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05-25-54 A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of ~eiray Beach was held in the Council Chambers with Maydr Catherine E. Strong in the Chair, City Manager N Lawson, Jr., City Attorney Nell MacMillan, and the following Council me~bers loresent: Glenn B. Sundy, R.J. Holland, Mrs. Alma K. Noehle, and W. Cottingham Allen, a quor~n~ b~eing present. An opening prayer was delivered by Rev. J. G. Robinson. Upon ~otton of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Sundy and unanimously carried, the minutes of the meetings held .May' ll and 14 were approved as amended. Mr. William Carpenter presente~ a proposed re-plat of Breez~ Ridge Estates and explained that the Planning Board had made recom~endations that a final plat, showing several provisions regarding street~$igns, easements, etc., be submitted for final acceptance. He stated since t~ provisions required were all under full control of the City that he felt the revised plat could be approved. Mrs. Woehle moved the plat be approved subject to the proval of the City Manager. CounciLman Allen seconded the motion and upon call of roll it carried unanimously. Mr. Fred McNeece of the Golf Committee discussed with the Council the delay in final action to accept a loan offered by Mr. Warren Grimes to the Golf Course. He stated that the pledge of Golf revenue certificates is insufficient and that Mr. Grimes now desire pledge from utility tax to insure r~-payment of the loan. Mr. M~Neece~ felt that the program outlined for the ~olf Course should produce enough income to take care of the obligation. Mr. Charles Crane addreseed the Council stating he had talked to Mr. Grimes and that the matter had been turned ove~ to the firm of Chapman and Cutle~, attorneys, who indicated they did not poss- ess the full financial picture of the Golf Course. Mr. Crane stated the legal stipulations should be worked out within possibly a week. With regard to the $3,000 interest of utility tax, Mr. Crane pointed out that the cfty Charter provides for the City to pledge utility tax with a limitation of ten years, which would mean that the interest would have to mature from 1955 to 1965 and that possibly an additional pledge of ~10,000 would be required, making a total of ~13,000.00. Mrs. Woehle stated they had had financial figures of the Golf Course and that an income of ~40,000 was shown for the current season, up to April 1st. She asked Mr. McNeece if they had a net income of ~20,000. Mr. Crane then explained that it was not net income and that from October 1st to April 1st the ~olf Course had received $41,600 and a balance of app~oxie~tely $1~,000 was now in the bank. M~. McNeece stated there were several phases (projects) scheduled which, combined with no~mal expenditures for the ensuing five months, should result in an approximate $5,000 net gain for the current fiscal year. Mr. MacMillan explained to the Council that the question now was whether the certificates could be issued, payable out of revenue from the Golf Course. Ne was advised that Chapman and Cutler stated the City could issue them out of revenme. Mr. Brann, attorney for Mr. Grimes, had asked two questions of Mr. MacMillan - 1. What would happen in the event the revenus is inadequate to repay the loan. (Chapman and Cutler stated nothing would happen.) and 2. - Mr. Brenn had requested the income figures from the Golf Course. With regard to whether the interest could be pledged from utility tax, Chapman and Cutler had advised the two sources of revenue cannot be combined. Mr. MacMillan explained that in order to prevent too much delsy he had requested Mr. Brann to confer directly with Chapman and Cutler regarding the legal questions involved. Councilman Allen asked Mr. Crane if he had any recommendations to make, to which he replied he felt it would be a nice gesture to advise Mr. Grimes by letter the acti~ taken and reason for the delay, and that he felt the Council should have legal advice. 954 Hayor Strong stated she would write to F~r. Grimes. Mr. McNeece announced that the Golf Course co~nittee had employed a new pro-manager wh~ sh~ws great promise. Mr. Rhea Whitley, representing Roy Calamia, presented a plat of Seaerest Park, stating they propose constructing 32 new resi- dences in the area between Seacrest High School and the new ele- mentary school. He explained that in order to begin construction or get financial aid, it wo,Jld be n.~cessary to rezone the property to Residence A. The homes are to be constructed on Lots 10 through 17, Block 8, and all of Blocks 9, 10 and 11, Seacrest Park. Mr. Whitley stated the Planning Board had recommended approving the upgrading. The following report of the Planning Board was then read by Mr. ~wson. The ~onorable Mayor and City Council Delray Beech, Florida Ladies az~d Gentlemen: At a meeting of the Planning Board, April 29, the possibility of upgrading Seacrest Park from Residence B to Residence A zone was considered for tentative approval. Discussion with the owner and the develope~ intending to improve the property brought out the following points: (1) It appeared that all affected property owners were in agreement with the proposed upgrading. (2) It was understood that the owner of the property. Northridge, Inc., would withdraw the request if the desired upgrading could not be accomplished by approximately mid- June, since the proposed reside~ti~l develQpment required an early start in construction. It was felt that the proposed upgrading was of advantagefto(i the City, and that the indicated withdrawal of the request it could not be accomplished for development th~s sum~er) constituted a reasonable basis for "emergency~ action. The Board recommends that immediate action be taken to upgrade the property. Sincerely, /s/ Robert F. Blake II Cha i rman Upon motion of Mrs. ~Woehle, seconded by Councilman Sundy and unanimously carried, the upgrading of the property was approved. Mr. MacMill~n then r~ad the following emergency ordinance.' EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. G-187 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUR~IL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, RE-ClASSIFYING PART OF BEACRE~ PARK FROM RESIDENCE "B" DISTRICT TO RESIDENCE "A" DISTRICT. WHEREA~, the City of Delray Beach, Florida, has for sometime been endea~rin~ to raise the standards of zoning throughout the City of Delray ~each, Florida, an~ zS, 1 54 NEEREAS, the owner of the hereinafter described p~operty has to be "up-zoned" from Residence "B" to Residence requested the same "A", and WHEREAS, said owner has indicated that unless said offer to "up-zone" is immediately accepted, that the same may be withdrawn, and WI~EREAS, it appears to the City Council that~it would be in ~he interest of the entire Cit~ of Delray Beach to accept said offer of up-zoning in the interest of public health, property and wel fa~e, and WH~EAS, the City Zoning Board has recommended the same and advised that the re-zoning would constitute a reasonable basis for "emergency action". NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, as follows: Section 1: The acceptance of the offer to "up-zone" the hereinafter described property fr~m Residence "B" to Residence "A" is hereby declared to constitute an emergency affecting the entire city for the preservation of the public health, property, safety and welfare. Section 2: That the following described property is hereby placed in Residence "A" .district, as defined by. Chapter XX of the City Code of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, to wit: Lots 10 through 17, inclusive, Block 8;_Lots 1 through 16, inclusive, Block 9; Lots 1 through 5, inclusive, Block 10; and Lots 1 through 15, inclusive, Block 11, according to plat of BEACREST PARK as recorded in Plat Book 24, page 33, Palm Beach County P~blic Records. Section 3: The City Building Inspector shall, upon the effective date of this ordinance, make the necessax-y change in coloring on the Official Zoning Map of the City of Delray Beach, Flori da. ~ection 4: This is an emergency o~dlnance and shall take effect upon its passage on first and final reading. PASSED in regular seesion on firstand final reading on this the 25th day of May, 1954. _/_si'. Catherine. S. SEron~ ATTES~: Mayor lsla. Wort _,. City Clerk Motion was made by Mrs. Woehle to place the ordinance on first and final reading. Councilman Holland seconded the motion and upon call of roll it carried urmnimously. Mr. Lawson the~ read a letter fr~m the Youth Recreation Comittee reporting on a recent meeting with the Director of the Youth Center and stating an annual report would be submitted June 1 st. The Council agreed to meet with the theatre group and with the Recreation Committee to discuss the problem of using the YoUth Center d~ring the winter months. The Building Inspector presented a request froTM the ~irst Baptist Church for permission to construct an accessory building ¥m¥ 19 4 before a main building is constructed. Mr. Hughson stated such a permit would be in violation of zoning. After discussion, the request was referred to the Planning Board upon motion of Councilman Holland, seconded by Mrs. Woehle and unanimously carried. Mr. Hughson also requested the matter of ceiling heights in business buildings be ~eferred to the Planning Board as there had been several requests for deviation in the 12 foot ~eiltng height. He explained that the matter had pr.eviously been referred to the Board but that they had not yet taken any final action. The Council instructed the City Manager to obtain an opinion of the Board on the above. Mr. Lawson presented a plat of Paradise Heights and a letter from George $. Brockway explaining some changes which had been made and requesting a new approval of the plat before filing in County records. Mr. Lawson pointed out an interior lot included which would possibly prevent a right-of-way fc~ N~ 7th Avenue. He stated the plat had been approved by a previous Council December 1, 1953. A motion was made by Councilman Holland to approve the plat as presented. Councilmaa Allen seconded the motion which carried unanimousl y. Discussion was held regarding night swimming at the pool. Mrs. Woehle suggested having free admission instead of employing a cash- ier which she felt is unnecessary. Mr. Lawson stated he had planned to omit a cashier in the next budget and asked the Council .to approve keepi_ng the pool open nights. it was agreed that no changes should be made at present an~ that the pool would continue to be open in the evenings. Mr. Lawson asked the Council for approval of specl~ications for water lines, modeled after the plans drawn up for our present Water Construction program, and similar in nature, as said plans were submitted by the engineering firm of Smith and aillespie. A motion was made by Mrs. Woehle to adopt the specifications. Councilman Sundy seconded the motion which carried unanimously. The City Manager stated he had been advised by the City Attor- ney of street paving specifications covered by Chapter 11 of the City Code, and asked the Council to approve a request of Mr. Boldt which had been delayed until new specifications were prepared. Mr. Boldt. desires to bid on construction of streets for the Ken Bacheller Subdivision. Mr. Lawson felt that since Mr. Bacheller's plat had been tentatively approved by the Planning Board and the Council, permission should be granted to construct the streets under the existing specifications. The request was referred to the City Manager who was instructed to notify Mr. Bacheller of action taken by the Council. Mr. Lawson advised the Council that he had asked the fl~m of Himes & Himes, now conducting an audit of City records, to prepare a revised accounting system. He estimated the cost at approximately $1200. Councilman Sundy asked if the expense was included in the budget and Mr. Lawson replied that it was not covered in the budget but that he felt the expense would be well worth it to obtain a type of accounting system which would tighten internal control and simplify future audit s. Councilman Holland moved that t~e City Manager proceed with the work, payment to be made from the General Fund. Councilman Sundy seconded the motion which carried unanimously. Mrs. Woehle asked if t~e system would include Rules and Regu- lations and Mr. Lawson replied that it would. Mayor Strong stated she felt there should be a detailed audit included in next year's budget and ~ointed out that the City Clerk had. recently discovered a loan the Uity had obtained from the Federal Government for sewer survey and plans and that there were no records 25, 1954 of the liability set up in the accounting department. She stated a detailed audit would prevent errors of this type. The City Manager stated the ~uit Claim Deeds for rights-of-way on part of SW 7th Avenue had not yet been received and that a request from Ira Holl&mon for a street light would therefore have to be held in abeyance. Mayor Strong stated she had been advised by the City Clerk that a rock road constructed by Ozzie Youngblood on NW ?th Avenue had been constructed on private property. ~he also advised that a sidewalk had been removed in order to construct the street and the property owner had been assessed for the sidewalk, Mr. MacMillan stated that since the ,City was only involved' in furnishing equipment to haul the rock, the City Manager and City Clerk should investigate the situation and report to the Gouncll. A letter was read f~om ~. R. Cons tans requesting a deViation in set-back for part of the undeveloped property south of the Ken Bacheller subdivision. Mr. Pruyser plans to construct new homes in August and desires a deviation of a 30 foot set-back instead of 35 feet to allow more property in the rear of the home s. Mr. Hughson explained that FHA and VA financing cannot be ob- tained if houses are constructed in a straight row, therefore he felt the deviation of a minimum of 25 feet should be allowed to clarify the situation with regard to new subdivisions. Councilman Holland m~ved that the request be referred to the Planning Board. Councilman Sunc~ seconded the motion which carried unanimously. Mr. Holland also suggested the City Manager obtain an opinion on set-backs for subdl~isions. Mr. S. J. Bcobee presented a Sketch of a proposed addition to the Scobee Funeral Home with a request for a set-back deviation. After discussion the request was referred to t he Planning Board upon motion of Mrs. Woehle, seconded by Councilman Sundy and unani- mously carried. The Council discussed a request of the ~ony League for certain improvements being made to ~he baseball field. Councilman Holland stated there would be three leagues requiring the use of the field next year and he felt the changes would benefit all the boys. Mr. MacMillan suggested that since the baseball diamond had been changed several times the Council should obtain advice from someone regarding a good location for the diamond. The matter was turned over to the City Manager for study. Mr. Lawson read a telegram received f~om the Palm Beach I~and Owner,.s Association and the ~esources Development Board with regard to a meeting to be held in Miami forths purpose of adopting a ~eso- lution to change the proposed location of the Tu~npike. The Council agreed to have ~r. Harry McKean represent the City at the meeting. Mr. Lawson read a letter from Mr. Thomas Bruder expressing his opinion as to allowing non-residents of Delray Beach being appointed to serve on the Planning Board. The City Clerk read the following ordinance to adopt the Southern Standard Building Code: ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ~ELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOI~ING "SOUTHERN STANDARD BUILDING CODE", AS REVISED, AS THE BUILDING CODE FOR THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA. Upon motion of Councilman Holland, seconded by Mrs. Woehle and unanimously carrie~ the ordinance was placed on first reading. The following amended ordinance was read by the City ClefS: ¸89 ORDINANCE NO. 188 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2 OF EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. G-l?8 OF THE CITY 0E DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, B~ PROVIDING MEMBERS OF PI~ANNING BOARD MAY BE PERSONS HAVING PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS IN DELRAY BEACH, FL0 RI DA. A motion was made by Councilman Holland, seconded by Council- man Allen to place the ordinance on first reading. Upon call of roll, Mayor Strong voted opposed and Council members Sundy, Holland, Woehle and Allen voted in fawor of the ordinance. Mayor Strong asked the City Attorney if the Council needed to wait until second reading of the aboveo~inance before appointing members to the Board and Mr. MacMillan advised the appointments would have to b~ tabled until the second reading. Mr. MacMillan read the following ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 189 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 15 OF CHAPTER XIV OF THE CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, BY PROHIBITING THE KEEPING OF LIVESTOCK IN THE CITY LIMITS. The ordinance was placed on first reading upon motion of Councilman Holland, seconded by Councilman Allen and unanimously carried. Me. Worthing outlined the drainage assessment of Bill George in 1949 for. work on SE 4th Avenue, stating a resolution had been adopted for plans and specifications; an assessment roll had been advertised; and a hearing held for objections. He stated theClty Manager had recommended assessing only half of Mr. George's property,! but that an ordinance was adopted approving the assessment roll, showing the Council's decision that the objections of Mr. George ,.. were insufficient. When asked by Councilman Holland if both sides of the street had been assessed, Mr. Worthfng replied none had been skipped and that Mr. George owns the property on both sides of the street. The City Attorney advised the Council to leave the assessment as it is. A motion was made by Councilman Holland that, since there .was no irregularity in the assessment, that it be left as it is. The motion was seconded by Ccuncilman Allen and unanimously carried. Bills in the amount of ~4~1, 934. 74 were approved subject to the approval of the Finance Committee, upon motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Holland and unanimously carried. A request from Ray_Ruffing to operate a d~y cleaning plant in the west half of Bloc~ 82 was discussed. The Council asked Mr. Ruffing to explain the type of cleaning equipment he would use and he replied two washers approximately 30 x 36, three pressers, a small flash type boiler of approximately 15 horsepower, with no smoke, two tumblers, and two stretchers. When asked if he would take laundry }ir. Ruffing replied he would but that it would not be processed on the premises. Mr. Ruffing stated he would use 140 flash cleaning flu~ and the Fire Chief stated this would be safe but that the problem was in the zoning of the property. Mr. MacMillan suggested that Mr. Ruffing write a letter to the City Manager outlining his machinery and equipment which would be used, and that he in turn would give the Council a legal opinion as to what would be permissable. Mayor Strong asked the City Attorney for advice regarding the City purchasing material and/or labor from a member of the Council. Mr. MacMillan stated he would check the matter and advise the Ccuncil. The City Clerk stated he mad had a request for a license to operate a large dr.ug store with a package store next door, in the west half of Block 82. Hayor Stron~ expressed objection to any additional liquor establishments being allowed in the City. Hr. HacHillan stated that since that area is not liquor zoned, the request could be denied. Hr. Hughson advised the Council that the building in Block 109 which had been inspected and found to be unsafe, would be removed in the near future, having been given to a colored person., Mr. MacHillan expressed his appreciation to Hr. Robert ~racey his assistance in 'the matter. _ Hr. ~-awsc~ reported an estimate had been obtained of the labor and pipe cost for installing a sprinkler system atthe ~oman's Club. He stated it would be approximately ~170 or ~180. Councilman ~undy moved thatthe City Hana~er proceed with the work to install the sprinkler system. The motion was seconded by Councilman Holland and carried unanimously. The meeting then adjourned. APPROVED: .... l~ayor - - -- ATTEST: City cie rk- u -