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JANUARY 27, 1981
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida, was held in the Council Chambers at 7:05 P.M., Tuesday,
January 27, 1981, with Mayor Leon M. Weekes, presiding and City Manager
J. Eldon Mariott, City Attorney Roger Saberson, and Council members
Malcolm T. Bird, Charlotte G. Durante, James H. Scheifley, and Willard
V~ Young, present.
1. The opening prayer was delivered by Reverend M.M. Gaines,
St. John's Primitive Baptist Church.
2. The Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of
America was given.
3. Mr. Bird moved for approval of the minutes of the regular
meeting of January 13, 1981, seconded by Mr. Young. Said motion passed
unanimously.
4.a.1. Before the opening prayer, at Mr. Bird's request, everyone
took a moment for silent prayer to give thanks that the hostage situa-
tion was satisfactorily resolved and the 52 Americans are home.
5. There were no public requests from the floor.
6.a. There were no items submitted that were not on the agenda.
6.b. CONSENT AGENDA
At the request of members of Council and others present, the
following items were removed from the Consent Agenda: 6.b.(2), 6.b.(3),
6.b.(5), 6.b.(7), 6.b.(8), 6.b.(9) and 6.b.(14). At the request of the
applicant, item 6.b.(ll) was removed from the agenda entirely.
The City Manager reported on the following items which are
to be considered by Council as the Consent Agenda:
(1) It is recommended that Council appoint David Huddleston
to the General Employees Retirement Committee as a replacement for
Thomas Weber who retired on January 16th.
(4) As discussed at the workshop meeting on January 20th,
Council is to consider authorizing settlement in the Richard McMurray
vs. City of Delray Beach case. Approval of the settlement is recom-
mended.
(6) The City requested an increase of $87,989 from the
United States Environmental Protection Agency for the Master Lift Sta-
tion on May 16, 1980. Notification has been received that the grant was
approved. This increases the total amount of the grant offer to
$1,638,572. The grant increase is needed to finance relocation of a
hydraulic valve control accumulator, installation of a fuel tank, addi-
tional chlorination equipment, wet scrubber and exhaust fans in the
chlorine building. It is recommended that Council accept the grant, by
motion, at tonight's meeting.
(10) The following bids have been received for the rehabi-
litation of sewer lift station Nos. 8 and 84A:
Quotation Quotation
Bidder L.S. No. 8 L.S. No. 84A
R.J. Sullivan Corp. $10,.800 $5,700
Coral Springs
Trio Development Corp. No Bid 8,300
Pompano Beach
It is recommended that the contract be awarded to the low bidder, R.J.
Sullivan Corporation in the amount of $10,800 for lift station No. 8 and
$5,700 for lift station No. 84A by passage of Resolution No. 5-81, with
funding to come from funds in the 1980-81 budget.
The caption of Resolution No. 5-81 is as follows:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, TO °AWARD A CONTRACT FOR THE REHABILITA-
TION OF SEWER LIFT STATION NOS. 8 AND 84A.
(Copy of Resolution No. 5-81 is on file in the official
Resolution Book)
(12) The Planning & Zoning Board at a meeting held on
January 19th, recommended by unanimous vote that Parcels "J" and "K" of
the Hamlet Development be rezoned from RM-6 (Multiple Family Dwelling)
District to R-iA (Single Family Dwelling) District to bring the zoning
into conformance with the Land Use Plan. Council may consider author- _
izing the City Attorney to draft an ordinance if it wishes to do so.
(13) The Planning & Zoning Board at a meeting held on
January 19th, recommended by unanimous vote that the final plat approval
for Crosswinds (Phase I), located on the south side of Linton Boulevard,
between the E-4 Canal and Dover Road, be approved, subject to:
(a) ' City Engineer's memorandum of January 19th.
(b) Director of Public Utilities memorandum of December
15, 1980.
(c) Receipt of comments from the Lake Worth Drainage
· District and South Florida Water Management Dis-
trict.
It is recommended that Council approve the final plat approval for
Crosswinds (Phase I).
Mr. Bird moved for approval of the abbreviated Consent
Agenda, seconded by Mr. Young. Said motion passed unanimously.
REGULAR AGENDA
6.b.(2) The City Manager reported that if Council is ready to do so,
consideration may be given to authorizing the administration to seek
bids for the Barwick Road Fire Station. It is recommended that Council
authorize the administration to seek bids for the Barwick Road Fire
Station.
Mr. Bird stated that he has no problem with the architectual
drawing, but today was the first he had seen of the building which is to
be put in a location which he considers an extremity of the City within
a few blocks of the western and northern boundaries of the City. The
building is the same size as the Linton Fire Station which he catego-
rizes as a central location. He objects to the cost of building a
building that far out of the City and questions whether the needs cannot
be satisfied closer in. He feels that a 600 square foot training room
located at the intersection of Barwick and Lake Ida Roads is far removed
from the general need of the City and that the fire safety and emergency
medical needs of the citizens can be met with a more modest building.
The needs for additional equipment storage, training and other things
can be done in a more centralized location. He asked Council to defer
this decision until they can get a recommendation from MICA, and if that
is done, that it be MICA's first order of business and done in the most
timely manner possible.
Mrs. Durante noted that they did have MICA make a recommend-
ation to them in regard to the fire station out west and they did abso-
lutely nothing with that recommendation. She is not prepared to have
the City spend money again for another study because they didn't do
anything with the one they had; they didn't even discuss it. Mr. Bird
stated that he doesn't think that particular study has ever been for-
mally brought before Council. Mayor Weekes added that he didn't discuss
that study because he wasn't interested in buying a house out there and
converting it into a fire station.
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Mr. Young stated that he concurs with Mr. Bird in that if
they don't have any pumpers to put in there, they don't need a shed to
put them into. He too was unaware that they were going to build any-
thing of that size; he thought it would be similar to what they have on
the east side of the Intracoastal, possibly a little larger. He would
like this decision to be. deferred until such time as they decide about
the purchase of the equipment.
The City Manager stated that he is in favor of Council's
authorization tonight to go forward with the securing of bids for the
fire station. He feels that the number one active expert in the City
with regard to fire protection is the Fire Chief. A well experienced
architect designed the fire station; not only experienced as a general
architect but with special expertise in fire station design. They have
also had input from the Engineering Department .with regard to the engi-
neering aspects of the design. He is assuming that they are eventually
going to get that fire'pumper and they are going to need a place to put
it and they are going to need to provide the other space allocations.
He concurs with Mayor Weekes in that he is not interested in buying a
house and converting it into a fire station.
Chief Jackson explained that the 660 square foot room that
they have proposed is not just a training room, it is also the kitchen,
the dining room and television area. There will be training in there
but it will be utilized for those other purposes too; it is a multi-
purpose room. The City Manager added that it seems to him that it is
not an unduly large area for a kitchen, television and training area.
Mr. Bird noted that that does not include the 220 square feet which is
allotted to the pantry and kitchen area; they are in addition to the 660
square feet. He is only questioning whether that is the appropriate
place to locate a training room if they need one; he suggested adding
additional space to an existing station.
Chief Jackson stated that they are familiar with this design
because it has the same dimensions as the station on Linton. It has
proven to be a very good substation. Not only have they chosen this
design, but Boynton Beach and Del Trail have also chosen it. The City
Manager added that they need to be able to give some training where the
men work without having to transport them to other locations. Chief
Jackson stated that they hope to have this building as a part of their
overall operations. They have to house a cascade system for filling
tanks in one of the storage rooms out there; they don't have room for it
anywhere else. Hopefully, they are going to be able to put either their
paramedic coordinator or their training officer out there because of
office space.
Mr. Bird stated that they are building a Public Works garage
for 2% million dollars and, perhaps, excess equipment could be stored
there conveniently. He thinks that they can have those things they need
in order to efficiently manage the City at a lesser cost and with a
greater convenience to the general user requirement.
Mr. Scheifley moved to authorize the seeking of bids for the
Barwick Road Fire Station, seconded by Mrs. Durante. Upon roll call
Council voted as follows: Mr. Bird - No; Mrs. Durante - Yes; Mr.
Scheifley - Yes; Mr. Young - Yes; Mayor Weekes - Yes. Said motion
passed with a 4 to 1 vote.
Before roll call the following discussion was had: Mr.
Young stated that he has no objection to soliciting bids for this but he
would like for them to reconsider the training area. Mayor Weekes
replied that if the majority of Council votes for the motion, Council
has the right to reject any and all bids. Mr. Bird stated that he is
not attempting to reduce the efficiency or protection to the citizens
located west of town and he hopes that most of them will understand why
he is voting no; it has to do with economics.
At this point the roll was called to the motion.
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6.b.(3) The City Manager reported that Council, at the October 14,
1980 meeting, approved extension of a base agreement with the FEC Rail-
way Company subject to inclusion of several amendments suggested by the
City Attorney and subject to an increase in the City's payment from $400
to $720 annually. A copy of a letter from the City Attorney dated
January 13th stating the amendments accepted and rejected and a copy of
the lease agreement have been provided to Council. Approval of the
lease agreement is recommended.
The City Attorney referred to paragraph 5 of his memo to
Council and pointed out that there is a provision in this lease that
they sought to amend and have been unable to do so; it would hold the
City liable in the event that there is personal injury or property
damage which is caused solely by the negligence of the Railway, its
agents or employees. He'thinks that this is an unreasonable provision.
It was not in the first draft of the lease.
Upon question by Council members, the City Attorney ex-
plained that the City could be liable to indemnify the Railroad for
injuries that occur on the leased property to the people who are using
it under the authority of the City's lease. This is a matter of weigh-
ing the value of having the parking against the potential liability.
Upon question by Mr. Bird, the City Manager stated that only the north
side parking is covered by this and if they prohibit parking there, then
there is no need in entering into the lease because that is the purpose
of it. They are talking about 42 parking spaces and he thinks that the
parking spaces are badly needed. The City Attorney stated that this is
one of the worst leases he has ever seen in terms, of allocating liabi-
lity for negligence solely attributable to the other party to the lease
and having the City indemnify them for that negligence. Upon question
by Mr. Scheifley, the City Attorney replied that if they don't sign the
lease, they will have to vacate the premises.
Mr. Bird moved that the lease be approved with an amendment
to that paragraph to provide that those solely responsible for the
negligence shall be solely responsible for the damages and in the event
that the damages are the joint action of the negligence of the City and
the Railroad that the City would indemnify them, seconded by Mr. Young.
Said motion passed unanimously.
6.b.(5) The City Manager reported that as discussed at the January
20th workshop meeting, Council is to consider the request for City water
and sewer service received from National Medical Enterprises, Inc.,
Medical Office Developers, Inc. and Linton Center Co., Ltd. to serve 60
acres at the southwest corner of Military Trail and Linton Boulevard,
which is outside the City. A medical center is to be constructed at
this location. It is recommended that Council authorize the furnishing
of water and sewer service to the medical center.
Mr. Richard Siemens, representing the applicants, stated
that the last time they discussed this they came to an agreement. After
that meeting, they received an addendum to the contract. There are some
aspects of the addendum, which in his opinion, preclude them from having
use of the facilities for which they are going to pay about $500,000 for
the improvement of.
The City Attorney explained that the addendum Mr. Siemens
referred to is the letter that was distributed to Council dated January
27, 1981 that is proposed for the signature of each of the contracting
parties that Mr. Siemens represents. It is an interpretation by the
contracting parties of the facts as they exist at the present time with
regard to the City's sewer capacity and agreeing that those present
facts fit under paragraph 2(k) of the contract which excludes the City
from being liable in the event that sewer service is not commenced for
the property because of a lack for capacity. He explained the letter
further.
Mr. Bird asked if the intent of this letter is to get an
acknowledgement from Mr. Siemens and others to acknowledge that (1) the
City does not currently have the capacity and (2) that consideration
must be on a first come first serve basis. The City Attorney replied
that that covers it as to users outside the City, but not for users
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inside the City. Mr. Bird questioned the validity of the wording of the
City Attorney's letter in regard to their ability to restrain sewer
service. He thinks that this property, since it is within their legal
reserve area, would be within their area of responsibility to serve.
The City Attorney stated that the reason he requested that
insertion in the letter is because he felt that the City should not be
in the position of having to refuse service to taxpayers and citizens of
Delray Beach because the City had contracted out its capacity to prop-
erties located outside of the City limits. Mr. Bird stated that he has
no problem with the letter with the exception of paragraph 4.
Mr. Siemens stated that they want to make an intelligent
business judgment. They have agreed to make certain improvements, both
to the benefit of their property as well as to the benefit of the City;
the cost of those improvements will run between $500,000 and $600,000.
They have no problem with that.
Mr. Bird stated that if an individual comes before Council
and asks for sewer service, if they have capacity and they commit that
they will provide, then their pecking order starts on that day, subse-
quent claimants to the system are behind them. As he understands it, he
doesn't think they have the ability to say that they will only treat it
after they have taken care of all the possible potential users who are
within the corporate limits. He questions paragraph 4 for that reason.
If this paragraph were worded in such a manner that the applicant under-
stands that he won't get anything the City doesn't have to give, that he
will stand in line as of the date he applied, and if he is prepared, as
a businessman, to make a half million dollar expenditure for that privi-
lege, then he should be granted that right.
The City Attorney explained that one problem is that nobody
in the City has any contract for sewer service with the City and he
questioned at what point the City is making the commitment, at the time
the applicant actually requests the service or at the time the contract
is signed for a request that will occur in the future. Mr. Bird stated
that it seems to him that at the time the applicant comes in with a
building plan, which will require hookup, that he is actually making
application for capacity.
Mr. Siemens stated that he understands what his risks are.
He doesn't want to enter into an agreement which, at the time he signs
the agreement, could, on the surface, preclude him from service in
advance. The City Attorney stated that the only difference between what
Mr. Bird has proposed and what he has proposed is what they are using as
a basis from which to reserve capacity. He (City Attorney) includes the
entire City at build out; Mr. Bird includes that portion of the City for
which building permits have been issued.
Mr. Siemens stated that he has no objections to standing in
line. He would feel comfortable with an acceptance of the facts as
stated in the first three paragraphs of the letter; he understands the
risks and he understands that the City has made application to improve
its facility and to increase its capacity. In talking with the City
administration, he found that, in that capacity, he could be comfortably
included.
Mr. Bird moved for approval of the agreement subject to the
letter being redrafted to ensure that Mr. Siemens' position in line is a
chronological position in line and not subject to build out of the
entire City being a preexisting requirement.
Mr. Bird reworded his motion, at the advice of the City
Attorney, to authorize the City Attorney's office and the administration
to conclude this matter, seconded by Mr. Young.
Before the second to the motion, the following discussion
was had: the City Attorney stated that if Council authorizes the City
Attorney's office and administration to conclude this matter, he would
send a copy of the agreement to all Council members so they would know
what is intended before it is signed. Mr. Bird stated that he does not
see anything detrimental to the rights of the citizens of Delray Beach
by adopting this policy. If Mr. Siemens is prepared to accept the other
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limitations which are included in the letter and acknowledge formally
that he knows that at this point in time the City does not have that
capacity and that they have no guarantee that they will have it during
the time he may need it, he feels that they have protected everything
they can and on that basis the motion stands.
At this point, Mr. Young seconded the motion.
Upon question by Mr. Scheifley, the City Attorney explained
the differences between this agreement and the agreement with Mr. Tare
for service to High Point Section 8.
Mayor Weekes asked about the request by the petitioner to
extend the refund period to ten years or that the five'year period be
extended during the time of any water or sewer moratorium that prevents _
other parties from hooking into the subject line. The City Attorney
stated that he was informed that these two items would be brought up
tonight.
Mr. Bird amended his motion to include a five year refund
period to be extended during periods of any water and sewer moratorium
that prevents other parties from hooking up; he is not prepared to
lengthen it to ten years; and that the refunds would be at the rate of
12% interest or such lesser interest rate as may be the maximum allowed
by law at the time this City makes the repayment, seconded by Mr. Young.
Said motion passed unanimously.
6.b.(7) The City Manager reported that a request has been received
that the final plat approval for Old Harbor Plaza, located at the north-'
east corner of U.S. No. 1 and Linton Boulevard be approved.
6.b.(8) The City Manager reported that a request has been received
that the final plat approval for Old Harbor Office and Bank Facility,
located at the southeast corner of U.S. No. 1 and Linton Boulevard be
approved.
6.b.(9) The City Manager reported that a request has been received
that the final plat approval for Old Harbor Office and Bank Facility II,
located at the northeast corner of U.S. No. 1 and Eve Street be ap-
proved.
The above three items were discussed simultaneously.
Mr. Robert Chapin, representing the applicants, stated that
plat approval for these three plats is subject to ten conditions listed
in a memo from t~e City Engineer to the Planning Director dated January
27, 1981. He has conferred with the applicants and nine out of the ten
conditions are acceptable to them. They have a problem with condition
No. 8 which states that this developer is responsible for all off site
improvements. He would like to see that condition omitted; he has no
objections to the other nine conditions.
Mr. Bird suggested that they change the wording to say that
this developer is responsible for all outside improvements enumerated _
above including signalization. Mr. Chapin replied that that sounds fine
but questioned the wording "including signalization". What they are
talking about is medians and sharing in a traffic light .but there have
not been any agreements to that effect.
The City Manager asked if condition No. 8 is one of the
items that was approved by the Planning & Zoning Board in recommending
final plat approval. Mr. Chapin replied that this morning at Planning
and Zoning workshop, they required approvals from a variety of other
governmental agencies. They received the last of the necessary ap-
provals this afternoon and it was delivered at about 1:00 P.M. to Mr.
Walker and Mr. Church. As a result of that, Mr. Church prepared this
memo; it has not been discussed by the Planning & Zoning Board.
Mr. Carey stated that this morning at workshop, the petic
tioner did not have one of the significant letters that are a require-
ment for any approval process; the letter from the South Florida Water-
Management District. The Engineering Department could not make a recom-
mendation this morning because a key document was missing.
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Mayor Weekes informed Mr. Chapin that Council has a workshop
scheduled for tomorrow at 5:00 P.M. and suggested that Council defer
action on this item and call a special meeting tomorrow at 5:00 P.M. to
consider it.
Mr. Bird moved that items 6.b.(7), (8) and (9) be deferred
to a special Council meeting tomorrow at 5:00 P.M. in these Chambers,
seconded by Mr. Young. Said motion passed unanimously.
6.b.(14) The City Manager reported that the Planning & Zoning Board
at a meeting held on January 19th, recommended by unanimous vote that
the site and development plan for Arrowhead, located east of 1-95 be-
tween Linton Boulevard and Audubon Boulevard be approved, subject to:
(a) City Engineer's memorandum of January 19th.
(b) Director of Public Utilities memorandum of December
12, 1980.
(c) That a Unity of Title be filed tying Parcel 3 to
Parcel 4.
(d) That the sidewalk requirement be waived on both
sides of the street.
(e) Receipt of comments from Lake Worth Drainage Dis-
trict and South Florida Water Management District.
(f) That a time limitation of 18 months be set for
development of the project.
This was discussed at the workshop meeting on January 20th. It is
recommended that Council approve the site and development plan for
Arrowhead.
Mr. Young stated that he is concerned that all of the traf-
fic will have to go down Audubon Boulevard which is a narrow two-way
street; there is also a bridge there which they have had considerable
problems with in the fact that it did not have any extensions of the
sidewalk so people had to walk in the street. He thinks that the elimi-
nation of the sidewalk requirement should be reconsidered.
Mr. Carey stated that there are two roads that will come
across from Audubon Boulevard west of the bridge; one will be Dotterel
Road which would be opened up all the way around to Lindell; and also
the main road servicing the development itself which is a 50 foot right-
of-way which will meander through the project and exit out on Lindell
Boulevard. Logically, anyone living in Arrowhead is not going to use
Audubon Boulevard; they have made it easier for the people living in
Bass Creek to exit out on Dotterel Road to Lindell, rather than having
to go over the little bridge on Audubon. In addition, they required the
developer to put a bike path on Dotterel Road; bike paths are more often
used as sidewalks. The main road in this development has a bike path
the whole length of it. They made two guarantees to the people in Bass
Creek; (1) the completion of Dotterel Road and (2) no multi-family
housing near their development; both guarantees have been kept. There
is no reason for anyone to have to cross that little bridge.
Mr. Richard Krog, 3031 Phoebe Lane, questioned the sidewalk
requirement. Having lived in Bass Creek for three years, he finds that
many of those elderly individuals from the Lake Delray apartments do go
on extended walks through Bass Creek and they will be going through
Arrowhead.
Mayor Weekes clarified that sidewalks, per se, are elimi-
nated, but bike paths are substituted in lieu thereof. Mr. Carey added
that there are very few through streets in this subdivision and most of
them are short in length so a sidewalk would serve no useful purpose.
The main road through this community has a bike path on one side; they
made that a condition of the approval.
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Mr. Krog stated that he feels that not putting in sidewalks
on both sides of the streets for the sake of cutting expenses is ridicu-
lous; they have youngsters and elderly individuals now walking in the
streets in that area subject to erratic drivers. He doesn't think they
should eliminate any sidewalks in any portion of this community. It is
a safety factor that should be considered at all times. Subjecting the
people to bicycle riders makes it even a little more difficult.
Mr. Fred Blaser, 1590 Gallinule Drive, stated that there is
an egress from Arrowhead to the south which is onto Audubon Boulevard.
The only way for both parties, Arrowhead and Bass Creek, to go south to
Boca Raton is to go over the two lane narrow bridge. Audubon Boulevard
is already taking the full 184 homes currently in Bass Creek because
there is no way out of that area except for Audubon. Now they're let-
ting a developer come in and put a four foot berm up with no sidewalks.
They need a sidewalk for protection of the people who are going to use
the egress onto Audubon.
Mr. John Donovan, 1515 Gallinule Drive, stated that there
are bus stops on Dotterel Road. People are going to come out of the
development by means of the egress onto Audubon and want to go to a bus
stop. If they put a bike path along Audubon as well as Dotterel, that
would facilitate part of the trouble. As he understands it, there is
nothing being provided along Audubon Boulevard. They do need something
along Audubon.
Mr. Nathan Miller, developer of Arrowhead, stated that a
traffic study was made and they and their expert feel that if people
want to go to Boca, Audubon would not be the route they would take.
They have a new road, S.W. 10th Street, that is presently being com-
pleted, which will be opened very shortly. Germantown Road is being
closed and they'll have an 80 foot right-of-way between Lindell and
Linton which now takes you from Linton to U.S.1 to go south from there.
They determined a long time ago that they did not want to face any of
their homes on the perimeter of the property; that's different from Bass
Creek. The Planning & Zoning Board insisted, in spite of that, that
they go ahead and provide a pedestrian access for people outside their
development so that they can get over to Lindell without going over that
little bridge. Their suggestion of putting a berm along the perimeter
of their property does not interfere with their neighbors; they are
trying to confine their development, which is common in planned resi-
dential developments. They feel and the engineers and the Drainage
District feel that development of this property will truly help some of
the problems in terms of drainage, infestation and many other things
that have been there over the years.
Mr. Carey stated that it makes no sense to isolate streets
within developments. From a public safety standpoint, when you isolate
over 300 homes, your police, fire and public works departments have a
terrible time dealing with it. The opening on both ends is a logical
sequence of events in the planning process. He agrees with Mr. Miller
that the vast majority of these people are not going to be using that
two lane bridge on Audubon Boulevard. The main artery from that loca-
tion will be the new S.W. 10th Street which will feed onto Lindell
Boulevard. That will be a signalized intersection on Linton Boulevard.
People heading into Delray are going to come in that direction; people
inclined to go south are going to go to Linton, turn left on 1-95 and
head south. The Board imposed some tough restrictions on the developer
in the approval process. He suggested that in addition to what they
have already required of the developer, that they require him to extend
the bike path around Dotterel Road and up the length of his property on
Audubon Boulevard. Mr. Blaser stated that that addition would satisfy
them.
Mr. Bird moved for approval subject to requiring that the
developer extend the bike path around Dotterel Road and up the length of
his property on Audubon Boulevard, seconded by Mr. Young. Said motion
passed unanimously.
6.c. The City Manager reported that the Community School Program
Agreement is before Council for consideration.
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Mrs. Durante reported that she met with Dr. Robbins about
the original a~reement which they considered last week. She had some
problems with it and some changes have been made. Dr. Robbins feels
that this is a good umbrella agreement. The individual schools will be
handled by separate agreements.
Mayor Weekes stated that he understood that if they entered
into the big agreement, they wouldn't have to come up with $4,000. Mrs.
Durante stated that the umbrella agreement does not require them to do
anything unless they want to.
Mr. Bird moved for approval of the umbrella agreement,
seconded by Mr. Young. Said motion passed unanimously.
Before roll call, the City Manager stated that he had a
brief discussion with Dr. Robbins. Had the original umbrella agreement
been approved, they would not pay $4,000 for Carver School as they will
now. There is no money involved in the umbrella agreement except for
money that the City decides to commit in advance by separate agreement.
However, the separate agreement for Carver School does call for the
payment of $4,000. It would be necessary to fund that because that is
not in the budget. He recommends transferring it from the General Fund
Contingency Account if Council goes this route.
Mr. Bird stated that if they didn't have to fund it before,
he doesn't see how changing their liability should make it necessary for
them to fund it now.
At this point the roll was called to the motion.
It was the consensus of Council to have the administration
contact Dr. Robbins and get an explanation of why they now have to pay
the $4,000.
6.d. The City Manager reported that the following bids have been
received for the purchase of Police cars:
Standard Size Mid-Size
State Contract $7,~82.40 $7,026.37
Earl Wallace Ford 7,803.31 No Bid
Adams Chevrolet 8,370.00 8,195.00
It is recommended that 10 mid-size cars be purchased at the low bid
price of $7,026.37 per car by State Contract through an agency in Holly-
wood, Florida. The purchase price, without trade-ins totals $70,263.70.
It is recommended that funding be by the $54,000 federal revenue sharing
funds budgeted 'for this purpose and a transfer of $16,263.70 from the
general fund contingency account. The $54,000 budgeted for the purchase
of 10 Police cars contemplated trading in 10 cars. It is felt that it
would be to the City's advantage to buy the cars without trade-ins,
transfer 10 Police cars to other departments to replace older cars
and/or cars in worse condition and auction off the departmental cars.
Anticipated delivery time on the new cars is 45 to 60 days. This item
was tabled at the January 13th meeting.
.Mrs. Durante moved that the recommendation of the admini-
stration be approved, seconded by Mr. Scheifley. U~on roll call Council
voted as follows: Mr. Bird - No; Mrs. Durante - Yes; Mr. Scheifley -
Yes; Mr. Young - No; Mayor Weekes - Yes. Said motion passed with a 3 to
2 vote.
Before roll call the following discussion was had: Mr. Bird
stated that it has never been his intent to preclude the Police officers
in the City from having safe, usable vehicles. His concern in having
police vehicles used for administrative purposes is the cost of having a
pursuit car used as a taxicab; it is an expensive form of transporta-
tion. He would rather that they buy eight cars suitable for pursuit use
and buy two additional cars suitable for administrative use, with 6
cylinder or 4 cylinder engines. They have a couple of cars in the City
with very low milage that would be suitable as pursuit vehicles for
another couple of years; he feels that these should be added to the
Police fleet.
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At this point the roll was called to the motion.
8.a. The City Manager reported that Ordinance .No. 1-81, amending
Chapter 16 "Offenses-Miscellanious", Article II, "Noise Control" of the
Code of Ordinances relative to real property boundary is before Council
for consideration on Second and FINAL Reading. This ordinance was
passed on First Reading at the January 13th meeting. Prior to consider-
ation of passage of this ordinance on Second and FINAL Reading, a .public
hearing.has been scheduled to be held at this time.
The City Manager presented Ordinance No. 1-81:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 16, "OFFENSES-MISCELLA-
NEOUS'', ARTICLE II, "NOISE CONTROL", OF THE CODE OF ORDI- _
NANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, BY AMENDING
SECTION 16-34(26) "REAL PROPERTY BOUNDARY" BY DELETING
"BUT NOT INCLUDING INTRA-BUILDING REAL PROPERTY DIVI-
SIONS'' TO CLARIFY THE INTENT OF SAID ORDINANCE; PROVIDING
A SAVING CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
(Copy of Ordinance No. 1-81 is on file in the official
Ordinance Book )
The City Manager 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. The public hearing was closed.
Mr. Bird moved for the adoption of Ordinance No. 1-81 on
Second and FINAL Reading, seconded by Mr. Young. Upon roll call Council
voted as follows: Mr. Bird - Yes; Mrs. Durante - Yes; Mr. Scheifley -
Yes; Mr. Young - Yes; Mayor Weekes - Yes. Said motion passed with a 5
to 0 vote.
Mayor Weekes declared the meeting adjourned at 8:50 P.M.
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JANUARY 28, 1981
A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida, was held in the Council Chambers at 5:00 P.M., Wednes-
day, January 28, 1981, with Mayor Leon M. Weekes, presiding and City
Manager J. Eldon Mariott, City Attorney Roger Saberson, and Council
members Malcolm T. Bird, Charlotte G. Durante, James H. Scheifley, and
Willard V. Young, present.
Mayor Weekes called the meeting to order and announced that
this meeting has been called for the purpose of: (1) considering re-
quest for final plat approval -- Old Harbor Plaza; (2) considering re-
quest for final plat approval -- Old Harbor Office and Bank Facility;
and (3) considering request for final plat approval -- Old Harbor Office
and Bank Facility II. Mr. Robert Chapin is representing Old Harbor.
Mr. Chapin stated that they have reached an agreement in
concept; that all the various off-site and traffic improvements that
have been requested by the City Engineer will initially be paid in full
by Knight Enterprises. Half the cost of three of them, which apply to
the Delray Mall, will be collected by the City and, if and when collec-
ted by the City, half of those improvements will be reimbursed to Knight
Enterprises. The City Manager elaborated further on the terms of the
agreement.
Upon question by the City Attorney, the City Engineer
replied that the plans reflect everything except the details of the
traffic signal itself. They.have asked the developer to include that on
the drawings. Upon futher question, Mr. Church replied that in regard
to a traffic signal on Federal Highway, the plan does show the cross-
ings, the location, the poles, the median, and all the improvements that
they talked about. The City Attorney asked if these are the improve-
ments he was talking about in his memo of January 27th and further asked
if he feels that the plan sufficiently details what those improvements
are. Mr. Church replied, yes, with the exception that they need the
detail on the traffic signal itself, but it does detail to the extent of
what's required, DOT standards.
Mr. Chapin stated that in regard to refunding, he feels that
ten years would be appropriate; Council members concurred. Mr.
Scheifley referred to paragraph 8 of Mr. Church's memo and asked if that
problem has been resolved. The City Attorney replied, yes.
Mr. Bird moved to accept the recommendation of the Planning
and Zoning Board on all three of these plats subject to the modification
which has been agreed to by the Administration and the developer, se-
conded by Mrs. Durante.
Mr. Bird amended his motion to be subject to Mr. Chapin and
the City Attorney working out an acceptable agreement in regard to the
refunding for the off-site traffic improvements, seconded by Mrs.
Durante. Said motion passed unanimously.
Mayor Weekes declared the meeting adjourned at 5:14 P.M.
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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 January 28, 1981, which minutes were
formally approved and adopted by the City Council on ~,, ~ ~, ~ ~,? .
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