>> MAYOR: GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. WE'RE WAITING ON ONE MORE BOARD MEMBER SO WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM JUST A FEW MINUTES. THAT'S VERY TYPICAL FOR US HERE. IN THE MEANTIME, I DO WANT TO ASK THE PERSON THAT'S STANDING IN FRONT OF THE CLOCK IF YOU COULD SCOOT OVER A LITTLE BIT SO WE CAN KEEP TRACK OF THE TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE'LL BEGIN IN A FEW.
>> MAYOR: GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. THIS MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE BOYNTON BEACH CITY COMMISSION MEETING. WHAT A SPECIAL DAY. TODAY IS MARCH 18th, 2025 AND THE TIME IS NOW 6:03 P.M. AS ALWAYS, LET'S BEGIN OUR MEETING WITH ROLL CALL.
AND LET'S TURN TO OUR CITY CLERK. >> MAYOR PENSERGA. >> MAYOR: HERE. >> VICE MAYOR KELLEY. >> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER HAY. >> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN. >> PRESENT. >> MAYOR, YOU HAVE A QUORUM. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, MAYLEE. NEXT WE WILL HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY COMMISSIONER WOODROW HAY.
AFTER WHICH WE WILL BEGIN THE SWEARING IN CEREMONY. LET'S ALL STAND. >> INVOCATION? >> MAYOR: I'M SORRY, INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. COMMISSIONER. >> LET US PRAY. MOST GRACIOUS AND HEAVENLY
FATHER, WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH. WE ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR PRESENCE AMONG US FOR YOU ARE THE SOURCE OF WISDOM, JUSTICE AND PEACE. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT CITY, A CITY BLESSED BY
DIVERSITY, OPPORTUNITY, AND A SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY. WE LIFT UP ALL THOSE WHO LIVE AND WORK HERE, ASKING FOR YOUR CONTINUED FAVOR AND GUIDANCE OVER OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, OUR BUSINESSES AND FAMILIES.
MAY BOYNTON BEACH ALWAYS BE A PLACE WHERE FAIRNESS REIGNS, PROSPERITY GROWS AND LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER IS EVIDENT IN ALL THAT WE DO. THIS EVENING, WE OFFER SPECIAL PRAYERS FOR THE DEDICATED LEADERS OF OUR CITY.
WE REJOICE IN THE RE-ELECTION OF COMMISSIONER ANGELA CRUZ OF DISTRICT 1, THOMAS TURKIN DISTRICT 3, AND WE ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THEM AS THEY SERVE WITH DILIGENCE, INTEGRITY AND COMPASSION.
MAY THEIR LEADERSHIP BE MARKED BY WISDOM AND A COMMITMENT TO THE WELL-BEING OF ALL. WE ALSO, LORD, EXTEND A HEARTFELT WELCOME TO OUR NEW MAYOR REBECCA SHELTON AS SHE
STEPS INTO THIS IMPORTANT ROLE AND CONDUCTS HER FIRST MEETING TONIGHT. LORD, GRANT HER WISDOM BEYOND MEASURES, STRENGTH IN THE FACE OF CHALLENGES AND A HEART ALWAYS TUNED TO THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE. LET HER LEADERSHIP BE A LIGHT
THAT GUIDES OUR CITY TOWARD THE FUTURE FILLED WITH PROGRESS, UNITY AND HOPE. AND WE PAUSE TO EXPRESS OUR DEEP GRATITUDE TO OUR OUTGOING MAYOR TY PENSERGA, FOR HIS MANY YEARS
OF DEVOTED SERVICE TO THIS CITY. LORD, BLESS HIM ABUNDANTLY FOR HIS TIME, ENERGY AND PASSION HE HAS POURED INTO THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH. MAY HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS BE FILLED WITH NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND CONTINUED SUCCESS AS THIS
CITY COUNCIL COMES TOGETHER TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT IMPACT THE LIVES OF SO MANY, WE ASK, LORD, THAT YOU GRANT US WISDOM, PATIENCE AND CLARITY. LET EVERY DECISION BE FILLED WITH RESPECT, EVERY DECISION BE MADE WITH INTEGRITY AND EVERY
ACTION BE TAKEN WITH THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE IN MIND. AND, FATHER, WE ASK FOR YOUR BLESSING ON ALL WHO SERVE THIS GREAT CITY, OUR STAFF, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, EDUCATORS, BUSINESS
OWNERS AND EVERY RESIDENT WHO CALLS BOYNTON BEACH HOME. MAY YOUR PEACE BE UPON US. MAY YOUR LOVE GUIDE US. AND MAY YOUR GRACE BE EVER-PRESENT IN ALL THAT WE DO. WE OFFER THIS PRAYER IN YOUR
HOLY A AND MAJESTIC NAME, LET EVERY HEART SAY AMEN. >> Group: AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND
JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HAY. AND THANK YOU, EVERYONE. LET'S TURN TO OUR CITY CLERK FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CERTIFICATION RESULTS. MAYLEE.
>> CONGRATULATIONS TO THE INCOMING COMMISSIONER FOR DISTRICT 1, ANGELA CRUZ WHO DID NOT HAVE AN OPPONENT FOR THIS ELECTION. CONGRATULATIONS TO INCUMBENT COMMISSIONER FOR DISTRICT 3 THOMAS TURKIN WHO WON THE ELECTION WITH 57.78% OF THE VOTES IN HIS DISTRICT.
AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEWLY ELECTED MAYOR REBECCA SHELTON WHO WON THE ELECTION -- [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] WITH 55.93% OF THE VOTES IN THE
CITY. >> MAYOR: MAYLEE, THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET'S BEGIN THE SWEARING IN CEREMONY. FIRST ON THE LIST IS THE SWEARING IN OF INCUMBENT ANGELA CRUZ AS DISTRICT 1 COMMISSIONER. AND I SEE HERE THAT YOU'LL BE WORN IN BY OUR CITY CLERK MAYLEE DEJESÚS.
COME ON DOWN. >> I, ANGELA CRUZ DO SOLEMNLY
SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL SUPPORT, PROTECT AND DEFEND, THE CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES, THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH.
THAT I AM DULY QUALIFIED TO HOLD OFFICE UNDER THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE AND THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH. AND THAT I WILL WELL AND
FAITHFULLY PERFORM THE DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER FOR DISTRICT 1 OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA. CONGRATULATIONS. >> SO HELP ME GOD. THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE] >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. THE NEXT PERSON TO BE SWORN IN IS THE INCUMBENT THOMAS TURKIN AS COMMISSIONER OF DISTRICT 3.
JUDGE LOURDES CASANOVA IS HERE FROM THE 15th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. >> HOLD ON A SECOND. I NEED A BETTER HALF. [APPLAUSE] >> I THOMAS TURKIN DO SOLEMNLY
SWEAR OR AFFIRM, THAT I WILL SUPPORT, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH.
THAT I AM DULY QUALIFIED TO HOLD OFFICE UNDER THE CONSTITUTION, AND LAWS OF THE STATE AND THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH. AND THAT I WILL WELL AND
FAITHFULLY PERFORM THE DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA. CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING, BOYNTON BEACH. FIRST AND FOREMOST, TO GOD BE THE GLORY. >> AMEN! [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] I AM DEEPLY HONORED AND GRATEFUL
TO THE VOTERS OF BOYNTON BEACH, THANK YOU. THIS ELECTION WAS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY AND YOU MADE YOUR VOICES HEARD. YOU CHOSE RESULTS OVER RHETORIC, PROGRESS OVER POLITICS AND A VISION FOR A STRONGER, SAFER, AND MORE PROSPEROUS BOYNTON
BEACH. TO MY HEATHER, MY FAMILY, FRIENDS, VOLUNTEERS, SUPPORTERS, MENTORS, AND OUR INCREDIBLE FIRST RESPONDERS, THANK YOU. WE KNOCKED ON THOUSANDS OF DOORS, MADE THOUSANDS OF CALLS AND TOOK OUR MESSAGE DIRECTLY TO THE PEOPLE.
DESPITE ATTACKS AND MISINFORMATION, WE PROVED THAT THE POWER OF THE PEOPLE WILL ALWAYS PREVAIL. WE TOOK ON COUNTY AND STATEWIDE OPPOSITION, DEFIED THE POLITICAL INSIDERS WHO COUNTED US OUT, AND ONCE AGAIN PROVED THEM WRONG. A HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO THOSE
WHO STOOD BY ME UNWAVERINGLY IN THE TOUGHEST OF THE MOMENTS. YOUR LOYALTY IS TRULY PRICELESS. I ALSO WANT TO EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO OUR NEW MADAM MAYOR, REBECCA SHELTON. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ALONGSIDE YOU AND MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS AND OUR DEDICATED CITY STAFF TO TAKE BOYNTON BEACH TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL. NOW THE CAMPAIGN IS BEHIND US, MY FOCUS IS ON BRINGING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND DELIVERING ON THE ISSUES THAT
MATTER MOST. I AM THANKFUL AND I AM READY TO GET BACK TO WORK. AND ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU, BOYNTON BEACH, FOR KEEPING TURKIN WORKIN', LOVE THE SHORT GUY WITH THE BIG HEART.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. THE NEXT SWEARING IN IS THE MOMENT MANY OF US HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR. IT IS THE SWEARING IN OF REBECCA SHELTON AS MAYOR OF OUR CITY OF
BOYNTON BEACH. HERE FOR HER IS JUDGE JAMES MARTZ, THE 15th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT. AND STANDING WITH HER IS A FORMER MAYOR OF BOYNTON BEACH, MAYOR JERRY TAYLOR.
>> I, REBECCA SHELTON, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES, THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH.
THAT I AM DULY QUALIFIED TO HOLD THIS OFFICE UNDER THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY,
PERFORM OF THE DUTIES OF MAYOR OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, SO HELP ME GOD.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, EVERYONE,
PLEASE BE SEATED. I'M GETTING ON IT. IS THAT BETTER? GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY. STANDING BEFORE AS YOUR NEW MAYOR, SWORN IN JUST MOMENTS AGO IS A MOMENT I'LL NEVER FORGET. I'M HUMBLED, I'M GRATEFUL AND
I'M READY TO SERVE. I NEVER SET OUT TO BE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL. FOR OVER 20 YEARS I HAVE BEEN YOUR NEIGHBOR, A BUSINESS OWNER, A VOLUNTEER, AND THAT WOMAN WHO'S CRAZY ABOUT HER CHIHUAHUAS. [LAUGHTER] I WAS HAPPY BUILDING MY LIFE HERE, SERVING OUR COMMUNITY AND
CALLING BOYNTON BEACH HOME. YOU, MY FRIENDS, MY NEIGHBORS, MY SUPPORTERS, MADE THIS POSSIBLE. LAST WEEK IN THE HEART OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, YOU ELECTED ME AS THE FIRST FEMALE MAYOR OF BOYNTON BEACH IN 32 YEARS.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] WHAT A WAY TO CELEBRATE. THIS VICTORY ISN'T JUST MINE. IT'S OURS. IT'S A BOLD STATEMENT THAT OUR CITY CRAVES LEADERSHIP THAT LISTENS AND FIGHTS FOR WHAT'S RIGHT.
POLITICS REALLY ARE LOCAL. A GOOD LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAN AND SHOULD BE INFLUENCED BY CITIZENS. I PROMISE TO BE YOUR MAYOR THAT WILL LISTEN AND TAKE YOUR INPUT TO THE DAIS AT EVERY MEETING. >> YES! >> MAYOR: I'LL DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO MAKE BOYNTON THE BEST IT
CAN BE, SAFE STREETS, SMART GROWTH, AND A HOME WE'RE PROUD OF. I HAVE SADLY LOST MUCH OF MY FAMILY IN RECENT YEARS AND I'M SURE THEY ARE WATCHING ME FROM ABOVE WITH PRIDE. BUT YOU HAVE BECOME MY FAMILY, BOYNTON BEACH. I CARRY YOUR TRUST WITH ME EVERY DAY. TOGETHER LET'S MAKE HISTORY.
NOT JUST TODAY, BUT FOR YEARS TO COME. RONNIE, THIS ONE IS FOR YOU. [APPLAUSE] I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU AND TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK MY CAMPAIGN TEAM. YOU'RE THE BEST. LET'S GET TO WORK.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION] >> MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO BRING YOU UP.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] [CAMERA CLICKS]
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION] >> BEFORE WE TURN OVER TO OUR NEW MAYOR REBECCA SHELTON, I JUST WANTED TO SAY GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THIS SPECIAL CITY
COMMISSION MEETING AND CONGRATULATIONS TO MAYOR SHELTON ON AN OVERWHELMING VICTORY TO BECOME THE FIRST FEMALE MAYOR IN OVER THREE DECADES. FIRST, MAYOR PENSERGA, WE MUST PRESENT YOU WITH THIS PLAQUE AS A TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION.
AND THE PLAQUE SAYS PRESENTED TO TY PENSERGA WITH SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH AS MAYOR AT LARGE, 2022 TO 2025. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH AND ALL THE RESIDENTS, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN YOUR
FUTURE ENDEAVORS. THANK YOU, MAYOR TY PENSERGA, FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BOYNTON BEACH.
[APPLAUSE]
>> MAYOR: NOW THE MEETING WILL START, SO PLEASE FORGIVE ME. OBVIOUSLY, I'M A NEWBIE BUT I'LL GET THE ROPES. GOOD EVENING, RESIDENTS OF BOYNTON BEACH. AS YOUR INCOMING MAYOR, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO OUTLINE OUR APPROACH TO PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT DURING OUR MEETINGS. WE RECOGNIZE THAT IN THE PAST
OPENING REMARKS OFTEN INCLUDED SPECIFIC REMINDERS REGARDING DECORUM. MOVING FORWARD, WE WILL OPERATE UNDER THE INHERENT UNDERSTANDING THAT EVERYONE WHO COMES BEFORE THIS COMMISSION DOES SO WITH THE DESIRE TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCESS. FURTHERMORE, WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIRECT RESPONSES FROM YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD MAY HAVE BEEN LIMITED PREVIOUSLY. IT IS MY SINCERE COMMITMENT THAT TONIGHT AND IN ALL FUTURE MEETINGS YOUR VOICES WILL NOT
ONLY BE HEARD, BUT ALSO THOUGHTFULLY CONSIDERED. FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, YOUR CONCERNS WILL BE ADDRESSED DIRECTLY BY OUR DEDICATED CITY STAFF OR YOUR DISTRICT COMMISSIONER. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR FOCUSED ATTENTION AND ENSURE THAT EACH OF YOU FEELS HEARD AND RECEIVES THE APPROPRIATE FOLLOW-UP.
SHOULD WE, AS YOUR REPRESENTATIVES, FIND OURSELVES WITH THE IMMEDIATE INFORMATION NECESSARY TO FULLY ADDRESS YOUR INQUIRY, PLEASE BE ASSURED THAT WE ARE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING YOU WITH A TIMELY AND COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE THROUGH THAT FOLLOW-UP PROCESS. SERVING AS YOUR MAYOR AND AS A
MEMBER OF THIS COMMISSION IS A PROFOUND PRIVILEGE. IT IS A RESPONSIBILITY THAT IS ENTIRELY CENTERED ON THE PEOPLE WE ARE HERE TO REPRESENT. WE ARE COMMITTED TO FOSTERING AN ENVIRONMENT OF OPEN COMMUNICATION, MUTUAL RESPECT, AND RESPONSIVENESS AS WE WORK TOGETHER FOR THE BETTERMENT OF
BOYNTON BEACH. [APPLAUSE] WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO THE AGENDA APPROVAL, ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, CORRECTIONS. LET'S BEGIN ON THE RIGHT WITH
COMMISSIONER CRUZ. IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. NO, I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO CONGRATULATE YOU, TO OUR NEW MAYOR REBECCA SHELTON AND FOR THE RE-ELECTION OF OUR COMMISSIONER THOMAS TURKIN. LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] AND I DO NOT HAVE ANY AMENDMENTS ON THE AGENDA. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I DO NOT HAVE ANY ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, CORRECTIONS. THANK YOU. >> MADAM MAYOR.
>> MAYOR: YES. >> GOOD TO HAVE YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. >> AND I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THE AGENDA, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY -- AND I'M CORRECTED IF I'M NOT, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I CAN REMEMBER THAT WE HAD THREE FEMALES. >> YES. >> MAJORITY ON THIS COMMISSION
IN THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> IT'S ME AND YOU, WOODROW. [LAUGHTER] >> GET READY. >> MADAM MAYOR, CONGRATULATIONS.
I DO WANT TO ADD FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, I WANT TO BRING BACK THE DISCUSSION OF THE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT THAT WAS SHOT DOWN AT PREVIOUS MEETINGS. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE CITY VERIFIES RESIDENCY FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO EVEN THINK ABOUT APPLYING FOR ELECTED OFFICE IN THE CITY.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] I REQUEST THAT WE HAVE THAT ON THE NEXT AGENDA. I BELIEVE IT'S APRIL 1st. I KNOW CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS ALREADY PROVIDED DETAILS AND POSSIBLE SCENARIOS THAT THIS BODY CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH. ALSO WANT TO HAVE A DISCUSSION
ABOUT A WAIVER PROVISION FOR ADVISORY BOARDS. THERE'S A LOT OF MEMBERS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE DEDICATED SERVING ON THESE ADVISORY BOARDS THAT LIVE IN THE CITY ACTUALLY. AND I DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD BE PUNISHED FOR VOLUNTEERING. AND WE SHOULD ALLOW A WAIVER PROVISION TO ALLOW THEM TO CONTINUE SERVING.
IN ADDITION, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE CONVERSATION AROUND DEVELOPING A CHARTER COMMITTEE REVIEW BOARD. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS QUITE COMMON THROUGHOUT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES WHERE THEY TAKE A LOOK AT A MUNICIPAL CHARTER AND
IDENTIFY WHAT IS OUTDATED, WHAT NEEDS TO BE UPDATED, AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT SHOULD POTENTIALLY GO ON TO THE BALLOT. SO I WANT THAT CONVERSATION AS WELL. [APPLAUSE] AND THEN IN ADDITION, CODE ENFORCEMENT REVIEW BOARD AND BEAUTIFICATION BOARD.
[APPLAUSE] >> SO COMMISSIONER TURKIN -- YOU'RE OKAY WITH ADDING THEM TO FUTURE AND YOU HAVE THEM NOTATED. >> ABSOLUTELY, VICE MAYOR. DURING THIS TIME, IF ANYTHING IS ADDED TO FUTURE AGENDA, THERE'S KIND OF A CONSENSUS WE WILL ADD
THEM TO FUTURE AGENDA AND THEN STAFF WILL WORK WITH THE COMMISSIONER THAT ASKED FOR THOSE ADDITIONS TO DECIDE WHERE THEY APPEAR ON OUR NEXT CALENDAR. >> MAYOR: OKAY. >> YOU CAN CALL FOR ADOPTION OF
THE AGENDA. >> MAYOR: IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED
SAY AYE. [AYES] ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. [APPLAUSE]
WE'LL MOVING ON TO INFORMATIONAL ITEMS BY MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION. LET'S BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER TURKIN. >> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING, MAYOR. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER HAY. >> I HAVE NOTHING. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> NO, I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING, MAYOR. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER CRUZ.
>> FOR ME NOTHING, THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: MOVING ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS, WE HAVE TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS TO SHARE WITH THE RESIDENTS. >> I WILL -- I'LL GO AHEAD AND DO 3A. I'LL TAKE THAT. SO IT'S A PROCLAMATION FOR
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. BEFORE I PROCEED WITH THE PROCLAMATION, AS WE HONOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE WOMEN IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE SERVED AS MAYOR. EMILY McLEOD JACKSON SERVED ON OUR CITY COUNCIL TWICE FROM 1970
TO 1973 AND FROM 1975 TO 1978 AND SERVED AS MAYOR IN 1973 AND 1978. BETTY RISKO WAS ELECTED MAYOR IN 1980 AND SERVED SIX MONTHS. ARLENE WEINER SERVED AS MAYOR
FROM 1991 AND TO 1993. AND AFTER OVER THREE DECADES, IT'S MY HONOR TO CONGRATULATE REBECCA SHELTON AGAIN, THIS CITY'S FOURTH FEMALE MAYOR. [APPLAUSE] AFTER I READ THE PROCLAMATION, I INVITE MAYOR SHELTON AND COMMISSIONER CRUZ TO JOIN ME
ALONG WITH THE WOMEN'S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF PALM BEACH COUNTY. AND WE HAVE ASHLEY CASSIDDO AS WELL AS ROSA WHITE AND WE ALSO HAVE TAQUITA KING FROM WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA AND THEY WILL JOIN ME WHEN I PRESENT THE
PROCLAMATION TO TAKE PHOTOS. I WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION INTO THE RECORD. WHEREAS, THE HISTORIC WOMEN'S CLUB OF BOYNTON BEACH FORMERLY KNOWN -- THIS ISN'T -- MAYLEE? THIS IS THE WOMEN'S CLUB, NOT THE WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.
SORRY. STAND BY. LET ME PULL IT UP ON MY COMPUTER.
IS THERE A SECOND ONE?
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION] >> I JUST CAN'T READ IT INTO THE RECORD, BUT THAT'S FINE. I'M HAPPY TO PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION AND WE CAN TAKE PHOTOS. AND THEN I CAN PRESENT IT TO THEM OUTSIDE OFF THE RECORD. THAT'S FINE. SO IF YOU WANT TO MEET ME, WE
WILL TAKE SOME PHOTOS, PLEASE.
SINCE THE LADIES HAVE COME.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]
[APPLAUSE]
>> STAND BY ONE SECOND. WE'VE GOT THE PROCLAMATION. LET ME READ IT INTO THE RECORD. WHEREAS THE AMERICAN WOMEN OF EVERY RACE, CLASS AND ETHNIC BACKGROUND HAVE MADE HISTORIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GROWTH AND STRENGTH OF OUR NATION IN COUNTLESS RECORDED AND UNRECORDED WAYS AND SERVED AS EARLY LEADERS IN THE FOREFRONT
OF EVERY MAJOR PROGRESSIVE SOCIAL CHANGE MOVEMENT AND SERVED COURAGEOUSLY IN THE MILITARY, AND WHEREAS AMERICAN WOMEN HAVE PLAYED AND CONTINUED TO PLAY A CRITICAL ECONOMIC, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL ROLE IN EVERY SPHERE OF THE LIFE OF THE NATION BY CONSTITUTING A
SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE LABOR FORCE WORKING INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE HOME, AND AMERICAN WOMEN HAVE PLAYED A UNIQUE ROLE THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF THE NATION BY PROVIDING THE MAJORITY OF THE VOLUNTEER LABOR FORCE OF THE NATION, WHEREAS AMERICAN WOMEN HAVE BEEN LEADERS NOT ONLY IN SECURING THEIR OWN RIGHTS OF
SUFFRAGE AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY BUT ALSO IN THE ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT AND EMANCIPATION MOVEMENT AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND OTHER MOVEMENTS, ESPECIALLY THE PEACE MOVEMENTS
WHICH CREATE A MORE FAR AND JUST SOCIETY FOR ALL. AND WHEREAS DESPITE THESE CONTRIBUTIONS, THE ROLE OF AMERICAN WOMEN IN HISTORY HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY OVERLOOKED AND UNDERVALUED IN THE LITERATURE, TEACHING AND STUDY OF AMERICAN HISTORY. NOW, THEREFORE, I VICE MAYOR
AIMEE KELLEY AND REBECCA SHELTON MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MARCH 2025 AS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH TO VICE MAYOR KELLEY AND MAYOR SHELTON FOR HAVING US HERE THIS EVENING. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE COMMISSIONER CRUZ WHO IS ONE OF OUR ALUMNI OF OUR WOMEN ON THE RUN PROGRAM. I'M TAQUITA KING PAYNE, I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA.
WE ARE AN ORGANIZATION BASED HERE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY THAT'S DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING AND EDUCATING WOMEN AND GIRLS SO THEY CAN STEP INTO LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE HOW THE WORLD WORKS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THIS IMPORTANT MONTH IN OUR HISTORY. WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY AS WOMEN. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT.
THE FIGHT CONTINUES. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN GETTING INVOLVED AND CONTINUING TO HELP US WITH THAT, THE WOMEN'S FOUNDATION IS ALWAYS HERE. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR
AND COMMISSIONERS FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY TO CELEBRATE THIS IMPORTANT MONTH. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE WOMEN'S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF PALM BEACH COUNTY. TOMORROW WE ARE CELEBRATING OUR 29th DRAFT AWARDS WHICH
RECOGNIZES WOMEN IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT STICK THEIR NECKS OUT FOR OTHERS. AND WE'RE ALSO CELEBRATING OUR 30th YEAR AS A CHAMBER. WE STARTED AS A SMALL GROUP OF WOMEN THAT WANTED TO START SMALL BUSINESSES WITHIN OUR LOCAL
COMMUNITY AND SHARE IDEAS. AND WE HAVE GROWN SO MUCH OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS. IT'S REALLY AN HONOR TO RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION. AND WE WISH EVERYONE A WONDERFUL WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. AND LET US LEAD AS WOMEN EVERY DAY.
[APPLAUSE] >> MAYOR: WE ARE MOVING ON TO PUBLIC AUDIENCE. AS ALWAYS, IT IS THREE MINUTES PER PERSON AND IT IS NOT TRANSFERABLE. THIS IS NOT A Q&A, SAME RULES APPLY. THE SPEAKER MUST ADDRESS THE
COMMISSION AS A WHOLE AND NOT TO ANY INDIVIDUAL ON THE DAIS OR IN THE AUDIENCE. INSULTS, PERSONAL ATTACKS OR DISRUPTIONS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. AND YOU'LL BE ASKED TO LEAVE SHOULD YOU VIOLATE THESE RULES. AFTER WE HAVE CONCLUDED THOSE IN PERSON, WE WILL GO TO THOSE THAT
ARE ONLINE. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. >> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS RICK MAHARAJ. I AM YOUR PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER
OF ONLINE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE FULL-SERVICE CHAMBER THAT SUPPORTS OUR FULL-SERVICE CITY. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS HONOR AND HAVE THIS PRIVILEGE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THE HONORABLE MAYOR REBECCA SHELTON.
[APPLAUSE] VICE MAYOR KELLEY FROM MY DISTRICT NUMBER 4. COMMISSIONER TURKIN, COMMISSIONER HAY, COMMISSIONER CRUZ, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER TEMPLE, DAN DUGGER YOUR OUR CITY MANAGER, CITY STAFF, BOYNTON BEACH ONLINE CHAMBER STAFF
THAT'S HERE WITH US TONIGHT AND DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THIS AUDIENCE AND ALSO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. THANK YOU, ALL. I REPRESENT OUR BUSINESSES, OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR CITY. WE THANK YOU, MAYOR SHELTON, COMMISSIONER TURKIN AND COMMISSIONER CRUZ FOR STEPPING UP TO SERVE THIS ELECTION.
THIS IS A PIVOTAL MOMENT AS WE HAVE TURNED A NEW CHAPTER STARTING TODAY. YOU HAVE HEARD IT BEFORE. FIRST WOMAN MAYOR IN 32 YEARS. MAYOR SHELTON, WE, THE PEOPLE, SPOKE AND YOU NOW ARE EMPOWERED
TO SERVE THE BEST CITY WORLDWIDE. YOU STARTED THIS JOURNEY SINCE YOU WERE 24 YEARS OLD. YOU HAVE COME A LONG WAY. [APPLAUSE] IT'S IN YOUR DNA TO CARRY THE TORCH AND HONOR THE LEGACY.
THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER TURKIN, RECIPIENT OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL, SIR, THANK YOU. WE SALUTE YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY AND YOUR SERVICE TO OUR CITY.
[APPLAUSE] COMMISSIONER CRUZ, YOU RAN UNOPPOSED, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION TO OUR CITY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] WE OFTEN HEAR ABOUT THE THINGS OUR CITY CAN DO BETTER IN THE NEWS, THE NEWSPAPER, ETC. NOW, LET'S CHANGE THAT AND HEAR
ABOUT THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING GREAT. MANY YEARS AGO I STOOD IN THE OLD CITY HALL CHAMBERS -- SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER. AND I TALKED ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT, EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN
GOVERNMENT ON A NATIONAL SCALE. HERE WE ARE. IT'S TIME TO SHINE. RUNNING AN ELECTION IS TOUGH. I HAVE BEEN THERE. BUT NOW THE REAL WORK BEGINS. WHAT DOES A 90-DAY PLAN LOOK AT THE VERY BEGINNING?
FROM THE VERY, VERY BEGINNING. RETURN PHONE CALLS, EMAILS IN A TIMELY MANNER, GET UP, DRESS UP AND SHOW UP. HONOR THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT WORK AT OUR CITY HALL, THESE FOUR WALLS. SHOW THEM THE RESPECT AND HONOR THAT THEY DESERVE.
SAY WHAT YOU DO AND DO WHAT YOU SAY. BE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. WORK WITH EACH OTHER. OBVIOUSLY, ADHERE TO SUNSHINE LAWS. AND DRIVE OUR CITY NUMBER ONE. [TONE] YOU HAVE OUR SUPPORT. YOU HAVE MY SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL. [APPLAUSE] THAT THREE MINUTES WENT FAST. THANK YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MIKE McCRAY. FIRST I'D LIKE TO SAY TO COMMISSIONER CRUZ, CONGRATULATIONS. IT'S AN HONOR BUT EVEN BETTER WHEN YOU RUN UNOPPOSED.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANY WORK. I'D LIKE TO SAY TO COMMISSIONER TURKIN, THANK YOU FOR RETURNING MY PHONE CALLS. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME WHEN YOU WAS RUNNING YOUR CAMPAIGN. YOU ASKED ME MY ADVICE, I GAVE IT. YOU RECEIVED IT. THAT'S WHY YOU'RE BACK UP THERE.
[LAUGHTER] AND TO OUR MAYOR, YOU LOOK AWESOME SITTING UP THERE. [LAUGHTER] SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE A LONG TIME AGO. I REALLY WANT TO SAY TO YOU, YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE SOME MISTAKES. THAT'S WHY THEY CALL YOU HUMAN.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES. IF YOU DON'T MAKE MISTAKES, YOU WON'T SEE ANY GROWTH. CHAMPION THE SEAT. YOU'VE GOT THE BIGGEST JOB OUT OF EVERYBODY SITTING UP THERE. YOU HAVE THE ENTIRE CITY.
REMEMBER, EACH CITIZEN FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE. MAKE SURE YOU REMEMBER THE WORKERS HERE IN THIS CITY FOR THE WORKERS ARE WHAT MAKE US LOOK GOOD. YOU HAVE A TELEPHONE. USE IT.
WHEN CITIZENS CALL YOU, PLEASE RETURN PHONE CALLS. STAY ENGAGED. IF YOU CAN'T RETURN PHONE CALLS, THEN HAVE SOMEBODY DO IT FOR YOU. I WANT TO BE THE FIRST TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS. OUT OF 30-SOME YEARS, LONG OVERDUE. YOU LOOK LIKE A SWEETHEART
SITTING UP THERE. GOD BLESS YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> CAN I JUST BREATHE FOR A MOMENT THAT I WON'T BE ATTACKED BY A POLICE OFFICER AND ARRESTED FALSELY? AND EVERY TIME I SPOKE THE
MICROPHONE TURNED OFF ON ME. IT'S A BREATH OF FRESH AIR. REBECCA, WELCOME. THOMAS, LET'S DO IT. LET'S MAKE BOYNTON BEACH GREAT AGAIN. AND CONGRATULATE TO YOU AS WELL, ANGELA. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. AND I'LL BE KEEPING YOU ALL IN PRAYER TO HEAR THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. I DO WANT TO KEEP THIS OUT HERE
FOR JUST A MOMENT FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND. I REALLY EXPECT ALL OF YOU -- IT'S A LITTLE ACRONYM CALLED LIFT. IT MEANS LIMITED GOVERNMENT. THAT EACH ONE OF YOU REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE PUBLIC SERVANTS AND THAT YOU WORK FOR WE THE PEOPLE AND YOU LISTEN TO OUR VOICES AS WAS STATED AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THIS MEETING, THAT WE'RE
CHANGING THAT TRAJECTORY THAT WAS HERE BEFORE WITH THE TYRANT TY PENSERGA. I'M SO GRAD TO SEE HIM GONE. MANY OF YOU KNOW THE REASON WHY. IT'S BEEN UNDER COMMUNISTIC REGIME AND BEEN HORRID. I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT.
REMEMBER THE "I" FOR INDIVIDUAL LIBERTIES. DO NOT TAKE AWAY OUR INDIVIDUAL LIBERTIES. WE ARE LIVING IN THE PRIVATE. YOU ARE PUBLIC, WE ARE PRIVATE. WE DON'T WANT OUR RIGHTS INCROACHED UPON AS YOU SWORE AN OATH TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. ALSO FOR "F" FOR THE FREEDOM, FREE ENTERPRISE.
DON'T LIMIT FREE ENTERPRISE. AND FOR THE "I," TIMELY TRUTHS. WE GO BACK TO THE TIMELESS TRUTHS OF OUR FOUNDATION, THE FATHERS, THE FRAMERS THAT CREATED A CONSTITUTION. IT'S NOT FOR WE THE PEOPLE, THE CONSTITUTION. IT'S FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU REPRESENTING WE THE PEOPLE
THAT YOU DO NOT ENCROACH UPON OUR GOD-GIVEN RIGHTS. AND I'M HERE TO HELP YOU DO THAT BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AS WELL BECAUSE WHEN WE KNOW OUR GOD-GIVEN RIGHTS AND YOU KNOW THOSE GOD-GIVEN RIGHTS AND YOUR JOB IS TO NOT ENCROACH UPON THEM, WE WILL LIVE IN
HARMONY. IT WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL MARRIAGE OF THE RESIDENTS AND YOU OUR COMMISSIONERS, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR. AND I DO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT I CAN NOW ACTUALLY NO LIE BREATHE IN THIS ROOM NOT WONDERING IF I'M GOING TO BE ATTACKED BY ONE OF THESE MEN IN UNIFORMS. THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU. >> CINDY, I'M SORRY, CAN YOU
STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. I'M SORRY YOU DIDN'T DO IT AT THE BEGINNING. >> CINDY FALCO DiCORRADO. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. >> DAVID KATZ, BOYNTON BEACH. I HAPPEN TO HAVE HAD THE LUCK OF SERVING WITH ARLENE WEINER 32
YEARS AGO. MAYOR SHELTON, MY ARM DOESN'T HAVE TO BE OUT HERE ANY MORE. YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. OKAY, EVERYBODY. FASHION YOUR SEAT BELTS. THE RESULTS OF LAST TUESDAY'S ELECTION WERE UNBELIEVABLY FANTASTIC FOR OUR CITY AND WE
CAN SEE WHY. BECAUSE OF THOSE RESULTS, I CAN TELL YOU FOUR PEOPLE WHO WENT TO BED AND EXCELLENT LIKE BABIES. COURTLANDT MAGUIRE, DOMINICK VARGAS AND FORMER MAYOR THANK
GOD THAT'S WHAT HE IS AND DISTRICT 1 COMMISSIONER ANGELA CRUZ. THEY WOKE UP EVERY 30 MINUTES AND CRIED. DURING HIS CAMPAIGN FOR MAYOR, EVERY TIME MR. MAGUIRE SPOKE HE SHOULD HAVE STARTED WITH ONCE UPON A TIME. DURING HIS CAMPAIGN HE CLAIMED
HE DIDN'T TAKE ANY MONEY FROM DEVELOPERS. WHOOPS, FIVE PINOCCHIOS. $5,000 FROM CENTENNIAL DEVELOPERS OF OCEAN BREEZE EAST AND $1,000 FROM CURT JETTA, A DEVELOPER OF LOW-INCOME DORMITORY HOUSING. SOME WOULD SAY MR. VARGAS WAS
THE MOST INTERESTING COMMISSION CANDIDATE ON THE PLANET. AND SOME WOULD ASSERT ON ONE OR TWO OTHERS. VARGAS WAS A MAGICIAN. HE HAD HIS CAMPAIGN STRATEGY PUT IN A BOX AND OUT POPPED THE
SLEAZIEST CAMPAIGN EVER RUN IN THIS CITY. TO BE ABLE TO QUALIFY TO RUN FOR OFFICE IN BOYNTON BEACH, IT NEEDS TO TIGHTEN UP. TIGHTEN UP SO THAT NO ONE CAN QUALIFY BY JUST SHOWING A FLORIDA DRIVER'S LICENSE WHILE DRIVING AROUND CAMPAIGNING IN HIS BMW WITH VIRGINIA TAGS WHICH
BY LAW NEEDED TO BE CHANGED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF MOVING TO FLORIDA. MR. VARGAS WAS A IF IF FUGAZZI. I HAVE TO DISAGREE WITH COMMISSIONER HAY ABOUT THE FORMER MAYOR. DURING HIS TERM, I WOULD HAVE CALLED THE FORMER MAYOR
TRANSPARENT BUT I WOULD HAVE BEEN SUED FOR DEFAMATION. ALL HE DID WAS SOW CHAOS BY WANTING THE PBSO TO TAKE OVER THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND INCREASE THE CITY PAY BY $36,000 NOT TO MENTION HIS QUEST TO BECOME A STRONG MAYOR. HIS BEING MAYOR OF OUR CITY HAS
BEEN AS GOOD AS A STROKE BEING FOR A NAP. WHEN PENSERGA BECAME MAYOR, EVEN NOSTRA COMUS HAD TO SAY I'VE GOT TO GO. [APPLAUSE] >> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS AL
CORELI, I RESIDE AT SAUCE LIDO PLACE IN BOYNTON BEACH. I WANT TO ADDRESS OUR BOYNTON BEACH TENNIS CENTER. WE ARE A VILLAGE AND COMMUNITY OF TENNIS PLAYERS AT BOYNTON BEACH TENNIS CENTER. YEARS IN THE MAKING, FRIENDS,
BROTHERS, SISTERS, WHO LOVE TENNIS BUT LOVE EACH OTHER MORE. THIS WAS TAKEN AWAY FROM US. THE CITIZENS OF BOYNTON DESERVE
BETTER AND EXPECT BETTER. THE RACKET CENTER WAS DOWN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WITH A PROMISE OF IMPROVEMENT AND STAFF TRAINING. AS OF TODAY, SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE COURTS ARE AT BEST SUBSTANDARD.
THE CENTER IS UNDERSTAFFED AND UNDERTRAINED. BENCHMARKING OF WELLINGTON TENNIS CENTER AND DELRAY TENNIS CENTER IS REQUIRED A FEW MILES AWAY. A CLEAR SENSE OF DIRECTION FROM LEADERSHIP TO FOCUS ON SPECIFIC
IMPROVEMENTS IS LONG PAST DUE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> HI, SUSAN OYER, BOYNTON BEACH. FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FIRST FEMALE MAYOR IN 32
YEARS. [APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS. I WAS VERY PROUD TO WORK ON YOUR CAMPAIGN. I WAS WRONG BECAUSE I THOUGHT SHE WAS THE FIFTH FEMALE MAYOR. TURNS OUT SHE'S NUMBER FOUR, MY MISTAKE. I'M GLAD I WAS WRONG. AND I'M SO EXCITED TO GET TO LIVE DURING A TIME WHEN WE HAVE
OUR FIRST MAJORITY WOMAN COMMISSION FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OUR CITY'S HISTORY AND DURING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. THIS IS VERY IMPRESSIVE FOR US. THANK YOU, LADIES, FOR STANDING UP, ALL OF YOU. CONGRATULATIONS, COMMISSIONERS CRUZ AND TURKIN FOR YOUR WINS. AND YES, I WORKED ON
COMMISSIONER TURKIN'S CAMPAIGN. AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO VICE MAYOR KELLEY AND COMMISSIONER HAY WHO I UNDERSTAND THIS IS YOUR LAST YEAR THAT YOU'LL BE DOING THIS. AND YOU HAVE SERVED OUR CITY FOR ADMIRABLY FOR TEAKDZ.
DDECADES.THANK YOU. TO GET ON TO SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE ON TOPIC, I LOOK FORWARD TO THE TRANSPARENCY, RESPONSIVENESS AND BEAUTIFICATION OF OUR CITY. LET'S MAKE GOALS AND LET'S ACTUALLY WORK TOWARDS THEM. YOU KNOW, I THINK I'M CHANNELING
HARRY WOODWORTH HERE. WE NEED GOALS AND WE NEED TO BE WORKING TOWARDS THEM. WE ALSO NEED TO CONTINUE OUR BUILDING HEIGHT DISCUSSIONS WHICH COMMISSIONER TURKIN AND I ARE ADAMANT. THE RESIDENTS OF THIS CITY HAVE VOTED TWICE NO LESS TO HAVE 45-FOOT HIGH LIMITS. AT WHAT POINT ARE YOU GOING TO
LISTEN TO THE RESIDENTS? I SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD SO I'LL JUST STOP BECAUSE I'VE BEEN SAYING THIS FOR YEARS. AND LET'S GET PLANTING ON THOSE TREES. I SENT ALL OF YOU A VERY LONG EMAIL WHETHER YOU HAD TIME TO READ IT OR NOT. SOME OF YOU ARE MAKING YOUR
HEADS SAYING, OH, GOD, SUSAN, YOU MUST HAVE BEEN DRINKING CAFFEINE IT WAS SO LONG. WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE PLANTING 3,000 A YEAR TO MEET OUR GLOBAL WARMING MITIGATION AND WE ARE NOT MAKING IT HAPPEN. YOU NEED TO REVIEW WHO YOU HAVE AS YOUR TREE COMPANY.
IF THEY AREN'T HELPING YOU TO ACHIEVE IT BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO EXPENSIVE, GUESS WHAT, THERE'S OTHER COMPANIES THAT WILL HELP YOU ACHIEVE IT. MAYBE THE ONE THAT WE USED TO WORK WITH BEFORE. BUT HOWEVER IT WORKS OUT, WE NEED TO BE PLANTING OUR TREES. WE NEED TO BE BEAUTIFYING OUR CITY. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU FOR THE NEXT THREE
YEARS GOING FORWARD ON THIS. UNLESS, OF COURSE, I WIN THE LOTTO AND MOVE TO MONACO FOR TAX REASONS. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING. MAY I JOIN THE COLLECTIVE IN SAYING CONGRATULATIONS, MADAM MAYOR.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE INCUMBENT, COMMISSIONERS CRUZ AND TURKIN AND TO ALL OF OUR COMMISSIONERS, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DARSEL STREETER. I'M A LEARNING SCIENTIST AND ADVOCATE FOR POSITIVE SOCIAL IMPACT AND A NONPROFIT CAPACITY BUILDER. AS OF A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THE
NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WOMEN'S CIRCLE SITUATED RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER ON FOURTH STREET. TONIGHT I HAVE WITH ME A COUPLE OF OUR STUDENTS. ONE OF OUR PROGRAM COORDINATORS FOR OUR CREOLE SPEAKING WOMEN, MS. LOREETT, PLEASE STAND.
A COUPLE OF OUR STUDENTS, WE HAVE SILVI AND WE HAVE JESSICA. THE WOMEN'S CIRCLE IS A CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT. OUR FOUR PROGRAMMATIC THRUSTS INCLUDE JOB READINESS, INCLUDE
LITERACY, FINANCIAL LITERACY, COMMUNICATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDES PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ENRICHMENT. I AM SO GLAD TO BE COMING A BOARD TO DRIVE WOMEN'S CIRCLE TO THE NEXT LEVEL. AND I'M HERE JUST TO REFRESH THE
COMMUNITY. WOMEN'S CIRCLE HAS BEEN IN BOYNTON AND HAS SERVED PALM BEACH COUNTY FOR 25 YEARS THIS YEAR. AND SO WE'RE SO EXCITED THAT AS WE CELEBRATE WOMEN'S MONTH, WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, THAT WE
ARE ALSO CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF MAKING POSITIVE SOCIAL IMPACT FOR THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY, ACADEMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, FOR THOSE WHO HAVE HAD CHALLENGES WITH EQUITABLE ACCESS TO RESOURCES. WE PROVIDE THESE LITERACY SKILLS. WE PROVIDE PARTNERSHIPS WITH
THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT ONCE THEY ARE READY, THEY CAN TRANSITION INTO GAINESVILLE EMPLOYMENT. WE PROVIDE SOME OTHER WRAP-AROUND SERVICES THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO BUILD OUT. BUT WE WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT WE MAY HAVE BEEN QUIET FOR
A LITTLE WHILE, BUT WE ARE READY TO MAKE NOISE AGAIN, SO VERY PROUD OF THE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF WOMEN THAT WE HAVE IMPACTED OVER THE YEARS. AND IF YOU ARE A BUSINESS OWNER, IF YOU RUN A FOUNDATION, IF YOU HAVE AN OPEN GRANT, I AM COMING TO KNOCK AT YOUR DOOR. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THIS OPPORTUNITY. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. AND COME VISIT US. YOU CAN ALWAYS EMAIL ADMIN @WOMENSCIRCLE.ORG.
AGAIN, DARSELL STREETER, NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. [APPLAUSE] >> THREW. >> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS TOM WARNKE. PROUD TO HAVE MOVED TO BOYNTON BEACH WITH MY PARENTS AND MY FIVE BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN
1956 WHEN I WAS 8 YEARS OLD. ALSO PROUD MY FATHER SERVED AS MAYOR HERE. AND VERY PROUD TO SEE JERRY TAYLOR HERE. [APPLAUSE] HE'S PROBABLY MORE INFLUENCE OVER THE CITY OF BOYNTON THAN ANYBODY AS MAYOR.
CONGRATULATIONS. AND CONGRATULATIONS. I KNOW THE MALES THAT ARE HERE ON THE DAIS ARE GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN WORKING AS A GROUP WITH THE MAJORITY OF FEMALES. I THINK IT'S HIGH TIME THAT NOT
ONLY WE HAVE FEMALE MAYORS, BUT IT'S HIGH TIME THAT WE HAVE A FEMALE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. THAT'S BEEN DUE FOR QUITE A LONG TIME. AND I HOPE IT HAPPENS SOON.
[INAUDIBLE] YOU NEVER KNOW. THIS SATURDAY, I HOPE YOU ARE ALL AT THE BIRTHDAY BASH. IT'S THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BUILDING IN THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, THE MEISNER BUILDING, THE ONLY
MEISNER BUILDING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. IT'S SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SIMON SURE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A REALLY GOOD PARTY. THE WOMEN'S CLUB OF BOYNTON BEACH HAS BEEN STAGING THIS FOR A YEAR'S TIME. SO I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. I'M ALSO THE CRA LIAISON FOR
MOVE HISTORIC ANDREWS HOUSE. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THAT SINCE THANKSGIVING. THE SURVEY HAS BEEN COMPLETED AS FAR AS I KNOW, THE CHARRETTE HAS BEEN COMPLETED. IN TALLAHASSEE, OCTOBER 1st MIGHT BE THE DEADLINE FOR CRA TO
COMMIT MONEY IF THAT BILL PASSES. SO IT'S AN IMPORTANT TIME FOR THE CRA IN BOYNTON BEACH, ALSO. I DON'T KNOW -- MAYBE YOU CAN ANSWER THIS QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE NEEDS TO BE A MOTION FOR THE CRA TO TAKE THE LEAD ROLE IN MOVING THE
ANDREWS HOUSE, WHETHER THE CITY COMMISSION NEEDS TO MAKE THAT MOTION. BUT WE NEED TO MOVE THIS PROJECT FORWARD. THIS THURSDAY'S CRA MEETING, THE HISTORIC ANDREWS HOUSE IS NOT ON THE AGENDA. SO I'M HOPING WE CAN MOVE IT FORWARD. I'LL BE THERE ON THURSDAY AND
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING Y'ALL. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. >> GREETINGS, FOLKS. MY NAME IS TOMMY ISABELLA, I LIVE AT HIGH POINT BOULEVARD, BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA.
LET ME CONGRATULATE COMMISSIONER TURKIN AND MAYOR SHELTON FOR AN AMAZING JOB. YOU FOCUSED ON THE CRITICAL ISSUES FACING OUR CITY, SUCH AS QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES, CODE ENFORCEMENT, MORE POLICE, MORE
FIREFIGHTERS. AND THAT'S A CREDIT TO WHO YOU ARE. A LITTLE BACK STORY, I SERVED 16 YEARS AS CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT IN THE CITY OF SCHENECTADY NEW YORK. I'M A FULL-TIME RESIDENT OF FLORIDA AND BOYNTON BEACH IS MY HOME.
SO YOU HAVE A LOT TO ACCOMPLISH AND I THINK YOU WILL BE VERY SUCCESSFUL WITH THE THOUGHT THAT ALL POLITICS ARE LOCAL. SOMEONE SAID THAT HERE TONIGHT. AND IT IS TRUE. ALL POLITICS ARE LOCAL. YOU HAVE SO MANY ISSUES FACING
YOU AS A TEAM. AND I HOPE THAT YOU REALIZE WHAT'S HAPPENING. LET ME ACKNOWLEDGE THE EFFORTS OF COMMISSIONER TURKIN, ANDREW MACK AND DAN DUGGER WHO HAVE HELPED US IMMEASURABLY. I LIVE IN A 55 AND OVER
COMMUNITY, HIGH POINT. AND WE HAD A MYRIAD OF ISSUES SIMILAR TO EVERY COMMUNITY IN THIS CITY. SQUATTERS TAKING OVER A CONDO. THINK ABOUT THAT. 55 AND OVER COMMUNITY, SQUATTERS. MANY ISSUES OF HOUSES, DRAINAGE,
QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES. PEOPLE SELLING DRUGS. WHO DELIVERED? NOT GH GHOSTBUSTERS, THIS KID RT HERE. ANDREW AND DUGGER. THEY STEPPED UP. WE DIDN'T ASK ANYTHING IN RETURN. JUST HELP US OUT TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY SAFE AND BETTER. A TRUE TEST OF A PERSON'S
CHARACTER IS WHAT THEY DO WHEN NO ONE IS LOOKING. AND THAT'S TURKIN. NEVER ASK FOR ANYTHING IN RETURN. JUST HELPING US OUT AS A COMMUNITY. SO I PLEDGE TO OFFER MY SERVICES AS MY COUSIN JOE ISABELLA,
JIMMY, KAREN WHO HAS MET WITH ANDREW MACK COUNTLESS TIMES TO MAKE BOYNTON BEACH A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE. I SAW SOMETHING IN TURKIN YEARS AGO. HE DIDN'T SEE IN HIMSELF AND THAT'S SUCCESS WRITTEN ALL OVER HIM. WHICH IS SIMPLY A PEACE OF MIND KNOWING YOU CAN BECOME THE BEST YOU ARE CAPABLE OF BECOMING.
REBECCA, I LOVED YOUR MESSAGE OF CARE, LOVE, CONCERN. AND THAT RESONATED WITH THE PEOPLE OBVIOUSLY. AND YOU'RE GOING TO DELIVER BIG TIME. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE. AND WE'RE HERE TO HELP. WE'RE HERE TO MAKE BOYNTON BEACH A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE.
AND ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO PERSONALLY, I'D LIKE TO MEET WITH MR. HAY CONCERNING PALMETTO PARK. I HAVE GREAT IDEAS FOR YOUR PARK SYSTEM. I'M WILLING TO OFFER MY SERVICES. AND PERHAPS YOU WANT TO HIRE ME. BYE-BYE. [LAUGHTER] >> THANK YOU.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENT? NO, OKAY. THERE IS ONE PERSON ONLINE, REBECCA. I'LL TAKE THE LEAD JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE ACCESS. SO WE DO HAVE ONE PERSON ON PUBLIC COMMENT THAT'S ONLINE.
THAT'S ALAN ABELS. IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND START WHENEVER YOU ARE READY. >> YES, MA'AM. IT'S AABLIES. I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK FOR YOUR HELP. I HAVE ALREADY EMAILED COMMISSIONER WISE WITH THE COUNTY AND LEFT MAYOR SHELTON A
VOICEMAIL ABOUT THIS. MY NEIGHBOR AND I ARE HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THE BOYNTON BEACH LEASH ORDINANCE LAW ENFORCED AS WELL AS THE COUNTY LEASH LAW. NEITHER ONE ARE CURRENTLY BEING ENFORCED IN OUR SITUATION. WE HAVE TWO SEPARATE DANGEROUS DOGS CONTINUALLY OFF LEASH.
THE REASON IT'S NOT BEING ENFORCED IS THE ONE OF THE DOGS I REPORTED OFF LEASH BELONGS TO A BOYNTON BEACH POLICE OFFICER. I HAVE FOUND OUT THROUGH CAPTAIN RIVERA, THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS CAPTAIN, WHEN A POLICE OFFICER IS ACCUSED OF BREAKING AN
ORDINANCE LIKE THAT, THEIR INTERNAL LEGAL TEAM DOES NOT ENFORCE THAT ORDINANCE ANY MORE UNTIL THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED. THEY SAY THEY ARE LOOKING INTO IT. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT MEANS. THAT DOESN'T SEEM FAIR OR JUST. THEN WE COMMUNICATE WITH CAPTAIN
NUNN OF THE PALM BEACH COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES AND HE REFERS US BACK TO THE CITY. SO BOYNTON BEACH POLICE OFFICER HAD SECOND VIOLATION ON THE 10th OF THIS MONTH. I CALLED THE CITY TO REPORT IT. THEY SAY THEY ARE NOT ENFORCING IT. I EMAIL AND CALL CAPTAIN NUNN.
CAPTAIN NUNN SAYS GO BACK TO THE CITY. NOWHERE IN BOYNTON BEACH IS A LEASH LAW BEING ENFORCED WHICH IS A VERY, VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. AND I SEEM TO BE GETTING NOWHERE. SO IF YOU GUYS CAN HELP ME HAVE ONE OR BOTH OF THOSE GET ENFORCED WITH THE TWO DANGEROUS
DOGS WE HAVE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: WE ARE MOVING ON TO 5A. 5A IS THE COMMISSIONER
APPOINTMENT OF VICE MAYOR THAT WILL SERVE FOR ONE YEAR UNTIL MARCH OF 2026. ARE THERE ANY NOMINATIONS? >> MAYOR, I MOVE TO KEEP VICE MAYOR AIMEE KELLEY FOR ANOTHER
YEAR. >> MAYOR: ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> IF IT'S ALLOWED, LEGALLY, I
WILL SECOND THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S -- I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S LEGAL. >> MAYOR: I DON'T EITHER. >> HE'S SAYING YES. >> I FIND IT INTERESTING, IF I MAY, THAT I TRIED THE SAME THING
LAST TIME AND I WAS TOLD THAT WE MUST ROTATE ACCORDING TO THE WAY IT'S SET UP. AND SO I'M WONDERING WHEN DID THAT CHANGE. BECAUSE I WASN'T AT THAT MEETING.
>> CAN WE GET SOME LEGAL CLARIFICATION? >> YOU KNOW, LET'S GET SOME CLARITY. >> CITY ATTORNEY, CAN YOU ADVISE ON THAT?
[SPEAKER OFF MIC] >> I WOULD NOMINATE WOODROW HAY. I MEAN I FEEL LIKE HE'S THE NEXT ONE IN LINE. AND THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I HAVE -- I MEAN THAT'S -- >> SECOND. >> MY UNDERSTANDING. >> MAYOR: SO I HAVE A SECOND FOR
COMMISSIONER HAY. >> I SECOND COMMISSIONER HAY. >> MAYOR: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. [AYES] WE HAVE A UNANIMOUS VOTE. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, RIGHT? ARE WE GOOD?
>> YOU WANT TO CHANGE SEATS OR WAIT UNTIL NEXT TIME? >> WAIT UNTIL NEXT TIME. KEEP GOING. WE DON'T WANT TO DISRUPT WHAT WE HAVE GOING. >> MAYOR: GOTCHA. >> CAN WE FIND OUT, THOUGH? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE UNDERSTAND THAT CORRECTLY.
I DON'T KNOW IF -- >> RIGHT, THE CHARTER ISN'T VERY CLEAR. I THINK THAT'S MAYBE A CHARTER THING THAT WE PROBABLY NEED TO -- >> WE CAN HAVE THAT DISCUSSION. >> HAVE A DISCUSSION LATER ON. >> AT A LATER POINT. >> RIGHT. IT'S NOT CLEAR BUT, YOU KNOW, IT PROBABLY NEEDS TO BE MADE MORE
CLEAR. >> MAYOR: OKAY. >> CONGRATULATIONS, COMMISSIONER HAY. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENTS. THE FIRST ONE GOES TO COMMISSIONER CRUZ TO APPOINT A REGULAR MEMBER TO THE ART ADVISORY BOARD, WOULD YOU LIKE
TO MAKE A MOTION? >> YES, MAYOR. JUST A MOMENT. LET ME OPEN UP -- >> IT'S ON THAT SCREEN, TOO. >> I WILL GO AHEAD AND APPOINT
MARJORIE ROBERTS FOR A SECOND TERM. [SPEAKER OFF MIC] >> MAYOR: AND DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. [AYES] ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
>> NOW COMMISSIONER TURKIN. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO GO AHEAD AND APPOINT GREGORY HASHEN FOR THE ART ADVISORY BOARD. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [AYES] MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT APPOINTMENT GOES TO COMMISSIONER HAY TO APPOINT A
REGULAR MEMBER OF THE ART ADVISORY BOARD. >> I WOULD APPOINT MARGARET NEWTON. >> MAYOR: DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYES. [AYES]
MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> IT'S NOW YOURS. >> MAYOR: WHO ARE MY CHOICES? I'M SORRY. NOBODY TOLD ME MY CHOICES. NEXT GOES TO MYSELF TO APPOINT A REGULAR MEMBER TO THE ART
ADVISORY BOARD. >> SO IT WAS MIN IT WAS MICHAELA McLAUGHLIN. >> MAYOR: SO MICHAELA McLOFFIN. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.
>> MAYOR: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. [AYES] MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> IT IS MY APPOINTMENT AND I WILL APPOINT BREON MOSES. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [AYES] MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
>> NO ONE FOR BUILDING BOARD. >> MAYOR: THERE ARE NO APPLICANTS FOR THE BUILDING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND APPEALS BUT FIVE REGULAR MEMBER AND ALTERNATE MEMBER POSITIONS AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE THAT QUALIFIES AND WOULD LIKE TO APPLY. ON TO THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD, WE
HAVE FOUR APPLICANTS AND FIVE POSITIONS. FIRST ONE GOES TO COMMISSIONER KELLEY TO APPOINT A REGULAR MEMBER TO THE CRA BOARD. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WILL APPOINT ALEXANDRIA LOPRESTO FOR HER SECOND TERM. >> MAYOR: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR --
I'LL NEED A SECOND. >> I'M SORRY. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: WE HAVE A SECOND. SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [AYES] MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THE NEXT APPOINTMENT GOES TO COMMISSIONER CRUZ TO APPOINT A REGULAR MEMBER TO THE CRA ADVISORY BOARD.
>> I'LL GO AHEAD AND APPOINT LISHA ROUNDTREE. >> MAYOR: DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [AYES] MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THE NEXT APPOINTMENT GOES TO
COMMISSIONER HAY TO APPOINT A REGULAR MEMBER TO THE CRA ADVISORY BOARD. >> ED MAGUIRE -- COURT LUNT MAGUIRE, I'LL APPOINT HIM.
>> MAYOR: DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> HE CANNOT BE APPOINTED. >> MAYOR: SO DO YOU APPOINT SOMEONE ELSE? >> HE CAN CHOOSE ANOTHER CANDIDATE. >> COMMISSIONER HAY, THERE'S
ANOTHER APPLICANT. ANGELA -- >> I'LL APPOINT LOPRESTO. >> VICE MAYOR APPOINTED HER ALREADY. >> I THINK IT'S ANGELA TRINOWSKI.
>> I THOUGHT ANGELA DID IT. >> ROUNDTREE. >> WHO DO WE HAVE LEFT? >> ANGELA. >> ALL RIGHT, ANGELA. >> MAYOR: DO I HAVE A SECOND FOR ANGEL? >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR,
SAY AYE. [AYES] NO ONE LEFT FOR THAT ONE. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE EDUCATION AND YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD. WE HAVE THREE APPLICANTS, THREE REGULAR POSITIONS, TWO ALTERNATE POSITIONS AND THREE STUDENT POSITIONS. THE FIRST ONE GOES TO
COMMISSIONER KELLEY TO APPOINT A REGULAR MEMBER TO THE EDUCATION YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD. >> I'D LIKE TO APPOINT LORI WILLIAMSON TO THE REGULAR POSITION.
>> SECOND. >> MAYOR: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [AYES] MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THE NEXT APPOINTMENT GOES TO COMMISSIONER CRUZ TO APPOINT A REGULAR MEMBER TO THE EDUCATION AND YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE YOUR MOTION? >> YES, MAYOR.
I'LL GO AHEAD AND APPOINT ISABELLA COSTA. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [AYES] MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AND THE LAST APPOINTMENT GOES TO COMMISSIONER HAY TO APPOINT A REGULAR MEMBER TO THE EDUCATION AND YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD.
>> CHRISTOPHER KINNEY. >> MAYOR: DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. [AYES] MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON, NEXT IS THE HISTORIC RESOURCES PRESERVATION BOARD. WE HAVE NO APPLICANTS WITH THREE REGULAR POSITIONS AND TWO
ALTERNATE POSITIONS AVAILABLE IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN APPLYING. NEXT IS THE LIBRARY BOARD, WE HAVE NO APPLICANTS WITH ONE REGULAR POSITION AVAILABLE IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN APPLYING. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE RECREATION AND PARKS BOARD. WE HAVE ONE APPLICANT WITH TWO
ALTERNATE POSITIONS AVAILABLE IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN APPLYING. THIS NOMINATION GOES TO COMMISSIONER CRUZ TO APPOINT AN ALTERNATE MEMBER TO THE RECREATION AND PARKS BOARD. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? >> YES, MAYOR, I'LL GO AHEAD AND APPOINT JAPER VESTORROUS.
>> SECOND THAT. >> MAYOR: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [AYES] MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD. WE HAVE TWO APPLICANTS WITH THREE REGULAR POSITIONS AND TWO ALTERNATE POSITIONS AVAILABLE IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN APPLYING. THE FIRST NOMINATION GOES TO
MYSELF, TO APPOINT A REGULAR MEMBER TO THE SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE ANN SWINER. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [AYES]
MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY THE NEXT NOMINATION GOES TO COMMISSIONER HAY TO APPOINT A REGULAR MEMBER TO THE SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE YOUR MOTION? >> I'D LIKE TO APPOINT JAMES CZIZIK. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
[AYES] MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. GOOD, MOVING ON. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF KERRY CLINTON AS CHAIR AND TARA OKLER AS VICE CHAIR TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE BOARD.
MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO RATIFY THE SELECTION? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. [AYES] ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
NEXT WE HAVE THE -- WE'RE MOVING ON TO COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUNDS. NEXT WE HAVE A REQUEST FOR COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUNDS FOR COMMISSIONER HAY FOR PATHWAYS TO PROSPERITY FOR $1,000. MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS REQUEST? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
[AYES] MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NOW MOVING ON TO CONSENT AGENDA. WE WILL BE MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT. IF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO PULL ANY ITEMS FROM CONSENT, LET'S BEGIN ON MY LEFT WITH COMMISSIONER TURKIN. COMMISSIONER HAY? >> I'M GOOD.
>> COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> NO, NOTHING TO PULL. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> NOTHING FOR ME. >> MAYOR: IF THERE'S NO FURTHER CHANGES, MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR TO APPROVE THE AGENDA, SAY AYE.
[AYES] OKAY. WE'RE DONE WITH ALL THOSE. THAT'S A LOT.
I'M GETTING THERE. WE WILL MOVE ON TO CONSENT BIDS AND PURCHASES OVER $100,000. LET'S START WITH COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> NONE FOR ME. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> NO, NOTHING TO PULL, THANK
YOU. >> COMMISSIONER HAY. >> NO, NOTHING. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN. >> NO. MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: YOU GUYS ARE BEATING ME TO IT. YOU MAKE IT EASY FOR ME. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. [AYES]
MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. DONE WITH THAT SECTION. >> YES. THERE ARE NO ITEMS FOR PUBLIC HEARING.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FOR CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. REGULAR AGENDA, DISCUSSION OF ADDITIONAL PAVING. THE FIRST ITEM UNDER THE REGULAR AGENDA IS A DISCUSSION ITEM REGARDING ADDITIONAL PAVING IN THE FISCAL YEAR '24-'25. COMMISSIONER TURKIN, SINCE THIS IS YOUR REQUEST, WOULD YOU LIKE TO START?
>> YEAH, IF WE CAN GET A PRESENTATION FROM STAFF, I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE BACKUP WE COULD LOOK AT. YOU KNOW, I BROUGHT THIS FORWARD OBVIOUSLY. BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A DISTRICT 3 ISSUE. THIS IS A CITYWIDE ISSUE. RESIDENTS SEE SOLUTIONS. THEY SEE ISSUES, RIGHT.
AND, YOU KNOW, SPECIFICALLY CHAPEL HILL HASN'T HAD THEIR ROADS PAVED OUTSIDE OF THE CHAPEL HILL BOULEVARD FOR DECADES AND DECADES. AND THEY ARE QUITE A LARGE TAX BASE. AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE BEING RETURNED ON THEIR INVESTMENT. AND I APPRECIATE STAFF FOR
INCORPORATING OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY INTO THIS. AND SO I HOPE MY COLLEAGUES JOIN ME IN GIVING BACK TO OUR RESIDENTS. THANKS. >> GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, KEVIN RAMSEY, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR,
COMMISSIONERS, CITY MANAGEMENT. A BRIEF LITTLE POWERPOINT OF SOME ROADS THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT WE COULD POSSIBLY DO BEFORE THE END OF THIS YEAR. LET'S GO AHEAD AND SEE THIS.
PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT, WE GAUGE OUR ROADS AND TRACK OUR ROADS THROUGH THE GIS. SO WHEN WE DO THEM, IT COVERS OUR A.D.A. SIDEWALKS, OUR ROADS, ETC. WE HAVE A FEW PROJECTS HERE THAT WE ARE SUGGESTING IF YOU'D LIKE TO DO, WE'LL DO.
IF WE CAN FUND THEM. THE FIRST ONE IS -- I'M SORRY. GOLFVIEW HARBOUR. LAST YEAR WE DID A FEW OF THE ROADS AND WE WOULD LIKE TO -- WE COULD ACTUALLY DO THE $780,000 WE ESTIMATE AND FINISH THE REST OF THAT AREA.
THE GOOD THING ABOUT FINISHING THE AREA, IT MAKES IT TO WHERE WE CAN DOWN THE ROAD MAINTAIN THAT AREA AS A WHOLE. AS WE GO THROUGH, YOU'LL SEE WE DID A FEW PARTIAL AREAS THROUGHOUT THE PAST YEAR. AND IT WILL BE NICE TO FINISH THEM UP. THE NEXT AREA IS CHAPEL HILL.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A THREE-STEP. WE DID A SECTION OF IT LAST YEAR. WE'RE SUGGESTING WE DO ANOTHER -- NOT THE GREEN AREA. THERE'S A BIG DRAINAGE AREA GOING ON IN THE GREEN AREA. BUT EVERYTHING AROUND THAT, WE'RE SUGGESTING THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY DO THAT WITHOUT INTERFERING WITH ANY KIND OF
UTILITY ISSUES FOR $650,000. MEADOWS NEIGHBORHOODS, WE DID TWO SECTIONS AND THE ROADS. ALL THE GREEN THERE ON THE MAP WOULD BE OUR NEXT SUGGESTED THING THAT WE WILL FINISH UP ALL OF MEADOWS. THAT KEEPS US TO WHERE THAT WHOLE AREA NOW IS ON TO A SOLID
ROTATION OF MAINTENANCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS WE CAN PLAN OUT THE YEARS AHEAD TO REDO IT AGAIN IN 10 TO 15 YEARS. AND SOUTHEAST THIRD STREET, WE ALREADY HAVE THAT FROM THE FEBRUARY 18th MEETING. THAT'S THE APPROVAL AND WE'RE
TRYING TO GET A PURCHASE ORDER RIGHT NOW TO DO THAT. SO THAT ONE WAS PART OF THIS BEFORE WE WENT THROUGH. >> REAL QUICK, IF I MAY, MAYOR, THIS IS AN F-RATED ROAD, RIGHT? >> DEFINITE F. >> YEAH, I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT ON HERE. >> THAT ONE IS ALREADY MOVING
FORWARD. THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PULLED FROM THE POWERPOINT BECAUSE THAT'S ALREADY MOVING FORWARD, MR. TURKIN. >> THANK YOU. >> YES. AND THEN MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BOULEVARD, THAT IS ANOTHER F-ROAD. THAT'S SOME NEW BUILDINGS OVER THERE BUT IT'S SORT OF SCABBED
TOGETHER AND REALLY AN EYESORE AND DOESN'T RIDE VERY WELL AT ALL. THOSE ARE THE ROADS THAT WE ARE SUGGESTING THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY DO -- THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY FIT INTO THIS YEAR. ANYTHING MORE THAN THAT, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO THAT. IF THAT'S WHAT THIS BODY CHOOSES FOR US TO DO. I'M BRINGING THESE FORWARD TO YOU.
THE TOTAL COST IS JUST OVER $3 MILLION WE ARE GUESSTIMATING IT. >> WE SKIPPED OVER MEADOWS. >> YOU SKIPPED OVER MY MEADOWS. >> I TALKED ABOUT MEADOWS, RIGHT THERE. >> OH, MUST HAVE BEEN VERY BRIEF. I MUST HAVE BEEN LOOKING AHEAD. >> I'M SORRY. [LAUGHTER] >> I ALREADY BUILT THIS PROJECT 12 TIMES.
>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HEARD. >> THE MOST EXPENSIVE LINE. >> OF COURSE, IT'S THE MOST EXPENSIVE ONE, LEAVE IT TO DISTRICT 4. >> QUESTION FOR ANDREW. WHAT'S THE IMPACT OF THIS TO WHAT WE DISCUSSED ABOUT SOUTH OF
MLK, THE INFRASTRUCTURE? IS THERE ANY IMPACT OF THAT? IN TERMS OF PUSHING IT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER? >> FROM OUR LAST TIME, WE DISCUSSED PAVING, THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME PROJECTS IN THE HEART OF BOYNTON THAT WE HAVE GRANT MONEY PLUS WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS GETTING GRANTS.
WE'RE STARTING TO SURVEY THAT SECTION FROM MLK SOUTH TO BOYNTON BEACH BOULEVARD. SO THIS WORKS IN PERFECTLY. I DID WANT TO DO ROLLING GREEN AREA AS WELL BUT THAT WOULD HAVE PUSHED US WAY OVER, PROBABLY ADDED ANOTHER $2 MILLION TO THIS PROJECT. SO WE'RE JUST RECOMMENDING MLK
AT THIS TIME BASED ON ALL THE OTHER PAVING THAT WE DID IN DISTRICT 2. BUT DEFINITELY IN THE NEXT ROUND, WE WILL BE LOOKING AT DOING. [ROROLLING GREEN AND/OR THEHEARN GRANTS. THIS PAVING SHOULD COMPLETE ALL THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE CAN DO AT THIS TIME. >> I KNOW WE HAVE A
$16.5 MILLION PAVING PROJECT OVER ON OCEAN PARKWAY ALSO HAPPENING IN DISTRICT 2 THAT I KNOW WE GOT QUITE A BIT OF FUNDING FOR.
QUICK QUESTION. HAVE WE HEARD ANYTHING FROM THE COUNTY AS FAR AS THE SURTAX AND WHAT THE PLAN IS MOVING FORWARD SO THAT WE -- YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I WANT TO SEE ALL OF THESE AS MY COLLEAGUES DO -- WE ALL WANT TO SEE THESE PROJECTS MOVE FORWARD. BUT I ALSO WANT TO KEEP IN MIND THAT THE COUNTY'S PLAN FOR THE
SURTAX THAT WE WERE USING FOR ALL THE OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS WAS TRANSITIONING OR THEIR PLAN WAS TO TRANSITION TO MORE OF A TRANSPORTATION AND ROADS FOCUS. SO I JUST WAS CURIOUS IF WE HAVE HEARD ANYTHING FROM THE COUNTY AS FAR AS THE STATUS OF THAT
SURTAX SO THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, HAVE THAT INFORMATION MOVING FORWARD SO THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, REALLY PRIORITIZE THESE PROJECTS. >> YEAH, WE HAD CONVERSATIONS I WANT TO SAY WITH BOTH COMMISSIONER MARCIE WOODWARD AND I KNOW ANDREW AND ADAM HAVE BOTH
HAD CONVERSATIONS ALSO WITH THE COUNTY COUNTERPARTS. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE COMPONENT THEY ARE WORKING ON WITH THIS SURTAX IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A FEDERAL AND STATE COMPONENT TO IT SO WE CAN ACTUALLY APPLY FOR GRANTS AND GET ADDITIONAL FUNDING. I CAN TELL YOU THE NUMBERS THAT I HAVE SEEN.
THESE AREN'T CONCRETE SO JUST TAKE THIS I GUESS AS MORE OF AN ASSUMPTION. BUT THE NUMBERS I SAW WAS PROBABLY GOING TO DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF MONEYS WE GET FOR PAVING AND ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND I KNOW WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON
THE MOBILITY IMPACT FEE TRANSFER FROM THE COUNTY OVER TO THE CITY. SO THERE'S DEFINITELY A LOT OF STUFF COMING. THE REFERENDUM ITEM FOR THE SURTAX YOU ARE SPEAKING OF, VICE MAYOR, IS I WANT TO SAY DUE FOR NOVEMBER OF 2026. ANDREW, IS THAT ACCURATE?
>> YES, MAYOR. RIGHT NOW I THINK THE COUNTY IS WORKING ON THEIR MASTER PLAN THROUGH THE I THINK -- >> THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL. >> INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD -- I THINK AMANDA IS PARTICIPATING IN THAT COMMITTEE. WE ARE HOPING THAT REPORT WILL COME OUT.
THE COUNTY'S REPORT AND THEN THAT WILL BE THE BASIS OF THE REFERENDUM FOR THE COST AND MAKING SURE OUR STUFF IS IN THAT PLAN. >> CURRENTLY THE MASTER PLAN IS WHAT THEY ANTICIPATE BEING DONE LIKE ANDREW WAS SAYING. BUT THAT'S WHAT WE ARE WAITING ON. AND ESSENTIALLY WHAT THEY WANT
FROM EACH CITY, THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT OUR PRIORITIES ARE AS FAR AS LIKE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, ROAD PAVING, SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS, ROAD WIDENING, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO WE'VE GOT TO ACTUALLY -- EACH MUNICIPALITY WITHIN PALM BEACH COUNTY IS GOING TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY PUT SOMETHING IN THAT MASTER PLAN IS
MY UNDERSTANDING. >> OKAY, GREAT. YEAH, JUST WANTED TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH REALLY PRIORITIZING THESE PROJECTS AND GETTING THIS PAVING DONE. NOW, DO WE HAVE THIS MONEY KIND OF EARMARKED FOR THIS? OR DO YOU REALLY NEED DIRECTION FROM US AS FAR AS WHAT PROJECTS
GET PRIORITIZED? >> WE WILL BRING BACK AS WE DO THE TAX ORDERS -- THIS WILL BE PULLING FROM FUND BALANCE TO CREATE THESE. >> PERFECT. >> AND WHAT WE HAVE DONE AS STAFF IS WE'VE ACTUALLY REACHED OUT TO YOU GUYS INDIVIDUALLY. I THINK KEVIN DID. I DON'T NEED TO GIVE YOU ANY MORE COMPLIMENTS, KEVIN.
>> NO, DON'T DON'T. >> AND ALL YOUR GRANDCHILDREN. KEVIN IS A ROCK STAR. WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO YOU GUYS AND TRYING TO GET THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS YOU ARE CONCERNED WITH AS FAR AS WANT TO GO DO PAVING PROJECTS. WE HAVE PROBABLY GOT ABOUT 2.3 MILLION PUT TO THE SIDE. AND A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE DO
THE PAVING PROJECTS, WHEN THEY GO OUT THERE AND DO THEIR ASSESSMENT, SOMETIMES WE COME UNDER. AND THERE MAY BE SOME LEFTOVERS. THEY MAY GO SLIGHTLY OVER. MOST OF THE TIME KEVIN AND HIS CREW AND CARL, THEY DO AMAZING JOBS COMING IN UNDER.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU. >> DO YOU GUYS NEED DIRECTION OR ANY TYPE OF -- >> YEAH, GU GUYS GIVE US CONSENSUS WITH WHAT WE PROPOSED AND WE'LL BRING IT BACK. EACH TASK ORDER WILL COME AND
WE'LL HAVE THE BUDGET GO WITH IT AS WELL. >> OKAY. >> IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY -- [SPEAKER OFF MIC] BROKEN UP BETWEEN THE FOUR DISTRICTS, IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO COME TO AROUND $600,000 IS WHAT WE HAVE AN IDEA OF.
IF YOU GUYS ARE FINE WITH THAT, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE MORE, WE MAY BE ABLE TO SQUEEZE A LITTLE BIT MORE. BUT BUDGETARILY, THAT'S WHAT WE ARE PREPARED TO COME FORWARD WITH. >> WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE US HERE? >> CORRECT, RIGHT. THAT'S COMING OUT OF CIP FUNDING. >> RIGHT, RIGHT. OKAY.
YEAH, I MEAN I THINK CHAPEL HILL, THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE FOCUS. I KNOW WE'RE DOING THE STORMWATER PROJECT. AND I KNOW THESE ARE ROADS THAT WON'T BE IMPACTED FROM THAT. BUT THERE IS SOME GAPS LOOKING AT THE MAP THAT YOU GUYS HAVE PROVIDED. SO I'M GOING TO CONTINUE FIGHTING THAT THOSE ROADS GET PAVED. >> OKAY.
>> BUT WITH THE FUNDING MECHANISM THAT YOU ARE RECOMMENDING NOW, I'M OKAY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ, HAVE YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY? >> YEAH, I'M GOOD. >> MAYOR: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER HAY, ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY.
MOVING ON. THE FIRST ITEM UNDER THE REGULAR AGENDA IS PROPOSED RESOLUTION NUMBER R-25-078, APPROVE THE WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES EXEMPTION AND AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF TWO A.D.A. COMPLIANT
FIVE-STATION PORTABLE REST ROOM TRAILERS FROM ELK CREEK TRAILERS FOR THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 139,460. WHO TO WE HAVE FROM STAFF THAT WILL BEGIN? >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, CITY STAFF AND VISITORS.
GAFROM ELK CREEK TRAILERS IN THE AMOUNT OF $139,460 AS OUTLINED ON PAGE 13, ITEM 86 OF THE PURCHASING POLICY MANUAL. PART OF THIS POLICY REQUIRES
STAFF TO PRESENT ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION TO YOU, THE COMMISSION, FOR YOU TO AUTHORIZE THIS PURCHASE. LET'S BEGIN. STAFF'S INITIAL SEARCH FOR TWO A.D.A. COMPLIANT FIVE-STATION PORTABLE REST ROOM TRAILERS FOCUSED ON SOURCEWELL. AND FOR THOSE HERE TONIGHT, NOT FAMILIAR WITH SOURCEWELL, THEY
ARE A GOVERNMENT AGENCY THAT PROVIDES COOPERATIVE PURCHASING SOLUTIONS TO GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION AND NONPROFIT ENTITIES. SOURCEWELL HAS CONTRACTS FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF INDUSTRIES INCLUDING EQUIPMENT, TECHNOLOGY, AND CONSTRUCTION.
SOURCEWELL'S COOPERATIVE PURCHASING MODEL CONNECTS PUBLIC AGENCIES TO VETTED VENDORS TO ESTABLISH CONTRACTS AND DELIVER BETTER PRICING AND SAVE TIME AND RESOURCES BY ELIMINATING THE NEED TO CONDUCT INDIVIDUAL BIDDING PROCESSES FOR PURCHASES. MEMBERS LIKE THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH CAN THEN PURCHASE PRODUCTS
AND SERVICES DIRECTLY FROM THESE PRENEGOTIATED CONTRACTS. ENSURING THAT AGENCIES OBTAIN COMPETITIVE PRICING, THIS PROCESS ACTS AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN VENDORS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES AGES
STREAMLINING THE PROCESS. STAFF ENCOUNTERED A ROADBLOCK IN LOCATING A POTENTIAL VENDOR FOR THE FIVE STATION UNITS. BECAUSE SOURCEWELL APPROVED VENDORS PRIMARILY MANUFACTURE TWO AND THREE-STATION REST ROOM TRAILERS, THIS LED STAFF TO
REACH OUT TO OUR SOURCEWELL ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE MR. HANKEY WHO CONDUCTED A MORE IN-DEPTH SEARCH. AS A SIDE NOTE, STAFF HAD TO REACH OUT TO OUR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE HIGHLIGHTS A COMMON CHALLENGE MUNICIPALITIES FACE WHEN SEEKING SPECIALIZED
EQUIPMENT, PARTICULARLY A.D.A. COMPLIANT FACILITIES. DURING MR. HANKEY'S IN-DEPTH SEARCH, HE IDENTIFIED ONLY TWO POTENTIAL VENDORS CAPABLE OF MEETING THE CITY'S SPECIFICATIONS. AND DURING OUR COMMUNICATION WITH THESE TWO POTENTIAL VENDORS, IT WAS DETERMINED THEY
COULD NOT FULFILL THE CITY'S NEED FOR FIVE-STATION UNITS. THEREFORE, STAFF OBTAINED THREE PROPOSALS WHICH ARE ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA ITEM FOR REVIEW AND THE KEY POINTS OF THESE PROPOSALS ARE AS FOLLOWS. VENDOR NUMBER ONE, ELK CREEK
TRAILER, IT WAS $139,000 FOR -- $139,460. THAT INCLUDED A $10,000 DISCOUNT AND THE TRAILERS WERE $74,000 EACH. VENDOR NUMBER TWO, $148,592. THERE WAS A $2,000 DISCOUNT.
THE TRAILERS WERE 71,000, BUT THERE WAS A COST OF TRANSPORTATION. ELK CREEK DID NOT HAVE A TRANSPORTATION FEE. VENDOR NUMBER THREE, MALDONADO TRAILER, THEY WERE $165,910, ZERO DISCOUNT.
THEY HAD A $6,500 TRANSPORTATION FEE. AND THE TRAILERS WERE $79,000 EACH. IN THE END, THE CITY'S INVESTMENT IN THESE FIVE-STATION UNITS WILL IMPROVE INCLUSIVITY, CONVENIENCE AND ENHANCE THE
EXPERIENCE FOR ALL ATTENDEES AND PORTABLE FACILITIES FOR DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE CITY AND POTENTIALLY REDUCE LONG-TERM COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH EVENT SANITATION. WHILE NAVIGATING THE CITY'S STANDARD PROCUREMENT CHALLENGES, CHANNELS AND PURSUING
ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS, IT FURTHER DEMONSTRATES STAFF'S COMMITMENT TO BECOME FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND MEETING THE CITY'S ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS. MOST IMPORTANTLY TONIGHT, THE CITY WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR THESE TRAILERS 100%. THE DEVELOPER FROM THE SOUTH PARKING LOT -- CORRECT ME IF I'M
WRONG, ANDREW -- THE PARKING LOT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BATHROOMS IN IT. IT DID NOT. SO WE WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR THOARS TRAILERS. IN CLOSING, STAFF REQUESTS THE CITY COMMISSION TO APPROVE THE WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES EXEMPTION PAGE 13, ITEM 86 OF
THE PURCHASING POLICY MANUAL AND AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE ORDER TO BE ISSUED FOR TWO A.D.A. COMPLIANT FIVE-STATION PORTABLE REST ROOM TRAILERS FROM ELK CREEK TRAILERS FOR A TOTAL OF $139,460 WITH A DELIVERY DATE ESTIMATED AT 14 TO 18 WEEKS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER CHANGES, MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER R25-078. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> FOR DISCUSSION, ONE QUICK QUESTION. SORRY, MAYOR.
ANDREW, AT ONE POINT, WE HAD TALKED ABOUT -- AND IT'S BEEN A HOT MINUTE SINCE WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT. WE TALKED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF ADDING REST ROOMS ALSO MORE PERMANENTLY AT THE AMPHITHEATER. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE COMPLETELY TAKEN OFF OF THE TABLE? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT --
BECAUSE WE DID TALK ABOUT THAT AT ONE POINT, INCORPORATING THAT IN AS A PERMANENT FIXTURE AT CITY HALL. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THE -- I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THE DEVELOPER DOES NOT WANT TO HAVE TO MAINTAIN BATHROOMS ON A
PERMANENT BASIS IN THE PARKING GARAGES. AND THE TRAILERS, I TOTALLY APPROVE THIS IS GREAT. I'M ALL FOR THIS. BUT WE DID AT ONE POINT -- IT'S PROBABLY BEEN TWO YEARS -- TALK ABOUT ADDING PERMANENT REST ROOMS AFFIXED TO THE AMPHITHEATER. AND SO I'M JUST WONDERING IF
THAT DROPPED OFF, IF THERE'S A REASON WHY THAT DIDN'T GO FORWARD. OR DO YOU RECALL? >> YEAH. STAFF -- WE MET AND THERE IS ROOM TO BUILD BATHROOMS. IT WOULD BE A MUCH SMALLER FOOTPRINT. SO SINCE WE ARE ALREADY BEING
REIMBURSED BY THE DEVELOPER IN THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, WE WENT AHEAD FORWARD WITH THE PURCHASE OF THOSE THERE NOW. THAT IS SOMETHING WE COULD LOOK AT IN THE FUTURE. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE WOULD ENGAGE THESE AND THEN USE THEM. IF THERE IS A PROBLEM GOING FORWARD, IF WE NEED MORE PERMANENT BATHROOMS OR THESE
AREN'T SUFFICIENT, WE CAN LOOK AT DOING THAT AT A LATER DATE. THERE'S MORE OF A NEED NOW. IT FULFILLS A NEED IMMEDIATELY. AND THEN ALSO WE CAN LOOK AT IT LONG-TERM. >> YEAH, NO, I AGREE. I DON'T WANT THAT TO -- IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN'T DO AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T MAKE
SENSE, THEN I JUST WANT TO HAVE LIKE -- JUST GET A FIRM ANSWER ON THAT. >> YEAH. >> BUT IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN KEEP AND MAYBE WE ADD IT TO OUR POTENTIAL FUTURE CIP SO THAT IT DOESN'T GET LOST IN THE SHUFFLE OF IDEAS AND THINGS THAT WE HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT, THAT WE
REALLY WANTED TO INCORPORATE WITHIN DOWNTOWN, YOU KNOW, I WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT. SO IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO SCRAP BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE AND THE PLANS DON'T WORK, THEN LET'S VET THAT AND MOVE ON. BUT IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ADD TO OUR FUTURE CIP, AND THEN THAT WAY IT'S THERE AND
IT'S IN THE PLAN AND WE KNOW IT DOESN'T GET LOST, THEN THAT WOULD BE MY DESIRE AS FAR AS THAT GOES. >> YEAH, WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. THESE WILL BE BUILT IN TO WHERE THEY
SO THEY WILL BE SEMIPERMANENT,B. THAT'S ONE OF THE NICE THINGS ABOUT THIS. WE HAVE AN EVENT AT HESTER AND WE NEED ADDITIONAL BATHROOMS, WE CAN RELOCATE THESE BATHROOMS AND USE THEM. THEY WILL BE PERMANENTLY STATIONED HERE.
ONE OF THE TRAILERS WILL BE STATIONED HERE AT THE AMPHITHEATER. >> COMMISSIONER KELLY, DO I STILL CALL YOU VICE MAYOR? I COULDN'T AGREE WITH YOU MORE.
DO WE REALLY WANT TO USE DISPOSABLE RESTROOMS? I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE CASE. WE DESERVE A PERMANENT STRUCTURE. I THINK WE DESERVE BETTER, AND I THANK YOU GUYS FOR LOOKING INTO IT.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE BEST IDEA TO SPEND MONEY NOW AND ALSO SPEND MONEY LATER RATHER THAN TO POTENTIALLY LOOK INTO IT AND SEEING, AND I UNDERSTAND IT COULD BE USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
I WOULD PREFER TO HAVE A PERMANENT STRUCTURE AND PAYING THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY, IT'S GREAT WE WENT THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS. I WOULD DEFINITELY ADVOCATE FOR WORKING ON A PLAN TO GETTING US
TO HAVING A PERMANENT STRUCTURE. >> I THINK WHAT WE SHOULD LOOK AT IS OUR CURRENT BATHROOMS. HARVEY BOTH RAMP, THESE BATHROOMS ARE HOBBLE. THEY NEED TO BE REDONE, SO I THINK AS A CITY, AS A WHOLE, WE
NEED TO FOCUS ON SOME OF OUR STUFF NOW AND MAINTAIN THEM BETTER. THE AND MAYBE INVEST IN WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE BEFORE WE GO SPENDING A BUNCH OF MONEY ON SOMETHING NEW WHEN WE CAN'T EVEN MAINTAIN OUR CURRENT BATHROOMS. HALF THE TIME YOU GO TO THE BOAT
RAMP AND THERE'S NOT EVEN TOILET PAPER IN THE STALL. I DON'T KNOW WHO NEEDS TO DO A BETTER JOB OF MAINTAINING THAT, OR IF THAT'S A BUDGET THING THIS COMMISSION NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR. IF THAT'S THE CASE, HOLD ME ACCOUNTABLE. LET'S BRING THAT UP IN THE NEXT
DISCUSSION OR WORKSHOP. WE NEED TO FOCUS ON A LOT OF OUR PARKS NOW, RIGHT.
>> COMMISSIONER HAY. TO ADD TO THAT, I WANT TO, AT OUR NEXT MEETING, DISCUSS THESE RESTROOMS HERE GOING BACK TO MEN AND WOMEN SEPARATE. WE'LL DISCUSS THAT AT THE NEXT MEETING. >> YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
THAT CONVERSATION. ON THE NEXT AGENDA. >> ON THE NEXT AGENDA. >> NO. >> FINISH WITH THIS ITEM.
>> CAN WE CLOSE. >> I KNOW WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE ETHICS CONDUCTS ON THIS BOARD. ATTORNEY SHAWNA HAD TALKED ABOUT
THAT, AND WE WANT TO PUT IT OFF FOR A WHILE. I THINK IT'S TIME WE ADDRESS IT, AND SO WE CAN START THAT WHEEL A ROLLING AT OUR NEXT MEETING. >> UNDERSTOOD. >> OKAY, LET'S WRAP UP THIS ONE. DO WE HAVE -- >> ONE SECOND. SO IF YOU LIKE, WE CAN TABLE
THIS ITEM IF YOU LIKE. GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO LOOK INTO DECIDING OR -- >> NO. >> YES. >> YOU WANT TO TABLE THE BATHROOM DISCUSSION? >> NO, NO, NO. >> I THOUGHT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THE ITEM THAT'S ON THE FLOOR NOW.
>> THAT'S THE BATHROOMS. >> YEAH. >> Mayor: THIS IS OUR CITY HALL AND I UNDERSTAND, BUT IF WE HAVE PERMANENT STRUCTURES IN OTHER PARKS, I THINK IN OUR CITY HALL WE DESERVE TO HAVE A PERMANENT, FULL STRUCTURE AS
VICE MAYOR KELLEY STATED EARLIER. I WOULD NOT BE OPPOSED, IF IT'S OKAY WITH STAFF, TO BRING IT BACK TO THE VERY NEXT MEETING, WHICH IS MAYBE IN TWO WEEKS, AND SEEING IF THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR US -- WHAT WOULD IT COST TO HAVE A PERMANENT STRUCTURE IN OUR CITY HALL? BECAUSE IN OUR AMPHITHEATER WE
HAVE MONTHLY EVENTS. THE FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH. THIS IS -- ALTHOUGH OUR OTHER PARKS ARE WELL ATTENDED, THIS IS LIKE THE PLACE WHERE EVERYBODY COMES. >> SAYING POSTPONE THE ITEM IN FRONT OF US AND COME BACK WITH A DIFFERENT OPTION? >> Mayor: IF WE COULD DO IT
FOR NEXT MEETING TO SEE IF WE CAN AFFORD -- >> I CAN TELL YOU IT WOULD BE MORE. >> THESE ARE TWO BEDROOMS. IT WILL DEFINITELY BE MORE THAN $70,000 FOR A BATHROOM. IF WE'RE GOING TO DO A PERMANENT BATHROOM, MORE COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO BUILD.
>> MY COMMENT ON THAT WAS TO BRING IT, BECAUSE WE'VE HAD THE DISCUSSION IN THE PAST, TO PUT IT ON CIP SO IT DOESN'T GET LOST AND SEE IF WE CAN DO IT. WE ARE IN NEED OF THESE TRAILERS NOW. AND WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR, AND SO I'M JUST CALLING FOR VOTE.
>> CALL A QUESTION. >> ALL THOSE OPPOSED -- I'M SORRY, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> Mayor: MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
>> COMMISSIONER HAY, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. UNDER 11H, YOU HAVE A DISCUSSION REFERRING ETHICS. THAT WAS A TBD. DO YOU WANT THAT REMOVED AS LONG AS SHAWNA CAN ACCOMMODATE YOU. YOU WANT TO MOVE TO THE APRIL 1ST MEETING?
>> YES. THE EARLIER THE BETTER. >> SOMETHING I'VE NOTICED IS A LOT OF THESE HAVE BEEN ON FOR A WHILE. THEY KEEP GETTING PUSHED AND PUSHED TO THE NEXTS AGENDA. >> BECAUSE WE'VE HAD -- A LOT OF THEM WE HAVE TO -- THEY HAVE TO GET RE-ASSIGNED OR BASED ON
DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF, SO THEY'VE BEEN TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THEM OR SUPPOSED TO BE HAVING, AS PART OF THE MANAGER'S REPORT, KIND OF AN UPDATE ON IF THERE'S ANY OF THESE THAT NEED TO BE ASSIGNED OR PROVIDE BACKUPS, AND THEN THAT'S USUALLY
ADDRESS DURING THAT TIME. >> OKAY. UNDERSTOOD, THANK YOU. >> WE TRY NOT TO HAVE THEM STAY ON THERE FOR TOO LONG. >> Mayor: ANYTHING ELSE THAT WANT TO BE ADDED? DOES ANYBODY HAVE FINAL COMMENTS FOR TONIGHT?
>> I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S IN FUTURE AGENDA, BUT AT THE LAST COMMISSION MEETING WE HAD UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FOR LOOKING AT AN ORDINANCE WITH REGARD TO THE HOURS OF CONSTRUCTION AND
NOISE -- [INDISTINCT] RESIDENTIAL. >> IT'S 11G. IT'S ON THE MEETING FOR APRIL 15TH. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. >> Mayor: MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> YOU DID A GREAT JOB. >> YOU DID A VERY GOOD JOB. >> I WILL GET BETTER, EVERYONE.
[APPLAUSE] >> Mayor: DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEET SOMETHING. >> SO MOVED. >> Mayor: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
MEETING ADJOURNED.