Res 78-81 RESOLUTION NO. 78-81
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, CANVASSING THE RESULTS OF A BOND ELECTION
HELD IN THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, ON SEPTEMBER
22, 1981, AND DECLARING AND CERTIFYING THE RESULTS THERE-
OF.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Delray Beach, Florida,
by a resolution duly and regularly adopted at its meeting held on the llth
day of August, 1981, did call an election to be held on the 22nd day of
September, 1981, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors
residing within the City, for their approval or disapproval of the ques-
tions of whether the City should issue General Obligations Bonds in the
aggregate principal amount of not exceeding $13,000,000 consisting of two
separate issues of bonds, bearing interest at a rate or rates not to
exceed the legal rate fixed by law; and said resolution having further
provided and directed that notice of said election be given by publication
in accordance with law; and,
WHEREAS, due and regular notice of said bond election has been
published in the Delray Beach News Journal, being a newspaper of general
circulation in the 'City of Delray Beach, Florida, and said publication
having been made five consecutive weeks prior to the week in which the
referendum is to be held, to-wit: September 22, 1981; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the aforesaid resolution calling said elec-
tion and in accordance with law, the questions in said resolution stated
were submitted to the qualified electors residing in said City, for parti-
cipation in the election on the date specified in said resolution, to-wit:
September 11, 1981; and,
WHEREAS, it appears that the list of qualified electors who voted
at such election has been returned to this City Council by the Inspectors
and Clerks together with the returns hereinafter mentioned; and,
WHEREAS, it appears that said election has been duly and properly
held in accordance with law and that the votes cast thereat have been
returned, delivered and canvassed, and that the returns of said election
have been delivered to this City Council for the purpose of canvassing
said election returns and determining and certifying the results thereof;
and,
WHEREAS, it appears from the official returns of said election so
delivered to this City Council and so canvassed by this City Council as
aforesaid that the total numbers of votes cast in said election by such
qualified electors, as above described, residing in said City disapproved
the issuance of Proposal Nos. 1 and 2,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DELRA~ BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the City Council at this meeting duly and regu-
larly held, have duly and regularly canvassed according to law the offi-
cial returns of said election and hereby determines, finds, declares and
certifies the results of such election, as follows:
Proposal No. 1 - $10,000,000 principal amount of General Obliga-
tion Bonds for the acquisition of approximately 20 acres of land for park
purposes at the northwest corner of Linton Boulevard and the Intracoastal
Waterway and for the purchase and installation of recreational facilities
and equipment thereon:
(a) The total number of votes cast in such election by said
qualified electors residing in said City in favor of the issuance of the
bonds described in Proposal No. 1 was 7 . _
(b) The total number of votes cast in such election by said
qualified electors residing in said City against the issuance of the bonds
described in Proposal No. 1 was 94 .
(c) A majority of the votes cast in such election by such quali-
fied electors residing in said City disapproved of the issuance of the
bonds submitted at such election under Proposal No. 1.
Proposal No. 2 - $3,000,000 principal amount of General Obliga-
tion Bonds for the purchase and installation of recreational facilities
and equipment for the Park Area in the vicinity of the northeast corner of
Lake Ida Road and Barwick Road; the acquisition of land adjacent to the
Delray Beach Country Club and the purchase and installation of recreation-
al facilities and equipment thereon; the acquisition of land for park pur-
poses in the southwest area of the City, being south of. Lowson Boulevard
and west of Congress Avenue, and the purchase and installation of recrea-
tional facilities and equipment thereon; the purchase and installation of
recreational facilities and equipment for Miller and Pompey Parks; and the
purchase and installation of recreational facilities and equipment in the
northeast section of the City being east of Swinton Avenue and north of
Atlantic Avenue at a site to be determined by the City Council:
(a) The total number of votes cast in such election by said
qualified electors residing in said City in favor of the issuance of the
bonds described in Proposal No. 2 was 25 .
(b) The total number of votes cast in such election by said
qualified electors residing in said City against the issuance of the bonds
described in Proposal No. 2 was 77 ·
(c) A majority of the votes cast in such election by such quali-
fied electors residing in said City disapproved of the issuance of the
bonds submitted at such election under Proposal No. 2.
Section 2. That said election was in all respects conducted in
accordance with law, and that all steps in connection with and preceding
such election have been duly, regularly and lawfully taken and had, and
that all provisions of the Statutes and Constitution of the State of
Florida have been duly complied with.
Section 3. That said returns shall be entered and recorded in
the minutes of the City Council; and this resolution, determination,
finding, declaration and certificate shall be recorded in the minutes of
said City Council.
Section 5. That this resolution shall take effect immediately.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in special session on. this the 24th day of
September, 1981.
LEON M. WEEKES
ATTEST-.
City Clerk
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