05-14-96 M~Y 14t 1996
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 14, 1996.
Roll call showed:
Present - Commissioner Kevin Egan
Commissioner Ken Ellingsworth
Commissioner Karen Kiselewski
Conuuissioner David Randolph
Mayor Jay Alperin
Absent - None
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) Contract For Sale and Purchase of Patel Property: Consider
authorization to close on the property.
The City Attorney stated that the Commission had previously entered
into a contract for the purchase of the Patel property located at 2228
Seacrest Boulevard across from Atlantic High School. The contract provided
an inspection period of 60 days for further testing and evaluation.
Additional testing around some former fuel islands has now been completed
and the report from Nutting Environmental of Florida, Inc. indicates there
is a low likelihood of any contamination, at least in the areas that were
tested. The inspection period ends on May 18, 1996. Therefore, this
matter is before the Commission for direction on whether or not to proceed
to closing on the property.
The City Manager reported that the School Board staff has been
contacted and they have advised that the property is acceptable to them
based on the results of the further environmental assessment testing.
Mr. Ellingsworth moved to authorize staff to proceed to closing on the
subject property, seconded by Mr. Egan. Upon roll call the Commission
voted as follows: Ms. Kiselewski- Yes; Mr. Egan- Yes; Mr. Ellingsworth-
Yes; Mr. Randolph - Yes; Mayor Alperin - Yes. Said motion passed with a 5
to 0 vote.
(2) B~quest from Palm Acts/Charisma Entertainment for Latin American
Festival: Consider a request from Palm Acts/Charisma Entertainment to hold
a Latin American festival at the tennis center on June 1 and 2, 1996.
Ms. Betty Allen, representing Palm Acts, asked that consideration be
postponed until after a meeting between Palm Acts and the City Manager
which is scheduled for Wednesday, May 15, 1996.
Mayor Alperin noted that the next earliest meeting date at which the
matter could be considered would be May 21, 1996. Several members of the
Commission expressed concern about the very short amount of lead time
available to stage the proposed event. In addition, there would be very
little time for promoting the festival and short notice to the tennis
players that the facility would not be available for their use.
After discussion, Mr. Eganmoved to deny the request, secoDxted by Mr.
Ellingsworth. Upon roll call the Commission voted as follows: Mr. Egan -
Yes; Mr. Ellingsworth - Yes; Mr. Randolph - Yes; Mayor Alperin - Yes; Ms.
Kiselewski - Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0 vote.
(3) Approval of Estimated Current Taxable Value of Former Kraft Buildinq:
(Exhibit A to Economic Incentive Grant Agreement with A.B.C. Carpet
Company).
The City Attorney stated that the previously approved Economic
Incentive Grant Agreement between the City and A.B.C. Carpet Company
provided that the City would afford A.B.C. Carpet an amount of money for a
certain period of time that would compensate them for increased ad valorem
taxes on the property. To facilitate that, the Property Appraiser was
contacted to provide an estimate of the building as it currently exists.
The estimated amount sutm~tted by the Property Appraiser is $1,750,000.
Based on the current millage rate, the estimated amount of 1996 ad valorem
taxes to serve as the current tax as estimated by the Property Appraiser in
accordance with paragraph 3(c) of the Economic Incentive Grant Agreement is
$43,226.93. The action requested of the Commission is approval of the
estimated amount.
Mayor Alperin acknowledged the presence of several individuals who had
come to the meeting to discuss the Economic Incentive Grant Agreement
between the City and A.B.C. Carpet Company. He pointed out that the action
tonight is limited to Exhibit A of that agreement and is not a public
hearing item, but deferred to the rest of the Commission onwhether or not
they wished to hear any public comment. It was the consensus of the
Commission not to have public comment. Mr. Egan stated there will be a
meeting on Thursday evening, May 16th, at the Chamber of Commerce to hear
from concerned citizens regarding the contract. He noted, however, that
the agreement has already been approved so the discussion on Thursday will
be after the fact.
Mr. Randolph moved to accept the Property Appraiser's estimate for
incorporation into Exhibit A of the Economic Incentive Grant Agreement with
A.B.C. Carpet Company, seconded by Mr. Ellingsworth. Upon roll call the
Commission voted as follows: Mr. Ellingsworth - Yes; Mr. Randolph - Yes;
Mayor Alperin - Yes; Ms. Kiselewski - Yes; Mr. Egan - Yes. Said motion
passed with a 5 to 0 vote.
There being no further business, Mayor Alperin declared the special
meeting adjourned at 6:15 p.m., at which time the Commission convened the
regularly scheduled workshop meeting.
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ATTEST:
Ther ~' ~' ' erk 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 14, 1996, which Minutes were formally
approved and adopted by the City Commission on ~, J ~7/ / 9 9~ ·
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Cit~ Cler~
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