05-08-01 SpMtgMAY 8, 2001
A Special Meeting of the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach, Florida was
called to order by Mayor David Schmidt in the First Floor Conference Room at City Hall at 6:00
P.M., Tuesday, May 8, 2001.
Roll call showed:
Present -
Commissioner Patricia Archer
Commissioner Alberta McCarthy
Commissioner Jeff perlman
Commissioner Jon Levinson
Mayor David Schmidt
Absent - None
Also present were -
City Manager David T. Harden and
City Attorney Susan A. Ruby
Mayor Schmidt called the meeting to order and announced that it had been called for
the purpose of considering the following items:
Distribution of FY 2002-Drug Control & System Improvement Funds: Consider approval
of the distribution of FY 2002 Drug Control & System Improvement (DES1) funds (aka Byme
funds) in the amount of $726,079 as recommended by the Criminal Justice Commission, and
authorize the Mayor to send a letter agreeing to the allocation of these funds.
Mr. Perlman made a motion to approve the distribution of FY 2002 Drug Control & System
Improvement (DCSI) funds and authorize the Mayor to send the requested letter in support,
seconded by Mrs. Archer. Upon roll call the Commission voted as follows: Mr. Perlman -
Yes; Mrs. Archer - Yes; Mr. Levinson - Yes; Ms. McCarthy - Yes; Mayor Schmidt - Yes.
Said motion passed with a 5 to 0 vote.
Youth Enrichment Vocational Center Fund Raiser: Consider a request to extend the closing
time of the Sandoway House Parking Lot on May 10m until 9:30 p.m. to accommodate parking
for this event.
Mr. Levinson made a motion to approve the request to extend the closing time of the
Sandoway House Parking Lot on May 10m until 9:30 p.m., seconded by Mrs. Archer. Upon
roll call the Commission voted as follows: Mrs. Archer - Yes; Mr. Levinson - Yes; Ms.
McCarthy - Yes; Mayor Schmidt - Yes; Mr. Perlman - Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0
vote.
Mrs. Archer made a motion for the City to donate Tee Ti;we for four (4) at the Delray Beach
Municipal Golf Course and Co,r/T/we for four (4) at the Delray Beach Tennis Center, for
the feature "Silent Auction", seconded by Ms. McCarthy. Upon roll call the Commission
voted as follows: Mr. Levinson - Yes; Ms. McCarthy - Yes; Mayor Schmidt - Yes; Mr.
Perlman - Yes; Mrs. Archer - Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0 vote.
3. Proposed Letter Regarding Feeding of Marine Life.
Mr. Perlman made a motion to authorize the Mayor to sign and forward a letter to the
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission "urging them to carefully study this
issue, and to prohibit or regulate it in a manner, which errs on the side of protection the
millions of visitors and residents who use our beaches", seconded by Ms. McCarthy. Upon
roll call the Commission voted as follows: Ms. McCarthy - Yes; Mayor Schmidt - Yes; Mr.
Perlman - Yes Mrs. Archer - Yes; Mr. Levinson - Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0
vote.
Mayor Schmidt declared the Special Meeting adjourned at 6:10 p.m., at which time
the Commission convened to the regularly scheduled Workshop Meeting, moving Special Item No.
4 to the end of the Workshop Meeting.
At 8:50 p.m. with the completion of the Workshop Meeting, Mayor Schmidt
announced that the Commission would hold a Closed Session to consider the following item:
CLOSED ATTORNEY/CLIENT SESSION pursuant to F.S. 286.011(8) re: the case of
Dharma Properties, Inc. v. City. of Delray Beach et al.; Case No. AP-00-1157-AY and Block 77
Development Group v. Dharma Properties, Inc., et al.; Case No. CL-00-5097-AI.
Attendees:
Purpose:
Mayor David Schmidt
Commissioner Pat Archer
Commissioner Alberta McCarthy
Commissioner Jeff perlman
Commissioner Jon Levinson
City Manager David Harden
City Attorney Susan Ruby
Assistant City Attorney Jay Jambeck
A certified court reporter
Discuss settlement negotiations and strategy related to litigation expenditures
in the above case.
Mayor Schmidt declared the Special Meeting opened at 9:10 p.m.
There being no further business, Mayor Schmidt declared the Special Meeting
adjourned at 9:11 p.m.
Acting City Clerk
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ATTEST:
MAYOR
The undersigned is the Acting City Clerk of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, and
the information provided herein is the Minutes of the Special Meeting of the City Commission held
on May 8, 2001, which Minutes were formally approved and adopted by the City Commission on
Acting City Clerk
NOTE TO READER: If the Minutes you have received are not completed as indicated above, this
means they are not the official Minutes of the City Commission. They will become the official
Minutes only after review and approval, which may involve amendments, additions or deletions to
the Minutes as set forth above.
3. Proposed Letter Regarding_ Feeding_ of Marine Life.
Mr. Perlman made a motion to authorize the Mayor to sign and forward a letter to the
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission "urging them to carefully study this
issue, and to prohibit or regulate it in a manner, which errs on the side of protection the
millions of visitors and residents who use our beaches", seconded by Ms. McCarthy. Upon
roll call the Commissmn voted as follows: Ms. McCarthy - Yes; Mayor Schmidt - Yes; Mr.
Perlman - Yes Mrs. Archer - Yes; Mr. Levinson - Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0
vote.
Mayor Schmidt declared the Special Meeting adjourned at 6:10 p.m., at which t/me
the Commission convened to the regularly scheduled Workshop Meeting, moving Special Item No.
4 to the end of the Workshop Meeting.
At 8:50 p.m. with the completion of the Workshop Meeting, Mayor Schmidt
announced that the Commission would hold a Closed Session to consider the following item:
CLOSED ATTORNEY/CLIENT SESSION pursuant to F.S. 286.011(8) re: the case of
Dharma Properties, Inc. v. City. of Delray Beach et al.; Case No. AP-00-1157-AY and Block 77
Development Group v. Dharma Properties, Inc., et al.; Case No. CL-00-5097-AI.
Attendees:
Purpose:
Mayor David Schmidt
Commissioner Pat Archer
Commissioner Alberta McCarthy
Commissioner Jeff Perlman
Commissioner Jon Levinson
City Manager David Harden
City Attorney Susan Ruby
Assistant City Attorney Jay Jambeck
A certified court reporter
Discuss settlement negotiations and strategy related to litigation expenditures
in the above case.
Mayor Schmidt declared the Special Meeting opened at 9:10 p.m.
There being no further business, Mayor Schmidt declared the Special Meeting
adjourned at 9:11 p.m.
Acting City Clerk
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ATTEST:
MAYOR
The undersigned is the Acting City Clerk of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, and
the information provided herein is the Minutes of the Special Meeting of the City Commission held
on May. 8, 2.001, which Minutes were formally approved and adopted by the City Commission on
Acting City Clerk
NOTE TO READER: If the Minutes you have received are not completed as indicated above, this
means they are not the official Minutes of the City Commission. They will become the official
Minutes only after review and approval, which may involve amendments, addiuons or deletions to
the Minutes as set forth above.
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