83-QQQQRESOLUTION NO. 83-_c~d~
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING
THAT A VETERAN ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL BE
LOCATED IN BOYNTON BEACH.
WHEREAS, the Veteran Administration locates Veteran
Hospitals thrOughout the Country to serve a special group of
Americans; and
WHEREAS, a determination has been made that a
Veteran Administration Hospital should be located in the
Palm Beach County area; and
WHEREAs, Congressman Dan Mica, the Boynton Beach
Representative to the United States Congress, has strongly
supported locating a V.:A. Hospital in the Palm Beach County
area; and
WHEREAS, the Veteran Administration has agreed to
construct a V.A. Hospital in the Palm Beach County Area; and
WHEREAS, A V.A. Hospital provides a positive addi-
tion to the economy of an area as well as a service to
American Veterans in the area; and
WHEREAS, there is vacant land in Boynton Beach
located in the 1-95 corridor in an area currently undergoing
controlled, positive development.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Mayor and City Council of Boynton
Beach finds that a Veteran Administration Hospital facility
will be a positive addition to the City of Boynton Beach
both as a provider of service to the area citizens and as a
positive addition to the current development patterns of the
City.
Section 2. The Mayor and City Council further
resolve and request that Congressman Mica take steps to
encourage the Veteran Administration to purchase a site in
Boynton Beach for the new Veteran Administration Hospital.
Section 3. The Mayor and City Council further
resolve to do all they can to assist the Veteran
Administration in a project to locate a V.A. Hospital in
Boynton Beach.
1983.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this ~ day of December,
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
ATTEST: Cou~c~'~ Member
City Clerk &-- ~P~' -
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
DECEMBER 6, 1983
Vice Mayor Zimmerman
Councilman Cassandra
Councilman deLonq
Aye
Aye
Aye
Motion carried 5-0.
Resolution No.. 83-QQQQ Re: V.A. HosDi.tal
Attorney Doney noted that in Section 1, line 4, the words
"area-citizens" should be chanqed to "area veterans".
With that change, Attorney Doney read proposed Resolution No.
QQQQ by title only:
"A REady'SOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THAT A VETERAN
AD~LNiSTRATION HOSPITAL BE LOCATED IN BOYNTON BEACH"
Councilman deLong moved for the adoption of Resolution No.
83-QQQQ with the following stipulations in Sections 2 and 3,
which are to become a part of the public record and spread
upon the minutes of this meeting:
Council~n deLong read Section 2 of the Resolution and said
the first-Stipulation he wants is:
That there be no deeding of City property for hospital
purposes unless it is by referendum of the electorate.
Councilman deLonq then read Section 3 of the Resolution and
stated his second Stipulation:
Under no circumstances whatsoever shall water or sewer
service be provided any lower than that amount paid by
the local residences.
With reqard to the second Stipulation, Councilman deLonq
referred to the University of Florida in Gainesville
receivinq a concession of free water and sewer services.
The college has multiplied so much the Water and Sewer
Department of Gainesville was continuously in the red due to
the amount of students and the buildinqs erected there.
Councilman Wriqht seconded Councilman deLong's motion.
City M~n~qer Cheney handed the Council a letter dated
December 6, 1983, written by former Mayor "Martv" Trauqer,
who planned to be at the meeting but had a sudden commitment
for the co!teqe.
Mayor Warnke took a vote on the Stipulations.
5-0 in favor of the Stipulations.
The vote was
- 30 -
~REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
DECEMBER 6, 1983
Mayor Warnke was concerned that the Government could build
a hospital without qoinq by the City Codes. In the State of
Florida, City Manaqer Cheney said the City has no riqht to
inspect any public education buildinqs. If a school,
colleges, or what have you are built in the City, the City
has no zight to qo into them. As far as Federal bui!dinqs
are concerned. City Manager Cheney said they are not exempt
from local inspections. In other places he worked. City
Manaqer Cheney said they inspected Federal buitdinqs and
exDecte~ them to comply With local Codes although he had
never be~n involved with the V. A. From a Buildinq Code
point of ~iew, City Manager Cheney did not think inspections
were a D~oblem.
City Ma~qer Chene¥ continued by saying he would have to
refer the question of compliance with the City's heiqht limita-
tion to the City Attorney's office, which they may not be
able to_answer this eveninq. He understood they were
talkinq 40 to 60 acres and added it may be a moot question;
heiqht ~may not be a problem.
Mayor Warmke was concerned that a veteran cannot get into a
Veterans Hospital unless he has already been certified to be
50% disa~o!ed. He did not think there were many 50% disabled
veterans in the City. Mayor Warnke added that you also qet
into the problem of conqestion.
Mayor Warnke read the letter from Mayor Trauqer sayinq he
felt it imperative that the City Council pass the proposed
Resolutiom. There was more discussion about the hospital.
Councilma~n~ deLonq aqain moved to adopt proposed Resolution
No. QQQQ,~. seconded by Councilman Wriqht.
Mrs. Kruse took a roll call vote on the motion, as follows:
Ma¥or~Warnke
Vice-Mayor Zimmerman
CouncLiman Cassandra
Cou~±Iman deLonq
Councilman Wright
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Ave
Motion carried 5,0.
Other
Request for Approval of Revocable One Year Permit to Use
Public ~ro~ertv
Mayor Warnke said the request was by Tire Kinqdom.
- 31 -