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05-11-54 I~Y 11, 1954 A //egular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Oelray Beach was held in the Council chambers at 2:30 P.M. with Vice- Mayor Glenn B. Sandy in the Chair, Mayor Catherine E. Strong, City Manager W.E. Lawson, Jr., Attorney liarry T. Newett, and the following Council members present: ft. J. llolland, Mrs.. Alma K. Woehle, and W. Cottingham Allen, a quorum being present. An opening prayer was delivered by ~ev. J. }l. Walker. Upon motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Holland and ~unanimously carried, the minutes of the meetings of April 27 and May 4 were approved as written. Mr. Lawrence Hagen, representing the Palm Beach County Land Owner's Association, addressed the Council with reference to passing a resolution protesting the proposed location of the turnpike. He advised there would be a hearing in West Palm Beach Monday, Play 17th and asked-the Council to adopt the resolution which is similar to the one adopted by West Palm Beach and other municipalities in the area. Councilman ~llen was in favor of the resolution,, which would recon~nend the turnpike be moved west of State Road No. 7. }/rs. woehle was of the opinion that the Council should first consider the resolution and Confer with property owners who would be affected. Councilman ~olland stated it would be unfair to pass the resolution without a hearing. Mr. William Block, secretary of the Land Owner's Association, advised the Council that the Resources Development Board was to~ forward information regarding the resolution. Councilman Holland made a motion that the matter be held in abeyance until all necessary information was received from the County, and if the Council was in agreement a special meeting would be held to adopt the resolution. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Woehle and unanimously carried. Mr. Burr Boldt of Hardrives Corporation addressed the Council with a request for a list of specifications for three proposed streets, NE 19th Street, 18th Cou~t, and NE 18th Street between Swinton Avenue and NE 2nd Avenue. Hr. Lawson explained the streets were for the new Ken Bacheller subdivision and that ~lr. Boldt desired to bid on the work. Mrs. Woehle asked if the City has any specifications for secondary streets and the City Manager replied no. ~hen asked if they had ever submitted specifications to the Councll, Co1. Fabens of the Planning Board stated they had suggested widths for some streets but they felt the final plans should be drawn up by the City Engineer. Councilman Holland moved that the City FLanager be instructed to draw up specifications for major and secondary streets, taking into consideration the usage and area. involved and gov®~ning it to probably two specifications. Councilman ~llen seconded the motion ~hlch carried unanimously. Rrs. Kapelll addressed the Council asking that she be given fire protection at a nursing home in Delray Gardens, north of Atlantic ~venue on ~ilitary 'frail. Chief Gregory of the Fire Department stated the City can not guarantee fire protection outside the City limits and Nra. Kapelli was advised by Hr. Sandy to ask the County for their assistance. Hr. Lawson read a letter from the ~elray Beach Garden Clubs asking for details from the Council as to the amount of labor and equipment the City would furnish toward the beautification of the beach. Mrs. Woehle stated the Council had voted at a previous meeting to ask the Garden Clubs for their recomn~endations and stated the City would cooperate In anything the Club felt was required for tha project. Mrs. }1. F. ~iley was in the audience and stated she would obtain the necessary information from the C}ubs. M~¥ 11, 1954 Mr. Lawson read a letter from Barnard and Burk, engineering firm of Baton Rouge, La., with regard to a city-wide gas distribution system in Oelray Beach. A representative of the company was to visit the city within a few days. Mr. Lawson stated it would be a large program and would required a great deal of consideration. After discussion the matter was referred to the City Manager for his study. A letter from George Brockway, engineer, was read, explaining a fee in the amount of ~3300.69 charged to the City, stating it was the usual procedure for their firm to charge 60~ of the fee for plans and specificati.~ns and 40~ for supervision. Inasmuch as the specifications had been received although the paving had not been accomplished,' Mrs. Woehle moved the bill be approved for payment. The motion was seconded by Councilman Allen and unanimously carried. Mr. Lawson presented a layout of the proposed Girl $cout l Build- ing and Mr. John Kabler addressed the Council requesting a donation of $1500 from the city. He stated the approximate total cost of the building would be ~15,000 and explained donations which had been received from local business firms, tie pointed out three objections which he thought the Council might have in donating to the fund, namely: (1) The building would be outside the City limits~ (2) would it set a precedent for other similar projects, and (3) that the donation might not be in the budget. Councilman Holland asked if it would be agreeable for the City to make the donation after the new budget had been adopted and Mr. . Kabler stated yes. A motion was made by Councilman Holland that the City Council go on record as instructing the City Phanager to make a contribution of ~1500 to the Girl Scout Building, as a matter of capital improve- ment, to be included in the budget, for the next fiscal year. The motion was seconded by Councilman Allen and unanimously carried. Mr. Lawson read a letter from Weekes Realty Company suggesting that the Council appoint an insurance committee to recommend to the City insurance and bond needs. Mr. Weekes stated that all insurance companies with whom tile City does business have the same rate scale except for bonds, therefore competitive bidding is impractical. Councilman Holland stated the Charter provides for competitive bids and that if six people bid the same, the City has to rotate the contracts. The Council agreed to deny the request. A letter from R. F. Blake resigning from the Planning Board was read. Councilman lfolland stated he bad investigated the matter after voting against an amended ordinance at a previous meeting and that since the Board is an appointed board, serving only at the pleasure of the Council, he felt the restrictions pertaining to residences of members were a mistake. Councilman Holland moved that the amended ordinance be re-read and another vote taken by the Council so that the City could be a little more flexible. He then amended his motion that the Council not accepy Mr. Blake's resignation until they had had the amended ordinance re-read and a new motion made. Councilman Allen seconded the motion and upon call of roll~ Mayor Strong voted opposed and Council members Sundy, liolland, Woehle and allen voted in favor of it. A letter from H. S. Crichton was read asking for an exemption from a city license to operate small vending machines. Mr, Lawson stated Mr. Crichton is over 65 years of age which is provided for in Ordinance G-128. A motion was made by Mrs. Woehle to grant the license, seconded by Councilman Allen and unanimously carried. Mr. Lawson read a letter from Mrs. Georgia Lapham with regard to a member of the local radio station being appointed as a special police officer. She states news people sometimes have difficulty in obtaining information during a disaster or at the scene of an accident and that an officer's badge would be very helpful. She felt the same consideration should be given to news people. bL~Y 11, 1954 Police Chief Croft stated he had appointed 83 special officers and that~though they had their identification with them at all times they were not allowed to use it except when they were acting as police officers. Mrs. Woehle stated she felt John Clark of Civil Defense should have been one who wo~ld be appointed since his work dealt with disaster and accidents. Mr. Newett stated that using the bade for private,.purposes would be illegal. Chief Croft assured the Council that any time a special police officer used their identification for private purposes it would be immediately forfeited. A letter from J. S. Huber was read requesting a water exten- sion to Lots 2 and 4, Block B, Sunny Acres. The Council instructed the City }lanager to advise Mr. Huber the police for the City doing work of this type and until speciPi- cations were drawn up all requests would continue to be referred to the Council. The following Ordinance was then read in full: A~N OitDINANCE Pi(OVIDING FOR THh VACATION, ilE~IOVAL, REPAIR~ OR DE}IOLITION OF ANY BUILDING 01-( STRUCTUHE WHICH IS OR THiLEATENS TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE, DANGEROUS TO THE HEALTH, }IO~kLS, SAFETY, OI( GENEi~AL WELFA~E OF Ttfl~ PEOPLE OF TIiE CITY OF DEL~AY BEACH, FLORIDA, 0~{ WItlCH }lIGHT TEND TO CONSTITUTE A FIRE HENACE; AND FOR TItE ASSESSMENT OF THE COST OF VAC- ATION~ ~}[OVAL, t~EPAIi{, OH DEMOLITION THEi~EOF AS A MUNICIPAL LIEN 01( ASSESSMENT AGAINST iSUCH PiiEMISES AND TO PNOVIDE FOH THE ~ECOVE}{Y OF SUCH GOSTS IN AN ACTION OF LAW. Upon motion of Councilman Holland, seconded by Mrs. Woehle and unanimously carried, the~rdinance was placed on first reading. Mr. Lawson advised there would be a hearing at the meeting of June 8 to consider any protests from Fred C. Muddiman regard- ing condemning his property in Block 109. Mr. Lawson suggested the Council approve all Purchasing be handled through his office and the duties of cashier be shifted to personnel now in the Water Department. He stated that after a six months' trial he would be able to determine if the position would call for a full time employee. Councilman Allen asked if the inventories could be kept up to date and Mr. Lawson replied they would keep them up to date from month to month. A report was read f~om the Delray Beach Recreation Club with regard to appropriation of ~1,000 for the 1954-55 budget. Councilman Holland moved that the Council accept the report _ and include the required amount in the budget for the next fiscal year. The motion was seconded by Councilman Allen and carried unan imo us I y. Bills in the~amount of $46,438.96 were presented for approval. Upon motion of Councilman HOlland, seconded by Councilman Allen and unanimously carried, the bills were approved subject to the approval of the ~"inance Committee. Mr. ~dorthing explained an assessment for a drainage project in 1949 stating that Mr. Bill George had asked that the interest for the assessment be waived. Mr. George stated that other property owners were not assessed, but only Lot 1 Block 101 and Lot 3, Block 92, on both corners of Atlantic Avenue and S.E. 4th Avenue. Councilman Holland moved that the City Clerk be instructed to obtain the facts and exact history of the situation and establish it to date so that action could be taken. Councilman ~11en seconded the motion which carried unanimously. MAY 11, 1984 Mr. Worthing asked the Council for permission to eliminate four paving liens in Block 47, Lots 16 through 19, from the records. ~ motion was made by Councilman ttolland to instruct the City Clerk to prepare necessary documents to eliminate~.the liens from the records according to law. 'Councilman Allen seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. The Oouncil discussed the Southern Standard Building.0ode which the Building Inspector stated has been in use since approximately 1951 but had not been adopted by ordinance. After discussion a motion was made by Councilman Holland to instruct the Building Inspector and City Attorney to prepare an ordinance immediately. The motion was seconded by Councilman allen and unanimously carried. The Building Inspector was also instructed to confer with local contractors and architects to determine if the code was the best suited for Delray Beach. A letter from the Golf Committee was read suggesting the appointment of Warren Grimes to fill the vacancy caused by the resi- gnation of Mike ~lank. a motion was made by Councilman Holland, seconded by Councilman Allen and unanimously carried, that Mr. Grimes be appointed to the Golf Committee. The City Manager read a letter from the Woman's Club stating the former City Manager had advised them the City would contribute the labor to install a sprinkler system on the property if the Club furnished the pipe. The City Manager was instructed to obtain an estimate of the labor cost for the project. A letter was read from the City Attorney suggesting the Council accept the following proposal made by the new ~ners of Kay's Art Gallery: That a license fee of $1,000 per year maximin be esta- blished; that the night closing time be extended from ll:00. PM to 11:30 PPI; and that the owners would abide by the tagging provisions. Mrs. Woehle was not in favor of theproposal. Mr. Newett stated he f~lt the City had won a victory without expense and that he doubted if they would benefit any better by taking the case to court, Councilman Holland moved that the recommendations of the City Attorney be accepted. '£he motion was seconded by Councilman Allen and upon call of roll, Mayor Strong, Councilmen Sundy, Holland and Allen voted in favor of the motion and Mrs. Woehle passed. The Council discussed several complaints received by Mayor Strong regarding horses and livestock being kept within the city limits. Motion was made by ~ouncilman Holland to instruct the City Attorney to prepare~n ordinance which would eliminate permitting livestock etc~ in the city limits. The motion was seconded by Councilman Allen and unanimously ~arried. The City Manager was instructed to have the horses removed by the owners. Mr. Worthing reported that a reply had been received from Mr. Dave Turner of the State ~oad Board with regard to two motions made by the Council at a previous meeting concerning the re-routing of traffic on U.S. Highway ~1. He stated Mr. Turner had off,red his complete ~ooperation. The meeting then adjourned. APPROVED: Ma yor ATTEST: City Clerk