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Home My Public Portal About02 12 2021 Regular MeetingMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING BEING HELD BY THE TOWN COMMISSION, OF THE TOWN OF GULF STREAM ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2021 AT 9:00 A.M., IN THE WILLIAM F. KOCH, JR. COMMISSION CHAMBERS OF THE TOWN HALL, 100 SEA ROAD, GULF STREAM, FLORIDA. I. Call to Order Mayor Morgan called the meeting to order at 9:00 A.M. II. Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Morgan led the Pledge of Allegiance. III. Roll Call Present and Participating: Scott W. Morgan Mayor Thomas W. Stanley Vice Mayor Paul A. Lyons, Jr. Commissioner (via conference call) Joan Orthwein Commissioner Donna S. White Commissioner Also Present & Participating: IV. Minutes Gregory Dunham Edward Nazzaro Edward Allen Rita Taylor Town Manager Asst. Town Attorney Police Chief Town Clerk A. Regular Meeting of Town Commission 1-8-21. B. Town Commission Sitting as Local Planning Agency 1-8-21. C. Special Meeting of Town Commission 1-26-21. Vice Mayor Stanley made a motion to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Town Commission on 1-8-2021, the Town Commission Sitting as Local Planning Agency on 1-8-2021 and the Special Meeting of Town Commission on 1-26-2021. Commissioner Orthwein seconded the motion with all voting AYE at roll call. V. Additions, withdrawals, deferrals, arrangement of agenda items. Town Manager Dunham stated Delray Beach Fire Chief Tomey was present and would be speaking. VI. Announcements A. Regular Meetings and Public Hearings 1. March 12, 2021 at 9:00 A.M. 2. April 9, 2021 at 9:00 A.M. 3. May 14, 2021 at 9:00 A.M. 4. June 11, 2021 at 9:00 A.M. S. July 9, 2021 at 9:00 A.M. 6. August 13, 2021 at 9:00 A.M. VII. Communication from the Public (3 min. maximum) Delray Beach Fire Chief, Keith Tomey, officially introduced himself as the new Fire Chief as of March 2020. He stated Delray Beach was working with Dr. Alonso from the Florida Dept. of Health on getting Minutes of Town Commission Regular Meeting & Public Hearing Held February 12, 2021 @ 9:00 A.M. a closed pod for the immediate area so that residents wouldn't have to go all the way to the fairgrounds and sit in four hour lines for the vaccine. He was hoping to show the efficiency of the pod and the Fire Depts. being able to administer the vaccine in their local communities. Chief Tomey stated he would keep the Town informed on the results. VIII. Reports A. Town Manager 1. Utility Undergrounding Town Manager Dunham stated that the Commission had already approved the mediation settlement as well as AT&T with the court staying all deadlines pending the resolution with all work by AT&T to be completed in the Core area by April 30, AlA by June 1 and at the latest by June 30, 2021. He added that Wilco had completed all their work and he would be doing a walk-through with them following the commission meeting. Town Manager Dunham stated Comcast would be removing aerial lines and rec-out between April 1-15, 2021. He added that he had made FP&L aware of those dates so they could take the poles down. Commissioner Orthwein asked if FP&L had acknowledged Mr. Dunham's request to which he answered in the affirmative. 2. Bluewater Cove -Development Application Schedule Town Manager Dunham stated this application would be on the February 25, 2021 ARPB meeting. Assistant Town Attorney explained that if any of the Commissioners wanted to come in on a one-on-one basis to look at the plans, please make an appointment to do so before the next Commission Meeting. Commissioner White asked if some landscaping could be put around the backflow valve at the entrance of Place au Soleil because it was an eyesore and the residents were not happy that it hadn't been screened yet. Mayor Morgan suggested he meet with staff within the week to see what could be done sooner rather than later. 3. Close out of AlA Water Main and Minor Road & Drainage Repair Projects Town Manager Dunham stated the water main came in at $56,000 less than the budgeted price and the drainage repair in the Core came in at $68,000 less than the budgeted price. Mayor Morgan commended the Town Manager for his overseeing of these projects. 4. Update on Purchase of Check Valves for Town Outfall Structures Town Manager Dunham stated that the Commission had authorized the staff to retrofit all 14 of the check valves and they were still getting quotes as this was not a simple bid process. Town Water Supervisor, Anthony Beltran, stated he had checked with two manufacturers of the check valves and he, along with Mr. Hiscock, from Baxter & Woodman, had decided they were very similar to each other in design specification. Mr. Hiscock also suggested only needing eight in - line check valves instead of the 14 and he recommended going with the 2 Minutes of Town Commission Regular Meeting & Public Hearing Held February 12, 2021 @ 9:00 A.M. lower priced model since they were so similar. Mayor Morgan asked if the warranty was the same on both to which Mr. Hiscock thought they were but said he would double check. B. Architectural Review & Planning Board 1. Meeting Dates a. February 25, 2021 at 8:30 A.M. b. March 25, 2021 at 8:30 A.M. c. April 22, 2021 at 8:30 A.M. d. May 28, 2021 at 8:30 A.M. e. June 25, 2021 at 8:30 A.M. f. July 23, 2021 at 8:30 A.M. Mayor Morgan called attention to these dates. C. Finance Director 1. Financial Report for January 31, 2021 2. Water Usage as of 1-31-21 Town Manager Dunham stated the financials were 1/3 of the fiscal year and added that the audit for 2019-2020 was underway. D. Police Chief 1. Activity for January 2021 Chief Allen asked that the report be accepted as submitted and shared that on January 27, 2021, the night shift officers responded to a timeshare in Town that had a 72 year -old male suffering from chest pains and once they arrived at the scene he had no pulse and wasn't breathing so they started CPR and had to shock him to get him back to life. When Delray Fire arrived on the scene, they stated if our officers had not have been on the scene the man would not have survived. Chief Allen stated they put letters of commendation into the personnel files of Officer Menard and Officer Fidler, who had arrived on the scene within two minutes of being called. Mayor Morgan stated commendations were in order and accepted the report as submitted. IX. Items for Commission Action A. Baxter & Woodman, Inc.- Drainage System Evaluation Town Manager Dunham stated the proposal for this came in at $19,440 thus it was coming to the Commission for approval. Mayor Morgan stated he thought it was a reasonable quote and it had to be done. Commissioner Orthwein made a motion to approve the $19,440 for the Drainage System Evaluation. The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Stanley with all voting AYE at roll call. Town Manager Dunham stated Town Clerk Taylor's birthday was coming up on February 18 and wanted to recommend to the Commission to memorialize this particular birthday and her service to the Town by naming the Gulf Stream Library the Rita L. Taylor Library commemorated 3 Minutes of Town Commission Regular Meeting & Public Hearing Held February 12, 2021 @ 9:00 A.M. by a plaque to be hung in the library. Mayor Morgan eloquently spoke of Town Clerk Taylor's 31 years in Gulf Stream and wholeheartedly endorsed naming the library the Rita L. Taylor Library. Commissioner Orthwein made a motion to approve naming the Gulf Stream Library the Rita L. Taylor Library. The motion was seconded by Commissioner White with all voting AYE at roll call. Town Clerk Taylor thanked everyone for their kind words and acknowledgement. B. Items by Mayor & Commissioners There were none. X . Adjournment Mayor Morgan adjourned the meeting at 9:42 A.M. % 1 Renee Ba el Assistant Town Clerk M