05-12-98SpMtg MAY 12, 1998
A Special Meeting of the City Commission of the City of
Delray Beach, Florida, was called to order by Mayor Jay Alperin
in the First Floor Conference Room at City Hall at 6:00 p.m. on
Tuesday, May 12, 1998.
Roll call showed:
Present - Commissioner Kevin Egan
Commissioner Ken Ellingsworth
Commissioner David Schmidt
Mayor Jay Alperin
Absent - Commissioner David Randolph
Also present were - City Manager David T. Harden and
City Attorney Susan A. Ruby
Mayor Alperin called the meeting to order and announced
that it had been called for the purpose of considering the
following items:
(1) Request to ADpeal Order/Scheinberg, et al. v. City:
Consider authorizing the City Attorney to file an appeal of the
Order granting class certification in Scheinberg, et al. v. the
City concerning the maintenance of canals in Tropic Isle.
The City Attorney explained this is a lawsuit that has
been set forth as a class action for over 300 property owners in
the Tropic Isle area. The Judge denied the City's motion to
decertify the class. However, the City has the appeal the Order
even though the rest of the suit is ongoing. The City Attorney
requested authorization from the City Commission to file the
appeal.
Mr. Schmidt moved to approve the appeal, seconded by
Mr. Egan. Upon roll call the Commission voted as follows: Mr.
Schmidt - Yes; Mr. Egan - Yes; Mr. Ellingsworth - Yes; Mayor
Alperin - Yes. Said motion passed with a 4 to 0 vote.
(2) Distribution of FY 1999 Anti-Dru~ Abuse Act Grant
Funds: Consider approval of the distribution of FY 1999 Anti-
Drug Abuse Act Grant funds in the amount of $719,952 as recom-
mended by the Criminal Justice Commission, and authorize letter
agreeing to the allocation of these funds.
Mayor Alperin noted that three of the programs to be
funded are countywide, while two are with the City of West Palm
Beach which represent some 12% to 13% of the entire grant. He
reiterated his concern that perhaps this is something that needs
to be looked at more closely to make sure the south county area
is getting its portion of available funds.
Mr. Egan moved to approve the proposed distribution of
FY 1999 Anti-Drug Abuse Act Grant funds based on the recommenda-
tion of the Police Chief. The motion was seconded by Mr. Sch-
midt. Upon roll call the Commission voted as follows: Mr. Egan
- Yes; Mr. Ellingsworth - Yes; Mayor Alperin - Yes; Mr. Schmidt -
Yes. Said motion passed with a 4 to 0 vote.
There being no further business, Mayor Alperin declared
the special meeting adjourned at 6:05 p.m., at which time the
Commission convened the regularly scheduled workshop meeting.
City C~efk -
ATTEST:
The ffndersigned is the 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 12, 1998,
which minutes were formally approved and adopted by the City
Commission on ~ /~ /~
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