1975.01.02_TC_Minutes_WorkshopMINUTES: Workshop and Special Meeting of the Town Commission, Thursday,
January 2, 1975.
At 9:30 A.M., Vice Mayor Joy called the Workshop Meeting to order.
Copies of the Workshop Agenda and the Special Meeting Notice are attachments
"A" and "B", respectively.
Present were: Vice Mayor Joy and Commissioners
Mumford, Clerk and Bauer.
Absent: Mayor Gilday.
The Vice Mayor announced that the recessed workshop meeting of December 27,
1974, was now in session:
The report of Mr. Harold Rosenberg regarding Attachment "C": Enterprise
Funds, Water and Sewer Departments was presented and discussed at length;
however, no action was taken. Mr. Drasal who will replace Mr. Rosenberg
as the Finance Director was present and he stated that he will study the
matter. Matter to be added to the January 7th agenda.
Messrs. Leonard R. Harris and Hugh Gollogly were in audience and these
persons, representatives of Leadership Cable TV, ansrwered questions of the
Town Commission and townspeople regarding the proposed Franchise for cable
TV. (The proposed ordinance for the franchise is scheduled for a first
reading at the January 7th meeting.)
The Workshop Meeting was concluded at 10:15 A.M., and the Vice Mayor
called the Special Meeting to order. He announced that the purpose for
calling this meeting was for the Town Commission to consider and/or
decide what action be taken with respect to the Healy matter.
Attorney David Swimmer, spoke on behalf of the Healy interests. A lengthy
discussion followed.
Commissioner Bauer offered a motion that the case should be taken to the
Courts and not be settled by compromise,~Commissioner Mumford seconded the
motion. Upon polling the members of the Town Commission, the record will
show their vote was: Three aye votes and one nay vote were cast. Vice
Mayor Joy, and Commissioners Mumford and Bauer voted in favor of the
motion and Commissioner Clark voted against. the motion.
The Special Meeting was adjourned at 11:20 A.M. A ten minute recess then
took place.
At 11:35 A.M., the Workshop Meeting was called to order by Vice Mayor Joy
and discussion of the Agenda items followed.
Mrs. Roberts addressed the Commission and the proposed Emergency Water
Agreement with Boca Raton regarding the execution thereof. Pending.
opinion of Co~znsel, this matter may be finalized at the January 7th meeting.
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The Town Manager read a letter from Mr. Steinhardt, copy of which is
attachment "d~" and is a reply to the Building Inspector's letter regarding
demolishment of the White House Property.
The Town Commission were advised by Mrs. Roberts that Mr. D'Armand Hull,
University of Florida, Florida Cooperative Extension Service will be
addressing the Commission on Tuesday, January 7th, regarding Yellow
Lethal Palm Disease.
The Workshop Meeting was adjourned at 12:10
APPROVED
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