Res 12-66 RESOLUTION NO. 12-66.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DELR~Y BEACH, FLORIDA, REQUESTING
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE FLORIDA
STATE BOARD OF COESERVATION TO ASSIST SAID
CITY IN ALLEVIATING CRITICAL BEACH EROSION
PROBLEMS.
WHEREAS, this City has, over the past many years,
suffered the loss of ocean front lands by erosion; and
WHEREAS, the City of Delray Beach, in 1964, contracted
with Glace Engineering Corporation, Consulting Engineers, St.
Petersburg, Florida, for the design of facilities to control the
erosion of the city beaches, and obtained further invaluable ad-
vice from the Department of Coastal Engineering, University of
Florida; and
WHEREAS, the preliminary design work has been com-
pleted and said corporation is now in the process of completing
final design plans and specifications, the construction of which
is estimated to cost approximately $1,188,100; and
WHEREAS, the City of Delray Beach recently authorized,
issued and sold Cigarette Tax Bonds and earmarked $500,009 of
the funds received for beach erosion control projects; and
WHEREAS, State Road A-1-A (Ocean Boulevard) is located
contiguous to the said municipal beach and is being periodically
damaged by erosion; and
WHEREAS, the City of Delray Beach is unable to finance
the necessary protective measures alone and the City Council feels
that the State of Florida has a definite financial interest and
obligation in the protection of said municipal public beach and
the State highway adjacent thereto;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
T~E CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City of Delray Beach, Florida, hereby
requests the cooperation and financial assistance of the 'Florida
State Board of Conservation to assist this City in alleviating
the critical beach erosion problem which is affecting the mu-
nicipal public beach within the corporate limits of this City.
section 2. That David M. Gatchel, City Manager in
and for the City of Delray Beach, Florida, be and he is hereby
authorized to execute for and in behalf of the City any appli-
cation necessary with the appropriate State offices for the
purpose of obtaining the aforesaid state financial assistance.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session this 25th day
of February, 1966.
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