>>> WE ARE WAITING FOR COMMISSIONERS TO ATTEND SO WE CAN HAVE A QUORUM. IF YOU COULD BE PATIENT FOR ANOTHER FIVE MINUTES.
[ GAVEL BANGING ] >> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH COMMISSION MEETING. TODAY IS TUESDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2025. THE TIME IS 6:05.
WE WILL NOW TURN TO THE CITY CLERK FOR ROLL CALL. >> MAYOR SHELTON IS ABSENT. VICE MAYOR HAY? >> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ IS ABSENT. COMMISSIONER TURKIN? >> HERE.
>> COMMISSIONER KELLEY? >> VICE MAYOR, YOU HAVE A QUORUM.
>> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU. >> YOU WILL JOIN ME IN PRAYER? ALL MIGHTY GOD, THANK YOU FOR YOUR MANY BLESSINGS ON US, AND ON THIS CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE
GIVEN US HERE, AND THE GOODNESS YOU'VE CREATED IN THIS COMMUNITY. WE THANK YOU FOR THE RULING GOVERNMENT, AND THE WAY IT SERVES OUR CITY. TONIGHT WE COME TO YOU AND WE ASK FOR YOUR BLESSING ON THIS MEETING TONIGHT. WE PRAY FOR THIS ASSEMBLED COUNCIL AND ASK THAT YOU WOULD
GIVE THEM FAVOR, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM WISDOM TO GOVERN WELL. AND TO GIVE THEM A SENSE OF THE WELFARE AND THE TRUE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. LORD, GIVE THEM A HEART FOR JUSTICE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS, GOOD THEM A HEART FOR WHAT IS FITTING
WE PRAY. LET THIS BE A FRUITFUL MEETING TONIGHT. I PRAY THIS IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, 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. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU, TO EVERYONE. PASTOR KELLEY, COMMISSIONER
TURKIN. WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, CORRECTIONS. LET'S BEGIN ON MY LEFT. WITH COMMISSIONER TURKIN. >> NOTHING, VICE MAYOR. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY? >> NO.
>> VICE MAYOR, STAFF HAS ONE REQUEST. WE'D LIKE THE COMMISSION TO PROPOSE TO FRONT LOAD OR BACK LOAD THE JANUARY 6th MEETING TO
JANUARY 8th. WE STILL HAVE A FEW MEMBERS THAT WILL BE ON VACATION FOR THE HOLIDAYS, IT'S NOT GOING TO AFFECT ANY CITY OPERATIONS, IT'S UP TO THE BOARD.
>> ARE WE REQUESTING TO NOT HAVE A JANUARY 6th MEETING. >> IF THERE'S A CONSENSUS, WE CAN ADD IT TO 5C. >> I THINK WE'RE MISSING TWO PEOPLE, SO MAYBE WE CAN DISCUSS THIS IN THE DECEMBER MEETING, BECAUSE I BELIEVE WE ONLY HAVE ONE IN DECEMBER, RIGHT?
>> YEAH, THAT'S -- WE HAVE THE FIRST MEETING IN DECEMBER, AND THEN THE SECOND ONE, THAT'S FINE. >> MAYBE WE CAN DISCUSS IT WHEN EVERYONE'S HERE. >> AND I HAVE ONE OTHER REQUEST, I'D LIKE TO TABLE THE UPDATE FOR THE STRATEGIC PLAN, BECAUSE THE EXACT REASONS YOU JUST PREFACED,
WE DON'T HAVE TWO MEMBERS, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THEY SEE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS WE'VE HAD OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. >> VICE MAYOR: IS THAT THE LAST ITEM? >> YES. >> WE CAN TABLE IT WHEN WE GET THERE.
>> VICE MAYOR: 10B? >> YES. >> ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? >> MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> VICE MAYOR: AYES HAVE IT.
SO ORDERED. IF THERE ARE NO OTHERS, WE WILL MOVE ON WITH THE AGENDA. WE WILL GO TO 2A, INFORMATIONAL ITEMS BY THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION, LET'S BEGIN AGAIN WITH COMMISSIONER TURKIN?
>> NOTHING VICE MAYOR, THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR: NO, I JUST WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY
THANKSGIVING, THIS WILL BE THE LAST MEETING BEFORE THANKSGIVING. >> VICE MAYOR: FOR ME, I WANT TO SAY THAT ON THURSDAY NOVEMBER 6, I ATTENDED THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEET AND GREET, WHICH
WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED AND ON THIS PAST TUESDAY, THE 11th, I ATTENDED THE VETERAN'S REMEMBRANCE SERVICE, WHICH WAS EXCELLENT. AND TODAY, WE HAVE THE
CAREGIVERS LUNCHEON AGAIN, THAT WAS WELL ATTENDED, AND IT WAS HOSTED BY P2P. AND I TOO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
WITH THAT SAID, LET'S HAVE THE CITY ANNOUNCEMENTS, WE WILL HAVE THE CITY STAFF COME UP AND -- TO THE PODIUM AND ANNOUNCE THESE EVENTS?
THERE WE GO. >> DECEMBER 1st THROUGH DECEMBER 5th, WE'RE DOING A TIRE AMNESTY WEEK, HELPING KEEP BOYNTON BEACH
CLEAN. RESIDENTS MAY TAKE UP TO 8 CAR OR PASSENGER TIRES WITH RIM OR WITHOUT RIMS. CURBSIDE, NEXT TO THE -- ON THE REGULAR BULK COLLECTION DAY. PLACED TIRES AT THE EDGE OF THE
ROAD, THREE FEET AWAY FROM THE MAILBOX, TRASH BINS AND EVERYTHING. THE TIME IS 6:30 TO 4:30. I HAVE PAPERS UP THERE, SO IF YOU NEED ONE, PLEASE DO.
SO YOU GET THE DATES AND TIMES RIGHT. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU, APPRECIATE IT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? SEEING NONE. SEEING NONE, MOVING ON TO THE
PUBLIC AUDIENCE PORTION OF THE MEETING. IT'S FOR THREE MINUTES PER PERSON. NOT TRANSFERABLE. THE SPEAKER MUST ADDRESS THE INDIVIDUAL AS A WHOLE, NOT TO ANY INDIVIDUAL ON THE DAIS. IN THE AUDIENCE OR IN THE AUDIENCE.
INSULTS, PERSONAL ATTACKS, DISRUPTIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED. AND YOU MAY BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE MEETING SHOULD YOU VIOLATE THESE RULES. AFTER WE HAVE CONCLUDED IN PERSON COMMENTS, WE WILL MOVE ON
WITH THE COMMENTS, SO IF YOU WANT TO BE ON THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, PLEASE LINE UP, WE HAVE TWO SIDES, AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. AND WE WILL STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
>> THANK YOU, GOOD AFTERNOON, MIKE McCREA, I'VE BEEN IN BOYNTON ALL MY LIFE, EXCEPT FOR FOUR YEARS, AND I'VE ALWAYS SAID FOR THIS CITY, WE NEED TO ADVERTISE MORE THIS IS WHAT MAKES BOYNTON LOOK REAL GOOD. I WAS A GRAPHIC ARTIST FOR MANY,
MANY YEARS, WE DID VETERAN'S PARK, I WAS THERE FROM THE GROUND UP. I ATTENDED THE LAST CEREMONY. I WANT TO TELL YOU ALL, IT WAS A STELLAR EVENT. WHEN I RECEIVED THIS PROGRAM,
WHILE WE'RE GETTING THERE, I REMEMBER WHEN MR. KAISER AND MR. LIVER GOOD COULD BE DOING PROGRAMS, THE INK WOULD BE STILL ROLLING OFF THE PAPER, WE GOT ANOTHER INSERT.
I SAID, WELL, ONE DAY WE'LL GET IT TOGETHER. YOU BOOKED -- THE BOOK, I PICKED THIS UP, YOU ALL SHOULD BE PROUD, BOYNTON SHOULD BE PROUD. THIS IS THE WAY YOU ADVERTISE YOUR CITY.
MAKE PEOPLE WANT TO PICK UP SOMETHING. SOMETHING LIKE THIS SAYS BOYNTON. I WANT TO TELL YOU ALL, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IN PLACE, FOR THE ELECTION THAT'S COMING UP, THE THINGS THAT WE HAD TO PROVE, THAT WE WERE A REGISTERED AND RESIDENTIAL PERSON WITHIN THE CITY.
SO THAT WOULD BE NO CONFUSION. I WANT TO SAY TO THE CITY CLERK, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING SO PROFESSIONAL, YOU MADE IT REAL EASY. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, BOYNTON, I'M GLAD TO BE HERE, I ALSO HAVE
A CEMETERY PLOT, SO I PLAN ON DYING HERE, SO THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR: NEXT? >> NOT FOR 100 YEARS. DAVID MACK. ON THE 10/21 MINUTES, I WOULD
LIKE TO HAVE A CORRECTION, THE VICE CHAIR OF THE CHARTER REVIEW, THE MINUTES REFLECT I WAS OPPOSED TO INCREASING THE RESIDENCY TO TWO YEARS AND FOR INCREASING THE RESIDENCY FOR TWO YEARS.
ANOTHER THING I WAS DISAPPOINTED IN, ON THE MEMORIALIZING WHAT I WOULD CALL THE SUPER MAJORITY IN THE CHARTER, THE REASON WHY I CHAMPIONED THAT AT OUR MEETING, WAS THAT THERE WERE THREE CANDIDATES WHO RAN IN THE LAST ELECTION WHO WERE NOT HAPPY WITH THE CITY MANAGER, AND TWO OF
THEM PUBLICLY SAID IF THEY GOT ON THE COMMISSION, THEY WERE GOING TO FIRE HIM. YOU GUYS RECENTLY GAVE HIM A NICE RAISE AND NICE ACCOMMODATIONS. THEY WERE ALSO SUPPORTED VERY OPENLY BY A MEMBER OF THIS COMMISSION. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, IF
POSSIBLE FOR YOU GUYS TO RETHINK THAT AND MAYBE TO PUT IT BACK ON BALLOT, IF POSSIBLE, IN TIME, TO HAVE SUPER MAJORITY IN THE CHARTER, FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY MANAGER. I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA. AND I THINK THAT WOULD PASS.
THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT? >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, MY NAME IS RACHEL MONAZERE. I WORK FOR THE EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT AN EVENT WE'RE HAVING ON DECEMBER 4th.
IT'S THE LOVE TO LEARN BREAKFAST, AND I WANTED TO EXTEND AN INVITATION OUT TO THE COMMISSION, AS WELL AS THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY. OUR VISION AND OUR MISSION AT THE EARLY LEARNING COALITION IS THAT EVERY CHILD IN PALM BEACH COUNTY IS READY FOR SCHOOL AND READY FOR LIFE.
WITH THAT IN MIND, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, HIGH QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IS ONE OF THE BEST RETURNS ON INVESTMENTS THAT A COMMUNITY, A CITY CAN MAKE TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A
STRONG WORKFORCE, AND WE HAVE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THAT ARE PREPARED FOR A SUCCESSFUL READY LIFE. I WANTED TO JUST SHARE THE EVENT, IT WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE KRAVITZ CENTER ON THURSDAY DECEMBER 4th, IT IS A TICKETED EVENT.
I'LL LEAVE A COUPLE FLYERS ON THE TABLE IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS. WE HAVE A CONTACT INFORMATION ON HERE AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT? >> HI, GOOD EVENING, VICE MAYOR,
CITY COMMISSIONERS, CITY STAFF AND THE LOVELY CITIZENS OF BOYNTON BEACH, MY NAME IS CHARLIE HOLDER, I WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR APPOINTING ME TO THE BUILDING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS. I'LL KEEP THIS SHORT. I WANTED TO SAY, I'M GRATEFUL
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE BOYNTON BEACH IN THIS CAPACITY, THE CITY I DEEPLY CARE ABOUT, AND AM A RESIDENT OF, AND SHARE RESIDENCY WITH THE CITIZENS AS WELL, I AM EXCITED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE AND
CONTINUE DOING TO ENSURE SAFE, RESPONSIBLE WELL PLANNED GROWTH. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO LEARNING FROM THE BOARD, AND LEARNING FROM YOU AS WELL. AND THE CITY STAFF, OUR LOVELY RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. I WANTED TO PUT A FACE TO A NAME FOR YOU ALL AS WELL AS THE
CITIZENS AS WELL. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TRUST, AND THE AMAZING WORK YOU DO FOR BOYNTON BEACH, THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU. >> SUSAN OYER, BOYNTON BEACH,
I'M ASKING THAT YOU START BANNING PALMS AND NORFOLK ISLAND PINES. I DID A QUICK SEARCH TODAY, SOME OF THE PLACES AROUND THE UNITED STATES THAT HAVE GOTTEN RID OF PALMS OR ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SCALING BACK DRASTICALLY, AS WE KNOW, THEY ARE NOT TREES, THEY
ARE GRASS. THEY'RE VERY EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN, PROBABLY THE MOST EXPENSIVE TREES 20 MAINTAIN, AND THEY GET A LOT OF DISEASES AND HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS. FOR EXAMPLE, BREVARD COUNTY, PALM SPRINGS, MEXICO CITY,
QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, MOST IF NOT ALL OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING SAN DIEGO AND LOS ANGELES. PHOENIX, ARIZONA HAS BANNED THEM IN FRONT YARDS, AND, OF COURSE, WEST PALM BEACH HAS DECIDED NO GOING-FORWARD WITH THEM, MINE
BEACH SINCE 2016 IS PHASING THEM OUT, SO WE REALLY SHOULD BE LOOKING AT GETTING RID OF THEM, YOUR OWN TREE CANOPY COVERAGE SURVEY SEVERAL YEARS AGO, GAVE YOU AN ENTIRE PAGE OF REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BE GETTING RID OF PALMS, I HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING
THAT FOR OVER A DECADE NOW. WE REALLY NEED TO BE WORKING ON THAT, DRIVE DOWN OKEECHOBEE BOULEVARD WHEN YOU GET OFF 95 SOME DAY, AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE DEAD PALM TREES THAT EXIST. WHAT KIND OF IMAGE DOES THAT
PRESENT? LOOK FOR EXAMPLE, THE NEW ONES THEY JUST PLANTED OFF OF BOYNTON BEACH BOULEVARD, AS YOU'RE HEADED NORTH WITH ALL THE CONSTRUCTION. THERE'S FIVE OR SIX OF THEM DEAD ALREADY, AND THEY JUST PUT THEM IN THE GROUND, AND THOSE ARE LIKE $10,000 A PIECE, IF NOT
MORE. STOP BUYING THESE THINGS AND PUT BACK NO ADVANTAGE TO OUR CITY, STATE OR ENVIRONMENT. I'M ALSO GOING TO ADVOCATE GETTING RID OF NORFOLK PINES. IT'S BEEN DISCUSSED GETTING RID OF THEM AROUND THE COUNTRY FOR
DECADES. THEY'RE SUPER TALL, THEY LOOK LIKE CHRISTMAS TREES, THEY CAN GROW UP TO 200, 250 FEET. THEY FALL APART IN STORMS, THE BRANCHES FLY OFF, THEY'RE ACTUALLY ORIGINALLY FROM AUSTRALIA IS MY UNDERSTANDING. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION
FOR SEVERAL YEARS, PROBABLY A COUPLE DECADES AROUND THE UNITED STATES GETTING RID OF THEM, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT NATIVE TO OUR COUNTRY AT ALL. AND THERE IS A DISEASE ISSUE, OF COURSE, EVERY TIME A STORM COMES ALONG, THEY FALL APART, THERE'S SEVERAL OF THEM AROUND, THEY
PROVIDE LITTLE TO NO CANOPY AND SERVE NO PURPOSE, IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THE RIGHT THING, LET'S TAKE CARE OF BOTH IN ONE FELL SWOOP. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY MY 20th TIME TALKING ON THIS TOPIC. THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU.
>> KIMBERLY CHASE, DISTRICT 3. I'D LIKE TO EXTEND PERSONAL AND SINCERE APOLOGY. TO THE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMISSION, AND THE CITIZENS OF BOYNTON BEACH FOR LEAVING ABRUPTLY AND CAUSING A DISTURBANCE TWO WEEKS AGO.
AT MY SEAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER AA PUBLIC COMMENT, I HOPE YOU ACCEPT. WEEK AFTER WEEK, I LISTEN TO CITIZENS SPEAK FOR THREE MINUTES. A BUZZER RINGS AND SOMEONE SAYS THANK YOU, NEXT. IT TAKES A LOT OF NERVE FOR PEOPLE TO COME UP HERE AND
SPEAK, MANY WILL NOT. WE HOPE THERE WILL BE A REPLY TO OUR EMAILS, BUT THERE ISN'T, IT BECOMES FRUSTRATING. HERE'S WHAT I HEARD, A VERY IMPORTANT CITIZEN IN INCA, REGARDING PARKING ALLOWANCES FOR
RENTALS, HOST CITIZENS OF EACH DISTRICT, JUST AS IMPORTANT. I HEARD COMMISSIONERS WHO WANTED TO CONSULT THE RESIDENTS TO DISCOURAGE FINANCIAL BURDEN BY CHANGING PARKING. I COMMENTED ABOUT PARKING ISSUES IN OUR AREA, REGARDING OUR 19
FOOT WIDE STREET, LIKE OTHER CITIZENS, WHAT WE COULD DO TO LOOK BETTER, SINCE THE FOCUS WAS COMMUNITY STANDARDS. HOWEVER, I WAS SPEAKING RIGHT THERE ON THAT PODIUM, SOMEONE ASKED FOR ME TO BE THROWN OUT TWICE, BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO LIKE WHAT I WAS SAYING.
ONCE I SAT DOWN, I HEARD HOW EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY WERE DRAGGED, DRAGGED WHERE? AND THIS IS ONLY ABOUT ABANDONED VEHICLES, AND WE DON'T WANT TO PUNISH ANYWHERE. HOLD THE BAD PLAYERS RESPONSIBLE. CURRENTLY THERE'S STILL A BOX
THAT SAYS FED OX ON IT, THAT HAS BEEN SITTING ON DIXIE HIGHWAY NEXT TO THE TRACKS FOR OVER A WEEK. WHY ISN'T IT TAGGED? ALL I'VE EVER ASKED FOR ARE CONSEQUENCES, BAD PLAYERS ARE NOT RESIDENCES. ORDINANCE 23-012 WAS MENTIONED,
IT CLEARLY STATES, WHAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST FOR THE CITIZENS. MOVING FORWARD, I WOULD ASK RESPECTFULLY THAT EVERYONE ON THIS BOARD IS HELD TO THE SAME DECORUM EXPECTED OF THE RESIDENTS IN THIS TOWN, THAT IS THE LEAST AMOUNT OF RESPECT WE DESERVE.
I'M NOT THE ONLY RESIDENT WHO WONDERS WHY THERE IS BIAS CODE ENFORCEMENT, I HAVE OVERHEARD PHONE CALLS. I WILL NOT SACRIFICE MY RELATIONSHIPS TO REPORT NEIGHBORS WHEN THEY HAVE AN 11 FOOT SHED THAT IS EASILY SEEN
FROM THE ROAD. THIS IN NO WAY FOSTERS ANY SENSE OF COMMUNITY. WHAT DO ALL THE VETERANS, CAREGIVERS, AND PEOPLE WITH LITTLE LIBRARIES HAVE IN COMMON? SERVICE FOR THEIR FELLOW HUMAN AND NEIGHBORS, DOING THE RIGHT THING. FEELING OF PURPOSE TO SERVE
BOYNTON BEACH AND THEIR COMMUNITY, ENCOURAGE GROWTH AND LEARNING. I HOPE WE CAN MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION MORE. THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU. WILL THERE BE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS FROM THE AUDIENCE?
PLEASE COME. >> HI, ERNEST MIGNOLI, I LIVE AT 710 NORTHEAST 7th STREET, HARBOR
HALL INLET CONDOMINIUMS. I'M AN OWNER THERE, AND FULL TIME RESIDENT SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2020. TONIGHT THERE WAS AN HOA MEETING AT MY ASSOCIATION, AND I FIND IT
INTERESTING THAT MY BOARD AND THE BOARD IN THE NEXT BUILDING HAD NOTHING TO SAY, EXCEPT ABOUT ALL THE CRIME, ALL THE VIOLENCE, RATS, BUILDING VIOLATIONS,
UNKNOWN PEOPLE LIVING IN OUR BUILDING, DANGEROUS TRASH. PEOPLE BEING VANDALIZED, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. EVERYONE AT THE MEETING HAD THE SAME THING TO SAY. WHAT'S UP WITH THIS CITY. WHAT'S UP WITH THE CODE DEPARTMENT?
WHAT'S UP WITH THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WHAT ABOUT THE CITY MANAGER, THE POLICE CHIEF. THAT'S ALL THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT? THE BEAUTY OF THAT MEETING IS, I DECIDED NOT TO SAY ANYTHING. YOU KNOW WHY? EVERY TIME YOU PLACE ME SOMEWHERE, YOU SAY THAT I'M
MAKING LIES, I'M TELLING STORIES, YOU GOT A CHIEF GOING AROUND, A POLICE CHIEF GOING AROUND IN THESE PUBLIC MEETINGS, TELLING CITIZENS AND PEOPLE IN PUBLIC THAT I'M VANDALIZING MY OWN CARS, THAT I'M SLASHING MY OWN TIRES.
AND THE CITY MANAGER WON'T HELP, THEY'RE ALL A PART OF IT, PLUS, I GET ASSAULTED IN MY UNIT, AND THE BOARD WAS EVEN TALKING, WE GOT DRUG DEALERS COMING IN THERE, THEY'RE SHOOTING UP RIGHT IN OUR PARKING LOT, RIGHT? AND WE CAN'T GET ANYBODY, WE
CAN'T GET THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, CAN'T GET ANYBODY HERE TO DO ANYTHING, NOT ANYTHING. AND THEN WHEN WE TRY TO SIGN A COMPLAINT, IT DOESN'T GO THROUGH. WE CAN'T SIGN AN INTERNAL AFFAIRS COMPLAINT. WE CAN'T SIGN A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT. WHY DON'T YOU TELL PEOPLE WHAT
YOU DID, NOT WHAT YOU DID, BUT MORE UNSUPERVISEDS AT THE PARKS, RIGHT? WHAT'S GOING ON AT OCEANFRONT IS FRIGHTENING. WHAT'S GOING ON AT OTHER PARKS. THIS WEEKEND, WE HAD A 7 OR 10-YEAR-OLD WILL UNSUPERVISED
PLAYING TACKLE FOOTBALL, PARALYZED FROM THE WAIST DOWN. YOU DON'T HEAR ANYTHING. EVERY TIME YOU PUT OUT -- HOW MUCH TIME DO I HAVE LEFT? ARE YOU KEEPING TIME FOR ME? THE CITY LAWYER DOESN'T TALK TO
ME, I DON'T KNOW WHY. OH, 20. I CAN'T SAY MUCH IN 23 SECONDS. I WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU ARE GETTING AWAY WITH THIS, SAYING I VANDALIZE AND I MAKE UP PHONY POLICE REPORTS, AND WHY I CAN'T SIGN.
I'M WRITING TO THE FBI, THE PALM BEACH COUNTY COMMISSIONER, AND Y'ALL ARE GETTING AWAY WITH IT, I SEND YOU A COPY OF EMAILS THAT THESE PROM NINT THANKLIES. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU, YOUR TIME IS UP. APPRECIATE IT. ANY OTHER SPEAKERS FROM THE
AUDIENCE. SEEING NONE, WE'LL LOOK AT -- DO WE HAVE ANY ONLINE -- >> NO, VICE MAYOR, WE DO NOT. >> VICE MAYOR: THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC AUDIENCE. MOVING ON TO THE ADVISORY BOARD AND APPOINTMENTS.
WE HAVE ONE APPLICATION FOR THE EDUCATION AND YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD. THERE'S ONE ALTERNATE POSITION AND THREE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT POSITIONS AVAILABLE. IT WAS CLARIFIED THAT THIS IS A STUDENT OF BOYNTON BEACH HIGH
SCHOOL, AND SHE DOES HAVE A PARENT THAT LIVES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. SO THE WAIVER ISN'T REQUIRED. THIS WAS TABLED AT THE LAST MEETING. CAN WE PLEASE HAVE A MOTION TO
REMOVE THIS FROM THE TABLE? >> VICE MAYOR, IT'S THE NOMINATION IS COMMISSIONER CRUZ, AND SHE'S NOT HERE, SO WE CAN JUST LEAVE IT ON THE TABLE. >> VICE MAYOR: HEARING THAT THERE'S NO MOTION, COMMISSIONER
CRUZ IS NOT HERE, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.
THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUNDS, WE HAVE ONE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUND FROM COMMISSIONER TURKIN, WHICH IS $950 FOR THE BOYNTON BEACH LITTLE LEAGUE, FOR THEIR SPRING 2026 SESSION. MAY I HAVE A MOTION?
>> I'LL MOVE IT. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. OPPOSED IS NEY? >> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO CONSENT AGENDA.
IF MY COLLEAGUES WANT TO PULL ANY ITEMS FROM CONSENT, LET ME BEGIN FROM MY LEFT, COMMISSIONER TURKIN? >> NO, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY? >> VICE MAYOR, I JUST WANT TO
PULL 6J JUST TO MAKE THE CORRECTION THAT WAS BROUGHT UP DURING PUBLIC COMMENT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE MINUTES ARE REFLECTED CORRECTLY BASED OFTEN THE RECORD. >> OKAY, 6? >> IT'S THE COMMISSION MEETING
MINUTES. MOTION TO APPROVE THE REMAINDER OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> SECOND. >> VICE PLAYER: ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NOW WE'LL GO BACK TO THE ONE YOU
PULLED. WHICH IS 6J. >> IT WAS BROUGHT UP DURING PUBLIC COMMENT THAT THERE WAS AN ERROR TO THE MINUTES OF OCTOBER 21, 2025 WHERE MR. KATZ BROUGHT
UP AN ERROR IN THOSE MINUTES, SO I WOULD JUST LIKE THE CITY CLERK TO CORRECT THAT, AND -- >> FOR CLARIFICATION, I BELIEVE HE'S REFERRING TO THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE MINUTES? >> OR IS HE REFERRING -- >> TO THESE MINUTES.
>> IT'S IN THE MINUTES, IT'S ON PAGE 2 OF THE MINUTES. >> MOTION TO APPROVE WITH DIRECTION FOR THE CLERK TO CORRECT THOSE MINUTES. >> SECOND. >> SO MOVED.
>> SECOND. >> VICE MAYOR: IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. AMEN, THANK YOU. THAT TAKES US DOWN TO NUMBER 7,
CONSENT BIDS, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO CONSENT BIDS AND PURCHASES. IF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO PULL ANY ITEMS, LET'S BEGIN WITH
COMMISSIONER KELLEY THIS TIME. >> NO. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN? >> NO. SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE. >> VICE MAYOR: MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. WE HAVE EIGHT PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS, PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE PERMITTED ON ALL EXCEPT 8G.
>> NO, IT'S GOING TO BE ON ALL ITEMS. >> VICE MAYOR: ON ALL OF THEM? >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR: CORRECTION, ON
ALL OF THEM.
SIDEBAR? OKAY, WE WILL GO ON WITH ALL ITEMS. WE WILL NOTICE THAT ITEMS 8F AND G ARE QUASI JUDICIAL. THE COMMISSION WILL MAKE THEIR
DISCLOSURES, WHEN WE REACH THOSE ITEMS. ON THE -- I'LL TURN TO THE CLERK TO READ ITEM 8A IN THE RECORDS.
>> PROPOSED ORDINANCE 25-035 SECOND READING. ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING PART III, LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. ARTICLE II, PLANNING AND ZONING
SERVICES, SECTION 4 RELIEF APPLICATIONS, AMENDING SUBSECTION F REQUESTS AND ACCOMMODATIONS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING AND PROCESSING REQUESTS FOR ACCOMMODATION FROM THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.
>> VICE MAYOR: THIS IS THE SECOND READING, WERE THERE ANY CHANGES FROM THE FIRST READING? >> NO CHANGES, NO ADDITIONS.
>> VICE MAYOR: ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, A. 8A. SEEING NONE. NOW WE'LL HAVE ROLL CALL. >> LET'S HAVE A MOTION? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.
>> VICE MAYOR: ALL IN FAVOR? >> NO, NOW WE'LL DO THE ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSION KELLEY? >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN? >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR HAY? >> YES. >> IN A ROLL CALL VOTE, THE
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. >> VICE PLMAYOR: MOVING RIGHT ALONG. IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, WE HAVE THE MOTION. >> MADAM CLERK, IF YOU CAN READ ITEM 8B?
>> PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 25-036, SECOND READING, ADDING CHAPTER 2 ARTICLE IV, TO THE CITY OF CODE OF ORDINANCE, ENTITLED PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, ESTABLISHING
PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND UNSOLICITED 3R0 POSALS. PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> VICE MAYOR: WERE THERE ANY CHANGES SINCE THE FIRST READ SOMETHING. >> NO CHANGES?
>> VICE MAYOR: ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? >> VICE MAYOR, JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME NEW PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WEREN'T HERE FOR THE FIRST READING THIS IS A CLEANUP -- CAN YOU COLLAR IF I
WHAT THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE IS DOING? >> YES, WE HAD A RESOLUTION IN PLACE PRIOR. THE STATUTE, THE FLORIDA STATUTE IS UPDATED, WE'RE JUST UPDATING OUR ORDINANCES TO KEEP EVERYTHING IN LINE WITH THE NEW STATUTE. >> THANK YOU.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> OH, WE NEED TO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT? >> VICE MAYOR: IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON 8B, YOU WOULD STEP FORWARD.
SEEING NONE. WE'LL ALREADY HAVE A MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? >> ROLL CALL. >> ROLL CALL PLEASE. >> I'M JUST LIKE THE MAYOR HERE. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY? >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN? >> YES. >> VICE PLAYER HAY?
>> YES. >> IN A ROLL CALL VOTE, THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AGAIN, LET'S HAVE THE CLERK READ
8C INTO THE RECORD, PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 25-037, SECOND READING, AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING TO REFERENDUM AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER, TO ESTABLISH A FOUNDATIONAL PURPOSES AND FOR PRINCIPLES OF CITY GOVERNANCE,
PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF AN ADVERTISEMENT OF THE REFERENCED ELECTION TO BE PUBLISHED IN ACORD ANSWER WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA ELECTION CODE. MARCH 2026 GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION BALLOT, AND SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE AS PROVIDED BY LAW, PLOYING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> VICE MAYOR: OKAY, AGAIN, THIS BEING THE SECOND READING, WERE THERE ANY CHANGES FROM THE FIRST READ SOMETHING. >> NO CHANGES. >> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? >> VICE MAYOR, IF WE -- IF I COULD BE SO ENTERTAINED TO JUST HAVE THIS JUST BRIEFLY EXPLAINED TO THE PUBLIC FOR THOSE WHO WERE NOT HERE DURING FIRST READING,
JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW. >> WHAT THIS ITEM IS, WE ARE AMENDING THE CHARTER, AND THERE HAS BEEN A PROPOSAL TO ADD A PREAMBLE, WHICH IS BASICALLY LIKE AN INTRODUCTORY SENTENCE ABOUT WHAT ITEMS ARE IMPORTANT
TO THE CITY, AND WITH REGARD TO THAT, IF YOU BEAR WITH ME ONE SECOND, I CAN READ THE PROPOSED PREAMBLE. ONE SECOND, LET ME PULL IT UP.
>> PUBLIC COMMENT IS PERMITTED AT THIS TIME, WITH EACH PERSON HAVING THREE MINUTES. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC AUDIENCE? SEEING NONE. >> WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO READ THE PREAMBLE INTO THE RECORD? >> YES. >> THE PREAMBLE WILL READ, THE
PROPOSED PREAMBLE, THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE GENERAL HEALTH, WELFARE AND SAFETY OF ITS RESIDENTS, PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT, HERE BY ADOPT A CITY CHARTER IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA. >> VICE MAYOR: IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, MAY I HAVE I MOTION? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> VICE MAYOR: LET'S TURN TO THE
CLERK FOR ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSION CANNER KELLEY? >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN? >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR HAY? >> YES. >> IN A ROLL CALL, MOTION PASSES
UNANIMOUSLY. >> WOULD YOU PLEASE READ 8D? >> SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, SUBMITTING TO
REFERENDUM AMENDMENTS OF THE CITY CHARTER, AMENDING SECTION 3 TO REQUIRE CONTINUOUS RESIDENCE WITHIN THE CITY FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR PRIOR TO FILING FOR OFFICE.
THIS SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE AS PROVIDED BY LAW, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY AN AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> VICE MAYOR: AGAIN, THIS IS THE SECOND READING, WERE THERE ANY CHANGES FROM THE FIRST READ SOMETHING. >> NO CHANGES OR UPDATES. >> ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
FROM THE COMMISSION? SEEING NONE, THIS IS A -- >> THIS IS FOR D, RIGHT? >> CORRECT. >> YEAH, I'D LIKE TO SEE IT MOVED UP TO TWO YEARS, THAT'S MY PERSONAL PREFERENCE. ONE YEAR, I UNDERSTAND THE
CONCERN FROM THE LEGAL PERSPECTIVE, BUT LISTEN, THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES THAT DO THAT, AND I DON'T SEE THE HARM IN DOING TWO YEARS, ALL I SEE IS A STRONGER COMMITMENT FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY, SO MY RECOMMENDATION
IS TO AMEND THIS SECOND READING FOR TWO YEARS. I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT. THAT'S JUST MY TWO CENTS, AND
WE'LL SEE WHAT SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS SAY, AND I'M SURE THERE WILL BE MORE DIALOGUE. >> VICE MAYOR: OKAY, THAT'S BEING A -- WE DO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS, WE WILL PERMIT THAT, AND THEN COME BACK TO THE TWO.
AT THIS TIME, IF THERE'S ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS SUBJECT, PLEASE DO SO AT THIS TIME. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> THANK YOU, DAVID KATZ, COMMISSIONER TURKIN AND I MUST HAVE HAD A VULCAN MIND MELD HERE, TWO YEARS IS WHAT IT
SHOULD BE, FT. PIERCE AND DORAL LR HAVE IT, AND IT'S NEVER BEEN CHALLENGED. THE OTHER THING THAT'S NOT HERE, OR YOU GUYS DIDN'T DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD, WAS PUSHING THE AGE TO 25.
AT THE LAST MEETING, I WOULD SAY A YOUNG FELLOW CAME UP WHO I WOULD CALL PROBLEMATIC IF HE EVER GOT ON THE COMMISSION, HE'S NOT 25, HE'S EARLY 20s. THAT WAS A LIVING BREATHING EXAMPLE OF WHY WE SHOULD PUSH IT FROM 21 TO 25.
IT'S NOT A BIG LEAP, AND I'M SURE THE RESIDENTS OF BOYNTON BEACH WOULD AGREE WITH IT. YES, I TOTALLY SUPPORT GOING TO TWO YEARS CONTINUOUS RESIDENCY. THIS COMMISSION HAS MADE GREAT STRIDES IN TERMS OF INCREASING THE FILING FEES, TO HAVE MORE
CREDIBLE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO RUN FOR OFFICE. IF SOMEONE IS GOING BACK TO A 25-YEAR-OLD, THEY HAVE THOSE YEARS TO BE ABLE TO VOLUNTEER ON A BOARD, AND LEARN ROBERTS RULES OF ORDER AND LEARN HOW TO DEAL WITH THE PUBLIC, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. I APPRECIATE YOUR THINKING ABOUT THE 25-YEAR-OLD THING, AND GOING
TO THE TWO YEARS, THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR: NEXT? >> THANK YOU, SUSAN OYER BOYNTON BEACH, BAD OPTICS ON THAT SIDE, I LEARNED MY LESSON FROM LOOKING AT MY VIDEO ON THE YOUTUBE
CHANNEL. YEAH, IT MATTERS TO GIRLS, SORRY. I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE, WE NEED TO GO UP TO TWO YEARS, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER TURKIN FOR LEADING THIS VERY WISE CAUSE TO MAKE THIS SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE
DOING. I LIKE FORMER COMMISSIONER KATZ SAID, I CAN'T SEE THIS COMING UP AS A BATTLE WITH ANYWHERE IN THE STATE, BECAUSE IT'S GOING ON IN OTHER CITIES AS WELL, THIS DOES NOTHING BUT STRENGTHEN OUR CITY AS DOES RAISING THE MINIMUM AGE TO AGE 25, WHICH I'VE BEEN AN
ADVOCATE FOR ALL ALONG. YOU LOOKED AT THE MEETING MINUTES FOR THE CHARTER AMENDMENT MEETINGS, YOU'LL SEE BASICALLY THE ONLY MEMBER -- I WAS THE ONLY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THERE BESIDES JEANNIE, I'VE BEEN FIGHTING FOR THAT ALL ALONG.
I DO THINK WHY? BECAUSE IT SHOWS -- WE NEED STRONG PROOF OF RESIDENCY, WE NEED TO SHOW COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND I THINK HAVING MORE YEARS IN HERE, SHOWS YOU CARE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY, THAT YOU KNOW WHAT THE ISSUES ARE,
YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROBLEMS ARE, AND YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH OTHERS AND SEE OTHER FORMS OF INPUT AND OTHER THOUGHTS THAT THE COMMUNITY BRINGS UP TO SOLVE PROBLEMS, THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN BY --
I'VE NEVER VOTED IN MY LIFE, BUT I THINK I'LL RUN FOR OFFICE. I THINK I JUST MOVED HERE, MAYBE I'LL RUN, HOW COOL, I WAS ON A COMMISSION IN SOME OTHER STATE, LET ME COME BE A PART HERE, AND NOT BE A RESIDENT. HOPEFULLY YOUR LICENSE PLATE
TAGS WILL REFLECT YOU'RE A FLORIDA RESIDENT AS WELL, THAT WOULD BE NICE. YES, WE'RE ALL LAUGHING BECAUSE WE KNOW ABOUT THAT ONE. I THINK THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS, IT GIVES YOU A CHANCE TO GET ON THE BOARDS, IT GIVES YOU A CHANCE TO SEE AND UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES
AND UNDERSTAND WHAT WE NEED IN OUR CITY, EVERY PART OF OUR CITY IS DIFFERENT. IF YOU WANT TO BE ON THE DAIS, YOU'RE NOT JUST VOTING FOR YOUR DISTRICT, YOU'RE VOTING FOR EVERY OTHER DISTRICT. YOU NEED THE TIME TO GET TO KNOW ALL FOUR OF THE DISTRICTS AND THIS CITY, AND WHAT MAKES EACH
DISTRICTS UNIQUE AND ALSO WHAT THEIR INDIVIDUAL ISSUES ARE, AND THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN IN JUST ONE YEAR OF, I DECIDED TO MOVE HERE AND SHOW UP, AND THINK I'LL RUN FOR THE HECK OF IT. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO SWITCH THIS
TO TWO YEARS AND PUT THE 25-YEAR AGE REQUIREMENT BACK IN. THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR: ARE THERE ANY OTHERS FROM THE AUDIENCE? ONLINE? >> NO, VICE MAYOR. >> VICE MAYOR: COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMISSION? >> I WAS -- I QUICKLY WENT BACK, BECAUSE I FELT LIKE I REMEMBERED WHAT I SAID AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING, BUT I STAND BY THAT I HAD SAID ALTHOUGH I SUPPORTED IT AT THE TIME, THE ONE-YEAR CONTINUOUS REQUIREMENT, THAT I
PREFERRED A LONGER PERIOD. IT WASN'T THE CONSENSUS AT THE TIME. WE HAVE SEEN WHERE PEOPLE MOVED INTO THE CITY, AND BOUNCED AROUND TO NOT NECESSARILY TO
DISTRICTS, BUT TO OTHER -- WHETHER IT BE REPRESENTATIVE SPOTS OR WHATEVER, TO JUST TRY TO FIND A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN GET ELECTED. AND SO THIS -- THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I WANT REPRESENTING ME WHEN I'M DONE
WITH MY SERVICE TO THE CITY. AND SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE LONGER, THE BETTER, IN MY MIND, SO I DON'T HAVE ANY -- I WOULD SUPPORT COMMISSIONER
TURKIN AND HIS DESIRE TO CHANGE THIS TO TWO YEARS. >> VICE MAYOR: IF I MAY. YES, I CAN GO ALONG WITH THE TWO
YEARS IN THE AREA. BUT I DO NOT GO ALONG WITH BEING 25. I STICK TO MY ORIGINAL OPINION. I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF MATURE 21-YEAR-OLDS, 22, WHO
SOMETIMES ARE CAPABLE MORE THAN SOME OF US UP HERE. AND AS FAR AS THEM NOT KNOWING WHAT'S WHAT, I THINK THAT WOULD BE WEEDED OUT IN THE PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH IN ELECTING OUR OFFICIALS.
AS WE HAVE THEM FACE THE FORUMS, AND ASK QUESTIONS, DEPENDING ON THEIR RESPONSE AND KNOWLEDGE BASE, THAT IS EASILY FOUND OUT, AND SO I -- I CHALLENGE ANY OF US TO COUNT ON ONE HAND HOW MANY
21-YEAR-OLDS HAVE GOTTEN THROUGH THAT PROCESS. IF YOU'RE NOT QUALIFIED, THAT WILL RISE TO THE SURFACE AND SO AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, I GO ALONG WITH THE TWO YEARS, BUT I DO NOT GO ALONG WITH THE 25.
I'LL STAY WITH THE 21. IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE. >> NO, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE, AS MUCH AS I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT BE 25, THE HESITENCY I HAVE
IS THE STATE LIEGISLATURE IS 21 SO IT'S HARD. IF IT WERE CHALLENGED, WE WOULD BE ON THE LOSING INDEPENDENT OF THAT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE 8D WITH -- YES, CITY ATTORNEY? >> ONE CLARIFICATION, CURRENTLY
RIGHT NOW, WHAT WAS PROPOSED IS CONTINUOUS ONE YEAR. A LITTLE NUANCE HERE, ARE WE GOING TO KEEP CONTINUOUS TWO YEAR OR ARE WE GOING TO SAY TWO YEAR. >> CONTINUOUS TWO YEAR. >> OKAY, I JUST NEEDED CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU.
>> SO MOTION TO APPROVE 8D WITH THE AMENDMENT OF CONTINUOUS TWO YEARS PRIOR TO FILING TO RUN FOR OFFICE. >> SECOND. >> VICE MAYOR: ARE WE JUST -- THE TWO YEARS, WE'RE NOT
ADDRESSING THE 21 AND 25? JUST THE TWO YEARS, CONTINUOUS. >> CORRECT. >> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD. >> WE DIDN'T MOVE FORWARD, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, WITH THE AGE CHANGE THIS TIME AROUND. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT AT THE NEXT CHARTER
REVIEW. >> THAT'S CORRECT. THAT PART DID NOT PASS ON FIRST READING, IT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE TO ADDRESS IT HERE ON SECOND READING. >> VERY GOOD. LET'S GO TO ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY? >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN? >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR HAY?
>> YES. >> IN A ROLL CALL VOTE, THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. >> VICE MAYOR: I'LL TURN TO THE CLERK TO READ 8E. >> PROPOSED ORDINANCE 25-41,
SECOND READING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH FLORIDA, SUBMITTING 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 CURRENT FLORIDA STATUTES AND
DIGITAL AGE COMMUNICATION PRACTICES. SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE AS PROVIDED BY LAW, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> VICE MAYOR: THIS IS THE SECOND READING, WERE THERE ANY
CHANGES FROM THE FIRST? >> NO CHANGES OR UPGATES. >> ACTUALLY, THERE WAS A MINOR CORRECTION, JUST A TECHNICAL CORRECTION, THERE WAS AN ASTERISK SAYING SECTION 20 WAS BEING CONSIDERED FOR REFERENDUM.
WHEN WE REMOVED THAT FOR CONSIDERATION, I REMOVED THE ASTERISK. >> VICE MAYOR: OKAY. NO PROBLEM. DO WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT
ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE STEP FORWARD. SEEING NONE, DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE COMMISSION? >> NO, JUST TO -- JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THIS IS JUST TO
UPDATE THE CHARTER TO MAKE IT -- TO REMOVE ALL THE MASCULINE PRONOUNS AND TO UPDATE WITH REGARD TO SOME EMAIL PLATFORMS FOR NOTICES AND VARIOUS THINGS LIKE THAT, AND ALSO WITH REGARD TO I BELIEVE MATCHING THE
SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS AND DATES, AND STUFF LIKE THAT? >> RIGHT, SO BECAUSE WE HAD THE OTHER CHARTER AMENDMENTS, ON THE BALLOT, WE PUT THIS ONE ON AS A CLEANUP. >> THIS IS CLEANUP. >> CORRECT. >> THANK YOU.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND FOR DISCUSSION. CLARIFICATION. DO WE KNOW IF WE'RE EVEN GOING TO HAVE AN ELECTION THIS MARCH?
HAS ANYONE FILED? >> WE HAVE TWO, INCOMING COMMISSIONER KELLEY, AND WE ALSO HAVE MACK McCREA FROM DISTRICT 2. WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER CA CAND CANDIDATES. >> ARE THOSE CONTESTED? >> NO, THEY'RE NOT. >> I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING TO
THINK ABOUT, IF WE DON'T HAVE AN ELECTION, AND THERE'S NO CONTENTION THERE. WHY ARE WE GOING TO HAVE THESE ON THE BALLOT, YOU KNOW? I DON'T -- I UNDERSTAND WE WANT -- WHEN WE'RE MAKING THESE
DECISIONS, WE WANT TO HAVE AS MUCH PARTICIPATION AS POSSIBLE, BUT I THINK IT'S A REAL CONVERSATION TO HAVE, BECAUSE I WOULD IMAGINE IT COSTS A LITTLE MONEY TO HOLD THESE BALLOT REFERENDUMS IN A SILO WHEN THERE'S NO ELECTIONS, SO I WOULD
LIKE -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DEADLINE IS, AND MAYBE THIS IS A CONVERSATION WE HAVE WITH EVERYONE HERE, BUT I JUST DON'T -- YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO WASTE MONEY TO HAVE A TURNOUT THAT'S 2 TO 3%, RIGHT? PEOPLE -- I THINK COMMISSIONER KELLEY'S DONE A GREAT JOB,
PEOPLE WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO COME OUT AND SUPPORT HER. YOU'LL SEE A HUGE TURNOUT, THAT'S THE CASE. I DON'T THINK ANYONE'S GOING TO RUN AGAINST YOU. IF THERE'S A CONTENTION IN DISTRICT 2, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A TURNOUT THERE. THE OTHER TWO SEATS IN THE
MAYOR'S RACE, THERE'S NO RACE THERE, SO I DON'T KNOW WHY WE WOULD SPEND THE MONEY IN THIS BALLOT REFERENDUM. AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, WE
CAN'T PUSH IT UNTIL NOVEMBER. >> TYPICALLY, IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO A STAND ALONE, YOU'RE LOOKING AT 100 TO $200,000. >> BUT I HAVE -- THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. I HAVE SEEN, COMMISSIONER TURKIN, WHERE CITIES HAVE, IN
INSTANCES LIKE THIS IF IT COMES TO THAT THEY DO A MAIL-IN ONLY ELECTION, SO IT DOESN'T COST -- AND WITH THE TURNOUT BEING A LOT MORE, THAN WHAT IT USED TO BE FOR MAIL-INS, I THINK WE MAY SEE MORE OF A TURNOUT.
I THINK WITH THAT -- I KNOW THAT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES HAVE DONE THAT, SO IF WE CAN -- I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE TIME TO LOOK INTO THAT. >> I DON'T KNOW, IT LOOKS LIKE MAILE HAS SOME CLARIFICATION FOR US. >> SO I LOOKED INTO THIS, AND IT
WOULD BE MORE MONEY, ACTUALLY TO RUN AN ELECTION, AS OPPOSED TO, RIGHT NOW, IF WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY REFERENDUMS AND WE HAD SOMEONE RUNNING AGAINST YOU GUYS, IT WOULD ONLY BE OPEN TO DISTRICTS 2 AND 4. AS -- WITH A REFERENDUM, WE
WOULD HAVE TO OPPOSITETY WIDE PRECINCT LOCATIONS, EVEN PAYING FOR ALL OF THE POLLING LOCATIONS, AND THE POLL WORKERS AND EVERYTHING, IT'S GOING TO COME OUT CHEAPER THAN DOING A CITYWIDE ONE, BECAUSE WHEN I --
WHEN I DO MY PROCESS WITH THE ELECTIONS, I DON'T PURCHASE 100% OF BALLOTS, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE 100% TURNOUT, I PURCHASE MAYBE 30% OR 40% OF BALLOTS. IF WE DO IT THIS WAY, WE WOULD
HAVE TO PAY FOR EACH BALLOT FOR EVERY VOTER IN THE CITY. AND THAT'S ABOUT 13 OR $14 PER PERSON FOR EVERY SINGLE VOTER IN THE CITY. IT DOES COME OUT MORE EXPENSIVE. >> IF WE DID THE MAIL IN WAY? >> CORRECT.
>> WE'D PROBABLY GET BETTER TURNOUT. >> I THINK SO TOO. BUT I JUST KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE. >> THE LAW. >> A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T COME TO COMMISSION MEETINGS, THEY GO ON
SOCIAL MEDIA, THEY SAY THEY'RE TWO CENTS, IF I GOT SOMETHING IN THE MAIL, WAS LIKE, HEY, WE WANT TO DECREASE YOUR TAXES BY 2 OR 3 MILLS, I'M GOING TO VOTE YES. I THINK YOU'RE MORE INCLINED TO DO THAT VERSUS JUST SEEING YARD SIGNS ALL OVER THE CITY SAYING,
VOTE YES OR VOTE NO ON CHARTER AMENDMENT BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH. >> I WANT TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, ANYTHING YOU DO SOMETHING IN THE CITY, OBVIOUSLY, DEMOCRACY, YOU WANT TO SEE A RETURN ON YOUR INVESTMENT. I THINK IF WE DID SPEND THE
EXTRA FUNDS, YOU WOULD SEE AN INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN THAT EVENT. I CAN TELL YOU, LIKE 2020, THE ELECTION, YOU SAW THE BIGGEST TURNOUT WITH THE MAIL-IN BALLOTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THERE'S PRECEDENT THAT SAYS
AMERICANS LOVE CONVENIENCE. AND WHAT BETTER CONVENIENCE THAN BEING ABLE TO VOTE FROM YOUR HOME. >> VICE MAYOR: TRUE. >> MAYBE WE CAN LOOK AT THOSE OPTIONS AND HAVE IT PRESENTED TO US AT THE NEXT MEETING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DEADLINE LOOKS FOR THAT.
>> THE ONLY HICCUP IS THE DEADLINE TO HAVE THESE SUBMITTED TO THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS, I BELIEVE, IS -- >> IT WAS DECEMBER 5th, THEY DID PUSH IT TO DECEMBER 10th. >> WE COULD POTENTIALLY BRING THAT TO YOU. >> IN THE FIRST MEETING.
>> THE FIRST MEETING. SO I WOULD DO A MOTION TO REOPEN THESE, AND THEN RETABLE ALL OF IT FOR THE NEXT MEETING WITH A DISCUSSION ITEM. >> IT WOULD NOT AFFECT THE CURRENT ELECTION COMING UP, WOULD IT?
COULD WE JUST TALK ABOUT IT AT THE NEXT MEETING, AND FOR THE NEXT GO AROUND? OR DO WE HAVE THE TIME TO LET THAT GO INTO EFFECT NOW ON THIS UPCOMING ELECTION? >> WE DO HAVE TIME SINCE THEY CHANGED THE DATE FROM THE 5th,
THAT'S WHY WE HAD TO HAVE FIRST AND SECOND READING TO THE 5th. BUT IF THEY PUSHED IT TO THE 10th, WE COULD TABLE THIS FOR NOW, AND UPDATE ON DECEMBER 6th, TO POTENTIALLY GO ON MARCH 14th,
2026 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, ARE OR YOU COULD DECIDE TO PUSH THEM UNTIL MARCH OF '2027, THE ONLY THING IS, THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE WILL CONTINUE, NEXT YEAR LOOKING AT ADDITIONAL THINGS, IT JUST DEPENDS ON HOW
MANY YOU WANT TO DO AT ONE TIME. AND THAT'S CLEARLY UP TO YOU GUYS. >> ANNA, IF I MAY -- >> VICE MAYOR: GO AHEAD. >> WE HAVE AN OFF YEAR NEXT YEAR, SO IT'S GOING TO BE THE SAME IF WE DO IT THIS YEAR OR NEXT YEAR.
IT WOULD BE ONLY REFERENDUMS ON THAT BALLOT. >> CORRECT. EITHER DO IT THIS YEAR OR NEXT YEAR OR IN '28. >> VICE MAYOR: THE ONLY CONCERN IS THAT, I HEAR TALK ABOUT, WE'LL PROBABLY NEED TO DISCUSS
THIS, THE DECEMBER 6th MEETING ROLLING OVER TO DECEMBER 20th? >> NO, NO, NO, THAT'S JANUARY, VICE MAYOR HAY. >> OH, GOOD. THANK YOU. >> BY DOING IT WITH AN ELECTION, AND NOT POTENTIALLY HAVING THESE
CHANGES MADE NOW, ANYONE WHO RUNS IN 2028, THESE ARE NOT GOING TO BE IN EFFECT, THAT IS ONE OF THE BENEFITS TO HAVING IT GO NOW AND SPENDING THE MONEY, SO BY YOUR NEXT GENERAL ELECTION, THESE RULES WITH REGARD TO RESIDENCY AND THOSE
SORTS OF THINGS ARE ON THE BOOKS. >> VICE MAYOR: VERY GOOD. >> HERE'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE IF IT'S FEASIBLE. WE'LL KNOW BY DECEMBER 6th IF THERE'S GOING TO BE UNCONTESTED
SEATS. AND SO WHAT I'D LIKE, IF YOU GUYS ARE OKAY WITH THIS IS TO HOLD OFF, WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS, AND IF NOT, THEN WE CAN HAVE THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION HERE, HAVE DIALOGUE
TO SEE IF WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THESE REFERENDUMS AND PAY THE COST TO HAVE THEM DECIDED ON WITHOUT A DISTRICT ELECTION, AND MAKE A DECISION FROM THERE, WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE IS WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO
THAT, BECAUSE THE NEW DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 10th. >> YES, OUR DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 10th. I'LL KNOW BY NOVEMBER 25th AT NOON, THERE'S ANYBODY RUNNING AGAINST COMMISSIONER KELLEY AND MR. McCREA. AND THEN I COULD ALSO LOOK
INTO -- I CAN CALL THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OFFICE, TO FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH IT WOULD BE TO DO THE MAIL-IN BALLOT, AND WE HAVE THAT OPTION AS WELL. >> WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON RUNOFFS AND ALL THIS OTHER STUFF IN THE PAST, I THINK CLARIFYING,
AND CLEANING UP SOME OF THIS OTHER STUFF WILL PREVENT US FROM INCURRING ADDITIONAL COSTS LATER. WE HAVE TO INVEST IN IT, AND IT WILL BE EITHER THIS TIME OR NEXT TIME. IF YOU CAN FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT -- YOU KNOW, WHAT THAT FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY WOULD END
UP BEING, SO WE FLOW FROM THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. AND I THINK --.
THAT WOULD BE C, D, E. >> BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY VOTED ON THEM. YOU NEED TO CONSIDER IT, REMOVE THE VOTE AND DO IT AT THE NEXT MEETING. >> YOU'VE ALREADY APPROVED IT, THOUGH. >> NO, WE CAN CONSIDER THAT AT THE NEXT MEETING.
>> NO, IT'S ALREADY PASSED SECOND READING, YOU CAN'T RECONSIDER IT. TYPICALLY, WHAT HAPPENS, SHE CERTIFIES IT AND IT WILL BECOME PART OF THE RECORD, ESSENTIALLY, IT MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR THE CLERK LATER ON TO GO BACK AND FIX THE RECORD. IT'S JUST CLEANER.
I MEAN, YOU COULD DO IT THAT WAY, BUT IT'S CLEANER TO DO IT NOW. >> YOU CAN STILL RECONSIDER SOMETHING. >> YEAH, NO, AND TABLE IT FOR THAT SPECIFIC MEETING, AND THEN IT WILL BE OPEN TO THE WHOLE BOARD TO CONSIDER THESE ITEMS
WITH THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OF IF ANYONE'S RUNNING OR NOT. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE. WE NEED A MOTION TO RECONSIDER ITEMS 8C, D, E.
>> IF THE EFFECTIVE DATE IS NOT UNTIL MARCH, WHY ARE WE HAVING TO -- I KNOW -- >> WE ALREADY VOTED ON IT, SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO CHANGE IT FROM A YES VOTE TO A TABLE -- >> WELL, IT'S A YES VOTE, THE
TIME LINE IS UP FOR QUESTION. >> RIGHT, BUT WHAT IS IN THE ACTUAL -- WHAT THE ORDINANCE YOU JUST APPROVED HAS THE MARCH 2026 DATE IN THERE FOR IT TO BE CERTIFIED AND SENT TO THE CLERK. THAT'S THE ISSUE. AND THAT'S IN THE ACTUAL
ORDINANCE THAT WAS JUST APPROVED, SO YOU NEED TO RECONSIDER IT, CHANGE THE -- AND THEN MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE IT. YOU NIED TO OPEN IT UP FOR RECONSIDERATION, AND THEN MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THEM, UNTIL DECEMBER 6th. >> OKAY.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO PROPOSE THE MOTION? >> YES. >> IS THERE SOMEONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER ITEMS 8C, 8D AND 8E AT THIS TIME? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.
>> AND YOU CAN SAY ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF RECONSIDERING ITEMS 8C, D AND E SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> VICE MAYOR: OPPOSED?
MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. >> NOW, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE ITEMS -- >> MOTION TO TABLE ITEMS 8C, D AND E. >> TO DECEMBER 2nd. >> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
THAT WE TABLE C, D, E. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> ONE POINT OF CLARIFICATION, FOR THE SECOND READING, WOULD YOU LIKE US TO MAKE THOSE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO D OR WAIT
UNTIL WE HAVE THE FULL BOARD CONSIDERATION. >> VICE MAYOR: WAIT UNTIL WE HAVE A FULL BOARD. >> THAT'S WHY I'M HESITANT TO RECONSIDER. I THINK WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS MEETING, WE DON'T NEED TO
RECONSIDER, WE CAN ADDRESS THIS ON DECEMBER 2nd, AGE IF WE WANT TO AMEND THAT, WE CAN AMEND THAT. >> YOU WANT TO KEEP IT AS APPROVED? >> YES. >> BUT WITH DIRECTION TO STAFF
TO WAIT TO CERTIFY IT TO THE CLERK UNTIL DECEMBER -- AFTER THE DECEMBER 2nd MEETING? >> YES. >> OKAY. >> LET'S DO THIS AGAIN. SORRY, I HATE TO BE A STICK LETTER. MOTION TO RECONSIDER ITEMS 8C, D AND E.
IS THERE A MOTION? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> LET'S GO BACK. WE'RE GOING TO REINSTATE THE PRIOR VOTE TO APPROVE THOSE AS STATED, 8C, D, E WITH DIRECTIONS
TO THE CLERK NOT TO CERTIFY IT UNTIL RECEIVING FURTHER DIRECTION FROM THE COMMISSION AT THE DECEMBER 2nd MEETING, IS THERE A MOTION? >> YES, SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> THAT I GOT. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.
>> OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> THANKS, GUYS, SORRY FOR THAT. >> SORRY FOR THE CONFUSION. >> VICE MAYOR: THAT'S OKAY. WE GET THERE.
8F. I WILL TURN TO THE CLERK TO SWEAR IN ANYONE TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 8F AND 8G. >> ANYONE WHO IS HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 8F AND 8G, PLEASE STAND UP AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[ SWEARING-IN ] >> VICE MAYOR: AT THIS TIME, EACH COMMISSIONER WILL MAKE THE DISCLOSURE REGARDING 8F AND G, START ON MY LEFT?
COMMISSIONER TURKIN? >> I HAVE NOT HAD EXPERT COMMUNICATIONS, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS, I HAVE NOT CONDUCTED INVESTIGATIONS, I HAVE NOT MADE A SITE VISIT.
I REQUEST THAT THESE DISCLOSURES BE MADE PART OF THE RECORD. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY? >> THANK YOU. AS TO THIS MATTER, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS, I HAVE NOT CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION, I
HAVE NOT MADE A SITE VISIT, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED EXPERT OPINIONS. I REQUEST THESE DISCLOSURES AND ALL WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS BE MADE PART OF THE RECORD. THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR: AS FOR MYSELF, I
HAVE NOT HAD EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS, I HAVE NOT CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION, I HAVE NOT MADE A SITE VISIT. I REQUEST THAT THESE DISCLOSURES AND ALL WRITTEN COMMUNICATION BE
MADE PART OF THE RECORD. OKAY. NOW, CLERK WILL READ INTO THE RECORD -- >> PROPOSED ORDINANCE 25-042, FIRST READING, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, BY AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE CITY OF BONE TONE BEACH, FLORIDA FOR AN APPROXIMATELY 64.54 ACRE PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY, GENERALLY LOCATED WEST OF HIGH RIDGE ROAD BETWEEN
HYPOLUXO ROAD AND MINER ROAD. DECLARING THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, TO BE CONSISTENT WITH ALL OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY. PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> VICE MAYOR: THIS IS THE FIRST
READING, STAFF, DO YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION? >> STAFF WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE APPLICANT GO FIRST, BUT WITH PERMISSION OF THE COMMISSION, IF ALL THREE ITEMS CAN BE HEARD
TOGETHER, THE FUTURE LAND USE, REZONE AND ABANDONMENT. >> THAT'S OKAY. WE WILL HAVE THE CLERK READ THEM ALL IN. >> PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER 25-043, FIRST READING, AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, FOR THE HIGH RIDGE COUNTRY CLUB, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 02-013 TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 64.54 ACRES
GENERALLY LOCATED WEST OF HIGH RIDGE ROAD AND BETWEEN HYPOLUXO ROAD AND MINER ROAD. >> VICE MAYOR: AGAIN, THIS IS THE FIRST READING, AND STAFF
DOES HAVE A PRESENTATION. >> READ H AS WELL, PLEASE. >> PROPOSED ORDER NANCE NO. 25-044, FIRST READING, AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH FLORIDA, APPROVING THE ABANDONMENT OF A PORTION OF THE 60 FOOT WIDE NORTHWEST 7th COURT RIGHT-OF-WAY, COMMENCING AT THE
SOUTH LINE OF THE STANFORD PARK PLAT AND TERMEN ATING AT THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF MINER ROAD. AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A DISCLAIMER WHICH SHALL BE RECORDED WITH THIS ORDINANCE IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF PALM
BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA. PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> HI, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JULIA GAFFNEY, I'M
HERE ON BEHALF OF HIGH RIDGE COUNTRY CLUB. WE HAVE A FUTURE LAND USE, A REZONE TO RECREATION DISTRICT.
AND A FUTURE LAND USE LAND MAP AMENDMENT FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, TO RECREATION. THIS IS AT 2400 HYPOLUXO ROAD.
AN OVERVIEW IS THE THREE APPLICATIONS, WE WOULD JUST LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE REZONING APPLICATION AND FUTURE LAND USE MAP ARE REQUIRED BY THE CITY, AS A RESULT OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY APPLICATION.
SO FOR OUR RIGHT-OF-WAY APPLICATION, THIS IS A PORTION OF NORTHWEST 7th COURT, WE'RE LOOKING TO REQUEST TO VACATE APPROXIMATELY 42,000 LINEAR FEET OF THE EXISTING RIGHT-OF-WAY, THIS EXISTING RIGHT-OF-WAY LIES
BETWEEN TWO HIGH RIDGE COUNTRY CLUB PROPERTIES, AND FUNCTIONS AS A ROUTE FOR ONLY WATER AND SEWER UTILITIES, IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC ACCESS, IT'S BLOCKED OFF BY A VEHICULAR GATE. AND WITH THIS THERE WILL BE NO PUBLIC IMPACT, THE EXISTING RIGHT-OF-WAY IS NOT USED ON
EITHER SIDE, AND IT'S ALREADY OWNED BY THE APPLICANT. ALSO, WITH THIS, WITH VACATING THE PORTION OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, WE'RE PROPOSING TO PROVIDE A 20 FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT WHICH WILL BE DEDICATED TO THE CITY OF
BOYNTON BEACH, WHICH WILL BE USED TO ACCOMMODATE THE WATER MAIN AND SEWER DRAIN. THIS IS AN AERIAL FOR ANYONE WANTING TO SEE THE YELLOW PORTION THAT IS HIGHLIGHTED, THAT IS THE RIGHT-OF-WAY THAT WE ARE PROPOSING TO VIE INDICATE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY A GRAVEL ROAD
AND ALSO JUST NOT FINISHED ROADWAY. GOING TO THE REZONING, SORRY, THESE AREN'T IN THE SAME ORDER AS ON THE AGENDA. SO THE REZONING, WE ARE REQUESTING TO REZONE A PORTION OF THE EXISTING CLUB PROPERTY
FROM R1AA TO REC TO MATCH THE REMAINDER OF THE CLUB PROPERTY. THE MAP AMENDMENT IS APPROXIMATELY FOR 64.42 ACRES, AND THIS WILL ALLOW EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING HIGH RIDGE COUNTRY CLUB GOLF COURSE WITHIN THE CLUB'S CURRENT PROPERTY
BOUNDARIES. JUST LIKE THE RIGHT-OF-WAY VACATION, THERE'S NO PUBLIC IMPACT. THE REZONING IS WITHIN THE CLUB'S PROPERTY BOUNDARIES, AND IT PREVENTS FUTURE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE SITE. FOR A VISUAL, THIS IS THE EXISTING ZONING MAP, NORTH IS TO
THE RIGHT, SO THE RED IS THE EXISTING R1AA, AND THEN WE ARE PROPOSING TO MAKE THE ENTIRE SITE RECREATION. MOVING ON TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT.
WE'RE REQUESTING TO AMEND BOYNTON BEACH FROM LDR TO RECREATION TO MATCH THE REMAINDER OF THE CLUB PROPERTY. JUST LIKE THE REZONING, IT'S THE SAME AMOUNT OF AREA FOR 64.42
ACRES. THIS WILL INCREASE THE CLUB'S GOLF COURSE WITHIN THE CLUB'S BOUNDARIES. THE HIGHLIGHTED PORTION TO THE RIGHT IS THE LDR LAND USE, WHICH WE ARE PROPOSING TO THEN GO TO RECREATION.
THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR: QUESTION FOR LEGAL? CAN WE TREAT THESE ALL AS ONE? >> YOU CAN TREAT THEM AS ONE.
THE MOTIONS HAVE TO BE SEPARATE, BUT THE PUBLIC COMMENT CAN GO AS TO ALL THREE. >> VICE MAYOR: OKAY, AT THIS TIME WE'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ALL THREE OF THESE, F, G, H. IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS, PLEASE COME IN, MAKE SURE
THAT YOU HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. >> SUSAN OYER BOYNTON BEACH. FIRST OF ALL, I'M GOING TO SAY, I'M FOR ALL OF THESE, WHAT MY ISSUE IS IS THE ART FEATURE. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'RE AWARE, YEARS AGO, RIGHT AFTER DEBBIE
LEFT AND I WAS NO LONGER ON THE ARTS BOARD, THE ART FEATURE, WHEN THEY REDID THIS COUNTRY CLUB IS A GENERIC APPROXIMATELY 5,000 TO $8,000 STATUE ARE THAT
IS FROM A CATALOG, THEY DID NOT SATISFY THE ART ORDINANCE AT THE TIME, WHEN THEY REDID THEIR COUNTRY CLUB, AND IT WAS NEVER VOTED ON BY THE ARTS BOARD, AND I BROUGHT IT UP BEFORE, AND, OF COURSE, IT'S BEEN NOWHERE, BECAUSE WE'VE GONE THROUGH ARTS BOARD MANAGERS AND NOTHING HAS
HAPPENED. I'M MAKING IT PUBLICLY AWARE NOW, THEY DID NOT SATISFY THEIR REQUIREMENTS THEN. YOU'RE LOOKING TO GIVE THEM THIS, I'M ALL FOR IT, PLEASE VOTE FOR IT. I'M SAYING, MAYBE YOU SHOULD PUT -- SOME KIND OF CONDITION OF APPROVAL ON THERE, THAT THEY
NEED TO GO BACK AND PROPERLY SATISFY THE ARTS ORDINANCE REQUIREMENT FROM SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WHEN THEY DID THE REMODEL. ART IS SUPPOSED TO BE UNIQUE, NOT FROM A CATALOG, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A SPECIFIC PERCENTAGE, THIS WAS GROSSLY UNDER THE PERCENTAGE. AND IT WAS NEVER APPROVED BY THE
ARTS BOARD, WHICH IS REQUIRED UNDER YOUR ORDINANCE WHICH IS A CITY LAW. NONE OF THAT HAPPENED, AND ALLEGEDLY -- YOU HEARD THE WORD ALLEGEDLY, IS BECAUSE SOMEONE SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE, GAVE A CAMPAIGN DONATION TO SOMEONE WHO NO LONGER SITS ON THE DAIS, WHO
I BELIEVE USED TO BE A MAYOR OR COMMISSIONER. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION QUIETLY OVER THE YEARS, WHY THIS NEVER HAPPENED. I REPEATEDLY BROUGHT IT UP, IT NEVER WENT ANYWHERE, IT'S WORTH LOOKING AT NOW, AND I'M NOT TRYING TO HIN SISTER THIS PROJECT, THIS IS A GREAT IDEA,
WE CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH RECREATION GREEN SPACE, IT'S TIME TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT WHY THAT WAS NEVER SOLVED, AND FIX THE PRIOR COMMISSION'S PROBLEMS, AND MAKE SURE THIS GETS FIXED. THANK YOU.
>> MY NAME IS KELLEY SHULU, I'M CURRENTLY A RESIDENT ON HIGH RIDGE ROAD, ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE STREET. AND MY -- THE BARK OF MY FAMILY PROPERTY BACKS RIGHT ON TO THE
GOLF COURSE, AND WHILE I AM COMPLETELY FOR THIS PROJECT, I DO NEED CONSIDERATION TO BE MADE TO PRESERVE THE GREEN SPACE THAT IS BETWEEN MY HOME AND THE GOLF
COURSE AS THERE IS A WONDERFUL GREEN SPACE THERE, THAT IS FULL OF NATIVE SPECIES, INCLUDING NESTING PAIRS OF RED SHOULDER HAWKS, OSPREYS, AND WE ALSO HAVE A ESTABLISHED SMALL POPULATION
OF ENDANGERED ATELLA BUTTERFLIES, I AM REQUESTING THAT THAT BE CONSIDERED WITH FUTURE LAND USE OF THIS AREA, AS IT IS ALSO HOME TO MANY OF OUR
NATIVE SPECIES, INCLUDING GOPHER TORTOISES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT? >> MARK KARA GEORGE. THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE IS, HOW
IS THIS AFFECTING THE TAXES? R1 OBVIOUSLY IS TAXED AT A DIFFERENT RATE THAN SPECIAL USE. GOLF COURSES ARE A SPECIAL USE. AND I'M JUST WONDERING, IS THIS GOING TO REDUCE THE TAX BILL TO
THE CITY? IF SOMEONE COULD ANSWER THAT. >> THANK YOU. NEXT. >> I'M MARY ELLEN SHULO, ALSO A
RESIDENT, MY PROPERTY BACKS UP TO YOUR COUNTRY CLUB. WE ARE LITERALLY BACKED UP TO YOUR COUNTRY CLUB. WILL WE BE NOTIFIED IF THERE'S GOING TO BE ANY CONSTRUCTION OR ANYTHING ALONG THAT FENCE LINE THAT'S THERE, THAT WOULD BE MY BIGGEST CONCERN, BECAUSE WE HAVE
A FENCED IN AREA, AND DOGS AND -- THAT WAS MY WHOLE -- MY BIGGEST CONCERN, IF THE COUNTRY CLUB IS GOING TO BE LETTING US KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO BE GOING ON, OR DOES THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, BECAUSE WE ARE PART OF
PALM BEACH COUNTY, AND NOT THE CITY ITSELF. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, ANYONE ELSE? DO WE HAVE ANYONE ONLINE? >> VICE MAYOR, WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE ONLINE. >> DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? >> IF I CAN HAVE THE APPLICANT COME UP, FOR CLARIFICATION, WHAT IS THE INTENT BEHIND THESE ZONING CHANGES? ARE YOU GUYS JUST LOOKING TO EXPAND THE GOLF COURSE? I JUST WANT TO KIND OF SUPPRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS.
IF IT WAS GOING THE OTHER WAY AROUND, AND YOU WANTED TO ZONE SINGLE FAMILY, I CAN SEE THE CONCERN THERE, IF ANYTHING, THIS IS MORE ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, CAN WE GET AN IDEA OF WHAT THE INTENT IS FOR THE COUNTRY CLUB?
>> ORIGINALLY, WE WERE GOING IN FOR THE RIGHT-OF-WAY ABANDONMENT, TO POTENTIALLY IN THE FUTURE, EXPAND SOME OF THE EXISTING GOLF HOLES WITHIN THE GOLF COURSE, AND WITH THAT APPLICATION, IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY TO REZONE AND ALSO UPDATE THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP,
JUST SO THAT THE WHOLE PROPERTY WAS CONCISE. AND ALSO, FOR NO FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. >> VICE MAYOR: OKAY, SO WHAT WE WILL DO HERE, WE HAD PUBLIC AUDIENCE ON ALL THREE, BUT WE'LL
VOTE INDIVIDUALLY. >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> VICE MAYOR: I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR 25-042. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.
>> WE TURN TO THE CLERK FOR ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY? >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN? >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR HAY? >> YES. >> THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR NO.
25-043. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> LET'S GO TO ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY? >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN? >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR HAY? >> YES. >> IN ROLL CALL VOTE, THE MOTION
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. >> MOTION FOR 25-044. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ROLL CALL? >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY? >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN? >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR HAY? >> YES. >> IN ROLL CALL VOTE, THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
>> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OKAY. THAT TAKES US TO THE REGULAR AGENDA, CAN I PLEASE HAVE STAFF
COME UP AND START THEIR PRESENTATION -- ARE WE GOING TO GO THROUGH THAT STRATEGIC PLAN? I THOUGHT WE TABLED THAT. WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE -- ARE WE GOING TO HAVE THIS -- >> THIS IS THE ECOPARK.
>> YES, WE ARE DEFINITELY TALKING ABOUT THIS ONE. >> MOVE TO TABLE. >> NO, I'M JUST KIDDING. >> VICE MAYOR: YOU DID A LOT OF WORK ON THAT, KEVIN. >> I'M HERE FOR DISCUSSION AND
UPDATE ON ECOPARK. THE LAST TIME WE BROUGHT ECOPARK TO THIS COMMISSION, IT WAS IN AUGUST OF '24. AND WE HAD GOTTEN TO AN ISSUE, WHERE WE WENT TO THE GRANTER,
AND THEY SAID TO REDUCE OUR SCOPE TO KEEP THE GRANT OR WITHDRAW FROM THE GRANT. SO WE -- THE COMMISSION ADVISED THE STAFF TO GO BACK AND REDUCE THE SCOPE WITHIN THE BUDGET, AND TRY TO APPEASE THE GRANT. SO WE DID.
AND THIS IS THE ORIGINAL SCOPE OF WHAT WE WERE PLANNING, WHAT WE BID ON. AND IT CAME IN HIGH. SO WE WENT BACK, USED THE COMMISSION SAID TO GO BACK AND RESCOPE IT, WE RESCOPED IT, FROM
THERE, THIS IS WHAT WE SUBMITTED. NOW, THE GRANTER HAS COME BACK AND SAID, THAT THAT'S PRETTY MUCH LIKE A MAINTENANCE SCOPE, AND THAT IT DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR THE GRANT. WE HAVE A CHOICE TO MAKE
TONIGHT. TO EITHER GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL SCOPE OF WORK, AND FIND THE FUNDING FOR THAT, OR USE THE GRANT. WHAT WE HAVE SUBMITTED WILL NOT SUFFICE FOR THE GRANT, OKAY?
THE GRANT WAS GIVEN OFF A GRADING SYSTEM, IT HAD A LOT OF COMPONENTS TO IT. IT WAS REDUCED BEFORE WE WENT TO BID. FOR THIS JUNCTURE, WE EITHER FIND FUNDING AND GO AFTER IT, OR WE DON'T GET THE GRANT.
THAT'S THE DISCUSSION TO HAVE TONIGHT. OKAY? >> VICE MAYOR, CAN I MAKE A COMMENT? >> YES. >> THANK YOU, KEVIN. MY POSITION ON THIS IS, I DO NOT
WANT TO SEE THE ECOPARK CONTINUED TO BE NEGLECTED. HOWEVER, SO MY POSITION, LET'S THROW IT OUT THERE, IS THAT I WANT TO STICK WITH THE FULL SCOPE. AND I WOULD -- I'M A LITTLE
FRUSTRATED, THAT WHEN WE WENT TO THE GRANT PROGRAM AND 11/, THIS IS OUR SITUATION. THEY 11/, WELL, SCALE IT BACK AND COME BACK TO US, THEY DIDN'T REALLY GIVE US THE CONDITIONS THEY WOULD ACCEPT. HERE WE ARE, MONTHS, YEARS LATER, AND NOW THEY'RE LIKE, OH,
SORRY, YOU TOOK OUT THE THINGS THAT WOULD HAVE QUALIFIED YOU FOR THE GRANT INSTEAD OF BEING UP FRONT ABOUT IT, AND TELLING US WHAT THE CONDITIONS WERE. IT'S A LITTLE FRUSTRATING TO ME. I THINK THAT IT'S BEEN SO LONG
THAT THERE MAY BE OTHER GRANT OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE, NEWER GRANT OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE INCREASE OF WANTING TO PRESERVE MORE OF OUR ECOPARKS, AND OUR GREEN SPACE.
AND SO MY THOUGHT, AND MY POSITION WOULD BE, WE STICK WITH THE ORIGINAL PHASE, AND THAT WE SEE WHAT OTHER GRANT OPPORTUNITIES ARE OUT THERE, SEE IF WE CAN GET A BETTER GRANT THAN WHAT WE HAD GOTTEN
PREVIOUSLY, AND MAYBE WE LOOK AT SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO GET SOME PRIVATE DONORSHIP THAT PEOPLE WANT TO NAME A BENCH IN ECOPARK OR A PLAT OF THE SIDEWALK OR A SIGN OR SOMETHING. MAYBE WE CAN ESTABLISH SOME SORT OF DONOR PROGRAM, WHERE OUR
RESIDENTS BUY INTO THIS PARK, AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S FOR THEIR USE AND THEIR BENEFIT, AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE NEED TO -- AT THE BEAR MINIMUM, I THINK AT THIS POINT WE NEED TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN THAT'S IN OUR BUDGET TO MAYBE START DOING SOME
OF THE REMEDIAL STUFF, WHETHER IT'S CLEANOUT OR WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE IT A PARK THAT'S MORE USEABLE. WE HAVE SOME ISSUES WITH RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, SO I THINK WE NEED TO HANDLE SOME SECURITY ISSUES THAT WE'RE HAVING THERE, AND MAKE IT A PARK
WHERE PEOPLE WILL START TO GO AND KNOW THAT IT'S A PARK, BUT WE SHOULD REALLY STICK WITH THE PHASE ONE AND LOOK AT OTHER GRANT OPPORTUNITIES AND DONOR OPPORTUNITIES TO BUY INTO THIS PARK, AND GET THIS REALLY OFF
THE GROUND AS OPPOSED TO -- I DON'T WANT TO -- I DON'T WANT TO SCRAP IT, THIS IS IMPORTANT TO ME, IT'S IMPORTANT TO MY DISTRICT, AND SO I THINK -- WE NEED TO INVEST IN THIS, SO THAT WOULD BE MY THOUGHT, IS THAT WE
PUSH FORWARD WITH THE ORIGINAL PHASED PLAN, AND WE LOOK AT OTHER GRANT OPPORTUNITIES AND MAYBE GET AN UPDATE FROM GRANTS AND ALANNA, AND WHOEVER -- ALL THE STOPS FOR ALL GRANT OPPORTUNITIES, FEDERAL AND STATE.
AND GET AN UPDATE AS FAR AS WHAT THE LIKELIHOOD IS, THAT THERE'S MORE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE, THOSE WOULD BE -- THAT'S MY DESIRE AS IT PERTAINS TO THE ECOPARK. >> OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?
>> NO, I'M GOING TO FOLLOW MY COLLEAGUE ON THIS ONE. THIS IS IN HER DISTRICT. I KNOW HOW MUCH THIS MEANS. I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF GOING BACK AND LOOKING AT SOME MORE GRANTS. I KNOW WE'VE PUT THIS -- I DON'T WANT TO SAY INTENTIONALLY ON THE BACK BURNER, IT JUST HASN'T BEEN
ONE OF THE MORE HIGHLIGHTED DISCUSSION ITEMS, BUT I THINK WE CAN GET CREATIVE. I THINK LOOKING AT THE INCENTIVE
TO HAVE THERE I HAVE BEEN VOCAL. WITH THESE STATE GRANTS, YOU CAN GET SUPER CREATIVE WHERE THE INTENT MAY BE A WIDER SCOPE WITH
THIS GRANT FUNDING, I KNOW ESPECIALLY WITH FWC AND FIND THERE ARE LOT OF GRANTS YOU CAN GET WITH PRESERVATION OF A CERTAIN SPECIES OF ANIMAL, RIGHT? BUT THEN THE USE OF THAT IS SO MUCH WIDER, SO I THINK WE JUST GOT TO BE CREATIVE, AND TRY TO BE COLORFUL WHEN IT COMES TO
IMAGINING, YOU KNOW, HOW WE CAN MAKE THIS PROJECT COME TO FRUITION AND YOU KNOW, PARTNER WITH OTHER AGENCIES TO DO SO. BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU, KEVIN, FOR YOUR TEAM, KEVIN WAS AT THE BOAT RAMP 6:30 THIS MORNING, I SAW HIM, AND HE WAS THERE WHEN I GOT BACK. [LAUGHTER]
SO HE'S WORKING HARD, WORKING HARD. >> I WILL SAY THOUGH, FORGOT TAMENTION THIS TO YOU WHEN I SAW YOU. IT IS A BIG FLOATING LIKE PILE OF GARBAGE, I THINK IT WAS LIKE AN OLD, IT'S AN OLD LIKE LAUNCH RAMP. IT'S JUST SITTING IN HARVEY
OYER, LIKE WHERE THE, WHERE THE BOATS PULL UP. IT'S JUST SITTING THERE. I THINK SOMEONE TIED TO IT OFF SO IT WASN'T GO OFF. I'M ASSUMING IT'S ALREADY BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BUT I WANTED TO JUST BRING IT UP. >> OKAY. >> YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST
SAY THAT I AGREE WITH WHAT'S BEEN SAID SO FAR. I JUST, WHAT -- IS GOING WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES TO KEEP THE PROJECT MOVING? HAVE WE --
>> REPEAT THE QUESTION, I'M SORRY. WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL TO KEEP IT GOING? >> YEAH. >> WE HAVE GOPHER TURTLES OUT THERE, I'LL TELL YOU THAT MUCH. SO THEY'RE PROTECTED. SO THAT'S A PLUS FOR THAT PARK. THEY'VE HAD THREE YEARS TO MULTIPLY SO THERE HAS BEEN MORE
THAN 11 OUT THERE NOW. >> THERE ARE COYOTES OUT THERE NOW. >> AT THE SAME TIME OUR INVASIVES AND OUR WETLANDS IS HAVE GROWN MORE TOO, SO WE'RE REGULATED BY WHAT WE CAN DO OUT THERE, SO AS PART OF THE -- ACTUALLY ADDS UP A LOT OF COST TO IT BUT MAKES IT'S THE PARK
IT'S GOING TO BE SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM. IT'S, IT'S NOT PAINFUL. IT'S. >> IT'S FOR THE TIMELINE -- AS FAR AS THE TIMELINE IS CONCERNED, WE'RE STILL. >> TIMELINE -- WE HAVE THE PLANS. WE ALREADY HAVE THE INVESTMENT DONE. WE HAVE $10,000 WORTH OF PLANS PERMITTED. IT WAS -- WE HAVE TO REDO THE PERMIT. RAN OUT.
TALK TO JOHN ABOUT THAT, BUT WE'RE READY TO GO. WE'RE MUCH BETTER OFF RIGHT NOW NOT FINANCIALLY BUT PLAN WISE RIGHT NOW WE'RE READY TO GO. WE'RE LIKE SHELF READY PROJECT IN ESSENCE, SO. >> WELL AND I THINK THAT'LL HELP WHEN WE'RE WORKING ON GRANTS BECAUSE THEY REALLY WANT YOU TO HAVE THOSE PLANS.
THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO HAVE THOSE SKETCHES AND I THINK THAT PUSHED US BACK A LITTLE BIT SO I'M -- I THINK WE HAVE THE PLANS AND THAT'S WHY I'M KIND OF PUSHING THAT WE GO FORWARD WITH THE, WHAT WE'VE PREVIOUSLY PLANNED OUT AND REALLY PUSHED YOU KNOW PUSH THOSE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES AND THANK YOU,
COMMISSIONER TURKIN, FOR YOUR SUGGESTIONS ALSO ON SOME OF THOSE OTHER GRANT OPPORTUNITIES. I THINK THEY'RE REALLY, WHEN IT COMES TO ECO AND, YOU KNOW, PRESERVING OUR ECOSYSTEM, I THINK THERE'S A LOT MORE GRANT FUNDING OUT THERE NOW THAN THERE
WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHEN WE APPLIED FOR THIS SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE. THANK YOU. >> JUST FOR CLARITY, CAN WE HAVE CONSENSUS THAT WE'RE GOING TO WITHDRAW FROM THE GRANT THAT WE CURRENTLY APPLIED FOR? JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. WE'LL WITHDRAW FROM THE GRANT FROM FDEP AND LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL LARGER GRANTS. >> RIGHT. THAT WOULD BE MY POSITION. >> THANK YOU, KEVIN. ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY FINAL COMMENTS FOR TONIGHT. >> I'M GOING TO TABLE 10B.
>> MOTION TO TABLE 10B. >> SECOND. >>> ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSERS, NAY. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. >> MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> OH. SECOND? >> SECOND.
>> ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. AT:34-- 7:34.
GOOD NIGHT, EVERYONE.