Minutes 05-20-63 V
MINUTES O~ REGULAI~ MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL HELD AT CITY HALL,
BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA.~,MONDAY, A4AY Z0, 1963
PRESENT:
g0HN L.~ ARCI-EE, MAYOR
J. ALLISON BANKS, ~iCE MAYOR
JAMES J. MAHObPJ~,Y, CO~JNCILMUkN
WALTER~A..~S~N, COUN~L~
T~O~ ~;]SU~E~S, COUNCI~
GENE MOORE, CITY ATTORNEY
J. B. HENDERSON, CITY MANAGER
TEREESA PAI)GETT ,, ~CtTY
JACK TUITE, FII{E CHIEF
ZELL TAYLOi~, .PUBLIC WORKS
I)IR~CK G~OOT~N~OE1R~ PL~ & iNSP.
~NN t~ILIJ~RD, ln~ERSONEL
JAI~S A~EK~N, JK., ~PO~CE C~EF
This meeting was called to order by Mayor ~krchie at 7:30 p~m.
Pledge of Allegiance was led by. Councilman Banks followed by Invocation given
by the Rev. -E. E. Stauffer, First Methodist Church.
Repres~entatives from Civic Clubs were recognized as follows:
Bill Beck~ Jaycees; Mr.,Penny, Boat Club; Hele~% _A_rChie, Soroptimist Club;
l~alph Bogle, Kiwanis; l{obert Hu~es~on, Lionsj William Yates, Board'of
l~ealtors; Herbert Keatts ~ Rotary.
Minutes of May 6th l{egular Meeting and }~iay 10th Special Meeting
were approved as written upon motion, by Mr. Mahoney, second~l by Mr. Summers
and unanimously carried except Councilman Banks at, stained from voting on
May. 10th minutes in t~at he was not prese~t at that meeting~
MaTer Archie and Officer Johnson presented Merit Award Certificates
to School Safety I~atrel members for their service during the sdhool year.
Mr. James Bax presented a plaque to Jack Tuite for his service to
/he community in reference to the United Fund. Mr. Taite thanked Mr. Bax,
Mr. Banks and citizens of Boynton /~each for making this recognition possible.
tVir. Madsen moved that ~ Barrettrs request to purchase City owned
property at the corner of N~ lgtt% Ave.-& 1st St. be removed from the-table,
seconded by Mr. Summers and unanimously carried.
Mr. ~a~ ~ov~d this be t~t on the table to be taken ap at later date.
There was ~o second~ '~o/ion died.
~r. Su~e~s ~,moved the City owne~ lot at ~ ~th ~ve. and 1st St.
be sold/o ~ ~arre~ for $Z500. and proceeds be d~posited in ~he General F~d~
and that Mayor and City Cl~rk be authorized to sign dee~ and necessary closing
papers.
Mr. Mahoney moved this item be tabled until next regular meeting.
A4otion died for lack of second.
Mr.-Summers amended the mo[ien: that the lot at ik~ 12th 3kve.
a nd Ist St. be sold to ~n Barrett for $2500. net to the City. Mr., ~adsen
seconded t~ a~endment and ~otion as amended carried 3-Z. ~aybr ~c~e and ~r.
~ahoney voted f' No "because the Pla~ing and. Zoning Board recommended the lot
not be sold and the B~rd of ~eal~ors recommended the City ~old the lot.
The following bids were opened by the City Clerk for sar-T-Boom
Dielectric shield for dragline.
· 1. Fountain.Fir,e,~E~luipment Company, Tampa, Fla. --$625. un,let 20T $575.
net 30 dayS'~,o&b.
Z. Sou~?~p~.~e~,.BoyntOno 1Viaterial for repair and labor-, $~5.90
~mo~t includes ~ insulators.
~r. ~ak~ney moved the awarding of bid to Sou~ Sp~ed Shop in the
amount of $4~5,90 low b~o~ the Sar-T-Boom Dielectric shied for dragl~ne.
Mot[on seconded by ~r. ~dsen and un~mo~sly c~rr~ed.
A4r. Henderso~ read the committee report recommending purchase of
adding machine from t{emex Corporation at low bid of $150.00.
Mrs' Summers moved to parchase adding machine for Recreation Dept.
as per committee's recommendation, lviotion seconded by/V~r. Bard, s and
unanimously carried°
The City Manager made inquiry of the Barroughs representative as to
~vhether or net his machine wilt perform all requirements as listed in the specifica-
tions and he ~epIied that it wou/d and that he would submit this ~n ~vriting.
The National Cash Register representative stated he bid the electronic
machine because his ether machine did not meet the specifications°
~ter discussion, Ivir o 1Vi~honey moved to award the bid to Burroughs
at the purchase price of$7:778.60 with trade-in of $85.0. taking a 1Z month
lease wvith a down p~yment of $406.75 and monthly'payments of $130.67 providing
the Burroughs Co,rporation furnish,tl~ City of Boynton Beach a statement in writ-
ing that this equipment meets the. specifications ca/led for in the bid proposal and
fail~g in anyone-el thern, that the ~ity, has the right to cancel purchase contract
on tl~e machine, Iviot~e~ seconded by 1V~. l~adsen and u~animously carried.
Public Hearing:
_At the public hearing for zo~iing change from l{-lto C-1 - Lot ZZ,
iZ, Central Park _4_unex, 105 S~ ~v~. to be ~sed for Beauty Shop & Florist
Shop, there ~ere no objectors and no one spoke f0~ the change. The ~ity A~orney read Ordi~nce 63-18.
~r~ ~akoney ~oved that Ordinance 6~-18 be ~dopted on first re~ding
and passed to second read~g. ~o/ion seconded by ~r. Banks and u~ani~o~-sly
carrie~.
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Public Audience:
Bill Beck appeared borer0 council and stated his paper ~v~s planning
a special edition in commemoration of the &6th birthday of B0ynton Beahh. He
requested council to co-operate in .order that the coun§$1~s wQrk for the past five
years can be featured on the center pages of the paper.
lV~r. Mahon~y moved that the City spend the sum of $100. from
Publicity Fund for the purI~OSe of taking two center t~ges in the Boy, on Beach Star
l~otion seconded by lV~r~ Banks and unanimously carried,~
~k letter frozn Sen. Blank was r~ead tithe%king council for passing Ilesoluiior~
63-T opposing sales tax to food and medicine.
In ref~mCnce to thO request, of Heyman I{ohde re Lot 9, Blk. 6, Meeks
~ud .~_udre~s AS~li~n ~o i~r~s~a~ building per~ait, Mr. Moore explained tko circum-
stances which exis~ IVLr~ ,ivfahomey moved that this matter be turned over to
lV~r. tV~oore to e~pl~,te Ivlr, l{ohde the City's position at the present time r~egarding
this property, lv~otien seconded by Air, lVladsen and unanimously carried.
2k letter from l~lter- Dutch was read in regard to feasibility of creating
Parkway Interchange at ~0~t t~2fnton t{Oado Mr . Henderson to handle admin-
istratively and advise Mr,.~Du~chthat City is powerless to do anything about t
Vice Mayor Ban~s rel~Orted on Florida's participating in the 1964
New York 3Vorld~s Faire. ~he S~mte of Florida w~ spend 3 1/Z ~on dollars
The cost for ~ Bomck Goa~ty ~zll be app~ox~mately $t00,000.O0 ~d the
~ibit area Z0~ x ZZ:;' ~ c~si t0 Bo~0n Beach ~ii1 be appro~mately $2000.
to serv~ on this committee~~.
ge gal:
The City Attorney read Ordinance 63-17 on second reading covering
authorization of construction for multiple family dwellings in C-I and C-2 areas.
./~ir. Mahoney moved the adoption of Ordinance 63-17 on second and
final reading. Motion seconded by Mr. Banks and unanimously carried.
Mr. Mahoney moved that the Mayor be authorized to wire the Governor
ex-pressing the City*s desire to have him veto the bill to split up Lake Okeechobee.
Motion seconded by lvir. Summers and unanimously carried.
The CRty ~kttorney advised that the City had filed notice of intent to
file claim with the dredge company for d~mage :to water main.
In reference to lots in Boynton Hills it~ has been learned the owner of lots
is now deceased and City ~orney ~s dealing ~ith ~e estate.
~eference ~o assessments ~n ~ns $~b-division - approximately
$~, 000. paid to date.
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Abandonment procedure in Laurel Hills has been completed.
llrord has been received from Lyman~s attorney they do no~ intend
to release land for extension of NE gnd ~kve.
A form of agreement mas b~en presented to ~r. ~osely.
Mr. ~a~en ~oved that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to
enter into an agmee~ent wi~, ~. ~osely subject to all~ing construction of a
b~lding o~ tAe Znd ~ve. r~w n0~ held and owned bythe Trustees of the Intern~
I~prove~ent F~d; s~bject to ~r. ~osely signing ~ agreement ~th the City
~hereby he will'~ree io pay for the re,oval of the b~ding at such ti~e as the
road is wi~ed. Sa~e ~contmact to be recorded in C~ty Court records.
~otion seconded by Mr.~ Summe rs and una~monslya carried.
lvir. Mahe~%ey moved that James Erwin be appointed Police Chief as
recommended hy 1V~y~ Archie and City Ivianager, seconded by Mr. Summers
and unanimously carried, Mr. Madsen stated he was very gladto have-Chief
Erwin back.
The City Atiorney read l~esolation 63-U designating John Archie and
~ames Erwin, ~hair_man and Secretary of Police Officers Trust Fund.
Mr, Summers moved l~es. 63-U he,adopted, seconded by Mr. Banks
and unanimously carried.
The following Dills were submitted by City Manager for approval:
I)roc!~ay, We,)er & [Broct~v~ry
]~rockway, Weber & t~rockway
Hmanicutt & Associates, work completed i-n April
Southern Lighting and 1Vianufacturhlg Co. - alum. wire
Dare-Stress, Inc. - pre-stressed concrete poles
House Beautiful - furriiture in lobby of Civic Cermet
$155.00
-Z44.I0
S78.3Z
S/O0.O0
I~O~l. O0
789~00
Mr. t~anks moved the bills be paid, seconded by Mr. Mahoney and
unanimously carried.
tVir. Banks moved the departmental reports be approved, seconded bY
Mr, Summers and unanimously carried.
Inasmuch as Palm Beacr~ County is requesting 106t r/w on Seacrest
Boulevard, A/ir. Mahoney moved bat the City Manager be a~thorized to return the
cemetery plat to Brockway, Weber & Broclcway and that Mayor and City Clerk
be authorized to execute the dedication of the plat, Motion seconded by /V~r.
Madsen and unanimously carried.
In reference to change order at SW 14, 13, 1Z, 11 between SW t and SW3
regarding the sewer line, l~r. Mahoney moved that the matter be'tabled tmtil
approval is received frem the U. S. P~blic Health Service, seconded by Mr.
Summers and unanimously carried. It was reported by iV~r. t~yan this line was
already being installed.
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The City Manager was complimented for his ~vork on the budget and
it was revealed that only 45.~0% of ~ f~ds have bee.n e~ended for the first
six mont~s of the year.
Meeting adjo.mrned at at, pr oxirnately 10:00 p. rn.
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Tereesa Pad~e~~