TESTING. THIS IS A CAPTIONS TEST. # >> MAYOR: GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. WELCOME TO THE COMMISSION MEETING. TODAY IS TUESDAY JULY 7th, 2026. THE TIME IS NOW 5:30 P.M.
WE WILL TURN TO THE INTERIM CITY CLERK FOR ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ? >> PRESENT. >> COMMISSIONER McCRAY? >> PRESENT. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY? >> HERE. >> VICE MAYOR TURKIN? >> PRESENT. >> MAYOR SHELTON?
>> PRESENT. >> MAYOR: OUR YOU INVOCATION WILL BE COMMISSIONER McCRAY. >> WE STAND BEFORE YOU IN YOUR PRESENCE, ASKING THAT YOU LOOK DOWN UPON THE CITY OF BOYNTON AS WELL AS THE LEADERS IN THIS CITY.
WE ASK FOR YOUR GUIDANCE, BUT MOST OF ALL, WE ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM, LET US KNOW TO DO THE RIGHT THING, AND WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE, WE CAN GO HOME AND REST AND HAVE SWEET RELIEF. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING OVER US, OUR FAMILY, OUR CITY, MOST OF
ALL, POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREMEN. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> MAYOR: WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO THE AGENDA APPROVAL, ADDITIONS, DELETIONS AND CORRECTIONS. LET'S BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER McCRAY? >> I'M GOOD, MAYOR. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER KELLEY? >> NO.
>> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER CRUZ? >> I'LL HOLD OFF FOR NOW. >> MAYOR: VICE MAYOR TURKEN? >> YES, I HAVE TWO THINGS, IF WE CAN MOVE UP 10C TO AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT, I KNOW WE HAVE FOLKS IN
THE CROWD. I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE THEM WAIT HERE. UNDER THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT, I'D LIKE TO HAVE A BRIEF FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSION FROM OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP, BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME UNCERTAINTIES THAT I HAD AS FAR AS THE COLA, AND
THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT CUTS BEING MADE TO PROVIDE THAT, NONE OF THOSE ARE IN THE BUDGET, SO I'D LIKE TO JUST GET CLARITY ON THAT IF IT'S OKAY WITH MY COLLEAGUES UNDER THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT, BECAUSE I KNOW -- I'M SURE THE CITY MANAGER WILL HAVE SOME
CONVERSATION >> MAYOR: WHERE DO YOU WANT TO MOVE IT TO? >> 10C AFTER PUBLIC AUDIENCE. >> MAYOR: OKAY. SO IT WOULD BE 6.
>> MAYOR: YES, RIGHT BEFORE 6. IF NOTHING ELSE, CAN WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE.
>> MAYOR: MOTION PASSES. DAN, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO ADD? >> NO, MAYOR, THAT WAS WHAT THE VICE MAYOR BROUGHT UP IS WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK. >> MAYOR: WE WILL MOVE ON TO INFORMATIONAL ITEMS BY MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION. >> I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR A
FANTASTIC 4th OF JULY CELEBRATION. THE FIREWORKS I HEARD WERE THE LONGEST IN THE COUNTY, I WANT TO COMMEND EVERYBODY WHO HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT. IT WAS AMAZING. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING
A 250th CELEBRATION WITH THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD, THE GIRL SCOUTS PAINTING ROCKS.
>> I WANT TO DITTO MY COLLEAGUES STATEMENTS ABOUT JULY 4th. AND THANK YOU TO THE POLICE FOR MAKING EVERYONE SAFE. >> MAYOR: THIS YEAR WAS MUCH
SMOOTHER THAN THE 4th OF JULY, I GOT A LOT OF TEXT MESSAGES AND COMPLIMENTS ON THE POLICE THIS YEAR N COMPARISON, I KNOW IT'S ONE OF THE HARDEST NIGHTS FOR THEM TO WORK, BUT IT WAS VERY SMOOTH AND MUCH MORE COMPLIMENTS THAN LAST YEAR. COMMISSIONER KELLEY?
>> THANK YOU. I ECHO THE COMPLIMENTS MIGHT HAVE COLLEAGUES. I THINK THE RAIN HELD PEOPLE OFF AT THE BEGINNING. NEXT YEAR, MY ONLY THOUGHT WOULD BE TO PUT INTRODUCTIONS A LITTLE
LATER SO PEOPLE ARE THERE, WE HAD -- IT WAS A LIGHT CROWD AT THE BEGINNING, BUT THEN IT WAS A PACKED HOUSE. BUT EVERYTHING WAS SMOOTH SAILING. I GOT GOOD REPORTS FROM EVERYONE. THANK YOU TO ALL THE STAFF, IT'S
NOT JUST THE EVENTS THAT PULL THIS OFF, IT'S ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS, FROM PUBLIC WORKS, POLICE, FIRE. THANK YOU, EVERYONE FOR COMING TOGETHER TO MAKE THAT A GREAT 250th CELEBRATION. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER McCRAY?
>> I'D LIKE TO DITTO WHAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS SAID. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. IF I WANTED TO BE THROWN IN THE WATER, YOU ALL WOULD HAVE TAKEN
CARE OF THAT AS WELL. YOU REALLY TOOK CARE OF ME AND MY FAMILY. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I WANT TO ALSO PUT A PLUG IN FOR THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION THAT WAS HELD AT SARAH SIMS PARK. ONE OBSERVATION THAT CAME FROM TWO FORMER COMMISSIONERS THAT
LIVE ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN ON CONGRESS AVENUE. THEY WANTED TO KNOW WHY WE DID NOT HAVE SIGNS OUT THERE. ADVERTISING JUNETEENTH. THEY LIVE OUT THERE, AND FELT THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN A PART OF
THE AFFAIR. ALSO, I'D LIKE TO PUT A PLUG IN FOR CITY HALL. EXCELLENT JOB. FANTASTIC JOB. WHEN I CAME UP AND I LOOKED AT THE DOOR, WHEN THEY FIRST
STARTED, I SAID, THAT'S CUTE. I CAME BACK A COUPLE DAYS LATER, I TAKE BACK WHAT I SAID, BECAUSE I'M ON THE MICROPHONE. I WANT TO TELL YOU ALL, STAFF, CONTINUE TO DO WHAT YOU'RE DOING. WE HAVE GREAT EMPLOYEE THE IN
THE CITY. THEY'RE FINALLY STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE. YOU'RE MAKING BOYNTON LOOK GOOD, AND MAKING US FEEL REAL GOOD, THANK YOU. MAERJ THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO 3A, IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM, DOES STAFF HAVE A
PRESENTATION? AND I CAN -- TAMMY, WILL YOU READ 3A INTO THE RECORD.
>> PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 26-024 FIRST READING, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH FLORIDA. >> THANK YOU ALL FOR STARTING THIS MEETING A LITTLE EARLIER,
SO WE COULD GET THROUGH SOME PRETTY HEAVY MATERIAL. I'LL BE PRESENTING HALF OF THIS PRESENTATION, AND THEN THE INTERIM DIRECTOR WILL BE PRESENTING THE OTHER HALF. WE'RE AGO PAID BY CHENMORE AND
ASSOCIATES WHO ASSISTED IN THIS EFFORT. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING, ALMOST A YEAR AGO WE HAD
OUR KICKOFF MEETING WITH THE COMMITTEE. SINCE THE KICKOFF MEETING, WE'VE HELD TWO PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOPS, DONE A PUBLIC SURVEY, AND OUR CONSULTANTS HAVE ATTENDED SEVERAL PUBLIC EVENTS.
INCLUDING PIRATE FEST, FIRST FRIDAYS AND THE BUSINESS POP-UP, WE HAVE HELD A COMMISSION WORKSHOP. AND THAT BRINGS US HERE TODAY WHICH WE ARE DOING BOTH A WORKSHOP AND A FIRST READING
TOGETHER. THE LAST TIME WE DID THIS, THE QUESTION WAS, WHAT AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN DONE. THERE HASN'T BEEN A COMPREHENSIVE OVERALL OF THE
PLAN FOR -- SINCE '23. THE TWO OTHER ONES WERE VERY NARROW IN SCOPE BASED ON CHANGES AND STATE STATUTES. SO FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 26 YEARS, THERE'S NOT BEEN A
COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO WHAT'S IN THIS AMENDMENT? BECAUSE IT IS A LOT, THERE ARE OVER 130 CHANGES WITHIN THE AMENDMENT. 21 ADDITIONAL POLICIES, 41
DELETIONS, 72 MODIFICATIONS, 10 AFFECTED ELEMENTS, WHICH ARE ALL OF THE ELEMENTS, AND THERE WAS ONE NEW ELEMENT ADDED WHICH IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WE SAY THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE OVERHAUL, IT REALLY IS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DOCUMENT. THERE ARE THREE AREAS WE LOOKED
AT IN TERMS OF UPDATING, ONE IS STATUTORY COMPLIANCE, THIS IS WHERE WE MAKE SURE WE ARE FOLLOWING THE LAWS BASED ON THE STATE. THE SECOND IS POLICY ALIGNMENT, IN THIS TIME, WE ADOPTED LOTS OF PLANS, SUCH AS THE MOBILITY PLAN, THIS IS THE AMENDMENT THAT
GETS THEM INTEGRATED INTO OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE THIRD AS WE MODERNIZE THIS, THIS DOCUMENT COULD BE USED AS A GOVERNANCE TOOL. THERE ARE FOUR STRATEGIC
DIRECTIONS THAT OVERSEE THE CHANGES. THE FIRST WE WALKED THROUGH IS THE CLIMATE RESILIENCE, THE SECOND IS MULTIMOBILITY PLANNING. THE FOURTH IS GOVERNANCE
MODERNIZATION. NOW THERE ARE 13 TEAMS, I WON'T GO OVER EVERY SINGLE ONE. WE TOOK 130 AMENDMENTS AND TRIED TO CATEGORIZE AND GROUP THEM. THERE ARE 12 THEMES, THE LAST ONE IS THE BRAND NEW ELEMENT.
THESE RANGE FROM THINGS AS MUNDANE TO HOUSEKEEPING, ALL THE WAY TO AN EMERGENCE OF A BRAND NEW ELEMENT. THEY'RE PRETTY WIDESPREAD. ALL OF THE ELEMENTS DO NOT WORK ALONE. EVERYTHING IS WORKING TOGETHER.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, SOMETHING LIKE COMPLETE STREETS INTEGRATION IS NOT ONLY A MOBILITY CHANGE, BUT ALSO A CLIMATE CHANGE. AND HERE'S THE MEAT OF IT, THE FIRST AND SECOND THEME IS
PLANWIDE HOUSEKEEPING, TERMINOLOGY AND AGENCY UPDATES. SOME OF THE DIRECTIONS, WE DIDN'T GET EXPLICIT DIRECTION EXCEPT FROM THE STATE FROM THIS THEME, WE HAD TO UPDATE ALL OF OUR PLANNING PRACTICES, TO BE
COMPLIANT WITH THE STATE STATUTE WE HAD TO REMOVE COMPLIANCE, THAT AFFECTED THE AMENDMENTS BY CHANGING WORDS, LIKE HANDICAPPED
TO DISABLED. COUNTY MPO CHANGED TO PALM BEACH MPO. REALLY HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS. THE THIRD THEME IS MOBILITY PLAN INTEGRATION AND COMPLETE STREETS. THIS WAS A BIG ONE.
THE COMMISSION RAISED WE NEED STRONGER COMMUNICATION WITH OUR COUNTY ROADS. THERE WERE A COUPLE SURVEY QUESTIONS THAT DIRECTLY AFFECTED SOME OF THESE CHANGES. TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT RANKED TOP
THREE SIDEWALKS RANKED TOP THREE FOR DESIRED ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS. AND THE COMMISSION ASKED US TO INVESTIGATE BLUE WAYS INTO THE PLAN.
ONE WAS REWRITTEN TO ESTABLISHING A BIKE NETWORK. WE ARE CHANGING POLICIES THAT REQUIRE GIS INVENTORIES. WE REPLACED THE CIRCULATOR
SETTING, WITHIN THE TRANSIT PLAN WITHIN THE MOBILITY PLAN. THE FOURTH THEME IS COASTAL
HAZARD POLICY MODERNIZATION. THE COMMISSION ASKED US TO RAISE THE WATERFRONT NAVIGATABILITY, AS WELL AS DETAILED HURRICANE EVACUATION ANALYSIS FOR ALL MAJOR CORRIDORS. WE UPDATED THE APPLICABLE
POLICIES. THE POLICIES WERE REVISED THAT REFERENCED THE OLD 16 HOUR EVACUATION AND CATEGORY 5 STORMS, TO THE MOST RECENT REGIONAL HURRICANE STUDIES AND
LOCAL CLEARANCE TIME ANALYSIS. WE ALSO REMOVED DATED DEADLINES TO REMOVE LDRs. THEME FIVE IS PUBLIC TRANSIT MODE SHARE. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY, PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS RANKED AS THE THIRD HIGHEST DEFICIENCY BY RESIDENTS AFTER RETAIL OPTIONS AND SCHOOL SYSTEMS. WHAT DID THAT DO FOR THE POLICY AMENDMENTS? WE UPDATED TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC TRANSIT TO REDUCE MOTORCYCLE USE
AND TRAFFIC CONGESTION, ALIGNING WITH THE CITY'S MOBILITY PLAN AND PALM TRAN.
COORDINATE WITH LOCAL PROVIDERS. GABE IS GOING TO COVER THE NEXT FIVE THEMES.
>> GOOD EVENING. I'M INTERIM DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND ZONING. I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT ALL THESE THEMES COORDINATE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PLAN. YOU'LL NOTICE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN, YOU'LL HAVE POLICIES IN CHAPTER 1 AND CHAPTER 5, CHAPTER 5 BEING THE
LAND USE MAP, CHAPTER 5 BEING THE RECREATION ON OPEN SPACE. THE SURVEY COMMENTS THAT CAME OUT THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAN. FOR PARKS AND OPEN SPACE, FOR
THE PROPOSED EVALUATING FOR UNDERUSED PARKS, INCLUDING PARK TO HOUSING CONVERSIONS. SOME OF THOSE POLICIES WE'RE BUILDING IN WOULD FORMALLY PRIORITIZE ENHANCEMENT AND ALSO
CREATE MULTIMODAL ACCESS IN ALL PARKS TO INCLUDE BICYCLE PARKING AND REVITALIZE AND NEW PARKS AND UPDATING FOR ADA REQUIREMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WATER SUPPLY AND UTILITIES PLANNING.
THIS WAS UPDATED THROUGH THE U UNTILS DEPARTMENT, BASED OFF SOME OF THE FEEDBACK FROM PRESENTATIONS, HIGHLIGHTING THE WATER SUPPLY PLANNING AS A CROSS CUTTING ISSUE, SPENDING UTILITIES AND THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN. THERE'S POLICIES THAT WERE AFFECTING BOTH UTILITIES SECTION
AND FUTURE LAND USE SECTION. HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD, I WANT TO POINT OUT THIS ONE WAS A RATHER LARGE ONE, BASED OFF THE FEEDBACK FROM THE SURVEY AND COMMISSION. SOME OF THE CONCERN WAS ABOUT REZONING COMPATIBILITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER. CALLS FOR IDENTIFYING OBSTACLES
THAT PREVENT SINGLE FAMILY OWNERS, AND SOME OF THE TOP THREE PRIORITIES OUT OF THE SURVEY THAT WAS DONE BY THE LOCAL CITIZENS. SOME OF THESE POLICIES REQUIRE RESIDENTIAL AREAS TO BE ADEQUATELY BUFFERED FROM INCOMPATIBLE NONRESIDENTIAL
USES, DIRECTS THE CITY TO COORDINATE WITH HOUSING AGENCIES. THIS IS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE WORKING WITH PALM BEACH COUNTY. IN THE NEXT ONE, THERE'S A NEW GOAL, TWO OBJECTIVES, AND 13 SUB POLICIES THAT ESTABLISH A FORMAL NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM, BASED OFF THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS, AS OUTLINED IN THE NEXT POLICY THAT ESTABLISHES NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS AS FORMAL CRITERIA FOR REVIEW, OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, YOU'LL START TO SEE SOME OF THESE DEVELOP. BEING WITH THE INPUT FROM THE RESIDENTS AS WELL AS COMING TO
THE BODY FOR FINAL APPROVAL. THE CONSERVATION ELEMENT IS UPDATING A LOT OF THE STATE AND LOCAL NAMES, MANAGE STORM WATER RUNOFF REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER KEY CHANGES THAT ARE GOING THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DOCUMENT.
COMMISSION DIRECTED FROM GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND LIVING SEAWALLS. ALSO, THE SURVEY -- POLICIES WERE RESTRUCTURED AND TWO NEW POLICIES FOR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, WHEN IT COMES TO
PROPERTY LIFE, RE-EVALUATION ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. TWO MORE POLICIES, PROTECTING THE MANATEE HABITATS. WE MOVE TO INDUSTRIAL
MODERNIZATION AND DESIGN STANDARDS, THIS ONE RESPONDING FROM THE SURVEY, IDENTIFIED DESIGN FEATURES FOR DESIGN PLANS AND BUILDINGS. WE'RE UPDATING AND ADDING, REQUIRING A FIVE-YEAR CYCLE FOR
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL NEW POLICIES, TO HELP THE CITY SUPPORT MODERNIZATION, REQUIRING CRA REDEVELOPMENT TO PRIORITIZE COMPLETE STREETS, ACTIVITY NODES AND NEW POLICY DIRECTING THE CITY TO PROTECT CHARACTER, QUALITY OF LIFE AND BUSINESS
COMMUNITY. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS SECTION GOT A PRETTY NEW OVERHAUL AS WELL WITH OUR CIP DIRECTOR. CLEANING UP A LOT OF THE OUTDATED INFORMATION, DATES, THINGS LIKE THAT, BY CREATING
NEW POLICIES, REWRITING FOR THE CIP COMMITTEE FOR PROJECT EVALUATION CRITERIA, AND PROPORTIONATE SHARE ELEMENTSING.
THE LIVING SEAWALLS AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE, LAND CONSERVATION, AND THE TRY CANOPY BEING A LARGE ONE THROUGHOUT MANY OF THE OTHER THINGS AS WELL. THIS ONE, AGAIN, YOU SEE AN ACTUAL WHOLE NEW OBJECTIVE THAT WAS ADDED WITH THE POLICIES
BEING ADDED TO REFLECT THOSE CHANGES, THERE'S ALSO SEVERAL OTHER OBJECTIVES THAT WERE ADDED TO ESTABLISH TREE CANOPIES, AND ESTABLISH THE CITY TO WORK WITH ONE ANOTHER AND DEPARTMENTS, LOCALLY AT THE STATE AND COUNTY
LEVEL. THE EXCITING ONE ADDED WORKFORCE READINESS, INFRASTRUCTURE AND
REGULAR U -- REGULATORY SUPPORT. THERE WERE OVER 130 CHANGES, SEVERAL OF THOSE WERE UPDATING DATES, REMOVING OLD LANGUAGE THAT WAS NO LONGER AFFECTED. AND IT DID GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE
DOCUMENT WITH FORCE TREATING DECISIONS, AND ONE CREATING A NEW THEME. OR ELEMENT, EXCUSE ME. THAT'S THE PRESENTATION FROM
STAFF, CHENMORE HAS A DETAILED PRESENTATION. IF YOU WOULD LIKE THEM TO GO INTO THOSE OR IF YOU'D LIKE TO ASK QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. >> MAYOR: ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS? >> I DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS, BUT I HAVE CONCERNS, HAVING MET WITH
INCA, THAT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THE WATERWAY HERE IN BOYNTON, WE FELT WE SHOULD INCLUDE A PARKING CONTINGENCY PLAN, WHICH SHOWS PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS, PARKING
AGREEMENTS WITH OFFSITE PARKING, VALET PARKING AND ADDITIONAL PROPOSED PARKING. >> I THINK THAT IS FOR THE MARINA ITEM THAT IS COMING UP LATER ON THE AGENDA.
>> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? >> FOR CLARIFICATION, IS THERE ANYTHING ABOUT A TRAIN STATION IN THIS? >> I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. >> I KNOW THAT'S R THAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED AND THROWN AROUND.
PEOPLE DON'T WANT THAT. FROM EVERYTHING I'VE DUG THROUGH, I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY OF THAT. >> THERE IS A PROPOSAL FOR THE TRAINIZATION WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THERE HAS BEEN PLANNING DOCUMENTS THAT WERE DONE OUTSIDE OF THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT CITE A STATION WITHIN THE CITY. THERE HAVE BEEN PLANNING EFFORTS TO BE ABLE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A SITE, WHICH IS RESULTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT WE HAVE NOW, BUT
THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL EFFORTS TO SITE A TRAIN STATION. >> FOR THE MOBILITY PORTION, FOR THE WATERWAY MOBILITY, IT SAYS 10 TAXI STOPS, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S PEOPLE OR NOT, IT COULD BE UP TO 10.
>> YES, 10 IS CITED FROM THE MOBILITY PLAN ITSELF, THERE ARE SOME PREDETERMINED LOCATIONS THROUGH THAT STUDY. IT CAN BE UP TO 10, OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A LIVING DOCUMENT, IT WILL START WITH 1 OR 2, AND AS ACTIVITY GROWS IT WILL GROW. >> AWESOME.
OKAY. >> IN REGARDS TO WHAT THE VICE MAYOR SAID ABOUT A TRAIN STATION YEARS AGO, THAT WAS WHAT WAS COMING UP, LIKE WE SAID, THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THAT, I THINK
THE TRAIN STATION REALLY WENT AWAY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT DOWNTOWN. >> YOU NEED A MOTION? >> MAYOR: YES, WE WILL BE ACTING IN OUR ROLE AS THE LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY.
>> I'M SORRY, WE NEED PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST. >> MAYOR: ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS, NOW IS THE TIME TO COME DOWN, ON THIS ITEM. >> FOR THE MOBILITY. >> JUST FOR THE MOBILITY.
>> NOT FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. >> MAYOR: NOT FOR THE TURTLES. TORTOISES, SORRY. NOT NOW. IT WILL BE DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT, DON'T WORRY. >> ON THE MOBILITY THING, ONE OF THE THINGS HAVE YOU IN YOUR --
>> CAN YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> HARRY WOODWORTH, BOYNTON BEACH. YOU HAVE A LOT OF WALKING AND BIKING. THAT'S FINE THE STUFF YOU HAVE IN THE MARINE OVERLAY ASSUMES A
LOT OF WALKING AND BIKING, PART OF THAT IS CONTINGENT ON HAVING SIDEWALKS WHICH YOU CAN WALK AND BIKE ON, WHICH WE DON'T. I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT COMES TOGETHER IN THE COMP PLAN, YOU DON'T HAVE A WITHOUT B, IT'S GOT TO COME TOGETHER. IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE
WALKING AND BIKING TO THESE THINGS. YOU HAVE TO ADD PARKING, BECAUSE THERE'S NO OTHER WAY TO GET THERE. THAT'S JUST MY COMMENT. IT DOESN'T COME TOGETHER. THANKS.
>> BARBARA READY. I WANT TO REMIND THE PUBLIC, IF YOU DID NOT ALREADY REMIND THEM, TOMORROW, THE COUNTY IS COMING TO OUR CULTURAL CENTER BETWEEN 6:00 AND 8:00, SEEKING INPUT ON
THE COUNTY MOBILITY STUDY, WHICH DIRECTLY IMPACTS US. IF PEOPLE ARE AVAILABLE, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK UP ABOUT THE COUNTY'S MOBBILITY STUDY TOMORROW, 6:00 TO 8:00.
DOWNTOWN. >> MAYOR: OKAY, IF THERE IS NO ONE LEFT TO SPEAK, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO PROPOSED ORDINANCE 26-024. >> AS THE LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY. >> MAYOR: AS THE LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY.
>> MAY I MAKE ONE COMMENT BEFORE WE VOTE. VICE MAYOR TURKIN, I FOUND SOMETHING REGARDING RAILS. THIS IS AN EXISTING POLICY, IT WASN'T AMENDED THROUGH THIS PROCESS. 2.4.17 READS, THE CITY SHALL STRIVE TO ADAPT ITS
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK, TO ACCOMMODATE THE PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE ON THE FEC CORRIDOR WITH A NEW STATION IN THE CITY'S CRA, TO IMPLEMENT TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT, AND PROVIDE SUPERIOR ACCESS TO THE FUTURE
DOWNTOWN STATION. THE CITY SHALL PLAN FOR. THERE ARE FOUR THINGS UNDERNEATH, COMPLETE STREETS, SHORT BLOCKS, PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLE FRIENDLY DESIGN. AND ADEQUATE BIKE LANES. SO I CAN REMOVE REFERENCES IN
HERE TO THE STATION AND PROMOTE PEDESTRIANS FRIENDLY -- >> GET OUT OF MY HEAD, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. I'M OKAY WITH WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO THERE. BUT NOT FOR REASONING OF THE TRAINING STATION. IF YOU GO BACK, YOU HAD -- YOU
KNOW, YOU HAD OUR HEIGHT LIMIT INCREASE, AND A LOT OF THINGS CHANGED TO BOOST THE DEVELOPMENT. WHEN YOU LOOK AT BRIGHTLAND THEY'RE STRUGGLING, OTHER CITIES ARE ENTERTAINING THEM, AND THEN
THE CITY'S AND TAXPAYERS GET STUCK WITH THE BILL AT THE 11th HOUR, AND YOU SEE AN EXPONENTIAL WASTE OF RESOURCES BETWEEN STAFF TIME AND EFFORT GOING INTO THIS. UNLESS IT COMES, I DON'T THINK
WE SHOULD PLAN FOR IT, AS FAR AS THE CRITERIA THAT GOES UNDER THAT SECTION. >> IF I MAY SUGGEST, PLEASE INCLUDE AN AMENDMENT TO POLICY
2.4.17 THAT REMOVES REFERENCE TO A PASSENGER RATE SERVICE. >> 2.4.17? >> YES. >> REAL QUICK, AMMAN DARK I WOULD JUST -- I'M HESITANT BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN
CONVERSATIONS AT THE MPO AS FAR AS FUTURE LOOKS AT SUNRAIL, AND THAT OPTION TO TRIRAIL, WHICH IS WHAT THEY'VE BEEN TRYING TO PLAN OUT.
I -- AND WE HAVE -- IT'S RAMPED UP CONVERSATIONS MORE RECENTLY, I'M HESITANT TO COMPLETELY STRIP AS IN THE PLAN, IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE'RE ACTIVELY SEEKING, BUT WITHOUT KNOWING THE
MPO'S POSITION AND PLAN PUSHING FORWARD, BECAUSE I JUST DON'T WANT -- >> BUT I UNDERSTAND THE -- I DON'T WANT OUR RESIDENTS TO INCUR THE COST AND MAINTENANCE AND ALL THAT, IF IT'S NOT PROVIDING AN ACTUAL BENEFIT TO
OUR RESIDENTS INTO THE CITIES THAT'S USING IT. >> WHAT I CAN SAY IN REFERENCE TO THE STATION WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, DOES NOT ADD OR DETER FROM THE STATION COMING TO THE CITY. THE MPO, WHEN THE TIME COMES, IF
THE MPO FEELS THREADY, IT COULD BE APPROVED WITHOUT IT BEING IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, STRICTLY PLANNING DIRECTOR, WE HAVE BEEN PLANNING TOWARD TRANSPORTATION ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT FOR A LONG TIME. A LOT OF THE THINGS IN THIS
POLICY, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TOWARD ALREADY. REMOVING THE REFERENCE TO THE PASSENGER RAIL DOESN'T ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY OF IT COMING. IN FULL TRANSPARENCY. >> THAT'S FINE. I'M FINE WITH THAT AMENDMENT.
AS LONG AS -- IT JUST DOESN'T STRIP ALL THE WORK THAT OTHER PLANNING AGENCIES THAT FOCUS ON TRANSPORTATION HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS. >> AS THE LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY,
WOULD I RECOMMEND A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PLAN WITH THE REMOVAL OF REFERENCE TO TRAIN STATION. >> PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE. >> YES, PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.
>> MAYOR: ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY? >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER McCRAY? >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ? >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR TURKEN? >> YES. >> MAYOR SHELTON? >> YES. >> AS THE CITY COMMISSION, I
WOULD MAKE THE SAME MOTION REGARDING APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND SENDING IF TO THE STATE PACED BONN THE VOTE OF THE LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY, WITH AMENDING 2.4.17 WITH REGARD TO REMOVAL OF
THE PASSENGER RAIL AS DISCUSSED. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: I'LL TURN FOR ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY? >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER McCRAY? >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ? >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR TURKIN? >> YES.
>> MAYOR SHELTON? >> YES. >> THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MA >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. WE ARE MOVING ON TO PUBLIC AUDIENCE. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE TORTOISES, WE
HAVE MOVED THAT UP ON THE AGENDA. THIS IS NOT A Q&A, THE SPEAKER MUST ADDRESS THE COMMISSION AS A WHOLE, NOT ANY INDIVIDUAL. INSULTS, PERSONAL ATTACKS AND DISRUPTIONS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED. YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE IF YOU VIOLATE THOSE RULES.
ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, I ASK THAT YOU GET UP, LINE UP AT BOTH PODIUMS SO WE CAN KEEP THINGS MOVING QUICKLY.
>> DAVID KATZ, BOYNTON BEACH. I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TRAIN STATION TO THE TRAIN STATION. WHAT'S SO IMPORTANT ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED JULY 4th, THE WAY STAFF
PRESENTED THAT, IF YOU TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE CURRENT DISCOURSE IN OUR COUNTRY, YOU HAVE CLOSE TO 8,000 PEOPLE THERE, NO ISSUES, NO PROBLEMS, PEOPLE FROM ALL POLITICAL STRAINS, ECONOMIC
STRAINS, FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, RELATIVES, 8,000 PEOPLE CAME FOR ONE SPECIFIC REASON, THAT IS TO CELEBRATE THE 250th ANNIVERSARY, AND IT CAME OFF WITHOUT A HITCH, AND IT WAS WONDERFUL. ONE LAST COMMENT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW WHAT'S
BLACK AND WHITE AND READ ALL OVER, NO, IT'S NOT THE PALM BEACH POST. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: NEXT? WE'RE GOING TO ALTERNATE SO WE CAN KEEP MOVING. KEEP STEPPING UP TO THE PODIUM.
>> RENEE MEISNER. GOOD EVENING, SO UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE TO BE HERE AGAIN TO DISCUSS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND IT'S QUITE SAD CONSIDERING IT'S NOT JUST TORTOISES THAT ARE ENDANGERED, IT'S THE ACTUAL FOREST ITSELF.
PART OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH WEBSITE IS DEDICATED TO INTEGRITY, THE HISTORIC PROGRAM, AND INCREASE THE PUBLIC'S
AWARENESS TO OUR COMMUNITY'S HISTORY. THE BOYNTON BEACH FOREST IS BEING ILLEGALLY ALTERED, I SAY ILLEGALLY, BECAUSE WE WATCHED CREWS CLEAR VEGETATION WITHOUT GETTING ANY TYPE OF PROPER
PERMITS, AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE SAW SOME DEAD ANIMALS WE WERE PRAYING WOULD NOT HAPPEN. WHAT I WAS ABLE TO UNCOVER IS SOMETHING CALLED THE TAKE
PERMIT, YOU PAVE OVER OR FILL BOR BOROUGHS, CAUSING ANIMALS TO SUFFOCATE AND DIE. THIS IS WHERE WE LIVE, AND IT'S DEVASTATING TO SEE, NOT JUST THE
FOREST BEING AFFECTED, BUT IT'S OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS IS WHERE WE PAY TAXES, WHERE WE LIVE, A MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE IN HERE HAVE BEEN THERE SINCE THE '80s, THE FORRIST IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO MAINTAIN. IT'S NOT JUST THE TORTOISES, THE PLANTS, THE TREES OR ALL THE
OTHER ANIMALS AROUND IT, IT'S PART OF A GREEN SPACE THAT NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED IN THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH. I'M ASKING THAT EVERYONE FINALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, AND NOT LET MEISNER CONSTRUCTION OR WHATEVER IT IS, THIS COMPANY IS CALLED, COME IN AND JUST BUILD
TOWNHOUSES, THANK YOU >> MAYOR: I'M GOING TO MAKE A COMMENT BEFORE WE MOVE ON. WE'RE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING A DECLARATION FOR A RESTRICTED COVENANT.
THAT'S JUST THE PART THAT THE CITY HAS. WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON IN THE COUNTY, WE DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER. IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT, WE CAN ONLY -- WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS NEXT IS THE RESTRICTED COVENANT. SO ON THE LAND THAT WE CAN DO IT
ON. I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS BOARD IS GOING TO VOTE, BUT THAT'S OUR MAIN GOAL. OUR HANDS ARE TIED ON THAT. >> IT'S NOT JUST THE COUNTY.
>> MAYOR: WE HAVE TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PERSON. >> GOOD EVENING, I'M STACY LEE SHERWOOD, I WANTED TO ADDRESS THE PARCEL. IT'S BEEN CALLED UNUSED LAND. THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS UNUSED LAND. IT'S SOMETHING DEVELOPERS CALL
LAND THEY HAVEN'T YET BUILT ON. THIS PARCEL IS VERY MUCH USED BY DOZENS OF SPECIES OF TREES, FLOWERS, WILDLIFE, SOME OF WHICH ARE LEGALLY PROTECTED IN THE STATE, AND I'VE DOCUMENTED QUITE A LOT OF THAT. WE KNOW THIS IS HOME TO SEVERAL
DOCUMENTED GOPHER TORTOISES, AS WELL AS SEVERAL DOCUMENTED NATIVE FLOWERS AND TREES. IT'S VALUE FOR THEM IS IMMEASURABLE AND PRICELESS. THE VALUE FOR PEOPLE IS ALSO PRICELESS AN IMMEASURABLE. COUNTLESS STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT LIVING NEAR OPEN SPACE ADDS
TO PROPERTY VALUE. A WAY FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY IT AWAY FROM OUR BUSY, CHAOTIC LIFE. ONCE IT'S GONE, IT'S GONE
FOREVER. I THINK THIS FITS INTO THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT YOU HAD JUST MENTIONED MOMENTS AGO. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, NEXT, PLEASE.
>> MICHAEL CORCORAN, BOYNTON BEACH. I'VE LIVED HERE SINCE 1980, I BOUGHT IN THE WOODSIDE HOMES DEVELOPMENT. I BOUGHT IN THIS SECTION BECAUSE IT'S BACKED UP BY WOODS. I'VE ENJOYED THE WOODS, HAVING THE WOODS HERE, AND WHERE IT IS,
AND ALL THE ANIMALS THAT CRAWL ON TO MY SPACE AND EAT AND POOP, WHATEVER THEY DO ON MY PROPERTY. I'VE BEEN HERE NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE SAME REASON. WE KEEP ON REDOING OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN ABOUT THIS
PROPERTY THAT WE WANT TO SAVE, AND IT SEEMSED THAT NOBODY CAN GET THEIR STUFF TOGETHER AND SAY, WE OWN THE PROPERTY, BUT I GUESS THE COUNTY HAS TO REZONE IT. I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU GUYS DO, WHETHER YOU TAKE $200 OUT OF
YOUR CURSE JAR OR WHATEVER IT IS, CALL SOMEBODY UP IN WEST PALM BEACH, TAKE THEM OUT TO LUNCH, DO SOMETHING TO SAY, HOW CAN WE GET THIS REZONED, HOW CAN WE GET THIS SO WE CAN SATISFY THESE PEOPLE AND THIS DEVELOPMENT, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO KEEP ON DOING THIS OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE WAITING FOR US ALL TO DIE, GO AWAY OR FORGET IT, WE'RE NOT GOING TO, SO PLEASE GET TOGETHER WITH ALL -- EVERYBODY, AND VOTE ON, BUT VOTE YES SO WE CAN PRESERVE THIS AS A PRESERVE, AND NOT JUST TEAR IT UP AND PUT HOUSING IN OR
WHATEVER YOU PLAN ON DOING OR NOT DOING. THANK YOU. >> MY NAME IS JAKE LANG. WOULD I LIKE TO KNOW WHERE EACH
ONE OF YOU ARE BORN, RAISED OR FROM, IS THAT POSSIBLE. CAN I GET ARY RESPONSIBLE FROM EVERYONE? >> MAYOR: WE DON'T ANSWER QUESTIONS LIKE THAT. >> OH, NO. CAME UP HOT ON THAT.
>> CINDY FALCO DECORRADO. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SPECIES. WE'RE LIVING UNDER COMMUNISM AND YOU DON'T KNOW IT. YOU'RE BEING ENCROACHED UPON EVERY DAY. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND HOW OUR FUNDS
ARE BEING SPENT. THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY $2.2 MILLION FOR ADDITIONAL SURVEILLANCE. THAT'S NOT FREEDOM, MY FRIENDS. IF YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND THE MONEY, PUT IT IN EVERY POLICE STATION, GOVERNMENT BUILDING, SO
WE CAN SEE HOW MUCH CRIME AND WASTE IS BEING DONE. YOUR LIFE, LIBERTY IS BEING INVOKED UPON 24/7. I STATE FOR THE RECORD, THAT I DO NOT CONSENT TO UNNECESSARY TRACKING OF MYSELF, MY HUSBAND, OUR HOME, OUR VEHICLE THROUGH
FLOCK CAMERAS, SMART WATER METERS AND SMART ELECTRIC MEETERS OR SIMILAR HE CAN TECHNOLOGIES. CHARGING RESIDENTS $55 WHEN YOU COME OUT TO READ YOUR METER, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO OPT OUT OF
THE SMART METER READERS. THEY WATCH EVERYTHING YOU DO. I ALSO OPPOSE BOYNTON BEACH PROVIDES FIRE RESCUE SERVICES, DID YOU KNOW THAT TO OCEAN RIDGE, TO BRINEY BREEZE AND THE VILLAGE OF GULF.
ARE THOSE MUNICIPALITIES PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE, OR ARE BOYNTON BEACH TAXPAYERS SUBSIDIZING THOSE SERVICES. I ENCOURAGE EVERY RESIDENT TO
OPPOSE THE STUDY THROUGH PUBLIC RECORDS. WE PROVIDE WATER AND SEWER SERVICES OUTSIDE OF OUR CITY. DID YOU KNOW THAT, ARE WE BEING ADEQUATELY COMPENSATED. I ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO REQUEST THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS AND RARE STUDIES, RATE STUDIES, WHY ARE
RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS PAYING RATES COMPARABLE TO COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS FOR TRASH PICKUP. DO YOU REALIZE YOU'RE PAYING THE SAME RATE AS BUSINESSES, THEY
USE TRASH MORE. FINALLY, PUBLIC OFFICE IS PUBLIC TRUST, EVERY DOLLAR IN THIS BUDGET BELONGS TO THE TAXPAYERS, WE DESERVE TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP OF EVERY PUBLIC DOLLAR. ABOUT PAYING PENSIONS TO POLICE
THAT ALLEGEDLY SEXUALLY ASSAULT AND GO AND RETIRE, WE'RE PAYING THEM 7,509 A MONTH FOR A PENSION? WHAT IS WRONG WITH US AS AMERICANS? WHY ARE WE ALLOWING THIS. WHY ARE WE PAYING SO MUCH PENSIONS.
I ENCOURAGE EVERY AMERICAN TO LOOK AND SEE WHAT YOU'RE PAYING FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE PENSIONS. THEY PAID $275 FOR THE WOMAN WHO WAS SEXUALLY ABUSED BY THIS SERGEANT, FABREZE.
WAKE UP AND DO YOUR DO DILIGENCE. >> MAYOR: EXCUSE ME, IN THE BACK, COULD YOU NOT BLOCK THE CLOCK, PLEASE. >> MICHAEL SPAZINA, BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COMMISSION, STAFF, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
IT'S A REAL INTERESTING TIME HERE, BECAUSE THIS IS A COMPLEX MATTER, WE HAVE THE CITY PARCELS ABUTTING THE COUNTY PARCELS. DEVELOPMENT ON ONE, AND NOT THE OTHER. NO MATTER WHO I'M TALKING TO, IT'S CHALLENGING TO SQUARE AWAY IN TERMS OF THE SCOPE OF WHAT'S
BEING DISCUSSED. IT'S A PLEASURE, AND IT'S REALLY UNIQUE, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, IN FLORIDA, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE JUST HAVING THEIR VOICE TAKEN FROM THEM, THEY DON'T FEEL HEARD, THEY DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE REPRESENTATION, THEY DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE THEABILITY
TO GO OUT AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IT'S A BREATH OF FRESH AIR TO BE ABLE TO COME HERE, VOICE OUR CONCERNS, I SENT OVER AN EMAIL PACKET THAT CONTAINED, WE'RE ABOUT TO CHANGE 2800 CHANGE.ORG
PETITIONS. WE HAVE EVIDENCE THAT THERE IS PROTECTED SPECIES ON SITE, THERE IS A LOT OF VALUE TO KEEPING THIS GREEN SPACE. WHEN YOU ZOOM OUT ON THAT AERIAL MAP AND SEE HOW LITTLE
UNADULTERATED LAND THERE IS, IT REALLY KIND OF PUTS INTO PERSPECTIVE WHAT'S BEING DISCUSSED HERE. I'M HOPEFUL WE'VE DONE OUR PART, DONE THE WORK, GET SIGNATURES
AND BODIES. EVERY TIME NICHOLS BOULEVARD AND THE BOYNTON FOREST IS ON THE AGENDA ITEM, THE ROOM GETS REALLY FULL, REALLY FAST. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT THING, I'M HOPEFUL THAT IF WE DO SEE SOME PRESERVATION HERE, IT'S RECOGNIZED WHAT THE BOYNTON
BEACH -- THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH HAS DONE. THE COMMISSION, VICE MAYOR, MAYOR, CITY STAFF HAVE DONE TO EFFECTIVELY PRESERVE THIS LAND, SHOW THEY'RE LISTENING TO RESIDENTS, CONSTITUENTS, ET CETERA, AND THEY'RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
>> MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT, PLEASE.
>> GOOD EVENING, BRIANNA HENQUIST, BOCA RATON. I'D LIKE TO CALL SPECIAL ATTENTION TONIGHT TO LITTLE TED, A HATCHLING. THIS IS TORTOISE MATING SEASON, AND THESE LITTLE GUYS HAVE
STARTED HATCHING OUT. I'M HERE BECAUSE I WANT TO TELL YOU HOW I SAVED THE URBAN FOREST, WHICH IS AN ENDANGERED GOPHER TORTOISE HABITAT TWICE.
FIRST FROM BALL FIELDS, AND SECOND A CELL TOWER. GOPHER TORTOISES ARE AN ENDANGERED AND PROTECTED SPECIES, THAT MEANS IT'S ILLEGAL TO TOUCH, FEED, RELOCATE OR HARASS THEM. IF ONE IS ENDANGERED, MOVING ONE OUT OF THE STREET TO BE RUN
OVER, IT'S OKAY TO TOUCH IT AND RESCUE IT. THEIR HABITAT AND BURROWS ARE ALSO PROTECTED. THEY CAN BE UP TO 10 FEET DEEP
AND 40 FEET LONG. THEY'RE KNOWN AS KEYSTONE SPECIES, WHICH MEANS THEY CAN HELP SHELTER OVER 350 OTHER SPECIES BY SHARING THEIR BURROWS, IF A DEVELOPMENT IS APPROVED AND TORTOISES ARE
REQUIRED BY LAW TO BE RELOCATED BEFORE THE GROUND IS BROKEN, THEN THE STREET OR COMMUNITY USUALLY GETS A NAME LIKE TORTOISE TRAIL, BURROW LINE, IN THIS CASE, IT'S GOING TO BE
TURTLE SQUARE. AND THE COMMUNITY GETS A LITTLE LOGO NATURE THEMED TORTOISE OUT IN FRONT. THE TORTOISE IS LEFT TRYING TO DIG A HOME IN OVERCOMPACTED
DIRT. WELCOME TO OVERCROWDED FLORIDA, 2026. >> MY NAME IS ALANI WALKER. I MOVED -- >> MAYOR: CAN YOU PLEASE CLOSE
THE BACK DOOR. >> -- I MOVED TO BOYNTON BEACH, WE BOUGHT OUR FIRST HOME IN AUGUST OF THIS PAST YEAR, NOT ONLY DO I LIVE HERE, I WORK AT THE BOYNTON BEACH MALL, I COACH
KIDS FROM 4 TO 12 YEARS OLD, SOY HAVE A LOT OF INVESTED INTO THIS COMMUNITY. AND JUST AS THE GENTLEMAN SAID HERE BEFORE THAT'S LIVED HERE
SINCE THE '80s, I HEARD SOME PATRONIZING OF THE ISSUE, CALLING IT TORTOISE. THESE 72 TOWNHOMES WOULD BRING 144 NEW DRIVERS INTO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE ARE MULTIPLE KIDS ON THE STREET, ON MY STREET, ON ALL THE STREETS IN THE AREA, THAT WALK
FROM THEIR BUS STOP TO THEIR HOMES, THAT WOULD BE DANGEROUS FOR THEM. IT BRINGS US LESS PROTECTION FROM THE STORMS, HIGHER TEMPERATURES, IT BRINGS -- WORSENS NOISE POLLUTION FROM THE BUSY STREETS, IT ALSO WOULD
EXACERBATE WELL ISSUES. IF YOU'RE AWARE OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD AND UNDERSTAND THE REALITIES THAT PEOPLE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD LIVE THROUGH, THE WELL WATER IS A HUGE ISSUE. WHEN I WALKED AROUND AND DISCUSSED WITH MY NEIGHBORS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT CAME UP OVER AND OVER AGAIN. BY REMOVING THIS FOREST, YOU ARE
DIRECTLY PUTTING THEIR WELL WATER AT RISK. WHY AM I BEING -- ARE YOU GOING TO PAUSE THE CLOCK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WAS. >> IT BRINGS US LESS PROTECTION FROM THE STORMS, HIGHER TEMPERATURES. >> MAYOR: THEY'RE FIXING IT.
THANK YOU. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE A MYRIAD OF OTHER ISSUES HERE, BESIDES THE ENDANGERED GOPHER TORTOISES, THOSE ARE A HUGE THING. THERE'S A LOT OF VALUE BEYOND JUST A DEVELOPMENT.
I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT YES THERE ARE A LOT MORE PEOPLE HERE THIS WEEK THAN WERE HERE TWO WEEKS AGO, AT THE LAST COMMISSIONER MEETING, AND YES, THESE PEOPLE MAY NOT BE AS FAMILIAR WITH THE POLITICAL PROCESS, SO THEY MAY NOT BE AS QUICK OR AS AWARE AS THE PERSON WHO WAS HERE EARLIER, SHE WAS
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHEN SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO SPEAK. I WOULD ASK THAT AS COMMISSIONERS, AS ELECTED OFFICIALS, PEOPLE THAT CHOSE TO BE IN THIS POSITION, YOU DO NOT PATRONIZE MY COMMUNITY, YOU DO NOT LOOK DOWN AND -- HAVE TONE WITH PEOPLE THAT DO NOT
UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS, YOU WERE ELECTED FOR THIS POSITION, YES, YOU MAY UNDERSTAND, BUT IT'S NOT EXPECTED FOR EVERY SINGLE PERSON TO. SO AGAIN, YOU DO HAVE A LOT OF POWER, YOU KEEP SAYING THERE'S NO POWER IF ITS THE COUNTY, OKAY, BUT AS AN ELECTED
COMMISSION, YOU DO HAVE POWER, YOU ARE GOING TO -- YOU CAN FIGHT TO KEEP THIS FOREST, KEEP THE BOYNTON BEACH FOREST AND HELP US HAVE LESS HIGH TEMPERATURES, HAVE LESS TRAFFIC, LESS NOISE POLLUTION, AND PROTECT OUR WELL WATER.
THERE ARE A MYRIAD OF ISSUES HERE, NOT JUST THE TORTOISES. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT, PLEASE. >> HELLO, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT
BOYER PARK. >> CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME. ELIZABETH PIERCE ROW. I LIVED OVER IN THE AREA FOR 28 YEARS, I OWN THREE HOMES IN DISTRICT 2, ONE IN DISTRICT 3 OVER THE LAST 42 YEARS, I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE CITY OF BOYNTON, I WAS TRYING TO GET
SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOAT CLUB PARK, OYER PARK. I NOTICE THEY STARTED REMOVING THE GRILLS, THE PLAYGROUND, THE FISHING PIER. THEY STARTED CHARGING FOR PEOPLE TO PARK IN PLACES THAT BOAT TRAILERS ARE IN THE PAST, AS MR.
YEARS AS I'VE BEEN THERE, I'VE NEVER NOTICED YOU WOULD GET A TICKET, EVEN IF SOMEBODY HAD PAID TO PARK THERE. NO, THIS IS FOR BOAT TRAILERS ONLY. WE ARE OFFSEASON, AND I SEE TICKETS BEING GIVEN OUT, THERE'S 100 PARKING SPOTS THAT ARE OPEN,
AND I JUST FEEL THAT I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S PRESSURE BEING PUT ON THE PARK, I KNOW THERE'S AN OVERLAY THAT'S COMING IN, I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THAT, AND THE OTHER IS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE IN THE PAST TO HAVE DOGS THERE, WE HAD A POOP STATION WITH A FAIRY
ON IT, WITH A WAND. THAT DISAPPEARED, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE LIKE, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE DOGS AT THE BOAT RAMP. IF YOU'RE A BOATER, YOU'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE TAKE THEIR BITS WITH THEM, AS SOON AS THEY COME TO SHORE, THEY GET OFF THE BOAT AND
HAVE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM. NOW THAT THOSE HAVE BEEN REMOVED, IT'S HARDER TO KEEP THE PARK CLEAN. I WAS WONDERING IF WE CAN FIND OUT, YES DOGS, NO DOGS. WHAT CAN AND CAN'T GO ON IN THAT
PARK. I'D LIKE TO GET SOME SUPPORT FROM OUR DISTRICT 2 COMMISSIONER AS WELL. ALSO, IF I COULD GET UPDATE AT SOME POINT IN TIME WITH WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE INTERCOASTAL
PARK, I'D APPRECIATE IT, THAT'S ONE REASON I MOVED THERE, WHY WITH I WAS ON THE PARKS & REC BOARD FOR 28 YEARS, THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO ME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I HOPE WE CAN GET SOME THINGS GOING WITH THAT PARK OVER THERE, AND THAT IS BEST FOR THE CITY OF BOYNTON.
>> MAYOR: NEXT PLEASE. >> MY NAME IS LINDA McBRIDE, I MADE A POSTER THAT SAYS, SAVE PRISTINE LAND. I'VE LIVED IN PALM BEACH COUNTY SINCE 1973, AND OVER THE COURSE
OF THESE YEARS, I LOOKED TO THE LEFT, WHERE DID THAT EMPTY LOT GO. LOOKED TO THE RIGHT OF ME, WHERE DID THAT EMPTY LOT GO. IT'S BEEN SO MUCH DEVELOPMENT, PALM BEACH COUNTY, AND I THINK THAT FREE SPACE IS SO NECESSARY FOR US.
I LIVE MILES AWAY FROM THE TURTLE NICHOLS AREA, I WENT THERE FOR THE FIRST TIME TWO DAYS AGO, IT WAS JOYOUS TO SEE SOME ACTUAL NATIVE PRISTINE LAND, AND OBVIOUSLY, ONCE IT'S GONE, IT'S GONE.
SO WE NEED TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO KEEP SOME NATIVE PRISTINE LAND FOR OUR KIDS TO PLAY N FOR EVERYBODY'S EMOTIONAL WELL BEING. SO I'D LIKE FOR THIS TO BE A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR ALL OF US TO TRY TO SAVE THE TINY
LITTLE BIT OF LAND THAT WE STILL HAVE. I KNOW JOHN PRINCE PARK HAS A TINY SLIVER OF IT, BUT WHERE ELSE IS THERE ACTUALLY PRISTINE LAND? I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING, SO I THINK THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR
CONSIDERATION ON THAT. >> MY NAME IS JAY KEYS. I AM A RESIDENT AND HOMEOWNER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WILL BE
IMPACTED. I'M IN THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY, I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS EVEN BEING THOUGHT OF YET AGAIN. THERE ARE OVER 60 ACRES OF PARKING LOT AVAILABLE AT THE BOYNTON BEACH MALL, THERE'S OVER 100 ACRES WITHIN HALF A MILE,
ACCORDING TO THE PALM BEACH PROPERTY APPRAISER WEBSITE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THAT WOULD NOT BE EVALUATED FURTHER OR PUSHED. I KNOW THAT IT IS PRIVATE PROPERTY, NOT UNDER YOUR CONTROL AS WELL. WITH THAT BEING SAID, THIS BEING
LABELLED WORKFORCE HOUSING IS LIKELY A RUSE AT BEST, IF WE'RE BEING HONEST, AND THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN, DEVELOPMENT COSTS ARE EXTREMELY HIGH, BUT WORKFORCE WILL NOT BE OWNING THESE UNITS. I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT HERE TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT, PLEASE, SIR. >> GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. >> MAYOR: HOLD ON ONE SECOND. WE'RE HAVING ONE LITTLE -- NOW
YOU'RE GOOD. >> I HAVE A UNIQUE MATTER. WE PURCHASED A HOUSE AT 2003 SOUTHWEST 20th PLACE IN BOYNTON SEVERAL YEARS AGO, FOR A FLIP WITH A REAL ESTATE AGENT BY THE NAME OF DIB BY ALTMAN.
IT TOOK US 9 MONTHS TO FINISH THE HOUSE. WE FILED A POLICE REPORT BECAUSE SHE'S STATING NOW THAT IT WAS A GIFT TO THE TUNE OF $130,000, AND NINE MONTHS OF WORK ON OUR BEHALF, WHEN I HAVE COPIES OF
INVOICES THAT WERE SENT TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO DETECTIVE DRURY, SINCE IN THE LAST MONTH, WHO IN THE LAST MONTH, HAS NOT CONTACTED US, AND TOLD US THAT BOYNTON BEACH HAS A WHITE COLLAR CRIME UNIT HAS A BIGGER PROBLEM
OF KNIFINGS AND KILLINGS, AND SO THIS IS NOT IN HER -- LET'S SAY, AT THE TOP OF THE LIST. IT'S DOWN AT THE BOTTOM. WE CONTACTED THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TOLD US TO CONTACT THE BOYNTON BEACH POLICE
DEPARTMENT, BECAUSE IT STARTS THERE AND GETS HANDLED TO THE -- TO THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, TO THE STATE, AND THEY TOLD US TO TRY AGAIN AND ESCALATE THE MATTER. I'M WONDERING IF WE CAN GET THE
MAYOR TO CONTACT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND GET THE SERGEANT OR THE CHIEF OF POLICE OF WHITE COLLAR CRIMES TO SUBPOENA THE DOCUMENTS SO THAT -- DETECTIVE JURY, THE ONLY THING SHE TOLD US
WAS THAT DEBBIE ALTMAN DOESN'T WANT TO ANSWER ANY WES, BECAUSE SHE HAS A LAWYER. THAT'S LOVELY, WHY NOT PUT HER IN A ROOM WITH HER LAWYER AND SUBPOENA THE DOCUMENTS TO SEE WHERE WE HAVE STATED EVER THAT
THIS WAS A GIFT. WHY WOULD WE GIFT 130,000 PLUS $20,000 IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS TO DIFFERENT CONTRACTORS? WHY WOULD WE DO THAT? IT MAKES NO SENSE WHATSOEVER.
JUST BECAUSE SOMEBODY LAWYERED UP, DOESN'T MEAN YOU WALK AWAY FROM IT. I THINK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THAT WOULD BE COMMON SENSE. IF I'M AN HONEST PERSON, I DON'T NEED A LAWYER NEXT TO ME TO DEFEND ME. I CAN GO INTO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ANSWER ANY QUESTION THAT SOMEBODY PUTS IN FRONT OF ME.
THE ONLY TIME I WOULD NEED A LAWYER IS WHEN I DON'T WANT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. WHY? BECAUSE I HAVE SOMETHING TO HIDE WHAT AM I MISSING HERE? WHY CAN'T WE SUBPOENA THE DOCUMENTS TO STATE, HEY, WHERE'S THE GIFT, TOTAL SHOCK AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.
TOTAL SHOCK. THAT SOMEBODY WOULD STATE THAT OVER $150,000 IS GIFTED TO THEM. SO I'M WONDERING, CAN WE GET SOME COMMUNICATION WITH SOME HIGHER UPS IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND WHITE COLLAR
CRIMES TO JUST GET THESE PEOPLE IN? I KNOW MY THREE MINUTES IS UP. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, SIR. NEXT, PLEASE. ON THE LEFT? >> THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
>> GOOD EVENING, I COME BEARING GIFTS. THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAS HAD A PROJECT LAST WEEK, AND WE PAINTED ROCKS, TO CELEBRATE -- >> MAYOR: STATE YOUR NAME. >> I'M SORRY, WHAT. >> MAYOR: STATE YOUR NAME. >> I'M SORRY, I SHOULD KNOW
BETTER. >> MAYOR: NO WORRIES. >> I BROUGHT SOME ROCKS FOR EVERYONE ON THE DAIS, AND A TOKEN FROM THE BOYNTON BEACH HISTORICAL SOCIETY. WE HAD THE GIRL SCOUTS COME AND HELP US PAINT ROCKS AND COMMISSIONER CRUZ CAME ALONG,
AND SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO GET THE BAG OF ROCKS TO THE DAIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I JUST GAVE UP ALL MY ROCKS. IT'S AN INTERESTING PROJECT WE COOKED UP, THE GIRL SCOUTS AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE DISTRIBUTING THE ROCKS AROUND THE CITY. SUSAN'S BEEN TAKING THEM TO BUSINESSES AND HAVING PEOPLE
TAKE SELFIE'S WITH THEM, TO MAKE EVERYONE REMEMBER THAT OUR DEMOCRACY IS IMPORTANT, AND IT'S FRAGILE, AND WE NEED TO CELEBRATE AMERICA. SO TAKE A ROCK AND PASS IT DOWN, KEEP IT, DISTRIBUTE IT SOMEWHERE
ELSE, PARTAKE IN THE FUN AND SEE IF SOMEONE TAKES A SELF-IE WITH YOUR ROCK OR HOLD PAPERS DOWN ON YOUR DESK, WHATEVER YOU CHOSE. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS SIGRID BRENNEN. I CAME TO MAKE A STATEMENT ABOUT MY CONCERN FOR THE FOREST. THANK YOU FOR INVITING US. SMALL URBAN AND SUBURBAN GREEN SPACES ARE UNDERVALUED BECAUSE OF THEIR SIZE.
YET THEIR ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL COU CONTRIBUTIONS ARE IMMEASURABLE. THE DECADES OF GROWTH REPRESENTED HERE PROVIDE CARBON SEQUESTRATION, STORM WATER ABSORPTION AND HABITAT STRUCTURE
THAT SAPLINGS COULD NOTARY CIPRO INDICATE -- COULD NOT RECIPROCATE ELSEWHERE. THIS IS A WILDLIFE CORRIDOR, ISOLATED PATCHES OF HABITAT WILL BE LOST. SPECIES DIVERSITY AND RESILIENCE
DEPEND ON THE ABILITY OF WILDLIFE TO MOVE BETWEEN FRAGMENTS FOR FEEDING, BREEDING AND SEASONAL MIGRATION. REMOVING A SMALL LINK IN THIS CHAIN CAN SERVER CONNECTIVITY, FOR A MUCH LARGER AREA THAN THIS SITE ITSELF.
ISOLATING POPULATIONS, REDUCING GENETIC DIVERSITY, AND ACCELERATING EXTINCTIONS. THE VALUE OF THIS LAND IS FAR GREATER THAN THE ACREAGE SUGGESTS. THE GREEN SPACE ALSO SERVES AS AN EQUITY FUNCTION.
NOT EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO A PRIVATE GARDEN OR THE MEANS TO TRAVEL TO LARGER PARKS. A NEARBY PATCH OF NATURE PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS, OPPORTUNITIES FOR QUIET RECREATION, AND A CONNECTION TO THE NATURAL WORLD FOR RESIDENTS
WHO MAY OTHERWISE HAVE NONE. STUDIES CONSISTENTLY LINK PROXIMITY TO GREEN SPACE WITH IMPROVED AIR QUALITY AND BETTER COMMUNITY WELL BEING. ONCE CONVERTED TO DEVELOPMENT, THESE BENEFITS ARE PERMANENT ANY LOST TO THE COMMUNITY THAT
CURRENTLY RELIES ON THEM. DEVELOPMENT PRESSURE OFTEN TREATS SMALL GROAN EEN SPACES AW HANGING FRUIT. THEY ARE VITAL.
THIS CAUSES ECOLOGICAL DAMAGE THAT CANNOT BE FIXED. PRESERVING THE SITE IS NOT A SENTIMENTAL GESTURE, IT'S A PRACTICAL INVESTMENT IN CLIMATE RESILIENCE, BIODIVERSITY AND HEALTH THAT REPLACEMENT CANNOT
OFFSET. REPLANTING ELSEWHERE, OR SO CALLED BIODIVERSITY RARELY RESTORED EQUIVALENT ECOLOGICAL FUNCTION. ESPECIALLY KNOWN ON THE TIME SCALE OF A MATURE CANOPY. THE RESPONSIBLE COURSE OF ACTION IS TO PROTECT THIS GREEN SPACE
NOW, WHILE THAT OPTION STILL EXISTS. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> MAYOR: NEXT, PLEASE. >> HI, MY NAME IS WILL RIZARDY, I'VE LIVED IN FLORIDA SINCE I WAS A YEAR AND A HALF.
I WAS A BOY SCOUT, I WORK AT PUBLIX. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE FLORIDA OR ENVIRONMENTAL I COULD GET. AND JUST IN THE SHORT -- I'M SURE OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED IT, EVEN BEFORE I CAME INTO THE ROOM. IN THE SHORT 20 YEARS I'VE BEEN
HERE, I'VE WATCHED THE ECOSYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENTS AROUND US, SLOWLY DISAPPEAR, SLOWLY TURN INTO MORE AND MORE OF THE INDUSTRIALIZED MASS THAT IS ON FLORIDA'S SIDE WHERE WE LIVE. ALL OF US UNDERSTAND THAT MORE PEOPLE ARE MOVING HERE, THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE HOUSING,
BUT WE'RE DISPUTING THE IDEA THAT THIS HAS TO BE THE SPOT, THIS HAS TO BE THE PLACE WE REBUILD MORE TOWNHOUSES, MORE LOCATIONS FOR LIVING. CAN WE BE SMARTER ABOUT IT? MAYBE THE BOYNTON BEACH MALL. I FOUND IT CONCERNING THAT WE'RE
WILLING TO GIVE UP OUR ENVIRONMENT, SOMETHING SO ESSENTIAL FOR HUMANS, JUST FOR MORE HOMES. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> MAYOR: PLEASE HOLD YOUR APP
APPLAUSE. ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK. >> HERE HERE TO THAT. THAT'S OUR NOISE ORDINANCE. MY NAME IS KIMBERLY CHASE, GRAYSON HEIGHTS.
I'M HERE TO REQUEST CLARIFICATION ON HOW OUR SEVERE NOISE DISTURBANCES AND AFTER HOURS STREET OBSTRUCTIONS. I REPEATEDLY REPORTED SEVERE NOISE VIOLATIONS ON WEEKDAYS AND VEHICLES BLOCKING OUR STREETS ON NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS.
IT DESPITE TIME STAMPED EVIDENCE, CODE COMPLIANCE HAS NOT ISSUED CITATIONS. DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP HAS ARRIVED TWICE, EMPTY-HANDED, WAITING UNTIL THE NOISE STOPPED BEFORE OFFERING TO FETCH EQUIPMENT. I DENIED THIS OFFER, CITING THE
CITY'S ABILITY TO ACT WITHOUT A DECIBEL READING. CODE ENFORCEMENT DOESN'T WORK NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS. THE EXCUSE IS INVALID WHEN THE NOISE HAPPENS ALL DAY ON WEEKDAYS. THIS ISN'T CODE ENFORCEMENT, IT'S AN OPERATIONAL WARNING
SYSTEM THAT ENSURES VIOLATORS ESCAPE ACCOUNTABILITY. PASSING THE BUCK TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, CONTRADICTS OUR MUNICIPAL LAWS. BOYNTON BEACH CITY CODE SECTION 15.8 STATES THAT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCING THE
PRECISION, PROVISIONS OF THE CHAPTER, NOT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE DECIBEL METER EXCUSE INVALIDATES VALID COMPLAINTS BY REWRITING OUR LAWS, SECTION 15.8 PROTECTS OUR COMMUNITY WITH
MAINLY AUDIBLE NOISE WITHIN 25 TO 50 FEET OF PROPERTY LINES. SECTION 15.10, OUR SOUND CONTROL ORDINANCE STATES THAT LAW PROTECTS HOMES BASED ON NOISE IMPACT, NOT ITS ORIGIN. VIDEO EVIDENCE OF PLAINLY
AUDIBLE NOISE IS LEGALLY SUFFICIENT. DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT'S LACK OF EQUIPMENT AND DISREGARD FOR VIDEO EVIDENCE HAS TURNED OUR SOUND AND PARKING ORDINANCE INTO A SHIELD FOR VIOLATORS, I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE CITY MANAGER TO REVIEW THE INTERNAL
DIRECTIVES IN CODE COMPLIANCE. OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS TO KNOW IF THE CITY UPHOLDS THE PLAINLY AUDIBLE STAND AIRED OR IF THE DEPARTMENT HAS LEFT RESIDENTS UNPROTECTED. TRANSPARENCY ON CODE EQUITY IS CRUCIAL. WHY ARE CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS
TICKETS FOR PARKING VIOLATIONS, WHILE IDENTICAL INSTRUCTIONS IN OTHERS ARE IGNORED. THANK YOU. AND I HOPE WE CAN FOSTER A BETTER BOYNTON, THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, NEXT, PLEASE.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS EMILY RYAN, I HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS ON CODE ENFORCEMENT, I WAS LOOKING TO GET CLARIFICATION. MY HUSBAND AND I JUST BOUGHT OUR SECOND DUPLEX ON THAT STREET THAT WAS EXTREMELY OVERGROWN, WE
WANTED TO CLEAN IT UP, MAKE IT LOOK NICE FOR THE CITY OF BOYNTON. WE WERE GIVEN A COUPLE FINES. WE HAVE FOUR UNITS ON THAT STREET, IS IT FOUR SEPARATE PILES OF THE THREE BY THREE FOR
TREES LEFT OUT BY THE ROAD FOR BULK PICKUP. AND I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE PYRAMIDS, THAT YOU CAN PUT IN YOUR GRASS, SO THE POSTMAN DOESN'T DRIVE ON YOUR GRASS. I WAS FINED FOR THOSE AS WELL. I WAS JUST LOOKING FOR SOME
CLARIFICATION FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: NEXT, PLEASE. >> MY NAME IS DIANE LENSTEAD, I WAS NOT PREPARED TO SPEAK TODAY.
PLEASE SAVE OUR FORESTS, I LIVE OVER NO LONG MEADOW CIRCLE WHERE YOU'RE PLANNING ON BUILDING THREE STORY TOWNHOUSES. I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THE RIDICULOUS AMOUNTS OF TOWNHOUSES THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT IN THE PAST
YEAR, THE RIDICULOUS AMOUNTS OF TOWN HOUSES THAT ARE BUILT NEXT TO THE ALDI, THE MONDSTROSITY YU HAVE DOWN HERE AT THE END OF YOUR STREET. THAT'S A LOT OF HOUSING IN THIS AREA, BUT NO MORE INFRASTRUCTURE, NO MORE SCHOOLS,
GROCERY STORES, ROADS. WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL GREEN SPACE HERE THAT NEEDS TO BE PRESERVED FOR OUR COMMUNITY. IF YOU WANTED TO BE HEROES, YOU COULD MAKE A GREEN SPACE, AND PUT A WALKING PATH IN THERE, BENCHES IN THERE. IT'S BEAUTIFUL, HAVE YOU EVER BEEN THERE? IT'S SO GORGEOUS, SO BEAUTIFUL.
AND IT'S REALLY A SHAME THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BUILD THREE STORY TOWNHOUSES IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE HAVE HOMES ON ONE SIDE, HOMES ON THE OTHER. IT'S NOT FAIR WHEN YOU HAVE MONSTROSITY HOMES, HOUSES, APARTMENTS GOING ALL ARRANGE
BOYNTON BEACH. SOMEONE MENTIONED JOHN PRINCE PARK, WHERE IS A PARK IN BINE TON BEACH. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF COMMUNITY THAT IS HAVE THEIR OWN PARKS, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A BOYNTON BEACH PARK IS THERE? WHERE IS IT? WHERE? LITTLE DOG PARK OVER HERE?
I MEAN, WHERE'S THE BIG PARK IN BOYNTON BEACH? OKAY, NAME ONE. >> MAYOR: YEAH, WE DON'T DO Q&A. >> YOU DON'T DO Q&A. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, PLEASE SAVE OUR FOREST. >> SOMEBODY NAME A PARK?
>> ANYONE ELSE, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUMS, ALTERNATE SO WE CAN KEEP IT MOVING. ARE YOU SPEAKING? OKAY. >> MY NAME IS DESTINY, I LIVE IN BOYNTON BEACH.
I WANTED TO COMMENT ON THE NICHOLS FOREST, WE ARE STEWARDS OF THIS PLANET, WE ARE MEANT TO TAKE CARE OF THE LAND. THE GOPHER TORTOISES AND SCRUB
JAYS WHICH ARE LOCAL TO THIS FOREST. I THINK NONE OF US WANT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO BE ANY HOTTER. IT'S EXTREMELY HOTTER. BOYNTON BEACH IS NOTICEABLY LACKING IN TREES.
I AM UPSET IMAGINING OUR AREA TO BE STRIPPED OF THE FOREST. THEY'RE HOME TO ANIMAL FRIENDS, A BEAUTIFUL PART OF OUR CITY, PLEASE DO NOT CHOSE PROFITS OVER OUR FUTURE. >> MAYOR:?
ANYONE ONLINE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> HELLO, MY NAME IS DOUG BERGEMAN, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TONIGHT, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, CITY MANAGER. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT A LITTLE PARK, A LITTLE PARK THAT'S TWO
HOUSES AWAY FROM MY HOUSE, PENCE PARK, I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THE HOPEFULLY THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO GO THERE. THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT, I SEE A LOT OF GOOD THINGS, AS LONG AS WE KEEP SOME
BASKETBALL AND A PLACE FOR THE KIDS, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE KIDS. WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE AND HOPE THAT COMES TO FRUITION, THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, IF THERE'S NO ONE LEFT, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK ONLINE BEFORE WE CLOSE PUBLIC
COMMENT. >> THERE IS NO ONE ON LINE? >> MAYOR: PUBLIC COMMENT IS OFFICIALLY CLOSED. SINCE WE MOVED UP 10C? >> I SEE THE NEWS IS HERE,
THEY'RE PRETTY GOOD AT GETTING THINGS WRONG. NOBODY FROM THIS CITY IS BUILDING ANY TOWNHOUSES, THE PROPERTY THAT WE ARE DISCUSSING TONIGHT IS CITY OWNED PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY THAT HAS DEVELOPMENT NOW IS PRIVATE OWNED PROPERTY THAT THE COUNTY HAD
ADMINISTERED TO THE PALM BEACH COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND THAT CURRENT DEVELOPER HAD PURCHASED FROM. WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING TONIGHT IS THE LAND THAT THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH OWNS IN UNINCORPORATED PALM BEACH
COUNTY. WHAT IS BEFORE US IS RESTRICTED DEED COVENANT. TO ESSENTIALLY LIMIT THE USE OF WHAT CAN HAPPEN TO THIS LAND. AND I BELIEVE OUR CITY ATTORNEY HAS A PRESENTATION. WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DISCUSSED THIS LAST
YEAR, SO I DON'T WANT THINGS TO BE CONFUSING THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING DEVELOPMENT OF ANY PRISTINE LAND OVER ON NICHOLS BOULEVARD. THAT IS PRIVATELY OWNED
PROPERTY, THIS CITY DID NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT INITIATIVE, THAT DEVELOPER REACHED OUT TO US, AND ASKED TO PURCHASE THE LAND. WE LISTENED TO YOU, THE RESIDENTS, AND WE SAID NO. AND SO NOW WE'RE HERE TO MAKE HOPEFULLY A PERMANENT CHANGE SO
THAT YOU GUYS DON'T COME BACK HERE, AND THAT WE CAN KEEP -- [ APPLAUSE ] >> AND I JUST WANT TO SAY, I ADMIRE THE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.
IT'S ALWAYS HEALTHY, WHEN YOU HAVE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. THERE'S A COMMENT THAT YOU SEE A LOT OF VOICES BEING STRIPPED AWAY. YOU KNOW, NOT JUST AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, AT THE STATE LEVEL. AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE PUBLIC INPUT, AND IT'S ALSO
IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THE FACTS RIGHT, AND WE HAVE THE INFORMATION CORRECT, BECAUSE PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BE RIDICULED IF THEY'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING. AND I KNOW WHEN I GOT TO GOVERNMENT, UNINCORPORATED, INCORPORATED, YOU KNOW, IT WAS
ALL DIFFERENT FOR ME, DIFFERENT LANGUAGE, DIFFERENT JARGON, IF YOU'RE UNSURE ABOUT THIS, YOU REQUEST REACH OUT TO OUR STAFF, WE CAN GIVE YOU MORE CLARIFICATION. AND IF YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROPERTY THAT'S PRIVATELY OWNED, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE MOVEMENT IS FOR THAT
LAND NOW, BUT I BELIEVE THEY STARTED SOME UNPERMITTED WORK, DON'T QUOTE ME ON THAT, I'M UNSURE. I WOULD RECOMMEND EVERYONE GO TO DISCOVER.PALM BEACH.GOV, YOU CAN CONTACT YOUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THERE, THEY HOLD THAT ZONING AUTHORITY BECAUSE
IT'S UNINCORPORATED PALM BEACH COUNTY. FOR CLARIFICATION, WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING TONIGHT IS THE LAND THAT THE CITY OWNS, THAT'S IN UNINCORPORATED PALM BEACH COUNTY, THAT IS ASWRAS AN--
ADJACENT TO THIS ON GOING PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT. >> GOOD EVENING, CITY ATTORNEY. I PREPARED A PRESENTATION FOR EVERYONE. THE PRESENTATION GOES THROUGH HOW WE GOT HERE, RIGHT? AND THEN WHAT WE CAN DO TO MOVE FORWARD TO PROTECT THIS LAND.
THAT IS UP FOR THE COMMISSION TO DECIDE. I'M GLAD, MAYOR, THAT YOU ASKED THAT THIS BE PUT ON THE ITEM, BECAUSE I THINK IT WILL CLARIFY A LOT OF THINGS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE FOUR PARCELS WHICH EQUAL 14.03 ACRES. I HAVE LAID OUT WHICH ONES ARE ACTUALLY OWNED BY THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S APPROXIMATELY 13 PARCELS, ONLY 4 OF THEM ACTUALLY BELONG TO THE
CITY. SO THE FIRST ONE IS THE PANDORA AVENUE ONE, WHICH IS THE WESTERN MOST PARCEL, AND THAT ONE WE ORIGINALLY DEEDED THAT PROPERTY AS WELL AS SOME OTHER PROPERTY, AFTER PALM BEACH COUNTY GAVE IT TO US, TO THE CHURCH THAT IS
THERE FOR THAT PURPOSE. THEY DEEDED THAT ONE PARCEL BACK TO US, AND THEY DID PUT A PUBLIC PURPOSE RESTRICTION ON THAT DEED. SO AS WE SIT HERE TODAY, THAT IS THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS THE PUBLIC PURPOSE RESTRICTION. THE NICHOLS BOULEVARD, THERE'S
ACTUALLY TWO, THAT WAS DEEDED TO US IN 1961 AND COUNTY DEED. I WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT DURING THAT PALM BEACH COUNTY MINUTES INDICATE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE, HOWEVER,
THAT WAS NOT ACTUALLY PLACED ON THE DEED. AND UN FORTUNATELY, THE WAY FLORIDA LAW TREATS THINGS, YOUR INTENT IS GREAT, BUT WHAT ENDS UP MATTERING IS WHAT IS PUBLICLY RECORDED.
THAT IS THE SECOND -- FOR THE SECOND NICHOLS BOULEVARD PORTION, BEGIN, THERE'S NO RESTRICTION ON THE FACE OF THE DEED. SO THE JEVARD STREET, THERE'S NO DEED FOR THAT BECAUSE WHAT WE
DID -- OR WHAT HAPPENED IS, WHEN A RIGHT-OF-WAY IS ABANDONED, HALF GOES TO EACH OWNER ON EITHER SIDE, SO THAT JEVARD STREET PARCEL CAME FROM AN ABANDONED RIGHT-OF-WAY.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AGAIN, SO WE RECEIVED THESE THINGS, THE LOTS FOR $1, AND THERE WAS NO RESTRICTIVE LANGUAGE, THE COUNTY HAS ASSERTED A RESTRICTED -- THAT THERE IS A RESTRICTION PER THEIR
RESOLUTION, BUT THEY NEVER HAVE PROVIDED THE ACTUAL -- ACTUALLY, THEY HAVE PROVIDED THE RESOLUTION, BUT THEY HAVE NOT RECORDED. THERE IS NO RECORDED, SO THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THIS RESOLUTION WAS INTENDED TO RUN WITH THE LAND. WHAT RUNS WITH THE LAND IS THE
ACTUAL LANGUAGE IN THE DEED. AGAIN, WHEN WE TOOK THAT, THE CITY IN OUR OWN RESOLUTION, ADEGREED IT WOULD BE FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE. AGAIN, IF THOSE AGREEMENTS ARE NOT IN WRITING, A CONTRACT, AS YOU HEARD ONE GENTLEMAN TALKING
ABOUT, YOU KNOW, GIVING AWAY HIS PROPERTY, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO COME DOWN TO, WHAT IS IN THE CONTRACT, WHAT IS RECORDED, WITH THE PUBLIC RECORDS. SO THIS KIND OF GOES THROUGH WHAT I ALSO MENTIONED, WITH THE WEST SIDE BAPTIST CHURCH, GIVING
US BACK THE PROPERTY, IN ORDER FOR US TO CONVEY THE PROPERTY TO THE CHURCH, THEY DID HAVE TO GO TO THE COUNTY FOR PERMISSION TO DO THAT, AND THE COUNTY DID SAY TO THEM, IF YOU DEED IT BACK TO THEM, IT HAS TO HAVE A PUBLIC PURPOSE. THAT IS HOW THAT ACTUALLY ENDED UP ON THE DEED, INITIALLY NONE
OF THESE HAD THAT PUBLIC PURPOSE RESTRICTION. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WITH REGARD TO THE WEST SIDE BAPTIST CHURCH, IT SAYS, SAID PROPERTY SHALL BE USED FOR ITS CITY AND SUCCESSORS FOR A PUBLIC
PURPOSE ONLY. IN THE EVENT SAID PARCEL IS USED FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE, THAT WAS DEEDED BACK TO US BY THE CHURCH, IT WOULD GO BACK TO THE CHURCH,
IF THAT PUBLIC PURPOSE WAS VIOLATED. PUBLIC PURPOSE IS PRETTY BROAD. IT COULD BE PARKS, IT COULD BE RECREATION, IT COULD BE CIVIC USE. THERE'S NO RESTRICTION THAT SAYS IT HAS TO BE MAINTAINED AS A
FOREST, JUST THE PUBLIC PURPOSE. SO TO THAT END, WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU TODAY IS RESTRICTIVE COVENANT WHICH WOULD LAY OUT WHAT CAN AND CANNOT HAPPEN TO THOSE PARCELS.
PUBLIC PURPOSE, AGAIN PARK GREENWAYS, PASSIVE RECREATION, CONSERVATION, THOSE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT, PUBLIC OPEN SPACE COULD ALSO BE STORM WATER MANAGEMENT OR FLOOD CONTROL, GOVERNMENT FACILITIES, COMMUNITY GARDENS, OUTDOOR RECREATION, ALL
OF THOSE THINGS ARE PUBLIC PURPOSE. SO OBVIOUSLY, IF THAT PARCEL, AS WE SIT TODAY WAS TRIED TO BE SOLD TO A PRIVATE DEVELOPER, COMMERCIAL DEVELOPER, LONG TERM LEASE, ALL OF THOSE THINGS WOULD VIOLATE THAT PUBLIC PURPOSE.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AS I SAID, YOU HAVE FULL DISKREGS OVER THE UNRESTRICTED PARCELS, THE DECLARATION IS A VOLUNTARY ACT, UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT YOU ARE GIVING UP BEFORE
YOU GIVE IT. IF WE GO IN AND RESTRICT -- GO INTO THE RESTRICTED COVENANT. THERE WILL BE RESTRICTIONS ON ALL IN OUR PARCELS, TO CONSERVATION AND NATURAL HABITAT PRESERVATION USE.
THAT IS HOW WE HAVE DRAFTED IT, BASED UPON DIRECTION FROM THIS BOARD. IT PROHIBITS CONSTRUCTION DUMPING, VEGETATION REMOVAL, WITH LIMITED EXCEPTIONS AND EXCAVATION. IT PERMITS INVASIVE SPECIES
REMOVAL, DEBT PLANT REMOVAL AND WILDLIFE MITIGATION ACTIVITIES. IF THERE WAS AN INVASIVE SPECIES TAKING OVER THE FOREST, WE WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER A LOT OF THE PALM BEACH COUNTY CODE THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE THAT, SO THERE IS THAT IN THERE.
THERE'S ALSO A CARVE OUT FOR FUTURE UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED THAT THEY'RE STILL ON SEPTIC, AND IF THERE IS AN INTEREST IN THE FUTURE TO MOVE TO CITY WATER OR COUNTY WATER, WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PUT IN THOSE FACILITIES
TO MEET THAT NEAT R NEED. SO THERE IS ONE CARVE OUT FOR UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE, FOR FUTURE USE. NOW, THIS RESTRICTIVE COVENANT CAN ONLY BE MODIFIED OR TERMINATED BY UNANIMOUS CITY COMMISSION VOTE. THAT MEANS EVERY SINGLE PERSON
ON THE DAIS WOULD HAVE TO AGREE TO REMOVE THE RESTRICTIVE COVENANT. THESE COVENANTS WOULD BE RECORDED IN THE PALM BEACH COUNTY OFFICIAL RECORDSES, SO THAT IT WILL RUN WITH THE LAND.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO THIS DECLARATION THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED WILL ACTUALLY GO FURTHER THAN WHAT YOU GUYS ARE REQUIRED TO DO BY LAW. THE DEEDS ARE QUIET ON THEIR
FACE, EXCEPT FOR THE ONE PARCEL. BY DOING THIS YOU GUYS ARE GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND, AND PERMANENTLY MAKING THIS CONSERVATION SPACE WITH THOSE FEW LIMITED CARVEOUTS THAT WE DISCUSSED. BUT I DO WANT TO MENTION, YOU
KNOW, THERE COULD BE SOME COMMISSION DOWN THE ROAD THAT COULD CHANGE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE FIVE VOTES. IT'S NOT A GUARANTEE, BUT IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT, AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE AMOUNT OF PUBLIC OUTREACH THERE IS, AND HOW MUCH IS GOING ON, I IMAGINE
THAT WOULD BE A VERY DIFFICULT HURDLE AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE. AND THE LIABILITY PROTECTION IS ALREADY AVAILABLE. I WANT TO REFRAIN THAT UNDER
FLORIDA STATUTE 375.21. IF THIS WAS RECREATIONAL USE AND SOMEONE WAS INJURED, THEN THERE WOULD BE NO LIABILITY TO THE LAND, BUT WE ACTUALLY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO POSE NO TRESPASSING SIGNS UP THERE, PART OF THE
ISSUE IS, PEOPLE ARE USING THIS SPACE, AND IT IS UNIMPROVED, THERE ARE ANIMALS OUT THERE, THERE HAS BEEN SOME HOMELESS PROBLEM OUT THERE, WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING ON TO THE PROPERTY AND CLEANING THAT UP, WHICH DOES CREATE LIABILITY FOR THE CITY.
WE WILL HAVE TO POST NO TRESPASSING SIGNS, WHICH ADVISES PEOPLE, IF THEY GO OUT THERE, THEY'RE SUGGEST TO THEIR OWN RISK THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WILL BE OCCURRING THERE IN THE FUTURE. IF THIS IS -- WHEN THIS HAPPENS.
>> MAYOR: CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE UTILITY CARVE OUT A LITTLE MORE? >> I CAN DO THAT. SO A WHILE BACK, WE LOOKED AND MET WITH THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S ACTUALLY IN THE COUNTY. WE WERE PROPOSING TO PUT THEM ON
SEWER. THEY ARE ALREADY OUR WATER CUSTOMERS, SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO, WHAT I PROPOSED HERE, IS TO AT LEAST ALLOW US, WITH THESE RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE, IF WE DON'T LEAVE A CARVE OUT, AND WOULDN'TED TO PROVIDE A LIFT STATION, TO PROVIDE SEWER TO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY, WE
WOULD BE VIOLATING OR WE'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND AMEND THAT RESTRICTION. ALL I'M ASKING FOR WITH THIS CARVEOUT, IN THE FUTURE, IF THE NICHOLS, THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS DECIDED TO WANT TO ADD SEWER TO THEIR -- GET THEM OFF
SEPTIC TANK OR THEIR REQUIRED TO, IN THE FUTURE, WHICH IS MOST LIKELY WHAT WOULD HAPPEN, THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED AT SOME POINT, WE WOULD HAVE A PLACE WHERE WE COULD THEN BUILD AND CONSTRUCT THE LIFT STATION. THE OTHER THING THAT IS A PART OF THIS IS, IF THIS DOES GET APPROVED BY THE COUNTY, FOR
WHATEVER REASON, IF THE COUNTY DOES APPROVE THIS PROJECT IN THEIR JURISDICTION, THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD A LIFT STATION, IT WOULD BEHOOVE US IF THE STATION WAS BUILT CLOSER TO NICHOLS AND CLOSER TO OLD BOYNTON, THAT WAY IT'S EASIER TO
EXTEND INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND LESS IMPACT. THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR THIS CARVEOUT, FOR A FUTURE UTILITY LIFT STATION TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THEIR SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. >> IF I CAN JUST PROVIDE A COUPLE EXTRA DETAILS RELATED TO THAT.
THE COVENANT AS WRITTEN, PROVIDES A CARVEOUT, BUT IT STILL REQUIRES APPROVAL BY THE CITY COMMISSION FOR THAT LIFT STATION, COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL PERMITS AND APPROVALS, AND IT LIMITS THE INSTALLATION
FOOTPRINT TO THE MINIMUM AREA NECESSARY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, AS WELL AS RESTORATION, IF ANYTHING IS DISTURBED IN THAT PROJECT. >> JUST IF WE CAN GO BACK, THERE
IS A SLIDE THAT CONTAINED GOVERNMENT FACILITIES IN THE USE. IS THAT IN THE BACKUP? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT -- >> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
LANGUAGE ISN'T SO BROAD THAT IT CAN BE BEYOND A LIFT STATION, THAT'S MY ONLY HESITATION. >> THAT IS NOT -- THAT WAS A GENERAL EXPLANATION OF WHAT A PUBLIC PURPOSE COULD BE. THAT IS NOT IN THE RESTRICTIVE COVENANT. THIS RESTRICTIVE COVENANT SPECIFICALLY SAYS.
>> I DIDN'T SEE IT. ALL I SAW WAS UTILITIES. >> THAT IS THE ONLY CARVEOUT, I WANTED THIS BOARD N MAKING THIS DECISION, TO BE COMPLETELY AND FULLY INFORMED OF WHAT PUBLIC PURPOSE MEANS.
>> CAN WE GO BACK TO LIABILITY? >> THE LAST SLIDE PLEASE? >> YES. >> THANK YOU, MY CONCERN IS, AS WE SIT THERE TONIGHT, IF ANYBODY GOES OUT THERE AND GETS HURT NOW, ARE WE HELD LIABLE?
>> I WOULD HAVE TO KNOW THE SPECIFIC FACTS OF THE CASE, I DO HAVE, AS YOUR LAWYER, SOME CONCERNS THAT THE PARCELS ARE NOT EITHER FENCED OFF, OR THAT THERE ARE NO NO TRESPASSING
SIGNS OUT THERE. THERE HAS BEEN DIRECTION FOR PUBLIC WORKS TO WORK WITH RISK, TO GO AHEAD AND PROTECT THE CITY IN THAT REGARD, TO START DOING THOSE THINGS, IF SOMEONE IS INJURED, RIGHT? THIS IS AN ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE TO ANY KID. WHEN I WAS A KID, WE USED TO
PLAY IN THE WOODS ALL THE TIME. SO WE KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE KIDS THERE, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE PEOPLE THERE, AND SO WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO MAKE SURE THOSE PEOPLE ARE ENTERING OUR PARCELS 100% AWARE THAT, YOU KNOW, IT IS
GOING TO BE UNIMPROVED AREA, AND THEY COULD RUN INTO DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. >> JUST TO POINT OUT -- >> EXCUSE ME. IF WE APPROVE THIS TONIGHT WITH THE NO TRESPASSING, ARE WE PROTECTED THEN? >> WHAT IS NOT BEFORE YOU TODAY
IS THE NO TRESPASSING, THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WOULD COME BEFORE THE BOARD, CAME TO MY ATTENTION THAT I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE TAKEN THE PROPER STEPS TO EITHER CLEAN THE PARK, OR IF WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE IT OPEN SPACE, THAT WE PROTECT OURSELVES
BY PLACING THESE NO TRESPASSING SIGNS, WHICH THEN PUTS US PROTECTION UNDER FLORIDA STATE LAW. >> I WANTED TO CLARIFY THE LANGUAGE, THIS WOULD PROHIBIT
PLACING BILLBOARDS, SIGNS, ON OR ABOVE THE GROUND, EXCEPT SKPROOES EXPRESSLY RESERVED IN SECTION 4, WHICH IS THE UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE. THEY WOULD PROTECT IT FROM ANY CONSTRUCTION.
>> YEAH, I THINK THIS IS A GOOD FIRST STEP, SO -- I WANT TO SUMMARIZE, I THINK -- THE CONCERN IS LIKE, THE COMMISSION
COULD COME, THAT COULD CHANGE. EVERYONE WHO IS ELECTED ON THE BOARD, TO MAKE THAT DECISION. 10, 15, 20 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE THAT COULD HAPPEN, VERY LITTLE RISK IS ALL YOU WOULD NEED TO DO, CONVINCE ONE INDIVIDUAL THAT'S NOT THE WAY TO GO.
THAT'S A LOT EASIER THAN 3. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT FIRST STEP. MY POSITION, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT ACCESSIBLE IN SOME WAY SHAPE OR FORM IN THE FUTURE. I THINK THIS IS A LITTLE SLIVER OF LAND THAT WE HAVE LEFT, AND
AS IT WAS -- AS IT WAS STATED EARLIER, AND AS I STATED AT THE LAST MEETING, YOU LOOK AT AN AERIAL MAP OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS, IT'S CRAZY WHAT YOU SEE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY ALONE, LET ALONE BOYNTON BEACH AND UNINCORPORATESED.
I THINK GREAT CONVERSATION STARTER, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS GO FORWARD, BUT I THINK, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROCESS OF A SANCTUARY WOULD BE, THAT COULD BE ACCESSIBLE. LIKE THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID, IF I'M A KID, I'M GOING TO RUN IN
THE WOODS, I'M NOT LOOKING FOR A NO TRESPASSING SIGN. I UNDERSTAND THE LIABILITY PORTION, BUT I THINK MAYBE WE DO A LITTLE MORE TO MAKE THIS MORE ACCESSIBLE. AND THAT'S A CONVERSATION FOR A DIFFERENT TIME. >> YE. TO MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE, I THINK
IN THE STANDARD TERMS OF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING WITH, HIKING TRAILS, LIKE THEY HAVE IN OTHER PARKS, THEY HAVE BIKING TRAILS, AND DIFFERENT TRAILS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, THAT REQUIRES A LOT OF MAINTENANCE, AND YOU WOULD
HAVE TO COME BACK BEFORE THE BOARD BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THIS RESTRICTIVE COVENANT WOULD NOT ALLOW FOR ANY OF THAT. >> KUI. OKAY. >> THANK YOU. I WILL VOTE -- I WANT US TO VOTE
5 IN FAVOR, SO THIS COMMISSION CAN SAY WE'RE IN FAVOR. SO WHOEVER COMES BEHIND THEY WOULD DO THE LIABILITY, WE CAN SAY WE'RE ALL HERE TONIGHT IN FAVOR OF WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR YOU ALL, SO YOU ALL CANNOT COME BACK AND SAY, YOU DID NOT KEEP YOUR WORD.
THIS WILL TAKE SOMEONE ELSE BEHIND TO COME BACK AND SAY IT, WE WANT TO BE UNANIMOUS. >> MAYOR: OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE P.M. >> MAYOR: OPPOSED?
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> MAYOR: WE WILL NOW BE MOVING ON TO 6A. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO LET EVERYONE CLEAR OUT. THAT WAY WE DON'T HAVE THE
EXCESSIVE NOISE.
>> ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REST OF THE AGENDA. MOVING ON TO 6A, ADVISORY BOARD
APPOINTMENTS. SO FOR OUR FIRST APPOINTMENT, WE HAVE MAYOR SHELTON. >> I HAVE A COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT BOARD.
>> SORRY, ART ADVISORY BOARD. NOTHING. AND THEN CRA, WE HAVE TWO APPLICANTS THAT GOES TO COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> I WOULD LIKE TO -- BOTH OF
THESE APPLICANTS ARE QUALIFIED, I'M GOING TO CHOSE RONALD BRITTO. AND I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE THE OTHER ONE TO APPLY FOR ONE OF THE BOARDS. THEY ARE BOTH EAGER TO GET INVOLVED. >>.
>> DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT UP, HISTORIC RESOURCES PRESERVATION BOARD. COMMISSIONER CRUZ?
>> I'LL APPOINT TERRY PAULING. >> WE NEED TO REMOVE IT FROM THE TABLE. >> I'D LIKE TO REMOVE IT FROM THE TABLE. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> NOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT?
>> TERRY PAULEY TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD? >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> AND THEN WE HAVE THE LIBRARY
ADVISORY BOARD. >> THERE'S NO MOTION TO REMOVE THAT FROM THE TABLE. >> THAT'S STILL ON THE TABLE. >> CORRECT. >> THE MAYOR'S NOT HERE, I RECOMMEND WE LEAVE THAT ON THE TABLE. AND IT LOOKS LIKE THAT'S IT, AS
FAR AS 6A. MOVING FORWARD TO CONSENT AGENDA. DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES WANT TO PULL ANYTHING FROM SECTION 7?
>> NO. >> YES, I'D LIKE TO PULL 7C. >> ANYTHING SNELS. >> NO. >> NO. >> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REMAINDER OF CONSENT?
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER CRUZ? >> SECOND. >> 7C, COMMISSIONER McCRAY, DO YOU WANT TO START OR DO YOU NEED STAFF TO PRESENT THIS ITEM?
>> I AM IN FAVOR OF THIS, BECAUSE JUST LAST MONTH, WE HAD A YOUNG CHILD THAT DROWNED, AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE DRONES AND ALL THAT STUFF, IT TOOK THE DRONES TO LOCATE THAT YOUNG BOY.
I'M IN FAVOR OF THIS RESOLUTION. I WANTED TO HAVE IT STATED FOR THE RECORD, IT'S DEFINITELY NEEDED, WE LIVE IN FLORIDA, WATER IS EVERYWHERE, KIDS, WHETHER THEY'RE AUTISTIC OR NOT, THEY GET FASCINATED BY WATER
WHEN THEY SEE, I'M IN FAVOR TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. >> I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER McCRAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> MOVING ON TO SECTION 8
CONSENT BIDS AND PURCHASES? >> YOU MAY KNOW THE QUESTION, HOW ARE WE PUSHING OUT ADVERTISING FOR THIS DROWNING AGREEMENT. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, IT'S VOUCHERS THAT NEED TO GET REDEEMED. THE CITY RESIDENTS NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT IT. SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN TO TAKE US OFF ANOTHER PATH. I WANT TO SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING TO PUSH THAT OUT. IT IS IMPORTANT AS COMMISSIONER McCRAY BROUGHT UP.
>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I'M HERE WITH MARVELOUS WASHINGTON. WE WILL GET WITH PUBLIC AFFAIRS. WE ALREADY HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE ASKING FOR, AND SIGNING UP ALREADY. THIS IS ALREADY IN MOTION AND WE EXPECT TO SELL OUT EVERY SESSION
WE HAVE AVAILABLE. THIS IS FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS, ANYBODY THAT WERE UNABLE TO PRESERVE, WILL PRESENT THEM WITH OPTIONS NEARBY, OR WE'LL
GET THEM REGISTERED FOR ANOTHER YEAR. >> HOW MANY CHILDREN DOES THIS HELP? >> WE HAVE ABOUT 58 VOUCHERS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED. AND WE HAVE KIDS THAT HAVE ALREADY STARTED DROWNING PREVENTION. THE MAJORITY OF THE KIDS ARE IN OUR SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMMING, WE
HAVE BEEN ADVERTISING ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ALL OF THOSE OUTLETS TO MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY KNOWS. >> DO YOU ALL ADVERTISE THAT AT THE SCHOOLS? IS THAT ONE OF YOUR AVENUES? THANK YOU.
>> YES. WE HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP, ESPECIALLY WITH POINCIANA BEING DOWN THE STREET FROM OUR POOL. WITH THE SUMMER CAMP, OF COURSE, TOO BEING HAND IN HAND WITH THIS PROGRAM, A LOT OF THE PARENTS ARE TAKING THIS INFORMATION BACK
TO THEIR FELLOW PARENTS AT THEIR RESPECTIVE SCHOOLS TOO. WE'VE BEEN SEEING AN INCREASE OF INTEREST. >> I'M AN ADVOCATE OF SWIM
LESSONS. >>. >> MOVING FORWARD. >> THANK YOU, GUYS. >> DO I HAVE ANYTHING FROM SECTION 8 THAT MY COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO PULL? KWON SENT BIDS AND PURCHASES?
>> MOTION TO APROVE 8 CONSENT BIDS AND PURCHASES. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AND WE WILL HIT IT OFF WITH THE
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT 9. DO YOU WANT TO START? >> YEAH. ABSOLUTELY, VICE MAYOR. THANKS A LOT. I APPRECIATE THE BOARD ALLOWING ME TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE
ISSUES, I KNOW THERE WERE QUESTIONS AS FAR AS THE CLARITY, WHEN WE DID THE MACRO BUDGET DURING THE WORKSHOP I WANT TO SAY IT WAS LAST WEEK.
WHAT WE DID WAS, WE WENT BACK AND I TALKED WITH OUR CFO. ALLEN, DO YOU WANT TO GO OVER SOME OF THE GRANULAR ASPECTS OF WHERE THESE CUTS CAME FROM, AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO FUND THOSE
PUBLIC SAFETY PAY RAISES? >> SURE. >> IT WASN'T PRESENTED IN THE BUDGET AT THE TIME. WE WERE DISCUSSING IT. WE WANTED CLARIFICATION, HOPEFULLY WE'RE GOING TO MOVE
FOR CONSENSUS TO PUT THOSE INTO THE BUDGET SINCE AT THE WORKSHOP, THE FIRE CHIEF AND POLICE CHIEF MENTIONED THEY WERE TAKING ACTIONS TO CUT TO FULFILL THOSE. >> I ALSO HAVE THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT ITEMS I WANT TO GO OVER. AS FAR AS THE SETTING OF THE
DATE. I WANT TO GET CONSENSUS FROM THE BOARD AS WELL. >> THANK YOU. ALLEN, PLEASE. >> IF YOU REMEMBER, MY OPENING STATEMENTS AT THE BUDGET PRESENTATION WAS AROUND THE AOP.
THE FOUNDATION IS, YOU CREATE THE KNOWNS VERSUS THE UNKNOWNS. WE KNEW THERE WERE CERTAIN EXPENSES THAT WILL TO INCREASE, AND WHAT EXPENSES YOU COULD PULL BACK AND MAKE THEM ZERO. PART OF THAT STRATEGIC FOUNDATION IS TO CREATE A ZBB ENVIRONMENT.
WITH THAT THAT CREATED THE ENERGY WITH FIRE, WITH ALL THE DEPARTMENTS, NOT JUST FIRE AND PD, EVERYONE TOOK A RELOOK AT THEIR BUDGETS, THROUGH THOSE EFFORTS, WE KNEW THAT WE WERE GOING TO COME FORWARD AND BE ABLE TO DO THE COLA OF AT LEAST 3%, WE HAVE FOUND THE FUNDING TO
BE ABLE TO DO COLAS AT 3% FOR BOTH, FOR EVERYBODY ACROSS THE BOARD, AS WELL AS COVER WHAT IS IN THE CONTRACT FOR PD AND FIRE. THAT'S BEEN COMMITTED TO, WE HAVE FOUND THE THREE MILLION DOLLARS THROUGH THIS CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. AT THE TIME, WE WERE WORKING
THAT ANGLE AND WE HAD TO PRESENT THE BUDGET. >> ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT FOR MY COLLEAGUES? >> I'M GLAD, WHEN WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT WHAT'S COMING AHEAD AND WHAT'S -- I MADE MY POSITION KNOWN, NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO MAKE THOSE DRASTIC CUTS AND ASSUMPTIONS, AND I WANTED TO
MAKE SURE THAT OUR EMPLOYEES ACROSS THE BOARD, YOU KNOW, KNOW THAT THEY'RE -- WE'RE TAKING THEM INTO CONSIDERATION AND THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY TO TIGHTEN
THE BELT, THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE FUNDS AND MAKE IT HAPPEN. AND SO I'M GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT, AND GLAD TO SEE THAT MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
I HAVE A COMMENT BEFORE YOU GO. >> I'M GLAD COMMISSIONER KELLEY, FOR WHAT YOU SAID. WE HAVE STAFF THAT ARE WORKING HARD DOING TOP NOTCH STUFF. THEY SAID ONE THING, THEN THEY
VOTED ANOTHER WAY, I WANT US TO ALL BE CONSISTENT. I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING, I'M GLAD WE'RE NOT SPEAKING ABOUT CUTS NOW. WE WANT THE MORALE TO GO HIGHER, I LIKE WALKING IN AND SEEING YOU ALL SMILING.
>> I WANT TO THANK OUR LEADERSHIP FOR LOOKING FOR REDUCTIONS, AND SPENDING, SO THAT WE CAN FIND THE FUNDING TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE WHAT WE AGREED TO PROVIDE YEARS AGO. THANK YOU.
>> THANKS, I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC PAY RAISES AND STAFF GETTING A 2 3% COLA. THE 17.5% INCREASE IN UTILITIES,
I KNOW THERE WAS ROBUST DIALOGUE. I WANT TO PROPOSE A $25 PER YEAR INCREASE IN THE FIRE ASSESSMENT. NOW, I WANT THAT TO GO IN CONJUNCTION.
AND WE TOOK A LOT OF TIME LOOKING AT THE BUDGET, AND I WANT TO PROPOSE TO THE BOARD IS ENACTING THE FIRST EVER ROLL BACK RATE IN THE CITY'S HISTORY, AND WE HAVE THE FUNDING TO DO
IT, I THINK IF WE'RE GOING TO DO A FEE INCREASE, WE NEED TO ROLL BACK THE PROPERTY TAXES, AND WE LOOKED AT THE NUMBERS GOING-FORWARD NEXT YEAR, A LOT OF OUR SHORT TERM INITIATIVES,
WE'VE GOTTEN EVERYTHING SET UP AS FAR AS SETTING UP TO MOVE THE CITY FORWARD. TO WHERE IT WILL BE SAFE, AND I THINK THE RESIDENTS DESERVE A TAX BREAK ON THEIR PROPERTY TAXES. >>.
>> WHAT IS THE CURRENT ROLL BACK, AND WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE. >> 7.45. THAT'S GOING TO BE A REDUCTION OF AROUND $3 MILLION. THEY'LL SAVE $3 MILLION TOTAL. >> I WANT TO SAY DELRAY DID THE
ROLL BACK RATE LAST YEAR, AND THAT WILL REPRESENT NO INCREASES IN PROPERTY TAXES FOR THE RESIDENTS, SO. >> I DO WANT TO SAY ONE THING, THANK YOU FOR BIG THAT UP. I THINK SOMETHING OF THIS MAGNITUDE NEEDS TO BE REASONABLY
PUBLICLY NOTICED, SO THE PUBLIC WILL KNOW WE'RE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION IN THE FIRST PLACE. I APPRECIATE -- >> THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO. I'M GOING TO SET THE MEETING, JULY 14th, PRIOR TO THE CRA
MEETING, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A ONE HOUR DIALOGUE DISCUSSION AMONGST THE BOARD SO WE CAN DISCUSS THIS. >> JULY 14th. >> PERFECT. I KNOW WE'RE GOING ON THAT
EXTENDED. >> THE ROLE BACK RATE IS 7.4257. >> MAYOR: 5:30 ON THE 14th? >> WE CAN DO 5:30 OR DELAY THE
START OF THE CRA MEETING AND START AT 6:00. >> I'M OKAY WITH EITHER. >> I'M OKAY WITH 5:30, BUT I REALLY WANT TO MAKE MY COMMENT TO THE CITY MANAGER, AND THAT,YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DAN, YOU
COME IN HERE TO TELL US SOMETHING, IT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAVE TO BE GOOD NEWS, BUT WHATEVER YOU HAVE TO MAKE THE CITY MOVE FORWARD, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO YOU FOR YOUR GUIDANCE, I'M SAYING, AND THANKS FOR STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE, YOU'RE NOT PLAYING SOCCER, YOU
KNOW, NOT USA, BUT ANYWAY, I HAD TO THROW THAT IN. >> PLAYING FOR BELGIUM AT THIS POINT. >>. >> THAT'S WHAT WE CALL LEADERSHIP.
>> I DO WANT TO ADD ONE MORE THING. BECAUSE WE NEED I WOULD HOPE WE NEED PUBLIC COMMENT. I THINK 6:00 WOULD BE A BETTER TIME FOR PEOPLE THAT WORK. EVEN FOR ME, IT'S -- I MADE IT TODAY, BUT IT'S DIFFICULT TO
COME FROM WEST PALM BEACH AND DRIVE IN 30 MINUTES. FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO LIVE IN THE CITY AND WANT TO HAVE A SAY. I THINK 6:00 WOULD BE A BETTER TIME FOR THEM TO SHOW UP TO THE
MEETING IF THEY WANTED TO. >> I'M INDIFFERENT, EITHER WAY, IF THIS IS GOING TO BE DIALOGUE, THERE'S GOING TO BE TWO MORE MEETINGS, WHERE WE WILL CONTINUE THAT DIALOGUE BEFORE FINALLY ADOPTING THE BUDGET, SO I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE AS
WELL. >> 5:30? >> OKAY. >> ANYTHING ELSE? >> NO, THAT WAS EVERYTHING. >> MAYOR: OKAY, GREAT.
MOVING ON 10A. ANY INFORMATION FROM THE CITY MANAGER ON 10A? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR, WHEN I CAME ON ALMOST FOUR YEARS AGO ADAM TEMPLE CAME HIGHLY RECOMMENDED,
AS FAR AS SOMEONE THAT COULD TAKE A FUTURE LEADERSHIP ROLL WITH ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES, AND TYPICALLY CITIES OF OUR SIZE CAN HAVE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 2 TO 3 DEPUTY
CITY MANAGERS, I WANT TO BRING ADAM ALONG SLOWLY. HE WAS IN THE CITY FOR FOUR YEARS, CAME FROM THE CITY OF DORAL ADAM CAME WITH A PLETHORA
OF KNOWLEDGE. SINCE THEN, HE'S EXCELLED, HE'S DONE EVERYTHING I'VE ASKED HIM TO DO AND MORE. ONE OF THE MOST RESPONSIVE PEOPLE IN THE CITY, AND YOU GUYS CAN ATTEST TO THAT. ANY TIME YOU NEED ADAM, HE'S
ALWAYS GOING TO BE THERE. AND I KNOW HE'S NOT HERE TONIGHT, HE'S WITH HIS FAMILY IN OHIO. BUT I -- HE STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE ALSO WHEN IT CAME TO THE CRA, AND THAT WAS AN ADDITIONAL CHALLENGE WE ALL UNDERTOOK.
ME, ADAM AND ANDREW, AND AMANDA, AND MY STAFF INCLUDED. SO I THINK IT'S DEFINITELY WARRANTED AND DESERVED TO PROMOTE HIM TO DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, BUT I NEED THIS BOARD'S CONFIRMATION, BECAUSE HE IS A
CONSTITUTIONAL CHARTER OFFICER. >> REMEMBER I TOLD YOU ALL ABOUT OUR FLOW CHART, REMEMBER I SAID, ARE YOU SURE THIS FLOW CHART IS
RIGHT? >> IT NEEDS TO BE UPDATED AGAIN? >> LOOKING DOWN THE ROAD. I CALL MR. TEMPLE AT NIGHT, I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S GROGGY OR WHAT, BUT HE ALWAYS RESPONDS. AND THAT'S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT -- I HAVE A PROBLEM, I CAN GET IN
TOUCH -- I DON'T LIKE TO BOTHER YOU, YOU NEED YOUR WEST. I LIKE PEOPLE I CAN GET IN CONTACT WITH, I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT, ARE YOU GOING TO FOLLOW THROUGH. WITHIN 24 HOURS, I GET ON UPDATE, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE
DOING, ARE YOU OKAY WITH THIS? HE'S CONSTANTLY POUNDING THE PAVEMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SATISFIED. I CAN SPEAK FOR ALL OF US, HE'S SATISFIED. HE WORKS HARD.
>> I'LL DITTO THAT, COMMISSIONER McCRAY. NOT ONLY IS HE RESPONSIVE, THE LEVEL OF FOLLOW THROUGH AND FOLLOW-UP YOU GET WE GET INUNDATED WITH SO MUCH, HE'LL COME BACK WITH THE RESOLUTION,
HE PRACTICES THAT LEVEL OF SERVICE TO MYSELF, AND I'M SURE YOU GUYS. HE DOES THAT FOR THE RESIDENTS OF BOYNTON BEACH, I'M GOING TO SAY IT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE IT'S A NAVY THING I'M A LITTLE BIASSED. THIS IS A NO-BRAINER FOR ME.
WE'VE SEEN LEAPS AND BOUNDS AT THE CRA LEVEL AS WELL. >> MOTION TO APPROVE? >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE, AND WE HAVE A SECOND FOR OUR 26-119. ALL IN FAVOR? >> CAN I MENTION --
>> AYE. >> CAN I MAKE A COMMENT? I CONCUR WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE. I HAD APECING ORDER, IF YOU WILL, WHEN I WAS COMMISSIONER, I WOULD ALWAYS GO TO ANDREW AND
THEN TO DAN. I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A GOLDEN NUGGET IN BETWEEN THOSE TWO, ARE AND THAT WAS ADAM TEMPLE. HE EVEN RODE OUT TO MANY OF THE SITES WITH ME TO GET A BETTER HANDLE ON WHAT NEEDED TO BE
DONE. YOU DON'T FIND THAT EVERY DAY, AND THE REST -- ANDREW DOES THE SAME THING AND DAN. ADAM HAS REALLY TURNED OVER A NEW LEAF AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.
AND HE DESERVES THIS POSITION AND THIS MOVE, HE'S A GREAT GUY. EVEN TEMPERED, EVEN WHEN I GOT UPSET, HE WAS EVEN TEMPERED. >> NO. >> WATCH IT, McCRAY.
>> I'M GLAD TO SEE THIS MOVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> JUST REALLY QUICK, I THINK IT'S -- IT'S ALWAYS -- WHEN YOU SEE STAFF IN THE AUDIENCE TOO, AND THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT THESE CHANGES TOO.
ADAM IS GREAT WITH US. BUT WITH STAFF TOO. HE IS REALLY -- YOU KNOW, HE'S EVEN -- I THINK IT IS A NAVY THING, MY DAD WAS EVEN TOO.
IT TOTALLY IS. YOU HAVE STAFF AND SUPPORT, AND ARE EXCITED FOR HIM IT JUST SHOWS HOW MUCH -- NOT ONLY DOES HE HELP US, AND HELP THE RESIDENTS, HE ALSO IS AN ASSET TO THE STAFF. >> MAYOR, THIS IS MY FINAL
COMMENT. I WANT TO SAY TO STAFF, WE'RE WATCHING YOU, WE'RE WATCHING YOU. THE PROMOTION IS ON THE WAY. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: MOVING ON TO 10B. VICE MAYOR TURKEN? >> YEAH, WE HAD ENTERTAINED THIS IDEA.
AND I JUST WANTED TO GET FEEDBACK FROM MY COLLEAGUES, WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE, HAVE STAFF LOOK AT THERE, AND MAYBE COME UP WITH SOMETHING IF WE STILL WANT TO DO THIS, I'M NOT LOOKING FOR THIS BOARD TO HAVE ANY TYPE OF BUDGETARY SPENDING.
WE HAVE A BEAUTIFICATION DEPARTMENT FOR THAT BUT TO ALLOW A MECHANISM TO PROVIDE SOME TYPE OF CREATIVE IDEAS INITIATIVES THAT WE'RE OVERLOOKING TO
PROVIDE TO CITY STAFF. I WANTED TO BRING THIS BACK UP TO SEE IF THERE'S APPETITE TO MOVE FORWARD. THE POTENTIAL DISCUSSION POINTS WHICH I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND. I WANT TO SEE WHAT MY COLLEAGUES THINK OF THAT.
>> I SUPPORT IT. >> I SUPPORT. >> YOU'LL HAVE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO BE ON THIS BOARD, OTHER BOARDS. >> ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, MOVING FORWARD WE DON'T KNOW THE UNKNOWNS, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR
THIS BEAUTIFICATION TEAM MAY END UP CHANGING OR SHIFTING OR DOWNSIZING, IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE SOME OTHER BOOTS ON THE GROUND. I TRY TO DO MY BEST TO SEND
TEXTS TO ANDREW AND ADAM, DIFFERENT THINGS I SEE ON MY TRAVELS, BUT TO HAVE MORE BOOTS ON THE GROUND THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT IN EVERY CITY, THAT ARE THERE TO ASSIST AND PROVIDE
THAT. MAYBE SPEER HEAD CLEANUPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT I KNOW OUR STAFF WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO GET EVERYONE TOGETHER TO DO IT. I'VE TALKED ABOUT IT, WITH STAFF A COUPLE TIMES ABOUT DOING
DISTRICT 4 CLEANUP, AND PICK A STREET. IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE AN ORGANIZATION, THAT'S THEIR FOCUS AND THEIR SPEER HEAD, I TOTALLY THANK YOU FOR FINALLY GETTING IT IN FRONT OF US SO WE COULD HAVE THIS DISCUSSION. I'M HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT THAT
MORE AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. >> THANK YOU FOR PAINTING THAT CEMETERY FENCE FOR ME. THANK YOU. LONG OVERDUE. >> JUST A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR
LEGAL, IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S A CONSENSUS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE BEAUTIFICATION. THIS ADVISORY BOARD, CORRECT? >> FIVE OR NINE MEMBERS. >> FIVE. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. AND THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY NEXT QUESTION FOR THE BOARD, WE'RE
CREATING A BOARD, WE NEED TO CREATE PARAMETERS FOR THAT BOARD HOW MANY MEMBERS DO THE OTHER BOARDS HAVE, IS IT FIVE? >> TAMMY MAY KNOW.
>> I WOULD SAY 5 FOR ME. >> IS EVERYBODY OKAY WITH 5? >> YOU CAN AFFORD DISTRICTS. >> OKAY. >> AND THEN -- >> HOW MANY MEMBERS DO WE HAVE ON THE OTHER BOARDS? >> I DON'T KNOW THAT OFF THE TOP
OF MY HEAD. >> IT'S DIFFERENT. >> WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT WHEN WE HAVE THAT DISCUSSION. >> IT DEPENDS ON THE BOARD. I THINK HISTORIC PRESERVATION POR -- >> THOSE ARE QUASI JUDICIAL. THERE IS A
>> I WOULD BEST THE MOST COMMON IS FIVE. >> IST USUALLY FIVE AND TWO ALTERNATES. YOU CAN JUST BRING THAT TO US WHEN WE HAVE THE DISCUSSION MORE. >> OKAY, AND JUST -- >> YEAH. >> DO YOU WANT IN THE ORDINANCE WHAT THEY'RE CHARGED WITH MEDIAN AND RIGHT-OF-WAY LANDSCAPING RECOMMENDATIONS, TREE PLANTING,
CANOPY PROGRAMS, GATEWAY SIGNAGE, COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP, AND ADOPT A STREET PROGRAMS OR RECOGNITION -- OR RECOGNITION FOR WELL MAINTAINED PROPERTIES AS WELL? THAT'S TYPICALLY SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE INVOLVED. >> ALL OF THE ABOVE. >> OKAY. >> ALL OF THE ABOVE.
>> UM, OKAY. WE WILL PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER FOR YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MAYOR: N MOVING ON I WILL GO TO THE CLERK TO READ ITEM 10D INTO THE RECORD, PLEASE. >> ONE MOMENT.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER 26-0119 SECOND READING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 3 ARTICLE 3 SECTION 8E DOWNTOWN TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT OVERLAY TO REMOVE LANGUAGE IN REGARDS TO DENSITY
ALLOWANCES OF UNIT 750 SQUARE FEET OR LESS TO COUNT AS ONE HALF-A UNIT, AS WELL AS GENERAL CLEAN-UP OF THE OVERALL ARTICLE. >> MAYOR: THIS IS THE SECOND READING FOR THESE ITEMS. HAVE THERE BEENBY CHANGES SINCE THE FIRST READING?
>> MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. PLANNING AND ZONING. THERE IS NO CHANGES. WE'RE HERE FORS QUESTIONS IF ANY. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? >> NO. >> MAYOR: THERE WILL BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT. THAT WAS PERMITTED AT THE FIRST READING. IF THERE IS NOTHING, MAY WE HAVE
A MOTION TO APPROVE PROPOSEDORTS NNS -- PROPOSED ORDINANCE 26-09. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A WE HAVE A SECOND. I WILL TURN TO YOU FOR THE ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER CELLLY. >> CELL KELLEY. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER McCRAY. >> YES. >> MAYOR TURKIN. >> YES. >> MAYOR SHELTON. >> MAYOR: YES. >> IN A ROLL CALL VOTE THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> MAYOR: TAMMIES COULD YOU MOVE
ONTO ITEM 10E PLEASE INTATHE RECORD. >> PROPOSED ORDINANCE 26-020. SECOND READING AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 4 SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, ARTICLE VII, EXTERIOR LIGHTING STANDARDS, TO AMEND THE RELIEF PROCESS TO REMOVE LANGUAGE REGARDING COMMUNITY DESIGN RELIEF BUT KEEP WAIVER
RELIEF AND A GENERAL CLEAN-UP OF OVERALL ARTICLE, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. THIS IS THE SECOND READING FOR THIS ITEM. THERE WILL BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT. AS IT IS NOW DONE ON THE FIRST READING. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY CHANGES SINCE THE FIRST READING?
>> NO CHANGES. >> MAYOR: OKAY. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? >> NO. >> MAYOR: OKAY. >> MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 26-020. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: WE HAVE A MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR -- ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER McCRAY.
>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR TURKIN. >> YES. >> MAYOR SHELTON. >> CHAIR: YES. >> IN A ROLL CALL VOTE, THE MOTION P -- PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, TAMMY AND I'LL NOW TURN TO AIOFOR I-- TO ITEM 10F IN THE RECORD. >> PROPOSEDDORS -- ORDINANCE
26-021, SECOND READING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH FLOR AMENDING PART 3 CHAPTER 1 ARTICLE 2 DEFINITIONS AND CHAPTER 3 ARTICLE 3 SECTION 8 OVERLAY ZONES TO ADD A MARINA DISTRICT OVERLAY PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE IFNLTS THIS --
>> MAYOR: THIS IS THE SECOND READING FOR THIS ITEM. THERE WILL BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES? >> PLANNING AND ZONING. THERE EHAVEN'T BEEN ANY CHANGES BUT I BELIEVE THERE MAY BE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER McCRAY. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. [LAUGHTER]
>> OKAY. WELL, YOU MADE THE, MOTION EARLIER. >> LET ME GO BACK. OH, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. >> YES, SIR. >> ADDRESS THE CONCERN. >> THERE YOU GO. >> TO INCLUDE A REQUIREMENT FOR
A PARKING CONTINGENCY PLAN WHICH SHOWS PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO THE STATE PLAN -- SITE PLAN, PARKING AGREEMENTS TO OFFSITE PARKING, VALET PARKING LAYOUT, WITH SERVICE HOURS AND/OR OTHER ASSOCIATION AGREEMENTS WHICH SHOW AN AVAILABILITY OF
INCREASED PARKING. >> YES, SIR. AND SO STAFF UNDERSTANDS THIS MOTION. THIS WILL BE AMENDING THE ORDINANCE ON THE SECOND READING. SO IF YOU APPROVE IT TODAY, WE'LL BE ADDING THAT TO THE INCENTIVE SECTION OF THE ORDINANCE, ADDING A JUST A LAYER OF CONTINGENCY. WE HAVE TO APPROVE EVERY SITE PLAN THAT WE'RE APPROVING.
HAS THE AVAILABLE PARKING, HAS THE CONTINGENCY, BUT WE CAN INCENTIVIZE IT AND REDUCE PARKING THROUGH THIS ORDINANCE. >> GOT IT. >> OKAY. >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> MAYOR: OKAY.
ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER McCRAY. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR TURKIN. >> YES. >> MAYOR SHELTON. >> MAYOR: YES. >> IN A ROLL CALL VOTE, THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. I WILL TURN TO THE CLERK TO READ ITEMS 10G AND 10H INTO THE RECORD. >> PROPOSED ORDINANCE 26-022,
SECOND READING, AN ORDINANCE OF THE SIT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE ABANDONMENT OF A PORTION OF THE 30-FOOT WIDE SOUTHEAST 3rd STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY LOCATED BETWEEN SOUTHEAST 5th AVENUE AND SOUTHEAST 6th AVENUE, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A DISCLAIMER, WHICH
SHALL BE RECORDED WITH THIS ORDINANCE IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR ALL OTHER PURPOSES. APPROVE REQUEST FOR A MAJOR SITE PLAN MODIFICATION TO THE PENCE PARK IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT TO ALLOW FOR THE RENOVATION AND
EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING PENCE PARK, INCLUDING SPORTS FACILITIES AND FIELD, A CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA, AND A MULTIPLE INDOOR AREAS FOR MULTIPURPOSE OFFICE STORAGE AND RECREATIONAL ZONING LOCATED AT 600 SOUTHEAST 4th STREET ON
A 3.33-ACRE SITE. >> JUST, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, SO -- OKAY. I GOT TO GET IT ON RECORD THEN. EVERYTHING THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED IS FROM LAST MEETING FOR THE
AMENDMENTS WITH THE BASKETBALL COURT, THE PICKLEBALL COURT. >> BEFORE WE GO INTO IT. >> MAYOR: WE HAVE TO -- YEAH, WE NEED A MOTION TO REMOVE ITEM 10H FROM THE TABLE. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> JUST REMOVING IT FROM THE TABLE.
>> OH, SORRY. >> MAYOR: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. NOW WE CAN GO. >> OKAY, JUST TO REITERATE EVERYTHING WE TALKED ABOUT, ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO REQUEST IN ADDITION TO A FENCE WAS OBV OBVIOUSLY TO MAKE
THE PARK LOOK BETTER AND ALSO TO PROTECT THE KIDS THAT WOULD BE NEAR THE TRAIN STATION WOULD BE TO ADD A HEDGE, WHICH WOULD BE LIKE A GREEN FENCE ALONG THE PARK. I DIDN'T SEE THE WORD HEDGE ON THERE, SO I JUST WANT TAVERIFY
BECAUSE WE DID GET C CONSENSUS LAST MEETING. >> THE HEDGE IS NOT ALLOWED FROM FAC, CORRECT? >> FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, WE HAD ORIGINALLY ASKED THAT IT BE ADDED, BUT WHEN SPEAKING WITH THE -- YEAH.
THAT IT IS ACTUALLY NOT PERMITTED WITHIN THAT AREA BECAUSE OF THE PROXIMITY TO THE TRAIN TRACKS. >> HMM. >> THERE IS A FENCE THAT RUNS ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE SIDEWALK BUT THEY WON'T ALLOW US TO PUT A FENCE. WE HAVE ENCROACHED AS FAR AS THEY WILL LET US WITH THE FENCE AND THERE IS ALWAYS AN ISSUE WITH MAINTENANCE OF THAT SO MAYBE YOU CAN DO SOMETHING TO
THE FENCE. MAYBE YOU CAN SCREEN SOMETHING WITHIN THE FENCE. >> MAKE IT LOOK GREEN. JUST MAKE IT LOOK NICE. >> COULD DO SOME SLATS. >> MAKE IT LOOK NICE. [LAUGHTER] >> I DID WANT TO MENTION ONE THING. I THINK THERE WAS A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE BOARD TO ADD DOG RECEPTACLES. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS OUR
ORDINANCE ONLY CURRENTLY ALLOWS DOGS AT ONE -- SPECIFIC PARK, SO I DON'T THINK WE CAN DO THAT UNLESS WE ADD THIS TO THE LIST OF PARKS WHERE PETS ARE ALLOWED. >> PEOPLE ARE BRINGING THEIR DOGS TO EVERY PARK, SO WE HAVE TO HAVE IT BECAUSE WE CAN'T, IF NOT, IT'S GOING TO BE A MESS.
>> IT'S GOING TO BE DIRTY, LIKE DOGS ARE GOING TO POOP REGARDLESS AND IT'S GOING TO BE -- >> I DON'T DISAGREE WITH YOU. I'M LETTING YOU KNOW WE DO HAVE A CONTRADICTORY ORDINANCE ON THE BOOKS. >> THANK YOU FOR THE CLARITY. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THE MOTION THAT WE MAKE THIS PARK
ONE OF THE PARKS NAT THE DELUDES -- THAT CLEANS A DOG STATION. >> CAN IT IN THE J NOT JUST BE A CONTAINER FOR A BAG? DOES IT HAVE TO SAY THIS IS FOR WASTE? CAN IT JUST BE A GARBAGE DISPENSER? >> I'M JUST -- JUST, I MEAN --
>> PEOPLE GO AND PICK UP TRASH, AND THINGS LIKE THAT SO IT MIGHT BE NICE TO HAVE A LITTLE, A LITTLE BAG HERE AND THERE. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO NECESSARILY BE FOR DOG. >> FOR ME, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IT FOR DOGS BECAUSE I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE DOGS. PRETTY MUCH MOST PEOPLE HAVE DOGS NOWADAYS, AND TO BE ABLE TO
WALK THEM AND TO KEEP THE PARK CLEAN, AND WE DID GET CONSENSUS ORIGINALLY FOR THAT SO I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THAT. THANK YOU. >> WE CAN ADD THIS AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL. >> YEAH. >> WASTE CONTAINERS. >> MAYOR: YEAH. >> PLEASE PICK UP AFTER YOURSELF
OR -- OR YOUR LITTLE THING YOU BRING TO THE PARK. EITHER WAY, BECAUSE YOU KNOW I MEAN NO OFFENSE I GET CALLS OF PEOPLE GOING TO THE BATHROOM BEHIND THE CHECK CASHING STORE RIGHT HERE, SO THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO USE THIS BAG ONE DAY. >> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION -- WORRIED ABOUT DOGS AND WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT PEOPLE. >> FOR CLARIFICATION,
COMMISSIONER McCRAY -- CRUZ, IF YOU WANT TO AMEND THE LIST OF PARKS THAT DOGS ARE ALLOWED AT, WE'LL NEED TO BRING BACK A SEPARATE ORDINANCE FOR THAT. >> OKAY. >> SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS CONSENSUS TO DO THAT. >> MAYOR: I'M WITH YOU ON THAT. >> WE WANTED TO INCLUDE AS PART OF THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. RIGHT? TO MAKE THIS ONE OF THOSE PARKS,
OR WE WOULD HAVE TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE. >> WE HAVE TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE. >> I THINK WHAT WE SHOULD DO FOR THIS TO BE CLEAN, AND TO BE EFFECTIVE, IS WASTE CANS THAT EXTREMELY MIMIC THOSE DOG WASTE
CANS. [LAUGHTER] BECAUSE OTHERWISE IT'S GOING TO GET CONVOLUTED, CONVOLUTED AND I THINK WE CAN STILL ACCOMPLISH WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH. >> SOUNDS GOOD. >> WASTE RECEPTACLES. >> MAYOR: OKAY. >> THAT'S RIGHT. WASTE RECEPTACLES. THERE YOU GO. >> THAT HAVE A DOG'S FACE ON THEM. WHATEVER. >> ALL RIGHT, MOTION TO
APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND. TAMMY? >> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THE FIRST MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE 26-022. >> RIGHT. >> YES.
>> MAYOR: YEAH, WE'LL HAVE TWO ROLL CALLS. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER McCRAY. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR TURKIN. >> YES. >> MAYOR SHELTON. >> MAYOR: YES. >> IN A ROLL CALL VOTE, THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> I JUST WANT TO THANK STAFF AND MY COLLEAGUES FOR SUPPORTING THIS. THIS IS HUGE. THIS IS ONE OF THE OLDEST PARKS
IN THE CITY. AND, AND YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, ON THIS CONSISTENTLY, SO THANKS FOR, YOU KNOW, THANKS FOR LISTENING TO THE RESIDENTS, AND THE FEEDBACK THAT WE GOT. I KNOW THERE WAS A LITTLE HICCUP, SO I JUST APPRECIATE YOU, YOU KNOW, AMENDING IT AND MAKING IT RIGHT. SO THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
>> YEAH, AND ON A SIDE NOTE, I APPRECIATE STAFF HAVING TO DEAL WITH THE CONDEMNED UNITS ACROSS TO THE NORTH OF IT, AND I KNOW THAT'S TAKEN UP A LOT OF TIME WITH CODE. I KNOW PD IS OUT THERE THREE TIMES A DAY, BUT IT IS WORKING, LIKE THERE'S NOT THE PEOPLE LIVING THERE ANYMORE, AND SPEAKING OF, THEY WOULD'VE USED THESE WASTE BASKETS BECAUSE THEY
WERE GOING RIGHT THERE. AND THERE HAS BEEN MOVEMENT FROM THE OWNER NOW THAT IS LOOKING AT DEMO COSTS TO BE ABLE TO GET RID OF THAT BECAUSE THEY UNDERSTAND IT'S TAKEN UP A LOT OF CITY RESOURCES. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE ENHANCED PENCE PARK ON A LOT OF LEVELS. SO I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING EVERYONE'S DONE ON THAT LEVEL.
>> WE WILL NEED A MOTION FOR THE MAJOR SITE PLAN MODIFICATION, AND IT DOES NOT NEED A ROLL CALL VOTE. >> OKAY. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> JUST WANTED TO MAKE A QUICK, JUST A QUICK COMMENT. THANK YOU. JUST A QUICK COMMENT. I KNOW THAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT HAVING A WATER FEATURE IN THE
PARK, SOMETHING SIMILAR TO A SPLASH PAD, WHICH WOULD BE THE -- SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT IT ON THE RECORD THAT THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE PARK. THANK YOU. >>> YES. >> MAYOR: OKAY. WE HAVE -- 7 72 IS. >> IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MAJOR SITE PLAN AND MODIFICATION. >> MOTION AND SECOND.
>> MAYOR: OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES. UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ONTO, WE ALREADY DID 10G, RIGHT, 10I.
I'LL TURN TO THE CLERK TO READ IT IN. THIS IS THE SECOND READING FOR THIS ITEM. >> PROPOSED ORDINANCE 26-023 ON SECOND READING AMENDING PART 2, CHAPTER 2, ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE 2, CITY MANAGER SECTION, 2-30. POWERS AND DUTIES GENERALLY BY
CREATING A NEW SUBSECTION K AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CERTAIN CONTRACTS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. THIS IS SECOND READING. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY CHANGES? >> NO CHANGES. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? >> NO, A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE, AND WE HAVE A SECOND. I'LL TURN TO THE CLERK FOR ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER McCRAY. >> YES. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> NO. >> VICE MAYOR TURKIN. >> YES. >> MAYOR SHELTON.
>> MAYOR: YES. >> MOTION PASSES 4-1. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY FINAL COMMENTS FOR TONIGHT? >> I HAVE ONE. CRUZ, ON THE TV THE OTHER MORNING, YOU WERE -- >> OH, YEAH, YOU LOOKED GOOD, I SAW YOU TOO. >> YES, YES, YOU DIDN'T SEE IT? IT WAS GOOD. >> YEAH.
>> I DIDN'T GET TO WATCH IT. >> MAYOR: IT WAS SO HOT AND YOU DIDN'T LOOK LIKE YOU WERE EVEN DYING OUT THERE. GOT SOME GOOD MAKEUP ON TODAY. IF THERE IS NO OTHER TIME COMMENTS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? >> IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED MY
COOKING WITH COMISH, IT'S GREAT. I HAD A GREAT TIME TOOK -- COOKING WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE HAD A GREAT TIME GETTING TO KNOW SOME OF THE FIRE MEN AND WOMEN AND ENJOYED A MEAL, SO CHECK IT OUT. IT'S ON YOUTUBE.
>> MAYOR: IT WAS FANTASTIC. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: MOTION TO ADJOURN. WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES, WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO DISCUSS, THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. AT, I CAN'T SEE THE CLOCK BACK
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