>> MAYOR: GOOD EVENING, WELCOME TO THE BOYNTON BEACH CITY COUNCIL MEETING. >> MARY SHELLEN? >> PRESENT. >> VICE MAYOR HAY? >> PRESENT. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN?
>> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY? >> HERE. >> MAYOR: LET'S ALL STAND FOR THE INVITATION AND PLEDGE.
>> LET US PRAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TOGETHER THIS EVENING IN A SPIRIT OF SERVICE AND UNITY. AS WE ENTER THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, WE PAUSE TO HONOR THE
CAREGIVERS, THOSE WHO GIVE THEIR TIME, ENERGY AND LOVE TO CARE FOR OTHERS. STRENGTHEN THEM, LORD, AND BLESS THEM FOR THEIR SELFLESS HEARTS. WE ALSO THANK YOU FOR THIS
SEASON OF THANKSGIVING. A TIME TO REFLECT ON YOUR GOODNESS AND THE MANY BLESSINGS YOU BESTOWED UPON THIS CITY. NOW, LORD, WE ASK YOUR CONTINUED
FAVOR UPON OUR MAYOR, MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS, CITY MANAGER AND ALL CITY STAFF. GRANT US WISDOM, COMPASSION AND COURAGE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF
BOYNTON BEACH WITH INTEGRITY AND GRACE. IN THE NAME OF JESUS THAT WE DO PRAY, AMEN. 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, WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE AGENDA APPROVAL, ADDITIONS, DELETIONS
AND CORRECTIONS. >> I WANT TO ASK STAFF FOR A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM WITH OUR CODE, LITTLE LIBRARIES AND
PANTRIES, I KNOW I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH STAFF TODAY ABOUT SOME CONCERNS. I CAN UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS REGARDING PANTRIES AND FOOD AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. BUT I'D LIKE STAFF TO DO A LITTLE MORE RESEARCH IF THAT IS JUSTIFIED WITH CON SINCE US
AMONG THIS BODY, TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. >> AGREE. >> NO PROBLEM. >> YEAH, I SUPPORT THAT. I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS TOPIC SINCE THURSDAY WITH STAFF AND RESIDENTS, SO I AM -- I
SUPPORT THAT AND HAVE -- AM GOOD TO GO ON THAT. >> DO YOU WANT THAT ITEM ADDED AS A DISCUSSION ITEM WHEN WE BRING BACK WHAT WE HAVE AS FAR AS OPTIONS? >> YEAH. >> OKAY. >> AND THEN EVERYTHING ELSE IS
JUST INFORMATIONAL, SO I'LL SAVE THAT FOR LATER. >> MAYOR: OKAY. COMMISSIONER KELLEY? >> NO I DO NOT HAVE ANY. >> MAYOR: VICE MAYOR HAY? >> NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER CRUZ.
>> I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER TURKIN ON THAT DISCUSSION ITEM. IF WE COULD SEE WHAT OTHER CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES ARE DOING AS WELL. >> IF NOTHING ELSE, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.
>> MAYOR: VICE MAYOR HAY AND SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER KELLEY. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> MAYOR: OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO INFORMATIONAL ITEMS BY THE CITY COMMISSION.
COMMISSIONER CRUZ? >> I WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK OUR CITY MANAGER, NEWTY CITY MANAGER FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND THE LAST FEW WEEKS, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES IN MY DISTRICT, AND I REALLY WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR
GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND AND REALLY JUST -- I'VE BEEN VERY IMPRESSED, SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: VICE MAYOR HAY? >> I TOO WOULD LIKE TO THANK ANDREW AND STAFF FOR THE WORK THEY ARE ASSISTING ME IN IN
DISTRICT 2, AS WELL AS THE GREAT PIRATEFEST THAT WE HAD, WAS JUST OUTSTANDING. MANY PEOPLE JUST HAVING A GREAT TIME DRESSING IN COSTUMES, AND IT'S JUST A FUN TIME TO HAVE,
AND I JUST WISH THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT, BECAUSE PEOPLE FROM MANY CITIES WERE HERE, OTHER THAN JUST BOYNTON. THAT'S OKAY, THE MORE THE MERRIER. WE HAD A GREAT TIME.
JOB WELL DONE. >> I THINK WE HAD SIX OR SEVEN DIFFERENT EVENTS. >> SIX OR SEVEN. >> WHAT WAS THE TOTAL.
DO YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATE, DAN, SINCE YOU KNOW EVERYTHING? >> AT LEAST 6 OR 7. >> HUNDRED. >> THAT'S AN INSIDE JOKE, WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT IT LATER. >> NO PROBLEM, COMMISSIONER KELLEY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING?
>> NO, JUST TO PIGGYBACK ON PIRATEFEST. I WANT TO THANK ALL THE STAFF AND CITY. ALL DEPARTMENTS WORK HARD TO MAKE THAT A SUCCESS. I THINK OUR NEW EVENTS DIRECTOR STARTED THE WEEK OF PIRATEFEST, AND SHE JUMPED RIGHT IN, AND WAS
THERE INTO THE LATE HOURS THE OF THE EARLY MORNING WITH THE REST OF THE STAFF, I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING TOGETHER. IT WAS -- I WAS THERE I POPPED IN SUNDAY, BUT I WAS THERE ALL
DAY SATURDAY. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO WORKED ON THAT EVENT. COMMISSIONER TURKEN? >> DITTO ON PIRATEFEST AND GREAT TURNOUT.
I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK THE POLICE CHIEF AND CITY MANAGER FOR MAKING SURE THERE WAS EXTRA PATROL THIS HALLOWEEN IN THE CHAPEL HILL NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE'S A PLETHORA OF FEEDBACK VIA FACEBOOK FORUMS CITING THIS WAS THE SAFEST THAT RESIDENTS
HAVE FELT OVER THE LAST TWO DECADES, RIGHT? SO I THINK WE DEFINITELY DESERVE A BIG KUDOS TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE OFFICERS WERE SUPER INTERACTIVE WITH THE FAMILIES, HANDING OUT CANDY, RECEIVING CANDY, MAYBE INSTEAD OF COFFEE
THIS YEAR, AND JUST SUPER GRATEFUL THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE LISTENED TO THE RESIDENTS NEEDS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. I WANT TO TAKE TIME TO THANK -- ANDREW IS NOT HERE, KUDOS TO
ANDREW. EVERYONE WHO HAD A HAND IN THE FISH PROJECT. I SPOKE WITH THE OWNER, THEY HAD OVER 600 PEOPLE ATTEND THE GRAND OPENING THIS PAST SUNDAY.
A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO EXPAND THEIR BUSINESSES OR MOVE THEIR BUSINESSES ARE LOOKING AT BOYNTON, I RAN INTO 2 OR 3 INDIVIDUAL THAT ARE LOOKING TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY.
I THINK THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW WHEN YOU WORK WITH THE PUBLIC SECTOR IT FOSTERS A HUGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SINCE WE WON'T BE HERE NEXT
TUESDAY, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE ALL THE VETERANS IN OUR COMMUNITY N OUR CITY. I KNOW COMMISSIONER KELLEY'S HUSBAND, MIKE, HE'S A MARINE VETERAN.
AND ADAM, DAN DUGGER, ARMY, EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKES, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND THANK ALL THESE GENTLEMEN, ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN, IN THE CITY THAT ARE VETERANS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR SACRIFICE TO OUR COUNTRY. AND I'LL ASK EVERYONE TO JOIN ME IN A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PROCLAMATION. THE FIRST IS FAMILY CAREGIVERS MONTH. VICE MAYOR, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION INTO THE RECORD.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, WHEREAS NOVEMBER IS DESIGNATED AS NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVERS MONTH, TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE VITAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF FAMILY
CAREGIVERS WHO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL CARE AND SUPPORT TO LOVED ONES, MANAGING CHRONIC CONDITIONS, DISABILITIES AND THE CHALLENGES OF AGES. AND WHEREAS OVER 53 MILLION
ADULTS AND OVER 5.4 MILLION YOUTH, FAMILY AND CAREGIVERS IN THE UNITED STATES ARE UNDERACKNOWLEDGED, BACKBONE OF THE NATIONS LONG TERM CARE SYSTEM BY PROVIDING DAILY
ASSISTANCE TO MANAGE HEALTH AND PERSONAL CARE. THUS ENABLING THEIR LOVED ONES TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES LONGER. AND WHEREAS FAMILY CAREGIVERS ARE THE CORNERSTONE OF COMPASSIONATE CARE, OFFERING
PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND OFTEN FINANCIAL SUPPORT. MANY TIMES AT GREAT PERSONAL SACRIFICE TO ENSURE THEIR LOVED ONES CAN MAINTAIN THEIR DIGNITY,
HEALTH AND WELL BEING. WHEREAS HEALTHIER BOYNTON BEACH, COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF BOYNTON BEACH RESIDENTS, STAND WITH FAMILY CAREGIVERS, ADVOCATING
FOR GREATER AWARENESS, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO ENSURE THEY HAVE THE TOOLS AND ASSISTANCE THEY NEED TO CARE FOR THEIR LOVED ONES, WHILE MAINTAINING THEIR OWN HEALTH AND WELL BEING.
AND WHEREAS IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS OF FAMILY CAREGIVERS AND ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITIES, HELP PROVIDE OUR EMPLOYERS AND OTHERS TO SUPPORT THEIR INVALUABLE EFFORTS.
NOW, THEREFORE, I VICE MAYOR WOODROW HAY AND MAYOR REBECCA SHELTON OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, DO HERE BY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 2025 AS NATIONAL FAMILY HEALTH CARE MONTH.
ENCOURAGING ALL RESIDENTS TO RECOGNIZE THE INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF FAMILY CAREGIVERS, AND TO ADVOCATE FOR PROGRAMS AND POLICIES THAT SUPPORT THEM IN THEIR CAREGIVING JOURNEY.
IN WITNESS WHERE HOF, I HAVE AFFIXED THE SEAL THE 4th DAY OF NOVEMBER 2025. WILL RICKY PETTY AND OTHERS
PLEASE COME FORWARD?
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING CITY MANAGER, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, AND COMMISSIONERS. ON BEHALF OF PATHWAY TO PROSPERITY AND HEALTHIER BOYNTON BEACH, WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THIS PROCLAMATION,
RECOGNIZING NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVER'S MONTH. TONIGHT BELONGS TO THE THOUSANDS OF CAREGIVERS, THE SPOUSES, ADULT CHILDREN, YOUTH CAREGIVERS, GRANDPARENTS AND NEIGHBORS WHO LIFT OUR LOVED ONES UP EVERY DAY WITH COURAGE,
PATIENCE AND LOVE. CAREGIVING IS OFTEN QUIET WORK. IT HAPPENS AFTER A FULL DAY'S SHIFT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. IN SPACES WHERE NO ONE IS WATCHING. YET THESE FAMILIES KEEP IT TOGETHER. THEY KEEP ON GOING, MAKING THE
SACRIFICES. TO ENSURE THAT THEIR LOVED ONES ARE SAFE. HEALTHIER BOYNTON BEACH IS A RESIDENT LED COMMUNITY DRIVEN INITIATIVE, AND OUR GOAL IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF FAMILY CAREGIVERS.
WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF GREAT WORK OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. THIS OPPORTUNITY LED TO GREATER OPPORTUNITIES. WE APPLIED FOR A GRANT LAST YEAR WITH THE CVS FOUNDATION, AND WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO RECEIVE
A $1 MILLION GRANT OVER THE COURSE OF FIVE YEARS. NOW WITH THIS GRANT THEY AWARDED FOUR DIFFERENT CITIES, NEW YORK CITY, CHICAGO, THE CITY OF
ATLANTA AND THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH. >> ALL RIGHT. >> SO WE'RE PUTTING BOYNTON BEACH ON THE MAP IN A POSITIVE WAY. WE ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT HEALTHIER BOYNTON BEACH. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY FOR BEING A COMMUNITY PARTNER, AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS WE HAVE TO ENSURE WE CONTINUE TO WORK AND UPLIFT OUR COMMUNITY. WITH THIS GRANT THAT WE HAVE, WITH THE CVS FOUNDATION, IT
ALLOWS US TO ENHANCE WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH CAREGIVERS. WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONTINUED WORK. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
>> OUTSTANDING. [ APPLAUSE ] >> MAYOR: THE NEXT PROCLAMATION IS THE LINKS AT BOYNTON BEACH
PGA HOPE PROGRAM DAY, REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONER TURKIN. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE PGA HOPE PROGRAM, I'M GOING TO GO OVER THAT BRIEFLY. I'M A CURRENT PARTICIPANT. AND I'VE LEARNED TWO THINGS SO
FAR. I'M A MUCH BETTER FISHERMAN THAN I AM GOLFER. TWO, IT'S A PROGRAM THAT TRULY SUPPORTS AND CREATES A SENSE OF CAMARADERIE THAT YOU CAN ONLY FIND I BELIEVE WITHIN THE
SERVICE. TRANSITIONING FROM ACTIVE DUTY TO THE RESERVES. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE FOR THOSE WHO FEEL INDIVIDUALIZED OR THEY LOST
THAT SENSE OF CAMARADERIE, HOW EFFECTIVE THIS PROGRAM CAN BE, AND HOW MUCH BO AND TRISH AND THE WHOLE TEAM HAVE REITLY PUT INTO THIS PROGRAM. IT IS SOMETHING SPECIAL. AND I ENCOURAGE ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES TO CHECK IT OUT. I'M NOT SURE WHEN THE NEXT ONE
IS, I'M SURE BO WILL GO OVER THAT. I KNOW THE MAYOR ATTENDED ONE OF THE SESSIONS, AND IT'S JUST A GREAT PROGRAM THAT THE CITY SHOULD BE EXTREMELY PROUD OF TO GET BEHIND. WITH THAT SAID, WHEREAS THE PGA
HAS ESTABLISHED THE PGA HOPE PROGRAM HELPING OUR PATRIOTS EVERYWHERE. AS ITS FLAGSHIP INITIATIVE AS A MEANS OF ENHANCING PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SOCIAL AND MENTAL
WELL BEING. THEY PROVIDE FREE ADAPTIVE GOLF INSTRUCTION, CONDUCTED BY PGA CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS, IT FOSTERS COMMUNITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
THE LINKS AT BOYNTON BEACH PGA HOPE PROGRAM HAS BECOME A MODEL OF EXCELLENCE AND GROWTH IN THE REGION. EXTENDING FROM JUST 13 ORIGINAL MEMBERS TO OVER 150 ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS, DEMONSTRATING THE POWER OF SUPPORT, MENTORSHIP AND
FELLOWSHIP, IN THE SUCCESSFUL REINTEGRATION OF VETERANS INTO CIVILIAN LIFE. THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH IS PROUD TO CELEBRATE THIS PROGRAM'S EXTRAORDINARY IMPACT, UNITING VETERANS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND VOLUNTEERS UNDER A SHARED COMMITMENT IN HEALING TO
SERVICE IN THE GAME OF GOLF. THE BOYNTON BEACH CITY COMMISSION RECOGNIZES THE INVALUABLE INCLUSION FOR OUR NATION'S HEROES. ALL WHILE SHOWCASING THE SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY THAT DEFINES BOYNTON BEACH.
THEREFORE, I COMMISSIONER TURKIN AND MAYOR REBECCA SHELTON DO PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 4, 2025 AS THE LINKS AT BOYNTON BEACH PGA HOPE PROGRAM DAY. AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN IN RECOGNIZING THE PGA HOPE
PROGRAM, ITS COACHES, VOLUNTEERS AND VETERAN PARTICIPANTS FOR THE DEDICATION, PERSEVERANCE AND SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND COUNTRY. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE CEILING OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH,
FLORIDA, TO BE AFFIXED AT BOYNTON BEACH, THE 4th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025. THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> MAYOR, VICE MAYOR. THAT'S WHAT THEY ALL SAY. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSION,
CITY MANAGERS, EVERYBODY IN THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH. THE VETERANS BEHIND ME ARE WHAT MAKE THIS PROGRAM WHAT IT IS. MY STAFF ARE TRAINED PROFESSIONALS, BUT IT'S IN THEIR HEART, IT'S IN THEIR HEART AS
COMMISSIONER TURKIN HAS NOTICED, WE CARE. THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM. THE MAYOR WAS OUT THERE HITTING GOLF BALLS, COMMISSIONER TURKIN, YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU'RE A BETTER FISHERMAN THAN YOU ARE GOLFER,
BUT WE CAN FIX THAT. IT'S A LONG PROCESS FOR SOME. I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE PGA HOPE PROGRAM, HELPING OUR PATRIOTS EVERYWHERE, THE TAGLINE FOR THE PGA OF AMERICA IS, IT
CHANGES LIVES. I CAN ALSO ASSURE YOU, FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE THAT IT ALSO SAVES LIVES. MY WIFE IS AN ABSOLUTE EXAMPLE OF THAT. THERE ARE SEVERAL GENTLEMAN BEHIND ME THAT CAN ATTEST TO THAT AS WELL. I DO WANT TO HONOR EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT CAME IN TODAY WITH
THEIR PGA HOPE GEAR ON, THERE'S SO MANY MORE THIS CITY HAS TO REACH. WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN MR. DUGGER OR MR. TEMPLE INTO THE PROGRAM, THEY ASSURED ME THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME OFF TO GET THERE. THIS PROGRAM IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
WE LOVE DOING IT, I HAVE A FANTASTIC STAFF, AND I DO WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH, THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO, SUPPORTING US IN OUR EFFORTS. IT DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED, ALL MESHES OF OUR LEAGUE WANT TO
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND BELIEF IN OUR PROGRAM. THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> MAYOR: MOVING ON TO THE TOURISM PRESENTATION. COMMISSIONER CRUZ WOULD YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM?
THE DIRECTOR OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS FOR DISCOVER THE PALM BEACHES. >> HELLO, GOOD EVENING, SENIOR DIRECTOR DISCOVER THE PALM BEACHES.
WE'RE HAPPY TO BRING OUR TOURISM ROAD SHOW TO BOYNTON BEACH. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, MEMBERS OF THE STAFF, AND EVERYBODY ELSE WHO'S OUT THERE LISTENING. WE ARE HAPPY, LIKE I SAID, TO BRING OUR TOURISM ROAD SHOW, WHICH WE'VE BEEN DOING THE LAST
COUPLE YEARS TO BOYNTON BEACH. IT'S A SHORT ROUND OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN TOURISM, BUT ALSO HERE IN BOYNTON BEACH, SPECIFICALLY. LET ME SEE IF I CAN GET THIS TO
GO. AGAIN, WE'RE DISCOVER THE PALM BEACHES, WE'RE THE OFFICIAL TOURISM MARKETING AGENCY FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, WE'RE UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ALONG WITH THE SISTER AGENCIES, CULTURAL COUNCIL, SPORTS COMMISSION AND
FILM AND TV COMMISSION. REFUNDED THROUGH THE 6% BED TAX, THAT'S HOW WE GET OUR FUNDING. AND THEN, BOYNTON BEACH IS OUR STORY, JUST AS MUCH AS IT IS EVERYBODY ELSE'S STORY.
IT'S ONE OF OUR MAJOR TOURISM HUBS. WE TREAT BOYNTON BEACH LIKE A STAR PLAYER ON THIS TEAM. AND NOT JUST BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT, BECAUSE WE HAVE A BEACH, WHICH IS OUR NUMBER ONE ASSET WE HAVE IN THE PALM BEACHES, BUT ALSO,
EVENTS LIKE PIRATEFEST. THERE'S ALSO A TERRIFIC DINING SCENE. BOYNTON BEACH FIGURES INTO OUR PUZZLE NEATLY, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'RE DOING. AND THAT IN COMING YEAR IN 2026,
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A CITY CAMPAIGN TARGETING OUR 11 MAJOR CITIES. MORE TO COME ON THAT IN 2026. WE'LL BE HAPPY TO COME BACK NEXT YEAR AND TELL YOU HOW THAT WRAPPED UP. YOU'LL SEE SOME OF OUR ADDS, A
MOCKUP OF WHAT BOYNTON BEACH IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN BOYNTON BEACH, LET ME BRING MY COLLEAGUE GUSTAV UP. >> GOOD EVENING, I'M SVP OF
RESEARCH, I'M A BOYNTON BEACH RESIDENT. I LOVE BOYNTON BEACH. MY SON HAD HIS BIRTHDAY PARTY HERE AT THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM A COUPLE YEARS AGO. BEFORE I GET INTO THE BOYNTON BEACH TRENDS, I WANT TO SET THE
COUNTY WIDE TRENDS SO YOU HAVE PERSPECTIVE. WE HAD 9.9 MILLION VISITORS IN 2024. WE SELL ABOUT 5 MILLION HOTEL ROOM NIGHTS ANNUALLY. VISITORS SPEND $7.2 BILLION ANNUALLY.
THE TOTAL IMPACT FOR THE INDUSTRY IS $5 BILLION. HOW DOES BOYNTON BEACH FAIR IN THIS. HERE IS VISITATION TO THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH. THESE ARE THE CITY LIMITS OF BOYNTON BEACH. WE HAVE '23 AND '24 IN THERE.
YOU SEE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A DIP IN THERE. ABOUT 250,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY. YOU CAN SEE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE JANUARY THROUGH SEPTEMBER NUMBERS, WE'RE TICKING BACK UP TO THE 2023 LEVELS.
THIS REPRESENTS 2 TO 3% OF THE TOTAL VISITATION IN THE COUNTY. THESE ARE THE HOTELS IN THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH HERE, IT'S ABOUT 4% OF THE TOTAL HOTEL ROOMS IN THE COUNTY. 20,000 HOTELS IN THE COUNTY.
AND PULL INTO HERE, THE HOTEL PERFORMANCE, WE CAN ISOLATE THESE HOTELS YOU SAW IN THERE, AND HOW THEIR OCCUPANCY IS THE DAILY ROOM RATE. THIS IS THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY.
THAT'S WHAT THEY LOOK AT TO SEE HEALTHY OCCUPANCIES. SO FAR VISITATION IN '25, THIS IS THE LAST ROLLING 12 MONTHS IN HERE, THOSE SEPTEMBERS ARE FROM
OCTOBER THROUGH SEPTEMBER, ANNUAL 12 MONTH DATA POINTS. YOU CAN SEE THE TOTAL ROOMS SOLD MATCHES WITH TOTAL NUMBER OF VISITORS IN THERE. AS SERGEO MENTIONED WITH THE CITY'S CAMPAIGN, WE WENT THROUGH
AND THOUGHT ABOUT HOW WE WANTED TO TARGET THE MAJOR CITIES, BOYNTON BEACH IS ONE OF THE KEY CITIES IN THE COUNTY, THERE'S DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHIC MAKE-UPS, THIS SLIDE REPRESENTS THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF SEGMENTS OF EACH CITY IN HERE.
YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE SEGMENTS ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT IN HOW BOYNTON BEACH COMPARED TO THE COUNTY AND SOME OTHER CITIES. BOYNTON BEACH HAS MUCH MORE DIVERSE MIX OF VISITORS, COMPARED TO OTHER CITIES WITHIN THE COUNTY. WHAT DO THESE REALLY MEAN? THE TOTAL VISITATION NUMBERS,
THE PERCENTAGE OF THE SEGMENTS IN HERE, FOR BOYNTON BEACH, KIND OF RANKED TOP TO BOTTOM, WHAT THESE TRULY MEAN, HERE'S A TABLE SO YOU CAN GET CONTEXT OF WHAT THE DEMOGRAPHIC MAKE-UP ON THERE.
YOU SEE A LOT OF HIGH INCOME, MODERATE INCOME. FAMILIES, SINGLES, OLDER, YOUNGER. THAT'S A HEALTHY MIX. WE'RE GOING TO USE THIS INFORMATION, HOW WE'RE GOING TO TARGET THE CITY COLLECTION SO YOU CAN MAXIMIZE ON THAT, INSTEAD OF JUST TARGETING
REGULAR TO THE OVER ALL COUNTYWIDE DEMOGRAPHICS. LASTLY, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT RESIDENT SENTIMENT. WE JUST FINISHED THE RESIDENT SENTIMENTS, WE SURVEYED 800 PALM BEACH COUNTY RESIDENTS. I PULLED OUT THE BOYNTON BEACH
NUMBERS IN HERE, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF DECLINE FROM '24 TO '25. ONE THING THAT I WILL SAY, WHEN WE STARTED DOING THIS ROAD SHOW, SOME OF THE CITIES WE DID LAST YEAR, THOSE CITIES HAD AN
IMPROVEMENT. EVERYONE WATCHING, HOPEFULLY YOU GOT SOME INSIGHT INTO THE VALUE OF TOURISM TO THE COUNTY AND TO YOUR CITY, AND WE CAN SEE THOSE NUMBERS IMPROVE NEXT YEAR. LASTLY, THIS IS SORT OF OUR SCORECARD ON HOW VISITORS --
RESIDENTS THINK ABOUT US, AND SUPPORTING TOWARD A PROMOTION, WELCOMING VISITORS, YOU CAN SEE THAT'S 70 PLUS PERCENT HERE, VERY SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT WE DO, AND DRIVING THE ECONOMY -- THE VISITOR ECONOMY. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO HAND IT
BACK OVER TO SERGEO TO CLOSE. >> THANK YOU, GUSTAV. I WANT TO CLOSE UP TALKING ABOUT DESTINATION STEWARDSHIP, THIS IS SOMETHING YOU WILL SEE MORE OF IN 2026, IS THAT WE ARE -- WE'RE
ALWAYS GOING TO BE A SALES AND MARKETING AGENCY PROMOTING THE COUNTY, THE CITIES AND EVERYTHING THERE IS TO DO HERE. BUT WE ALSO WANT TO BE A VERY COMMUNITY FOCUSED ORGANIZATION, WE WANT TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS JUST AS MUCH AS WE SERVE THE VISITORS. THE COMMUNITY DOES COME FIRST
FOR US, AND THAT WE ARE ALWAYS WILLING TO TALK TO EVERYONE. TALKING TO EVERYONE DOESN'T WORK UNTIL IT DOES. THAT'S THE WAY WE FEEL. THERE'S AN ORGANIZATION OUT THERE, NONPROFITS, COMMUNITY
GROUPS, CHAMBERS, CITIES. WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE, WE'RE ALWAYS WILLING TO SIT DOWN AND TALK TOURISM AND EXPLAIN HOW TOURISM IGNITES THE LOCAL ECONOMY. OUR ORGANIZATION, AS IT IS RIGHT NOW, IS VERY FORWARD THINKING, DATA DRIVEN, AS YOU CAN SEE, AND
NO ONE IS DOING THE THINGS WE'RE DOING IN THIS SPACE. AND THAT WE ARE A MODEL AGENCY, AND I TAKE THAT -- IT MAY SOUND KIND OF CRAZY, WE LIKE TO BE KNOWN AS THAT KIND OF TRANSPARENT AGENCY WE TRUST.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE WILLING TO TALK TO EVERYONE ABOUT WHAT WE DO. AND THAT LASTLY, THAT THE PALM BEACHES IS A BRAND. BOYNTON BEACH IS A PART OF THIS, WE'VE BECOME MORE THAN A TOURISM DESTINATION. WITH THE ECONOMY THE WAY IT IS
HERE, VERY GOOD, AND THE ECONOMY HELPS IGNITE OTHER THINGS, THE DESTINATION ITSELF, THE PALM BEACHES BECOME A BRAND INTO ITSELF, AND BOYNTON FIGURES INTO THAT PUZZLE. WE WILL ALWAYS BE READY TO PROMOTE BOYNTON BEACH'S POSITION
IN THAT PUZZLE. LASTLY, COME SEE COMMISSIONER CRUZ THIS THURSDAY, AT OUR STATE OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY EVENT. SHE'S GOING TO BE A PART OF ANNEX TRAV BEGAN -- A AN EXTRAVAGANZA TO OPEN UP OUR
SHOW. THANK YOU, FOR BEING SUCH A WILLING VOLUNTEER. I DIDN'T HAVE TO ARM TWIST TOO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP,
THIS OPPORTUNITY. AND ALWAYS REMEMBER, THINK TOURISM. SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> MAYOR: THE NEXT PRESENTATION IS THE STATE OF EDUCATION REPORT BY DISTRICT 7 SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER EDWIN FERGUSON. MR. FERGUSON, CAN YOU COME DOWN AND BEGIN YOUR REPORT, PLEASE?
>> GOOD EVENING MADAM MAYOR, CITY COMMISSION, I AM EDWIN FERGUSON, YOUR DISTRICT 7 SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I'VE COME BEFORE YOU TO GIVE YOU A PRESENTATION ON HOW OUR SCHOOLS ARE PERFORMING. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW,
DISTRICT 7 RUNS FROM I-95 TO U.S. 1. TODAY I WANT TO -- IF WE CAN PULL UP THE SLIDE DECK. GIVE THE RESIDENTS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO -- WE WILL JUST -- USE THE QR CODE YOU CAN SEE THE SLIDE DECK I HAVE UP HERE. WE CAN SEE THE SAME INFORMATION I'M PRESENTING TO THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION. I WOULD LIKE EVERYONE WATCHING
THIS HERE AND ONLINE TO HAVE ACCESS TO IT. THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ABBREVIATED PRESENTATION, YOU HAVE A PACKED FULL AGENDA TONIGHT. I WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL OF THAT, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE TODAY.
I'M GOING TO REPRESENT TO YOU THAT WHAT'S HITTING IN THAT HYPERLINK, THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING THIS ONLINE AND HERE, IF YOU WOULD AGAIN DOWNLOAD THE SLIDE DECK, IF YOU HAVE GOOGLE ON YOUR PHONE OR COMPUTER, YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN OF THE SCHOOL PERFORMANCES, I'LL START
OFF BY SAYING, WE HAVE FOUR DISTRICT 7 SCHOOLS IN BOYNTON. FOREST PARK, POINCIANA. I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT KINDERGARTEN, CHILDREN WHO START
AHEAD TEND TO STAY AHEAD. THERE'S A CORRELATION BETWEEN SCORES WHO HAVE A HIGH KINDERGARTEN READINESS SCORE AND ELA, SCHOOLS WHO HAVE A LOWER KINDERGARTEN READINESS SCORE STRUGGLING, IN THAT 3rd GRADE.
THAT'S RELEVANT BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST FOLKLORE, THERE IS A CORRELATION BETWEEN YOUR PERFORMANCE IN 3rd GRADE AND YOUR POTENTIAL PROSPECTS FOR GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT OR GETTING SUCKED INTO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM. IT'S A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH THAT WE SEE A GREATER NUMBER OF OUR CHILDREN ARE READY FOR SCHOOL. HAVING SAID THAT, IN REGARD TO OUR THIRD GRADE SCORES HERE IN BOYNTON.
THE DISTRICT AVERAGE IS 56%. WHICH MEANS THAT 56% OF THE CHILDREN PERFORM AT A C OR BETTER, WHEN THEY'RE ASSESSED IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS. POINCIANA TENDS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, DOES BETTER IN TERMS OF
ELA SCORES IN THAT REGARD. AND IN REGARD TO MATH, THE DISTRICT AVERAGE IS 60%, SIMILAR TO WHAT THE ELA SCORES, IT SEEMS TO OUTPACE FOREST PARK AND
ROLLING GREEN. POINCIANA'S PRINCIPAL RECENTLY TRANSFERRED UP TO ROOSEVELT. I HEAR THE CURRENT PRINCIPAL IS DOING A GREAT JOB AS WELL. IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO MEET HER, PLEASE DO. AND THE OTHER SCHOOLS AS WELL. SCIENCE TENDS TO BE A BAIN
ACROSS THE DISTRICT. I'M NOT SURE WHY -- WELL, I AM SURE WHY. IT'S JUST NOT A GREAT -- IT'S NOT ATTRACTIVE TO THE STUDENT, UNFORTUNATELY. I SEE THROUGHOUT DISTRICT 7 AND OTHER AREAS OF THE COUNTY, WHERE OUR SCIENCE SCORES ARE NOT WHERE
THEY NEED TO BE. WE HAVE SOME TOOLS INSIDE OF THIS SLIDE DECK, I WOULD INVITE YOU ALL TO WORK WITH THEM, 5, 10, 15 MINUTES A DAY, I THINK IT WILL PAY OFF IN SPADES, IF YOU DO THAT AND YOU'RE COMMITTED TO
THAT. NOW, TO EMPHASIZE THE POINT ABOUT THOSE WHO START AHEAD TEND TO STAY AHEAD, AND THOSE WHO START BEHIND TEND TO STAY BEHIND, THESE ARE THREE SCHOOLS IN DISTRICT 7. LAST YEAR'S SCORES ARE, THE
DISTRICT AVERAGE FOR ELA IS 56%. SO WE HAVE A LOW PERFORMING SCHOOL, AVERAGE PERFORMING SCHOOL AND LOW PERFORMING SCHOOL. FOR THAT THIRD GRADE CLASS FROM LAST YEAR, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN IN KINDERGARTEN IN 2022, ON THE
LOW END, THAT SCHOOL ONLY HAD 27% OF THEIR CHILDREN THAT WERE KINDERGARTEN READY. A COUPLE THINGS YOU LOOK AT. CAN THEY IDENTIFY THEIR NAME, WOODROW, ANGELA, CAN THEY IDENTIFY KWLOERS, HOLD A WRITING
UTENSIL PROPERLY AT THE AGE OF 5, CAN THEY COUNT TO 100, ARE THEY POTTY TRAINED? THESE ARE THINGS YOU WOULD THINK MOST CHILDREN HAVE MASTERY OF, BUT AT THAT SCHOOL THEY DID NOT. CAN YOU SEE THAT THAT SCHOOL HAD
A KINDERGARTEN READINESS SCORE OF 27%, THEY ONLY GOT TO UP 28% IN 3rd GRADE. YOU LOOK AT THE SCHOOL IN THE MIDDLE, A LITTLE BETTER, 49% WAS OUR KINDERGARTEN READINESS YEAR OVER YEAR.
IN THIRD GRADE, THEY WERE ABLE TO IMPROVE THEIR PROFICIENCY BY 10 POINTS, WHICH IS NOT WORLD BEATERS, BUT DEFINITELY BETTER THAN THE FIRST SCHOOL WE'RE LOOKING AT. YOU LOOK TO THE RIGHT, YOU SEE THAT SCHOOL, WERE KINDERGARTEN
READY, THEY HAVE A HIGH ELA PERFORMANCE, 12 POINT BUMP. I THINK WE CAN GET ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS IN THE SCHOOL THREE CATEGORY, WITH A LITTLE BIT OF EFFORT, FROM THE COUNTY, CITY, ELECTED OFFICIALS, THE CITIZENS AS WELL.
SO AGAIN I'M ASSUMING EVERYONE HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SCAN THESE -- THE QR CODE, SO I'M GOING TO PUSH THROUGH THESE IN RESPECT OF YOUR TIME. THERE'S A TREASURE TROVE OF INFORMATION IN THERE THAT YOU AND PARENTS CAN PERUSE THROUGH
WITH YOUR CHILDREN. THEY WILL BE GAME CHANGERS, PREPARING YOUR CHILDREN FOR SUCCESS. I REALIZE THE GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION, WE STARTED WORKING ON THEIR KINDERGARTEN READINESS AT
AGE 1 1/2 AND 2. I'M CONFIDENT IF THEY CAN DO IT, OTHER CHILDREN CAN DO IT TOO. HOW YOU CAN HELP YOUR CHILDREN. I LIKE TO SAY THAT I'M BIG ON ACTIONABLE ITEMS, SOLUTIONS TO A PROBLEM.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S HISTORICALLY WEIGHED US DOWN HERE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. IT FALLS TO YOU ALL, YOU SAY YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO PERFORM JOB X, Y, Z. WHY DO WE SEEM TO HAVE A LARGE
SWATH OF PEOPLE WHO CAN'T GET OUT OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. I THINK IT BOILS DOWN TO, THOSE WHO ARE PREPARED WILL EXCEL, THOSE WHO ARE NOT, GET LEFT BEHIND. I DON'T WANT ANYONE IN BOYNTON TO BE LEFT BEHIND.
I WANT EVERYONE TO FOCUS IN ON THE SLIDE DECK I PRESENTED TO YOU TODAY. THE BIGGEST THING, IF YOU WANT YOUR CHILD TO SUCCEED, COMMUNICATE WITH THEM. DON'T LEAVE THEM IN FRONT OF AN iPAD, TV OR THEIR OWN DEVICES. HOW WAS YOUR DAY, WHAT DID YOU
DO, AS OPPOSED TO ALWAYS DICTATING. SIT DOWN, GET UP, HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM, THAT SEEMS TO FOSTER INTELLECTUAL GROWTH.
THE SITE WORDS, THOSE ARE THINGS AGAIN WE ENCOURAGE CHILDREN TO WORK ON WITH THEIR FAMILIES. THESE ARE THINGS A LOT OF OUR KINDERGARTNERS DO NOT MASTER.
IN 1st GRADE, YOU'RE TRYING TO MASTER WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN, 3rd GRADE, WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE LEARNED IN 1st OR 2nd GRADE. WITH YOUR HELP, WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN HERE IN BOYNTON AND
ACROSS PALM BEACH COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO HELPING YOUR CHILDREN INSIDE THE HOME, I WOULD ENCOURAGE AS MANY AS POSSIBLE WHO HAVE TIME, TO GO OUT AND BECOME MEMBERS OF THE SAC AND PTA. THESE SCHOOLS ARE NOT ISLANDS UNTO THEMSELVES. THEY WORK FOR THE BETTERMENT OF
THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. I WOULD LOVE FOR A GREATER NUMBER OF YOU WHO HAVE TIME, TO COME TO THE DIFFERENT MEETINGS I MENTIONED, AND ASK QUESTIONS. LEARN ABOUT WHAT PUBLIC EDUCATION LOOKS LIKE, IN COMPARISON TO CHARTER SCHOOLS AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, WE ARE RUNNING CIRCLES AROUND THEM, WE
COULD DO IT EVEN BETTER INTO A MUCH GREATER DEGREE, IF WE HAD MORE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. SO AGAIN, I SUGGESTED SOME WAYS IN WHICH PARENTS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS CAN HELP. BRIGHT FUTURE SCHOLARSHIP IS A GAME CHANGER.
FOR THOSE CHILDREN WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO TO COLLEGE. WE SUBSIDIZE HIGHER EDUCATION HERE IN FLORIDA, SO LONG AS YOU PERFORM WELL IN HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH AGAIN GETS BACK TO THAT KINDERGARTEN READINESS, YOU'RE PROPERLY PREPARED BY KINDERGARTEN, YOU NEED TO BE
ABLE TO MAINTAIN A FREE EDUCATION HERE IN FLORIDA. DESPITE WHAT PEOPLE THINK, WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD COLLEGIATE SYSTEM HERE IN FLORIDA. SCAN THE QR CODE, YOU'LL GET THE FULL SLIDE I'VE BEEN REFERENCING. CTE.
I MENTIONED A LOT OF STUDENTS MAY WANT TO GO TO PUBLIC, TO HIGHER EDUCATION, WHAT ABOUT THOSE WHO DO NOT. ONE THING I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH MY COLLEAGUES ON IS EXPANDING THE NUMBER OF CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTERS WE HAVE, WE HAVE BROUGHT BACK A NORTH TECH
DOWN IN DELRAY, I HAD A HAND IN BRINGING THE DELRAY EDUCATION CENTER TO FRUITION. NOT EVERYONE IS TRYING TO GO TO UNIVERSITY. SOME PEOPLE WANT TO START EARNING A FAIR DAY'S WAGE AS A PLUMBER, ELECTRICIAN, HVAC,
WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. I'M A HUGE ADVOCATE AS ARE MANY OTHERS ON OUR BOARD FOR EXPLORING THE NUMBER OF CTE CENTERS, AUTISM IS AN EVER GROWING -- IF YOU WILL, DISABILITY THAT WE'RE IDENTIFYING ON A MUCH LARGER
SCALE, WE NEED MORE ESE, AUTISM UNITS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, PARTICULARLY IN DISTRICT 7 WE HAVE A DEARTH OF THEM, AND IT COMPOUNDS THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE A LOT OF THE FAMILIES AREN'T AS MOBILE AS YOU OR I. THEY CAN'T NECESSARILY, IF I LIVE HERE ON SEACREST, I CAN'T
GET DOWN TO BOCA OR UP TO WEST PALM BEACH, TO THE NEXT CLOSEST ESE CENTER. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT IN THAT REGARD, TO TRY TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF UNITS WE HAVE THROUGHOUT DISTRICT 7. WE NEED TO HAVE THOSE SERVICES APPROXIMATE. ANYONE WHO'S FAMILIAR WITH THE
CHILD WHO HAS AUTISM OR IDENTIFIED AS AUTISTIC, UNDERSTANDS THEY NEED A LOT OF EXTRA HELP THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WE WANT THEM TO BE AS INDEPENDENT AS POSSIBLE AS ADULTS. IT STARTS WITH WHAT THEY DO IN THESE FORMATIVE YEARS. NATIVE LANGUAGE SUPPORT IS THE LAST I'LL MAKE TODAY.
WE HAVE A VERY LARGE HAITIAN AMERICAN POPULATION HERE IN BOYNTON. I WAS THE ONE WHO ADVOCATED THE GREAT MOST NOR HAVING HAITIAN
AND CREOLE LANGUAGES. HAVE YOU TO HAVE BOTH IN ORDER FOR YOU TO HAVE A VIABLE DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM. WHAT THE SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF CONCLUDED LAST YEAR, WE WOULD CONCLUDE A NATIVE LANGUAGE SUPPORT.
LET'S PRETEND WE BOTH SPEAK HAITIAN CREOLE, I'M TRYING TO TEACH YOU SOMETHING IN MATH OR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, I CAN SEE YOU'RE NOT QUITE GETTING IT IN ENGLISH, I'LL TRANSITION OVER AND SAY IT TO YOU IN
HAITIAN/CREOLE. HOPEFULLY THE LIGHT WILL GO ON. WE'RE AUTHORIZING AND SUPPORTING, BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY TO EDUCATE OUR STUDENTS ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS. WE WANT THEM TO EXCEL, SUCCEED, AND BE THE BEST THEY CAN BE. I'M WELL UNDER MY TEN MINUTES.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THAT'S MY EMAIL ADDRESS, IF YOU DON'T HAVE GOOGLE ON YOUR PHONE OR COMPUTER, FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME OR CALL ME AT THE OFFICE, WE'LL BE SURE TO GET THOSE SLIDES TO YOU. I THINK THEY CAN BE AND WILL BE A GAME CHANGER IF WE USE THESE
TOOLS WITH, ALL REGULAR POSSIBILITY. I THANK YOU FOR THE TIME, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HERE TO ANSWER THEM AS BEST I CAN. >> MAYOR: DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, WHAT A GREAT PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU.
HAVE A GREAT EVENING. [ APPLAUSE ] >> MAYOR: NEXT WE WILL HAVE THE CITY EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS. CAN I PLEASE HAVE CITY STAFF COME UP TO THE PODIUM TO
ANNOUNCE? >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, CITY MANAGERS, I'M AMANDA ONDA YOUR NEW EVENTS DIRECTOR. NEXT TUESDAY, WE WILL HAVE OUR MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION AT MEMORIAL VETERAN'S PARK 11:00
A.M. TO 12:00 P.M. AT THE EVENT WE WILL HAVE A CEREMONY TO INCLUDE A PRESENTATION OF COLORS, THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, GUEST SPEAKERS, A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND THE LAYING OF THE WREATH IN REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES.
WE HOPE THAT EVERYBODY WILL JOIN US. [ INAUDIBLE ] >> YES, DID I NOT SAY VETERAN'S DAY? VETERANS DAY. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE PUBLIC AUDIENCE PORTION OF THE
MEETING. AS ALWAYS, IT'S THREE MINUTES, NONTRANSFERABLE. SPEAKER MUST ADDRESS THE COMMISSION AS A WHOLE. INSULTS, PERSONAL ATTACKS AND DISRUPTIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED.
AFTER WE'VE CONCLUDED WE WILL MOVE ON TOE ONLINE COMMENTS. WELCOME BACK. >> THANK YOU. YES, I HOPE YOU ENJOYED MY EMAILS FULL OF IDEAS FROM FRANCE AND ENGLAND. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ADAM
TEMPLE FOR JUDGING MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S HOLIDAY CONTEST. YOU AND YOUR DAUGHTERS DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB COMING UP WITH SOME AMAZING SUPERLATIVES. GREATLY APPRECIATED. SECOND THING IS, I SUPPORT THE LITTLE LENDING LIBRARIES, I'M
GLAD YOU'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH STUDYING THIS. BEING ON THE EXEC BOARD FOR SISTER CITIES FOR YEARS NOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW CLOSELY YOU READ MY EMAIL, THEY HAVE REACHED OUT TO LAKE WORTH, THAT HAS THE
HIGHEST CONCENTRATION IN THE WORLD FOR LENDING LIBRARIES. EXPECT JEANNIE TO COME FORWARD WITH SOMETHING SHORTLY. I ALSO WANT TO SAY, WHERE ARE WE AT HERE ON MY LIST? IT'S BEEN FIVE MONTHS SINCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY WAS
REQUESTED FOR THE NICHOLS BOULEVARD FOREST. THIS IS THE THIRD MEETING IN A ROW THAT I'VE BEEN TO, I'M ASKING WHERE IS IT AT, WHAT'S OUR STATUS, WHEN IS THE CITY GOING TO MOVE FORWARD ON PROTECTING THESE ANIMALS, THIS FOREST. THIS IS FOR US THE PEOPLE, THE RESIDENTS.
AND NOTHING SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING. THE DEVELOPER IS MOVING FORWARD WITH HIS 72 TOWNHOME PROJECT, AND CALLING IT THE TURTLE SOMETHING OR OTHER. BUT IT'S JUST EMBARRASSING, AND THE NEIGHBORS, OF COURSE, ARE STILL VERY, VERY UPSET AND
REACHING OUT TO ME, I GO, I KEEP ASKING. I KEEP NOT GETTING ANYTHING, SO I'M GOING TO ONCE AGAIN ASK THAT THIS GET MOVED FORWARD AND STOP SITTING ON OUR HANDS. LET'S GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF. THIS IS AN EASY WIN, IT'S SOMETHING EASY THAT MAKES OUR CITY LOOK GOOD, AND IT COULD BE
A TOURIST DESTINATION. AND NEXT, LAST THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH TIME LEFT, AS YOU START DISCUSSING THE CHARTER AMENDMENT, I ACTUALLY AM THE CITY RESIDENT THAT SAT IN ALL THOSE MEETINGS, IN ADDITION TO
FORMER MAYOR TAYLOR'S DAUGHTER. I WAS AT ALL OF THOSE, I SUPPORT TWO-YEAR TERMS, I SUPPORT TWO-YEAR CONTINUOUS RESIDENCY, TO STOP THIS FOOLISHNESS OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T COME FROM HERE, THROWING THEIR HATS IN, AND PLEASE LOOK AT DOING 25 YEARS AS
THE AGE MINIMUM, YOU NEED MATURITY TO HANDLE OVER 1/3 OF A BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET, AND TO NOT BE EASILY SWAYED BY THOSE THOUSAND DOLLAR DEVELOPER DONATIONS. I SUGGEST YOU START LOOKING AT RAISING THE AGE. AND EVERYTHING ELSE, I CARE
SIGNIFICANTLY LESS ABOUT, AND NOT WILLING TO DIE ON THE SWORD FOR. THOSE THREE THINGS I AM. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT PLEASE. >> CINDY FALCO DECORRADO, IT'S
DISAPPOINTING SEEING A POLICE OFFICER IN THIS ROOM THAT ATTACKED ME, AND I WAS NOT ALLOWED IN THE ROOM. IT'S NERVEWRACKING FOR ME TO BE HERE AND LOOK AT HIS FACE, KNOWING HE ASSAULTED ME. I WANT TO DISCUSS WHAT MR. FERGUSON SAID, OUR NATIONAL
LANGUAGE IS ENGLISH, IT'S BEEN STATED AS SUCH. IF CHILDREN COME HERE TO LIVE, THEY NEED TO SPEAK OUR LANGUAGE, AND I WANT TO CORRECT HIM, HE SAID HAITIAN AMERICAN, NO, NO, NO, IT'S AMERICAN HAITIAN, THIS IS THE PROBLEM THIS IS WHAT I'VE ASKED FOR BEFORE, FOR US TO HAVE
A MONTH OF AN AMERICAN MONTH TO REALLY TEACH WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN AMERICAN. WE'VE GOTTEN SO FAR AWAY FROM THAT, THAT AS THIS GENTLEMAN WHO STOOD HERE PRIOR TO YOU, MR. FERGUSON ARTICULATED TO SPEAK IN
CREOLE, MAKE IT CREOLE, HAITIAN AMERICAN, NO, NO, AMERICA FIRST. IT'S OUR LAWS YOU PUT THE AMERICAN FLAG ABOVE ANY OTHER FLAG. I DON'T SEE THAT STIPULATED. I'M AN AMERICAN, PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN.
I'M A NATURAL FLORIDA AN, AND IT CONCERNS ME THAT I'M LOSING MY COUNTRY. IT'S PERTURBING TO ME. IT IS. WHEN IING WALK INTO STORES AND NOBODY SPEAKS ENGLISH, I'M THE ONLY PERSON WHO SPEAKS ENGLISH,
NOT JUST CREOLE, HISSHISPANIC A WELL, IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I'M NOT IN MY OWN COUNTRY. WHERE IS MY COUNTRY. THEY NEED TO LEARN ENGLISH. I DIDN'T GO TO THEIR COUNTRY,
THEY CAME TO MINE, IT'S CALLED RESPECT. I WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT SUSAN OYER SAID. THE CHEMICALS KICK INTO THE BODIES TO MAKE WISE DECISIONS AND THEY'RE MORE MATURE. WE HAVE PEOPLE SPEAKING OVER OUR
LIVES THAT KNOW NOTHING ABOUT LIFE. IT WOULD BEHOOVE YOU TO USE WISDOM AND HAVE SOMEONE 25 YEARS OLDER. I WANT TO BRING UP, WHY ARE WE BEING ASKED FOR AN ASSESSMENT ON -- FIRST OF ALL, THE FIRE, I KNOW THERE'S AN EXEMPTION, I FILLED IT OUT, I DIDN'T GET IT
THIS YEAR. IT'S PERPLEXING WHY I AM PAYING FOR SOMETHING EXTRA. MY BILL HAS GONE TO $5,000, IT'S RIDICULOUS. WE'RE BEING TAXED TO DEATH. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL OWN
HOMES. IT'S OUT OF CONTROL, AND IT NEEDS TO CEASE AND DESIST. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT PLEASE? >> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS
BARBARA READE. I WANT TO THANK KEVIN RAMSEY. KEVIN RAMSEY IS THE BOMB, HE GOT RID OF THE RANDOM SHRUB THAT WAS BLOCKING OUR VISIBILITY LEAVEING THE LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD ON TO WILLBRIGHT, WHICH WAS DANGEROUS, SO I WANT TO THANK HIM VERY
MUCH, BECAUSE HE DID THAT. ALSO, OF CONCERN REGARDING THE LITTLE LEAGUE ROAD EXITING ON TO WILLBRIGHT ARE THE NEWLY PLANTED CALUSIA PLANTS, THEY'RE FAMOUS FOR GROWING QUICKLY, AND THEY'RE RIGHT UP AGAINST THE STOP SIGN
THERE. I KNOW THAT'S GOING TO BE A SOON TO COME CATASTROPHE. I WOULD BET THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT HAS A RULE ABOUT BLOCKING STOP SIGNS WITH SHRUBBERIES. THAT'S ANOTHER THING THAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT.
AS YOU PREPARE YOUR LOBBYIST FOR YOUR LEGISLATIVE CONCERNS, PLEASE INCLUDE RETURNING TO NO FIREARMS IN PUBLIC PARKS. I NOTICED THE SIGN AT THE LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD THIS WEEKEND. THAT THEY'VE TAPED OFF AND
SPRAYED OUT THE NO FIREARMS CLAUSE. IT'S VERY CONCERNING, BECAUSE THERE ARE LARGE CROWDS ROUTINELY AT THE LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD, AS WELL AS AT HESTER FOR THE BULLDOG GAMES. AND THAT'S ALSO A PUBLIC PARK.
SO THERE'S NO OPEN CARRY IN THESE CHAMBERS, SO IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO TRY TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN. OUR YOUNG ATHLETES, IF YOU WOULD PUT THAT ON YOUR LIST PLEASE, LET'S DO NO CARRY AT PUBLIC PARKS IF POSSIBLE.
AND I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION THAT I WOULD NOT BE IN FAVOR OF A FOUR-YEAR TERM. I THINK THREE-YEAR TERMS WORK OUT PRETTY WELL, ABLE FOUR-YEAR TERMS IS -- IT MIGHT BE TOO MUCH. OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR: THANK YOU, NEXT PLEASE? >> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS JIM SUZEK. I THINK KEVIN RAMSEY IS THE BOMB, BUT I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT HIM UNTIL DECEMBER. I'D LIKE TO SPEAK VERY BRIEFLY ABOUT REITERATING WHAT AMANDA
AND OTHERS HAVE ALREADY BROUGHT UP, TUESDAY NOVEMBER 11th AT 11:00 A.M. AT THE VETERAN'S PARK, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE EVERYONE TO COME OUT TO VETERAN'S PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE SET UP FOR 11:00 A.M. A SPECIAL NOTE, WE HAVE GIFTS FOR ALL THE VETERANS THAT COME
OUT, BUT I HAVE A WEALTH OF FOLKS THAT JUST COME OUT THAT ARE NOT VETERANS, THAT SHOW THEIR PATRIOTISM COMING OUT. AND THANKING THE VETERANS, I WOULD ASK YOU ALL TO PLEASE COME OUT. I ALSO AM A GRADUATE OF PGA
HOPE, I ECHO COMMISSIONER TURKIN, THAT ABSOLUTELY, YOU RECOGNIZE VETERANS, THEY'LL BE THERE FOR YOU. THE OTHER THING THAT -- THE LAST THING I WANTED TO SPEAK OF IN MY CAPACITY AS CHAIRMAN OF THE SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD, I WANTED TO SHARE SOME THINGS THAT HAVE
RECENTLY COME OUT TO US IN THE LAST COUPLE MEETINGS. WE WERE OF THE IMPRESSION THAT EVERYTHING THAT WENT ON IN THE MEETINGS FUNNELED TO THE COMMISSION. NOT LOOKING TO GO AFTER ANYBODY OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT I
WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE IN MY YEARS ON THE COMMISSION. WE ONLY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY ONCE PREVIOUSLY, TO SPEAK AT THE END OF THE YEAR, AND TELL YOU THE THINGS WE DID. I WANT TO TELL YOU THE THINGS WE'RE DOING. WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING AS A
GROUP TO GO OUT TO HOA'S TO CHURCHES TO TRY TO ATTEND ALL THE PUBLIC VENUES THAT WE HAVE SET UP FOR OURSELVES HERE, TO TRY TO GARNER THE CHARTER TASKING THAT WE HAVE, WHICH IS
TO FIND OUT HOW WE CAN HELP THE SENIOR COMMUNITY OF BOYNTON BEACH. THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE ADDRESSED FOR 2026, SPECIFICALLY AROUND NUTRITION, FEEDING, TRANSPORTATION, ONE OF THE BIG
THINGS THAT I'M PUSHING FOR IS A HEALTH CARE SYMPOSIUM, HOPEFULLY THE HEALTH AND ARTS, IT'S ONE OF THOSE KIND OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR PATIENTS, FOR FAMILY MEMBERS, FOR CAREGIVERS, GENERAL COMMUNITY TO COME OUT AND TO
HAVE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, AND LIFE PROFESSIONALS COME OUT IN A SYMPOSIUM FORMAT, AND SHARE TO FOLKS THE KIND OF CHALLENGES YOU'RE GOING TO FACE AS YOU DEAL WITH SENIORS.
AND THE KIND OF CHALLENGES THAT SENIORS ARE STUCK WITH. ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO DO SPECIFICALLY, SPEAKING QUICKLY HERE, IS TO DO THINGS IN NO COST. I THINK THAT'S A SURPRISE TO US. PREVIOUSLY WE HAD A LITTLE BIT
OF A BUDGET ALLOCATED TO RECREATION, WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT IS NOT IN PLACE FOR THIS UPCOMING YEAR. THE ONLY THING WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO ON A FUNDED SCALE WILL BE SOMETHING NOVEMBER 2026. I WOULD ASK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. IF YOU COULD WORK WITH
RECREATION AND MAYBE ALLOW US TO FUND SOME THINGS. THANK YOU KINDLY. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT, PLEASE. >> HI, THIS IS CAROL FROM STONE
HAVEN. I WAS NOT SURE HOW LONG THAT PROJECT IS GOING TO BE IN THE WORKS CAUSE IN AND OUT IS A PROBLEM IN THERE, A LOT. JUST WONDERING, THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT
YOUR SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD CHAIRPERSON SAID. I'M CONCERNED, AS ELDER -- OLDER PEOPLE GET OLDER, AS A PERSON WHO GOT SCAMMED AFTER SHE LOST HER SPOUSE, I AM WORRIED ABOUT SENIOR FRAUD. I DON'T KNOW IF THE
COMMISSIONERS COULD HAVE ANY PLANS TO HAVE MAYBE SENATOR SCOTT COME HERE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU DO. HE HAD A FIELD HEARING DOWN IN DORAL, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY PLANS WITH THAT, I'M PIGGYBACKING ON WHAT HE SAID, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT FRAUD HERE
AS RESIDENTS GET OLDER, BECAUSE THEY LOSE THE ABILITY TO GET AROUND, THEY DON'T HAVE PEOPLE TO DEPEND ON SOMETIMES, LIKE MYSELF. SO JUST A COUPLE OBSERVATIONS, THANK YOU. MAERJ THAN--
>> MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT, PLEASE. >> MY NAME IS McKAYLA McG McGLOCKLIN. I LIVE ON SOUTHWEST 13th AVENUE, I LIVE A FEW HOUSES DOWN FROM THE LITTLE FREE PANTRY AND LIBRARY, YOU ALL WILL BE
CONSIDERING. I JUST WANTED TO POINT YOU ALL TO A FEW MUNICIPALITIES THAT HAVE FOUND WAYS TO WORK WITH PROPERTY OWNERS THAT ARE WILLING TO HAVE THESE. MOST NOTABLY, McKINNEY TEXAS, FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS, KENT
WOOD, MICHIGAN AND RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA ARE MUNICIPALITIES THAT HAVE FOUND CONSTRUCTIVE WAYS TO WORK CONSTRUCTIVELY WITH PROPERTY OWNERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THESE TYPES OF RESOURCES FOR THEIR COMMUNITY.
AND JUST AS SOMEONE THAT -- I'M AT THAT LITTLE FREE PANTRY AND LIBRARY A FEW TIMES A MONTH DROPPING OFF FOOD FOR MY NEIGHBORS. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE COMPLAINTS ARE LARGELY COMING
FROM SOMEONE THAT DOESN'T LIVE DIRECTLY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY DON'T LIVE ON THAT STREET, SO I JUST LIKE TO URGE YOU THAT I DO -- I'M THERE OFTEN, I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT BE ANYTHING BUT AN ADDITION TO OUR COMMUNITY AT
A TIME WHEN PEOPLE NEED IT. WE LIVE IN A TIME WHERE THIS WORLD IS INCREDIBLY ISOLATING AND LONELY, AND I HEARD FROM SO MANY PEOPLE TONIGHT, CAREGIVERS, WHO MAY WANT TO STOP BY THERE
AND GRAB SOMETHING QUICK, BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE TIME. ELDERLY ON A FIRMED INCOME, STUDENTS WHO EVERY STUDY SHOWS THAT STUDENTS DO BETTER WHEN THEY HAVE FOOD IN THEIR STOMACHS. THIS IS LITERACY, THIS IS
FEEDING CHILDREN. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT KINDERGARTEN READINESS AND ASKING PARENTS TO READ TO THEIR CHILDREN. IF A PARENT IS NOT ABLE TO BE MOBILE AND EVEN MAKE IT FROM FOREST PARK OVER TO THIS LIBRARY, THERE'S A CHANCE THEIR
KIDS PASS THAT WHEN THEY'RE WALKING TO SCHOOL, SO I WOULD REALLY URGE YOU TO SIDE ON THE -- WITH THE COMMUNITY, WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING WITH AND ENGAGING WITH THIS TRUE
RESOURCE TO OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, NEXT PLEASE. >> MY NAME IS ACE TILTEN RATC RATCLIFFE, I LIVE IN FOREST
PARK, SINCE 2021, MY PARTNER DEREK AND I HAVE MAINTAINED A FREE PANTRY AND LIBRARY, TO PROVIDE TOILETRIES AND
NONPERISHABLE FOOD FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE'VE MADE FRIENDS WITH PEOPLE WHO STOP BY ON THEIR EVENING WALK TO GRAB A BOOK FOR THEMSELVES OR GIFT FOR SOMEONE IN THEIR FAMILY. THE NEIGHBOR WHO IMMIGRATED FROM UKRAINE, BUT WORRIES ABOUT THE SON WHO STAYED TO FIGHT.
THE NEIGHBOR WHO RESCUES DOGS FROM UNTENABLE SITUATIONS AND WALKS THEM EVERY DAY. A NEIGHBOR WHO THANKED US FOR BEING THE REASON HE WAS ABLE TO EAT BREAKFAST THAT DAY.
WE PURCHASED BOOK SERIES FOR NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS WHO WANTED SOMETHING TO READ. WE FILL THE PANTRY, AS GROCERIES RISE. WE HAVE FRIENDS WHO MAKE COSTCO
RUNS SPECIFICALLY TO FILL UP THE PANTRY. WITH THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, PROGRAMS LIKE MEALS ON WHEELS AND SNAP, WHICH PROVIDES FOOD TO OVER 168,000 PEOPLE ARE FACING DIRE SHUT JOINS OR SHORTAGES. WHEN WE ARE ABLE TO FILL THEM,
THEY ARE EMPTIED BY MULTIPLE FAMILIES IN 48 HOURS. WE PUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO THE COMMUNITY, VOLUNTEERING HUNDREDS OF HOURS TO SHOP AND MAINTAIN THE STRUCTURES, BECAUSE WE KNOW IT MAKES A TANGIBLE DIFFERENCE TO THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES WHO DO
THIS WORK. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SIMILAR FREE LIBRARIES, THREE OF THEM WERE BUILT UNDER THE DIRECTION OF COMMISSIONER ROMULUS. TWO OF THOSE REMAIN, MAINTAINED BY STAFF, AND ANOTHER COMMUNITY MEMBER. WHEN OUR STRUCTURES WERE FIRST
BUILT, WE CALLED THE CITY TO ASK IF THEY NEEDED TO BE PERMITTED. WE WERE TOLD THEY DID NOT NEED PERMITS, SO LONG AS THEY WERE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. A CITIZEN COMPLAINT WAS
MENTIONED LAST MONTH, LIVES MILES AWAY FROM THE AMENITIES. WE'VE BEEN INFORMED SINCE OUR CITY CODE DOES NOT SPECIFY A SECTION PROTECTING THE LIBRARIES AND PANTRIES, THEY MUST BE REMOVED. THIS HAS NOT BEEN THE CASE FOR THE LIBRARIES SET UP BY THE CITY.
I COME TO YOU TONIGHT ASKING THAT YOU BRING FORTH A MOTION TO INVESTIGATE AMENDING CITY CODE TO PROTECT THESE AMENITIES. PLEASE ALLOW US TO CONTINUE SERVING OUR COMMUNITY.
PLEASE ALLOW US TO KEEP OUR LIBRARIES UNTIL SUCH A MOTION IS PASSED. CARING FOR OUR COMMUNITIES IS A VALUE THAT SHOULD BE SHARED ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> MAYOR: NEXT, PLEASE? >> HELLO, MAYOR, AND COMMISSIONERS, MY NAME IS DER ERK CALHOUN, I'VE LIVED IN BOYNTON BEACH SINCE 2019. WE PUT UP A LITTLE FREE LIBRARY AND PANTRY IN OUR YARD IN 2021,
WITH REGARD TO CITY REGULATIONS. THE LIBRARY AND PANTRY HAVE SINCE PROVIDED THOUSANDS OF BOOKS AND DOLLARS WORTH OF SHELF STABLE FOOD AND TOILETRIES TO HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE FOUR YEARS THEY'VE BEEN UP. THEY'VE BEEN A MEANINGFUL CONNECTION POINT WITH US AND OUR
NEIGHBORS. BOOKS FLOW IN AND OUT OF THE LIBRARY, PROVIDING EVERYTHING FROM CHILDREN'S BOOKS, TO NOVELS. I HEAR FROM SOMEONE LOADING GROCERIES INTO THE PANTRY, I'M SORRY I CAN'T DO MORE.
I HEARD FROM SOMEONE TAKE A SINGLE BREAKFAST BAR SAYING, I WANT TO LEAVE ENOUGH FOR EVERYONE ELSE. THIS FEELS TO US, LIKE A UNIVERSAL VALUE THAT TRANSCENDS POLITICS.
RECENTLY A COMPLAINT WAS MADE DEMANDING THE PANTRY REMOVED. SHE LET US KNOW EXPLICITLY HER COMPLAINT WAS MADE BECAUSE SHE HATES OUR POLITICS, AND SHE DISAPPROVES OF THE PEOPLE THESE RESOURCES ARE DESIGNED TO HELP. WE'VE BEEN TOLD BY THE CITY, THE
PREVIOUS GUIDANCE WE RECEIVED FROM THE CITY WAS WRONG. THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT SAYS THERE'S NO BUILDING PERMIT FOR LIBRARIES OF THIS SIZE.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT HAS NOW RULED THAT IN THE ABSENCE OF EXPLICIT EXEMPTIONS FOR LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES AND PANTRIES, THEY FALL INTO THE CATEGORY OF ACCESSORY STORAGE STRUCTURES, WHICH ARE PROHIBITED IN FRONT AND SIDE YARDS. WE HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO REMOVE
THEM OR PLACE THEM WITHIN OUR FENCED YARD, WHICH DEFEATS THEIR PURPOSE. THIS REGULATORY OVERSIGHT OUTLAWS LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES AND PANTRIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. IT MAKES THE OTHERS VULNERABLE
FROM THOSE WHO WOULD RATHER TEAR THE FABRIC OF THE COMMUNITY THAN WEAVE IT. SEEING OTHER MUNICIPALITIES IN THE COUNTRY HAVE ENSHRINED PANTRIES AND LIBRARIES.
THE SOLUTION IN BOYNTON BEACH IS SIMPLE. PLEASE AMEND THE REGULATIONS TO EXEMPT LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES AND PANTRIES FROM THE FRONT AND SIDE YARD BAN. IN THE MEANTIME, PLEASE DIRECT CODE ENFORCEMENT TO DELAY ACTION ON OUR LIBRARY AND PANTRY, UNTIL
SUCH AN AMENDMENT IS PASSED, SO OUR COMMUNITY DOESN'T LOSE THEIR VALUABLE RESOURCES. LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES AND PANTRIES, DEEPEN BONDS AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL RESIDENTS. I'M HOPEFUL MY CITY WILL ALLOW ME TO SERVE MY CITY, NOT PUNISH
ME FOR IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, NEXT, PLEASE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> HELLO, HELLO, CAMERON MAHARA, DISTRICT 2 RESIDENT. TODAY IS A SPECIAL DAY FOR ME.
I AM FEELING VERY INSPIRED. WE HAVE SOMETHING SPECIAL GOING ON, I'M ANNOUNCING IT EVERYWHERE, I WILL BE RUNNING FOR DISTRICT 2 COMMISSION. I'VE COME UP ON THIS DAIS AND EXPLAINED MY PROBLEMS WITHIN MY
OWN NEIGHBORHOOD SO MUCH, THAT IT CONCERNS ME WHEN NOTHING GETS DONE. SO AS MY MOTHER WOULD ALWAYS TELL ME, CAMERON, IF YOU WANT SOMETHING DONE, YOU GOT TO DO IT YOURSELF. SO I AM LOOKING FOR THE SUPPORT OF MY COMMUNITY, I WILL BE
OUTSIDE MEETING ALL MY NEIGHBORS IN THE DISTRICT 2 COMMUNITY, AND JUST PUTTING MY BEST FOOT FORWARD WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO COMMUNITY EFFORTS, IN BRINGING MY SMALL LITTLE DISTRICT TOGETHER. THERE'S SO MUCH THINGS THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE WITHIN DISTRICT 2.
WE HAVE GAME DAY EVENTS THAT PROHIBIT SO MUCH PARKING CITATIONS, WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE VISITING, WE DON'T HAVE ANY AREAS FOR THESE PEOPLE TO PARK. I CAME UP HERE AND SPOKE ABOUT THE ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT 2 NEIGHBORHOOD.
TO NO PREVAIL, I KNOW WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS HERE, THAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A CLEAN AND SAFE INITIATIVE TO MAKE SURE THAT BOYNTON OUTSIDE OF THEIR NONHOA'S ARE PROTECTED, CARED FOR, LOOKED AFTER, EVEN THOUGH
THEY AREN'T OUR MONEYMAKERS. I WANT TO PUT MY OWN NEIGHBORHOOD FIRST. I WANT TO PUT THE PEOPLE I CARE FOR, ALL MY NEIGHBORS THAT I RESPECT DEARLY AND THEY SHOW ME -- THEY TREAT ME LIKE A FAMILY, I HAVE A MAJORITY HAITIAN NEIGHBORHOOD, AND EVERY
HOLIDAY, I CAN TELL YOU, THERE'S SO MUCH FOOD TO GO AROUND, I GET INVITED TO EVERY PLATE. THAT'S WHAT I WANT MY DISTRICT TO FEEL LIKE, I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT THEY'RE SUPPORTED, NO MATTER WHAT THEY GO THROUGH, AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH IT ALONE. I'VE BEEN IN THIS COMMUNITY ALL
MY LIFE, I LOST MY LEG RIGHT HERE ON SEACREST 18 YEARS AGO, IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME TO PROVIDE FOR MY COMMUNITY AND BUILD MORE. YOU GUYS ARE DOING GREAT, THE PGA HOPE EVENTS ARE GREAT, THE COMMUNITY BUILDING AS A DAIS IS
DOING REALLY GOOD, BUT WE NEED TO FOCUS, WE NEED TO FOCUS AND MAKE SURE THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE SAFE. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT -- I'M TIRED OF PEOPLE FEELING LIKE STRANGERS WHEN YOU LIVE AROUND YOUR NEIGHBORS.
YOU SHOULD GET TO KNOW EVERYBODY, AND FEEL RESPECTED. YOU ARE NOT GOING TO AGREE WITH EVERYBODY, YOU SHOULD KNOW WHERE YOUR NEIGHBOR STANDS. I EVEN LOST MY HOUSE HERE, IF IT WASN'T FOR MY NEIGHBORS TO INFORM ME ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON, I WOULD HAVE BEEN CLUELESS.
ALL THAT TO BE SAID, I'M RUNNING, I'LL BE HERE, AS I ALWAYS AM. I'M ALWAYS NOT HARD TO FIND, AND I WILL REALLY NOT BE HARD TO FIND THIS TIME. BECAUSE SOCIAL MEDIA'S NEW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [ APPLAUSE ] >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, NEXT,
PLEASE. >> I SUPPORT YOU, CAMERON. GOOD EVENING, I'M DAVE RYE CLIFF, I'VE BEEN A BOYNTON BEACH RESIDENT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS
NOW. I SENT MOST OF YOU AN EMAIL, I FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO READ IT TO YOU. DEAR MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, AND COMMISSIONERS, I'M WRITING IN SUPPORT OF AMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL'S LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, INCLUDING AN
EXEMPTION FOR LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES AND PANTRIES, ALLOWING RESIDENTS TO PLACE THESE COMMUNITY RESOURCES IN FRONT AND ON SIDE YARD AREAS. UNDER CURRENT REGULATIONS, SUCH STRUCTURES ARE EFFECTIVELY PROHIBITED AS ACCESSORY STORAGE
STRUCTURES, MUST BE LOCATED WITHIN A FENCED AREA. THIS PREVENTS THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES AND PANTRIES FROM SERVING THEIR INTENDED PURPOSE. RESIDENTS ARE OVERWHELMINGLY FAMILIAR WITH THE SUPPORT OF
THESE INITIATIVES IN CITIES LIKE DELRAY BEACH. THEY RECOGNIZE THEIR DIRECT BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY. BOYNTON ITSELF HAS EMBRACED SIMILAR PROJECTS. THIS WAS MENTIONED BEFORE. IN FINISHING, THOUGH, IT'S
CONCERNING TO ME, THAT CURRENT REGULATIONS ARE BEING INVOKED FOR POLITICAL REASONS. AND EVEN BY INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT RESIDE IN THE AFFECTED NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS ISSUE SHOULD NOT BE POLITICIZED, WHEN A SIMPLE
LOGICAL SOLUTION EXISTS, AMEND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TO EXEMPT LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES AND PANTRIES, ALLOWING THEM IN THE FRONT AND SIDE YARD AREAS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, ESPECIALLY AS OUR FOOD BANKS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE TO MEET THE GROWING NEEDS IN
THESE CHALLENGING TIMES. [ APPLAUSE ] >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, NEXT PLEASE. >> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS LAURA RATCLIFFE, I HAVE BEEN A
CITIZEN OF BOYNTON BEACH FOR ALMOST 35 YEARS. WE MOVED TO BOYNTON BEACH, WE COULD HAVE MOVED ANYWHERE IN THE PALM BEACHES, WE LIVED IN BOCA RATON BEFORE, THE REASON WE CHOSE BOYNTON BEACH WAS BECAUSE
WHEN WE CAME OFF OF THAT OFFRAMP ON I-95, IT FELT LIKE A COMMUNITY. IT FELT LIKE A SMALL TOWN. AND IT WAS. AND IT STILL HOLDS THAT FEELING FOR US.
IT IS OUR JOB AS CITIZENS TO CREATE COMMUNITY. IT'S YOUR JOB TO DO THAT AS WELL. LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES AND LITTLE FREE PANTRIES DO EXACTLY THAT. I HAPPEN TO DONATE TO THE LITTLE
FREE PANTRY ON A REGULAR BASIS. I PROVIDE SHELF STABLE MILK, SOUPS, PROTEINS, THINGS THAT FAMILIES IN NEED NEED.
THIS IS NOT SOME LUXURY THING. WE ARE PROVIDING FOR OUR NEIGHBORS. AND I THINK THAT BOYNTON BEACH, THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH WILL BE STANDING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF COMMUNITY CARE BY ALLOWING THESE
STRUCTURES TO BE PHASED OUT SIMPLY BECAUSE THE COMMISSION OR THE BUILDING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT IS NOT WILLING TO CODIFY THEM. WE NEED TO SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORS. WE ARE LIVING IN TRYING TIMES.
AND THOSE OF US THAT ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO HELP, WE SHOULD NOT HAVE OUR HANDS TIED BEHIND OUR BACKS BECAUSE OF POLITICS. IT'S RIDICULOUS. WE NEED TO HELP OUR NEIGHBORS.
AND I ASK THAT THE CITY COMMISSION WILL DO JUST THAT, AND WILL BRING THIS FORTH TO THE CODE DEPARTMENT, SO WE CAN GET THIS FIXED. THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> MAYOR: ANYONE ELSE? >> NO ONLINE PUBLIC COMMENT. >> MAYOR: THREE MINUTES, SIR. >> CAN I GET AN EXTRA 20 MINUTES. >> 710 NORTHEAST 7th STREET. I HAVE A SUMMONS HERE FROM
OFFICER THOMPSON, AND I'M TRYING TO ASSIGN A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT AGAINST HIM. I WAS CAUGHT BY SOME GANGS ON MLK, IN FRONT OF ME AND IN BACK OF ME, THEY WERE BANGING ON MY WINDOW TRYING TO ATTACK ME, AND I THOUGHT, I CAN'T GO FORWARD,
LET ME AT LEAST TURN AROUND AND TRY TO GO BACK OUT TO FEDERAL HIGHWAY. WHAT DOES THOMPSON DO INSTEAD OF HELPING ME GET ABUSED AND THREATENED. HE WRITES ME A SUMMONS FOR AN ILLEGAL U-TURN.
IF YOU STAND ON MLK ON ANY DAY, ABOUT 1,000 PEOPLE MAKE THAT ILLEGAL U-TURN, ESPECIALLY THE POLICE IN THEIR PRIVATE CARS, ESPECIALLY A LOT OF PEOPLE SITTING ON THIS DAIS, WHY ME? YOU KNOW WHAT NUMBER TICKET THIS IS FOR ME?
THE JUDGES IN PALM BEACH COUNTY CAN'T BELIEVE IT. THE BOYNTON BEACH POLICE DON'T LET UP ON ME. THEY'VE GIVEN ME 16 TICKETS ALREADY, THEY GAVE ME A TICKET ON FEDERAL HIGHWAY WHEN A SUBJECT OVERDOSED AND WAS LAYING IN THE STREET, AND I PULLED OVER
TO PREVENT CARS FROM HITTING THE PERSON. YOU KNOW WHAT THE OFFICER DID, CAME UP AND SAID TO ME, OH, YOU ILLEGALLY STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY. HERE'S ANOTHER SUMMONS? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? AND A LOT OF YOU SHOULD PUT YOUR HEAD DOWN, OKAY?
BECAUSE WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND THIS EMAILS THAT A FEW OF YOU ARE SENDING OUT, WHY THEY'RE NOT GETTING INVESTIGATED, I DON'T KNOW WHY. OKAY? I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHY. AND WHY A POLICE CHIEF IS ALLOWED AT THE LAST MEETING TO
STAND OUT IN THAT LOBBY AND YELL THAT ALL MY TIRE SLASHINGS, ALL THE CRIME AGAINST ME, IT'S ALL MADE UP AND FALSE. AND IF I CALL TO ASK FOR HELP AGAIN, HE'S GOING TO PUT ME IN THE PALM BEACH COUNTY JAIL FOR THE 5th TIME.
YOU KNOW HOW MANY INTERNAL AFFAIRS COMPLAINTS I'VE SIGNED AGAINST THE CHIEF? AND NOT ONE WAS EVER INVESTIGATED. NOW, I HAVE ABOUT 40 VICTIM THINGS HERE, FROM MY TIRES SLASHED, FROM BEING BEATEN,
PEOPLE CHASING ME WITH MACHETES AND STUFF, THESE POLICE COVERED IT ALL UP. YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY? BECAUSE HALF OF THEM ARE MARRIED TO THESE GANG MEMBERS. WHAT GOES ON AT THAT SIMS PARK
IS FRIGHTENING. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT GOES ON AT SIMS PARK? DOES ANYONE KNOW? TO SEE WHAT GOES ON WITH THOSE ACTIVE SHOOTERS AND THE LITTLE GIRL WAS SHOT, AND WHAT THE POLICE WERE DOING THERE IS
FRIGHTENING, IT'S BEYOND FRIGHTENING. WHEN I DOCUMENT IT AND REPORT IT, WHAT DO THE POLICE DO? THEY COME UP, OH, YOU CAN'T BE HERE? YOU'RE CRIMINALLY TRESPASSING. CAN I GET AN EXTRA 20 MINUTES? >> NO, SIR, I'M SORRY, YOU CAN'T. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> HOW ABOUT 10 MINUTES. >> I DON'T WANT TO TAKE EXTRA TIME, I HAVE A LETTER FROM ANOTHER FREE LIBRARY STEWARD. >> MAYOR: YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY? >> MAYOR, IF I MAY, I WANT TO
MENTION A BIG THANK YOU TO CITY STAFF FOR THE STERLING VILLAGE TOWN HALL WE HAD. THERE WAS A COMMENT ABOUT FOCUSING ON SENIOR FRAUD AND HOW THAT'S BECOME A BIG PROBLEM. THE POLICE CHIEF IS ENFORCING
AND LOOKING AT, AND LEVERAGING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND RESOURCES TO COMBAT THAT. IT'S NOT JUST A BOYNTON BEACH PROBLEM, IT'S A NATIONAL PROBLEM. HE'S SPEHR HEADING THAT. I WANT TO THANK JOE AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AGAIN FOR
FOCUSING ON ONE OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. BIG SHOUT OUT TO CITY STAFF FOR STAYING LATE AND SUPPORTING THE RESIDENTS OF STERLING VILLAGE. >> MAYOR: GREAT. WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE ONLINE, PUBLIC COMMENT IS OFFICIALLY
CLOSED. WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE PORTION OF THE AGENDA. FIRST UP IS A DISCUSSION ON THE LEGISLATIVE WORKSHOP, WHICH WILL BE JANUARY 13 AND 14, COMMISSIONER TURKIN, YOU BROUGHT THIS UP, WOULD YOU LIKE TO BEGIN? >> YES, I HAD BROUGHT THIS UP
QUITE SOME TIME AGO, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE AT THE 11th HOUR. WE'VE DONE WELL COMMUNICATING WITH SOME REPRESENTATIVES, AS WELL AS APPROPRIATION REQUESTS GO.
THANK YOU FOR BEING ON THE CALL LAST WEEK. I KNOW PUBLIC SAFETY IS A BIG INITIATIVE FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND TALLAHASSEE. AND IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS A LOT
OF INTEREST IN OUR MUNICIPAL PUBLIC SAFETY. I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THAT APPROVED. WE'VE ALSO -- I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE AN INTRODUCTION WITH THE REP SNYDER THAT -- I THINK WE NEED TO FOLLOW UP WITH THAT, AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE
TAKE AS MUCH ACTION AS WE CAN WITH ALTERNATIVE REPRESENTATIVES, TO TRY TO ACCOMPLISH ACHIEVING THESE APPROPRIATION REQUESTS. AND THEN FOCUSING ON SOME POLICY ISSUES.
JUST TO THINK OF A FEW. ENTERPRISE FUNDS. THE STATE'S LOOKING AT PROPERTY TAX, REALLY PUSHING FOR THE ABILITY TO WIDEN OUR USE OF ENTERPRISE FUNDS CAN HELP
MITIGATE ANY POTENTIAL LOSS WE WOULD HAVE. IF THE STATE MOVES FORWARD WITH THE PROPERTY TAX, HOWEVER THAT MAY LOOK. I DON'T KNOW IF -- I DON'T KNOW IF HAVING A WORKSHOP THIS CLOSE TO THE FINISH LINE IS GOING TO BE EFFECTIVE.
OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S GOING TO BE A DECISION AMONGST YOU ALL, IF WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PURSUE THAT OR NOT. I THINK MAYBE THE ALTERNATIVE IS, MAYBE HAVE A DISCUSSION ON OUR TOP THREE POLICY INITIATIVES, WE WANT TO GET DONE, AND WE CAN HAVE THE CITY
MANAGER'S OFFICE, CANDACE TALK TO THE ALTERNATIVE REPRESENTATIVES THAT WE'RE UTILIZING TO TRY TO HELP PUSH THESE POLICIES IN COLLABORATION WITH BALLARD PARTNERS. I GUESS WHAT I'M LOOKING AT IS JUST GETTING ORGANIZED AS FAR AS
THE CONSENSUS AS FAR AS WHAT WE WANT TO SEE AS A BODY, TO HELP OUR RESIDENTS AND ACCOMPLISH IN TALLAHASSEE. >> MAYOR: YOU THINK THIS IS SOMETHING WE COULD DISCUSS ON SATURDAY? >> YEAH, I'M OKAY. WE'RE ALREADY COMING IN, SO --
>> MAYOR: IT GIVES US A -- >> IS IT CRA OR JOINT? >> AS LONG AS IT'S JOIN THE. >> MAYOR: WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME, SO LET'S JUST -- >> YEAH, MAYBE THAT GIVES EVERYONE A CHANCE TO LOOK AT WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE.
IF YOU HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THE APPROPRIATION REQUEST SUBMITTED, CANDACE HAS THEM. I THINK THE BIG THING IS THE VISUAL OF IT, THE WHY BEHIND IT, HOW IT CAN BENEFIT NOT JUST THE RESIDENTS OF BOYNTON, BUT FOR IT TO BE MULTIJURISDICTIONAL,
THINKING OUTSIDE OF BOYNTON BEACH, ALL OF CENTRAL AND PALM BEACH COUNTY. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER TURKIN. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE FOUND EVERY TIME I GO UP TO PALM BEACH COUNTY DAYS IS, AS ORGANIZED AND PREPARED AS WE
ARE, WE'RE NEVER ORGANIZED AND PREPARED ENOUGH, I THINK THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. I THINK THAT TO BE PREPARED AND HAVE TALKING POINTS, WE HAVE VERY LITTLE TIME WHEN WE'RE UP THERE TO TALK TO THE REPRESENTATIVES, THE WHY OF WHY
WE'RE DOING THIS, AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT. AND SO I THINK THE MORE THAT WE CAN BE PREPARED WITH TALKING POINTS, AND WE DEPEND ON STAFF TO KIND OF -- TO ASSIST WITH THAT. BUT REALLY TALKING TO THESE DEPARTMENTS AND FIGURING OUT WHY
ARE WE ASKING FOR THIS? WHY -- WHY THIS IMPORTANT TO OUR REPRESENTATIVES, THEN OUR REPRESENTATIVES CAN REALLY PUSH IN COMMITTEES, AND THROUGH THE BODY AS TO WHY THAT'S IMPORTANT. AND SO I THINK THAT WHOEVER IS
GOING TO GO TO PALM BEACH COUNTY DAYS OR GO UP ANOTHER TIME, I KNOW I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT GOING UP A COUPLE TIMES THIS NEXT YEAR, BETWEEN LIVE LOCAL AND SOME OTHER THINGS THAT ARE -- THE CRA, POSSIBLE BILLS,
AND THEN PROPERTY TAX REFORM, I THINK I PLAN TO BE UP THERE A COUPLE TIMES TO WORK ON THAT. I THINK ANY TIME WE CAN COLLABORATE AND MAKE SURE WHOEVER'S GOING UP THERE IS REALLY FOCUSES ON WHAT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE RESIDENTS, I THINK WILL BE HELPFUL.
I 100% SUPPORT THIS, SATURDAY MAKES SENSE. WE CAN HAVE A BRIEF KIND OF OVERVIEW OF WHAT'S GOING ON FROM CANDACE AND WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR, AND WHERE OUR PRIORITIES ARE. SO THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR? >> MAYOR: YES. >> I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HAVING A WORKSHOP ON SATURDAY, I WOULD LIKE FOR STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE INFORMED OF WHAT PALM BEACH COUNTY ISSUES ARE AS WELL AS THE CITY OF
BOYNTON AND SO MANY OTHER CITIES. WHEN WE GO UP THERE, WE GROUP WITH THE OTHER REPRESENTATIVES FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY, AND IT WOULD BEHOOVE US TO KNOW WHAT'S ON THEIR DISCUSSION BOARD SO
THAT WE CAN MAKE A DECISION, BEING SUPPORTIVE HOPEFULLY, I THINK WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF THAT. MAYBE YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION ALREADY. IF NOT, MAKE SURE THAT INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE BY THE TIME WE HAVE THE WORKSHOP.
>> MAYOR: CANDACE DOES, THAT GIVE YOU ENOUGH TIME? >> IT'S THIS SATURDAY, CORRECT? CANDACE WALLS, CHIEF OF STAFF, I ALREADY STARTED TO COMPILE SOME INFORMATION. ADAM GAVE ME A COUPLE ITEMS, AND
I DO HAVE WHAT PALM BEACH COUNTY HAS FOR THEIR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, I CAN PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER. THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY ALTERNATIVE, TO GIVE YOU A LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES LIST IN LIEU OF A WORKSHOP, BECAUSE OF HOW EVERYTHING WAS FALLING WITH TIME AND THE NLC. I CAN DEFINITELY DO THAT FOR
YOU, YES. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. GREAT, ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS ISSUE? WE'LL PICK IT BACK UP ON SATURDAY. >> OKAY. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE ADVISORY BOARD AND APPOINTMENTS.
WE HAVE AN APPLICATION FOR THE EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD. >> SORRY TO INTERRUPT, THE STUDENT APPOINTMENT IS ACTUALLY VICE MAYOR HAY'S APPOINTMENT, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE LIST. >> I WANTED TO MAKE A QUICK
COMMENT. I WAS LOOKING AT THE APPLICATION, SAYS IT'S A BOYNTON BEACH MEMBER, LOOKING AT THE MAP, AND KNOWING THE CITY LIMITS, I DON'T KNOW IF WE LOOK INTO THAT, DURING THE
APPLICATION PROCESS, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD HAVE FLAGGED FOR THE
FLAGGED FOR THE WAIVER ON THE APPLICATION. >> IF YOU WANT TO MAKE THE APPOINTMENT, FEEL FREE. THERE IS ONLY ONE APPLICANT. >> IS IT DOWN TO ME NOW FOR THE STUDENT? >> YEAH. >> ARIELLA TENEBOIM BE APPOINTED
TO THE EDUCATION FOR THE YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD. >> GREAT. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> ANY DISCUSSION? >> ON THE LEGAL TERM, DOES HE HAVE TO AMEND HIS MOTION? >> ACTUALLY, I HAVE TO DEFER TO MELEI. SHE DOES ALL THAT -- I'M NOT INVOLVED IN ANY OF THE
APPOINTMENT STUFF, SO I DIDN'T SEE THE APPLICATION. I I WAS NOT AWARE. >> NOW, BUT AS FAR AS PROCESS GOES, IS THERE A REQUIREMENT BECAUSE THIS APPLICANT LIVES OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS TO INCORPORATE THE WAIVER PROVISION IN THE MOTION?
>> CORRECT. >> THAT IS WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SAY, THANK YOU. >> ALSO, I THINK YOU NEED TO BE REGISTERED TO VOTE -- >> NOT AS A STUDENT BECAUSE YOU CAN'T BE A REGISTERED VOTER BECAUSE YOU ARE UNDER THE AGE OF
18. >> YOU CAN PRE-REGISTER AT 16 AND BE REGISTERED AT 18. I DON'T KNOW THE AGE OF THE STUDENT. >> YOU CAN'T VOTE. >> BUT YOU ARE NOT A REGISTERED -- YOU DON'T GET THE VOTER CARD UNTIL 18.
>> I DON'T KNOW THE AGE OF THE STUDENT. >> NO, MY SON DID THAT PREREGISTRATION, BUT HE DOESN'T HAVE A REGISTRATION CARD AND CAN'T VOTE UNTIL HE IS 18. >> SO MAYBE THE MOTION COULD INCLUDE THE WAIVER PROVISION,
CON SIN TENT -- CONTINGENT THAT THE APPLICANT CAN FILL THE SEAT IF THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE. >> IT IS NOT LIMITED TO STUDENTS. >> COLLEGE OR HIGH SCHOOL? >> IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE HIGH SCHOOL. >> CAN I MAKE THE SUGGESTION? >> LET'S GO BACK AND ASK THE
PERSON TO COMPLETE A WAIVER AND ANSWER -- WE NEED TO KNOW HOW OLD THE PERSON IS, AND THEN -- >> WELL, THEY'RE 16 BECAUSE THEY WERE BORN IN 2008, SO THEY ACTUALLY JUST TURNED 16 OR 17. TURNED 17. >> PROPER TO JUST TABLE THAT
ONE? >> THAT IS MY SUGGESTION. >> A MOTION TO TABLE. >> SECOND. >> Chair: WE HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE THE STUDENT APPOINTMENT AND EDUCATION AND YOUTH BOARD. WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR AAYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.
>> I'M SORRY, REALLY QUICK. WHEN IT COMES TO, SHAWNA, IF YOU CAN LOOK INTO THIS, WHEN IT COMES TO THE STUDENT, IF THEY ARE A STUDENT AT ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS THAT WE HAVE FOCUSED ON, THEN I WANT TO SEE, LET'S READ HOW ALSO THAT IS WHEN IT COMES
TO THE STUDENT AND PALM BEACH COUNTY HAS A BUNCH OF CHOICE PROGRAMS. YOU CAN HAVE A STUDENT THAT GOES TO BOYNTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL AND AN AERO NAUTICAL PROGRAM. >> MAYBE WE NEED TO ADD THAT TO
THE WAIVER FOR THEM TO INDICATE WHAT SCHOOL THEY GO TO? >> THAT WOULD BE GOOD. >> ALSO JUST READ THE WORDING OF OUR APPLICATION. I DON'T KNOW FIIF IT'S CLEAR TH
IT HAS TO BE A STUDENT. >> YOU CAN HAVE A STUDENT THAT LIVES HERE BUT ALSO DOESN'T GO TO SCHOOL IN ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS AND WHETHER OR NOT THAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE TO YOU. >> I KNOW WE PUSH THIS OUT TO BOYNTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL AND SO IF I HAD TO GUESS, THIS STUDENT CAME FROM ONE OF THOSE TWO
SCHOOLS BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE WE PUSHED IT OUT TO THROUGH THE PRINCIPALS. >> I'LL LOOK IT. >> THANK YOU. >> SORRY, THANK YOU. >> Chair: NO WORE RIS. THERE ARE VACANCIES ON THE FOLLOWING VISING BOARDS. BUILDING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND
APPEALS, HISSETORIC PRESERVATIO AND LIBRARY BOARD. WE ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO APPLY AND JOIN ONE OF THE BOARDS. WE HAVE ONE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUND FROM COMMISSIONER TURKIN FOR GROWING STRONG MINISTRIES FOR $400. CAN WE HAVE A MOTION TO I A PROVE THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUNDS?
>> MOTION. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO SUPPORT GROWING STRONG SUPPORT MINISTRIES. ALL THOSE IN ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. IF ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD
LIKE TO PULL ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA, NOW IS THE TIME. COMMISSIONER TURKIN? >> NOTHING IN THIS SESSION. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY? >> VICE MAYOR HAY? >> NO PULLS. >> MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES YOU MANS NOW -- UNANIMOUSLY.
AND WE MOVE TO CONSENT BIDS AND PURCHASES. ANY ABSTENTIONS? >> I WANT TO PULL 7C. >> JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THAT VERY QUICKLY. >> AND THEN I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REMAINDER.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO I A PROVE THE REMAINDER OF THE AGENDA AND THE SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. COMMISSIONER TURKIN, 7C. >> YEP. I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE
S SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DEMOLITION OF THE BOYNTON BEACH INN AND LOOKING AT TWO NUISANCE PROPERTIES. THESE HAVE BEEN PROPERTIES THAT HAVE DRASTICALLY VACUUMED THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT RESOURCES, FIRE DEPARTMENTS RESOURCE, CITY RESOURCES AND BEEN AN EYESORE IN THE COMMUNITY AND A HUB OF CRIME, SO I THINK THIS IS A HUGE MOMENT FOR THE VISION OF BOYNTON BEACH TO REVITALIZE THIS
ENTRYWAY FEATURE IN OUR CITY, AND I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO THE DIRECTION THAT THIS COMMISSION IS GOING TO MOVE TOWARDS AS FAR AS WHAT WE WANT TO INCORPORATE THERE. AND I KNOW THE MAYOR HAS SEEN SOME SOCIALS. I READ THROUGH THE COMMENTS FROM
SOME OF THOSE RESIDENTS' POSTS. AND PEOPLE ARE THRILL AND SUPER EXCITED TO SEE NOT JUST THE INN BE REVITALIZED BUT THE BOYNTON BEACH INN TO BE NOW CONSIDERED A PIECE OF HISTORY IN OUR CITY.
AND WITH THAT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> U A SECOND. >> MAYOR: WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. AND MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THAT WAS ORDINANCE NUMBER, I
SHOULD GO BACK, R25-289. OKAY. WE ARE NOW ON THREE PUBLIC HEARING ITEM. THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE PERMITTED ON EACH ITEM. I WILL TURN TO THE CLERK TO READ 8A INTO THE RECORD.
THIS IS A SECOND READING, SO ARE ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE ITEM? >> PROPOSED ORDINANCE 25-018, SECOND READING, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 14, MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC, SECTION 14-# A, STOPPING, STANDING, PARKING, OR STORAGE
PROHIBITED IN SPECIFIED PLACES, AND CREATING NEW SECTIONS THEREUNDER, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, REPEALER PROVISION, CODIFICATION, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. YES, THERE WAS AN EDIT, BUT ALSO
I HAVE A POWER POINT THAT SHOULD BE -- OKAY, THERE IT IS. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO GO OVER THE POWER POINT, WHICH ALSO HAS SOME INFORMATION YOU REQUESTED DURING THE AGENDA REVIEW, WHICH PLANNING AND ZONING WILL GO OVER
THE SECOND HALF OF THAT. OKAY. SO THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT, THE CONCERN. THE SAFETY. PARKING ON THE RIGHT-OF-WAYS ANDE
AN ANDER INTO INTERFERING WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND THE EMERGENCY VEHICLES. THIS IS THE REASON WHY THE ORDINANCE IS COMING ABOUT. WE ARE JUST REFRESHING YOUR MEMORY SINCE IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF TIME AND THE PUBLIC'S. PARKING WITHIN THE SAFETY SIDE TRIANGLE, BLOCKING VISIBILITY. PARKING OVER SIDEWALK, CAUSING PEDESTRIANS TO WALK INTO THE ROAD.
BLIGHT, VEHICLES PARKING ON FRONT LAWNS, MAINTENANCE CAUSING DAMAGE TO SWALES AND DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE. REGULATIONS HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED IN 20 YEARS. THE BOYNTON BEACH IS THE ONLY CITY WITHIN THE COUNTY THAT DOES NOT DISTRICTLY PROHIBIT PARKING
ON THE FRONT LAWNS, SIDEWALKS AND SWALES. SOME OF THE UPDATE HIGHLIGHTS AS WE REMOVED LANGUAGE ALLOWING VEHICLES TO PARK IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. WE ADDED LANGUAGE PROHIBITING PARKING, STOPPING, STANDING, AT
ANY OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, PUBLIC YARDS, EASEMENTS, SWALES ADJACENT TO PAVED OR UNPAVED ROADS. WE ALSO ADDED AN EXCEPTION ALLOWING TEMPORARY PARKING IN THE YARD FOR SOCIAL OR OTHER EVENTS HELD AT A RESIDENCE
PROVIDING SUCH PARK WILLING NOT EXCEED 8 HOURS IN A 24-HOUR PERIOD. HERE WE HAVE AN EXAMPLE THAT IF YOU WERE TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS IT STANDS NOW, WHICH THE EDIT WAS WE REMOVED THE EXTRA VERBIAGE THAT WENT ALONG WITH THE SIDEWALKS.
WE LEFT IT AS THE ORIGINAL. IT JUST SAYS "SIDEWALKS." BUT THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE ROADS WE COMMONLY GET COMPLAINTS ABOUT PARKING ON THE STREET, SO IF YOU APPROVE IT AS IT IS, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE THAT THERE IS PARKING AVAILABLE FOR HOW MANY HOUSES ON THAT ROAD.
SO WE PUT LITTLE CAR THERE IS TO SHOW HOW THEY CAN PARK, INCLUDING ON THE APRON. AND THEN THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF ANOTHER COMMON AREA THAT IS A ROAD WHERE WE GET COMPLAINTS ON. THEY PARK IN THE STREET. YOU CAN'T GET THROUGH. AND THEY SHOW SOME HOUSES THAT,
AGAIN, THIS KIND OF GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF UTILIZING THEIR GARAGES AND UTILIZING THEIR CARPORTS AS PARKING BECAUSE THOSE ARE PARKING, REQUIRED PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE. SO AGAIN, THESE ARE ABOUT THE NUMBERS OF CARS THAT WOULD BE,
FIT WITH THE, OR IF YOU APPROVE AS IS. I DON'T THINK IT WENT. OH, SORRY. THERE IS THE VEHICLES. I DIDN'T REALIZE WE HAD THAT ONE. AND NOW I WILL HAVE PLANNING AND
ZONING GO OVER CURRENT STREET PARKING REGULATIONS. >> ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, AND COMMISSIONERS. KEVIN FISHER, THE PLANNING AND ZONING DIVISION DIRECTOR. NOT TO BORE WITH YOU GETTING
INTO THE DETAIL OF CODE LANGUAGE, BUT JUST TO PROVIDE A LITTLE CONTEXT. I WANTED TO FOCUS ON THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND THE REQUIREMENTS FOCUSSING ON SINGLE FAMILY AND TWO FAMILY DWELLING UNITS. BEFORE I DO THAT, I THINK IT CAN BE EASIER TO VISUALIZE PARKING
REQUIREMENTS WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT COMMERCIAL USES OR MULTIFAMILY. WITH COMMERCIAL IT IS THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE STORE. AND THEN THERE IS A MULTIPLIER. THAT IS HOW MANY PARKING SPACES YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IN A LOT. IT IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT WITH RESPECT TO SINGLE FAMILY
HOMES. SO FIRST, THE CODE DOES REQUIRE THAT DRIVEWAYS ARE CONSTRUCTED OF A HARD SURFACE. THINK OF CONCRETE OR ASPHALT. THERE IS A LIMITATION IN THE CODE NOT TO EXCEED 40% OF THE MINIMUM FRONT YARD AREA ASSEN AN
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE. YOU CAN SEE THE LITTLE DRAWING, I'LL CALL IT THERE ON THE LEFT. YOU CAN SEE THAT FRONT YARD AREA THAT'S HATCHED. THAT'S WHERE THAT 40% IMPERVIOUS LIMITATION IS. ANOTHER THING TO NOTE IS FOR THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR SINGLE AND TWO FAMILY HOMES.
THE DRIVEWAY MAY BE USED TO SATISFY SOME OR ALL OF THE PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENT, OBVIOUSLY THE GARAGE SPACES COUNT AS WELL. AND ANOTHER NOTE THAT IN THE CODE THERE ARE REQUIREMENTS THAT IF THERE IS AN ADDITION, SAY, A DEPRAVEWAY WILL BE EXPANDED.
FIT EXCEEDS AN 800-FOOT EXPANSION OR RESULTS IN LESS THAN 40% PERVIOUS SURFACE ON THE ENTIRETY OF THE LOT, THAT DOES TRIGGER THE REQUIREMENTS FOR DRAINAGE PLAN AND CALCULATIONS TO ENSURE NO CONCERN WITH RUNOFF.
SO IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF SPACES REQUIRED FOR THESE TYPES OF DWELLING UNITS, IT IS A MINIMUM OF TWO SPACES ARE REQUIRED FOR THE UNIT, OR ONE SPACE PER BEDROOM, WHICHEVER IS GREATER. SO THINK IF IT'S A FOUR-STORY
HOME, THERE WOULD BE THAT FOUR SPACE REQUIREMENT. THERE IS ALSO A SECTION OF THE CODE THAT ADDRESSES FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION. IF A HOME HAS FIVE OR MORE BEDROOMS ON THE PLANS AT BUILDING PERMIT, YOU'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE FOUR SPACES NOW, BUT
YOU HAVE TO SHOW ON THE PLAN HOW YOU CAN MEET THAT ADDITIONAL PARKING REQUIREMENT SUCH THAT IF IN THE FUTURE YOU HAVE MORE VEHICLES, YOU CAN'T START USING YOUR GRASS OR SWALES. YOU HAVE TO HAVE THAT BUILT IN TO ACCOMMODATE THAT FUTURE PARKING. I ALSO DO WANT TO NOTE THAT
THERE ARE ESPECIALLY WITH STRUCTURES BUILT DECADES EARLIER, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES IN THE CITY. THE CODE DOES HAVE LANGUAGE THAT ADDRESSES THOSE NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES, SO THEY ARE ABLE TO STAY IN USE.
I KNOW I KIND OF RAN THROUGH THOSE QUICKLY. I KNOW SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT STAFF HAS BEEN HEARING IS IF THERE ORDINANCE WERE TO GO FORWARD, THE LACK OF PARKING AND WHERE WOULD THEY GO? I THINK SOME OF THE VISUALS THAT CANDICE PROVIDED HELPED WITH
THAT. JUST WANTED TO THROW OUT THOUGHTS FROM THINGS WE HAVE HEARD, AND OBVIOUSLY IT IS UP TO THE CITY COMMISSION. CLEARLY THIS IS SECOND READING. MOVE FORWARD AS THE ORDINANCE HAS BEEN HEARD. ANOTHER THOUGHT WAS TO THE SECOND BULLET, IF MORE OF THE
CONCERN WAS PARKING ON THE GRASS, PARKING IN SWALES, MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE CHANGES. AND DROP OUT THE ON-STREET PARKING AND MAYBE FOR CERTAIN DISTRICTS. AND THEN ALSO, THIS WOULD TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME THAN DOING TONIGHT, BUT STAFF CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT OTHER ALTERNATIVES.
I AM AWARE OF SOME MUNICIPALITIES THAT ALLOW SEMIPERVIOUS SURFACE, AND THAT HELPS WHEN DOING THAT 40% CALCULATIONS, SO THAT IS SOMETHING WE COULD EASILY EXPLORE ALSO MAKING OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE CODE.
WITH THAT -- >> MAYOR: ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? >> YES. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE PUBLIC SIDE OF THE PARKING, BUT I DO HAVE ON THE PRIVATE
PROPERTY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT SECOND OPTION. I THINK YOU TALKED ABOUT. BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I DON'T THINK THE PUBLIC HAS HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY HASH THIS OUT WITH THE CITY. AND I THINK IT NEEDS A LITTLE MORE DISCUSSION BECAUSE WE HAVE HOUSES THAT WERE BUILT SOME TIME AGO, BEFORE ALL THESE CODES AND
REGULATION CAME INTO TO PLAY. AND DISTRICT TWO, I KNOW, THAT THERE ARE SOME HOUSES THAT DON'T HAVE A GARAGE AND AREAS TO PARK. AND IF WE'RE GOING TO REALLY COME DOWN ON THOSE WHO ARE
PARKING ON THE STREET, I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT SOME INDIVIDUAL CASES THAT IS REALLY GOING TO BE A PROBLEM. AND TO TELL SOMEONE WHO'S A SENIOR CITIZEN, WHO'S BARELY MAKING IT ON THEIR INCOME NOW
THAT THEY HAVE TO BUILD A GARAGE OR -- I MEAN, NOT A GARAGE, BUT A CONCRETE DRIVEWAY, AND THEY JUST CAN'T AFFORD IT. AND IS THE CITY GOING TO SUBSIDIZE THAT EXPENSE? OR HELP THEM OUT IN SOME WAY? ARE THERE SOME GRANT MONEY SOMEWHERE?
I THINK WE ARE MOVING A LITTLE TOO FAST FOR THE OVERALL PROJECT. THE PUBLIC, I CAN SEE BECAUSE I HAD THAT PROBLEM ON THE STREET WHERE I LIVE. THEY PARK ON BOTH SIDES SOMETIMES AND I HAVE TO TURN AROUND AND GO THE OPPOSITE WAY.
OF COURSE, THAT'S A PROBLEM, BUT YOU HAVE SOME OF THE HOUSE WHERE IS THE STREETS ARE SO NARROW THAT IT POSES A REAL, REAL PROBLEM FOR THEM TO DO WHAT WE'RE SAYING. SOME PEOPLE I NOTICE THEY HAVE
TWO CARS, JUST TWO CARS, AND THEY CAN'T PARK ON THE GRASS, OF COURSE, LIKE THEY'RE DOING NOW. SO THEY'RE GOING TO PUT BOTH CARS ON THE STREET. AND THAT CAN BE A PROBLEM. SO WE NEED TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK
AT THE PRIVATE SIDE OF THIS THING, SO WE COULD SOMEHOW PASS THE PUBLIC SIDE AND TAKE A FURTHER STUDY. AND WITH THAT AMOUNT OF THE
DECISION AND WHAT THE CITY IS GOING TO DO AND SLAP ON THE WRIST FOR WHAT. THAT IS WHERE I AM. >> AN I'M GOING TO COMMENT ON THIS LAST. I AM GOING TO WAIT TO SEE WHAT I WANT TO COVER. OR DO YOU WANT TO LET HER DO IT?
>> FIRST, SOME COMMENTS. >> AMANDA RADIGAN. AND I SPENT SOME TIME LOOKING AT THE STREET NETWORK SPECIFICALLY IN THE TWO AREAS OF FOREST PARK AND THE HEART OF BOYNTON BEACH. IT IS OBVIOUS THERE ARE SOME AREAS THAT ARE PHYSICALLY
CONSTRAINED. AND PARKING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET IS UNSAFE. WE CAN'T GET EMERGENCY VEHICLES THROUGH. IT CAUSES PROBLEMS. THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT IS THEIR 20 FOOT PAVED ROADS. YOU CAN'T PARK THERE AND HAVE TWO-WAY TRAFFIC.
ONE OF THE ALTERNATIVES THAT WE DISCUSSED IN HOUSE WITH STAFF WAS THE IDEA OF DESIGNATING ON-STREET PARKING ON A ROAD LIKE 13th. AND CHANGING THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC TO BE ONE WAY. THAT'S THE ONLY WAY YOU'RE GOING
TO SAFELY, POSSIBLY GET SOME PARKING, AND SAFE TRAFFIC THROUGH. THAT'S AN OPTION AT SOME OF THE ROADS, I THINK, WITHIN THE HEART OF BOYNTON BEACH TO BE LOOKED AT. THAT HAS TO BE STUDY AND VETTED AND GO THROUGH THE OVERALL NETWORK.
THAT IS IN SOME OF THE AREAS WITHIN THE OLDER STREET NETWORKS, IT IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE THERE ARE PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS. >> Chair: COMMISSIONER TURKIN. LET HIM GO. >> NO, I DEFINITELY SEE WHERE
YOU'RE COMING FROM, COMMISSIONER HAY, AND I THINK THERE'S A HAPPY MEDIAN HERE OF WHERE WE CAN ACCOMPLISH CONSIDERING THESE ROADWAYS AND THESE HOUSES THAT WERE BUILT SOME TIME AGO. AND IF YOU LOOK AT ALL THE PLATS OR MAYBE DIFFERENT FROM SOME OF THE HOUSES THAT ARE IN DIFFERENT
PARTS OF THE CITY, RIGHT? AND SO I DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT, LIKE, JUST ALLOWING THE CONTINUED FREE REIGN OF 20 CARS PARKED IN, YOU KNOW, THE FRONT
YARD, OR THE USE OF, LIKE, STORAGE VEHICLE OR VEHICLES BEING STORED ON LOTS IN THE BACKYARD AND THE FRONT YARD. AND I THINK THERE'S A REALITY WE CAN LOOK AT MAYBE IDENTIFYING WHAT THOSE ROADWAYS ARE GOING TO
BE THAT COULD BE CONVERTED IN ONE WAY TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT COMMISSIONER HAY IS SAYING AS FAR AS LOOKING AT THOSE PROPERTIES DIFFERENTLY BECAUSE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE THERE WHILE ALSO BEING ABLE TO HOLD
THE BAD ACTORS ACCOUNTABLE IN OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY THAT HAVE FIVE OR SIX CARS IN THEIR FRONT YARD. SO I DON'T KNOW, CITY ATTORNEY, IF THERE IS A WAY THAT WE CAN CRAFT THIS LANGUAGE TO WHERE WE EXCLUDE POTENTIAL ROADWAYS THAT ARE BEING LOOKED AT FOR THAT ONE
WAY DESIGNATION OR CONSIDERATION. AND THEN THE OTHER COMMENT, IF I CAN JUST GET SOME CLARIFICATION FOR SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED IS THE TIMING OF HOW LONG THOSE VEHICLES ARE PARKED THERE. AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO MANAGE THAT AND WE NEED TO ELIMINATE
THAT PORTION, TOO. AND I WANT YO TRY TO ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE WHERE WE CAN HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE, BUT ALSO TAKE INTO CONVERSATION AND NOT ALL THE LOTS ARE BUILT AND THE ROADS AREN'T BUILT THE SAME. THAT WOULD BE EASY TO BUILD INTO
THE ORDINANCE SPECIFICALLY FOR ALLOWING SOME PARKING ON STREETS WHERE IT IS NEEDED IF WE DO IT WITH THE PAVED AREA. THOSE ARE THE CONSTRAINED ROADS. YOU DON'T WANT TO DESIGNATE CERTAIN ROADS WHERE YOU CAN SAY IF YOU HAVE 20 FEET OR LESS OF A ROADWAY, AND YOU ARE EXEMPT FROM THIS WHILE WE STUDY THIS, RIGHT?
AND I DON'T THINK IT'S A LONG-TERM SOLUTION BECAUSE THERE IS A POST-SAFETY CONCERN. BUT THAT WOULD BE ONE WAY TO DRAFT IT. I WOULD DRAFT IT TO SAY NO PARKING UNLESS DESIGNATED BY THE CITY. I WOULD LEAVE IT BY THAT AND YOU
DON'T HAVE TO INCORPORATE IT INTO THE ORDINANCE. AND WE CAN DESIGNATE THOSE AREAS TEMPORARILY AND ONCE YOU CHANGE DIRECTION, THEN IT IS A MATTER OF PUTTING UP THOSE SIGNS THAT SAY, ON-STREET PARKING IS PERMITTED ON THIS SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.
THAT WOULD BE THE WAY TO DO IT WITHOUT HAVING TO COME BACK AND AMEND THE ORDINANCE AGAIN. >> I COULD UNDERSTAND THAT, AND THAT IS GOOD. BUT I WANT US TO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT CAN -- BACK IN THE 1950s,
1960s, MANY OF THE HOUSES ARE BUILT, I MEAN, WHAT'S DONE IS DONE. AND WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT THIS CITY ALLOWED VIOLATIONS TO GO UNCONTESTED.
THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE PERMITTED MANY OF THOSE HOUSES TO BE REALLY BUILT AS CLOSE TO THE ROAD, FOR EXAMPLE, AS THEY ARE. AND FOR US TO COME BACK NOW AND PENALIZE THOSE PEOPLE FOR SOMETHING THAT THIS CITY
OVERLOOKED AT THE TIME THAT THEY WERE BUILT, WE NEED TO REALLY TAKE ANOTHER LOOK. I DON'T KNOW IF WE COULD GO DO -- I DON'T KNOW, GRANDFATHER, AND I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER. BUT WHETHER WE GRANT FATHER IN
OR TAKE THEM -- VICE MAYOR, WHAT I CAN SAY IS FREEWAY BUILT LEGALLY, THEY ARE LEGALLY NONCONFORMING AND GRANDFATHERED IN. THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE ISSUES. THERE IS THE PROOIFRT PROPERTY. THE HOUSE IS WHERE IT IS. THE DRIVEWAY IS THE MAXIMUM IT COULD BE. WE HAVE REGULATIONS THAT ALLOW LENIENCY FOR DRIVEWAYS ON
RESTRICTED PROPERTIES. SO THAT, THE PRIVATE PROPERTY, THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS WITH. AND THOSE ARE ALREADY BUILT INTO THE CODE AND NO ONE IS GOING TO FORCE PEOPLE TO EXPAND DRIVEWAYS UNLESS THEY'RE PARKING ON THE STREET. THAT IS A DIFFERENT SET OF REGULATIONS.
THAT IS NOT WITHIN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS BECAUSE THAT IS PUBLIC PROPERTY AND THAT IS THE ROAD. THERE WON'T BE ANY ISSUES ON THE PRIVATE SIDE, PER SE W THE BUILT STRUCTURE, AND UNLESS THEY HAVE FOUR CARS AND ONLY TWO PLACES TO
PARK CARS ON THEIR PROPERTY. >> LET ME ASK ANOTHER QUESTION. THANK YOU. IF THEY'RE PARKING IN THE BACKYARD AND THE ALLEY OR WHATEVER, AND THAT CAR CANNOT BE SEEN FROM THE STREET AS YOU RIDE
BY, IS THAT A VIOLATION? >> IF YOU CAN'T SEE IT FROM THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, THEN, NO, IT WOULDN'T BE CITED. NOW, AGAIN, LIKE THAT WOULD BE A SOLUTION FOR SOME PROPERTIES. AGAIN, WHEN THESE OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS, THE STREET NETWORK IS DIFFERENT. THERE ARE A LOT OF HOUSES THAT
ARE BUILT UP ON THE STREET, AND THEY HAVE HUGE BACKYARDS, BUT NO WAY TO GET BACK THERE. AND THE HOUSES ARE BUILT ON EACH SIDE. AND THERE ARE PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS AND ON THE PRIVATE SIDE, WE HAVE LOTS OF LENIENCY FOR THEM. USUALLY IN SITUATIONS LIKE THIS, THERE IS ON-STREET PARKING BUILT
TO ACCOMMODATE SOME OF THAT. THE ONLY WAY TO ACCOMMODATE THAT ON SOME OF THE ROADS IS TO TURN THEM INTO ONE WAY. >> BHABT -- WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SCENARIO WHERE THE ALLEYS ARE PAVED?
BUT THEY ARE NOT CONSIDERED PUBLIC STREET AS SUCH. IF I DROVE DOWN THAT ALLEY AND OBVIOUSLY I CAN SEE IT, BUT IF I CAN'T SEE IT FROM THE FRONT YARD, EVEN THOUGH THE ALLEY IS A PAVED STREET. IS THAT A VIOLATION?
>> BLOCKING THE ALLEY? >> NO, NOT BLOCKING THE ALLEY. IT IS PARKED MAYBE IN THE YARD OR ON PAVERS OR -- >> WE WOULDN'T CONSIDER ALLEYS ON-STREET FRONTAGE. IF YOU CAN'T SEE IT FROM THE FRONT, I THINK YOU ARE IN A GOOD PLACE. DOES THAT SOUND ABOUT --
>> AS IF YOU CAN'T. THE PUBLIC CAN'T SEE IT FROM THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. FROM ANY PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. THAT ALSO MEANS THE NEIGHBOR AND IF THEY HAVE A FENCE THAT IS NOT WOODEN AND CAN SEE AND WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND ALLOW US IN THE BACKYARD TO VIEW THE YARD IN
THE BACK, IT NEEDS TO BE SCREENED. >> IF THE NEIGHBOR COMPLAINED, ANY VIOLATION IN THE BACKYARD OF SOMEONE'S PROPERTY, AND IF YOU CAN'T SEE IT FROM THE ROAD AND RIGHT-OF-WAY, YOUR NEIGHBOR NEXT TO YOU HAS, LIKE, YOU DON'T HAVE A WOODEN FENCE AND SEE THROUGH
FENCE AND ALLOW CODE ENFORCEMENT IN THEIR BACKYARD TO FAKE A PHOTO OF YOUR BACKYARD, THAT IS CONSIDERED A PUBLIC VIEW. >> I DON'T MEAN TO -- >> I DON'T MEAN TO BEAT A DEAD HORSE HERE, BUT LISTEN, THERE
ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE SHEDS. THEY HAVE A FENCE OR A 6-FOOT FENCE AND THE SHED GOES UP ANOTHER 4, 5 FEET. IT LOOKS UGLY. CAN I COMPLAIN ABOUT THAT? AND THERE ARE SHED REGULATIONS.
>> THIS IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF SUBJECTIVENESS IN THIS THAT I'M TRYING TO PREVENT. >> I THINK THE INTENT OF THIS ORDINANCE IS THE FIRST THREE CONCERNS THAT CANDICE COVERED. IT IS TO MINIMIZE BLIGHT, TO MAXIMIZE SAFETY AND TO MINIMIZE
SOME OF THE MAINTENANCE ISSUES THAT ARE HAPPENING. I THINK THERE ARE ISSUES IN CODE WHERE IF SOMEONE IS COMPLAINING ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE, WE MAY HAVE TO TAKE ACTION, BUT AS LONG AS THESE THREE THINGS ARE COVERED AND NOT CAUSING VISUAL
BLIGHT, BEHIND THE BUILDING, SCREENED, AND I DON'T THINK THEY WOULD BE ACTIVELY CITING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS. >> BACKYARDS AND CODE ENFORCEMENT ARE PRETTY MUCH ALWAYS COMPLAINT DRIVEN. >> WELL, WE HAVE HAD SUCH AN ISSUE IN FOREST PARK WITH
BACKYARDS FULL OF SIX CARS AND NO TIRES AND RUST AND BEEN THERE FOR 10 YEARS. SO THE FACT WE DIDN'T -- IT DIDN'T ENFORCE THIS, SO BYGONES, I CAN'T STAND BEHIND THAT. I CAN TELL YOU I HAVE RECEIVED MORE EMAILS IN FAVOR OF GETTING
THE CARS OFF OF THE GRASS, AND YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DOING AN AMAZING JOB ON THE WEEKENDS. AND YOU WILL HIT A HOUSE ON SOUTHWEST OR SOUTHEAST 7th, AND IT WILL BE GOOD FOR A COUPLE OF WEEK. THIS WEEK, PARKING LOT AGAIN. I THINK THIS IS TWO PHASES TO THIS.
I THINK THAT WHEN THESE HOMES WERE BUILT, YOU ONLY HAD SO MANY PEOPLE LIVING IN THE HOMES. I THINK IT ALSO GOES DOWN TO CRACKING DOWN ON LANDLORDS. I'M A REAL ESTATE BROKER. I DO LEASES EVERY DAY. IN THAT LEASE IT SAYS THERE ARE SPECIFICALLY TWO PARKING PLACES FOR THIS PROPERTY.
THE LANDLORDS ARE NOT DOING THAT. SO THIS IS A BIGGER PROBLEM, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT IS SOMETHING THAT I WILL STAND BEHIND THAT HAS TO BE RESOLVED. WE CANNOT HAVE PARKING LOTS IN THE YARDS ANYMORE. WE CAN'T HAVE NINE CARS IN A
TWO-BEDROOM APARTMENT. AT MAX, THERE WOULD BE THREE CARS THERE IF ALLOWED BY A LANDLORD, BUT IT REALLY WOULD BE ONLY TWO. AND I DEFER TO YOU GUYS TO EDUCATE US, BUT WE KNOW THE PROBLEMS AND I HAVE HEARD -- I HAVE HAD MORE EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS TO CHANGE THIS PARKING
ORDINANCE AND SIT BACK AND SAY LET'S LET IT BE THE SAME. DID I HEAR IT RIGHT WE ARE THE ONLY CITY IN THE COUNTY THAT DOESN'T DO THIS? >> THAT DOESN'T STRICTLY ENFORCE IT. >> MAYOR: I DON'T KNOW HOW WE GOT HERE. >> BY NOT CHANGING IT THE LAST 20 YEARS.
>> Chair: WE WONDER WHY WE HAVE HAD A HARD TIME REBRANDING THE CITY OR WHY ALL THE GOOD THINGS WE'RE DOING, WE STILL HAVE THE SAME REPUTATION AS THE MAYOR OF THE CITY AND HAVE TO DEFEND THE CITY EVERY SINGLE DAY, WE ARE LUCKY WE ARE NOT LOOKING AT TOILETS TODAY. I AM GRATEFUL ACROSS THE STREET,
WE'RE NEVER GOING TO CLEAN UP THE CITY AND THE DOWNTOWN WITH EVERYTHING WE HAVE COMING IF YOU DRIVE ON SEA CREST AND YOU SEE MULTIPLE CARS AND YARDS. >> YEAH. AND I ALSO AGREE WITH YOU, MAYOR. AND AGAIN, I THINK THERE'S A WAY
TO ACCOMPLISH BOTH BECAUSE MY CONCERN IS EXACTLY THAT. AND YOU KNOW, IF WE LOOK AT -- I ACTUALLY HAD A RESIDENT IN INCA APPROACH ME ON SUNDAY ABOUT THAT VERY ISSUE, AND SOMEONE THAT IS PRETTY INVOLVED AND THEY
MENTION, DON'T YOU GUYS ALREADY REGULATE THE VEHICLES VIA THE AIR BNB ORDINANCE? I THINK IT'S ONE VEHICLE PER BEDROOM, PLUS ONE. SO THAT'S BEING REGULATED, RIGHT? BUT OVERALL, AT A MACRO LEVEL,
IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS A GRAY AREA HERE. I DID NOT KNOW WE WERE THE ONLY CITY IN THE COUNTY WHICH IS DEFINITELY CONCERNING. AND I THINK THE OTHER THING TO THINK ABOUT, TOO, IS PROPERTY VALUES, RIGHT? AND IF YOU ARE DOING YOUR BEST
AND PARTICIPATING IN THE CITY'S YARD AND THE YEAR AND YARD OF THE MONTH PROGRAM, AND YOU DO YOUR BEST AND YOUR NEIGHBORS HAVE FOUR, FIVE VEHICLES IN THE DRIVEWAY. THEY ARE SPILLING OIL. AND WHICH CAN ALSO CREATE OTHER POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
WITH THESE VEHICLES JUST SITTING THERE. THAT'S A CONCERN, TOO. AND I DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND THE SENTIMENT OF THE EARLIER COMMENTS. AND I THINK THERE IS A WAY TO ACCOMPLISH BOTH WHERE, AGAIN, WE HOLD THOSE BAD ACTORS
ACCOUNTABLE, WHILE WE CAN LOOK AT THOSE ONE-WAY ROADS THAT -- >> I WILL SAY APPROVING THIS ORDINANCE THE WAY IT STAND TODAY DOESN'T PROHIBIT US FROM LOOKING AT STREET MODIFICATIONS TO ADD ON-STREET PARKING.
BOTH CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED TODAY. YOU CAN DIRECT STAFF TO CONTINUE LOOKING AT POSSIBLE STREET MODIFICATIONS FOR PHYSICALLY CONSTRAINED ROADWAYS. >> AND THE TIMING IS EIGHT HOURS, ANY VEHICLE PARKED THERE OVER EIGHT HOURS. >> CURRENTLY IT IS EIGHT HOURS
WITHIN A 24-HOUR PERIOD. IF YOU ARE HAVING A PARTY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IT DOESN'T GO ON MORE THAN EIGHT HOURS, THE WAY THEY ENFORCE THAT, BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PHYSICALLY TOUCH THE VEHICLE OR MARK -- THEY USED TO CHALK TIRES. THEY CANNOT DO THAT.
THEY CAN DIGITALLY TAKE A PICTURE OR THEY CAN MARK THE STREET AND MEASURE THE DISTANCE FROM THE -- FROM WHERE IT WAS TO TELL WHETHER OR NOT THAT IS STILL IN THE SAME POSITION OR IF IT'S MOVED AND LEFT. HOWEVER, TECHNICALLY, I MEAN,
SOMEONE COULD LEAVE FOR AN HOUR AND COME BACK AND RESTART THAT EIGHT HOURS IN A 24-HOUR PERIOD. >> LET ME JUST LET YOU KNOW WHERE, AGAIN, WHERE THAT CAME FROM. SO IF WE SAY NO PARKING ON THE STREET, NO PARKING ON THE YARD. AND IF WE DON'T PUT AN EXCEPTION
IN THERE WITH SOME SORT OF TIME FRAME, YOU RUN AN ISSUE OF I AM HAVING A PARTY, AN OPEN HOUSE, AND CODE OR POLICE COME OVER, WHOEVER, AND SEE A CAR OUT THERE. THEY'RE JUST GOING TO AUTOMATICALLY GIVE THE WARNING FIRST, BUT THEN IT COULD BE A TICKET AFTER THAT.
WHERE YOU WANT SOME TYPE OF EXCEPTION IN THERE TO ALLOW TIME. THE REASON WHY WE CHOSE EIGHT HOURS, I DID BASE THAT OFF ANOTHER CITY AND THEY DO EIGHT HOURS. YOU COULD DO 12 HOURS IF YOU LIKE. BUT IF YOU GO BEYOND THAT, IT WILL BE VERY HARD FOR CODE
ENFORCEMENT OR POLICE TO MONITOR AND BE ABLE TO ENFORCE IT BECAUSE AS THE ORDINANCE STANDS NOW A CAR CAN BE PARKED ON THE RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR 36 HOURS AS LONG AS IT'S MOVED FOR HALF HOUR OUT OF THOSE 36 HOUR. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ENFORCE.
>> MAYOR: EVERYBODY PRETTY MUCH LEAVES THEIR HOUSE FOR 30 MINUTES IN 36 HOURS, UNLESS YOU ARE DISABLED OR SOMETHING, AND THEN YOU ARE PROBABLY NOT DRIVING. >> OVERNIGHT. SO I THINK LOOKING AT THAT TIME FRAME OVERNIGHT IF YOU'RE HAVING A PARTY, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
IF YOU GET THAT VEHICLE, IS EIGHT HOURS ENOUGH? MAYBE 12 HOURS? I THINK -- >> I THINK 12 HOURS WOULD BE GOOD. IF YOU SAY OVERNIGHT PARKING, THEN YOU ARE LEAVING OUT THE DAY TI TIMERS AND OPEN HOUSE. >> A 6:00 TO 6:00.
AND GO THOSE A PARTY AND HAD TOO MUCH TO DRINK AND STAY AT THIS PERSON'S HOUSE, THAT IS 12 HOURS. >> MAYOR? >> THANK YOU. >> AMANDA, THANK YOU FOR TOUCHING ON THE NONCONFORMING BECAUSE THAT IS IMPORTANT. I KNOW I TALKED ABOUT IT AND
WANTED YOU TO ACTUALLY KIND OF DISCUSS THE OPTIONS WHEN WE HAVE RESIDENTS THAT WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY CAN PARK THEIR VEHICLES, BUT AS OF -- BECAUSE OF WHEN
THEIR HOME WAS BUILT AND BECAUSE OF REQUIREMENTS AT THE TIME, MANY YEARS AGO, THEY'RE NONCONFORMING. THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT THAT AND HOW WE CAN KIND OF LEAVE THAT OUT OF THE EQUATION. SO IF THEY'RE NONCONFORMING,
WHAT, WHAT IS THEN THEIR ENVIRONMENT? WHAT ARE THEY PERMITTED TO STILL DO WHEN THEY'RE NONCONFORMING? SO IF THEY HAVE A DRIVEWAY, AND THEN MAYBE, LIKE, WHAT EXACTLY
ARE THEY PERMITTED TO DO WHEN THEY'RE NONCONFORMING? >> NONCONFORMING MEANS THEY CAN MAINTAIN THEIR STRUCTURES AND THE SITE THE WAY THEY ARE AS LONG AS IT WAS LEGALLY BUILT. WHAT THAT ALSO MEANS IS THERE IS BY CASE BY CASE BASIS, SOME COMMON SENSE THAT WE HAVE TO
APPLY TO HOW THE SITE IS FUNCTIONING WITHOUT TAKING AWAY USE OF THE PROPERTY. YOU CAN SEE THAT ALL OVER THE HEART OF BOYNTON RIGHT NOW. THERE ARE SOME SITUATION WHERE IS THERE ARE A SINGLE FAMILY HOME, AND IT DOES LOOK -- I WON'T SAY A PARKING LOT, BUT WE
HAVE PAVED TO PAVEMENT AND THEY HAVE THREE CARS AND THE LOTS ARE 25, 30 FEET WIDE AND THEY NEEDED TO PARK THREE CARS. AS LONG AS THEY'RE WORKING AND WE CAN FIGURE OUT THEY ARE DRAINING PROPERLY, WE WOULD ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN. IT IS CASE BY CASE BASIS, SOME COMMON SENSE. THE CODE ALLOWS US TO MAKE SOME
MODIFICATIONS IF INFEASIBLE. >> SO WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST MOVING FORWARD WHEN RESIDENTS HAVE A QUESTION? BECAUSE WHAT I SEE HAPPENING IS THIS WILL HAPPEN AND THEN MAYBE IT WON'T EVEN IF CODE, BUT THEY WILL WONDER, WHAT DO I DO?
HOW DOES THIS AFFECT ME? WHAT IS THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION FOR THEM? TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE GETTING THE RIGHT ANSWERS, THE RIGHT INFORMATION, AND NOT ENDING UP
JUST AS PUBLIC COMMENTS AND BECOMES AN EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION WITH THE CITY. I FEEL LIKE ANY TIME WE'RE CHANGING IT WITH THE ORDINANCES AND AFFECT PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY, THERE REALLY HAS TO BE
SOME GRACE AND UNDERSTANDING IN, YOU KNOW, CHANGING IT, HOW THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT SOMEONE. I DO WANT TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE SEMIPERVIOUS MATERIALS AND WHAT THE ALTERNATIVES ARE IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO PUT A CAR PAD ON THEIR PROPERTY TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL
VEHICLE THAT DIDN'T HAVE IT PREVIOUSLY. AND SO I WANT TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS, AND THEN SO -- BUT IN OPTION TWO, WHERE IT SAYS MAINTAIN MOST PROPOSED CHANGES
BUT AMEND IT TO ALLOW STREET PARKING. IN THE STREET PARKING, ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONCERNS WITH THE ALLOWING FOR STREET PARKING IS WHEN YOU HAVE PARKING ON BOTH SIDE OF THE STREET, AND OUR EMERGENCY VEHICLE CANS NOT GO DOWN THE STREET. AS VICE MAYOR HAY SAID, HE CAN'T
EVEN DRIVE DOWN THE STREET IN HIS SMALLER CAR. SO WHAT CAN WE DO? I MEAN, IS THE SUGGESTION THAT IT'S ON-STREET PARKING ON ONE SIDE OF THE STREET? DO WE DO THAT TO MOVE FORWARD?
ALLOWING FOR STREET PARKING BUT ALSO MAKING SURE THAT OUR EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND THE PUBLIC HAS ACCESS? >> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THAT. >> -- UNTIL WE KEEP, UNTIL WE CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION ABOUT WHETHER WE'RE DOING ONE-WAY ROADS OR WHAT WE DO.
WHAT DOES THAT -- WHAT DOES THE AMENDED, PROPOSED OPTION LIKE LIKE? >> MAYOR: HOW DO YOU PICK WHAT SIDE OF THE STREET, RIGHT? IF IT IS MY SIDE OF THE STREET, I AM NOT GOING TO BE HAPPY. >> HALF OF THE STREET WILL BE UPSET. >> MAYOR: RIGHT, RIGHT. >> THERE ARE H.O.A. SOLUTIONS
WHICH, AGAIN, IS NOT EFFICIENT FOR THE CITY TO MANAGE. AND IN SOME H.O.A.s, IT IS EVEN'S AND ODDS. THAT IS NOT SUSTAINABLE AND WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE STRIPING SPACES AND IT WOULD BE ONE SIDE OF THE STREET. SO WITH THAT PROPOSAL, WITH THAT
OPTION, WOULD SAY WOULD BE TO ESSENTIALLY LEAVE ON STREET THE WAY IT IS NOW. IT IS NOT DO ANYTHING. AND ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO STUDY THE NETWORK AND WE CAN SAY THAT THAT IS JUST FOR CONSTRAINED ROADWAYS. WE CAN SAY IT IS JUST FOR THE
HEART OF BOYN TON WHILE WE STUDY STREET NETWORKS. I DON'T THINK THAT WE CAN COMMIT TO MAKING A ONE-WAY STREET OUT OF 13th WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE PROPER ENGINEERING, STUDY, TRAFFIC FLOW, ALL OF THOSE THINGS. SO THE INTERIM WOULD BE TO JUST
LEAVE RIGHT-OF-WAYS OUT OR LEAVE RIGHT-OF-WAYS IN CERTAIN AREAS OUT FOR NOW. KIND OF THE STATUS QUO IN SOME AREAS. OR WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ORDINANCE AND WE START THIS STUDY OF CONVERTING SOME OF THESE ROADS AND SEE WHAT'S FEASIBLE.
>> MAYOR: AND ALSO, WE WOULD NEED TO EDUCATE OBVIOUSLY THE COMMUNITY JUST LIKE WE DID ON THE BULK DAY. IT WILL TAKE A COUPLE OF ROUND. >> WE'LL CREATE DIAGRAMS AND SHOW PEOPLE WHERE THEY CAN PARK. ALSO, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, PLANNING STAFF MEETS WITH PEOPLE ALL DAY LONG.
AND OUR KIND OF GENERAL MAILBOX IS PC MAILBOX AT PBCF. AND WE HAVE AN OUTREACH COORDINATOR IN CODE ENFORCEMENT, AND I HAVE SPOKEN TO HER TO GET
WITH P.D. AND PARKING ENFORCEMENT TO ACTUALLY CREATE FLYERS. AND THEY WILL NOT HAVE THE WORD VIOLATION ON THEM. IT IS JUST AN ORDINANCE UPDATE. THAT WAY THEY KNOW IT IS EDUCATIONAL. AND THEY WILL GO DOOR TO DOOR. WE ARE GOING TO DO FLYERS IN THE MAIL, FLYERS AT CITY HALL,
WHEREVER WE CAN TO GET THE WORD OUT AND EDUCATE. AND THAT IS ALREADY IN THE PROCESS, THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT. >> LET ME SAY THIS. THERE ARE TOO MANY UNANSWERED
QUESTIONS STILL FOR ME TO MOVE AHEAD WITH THIS FULL PROJECT. I FEEL THAT, I MEAN, LET ME ASK THE WHAT IF? IF WE HAVE, WHAT IF WE HAVE A SENIOR CITIZEN WHO IS BARELY
MAKING IT, BUT THEY AGREE TO PUT A DRIVEWAY IN TO TRY TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH WHATEVER WE DECIDE HERE.
WOULD THERE BE ANY CITY ASSISTANCE TO HELP WITH THE GRANT FUNDING TO HELP THAT SENIOR CITIZEN OUT WHO WANTS TO COMPLY BUT DON'T HAVE THE FUNDING TO DO IT? >> WOULD WE BE ABLE TO USE SHIP DOLLARS OR CBDG? >> I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SAY ANYTHING THE WHOLE NIGHT.
I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING REAL QUICK. I AGREE. I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERNS, COMMISSIONER HAY, WITH YOUR DISTRICT. I WANT TO HAVE RESPECT FOR YOU AND YOUR CONSTITUENTS WITH THEIR
CONCERNS. I HAVE A BIT OF A CONCERN WITH THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ORDINANCE BEING EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE THAT GIVES ENOUGH TIME FOR STAFF TO EVEN ADEQUATELY
ENFORCING WHAT THEY ARE ENFORCING. WE HAVE BEEN IN A LENGTHY DISCUSSION FOR POTENTIALLY AN HOUR, AND THERE ARE STILL QUESTIONS FROM THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER, AS WELL AS FROM OTHER MEMBERS. SO I WOULD BE OKAY IF WE WANTED
TO TABLE THIS AND HAVE MORE OF AN UNDERSTANDING OR AMEND IT IN A WAY THAT LEAVES IT OPEN TO REVISIT AND WITH THE DIFFERENT ORDINANCE TO I A DRESS THE CONCERNS. BUT I ALSO HAVE CONCERNS WITH US GIVING ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD
ACCESS TO PARKING AND NOT THE OTHER SIDE BECAUSE WE ARE NOT TREATING PEOPLE EQUALLY. I HAVE CONCERNS WITH THAT. IT OPENS A WHOLE CAN OF WORMS. >> MAYOR: IT WOULDN'T BE THAT ONLY ONE SIDE HAS PUBLIC ACCESS. PUBLIC PARKING, IT WOULD BE STITCH WAITED AND ONE SIDE OF THE STREET, BUT OF COURSE,
ANYONE CAN USE THAT PARKING SPACE. OBVIOUSLY IT IS UP TO THE COMMISSION IF YOU GUYS WANT TO TABLE THIS. I THINK AT THIS POINT, THOUGH, WE NEED MORE DIRECTION ON WHAT PARTS, WHAT QUESTIONS YOU WOULD LIKE ANSWERED. THERE IS MULTIPLE PARTS TO THIS. I MEAN, THIS ORDINANCE IS PURELY
RESTRICTING PARKING BASED ON SAFETY ISSUES, MAINTENANCE ISSUES AND BLIGHT. THE L.D.R. COMPONENTS ABOUT FLEXIBILITY FOR BUILDING DRIVEWAYS AND GRANT POSSIBLE FUNDING, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO EXPLORE THAT ARE SEPARATE FROM THIS ORDINANCE.
>> WHEN YOU USE THE CAREGIVER, AGAIN, I OBVIOUSLY THINK WE SHOULD EXPLORE THIS CAREGIVER SITUATION, BUT IF SOMEBODY IS ON A FIXED INCOME, AND THEY ARE NEEDING A CAREGIVER, ARE YOU IMPLYING THAT THE CAREGIVER CAN'T PARK THERE OR THE PERSON
IN THE HOME? HOW MANY CARS DO THEY NEED? DO THEY HAVE SIX CARS? THAT IS WHAT WE'RE SEEING. AND SO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. WE JUST SEE WHAT IS ON THE OUTSIDE. AND I GET IT, THE CITY IS, LIKE,
HEY, WE HAVEN'T DONE THIS FOR 30 YEARS. WE HAVE TO DO IT NOW. WE HAVE NO CHOICE. >> I CAN SEE THAT POINT. WHAT THE MAYOR IS SAYING. AND BY THE SAME TOKEN, AMANDA, HAVE WE HAD DISCUSSION WITH THE PUBLIC AND WITH THE CITIZEN,
OPEN DISCUSSION ABOUT THE DIALOGUE? AND WHAT THE CHALLENGES ARE? >> ABOUT ROAD MODIFICATIONS OR ABOUT THE SAFETY CONCERNS OF PARKING ON RIGHT-OF-WAYS? >> WE MAY GET SOME GOOD IDEAS FROM, WE OPEN THIS UP FOR DISCUSSION AND HAVE WORKSHOPS OR
TALKS WITH THE PUBLIC, THE ONES WHO ARE DIRECTLY AFFECTED. >> I CAN SHOW YOU -- >> THEY CAN TELL YOU WHAT THE PROBLEMS ARE AND MAYBE COME UP WITH A SOLUTION THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA. I JUST FEEL WE'RE MOVING A
LITTLE TOO FAST, OKAY, ON THIS WHOLE PROJECT. I CAN GO WITH -- I HAVE ALREADY SAID WHAT MY POSITION IS. AND I JUST HAVE A REAL CONCERN ABOUT THE IP PACT THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAVE IN THE AREAS.
I KNOW IN DISTRICT TWO. AND I KNOW OF A FEW IN DISTRICT THREE. AND A BIG PROBLEM IN DISTRICT TWO AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE GOING DOWN THE RIGHT ROAD AND APPROACHING THIS THE RIGHT WAY.
I AM NOT AGAINST IT AT ALL. I AM ALL FOR IT. AND I JUST FEEL THAT THE PUBLIC, THE PRIVATE SIDE OF IT, WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS YET. >> COMMISSIONER HAY, I THINK THAT BEING THE CITY IS THE ONLY ONE IN THE COUNTY THAT DOESN'T
HAVE SOME OF THE SAFETY THINGS IN PLAY ALREADY, TELLS STAFF AT LEAST THAT WE ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I DO THINK THAT YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT THAT WE NEED TO LOOK FOR DESIGN OPTIONS AND FLEXIBILITY OPTIONS ON THE PRIVATE SIDE. >> YES.
>> STAFF CAN COMMIT TO DOING THAT. AND THAT IS SEPARATE FROM PASSING THE ORDINANCE. THIS ORDINANCE IN MY OPINION IS OBVIOUSLY UP TO THE COMMISSION AS A WHOLE. THIS ORDINANCE ADDRESSES THE SAFETY ISSUES BECAUSE WHOEVER IS PARKING ON THE STREETS, IF A
FIRE TRUCK CAN GET THROUGH, AND THAT IS HARD FOR A STAFF TO SIT HERE AND SUGGEST THAT IS A GOOD IDEA BECAUSE IF SOMEONE CAN'T GET THROUGH AND GET THE ACCESS TO THE SERVICES THEY NEED, THAT IS ANOTHER PROBLEM VERSUS WHERE ARE THEY PARKING THEIR CAR? SO FROM A STAFF SIDE? FROM A PUBLIC SAFETY SIDE?
, AT LEAST IN A REGULATION WORLD, I CAN SEPARATE THOSE TWO ISSUES AND SAY THIS IS STILL WHAT I FEEL IS THE RIGHT RECOMMENDATION. AND WE CAN CONTINUE TO FIND CREATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR THOSE AREAS THAT ARE AFFECTED ON THE
PROOIFRT PRIVATE SIDE. >> THAT I CAN LIVE WITH. I DON'T WANT TO STOP THE PROJECT AT ALL. I WANT TO MOVE FORWARD, LIKE YOU JUST SAID. BUT WE NEED TO LOOK FOR OTHER OPTIONS. I THINK WE WAITED THIS LONG. AS THE MAYOR SAID, BEEN 30 YEARS.
IF WE HAVE TO ADDRESS IT, BUT I DON'T THINK WE'RE QUITE THERE YET. >> I WANT TO TAKE TO -- AND THIS MAY BE AN ORDINANCE WE HAVEN'T HAD INTO PLAY OR THAT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES HAVEN'T HAD, BUT WHAT IF YOU HAVE A TWO BEDROOM AND HAVING THREE CARS?
THAT IS NOT ALLOWED? >> DO YOU MEAN LIKE A PARKING MAXIMUM? >> THAT HAPPENS WHEN I SELL A PROPERTY. THAT HAPPENS WHEN I DO A LEASE. IT IS VERY SPECIFIC WHERE YOUR PARKING IS NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE. YOU ARE DESIGNATED THAT PARKING.
>> WE DO HAVE THAT ALREADY ON THE COMMERCIAL SIDE. WE DO NOT HAVE IT ON THE PRIVATE SIDE, ON THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE THE WAY IT'S GOVERNED ON THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE IS NOT BY HOW MANY PARKING SPACE, BUT IS ABOUT HOW MUCH DRIVEWAY YOU CAN FIT AND THAT IS THE ONLY PLACE YOU CAN PARK.
IT IS JUST REGULATED. IT IS SAYING IF YOU ARE USING GARAGE FOR PARKING, GREAT. IF YOU ARE USING IT FOR STORAGE, THEN YOUR USE OF YOUR PROPERTY, AND -- >> YOU OWN SIX CLOWN CAR, YOU CAN FIT THEM IN THE DRIVEWAY,
BUT CARS AND TRUCKS AND BUSES, AND I HAVE TO SAY A LOT OF PHOTOS WERE SUBMITTED ON THIS WHEN WE DID OUR FIRST READING FOR A SLIDE SHOW. IF WE NEED TO BRING THAT BACK UP AGAIN, IT'S ONLY GOING TO BE MORE BECAUSE I HAVE ONLY RECEIVED MORE EMAILS, MORE
WEEKEND ISSUES AND THEY KNOW YOU'RE OUT NOW. THEY'RE PREPARED FOR IT. >> WE STILL NEED PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE ITEM AS WELL, TOO. JUST SAVE SOME TIME FOR THAT. >> MAYOR: OKAY. DO WE WANT TO -- >> IS THERE ANY WAY TO PASS PART OF THE ORDINANCE WITHOUT THE
QUESTIONABLE PORTION? WHERE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CONCERNS AND MAYBE LEVER THE REST FOR -- TELL STAFF TO DO MORE RESEARCH AND WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDATION? >> TO REMOVE THE RIGHT-OF-WAYS FROM THE ORDINANCE. >> YOU WOULD REMOVE THE ENFORCEMENT ARM OF -- AND I
THINK THE DAIS IS SPLIT HERE BECAUSE WE BROUGHT THE PARKING ORDINANCE FORWARD OR THE CHANGES TO 14-5 BECAUSE IT WAS ASKED. AND IF YOU REMOVE THE ENFORCEMENT ASPECT, CODE IS NOT GOING TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THE CORRECTIVE ACTION AT A
PORTION OF THE DAIS IS LOOKING FOR. SO IF WE DO REMOVE THAT, THE ORDINANCE IS GOING TO BE ESSENTIALLY BENIGN. >> SO WE CAN GO ANOTHER 20 YEARS, 30 YEARS, AND THE PROBLEM ONLY GETS WORSE AND WE DO NOTHING ABOUT IT AS WE'RE READY TO BILL OUT A DOWNTOWN AND SAY
WE WANT TO ATTRACT PEOPLE HERE. >> IT IS NOT 20 YEARS IF STAFF IS WORKING ON IT RIGHT NOW AND DOING RESEARCH RIGHT NOW. >> MAYOR: IT'S BEEN 20 YEARS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS THE ONGOING PROBLEM AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE CITY HAS EVER TALKED ABOUT IT AND RESPONDED TO IT. >> YEP. >> YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE
FORWARD TO PUBLIC COMMENT. AND THEN I PLAN ON MAKING A MOTION. >> ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO COME DOWN AND SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE, NOW IS THE TIME.
>> RAMONA YOUNG. THE HORSE HAS BEEN BEATEN AND REVIVED AND BEATEN AGAIN. AND I HEAR THE -- YOU SKIM OVER CERTAIN THINGS, BUT YOU DON'T
GET SPECIFIC. I AM ORIGINALLY BORN IN NEW YORK CITY, AND ALTERNATE STREET OF THE PARKING HAS BEEN IN EFFECT FOR 75 YEARS, WORKS VERY WELL,
ESPECIALLY IN THE SNOW. AND YOU PUT YOUR CAR ON ONE SIDE OF THE STREET. THE NEXT DAY OR WHATEVER DAY IT IS, THE CARS GO ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET. NOBODY IS EXEMPT. NOBODY IS OFFENDED BECAUSE
THAT'S THE RULE. AND IT IS SIMPLE. YOU GUYS BOGGLED MY MIND HERE. AND FIRST, AND YOU CAN'T CONSIDER THE CITIZENS, WHICH I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD SEND A SURVEY.
YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE WORKSHOP. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO ALL COME. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO ALL ANSWER THE SURVEY, BUT IF YOU SEND OUT A HARD COPY DOCUMENT, ASKING THEM WHAT THEIR PARTICULARS ARE
IN THEIR HOME, THEN YOU MIGHT GET A BETTER IDEA RATHER THAN STAYING HERE AND SAY, WELL, IT IS THIS AND MAYBE THEY HAVE THAT AND BECAUSE YOU'RE ONLY GOING FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE. YOU'RE NOT GETTING THE WHOLE CITY.
SO I WOULD SUGGEST A SURVEY, WHICH I TALKED ABOUT AT PREVIOUSLY. A SURVEY OF THE PEOPLE TO SEE HOW THEY THINK.
IT'S THEY THAT ARE PARKING. OUT WEST BOYNTON IN SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENTS, THEY HAVE DAYS AND EVEN DAYS WHEN YOU PULL UP TO GO VISIT A FRIEND, WHETHER IT'S A PARTY OR NOT, IT'S, YOU PARK ON
THE ODD SIDE TODAY. AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE STREET NUMBER THAT IS THE ODD SIDE, WHATEVER THE HOUSE NUMBER IS ODD OR THE NEXT DAY IS EVEN. DON'T MAKE IT -- YOU GUYS BLEW IT ALL OUT OF PROPORTION.
AND I THINK THAT IF YOU EVEN CONSIDER THE SEEDS THAT I'M TRYING TO PLAN HERE, THAT IT WILL WORK OUT. BUT YOU'VE GOT TO ASK THE PEOPLE. THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE PARKING. THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE THREE CARS. THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT YOU
SHOULD CONSIDER, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT, PLEASE. >> SUSAN HOYER, BOYNTON BEACH. THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE TOPICS, SO I'M EXCITED FOR THIS. I THINK YOU ALL NEED TO BE LOOKING AT A COUPLE WAYS.
YOU NEED TO SAY, FLAT, ONE CAR PER BEDROOM BECAUSE WHETHER IT'S AN AIR BNB, WHICH I HAVE THREE ACROSS THE STREET FROM ME, OR IT'S, WHATEVER, GRANDMA HAS THE HOUSE AND ALL FIVE KIDS MOVE BACK AND THEIR KIDS AND THEY ALL
HAVE A CAR. WHATEVER THE ISSUE IS IN EVERY FAMILY IS DIFFERENT. BUT YOU ALL REALLY SHOULD BE LOOKING AT THE NO MORE THAN ONE CAR PER BEDROOM. MINIMUM TWO CAR. SO THAT EVEN ONE BEDROOM HOUSE
HAS TWO SPACES IN THEIR DRIVEWAY. I ALSO THINK THAT YOU NEED TO LOOK AT DOING SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE ECOFRIENDLY. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH YOU PARKING ON YOUR GRASS. IT IS YOUR GRASS. GET THE CARS THE HECK OUT OF THE STREET. PEOPLE NEED TO BE ABLE TO DRIVER DOWN THE STREET. AMBULANCES AND FIRE TRUCKS NEED TO DRIVE DOWN THE STREET AND
PARK ON THE GRASS. IF YOU KILL YOUR GRASS, THAT IS YOUR PROBLEM FOR HAVING TOO MANY CARS. I HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH THAT, BUT I KNOW THAT'S NOT THE POPULAR STORY.
FIND A WAY TO DO A GRAVEL AND GRID OR GRID AND GRASS SYSTEM TO YOU HAVE THE PERMEABILITY BUT YET YOU HAVE THE PARKING AND THE STRUCTURE, AND I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY I GOT THE CITY COMMISSION TO APPROVE MINE. YOU ALL HAVE BEEN BY MY HOUSE,
MOST IF NOT ALL OF YOU, AND I DON'T HAVE FLOODING PROBLEMS ANYMORE. YET WE'RE ABLE TO PARK AND IT LOOKS GOOD. THEY DO IT EVERYWHERE IN THE REST OF THE WORLD. WHY ARE WE NOT DOING IT HERE? IT WOULD SOLVE A LOT OF PROBLEM. IT IS NOT HORRIBLY EXPENSIVE. IT IS DEALING WITH THE URBAN HEAT PROBLEM THAT YOU ARE DOING
THE CLIMATE WORKSHOPS ON. I SHOULD NOT BE THE ONLY HOUSE IN THE CITY WITH A GRID AND GRAVEL SYSTEM OR GRID AND GRASS SYSTEM. I THINK THAT WOULD SOLVE A LOT OF MY NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE DONE THAT. THEY HAVE STRAIGHT DRIVEWAYS AND
A FOUR BEDROOM HOUSE. THEY HAVE ADDED A GRAVEL PORTION ONTO THE STRAIGHT DRIVEWAY TO EXPAND TO ALLOW THE FOUR, AND THAT SEEMS LOGICAL. IT SOLVES THE PROBLEM. IT IS ENVIRONMENTALLY CORRECT. IT IS A WIN-WIN-WIN. BHIE ARE WE NOT ENCOURAGING MORE
OF THAT? NOT EVERYONE HAS THE SPACE TO HAVE A CIRCLE DRIVEWAY. WHY ARE WE NOT EXPLORING THOSE OPTIONS? IT WOULD SOLVE PROBLEMS, BUT I ABSOLUTELY THINK YOU NEED TO HAVE NO MORE THAN ONE CAR PER BEDROOM EXCEPT FOR THAT EIGHT
FOURS FAR -- FOR EIGHT HOURS FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO COME FOR BIRTHDAY PARTIES AND THE HOLIDAYS. MAYBE PEOPLE SHOULD GO AND ASK THE NEIGHBORS, HEY, CAN MY FAMILY PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR
THE NEXT DAY WHILE THEY ARE HERE FOR THE HOLIDAYS? SO THERE ARE OPTIONS. THANK YOU. >> NEXT PLEASE. >> HELLO. SANDRA WATSON. I HAVE BEEN HEARING MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS IS ABOUT DISTRICT
TWO, RIGHT? NOW, THE OLDER HOUSES IN DISTRICT TWO, THEY HAVE ENOUGH YARD THEY CAN PARK FIVE CARS. THEY HAVE THE YARD. THE PROBLEM IS WE KEEP BUILDING
ALL OF THESE ZERO LOT LINE HOUSES AND THEY HAVE FIVE CARS. WHY ARE WE STILL BUILDING THE ZERO LOT LINE HOUSES? YOU HAVE APARTMENT BUILDINGS ON
MARTIN LUTHER KING AND I GO DOWN 13th, YOU CAN'T GET THROUGH BECAUSE EVERY HOUSE HAS 10 CARS THERE. THIS SHOULD NOT BE ANY CARS ON THE STREET. AND FIRE TRUCKS CAN'T GET
THROUGH. COMMISSIONER HAY CAN'T GET THROUGH. I CAN'T GET THROUGH. WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO PARK BY THE APARTMENTS BY THE RAILROAD TRACK? WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO PARK? WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE JUST STUFFING HOUSES IN. AND NOW YOU WANT TO PENALIZE
PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY HAVE THE PARKING SPACE BECAUSE DISTRICT TWO HOUSES, I KNOW IN MY MOM'S YARD, I CAN PARK FIVE CARS IN THE BACK. FIVE CARS ON THE SIDE. AND NEVER BE IN THE ROAD. BECAUSE OF THE YARD SPACE. AND WHAT WE'RE DOING IS YOU'RE
-- YOU WANT TO PENALIZE THESE PEOPLE BECAUSE WE'VE ALLOWED PEOPLE DEVELOPERS TO COME HERE AND CRAM US IN. AND NOW WE HAVE NO PARKING. NOW WE HAVE NO SPACE. AND THEN WE ARE ALLOWING RENTERS
TO RENT HOUSES OUT TO FAMILIES THAT HAVE 10 PEOPLE THAT HAVE CARS PARKED IN THE BACK AND THE FRONT OUT ON THE PARKWAY ON THE SIDEWALK, EVERYWHERE. WE HAVE TO STOP THAT. YOU'VE GOT TO GIVE THEM A LIMIT. IF YOU WANT TO DO ONE CAR PER
BEDROOM, I'M FINE WITH THAT. AND DON'T PENALIZE PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE PARKING SPACE AND CAN PARK THE CORRECT WAY BY JUST SAYING, OH, NO, YOU CAN'T PARK ON THE SIDE. WE DON'T NEED ANY SIDE ON THE PARKING ROAD THING. WHAT WE NEED IS LET EVERYBODY
PARK IN THEIR PARKING LOT AND IN THEIR PARKWAY, AND THAT'S JUST IT. ALL OF THIS -- STOP CRAMMING IN THESE HOUSES. JUST STOP CRAMMING IN ALL THESE CONDOS WHERE PEOPLE DON'T HAVE PLACES TO PARK.
AND NOW WE WANT TO PENALIZE EVERYBODY BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO PARK AND WE'RE DOING IT. THAT'S IT. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT PLEASE. >> GOOD EVENING.
THE TOWN I GREW UP IN HAD ALTERNATE STREET PARKING AND IT WAS TIED TO THE DATE OF THE MONTH. TODAY IS THE 4th. YOU GET TO PARK ON THE EVEN SIDE. TOMORROW MORNING CAME, YOU HAD TO GET UP BRIGHT AND EARLY AND MOVE YOUR CAR TO THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE STREET, LIKE 10:00 OR SO. SO I THINK MAYBE THAT WOULD BE AN ALTERNATE IDEA. I UNDERSTAND THE IDEA AND WHAT THE GOAL WAS PUTTING THE SOILS IN. IT WAS A GOOD GOAL TO TRY AND STOP THE WATER FROM RUNNING
DOWNHILL AND FLOODING THE OTHER AREA. BUT THE SPOILS HAVE CAUSED THEIR OWN PROBLEMS. THE MAILBOXES ARE LEANING. THE ASPHALT AT THE SIDE OF THE STREETS ARE CRUMBLING, AND SO I
WOULD BE CONCERNED WITH ON STREET PARKING WITH THE FIRE TRUCK TRYING TO GO BY AND EVEN ONE CAR PARKED ON ONE SIDE OF THE STREET BECAUSE OF THE CRUMBLING ASPHALT THAT'S GOING ON. THAT'S A CONCERN. I WOULD AGREE WITH SUSAN THAT, YOU KNOW, LET THEM PARK ON THE
GRASS. IT IS THEIR OWN GRASS IF THEY WANT TO KILL IT, LET THEM KILL IT. YOU CAN'T -- AND NOT ALLOWED TO PARK IN THE SWALE. SO DON'T LET HIM PARK IN THE SWALES. WHATEVER WORKS. THE OTHER CONCERN IS I HAVE A
FRIEND ON SOUTHWEST 13th WHO LIVES NEXT DOOR TO A SOBER HOUSE. AND I AM WONDERING HOW SOBER HOMES ARE BEING ADDRESSED BECAUSE THE SOBER HOME NEXT DOOR TO HER HAS 10 CARS BEING PARKED AT THE SOBER HOME, AND THEY'RE
IN HER SWALE, IN HER GRASS, BLOCKING, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY HER PROPERTY WITH ALL OF THE CARS AT THE SOBER HOME. SO I DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT'S ADDRESSED WITH THE BUSINESS LICENSE THAT'S GIVEN TO THE SOBER HOMES OR HOW DO YOU
ADDRESS THE SOBER HOME PROBLEM? BECAUSE THOSE PEOPLE, IF YOU ALLOW FOUR PEOPLE PER BEDROOM OR HOWEVER MANY PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED PER BEDROOM, THERE ARE FOUR BEDROOMS AND NOW YOU HAVE 16 CARS POTENTIALLY.
SO, OH NO, JUST ANOTHER WORRY. >> MAYOR: ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? HEY THERE. >> KIMBERLY CHASE HERE. HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT GRAYSON HEIGHTS HOME. AND THERE WAS A REAL BRIEF PART
OF THIS DISCUSSION OF PARKING WHERE TOM, YOU SAID, OH, WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE AIR BNB'S. I CAME HERE A YEAR AGO AND SPOKE WITH YOU. YOU EVERY DONE NOTHING. SO LET ME TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENS WITH PARKING AT AN AIR BNB
NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE IS PARKING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET. WHEN I'VE CALLED ABOUT IT, I HAVE BEEN IGNORED BY CODE. THE POLICE HAVE TOLD ME TO HAVE THE CARS TOWED. THEY'RE PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. AND IT'S AN AIR BNB, AND NOBODY
IS PARKED IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE, AND THAT IS A PROBLEM FOR ME. THEN I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THEY'RE NOW PARKING AT WAL-MART. I HAPPENED TO NOTICE DRIVERING HOME OFF THE OLD DIXIE HIGHWAY THAT'S THERE BEHIND WAL-MART,
LINES AND LINES OF CARS GO ANY NIGHT YOU WILL SEE EIGHT CARS BEHIND, WHAT IS IT, SEA BORN COVE? RIGHT? SO SEABORN COVE, THERE IS A LINE OF CARS, I WOULD SUSPECT THEY HAVE PARKING ACCOMMODATIONS AT
SEABORN COVE. I DON'T KNOW WHO ALL THOSE CARS BELONG TO, BUT THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN UNLESS THESE RESIDENTS AND COMMISSIONER HAY'S DISTRICT HAVE A PLACE TO PARK. THEY'RE SEARCHING FOR PLACES TO PARK. THEY'LL USE PUBLIC WHATEVER THEY
CAN DO, LIKE THE WAL-MART. AND I CAN JUST SAY THIS AS I SAID IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED. IT'S NOT BEING ADDRESSED. UNREGISTERED GUESTS,
UNSUPERVISED CHILDREN, BINS -- YOU'RE ALL WORRIED ABOUT PARKING. WE HAVE GARBAGE BINS IN OUR ROADS IN YOUR DISTRICT, TOM. I HAVE MENTIONED IT TO YOU BEFORE. I'VE MENTIONED IT TO PAT. I'VE MENTIONED IT TO CANDICE. AND DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANYTHING
WORTH DOING IN OTHER THAN GIVERING SOMEBODY A PHONE CALL ABOUT, SO THAT ALSO BLOCKS EMERGENCY VEHICLES. POLICE SEEM UNAWARE, DISPATCH, LIKE I SAID, TOLD ME TO HAVE CARS TOWED.
CODE WON'T ENFORCE THIS. THEY SAY CALL LAW ENFORCEMENT. LAW ENFORCEMENT THINKS IT'S SILLY. TOM, YOU AND CODE ENFORCEMENT CONTINUE TO IGNORE HAVING A CONSEQUENCE TO PROPERTY OWNERS WHO IGNORE THE AIR BNB RULES
JUST AS THE LANDLORDS THAT MAYOR SHELTON MENTIONED. THAT'S WHY I'M DRAWING THE ANALOGY. LEAVING AN, OKAY, 8-12 HOUR WINDOW, MEANS PARTYING VACATIONERS INVITE MORE COMPANY
ON THE LANDLORD MAY THROW A PARTY IN THE RENTAL HOME FOR EIGHT TO 12 HOURS, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. AND SUPER BOWL SUNDAY. AND -- NOW YOU CAN -- >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> NEXT PLEASE.
>> HI, DEREK CALHOUN. IT OCCURS TO ME THAT CARS ARE CLOSELY TIED TO EMPLOYMENT. CARS PRETTY MUCH A PREREQUISITE TO GET TWO AND FROM A JOB. AS WE TALK ABOUT THIS, IT MAKES ME WONDER, WHAT ARE WE DOING FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT TO MAKE SURE THAT
MAYBE WE NEED FEWER CARS. IF THERE ARE EIGHT CARS IN FRONT OF A HOME OR AN APARTMENT, WHY ARE THERE SO MANY PEOPLE TRYING TO LIVE IN THAT PLACE? THE COST OF LIVING IS TOO HIGH. WHAT ARE WE DOING ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING? THOSE DON'T REALLY SEEM LIKE
THEY'RE GETTING THE SAME AMOUNT OF CREATIVITY AND INTENTSTY, AND I FEEL LIKE WE'RE SORT OF PENALIZING PEOPLE FOR HAVING VEHICLES WHICH ARE A PREREQUISITE TO GET EMPLOYED AND ANGRY AT PEOPLE FOR CAUSING BLIGHT, WHICH IS ICKY, WHICH IS
ANOTHER WAY OF SAYING WE DON'T LIKE TO SEE POOR PEOPLE. MAYBE LET'S HELP THEM OUT. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? >> YEAH, I JUST WANT TO ADDRESS SOME MISINFORMATION. I'M NOT GOING TO ALLOW STAFF TO GET DRAGGED.
AND I AM NOT GOING TO ALLOW MYSELF TO GET DRAGGED WHEN THIS BODY THREE YEARS AGO HAD DEVELOPED RESTRICTION TO SHORT-TERM RENTALS, WHICH WAS EXTREMELY HAIRY AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF THE
PREEMPTION WITH TALLAHASSEE. I'M NOT GOING TO SIT HERE AND ALLOW THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION THAT NOT JUST MYSELF BUT ANY MAYOR OR ANY COMMISSIONER HAS UNILATERAL AUTHORITY TO DICTATE OR REGULATE ANYTHING. THAT IS THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE VIA CODE, VIA ORDINANCE
THAT THIS BODY ESTABLISHES. I HAVE SEEN THE EMAILS AND I KNOW HOW MUCH TIME THAT STAFF IS PUT INTO THIS. THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH THE CITY CAN DO. EVERYBODY IS ENTITLED TO THE PROPERTY RIGHTS, AND I BROUGHT
THIS FORWARD BECAUSE I HAD -- >> MA'AM, IF YOU'RE GOING TO EXPLODE -- I UNDERSTAND. WE DON'T NEED THE DISRUPTIVENESS AT THE MOMENT.
>> IT IS IMPORTANT TO IDENTIFY WHEN THERE WAS AN ISSUE THIS, BODY COLLABORATIVE -- >> MA'AM! >> MAYOR: PLEASE. PLEASE, JUST NO MORE. >> YOU HAD YOUR MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> HE TALKED DURING IT.
AND YOU CAN TALK THROUGH YOURS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO IDENTIFY THIS BODY LISTENED AND CREATIVE LEGISLATIVE POLICY TO THEN ALLOW CODE ENFORCEMENT TO REGULATE THE ISSUES. I KNOW HOW HARD THE STAFF WORKS.
NOBODY IS PERFECT AND THIS BODY HAS DONE NOTHING TO REGULATE SHORT-TERM RENTALS. THAT IS UNFAIR TO EVERY PERSON ON THIS DAIS AND WHO WORKS HARD FOR THIS CITY TO MAKE IT SAFE
AND CALL HOME. AND I AM GOING TO CALL THAT OUT, AND AM DISAPPOINTED THAT STAFF IS BEING ADDRESSED THEY DON'T DO
ANYTHING. I WILL SAY AS MUCH OF A HARD TIME TO GIVE CANDICE AND HER DEPARTMENT, THAT IS ONE OF THE HARDEST DEPARTMENTS TO BE IN. YOU'RE DAMNED IF YOU DO, DAMNED IF YOU DON'T. ONE AREA OF THE CITY HAS THE
ISSUES, AND ANOTHER DOESN'T. AND WITH REGARD TO THE ORDINANCE THAT I HAVE SEEN IS THE ABANDONMENT OF VEHICLES STATIONARY IN GRASS LOTS. I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE ISSUE IN AND I KNOW FROM MY RESIDENTS AND
MY NEIGHBORS, THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE INOPERABLE VEHICLES STAYING PARKED IN THESE AREAS NIGHT AFTER NIGHT AFTER NIGHT. I THINK THAT'S ALL WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE.
WE DON'T WANT TO PENALIZE EVERYBODY. WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE HOLDING OURSELVES TO THE BEAUTIFICATION STANDARDS THAT OUR RESIDENTS DESERVE. THAT WE'RE NOT EVEN ON PAR WITH THE COUNTY.
AND SO WITH THAT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE WITH THE ADJUSTMENT OF MOVING THE HOURS FROM 8:00 TO 12:00. >> CORRECT.
AND YOU ALSO WANT TO INCLUDE THE PORTION RELATING TO EXCEPT WHERE AUTHORIZED OR DESIGNATED BY THE CITY? >> YES, YES, YES. >> AND WE ALSO WORK ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE TO GIVE STAFF A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO TRAIN TO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING. >> MAYOR: AGREE.
>> JANUARY 1? WE'RE THREE MONTHS. >> ALSO, CAN WE HAVE A MEETING. I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF CONCERNS IN DISTRICT TWO. CAN WE AS STAFF HAVE A MEETING IN DISTRICT TWO TO TALK ABOUT THAT? I KNOW THAT COMMISSIONER HAY HAD A LOT OF CONCERNS. AND --
>> OR ANYWHERE REALLY, THAT THE COMMUNITY IS CONCERNED. AND SO THAT BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ORDINANCE, SO THAT STAFF HAS TIME TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS. >> AND WE CAN MAKE ANY MOTIONS AND CHANGES AND WE WOULD HAVE TO
HEAR AGAIN AND IF THERE IS SIGNIFICANT CHANGES -- >> NO, I CAN CHANGE IT BASED UPON THE DIRECTION. WHAT I HEAR RIGHT NOW IS A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE WITH AN ADDITION FOR, TO ALLOW PARKING WHERE DESIGNATED BY THE CITY. AND EFFECTIVE DATE OF JANUARY 1
TO CHANGE THE PARKING TO 12 HOURS AND N A 24-HOUR PERIOD, AND DIRECTION TO STAFF TO HAVE A MEETING IN DISTRICT TWO PRIOR TO THE JANUARY 1 EFFECTIVE DATE. >> I WOULD SAY 90 DAYS. >> GOING INTO THE HOLIDAYS.
>> FEBRUARY 1. >> AND WE NEED TO ADD SOME TYPE OF EDUCATION INTO DISTRICT THREE AND COMMUNICATION. AGAIN -- >> AND ALSO HAS STREET PARKING. I WOULD SUGGEST WE DO IT IN EVERY DISTRICT WHERE THESE ORDINANCES WILL BE RELEVANT, SO WE CAN DO ONE IN EACH DISTRICT
IF NECESSARY. >> AND THE DATE FOR THAT MEETING IN DISTRICT TWO AND WHEREVER ELSE NEEDS TO BE SET MAYBE NOT NOW, BUT WHAT IS THIS? THIS IS NOVEMBER. AT LEAST BY OUR NEXT MEETING. >> WELL, HAVE THE DATE SET, BUT,
OKAY, SO WOULD YOU LIKE THE MEETING TO OCCUR WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME FRAME? >> BY THE EFFECTIVE DATE. >> BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE. >> AT LEAST ONE MEETING. >> YOU WANT IT SCHEDULED -- BUT YOU WANT IT SCHEDULED PRIOR OUR NEXT MEETING. BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> MAYOR: AND I ASK THE BOARD TO KEEP IN MIND THAT WHEN PEOPLE CAN'T ATTEND MEETINGS, THE EMAIL CANS BE JUST AS MUCH AS PUBLIC RECORD. AND PUBLIC INPUT, I SHOULD SAY. SO TAKE THOSE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT WE ARE GOING INTO THE HOLIDAYS. SOME PEOPLE HAVE KIDS, SOME PEOPLE WORK EVENINGS.
THEY CAN'T BE THERE. IF YOU GET COMMUNITY INPUT, THAT I CAN IT FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH. >> WE WILL MAKE SURE TO SHARE THE PRINT MATERIALS TO FORWARD IT TO CONSTITUENTS TO GET DIRECT ACCESS TO. >> LET'S CLARIFY THE MOTION FOR THE RECORD. A MOTION TO I A PROVE THE
ORDINANCE AS AMENDED TO ALLOW 12-HOUR PARKING WITHIN A 24-HOUR PERIOD TO ALLOW PARKING IN AREAS DESIGNATED BY THE CITY AND TO ALSO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR FEBRUARY 1 WITH A MEETING IN DISTRICT TWO PRIOR TO EFFECTIVE
DATE AND DISTRICT THREE PRIOR TO EFFECTIVE DATE. >> AND DISTRICT ONE AS WELL. >> OR REALLY JUST CITY WIDE. >> CITY WIDE. >> AND WHO MADE THAT MOTION? I WILL SECOND. >> AND SO WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND WE DO HAVE A SECOND. >> WERE YOU OKAY WITH ALL THAT?
>> DO YOU WANT ME TO REPEAT THE MOTION? >> MAYOR: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. IT IS ROLL CALL. >> ROLL CALL. >> I GOT IT. >> MAYOR: IT'S ROLL CALL. GETTING TO BE 9:00, SO I OLE DO THAT THREE MORE TIMES. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY, YES. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN, YES.
>> A COMMISSIONER CRUZ, YES. >> VICE MAYOR HAY, YES. MAYOR SHELTON, YES. >> IN ROLL CALL, THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, AMANDA. AWE >> MAYOR: MOVING ON, I WILL TURN
TO THE CLERK TO READ 8B. >> PROPOSED ORDINANCE 25-034, SECOND READING RS ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CODE OF ORDINANCE, PART, LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION, CHAPTER 2, LAND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, ARTICLE VI IMPACT AND SELECTED
FEES AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, REPEALER PROVISION, CODIFICATION, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> MAYOR: THIS IS THE SECOND READING. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THIS ITEM? >> THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO THIS ITEM. >> MAYOR: THAT BEING SAID R THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION? >> NO. >> MAYOR: ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON
THIS ITEM? IF SO, NOW IS THE TIME TO COME DOWN. OKAY. IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE, MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO I A PROVE PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 25-034. MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER TURKIN AND SECOND FROM VICE MAYOR HAY.
CLERK, ROLL CALL. SO PROUD OF MYSELF. >> GOOD JOB. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY, YES. COMMISSIONER TURKIN, YES. COMMISSIONER CRUZ, ABSENT. VICE MAYOR HAY, YES. MAYOR SHELTON, YES.
>> AND ROLL CALL VOTE, THE MOTION PASSED 4-0. >> MOVING ON, I WILL TURN TO THE CLERK TO READ 8C INTO THE RECORD. >> PROPOSED ORDINANCE -- I'M SORRY. YOU NEEDED A SECOND, RIGHT?
>> AND PROPOSED ORDINANCE, 25-035, FIRST READING AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING PART, LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION, ARTICLE, PLANNING AND ZONING DIVISION SERVICES, SECTION 4, RELIEF APPLICATION, BY AMENDING SUBSECTION F, REQUESTS FOR
ACCOMMODATION, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING AND PROCESSING RECORDS FOR ACCOMMODATION FROM THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, REPEALER PROVISION, CODIFICATION, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. AND FOR ALL OTHER PURPOSES.
>> MAYOR: THIS IS THE FIRST READING. WOULD YOU LIKE TO START YOUR PRESENTATION? >> YES. GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS. THIS ORDINANCE IS -- >> CAN YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. >> YES, SO SORRY. GEORGE LAGOS, CITY DEPARTMENT.
THIS STEMS FROM STATE BILL 54 WHICH WAS ENACTED AND IS FLORIDA STATUTE 397.487. THE SPECIFIC SUBSECTION OF THAT STATUTE IS SUBSECTION 15, WHICH ACTUALLY REQUIRES MUNICIPALITIES
AND COUNTIES TO ENACT ORDINANCES AND WITH THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE STATUTE WAS JULY 1 OF THIS YEAR, 2025. THE DEADLINE FOR COUNTIES AND MUS IN PALTIES TO ENACT AN ORDINANCE IS JANUARY 1, 2026. THUS T SPEED THAT WE'RE BRINGING
THIS UP TO COMMISSION FOR FIRST READING AND SUBSEQUENT SECOND READING. THE SECTION THAT IS BEING ADDED IS ACTUALLY AN ENTIRE SECTION OF THE -- LET ME GO TO THE ACTUAL COMPONENT HERE THAT I HAD.
THIS IS UNDER SUBSECTION F FOR ACCOMMODATIONS. RATHER THAN PARSING IN AND ADDING ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE TO SUBSECTION ONE OF F, WE ENTERED AN ENTIRELY NEW SECTION SPECIFICALLY FOR THE STATUTE TO COMPLY. SO THAT'S JUST TRYING TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE CITY ORDINANCE COMPLIES WITH FLORIDA STATUTE BEFORE THE JANUARY 1, 2026 DEADLINE. >> OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> MAYOR: ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD?
>> PUBLIC COMMENT IS PERMITTED AT THIS TIME. ANYONE LIKE TO COME DOWN AND SPEAK? >> MAYOR, THERE IS NOBODY ONLINE EITHER. >> MAYOR: IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE, A MOTION TO APPROVE
PROPOSED ORDINANCE 25-035. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN -- ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY, YES. COMMISSIONER TURKIN IS ABSENT. COMMISSIONER CRUZ, YES. VICE MAYOR HAY, YES.
MAYOR SHELTON, YES. >> ROLL CAL VOTE, THE MOTION PASSED 4-0. >> GREAT. >> THANK YOU. THERE IS NO CITY MANAGER REPORT. MOVING ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA, I WILL TURN TO THE CLERK TO READ
10A INTO THE RECORD. >> THIS IS THE FIRST READING. >> PROPOSED ORDINANCE 25-036, FIRST READING, ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, ADDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE IV, SECTION 2-60 TO THE CITY CODE OF
ORDINANCE, ENTITLED PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND UNSOLICITED PROPOSALS, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, REPEALER PROVISION, CODIFICATION, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> STAFF, DO YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION? >> GOOD EVENING. ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY. IN 2015, THE CITY COMMISSION PASSED A RESOLUTION FOR PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. IN 2024 THE FLORIDA STATUTE WAS
AMENDED AND UPDATED REGARDING UNSOLICITED PROPOSALS, SO WE WOULD LIKE TO UPDATE OUR ORDINANCE ACCORDINGLY. WHAT THIS ORDINANCE DOES IS IMPLEMENTS THAT PROCESS FOR THE CITY TO RECEIVE, REVIEW AND PROCEED WITH UNSOLICITED P3
PROPOSALS AND ALSO IMPLEMENTS AN APPLICATION FEE OF $25,000. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THAT'S IT? ALL RIGHT. I LIKE THAT. >> WITH THAT PRESENTATION, I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT
WE'RE DOING DIFFERENTLY. >> THERE IS NOT A LOT OF -- >> PREVIOUSLY THERE WAS AN ORDINANCE, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD REALLY BE CODIFIED AND BE IN A CODIFICATION BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENED WHEN WE HAD A
PREVIOUS PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, STAFF WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRING A FEE. THEREFORE, THE FEE WAS NOT COLLECTED. THERE WERE OTHER REQUIREMENTS THAT STAFF DID NOT DO, SO THIS
IS CREATING AN ORDINANCE SO PEOPLE WILL KNOW AND IT WILL BE ON THE BOOKS. AS THIS REALLY SHOULD BE THE PROPER PLACE AND IT ALSO REQUIRES THAT IF SOMEONE COMES TO US AND PRESENTS US WITH AN UNSOLICITED P3, THEY HAVE TO
PROVIDE A $25,000 APPLICATION FEE BECAUSE OF THE COST THAT GOES INTO STAFF'S TIME AND WORK AND HAVING TO ASSESS WHETHER OR NOT IT'S SOMETHING THE CITY WANTS TO DO, AND WHETHER IT'S FEASIBLE AND APPROPRIATE FOR A P3. >> MAYOR: WHAT DO WE CURRENTLY
REQUIRE FOR A P3 FOR AN UNSOLICITED P3? >> THEY PAY $25,000 AND THEY GET? >> THEY DON'T NECESSARILY GET IT. >> WHAT IS THE PROCESS? >> A P3, SO YOU ARE AWARE -- >> PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.
>> WITH REGARD TO THE PROCESS, AND THAT IS THE PROBLEM. THE PROCESS IS A LITTLE BIT UNCLEAR, AND THAT IS ESSENTIALLY WHY WE'RE CODIFYING IT SO IT'S AWARE. I BELIEVE THE FEE NOW, AND DON'T QUOTE ME BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE
THE RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF ME, IS $15,000. IF WE DON'T EXPEND ALL THAT FUND, THEY HAVE A MECHANISM TO GET ANYTHING THAT WASN'T EXPENDED BACK, BUT THERE IS AN INITIAL FEE OF $25,000 TO ACTUALLY FOR THE CITY TO
CONSIDER THEIR BID. >> AND THIS IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH FLORIDA STATUTE, AND THAT IS WHY WE'RE MAKING THIS CHANGE NOW. >> CORRECT. >> IT IS NOT JUST SOMETHING THAT WE'VE -- >> THIS IS NOT PULLED OUT OF THE SKY. >> CORRECT. >> THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WAS ON THE BOOKS. >> ON THE BOOKS. THE LAW CHANGED.
>> RIGHT. THIS IS DOING TWO THINGS. IT IS MAKING AN ORDINANCE SO THAT IF IN 10 YEARS WE'RE ALL GONE, AND YOU HAVE A NEW CITY ATTORNEY AND A NEW PROCUREMENT PERSON, AND WE GET A P3 PROPOSAL, IF IT'S JUST A RESOLUTION NO, ONE IS GOING TO GO THROUGH AND SCAN THROUGH ALL
THE RESOLUTIONS. SO THIS BY CODIFYING IT, IT INSURES THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE APPLYING KNOW WHAT THE RULES ARE. AND THAT NEW STAFF THAT COMES ON BOARD AND THE COMMISSIONERS ALSO KNOW. IT DOES INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF
FEES THAT THE CITY IS GOING TO CHARGE. THE SITUATION I'M TALKING ABOUT IN OUR PRIOR SITUATION IS NOW IN LITIGATION. THERE WAS SOME VETTING FOR FINANCIAL VIABILITY THAT NEEDED
TO BE DONE PER THE RESOLUTION AT THAT TIME THAT WAS NOT DONE. THIS CODIFIES ALL THAT TO MAKE SURE WE AS A CITY ARE DOING THIS PROPERLY WHEN WE CONSIDER THESE TYPE OF PROJECTS BEFORE GOING INTO A CONTRACT. >> ALL RIGHT. >> I HAVE A QUESTION.
WITH THESE P3'S AND COME TO COMMISSION THEN EVER? >> OH YES, ABSOLUTELY. >> YES. >> IT IS NOT LIKE IT IS AN AUTOMATIC APPROVAL. IT IS JUST THE PROCESS. >> NO, NO, WHAT HAPPENS, AND I'LL, PLAIN IT TO YOU, COMMISSIONER CRUZ. SOMEONE WOULD COME IN AND SUBMIT THIS TO CITY STAFF.
CITY STAFF THEN VETS IT, ONE, TO MAKE SURE IT'S ACTUALLY VIABLE. DO THEY HAVE THE FINANCIAL MEANS TO DO THIS? RIGHT? BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT SOMEONE COMING IN PROPOSING AN $8 MILLION DEAL WHEN MAYBE THEY ONLY MAKE $25,000 A YEAR. RIGHT? SO THAT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT GOING
TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S VIABLE IF THEY CAN'T PROVE THEY HAVE THE FINANCIAL BACKING TO CARRY THROUGH WITH THAT $8 MILLION PROJECT. >> IN THE PAST -- THANK YOU FOR THAT, SORRY. IN THE PAST, AND MAYBE IT WAS DIFFERENT, BUT WITH THE C.R.A.,
WE WOULD RECEIVE AN UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL, PER SE, AND THEN WE WOULD POST IT IN THE NEWSPAPER. WE HAD TO GIVE 30 DAYS FOR ANYBODY TO COME IN AND PROVIDE THEIR INPUT AS WELL. THEN IT WOULD COME TO COMMISSION. IS THAT STILL THE PROCESS? >> YES, THAT IS STILL THE PROCESS, AND THAT IS OUTLINED IN
THE ORDINANCE. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE NUMBER 25-036 ON THE FIRST READING. WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> WE NEED A ROLL CALL PLEASE. >> ROLL CALL.
DAMAGE. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY -- >> ALMOST A GOOD RECORD OF IT. IT GETSES TO THE 9:00 HOUR AND I GET TIRED. KELLEY, YES. TURKIN, YES.
CRUZ, YES. >> FIRST READING. >> VICE MAYOR HAY, YES. >> MAYOR SHELTON, YES. >> THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> MAYOR: OKAY. YEP. MOVING TO THE CLERK TO READ 10B INTO THE RECORD.
>> PROPOEDZED -- PROPOSED ORDINANCE 25-037, FIRST READING AND ORDINANCE SUBMITTING A REFERENDUM AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER, ADDING A PREAMBLE TO ESTABLISH A FOUNDATIONAL -- >> I'M SORRY.
NEVER MIND. WE'LL TALK LATER. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. >> PURPOSES AND PRINCIPLES OF CITY GOVERNANCE, PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF AN ADVERTISEMENT OF THE REFERENDUM ELECTION TO BE PUBLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
STATE OF FLORIDA ELECTION CODE, PROVIDING THAT THE ORDINANCE, WHEN ADOPTED, SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA. ON THE MARCH 2026 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION BALLOT, AND SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE AS PROVIDED BY LAW, PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND EFFECTIVE DATE. >> THERE IS FIVE CHARTER AMENDMENT ORDINANCES. WE'LL HAVE COMMISSION DISCUSS EACH ONE SEPARATELY. SO THE FIRST IS JUST CHARTER PREAMBLE.
IT IS PROPOSED TEXT UP THERE. AND IT'S SHALL THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO ADD THAT PREAMBLE? >> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS. ARE WE USING TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO
CAMPAIGN FOR ANY OF THESE CHARTER AMENDMENTS? >> ARE WE USING TAXPAYER MONEY? >> I HAVE A QUESTION. ARE WE USING TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO CAMPAIGN FOR OR AGAINST ANY OF
THESE CHARTER AMENDMENTS THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED? >> I MEAN, NOTHING IS EVEN BEING PROPOSED -- THIS BODY HAS TO DECIDE ANYTHING MOVING FORWARD. >> I AM SAYING, IF THE ANSWER IS YES, WOULD THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH BE USING TAXPAYER DOLLARS
TO CAMPAIGN EITHER FOR OR AGAINST ANY OF THESE, YOU KNOW, POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS? >> NO. IT WOULD JUST BE EDUCATING THE CITIZENS THAT THERE IS AN ELECTION COMING UP. >> YEAH. >> BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN THE
COUNTY WAS PASSING THE HOUSING AUTHORITY BOND, THEY PUT OUT SIGNS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT I THINK THAT WAS FROM AN EDUCATIONAL THING. >> MAYOR: PROBABLY FROM A P.A.C. WE'RE NOT TAKES A STANCE. IT IS NEUTRAL. >> IT IS EDUCATING THERE IS AN
ELECTION. >> IF WE GO THAT DIRECTION. ANYWAY, CONTINUE. >> YOU ARE DONE WITH YOUR PRESENTATION, I TAKE IT? >> FOR THE FIRST ORDINANCE, YES. >> THAT IS JUST THE FIRST ONE, THE PREAMBLE. >> MAYOR: ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? SINCE IT IS OUR FIRST READING,
THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> YEAH, BECAUSE IT IS THE FIRST READING. U MEAN, I AM INDIFFERENT. JUST WE GO DOWN THIS ROAD WITH A PREAMBLE, AND IT WANTS TO GET CHANGED LATER IN THE FUTURE, YOU
KNOW, AND I'M INDIFFERENT. I CAN GO FORWARD. I CAN GO AGAINST IT. I DON'T KNOW THE -- IF THIS WAS GOING TO BE ALONE ON THE BALLOT, AND THERE WAS NO OTHER CHARTER AMENDMENT, I WOULD NO GO FOR SPENDING TAXPAYER DOLLARS FOR A PREAMBLE THAT HAS NO DIRECT
EFFECT ON ANYTHING BESIDES OF, LIKE, HEY, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. >> THIS ONE SHOULD HAVE BEEN LAST. >> I THINK THAT'S ACTUALLY A GREAT POINT, COMMISSIONER KELLEY. I THINK I WOULD ADDRESS THIS IF WE MOVE FORWARD WITH ANYTHING
ELSE THAT WOULD BE DISCUSSED. IF THIS IS THE LONE THING IT IS GOING TO BE ON A BALLOT REFERENDUM, I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF UTILIZING TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO GET THIS ON A BALLOT. >> I AGREE. >> IN THAT CASE, THEN, WHY DON'T
WE TABLE IT UNTIL WE ADDRESS THE OTHER CHARTER AMENDMENTS, AND THEN WE CAN COME BACK AND ADDRESS WHETHER OR NOT WE DO -- >> MOTION TO TABLE. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: WE HAVE A MOTION. OKAY. WE'RE GOOD. >> NO, NO, YOU HAVE TO VOTE ON
THAT. >> THIS IS A VOTE. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE, WHICH ONE IS THIS? 25-037, AND DO WE HAVE A SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
NOW MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ONE. I WILL TURN TO THE CLERK TO READ 10C INTO THE RECORD. >> PROPOSED ORDINANCE, 25-038, FIRST READING, SUBMITTING TWO REFERENDUM AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER AMENDING SECTION 3
TO REQUIRE CONTINUOUS RESIDENCE WITHIN THE CITY FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR PRIOR TO FILING TO RUN FOR OFFICE. PROVIDING FOR A NOTICE OF AN ADVERTISEMENT OF THE REFERENDUM ELECTION TO BE PUBLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA ELECTION CODE, PROVIDING
FOR THAT THIS ORDINANCE, WHEN DEVELOPMENTED, SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, ON MARCH 2026, GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION BALLOT AND SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE AS PROVIDED BY LAW, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, SEVERABILITY, AND EFFECTIVE
DATE. >> MAYOR: OKAY. IS THERE A PRESENTATION? >> THE SAME POWER POINT FOR EACH ONE OF THESE ORDINANCES. YOU CAN PULL THAT UP. ALL THIS IS DOING IS ADDING THE WORD "CONTINUOUSLY" INTO THE CHARTER SECTION 3. RIGHT NOW WE ALREADY REQUIRE
THAT YOU NEED TO BE A RESIDENT FOR ONE YEAR TO RUN FOR AN ELECTION. THIS IS JUST REQUIRING CONTINUOUS RESIDENCY. >> AND THE NEXT SLIDE? >> THERE WE GO. >> IF YOU GUYS CAN JUST LEAVE
THE POWER POINT UP, PLEASE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: I STILL WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT BE TWO YEARS. >> I AGREE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE TWO YEARS. I THINK THAT'S FAIR. INNING LIVING IN THE CITY CONTINUOUSLY TWO YEARS IS A
COMMITMENT TO THEN BE COMMITTED TO MANAGING A THIRD OF A BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET, LET ALONE ADOPT POLICY. THAT AFFECTS THE WHOLE CITY. I DO UNDERSTAND THE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS THAT COULD INCUR
BECAUSE OF PRIOR RULINGS. SO IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES THAT DO HAVE THIS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN CHALLENGED, SO I WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO SEE TWO YEAR. MY ONLY HESITATION IS THAT, AND AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW THE CHANCES
OF THIS HAPPENING, IS IF THAT WERE TO BE CHALLENGED, AND THEN WERE WE TO LITIGATE IT, WOULD THAT ELIMINATE ANY CONTINUOUS RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT THAT WE TRY TO ENFORCE? AND JUST START OVER AGAIN?
SO THAT IS MY ONLY HESITATION OF MOVING TO TWO YEARS. I WANT TWO YEAR, BUT I DON'T WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH TWO YEARS TO THEN BE LITIGATED AND THEN ULTIMATELY LOSE THAT REQUIREMENT. AND THAT IS THE END RESULT. AND THEN WE'RE BACK TO SQUARE
ONE AND DOING THIS ALL OVER AGAIN. SHAWNA, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INPUT. BUT FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE GATHERED -- >> I DO HAVE AN M.O. I BELIEVE I PROVIDED IT TO YOU WITH REGARD TO THE POSSIBLE CHALLENGE WITH REGARD TO THIS.
IF THERE WAS A J CHA, WE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE -- IF THERE WAS A CHALLENGE, WE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE END OF THE CHALLENGE AND IMMEDIATELY ENACT AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING ONE YEAR, BUT THE CHALLENGER, HOWEVER LONG THEY HAVE LIVERED IN THE CITY, WOULD THEN BE ALLOWED TO RUN. SO FOR THAT ELECTION, THERE WOULD BE A GAP UNTIL WE COULD
GET SOMETHING BACK ON THE BOOKS. WE COULD TRY -- AND I JUST THOUGHT OF THIS OUT OF THE BOX. MUST LIVE TWO YEARS BUT IN NO CIRCUMSTANCES CAN IT BE LESS THAN ONE YEAR. THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS THE
COURT IS NOT GOING TO JUST STRIKE THE ONE UNCONSTITUTIONAL PORTION. IT'S GOING TO STRIKE THE ENTIRE THING. SO THAT'S JUST -- THAT'S JUST HOW -- IT'S A COMMISSION DECISION IS TO HOW RISK ADVERSE
YOU ARE AND WHETHER YOU WANT TO SPEND MONEY TO POSSIBLY FIGHT THAT OUT IN COURTS. THAT'S COMPLETELY UP TO YOU. >> I DON'T WANT TO RAISE TAXES AND SPEND MONEY IN COURT THAT COULD BE ON LESS.
HOWEVER, I THINK THERE MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY IF THE COMMISSION WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH HAVING THE ONE YEAR REQUIREMENT WITH CONTINUOUS RESIDENCY, AND MAYBE ESTABLISHING AN ORDINANCE FOR TWO YEARS AND SEEING HOW THE COURTS, AND IF THEY DO --
>> YOU CAN'T DO THAT. >> BECAUSE YOUR ORDINANCES HAVE TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH YOUR CHARTER. >> OKAY. >> WELL, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ONE YEAR. IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT. AND IT'S NOT BROKEN. >> CONTINUOUS IS THE WORD.
>> I THINK THE CONTINUOUS PART IS THE KICKER BECAUSE WE'VE HAD INSTANCES WHERE SOMEBODY HAS MOVED IN THREE MONTHS BEFORE AN ELECTION THAT BECAUSE THEY HAVE USED THEIR PARENT'S ADDRESS FOR 10 YEARS, THEY HAVE GOTTEN AROUND IT. AND SO I THINK THAT -- I THINK
THAT WE HAVE TO -- THE CONTINUOUSLY HAS TO BE IN THERE. AND I AGREE THAT I WOULD RATHER IT BE MORE BECAUSE, I MEAN, IF YOU -- BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IF YOU HAVEN'T LIVED IN THE CITY AND YOU DON'T KNOW THE CITY AND
YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO THE RESIDENTS, THEN ARE YOU REALLY GOING TO BE THE BEST CANDIDATE ON A BALLOT EITHER? AND THE RESIDENTS CHOOSE WHO REALLY REPRESENTS THE CITY. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IN MY
EXPERIENCE, THE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE RUN CAMPAIGNS THAT HAVE LIVED HERE MULTIPLE YEARS ARE THE ONES THAT GET SUPPORT BY THE RESIDENTS. I THINK WE KIND OF -- I THINK SO
IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE WORD CONTINUOUSLY, BUT BY NATURE,
PEOPLE WILL DECIDE. >> ULTIMATELY THE VOTER WILLS DECIDE. I THINK THIS IS A STEP TO FILTER OUT ANY ATTEMPTS TO UTILIZE THE ROLE ADDS A POLITICAL STEPPINGSTONE, FLY BY NIGHT, YOU KNOW WHEY MEAN?
OR AN OPPORTUNITY JUST TO -- I'M NOT GOING TO GO THERE. BUT ANYWAYS, I THINK THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE AS OF NOW IS WHAT DEFINES CONTINUOUS RESIDENCY. RIGHT?
>> AND HOW IS THAT VERIFYED? >> WHAT IS THAT DEFINITION? YOU COULD HAVE A HOMESTEAD, BUT IF YOU ARE NOT A HOMEOWNER AND YOU ARE A RENTER, IS THAT CONTINUOUS RESIDENCY LOOKING AT BILLS? >> YEAH, SO WHAT YOU WILL BE
LOOKING AT IS ELECTRIC BILLS, A LEASE, AND VARIOUS THINGS LIKE THAT TO SHOW THAT THEY WILL HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS RESIDENCE. IF YOU GO ON VACATION FOR A MONTH, LET'S SAY YOU GO TO EUROPE, BUT YOU'RE STILL PAYING YOUR BILLS IN THE CITY AND THAT
IS NOT GOING TO PRECLUDE YOU FROM DOING THAT. IF YOU ARE ONLY HERE SIX MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR AND SIX MONTHS YOU ARE IN ANOTHER STATE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT IS GOING TO PRECLUDE YOU FROM BEING ABLE TO RUN. >> AND I THINK THE OTHER
THOUGHT, TOO, IS NOT JUST THE BILLS BUT A LEASE AGREEMENT. YOU CAN PUT YOUR NAME ON AN ELECTRIC AGREEMENT -- >> WE HAVE ADDRESSED THAT. >> THERE IS PEOPLE THAT ARE HONEST IN BUSINESS AND THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT.
SO THEY WILL WRITE A LEASE AGREEMENT FOR WHATEVER AND IT'S BEEN SEEN BEFORE. >> WE HAVE ADDRESSED THAT IN OUR ORDINANCE WHICH REQUIRES THE DOCUMENTS YOU HAVE TO SHOW. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER WE REQUIRE MORE THINGS NOW, BUT
WHAT WE WILL BE LOOKING AT AND ANY POTENTIAL CHALLENGER TO THAT PERSON WHO ARE RUNNING BECAUSE THEY ULTIMATELY BRING THE CHALLENGE, THEY WILL HAVE TO SHOW THAT CONTINUOUS RESIDENCE. >> FOR LEASE AGREEMENTS, DO WE REQUIRE THEY NOTARIZE IT SO THE
DATE IS CERTAIN? OR CAN IT JUST BE SOMEBODY BACK DATING A LEASE AGREEMENT? >> IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE. I MEAN, THERE IS NO SURE PROOF WAY, BUT THIS IS A CANDIDATE, AND IF THEY'RE GOING TO, YOU KNOW --
A >> THAT BEING SAID, AS FAR AS IDENTIFYING THE POTENTIAL LOOPHOLES, I THINK TWO YEAR MIGHT BE BETTER THEN. BECAUSE IF YOU CAN BACK DATE A LEASE AGREEMENT ONE YEAR, EASY, DAY, AND IT IS HARDER TO DO THAT
FOR TWO YEARS. >> MAYOR: CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG, BUT AS A BROKER, I AM ONLY ALLOWED TO DO A ONE YEAR LEASE. IF IT IS TWO YEAR, WE HAVE TO REFER TO LAWYERS. THAT WAS CHANGED IN A REAL ESTATE SEMINAR I TOOK ABOUT SIX
MONTHS AGO. >> IF WE ARE REQUIRING MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS THAT SHOW THE SAME EXACT ADDRESS AND EVEN IF SOMEBODY WOULD BACK DATE A LEASE, THEY HAVE TO HAVE THE UTILITY BILL WITH THE SAME DATES A DRIVER'S LICENSE WITH THE SAME ADDRESS.
WE ARE REQUIRING MULTIPLE FORMS OF CONFIRMATION, SO I THINK MAYBE THEY COULD FRAUDULENTLY SIGN ONE DOCUMENT, BUT IT'S -- I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THAT EFFORT JUST TO GET UP HERE.
>> THAT IS A GOOD POINT. >> AND DRIVER'S LICENSE IS AN ISSUE DATE? >> IF THIS PASSES, WE CAN ALWAYS STRENGTHEN AND LOOK AT THE REQUIREMENTS, TOO, AND MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING. >> IF THIS PASSES, WE WILL GO BACK TO THE ORDINANCE AND MAKE SURE THERE AREN'T ANY GAPS. BUT I DO THINK WE ALREADY
ADDRESSED IT IN THE ORDINANCE, BUT NOT HAVING THE WORD CONTINUOUS, THERE WAS A VAGUE AREA. >> OKAY. >> FOR EXAMPLE. >> I CAN GO ALONG WITH THE PROPOSED CHANGE AS WRITTEN. AND CONTINUOUS RESIDENCY. BUT FOR ONE YEAR.
WE'RE TRYING TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO RUN IN OUR CITY. AND MANY TIMES WE GET -- YOU ALMOST GO TO GO OUT AND BEG PEOPLE TO RUN. I JUST FEEL THAT IT HAS WORKED FOR US THIS LONG: AND IT HASN'T
REALLY BEEN A BIG PROBLEM. SO I LIKE THE WAY IT IS WRITTEN THERE. AND ADD A REQUIREMENT FOR CONTINUOUS RESIDENCY. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE
25-038 AND WE HAVE A SECOND. >> SECOND. >> I THOUGHT YOU MADE THE MOTION. >> YOU MADE THE MOTION AND YOU MADE THE SECOND. GOOD. AND NOW ROLL CALL. WE'LL GET IT RIGHT. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY, YES.
>> COMMISSIONER TURKIN, YES. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ, YES YES. VICE MAYOR HAY, YES. >> MAYOR SHELTON, YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> CLERK, READ 10D INTO THE RECORD. >> PROPOSED ORDINANCE 25-039, FIRST READING, ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, SUBMITTING TO REFERENDUM AMENDMENTS TO CITY CHARTER, AMENDING SECTION 5 TO INCREASE TERM OF ELECTIVE OFFICES FROM THREE TO FOUR YEARS, TO CLARIFY THE TERM FOR TERM LIMITS, TO PROVIDE FOR A MANDATORY SIT-OUT
PERIOD, PROVIDING FOR A NOTICE OFFER AN ADVERTISEMENT OF THE REFERENDUM ELECTION TO BE PUBLI PUBLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE OF ELECTION FLORIDA CODE, AND PROVIDING THIS ORDINANCE WHEN ADOPTED SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
ON THE MARCH 2026 GENE MUNICIPAL BALLOT AND SHALL BECOME AS EFFECTIVE BY LAW PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, SEVERABILITY, AND EFFECTIVE DATE. >> STAFF? >> AN I THINK THE CHANGES WERE IN THE TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE. I WON'T REPEAT IT.
IT'S BEEN A LONG MEETING. >> MAYOR: YEAH. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION? >> AN I HAVE A QUESTION. IN 2028, IT WILL BE TIME FOR DISTRICT THREE, I THINK FOR THE MAYOR AND DISTRICT ONE TO BE TERMED OUT.
AND THEN THE MAYOR WOULD BE SECOND TERM IF ELECTED AGAIN. WHAT DOES THAT SAY FOR DISTRICTS TWO AND FOUR? EFFECTIVE 2028? >> THEY WOULD STILL HAVE
THREE-YEAR TERMS UNTIL THE NEW ELECTION CYCLE FOR EACH DISTRICT. >> SO IT IS AFTER THE NEW ELECTIONS IN GENERAL. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> THANK YOU. >> MY POSITION IS THAT I DON'T
THINK I'M GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. I DON'T AGREE WITH THE SIT-OUT PERIOD TO BE ONE YEAR. I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE ONE FULL TERM.
ALSO, TOO, WHEN I LOOK AT THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY. I AM NOT AGAINST THIS DOWN THE LINE, BUT WHAT I DON'T WANT TO HAPPEN IS NOT GET CLARIFICATION
AND WE MOVE FORWARD AND THE VOTERS MOVER FORWARD, THAT THESE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS BECOME HYPER PARTISAN AND POLITICAL, WHICH IS MY CONCERN AND WORRY. BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES IF YOU ALLOW THE NATIONAL TO AFFECT THE
LOCAL STUFF, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GET THE BEST REPRESENTATION, SO TO SPEAK. AND SO I DON'T -- I NEED MORE TIME. I NEED MORE MORE RESEARCH, MORE CONVERSATION WITH THE SUPERVISOR
OF ELECTIONS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. THE ONLY THING THAT I CAN LOOK AT MAYBE IS IDENTIFYING THE SIT-OUT PERIOD TO BE A FULL TERM. HOWEVER, IF WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE PROPOSED CHANGES, MAYBE WE SIT THIS ONE OUT.
WE DO A LITTLE BIT MORE RESEARCH AND WE COME BACK FOR ANOTHER TIME IS MY POSITION ON THIS. >> REAL QUICK, SO FOR INSTANCE,
AS IT SITS RIGHT NOW, # DISTRICT ONE, DISTRICT THREE, AND THE MAYOR ARE ELECTED AT THE SAME TIME. WHEN THEIR TERM IS UP, THE ONLY SEATS THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO RUN
FOR WILL NOT BE BACK UP UNTIL THE NEXT TERM ANYWAY BECAUSE YOU CAN'T RUN FOR MAYOR UNTIL THE NEXT TERM. YOU CAN'T RUN FOR YOUR SEAT AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT TERM.
IF YOU MAKE IT THAT LANGUAGE, WE HAVE TO ASK THE QUESTION, WHAT ABOUT APPOINTMENTS? AND YOU GO DOWN THE WHOLE LINE. DISTRICT TWO AND DISTRICT FOUR ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, BUT STILL TWO YEARS AND THE MAYOR'S
SEAT AND ELIGIBLE FOR IS OUR SEAT, WHICH IS CURRENTLY THREE YEARS, OR POSSIBLY THE MAYOR'S SEAT, WHICH IS TWO YEARS. SO BY CHANGING IT TO TERMS,
YOU'RE NOT REALLY CHANGING MUCH. BECAUSE YOU TECHNICALLY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO RUN AND NO SEATS YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR BECAUSE WE DON'T -- BECAUSE WE HAVE SET DISTRICTS AS OPPOSED TO BEING --
THIS REALLY MAKES SENSE. TO PUT THE CITIES OUT LIKE BOCA AND YOU WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE TO SIT OUT AND RUN AND GO FOR ANOTHER DISTRICT. NOT JUST BANG, BANG, BANG AND RUNNING FOR EVERY YEAR AND
RUNNING FOR NEW ELECTION AND THE SEAT OPENS UP. AND I AM HESITANT TO MAKE IT THAT CLEAR BECAUSE BY NATURE OF OUR SEATS, WE IMPOSE THAT WE CAN'T -- WE'RE NOT ELIGIBLE TO
RUN UNTIL TECHNICALLY THE NEXT TERMS. IT'S LIKE WE'RE ALMOST DOING THAT WITHOUT IT BEING IN THERE.
AND YOU CAN EVEN ARGUE THE POINT THAT MOVE TO DIFFERENT DISTRICTS AND RUN IN THAT AND I DON'T THINK THAT IS FAIR. AND YOU CAN ESSENTIALLY, FOR EXAMPLE, LET'S SAY COMMISSIONER CRUZ AND I, WE WALK AWAY AT THE
END OF THE TERM AND DECIDE TO DISTRICT FOUR AND DISTRICT TWO AND RUN. IS THAT -- AND THERE IS A GRAY AREA THERE WHERE THAT COULD ESSENTIALLY BE ACCOMPLISHED AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS -- >> AND DON'T YOU HAVE TO SIT OUT AFTER TWO TERMS?
>> THERE IS NO CLARIFICATION IS WHAT I AM SAYING. AND THERE IS NO REAL CONSECUTIVE TERMS. AND TO ARGUE TO HAVE SOMEBODY
RESIGN AND SPECIAL ELECTION AND YOU CAN RUN FOR THAT. >> AND SAYS SPECIAL ELECTION AND ACTUALLY DEPENDING ON HOW LONG THE TERM THAT IS LEFT, IF THE SPECIAL ELECTION AND YOU ARE GETTING ELECTED TO FINISH
SOMEBODY ELSE'S TERM, SO IT IS NOT YOUR TERM. IT BECOMES EVEN MORE COMPLICATED ONCE WE START GOING DOWN THAT ROAD. >> AN I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE MY TWO CENTS. I AM AGAINST EXTENDING OUR TERM LIMITS AT ALL. >> SAME. >> MAYOR: IT BECOMES VERY
PARTISAN AND I THINK ALMOST 25 YEARS OF CAMPAIGNING BACKGROUND. I KNOW WHEN THESE THINGS ARE COMING UP. AND YOU CAN LOOK AT PAST ELECTIONS AND OTHER CITIES AND IF THEY FALL ON A PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY, YOU WILL NOT HAVE A BALANCED COMMISSION. SO I AM AGAINST THIS ALL TOGETHER.
>> I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO MY CONSTITUENTS ABOUT THIS, AND THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO INTEREST IN MY DISTRICT TO EXTEND TERM LIMITS. SO I'M GOING TO SAY NO TO THIS. >> ME, TOO. >> AN AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE
THIS IS WHY THEY PUT IT THE WAY IT IS NOW. WHEN THEY START TWEAKING IT THIS WAY, THAT WAY, IT BECOMES CONVOLUTED. AND I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE
AT THE COMMISSION SERVE TWO TERMS. THAT THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO RUN FOR MAYOR. THEY DON'T HAVE TO SIT OUT AFTER THEY RUN AND SERVE THE TWO TERMS
IF THEY'RE RUNNING FOR MAYOR. NOT LIKE -- >> I THINK BOCA DOES. >> THAT IS WHAT BRIDGES CONTINUITY OF LEADERSHIP. SOMETIMES YOU CAN HAVE SOMEBODY WHO HAS DONE ONE TERM AS COMMISSIONER, ONE TERM AS MAYOR.
THEN HAS TO LEVER AND THERE IS A NEW ELECTION. WITH REGARD TO CONTINUITY, I HAVE NO INTEREST, FOR THE RECORD. BUT IF ANYBODY ELSE WANTS -- NO, THANK YOU. IF ANYBODY ELSE WANTED TO RUN
FOR MAYOR, THAT IS CONTINUITY OF LEADERSHIP AND ALLOWS SOMEBODY WHO SAT ON THIS CHAIR FOR THREE YEARS AND KNOWS HOW TO READ ORDINANCES. WHAT TO LOOK FOR AND REALLY COMES WITH EXPERIENCE TO REALLY BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD AND TAKE THAT FURTHER STEP, THE HIGHER
LEVEL STEP. >> IF THE PERSON WAS INTERESTED. >> CAN I MAKE A SUGGESTION REAL QUICK? >> I THINK BASED ON -- >> I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT -- I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE TO COMMISSIONER HAY'S IDEA, LOOKING AT ALLOWING THAT TERM FOR
MAYORIALSHIP -- >> MY SUGGESTION, WE TAKE OUT INCREASING IT TO THE FOUR YEARS, RIGHT? I THINK I HEAR A CONSENSUS THAT YOU DON'T WANT THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY THAT SERVING MORE THAN ONE HALF OF
YOUR TERM OF A FULL-TERM CONTEMPLATES A COMPLETE TERM FOR PURPOSES OF TERM LIMITS, RIGHT? SO THAT, LET'S SAY, SOMEONE IS INJURE AND WHATEVER AND IT IS NOT FAIR FOR A PERSON TO SERVE ONE MONTH OF THAT PERSON'S TERM AND THEN THAT COUNT AS A FULL TERM.
SO INNING WE SHOULD CLARIFY THAT. AND THEN WHAT WE CAN DO IN TERMS OF THE SIT-OUT PERIOD, THAT IF YOU'RE RUNNING FOR YOUR SAME SEAT, THE SIT-OUT PERIOD IS FOR ONE TERM. IF YOU ARE RUNNING FOR A MAYOR
OR A DIFFERENT DISTRICT, THEN YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SIT OUT. UNLESS RUNNING FOR A DIFFERENT POSITION. FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE MAYOR DECIDE SHE WANTS TO BECOME JUST A COMMISSIONER. BECAUSE IF YOU ONLY SAY MAYORIAL, THEN THE MAYOR CAN
ONLY BE COMMISSIONER. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. AND IF YOU ARE FOR THAT, I CAN COME UP WITH A MOTION TO CHANGE THAT LANGUAGE BEFORE THE SECOND READING. >> BUT THE WAY THAT OUR TERMS ARE NOW, THERE ISN'T -- THERE
ISN'T AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMISSIONER TO FINISH THEIR TWO TERMS AND IMMEDIATELY RUN FOR MAYOR BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT WE HAVE THEM SET UP. BECAUSE THE MAYOR IS THE SAME, SO THEN -- SO THEN THAT WOULD PUT -- IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEN THAT WOULD PUT, LET'S SAY,
COMMISSIONER TURKIN WOULD HAVE TO RESIGN FROM HIS SEAT TO RUN FOR MAYOR, I AM GUESSING, BECAUSE IT IS THE SAME ELECTION. THOSE THREE SEATS ARE UP AT THE SAME TIME. SO THEN AS IT'S SET RIGHT NOW, THEN WE'RE RUNNING INTO THIS
SITUATION WHERE IF THIS IS SOMEBODY UP HERE THAT IS IN THAT SEAT, THEN WANTS TO RUN FOR MAYOR, THEY ARE RESIGNING TO RUN IF THEIR SEAT TO RUN FOR THE MAYOR'S SEAT. MAYBE WE CAN LOOK AT OTHER CITIES AND SEE HOW THEY DO IT AND THIS CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE IS ONGOING. AND IT WILL BE ONGOING.
MAYBE IT IS SOMETHING TO REVISIT AS FAR AS THAT PORTION GOES. I AM NOT OPPOSED TO THAT. I THINK THAT -- I THINK THERE'S A CONSENSUS THAT THAT BRINGS CONTINUITY TO THE BOARD AND HAVE THAT ABILITY IF THEY WANT TO TAKE THAT OPTION BECAUSE RIGHT
NOW, YOU KNOW, DISTRICT THREE AND DISTRICT ONE WOULD HAVE TO SIT OUT AN ENTIRE TERM TO RUN FOR MAYOR BECAUSE THEIR SEATS ARE UP AT THE SAME TIME. >> LET ME ASK THE QUESTION HERE.
FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER, DISTRICT TWO AND DISTRICT FOUR HAS ALWAYS COME IN AND OUT TOGETHER. I'M TERM LIMITED MARCH 2026. BUT COMMISSIONER KELLEY FROM
DISTRICT FOUR WILL STILL BE SERVING. ARE WE, HAVE WE IMPLEMENTED WHERE IF YOU SERVE OUT SOMEONE ELSE'S TERM THAT THAT DOESN'T COUNT AGAINST YOU AS A TERM? BECAUSE IF THAT IS SO, THEN SHE
SHOULD BE COMING UP AT THE SAME TIME I DO. I AM NOT TRYING -- AND TRYING TO GET CLARITY. >> I THINK IT DEPENDENTED -- I THINK IT DEPEND ON THE TIME FRAME. >> I JUST WANT CLARITY. >> I WILL EXPLAIN.
TRADITIONAL WHAT HAS HAPPENED WHEN SOMEONE IS APPOINTED, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN TERM LIMITED, RIGHT? THAT IS THE WAY IT'S BEEN TREATED IN THE PAST. >> IF YOU SERVE OVER A YEAR, IT IS A FULL TERM. >> CORRECT. ALL I AM SUGGESTING WITH THIS IS WE MAKE THAT CLEAR AS TO HOW
MUCH TIME WILL COUNT AS A FULL TERM. BECAUSE IF IT'S -- SO THE CHARTER COMMITTEE CAME UP WITH, IF YOU SERVE MORE THAN HALF OF THE PERSON'S TERM, THEN IT COUNTS AS A FULL TERM. IF YOU SERVE LESS, IT DOES NOT.
AND THAT'S WHY IT WAS SUGGESTED TO PUT IT IN THE CHARTER, SO IT'S CLEAR. BECAUSE IT IS NOT CLEAR IN THE CHARTER. IT'S JUST BEEN -- IT'S GONE HISTORICALLY LOOKED AT, WHAT'S BEEN DONE HISTORICALLY. >> OKAY. >> NOW THERE IS NO CLARITY. >> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> IT IS OPEN, WHICH I AGREE IF YOU ARE APPOINTED FOR A YEAR, THAT SHOULDN'T COUNT AS A WHOLE TERM. I PERSONALLY DON'T THINK SO. A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE CITY WOULDN'T THINK SO. I WAS TALKING TO MANY, MANY RESIDENTS, AND THEY'RE SAYING,
WHAT IS NEXT, MAYOR? NO, BECAUSE WE'RE TERM LIMITED. I HEAR THAT ALL THE TIME. AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO LOOK AT WHAT OTHER CITIES DO. I CAN UNDERSTAND -- I THINK WE NEED TO IDENTIFY WHAT A TERM IS. BECAUSE THEN THAT IS HOW YOU
IDENTIFY THE SIT-OUT PERIOD, RIGHT? BUT I'M OPEN TO EXPLORING AND SEEING WHAT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES DO BECAUSE I THINK THERE IS A BASIS OF COLLABORATION, NOT JUST
AMONGST THE BODY, BUT THE BODY AND STAFF. I KNOW STAFF, AND MIGHT ADMIT, IT WAS SUPER FRUSTRATED WITH ME IN THE FIRST TERM BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW HOW THINGS WORKED. I DIDN'T KNOW HOW THINGS OPERATED BEING NEW TO PUBLIC
SERVICE. AND SO THEY -- THEY WORK WITH, YOU KNOW, AN ELECTED MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION AND THEY ASSIST THEM, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IT GETS TO THE SECOND TERM AND THEN OBVIOUSLY WHEN A GOVERNMENT -- WHATEVER.
AND ALLOWING THAT OPPORTUNITY THAT COMMISSIONER HAY MENTIONED OF RUNNING FOR MAYOR AFTER YOU'VE SERVED TWO TERMS WHICH I AGREE WITH, NOT LIKE IF RATHER THAN, BUT IF YOU SERVE TWO TERMS, YOU CAN RUN FOR MAYOR, I COULD GET BEHIND THAT. ULTIMATELY THAT WILL BE THE
VOTERS' DECISION. IF THE VOTERS DON'T LIKE A COMMISSIONER, THEY WILL VOTE THEM OUT OR WON'T VOTE THEM AS MAYOR. I THINK THAT IS THE ULTIMATE UNDERSTANDING HERE IS THIS BODY IS NOT SAYING, HEY, YOU CAN DO THIS, YOU CAN DO THIS. WE WILL GIVE THE RESIDENTS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ELECT SOMEONE THAT HAS, YOU KNOW, REPRESENTED THEM WELL AND HAS CREATED TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE WITHIN THE CITY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT EVERYONE ELSE THINKS OF MAYBE JUST LOOKING AT
THAT BASED ON WHAT CONSENSUS IS. >> WELL, THE QUESTION IS, THE BIGGER QUESTION IS WHETHER YOU WANT US TO LOOK INTO THIS GOING FORWARD FOR A FUTURE REFERENDUM
ITEM OR BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING? >> I THINK THERE HAS TO BE MORE DISCUSSION THAN THAT, BUT I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THE SUGGESTIONS THAT YOU MADE ABOUT THE OTHER PARTS. IT'S JUST THE -- IT WAS JUST
THE, IT WAS THE THREE TO FOUR-YEAR TERM, I THINK, THAT THERE WAS A CONSENSUS THAT PEOPLE DIDN'T, AND SO IF -- >> IF I UNDERSTAND YOU CORRECTLY, DELETE THE PART ABOUT INCREASING THE TERM.
CLARIFY THAT SURVEYED MORE THAN ONE HALF COMPLETES A FULL TERM FOR PURPOSES OF TERM LIMITS. REQUIRE MAN MANDATORY SIT-OUT TERM AS A TERM? >> YES.
BECAUSE A TERM IS DEFINED THEN AS 18 MONTHS. >> OR THREE YEARS. >> THE TERM IS THE SIT-OUT
PERIOD, IT IS 18 MONTHS. THAT IS WHAT I AM SAYING IS THERE IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IN ORDER TO RUN FOR MAYOR, YOU ARE SITTING OUT A TERM
BECAUSE THE SEAT IS NOT OPEN. SO IT IS LIKE IT'S A TERM THAT IS THREE YEARS BECAUSE THAT IS WHEN THE TERM IS UP. >> IF YOU ARE IN THIS THAT DISTRICT OR FOR MAYOR.
>> THIS IS GETTING VERY CONFUSING. VERY CONFUSING. >> MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA. >> I MAKE A MOVE TO ABLE THE ITEM. >> ALL I AM SAYING IS -- WHO'S ON FIRST? >> IF YOU TABLE THIS ITEM, IT WILL NO GO ON THIS REFERENDUM
BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE PUT TO THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS BY DECEMBER. >> AN I AM OKAY WITH THAT. >> LET'S TAKE IT AND GET IT RIGHT. >> LEAVE IT ALONE. >> MOTION TO TABLE. >> MOTION TO TABLE. >> SECOND.
>> WHO MADE THE MOTION? >> WE CAN'T EVEN PROCESS. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. NO, ROLL CALL. >> NO, NOT FOR FIRST READING. >> NOT FOR A TABLE. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE GOOD TO GO.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY TO TABLE IT. MOVING ON. LET'S SEE, LET'S SEE. 10E INTO THE RECORD. >> PROPOSED ORDINANCE 25-040, FIRST READING, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, SUBMITTING TO
REFERENDUM AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER, AMENDING SECTION 20 TO CLARIFY THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT, REQUIRE A SUPER MAJORITY VOTE FOR THE APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY, AND CLARIFYING THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CITY
MANAGER AND COMMISSIONERS, PROVIDING FOR A NOTICE OF AN ADVERTISEMENT OF THE REFERENCE DUCHL ELECTION TO BE PUBLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE OF CODE ELECTION CODE PROCESS, VIEDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE WHEN ADOPTED SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, ON THE MARCH 2026 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION BALLOT. AND SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE AS PROVIDED BY LAW, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> MAYOR: STAFF? >> MAYOR, STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS THIS ITEM ALSO BE TABLED. >> MY OPINION ON THIS IS THAT, I THINK FOR THIS SPECIFIC REFERENDUM, THESE ARE TWO --
THESE ARE THE TWO HIGH-PROFILE POSITIONS IN THE CITY. AND I DON'T FEEL THAT THIS CHANGE SHOULD BE ON THE BALLOT WHERE THIS SHOULD BE ON A CITY WIDE BALLOT WHERE THERE IS A MAYORIAL ELECTION. SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE THERE IS
FAIR PARTICIPATION AND MAXIMIZE THAT PARTICIPATION. AS WE KNOW, BOYNTON BEACH USUALLY ONLY TURNS OUT 10-12% OF ITS VOTERS IN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. >> I'M SORRY. THERE ARE SOME OTHER THINGS IN THIS OTHER THAN JUST THAT. THAT I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU
WHY THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE WANTED IT IN THERE. SOME OF THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE FELT AS THOUGH THIS PART, THE SECTION 20, DOESN'T REALLY SPELL OUT WHAT A CITY
COMMISSION VERSUS CITY MANAGER'S JOB IS. SO THIS DOES THAT. IT SAYS, YOU KNOW, THE CITY COMMISSION IS THE LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY MAKING BODY OF THE CITY. AND THE CITY MANAGER IS THE, ESSENTIALLY RUNS THE CITY AT THE
DISCRETION OF THE CITY COMMISSION. YOU CAN REMOVE -- I HEAR WHAT YOU ARE SAYING ABOUT THE 4-1 VOTE. THAT IS FINE. THAT CAN BE REMOVED. BUT THEN IT ALSO ADDRESSES THE FIRING OF ASSISTANT CITY
MANAGERS, FIRING OR TERMINATION OF THEM WOULD HAVE TO BE SUBJECT OF THE CITY COMMISSION'S APPROVAL, WHETHER YOU WANT THAT OR NOT. AND DEFINES THE CITY MANAGER'S
PROVISION OF INTERFERING WITH STAFF. IT CLARIFIES THAT. I HAVE NO OPINION EITHER WAY. I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THE OTHER THINGS IT DOES, OTHER THAN THE 4-1 VOTE. >> I THINK A LOT -- THE LAST TWO
POINTS ARE IN THE CHARTER ALREADY. DO WE NEED IT ON THE BALLOT. >> THEY FELT IT WASN'T CLEAR. THEY FELT AS THOUGH SECTION 20 DID NOT PROVIDE EXPLANATION OF
HOW OUR CITY IS RUN. >> THE LANGUAGE IS ALMOST IDENTICAL. >> I'M JUST -- >> I DON'T THINK THERE'S A NEED TO -- >> DON'T KILL THE MESSENGER. I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN, I AGREE WITH YOU, I THINK THIS IS TOO
POWERFUL TO PUT ON THIS ELECTION, ESPECIALLY IF WE END UP BEING A MAIL-IN ELECTION. SO I'M FINE WITH JUST -- SINCE 2 OUT OF THE 3 POINTS ARE IN
THERE, ALMOST VERBATIM, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. THEN WE CAN PUSH THIS OFF UNTIL THE NEXT ELECTION COMPLETELY. IF THE OTHER TWO WERE TO -- WORDED DIFFERENT, THAT COULD BE CLARIFIED WHEN WE DO THE MAIN PART OF THIS CHARTER.
THAT'S MY POSITION ON THAT, I SUPPORT YOU ON THAT. IS THERE A MOTION? >> I'LL MOTION TO TABLE. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: WE HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> MAYOR: OPPOSED?
MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AND WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO 10-F, INTO THE RECORD, PLEASE. >> PROPOSED ORDINANCE 25-041, FIRST READING, ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA,
SUBMITTING TO REFERENDUM AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER, AMENDING SECTIONS 8, 20, 23, 24, 40, 50, 52, 54 AND 55 TO MODERNIZE LANGUAGE BY REPLACING
MASCULINE ONLY PRONOUNS AND TO UPDATE NOTICE AND PUBLICATION REQUIREMENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE CURRENT FLORIDA STATUTES AND DIGITAL AGE COMMUNICATION PRAKS. PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE WHEN ADOPTED SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH FLORIDA, AND SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE AS PROVIDED BY LAW, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> THIS IS AN EASY ONE. >> YEAH, I MEAN, THIS SHOWS HOW -- THIS IS WHY WE HAVE A CHARTER COMMITTEE, THERE'S SOME OUTDATED, YOU KNOW, THERE'S -- A LOT IS ADDRESSING THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND CITY MANAGER AS HE, HE, HE, HE, HE.
THIS IS EASY, EASY DAY. >> IT DOES -- >> IT'S LIKE 95% ON THIS ONE. >> IT DOES INCLUDE -- I NEED TO DO SOME OTHER THINGS, IT CHANGES SOME OF THE DIGITAL
COMMUNICATION METHODS TO ALLOW FOR EMAIL AND STUFF LIKE THAT, BEFORE EVERYTHING HAD TO BE MAILED OR WHATEVER. IT UPDATES THAT, AND IT ALSO COMPLIES WITH THE CURRENT FLORIDA STATUTES WITH REGARD TO MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS USED TO BE
HELD IN NOVEMBER, WE DID FIND THERE WAS A SECTION THAT WAS STILL -- WHAT WE THOUGHT, I DON'T KNOW, IT DOES SOMETHING. IT FIXES THAT TOO. >> OKAY. >> I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND.
ALL THOSE -- NO, IT'S A ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY? >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN? >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ? >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR HAY. >> YES. >> MAYOR SHELTON? >> YES. >> IN ROLL CALL VOTE, THE MOTION
PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> MAYOR: DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER -- >> WE HAVE TO MOTION TO REMOVE 10-B FROM THE TABLE. >> MOTION TO REMOVE 10-B FROM
THE TABLE. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? >> AYE. >> MAYOR: OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> CAN WE GO BACK TO THE SLIDE
THAT HAS THE PREAMBLE ON IT? >> I THINK IT'S A GENERIC ENOUGH PREAMBLE IT WON'T EXPIRE. I DON'T THINK IT WILL -- I THINK IT'S FINE. SINCE WE HAVE OTHER THINGS
GOING, I THINK IT'S A GOOD TEST IN HOW THE PUBLIC LOOKS AT IT. >> I DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH IT, I'M KIND OF NEUTRAL ON IT, I SEE THAT -- YOU KNOW, IT HAS GOOD INTENT TO PUT IT ON THERE, IT'S NOT OVERLY POLITICAL, IT'S
JUST BASIC. >> YEAH, AND IT'S WITH OTHER THINGS ON THE BALLOT, WHICH I'M OKAY WITH. >> IT DOESN'T COST ANY MORE MONEY TO PUT IT ON THE BALLOT. >> I THINK THAT WE ALL SELECTED A CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE, AND WE SHOULD GIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT OF CREDIT.
IT DOES SAY, THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, THEY HELPED AMEND SOME OF THESE CHARTER AMENDMENTS, I THINK IT GIVES THEM A TRIBUTE TO THEIR COMMITMENT TO WHAT THEY DID, I'M GOOD WITH IT. MOTION TO -- >> MOVE.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE 10-B. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE 10-B AND A SECOND. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY? >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN? >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ? >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR HAY? >> YES. >> MAYOR SHELTON? >> YES.
>> IN A ROLL CALL VOTE THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> MAYOR: DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER? >> I WANT TO THANK THE FORMER MAYOR FOR BEING HERE ALL NIGHT
AND THE CHARTER COMMITTEE. >> MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE.