Res 1027-56 RESOLUTION NO. 1027
A RESOLUTION OF TH~ CIT~ C0~ISSION OF TH2~ CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, P~CO~'~I~D~G
ENDORSING TO STATE BOARD OF CONTROL, Tm LOCATION
OF A STATE UNIVERSITY WITHIN PAL~ BEACH COUNTY,
~0RE SPECIFICALLY ~ITHIN TRUE CITY OF BOCA RATON,
FLORIDA.
¥'~REAS, the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach,
Florida, did, in special session held on September 26, 1956~
determine that the State Board of Control was considering the location
of a State University in the lower East Coast, and
~LEREAS~ ~he City Commission of the City of Delray Beach,
Florida~ being anxious to see said State University located in Palm
Beach County, Florida, and
~REAS, the City ComJaission of the City of Delray Beach,
Florida, more specifically is anxious to see said State University
located in the vicinity of South Palm Beach County, namely within
the City of Boca Raton, Florida, and
%~EREAS, the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach,
Florida, has determined that a sufficient quantity of land is to
be made available to said State Board of Control at no cost to them,
by the City of Boca Raton, Florida, and
~K~E_~EAS~ all of Palm Beach County and more specifically the
City of Delray Beach, Florida, feels that it would recommend the
opportunity to be host and to have located within this near vicinity
such a State University,
NO%? THEREFORE~ be it resolved by the City Co~ission of
the City of Delray Beach, Florida, as follows:
SECTION 1o
That the City of Delray Beach, Florida, endorses and approves
the location of a State University within the County of Palm Beach,
Florida, more specifically within the City of Boca Raton, Florida.
SECTION 2.
That all City Com~issioners and the City Attorney are hereby
authorized and directed to forthwithproceed to Orlando, Florida, for a
meeting with the State Board of Control on September 27, A.Do 1956~
at 2:00 o'clock, P.M. for the purpose of assisting the representative
body of Palm Beach County, Florida, more specifically the City of
Boca Raton, Florida, in offering and requesting that the State Board
of Control reco~end the location of a State University within the
City of Boca Raton, Florida, upon the lands offered to the state
by said i~iunicipality and to otherwise exercise every effort in order
to assist and promote the location of a State University within
said City.
PASSED A]~ ADOPTED at special session on this the 26th day
of September, A.D. 1956.
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