Res 15-66 RESOLUTION NO. 15-66.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, REQUESTING FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE FROM THE U. S. ARMY ENGINEER DIS-
TRICT, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, TO ASSIST SAID
CITY IN ALLEVIATING CRITICAL BEACH EROSION
PROBLEMS.
WHEREAS, this City has, over the past many years, suf-
fered 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, Un~versity of
Florida; and
~HBREAS, the preliminary design work has been completed
and said corporation is now in the process of completing final
sign plans and speclf~cations, the construction of which is esti-
mated to cost approximately $1,188,100; and
WHEREAS, the City of Delray Beach recently authorized,
issued and sold Cigarette Tax Bonds and earmarked $500,000 of the
funds received for beach erosion control projects; and
~REAS~ State Road ~.-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 U. S. Army Engineer District has a definite financial in-
terest 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
THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS=
Section 1. The City of Delray Beach, Florida, hereby
requests the cooperation and financial assistance of the U. So Army
Engineer District~ Jacksonville, Florida to assist this City in al-
leviating the critical beach erosion problem which is affecting the
municipal 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 author-
ized to execute for and in behalf of the C~ty any application ne-
cessary with the Jacksonville Office of the Corps of Engineers for
the purpose of obtaining the aforesaid U. S, Army Engineers DistriCt
fiD~ancial assistance.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session this 14th day of
March~ 1966.
MAYOR
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