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Minutes 05-16-66Minutes of Regular Meeting of City Council, Boynton Beach, Florida, held in City Hall, May 16, 1966 at 7:30 P.M. PRESENT: Walter A. Madsen, Mayor Prank McCoy~ Jr., Vice Mayor J. Allison B~aks, Councilman Charles N. Boos: Councilman Gilbert Collins: Councit~n F. T. Kain, City Manager Tereesa Padgett, City Clerk Gene Moore, City Attorney The meeting was called to order by Mayor Madsen at 7:30 P.M. The Lnvocation was given by Reverend Willard Thrash, First Baptist Church, and the Flag Salute was led byMms. Tereesa Padgett. Mr. Madsen gave recognition to former mayor, James Mahone¥. Recognition was also given members of the BuildLng Board. These members are as follows: Howard MallOry, William Q. Hays, Henry ThomDson~ Lou Samyn~ Leonard Nylund, Clyde Worretl and Harold Blandnette. MINI~TES Mr. Boos noted the following corrections to be made in the minutes of Special Meeting of ~y 4~ 1966: on page 1~ 5rd paragraph~ 7th line, change "...for payment of bond~ to ~...for payment on bonds". Also in the 4th paragraph~ 2nd line~ change the word ~legal" to "counsel~. Mr. Boos moved that the minutes of the Regular Meeting and minutes of the Special Meeting be accepted with the above corrections. Mr. Banks seconded and it was unanimously carried. OLD BUS~SS Presentation o~ 1-95 Development Plans -Dirck Grootenboe% Mr. Grootenboer outlined several items for possible consideration by the council in connection with the 1-95 development. He stated that at 23rd Avenue ~here will be a grade separation; at tSth Avenue, South~ there will be an interchange which will be a diamond-type interchange; there will be an interchange at 2nd Avenue which will be a combination horseshoe and diamond inter- change because of the Junior High School location. At Ocean Avenue there is no definite plan as yet. It looks like the Road Department wants to shut it off at 1-95. Mr. Grootenboer sugges~d that council go on record as being for a continua tion o~ Ocean Avenue. Plans are being submitted for a grade separation at t7th Avenue. ~4r. Grootenboer said that there should be some sot= of commitment for the extension of 17th Avenue westward to Congress. A grade separation is planned for Miner Road and this -1- MINUTES Regular City Council Meeting ~iay 16 ~ 1966 road should he extended to Congress. Mr. Grootenboer stated that 1-95 will be a raised road and wilt bisect the city north and south, and if these roads do not go through it will slow the development of the community. Mr. Grootenboer stated that a resolution should be made and sent to the county recommending these items and also to the S~ate Road Department. Mr. Boos moved that the city attorney be ~nst~ucted to prepare the recommendatior~s of Mr. Grootenboer in proper resolution form and se~d it to the County and the State Road Department. Mr. Moore noted that rights-of-way should be obtained on N. W. 17th Avenue as this would be necessary before this road could be cnn- tinued westm.~ard. Mr. Boos stated tD~t Mr. Fields indicated to him that he wougd pay $20,000 ~or extending N.W. 17th Avenue west%~ard and that this information should be given to the High- way Department. Mr. Banks seconded the motion and it was unanimously carried. PItBLiC AUDIENCE There was no one that spoke at this time. NEW BUS L-~ESS Consider request of Chamber of Commerce re "Veterans' Memorial Park,~ By a letter of Mqy $~ the Chamber of Commerce requested that the City of Boynton Beach consider naming the park at the corner of Ocean Avenue and N.E. 4th Street ~'Veterans' Memorial Park Kain stored that since no n~me apparently has ever been given to this park that it is recommended that the pequest be re- ceived favorably. Mr. Banks made s motion to have the city attorney and city clerk check into all legal aspects o~ this property to determine owner- ship and ~ title is clear~ to draw up a resolution to this effect naming it '~Veterans~ Memorial Park"~ then present it to council. Mr. McCoy seconded and it was unanimously carried. Mr. Boos suggested that a monument in which the people could partici- pate or contribute to would be more meaningful. Mr. Collins complimented Mr. Kain on his report eoneerning occupa- tional licensing and stated that with the proper enforcLng it will be a great benefit to the city. -2- MINUTES Regular City Council Maeting ~{ay 16, 1966 LE~A L Ordinance 66-12 - 2nd reading - ameRdir~ Sec. 29-8 of the Code · _(re Junk Ca_r~)_~_ Mr~ Moore read Ordinance 66-12 by ception only. Mr. Boos moved that Ordinance ~ -12 be passed on second and final reading. McCoy seconded and it was unanimously carried. Proposed Resolution 66-V - commemorating the memory of 1st Lt. La~mence D. Knuth Mm ~ v - ~.a~n read Resoiu~ion 66-V. Mr. McCoy moved for the adoption of Resolution 66-V. Mr. Banks seconded and it was unanimously carried. PUB~LIC HEARII[G 8:00 P.M. Request to_ ~ange im zoning: Parcel ~i - Lots 1, 2 and 3, Block 12~ Boynton Ridge Request: R-1 to C-1 Address: 543 N,E. 22nd Avenue O~er: SCM Center Stores~ Inc. and %~,_J Co.~ '"~ Inc. Parcel ~2 - Lots 1, 2 and 3~ Block 13~ Boynton Ridge Request: R-1 to C-! Addmess: 544 N.E. 22nd Avenue ~aler: Arthur and Estelle Schaap Mr, Moore no,ed +hat the Planning and ZonLng Board at their meeting of April 12, 1966 voted unanimously to grant this ree~est. There were no objectors in the audience. Mr. Banks moved to accept the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Board and to have the attorney read the Ordinance. Mr. Boos seconded and it was unani- mously carried. Mr. Moore read OrdLnance 66-13. Mr. Banks moved for passage of Ordinance 66-13 from first to second reading. Mr. Boos seconded and it was unanimously carried. Parcel ~3 - Lots 27, 28 and 29, Dewey's S/D RequesT: Conditional use as a marina Address: 721 N.E. 2nd Avenue Owner: Juanita Reading and Alva Shook The Planning ~nd Zoning Board at their meeting of April 12, 1966, by unanimous yore recommended the granting of this conditional use to council. -3- MINUTES Regular City Council Meet/nj May 16~ 1966 Mr. Moore suggested to council that certain restrictions for use as a marina be set forth~ possibly the same as are being used for Gulf Stream Narina. Also~ that the city get rights-of-way for £uture use of the area. The suggested rights-of-way are as follows: the wes~ 25~ o£ Lot 27~ north 25~ of Lots 27 and 28~ north 25~ of the west 25~ of Lot 29. Mr. Irving~ 1620 North Federal~ c~e forward and stated that this would be agreeable to him and he thought it could be worked out. Mr. Irving stated that it may take longer than a year to complete the job because the dredging may be a problem~ but stated that 18 months should be sufficient time to complete this job. There were no objectors in the audience. Mr. Boos moved for the preparation of an ordinance on this matter~ the ordinance to contain the above right-of-way requirements and follow the plans as presented. Mr. Banl~ seconded and it was unan~]ously carried. Mr- Ramsey~ a member of the Jaycees, came forward and requested the use of the Civic Center for a Bar-B-Q to be held June 5th. The proceeds will go for use toward the Jaycee Park on S. Federal Highway which he suggested for a Veterans' Memorial Park. Mr. Banks moved to allow the Jaycees the use of the Boynton Civic Center on June 5th for a Bar-B-Q, under the direction of ~. Johnson. Mr. McCoy seconded and it was unanimously carried. Pmoposed the city Resolution 66-W - requesting County Commission to deed to 40 ~cr~$ for us~ as sanitary land fill Mr. Moore read Resolution 66-W. Mr. Kain recommended the adoption o~ this Resolution requesting the County to deed this proper~y to the city for use as a dump site, ~.{r. Banks moved for the adoption of Resolution 66-W. Mr. McCoy seconded and it was unanimously carried. ['.~r. Boos noted that there are 5500 5o 3600 trips made annually to the dump. The road is in bed condition and creates a maintenance problem on the trucks. Mr. Boos said he would like Mr. Kain to look into the possibility of using the 18 acres of city-owned land west of the Seaboard Railroad off N.W. 17th Ave. If the dump were closer in: the city could save on these costs as well as in time and operating expenses. Also~ Mr. Boos suggested tha~ Mr. Kain make proper inquiry into the matter of using a much deeper cut in the land fill program. Mr. Boos noted another matter that he would like ~,~. Kain to look into; that is, outside sanitation -4- MINUTES Regular City Council Meeting May 16:t966 cOmpanies who are using these facilities. He felt the city should collect a fee that is equitable and fair to the city or dispense with the dumping operation. He mentioned that 35d per yard is the generally recognized cost for this service and tb~t 20-yard packers were dumping for $2.00 per load at a net $5.00 loss to the city. Mr. Banks also asked Mr. Kain to check into the possibility and practical aspects of using property off Boynton Road on Boynton Canal for a dump site. Proposed Resolution 66-X - urging the County Commission to estab- lish an area-wide Dtannin~ facility Mr. Kain recommended the adoption of Resolution 66-X urging the County Commission to proceed with all possible haste in the imple- mentation o£ an area-wide planning facility. Mr. Moore read Resolution 66-X. Mr. Banks moved for the adoption of Resolution 66-X. Mr. Boos seconded and it was unanimously carried. Proposed Resolution 66-Y - urging President Johnson: our Senators and Representative to use their efforts to bring about a speedy and victorious end to the war in Vier Nam Mr. Moore read Resolution 66-Y. Mr. Banks moved for adoption of Resolution 66-Y. Mr. McCoy seconded and it was unanimously carried. ADMINISTRATIVE ~onsider request for use of sound truck - May 19 thru 24 Mr. Ka~n recomJnended that this request from Mr. Henry Thompson be granted and that~e fee of $5 per day for occupational license fee be charged. He suggested that this operation should be con- ducted within the normal business hours~ that is: 8:00 A.M. through 7:00 P.M. Mr. Collins made a motion that this request be granted for five days and a fee of $5 per day be charged. Mr. McCoy seconded. Mr. Banks stated that he felt using the sound truck for this long might be irritating rather than beneficial and that he felt the fee should be waived. Mr. Thompson came forward and stated that it vmuld be used in different sections of the city and would no~ be used continuously. He stated they hoped to get more voters out for the coming election. The vo~e was 4 For - 1 Against. Mr. Banks voted against the motion stating he felt tile fee should be waived. MINUTES Regular City Council Meeting May 16~ 1966 Discussion of financing of drainage participation in State Road D~eDartment pro__jec~ for the widening of North Second Avenue Mr. Kain explained that in accordance with instructions of council, the banlcs were contacted but that he had not heard further from either bank. He stated they did have the original proposal. Kain re3ommended that the city notify the State Road Department of the acceptance of their participation requirements and give them a letter of intent to proceed wit~ the project and notify the consultants to proceed with their plans and also ~no,tify the First Bank of Boynton Beach of the city's intent to finance this loan with cigarette tax revenues. li~o Boos moved to accept the recommendations of the administrator. Mr. Banks seconded and it was unanimously carried. Mm. Kain ex- plained that this is a $!00~000 loan for a seven year term at an ~nterest rate of 4.75 per cent. Cigarette tax revenues for the ~irst three months of each year will be pledged to ~epay the loan~ with the first year's princ~ipal and interest amounting to about $22,000. Mr. Madsen noted that the council would like to have put this ma tter on referendum but the time clemens makes it critical, Request of the Detray Beach Police Benevolen~ Association for Water ~ervice Mr. Kain explained that a request has been received for the ex- tension of water service to an area outside of the city limits in the vicinity o~ the westerly extension of Mission Hill Road, The cost of the entire installation will be borne by the applicant. The meter will be installed on the north line of the road. Mr. Boos moved that the request be granted and proper surcharge be added. Mr. McCoy seconded and it was unanimously carried. List of Pavmenn~ made in April Mr. Bar~s moved that the list of payments be accepted and made a part of the minutes of this meeting. Mr, Collins seconded and it was unanimously carried. The payments made by funds are as follows: -6- MINUTES Regular City Council Meeting May 16~ 1966 General Fund $ 98~492.~$ Water Revenue Fund 16,923.65 Sewer Revenue Fund 27~501.04 Water Depositors Fund 547.50 Sewage Depositors Pund 16.10 Publicity Fund 602.50 Police Retirement Pund 60.40 Special Assessment 95.00 Firemen's Relief & Pension Fund 57.00 $14%~295'~50 - Mr. Kain noted that petty cash items are now run on a charge account and paid once a month, ~pproval o~ Bills Whitmime-Mock Lift Station Contract - Fin~! Payment Mr. Kain stated that these stations have been approved and accepted by the consulting engineer of the city. Ail necessary documents are in order. This is an item provided for in the sanitary sewer construction trust fund and payment in the amount of $4:670 is recor~ended. ~. Banks moved that the bill be paid. Mr. Boos seconded and it was unanimously carried. Russell g Axon - Resident Inspection 11 days, month o~ April $523.81 Mr. Kain stated that ~his item had been che~<ed by the engineer and Mrs. Wallace. This item is provided for in the sanitary sewer construction fund and payment is recommended. Mr. McCoy moved that the hill be paid. Mr. Boos seconded and it was unanimously carried. Equipmentat Rental Service~ Inc. - two pumps and fittings April May t5~ 19.~6 Mr. Kain explained that this is equipment necessary to keep the sewer system working in the north section, payment is recommended in the amount of $614 from Activity 6230~ Acct. 416. Mr. Boos moved that the bill be paid. Mr. Banks seconded and it was unanimously carried- -7- MINUTES Regular City Council Meeting May 16~ 1966 ~unnicutt - Mr. Kain recommended payment as follows: $ 475 Activity 1560, Acct. 212 1,765 Activity 5800 Mr. Kain stated thatthe original contract price %.~s $2~800 and thatthis figure of $2,240 was arrived at because of the work per- formed by city employees, Mr. Boos moved that the bill be paid. Mr. Banks seconded and it was unanimously carried. DeDartmentai Reports Mr. Banl~ moved that the departmental reports be received and accepted. Mr. McCoy seconded and it was unanimously carried. Boos again mentioned the condition of Car Nos. 7 and 8~ which he feels indicates a breakdo~ in a proper program of maintenance. Mm. Kain noted that they are getting better tire and gas usage on the model cars now being used. .OTHER Mr. Boos stated that each year the city is required from our General F~nd to pay the sewer and water bondholders a service charge of $75 fo~ each and every fire hydrant we have. There are more than 50 h~Dants in Ocean Ridge on which we pay this service charge. He stated that he felt Ocean Ridge should pay their faim share and that they wanted to do so~ but under the conditions that have been existing for some time that they have not and it has been up to our taxpayers to raise about $2~000 per year to put in our bond fund. He stated that he sees no reason why the people of Ocean Ridge should enjoy a particularly low water rate which is costing the city a great deal of money to distribute ~ to them due to the expense of suhaqueous crossings. This should be called to their attention and proper charges should be made. Mr. Boos moved to instruct the administrator to straighten this matter out and also resolve the fire protection problem. He -8- MINUTES Regular City Council ~eeting May 16~ 1966 asked for a report on these tx~o items as soon as pmactical. Banks seconded, i~lr. I~{oore stated that he felt a court determin- ation is needed to resolve this matter since Ocean Ridge feels that they are not hound by this $75 charge. TD~ motion was unani- mously carried. l~eeting adjourned at 9:10 P.H. vro/nk Mctzoy, or. ,~9or '~~V vlty Clerk /Giibei Collins~'~-ounciiman -9-