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02-10-04 Agenda Special ITY M I IN CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA SPECIAL/WORKSHOP - TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 10. 2004 6:00 P.M. FIRST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM DELSAY BEACH 1993 2001 The City will furnish appropriate auxiliary aids and services where necessary to afford an individual with a disability an equal opportunity to participate in and enjoy the benefits of a service, program, or activity conducted by the City. Contact Doug Randolph at 243-7127, 24 hours prior to the program or activity in order for the City to reasonably accommodate your request. Adaptive listening devices are available for meetings in the Commission Chambers. SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA Pursuant to Section 3.12 of the Charter of the City of Delray Beach, Mayor Jeff Perlman has instructed me to announce a Special Meeting of the City Commission to be held for the following purposes: SUBSTITUTE EASEMENT DEED/LAIrE~ WORTH DRAINAGE DISTRICT: Consider approval of the forty (40) foot substitute easement to the Lake Worth Drainage District (LWDD) from the Bexley Park property, located adjacent to the L-31 canal and just east of Military Trail. WORKSHOP AGENDA 1. Presentation - MOMS Club 2. Mayor's Report on status of A-1-A Issue 3. Discussion regarding attendance issues at City Boards 4. Presentation of MIS 5 Year Plan 5. Commission Comments Please be advised that if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, such person will need to ensure that a verbatim record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based. The City neither provides nor prepares such record. [lTV I)F DELRrlV BEfl[H CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE 200 NW 1st AVENUE · DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA 33444 TELEPHONE 561/243-7090 · FACSIMILE 561/278-4755 Writer's Direct Line: 561/243-7091 DELRAY BEACH Aa. AmedcaCity TO: MEMORANDUM February 6, 2004 City Commission David Harden, City Manager FROM: Susan A. Ruby, City Attorney SUBJECT: Easement Deed for Utilities LWDD / Bexle¥ Park Previously, the City Commission directed our office to make an effort to include in the Easement Deed a reservation for public utilities (which would include reclaimed water). Commissioner Levinson, Dick Hasko, Paul Doding and I met with Bill Winters and Mark Perry last week on the matter. The Easement Deed, with the reservation, is scheduled to be heard by the Lake Worth Drainage District Board on Wednesday, February 11,2004 at 9:40 a.m. We are appreciative of the meeting with the Lake Worth Drainage District Staff and their cooperation. We are hopeful that the substitute easement will be approved by the Board. At this time, in order to timely meet our requirements with D.R. Horton, Inc, we are asking that you approve this substitute Easement Deed which contains the reservation for public utilities, to be effective upon approval by the Lake Worth Drainage District on Wednesday, February 11th. Please place this on a Special Meeting agenda for February 10, 2004. Attachments Cc: Barbara Garito, City Clerk Bill Winters, LWDD Mark Perry, Esq. LAKE WORTH DRAINAOB DISTRICT 13081 Military Trail Delmy Beach, FL 33484 PREPARTED BY: MARK A~ PERRY, ESQ. Perry & Kerl~ P.A. 50 Fourth Avenue Delray Beach, FL 33483 PCN EASEMENT DEED Tills EASEMENT DEED, made this __ day of ,200, by and between the CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, a Florida municipal/corporation~ party of the first part, and LAKE WORTH DRAINAGE DISTRICT, a Special Taxing Dis~ct of the State of Florida, party of the second par~, whose m.iling address is 13081 M/litary Trail, Delray Beach, Florida 33484. WITNESSETH: That the party of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of TEN ($10.00) DOIIARS, and other good and valuable consideration to it in hand paid, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, has ~'anted, bargslned and sold, and by these presents does ~rent, bargain, sell and release unto the party of the second part, its successors and assigns, a perpetual exclusive easement for the purpose of providing an unencumbered right-of-way for utilities which may be granted to others by the second party, as well as providing an unencumbered right-of-way for use as a canal and canal related purposes including but not limited to the use of same for ingress and egress purposes, excavation, removal of vegetation, irrigation, water control s~uctures, bra-m and ~ for maintenance and deposit of soi~ all quasi-utility-type purposes and for any such purpose thereunto related or in anywise appertaining, over, across, through and upon, under or within that pamel of land located in palm Beach County, Florida, described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof as if recited at length. All utilities shall be required to provide pan'y of the second part with written consent from the underlying fee owner of the subject real property prior to the installation of any utility lines. First party shall grant no other easement~ erect no building or effect any other kind of construction or improvements or plant any trees or shiubs upon the property described in Exhibit Notwithstanding the foregoing, the first pan'y expressly reserves the absolute right, without the consent of the second party, to ins~ll~ repair, and/or ma/utah any public utilities dee~nad necessary or advisable by the first party within; u~lder and ~'~EOtlgh tho North five ($) feet of tho real propen'y dascribad on Exhibit "A" over which the easement in favor of the second pan~y is being granted pur~nt to this Easement Deed. Pan'y of the first part does hereby specially warrant the title to said land and will defend tho same agsln~ the lawful claims of all persons whomsoever claiming by, through or under it, that it has good right and lawful authority to grant the above-described easement and that the same is unencumbered. Where the context of this easement deed allows or peamits, the same shall include the successors or assigns of the pariies. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, party of the first part has caused this instrument to be executed in its name by its undersigned, duly authorized officers and its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed, to the day and year first above written. Signed, sealed snd delivered In the presence of: (1) Witness SJ~tur, Printed Name (2) Wimess SJ~ture Printed Name By:. President Printed Name Post Office Address (St_AL) STATE OF COUNTY OF I I-IERI~.RY CERTIFY that on this day, before me, an officer duly authorized in the State and County aforesaid to take acknowledgment, personally appeared the of , on behalf of the corporation. He/she is personally known to me or has produced as identification, and did (did not) take an oath. WITNF_~S my hand and official seal in the County and State last aforementioned th/s day of ,200 __ NOTARY PUBLIC Namo printed or typed (Notary Stamp or Seal) 2 PARK ,I MOMS Club® Wish List A Child Friendly Room in the City of belray - A room that is child proof and safe, with child- sized furniture and walls painted a cheerful color like yellow. · ]~ncentives for art and cultural teachers to come to belray. ' Current schedule of fees at 2§-3§% is too high especially for the space currently available. · A Publication that communicates programs available to pre-k children and their families. Families are NOT currently looking to Delray for programs because none exist or survive long term, so public relations must change the image of Delray as friendly to young kids. · ~ focused on these programs that will handle registration, promotion, and be available to answer questions. (AKA ,Tennifer at Veteran's Park) Office of the Mayor Attn: Delores City of belray Beach 100 NW 1st Avenue belray Beach, FL, $$444 1/7/04 bear Delores, As you requested by phone when you arrenged our meeting with the Mayor for ,Tenuity 16th, ~00~ at 9:30 AM, Z have enclosed all pertinent materials for our discussion with him. There is a copy of the letter we sent back in ,Tuly and the most recent article in the Palm Beech Post released today. Please call me if there is anything else you need before our meeting on the 16th. DaryJ-Hall President, MOMS Club of belr~y Beach East #495-2272 bery199~bellsouth.net Mayor Jeff Perlman City of Delray Beach 100 NW 1~ Avenue Delray Beach, Florida 33~.~.~. July 21, 2003 Dear Mr. Mayor, The MOMS Club~ of East Delray is working hard to fill an enormous gap in the education of our children that are the future of this community. This letter is our first step to bring awareness to our local community and government about the need for more cultural and sports programs for Pre-K children. Currently, MOMS Club~ is working with Ok/School Square and the Cornell Museum to develop art and dance classes for our 2, 3 and 4 year olds. MOMS Club~ is working with the Delray Tennis Centerto develop tennis programs for our 3 and 4 year olds. We are asking for your support and encouragement in making the 'AII America City' a reality for the City's young children as well. The MOMS Club~ has been in existence since 1994. We are a not-for-profit support group for moms who make the important decision to stay home and raise their children. Our membership is approximately 70 families with a long standing waiting list. We provide activities for the children and families of our members and engage in local charity work for the betterment of all children in our community. Since our inception, MOMS Club~ has raised monies to adopt Delray Beach families during the Holiday Season. We have been at Pompey Park, the days before Thanksgiving, helping with the 5000 meals sewed. We have contributed funds or needed supplies to AVDA, The Birthline Program of Catholic Charities, The Delray Community Center Summer Camp, the Delray Department of Health, and The Delray Beach East Library. MOMS Club~ received a Glory Award in 2002. The problem we would like you to address ia the lack of Pre-K programming in the City of Delray Beach. We recently polled our members to see what activities they would like to see in the City of Delray geared to children ages 1 to 5 years old. The top five answers were: music, tennis, dance, arts & crafts, and gymnastics. We began to research how Delray Beach encourages, contributes to, and makes available, such activities to its residents under age 5. We attended the Parks and Recreation Open House at the Community Center on July 19th and were encouraged by the many organized sports programs available. For other interests however, Delray's young families must travel to Boca Raton for gymnastics at "Twisters' and arts and crafts at ~Sparkles." We go to the Children's Museum in Boynton Beach for ~Kindermusik'. We are envious of the programs offered by the Parks and Recreation Departments of Boca Raton and Boynton Beach (see links below for more information). In those cities, there are various activities for pre-schoolers every day of the week. We do take great advantage of the Delray Beach East Ubrary's wonderful schedule of events led by Lynda Hunter, but were disheartened to learn of the recent budget cuts affecting these programs. We spearheaded a fundraiser (see enclosed article) to ~supplement~ the funds specifically used for the Children's Department. We raised $1200.00 in that cause. This success awakened us and we began to research the vadous facilities in Delray, such as the Delray Community Center. We learned that program leaders must pay the City of Delray 25-35% of their fee to use a reom, making children's programs in Delray cost prohibitive. MOMS Club~ is moved by a history of philanthropy. We want these programs to better our community as a whole. Therefore, Mr. Mayor, wa respectfully request a meeting with you in order to develop a Pre-K presence in Delray. Our proposed plan is as follows: We would like the City to financially support a Pre-K art & activity program. We would like to see the fees, for program leaders, waived or reduced. · We would like a Parks & Recreation employee to coordinate the programs for this age group. We would like a building or reom designated and designed for small children to use. On November 8~, MOMS Club~ will be holding a Book'fair with Bames& Noble Booksellers to raise funds. We would like to contribute to a City sponsored Pre-K program. We look forward to headrtg from you so wa can work together to fill this cultural education gap for our great City. I have sent a similar letter to City Manager, David Harden. Sincerely, Daryl Hall President, MOMS Club~ of Delray Beach East #495-2272 dary199~,,bellsouth.net City of Boca Raton Activities: http:llwww.ci.boca-raton.fl.uslparkslrecreator, htm City of Boynton Beach Activities: http://www.boynton- beach.or.q/index/pmodule id=11/pmdmode=fullscreen/pa.qeadder pa.qe id=791 the nonprofit o~on ~ rals~F~fi~ fOr local As part of its yearly service teachers say he would set 'uP a project, they want to bring to ~ ~e~f.~ch our meeting~heN~Year about a change that will ul- preschool children? holiday. ~ly, ~be~e,fi~.~ ~ ~ ~ MOM~p]ans t~ d6 it~ ~ ~Ith~to be a groUl~ef. [IT¥ OF DELRI3¥ BEI:I[H CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE 2°° $~v .t ^VEN,~E-DEL.^'~.E^CH, ELO.II.^ 33444 TELEPHONE 561/243-7090 · FACSIMILE 561/278-4755 1993 WdteFs Direct Line: 561/243-7091 DATE: TO: FROM: MEMORANDUM January 27, 2004 David Harden, ~nager Brian Shutt, Assistant City Attorney JAN 2 8 200/, CITY MANAGER SUBJECT: Proposed Ordinance Reqardin,q City Boards At the January 20, 2004 meeting of the Parking Management Advisory Board, the Board wished to amend its by-laws to provide a section that if a member missed 4 out of 6 regular meetings that would result in the automatic removal of the member from the board. However, in order to accomplish this, the definition of "Abandonment of Office" will need to be changed. I have attached a proposed ordinance with the change in the definition. If we make this change in the definition then all of the Boards, Committees and Commission will be affected by this change. Please review this proposed ordinance and let me know how you wish to proceed. Attachment CC: Barbara Garito, City Clerk Scott Aronson, Parking Mgmt. Specialist ORDINANCE NO. __-04 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 32, "DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS", BY AMENDING SECTION 32.15, "DEFINITIONS", TO PROVIDE THAT MISSING FOUR OUT OF SIX MEETINGS WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERED AN ABANDONMENT OF OFFICE; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE, A GENERAL REPEALER CLAUSE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Commission deems it to be in the public interest to provide that any board member who misses 4 out of 6 regularly scheduled meetings shall be considered to have abandoned his/her office. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That Chapter 32, "Departments, Boards and Commissions", Section 32.15, "Definitions", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 32.15 DEFINITIONS For purposes of this Section, the following definitions shall apply: Member: Any person who is a member of any of the regulatory or advisory boards, Committees and Commissions of the City, whether they are appointed by the City Commission or elected. Abandonment of Office: Includes, but is not necessarily limited to, failure to attend three (3) consecutive regular meetings of a Board, Committee or Commission or failure to attend four (4) out of six (6) regular meetings of a Board, Committee or Commission. Section 2. That should any section or provision of this ordinance or any portion thereof, any paragraph, sentence, or word be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder hereof as a whole or part thereof other than the part declared to be invalid. Section 3. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed. Section 4. That this ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption on second and final reading. PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final reading on this the day of ,200_. MAYOR ATTEST: City Clerk First Reading Second Reading