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Minutes 11-16-59~/N~JTES OF REGULAR t~ET!NG 0F Tm CiTY COUNCIL OF BOTNTON BEACH~ ~EELD IN CITY ~-LL, B0~TON BEACH, FLORIDA, NOVE~BER !ath, 1959. PRE SENT: James J. ~ahoney, ~ayor J. B. Bang. an, Vica-~ayor ~artin Durkin Harvey Oyer ~Valter ~adsen Tereesa Padgett, City Clerk Jack Tn!ts, Fire Chief Raymond Senkpiel, Chief of Polic e Di~ck Grobtenboer, Supt. of Public Works Carl Stone, Supt. of Water Dept. The meeting was called to order at V:~O P.N. The Rev. James Roy of the First Nethodist Church, Boynton Beach, gave the invocation. Minutes of the last regular meeting held November ~nd were read and unanimously approved with no corrections. ~h~i~gythe public half hour, I~r. Paul Startzman, Chairman of the Advisory Board, asked if he could come forward and address the Council. }~r. Startzman asked a series of questions, directed at the Council me~£o~rs and the department heads present in the room concerning his actions i~ connection with their duties in their various departments, in order to refute certain allegations made against him in the November l~th issue of the Boynton Press by Dr. Charles Akes and ~r. John Archie, dealing with his actions as a private citizen and with his relations with the Counci~o From the questions asked and the answers given, ~r. Startzman stated that it was apparent that no malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance, as inferred in the article exists. One bid was opened from Har!ey~Davidson Company for a motor- cycle for the Police Department~ in the amount of ~B!8.95, to include bags for the patrolman to carry his raingear, etco ~!r. ~adsen moved that the bid be awarded to the Harley-Davidson Company in the amount of ~Bi8.95. 5'~r. Baug!o~aan seconded the motion which passed unan~aously. A letter from Poroo Construction Company was read requesting permission to install temporary septic taD_ks in the following locations in Roiling Green Ridge, First Addition: Lot 1~ - Blk 5~, i~ i$ - Blk S5, Lot 1~ Blk ~5. ~r. Nadsen moved that time re- quest be granted. ~r. Baug=hman seconded the motion which passed nnanimously. - A letter was road from the Junior Woman's Club of Boynton Beach thanking the Council for letting th~n participate in the rogistration of voter~, A letter was~2read from 6he Boynton Beach Junior =' · ~gh School asking the City to Sponsor a ~150.~0 class in their end Annual Boynton Beach Horse Show. Mr. Nadsen moved that the request be granted and that the fund be expended from ~ = ' ' ~hv Publmcmty ~nd. ~r. ~r seconded the motion which oassed unanimously. The ~ayor read a letter from the Attorney General in answer to an inquiry by the Cit? Attorney for a ruling on reb~irement ~l~ in the City Charter deal~ing ~ith referendum vote~o As ruled ~n tb~ letter, t~s Upcoming items on referendum vote December ~st, 1989, would requmre ~0~ plus one vote of all the freeholders a~d then will require a ~0~ plus one of those votihg to approv& it~ ~r. Baughman suggested that the requirements should be roleased to the p~blic in a press release to the newspapers in order that all the people will be informed. A discussion was held on procedure to be fo!tov~d at the polls for the primary election to be held November 17th~ 19~9, as regards checkors, sound trucks, and other types of election- eering, ~. Baug~man moved that the same procedure be followed as was followed in prior years, that is, no one, including the checkers, be allowod within ~00 feet of the polls and thst the shuffle Board Court facilities be closod for that day. However, each candidate may have a checker at the opening of the po~ls and the closing. ~,[r. ~ads®n seconded the motion which passed tippee to two. ~[r. 0yet and ~[r. Durkin vo~ing no. Mr. Durkin requestod that tho record sho~ that he voted no for the motion as he felt that the candidates should be entitled to have a checker near the polls. After discussion, ~gr. Baughman moved that the paper ballots to be used in the referend-~n voting be printed in black and white and that all four referendums appear on one ballot. Mr. Madsen seconded the motion which passed unanimously. Rocom~endations from a joint Zoning Board and Planning Board meeting held on November 4th were read. The recommendations were as follows: That the So~th 78' of Lots 1~0 an8 !31 Ridgewood Hills, Boynton Beach, PaLm Beach County, be rezoned Co~J~.~.orcial for an eye clinic; that the application for rezoning to commercial for Lots 8~, 88, 89 and 90 in Ridgewood Hills Subdivision and Lots !~7 and I~8 in Ridgewood Subdivision be denied. Mr. Durkin movod that the recommendations be adopted. Mr. Baughman seconded th~ motion which passed unanimously. Five license applications were approved by a unanimous vote of the Council. They are as follows: Slimerama~ 719 S. Federal, Washerama, 717 S. Federal, Beaut~ Salon, 7~I S. Federal, Fabric Shop, N. E. 10th a~d Federal, and a service station, 1408 No Federal. The City Clerk requested three additional inspectors be appointed to serve on December 1st, general election. Mr. Oyer requested that DTrs. Kay Birkhead be appointed. ~r. ~adsen rs- quested that ~rs. Geo. ~cCo~mack and Mrs. Walter Taylor be ap- pointed, together ~th those serving in the November 17th Primary. No other nominations were made by the Councilmen. Mr. Madsen moved that the following persons be appointed to serve as election officials in the December 1st General Election: Clerk, Mrs. Joseph Brull, Deputy, Gene Mahlmeister, Inspectors, 5&rs. ~¥m. Daly, ~rs. Mildred Hallier, Mrs. Clifford Rich, ~s. Sam Adsms, Sr., Mrs. Arthur Hartw~g, Mrs. Harry LeFort, Mrs. William Whittaker, Mr. Tom. Dwyer, ~rSo Kay Birkhead, ~s. Geo. EcCor~ack, and Mrs . Walter Taylor. u~,~_. Baug~hman se- conded the motion %~£nich passed four to one, Mr. Durkin voting no. The Tax Coliscto~,s report for the ~onth of October was read. Er. Oyer moved that the Supt. of Public Works prepare specifi- cations for the necessary furniture and fixtures required in the Colored Recreation Center and that they be adveroised for bids by the City Clerk, individually in order that the Council will have the right to accept or reject any bid. Mr. Baug~an seconded the motion which passed unanimously. The Chief of Police requested permission from the Co~cii to release Robert Lee Thompson, a prisoner serving time in the local jail, to the Delray Beach Police Department~ in order that they may perfer charges on him. Mr. Madsen moved that permission to release the prisoner to the Delray Beach Police Department be granted. Mr. Baugb~an seconded the motion which passed unanimously. The Police Department monthly report was read. The Fire Department monthly report was read. The Department of Public Vorks Report was read. Mr. Grootenboer advissd the Council of a product known as Cement Enamel, which in his opinion, would serve well on the walls of the Casino bath house at a savings to the City. Mr. Oyer moved that the Supt. of Public Works be authorized to draw up specifications and advertise for the necessary painting of the Casino with the cement enamel. ~. Madsen seconded the motion which passed unanimously. ~r. ~tone, Supt. of the Water Department, presented the Council with a list of service fittings required by his department for the coming year, stating that these would be ordered in two shipments. After discussion, ~r. Baugb_man moved that the City Clerk be authorized to advertise for bids as per the list sub- mitred by ~r. Stone, specifying in the advertisement that the Co~ancil reserves the right to accept or reject any p~t o~ all at the time of the opening of the bids. 5{r. Madsen seconded the motion w~nich passed unanimously. There being no ~r~her business at 9:25 Clerk the meeting was adjourned