Hey, can everyone hear me? >> Yes, I can hear you. >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> All right. Both the mayor and also uh Commissioner Turkin won't be joining us tonight. >> I text Commissioner Haye, but I can call
in. Uh, okay. We can give it like a couple of more minutes. So, we have Is um Commissioner Cruz on? I see uh I see Commissioner Kelly. >> I don't see Commissioner Cruz.
>> I'm faithfully here every week. Commissioner Kelly's here in the house. >> Okay. I appreciate it. Thanks. Thanks. Thanks, Amy. I'm just waiting on uh see if any other electeds are going to join us tonight.
probably waiting on um Vice Mayor Haye and also uh Commissioner Cruz. Okay. So, um, Commissioner Cruz is watching us on YouTube. >> Okay. >> So, she is present watching on YouTube. And then, um, I haven't heard back from
Vice Mayor Haye. Um, and my call went to voicemail, but I did text him. So, I'll let you know if I hear from him. >> Yeah, we'll get started. Um, we only have one uh announcement which is 3A and that's going to be Tire Amnesty Week. This is our annual Tire Amnesty Week.
It's going to go from December 1st to December 5th. Uh, we're going to be um putting that out over social media as well as our marquee signs. So uh for public audience uh I don't really have anything of
consequence on uh the agenda uh this uh upcoming uh meeting. I will say um we we do have the second reading of all the charter amendments that we uh we looked at doing. So those are definitely going to be uh up for discussion. 5A, can you
pull up the uh advisory board appointments? How many do we have total? We only have one. It's the the girl that's the um student. >> Did we get clarification that the board was looking for?
>> Ty going to go from December >> Commissioner Cruz and um because uh the attorneys they uh Sha explains that the um the board ordinance doesn't specify that the rules
are specifically for a student. Um, however, Cruz didn't realize um when she questioned it last meeting that the um that the student was a Boon Beach High School student. Um so we spoke to Commissioner Cruz and Commissioner Cruz is okay with not doing a waiver because
she is a student of Boon Beach High, but also we did get clarification from the student herself. She actually has um one parent that lives within the the city and then one parent that lives without the um outside of the city. So,
um, she's not doing, oh, she's not going to do the waiver because she is a student of Buon Beach High School and she does have a >> Yes, I also sent an email um clarifying what the ordinance is and there is no
specification regarding students and it is a special class and if they want uh to clarify that then I would need direction from the commission to clarify that. But right now the ordinance is silent. >> Yeah.
>> Okay. >> And commissioner group um she is okay with not have not doing a waiver for the student. So >> Okay. >> Yeah. I think when it comes to the student, I mean, it's a, you know, it's a student and so, um, you know, it's
silent be for this exact purpose because, you know, we our the way our county school system is is run is we have choice programs and so kids can be all over the, you know, all over the county going to school. So, um,
so anyway, okay, sounds good. Right. So, moving on. 5B, community support funds. What uh what uh organization is Commissioner Turking uh donating? >> The East Point Beach uh Little League
>> for their um season, spring season. >> Okay. So, we're going to move on to 6A on the uh that's beginning the consent agenda. Kind of want to highlight Keith on uh this particular item. We originally were were only allocated
about 1.2 million from uh FDOT, but he fought fought and fought because we didn't feel that that was going to be adequate to move our utilities while they do the um the Boys Boulevard or State Road 804 improvements. And he
ended up uh getting the city probably about four 4.3 million. So an increase of $3 million with the due diligence and the hard work that he put in. So, Keith Weber from utilities, like I just want to give him a uh a shout out. He definitely deserves it.
>> That's awesome. >> 6B, that's going to be um our cell tower that's over at 1901 uh North Serest. That's over by the Bulldogs football field. Uh Verizon is just doing some repairs. It's probably going to bring in
an additional $9,000, which is still $9,000, but uh it's going to be uh additional revenues, and we estimate it's probably going to be about a $9,000 increase annually. Uh 6C is going to be utility easement between
Ridgeoint Woods Association, City of Boing Beach, and that's going to be High Point Boulevard. We're replacing a force main um project over there. So that's uh that's going to be underway as soon as we get the uh easement completed. Uh 6D
that's going to be uh another amendment in reference to the Bo Beach Boulevard project and that's going to be land landscaping and that's going to be for additional landscape improvements. We asked FOT to do that. We will be uh in charge of the
maintenance going forward though. though, but we'd rather them do things the correct way from a beautifification and an aesthetic standard as opposed to just doing the bare minimum. Okay. 6 uh 6E and that's going to be approve a minute amendment one to
management agreement between the city of Boon Beach and the Boon Culture Center uh children's schoolhouse museum. So, the way we do it now is typically we'll have uh I know Susan retired, but we would have a representative from the Children's Schoolhouse Museum and do a
quarterly presentation. So, we're going to change that and we're going to move forward with doing monthly updates to the entire commission. We're going to do it via email. Now, if the commission as a whole would want the Children's Schoolhouse Museum to have a representative come over here and actually speak during the commission
meeting, we we would also be uh be obliged to do that as well. Yeah, I think the only I think that um I mean for me personally, I like hearing those updates, but I am fine with only
doing them if there's either a a large diminished change in participation or a big increase or if there's something that you feel like should be or they feel like should be brought to the
commission. because sometimes also people um learn more about the programming too by listening to a commission meeting. So um you know if we bring a new exhibit or something different that you know would that the public would like to hear
about. I think it's one thing for us to get emails but the public's not getting them. So, um I think that it's important that if there is something positive um or negative that it comes before the
commission for us to just hear about it. >> I think that makes sense. We can uh we can work that into the agreement and bring it for Tuesday night. >> Work something in. I think that makes sense. >> Great. Thank you, Andrew.
And the uh 6F is just going to be our annual closure of Federal Highway um with F DOT getting ready for the uh the 54th annual holiday parade. Um which I know social media I saw uh we had already started
advertising the tree lighting ceremony. So, uh, moving on to 7A, uh, that's going to be a soul source agreement with Pats, pump, blower, and that's for our vac trucks, and that's going to be 108,000.
Uh, 7B, it's going to be a board invitation uh, for the demolition and reconstruction. And Kevin, if you want to speak on this, if you're on um this is an item that um I can't remember is this district two
or is this district four or district one? I know Sky Lake is it's the border of all the districts. >> This is district two. >> This is district two. Okay. >> Yeah. Yep. Just for sure. Yeah. This is a grant funded. Actually, it's going to
be it came in the bids came in lower than what we were anticipating. So, it's going to be like 100% grant funded. So, uh it's been way overdue. We're looking forward to starting this project. So, >> yeah. Yeah. I I I remember the uh when the ramp start started uh elevating and
coming unhinged from the uh from the ramp uh or from the ground, the foundation. I remember a lot of complaints coming in. >> Yep. New ramps, new parking lot, ADA sidewalk. That was a big improvement to that park. How much money did we get in a grant,
Kevin? Do you know? >> Well, we went after one 1,20,000 and the of course you can see that the numbers came in under 800,000. So, um it's going to be a 100%. So, it's going to be very good.
>> All right. Awesome. >> Good afternoon. Good afternoon. This is Marina Grants Division. May I make a clarification? This this grant is 816,000 but we do have a match requirement 20%. Just an FYI.
>> Okay. >> Yes. Thanks. >> All right. Thanks Marina. I appreciate it. Uh 7 C that's going to be the uh SWAT SWAT robot that uh we've been needing for uh whenever our SWAT team
conducts um entries. It's a safety mechanism that's going to allow them to bring back more intel anytime that we're conducting dangerous SWAT warrants and things like that. It's going to be at a cost of 87,500 and we're using uh the
CIP funds and a piggyback from GSA contract. Okay. So, moving on to public hearing items. Now these are all the second reading and I know there's one for the
public private partnership and the other one Adam um 8A that one's for the um >> that that is the uh statutory requirement from Tallahassee second reading for us to handle
>> correct that's more of how that's us mirroring what we need okay and then 8B P is going to be our P3 updates because they haven't been updated since 2016. That's going to help us with a lot of our unsolicited RFP bids that come in from our vendors through uh bids and
tenders. Uh C, that's all that's going to start our charter um second readings. So, uh C, D, and E. are all going to be the um the charter
amendments that uh the commission approved. Did we bring back the parking one or was the second reading for 145 was that at the uh the last reading? >> It was >> Yeah, we the second the second reading was last reading. Okay. I will say that
um I think I made an error in making the updates that the commissioner requested. I don't think I changed the effective date. So, I do still need to change that because I think it still says it effective immediately and we we did a different date. So, uh Candace,
>> we did February 1st, 2026. >> I did not I have to fix that. So, just just so everyone knows, Candace and Melee pointed that out. So, that's something I have to correct still. >> Okay. Thanks, Sean. All right. So, moving on. We got some
first readings. Uh Gabe's online with our planning and zoning department. So what I'll do is I'll uh Gabe, I'll I'll give you the mic and you can go over the roadway abandonment that undeveloped road over at Highidge Country Club. >> Good evening. Uh yeah, so this is an
abandonment, a future landings map amendment and a reszone uh for the reason the flume are for about 64 acres. The abandonment is of Southwest 7th. Um, and for future expansions of the golf course, the reszone is really just to
clean up. Right now, it's currently zone residential. Um, so it's just moving it all to recreation just to allow for future uh movement of the golf course. One of the things I want to mention is we previously discussed whether we were
going to apply a fee to abandonments and that is something that uh the city attorney's office never got direction about. So um we would just like to point out to commission that if we want to charge for abandonments um that may be
appropriate. So just something to consider. Shauna, what um what is our what costs do we see in going doing that process? What would what does it cost the city to
do that process? >> There's administrative costs, you know, obviously staff time, administrative cost, there's some title work that goes into that. um and whether we want to just keep it administrative cost, but you know, one of the public comments was
that, you know, why are we just giving uh land back? So, you know, maybe we need to bring a discussion item if that's something uh we want to discuss or if you guys would like us to propose an ordinance and you know, I we just
need direction because it it was something that was brought up previously, but uh we didn't get any firm affirmative direction on that. And you know, the the issue is, you know, some people of the public feel like
we're just giving land away. Um, you know, so we just need direction if that's something you want to do, whether it be a discussion item or just the city attorney's office proposing an ordinance. >> Got it. Yeah. No, that makes sense.
Okay. Yeah. I don't remember having that conversation, but I So, I'm happy to have that conversation. And I I mean and look at I mean obviously when it comes to maybe a a small parcel that abutts to a a home and they've been maintaining
this little you know sometimes we have those little pieces that we can't do anything with them and the resident the homeowner has been taking it you know taking care of it as part of their yard but it's technically not theirs. You know I don't want to I don't necessarily
want to charge them. So I think we have to have a discussion because I feel like it's you know I don't if they've been maintaining it >> and it doesn't provide us any benefit then you know what are why are we hanging on to it?
>> This one's uh over four acres. So >> right >> you might get a little uh comment about that I feel >> but it's within it's within High Ridge Country Club. >> Yes. Yes. It's it's it's within and on on both sides of the area is surrounded
by H Highidge Country Club uh property. So when it gets when it gets vacated the entire width will go to Highidge because they they own property on both sides and we do at least at least uh the development staff we do we do collect a fee for all these develop development
applications. So there there was at least an administrative commute. Uh >> okay, >> that would have been associated with this. And we we do and we do maintain this this does somewhat fit with what you were saying, Commissioner Kelly. >> Um they have been maintaining this is an unimproved this is an unimproved area
that runs right right between their property. Um and we will maintain a utility easement uh there. So they'll be very limited on what they'll be able to utilize it for, but we will get four acres on the tax rolls if if it gets approved. Oh, right. Because then they'll be
they'll be paying taxes on it as opposed to it being government land. >> Correct. >> That that we can't do anything with. I mean, it's a Right. I mean, we there's no use for it for the city. >> That is correct. >> Right. Okay.
>> All right. Thank you. >> All right. So, that covers those uh three items. We're going to move on to 10 A and 10B. Uh 10A is going to be a discussion update update on Eco Park. I'll let Andrew Mack take take the uh take the mic over. This is his baby.
He's been going for years and years and years on this and then we'll talk about uh 10B as well. >> Actually, I'm going to let Kevin discuss this one since he'll be doing the presentation at the meeting. >> Right, Kevin?
Yes, I adopted that baby Dan. So, the last time we had this before the commission, it was after we had the original bids and they came in too high and then the contractor backed out and we brought before the commission in August of 24 for direction because we had talked to the grtor and they gave us
an option of either withdrawing from the bid the grant and or reducing the scope. So, we opted the commission opted to reduce the scope. So, we did that. We submitted it to the grtor and we recently got an email back saying that what we submitted wasn't meeting the
grant uh outline and that our choices pretty much were to go back to what we bid that project out as and or withdraw from the bid. Um I will say that it's been two years since we got those bids
and I don't see it getting any better. Um, so the to the commission, we're going to ask them, do you want to go back out to to the original drawings or withdraw and revamp what we're thinking? At least we'd already have the drawings already
set to go for grants if we opted to go out for future grants for this project. Um, and that's what it's pretty much about. >> Any questions? >> I I'm sure Commissioner Kelly is going to have questions. >> Okay. Okay.
>> Um, so when we went when we first contacted the um the grant when we when the bids came in too high and they gave us the option to reduce the scope, did they
provide us with any guidelines as to how we could reduce the scope but still qualify for the grant? Because it's kind of frustrating to me that they said, "Well, you can scale it back." um you scale back the scope and then come back to us and you know that'll work. And now
we're hearing well you scaled it back so much or you got rid of the things that make you that you and now you don't wouldn't qualify for the grant if you went for it with this scope. So did they give us any guidelines when we went to them and they said oh well here are your
options. You can withdraw or you can reduce your scope. Um did yeah >> when we went to when we contacted the grtor we're told that it was budgetary reasons why we couldn't and we told about the contractor backing out and says well reduce your scope and so the
option was to reduce the scope and they'd have a look at it you know there was no guidelines to say guidelines and uh so we tried to reduce it to fit the budget and when we sent it back it was more or less you know and I'll show you that in the meeting but it was putting a fence up and cleaning up the existing
stuff. The big thing was we had like ADA access. So our plan was to build a little structure, have an ADA wheelchair like we have at the beach so we could actually push people through without adding all the hard surfaces and all this stuff, you know, >> and uh that wasn't accepted. So, and
plus they had, you know, the timing is there's so many, if you look at the date, the timeline is so far in between. It's like they had issues with their staff and reviewing and it's it's just been a a difficult job to secure the grant and it's been a lot of factors working against the city on this one, you know.
>> I mean, yeah, I No, I totally get that. Thank you. Um, yeah, I guess that's kind of I mean, there's been such a delay and it's not anyone's one particular, you know, it's no's fault. That's just just how it all played out. Um my thought and
I we can talk about this more on Tuesday night. You and I talked about it a little bit, Kevin. um is I don't want to continue reducing the scope or getting rid of things or at this point I feel like maybe there's other grant
opportunities out there that now that people are really you know the state is really focusing in on eco parks and preserving you know our the natural environment and doing all these things that maybe you know two years later
there's other grant opportunities out there that we can capture, you know, a bigger portion for this project and, you know, maybe think outside of the box on, you know, getting outside donors or
something to, you know, to assist with this and to get this park finally up and going. But, so I feel like we should just kind of move forward with the full scope um and see what other grant opportunities are out there.
um and if there's something else out there that provides more of a grant or like I said even you know looking at the possibility of um some donor um you know contributions especially when you're talking about you know I mean lately
with you know everything going on you know when we had the you know the Nicholls uh road thing came up and you know we had tons of people in that wanted to donate their time and money and all of that that you know it might be an opportunity also for
the community to to buy into this park. >> Well, at least this time around we have plans ready to go. So >> that'll save us some money, right? So we have a quite a big investment in already. So >> yeah, >> Kevin, can you call me about this
tomorrow? There is uh one issue that has come up I'd like to speak to you about. >> Okay. >> All right. Thank you. Okay. Thanks, Kevin. Those are my thoughts. >> Okay. >> And then we got a uh 10B is just going
to be an update on our strate strategic plan. We get to uh obviously we know it's a living document. What we get to do is hear the accomplishments that we've had over the last year uh or two and uh we'll get to update it and kind
of renew our goals, update some of the objectives. And I want to say Gigi from economic development is going to be doing that presentation. Correct, Adam? >> Yeah, Gigi and uh hope Amanda will be uh helping out as well. >> And we do have on this item in the
backup a consolidated list taken from the strategic plan. Um so you can see uh the updates on where we currently are on the priority project lists. and we'll discuss um kind of where we where we want to move with strategic
planning. Um and then uh we'll discuss also um kind of where we plan to kick off. Um, I think we we have a target of around January before budget um so that we can get all of the commission's priorities um in advance of of budget
season. >> Perfect. >> All righty. Any questions, Commissioner Kelly or? >> No, I think um I'm good. Hopefully, it'll be a nice quick meeting. It seems like it might be. >> Yeah, there's not a lot on this agenda,
so I I I can't foresee it taking too too long. So, >> sounds good. >> All right, guys. >> Thank you guys. Sorry it was just me. >> No, you're you're you're good.
>> All right. Thanks, everyone. >> Thank you. >> Take care. Be