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10-13-58 161 OCTOBER ISTH, 1958. v A Regular Meeting of the Ci. ty Council of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, was held in the Council Chambers at 7:$0 P.M., with Mayor J. LeRoy Croft in the Chair, City Manager W. E. Lawson Jr., City Attorney Harry T. Newett and Commissioners Col. Dugal G. Campbell, Fred B. McNeece, George Talbot Jr., and George V. Warren. An opening prayer was delivered by Reverend J, W. Swanson. The Council, on motion of Commissioner Campbell and seconded by Commissioner Talbot, unanimously approved the Minutes for the Council meeting of September 22md. · Co_nce.~ning the public .hearing having been scheduled for this meet- lng relative.to the opera.tIon of a crematory at 306 N.E. 8th Avenue, MA,. Rgy C. Dlggans, a resident of De.lray Bed.ch for over 85 years, ad- dressing the Counci.1, stated that this was his first complaint but that.he and his family suffered d.ue to the sases, fumes and smoke em- anating from the crematory operatic.n, and cated excerpts from the 1953 Laws for the Sta.te of Florida Chapter 470 and Chapter A70.08 relating to funeral directors and embalmers as well as a mortUary, and vigorously protested .the pemmit of such a function within the area. Mr. Di.ggans, stating th.at, to th.e b.est of.his knowledge, this is the only city fr.om Jacksonvxlle to MiamA permxtting the opera_tion of a crematory within the city, as was also vouched for by Mr. Jack Henderson, who, along with Mrs. George J. Pinc~ey, protested this operation on the grounds of it constituting a nu~.sance, it being ack- nowledged by all those p.~otestin$ a crematory being located in this area that same resulted an a seraous psycological nuisance. Lotto? of protest to.crema, tory operation at 306 N.E. 5th Avenue were received from Mrs. Vlrginla Chambers and Mr. John Cook. Mr. Peter Ir?land, speaking for the funeral parlor, sta.ted that many p?ople consider the function of a creme, tory as sanctified and dignifxed, and that the mortuary considers it is rendering a service to the people in establishing a crematory. The City At. torn.ey informed the Council that it should be recognized that the area ~n which the mortuary is located, being C-2 zoned, per- mits Undertakers and Embalmers, that no clause in such zoning code de- nies permissi,n of cremation in an undertaking and/or embalming estab- lishment, and cited the opinion of the Supreme Court of Florida rend- ered in the case of City of Miami et al. vs Lithgow, 12 So.(Yd) 380, further advising the Council that in v.iew of t.he action of the Supreme Court of Florida, and the fact that th-~s area is C-2 zoned, this is the controlling factor, and that it is his opinion that were the mortu~. dry located in a residential d.istrict, the installation of the crema- tory would .be held to be a "nu~sa.nce", but the.result of the Supreme Y . P. g P , ' nance of the City not prohibatxng the operation of a crematory in con- nection with the mortuary, then there is no nuisance by reason of lo- cation only. · Th.e City Attorney further stated that, in his opinion, the ~eti- t~on as of itself insufficient to charge a nuisance in that it as lack- ing facts (as opposed to opinions and conclusions). Commissioner Campbell stated that he felt the Council was somewhat at f.au.lt in allowi.ng a permit for such.construction to b? made without provxd~ng for publac knowledse of the antended installation of a cre- matory, especially after havang made possible a necessary plot of land at the Delray Beach Cemetery f? suc.h construc.tion and installation, upon which the Funeral and/or Vmmbalmi.ng estabhshment had tentatively planned to locate its crematory function. Commissioner McNeece, Snquiring as t.o t.ype of permit issued for such construct$o.n, was adwsed by the Btuldang Inspector that same ' was for an addxtlon to the present structure, namely the funeral home. 162 OCTOBER 13th, 1958. Commissioner Campbell inquired if a psycological nuisance, as nearly all objectors claimed and admitted this to be, is not suffi- cient to recognize as a nuisance and could not the Council vote on such being a nuisance and moved that the Council accept the petition of complaint, believing a nuisance has been established. The motion was not acted upon. Upon inquiry b.y Commissioner NcNeece for an opinion from the City Attorney, the Commissioner was advised by the Attorney that as a mat- ter of law, from the facts and small bit of evidence presented here tonight, and by virtue of the ruling of the Supreme Court of Florida in the case of 'City of Miami et al. vs Lithgow, it is my opinion any attempt by the City to enjoin as a nuisance would be unsuccesful, this operation being in a C-2 zoned area. . Commissioner NcNeece then moved for acceptance of the opinion as stated by the Cit.y Attorne~ and the At.torney's re.commendation that the petitioners m~ght submit any questions and evidence to:the Super- ior Court in West Palm Beach and seek an opinion therefrom, Notion was seconded by Commissioner Talbot and upon Call of Roll - Commis- sioners McNeece and Talbot, together with Mayor Croft.vo.ted in favor thereof, Commissioner Campbell being opposed and Commissioner Warren abstaining. Mr. C. J. Manson presented plans and sketch of proposed Recrea- tional Memorial Park in the general area of Block 80 which is City owned land. Commissioner Talbot moved that the plans, drawings and any further written specifications concerning such p.rop, osed Recreational Memorial Park be accepted fo~ study by the Council ~n connection with current plans of the City for building a new City Hall and Jail in the area north of the Central Fire Station. Notion seconded by Commissioner Campbell and unanimously approved. City Manager Lawson submitted the following BIDS received for an estimated year's supply of the following items: 60 Tons CHLORINE (In Ton Containers) Allied Chlorine & Chemical Products, Inc., $ .068 per lb Amica-Burnett Chemical Company .08 Biscayne Chemical Laboratories, Inc., .0648 Delray Mercantile Company ,0889 P.almetto Pap. er Company .08698 P~card Chemcal Comp, any .0648 Tesco Chemicals of ~lorida, Inc. .089 S0. DI.U~..HE.~/~TAPH0.SPHATE (Calgon) (29,000 lbs) ~ca-Burnett Chemical Company .188 pe~ lb Biscayne Chemical Laboratories, Inc. ~1388 D.elray Mercantile Company P~card Chemical Company .,1887 Amica-Burnett Chemical Company .0183 pe~ lb Biscayne Chemical Laboratories, Inc. .01~8 Delray Mercantile Cor,~pany .019~5 Picard Chemical Company ,0199 Tesco Chemicals of .Florida, Inc. ~016:~ On motion of Commissioner Talbot and seconded by Commissioner McNeece, .the Council unanimously approved .the awarding of contract to the low b~d for furnishing 60 Tons - Chlorine @ .08695 per lb 29)000 Lbs. - Calgon @ .1305 " 73,000 " - Lime @ .0164 " The City Manager then presented the following BIDS received for Storm Drainage Installation Systems in Sections B, C, F and G: 2 OOTOBER I3~h, 195~. ~ STO~M DRAINAGE SYSTh~S - Section B, C, F and G. Dargel Constr. Co., Elton Harvel Hardrives Co. Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Delray Beach Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. "B" $ 10,845,00 $ 12,265,00 $ 14,294.80 "C" S,205.00 2,693.00 3~767.95 "F" 1,884.00 1,360.00 1,987.60 $ 18,919.00 ** $ 19,613.00 ** $ 23,765.10 Proposal not accompanied By Bid Bond. On motion of Commissioner Campbell and seconde~ by Commissioner Warren, t~e Council una~imousl~ approved the awarding of contract for S~orm D~a~naEe'Systems ~n Sections B, C, F and G to ~he low lump sum Bxd of $18,919.00. Attorney Robert F. Griffith Jr., appeared before the Commission in behalf of Messrs. Lionel F. Chaput and John L. Archie, who have twice failed to pass the Plumbers examination, having paid the exami- nation fee of $5~.00 each time. Attorney 9riffith pointed out t~at t~ere appear to be discrepancies in what constitutes practical questions in parts of the examinatlon requirements and.suggested that a review of the examination provisions set-up for the C~tymight be wise, as these two applicants are well qualified in the field of plumbing bY virtue of having been licensed and active as such for many years, Mr. Archie allegedly having been holder of a State Master Plumbers license for twenty-five years in Springfield, Mass., and both now licensed in Boca Raton and Boynton Beach. Attorney Griffith, feeling that possibly an injustice had been handed these applicants, not through a~y f~ult of ~ndividuals but the impracticableness of the prepared exam~natmon requirements and the diagram sections, requested tha~ ~? Arc~ie and N~. Chaput be allowed to again take the plumbers examnat~on w~thout the usual fee. On motion of CommissionerWarren and seconded by Commissioner NcNeece, the Council unanimously agreed that the Examining Board be directed to grant an examination re-take to Messrs. Archie and Chaput and that the usual fee be waived. It was then learned that Mr. J. W. Ridgeway had taken the examina- tion for master plumber twice and failed each time and now desires to be give~ a similar opportunity, which had been intended to be request- ed in h~s behalf by Attorney J. Ross Adams. On motion of Commissioner '~Jarren and seconded by Commissioner McNeece, the Council unanimously approved an amendment to the preced- ing motion to include Mr. J. W. Ridgeway. On Motion of Commissioner Campbell and seconded by Commissioner Talbot, the Council unanimously a~proved referral, to the Planning Boa~d~ ~he request of ~. Walt Ch~lders, concerning possible lease of five (5~ acres of City owned land south of 10th Street and the City limits (Sec.29-46-4S). City Manager Lawson read the following letter received from the Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce: October 7th, 1958. "In view of the coming season ~n~ the increased traffic which it will bring, the Retail Merchants D~v~sion of the Chamber would appre- ciate your consideration of putting the parking meters back into ef- fect, allowing a reasonable leniency period so that the public could be adequately informed. we w~sh to thank you and the City Commissioners for your sp!ended cooperation in the past. /S/ ERIC LA~'~ON, Chairman Retail Merchants Division. 3 OCTOBER 13th, 1958. Co~m~ssioner Talbot moved that the parking meters be placed hack into effect as of November ].st and that all possible publicity be given du~ing the interim, through newspaper, and other means, that the public may know of the intended parking meter usage,.and that the first week of parking mete~ requirements, only "~arn~n~-CourtesM" notices ~e given offenders. Motion s~conded by C~s~ioner Mc~eece and ~an~mously approved by the Co~c~l. ~ motion of Co~ssione~ Ca, bell ~d seconded by. Co~ssioner Warren, the Co~cil ~animously approved Erantinz pe~ssion to Sheriff Ki~k fo~ construction of a ~oom a~ the r~a~ of the Police Chief's office, to serve as headquarters and sub-station fo~ the Sheriff's Department operating in the southern part of Palm Beach Co~ty~ subject to.a~l expenses in co~ection therewith as well as maintenance and utilities to be borne by the Sher~iff's DeDa~tment, and fu~the~ subject to the Agreement bei'ng, p~epa~ed by the~City At2 to,ney. ConcerninE the request of South Coast Development Co~p., fo~ the withdrawal of Sections ~o and Three of T~opic Pa~ S/D f~om the City of Delray Beach, The Co~cil determined that action thereon be hel~ in abeyance pending furthe~ investigation, particularly with the ~iJate~ Revenue Certificate Holders, as to possible Sale of Metered Water. , City ~nage~ ~wson then read the following Resolutions: RESOL~ION NO. 1150. A RESOL~ION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DE~AY BEACH, A~HORIZR~G THE CITY ~NAG~ TO PRO- CEED UITH THE CLEARING, G~DING AND PAVI~ OF T~T PART OF SOUTI¢?/EST FOURTEEntH AVE~E LYING AT~NTIC AVEh~ ~D THI~ STRE~ TO A ~I~H OF 24 FT. ~ESOLUTION NO. llS1. A RESOL~ION OF THE CITY CO~CIL OF THE CITY OF DE~.Y EEACH, AUTHORIZING THE CITY ~_NAG~ TO PRO- CEED ~7iTH THE CLEARING, GRADEG AND PAVING OF T~T P~T OF SO~JJ%ST T~¢~E~TH AV~UE LYING BET¥~IEN AT- ~NTIC AVENUE AND THIRD STREET TO i I~;~IDTH OF 2~ FT. R~OLUTION NO. 1152. A ~ESOL~ION OF THE CITY CO~CIL OF THE CITY OF DELP~.Y B~CIt, A~HORIZ~G THE CITY ~,~AGER TO P~O- CEED ~:JITH THE CLEA~ING, GRADING AND PAVING OF T~T P~T OF SO~'~%ST THI~ ST~ET LYING BETI;;]EEN 12TH AND 14TH AVENUES, TO A ~:JIDTH OF T~;~E~Y-FO~ (24) FT. RESOL~ION NO. 1158. A ~ESOLUTION OF THE CITY CO~CIL OF THE CITY OF DE~Y BEACH, A~HO~IZING THE CITY ¥~AGER TO PRO- CEED ~ITH THE C~~G, G~DING AND PAV~G OF THAT P~T OF SObT~;~ST SECOND STREET LYING BET~ 5TH AND 14TH AVEk~ES, TO A ~TIDTH OF TYENTY-FO~ (24) ?T. ~ motion of Con~issioner Campbell and seconded by Co~ission~r McNeece, the Co~cil ~animously ~pproved the adoption of Resolutions Nos. 1150, 1151, 1152 and llSS, on this first and final reading. Co~ssioner C~pbell then moved to confi~ the action of th6 Co~- oil taken at its regular meeting held on Septembe~ 22nd ~th reference to award of Contract to the low bidder on a l~p s~ basis fo~ the im- provement of said streets identified in the foregoing Resolutions and S.E. 6th Street portion lying between 3~d and 4th Avenues. Motion was 4 OCTOBER 13th, 1958. 165 seconded by Commissioner Talbot and unanimously approved. BIDS RECEIVED ON THE FIVE PROJECTS. ............. Son, Inc. Hardrives Inc., Zinke-Smith Inc., R.H.WriEht & S.W. 14th Ave., $ 9,211.12 11,845.40 S.W. 12th " 13,280.00 15~198;90 S.W. Srd Str., 4,052.00 5,302.55 S.W. 2nd Str., 19,150.62 23,221.60 S.E. 8th Str., 2,384.08 2,582.00 46,000.00 ~ ~,670.25 54,890.14 City Manager Lawson then read Ordinance No. G-297: ORDINANCE NO. G-297. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 5-6 and 5-7 OF THE CODE OF CRDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DEIRAY BEACH, FLA., RELATING TO DOGS; PROHIBITING PERSONS OWNING OR CON- TROLLING DOGS FROM PER~IITTING TttE,i IN PUBLIC BUILD- INGS OR UPON M~NICIPAL BEACH; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF CHAPTER $ OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. On motion of Commissioner .Warren, and seconded by Commissioner Talbot, the Council unanimously approved the Passing and Adopting of Ordinance No. G-297 on this second and final reading. The City Manager then read the following Ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. G-298. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER iS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, BY PROHIBITING THE ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR OR ANY OF HIS ASSISTANTS TO-~GAGE IN ELECTRICAL BUSINESS IN ANY MARINER WHILE HOLDING SUCH OFFICE. On motion of Commissioner McNeece and seconded by Commisioner Talbot, the Council. unanimously agreed on placing Ordinance No. ~---298 on first reading. City Manager Lawson then submitted the following "Reports" from the Planning Board: Excerpts from said Reports reflect the action of the Planning Board; 1. RE: Imperial Florida Oil Co's. Request for Deviation, ,"However, the Planning Board reco.mmends that said deviation set back be granted to the Imperial Florida Oil Company sub~.~c9 '~ to the agreement of the said Oil Company, extended by its repre-. sentative M~. Edward W. Kreutz that the Oil Company ~Jill, az its own expense, relocate the 'oil pumps at such time as cslled upon to do so due to revised right-of-way action by the State Road De p a r tment." On motion of Commissione~ Talbot and seconded by Commissioner Warren, The Council unanimously approved acceDtance of the P..oard's report, and granting approval of such deviation request, subject, however, to said Imperial Florid.a Oil Company agreeing to .re-locate the Pumps and Pump Stations, at its own expense, at such t~me as may be made necessary .due to any revised r~ght-of-way demands by the State, County of C~ty. ' 2. RE.: Request for Permissive Use, for Church, on Lots 9 & lC, Blk "A plat and a blueprint of the proposed church have been fur- nish by ~. John H. Nixon, Chair~nan of the building committee, and $. evidence of Parking provisions. There were no objections to this re.quo.st and your Planning Board recommends approval of ~such Permissive Use on Lots 9 and 10, in Block 19." Commissioner McNeece moved that petit be granted fo~ Per~ssive Use, for construction of a church, on Lots ~ and 10, Block 19, as reco~ended by the Pla~ing Board. Motion ~s seconded by C~- missioner C~pbell and upon Call of Roll - Co~issioners McNeece and 9~bell, together with ~yor Croft, voted in favor thereof, Commissioners Talbot and Vffarren being opposed. 3. "The Pla~ing Board reco~ends approval of the Request for per- · m~ssive use concerning establis~ent.of a Ch~ch on Lots 526, 827, 528 and 529 in Tropic Pa~s Subdivision." ~ motion of Co~is~ioner ~ffarren and seconded by Co~issione~ Campbell, the Co~c~l. ~animously ~greed the Request of 'Florida Gospel Pioneers,. ~c.; for pe~fss~ve use of constructing a Ch~ch on Lots 526, 827, 528 and 829 in Tropic Pa~, be denied ~til such t~e as the area is developed, at which t~e consideration will be given a new Request for such per~ssive use. 4, RE: Nomination to Board, Richard T. ~a.. October 1S, 1988. "Yo~ Pla~ing & Zoning Board has desired to neonate Robert F. Blake to a second five year te~. ~e feel that he has done a very diplo~tic job, not only in the ~ears he was on the board, but in the years prior when he sold the zdea to ~rio~ civic organizations. l%~e regret that he will not accept.. Our board therefor ~animousl~ no, nates ~. Richard to serve ~til September 28, 1963." P~ING & ~NING BO~ ~ motion of Co~issioner C~pbell and seconded by Co~ssioner. ~arren, the Co,oil ~nimously, with deep r~gret, accepted the resig- nation of ~. Robert F. Blake from the Pla~zng & Zoning Board, and~ directed that a letter be extended to ~. Blake reflecting the sincere appreciation of the City Co,oil for the invaluable services rendered by him d~i~ his tenure on the Pla~ing & Zoning Board. The Co,oil aooroved the appointment of ~. Richard T. Ha~a to the Pla~i~ & ZoSing Board, t% serve ~til September 28th~ 1969, as reco~ended by t~e Board, on motion of Co~ssioner Campbell and seconded by Co~ssioner %~Jarren. 0n motion of Co~issioner Warren and seconded by Co~issioner Talbot, the Co,oil, without opposition, approved, tentatively, the plans for the Ten Forty-Five Buzlding, proposed for.constructzon East Atlantic Avenue, as presented by the building ~nspector. ~ motion of Co~issioner Campbell and seconded by Commissioner NcNeece, the. application for re-newal of B~er License (Cons~ption off the presses) at Butler's Place, lll S.~. 5th Avenue, was tabled for study. City ~nager ~wson then read the following letter received from Ool. ~4rew L. Fabens, ~ai~an of the City Pla~ing Board: TO ~. ~YILL~ E. ~7S0N ~. October lO, 1988. With reference to your of the 8rd, our board met yesterday regard- ing future set backs along east 5th and 6th Avenues when these avenues are reconstructed. V~e plan to have worked out by the co~ission meeting of October 27th a very detailed specific reco~endation as to set-backs. 6 OOTOBEH 13tn, 1958 However you can ? assured that they will be about as follows; There shall be a set up from the new-property lines of ten feet for all buildings, structures.of any kind, road ways or areAS~wHer~ vehi- cles are stopped for serv~ce,.parking o~ sales to occupants or the public. No signs or obstruction to vis,on shall be in this ten foot set-back. NO projections shall be allowed over this area. The only vehicular travel over the set-back shall be in motion, entering or leaving.the ~remis~so. Residential buildings as required in R-$~ Your comments will be appreciated, as well as those of the ap- praisers. /S/ ANDRE~ L. FABENS On motion of Commissioner McNeece and seconded by Commissioner Campbell, the Council unanimously approved payment of Bills in the mount of $117,258.1~ subject to the approval of the Finance Committee. The City Manager submitted the following letter from Attorney Henry F. Lilienthal: RE: Saddle River Oaks, Inc., vs City of Delra~ Beach. "The Court Reporter has sent me a bill for a copy of the testimony taken on September l?th of $81.00 and I ask that you please have the City send me a check payable tomy firm or to me for $100.00 to apply toward cou~t costs. ~ith best regards, I am /S/ HENRY F. LILIENTHAL On motion of CommissionerNcNeece and seconded by Co.m~ssione~ Campbell, the Co~mcil unanimously approved payment of Mr. Lilienthal~3 initial charge of $100.00. City Manager Lawson informed the Council that, at the time the gineers were retained to draft plans and specifications for the storm sewer work south of Atlantic Avenue in the Seagate area, we also asked them to make preliminary design for drainage improvements in the Basin Drive area, as well as the Vista DelNar area. The drainage Problem in Basin Drive is particularly serious in that high tides cause salt water ~o back up on the street. On motion of Commissioner NcNeece and seconded by Commissioner Talbot, the Council unanimously approved consideration of such drain- age problem to include all side streets, westward from Andrews Ave., from Atlantic Avenue to and including Beach Drive, and requested that the City Manaser and City Engineer prgvide for study of this problem and presentation of their recommendation as soon as. possible. The City Manager then read the following Ordinance; 0RD ANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING CEMETERIES, MAUSOLEUMS, AND CR~TORIES ~ITHIN THE CITY OF DELP~Y BEACH, FLORIDA, EXCEPT AFTER REVI~I~ OF AN APPLICATION AND HEARING THEREON. On motion of Commissioner Talbot and seconded by Commissioner ~;arren, the Council unanimously agreed on placing Ordinance No. on first reading. City Manager Lawson informed the Council of the coming annual mem- bership meeting of the Palm Bsach County Resources Development Board to be held at the George Washington Hotel, ~est Palm Beach, on October 22nd, at 7:00 o'clock P.M. OCTOBER 13th, 1955 Commissioner Campbell moved that the City Nanager and City Clerk be given notice and that they be governed according to the desire of the City Council that the Central Fire Station, located on ~est Atlan- tic Avenue, be designated as the "Polling Place" for the coming City Election and that this be the only place so designated. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Talbot and unanimously passed. Attorney Harry Goodmark appeared before the Council to request further consideration for ~Villie Mae Edwards and the possible rescind- lng of the suspension of ~s. Edwards beer license, which suspension was directed by the Council at its regular meeting held on September 22nd. The Attorney cited the jurisdiction of the State Beverage De- partment in such matters as well as the fact that the Beverage Depart- ment, being aware of the City's action concerning said license, dj- rected the Count~ Tax Collector - Stetson Sproul - to issue Willie Edwards her 1955 1989 Beer License at the full License FEE as provided in the State Statutes. On motion of Commissioner Campbell and seconded by Commissioner ~cNeece, the Council unanimously voted on tabling this request until the next regular meeting and requested the City Attorney to investi- gate the facts of the issue and submit his report of findings to the Council. On motion ef Commissioner Talbot and seconded by Commissioner Campbell, the Council requested the City ~nager to obtai~ estimated cost, or quotation if possible, from satisfactory and qualified engi- neers for preparation of plans concerning street grades and profiles for the are~ between the ~.E.C.RR and the ~'?ate~way and North and South 4th Street~. Commissioner Warren expressed a desire for referendum provision on the foPthcoming Election Ballots for three amendments to the pre- sent Char~er. Council action on each item follows; 1. On mob~on oi Commissioner Campbell and seconded by Commissioner NcNeeee, the Council unanimously approved an amendment calling for establishment of a Board of Appeals or a Board of Adjustment, to eli- minate appeals being brought before the Council. 2. On motion of Commissioner Campbell and seconded by Commissioner ~cNeece, the Council unanimously approved consideration of an amendment providing for a yearly salary of Commissioners in the amount of $2400.00 and the salary of the ~yor (elected) to be $8,000.00. 8. The Council, on motion of Co~missioner Campbell and seconded by Commissioner McNeece, approved consideration of an amendment to the Charter relative to requirements of 'Annexation' which at present is 100% of property owners, such an amendment to possibly provide for a requirement of only 81% of the property owners involved. Commissioner Campbell moved that the Police Department be noti- fied that the Council desires tightening-up of controls by the Depart- ment concerning automobile speeding and traffic violations in general, taking all possible steps to eliminate the excessive s~eeding on the City streets and highways. ~otion seconded by Co~mmiss~oner Warren and unanimously agreed. Commissioner¥~arren further expressed a desire for a general Clean-Up Campaign, both private and city owned lands, the latter in- cluding - beautification of parks at Dixie Blvd & 2nd Ave., Dixie & 8th Street, Dixie & 8th Street; ~eeds around the base of Palm Trees on Atlantic Ave., Weeds from cracks in sidewalks on Atlantic Ave. between the F.E.C. RR and Swinton Ave; rebuilding of a sidewalk on the east side of S.E. 1st Ave., and the replacing of faded and rusty Street Traffic Signs, and requested the City ~anager to check over the list of 'suggestions' for a Clean-Up, OCTOBER 13th, 1958. Commissioner ~i~cNeece moved that the City ~,nager take necessary steps to obtain a Tractor and Rotary Hower for the p~pose of main- taining the City's responsibility in the lot clean-up program. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Campbell and met with unanimous Council approval. On motion of Commissioner ~?arren and seconded by Commissioner Campbell, the Council unanimously agreed that the City provide for a general clean-up of its properties and that all possible newspaper publicity be furnished toward encouraging private property o~mers to maintain clean premises, ps~rticularly business establislnnents which allow an accumulation of merchandise and debris at the rear of their buildings. _~ ~ ~.~ OOTOBER 13th, 1958.