Res 87-92 RESOLUTION NO. 87-92
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF THE SWINTON AVENUE TASK TEAM AS AN ADVISORY BODY TO
THE CITY COMMISSION; PROVIDING FOR THE AUTHORITY OF
SAID TASK TEAM; PROVIDING FOR THE COMPOSITION OF SAID
TASK TEAM AND RATIFICATION OF MEMBERSHIP APPOINTMENTS
BY THE CITY COMMISSION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE;
AND SETTING A SUNSET DATE.
WHEREAS, the Decade of Excellence Bond provided funding for the
development of plans and specifications for the beautification of
Swinton Avenue; and,
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach,
Florida, recognizes the importance of citizen input in the development
of plans for the beautification of Swinton Avenue; and,
WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to establish a task team to
formulate ideas, priorities and make recommendations to the
Engineering/Landscape Architectural Firm who will provide plans and
specifications for the beautification of Swinton Avenue,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That there is hereby established the SWINTON AVENUE
TASK TEAM, as an advisory body, to formulate ideas, priorities and make
recommendations for the beautification of Swinton Avenue.
Section 2. That the Swinton Avenue Task Team shall consist of
a membership to be ratified by the City Commission, as follows:
Staff:
Director of Community Improvement
Director of Parks and Recreation
City Engineer
City Horticulturist
Traffic Engineer
Director of the Community Redevelopment Agency
General:
8 Citizens to be appointed at-large by the City Con,mission
Section 3. That the Swinton Avenue Task Team shall immediately
pursue its assigned tasks with a target of accomplishing said task by
March 12, 1993.
Section 4. That the Swinton Avenue Task team shall disband
upon the discharge of its assigned task or by March 12, 1993, unless
otherwise extended by action of the City Commission.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on this the llth day of
August, 1992.
ATTEST:
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TO: MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSIONERS
FROM: CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT: AGENDA ITEM ~ q ~ - MEETING OF AUGUST llJ 1992
~SOLUTION NO. 87-92/APPOINTMENTS TO THE SWINTON AVENUE
DATE: August 7, 1992
This is a resolution authorizing the establishment of the Swinton
Avenue Task Team as an advisory body of the City Commission. The
Task Team is charged with formulating ideas, priorities and making
recommendations to the Engineer/Landscape Architectural Firm who will
provide plans and specifications for the beautification of Swinton
Avenue. The Task Team shall consist of City staff and 10 citizens
to be appointed at large by the Commission. A sunset date of March
12, 1993 has been established.
Concurrent with passage of the resolution, staff is requesting that
the Commission appoint Task Team members. A list of applicants is
included in the backup material for this item.
Recommend approval of Resolution No. 87-92 and appoint members to
serve on the Swinton Avenue Task Team.
MEMORANDUM
TO: DAVID HARDEN, CITY MANAGER
FROM: LULA BUTLER, DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT
RE: APPOINTMENT OF SWINTON AVENUE BEAUTIFICATION TASK TEAM
DATE: AUGUST 4, 1992
ITEM BEFORE THE COMMISSION:
Consideration of the appointment of a Citizens Task Team for the purpose of
providing input relative to the development of plans for beautification
improvements to Swinton Avenue.
BACKGROUND
On August 9, 1992, the City will be advertising for a 'Request for
Qualifications' to engage the services of a Civil Engineering/Landscape
Architectural Firm to provide plans and specifications for the
beautification of Swinton Avenue.
Funding for the development of such plans was included in the first issue of
the Decade of Excellence Bond. The funding for the physical improvements
will be available with the second bond issue.
Many of the Citizen's who were instrumental in ensuring that Swinton Avenue
was included in the D.O.E. Bond have asked to be included in the process of
plan development. Mary Lou Jamison recently sent out a list of fourteen
people whom she felt would be able to provide constructive input to the
development process.
I feel that it is important to have the Task Team in place prior to the
selection of the Consultant. The Task Team needs to formulate their ideas
and priorities so the Consultant can use their concepts as a point of
departure and dialogue with the Task Team.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Commission create the Swinton Avenue Task
Team, consisting of no more than ten persons, and appoint and empower
members to work in an advisory capacity with Staff and the Consulting Firm,
to be selected, for the development of beautification plans for Swinton
Avenue.
We feel that the following eight individuals would contribute significantly,
and should be considered for appointment:
Gene Fisher Swinton Avenue resident and member of the Site Plan Review
and Appearance Board.
Ann Fulton Swinton Avenue property owner and member of the Neighborhood
Task Team.
Mary Lou Swinton Avenue resident.
Jamison
Mark Little Swinton Avenue resident.
Joann Peart Lives on N.W. 9th, active with Historical Society, Garden
Clubs and the Neighborhood Task Team.
Grant Landscape Architect and Principal of L.A. Firm on Swinton
Thornbrough Avenue.
Michael~ Attorney and owner of Law Offices on Swinton Avenue and
active in Weiner Pineapple Grove Support Group.
Bill Wilsher Landscape Architect and Superintendent of Palm Beach County
Parks Department, Swinton Avenue resident, ex- Site Plan
Review and Appearance Board member.
Other names submitted for consideration:
Kathy 601N.W. 11 Street
Alderman
Wayne Swinton Avenue resident, member Historic Preservation Board.
Campbell
Debbie Dowd 7 N.E. 16th Court.
Lou Jensen Swinton Avenue businessman, Sundy House.
Jeanette Swinton Avenue resident.
Patterson
Virginia Swinton Avenue resident.
Snyder
Ex-officio members of the Task Team will include Joe Weldon, Ralph Hayden,
Nancy Davila, Greg Lutrell and Chris Brown from the Community Redevelopment
Agency. The efforts of the Task Team will be coordinated through my office
with weekly reports to the City Manager.
515 North Swinton Avenue
Delray Beach, FL 33444
July 27, 1992
Mrs. Nancy Davila
City of Delray Beach
100 N.W. 1st Avenue
Delray Beach, FL 33444
Dear Lula:
RE: Swinton Avenue Beautification
Please find enclosed a list of people that we feel should be
on the Swinton Avenue Beautification Project, plus Chris Brown
from the CRA.
Sincerely,
Kathy Alderman
601 N.W. llth Street Ail telephones
Delray Beach, FL 33444 listed are home
278-7757 numbers and with the
exception of Grant
Thornbrough and Michael
Weiner are home
Wayne Campbell (Alternate) addresses.
314 North Swinton Avenue
Delray Beach, FL 33444
278-3772
Debbie Dowd (Guest)
7 N.E. 16th Court
Delray Beach, FL 33444
276-3991
Gene Fisher
43 South Swinton Avenue
Delray Beach, FL 33444
272-8905
Ann Fulton
1124 Vista Del Mar Drive South
Delray Beach, FL 33444
272-7676
Mary Lou Jamison
515 North Swinton Avenue
Delray Beach, FL 33444
272-7726 ·
Lou Jensen (Alternate)
106 South Swinton Avenue
Delray Beach, FL 33444
368-3495
Mark Little ·
1220 North Swinton Avenue
Delray Beach, FL 33444
243-9462
Jeanette Patterson (Alternate)
240 South Swinton Avenue
Delray Beach, FL .33444
272-0178
Joann Peart
107 N.W. 9th Street
Delray Beach, FL 33444
276-8968
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Virginia Snyder (Alternate)
38 South Swinton Avenue
Delray Beach, FL 33444
278-9565
Grant Thornbrough
132 North Swinton Avenue
Delray Beach, FL
276-5050
Michael Weiner
102 North Swinton Avenue
/)elray Beach, FL 33444
278-3954
Bill Wilsher
1500 North Swinton Avenue
Delray. Beach, FL 33444
272-4658