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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 013067CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL January 30, 1967 SPECIAL MEETING The Mayor called a Special Meeting of the City Council of Palm Beach Gardens. It was held at 8:00 P.M., Monday, January 30, 1967 at the City Hall, 10128 Meridian Way, Meridian Park, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. U4 ORUM Mayor Diamond called the roll. All Councilmen were present. PURPOSE OF THE MEETING Mayor Diamond stated that the purpose of the meeting was to open bids on the City's insurance program in accordance with the spec- ifications and advertisements. The meeting was also called for the purpose of accepting the 1967 tax roll to be presented by the Tax Assessor. Be further stated that Res. #5 -1967, authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to enter an agreement with Rubin Construction Com- pany for the reconstruction of Plat 3 swales and roads, was to be considered. The final purpose of the meeting was to obtain approval to bid a dump truck with GMAC. OPENING OF SEALED BIDS Mayor Diamond stated to the Council that he would like to vacate the ON CITY INSURANCE chair and turn the meeting over to Vice Mayor Hughes and abstain from voting on this matter due to the fact that the firm with which he is associated was going to bid. Mayor Diamond proceeded to give the gavel to Vice Mayor Hughes. Vice Mayor Hughes asked the Clerk for the bids and the Clerk stated that at 5:00 P.M. as advertised, he had received only one bid from the firm of Cornelius, Johnson & Clark, Inc., and that Mr. Clark was in the audience representing the firm. The Clerk further stated that eight copies of the specifica- tions and bid notices were mailed to the outstanding agents in the area, and that there were indications from phone calls from these i Minutes of Special Meeting January 30, 1967 PRESENTATION OF 1967 TAX ROLL BY CITY TAX ASSESSOR Page 2 firms that there would be other bidders. But, at the deadline there were no others. Vice Mayor Hughes then directed a question to the City Attorney and asked if it was in order for the City to award the bid where there was only one bidder present. The Attorney ad- vised Vice Mayor Hughes that in view of the fact that the City in- surance was going to expire midnight, February 1, 1967, and that other firms had received specifications and call for bids, that he certainly felt that it was in order to acknowledge this one bid and award accordingly. Vice Mayor Hughes then proceeded to read the bid according to the specifications. Item #1 $2,068.00 Item #2 2,200.00 Item #3 1,778.00 Item #4 166.00 Item #5 94.50 Item #6 13.00 Item #7 70.00 Item #8 203.50 Item #9 1,289.00 Total $7,882.00 It was pointed out by Vice Mayor Hughes that this bid included cov- erage on the hospital which would be paid for out of the hospital account. Motion by Councilman Earle, seconded by Councilman Bonner, that the bid in the amount of $7,882 from the firm of Cornelius, Johnson & Clark, Inc., be accepted. The vote was 4 -0 in favor of the motion. Mayor Diamond abstained from voting. Vice Mayor Hughes then presented the gavel to Mayor Diamond who then took his seat. Mayor Diamond recognized the City Tax Assessor, Bryan A. Poston, for the presentation of the 1967 Tax Roll. The Tax Assessor pre- sented an affidavit signed by him which is attached to these minutes for the record. Along with the affidavit was a recap of totals of the 1967 Roll. Mayor Diamond and members of the Council complimented the Assessor for having the Roll completed two days prior to the Minutes of Special Meeting January 30, 1967 time prescribed by the Charter. Page 3 RES. #5 -1967 Motion by Councilman Bonner, seconded by Councilman Earle, that AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EN- Res. #5 -1967, authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter an TER AN AGREEMENT WITH RUBIN CONSTRUCTION agreement with Rubin Construction Company for the reconstruction COMPANY of roads and swales in Plat 3, be read by the Clerk. Vote was 5 -0 in favor of the motion. Mayor Diamond directed the Clerk to read the Resolution. Motion by Councilman Bonner, seconded by Council- man Brown, that Res. #5 -1967 be adopted as read by the Clerk. On the discussion of the motion the Council was informed that there would be a pre -work conference held at City Hall, at 9:30 A.M., February 1, 1967, whereby the Engineer, Utility Company, Post Office Department, Contractor, Garbage Collector, and other in- terested parties would be given information relative to the pro- gram. It was further stated that construction would start on Monday, February 6, 1967. There being no further discussion, Mayor Diamond called for the vote on the motion. The vote was 5 -0 in favor of the motion. MOTION TO APPROVE Motion by Councilman Bonner, seconded by Councilman Hughes, that BID ON DUMP TRUCK WITH GMAC the City Manager be authorized to bid $2,600 for a dump truck re- possessed by GMAC, providing the City Attorney approves this pro- cedure and it meets all legal requirements. On the discussion of the motion the Council was informed that Public Works had contacted banks, financial companies, etc., to try and locate a dump truck that had been repossessed, and in so doing, could save somewhere in the neighborhood of $22000. Consequently, the Manager requested a motion authorizing this procedure if it met all legal requirements. Mayor Diamond called for a vote on the motion. The vote was 5 -0 in favor of the motion. i Minutes of Special Meeting January 30, 1967 Page 4 ADJOURNMENT Motion by Councilman Hughes, seconded by Councilman Earle, that the meeting be adjourned at 9:21 P.M. The vote was 5 -0 in favor of the motion. WAIVER A waiver and consent of notice is attached to these minutes. ATTESTED: ACIJIaC� /� /Ot_ J� bryagA. Poston, City Clerk APPROVED: � - f�✓�.� / l'�, Robert C. Diamond_ , Mayor /games W. Hughes, Vide Mayor Georg A. Bonner, Councilman t` } William D. Earle, Councilman Norman E. Brown, Councilman CONSENT AND WAIVER OF NOTICE By his signature, this 30th day of January, 1967, each Coun- cilman consents and waives notice of a Special Meeting to be held January 30, 1967, at 8:00 P.M., 10128 Meridian Way, Mer- idian Park, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. 0 Robert C. Diamond, Mayor ames W. Hughes, VXc'e Mayor George A, Bonner, Councilman t/ .� William D. Earle, Councilman Norman E. Brown, Councilman AFFIDAVIT TO ASSESSMENT ROLL STATE OF FLORIDA ) COUNTY OF PALM BEACH ) CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS ) Pursuant to Section 3, Article VII, of the Charter of the City of Palm Beach Gardens, personally appeared before me BRYAN A. POSTON, City Assessor of Taxes for the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach County, Florida, who being duly sworn, says the above Assessment Roll contains a true statement and description of all persons and property in the above City of Palm Beach Gardens subject to taxation or liable to be assessed therein, and the valuation thereof, so far as they were made by him, are dust and correct, so far as he has been able to ascertain. He further says that the Homestead and Widows' Exemptions for said property have not been available for him to ascertain since Palm Beach County has not yet completed these TAX ROLL 1967 Gross Homestead and Widow & other Exempt. Disability (Approx.) Exempt. (Approx.) Plat 1 $3,717,225 $985,000 Plat 3 5,203,205 1,251,900 Plat 4 361,100 Plat 5 1,396,335 312,000 Plat 6 2,765,870 475,000 Unit 2 341,935 135,000 Unit 3 573,730 225,000 Unit 4 700,275 250,000 (Approx. 50 Unit 5 1,418,990 445,000 @500) Unit 6 1,234,500 380,000 PGA 1 957,700 85,000 PGA 2 649,400 60,000 Heritage Village 230,100 Gardens Tract East 198,880 Plant Drive 340,160 Golfers Village 442:100 $20,531,505 $4,603,900 $25,000 Misc. 162,420 20,000 Acreage 28,731,406 2,753,910 Meridian Park 994,100 117,500 Personal Prop. Bus. (Approx) 7,622,466 Personal Prop. Res. (Approx) 100,000 TOTALS $58,141,897 $ 7,495,310 $25,000 GRAND TOTAL $50,621,587 (Net)