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Minutes 04-05-65MINUTES OF RESIrLAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, HELD ldN CITY HALL, BO.YNTON Bw~i0~, FLORII1A, A-~RIL 5, 1965, at ?~'30 P~M. PP~ESENT: JAMES J. MAHONEY, ~YOR WALTER A. MADSE~ VICE MAYOR JOHN L. ~_RCHIE, COUNCILMAN Jo ~LLISON BA~N-KS, COUNCILMAN CEAS. N. BOOS, COUNCILMAN F. T. KAIN, CITY ~3~AGER GE~E HOOME, CITY ATTORNEY C~LLIE CLANTON, DEPUTY CITY CLERK M~yor Mahoney called the meeting to order. The Rev. Edward Stauffer of the First Methodist Church gave the invocation. Mr. Boos led the Salute to the Flag. The Mayor, assisted by Vice ~Smyor Madsen, presented certi- ficates to the participants in ~Youth in Governmen~ Day.~' Mike Regan, who served as K~yor, presented the Council with a scrap book of their experience in serving in City Government. Re~lution 65-R Mr. Moore read Resolution 65-R which recognized the honor brought to the City by excellent ratings earned by Boynton Beach Junior High students in County-wide Mathamatical Examinations° The students were David Abbott, Jon Arohie, Christine Weaver, and Scott Wilt. Mr. Madsen moved that Resolution 65-R be passed. Mr. Banks seconded. Motion carried 5-0. MINUTES Mr. Madsen moved t~h~t minutes of regular meeting of March 15, 1965, be approved. Mr. Archie seconded° Motion carried 5-0. Mr. Madsen moved that minutes of special meeting of ~rch 22, 1965, be approved as submitted. Mr. Banks seconded. Motion carried 5-0. Regarding the minutes of special meeting of March 27, 1965, Mr. A~chie moved that Page 2, Paragraph ~s be corrected to read, "Mr. Banks made a motion that the City Manager contact Bob Rose t~odetermine if any of his vacant property .... ~ The word "to~' is inserted° Mr. Arohie moved that the minutes be approved with the correction as noted. Mr. Banks seconded. Motion carried 5-0.. Mr. Madsen moved that minutes of special meeting of April l, 1965, be approved as submitted. Mr. Arohie seconded. Motion carried 4-0; i~. Banks abstained from voting since he was u~ble to attend the meeting. -1- MINUTES Boynton Beach, ~-~!a. April 5, 1965 OLD BUSINES_ S Report of Downtow~n Revitalization Co.~-~nittee (On the Table) The report was removed from the table by a unanimous vote of the Council. ~. Boos gave a short review of the progress the committee had made thus far, stating that there were twenty-five lots, or parcels of land, requiring the removal of debris, thirty-four parcels requiring filling, seven parcels requiring bulkheading~ and two parcels requiring demolition or removal of buildings. Mr. Banks requested that Council consider the following slogan which he proposed that the Council adopt to aid in the campaign: "Boynton Beach's Beauty, Every Citizens~ Duty." Mr. Archie moved that the slogan as submitted by Mr. Bauks be adopted and that it be used throughout the campaign. Mr. Boos seconded. Motion carried 5-0. Mr. Mahoney stated that in view of the fact that the point had been reached in She pmogram where very technical items were coming up and very vital decisions ~egarding costly projects to individual property ownerswould have to be made, that he would at this time combine the committeemen do~to~ revitalization with the full Court°il ~o work together on the completion with the co-operation 0ftheiCity ~&~nager and the City Attorney. Report of Progress on Boat Rmmp Improvements Mr. Archie reported to-Council on a meeting he and the City Manager had: had with a representative from the State Road Board and following receipt of a resolution from the Council authorizing them to proceed with the improvement, the State Road Department would construct ~wo new boat ramps at the site, with three Jettys in conjunction thereto, The present boat ramps would be broken up and used in the building o£ the jettys. Completion of the project had been promised for June. Mro Moore read Resolution 65-Q which authorized ~he work. Mr. Archie moved that the Coun- cil adopt Resolution 65-Q. Mr. Madsen seconded. Motion carried 5-0. BIDS At 7:45 p.m. the Mayor called for receipt of additional bids on annual supply of mechanical joint gate valves. -2- M I N U T E S Bo~ton Beach, Fla. April 5, 1965 O_p~ing.~ Ann~al Su~pty of, Mec_~b~uica~. ~o'int Ga_to Va!~es Two bids were opened and read. They were as follows: A&B Utility SUpply, Inc. Miami~ Florida 4" $ 57.15 6" 71.35 8' 105.75 10" 159,80 M&H Valve end Fittings Co. Anniston, Alabaum~ 4" 52.70 6" 64.60 8" 94.95 lO~ 141.15 Mr. Archie moved that the bids be turned over to a committee consisting of FLr. Kain and Mr. Carnahan for their ta~t~tion and recommendation. Mr. Banks seconded. Motion carried 5-0. Highway Island ~in~enanoe (On the Table) The item was removed from the table by a unanimous vote of the Co~uncil. Mr. Eain recommended that all bids be rejected and that the City continue to maintain the islands. Mr. Kain based his recommendation on the fact that the estimated a~uual cost for maintaining the highway islands on U. S, #1 with City personnel was $9,?14.51 and the low bid received on the work was $9,?85.00. In view of the fact that money for a contract to maintain these islands would h~ve to come from the parks budget and also, in view o~ the closeness of ou_~ cost as compared to the bid fig'~re, it was his recom~endation that all bids be rejected. ~. Madsen moved that the recommendation of the City Manager be accepted and that all bids for highway island maintenance be rejected. Mr. Banks seconde~. Motion carried 5-0. Mr. George Miles presented the Council with his resigna- tions to the Police Officer~ Retirement Fund as Trustee and to the Firamen"s Pension Fund as a member. Mr. I~misen moved that the resignations be accepted with regret and that a letter of commendation and appreciation be sent to Mr. Miles for his past service. Mr. Archie seconded. Motion carried 5-0. -3- MINUTES Boynton Beach, Fla. April 5~ 1955 LEG~L 0r~~i~_anc~e 65-6 - 2n~d R~_ding_ - Cit~~~ Mr. Moore read the ordinance by caption only for the second readir~o Mr. Archie moved that Ordinance 65-6 be adopted on se- cond and final reading. Mr. B~ks seconded. Motion carried 4-1. Mr~ Madsen voted "No.~ 0rdinanee 65~? - 2nd Reading -.Rezoning Lot 12g Lakeside Gardens Mr. Moore read the ordinance by caption only for the second and final reading. Mr. Madsen moved that Ordinance 65-7 be adopted on second and final rea~ing. Mr. B~nks sesonded. Mo- tion cam~ried 5-0~ Ordinance 65-8 - 2nd Reading -Rezoning Sturz and R~uz~in Trmtct Mr. Moore read the ordinance by oap~ion only for the second reading. Mrs Archie moved that Ordinance 65-8 be adopted on second and final reading. Mr. Madsen seconded. Motion carried 5-0. Grimes Contract - Water Servio_~e (On the Table) Mr. Rain reported that representatives of the Grimes firm had contacted his office and had requested that the period of the contract be ten years instead of the five-year periedo All other aspects of the contract were acceptable to Mr. Grimes° Mr. Madsen moved that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to sign the contract with Grimes, term of the contract to be ten years and all other aspectsto be as originally approved. Mr~ A~ohie seconded. Motion carried 5-0. PUBLIC HALF-HOUR Mr. Walter Dutch, on behalf of the Boynton Beach-Ocean Ridge Boa~'d of Realtors., requested Council consideration to constructing off-street parking facilities on the property located on Oce~.n Avenue, just east of the railroad on which is located the old Shuffle Board Building and Courts. He read a resolution from the Boynton Beach Board of Realtors urging demolition of the old building existing on the property -4- MINUTES City Council Boynton Beach, Flao April 5, 1965 and the construction of off-street parking facilities. He presented the Council with a layout sketch of the facility as proposed by the Boynton Be~oh-0cean Ridge Board of Realtors° He read letters to the Council urging construction of down- town parking facilities from the Boynton Beach First National Bank, and the First Bankof Boynton Beach. He presented the Council with a petition co~taining twenty.se~en signaturos of people doing business in the do~to~n~ business district which supported the proposition. Mr. Boos stated that he was in favor of implementing the program as quicl~ly as possible, but wanted to make sure that the facility ~s beautified alone the street. ~ir. Archie mowed that the City Manager be instructed to demolish the old shuffleboard b~ilding and requested to Obtain estimates on the black-topping of the property for off-street pa~king. Mr. ~dsen seconded. Motion carried 5-0. F~o Forbas, 425 No W. 4th Avenue, ~tated that he felt t~t Council should not eliminmte the old shuffleboard court and that he did not feel that' the Cityshould furnish parking spaces for store owners. Blvd., addressed ths of tdue oas~ of former Poli~ out of C~urt for a ~ he had advised the ~ge limit the action was which was that as a rec ty Manager the court costs and that the He sai by him. Col. regarding his ~ which would the purchasin~ to the Council large expenditures the taxp~y~er. He spoke ~gainst ~ic beac~f~ontage. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Council the Boynton complained ~f in construction, complained to the locks on house. They that it had been hours, of the sand piles -5- MINUTES ~ty Council Boynton Beach~ April 53 1965 Fla. over the months and of the recent washing out of the banks and destruction of their property. Mrs. Rericha stated that if some action were not forthcoming she and her husband would be forced to sell out and leave town° She stated that she had been put off by the Corp of Engineers, the Flood Control Dis- trict and Rep. Paul Rogers. She felt that the City should help them. Upon the recommendation of the City ~ger, Mr. Arohie moved that the Council gra~. him the authority to s~op thee work on the contro~ ,: ~O a.m. TuesdaY, April 6, 1965, ~nd tha~ he be ~ ~all Or ~ire Rep. ~sl~l Rogers and request an ~. Madsen s~oonded. Mo~ion carried 5-0. ADMINISTRATIVE Renew of Assessment Sohlissel and Weinstock Mr. Kain reported to Council that he had investigated the tax assessment on the property owned by Sohlissel and ~einstock located in Boynton Ridge Subdivision on which the assessed valuation had been increased on the 1964 tax roll and that it wa~ his recommendation that the 1963 tax assessment figure be re= stored since the increase w~s made, from all indications, arbi- trarily or by error. Mr. Archie moved that the Council accept the recommendation of the City Manager and Tax Assessor and re-establish the values at the 1963 level on the Schlissel and Weinstook property. Mr. Banks seconded. Motion carried 5-0. Gerald Lo Hawkins~Audit Contract The contract, as explained by the City Manager~ would cover auditing services of the firm of Gerald L. Hawkins for the performance of the services from November l, 1964 to October 31, 1965, ~ud was identical in all respects to the contract of the pre~ous year. Total amount of the contract was $4,150.00. Mr. MadSen moved that the Mmyor and the City Clerk be authorized to sign the contract with Gerald L. Hawkins for auditing services. Mr. Banks seconded. Motion carried 5-0~ Drainage Study Report Mr. Wain explained that the State Road Department had requested a study of drainage needs on Seaorest Boulevard -6- MINUTES City Council Boynton Beach, Fla. April 5, 1965 similar to the one already supplied on 2nd Avenue since both systems are inter-dependent. Mr. Madsen moved that the'Council approve the drainage study for Seacrest Boulevard to be made by Russell and Axon in the amount of $200.00. ~[r. Archie seconde Motion carried 5-0. Approval of Fireworks Purchase Mr. ~dsen moved that the Council authorize the purchase of fireworks for July 4th in the amouut of $598.87. Mr. Banks seconde~i. Motion carried 5-0. City Manager Reports 1. Clean up on DeMarco Property I~Lr. Eain reported that a fence was to be constructed around the prope~rty to be completed within 15 or 20 days and progress had been'made in cleaning up the front of the pro- perty~ 2. Progresso.on Paving Bike Paths Mr. Kain r~e~0rt~d that all bike paths on Seacrest Blvdo will be finishediSy ~he 14th of April, at which time the ones on 10th will be s~rted. 3. St___reet ~esurfacin~ All street~ in the current program to be resurfaeed have been completed. S. E. 4th Street will be started shortly. 4. Sewer. eXtensio~ - lll5 North Federal Highway ~. Kain re~d that estimated cost for the installa- tion would be $~SDOo~00 ~ich would serve thirty-four outlets at an estimated~6~hly in$ome of $35.00~or $429.00 per year. He said that it ~PPears~ that it would be a profitable install- ationand requested tha~ this be grouped with several otheF small extension~and undertaken when the present contract ~s finished. 5. Canal Weed Eradication Mr. ~ain reported that the project had been started ten or twelve days ago and that the first application had resulted in killing of risk, however, a second application had not damaged wild life and the weeds were being eradicated. -7- MINUTES Boynton Beach, Fla. April 5~ 1965 6. Florida East Coast Rai~r?~a~ PrgJect~ Mayor Mahoney appointed Mr. Kain, Mr. Moore and Mr. ~rchie as a committee to meet with a representative from Florida East Coast Railroad on joint projects effecting the City Of Boynton Beach in St. Augustine on April 15th. ?. L~brary Addition ~r. Kain reported that it was the feeling of the Library Board and other i~terested groups that plans for the library should be expanded possibly and that a report on this would be made at a later meeting~ 8. Tennis~ ~ourt Construction Mr. Kain reported that the construction ~of the new courts and the r~surfaoing of the old would be completed on April 10th at which time~nopening ceremony would be held. 9. Cemetery Improvements F~r. Kain re~o~$e~ that at Boynton Beach Memorial Park the building h~!b~c~mpleted and the road to it completed. At Sara S~w~s M~o~i~ Ga~ens the road on N. W. 9th Court had been oomple~ i~d ~eb~ilding the curbstones was in progress~ Landscaping wou~d be thene~t project° 10. Final ~rt~-~bandoned Automobile Cleanup Mr. Kain r~D~ed tha~ a total of 283 cars had ~een dis- ~osed of throug~U~ ~e !city at a total cost to the city of $?2.00. The p~&~$~had~o~ been turned over to the sanita- tion department~Or~mai~t~ance. llo Progres~s~.~e~rt ~ Operation Bootstra~ · ~ro Earn r~po~d~ t~a~t there were approximately f~fteen structures th~ho~the city that were bemng considered for demolition and thati~& world have a report on it at the next meeting. ~ncinerator Committe~A~ointment City had received a letter from Greenleaf Associates in referense to incin- erators to take '~aste materials, garbage and rubbish, -8- MINUTES Boynton BRach, Fla. April 5,. 1965 and that he would like to appoint a committee eonsisting of Mr. Banks, ~r. Archie, Mr. K~in and himself to study the incinerator problem for joint disposal of refuse. Ao~rov~ of Bills 1. Gutters and Do~spouts for Civic Center Complex Mr. ~dsen moved that the bill from Carpenters Roofing and Sheet Metal, Ino~, in the amount of $2,944.00 be paid from the following accounts: !~1400.00 - Activity ~4100-Z $1544o00 - Contingency Fund ~5800 l~r. Banks seconded. Motion carried 5-0. 2. Fire Chief's Car - Earl ~,~allace Ford~ Inc. Mr. Madsen moved that the bill from Earl Wallace Ford, Inc. in the amount of $2,127.30 be paid from Activity #3200 Account Z-~. Mr. Banks seoondedo Motion carried 5-0. 3. Cleary Bros. - Final Bill Mro Banks moved that the final bill from Cle~ry Bros. for work performed in the in~allation of sanitary sewer system 10-a-1 in the amount of ,~6,317.95 be paid from the 1964 Bond Issue. Mr. Archie seoon~edo Motion carried 5-0. 4o Tennis Court Fencing Mr. ~dsen moved that fencing for the new tennis courts in the amount of $1,012.~0 be paid from Activity 5900 Accto ~lo It was pointed Gut by th~ City F~nager that the bid price of $733.00 was exceeded bec~se of the fact that the existing west side of the' fencing ~*hich they had planned to move and use as the west side of t~e whole compound was not used$ as it was found that the removing of it would break up the old courts and it was determined to be impractical. Mr. B~nks seconded the motion to pa~ the bill. Motion carried 5-0. Budget Report The budget report for the month of February was removed from the t~ble by a unanimous vote o~ tho Coun~il~ Mr. M~d~ -9- MINUTES City Council Boynton Beach, Pla. April 5~ 1965 moved that the report be approved. Mr. Banks seconded. Mo- tion carried 5-0. Permit to Solicit -American Cancer Society Mr. Banks moved that the ~pplication of the American Can- cerSocietY for p~rmit to solicit be granted and all fees waived. Mr. Archie seconded. Motion carried 5-0. The meeting was adjourned at 9:35 p,m. ~ucilman Tereesa ~aU~e~ CiTy Clerk -10-