56-80 ORDINANCE N0.56-80
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, PROVIDING THAT A REFERENDUM ELECTION
BE HELD NOVEMBER 4 , 1980, CONCERNING THE DOWNTOWN
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 80-495
LAWS OF FLORIDA; THE REFERENDUM ELECTION IS BEING HELD
TO DETERMINE IF CHAPTER 71-604 LAWS OF FLORIDA AS
AMENDED BY CHAPTER ?2-524 LAWS OF FLORIDA (COLLECTIVELY
KNOWN AS THE DELRAY BEACH DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
ACT) SHOULD BE FURTHER AMENDED BY CHAPTER 80-49.~ LAWS
OF FLORIDA, PROVIDING THE FOLLOWING: EXPANDING THE DOWN-
TOWN AREA DESCRIPTION TO ADD PROPERTIES LYING EAST OF
THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, EXPANDING THE BOARD COMPOSI-
TION TO SEVEN MEMBERS (FOUR OF WHOM MUST BE OWNERS OF
REALTY WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, A LESSEE REQUIRED BY
THE LEASE TO PAY TAXES THEREON, OR A DIRECTOR, OFFICER
OR MANAGING AGENT OF AN OWNER OR OF A LESSEE THEREOF
SO REQUIRED TO PAY TAXES THEREON) PROVIDING THAT THE
MEMBERS OF SAID BOARD SHOULD BE GEOGRAPHICALLY PRO-
PORTIONED AS EVENLY AS POSSIBLE IN THE AREA ENCOMPASSING
THE DOWNTOWN, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Chapter 80-495 Laws of Florida authorized certain amendments
to be made to the legislation pertaining to the Downtown Development Author-
ity, and
WHEREAS, the provisions of Chapter 80-495 Laws of Florida require as a
condition precedent to the effectiveness of these amendments that a referen-
dum election be held.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That a referendum election shall be held on November ~ ,
1980 to determine whether the amendments to the "Delray Beach Downtown"
Development Authority Act" (Chapter 71-604 Laws of Florida as amended by
Chapter 72-524 Laws of Florida) should be amended by the provisions set forth
in Chapter 80-4Q5 Laws of Florida. The question to be submitted to the
electors at said election shall be substantially as follows:
AMENDMENTS TO THE "DELRAY BEACH DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY AC~'AS FOLLOWS: EXPAND THE DOWNTOWN AREA
DESCRIPTION BY ADDING PROPERTIES LYING EAST OF THE
INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY; EXPANDING THE BOARD COMPOSI-
TION TO SEVEN MEMBERS (FOUR OF WHOM MUST BE OWNERS
OF REALTY WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, A LESSEE REQUIRED
BY THE LEASE TO PAY TAXES THEREON, OR A DIRECTOR,
OFFICER OR MANAGING AGENT OF AN OWNER OR OF A LESSEE
THEREOF SO REQUIRED TO PAY TAXES THEREON) PROVIDING
THAT THE MEMBERS OF SAID BOARD SHOULD BE GEOGRAPHI-
CALLY PROPORTIONED AS EVENLY AS POSSIBLE IN THE AREA
ENCOMPASSING THE DOWNTOWN.
SHALL THE ABOVE DESCRIBED AMENDMENTS TO THE'DELRAY
BEACH DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT" BE ADOPTED?
FOR APPROVAL
AGAINST APPROVAL
Section 2. If the proposal set forth in Section 1 above is approved
at said ~efer~ndum election by a separate majority vote of those voting in
both the current geographic area of the Downtown Development Authority and
the geographic area proposed to be added to the Downtown Development Author-
ity, by such proposal, and if the proposal is otherwise approved in accor-
dance with Chapter 80-495 Laws of Florida, it shall take effect as provided
by law.
Section 3. That if any clause, section or other part of this
ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected thereby,
but shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately
upon passage on second and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final reading
this 28th day of October , 1980.
MAYOR--
LEON M. WEEKES
ATTEST:
City Clerk
First Reading October 14, 1980
Second Reading. October 28, 1980
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