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10-02-82SpMtg OCTOBER 2, 1982 A special meeting of the City Council of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, was called to order by Vice-Mayor Bird in the Council ChamDers at City Hall at 10:05 A.M., Saturday, October 2, 1982. 1. Roll call showed: Present - Council Member Leo A. Blair Council Member Edward L. Perry Vice-Mayor Malcolm T. Bird Absent - Council Member Arthur Jackel Mayor Willard V. Young Also present were - City Manager Gordon D. Tiffany, and City Attorney Herbert W.A. Thiele. Vice-Mayor Bird announced that this meeting has been called for the purpose of (1) holding a Public Hearing and Second and Final Reading on Ordinance No. 69-82 relative to levying a tax on all prop- erties within the City and (2) holding a Public Hearing and Second and FINAL Reading on Ordinance No. 70-82 relative to making appropriations of sums of money for all necessary expenditures of the City from October 1, 1982, to September 30, 1983. 1. The City Manager presented Ordinance No. 69-82: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, TO LEVY A TAX ON ALL PROPERTIES WITHIN THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION, AND TO LEVY A TAX FOR THE PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON BONDED INDEBTEDNESS, AND TO ALLOCATE AND APPROPRIATE SAID COLLECTIONS THEREUNDER. (Copy of Ordinance No. 69-82 is on file in the official Ordznance Book) The Czty Attorney read the ordinance in full. A public hearing was held having been legally advertised in compliance with the laws of the State of Florida and the Charter of the City of Delray Beach, Florida. The public hearing was closed. Mr. BlaZr moved for the adoption of Ordinance No. 69-82 on Second and FINAL Reading, seconded by Mr. Perry. Upon roll call Council voted as follows: Mr. Blair - Yes; Mr. Perry - Yes; Vice-Mayor Bird - Yes. Said motion passed with a 3 to 0 vote. 2. The City Manager presented Ordinance No. 70-82: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, MAKING APPROPRIATIONS OF SUMS OF MONEY FOR ALL NECESSARY EXPENDITURES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, FOR THE PERIOD FROM THE 1ST DAY OF OCTO- BER, 1982, TO THE 30TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1983; TO PRE- SCRIBE THE TERMS CONDITIONS AND PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE ITEMS OF APPROPRIATIONS AND THEIR PAYMENT; AND TO REPEAL ALL RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES WHOLLY IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE AND ALL RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT WITH THIS ORDINANCE TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH INCONSISTENCY. (Copy of Ordinance No. 70-82 is on file in the official Ordinance Book) The City Attorney read the caption of the ordinance. A public hearing was held having been legally advertised in compliance with the laws of the State of Florida and the Charter of the City of Delray Beach, Florida. Mrs. Elizabeth Matthews, 1024 White Drive, stated that the fact that not many people ~ave protested does not mean that the heavy tax burden should not be addressed; she is speaking for people whose taxes have more than doubled. The City says that all it does is set the millage and the Property Appriaser says that all she does is make ap- praisals. Upward appraisals should not matter because the balance should be in the millage; therefore, the tax reappraisal should not be a vehicle for finding more taxes nor a vehicle to hide behind. She added that taxes on buildings near water are out of control and she wants City Council to be aware of that. She noted that although law requires that t~s year the City take 40 percent of the ½ cent sales tax to reduce property taxes, the law does not require it for future years. She and other members of the community would expect the City to do the same next year. V~ce-Mayor Bird replied that he too would expect that. The City Manager explained that the rollback rate is the rate figured after the sales tax is put into it; so the rollback next year will reflect th~s year's rollback due to the sales tax. They have to do the same thing again next year. In response to Mrs. Matthews' comments, Vice- Mayor Bird stated that some commercial properties were substantially reappraised this year. This year for the first time he has heard people say that they would sell at the appraised value. He pointed out that they do not seem to get every property reappraised in the same year so there is always somebody being abused. Mr. Tom Hanlon, 124 Marine Way, discussed the reasons for the high budget. He stated that the blame first goes to the general public for sitting mute. Secondly, in the Administration they have what appears to be a lethargic team that bands together in an effort of · neffect~veness that leaves the public in continual want of appropriate services. Lastly, in regard to the City Council, if the Mayor had been healthy, he feels there would have been changes in this budget. Their V~ce-Mayor is running for a County office and, apparently, does not have the time for the mundane matters of a local nature. Mr. Jackel's con- cern during this critical period was on a name change for the City golf course. Mr. Perry's preoccupation was investigating police harassment. Mr. Blair, like the Mayor, has shown the kind of concern that people expect from a Council Member; his efforts to resolve problems and to balance out costs in the construction of the new City Hall are com- mendable. The partnership that should exist to make a vibrant and healthy City, at least economically, is dismembered. The public, the Council and the Administration are all to blame. The public hearing was closed. Mr. Perry moved for the adoption of Ordinance No. 70-82 on Second and FINAL Reading, seconded by Mr. Blair. Upon roll call Council voted as follows: Mr. Blair - Yes; Mr. Perry - Yes; Vice-Mayor Bird - Yes. Sa~d motion passed with a 3 to 0 vote. Vice-Mayor Bird declared the meeting adjourned at 10:22 A.M. ATTEST: - -~ City Clerk MAYOR 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 Council of October 2, 1982, which minutes were for- mally approved and adopted by the City Council on ~./~. /~'J,7~ . y 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 Council. 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 - 10/02/82