10-14-03 SpMtgSPECIAL MEETING
OCTOBER 14, 2003
A Special Meeting of the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, was
called to order by Mayor Jeff perlman in the First Floor Conference Room at City Hall at 6:00 P.M.,
Tuesday, October 14, 2003.
Roll call showed:
Present -
Commissioner Patricia Archer (Arrived 6:03)
Commissioner Bob Costin
Commissioner Jon Levinson
Commissioner Alberta McCarthy
Mayor Jeff perlman
Absent - None
Also present were -
City Manager David T. Harden
City Attorney Susan A. Ruby and
City Clerk Barbara Garito
Mayor Perlman called the meeting to order and announced that it had been called for the purpose of
considering the following item:
PROPOSAL FOR SETTLEMENT IN JAMES TYLKE v. CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH: Consider a Proposal for Settlement in the amount of $25,000.00 in James Tylke
v. City of Delray Beach.
Susan Ruby, City Attorney informed the Commission that the plaintiff has agreed to pay the City
$25,000 in attorney's fees and cost and will not go forward with an appeal of this case. It is
estimated that the City's costs are approximately $70,000. In addition, should an appeal be made
in this case it is estimated that there could be an additional cost of approximately $40,000.
Mr. Levinson moved to accept the offer wherein the plaintiff agrees to pay the City $25,000,
seconded by Mr. Costin. Prior to the vote Mayor Perlman passed the gavel to Vice Mayor
Levinson and proposed a counter offer of $45,000 payable by the plaintiff to the City. This
modified motion in the amount of $45,000 was acceptable by Mr. Levinson and Mr. Costin.
Upon roll call, the Commission voted as follows: Mrs. Archer - Yes; Mr. Costin -
Yes: Mr. Levinson - Yes; Ms. McCarthy - Yes; Mayor Perlman - Yes. Said motion of
a counter offer of $45,000 payable by the plaintiff to the City was approved 5-0.
Mayor Perlman declared the Special Meeting adjourned at 6:05 p.m., at which time the
Commission convened to the regularly scheduled Workshop Meeting.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
MAYOR
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
October 14, 2003, which Minutes were formally approved and adopted by the City Commission on
October 21, 2003.
City Clerk
NOTE TO READER: If the Minutes you have received are not completed as indicated above, this
means they are not the official Minutes of the City Commission. They will become the official
Minutes only after review and approval, which may involve amendments, additions or deletions to
the Minutes as set forth above.
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Mayor Perlman declared the Special Meeting adjourned at 6:05 p.m., at which time the
Commission convened to the regularly scheduled Workshop Meeting.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
The unders'~gned 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
October 14, 2003, which Minutes were formally approved and adopted by the City Commission on
October 21, 2003.
City Clerk
NOTE TO READER: If the Minutes you have received are not completed as indicated above, this
means they are not the official Minutes of the City Commission. They will become the offidal
Minutes only after review and approval, which may involve amendments, additions or deletions to
the Minutes as set forth above.
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