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Votes at a glance: Delray Beach commission approves Easter Sunrise road closure, adopts scrivener's fix to workforce housing ordinance; schedules shaded legal-
Summary
At its Jan. 7 meeting the Delray Beach City Commission approved a temporary A1A closure for an Easter Sunrise service, adopted an ordinance correcting workforce-housing map and in-lieu fees, approved the consent agenda, pulled ordinance 8B indefinitely and scheduled a shaded meeting on a pending lawsuit.
The Delray Beach City Commission on Jan. 7 recorded several formal actions summarized below.
Votes at a glance: - Agenda approval (as amended) — Motion passed by voice vote after pulling Item 8B (ordinance 37-24) for indefinite postponement. No roll-call names given in the transcript; chair announced approval.
- Resolution 15-2025 (impact event: Easter Sunrise Service; A1A closure April 20, 2025) — Motion to approve carried (motion, second; recorded as approved). Staff estimated city costs for the event at $1,633 (estimate subject to final accounting).
- Consent agenda — Motion to approve carried by voice vote; no opposed votes recorded.
- Ordinance 27-24 (second reading): Amending Land Development Regulations (family workforce housing) — Adopted on second reading. The ordinance corrects scrivener's errors on the workforce housing area map, aligns 'in-lieu' fee language (correcting a legacy typo to $160,000), and authorizes codification. Motion to adopt passed by voice vote.
- Shaded meeting (executive session) authorized — City attorney requested a closed (shaded) session under Florida Statute 286.011 on the matter of Chad and May Shoemaker v. City of Delray Beach (case 502023CA000910). The commission agreed to hold a 30-minute shaded session on Jan. 14 at 4:30 p.m.; mayor and commissioners, city attorney and outside counsel will attend with a certified court reporter.
- Item 8B (ordinance 37-24) — Pulled from the agenda and postponed indefinitely by unanimous voice vote during agenda approval.
How this was decided: Actions were decided by motions, seconds and voice votes recorded on the meeting record. Specific roll-call tallies were not provided in the available transcript for these items; the mayor announced outcomes as approved or adopted.
Ending: Staff will proceed with logistical details (road closure coordination for April 20 event; codification and follow-up on the workforce-housing fee correction) and will file notice for the shaded meeting to be held Jan. 14.
