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04-04-1972 VC SP-MMINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING OF fiHE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORfiH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA HELD TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1972 Present: H. Mallory Privett, Jr., Mayor ' Ronald B. Cadby, Vice Mayor Robert W. Martin, Councilman Thomas B. Rhodes, Councilman Robert F. Slater, Councilman Herbert L. Gildan, Village Attorney Lawrence J. Robbins, Village Manager Dolores R.'Walker, Village Clerk Mayor Privett called the Special Meeting to order, in ROLL CALL accordance with Article III, Section 15, of the Village Charter, at 8:10 p.m, and asked the Clerk to call the roll, all members being present. Mayor Privett stated it is necessary that we have this PURPOSE Special Meeting in order to take action in response to OF MEETING the request to the Palm Beach County Legislative Dele- gation to initiate a bill for deannexation of property from the Village of North Palm Beach. This bill will be coming before the Delegation for consideration prior to the next Regular Meeting of the Village Council. Therefore, it is essential that this Special Meeting be held so that the North Palm-Beach Village Council, ' by official action, can notify the Delegation of its views on this bill. Mayor Privett reviewed for the Council and the public the events that have taken place to lead up to the present situation. On motion of Vice Mayor Cadby, seconded by Councilman RECESS Martin, all present voting aye, that Council take a ten minute recess. The meeting was recessed at 8:30 p.m. and was reconvened at 8:40 p.m. Vice Mayor Cadby moved that Resolution No. 14-72 MOTION TO entitled: ADOPT RES. 14-72 A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY URGING THE TRUSTEES OF THE INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAKE NO AGREEMENTS WITH BANKERS LIFE & CASUALTY COMPANY OR JOHN D. MAC ARTHUR, ITS PRESIDENT, WHICH WOULD PERMIT ANY DREDGING AND/OR FILLING IN SUBMERGED LANDS IN LAKE WORTH THAT ARE CONTRARY TO EXISTING BIOLOGICAL REPORTS OR STUDIES AND SETTING FORTH REASONS THEREFOR be adopted as read. The motion was seconded by Councilman ' Martin. Councilman Slater moved that Resolution No. 14-72 be MOTION TO amended to add the words in Section 1 (3) at the end AMEND RES. of the sentence, "and the entire area." The motion 14-72 was seconded by Vice Mayor Cadby, and all present voted aye. -~ Thereafter Council voted on the original motion to RES. 14-72 adopt Resolution No. 14-72 as amended, and the motion ADOPTED AS_ passed unanimously. AMENDED Minutes of Special Meeting Held Tuesday, April 4, 1972 Page 2 On motion of Vice Mayor Cadby, seconded by Counci]Jnan Rhodes, all present voting aye, proposed Resolution No. 15-72 entitled: ' A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, EXPRESSING THE TOTAL OPPOSITION OF THE RESIDENTS AND CITIZENS OF NORTH PALM BEACH TO THE PROPOSED DISENFRANCHISEMENT OF NORTH PALM BEACH OVER AN INTEGRAL AND ORIGINAL AREA OF ITS. VILLAGE, AND REQUESTING THE PALM BEACH COUNTY DELEGATION TO THE 1972 LEGISLATURE AND ALL OTHER RESPONSIBLE PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND CITIZENS TO OPPOSE SUCH A MOVE was read in full and adopted as read as Resolution No. 15-72. On motion of Vice Mayor Cadby, seconded by Councilman Martin, all present voting aye, that funds be authorized for travel expenses for the Mayor and/or other repre- sentatives to go to Tallahassee to represent the interest of the Council and North Palm Beach with regard to Reso- lution No. 14-72 and Resolution No. 15-72. There being no further business to come before the Council at this Special Meeting, on motion of Vice Mayor Cadby, seconded by Councilman Slater, all present voting aye, the meeting was adjourned at 9:34 p.m. Minutes recorded by: Dolores R. Walker, Village Clerk RES. 15-72 ADOPTED AS READ FUNDS AUTHOR- IZED FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR TRIP TO TALLAHASSEE ADJOURNMENT