10-02-78SpMtg OCTOBER 2, 1978
A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida, was held in the Council Chambers at 7:00 P.M., Mon-
day, October 2, 1978, with Mayor Leon M. Weekes presiding, City
Manager J. Eldon Mariott, City Attorney Roger Saberson and Council
Members Robert D. Chapin, Charlotte G. Durante and Aaron I. Sanson,
IV., present. Councilman James H. Scheifley was on vacation.
Mayor Weekes called the meeting to order and announced that
same had been called for the purpose of (1) Considering final plat
approval - High Point Section VII (Phase I); (2) Considering lease
agreement modification approval - Catherine Strong Center; and (3)
Considering approval of Interim Letter of Contract between the City
and Palm Beach County to continue all existing CETA contracts for a
period of 30 days until new contracts are executed.
1. The City Manager advised that everything is in order for the
final plat approval of High Point Section VII (Phase I) and approval
has been recommended by the Planning & Zoning Board.
Upon question by the City Attorney, Ken Tate replied that the
agreement for the Northwest Developers Fund would be signed and sub-
mitted to the City as requested by the Utilities Director. Mr. Tate
also advised that the developer has already submitted to the County
a water treatment plan of his own under the assumption that the City
will not have water available at the time these units will be finished.
The plan has been approved by the County and sent to the State for
their rubber stamping.
Mr. Chapin moved for the final plat approval of High Point
· Section VII (Phase I) subject to the comments reflected in the Plan-
ning Department memo of September 27, 1978, seconded by Mrs. Durante~
Said motion passed unanimously.
2. The City Attorney advised that the County has agreed to pro-
vide certain insurance coverage as set forth in paragraph 20 of the
agreement; this is the same coverage that was included in the ori-
ginal submittal which provides for coverage of $50,000 bodily injury
for one person, $100,000 bodily injury each accident and $50,000
property damage liability. The only change on this from the original
submission is that the City had requested that in addition to the
City being added as an insured, that the Council members, employees,
etc., be named as additional insureds; however, the City Attorney
stated that the present agreement is acceptable.
Mr. Chapin moved for the approval of the lease agreement be-
tween Palm Beach County and the City for the Catherine Strong Center,
seconded by Mr. Sanson. The motion passed unaqimously.
3. Mr. Sanson commented that he had left his office between 3:30
and 3:45 P.M., today and had not received the addendum to the Special
Meeting which concerns this item. Mr. sanson stated that although
this may be perhaps insignificant, he felt he would not like the
practice of adding items at the last minute to continue.
Mayor Weekes stated that it is discretionary in the City Char-
ter and he feels that it is there for a good and sufficient reason
where an occasion might arise when the Council would need to act in
an expedient and timely manner. The latitude is given in the Charter
for the Mayor to call a meeting under those circumstances without what
would normally be considered to be sufficient notice; he feels that
Council would have to rely to some degree on the integrity of the
Mayor in issuing these~nds of calls.
The City Manager explained that this item concerns the exten-
sion for 30 days of the City/County contract for the City's 60 CETA
employees; the regular annual contract is expiring and'has not been
renewed for various reasons. The City Manager's Office was informed
several days ago that they would grant a 30-day extension upon the
City Manager's signature. The 30-day extension agreement was reviewed
by the City Attorney's Office and the City Manager was advised by that
office that since it was a binding contract upon the City it would be
prefer able to have Council approval rather than just the City Manager's
approval. The City Manager received this information at approximately
12:00 to 1:00 P.M., this date; that is the reason for adding the item
.at this time.
Mrs. Durante moved to approve an Interim Letter of Contract
between the City and Palm Beach County to continue all existing CETA
contracts for a period of 30 days until new contracts are executed,
seconded by Mr. Sanson. Said motion passed unanimously.
Before adjournment the City Manager introduced Saundra Lawson,
graduate student in Public Administration at Florida Atlantic Univer-
sity, who has joined the City as an intern in the HUD sponsored Work
Study Program.
Mayor Weekes declared the meeting adjourned at 7:15 P.M.
ATTEST:
MAYO R
The undersigned is the City Clerk of the City of Delray Beach
and the information provided herein is the minutes of the meeting of
said City Council of October 2, 1978, which minutes were formally ap-
proved and adopted by the City Council on
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