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                                                                                           Agenda:    May 7, 2007

                                                                   Memo:     

Town of Ocean Ridge, Florida

Agenda Memorandum

Office of the Town Clerk

Subject:      Summary of Actions Taken in May 7, 2007

Mayor and Town Commissioners:

The following list is actions taken by the Commission at May meeting/s:

1.         Approved the minutes for Regular and Public Hearing meetings of 4/2/07  

2.         Approved and adopted Ordinance 570; Changing Occupational License to Business Tax on Second Reading  

3.         Approved and adopted Ordinance 571; Changing the time period permitted to place out vegetative waste to 36 hours prior or Sunday prior to P/U on Tuesdays on second reading

4.         Approved Mayor Kaleel as regular voting member and all Commissioners and Town Manager as alternates to the Palm Beach County League of Cities      

5.         Rescheduled the June Meeting to June 11^th at 6 PM, rescheduled the July Meeting to July 9^th at 6 PM and the September Regular Meeting/Tentative Budget Adoption to Sept. 10^th (provided there are no County or School Board budget meetings)              

6.         Approved Hiring of Simmons & White in an amount not to exceed $5,000 from Contingency to study options and make recommendations regarding Old Ocean Blvd. at the direction of the P & Z Commission          

7.         Tabled approval of obstruction of ROW for 62 Harbour Drive No. until the June meeting to provide opportunity for resident/neighbor to come to possible agreement and provide photos and survey accurately depicting encroachment       

8.         Proclaimed April as “Fair Housing Month” and May as “Civility Month”     

9.         Authorized Execution of Stipulation of Agreement with Briny Breezes/FDOT/Ocean Ridge re: relocation of control panel from Tropical Dr.  

10.       Amended April 2, 2007 minutes per Commission Action  

11.       Consensus that Adopting the Agenda includes the Consent Agenda

12.       Approved posting of Summary Action Taken on Web Site after each meeting

13.       Directed P & Z to meet and discuss/review: Old Ocean Blvd. with Simmons & White, the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (sitting as the Local Planning Agency), and operating businesses out of the home

14.       Directed Code Enforcement to investigate 17 Ocean Ave. for violations

15.       Authorized Mayor Kaleel to represent the joint views of the Town Commission regarding Briny Breezes

16.       Approved ($1,800) Retirement Bonus for Judy Cruickshank for her 18 years of service as a dispatcher

17.       Awarded Town Hall/Police Complex Bid to BSA Corp. to be completed in 308 days from the time it is started and directing the Town Manager and

Page Two of May 7, 2007 Summary Action Taken

 Architect to negotiate with contractor to possibly reduce costs and bring a contract back to Town Commission for approval

18.       Appointed Commissioner Pugh to serve as the Regular Member of the South Lake Worth Inlet Advisory Committee (replacing Mayor Kaleel)

19.       Consensus to discuss homestead exemptions for persons over 65 years of age with an income of less than $20,000 in August

20.       Consensus to review possible rule changes at Commission Meetings

21.       Approved policy for Town Clerk to open all mail and copy and place in Commissioner boxes if necessary

22.       Directed staff to obtain update on noseeum spraying products used by Clarke Mosquito Control and share information and opinions with County