Res 26-82 RESOLUTION NO. 26-g2
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, EXPRESSING ITS STRONG OPPOSI-
TION TO THE TRANSFER TO THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH OF
THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF
NORTHEAST EIGHTH STREET FROM SWINTON AVENUE TO SR
AIA INCLUDING THE DRAWBRIDGE OVER THE INTRACOASTAL
WATERWAY AND URGING RECONSIDERATION AND THE
RESCINDING OF THIS TRANSFER; PROVIDING FOR FURNISHING
COPIES OF THIS RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, has received
information and correspondence from the Palm Beach County Department of Engineering stating
that, pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 335.0#, the Board of County Commissioners of Palm
Beach County has adopted Resolution R-81-621 transferring certain roads "functionally classified" as
city streetm from the County to the City of Delray Beach, Florida; and,
WHEREAS, this proposed transfer of streets from the County will result in the transfer
of responsibility to the City for maintenance and operations of certain streets, including Northeast
Eighth Street from Swinton Avenue to SR AIA, which includes a drawbridge over the Intracoastai
Waterway; and,
WHEREAS, the estimated annual cost for operation and minor repairs to the, Eighth
Street bridge is $120,000.00, which is approximately .1 mil of the City's total property tax; and,
WHEREAS, such an expense will impose an extreme hardship on the City's taxpayers;
and,
WHEREAS, this section of Northeast Eighth Street, including the drawbridge, serves
primarily to link U.S. I with SR AIA, is used as the primary access point for the residents of the
Town of Gulfstream, and serves only a secondary function as a city street; and,
WHEREAS, apparently there is no other drawbridge in Palm Beach County that is
required to be maintained and operated by a municipality, with the attendant overly burdensome
cost; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, wishes to express its
strong opposition to the transfer of maintenance and operation responsibility from the County to the
City of Northeast Eighth Street, with its drawbridge, and to urge that Palm Beach County rescind
that portion of their Resolution No. R-gl-G21 attempting to transfer Northeast Eighth Street to the
City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, does hereby
express its strong opposition to the transfer from Palm Beach County to the City of the
responsibility for the operation and maintenance of Northeast Eighth Street from 5winton Avenue to
SR AIA, including the drawbridge over the Intracoastai Waterway, and hereby urges the Board of
County Commissioners of Palm Beach County to reconsider this matter and to rescind that portion
of their Resolution No. R-81-621 which a~empts the transfer of the subiect public right of way.
Section 2. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to furnish copies of this
Resolution to each member of the Board of County Commissioners of Palm Beach County, the
County Administrator, the County Engineer, and all other appropriate public officials and agencies.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in re§ular session on this the 2Brd day of
March ,1982.
MAYOR ~
LEON M. WEEKES
ATTEST:
Cit~lerk
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