMMENTS
Mr. Schofield asked Mr. Silliman to address Council regarding the recent
data breach.
Mr. Silliman provided Council with a detailed account of the breach that
had attacked the Village's Click2Go system. He noted that the breach
was for one-time payments only that affected utilities, code, building,
business licenses, parking tickets, and planning. He also advised
Council of the immediate steps that staff had taken when they were first
alerted of the breach, what steps they took through the process and what
they were doing moving forward. At this point, they had sent the server
out to a forensic firm for analysis and also were in the process of doing
their own forensics.
After learning that the breach had impacted more than just the utilities,
Council raised concern that the press release had only indicated a
breach of the utilities and they wanted to be sure that the customers knew
that it had also affected the other areas of that system. Mr Silliman said
that he could not say if everyone knew, but indicated that it had been put
on the web site, on social media and they responded to any inquiries. Mr.
Schofield stated that when the initial press release went out they had only
been advised that it was the utilities side. He said that it was their
intention to notify everyone who used a credit card in any of those
modules. He said that the customers will have to do exactly what the
press release said: look at your credit cards statement; notify the issuing
institution, and have that card cancelled and reissued.
Council also asked if staff would be notifying everyone who might be
involved or did they have to go on social media or read it in the
newspapers. Mr. Schofield said that the Village will do whatever they
have to do to alert their customers. He said if the Village has enough
information they will notify them directly, and if not, they will notify the
banking institution.
Mr. Schofield also advised Council that he had checked with other
communities, and it was a problem that was across the country. Mr.
Schofield said that the cards that the hackers used may not be all that
they have, but the Village doesnt know if they got any credit cards, if they
have alot or a few. He stressed that it was important for everyone to
know that the Village has taken every step to address and rectify this
problem.
Council wanted staff to be able to contact those people who used the
system and wanted them to advise how severe this is, and to let them
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know everything is under control. Mr. Schofield said that they will do
everything possible. He said that Mr. Silliman will make a similar
presentation at tomorrow night's Council meeting.
8. WORKSHOP
A. 18-2134 WORKSHOP FOR ORDINANCE NO. 2018-07 (CODE
ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS AND PENALTIES)
AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL
AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE IV, SECTION 2-199(a) OF
WELLINGTON’S CODE OF ORDINANCES BY PROVIDING
AUTHORITY FOR WELLINGTON’S SPECIAL MAGISTRATES,
PURSUANT TO FLORIDA STATUTE § 162.09(2)(d) TO IMPOSE FINES
GREATER THAN THOSE SET FORTH IN SECTION 162.09(2)(a),
FLORIDA STATUTES AND PROVIDING CRITERIA TO BE
CONSIDERED BY THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATES IN DETERMINING
THE AMOUNT OF SUCH HIGHER FINES; CHANGING REFERENCES
TO SPECIAL MASTER TO SPECIAL MAGISTRATE; UPDATING
TABLE FOR CITATION FINES TO REFLECT CURRENT CODE
SECTIONS; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
Mr. Schofield introduced the workshop item. The purpose of the
workshop was to discuss an Ordinance approving amendments to
Chapter 2, Article IV, Section 2-199(a) of Wellington’s Code of
Ordinances to provide authority for Wellington’s Special Magistrates to
impose enhanced fines pursuant to Florida Statute § 162.09(2)(d) and
establishing criteria to be considered in determining the amount of such
fines.
Mr. Basehart advised Council that staff had made an amendment to the
staff report that was included in Council's packet. He explained that in
the initial staff report they indicated that the majority of eligible
municipalities for having higher code enforcement fine potential had
adopted the provisions and State Statute that allowed for it. However
when they checked and updated their calls to the municipalities, they
found that everyone has adopted the higher fines He indicated Chapter
162 sets limits for code enforcement fines and the current limits were up
to $250 per day for first violations; up to $500 per day for repeat
violations; up to $1,500 for a one-time charge for irreparable violations.
He indicated that the chapter also provides for municipalities of over
50,000 population the maximum fines that can be increased of up to
$1,000 per day per violation for a first violation, up to $5,000 per day per
violation for a repeat violation, and up to $15,000 per irreparable
violations. Mr. Basehart said that a super majority vote by Council was
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required in order to adopt those fine limits.
Mayor Gerwig asked how many municipalities in Palm Beach County
had a population of over $50,000, and how many had adopted the higher
fines. Mr. Basehart said that there were seven municipalities and
Wellington was the only one who hasn't imposed the increase fines. He
said that the County is also eligible because they are over $50,000 and
noted that they also have adopted those fines.
Mr. Basehart said that the purpose of the amendment was to enhance
code compliance specifically for perpetual repeaters or serial violators.
He indicated that it was also for those that commonly violate Village
codes because they know that the fine they would pay would be minimal
to what they would make from an event. Mr. Basehart felt that would
reduce the tendency for some people to make those kinds of violations if
the fine was higher. He said that staff was bringing this before Council
with a request to authorize them to advertise for public hearing.
Mayor Gerwig indicated that this would be the third time that staff was
presenting this to Council. Mr. Basehart said that was correct noting that
the first time it was presented there was a 3-2 vote in favor of adoption,
and the second time it was killed at a workshop. He stated that this was
the first time that this Council had seen this.
Mayor Gerwig asked when this State Statute came into effect. Mr.
Basehart said that it has been on the books for at least 15-2 years.
Mayor Gerwig said that it has been available for a long time, but people
weren't using it. Mr. Basehart said that alot of people were using it, but it
never came up in Wellington. Mr. Schofield noted that in order to adopt
this they had to get past the population requirement.
Mayor Gerwig said that once this is approved, it will be applied to
everyone. She questioned whether a higher fine would make a difference
to those people who indicated they would make more money from their
event than the cost of the fine. Mr. Basehart said that he could not answer
that question.
Mr. Basehart said that with the current fines, first time violators could yield
a $250.00 per day fine. However, if you look at the Special Magistrates
Hearings, most fines that are levied are only $25.00 to $50.00 per day.
Mayor Gerwig said that keeps happening until the violation is corrected.
Mr. Bashart explained that when you go to the Special Magistrate, they
will establish a compliance date and the fines will start after that date. He
noted that the Special Magistrates will give a reasonable amount of time
for the violations to be corrected. Mr. Basehart said that he looked at the
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figures for 2018, and they were running consistently year after year. He
said that 98% of all the violations are either corrected before they go to
the Magistrate or are corrected within the compliance deadline. He said
that there are 2% that go beyond that, but in terms of continuing violations
it is 1%.
Mayor Gerwig reiterated her concern that this applies to everyone rather
than to just those people who don't follow the rules.
Councilman Napoleone said that they were not saying that they were
changing the fine from $250.00 per day to $1,000 per day, but that they
were only changing the ability to charge $1,000 based on the facts and
circumstances of the violations. He said that the Magistrate has the
same discretion, but this allows the Magistrate with more enforcement
power to apply a higher fine on that violation that is egregious that needs
to be corrected.
Mr. Basehart said that there are specific requirements in the Statute that
sets the fine: (1) gravity of the offense; (2) whether or not the violator has
made attempts to correct the violation; and (3) previous record of the
violator. He said that those are the factors that are to be used not only for
the increased fines, but for any fines.
Mayor Gerwig felt that the Magistrate is doing that now as they are trying
to get compliance. She said that she understood they were looking to
get another tool to get compliance, but she found it hard since it applies
to everyone.
Councilman McGovern said that this ordinance simply talks about raising
the maximum, but it says nothing about the minimum. Mr. Basehart said
that it does not raise the minimum at all. Councilman McGovern said that
most people who are fined either comply or even if they don't, the fine is
generally speaking $25.00 per day or $50.00 per day until compliance
occurs. He said that this would be unchanged in that regard. Mr.
Basehart said that was correct.
Vice Mayor Drahos asked if Mr. Basehart was looking for Council to
provide staff with some guidance in order to advertise and move forward.
Mr. Barehart indicated that was correct. Vice Mayor Drahos thought they
should advertise and move forward. Councilman Napoleone and
Councilman McGovern voiced their agreement.
Mr. Basehart asked Council if they wanted this also to be put before the
Planning, Zoning and Adjustment Board (PZAB). Mayor Gerwig voiced
her support of sending the ordinance to PZAB for their input. She noted
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that she had not voted for this in the past because she did not believe it
fixed the problem this is aimed at, but she was willing to discuss it and
get every tool they needed.
Mr. Barnes pointed out that this is not something they would normally
send to the PZAB. Vice Mayor Drahos asked if it was required to go
through that Board. Mr. Barnes said that it was not required, but if they
were looking for more input perhaps they could obtain some comments
from the Magistrates. Mr. Schofield noted that sending this to PZAB
would add 30 days to the process.
Councilman McGovern questioned whether the PZAB had any general
rule with code enforcement at all. Mr. Schofield indicated that they did
not.
Mayor Gerwig thought it would be helpful for the board that consisted of
seven good people to look at it to see if it is appropriate and used
properly.
Vice Mayor Drahos agreed that the board consisted of good people, but
he did not know if it was worth the delay. He did not believe he was
looking for any extraordinary guidance on this especially since seven out
of eight municipalities have already adopted these higher fines.
Councilman Napoleone also did not agree with this ordinance going
before PZAB. He thought if the board members had any comments, they
could come to the Council meeting to address it. He didn't know what
having another public hearing would add to Council's decision.
Councilman McGovern agreed with Vice Mayor Drahos and Councilman
Napoleone. He requested the dates of the last two times this was before
Council so he could watch the videos. Mr. Schofield said that he would
provide that to him.
Mayor Gerwig reiterated that the previous Council had discussed it and
her personal opinion was that it was not going to really impact the repeat
offenders. She noted that the previous Council had not voted for it
because it would affect everyone.
Mr. Schofield said that they have put this before Council several times.
He said that he thought those people who were accumulating multimillion
dollar fines will not change, but it does get the Village to the point of
having a more enforceable tool. He said that the bottom line is they will
need it to be on some of the most egregious ones to get the fines in
place and then go forward with the liening process. He said that the
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Village has some fines that are enormous, but they have taken a while to
work their way through the court system.
Mayor Gerwig said that she knew of several people who came before the
Magistrate who have had difficult circumstances for different reasons,
corrected the offense, but didn't call in the inspection. She said that they
did not know the fine was accruing, they went to sell their house several
years later and found they had a $22,000 fine on their property. Mayor
Gerwig felt that those types of people will also be captured in this.
Mr. Schofield said that in those cases, staff has the ability to negotiate
away 80% to begin with, and staff will bring the really difficult cases to
Council. Mr. Barnes noted that it was around the same time when such a
case was brought to Council, and they then had a reluctance to support
the ordinance.
Mr. Schofield said that the number of people who end up as repeat
violators on the same thing is even smaller than the number Mr. Basehart
had given. Mayor Gerwig said that it could be something as small as a
car blocking a sidewalk when friends come over.
Mayor Gerwig encouraged Council to watch some of the Magistrate
hearings because she saw people she knew talking about their personal
circumstances. She did not think this was a simple process, she
understood they wanted the biggest hammer in the tool kit, but it has not
been her way.
Ms. Bausch reminded Council that if they chose to increase the amount,
it is not a mandatory maximum and there are the three factors that Mr.
Basehart mentioned that have to be taken into consideration when
deciding the amount of the fine. She said that the fine did not have to be
the $1,000 per day, but more of the $25.00 per day which seems to be
more customary.
Councilman McGovern said that he did not have a concern about this
being applied across the board because the maximum will be applied
across the board regardless of what the maximum is. He said that they
were not setting a criteria where the maximum had to be used as that is
still wholly discretionary.
Mayor Gerwig said that she was asking to have PZAB review it for their
input not because it was required, but because there were seven people
who understand the community. She was fine if the rest of Council
wanted to skip the ordinance going to them, and they could just put it on a
Council agenda.
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11. COUNCIL COMMENTS
NONE
12. ADJOURN
There being no further business to be discussed by Council, the meeting
was adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
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Agenda
Village of Wellington
12300 Forest Hill Blvd
Wellington, FL 33414
Meeting Agenda
Monday, June 11, 2018
4:00 PM
Village Hall - Conference Rooms 1E & 1F
Village Council Workshop
Anne Gerwig, Mayor
Michael Drahos, Vice Mayor
John T. McGovern, Councilman
Michael J. Napoleone, Councilman
Tanya Siskind, Councilwoman
Village Council Workshop Meeting Agenda June 11, 2018
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. REVIEW OF COUNCIL AGENDA
4. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
A. 18-2156 A PROCLAMATION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF WELLINGTON,
FLORIDA RECOGNIZING ZACH BEATTY, WYATT BOSWELL AND
MICHAEL GAROFALO ON THEIR ADMITTANCE TO THE U.S. AIR
FORCE ACADEMY
To recognize and congratulate Zach Beatty, Wyatt Boswell and Michael Garofalo on their admission to
the U.S. Air Force Academy.
5. CONSENT AGENDA
A. 18-1917 AUTHORIZATION TO AWARD AN ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR THE
PURCHASE OF MULCH
Authorization to award an annual contract to a primary and secondary vendor, for the purchase of mulch,
in the amount of approximately $85,000 annually.
B. 18-2087 AUTHORIZATION TO UTILIZE A PALM BEACH COUNTY CONTRACT
WITH WYNN & SONS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.,
FOR THE UTILITY VALVE CONCRETE COLLAR INSTALLATIONS
Authorization to utilize Palm Beach County contract #R2018-0012 with Wynn & Sons Environmental
Construction Co., Inc., as a basis for pricing, for the Utility Valve Concrete Collar Installations at a cost of
$45,900.00.
C. 18-2120 AUTHORIZATION TO AWARD A TASK ORDER TO PROVIDE
HYDROGEOLOGIC CONSULTING SERVICES FOR GROUNDWATER
MODELING AND APPLICATION FOR MODIFICATION OF VILLAGE OF
WELLINGTON SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
(SFWMD) CONSUMPTIVE USE PERMIT
Authorization to approve a task order to JLA Geosciences, Inc. to provide hydrogeologic consulting
services for a Groundwater Modeling and Application for Modification of Village of Wellington SFWMD
Consumptive Use Permit Modification at a cost of $81,240.00.
D. 18-2125 AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH AVOLVE
SOFTWARE FOR PROJECTDOX UPGRADES
Authorization to enter into an agreement with Avolve Software, for ProjectDox upgrades, at a cost of
$82,750.
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6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. 18-2132 ORDINANCE NO. 2018-05 (POST DISASTER DEBRIS RECOVERY)
AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL AMENDING
CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY CREATING NEW
ARTICLE IX, SECTIONS 2-362 THROUGH 2-363 PROVIDING FOR
POST DISASTER DEBRIS RECOVERY; PROVIDING FOR A
CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Consideration and adoption on second reading of Ordinance No. 2018-05 providing for post disaster
debris recovery as part of Wellington’s Disaster Debris Management Plan.
7. REGULAR AGENDA
A. 18-2138 VOTING DELEGATE FOR THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES’ 92ND
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Nomination and Selection of a Voting Delegate for the Florida League of Cities’ 92nd Annual Conference
in Hollywood, Florida, from August 16th to 18th, 2018.
8. WORKSHOP
A. 18-2134 WORKSHOP FOR ORDINANCE NO. 2018-07 (CODE ENFORCEMENT
PROCEEDINGS AND PENALTIES)
AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL AMENDING
CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE IV, SECTION 2-199(a) OF WELLINGTON’S
CODE OF ORDINANCES BY PROVIDING AUTHORITY FOR
WELLINGTON’S SPECIAL MAGISTRATES, PURSUANT TO FLORIDA
STATUTE § 162.09(2)(d) TO IMPOSE FINES GREATER THAN THOSE
SET FORTH IN SECTION 162.09(2)(a), FLORIDA STATUTES AND
PROVIDING CRITERIA TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE SPECIAL
MAGISTRATES IN DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF SUCH HIGHER
FINES; CHANGING REFERENCES TO SPECIAL MASTER TO SPECIAL
MAGISTRATE; UPDATING TABLE FOR CITATION FINES TO REFLECT
CURRENT CODE SECTIONS; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
Authorize staff to advertise for public hearing and process an Ordinance approving amendments to
Chapter 2, Article IV, Section 2-199(a) of Wellington’s Code of Ordinances to provide authority for
Wellington’s Special Magistrates to impose enhanced fines pursuant to Florida Statute § 162.09(2)(d) and
establishing criteria to be considered in determining the amount of such fines.
9. ATTORNEY'S COMMENTS
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10. MANAGER COMMENTS
11. COUNCIL COMMENTS
12. ADJOURN
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