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Minutes 01-05-71M/~hUdTES OF REGULAR CITY COUNCIL ~ETING HELD AT CITY HALL, BOYNTON BEACH, -FLORIDA~ TLLESDAY: 0ANUAI{Y 5, 1971 AT 7:30 P, PRESENT: Forrest L. Wallace, ~,{ayor Robert Effron, Vice ~.~yor l~irs. Emily JacP~on, Councilwoman John Arahie, Coune-iLman Harold B!anohette, Councilman C. Q. Jones, Jr., City Manager Gene Moore~ City Attorney ~.'~.s. Tereesa Padgett~ City Clerk Wallace called the meeting to~rder at 7:30 P. M. Father O'Shea gave the invocation~ Flag Salute was led by C. Q. Jones, Jr.~ City~anage~. A DI.iINISTRATIVE Oath of Office was given to Porrest L. Wallace, Mayor and to Robert B. Effron, Vice Mayor by the City Clerk Plaques were presented to the 1970 Council members, and to }~s. Eieanom Puffer, Supervisor of Collections 'in Htility Department~ tiring after 15 years of service. Resolution No. 7t-A recognizing the service rendered the City by i.~rtinR. Du~kin was read by the City Attorney. Mrs. Jackson moved to adopt the resolution, seconded by }~. Archie and motion carried 5-0. Con~nents l'~embers of the 1971 Council each thanked the citizens ~or their con-~ fidenee, and Mayor Wallace thanked the retiring members of Council for a job well done. Special Guests Robert Beyrer~ Sterling Villag~ Sr. Citizens & ~nited Boynton Beach Civic League Floyd C. Van Deusen, Senior Citizens John Adams, Pres., Sterling Village Bertha We!ch~ Boynton Beach Sorosis Herman Porbas, Ridgewood Hills Homeowners Assoc. Mrs. Dewey Sanders, Boynton Beach Junior Woman's Club David Roberts, Hi-Point ~3 Homeo%.~ners Assoc. Charles Ayers~ High Point ~2 John Howell, Pr~s., Chamber of Commerce i~irs. Ralph Jackson, American Legion Auxiliary Mrs. Ann Barrett, Boynton Beach Soroptimist ~. T. A. Summers, ~etiring ~ayor~ was introduced, and given a round of applause. -1~ REGULAR CITY COUNCIL ~ETING JANUARY 5: 1971 ADMINISTRATIVE, cont'd. Rules of Order - It was agreed to follow Robert's Rules of Revised. Appointment of City Officials l~ayor Wallac~ stated that Joseph Tomberg ~as app6inted City Judge at thespecial' ~ meeting o~ the Council held Jan. 4~ 1971~ and further stated that meetin_cs had been held on other than the tst Monday of January in prior years. Fred Hil~ was nominated for City P~osecutor. Mr. Effron made motion that nominations be elosed~ seconded by Mr. Archie. i~. Hill was voted City P~osecutor~ 5-0. F/rs. Jackson nominated John Born for City Attornev. Mr. ~rchie nomin- ated Gene l~oo~e. ~.~e. Arehie made motion that nominatzons be closed~ seconded by Y~.-Blanchette and carried 5-0. Gene ~k~ore was voted 4-1. l~rs. Jackson voted :rno~: and requested that the attached be made a pa~t of the minutes. Mr. ~i~ m~ t6 re~ppo~n% ~.~. Jones City }~nager, seconded by Mr. EFfron. Motion carried S-O. ~genda Format & Procedure During .Public Audience any citizen may be heard on any subject, but if an item appears on the Agenda any person who wishes to speak on same must come for%~rd and be recognized, during Public Audience: and state item on whichhe wishes to speak~ and then the }.~ayor will call on him when the subject comes up on the Agenda. Any item ~hat is ~"ought up afte~ the Agenda has been made up and agreed upon must ap- pea~ unde~ Othe~ Business, and have a four-fifths vote of Council. There will be no meeting of a Board on the night of a City Council meeting. Each Board will have an organizational meeting. Minutes must be taken as well as a reco~d made. Any member absent three times without justification and advance notice to Chairman of the Board~ then that Board shall declare a vacancy. All Board meetings will come un- der ~'Sunshine L~N~ FUBLIC HEARING 8:00 P. M. Request fo~ change in zonin~ - Village Royale, Inc.~ Applicant Blocks 5, 6, 27~ 28, 29, 30~ S1 g 32 and Lots tl thru 22: Block 26~ Boynton Ridge Request R-1 to R-3A -2- REGULAR CiTY COUNCIL [~ETING JAifO3LRy 5: 1971 PUBLIC HmAR~,IG ~ cont'd. i~r. Jerry Gross and Mr · Bm~ Elam weme present ~epresenting Vitiate Royale. ?ney gave these ~acts 40,5 acmes 1184 - total units 29 unites per ac~*e - density 1780 cams - parking 44% of total tsnd araa devoted to landscaping 18.5% of total land amea devoted to buildings l.~s. Jaokson questioned the 130 ft. setback along the east side Sunset Blvd.~ and ~. Gmoss stated this would be done. No one appeared to speak a~ainst the zoning request, B motion was made by M~.. Eff~on to have action on this zoning request be deferred, seconded by Mr. P~I!ace. I.~tion carried 5-0~ Appointment o~ Boards S Committees ~oard of Adjustment i~fayom Wallace read the foito%~ing names - Robert Hues~on Ezelt Hester William Yates Foy Ward Robert Beane Alternates: Wamd Sturgis John Coogan Mro Ef£ron moved that t~he Board be accepted as read, seconded by Mr. Arohie. Motion carmied 5-0. Board of BaPber Ey~mminers Gias ton Sims Lo,on Blacketer Mr. Archie moved to appoint the Board as read by the Hayor. Seconded by ~.i~s. Jaokson~ and motion carried ~.[r. Archie moved to have the Omdinance amended to appoint 5 membems to the Barber Board, Motion seconded by ~,'1~. Btanchette and carried 5-0. -3- MI~R/TES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL i~ETING JAi~JARY 5, 1971 _Appointment of Board~ and Committees, contd, .Board of Governors (Cemetery Boar~d) Edgar Hurford L. Don Combs Bas it Camilot Mrs. Bertha Chadwell Mrs. Frances Fan Devender Mrs. T reesa Pmdgett Mrs. Jackson moved that the Board be accepted as reaa~ seconded by Mr-, Blanchette. Motion carried 5-0. Qevelopment Board ~.'Iayor Wallace submitted the following to serve on the Development Board, in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce: Joe Kelly Joe DeLong Richard Rohan ~. Ef£ron moved that the Board be as read, seconded by Mrs. Jaekson. Motion ca~ied 5-0. Civil Service Appeals Board Mr. Archie moved that this Board remain as is. ~. B!anchette, ar~ motion carried 5-0. Motion seconded by Board of Examiners of Electricians Thomas J. Bowles Ivan Allmond Pete Bokisa Allan Nyquist Stuart B. Fuller Blanehette moved that the Board be accepted as read, seconded by Jackson, and motion carried 5-0. Board o~ P!umbin~ Commissioners John W, Ridgeway Joseph E. Fodor Frank Kirke by Willie Stoan Stuart Bo Fuller ~.i~s. Jackson moved that the Board be accepted as read~ seconded by Mr. Blanchette. Motion carried 5-0. -4- M/~%qlTE S REGLkLAR CITY C0~NCIL h~ETiNG JANUARY 5~ 1971 _A~Ppointm~.nt of Boards and Committees ~ contd. Recreation and Parks ,Board Ramon J. Jara A. A. Stua.rt Mrs. Helen ×irkeby R. B. Shackley~ Jr. Mrs. Hayden Bivins Mrs. John Schultz Rober, ~t Johnson b~r. Blmnchette moved that the Board be accepted as read~ seconded by Mr. EfFron. Motion ea~ried 5-0. Library Board ~-~rs. ~ildred White Mrs. Katb. teen Xirton Mrs. Carolyn ~{urray ~{rs. Rub~v ~ack ~irs. Christine Edward Mm. Don Tinker ~Irs. Estelie Schaap Two meters said they would serve if we could no~ find someone ~lse. M~. Arohie moved that the Board be accepted as read~ seconded by Mr. Effron. Motion carried 5-0. _~uilding, Board Clarence Clark Gerald Staley Ward Cummings No!an Williams Milton Russell John ~hurey Stuart B. Fuller Mr. Blanchette moved that the Board ~e accepted as read: seconded by ¥~. Arehie. Motion carried 5-0. -5- MIi~T1TES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 5~ 1971 Appointment of Boards and. Commit. tees: contd. Zoning Board Mrs. Jackson moved to reappoint the 1970 Zoning Board, including those who resigned to rung for Co,nell, to serve until Ord. 71-1 becomes ef- fective. Motion seconded by Mr. Arehie and carried- 5-0. Vernon Thompson Col. Albert J, Web, el! Mrs. ~ry Fmances Fry Loren Btacketer Dr, Richard G. Manthey Charles A. Skeels Hammond Livingston .Planning Board Dr. Robert E. Raborn Joe Brull Charles Ayers Jay Sarno Robert Olds George ~urgelin O~is Walke~ P~. Archie moved to accept the Board, seconded by Mr. Btanehette. The lZ~yor read excerpts of the minutes of the Zoning Board meeting o~ Dee. 21, 1970. Ali members were voted in 5-0, except Jay Sarno which was 3-2. O~d. 71-1 - Combining Planning and Zoning Board The City Attorney read Ord. No. 71-1 combining the Planning and Zoning BOard. Motion made by Mr. Archie to adopt O~d. 71-1 on first reading. Motion seconded by Mr. Effron, and carried 3-2. Mayor Wallace and Mrs. Jackson favored t~D separate Boards. Mr. Canavan suggested giving a two-year contract to our City Manager. OL_~D ~USI~SS Minute s Regular meeting o~ December 15, 1970 The City Attorney suggested that the 1970 members of Council stop by the CieDk's office and sign s~bject minutes. -6- ~LI~dTES REGHLAR CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 5, 1971 C O. LD BUSINESS: contd. ~inutes - Spec/al Meeting January 4~ 1971 Mr-. Archie moved that the minutes of the spec/al meet/ng of January 4, 1971 be approved as written~ seconded by ~. Btanchette. Motion car- ried 5-0. _O~d/nance Np~ 70-34 - 2nd readin~q, Rezonirq Lots 87, 88 and 89 Cherry Hills A motion was made by Mr. Effron to have the second read/ng of Ord. No. 70-34 tabled, seconded by ~. Wallace. Motion carried 3-2. Ordinance No. 71-2 - Ist readin~ Proposed Ordinance - Cont/nu/ng utility tax exemption for churches Mms. Jackson moved that Ordinance No. 71-2 be adopted on f/mst reading, seconded by Mr. Archie. Notion uarmied 5-0. P_aYments made in November Motion by Mr. Erchie, seconded by Mr. Blanc~hette to accept list of payments made in November, based on City i~na~er,s recommendation. Motion carried 5-0. ~pproval of Bills Mr. Archie moved that the bill of Overland Construction, amount - $48~674.64 for sewer expansion be app~oved~ seconded by 1~. Blanchette Motion carried 5-0. ' Mrs. Jae/~son moved to pay Seminole Supply Co., Inc. $3,669.00, motion s:eco~ed by Mr. Archie and carried 5-0. Mr. Btanchette moved that the bill of Russell & Axon for consulting fee in the amount o~ $1,654.06 be paid~ seconded by P~s. Jackson. Mo- tion carPied 5-0. Bid One Rider Mower Tractor Mr. Archie moved that the bid of $1:756 to Smitty's La~n MOwer Service be accepted~ seconded by Mms. Jackson. Motion carried 5-0. -7- M~,~TES REGULAR CITY CO%hNCIL JANUARY 5, 1971 [~W BUS~{ESS City-wide Cleanup Program Mr. Effron made motion to go forth the first ~ek in April with the "Rid-Litter Day"~ seconded by Mr. Archie. Motion carried 5-0. Motion made by Mr. Blan~hette to appoint Mrs. Jackson Chairman of the Committee, seconded by ~. Ef~ron. Motion carried 5-0. Donations may be sent to the Recreation Department~ Peggy Hanchumaker. Traffic Light on U S ~1 at S. E. 23rd Ave. Motion made by ~. Archie to attempt to get traffic lights at S. E. 23rd Ave. and N. E. 22nd Ave. on ~. S. ~1: seconded by Mr. Blanchette. Carried 5-0. D~ainage ~.~r. Archie made motion to proceed to obtain all the necessary facts in o~der for the Council to womk toward City-wide drainage~ with an early refe~endum~ seconded by ivY. Blanchette. Motion carried 5-0. ,O~R Mr. Wallace stated tha~ he would like to see an auditorium built in Boynton to seat at least 5~000 people~ with the growth of the community there is not a fac~] ~ty!az~3e enough t~ accommodate all the people. The Mayom read "thank you" lettem addressed to the 1970 Council member~ ~DJOU~RNME Mr. Archie moved to adjourn~ seconded by Mr. Effron. Motion Meeting adjourned at 9:~5 P. M. CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH~ FLORIDA Por~est L. Wallace, Mayor ' Robert B. E£fron~/~/ioe Ma~or REGULAR CITY C~INCIL JANUD_~y 5~ 1971 Mrs. Em~ J( ATTEST: