03-08-65 MARCH 8, 1965.
A regular meeting of the City Council of. Delray Beach was held in
the Council Chambers at 8500 P:M., with Mayor Al. C. Avery'in the
Chair, City Manager Robert J. Holland, City Attorney John Ross Adams,
and Councilmen J. LeRoy Croft, James H. Jurney, Jack L. Saunders and
George Talbot, Jr., being present.
1, An opening prayer was delivered by the Rev. Carl Storey.
1.a. The Fledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United states of
America was given.
2. The minutes of the regular meeting of February 22nd, 1965, were
unanimously approved on motion by Mr. Croft and seconded by Mr.
Saunders.
3. Mr. John A. Dittrich, 1152 Lowry Street, Delray Beach, appeared
before the Council end':complained about the drainage condition in that
area and requested that his letter of February 26th to Mayor Avery,
and the reply on March 5th from City Engineer Fleming be read, as
follows:
"Re: Lowry Street and Andrews Avenue - Storm Drainage.
Though we experienced heav. y, rains..~ast Tuesday, February 23rd,
there does not seem to b~e':~Y"ex~ 'for the excessive flooding
.of..n~t 9nly.~.L~.~ybu~ many other streets East of the W~terway.
~ ~"~r%~ Avenu~'~in~%~"~y~em but instead of he~ping., the
conditions have worsened~and sometimes ~ave reversed flow of
up Out Of ~r~atc~ bas'in~ frdm the I'nl~nd W~terway.
Thi~ is .a very vnsaniSary . condition and_should he COrrected
': at~0ncc. '.' ...... ' - ~ - -'~-~ - , ::-c.~..-
WOuld you kindly take this up with your Engineers, so that a
soi'u~'~On'~!ibe rea~d'.'to .~or~&c~.'~his c~nditi'o'n?,.
-"Mayor Avery wishes to acknowledge your letter of February
1965,. referring to drain~ge, condit~ons on Lowry street, and has
requested that ! make answer to yoU"~irectly.
":'~'The £1ooding'Con~[~ions on Lowry after the extremely heavy'Storm
~ on TuesSay/~Febr~ry':2~rd wer'e.'~o~ed sn'~'~ph0tograph~d~b~'this de-
''partment. It was ~Iso noted thst the water did not drain off
properly and an investigat.!on was m~de.
.ir'developed that the sewer li~e·,'normallydraining this a'~ea
~h'ich' flOwS north" o~ AnSr~s. ~nd thenC~ tS-: t~e. int~aCoS&~Si
waY0~ Thomas's~ree~,~ad ~en"plU~'ged,'comPle~ely ful[~b.~ ~&nd
sewers. City crews immediatelYwent to'work clearing 'this line
On Friday, Februar~ 26th, and are sti~l,engaged in th~s'process
'SaturdaY'to exped~eethe' clearing~- :A:g~eat"am0un~ o~:~and:,.:
large rocks and.even an-'em~y five'gallon
remgved ·fr6~ th~ i'ine;:~- The ~Ost' of"this' removal'wi'11, 'Of"
course, be'charged to the contraCtOr.
YOu stated, that you paid an assessment for the improvement of
A~BrewS ~e~e d~ainage: :syStem about ~hre~ Years a~o. :A&tdall
'~S ~rainage system was constructed in 1956' under a former City
'Engineer. It is recognized that the pipe. is inadequately sized
to drain the area it serves. 3-8-65
66.
"At the direction of the Council an overall study of the drain-
age for the entire city is being made by the engineering de-
partment and a recommendation for the correction of this portion
of the system will be included.
I believe the cleaning of the existing storm sewer will greatly
alleviate the situation until such time as a more permanent
solution can be affected."
Mayor Avery said the City Engineer is preparing an overall drainage
plan which includes the Lowry Street and Beach Drive areas, but in the
meantime, there is some action taking place on the Lowry Street
situation.
Mr. Dittrich suggested that a sump pump be installed to relieve
the situation on Lowry Street, and stated that as a result of the de-
watering at time of sewer installations, the street levels had been
lowered and the storm drains had settled.
3. Mr. Edward Shehadi, -708 N. E. 2nd Street, Delray Beach, informed
the Council he had recently purchased property at 402 N. W. 9th Street
for his daughter and her family, and that at 3:30 A.M. this past
Sunday, someone drove across the yard, leaving deep tire tracks across
the newly installed lawn. Mr. Shehadi said that pictures of the dam-
age and tire marks had been taken and that the police had been noti-
fied of the incident. Further, that a petition to the Council had
been prepared and Mrs. J. H. Shellenberger had asked him to present
same tonight as she was unable to attend this meeting.
City Clerk Worthing was asked to read the following petition signed
by Mr. &Mrs. J. H. Shellenberger, Mr. & Mrs. W. Baldwin, Mr. &Mrs.
J. T. Loughery, Mr. &Mrs. Louis F. Rauth, Mr. &Mrs. Johnson, Mr. &
Mrs. Edward Shehadi, Susan Ferrell and Mrs. Vera M. Williams, and the
accompanying letter:
"Enclosed is a copy of the letter which wa, the undersigned,
have sent to the Editor of the Delray Beach News Journal, and
which we ask that you read at your March 8th meeting.
Your cooperation in helping to rid our neighborhood of the
frequent acts of vandalism will be very much appreciated."
"Below are just a few of the names of residents living in the
Northwest Lake Ida.section of Delray Beach who have made numerous
complaints to the local Police Department about the excessive
speeding, lack of mufflers, and vandalism on N. W. Seventh,.Ninth
and Eleventh Streets particularly.
Since nothing has been done for us by the Police Department -
other than to have a patrolman come to our homes, look at the
damage, and politely tell us that there was nothing that could
be done - we are appealing to you for help through your newspaper.
Most of us take pride and spend much money to have an attractive
yard - and it is very disheartening to have vandals drive their
cars on the lawns, leaving deep ruts and .other damages.
Why doesn't the Police Department see that the Lake Ida area is
patrolled more carefully, especially on weekends when these acts
occur more frequently? Why isn't the Police Department more.
rigid in enforcing the 25-mile speed limit ordinance? Why aren't
arrests made when cars are seen driving over 45 miles an hour in
a residential neighborhood with a 25-mile limit? Why isn't a
policeman parked on a side street now and then to watch these
speedsters and do something about it? For him to cruise down
a street after receiving a complaint hardly does any good, for
a violator naturally will drive more slowly within sight of the
law.
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"Everyone in this Delray Beach ar~a knows how carefully the speed
· law is upheld in the Gulfstream area - with the result, that one
rarely sees the law violated there. If a little more attention
were paid to our area, we're sure that the vandals and speedsters
would soon learn that they could not continue to harass our
-neighborhood.
Vandalism starts in the home because parents do not teach their
children to respect the rights of others. Since this apparently
is the case - and since the Delray Police Department takes our
complaints very 1-ightly - WHAT ARE WE TO DO?"
Mayor Avery said he considered it to be in order to direct the City
Manager to conduct a thorough investigation and give the Council a re-
port, not only as to the situation involved, but what steps are being
taken to rectify it. It was so moved by Mr. Talbot, seconded by Mr.
Jurney an~ unanimously carried.
4.a. A roll call showed the following Civic Organizations and re-
presentatives to be in attendance~
Delray Beach Board of Realtors Mr. Andrew Gent
League of Women Voters Mrs. Phyllis Plume
Beach Taxpayers League, Zonta, and
Business & Professional ~O~eD's. Club Mrs. Dor~thea. Mo~tgo~ery
sea.ape ~a.rden Club ' ...
~91ray BeaCh Recrea~ionCiub.
'~'s~n~r' ~i~i~,s~'C~ub ",' ¢o~. La~en=e W.
Bowling on the Green . Mr.~.GeoFge.. H..Gan~n
Breezy Ridge Estates Mr. John Sword
5 City Clerk Worthing read a short Resolution thathad ~een prepared
concerning Mayor Ai~"C~ Avery's bir'th~a~?
5. The-City Clerk r'ead the foll°~ing letter ~rom"the Seagrape Garden
Club, dated FebrUary 20th, 1965: '
~ '~PFesident.JohnS~n has instituted a nationrwSd~, d~ve
'" and conserve 'th® ~aturai beauties of-our great'coUntry.' F10rid~
'~ ha~ been biess~d w~th m~~ ~pec~a'i e~dowm~ts '0'f hatere <~ha~'"mak~
our locality unique.
In order that our Delray Beach civic groups..may, be
these ~if~s and join the national effort for their safekeeping,
'they must first be informedl 'To this end the sea-Grape Garden
Club is sponsoring an illustrated lecture on the %5th of March
at'the Recreation center a~ 7:30
Knowing the .Cit~.COehcilis'inter~sted,in this. sert .0~ ~0mm~ity
progress, we'haVe Chosen a date When ~Oe. have ,n°'Couneil'meetlng
and. hope you.wilt wish,~o .come, will support us, an~ urge others
to come~ The speaker, an excellent one¢~ iS Mr.~. Norman. Bezona.
His. subject 'COmServation in Palm Beach Co~nt~iwi~h .sPec!a~
Reference to DeIray Beach'and his pi~,.tures are ekCellent.
If you would advise us of the number who wish tO attend~ i~,WO~l~,
aid. us greatiy~ in P~6~d!ng adequateaea~ng.' Please'conta~t'~e'
o'f the ifoll0Wing= Mrs. L. Stewart LanktOn -,276-6333 or Mrs. J.
L. Schroeder- 2~6-4847.~!~
5. cit~ Cl~r~'~'r~"g'rea~'the follow~n~,~ion from the Lawn
i !,Be it Reso!ve0 ~ the .me'mb~rS of
· .~lub at thair annual meeting, held Ma=~h ~2,~ ,~965~ that'in the
death of A. 'Keith Richter, the Club lo~l~s most valuable member.
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"Except for him, there would be no lawn bowling in Delray Beach;
because of him, we enjoy the best lawn bowling court of its size
and kind in the State of Florida.
On moving to this City, Keith Richter~ an experienced and capable
bowler and a lover of this great English game, felt the need for
lawn bowling in this community. He knew it would attract good
people to Delray Beach and keep them coming here.
He enlisted the support of his neighbor, Mayor Avery, and got a
generous offer from his friend, Walter Kistner of Chicago, to
landscape the grounds, and then he kept after the members of the
City Council until they appropriated the money needed to build
the green. Then he watched daily to see that it was properly
constructed.
He was elected the Club's first President andWas continued in
such office. He was truly its founder.
In appreciation of his services 'to his fellow Club members and
the resultant benefit to the City of Delray Beach, we~deem it
appropriate that the bowling green be named for him and that
hereafter it be referred to as=
A. KEITH RICHTER
MEMORIAL LAWN BOWLING GREEN
If, and upon such action being approved by the Mayor and City
Council of Delray Beach, this Club agrees to place and maintain
a suitable name plate at the entrance gate of such lawn bowling
green.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this Resolution be sent to
Mrs. Riohter, the widow, and a copy to Mayor Al. C. Avery for
presentation to the City Council at its next meeting.
Dated this 3rd day of March, 1965, at Delray Beach, Florida."
Mayor Avery commented on this item, giving some of the background
of lawn bowling, and read the 'following:
RESOLUTION NO. 9-65.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DELRAy BEACH, FLORIDA, IN MEMORY OF A. KEITH
RICHTER.
WHEREAS, ALMIGHTY GOD, in His infinite wisdom, has seen fit to take
from our midst A. KEITH RICHTER; and
WHEREAs, A. KEITH RICHTER was the one'individual most instrumental
in bringing the sport of lawn bowling to this City; and
WHEREAS, the DELRAY BEACH LAWNBOWLING CLUB passed a Resolution on
the 3rd day of March, 1965, requesting that the Delray Beach Bowling
Green be named in his memory; and
WHEREAS, the City Council on behalf of the citizens of this com-
munity, being desirous that his~ efforts be recognized, acclaimed and
permanently recorded;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITYCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH:
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In honor and deep appreciation of the efforts of A. KEITH RICHTER
culminating in the establishment of the lawn bowling green presently
located .in the City Park, the said bowling green shall hereafter be
known as the A. KEITH RICHTER MEMORIAL LAWN BOWLING GREEN;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council does hereby express
its deep and sincerest sympathy for this great loss to his devoted
wife and family, and directs that this Resolution be forwarded to his
wife and a copy be spread on the minutes of the City.
UNANIMOUSLY PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council on the 8th day
of March, 1965.
Resolution No. 9-65 was unanimously passed and adopted on this
first and final reading on motion by Mr. Croft and seconded by Mr.
Saunders.
Mr. Saunders then moved that the Lawn Bowling Club be given per-
mission to place the name plaque, as suggested, the motion being
seconded by Mr. Talbot and unanimously carried.
5. Mayor Avery presented the following PROCLAMATION:
BY THE CITY OF DELRAy BEACH, FLORIDA.
ce~,~ries to stifle .an~ destroy.tho, se hard-won =ights .of fre. e s~eech,
.THEREFORE, I AL.,. C. AVERY, Mayor of Delray Beach, Flor~da._,hereby
~n6 ~h~'ld :ifi;'thia City ~oin in a demonstration of his or her undivided
alleBtance to the Government of the.United States and. ~he_ideals which
:~h~t"i~yalty ~rou~h public demonstrations of all klnds~ through
cooperation with ou~ overseas veterans whose devotion and ,courag~
continue in ~ace a:s sponso=s of 'this observance,
5.a~ -2=. Jurney ~nfo=med ~e Council of a =6~est from-~s. Gladys
V. Risker, President of Episcopal ~urc~ women, ~o~ the use of the
Cat~eri~e:'E~"S-t~ng~'COm~un~y:~eht~r for ~eir annual Tea, Sunday,
April.4, 1965_, from 3:00 to 5:00 P.M..
~. Ju~ney moved that_ permission ~e .granted, provided the City
Manager could work such date into the sch~edule of ~e Community'Center,
the motio~ being Seconded.by ~. Saun4ers and unanimo~sl~ca~ried.
5.a. Mayor Avery Stated ~there is .a fund raising drive being conducted
for the'new B~gtist coiiege i~ Pai~ aea~h. Ga~e~s, a~'a 're~&$6 had
2r, TalbOt moved that ~=mf6sion be' giv6n f0r _Said~'dri~e,:..tke .
motion be'lng, second~ 5y-~; Saunders a.n~. unanimo~sly'..ca~ri~,:
Robinson,
"At that time, I had forgotten that, as a Member of ~the City's
'Board of Adjustmentt, I could not properly fi~l an additional
City. responiebility. This was called to my attention at a meet-
ing of the Board of Adjustment yesterday.
It would appear, therefore, that I should now resign as a Member
of the Sewer Adjustment Advisory Board, and I do herewith resign.
As of now, the only activity of the Sewer Adjustment ~dvisory
Board has been to hold an organization meeting (on Oct. 13, 1964)
at which I was elected Chairman, Mr. Tom Weber was appointed
Secretary, and a procedure governing the call of meetings was
adopted."
Mr. Robinsonts resignation.was accepted with regret, by motion of
Mr. Saunders and seconded by Mr. Talbot.
Following comments, Mr. Talbot moved that Mr, Herbert H. Moffitt
be appointed as a member of the Sewer Adjustment.Advisory Board to
fill the unexpired term of Ward M. Robinson, said term expiring
August 8, 1967. The motion was seconded by Mr. Jurney and carried
unanimously.
6.b. The City Clerk informed the Council of a communication from the
owner of property at the'northwest corner of East Atlantic Avenue and
2nd AvenUe, inquiring if the City might be interested in purchasing
said property for additional parking facilities.
Mr. Talbot moved that this letter be referred t~ the Traffic and
Parking Committee for their recommendation, the motion being seconded
by Mr. Saunders and unanimously carried.
6.c. City Clerk Worthing presented a survey report of property in
violation of Chapter 15 of the City's Code of Ordinances.
Mr. Talbot moved thatthe City Clerk be directed to comply with
said Chapter 15 of the Code, as applicable to such survey report. The
motion was seconded by Mr. Jurney and carried unanimously
(Copy of said nuisance violation list is attached to the official
copy of these minutes.) (See PaE® 76-C)
7.a. City Clerk Worthing reported to COuncil as follows~
"An offer of purchase, in the amount of $7,500.00, has been
received for the City owned parcel of land comprising ap-
proximately one acre and having a frontage of about 152
feet on the ~outh side of S. E. lOth Street and a depth of
306 feet, lying between S. E. 5th Avenue and S. E. 4th
Avenue, as extended, LESS the East 150 feet'thereof, which
was acquired by Messrs. Brown and Dodson in 1964 from the
City. The 10th Street frontage is the only egress and in-
gress to this'parcel.
Council may decline to be interested in disposal of said
land, or refer such matter to the Planning and Zoning Board
for its review and recommendation to Council, or it may direct
the City Clerk to providefor publicauction of said parcel
in accordance with Section 7of the Charter. Should a public
auction of any City owned property be held, Council IS NOT
obligated to sell same as it may accept the high bid or
reject all bids." .~
Mr. Croft moved that said offer be declined, the motion being
seconded by Mr. Jurney and unanimously carried.
7.b. The City Clerk reported to Council as follows:
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"The following Board of Adjustment men~bers and their alternates'
terms of office expire on March 15, 1965:
Roy M. Simon (Member) John H. Davis (Alternate)
H. Ben Adams " Samuel J. Scobee
The Board of Adjustment, under date of March 1st, recommends
to Council the following individuals for 3-yr. terms of
membership from 3/15/65. -: ·
Roy M. Simon (Member) Ouinton G. Minor (Alternate)
H. Ben Adams " Samuel J. Scobee (Alternate)"
Mr. Croft moved that the appointments to the Board of Adjustment
be made as recommended, the motion being seconded by Mr. Talbot and
unanimously carried.
?.c. The City Clerk read the following letter from the Barbers Board,
dated February 26th..
"Re.. Application of Dominick Villinova.
The ~rber Board of Delray Beach w~shes to red.end to the
City Cocci1 that they waive the portion of Sec. 6A-24 of
City Barber Ordinance .which wi1! permit, an~. applicant to take an
· xa~i~atio~'~ t0 OPerate .a ~rber ~i~'~h~ Cit~ o~ D'eiray
B~ch, the Barber Board after due in%estigation feels the
applic~nt is ~alified to receive said examination and will
~e re=o~nd~gion 9f the. B~r~:F~ Board was ~ngnimous!y .~stained,
on ~ot~o~ by'~ Talb°t and seCOnded, b~' ~. Crof't'.
8.'~:~''~ Wi%: ~l~'=k Worthi~g presented O~ImNCE NO. 5-65.
A'N 'O~'I~NCE OF ~ CI~ couN~IL oF ~HE.' CIT~ ~F~
DEL~Y'~CH, F~RIDA, A~B~ING TO'~ CITY OF
DEL~Y B~CH CERTAIN ~, ~LY L~ 37, DEL~Y
~ ' ...... :;" ING ~'CIPAL L~ITS:~OF SA~D C~TY~" REDEpINI~ ~ '
(16~4 BrOoks Lan~)
(Copy of Ordinance No. 5-65 is.attached, to the official copy of
these minu~s. )'~'(~eS Page 76-A) '
wa'~ h~an!i0~Sly passed and.: aaopted off this. second a~d. ~inal
on. ~eio~".by:"~'.' Talb0t anti seco~d~a~, ~. ~ saunder~s'? /
O.b... C~i~C}.erk .~°rthin~ presented .0~I~NCE NO. 6-65.
' '"' 'a~ 0~'I~~ o~' ~ cx~ cou~cxu o~ w~ cx~
DEL~Y B~CH, F~R~, A~XI~G ~ T~ CITY OF
,~ST 5'0 PEET. OF LOT 42, DEL~Y B~CH SHO~S,
.' 'FOR"~ R~'G~ AND OBLigaTIONS~ OF SAil)
Orflina~'c~'io;~ 6.65' w~s ~anim0usi.y"pii~fl on .'firSt': reading, on
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8.c. City Clerk Worthing presented ORDINANCE NO. 7-65.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DEL~AY BEACH, FLORIDA, ANNEXING TO THE CITY OF
DELSAY BEACH CERTAIN LAND, NAMELY LOT 2, SEACREST
SUBDIVISION, .WHICH LAND IS CONTIGUOUS TO EXISTING
MUNICIPAL LIMITS OF SAID CITY~ REDEFINING THE
BOUNDARIES OF SAID CITY TO INCLUDE .~AID LAND~ PRO-
VIDING FOR THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF SAID LAND~
AND PROVIDING FOR THE ZONING THEREOF.
(215 Seacrest Lane)
Ordinance No. 7-65 was unanimously placed on first reading, on
motion .bY Mr. Saunders and seconded by Mr. Talbot.
8.d. The City Clerk Presented EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 8-65.
AN EMERGF/~CY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING
SECTION 27-26, CHAPTER 27, CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THIS CITY, REDUCING
THE COST FOR AN ADDITIONAL SEWER
CON~ECTION FROM ONE HUNDRED AND
TWEB~Y ($!20.00} TO NINETY-FIVE
($95.00) DOLLARS.
(Copy of Ordinance No. 8-65 is attached to the official copy of
these minutes.)'(See Page
There being no objection to Ordinance No. 8-65, said Ordinance
was unanimously passed and adopted on this first and final reading,
on motion by Mr. Croft and seconded by Mr. Talbot.
9.a. An offer of Mr. James Ritterbusch to provide additional parking
facilities on N. E. 4th Avenue was pMeviously referred to the Traffic
& Parking Committee for review and recommendation, and the following
is an excerpt from the minutes of the Traffic & Parking Committee meet-
ing of March 2nd concerning same:
"With regard to the matter referred to the Committee by the City
Council, that being Mr. James J. Ritterbusch~s letter of February
16th, on behalf of his client, Mr. Reginald N. Webster, 80 N. E.
4th Avenue, offering to sell to the City for a price of $7,500
Lot 21, Block 92, that bein~ a property 46.6' on N. E. 4th Avenue,
with a depth of 125~, located approximately 46~ south of the exist-
ing parking lot on Lot 19 in the same block, and abutting City
parking to its west. On motion bY Mr. Kern and seconded by Mr.
Gent, the Committee recommends to the City Council the favorable
consideration of Mr. Ritterbusch's offer. Mr. Merrittwas opposed.
The remainder of the Committee felt the property was offered at a
reasonable price and could be advantageously used by the City."
Mayor'Avery said that in the past when City parking.'lots were pur-
chased, the money for same had come from the Capital Improvement Fund,
and asked Finance Director Weber how much money was in said Fund. Mr.
Weber reported as follows: "There is to be transferred into the Im-
provement Trust Fund this year $68,250.00. Of that, you have spent
$5,350.00 for property at the nurserY~ there is also encumbered
$11,000.00 for the Glace EngineeringCompany~ there is work to be done,
I beliere, on the sea wall~at the City Park, 'which you will want to
come from that fund, but you.!don~t have the figures yet~ so there
would possibly be a balance'there avaij[able for the purchase of this
property."
Mr. Saunders moved that this item be deferred until the Council
has a workshop session on'sa~e, the mo=ion being seconded by Mr.
Jurney and unanimously carrie~.
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City Clerk Worthing then read the remainder of the Traffic &
Parkin~ ~ommittee. meeting minutes of March 2nd, as follows..
"The second matter taken under consideration was an analysis and
study of the parking facilities available to service Atlantic
Avenue from the Intracoastal Waterway east to the ocean, and
servicing the City's mile of public beach. The Committee unani-
mously voted, ~ upon motion by Mr. Kern snd seconded by Mr. Kabler,
to proceed as follows..
1. To have the City administration prepare a land use map show-
ing the area under discussion, for use by the Committee in its
research.
2. To request the Planning/Zoning Board to consider the parking
requirements in the City's C-1 zones as to their adequacy. The
Committee feels it may be desirable for future C-1 construction
to provide more space for parking than has in the past been re-
quired.
3. Authorize the Chairman to proceed with securing prices of
available land in this area suitable for parking.
4. To recommend to the City Council that adequate parking be
.provided i~ this~ ar~a while the.re ar9, suitable site~ available.
.The Co~m~t,,...tee ~rthe~ rp.~.._e,sts ~: ~.~rman t.o~ cpnta~t: .t..h~. ~resby-
.~ ~erman. Chur.=h i~' 'this a'rea., to' see %'f ah informal"..w.,.o.r~ing '~rrange-
merit coul.~ be. resolveS, enablmng t~ m~.erchants in this ar.e.a to
~ti'~ize'th'e- Church~ ~rppemt¥ f~r' par~iDig' dur~.~q ~uSih~Ss'' h~
· and in t.prn~ at.lew ~'e '~urch' me~s to uttIize the commercial
c'~a:~Or-n~h~&'~'~ness ho~ church use,
. After some addm~tonal dXs~ussxon of p~r~m~g problems mn this
..Ma~or ~ery sa~d that since_..the Covncil has decided .to have a work-
s,d6~a' by ~. Saunders.
Ge~rga.; .~4n~/wo'~a include ~pda~in'g' ~f 'th~ I~nd:u~e' map, '~ and Mayor
Upon call of roll, the motion carried unanimously.
9&b.~ CxtX Clerk Worthing reaa (~he-mi~Ute~'of t~e ~CO'~rec~ioh ~0mmittee
mPotin~, o~.-March 3rd, I9'6~', ~n~rning"building' of a hew Police Depart-
ment C0~leXl (Copy of said minutes are attached to the official copy
of~ the~e:.m~utes.. ). (See ~ages :76~D a':76~E) ~' ' : . '
~rge~ .~0ns fte~ s~i8 ~oF~.shop meeting in as'sig~ng '~.' pr~0ri:~y to
mng would be consmder~d; ~yor ~Very asked the Council to be consider-
~ng who Wou~d:~e :~ppropria~e to: serve on-. such ~ Capital Improv~ent
ex~ensi~e.~y $~ !95%. dRring, b~s:. ter~...a~..~y0_r o.~ Delray .Beag~ a~.. ~at
Mr. Saundera asked what cost w~uld be involved for the Correction
Committee to proceed further, and Mr. O. W. Woodard answered as
follows= "We have reached the point now that it would be necessary
for an architect to provide some professional services= that is why
the presentation, aa such, to the Council. To proceed, we would be
embarking into the next phase of the professional drawi~gs, which
would entail an'architectural fee of some amount, depending on how
much further the architect delved into this. The architect must, due
to the nature of this project, hire professional engineers, 9tructural
engineers, and various other advisors to work in conjunction with him
on the construction aspect of this facility. Consequently, an exact
dollar amount would be dependent upon the amount of work that went in-
to it and at what stage their services were terminated. If the pro-
ject were put into final form up to the 4th phase, bringing the work-
ing drawings to a state that would be suitable, to putting the plans
Out to bid,.we would have nearly reached the maximum amount in pro-
fessional service cost, which would be the $7,500.00 quoted. Should,
for some reason, the project not be consummated, it would be a pro
rata share of that amount, depending upon the costs which were incur-
red by the architect and the amount of time that he put in. I tried
to get as many figures as I could for presentation for your consider-
ation, but the closest I could come iS what we have indicated to you.
The cost would not exceed that $7,500.00. It could be less. We
would start incurring cost if we were to proceed further."
Mr. Saunders moved that the City Manager be directed to schedule
a meeting of the Correction Committee and Council at a time ~hat would
be convenient for all concerned, the motion being seconded by Mr.
Jurney.
Mr. Talbot suggested that the Correction Committee bring to such a
meeting evidence of public acceptance of such a project.
Mayor Avery said he felt this item could be crystalized at the work-
shop meeting and public opinion obtained after that.
Upon call cftc11, the motion carried unanimously.
9.c. Mr. C.'W. Rice, Chairman of an Adult Recreation Complex Commit-
tee, reported to Council concerning the activity of that Committee.
He stated that the Committee had been directed to explore and to re-
commend, and that five exploratory meetings had been held. Mr. Rice
reported that six local architects had been invited to meet with the
Committee, and commended said architects for being very generous with
their time, ideas and sketches.
Mr. Rice said the Committee.had put out about a hundred question-
naires to a cross section of the Adult Recreation Club, Senior Citizens
Club and Bowling on the Green group, and that nearly one hundred per
cent of them had been returned, with some very remarkable replies.
Mr; Rice said it had been determined that the shuffleboard courts
had been built in the City Park about 1925, and that some of the pre-
sent members have been playing shuffleboard there for forty y~ars, so
they would not like to be moved to another location from the City Park,
but would be happy to have a new adult recreation complex in the north-
ern third of said park. Further, there is a wasted space around the
present courts and buildings, and if a .new complex were to be construc-
ted in the northern third of the park, it would be so constructed as
to have no wasted space, and that would leave more of the park visible
from Atlantic Avenue.
Mr. Rice sa~d if the ~hree adult groups mentioned could share one
building, it ~4.A~ be very economic, and among them a11, very good
entertainment~fd be provided. Also, if a main room in the buildlng
could west appN~ximately 500 people, it could be put to many uses.
Fur~t~.~! they desired the building.to have much eye appeal, but
pri~pally,~ to. have great utility value.
'~.' Rice said they!~ad about reached the end-Of their exploration,
andto retain an architect for preliminary studies, sketches, plans
add esti~a~s would require a.small amount of money, and the Committee
is asking the Council at this.time to provide an amount of money, not
to exceed $500.00, for that pUrpose, in order that the ideas gathered
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may be summarized, and a'recommendation presented to the Council.
Mayor Avery commended Mr. Rice very highly for his remarkable re-
port and the efforts and work of said Committee, and said that he
feels the adult recreation program.has, b~ensa~l~ neglected';~FVrther,
that.he, feels the..~request is moderate and if there is sufficient money
in the capital Improvement Fund to allot $500.00 for further study,
that it is indicated and needed.
Each Councilman indicated that they were in favor of.what had been
recommended, and commended Mr. Rice for such a complete report.
Mayor Avery suggested a motion that a sum of money up to $500.00
be granted, as requested, same to come from the Capital Improvement
Fund.
City Attorney Adams asked if the Council was delegating authority
to said Committee to employ an architect, and Mayor Avery asked Mr.
Rice to state his request.
Mr. Rice said the Committee had interviewed ~architects and would
like to have the privilege of selecting the-architect for preliminary
plans only, cost of which would not exceed $500.00.
Following discussion, City Attorney Adams said that a motion dele-
gating to said Committee the authority to spend up to $500.00 for a
feasibility study with an architect would be proper. It was so moved
by Mr. Jurney, seconded by Mr. Talbot and unanimously carried.
Following discussion, Mayor Avery said to clarify the situation,
the employment of the architect would be for a feasibility study only,
and not for plans and drawings, as that would~ have to,come later.
.'Mr~jurn~eY~moved'th&t"th~ money fof'S~id feasibilit¥"s~dy'.Come
~':{~i~id~l~0. were intr~uced.~ Mr.' Ge..qrge Ga~spn,. Bo~lin~.?n
R!~e of the Delray'Beach' Recreation Club, Councxlman James H. Jurney
~n~.. 0-~':w~ W?~.~rd.~ jr. 'aS'a re~F~s~D~ative
~,x. Cit~Manager Holland referred to a memorandum furni~,~ed the
.Mr~ "~r0ft 'moved that this item be tabled ~0r further s~y, the
m0tion"bein~ Seconded, by '~:' j.urney~'~d.'~:~an~md~'s~y C~
'10.x.~ city Manag~r:H°lland repbrted ~hat he had met with tke~Chamher
~of 'cbmmer6e recentiyand-prese~ted~he f°il°wing memora~8~m ~'r6~. 4hem:
-'A' g~'0uP':of thirty merchants on Atlantic A~enu~.
"' '~hi~ 'p~6j'eet, subjee~"~oapproval:'of.ins~lla~io~.
'ing~nsp~'Ctor. The"m~rchants concerned will bear-all the costs involved. Your favorableapproVal-of this request will be ap-
pre~Xa~ed;'"
~ . · The 'City Man~ger said he had informed~the Chamber of Com- ._ m~rce that the 'City does not own the light'poles, but d~lY~nt
same. fro~ t~® Florida Po~er &"Light Company, an~that he
formed the Chamber had received permission from the power company
lot''Such use. Further, th'at the CityAttorneY'had be.eh approached
on'the matter. '
City AttOrney Adams informed the Council that .normal~, any
~mplification of sound is prohibited when it is operated in W man-
ner which is a nuisance or Which can become a nuisance. But, if the
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Council wishes to approve this request of the Atlantic Avenue mer-
chants to. install "Muzak" on a trial basis, on Atlantic Avenue be-
tween East 3rd and 5th Avenues, subject to the condition that the
City Manager is satisfied that its operation does not become a nui-
sance. It was so moved by Mr. Jurney and seconded hymn. Talbot.
Mr...Talbot said that if this "Muzak" becomes a nuisance in any
fashion, the merchants would be the first to do something about it
wlthoutwalting for Council action,.and that had been stated at the
Chamber of Commercemeeting.
Upon call of ro11, the motion carried unanimously.
10.x. City Clerk Wo~thing read the following news release from Mr.
O. W. Woodard, Jr., Civil Defense Director of Delray Beach:
"The City of Delray Beach and Palm Beach County Civil Defense
organizations will cooperate with Seacrest High School on
Wednesday, March 24th, in observation of the high school's
information program, by jointly presenting numerous aspects
of local and County Civil Defense Preparedness.
If any member Of the public is interested in this information,
please contact Mrs. Hurder at Seacrest High School for possible
attenda~cel"
10.x. The City Clerk informed the Council that he had received a call
today from the Leukemia SoC'iety, Inc. concerning their application for
solicitatlon of funds in DelrayBeach,.which item had been tabled at
the February 8th regular Council meeting for further investigation.
Mayor Avery said they were not yet satisfied with the report con-
cerning the use of the funds collected by said Leukemia Society, and
suggested that this item be referred to the Board of Directors of the
Community Chest for their investigation and recommendation, and that
the Council then abide by said recommendation. Ir'was so moved by Mr.
Croft, seconded by Mr. Talbot and unanimously carried.
10.a. The City Clerk informed the Council that a bill from the Inter-
county~Construction Corporation, in connectionwith the installation
of a 12 inch water main on West Atlantic Avenue, for their estimate
No. 1, which has been approved by City Engineer Fleming, in the amount
of $40,6~6.39, had been re~eived;
The City Clerk also presente~ Bills for Approval as follows:
General Fund $ 160,445.27
Water Operating & Maintenance Fund 14,884.00
Water Revenue Fund 20,000.00
Improvement Fund 9,074.90
Mr. Talbot said he did not wish to vote on'approving a payment to
the Intercounty Construction Corporation until he had seen a detailed
report of same similar to the reports furnished during the installa-
tion of"sanitary sewers. Mr. Talbot then moved that the bill from
Intercounty Construction Corporation be eliminated from the bills to
be approved. The motion was seconded by Mr. Jurney and carried unani-
mously.
The other Bills for Approval submitted were unanimously ordered
paid, on motion by Mr. Croft and seconded by Mr. Jurney.
The meeting adjourned at 9:40 P.M. by order of Mayor AVery.
City Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO. 5-65.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DELRAy BEACH,. FLORIDA, ANNEXING TO THE CITY OF
DEL~AY BEACH CERTAIN LAND, NAMELY LOT 37, DELRAY
BEACH SHORES, WHICH LAND IS CONTIGUOUS TO EXIST-
ING MUNICIPAL LIMITS OF SAID CITY~ REDEFINING
THE BOUNDARIES OF SAID CITY TO INCLUDE SAID LAND~
PROVIDING FOR THE RIGHTS AND OBLIOATIONS OF SAID
LAND~ AND PROVIDING FOR THE ZONING THEREOF.
(1027 White Drive)
WHEREAS, DONAL L. CHAMBERLIN and ~LSIE H. CHAMB~RLIN (his
wife) are the fee simple owners of the property hereinafter described,
and
WHEREAS, DONAL L. CHAMBERLIN and ELSIE H. CHAMBERLIN (his
wife) by their petition, have consented and given permission for the
annexation of said property by the City of Delray Beach, and
WHEREAS, the Cityof Delray Beach has heretofore been au-
thorized to annex lands in accordance with Section 185.1 of the City
Charter of said City granted to it by the State of Florida=
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OFTHE
CITY OF DELRAy BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS=
SECTION 1. That the City CoUncil.~f the City of Delray
Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, hereby annexes to said City the
following described tract of land located in Palm Beach County,
Florida, which lies contiguous to said City, to-wit:
That tract of land, namely Lot 37, Delray Beach
Shores, per plat Book 23, Page 167, public
Records of Palm Beach County, Florida.
SECTION 2. That the boundaries of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida, are hereby redefined so as to include.therein the
above described tract of land and said land is hereby declared to
be within the corporate limits of the= City of Delray Beach, Florida.
~ECTION....3, That the tract of land hereinabove described
is hereby declared to be in Zoning District R-1AA, as defined by ex-
isting ordinances of the City of Delrey Beach, Florida.
SECTION 4- That'the land hereinabove described shall im-
mediately become-subject to all of the franchises, privileges, im-
munities, debts {except the existing bonded indebtedness), obliga-
tions, liabilities, ordinances and laws to which lands in the City
of Delray Beach are now or maybe, and persons residing thereon shall
be deemed citizens of the Cityof Delray Beach.
SECTION_§. That if any word, phrase, clause, sentence or
Part of this ordinance shall be declared illegal by a court of com-
petent jurisdiction, such record of illegality shall in no way affect
the remaining portion.
PASSED in regular session on the second and final reading
on the 8th day of Mar0h , 1965.
M A Y O R
ATTEST:
.City Clerk
First Reading February 22{ !96~ .... Second Reading March 8. lg6g
ORDINANCE NO. 8-65.
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING
SECTION 27-26, C~APTER 27, CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THIS CITY, REDUCING
T~ COST FOR AN ADDITIONAL SEWER
CONNECTION FROM ONE HUNDRED AND
TWENTY ($120.00) TO NINETY~FIVE
($95.00} DOLLARS.
W~REAS, the City Council of the City of Delray Beach,
Florida, passed Ordinance No. G-553 on the 22nd day of June,
1964; and
WHEREAS, said Ordinance has been codified as a part of
Chapter 27 of the Code of Ordinances of this City; and
WHEREAS, said Ordinance provided, among other things,
that the City will pay the cost of constructing one sewer tap
to the property ~ine of the person making the connection, and
that there shall be a connecting cost of one hundred twenty
dollars ($120.00) paid to the City for each additional con-
nection; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has informed the City Council
that a more equitable charge for an additional connection at
the present time is ninety-five dollars ($95.00); and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to retroactively amend
Ordinance No. G-553 reducing the aforesaid charge to ninety-
five dollars ($95.00) and considers it in the best interests
of the citizens of this City to pass this Ordinance as an
emergency measure;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DELEAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 27-26, Chapter 27, of the code of Ordinances of
this City is hereby amended by deleting the reference to "one
hundred twenty dollars ($120.00)" and adding the words and
figure, "ninety-five dollars ($95.00)".
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of March, 1965, to be
effective immediately.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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PROPERTIES IN VIOLATION OF ORDINANCE NO. O-147
AND SECTIONS 15-3 & 15-4 OF THE CITY CODE
. PROPERTy. CITY
..OWNER ADDRESS DF. SC RIPT ION C ODE
1.
}~s. Ruth Kannel 1405 Vermont Avenue Vacant portion of 15~3 & "
Fort Wayne 3, Ind. Lot 15, Blk. 64 15-4
2.
Oracey Realty P.O. Box 2226 West overgrown 15-4
Company Delray Beach, Fla. part of S 41 ft.
of 23 & N 27 ft.
of 24 - No. Ocean
Beach Lots
3.
Helen Connor ll Stuyvesant 0val Lots 2 & 3, Blk. 15-3 &
New York 9, N.Y. 8 - Rio Del Ray 15-4
Violations 15-3 & 15-4 as concerns this report
are as follows:
1. 15-3 - - Storm damaged tree - damaged vines, branches.
15-4 - - Weeds
2. 15-4'- - Weeds
3. 15-3 - - Storm damaged trees.
15-4 - - Underbrush
Submitted to the City Council by the City Manager
on this the 8th day of March, 1965.
Minutes
Correction Committee
March 3, 1965, 8:00 p.m.
A review of the City's multi-purpose Police Department complex (Police
Department - courtroom - jail - licensing and examination and associ-
ated public service administration offices) revealed the following
basic facts:
Our existing plans and specifications are basically sound today as
regards the Police Department - courtroom aspect of this facility.
It would be necessary, however, to provide for a jail with a capacity
of approximately 80, rather than the existing provision of between
32 and 40. This is a result of accelerated growth in certain areas
of our community and should provide a sufficient capacity for the
immediate future.
The existing plans, as prepared by Mr. Ja~obson in 1959, provide
approximately 3,031 scfaare feet of jail space and 7,000 square feet
for the Police Department, courtroom, etc. It would be necessary
to provide approximately 6,000 square feet for 80 prisoners. The
7,000 square feet for the Police Department, courtroom, etc. can
remain the same. Consequently, we must provide a facility of ap-
proximately 13,000 sqlaare feet. The estimated cost of construction
of the plans now in existence is $200,000. The additional cost to
.provide a capacity for 40 more prisoners would be approximately
$48,000 for the structure and $30,000 for jail equipment, or a total
of $78,000.
The total estimated cost of this complex is $275,000, of which
$156,000 is the cost of constructing the jail portion of the struc-
ture. We believe a figure of about $16 per square foot average,
exclusive of jail'equipment, will result. Approximately two-thirds
of the architectural work has preciously been accomplished. A
breakdown of this follows:
Phase I - Preliminary schematic phase, including site, size, re-
quirements and programming. Phase II --Design development phase,
which resulted in small scale plans. Phase I and II account for
approximately 35% of the architectural fee.
Phase III - Working Drawings, which provide detailed contract speci-
fications suitable for bidding. This, too, has previously been ac-
complished. Phases I, II, and III account for approximately two-
thirds of the architectural fee. We have proceeded to this point
with plans and specifications and it is these working drawings
which now need to be amended and revised. The fourth phase, which
would follow after final working drawings are accepted by the City
Council, would include following through the construction phase to
its completion.
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Correction Cemm~ttee,
By vtilizing our ex~st£ng ~raw.ings{ which are basically
~y ~ng ~es~ ~e Ci~ ~ in a pomPOn
~tec%u~l fees~ The arc~t~u~al fee st~cture
~tal eSt~ate~ pro~ect c~t i~ $275-~000~ Xf
~g~n ~ sc~h, ~e to~a~ ~ee ~uZd be 6% or $16,5~. ~ever,
~e ~ ~ exis~ng plus, ~ =ost to ~e C~ty
woul~ ~ot ex=e~ t~ foll~ng E~res= ~chiteatural
work, an architectural f~ ~ to exue~ ~3~500 ~1~
A~itio~lly, there ~1~ be a $4~000 en~in~r~g fee, ~ a
~tal prof~s~onal ~st ~t ~ e~eea $7.500.
~ C~t*~ her~y re~es~s Count1 autho=~on to inst~c~
~i~c~, K~eth Ja~bs~n.~ ~ p~ce~ ~ revisions o~ existing
~s an~ ~e~icat~one. ~se revisea p~s aha specifications
a~ saia c~t~ p~a~ w~ll be res~t~ ~ ~e C~ty Cou~il
~r its a~rova~ prior to s~i~%ing ~ese plus fo= bid.
It is ~he Co~ittee~s ~oug~ that during ~e
~inalize these plus, the ~cil o~la ~rk out t~ ~n~ci~ pro-
Resp~t~lly