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Minutes 09-24-65MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL HELD IN CITY HALL, BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, SEPTEMBER 2b~, 196~, at 9:00 A.Mo PRESENT: JA~S J. MAHONEY~ MAYOR WALTER A. MADSEN, VICE MAYOR JOHN Lo ARCHIE, COUNCI~MAN CHAS. No B00S~ COUNCIL_MAN F. T. KAIN, CITY MANAGER GENE MOORE, CITY ATTORNEY TEREESA PADGETT, CITY CLERK J. ALLISON- BANKS, COUNCII~MAN (on vacation) Mayor Mahoney called the meeting to order at 9:06 A.M. for the purpose of reading the Budget ordinances for the second time. 0RDI~ANCE NO. 65-~8 - 2nd readin~ Ordinance 65-38 adopting the 1965-66 Budget was read by caption only. Mr. Madsen moved adoption of the ordinance. Seconded by Mr. Boos. Carried ~-0. ORDINANCE NO. 65-%9 - 2nd readin~ Ordinance 65-39 fixing the tax rate at 8 mills was read for the second time bY caption only. Mr. Madsen moved for its adoption. Seconded by Mr. Archie. Carried 4-0. Mayor Mahonay asked that ~he records show that Mr. Banks is out of state and so notified the Council in advance. Mr. Kain read a letter addressed to the City Council and Mayor from the Lions Club. They stated they ~ere in need of addi- tional funds to aid in their ~ork to preserve eyesight. It was mentioned that the City had contributed for the past three years. Mr. Boos questioned the City donating to charities. Mr. Archie moved the request be granted in the amount of $100. Seconded by Mr. Madsen. Motion carried ~-l. Mr. Boos voting NO. ReGuest for Alcoholic Bevera~e Licens~ Elizabeth Morganstern has requested a beer and wine license for the Red Circle Lunch~ N. E. 2nd Avenue. The City Clerk stated that everything was in order and ~. Archie moved the approval of the application of Mrs. Morganstern for a beer and wine license. Mr. Madsen seconded° Motion carried -1- MINUTES City Counci.1, Boynton Beach, Florida September 2~ 196~ Extension of Sanitary Construction Project T. R. Alcock & Company has submitted an agreement to the City which they would like signed before there is any further de- tailed work on the feasibility of the extension of thesanitary sewer construction project. .The fiscsl-age~t~'agreement was read by Mr. Kain. In the discussion which followe~, Mr. Boos said he did not know there'was any bond issue imminent. Re- membered some talk of sewerlng the entire city, but said he had no idea of going out for another bond issue. Mr. Archie read from the Minutes of the Council meeting of August 2, 196~: NEB; BUSINESS, Mr. Archie called the Council's attention to a request by Mr. Banks an0 Mr. Boos for changing the s~wer rates and said that he felt that now was the time to look into the possibility of expanding the present system to include many more houses in the community and thereby bring about across-the-board rate reductions. A letter recently received from Thomas Alcock, fiscal agent, stated that the current bond market conditions were favorable. Mr. Archie said that he felt that the Council should bring in the City's consulting engineers and fiscal agent in an attempt to sewer another half million or million dollars worth, or whatever is feasible according to a study. He moved that tl~e Council instruct the City Manager to br~ug in N~. Alcock and ~h? f~irm of ~Russell & Axon to give the City a feasibility study as to ~urthe~ extensions o~ sewer mains and laterals with the overall outlook being towards a reduction in the sewer rates for everyone in the City~ t~e study not to exceed $500. Nr. Madsen se6onded. Motion carried %-0. Mr. Kain pointed out there was just a feasibility study under discussion, but the engineers do not know whether or not the work will pay for itself. Mr. Archie noted that the City would owe nothing to Alcock if there were no bonds issued. Mr. Archie moved the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute the contract. Seconded by Mr. Madsen. Motion carried 4-0. -2- MINUTES City Council, ~oYntbn ~e~ch~ FlOrida SePtember 2~, 1965 Mr. BOos stated he did not feel it was economically feasible to sewer the entire City at the present time. Also he did not think the City should be tied to 1.9 million dollars for storm d~ains, streets and sidewalks. He said he felt the program in its scope is toO big, MaYor Mahoney pointed that it would be up to the people to Vote on the item in the Capital Improve- ment referendum. Meeting adjourned at 9:3% A.M. Tereesa Pad~, City Clerk Walter BooS, ~uncilman -3-