HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 030873 SpecialSPECIAL MEETING
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
MARCH 8, 1973
The Special Meeting of the City Council of Palm Beach Gardens
was called to order by Mayor Wiley at 8 :00 P.M., Thursday,
March 8, 1973 in the Assembly Room, 10500 N. Military Trail,
and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
ROLL CALL: Roll was called by the City Clerk and present were: Councilman
Dunbar, Councilman DeLonga, Councilman Martino, Vice Mayor Kiedis
and Mayor Wiley. Attorney Brant was present.
PURPOSE: The Special Meeting was called for the following purposes:
1. To consider the emergency passing, due to the time limit,
of an Ordinance to cancel the General Election on March 20, 1973
and to modify the Code regarding write -in candidates.
2. To award the contract for fencing the ball fields.
3. To adopt Resolution #12, 1973, creating a new job
classification for Clerk, Department of Public Works.
4. To approve the payment to F. C. Feise Company for the
construction of 4 new tennis courts.
ORDINANCE #7: By a unanimous vote of the Council, Ordinance #7, 19739
cancelling the General Election of March 20, 1973 and modifying
the Code regarding write -in candidates, was read in full,
on emergency first reading, by the City Clerk. By a unanimous
vote of the Council, Ordinance #7, 1973 was read on second
reading, by Title only, by the City Clerk and was unanimously
adopted by the Council.
AWARD CONTRACT Acting City Manager James DeLonga reported the following break
FOR FENCING
BALL FIELDS: down on the cost of fencing the ball fields:
Sears Roebuck - (Contract bid - $5130.00) Break down each
field - 3 T -Ball fields $563.33 each, other fields - $573.33 each.
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Bill Overton Fence Company -(Due to an error in addition their
original bid should be $5600.00.) Break down each field -
$626.00. Mr. DeLonga recommended awarding the bid to Sears
Roebuck for fencing 7 fields and to wait before awarding the
contract for the 2 additional fields until negotiations for
leasing the Lake Catherine area from Mr. MacArthur has been
finalized.
Motion made and unanimously carried to award the fencing contract
to Sears for 3 T -ball fields at a cost of $1689.00 and 4 fields
at Lake Catherine at a cost of $2293.32 for a total cost of
$3983.31 to be charged to the Capital Improvement Account 01 -600.
The Youth Athletic Association has indicated they will donate
$1300 and the Jaycess will donate $300.00
Acting City Manager DeLonga reported Mr. Pilicy, Principal of
School
Howell Watkins Junior High /has approved the installation of 2 new
baseball fields located at the school and only back stops are to be
provided.
RESOLUTION #12: Resolution #12, 1973 creating a Job Classification designated
as Clerk, Department of Public Works, was read by the City
Clerk and unanimously adopted by the Council.
APPROVAL OF The Acting City Manager requested authority to pay F. C. Feise
PAYMENT TO
F.C.FEISE: Company for the contract for the construction of 4 new tennis
courts in the bid amount of $24,000.00. A recommendation was
received from the Recreation Director and the Building Official
that inspections had been made and the courts are satisfactory.
Motion made and carried to authorize the payment to F.C. Feise
Company in the amount of $24,000.00 to be charged to the
Capital Improvement Account 01 -600.
Mr. DeLonga announced that the tennis courts on the west side of
the City Hall are being resurfaced and will be open for play on
Saturday, March 10, 1973.
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ADJOURNMENT: No further business, the meeting adjourned at 8;42 P.M.
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MAYOR WAITER WILEY F,
V ICE R JOHN KIEDI S
Alice Jeapf/Keislake, City Clerk
UNCILMAN JAMES 156NGA
COUNCILMAN C¢RDO DUNBAR
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COUNCILMAN MICHAEL MARTINO