07-12-05 Minutes Special/WS
SPECIAL MEETING/WORKSHOP MEETING
JDL Y 12, 2005
A Special Meeting of the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, was
called to order by Mayor Jeff Perlman in the First Floor Conference Room at City Hall at 6:00 p.m.,
on Tuesday, July 12, 2005.
Roll call showed:
Present - Commissioner Patricia Archer
Commissioner Rita Ellis
Commissioner J on Levinson
Commissioner Alberta McCarthy
Mayor Jeff Perlman
Absent - None
Also present were - David T. Harden, City Manager
Susan A. Ruby, City Attorney
Janet K. Whipple, Acting City Clerk
Mayor Perlman called the meeting to order and announced that it had been called for
the purpose of considering the following item:
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
1. PURCHASE AWARD/R. GEORGE & ASSOCIATES, INC.: Approve a purchase
award to R. George & Associates, Ine. in the amount of $771,944.56 via the Florida State
Contract #420-590-02-1 for the purchase of furniture for the Delray Beach Public Library.
Funding is available from 380-3552-571-64.10 (2004 G.O. Bond, Library, Office Furniture/
Fixtures).
Mr. Levinson moved to approve a purchase award to R. George & Associates in the amount
of $771,944.56, seconded by Mrs. Archer. Upon roll call, the Commission voted as follows:
Mrs. Ellis - Yes; Mrs. Archer - Yes; Mr. Levinson - Yes; Ms. McCarthy - Yes; Mayor
Perlman - Yes. Said motion passed 5-0.
2. BID AWARD/COMMUNITY TREE SERVICE: Approve a bid award to Community
Tree Service in the amount of $24,330.00 via Palm Beach County Contract #05018 for the
removal and trimming of trees at the Municipal Golf Course. Funding is available from 445-
4714-572-34.95 (Municipal Golf Course Fund/Debris Removal).
Mrs. Ellis moved to approve a bid award to Community Tree Service in the amount of
$24,330.00, seconded by Mrs. Archer. Upon roll call, the Commission voted as follows:
Mrs. Archer - Yes; Mr. Levinson - Yes; Ms. McCarthy - Yes; Mayor Perlman - Yes; Mrs.
Ellis - Yes. Said motion passed 5-0.
Mayor Perlman declared the Special Meeting adjourned at 6:02 p.m.
WORKSHOP AGENDA
1. Joint Meeting with the Education Board.
Janet Meeks, Education Coordinator, Betsy Owen, Chairman of the Education Board, and
Debbie Kaiser, Education Board Member, provided a Power Point Presentation presenting
information the Education Board had gathered over the past year. A new Mission and Vision
Statement, new Goals and Objectives, and a calendar of events for the upcoming school year
had been developed. It was noted the School Board would continue existing programs such as
the Principal Breakfast, Walk a Child to School Dqy, and Principal jòr a Dqy. Two new programs
relating to parental involvement and literacy are being considered for the 2006/2007 school year.
A favorable consensus of the Commission noted the Education Board was doing an excellent
job by proceeding with dedication towards development of new proposals, as well as, showing
commitment to those issues already in place.
2. Old School Square Presentation.
Mr. Joe Gillie, Executive Director of Old School Square, and Mr. Jay Alperin, President of Old
School Square, reviewed proposals and a tentative master plan for the grounds surrounding Old
School Square and the Cornell Museum.
A favorable consensus of the Commission provided the approval to continue the development
of the site plan and proposals to refurbish the grounds around Old School Square and the
Cornell Museum.
3. Redevelopment Proposal for Atlantic Plaza.
David T. Harden, City Manager, and Paul Dorling, Planning and Zoning Director requested
direction from the Commission on the proposed Atlantic Plaza. Mr. Dorling eXplained the site
plans for the project.
An unfavorable consensus of the Commission was expressed concerning the proposed
development of the Atlantic Plaza.
Commission Comments. The Commission discussed attending the Friday morning Rotary Club,
and discussed issues concerning the Downtown Atlantic Avenue area.
ADDITIONAL SPECIAL MEETING ITEM
3. CLOSED ATTORNEY /CLIENT SESSION pursuant to F.S. 286.011(8) regarding the
case of Dwanna Newsome, a personal representative of the Estate of Ralph Antonio Brown
and Paul Emmanuel Stevens vs. the City of Delray Beach, Florida.
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- Mayor Perlman re-opened the Special Session for the Closed Attorney Client Session at 7:53
p.m.
Susan Ruby, City Attorney, read into record the following:
The City has scheduled a closed attorney client session pursuant to Florida Statutes
286.011 (8) regarding the lawsuit of Dwanna Newsome, a personal representative of
the Estate of Ralph Antonio Brown and Paul Emmanuel Stevens. The estimated
length of the closed session will be 15 minutes. The following persons will be
attending: Mayor Jeff Perlman, CommissIOners Pat Archer, Alberta McCarthy, Rita
Ellis and Jon Levinson, City Manager DaVld Harden, City Attorney Susan Ruby,
Assistant City Attorney Cathy Kozol, Fred Gelston, Esq., and a Certified Court
Reporter. This closed Attorney/Client Session is to discuss setdement negotiations
and strategy related to litigation of expenditures in this case.
Janet Whipple, Acting City Clerk was requested by the City Attorney to turn the recorder off and
leave the room during the Attorney/Client Session.
The recorder was turned back on and Mayor Perlman closed the Attorney/Client Session at 8:35
p.m. reopened and then adjourned the Special Meeting/Workshop at 8:35 p.m.
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ATTEST:
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MAYOR
The undersigned is the City Clerk of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, and the
information provided herein is the MInutes of the Special Meeting/Workshop of the City
Commission held on Tuesday, July 12, 2005, wluch Minutes were formally approved and adopted by
the City Commission on July 19, 2005.
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