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Minutes 03-15-65MINUTES 0I~ R?~T~AR MEETING OF THE CiTY COUNCIL, Nk~,D IN CITY HALL, BOYNTON D~CH, ~ORIDA~ iI~2~:~, i5~ 1965, at 7~30 p.m. PRESENT WALTF~E ~DSEN~ VICE MAYOR J0~ L~ AROHIE~ C0;~TCILMAN J. ALLISON ~NKS, COUNCILMAN CPL~S. N. BOOS~ COUMCIL~L,~ F~ T~ F~_Ii~ CITY ~IANAGER G~¥E M009E~ CITY ATTORNEY T~P~A P~E~T~ CITY CLERK ~BSF~N~.· JAMES J, F~MONEY, ~L~YOR Vice-Hayer Madsen called the meeting to order in the ab- sence of the Mayor~ who couldn't attend the meeting due to an injured foot. The Rev. Vernon Perkins of the First Baptist Church ga~ the invocation° Sue Bouton, Senior Scout led the Salute to the You~th. in. Ggver~_ment Day Vice Mayor Madsen called the ~ames of these students par- tiaipating in~h~eEouth in Government Day and the positions they were chosen to fill. Mrs° Padgett gave them an oath of office. Mike Regan, who was the student chosen to be Mayor, gave a talk, followed by short talks by Joe DeMaroo, President of the 9th Grade, Suzan Schultz, President of St~udent Council, ~a-zid Wilson, Future Scientists of America, Susie Bates~ President of Fmture Homemakers of America and Diane Lee~ of the school news- paper. Mr. Banks moved that the minutes of regular meeting of ~rch l, 1965 be approved as submitted. Mr. Boos seconded. Motion carried 4-0. OLD BUSINESS Wa~reM Hunnigutt~ Sro Re: Hunnioutt Contrac~t Y~. Kain directed questions to Mro Hurnaicutt regarding the general level of assessments in the City, the present standing~ in his opinion, of the City in the State-wide pic- ~are~ and ~nether or not the tax assessment roll of the City was equitable° Mr, Hur~uicutt said t?nat assessing properties was not an e~aet science ~ud that it was the ~s~sso~ ~im to take the cost of the b~ilding, less sa~jydeprec~ation and weigh this information against ~arms length:: sales of property s~d come up with zn appraisal yardstioko He said that an assessment MINUTES City Council Boynton Beach, Fla. March 15, 1965 roll that comes within ten to fifbeen percent, either over or under the average~rms lengtl~: sales price would be considered satisfactory. In regard to the assessment in the City with regard to the State-wide picture, he cited the post-war boom in population growth in the State and stated that the boom came to a halt in 1959 or 1960, at which time speculative buying of real estate came .to a halt, however, he predicted s~nother boom by 1970o He said that he had examined a list of sales made in th~ City in 1965 and from a sales assessment r~tio study the general ass:essment picture in the City appeared to be consistent with reasonable m~rl~et value, there in the City, particularly in~' outlyinE neede~ ad j~us~ment. Upon questioning by ~,Lro Boos, Mr. H~ur_~icutt stated that ~ion ~o know the problems o~ financing, a~d ~hat ~h~ tax roll could be equal!~ed ~by maki,i~ng an ~us~!~ysis ~£ ~he s~l~s ef pro- perty in the ~=io~ area~ ~ the C~y that had: b~ dep~ssed since ~e 19~9 tax roi1 w~ es~abIi~ed, ~d mdjust~ the assess- m~ts in those a~e~s. have stopped. Mr. Smith of Z08 $. Wo 3rd~ Avenue asked Mr. Hunnicutt about the assessment on his particular house and was told that as an individual, Mr. Hunnicutt would talk to him the next morning in City Hall. BIDS Annual SuRply of Pipe (On the Table) The item was removed from the table by a unanimous vote of the Council. Mr. Eain recommended that awards be made on the annual supply of pipe in accordance with the attached tabulation sheets with the exception of mechanical joint gate valves. He ~urther recommended that this particular portion of the bids be reject~xl -2- M I N U T E S City Council Boynton Beach, Fla. March 15~ 1965 and authorization be granted to readvertise for these items. Mr~ Archie moved that the recommendation of the City Manager be accepted~ ~Ir. Boos seconded. Motion carried 4-0. Highway Island Maintenance (0njc~ The item was left on the table at the request of the City Manager° Review of Bid Award on Diesel Lubrication Oil ~M. Kain reported to Council that the Gulf Oil Company had notified the City by letter that the bid awarded them on diesel lubricating oil at the February 18th meeting to Gulf Oil Company in the amount of 59~ per gallon was made in error and that they could not supply the product at this price. Mr. Kain recommended in view of the small ~mount involved and the corresponding high price of a law suit, that the next high bid be awarded, that is, Pure Oil Company's bid of 78~ per gallon for diesel lubri- cation oil. Mr. Banks moved that the recommendation of the City Manager be accepted and the bid be awarded to Pure Oil Company a~t 78~ per gallon. Mr. Archie seconded. Motion car- ried 4-0. PUBLIC HEARING Appeal of Barber Board Examin~_tion This matter was by-passed with the unanimous Council. consent of NE~ BUSINESS Re~.... Discussion of Sewer Rate~...and.Extensions Mr. Boos gave his opinion regarding the expansion of the sewer system in the City. In resume, he said that he would b~ in favor of extending sewers to those parts of high density of population wherein the City could derive the most revenue for the least amount of expenditure and thereby be able in the near future, to reduce the sewer rate. He gave priority to system 2, 2B, and !-A with a spur to serve the industrial area just west of the Seaboard tracks, stating that these installations Would cost the City less than $850~00 per oon- nectiOno ~b~o Boos further stated that he was in favor of leaving a minimum of $100,000.00 in the construction fund as a contingent fund to beused only when expansions are econo- mically profitable to the system. F~rther, that a M I N U T E S Boyn~on Beach, Fla. March 15, 1965 connection charge for future connections be collected at the time that the building permits are issued and that this money ~e place,_in ~h~contingency fund, and that studybe' give~ to y~tems 5~ an~ DA. Mr. Archie stated that he also held the opinion that extensions should be installed in the densely populated sec- tions first and also that all the fund should not be expended. Mr. Boos moved tha~ format ~uthorization for the pre- paration of plans~and specifications for new sanitary sewer construction for systems l-A, wi'fhaI SpUr to Ihdustrial Park, 2, 2B, l0 and ~0A be authorized by Council. Mr. B~r~s seconded. MOtion carried 4.0.-° LEGAL Grimes Contract for Water Service (On the Table) Mr. Moore informed Council that Mr. Grimes still had not returned the contract so that no aetion could be taken tonight~ the item v~s~' therefore., left on the table. Resolution 65-0 - Abando~_~nent of Road Right of Way Mr. Moore read thei resolution which affected abandonment of thirty feet of road ~ght of way lying along the north side of Lot 93, and also thi~y feet of road right of way lying between Lots 86 and 87~iSection 20, To~mship 45S, Range 43Eo The Zoning Board had h~d a pub!ic hearing and had recommended the abandonment. M~. Boos moved that Resolution 65-0 be adopted. Mr. Banks seconded. Motion carried 4-0° .Ordinance 65-2 - 1st R~ading Mr. Moore read the ordinance which declared the intent of the C~ty to annex L~a~s 38 and 58, Trade W~nds Estates ~n zone C-1 at the request~ of the owner. ~.~. Arch~e moved that 0rd~nance 65,2 be pass~ tO second and f~nal reading. ~r. Boos seconded. Motion carried 4~0. Ordinance 65-3 - !st. R~sxiing Mr. Moore read ~h~ ordinance which declared the intent of the C~ty to.annex t~ Dye~ tract ~n acreage~ Sectlonsg~snd 16 the North 30G ~eet ptu~$ha~ port~on west of the Seaboard as C-2 and the balanceas~l ~o permit cemetery and crematory. Mr. Archie moved th~di~nancle 65-3 be passed to second and final reading. Mr. B~D s~conded. Motion carried 4-0. -4- M I N U T E S City Counci~i-- ~oynton Beach, Flao ~rch 15, 1965 Ordinance 65-4 - 1st Readir~ Mr~ Moore read the ordinance which declared the intent of annexing seventeen acres of land that is owned by the City lying west oF the City limits at zone R-2. Mro Boos moved that Ordinance 65-4 be passed to second and final reading° ~roB~nks seconded. Motion carried 4-0. Ordinance 65-5 - 1st Reading ~o Moore read the ordinance which declared the intent of annexing tract of land in Section 30, which lies on the New Boynton Road West, ~mmediately south of the Lions Club building and west of the high. school site, at zone C-2o Mr° B~ks moved that the ordinance be passed on first reading to second reading. Mr° Archie seconded. Motion carried 4-0° Exchange of Properties in Arden Park F~ro Moore explained to Council that the City had been negotiating with ~. JohnDo Malcolm for the exchange of properties in Arden Park, the object being to trade Lot 108 presently owned by the City for Lot 141 owned by Mr. Malcolm. Lot 141 is a single parcel located within a large tract owned by the City west of ~, Eo 3rd St. Mr. Malcolm had agreed to the exchange and had submitted an exe~ted deed to Lot 141~ for which h& expects a deed bo Lot 108. Mr. Boos moved that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to sign a deed of conveyance o~ Lot 10~ ~ Mr~!i¢~Icolm in order to affect the trade for L~t t41o Mro~Arch~e seconded. Motion carried 4-0° Ordinance 65-6 - 1st Reading Mr. Moore read Drdinance 65-6 which established the posi- tion of City Engineer as a non-classified position to serve at the Council's pleasure and setting forth the duties and compensation. Mr. Banks moved that Ordinance 6~-6 be passed to second reading. Mro Boos seconded° Motion carried 3-1. AYES: Messers. Banks, Boos and Archie$ NAYES: Mr. Madseno Mr. Madsen asked that the record show that his No vote meant no reflection of Mr. Carnahan but that he was against the City spending ~10,000.~0 for an engineer° ~ I ~ U T E S City Council Boynton Beach~ Flao March 15, 1965 PUBLIC P_&LF-HOU R Mro Ralph Dupee, 6 Coral Court, Treasure island, spoke to Council regarding petition that had been presented to Council at the last regular meeting bearing approximately eighty signatures and petitioning the Council to abate the nuisance located on the premises of DeMaroc Tractor & Imple- ment Company and adjoining residence° Mr. Dupee urged the Council to take action, since nothing had been done to im- prove the condition. ~%r. Archie moved that the City Attorney and the City ~anager be instructed to proceed along whatever legal avenue ~s necessary to abate the nuisance located on the property~!o~edb~t~. De~arco andon which he operated the De~o!~actor & I~pl~ment ~omp~ny and~the adjoining residence. ~ ~o0~ se~Ondedo Motion carried 4-0° Mrs° Geor~ Lau~et, 1115 No Federal Highway asked the Council when s~e ~o~l~ ~xp~0t s~wer service fo~ her place of business located at~ei~b~e~address. S~nce it was deter- mined that service to ~h~tI a~ would ~ot be too bi~ a job, the Council instruoSec~Mro,mKain ~O.c~erwith t~e engineers on the project and rePOrt to Council. Mr. Forbas~ 425 N~. Sth Avenue~ called the Council's attention to a violation o~ the overni~t street parking ordinance of a vehicle D~rked on Mo Wo 4th Street° M~ Kain said that he would-check it. Mr. Forbas a!~o urged the Cou_uc~l to award the bid on highway island mainte~noe~ Mro Kain informed Mro Forbas that Council had h~ld ~p action on his reconnuendation and that he did not exPeot to r~COmmend to Council that they spend $9,000°00 of th~.~x~yers'money until he was assured that it was in the Be~in~reSt of t~e City. ADMINISTRATIVE Special Council Meeting - March 22~ 196~ Vice-Mayor Madsen announced a ~pecial meeting of the City Council to be held on Monday, March 22, 1965, at 10:00 Change Order ~6 -.Cleary Bros. Mr° Boos moved that Change Order ~6, Cleary Bros. be approved° The change order was to extend sanitary sewer line -6- M I N U T E S City Council Boynton Beach. Fla. March 15, 196~ from So Eo 4th Street eastward to the property known as Toyland Shopping Center. The Council at the last regular meeting had authorized the work to be done with City crews~ however, it had since been found that tolerances and soil conditions indicated that city equipment would not do the Job. Mro Archie seoonded Mr. Boos motion. Motion carried 4-0. F~lorida Inland Navigation District meeting scheduled fo~ April 9o 1965 Mro Archie moved that the City appoint ~. Joe Cook of the Junior Chamber of Commerce and I~o gain as a committee tO attend the meeting of F.t.NoDo at Titusville, Florida, on April 9, 1965, at the expense of the City'for the purpose of discussing the proposed Jaycee project for the park on F.I.NoD~ property in the southern part of the City° Mro Boos seconmedo Motion carried 4-0° ~eport from Police Department re: Removal of A~ando~ed V~hlcl?~ Mro Main submitted.a report to the Council from the Police Department on the progress of removal of abandoned vehicles throughout the City--to~al number removed to date was 170 vehicles. Mr. Boos moved that the report be accepted and that Sgt. Ramilton~ who was in charge of the project, be co~mendedo Mr. Archie seconded. Motion carried 4-0. Report on re-laying Eas$~th Street - Street Improvement Comm. Upon the recomm~nd~tion of the committee, Mr. Archie moved that the City ~ar~ger be empowered to go out for bids on East 4th Street fr~iNorth Eas~ 2nd Avenue to South East 12th Avenue and that t~$ possibility of paving that portion of South East 2nd Avenu~ ffrom 4th Street to the railroad by assessment be investigaSed and included in the same program, if the property ov~ers agree. Mr. Boos seconded. Motion carried 4-0° Report on Improvements in Dov~atown Area - Revitalization Mr. Banks explained the report which was presented to the Council as a result of a study made by the Do~mto~ Revitatiza~ tion Committee and listed twenty-four properties in need of lot clea~ing and thirty-seven properties in need of filling and seawalls and two demolitions, He asked that the report be accepted and made a part of the minutes and that necessary action be taken for affecting the improvements on an assess- ment basis° Mr. Archie moved that the Council accept the -7- MINUTES ~-~ty~ Boynton Beaoh~ Flao March 15, 1965 report and make it a part of the minutes, but that any action be deferred until the Mayor was present~ Mr. Boos seconded. Motion carried 4-0. A__pplicat.ion for Permi~ to Solicit - Kiwanis Club Mr. Banks moved that the application of the Kiwanis Club to sell tickets to a Smorgasbord dinner to be held in the Civic Center on Saturday, March 20th :be granted and any fees be waived. Mr. Boos seconded. Motion carried 4-0. Application for Permit t.oSoticit - Eastern Star Mro Archie moved that the Council grant the application of the Eastern Star for permit to sell tickets to a barbecue to be held at the Women's Club on March 27tho Mr. Boos seconded~ Motion carried 4-0. A_~Pproval of Bills l~ Cleary Bros. Estimate #5 Mr. Archie moved that Cleary Bros. Estimate #5 for work from January 6 to January 28, 1965, in the amount of $8,547.60 be approved for payment from the 1964 Revenue Bond Issue. Mro Banks seconded. Motion carried 4-0. 2. Russell & Axon Invoice ~4 Mr. Banks moved that Russell & Axon Invoice ~4 in the amount of $642°97 for engineering services and resident in- spection for ll days in February be paid from the 1964 Bond Issue Fund. Mro Boos seconded. Motion carried 4-0~ ~2p~tmen~al ~eDorts Mr~ A.rchie moved that the Council accept the reports of the Building Department~ Tax Collector, Treasurer, Police, Fire, Public Works, Recreation and Personnel, and that the Budget Report be excepted as Cmuncil had just received it before the meeting. M~. Banks seconded. Motion carried4-0o~ The meeting was adjourned at 10~10 pomo Boy,ton Beaoh~ Fla. Maroh 15, 1985 ~as N. Boos~ Councilman -9-