Minutes 02-01-65MINDTES 0F REGUT~AR ~ET~G OF CITY COD~CIL, B~LLD IN CITY HALL,
BOYNTON BEACH, FLOHi~DA, FEBRUARY l, 1965, at 7:30
PRESENT
JANES g. ~W~AH0~Y,
~ALTER A. N~DSEN, VICE MAYOR
JOHN L. ARCHIE, COUNCII~AN
J. ALLISON BANKS, COUNCI~IAN
CHAS. N. BOOS, COUNCII~AN
F. T. KAIN, CITY ~ANAGER
GENE NOORE, CITY ATTORNEY
TEREESA PADGETT, CITY CLERK
~yor Mahoney called the meeting to order at ~:30 p.m. The
Rev. Harry NeSmith of St. John's ~ethodist Church gave the invo-
cation. Councilman Banks led the Salute to the Flag.
~rs. Helen Glass presented the Council with a placque which
had been presented to the City by former Governor Farris Bryant
for Boynton Beach participation in the promotion of Florida.
NINUTES
Mr. ~L~dsen moved that the minutes of regular meeting of
January lSth be approved as submitted. Mr. Archie seconded.
Motion carried 5-0.
Storage BuildinE at Bo~uton Beach ~emorial Park (On the Table)
A motion to remove the item from the table was made by
Mr. ~adsen, seconded ~y ~r. Archie and unanimously passed.
Mr. Banks moved that the Council authorize Mr. Kain to pro-
ceed with the construction of the plan as presented to the Council
after the Cemetery Board had been contacted and had given their
approval. Mr. Boos seconded, Mr. Kain explained that the City
was going to attempt to build the structure, which was approxi-
mately ~800.00, with City personnel since the estimate that had
been ~eceived for the construction was some~hat higher than had
Deen ~uticipated. ~otion carried ~-0.
Statement by ~r~, ~adsen reEard_nE Councilmen Suoervisory Duties
Mr. Nadsen made a brief statement reEarding his feelings on
the fact that this year Councilmen were not appointed as super-
visors of various departments as had been customary in the past.
He stated that he would go along with the majority feeling of
the Council, but that any citizen was welcome to call him at any
time reEarding city business and he would see that the matter was
referred to the City Manager.
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MINUTES
C
ity CoUncil
Boynton Beach, Fla.
February 1, 1965
BIDS . OPENING
At 7:45 p.m~ the Mayor called for any additional bids to be
eubmltted by the appointed time. There were none submitted.
~a.soline and 0il - Annual Supply
_~. Nadsen m?~d that due to the detail involved ~ th~
~olin? and~.oil.bi~, that ~he bids be opened and tab~ te~ by
name on±y. ~. Arcn1~ seconded. Motion carried 5-0.
Bids ~ere receivedfrom the following companies on the
annual supply of gasoline and oil:
1. Standard 0il Company Jacksonville, Fla.
2. Gul~ Oil Co2p~. Nia~ Fla.
3. City s:ervie~ ~t co.,'~'
~ ~i ami, Fla.
4. Pure O~l Co., Niami, Fla.
.. mamn, A~r. rayxor and the fUroh~s~g Agent for tabulation.~d
reco~endation to Co~oit. M~. Ba~ks secon~d. Notion carrmed
5-0.
,,Annual SuDoly of Pipe
The Council agreed to open and tabu]ate these bids by name
only. Bids were received from the following companies on the
annual supply of pipe:
1. Smith-Blair, TeXakana, Texas
2. GulfStream lSteel Corp., Delray Beach, Pla.
3. B. & H Sales, Inc., Lake Park, Fla.
4. A & B Pipe ~ Supply Co., Miami, Fla.
5. Boynton ~ell Pump and Sprinkler Supply, Boynton
6. A & B Utility SUpPlies, Inc., Miami,Fla.Beach'Pla'
B & H Sales Inc., Lake Park, Fla.
8, State SUpply Co., HOllywood, Fla.
9. A & B Utility SUpPlies, inc., Miami, Pla.
10. American Ca~t Ir~n PiPe Co., Orlando, Fla.
ll. B & H Salesi inc,, Lake Park, Fla.
12. M & H Valves & FiStingS, AnniSton, Ala.
13. U. S. PiPe & Foundry, Birmingham, Ala.
Mr. Banks moved that the bids be turned over to a committee of
~. Kain, ~r. Taylor, Supt~ Of Public ~orks N ~ ~
~ ~ ~ r~ Brown Supt~ of
ater Plant, and the Purchasing Agent~ Mr. Archie sec6nded.
Notion carried 5-0..
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~ I N U T E S
~ty Council-'
Boynton Beach, Fla.
February t~ 1965
An__n_ual Su~op.ly of Tires and Batterie.s
The Council agreed to open and tabulate these bids by name
only. Bids were received from the follo~ng companies:
1. Don~s Firestone, Bo~nton Beach, Fla.
2. Bo~nton Auto. Supply Inc., Boynton Beach,
3. Standard 0il Co~any, Jacksonville, Fla.
Fla=
Nr. ~adsen moved that the bids be turned over to a committee con-
sisting of the City ~ager and al~ department heads and the
Purchasing Agent to tabula'te the bids and recommend Council action~
Mr. Banks seconded. Notion carried 5-0.
Annual Supply of Chlorine
The following bids were opened and read:
1. Allied Chlorine & Chemical Products,
I ton cylinders
150 # cylinders
2. Delray Chemical Co., Delray Beach,
i ton cylinders
150 # cylinders
Inc., ~iami, Fla.
~ 5.98 per 100#
12.75 per 100~
Fla.
$ 6~00 per 100~
$ 9.75 per 100~
3. Jones Chemical Inc., North Miami, Fla.
! ton cylinders $ 6.12 per 100#
150 # cylinders $ 9.99 per 100~
Banks moved that the bids be turned over to a committee of
Katn, Mr. Bro~ Nm. Taylor and the purchasing agent.
Archie seconded. Notion carried 5-0.
Shellrock and Limerock
One bid only had been received on this item. Mr. Taylor,
when asked, informed Council that there was still shellrock
and limerock on h~ud--enough for another t!mirty days, Nr. Nadsen
moved that the one bid be held unopened and that the City ~anager
be instructed to secure additional bids and notify the one biddsr
who had answered of Council decision. Nr. Archie seconded.
Motion carried 5-0.
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MINUTES
~ity Counc ~~-
BoYntOn Beach, Fla.
February l~ 1965
Two New Te~is Court_~s
Two
O0~rtse
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bids were received on the construction of two new tennis
They were as follows:
F. C. Feise Co,, Norburg, Penna.
$12,16Oo00 per plans and specifications (A certified
check which was mentioned as enclosed in the letter
was not enclosed.)
2. Tru-Bounce, Inc., St. Louis, No.
$10,614.00 per plans and specifications. (Bid bond of
8% of bid price was enclosed)
The City Manager was requested to write to F. C. Feise Co. and
advise them of the absence of the bid bond.
Nr. Archie moved that the bids be turned over to Mr. Kain and
~r. Johnson, Recreation DirecTor for study and recommendation.
Nr. ~adsen seconded. Notion carried 8-0.
Tennis Court FencinE
Since only one bid had been received on this item, the City
Manager was requested to endeavor to obtain additional bids and
notify the one bidder of Council action. The one bid was held
k~opened.
Hiahway Island ~ainten~uce
The following bids were opened end read:
1. Hasten J. Johnson, Delray Beach Fla. $9,~88.00 per year
(Bid bond of $1,000.00 enclosed) ~
2. Year-Round Lawn Service, Boynton Beach, Fla. $18~216.00
per year~(Cashier's Check for ~1~821o60 enclosed)
Grand Estate Lawn Service, Boy, ton Beach, Fla. $83,832.41
per year.(Bid bond of $8,383,24 enclosed)
Nr. Archie moved that the bids be turned over to the City ~uager
and Nr. Taylor for tabulation and recommendation to Council.
~r. Banks seconded. Notion carried 5-0.
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Otty Council
Boynton Beach, Pla.
February l, 1965
BIDS - AWARDING
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Radio Base Stat~o and Four ~obi~ Units
Mro Kain gave the following report on the committee's find-
ings and recommendation.
R.C.A. $994 - Base Station
~452.25 - Mobi]s Units Unit Price ~803o00 Total
Motorola ~1007 - Base Station
~459.00 - Mobile Units Unit Price $2843.00 Total
"It is reeonmnended that the award for this equipment be
made to i~otorola for both mobile units and ba~e station.
Although this is a higher dollar bid, it is recommended
that the purchase be made of the Motorola equipment for
the following reasons:
"In the case of the mobile units, the R.C.A. equip-
ment required greater power drain when transmitting. In
addition, more e~pen~ive installation would be required.
In the ease'of, the base station, the equipment offered
by R.C.A. prov~des only one microphone input. It is
estimated to cost app~axima~ely ~20 to convert this equip-
ment to meet the sp~cifica%zons.
"A late bid was made by the General Electric Corporation
which was recei~ 0~ Tuesday, ~anuary 19. This firm was
requested to submit a proposal in letter form, which they
agreed to dO. The price for all units was considerable in
excess of that offered by either Motorola or R.C.A."
Mr. Boos moved that the recommendation of the committee be fol-
lowed and that the b~d be awarded to Motorola Corporation in the
amount of ~2,843,.00. Mr. Madsen seconded. Motion carried 5-0.
PUBLIC HALF-HOUR
~r. Richard ~oodruff, representing the Shell 0il Compan~ had
requeste~ an oPp°rtunity to speak to the Council regarding condem~
nation proceedings on buildings leased by Shell 0il on the north-
west coPner Of U. S. #l and N. E. ~nd Ave. He stated that he was
Shell 0il's real estate representative in Palm Beach County and
that the comp~aY had been endeavoring to acquire additional pro-
perty to the no~th, without success, however, it appeared that
they were going to be able to acquire the property to the west
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~'ity Council
Bo,~nton Beach, Fla.
February l, 1965
on which the auto parts was now located. A letter was read by
Mr. Kain from 0. A. Bittles, District Nanager of the Shell 0il
Company, in which he stated that the Shell Oil Company was will-
ing to raze the two buildings which were the subject of condem-
nation proceedings by the City wlthin a two-week period from the
date of bhe letter which was January 28, 1965, at their expense
provided the building permit for a service station~which had
expired January 23,.. 1965, be reissued.
The relationshi~ between the reissuauc,e of the building per-
mit and the problem of the revitalization of the downtown area
was discussed by Counc&I. It was pointed Gut that a service
station license had been maintained on the building to date. The
City Attorney advised the Council that due ~to the fac~ that wide-
ning was an initial hardship¢ it would be wp to the Cottucil to
~ule whether the hardsh2p still existed. ~ said that he felt
zt was a situation ~at was not completely ruled out by the
ordinance, n~r w~s it comp~ tely su~taine&, He suggested that
if the Co~nezl did deem ~ th~ mSi~ation ~onstituted sufficient
hardship to renew the buil~in~ permit, whic~ expired approximately
a week ago, the issuance, be e°n~i~gent on the destruction of the
existing buildings Within ~he time Stated i~ the letter and, if
the City had any mor~ difF~cu:ities with theI problem,.the Council
would be completely Justified not to renew ~e building permit.
~ro Nadsen moved that the building permit for a service sta-
tion be renewe~, subject to the destruction, at no expense to the
City, of the bttildings located on the s~bject property by February
ll, 1965. Nrc Banks seconded. A~ES: ~essers- ~dse~ Ban~= ==~
Boos; NAT~S: ~essers. Archie and ~£~honey. Not~on car~ed ~Z~.---
~r, Charles Claypool, 2651 N. E. 3rd St. read a letter to
the Council 0b'ectin to the fact th t o
_S g a nly t~o ~ounc~lme~ attended
~ meeting on ~anuary 2Tt~. NayQr Nahoney explained to N~.Claypool
that the meeting was not a Council ~eeting but a c_~nfe~ence arranged
for the benefit of Nr. Boos, Nr, B~os had ~equested the meeting
with ~r. Hunnicutt, who~e contract ~as up forrenewal¢ to familiar-
ize himself with She ~s~ assessments. ~. 01aypool a~so reqUested
that the two suits now pending aigainst bhe city be consummated as
soon as possible.
t' Nrs,.Emil~ Jackson, ~28 N. E. 9th Aver, requeste? clarifica-
~on on check ¢10004¢ da~ed October 8~ 19~, to the Czty Attorney,
for an investigation of a candidate for a Councilo seat..
explained that it cover?d a let~e~ he had wrztten to Fairfield
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~ I N U T E S
City Council
Boynton Beach, Fla.
February 1, 1965
[~s. Lottie Pierce, 203 N. E. llth Ave., requested that the
Inter,Racial Committee be notified when a meeting was to be held.
Mr. Thomas A. Summers, 316 ~. Ocean Ave., stated that he had
a building at 415 S. E. 4th St. which was unsitely and that the
city had his permission to demolish it at no expense to him.
Nr. John J. Ryan, 212 S. W. l~h Ave., spoke to the Council
regarding his not being reappointed to the Inter-Racial Committee.
Mrs. Edythe Hood spoke to Council regarding her not being
reappointed to the Inter-Racial Committee and the Library Board.
Mr. Harry LeFort asked about a ca,paisa contribution from
the firm of Ports & Shepp~rd to the eampaign f~unds of Mr,~ Banks
and Mr. Archie. Mr. Paul Startzman stated thathe had met
Sheppard and Mr. Ports bothbetween Christ~mas and New Years and
that Mr. Sheppard had said that his firm had made a donation to
the campaigns of Mr. Banks and Mr. Archie. Since Mr. Archie was
not running at that time, he didn't know about that.
Public Hearin~ Charter Changes
Mayor Mahoney announced that on February 8, 1988, a Public
Hearing would be held at 81:00 P~m. regarding charter changes
to come before the 198§ leEisla~ure.
NE?~ BUSINESS
A~..erican Le~ion - Poppy Day
Mr. Banks moved that the request of the American Legion to
hold their Annual Poppy Day on February 12 and l~be granted and
that all fees be waived. Mr. Nadsen seconded. ~otion carried 8-0.
Appointment of Tax Assessor and Purchasin~ AMent
Er. Kain recommended that Mr. Nilliam Allan be appointed to
the position of Tax Assesso~ and Purchasing Agent. He pointed out
that in the examinations for both positions, Mr. Allan had ranked
within the top three, and that he had had experience that quali-
fied him for the position of Purchasing Agent and possessed
inherent qualities for the Tax Assessor's position. Salary for
the Tax Assessor was $4,680 per year and the Purchasing Agent's
salary was ~75.00 per month or ~900.00 per year. Mr. Madsen
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Boynton Beach, Fla.
February l, 1965
moved that the recommendation be followed and that Mr. William
Allan be appointed Tax Assessor and Purchasing Agent for the City
effectively ~mmediately. Mr. Archie seconded. Motion carried 5-0.
,LEGAL
2nd Reading_- 0rdinance,65-1- Rezonin8 Lots 3 &~4~ Blk 1, Roberts
,Addition from C-1 to C-2
~r. Moore read the Ordinance for the second reading by cap-
tion only. M~. Madsen moved that Ordinance 65-1 be passed on se-
cond and final reading. Mr. Banks seconded. Notion carried 5-0.
~esolution 65-J - Tribute to Late L. S. Chadwell
Resolution 65-J was read in its entirety by Mr. Moore. It
paid tribute to the late L. S. Chadwell who had served the City
as Councilman and ~yor in the yea~s of 1957 and 1958. Er. Archie
moved that the ResolutiOn be adopted and requested that copies
be sent to members of the immediate family. ~r. Banks seconded.
Motion carried 5-0.
~esolutions68-K & 65-L SetPublic Hearing Date
Mr. Moore read Resolution 65-K which set February 18th as a
Public Hearing for the proposed opening and paving for:
That portion of S.E. 1st Ave. from U. S. #1
westward to 4th St.
Er. Archie moved the adoption of Resolution 68-K. Mr. Banks
seconded. Notion carried 5-0,
Mr. Moore read pertinent data on Resolution 65-L which set
February 18th as a Public Hearing for the proposed opening and
paving for:
That portion of public alley between N. E. 2nd
Ave. and N. E. 1st Ave., U.S.#i westward to
st.
Er. Madsen moved the adoption of Resolution 65-L, Er. Archie
seconded. Motion carried 5-0.
M I N U T E S
City Council
Boynton Beach, Fla.
February 1. 1965
Suoply of City Wate? to Grime,s ,Property
~. Kaln brought to the attention of Council a request by
Mr. Warren ~rimes to supply water to his property located on the
southwest City limits and occupied by Grimes Manufacturing
Mr. Kain recommended to Council
Company.
sn
lines · o
mum p~
,enter into
of 25%
the
a maxi-
contract, tha~ ' any addi-
water in the future,
oons~ructedunder
. Mr. Archie
year maximum, a five ~ear maxi-
the City Attorney
Motion carried 5-0.
that these
services.
y City
.,.ADNIN ISTRATIVE
Permit to Solicit -Le~kemla~S~ciety, /nc.
Mr. Boos moved the
to solicit funds for thei~
be g~auted. ~r. Banks
bion
Society. Inc.,
for the month of N arch
carried 5-0.
Bills Paid in December 196~t
M~. Banks
December 1964 be made
~r. ~adsen seconded.
following list of bills paid in
of this meeting.
General Fund
~¥ater Revenue Fund
Neter Depositors Fund
Sewage Fund
Se~er Depositors Fund
Publicit~ Fund
Firemer~'s Relief & Pension Fund
Interest & Bt~ing~ Fund
~unictpal ~wi~ingi Pool Bond Fund
Civic Oenter Bond Sinking Fund
211,275.19
22,819.88
360.00
16,583.V0
8.60
536.38
28.50
60.41
.15
.12
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$ 251,672.93
MINUTES
Ci%y Council"
Boynton Beach, Fla.
February 1, 1965
Purge Votin~ Registration Books
Mrs. Padgett presented the Council with a list of names that
should be purged from the registratioz~ books. Mr. Madsen moved
that the books be purged according to the list. Mr. Archie
seconded. Motion carried 5-0. Mayor Mahoney stated that the
list would be posted at the entrance of City Hall and that any
errors therein coming to ligh~ even the day of election, would
be corrected and the person, or persons, involved would be allowed
to vote.
Departmental Reports
Mt. Banks moved that the January reports of the B~llding
Department and Tax Collector be accepted and that the December
report of the Treasurer be accepted. Mr. Nadsen seconded.
~otion carried 5-0.
OTHER
DrainaEe Survey Com~Itte~
Mr. Archie gave a drainage survey committee report. He said
that the committee had been endeavoring to ascertain the size of
the drain DiRe that would be needed on 2nd Avenue from U.S.
to the Seaboard in order that the drainage flow from the surround-
ing areas could be handled by the pipe. To do this it was neces-
sary to find out the amount of the water flow. Upon his request,
Mr. Madsen moved that the Council instruct Mr. Kain to have Russell
& Axon conduct this survey at a cost of ~200.00. Mr. Banks se-
conded. Motion carried 5-0.
.Apoointments to Board of Ad~ustment
N~. Archie moved that George Davis, Dave Swank, Merle Doughty
be reappointed as members and Al~e~t ~ehrell and Rob~r~ Hueston
as alternates to the Board of Adjustment to serve at the pleasure
of the CoUncil. Mr. Madsen seconded. ~otion carried 5-0.
Mr. Boos requested that the Tax Assessor be appointed as an ex-
officio member to attend ail meetings.
The meeting was adjourned a~t~ ~:~0 p.m.
~James J. N~ah~ney.
ae. N~ Boos, ~ouncilman
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