>> MAYOR: THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH CITY COMMISSION MEETING, TODAY IS TUESDAY APRIL 15th, 2025 AND THE TIME IS 6:00 P.M. WE WILL NOW TURN TO THE CITY CLERK FOR ROLL CALL. >> MAYOR SHELTON. >> MAYOR: PRESENT. >> VICE MAYOR HAY ABSENT. COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN.
>> PRESENT. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> HERE. >> MAYOR, YOU HAVE A QUORUM. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, MAYLEE. REVEREND AMALIE ASHE ASH FROM TE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN BOYNTON WILL LEAD THE INVOCATION AND
COMMISSIONER KELLEY WITH THE PLEDGE. LET'S STAND FOR THE INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE, PLEASE. IS THE PASTOR HERE? POSSIBLY NOT.
NO PASTOR. I GUESS SOMEONE ELSE IS WILLING TO LEAD PRAYER. NOT ME. >> ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. >> MAYOR: OKAY. >> EVERYONE, BOW YOUR HEADS. HEAVENLY FATHER, BLESS THIS COMMISSION, BLESS THE RESIDENTS OF BOYNTON BEACH.
ALLOW US TO HAVE YOUR GUIDANCE AND DISCIPLINE AS WE GO THROUGH TODAY'S MEETING. LET US REMEMBER THAT WE ARE COMMUNITY AND THAT TOGETHER WE CAN SHAPE THIS FUTURE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE CITY. WE LOVE YOU. WE THANK YOU. TO GOD BE THE GLORY, AMEN.
>> GROUP: I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> MAYOR: WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO THE AGENDA APPROVAL. ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, OR CORRECTIONS. LET'S BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER TURKIN. DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA? >> NO, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> NO, MAYOR, I DON'T. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> NOTHING FOR ME EITHER. THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR, I HAVE ONE ADDITION. >> MAYOR: OKAY. >> I'D LIKE TO ADD AN ITEM ON CONSENT AGENDA 6D, ITEM TO APPROVE A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT FOR TASK FORCE MODEL WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHES THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE TASK FORCE
MODEL OUTLINES, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES FOR A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT. >> MAYOR: OKAY. IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE, MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO ADD ITEM 6D TO CONSENT
AND APPROVED AS AMENDED. >> SO MOVED. >> MAYOR: IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE AGENDA AS AMENDED SAY AYE. [AYES] ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NAY.
AND THE MOTION PASSES 4-1. RIGHT? OR IS IT UNANIMOUSLY BECAUSE HE'S NOT HERE? SO IT'S UNANIMOUSLY, OKAY. COMMISSIONER TURKIN, MOVE TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED. COMMISSIONER KELLEY SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO INFORMATIONAL ITEMS BY THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION. LET'S BEGIN TO THE RIGHT WITH COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> I DO NOT HAVE ANY INFORMATIONAL ITEMS FOR THIS MEETING. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> NO, THANK YOU, MAYOR, I DO NOT. >> MAYOR: AND COMMISSIONER COMMR TURKIN. >> NO, THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR: OKAY, GREAT. MOVING ON TO THE FOLLOWING ITEM AS AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE SMALL BUSINESS WEEK. THE ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE GIVEN BY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, GIGI CHAZU. I HOPE I SAID THAT RIGHT.
>> GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS, EXECUTIVE TEAM. HOW ARE YOU? THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE CELEBRATION OF THE 2025 NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK FROM MAY 4th THROUGH MAY 10th WITH A COMMUNITY WIDE SCAVENGER HUNT EVENT. IT'S GOING TO BE THE FIRST TIME
WE'RE DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN THE COMMUNITY. AND I PROMISE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE FUN. THIS INTERACTIVE EVENT INVITES RESIDENTS TO VISIT PARTICIPATING SMALL BUSINESSES, FIND A SPECIAL QUEST STICKER AND TAKE A PHOTO
AND POST IT ONLINE ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO COMPLETE PHONE CHALLENGES. PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN PRIZES AND ACCESS SPECIAL OFFERS, ALL CHILD SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS. THE BUSINESS QUEST IS DESIGNED TO BOOST FOOT TRAFFIC, INTRODUCE
RESIDENTS TO BUSINESSES THEY MAY NOT YET KNOW AND HIGHLIGHT THE ESSENTIAL ROLE THAT SMALL BUSINESSES PLAY IN SHAPING THE CHARACTER AND ECONOMY OF BOYNTON BEACH. THIS IS A MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES TO EXPLORE, ENGAGE AND SUPPORT
LOCAL. WE INVITE ALL THE COMMUNITY TO TAKE PART IN THIS CREATIVE CELEBRATION OF THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT THAT DRIVES BOYNTON BEACH FORWARD. AND WE HAVE ALREADY SEVERAL BUSINESS THAT HAVE AGREED TO BE STOPS FOR THE SCAVENGER HUNT. AND WE INVITE EVERYONE TO
PARTICIPATE. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: AND THE FOLLOWING ITEM IS AN NAMASTE ON THE EGG-STRAVAGANZA, JUSTIN JOHNSON WILL GIVE THE ANNOUNCEMENT,
PLEASE. >> GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS. WE INVITE EVERYONE TO JOIN US FOR AN EXCITING CELEBRATION AT EGG-STRAVAGANZA THIS SATURDAY APRIL 19th, 2025. IT'S A FREE EVENT THAT WILL OCCUR JUST EAST OF THE BUILDING AT CENTENNIAL PARK AND AMPHITHEATER FROM 10:00 A.M. TO
12:00 P.M. THIS YEAR'S EVENT INCLUDES A KIDS ZONE, GIVEAWAYS BY SUPPORTING SPONSORS, RAISIN' CAIN'S, FLORIDA BLUE AND IT WAS AFTER IT WENT TO PRINT BUT WE
ADDED ITHINK FINANCIAL AS A SUPPORTING SPONSOR. VENDORS, FOOD TRUCKS, MUSIC, EGG HUNTS AND MORE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, WE INVITE EVERYONE TO LOG ON TO THE RECREATION AND PARKS DEPARTMENT WEBSITE AT WEMAKELIFEFUN.COM. BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY OUT FOR A MORNING FILLED WITH FUN AND FESTIVITIES.
EXCUSE ME. MS. MADAM MAYOR, WITH PERMISSION, I'LL MOVE ON TO THE SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT OF MINE AS WELL. >> MAYOR: SURE. >> WHICH IS FOR THE RECOGNITION OF PARTNERS FOR MAGIC WHEELS AND SPECIAL DEALS AND THE BARRIER FREE 5K EVENT. WE'D LIKE TO THANK CHARIOTS ON
ICE AND LITTLE WOLF FOR CONSTRUCTING THIS YEAR'S MAGIC WHEELS MOBILITY DEVICE. I'D ALSO LIKE TO INVITE OUR A.D.A. COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR STEPHANIE SOPLOP UP TO THE PODIUM AS WELL AS SHE HAS SOME PLAQUES AND RECOGNITION OF OUR PARTNERS WHO CONSTRUCTED THE
MOBILITY DEVICE. >> THANK YOU, JUSTIN. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. I'M STEPHANIE SOPLOP, THE COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR FOR A.D.A. AND FMLA. I DID WANT TO TAKE A SPECIAL MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF OUR PARTNERS. THESE ARE TWO SEPARATE EVENTS
THAT TAKE A LOT OF PLANNING AND TEAMWORK. SO THE BARRIER FREE 5K WE WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE REALTORS ASSOCIATION WHO PROVIDED MULTIPLE VOLUNTEERS THAT HELPED OUT THE DAY OF THE EVENT AND ALSO THEY PROVIDED A SPONSORSHIP OF $500 TOWARDS THAT EVENT. WE HAVE APPRECIATED WORKING WITH
THE GREATER BOYNTON BEACH FOUNDATION AND HUNTERS RUN TO RUN THAT EVENT FOR SEVERAL YEARS. AND THIS WAS A GREAT TURNOUT OF OVER 200 ATTENDEES. FOR THE MAGIC WHEELS AND SPECIAL DEALS EVENT, TODAY WE HAVE THE CHARIOTS OF LOVE -- CHARIOTS ON ICE BUILD TEAM THAT WORKED VERY
HARD AT BUILDING THIS YEAR'S MAGIC WHEELS. I THINK WE HAVE A VIDEO THAT WE COULD WATCH. AND THEN I'LL SAY A FEW MORE WORDS AND INVITE THEM UP, GIVE THEM PLAQUES. IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, MAYOR, COMING DOWN TO TAKE A QUICK PICTURE. >> MAYOR: SURE. >> OKAY. >> THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
THIS IS HOW WE COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY. THIS IS HOW WE COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER, TO LET ALL OF US KNOW THAT YOU'RE NOT BY YOURSELF. YOU'RE NOT ALONE. WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER. >> MAGIC WHEELS AND SPECIAL
DEALS IS A SPECIAL EVENT HELD ONCE A YEAR. AND WE PICK A SPECIAL CHILD IN THE COMMUNITY WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. AND WE CREATE A FANTASY VEHICLE, A FANTASY CREATION FOR THIS SPECIAL CHILD BASED ON SOME OF THEIR INTERESTS.
WE KNEW LITTLE LEO LOVED THE WATER. HE'S DONE THE SWIMMING WITH DOLPHINS SO WE THOUGHT A BOAT WOULD BE AN INTERESTING CONCEPT FOR HIM. AND IT FIT OVER HIS EXISTING WHEELCHAIR. >> IT WAS AMAZING. HE HAD THE BIGGEST SMILE ON HIS FACE.
IT'S ALWAYS VERY HEART-FILLING TO SEE MY SON SO HAPPY. AND JUST THE LOVE THAT HE GETS SHOWERED WITH, IT REALLY DOES FILL THE HEART. >> THIS IS WHAT WE GET INTO THIS INDUSTRY FOR, YOU KNOW. TO SEE THE SMILES ON THE FACE OF
OUR YOUTH. BEING ABLE TO DO SPECIAL THINGS LIKE THIS, PROVIDING MOBILITY DEVICES MAKE IT EASIER FOR THEM TO NAVIGATE AROUND THE CITY OR WHEREVER THEY TRAVEL DURING THEIR TIMES REALLY HITS HOME FOR US. THIS GIVES US THE YOUTH FULFILLMENT. AND IT'S PRICELESS.
IT'S REALLY WHAT BRINGS US JOY HERE IN THE RECREATION DIVISION. >> THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH IS REALLY THEY FOREFRONT OF INCLUSION FOR SPECIAL NEEDS. THEY REALLY HAVE TAKEN A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN THAT. THEY HAVE SO MANY INITIATIVES. MAGIC WHEELS AND SPECIAL DEALS
IS PART OF IT. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS THEY GO TO. THERE'S MANY OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT COULD LEARN FROM THEM OF HOW TO HAVE MORE INCLUSION IN THE COMMUNITY FOR THE SPECIAL NEEDS, TO GET THEM INVOLVED. >> OH, YEAH. LISTEN, I'M JUST ALONG FOR THE
RIDE. AND OUR MOTTO IS IT ISN'T OUR LIFE. I'M HERE FOR LEO AND I'M ALONG FOR THE RIDE. WHATEVER HE WANTS, WHATEVER HE NEEDS, IT'S MY JOB TO JUST GO ALONG FOR THE RIDE WITH HIM. AND HE'S GOING TO TAKE ME WHERE HE NEEDS TO GO.
NOW WE'VE GOT A REALLY AWESOME RIDE. [LAUGHTER] ♪ [APPLAUSE] >> SO, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT BRINGS A LOT OF JOY TO THE CHILD AND THE FAMILY TO RECEIVE THIS
SPECIAL GIFT. THIS WAS THE 6th YEAR THAT VALERIE FROM CHARIOTS ON ICE, JEFF FROM LITTLE WOLF CARPENTRY ALONG WITH NATHAN AND ROSALYN CREATED THIS SPECIAL MAGIC WHEELS FOR A CHILD. I HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND THE HARD WORK IT TAKES.
SO THEY START MONTHS IN ADVANCE. THEY DO A LOT OF PLANNING, BRAINSTORMING. THEY CONCEPTUALIZE THE IDEA OF WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO CREATE. THEY USE THEIR OWN CREATIVITY, IDEAS, A LOT OF THEIR OWN SUPPLIES AND A LOT OF TIME AND HARD WORK. BUT THEY KNOW THAT IT BRINGS A
LOT OF JOY TO THE CHILD, SO IT'S WORTH IT. SO I DO HAVE SOME PLAQUES I'D LIKE TO PRESENT TO THEM IF THEY CAN COME ON UP, I CAN PRESENT THE PLAQUES. AND, MAYOR, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND
COMING DOWN TO TAKE A PICTURE.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION] [APPLAUSE] AND IF VALLEY WANTED TO SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS, SHE'S WELCOME
TO. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US. AND THIS IS THE 6th YEAR THAT WE HAVE DONE THIS FOR A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD. AND WHEN YOU SEE A FACE LIKE LEO'S JUST LIGHT UP LIKE THAT, IT'S JUST SOMETHING WE'RE COMPELLED TO DO. AND LEO AND HIS MOTHER HAVE BEEN
PARTICIPANTS FOR SEVERAL OF THE CHARIOTS ON ICE SLED HOCKEY CLINICS. WE HAVE FREE CLINICS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS TO COME OUT AND TRY THE ADAPTIVE SPORT OF SLED HOCKEY HERE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. IT'S A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE AND THEY HAVE DONE IT PROBABLY SIX
TIMES TOGETHER. I HAVE FLYERS FOR BOTH CHARIOTS, CHARIOTS ON ICE AND CHARIOTS OF LOVE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] ITEM 3D, THE LAST ITEM IS AN
ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING PRE-HURRICANE PREP AND VEGETATION AMNESTY WEEK WHICH WILL BE GIVEN BY DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS ANNALIE HOLMES. >> GOOD EVENING, THE HURRICANE SEASON BEGINS JUNE 1st AND THE SOLID WASTE DIVISION IS URGING
RESIDENTS TO DO THEIR PART BY CONDUCTING TREE TRIMMING EARLY IN PREPARATION FOR THE HURRICANE SEASON. THE CITY WILL BE HAVING HURRICANE VEGETATION AMNESTY WEEK THAT BEGINS MAY 5th TO MAY 9th. RESIDENTS MAY PLACE MORE THAN THE 3 CUBIC YARDS OF VEGETATION
ONLY OUT FOR PICKUP ON THEIR SCHEDULED BULK DAY DURING THAT WEEK. FEES WILL BE WAIVED DURING AMNESTY WEEK. ALL GUIDELINES MUST BE FOLLOWED. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, YOU CAN CONTACT US AT 561-742-6200
OPTION 1, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8:00 TO 5:00 P.M. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: OKAY, THANK YOU. MOVING TO SECTION 4 FOR PUBLIC AUDIENCE. WE WILL NOW TRANSITION TO THE PUBLIC AUDIENCE PORTION OF OUR MEETING. EACH PERSON WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK AND CANNOT BE
SHARED WITH OTHERS. WE KINDLY ASK THAT YOU ADDRESS YOUR COMMENTS TO THE COMMISSION AS A WHOLE AND NOT SINGLE OUT COMMISSIONERS OR AUDIENCE MEMBERS. WE APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION IN AVOIDING PERSONAL REMARKS THAT MIGHT BE INTERPRETED AS DISRUPTIVE. ONCE WE HAVE HEARD FROM EVERYONE
PRESENT TODAY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO COMMENTS ONLINE. >> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR. >> MAYOR: ONE SECOND. YOU CAN LINE UP ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PODIUM IF YOU CHOOSE. CONTINUE. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR,
COMMISSIONERS, STAFF, CITIZENS AND GUESTS. WHEN WE KNOW BETTER, WE DO BETTER. TONIGHT WHEN YOU ALL PRESENTED THE PLAQUES, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE IF YOU WOULD HAVE READ THE NAMES BECAUSE I DID NOT RECOGNIZE ANYONE. THAT'S THE FIRST ONE. SECOND ONE, I MADE A PHONE CALL
TO COMMISSIONER WHO IS PRESENT TONIGHT. THEY DID NOT RETURN MY PHONE CALL. I HAVEN'T SAT WHERE YOU ALL SAT. IT'S A COURTESY TO MAKE A PHONE CALL. I WANT TO DISCUSS TONIGHT THE TOWN SQUARE PROJECT BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED TONIGHT SO THAT
ALL OF YOU WILL BE ON THE SAME PAGE. TOWN SQUARE PROJECT IS NOT A PROJECT OF ONE COMMISSIONER. AND THE PERSON KEPT SAYING IT'S IN ANOTHER COMMISSIONER DISTRICT. THAT'S NOT THE WAY YOU VOTE.
FIRST OF ALL, WHEN YOU ALL DID THE BASEBALL FIELD, IT WAS FOR THE ENTIRE CITIZENS OF BOYNTON. THIS LIBRARY, CITY HALL, ALL THE CITIZENS OF BOYNTON, THAT'S THE WAY YOU VOTE. THAT'S THE WAY YOU MAKE A JUDGMENT CALL.
A LOT OF THINGS CAME UP WHEN I WAS COMMISSIONER FOR DISTRICT 2 THAT I DIDN'T LIKE. BUT GUESS WHAT, I STEPPED ASIDE AND LISTENED TO HOW EVERYONE ELSE VOTED. THAT'S THE WAY YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO VOTE. YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO SAY JUST BECAUSE IT'S IN SOMEONE ELSE'S DISTRICT AND I DON'T LIKE IT AND
THEY DON'T LIKE IT, I'M GOING TO SAY I'M GOING ALONG WITH THEM. YOU KNOW, I'M KIND OF TAKEN BACK BECAUSE SOME OF YOU SITTING UP THERE, IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME. THESE ARE SOME THINGS THAT YOU ALL SHOULD KNOW. MAYOR, YOU ARE A NEWBIE. THE NEXT TIME THAT YOU DON'T HAVE ANYONE TO PRAY, A
COMMISSIONER, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR PRAYING. JUST CALL FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO WASTE YOUR TIME. >> MAYOR: GOOD TO KNOW. >> I WANT TO SAY WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON HERE IN THE CITY OF BOYNTON. TOWN SQUARE PROJECT IS GOING TO AFFECT ALL OF THE CITIZENS HERE IN BOYNTON.
I DON'T CARE WHERE IT'S LOCATED OR WHAT REASON YOU MIGHT NOT LIKE THE PROJECT. IT'S FOR ALL OF US TO ENJOY. CITY HALL WAS NOT BUILT JUST FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LIVES IN THIS DISTRICT. IT WAS BUILT TO SERVE ALL THE CITIZENS OF BOYNTON, THE LIBRARY, THE FIRE STATIONS,
POLICE DEPARTMENT. WHEN WE START SINGLING OUT DISTRICTS, WE MESS UP. PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT PLEASE. AND PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DAVE PATTERSON.
I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOS MINGOS PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION. WE ARE HERE TONIGHT WITH HOMEOWNERS FROM LOS MINGOS AS WELL AS OTHER BOYNTON BEACH COMMUNITIES AND CITIZENS. THIS BOURGEONING COALITION IS IN
CHAMBERS TONIGHT TO STATE THAT WE VEHEMENTLY PROTEST THE DUNE APARTMENT BUILD AND SIMILAR LIVE LOCAL ACT PROJECTS LIKE IT. WE DO NOT OBJECT TO THE 38 TOWNHOUSES ON THE ADJACENT PROPERTY.
WE ALL SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND AS WE SUGGESTED AT THE APRI, THE CITY SHOULD COME UP WITH AN INNOVATIVE PLAN FOR AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP. AS EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM KNOWS, WE DO NOT NEED ANY MORE
HIGH-RISE RENTAL UNITS. THE DUNE BUILD IS RECKLESS AND DANGEROUS AND IS NOT A HARMONIOUS FIT IN THIS LOCATION. TO QUOTE A CITY OFFICIAL, THIS BUILD IS, QUOTE, TOO TIGHT. CONSIDER THIS OUR FORMAL PROTEST
LAUNCH. THE CITIZENS OF BOYNTON BEACH REFUSE TO BECOME FORT LAUDERDALE. THE RESIDENTS OF LOS MINGOS REFUSE TO BECOME GUINEA PIGS FOR THIS WHITE ELEPHANT. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR, ONE,
THE CITY TO GET INVOLVED NOW AND ADDRESS THE FOUR PROPOSED BUILDS IN THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION. TWO, NOTHING TO BE BUILT HIGHER THAN 45 FEET WITH MEANINGFUL SETBACKS. NOT A BUILD THAT TOWERS 85 FEET
OVER OUR 15-FOOT HIGH HOMES. AND IS ONLY 30 FEET OR LESS FROM OUR PROPERTY LINE. THREE, CREATE A GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY BETWEEN THE CITY STAFF, THE COMMISSION, THE DEVELOPER, AND THE CITIZENS.
THIS MEANS COMMUNICATION, TRANSPARENCY, AND GIVING NOTICE IN REALTIME. WE ARE JOINED BY OTHER COMMUNITIES BECAUSE THEY REALIZE THAT THE DUNE APARTMENTS WILL SET A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT THROUGHOUT THE CITY IF THIS IS ALLOWED TO MOVE FORWARD AS PLANNED.
TO PUT A FRAME AROUND THIS, HERE ARE SOME POINTS ABOUT THE DUNE APARTMENT BUILD. THIS IS A ZERO LOT LINE BUILD. A 450,000 SQUARE FOOT MONSTER ON 2.98 ACRES WITH 298 APARTMENTS.
IT IS AN EIGHT-STORY 85-FOOT HIGH BUILDING WITH AN EIGHT-STORY 401 SPACE PARKING GARAGE THAT DUMPS ON TO OUR TINY MAIN ENTRANCE. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO OUR SPEAKERS' PRESENTATIONS. LET'S COMMIT TO FINDING WAYS WE
CAN WORK TOGETHER TO DEFEND AND PROTECT BOYNTON BEACH. [APPLAUSE] >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT PLEASE. >> HELLO ALL. I'M CHARLES HUNT, A MILITARY
RETIREE AT 1330 NORTHWEST FIRST COURT, BOYNTON BEACH, IN ROLLING GREEN. JUST TO CORRECT YOU ON MY LAST VISIT, I DID NOT SAY THAT OUR CITY MANAGER IS A BAD PERSON
BECAUSE HE'S NOT. I STATED THAT HE IS NOT CUT OUT TO BE A CITY MANAGER BECAUSE HE'S NOT. OUR CITY MANAGER BACKGROUND IS
POLICE FORCE, ENFORCEMENT. AND THAT'S WHAT HE DO GOOD. BUT US CITIZENS DON'T NEED TWO POLICE CHIEFS. THEREFORE, OUR CITY IS GOING INTO CHAOS.
FOR EXAMPLE, CITY CHARGING -- WRONGFULLY CHARGING FINES AGAINST SENIORS AND CITIZENS. I'MINI'M BEING FINED $75 A DAY H
IS WRONGFULLY AND IT CAN BE PROVEN. CITY MANAGER ATTACKING AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER OUT HERE IN THE AUDIENCE. IF HE DOES THAT, WHAT ABOUT HIS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS?
RED LIGHT CAMERAS, WHICH IS ILLEGAL. PARK RANGERS BY POLICE. BOYNTON BEACH POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING AND RAPING A 20-YEAR-OLD WOMAN.
A MAN FATALLY SHOT BY A BOYNTON BEACH POLICE OFFICER FOR PREVIOUSLY DARING THE POLICE TO SHOOT HIM.
MAN ARMED WITH MATCHES SHOT AND KILLED. OUR CITY IS TURNING INTO A POLICE FORCE. THEY DON'T HAVE THE HEART -- I MEANT THE CITY MANAGER DON'T
HAVE THE HEART TO MANAGE THE CITY, BUT HE HAS THE HEART TO ENFORCE THE LAW. AND WE ARE BEING HURT BY IT. WHY DON'T YOU ALL SEE AND MAKE A CORRECTION? PUT A GOOD MAN IN HIS JOB. THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT PLEASE. >> HI. MY NAME IS CHERYL CAMPBASSO AND I LIVE IN THE LOS MANGOS COMMUNITY. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE LIVE LOCAL ACT. THE LIVE LOCAL ACT WAS A NEW
BILL IN 2023. IN 2024 THEY MADE AMENDMENTS DUE TO PUSHBACK FROM AROUND THE STATE. NOW IN 2025, THE LOBBYISTS AT THIS MOMENT ARE HARD AT WORK ADVOCATING AGAINST ANY LOCAL CONTROL. THEY ARE CONSIDERING AMENDING IT
AGAIN AND THERE ARE PRESENTLY FOUR BILLS IN THE LEGISLATURE. THIS SECOND ROUND OF AMENDMENTS INCLUDES LANGUAGE HEAVILY WEIGHTED TOWARDS DEVELOPERS AND DOES NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE FLAWS IN THE EXISTING LEGISLATION TO PROTECT THE HOMEOWNERS. ARE YOU AWARE THAT THE NEW
PROPOSED LEGISLATION WILL FURTHER LIMIT LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONTROL? THEY ARE PLANNING NOT JUST TO PLAY IN YOUR SANDBOX, BUT TO TAKE YOU OUT OF IT ALTOGETHER. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE ARTICLES PUBLISHED ON THE LIVE LOCAL SHORTCOMINGS FROM THE
ORLANDO SENTINEL IN MARCH AN ARTICLE ENTITLED FLORIDA'S LIVE LOCAL ACT IS BROKEN, CAN IT BE FIXED? THE "TAMPA BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL" IN DECEMBER, LIVE LOCAL ACT BACKLASH SPREADS ACROSS TAMPA BAY. THE "MIAMI HERALD" IN FEBRUARY,
DEVELOPERS PLANS FOR HIGH-RISE ON HOLLYWOOD BEACH WERE REJECTED. THE "SUN-SENTINEL" JUST LAST WEEK, TWEAKS TO FLORIDA'S LIVE LOCAL ACT MAY BOOST DEVELOPERS' OPTIONS BUT FRUSTRATE CITIES. AN 85-FOOT BUILDING DOES NOT
BELONG TOWERING OVER OUR HOMES 15 TO 20 FEET IN HEIGHT. OUR SUN AND BREEZES WILL BE BLOCKED. THE NOISE WILL BE UNBEARABLE. THE TRASH COMPACTORS, THE DUMPSTERS, THE PICKLEBALL COURTS, THE TRANSFORMERS, THE DELIVERY TRUCKS, THE MOVING TRUCKS AND THE SEWAGE LIFT STATION ARE RIGHT ON OUR
PROPERTY LINE. THE TRAFFIC ISSUES WILL BE HORRENDOUS. OUR STREETS ARE PRIVATE, BUT WITH OVER 600 NEW RENTAL RESIDENTS, THEY WILL WANT TO STROLL IN OUR COMMUNITY, WALK THEIR DOGS, RIDE THEIR BIKES, DRIVE THROUGH OUR SECOND ENTRANCE WHEN THE MAIN ENTRANCE WILL BACK UP WITH THEIR 400 PLUS
CARS EXITING TO THE 275-FOOT LONG SOUTHEAST 28th CIRCLE TO GET TO FEDERAL, WHICH IS A CHALLENGE AS IT IS. UNFORTUNATELY, OUR CITY HAS ROLLED OVER AND NOT FOUGHT BACK. OTHER FLORIDIAN MUNICIPALITIES HAVE.
YOU KNOW IT'S DANGEROUS. WHAT WILL IT DO TO OUR QUALITY OF LIFE, OUR SAFETY, OUR PRIVACY AND OUR PROPERTY VALUES? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO PROTECT US? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO PROTECT THE CITY? PLEASE HELP US SAVE LOS MANGOS. THANK YOU KINDLY FOR LISTENING.
[APPLAUSE] >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT PLEASE. >> IT'S HARD TO GO AFTER THAT. SUSAN OYER, BOYNTON BEACH. SO FIRST THING I AM GOING TO TALK ABOUT IS I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE TRYING TO GET RID OF OUR ARTS PROGRAM AND TAKE AWAY OUR ARTS FEES AND USE IT TO
BEAUTIFICATION FOR THE CITY WHICH I, OF COURSE, AM ADAMANTLY AGAINST BEING ON THE ARTS BOARD FOR YEARS AND A HUGE PROPONENT OF ARTS. WE HAVE THE LARGEST KINETIC ART EVENT IN THE WORLD. WE ARE NOPE FOR OUR ART. WE ARE KNOWN FOR OUR KINETIC. WE ARE KNOWN EVERYWHERE AS AND ARTS CITY.
WE ARE ONE OF THE ORIGINAL ARTS CITIES IN THE STATE AND YOU WANT TO DEFUND A PORTION OF THAT, ALL OF IT, WHATEVER AMANDA IS IN THE MOOD TO DO TO PUT TOWARDS WHATEVER KIND OF LANDSCAPING, BEAUTIFICATION, WHATEVER SORT OF PROJECTS YOU HAVE GOING ON THAT
YOU COULD EASILY TACK FEES ON TO. OH, THE DUNES AND EVERYTHING ELSE AND MAKE THEM PAY FOR IT AND NOT TAKE A PRECIOUS CENT OUT OF OUR ARTS FEES. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN OTHER THAN I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO AGO.
AND I THINK THIS IS APPALLING. THIS IS A QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE IN OUR CITY. THE ARTS MATTER. IF YOU DON'T THINK SO, THEN TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENS IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEMS WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE ARTS. HOW MANY KIDS IN OUR CITY HAVE BEEN INSPIRED BY OUR KIN CONNECT
ART AND OUR ART PROGRAM. THAT'S GOING TO TAKE ME TO MY NEXT THING WHICH IS THE COMMISSION IS THE BOSS OF DAN. DAN IS THE BOSS OF AMANDA. PLEASE TELL DAN TO GET RID OF AMANDA OR DEFUND HER POSITION. HOW MANY MORE TIMES DOES SHE HAVE TO GO AFTER SOMETHING IN
THIS CITY THAT THE RESIDENTS ARE ADAMANTLY AGAINST? SHE IS THE REASON YOU GUYS HAVE THIS. SHE IS THE REASON YOU HAVE THE TOWN SQUARE FIGHT HAPPENING OVER HEIGHT. SHE IS THE ONE WHO GOT ALL THESE PROJECTS PUSHED THROUGH AGAIN WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE JUST DIED A HORRIBLE DEATH BECAUSE THE
RESIDENTS DIDN'T WANT THEM AND WE VOTED FOR A 45-FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT. SHE DOES NOT LIVE IN THIS CITY. SHE DOES NOT GIVE A DAMN. SHE NEEDS TO GO AND I DON'T ADVOCATE ANYONE BEING FIRED EVED TO FIND A NEW JOB. WHAT I REALLY PLAN TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT WAS THE RIGHT TURN LANES
IN THE CITY WHICH ARE BECOMING WORSE AND WORSE AND A BIGGER AND BIGGER PROBLEM. AND AS I WATCHED YESTERDAY, MULTIPLE CARS GOING THROUGH THE RIGHT-HAND TURN ONLY LANE HEADED EAST ON BOYNTON BEACH -- OLD BOYNTON ROAD AND INSTEAD OF TURNING ON TO CONGRESS, THEY ARE GOING AND ALMOST CAUSING
ACCIDENTS ON ALDI BOYNTON ROAD AND THE CITY -- SERIOUSLY MAKE SOME MONEY AND SIT SOME COPS OUT THERE AND MAKE THE CITY SOME MONEY. THERE'S AT LEAST THREE IF NOT FOUR INTERSECTIONS. AND SO I'M GOING TO SAY AND FINISH OFF WITH NO TO THE DUNES
PROJECT. THE PIERCE PROJECT IS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING AND BEAUTIFUL. THERE IS NO REDEEMING QUALITIES TO THIS DUNES PROJECT SO PLEASE VOTE AGAINST IT. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> MAYOR: NEXT PLEASE. >> GOOD EVENING.
MY NAME IS RACHEL SEEER, I'VE BEEN A BOYNTON BEACH RESIDENT THE PAST 14 YEARS AND I LIVE IN THE LOS MANGOS COMMUNITY. I'D LIKE TO SHARE A FEW OF THE MANY THREATS THAT THIS BUILD POSES TO LOS MANGOS, TO OUR SAFETY, PRIVACY AND QUALITY OF LIFE. PRIVACY, EIGHT STORIES OF
APARTMENTS WITH BALCONIES LOOKING RIGHT INTO OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY, AS THIS IS BASICALLY A ZERO LOT LINE BUILD AND SETBACK IS MINIMAL. TRESPASSING, WE ARE A PRIVATE COMMUNITY WITH PRIVATE ROADS AND HAVE NOT BEEN GATED FOR 48 YEARS. BUT WHAT THIS BUILD, PEDESTRIANS
AND PET WALKERS WILL BE NATURALLY DRAWN TO OUR PARK-LIKE SETTING. NOISE, THE PLANS FOR THIS PROPOSED BUILD ARE TO PUT ALL THE NOISE MAKERS AND FOUL ODOR PRODUCERS RIGHT ON OUR PROPERTY LINE WHICH SHOWS NO RESPECT OR REGARD FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS IF WE DON'T EXIST.
MOST OF THESE ITEMS ARE HIGH DECIBEL AND THE BOYNTON BEACH LIMIT IS 55 DESSIBLES. THIS INCLUDES THE PICKLEBALL COURT AND CAN BE HEARD AT LEAST TWO BLOCKS AWAY.
THE TRASH COMPACTOR 66 DESABLES. TRUSK THE PARKING GARAGE IS ABOUT 35 FEET FROM OUR PROPERTY LINE. THE SOUND OF CARS CONSTANTLY GROWING OVER THE EXPANSION JOINTS, CAR ALARMS GOING OFF,
ENGINES REVVING ETC. ENVIRONMENTAL WE HAVE MORE THAN 800 CATALOGED TREES ON OUR PROPERTY, MANY OF WHICH ARE MANGOS. THE MASSIVE LOSS OF SUN WILL POTENTIALLY STOP THE MANGOS FROM PRODUCING AND COULD EVENTUALLY KILL THEM AS THEY REQUIRE SIX TO EIGHT HOURS OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT A DAY.
THE SHADOWS CAST BY THE EIGHT-STORY BUILDING WILL SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASE THE UTILITY OF SOLAR PANELS INSTALLED IN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS PROPOSED BUILD WILL PUT PARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY IN THE SHADE FOR AT LEAST HALF OF THE DAY. WILL BLOCK OUR OCEAN BREEZES, IMPACT OUR GRASS AND LANDSCAPING
AND OUR QUALITY OF LIFE. FLOODING THE 2.98 ACRES OF OPEN USEABLE SPACE HAS SERVED AS A NATURAL SPONGE FOR SEVERAL DECADES. AND NOW THE DEVELOPER ESTIMATES WHAT REMAINS IS .69 ACRES OF AVAILABLE SPONGE.
AND THE RECENT FEMA FLOOD ZONE REASSESSMENT, HALF OF THE PROPERTY IS ASSIGNED AN A.E. DESIGNATION MEANING OFFICIALLY IN A FLOOD ZONE. HALF OF THIS HUGE BUILDING IS BEING CONSTRUCTED IN A FLOOD ZONE. HOW'S THAT GOING TO WORK? WHO'S OVERSEEING THAT? THAT IT DOESN'T COME BACK ON US.
AND THEN THERE'S ALSO THE CONCERN OF CRIME WITH ALL THESE EXTRA PEOPLE RIGHT OUTSIDE OF OUR NEIGHBOR. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT PLEASE. [APPLAUSE] >> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS GLORIA GOOLSBY.
I LIVE AT 27 KENZINGTON LANE IN BOYNTON. I'M HERE OUT OF CONCERN. WE HAVE AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY THAT'S LOCATED ON FOURTH -- NORTHEAST FOURTH
STREET AND NORTHEAST 15th COURT. I WORK IN THAT AREA. SO I SEE THE SENIORS COME AND THEY CROSS OVER THE RAILROAD TRACK.
MOST OF THEM ARE IN WHEELCHAIRS OR THEY HAVE WALKERS OR THEY ARE HELPING ANOTHER SENIOR TRY TO GET ACROSS THE TRACKS. AND ONE DAY -- I HAVE THE VIDEO -- I ACTUALLY WATCHED ONE
OF THE SENIORS THAT COULD BARELY WALK PUSHING ANOTHER ONE IN THE WHEELCHAIR. AND THE TRACK WENT DOWN. AND I COUNTED TO 18. AND THE BRIGHTLINE TRAIN CAME BY. AND I WAS SO AFRAID THAT PERSON
WAS GOING TO GET HIT. ANOTHER INCIDENT, A DOG WAS GOING ACROSS AND HE ACTUALLY -- HE WAS GONE. THE DOG WAS GONE. HE GOT HIT. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THAT
INTERSECTION COMING OUT OF THE SMALL SHOPPING MALL THERE, THERE IS NO STOP SIGN, NO WARNING SIGN, EVERYTHING. YOU HAVE TRAFFIC COMING FROM EVERYWHERE AND EVERYBODY IS TRYING TO GET ACROSS.
YOU HAVE THE CARS MAKING A U-TURN. AND AS THEY ARE MAKING A U-TURN, PEOPLE ARE CROSSING. SO IT'S ALWAYS A STREET -- WHAT DO YOU SAY? A STREAK OF SOUND.
AND IT IS REALLY -- I'M HAVING NIGHTMARES ABOUT THE DOG, FIRST OF ALL, BECAUSE IT WAS NO MORE DOG. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE SENIORS. IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO ADDRESS THAT PROBLEM?
AND THEN AT NIGHT, IT'S REALLY DARK. AND THOSE SAME INDIVIDUALS FROM THE ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY, THEY ARE COMING ACROSS TO BUY CIGARETTES AND WHATEVER. LET'S TAKE CARE OF OUR SENIORS
BECAUSE I'M ONE, TOO. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] NEXT PLEASE. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS CANDACE VENSIO, I'VE
BEEN A RESIDENT OF LOS MANGOS FOR 22 YEARS. TRAFFIC IS ONE OF OUR MAIN CONCERNS AS WELL. THERE WILL BE 401 CARS IN THE PARKING GARAGE DUMPING ON TO OUR LITTLE MAIN ROAD WHICH IS JUST 275 FEET FROM FEDERAL HIGHWAY ON OUR PROPERTY LINE. TRAFFIC BACKS UP ON TO OUR LITTLE ROAD EVERY SINGLE MORNING
BECAUSE I WITNESS IT ON MY WAY TO WORK. DIRECTLY ACROSS ARE TWO LANES OF FEDERAL HIGHWAY THROUGH THE CENTER TURN WE REFER TO AS THE SUICIDE LANE. GOING THROUGH TWO LANES OF NORTH FEDERAL HIGHWAY IS NORTH COLONIAL CLUB. HERE, THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY
252 VEHICLES EXITING AND ENTERING. HOW ARE WE EVER GOING TO GET OUT TO GO TO WORK OR DO ANYTHING ACTUALLY? THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTHEAST 28th AND U.S. 1 IS ALREADY DANGEROUS INTERSECTION. THERE HAVE BEEN FATALITIES OVER THE YEARS. AND IN 2024, THERE WERE AT LEAST
FIVE ACCIDENTS. WE ARE 1,534 FEET SOUTH OF SOUTHEAST 23rd AVENUE WHERE THE RED LIGHT CAMERA IS. AS THE COMMISSION IS AWARE, IN JANUARY 2025, COMMISSION MEETING, OUR POLICE CHIEF SAID
THE TRAFFIC IN THIS CORRIDOR IS INSANE. IT IS DOUBLED IN THE PAST THREE YEARS FROM 1.8 MILLION TO 4.3 MILLION TRIPS PER YEAR. THIS BUILD WILL ADD ANOTHER 500,000 TRIPS PER YEAR. AND THIS DOES NOT EVEN INCLUDE
THE IMPACT THAT THE TOWNHOUSES WILL HAVE. AFFILIATED COMMISSIONED A TRAFFIC STUDY WITH LA ROQUE ENGINEERING IN SEPTEMBER OF 2023. THE TRAFFIC STUDY DID PROVIDE THAT THE TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURING WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TALK ABOUT INSANE AND DANGEROUS. THE VISIBILITY AT THIS INTERSECTION IS BAD NOW. BUT THEY ARE EVEN ADDING MORE TO THE STREET WITH THREE SIDES TO THE BUILD. A BUS SHELTER IS PLANNED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER WHICH WILL FURTHER IMPACT THE ABILITY TO
SEE ANY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. JAYCEE PARK IS ACROSS THE STREET WITH FOUR LANES OF FEDERAL HIGHWAY AND IS AN INSANE AREA. DUNE RESIDENTS WILL WANT TO WALK TO THE PARK, THEY WILL WANT TO TAKE THEIR DOGS FOR A WALK. THEY WILL WANT TO TAKE THEIR KIDS TO THE PARK.
AND THEY WILL NEED A CROSSWALK. THEY WILL WANT TO GO EXERCISE. WHERE IS THE PATH? IS THERE GOING TO BE A WALKING PATH? HOW DOES ANYBODY THINK THIS IS GOING TO WORK? WHERE ARE THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS? WHERE ARE THE CROSSWALKS? THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
>> MAYOR: THANK YOU. AND A FEW OF YOU CAN LINE UP AT THE SECOND PODIUM IF YOU WANT SO THAT WE HAVE THEM GOING BACK-TO-BACK. THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MELVIN JOHNSON. I'M A RESIDENT OF THE LOS MANGOS COMMUNITY AND THERE'S ANOTHER ISSUE I'D LIKE TO BRING UP.
THERE IS A MEDIAN THAT RUNS DOWN THE MIDDLE OF SOUTHEAST 28th CIRCLE. IT'S BEEN PART OF OUR MAIN ENTRANCE FOR 48 YEARS. AND BEFORE ANYONE THOUGHT ABOUT BUILDING THE ATRIUM WHICH HAS BEEN DEMOLISHED NOW WE DESIGNED AND BUILT THIS MEDIAN AND BEEN MAINTAINING IT UNINTERRUPTED FOR
48 YEARS. WE LANDSCAPE IT, MOW IT, FERTILIZE IT, TRIM THE TREES, IRRIGATE IT, ELECTRIFY IT. WE PAY FOR THE WATER USED FOR THE IRRIGATION AND ELECTRICITY AS LIGHTS UP. BOTH LINES RUN FROM OUR PROPERTY
AND ARE PART OF OUR IRRIGATION AND ELECTRICAL GRID. WHAT COMMUNITY WOULD PAY ALL OF THIS FOR 48 YEARS IF IT WASN'T THEIRS? OUR MAIN SIGN SITS ON THIS MEDIAN. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD TO MOVE OUR SIGN BECAUSE THE DEVELOPER WANTS TO USE THE MEDIAN AND IS
PREPARING TO DEMOLISH IT, OUR MEDIAN. THEY ARE GOING TO PUT IN A LEFT TURN LANE ON SOUTHEAST 28th CIRCLE AT THIS ALREADY DANGEROUS INTERSECTION. BUT THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THIS FULL-COURT PRESS FROM THE DEVELOPER AND THE CITY IS TO ACCOMMODATE WHAT THE DEVELOPER
WANTS. THE AFFILIATED SENIOR STAFF COULD NOT SAY WHO IS MANDATING THAT THIS LANE MUST BE PUT IN PLACE. WE ARE DISPUTING THE OWNERSHIP OF THE MEDIAN. THE CITY SEARCHED ITS RECORDS AND FOUND NO AGREEMENTS OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MEDIAN. ADDITIONALLY, WE SEARCHED THE
COUNTY RECORDS IN PERSON AND FOUND NO AGREEMENTS. WE WERE GRANTED EASEMENT AND RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR THE 275-FOOT EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND LANES ON SOUTHEAST 28th CIRCLE WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY NAMED LOS MANGOS CIRCLE. WHY WOULD WE MAINTAIN IT ALL
THESE YEARS IF WE DIDN'T OWN IT FROM THE START? SINCE WHEN DOES A DEVELOPER GET TO ACT IN A WAY THAT IS TANTAMOUNT TO SEIZING PROPERTY BY EMINENT DOMAIN. WHO HAS THE RIGHT TO TAKE PRIVATE PROPERTY FOR COMMERCIAL GAIN? BACK TO THE SIGN FOR A MOMENT. IN FAIRNESS, THE DEVELOPER HAS MADE SEVERAL SUGGESTIONS ON
WHERE TO MOVE OUR SIGN. BUT NONE OF THEM PROVIDE ANY UTILITY. WE HAVE NO INTEREST IN MOVING OUR SIGN. IT'S OUR SIGN ON OUR PROPERTY. SO TO ANSWER ABOUT WHERE TO MOVE THE SIGN IS WE LIKE IT JUST WHERE IT IS. [APPLAUSE]
I WOULD ALSO SAY AN 8 STORY BUILDING NEXT TO A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT HAS NOT HAPPENED ANYWHERE ELSE. THERE'S NOTHING BETWEEN WOOLBRIGHT AND DELRAY BEACH, ATLANTIC AVENUE. WE HAVE ONE-STORY AND TWO-STORY TOWNHOUSES AND THEY ARE GOING TO BUILD UP TO THE SIDE OF IT EIGHT STORIES HIGH. IMAGINE THAT IN YOUR BACKYARD.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT PLEA >> HI, MY NAME IS JAN BERRY. BOYNTON BEACH HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART. I'VE BEEN COMING TO LOS MANGOS SINCE I WAS A BABY AND NOW A
PROUD HOMEOWNER WITH MY HUSBAND AND SON. WE'RE THE THIRD GENERATION. WE HOPE OUR SON TO BE THE FOURTH. JUST AS MANY OTHERS IN OUR COMPLEX, WE ARE A GENERATIONAL COMMUNITY. WE HAVE BEEN READING UP ON WHAT MAKES A GOOD DEVELOPER AND WHAT
WE SHOULD EXPECT FROM A DEVELOPER. WE FOUND THE FOLLOWING QUOTE. WHEN IT COMES TO REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OFTEN GETS OVERLOOKED OR TREATED AS AN AFTERTHOUGHT. IN TODAY'S URBAN LANDSCAPE, IT'S ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL FOR DEVELOPERS TO BUILD STRONG POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES BEFORE BREAKING GROUND.
THIS ISN'T ABOUT CHECKING OFF A BOX ON A PLANNING PERMISSION FORM. IT'S ABOUT FOSTERING TRUST, SUPPORTING THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE FUTURE OF THE AREA. UNFORTUNATELY, T THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED IN OUR CASE. IT'S BAD ENOUGH THESE PROJECTS ARE PERMANENTLY IMPACTING OUR CITY IN SO MANY NEGATIVE WAYS
AND THEIR DESIGNS ARE WHAT WE REFER TO AS BOYNTON BORING. DEVELOPERS ARE USING EIGHT STORIES, PARKING GARAGES, LACKLUSTER DESIGN. AS IT TURNS OUT, THE DEVELOPER FOR THE DUNE IN FRONT OF LOS MANGOS IS THE SAME DEVELOPER FOR
THE PIERCE PROJECT ON OCEAN AVENUE. THE DUNE AND PIERCE HAVE A SIMPLE NUMBER OF APARTMENTS. HOW DOES THE PIERCE GET 25,000 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE, INCLUDING RESTAURANTS, A COFFEE SHOP AND OTHER BUSINESSES WHEN THE DUNE GETS 2500 SQUARE FEET. THEY ARE PROPOSING A GYM WHEN THE BUILD HAS A GYM OF ITS OWN.
AT THE DUNE, YOU'LL HAVE TO WALK AT LEAST A MILE TO FIND SIMILAR SERVICES TO THE PIERCE. THE DEVELOPER DIDN'T EVEN MAKE ROOM FOR OUR WONDERFUL DRY CLEANER IN THE NEW BUILD. THE MASSIVE DUNE STRUCTURE ALSO DOES NOTHING TO SUPPORT THE HISTORIC CHARM OF LOS MANGOS.
IN FACT, IT WOULD PERMANENTLY TAKE AWAY FROM IT. THEY ARE LITERALLY STEALING OUR SUNSHINE. THAT BEING SAID, JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULD. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT PLEASE. IF WE COULD KINDLY HOLD THE APPLAUSE UNTIL THE END, THAT
WOULD BE GREAT. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS FRANCIS SAUNDERS, I LIVE IN THE LOS MANGOS COMMUNITY. I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE DOUBLE STANDARD HEADWINDS WE HAVE NOT BEEN TREATED FAIRLY. WHAT DO WE MEAN?
THE SECOND LIVE LOCAL PROJECT IN THIS CITY HAS BEEN HANDLED 100% DIFFERENTLY FROM OURS. THE DEVELOPER WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND WITH ITS NEIGHBORS. IN THIS VERY CHAMBER, WE WITNESSED A VARIANCE REQUEST FOR
THE SEACREST SOUND PROJECT. THE SECOND LIVE LOCAL PROJECT IN BOYNTON BEACH. THIS PROJECT IS 89 APARTMENTS, THREE STORIES ON 2.97 ACRES.
THEY ARE IN A RESIDENTIAL ZONE WITH 30-FOOT MAXIMUM HEIGHT. THE LAND IS SURROUNDED BY SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES. THIS IS A HARMONIOUS BUILD UNLIKE THE PROPOSED DUNE THAT IS
298 APARTMENTS ON 2.98 ACRES. SAME LOT SIZE, MORE THAN THREE TIMES THE DENSITY. WE HAVE LEARNED IN COMMISSION MEETINGS THIS DEVELOPER AND ITS
COUNSEL ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH THE NEIGHBORS ASKING THEIR CONCERNS, ENSURING THEIR PRIVACY AND SAFETY WERE CONSIDERED. THEY WERE ASKED FOR INPUT AND THE DEVELOPER RESPONDED. CITY COMMISSIONERS WENT TO THE
SITE FOR A REVIEW. WE GOT NONE OF THIS. WHERE IS THE FAIRNESS? THE NEIGHBORS AT SEACREST SOUND WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS BUILD. THEY KNEW IT WAS COMING.
LOS MANGOS WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT BY ANYONE. THERE WERE NO HEARINGS OR MEETINGS THAT WE WERE NOTIFIED OF BY ANYONE. EVEN THOUGH THE PROPOSED DUNE
BUILD DRASTICALLY IMPACTS OUR SAFETY, PRIVACY, SECURITY, AND PROPERTY VALUES. NO ONE CAME TO US. WONDERING HOW WE FOUND OUT ABOUT IT. THROUGH AN OBSCURE ARTICLE
POSTED ON FACEBOOK, THE CITY KNEW THIS BUILD WAS WRONG AND KNEW THE IMPACT IT WOULD HAVE ON US BUT COULDN'T BE BOTHERED TO LET US KNOW OR TO FIGHT FOR US. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT
SOMETHING MAJOR ON ONE OF OUR PROPERTY LINES. NO ONE CAME TO US ABOUT THE HOMING INN PROJECT EITHER. DON'T OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AT LEAST OWE IT TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS --
[TONE] TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING THAT DIRECTLY AFFECTS THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD? >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. THERE ARE THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT PLEASE. [APPLAUSE] >> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS BEN
ALI AND I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OWNER FOR 25 YEARS IN LOS MANGOS. THERE'S A PROVISION IN THE EXISTING LAW REFERRED TO AS THE ONE MILE REQUIREMENT. THE ACT STATES THAT THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT CAN BE AS HIGH AS THE
TALLEST BUILDING WITHIN A ONE-MILE RADIUS OF THE PROPOSED BUILD. THE PROPOSED DUNE PROJECT GROSSLY EXCEEDS BY TWO TIMES THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 45 FEET BECAUSE WE ARE WITHIN A MILE OF THE AVALON RIVERWALK.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE EXACT DISTANCE FROM LOS MANGOS TO THE AVALON RIVERWALK HAS NOT BEEN FORMALLY ESTABLISHED. WE WILL BE WORKING ON GETTING THE PAPERWORK. THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW IS TO
PROVIDE WORKFORCE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUT NOT UP AGAINST THE PROPERTY LINES OF A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE AVALON IS NOT A COMPARABLE SITUATION AND SHOULDN'T BE USED AS THE JUSTIFICATION. THE AVALON IS NOT IN A
RESIDENTIAL AREA. IT HAS INTRACOASTAL ON THE EAST, COMMERCIAL AND MANGROVES ON THE SOUTH, COMMERCIAL ON THE WEST, THE BERMUDA CAY COMMUNITY ON THE NORTH IS ACROSS A MAJOR ARTERY AND OVER 300 FEET.
WE WILL BE 30 FEET AWAY ON A GOOD DAY. THIS ONE-MILE RULE IS NOT APPLICABLE IN ALL SITUATIONS. AND IT IS NOT APPLICABLE IN OUR SITUATION AND SHOULD NOT BE A RIGID REQUIREMENT.
THE LIVE LOCAL ACT SHOULD BE FURTHER AMENDED TO PROVIDE MORE PROTECTIONS FOR LOW DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS. ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL, ALL IS NOT WORKABLE. THIS ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL APPROACH IS RIDICULOUS.
THE LIST OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE PROPOSED DUNE BUILD IS EXTREMELY LONG. LET ME SHARE A FEW MORE EXAMPLES. NUMBER ONE, THE DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE ALLOWED. NUMBER TWO, THE BONUS THE CITY HAS GIVEN TO THE DEVELOPER FOR THE DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE.
THREE, THE SETBACKS. AND FOUR, THE INCORRECT FLOOR TO AREA RATIO CALCULATIONS. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. THIS DOES NOT EVEN BEGIN TO SCRATCH THE SURFACE. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE] NEXT PLEASE. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS MICHAEL SALVATOREUS, THIS IS MY WIFE KELLEY. I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF BOYNTON BEACH FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS. SO WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW
THIS BUILD DOESN'T FIT WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND IT ACTUALLY DOESN'T EVEN FIT WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE LIVE LOCAL ACT AND HOW IT ACTUALLY EXCLUDES FAMILIES LIKE OURS. SO THE ACT STATES THAT A MINIMUM OF 40% OF TOTAL UNITS MUST BE SET ASIDE FOR QUALIFIED LIVE
LOCAL APPLICANTS, BUT IT DOES NOT SPECIFY A REQUIRED PERCENTAGE OF THE BEDROOM UNIT TYPE. AND A QUOTE FROM AN AFFILIATED EXECUTIVE TO THE PROJECT IN THE "SUN-SENTINEL" WAS, QUOTE, IT'S VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TO BUILD 40% OF YOUR PROJECT DEDICATED TO
WORKFORCE HOUSING AND DO A HIGH-RISE. THE ECONOMICS JUST DON'T MAKE SENSE EVEN WITH THE TAX INCENTIVE. I'M A FINANCIAL ANALYST FOR A LIVING, SO THIS SUBJECT REALLY HITS HOME FOR ME. IF IT'S SO DIFFICULT TO MAKE 40% WORK, WHY ARE THEY TOUTING 61% OF THE DUNE AS LIVE LOCAL UNITS
IF YOU CAN'T EVEN MAKE MONEY WITH 40%? HOW IS IT THAT THE DEVELOPER STILL CONTINUES WITH THIS PROJECT IF IN HIS OWN WORDS IT MAKES NO ECONOMIC SENSE. WE INVESTIGATED THIS AND WE FOUND THAT 61% OF THE UNITS TURN OUT TO BE ALL ONE BEDROOM UNITS
AND ZERO TWO BEDROOM UNITS. SO SOMETHING I COULD POINT OUT IS MY WIFE AND I ARE EXPECTING OUR FIRST CHILD VERY SOON. IN LIKE TWO WEEKS. VERY, VERY SOON. IF A FAMILY LIKE US WERE TO QUALIFY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THE ONLY UNITS AVAILABLE FOR US TO RENT ARE ONE BEDROOM
UNITS, HOW WOULD THAT WONG FOR US? IT WOULDN'T WORK FOR US. WE NEED THE SPACE. SO WHO ARE THESE UNITS FOR? I DON'T THINK THEY ARE FOR FAMILIES. I DON'T THINK THEY ARE FOR PEOPLE THAT THE LIVE LOCAL ACT APPLIES TO. THOSE FAMILIES ARE BEING EXCLUDED. SO CONSIDER THIS.
THE DEVELOPER CAN RENT ALL THE TWO BEDROOM UNITS FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS AT THE PREVAILING MARKET RATE. AND A LOT OF THEM HAVE OCEAN VIEWS. SO I ASK AGAIN, WHO IS THIS FOR? ARE FAMILIES THE FUTURE OF BOYNTON BEACH? WE LIKE THE WAY WE LIVE NOW. I WOULD INVITE ALL OF YOU, IF
YOU HAVEN'T YET, GO TO LOS MANGOS, WALK AROUND. YOU WILL SEE HOW LITTLE SENSE THIS BUILD MAKES. GO OUT TO THE SITE WHERE THE BUILD IS SUPPOSED TO BE. LOOK AT THE ROAD. THEN LOOK AT OUR COMMUNITY. LOOK HOW MANY TREES AND BIRDS AND GRASS.
IT'S JUST COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND IT WILL REALLY DISRUPT THE LIFESTYLE THAT WE LOVE THERE. EVERYTHING THAT THE PEOPLE HERE SAID ABOUT THE TRAFFIC, ABOUT THE NOISE, THE CONSTRUCTION NOISE -- I MEAN IF THEY ARE GOING TO BEGIN DEMOLITION IN TWO WEEKS AND I'M GOING TO HAVE A
NEWBORN, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT IDEAL. I THINK A GATE, I THINK A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I THINK A LOT OF OTHER CONCESSIONS LIKE A MORATORIUM ON THE 45-FOOT LIMIT, HIGHER DISTANCE FROM THE BORDER OF OUR COMMUNITY, ALL THOSE WOULD BE VALID CONSIDERATIONS. THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE] >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT PLEASE. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS LIZ WHITE. AND I WAS A HOMEOWNER IN LOS MANGOS FOR MANY YEARS. AS STATED PREVIOUSLY, WE
WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT IS BUILT IN THE RIGHT PLACES AND THAT ENSURES LONGSTANDING COMMUNITIES ARE NOT NEGATIVELY IMPACTED. IT SHOULD BE A WIN-WIN FOR EVERYONE, NOT JUST THE DEVELOPER. IT SHOULD BE TRULY AFFORDABLE. IT SHOULD BE COMPATIBLE WITH
EXISTING COMMUNITY ZONING AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. BUT THIS BUILD IS NONE OF THOSE THINGS. I WOULD ASK YOU TO THINK ABOUT THE LONG-TERM IMPACT THIS BUILD WILL HAVE ON BOYNTON BEACH, OCEAN RIDGE, BRINY BREEZES, GULF
STREAMS, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE DELRAY BORDER. IF THE LIVE LOCAL ONE-MILE RULE STANDS WITH NO EXCEPTIONS, THEN THESE TYPES OF BUILDS CAN CONTINUE OUT TO THE OCEAN INTO WEST BOYNTON, DOWN TO DELRAY AND BEYOND. I HAVE LIVED JUST WEST OF CONGRESS NOW.
AND WE TOO WOULD BE IMPACTED BY THIS. SO WHAT DO WE WANT? WHAT IS NEEDED TO MAKE THIS MORE RIGHT AND MORE FAIR, HERE ARE A FEW ITEMS. WE HAVE A LONG LIST, BUT THE BUILD NEEDS TO BE LOWERED.
IT'S JUST TOO TALL. MAKE IT A COMMUNITY OF TOWNHOUSES FITTING IN WITH THE AREA AND THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. PULL IT OUT OF LIVE LOCAL AND MAKE IT OWNERSHIP VERSUS RENTAL. AND UNLESS YOU WANT MORE SERIOUS
INJURY AND TRAFFIC FATALITY, WE NEED A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND CROSSWALK AT THE INTERSECTION AT SOUTHEAST 28th CIRCLE. MOVE ALL THE NOISE AND ODOR-CREATING ITEMS OFF OF THE LOS MANGOS PROPERTY LINE. HELP US FIGHT FOR OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD BY PUSHING BACK ON THE STATE TO CHANGE LIVE LOCAL. THEY HAVE GOT YOUR HANDS TIED, BUT YOU CAN FIGHT IT. THERE ARE MANY OTHER CITIES THAT ARE FIGHTING BACK. WE ARE THE THIRD LARGEST CITY IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. USE THAT CLOUT TO OUR CITY'S ADVANTAGE.
I WOULD SAY WHAT THE PREVIOUS FOCUS SAID, HAVE ANY OF YOU BEEN TO THE BUILD SITE AT LOS MANGOS TO SEE FOR YOURSELVES HOW CLOSE AND DANGEROUS AND DEVASTATING THIS WILL BE TO LOS MANGOS AND OTHER COMMUNITIES. AT A RECENT COMMISSION MEETING, SOME ON THE DAIS WERE BEMOANING
THE FACT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THE TOWN SQUARE BUILD FROM THEIR HOMES. THOSE HOMES WILL BE 400 TO 500 FEET FROM THAT BUILD. WE ASK YOU TO GO OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSE, WALK 30 FEET, LOOK UP AND IMAGINE EIGHT STORIES.
BETTER YET, GO TO THE AVALON RIVERWALK AND WALK 30 FEET FROM THE ENTRANCE AND IMAGINE YOUR HOME RIGHT THERE. THAT'S WHAT THE DUNE IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. LOS MANGOS IS GROUND ZERO AND TAKING THE BIGGEST HIT. ISN'T IT TIME FOR ALL OF US TO START FIGHTING THIS LAW?
PLEASE, WE ASK YOU TO JOIN THE FIGHT FOR US. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] NEXT PLEASE. >> HI, MY NAME IS KIM RODGER. GENERATIONS OF MY FAMILY HAVE LIVED IN LOS MANGOS SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING IN 1977.
WE ARE ON THE FIFTH GENERATION LOVING IT THERE. AND WE WANT THEM TO KEEP ON LOVING IT. IN A RECENT "SUN-SENTINEL" ARTICLE, A SENIOR MANAGER AT AFFILIATED DEVELOPMENT STATED THAT THE LIVE LOCAL LAW IS, QUOTE, MEANT TO ADDRESS THE NIMBYISM THAT HAPPENS.
WE ARE NOT NIMBYs. WE ARE NOT IN MY BACKYARD TYPES. WE ARE NOT IN MY FRONT YARD. WE ARE ALL FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN KEEPING WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HEIGHTS AND DENSITIES WITHOUT IMPACTING OUR SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE. ONCE WE BECOME THE BACK ALLEY
FOR THIS BUILD, OUR PROPERTY VALUES WILL DECREASE. WHO IS GOING TO MAKE US WHOLE? WHO IS GOING TO COMPENSATE THAT? WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT? WILL THE FOCUS AT AFFILIATED STAND FOR THIS IN THEIR FRONT YARD? WOULD YOU STAND FOR THIS IN YOUR FRONT YARD? AND WOULD YOU ALL STAND FOR THIS
IN YOUR FRONT YARD? IN THE BOCA MAGAZINE ARTICLE, BOCA RATON MAYOR SCOTT SINGER STATES, QUOTE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE LOCAL ISSUES ARE DECIDED LOCALLY AND THAT WE ARE NOT PREEMPTED FROM ENFORCING THE
ZONING CODES THAT ENHANCE THE CHARACTER OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. HE WON'T STAND FOR THIS. WE ASK THE DAIS TO FOLLOW MAYOR SINGER'S LEAD. THERE NEEDS TO BE BALANCE BROUGHT TO THIS PROCESS. WE HAVE KNOWN THAT EVENTUALLY SOMETHING WOULD BE BUILT ON THIS PROPERTY BUT WE NEVER IMAGINED SOMETHING SO OUT OF CHARACTER.
NEVER IMAGINED THAT A DEVELOPER COULD BE SO CARELESS OF OTHERS AND HAVE TOTAL DISREGARD FOR THE CITY FOR WHICH THEY HAVE SAID ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THEY LOCKED ARMS WITH. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT TODAY -- WHAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT TODAY IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG WITH ISSUES FOR THE PROPOSED
BUILD AND ITS IMPACTS. ON A SOCIAL MEDIA SITE, A SENIOR MANAGER AT AFFILIATED DEVELOPMENT POSTED A PICTURE OF THE DUNE APARTMENTS AND SAID, QUOTE, MY BABY, MY BACKYARD. I GUARANTEE YOU THAT IF THIS TRULY WAS IN HIS BACKYARD, HE WOULDN'T BE BRAGGING ABOUT IT.
HE WOULD FIGHT IT. AT AN APRIL 1st COMMISSION MEETING, WE MADE A BRIEF TWO-SPEAKER PRESENTATION. WE ASKED THE CITY TO STEP UP AND START A DIALOGUE. IN THE TWO WEEKS SINCE, WE HAVE HEARD NOTHING. WHEN ARE WE GOING TO GET TOGETHER TO MOVE FORWARD? WE REALLY NEED TO MOVE FORWARD.
FINALLY, WE'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE THAT TOOK THE TIME TODAY TO COME OUT AND SUPPORT IN PROTECTING THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] NEXT PLEASE. >> ALL RIGHT. ONE MORE LOS MANGOS PERSON.
MY NAME IS ANNA MALBACK, I HAVE LIVED IN BOYNTON BEACH FOR 15 YEARS. I'M A TEACHER. I HAVE A FEW KIDS. AND THESE PEOPLE ARE MY KIDS' EXTENDED FAMILY. I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THIS COMMUNITY LOOKS LIKE FOR ME BECAUSE IT IS MY AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I CANNOT AFFORD TO TAKE MY KIDS INTO A GATED GOLF COMMUNITY. THIS IS MY COMMUNITY. THIS IS WHAT THEY'VE GOT AND IT IS AMAZING. MY KIDS GET TO CLIMB TREES. MY KIDS GET TO ROLLER SKATE ALL OVER. WHEN THEY SAY CAN I GO PLAY
OUTSIDE, THEY CAN GO ANYWHERE. IF THEY ARE DOING SOMETHING STUPID, SOMEBODY WILL KNOCK ON MY DOOR. IT'S WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE. AND THIS IS ALL I CAN AFFORD. THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS. AND IT'S FINE. IT'S GREAT.
AND I WANT TO JUST PLANT THE SEED THAT IF THIS DEVELOPMENT IS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, LET'S MAKE SURE THAT IT ACTUALLY CREATES AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT CAN BE THIS KIND OF COMMUNITY WITHOUT SACRIFICING THE EXISTING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY THAT IS HERE. THIS IS THE BEST OF WHAT BOYNTON BEACH HAS TO OFFER IN ITS MOST LIKE SMALL SCALE THING. WE ARE A CITY OF BALANCE. WE HAVE JUST ENOUGH DEVELOPMENT, JUST ENOUGH DIVERSITY, JUST ENOUGH FUN. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF GREAT THINGS HAPPENING IN OUR CITY AND
WE'RE PROUD OF IT AND WE LIKE IT. BUT WE DON'T WANT TO BE THROWN UNDER THE BUS OR, YOU KNOW, RUN OVER AS WE'RE TRYING TO CROSS FEDERAL HIGHWAY TO GET TO THE PARK WITH OUR CHILDREN. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE] >> HI, MY NAME IS MAUVEN CHADDA. I'M A RESIDENT OF BOYNTON BEACH. I NOW WANT TO MOVE TO LOS MANGOS. [LAUGHTER] I'M JUST HERE AS A VOTER, A SIMPLE RESIDENT, JUST ASKING THAT AS YOU DEVELOP YOUR AGENDAS
AND LOOK AT BUDGETS, YOU PAY ATTENTION TO THE SAFETY AND SECURITY. AS A FIRST-TIME MOM-TO-BE, I HAVE STARTED TO FEEL A LITTLE UNSAFE. I USED TO BE ABLE TO WALK IN THE EVENING OUTSIDE OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I REALLY CAN'T. THE SPEEDING IS VERY HIGH.
THERE'S NO TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND THERE'S NO STOP SIGN. WORST, I DO WORK LATE WITH MY HUSBAND. WE GO TO THE POST OFFICE, OUR LOCAL POST OFFICE ON BOYNTON BEACH BOULEVARD. WE SEE HOMELESSNESS THERE. INSIDE THEY HAVE CALLED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S
DONE. AND THAT'S A CONCERN TO ME. I WANT TO FEEL SAFE. I MOVED HERE FOR A REASON. I PAY MY TAXES FOR A REASON. SO AS YOU DEVELOP YOUR AGENDAS AND LOOK AT BUDGETS AND VOTE SAFETY AND SECURITY IS VERY IMPORTANT. I WANT TO CONTINUE TO FEEL SAFE.
AND I NEED YOUR HELP TO MAKE SURE THAT I FEEL THAT. I'M GOING TO ECHO THE MAN EARLIER TODAY THAT SAID THIS. IT SAYS YOU MAY HAVE THE POWER TO VOTE, BUT PLEASE DO LISTEN TO THE RESIDENTS SINCE WE ARE HERE AND ASKING YOU TO VOTE WHAT WE
WANT. NOT NECESSARILY WHAT YOU GUYS THINK. SO I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] NEXT PLEASE. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS BRIAN BEES, DISTRICT 8 FOR JOE CASTELLO, ALSO A
RESIDENT HOMEOWNER IN NAUTICA HERE IN BOYNTON BEACH. I WANTED TO REACH OUT. WE HAVE BEEN TALKING WITH SOME OF THE RESIDENTS IN LOS MANGOS. THEY HAVE BEEN EXPRESSING THEIR CONCERNS WITH THESE ISSUES. AND UNFORTUNATELY, REPRESENTATIVE CASTELLO IS UP IN SESSION IN TALLAHASSEE. HE WANTED ME TO SPEAK AND LET
EVERYONE KNOW HE IS VOTING AGAINST THE FOUR BILLS THAT EVERYBODY IS CONCERNED ABOUT. HE DID VOTE FOR LIVE LOCAL BECAUSE OF THE NEED FOR MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. BUT HE WANTED ME TO SAY LOCAL CONTROL HAS BEEN HIS MAIN KIND OF GOAL WHILE UP IN TALLAHASSEE. HE'S FOUGHT EVERY INSTANCE HE
COULD OF TALLAHASSEE OVERREACH, TRYING TO REACH IN MUNICIPALITIES' BACK POCKETS. SO HE JUST ASKED ME TO COME OUT TODAY, MAKE SURE THAT THE RESIDENTS OF LOS MANGOS KNOW THAT HE'S GOING TO BE VOTING AGAINST THE FOUR BILLS TRYING TO EXTEND TALLAHASSEE' OVERREACH HERE INTO THE CITY AND OUR
OFFICE IS HERE ANY WAY WE CAN HELP. WHILE I HAVE A MOMENT, I HAVE HEARD A LOT OF PEOPLE ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITH TRAFFIC ALONG THAT TRECH ON FEDERAL. UNFORTUNATELY, ONE OF OUR CONSTITUENTS DOWN IN DELRAY WAS KILLED, HIT BY A CAR WHILE TRYING TO CROSS A1A DOWN IN THE
DELRAY COMMUNITY, DELRAY CONDOS. WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO HELP THEM THROUGH FDOT GET A CROSSWALK FOR THEM. THE COST OF THAT WOULD FALL ON THE RESIDENTS THEMSELF AND IT'S GOING TO BE UPWARDS OF $50,000 TO GET THE CROSSWALK INSTALLED AND IT WILL BE ON THEM TO MAINTAIN IT GOING FORWARD.
WE ARE GOING TO BE TRYING TO GET A LOCAL BILL NEXT YEAR TO TRY TO GET STATE FUNDING FOR THAT. BUT JUST TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS, THAT IS THE REALITY OF IF THESE CROSSWALKS AREN'T PUT IN, WHEN THIS DEVELOPMENT HAPPENS, IT FALLS ON THE RESIDENTS AND IT'S A COST OF UPWARDS OF $50,000. SO THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT PLEASE. [APPLAUSE] >> HI, MY NAME IS PAMELA TIDWELL. I LIVE IN LOS MANGOS. I'M A CPA IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE AND I BOUGHT MY PLACE THERE 15 YEARS AGO. I HAVE NEVER RENTED IT.
I'VE NEVER USED IT AS AN AIRBNB. I COME DOWN WHEN I CAN SO I GOT EARLY AND FLEW IN TODAY. PEOPLE WOULD SAY, WHY WOULD YOU BUY A PROPERTY, PAY THE PROPERTY TAXES OF OVER $4,400 A YEAR AT
THIS POINT NOW? BECAUSE I CAN'T GET THAT GOOD STUFF Y'ALL GET, IT'S OKAY. PAY THE -- WHAT ARE WE AT NOW? $800 A MONTH FOR THE HOA. PAY THE 60 SOMETHING DOLLARS FOR THE WATER AND SEWER.
I DON'T EVEN COME DOWN EIGHT WEEKS OUT OF THE YEAR AND NEVER MORE THAN TWO WEEKS AT A TIME. KEEP A CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY. PAY ALL THE UTILITIES. WHY DID I DO THAT? WHY HAVE I ALWAYS DONE THAT? BECAUSE IT'S LOS MANGOS AND IT'S WORTH IT.
AND GUESS WHAT, I'M 68 NOW. I SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID THAT, BUT YOU KNEW IT. AND HERE'S THE DEAL. AFTER 15 YEARS, I'M READY TO MOVE TO LOS MANGOS. BUT NOT WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT. WHAT'S THE POINT?
WE'VE GOT BETTER THAN THAT IN NASHVILLE. I CAN STAY HOME IN NASHVILLE AND NOT BOTHER WITH WHAT I'VE PLANNED ALL MY LIFE. I GO TO THE BEACH WHEN I COME DOWN HERE. AND I MAKE IT A POINT TO WALK FIVE TO SEVEN MILES A DAY AT THE
BEACH. THEN ALL MY FRIENDS BACK IN NASHVILLE SAY, HOW DO YOU DO THAT? I SAY YOU JUST KEEP GOING. I'VE BEEN SINGLE NOW I THINK FOR 30-SOMETHING YEARS. BUT THAT'S A GOOD THING BECAUSE NOBODY WOULD WANT TO KEEP UP WITH ME AT THE BEACH. THERE'S A JET SKI IN MY GARAGE
AT FLORIDA. I'VE BEEN THROUGH THAT INLET. I FELL OFF IN THAT INLET AND SOME FIREMEN WERE CLAPPING. I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT EAST WINDS, WEST WINDS AND ALL THAT. ALL I KNEW WAS THAT THING WAS GOING TO COME OVER ON ME. THAT WHOLE JET SKI. SO IT THREW ME INSTEAD.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HEARING ALL THIS. AND I MAY NOT BE LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE, BUT I AM A CPA AND I'M SUPPOSED TO KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT NUMBERS AND WHERE TO LIVE AND HOW TO DO BUSINESS. AND I SAY I DID UNTIL NOW. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR
ATTORNEY KIND OF GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF SOME THINGS. HOLD ON, WE HAVE ONLINE, MY BAD. [INDISTINCT CONVERSATION] THERE'S NO ONE ONLINE SO WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. BUT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR
ATTORNEY GIVE A LITTLE OBSERVE AND UPDATE ON THIS ISSUE. >> SURE, VERY BRIEFLY. FIRST, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT TO EXPRESS YOUR CONCERNS AND PARTICIPATE IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROCESS. I UNDERSTAND THE LIVE LOCAL ACT HAS CREATED SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS FOR MANY FLORIDA COMMUNITIES AND
THE RESIDENTS IN THIS ROOM. THE PREEMPTION ASPECTS OF THE LEGISLATION CAN BE FRUSTRATING FOR RESIDENTS AND LOCAL OFFICIALS WHO DEEPLY VALUE THEIR COMMUNITY INPUT AND SHAPING THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S FUTURE. AND IT'S DIFFICULT WHEN DECISIONS ABOUT DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL DIRECTLY IMPACT YOUR DAILY
LIVES, TRAFFIC PATTERNS AND COMMUNITY CHARACTER ARE TAKEN OUT OF YOUR HANDS. ON TO THE LEGAL FUN. THE LIVE LOCAL ACT OVERRIDES LOCAL ZONING LAWS FOR MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS WHEN AT LEAST 40% OF THE UNITS ARE AFFORDABLE. IT ESTABLISHED LOCAL PREEMPTION
LAWS WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY RESTRICT YOUR ABILITY TO REJECT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT OTHERWISE COMPLY WITH ESTABLISHED ZONING CODES AND ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS. THE LAW ESSENTIALLY CREATES A BY RIGHT APPROVAL PROCESS WHICH PREVENTS CITIES FROM DENYING
COMPLIANT PROJECTS. THIS MEANS DEVELOPERS CAN BUILD ON LAND ZONED FOR COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES AND BYPASS THE CITY'S RESTRICTIONS ON DENSITY, HEIGHT AND USE FOR OTHERWISE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS. THE PREEMPTION REQUIRES THE CITY TO ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVE
PROJECTS THAT MEET ALL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS IN THE CITY CODE AND LIMITS DISCRETIONARY REVIEW. NOTABLY, THIS LAW IS CREATED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE, NOT BY THIS COMMISSION. THE LEGISLATURE HAS ALLOWED DEVELOPMENTS THAT QUALIFY UNDER LIVE LOCAL TO UTILIZE THE
HIGHEST DENSITY PERMITTED ANYWHERE IN THE CITY, EFFECTIVELY INCREASING DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL WITHOUT ANY SAY LOCALLY. WITH RESPECT TO THE DUNES PROJECT SPECIFICALLY, THAT PROJECT HAS NOT BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE CITY COMMISSION AT THIS POINT IN TIME BECAUSE
THE LAW REQUIRES STAFF TO ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVE THE PROJECT. FAILURE OF THE CITY TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW MAY SUBJECT THE CITY TO LITIGATION AND THE LIVE LOCAL ACT DOES PROVIDE FOR PREVAILING PARTY ATTORNEY'S FEES RELATED TO THE LIVE LOCAL ACT. SO AGAIN, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU
CONTINUE TO LOBBY AND CONTACT YOUR STATE LEGISLATURES REGARDING YOUR CONCERNS RELATED TO THE LAW. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. WE ARE MOVING ON TO SECTION 5, ADMINISTRATIVE PORTION OF THE AGENDA.
WE HAVE THREE BOARDS WITH APPLICATIONS. BOTH APPOINTMENTS WERE TABLED AT THE LAST MEETING SO I'D LIKE TO REQUEST A MOTION TO UNTABLE THE ITEMS. >> MOTION TO UNTABLE 5A. >> MAYOR: DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: GREAT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
[AYES] >> IF YOU COULD JUST GIVE A MOMENT TO CLEAR THE ROOM. >> MAYOR: LET THE ROOM CLEAR. >> WAIT UNTIL EVERYONE GETS OUT, YEAH.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]
>> MAYOR: OKAY. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY FOR THE FIRST ONE. OKAY. FIRST UP IS THE ART ADVISORY BOARD. THERE ARE TWO REGULAR POSITIONS AND ONE ALTERNATE POSITION AND WE HAVE TWO APPLICANTS. THE FIRST NOMINATION GOES TO COMMISSIONER CRUZ WHO WILL APPOINT A REGULAR MEMBER TO THE ART ADVISORY BOARD. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE YOUR
MOTION? >> YES, MAYOR. I THINK -- HOLD ON ONE SECOND. FIRST NAME. >> MAYOR: I'M PULLING THEM UP, TOO. >> CARINA -- I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT CARINA MALDONADO. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER CRUZ MOVED TO APPROVE CARINA
MALDONADO AS A REGULAR MEMBER OF THE ART ADVISORY BOARD. COMMISSIONER TURKIN SECONDED THE MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [AYES] THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. I DIDN'T HEAR YOU, OKAY. THE SECOND NOMINATION GOES TO COMMISSIONER TURKIN WHO WILL APPOINT A REGULAR MEMBER TO THE ART ADVISORY BOARD. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE YOUR
MOTION? >> YEAH. I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE SUSAN FROLIC. >> MAYOR: OKAY. >> MOTION TO APPOINT SUSAN FROLIC. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER TURKIN MOVED TO APPROVE SUSAN FROLIC AS A REGULAR MEMBER OF THE ART ADVISORY BOARD. COMMISSIONER KELLEY SECONDED THE MOTION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [AYES] ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THERE ARE NO APPLICANTS FOR THE BUILDING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND APPEALS. STILL FIVE REGULAR MEMBERS AND TWO ALTERNATE MEMBER POSITIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE WHO QUALIFIES AND WOULD LIKE TO APPLY. WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ADVISORY BOARD. WE HAVE SIX APPLICANTS AND THERE ARE THREE REGULAR POSITIONS AVAILABLE. THE FIRST NOMINATION GOES TO COMMISSIONER TURKIN WHO WILL APPOINT A REGULAR MEMBER TO THE CRA ADVISORY BOARD. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE YOUR MOTION? >> YEAH. I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE TOMMY IS BELLIA.
MOTION TO APPOINT TOMMY ISABELLA. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER TURKIN MOVED TO APPROVE THOMAS ISABELLA AND COMMISSIONER KELLEY MADE THE SECOND AS A REGULAR MEMBER OF THE CRA VERIFIED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [AYES] ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THE SECOND NOMINATION GOES TO ME TO APPOINT A REGULAR MEMBER TO THE CRA ADVISORY BOARD. I MOTION TO APPOINT GEORGE FELDMAN. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: IS THERE A SECOND? OKAY. SECOND WAS APPROVED BY COMMISSIONER TURKIN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
[AYES] THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THE LAST NOMINATION GOES TO COMMISSIONER CRUZ TO APPOINT A REGULAR MEMBER TO THE CRA ADVISORY BOARD. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE YOUR MOTION? >> YES, MAYOR. I'LL GO AHEAD AND APPOINT WILLIAM HARPER.
>> MAYOR: DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: GOOD. COMMISSIONER CRUZ MOVED TO APPROVE WILLIAM HARPER AS THE REGULAR MEMBER OF THE CRA ADVISORY BOARD. COMMISSIONER KELLEY SECONDED THE MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [AYES] ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THE NEXT BOARD IS THE EDUCATION YOUTH BOARD WITH TWO ALTERNATE AND THREE STUDENTS MEMBER POSITIONS AVAILABLE. THERE ARE TWO APPLICANTS. THE FIRST NOMINATION GOES TO COMMISSIONER TURKIN WHO WILL APPOINT AN ALTERNATE EDUCATION AND YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE YOUR MOTION? >> I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO APPOINT
SANDRA WATSON. >> WHY DID YOU HAVE TO TAKE MINE? SECOND. >> MAYOR: OKAY. COMMISSIONER TURKIN MOVED TO APPROVE SANDRA WATSON AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER. COMMISSIONER KELLEY SECONDED THE MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [AYES] ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THE SECOND NOMINATION GOES TO COMMISSIONER KELLEY WHO WILL APPOINT AN ALTERNATE EDUCATION YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE YOUR MOTION? >> THANK YOU, YES, I WOULD APPOINT -- MOVE TO APPOINT PAUL GENE AS THAT ALTERNATE POSITION. >> MAYOR: AND DO I HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND. >> MAYOR: OKAY. COMMISSIONER KELLEY MOVED TO APPROVE PAUL GENE AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER IN EDUCATION AND YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD. COMMISSIONER TURKIN SECONDED THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. [AYES] ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THE HISTORIC RESOURCES PRESERVATION BOARD HAS THREE REGULAR AND TWO ALTERNATE POSITIONS AVAILABLE. THE LIBRARY BOARD HAS ONE REGULAR POSITION AVAILABLE. THE RECREATION AND PARKS BOARD HAS ONE ALTERNATE POSITION AVAILABLE. AND THE SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD HAS ONE REGULAR AND TWO
ALTERNATE POSITIONS AVAILABLE. OKAY. MOVING ON TO COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUNDS. WE HAVE A REQUEST FOR 500 IN COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUNDS FROM COMMISSIONER TURKIN TO IMAGINE CHANCELLOR TO HELP WITH SPORTS PROGRAMS AND 500 FROM THE SOUTH
FLORIDA GOLF ASSOCIATION TO SUPPORT VETERAN GOLFING. >> DO YOU WANT TO GO OVER BOTH OF THEM AND COLLECTIVELY -- >> IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THEM. >> THAT'S FINE. >> MAYOR: GO AHEAD. >> NO, I'VE GOT NOTHING. MOTION TO APPROVE BOTH. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: SO COMMISSIONER TURKIN
MOVED TO APPROVE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUNDS -- COMMISSIONER KELLEY SECONDED THE MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [AYES] ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO 6, CONSENT AGENDA. WE WILL NOW BE MOVING ON TO THE
CONSENT AGENDA. IF MY COLLEAGUES WANT TO PULL ANY ITEMS FROM CONSENT, LET'S BEGIN TO MY LEFT, COMMISSIONER TURKIN. >> NO. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> NO THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> NO. >> MAYOR: IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER CHANGES, MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA?
>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER TURKIN MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. COMMISSIONER KELLEY SECONDED THE MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA, SAY AYE. [AYES] ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO SECTION 7, CONSENT BIDS AND PURCHASES OVER 100,000. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO CONSENT BIDS AND PURCHASES OVER 100,000. IF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO PULL ANY ITEMS, LET'S BEGIN TO MY RIGHT. COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> NO, MAYOR. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> YEAH, MAYOR.
I WOULD LIKE TO PULL 7B. >> MAYOR: OKAY. COMMISSIONER TURKIN? >> NO. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REST OF THE AGENDA.
>> SECOND. >> CONSENT ITEMS. NOT GETTING AWAY THAT QUICK, STAFF. [LAUGHTER] >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER TURKIN MOVED TO APPROVE -- HOLD ON. >> THE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA. >> MAYOR: OKAY. COMMISSIONER TURKIN MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REMAINING
CONSENT AGENDA. COMMISSIONER KELLEY SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [AYES] ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THAT WAS A MOUTHFUL. >> THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, CITY MANAGEMENT TEAM. I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND. WE'RE HERE TONIGHT FOR THE FUNDING SOURCE APPROVAL FOR THE ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTER IMPROVEMENTS. A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THAT, SO IN 2020, THE HIGH SCHOOL WAS RENOVATED AND REOPENED AS A ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTER.
AND DUE TO CONSTRAINTS AT THE TIME, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO BUILD OUT THE AUDITORIUM. SO BASICALLY THE FIRST PHASE WAS COMPLETED, THE DESIGN IN '23-'24. AND PHASE 2 WOULD BE THE CONSTRUCTION IMPLEMENTATION. SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE PROJECT.
SO THE AUDITORIUM IS EXPECTED TO BE USED AS AN EVENT SPACE FOR PERFORMING ARTS ACTIVITIES, MEETING PLACES FOR LEAGUES OF CITY MEETINGS, A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS. IT COULD EVEN POSSIBLY GENERATE REVENUE FOR THE CITY TO HAVE EVENTS AND SO FORTH THERE.
A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE SCOPE. SO THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUDIO SYSTEM, DIGITAL VIDEO SCREENS, STAGE LIGHTING AND CURTAIN SYSTEMS, PUBLIC ADDRESS OR P.A. SYSTEM, WINDOW SHADES, ACOUSTICAL TREATMENTS AND A.V.
CONTROL BOOTH, A GREENROOM, THE HVAC SYSTEM, A STAGE EXTENSION AND MISCELLANEOUS UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS. THE SUCCESSFUL CONTRACTOR WAS LASSCO DEVELOPMENT AND THE
CONTRACT AMOUNT IT WAS $1,242,282. THE DURATION OF THIS PROJECT IS 180 DAYS TO COMPLETION. 30 DAYS TO FINAL COMPLETION. AND THE TOTAL DURATION FOR THE PROJECT IS 210 DAYS.
>> THANK YOU. I PULLED THIS ITEM NOT JUST NECESSARILY FOR THE DETAILS AND NOT, YOU KNOW -- BUT REALLY TO JUST LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT WE ARE INVESTING IN THE ARTS AND
CULTURAL CENTER SO THAT IT BECOMES A MORE USEABLE SPACE. ANY EVENT THAT WE HAVE IN THERE, THE ACOUSTICS ARE BAD. YOU CAN'T HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON. AND I HAVE SPOKEN TO, YOU KNOW, ALL THE SCHOOLS IN MY DISTRICT AS WELL AS THE HIGH SCHOOL THAT
REALLY WANT TO UTILIZE THIS SPACE. THEY LOVE COMING HERE FOR DIFFERENT EVENTS AND THEY REALLY WANT TO UTILIZE THAT SPACE. BUT IT'S NOT USEABLE FOR ANY TRUE LIKE ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES. SO I REALLY PULLED THE ITEM TO JUST HIGHLIGHT, YOU KNOW, WHAT
IMPROVEMENTS WE ARE DOING TO THE ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTER SO THAT IT BECOMES, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY A REVENUE GENERATOR BUT REALLY A USE THAT WE CAN UTILIZE AND OUR SCHOOLS CAN UTILIZE AND OTHER PROGRAMS CAN UTILIZE. I'M EXCITED TO SEE THIS HAPPENING. AND, YOU KNOW, I KNOW EVERYTHING
IN THE BUDGET HAS GONE UP A LITTLE BIT. SO, YOU KNOW, WE UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IT BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME EXCITING THINGS GOING ON AT THE ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTER, SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. IT'S NUMBER 2, I MEAN B. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER TURKIN MOVED TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION NUMBER R25-097A. COMMISSIONER KELLEY SECONDED THE
MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE AGENDA AS AMENDED SAY AYE. [AYES] THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. MOVING ON TO PUBLIC HEARING, WE HAVE FOUR PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE PERMITTED
ON ITEMS 8A, B, C AND D. I WILL NOW TURN TO THE CLERK TO SWEAR IN ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. >> ANYONE HERE WHO WILL SPEAK -- ANYONE WHO IS HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 8A AND B, PLEASE STAND UP AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE EVIDENCE YOU ARE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? THANK YOU. YOU MAY HAVE A SEAT. >> MAYOR: IF EACH COMMISSIONER CAN PLEASE MAKE ANY DISCLOSURES AT THIS TIME REGARDING ITEMS 8A AND 8B.
COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> I DO NOT HAVE ANY DISCLOSURES. >> MAYOR: YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY SAY IT. >> I APOLOGIZE. >> MAYOR: I'M LEARNING IT, TOO. >> I KNOW. IT'S BEEN A WHILE. AS TO THIS MATTER, I HAVE NOT HAD EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED WRITTEN
COMMUNICATIONS THAT I AM AWARE OF. I HAVE NOT CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION. I HAVE NOT MADE A SITE VISIT. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED EXPERT OPINIONS OTHER THAN STAFF. I REQUEST THAT THESE DISCLOSURES AND ALL WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS BE MADE PART OF THE RECORD. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
MOVING ON TO COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> AS TO THIS MATTER, I HAVE NOT HAD EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS. I HAVE NOT CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION. I HAVE NOT MADE A SITE VISIT OTHER THAN DRIVING DOWN CONGRESS AVENUE ALMOST EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE.
I HAVE NOT RECEIVED EXPERT OPINIONS. I REQUEST THAT THESE DISCLOSURES AND ALL WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS BE MADE PART OF THE RECORD. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER TURKIN. >> AS TO THIS MATTER I HAVE NOT HAD EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS.
I HAVE NOT CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION. I HAVE MADE A SITE VISIT. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY EXPERT OPINIONS OUTSIDE OF STAFF'S. I REQUEST THAT THESE DISCLOSURES AND ALL WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS BE MADE PART OF THE RECORD. >> MAYOR: I HAVE NOT HAD ANY
EX PARTE COMMUNICATION. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED WRITTEN COMMUNICATION. I HAVE NOT CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION. I HAVE DRIVEN BY THE SITE AS WELL. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED EXPERT OPINIONS. I REQUEST THAT THESE DISCLOSURES AND ALL WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS BE PART OF THE RECORD. AS TO 8A AND B, THEY WILL BE
PRESENTED TOGETHER. DO YOU WANT THIS BACK? OH, SORRY. AS TO 8A AND 8B, THEY WILL BE PRESENTED TOGETHER. I ASK THE CITY CLERK TO READ 8A AND 8B INTO THE RECORD, PLEASE. >> 8A IS APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF THE REQUEST FOR A MAJOR SITE PLAN MODIFICATION, APPLICATION
TO CONSTRUCT AN 8,111 SQUARE FOOT ADDITION TO THE MEDICAL AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICE BUILDING AND ASSOCIATED SITE IMPROVEMENTS ON THE OUT-PARCEL IN THE BOYNTON BEACH PROMENADE LOCATED AT 1101 NORTH CONGRESS AVENUE. 8B IS APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF A
DEVELOPMENT ORDER FOR A VARIANCE FROM PART III, CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE V, SECTION 2. C, TABLE 4-18, COMMERCIAL AND OFFICE HEALTHCARE USES TO ALLOW A REDUCTION OF 42 REQUIRED PARKING SPACES TO ACCOMMODATE THE 8,111
SQUARE FOOT ADDITION TO EXISTING TWO-STORY 15,800 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING. >> MAYOR: OKAY. COULD WE PLEASE HAVE THE
APPLICANT BEGIN? >> MADAM MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, MADAM ATTORNEY, BRIAN CHECKEZ, PRINCIPAL PLANNER. I PLAN AND DESIGN, PLEASED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO
PRESENT BOTH APPLICATIONS AT THE SAME TIME. THEY ARE COMPANION PIECES. AND I HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION AND I'LL JUST FLY THROUGH BECAUSE IT'S A SIMPLE REQUEST. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MY CLIENT, SALOM HOLDING COMPANY, A GROUP
OF DOCS WHO HAVE PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY IN 2021. HAVE STARTED MOVING THEIR OPERATIONS OVER THERE. THEY ARE LOOKING FOR THIS APPROVAL FOR EXPANSION AT THIS LOCATION COMING FROM UNINCORPORATED PALM BEACH COUNTY INTO THE CITY PROPER TO BRING THOSE SERVICES AND THOSE JOBS TO
THE CITY ITSELF. OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEER IS AROUND MR. ADAM KURR FROM KIMLEY-HORN AND MYSELF FOR ENTITLEMENTS. THE LOCAL ARCHITECT HAROLD TUTTLE, I THINK EVERYONE KNOWS HIM LOCALLY, WHO HELPED WITH THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FOR THIS
PROJECT. WE ARE SEEKING FROM YOU ALL AN APPROVAL FOR A MASTER SITE PLAN MODIFICATION THAT INCLUDES 8,111 SQUARE FEET. IT TAKES A 15,000 SQUARE FOOT
BUILDING AND BRINGS IT UP TO 22,000 SQUARE FEET, ALMOST 23,000 SQUARE FEET. WE'RE ASKING TO ADD 10 PARKING SPACES ON OUR SITE. AND WE'RE ALSO ASKING FOR THE RELOCATION OF AN EXISTING VERY OLD AN OUTDATED DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE TO PUT IT INTO A
CORNER AND GET IT OUT OF THE WAY AS WE IMPROVE THIS PROPERTY. THE LAST PART OF IT IS A VARIANCE FOR PARKING, FOR UP TO 49 PARKING SPACES PER CODE. BUT I'LL TALK TO YOU ABOUT HOW WE FEEL THAT NUMBER IS EXCESSIVE
AND WE THINK THAT NUMBER IS MUCH, MUCH LOWER FOR THE USE THAT WE'RE PROPOSING. USES THAT WE'RE PROPOSING, AND FOR HOW WE ARE ORIENTED WITHIN THIS PARCEL WITHIN THE GREATER BOYNTON BEACH MALL SITE. SO YOU ALL KNOW THE LOCATION.
YOU'VE ALL BEEN THERE. 1101 NORTH CONGRESS IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHERNMOST ACCESS ROAD INTO THE BOYNTON BEACH MALL. IT HAS A 40-YEAR-OLD BUILDING ON IT. IT'S NOT EXACTLY EXEMPLARY ARCHITECTURE AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT COULD USE A FACE-LIFT AND A
COMPLETE MAKEOVER. AND THIS GROUP THAT'S COMING IN WANTS TO DO AND ACHIEVE THAT. LOOKING AROUND THE BUILDING, WE ALL KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. THE DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE, I DON'T KNOW WHO DESIGNED THAT. IT'S MASSIVE. THAT'S GOING TO BE TAKEN DOWN
AND PARKING SPACES WILL GO THERE. AND THAT WILL BE PART OF THE CLEANUP AROUND THE SITE. BUT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF MODIFICATIONS IN AND AROUND THE SITE. THE IMPROVEMENTS WE'RE PROPOSING ARE VERY SELF-CONTAINED AND I'LL SHOW YOU IN THE ARCHITECTURALS. BUILDING WAS BUILT OVER 40 YEARS
AGO. AS I SAID, 2021 THEY PURCHASED THE PROPERTY. THEY ARE COMING IN FROM UNINCORPORATED PALM BEACH COUNTY TO BOYNTON BEACH PROPER. THE EXPANSION IS ENTIRELY WITHIN THE EXISTING FOOTPRINT OF THE BUILDING SO WE'RE NOT SPREADING
OUT. IT'S ALL SELF-CONTAINED. WE SPREAD OUT ON THE FIRST FLOOR WHERE THE EXISTING DRIVE-THRUS ARE LOCATED. THAT WAS FOR THE INTEGRITY BANK THAT WAS THERE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND HAS SINCE MOVED ON. AND WE'RE ADDING A THIRD FLOOR,
PARTIAL THIRD FLOOR ALL WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE EXISTING BUILDING FOOTPRINT. THIS IS THE APPROVED SITE PLAN. IT'S DECADES OLD. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT WAS A BANK OFFICE USE ORIGINALLY. WE'RE THE PARCEL LOCATED IN THE SOUTH -- IN THE BOTTOM
RIGHT-HAND CORNER OF THE PROJECT. IN 1996, THE BOUNDARIES OF OUR SITE PARCEL "A," WHERE OUR BUILDING IS LOCATED WERE MODIFIED. AND THE PARKING AT THE CENTER WAS REDUCED BACK IN '96 TO ACCOMMODATE FOR UPDATING AND
CONSTANTLY RECONFIGURING A.D.A. REQUIREMENTS. THAT PLAZA WAS GOING THROUGH CHANGES TO KEEP UP WITH A.D.A. REQUIREMENTS. WHAT THEY HAVE TODAY IS MUCH LESS THAN WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY
APPROVED AND DEVELOPED 35 YEARS AGO. THIS IS WHAT OUR SITE WOULD LOOK LIKE PLUGGED IN ON THAT CORNER. ZOOMING IN ON THE IMPROVEMENTS, THIS IS THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE BUILDING TODAY.
WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT A VERY -- AND THAT'S THE OVERALL SECOND FLOOR FOOTPRINT AROUND IT. WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT ADDING ABOUT 1,000 SQUARE FEET ON THE GROUND FLOOR AT THE WEST END BEHIND THE BUILDING. SO THESE SPACES WOULDN'T EVEN BE SEEN BY THE PASSING PUBLIC ON
CONGRESS AVENUE. WE'RE ALSO -- WE WRAPPED THAT NEW PARKING AROUND THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTH SIDES OF THE BUILDING. FOR THAT GROUND FLOOR ACTIVITY. THE THIRD FLOOR IS PARTIALLY
FILLED IN WITH A BALCONY AND TERRACED BALCONY AT THE FRONT FACING CONGRESS AVENUE. VERY HIGH-END ARCHITECTURE FROM WHAT'S IN THE PLAZA TODAY GLOBALLY AS WELL AS OUR SITE.
AND I THINK STAFF DID A GREAT JOB AT PACKET REVIEW TO KIND OF SHOW YOU ALL THAT ARCHITECTURE AND HOW IT'S GOING TO LOOK WITH ALL OF THE ENHANCED CORNICES AND
VARIOUS COPINGS AND WINDOW SHUTTERS AND DIFFERENTIATION IN COLORS AND GLASS RAILINGS. JUST HIGH-END ARCHITECTURAL MODIFICATION. THIS IS THE SITE IN WHICH THE DUMPSTER WILL BE RELOCATED UP FROM THERE TO THIS CORNER OF THE
SITE AND PUT INTO A REASONABLY AS WE TALKED ABOUT THE ARCHITECTURE IN THE MIDDLE AND THE LEFTHAND SIDE IS THE EXISTING BUILDING COMPARED TO WHATS A GOING TO BE SEEN THERE AFTER THE RENOVATIONS. NOT ONLY ARE THEY RELOCATING TO THE CITY, BUT THEIR GOAL IS TO
ENHANCE THIS SITE TO BE, TO MATCH AND BE COMPETITIVE AND BE PART OF AND COMPLEMENTARY TO THE COMMERCIAL USES THAT HAVE REDEVELOPED ON NORTH CONGRESS AVENUE OVER THE PAST DECADE, RENAISSANCE COMMONS, BUT NOT COMPETE WITH THEM. COMPLEMENTARY SERVICES, MEDICAL
SERVICES, PROFESSIONAL OFFICE SERVICES, NOT RETAIL SERVICES. AGAIN, THE ARCHITECTURE IS FOUR-SIDED. THERE'S NO SIDE THAT IS UNTREATED. IT ALL ENHANCES AND TO THE BETTERMENT OF THE SITE ITSELF AS WELL AS TO THE BETTERMENT OF THE
PLAZA. WE ARE SEEKING A VARIANCE FOR THE BICODE 49 SPACES. OUR REASONING IS SUCH. THE STANDARDS OF THE CODE REQUIRE THAT, A., SPECIAL CONDITIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST WHICH ARE PARTICULAR TO THE LAND STRUCTURE BUILDING
INVOLVED, AND NOT APPLICABLE TO OTHER LANDS AND WHICH IS OUR SPECIFIC CASE AND CAN'T BE RECREATED. WE'RE IN AN OUT PARCEL WITHIN A PLAZA. WE HAVE SHARED PARKING AND THAT SHARED PARKING IS GOVERNED BY RESTRICTIVE COVENANT, SO WE HAVE
THE ABILITY TO WORK OUT A THIRD PARTY PRIVATE AGREEMENT LEVEL TO TRADE PARKING IF IT'S EVER REQUIRED. I'LL GET INTO THE FACT IT'S NEVER GOING TO BE REQUIRED AGAIN IN THIS PLAZA AND WILL BE CHALLENGING FOR ALL RETAIL CENTERS MOVING INTO THE FUTURE. THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS OR
CIRCUMSTANCES DO NOT RESULT FROM THE ACTIONS OF THE APPLICANT FOR THE VARIANCE. WE BELIEVE THAT'S CORRECT. THE ORIGINAL APPROVAL PROHIBITS ANY REASONABLE MODIFICATIONS OR UPGRADES TO THE OUTPARCEL BECAUSE THE PARKING RATE 35 YEARS AGO OVERBURDENED THIS SITE.
IT WAS GIVEN A ONE PARKING SPACE PER 200 SQUARE FOOT PARKING RATE AND WE HAVE A RANGE OF USES THAT DON'T PARK AT THAT INTENSITY, SO WE OUT OF THE BOX ALREADY HAVE
MORE PARKING THAT WE NEED. MY CLIENTS CAN ATTEST THAT THE PARKING LOT IS ALWAYS UNDERPARKED AND THEY WILL PROBABLY NEVER GET TO THE MAX NUMBER PROVIDED ON SITE.
C., VARIANCE GRANTED WILL NOT CONFER THE APPLICANT OVER OTHER STRUCTURES IN THE SAME INDUSTRY. YES, THIS REQUEST IS BEING MADE FOR A SPECIFIC SITE WITHIN A LARGER SHOPPING CENTER, AS I SAID, IN WHICH WE SHARE PARKING SPACES. IT WILL BE A THIRD PARTY
AGREEMENT IF THERE'S EVER A PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE, AND AS WE ALL KNOW, WHEN THESE REGULATIONS WERE APPLIED TO THE CENTER 35 YEARS AGO, THERE WAS NO INTERNET. THERE WAS NO AMAZON DELIVERY AND EVERY PARKING SPACE COUNTED AND
WAS NEEDED. PARKING LOTS WERE FULL. FAST FORWARD TWO DECADES LATER AROUND THE ADVENT OF INTERNET, FAST FORWARD TO THE 2007 FINANCIAL CRISIS WHEN PARKING AT CENTERS WAS EXACTLY HOW IT LOOKS NOW. IT WAS DEVASTATED. BRICK ANDMORER TO STARS HAVE
SEEN A MASSIVE REDUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF ACTIVITY THEY SEE BECAUSE THEY'RE COMPETING WITH ONLINE SHOPPING NOW. FAST FORWARD TO 2021 AND -- 2020 AND THE PANDEMIC AND COMMERCIAL AND SHOPPING CENTER OBLITERATED SO WE'RE NOW IN 2024 AND OUR
PARKING ANALYSIS FROM 2021 SHOW THAT WE HAD 10 # O PLUS SPACES AVAILABLE IN THAT PLAZA. IN 2024 WE HAVE 200 SPACES. WE UNDERSTAND AND WE RECOGNIZE BIG LOTS IS GONE, SO THE MASSIVE PARKING THAT WAS HAPPENING AT BIG LOTS IS CONTRIBUTING TO THAT NUMBER, BUT NUMBER IS NOT GOING
DOWN. THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE SPACES ARE GETTING BIGGER. WE RECOGNIZE THAT. IF WE HAVE A PARKING PROBLEM ON THIS CENTER, WE WOULD BE SUPER HAPPY. WE WOULD BE REALLY HAPPY ACTUALLY BECAUSE WE WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL AND A LOT OF ACTIVITY. IF THESE FOLKS ACTIVATE THIS SITE AND BRING ACTIVITY TO THAT
SITE, IT WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO WORK WITH THE PLAZA AND HORSETRADE PARKING SPACES BECAUSE IT BECOMES AN ACTIVE CENTER AGAIN. IF EVERYONE IS WAITING FOR WIG LOTS TO COME BACK, THAT SHIP HAS SAILED. D., LITERAL INTERPRETATIONS
PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE WOULD DEPRIVE THE APPLICANT OF RIGHTS COMMONLY ENJOYED BY OTHER PROPERTIES. YES, MEDICAL AND OFFICE DON'T PARK AT FIVE PER 1,000. MEDICAL OFFICE DOES, BUT PROFESSIONAL OFFICE DOESN'T. I.T. STANDARDS AND INTERNATIONAL
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER STANDARDS NATIONALLY ARE ONE PER 30 # 0 SO WE'RE ALREADY ON PAPER OVERPARKED AND THE DEMAND IS HIGHER THAN WHAT WOULD NORMALLY BE REQUIRED. OUR COMBINATION OF USES OUT OF THE BOX HAS ALREADY BEEN
OVERBURDENED FOR PARKING. E., THE VARIANCE GRANTED IS THE MINIMUM VARIANCE THAT WILL MAKE POSSIBLE REASONABLE USE OF THE LAND STRUCTURE OR BUILDINGS. THIS REQUEST WILL UPDATE AND MODERNIZE A 50-YEAR-OLD BUILDING AND AMPLE PARKING IS AVAILABLE
TO SUPPORT THE REQUEST BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUE SITUATION BEING AN OUTPARCEL WITHIN A PLAZA WITH SHARED PARKING. PARKING WILL NEVER BE A PROBLEM OFFSITE. WE WILL NEVER SPILL OUT INTO THE STREET WITH RESPECT TO HOW THIS IS ORIENTED WITHIN THE GREATER BOYNTON BEACH MALL PROPERTY.
AND THEN F., VARIANCE GRANTED WILL BE IN HARMONY WITH THE GENERAL INTENT AND PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCE AND WILL NOT BE INJURES YOU TO THE PUBLIC WELFARE. YES, IT WILL KEEP MEDICAL AND
PROFESSIONAL OFFICE IN THE CITY. IT WILL ACTIVATE THAT PORTION OF THE CENTER. IT WILL MODERNIZE THAT PORTION OF THE CENTER, AND MAYBE IT WILL START OTHER GREAT THINGS AT THAT CENTER, BUT RIGHT NOW PAPER CODE IS RESTRICTING US FROM BEING ABLE TO ADVANCE THIS. WE ARE ASKING FOR MORE INTENSITY. BUT IT'S NOT EGREGIOUS.
IT'S A SMALL AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL MEDICAL OFFICE THAT WILL GO A LONG WAY TO ADVANCING THE PROGRESS OF THIS SITE AND CENTER.
AND AGAIN, TO REITERATE FROM THE ON THE GROUND PARKING ANALYSIS AND INTERESTED IN IMPROVING IT AND WE DID IT AGAIN IN 2024 AND THE NUMBERS SHOW THAT WE'RE WELL
OVER PARKED FOR OUR SITE AS WELL AS FOR THE OVERALL CENTER FOR THE USE THAT WE'RE PROPOSING. WITH THAT, WE'RE NOT HERE TO BEAT STAFF UP.
WE ARE TRYING TO FIX AN IN INCONGRUENCY AND PROVIDE THE SERVICES TO THE NORTH CONGRESS CORRIDOR NOW. WITH THAT, I'M SEEKING COMMISSION'S APPROVAL OF BOTH THE VARIANCE AND THE MAJOR SITE
PLAN MODIFICATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY STAFF RESPONSE? >> HELLO.
I AM JOHN STODD. I'M A PLANNER HERE. STAFF IS UNABLE, DUE TO STRICT RELIANCE ON THE CODE, STAFF IS UNABLE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL. HOWEVER, IF THE COMMISSION
WISHES TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL, STAFF RECOMMENDS HAH THE VARIANCE BE APPROVED AND FOR 49 PARKING SPACES AS HE HAD MENTIONED, PREVIOUSLY HAD BEEN
42, BUT FOR THE SHOPPING CENTER TO BE PARKED COMPLETELY AND TO CODE, IT WOULD BE 49. AND IF BOTH ARE APPROVED, THAT IS THE COMMISSION'S PREROGATIVE. THANK YOU. >> OKAY. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION?
>> NOPE. I MEAN, FROM THURSDAY'S AGENDA WORKSHOP, MY POSITION REMAINS THE SAME. I THINK THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY MOVING JOBS FROM THE WEST TO THE EAST SIDE OF BOYNTON BEACH MEDICAL OFFICE, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, DROVE BY THERE AND REVIEWED THIS GOOGLE
SATELLITE. AND I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE WE NEED TO TAKE A HOLISTIC LOOK AT ALL OF THIS WHEN IT COMES TO OUR ORDINANCES AND CODES AND ZONING ALL TOGETHER. REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING.
SO I DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES AND I'M OKAY TO MOVE FORWARD. >> OKAY. COMMISSIONER KELLEY IS THIS >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT IF YOU DON'T MIND. THANK YOU. ARE THEY ANTICIPATING THAT THE
TENANTS WILL REMAIN -- I KNOW THEY HAVE BEEN MEDICAL. IS THAT THE INTENT THAT THEY WILL STAY AS LOW INTENSITY AS THEY CURRENTLY ARE? BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY DEPENDING ON THE TENANT WOULD DEPEND ON WHAT
THE RATE OF PARKING WOULD BE. >> GREAT QUESTION. THESE ARE END USERS, SO THESE ARE THE -- THEY HAVE PCP'S, PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN, AND THEY HAVE THEIR PRACTICE THAT ARE IN THAT BUILDING, SO THIS ISN'T -- WE'RE NOT JAMMING A WHOLE BUNCH OF DIFFERENT USES IN THERE.
IT'S GOING TO BE VERY MUCH SCALED TO THE SITE AND TO THE BUILDING. AND THAT IS A GOOD LIMITING FACTOR IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF DOCTORS AND THE AMOUNT OF STAFF THAT THEY BRING IN. SO AS AN END USER, THEY'RE NOT
IMPROVING THIS AND OPENING IT UP TO ANYONE AND TRYING TO JAM TENANTS IN THERE BECAUSE THEY WANT THE SPACE FOR THEMSELVES. THAT IS WHY THE ARCHITECTURE IS SO -- IT'S RIGOROUS. IT HAS A LOT OF ELEMENTS ON IT THAT SERVE THEIR PURPOSE, OUTDOOR DECK SPACE, VERY, VERY
HIGH-END FINISHES BECAUSE THEY WANT THAT FOR THEMSELVES. >> GREAT. SO INSTEAD OF IT BEING KIND OF A MULTIPLEX WITH VARIOUS TENANTS, IT'S GOING TO BE THEIR -- >> RIGHT. >> -- BUILDING. >> THERE IS A PROFESSIONAL OFFICE FLOOR IN THERE AS WELL,
BUT THAT'S ABOUT 1/3 OF THE SPACE AND THE SECOND FLOOR IS DEDICATED TO THE PROFESSIONAL OFFICE AND THAT PULLS THAT PARKING NUMBER DOWN. THEY CURATE THEIR TENANTS BASED ON WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE. AGAIN, IT IS NOT COMPLETELY RENTED OUT TO SOMEONE ELSE, AND
THEY JUST TRY AND GET AS MANY TENANTS IN AS POSSIBLE. IT'S BASICALLY MAKING SURE IT IS THE RIGHT TENANT MIX FOR THEIR PRACTICES. >> I MEAN, I SUPPORT BRINGING THIS BUSINESS TO CONGRESS
AVENUE, BUT WHAT MY QUESTION WAS FOR WAS TO, YOU KNOW, INSURE THAT WE HAVE NOT GOING TO END UP FOR HIGH INTENSITY AND I KNOW THAT IT'S NOT OUR BURDEN ON THE WORRY ABOUT IT. IT WOULD BE YOU AS THE -- OR
THEM AS THE OWNERS, BUT THAT WAS MY CONCERN WAS WHAT THE TENANCY WAS GOING TO LOOK LIKE BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WHEN YOU'RE BRINGING IN ANOTHER 8,000 SQUARE FOOT, YOU HAVE TO ENVISION THAT THAT IS EMPLOYEES AND THAT'S PATIENTS
AND IF THEIR INTENSITY IS REMAINING THE SAME, THEN WE CAN UNDERSTAND THE JUSTIFICATION. AND I THINK THAT IS MY ONLY QUESTION THAT I HAD. THE ONLY -- IT CAME UP DURING OUR AGENDA REVIEW, AND I CAN ASK
YOU SINCE YOU ARE HERE AND YOU WEREN'T ON THAT, HAS THERE BEEN COMMUNICATION WITH THE PLAZA OR WITH THE OTHER TENANTS WITH REGARD TO SHARED PARKING? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT CAME UP THAT
PREVIOUSLY THERE HAD BEEN, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS VERBAL AGREEMENTS OR AGREEMENTS THAT THEY WERE SHARING PARKING. BUT MY UNDERSTANDING FROM STAFF WAS THAT THERE HADN'T BEEN ANY RECENT COMMUNICATION, BUT I WANTED TO CHECK WITH YOU TO SEE IF ANYTHING HAD CHANGED SINCE OUR LAST COMMUNICATION WITH STAFF. >> VERY HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THERE WAS COMMUNICATION WITH THE
OWNER OF THE PLAZA PRIOR TO YOUR AGENDA PACKET MEETING. I SENT THEM ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PART OF THIS APPLICATION IN THE MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE THAT I WAS ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM, SENT THEM EVERYTHING. TOLD THEM THE REQUEST, AND THAT WAS THE LAST WE HEARD FROM THEM.
AND I UNDERSTAND WHY BECAUSE WE'RE AN OUTPARCEL OWNED AND WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT TO SHARE PARKING SO UNTIL OR UNLESS SOMETHING POPS UP THEY NEED TO POKE THEIR HEAD INTO, THEY SAW WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND THAT WAS THE END OF OUR DISCUSSIONS. SO WE WERE ABLE TO REACH OUT TO
THEM, GET AHOLD OF THEM, AND THAT HAPPENED BEFORE PACKET REVIEW. AND SO THERE'S NO MYSTERY TO THE BOYNTON BEACH PROMENADE OWNERSHIP. >> SO THEY'RE ON NOTICE AND THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY YOU'RE DOING. >> YES, MA'AM. >> NO NEWS IS USUALLY NO
OBJECTION. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN NOTICED AS PART OF THE APPLICATION AS WELL. >> YES. >> PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> I THINK ALL THE QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ASKED PRETTY MUCH. I WOULD BE SUPPORTING THIS BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S GOING TO
CREATE LOCAL JOB, AND WE DEFINITELY NEED TO REVAMP THAT AREA ON CONGRESS. I'M SUPPORTIVE. >> MAYOR: OKAY. >> I GUESS IT'S NOT A RELEVANT QUESTION TO THIS, BUT ARE WE ENCOURAGING LOCAL HIRING AND THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS IMPORTANT TO US?
IT'S NOT RELEVANT TO THIS APPLICATION PER SE. BUT THAT'S -- IF WE COULD -- >> ONE OF THE DOCS IS HERE, AND HE NODDED AND SAID YES, THEY WILL BE HIRING LOCALLY. SO AS A SIDE BAR, YES, WE WILL
BE SUPPORTING LOCAL EMPLOYMENT ENDEAVORS. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: GREAT. WE ARE TAKING PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS AS PERMITTED ON ITEMS 8A AND 8B WITH EACH PERSON HAVING THREE MINUTES. IF YOU COULD COME ON DOWN.
>> SUSAN HOYER. I THINK THIS IS A FABULOUS PROJECT AND I THINK YOU SHOULD APPROVE THE EXEMPTIONS. THIS IS WONDERFUL. I WOULD POINT OUT A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WEREN'T ADDRESSED AND PROBABLY BECAUSE I WASN'T THERE TO ASK THEM AT A PRIOR DATE. WHAT IS THE ART FEATURE GOING? OR IS THE MONEY GOING INTO ARTS?
ARE WE DOING SOMETHING BIG AND BEAUTIFUL? THIS IS THE PERFECT PLACE TO MAYBE EXPLORE TAKING SOME OF THE CITY-OWNED PIECES OF ART THAT ARE SITTING IN WAREHOUSE AND MAYBE SELLING THEM AND HAVING THEM PUT THEM UP AND MAKE THEM AVAILABLE.
THAT WOULD BE A PERFECT USE IF YOU COULD GET THE ART BOARD TO DO THAT, WHICH I'M SURE THEY WOULD. IT GETS THEM OUT OF YOUR WAREHOUSES. SECOND OF ALL, I NOTICED IN ROOK LOOKING AT THE PICTURE, IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE A VERY DARK ROOF. THE LAST TIME I CHECKED, WHICH WAS WHEN I GOT THE CODE CHANGED,
WAS THAT THESE BUILDINGS ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE WHITE ROOFS, SO WHY DOES THIS NOT HAVE A WHITE ROOF? AND WHEN WAS THE CODES CHANGED THAT I WASN'T HERE TO SIT THERE AND ARGUE ABOUT? BECAUSE I'M THE ONE WHO GOT THE CODES CHANGED. NEXT UP, THE CANOPY TREES SHOULD BE SURROUNDING THE PARKING LOT.
THAT WAS PUT INTO CODE. WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT? WE ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE CANOPY TREES AROUND EVERY PARKING LOT GOING FORWARD, SO WHERE IS THAT? I JUST SEE PARTIAL TREES. AND THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL, YAY, NO PALMS WHICH ARE HORRIBLE BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT TREE. ARE WE DOING SOME KIND OF
BUTTERFLY PLANTING TO HELP ENCOURAGE OUR BUTTERFLY COLONY THAT WE ARE ONE OF THE FEW PLACES LEFT IN THE UNITED STATES THAT HAS ATALLAH BUTTERFLY. THEY COST THE SAME AS EVERY OTHER PLANT, SO WHY NOT PUT THEM
IN AND ENCOURAGE THE BUTTERFLIES TO SPREAD BEYOND THE DOWNTOWN AND MY NEIGHBORHOOD OUT TO THAT AREA AND ESPECIALLY MAKE THIS HAPPEN AND HOPEFULLY YOU'LL BE THINKING ALONG THOSE LINES WHEN IT COMES TO THE MALL CHANGES, TOO. AND NOT HAVING SEEN THE WHOLE PLANS, WHAT ARE THE PLANS FOR
PUTTING ELECTRIC CAR CHARGERS IN? AND ADDING MORE HANDICAP? BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE MEDICAL, MEDICAL MEANS OLD PEOPLE AND PEOPLE WITH ISSUES AND DISABILITIES, SO YOU NEED MORE HANDICAP THAN NORMAL. BIGGER SPACES THAN NORMAL, ESPECIALLY NEAR THE DOORS. AND ELECTRIC BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,
WE ARE AN ELECTRIFYING NATION, SO LET'S BE PREPARED. AND AS SOMEBODY WHO OWNS AN ELECTRIC CAR, I WILL TELL YOU IT IS ABSOLUTELY MISERABLE TO TRY AND FIND SOME PLACE TO CHARGE AND WHY NOT BE THE LEADER IN THIS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE UPGRADING AND HAVING A
LUXURY OFFICE SPACE, HAVE LUXURY OPTIONS BECAUSE YOU KNOW THOSE DOCTORS ARE SHOWING UP WITH ELECTRIC CARS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, BUT PLEASE ADDRESS THE CODE ISSUES THAT WERE CHANGED THAT DON'T APPEAR TO BE ON THIS PLAN. THANK YOU.
BUT OTHERWISE, VOTE YES. >> MAYOR: ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION? IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> DO YOU NEED 8A SEPARATELY OR BOTH? >> THEY WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO
VOTE ON 8B FIRST AND THE MOTION NEEDS TO BE MODIFIED TO PROVIDE A VARIANCE OF 49 SPACES RATHER THAN 42. >> MOTION TO APPROVE 8B WITH THE MODIFICATION OF 49 SPACES
INSTEAD OF 42. >> OKAY? >> MAYOR: OKAY. COMMISSIONER TURKIN MOVED TO APPROVE, MADE A MOTION TO I A PROVE ITEM 8B FOR THE MODIFICATION OF 49 SPACES INSTEAD OF 42.
COMMISSIONER CRUZ SECONDED THE MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> MOTION TO APPROVE 8A. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: OKAY.
OKAY. COMMISSIONER TURKIN MOVED TO APPROVE ITEM 8A, THE MAJOR SITE PLAN MODIFICATION. COMMISSIONER CRUZ SECONDED THE MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. REGARDING 8C -- >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: 8C, WE TURN TO THE CITY CLERK TO READ THE TITLE INTO RECORD. >> PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 25-003, FIRST READING, ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING PART III LAND
DEVELOPMENT REGULATION, CHAPTER 1, GENERAL ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS, AMENDING CHAPTER 2 LAND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, ARTICLE II PLANNING AENED ZONE DIVISION SERVICES, SECTION 5 PERMIT APPLICATIONS, AMENDING CHAPTER 3, ZONING, ARTICLE V, SUPPLEMENT CAL
REGULATIONS, SECTION 3 COMMON BUI BUILDING APPURTENANCES, FREE STANDING STRUCTURES AND SITE AMENITIES EXCLUDING WALLS AND FENS. AMENDING CHAPTER 4 SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, AVII
UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN STANDARDS, SECTION 3 STANDARDS ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR ARTIFICIAL TURF, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> MAYOR: COULD WE PLEASE HAVE
STAFF BEGIN THE PRESENTATION? >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. I AM THE PRINCIPAL PLAN WE ARE THE PLANNING AND ZONING DIVISION. I AM HERE TO PRESENT LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AMENDMENTS TO ESTABLISH THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL TURF IN THE CITY.
NEXT SLIDE. STAFF PROPOSES THIS AMENDMENT TO DEFINE WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL TURF, ESTABLISH THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND REVIEW DOCUMENT AND
STANDARDIZE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE. THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE FINDINGS BASED ON RESEARCH CONDUCTING DATA FROM THE NEIGHBORING CITIES, WHICH WAS PRESENTED AT THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING ON NOVEMBER 4, 2024.
JUST BRIEFLY ADDED IS A SLIDE TO RECAP THAT CITIES THAT ALLOW ARTIFICIAL TURF ONLY IN THE SIDE AND REAR YARDS, DELRAY BEACH, WEST PALM BEACH. AND CITIES THAT DO NOT ALLOW ARTIFICIAL TEMPERATURE SF GREEN
ACRES, JUPITER AND PALM SPRINGS. SO THE CITY IS GENERALLY DO NOT ALLOW ARTIFICIAL TURF WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAYS, SWALES AND EASEMENT AND DO REQUIRE PERMIT REVIEW, MANUFACTURING
SPECIFICATIONS AND VERIFIED DRAINAGE REQUIREMENT. SO NOW GOES TO THE DEFINITIONS AND I TRIED TO MEMORIZE THIS. IT WAS QUITE COMPLICATED. I SEEM GOING TO READ THROUGH IT. SO ARTIFICIAL TURF IS SURFACE MATERIAL MADE FROM SYNTHETIC
MANMADE FIBERS OR SIMILAR MATERIALS DESIGNED TO RESEMBLE NATURAL GRASS. ARTIFICIAL TURF SHALL CONSIST OF GREEN, LIFELIKE INDIVIDUAL BLADES THAT CLOSELY MIMIC THE APPEARANCE AND COLOR OF NATURAL
GRASS. ALONG WITH THE ARTIFICIAL TURF DEFINITION, WE ARE ESTABLISHING DEFINITION FOR THE IMPERVIOUS AND IMPERVIOUS SURFACES TO REVIEW THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL
TURF IN THE CITY. SO ARTIFICIAL TURF WILL BE REVIEWED AND PROCESSED AS A ZONING PERMIT ALONG WITH STANDARDIZED DOCUMENTS AND PLANS. DOCUMENTATION DETAILING
MATERIAL, INSTALLATION OF ARTIFICIAL TURF SYSTEM. AND ALSO THE PROOF OF MADE IN U.S.A. TO INSURE COMPLIANCE WITH CURRENT SAFETY STANDARDS AS WELL AS MAY REQUIRE THE DRAINAGE PLAN
UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. ARTIFICIAL TURF NEEDS TO BE -- MUST BE SOLD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS AND KEPT CLEAN AND IN GOOD CONDITION TO
MAINTAIN ORIGINAL APPEARANCES. THESE ARE IMAGES SHOWING WHERE THE ARTIFICIAL TURF COULD BE USED IN SINGLE-FAMILY, AS WELL AS PARKS. AND THESE IMAGES ARE SHOWING
ALSO ARTIFICIAL TURF COULD BE MIXED USE OR NONRESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT. COULD BE USED FOR THE OUTDOOR DINING OR ROOFTOP GARDENS OR POOL DECK AREAS. ARTIFICIAL TURF WILL BE ALLOWED
IN ALL DISTRICT, ALL DISTRICT EXCEPT AREAS DESIGNATED FOR THE DRAINAGE AND RETENTION AREA. LANDSCAPE AREAS THAT ARE DEFINED AND OUTLINED IN THE ARTICLE I AND II IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS, RIGHTS OF WAY, WATERWAY, WATER BANKS, AND REGISTER HISTORIC PROPERTIES. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AMENDMENT TO
ESTABLISH USE OF ARTIFICIAL TURF. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >> ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? >> YES, REAL QUICK. BECAUSE I KNOW THE PRESENTATION
INCLUDED REAR AND SIDE YARD. THIS IS APPLICABLE FOR THE FRONT YARD, RIGHT? >> CORRECT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THIS. WE HAVE SPOKEN A LOT ON THIS IN THE PAST IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS. I WOULD LIKE A RECOMMENDATION OF INCREASING THE SQUARE FOOTAGE FROM 800 TO 1,000 FEET.
AND SO THAT'S MY ONLY ASK FROM MY COLLEAGUES. THANKS. >> MY ONLY -- SO I KNOW YOU SAID IT'S GOING TO BE ALLOWED IN ALL DISTRICTS EXCEPT THE LIST, BUT I'M ASSUMING THAT ALSO MEANS
H.O.A.'S AND NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE THEIR OWN BOOKS, SO JUST FOR THE USE OF THE PUBLIC, IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT, UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN'T GOVERN WHAT AN H.O.A. DOES IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD OR ALLOWS, SO THIS
WOULDN'T APPLY TO THAT EITHER. MAYBE JUST TO CLARIFY. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER CRUZ? >> OKAY. PUBLIC COMMENT IS PERMITTED AT THIS TIME. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO COME UP, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. OKAY.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? >> JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, COMMISSIONER TURKIN WANTED TO INCREASE FROM THE 800 SQUARE FOOT OF IMPERVIOUS SURFACE TO 1,000. ARE YOU REFERRING TO ALL THE DISTRICT? >> YES.
>> OKAY. UNDERSTOOD. >> I'LL MAKE THE MOTION 8C WITH THE AMENDMENT AND STRIKE THROUGH 800 TO 1,000 FEET. >> YOUR MICROPHONE IS OFF. >> SORRY, I JUST WANT TO MAKE
SURE IT WAS HEARD. >> DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY IT AGAIN? MOTION TO APPROVE 8C WITH THE CHANGE OF 800 SQUARE FEET TO 1,000. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: OKAY. LET'S TURN TO THE CITY CLERK FOR
A ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY, YES. COMMISSIONER TURKIN, YES. COMMISSIONER CRUZ, YES. MAYOR SHELTON, YES. >> IN ROLL CALL VOTE T MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
>> MAYOR: THANK YOU. OKAY. MOVING ON TO 8D, WE WILL TURN TO THE CITY CLERK TO READ THE ORDINANCE TITLE INTO THE RECORD. >> PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 25-004, FIRST READING, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE ART IN
PUBLIC PLACES AND PUBLIC BEAUTIFICATION REGULATIONS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, REPEALING PART II CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE XI ARTS COMMISSION, AND ARTICLE XII, ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM, REPEALING CHAPTER 27, ADVISORY
BOARDS AND COMMITTEES, ARTICLE II BOYNTON BEACH ART ADVISORY BOARD, SECTION 27-21 INTENT, SECTION 27-22 DEFINITIONS, SECTION 27-25 ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC ART FEE, SECTION 27-22 PUBLIC ART FUND, SECTION 27-27
ART IN PUBLIC PLACES GUIDELINES, AMENDING CHAPTER 27 ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES ARTICLE II BOYNTON BEACH ART ADVISORY BOARD AND SECTION 27-24 PURPOSE AND DUTIES, AMENDING PART III LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, CHAPTER
1 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS AND ARTICLE V HOUSING INITIATIVES, SECTION 1 STATE HOUSING INITIATIVES PARTNERSHIP ACT, AMENDING PART III LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 2, LAND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, ARTICLE VI IMPACT AND SELECTED
FEES, SECTION 5 ART IN PUBLIC PLACES AMENDING CHAPTER 4, SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, ARTICLE XIV MURALS, ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS TO REGULATE AND PROVIDE STANDARDS OF ART IN
PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM AND PUBLIC BEAUTIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE. >> MAYOR: CAN WE PLEASE HAVE STAFF BEGIN THE PRESENTATION? >> AMANDA REAGAN, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR INFORM ITEM COMES BEFORE YOU BASED ON COMMISSION DIRECTION TO LOOK AT
OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND THE USE OF THE PUBLIC ART FUND. THE ORIGINAL PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION AMONG THE COMMISSION WAS GIVEN BACK IN JULY 2024, SO THIS ORDINANCE AND THIS PRESENTATION IS BASED ON THE DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD AT THAT
MEETING. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THIS IS PROBABLY THE FIRST OF A COUPLE OF THINGS YOU WILL SEE COMING FROM PUBLIC ART. THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS WE COULD DO IMMEDIATELY WITHIN THE CODE. THE OTHER DIRECTION WAS TO INITIATE AN ARTS MASTER PLAN, WHICH I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THE R.F.P. WENT OUT. WE HAD GREAT RESPONSE, AND WE ARE ABOUT TO START NEGOTIATION
WITH THE CONSULTANTS THAT WILL BE MOVING THAT PROJECT FORWARD. SO THIS ORDINANCE AIMS TO ACCOMPLISH THREE THINGS. THE FIRST IT AIMS TO EXPAND THE USE OF THE PUBLIC ART FUND, SPECIFICALLY FOR PUBLIC SPACES AND BEAUTIFICATION EFFORTS.
THE SECOND THING IT DOES IS INCENTIVIZE THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THE PUB I WILLING ART FUND OVER THE PRIOR TO -- PUBLIC ART FUND OVER THE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT. AND THE THIRD IS THIS WAS A LARGE CLEANUP. THE ART PROGRAM WAS IN THREE DIFFERENT PLACES IN OUR CODE, SO
YOU'LL SEE IN THE ORDINANCE TWO OF THEM HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY REPEALED, AND IT WAS CONSOLIDATED IN ONE PLACE UNDER THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. SO THE DEFINITION EXPANSION. WE CREATED A NEW DEFINITION FOR PUBLIC ART PROJECT, AND THAT
LAST SENTENCE IN BOLD IS THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE. IT ESSENTIALLY SAYS THAT AN ART PROJECT CAN INCLUDE A WORK OF ART, BUT IT CAN ALSO INCLUDE THE OVERALL BEAUTIFICATION OF PUBLIC SPACES. WE TIGHTENED UP THE DEFINITION OF A PUBLIC ART BUDGET. WE'RE USING BUDGET INSTEAD OF
FEE. AND WE REMOVED A LOT OF DUPLICATE DEFINITIONS. SO THIS IS A VISUAL OF WHAT THIS EXPANSION OF FUNDS DOES TO THE BEGINNING OF THE SLIDE, TO YOUR LEFT, YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THE PREVIOUS THINGS THAT YOU COULD GET APPROVED UNDER THE ART
PROGRAM. SINGLE PIECES OF ART. ART WORKS. THIS EXPANSION ALLOWS ALL OF THE THINGS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN. IT ALLOWS FUNCTIONAL ART SUCH AS
UNDER LIGHTING, SEATING, PROJECTS LIKE SHADE STRUCTURES THAT CAN SERVE THE PUBLIC IN A FUNCTIONAL WAY AS WELL. THE IDEA BEHIND THIS AMENDMENT IS TO NOT ONLY USE IT FOR ART, BUT OVERALL BEAUTIFICATION THAT CAN BENEFIT THE PUBLIC AS A WHOLE.
THE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT IS SINCE THIS IS FOR PUBLIC SPACES AND THE PUBLIC, THE PUBLIC OVERALL, IT WOULD ALSO INCLUDE BEAUTIFYING PUBLIC SPACES, RELAXES REGULATION ON WHAT A FORMAL ART WOULD BE, AND
IT ALSO RESTORES PUBLIC SPACES AND MEMORIALIZES HISTORIC BEAUTY. AGAIN, THINGS LIKE UTILITY WRAP, SHADE STRUCTURES, PAINT ON ROADS, ALL OF THOSE THINGS WOULD BE PERMISSIBLE UNDER THIS AMENDMENT. AND EVEN MORE SO, IT ALSO ALLOWS FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION OF
PUBLIC SPACES. IT ALLOWS ADAPTIVE REUSE, RESTORATION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS AND BEAUTIFICATION OF NATURAL SPACES. THE SECOND THING THIS DOES, LIKE I SAID S INCENTIVIZES THE PUBLIC PORTION. HOW WE INCENTIVIZED IT WAS
ESSENTIALLY CREATING A DISCOUNT FOR THE PROGRAM IF YOU PAY INSTEAD OF PRODUCE ART. SO IF YOU ARE PRODUCING ART ON SITE, YOU PAY THE FULL 1%. YOU USE THAT TOWARD YOUR BUDGET TO CREATE ART ON YOUR PRIVATE PROPERTY.
IF YOU ARE DOING THE PAY IN LIEU OF, YOU GET A 10% REDUCTION AND IT GOES INTO THE CITY FUND AND THE CITY USES THAT FUND TO DO PUBLIC PROJECTS. AND THE LAST THING, AGAIN, WAS A CLEANUP. WE STRUCK THROUGH MULTIPLE SECTIONS.
WE CONSOLIDATED UNDER ONE PLACE. WE REMOVED DUPLICATE DEFINITIONS, AND WE CLARIFIED DEFINITIONS. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. THIS IS THE FIRST READING. WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE AMENDMENTS BETWEEN READINGS IF THE COMMISSION CHOOSES.
I AM AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. >> MAYOR: ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION? >> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THIS DOES NOT ELIMINATE THE ARTS PROGRAM. ESSENTIALLY, THIS WIDENS THE SCOPE FOR THE USE OF THE FUNDS WHICH WE HAVE DISCUSSED OVER MONTHS AND MONTHS WHERE THIS ORIGINATED.
THIS INITIATED FROM THE ANDREWS HOUSE, SO THAT WAY WE DON'T CREATE AN EXTRA BURDEN ON THE TAXPAYERS WHERE WE ELIMINATE INVESTMENT. I THINK THIS IS A GREAT AMENDMENT, AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. >> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP. THIS DOES NOT ELIMINATE THE ART PROGRAM. THIS AT THE MOST IS A SMALL
SHIFT FROM A MORE PUBLIC PUBLIC ART PROGRAM TO A PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT ART PROGRAM. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER KELLEY? >> NO, JUST, THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS. AND IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WHERE WE'RE GETTING THESE PROJECTS AND GETTING THIS FUNDING IN AND TO
HAVE NOW A TRUE MECHANISM WHERE THE CITY CAN USE IN IT A FUNCTIONAL WAY AS WELL AS TO BRING IN CREATIVE ART, I THINK IS A GREAT WAY TO LOOK AT THIS. I APPRECIATE ALL THE AMENDMENTS, SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WE'RE HOPING THAT THE ART MASTER
PLAN, ONCE THAT'S INITIATED, THERE WILL BE STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS, PUBLIC MEET, AND THAT LISTEN WILL HELP US GUIDE HOW TO FUND OR WHAT PROJECTS TO FUND AND HOW TO USE THOSE DOLLARS. >> AMANDA, WHAT'S THE TIMELINE FOR THAT? I KNOW YOU SAID IT WAS OUT FOR -- >> SOON.
SO WE'RE WORKING WITH PROCUREMENT. WE ARE -- WITH THE BID IS CLOSED. WE HAVE SELECTED SOMEONE. WE ALREADY HAD PRESENTATIONS O. ON THE NEXT AGENDA YOU WILL SEE A REQUEST TO NEGOTIATE. AND ON THE NEXT AGENDA IF WE
COMES TO TERMS OF NEGOTIATION, A REQUEST TO REWARD. SO ONE MONTH IS MY GOAL. >> OKAY. WHAT IS THE PLAN FOR, YOU WERE JUST MENTIONING FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS. WHAT IS YOUR PLAN MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT IN MAKING SURE THAT THE WORD GETS OUT? >> YES. >> SO THAT ANYONE WHO WANTS TO PARTICIPATE IS ABLE?
>> A BIG PART OF THE R.F.P. WAS PUBLIC OUTREACH. SO THE R.P.F. INCLUDED REQUIREMENTS FOR STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS, PUBLIC MEETINGS, KICKOFF MEETINGS. REVIEWS AND WORKSHOPS OF ART. AND FULLY LOADED.
WEBSITES, SPECIFIC TO THIS PROJECT. SURVEYS. ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO GET INPUT, WE WILL DO. IF ANYONE HAS SPECIFIC THINGS THAELD LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN, PLEASE COMMUNICATE WITH ME. I'LL BE HAPPY TO INCLUDE THEM. >> I THINK IT IS LOOKING OUTSIDE THE BOX, ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE
ALWAYS -- I FEEL LIKE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SPEED BUMP WHEN GETTING INFORMATION OUT IS NOT EVERYONE IS ON THE INTERNET. NOT EVERYONE IS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. AND SO REALLY TO GET OUT THERE AND GET CREATIVE IN DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE CAN -- >> SURE. WE CAN DO POSTCARDS. WE CAN DO MAILERS.
>> RIGHT. >> ALL THE THINGS. >> ALL THE THINGS. WE SHOULD DO ALL THE THINGS BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT TO -- >> YES, YES. >> -- CITY WIDE. >> THESE PLANS LIVE FOR A LONG TIME. THEY'RE MEANT TO GUIDE HOW WE FUND PROJECTS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF INPUT IS PUT INTO IT.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> THANK YOU. CAN WE PLEASE GO BACK TO THE -- MAYBE LIKE TWO SLIDES BACK.
WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMIT? DO YOU CURRENTLY TAKE 30% OF THE ART FEE AS IT IS? IS THAT A THING NOW? >> SO THAT EXISTS. THE ONLY CHANGE IN THIS PROGRAM IS IF YOU ARE DOING THE PUBLIC PORTION OR PAY IN LIEU OF, IT WOULD BE THE SAME.
YOU WOULD PAY 70% INTO THE FUND OR USE 70% TO CONSTRUCT YOUR ART. WHAT WE'RE DOING IS ESSENTIALLY DISCOUNTING THE FEE TO 60% INSTEAD OF THE 70.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: OKAY. PUBLIC COMMENT IS PERMITTED AT THIS TIME. EACH PERSON HAS 3 MINUTES.
>> THANK YOU. SUESON HOYER, BOYNTON BEACH. I THOUGHT YOU WEREN'T DOING PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ONE, OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN SLIGHTLY MORE PREPARE. I CAN'T BELIEVE TO TELL YOU ALL THE THINGS I FIND WRONG WITH THIS. WHILE I THINK THE IDEA IS GREAT, YOU SHOULD TAKE THE FUNDING FROM
ADDING A SEPARATE FEE TO THE HIDEOUS OFFICE TOWERS THAT NONE OF US WANT, NONE OF US NEED, AND AS OPPOSED TO TAKING MONEY AWAY FROM ART AND SHOULD BE PUSHED OUT FOR, YOU KNOW, EXPANDING AND
GETTING OUR KINETIC BACK ON TRACK THAT WE ARE SO FAMOUS FOR AND THE OTHER ARTS PROJECTS THAT WE ARE SO FAMOUS FOR IN OUR CITY. AND THAT'S WHERE THE FUNDING NEEDS TO STAY VERSUS, YOU KNOW, GIVING A DISCOUNT. GEEZ, I WONDER WHICH ONE EVERY SINGLE DEVELOPER IS GOING TO
PICK. DO WE PAY THE LARGER ONE OR PAY THE DISCOUNTED ONE? AND DO SOMETHING ELSE? AND I TOTALLY GET WHERE THIS IS GOING. I THINK IT'S -- THE IDEAS FOR THE LANDSCAPING BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS, WHATEVER, ARE GREAT AND THEY NEED TO HAPPEN. I THINK THERE'S OTHER WAYS TO
FUND THEM VERSUS TAKING IT OUT OF OUR ALREADY TOO SMALL KINETIC BUDGET. WE ALREADY AREN'T ENFORCING THE ARTS TO THE LEVEL IT SHOULD BE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE MURAL WITH THE MALL WAS NEVER APPROVED. THAT GOLF STATUE, GOLFER STATUE AT HIGH RIDGE COUNTRY CLUB WAS
NEVER APPROVED BY THE ARTS BOARD, AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE. IT'S UNDERFUNDED. IT'S NOT UNIQUE. IT'S NOT ALLOWED. THAT CAME IN, I GUESS, DURING, BEFORE, GLEN, WHEN HE WAS THE ARTS DIRECTOR. BUT WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT
THIS CLOSELY. WE CAN HAVE BOTH. WE CAN HAVE IT ALL. LET'S MAKE OUR CITY BEAUTIFUL. LET'S DO THE RIGHT THING. LET'S TRULY ENCOMPASS WHAT IT MEANS TO LIVE IN BOYNTON BEACH AND HAVE THE BEST POSSIBLE CITY, BUT LET'S DO THIS THE RIGHT WAY. LET'S NOT STEAL FROM PETER TO
PAY PAUL. LET'S HAVE ALL OF IT AND LET'S MAKE OUR CITY INCREDIBLE AND WE DON'T NEED TO DESTROY ONE TO MAKE THE OTHER HAPPEN. SO I INVITE YOU TO SAY NO AND OF COURSE, I'M TELLING THE WORLD, SO I AM ASSUMING YOU'LL GET A FAIR AMOUNT OF INPUT IN THE NEXT
WEEK OR TWO BEFORE THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING FROM ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE CITY AND ALL THE FAMOUS ARTISTS NATIONWIDE, AND WORLDWIDE THAT LOVE THE FACT THAT BOYNTON BEACH IS A KINETIC AND ART CITY. AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PROUD SUPPORTER OF THE ARTS. IT IS ONE OF THE OLD ORIGINAL
ART CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES NOT JUST THE STATE OF FLORIDA. SO IF WE ARE TRULY LOOKING AT RESPECTING OUR HISTORY AND HERITAGE, LET'S LOOK A WHAT IT REALLY IS AND WHAT IT MEANS AND NOT TO THE ONE PERSON WHO'S
TRYING THEIR DARNDEST TO DESTROY THIS, WHICH IS ON MY LIST, AND YOU AND I WILL BE TALKING. THANK YOU. >> NEXT PLEASE.
>> HI, COMMISSION. EASTON RATCLIFFE. I HAVE SERVED ON THE ART BOARD, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, FOR YEARS NOW. IT'S CHANGED A LOT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. I AM HOPEFUL THAT THIS WILL BE USED POSITIVELY. I LOVE THE IDEA OF EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF WHAT ART CAN BE
AND HOW IT LOOKS IN OUR CITY. I'M VERY HOPEFUL THAT THAT MEANS THAT OUR ART WILL ACTUALLY EXPAND BEYOND KINETIC. I THINK IN SOME WAYS THAT THE KINETIC IS ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT OLD FASHIONED AND I DON'T THINK THAT IT IS AS EXPANSIVE AS
BOYNTON BEACH NEEDS OR DESERVES TO BE IN TERMS OF OUR ART. I KNOW WE'RE BRINGING PARKS AND REC INTO THIS, SO I AM HOPEFUL AS THIS MOVES FORWARD, IT WON'T ALL BECOME ARCHITECTURE AND PARKS AND REC. I HOPE THERE WILL REMAIN A FOCUS
ON CREATING NOT ENTIRELY TRADITIONAL ART FORMS BUT KEEPING THE ART TO SOME ART. AND I AM HOPEFUL THAT I KNOW THAT ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID CHANGE IN THE CODE WAS THAT WE ASKED FOR MORE LOCAL ARTISTS TO BE INCLUDED.
AND I KNOW AS WE BRING PARKS AND COMMISSIONS INTO THIS AND WE BEAUTIFY SPACES USING GREENERY, I WOULD REQUEST THAT THERE MAY BE SOME LANGUAGE INCLUDED THAT INCENTIVIZES, AS SUSAN WAS TALKING ABOUT, LOCAL FLORA
PARTICULARLY. I THINK THAT COULD BE AN EXCEPTIONAL WAY TO MAKE BOYNTON BEACH A BETTER PLAY AS WELL. THE PALM OR EMPHASIS ON OTHER NATIVES COULD BE REALLY USEFUL HERE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> ARE THERE ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> I'LL JUST SAY I STILL HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. I WENT THROUGH THE ENTIRE ORDINANCE AND THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT I KIND OF HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE IS READY TO GO.
>> MAYOR: IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, YOU CAN ASK THEM. SO THEY CAN GET ADDRESSED BEFORE -- >> WE WILL HAVE SECOND HEARING TO ADDRESS THEM. LET'S GET ON WITH BUSINESS. MOTION TO APPROVE. 8D. >> SECOND FOR DISCUSSION.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION, THOUGH. WITH REGARD TO OUR KINETIC ARTING PROGRAM, THAT IS NOT SOMETHING PAID THROUGH THIS PUBLIC ART FUND. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS FUNDED SEPARATELY, AM I CORRECT? >> IT IS FUNDED THROUGH THE PUBLIC ART FUND. >> OH, IT IS. >> AT 100%?
>> AT 100%. >> THAT IS SOMETHING THAT COULD CHANGE. BUT RIGHT NOW IT IS FUNDED FULLY THROUGH THE PUBLIC ART FUND. AS OF THE MASTER PLAN, WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR EVENTS AND
OPTIONS DISCUSSED WITH THE COMMISSION, STAKEHOLDERS AND THE PUBLIC, BUT CURRENTLY YES, IT IS FUNDED 100% THROUGH THE PUBLIC ART FUND AND WILL REMAIN UNTIL OTHERWISE DECIDED BY THE COMMISSION. >> OKAY. >> MAYOR: I DO HAVE A QUESTION, TOO, ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEE.
AGAIN, IN COMPARISON TO OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, IS THAT A HIGH OR LOW FEE OF 30% ADMINISTRATIVE? >> SO THE 1% IS WHAT IS COMPARABLE EVERYWHERE. I AM NOT SURE ALL ORDINANCES SPLIT IT UP THIS WAY SINCE THIS
IS A SELF-CONTAINED FUND, THAT 30% GOES TOWARD ALL ADMINISTRATIVE INCLUDING STAFFING FOR THE PROGRAM. SO IT IS SET UP AS TWO FUNDS. ANYTHING THAT COMES OUT OF ADMINISTRATIVE, IF THERE IS SURPLUS AND GOES INTO THE
GENERAL PUBLIC ART FUND. >> TO FOLLOW-UP ON THAT, THAT IS KIND OF ONE OF MY QUESTIONS. IT IS 30% IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT, AND IF WE HAVE SUCH A SMALL AMOUNT PER SE FOR BEAUTIFICATION AND ART IN THE CITY AND THIS IS OUR ONLY
SOURCE, WE DO HAVE THE GENERAL FUND TO FUND STAFF AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. THAT'S WHY I ASKED HAS THIS ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE. >> YES, SO THIS HAS BEEN STRUCTURED THIS WAY SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS PROGRAM, BUT ALTHOUGH WE COLLECT IN IT TWO
DIFFERENT COMPONENTS, IT IS STILL ONE FUND. SO STAFF IS BEING PAID PARTIALLY FROM THIS FUND. ANYTHING THAT IS NOT USED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE IS GOING TOWARDS AN ART BUDGET. AND ANYTHING, AGAIN, AT THE END OF THE YEAR THAT IS NOT EXPENDED, WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, A
FUND BALANCE WE MAINTAIN WITHIN THIS FUND AS WELL. BUT IT IS OBVIOUSLY UP TO THE COMMISSION IF YOU WANT TO MOVE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLETELY OUT OF THIS FUND AND ONTO THE GENERAL FUND, IT COULD BE. AND RIGHT NOW IT IS PAYING FOR STAFF AS WELL AS THE ART
PROGRAMS. >> MAYOR: OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. >> I'LL JUST ASK IN BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING THE OTHER QUESTIONS. >> MAYOR: YEAH, I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS, TOO. OKAY. IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE. >> GOT A FIRST. GOT A SECOND. >> MAYOR: WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE PROPOSED ORDINANCE
25-004 ON THE FIRST READING. SECONDED. I THINK COMMISSIONER CRUZ DID. >> YOU DID. >> I DID. YOU ARE RIGHT. I DID. >> MAYOR: OKAY, GUYS. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY, SHE SECONDED IT FOR DISCUSSION. >> TURN TO THE CITY CLERK FOR ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY, YES.
COMMISSIONER TURKIN, YES. COMMISSIONER CRUZ, NO, AS I HAVE MORE QUESTIONS. >> MAYOR SHELTON, YES. >> IN ROLL CALL, THE MOTION PASSED 3-1 WITH COMMISSIONER CRUZ DISSENTING. >> NEXT IS THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO BEGIN. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.
THURSDAY NIGHT WE HAD A 45-MINUTE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. TONIGHT I KIND OF WANT TO TREAT IT AS A LA CARTE SO IF THERE IS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION THAT YOU MAY WANT, FEEL FREE. >> NOTHING RELATED TO THIS.
WHEN ARE WE SCHEDULING THAT WORKSHOP, THE PARLIAMENTARY WORKSHOP? >> I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO BRING THAT UP. I STILL HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF WITH COMMISSION ON ETHICS COMING IN ON SATURDAY.
I KNOW YOU HAVE DIFFERING WORK SCHEDULES. SOME OF YOU COME IN 5:30, 6:00 P.M. TO THE MEETINGS. MAYOR, I KNOW THAT WEEKENDS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO YOU. SO THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU GUYS TO GIVE ME SOME DIRECTION AS FAR AS WHAT YOU GUYS WANT. I MEAN, I KNOW THE COMMISSION ON
ETHICS, THE SPECIAL COUNSEL, RHONDA GEIGER, SHE DEFINITELY DID A COMMISSION PERSONNEL AND ALSO CITY STAFF ETHICS TRAINING ON THE WEEKENDS ON SATURDAY. THAT'S NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. WE HAVE NOT MET WITH THE PARLIAMENTARY VENDOR YET.
SO WE WOULD DEFINITELY REACH OUT TO HIM ONCE WE GET SOME FURTHER CLARIFICATION ON THE SCHEDULE FOR YOU GUYS. >> SO WHEN THAT'S DONE, YOU CAN JUST REACH OUT TO ALL OF US AND WE CAN COORDINATE? >> ARE YOU GUYS GOOD WITH A SATURDAY? >> I AM. >> SATURDAY?
>> BECAUSE -- >> I PREFER A MORNING BECAUSE I WORK SATURDAY'S COMPARED TO EVERYONE -- >> IN THE MORNING? >> IF I HAVE ENOUGH TIME, I CAN RESCHEDULE. >> THE EARLIER THE BETTER. >> 9:00? >> 10:00. >> NO LATER THAN 9:00. >> I THINK 9:00 IS GOOD TO BE
DONE BY 12:00. 9:30? >> I DON'T KNOW. WE WORK EVERY DAY. >> 9:05. >> 9:15. >> 9:30. >> COMPRISE AT 9:15 BECAUSE I DO OPPOSE PAST THAT. >> WE GOT 9:15. >> 9:15 ON A SATURDAY.
I WILL LET YOU KNOW THE EXACT DATE. >> NOT THE FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH. >> IT IS NOT THE FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH? >> AND YOU GUYS WORK DURING THE WEEK AND MY BUSY DAYS ARE THURSDAY TO SUNDAY. AND THE OTHER DAYS. >> I'M FINE -- WE CAN DO IT AT 7:00 ON A TUESDAY.
I'M GAME FOR ANYTHING. >> I PREFER MORNING. >> SUNDAY AT 2:00. >> NO. >> SATURDAY 9:15, GOT IT. I WILL GIVE YOU GUYS SOME DIFFERING DATES FOR SATURDAY AND WE WILL GO FROM THERE. >> THANKS, GUYS.
>> MAYOR: MOVING TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. FIRST IS THE MODIFICATION TO THE DEVELOPMENT ORDER OF THE APPROVED PULTE COTTAGE DISTRICT NEW MASTER PLAN AND SITE PLAN. CAN STAFF BEGIN THE PRESENTATION?
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. ACTUALLY, IF I CAN DO THE PRESENTATION, BUT IF IT WOULD BE OKAY FOR THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE HIS PRESENTATION FIRST IF THAT'S FINE. >> MAYOR: OKAY.
>> GOOD EVENING. BRENT BAKER, DIVISION PRESIDENT FOR PULTE HOMES HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA. I WILL GIVE A VERY BRIEF PRESENTATION HERE. THIS IS REALLY JUST A CLARIFICATION AND KIND OF A CLEANUP ITEM TO KEEP THE IMPORTANT COTTAGE DISTRICT PROJECT MOVING FORWARD.
QUICK UPDATE, IF YOU HAVE DRIVEN BY, IT IS NORTH OF HERE. THERE ARE TWO MODEL HOMES UNDER CONSTRUCTION. 41 TOTAL WORK FORCE HOUSING UNITS AND THE HOMES WILL BE SOLD IN THE LOWEST TWO PRICING CATEGORIES OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, WHICH IS GREAT. THE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES SHOULD
START ANY DAY NOW. THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE TONIGHT. WE HAVE ONE ITEM TO CLEAN UP TO GET THE PERMITS RELEASE AND THE TOWNHOUSES WILL START LATER WITH THE F.P.L. UTILITY LINE THAT HAS TO BE RELOCATED. WE HOPE TO HAVE THE FIRST PEOPLE MOVING IN LATE 2025 OR EARLY 2026, WHICH IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, WE
WERE AWARDED THIS PROJECT BY THE C.R.A. IN 2022. AS PART OF THE CONTRACT IN THE PRESENTATION WE MADE MULTIPLE REFERENCES WE ARE DOING THIS AS PART OF THE COUNTY'S WORKFORCE HOUSING PROGRAM, WHICH IS A GREAT PROGRAM THAT GIVES DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE AND GETS AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO PEOPLE WHO NEED IT LOCALLY.
OUR DEVELOPMENT ORDER WAS APPROVED IN 2024, AND ALSO REFERENCED USING THE BOYNTON WORK FORCE HOUSING PROGRAM AND WE HAVE TWO PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE VERY SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT. OKAY? THIS IS A BRIEF COMPARISON OF THE TWO. IF YOU WENT THROUGH THEM, THEY
BOTH HAVE 15-YEAR RESTRICTIONS. THE COUNTY HAS A GREAT DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WITH A LOT OF FUNDING IN IT. THERE'S A RE-SALE PROTECTIONS AND IT RESTARTS THE CLOCK FOR ANOTHER 15 YEARS. AS WE SAID ON THE PRICING WE WERE ALREADY PROMISING TO USE
THE TWO LOWEST CATEGORIES OF THE COUNTY. THE BUYER REQUIREMENTS TO THE COUNTY HAVE TO GET A CERTIFICATE VERIFYING THEIR INCOME AND THE THAT THEY HAVE TAKEN A HOME OWNERSHIP CLASS. IT ALSO GOVERNS THE AMOUNT OF DEPOSIT THEY HAVE TO PUT UP, WHICH IS VERY LOW GIVEN THEY ARE GETTING A BRAND-NEW HOUSE. THE PROTECTIONS OF THESE ARE IN
A VERY LONG DEED RESTRICTION, WHICH THE COUNTY MUST APPROVE AND FOR THIS PROJECT IT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY THE COUNTY, SO WE ARE READY TO GO. IF WE TRY TO MAKE CHANGES TO THAT AND PUT THE BOYNTON CITY PROVISIONS, WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE COUNTY AND GET THE LEGAL
TEAM TO REVIEW AND APPROVE IT. IF I GAVE YOU A GUESS, I WOULD SAY SIX MONTHS AND PROBABLY 12 MONTHS AND THE ENTIRE PROJECT WOULD STOP, NOTHING ELSE WOULD HAPPEN. NO HOMES START, NO PEOPLE GET TO MOVE IN FOR SIX TO 12 MONTHS AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT COULD HAPPEN.
THE COUNTY COULD SAY NO. WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE A CLEANUP TO THE DEVELOPMENT ORREDER TO SIMPLY STATE WE ARE USING THE COUNTY'S WORK FORCE HOUSING PROGRAM AND THE CITY GETS ALL THE BENEFITS. WORK FORCE HOUSING, DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE AND THE COUNTY ENFORCES THE PROVISIONS. THEY DO ANNUAL INSPECTIONS.
THEY KNOCK ON DOORS. MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE LIVING THERE AND PREVENTING THEM FROM BEING RENTED OUT. THEY ENFORCE ANY RESALE THEY COME UP TO GO TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE AND IT RESTARTS THE 15-YEAR CLOCK. WE'RE JUST MAKING THIS SIMPLE REQUEST TONIGHT TO GET OUR SINGLE-FAMILY PERMITS RELEASED
AND START A BUNCH MORE NEEDED WORK FORCE HOUSING UNITS IN YOUR CITY. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COMMISSIONERS. PLEASURE TO BE HERE.
I WANT THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE THE PRESENTATION AS IT WAS THOROUGH AND EXPLAINED THE REQUEST WELL. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD OTHER THAN STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST BECAUSE MAINLY IT IS JUST THE CORRECTION OF CONDITION OF APPROVAL TO
REQUIRE PARTICIPATION ON ONLY ONE, YOU KNOW, WORK FORCE HOUSING PROGRAM, AND THUS PREVENTING ANY FUTURE CONFLICTS. ALSO, THE REQUEST WILL NOT CHANGE ANY CONFLICTS OF THE PROJECT. STAFF IS HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS YOU MAY HAVE. >> THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM
THE COMMISSION? COMMISSIONER KELLEY? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I DO JUST FOR THE RECORD NEED TO DISCLOSE THAT I HAD FORGOTTEN THAT I DID HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH BRENT BAKER, AND I FACILITATED A CONVERSATION AND CONNECTED HIM WITH STAFF, SO I JUST FOR CLARIFICATION OF THE
RECORD, I WAS REMINDED OF THAT WHEN HE STARTED TALKING. AND THEN ALSO, I WANTED TO ASK APPLICANT, IF -- IS IT POSSIBLE
FOR YOU, I GUESS, FOR THE CITY TO BE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF ANY OF THE REPORT THAT YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE TO THE COUNTY. JUST SO THAT WE'RE SEEING THAT -- I'M CONFIDENT YOU'RE GOING TO COMPLY WITH THE COUNTY, BUT I'M JUST -- >> SURE. >> CAN WE GET A COPY OF THAT
REPORT SHOWING THAT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR CITY IS IN COMPLIANCE -- >> YEP, THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT THING THERE IS. ONE IS THE DEED RESTRICTIONS AND THAT'S ALREADY PROVIDED. THAT IS ALREADY APPROVED. THE SECOND THING AS FAR AS A REPORT, AS FAR AS WITH THE COUNTY, YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH A
VERY DETAILED SALES PROCESS THAT INVOLVES NOTIFICATION. AND THEN YOUR C.R.A. TEAM IS ALSO DEEPLY INVOLVED WITH OUR TEAM ON THE MARKETING OF THE UNITS AND MAKING SURE WE ARE MAKING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AS AWARE AS POSSIBLE. THERE IS ALREADY A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE CITY MAINLY THROUGH THE C.R.A. THAT ARE INVOLVED IN EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING TO CREATE
A FAIR SALES PROCESS, WHICH WILL BE DONE THROUGH A LOTTERY, WHEN PROBABLY SEPTEMBER WOULD BE MY ROUGH GUESS ON TIME FRAME AT THIS POINT. >> RIGHT. AND SO YOU AND I HAD THAT CONVERSATION ABOUT THE C.R.A. HAVING -- WE'RE GETTING OUR QUARTERLY REPORTS. WHAT I'M ASKING MORE SO IS IN
THE YEAR SIX AND YEAR SEVEN WHEN YOU'RE DOING THESE -- WHEN THE COUNTY IS DOING THEIR INSPECTIONS AND DOING ALL THOSE THINGS, CAN THE CITY BE PROVIDED WITH THAT -- >> THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION FOR THE COUNTY. WE DON'T DO THE ENFORCEMENT. AFTER WE CLOSE THE LAST UNIT, WE WILL BE GONE FROM THAT SITE AND
THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION FOR THE COUNTY. >> YOU DON'T NECESSARILY -- YOU'RE NOT IN CONNECTION OR COMMUNICATION WITH THE COUNTY WHEN THEY ARE DOING THE INSPECTIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. >> NO, WE HAVE DONE SEVERAL WORKFORCE HOUSING PROJECTS AROUND THE COUNTY, AND WE ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THE ONGOING ANNUAL INSPECTIONS THAT THEY ARE
LIVING AND OWNER-OCCUPIED UNITS, WE'RE NOT INVOLVED IN THAT. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER TURKIN, COMMISSIONER CRUZ? YOU GOOD? >> JUST QUICK COMMENT. >> MAYOR: PLEASE. >> BECAUSE IT IS A C.R.A.
MATTER, I'M JUST SAYING IT IS A PUBLIC RECORD BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SECRET. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE IN PUBLIC MEETINGS. I DO RECALL THAT PULTE PAID FULL PRICE FOR THE LAND, AND I THINK IT WAS A REALLY GOOD DEAL FOR THE CITY, AND ALSO HAVING
WORKFORCE HOUSING HERE FOR-SALE PRODUCT IS GREAT. I WISH WE COULD GET A LOT MORE OF THOSE PROJECTS, BUT I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT. THE ONLY THING, IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, AND I KNOW IT'S BEEN A WHILE, I THINK THAT PULTE MIGHT HAVE AGREED TO ADVERTISE ON THE MARKETING ASPECT.
I UNDERSTAND YOU GUYS WANT TO FOLLOW THE COUNTY'S SIDE, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO GET A BENEFIT ON THE CITY SIDE. I THINK THE AGREEMENT, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, WAS TO PROVIDE SOME SORT OF A MARKETING TO LOCAL RESIDENTS LIKE BOYNTON
BEACH RESIDENTS BEFORE IT'S MARKETED ELSEWHERE. >> YES, YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. THERE IS A REQUIREMENT TO -- IT'S TO PROVIDE A MARKETING PLAN WHICH WE ARE DOING NOW, AND THERE IS A DETAILED LIST OF LOCAL NONPROFITS WE ARE WORKING WITH TO CREATE AWARENESS. WE ARE AS MOTIVATED AS EVERYONE
TO HOPEFULLY GET AS MANY LOCAL RESIDENTS IN THERE TO THE HOUSES,, BUT THE EXACT ANSWER IS THERE IS A MARKETING PLAN AND A DRAFT HAS BEEN SENT AND GETTING FEEDBACK FROM THE C.R.A. IF THEY WANT TO SEE DIFFERENT THINGS, SO THAT WOULD BE THAT GOVERNING
DOCUMENT TO SHOW WE ARE CREATING AWARENESS AROUND LOCAL BOYNTON RESIDENTS KNOW THE UNITS WILL BE FOR SALE. >> MAYOR: OTHER COMMENTS? IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE, MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE
MODIFICATION. >> MOVE. >> SECOND. >> YOU DID THE SECOND? >> DOESN'T MATTER. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN MOVED TO APPROVE THE MODIFICATION TO THE DEVELOPMENT ORDER FOR THE APPROVED PULTE COTTAGE DISTRICT NEW MASTER PLAN NEW MAJOR SITE PLAN. COMMISSIONER KELLEY SECONDED THE MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO DISCUSSION FOR FIRE
STATION THREE, AND COMMISSIONER KELLEY, YOU CAN BEGIN THE CONVERSATION. >> OH, GREAT. THIS IS A CONVERSATION WITH CHIEF BRUDER AND MANY TIMES WE APPROVED AN INCREASE TO THE FIRE ASSESSMENT IN PARTICULAR TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS ON SOME OF OUR
FACILITIES THAT ARE AGING FASTER THAN WE WANT TO EVEN ADMIT. AND SO CHIEF BRUDER HAS OFFERED TO COME AND AS PART OF THAT, THIS IS ONE OF THE CONDITIONS THAT I HAD MADE WAS THAT I WANTED TO HAVE UPDATES AS QUICK
AS POSSIBLE, AND SO HE IS HERE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE WITH THE STATE OF THE FIRE STATION THREE. THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR,
COMMISSIONER, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS WHO ARE REMAINING. WE ESTABLISHED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO IN PREPARATION FOR FIRE STATION THREE, WE ESTABLISHED A WORKING GROUP.
AND THE AND AS TO THE INPUT FOR EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE GOING TO BE DOING. WE GOT GREAT INPUT FROM THAT SO ONCE WE HAVE DONE THAT, NOW WE ARE WORKING WITH THE CONSTRUCTION DIVISION AND GOING OVER THE ACTUAL DESIGN ITSELF. THERE WAS A PLAN IN PLACE YEARS AGO, BUT THAT PLAN UNFORTUNATELY
ISN'T GOING TO WORK FOR US, SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS NOW OF GOING THROUGH AND LOOKING AT WHAT WE'VE COME UP WITH, LOOKING AT THE PLAN, AND WE'RE HOPING WITHIN THE NEXT 90 DAYS WE WILL BE ABLE TO GO OUT FOR DESIGN BUILD ON FIRE STATION NO. 3. ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING
AT IS A TIME FRAME OF 18 TO 20 MONTHS FOR THAT BUILDING TO BE BUILT FROM THIS POINT. WHAT I'D ALSO LIKE TO LET YOU ALL KNOW IS THE OTHER THREE PROJECTS THAT WERE ASSOCIATED TO THE INCREASE IN THE FIRE FEE ARE ALSO -- ALL OF THESE PROJECTS,
ONCE THEY WERE APPROVED IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, WE BEGAN TO DILIGENTLY WORK ON ALL OF THEM AT THE SAME TIME. NOW, STATION 3 IS A BEHEMOTH PROJECT AND A $10 MILLION
PROJECT, BUT IT IS A LARGE PROJECT, SO THEY TAKE SOME TIME. WHAT EVERYBODY WITH ABLE TO ACHIEVE SO FAR IS THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS, WE ACTUALLY JUST CUT THE P.O. ON NEW STATION ALERTING SYSTEM, AND WE'RE HOPING THAT THAT WILL BE INSTALLED BY JULY OF THIS YEAR. THAT'S GOING TO BE HUGE AS THOSE
OF YOU THAT WERE ON THE BOARD AND THAT HAVE HEARD ME THROUGHOUT THE BUDGET PRESENTATIONS IS THE STATION ALERT SYSTEM, NOT ONLY IS IT AI ANTIQUATED, BUT THE NEW
TECHNOLOGY WILL ALLOW US TO SHAVE TIME OFF RESPONSE TEAMS, WHICH IS MASSIVE. THAT PROJECT IS WELL UNDERWAY. THE FIRE FLEET AND LOGISTICS BUILDING THAT WAS HALF A MILLION DOLLARS SLATED FROM THE FIRE ASSESSMENT FEE FOR THAT PROJECT. AND NOW ANY OF YOU THAT ARE AWARE, THE FLEET FACILITY IS
JUST OVERBURDENED RIGHT NOW, SO PART OF THE IDEA WAS TO TAKE FIRE STATION TWO AND MAKE IT INTO A FIRE LOGISTICS AND FLEET FACILITY TO HAVE ALL OUR EQUIPMENT, ALL OUR TOOLS, FIRE TRUCKS, APPARATUS AND ADDITIONALLY MOVE THE EMERGENCY
VEHICLE TECHNICIANS FROM THE FLEET OVER TO THE FIRE SHOP AND BE ABLE TO RELIEVE SOME OF THE PRESSURE. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THAT BUILDING WITH FACILITIES. WE'RE DILIGENTLY WORKING TO TRY TO GET THAT BUILDING READY AND WE'RE DOING SO. AND THE OTHER PROJECT THAT WE'RE VERY PROUD OF AND WE'RE VERY
APPRECIATIVE THAT WAS APPROVED IS THE FIRE STATION NUMBER 6 AND PUBLIC SAFETY AND AT THE PARK AND THAT HAS BEEN THROUGH THE COMPLETE DESIGN PHASE AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE GETTING READY TO GO
OUT FOR DESIGN BUILD AND DESIGN AS FAR AS THE CITY AND FIRE DEPARTMENT IS CONCERNED. WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT. IT'S GOING TO BE A TWO-STORY STATION. UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAD SOME INCREASES AND WE WANTED TO COME IN UNDER BUDGET, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE HAD SOME INCREASES BECAUSE AS OF DECEMBER
OF LAST YEAR THERE WAS SOME CHANGES TO ELEVATE THAT BUILDING QUITE A BIT. BUT THE DESIGN IS GORGEOUS, VERY MARINE, VERY BEACHY, MARINE ORIENTED TWO-STORY FACILITY, AND IT'S GOING TO HAVE P.D. HAVE AN
OFFICE, THE COAST GUARD AS WELL AS ALLOWING FIRE DEPARTMENT TO OPERATE OUT OF THERE FULL TIME. OUR PLAN IS TO MOVE ONE OF THE UNITS TO THAT FACILITY. WE'LL ACTUALLY BE USING INTERNAL RESOURCES AND WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO PUT A 6th FIRE TRUCK ON THE ROAD TO
OPERATE OUT OF STATION 6. IT WILL HELP EVERYTHING TO THE WEST BECAUSE WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE MORE UNITS OUT ON THE ROAD 24/7. SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE AS FAR AS THAT'S CONCERNED. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON ANYTHING THAT RELATES TO FIRE
STATION 3 OR THE FIRE ASSESSMENT OR ANYTHING THAT RELATED TO THE OTHER PROJECTS BEFORE I GET ON TO THE STATE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ADDRESS? >> REAL QUICK ABOUT THE MARINE. WHAT IS THE EXPECTED TIMELINE FOR THAT TO BE COMPLETEED? IS THERE GOING TO BE ANY IMPACT --
>> 12 TO ABOUT 18 MONTH. >> ANY IMPACT FOR THE USE OF THE BOAT RAMP? >> ZERO IMPACT. ZERO IMPACT DURING CONSTRUCTION AND ZERO IMPACT ONCE WE'RE THERE AND OPERATING 24/7. THE PUBLIC SAFETY DOCK FOR THOSE THAT ARE NOT AWARE, AND MAYOR,
I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'RE AWARE, BUT THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PARK WHERE THE COAST GUARD BUILDING IS NOW IS WHAT WE BASICALLY ARE TURNING INTO THE FIRE STATION 6, THE MARINE COMPLEX, AENED THE NORTH DOCK WILL BE A PUBLIC SAFETY DOCK. AND TO UPDATE YOU ON THAT ONE
QUICKLY, THAT IS OUT FOR BID RIGHT NOW, SO WE'RE HOPING THAT THAT WILL BUILT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. WE ARE EXPECTING THE FIRE BOAT TO BE DELIVERED IN AUGUST. IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF BEING BELT RIGHT NOW AND IT WILL BE A TREMENDOUS ADDITION TO OUR
FLEET, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE RUNNING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WATER RESCUE CALL. IN FACT, I WAS IN THE BACK EARLIER WHEN WE HAD A HOUSE FIRE WITH FLAMES AND SMOKE SHOWING AND TWO MINUTES LATER A WATER RESCUE CALL IN DELRAY THAT WE WERE CALLED FOR MUTUAL AID. SO WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THE FIRE BOAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, SIR? >> CAN WE DO SOMETHING WHEN THAT FIRE BOAT COMES HERE? THAT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING FOR YEAR. I THINK THAT IS A HUGE ASSET TO BOYNTON BEACH AND TO ALL THE COMMUNITIES BETWEEN BOCA RATON
AND WEST PALM BEACH. >> SIMILAR, IF I MAY, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DO WITH THE PUSH-IN CEREMONY, WE WILL BE CHRISTENING THE VESSEL AND WE'LL DEFINITELY PUT A NICE SOMETHING TOGETHER SO THAT WE CAN CHRISTEN IT IN
STYLE. >> BEAUTIFUL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE FIRE ASSESSMENT FEE ISSUES? >> AND YOU MENTION THE COAST GUARD. YOU MEAN COAST GUARD ALL I AUXILIARY, RIGHT?
>> THANK YOU, CHIEF. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> WITH REGARD TO FIRE STATION 3, I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN IN THE PLANNING PHASES. WHAT IS -- AND WE HAVE THE POLICE TRAINING FACILITY RIGHT NEXT DOOR. HOW ARE YOU ENVISIONING ALL THAT
WORKING AND HAVE YOU BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS AS FAR AS THE PLAN FOR THAT FIRE STATION?
>> IF ANY OF YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE STARTED THE DIALOGUE TO REBUILD FIRE STATION 3, THERE WAS A PUSH TO HAVE THE FIRE APPARATUS EXIT OUT ONTO CONGRESS INSTEAD OF MINOR. THAT'S JUST POSING A TREMENDOUS
PANDORA'S BOX. WE HAVE TO GET D.O.T. APPROVAL, AND VIRTUALLY NEVER GET D.O.T. APPROVAL AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT EASY AND CONTINUE INGRESS AND EGRESS OFF MINOR. WE HAVE TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. SO DEPENDING ON WHAT P.D. DOES
WITH THE SHOOTING RANGE AND I AM OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS AND P.D. AND F.D. CAN WORK TOGETHER, AND I'M OPEN TO ANYTHING AT THIS POINT. >> PERFECT, THANK YOU. >> I THINK WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT ALL WORKS AND THAT WE'RE NOT THEN COMING BACK TO HAVE ANOTHER
CONVERSATION ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE THAT NEEDS TO BE RENOVATED OR UPDATED. SO I KNOW ADAM ANDERSON ROOU -- ADAM AND ANDREW ARE SHAKING THEIR HEADS, SO WHATEVER THAT
COMPLEX NEEDS TO DO TO THINK WAY AHEAD AND NOT JUST TRYING TO GET FIRE STATION 3 REBUILT. AND THAT WE'RE LOOK T A WHAT OUR NEEDS ARE, WHAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S NEEDS ARE, WHAT FIRE'S NEEDS ARE AND WE'RE REALLY LOOKING ■AT THAT WHOLE
COMPLEX HOLISTICALLY. LET ME KNOW IF WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT ON A FUTURE AGENDA. I'M HAPPY TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND BEGIN MY STATE OF THE BOYNTON BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT PRESENTATION. THERE'S NO POWER POINT. IT'S JUST GOING TO BE ME.
BOYNTON BEACH FIRE RESCUE IS LEADING THE WAY IN MANY AREAS. WE ARE LEADING THE WAY IN TECHNOLOGY USING INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES, CAD, AND R.M.S. SYSTEMS, REDUCING RESPONSE TIMES. RIGHT NOW OUR CURRENT RESPONSE TIMES IS 4:24. IT'S ASTOUNDING.
THE INDUSTRY STANDARD THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY IS 8 MINUTES AND THE PALM BEACH COUNTY AVERAGE, NOT JUST PALM BEACH COUNTY FIRE, BUT PALM BEACH COUNTY IN GENERAL IS 6:43, SO WE'RE ALMOST 2:15 QUICKER, WHICH IS ASTOUNDING. AS YOU'RE AWARE, IF ANYBODY HAS
A STROKE OR HEART ATTACK, THEY SAY TIME IS MUSCLE. TIME IS BRAIN. THE QUICKER WE CAN GET THERE SAFELY T QUICKER WE CAN DO OUR STUFF. I SPOKE BRIEFLY ABOUT THE STATION ALERTING SYSTEM, WHICH WILL BE INSTALLED HOPEFULLY BY JULY.
WE JUST TOOK RECEIPT OF BRAND-NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART MOTOROLA RADIO SYSTEM, WHICH PORTABLE HANDHELD RADIOS, WHICH ACTUALLY HAVE THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FUNCTIONALITY. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTUALLY JUST GOT THEIRS AS WELL. WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF TRAINING ALL OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS
ABPUTTING THE NEW RADIOS INTO SERVICE. IT IS AN AMAZING RADIO. IT CAN WORK ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. IT CAN WORK OFF THE INTERNET. IT CAN WORK OFF UHF OR OFF CELL. IF ANY PEOPLE ARE STUCK IN BETHSEDA HOSPITAL ON THE FIRE AND THE IN INCIDENT COMMANDER
CAN'T SPEAK WITH THEM, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT. THAT IS A HUGE STEP WITH THE RIGHT DIRECTION. WITH LESS AND LESS PEOPLE GOING INTO PUBLIC SERVICE CAREERS, BOYNTON BEACH HAVING S LEADING THE WAY WHILE ADDRESSING MANAGING RECRUITMENT NEEDS.
WE ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING EXTREME HIGH LEVELS OF MORALE, AS A FIRE CHIEF IS VERY COMFORTING. AND WE ARE ALSO VERY CONCERNED ABOUT RETENTION AND SUCCESSION PLANNING. SOME DAY I'M GOING TO FINALLY RETIRE, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS CITY HAS WHAT IT NEEDS FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS.
THE ONLY WAY WE CAN DO THAT IS IF WE PREPARE PROPERLY AND WE PUT THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN THE RIGHT POSITIONS. AND WE'RE WORKING VERY DILIGENTLY FOR THAT. BOYNTON BEACH FIRE RESCUE IS LEADING THE WAY WITH 99% OF OUR PERSONNEL BEING PARAMEDICS.
AND JUST GOING TO FROM THAT AREA AND FULLY STAFFED AND THE TEST TONIGHT THE AMAZING WORK THAT THE COMMISSION HAS DONE, LISTENING TO MY RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE WAY WE PUT EVERYTHING OUT AND TRANSPARENT AND FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE FASHION. SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
BOYNTON BEACH FIRE RESCUE IS, AGAIN, LEADING THE WAY IN FIRST RESPONDER PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH. WE HAVE ONE OF THE MOST PROGRESSIVE, PHYSICAL, AND MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS IN SUPPORT TEAMS IN THE NATION. IF YOU COULD UNDERSTAND HOW MANY
PHONE CALLS I GET IN A WEEK, I THINK YOU WOULD BE ASTOUNDED FROM POLICE CHIEFS -- EXCUSE ME, FIRE CHIEFS AROUND THE COUNTRY, ASKING ME HOW DID WE DO WHAT WE DID? AND HOW CAN THEY IMPROVE THEIR MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS? AS YOU CAN SEE, I'M WEARING A
PIN TODAY ON MY JACKET. I'M WEARING A PIN ON NIGH JACKET BECAUSE IN MY LAST THREE WEEKS, MY FORMER FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS LOST THREE MEMBERS TO SUICIDE. IT'S DEVASTATING. AND I CAN TELL YOU HOW PROUD I AM OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THIS DEPARTMENT BECAUSE WE WERE ASKED
TO SEND PEOPLE DOWN FOR PEER SUPPORT, AND WE SENT SEVEN PEER SUPPORT TEAM MEMBERS. WE HAVE MORE PEER SUPPORT TEAM MEMBERS THAN ANY FIRE DEPARTMENT IN SOUTH FLORIDA. AND WE'RE COMMITTED TO THE MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. SO SEVEN OF OUR PEOPLE WENT. IT WAS MORE THAN ANY OTHER FIRE DEPARTMENT SENT. AND THERE WERE PEER SUPPORT TEAM
MEMBERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT WENT DOWN TO MIAMI-DADE FIRE RESCUE TO TRY TO SUPPORT THEM IN THEIR HOUR OF NEED, IN THEIR MANY, MANY HOURS OF NEED, SO I'M VERY PROUD OF THOSE SEVEN MEMBERS, AND EVENTUALLY I MAY WANT TO BRING THEM BACK BEFORE THE COMMISSION TO RECOGNIZE
THEM. ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS YOU ARE SUPPORTIVE OF IS THAT WE HAVE MOVED TOWARDS DOING THESE FULL BODY SCANS. AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS. FIREFIGHTERS WITH CANCER IS AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT THING.
AND IN THE LAST TWO YEARS WE HAVE IDENTIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITH MAJOR, MAJOR ISSUES WE COULD HAVE NEVER KNOWN. AND ONE HAD AN ISSUE AND DIED ON A FIRE AND WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THIS AND GET THEM THE HELP THEY NEED AND TRY TO GET BACK TO WORK AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE. AND MENTAL AND FEZ CAL HEALTH IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. -- MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. WE ARE LEADING THE WAY IN E.M.S., EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. MOST HAVE GONE TO WHOLE BLOOD. WE WANT TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
WE WANT TO USE PLASMA, SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR AND WE HAVE INCORPORATED THREE NEW CARDIAC MEDICATIONS TO OUR TOOL BAG, SO TO SPEAK AND USING THE STATE-OF-THE-ART CARDIAC MONITORS.
AND I CONTINUE TO PRODUCT MY STAFF TO MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST AND ULTRASOUND DEVICES AND TRAUMATIC SITUATIONS AND NEW MEDICATIONS.
IN E.M.S. OVER THE LAST FIVE YEAR, WE HAVE DRAMATICALLY INCREASED E.M.S. REVENUE TRANSPORT COLLECTIONS, AND ALL THAT IS DONE THROUGH WORK PLACE CONTROLS. ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE HAD TO DO IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THIS
ACTUALLY FOR THE LAST 12 TO 18 MONTHS, ALTHOUGH IF YOU LOOK AT STATISTICS AND THE CALL VOLUME GENERALLY GOES UP 10-15% A YEAR AND THAT IS USUALLY WITH THE MASSIVE INFLUX OF POPULATION. AND WHAT WE DO SO AND HAVE SEEN
THE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF INCREASE IN PEAK HOUR CALLS. AND WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE HAVE GONE AHEAD AND WE PUT IN SERVICE RESCUE TWO BRAVO IS RUNNING OUT
OF STATION TWO. STATION TWO IS OUR BUSIEST FIRE HOUSE. IN FIVE WEEKS RESCUE TWO BRAVO HAS RUN 111 CALLS FOR SERVICE. 64 OF THESE WERE TRANSPORTS. RESCUE TWO BRAVO WAS 3.17 IN A
SHIFT. RESCUE TWO BRAVO AVERAGE TRANSPORTS 2.13. TWO TRANSPORTS FOR THE CREW FOR THE DAY. WE WERE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE BARGAINING UNIT FOR DETAIL PAY AND THIS IS REALLY GOOD FOR US BECAUSE MUTUAL AID HAS GONE
DOWN TO ZERO. WE TEETERED ON IT TODAY. TODAY WAS AN ABSOLUTE CRAZY DAY. THE OTHER GOOD THING IS THE REDUCTION IN RESPONSE TIMES. WE HAVE ALL SIX IN SERVICE AND WE ARE RUNNING THE CALL. IT IS SMALL, BUT STILL A 10%
REDUCTION IN RESPONSE TIMES AS A RESULT. BOYNTON BEACH FIRE RESCUE IS LEADING THE WAY IN FIREFIGHTING. WE ARE ONE OF SEVERAL FIREFIGHTERS IN SOUTH FLORIDA THAT HAVE THEIR OWN LIVE FIRE TRAINING FACILITY, AND I CAN NOT TELL YOU HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS THAT THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO PUT
ON THE BUNKER GEAR AND THE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS ARE CONFIDENT AND COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT THEY'RE DOING. IF MY GRANDMOTHER BUT DYING IN A HOUSE FIRE AND I HAD FIREFIGHTERS THAT ARE NOT PREPARED. YOU CAN BE LICENSE AND UNLESS YOU HAVE REAL WORLD LIVE FIRE
EXPERIENCE, IT PUTS EVERYBODY AT RISK. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THAT FACILITY DOING LIVE FIRE TRAINING THAT YEAR AND FOR THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS A LOT OF SMALLER DIVISIONAL TRAINING. WE HAVE STATE-OF-THE-ART RESCUE EQUIPMENT AND WE ARE ONE OF A
HANDFUL OF FLORIDA SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS THAT HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED AND WE HAVE BEEN AROUND THE STATE. IN FACT, OUR TECHNICAL RESCUE TEAM HAS TAKEN THREE TOP HONORS IN STATE AND NATIONAL COMPETITIONS THREE OF THE LAST FOUR YEARS. THREE OF THE LAST FOUR YEARS WE HAVE BEEN IN THE TOP THREE AND
IS ASTOUNDING FOR A SIZE FOR THIS FIRE DEPARTMENT. LEADING THE WAY IN WATER RESCUE. LAST YEAR WE ABSORBED INTO THE BBFR FAMILY AND WE'VE NOW TAKEN IT ONE STEP FURTHER AND WITH THE HARD WORK AND COLLABORATION, WE
HAVE NOW CERTIFIED EIGHT OF THE FRONT LINE FIREFIGHTERS WHO CAN WORK PART TIME. WE WERE HAVING AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TIME HIRING PART-TIME LIFE GUARDS. SO THE IDEA WAS FLOATED TO ALLOW FIREFIGHTERS TO WORK PART TIME AND IT IS PART OF MY DEPARTMENT.
AND WE HAD THE FIRST ONE WORK ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. IT IS FANTASTIC. WE HAVE ACTUALLY BROUGHT A FULL CADRE OF ADVANCE LIFE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT OVER THERE AS WELL. THERE IS REALLY NOT MUCH WE CAN'T HANDLE.
AS I SAID EARLIER, THE FIRE BOAT IS COMING. FIRE STATION 6. WE HAVE MASSIVELY INCREASED THE NUMBER OF RESCUE DIVERS, SWIFT WATER AND HIGH WATER RESPONSE CAPABILITY. AND YOU KNOW WE ALSO HAVE A HIGH WATER VEHICLE, WHICH IS CRITICAL DURING THE LAST STORMS AS WE ARE
PRONE TO FLOODING AS EVERYBODY KNOWS. BOYNTON BEACH IS LEADING IN FIRE PREVENTION. OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS OF MY TENURE, THE FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY DIVISION HAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED MORE FIRE-RELATED PLANS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION, CARRIED
OUT MORE FIRE SAFETY INSPECTIONS AND COLLECTED MORE REVENUE IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS THAN IN THE HISTORY OF THE CITY. WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE DATA IS SO IMPORTANT, SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I INSTRUCTED STAFF TO BEGIN TO
SEND OUT CUSTOMER STAFFS TO INDIVIDUALS THAT WE HAVE BEEN TRANSPORTED. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO QUICKLY IS SEEING -- I HAVE FIVE SAMPLES. THE SECOND TIME I HAVE CALLED TOP PROFESSIONALS. ALL ARE AT THEIR BEST.
I THINK BOYNTON BEACH SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF THEIR RESCUE TEAMS. ANOTHER, THE TEAM WAS AMAZING, CARING AND KIND. EVERYONE WAS PROFESSIONAL. DID AN EXCELLENT JOB. THANK YOU. SO I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO ALWAYS EVALUATE AND SELF-EVALUATE EACH
AND EVERY DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE CITY, BUT FROM A PUBLIC SAFETY STANDPOINT, I THINK IT'S EVEN MORE CRITICAL. IN CLOSING, BOYNTON BEACH FIRE RESCUE WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN HIGH LEVELS OF TRANSPARENCY, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, WHILE
PROVIDING WORLD CLASS FIRE RESCUE SERVICES. WE ARE ABLE TO ACHIEVE ALL THAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED FOR CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN SURROUNDING METRO SIZED DEPARTMENTS, WHICH TEND TO SUFFER FROM HIGH LEVELS OF BUREAUCRATIC WASTE AND INEFFICIENCY. WE ARE AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO
LEAD THE WAY. NOT ONLY IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, BUT IN THE NATION. I'M OPEN FOR MY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> MAYOR: DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHIEF. >> THANK YOU. IT WAS AN HONOR TO BE BEFORE YOU
TONIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MAYOR: OKAY. NEXT IS THE DISCUSSION OF CANDIDATE FILING FEES AND SIGNING BONDS. WOULD YOU LIKE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO GIVE A PRESENTATION? >> SURE. I WILL INVITE IAN UP TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF PRESENTATION.
>> GOOD EVENING. ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY. I WILL BE SPEAKING BRIEFLY ABOUT CAMPAIGN FILING FEELS AND SIGN BOND FEE. I DO HAVE A PRESENTATION THAT GOES WITH THIS. SO YOU GUYS ASKED US TO LOOK AROUND AT NEIGHBORING CITIES AND JUST COMPARE WHERE THEY'RE AT IN
REGARDS TO BOYNTON BEACH. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A CAMPAIGN FILING FEE OF $25. COMPARE THAT WITH DORAL AT $100 AND CORAL GABLES IS AT $200. AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT,
CAMPAIGN FILING FEE IS ALSO THE ELECTION ASSESSMENT FEE THAT'S REQUIRED BY STATE STATUTE, AND THAT IS CALCULATED AS 1% OF THE ANNUAL SALARY OF THE POSITION THAT IS BEING SOUGHT. MOVING ON TO THE SIGN BOND FEE, SO FLORIDA STATUTE STATES THAT
YOU NEED TO MAKE A GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO REMOVE ALL OF YOUR SIGNS WITHIN 30 DAYS FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE ELECTION. IF YOU DON'T DO THAT WITHIN 30 DAYS T CITY CAN MOVE IN AND REMOVE THE SIGNS OURSELVES AND THEN CHARGE THE FEE FOR THAT
REMOVAL BACK TO THE CANDIDATE. AND COMPARING SOME NEIGHBORING CITIES SIGN BOND FEES, AS YOU CAN SEE, DORAL IS AT $500.
MIAMI SPRINGS $200. HIALEAH $150. ALMOST EVERY CITY WILL RETURN THE ENTIRE SIGN BOND FEE ONCE ALL SIGNS HAVE BEEN REMOVED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF HOLLANDALE BEACH WHICH KEEPS HALF AS ADMINISTRATIVE FEE. SOME CITIES WILL PUT A TIME LIMIT ON HOW LONG YOU HAVE TO REMOVE YOUR SIGN.
TYPICALLY AS YOU CAN SEE SEVEN CALENDAR DAYS. AND THAT CONCLUDES. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. >> QUESTION. >> MAYOR: PLEASE. >> CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE LAST SLIDE AND MAYBE THE ONE BEFORE.
BHIE DO WE HAVE YAM -- WHY DO WE HAVE MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES AND NOT PALM BEACH COUNTY CITIES TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO? >> WE LOOKED AROUND AT A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT CITIES. NOT ALL OF THEM HAVE IT IN THEIR ORDINANCES. THESE ARE THE ONES THAT I FOUND IT IN THEIR ORDINANCES. >> SO PALM BEACH COUNTY CITIES
DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE THAT? >> I KNOW BOCA DOES. >> SOME OF THEM DO. I CAN EMAIL YOU THAT INFORMATION AS WELL. >> MAYOR: I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME PALM BEACH COUNTY ONES, TOO. >> OKAY. >> AN IT'S GOOD TO LOOK AT OUR NEIGHBORS LIKE BOCA RATON,
DELRAY BEACH. >> THAT IS WHERE WE STARTED THE SEARCH AND BRANCHED OUT AND ENDED UP AT DORAL AND PROBABLY OTHER SOUTHERN CITY. >> THAT WAS PROBABLY BEFORE MY TIME, SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE PALM BEACH COUNTY ONE.
>> DORAL DOES A LOT OF THINGS RIGHT. DORAL DOES A LOT OF THINGS RIGHT. >> WHAT ABOUT BOCA? >> BOCA DOES THINGS RIGHT, TOO. >> BOCA DOES HAVE A SIGN BOND. >> READ THEIR BUDGET AND MILLAGE
RATE. >> THEY HAVE A LOT OF MONEY AND OCEAN FRONT. >> THEY GIVE YOU DESIGNATED SPOTS FOR YOUR LARGE SIGNS AND YOU CAN ONLY PUT THEM UP 10 OR 15 DAYS BEFORE AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE THEM DOWN WITHIN 10 DAYS. SO THOSE ARE THINGS THAT I DO LIKE ABOUT IT.
THIS WAS A BIG ISSUE FOR ME FROM DAY ONE. >> DO EWITH CURRENTLY -- -- DO WE CURRENTLY CHARGE? I KNOW IT SAYS ON HERE AND WE TALKED ABOUT AND SAYS AS THE CITY ALLOWS TO CHARGE A CANDIDATE. >> WE HAVE NOTHING IN OUR
ORDINANCES. HOWEVER, THAT IS BASED IN STATE STATUTE. THE CITY CAN DO THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF IN PRACTICE THEY DO DO THAT. ADAM IS SHAKING HIS HEAD NO. I DON'T BELIEVE WE ARE. >> MAYOR: WE SHOULD. >> YES. >> MAYOR: AND IT'S PERSONAL,
RIGHT? IS THAT WHAT IT SAID? >> I THINK WE NEED TO INCREASE THE FEE. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS. $25 FLY BY NIGHT, SO I'LL FLY BY NIGHT TODAY. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? SIGNS ARE STILL OUT, MR. FLY BY NIGHT. >> I WOULD LIKE CLARIFICATION IF THE SIGN BOND CAN COME FROM NOT
THE CAMPAIGN. I KNOW IT IS A CAMPAIGN EXPENSE. I KNOW THAT'S A GRAY LINE. BUT I DON'T KNOW. I JUST THINK THAT ULTIMATELY PEOPLE DON'T CARE ABOUT THROWING AWAY OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY, BUT THAT IS A WHOLE OTHER ISSUE. >> DOES THE STATUTE --
>> AGAIN, YOU HAVE STATE CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAW WHICH SETS FORTH WHAT PERMISSIBLE EXPENDITURES ARE AND THAT INCLUDES FILING FEES, SIGN BOND FEES, ETC. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IT'S A COMPLETE PREEMPTION, SO WE CAN LOOK AT THE SPECIFICS AS TO
WHETHER OR NOT THE CITY CAN ADOPT SOMETHING THAT IS MORE STRINGENT THAN WHAT THE STATE LAW PROVIDES FOR, AND IF THAT IS PERMISSIBLE, THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN INCLUDE IN WHATEVER WE BRING BACK TO YOU. >> MAYOR: IF I COULD GET CLARIFICATION OF EITHER WHEN YOU ARE FINED FOR A CAMPAIGN VIOLATION THAT IS NOT ALLOWED TO
BE PAID FROM THE CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT. SO I KIND OF LOOK AT THIS AS ALONG THE SAME LINES, BUT I DEFER TO YOU AN LEGAL, BUT IT IS SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE. >> WHAT ARE YOU PROPOSING AS FAR AS THE AMOUNT? >> MAYOR: THE SIGN AMOUNT?
>> I'M SORRY, FOR THE FILING FEE. RIGHT NOW IT'S $25. >> MAYOR: I AM PROBABLY THE WRONG PERSON TO ASK UP HERE. I THINK $125. >> 125? >> MAYOR: MM-HMM. WE'LL SEE. $125 I THINK IS FAIR.
IT IS $100 MORE THAN WHAT IT IS NOW. I THINK SIGNS SHOULD BE $500. THAT IS LIKE -- I THINK THAT IS WHAT BOCA DOES. THAT IS MY THOUGHT ON IT. I DON'T THINK IT'S A DETERRENT TO HAVE PEOPLE NOT RUN FOR $125. >> RIGHT, I AGREE. >> AN ESPECIALLY WHEN ANY GOOD
CANDIDATE OPENS THEIR ACCOUNT WITH THEIR OWN CAMPAIGN MONEY. >> IF IT IS A DETERRENT, THEY PROBABLY SHOULDN'T BE IN A POSITION WHERE THEY'RE MANAGING $300 MILLION BUDGET IF YOU CAN'T
COMMIT $125, THEN I MEAN, OUR -- OUR POSITIONS ARE -- >> >> MAYOR: AND THEY HAVE THREE MONTHS TO PAY IT. >> NOT TO MENTION ALL THE TIME -- >> COMPARED TO WHEN THEY FILE, I SHOULD SAY. >> NOT TO MENTION THE TIME THAT IS CONSUMED THAT THE CLERK'S
OFFICE HAS TO NOW ADDRESS. AND SO THERE IS NO FEES FOR THAT. AND THAT BACKS UP THE REST OF THE CITY BUSINESS. >> MAYOR: IF IT'S DONE PROPERLY AND WE CHANGE THE RESIDENCY, RECHANGE THE PETITIONS, WE CHANGE THE CODE, I MEAN, THE
QUALIFYING FEE, AND WE HAVE A SIGN CODE ORDINANCE THAT IS A LITTLE TOUGHER, I THINK IT'S DEFINITELY IN THE LONG RUN GOING TO SAVE THE CITY MONEY. >> YEAH. >> IS THIS GOING TO BE -- THIS IS GOING TO BE A SEPARATE ITEM FROM WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSION IS AS FAR AS VERIFICATION?
OR IS THIS ALL GOING TO BE WRAPPED INTO ONE ORDINANCE? >> MOVING FORWARD, ONE ORDINANCE. EVERYTHING ELECTION RELATED. >> GOT IT. OKAY. >> MAYOR: OKAY. THAT'S GOOD WITH ME. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO DISCUSSION ABOUT CREATING A CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE. SORRY. >> THAT IS IT.
WE SET UP THE FEE? DID YOU DECIDE ON THE FEE? >> NO, WE DIDN'T DECIDE ON IT YET. >> WHAT ARE WE DOING? >> YOU ASKED FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE BOND. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR: FOR SURE. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE UP TO TO PLEASE START LOOKING AND IF YOU KNOW OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO HAVE CAMPAIGNED IN OTHER CITIES, WHICH I THINK EVERYONE UP HERE DOES, IT IS IMPORTANT TO START ASKING THEIR EXPERIENCES AND HOW IT CAN LIMIT SOME OF THE DRAMA.
MOVING ON TO DISCUSSION ABOUT CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE. COMMISSIONER TURKIN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO START THIS AND WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS EXACTLY? I AM CONFUSED ON WHAT THIS WOULD DO. >> IT IS COMMON PRACTICE FOR A MUNICIPALITY TO HAVE A CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE.
MOST OF THEM REVIEW THE CHARTERS EVERY 10 YEARS AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS THAT ARE OUTDATED. FIVE YEARS. GETTING HEAD NOD. BOYNTON BEACH DOESN'T HAVE ONE, JUST LIKE WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF THING, BUT THIS IS WHY WE'RE HERE. AND WHAT IS APPLICABLE 20, 30,
40 YEARS AGO MAY NOT BE APPLICABLE TODAY. TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, LAWS, EVERYTHING CHANGES. AND SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY TO HAVE A REVIEW COMMITTEE THAT WORKS OBVIOUSLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BODY TO
IDENTIFY WHAT SHOULD BE CHANGED AS WE KNOW ANY CHARTER AMENDMENT NEEDS TO GO ON AND ULTIMATELY IN THE AVENUE THE BEST FORM OF DEMOCRACY ALLOWING THE PEOPLE TO DECIDE.
I THINK HAVING A COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THESE PROPOSED CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND DELETIONS, AMENDMENTS, IS IMPORTANT. AND IT'S BEST PRACTICE, RIGHT? I THINK AT THE LAST MEETING SHAWNA MENTIONED THAT, AGAIN, WE
DON'T REVIEW OUR CHARTER OFFICIALLY EVERY 10 YEARS. IT'S JUST AS WE GO. AND I THINK WE SHOULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE STRUCTURED AND ORGANIZED. THIRD LARGEST CITY IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I'M PROPOSING WE HAVE A BOARD.
HOW THAT'S STRUCTURED OR ORGANIZED, YOU KNOW, COULD BE FIVE MEMBERS. ONE FROM EACH DISTRICT AND THE MAYOR PICKS SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, AND WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY I THINK IS HOW THE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES DO THAT. BUT THAT IS KIND OF WHAT I AM
LOOKING FOR IS A COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE CHARTER, PROPOSE SUGGESTIONS, OBVIOUSLY ANYTHING WOULD COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION, AND YEAH, I THINK IT'S BEST PRACTICE. >> MAYOR: I AGREE WITH THIS.
I THINK WE HAVE TO PRETTY MUCH DO A DEEP DIVE ON IT, BUT I THINK, IF ANYTHING, IT WOULD BE SPREAD OUT OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AND LET'S START DEALING WITH SOME OF THE CHARTER REVIEWS THAT ARE MORE AFFECTING THE QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES. BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF THOSE ARE SEVERELY OUTDATED IN THE CITY AND YOU CAN SEE IT FROM THE
DAY-TO-DAY STUFF GOING ON. >> STACY, WHAT IS THE -- WHAT'S THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE POSITION ON THIS? AND WHAT IS YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE AND THAT SORT OF THING? IF YOU COULD JUST GO OVER THAT.
AND AS I MENTION THE OTHER NIGHT, THERE IS A COUP OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR RIGHT NOW ONE-TIME REVIEW COMMITTEE, THAT IS SOMETHING THIS BOARD COULD ESTABLISH BY RESOLUTION AND IF YOU ARE TARGETING THE NEXT MUNICIPAL ELECTION, ETC., TO PUT
SOME AMENDMENTS ON A BALLOT FOR REFERENDUM. SEPARATE AND APART FROM THAT, THERE'S THE LARGER POLICY DISCUSSION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THIS BOARD WANTS TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A REGULAR -- A REGULAR REVIEW ON REGULAR INTERVALS. WHETHER IT BE FIVE YEARS, 10
YEARS, WHATEVER THIS BOARD DESIRES, AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, SPECIFIC PROCESSES FOR APPOINTMENTS, ETC. SO I THINK IT'S A TWOFOLD QUESTION AS TO WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING TO ESTABLISH TODAY, AND THEN WE CAN GO FORWARD FROM THERE.
IN DOING SO, THIS BOARD ALSO, AGAIN, IT WOULD BE WITHIN ITS PURVIEW, SO YOU CAN DEVELOP THE SCOPE OF WHAT THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE IS LOOKING AT. WHETHER IT'S THAT THIS COMMISSION AFTER YOUR REVIEW, IDENTIFIES THE ISSUES OR A LIST OF ISSUES THAT YOU WANT THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE TO LOOK
AT. IF YOU WANT IT TO KIND OF BE AN OPEN FORUM FOR THEM TO LOOK AT YOUR CHARTER ISSUES AND BRING FORWARD WHATEVER RECOMMENDATIONS THEY HAVE, THE ULTIMATE CONTROL STILL RESTS IN THIS BOARD AFTER THE COMMITTEE HAS REVIEWED THE CHARTER AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOU.
AND THEN THIS BOARD VOTES ON ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS THAT ARE THEN PUT OUT FOR REFERENDUM. >> MAYOR: OKAY. >> THANK YOU. >> JUST FOR -- JUST TO BE CLEAR IN REFERENCE TO THE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT, GOING TO
REFERENDUM, I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF THAT GOING ON THE NEXT ELECTION WITH OR WITHOUT THIS REVIEW COMMITTEE AND HOW WE DECIDE TO ADOPT THAT. SO I DON'T WANT ANY MISCOMMUNICATION THAT THAT IS ALIGNED WITH WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING HERE TODAY.
AND SO MAYBE WE LOOK AT A FEW OTHER MUNICIPALITIES AND IDENTIFY WHAT THEY DO AND COME BACK WITH SOME OPTIONS. >> YEAH, I DO -- THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER TURKIN, FOR BRINGING THIS UP. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. I LIKE THE IDEA OF KIND OF
MAKING A TEST RUN, HAVING A RESOLUTION, ESTABLISHING THIS COMMITTEE FOR THE NEXT ELECTION OR NEXT TWO ELECTIONS AND REALLY CLEANING UP THE CHARTERS AND SEEING WHAT NEEDS TO IN A HOLISTIC WAY AND SEEING HOW IT WORKS. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, MOVE FORWARD FROM THERE. AND IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY
AT SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE HAVEN'T DONE IN AS LONG AS I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CITY. IT'S IMPORTANT AND IT'S NEEDED SO I DO SUPPORT THAT AND I THINK THAT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CLEAN THINGS UP AND TO BRING
THEM UP TO MODERN AGE. SO THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> NO COMMENTS RIGHT NOW, THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: OKAY. ARE WE TAKING PUBLIC COMMENT?
>> THERE'S A CONSENSUS FROM THE BOARD. >> MAYOR: GO AHEAD. >> DAVID KATZ. THE LAST TIME THERE WAS A CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE BASICALLY THE SUMMER AND FALL OF 2011. YOU HAVE TWO OF THE FORMER MEMBERS HERE JEANNIE TAYLOR AND MYSELF. I DID FORWARD TO THE CITY
MANAGER THE MINUTES FROM ALL THOSE MEETINGS. WE WERE NOT A CONTINUING -- WE ARE AN AD HOC COMMITTEE AND WE GAVE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMISSION AT THE TIME OF WHICH I THINK THEY TOOK ALL OF THEM. AND THEY WENT ON THE BALLOT. SO I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW
THAT THERE HAS BEEN ONE 14 YEARS AGO, BUT WE HAVE HAD IT. AND WE WERE QUITE SUCCESSFUL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: OKAY. MOVING ON, NEXT WE DISCUSS SETTING A TIME AND DATE FOR PROPOSED CODE ENFORCEMENT. IS THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? SORRY. OKAY. NEXT WE NEED TO DISCUSS SETTING
A TIME AND DATE FOR A PROPOSED CODE ENFORCEMENT AND CODE ENFORCEMENT ORDINANCES WORKSHOP. COMMISSIONER TURKIN, I KNOW THIS IS A BIG PRIORITY TO YOU AS WELL AS IT IS FOR ME. >> YEAH. >> MAYOR: WE WON'T MAKE YOU COME ON A SATURDAY FOR THIS ONE. WE'LL LET YOU SLEEP IN FOR THIS ONE. WE HAVE TO COMPROMISE A LITTLE
BIT HERE. BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE THIS ON OUR CALENDAR SOONER THAN LATER. >> BUT IS IT SOMETHING THAT WARRANTS THAT KIND OF TIME, TOO? BECAUSE I ALSO DON'T WANT TO -- YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO START A CONVERSATION AT 6:00 P.M. AND THEN WE DON'T FINISH.
AND THEN HAVE TO COME BACK AND DO A SECOND WORKSHOP IF IT'S MORE EFFICIENT -- SO I GUESS IT WILL DEPEND ON WHAT KIND OF HEAVY, YOU KNOW, CARRY THIS IS GOING TO BE. BECAUSE IF IT'S GOING TO BE
REALLY INVOLVED AND IT REQUIRES THE TIME -- >> I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE VERY INVOLVED BECAUSE FROM WHEN I GAINED, THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE IS CODE, THINGS THAT SHOULD BE REMOVED, THINGS THAT ARE SILLY, YOU KNOW. AND, YOU KNOW, ULTIMATELY, YOU KNOW, THIS BODY WRITES THE
INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR CODE. AND CODE ENFORCEMENT, YOU KNOW, ENFORCE RS THAT, RIGHT. AND SO IT'S OUR DUTY TO CHANGE THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL, NOT CREATE, YOU KNOW, A HE SAID, SHE SAID, POINTING THE FINGER BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE
RESIDENTS, RIGHT. HOW TO WE GET THERE? WE HAVE ONE OF THESE WORKSHOPS AND WE INVITE THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY TO IDENTIFY WHAT'S SILLY, WHAT'S OUTDATED, WHAT CAN WE CHANGE, WHAT'S STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. WHAT ARE EACH ONE OF US HEARING? AND THEN THAT WAY, YOU KNOW, WE
CAN ALL SAY WE SAT TOGETHER, WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION. WE ARE HEARING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER. YOU'RE BUILDING A DATA SET. AND THEN YOU CAN CHANGE BASED ON METRICS, NOT JUST ONE-OFF SITUATIONS WHICH HAS BEEN HAPPENING, YOU KNOW. BUT I THINK IF WE DO THIS ONCE, IT WILL BE BIG.
BUT I THINK IT WILL BE VERY PRODUCTIVE FOR OUR CITY. >> MAYOR: I THINK IT ALSO GOES ALONG WITH CHECKING SOME OF THESE ORDINANCES THAT ARE NOT UP-TO-DATE FIRST.
SO I THINK COLLECTIVELY -- IF EVERYBODY INDIVIDUALLY COULD THINK OF QUESTIONS WE NEED CENTER CITY STAFF PRIOR -- >> MAYOR, I KNOW ADAM TEMPLE, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ADAM TEMPLE HAS BEEN ACTUALLY TRYING TO BRING UP THE SAME POINT THAT YOU JUST MADE. >> MAYOR: OKAY. >> YEAH, NO. I MEAN FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE,
I MEAN WE REALIZE THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF OUTDATED CODES. THERE ARE A LOT OF CODES THAT NEED TO BE FIXED, MAYBE SOME STANDARDS THAT NEED TO BE ENHANCED. SO I'D SAY FROM A GENERAL STANDPOINT, IT'S ALONG OVERDUE, ESPECIALLY THE CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. THERE'S QUITE A BIT THAT NEED TO
BE UPDATED AND CHANGED. >> MAYOR: OKAY. COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> I AGREE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I KNOW IS VERY IMPORTANT IN THE NON-GATED COMMUNITIES ALL AROUND THE CITY.
AND I KNOW IN GOLFVIEW HARBOUR SPECIFICALLY WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES AS WELL. SO I DO SUPPORT THIS. I WONDER BECAUSE AS COMMISSIONER KELLEY STATED, WE COULD BE HERE FOR THREE HOURS AND THEN WE COULD END UP HERE TWICE MORE. IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAYBE
MAKE IT CONCISE TO WHERE WE REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY? WHETHER IT'S THROUGH LIKE SOME SORT OF SURVEY OR WHATEVER, SOCIAL MEDIA, HOWEVER IT IS AND ALSO THROUGH OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT HAVE HAD THOSE ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS TO POTENTIALLY BRING IN LIKE, YOU KNOW, TOPICS PER SE.
LIKE SAY OUR TOPICS AND THEN WE HAVE LEGAL WORK ON THE ORDINANCES THAT ARE RELATED TO THOSE TOPICS. PRINT OUT THOSE ORDINANCES AND SEEING WHERE THERE MIGHT BE PLACES TO MAKE CERTAIN AMENDMENTS. AND THEN HAVE THE WORKSHOP ONCE WE HAVE ALL OF THAT. >> MAYOR: I AGREE. >> WELL, ADAM, WHAT YOU JUST
SAID -- YOU SAID CHAPTER 2 OR SECTION 2 IS IN NEED. SO MAYBE WE PICK A SECTION, THE MOST -- BASED ON STAFF AND RESIDENTS AND REALLY TRY AND LIKE FOCUS. BECAUSE I KIND OF -- LIKE COMMISSIONER CRUZ JUST BROUGHT UP, WE'LL BE ALL OVER THE PLACE
IF WE JUST GO BACK AND FORTH AND HAVE A WORKSHOP WHERE WE'RE ALL INSTEAD OF FOCUSING AND REALLY JUST CHECKING THEM OFF AND CLEANING THEM UP AS WE GO. BECAUSE I KNOW YOU AND I HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS, YOU KNOW, OUR STATE LAW CHANGED A YEAR AGO WHERE NOW WE ARE PROHIBITED FROM
FORCING DEVELOPERS TO PUT IN E.V. CHARGING STATIONS. NOW THERE'S STUFF THAT NEEDS TO BE CLEANED UP BECAUSE THE FLORIDA LAW IS EVER-CHANGING. SO WE CAN'T EVEN TELL A DEVELOPER TO PUT IN E.V. STATIONS ANY MORE WHICH IS INSANE. BUT IT'S THE LAW. SO NOW WE HAVE TO GO BACK AND
CHANGE SOMETHING THAT WE PUT IN PLACE TO COMPLY WITH LAW. SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO TO REALLS TO WORK ON A PLAN AND A SCHEDULE OF WHAT THE PRIORITIES, YOU KNOW -- THESE ARE THE ONES THAT
ARE HIGH PRIORITY AND WE NEED TO FOCUS ON FIRST. >> WE NEED TO DO A SURVEY, THOUGH, BECAUSE STAFF'S HIGH PRIORITIES IS GOING TO BE MUCH, MUCH DIFFERENT THAN GOLFVIEW HARBOUR OR CHAPEL HILL. >> OR US. >> OR FOREST PARK. THE NEIGHBORHOOD PRIORITIES WILL BE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
>> HAVE THE SURVEY FIRST. >> FROM STREET TO STREET. >> IT'S STREET TO STREET REALLY. YOU COULD EVEN ARGUE -- >> I THINK THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS LIST -- >> I THINK STARTING WITH THE SURVEY. BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE OUR SENIOR RESIDENTS PARTICIPATE, TOO. I MEAN WE HAVE BEEN UP HERE COUNTLESS TIMES SAYING WE CAN'T JUST RELY ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
AND SO, YOU KNOW -- >> I AGREE. >> WE NEED TO GET CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE AND INCLUDE THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. >> I HAVE BEEN IN THE CITY FOR OVER 20 YEARS NOW. I'M FAIRLY FAMILIAR WITH IT. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE LIFT THAT YOU GUYS ARE TAKING IS
SIGNIFICANT. I THINK IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO GO BEYOND ONE WORKSHOP. >> OH, YEAH. >> OH, YEAH. >> MAYOR: I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT FOR CERTAIN DISTRICTS. >> OF COURSE. >> IT'S ALMOST TO THE POINT WHERE YOU MAY HAVE TO ENTERTAIN HIRING AN OUTSIDE VENDOR THAT SPECIALIZES IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO KIND OF CUT THROUGH A
LOT OF THE -- >> MAYOR: FIRST, I'M JUST GOING TO -- THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF MY BIGGEST ISSUES SINCE I HAVE LIVED IN THIS CITY AND LIVED IN THE EAST. I JUST DON'T SEE ANY EDUCATION TO NEW RESIDENTS OR CURRENT RESIDENTS OR LANDLORDS. SO WHY DON'T WE START OFF THERE? WHY DON'T WE START OFF WITH SOMETHING IN THE WATER BILL?
WHY DON'T WE START OFF LETTING THEM KNOW WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM A PASS, THE ONE DAY FOR LEAVING TWO COUCHES OUT ACROSS THE STREET? I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT WAS TAKEN CARE OF BECAUSE ME LOOKING AT IT FOR THREE DAYS IRRITATED ME BEYOND WORDS. BUT I DO THINK THAT BEFORE MAYBE WE DO DIVE INTO SOME OF THIS,
LET'S MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO START EDUCATING PEOPLE AND GIVING THEM A ONE-TIME WARNING. AND THAT THERE'S A ZERO TOLERANCE. YOU CANNOT LEAVE A TOILET OUT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE ON A MONDAY TO SIT THERE ON A FRIDAY. >> IT HAPPENS IN HOAs, TOO, JUST SO YOU KNOW.
>> MAYOR: BUT AT LEAST THERE'S SOMEBODY CALLING YOU OUT ON IT. HERE IT'S JUST ENDLESS. >> WELL, NO, I KNOW. BUT IT'S CITYWIDE. >> MAYOR: RIGHT. >> I HEAR YOU. EDUCATION IS A VERY IMPORTANT COMPONENT. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE ADDRESSING THROUGH THE BUDGETARY PROCESS BECAUSE, YOU
KNOW, THAT OUTREACH DOES -- THE WATER BILLS DO CARRY A COST AND IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. BUT WE ARE DEVELOPING WAYS TO DO THAT. WE HAVE BEEN TALKING INTERNALLY. AND THE SOLID WASTE CODE IS SOMETHING THAT WE ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT TODAY, MS. STONE AND I. AND ACTUALLY ANDREW AS WELL. THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE ORDINANCE THAT WE'RE GOING TO
WANT TO TACKLE FIRST AS WELL. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. >> I'M NOT OPPOSED TO HAVING -- FARMING THIS OUT. I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THAT BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE A BIG LIFT. THIS IS NO DIFFERENT THAN ESSENTIALLY WITH THE PARK STUDY, RIGHT, WHERE THE CONSULTANT HAD
GOTTEN ALL THIS FEEDBACK, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER. SO I THINK -- I DON'T WANT TO RELY ON A CONSULTANT AT ALL. BUT I WANT THE CITY TO LEAD THIS. AND I WANT THE CITY TO INITIATE THIS ACTION WITH THE RESIDENTS.
AND IT IS GOING TO BE A BIG LIFT BUT SOMEONE HAS GOT TO DO IT AND WE HAVE TO DO IT. THAT'S HOW WE'RE GOING TO CLEAN UP THE EAST SIDE, FOR SURE. >> MAYOR: AND THE WEST. I GOT A LOT OF CALLS, RIGHT. FROM GOLFVIEW DURING THE CAMPAIGN. I'M GETTING THEM DAILY FROM CHAPEL HILL.
I'M GETTING EMAILS AND MY PERSONAL SOCIAL IS BLOWN UP WITH VIDEOS OF THINGS. MY WORK IS GETTING SENT THEM. AND I GET IT. THIS WAS MY PRIORITY CAMPAIGN AND ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I DID FILE TO RUN -- IS BECAUSE I COULDN'T TAKE IT ANY MORE. BUT I THINK I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS TO ASK PROCEDURALLY
BEFORE I CAN SAY WHETHER IT'S A CONSULTANT OR NOT. BUT I DEFINITELY THINK IT NEEDS TO START WITH SOME TYPE OF EDUCATION MECHANISM SO PEOPLE CAN'T SAY I DIDN'T KNOW. BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I HEAR. I DIDN'T KNOW BULK WAS ON FRIDAY. WELL, YOU HAVE LIVED HERE 20 YEARS. >> IT HASN'T CHANGED.
>> MAYOR: YOU KNOW, FOR THE 900 EXPGHT TIME, THEN ZERO TOLERANCE. ACCUMULATED FINES. THAT'S MY THOUGHT ON THAT. >> I'LL JUST SAY THAT BASED ON THE PARK MASTER PLAN, WHERE COMMISSIONER TURKIN, YOU JUST MENTIONED WE GAVE A LOT OF FEEDBACK AND THAT WAS NO ANY
WAY, SHAPE OR FORM FAIRLY INCORPORATED INTO THAT. I THINK THAT -- I MEAN WE DON'T HAVE AN OUTSIDE ATTORNEY ANY MORE. WE HAVE LIKE IN-HOUSE ATTORNEYS. AND I THINK WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF STAFF AS WELL, LIKE A PRETTY LARGE NUMBER WHERE I THINK WE CAN AFFORD TO
HAVE AT LEAST MAYBE ONE JUNIOR STAFF MEMBER, YOU KNOW, LOOK INTO THIS. AND ALSO BEING LIKE RESPONSIBLE WITH OUR TAX DOLLARS. WE DON'T WANT TO JUST -- >> MAYOR: RIGHT. >> GO OUT AND JUST GET CONSULTANTS FOR EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S LIKE SOMETHING SO CLOSE TO THE PEOPLE AS CODE IS.
SO I WOULD DEFINITELY ADVOCATE FOR KEEPING IT IN-HOUSE. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE WANT TO BE REASONABLE WITH STAFF TIME. AND, YOU KNOW, IT TAKES TIME. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. IT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN TAKE
MANY, MANY, MANY MONTHS. SO AS TO NOT RUSH THE PROCESS EITHER. >> YEAH, JUST -- AND BOTH ANDREW AND ADAM CAN ATTEST. WHENEVER I CAME IN, IT WAS A BIG HAUL. WE MADE A LOT OF CHANGES FROM AN ADMINISTRATIVE STANDPOINT. I CAN TELL YOU GUYS THAT THIS
YEAR I PUT AN EMPHASIS ON LOOKING AT ALL OF OUR ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES. AND IT'S TAKEN -- STACY, HOW LONG HAS IT TAKEN? AND WE'RE TALKING FOR JUST THE CITY, THE ORGANIZATION THAT ESSENTIALLY GOVERNS THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AN OVERHAUL
OF ALL THE ORDINANCE THAT GOVERN THE CITY AS A WHOLE, 85,000 INDIVIDUALS. THAT'S THE TYPE OF LIKE PERSPECTIVE I NEED YOU GUYS TO UNDERSTAND. AND IT'S A LARGE ONE. AND I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT AND PRUDENT THAT WE GET IT RIGHT. >> YES. >> RIGHT. >> YEAH.
AND IT'S BIGGER THAN A PARKS MASTER PLAN. THERE'S 36 PARKS OR 32 PARKS THAT WE HAVE. BEEN THERE'S MANY, MANY ORDINANCES. SO AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO RULE IT OUT OBVIOUSLY. LEGAL HAS BEEN GROWING. AND SO I THINK WE UTILIZE THAT STAFF. BUT AGAIN, I THINK IF WE WANT TO
GET THIS DONE, AND WE ACTUALLY WANT TO GET IT DONE, IT IS GOING TO -- IT'S GOING TO TAKE ALL HANDS ON DECK AND MAYBE THOSE HANDS ARE OUTSIDE. >> MAYOR: IT'S ALSO GOING TO TAKE ADDRESSING WHEN THE PROBLEMS ARE SURFACING BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT SURFACING MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY FROM 9:00 TO
3:00. >> NO, IT'S THE WEEKENDS. >> MAYOR: SO, YOU KNOW, FRIDAY NIGHT TO THE FOLLOWING THURSDAY IN OUR DISTRICT -- AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT DAY BULK IS FOR YOU FOR YOU. >> MONDAY. >> MAYOR: OKAY, MONDAY. THAT WOULD BE A GOOD SITUATION FOR US BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING ON THE WEEKENDS.
BUT I THINK THAT'S ALSO WHERE IT BEGINS -- IS DEALING WITH THE DAY THAT THINGS ARE PICKED UP. >> YEAH. WELL, MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING -- WE'RE GOING INTO THE BUDGET CYCLE. SO MAYBE WE NEED TO LOOK AT -- >> IT'S IN THERE. >> STAFFING FOR CODE ON THE WEEKENDS AND NIGHTS AND WHEN WE'RE HAVING THESE -- I MEAN I
THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH FEEDBACK NOW TO KNOW THAT WE'RE HAVING ISSUES ON THE WEEKEND AND THINGS ARE SITTING. SO I THINK THAT HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT AND IF THERE'S A NEED -- I MEAN OUR
CITY IS, YOU KNOW, FOREVER CHANGING AND GROWING. AND WE NEED TO GROW WITH IT AND CHANGE WITH IT. SO THAT'S MY THOUGHT ON THAT. >> IT IS IN THERE. >> OKAY. >> MAYOR: OKAY. >> I FIGURED. >> YEAH. JUST FOR PERSPECTIVE, I THINK WE HAVE SIX CODE OFFICERS COVERING THE ENTIRE CITY RIGHT NOW.
>> FIVE. >> FIVE, RIGHT. SO IN ORDER TO COVER THE WHOLE CITY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK WITH FIVE CODE OFFICERS IS VERY DIFFICULT. SO ALTHOUGH WE DO HAVE SATURDAY COVERAGE, WE HAVE ONE PERSON THAT WORKS OVERTIME ON SATURDAYS. AND SO THROUGH THE BUDGETARY PROCESS, WE ARE ADDRESSING THAT
SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE SEVEN-DAY A WEEK COVERAGE. >> YEAH. AND JUST FEEDBACK, COLLECT -- WE OBVIOUSLY LIKE TO KNOW WHAT OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES ARE DOING, ESPECIALLY BOCA AND WEST PALM, SIMILAR SIZE, WELLINGTON, TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND HOW
THEY ARE ADDRESSING THIS. >> MAYOR: WELLINGTON ARE TOUGH, VERY, VERY TOUGH BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOT OF HOMES IN HOAs. >> THEY HAVE A RULER. >> MAYOR: THEY ARE VERY TOUGH. >> TO THE GRASS, UH-HUH. >> MAYOR: OKAY. WELL, I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER DISCUSSION, BUT I'D LIKE TO SET SOME TIMES AND GOALS
EVEN IF IT'S JUST GETTING COUCHES AND SHOPPING CARTS OFF THE SIDE. THEN WE MOVE TO THE TOILETS AND THEN WE CAN MOVE TO THE TIRES. >> MATTRESSES. >> MAYOR: MATTRESSES, YEAH. BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN WELL OVERDUE. AND I THINK IT'S ADDRESSING THE
SAME SOURCES OF THESE PROBLEMS. THEY ARE THE SAME -- IT'S THE SAME HOMES AND THE SAME DEVELOPMENTS, TOO. >> IF IT'S MULTI-FAMILY -- >> MAYOR: WE'VE GOT TWO OF THEM IN DISTRICT 2. >> MULTI-FAMILY DENSE RESIDENTIAL, CHRONIC NUISANCE, YOU KNOW. >> IF THE BODY IS GOOD WITH
THAT, I THINK YOU WANT TO GIVE STAFF AND LEGAL A CHANCE TO GIVE THIS AN OVERVIEW. >> MAYOR: PLEASE. >> I WANT TO GET SOME IDEAS FROM EACH OF YOU FROM YOUR RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS TO SEE WHAT ARE MAYBE THE TOP FIVE ORDINANCES THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU GUYS. SO WE CAN KIND OF POSSIBLY NARROW THE SCOPE OF THIS.
AND THEN WE CAN GO FROM THERE. >> MAYOR: GOOD. >> OKAY. >> MAYOR: OKAY. >> EXCUSE ME, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. CANDACE STONE. AND WHEN YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT THE ORDINANCES, ALSO THINK ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL VIOLATIONS THAT YOU ARE FACING BECAUSE IT COULD BE IN DIFFERENT ORDINANCES.
THAT WOULD HELP US ALSO NARROW IT DOWN. AND IF THERE'S ANY OTHER RESEARCH -- I HEARD SOME TONIGHT WHAT YOU WANT AND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE WORKSHOP. IF THERE'S ANY OTHER RESEARCH YOU WANT ME TO DO TO PREPARE FOR THIS, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW LIKE THEIR EXACT SCHEDULES OR WHAT THE PLAN IS GOING TO BE, WE DO
HAVE SOMETHING IN THE BUDGET ALREADY WITH PLANS AND TASK FORCE AND THINGS LIKE THAT WE'RE GOING TO WORK TOWARDS. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. >> IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU WANT TO PREPARE FOR. >> MAYOR: I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. I THINK SOME OF THE CODE ISSUES THAT ARE COMING OUT, WHEN YOU GO BY THESE PROPERTIES, A LOT OF
THEM HAVE REAL SAFETY ISSUES, YOU KNOW. I MEAN WE KNOW THE ONE IN OUR -- WE KNOW BOYNTON PELICAN IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS MOLD ON THE OUTSIDE. >> YEAH. >> MAYOR: AND THE WALLS ARE FALLING IN. THERE'S NO FLOORS IN THERE. SO I THINK I NEED TO BE EDUCATED
ON THE LEGAL PROCEDURES OF HOW TO START CLEANING THAT STUFF UP, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO PROPERTY RIGHTS. BUT I THINK THAT HAS BEEN SUCH AN ISSUE SINCE I HAVE LIVED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND IT'S TRICKLING DOWN. PEOPLE SAY THEY CAN DO IT THERE, BOYNTON VILLAS IS GOING TO DO IT. AND IT'S JUST GOING TO BE CONTINUING.
ANY EDUCATION YOU CAN GIVE ME TO MAKE THIS BETTER, I WOULD LOVE IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. >> THANK YOU, CANDACE. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> MAYOR: ANYONE HAVE ANY FINAL COMMENTS FOR TONIGHT? >> MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: OKAY. COMMISSIONER TURKIN MOVED TO -- MADE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. COMMISSIONER CRUZ MADE A SECOND. WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO
DISCUSS, MEETING IS ADJOURNED. AT 9:17 P.M. [POUNDING OF GAVEL]