03-14-95SpMtg MARCH 14. 1995
A Special Meeting of the City Commission of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida, was called to order by Mayor Thomas E. Lynch in the
First Floor Conference Room at City Hall at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday,
March 14, 1995.
Roll call showed:
Present - Commissioner Jay Alperin
Commissioner Ken Ellingsworth
Commissioner David Randolph
Commissioner Barbara Smith
Mayor Thomas E. Lynch
Absent - None
Also present were City Manager David T. Harden and City Attorney
Susan A. Ruby.
Mayor Lynch called the meeting to order and announced that it
had been called for the purpose of considering the following items:
(1) RESOLUTION NO, ~1-9~; Consider a resolution authorizing the
City to acquire from the Community Redevelopment Agency the Monterey
House property located at 20 North Swinton Avenue, and accepting the
Contract for Sale and Purchase.
City Manager David T. Harden advised that he had wanted to bring
both the agreement for the purchase of the Monterey House and the
lease agreement with the Palm Beach County Historic Preservation
Board to the Commission at the same time. However, they are not yet
finalized. He further stated that the Community Redevelopment Agency
has received a grant in the amount of $13,050.00 from the State and
the details on how the matching on that is going to be handled also
needs to be addressed. In view of these issues, the City Manager
asked that the item be postponed for a week until the regular meeting
of March 21, 1995.
Mr. Ellingsworth moved to continue consideration of Resolution
No. 11-95 to the date certain of March 21, 1995, seconded by Mrs.
Smith. Upon roll call the Commission voted as follows: Mrs. Smith -
Yes; Dr. Alperin - Yes; Mr. Ellingsworth - Yes; Mr. Randolph - Yes;
Mayor Lynch - Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0 vote.
(2) RESOLUTION NO. 12-95: Consider a resolution authorizing the
City to purchase the Tate property located along Davis Road and to
transfer same to a specified designee, accepting the contracts and
agreements stating the terms and conditions, and adopting the
settlement of Tate vs. the City, et al.
City Attorney Susan A. Ruby advised Commission that all of the
terms with the other parties involved in this matter have not as yet
been worked out, and it is anticipated that it may take some time to
do so. Instead of further postponing the item, Ms. Ruby suggested
that Resolution No. 12-95 be rejected at this time. When
negotiations are complete, a resolution encompassing current terms
will be brought back to the Commission for consideration.
Dr. Alperin moved to reject Resolution No. 12-95, seconded by
Mr. Ellingsworth. Upon roll call the Commission voted as follows:
Dr. Alperin - Yes; Mr. Ellingsworth - Yes; Mr. Randolph - Yes; Mayor
Lynch - Yes; Mrs. Smith - Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0
vote.
(3) PROPOSED MOTION FOR MAGNET PROGRAM AT PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL: Consider support of a motion being proposed by Mr. Bob Hayes
at the March 15, 1995, School Board meeting concerning a magnet
program at Pine Grove Elementary School.
Assistant City Manager Robert A. Barcinski advised Commission
that Mr. Bob Hayes intends to propose a motion to the School Board on
March 15, 1995, to designate Pine Grove Elementary School as a magnet
school beginning with the 1996/97 school year. The City's Education
Board reviewed the proposed motion at their March 6th meeting and
voted unanimously to support it, and to recommend that the Commission
endorse and support it. Mr. Barcinski reported that it is too late
in the school year planning process to get the magnet program started
in 1995/96, so the proposal is to have it begin the following year.
Mr. Ellingsworth moved to endorse and support the proposed
motion for a magnet program at Pine Grove Elementary School, seconded
by Mrs. Smith. Upon roll call the Commission voted as follows: Mr.
Ellingsworth - Yes; Mr. Randolph - Yes; Mayor Lynch - Yes; Mrs. Smith
- Yes; Dr. Alperin - Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0 vote.
(4) AGREEMENT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES AND SERVICE AUTHORIZATION NO.
! WITH HAZEN AND SAWYER. P.C.: Consider approval of an agreement
with Hazen and Sawyer, P.C., for General Civil/Sanitary Consulting
Engineering Services, and Service Authorization No. 1 in the amount
of $110,151.00 for design of six stormwater pump stations on the
barrier island; with funding from Stormwater Utility - Pump Station
and Drainage Improvements (Accounts 9448-5411-538-62.35, 63.34,
63.35, 63.36, 63.37, 63.38), through budget transfer.
The City Manager advised that this is moving forward on the
program which the Commission approved as part of the budget process
to accelerate the construction of all the pump stations on the
barrier island. Hazen and Sawyer has done the preliminary
engineering and they were recently selected as one on the engineering
firms for contracting on civil engineering work. Staff is
recommending that this segment of work be completed by them.
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Dr. Alperin moved to approve the Agreement for Engineering
Services for General Civil/Sanitary Consulting Services with Hazen
and Sawyer, P.C., together with Service Authorization No. 1 in the
amount of $110,151.00 for design of six stormwater pump stations on
the barrier island; seconded by Mr. Randolph. Upon roll call the
Commission voted as follows: Mr. Randolph - Yes; Mayor Lynch - Yes;
Mrs. Smith - Yes; Dr. Alperin - Yes; Mr. Ellingsworth - Yes. Said
motion passed by a vote of 5 to 0.
(5) SETTLEMENT OF WILL ROBINSON. III v. CITY OF DELRAY BEACH:
Consider settlement of Will Robinson, III v. the City as recommended
by the City Attorney.
Mrs. Smith moved to approve the settlement as recommended by the
City Attorney, seconded by Mr. Randolph. Upon roll call the
Commission voted as follows: Mayor Lynch - Yes; Mrs. Smith - Yes;
Dr. Alperin - Yes; Mr. Ellingsworth - Yes; Mr. Randolph - Yes. Said
motion passed by a vote of 5 to 0.
There being no further business, Mayor Lynch declared the
special meeting adjourned at 6:10 p.m.
ATTEST:------~ ~
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The undersigned 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 March 14, 1995, which
Minutes were formally approved and adopted by the City Commission on
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