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Minutes 03-22-65M!hv~2ES OF SPECi~&L MEETING OF CITY COU~.~!CIL,HELD IN CITY HALL j B0_VNTON B~CH~ FLORIDf~j MARCH 22, 1965, at 10:00 A,M. ~ PRE~ENT ~ 14..A. LTER A~ I~DS~q, VICE MAYOR JOHN L~ ~RCHIE, COUNCILMAN J, ALLISON BAhq~S, COUMCIL?L~N CHAS. N~ BOOS, COUNCILN~tN ABSF~MT .* JAMES J. Fn~q0M-EY, MAYOR F. T. KAIi,'~, CITY M~AGER GENE M00RE~ CITY ATTORNEY TEREESA PADGETT, CITY CLE?2~ Vice Mayor Madsen called the special meeting to order in the absence of ~yor Mahoney, who was absent due to an injured ~OOto The City Attorney arrived a few minutes late, so that the first item up for Council consideration was the last item on the agenda. Consideration__of Increase in Plumbing__~License Fees The Plumbing Board had recommended to the Council an increase in fees as follows~ Present Recommended Master Plumber's Examination Fee $25.00 Master Plumber"s Occupational License 25°00 Sprinkler System Centre License Fee 25.00 Well Driller Contr. License Fee 25°00 Septic Tank Contractor License Fee 25.00 0o 5o. 0o 5o. o0 50.00 5o° o0 Mr. McKeehnie, Plumbing Inspector for the City~ told the Council that the Plumbing Board had made the recommenda~ tion in ~n effort to equalize the fees to conform with the fees charged by surrounding communities. Mr. Archie stated that he was in favor of the increase in fees, that it was a unanimous vote of the Plumbing Board and that every Master Plumber licensed in Boynton Beach was in favor of the increase. Mr. Moore read Emergency Ordinance 65-9 which ~ffeoted the increases as listed above. Mr. Boos moved that the recommenda- tion of the Plumbing Board be accepted and that Emergency Ordinanc9 65-9 be approved. Mr. Banks seconded. Motion carried 4-0. -1- MINUTES City Council Boynton Beach, Fla. March 22, 19bi ~blic Heari~Examinati0n o Beard of Barb~r_~. Mr. Ernest G. Simon, attorney representing Mr. George Go Samara, Jr., and Mro Carmen Migliore, spoke to Council re- garding his client's efforts to obtain a license to operate a barber shop in the Sunshine Shopping Center. He revealed that the shop was at present operating under a temporary permit, pending the outconf~ of this hearing. The o%~er of the shop, Mro Samra, had twice taken the master's examination under the direction of the City Barber Board and had twice failed° He had operated the shop for a short time under the Master's license held by anemployee~ Luther Holcomb, who had since had to leave his emploY. ~. Samra and ~'Lro n%glmore ha% in Feb- ruary 1965, taken the Masteries examtn~tio~, Mr. Samra for the second time and ~ the first time. They had bc~h failed the Barber Board° Mr~ Simon read th, years of experience in ~ in ers given to the licensing ( givinE the unreasonable in i Lacey the. expla% ned to Counci the questions for the (e~,~!~t~'Dn were ~h~nfrom~a s~t of 313 ques$ions given to thj~B~rd bY the S~te Board a~.d~how they were graded° He ~e&~i $~ ~f the~uest~ons given ~o Mr. Samra and the ~n~vrers' ~?~bJ~h~ grade a~ignedm° ~ The Cou~ci! als0 hi~d from~, Migliore~ who had taken the' examination orallydU~tO his inabi!iby to read and under- stand English° Mr. Bill Lassiter, President of Sunshine Square, spoke to the Council regarding the b~ckground o~ Mro Samra openiog a shop in the shopping center and expressed his desire to see the barber shop remain in operation. Mr. Archie moved that the matter be taken under advise- ment by the Council in order that the Council could a~il themselves of the opportunity to study the examination papers and the other evidence and:make, a determination~ in the mean- while, that the Board and Mr. main be authorized to allow the barber shop to remain open untit the matter was resolved° Mro Banks seconded. Motion carried 4-0. Ordinance. 65~7 -Rezoning Lot 12, Lakeside Garden__ _ Mr. Moore read the ord&nance which had been recommended by the Placating ~nd Zoning Board and zoned Lot 12, Lakeside MINUTES Boynton Beaoh~ Fla. March 22, !96D Gardens~ from C~l to R-1AAo There were no objections made to the rezoning~ Mr. Archie moved that the ordinance be passed to second and final reading. Mr. Banks seconded° Motion c~r- ried 4~0o Ordinance 65-8 ~ Rezoning Brock Sturz Tra~t ~d Rauzin Tract At the request of Mr. Moore, the Council by a unanimous vote removed the matter of rezening the R~uzin Tract from the table. This matter had been considered at theNovember 5, 1962, Council meeting, at which time it had been tabled awaiting further action by the owners. ~. Moore read Ord~nanoe 65-8 which zonsd all of the SW 1/4 of ~ne i~Y 1/4 lying W of ~h? Florida East Coast Canal, less the ~ight'of way Sf~ixie H~hway~ all being Section 27, Township 4~. Ra~e ~3E~ P~lm BeaCh Codnty, to C-lo The pro- perty in q~estio~was i00at~d between the Federal Highway and the Intracoastal ~Ja~er~w~yf~om. approximately Southeast 2nd Avenue southward te S~ou~he~s~t 6th Avenue° There were no objectors to the proposed rezoningo Mr. Archie moved that Ordinance 65-8 be passed to second and final readir~. Mr. Boos seconded° Motion carried 4-0. The meeting was adjourned at 12:00 noon. ~ J~A~I~ison ~anks, -Councilman City Clerk