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08-16-89SpMtg AUGUST 16, 1989 A Special Meeting of the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, was called to order by Mayor Doak S. Campbell in the Commission Chambers at City Hall at 6:08 P.M., Wednesday, August 16, 1989. Roll call showed: Present - Commissioner William Andrews Commissioner Patricia Brainerd Commissioner Mary McCarty Commissioner Jimmy Weatherspoon Mayor Doak S. Campbell Absent - None Also present were - Interim City Manager Malcolm T. Bird and City Attorney Herbert W.A. Thiele. Mayor Campbell called the meeting to order and announced that this meeting has been called for the purpose of the following: 1. Appointment of Four City Representatives to the Nine Member Education Task Force established to evaluate the recommendations set forth in the "Sharing for Excellence, 1990 School Plan". Mayor Campbell advised that staff got together with the School Board and the list before them is the compromise list. The Interim City Manager stated that he would draw to the Commission's attention that one of the members the School Board is appointing is Mrs. Ruth Pompey. She can certainly be relied upon to be on the City's side and he feels that with the composition as proposed, they will be fairly treated. Ms. McCarty moved to recognize that the School Board's appoint- ees are Mr. Scrimsher, Mr. Hukill, Mr. McDonald and Mrs. Pompey and that the City's appointees are Ms. Butler, John Elliott, Tom Fleming and Lillie Parker, seconded by Ms. Brainerd. Upon roll call the Commission voted as follows: Mr. Andrews - Yes; Ms. Brainerd - Yes; Ms. McCarty - Yes; Mr. Weatherspoon - Yes; Mayor Campbell - Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0 vote. Before roll call the following discussion was had: The Interim City Manager stated that Mayor Campbell and Dr. Anderson still have a joint appointee to make. Mayor Campbell may want to recommend a name, send it forth and see if Dr. Anderson concurs. Mayor Campbell suggested that if people feel strongly about someone they should let the Interim City Manager know and then the Commission can look at the names. The Interim City Manager stated that one thing Dr. Anderson may bring up is that they have a very strong feeling that they do not want a developer on the Task Force. Upon question why, he was told that it would be a conflict of interest. He discussed this with the City Attorney's Office and was told that because it is an advisory board it has no power, and, therefore, no conflict of interest. Secondly, he would make the point that if they do something progressive to the schools in Delray, every property owner in the City will be a bene- ficiary. Ms. Brainerd stated the Education Board wanted to make it known that even though they have now opted for this larger group, they would like to hold the time line for the September meeting. There was a feeling that it was a stall technique to blow by September and go into the winter meetings. She suggested that when they send in the ratification of the nomination of the names, they can reiterate that in the spirit of cooperation they have moved back from their original position of five members rather than nine, and they would like the School Board to hold firm on the September time line. At this point the roll was called to the motion. 2. Consideration of Settlement Offer in the amount of $30,000 in the Serocki vs. the City of Delray Beach litigation. The City Attor- ney's Office and Risk Manager recommend approval. The City Attorney advised that an offer of $45,000 was on the Commission's agenda last week and he thought that was too much. They have countered with an offer of $30,000; $2,500 will be paid by the other co-defendent and the City will be paying $27,500. He recommends the settlement to be in that amount. Ms. Brainerd moved to approve the settlement offer, secOnded by Ms. McCarty. Upon roll call the Commission voted as follows: Mr. Andrews - Yes; Ms. Brainerd - Yes; Ms. McCarty - Yes; Mr. Weatherspoon - Yes; Mayor Campbell - Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0 vote. Mayor Campbell declared the meeting adjourned at 6:13 P.M. Clerk ATTE S T: M-AY O R The undersigned is the City Clerk of the City of Delray Beach and that the information provided herein is the minutes of the meeting of said City Commission of August 16, 1989, which minutes were formally approved and adopted by the City Commission on~~,/~. /F~?. City Clerk NOTE TO READER: If the minutes that you have received are not completed as indicated above, then this means that these are not the official minutes of City Commission. They will become the official minutes only after they have been reviewed and approved which may involve some amendments, additions, or deletions to the minutes as set forth above. -2- 8/16/89