[POUNDING OF GAVEL] >> MAYOR: GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH CITY COMMISSION MEETING. TODAY IS TUESDAY MAY 6th, 2025 AND IT IS 6:00 P.M. WE WILL TURN TO THE CITY CLERK FOR ROLL CALL. >> IT IS THE 20th. >> MAYOR: IT SAYS MAY 6th.
MAY 20th, OOPS. >> MAYOR SHELTON. >> MAYOR: PRESENT. >> VICE MAYOR HAY. >> PRESENT. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN. >> PRESENT. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> HERE. >> MAYOR, YOU HAVE A QUORUM. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, MAYLEE. PASTOR HUTSON FROM CHRIST
FELLOWSHIP CHURCH WILL LEAD THE INVOCATION. THEN VICE MAYOR WOODROW HAY WILL LEAD THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. LET'S ALL STAND FOR THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE. >> POW YOUR HEADS WITH ME. FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU FRAIFL FOR THE LIFE AND BREATH THAT YOU HAVE PUT INTO EACH PERSON IN THIS ROOM THAT HAS ALLOWED US TO GATHER TOGETHER.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO TONIGHT AND LIFT UP THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WORK SO TIRELESSLY TO SUPPORT US, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND OUR TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS, ESPECIALLY AS WE COME TO THE END OF A SCHOOL YEAR. WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD LIFT THEM UP, GIVE THEM ENCOURAGEMENT AND HOPE. FOR THIS ROOM TONIGHT, THAT YOU WOULD GIVE PEACE TO ALL THOSE IN ATTENDANCE.
THOSE THAT SPEAK WOULD SPEAK WITH CLARITY. AND FATHER, THOSE MAKING THOSE DECISIONS ON THIS COUNCIL WILL HAVE THE WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT THAT CAN ONLY COME FROM YOU AS THEY SEEK TO MAKE THIS A COMMUNITY THAT IS A BEACON OF HOPE TO ALL WHO WOULD LOOK UPON IT. FATHER, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR
TONIGHT AND ASK YOUR BLESSING ON THIS GATHER. IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY. 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 WILL NOW TURN TO THE CITY ATTORNEY TO READ THE TITLE OF THE SHADE MEETING THAT WAS REQUESTED. >> NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 286.011(8) FLORIDA STATUTES, THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH COMMISSION WILL HOLD A CLOSED CLIENT SHADE MEETING ON TUESDAY,
MAY 20, 2025, AT 6:00 P.M. OR AS SOON THEREAFTER, AT THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH CITY HALL, ROOM 440, LOCATED AT 100 E. OCEAN AVENUE, BOYNTON BEACH, FL 33435, TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING LITIGATION CASE. E2L REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONS, LLC,
APPELLANT V. CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, ET AL., APPELLEES, FOURTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL, CASE NO. 4D2025-0505, LOWER TRIBUNAL CASE NO. 502022CA006010.
FOLLOWING THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING, THE CITY COMMISSION WILL MOVE INTO A CLOSED ATTORNEY-CLIENT SHADE MEETING. THE MEETING WILL BE ATTENDED BY MAYOR REBECCA SHELTON, VICE MAYOR WOODROW HAY, COMMISSIONER ANGELA CRUZ, COMMISSIONER AIMEE KELLEY, COMMISSIONER THOMAS TURKIN, CITY MANAGER DANIEL
DUGGER, CITY ATTORNEY SHAWNA G. LAMB, OUTSIDE COUNSEL KATHRYN ROSSMELL, AND A COURT REPORTER. SOME PARTICIPANTS MAY ATTEND TELEPHONICALLY OR BY COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA TECHNOLOGY. APPROXIMATELY 60 MINUTES WILL BE NEEDED.
FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE CLOSED ATTORNEY-CLIENT SHADE MEETING, THE CITY COMMISSION WILL RESUME ITS REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING, AT WHICH POINT PUBLIC BUSINESS WILL BE CONCLUDED AND THE MEETING ADJOURNED. WE'RE SET. >> ONE MOMENT. IS THERE A POSSIBILITY TO AMEND
THE AGENDA TO JUST HAVE THE ANNOUNCEMENTS QUICKLY? I KNOW THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO NEED TO HAVE THEIR PRESENTATIONS DONE. AND I THINK WE HAVE HAD THAT
CONVERSATION. >> LET'S SKIP TO SECTION C THEN. >> IT WAS SENATOR BERMAN AND REPRESENTATIVE CASELLO, CORRECT? THEY ARE COMING LATER. >> WE TALKED ABOUT THAT AT THE WORKSHOP. >> AT THE WORKSHOP, YEAH.
>> THEY ARE COMING AT 7:00. >> OH, THEY ARE. >> I DID HAVE A CONVERSATION EARLIER ABOUT AT LEAST GETTING ONE OF THE ITEMS OUT OF THE WAY IF WE COULD.
THE 3B POSSIBLY. >> WHICH ONE? >> THE 3B, YEAH. >> PLEASE, IF WE COULD. >> MAYOR: ARE THEY HERE? >> YES, THEY ARE.
>> SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO ITEM C AGENDA APPROVAL. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE WHAT WE NEED TO MOVE AND WE'LL MOVE THAT UP. AND THEN WE CAN CONTINUE. >> MAYOR: OKAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY APPROVALS,
ADDITIONS, DELETIONS OR CORRECTIONS REQUESTED? LET'S BEGIN TO THE LEFT, COMMISSIONER TURKIN. >> NO. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> NO. >> MAYOR: VICE MAYOR HAY. >> NO, NONE. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER CRUZ, YOU WANT TO MOVE UP 3B? >> 3B.
>> YES. >> ALSO, MAYOR, STAFF WOULD LIKE TO TABLE 7B. >> MAYOR: WAIT. I'M GETTING TO THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD A DISCUSSION ITEM REGARDING FOREST HILL PARK AND DOGS AS A DISCUSSION ITEM TO 10B. IS THERE CONSENSUS TO ADD THIS TO THE AGENDA?
>> IT'S AN AGENDA ITEM FOR TODAY? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT TODAY? >> MAYOR: IF WE CAN ADD IT. I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO NEED MORE INFORMATION. >> I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE TOPIC IS TO KNOW WHETHER OR NOT WE NEED MORE INFORMATION.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE IT ON FOR TODAY AS A DISCUSSION ITEM OR MOVE IT TO JUNE 3rd? >> MAYOR: LET'S MOVE IT TO JUNE 3rd AND COMMISSIONER KELLEY CAN MEET WITH YOU GUYS AND FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON. STAFF REQUESTS THAT 7B BE TABLED UNTIL JUNE 3rd.
CAN WE HAVE A MOTION? >> SO MOVED. >> MAYOR: CAN I HAVE A SECOND? TO TABLE 7B. >> DON'T WE DO THAT WHEN WE GET THERE? >> YEAH, TYPICALLY. >> WELL, IF THEY ARE REMOVING IT, IT MADE SENSE TO TABLE IT
NOW. BUT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND TABLE IT THEN. AND SO WE CAN JUST MOVE TO APPROVE THE AGENDA THEN AS AMENDED. >> SO MOVED. >> ARE WE TALKING ABOUT 7B? ITEM 7B.
>> WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO TABLE IT WHEN WE GET TO CONSENT ITEMS OVER 100,000. SO JUST A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. >> OKAY. >> AS AMENDED. >> MAYOR: DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED? >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN DID AND I SECONDED IT. >> MAYOR: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [AYES]
MOTION APPROVES UNANIMOUSLY. NOW WE'LL GO TO THE SHADE MEETING. >> NO, 3B. >> MAYOR: 3B, OKAY. WHERE ARE THEY? >> GOOD EVENING, SHERRI CLAUDE
RECREATION ADMINISTRATOR, ON BEHALF OF THE EDUCATION AND YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD I AM HAPPY TO PRESENT THIS YEAR'S BOB BOROVY STUDENT CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARD. THE BOB BOROVY AWARD WAS CREATED IN 2000 TO RECOGNIZE A GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR WHO BEST EPITOMIZES THE SPIRIT
OF VOLUNTEERISM AND GIVING TO THE COMMUNITY EXEMPLIFIED BY THE LATE BOB BOROVY, A U.S. VETERAN AND FORMER ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER WHO WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE BOYNTON BEACH COMMUNITY FOR MANY YEARS. HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WRITE AN ESSAY ON WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED FROM PERFORMING VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND PROVIDE THREE
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION. THE WINNER MUST BE OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER, PERFORM SIGNIFICANT VOLUNTEER WORK AND MADE POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO HIS OR HER COMMUNITY. THE AWARD IS FUNDED THROUGH DONATIONS SECURED BY THE EDUCATION YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD AND THE WINNER IS SELECTED BY A PANEL OF JUDGES INCLUDING LAST YEAR'S WINNER.
SO WE WANT TO THANK THIS YEAR'S JUDGES, POINCIANA PRINCIPAL SHANNON STOCKMAN, RECREATION AND PARKS ADVISORY BOARD CHAIR JULIE MONDELLO AND LAST YEAR'S RECIPIENT LEAH COLLINS. SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE AWARD, THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH HAS DISTRIBUTED OVER $31,000 IN
AWARDS TO 51 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS. AND THIS YEAR THERE WERE 13 APPLICANTS. THE MOST IN THE AWARD'S HISTORY. THIS YEAR'S RECIPIENT, THE 25th BOB BOROVY STUDENT CITIZEN OF THE YEAR WILL RECEIE
$1,000 AND HER NAME ON THE PERPETUAL PLAQUE IS MEGAN WILKINSON. MEGAN GRADUATED 13th IN HER CLASS FROM THE I.B. PROGRAM AT ATLANTIC COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, MODEL U.N. AND PARTICIPATED ON THE VOLLEYBALL,
SOCCER AND CROSS-COUNTRY TEAMS. SHE IS ALSO A BLACK BELT IN KARATE. IN HER LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION, SHE IS DESCRIBED AS A WELL MANNERED, RESPECTFUL STUDENT AND A LEADER WITH ACADEMIC DRIVE. HER COMMUNITY SERVICE INCLUDES
REFEREEING FOR THE ATHLETIC UNION HELPING THE CHILDREN WHO ATTENDED THE NAT KING COLE SUMMER STRINGS CAMP, WRAPPING HOLIDAY GIFTS THROUGH THE SIGNS OF EXCELLENCE ORGANIZATION, ASSISTING WITH CLASSES AND FUND-RAISES FOR THE KICKSTART
FOUNDATION AS WELL AS VOLUNTEERING FOR THE PALM BEACH COUNTY FOOD BANK, SUN FEST AND FORGOTTEN SOLDIERS OUTREACH. MEGAN PLANS TO ATTEND FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY MAJORING IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AND THEN ATTENDING LAW SCHOOL. CONGRATULATIONS, MEGAN.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[APPLAUSE] >> MAYOR: NOW, WE WILL BE TAKING A BREAK. >> YES, FOR THE SHADE MEETING. >> MAYOR: FOR THE SHADE MEETING. >> THE TIME IS 6:10. >> MAYOR: THE TIME IS 6:10 P.M.
[BREAK]
>> MAYOR: THE TIME IS 6:39 AND WE'RE BACK FROM THE SHADE SESSION AND WE'LL IT BE WITH THE REST OF THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING STARTING OFF WITH 2A. WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE INFORMATIONAL ITEMS.
ACTUALLY, WE ARE MOVING ON -- >> ANNOUNCEMENTS. >> MAYOR: LET'S START WITH COMMISSIONER CRUZ. I DID RECEIVE A CALL.
WAIT, DO WE DO THIS? >> NO, NOT AT THIS TIME. THAT'S ONLY FOR QUASI-JUDICIAL. SO JUST ANY INFORMATIONAL ITEMS THAT YOU HAVE. >> NO INFORMATIONAL ITEMS. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: VICE MAYOR HAY. >> NO, NONE. >> MAYOR: NONE FOR ME. COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> NO, THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: AND COMMISSIONER TURKIN.
>> NONE. >> MAYOR: OKAY. SO WE ARE GOING TO OLD ON B FOR NOW -- I MEAN A UNTIL SENATOR LORI BERMAN AND REPRESENTATIVE JOE CASELLO GET HERE. WE CAN MOVE ON TO 3C. THE NEBULOUS NAMASTE WILL BE BY
JOE MATTHEWS REGARDING TIRE AMNESTY WEEK. >> GOOD EVENING. HOW YOU DOING? TO THE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR.
>> MIC ON? >> MAYOR: I DON'T THINK YOUR MIC IS ON, SIR. >> OH, IT IS. HE HAS TO TALK. >> I'LL TALK A LITTLE CLOSER. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY MANAGER, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS, COMMISSION, GOOD EVENING.
WE ARE HAVING OUR -- MY NAME IS JOE MATTHEWS DIVISION DIRECTOR OF SOLID WASTE. WE'RE HAVING TIRE AMNESTY WEEK FROM JUNE 2nd TO JUNE 6th, 2025. THE CITY WILL BE HOSTING TIRE AM NESTY WEEK TO ASSIST RESIDENTS
IN THE PROPER DISPOSAL OF UNWANTED CAR AND PASSENGER TIRES. THIS INITIATIVE AIMS TO SUPPORT NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANLINESS, PREVENTS ILLEGAL DUMPING AND PROMOTION ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES. RESIDENTS MAY PLACE UP TO EIGHT
CAR TIRES WITH OR WITHOUT THE RIM. TIRE COLLECTION WILL OCCUR ON RESIDENT'S SCHEDULED BULK DAY DURING THE WEEK. THE TIRES WILL BE PLACED ON THE EDGE OF THE ROAD AT LEAST THREE FEET AWAY FROM THE GARBAGE CARTS
OR FIXED ITEMS OR NOT CLOSE TO A TELEPHONE POLE, MAILBOX. TIRES MUST BE KEPT SEPARATE FROM VEGETATION AND OTHER DEBRIS TO SECURE PROPER HANDLING. INFORMATION WILL BE SHARED THROUGH THE CITY'S WEBSITE,
SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND DIRECT COMMUNITY NOTIFICATIONS. RESIDENTS WITH QUESTIONS MAY CALL 561-742-6200, OPTION 1, FROM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8:00
TO 5:00 P.M. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. THE NEXT ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE BY GABRIELLE FAVITTA REGARDING THE MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONIES. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION.
I'M GABRIELLE FAVITTA THE EVENTS FOR THE CITY. I AM ANNOUNCING OUR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND I WOULD SAY. IT STARTS ON FRIDAY WITH A FLAG PLANTING THAT WILL TAKE PLACE AT MEMORIAL PARK WHICH IS RIGHT OFF OF SEACREST AND WOOLBRIGHT.
AND THAT WILL START AT 8:00 A.M. WE INVITE EVERYONE TO COME OUT AND VOLUNTEER IF YOU CAN ON FRIDAY. I THINK THE LAST COUNT WAS OVER 1800 FLAGS THAT WILL BE PLANTED. SO WE'LL TAKE ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET WITH THAT. AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT ON SUNDAY, WE WILL BE HAVING THE
MEMORIAL DAY VETERANS CEREMONY WHICH WILL BE HOSTED AT THE PARK AS WELL. AND THAT WILL START AT 2:00 P.M. IT IS FREE. BUT THAT IS SUNDAY THE 25th, WHICH IS THIS UPCOMING SUNDAY. ALL OF THIS IS DONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE VETERANS TASK FORCE.
>> MAYOR: THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TON TO PUBLIC AUDIENCE PORTION OF THE MEETING. AS ALWAYS, IT IS THREE MINUTES PER PERSON AND NON-TRANSFERABLE. THE SAME RULES ALWAYS APPLY. THE SPEAKER MUST ADDRESS THE COMMISSION AS A WHOLE, NOT TO
ANY INDIVIDUAL ON THE DAIS OR IN THE AUDIENCE, INSULT, PERSONAL ATTACKS OR DISRUPTIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED. YOU MAY BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE MEETING SHOULD YOU VIOLATE THESE RULES. AFTER WE HAVE CONCLUDED IN-PERSON COMMENTS, WE'LL MOVE
ONLINE. >> SUSAN OYER, BOYNTON BEACH. I'M HERE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT CODE. HAVEN'T HEARD THAT ONE IN A LITTLE WHILE. OF COURSE, THE USUAL COMPLAINT ABOUT THE MAYOR PICTURES THAT STILL HAVE NOT BEEN FIXED AND MY DAD IS ONE OF 11 PEOPLE UP THERE WHOSE FACE HAS BEEN WARPED AND DOESN'T LOOK APPROPRIATE AND
NEEDS TO BE FIXED. SO PLEASE GET THOSE FIXED. SO MY DAD'S PROPERTY, CODE CAME OUT A FEW MONTHS AGO AND RIGHTLY SO -- I DIDN'T HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THAT. THERE WERE PARTS OF THE FENCE
FALLING DOWN AND OUR TENANTS HAD BEEN DRIVING ALL OVER AND PARKING ALL OVER WITHOUT US KNOWING ABOUT IT AND HAD DAMAGED ALL THE SPRINKLERS AND PIPES AND EVERYTHING. SO AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS OF BEGGING MY LAWN GUY TO COME OUT, WE GOT THAT FIXED. EVERYTHING IS GREEN, AS GREEN AS
ANYBODY'S YARD OR GREENER. AND SO I GET ANOTHER CODE ENFORCEMENT THING IN THE MAIL TODAY -- OR YESTERDAY THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE FENCE. NOW, BEAR IN MIND, WHEN THEY WERE OUT THE FIRST TIME, MY TENANT SAID, OKAY, WHICH FENCE PARTS AND WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT FIXING IT,
WE'LL JUST RIP THEM DOWN BECAUSE POLITY IS PUTTING UP A NEW FENCE. WHY WOULD WE PAY TO FIX A FENCE THAT THEY ARE GOING TO RIP DOWN? IT IS DOWN AND NOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THEY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH ALL OF IT. I HAVE HAD THE FENCE REMOVED.
THERE'S NO POOL SO I DON'T LEGALLY HAVE TO HAVE A FENCE. CODE SHOULD GET OVER THAT. MY ISSUE IS THEY ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE RANDOM COUPLE OF BROWN PATCH AREAS AND, OF COURSE, I WILL SAY TAKE A LOOK AT THE UTILITIES BUILDING ON SEACREST AND SEE ALL THE CITY'S BROWN PATCHES. SO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF
CODE WANTS TO GO START HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH GOD TO MAKE IT RAIN OR MOTHER NATURE OR WHATEVER YOUR DEITY IS THAT YOU PRAY TO FOR MORE RAIN, YOU KNOW. I THINK MAYBE CODE SHOULD GO HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH THAT DEITY AND GET OFF PEOPLE'S CASES
FOR HAVING THE RANDOM BROWN PATCH IN THEIR YARD. I WILL SAY THE LAWN GUY THAT I HAVE SPENT TWO MONTHS COMPLAINING ABOUT HAS GOTTEN OUT, BUT HE STILL HASN'T COME OUT AND ADDED EVEN MORE PIPES TO REPLACE WHAT WAS DESTROYED BY OUR TENANTS. AND I'M SURE EVERYONE WITH A
RENTAL PROPERTY UNDERSTANDS THIS. I KNOW THIS WILL COME BACK LATER AND END UP IN ALL THE PAPERS AT SOME POINT THAT SUSAN OYER HAD TWO CODE ENFORCEMENT THINGS. AND IT'S FOR FENCING THAT'S ALREADY RIPPED DOWN BECAUSE YOU WOULD NOT PAY FOR A NEW FENCE WHEN YOUR FENCE IS GOING TO BE RIPPED DOWN BECAUSE SOMEONE ELSE
IS PUTTING UP ONE TO REPLACE IT. AND YOU WOULD NOT HAVE A COMPLAINT DURING A DROUGHT WHEN WE'RE ALMOST 10 INCHES SHORT OF WATER ABOUT A COUPLE OF RANDOM BROWN PATCHES THAT I AM ACTUALLY OUT THERE FOR HOURS AT A TIME ON THE WEEKENDS WATERING BY HAND MYSELF. SO I FIGURED I'D GET IT OUT NOW
PUBLICLY BEFORE IT ENDS UP IN THE PAPER AT SOME POINT BECAUSE SOMEBODY THINKS THAT'S A FUN WAY TO COME HARASS ME. AND THANK YOU. I HOPE, THOMAS, YOU SAW MY TEXT MESSAGE ABOUT THE AIRBNB IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S HAVING HUGE PARTIES. SO PLEASE GET CODE OUT ON THAT. THAT'S WORTH GOING AFTER.
THANK YOU. [TONE] >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT PLEASE. >> GOOD EVENING. CONNECT TO GREATNESS BOYNTON BEACH. WE ARE HERE, OUR MENTORING
PROGRAM, WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND THE COMMISSION TO OUR ANNUAL GRADUATION WHICH IS JUNE 14th. AND IT'S SATURDAY JUNE 14th AND IT'S AT THE -- >> WOMEN'S CLUB. >> THE WOMEN'S CLUB, THE NEW REMODELED WOMEN'S CLUB. AND LIKE THAT'S AN AWESOME
PLACE. AND WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE IT. THIS WILL BE OUR NINTH YEAR HERE IN THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH. AND WHEN WE FIRST STARTED IN 2016, WE HAD SIX BOYS. NOW WE ARE HERE IN THE CITY OF BOYNTON AND WE HAVE 193 BOYS IN
THE PROGRAM FROM FOURTH GRADE THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE. WE HAVE AN OPEN INVITATION TO YOU ALL TO ATTEND THE MEETING -- EXCUSE ME, TO ATTEND OUR GRADUATION. AGAIN SATURDAY JUNE 14th. >> MAYOR: AND WHAT TIME? >> 10:30. IT STARTS AT 10:30. YOU CAN COME ANY TIME.
WE USUALLY HAVE LUNCH AROUND 11:30-ISH. SO IF YOU CAN BE THERE BY 11:30, THAT WOULD BE GREAT SO YOU CAN HAVE LUNCH WITH US. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. >> PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. >> SURE. CASSANDRA CORBIN THADDEUS. >> AND ANDRE THADDEUS.
>> YOU PUT ON A GREAT PARTY. IT'S A LOT OF FUN IF YOU HAVEN'T GONE. >> THANK YOU ALL. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT?
>> MY NAME IS ROBERT SWIFT. RESIDENT OF THE CHAPEL HILL NEIGHBORHOOD. I KNOW SOME OF YOU HERE ON THE DAIS. HERE TO TALK ABOUT ONE OF THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES OF OUR DAY -- DOGS. I KNOW EVERYBODY WILL AGREE. THE BASICS OF IT -- AND I WROTE
SOME NOTES BUT OFF-THE-CUFF IS THE CITY HAS VERY CONFUSING ORDINANCES WHEN IT COMES TO DOGS. WE HAVE -- IF MY NUMBER IS CORRECT, IT'S AROUND 29 PARKS WITHIN BOYNTON BEACH. I BELIEVE THERE ARE SEVEN THAT ARE DEEMED DOG-FRIENDLY. THERE'S NOTHING OBVIOUS TO ME AS
TO WHY THOSE SEVEN ARE DEEMED DOG FRIENDLY AND MEANING YOU CAN WALK YOUR DOGS ON A LEASH WITHIN THOSE PARKS. BUT THEY SHOULD NOT BE OFF-LEASH. BUT THEN THE REMAINING PARKS WITHIN THOSE 29 ARE NOT DOG FRIENDLY AND YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO WALK YOUR DOG IN THE PARK. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS ROOM
BECAUSE IT'S PROBABLY A PRETTY SAVVY ROOM IN TERMS OF CITY POLICY. I THINK IF YOU DID A GENERAL SURVEY AND ASKED PEOPLE CAN AND SHOULD YOU BE ALLOWED TO WALK YOUR DOG ON A LEASH IN A PARK IN YOUR CITY. THEY WOULD SAY, OF COURSE, THAT'S AS MILES PER HOUR AS APPLE PIE. BUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE IN
BOYNTON. WE HAVE A SPECIFIC ISSUE IN OUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THERE'S BEEN DOGS OFF LEASH AND DIFFERENT THINGS SO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN UPSET ABOUT IT. THE CURRENT PROPOSED REMEDY WHICH I WILL NOT GET INTO THE EXCSEMANTICS OF IT HAVE BEEN
PROPOSED VERY INFORMALLY ON A PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP THAT DOGS WILL BE COMPLETELY BANNED. WHICH AGAIN I AM ACKNOWLEDGING IS ALREADY THE ORDINANCE THAT'S ON THE BOOKS. BUT WITHIN THIS POST, IT IS SAID THAT NOW THIS WILL BE ENFORCED. I DON'T KNOW HOW, ALL OF A
SUDDEN, WHEN IT WASN'T ENFORCED BEFORE, WHEN IT WAS ACKNOWLEDGED IN THIS POST THAT IT WAS UNENFORCEABLE, BUT NOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT WILL BE ENFORCED -- I DON'T KNOW WHERE THOSE RESOURCES WILL COME FROM. I THINK IT PUTS THE -- I
THINKPUTS THE RANGERS AND THE POLICE OFFICERS IN A TERRIBLE POSITION TO ENFORCE WHAT SOME ON THIS DAIS HAVE ALREADY ACKNOWLEDGED IS THE UNENFORCEABLE. SO I THINK THERE'S SOME SILLY KIND OF COMMUNITY POLITICS TO BE LEVELED OUT HERE.
BUT MY OVERALL MESSAGE IS THAT I THINK THE CITY NEEDS TO AT SOME POINT JUST ADDRESS THIS CONTRADICTION. THERE'S CONFUSION ACROSS THE BOARD. YOU HAVE I WOULD IMAGINE IN ALL 29 OF THOSE PARKS PEOPLE WALKING DOGS ON LEASH EVERY DAY.
YOU HAVE PEOPLE BREAKING A LAW EVERY DAY, AL ALTHOUGH I'M ACKNOWLEDGING IT IS A SILLY LAW. THE RULE SHOULD BE THAT DOGS ARE ALLOWED IN ALL PARKS AND THEN MAKE EXCEPTIONS WHERE THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED. IT SHOULD NOT BE THE OPPOSITE WHERE THE RULES ARE NOT ALLOWED ANYWHERE AND THEN YOU MAKE
SPECIFIC EXCEPTIONS FOR SPECIFIC PARKS. AND THE LAST THING I'LL SAY IS THE CITY HAS SPENT MONEY, MAN-HOURS INSTALLING SIGNS ABOUT DOGS IN THESE PARKS WHERE THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED. YOU ALSO HOST EVENTS RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THIS BUILDING WHERE
THERE'S DOGS A'PLENTY WHERE IT T COULD BE MORE DANGEROUS. I ASK FOR CONSISTENCY AND LESS CONFUSION. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? PLEASE COME DOWN.
>> MY NAME IS PAUL DAVIDSON. I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO CONTINUE ON WITH THE LAST GENTLEMAN'S COMMENTS. WHAT HE FAILED TO MENTION IS THAT THERE IS CONFLICTING SIGN SIGNAGE OR WAS CONFLICTING
SIGNAGE IN THE PARK. THERE INDEED WAS A SIGN THAT STATED NO DOGS ALLOWED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SERVICE DOGS. THAT SIGN IS STILL UP TODAY. THERE WERE ALSO SIGNS IN THE PARK THAT STATED ALL DOGS MUST
BE ON LEASH AND GAVE IT CODE. THOSE SIGNS, AT LEAST TWO OF THEM HAVE BEEN TAKEN DOWN. I BELIEVE THERE'S STILL ONE UP. SO THERE IS A CONFLICTING STATEMENT, IN FACT, THAT IS
BEING PURVEYED TO THE POPULATION. I BECAME AWARE OF A MEETING THAT HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY A WEEK OR SO AGO. AND THAT MEETING -- THE CULMINATION OF THAT MEETING WAS THAT ALL DOGS ARE DISALLOWED FROM THE PARK BY MAJORITY OF A
VOTE. WELL, IT WAS A CLOSED MEETING. I'M NOT PART OF THAT FACEBOOK GROUP THAT WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MEETING. UNDER FLORIDA CODE -- AND I BELIEVE IT'S CODE 166.041, THERE'S VERY SPECIFIC
PHILISTINES AS TO -- GUIDELINES AS TO WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN WHEN DEALING WITH ESTABLISHING NEW ORDINANCES. NOW, IF THE ORDINANCE IS, IN FACT, NO DOGS, OKAY. BUT AS STATED, YOU HAVE CONFLICTING INFORMATION. ONE SIGN SAYS DOGS MUST BE ON
LEASH AND ANOTHER SIGN SAYS NO DOGS. WHAT IS IT? THIS IS NOT MULTIPLE CHOICE. SO I WOULD RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME ESTABLISHED STATEMENT REGARDING THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE SIGNAGE
AND WHAT THE ACTUAL RULE IS. CLEARLY, I'M IN FAVOR OF WALKING A DOG ON A LEASH. I'VE GOT MULTIPLE PETS. AND IT'S VERY CONVENIENT. AND I'M WILLING TO GO BY WHATEVER THE REGULATIONS ARE, BUT I WOULD EXPECT THAT THOSE
REGULATIONS ARE ADMINISTERED FAIRLY. THERE'S A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN THE AREA THAT DOES NOT, THAT THEY ARE NOT, YOU KNOW, OBJECTING TO THOSE THINGS. THEY ARE OBJECTING TO THE DOGS. AND I WOULD SAY THAT FINE, IF WE
HAVE TO ABIDE BY THESE RULES, THEN I WOULD EXPECT THAT THERE'S NO ALCOHOL, THERE'S NO MOTORIZED VEHICLES RUNNING AROUND IN THE PARK. THAT'S MORE OF A DANGER THAN THE DOGS. WHEN YOU HAVE MOTORIZED VEHICLES RUNNING AROUND THE PARK AT 15, 20 MILES AN HOUR, SOMEBODY IS
GOING TO GET HIT AND GET HURT. AND IN MOST CASES, IT'S CHILDREN THAT ARE DOING IT. >> MAYOR: 10 SECONDS. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? PLEASE COME DOWN. IF NOT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE AND
SEE IF ANYBODY IS ONLINE. NO ONE IS ONLINE, SO WE CAN GO BACK TO -- >> MAYOR, IF I MAY. THANK YOU, GUYS, FOR BRINGING YOUR FEEDBACK. I WANT TO CLEAR UP SOME NUANCES AND MISCOMMUNICATION THAT THERE WAS INDEED PUBLIC NOTICE AND THE PROPER PROTOCOLS OF THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING. AND AS THE ORDINANCE IS TODAY, THERE IS CONFLICTING SIGNS. AND THAT'S THE CITY'S ACCOUNTABILITY TO ADDRESS THAT. THAT'S WHERE WE FAILED, YOU KNOW, AS AN ORGANIZATION, THAT THERE IS THAT C CONFLICT.
THERE ARE NO DOGS ALLOWED AND THE CITY HAS NOT BEEN ENFORCING IT. IF THERE'S ANY CHANGE, THAT'S SOMETHING THIS BODY WOULD DECIDE VIA ORDINANCE. SO I THINK THAT'S WHAT THE MAYOR WANTED AS FAR AS DISCUSSION GOES. BUT TO SAY THAT THIS WAS AN UNJUST MEETING IS INACCURATE.
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE RECORD THAT THAT'S IDENTIFIED THAT THIS WAS DONE PROPERLY AND IT WAS CITED ON THE CITY WEBSITE. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: OKAY. LET'S GO BACK TO 3A FOR THE
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE BY SENATOR LORI BERMAN AND REPRESENTATIVE JOE CASELLO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. SENATOR BERMAN, YOU WANT TO GO FIRST? >> TAKE THE TALLER ONE. >> IT WORKS. IT WORKS. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. CONGRATULATIONS!
>> MAYOR: THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> AND COMMISSIONERS, SO HAPPY TO BE BACK IN TOWN AND BE HERE WITH ALL OF YOU TO GIVE OUR LEGISLATIVE REPORT. FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, GOOD EVENING. SO YOU PROBABLY HEARD THAT WE HAVE ONE CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY AND THAT WE FAILED TO DO IT.
AND THAT DUTY IS TO GET A BALANCED BUDGET. SO WE WILL BE GOING BACK TO TALLAHASSEE. WE DON'T KNOW WHEN. THE FISCAL YEAR OF THE STATE BEGINS JULY 1st, SO IT NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE JULY 1st.
AND I DO BELIEVE IT WILL BE DONE BEFORE JULY 1st, I HOPE SO BECAUSE WE ARE NOT LIKE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. WE CAN'T DO CONTINUING RESOLUTIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE RESOLVED BY THEN. AND PART OF THE BACK AND FORTH HAS TO DO WITH EVERYBODY HAS
DIFFERENT IDEAS ABOUT HOW THEY WANT -- THE GOVERNMENT RIGHT NOW IN FLORIDA HAS BEEN FAIRLY -- I GUESS THE WORD IS FLUSH, SO THERE'S MONEY AVAILABLE TO DO TAX BREAKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THERE'S A LOT OF INFIGHTING
ABOUT WHAT TAX BREAKS SHOULD HAPPEN. SO WE DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW IT WILL ALL END UP. I DO ANTICIPATE THAT THERE WILL BE ABOUT $115 BILLION BUDGET. LAST YEAR IT WAS 117. SO WE ARE STARTING TO PULL BACK A LITTLE BIT.
WE DON'T KNOW. THERE'S A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY ABOUT WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO DO AND HOW MUCH MONEY WILL COME DOWN TO THE STATES THROUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. SO WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF THAT AS WE ARE PUTTING FORTH ANY PROPOSALS ABOUT TAX BREAKS AND
SALES TAX, PROPERTY TAX. A LOT OF DIFFERENT -- RENT TAX, COMMERCIAL SERVICES TAX, COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TAX. SO AS THAT HAPPENS, WE ARE GOING TO BE AWARE OF THE FISCAL IMPACT. AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ANYTHING THAT'S DONE IS GOING TO
BE SUSTAINABLE FOR THE FUTURE ON THE BUDGET ISSUE. SO THAT BEING SAID, I WILL SAY WE HAD ONE OF THE BEST SESSIONS I HAVE HAD IN MY 15 YEARS. I THINK I HAVE REPRESENTED BOYNTON BEACH FOR ALL OF THOSE 15 YEARS.
AND WE DID NOT DO AS MUCH OF THE CULTURAL OR INFIGHTING. IT WAS GREAT. AND WE ALSO WOKE UP A LITTLE BIT AND RECOGNIZED THAT WE ARE A COEQUAL BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT. SO WE DID A LOT MORE WHERE WE WERE INDEPENDENT.
SO IT WAS A PRETTY SUCCESSFUL SESSION OVERALL. I WAS FORTUNATE TO PASS FIVE BILLS. ONE OF THEM FOR BREAST CANCER TREATMENT, I GUESS IT IS. SO IF YOU ARE IN THE STATE INSURANCE PLAN AND YOU HAVE A
MAMMOGRAM AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE SUBSEQUENT TESTING, THAT WILL NOW BE COVERED BY THE STATE. SO IF YOU NEED A SUBSEQUENT MRI OR AN ULTRASOUND. I ALSO PASSED A BILL RECOGNIZING JANUARY 27th AS INTERNATIONAL
HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY SO THAT CAN BE RECOGNIZED BY THE SCHOOLS AND BY THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. AND THEN I PASSED A GREAT BILL WITH MY COLLEAGUE -- AND I'M GOING TO PASS IT TO HIM. WE SORT OF TEAM TAG IN THESE PRESENTATIONS. I'LL LET HIM TALK ABOUT THAT TOO. >> THANK YOU, SENATOR. GOOD EVENING.
IT'S NICE TO SEE SO MANY FRIENDLY FACES UP THERE AND BE BACK HOME. MADAM MAYOR, CONGRATULATIONS. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, SIR. >> WELL DONE. LIKE THE SENATOR SAID, I'LL GIVE YOU SOME NUMBERS. THIS YEAR BILLS FILED FOR
CONSIDERATION, ALMOST 2,000 BILLS WERE FILED. 2,000 BILLS. ONLY 254 BILLS PASSED OUT OF 2,000. SO IT'S GREAT DIFFICULTY TO GET A BILL EVEN HEARD IN COMMITTEE,
EVEN HARDER TO GET IT PASSED OFF THE SENATE FLOOR OR THE HOUSE FLOOR. SO WE'RE PROUD OF THOSE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, ESPECIALLY BEING THE MINORITY PARTY, IT'S STUFF. SO MY BILL AND SENATOR'S BILL, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON
APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS. AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES THREE YEARS TO GET THINGS DONE. AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE LATER ON BECAUSE WE GOT SOME REAL ISSUES COMING UP IN THE FUTURE THAT DIDN'T PASS THIS SESSION, BUT WILL BE BACK NEXT SESSION.
SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE EARLY. MY BILL WAS HB 295, THE COMPREHENSIVE WASTE REDUCTION RECYCLING PLAN. THIS BILL INSTRUCTS THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE WASTE REDUCTION
AND RECYCLING PLAN BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OUTLINED IN DEP'S 2020 RECYCLING GOAL FINAL REPORT. THIS BILL GENERALLY WILL HELP FLORIDA MOVE TOWARDS REDUCING THE OVERALL AMOUNT OF WASTE
PRODUCED THROUGH DIVERSION OF MATERIALS FROM LANDFILL AND IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES TO INCREASE RECYCLING. WE'RE TRYING TO GET THAT NUMBER TO RECYCLING IN FLORIDA TO 75%. PALM BEACH COUNTY DOES PRETTY
GOOD, BUT NOT WELL ENOUGH WITH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, GETTING IN SCHOOLS. WE HOPE TO INCREASE THAT NUMBER. >> A COUPLE OF THE GOOD BILLS THAT PASSED THAT I JUST WANT TO INFORM EVERYBODY ABOUT, YOU MAY
RECALL OVER THE SUMMER, LAST SUMMER THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT COMMERCIALIZING SOME OF OUR STATE PARKS AND PUTTING THINGS LIKE HOTELS AND PICKLEBALL COURTS. THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WERE UP IN ARMS ABOUT THAT. SO THIS YEAR WE ACTUALLY PASSED
A BILL THAT SAID THEY CANNOT DO THAT IN THE STATE PARKS. AND IT WAS A REAL BIPARTISAN BILL. WE ARE REALLY EXCITED. WE WANT TO KEEP OUR STATE PARKS PRISTINE AND THAT BILL WILL GO A LONG WAY TO DOING THAT. YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT SCHOOL
START TIMES. I'LL DO THAT. OKAY, GREAT. ANOTHER BILL THAT WE PASSED, A COUPLE YEARS AGO YOU MAY REMEMBER WE PASSED A BILL SAYING THAT WE WANTED THE HIGH SCHOOL START TIME TO BE LATER. AND THAT WAS BASED ON EMPIRICAL DATA THAT SHOWS THAT THE OLDER CHILDREN NEED MORE SLEEP AND DO
BETTER WHEN THEY GET SLEEP. UNFORTUNATELY, WE GAVE A LONG GLIDE-IN PERIOD TO IMPLEMENT THAT OF THREE YEARS. UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF SCHOOL BOARDS INCLUDING OURS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY SAID IT'S A
LOGISTICAL NITRO AND THEY CAN'T DO IT. WE DID WALK IT BACK THIS YEAR SO THERE IS NO MANDATORY REQUIREMENT FOR THE SCHOOLS TO START LATER. WE DID LEAVE IN THERE THAT WE RECOMMEND IT AND THAT ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT CAN DO IT, YOU KNOW, THEY SHOULD BE DOING IT. BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE DO
SOMETHING THAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK, WE RECOGNIZE IT AND WE TOOK IT BACK. >> I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT CRAs. FOLKS, LET ME JUST READ FROM THIS PAPER FOR A SECOND.
IT WAS C.S. HB 991 COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY. LET ME READ IT. ESSENTIALLY SUNSETS FLORIDA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, CRAs PROHIBITS CREATION OF NEW CRAs, TERMINATES CRAs ON AN
EARLIER EXPIRATION DATE IN THE CHARTER AS OF JULY 1, 2025 OR SEPTEMBER 30, 2045. REMOVES -- REMOVES LOCAL GOVERNMENT'S ABILITY TO PROVE ITS CONTINUED EXISTENCE BY MAJORITY VOTE.
PROHIBITS CRAs FROM STARTING NEW PROJECTS OR NEW DEBT AFTER OCTOBER 1st, 2025. LUCKILY, LUCKILY THIS BILL DIED IN THE SENATE. IT WAS GETTING BOUNCED BACK AND FORTH FROM THE HOUSE TO THE SENATE, SENATE TO THE HOUSE.
WE COULDN'T COME TOGETHER ON A PLAN. SO THE BILL DIED. BUT LIKE I SAID EARLIER, BAD BILLS HAVE A TENDENCY TO COME BACK EVERY YEAR. THIS BILL WILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR. WE KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF A CRA IN BOYNTON BEACH.
I HAVE SAT UP THERE WHERE YOU'RE SITTING. I KNOW THE GOOD IT DOES. AND, IN FACT, ON YOUR LEADERSHIP, MAYOR, YOU JUST GAVE A TIF PROGRAM TO TOWN SQUARE THAT HAD LONG BEEN IN THE MAKING. SO I COMMEND YOU FOR IT.
SO LET'S KEEP AN EYE ON THIS. THE CRA LAWYER CAME UP TO VISIT ME IN TALLAHASSEE. BUT IT WAS ALREADY A COUPLE OF WEEKS TOO LATE. SO LET'S GET AHEAD OF THE CURVE THIS TIME, PUT OUR INPUT IN IT, SHOW UP FOR COMMITTEE HEARINGS
AND FIGHT THIS. OTHERWISE, THE CRA WILL NO LONGER BE IN EXISTENCE. >> SO ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IS EXACTLY ALONG THE SAME LINES AS THAT. THAT IS WHAT IS DONE ON PREEMPTION WHERE TALLAHASSEE
SAYS TO YOU WE ARE TAKING THIS AWAY FROM THE LOCALS. AND, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW BOTH OF US ARE VERY STRONG OPPONENTS -- I MEAN OPPONENTS OF PREEMPTION AND STRONG PROPONENTS OF HOME RULE. SO THIS YEAR THERE WASN'T AS MUCH, BUT THERE WERE A COUPLE OF
BAD THINGS THAT YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF. ONE OF THE THINGS I FOUND THE MOST TROUBLING, AS THE WIFE OF A DENTIST, IS THAT THE STATE PREEMPTED ANY CITY AND COUNTY FROM INCLUDING FLUORIDE IN THEIR WATER SUPPLY. SO WHETHER A CITY OR COUNTY
WANTS TO DO IT, I THINK SHOULD BE THEIR DETERMINATION, SHOULD BE DONE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS BY THOSE CLOSEST. BUT NOW THAT DECISION HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY. AND I WILL TELL YOU, MY HUSBAND WILL TELL YOU THAT PUTTING FLUORIDE WAS ONE OF THE 10 GREATEST THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN
TERMS OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE LAST CENTURY. AND WE HAVE SEEN THE EFFECTS. I'M HOPEFUL THE DENTAL ASSOCIATION IS GOING TO TRY AND WORK AND MAKE FLUORIDE AVAILABLE TO CHILDREN WHO ARE IN LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC BRACKETS BECAUSE
IT COULD BE A REAL PROBLEM. THEY DID IT IN CALGARY CANDY AND THEY SAW A SPIKE FOR CHILDREN WHO HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED FOR DENTAL INFECTIONS. I HOPE WE'RE ABLE TO ADDRESS IT PROACTIVELY.
YOU WANT TO BRING UP THIS ONE? BECAUSE IT MIGHT AFFECT US HERE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, ABOUT THE PRESIDENTIAL. >> PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES. WE PASSED A BILL. I SAY WE, THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE PASSED A BILL, NOT
NECESSARILY OUR VOTES FOR THAT. FOR PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES, TAKES IT COMPLETELY OUT OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY'S HANDS. SO WE COULD HAVE -- THE SITTING PRESIDENT COULD DECIDE THAT HE WANTS TO BUILD HIS LIBRARY BRINY
BREEZE IS MENTIONED A COUPLE OF TIMES. I HAVE NO INSIDE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS FOR FYI. BUT THAT'S NO PARKING. >> NO BUILDING REGULATIONS. >> NO REGULATIONS AT ALL. IT TAKES ALL THE POWER OUT OF
YOUR HANDS. AND THAT'S NOT GOOD. ANYBODY WHO HAS SERVED IN LOCAL POLITICS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS KNOW THAT. YOU ARE THE CLOSEST TO PEOPLE, YOU KNOW. YOU MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS HERE IN BOYNTON BEACH. NOT UP IN TALLAHASSEE ALMOST 50.
AND THAT'S THE TREND UP THERE -- TO UNDERMINE THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT'S AUTHORITY. AND IT COMES UP EVERY YEAR, A LITTLE BIT, A LITTLE BIT, A LITTLE BIT. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW -- I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO STOP IT,
MITIGATE IT. BUT IT'S HAPPENING AS YOU SEE. SO PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY, WE COULD HAVE ONE RIGHT HERE SOMEWHERE IN BOYNTON BEACH. SO KEEP THAT IN MIND. >> AND THEN THE OTHER PARTICULARLY BAD BILL ABOUT
PREEMPTION WAS SENATE BILL 1080. AND IT HAS TO DO WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAND REGULATION. SO IT HAS TO DO WITH WHEN YOU'RE PERMITTING NEW PROJECTS. THERE ARE VERY -- THEY ARE CHANGING THE TIME FRAMES THAT YOU HAVE TO RESPOND TO THE PERMIT REQUESTS. YOU WILL BE HEARING ABOUT IT I'M
SURE FROM THE LEAGUE OF CITIES AND THE LEAGUE OF COUNTIES. AND THERE IS A PENALTY IF YOU DON'T RESPOND IN THOSE TIME FRAMES. YOU HAVE TO GIVE MONEY BACK TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE APPLIED FOR THE BUILDING PERMITS. SO I'M SURE YOU WILL HEAR A LOT MORE ABOUT IT.
BUT THAT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE WORST PREEMPTION BILLS THAT GOT PASSED THIS SESSION. >> WE PASSED THE BILL NOT THIS SESSION, BUT LAST SESSION -- YOU ARE SEEING THE TROUBLE, POTENTIAL TROUBLE COMING FROM
THE LIVE LOCAL. HE YOU HAD A SITUATION IN LOS MANGOS WHERE THIS DEVELOPER DECIDED TO PUT AN EIGHT-STORY BUILDING UP, UPSETTING THE NEIGHBORHOOD VIEW AND EVERYTHING ELSE. THE STRUCTURE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD BASICALLY.
BUT HE'S ALLOWED TO DO THIS NOW. AND THIS LIVE LOCAL ACT BYPASSES LOCAL ORDINANCES, ZONING, DENSITY, HEIGHT, BUILDER UNDER THE PRETENSE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THIS I THINK LOS MANGOS, 60% OF
THE BUILDING IS SINGLE BEDROOM UNITS. I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT HELPS, YOU KNOW, FAMILIES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. BUT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE MORE AND MORE OF THIS AND YOU HAVE NO SAY, PRACTICALLY NO SAY IN HOW
THE DEVELOPERS MOVE FORWARD. AND EVEN PERTAINS TO CHURCH LANDS. CHURCHES NOW COULD DECIDE TO PUT A HIGH RICE OR A BUILDING UP ON THE PRETENSE OF LIVE LOCAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACT. SO JUST KEEP THAT IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND.
IT'S NOT GOOD NEWS. THE INTENT OF THE LAW WE PASSED HAD A LOT OF GOOD THINGS IN IT FOR VETERANS AND SUCH. BUT THE DEVELOPERS ARE USING IT AS A TOOL TO MOVE FORWARD TO BYPASS CITY ORDINANCES.
AND THAT WASN'T THE INTENT. >> SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH A SUMMARY OF WHERE WE ARE. I WILL JUST SAY THE ONE BILL THAT I THOUGHT WAS THE WORST BILL THIS SESSION HAS TO DO WITH CITIZENS PETITIONS AND PETTING AMENDMENTS ON THE BALLOT FOR THE CITIZENS.
WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF GREAT GRASSROOTS AMENDMENTS OVER THE YEARS. WE DID RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. WE DID ALLOWING RETURNING CITIZENS FROM INCARCERATION TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE. WE DID FAIR DISTRICTS. AND UNFORTUNATELY, IN
TALLAHASSEE, THEY JUST DON'T LIKE THAT SOME OF THESE AMENDMENTS HAVE PASSED AND ARE BEING PASSED. THEY CLAIM IT'S BECAUSE OF FRAUD, BUT THE NUMBERS OF FRAUD ARE VERY LOW. BUT WE MADE IT REALLY, REALLY HARD FOR CITIZENS GROUPS NOW TO FILE THESE PETITIONS.
AND WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS ONLY LARGE WELL-FUNDED CORPORATIONS ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO COME IN AND BRING THESE PETITIONS. AND I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF SOME OF THE THINGS. AN INDIVIDUAL SUCH AS ALL OF US IN THIS ROOM CAN NOW ONLY COLLECT 25 PETITIONS TOTAL OVER
THE LIFE OF THE ENTIRE PETITION DRIVE. AND IF YOU COLLECT MORE THAN 25 AND YOU'RE NOT REGISTERED, YOU WILL -- IT IS CONSIDERED A FELONY AND YOU WILL BE CHARGED WITH JAIL -- YOU COULD POTENTIALLY GO TO JAIL. YOU CAN REGISTER AS A PETITION
CIRCULATOR, BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A BOND AND THERE'S A WHOLE PROCEDURE. AND THE AVERAGE PERSON ISN'T GOING TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YOU HAVE TO TURN IN ALL THE PETITIONS THAT YOU COLLECT NOW WITHIN 10 DAYS. USED TO BE 30 DAYS. AND IF YOU DON'T TURN THEM IN IN 10 DAYS, THEY CHARGE YOU $50 PER
PETITION THAT YOU TURN IN LATE. SO THAT WAS TO ME THE MOST TROUBLING BILL THAT WE DID THIS SESSION. AND THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN A LAWSUIT BROUGHT AND WE WILL SEE HOW THE COURTS MAKE A DETERMINATION ABOUT THAT. >> ANOTHER BILL -- I JUST -- A CRAZY BILL.
WE SPENT HALF AN AFTERNOON ON THE HOUSE FLOOR DEBATING THE GULF OF MEXICO, CHANGING IT TO THE GULF OF AMERICA. ALL THE ISSUES WE FACE, INSURANCE, PROPERTY INSURANCE, TAXES AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT,
WE SPENT HALF A SESSION ON THE HOUSE FLOOR TALKING ABOUT THE GULF OF MEXICO, NOW FORMALLY NAMED THE GULF OF AMERICA. AND ORIGINALLY, THE BILL SAID ALL SCHOOLS WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE BOOKS OFF THE SHELVES THAT
HAD GULF OF AMERICA IN IT AND CHANGE IT. THEY REVISED THAT TO SAY WHEN THE SCHOOLS CHANGE THE BOOKS OVER NOW, GET NEW BOOKS, NEW TEXTS AND THE WORD GULF OF AMERICA WOULD BE IN THOSE BOOKS.
SO IT'S SILLINESS AT BEST. CHAOS EVERY DAY. AND LIKE YOU SAY, THE SENATOR SAID, THE ONLY CONSTITUTIONAL THING WE'VE GOT TO DO IS PASS THE BUDGET. AND WE HAVEN'T PASSED IT.
THE SENATE AND OUR HOUSE ARE $4.4 BILLION APART ON THIS. AND THEY DUG THEIR HEELS IN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO GIVE. WE DON'T KNOW. >> WE DON'T. >> WE DON'T. >> I MEAN I WILL TELL YOU ONE OF THE THINGS THEY ARE LOOKING AT IS SOME RELIEF ON PROPERTY
TAXES. AND THAT WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO BE A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS -- IT WILL BE A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. THE BAD NEWS IS IT'S PRETTY HARD TO VOTE AGAINST AN AMENDMENT TO LOWER YOUR PROPERTY TAXES. BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET THE WORD OUT THAT IT'S GOING TO
AFFECT ALL OF US AS CITIZENS IN TERMS OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND OUR POLICE AND OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND OUR SOCIAL SERVICES. SO WE DON'T KNOW. THERE IS A HOUSE COMMITTEE LOOKING INTO HOW THEY ARE GOING TO PLAN THAT AMENDMENT. WE DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS YET.
ACTUALLY, YOU HAVE SOME PROPOSALS, YEAH. >> YEAH. IF I COULD READ ONE. >> GO AHEAD, SURE. >> ONE OF THE PROPOSALS, CREATE A NEW $500,000 HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, INCREASE THE EXEMPTION TO 1 MILLION FOR
RESIDENTS WHO ARE 65 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, OR RESIDENTS WHO HAVE HAD A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FOR 30 YEARS OR MORE. THESE EXEMPTIONS WOULD APPLY TO ALL NON-SCHOOL TAXES. WHAT THAT MEANS, THE AD VALOREM
TAX IS THE MOTHER'S MILK OF LOCAL POLITICS. WE KNOW THAT. INFRASTRUCTURE, POLICE, FIRE, EVERYTHING THAT MAKES THE CITY RUN. THIS SOUNDS GOOD ON PAPER. I DON'T THINK THE PEOPLE -- IT WILL BE UP TO YOU, PEOPLE, AS LOCAL OFFICIALS TO SELL THIS
IDEA. IT'S NOT SUCH A GOOD IDEA. IT SOUNDS GOOD ON PAPER, BUT THE END WHEN YOU CALL 911 OR YOU WANT A SIDEWALK FIXED, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THERE, FOLKS U. BECAUSE OF THIS. SO THAT'S TOWN THE ROAD.
IT'S GOT TO GO ON A BALLOT. BUT LIKE THE SENATOR SAID, ANYBODY WHO GETS AN AMENDMENT THAT CAN CUT THEIR TAXES, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE ON BOARD WITH THIS. SO JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. THERE'S A LOT GOING ON, A LOT OF MOVING PARTS. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU.
I KNOW YOU HAD SOME TRAVEL ISSUES COMING UP THE PALM BEACH COUNTY DAYS. NEXT TIME, PLEASE -- I TRY TO KEEP A LINE OF COMMUNICATION OPEN TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE AS IT HAPPENS.
I'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. BUT WE'VE GOT SOME REAL ISSUES COMING DOWN THE ROAD. WE'VE GOT TO BE READY FOR IT. AND I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE -- >> SURE. YOU DO THAT AND THEN I'LL CLOSE WITH ONE THING, TOO. YEAH, SURE. >> IN MY TENURE UP THERE, I'VE BEEN ACCUSED OF NOT BRINGING
MONEY BACK TO THE CITY. BUT LET ME TELL YOU, FOLKS, IT'S NOT UP TO ME. I FIGHT FOR DOLLARS UP THERE, APPROPRIATIONS DOLLARS ALL THE TIME. I CAN ONLY GET IT ON THE GOVERNOR'S DESK. THE GOVERNOR HAS TO SIGN IT. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THIS TIME AROUND, WITH THE BUDGET
BEING THE WAY IT IS, IT'S TOUGH. AND WE WON'T GO UP THERE FOR -- >> A WEEK OR TWO. >> YEAH, A WEEK OR TWO. WE GET TOGETHER WITH THE SENATE AND THE CHAIRS AND WE ARGUE BACK AND FORTH WHY WE NEED THIS.
BUT RIGHT NOW IT WAS FOR THE BOYNTON FIRE, THE HIGH FLOOD SWIFT WATER RESCUE RESPONSE PROGRAM. YOUR ASK WAS 500. WE GOT 250 IN THE HOUSE FOR THAT. NOTHING IN THE SENATE YET, YET.
THE WOMEN'S CLUB, YOUR ASK WAS FOR $350,000. WE GOT 175 IN THE HOUSE. I THOUGHT AND WE GOT 175,000 IN THE HOUSE. THE BOYNTON BEACH SANITARY SEWER COLLECTION SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT, YOUR ASK WAS 500. WE GOT 250 IN THE HOUSE. WE GOT 500,000 IN THE SENATE. THAT'S LOOKING GOOD. >> THAT'S GREAT, YEAH. >> THAT'S GOOD. ANOTHER ONE, ANOTHER BOYNTON BEACH WATER DISTRICT, YOUR ASK
WAS 375. WE GOT 187,500 IN THE HOUSE AND 375 IN THE SENATE ALREADY. SO THE MONEY IS THERE. JUST KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED WITH THE GOVERNOR. HE'S GOING BE IN A GOOD MOOD
THAT DAY AND DOESN'T TAKE IT AWAY WITH A PEN. THE SENATOR AND I, APPROPRIATIONS, OUR DISTRICTS, WE FIGHT HARD. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE DON'T HAVE THE FINAL SAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. >> YEAH. THANK YOU. AND I'M EXCITED THAT BOTH OF THOSE LAST TWO PROGRAMS ARE
FUNDED IN BOTH CHAMBERS. AND THAT'S A REALLY GOOD SIGN MOVING FORWARD. SO HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY WE CAN EVEN BRING IT TO THE HIGHER LEVEL THAT THE SENATE PUT IT FORWARD IN APOLO BOTH OF THOSE. WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. I ALWAYS LIKE TO CLOSE WITH MORE OF A LIGHTHEARTED. WE DO SOME BILLS THAT ARE A
LITTLE MORE LIGHTHEARTED. NOT TOO MANY. BUT THE ONE THIS YEAR THAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, THE STATE BIRD RIGHT NOW IS THE MOCKINGBIRD. AND IT'S NOT UNIQUE TO FLORIDA. AND SO THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A COUPLE OF BILLS FILED TO CHANGE
IT. THIS YEAR, IT DIDN'T GET THROUGH, BUT THE RUMOR IS IT WILL GET THROUGH NEXT YEAR. THEY WANT TO CHANGE THE STATE BIRD TO THE SCRUB-JAY. BUT WHAT I LIKE MORE ABOUT IT IS WE'RE ALSO GOING TO INCLUDE THE FLAMINGO AS PART OF OUR STATE BIRD.
SO I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE CAN USE THE FLAMINGO FOR FLORIDA. SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS. WE'RE REALLY PROUD TO REPRESENT ALL OF YOU IN TALLAHASSEE. WE LOVE TO BE YOUR VOICE. AND WE'RE GLAD TO BE HERE WITH
THE MAYOR AND THE COMMISSIONERS. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION FROM BOTH OF YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY QUESTIONS? >> I HAVE ONE. >> JUST CLOSING, OUR LINES ARE ALWAYS OPEN.
KELLEY, YOU KNOW -- >> MY AIDE IS HERE SOPHIA AND MY OFFICE AS YOU ALL KNOW IS IN THE CHILDREN'S SERVICE COUNCIL BUILDING RIGHT AT GATEWAY AND 95. WE ARE ALL RIGHT -- HE'S RIGHT IN DOWNTOWN BOYNTON -- WELL NOT DOWNTOWN, WEST POINT.
>> REAL QUICK I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK WITH THE CRA. I KNOW THAT THE FRA AND LEAGUE OF CITIES WERE IN TOUCH ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH BOTH OF YOU WITH REGARD TO YOUR VOTING HISTORY ON THOSE BILLS.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. I ALSO HAD ONE QUESTION, JUST SUPER QUICK. THE SENATE BILL WAS A LITTLE -- THE AMENDMENTS WERE A LITTLE BIT MORE PROMISING. AND I KNOW THEY WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH THE FRA TO COME UP
WITH LANGUAGE THAT WAS MORE -- PROTECTED THE CRA'S ABILITY TO DO THEIR JOB BUT ALSO PROTECTED TAXPAYER DOLLARS FROM BEING MISUSED WHICH I THINK WAS A LOT OF THE CONCERNS OF SOME OF THE SENATORS WHO BROUGHT THIS BILL UP.
IN THE HOUSE, I KNOW THAT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO CHANGE THEIRS. AND THEY WENT OFF THE RAILS AND ATTACHED IT TO SOME CRAZY RURAL BILL. I'M HOPING I GUESS THEY COULD
SLIDE IT IN SOME OTHER WAY. WE'RE THANKFUL THAT DIED AND DIDN'T MAKE IT ANY FURTHER. I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL COME UP NEXT YEAR. AND I JUST WONDER, WHAT IS THE THOUGHT PROCESS? WILL THE SENATE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE FRA?
WILL THE HOUSE -- IS THERE POTENTIAL FOR THE HOUSE TO ALSO WORK WITH THE FRA TO REALLY COME UP WITH A BILL THAT FIXES THE MISUSE ISSUES THAT ARE THERE, THE CONCERNS? BECAUSE I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW MANY TRUE MISUSES THERE ARE, BUT
THE CONCERNS OF MISUSE WHILE STILL PROTECTING THE MUNICIPALITY'S ABILITIES TO HAVE THE CRAs. VERY BRIEF. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS ANYTHING. >> IT'S BEEN MY EXPERIENCE IN THE HOUSE -- THE SENATE, THEY
ARE THE HOUSE OF REASON OVER THERE. >> THANK YOU. >> YEAH, YEAH. WE COME UP WITH, LIKE YOU SAY, THE BILL. THE HOUSE BILL WAS TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE. AND THANK GOD, THE SENATE SAID NO, WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS AND DO THAT AND CHANGE IT. AND WE DIDN'T ACCEPT THAT IN THE
HOUSE. BUT LIKE I SAID EARLIER, IT WILL BE BACK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT FORM IT WILL TAKE. BUT IT WILL BE BACK AND THE CRAs WILL BE TOUCHED BY WHATEVER COMES DOWN. GOOD OR BAD OR UGLY. BUT SOMETHING IS GOING TO BE
HAPPENING NEXT SESSION, JUST BEWARE. >> YEAH. >> AND I DO THINK THE SENATE WILL HOLD FIRM, AT LEAST FOR NEXT YEAR WITH THE SAME GROUP THAT WE HAVE THIS YEAR. BUT IT'S HARD. AND THE SENATE IS TRYING -- HAS BEEN THE UPPER CHAMBER AND DO TRY TO BRING ALL THE
STAKEHOLDERS TO THE TABLE AND GET EVERYBODY TO AGREE. BECAUSE THERE WERE SOME PROBLEMS WITH SOME CRAs AND THAT'S WHY THIS HAPPENED. BUT THEN THE PENDULUM SWINGS TOO FAR THE OTHER WAY WHERE THEY SAY, OKAY, THEN WE'RE GETTING RID OF EVERY CRA WHICH IS CRAZY. WE ARE TRYING TO BRING ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER AND I'M
SURE WE WILL AGAIN NEXT YEAR. >> I JUST MIGHT ADD, SENATOR BERMAN HAS BEEN ELECTED THE MINORITY LEADER UP IN TALLAHASSEE. >> YES, CONGRATULATIONS, LEADER. >> THANK YOU. >> SHOW UP AND WATCH HER IN ACTION. SHE'S TENACIOUS. [LAUGHTER] >> THANK YOU. >> SO YOU'VE GOT A GOOD CREW UP THERE FIGHTING FOR YOU.
LET'S KEEP IN COMMUNICATION. PLEASE GIVE A CALL, ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY IDEAS. REACH OUT TO US, YOU KNOW. THAT'S WHERE WE GET THEM, YOU KNOW. SOME OF THE BILLS WE PASS OR FORM COME FROM AVERAGE EVERYDAY
CITIZENS, YOU KNOW. WE DON'T THINK THEM UP OURSELVES ALL THE TIME. ANY WOULD BE WELCOMED. >> I'M REALLY PROUD OF YOU TWO REPRESENTING US. MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN
TALLAHASSEE, THEY COME THROUGH LOCAL GOVERNMENT, DON'T THEY? >> A LOT DO. >> IT MUST BE IN THE WATER OR SOMETHING THAT THEY LOSE THEIR MINDS ONCE THEY GET IN TALLAHASSEE. BECAUSE A LOT OF THOSE ISSUES, IF THEY WERE REALLY MEANINGFUL
AND HAD IMPACT, THEY WOULD PROBABLY BRING THEM UP ON THE LOCAL LEVEL. BUT THEY DON'T SHOW UP UNTIL THEY GET UP IN TALLAHASSEE AND GO CRAZY. SO, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO COMMENT ON THAT. [LAUGHTER] BUT IT JUST SEEMS THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN THIS MANY CRAZINESS, CRAZY
BILLS IN A LONG TIME ON WHAT'S HAPPENING IN TALLAHASSEE. AND I JUST -- IT'S JUST KIND OF SCARES ME A LITTLE BIT. >> SCARES ME, TOO. MAYBE TAKING THE FLUORIDE OUT OF THE WATER WILL HELP. [LAUGHTER] >> I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT IS. MAYBE WE NEED TO PUT A LITTLE MORE OR SOMETHING.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. MOVING ON FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, THE FIRST ITEM UNDER ADMINISTRATIVE WILL BE TO RATIFY THE SELECTION OF ALEXANDRIA
LOPRESTO AS CHAIR AND THOMAS RAMRAMICCIO AS THE ADVISORY BOA. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SELECTION OF THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR FOR THE CRA ADVISORY BOARD? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY
AYE. [AYES] WE HAVE A MOTION BY VICE MAYOR HAY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER TURKIN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. [AYES] >> WERE YOU OPPOSED? >> I SECONDED IT. >> OH, I'M SORRY.
>> MAYOR: YEAH, HE MADE THE SECOND. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. MOVING ON TO 5B, THIS ITEM WAS TABLED AT THE LAST MEETING SO WE NEED TO REMOVE THIS ITEM FROM THE TABLE. MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO UNTABLE PROPOSED RESOLUTION NUMBER
R-25-105. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER TURKIN AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER KELLEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. [AYES] ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NAY. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THIS RESOLUTION IS REGARDING THE TRANSPORTATION AGENCY. IN APRIL, WE CHOSE COMMISSIONER
KELLEY AS THE REPRESENTATIVE. COMMISSIONER TURKIN AS THE FIRST ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE. AND COMMISSIONER CRUZ IS THE SECOND ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE. IT HAS COME TO OUR ATTENTION THERE COULD ONLY BE ONE ALTERNATE. WHO WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN THE COMMUNICATION? >> I'M NOMINATE COMMISSIONER CRUZ TO BE THE ALTERNATE.
>> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> MAYOR: OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER TURKIN AND A SECOND FROM VICE MAYOR HAY. >> JUST FOR CONVERSATION, WHEN I DO HAVE MORE FREE TIME NEXT YEAR, I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT BEING THE ALTERNATE OR EVEN THE
PRIMARY FOR THIS, FOR THE RECORD. >> MAYOR: OKAY. SO WITH COMMISSIONER KELLEY AS THE FIRST ONE, COMMISSIONER CRUZ WOULD BE THE ALTERNATE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [AYES] MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> JUST A COMMENT.
IT STILL DOESN'T PROHIBIT ATTENDANCE. >> MAYOR: CORRECT. >> ANY OF US CAN ATTEND. >> MAYOR: CORRECT. >> WE JUST WON'T BE SITTING UP ON THE BOARD. >> AND THEY DO ACTUALLY HAVE ONLINE YOU CAN APPEAR VIA ZOOM ONLINE. SO IT REALLY IS OPEN TO ANYONE. >> RIGHT. >> MAYOR: GREAT.
SO MOVING ON TO COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUNDS. WE HAVE A FOLLOWING REQUEST FOR COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUNDS, COMMISSIONER KELLEY HAS A REQUEST OF 1150 TO THE WOMEN'S FOUNDATION. COMMISSIONER TURKIN HAS A REQUEST FOR 500 TO THE BOYNTON PURPLE COBRAS AND COMMISSIONER
CRUZ HAS A REQUEST FOR 500 EACH TO YOUTH IN FAITH AND FAITH IN FLORIDA. MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THESE REQUESTS? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER KELLEY AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER TURKIN.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [AYES] ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING MOVING ONTO ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENTS. THE SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD ITEM WAS TABLED TY LAST MEETING SO WE WILL NEED TO REMOVE THIS ITEM FROM THE TABLE.
MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO UNTABLE THE SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD ITEM? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> OKAY. SO TURKIN AND WAS IT YOU THAT MADE THE SECOND? OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER TURKIN AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER CRUZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE HAVE TWO BOARDS WITH APPLICATIONS. FIRST UP IS THE HISTORIC RESOURCES PRESERVATION BOARD. THERE ARE THREE REGULAR POSITIONS, AND TWO ALTERNATE POSITIONS, AND WE HAVE ONE APPLICANT. THIS NOMINATION GOES TO COMMISSIONER CRUZ. WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND
MAKE THE MOTION? >> I WILL NOT BE MAKING A NOMINATION TODAY. >> YOU WILL NOT? OKAY. PASSING ON THAT ONE. >> MM-HMM. >> THE NEXT APPLICATION, THE NEXT BOARD WITH AN APPLICATION IS THE SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD, WHICH WAS ONE REGULAR AND TWO
ALTERNATE POSITION AVAILABLE. THIS NOMINATION GOES TO COMMISSIONER TURKIN WHO WILL APPOINT A REGULAR MEMBER TO THE SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE YOUR MOTION? >> MOTION TO APPOINT MONIQUE BODEN. >> OKAY. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION FOR COMMISSIONER TURKIN AND A SECOND FOR COMMISSIONER -- VICE MAYOR
HAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THERE ARE NO APPLICANTS FOR THE FOLLOWING BOARDS, BUT WE ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO APPLY IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. THE ART ADVISORY BOARD, THE BUILDING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS, EDUCATION AND YOUTH
ADVISORY BOARD, LIBRARY BOARD, AND RECREATION AND PARKS BOARD. MOVING ONTO THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> QUESTION? >> YES. >> JUST A GENERAL QUESTION. WHEN WE HAVE -- WE HAVE CHALLENGES GETTING PEOPLE TO VOLUNTEER FOR THE BOARDS.
WHEN WE HAVE SOMEONE THAT -- ANY OF US DECIDE NOT TO NOMINATE, SHOULD THERE BE A QUESTION AS TO WHY? BECAUSE I MAY -- I DON'T -- I GUESS THIS IS FOR LEGAL BECAUSE I MAY NOT KNOW WHAT SOMEONE ELSE
KNOWS, AND IF THAT PERSON IS REJECTED BY ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES, I WANT TO KNOW WHY SO THAT I WON'T MAKE THAT MISTAKE. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD DISCUSS LATER? >> I DO NOT HAVE AN ANSWER TO THAT, BUT IT IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING I CAN LOOK INTO AS FAR
AS ROBERT'S RULES AND THOSE SORTS OF INQUIRIES. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S ADDRESSED IN OUR CODE. >> OKAY. >> BUT I CAN LOOK INTO IT. >> THANK YOU. >>> WE WILL NOW BE MOVING ONTO THE CONSENT AGENDA. IF MY COLLEAGUES WANT TO PULL ANY ITEMS FROM CONSENT, LET'S BEGIN TO MY LEFT. COMMISSIONER TURKIN.
>> COMMISSIONER KELLEY? >> NO. >> VICE MAYOR HAY. >> NO. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> NO. >> MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA. >> SECOND. >>> WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER KELLEY AND A SECOND FROM VICE MAYOR HAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA, SAY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ONTO 7, CONSEND BIDS AND PURCHASES OVER $100,000. IF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO PULL ANY ITEMS RNG -- LET'S
BEGIN TO MY RIGHT, COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> NONE FOR ME. >> VICE MAYOR HAY. >> NONE. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> NO THANK YOU. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN. >> NONE, MOTION TO APPROVE. >> MAYOR? >> WE NEED TO -- >> MAYOR, SORRY. >> WE HAVE TO -- >> STAFF WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST TABLE 7B TO JUNE 3rd, PLEASE.
>>> MOTION TATABLE 7B. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER TURKIN TO TABLE 7B AND A SECOND FROM VICE MAYOR HAY. ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ALL OF THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION TO PASS. >> MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION FROM
COMMISSIONER TURKIN -- >> AS AMENDED? >> AS AMENDED. >> RAZZ AMENDED. I MEAN WE ALREADY TABLED 7B. >> ALL RIGHT, OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER TURKIN TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. AND A SECOND FROM VICE MAYOR HAY. ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.
MOTION PAZ UNANIMOUSLY. -- PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. WE HAVE SEVERAL PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS FOR A SECOND HEARING. PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE PERMITTED ON THESE ITEMS. THIS ITEM WAS TABLED AT THE LAST
MEETING, SO WE WILL NEED TO REMOVE THIS ITEM FROM THE TABLE. MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO -- >> MOTION TO REMOVE FROM THE TABLE. >> SECOND. >>> WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER TURKIN AND A SECOND FROM VICE MAYOR HEY. ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> ALL OF THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
AND I WILL TURN THE TO THE CITY CLERK TO READ 8A INTO THE RECORD. >> PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER 25-003 SECOND READING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING PART III LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS CHAPTERED 1 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS, AMENDING CHAPTER 2 LAND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, ARTICLE II PLANNING AND ZONING DIVISION SERVICES, SECTION 5 PERMIT APPLICATIONS, AMENDING CHAPTER 3, ZONING, ARTICLE V SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS, SECTION 3 COMMON BUILDING
APPURTENANCES, FREE RESPONDING STRUCTURES AND SITE AMENITIES, EXCLUDING WALLS AND FENCES, AMENDING CHAPTER 4 SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, ARTICLE 8 UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN STANDARDS, SECTION 3 STANDARDS, ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR ARTIFICIAL TURF, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> PLEASE HAVE STAFF BEGIN THE
PRESENTATION. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND THE CITY COMMISSIONER. MY NAME IS JANE KIM, PRINCIPAL PLANNER WITH THE PLANNER AND ZONING DIVISION. THE PRESENTATION HAS BEEN NOT CHANGED. HOWEVER, STAFF AMENDED A CODE DRAFT TO INCLUDE, TO EXPEND
ARTIFICIAL TURF AREA FROM THE 800 SQUARE FOOT 1,000 SQUARE FOOT AS A REQUEST BY COMMISSION TURKIN, AND THE APRIL 15th, 2025, MEETING. NO CHANGE MADE TO THE PRESENTATION,. HOWEVER. IF YOU WISH, STAFF CAN GO OVER
IT. >> OKAY. >> ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? FROM THE COMMISSION? OKAY. PUBLIC COMMENT IS PERMITTED AT THIS TIME. REMINDER, YOU HAVE THREE
MINUTES. >> HI, SUSAN OYER, BOYNTON BEACH. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR FINALLY FINISHING THIS. THIS HAS BEEN DRAGGING ON FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER TURKIN, FOR, YOU KNOW, TAKING THE LEAD ON THIS. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS ARTIFICIAL TURF IN THEIR YARD, AND AS WE ARE APPROXIMATELY,
WHAT, 10 INCHES DOWN ON WATER, WE NEED TO BE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO BE GOING AS SUSTAINABLE AS POSSIBLE AND REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF WATER USAGE IN OUR CITY, AND THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO MOVE FORWARD. OBVIOUSLY CALIFORNIA DID IT FOR A REASON. WHY? IT KEEPS YOUR YARD LOOKING GREEN
WITHOUT ANY OF THE CHEMICALS AND THE FERTILIZERS AND WITHOUT THE WATER USAGE, WHICH WE JUST DO NOT HAVE. I MEANISH WE ALL KNOW THERE IS NO WATER LEFT IN THE CITY. WE ARE SELLING OUR WATER TO 10 OTHER CITIES APPROXIMATELY, AND WE GOT TO FIND WAYS TO SAIFN OUR WATER, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HOPE YOU WILL CONSIDER ADDING
GRAVEL AND MULCH AS OTHER OPTIONS ALONG THE WAY SO THAT, I MEAN, MY YARD IS NOT THE ONLY ZERO SCAPED YARD IN BOYNTON BEACH. THERE IS THAT ONE IN FOREST PARK THAT'S BIB THERE FOR LONGER THAN I HAVE BEEN ALIVE THAT IS NOTHING BUT CACTUS AND ROCKS AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL,
ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CACTUS GO INTO BLOOM SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR. SO I WOULD ASK YOU TO ACTUALLY EXPAND THIS AND ADD GRAVEL AND MULCH IN PLANTED AREAS SO THAT YOU DON'T JUST HAVE A YARD FULL OF ART FILINGS TURF. IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE
SOMETHING ELSE OR A YARD OF JUST GRAVEL OR A YARD OF JUST MULCH. LET'S HAVE SOME FLOWERS AND TREES. AND I DO ALSO HOPE -- WHAT WAS THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO ADD? OH, THAT YOU CONSIDER ADDING THE GRID AND GRAVEL SYSTEM FOR THE DRIVEWAYS THAT I HAVE. I MEAN, I GOT MINE APPROVED BY
THE CITY COMMISSION YEARS AGO, AND I KNOW I HAVE THE ONLY ONE, BUT WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT MORE PERMEABLE PAVEMENT LIKE WAL-MART HAS WHERE YOU KNOW THE WATER GOES THROUGH, AND I TAGGED YOU ALL ON SOMETHING THAT WAS ON FACEBOOK ABOUT WHAT GERMANY IS DOING WHERE THEY HAVE A NEW CONCRETE THAT'S ACTUAL TRUE
CONCRETE THAT YOU WOULD USE FOR YOUR PAVEMENT AND YOUR ROADS, BUT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT ALL OF OUR OPTIONS, AND MAKE, GIVE THIS EVENING MORE TEETH. BUT THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER TURKIN, FOR TAKING THE LEAD ON THIS. I KNOW SEVERAL OF MY NEIGHBORS AND YOURS HAVE ART FILINGS TURF AND WANTED -- ARTIFICIAL TURF
AND WANTED IT AND HAD TO PAY EXORBITANT FINES TO THE CITY AND LOSE OUT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THEY HAD INVESTED BECAUSE THEY CAME FROM OTHER STATES WHERE THIS WAS ALLOWED SO MAYBE THERE SHOULD BE A WAY TO LOOK BACK AND SEE IF WE CAN ASSIST THOSE PEOPLE AS WELL IN GETTING SOME KIND OF, YOU KNOW, MONEY BACK OR ALLOW THEM TO
BRING BACK OR HELP THEM IN SOME WAY. BUT THANK YOU AND PLEASE APPROVE THIS. >> IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION, OR ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT. >> JUST REAL QUICK. I KNOW IN TALLAHASSEE THEY WERE DOING SOMETHING THAT WOULD
SUPERSEDE ANY REGULATION OF ARTIFICIAL TURF. >> THAT'S FOR SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES OR RESIDENCES LESS THAN ONE ACRE. ONE OF THE THINGS WE NOTICED IS THAT IT REQUIRES OUR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, FLORIDA'S TO DEVELOP RULES, AND IN LOOKING AT HOW LONG THAT TYPICALLY TAKES THEM IS SIX
MONTHS TO A YEAR. SO WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND REGULATE IT NOW KNOWING THAT WE MIGHT HAVE TO AMEND -- >> LOOSEN IT UP EVEN MORE. >> CORRECT. >> OKAY. PERFECT. >> GREAT. IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE, MAY WE HAVE -- >> I DID HAVE A QUESTION ON IT. JUST FOR MY OWN EDUCATION.
IS THE TURF RECYCLABLE OR WILL IT GO TO A LANDFILL? >> BASED ON OUR RESEARCH, THAT'S NOT RECYCLABLE MATERIAL. >> IT IS RECYCLABLE. >> IT IS NOT RECYCLABLE MATERIAL. >> IT IS NOT.
SO WHEN IT REACHES ITS LIFE END, WHATEVER THAT IS, THEN IT WILL PROBABLY GO TOO SOME LANDFILL SOMEWHERE? >> OR IT GOES TO THE FACILITY AND I BELIEVE THIS ONE IS NORTHWEST PALM BEACH THAT IN THE BURNING FACILITY, THERE IS A
FACILITY THAT BURNS IT AND THAT COULD BE POSSIBLY THERE OR IT CAN BE LANDFILL. AS FAR AS IN TERMS OF A RECYCLING MATERIAL, IT'S NOT. >> AND WE, WE'VE HANDLED ALL OF THE FEARS OF CHEMICAL RUNOFF
INTO OUR SYSTEM. OKAY. YOU KNOW, JUST, I JUST READ ABOUT SOME HORROR STORIES SOMETIMES, AND I'M SURE THAT BOYNTON BEACH IS ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT. >> SO ONE OF A CRITERIA FOR THE ARTIFICIAL TURF IS MADE IN UNITED STATES TO BE SURE.
MEETS MINIMUM STANDARDS. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> GREAT. IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE, MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER 25-003 ON A SECOND READING? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION FROM
COMMISSIONER TURKIN AND A SECOND FROM VICE MAYOR HAY. LET'S TURN TO THE CITY CLERK FOR A ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >>> COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR HAY. >> YES. >> MAYOR SHELTON. >> YES. >> AND ROLL CALL VOTE THE MOTION
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. >> MAYOR, MAYOR AND COMMISSION, IF I MAY, SO I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN CONCERNS PREVIOUSLY WITH SOME OF OUR CURRENT ENFORCEMENT AS FAR AS ARTIFICIAL TURF, AND SO JUST WANTED TO INFORM YOU ALL THAT WE WILL WORK WITH ANY EXISTING PROPERTIES THAT WE HAD PAUSED ENFORCEMENT
ON, AND LET THEM KNOW THAT THIS PASSED AND HELP THEM ALONG TO GET A PERMIT FOR THOSE, OKAY? >> THANK YOU. >>> OKAY, THIS IITEM WAS TABLED AT THE LAST MEETING SO WE NEED TO REMOVE THIS ITEM FROM THE TABLE. MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO UNTABLE PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER
25-004. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER TURKIN AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER KELLEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. I WILL TURN TO THE CITY CLERK TO READ 8B INTO THE RECORD,
PLEASE. >>> WOW. [LAUGHTER] THAT'S A LOT TO READ. [LAUGHTER] >> GIVE ME ONE SECOND. >> PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER 25-00. FOR A SECOND READING. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OBOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE ART OF PUBLIC
PLACES AND PUBLIC BEAUTIFICATION REGULATIONS AT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, REPEALING PART 2 CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE 11 ARTS COMMISSION, AND ARTICLE 12, ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM, REPEALING CHAPTER 27 ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES, ARTICLE
2, BOYNTON BEACH ART ADVISORY BOARD, SECTION 27-21, INTENT, SECTION 27-22, DEFINITIONS, SECTION 27-25, ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC ART FEE, SECTION 27-26, PUBLIC ART FUND, AND SECTION 27-27 ART IN PUBLIC PLACES
GUIDELINES. AMENDING CHAPTER ART AND ADVISORY BOARDS COMMITTEES A ARTICLE 227-24, PROPOSED PURPOSE AND DUTIES, AMENDING PART III LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 1 GENERAL
ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE 2, DEFINITIONS AND ARTICLE V, HOUSE INITIATIVES, SECTION 1 STATE HOUSING INITIATIVES PARTNERSHIP ACT, AMENDING PART III LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 2, LAND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, ART 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 THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM AND PUBLIC BEAUTIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE. >> GOOD EVENING, AMANDA RATTIGAN, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. >> WAIT, I'M SORRY, WE NEED TO UNTABLE IT FIRST. >> WE DID. >> OH, MY GOSH. >> THAT'S OKAY. STAFF, YOU CAN BEGIN THE PRESENTATION. >> SO THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO THE ORDINANCE.
STAFF DID ADD A SLIDE TO THE PRESENTATION. I'M HAPPY TO GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION IN ITS ENTIRETY IF THE COMMISSION CHOOSES SO. IF NOT I WILL SKIP TO THE LAST SLIDE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME UP THAT IS FOR THE COMMISSION TO DISCUSS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
AMEND THE ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE SOME LANGUAGE THAT CLARIFIES WHAT THIS FUND CANNOT BE USED FOR, SOME OF THE THINGS WE HEARD AT THE FIRST MEETING WAS THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE USED FOR LIKE SCAND SCAPING FOR TREE -- LANDSCAPING FOR FREES, FOR AMENITY FIXTURES, AND WE COULD ADD SOME LANGUAGE THAT CLARIFIES
THAT ANYTHING THAT IS CODE REQUIRED OR KIND OF LIKE OUT OF A CATALOG WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR USE OF THIS FUND: IT IS NOT CURRENTLY IN THE ORDINANCE BUT WE CAN SOLIDIFY SOME LANGUAGE AND ADD IT IN IF IT IS THE WILL OF THE COMMISSION.
>> COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION OR QUESTIONS? >> NO, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, SO WHAT'S IN FRONT OF US ON THE SLIDE WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO BE UTILIZED. >> WE CAN ADD IT INTO -- NO, I'M SORRY. SO RIGHT NOW THERE HAS BEEN NO
CHANGE TO THE ORDINANCE. THIS SLIDE IS, WE COULD POSSIBLY INCLUDE IT IN THE ORDINANCE IF THE COMMISSION WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY THAT THESE ITEMS CANNOT BE USED WITHIN THE PUBLIC FUND. MEANING IF THE CODE REQUIRES YOU TO PLANT TREES, YOU CAN'T USE
THE PUBLIC ART FUND PAY FOR THOSE -- TO PAY FOR THOSE TREES. F CODE REQUIRES YOU TO PUT TRASH CANS OR BENCHES THAT SHOULDN'T BE AN ELIGIBLE USE OF YOUR PUBLIC ART FUND. THIS IS CLEANING UP SOME OF THE LANGUAGE THAT DIDN'T QUITE MAKE IT IN THERE IN THE FIRST
VERSION. >> I'M NOT SURE ABOUT ADDING THE CODE REQUIRED IF THE CITY IS LOSING OUT IF-FOOTS L -- IF THAT'S THE CASE, BUT FOR COMMERCIAL SIGNAGE I THINK THAT'S DEFINITELY A USE THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL. AND THAT HELPS MITIGATE COST FROM THE BUDGET AS WELL.
>> THESE ARE THINGS THAT WOULD NOT BE PERMITTED FOR A PRIVATE ENTITY TO SPEND THEIR PUBLIC ART FUND DOLLARS ON. N CODE REQUIRES THESE THINGS. -- THE CODE REQUIRES THESE THINGS. THEY HAVE TO DO THEM, AND IF WOULDN'T BE AN ELIGIBLE USE BECAUSE IT WOULD, IF YOU'RE DOING ANYTHING ABOVE CODE, RIGHT SO IF WE ARE ONLY REQUIRING SIX
TREES AND YOU ARE COMING UP WITH THIS AMAZING AESTHETIC LANDSCAPE PLAN, THEN THE REMAINDER ABOVE CODE MAY BE ELIGIBLE BUT NOT INMINIMUM CODE REQUIREMENTS. >> I THINK I'M CONFUSED.
SO WHAT TALK TO ME LIKE I'M AN GOLDEN RETRIEVER OR AN 8-YEAR-OLD. WHAT IS THE CHANGE BETWEEN FIRST READING AND SECOND READING BECAUSE I WANT TO HEAR -- >> SO THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE ORDINANCE -- >> WHAT IS YOUR PROPOSED CHANGE HERE? 72 SO THE PROPOSED CHANGE IS TO EXCLUDE THESE ITEMS FROM ELIGIBILITY TO BE SPENT MONEY
ON. >> EXCLUSION, GOT IT. GOT IT. OKAY. THESE ARE THINGS THAT THE DEVELOPERS ARE EXPECTED TO DO, AND WE DON'T WANT THEM TO DOUBLE DIP. WE DON'T WANT THEM TO SAY YOU'RE MAKING ME DO THIS. I'M-- >> THAT'S MY POINT. >> THIS WOULD CLEAN IT UP AND NOT ALLOW THEM TO DO THAT. >> OKAY. PERFECT. NO, I'M OKAY WITH THAT.
THANKS. >> GREAT. >>> PLEASE. >> THANK YOU. I WANTED TO MAKE A QUICK POINT. TWO THINGS, SOME OF THESE DECISIONS ARE GOING TO BE FINANCIAL DECISIONS, AND I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE GOING TO THE ART BOARD. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MAYBE OFFER US, FOR THE COMMISSION TO GET WHEN
IT COMES TO CREDIT FOR IT TO COME TO COMMISSION POTENTIALLY ON THE CONSENT AGENDA SO THAT WE CAN MAYBE NOT NECESSARILY DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BUT WE CAN JUST SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. I WOULD DEFINITELY PROPOSE HAVING THAT AS AN OPPORTUNITY, NOT SPECIFICALLY TO THE ACTUAL
ARTWORK, THAT'S BEING INSTALLED BUT POTENTIALLY FOR ANY CREDITS. AND THEN ANOTHER THING I WANTED TO DISCUSS WAS -- >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ, THERE AREN'T CREDITS IN THE PROGRAM RIGHT NOW. YOU ARE EITHER DOING A PAY IN L LIEU OF PROGRAM OR YOU ARE PROVIDING ART. SO THERE IS NO MIX OF THE TWO CURRENTLY. >>> GOT IT. THANK YOU.
AND THEN I WANTED TO ADD POTENTIALLY SOMETHING WITH REGARD TO ARCHITECTURAL EXCELLENCE AS A AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THINGS THAT COULD BE ARCHITECTURALLY ARTFULLY, YOU KNOW, GOOD TO THE EYE AND
POTENTIALLY BE REALLY NICE TO HAVE BETTER ARCHITECTURE IN BUILDINGS OF OUR CITY TO CHANGE THE OUT LOOK OF THE CITY AS A WHOLE. I WANT THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH STAFF TO DEFINE WHAT ARCHITECTURAL EXCELLENCE MEANS,
BUT TO YOU KNOW ADD THAT TO THE AS PART OF THE ART FOR THE CITY. >> SO WE WOULD NEED CONSENSUS TO MOVE FORWARD FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IN THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE EXCELLENCE IN ARCHITECTURE IS ABSOLUTELY SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF CITIES DO.
IT IS NOT ROLLED INTO THE PUBLIC ART PROGRAM OR LIKE A BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAM. THERE ARE WAYS TO INCENTIVIZE SPECIFIC TYPES OF ARCHITECTURAL STYLES PURELY WITHIN THE CODE. THERE ARE WAYS TO REQUIRE ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS PURELY WITHIN THE CODE.
TO INCENTIVIZE THEM WITH DOLLARS GETS COMPLICATED BECAUSE THEN YOU WOULD HAVE TO CREATE LINE ITEMS AND PRICE TAGS FOR IT. IT'S NOT NESACCEPTOR DE-- NECESSARILY LIKE A BUDGET. IT WOULD ALMOST BE LIKE AN ALL OR NOTHING THING. ARE WE GOING TO PAY FOR THEIR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ELEMENTS OR NOT?
YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT GETS REALLY COMPLICATED. AND THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO INCENTIVIZE IT THAT, YOU KNOW, STAFF IS HAPPY TO LOOK AT SOME OPTIONS IF THIS ISN'T THE LOCATION THAT COMMISSION WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH. >> SO I DEFINITELY LIKE THE
SENTIMENT OF WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO PROPOSE 689 I DON'T THINK INCLUDING IT IN THIS SPECIFIC ORDINANCE IS, IS THE WAY FORWARD. BUT I WOULD DEFINITELY SUPPORT WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH I BELIEVE.
I JUST THINK IT GETS TOO HAIRY AND YOU KNOW I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING COMPLETELY SEPARATE. I AGREE. I THINK WE SHOULD DEFINITELY INCENTIVIZE, WHAT WAS THE TERM? >> ARCHITECTURAL EXCELLENCE. >> ARCHITECTURAL EXCELLENCE, YOU KNOW, I CAN DEFINITELY GET ON BOARD WITH THAT. BUT I THINK THAT'S AN ITEM THAT WE SHOULD LOOK AT SOLELY AND YOU'LL DEFINITELY HAVE MY
SUPPORT FOR THAT. >> IN THAT CASE, CAN I ADD THAT TO A FUTURE AGENDA? >> FINE WITH ME. >> WHAT IS THE -- [LAUGHTER] >> WHAT IS THE PERCENTAGE IN PAY IN LIEU OF AS OPPOSED IF THEY DO THIS? >> YES, SO THIS, THAT IS ONE OF THE CHANGES IN HERE. SO IT IS INCENTIVIZING PEOPLE TO
DO THE PAY IN LIEU OF OVER PROVIDING THE ART. IT IS A 10% DISCOUNT OF THE FEE, WHICH IS 1% OF CONSTRUCTION VALUE. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION OR QUESTIONS? >> IS THERE A CAP ON THAT? >> THERE IS A CAP FOR WHAT THE
FEE CAN BE OF $1 MILLION. >>> THAT'S WHAT THE THREE, WHAT WAS IT? >> IT WAS -- >> ADMINISTRATIVE FEE IN THERE TOO. WHAT WAS THAT? >> ALTOGETHER. SO THE ENTIRE THING TOGETHER IS 1% CAPPED AT $1 MILLION. THE PART THAT GOES TO THE ART
FUND OR THE 30% WOULD BE 30% OF THE $1 MILLION. >> OKAY. >> AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT YOU'LL, YOU GUYS MAY RECALL A YEAR OR TWO AGO WE INCREASED THE MINIMUM THRESHOLD TO HELP SOME SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS THAT WERE DOING INTERIOR RENOVATIONS, SO THAT WAS INCREASED TO
$500,000 FROM $250,000. >> OKAY. >> PUBLIC COMMENT IS PERMITTED AT THIS TIME. SUSAN, COME ON DOWN. >> WOKE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT CALLING FOR -- >> RIGHT. SUSAN OYER, BOYNTON BEACH.
LONGTIME BOARD MEMBER FOR THE ARTS BOARD. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAD A CHANCE TO READ THE NICE LONG EMAIL I SENT. I SEE A COUPLE HEADS SHAKING YEA. THAT'S ALWAYS GOOD. SO WHAT I DID IS I GAVE YOU A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE ARTS BOARD JUST IN THE TIME PERIOD THAT I WAS ON
THE BOARD, AND A LOT OF THE PROJECTS WE USED TO DO, AND I DIDN'T GO INTO SOME OF THIS EXTRA STUFF JUST BECAUSE I WANTED YOU TO GET A PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH A LOT OF YOU KNOW ABOUT THE ARTS BOARD, ESPECIALLY IN THE PAST WHEN WE HAD AN ARTS DIRECTOR AND WE WERE ONE OF THE TOP ARTS BOARDS IN THE UNITED STATES.
AND I WOULD REALLY LUB TO SEE US GO BACK TO BEING ONE OF THE TOP ARTS CITIES IN THE COUNTRY. WE OBVIOUSLY NEED TO HAVE ANOTHER ARTS DIRECTOR WHICH THIS DOES NOT ADDRESS. BUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I WORRIED ABOUT AND I HOPEFULLY YOU SAW THEM IN MEW EMAIL WAS
THIS NOW PUTS THE STARTING POINT OF AN ART APPROVAL PROJECT IN YOUR HANDS. YOU ALL COMPLAIN CONSTANTLY ABOUT HOW OVERWORKED YOU ARE, BUT YET NOW YOU'RE ADDING YOURSELVES ANOTHER MEETING. YOU'RE ADDING ANOTHER LAYER TO THIS FOR EVERY DEVELOPER BY HAVING THEM COME TO YOU INSED OF
JUST GOING STRAIGHT TO THE ARTS BOARD. AT WHAT POINT ARE OUR COMMISSIONS GOING TO REALIZE THEY HAVE BOARDS FRAREASON. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEM. OTHER CITIES LIKE HAVE FINAL AUTHORITY WITH THEIR BOARDS. THAT'S WHY THEY'RE ALLOWED TO KEEP THEIR BOARDS WITH LIVE LOCAL BECAUSE THEY HAVE FINAL AUTHORITY. YOU GUYS KEEP TAKING YOUR POWER
AWAY FROM YOUR COMMISSIONS. WHY DO PEOPLE NOT WANT TO BE ON BOARDS? BECAUSE YOU DON'T EVER DO ANYTHING THEY SAY, AND YOU THROW THEIR ADVICE TO THE WIND, AND THEN YOU WONDER WHY EVERYBODY GETS UP AND QUITS. SO WHY ARE YOU ADDING EXTRA WORK ONTO YOUR PLATE BY ADDING AN
EXTRA LEVEL OF OVERSIGHT BY YOU HAVING TO APPROVE A PROJECT BEFORE IT EVEN GOES IN FRONT OF THE ARTS BOARD. SO PLEASE SOMEBODY MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO TAKE THAT OUT AND TAKE THAT WORK OFF YOUR PLATE. ALSO, THE UNIQUE COMPONENT TO THE ART, IT NEEDS TO BE UNIQUE.
YOU HAVE A GOLFER OUT THERE AT HIGH RIDGE GOLF CLUB THAT WAS IN SOMEBODY'S, I DON'T KNOW, GARAGE OR SOMETHING THAT'S GROSSLY UNDERVALUE IS NOT UNIQUE AND WAS OUT OF A CATALOG. SO YOU REALLY NEED TO BE ENFORCING THAT. GIVING A DISCOUNT TO AVOID
HAVING ART WHEN WE'RE FAMOUS FOR BEING AN ART CITY, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE FAMOUS FOR, I KNOW VICE MAYOR HAY KNOWS THIS BETTER THAN EVERYONE BECAUSE YOU'VE LIVED THROUGH THE ARTS HERE IN THIS CITY. AND YOU'VE SEEN WHAT IT HAS BEEN AND WHAT IT CAN GO BACK TO BEING, AND LET'S NOT GIVE THEM A REASON NOT TO FUND OUR BEAUTIFUL
CITY. LOOK AT THE OTHER CITIES, LOOK AT HOW PALM BEACH GARDENS HAS JUMPED FROM ZERO TO 100 WITH THEIR ARTS BOARD ALMOST OVERNIGHT AND THEY'RE MAKING US LOOK BAD AND WE'RE ONE OF THE ORIGINAL ART CITIES. SO I'M ASKING YOU TO PLEASE, YOU KNOW, SUPPORT THE ARTS, NOT MAKE
IT WORSE, AND REALLY LOOK AT THE FACT A LOT OF THIS IS ALREADY COVERED UNDER THE FIRST, THE CURRENT ARTS ORDINANCE, AND WHY ARE YOU CREATING SOMETHING NEW AND WASTING YOUR TIME NOW WHEN YOU ALREADY HAVE SOMETHING IN PLACE THAT'S AMAZING. THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION? IF NOTHING ELSE, MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER 25-004 ON A SECOND READING? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM
COMMISSIONER TURKIN AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER KELLEY. LET'S TURN TO THE CITY CLERK FOR A ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN. >> OH. YES. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR HAY. >> YES. >> MAYOR SHELTON. >> YES. >> IN A ROLL CALL VOTE THE
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. >> SO SORRY REAL POINT OF CLARIFICATION BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS KIND OF CONSENSUS TO POTENTIALLY DISCUSS THE ADDING THE RESTRICTIONS IN. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S CLARIFIED FOR THE RECORD. >> I SAID THE MOTION COULD INCLUDE THE ADDITION OF THE
EXCLUSIONS PRESENTED TODAY. >> THANK YOU. >> OKAY. >> PERSON WHO MADE THE MOTION IS NOT HERE. >> DOES THAT NEED TO BE REDONE? >> YEAH, WE NEED TO REDO THE MOTION. >>> IS THERE A NEW MOTION? >> AS AMENDED?
>> MOTION TO APPROVE 8B AS AMENDED. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >>> COMMISSIONER KELLEY HAS MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE 8B AS AMENDED. COMMISSIONER CRUZ HAS GIVEN A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
WE HAVE -- OUT OF THE ROOM SO WE'RE STILL GOOD. PASSES 4- -- >> I HAVE TO DO A ROLL CALL AGAIN THOUGH. >> ROLL CALL. >>> COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN IS ABSENT FROM THE DAIS. COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> YES. >>> VICE MAYOR HAY. >> YES. >> MAYOR SHELTON. >> MAYOR: YES. >> AND ROLL CALL -- IN A ROLL
CALL VOTE, THE MOTION PASSED 4-0. >> MAYOR: SO WE ARE -- >> RIGHT. PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER 25-005, SECOND READING. AN ORDINANCE OF CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, ALTERNATIVE CITY
CLERK TO READ 8ERING C INTO THE RECORD. >> PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER 25-005, SECOND READING, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, REPEALING AND REPLACING PART 2 CHAPTER 18 ARTICLE 2 DIVISION 5 SECTION 18-145 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH INVESTMENT POLICY FOR GENERAL EMPLOYEES PENSION PLAN OR
PENSION FUND TO ENABLE THE PENSION PLAN TRUSTEES TO ADOPT AND MODIFY A CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH INVESTMENT POLICY FOR THE GENERAL EMPLOYEES PENSION FUND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT HERE, WITH, AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> OKAY, AND CAN STAFF, CAN WE PLEASE HAVE STAFF BEGIN THE PRESENTATION?
>> OH. THIS IS JUST A TO REMIND THE COMMISSION THIS IS JUST A GENERAL REQUIREMENT THAT THE PENSION BOARD WANTS US TO CHANGE FOR EASE OF MAKING INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO MORE FLUID TO FOLLOW
THE UPS AND DOWNS OF THE MARKET. SO THIS, THIS WAS A REQUEST THAT CAME FROM BONNIE JENSEN WITH REGARD TO THAT REQUEST. THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGES BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING. >> ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION?
PUBLIC COMMENT IS PERMITTED AT THIS TIME. EACH PERSON WOULD HAVE THREE MINUTES. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION? IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE, MAY WE
HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE PROPOSED ORDINANCE 25-005 ON SECOND READING? WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER CRUZ AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER KELLEY. LET'S TURN TO THE CITY CLERK IF A ROLL CALL. >> -- FOR A ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR HAY. >> YES.
>> MAYOR SHELTON. >> MAYOR: YES. >> IN A ROLL CALL VOTE, THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. >> OKAY. SO WE ARE MOVING ONTO D. I WILL TURN TO THE CITY CLERK TO READ 8D INTO THE RECORD. >> PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER
25-007, SECOND READING, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, REPEALING ARTICLE 13 SECTION 15-134 THROUGH 15-137 OF CHAPTER 15 AND ANY AMENDMENTS THEREAFTER WHICH ESTABLISH AND REVISE THE
PROHIBITION OF CONVERSION THERAPY ON MINORS IN THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> CAN WE HAVE STAFF BEGIN THE PRESENTATION? >> THIS WAS AN ORDINANCE THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
IDENTIFIED WAS CONTRARY TO CURRENT CASE LAW THAT GOVERNS THE STATE OF FLORIDA, SO WE NEEDED TO REPEAL THIS SO THAT WE WERE NOT HAVING SOMETHING IMPROPER ON THE BOOKS. THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGES BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING. >> MAYOR: ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION?
PUBLIC COMMENT IS PERMITTED AT THIS TIME. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? I WOULD ASSUME NOT. >> MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 25-007. >> SECOND. >> GREAT. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM
COMMISSIONER CRUZ AND A SECOND FROM VICE MAYOR HAY. LET'S TURN TO THE CLERK FOR A ROLL CALL. >>> COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR HAY. >> YES. >> MAYOR SHELTON. >> MAYOR: YES. >> AND ROLL CALL VOTE THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. >> GREAT. I WILL NOW TURN TO THE CITY CLERK TO READ 8E INTO THE
RECORD, PLEASE. >> NOT TONIGHT. PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER 25-008, SECOND READING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, REPEALING CHAPTER 2 ARTICLE I SECTION 2-19 OF THE SILTY CODE OF ORDINANCES ENTITLED DRUG FREE WORKPLACE
RENAMING CHAPTER 2 ARTICLE 10 TO BE ENTITLED EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK RENAMING AND AMENDING SECTION 2-151 ENTITLED PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL ADOPTED BY REFERENCE TO RENAME THE SECTION EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK AND DRUG FREE WORKPLACE ADOPTED BY REFERENCE. PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT,
SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION? >> THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGES BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING. THIS IS JUST A CLEAN-UP. >> OKAY. OKAY. IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE, MAY WE
HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER 25-008? >> SO MOVED. >> I'M SORRY. >> PUBLIC COMMENT. I'M SORRY. I NEED PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS? OKAY. NO? >> MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 25-008. >> THANK YOU.
>> SECOND. >> GREAT. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER CRUZ AND A SECOND FROM VICE MAYOR HAY. LET'S TURN TO THE CITY CLERK FOR ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY IS ABSENT FROM THE DAIS. COMMISSIONER TURKIN? >> EYES. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR HAY.
>> YES. >> MAYOR SHELTON. >> MAYOR: YES. >> AND ROLL CALL VOTE THE MOTION PASSED 4-0. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. I WILL TURN TO THE CITY CLERK TO READ 8F INTO THE RECORD, PLEASE. IT'S YOUR NIGHT, MAYLEE.
>> SECOND. OKAY. PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER 25-009, FIRST READING, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING PART 3, LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 2, LAND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS,
ARTICLE VI, IMPACT AND SELECTED FEES FOR THE REMOVAL OF PALM BEACH COUNTY PARK IMPACT FEE FROM LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. >> ILITY. >> MAYOR: OKAY, ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? ANYTHING PRESENTATION, ANYTHING DIFFERENT? >> DIDN'T WE HAVE A PRESENTATION ON FIRST READING?
>> MAYOR: YES. >> MAYOR, THIS IS FIRST READING FOR THIS ITEM. >> MAYOR: OKAY. >> GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONER. PRINCIPAL PLANNER. THIS IS THE FIRST READING FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY PARK IMPACT FEES. IN OVERVIEW FOR THIS IT'S REALLY
JUST A CLEAN-UP TO THE CODE THROUGH THE RESEARCH ON THIS ONE, THIS SCREEN IN FRONT YOU'VE DOES SHOW WHERE THE AUTHORITY COMES TO DO THE IMPACT FEES. IT ALSO HAS THE PALM BEACH CHARTER THAT DOES GOVERN THE CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE CHARTER
AND LOCAL ORDINANCES AS WELL AS ARTICLE 13 THAT DEALS WITH SPECIFIC PORTIONS OF A MUNICIPALITY MAY OPT OUT OF COLLECTING THOSE. CURRENTLY THE DEVELOPMENT PERMITS WITHIN THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH ARE STILL REQUIRED TO AND ARE APPLICABLE TO CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH PARK IMPACT
FEES. THE RESULT FOR THIS PROPOSAL IN FRONT OF YOU IS ACTUALLY TO STRIKE THAT. THE REQUIREMENT FOR CITY STAFF TO COLLECT THOSE IMPACT FEES. THIS DOES NOT MAKE AN APPLICATION VOID FROM ANY JURISDICTIONAL REQUIREMENTS. HOWEVER IT DOES REMOVE IT FROM
THE CITY STAFF FROM COLLECTING THOSE FEES. QUESTIONS FROM STAFF? >> QUESTIONS? ANY PUBLIC COMMENT?
OH, WE DON'T NEED FIRST READING SO WE DON'T -- >> NO, BECAUSE THERE IS PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS BECAUSE WE NO LONGER HAVE THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD. >> MAYOR: OKAY. >> SO SINCE YOU SIT AT BOTH, WE HAVE TO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON FIRST READING. >> MAYOR: OKAY. GOOD TO KNOW. >> HI, SUSAN OYER. QUESTION. THOSE FEES, WEREN'T THEY JUST
SITTING IN AN ACCOUNT RAISING INTEREST FOR OUR CITY BEFORE IT GOT DISBURSED TO THE COUNTY? HOW MUCH MONEY WERE WE MAKING? AND WHY ARE YOU TAKING AWAY A CHANCE TO MAKE MONEY FOR OUR CITY. I MEAN, IT SEEMS LIKE THIS WAS AN EASY WAY TO MAKE MONEY, AND
YAY IT MIGHT HELP PROHIBIT SOME OF THESE UNGODLY BUILDINGS NONE OF US WANT. SO I MEAN, WHY ARE WE NOT TAKING THIS FEE. AND IF IT JUST SITS THERE FOR X AMOUNT OF MONTHS THAT MAKES US MONEY. WHY ARE YOU TAKING THAT AWAY? I THINK YOU SHOULD LEAVE THE FEE
UNLESS THERE IS SOMETHING I'M MISSING. I MEAN, WEREN'T WE MAKING INTEREST OFF OF THIS? NO? SO MONEY WAS JUST SITTING IN AN ACCOUNT NOT MAKING ANY INTEREST? HOW ARE WE HOLDING MONEY FOR MONTHS, POTENTIALLY THOWNGZ OF -- THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND NOT COLLECTING INTEREST ON IT? AND PUTTING THAT TOWARDS OUR
GENERAL FUND? I THINK THAT'S A QUESTION WORTH ASKING. >> MAYOR: GO AHEAD. >> WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO RESPOND? GOOD EVENING AGAIN, AMANDA
RADIGAN PLANNING AND DREAMT DIRECTOR. THE FEE WE ARE STRIKING THE PALM BEACH COUNTY FEE. THE WAY IT WORKS CURRENTLY IS WE ARE COLLECTING FEESOON BEHALF OF THE -- FEES ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY AND REMITTING TO THEM MONTHLY. WE ARE NOT COLLECTING INTEREST ON THE FEES AND THE WAY IT REALLY WORKS IS THAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE DEVELOPERS WHO ARE
PAYING THIS FEE SHOULD BE GETTING CREDITS FOR THE CITY'S PARK IMPACT FEE, WHICH WE DO HAVE. WE DO COLLECT AND WILL CONTINUE TO COLLECT. AND I'M NOT SURE ALL THOSE CREDITS ARE HAPPENING THE WAY THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO. THE ONLY MONEY THAT WE DID MAKE OFF OF THIS IS WE DID HOLD 3% AS
AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FOR THE ACT OF COLLECTING AND REMITTING THOSE PAYMENTS TO THE COUNTY. >> OKAY. >> MAYOR: ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION?
IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE PROPOSED ORDINANCE 25-009 FIRST READING. >> SO MOVED. >> NO MOTION BECAUSE IT'S FIRST READING. >> MAYOR: OKAY. CUT THAT OUT. >> WHAT WAS THAT? >> THERE IS A MOTION NEEDED. >> OH, I'M SORRY. YOU'RE RIGHT. I'M SORRY.
YES. A MOTION, BUT IT IS FIRST READING, YOU'RE CORRECT. >> MAYOR: OKAY, BECAUSE IT'S THE SECOND -- IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE, CAN WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE -- >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: OKAY. WHO DID THE FIRST? >> SOMEBODY MADE A MOTION. >> I MAKE THE MOTION. >> MAYOR: OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM VICE MAYOR
HAY AND SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER CRUZ. LET'S TURN TO THE CITY FOR A ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR HAY. >> YES. >> MAYOR SHELTON. >> YES. >> IN A ROLL CALL VOTE THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. >> OKAY, THE LAST ITEM WILL BE A
PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVAL FOR PROPOSED RESOLUTION NUMBER R25-135 DECLARING THE CITY OWNED PROPERTIES OF SURPLUS AND DIRECTING THE METHOD SOF DISPOSITION. STAFF WOULD L YOU LIKE TO BEGIN THIS PRESENTATION, PLEASE? >> YES, MA'AM. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, CITY STAFF, AND
VISITORS. GAIL MOOTS MANAGER OF REAL EI ISTATE AND SPECIAL PROJECTS. TO DECLARE LAND AS SURPLUS. THE CITY RCHGED AN LOI TO PURCHASE 15.03 ACRES ADJACENT TO 10 ACRES OF LAND THEY PURCHASED
FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY. STAFF IS SEEKING CITY COMMISSION'S APPROVAL TO DECLARE THE FOLLOWING FOUR PARCELS SURPLUS: PARCEL 1 UP ON THE SCREEN IS .814 ACRES, PARTIAL 2,
5.7 ACRES, PARTIAL 3, 1.65 ACRES, PARTIAL 4, 6.84 ACRES. UPON DECLARING THE PROPERTY SURPLUS, STAFF WILL NEED DIRECTION FROM THE CITY COMMISSION AS TO DISPOSITION METHOD. WITH THE FOLLOWING BEING THE PROPOSED DISPOSITION METHODS.
ALLOW US TO NEGOTIATE WITH MEISNER GLOBAL, REQUEST FOR SEALED BIDS AND PROPOSALS OR AN RFP, RETAIN PROFESSIONAL AND REAL ESTATE SERVICES. THAT'S IT. >> MAYOR: ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? PUBLIC COMMENT IS PERMITTED AT
THIS TIME. >> OKAY, SO SUSAN OYER, BOYNTON BEACH. I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU GUYS ARE ACTUALLY CONSIDERING THIS. WE FOUGHT A BATTLE ROYAL NOT THAT LONG AGO TO SAVE THIS. THIS IS PUBLIC FOREST THAT
BELONGS TO THE CITY. IT WAS ORIGINALLY DEEDED TO STAY IN THE PUBLIC USE AND BE A FOREST. THIS IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE SOLD OFF AND BECOME SOME UNNEEDED APARTMENT OR CONDO. ANDREW AND ADAM, REMEMBER WHEN THIS CAME UP, I GOT PEOPLE ALL OVER THE STATE TO WRITE LETTERS AND FIGHT FOR THIS.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU GUYS ARE FOOLISHLY CONSIDERING GETTING RID ONE OF THE LAST PIECES OF VIRGIN FOREST IN OUR COUNTY, IN OUR CITY. IT'S THE ONLY ONE. AND YOU'RE WANTING TO GET RID OF THIS? I MEAN, WE FOUGHT THE BATTLE.
WE WON THE BATTLE. THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY DID. HOW DARE YOU TRY AND GET RID OF THIS BEAUTIFUL 16-ACRES OF PROPERTY THAT IS FILLED WITH ALL KINDS OF ANIMALS, SOME OF WHICH ARE ON THE ENDANGERED LIST. I PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN OUT THERE AND WALKED THROUGH AND SEEN IT.
AND THIS CAME UP WHEN TY WAS STILL ON THE COMMISSION IN DISTRICT 4. WE HAD THE NEWS OUT THERE. WE HAD THE PRESS OUT THERE. WE HAD HELICOPTERS FLYING ALL OVER. WE HAD PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE STATE WRITING AND YOU GUYS WANT TO GET RID OF THIS PARCEL THAT HAS BEEN DEEDED TO BE PUBLIC USE
AND STAY A FOREST? I CANNOT BELIEVE OF ALL THE CRAZY SHENANIGANS THIS WAS JUST UP WHAT FIVE YEARS AGO? AND WE FOUGHT AND GOT IT SAVED. AND DON'T WORRY, I WILL BE ALL OVER THE PRESS TOMORROW AND GETTING THIS OUT ALL ACROSS BECAUSE THERE IS THE 100 --
1,000 FRIENDS OF FLORIDA ALL OF WHICH WHO STOOD UP AND FOUGHT FOR THIS. YOU THOUGHT THE BATTLE OVER THE STATE PARKS WAS CRAZY? YEAH, ANDREW, ANDREW REMEMBERS IT. ADAM REMEMBERS IT TOO. THIS IS MEANT TO BE PUBLIC PROPERTY. THIS IS NOT MEANT TO BE SOLD OFF AND BECOME SOME UNNEEDED
CONDOS. PULTE TRIED THIS, AND IT FELL APART. AND THEY DECIDED TO BUILD THE COTTAGE DISTRICT INSTEAD. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE THAT YOU WANT TO GET RID OF OUR FORESTED LAND THAT'S FILLED WITH ANIMALS. GO OUT THERE ANYTIME AND SEE THESE ANIMALS ALL OVER.
WE DO NOT NEED THIS, WHICH WAS DEEDED TO BECOME AND STAY PUBLIC ACCESS LAND. AND ANYONE CAN WALK THROUGH IT. ANYTIME THE NEIGHBORHOOD ALL KNOWS ABOUT IT. THEY WILL TAKE YOU OUT ON TOURS ANYTIME. THEY GO IN AND MAINTAIN IT AND KEEP IT CLEAN. AND MONITOR THE ANIMALS TO MAKE
SURE THEY'RE SAFE. IT'S FILLED WITH HAWKS AND EAGLES AND GOPHER TORTOISES AND RABBITS AND FOXES. I'VE SEEN THEM. AND I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WOULD CONSIDER GOING THROUGH WITH THIS AFTER THE BATTLE THAT WAS FOUGHT JUST APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS AGO TO SABE THIS LAND.
LOOK BACK AT THE DEEDS. THIS IS MEANT TO BE PUBLIC LAND. THIS IS NOT MEANT TO BE A HOUSING PROJECT. THIS WAS NET GIVEN TO THE CITY TO THROW AWAY AND BECOME AN APARTMENT. THIS WAS GIVEN TO THE CITY TO BE PUBLIC ACCESS LAND FOREVER.
>> MAYOR: ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION? >> IS THERE AN ACTUAL DEED ON THIS FOR THAT? >> AND IS THAT ZONED FOR APARTMENTS BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT IS. I THINK IT'S ZONED
SINGLE-FAMILY. >> I CAN ANSWER -- I CAN ANSWER. >> MR5. >> SO THERE IS A DEED RESTRICTION FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE ON THE PROPERTY. >> PARCEL NUMBER 1. >> PARCEL NUMBER 1. >> CORRECT. >> ONE PARCEL ONLY. >> OKAY NOT THE REST OF THE
PARCELS. >> NO. >> AND JUST WHILE YOU'RE ANSWERING THOSE QUESTIONS, ALSO IS, WHAT IF ANY OF THESE PROPERTIES ARE ACTUALLY WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS AND ARE ACTUALLY -- >> NONE. >> I KNOW WE OWN THEM BUT -- >> WE OWN THEM BUT THEY'RE IN UNINCORPORATED. >> CORRECT SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY
CONTROL OVER ANYTHING. EXCEPT FOR THAT WE OWN THEM. >> MAYOR: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION, COMMISSIONER CRUZ? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> NO, JUST WANT DOOD MAKE A COMMENT FOR THE RECORD. I DID SPEAK TO THE APPLICANT, AND I DID REQUEST OR ASK OF THEM TO TRY TO MAINTAIN, AS MUCH GREENSPACE AS POSSIBLE WITHIN
THIS AREA KNOWING THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS THAT HISTORY. SO I WOULD JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE PROPOSED RESOLUTION NUMBER R25-135? >> MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> MAYOR: DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >>> WE HAVE A MOTION FROM VICE MAYOR HAY AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER CRUZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION--
>> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, WHICH DISPOSITION PROCESS ARE WE GOING WITH? ARE WE NEGOTIATING WITH THE PERSON WITH THE LOI OR ARE WE GOING THROUGH RFP? WE NEED DIRECTION FROM THE COMMISSION IN THAT MOTION IF YOU COULD AMEND IT. >> WHAT WAS STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION? >> WE'D LIKE TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE PERSON THAT PROVIDED THE
LOI, THE PROPERTY OWNER. >> PREVIOUS MOTION, TO REFLECT THAT WE'RE GOING WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. >> THANK YOU. >> SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO NEGOTIATE THE LOI FOR THE
PROPOSED RESOLUTION ON NUMBER R25-135 AND WE STILL HAVE A -- >> I'M SORRY. >> ACTUALLY IT'S A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION TO DETERMINE ITS SURPLUS FUNDS WITH DIRECTION TO STAFF TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE LOI. >> WE'RE JUST GOING TO LEAVE THAT THERE. DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THAT? >> YES, SO MOVED.
>> OKAY. >> SECOND. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN HAS MADE THE MOTION, COMMISSIONER CRUZ HAS MADE THE SECOND. ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ALL OF THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE'RE MOVING ONTO THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. IS IT -- ANDREW, ARE YOU GOING
TO DO THAT? >> YES. DAN HAD TO LEAVE. SO DAN WANTED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE TO THE COMMISSION AND TO THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE AMPHITHEATER PROJECT. ORIGINALLY WE WERE GOING TO DO SYNTHETIC TURF IN THAT, WITH THAT PROJECT.
THE TIMING OF IT AND THE PERMITTING OF IT JUST DIDN'T ALLOW US THE WINDOW TO GET THE PROJECT DONE. BUT WE DIDN'T WANT TO GO THROUGH OUR EVENT SEASON WITH THE LAWN LOOKING THE WAY IT DID. SO WE PIVOTTED REALLY QUICKLY WE DID SOME MINER IMPROVEMENTS WITH CONCRETE AS YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE
ALREADY GOING, AND THEN WE ARE INSTALLING SOD INTO THE AMPHITHEATER NOW. WE'RE GOING TO MONITOR THAT OVER THE NEXT YEAR TO MAKE, SEE HOW IT PERFORMS. IF THAT PERFORMS WELL WE CAN LEAVE IT. IF NOT WE'LL STILL CONTINUE WITH THE VENDOR TO WORK TOWARDS HAVING A SOLUTION THAT WOULD
PROVIDE SYNTHETIC TURF BUT WE CAN MAKE THAT DECISION NEXT FISCAL YEAR. >> GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> AND JUST ONE OTHER THING THAT THIS SHOULD BE COMPLETE. WE, THEY ALMOST COMPLETED THE SOD INSTALLATION THIS WEEK. SO WE SHOULD HAVE THE AMPHITHEATER BACK OPEN SOMETIME
WITH THE FIRST WEEK IN JULY. >> GREAT. OKAY. MOVING ONTO THE REGULAR AGENDA. WE ARE, THIS ITEM IS TABLED AT THE LAST MEETING, SO WE NEED TO REMOVE THIS ITEM FROM THE TABLE, MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO UNTABLE -- >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER KELLEY MADE THE MOTION, WE HAVE A
SECOND FROM VICE MAYOR HAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THIS IS AN UPDATE FROM CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING CAMPAIGN FILING FEES SIGNED BONDS AND PETITION, CITY ATTORNEY LAMB WOULD YOU BEGIN YOUR PRESENTATION, PLEASE. >> IAN FROM MY OFFICE WILL STATE
HIS NAME AND BEGIN THE PRESENTATION. >> ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY, GOOD EVENING, I SPOKE A LITTLE LAST MEETING OR TWO MEETINGS AGONE ABOUT CAMPAIGN FILING F FEES AND BOND FILING FEES. I WILL OPEN IT TO THE COMMISSION TO DECIDE A FEW THINGS AND
DISCUSS A FEW THINGS AT THE END. SO IF YO -- IF YOU RECALL FROM OUR PREVIOUS DISCUSSION, EVERY CITY SHOULD BE COLLECTING THE ELECTION ASSESSMENT BECAUSE THAT'S REQUIRED BY STATUTE. IT WAS CALCULATEDADS 1% OF THE ANNUAL SALARY FOR THE POSITION WHETHER THAT'S FOR MAYOR OR CITY COMMISSIONER AND THEN IN
ADDITION TO THAT, YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO ALSO COLLECT A CAMPAIGN FILING FEE. WE LOOKED AT CITIES LIKE DURAL, CORAL GABLES THEY DO THAT AS A FLAT FEE. BOYNTON DOES IT FOR $25. WE HAVE ANOTHER OPTION WHAT'S
SOME CITIES HERE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY DO IS THEY CALCULATE IT AS A PERCENTAGE ALSO OF THAT, THE SALARY FOR THE POSITION, SO WELLINGTON, GARDENS RB THEY CALCULATE IT AS 3% OF THE SALARY; WEST PALM RIVIERA GO ABOVE THAT, 5% OF THE SALARY FOR
THE POSITION BEING SOUGHT. AGAIN, WHETHER THAT'S MAYOR OR CITY COMMISSIONER. BUT AGAIN, THE CAMPAIGN FILING FEE IS NOT REQUIRED BY STATUTE UNLIKE THE ELECTION ASSESSMENTS. SO YOU DON'T NEED IT SOME CITIES DON'T HAVE IT, SUCH AS BOCA
RATON FOR EXAMPLE. AND IF YOU RECALL, THE SIGNED BOND FEE, THAT'S THE FEE THAT CANDIDATES PUT DOWN BEFORE AN ELECTION IF YOU DID NOT REMOVE ALL OF YOUR SIGNS FOLLOWING A CERTAIN NUMBER OF DAYS AFTER THE END OF THE ELECTION. THE CITY WILL KEEP THAT FEE AND USE IT TO COVER COSTS OF ARE MUCKING SIGNS OURSELVES.
-- REMOVING SIGNS OURSELVES. AND A COUPLE MEETINGS AGO WE HAD LOOKED AT SOME CITIES AND THEIR SIGN BOND FEES RANGING FROM $150 TO $500 ALL OUTSIDE OF PALM BEACH COUNTY.
YOU ASKED ME TO CHECK CITIES WITHIN PALM BEACH COUNTY AND MARY YOU WERE CORRECT. I REMEMBER YOU MENTIONED THAT BOCA RATON HAS A SIGN BOND FEE $500 AND I'VE CONFIRMED WITH WELLINGTON, PALM BEACH GARDENS,
WEST PALM BEACH, RIVIERA BEACH. SOME OF THEM HAVE RESTRICTIONS OF REMOVING THEM WITHIN A CERTAIN NUMBER OF DAYS AT THE END OF AN ELECTION BUT NO SIGN BOND FEE TO ACTUALLY ENFORCE THAT. AND THERE WAS A QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT WE COULD REQUIRE THE SIGN BOND FEE TO BE PAID OUT
OF PERSONAL FUNDS RATHER THAN CAMPAIGN FUNDS. AND SO WHILE THERE'S NO FLORIDA REGULATION OR RULE OR STATUTE THAT SPEAKS DIRECTLY TO REQUIRING IT TO COME OUT OF ONE ACCOUNT OR THE OTHER, THERE IS FOUR ELECTION COMMISSION CAYS AND FLORIDA STATUTES WHICH STATES THAT ANY KIND OF PENALTY OR CAMPAIGN ELECTION RELATED
FINE NEEDS TO COME OUT OF A PERSONAL FUND AND SO SINCE THESE SIGNED BOND FEES OR ESSENTIALLY A FINE FOR NOT REMOVING YOUR SIGNS IN TIME AND IT SORT OF TRACKS WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO REQUIRE THAT TO COME OUT OF PERSONAL FUNDS. SO WE'VE PREPARED A DRAFT
ORDINANCE, THIS ORDINANCE COVERS SEVERAL THINGS, IT COVERS RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR CANDIDATES, IT COVERS THE CAMPAIGN FILING FEE, COVERS THE SIGN BOND FEE, REQUIRES A SIGNED BOND FEE TO BE PAID FROM A PERSONAL ACCOUNT AND THEN HAS AN ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM TO ENSURE THAT THAT HAPPENS.
THERE'S A COUPLE BLANKS WITHIN THAT ORDINANCE, AND THAT'S THE THINGS WE NEED YOU GUYS TO DECIDE AND THAT'S THE NUMBER OF PETITIONS REQUIRED TO RUN FOR CITY COMMISSIONER OR MAYOR. THE AMOUNT OF THAT CAMPAIGN FILING FEE FOR ANY. THE AMOUNT OF THE SIGN BOND FEE IF ANY. AND THE AMOUNT OF THE CIVIL
CITATION IF THEY VIOLATE THAT SIGN BOND FEE PROVISION IF WE DISCOVER THAT THEY PAID THAT OUT OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS RATHER THAN PERSONAL FUNDS. SO WITH THAT I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU TO DISCUSS THOSE FOUR ITEMS, I'LL REMAIN HERE TO TRY AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. >> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? >> I THINK WE JUST NEED TO IDENTIFY WHAT THE DIRECTION IS FOR STAFF. >> GREAT. I LIKE BOCA'S $500 -- OH, I DO HAVE A QUESTION ACTUALLY. IS THAT FOR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OR RESIDENTIAL?
THE TEN SIGNS AND THE 5 DAYS? >> SIGN BOND FEE I BELIEVE IT WOULD COVER EVERYTHING EQUALLY. >> SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING TO DISCUSS BECAUSE THERE'S, YOU KNOW, RESIDENT THAT HAS A YARD SIGN, RIGHT, IS YARD SIGN IDENTIFIED IN THAT? >> HMM. >> OR IS COMMERCIAL SIGN,
BECAUSE YOU COULD HAVE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE THAT MAYBE OUT OF TOWN, RIGHT, KIND OF ELECTION, VOTE BY MAIL, WHATEVER, AND THEN THEY HAVE THESE SIGNS IN THAR YARD, YET DO WE TRESPASS INTO THAT PERSON'S RESIDENCE TO YANG THAT SIGN OUT?
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? I JUST SEE THAT GETTING HIRE AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE DO THIS WE DO IT TO WHERE THERE'S NOS YOU KNOW, THERE IS
NO REPERCUSSIONS WITH NOT DOTTING OUR Is AND CROSSING OUR Ts BECAUSE I COULD SEE THAT BEING AN ISSUE. I THINK LIKE TEN SIGNS IS LOOSE. YOU KNOW, I THINK THE BIG THING FOR ME IS THE COMMERCIAL SIGNS, THE BIG SIGNS. THE YARD SIGNS AND THE
EASEMENTS. IF YOU KNOW THEY'RE NOT PULLED UP. THAT YOU KNOW I THINK IS BIG. THE RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT IS WHAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT ON HOW EVERYONE COULD GET NICK BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE RESPONSIBLE. THEY WERE, THEY YANK UP THE SIGNS, BUT YOU KNOW TECHNICALLY YOU GOT TO HAVE PERMISSION FROM
A HOMEOWNER IN ORDER TO PLACE A SIGN OR REMOVE IT BECAUSE THEN IT BECOMES THEIR PROBLEM. >> RIGHT, I THINK, I SEE YOUR, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY ELSE JUST GETS ORDERS A SIGN FROM YOU AND PUTS IT IN THEIR YARD, AND THEN ULTIMATELY MAKES YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR IT, RIGHT? AND HOW DO YOU ENTER THEIR PROPERTY. SO I BELIEVE WHAT WE CAN DO IS
CRAFT LANGUAGE THAT SAYS NOT ANY SIGNS NOT ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. MEEJING SO IF IT'S AN -- MEANING SO IF IT'S IN A SWALE. >> WELL BECAUSE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY COULD BE PRIVATE TOO. I THINK THE CONCERN I HAVE IS, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN HAVE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.
>> HAVE PERMISSION TO PUT IT THERE. >> RIGHT, RIGHT, I THINK THE CONCERN FOR ME IS -- >> RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. >> YOU KNOW, RESIDENTIAL, PEOPLE LIKE MR. TURKIN'S SIGNS GOT SICK, YOU KNOW, FOR THOSE TO STAY THERE, RIGHT, IS, WHO'S OBLIGATED? YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
I DON'T WANT SOMEONE TO GET JAMMED UP BECAUSE SOMEONE LOVES THAT, YOU KNOW, SIGN IN THEIR YARD OR THEY JUST WANT TO HOLD ONTO IT OR THEY'RE OUT OF TOWN. YOU KNOW FOR A WEEK OR TWO BECAUSE THOSE ELECTIONS IN MARCH TYPICALLY RUN OVER DURING SPRING BREAK SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE
SURE MAYBE IT'S COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES AND THE SWALES AND THE EASEMENTS. I THINK MAJORITY OF HOMEOWNERS WILL TAKE THAT ACTION TO DO THAT. HOWEVER, I DON'T WANT THAT TO BE AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE SOMEONE GETS DINGED YOU KNOW NOT KNOWING, RIGHT? >> OKAY. AND WE CAN, WE CAN CERTAINLY IF YOU GUYS CAN NARROW DOWN THIS
STUFF AND THERE IS A CONSENSUS TO ADD A PROVISION LIKE THAT, I SEE TWO PEOPLE SHAKING THEIR HEAD IF I HAVE A THIRD, OKAY, I HAVE A 3rd. SO YOU KNOW, DIRECTION FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO CREATE LANGUAGE THAT WOULD PREVENT THAT. >> I ALSO WOULD WONDER IF THERE IS SOME TYPE OF LANGUAGE THAT COULD BE IN THERE THAT THE
CANDIDATES HAVE TO GET PERMISSION FROM THE BUSINESSES. YOU KNOW, MY CAMPAIGN I GOT IT IN WRITING, LITERALLY FROM EVERY BUSINESS, AND THE OTHER CANDIDATES WOULD JUST GO PUT THEIR SIGN UP ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, AND YOU KNOW IT WAS JUST KIND OF LIKE OH, WELL, AND
I DID IT THE RIGHT WAY AND THEY DIDN'T AND IT'S NOT FAIR FOR THE BUSINESS OWNER TO HAVE TO FIGHT THAT FIGHT. >> THE ONLY THING THAT WE HAVE TO -- THAT WOULD BE A DISPUTE, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NECESSARILY WANT TO PUT OURSELVES IN A PRIVATE DISPUTE BETWEEN A LANDOWNER AND THE CANDIDATE.
>> OKAY. GOT IT. >> OKAY. >> SHAWNA, HOW DOES THIS CHANGE IF AT ALL OR HOW DO WE NEED TO, WHAT IF, I MEAN, HOPEFULLY THERE IS THIS IS GOING TO GOODTER ANY RUNOFFS AND THINGS LIKE THAT,
BUT IT DOES SAW SAY AFTER THE DAY OF THE ELECTION. DOES THE ORDINANCE THEN GO FURTHER TO. >> WE CAN SAY FINAL ELECTION OR WE CAN ALSO CHANGE THAT LANGUAGE TO SAY ELECTION OR RUNOFF ELECTION. WE'LL TWEAK IT BEFORE YOU, WE BRING AN ACTUAL ORDINANCE TO
YOU. WE CAN ADD THAT LANGUAGE TO CLARIFY IT. >> YEAH, I MEAN, IT WOULD BE -- AFTER THAT CANDIDATE'S ELECTION. >> RIGHT, THAT'S WHY IT HAS TO BE BECAUSE THE, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN HAVE -- YOU KNOW SOME PEOPLE WIN ON EELECTION DAY AND THEN SOME PEOPLE IN A RUNOFF, AND SO
THEN YOU KNOW ARE YOU -- YEAH SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS SOME CLARIFICATION IN THERE WITH REGARD TO RUNOFF SO THAT WE'RE NOT THEN IN THIS WEIRD PICKLE WHERE. >> OKAY. SO IF WE COULD JUST HAVE DIRECTION ON THE NUMBER OF PETITIONS REQUIRED FOR CITY
COMMISSIONER AND THEN FOR A MAYOR. I THOUGHT WE TALKED ABOUT 50 FOR COMMISSION AND 100 FOR MAYOR. >> YEAH, AND I'M OKAY WITH THAT. >> OME TOO. >> 50 FOR COMMISSIONER, 100 FOR MAYOR. >> GOOD. >> QUICK QUESTION. SO I KNOW THERE WAS SOME
DISCREPANCY ABOUT IF THOSE COMMISSION -- COME FROM WITHIN THE DISTRICT OR IF THEY'RE CITYWIDE. IS THAT VIA CHARTER? >> IF YOU GIVE ME A SECOND I CAN PULL UP THE CHARTER AND LOOK AND SEE IF THAT'S IN THE CHARTER OR WHERE THAT'S ADDRESSED. I JUST NEED A MINUTE.
>> OKAY. >>> IF THE PETITIONS NEED TO COME OUT OF THE DISTRICT OR CAN THEY BE -- >> RIGHT. >> BECAUSE FIRST TIME I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS DISTRICT, SECOND TIME IT WAS CITYWIDE. AND I THINK THE CHARTER WAS UTILIZED TO DEFEND THAT IT WAS
CITYWIDE. BECAUSE THERE WAS NO LANGUAGE ACTUALLY IDENTIFYING THE DISTRICT. >> SO WHILE SHE'S L LOOKING THAT UP DO WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE FILING FEE AND DOING A PERCENTAGE OF THE SALARY? WHICH I PREFER -- >> I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. >> I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THAT TOO. >> I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THAT.
>> WHAT WAS THE PROPOSED AMOUNT? >> 3% OF THE SALARY. >> 3%? >> HOW MUCH IS 3% OF THE SALARY. >> IT'S 1%. >> NO, 1% IS THE -- >> NOT ENOUGH. >> 1% IS THE ELECTION ASSESSMENT THAT'S BY THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS.
OUR FILING FEE IS CURRENTLY $25, IT'S A FLAT FEE, AND THEN THE ASSESSMENT WE DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER THAT. SO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS CHANGING THE $25 FILING FEE. >> $50 FOR DISTRICT AND $100 FOR MAYOR?
>> NO, THAT'S THE NUMBER OF PETITIONS. >> WHAT ABOUT 1%. >> THE CAMPAIGN FILING FEE I THOUGHT YOU GUYS WERE SAYING THE PERCENTAGE OF THE SALARY. >> THAT'S WHAT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES WERE DOING. >> YOU HAVE THREE OPTION THERE. YOU COULD DO NO CAMPAIGN FILING FEE, YOU COULD DO FLAT FEE, OR YOU COULD DO A PERCENTAGE OF THE
SALARY. >> WHAT DO WE CURRENTLY HAVE. >> IS IT STATE FILING FEE ALREADY A PERCENTAGE? >> CURRENTLY IT'S $25. >> SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO A CITY FILING FEE AS WELL? >> NO, SO YOU HAVE THE STATE FILING FEE AND THEN WE NEED SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO COVER THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF MAY LEE AND HER TEAM DOING VERIFYING ALL OF THE THINGS SHE HAS TO
DO. CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW IT'S $25. >> THAT'S NOT ENOUGH. >> SO. >> PROPOSES IS -- >> I WOULD GO WITH 3%, BUT MINIMUM 1% OF THE SALARY. >>> WHAT IS THE OBJECTIVE OF ALL OF THESE CHANGES? ARE WE TRYING TO LINE OURSELVES
UP WITH OTHER CITIES OR ARE WE TRYING TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS JUST WITHIN OUR OWN CITY? >> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE ADJUSTMENTS IN OUR OWN CITY AND ESPECIALLY WHAT WE SEE AS GOING ON IN THE CAMPAIGN SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE CANDIDATES THAT DON'T LIVE IN THE DISTRICTS
AND THEY, THEY LOAN MONEY TO THEMSELVES AND PAY THEMSELVES MONEY BACK. THERE'S LOT OF YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT UP TO MAYLEE TO COME IN AND SAY, AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, SHAWNA, BUT THE CLERK TAKES THE DOCUMENTS AND REALLY DOESN'T HAVE TO VERIFY THESE THINGS. SO ANYONE CAN COME IN AND DO ANYTHING AND YOU HAVE THAT IN
YOUR PRIOR ELECTION WHERE THERE WAS A RESIDENCY ISSUE. SO WHEN YOU START DOING THIS YOU'RE STARTING TO GET CANDIDATES THAT REALLY WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTION SYSTEM, AND THEY'RE NOT USING IT JUST TO GET THEIR NAME OUT THERE OR TO TAKE AN INSANE AMOUNT OF MONEY AND LOAN THEMSELVES MONEY
AND FUNNEL THIS MONEY IN WEIRD WAY WAYS AND I ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE LAST ELECTION REPORTS OF MY OPPONENTS AND YOU WILL SEE WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT AND THEY DON'T EVEN SHOW UP. >> I UNDERSTAND THAT. I JUST WANTED IT TO BE ON THE RECORD, OKAY? AS TO WHY WE'RE DOING THIS AND
THE RATIONALE BEHIND IT. >> MAYOR: BECAUSE WE'RE OPERATING UNDER THE WILD WEST RIGHT NOW WHEN IT COMES TO ELECTIONS. >> YEAH, FLY BY NIGHT. >> MAYOR: AND IT'S NOT FAIR AS NEW CANDIDATES, WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE THAT THAT PERSON IS GOING TO FOLLOW THE RULES AND VERIFY AND WHEN
IT'S THE WILD WEST, THERE ARE NO RULES. SO YOU'RE GOING TO GET PEOPLE THAT REALLY WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTION PROCESS, AND BRING A LITTLE MORE INTEGRITY TO THE ELECTION PROCESS, AND I THINK IT STARTS WITH THE BEGINNING OF THE FILING. >> AND UNDERSTAND, MADAM MAYOR, I'M IN TOTAL AGREEMENT WITH YOU. IT'S NOT THAT I'M AGAINST WHAT
YOU'RE SAYING. I AM FOR IT. [LAUGHTER] OKAY. SO. >> TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, IT IS ACROSS THE CITY, QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY. >> GOOD, THAT MAKES IT EASIER TOO WHEN YOU INCREASE THE NUMBERS. YOU'RE NOT NARROWING IT TO A
DISTRICT SO I THINK AGAIN THAT'S COMPLETELY DOABLE. >> AND I KNOCKED ON WAY MORE THAN 50 DAYS. >> I KNOCKED ON 3,000, SO AND WHEN I DID MY PETITIONS I STILL TURNED IN FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT. >> DO WE KNOW WHAT THE AMOUNT IS FOR THE 1% OR 4%.
>> IT'S WHATEVER THE SALARIES ARE, SO. >> $200 FOR 1%. >> 300 AND CHANGE. >> 600ISH FOR COMMISSION AND THEN MAYBE LIKE SOUTH OF 1,000 FOR THE MAYOR.
>> YEAH. >> DO WE HAVE A CONSENSUS THEN? >> I WOULD -- I DON'T KNOW. GOING FROM $25 TO CLOSE TO $1,000, I WOULD SUPPORT AN INCREASE BUT MAYBE A 1% INCREASE TO BE MORE REASONABLE. I THINK A 3% IS PRETTY HIGH UP THERE. BECAUSE THERE IS ALSO THE STATE
FEE, WHICH IS WHAT ANOTHER 1%? >> 1%. >> YEAH. >> BUT THESE ARE ALSO COMING OUT OF THEIR CAMPAIGN FUNDS, SO IF YOU HAVE SOMEBODY WHO IS SERIOUS ABOUT DOING THIS. >> YEAH BUT IF YOU HAVE A GRASSROOTS CANDIDATE THAT DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF BACKING LIKE FINANCIAL BACKING, AND THEN THEY HAVE TO PUT THEIR OWN MONEY, LIKE IT'S, I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S-- >> IT JUST -- >> YEAH, I'VE BEEN THERE. [LAUGHTER] >> I OPENED MY OWN ACCOUNT WITH MY OWN MONEY, SO. >> I'VE BEEN THERE AND I'M SAYING IT NEEDS TO BE -- IT NEEDS TO BE SMOAR STRICT. >> THINGS COST A LOT OF MONEY. I DON'T KNOW, I JUST WANT TO ALLOW THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
GRASSROOTS CANDIDATES BECAUSE I'M GOING TO GO GONE IN TWO YEARS, MANY OF US ARE GOING TO BE GONE IN TWO YEARS. SOP WHEN WE'RE GONE WE DON'T WANT TO PRECLUDE GRASSROOTS CANDIDATES RESIDENTS FROM RUNNING BECAUSE IT'S THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS JUST TO FILE. >> WELL IT WOULD NEVER BE THAT
MUCH SO GO AHEAD. >> JUST TO CLARIFY, 1% OF THE SALARY FOR COMMISSIONER IS $246.81. AND A MAYOR IS $296.16. >> OKAY. >> I HEARD 600 AND 1,000. >> WELL, 3% WOULD BE CLOSE TO
1,000. >> YEAH, 3% -- >> 2%,. >> WHAT IF WE DID 2%? >> MAYBE DO WE DO 2%, 1% FILING FEE? >> YEAH, I MEAN, MY POSITION IS VERY, I MEAN, WE MANAGE A $270 MILLION BUDGET. I THINK THAT IF SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, IS GOING TO COME UP HERE
AND WANTS TO COME UP HERE, THEN THEY CAN RAISE $400 TO RUN FOR THE SEAT. AND THE TIME AND THE ENERGY THAT WE PUT INTO REPRESENTING OUR RESIDENTS, I WANT SOMEBODY WHO REALLY WANTS TO INVEST IN BEING THE NEXT, YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER
AND THE NEXT MAYOR AND SO ON. AND SO I MEAN THAT'S MY POSITION. I'LL CAVE A LITTLE BIT AT 2%, BUT I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE START ESTABLISHING SOME STRICTER GUIDELINES TO REALLY MAKE IT COUNT, THAT YOU KNOW WE
DON'T HAVE YOU KNOW EIGHT CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR. I MEAN, THAT'S INSANE AND THEN YOU HAVE TWO OR THREE THAT SHOW UP TO THINGS AND THEN YOU HAVE -- YOU KNOW, YOU'LL HAVE THOSE CANDIDATES THAT'LL, YOU KNOW, SCRAPE AWAY AT VOTES, AND THEN WE END UP WITH RUN YAWFDZ THAT -- RUNOFFS THAT COST
$60,000 OF TAXPAYER MONEY, SO THAT WE SAVED SOMEBODY $200? I JUST CAN'T, I CAN'T JUSTIFY THAT ANYMORE. I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE STRICTER. >> NOT INUNDATING THE CLERK'S OFFICE BECAUSE YOU STEER AWAY THE FLY BY NIGHTS, THE YOU KNOW INTENT -- INTENDED DISRUPTERS,
RECRUITED DISRUPTERS. >> RIGHT, HOW MUCH WORK SHE PUTS IN. >> SO I'M OKAY. >> HOW MUCH WORK THE CANDIDATE HAS TO DO. I MEAN YOU HAVE TO BECOME NANCY DREW TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THEIR MONEY'S COMING FROM AND WHERE IT'S GOING AND WHERE THEY'RE FUNNELING AND ON LOANS, AND IT'S JUST TO ME IT REALLY IS A
VIOLATION AND OF -- IT'S DISRESPECTING CAMPAIGNS AND IT DOESN'T GIVE OUR CITY ANY INTEGRITY OF HAVING PEOPLE THAT REALLY CARE. WE HAVE THE SERIAL CAMPAIGNERS. >> SO IS THERE -- IF I'M HEARING, I'VE GOT DIRECTION TO
DO 1% FOR THE STATE FEE AND 1% FOR THE CITY FEE. >> 2% -- >> 2% FOR THE CITY. OKAY. >> 3% TOTAL INCLUDING THE STATE FEE. >> CORRECT. >> IS WHAT I GATHERED. >> YES. >> THAT'S MY POSITION. >> THAT'S THE CONSENSUS, WE'LL DRAFT IT THAT WAY AND ON FIRST READING, IF IT GETS CHANGED, IT GETS CHANGED.
BUT AT LEAST WE HAVE DIRECTION THE DRAFT IT THAT WAY AND THEN THE AMOUNT OF THE SIGN BOND FEE. >> $500. >> $500. >> YEAH. >> OKAY. HOW MANY DAYS WOULD YOU LIKE AND I'LL CARVE OUT THE RESIDENTIAL. >> FLORIDA STATE STATUTE IS LIKE 30 DAYS. >> CORRECT. >> IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.
>> FOR THE SIGNS TO BE REMOVED? >> IFOR THE SIGNS TO BE REMOVED. >> NO, I'D SAY 10 DAYS AFTER THE ELECTION. >> I'M SAYING WHAT FLORIDA IS. >> WELL 10 DAYS. >> RIGHT NOW THERE IS TECHNICALLY, THERE IS VIOLATIONS STILL IN THE CITY. >> ABSOLUTELY, 100%.
>> OFF SEACREST AND WOOLBRIGHT. >> SO FLORIDA STATE STAT SUIT -- STATUTE IS 30 DAYS AND WE CAN GO STRICTER THAN THAT. >> I WOULD LIKE TO SEE 10 DAYS. >> I WOULD LIKE TO SEE 10. >> DRAFT LANGUAGE I HAVE IN THE STATUTE RIGHT NOW IS 7 DAYS WHICH IS PRETTY CONSISTENT WITH
SOME OTHER CITIES OUTSIDE OF -- >> THE ONLY THING YOU HAVE TO THINK IS IF THERE IS A RUNOFF AND THEN THEY COULD STAY. >> WE'LL FIX THAT LANGUAGE. >> YEAH, WE'LL MAKE SURE THE LANGUAGE ADDRESSES AFTER THE CANDIDATES INDIVIDUAL ELECTION,
AND PROPERTY NOT PRIVATE RESIDENCES. THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. >> IS IT SINGLE RESIDENTIAL. >> SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, THE ISSUE IS IF YOU SAY PRIVATE PROPERTY WELL THEN -- >> I'M S SORRY, YOU'RE CORRECT. I WROTE NOT PRIVATE RESIDENCES.
>> I'M OKAY WITH 10 DAYS. >> ME TOO. >> YEAH. >> MAYOR: OKAY. >> OKAY AND THEN AS CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THE CAMPAIGN SIGN BOND. >> THEY JUST DON'T GET THE $500 BACK. >> THAT WILL BE THEIR PENALTY. >> YEAH. >> OKAY. >> THAT'S WHAT IT'S FOR.
>> THAT'S WHAT IT'S FOR. >> I THINK WE HAVE TO WRITE IT UP AS A PENALTY THAT WAY IT MAKES SURE IT COMES OUT AFFTHEIR PERSONAL ACCOUNT AS OPPOSED TO THEIR CAMPAIGN. >> I MEAN I CAN CLARIFY WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO IS GIVE A
LITTLE BIT OF AN ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM AND SOME TEETH AND THATICIZE WE WERE GOING TO HAVE CANDIDATES SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT SAYING THAT THEY ARE PAYING THAT OUT OF PERSONAL FUNDS RATHER THAN A CAMPAIGN FUND, AND THEN THE CITY CLERK HAS AN OPTION TO DO A RANDOM AUDITT OF CANDIDATES ACCOUNTS AND IF SHE DISCOVERS THAT SOMEONE'S PAID OUT THAT OUT
OF PERSONAL FUNDS THEN THERE WOULD BE A PENALTY THERE. WROAK GET RID OF THAT LANGUAGE FOR THE PENALTIES. THAT'S THE PENALTY I WAS ASKING YOU GUYS TO COME UP WITH. >> LET ME CLARIFY. YES, OBVIOUSLY IF THEY DON'T PICK UP THE SIGNS THEY LOSE THEIR BOND, BUT ALSO THEN I GUESS WE HAVE TO ADD IN A
SECTION FOR A PENALTY IF AN AUDIT SHOWS THEY USE CAMPAIGN FUNDS INSTEAD OF PERSONAL FUNDS. IZE WE CAN SAY -- OTHERWISE WE CAN SAY PERSONAL FUNDS BUT THERE IS NO WAY TO INT ENFORCE IT. >> WHICH IS PROBABLY THE CASE NOW WHEN ONE OF MY OPPONENTS HAD
A VIOLATION AND I DON'T KNOW IF THEY PAID WITH PERSONAL FUNDS OR CAMPAIGN FUNDS. BUT THAT'S WHAT STARTED ALL THIS. >> QUESTION ON HOW ARE WE DETERMINING YOU SAYING THE CLERK IS GOING TO RANDOMLY OR ARBITRARILY PICK?
I DON'T LAKE THAT. >> PICK WHAT? >> THAT'S NOT FAIR. >> I HAVE A SMALL CONCERN. >> DON'T PUT THAT RESPONSIBILITY ON THE CITY CLERK. >> I AGREE WITH REMOVING SIGNS AND ALL THAT, BUT SOMETIMES IN POLITICS, AND I'VE, I MEAN, I'VE LIVED, WE'VE ALL LIVED POLITICS
HERE, ALL OF US SITTING HERE. SOMEBODY WHO HATES YOU OR AN OPPONENT OR SOMEBODY WHO YOU KNOW JUST WANTS TO MAKE YOUR LIFE A LIVING HELL COULD TECHNICALLY GO AND PUT UP LEFTOVER SIGNS THAT YOU HAVE, YOU COULD GO AROUND THE CITY PICKING THEM UP, AND THEN THEY COULD JUST GO AROUND AND PUT
THEM BACK ON AS STAFF IS GOING AROUND CHECKING FOR THINGS. SO THERE IS ALSO THAT OPPORTUNITY. I'M JUST SAYING. I DON'T LIKE IT. >> I FIND IT FUNNY THAT YOU THINK LIKE THAT. >> OH, I THINK ABOUT EVERYTHING. [LAUGHTER] OH, ABSOLUTELY.
I COULD SEE SOMEBODY DOINGT THAT JUST TO TAKE THE MONEY. JUST TO CHARGE YOU THE MONEY. >> THAT'S FUNNY. I DEFINITELY CAN SEE THAT. >> I GUESS THE LOSERS, YEAH. >> SO THEN HOW DO YOU -- HOW DO YOU -- IT'S A LEGITIMATE QUESTION. LIKE OKAY, SURE, WE'RE PASSING THIS $500 BOND, LET'S SAY SOMEBODY LOST THE ELECTION OR
WON THE ELECTION OR WHATEVER, THEN THEY HAVE THE $500 BOND, THEY'RE REMOVING AS MANY SIGNS AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE THROUGH THEIR CAMPAIGN OR WHATEVER INDIVIDUALLY WHETHER IT'S A GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN.
WHAT PRECLUDES ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FROM GOING BACK AND PUTTING THEIR SIGNS DOWN RIGHT AFTER THEY WERE TAKEN DOWN AS STAFF LATER ON GOES AND CHECKS? LIKE HOW, HOW DO WE -- >> SO I THINK THAT'S THE WHOLE
ARGUMENT I MADE I THINK A LOT OF THIS IS GEARED AROUND THOSE LARGER SIGNS AS WELL. BOCA -- THERE WAS TEN SIGNS WAS SOMEWHERE, RIGHT? AND SO IF YOU HAVE TEN LARGE SIGNS, I LOSE AN ELECTION, I GO
OUT, I GRAB THOSE TEN, RIGHT, FROM THOSE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES. THAT MITIGATES ANY, ANY POTENTIAL, YOU KNOW, HASTE FROM MY OPPONENTS. >> MAYBE YOU JUST HAVE TO MAKE PICTURES AND -- TAKE PICTURES AND DOCUMENT FOR YOURSELF THAT YOU'VE TAKEN THEM DOWN AND BEEN RESPONSIBLE. >> AND THAT'S WHY I THINK THE
RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IF SOMEONE GOES AND JUST PLANTS A SIGN IN SOMEONE'S HOUSE THEY'RE GOING TO BE LIKE WHAT THE HECK. THEY'RE GOING TO KNOW. SO AGAIN I THINK MAYBE FOCUSING ON THE COMMERCIAL ASPECT LIKE I DID EARLIER WILL MITIGATE THAT PROBLEM BUT THEN IT'LL ALSO MITIGATE WHAT I HAD, WHAT I HAD
BROUGHT UP EARLIER. >> I AGREE WITH YOU. >> WE JUST NEED TO CLARIFY THAT. >> CAN I MAKE A -- >> I DON'T THINK THE SIGNS -- I THINK THIS IS THE BIG SIGNS, AND THAT ARE ON THE SWALES, THAT ARE ON WHATEVER.
AND I THINK COMMISSIONER KELLEY IS RIGHT, YOU TAKE PICTURES AND YOU -- >> YOU DOCUMENT IT FOR YOURSELVES. >> I DO KNOW WE HAVE SIGN REQUIREMENTS, IN OUR CODE, I THINK WHAT YOU ARE EXEMPTING IS SMALL YARD SIGNS. >> THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, SMALL YARD SIGNS IN
RESIDENTIAL HOUSES. >> WE'RE FOCUSING ON LARGER SIGNS ONLY IN THE CODE. >> I CAN PUT THAT. >> WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS PROBABLY GOING TO HAPPEN YOU WOULD PROBABLY SEE MORE IN SWALES WITH THE SMALL YARD SIGNS. I'M TALKING ABOUT THE LARGE SIGNS IN COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, OR IN THE SWALES, LISTEN. AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF THEY'RE IN THE SWALES, MORE THAN
LIKELY, YOU KNOW, CODE'S GOING TO TAKE CARE OF IT. THEY DID A REALLY GOOD JOB OF THAT LAST TIME. I MEAN, WE HAD SOMEONE DAMAGE COUNTY PROPERTY STATE PROPERTY NAILING SIGNS TO TREES, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? AND THERE WAS NO ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THAT. SO IT'S LIKE --
>> THE WILD, WILD WEST. >> IT'S CRAZY ASK THE CITY -- AND THE CITY'S GOT TO DEAL WITH IT. AND THIS IS THE TYPE OF BEHAVIOR WE WANT TO PREVENT, AND THIS IS ALL CORRELATED, RIGHT? THIS IS WHY WE NEED THE HIGHER FILING FEES. THIS IS WHY WE NEED THE MORE PETITIONS SO WE DON'T HAVE THESE
FLY-BY-NIGHT INSTALLED AGITATORS WRECKING OUR CITY AND DAMAGING TREES, YOU KNOW, AND OTHER THINGS AND SO I THINK THIS IS AGAIN VERY IMPORTANT. >> I AGREE WITH YOU. IF IT'S LARGER SIGNS, I COMPLETELY AGREE 72 SO I THINK WE CAN DRAFT THAT. LET'S JUST BRIEFLY I THINK WE'RE
GOING TO REMOVE THE CIVIL PENALTY PORTION ALTOGETHER. IS THE DIRECTION WITH REGARD TO NOT PAYING. NOT PAYING FROM YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT SIGN BOND BECAUSE IF WE DON'T HAVE A CIVIL PENALTY,
THERE'S NO WAY TO ENFORCE THAT. BUT IT IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN AND THERE IS ALWAYS THAT COULD BE RAISED WELL YOU DID IT, YOU ONLY AUDITED MINE BECAUSE OF BLANK. >> IS IT POSSIBLE TO --
>> NO, BECAUSE YOU CAN REILBURSEMENT YOURSELF THROUGH YOUR CAMPAIGN IF THERE ISN'T INCIVIL PENALTY. SO I DON'T KNOW HOW WE -- >> NOT OO REAL EXPENSE, BUT. >> WELL, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE. >> MAYBE WE MAKE THE BOND $1,000. >> WHETHER IT'S PERSONAL OR. >> IF IT'S CAMPAIGN MONEY THEN
YOU MAKE IT A THOUSAND DOLLARS. NOT YOUR MONEY. >> I DON'T LIKE THE WAY THIS IS GOING. I AGREE WITH THE FIRST PART. I AGREE WITH MAKING IT PERSONAL AND MAKING IT $500 OR FOR BIG SIGNS BUT I DON'T WANT TO GET OUT OF CONTROL. I DON'T WANT TO GO -- >> YOU'RE SAYING WE DON'T HAVE A WAY TO ENFORCE IT IF IT IT'S
PERSONAL. >> THE ONLY WAY WE CAN ENFORCE THIS IS IF WE ENACT A CIVIL PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO PAY OUT OF YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT. >> WE CAN DO THAT. >> HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM IS. WHAT IS THE MECHANISM FOR ENFORCING THAT? >> THE AUDIT. >> YEAH. >> WHICH PUTS A LOT OF.
>> BURDEN ON THE CLERK. >> EMPHASIS ON MAY LEE AND POTENTIAL, I MEAN YOU COULD THINK YOU ONLY AUDITED ME BECAUSE OF BLANK. >> THERE IS NO -- OKAY SO THEN IF. >> IF YOU'RE RUNNING YOU HAVE TO BE WILTING -- WILLING TO BE AUDITED. IF YOU'RE RUNNING YOU HAVE TO BE
READY TO BE SCREENED, YOU HAVE TO BE READY TO BE WATCHED, THAT'S JUST HOW IT IS. >> BUT WHAT SHAWNA'S SAYING IS SOME CANDIDATE COULD SAY WELL YOU ONLY AUDITED ME BECAUSE YOU -- BECAUSE I'M RUNNING AGAINST COMMISSIONER WHOEVER. >> EXACTLY. >> AND SO THEN YOU'RE RUNNING INTO WHERE THEN THE CLERK IS NOW ON THE HOT SEAT TO EXPLAIN WHY
ONE CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT WAS AUDITED OVER ANOTHER. >> OPEN UP A BAG OF WORMS. >> I'M A GOOD CANDIDATE -- GOING TO POLICE IT ON THE OTHER SIDE, SO. >> LET ME JUST SAY. YOU DIDN'T AUDIT ME, YOU DIDN'T AUDIT THAT PERSON BECAUSE THEY GOT ELECTED AND THEY'RE ON YOUR BOARD AND YOU'RE AFRAID THEY'RE
GOING TO FIRE YOU IF YOU AUDIT THEM. >> SO NO CIVIL CITATION MEANS THERE IS NO MECHANISM TO ENFORCE WHETHER IT'S PRIVATE OR PUBLIC -- PRIVATE OR CAMPAIGN FUNDS? >> CORRECT. >> SO WE GOT TO DECIDE WHICH
ONE'S MORE IMPORTANT. >> I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES TO SEE HOW IT'S DONE. >> PROPOSE SOMETHING. >> IF YOU LIKE I CAN DRAFT AN ORDINANCE. WE'LL BRING IT TO FIRST READING, AND THEN IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE IT, WE CAN CHANGE IT. >> OKAY, SOUNDS GOOD. >> THAT SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.
>> THEN WE CAN AMEND -- CAN WE HAVE SOME OPTIONS TOO? >> IT'S A LITTLE HARD IN THE FIRST READING. >> OPTIONS IN THE BACKUP? >> MAYOR: YEAH. OF COURSE. ANYMORE FINAL COMMENTS FOR TONIGHT? >> MOVE TO ADJOURN. >> SECOND.
>> DID YOU DECIDE THE NUMBER OF PETITIONS REQUIRED TO RUN FOR -- >> 50 -- >> YEAH, I HAVE IT. >> 100 FOR MAYOR. >> 50, 100. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER CRUZ MADE A MOTION AND COMMISSIONER TURKIN MADE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO DISCUSS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT
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