Res 16-74 RESOLUTION NO. 16-74.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, COMMITTING ~ CITY TO
PURCHASE LAND ON THE BEACH IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE TERMS OF THIS RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS, the Palm Beach County Commission passed and adopted
Resolution No. R-73-785 on December 11, 1973, committing the County
to purchase certain land on State Highway A1A to be used for parking
and beach support purposes from Joseph W. and Ann P. Gwynn and Frank
E. and Jane H. Kucera contingent upon the City of Delray Beach pur-
chasing land costing not less than $450,000 to be used for beach
support and parking facilities; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Delray Beach is appreciative of the action
taken by the County Commission in its passage of Resolution No. R-73-785;
and,
W}EEREAS, the City of Delray Beach has had under consideration
for purchase for a considerable period of time several parcels of land.
on the beach in connection with the City's commitment to the County
Commission and pursuant to provisions of County Resolution No. R-73-785,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA:
SectiOn 1. That the City Council of the City of Delray Beach
does, by passage of this Resolution, commit the City to paying half of
the purchase price of the Gwynn-Kucera property referred to in this
Resolution and half of the purchase price of the Lohrman property
lo~ated at the northwest corner of State Highway A1A and Ingraham Ave-
nue provided the County pays ~the remainder of the purchase price of
these two properties.
Section 2. That the city Council respectfully requests the
County Commission to reserve the differential between the total amount
to be expended by the County for the purchase of the Gwynn-Kucera
property and the Lohrman property and the $546,000 previously committed
by the County for the purchase of the Gwynn-Kucera property to be used
in conjunction with City funds for purchase of other land provided such
is agreed upon in the future by both the City and the County Commission.
It is expressly understood that Section 1 is not contingent upon
approval by the County Commission of the City's request set forth in
this Section 2.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City of Delray Beach, State of
Florida, on this 25th day of March, 1974.