03-23-00 SpMtgMARCH 23, 2000
A Special Meeting of the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, was called
to order by Mayor Jay Alperin in the City Manager's Conference Room at City Hall at 5:07 p.m. on
Thursday, March 23, 2000.
Roll call showed:
Present -
Commissioner Patricia Archer
Commissioner David Randolph
Commissioner David Schmidt
Commissioner Bill Schwartz
Mayor Jay Alperin
Absent - None
Also present were City Manager David T. Harden and City Attorney Susan A. Ruby.
Mayor Alperin called the special meeting to order and announced that it had been called for
the purpose of considering the following item:
(1) Consider a Salvage Agreement:
The City Manager stated that the Mayor, the City Attorney and he had met with a gentleman who
believes that there are some items of value located on City property east of the Intracoastal
Waterway. If in the process of recovery, material of significant archeological value is found, he will
bring in an archeologist. The gentleman did a boring at a location on Tuesday (March 21s~ and
came up with enough so that he wants to go ahead and dig. This Exploration and Salvage
Agreement would authorize him to do that. He would retain ten percent of the value of whatever
he finds, and the City would receive 90 percent.
Upon question from Mr. Schmidt, the City Manager stated that he felt the cost for security would be
minimal. He had discussed it with the Police Chief who would have one officer in the vicinity who
would be directing traffic, and that would be it until we get to the point where we see if there is
really anything of significant value there. We would probably just take somebody who is on duty
and assign them there for two or three hours until we see whether we have anything or not. The
gentleman believes he can get it out in one day. What he has located so far is at a depth of five or
six feet. If he gets into that and there is more below it, it might take longer.
Mrs. Archer moved to approve the Exploration and Salvage Agreement, with Exhibit "A" as
explained by the City Manager. The motion was seconded by Mr. Schwartz. Upon roll call the
Commission voted as follows: Mr. Schmidt - Yes; Mrs. Archer - Yes; Mr. Schwartz - Yes; Mr.
Randolph - Yes; Mayor Alperin - Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0 vote.
(2) Commission comments.
There were no Commission comments.
5:15 p.m.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned by Mayor A1perin at
City Clerk
ATTEST:
MAYOR
The undersigned is the City Clerk of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, and the information
provided herein is the minutes of the City Commission special meeting held on March 23, 2000,
which minutes were formally approved and adopted by the City Commission on
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 some amendments, additions or
deletions.
5:15 p.m.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned by Mayor Alperin at
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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 City Commission special meeting held oj~ March 23, 2000,
which minutes were formally approved and adopted by the City Commission on
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 some amendments, addiuons or
deletions.