05-14-65 MAY 14, 1965.
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A meeting of the City Council, together With the Beach Erosion "
Committee, was held in the Council. Chambers at 3~00 P.M., May 14th,
1965, to consider the rehabilitation program of Section 2 of the
Planning Report Erosion Control of Beach Areas, Project No. 64047,
dated April 1, 19650 of Glace Engineering Corporation. Me,hers of
the Council present were: Mayor A'I. C. Avery, and Cou~cilmen J. Lc-
Roy Croft, James H. Jurney and ~eorge Talbot, Jr. Members of the
Beach Erosion Committee present: Chairman Talbot, Messrs, Persifor
Frazer, Charles Robertson, -James Wilson, T. M. O'Neal and City
Engineer Mark C. Fleming.
Also present at said meeting were Acting City Manager R. D.
Worthing, Mr. Clarence Davidson, of the state Road Department, and
Mr. George V. Warren, Palm Beach County Commissioner.
An opening pra~er was delivered by Acting City Manager R. D.
Wot th ing.
Mayor Avery called the meeting to order and asked that Mr. George
Talbot, Chairman of the Beach Erosion Committee, conduct same.
Mr. Talbot reviewed Council action taken at the special Council
meeting of May 3rd concerning Glace Engineering Corporation's Plan-
ning Report Erosion Control of Beach Areas, part of the review being
as follows.. "Instruct the City Attorney to proceed with ascertaining
whether property oWners holding littoral rights on the 1300 feet of
Section II wish to: have their beaches rehabilitated on an assessment
basis or relinquish suchl rights in lieu of the City and state doing
the job. That is the s~bject that will take the most time to resolve,
and is one of the reasons we asked Mr' DaVidson to come and visit with
us and discuss the matter at this time. The City has instructed the
City Manager to proceed with a survey of this 1300 feet,. 'and als° in
cOnneCtion With this is that if we do Section II, we Will also have
to complete one facet of the survey that isntt completed, and that is
the taking of the inshore and offshore soundings, which were not taken
in the 1300 foot area, as I understand. _ That will be .an additional
expense.
The fifth item the Council considered, and the reaSOn we are here,
was to set Up a conference with Mr. DavideOn of the state Highway
Department to discuss an .inclusion of an appropriation in their 1966
budget for at least one-half of the cost of Section II, providing the
City does the Job and littoral rights are relinquished."
Mr. Talbot said he believed the property owners concerned with
Section II would benefit ~eatly by letting the City do that work, as
it would be quite costly on an assessment basis and p~ssibly would be
reoccurring., Further, that the City cannot rehabilitate private beach
property.
Mr. Talbot continued: "We have invited Mr. Davidson here to see
what the possibility is of Mr. Davidson going through proper channels
to ascertain if the State Highway Department would participate with
the City of Delray Beach, in the event the 'City does Section II, at
one-half the Cost. our reaeoni~g on this is that we are going to pro-
tect AIA; At the present t~me, 'I believe that I am correct in saying
that it has .been quite a bit of expense to the State Highway Depart-"
merit. The problem is not Solved as yet, because even with the b0ul&
ders and the rubble that have been put in this Section, due to the
fact that there ie no poly-filter-X underneath it, these waves, are
still going to erode out the sand underneath the rocks, the rocks
wiII settle and I have been advised that ~there is.a tendency for that
portion of A1A to be gr&dually sinking."
,Mr, Davidson Said he could not give an 'answer on that as it is
something that would have to be discussed, that for a Board member,to
put anything in the budget, he WOuld take the. recem~ndstion of ~the
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County Commission= therefore, it would have to be worked through the
County to the Board member to include anything like this in the budget.
Further, that he did not know of anywhere they had participated in
this type of construction, but 'it would also have to have the approval
of the Tallahassee office. ·
Mr.' Talbot asked Mr. Davidson what the proper channel would be to
proceed with this request. Mr. Dav~dson said he would suggest dis-
cussing this With the County Commission, and if they feel it is a
worthy project, they could, by Resolution or letter, request something
in the budget for next year, which becomes effective the first of July.
M~ Talbot asked: "Don~t you think this is a rather isolated
case where we are going to protect AIA and we need additional expense,
whereby if we are forced to go in there and put a terminal wall on the
north and a terminal wall on the south, we are going to lose a lot of
Delray Beach and AiA, too. Do you think it reasonable to be consider-
ed as an exceptional case, since there is no precedent set?" Mr. Davidson replied, "Well, it could be."
Mr. Talbot continued= "Then may we proceed through our County
Commission, and the County Commission, in turn, would intercede in
our behalf through yourself and Mr. Senerchia and from there, it would
go to Tallahassee? Gentlemen, there is the answer. It will take a
lot of follow through. I think it is an administrative job of the
City Manager, along with any help that the Councilmen and the Beach
Erosion Committee ~an give."
Mr. Croft asked if there could be enough spee~ in pushing this
to get consideration in the budget that will be effective the first
of July, 1965,
Mr. Davidson said that it could 'be considered for that budget as
there would be hearings on the budget the last of this month, and the
final budget is not adopted until the Last of June, and that the
budget could be changed right up to its adoption.
County Commissioner Warren: "I would like to ask a couple of
questions. M~. Davidson, do you .think, when they 'make this resolution
requesting the County Commission, which if properly done, particularly
applying to the saving of the road, which is some factor here, should
it be accompanied by any design or-anything concerning the construc-
tion to prove its feasibility?"
Mr. Davidson: "It would be well to include that." -
Mr. Warren: "To satisfy us and the State Road Department."
Mr. Ta~lbot: "we would present the report along with it. However,
Mr. Davidson has a copy of that report, which I gave to him several
weeks ago. He has a report of his ovm."
Mr. warren: "The second questiont Is it a fact that when we get
the legislation changed in Tallahassee, this erosion program has to be
approved by the State Board of Conservation and others, unless as we
are trying to do now, we g~t it back ~n to.':whe=e~ the County determines
with the municipality and ourselves, which is not in effect yet. How
does that apply to sati-Sfying the state Road Department as to actually
permitting it, where the state has the whole control at this time?"
Mr. Davidson.. "If there are any permits required, of course,
that would have to be worked out. It could be worked out after the
request."
Mr. Talbot asked if the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers would come
into the picture, and Mr. Davidson said. he, believed they would.
Mr. Talbot: "Wouldn't you say ~tha~ we are on pretty safe ground
with the fact that Dr. Per Bruun, who I am sure the Legislature recog-
nizes as a world-wide authority, and who is a State employee also, has
approved this rehabilitation program." Mr. Davidson said that would
help.
Mr. Warren asked if ~that~ was a primary road and would have to be
paid for out of primary funds.
Mr. Davidson: "That is 'correct. If the County wanted to par-
ticipate, they could do that with their secondary .funds. It would
'probably help the matter along a little better if there was a con-
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Mr. Talbot~ "Mr.' Davidson, by contributing~ in other words, I
would assume by that-statement,~ if~ there is a possibility of the State
furnishing X number of Dollars, and the County furnishing-x number of
Dollars, that would be quite a display of cooperation, would it not?"
Mr. Davidson: "Yes, sire We have had that on a number of jobs,
where part of it is primary and part secondary money."
It was suggested that a special Council meeting be called in
order to take some official action, and Mr. Warren assured the Council
that he would do what he could in his capacity as a County Commission-
er.
City Engineer Fleming said it was his understanding that the
State Board of Conservation sends their request for approvaI of a
matter of this nature back to the County, who in turn refers it to
the municipality involved, and it is more or less for the municipality
and County to approve same, and the State Board actually goes along
with such approval.
Mr. warren said that at the present time, he believes that is
only a courtesy, that same had been changed a year or so ago, and now,
through legislation,, they are trying to get back that authority.
City Manager Worthing informed the Council and others present of
a BEACH EROSION SEMI~R to be conducted by the Miami Beach Chamber of
Commerce on Monday~ May 24, 1965, at the Ivanhoe Hotel, 10175 Collins
Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida, from 10~00 AcM. to 3=00 P.M., with
tickets at $3.50 each, and that Dr. Per Bruun would be one of the
lecturers o
It was pointed out that the Council, proper City Personnel, and
the members of the Beach Erosion Committee' could attend this 'Seminar
With money provided from the City Council Account.
Mr. Davidson commented as follows: "I. would just. like to mention
one other thing here. If primary funds are involved in a job, w~ have
to let the contract and supervise the construction. That is something
you people 8houl~ consider in this thing. Do you have complete plans
for this?*'
Mr. Talbot answered~ "wa a'r~ all ready to go into the design
plan, when wa find out what section we are going to do~' In other
words, it is not necessary to do Section I. Section I is also private
PropertY~ Section II is private property. Section III, the first
thousand to fifteen hundred feet is public beach. It depends on how
much help we are going to get which way this thing goes, and the re-
solving of the littoral rights of these individuals, as to whether it
wiI1 behoove the City to attempt to go into the rehabilitation of the
beach in S~ction II, if they wish to relinquish their littoral rights,
and if not, if there is any controversy about that, the only alter-
native that I see the City has to do in protecting the public beach is
to throw a terminal wall at the beginning of the public beach,, doing
as much as wa feel wa can afford on a bond issue to take care of the
drastic or the critical erosion on part of the beach and throw another
terminal wall in there and then move on down as conditions indicate.
That, to me, would be the last resort that the City would want to
if w~ could get the funds. If we couldn't get the cooperation of the
State Road Department and the ~ooperation of those having littoral
rights, we would have to put a terminal wall in there, because then
you have Mr. Wecker's sea wall on the north, the terminal wall on the
south, and you would probably have the ocean over in the Inland Water-
way.,
It was pointed 'out that Section II. is .the most crit!cal Part of
the beach, and that the public beach could be taken care of at City
expense, most of it needing only sand nourishment.
Mr. Talbot continued= "I believe X have explained the situation
Just aslit ia by.the alternative that the city has, and I trust that
the Council agrees .with me that the last thing wa would want to
to ..throw that terminal wall t/! there, but. we are helpless if w~ want
to Save our Public beach, unless we can get the cooperation..` of' 'the'
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property owners an~ the state' Road Department."
Mayor Avery commented= "If you: follow ~the. history of what the
state Road Department has been forced to do with AIA where they were
faced with these problems before, they have been forced to completely
move back and completely relocate the highway, which was very, very
expensive. We feel that this is, in all seriousness, instead of com-
ing'out with our hat in-~our hand, that it is good business as far as
the state Road Department and the City and everybody is concerned,
because by spending a minimum amount of money, they can assure for
all time the present location of this road! otherwise, sooner or later,
they will have to think of another solution."
Mr. Talbot said the City is faced with defending the City proper-
ty, as they cannot go on private property. Further, the City has in-
augurated the survey, a $1,200.00 survey, that the City Attorney will
have to have before an answer can be given, and with time aa an im-
portant element, this approach needed to be made to the State Road
Department in the event this became public property by the relinquish-
ment of the littoral rights.
Mr. Talbot continued: "We have set a ~arget date of not later
than ~ovember first on the City Attorney developing the info~mation
as to whether this is going to he public property or private property,
and if the property owners wish to relinquish their littoral rights,
or whether they wish to go about it on their own. If they wish to do
that, we have no alternative than to do it, in which we 'would supervise
it and carry it along on the overall program. Relative to the parti-
cipation of the State Road Department, the deadline is about the first
of ~uly. I certainly will agree with you as to what we can do with
Section IX, but that section, for the benefit of the County and the
Town and the state, is the most important area in there. We can very
readily protect our beach by doing just what I said, and it can be
done because we have engineering advice on it, but that would work a
hardship, not only on the rest of the town, but on the County and the
State in my humble opinion."
Mr. DugS1 Campbell: "The question in my mind is if the State
Department is coming into the picture, as we all hope they may, is it
possible for them to come in if one, two or three of the private pro-
perty owners decide that they want to participate in this reclamation
and protect their own beach? How are we, the City, or the State or '-
County going to participate in a manner that has been described if the
private owner decides that he has something in the making. It seems
to me if the private owners are told that the beach in front of their
property, that there is a possibility of protecting it and protecting
the road by'their giving, on whatever rights they may have or hold at
this point, there is not very much there that they are talking about,
but if the approach is made on the basis :that the State, County and
Town will take the responisbility of'building up that 1300 feet, they
in turn must give, not 'Will you give?t~ but ~'MUST give' in order to
clear the way for .the State to participate."
Mr. Talbot said that qUestion had been raised at one of the meet-
ings and had been more or less resolved that if a majority of the
people wish to go along converting it to public property so there
would be no expense to them, and if the~e were a few who held out, the
only thing would be a condemnation proceading.
It was pointed out that those property-owners had no property east
of AIA now and there could be' the possibility of the road washing out,
as well as their properties west of the. road. ~ther, it had been
admitted by some of them that the road and their front yards would
have already been gone if the State Road Department had not placed the
boulders on the beach to protect the road.
Mr. Campbell continued: "The point I am trying to make is that
why isn't the approach to these people based on~-'.Vf YOu don't, this
may happen, and if you do, you have got .almost a guarantee that it
won't happen'-- to protect what they have left, rather than to approach
it on a basis that they have something to talk about."
Mr. Talbot said the legal research was needed and it is his opinion
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and also the opinion of the City Attorney that it would be best to go
to said property owners in a cooperative way and try to sell them on
the idea,
Mr. Campbell askedz "Would a direct question to Mr. Davidson be
in order? I would like to ask him if the state could participate in
t~is if one, two, or more of the .owners of private property would say,
'We want to object, and we want to participate in this deal for what-
ever our share is~o Would the.. state then go along?"
Mr. Talbot said t/{at the City could not go along under those con-
ditions, and Mr. Davidson said he did not believe the State could
either, because they were going to insist that that property would be
in either the City, Cmunty or State name. It would have to be public
property.
Mr. Campbell said that since thOSe property owners had nothing
left east of A1A that is worth talking about, he felt a very definite
approach should be made to them on the basis of nothing being done
unless they made it possible by giving what littel rights they have
left, in order that the City and others could proceed.
Mr. Talbot said he was glad for an opinion to be expressed by Mr.
Campbell as the policy would be determined by the complete Council,
rather than himself and City Attorney Adams.
Mr. Campbell continued: "I would like to put it on a different
basis than a soft-sell or hard-sell, -- the common sense approach.
~ You have nothing today to protect your property except what the State
has done, up to the point of present time, but here is the possibility
of your property being protected for many years to come without any
expense to yourself. You have already lost what is out there, and the
only thing you have got left is the decision as to whether or not you
will give it your O.K. and forfeit what little right you have left,
so that we, the Town, County and State, can combine and do something
to hold the situation~ ."
Mr. Talbot said that could be resolved at the special meeting
today, if the Council wished to do so.
Mr. J~m Wilson commented as follows: "I think Mr. Campbell's
point is well taken. Words hav~ a strange effect on people. No one
wants to give up anything. No one wants to forfeit anything,'but if
we point .out to them that the littoral rights they had 'to a strip of
sand that wes once there, no longer attain what they once had a right
to is gone, then the whole thing is academic, then we are not asking
them to give up anything except a legality to protect their own front
lawn, because we can ~oint out that the only thing that exists is a
barrier to keep their whole property from going away. What I would
like to suggest is, if possible, we find a way to soft-pedal the word
~give up' or ~forfeit', pointing out to them that there is nothing to
forfeit~ it is already gone."
Mr. Talbot thanked Mr. Campbell and Mr. wilson for their comments,
as he did not want to take the responsibility of sugges~ing a policy
to the Council.
Mayor Avery explained as follows: "There is a possibility under
the existing laws of the state of Florida on this erosion situation
that once property is eroded away, what builds back does not accrue
to the original property owner. It accrues to the public. This is
one of the things that the City Attorney is researching, because there
is a strong possibility that these people have absolutely no claim.
That is the reason that it is necessary that we go into it, and we
have so ordered the City Attorney, and a survey to ascertain just
where we stand on it. This is moving as quickly as possible, and is
the key to the whole thing. If it is ascertained that they do have
some claim, then the approach to them is, 'you are over a barrel. Do
you, or not? You want to protect your property and we do it for you,
or do you just want to sit there?' We have got to find out at this
stage of erosion who owns this. Probably the public owns that entire-
ly and they have absolutely no right to it, under those laws."
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City Manager Worthing informed the Council that it would be in
order to call a special meeting, but that Mr. Saunders and the City
Attorney would be unable to attend.
Mr. T. M. OJNeal said if the cause of erosion was eliminated,
?5% of the trouble would be remedied, and if there could be a way
found to put that 1300 feet of frontage back, the City property would
take care of itself. Further, that he had been a resident of Delray
Beach for 55 years,, and has noticed that the beach doesnmt always
come back to what it was before, but it does come a long way back
each year after a storm, and the cause of erosion is always in another
place from where the trouble is.
City Engineer Fleming asked Mr. Davidson: "You said the State
Highway Department would have to let the contract themselves if they
participated. Would they accept drawings and specifications made by
our consultant or would the state Road Department want to make their
own drawings in case there would be some modification to what we pro-
posed?"
Mr. Davidson answered.' "Normally, the Road Department insists
on handling any dealings with the consultant and the construction."
Mr. Talbot asked if the State Road Department would be inclined
to start all over again.
Mr. Davidson answered: "If the City was willing to furnish the
plans .and turn them over to us complete, we would probably check
those plans and utilize those, but if there was any gas tax money
spent for the preparation of the plans, it would have to be with an
agreement between the consultant and the Road Department."
Mr. Talbot-- "If there was no gas tax money involved?"
Mr. Davidson: "Then, no. We wouldn't enter into any other cost
of preparation of plans. We would take the plans if they were turned
over to us and check them."
Mr. TalbOt: "If th£s was done on a revenue bond issue, without
gas tax money involved, would that change the status of the Road
Board?" .Mr. Davidson said that it would not.
M~or &~ezy~ '~Z£ we were go~tg to.participate, we would want
plans that we would approve, and you would want plans that you would
approve, still we would have to be in complete agreement. He has just
indicated that if the City had the plans prepared, they would check ..
them. It is pretty long odds that if Dr. Per Bruun has approved them,
you would be going to the same source to get approval, as your State
authority and expert."
Mr. Davidson said that would probably be true.
This meeting was adJott~ned at 3:45 P.M., in order that a special
council meeting could be calledo
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MAY 14, 1965.
A special meeting of the City Council of the City of Delray
Beach was held in the Council Chambers at 3:45 P.M., Friday, May
14th, 1965, with Mayor Al. C. Avery in the Chair, Acting City Man-
ager R. D. Worthing, and Councilmen J. LeRoy Croft, James H. Jurney
and George Talbot, Jr., being present.
Mayor Avery called the meeting to order and announced that same
had been called for the purpose of further discussion relative to the
Beach Erosion Program, and for any other business which may come be-
fore the meeting.
There was discussion regarding preparation Of ReSOlUtion No.
14-65 concerning a request for County and State Road Department par~
ticipation in combating beach erosion in the Delray Beach area.
The Council was informed of a BEACH EROSION SEMINAR to be con-
ducted by the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, Monday, May 24, 1965,
at the Ivanhoe Hotel, 10175 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida,
from 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. with tickets at $3.50 each.
Mayor Avery said that expenses for Councilmen and City personnel
to attend said Beach Erosion Seminar needed no Council approval, but
there did need to be approval for the expenses of any members of the
Beach Erosion Committee who may attend.
The Council unanimouSly approved payment of the expenses of mem-
bers of the Beach Erosion Committee to said Seminar, on motion by Mr.
Croft and seconded by Mr. Jurney.
'Mayor Avery Said. it is~ his _understanding
Monday, MaylT~t~., or ~fn the-near future, ~t~re will 'b~':a Pr0p6~i be-
~0re thO"County com~issi0n for expenditure of money from the General
Fund for the purpose of a county-wide library, and that he thought it
necessary: that %h~'~ ~0~nc'il: C6nsider..%hi~ 'and take.'-the' ~e~es~ '~ction
cost. 3. ~reve~tion of duplication. Duplication of services offered
by individual communities who already have..libraries,.aDd ~o prevent
dual %a~ti0n-t°'~ho'ae C6m~unitie~:wh~ are' akre~dY Prgy~hg.the
librar~i'services requi~ed.
~ Ma~°r A%e~'~"~a'id'ther~ is some contradiction'wi~h'~e '~tate
Library A~thorities as to just what the needs are,. an~ it would seem
that the onig way"taxPa~r'~"moneyc°~1d~be'O~o~eriy:~sed w0ufd 'be%o
institute,a 'studyI a~d '~e.termine":ust W~e~e"~he
eOm~unitie~'6r 'ar~as rec~iVing'~'h~e benefit wOuld:par~£eipate in pay-
'f~'for Same,. instead Of'there ~eingd~al '~axation :~O~'the cpm~unir
~r :' George.. Warren' i' goun~y: commtsSi0n~r, Said t~e ~F~p~al. ~s: .for
a Palm Be~e~-county free m0bile'libraryWhi'ch is' bad-XY"n%eded in
sections o~ the Coun~y. Tha~' thi~ has bee~ resea=ched~y.~tb.e L~ague
of wome'~iV6~er'S'oflWeS~ palm Beach and ~resented to th~ Coun.~Y Comr
~issi~n '~6r ~h~'ir 'do~sfdera~ion~ further, thotMr. L~e LYSOl', Chair-
man of'~he?'BOa~d'of county'co~mmssioner , had sent letters to:thir-
teen Li~Fary. Associations in the County, but had not. included the
south part o~the 'cOunty i~ Which Boynt0n Beach, Delra'Y.Beac~nS,
Boca Raton Ils, and' that he b~iieves letters should also haveb~e~
pared fli=st which amounts to $S3,000 00
C~unt to 'take. out of. the General' pund, a0d' $36,000,00 from the state
'erso~aireaenta'~i~.of ~e' teaqUe Of Women raters: ~n~-:%he'm~erial
that 'they brought in'to me yesterday. In other .wor~s., answers- frm
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three library associations, other than South County, but I know that
a resolution, and I would appreciate a resolution from your Council,
for use next Monday, in the meeting when these ladies.will ask,
through our Chairman, that we advertise for the thr~e required weeks
the Public Notice that the County has been requested to use County
funds, ad-valorum tax money, for this purpose for the first year.
Mr. Warren said there are other counties in the State that have
this free library and he would like to know more about how those tax
districts had been set up.
Mayor Avery asked Mr. Warren if it was proper for the Delray
Beach City Council to request that a proper professional study be
made to determine the areas that needed to be served,an~ a solution~
the cost, and projected cost for a ten year.period~ also a way to
prevent duplication of services and duplication of taxation.
Mr. warren said he felt such a request was in order, and con-
tinued: "I appealed to the ladies of the League to let each member
of the Board of Commissioners ap.point an unbiased person from each
one of their districts to research from all angles, the state, the
local benefits, the Oual taxation and the need and everything else,
and report back to the Board, even setting a sixty ~ay maximum, know-
ing that they want to get it through this budget. We don't know yet
that the State does approve this district, that they will contribute
this $36,000.00, but I did appeal to them to let us appoint someone
to set up this Committee to absolutely research it out, but that was
not acceptable."
Mr. warren informed the Council that the State S~atute which
permits 'the County to set up the free mobile library, also permits
them to tax up to one mill in taxes.
Mayor Avery commented as follows: "I propose that we send the
County Commission a letter stating that the City of Delray Beach is
in favor of providing library facilities .for. those citizens of Palm
Beach County who do not now have them ava£1able. However, we feel
that in the interest of good business procedure and the proper use
of taxpayers funds that it is of utmost importance that before any
monies are iexpended for the actual purpose, a prier study be made
which will reflect~ 1. Needs and the proper solution. 2. The cost
both immediate and projected. 3. To reflect the prevention of du-
plication of both the services offered by individual libraries and
communities, and to prevent duplication of dual taxation of those
communities already providing library services required.
Mr. Talbot moved that the City Manager be directed tO send a
letter to the County Commission outlining the points just made by
Mayor Avery regarding the proposal for a county wide library facility.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Jurney and carried unanimously.
Mayor Avery consented to deliver such letter to Mr. Lake Lytel,
Chairman of the County Commission, and a copy to each County Com-
missioner, Monday morning, May 17th.
City Manager worthing read RESOLUTION NO. 14-65.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DELRAy BEACH, FLORIDA, Rm. QUESTIN~ COUNTY
AND STATE ROAD DEPARTMENT PARTICIPATION IN
COMBATING BEACH EROSION THROUGHOUT THE DELRAY
BEACH, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AREA.
WHEREAS, the City of Delray Beach has determined to undertake
protective measures concerning preservation of the beach in certain
areas as indicated in the Glace Engineering Corporation's Report of
Project No. 64047, dated April 1st, 1965, being deemed necessary in
the best interests of the public; and
WHEREAS, it is believed the County Commission and the State Road
Department should participate with the City of Delray Beach in the
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erosion improvement program On a certain I300 foot strip indicate~
in Section 2 by engineering report from Glace Engineering Corpora-
tion. That the erosion has caused 'the State Road Department to
maintain a continued surveillance and filling of boulders on the area
to retain State Road 140, AIA, for said 1300 foot strip, referred to
hereinabove, and that it being recognized that another northeaster or
another storm of consequence could erode the present improved state
road and abutting private proDerties.
THEREFORE, be it resolved that the City of Delray Beach peti~
tions the Board of County Commissioners to request the State Road De-
partment, by resolution, to share in one-half of the cost incurred
in the rehabilitation program of said section 2 of the Planning Re-
port Erosion Control of BeaCh Areas, Project No. 64047, dated April
1, 1965, of Glace Engineering CorDoration~ which portion of cost
shall not exceed $130,000.00, it being understood that primary road
fun~s of the State Roa~ Department are available ~n conjunction with
the County use of a ~ortion of secondary roan fun~s.
It is hereby understood'and agreed that littoral rights are to
be observed and if this property does not become the property of
State and/or public by January 1, 1966, that participation in shar-
ing of these costs as herein requested is understood and agreed to
be released and abandoned.
Unanimously adopted this _ day of May, 1965.
Resolution No. 14-65 was unanimously passed and Mopted on this
first and final reading on motion by Mr. Talbot and seconded by Mr.
Croft.
The meeting adjourned at 4=40 P.M., by order of Mayor Avery.
R. D. WORTHING
CityClerk
APPROVED:
~g¥OR
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