Res 1006-56 2ESOLUTION NO. 1006
.~-Y~-.A RESOLOflON OF THE CITY CO}~,IIS~ION" ~ ' ~ OF THE
CITY OF D-~RY~Y BEACH, FLORIDA, REQUESTING
COUNTY CO~?'~ISSION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY TO
CONVEY TO DELl{AY BEACH, FLORIDA, AND BOYNTON
BEACH, FLORIDA, AS JOINT TENANTS, WITHOUT
MONETARY PAY},~ENT, CERTAIN COUNTY LANDS OWNED
IN THE VICINITY OF BOTH CITIE5 TO BE USED
ffOINTLY BY BOTH CITIES FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES
THE SAME INCLUDING AN AIR STRIP.
k~E9EAS, the City of Delray Beach, Florida, and the City
of Boynton Beach, Florida are municipal corporations in Sou'[h
Palm Beach County, and
%~ERSRS, the contemplated growth and development of said
cities will require additional public lands to be used for
public parks and other public purposes, and
k~EREAS, there is no airport or air strip within the near
vicinity of said cities and this area is not readily accessible
by air, and
~{EREAS, it is deemed by the City Commission of the City
of Delray Beach, Florida, that the acquisition and installation
of an air strip will promote and be advantageous for the growth
and development of the area in the near vicinity of Delray ~each,
Florida, and Boynton Beach, Florida, and
~{EREAS, the County of Palm Beach owns certain undeveloped
land in the vicinity of said cities, a part of which could be
advantageously used for such an air strip, park area and other
public purposes, said parcel being described as follows, to-wit:
That part of Section 5, Township 46 South,
Range 43 East lying West of the Seaboard
Airline Railway right-of-way, excepting
therefrom the West one-quarqer of said
Section 5.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the
City of De!ray Beach, Florida, that said Commission requests the
Honorable Board of Palm Beach County Commissioners to convey to
the City of Delray Beach, Florida, and the City of Boynton Beach,
Florida, as joint tenants, without cost to the said cities, the
above described property %o be used by said cities as an airport
or air strip, park and for other municipal public uses related
thereunto.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that 3ohn H. Adams, City Attorney
of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, is hereby authorized and
directed to proceed to act as this City's representative to appear
before and negotiate with the said Board of County Commissioners
in an effort to procure said land for the purposes herein stated.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Commission of the ~i~ of
Delray Beach, Florida, in special session, this the
of ~ay, A.D. 1956.