Minutes 03-07-55M~krGTES OF _~ REGUL~. _MEETING OF T~ CO~ISSt0~ERS OF
B~YNTON BEACH~ FLORtDA~ .~fELD AT T~ CITY HALLs BOYNTON
B~ACH, ¥~RCH 7. 195~.
PRESENT~
Mm. A.E.Shook, Mayor D.V. Wii!~ams
Mr. Stanley Weever~ Vice Mayor Zell Taylor
M~. Albert W. Deen C~rl S~one
M~. Joe DeMerco R.F. Griffith~ Jr~
Mr. Mort H. Partin.
Mayor Shook cstled the meeting to order at 7.30 P.M.
~ letter from the Veterans' Administration~ Miami~ with
reference to Crescent Heights~ was read.
Mr. Shook said this cells for new zoning changes which must
be advertised for three weeks before th~ Zoning Board can take
action on it. This-will be included with other zoning suggestions
in the advertisement.
Mr. Todd~ealled attention to. weeds on 8th Avenue, and asked
if residents who have not co-ooerated in clearing them can
made to do so.
Mr. Shook said a new mower is being obtained and if they
still do nothing in the time allowed, then the City can clean
lots and bill the owners.
closing
~Ar. Wabb asked about/a street in Gulf Stream Es2~tes~ and
showed aolat.
the
Mr. Griffith said no one can vacate a street without the
consent of the Council, end surrounding owners must be in accord.
Mr. Brand referredto N.Z. 2nd Street and wanted~ to know
what is being done as they are ready to get going and. want assur-
~t the street will be opened.
Mr. Shook said yhe only way is by assessment and~ judging by
the amouut of work on h~nd of this kind~ the orocess will take
six weeks. More than half of the orooerty owners musv join in
the request.,for assessment. He added that the.City will do every-
thing it can.
Mr. Brand was asked to write a letzer to the City giving
assurance that he will oey the assessment in full against the
lots he o%ms~ as soon as billed.
Mr. DeMarco moved~ M~. Deem seconded~ that s ~eso!ution be
dragon uo regarding N,E. 2nd Street. Motion carried.
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Mr. Griffit~ read the Resolution on N.E. 2nd Street.
Mr. Weaver moved that ~he Resolution be acceoted.
seconded. Motion carried.
Mr~ Deen
~Lr. Wooden voiced a eomolsint rega~mlng the noise made by
the o!ening mill run by the Gulf Streem L~&mber Comoeny, and asked
for a definition of ~Commerciel B. Zone'.
Mr. Griffith said it was a commercial zone without ciassi-
Mr. Wooden said he considered the ple~ing mitl~e violation
of the zonLug ordinance end asked that a Committee be appointed
by the Council to go around there and hear for themselves whether
he wes wrong in saying the noise was a nuisance.
Shook agreed to be one of a Committee to do this°
City Clerk~ Dorothy VoWilliams, read the minu~es of the lest
regular meeting 6f the Council of February 21~ !9~
Mr. Deen ~moved~ M~. Weaver seconded, thet the minutes be
~ ~ Motion cerried.
acceoted as ~eea.
~.~r. Stone reoorted that he had talked to M~o Inglehsrt, who
wanted to ~uow the legal esuects of the right of way~ ~nd what
he must do to get the water service straightened out.
Mr. Gr~ffi~n said ~.Broc~ay would be the one to decide
on the system necessary~ that the olat had never been eooroved
by Mr. Brockway~ and the situetion is in a mess.
Mr. Shook said it is Mr. Inglehart~s respons~bmz~ty to out
the -~ ~ w
wa~e~ in and asked Mr. Griffitb to write him another letter.
Mrs. Williams was asked to check into the fire hydrant over
there and see who is ~ '
o=ymng for it, and ~ Shook suggested
a soecial meeting to thresh the whole thing out.
Mr. Shook sa~m Mro g~e Zopame, who had started lest Saturday
morning as Boynton Beach LifeGuard~ having asked for the job,
says it will be necessery to have a stand on' the be~ch~ e oaresol
because of the hot sun~ end a toroedo buoy~ His hours were
fixed as from l0 A.M. to 5 ~.M. 8unSays~ end from I O.M. to
~ o~.w? S~turdeys~
Mr. Zophie asked for a coupl.e of wire trash ~as_~e~s on the ~
beach to take care of. the litter.
It was suggested that on the oresent Notice Board stating
that no Life Guerd is on duty~ the NO be covered on Seturday
a~ter~oo~ and Sundays~ whenever the Life Guerd is on duty.
Mr. DeMarco moved that the City buy the necessery equioment
for the Life Guard. Mr. Weaver seconded Motion c=~rmed.
Mr. DeMarco said the drag line would be av~iiable for $6~000.00
end thought it would be s good thing for soma one to go uo to
Fort Pierce to look at it. He volunteered to do this after the
man had called him~
_The reoort of the Building Insoector for February was read
totalling $20~450.00.
The reoort of the Fire Department for February w~s read.
An extract from the minutes of the Recreational Board meeting
of February 23~ 19~ was reed~ regarding the suggested sale of
the ~huffleboard Courts site.
Mr. Weaver's suggestion that the Recreational and ~lanning
Boards meet with the Council to talk the matter over, was agreed
to~ and a meeting was arrenged for Wednesday~ March 9~ at 7.30
P,M. in City Hell.
The Police Report for January was read,
A letter was read from Mrs.Rickard of the American LeEion
Auxiliary regarding Teen Town.
It was agreed that the letter should be brought uo et the
meeting on Wednesday evening.
A letter was read from Mr. Fred Willadsen regarding the
danger of so many railway crossings in the City of Boynton Beach.
A imtter addressed to the Zoning and Planning Boards regard-
ing the orooosed building of e church for Jehovah's Witnesses,
was read.
It was directed that the letter be turned over to the Zoning
end ola~uing Bo~rdso
A letter was read from M~ Irving Firtei~ Attorney for the
Boynton Beach Land Com~oany.
~ letter was read from the Boynton Beach Chamber of Commerce
thenkin~ the Co~cil for its courtesy in ellowing the Chamber
facilities of the City Hell wh~le their-own building w~s
being constructed.
I~. Griffith said the ~ounty League of Municioelities are in
fevor of adopting the Southern Building Coder end hooe to arrange
~ meeting of all Building insoectors of the County to discuss
the matter.
~ ~ resolution wes read authorizing City checks to be signed
by, Mms. Williams~o~?~Mrs~Gier~k~ and countersigned by Mayor Shook
or Vice Mayor Weaver.
Mr. Dean moved~ M~. DeMarco seconded that the Resolution be
adooted. Motion carried.
Mr. Weaver said the Fire Deoartment had Just rev~moed its By
Laws and wan~ the Civil Service rules to oarellel the rules
adooted for this Department.
Mr. Weaver said a r~ resenta~ive from the Pure Water Products~
Inc.~ would like to meet with the Council to exolain the Comoany's
oroducts~ especially with regard to rust, and he had told the
man it might be t8ken uo at a soecial meeting one night next week~
when he will be notifiad.
It was stated that ~o Grummon in Harbor Estates would like
to know ~nat he should do to get water on his lot.
After discussion it wes agreed that Mr. Gruntmon should be told
that the Cit~ Will give him a temoorary hook-up~t~util they can lay
out the pldn.
~ letter to Mrs.Wil!iams was read from M~.Irving Firtel~
Attorney of the Boynton Beach Land Comoany~ enclosing a check
of the Boynton Beach Land Company so that the necessary oioe
can be acquired.
Mr. Weaver said six mmlz~on gallons of water had been o~moed so fa~
this month~ nearly a million gallons ~~a~.' ~
After discussion, Mr. DeMarco moved that $25.00 b~ allowed
to each of the City insoectors for car exoenses~ starting April 1.
Mr. Deen seconded. Motion ca~ied.
Next Monday night was' agreed on for a soacial meeting of
the Council at City Hall~ at 7.30 P.M.
~here being no further business, Mayor Shook adjourned the
m~eting.
M~yor
Cit~- C%erk. - --