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Home My Public Portal About05/15/1967COMMISSION MEETING HELD MAY 15, 1967 Present: Mayor William F. Koch Jr. Commissioner John G. Hart Commissioner J. Phil Hoyle Commissioner William S. LaPorte Also attending: William Gwynn, Roy Cowart, Henry Pope, Henry Lilienthal, George Walker and Kathleen Kirton. Mayor Koch called the meeting to order. Mr. Hart moved that the minutes of the meeting held April 14, 1967 be approved as written and the reading of these minutes be waived. Mr. LaPorte seconded the motion. Motion passed. Mr. LaPorte moved that the financial report for April 1967 be approved as written and that all expenses included in this report be approved. Mr. Hoyle seconded the motion. Motion passed. Water samples tested for April were okay. The police reports for April 1967 were read. Chief Cowart reported on the recent accident involving Patrolman Jim Brown and two persons on a motorcycle. He stated that the accident report as prepared by the City of Delray Beach had charged the operator of the motorcycle with care- less driving and driving at speeds too great for conditions. Both motorcycle passengers,-were admitted to Bethesda Hospital. Three bids for building the new Town Hall were received and opened. The results are as follows E. A. Hamley $182063.00 Roth Const. Co. $182880.00 Floyd Griffin Inc. $202241.00 Mayor Koch then stated that he thought that the bids should be studied further before awarding a contract. Mr. Hart stated that he thought there was no need for further delay. I•r. Hart then moved that`cthe low bid be accepted and that the current budget be amended to appropriate the necessary funds for the con- struction of a new Town Hall, this money to be derived from cashing certain certificates of deposit and placing the money in a Town Building Fund account. Motion was seconded by Mr. la Porte. Motion passed. Mr. Lilienthal recommended that this job be bonded, and the commission agreed that this would be a requirement of the general contractor. Mr. Pope said that he would be glad to supervise the construction of the Town Hall. Mr. Hart moved that a vote of thanks be recorded to Mr. George Walker and Mr. Henry Pope for their splendid work in planning and designing the Town Hall. Mr. La Porte seconded the motion. Motion passed. Mr. Walker stated that as Chairman of the Building Committee he would send a letter to all the residents of Gulf Stream advising them of the project and should they care to donate toward the Building Fund that all contributions would be greatly appreciated. -2- Mayor Koch reported on progress to secure a new dump site for the town. He stated that he had located property that may be purchased for about $5,000.00 and which would serve the town's needs for at least ten years. This land is now located in the county and is presently zoned residential. Mr. La Porte moved that the Mayor be given authority to proceed in negotiations and to purchase this land if it can be obtained under the terms as anticipated. Motion was seconded by Mr. Hart. Motion passed unanimously. Mr. Lilienthal recommended that the use of this land in its present zoning con- dition be checked into before the land is purchased. Mayor Koch reported that at a recent sewer meeting with Delray Beach, Ocean Ridge, Briny Breezes and Gulf Stream that the Town of Gulf Stream had advised the others that they could not make a definite decision as to signing a con- tract until next December when it can be brought to a vote by the voters of the Town. Ocean Ridge also stated that they could not sign the contract until they hold a referendum some time this summer. There was a general discussion of'the requirements in our new fire contract that we adopt the Southern Standard Building Code. The commission authorized Mr. Lilienthal to prepare an ordinance adopting the Southern Standard Building Code with amendments as adopted by Palm Beach County. This would provide the Town with the same building code as Palm Beach County now usesq Mayor Koch further explained that in the future it may be possible to use the services of County building inspectors to enforce this ordinance and that the fees for such in- spection services bould be added to the cost of the building permits issued. Mr. la Porte read a petition from the Gulf Stream Bath and Tennis Club, Inc. requesting specific exceptions to the ten foot set back requirement as outlined in our Town zoning ordinance. This petition asked that the Club be allowed to demolish the present tennis club house which is now located approximately three feet from the west property line and that a new building be erected in this same location with a minimum set back of five feet. This request is made subject to permission and approval of Mr. Austin Starkey who is the adjacent property owner to the west. Mr. Hart moved that this variance be granted subject to approval by Mr. Starkey. Mr. Hoyle seconded the motion. Motion passed. Mr. Is. Porte ab- stained from voting. Mayor Koch reported that he had received several complaints regarding the con- struction of a guest house on the Kennedy property on Polo Drive. He said that in the future the Town may wish to consider not allowing additional guest houses or detached buildings on the same property when the size of the property is limited to 1CO x 100 ' or in that neighborhood. A letter from Charles Anderson of Brockway, Owen and Anderson, Engineers, was read, offering engineering services to the Town for the contemplated sewer pro- ject. A similar letter was also received from Russell and Axom, Engineers. A pay raise increase of $25.00 per month was authorized to Patrolman Robert Mumma as provided for in the budget. The Town Clerk was authorized to hire an extra man for the trash truck during vacation time for the two regular men plus an additional three weeks in July to ' help the trash crew keep up with their pick ups. 3- The commission authorized the Town Clerk to close the Town Hall on Wednesday afternoon during June through October. A letter from C. P. Young was read to the commission. This letter cited numerous criticisms, suggestions and complaints. There being no further business to come before the commission, the meeting was adjourned. ATTEST: 0 mg �Fzvq-- FINANCIAL AND WATER REPORT April, 1967 Water used: Master meter /09 /0/ 3 a a 17 /d Individual meters , 3 2 9 3 o e o / !!rater Fund General Fund Denrec. Fund Balances 3/31/67 81925.30 11,527.14 1,601.11 Deposits 49071.31 Withdrawals 1,. g5 9.00 6,571.98 Balances 4/30/67 70396.130 ,5426.47 L Ql.11 Cost of Bonds 16,000.00 Cart's of Deposit 252000.00 50,000100 24,000.00 Revenue for April: Water $2,602.10 Licenses 30.00 Trash 599.00 Permits 82.00 Taxes 615.09 Other 13.12 Fines 130.00 Total $ 4.071.91 Checks drawn on Water Fund: 6`622 Fla. Power & Light Co. Elec. for clorinator $ 29.08 623 Picard Chemical Co. Clorine 57.00 624 Gulf Stream Golf Club Water for March 1-502.92 $ 1,589 °00 Checks drawn on General Fund: #3936 Roy Cowart Salary $ 472.70 37 Melton Partin to 402.49 38 James Brown " 392.30 39 Harold Corbett " 346.48 40 Robert Mumma " 292.86 41 William Gwynn " 416.90 42 Barbara Gwynn " 42.80 43 Stafford Rafuse 303.99 44 Paul Bradwell ° 238.72 45 Burt Rafuse Cut grass 15.00 46 Internal Revenue Service Withholding taxes 1,094.10 47 OASI Contribution Fund Social security tar. 911.06 48 Paymaster Corp. Insurance on checkwrt 42.50 49 City of Delray Beach Sewer charge 8.75 50 Southern Bell Telephone Telephone 16.43 51 Fla. Power & Light Co. Street lights & office 133.99 52 Sams Standard Service Police car expense 7.10 53 County Sanitation Co. Collection for April 650.00 54 New Colony Cleaners Police uniforms 38.4.0 55 Security Detective Agency Protection for March 200.00 56 Bo Del Printing Office 1100 57 Klearwater Ltd. Office 3.40 58 Hands Book Store Office 3.29 59 Mobile Communications Co. Ansaerphone 22.00 60 Cadillac Overall Supply Sanit. Dept. uniforms 35.50 61 Delray Signs Lettering on truck 17.50 62 Halsey & Griffith Office 1.70 (' —2— b963 Ocean Ridge Gulf Service Gas, oil etc. 276,30 64 Secretarial Service Unitd. Stencils 1.96 65 Answerett Secretarial Service Mimeographing 5,00 66 City of Delray Beach radio service 25.00 67 Hardrives paving around catch basin 45.00 68 Hardrives Bulldoze dump 67.50 69 Void 70 Gold Coast Office Products Office 5,36 71 Adams Chevrolet Police car repair 22.24 72 Ocean City ?umber Co. Sanit. Dept. supplies 9.16 73 Delray Beach News Legal ad 9.50 Total $6.571.96 PETITION FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO 10 FOOT SET BACK UNDER SECTION V, PART C. 1. OF ZONING ORDINANCES FOR THE TOWN OF GULF STREAM, FLORIDA. NOW, THEREFORE, your petitioner, GULF STREAM BATH AND TENNIS CLUB, INC., Gulf Stream, Florida, is in the process of renovating the tennis club house located on the western extremity of its property in the Town of Gulf Stream, Florida. At present there are two (2) buildings, one 16'x19.6'; the second approxi- mately 15.3'x14.3' located at the western end of the tennis courts. These buildings are currently located between 2.7 feet and 3.9 feet from the west boundary of the subject property. It is the intent of your petitioner to have these buildings razed and a new build- ing erected at the site. Since the tennis courts are located approximately 35 feet from the western boundary of the subject property it is desired by your petitioner that the new building to be erected may be placed within 5 feet of the western boundary of the subject property. NOW, THEREFORE, your petitioner requests that it be granted a special exception to Section V, Part C, 1 of the Zoning of the Town of Gulf Stream in that the required 10 feet rear yard The reduced to a requirement of 5 feet. Dated this /J rday of May, 1967. Respectfully submitted, GULF ST •AM BATH NIS CLUB, INC. By . /Its President Its Vice President ;..f Fd PK N-1-1 01 0 2.7' B"Kj;! Cont. 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