>> MAYOR: GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH CITY COMMISSION MEETING. TODAY IS TUESDAY MAY 6th 2025 AND THE TIME IS 6:00 P.M. WE WILL NOW TURN TO THE CITY CLERK FOR ROLL CALL. >> MAYOR SHELTON.
>> MAYOR: PRESENT. >> VICE MAYOR HAY. >> PRESENT. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN IS ABSENT. COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> HERE. >> MAYOR, YOU HAVE A QUORUM. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, MAYLEE. PASTOR ROBERTS FROM CALVARY CHAPEL BOYNTON BEACH WILL LEAD OUR INVOCATION TONIGHT AND COMMISSIONER KELLEY WILL LEAD
WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. LET'S ALL STAND FOR THE INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. LET'S ALL BOW OUR HEADS. FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE ABILITY TO SEE ANOTHER DAY.
AS WE ENTER INTO VERY IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO LOOK AT OUR CITY, OUR WONDERFUL CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH AND TO MAKE DECISIONS, I PRAY FOR THE MAYOR, ALL OF THE CITY COUNCIL, ALL OF THE SPEAKERS, ALL OF THE THINGS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA.
AND I PRAY FOR JUST GREAT STEWARDSHIP. I PRAY FOR UNITY AROUND THE THINGS THAT WE DISCUSS. AND I PRAY FOR YOUR WISDOM NOT JUST FOR NOW, BUT WHERE YOU'RE TAKING THIS GREAT CITY IN THE FUTURE. AND WE PRAY ALL OF THIS IN YOUR NAME, AMEN.
>> Group: I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> MAYOR: THANK YOU, EVERYONE. MOVING ON TO THE AGENDA APPROVAL, ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, CORRECTIONS. LET'S BEGIN ON MY LEFT WITH COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> I DO NOT AT THIS TIME, THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: VICE MAYOR HAY. >> I DO NOT. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> I DO NOT.
>> MAYOR: GREAT. >> MAYOR, I'VE GOT A COUPLE. >> MAYOR: OH, OKAY. >> SO COMMISSIONER TURKIN IS CURRENTLY ABSENT. HE'S DEAL LING WITH A FAMILY EMERGENCY. THOSE ITEMS THAT ARE ACTUALLY SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT HE BROUGHT UP, SPECIFICALLY I WANT
TO TABLE ITEM 5C. >> I'M SORRY, DAN, ALSO 5A RELATING TO THE TPA. >> ITEM 5A. >> MAYOR: OKAY. >> ITEM 8A. >> MAYOR: AND 5C, RIGHT?
>> YES. ITEM 8A WHICH IS A SECOND READING. ITEM 8B, WHICH IS ALSO A SECOND READING. ITEM 10F WHICH IS AN UPDATE ON BONDS.
MAYOR, I KNOW THERE'S AN ITEM THAT YOU WANTED TO HEAR AS WELL. AND WE ALSO ADDED ITEM 7E. I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS ALL HAVE ITEM 7E ON YOUR AGENDA.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THE UPDATE. >> MAYOR, IT WILL BE ON THIS AGENDA. MAYOR? THIS ONE. NOT ON THAT ONE. >> MAYOR: THE ONE YOU JUST GAVE ME.
>> THE OTHER ONE, SORRY. >> MAYOR: 7E. >> YES. >> CAN WE MAKE ONE MOTION TO TABLE ALL OF THOSE AT ONE TIME? >> IF THAT IS THE CONSENSUS OF THE BOARD, WE CAN CERTAINLY DO
THAT. IF YOU'D LIKE TO GO FORWARD WITH THE ORDINANCES OR ANY OF THEM, WE CAN DO THAT AS WELL. BUT, YOU KNOW, HE DID ASK FOR THOSE ITEMS. >> I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA AS THE CITY MANAGER REQUESTED.
>> SECOND. >> MAYOR: FOR THE RECORD, THE MOTION WILL BE A MOTION TO TABLE UNTIL NEXT MEETING ITEM 5A, HIS APPOINTMENT FOR 5C, NOT ALL OF
5C, 8A, 8B, AND ALSO THERE IS ONE OTHER ITEM 10. >> F. >> MAYOR: I'M SORRY, DAN, CAN YOU READ THOSE AGAIN? >> YEAH, IT'S 10F. COMMISSIONER CRUZ IS CORRECT. >> MAYOR: OKAY, THANK YOU. >> THAT'S THE UPDATE ON THE
BONDS. I BELIEVE IT WAS THE -- >> THE SIGN BOND, THE CAMPAIGN. >> YEAH, THE SIGN BOND. >> MAYOR: AND THERE WAS A MOTION AND A SECOND. >> YES. >> MAYOR. >> MAYOR: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE AGENDA AS AMENDED, SAY AYE. [AYES]
ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO INFORMATIONAL ITEMS BY THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION. LET'S BEGIN TO MY RIGHT, COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> I'M SO SORRY YOU MISSED IT. WHAT WAS THE QUESTION?
>> ANY INFORMATIONAL ITEMS. >> I DO NOT HAVE ANY. ACTUALLY, WAIT. I DID PARTICIPATE IN THE HISPANIC AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WOMEN'S SYMPOSIUM OR FORUM. AND THAT'S ALL I CAN REMEMBER RIGHT NOW.
THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: VICE MAYOR HAY. >> YEAH, I DID COME OUT TO THE FRIDAY. IT WAS GREAT ATTENDANCE. I DID ALSO VISIT THE ICHS WHICH
IS THE NURSES' COLLEGE DOWN ON CONGRESS AVENUE. IT'S A GREAT FACILITY. AND I LOOK TO SEE OTHERS OF THE COMMISSION PAY THAT A VISIT. IT IS WORTHWHILE SEEING.
WE CAN UTILIZE THAT FACILITY TO OUR BENEFIT AND WE WILL BE TALKING WITH THE MAYOR AND THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER ABOUT THAT. THAT'S IT. >> MAYOR: GREAT. I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY I REALLY
WANT TO COMMEND THE STAFF FOR DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB AT TASTE OF BOYNTON. I THOUGHT THAT WAS A FANTASTIC EVENT. >> YEAH, YEAH. >> MAYOR: HAT'S OFF TO EVERYONE THAT PUT SO MUCH HARD WORK INTO THAT. COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. YES, I ALSO JUST WANTED TO COMMEND NOT ONLY OUR EVENTS STAFF, BUT REALLY ALL OF THE
STAFF IN THE CITY WHO, YOU KNOW, PUT IN ALL OF THEIR EFFORT FROM PUBLIC WORKS TO, YOU KNOW, EVENTS TO MARKETING, TO STAFF FROM EVERY DEPARTMENT HERE AT THE CITY.
SO ALSO, SOME OF US ATTENDED TRAVIS HUNTER'S DRAFT PARTY. SO IT WAS REALLY -- WE HAD A VERY BUSY EVENTS WEEK. AND SO, YOU KNOW, HAT'S OFF TO THE EVENTS TEAM WHO WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT THINGS. I KAS SUPER
EXCITED TO SEE HOW HE -- HOW HE DOES IN JACKSONVILLE. IT WILL BE GOOD FUN TO WATCH THAT. SO IT'S BEEN A BUSY MONTH SINCE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE, SO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE. LOOK FORWARD TO A GOOD MEETING. THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR: GREAT. SO MOVING ON, THE FOLLOWING ITEM IS A PROCLAMATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE MONTH. GERDA KLEIN FROM THE BOYNTON BEACH MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE WILL BE RECEIVING THE PROCLAMATION. AND VICE MAYOR HAY WILL BE READING THE PROCLAMATION.
>> IF I COULD HAVE ALL OF THE MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE COME AND STAND BECAUSE WE'LL BE TAKING PICTURES RIGHT AFTER THE READING. THANK YOU.
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS MENTAL HEALTH IS ESSENTIAL TO EVERYONE'S OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AND EVERYONE EXPERIENCES TIMES OF STRESS AND STRUGGLES IN THEIR LIVES.
ONE IN FOUR ADULTS AND ONE IN FIVE YOUTH AGES 13 THROUGH 18 EXPERIENCES SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS. 60% OF ADULTS AND 50% OF YOUTH DO NOT RECEIVE THE TREATMENT
NECESSARY FOR THEIR MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS DUE TO LIMITED OR NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE NEED BARRIERS TO CARE OR FEAR AND SHAME. AND WHEREAS, RESEARCH RECOGNIZES THAT ADVERSE CHILDHOOD
EXPERIENCES ACE'S ARE TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES THAT CAN HAVE A PROFOUND EFFECT ON A CHILD'S DEVELOPING BRAIN AND BODY AND CAN RESULT IN POOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH DURING CHILDHOOD AND ADULTHOOD. AND WHEREAS, PROMOTING MENTAL
HEALTH AND WELLNESS LEADS TO A HIGHER OVERALL PRODUCTIVITY, BETTER EDUCATION OUTCOMES, LOWER CRIME RATES, STRONGER ECONOMICS, LOWER HEALTHCARE COSTS, IMPROVED
FAMILY LIFE, IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE, AND INCREASED LIFESPAN. WHEREAS, THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH RECOGNIZES THE WORK OF BOYNTON BEACH MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE IMPACTING THE AWARENESS AND EDUCATION. ACCESS TO SERVICES AND
ACCEPTANCE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING TO A PERSON'S OVERALL SUCCESS AND SUPPORTS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACHES THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM OF CARE. NOW, HERE THEREFORE, I, WOODROW
HAY, VICE MAYOR, ALONG WITH REBECCA SHELTON MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY OF 2025 AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND TRAUMA-INFORMED
MONTH. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I HAVE HERE FOR SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA TO BE AFFIXED AT BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA THE 6th DAY OF MAY, 2025.
[APPLAUSE] >> EVERYBODY DO A BIG SHIFT, A GROUP SHIFT.
SHIFT THIS WAY. GET IN THE CENTER SO WE CAN GET ALL THESE BEAUTIFUL FACES BACK HERE.
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>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HAY AND MAYOR SHELTON FOR THIS PROCLAMATION. FOR MANY YEARS, I HAVE GIVEN THE RESPONSE TO THIS PROCLAMATION
AND THROUGH THE COMMUNITY'S VOICE. AND I'M PLEASED THIS EVENING TO INTRODUCE KENYA MADISON. SHE AND I -- SHE IS THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF HEALTHIER DELRAY BEACH. AND THIS YEAR, SHE AND I ARE
WORKING VERY HARD TOGETHER TO BRING OUR TWO COMMUNITIES TOGETHER AND TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF GET YOUR GREEN ON. AND, OF COURSE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DOING THIS 365 DAYS A YEAR
BUT THAT'S PRETTY AMBITIOUS RIGHT NOW. BUT MORE THAN ONE MONTH ANYWAY IS GOING TO BE GOOD. SO SHE HAS A MESSAGE FOR US. AND I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE HER AND LET HER GREET YOU AND TELL
YOU WHAT'S ON HER MIND. >> OKAY, KENYA. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. >> MAYOR SHELTON, VICE MAYOR HAY, ESTEEMED COMMISSIONERS AND CITY LEADERSHIP, I JUST WANT TO
SAY THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. AND KIND OF INTRODUCE MYSELF A LITTLE BIT. I AM THE NEIGHBOR JUST TO THE SOUTH, BUT I ACTUALLY HAVE A HOME HERE IN BOYNTON BEACH. THANK YOU TO PATHWAYS TO PROSPERITY. AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY. I DO HAVE SOME WORDS PREPARED, BUT I'M JUST GOING TO PUT THAT TO THE SIDE BECAUSE WE ALSO HAVE A TEEN PROCLAMATION THAT -- [INDISTINCT CONVERSATION] THERE ARE COPIES ON THE BACK TABLE. BUT THE PALM BEACH COUNTY
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COALITION, THEIR TEENS IN ACTION YOUTH GROUP HAVE CREATED ALSO A YOUTH PROCLAMATION THAT ACCOMPANIES THE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH FOR GET YOUR GREEN ON. THIS WAS CREATED BY TEENS. I WON'T READ THE WHOLE THING, BUT I WANT TO JUST SHARE THAT
THERE ARE STILL THE VOICES OF YOUTH THAT ARE AMPLIFIED THROUGH THIS CAMPAIGN. THE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MOVEMENT WHICH IS GET YOUR GREEN ON BEGAN WITH STUDENTS AT ATLANTIC HIGH SCHOOL, CARVER IN DELRAY BEACH SO WE CONTINUE TO KEEP YOUTH VOICES AT THE CENTER
OF IT ALL. AND I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO PALM TRAN AS WE HAVE A GET YOUR GREEN ON BUS BRANDED THIS YEAR THAT WILL BE ON THE ROAD FOR A FULL YEAR. SO I HAVE ALREADY SEEN IT MOVING ALL AROUND BOYNTON BEACH. AND I WANT YOU GUYS TO KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE ROAD FOR IT.
KEEP YOUR EYES OUT FOR IT ON THE ROAD BECAUSE THAT BUS CARRIES RESOURCES. THAT BUS IS CARRYING TOOLS THAT WILL TRANSPORT FAMILIES TO THEIR RESILIENCY REST STOPS. SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. WE ARE REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE PROCLAMATION AND THE
RECOGNITION FOR THE TEENS AS WELL. >> EXCELLENT, OUTSTANDING. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THE NEXT PROCLAMATION IS FOR NATIONAL POLICE WEEK AND
PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY. CHIEF DeGIULIO WILL BE RECEIVING THE PROCLAMATION. I WILL BE READING IT.
WHEREAS THE CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAVE DESIGNATED MAY 15th AS PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY AND THE WEEK IN WHICH IT FALLS AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK. WHEREAS THE MEMBERS OF THE BOYNTON BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN SAFEGUARDING THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOM OF THE CITIZENS OF
BOYNTON BEACH. WHEREAS, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ALL CITIZENS KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEMS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THEIR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THAT MATTERS OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT RECOGNIZE THEIR DUTY TO SERVE THE PEOPLE BY SAFEGUARDING LIFE AND PROPERTY BY PROTECTING THEM
AGAINST VIOLENCE AND DISORDER AND BY PROTECTING THE INNOCENT AGAINST DECEPTION AND THE WEAK AGAINST OPPRESSION AND INTIMIDATION. WHEREAS THE BOYNTON BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS GROWN TO BE A MODERN AND SCIENTIFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WITH UNCEASINGLY PROVIDES PUBLIC SERVICE.
NOW, THEREFORE, I REBECCA SHELTON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA DO HEREBY PROCLAIM, CALL UPON ALL CITIZENS OF BOYNTON BEACH AND UPON ALL PATRIOTIC CIVIL ORGANIZATIONS TO OBSERVE THE WEEK OF MAY 11th THROUGH MAY 17th AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK. I FURTHER CALL UPON ALL CITIZENS
OF BOYNTON BEACH TO REMEMBER THIS DAY THURSDAY MAY 15th, 2025 AS PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY IN HONOR OF THOSE PEACE OFFICERS WHO THROUGH THEIR COURAGEOUS DEEDS HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES OR BECOME DISABLED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF DUTY.
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>> JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR THE COMMISSION, ALWAYS SUPPORTIVE OF THE BOYNTON BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT. I WANT TO THANK OUR COMMUNITY FOR SUPPORTING US AS WELL. OUR CITY MANAGER OFFICE AND AS WELL AS THE CITY LEADERSHIP, THIS IS A TEAM EFFORT.
AND I APPRECIATE THAT DURING THIS WEEK THAT YOU ALL ARE BY OUR SIDES WHEN WE RECOGNIZE THOSE OFFICERS WHO DON'T GET THE CHANCE TO GO HOME. SO THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
>> MAYOR: NEXT WE WILL HAVE THE PRESENTATION BY MS. MARTIN OF THE PALM BEACH COUNTY COMMISSION ON ETHICS. WELCOME. >> HI, GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, I'M LIZ MARTIN WITH
PALM BEACH COUNTY'S COMMISSION ON ETHICS. AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE COMMISSION AND OUR GOAL TO ENHANCE THE PUBLIC'S TRUST IN GOVERNMENT. AND WITH THAT BUILD A CULTURE OF ETHICS THROUGHOUT PALM BEACH COUNTY. IN 2010, ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO -- THIS IS OUR 15th ANNIVERSARY THIS MONTH. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF CELEBRATORY
EVENTS. IN 2010 THERE WAS A NUMBER OF CONCERNS IN THE COUNTY, ETHICAL ISSUES THAT LED TO CRIMINAL CHARGES. THAT'S WHY WE WERE CREATED. WE PROVIDE OVERSIGHT, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR MORE THAN 10,000 ELECTED OFFICIALS, PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AND ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS IN THE COUNTY. WE SERVICE 39 MUNICIPALITIES,
MANY OF WHICH SIGN UP FOR THIS SERVICE. THAT JUST MEANS WE ADMINISTER AND ENFORCE THE COUNTY'S ETHICS LAWS USING THE PRINCIPLES OF FAIRNESS AND COMMON SENSE. WE SUPPORT ETHICS WITHIN COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION. WE VALUE HONEST, INTEGRITY AND CHARACTER.
AND OUR COMMISSION IS INDEPENDENT OF ANY COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY. WE ARE GOVERNED BY A GROUP OF FIVE COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED BY DIFFERENT GROUPS WITHIN THE COUNTY. THAT IS THE HISPANIC BAR ASSOCIATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT MALCOLM -- I'M SORRY, F.
MALCOLM SR. BAR ASSOCIATION AND THE PALM BEACH COUNTY CHIEFS OF POLICE, THE ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED FRAUD INVESTIGATORS, FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY'S ETHICS PROFESSOR AND THE LEAGUE OF CITIES. AS YOU ARE AWARE AGAIN COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND EVERY MUNICIPALITY IS SUBJECT TO OUR ORDINANCE. AGAIN, THERE'S 39 TO DATE.
THE CODE OF ETHICS IS A 12-PAGE DOCUMENT THAT CREATES A BACKSTOP TO ENSURE THE PUBLIC'S TRUST AND THAT EMPLOYEES CONDUCT THEMSELVES INDEPENDENTLY AND IMPARTIALLY AND DON'T USE THEIR PUBLIC OFFICE FOR PRIVATE GAIN. AND THEY SHOULD ALSO DISCLOSE VOTING CONFLICTS. MOST OFTEN, THOUGH, YOU HEAR
ABOUT GIFTS AND GIFT REPORTING. THE VERY KEY TO A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM IS EDUCATION AND PREVENTION WHICH IS WHY I'M HERE THIS EVENING. AND MY GOAL IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO. IN ADDITION, I TAKE CARE OF THE OUTREACH AND SOCIAL MEDIA SO YOU WILL BE SEEING A LOT OF THAT IN
THE COMING WEEKS WITH OUR ANNIVERSARY AS WELL AS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BUS WRAPPED AS WELL. ONGOING TRAINING AND ADVISORY OPINIONS AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CULTURE OF ETHICS IS OUR GOAL. YOU CAN REACH US AT PALM BEACH
COUNTY ETHICS. YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON PBCCOE. OUR STAFF IS AVAILABLE TO TRAIN, TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND DO ADVISORY OPINIONS. WE HAVE 560 TO DATE. ADVISORY OPINIONS ARE JUST WHEN YOU CALL AND ASK THE QUESTIONS IN ADVANCE AND WE WILL SAY ASK
FIRST, ACT LATER. AGAIN, WE CAN ONLY DO OUR JOB WELL WITH THE PUBLIC'S SUPPORT SO IN DOING SO, PLEASE REMEMBER YOUR SOLEMN DUTY TO CONSIDER THE ETHICS OF YOUR ACTIONS SO WE CAN ALL LIVE IN A COMMUNITY THAT VALUES ETHICS. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> MAYOR: WE ARE MOVING ON TO THE PUBLIC AUDIENCE PORTION OF THE MEETING. AS ALWAYS, IT IS THREE MINUTES PER PERSON. IT IS NOT TRANSFERABLE. THE SAME RULES ALWAYS APPLY. THE SPEAKER MUST ADDRESS THE COMMISSION AS A WHOLE, NOT TO ANY INDIVIDUAL ON THE DAIS OR AUDIENCE. INSULTS, PERSONAL ATTACKS OR DISRUPTIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED
AND YOU MAY BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE MEETING SHOULD YOU VIOLATE THESE RULES. AFTER WE HAVE CONCLUDED IN-PERSON COMMENTS, WE WILL MOVE TO ONLINE COMMENTS. WE HAVE TWO PODIUMS IF PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO LINE U.
>> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS ALAN BORNSTEEN. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. >> I APOLOGIZE, WE NEED TO SET THE TIMER. >> I'M GOING TO BE A MINUTE, TRUST ME. IT'S ALL GOOD. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT YOUR DEDICATION AND LOYALTY TO THIS CITY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR
PAYCHECK. JUST REMEMBER THIS. NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED. SO I'M SO SORRY FOR ANYTHING YOU'RE ABOUT TO DO. BUT I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR, I WANT TO THANK MR. MACK. I KNOW I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO CALL THIS OUT BUT THIS IS IN ADVANCE FOR THE ASSISTANCE YOU ARE PROVIDING US TRYING TO KEEP THE
BOYNTON BEACH MEN'S TENNIS LEAGUE ALIVE. I APPRECIATE ALL YOU'VE BEEN DOING AND WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT PLEASE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MAC McCRAY, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, ELECTED OFFICIALS, I HAVE A CONCERN.
THE CONCERN IS I APPRECIATE THE ADVERTISEMENT THAT YOU ALL DID WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE IN BOYNTON. OKAY. BUT COMING OFF OF I-95, WHEN YOU ALL HAVE AN EVENT, YOU LEAVE YOUR SIGNS UP, 2-BY-4'S. THEY ARE NOT PAINTED. THEY ARE AND EYESORE FOR PEOPLE
COMING TO BOYNTON. LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY HAD A CAMPAIGN AND FORGOT TO TAKE THEIR SIGNS DOWN. IF YOU LEAVE YOUR SIGNS UP, IT IS A COST SAVINGS. MAKE SURE YOU PAINT THEM OR DO SOMETHING TO KEEP BOYNTON BEAUTIFUL. THIS IS OUR CITY. WE LOOK AT IT DAILY. ONE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO SAY I RECOGNIZE WE HAVE A LOT OF
CONSTRUCTION GOING ON HERE IN BOYNTON. TELL YOUR CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERS AND WORKERS PLEASE KEEP NAILS WHERE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE, NOT ON THE ROAD. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT PLEASE.
>> GOOD EVENING. RAMONA YOUNG. AND RAY WHITLEY SENT AN EMAIL REGARDING THE ACCESS TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WHICH IS VERY CUMBERSOME AND VERY BULKY.
I TRIED ONE TIME TO GET ON. WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IS SIGN ON TO YOUTUBE OR WHAT HAVE YOU. AND THEN IF YOU WANT TO TAKE PART IN THE PUBLIC MEETING, YOU HAVE TO SIGN ON SOMEPLACE ELSE. THIS DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE IN
MY HEAD. AND BECAUSE I AM NOT GROWN UP WITH A COMPUTER, I'M PROBABLY A LOT SLOWER THAN A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE. BESIDES I HAVE SOME TIME ON ME THAT THE REST OF YOU MAY NOT HAVE ON YOU.
SO IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT MAYOR SHELTON, YOU WERE GOING TO SPEAK WITH ANGELA OR SOMEONE WAS GOING TO SPEAK WITH ANGELA. BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING. AND I'M HOPING THAT I CAN HEAR SOMETHING NOW MORE POSITIVE,
MORE USER-FRIENDLY. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> HOW YOU DOING? DAVID KATZ, BOYNTON BEACH. IN AUGUST OF 1993, 32 YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS ON THE COMMISSION, THERE WAS AN ATTEMPT TO PASS THE HUMAN RIGHTS ORDINANCE.
ON FIRST READING, IT PASSED 4-1. ON SECOND READING, IT FAILED 3-2. MYSELF AND A FORMER COMMISSIONER BOBBY WALSHACK WHO HAS COMPLETED THE CIRCLE OF LIFE SUPPORTED IT. RUNNING UP TO THAT MEETING, WE DIDN'T HAVE SCHFS BACK THEN. WE HAD AN ANSWERING MACHINE AND
SNAIL ■MAIL. THE MESSAGES I GOT FROM THE PEOPLE WHO DID NOT LIKE THE ORDINANCE, I WOULD NOT LIKE TO GO INTO. GOING TO THAT MEETING THAT NIGHT, I HAD A POLICE ESCORT FROM MY HOUSE. AND WE PARKED IN THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING OF THE OLD CITY
HALL, WALKED IN, WALKED OUT. LASTED UNTIL 2:00 A.M. SO TALKING ABOUT THAT AND ALSO BECAUSE OF THAT, BACK IN 1993, I RECEIVED THIS PLAQUE FROM THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL IN APPRECIATION FOR YOUR COURAGE IN THE FIGHT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. SO BECAUSE OF WHAT I JUST SAID, I THINK I COME FROM A UNIQUE
POSITION TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT I CALL THE PAINTED INTERSECTION ON OCEAN AVENUE AND HOW I CAN'T BE ACCUSED OF BEING ANTIHUMAN RIGHTS. IT'S MY OPINION, THAT THE PAINTED INTERSECTION IS ISN'T IN INCLUSION, IT'S ABOUT DIVISION.
IT'S ABOUT TELLING EVERYBODY THAT WE'RE DIFFERENT, THEY ARE DIFFERENT, EVERYBODY IS DIFFERENT. WHAT I'M ASKING, WHAT I'M SUGGESTING IS THAT THE PAINTED INTERSECTION BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH THE LOGO OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH WHICH REPRESENTS US ALL.
THERE ISN'T JUST ONE COMMUNITY IN THIS CITY THAT SHOULD BE ELEVATED TO A SPECIAL STATUS. IN A CITY OF OVER 80,000 THERE'S AN ARM'S LENGTH OF COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST. THE PAINTED INTERSECTION FOR WHAT IT REPRESENTS WAS PROMULGATED AND PUSHED FORWARD AS A PERSONAL AGENDA BY THE
FORMER MAYOR AND THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL. IT IS INTERESTING THAT THE ONE IN DELRAY THAT WAS DONE PRIOR TO THE ONE HERE IN BOYNTON WAS PAID FOR BY THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL AND A SECOND ORGANIZATION. THEN THEY CAME TO BOYNTON BEACH WITH THE HELP OF THE FORMER MAYOR. THE TAXPAYERS OF OUR CITY PAID
FOR IT, NOT JUST ONCE BUT THREE TIMES TO REPAINT IT TO THE TUNE OF OVER $50,000. AGAIN, WHAT I'M SUGGESTING IS THAT THE PAINTED INTERSECTION AS IT IS RIGHT NOW BE COMPLETELY REMOVED AND CHANGED TO THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH LOGO BECAUSE WE SHOULDN'T BE A HYPHENATED CITY.
WE SHOULD BE A CITY OF ONE OF ALL OF US. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT PLEASE. >> MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE]. I'M COMING FORWARD TODAY TO,
NUMBER ONE, APOLOGIZE. I CAME HERE A FEW MONTHS AGO AND I AM LEARNING HOW THIS CITY WORKS. AND I LEARNED A LOT OF INFORMATION IN THAT MEETING AND I FEEL THAT MAYBE I SPOKE A
LITTLE TOO SOON, NOT KNOWING ALL THE INFORMATION. I VOICED MY CONCERNS ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF THE CITY WITH SOME OF THESE BIG PROJECTS AND THE TIF MONEY AND ALL THAT KIND OF
STUFF. AND ABOUT THE VILLAGES PROJECT ON THE NORTH, THE PIECE OF LAND. AND I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH WAS SEPARATE OWNERSHIP. SO I WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. AND THEN I WANTED TO SAY, REBECCA, CONGRATULATIONS.
>> MAYOR: THANK YOU. >> AND I MUST SAY THAT -- I MEAN I WATCH THESE MEETINGS AT HOME. I DON'T ALWAYS COME HERE. I AM TRULY IMPRESSED AT THE WAY THAT YOU HAVE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AND DONE I THINK A FANTASTIC JOB PICKING UP.
>> MAYOR: THANK YOU. >> AND GOING. AND I FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN THIS CITY. IT'S A BIG JOB, YOU KNOW. THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS. AND I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE
PROTOCOL IS IN TERMS OF QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE. I'D REALLY LIKE TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THE PROCESS IS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE RESIDENTS WANT AND WHAT'S PERMISSIBLE. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT HAPPENED
WITH THE CRA. HOPEFULLY THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE. I DID GO TO THE ROCK THE PLAZA EVENT. IT WAS WONDERFUL. YOU KNOW, THE SAMPLES AND EVERYTHING, IT WAS A GREAT EVENT TO, YOU KNOW, HIGHLIGHT THE
BUSINESSES. AND I ALSO WANTED TO COMMEND THE CITY STAFF. I HAVE HAD SOME INTERACTIONS WITH VARIOUS PEOPLE. THIS ONE HERE, MAYLEE, I'M KATHY
AND I SPOKE TO YOU ABOUT THE BANNERS. AND I HAVE HAD INTERACTIONS WITH THE CAROLYN SIMS PARK AND THE PATHWAYS TO PROSPERITY. I WENT TO THAT COMMUNITY MEETING. AND I HAVE TALKED TO PEOPLE IN
UTILITIES ON PERSONAL MATTERS. I HAVE TALKED TO A NUMBER OF CITY STAFF. AND EVERY SINGLE ONE I FEEL WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL, VERY HELPFUL, VERY FRIENDLY. SO I JUST, YOU KNOW -- YOU GUYS GET BEAT UP A LOT HERE.
AND I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT SOME OF US DO RECOGNIZE, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A FULL PLATE. [TONE] >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] NEXT PLEASE.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS BARBARA REEDY. I JUST WANTED TO BRING UP A COUPLE OF CONCERNS I HAD ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. IN THE FIRST PLACE, THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT OF THINGS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT ARE GOING TO
GET PASSED THROUGH WITHOUT ANY DISCUSSION. AND I'M A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ABOUT THE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY ON SOME OF THEM. THE ONE THAT CAUGHT MY EYE IMMEDIATELY WAS THE PUBLIC ART MASTER PLAN. WE ARE HIRING SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING THAT WE ALREADY HAVE.
WE ALREADY HAVE A MASTER PLAN FOR THE ART. AND I KNOW THAT LATER ON IN THE AGENDA IS THE SECOND READING OF THAT ORDINANCE. AND I BELIEVE WE'LL BE GIVEN A CHANCE TO SPEAK TO THAT ORDINANCE AT THAT TIME. BUT I THINK WE'RE GETTING THE
CART BEFORE THE HORSE BY DOING ALL OF THE CHANGES RECOMMENDED FOR THE ARTS PROGRAM BEFORE THIS PERSON COMING IN TO DO THE MASTER PLAN HAS A CHANCE TO TAKE A LOOK AT EVERYTHING. THAT WAS THE FIRST THING I WANTED TO MENTION.
THE OTHER THING IS ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE INTEGRATING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WITH SOME KIND OF A STRATEGIC PLAN. THAT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA. I'M A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ABOUT THE COMPANY THAT YOU'RE LOOKING
AT HIRING, THOUGH, BECAUSE THE TERMINOLOGY THAT THEY UTILIZED IN THEIR LETTER OF INTEREST -- URBAN STREETSCAPE PLANNING AND POTENTIAL REDEVELOPMENT
SCENARIOS. AS FAR AS GOING BLOCK BY BLOCK SOUTH DOWN SEACREST AND GOBBLING UP AND ALL OF THE SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES OF FOREST PARK, I THINK THE FOREST PARK PEOPLE WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ABOUT SUCH A PLAN. I KNOW THAT'S JUST THEIR BIG --
THEY WERE TRYING TO GET THE JOB SO THAT WAS A BIG SCENARIO THAT THEY PAINTED. BUT I TRULY HOPE THAT'S NOT THE PATH THAT OUR CITY IS TAKING. WE HAVE PLENTY OF DEVELOPMENT IN
THE PIPES. I THINK MAYBE WE NEED TO CHECK AND SEE HOW FAR THAT DEVELOPMENT IS GOING TO TAKE US. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. ANYONE ONLINE?
>> YES. ONLINE WE HAVE SUSAN OYER. IF I.T. COULD PLEASE UNMUTE HER AND SHE CAN START WHEN SHE IS READY. MS. OYER.
>> HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES. [LAUGHTER] >> YAY. HELLO. THIS IS A VERY, VERY LATE EVENING FROM FRANCE. I WASN'T EXPECTING TO HAVE TO STAY UP AFTER MIDNIGHT FOR THIS
WHILE I'M ON VACATION. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS IMPORTANT TO ME. HOPEFULLY YOU ALL ACTUALLY TOOK A LOOK AT THE EMAIL I SENT YOU TODAY AND ALL THE BACKUP INFORMATION I SENT. I KNOW IT WAS A LOT, BUT IT TOOK SEVERAL HOURS FOR ME TO WRITE IT
LAST WEEKEND OR TWO WEEKENDS AGO AND TODAY SO I HOPE YOU APPRECIATE THE TIME I PUT IN TO GIVE YOU THE BACKGROUND ON THE ARTS PROGRAM. OBVIOUSLY, I'M AGAINST THE ARTS ORDINANCE BECAUSE WHAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY IS PERFECTLY FINE FOR
WHAT IT IS YOU ARE LOOKING TO DO IN OUR CITY. YOU DOMINANT NEED TO -- DON'T NEED TO CHANGE THE ORDINANCE. YOU DON'T NEED TO TAKE POWER AWAY FROM YOUR CITY BOARDS. THIS IS THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THE BOARDS -- IS TO TAKE THE LOAD OFF YOU. AND YOUR NEW ORDINANCE WILL ADD TO YOUR WORK FLOW BY HAVING YOU
DO ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND DO ADDITIONAL WORK TO LOOK AT PROJECTS BEFORE THEY EVEN GO TO THE ARTS BOARD WHICH I CAN'T EVEN FATHOM HOW THIS IS BEING SET UP. I ALSO LOOK AT THIS AS IT'S JUST A WAY TO STEAL MONEY OUT OF THE
ARTS FUND TO ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL WHEN YOU COULD EASILY ENACT ANOTHER ORDINANCE FOR BEAUTIFICATION. WHICH OBVIOUSLY, I'M LIKE THE MOST PRO BEAUTIFICATION PERSON IN THE CITY. I'M THE ONE WHO HAS BEEN HARPING ON IT FOR YEARS.
BUT IF YOU WANT A BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAM, PUT IN AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE AN IMPACT FEE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. DON'T STEAL FROM OUR FABULOUS ARTS ORDINANCE AND OUR ARTS FUNDS TO DO THIS. A LOT OF THE PROJECTS THAT YOU ARE BEING TOLD THAT WILL BE COVERED UNDER THE NEW ARTS
ORDINANCE ARE ALREADY AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THE CURRENT ORDINANCE. SO PLEASE, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE YOU'RE LOOKING AT WHAT THE CURRENT ORDINANCE SAYS. AN ATTORNEY HAS APPARENTLY LOOKED AT THE CURRENT ORDINANCE AND SHOWS THAT IT'S EVEN AVAILABLE FOR US TO USE TO HELP
SAVE THE ANDREWS HOUSE AND RESTORE IT AND GET IT MOVED. SO PLEASE LOOK AT WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE IN EFFECT THAT HAS WORKED SO WELL FOR 20-PLUS YEARS AND NOT CHANGE WHAT'S ALREADY WORKING.
AND IT IS APPROPRIATE UNDER THE NATIONAL PUBLIC ARTS PROGRAM. AND I'LL STOP THERE BECAUSE HOPEFULLY YOU TOOK THE TIME TO READ IT AND YOU SAW ALL MY INFORMATION. I INCLUDED PAST PROJECTS JUST FROM THE TIME PERIOD I WAS ON THE BOARD AS WELL AS A LITTLE
BIT OF THE HISTORY AND THEN JUSTIFICATIONS. >> 15 SECONDS. >> TO LEAVE THINGS THE WAY THEY ARE. PLEASE VOTE AGAINST THE NEW ARTS ORDINANCE. AND I WANT TO END WITH SAYING PLEASE FIX THE MAYOR PICTURES ON THE WALL. WHAT YOU HAVE DONE TO MY FATHER'S PICTURE AND EVERYONE
ELSE'S IS DISTORTION AND WRONG. [TONE] PLEASE PUT THE OLD PICTURES BACK BECAUSE YOU MAKE THE OLD MAYORS LOOK BAD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU, SUSAN. >> MAYOR: ANYONE ELSE ONLINE? >> I WILL DOUBLE-CHECK, BUT NO. NO. >> MAYOR: MOVING ON TO COMMUNITY
SUPPORT FUNDS. WHAT? [INAUDIBLE] WE ARE CLOSING PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME. SO MOVING ON TO COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUNDS, I REQUEST IN FOR $1,000 IN COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUNDS TO AVDA WHICH IS THE AID
TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE. MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: EXCELLENT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [AYES] ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE PORTION OF THE AGENDA, WE HAVE
TWO BOARDS. WE TABLED ONE OF THEM, RIGHT. WE HAVE ONE BOARD WITH APPLICATION. FIRST UP IS THE BUILDING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND APPEALS. THERE ARE FIVE REGULAR POSITIONS AND TWO ALTERNATE POSITIONS. AND WE HAVE ONE APPLICANT WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE AN ALTERNATE. THE NOMINATION DOES GO TO ME SO
I'M MOVING TO APPROVE DWIGHT TORRES AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND APPEALS. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: MOTION MADE BY ME AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER KELLEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [AYES] THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.
MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE'LL NOW BE MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. IF MY COLLEAGUES WANT TO PULL ANY ITEMS FROM CONSENT, LIST BEGIN TO MY LEFT, COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> MAYOR, I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO PULL. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: VICE MAYOR HAY. >> I DON'T HAVE ANY. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> NONE FOR ME. >> MAYOR: GOOD. IF THERE ARE NO CHANGES, ALL
THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA -- >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: WE ARE ON FIRE TODAY. GOOD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> SECOND THE MOTION. >> MAYOR: SO WE HAD WHAT --
>> VICE MAYOR HAY MADE THE MOTION. I MADE THE SECOND. >> MAYOR: OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA, SAY AYE. [AYES] ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON.
MOVING ON TO 7. >> YEAH. >> MAYOR: CONSENT BIDS AND PURCHASES OVER 100,000. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO CONSENT BIDS AND PURCHASES OVER 100,000. IF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO PULL ANY ITEMS, LET'S BEGIN TO MY LEFT, COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> YES, MAYOR.
I WOULD LIKE TO PULL 7E, PLEASE. >> MAYOR: 7D? >> 7E, THE NEW ONE. >> THAT WAS THE ONE THAT WAS ADDED. >> MAYOR: I HAVE THREE DIFFERENT AGENDAS UP HERE. >> NO WORRIES. >> I CAN SPEAK TO THAT ITEM WHEN
WE GET THERE. >> OKAY. >> MAYOR: 7E, REMOVING. WE'LL REMOVE THAT ONE. ALL RIGHT. VICE MAYOR HAY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO PULL ANYTHING? >> NO. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER CRUZ? OKAY. >> MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT
BIDS AND PURCHASES OVER 100,000 AS AMENDED. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: SECOND. MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER KELLEY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CRUZ. ALL THOSE APPROVING THE AGENDA AS AMENDED SAY AYE. [AYES] ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NAY.
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE'RE MOVING ON TO 7E. >> YES, 7E. >> DID YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS? OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO DISCUSS THE ITEM GENERALLY? >> NO, JUST GENERALLY. IT WAS ADDED AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE IF THERE WAS SOMETHING CHANGED FROM AGENDA REVIEW.
>> THIS WAS ACTUALLY SCHEDULED FOR JUNE, HOWEVER, WE TERMINATED OUR PRIOR AGREEMENT. IT EXPIRED WITH OUR PRIOR BROKER. AND BECAUSE THAT TERMINATED, WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE A BROKER. SO WE NEEDED TO PUT THIS ON RIGHT AWAY. AND THIS IS A PIGGYBACK FROM THE
TOWN OF JUPITER, WHICH GIVES US A BROKER FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THERE IS ONE, TWO-YEAR RENEWAL LEFT THAT WE COULD CONTINUE TO STAY IN WITH REGARD TO THAT. AND SO WE'RE JUST REQUESTING THAT WE APPROVE THAT PIGGYBACK
AGREEMENT SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A BROKER AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED. RIGHT AWAY. >> THANK YOU, SHAWNA. YEAH, THAT WAS MY ONLY -- I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY SINCE IT WAS ADDED TONIGHT OR EARLIER TODAY,
THAT WE DISCUSSED IT. SO IT IS OUR PLAN TO DO WITH THE PIGGYBACK -- I SEE THIS ONE EXPIRES IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR. AND THEN IT IS OUR PLAN TO THEN RENEW IT FOR IT SAYS A ONE OR
TWO-YEAR PERIOD. >> IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THEY HAVE ONE, TWO-YEAR RENEWAL AVAILABLE TO THE TOWN OF JUPITER. WE CAN ONLY CONTINUE IT IF THEY RENEW IT. HOWEVER, THEY HAVE NOT GONE OUT TO BID FOR ANYTHING NEW. SO WE FULLY ANTICIPATE THEM
RENEWING OR EXTENDING THAT AGREEMENT, THAT ORIGINAL AGREEMENT. >> OKAY. THE COVER JUST IS THEN MISSPEAKS BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT'S WORDED. >> YEAH, THERE MAY BE A MISTAKE ON THERE. >> OKAY, THAT'S FINE. THANK YOU.
THAT'S MY ONLY. >> MAYOR: MOTION TO APPROVE? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER CRUZ, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER KELLEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING -- >> 7E.
>> MAYOR: 7E, SAY AYE. [AYES] ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> WE TABLED ALL OF 8.
>> MAYOR: YEAH. NOW, THERE IS NO CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. 10A IS THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE 25-005, LET'S TURN TO THE CITY CLERK TO READ THE ORDINANCE TITLE INTO THE RECORD. CAN WE PLEASE HAVE STAFF BEGIN
THE PRESENTATION? >> PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER 25-005, FIRST READING, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA REPEALING AND REPLACING PART II, CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE II, DIVISION 5, CITY OF
BOYNTON BEACH INVESTMENT POLICY FOR GENERAL EMPLOYEES' PENSION FUND TO ALLOW THE PENSION PLAN TRUSTEES TO ADOPT AND MODIFY A CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH INVESTMENT POLICY FOR THE GENERAL EMPLOYEES' PENSION FUND, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. >> OKAY. THIS CAME TO US FROM THE PENSION BOARD COUNSEL. THERE WAS A PROVISION IN THE CURRENT ORDINANCE THAT RESTRICTED THE WAY THEY COULD INVEST. SO THESE GREAT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES WOULD COME UP.
HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO EASILY PIVOT INTO SOME OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE WE WERE LOCKED IN TO A SPECIFIC POLICY PLAN. AND SO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO IS MAKE THIS MORE FLUID RATHER THAN HAVING AN INVESTMENT POLICY
THAT'S IN THE ORDINANCE. THEY WILL CREATE AN INVESTMENT POLICY THAT MORE READILY ATTRACTS THE CURRENT MARKET. SO THEY CAN MAKE THOSE CHANGES AS NECESSARY. AND, OF COURSE, THE POLICY WILL
BE GOVERNED BY THE ACTUAL TRUSTEES AND BOARD MEMBERS ON THERE. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS DOES. >> MAYOR: ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? >> MOTION TO APPROVE.
OR IS THAT A ROLL CALL? >> YEAH, IT WILL BE A ROLL CALL VOTE. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: OKAY, THE MOTION WAS MADE BY VICE MAYOR HAY, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER KELLEY. LET'S TURN TO THE CITY FOR A ROLL CALL, RIGHT? >> YEAH. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY.
>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR HAY. >> YES. >> MAYOR SHELTON. >> MAYOR: YES. >> IN A ROLL CALL VOTE, THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO 10B, THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE 25-006, LET'S TURN TO THE CITY CLERK TO
READ THE ORDINANCE TITLE INTO THE RECORD. >> PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER 25-006, FIRST READING, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA AMENDING PART II, CHAPTER 27, BOARD OF COMMITTEE MEMBER SELECTION ORGANIZATION
QUALIFICATIONS' TERM, ESTABLISHING LIMITED AUTHORITY TO WAIVE CERTAIN APPOINTMENT REQUIREMENTS, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITIES, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS AND PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. >> MAYOR: CAN WE PLEASE HAVE STAFF BEGIN THE PRESENTATION? >> THAT WILL BE ME AS WELL. SO WITH REGARD TO THIS, THIS WAS
I BELIEVE AT THE DIRECTION OF COMMISSIONER KELLEY WITH REGARD TO BEING ABLE TO WAIVE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS REGARDING QUALIFICATIONS, TERM FOR THE BOARD. YOU KNOW, WE ARE HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF DIFFICULTY ALWAYS GETTING PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO
VOLUNTEER FOR THESE BOARDS. SO THIS ALLOWS US TO EXTEND ANY TERM AS WELL AS CERTAIN QUALIFIED POSITIONS WE CAN WAIVE CERTAIN QUALIFICATIONS. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS ORDINANCE DOES. >> MAYOR, THIS WAS ALSO -- THIS
WAS A COMMISSIONER TURKIN-DRIVEN AGENDA ITEM. I KNOW IT'S FIRST READING, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IF WE -- THAT IT'S FIRST READING AND HE'S AWARE OF THE STATUS OF THIS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. BECAUSE HE'S NOT HERE. >> I WILL TELL YOU I HAVE NOT SPOKEN TO HIM DIRECTLY ABOUT
THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE. BUT WE WOULD BE BRINGING IT BACK MAY 20th. AND IF FOR SOME REASON, HE IS NOT HERE, WE COULD ALWAYS TABLE IT AT THAT TIME. >> VERY GOOD, THANK YOU.
>> DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ORDINANCE? >> YES. JUST A QUICK QUESTION. IS IT POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE PREFERENCE TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN SERVING ON BOARDS AND HAVE EXPERIENCE TO POTENTIALLY ADD TO THAT THE ORDINANCE?
>> ESSENTIALLY YOU CAN ADD THAT SORT OF LANGUAGE SO THAT WHOEVER THE COMMISSION IS KNOWS THAT'S THE DESIRE OF THIS COMMISSION TO GIVE PREFERENCE TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN SERVING ON THE BOARDS? >> THE PURPOSE OF THE WAIVER IS
TO ALLOW PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE BOARD TO EXTEND TO ANOTHER TERM. SO THEY WOULDN'T BE CURRENT MEMBERS ON A BOARD ALREADY. AND SO THEY WANT TO EXTEND -- THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. THIS IS TO WAIVE THE TERM LIMITS
SO THAT IN A SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE SOMEBODY WHO IS ON A BOARD FOR A LENGTH OF TIME, AND, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE A CITY RESIDENT, THEY WANT TO CONTINUE TO SERVE, THAT THEY CAN REQUEST A WAIVER FROM THE CITY COMMISSION TO THEN CONTINUE TO SERVE ON THAT BOARD.
>> THAT IS CORRECT. YOU COULD POSSIBLY SEE IT WITH AN APPLICANT WHO -- LET'S SAY THE ART ADVISORY BOARD OR MAYBE WHO DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH ART OR ON THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION. THOSE SORTS OF THINGS YOU COULD SEE A NEW PERSON MAYBE DOESN'T
QUITE MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS AND IS SEEKING A WAIVER TO SERVE ON THE BOARD. SO YOU COULD SEE IT IN BOTH SITUATIONS. BUT YES, INITIALLY THE INTENTION WAS TO ALLOW PEOPLE ALREADY ON A BOARD TO SIT LONGER. >> SHAWNA, YOU SEE THIS AS THE
OBJECTIVE IS TO INCREASE THE VACANCIES -- OR NOT INCREASE THE VACANCIES, BUT FILL THE VACANCIES THAT WE HAVE IN OUR BOARDS? >> YES, I THINK YOU HAVE A LOT OF QUALIFIED PEOPLE WHO WOULD STAY IN THOSE POSITIONS LONGER IF WE WERE ABLE TO EXTEND THE
TERMS. >> VERY GOOD. >> SO I GUESS JUST TO CLOSE IT OUT, I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, MAKE A MOTION TO ADD POTENTIALLY A LINE UNDER QUALIFICATIONS TO
SAY, YOU KNOW, WHEN POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE -- THE CITY COMMISSION WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PREFERENCE TO EXPERIENCED INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN SERVING ON THE BOARD THAT ARE TERMED OUT, TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY.
>> IT EITHER HAS TO BE A CONSENSUS AMONG THE BOARD TO ADD THE LANGUAGE -- AND IF -- I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE. I CAN CERTAINLY -- I'M TRYING TO PULL IT UP.
EXCUSE ME. MY COMPUTER IS YELLING AT ME. DO YOU WANT ME TO TRY TO COME UP WITH LANGUAGE RIGHT NOW OR DRAFT SOME LANGUAGE IN THERE THAT I THINK WOULD COVER THE BOARD'S
DESIRE, COMMISSIONER CRUZ'S SUGGESTION? >> MAYOR: I THINK IT'S BETTER TO DRAFT SOMETHING. >> MAYBE HAVE MORE DISCUSSION. IT SAYS UNDER QUALIFICATIONS MEMBERS AND ALTERNATE MEMBERS SERVING ON ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES SHALL POSSESS, YOU KNOW, WITH KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, YOU KNOW, CAN ASK TO
GET THIS WAIVER. SO I'M JUST NOT SURE WHAT ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE WOULD NEED TO BE ADDED. I GUESS I JUST DON'T -- WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT OFFLINE. BUT I JUST DON'T -- >> BECAUSE AS FOR ME, IT'S A LITTLE VAGUE RIGHT NOW. I WANT TO BE MORE SPECIFIC. >> ME TOO.
>> AS TO WHAT WE ARE WAIVERING. >> YEAH, SO LET ME JUST ADDRESS THAT REAL QUICK, IF I CAN. I CAN CERTAINLY ADD LANGUAGE WITH REGARD TO PREFERENCES. IT DOES STATE HERE THERE'S SEVERAL TYPES OF WAIVERS THAT
YOU CAN DO. YOU COULD DO A WAIVER AS TO A PERSON'S QUALIFICATIONS, RIGHT. AND THOSE ARE FOR THOSE TECHNICAL POSITIONS THAT NEED QUALIFICATIONS. YOU CAN ALSO DO A WAIVER AS TO THE TERM LIMITS.
AND YOU CAN ALSO WAIVE THE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, WHERE THAT MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE IS IF YOU HAVE A LONG-TIME BUSINESS OWNER WHO, YOU KNOW, HAS SUBSTANTIAL EXACT IN THE CITY, HAS A BIG IN THE CITY BUT MAYBE DOESN'T LIVE IN
THE CITY, YOU COULD WAIVE THE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT. AND THEN ALSO, THE WAIVER, EXCUSE ME, WITH REGARD TO THE TERM, IT SPECIFICALLY SAYS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS SERVED TWO SUCCESSIVE TERMS AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE UP TO TWO ADDITIONAL SUCCESSIVE
TERMS AS A REGULAR MEMBER OF THE SAME ADVISORY BOARD OR COMMITTEE UPON APPROVAL OF THE CITY COMMISSION. AND ALSO, IT DOES SAY UPON COMPLETION OF THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TWO FULL TERMS OF MEMBERSHIP, NO MEMBER BLAH,
BLAH, BLAH CAN SERVE FOR REAPPOINTMENT FOR ONE YEAR. THEN WE JUST ADDED THE LANGUAGE UNLESS OTHERWISE WAIVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION. SO IT DOES SPEAK TO THE DIFFERENT SPECIFIC TYPES OF WAIVERS YOU CAN PROVIDE. >> SO AM I HEARING YOU SAY THAT
IF A PERSON HAS REACHED THEIR LIMIT ON A BOARD, AND THERE'S NO OTHER APPLICANTS, WE CAN USE THAT TO EXTEND THEIR TERM? >> CORRECT. IT DOES REQUIRE THAT INDIVIDUAL TO REQUEST THE EXTENSION.
>> OH, THE INDIVIDUAL. >> YES. >> MAYBE THEY DON'T KNOW TO REQUEST THAT. COULD WE SUGGEST TO THEM? >> WE CERTAINLY CAN. BUT YES, THE REQUEST SHOULD COME FROM THE ACTUAL BOARD MEMBER.
WE DON'T WANT TO EXTEND IT AUTOMATICALLY BECAUSE IN CASE MAYBE THEY ARE DONE. BUT YEAH, AT THEIR REQUEST IT WOULD COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION AT A MEETING AND YOU MAKE THE DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO PROVIDE THE WAIVER OR NOT. >> OKAY. >> SO I CAN ADD LANGUAGE. I THINK IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO ADD LANGUAGE -- BECAUSE THERE
ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT PLACES THAT WE TALK ABOUT WAIVER, I THINK WE CAN COME UP WITH LANGUAGE IN G-2 AND 3 OR 1, 2 AND 3 THAT ALSO BASICALLY SAYS PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE.
BUT I THINK BECAUSE G UNDER TERM LIMITS IS SPECIFIC AND THOSE ARE GOING TO BE ONLY SITUATIONS WHERE THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN ON A BOARD UNDER TERM LIMITS.
>> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? >> SHAWNA, I'LL TALK TO YOU BECAUSE THIS IS A CONVERSATION THAT I HAVE ALSO HAD WITH THE CLERK. AND THIS KIND OF STARTED AS A
REVISION OF THE WHOLE ORDINANCE AT MY DIRECTION TO CLEAR UP SOME THINGS. NOW I FEEL LIKE WEIGH -- WE ARE GOING DOWN AND REALLY CHANGING WHAT THE PURPOSE WAS. I GET THE PURPOSE OF THE WAIVER. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT NEEDS
TO BE FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE. AND BECAUSE MY POINT AT THE LAST MEETING WAS IF WE JUST OFFER WAIVERS, THEN WHY EVEN HAVE -- SO I DON'T -- SO I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO IT WHERE WE HAVE NOW GIVEN ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT
EXAMPLES AND ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF HOW YOU CAN GET A WAIVER AND WHAT QUALIFIES YOU. YOU MAY HAVE OWNED A BUSINESS BUT YOU SOLD YOUR HOUSE IN THE CITY, AND SHOULD YOU REALLY STILL BE ON AN ADVISORY BOARD WHERE YOU ARE MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT OUR HISTORIC PRESERVATION
OR ARTS BOARD OR THINGS LIKE THAT? SO I ALSO DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT THEN WHERE WE ARE THEN HAVING TO MAKE DECISIONS WHEN -- I JUST WANT TO HAVE MORE CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE'RE REALLY GOING DOWN TO
CHANGING SOMETHING THAT WE HAD SPOKEN AD NAUSEAM ABOUT WHEN WE PREVIOUSLY ADJUSTED THE ORDINANCE BEFORE. >> SO IF IT'S OKAY, BECAUSE I SEE SOME OF YOU LOOKING AS THOUGH YOU WANT TO MAKE SPECIFIC CHANGES TO THIS, SPECIFICALLY
COMMISSIONER KELLEY -- BUT I ALSO SEE MAYOR SHELTON SHAKING HER HEAD. WHY DON'T WE TABLE THIS? >> MAYOR: I AGREE. >> MOTION TO TABLE 10B. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: GREAT. SO WE HAVE TO TABLE 10B.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER KELLEY, SECOND BY VICE MAYOR HAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [AYES] ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WERE YOU SUPPOSED TO DO THE ROLL CALL ON THAT? WE'RE GOOD?
ALL RIGHT. SO 10C IS THE FIRST READING OF 25-007. LET'S TURN TO THE CITY CLERK TO READ THE ORDINANCE TITLE INTO THE RECORD. >> ORDINANCE NUMBER 25-007, FIRST READING, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH,
FLORIDA REPEALING ARTICLE 13, SECTION 15-134 THROUGH 15-137 OF CHAPTER 15 AND ANY AMENDMENTS THEREAFTER WHICH ESTABLISH THE PROHIBITION OF CONVERSION THERAPY ON MINORS IN THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH AND PROVIDING
CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> WITH REGARD TO THIS ITEM, THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT THAT IS OVER FLORIDA, WHICH IS THE 11th CIRCUIT, A FEW YEARS AGO INDICATED THAT THIS TYPE OF REGULATION VIOLATES A PERSON'S
FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS AND, THEREFORE, DEEMED THEM TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL. NOW, THERE IS A CONFLICT WITH SOME OF THE OTHER CIRCUITS IN, SAY, CALIFORNIA AND OTHER AREAS WHERE THEY SAY THIS IS APPROPRIATE. BUT THE SUPREME COURT HAS NOT RULED. SO AT THIS TIME, THE 11th
CIRCUIT IS THE GOVERNING CIRCUIT. SO UNDER THAT THEORY OF THE CASE, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN HAVE AN ORDINANCE ON. SO WE ARE SEEKING TO REPEAL IT AT THIS TIME. >> MAYOR: ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE, MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER 25-007 ON THE FIRST READING? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: GREAT. MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER KELLEY AND SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR HAY.
>> COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> MAYOR: I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONER CRUZ. MY BAD. LET'S TURN TO THE CITY CLERK FOR THE ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR HAY. >> YES. >> MAYOR SHELTON. >> MAYOR: YES. >> IN A ROLL CALL VOTE THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. 10D IS THE FIRST READING OF
ORDINANCE 25-008. LET'S TURN TO THE CITY CLERK TO READ THE ORDINANCE TITLE INTO THE RECORD, PLEASE. >> PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER 25-008, FIRST READING, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA REPEALING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE I, SECTION 2-19 OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES ENTITLED DRUG FREE WORKPLACE
RENAMING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE X TO BE ENTITLED EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK RENAIPG AND AMENDING SECTION 2-151 ENTITLED PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL ADOPTED BY REFERENCE TO RENAME THE SECTION EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK AND DRUG FREE WORKPLACE ADOPTED BY REFERENCE, PROVIDING
FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. >> MAYOR: YOU ARE ON DECK. >> THERE WAS AN ORDINANCE PREVIOUSLY THAT CHANGED THE PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL ADOPTED BY REFERENCE TO EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK. BUT DUE TO AN ERROR, THAT WAS
NEVER ACTUALLY CODIFIED. AND SO WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO DO IS CLEAN UP THIS ORDINANCE SO THAT THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK IS ACTUALLY BY REFERENCE WHAT WE ACTUALLY CALL IT. THAT'S THE FIRST THING WE'RE DOING. THE OTHER THING WE'RE DOING IS REPEALING THE DRUG FREE
WORKPLACE ORDINANCE. IT IS VERY LONG AND IT IS ACTUALLY LEGALLY INCORRECT. IT CITES THE WRONG STATUTE. AND AGAIN, WHENEVER YOU ARE ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE THAT CITES A STATUTE OR A CODE, IF THEY REPEAL THAT, THEN YOUR ORDINANCE OR CODE IS NO LONGER VALID.
SO WE ARE GOING TO -- OR SEEKING TO REPEAL THE ENTIRE ORDINANCE AND MAKE THAT A POLICY BECAUSE POLICIES ARE EASIER TO MAKE CHANGES. AND SO WE ARE PUTTING THAT INTO ONE ORDINANCE AND ESSENTIALLY WHAT THAT ORDINANCE SAYS IS THE
CITY COMMISSION ADOPTS THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK BY REFERENCE AND ALSO THE DRUG FREE WORKPLACE. AND IT ALLOWS US TO DO THAT AND IT JUST KIND OF CLEANS UP SOMETHING THAT THE DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY AND I ARE DOING --
TRYING TO CLEAN UP THINGS AS WE FIND THEM. >> MAYOR: ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? NO, OKAY. >> MOTION TO APPROVE PROPOSED ORDINANCE 25-008.
>> SECOND. >> MAYOR: THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER KELLEY AND SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR HAY. IF WE CAN TURN TO THE CLERK FOR THE ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR HAY. >> YES. >> MAYOR SHELTON. >> MAYOR: YES. >> IN A ROLL CALL VOTE THE
MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> MAYOR: GREAT. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE CIP QUARTERLY PROJECT UPDATE. CAN STAFF PLEASE COME UP AND DO YOUR PRESENTATION?
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. RICK HOFFER, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. THIS IS A PUBLIC WORKS SECOND QUARTER FISCAL YEAR '24-'25 CIP
STATUS PROJECTS UPDATE. THE FIRST PROJECT IN THIS PRESENTATION IS THE MISSION HILL BRIDGE REPAIR PROJECT. THE BRIDGE APPROACH, SLABS, AND ABUTMENTS SETTLED DUE TO EROSION AND SUPPORTIVE SOIL.
FOAM INJECTION METHOD WAS USED TO STABILIZE AND LIFT THE BRIDGE APPROACHES AND ABUTMENTS. THE TOP PICTURE SHOWS THE INJECTION PROCESS AND THE BOTTOM
PHOTO SHOWS THE FINISHED PROJECT. MOVING ON TO THE LAKE BOYNTON ESTATES PAVING PROJECT, THIS PROJECT IS COMPLETE. PROJECT INCLUDED ROAD PAVING, SIDEWALK AND A.D.A.
IMPROVEMENTS. GOING ON TO THE JAYCEE PARK FISHING PIER REPAIRS PROJECT, THE PROJECT IS ALSO COMPLETE. THE PROJECT CONSISTED OF STRUCTURAL REPAIRS INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF WOOD AND CROSS BRACING AS SHOWN HERE ALSO THE
BEFORE-AND-AFTER PHOTOS. I'M GOING TO INTRACOASTAL PARK, REST ROOM EPOXY FLOORS IS COMPLETE. BOTTOM PICTURE IS OF THE COMPLETED FLOOR. GOING TO THE MEADOWS SPLIT RAIL FENCING PROJECT, IT'S COMPLETE.
PHOTOS ARE OF COMPLETED PROJECT. AND BENCHES AND THE GATE, ACCESS GATE. MOVING ON TO THE JAYCEE PLAYGROUND REMOVAL PROJECT. IT'S ALSO COMPLETE. SHOWN HERE IS A BEFORE AND AFTER
PHOTO. GOING TO THE DENSON POOL HEATERS PROJECT, IT IS COMPLETE. BOTTOM PHOTO IS OF THE THREE NEW INSTALLED POOL HEATERS. QUANTUM BOULEVARD ROUNDABOUT
PAVEMENT PROJECT, INCLUDED ROAD PAVING, SIDEWALK REPAIRS, NEW CROSSWALKS. PHOTOS OF THE COMPLETED PROJECT. CULTURAL CENTER AUDITORIUM PROJECT INCLUDES INSTALLATION OF AUDIO DIGITAL VIDEO SCREENS,
STAGE LIGHTING, CURTAIN SYSTEMS, PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM, WINDOW SHADES, ACOUSTICAL TREATMENTS, PRECONSTRUCTION MEETING IS NEXT THURSDAY. AND WE ARE ANTICIPATING COMPLETING THE PROJECT BY THE
END OF THE YEAR. MOVING ON TO SOUTHEAST 1st STREET PROJECT, THE PROJECT INVOLVES CONSTRUCTION OF A SHARED USE PATH, SIDEWALK, ROADWAY AND DRAINAGE. IT'S IN THE PROCUREMENT CONSTRUCTION STAGE.
HAS A CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATE OF $5.4 MILLION. CURRENTLY WE ARE AWAITING A CERTIFICATION LETTER FROM FDOT AND WE'RE HOPEFUL WE CAN START CONSTRUCTION AUGUST OF THIS YEAR.
PIONEER PARK BOAT RAMP IS A RECONFIGURATION OF THE EXISTING BOAT RAMPS AND DOCKS THAT INCLUDES RESURFACING THE DRIVEWAY AND ADDITIONAL PARKING. IT IS IN THE PROCUREMENT CONSTRUCTION STAGE. IT DOES HAVE A FINE GRANT IN THE
AMOUNT OF 819K. IT IS A $1 MILLION ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST FOR THE PROJECT. AND ANTICIPATED START CONSTRUCTION IS AUGUST 2025.
GOING ON TO OYER PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT BOAT DOCK AND LIFT PROJECT. IT INVOLVES INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC BOAT LIFTS FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT. THERE IS A FINE GRANT FOR THIS IN THE AMOUNT OF 109K.
IT IS IN THE PROCUREMENT CONSTRUCTION STAGE AND THE CLOSING WAS ON APRIL 24th. AND SEASIDE MARINE CONTRACTORS WAS THE APPARENT LOW BIDDER WITH A BID AMOUNT OF 178K.
FIRE STATION NUMBER 2 HARDENING PROJECT, PROJECT SCOPE INCLUDES FOUR OVERHEAD ROLL-UP GARAGE DOORS AND FOUR FOUR-FOLD DOORS, STRAPPING DOWN OF HVAC EQUIPMENT IS INCLUDED IN THIS PROJECT AS
WELL AS NEW EXTERIOR SITE LIGHTING. IT IS IN THE DESIGN STAGE. CONSTRUCTION COST OF 550K, ALSO DOES HAVE AN FCOM GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF 572K. AND START CONSTRUCTION IS
ANTICIPATED AUGUST 2025. GOING TO SOUTHEAST 36th GULF STREET BOULEVARD ROAD REHAB, ROADWAY, LANDSCAPE LIGHTING AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS. IT IS A JOINT PROJECT WITH THE
CITY OF DELRAY BEACH. IT DOES INCLUDE A WATER MAIN ALSO FOR FUTURE SERVICE TO THE TOWN OF GULFSTREAM. IT IS IN THE DESIGN STAGE WITH A CONSTRUCTION COST OF
$3.2 MILLION. AND WE ANTICIPATE CONSTRUCTION TO START IN JANUARY OF 2026. MOVING ON TO THE SARA SIMS PARK CEMETERY EXPANSION PROJECT, THIS
IS TO PROVIDE 1,000 NEW ADDITIONAL PLOTS INCLUDING TRAFFIC CIRCULATION IMPROVEMENT. IT'S IN THE DESIGN STAGE WITH AN ANTICIPATED CONSTRUCTION START OF JUNE 2025. AND THE ANTICIPATED CONSTRUCTION
COMPLETION OF NOVEMBER 2025. MANGROVE PARK BOARDWALK REMOVAL IS REMOVAL OF THE MANGROVE PARK BOARDWALK. AND IT'S IN THE DESIGN STAGE. CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATE OF
750K AND ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION DATE OF FEBRUARY 2026. THE HARVEY OYER JR. PARK PIER REPLACEMENT IS REPLACEMENT OF THE PIER, INCLUDING THE ADDITION
OF A BENCH -- ACTUALLY A BEACH AND KAYAK LAUNCH. IT'S IN THE DESIGN PHASE WITH CONCEPT DESIGN COMPLETION ANTICIPATED THIS MONTH. PENCE PARK RECONSTRUCTION
INCLUDED A MULTIPURPOSE TURF FIELD. ALSO FOUR PICKLEBALL COURTS, PLAYGROUND, REST ROOMS, MULTIPURPOSE ROOM AND A WALKING PATH. WE ARE ANTICIPATING START OF DESIGN OF MAY OF THIS MONTH.
GOING TO CENTENNIAL PARK TURF PROJECT, IT INVOLVES REPLACEMENT OF LANDSCAPING AND INSTALLATION OF TURF. ANTICIPATED NOTICE TO PROCEED FOR DESIGN IS THIS MONTH, SO A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING THIS MONTH.
GOING TO THE OYER PARK MARINE COMPLEX, IT INVOLVES A NEW MARINE COMPLEX FOR FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT. IT IS TO SUPPORT NEW MARINE OPERATIONS, ALSO WILL INCLUDE A ONE BAY FOR A FIRE TRUCK.
IT'S IN THE PLANNING PHASE WITH ANTICIPATED START DESIGN THIS MONTH. AND START CONSTRUCTION JANUARY 2026. JAYCEE PARK MASTER PLAN, NEW PLAY STRUCTURE PROJECT INVOLVES
MASTER PLAN OF THE PARK INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF THE PLAY STRUCTURE. IN A PRIOR SLIDE, YOU SAW WHERE WE HAD DEMOED THE PLAY STRUCTURE. SO THIS WILL REPLACE THAT. ALSO WE'LL HAVE A NEW OPEN GREEN LAWN AREA.
EXPANSION OF THE PARKING LOT. IT'S IN THE PLANNING STAGE WITH ANTICIPATED DESIGN START THIS MONTH. LAWRENCE ROAD BEAUTIFICATION, IMPROVED LANDSCAPING AS PART OF
THIS PROJECT AND ISLANDS, ADD IRRIGATION IS PART OF IT AS WELL. AND TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW PATTERNS IS PART OF THE PROJECT. ANTICIPATED DESIGN START IS JUNE OF THIS YEAR.
AND THEN SAND CASTLE INVOLVES UPGRADED DRAINAGE, UTILITIES AND ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS. THERE IS AN FCOM GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $16.5 MILLION FOR THIS PROJECT SO PRETTY LARGE GRANT. IT'S IN THE PLANNING -- CURRENTLY ADVERTISING FOR DESIGN
RFQ WITH A CONSTRUCTION BUDGET OF $17.6 MILLION. AND THOSE DATES THAT I SHOW THERE ARE DELAYED BY ABOUT A MONTH OR SO BASED ON WE EXTENDED THE RFQ ADVERTISEMENT TIME
DURATION TO GET MORE PROPOSERS ON THE PROJECT. NEW FIRE STATION 3 IS JUST THAT. THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FIRE
STATION 3. IT IS TO BE A DESIGN-BUILD PROJECT. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S OUR FIRST DESIGN-BUILD PROJECT POTENTIALLY. THERE WERE SOME MORE, OKAY. AND IN THE PLANNING STAGE CURRENTLY WITH ADVERTISEMENT FOR
RFQ, DESIGN ANTICIPATED AUGUST 2025. AND WE ARE READY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. I DO HAVE A QUESTION WITH REGARD
TO THE PAVING IN GOLFVIEW HARBOUR. WE HAD A TOWN HALL MEETING EARLIER THIS YEAR AND WE TOLD THE RESIDENTS THAT THIS WOULD BE DONE BEFORE JUNE OF THIS YEAR. WE ARE IN MAY NOW AND I DIDN'T
SEE THAT PRESENTATION TODAY. >> MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, I'M KEVIN RAMSEY, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. I DON'T REMEMBER JUNE. I REMEMBER SAYING WE'LL GET THESE JOBS TOGETHER AND TRY TO
GET THEM DONE BY OCT OCTOBER 1 F THIS YEAR. >> NO, NO. >> RIGHT NOW WE HAVE CHAPELLY DESIGN THAT'S OUT TO BID AND WE'RE GOING UP TO MLK, GOLFVIEW HARBOUR. AND THEN WE GO TO MEADOWS. THAT'S THE ORDER WE ARE GOING. WE STARTED DOING EXHIBITS
BEFOREHAND AND THAT'S WHERE WE WERE. WE HAVE FULL INTENTION OF DOING THEM. BUT IT'S THE QUICKEST WAY TO START PAVING. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT. I DON'T REMEMBER JUNE, BUT I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO GET THOSE FOUR AREAS AS WE SAID WE'D DO. >> WE DID SPECIFICALLY TELL
PEOPLE BETWEEN APRIL AND WE SAID IT WOULD BE DONE BY JUNE. AND I THINK MANY OF US WERE THERE AT THAT TOWN HALL IN GOLFVIEW HARBOUR. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WAS APPROVED AGAIN IN JULY OF 2023
UNANIMOUSLY. CAN WE GET A FINAL DATE? LIKE WHEN IS THIS GOING TO HAPPEN? >> WHEN WE GET THROUGH DESIGNS, I'LL GIVE YOU THE DATE. THAT'S THE ORDER WE'RE DOING IT ONLY BECAUSE WE HAD STARTED OUR DESIGNS BEFOREHAND. SO I'LL GET YOU THE DATES THAT
WE'RE GOING TO HIT GOLFVIEW HARBOUR. >> KEVIN, GOING FORWARD, LET'S -- LIKE WHATEVER PLAN WE HAVE AS FAR AS PAVING GOES, LET'S SEND AN EMAIL TO THE RESPECTIVE COMMISSIONERS. THAT WAY WE HAVE SOMETHING MEMORIALIZED AND WE DON'T GET INTO THE BACK AND FORTH OF LIKE THE DATES. BUT GOLFVIEW HARBOUR IS ON THE
DOCKET TO BE PAVED BEFORE OCTOBER 1st, CORRECT? OKAY. >> YEAH. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> YES. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, IT'S NOT REALLY A CIP QUESTION.
BUT HAVE THERE BEEN A STUDY MADE BY CHIPS ON THE PLAYGROUND VERSUS THE RUBBER? YOU KNOW, THEY MADE FROM TIRES IN TERMS OF INJURIES. SOME PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED THAT
TO ME. THAT PARKS WITH CHIPS ON IT HAVE A TENDENCY TO CAUSE MORE INJURY THAN THE RUBBER. HAS THERE BEEN ANY KIND OF STUDY ON THAT, THAT YOU KNOW OF? >> I'M NOT AWARE OF A STUDY. I'M SURE THERE'S ONE OUT THERE, I WOULD IMAGINE.
BUT I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT ANY OF THEM. >> OKAY. WHILE YOU'RE WATCHING -- >> THERE SHOULD, YEAH, YEAH. >> I JUST TOLD THEM THERE WASN'T. WHAT DO I KNOW? [LAUGHTER] THE PARK DOWN ON THE END OF
12th AND RAILROAD, YOU KNOW -- WHAT'S THE NAME OF THAT? >> PALMETTO. >> PALMETTO? >> UH-HUH. >> IS THAT ON THE PLAN IN TERMS OF CLEAN IT UP, LIGHT IT UP OR DO SOMETHING? IS THAT ON THE -- >> CURRENT CIP HAS SOME
RENOVATIONS. IT HAS SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PARK. IT'S KIND OF A SMALL AMOUNT OF $20,000. SO IT'S NOT ANYTHING MAJOR AT THIS POINT IN TIME. >> IT IS A PROBLEM. ARE YOU GOING TO SAY SOMETHING? >> I THINK WE'RE AWARE OF THAT. >> I DID WANT TO MENTION THAT WE
HAD PREVIOUSLY PUT SOME LIGHTS IN THAT PARK. SO I'D HAVE TO GO CHECK TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE STILL WORKING OR THEY HAVEN'T BEEN DAMAGED. BUT I KNOW THAT IN SPEAKING WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THERE'S BEEN A TREMENDOUS CLEANUP IN THAT PARK.
THEY HAVE SEEN A LOT OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITY HAS DECREASED THERE. WE'RE NOT SEEING THOSE KINDS OF PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE HAD THERE. THIS IS A PARK THAT WE REALLY WOULD LIKE TO BRING FORWARD AND TALK ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT TO KEEP IT AS A PARK OR POTENTIALLY MOVE THAT PARK TO ANOTHER LOCATION.
MAYBE PUTTING IT OUT ON TO THE BOULEVARD TO PROVIDE MORE CENTRALIZED PARK, MORE VISIBLE PARK. SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE AT THIS PARK, BEING THAT IT'S IN THE BACK AWAY FROM VIEW, SOME THINGS HAPPEN THERE. SO THERE IS SOME DISCUSSION THERE. WE DO ANTICIPATE BRINGING BACK A
DISCUSSION ITEM IN THE FUTURE ABOUT THIS PARK AND WHAT TO DO WITH IT. WHETHER WE WANT TO SURPLUS IT, POTENTIALLY PUT HOUSING THERE. THAT WOULD COMPLETE THAT COMMUNITY. AND/OR MOVE THE PARK OR INVEST AND MAKE IT AN ATTRACTION. SO THERE'S DEFINITELY A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT ANGLES THERE. WE WILL BE BRINGING IT BACK AS A
DISCUSSION ITEM IN THE FUTURE. >> BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION, IT ATTRACTS MISBEHAVIOR. IT'S HIDDEN BACK IN THE HOLE THERE. >> THAT'S A NICE WAY OF PUTTING IT. >> THE BRIDGE, THE RAILROAD TRACKS, YES, AND THE CANAL IS
DEFINITELY A TRIFECTA OF AN AREA WHERE PEOPLE LOITER AND POTENTIALLY HOMELESS AND THINGS ARE HAPPENING. YES. >> OKAY. JUST DON'T FORGET ABOUT IT. >> AND HERE'S THE OTHER THING WE CAN THINK ABOUT. THAT PARK IS IN THE CRA DISTRICT. AND WE ARE AN ENTITLEMENT CITY
SO WE COULD THINK ABOUT USING CDBG DOLLARS. I KNOW I TALKED TO TOMMY ISABEL, HE'S IN THE AUDIENCE. HE'S OFFERED QUITE A FEW SUGGESTIONS EVEN TO VOLUNTEER. I KNOW HE WAS APPOINTED TO THE CRA BOARD. THERE'S SOME DIFFERENT STRATEGIES WE CAN LOOK AT AS FAR AS FUNDING. IF WE DO WANT TO RELOCATE THAT
PARK, THAT COULD ALSO BE SOME PROPERTY FOR MAYBE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY SO WE CAN ACTUALLY GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY IN THAT WAY. SO THERE'S QUITE A FEW ALTERNATIVES WE CAN USE. >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> THANK YOU, RICK.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION ON THIS CIP PROJECT UPDATE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THESE REGULAR UPDATES JUST TO KNOW WHERE WE ARE. I THOUGHT, THOUGH -- SO KIND OF ON THE SAME SUBJECT OF PAVING, WE HAD A PRESENTATION A COUPLE OF MEETINGS AGO UPDATING US ON
THE PLANS FOR PAVING. KEVIN, DO YOU MIND COMING UP REAL QUICK? I JUST WANT TO -- BECAUSE WE TALKED AND I KNOW YOU WERE PRETTY SPECIFIC ABOUT ALL THE PAVING PROJECTS AND PUTTING THEM IN ORDER.
MEADOWS, I KNOW WHAT IS -- AND I'M NOT GOING TO DRILL YOU ABOUT DATES. >> OKAY. >> BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S IN YOUR PLAN. BUT THAT'S THE ORDER THAT YOU JUST SAID IT IS THE ORDER THAT YOU ARE PLANNING ON DOING IT AND THAT'S BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT MAKES SENSE FOR YOUR DEPARTMENT, IS
THAT CORRECT? >> WE START PUTTING OUT THESE PROJECTS BECAUSE WE ALREADY STARTED THE DESIGN ON THESE PROJECTS. PRIOR TO GETTING THE OKAY TO SPEND ADDITIONAL MONEY. WE WERE GETTING READY FOR NEXT YEAR WE THOUGHT. THAT'S WHERE WE WERE. OUR JOB IN MEADOWS IS TO
COMPLETE EVERY OUTLAID NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE MEADOWS TO PUT IT ON THE OPERATIONAL MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. >> YOU'RE HOPING BY THE END OF THE YEAR YOU'LL HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE BEFORE THEN? >> WE'RE PLANNING TO PAVE IT ALL
BY OCTOBER. IT'S NOT THAT BIG OF A PROBLEM. >> AND I KNOW WE HAVE SPOKEN AND I HAVE SPOKEN TO STAFF WHEN I HAD THIS MEETING THIS PAST WEEK IN PREPARATION FOR BUDGET AND CIP AND ALL THAT FUN STUFF. WHAT IS THE PLAN MOVING FORWARD?
ARE WE JUST -- AFTER THESE PAVING PROJECTS ARE FINISHED, WE'RE KIND OF JUST GOING TO HANG TIGHT AND WAIT TO SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE COUNTY AS FAR AS THE TRANSPORTATION? >> THAT IS THE DIRECTION WE LIKE TO TAKE. >> SURTAX AND THINGS LIKE THAT? >> CIP IS GETTING TIGHT. IF WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
DOLLARS COMING IN FROM THE STATE WE SHOULD PROBABLY WAIT. WE HAVE IDENTIFIED ALL THESE DIFFERENT AREAS THAT WE CAN DO THAT'S NOT IN CONFLICT WITH UTILITIES. BUT THEY ARE LIKE C ROADS OR HIGH D. WE CAN MANAGE ANOTHER COUPLE YEARS WITHOUT A HEAVY PAVING. >> SO I WANT -- I MEAN WE HAVE
THESE PAVING PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED AND THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT ARE A PRIORITY. BUT IF WE CAN PUT THINGS OFF FOR A LITTLE BIT OF TIME ON ROADS THAT ARE IN BETTER CONDITION BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW -- I DON'T WANT TO SPEND
THE MONEY NOW AND THEN THE COUNTY HAS GOT THIS POCKET OF MONEY AND THEN WE -- AND IT CAN ONLY BE USED FOR ROADS AND HERE WE HAVE PAVED ALL OF OUR ROADS. >> I AGREE. >> THEY ALL LOOK REALLY PRETTY, BUT NOW WE HAVE FUNDING THAT COULD COME FROM THE COUNTY AND WE HAVE NO USE FOR IT. SO I JUST WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF
THAT MOVING FORWARD, THAT WE'RE BEING MINDFUL OF PUSHING PAVING PROJECTS AND KEEPING UP-TO-DATE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE COUNTY SO THAT WE'RE NOT PAYING FOR STUFF OUT OF, YOU KNOW, THAT COULD BE RESERVED AND PUT OFF A LITTLE BIT LONGER. >> PROJECTS THAT WE SELECTED WAS
TO COMPLETE GOLFVIEW HARBOUR. >> RIGHT. >> AND THE MEADOWS AND ANOTHER PORTION FOR CHAPEL HILLS TO GET DOWN TO JUST THE AREAS SO WE COULD HAVE A COMPLETE SCHEDULE FOR FUTURE MAINTENANCE OF THESE ROADS IN A TIMELY MANNER SO WE DON'T HAVE WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW OR HAD. IT WAS A THOUGHT PROCESS, BUT I
UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, TOO. IF WE DECIDE TO DELAY SOME, LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO DELAY. FOR NOW, WE'RE DOING THE FOUR. >> WELL, I KNOW WE ALLOCATED THESE AND SET THEM ASIDE. I'M SAYING MOVING FORWARD, LET'S MAKE SURE WE ARE COGNIZANT OF WHAT THE STATUS IS WITH THE COUNTY. >> ABSOLUTELY, RIGHT. >> WHEN WE'RE MAKING THESE
DECISIONS AND BRINGING THEM FORWARD SO WE CAN MAKE DECISIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, BOTH. >> RICK, EITHER ONE OF YOU, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING TURF IN THE AMPHITHEATER.
>> CORRECT. >> OKAY. YOU KNOW, GABBY AND HER GROUP AND THE CITY AS A WHOLE REALLY PUT ON A LOT OF GREAT ACTIVITIES THERE. AND THAT'S GOOD. I'D LIKE TO HAVE EVEN MORE. BUT THE TYPE OF TURF WE ARE
PUTTING IN, WILL IT TAKE THE BEATING THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THERE? OR CAN YOU GIVE A LITTLE ASSURANCE ON THAT? >> YEAH, THE PROJECT WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD WITH THE ARTIFICIAL TURF WILL TAKE THE BEATING. RIGHT NOW YOU'LL SEE SOME MORE FENCE GOING UP. WE'RE GOING TO DO A TEMPORARY
FENCE TO LAST US UNTIL DESIGN IS DONE AND PROCURE THIS PROJECT NEXT YEAR SO WE CAN HAVE THESE GREAT EVENTS. CENTENNIAL WILL BE SHUT DOWN RIGHT NOW FROM TODAY UNTIL JULY 7th. AND THEN THE EVENTS WILL COME BACK. I THINK THE FIRST ONE IS CRA AND GABBY IS AT IT AGAIN WITH ALL
HER GOODS. YES, I THINK NOW WE VISITED THIS TYPE OF TURF WE'RE GOING TO PUT IN THERE. AND WHERE WAS THE STADIUM WE WERE AT, ANDREW? >> MAYOR: IS IT -- >> IT WAS THE SOCCER STADIUM IN FORT LAUDERDALE, THE SHEA STADIUM FOR INNER MIAMI. >> IT WAS FIVE YEARS AT THE TIME
WE SAW IT. [INDISTINCT CONVERSATION] >> MAYOR: I DID GET SOME PEOPLE THAT HAVE MADE SOME COMPLAINTS THERE IN WHEELCHAIRS. SO THEY ARE ONLY ABLE TO -- WHEN WE DO SET UP THE VENDOR STUFF, THEY ARE ONLY ABLE TO ACCESS THE WEST SIDE OF THE VENDOR STANDS.
MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION, THAT IT'S EASIER FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE IN WHEELCHAIRS TO BE ABLE TO MANEUVER THROUGH THAT BECAUSE I THINK IT WAS LIKE TWO OR THREE EVENTS AGO MY PHONE STARTED RINGING ON THAT. >> THE TURF WILL ALLOW THEM TO DO THAT. >> YES. >> IT IS GREAT STUFF. >> YEAH, SYNTHETIC TURF WILL
TAKE CARE OF THAT PROBLEM. >> MAYOR: THAT MAKES ME HAPPY. >> SORRY, BEFORE WE CHANGE GEARS ON TURF, BUT IN THE MEANTIME -- I KNOW I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH YOU, KEVIN, ABOUT THIS. WE'RE GOING TO DO GRASS BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S DIRT. UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S JUST NOT HOLDING UP. IN THE MEANTIME WHILE WE'RE
DOING ALL THIS -- AND THE ANTICIPATED -- CAN YOU JUST WALK US THROUGH FOR THE PUBLIC WHAT THE PLAN IS? BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE AMPHITHEATER AREA WILL BE CLOSED OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS IN ORDER TO DO THAT. CAN YOU JUST BRIEFLY TALK ABOUT THE PLAN TO THAT? >> YES, I WILL.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE PUTTING IN HEADING CURBS SO WHEN THE ARTIFICIAL TURF DOES COME IN THEY'LL HAVE A NAILER TO GO TO. THAT'S HOW IT WORKS. WE ARE BORDERING THE SITE WITH THAT. WE'RE ADDING A COUPLE OF NEW SIDEWALKS IN BETWEEN THE BANYAN TREES NOT HURTING THE TREES. THAT'S GOING TO HELP US WITH MORE ACCESS WITH A.D.A. AND
KEEPING PEOPLE OFF OF THE PLANTS THAT THEY ARE ALWAYS SMASHING THEM DURING OUR EVENTS, RIGHT. THEN WE'RE GOING TO BRING IN SOD. YOU'LL SEE RIGHT NOW IRRIGATION AND WE'RE ADDING IRRIGATION TO HAVE FULL COVERAGE. THEN OUR IN-HOUSE STAFF, WE WILL HAVE A CONTRACTOR LAY THE SOD AND THEN OUR IN-HOUSE STAFF IS GOING TO MAINTAIN THAT SOD AND
BRING IT UP. WE'LL BE RELEASING AVM FROM ALL THEIR OUTSIDE GROUNDS MAINTENANCE AS WE BELIEVE WE CAN DO A BETTER JOB. WE KNOW WE CAN. AND IT WILL BE FENCED OFF TWO MONTHS AND THEY WILL BE SEWED TOGETHER. AND THEN WE'LL OPEN IT UP AND WE'LL MAYBE HAVE TO START
TREATING IT LIKE A DOG PARK. AFTER A BIG, BIG EVENT SHUT IT DOWN TWO OR THREE DAYS. IT'S WORTH A SHOT, RIGHT. WE HAVE HAD TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOD IN THERE RIGHT NOW. WE'RE GOING TO TRY THIS SOD AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH IT. THAT'S THE PLAN. >> THANK YOU, KEVIN. THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR: ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? OKAY. MOVING ON TO G, CITY ATTORNEY REQUEST FOR SHADE MEETINGS. >> THANK YOU, RICK, THANK YOU, KEVIN. >> MAYOR: GO AHEAD WITH YOUR REQUEST. >> YES. PURSUANT TO TWO STATUTES,
SECTION 286.0011 SECTION 8, I'M REQUESTING TWO SHADE MEETINGS. THE FIRST IS WITH ■THE E2L LITIGATION VERSUS THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH. OUR COUNSEL FOR THAT IS ACTUALLY KATHYRN ROSSMELL AND SHE HAS REQUESTED A SHADE MEETING.
I AM REQUESTING ALSO THE SHADE MEETING WITH REGARD TO MARK SOHN VERSUS THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH. AND BOTH OF THESE ARE KIND OF URGENT. SO WITH REGARD TO THE REQUEST, WE COULD DO IT ONE OF TWO WAYS.
I COULD DO ONE BEFORE THE CRA MEETING ON MAY 13th. AND I WOULD PREFER TO PUT THE MARK SOHN ONE THERE. OR WE COULD DO THEM BOTH AT THE SAME TIME BEFORE THE CRA MEETING. WELL, ONE AND THEN THE OTHER.
OR AS I SAID, WE CAN DO ONE ON THE 13th AND ONE ON THE 20th AND SPLIT THEM UP. IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT THE COMMISSION DESIRES WITH REGARD TO THAT. >> DO YOU ANTICIPATE THOSE MEETINGS BEING LONG? I KNOW IT'S UP TO US. BUT MAYBE 30 MINUTES APIECE?
>> I WOULD SAY 30 MINUTES, BUT, YOU KNOW, LAWYERS LIKE TO TALK. [LAUGHTER] >> NAH. >> AND ON BOTH OF THOSE CASES, I AM NOT PRIMARY COUNSEL. WE WILL HAVE AN OUTSIDE LAWYER SO I WOULD GIVE IT A LITTLE BIT
MORE TIME, LIKE 45 MINUTES EACH. >> THEN I WOULD SUGGEST WE DO ONE AT A TIME. ONE ON THE 13th AND ONE ON THE 20th. >> I AGREE. >> WE CAN DO THAT THEN. SO WE WILL NOTICE THE MARK SOHN ONE FOR MAY 13th AND THE CITY WILL HIRE A COURT REPORTER. AND THEN WE'LL SET THE OTHER ONE
FOR MAY 20th. IN THE EVENT THAT KATHRYN HAS A CONFLICT ON THE 20th, I WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM WITH THE ATTORNEYS FOR SOHN AND THEY ARE NOT AVAILABLE ON THE 20th. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO DO THE 13th. BUT IF SHE HAS A CONFLICT, I
WILL COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION TO GET AN ALTERNATE DATE. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. FOR THE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, I DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE TO ADD STARTING TO REVAMP OUR WEBSITE AND MAKE IT MORE USER FRIENDLY.
I DO HEAR FROM SENIOR CITIZENS OFTEN. WE KNOW THIS IS VERY CHALLENGING. WE HAVE HEARD ABOUT OUR ONLINE PLATFORMS TONIGHT. SO I WOULD LIKE TO GET SOMETHING LIKE THAT PENDING. AND THEN ALSO I KNOW COMMISSIONER KELLEY, YOU BROUGHT UP THE ANIMAL CONTROL POSITION. I'D LIKE TO SEE IF WE COULD MOVE THAT UP.
I'M GETTING REQUESTS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ON THAT TOO. >> I'M SORRY, I HAVE SOME INFORMATION ON THAT. I AM MEETING WITH OUR CURRENT LIZ, OUR CURRENT ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER. AND OUR MEETING IS ACTUALLY SET FOR JUNE BECAUSE WE DO NEED TO MAKE SOME ORDINANCE CHANGES ON
THAT. AND SO WE'LL BE WORKING WITH HER. BECAUSE IT DOES REQUIRE TWO READINGS AND THE AMOUNT OF CHANGES, I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BETTER AFTER THE LEGISLATIVE BREAK. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT AFFECTS COMMISSIONER KELLEY'S REQUEST.
>> NO. IT DROPPED OFF. NO, IT'S ON J, SO THAT'S FINE. IT SAYS IT IS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD DURING THE BUDGET WORKSHOP. >> IT WILL PROBABLY BE JULY. >> RIGHT. BUT BECAUSE THERE'S ORDINANCE CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE MADE, THEN IT WILL HAVE TO BE AT A COMMISSION MEETING.
>> COMMISSIONER KELLEY, WE JUST WENT THROUGH OUR FIRST ROUND OF BUDGET MEETINGS. SO THAT IS GOING TO BE INCLUDED IN YOUR GUYS' BUDGET BOOK. WE WANT TO PUSH OUT THE BUDGET BOOKS THIS YEAR THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE. I WANT TO SAY OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP SECOND WEEK OF JUNE, MY MISTAKE. AND THAT'S GOING TO GIVE YOU GUYS PROBABLY ABOUT THREE WEEKS
BEFORE OUR FIRST BUDGET WORKSHOP JULY 7th. SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO LIKE -- QUITE A BIT OF A REVIEW IN THERE. AND I KNOW I HAVE ALREADY ASKED SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. AND AS FAR AS WHAT KIND OF ADVERTISEMENT ARE WE DOING TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW WE DO HAVE AN ANIMAL CONTROL SPECIALIST IN
THE CITY NOW. THAT WAS ALSO ADDRESSED. >> MAYOR: EXCELLENT. >> GREAT, THANK YOU. MAYOR, REAL QUICK. SO ON YOUR END, WE DID GET AN EMAIL WHICH WAS MENTIONED DURING PUBLIC COMMENT WITH REGARD TO THE ONLINE PLATFORM. I HAD SENT THAT ON TO CITY
STAFF. AND SUGGESTED THAT MAYBE, YOU KNOW, IN ADDITION TO LOOKING -- YOUR SUGGESTIONS COMING UP WITH TUTORIALS AND HAVING I.T. MAYBE HAVE, YOU KNOW, SOME -- >> MAYOR: HELP VIDEOS. >> I KNOW A LOT OF THIS CAME UP
IN ONE OF THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS. I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN BE A LITTLE BIT MORE PROACTIVE, JUST LIKE WHEN WE ARE NOTIFYING THE RESIDENTS OF CERTAIN THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP. WE HAVE TO REALIZE THAT NOT EVERYONE IS AS COMPUTER SAVVY AS THE REST OF US OR AS SOME OF US.
SO I JUST WANT TO -- YOU KNOW, I WANT TO JUST FOR THE RECORD AND FOR MY COLLEAGUES -- BECAUSE WE CAN'T SHARE EMAILS. BUT THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT I HAD SUGGESTED, IS THAT WE MAYBE COME UP WITH SOME TUTORIALS RIGHT ON THE MAIN PAGE OF THE WEBSITE. IF YOU WANT TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT, THIS IS WHAT YOU DO.
AND SOMEBODY NEEDS TO WALK THEM THROUGH. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE SOMEBODY MORE AVAILABLE FOR RESIDENTS WHEN THEY ARE LOGGED ON AND THEY ARE HAVING ISSUES, ENCOURAGING THEM TO LOG ON EARLIER SO THEY CAN TROUBLE SHOOT AND REACH OUT TO
STAFF AND REALLY HAVE SOMEBODY ACCESSIBLE BECAUSE YOU KNOW THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEIR VOICE IS NOT IMPORTANT, AND THAT THEY'RE NOT HEARD, YOU KNOW, AND OBVIOUSLY IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, THEY CAN ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, REACH OUT AND PUT THEIR WORDS ON THE RECORD, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT DURING PUBLIC COMMENT,
EVERYONE IS HEARD, SO I'M ALL FOR PUTTING THAT ON FUTURE AGENDA THAT WE CONTINUE AND HAVE MORE OF THAT DISCUSSION. >> YES, BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WEB SITE. AND THEN WHEN IT COMES TO ANY FINAL COMMENTS, THE ONE THING I
WOULD LIKE TO ASK OF THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS IS IF YOU COULD PLEASE RESPOND TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS. I HAVE MANY, MANY E-MAILS THAT I'M TOLD THAT SOME OF THE COMMISSIONERS AREN'T RESPONDING TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS, AND YOU KNOW, I AM AND I'M JUMPING IN AS THE MAYOR AND I'M RESPONDING TO
EVERYONE THAT I CAN, BUT IF YOU ARE GETTING EMAILS, AND YOU ARE GETTING PHONE CALLS, PLEASE RESPOND TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS. IF IT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN'T DO, MAYBE ASK A CITY STAFF PERSON TO HELP, BUT I AM GETTING MULTIPLE E-MAILS AND CALLS THAT WE NEED TO BE BETTER WITH OUR RESPONSE
TIME AS COMMISSIONERS AND I ALSO THINK THAT IT GOES ALONG WITH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT WE NEED TO PROVIDE TO CONSTITUENTS, AND I THINK IT ALL GOES HAND IN HAND. IF WE CAN GET BETTER AT THAT, I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT FOR THE CITIZENS.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? >> NO. >> DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MOTION MADE BY VICE MAYOR HAY AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER KELLIE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO DISCUSS, THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 731 P.M.