12-09-66SpMtg DECEMBER 9, 1~66.
A Special meeting of the City COuncil of the City of Delray Beach
was held in the Co~cil Chambers at 9=30 A.M., Friday, December 9th,
1966, with Vice-Mayor J. LeRoy Croft in the Chair, City .Manager
David M. Gatchal, City Attorney John Roes Adams, and Councilmen
James H. Jurney and Jack L. Saunders being present.
V~ce-Mayor Crpft called the meeting to order and announced that
san had been cal~ed for the purpose of canvassing the returns o£
the General Electio~ held on Tuesday, December 6th, 1966, and for any
other bu.~tnee~ that may come before the meeting.
An opening prayer was delivered by City Clerk R. D. WOt ~thing, and
the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America
was given.
City Clerk Worthing informed Council that in Compli~nce with Chapter
12, of the Code of Ordinances, a certified copy of the return reflectl~,
the result of the Voting at the City's General ~lection held on Tuesday
ia presented, as fol].ows:
Mr. James H. Jurney 1159
Mr. LeRoy W. Merritt 920
Mr. William J. McLaughlin 712
Mr. Robert B. Burn, Sr. 357
Further, tha~ ~n the absence of any declaration of contest by any
of the Candidates, Council should declare the result of the Election
as shown on the ret~n ~mitte~ by the Clerk and Inspectors res~nsi-
bls for conducting ~e election.
Mr. Saunders moved to accept the election returns, as submitted.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Jurney and carried unanimously.
Mr..Jurney asked the status of safety devises or control at the
crosswalk fro~ the Post Office to the parking lot estab~shed on the
east side of N. E. 2nd AVenue for pa~king of Post office patrons.
Mr. Sa~nders suggested that the City Manager ask the Police De-
partment to patrol that area rather carefully for the next week or so
until people become more familiar with the crosswalk being there.
City Manager Gatchel reported to Council that the Police Department,
Traffic Engineering Department and Planning Department have been work-
ing on this situation for the past few weeks. That the crosswalk and
all tbs markings on N. E. 2nd Avenue have been realigned, and at the
crosswalk there will be signs "S~op For PedeStrian Traffic" also "No
Left Turn" signs at that location for both north and south bound
traffic. Further, that he would have the Police Department survey
that crosswalkl
The City Manager informe~ Council that the developer of the Poet
Office Shopping Center has been very cooperative, and that he has
agreed to different beautification items as well as things that would
help control traffic within the parking area.
Mr. Jurne¥. asked about beautification on N. E. 1st Avenue just
west of t~e Shopping CeBter. The City Manager reported that was not
a respone~bt'lit~ .of the developer of the Shopping Center, and that he
~s get~lng some ~fgures on sprinklers, lawn, and plantings for' that
area and hop~e to present that item to Council at its December 12th
meeting.