05-12-61SpMtg MAY 1E.~ 1961.
A special meeting of the City Council of Delray Beach was held
in the Council Chambers at 11:00 A.M., with Mayor George V. Warren in
the Chair, City Manager George Mingle and Councilmen A1 C. Avery,
Dugal G. Cmmpbell, Glenn B. Sundy and John A. Thayer being present.
Mayor Warren called the meeting to order announcing that same
had been scheduled for the purpose of considering an offer r~ceived
for the purchase of a City owned parcel of land, and for any other
_.~business that may come before .the meeting.
3~i~',~ May~or Warren stated~tha~ the property in question is about 2 and
acres of City owned pr6~rty lying South of S. E. 10th Street and
west of S. E. 5th Avenue.
City Clerk Worthing informed the Council that a base bid had been
Peeeived on said land which is the only method of procedure for con-.
sideration by the municipal government for disposition of City owned
land and that the Council should direct that this base bid be retUrned
or direct the Cit~ Clerk to proceed in accordance with provisions set
forth in the Charter to advertise for public auction of said land~
which is the N~ of the S~ of Model Land Company,s Lot 10, Section
Township [~6 South, Range [~3 East, and in so doing at such time as a
public auction, which is the only manner or means that this land can
be disposed of, follows two.consecutive weekly advertisements of such
proposed sale, the City Council may then either accept the high bid
or ~eject all bids.
During lengthy discussion, ~. Campbell asked that City Manager
Mingle get an opinion from the Attorney as to whether or not the
Council can take into consideration anything othe~ than the dollar
consideration; in other words, if one party comes through with a
definite plan to build a certain expensive project while another
person is just bidding on it for an investment, would the City have
the right of decision between the two.
Mr. Campbell moved that the property in question be put up for
sale, it being understood that the Council has the right to accept
the high bid or reject any and all bids. The motion was seconded b~
Mr. Thayer and carried unanimously.
Upon question from the audience it was reported that the Oase bid
on said City owned property was received from Mr. Blomgren of the
Atlantic Realty Company in Fort Lauderdale.
Mr. Sundy moved that the City owned 2% acre tract of land about
~i~x mlles West of Delray Beach be p~*. u~ for public sale at this time.
motiom was seconded by Mr. Thayer a~,~ ~arried unanimously.
Mr~ Campbell asked if a report from the ~ .Ling Board was read?~
concerning a study of city owned properties., T~ _~"~.r intended us~
and worth to ~he City, and wa~ informed that ~ ~ ~
completed on account o~ absence from town of the Chairma~ad~ no..~ been
Planning Board. ~. Campbell asked that this report be avai~t~,e
the next Council me~ting if possible. ~.e at
Mr. Avery moved that the City Manager be directed to see that
every attorney in town who is qualified, according to the City Charter,
be circularized to see who is interested in being City Attorney~
to stipulate the Job and pay; also the services that he would ·
extra pay for. The motion was seconded by Mr. Sundy and carried
unanimously.
Mr.. Sundy moved that Attorney W. C, Williams, III., be officially
notified that he does not qualify to serve as City Attorney and that
the regrets of the Council be expressed. The motion was seconded
by Mr. Av~ and carried unanimously.
The meeting aem-,~r~,o~ ,a~-. 11:35 A.M.,
R. D. WORTHING
City Clerk