##VIDEO ID:S09B-0WT4YI## >> PLEASE STAND BY. >> GOOD EVENING. WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED IN JUST ONE MINUTE SO I JUST WANTED TO HAVE EVERYONE GRAB THEIR SEATS. WE'RE GOING TO START HOPEFULLY PROMPTLY AT 6:00 WHEN EVERYONE IS HERE. GIVE US JUST A MINUTE. I JUST WANTED TO -- THERE'S SOME SEATS UP IN THE FRONT. >> VICE MAYOR: GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH CITY COMMISSION MEETING. TODAY IS TUESDAY AUGUST 20th, 2024 AND THE TIME IS NOW 6:00 P.M. BEFORE I CONTINUE ANY FURTHER, I'D LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE OF OUR RULES OF CIVILITY AND DECORUM. SPEAKERS MUST FIRST BE ADDRESSED BY THE CHAIR AND NOT INTERRUPT ANY OTHER SPEAKERS. PUBLIC COMMENT MUST BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMMISSION AS A WHOLE AND NOT TO ANY PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL ON THE DAIS OR IN THE AUDIENCE. INSULTS, PERSONAL ATTACKS AND DISRUPTIONS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE SHOULD YOU VIOLATE THESE RULES. WE WILL NOW TURN TO THE CITY CLERK FOR ROLL CALL. >> MAYOR PENSERGA IS ABSENT. VICE MAYOR KELLEY. >> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER HAY. >> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN. >> PRESENT. >> VICE MAYOR, YOU HAVE A QUORUM. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU, MAYLEE. OUR INVOCATION TONIGHT WILL BE BY REVEREND AMALIE ASH FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY ME, VICE MAYOR KELLEY. LET'S ALL STAND FOR THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> THANK YOU. LET US REST OUR HEARTS AND MINDS FOR A MOMENT GREAT AND MERCIFUL GOD, WE GATHER TONIGHT IN YOUR PEACE. AS THE CITIZENS OF BOYNTON BEACH FILL THIS ROOM, MAY THEY GATHER WITH OPEN HEARTS AND OPEN MINDS. AND WE PRAY TONIGHT FOR OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, CITY STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE THEM WISDOM, COMPASSION, AND TRANSPARENCY. AS THEY LEAD OUR CITY FORWARD TO BE A HOME FOR OUR CITIZENS TO THRIVE, WE ASK THAT YOU HEAR OUR PRAYERS, THE PRAYERS THAT ARE ON OUR HEARTS AND THE PRAYERS OF THIS CITY AND THE PRAYERS OF THIS NIGHT. WE ARE ASSURED THAT YOU, GOD, ARE ALL. IN YOUR SON'S NAME WE PRAY, AMEN. >> Group: AMEN. >> Group: I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU, EVERYONE. THANK YOU, REVEREND ASH. WE'RE NOW MOVING ON TO AGENDA APPROVAL, ADDITIONS, DELETIONS AND CORRECTIONS. LET'S BEGIN ON MY LEFT WITH COMMISSIONER TURKIN. DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONS, DELETIONS OR CORRECTIONS, COMMISSIONER? >> I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS, VICE CHAIR. I'D LIKE TO MOVE UP 10C. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS. I WANT TO MOVE THAT AFTER 3C -- I'M SORRY, 10C AFTER 3C. >> VICE MAYOR: HANG ON ONE SECOND. SORRY. >> AND ADD PUBLIC INPUT. >> VICE MAYOR: 10C IS REGARDING THE PRESERVATION OF HARVEY OYER PARK. WE'RE MOVING TO 3D? IS THAT YOUR SUGGESTION? >> YES AND I THINK MOVING 6 DELTA, 6D PRIOR TO PUBLIC AUDIENCE. WHAT WOULD THAT BE? >> VICE MAYOR: 3E. >> 3E, YEAH. >> VICE MAYOR: DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THOSE REQUESTS? >> NONE. >> VICE MAYOR: OKAY, THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER HAY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? >> THOSE ARE THE SAME ITEMS I WAS GOING TO MOVE. I HAVE NO FURTHER. >> VICE MAYOR: VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER CRUZ, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? ANY ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA? [SPEAKER OFF MIC] >> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. I BELIEVE WE SHOULD HAVE A MOTION TO ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT ON THOSE BECAUSE WE GENERALLY DON'T ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT ON THOSE ITEMS. >> MOTION TO ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT FOR 3D. >> IS THERE A WAY TO DO THOSE AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT SO THEY CAN SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENT? >> YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER CRUZ, YOU HAVE SAID IT MANY TIMES. PEOPLE DESERVE TO COME HERE AND SPEAK THEIR MIND. THESE PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN TIME OUT AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES AND WORK TO BE HERE. AND I THINK IT WILL BE EASIER FOR THE CHAIR AS WELL TO SEPARATE THE ABUNDANCE OF PUBLIC INPUT WE GET FROM PUBLIC COMMENT. >> I THINK THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS ON THE AGENDA THAT WANT PUBLIC INPUT. >> LET'S TAKE A VOTE. CALL TO ORDER. >> VICE MAYOR: COMMISSIONER TURKIN, THANK YOU. THE ITEMS THAT ARE UNDER 10A -- OR 10 WOULD GET PUBLIC COMMENT WHEN THEY ARE HEARD. BECAUSE WE ARE MOVING THEM, THEY WILL GET PUBLIC COMMENT TO WHERE THEY ARE MOVED. SO WE ARE MOVING 10D -- OR 10C. SO THAT WILL GET PUBLIC COMMENT WHEN IT IS HEARD AT 3D. >> RIGHT. >> VICE MAYOR: 7D WOULD GET PUBLIC COMMENT BY NATURE OF IT BEING UNDER CONSENT, WE WILL JUST -- INSTEAD OF DOING THAT UNDER GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, THAT PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE HEARD DURING THAT AGENDA ITEM AT 3D. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> VICE MAYOR: CORRECT. >> GOT IT. SO SINCE 10A COMES BEFORE 10C, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE 10A AFTER 3C TO BE PRIOR TO 10C AS IT IS ON THE ORIGINAL AGENDA. AND THEN I WOULD BE OKAY WITH THE OTHER CHANGES. >> I'M NOT OKAY WITH THAT. LET'S KEEP IT HOW IT IS. >> VICE MAYOR: I THINK BECAUSE -- >> OR 3F. >> VICE MAYOR: AND THAT ORDINANCE IS A FIRST READING AND WE WOULD NOT NORMALLY HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT UNDER FIRST READING. >> CORRECT. SO WE NEED TO VOTE ON THE CURRENT MOTION. AND THEN THERE NEEDS TO BE A SEPARATE MOTION WITH REGARD TO THE I BELIEVE 10A THAT YOU WANT TO MOVE. IT'S A FIRST READING IF YOU WANT TO ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT. SO IF WE COULD HAVE A VOTE ON THE CURRENT MOTION THAT'S PENDING. >> WE HAVE A VOTE ON THE TABLE. >> VICE MAYOR: WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ALREADY TO HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> LET'S VOTE. >> VICE MAYOR: ALL IN FAVOR. [AYES] ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. SO WE WILL HEAR THEM AS AMENDED. NOW, WE CAN HEAR, COMMISSIONER CRUZ, YOUR SUGGESTION TO MOVE UP 10A AND TO ADD PUBLIC COMMENT. BECAUSE WE DON'T TYPICALLY HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT UNDER FIRST READING, I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF MAKING THAT CHANGE BECAUSE THEN I FEEL LIKE THAT SETS A PRECEDENT. THAT'S MY OPINION. >> I AGREE WITH VICE MAYOR KELLEY. >> I AGREE. >> INTERESTING HOW WE'RE TREATING DIFFERENT ITEMS DIFFERENTLY AND ARE THINGS THAT ARE BEING HEARD THAT DESIRE PUBLIC INPUT THAT IS IMPORTANT. I FEEL LIKE WE'RE PUTTING ONE THING BEFORE THE OTHER SO EVERYBODY LEAVES THE ROOM. >> MAKE A MOTION. >> AND NO TIME TO HAVE THE PUBLIC HAVE DISCUSSION. >> CALL TO ORDER. MAKE A MOTION. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE 10A BEFORE 10C AS IT IS ON THE AGENDA AND TO ALLOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> VICE MAYOR: DO WE HAVE A SECOND? NOT SEEING A SECOND, THE MOTION DOES NOT PASS. CAN I NOW HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> VICE MAYOR: ALL IN FAVOR? [AYES] ANY OPPOSITION? THE MOTION PASSES. >> CAN YOU CLARIFY WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH 10C AND 10A? >> VICE MAYOR: YES. NO, WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING. 10A IS STAYING WHERE 10A IS. 10C IS BEING HEARD UNDER 3D AND 7D IS BEING HEARD AT 3E. >> WE MOVED 6D UP, TOO. >> VICE MAYOR: I THOUGHT IT WAS 7D. >> 6D WAS THE CONTRACT FOR -- >> VICE MAYOR: OH, YOU'RE CREDIT. >> FIRE SERVICES. >> VICE MAYOR: YOU'RE CORRECT IT'S 6D WE MOVED UP WITH REGARD TO THE VILLAGE. >> I THINK THE TOWN MANAGER IS HERE. >> VICE MAYOR: CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO INFORMATIONAL ITEMS BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. LET'S START WITH COMMISSIONER CRUZ ON MY RIGHT. >> I HAD CALLS WITH RESIDENTS AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR: COMMISSIONER HAY. >> I DON'T HAVE A ANY DISCLOSURE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE ABOUT THE BLACK BUSINESS POP-UP, EMPOWERING BLACK BUSINESSES AND IGNITING ECONOMIC EXCELLENCE. WE THANK THE SPONSORS OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH AND CHANNEL 25 AND 102.3 FOR THEIR SPONSORSHIP. SO THEY ARE ASKING THAT YOU GET YOUR TICKETS, YOUR FREE TICKETS AND REGISTER. AND THE QUESTION IS, ARE YOU A BLACK-OWNED BUSINESS LOOKING TO PARTICIPATE? AND THAT'S GOING TO BE ON FRIDAY AUGUST 30th, 2024 AT 5:30 AT THE CULTURAL CENTER AT 125 EAST OCEAN AVENUE IN BOYNTON BEACH. AND AGAIN, THEY'D LIKE TO THANK THEIR SPONSORS. THERE ARE SOME HANDOUTS I BELIEVE THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS ON THE TABLE BACK THERE. SO IF YOU COULD PICK ONE OF THESE  UP AND WE WOULD APPRECIAE THAT PARTICIPATION. THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER TURKIN. >> VICE CHAIR, I THINK THE CITY MANAGER HAD SOMETHING. HE WAS RAISING HIS HAND. >> I JUST WANT TO GIVE A QUICK THANK YOU TO SHEILA TYSON. LAST YEAR WAS THE INAUGURAL BLACK BUSINESS POP-UP EVENT. SHE DID SUCH AN AMAZING JOB. AND THIS YEAR SHE PRETTY MUCH TOOK IT ON HER OWN AND SHE DID A PHENOMENAL JOB. SO VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT. LOOK FORWARD TO IT. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. >> THANK YOU, DAN. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER TURKIN. >> NO, I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, I HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS REGARDING THE BOAT RAMP AND 10A AS WELL. AND JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING OUT. YOU KNOW, IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THIS PUBLIC SUPPORT AND PEOPLE TO GET ENGAGED. AND THIS IS HOW WE MAKE SURE THERE'S FULL TRANSPARENCY IN OUR GOVERNMENT. SO THANK YOU. AND, YOU KNOW, ON THE TOPIC OF TRANSPARENCY, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO ADDRESS A LOT OF THESE RUMORS GOING AROUND WITH THE LITTLE LEAGUE. SO IF IT'S OKAY, I WOULD LOVE TO ASK THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY ABOUT SOME OF THESE, YOU KNOW -- SOME OF THESE THINGS. IS THAT ALL RIGHT WITH MY COLLEAGUES? >> I WOULD PREFER TO HAVE A FULL COUNCIL WHEN WE DISCUSS AN ITEM OF THAT NATURE. SO I'M NOT FOR THAT NOW. >> OKAY. >> VICE MAYOR: YES. MAYBE WE CAN GET AN UPDATE AT THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING WITH REGARD TO THE STATUS WHEN WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION. OR IS THERE SOME INFORMATION YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE UNDER LEGAL AT A LATER TIME? >> WE CAN SHARE. WE HAVE MADE SOME PROGRESS TODAY. I'LL LET THE CITY MANAGER ADDRESS ON THAT. >> MAYBE THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT WE CAN INCLUDE THAT. >> SURE. >> VICE MAYOR: DO WE NEED TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO -- >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR: ALLOW FOR THAT UPDATE? >> NO VOTING ON ANYTHING. >> VICE MAYOR: CORRECT. IT WOULD STRICTLY BE AN UPDATE FROM THE CITY MANAGER. >> I WILL LISTEN. [INAUDIBLE] >> THAT MEETING HAPPENED TO THE AT 2:00 P.M., A LOT OF PROGRESS WAS MADE, GOOD PROGRESS. I THINK WE ARE DEFINITELY MAKING HEADWAY. >> PERFECT. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU. SO IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO -- >> SO MOVED. >> VICE MAYOR: AMEND THE AGENDA TO ADD UNDER 9C AN UPDATE ON EAST BOYNTON LITTLE LEAGUE. ALL IN FAVOR? [AYES] ANY OPPOSITION? THE MOTION PASSES. OKAY. AS FOR ME, INFORMATIONAL ITEMS, I, OF COURSE, LIKE THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS HAVE RECEIVED EMAILS WITH REGARD TO THE HARVEY OYER BOAT RAMP AND I'LL MAKE MY POSITION KNOWN LATER ON. OBVIOUSLY I UTILIZE AND SUPPORT ALL OF THE PARKS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR CITY AND WILL NOT AGREE TO ANY SORT OF SELLING OF ANY PARKS. I HAVE MADE THAT CLEAR IN OTHER PARK INITIATIVES THAT I HAVE DONE WITHIN MY DISTRICT AND I WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT CITYWIDE. THAT'S MY INFORMATIONAL ITEMS. IF WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE, CITY MANAGER, DID YOU HAVE -- YOU HAD AN ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING PIONEER PARK? >> NO, IT WAS REGARDING PIONEER AND HARVEY OYER. A LOT OF FISHING CHARTERS AND BOATERS SHUT DOWN IN THE PARK AND AFFECTED THEIR BUSINESS NEGATIVELY. WE HAVE THE CITY CLERK HERE. WE PRINTED OUT SHEETS. IF YOU LEAVE YOUR NAME AND INFORMATION, WE WANT TO CUT YOUR GUYS SOME SLACK AS FAR AS YOUR ANNUAL PASSES AND STUFF LIKE THAT IN THE FUTURE. SO CANDACE IN THE BACK, JUST RAISE THOSE LI LISTS UP, CANDAC. IF YOU GUYS WERE AFFECTED DURING COVID, TAKE YOUR TIME AND FILL THAT SHEET OUT, THAT WAY WE CAN ACTUALLY GET A BETTER IDEA HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE AFFECTED. THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU. MOVING ON NOW TO ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMMUNITY AND SPECIAL EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS. WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION THIS EVENING, SO IF WE CAN HAVE THAT ON THE SCREEN. I WILL READ IT OUT LOUD. AND PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF I SCREW IT UP. WHEREAS THE LAMBDA ALPHA ALPHA GRADUATE CHAPTER OF OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY, INC. HAS OPERATED IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA SINCE MARCH 15th, 1980 AND HAS DISTINGUISHED ITSELF AS A PUBLIC SERVICE ORGANIZATION FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS THE SIGMA DELTA DELTA UNDERGRADUATE CHAPTER OF OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY, INC. HAS OPERATED IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA SINCE DECEMBER 6th, 1995 AND HAS DISTINGUISHED ITSELF AS A PUBLIC SERVICE ORGANIZATION ON THE CAMPUS OF FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY AND THE COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS THE MEMBERS OF LAA AND SDD HAVE DEDICATED COUNTLESS VOLUNTEER HOURS AND SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING HEALTH INITIATIVES, MENTORING PROGRAMS, PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, STREET CLEANUP, TALENT HUNT, THANKSGIVING BASKET GIVEAWAY AND TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS FOR STUDENTS. AND WHEREAS THE MEMBERS OF LAA AND SDD COMMITTED TO PROVIDING SERVICE TO CAREGIVERS AND SENIORS IN BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA THROUGH ITS CURB APPEAL PROJECT AND WHEREAS THE MEMBERS OF LAA AND SDD PAINTED AND LANDSCAPED 22 HOMES OF CAREGIVERS AND SENIORS IN THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA RECOGNIZES THE EXEMPLARY WORK THAT LAA AND SDD HAVE MADE TO CAREGIVERS AND SENIORS OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA. NOW, THEREFORE, I AIMEE KELLEY BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME AS VICE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THAT THE CITY COMMISSION RECOGNIZES THE EXEMPLARY WORK AND SERVICE OF BOTH THE LAMBDA ALPHA ALPHA CHAPTER AND SIGMA DELTA DELTA CHAPTER OF THE OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY, INC. FOR THEIR CURB APPEAL PROJECT AND OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS. IN WITNESS WHEREFORE, I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA TO BE AFFIXED AT BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA THE 20th DAY OF AUGUST, 2024. COMMISSIONERS, IT HAS BEEN REQUESTED THAT WE ALL JOIN THE ORGANIZATION FOR A PICTURE WHEN I PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION. SO I'M JUST GOING TO SIGN IT AND THEN WE CAN HEAD DOWN. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY WHILE WE ARE GETTING READY TO TAKE THE PICTURE, THAT THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING ORGANIZATION, THE OMEGAS. AND YOU HAVE DONE AN OUTSTANDING WORK HERE IN BOYNTON BEACH. YOU PAINTED 22 HOMES. AND THAT'S UNHEARD OF. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] AND WE ARE NOW WORKING ON YOU BECOMING PART OF OUR ADOPT-A-STREET WHICH WE HAVE SOME ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO IRON OUT WHICH WE WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT. SO I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU GUYS TO KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. AND MAYBE CALL ME SOMETIME. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. WE'LL JOIN YOU DOWN THERE. [APPLAUSE] [INDISTINCT CONVERSATION] [INDISTINCT CONVERSATION] [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU, GUYS. THANK YOU. [INDISTINCT CONVERSATION] >> ON BEHALF -- MY NAME IS TONY ROBINSON. I AM THE [INAUDIBLE] OF THE OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY. I WANT TO THANK VICE MAYOR KELLEY AND THE COMMISSION FOR RECOGNIZING US IN THIS FASHION. WE ARE COMMITTED TO THIS COMMUNITY. A LOT OF THE BROTHERS HERE WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL IN THIS COMMUNITY, BORN AND RAISED IN THIS COMMUNITY. AND WE COME BACK TO SERVE, NOT ONLY AS A GRADUATE CHAPTER BUT UNDERGRADUATE CHAPTER WHO WILL GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AS WELL. WE ARE COMMITTED TO THIS COMMUNITY AND ENJOY BEING PART OF THE COMMUNITY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO DEEPENING THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COUNCIL AND CITY. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING US. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> HEY, HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING? MY NAME IS KEYON McDAVIS SR. I AM THE UNDERGRADUATE ADVISOR. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR PRESENTING US THIS PROCLAMATION AND WITH THE MENTORSHIP THAT WE RECEIVE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, WE ALSO PRETTY MUCH SHOW THAT ON CAMPUS TO OTHER STUDENTS, THAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO THE SAME THING AS WE STARTED OUR CAMPUS CLEANUP. AND WE'RE THE FIRST FRATERNITY OR ORGANIZATION TO START THAT ON FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY. ALL OF THE MENTORSHIP WE RECEIVE THROUGH L.A. SQUARED IS TRANSLATED TO THE COLLEGE STUDENTS ON FAU. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GENTLEMEN. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ANNOUNCEMENT, 3B, WE WERE HONORED TO HAVE A BOOK THAT WAS PRESENTED AT THE LAST COMMISSION MEETING. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT HE IS HERE, THAT'S TEVIN ALI. THE BOOK IS "AMBITIOUS ARCHIE, BUILDING A LEGACY THROUGH ACTS OF THE HEART." IT WAS WRITTEN AND RELEASED. HE'S A BOYNTON BEACH RESIDENT. THIS BOOK WAS RECENTLY RELEASED ON AUGUST 2nd AND IS AVAILABLE IN AMAZON AND IN LOCAL BOOK STORES. AND WE ALSO -- IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, AT THE LAST COMMISSION MEETING, I KNOW I DID AND I THINK ONE OF THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS DONATED OUR BOOKS TO THE LIBRARY. SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE A COUPLE OF COPIES OF YOUR BOOK IN OUR LIBRARY. SO I KNOW THAT YOU ARE HERE TONIGHT AND I THANK YOU FOR COMING. AND JUST IF YOU WANTED TO SAY A FEW WORDS, PLEASE FEEL FREE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, FOR HAVING ME BACK. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CRUZ FOR ADDING THIS TO THE AGENDA. MY NAME IS TEVINALI, THE COAUTHOR OF THE CHERNS BOOK "AMBITIOUS ARCHIE" DEDICATED TO MY FATHER WHO UNEXPECTEDLY PASSED AWAY CHRISTMAS DAY OF 2022. AND THIS HEART-WARMING STORY, WHICH WAS WRITTEN RIGHT HERE IN BOYNTON BEACH, RIGHT HERE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY FOLLOWS COMMUNITY HERO ARCHIE WHO AFTER LOSING EVERYTHING STRATEGICALLY EMPLOYS A SERIES OF TOOLS TO REBUILD HIS LIFE, SUPPORT A LOVING FAMILY AND BECOME A BELOVED MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY. SO THEMES WOVEN INTO THIS BOOK INCLUDE AMBITION, GOAL SETTING, COPING WITH FAILURE, RESILIENCY, COMPASSION, GRIEF AND LOSS. AND MY COAUTHOR AND I HOSTED A BOOK LAUNCH HERE AT THE CAROLYN SIMS CENTER EARLY THIS MONTH AND THIS BOOK IS TAKEN WELL WITH THE COMMUNITY AND ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. IT'S BEEN WELL RECEIVED. AFTER 24 HOURS OF IT BEING PUBLISHED, IT SOARED TO RANK NUMBER ONE ON AMAZON FOR MOST POPULAR CHILDREN'S BOOK TOP RELEASES. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR SUPPORTING THIS BOOK. FOLKS CAN GET A COPY OF THIS BOOK ON BARNES & NOBLE, BOOKS A MILLION, INGRAM SPARK AND THE E-BOOK IS EXCLUSIVELY ON AMAZON. AND JUST A TAKEAWAY, THIS BOOK REALLY ALIGNS WITH THE FLORIDA BENCHMARKS FOR EXCELLENT STUDENT THINKING, THE FLORIDA BEST STANDARDS. SO IT'S AN EXCELLENT RESOURCE FOR CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS AND FAMILY READING TIME. SO IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED, SEND ME A MESSAGE AT TALKWITHTEVIN.COM. TO SCHEDULE A READING FOR FOUR AN UPCOMING EVENT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME AND HAPPY TO REPRESENT BOYNTON BEACH WITH THIS SUCCESS. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] MOVING ON NOW TO 3C, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY ALANNAH IRWIN OR SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY ADMINISTRATOR REGARDING THE LIVING SHORELINE PROJECT. >> GOOD EVENING, ALANNAH IRWIN SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH. VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, CITY MANAGEMENT, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT TO PRESENT THIS TOPIC OF LIVING SHORELINES. IT'S DEFINITELY A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF RESILIENCY IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO TONIGHT I'M GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT WHAT EXACTLY ARE LIVING SHORELINES, THE BENEFITS OF LIVING SHORELINES, POTENTIAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIVING SHORELINES, SOME OF THE FUTURE PLANS THE CITY HAS TO INCORPORATE SOME OF THESE FEATURES INTO OUR COMMUNITY. AND THEN I HAVE SOME PROPOSED LOCATIONS OF WHERE WE WOULD LIKE TO PILOT SOME PROJECTS FOR LIVING SHORELINE PROJECTS HERE IN THE CITY. SO WHAT ARE LIVING SHORELINES? LIVING SHORELINES ARE NATURE-BASED APPROACHES FOR SHORELINE PROTECTION. BASICALLY WHAT THAT PEN MEANS IS INCORPORATING GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE, PLANTS AND AQUATIC LIFE WITH SOME OF THE MAN-MADE FEATURES TO MAKE OUR SHORELINES MORE RESILIENT. WHAT IT TYPICALLY DOES, IT'S MADE WITH NATURAL MATERIALS AND CAN BE USED IN COMBINATION WITH HARDER SHORELINE STRUCTURES SUCH AS SEAWALLS OR BREAK WATERS TO REALLY ENFORCE THE RESILIENCE OF OUR COASTLINE. LIVING SHORELINES ACTUALLY MAINTAIN COASTAL PROCESSES BECAUSE OF HOW THE MATERIALS ARE PLACED. THEY PREVENT EROSION WHICH I'LL BE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE BENEFITS A LITTLE LATER ON. AND THEY ALSO CONSERVE, CREATE AND RESTORE THE NATURAL SHORELINE HABITAT THAT ALLOW OUR ECOSYSTEM TO SURVIVE. SO THIS IS JUST A GRAPHIC THAT I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT LIVING SHORELINES, THEY USE PLANTS AND OTHER NATURAL ELEMENTS, SOMETIMES IN COMBINATION TO STABILIZE THE COAST I'M NOT GOING TO POINT OUT EVERYTHING THAT'S ON HERE BUT SOME THINGS I WANTED TO EMPHASIZE IS LIVING SHORELINES HELP TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND HABITAT FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE AND THEY INCREASE BIODIVERSITY WHICH IS A HUGE PROBLEM THAT WE'RE FACING RIGHT NOW IN SOME OF OUR SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS. AND THEY ALSO PROTECT THE SHORELINES FROM WEATHER EVENTS LIKE HURRICANES AND ALSO FLOODING. SO LIVING SHORELINES ARE A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO MAKE SURE OUR LOW-LYING AREAS MAINTAIN FACED WITH DISASTERS. LIVING SHORELINES BRING BACK ROBUST, SUSTAINABLE AND ECONOMICALLY VIABLE SOLUTIONS THAT GUARANTEE FLOURISHING COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF THIS IS THAT THEY ADD ATTRACTIVE LOW-MAINTENANCE GREEN SPACE AND FOCAL POINTS FOR PEOPLE TO GATHER. THEY REDUCE WAVE ENERGY SO THEY PREVENT EROSION FROM OCCURRING ON OUR SHORELINES. THEY WORK BETTER THAN SOME OF THE TRADITIONAL MAN-MADE STRUCTURES LIKE SEAWALLS OR BREAK WATERS TO MAKE SURE OUR SHORELINES AREN'T BEING LOST TO EVENTS LIKE HURRICANES AND FLOODING. THEY ALSO ACTUALLY REDUCE THE STORMWATER FLOW RATES IN THE EVENT OF RAIN. SO WE ACTUALLY SEE LESS POLLUTION ENTERING OUR WATERWAYS BECAUSE THE LIVING SHORELINES ACTUALLY CAPTURE A LOT OF THE SEDIMENTS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE RELEASED INTO OUR INTRACOASTAL WA WATERWAYS. THEY BUFFER THE EFFECTS OF HURRICANES. THEY BUFFER THE EFFECTS OF THE KING TIDES. THAT SEASON IS ACTUALLY COMING UP VERY SOON WITH OUR FULL MOONS. SO LIVING SHORELINES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO ENSURE THAT OUR SHORELINES AREN'T BEING LOST AS PART OF THESE EVENTS. THEY ALSO PROMOTE ECOTOURISM OPPORTUNITIES. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT ISN'T HIGHLIGHTED AS MUCH IN THE SUSTAINABILITY WORLD JUST BECAUSE WE'RE FOCUSING SO MUCH ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL SIDE. BUT THEY ACTUALLY PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECOTOURISM SUCH AS KAYAKING, PADDLEBOARDING, FISHING. THE LIVING SHORELINES ALLOW FISH AND OTHER AQUATIC LIFE LIKE OYSTERS TO FLOURISH AND ACTUALLY IMPROVE OUR BIODIVERSITY AND PROVIDES ADDITIONAL NATURAL RESOURCES FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AGAIN, IT INCREASES THE SHORELINE STABILITY AND IT CREATES ANIMAL HABITAT AND SUPPORTS FISHING AND BEAUTIFIES OUR SHORELINES. THIS PHOTO IS AN EXAMPLE OF A LIVING SHORELINE THAT WAS INSTALLED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A SEAWALL IN WEST PALM BEACH. SO THIS IS A COMMON FEATURE THAT'S ACTUALLY BEING USED IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AS WELL. THERE WE GO. SOME OF THE POTENTIAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES THAT CAN COME, THERE'S LOTS OF FUNDING FOR VARIOUS DIFFERENT TYPES, WHETHER IT BE FOR FLOODING OR FOR HARDENING OF INFRASTRUCTURE. SO SOME OF THESE AGENCIES DO OFFER COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR INSTALLING LIVING SHORELINES AND OTHER RELATED GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE. SO THIS IS FROM FWC, THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION, NOAA, THE NATIONAL ATMOSPHERIC ASSOCIATION, THE U.S. FEDERAL WILDLIFE -- FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE. THERE'S ALSO SOME OTHER GRANTS FROM FLORIDA SEA GRANT, FDEP AND FEMA THROUGH THE DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. SO THERE'S A LOT OF FUNDING OUT THERE FOR THESE TYPES OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE TO HELP SUPPORT FUTURE PROJECTS FOR THE INSTALL OF THESE INFRASTRUCTURE. THERE YOU GO. SO SOME OF THE FUTURE PLANS, FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE WANT TO EVALUATE SOME OF THESE AREAS THAT COULD BENEFIT FROM INSTALLING LIVING SHORELINES AND WE DON'T WANT TO JUST LIMIT OURSELVES TO OUR INTRACOASTALS. WE ALSO WANT TO LOOK AT SOME OF OUR CANALS AND LAKES AND OUR AREAS THAT MAYBE HAVE WATER QUALITY ISSUES OR AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO FLOODING. MAYBE WE CAN PARTNER WITH THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT OR SOME OF THOSE AGENCIES THAT OWN OUR NEIGHBORING CANALS TO HELP IMPROVE FLOOD RESILIENCE IN THOSE AREAS. WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO PILOT A PROPOSED PROJECT TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LIVING SHORELINE, ALMOST LIKE A PROOF OF CONCEPT, WHICH I'LL BE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THOSE LOCATIONS AT THE END OF THIS PRESENTATION. WE'D ALSO LIKE TO DEVELOP AN OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM TO HELP TEACH OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF LIVING SHORELINES BECAUSE WHEN YOU HEAR LIVING SHORELINES, IT'S NOT QUITE INTUITIVE TO WHAT THAT MEANS. WE'D LIKE TO DO AN EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN UNDER OUR SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM TO HELP INFORM THE RESIDENTS OF THE MASSIVE BENEFITS FROM LIVING SHORELINES. WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH OUR GRANTS TEAM TO RESEARCH SOME FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADDITIONAL SHORELINE PROTECTIONS ALONG THESE WATERWAYS, ESPECIALLY IN THOSE AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO FLOODING. BUT WE'D ALSO LIKE TO LOOK AT SOME AREAS THAT HAVE WATER QUALITY ISSUES AS WELL. WE'D ALSO LIKE TO EXPLORE SOME PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, OTHER MUNICIPALITIES AND SOME OF THE NOT-FOR-PROFITS TO HELP OUR EXPANSION OF LIVING SHORELINES, WHETHER THAT BE PLANTING MANGROVES OR OTHER TYPES OF AQUATIC PLANTS THAT WILL HELP ENSURE OR SHORELINES ARE STABILIZED MOVING FORWARD. SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT JUST A FEW OF THESE LOCATIONS. THESE LOCATIONS ARE ACTUALLY IDENTIFIED IN OUR CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT BACK IN 2021 AS AREAS THAT HAVE A HIGH RISK FOR FLOODING. YOU'LL NOTICE THAT ALL OF THEM ARE CITY ASSETS. ALL OF THEM ARE LOCATED ALONG OUR INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY RIGHT NOW. ALL OF THEM DO EXPERIENCE FLOODING DURING OUR KING TIDE EVENTS AND HAVE NEIGHBORHOODS ADJACENT TO THEM THAT DO EXPERIENCE FLOODING AS WELL DURING THESE EVENTS. OUR FIRST PROPOSED LOCATION IS JAYCEE PARK. OUR SECOND PROPOSED LOCATION IS INTRACOASTAL PARK. AND OUR THIRD PROPOSED LOCATION WAS MANGROVE PARK. THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE AREAS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW TO SEE HOW WE CAN LAUNCH A PILOT PROJECT UNDER THE LIVING SHORELINES PROGRAM AND ENSURE THAT WE ARE PRESERVING THAT AND DOING OUR PROOF OF CONCEPT FOR THESE LIVING SHORELINES IN OUR COMMUNITY. ANY QUESTIONS? >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU, ALANNAH. DOES ANYONE ON THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER TURKIN, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> NO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PRESENTATION. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE MY COLLEAGUES HAD A CHANCE TO SEE THIS. I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT. AS WE KNOW, IT IS THE GATEWAY TO THE GULF STREAM SO WE NEED TO PRESERVE THAT. BOYNTON IS A FISHING TOWN. THAT'S NEVER GOING TO CHANGE. AND IF YOU THINK OTHERWISE, LOOK AROUND. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT NOT ONLY DO WE SUBMIT THIS EFFORT TO PRESERVE THE ECOSYSTEM HERE AND, YOU KNOW, FISH AND WILDLIFE IS PARTNERED WITH POTENTIAL NEIGHBORING MUNICIPALITIES AND THE COUNTY IN ANY JOINT VENTURES. I THINK THEY CAN HELP, YOU KNOW, MAXIMIZE WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE AND MITIGATE THE COST TO THE TAXPAYERS. >> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. >> THAT'S IT, THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER HAY, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> I JUST WANT TO SAY VERY GOOD, JOB WELL DONE. BUT ARE THERE ANY ENDANGERED OR PROTECTED SPECIES IN THE AREA THAT NEED TO BE CONSIDERED WITH THIS PROJECT? >> YES. SO WE ARE ACTUALLY DOING A SPECIES FLOODPLAIN ASSESSMENT AS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM. SO THAT WILL BE PRESENTED PROBABLY A LITTLE LATER IN THE YEAR AS WE LAUNCH THIS PROJECT. I BELIEVE THERE ARE ABOUT OFFICIALLY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA APPROXIMATELY 130 ENDANGERED SPECIES, PLANTS, AQUATIC LIFE. OBVIOUSLY THE MOST COMMON ONE IS OUR MANATEES AS A VERY ENDANGERED SPECIES THAT WE ARE TRYING TO PROTECT HERE. BUT SEVERAL OTHER SPECIES THIS WILL HELP WITH THE BIODIVERSITY PROBLEMS AND ENSURE THEIR THREATS AREN'T BEING INCREASED ANY MORE. >> THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR: COMMISSIONER CRUZ, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU, ALANNAH. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REALLY LOOK AT WAYS WE CAN EXPAND OUR LIVING SHORELINE. AND I JUST THANK YOU FOR COMING IN AND HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING AND FOR LOOKING AT WHAT INITIATIVES WE CAN DO IN THE CITY AND APPLY FOR GRANTS AND PARTNERSHIPS TO REALLY PROTECT OUR SHORELINE BECAUSE WE SEE IT EVERY DAY WHERE STORMS, YOU KNOW, HIGH WAVES TAKE OUT HOMES AND SHORELINES. SO I THINK WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROTECT THAT. I JUST THANK YOU FOR STAYING ON TOP OF IT AND KEEPING US INFORMED. SO THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> VICE MAYOR: OKAY. MOVING ON TO 3D, WHICH WAS 10C, DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PRESERVATION OF HARVEY OYER PARK LOCATED AT 2010 NORTH FEDERAL HIGHWAY BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA 33435 THROUGH A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT. I KNOW, COMMISSIONER TURKIN, THIS WAS YOUR ITEM. BUT LEGAL, DO YOU WANT TO OPEN THIS UP? OR DO WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM STAFF? >> STACY WITH MY OFFICE -- [INAUDIBLE] >> VICE MAYOR: GENTLEMEN, IN THE BACK, IF YOU COULD NOT BLOCK THE CLOCK SO THAT I CAN SEE IT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. ONCE WE GET TO PUBLIC COMMENT, I NEED TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE CLOCK. SORRY, THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING, VICE MAYOR, CITY COMMISSIONERS, STACY WIENGER, DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY. THIS IS A DISCUSSION ITEM TO A PROPOSED RESTRICTIVE COVENANT. THE BACKUP IS DISCUSSIONS THAT WERE HAD AND PROPOSES RESTRICTING THE PROPERTY TO BE USED AS A MUNICIPAL PARK FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES IN PERPETUITY, PROVIDING FOR PERPETUAL ACCESS TO THE WATERFRONT AND PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE BOAT RAMPS. PERMITTING COMPATIBLE ANCILLARY USES, RESTAURANTS, PUBLIC PARKING, REST ROOMS, PERHAPS RETAIL. AND PROHIBITING RESIDENTIAL USE OF THE PROPERTY IN PERPETUITY. AGAIN, EVERYTHING BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS PURELY FOR DISCUSSION. WE'RE LOOKING FOR DIRECTION FROM THE BOARD AS TO WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE US TO BRING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE. AND I'LL TEENAGER IT OVER FROM THERE. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU, STACY. COMMISSIONER TURKIN, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS WITH REWARD TO THIS ITEM? >> I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF BOTH. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE ALL HERE, RIGHT. SINCE 2020, THERE HAS BEEN -- YOU KNOW, YOU COULD SAY AN ATTACK OR SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE ON THE BOATING AND FISHING COMMUNITY. WE SAW DURING THE COVID LOCKDOWNS THAT THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION HAD RESTRICTED ACCESS TO RECREATIONAL BOATERS, COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN ONLY HAD CERTAIN HOURS THEY COULD UTILIZE THE BOAT RAMP TAKING FOOD OFF THEIR TABLE, RIGHT. AND THEN THAT SAME COMMISSION -- AND I'LL SAY THERE'S NOBODY UP HERE. BUT THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION, THE PREVIOUS CITY MANAGER, THE PREVIOUS, YOU KNOW, BOARD THEN DECIDED AFTER THOSE LOCKDOWNS TO INCREASE THE ANNUAL FEES FOR UTILIZING THE BOAT RAMP FROM $50 AND TRY TO MOVE IT UP TO $350. I THINK IT WAS A 700% INCREASE OR SOMETHING. THAT'S CRAZY. IN A TIME OF COVID, A CITY IS GOING TO TRY TO DO THAT? YOU KNOW, I THINK IT ENDED UP SETTLING AT $200, RIGHT. EVEN AT THAT POINT, THAT'S WAY TOO HIGH, ESPECIALLY WHEN PEOPLE ARE LOSING THEIR JOBS. THE CITY IS TRYING TO DICTATE, YOU KNOW, HOW COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN CAN MAKE A LIVING. AND, YOU KNOW, WE SAW THAT GO ON, YOU KNOW, FOR A WHILE. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR, THERE WAS SOME INFIGHTING, YOU KNOW. AND THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING I SAW COME OUT OF THAT IS NOW I SEE MEMBERS FROM THE MARINA OVER AT THE BOYNTON BEACH CRA, THE CHARTER FISHING GUYS AT HARVEY OYER, COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN, REC BOATERS ALL TOGETHER IN THIS ROOM SUPPORTING ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS, RIGHT. THE REASON WE'RE HERE TODAY IS BECAUSE WE WANT TO KEEP IT THAT WAY. THERE'S A LOT OF RUMORS GOING AROUND. I'M NOT ONE TO TIP CLOTHESLINE OPERATE ON RUMORS. I'M GOING TO TAKE ACTION TO MAKE SURE THE RUMORS NEVER HAPPEN. WE'LL TIE INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REACHING OUT AND THANKING ME FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I'LL ALWAYS DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY, BUT I CAN'T TAKE THE CREDIT FOR THIS. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE THE CREDIT FOR THIS. I BROUGHT THIS ITEM UP BECAUSE WHEN THE HARVEY OYER BOAT RAMP WAS REDONE, WE OBTAINED GRANT MONEY FROM FLORIDA INLAND NAVIGATIONAL DISTRICT, RIGHT. AND I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT BECAUSE WE HAD RECEIVED THESE GRANT FUNDS THAT THE PARK WOULD BE PROTECTED, YOU KNOW, IN PERPETUITY OR FOREVER. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT PERPETUITY MEANT UNTIL I MADE THE DECISION TO GET INTO GOVERNMENT. [LAUGHTER] AND, YOU KNOW, I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT IT WOULD BE PROTECTED FOREVER. COME TO FIND OUT, I'M HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY AND THEY IDENTIFIED THAT THE BOAT RAMP PUBLIC USE WOULD ONLY BE PROTECTED FOR 20 OR 25 YEARS. AND SO I'VE GOT TO SAY, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO CARE ABOUT THIS BOAT RAMP, IF IT WASN'T FOR THESE TWO SITTING RIGHT HERE, THE CITY MANAGER DAN DUGGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY SHAWNA LAMB, THERE COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY THAT BOAT RAMP GETS SOLD TO A DEVELOPER OR GETS USED IN THE WAY THAT WE DON'T WANT TO SEE. SO PLEASE GIVE THEM A ARIANA ROF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] AND I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS. THIS ISN'T MY DISTRICT. THIS IS COMMISSIONER HAY'S DISTRICT. AND HE ADVOCATED STRONGLY FOR THE COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN LAST YEAR. AIMEE, I KNOW YOUR HUSBAND HAS USED THAT BOAT RAMP FOR THE LAST 10, 20 YEARS. YOU KNOW, SO I KNOW THIS MEANS NEAR AND DEAR NOT JUST TO THE COMMUNITY BUT TO OUR HEARTS AS WELL. AND, YOU KNOW, HERE WE ARE AGAIN A YEAR LATER IRONICALLY RIGHT BEFORE THE MULLET RUN. AND, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO DECIDE WHAT WE WANT TO DO, WHAT WE WANT TO SEE THERE. I HAVE OBTAINED A LOT OF FEEDBACK ABOUT MAYBE LOOKING AT A VENDOR TO SUPPLY ICE, TACKLE, LITTLE SANDWICHES, COFFEE, THINGS LIKE THAT, RIGHT. SO WE ARE HERE TODAY TO IDENTIFY WHAT WE WANT TO SEE THERE FOREVER, RIGHT. AND SO I KNOW THERE'S SOME ISSUES WITH THE CITY CODE. WE'LL GET SOME CLARIFICATION ON THAT, YOU KNOW, AFTER WE HEAR PUBLIC INPUT. BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TODAY TO GET THE COMMUNITY'S INPUT AND IDENTIFY WHAT WE WANT TO SEE. HELL, I WAS OVER THERE A WEEKEND OR TWO AGO WITH SOME PEOPLE SLABBING UP SOME WAHOO AND WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY BAGS. HOW NICE WOULD IT BE IF WE COULD JUST RUN OVER TO THE LITTLE SHACK OVER THERE AND GRAB SOME BAGS? HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE FORGOTTEN OUR ICE? HOW MANY TIMES WE GET THERE EARLY AND, YOU KNOW, WE'D LIKE A CUP OF COFFEE, YOU KNOW? INSTEAD OF RUNNING DOWN TO THE SHELL, WE CAN GET IT RIGHT THEN AND THERE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE SAME WAY THAT WE SERVICE THE LINKS, THE GOLF COURSE THAT WE HAVE WITH THE PRIVATE VENDOR, THE SAME WAY WE DID I THINK WITH THE BEACH, TOO, CONCESSIONS, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE FISHING COMMUNITY DESERVES THAT SAME RESPECT AND ACCESS TO JUST THE CONVENIENCE, RIGHT. WE'RE NOT HERE TO TURN A PROFIT OR ANYTHING. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES, YOU KNOW, WE SUPPORT RECREATIONAL BOATERS AND WE SUPPORT BOYNTON BEACH WHICH IS THE GATEWAY TO THE GULF STREAM, THE CLOSEST TO THE GULF STREAM ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE EASTERN SEABOARD. SO I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR SOME INPUT, SEE WHAT YOU GUYS THINK, SEE WHAT MY COLLEAGUES THINK. YOU KNOW, I JUST THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR TOO LONG, YOU KNOW, THE FISHING COMMUNITY HASN'T GOTTEN THE RESPECT THAT IT DESERVES WHEN IT ESSENTIALLY HELPED BUILD THIS TOWN. [APPLAUSE] >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER TURKIN THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER TURKIN. COMMISSIONER HAY. >> I'M SORRY, I DO GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. >> VICE MAYOR: OKAY. >> FOR CLARIFICATION. SO WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT RESIDENTIAL, RIGHT, IN THERE, YOU KNOW, IT SAYS, YOU KNOW, ANY RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES. DO WE NEED TO ADD LODGING INTO THERE TO MAKE SURE IT CAN NEVER BE UTILIZED FOR A HOTEL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? >> SO IF THAT'S THE DESIRE OF THIS BOARD, THEN FURTHER CLARIFICATION WOULD BE NECESSARY. AS OF RIGHT NOW, RESIDENTIAL IS DEFINED AS A USE WITHIN YOUR CODE SO IT WOULD JUST BE A PROHIBITED RESIDENTIAL USE. IF YOU WANT TO GO FURTHER WITH RESPECT TO LODGING, HOTEL, ETC., THEN THIS COULD BE TAILORED ACCORDINGLY. >> OKAY, YEAH. I THINK THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT. I DON'T THINK ANYONE WANTS TO SEE A HOTEL THERE EVER. AND THEN THE OTHER THING I WANT TO BRING UP THAT I THINK IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THIS IS MAKING SURE THAT ONCE THIS IS PASSED, INCORPORATING IN THE LANGUAGE THAT IT WOULD TAKE FIVE VOTES. OTHERWISE UNANIMOUS, 100% CONSENSUS IN ORDER TO CHANGE ANY OF THIS. THAT WAY WHAT WE DO HERE REALLY DOES MEAN SOMETHING AND IT STAYS A BOAT RAMP IN PERPETUITY. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER TURKIN. COMMISSIONER HAY, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? >> WELL, THIS WAS ORIGINALLY DISCUSSED, IT WAS NEVER THE INTENT OF HAVING A DEVELOPER COME AND DEVELOP OYER PARK. SO I JUST SAY ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS MAKE WHATEVER CHANGES, DOCUMENTING AND FINE TUNING WHAT WE NEED SO THAT NEVER HAPPENS. I AGREE WITH MANY OF WHAT COMMISSIONER TURKIN HAS SAID ABOUT THIS. AND SO IT WAS NEVER THE INTENT, SO LET'S JUST -- I WANT TO HEAR WHAT THE PUBLIC HAS TO SAY ABOUT THIS. BUT MY HAT'S OFF TO THE MAYOR -- NOT THE MAYOR. THE CITY MANAGER AND ATTORNEY SHAWNA FOR FINDING THIS. SO LET'S MOVE AHEAD AND PROTECT THAT PARK SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO READDRESS THIS IN THE FUTURE. [APPLAUSE] >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HAY. COMMISSIONER CRUZ, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS? >> NO. I UNDERSTAND WHAT COMMISSIONER TURKIN IS TRYING TO DO. I SEE IT COMES FROM A GOOD PLACE TO HELP THE COMMUNITY. THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE IS ON LINE 4 WHICH IS ADDING SOME COMPATIBLE USES WHICH WE ALREADY HAVE PUBLIC PARKING. SO THE PART WHERE IT SAYS CONCESSIONS, RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL, DOES THAT MEAN WE COULD HAVE RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL SPACES IN THE PARK IF WE CONTINUE THE PROTECTIVE COVENANT AS IT IS NOW? >> WELL, THERE'S NOT CURRENTLY A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT IN PLACE SO THIS IS JUST WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED -- WOULD BE, YES, IT'S GOING TO BE RESTRICTED FOR PUBLIC ACCESS IN PERPETUITY, BUT THAT THESE TYPES OF USES COULD BE PERMITTED PROVIDED THAT THE ZONING CODE PROVIDED FOR IT AND THAT THIS BOARD OR A FUTURE BOARD DECIDED IF THEY WANTED THOSE USES AT THE PARK. >> GOT IT. SO IF THERE WAS A PROPOSAL FOR, LET'S SAY, A RESTAURANT TO COME IN TO THE HARVEY OYER PARK, WOULD THAT COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION? >> ABSOLUTELY. YOU OWN THIS PROPERTY. >> THE PUBLIC WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO SPEAK ABOUT IT AND SUCH. >> CORRECT. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CRUZ. AS FOR ME, I KIND OF SPOKE ON THIS BRIEFLY. BUT HARVEY OYER PARK IS A FAMILY BPARK OF OURS, A PARK THAT WE HAVE USED FOR MANY YEARS AND WILL CONTINUE TO USE FOR MANY YEARS. AND, YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER TURKIN, WE STARTED ON THIS ROAD OF PROTECTING OUR PARKS IN PERPETUITY OR AT LEAST TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY AS THIS COMMISSION TO, YOU KNOW, PASS IT ON TO, YOU KNOW, FUTURE COMMISSIONS TO MAKE IT, YOU KNOW, JUST THAT MUCH HARDER TO CHANGE WHAT WE DEEMED AS IMPORTANT. THAT IS JUST ONE OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES WHERE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD PRESERVING THE BOAT RAMP IN PERPETUITY AS WE SEE FIT AT THIS TIME. I DO LIKE YOUR IDEA AS FAR AS CONCESSIONS AND I FEEL LIKE THAT'S A MISSING PIECE THERE. AND ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO -- AND I KNOW EVEN MOVING THE POLICE AND FIRE BOAT THERE, THERE WILL BE RENOVATIONS SO DON'T GET SCARED WHEN THINGS DO START HAPPENING AT THE BOAT RAMP IN THE FUTURE WITH REGARD TO SOME CHANGES THAT ARE BEING MADE AS IT PERTAINS TO THAT. BUT I AM CURIOUS TO HEAR WHAT THE RESIDENTS AND WHAT THE BOATERS IN OUR COMMUNITY WOULD LIKE TO SEE HERE. AND SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO SHIFT THIS TO PUBLIC COMMENT. BUT BEFORE WE GO, I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE YOU -- FOR THOSE WHO ARE NEW AND NOT ATTENDED A MEETING, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES PER PERSON. IT'S NON-TRANSFERABLE. IT'S NOT A Q&A. THE SPEAKER MUST ADDRESS THE COMMISSION AS A WHOLE AND NOT THE INDIVIDUALS ON THE DAIS. INSULTS, PERSONAL ATTACKS AND DISRUPTIONS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND YOU'LL BE ASKED TO LEAVE IF YOU VIOLATE THEM. I WILL ASK BECAUSE OF THE VOLUME OF PEOPLE IN THE ROOM TO CONSIDER MAYBE HAVING ONE PERSON SPEAK ON YOUR BEHALF OR JUST LIMITING IT SO THAT WE CAN GET THROUGH WITH SPEAKERS IF YOU HAVE SIMILAR THINGS THAT WERE ALREADY SAID. I WANT TO -- OBVIOUSLY, EVERYONE IS FREE TO SPEAK AND I WILL NOT CUT YOU OFF OR DISRUPT YOU IF YOU DO. BUT JUST TO KIND OF KEEP THE MEETING MOVING. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THIS ITEM FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. THERE ARE TWO -- THANK YOU, STACY. THERE ARE TWO PODIUMS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE STEP FORWARD. THANK YOU. >> BY CHANCE -- >> MAYLEE, DO YOU HAVE THE -- MR. TURKIN, DO YOU HAVE THE CLOCK? I GAVE HIM ONE. [LAUGHTER] >> MAY I GO? >> VICE MAYOR: YES, YES. >> I'M DAVID MERKER AND I LIVE AT 8 SOUTH PORT IN BOYNTON BEACH. THIS ISSUE IS AN EMOTIONAL ISSUE. IT'S AN IMPORTANT ISSUE. AND EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, IT REPRESENTS THE FUTURE OF BOYNTON BEACH. IT SATISFIES AND GRATIFIES THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE NOW. BUT WHEN AN ISSUE LIKE THIS COMES UP, IT'S NOT JUST FOR THE PRESENT TENSE, IT'S FOR THE FUTURE TENSE. AND THE PEOPLE HERE ARE SHOWING WHAT THEY WANT AND THEY DESIRE. AND YOU, AS ELECTED OFFICIALS, JUST LIKE WHEN I WAS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL SHOULD STOP, LISTEN AND REALIZE, THE FUTURE, THE FUTURE, THE FUTURE. IT'S A FUTURE FOR NOT ONLY US, I, BUT IT'S A FUTURE FOR OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN. AND I THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU, MR. MERKER. [APPLAUSE] >> MAC McCRAY. >> VICE MAYOR: ONE SECOND. NO, NOW YOU'RE ON -- NO. SORRY. >> MAC McCRAY. I REPRESENT DISTRICT 2. AND I HEARD ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS SAY THAT THIS HAPPENED BEFORE. I SERVED BEFORE COVID SO I DON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE BOAT PART. BUT I DO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TONIGHT FOR HEARING YOU ALL WANT TO DO SOMETHING TO THE BOAT PARK OVER THERE. FIRST OF ALL, THAT PARK HAS BEEN IN BOYNTON AS LONG AS I HAVE AND I'M 74 YEARS OLD. AND FOR YOU ALL TO SAY THAT YOU ALL ARE GOING TO DO ANYTHING, WHETHER IT'S A RUMOR OR NOT, I HEARD THE VICE MAYOR SAY THAT SHE'S NOT IN FAVOR OF SELLING NONE OF OUR PARKS AND RECREATION. PLEASE DON'T SELL ANY OF THEM. COMMISSIONERS, BEFORE YOU ALL, WE WORKED HARD TO GET THOSE PARKS AND RECREATIONS FOR THIS CITY. THAT PARK IS A JEWEL HEAD IN THE CITY OF BOYNTON. OUR PARKS AND RECS ARE A JEWEL HERE IN THIS CITY. WHEN YOU GO OUT AND START ADVERTISING SAYING IF YOU WANT TO COME TO BOYNTON TO LIVE, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DRAW PEOPLE TO BOYNTON. NOW, YOU ALREADY MESSED UP THE LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD. DON'T MESS UP ANYTHING ELSE HERE IN THE CITY OF BOYNTON. I'M GLAD YOU ALL ARE NOT GOING TO DO WHAT YOU THOUGHT YOU WAS GOING TO DO. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> IT'S HARD TO FOLLOW THAT ONE. [LAUGHTER] >> VICE MAYOR: OKAY. >> SUSAN OYER, BOYNTON BEACH. OBVIOUSLY, I HOLD THIS PARK NEAR AND DEAR. OUR WHOLE FAMILY DOES. BUT JUST TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE THINGS, I WANT TO REMIND YOU IF YOU GO TO PUT A RESTAURANT IN, THAT MEANS YOU HAVE TO PUT A GREASE TRAP IN. YOU HAVE TO FIND SEWER AND WATER. WE DON'T HAVE THAT CAPACITY. SO LOOK AT THIS AS A LOGICAL REALISTIC WAY THAT YOU CAN'T DO THIS. AND AS I HAVE TALKED TO COMMISSIONER TURKIN THE OTHER NIGHT, I HAVE NO OBJECTIONS TO A TACKLE STORE. THAT'S WHAT THAT BUILDING OUT FRONT HAS ALWAYS BEEN. BUT IT SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO BOATING APPROPRIATE THINGS. IT SHOULD NOT BE A RESTAURANT. BUT IF YOU WANT TO HAVE SOME SANDWICHES OR CHIPS OR WATER OR WHATEVER, I THINK THAT'S PERFECTLY APPROPRIATE. BUT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT THIS COVENANT YOU'RE LOOKING TO MAKE AND TAKE OUT ALL THOSE THINGS. THERE SHOULD BE FLAT-OUT -- EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO STATE IT, NO RESTAURANT, NO HOTEL, NO HOUSING, NO SELLING THIS. AND I THINK WHAT YOU REALLY SHOULD DO IS VOTE TO MAKE THIS ONLY CHANGEABLE BY CITY REFERENDUM. TAKE YOU ALL OUT OF THE LOOP BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE TOO EASILY SWAYED -- AND NOT YOU PERSONALLY, BUT LIKE COMMISSIONS AS A WHOLE. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. DEVELOPERS WALK IN WITH BUCKS AND THEY EASILY SWAY COMMISSIONS, ESPECIALLY UNFORTUNATELY YOUNGER COMMISSION MEMBERS WHO MIGHT BE NEW. YOU GUYS ARE MORE SEASONED NOW. YOU'RE NOT AS EASILY SWAYABLE AS YOU WERE TWO YEARS AGO. AND EASILY IMPRESSED, WELL, LET'S FACE IT, THEY WALK IN WITH MONEY AND IT'S IMPRESSIVE. SO I THINK YOU REALLY SHOULD LOOK AT MAKING THIS VOTER REFERENDUM ONLY TO MAKE A CHANGE TO THIS AND ALL OF OUR PARKS. AND LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE DO I NEED TO SAY ON HERE. WE HAVE PLENTY OF PLACES TO PUT RESTAURANTS. IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING LIKE HURRICANE ALLEY DOES, YOU CATCH THEM, WE CLEAN THEM AND COOK 'EM THING, WE HAVE ALL THOSE CRA-OWNED PLAZAS. THERE'S RESTAURANTS IN THERE. MAYBE WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT INTRODUCING MORE RESTAURANTS. YOU ARE SWITCHING THE VFW OVER TO A RESTAURANT. WHY NOT HAVE A PROGRAM SET UP WITH THEM? THAT WAY YOU HAVE SOMETHING FOR ALL THESE BOATERS, BUT YET YOU'RE NOT DOING IT ON THE LAND THAT IT SHOULDN'T BE ON. AND I WILL SAY I PERSONALLY HAVE SEEN MANATEES THERE. I HAVE SEEN OUR LITTLE PUFFER FISH THAT PEOPLE STEAL AND RUN HOME AND PUT IN THEIR FISH TANKS WHICH IS ILLEGAL IN EVERY COUNTY BUT PALM BEACH COUNTY BY THE WAY. YES, I HAVE GONE TO THE COUNTY COMMISSION ON THAT. AND I WOULD SAY THIS IS ALSO -- PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT PROHIBITING THE USE FOR FISHING TOURNAMENTS, KIWANIS AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAVE USED THIS FOREVER FOR FISHING TOURNAMENTS AND I WANT TO SEE THAT CONTINUE ON. BUT AGAIN, I'M SUSAN OYER IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHO I AM. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU, MS. OYER. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. WELCOME. GO AHEAD. YOUR CLOCK IS STARTING. >> GOOD EVENING, I'M CAPTAIN DANNY BARROW. I AM THE PAST FGA EAST COAST VICE PRESIDENT FOR THE FLORIDA GUIDES ASSOCIATION FOR 15 YEARS. PAST HOST OF THE PALM BEACHES GULF COAST FISHING REPORT ON ESPN RADIO AND THE PAST SOUTHEAST REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE SNOOK AND GAME FISH FOUNDATION WHICH IS NOW THE ANGLER ACTION FOUNDATION. WE HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH. I'M A LOCAL FISHING GUIDE, OKAY. I'M A CHARTER GUIDE HERE. BUT I HAVE FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS BEEN INVOLVED A LOT WITH RESEARCH IN THE FISHERIES IN THIS AREA. WHICH WOULD BE FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS RESEARCHING THE LAKE WORTH LAGOON FISHERY OUT OF THAT PARK. OKAY. AND WE'RE ENDORSED BY FWC WHICH IS THE FLORIDA WILDLIFE, YOU KNOW, COMMISSION. IT'S PROVEN THIS PARK IS MORE THAN JUST A BOAT RAMP. FIRST OFF, QUICKLY, THANK YOU ALL FOR EVEN HAVING THIS DISCUSSION BECAUSE IT'S SCARY. I MEAN GRANTED, YEAH, THE PARK IS THERE AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THERE. BAH THOSE TWO LITTLE WORDS MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE WHEN IT'S ON PAPER THAT LOCKS IT IN AND SAYS, LOOK, IT JUST CAN'T BE SOLD. I AGREE WITH SUSAN FINALLY ON SOMETHING. NO RESTAURANTS, PLEASE. [LAUGHTER] SO ANYWAY, WITH THAT SAID, THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS DISCUSSION THAT COULD LEAD TO A YES VOTE ON A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT. AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG ABOUT THE NAME OF THE BOAT RAMP. THAT PARK, IF I'M CORRECT, IT'S HARVEY E. OYER JR. BOAT CLUB PARK. IF I'M CORRECT. EVERYONE CALLS IT HARVEY OYER PARK AND I WAS TO KNOW THAT IT WAS HARVEY E. OYER JR. BOAT CLUB PARK. YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK INTO THAT FOR PAPERWORK REASONS, OKAY, FOR LEGIT LEGAL REASONS. SO THAT THE PARK CAN STAND FOREVER AS A RECREATIONAL PURPOSE AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. OH, THERE'S REVENUE TO BE MADE AT THAT PARK. YOU GUYS ARE LEAVING MONEY SITTING ON THE TABLE. IT'S LIKE SUSAN SAID, THAT LITTLE BUILDING THERE OUT FRONT CAN BE A SMALL TACKLE SHOP. SMALL TACKLE SHOPS CAN PRODUCE BIG MONEY. GOING OUT OF THAT BOAT RAMP, THE MAJORITY OF THESE BOATS ON THE WEEKENDS ARE GUYS THAT FISH OFFSHORE AND THEY ALWAYS FORGET RIG BALLYHOO. AND THEY COME PREPACKAGED AND YOU CAN PROBABLY GET THEM FOR $8 AND SELL THEM FOR $16, DOUBLE YOUR MONEY. [LAUGHTER] OKAY. LOOK, THIS IS HOW -- IT'S CALLED KEYSTONING AND HOW IT'S DONE IN THE REAL WORLD. I'M TRYING NOT TO RUN OUT OF TIME HERE. THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE ON OKEECHOBEE CITY, THEY HAVE GOT A GIANT ICE MACHINE, 24 HOURS A DAY CREDIT CARD. YOU WALK UP TO THAT THING AT 4:00 IN THE MORNING WHEN YOU'RE HEADED TO LAKE OKEECHOBEE TO FISH FOR CRAPPIE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINTER, YOU CAN GET ALL THE ICE YOU WANT OUT OF THAT MACHINE. THEY GET THAT ICE FOR $1 A BAG. THEY SELL THAT ICE FOR $3 A BAG. YOU GUYS ARE LEAVING MONEY SITTING ON THE TABLE. OKAY. SO THERE'S REVENUE TO BE MADE RIGHT THERE WITH ICE MACHINES, TACKLE, THINGS LIKE THAT. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU, SIR. SORRY, YOUR TIME IS UP. >> I WAS JUST GOING TO GET INTO PRAISING YOU GUYS. >> VICE MAYOR: SORRY. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> VICE MAYOR: FEEL FREE. YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL IN ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS YOU HAVE. >> CAN I ASK FOR ONE MORE MINUTE? >> VICE MAYOR: NO, I CANNOT. >> HE'S REPRESENTING 20, 30 MORE PEOPLE. >> YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE. >> VICE MAYOR: YOU CAN EMAIL IN AND WE'LL ADD YOUR OTHER COMMENTS TO THE RECORD. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> VICE MAYOR: YOU'RE WELCOME. >> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS BARBARA REEDY. I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE BOAT PEOPLE MAY NOT REALIZE THAT THEY ARE HERE FOR THE SAME REASON THAT THE LITTLE LEAGUE PEOPLE ARE HERE. THE CITY CHANGED THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS IN MAY OF LAST YEAR TO ALLOW PRIVATE INDUSTRY ON OUR PUBLIC PARKS. IF YOU REALLY AND TRULY WANT TO STOP HAVING PRIVATE INDUSTRY ON YOUR PUBLIC PARKS, THE LDRs NEED TO BE AMENDED AND CHANGED. THAT IS THE ONLY THING THAT'S GOING TO PROTECT YOU FROM HAVING A RESTAURANT AT OCEANFRONT PARK AND HAVING IT PRIORITIZED IN THE CITY -- IS URGING THE CITY COMMISSION TO AMEND THE LDRs BACK AND PROTECT OUR PUBLIC PARKS, PLEASE. THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM. THANK YOU, SIR. >> HI. MY NAME IS CLAY BREN, CAPTAIN CLAY. I HAVE BEEN HERE AND USING THE BOYNTON BEACH BOAT RAMP, THE HARVEY OYER SINCE I WAS A KID. I HOPE THAT MY KIDS AND MY GRANDKIDS WILL BE ABLE TO USE IT. I HAVE HEARD ABOUT PUTTING RESTAURANTS THERE. I THINK THAT'S A HORRIBLE IDEA. ON A REALLY BUSY DAY, THE BOAT PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE PLACE TO PARK. HAVING A RESTAURANT THERE WHERE PEOPLE SIT THERE FOR HOURS IS NOT AN OPTION. EVEN THINKING ABOUT PUTTING IT UP FOR ANYTHING BUT JUST A BOAT RAMP FOR EVERYBODY IN BOYNTON THAT'S BEEN USING IT FOR GENERATIONS IS REALLY A BAD IDEA. AND WHOEVER THINKS THAT'S A GOOD IDEA IS NOT THINKING ABOUT EVERYBODY IN BOYNTON. [APPLAUSE] WHEN EVERYBODY COMES TO BOAT, I HOPE THEY LOOK TO SEE WHO IS OK'ING THIS TYPE OF THING AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY GET VOTED OUT OF OFFICE. THIS IS A VERY, VERY SERIOUS THING TO THINK THAT IT'S OKAY FOR EVEN A MINUTE, EVEN PUTTING IT ON PAPER IS AN OPTION IS LUDICROUS. THE FACT THAT I'M EVEN HAVING TO STAND HERE AND DEFEND THIS IS INSANE. YOU'RE ALL VOTED INTO OFFICE. YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. BUT THIS IS A HUGE MISTAKE. AND IF THIS SHOULD EVER BE BROUGHT UP AGAIN, EVERYBODY HERE SHOULD LOOK INTO IT AND GET ON SOCIAL MEDIA, FIND OUT WHO'S IN CHARGE OF EVEN THINKING ABOUT IT AND BE VOTED OUT OF OFFICE. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU, SIR. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE FROM THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I DON'T HAVE ANYONE ONLINE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SO, PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM IS NOW CLOSED. I DO HAVE ONE QUICK FOLLOW-UP QUESTION, STACY, FOR YOU. AND THEN AFTER THAT, THEN I WILL DO ONE TIME -- >> I THINK BETTY WANTED TO SPEAK. IF ANYONE WANTS TO SPEAK, COME UP ONLINE BEFORE WE FINISH DISCUSSION. >> VICE MAYOR: I WILL REOPEN PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT I HAD CLOSED IT. IF THERE IS ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE LINE UP ON EITHER SIDE OF THE PODIUM SO THAT YOU DON'T GET MISSED. I DON'T WANT TO MISS ANYONE. PLEASE COME FORWARD TO THE PODIUM. STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND YOU CAN START WHEN YOU'RE READY. >> I'M BETTY ROWE. SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW ME. I WAS ON THE PARKS AND REC ADVISORY BOARD. MY HOME IS BASICALLY THE PARK. I HAVE LIVED THERE 28 YEARS AND I BACK UP TO IT. IT MEANS A LOT TO ME. ONE THING I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYBODY TALK ABOUT IS THE FISHING PIER. IS THERE ANYTHING PLANNED? I HEAR YES-NO, YES-NO. IT'S FREE FAMILY FISHING FUN. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAS BEEN PASSED UP. IT HAS BEEN PART OF THE PARK. AND I WISH IT WOULD COME BACK. YOU ALSO HAD TAKEN OUT THE CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND THERE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY. BUT THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO GET TO TALK ABOUT. WE DID HAVE A RESTAURANT THERE AND I'M SURE SOME OF YOU KNOW IT, MOREY'S. THANK GOD WE GOT RID OF THAT. A LOT OF YOU, I WAS THERE WHEN THEY DID THE DESTRUCTION AND THE CITY PAID $250,000 FOR THE LIQUOR LICENSE TO GET RID OF IT. AND THAT'S ABOUT ALL I NEEDED TO SAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING TO US. AND I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> IT WILL BE SHORT AND SWEET. CINDY FALCO DiCORRADO. MY QUESTION IS THEY CHARGED $200 TO GO IF YOU HAVE A BOAT. SO IF SOMEBODY WANTS -- IS IT FREE TO THE PUBLIC? THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW. LET'S SAY I HAVE A BOAT AND WANT TO GO LAUNCH IT THERE TO GO BOATING IS IT GOING TO COST ME MONEY? I HEARD THEM SAY THEY HAD TO PAY $200. ARE WE AS RESIDENTS SUBJECT TO THE SAME DOLLAR AMOUNTS WHAT OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS PAY FOR? I DON'T KNOW. I'D LIKE TO GET A BOAT ONE DAY BUT I SURE DON'T WANT TO PAY $200 TO UTILIZE THE DOCK. THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] NEXT PERSON, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM. NEXT PERSON, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM. STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. START WHEN YOU'RE READY. >> I'M NATHAN YELL SORENSON, I HUNT LIONFISH OUT THERE SO I TRY TO HELP EVERYONE REALLY. BUT I JUST HEARD IT WAS POSSIBLY UP FOR DEBATE FOR LIKE BEING GONE. AND I'D JUST SAY IF THAT WAS THE CASE, IT WOULD BE INUNDATED AT ALL THE OTHER RAMPS AND WOULDN'T REALLY BE FEASIBLE. SO IT'S REALLY NOT A THING THAT COULD EVEN HAPPEN. I MEAN PLUS EVERYONE THAT COMES AND MOVES TO THIS AREA WANTS TO HAVE A BOAT RAMP TO GET TO THE OCEAN. AND IT'S WAY MORE IMPORTANT IN THE LONG RUN TO HAVE OPTIONS TO GET TO OUR OCEAN THAN TO PUT ANYTHING ELSE THERE. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. SIR, ARE YOU WANTING TO SPEAK? PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. START WHEN YOU'RE READY. >> ALL RIGHT. I'M NORM KAHN AND LIVED IN BOYNTON BEACH SINCE 2009. WE ARE AMATEUR FISHERMEN. WE GO OUT WITH OUR FAMILIES AND WE KNOW DOZENS AND DOZENS OF FAMILIES THAT USE THAT BOAT RAMP. WE ARE LIMITED WITH PARKS IN THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH. I THINK IT WOULD BE A TERRIBLE THING. WHILE TALKING ABOUT THE BOAT RAMP, CAN WE ADD POSSIBLY DREDGING THAT THING TO THE AGENDA? [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU. STATE YOUR NAME AND GO AHEAD. >> MY NAME IS CHIP SHEEHAN, BUT HERE IN BOYNTON BEACH SINCE 1999. FIRST THING IS I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS WOULD EVER COME ABOUT. I BOUGHT MY HOUSE BECAUSE OF THIS BOAT RAMP AND REMEMBER I LIVE. I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE DID, TOO. TO HAVE WHAT WE HAVE, THE PARK, WHAT WE HAVE WITH THE EVENTS AND THE FIREFIGHTERS TOURNAMENTS AND BACK WHEN WE USED TO HAVE THE KIWANIS AND TO HAVE A SPOT LIKE THAT THAT'S DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE INLET, WHOEVER WOULD HAVE EVER THOUGHT TO COME UP WITH AN IDEA TO EITHER SELL IT OR GET RID OF IT IS JUST BEYOND ME. BUT THE OTHER THING IS IF THERE'S A POSSIBILITY TO DREDGE IT A LITTLE BIT, IT WOULD BE AWESOME. AND I THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU GUYS' SERVICES. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU, SIR. [APPLAUSE] NEXT PERSON, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM. STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND START WHEN TURKIN IS READY TO PUSH THE BUTTON. >> HI, MY NAME IS BILL LIKEITER, I'M RUNNING FOR STATEHOUSE IN THIS DISTRICT. I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE COMMISSION REALLY LISTENS TO EVERYTHING THAT THE PUBLIC HAS SAID TODAY BECAUSE YOU CAN'T PRIVATIZE SOME OF THESE THINGS. THIS WOULD BE DEVASTATING TO PRIVATIZE. WE NEED TO BRING THE TAXPAYERS DOLLARS BACK TO HELP FUND DREDGING AND DO THINGS. WHEN I GET TO THE STATEHOUSE, I WILL BE SUPPORTING THESE FISHERMEN AND THE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRY BECAUSE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE PRESERVE IT. WE CAN'T TAKE THESE THINGS AWAY. AND I THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN THE AUDIENCE? ANYONE? APPROACH THE PODIUM. NO ONE? OKAY. SO PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW OFFICIALLY CLOSED. ANYONE ELSE? NO. OKAY, GOOD, THANK YOU. STACY, I DID HAVE -- I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION THAT WAS BROUGHT UP. AND I WANTED IT TO BE ANSWERED. IS THERE A WAY IN DOING THIS THAT WE COULD REQUIRE IT TO GO TO A REFERENDUM? IS THAT SOMETHING -- I MEAN I'M JUST ASKING SO THAT WE KNOW. OR IS IT SOMETHING THAT REALLY BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF IT HAS TO STAY HOW IT IS? >> IT IS A CITY-OWNED PARK. AND TYPICALLY, WHEN YOU HAVE CITY-OWNED PROPERTY, THE RIGHT TO CONTROL THAT PROPERTY RESIDES WITH THE COMMISSION. SO I APPRECIATE THAT IT WOULD BE GREAT TO MAKE THIS A REFERENDUM ITEM, BUT THAT IS REALLY NOT SOMETHING THAT IS APPROPRIATE. I THINK IF THE COMMISSION DESIRES TO MAKE IT A UNANIMOUS VOTE, THEN THAT IS APPROPRIATE. BUT MY LEGAL RECOMMENDATION, IT IS NOT SOMETHING YOU WOULD REQUIRE FOR A REFERENDUM BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR AN ELECTION YEAR, RIGHT, WHICH IS EVERY, YOU KNOW, YEAR IN SOME CASES, BUT SOMETIMES WE GO, YOU KNOW, A LONG TIME WITHOUT AN ELECTION. AND THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE ON THE BALLOT. PUTTING SOMETHING ON THE BALLOT, REMEMBER, COSTS A LOT OF MONEY. >> VICE MAYOR: CORRECT. >> ABOUT $50,000, MAYLEE? YEAH. SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT MY LEGAL ADVICE WOULD BE I JUST DON'T THINK THAT'S FEASIBLE. >> VICE MAYOR: OKAY, THANK YOU. I KNOW, COMMISSIONER TURKIN, YOU WANTED TO HEAR SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM PUBLIC COMMENT. AND I KNOW ALSO -- I MEAN ALL OF US WANTED TO HEAR WHAT THE PUBLIC HAD TO SAY AS FAR AS WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE AS FAR AS TACKLE SHOPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I WANTED TO JUST CIRCLE BACK WITH YOU AND SEE IF YOU HAD ANY FINAL COMMENTS ON THIS. >> YEAH. THE DREDGING THING, I'M GLAD SOMEONE BROUGHT THAT UP BECAUSE I ANNOY ANDREW ALL THE TIME TO SEE WHERE THAT'S AT. I THINK FOR THE PUBLIC, IT WILL BE GOOD TO CHIME IN AFTER OUR DISCUSSION TO SEE WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT. THAT'S A COUNTY THING, ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. MAYBE WE ALL GO TO THE COUNTY COMMISSION NEXT AND FILL UP THAT ROOM AND GET THIS DREDGING DONE. AND SO I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. AND THE QUESTION I HAVE AS FAR AS THE ZONING GOES, CAN THERE BE A -- CAN WE SLASH RESTAURANT AND KEEP A CONCESSION SO IF THERE IS A POSSIBILITY TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE TACKLE STORE THERE, YOU KNOW, WITH LITTLE JIMMY DEAN SAUSAGE BISCUITS OR COFFEE OR WHATEVER, THEY CAN STILL PROVIDE THAT FOR THE COMMUNITY ALONG WITH ICE AND WHAT NOT? BECAUSE IF WE VENDORRED ICE OUT, THAT WOULD BE PRIVATIZING. [SPEAKER OFF MIC] >> ABSOLUTELY. WE ARE HAPPY TO PUT TOGETHER WHATEVER IT IS THAT THIS BOARD DIRECTS. >> OKAY. SO MAYBE WE CAN SLASH RESTAURANT, KEEP CONCESSION. IS THAT OKAY WITH THE ZONING? ADAM, DO YOU KNOW? >> GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONER TURKIN AND COMMISSIONERS. WE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE PERMITTED USES WITHIN THE RECREATIONAL ZONING DISTRICT. SO IF WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE RESTRICTIVE, IT WOULD PROBABLY BE MORE APPROPRIATE TO DO SO VIA THE RESTRICTED COVENANT BECAUSE ANY PERMITTED USES OR ANCILLARY USES THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN THE RECREATIONAL ZONING DISTRICT WOULD APPLY CITYWIDE. >> VICE MAYOR: RIGHT. >> OKAY. >> VICE MAYOR: SO, FOR INSTANCE, LIKE AT LITTLE LEAGUE PARK WE HAVE CONCESSIONS. WE HAVE THAT AVAILABILITY. WE HAVE IT AT OTHER PARKS. >> RIGHT. >> VICE MAYOR: IT IS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE DONE AT THE BOAT RAMP WHEN THE RESTRICTED COVENANT IS IN PLACE, IT WOULDN'T AFFECT THAT, IS THAT CORRECT, ADAM? OKAY, THANK YOU. >> PERFECT, YEAH. NO, I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. I THINK WE HEARD THE PUBLIC SPEAK SLASH THE RESTAURANT, ADD IN NO LODGING, NO HOTEL, NO POTENTIAL LAND SWAP FOR SOMETHING ELSE. GET THAT IN THERE. MAKE THIS AS STRICT AS POSSIBLE. YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO REALLY THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR COMING OUT AND IN SUPPORT OF THIS. AND I JUST WANT YOU GUYS ALL TO KNOW WE'RE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET. WE'RE NOT VOTING ON THIS YET. OUR STAFF IS GOING TO DRAW THAT UP. THE VOTE WILL COME HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT FEW AGENDA ITEMS, RIGHT. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE REMEMBERS LAST YEAR, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, WEREN'T IN THE FISHING COMMUNITY THAT WERE COMING AFTER THE COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN AND TRYING TO RESTRICT THEIR BUSINESSES AND TAKE FOOD OFF OF THEIR TABLE. AND NOW WE'RE HERE BECAUSE THE CITY MANAGER HAD IDENTIFIED A VULNERABILITY IN THIS THAT LEFT THE BOAT RAMP OPEN. AND WHAT WE HAVE SEEN OVER THE LAST WEEK OR SO IS AN ATTACK ON THIS GUY WHO HAS SERVED THIS COMMUNITY FOR 20 YEARS AS A POLICE OFFICER AND THE POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE MAKING SURE OUR YOUTH STAY OUT OF TROUBLE. HE WENT OVERSEAS IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR AND SERVED IN THE ARMY AS A YOUNG MAN. I REMIND YOU, THE SAME LITTLE GROUP OF PEOPLE, YOU KNOW -- AND THIS ISN'T THE FISHING COMMUNITY. WHETHER THEY ARE CONSPIRING, BUT SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE MAY BE ON THIS DAIS. DO NOT LOSE SIGHT AND MAKE SURE YOU PAY ATTENTION BECAUSE IF WE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE BUILT TO SERVE IN THIS GOVERNMENT, THINGS LIKE THIS WILL HAPPEN. AND THERE'S ONE THING I'VE LEARNED FROM THE CITY MANAGER DAN DUGGER AND ANDREW MACK AND ADAM TEMPLE AND REALLY ALL OF OUR STAFF -- THEY LIVE TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY. THEY PUT IN 60 HOURS, 70 HOURS, YOU KNOW, A WEEK TO SUPPORT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE. AND, YOU KNOW, DISAGREEMENTS ARE NATURAL. WE'RE NOT ALWAYS GOING TO AGREE ON THINGS. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT TO REMEMBER WE'RE ONE TEAM. WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS THE SAME GOAL. AND THAT'S TO HAVE AN EQUITABLE AND SAFE AND PROSPEROUS COMMUNITY FOR ALL PEOPLE AND ALL WALKS OF LIFE. YOU KNOW, I CAN SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR MYSELF, I'M COMMITTED TO MAKING BOYNTON BEACH GREATER. AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES, STAFF, THE CITY MANAGER, FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO THIS COMMUNITY. AND SINGLE DIGITS WE NENEED -- U KNOW, WE NEED TO STAY UNIFIED AND UNITED BECAUSE A HOUSE DIVIDED CANNOT STAND. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND WE BUILD THE PEOPLE UP. IT'S NOT ABOUT ME. IT'S NOT ABOUT ANOTHER COMMISSIONER, YOU KNOW, OR THE CITY MANAGER OR THE CITY ATTORNEY. IT'S ABOUT THE COMMUNITY. SO AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO GIVE CREDIT WHERE IT'S DUE FOR FINDING THIS LOOPHOLE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, AN ALTERNATE REALITY COULD BE THREE, FOUR YEARS DOWN THE ROAD AND YOU GET ELECTED OFFICIALS IN LIKE MS. OYER MENTIONED AND SOMEBODY SALIVATING TRYING TO DEVELOP THIS PARK. SO THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER, FOR CATCHING THIS. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> FISHING PIER, ANDREW, I KNOW THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSION ON THAT. MAYBE WHEN WE CAN IDENTIFY AN UPDATE FOR THE DREDGING, WE CAN TALK ON THE FISHING PIER, TOO. >> VICE MAYOR: GREAT, THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER HAY, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS, ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS BEFORE WE CLOSE THIS? >> WITHOUT REHASHING -- >> VICE MAYOR: RIGHT. >> EVERYTHING, I DO NOT WANT TO SEE HOTELS AND MOTELS, STORES OR THAT TYPE EXCEPT MAYBE THE TACKLE SHOP BEING REVITALIZED. BUT AS SOMEONE YOU WERE STATING ABOUT A FEW PEOPLE CHANGING THINGS, WELL, THERE'S A FEW PEOPLE THAT'S SITTING UP HERE ON THIS DAIS. AND I'VE BEEN AROUND FOR QUITE A WHILE. AND I HAVE SEEN ENCOURAGEMENT -- AND I'VE LEAVE IT AT THAT. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, YOU COULD EASILY COME UP WITH A 5-0 TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES AND GO IN A DIRECTION THAT THE CITIZENS DO NOT WANT. AND SO FOR ME, AT THIS STAGE OF THE GAME, I WOULD SAY LET THE CITIZENS DECIDE AND GO FOR A REFERENDUM. I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE LEGAL IS SAYING. BUT POLICY IS MADE TO HAVE EXCEPTIONS. AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM. THIS IS A MAJOR PROJECT HERE. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING -- I GREW UP IN DELRAY BEACH BUT I'VE BEEN HERE 54 YEARS IN BOYNTON. I'VE SEEN MANY THINGS CHANGE WITH THE 5-0. 5-0 DOES NOT ALWAYS MAKE IT RIGHT. MOST TIMES WHEN YOUR CITIZENS VOTE FOR IT, YOU'RE GOING TO GET IT RIGHT BECAUSE THIS IS YOUR CITY, THIS IS YOUR PARK. THIS IS WHERE YOU MAKE A LIVING, WHERE YOU HAVE RECREATION WITH YOUR FAMILIES. SO FOR ME, I WILL TAKE IT AS A REFERENDUM IF IT EVER COMES UP AGAIN. PRAYERFULLY, WE CAN PUT THE WORDS SO THAT IT NEVER COMES UP. BUT IF IT DOES, YOU SHOULD DECIDE, NOT THE FIVE PEOPLE SITTING UP HERE. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HAY. COMMISSIONER CRUZ, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS, ADDITIONAL COMMENTS BEFORE WE CLOSE THIS OUT? >> NO, JUST, YOU KNOW, AS THE REST OF THE BOARD STATED EARLIER, YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN. THEY STATED THEY DON'T WANT A RESTAURANT, NO HOTEL, NO HOUSING, NO RETAIL. BUT YES TO A CONCESSION STAND OR TACKLE SHOP WHICH WOULD BE APPROPRIATE IN THE HARVEY OYER PARK TO SERVE THE BOATERS AND RESIDENTS WHO COME INTO THAT AREA. SO TO FOLLOW THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE, I WOULD SUPPORT THOSE PARAMETERS. AND I WOULD SUPPORT COMMISSIONER HAY IF THERE NEEDED TO BE A CHANGE, YOU KNOW. I WOULD SUPPORT LETTING THE PEOPLE MAKE THAT DECISION AS WELL. THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU. I AGREE WITH THE CONSENSUS OF THE BOARD. I THINK WE KNOW -- I THINK YOU HAVE ENOUGH DIRECTION AS FAR AS HOW TO MOVE FORWARD, CORRECT? AS FAR AS -- ALTHOUGH I UNDERSTAND THE REQUEST FOR REFERENDUM, I SIDE WITH LEGAL IN THAT WE REALLY SHOULD NOT BE SENDING OUR OWN PROPERTY TO REFERENDUM. BUT MAYBE THEY CAN FIND ANOTHER WAY WHERE WE CAN ADD SOME OTHER PARAMETERS TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT STRICTER SO THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO -- SO THAT IT IS FURTHER PROTECTED BUT THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO PUT THOSE TYPE OF RESTRICTIONS BECAUSE I THINK THEN WE OPEN UP A CAN OF WORMS. THAT'S MY POSITION ON THAT. OBVIOUSLY, I AM IN FAVOR OF MOVING FORWARD WITH THE OTHER CONDITIONS. I THINK, STACY, DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH DIRECTION FROM THE BOARD? >> YES. I ONLY HAD ONE REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION. WHEN COMMISSIONER CRUZ JUST SUMMARIZED, SHE SAID NO RETAIL. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I GET THAT DIRECTION CORRECT. >> SO A TACKLE STORE WOULD BE CONSIDERED RETAIL. >> RIGHT. >> YES. >> CORRECT. >> CAN WE SPECIFY TACKLE STORE LIKE THE PEOPLE STATED? OR ARE WE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT TYPES? >> MARINE INDUSTRY RELATED RETAIL, MARINE FISHING INDUSTRY RELATED RETAIL. >> MY ONLY CONCERN IS A TACKLE SHOP, YOU KNOW -- >> DO WE HAVE SOMETHING IN MIND? >> IS IT DOING PREPEEPED FOOD? IS IT MAKING FOOD? DOES THAT MAKE IT A RESTAURANT? WHAT IF IT'S SELLING BUFFS OR HATS? DOES THAT MAKE IT RETAIL? LET STACY AND I COME UP WITH SOMETHING. >> PERFECT. >> I'M GOING TO RESEARCH THE LEGAL ISSUE WITH REGARD TO THE REFERENDUM. I JUST WANT TO DOT MY T'S AND CROSS MY I'S. >> VICE MAYOR: PERFECT. >> WHATEVER THE COMMISSION -- BUT LET ME DO LEGAL RESEARCH TO THAT. AND IF IT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE, THEN WE WILL -- YOU KNOW, IF THERE IS A CONSENSUS -- I HAVE HEARD FROM TWO COMMISSIONERS, I THINK WE STILL NEED TO HEAR FROM COMMISSIONER TURKIN REGARDING REFERENDUM. >> YEAH. I THINK WE DO BOTH. I THINK FIRST WE PUT A STEP WHERE IF YOU EVEN WANT TO TALK ABOUT DOING ANYTHING, IT TAKES FIVE VOTES. AND THEN IT WOULD HAVE TO GO TO REFERENDUM SO THEN WE DO BOTH. WE HAVE AN OVERLAP. AND WE MAKE IT AS STRICT AS POSSIBLE IF THAT'S A POSSIBILITY. >> YEAH. SO WITH REGARD -- JUST WITH REGARD TO THE REFERENDUM ISSUE, I ACTUALLY JUST SENT A MESSAGE TO A LAWYER THAT WE WORK WITH, THAT I JUST WANT TO DOUBLE-CHECK. BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, WE DON'T WANT TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT IS NOT VALID, RIGHT. >> VICE MAYOR: RIGHT. >> BECAUSE THEN THAT GETS RID OF ALL THE WORK. AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S LEGALLY FEASIBLE. >> VICE MAYOR: GREAT, THANK YOU. >> THE NEXT TIME DOT YOUR I'S AND CROSS YOUR T'S. [LAUGHTER] >> YES, SIR. [APPLAUSE] >> VICE MAYOR: CLARIFY NOT NEXT TIME, FROM NOW ON. [LAUGHTER] >> FROM NOW ON. >> VICE MAYOR: MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING THAT. THANK YOU, EVERYONE. THANK YOU, STACY. AND WE'RE MOVING ON TO 3E WHICH IS 6 -- WHICH WAS 6D. THAT IS PROPOSED RESOLUTION R24-183 APPROVING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH AND THE VILLAGE OF GOLF FOR FIRE-RESCUE AND EMS SERVICES. THIS WAS MOVED UP BECAUSE AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE CITY MANAGER FOR THE VILLAGE OF GOLF IS HERE. CHIEF BRUDER, YOU'RE MAKING THIS PRESENTATION SO YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. >> YES, GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. HUGH BRUDER, DIRECTOR OF FIRE AND EMS. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL, VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, STAFF FOR MOVING THIS ITEM UP BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THE VILLAGE OF GOLF MANAGER HERE. I WANT TO TAKE A QUICK SECOND TO SAY HOW EXCITED WE HAVE. TO HAVE THESE RELATIONSHIPS WITH CONTRACT CITIES AND BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICE IS ONE THING. BUT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE WORLD CLASS TOP-NOTCH SERVICE AT A FAIR PRICE IS ANOTHER THING. I'M VERY PROUD OF THIS CONTRACT. I'M VERY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT IT'S GOING TO EXTEND OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH VILLAGE OF GOLF FOR ANOTHER 10 YEARS AND TURN IT OVER TO THE VILLAGE MANAGER CHRISTINE THROWER SKINNER WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT. I'LL BE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS IF YOU NEED TO. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU, CHIEF. [APPLAUSE] 6. >> THANK YOU, CHIEF, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY MANAGER AND MY OLD T DEAR FRIEND FROM TE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH, ON BEHALF OF MAYOR HAMILTON AND THE VILLAGE OF GOLF, WE APPRECIATE THE WILLINGNESS OF CHIEF BRUDER AND HIS TEAM TO WORK WITH US. OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU ACTUALLY BEGAN IN 1991. WE'RE GOING ON 33 YEARS OF YOU PROVIDING SERVICES TO YOUR TINY LITTLE NEIGHBOR TO THE WEST. OUR POPULATION IS LESS THAN 300, BUT WE'RE AN IMPORTANT COMMUNITY HERE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. WE HAVE BEEN IN EXISTENCE AND WE ARE PROUD OF OUR LITTLE COMMUNITY. I CAN'T THANK CHIEF BRUDER ENOUGH FOR HIS SUPPORT, THE RESPONSIVENESS OF YOUR FIRE MARSHAL WHEN IT COMES TO BUILDING PLAN REVIEW AND INSPECTIONS. YOUR PARAMEDICS YOUR BEYOND ACCLAIMED. YOUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE FANTASTIC. THANK GOD I HAVEN'T HAD A FIRE IN THE VILLAGE. BUT THE HAZMAT TEAM HAS HAD TO RESPOND TO SOME THINGS AT OUR SHOPPING CENTER AT WOOLBRIGHT AND MILITARY. WE'RE HAPPY TO CONTINUE OUR PARTNERSHIP. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING. [APPLAUSE] DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF BRUDER ON THIS ITEM? IF NOT, CAN WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE 6D? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. JUST WANT TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT. >> VICE MAYOR: UH-HUH. >> I JUST WANT TO THANK THE CHIEF FOR WORKING ON THIS AND BRINGING IN AND CONTINUING TO HAVE THIS CONTRACT FOR ANOTHER 10 YEARS. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE OUTSIDE CONTRACTS FOR, YOU KNOW, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT. IT HELPS BRING IN REVENUE, BUT ALSO IT HELPS SUPPORT NEARBY MUNICIPALITIES. SO THANK YOU FOR STAYING ON TOP OF YOUR GAME. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. >> THANK YOU, SIR. >> VICE MAYOR: SHAWNA, BECAUSE THIS WAS A CONSENT ITEM THAT WAS PULLED, WE NEED TO ALLOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, CORRECT? BEFORE WE VOTE ON IT? >> YES, YES. >> VICE MAYOR: SO IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM ONLY, WHICH IS 6D, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM AT THIS TIME. SEEING NO ONE APPROACHING THE PODIUM -- AND I DON'T HAVE ANYONE ONLINE, PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED ON THIS ITEM. ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION TO APPROVE 6D, PLEASE SAY AYE. [AYES] ANY OPPOSITION? NO. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, EVERYONE. MOVING ON NOW TO OFFICIAL PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS PUBLIC COMMENT ON CONSENT ITEMS AND ALSO ANY ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA. AND I WILL JUST QUICKLY, AS ALWAYS, IT'S THREE MINUTES, IT'S NON-TRANSFERABLE, NOT A Q&A. SAME RULES APPLY AS I PREVIOUSLY SPOKE, ADDRESS THE COMMISSION AS A WHOLE, AND NOT ANY INDIVIDUAL ON THE DAIS OR IN THE AUDIENCE. INSULTS, PERSONAL ATTACKS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. YOU'LL BE ASKED TO LEAVE IF YOU VIOLATE THEM. IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE THINNING OUT. IF YOU ARE SPEAKING ON THE SAME TOPIC, IF YOU WANT TO COME UP AND HAVE ONE REPRESENTATIVE TO MOVE IT FORWARD, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. OTHERWISE, PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW OPEN. SO PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES WHEN YOU'RE READY TO BEGIN. AND I SEE COACH. WE DO HAVE AN ITEM THAT WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS LATER. BUT I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE TO GO. SO IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK NOW ON THAT ITEM, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU. >> FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING ME HERE. MY NAME IS CHIEF DANNY MENDOZA, THE NEW FOOTBALL COACH AT BOYNTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL. I THANK YOU FOR THE OVERWHELMING SUPPORT WE HAVE AT THE BOYNTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL. THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR, DEPUTY MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION, THE BOYNTON BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE BOYNTON BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, ALEX MOSSI AND I WANT TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW QUICKLY WHAT I PLAN TO BRING HERE TO THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH IN REGARDS TO FOOTBALL. WE KNOW THAT FOOTBALL CAN CHANGE THE COMMUNITY. IT CAN CHANGE PEOPLE'S LIVES. AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO SET HIGH STANDARDS AND ELEVATE THESE KIDS NOT ONLY FOOTBALL WISE BUT ACADEMICALLY TO BE PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS TO THIS COMMUNITY. AND, YOU KNOW, ALSO HAVE, YOU KNOW, POSTSECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES, SET A HIGH STANDARD AND DEVELOP CHARACTER. THOSE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT WE WANT TO GET DONE IN REGARDS TO WHAT WE HAVE GOT GOING ON. WE HOPE TO SEE EVERYBODY HERE AT THE GAME FRIDAY NIGHT VERSUS BOCA. ULTIMATELY OUR GOAL IS TO BRING A STATE TITLE HERE BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO SACRIFICE INTEGRITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND HIGH CHARACTER. SO WE ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR OVERWHELMING SUPPORT AND I APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU, COACH. [APPLAUSE] >> GO, TIGERS. [LAUGHTER] >> HEY, COACH, WHAT TIME ARE THE GAMES STARTING? >> VICE MAYOR: 6:30. >> THANK YOU. >> HI, SUSAN OYER, BOYNTON BEACH. ONCE AGAIN I'M BRINGING UP AND ASKING WHY THE LIGHTS OVER NEXT TO POINCIANA HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED OUT IN COMMISSIONER HAY'S DISTRICT. THEY ARE THE PURPLE BLUE LIGHTS. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY SIX OR EIGHT. I HAVE TAKEN PICTURES AND SENT IT IN BEFORE. THAT COLOR LIGHT HAS BEEN PROVEN TO CAUSE CANCER BECAUSE IT DISRUPTS SLEEP. I'M WONDERING WHY THE AREA NEXT TO SARA SIMS PARK AND THAT AREA NEXT TO POINCIANA L, WHY THOSE PEOPLE HAVE TO LIVE WITH LIGHTS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TO THEIR HEALTH. WE DON'T NEED A CANCER CLUSTER IN BOYNTON BECAUSE OF LIGHTING. SECOND OF ALL, I WANT TO BRING UP HOW COME THE SARA SIMS PARK ORCHARD HAS NOT BEEN REPLANTED OR MAINTAINED. I WAS ON THE ORIGINAL SUSTAINABILITY BOARD WHEN WE PLANTED APPROXIMATELY 40-SOME ODD TREES OUT THERE FOR THAT COMMUNITY ORCHARD TO DEAL WITH THE FOOD DESERT. AND THERE IS I THINK 15, 20 LEFT. SO WE HAVE LOST APPROXIMATELY HALF. AND THERE IS WATER PIPED OUT THERE. SO WHAT'S GOING ON? WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR TREES? AND WHY ARE THEY NOT BEING MAINTAINED? WHY DO PEOPLE ACT LIKE THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT PARK IN DISTRICT 2? THIRD, I UNDERSTAND WE WERE WORKING ON A BROCHURE FOR NEW RESIDENTS TO TELL THEM ABOUT SOME OF THE BASIC LAWS WHICH WOULD HELP ME WHEN PEOPLE COME TO ME SCREAMING I NEED YOUR HELP TO GO DEAL WITH CODE AND THEN ADAM HAS TO LISTEN TO ME OR I HOPE MAYBE WE CAN FINISH UP  THAT BROCHURE AND GET BASIC  RULES OUT TO OUR PEOPLE. PEOPLE I THINK WANT TO DO THE  RIGHT THING, THEY THINK, I DON'T LIVE IN AN HOA NEIGHBORHOOD, I  CAN DO WHAT I WANT. THE REALITY IS, THEY CAN'T. THEY COME TO ME AND FIGHT THEIR  FIGHT. THEY JUST DIDN'T DO WHAT THEY  WERE SUPPOSED TO DO AND HAVE  THEIR DUCKS IN A ROW. IT MAKES ME LOOK BAD. THANK YOU, ADAM FOR BEING  TOLERANT OF ME WHEN I'M TRYING  TO FIGHT FOR PEOPLE. WHY DON'T WE GET THAT BROCHURE  UP AND READY AS SOON AS  POSSIBLE. >> NEXT PERSON PLEASE APPROACH  THE PODIUM? >> MY NAME IS MIKE WOOD. I'M HERE ABOUT THE PIONEER BOAT  RAMP PARK DOWN IN THE END OF SKY LAKE AND PIONEER PARK, IT'S BEEN 6 MONTHS NOW, WE DID HAVE  TEMPORARY BARRICADES AND THEY  PUT A FENCE IN THERE. YOU LOOK AT THE FRESH WATER  LAKE, THEY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING  LEFT NOW. I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF WE COULD  LOOK AT THE RAMP INSTEAD OF THE  ENTIRE RAMP. WE UNDERSTAND THE EAST SIDE IS  IN BAD SHAPE, BUT POSSIBLY  THERE'S A WAY TO CLOSE THE ONE  SIDE OFF UNTIL WE ARE DONE DOING THE WORK. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING A SIGN UP  THERE AND LETTING US KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE BOAT RAMP. ON THE PAPERWORK, WE HEARD IT  WAS OCTOBER OF 2024. IF WE COULD GET SOME  CLARIFICATION ON THAT, THAT  WOULD BE GREAT, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM. >> MY NAME IS DAVID CANTON, I'M  ALSO HERE ABOUT THE PIONEER BOAT RAMP, I LIVE IN A LITTLE  NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT ACROSS FROM  WHERE IT'S LOCATED CALLED  TREASURE ISLAND, I USE THE BOAT  RAMP AREA OFTEN, AND IT'S BEEN  CLOSED FOR A LONG TIME. WE HAD TEMPORARY BARRICADES  THERE, BUT PEOPLE WERE USING THE PART THAT WAS AVAILABLE. AND NOW THERE'S FENCING IN  PLACE, SO I JUST WANTED TO COME  UP AND ASK AND SEE IF THERE'S  ANY MORE INFORMATION WE COULD  GET GOING WITH WHAT'S ON WITH,  AND YEAH, THAT'S IT. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. NEXT PERSON APPROACH THE PODIUM? AND STAYED YOUR NAME FOR THE  RECORD? >> I'M A LONG TIME EAST BOYNTON  BEACH LITTLE LEAGUE VOLUNTEER  AND COACH, I HAD THREE MINUTES  OF PREPARED REMARKS THAT I WAS  HAPPY TO TEAR UP, BASED ON OUR  HAD WORK WITH THE CITY AND  LITTLE LEAGUE. MY COMMENT IS FROM AN OUTSIDER'S COMMENT. YOU SEE THE NEW BEAUTIFUL TURF  FIELD, IT LOOKS AMAZING, RIGHT? I HAVE TONS OF KIDS I'VE COACHED TEXTING ME, SAYING, CAN YOU MEET US AND DO GROUND BALLS AND FLY  BALLS, GET US READY FOR MIDDLE  SCHOOL TRYOUTS THIS WEEK. I DO IT FREE OF CHARGE. I TELL THEM, WE DON'T HAVE  ACCESS TO A FIELD ANY MORE, IT'S LOCKED. WE TRY TO DRIVE TO MILLER, PARK  IN DELRAY, WE TRY TO DRIVE TO  BOCA TO DO THAT STUFF. THE CITY WE LIVE N WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS ANY MORE, THERE'S LOCKS  ON THE FIELD. I WAS THERE WITH MY SON. THERE WAS SOMEONE THAT HAD THE  FIELD OPEN. HEY, IS IT OKAY IF I GET ON THE  FIELD FOR FIVE MINUTES. SORRY, IF YOU'RE NOT AFFILIATED  WITH BARIUS, YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED  ON THE FIELD. THAT'S DONE. I WANT TO MANGE SURE WE SAVE THE REST OF THE FIELDS FOR THE KIDS  GROWING UP, I WANT TO MAKE SURE  THE PARKS LIKE OUR BOAT RAMP IS  NOT PRIVATIZED AND IS THERE FOR  THE GOOD OF OUR CITIZENS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> NEXT PERSON, PLEASE APPROACH  THE PODIUM. >> CINDY FALCO. I RECEIVED THIS IN THE MAIL THE  OTHER DAY, IT'S A $145  ASSESSMENT FEE, WE JUST PAY $120 OR WAS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THIS  YEAR ON OUR TAXES, WHY ARE WE  PAYING FOR EVERY PERSON THAT  LIVES OR OWNS A HOME IN THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, 145 DOLLARS  FOR A FIREHOUSE ON MINOR ROAD. FYI, WHEN I RAN FOR MAYOR, THEY  CLOSED THAT A HALF HOUR EARLY ON PURPOSE SO PEOPLE COULDN'T VOTE. I DO NOT WANT TO FUND THIS. I DO NOT WANT TO PAY THIS, I  WANT TO KNOW HOW I CAN OPT OUT  OF THIS. I WAS ACCOSTED HERE IN THIS  ROOM, SITTING RIGHT OVER THERE,  BY A POLICE OFFICER. THERE WAS AN AERRONEOUS REPORT  WRITTEN THAT I WAS AT THE  PODIUM -- NO ONE HAS BEEN  REPRIMANDED, I HAVE DONE  RESEARCH FOR INTERNAL AFFAIRS,  THE OFFICER THAT ATTACHED ME,  THAT ASSAULTED A SENIOR WOMAN,  NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE, I'M  APPALLED. EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU WERE  WITNESSES TO WHAT TRANSPIRED  THAT DAY. I LOVE THAT WE HAVE BASEBALL, I  LOVE THAT WE HAVE FISHING. I LOVE THAT WE HAVE FOOTBALL. WHAT DO WE HAVE FOR THE WOMEN  THAT DON'T ENJOY THOSE SPORTS. WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN  AREA, WE HAVE NOTHING TO DRAW US WOMEN, NOT UNLESS YOU LIKE THOSE SPORTS. WHAT'S HAPPENING FOR THE WOMEN  IN THIS COMMUNITY. I'M A LITTLE BIT DISAPPOINTED AS A PERSON WHO'S A FLORAL ARTIST  TO SEE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IN  THIS TOWN. THERE'S NO WAY, THERE'S NOTHING  SPECIAL, YOU CAN'T EVEN INVITE A GIRLFRIEND TO DO SOMETHING FUN  IN THIS TOWN, THERE'S NOTHING  FOR WOMEN. WHERE ARE THE THRIFT STORES, THE QUAINT BOUTIQUES, WHERE'S THAT  LITTLE BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN WE DID THAT CHARRETTE, I SEE NOTHING. I CAN'T WALK DOWNTOWN ANY MORE  BECAUSE IT'S SO DISAPPOINTING TO SEE WHAT A MESS OUR DOWNTOWN  LOOKS LIKE. I GO TO LAKE WORTH. IT'S SOMETHING. I DON'T WANT TO BE EITHER ONE OF THOSE PLACES, I LIKE TO WALK  DOWN THE STREET AT NIGHT AND SEE SOME BEAUTY AROUND ME. I WANT TO KNOW WHEN WE'RE GOING  TO GET A FOREST PARK PARK. THERE'S NOWHERE FOR CAMARADERIE, NOTHING. WHEN ARE WE GOING TO SEE THOSE  THINGS DONE IN OUR CITY. OUR TAX DOLLARS HAVE GONE UP,  WE'VE NOT GOTTEN ANY AMENITIES  WE WORK SO HARD TO PAY FOR YOUR  SALARIES, THESE BUILDINGS. THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT PERSON PLEASE APPROACH THE  PODIUM. >> THIS IS THE SECOND MEETING  I'VE BEEN IN. MIKE McCREA. WHERE I HEARD SOMEONE SAY THE  CITY MANAGER WORKS 80 HOURS A  WEEK. I'M GOING TO SAY HE'S NICE TO  TALK -- YOUR MEETINGS ARE BEING  RECORDED. IT'S ILLEGAL FOR ANYONE TO WORK  THAT MANY HOURS, WHETHER THEY'RE PAID OR NOT, BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU, SIR. NEXT PERSON APPROACH THE PODIUM. >> GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS  AND MANAGEMENT. MY NAME IS GREGORY HARTMANN. I HAVE A COUPLE OFF TOPIC  THINGS, NOT ON THE AGENDA, AND  OUT OF LEFT FIELD. I'VE SEEN TWO OPPORTUNITIES  DRIVING AROUND TOWN FOR NEW  PARKS IN TOWN. I KNOW WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR  NEW SPACE. WE HAVE ONE MORE AVAILABLE LOT  AVAILABLE IN GULF VIEW WILL  HARBOR. I'M SURE NO ONE WANTS A NEIGHBOR IN THE MIDDLE OF THEM, THEY'D  RATHER HAVE A GAZEBO OR NOTHING. I NOTE LOT'S FOR SALE, THEY'RE  PROBABLY ASKING A TORN. THERE'S A SECOND JUST BEHIND THE HOSPITAL, ADJACENT TO THE  HOSPITAL. NOT A WONDERFUL PARCEL, I'M SURE NONE OF THE NEIGHBORS WENT TO  HAVE AN OPEN SPACE. THEY WOULD MAKE GREAT ADDITIONS  TO OUR PARK SYSTEMS, WITHOUT A  LOT OF EFFORT, YOU DON'T NEED TO DO A LOT TO MAKE THOSE INTO  VALUABLE GREEN SPACE. PARTICULARLY ALONG GULF, WE  DON'T NEED MORE DEVELOPMENT  THERE WITH TRAFFIC THROUGH THE  ROOF. I BELIEVE THE SIDEWALK ALSO ENDS WHEN YOU'RE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF GULF, TRYING TO WALK PAST THE  HOSPITAL GARAGE THERE, IT COULD  HELP FOR MORE CONNECTIVITY IN  THE FUTURE. I'VE ALSO SEEN TOSSED AROUND A  LOT, A COMMENT ABOUT ANNEXATION, FOR AREAS OUT WEST, YOU KNOW, A  LOT OF NEGATIVE TALK ABOUT THE  CITY. I THINK THE CITY OFFERS A LOT OF GREAT SERVICES, I THINK THE  CITY, YOU KNOW, THESE  COMMUNITIES WOULD BENEFIT TO BE  PART OF THIS CITY. THEY'RE HAPPY TO WEAR BOYNTON  BEACH ACROSS THEIR UNIFORM. I HOPE THE CITY CAN MOVE  FORWARD, IF THE AGREEMENTS ARE  IN PLACE, THE COST OF GETTING  MUNICIPAL WATER IS EXPENSIVE, SO I THINK IN THE LONG RUN, THE  CITY IS IN THE RIGHT TO ANNEX  AND GO AS FAR WEST AS 441. THANK YOU. >> OKAY, MR. HARTMANN. NEXT PERSON PLEASE APPROACH THE  PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE  RECORD. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. JESSICA FERGUSON. I WANTED TO START OFF BY SAYING, THANK YOU. AS TONY STATED EARLIER, AND DOUG STATED, TODAY WAS DEFINITELY A  GOOD DAY IN A RIGHT MOVE, A GOOD MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR  THE LITTLE LEAGUE AND THE  PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF  BOYNTON, IT TOOK US A LITTLE BIT TO GET HERE, IT WAS A ROCKY  ROAD, A LOT OF RUMORS AND WHAT  NOT FLYING, I THINK WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. TONY DID BRING UP A COUPLE  CONCERNS ABOUT THE FIELD. AND I KNOW WE'RE TRYING TO WORK  THROUGH THOSE. THEY OFFERED TRAVEL TEAMS ON THE FIELD ABOUT WE HAD SOME OF OUR  PLAYERS TRY OUT. SOME WE CONSIDER ELITE OR SHOULD HAVE HAD SOME TYPE OF PLACEMENT  OR AT LEAST AN OPPORTUNITY IN  ONE OF THOSE TEAMS, NONE OF OUR  EAST BOYNTON LITTLE LEAGUERS  WERE CHOSEN TO BE ON THAT TEAM. THEY OFFER THIS PROGRAM, BUT  NONE OF OUR PLAYERS WERE  ACCEPTED. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION IN  REGARDS TO ONE OF THE ITEMS OF  THE AGENDA, FROM MY  UNDERSTANDING, I DON'T KNOW HE  IF YOU CAN TOUCH ON THAT OR NOT. IN REGARDS TO PROPOSAL 10-A. I WANT A LITTLE MORE INSIGHT  INTO WHAT THAT MEANS, WHAT THAT  COVERS. THERE'S SOMETHING FLOATING  AROUND, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN. WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR LITTLE  LEAGUE FIELD, THE BOAT RAMP, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS  SOMEHOW -- HOW DO YOU DO  SOMETHING, OR SOMEBODY AFTER HIM HAS THE AUTHORITY TO DO  SOMETHING, WITHOUT BRINGING IT  UP TO THE COMMISSIONERS. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR CLARITY TO HAPPEN, AND FOR US,  THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW WHAT THAT  MEANS, SO THAT WE'RE AWARE. AND WE'RE ALL MAKING A GOOD  JUDGMENT CALL AS TO WHAT'S  HAPPENING, BUT WE DON'T KNOW  WHAT WE DON'T KNOW. I DON'T WANT THE RUMORS TO TAKE  OVER, WE NEED CLARITY. I THINK THAT'S IT, HUGE THANK  YOU. I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR TIME,  ESPECIALLY DUGGER, SHAWNA. THANK YOU TODAY REALLY MEANT A  LOT, AND OUR FALL SEASON IS  SECURE, WE HAVE A BRIGHT FUTURE  AHEAD, AND I'M HAPPY ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT PERSON PLEASE APPROACH THE  PODIUM. >> MY NAME IS KAREN REINHART. I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE WIRE MESH POLES THAT HAVE BEEN  DEPLOYED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I SPOKE OF THIS BRIEFLY, BUT I  DON'T THINK OUR COMMUNITY KNOWS  VERY MUCH ABOUT THEM, AND WHAT  I'D LIKE TO SAY IS THAT THEY DO  NOT PRODUCE HIGH SPEED INTERNET. IT CAN AND DOES PRODUCE A RADIO  FREQUENCIES MICROWAVE, THERE ARE NO CURRENT HUMAN EXPOSURE  PROBLEMS. THEY ARE HARMED TO LIFE AND  PROPERTY, THEY BRING BRAIN  DAMAGE, CANCER, PHYSICAL AND  MENTAL ILLNESS AND INFIDELITY. THEY ARE CONNECTIONS TO THE  GLOBAL INFORMATION GRIDS,  WIRELESS BODY AREA NETWORKS. THAT USE YOUR BODY IN NETWORK  DATA ROUTING, AND THE LAST  NEWSLETTER WAS IN APRIL OF 2022. THEY HAVE PUT THE SIGNS UP IN  OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND ALREADY  DEPLOYED THEM. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU  GUYS HAVE GOTTEN THE PERMITS FOR THESE, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN  TESTED, THEY ARE NOT TESTED FOR  HURRICANES OR ANYTHING, THEY ARE JUST A POLE ON OUR STREETS, IN  OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, IN FRONT OF  OUR HOMES. IF YOU LOOK AROUND, THEY'RE  REPLACING ALL OF THE TELEPHONE  POLES AND THE ELECTRIC POLES  WITH CONCRETE, THESE ARE JUST  THERE. ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO SAY  THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ALL BEEN  INFORMED ABOUT THIS. SINCE JULY, AND THAT YOU  CONTINUE TO HAVE THESE HARMFUL  THINGS DEPLOYED IN OUR  NEIGHBORHOOD, AND YOU ARE  ALLOWED TO CONTINUE THIS WITHOUT MITIGATION TO THE RESIDENTS OF  THIS AND TO THE DETERRENCE OF  THE PUBLIC. NOW, THEY ALSO DO -- THEY BRING  DOWN THE PROPERTY VALUE OF OUR  HOMES, AND I JUST THINK IT'S  UNFAIR THAT YOU PLACE THESE IN  OUR NEIGHBORHOODS WITHOUT ANY  PUBLIC AWARENESS OR ANYTHING  ABOUT THEM, AND ALSO, I WANT TO  TALK ABOUT THE COMMUNITY  STANDARDS IN MY DISTRICT. I'M SORRY, BUT THERE ARE -- THEY ARE VERY SELECTIVE IN THEIR  ENFORCEMENT OF IT, AND IT GOES  ON EVERY WEEK, AND I'M TIRED OF  IT. IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO YOUR JOB,  DO IT TO EVERYONE. NOT JUST CERTAIN PEOPLE. [ BUZZER ] >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU ALL FOR -- I'M A  REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY OF  BOYNTON BEACH, LIFELONG  RESIDENT, AS WELL AS THE LITTLE  LEAGUE PARK. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE  PROGRESS FOR THE LITTLE LEAGUE,  THE FALL SEASON IS IN TACT,  THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR  FAMILIES, I APPRECIATE  EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN DONE TO  GET US HERE. I LOOK FORWARD TO A PATH FORWARD THAT CAN BE MADE, LOOKING AT  SOME OF THE OTHER SPORTING  PROGRAMS THAT ARE IN EAST  BOYNTON, THE BULLDOGS, HOW  THEY'RE SET UP FOR AND HOW  THEY'RE TREATED. I SEE THE GOLD AND BLUE AT THE  BACK OF THE PODIUM, THAT'S OUR  COLORS, WE WEAR THESE ON OUR  SLEEVES. ONE TEAM WENT ON TO THE STATE  TOURNAMENT TO REPRESENT THIS  CITY IN GOLD AND BLUE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU  GUYS HAVE BEEN DECIDING TO  REPRESENT THEM. I THINK COACH MARIO AND ALL  THOSE KIDS OUT THERE. IT'S AMAZING WHAT'S BEEN  HAPPENING HERE. TEACHING IS NO SMALL VICTORY. WE CAN GO ON TO A BIGGER RUN  THIS YEAR. SO AGAIN. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH  YOU GUYS AND TRYING TO FIND A  WAY FORWARD. YOU GUYS AND US, AND EVERYONE IN THIS COMMUNITY. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT'S BEEN DONE. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE APPROACH  THE PODIUM. >> MY NAME IS MELISSA HAGANS, I  HOPE I'M NOT SPEAKING OUT OF  TURN, I LIVE AT 2240 NORTHWEST  2nd STREET. I'M HERE ABOUT THIS BIG POLE  THAT HAS BEEN PLACED IN THE  FRONT OF MY HOUSE, I DON'T  KNOW -- I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW  WHAT IT IS, WHY IT'S PLACE  EXACTLY IN FRONT OF MY DOORWAY. I KNOW THE SWALE IS NOT MY AREA, BUT I DO TAKE CARE OF IT, AND  I'M CONCERNED ABOUT -- IF -- YOU KNOW, IF IT FALLS, YOU KNOW, AND IT JUST -- IT REALLY LOOKS BAD,  I TRY TO KEEP THAT WHOLE AREA,  EVEN THE -- I'M AT A DEADEND,  AND IT'S LIKE A LAND MINE, I'M  ALWAYS PICKING UP TRASH, HAVING  PEOPLE GO AND CLEAN UP WHERE  PEOPLE COME TRASH IT. NOW THEY PUT A BIG POLE THERE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IT IS, NUMBER  ONE. DO YOU ALL ANSWER QUESTIONS? OH, YOU DON'T. >> VICE MAYOR: NO, BUT STAFF CAN TALK TO YOU AFTER YOUR PUBLIC  COMMENT. >> WHAT IT IS, AND WHY IT WASN'T PUT OFF TO THE SIDE OF MY  PROPERTY. IT'S DEAD SMACK IN THE MIDDLE OF MY DOORWAY. I'M AFRAID IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, WHO WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE IF IT  FALLS ON MY HOUSE. IT TAKES AWAY FROM MY PROPERTY. I WORK HARD TO TRY TO KEEP THAT  PLACE UP. IT SEEMS THEY COULD HAVE PUT IT  TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF ME OR THE  SOUTH, I THINK THERE'S A WATER  MAIN, BUT THEN THERE'S AN EMPTY  LOT SOUTH OF ME ALSO, WHY THEY  PLACED IT RIGHT THERE AS I WALK  UP TO MY SFWRONT DOOR, I HAVE NO CLUE. I WASN'T NOTIFIED, I DIDN'T  KNOW, I CAME HOME. WHY DIDN'T YOU ASK SOME  QUESTIONS, DON'T JUST LET THEM  PUT IT THERE, SEE WHY THEY'RE  PUTTING IT THERE. THEY SHOULDN'T JUST PLACE THE  POLE THERE. IT TAKES AWAY FROM THE VALUE. I KNOW YOU PULL UP THE SCREEN  AND LOOK AT MY PROPERTY, SEE  WHERE IT IS. I'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME AGO  ABOUT THEM TRASHING THE PLACE. I NEED ANOTHER DEADEND SIGN  BECAUSE BUSES, THE FIRE  DEPARTMENT, I'M NOT GOING TO  STOP THEM FROM TURNING AROUND. THEY DON'T ARE ENOUGH SPACE TO  TURN AROUND AT THAT DEADEND. THEY UTILIZE MY DRIVE WAY, AND  THERE ARE CRACKS COMING UP, I  HAVE TO REPLACE THAT STUFF. I'M NOT GOING TO STOP THE  AMBULANCE, ANYTHING -- ANY  EMERGENCY, I'M NOT GOING TO  STOP, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I KNOW  IT'S IMPORTANT. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, YOU  KNOW, WHY IS THIS HAPPENING. I CALLED THE CITY, BUT I NEVER  GOT A RESPONSE, YOU KNOW. I WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME ANSWERS ON WHY IT WAS PLACED, CAN IT BE  REMOVED. I PRAY IT CAN BE MOVED OFF TO  THE SIDE OF THE PROPERTY INSTEAD OF SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU. STAFF WILL COME AND SPEAK TO  YOU. NEXT PERSON? >> HERE I AM AGAIN. DAVID MURKER. I HAVE A QUESTION, THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER 24-012, I WOULD LIKE IT DEFINED FOR ME, WHEN YOU DISCUSS IT, BECAUSE IF IT'S WHAT I UNDERSTAND, I FIND IT  APPALLING, IF I'M UNDERSTANDING  IT, PROPERLY. AND THE OTHER THING IS, WILL  THERE BE A VOTE ON THIS TONIGHT  OR WILL IT BE AT ANOTHER  MEETING? >> THANK YOU, MR. MURKER. NEXT PERSON PLEASE APPROACH THE  PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE  REPORT, AND YOU HAVE THREE  MINUTES. >> VALERIE PLEASANTON. I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT HERE SINCE  1957, I'M APPALLED AT SOME OF  THE RECENT SUGGESTIONS FOR CODE  ENFORCEMENT. AT THIS POINT, THINGS LIKE IF  YOU LEAVE TOWN FOR A WEEK AND  YOU GET A LOT OF WAYNE AND YOUR  GRASS GROW HES PAST SIX EARTHS,  WHICH IS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE. MY MOTHER-IN-LAW IS CURRENTLY  AWAITING JUDGMENT BECAUSE THE  SWALE IN FRONT OF HER HOUSE, HAS ALL KINDS OF NEIGHBORS FROM  ADJOINING APARTMENT PLACES  TURNING AROUND IN HER SWALE. SHE'S TOLD SHE MUST MAINTAIN THE SWALE. SHE CANNOT PUT UP ANYTHING THAT  STOPS PEOPLE FROM TURNING AROUND IN THE SWALE. AND HERE YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT CAN'T BE ANY TALLER THAN THREE  INCHES, HAS TO BE FLAT, NOTHING  CAN BE DONE TO BLOCK THE SWALE. AND THAT'S -- SHE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RESODDING IT, QUITE OFTEN. SHE DOES NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR  THAT. YOU KNOW, IF IT WASN'T FOR HER  SON AS A LAWYER, WHICH WE'RE  ASKING HIM TO COME DOWN FROM UP  NORTH TO DEFEND HER, A  93-YEAR-OLD WOMAN FROM HAVING TO RESOD HER SWALE. EVERY LITTLE BIT, BECAUSE WE  CANNOT STOP OTHERS FROM TURNING  AROUND IN IT. THAT SWALE HAS BEEN LIKE THAT  WITH GRAVEL, WHICH WAS PUT IN  ABOUT 40 YEARS AGO. TO JUST STOP THAT PROBLEM, THEY  ALWAYS BEFORE HAD LOVELY GREEN  GRASS. YOU KNOW, THE RULES THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO PUT IN, YOU KNOW,  MAYBE THEY'RE VERY APPROPRIATE  FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO LIVE IN  HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATIONS, BUT  HONESTLY, I CHOOSE NOT TO LIVE  IN A HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION. BECAUSE I THINK THE RULES ARE  OVERREACH. WE CAN MAINTAIN OUR HOMES  WITHOUT HAVING PEOPLE TELL US  HOW SHORT TO MAKE THE GRASS. HOW OFTEN DO WE HAVE TO SCRUB  MOLD OR MILDEW, LITTLE STAINS  OFF? WHAT HAPPENS IF SOMETHING FALLS  ON YOUR ROOF AND MAKES A STAIN? YOU'RE NOT IN COMPLIANCE ANY  MORE. AND HONESTLY, PEOPLE CAN'T  ALWAYS CLIMB UP ON LADDERS WHEN  THEY'RE ELDERLY. AND FIX STAINS ON ROOFS. AND WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO  CONSTANTLY BE HIRING SOMEONE TO  FIX THESE MINOR DETAILS. I WOULD ASK THAT YOU ALL RETHINK SOME OF THESE RULES AND  REGULATIONS THAT ARE IN YOUR  COMMUNITY STANDARD. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> VICE MAYOR: ANY OTHER PUBLIC  COMMENT SPEAKERS, PLEASE  APPROACH THE PODIUM. SEEING NONE, I DON'T HAVE ANY  ONLINE PUBLIC COMMENT, PUBLIC  COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU, EVERYONE. WE ARE MOVING ON TO  ADMINISTRATIVE. >> BEFORE THAT, I HEARD FOR  SEVERAL MONTHS NOW ABOUT THIS  BLUE LIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT VALIDATED ONE WAY OR  ANOTHER. IS THERE ANY SUPPORTIVE  INFORMATION ON SUCH A THING. MAYBE AT THE NEXT MEETING, YOU  NEED MORE TIME, I'D LIKE TO KNOW ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, I DON'T  WANT A SCARE IN DISTRICT TWO. IT'S BEEN BROUGHT OUT SEVERAL  TIMES THAT IT AFFECTS  AFRICAN-AMERICANS, AND WE DON'T  NEED THAT TYPE OF SPREADING OF  INFORMATION IF IT'S NOT TRUE. SO WOULD YOU LOOK INTO THAT AND  BRING BACK SOME TYPE OF REPORT? >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU,  COMMISSIONER. ANDREW? >> THANK YOU. >> MOST OF THE LIGHTS IN THE  CITY ARE OPERATED BY FPL, THEY  INSTALL -- THEY DID A CONVERSION TO LED LIGHTS APPROXIMATELY 2 OR 3 YEARS AGO, WHEN THOSE LIGHTS  FAIL, SOMETIMES THEY FAIL IN  THAT PURPLE COLOR, THEY JUST  NEED TO BE REPLACED, WE'LL TAKE  A LOOK TO SEE IF THEY'RE FPL  LIGHTS, WE'LL PUT IN A WORK  ORDER AND GET THEM REMOVED AND  REPLACED. I DON'T HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE,  DIRECT KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE COLOR OF LIGHT AFFECTING PEOPLE --  HEALTH. IF THEY ARE PURPLE, WE'LL PUT IN A WORK ORDER. >> AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE  ALL HUMANS. WHY WOULD IT AFFECT ONE PERSON  VERSUS THE OTHER, GET THAT  INFORMATION IF YOU WOULD, OKAY? THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU. >> JUST REAL QUICK ON SOME  PUBLIC ITEM THINGS, CAN I SEE  SOMETHING OR HAVE SOMETHING SENT TO ME ABOUT WHAT WE CAN OR CAN'T DO. IF PEOPLE ARE TURNING AROUND, I  KNOW IN FOREST PARK, THE SAME  NEIGHBORHOOD, WE HAVE SOME  SWALES THAT HAVE TREES IN THEM,  I THINK THEY LOOK GREAT. YOU KNOW, THAT'S A PROBLEM THAT  COULD BE SOLVED EASILY, YOU  KNOW. SO I WOULD WANT TO SEE THAT. >> VICE MAYOR: COMMISSIONER, CAN I SUGGEST YOU CIRCLE BACK WITH  ADAM ON WHAT THOSE CODE  RESTRICTIONS ARE, IF IT'S  SOMETHING THAT CAN COME BACK  BEFORE THE COMMISSION, WE CAN  PUT IT ON A FUTURE AGENDA TO  HAVE THAT DISCUSSION. >> THERE IS A PROPOSED ORDINANCE RELATING TO SWALES AND GRASS AND VARIOUS THINGS. IF THE COMMISSION WANTS SOME  DIRECTION OR GIVES US DIRECTION  REGARDING TO WHAT IF YOU ARE  PREPARED TO TALK ABOUT THAT  TONIGHT IN A DISCUSSION ITEM  LINE BY LINE AS TO WHAT WE WANT  IN IT OR NOT, WE CAN CERTAINLY  DO THAT. IF WE'RE NOT PREPARED, WE CAN  PASS THIS TO THE NEXT MEETING. I DON'T KNOW IF THE COMMUNITY  STANDARDS SUPERVISOR IS HERE.  >> VICE MAYOR: SO COMMISSIONER  WHEN WE GET --  >> ACTUALLY, SHE IS HERE. CANDACE IS HERE, I'LL MENTION  THAT WHEN WE GET TO THE ITEM. >> VICE MAYOR: OKAY. THANK YOU. NOW WE CAN MOVE TO 5-A. RATIFY ART ADVISORY BOARD CHAIR  AND VICE CHAIR. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, CAN WE HAVE A MOTION? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. MOVING ON NOW TO 5-B. COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUNDS. ANDREW DO YOU WANT TO -- THERE'S BEEN A REQUEST FROM MYSELF,  COMMISSIONER TURKIN,  COMMISSIONER HAY FOR $1,000 EACH TO THE BOYNTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM FROM OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUNDS, AS EVERYONE  HEARD, THE COACH WAS HERE, THE  FIRST GAME IS FRIDAY. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE  REALLY TRYING TO PARTNER WITH  OUR CITY SCHOOLS, AND THEIR  PROGRAMS, SO WE'RE EXCITED, I'M  EXCITED TO SUPPORT THIS WITH MY  COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUNDS. I'LL GO THROUGH EACH OF OUR  RECOMMENDATIONS SEPARATELY FOR  APP APPROVAL. FOR MY COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUNDS  CAN I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. COMMISSIONER TURKIN YOUR  DONATION OF $1,000 TO THE  FOOTBALL TEAMS. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SO MOVED PP.  >> SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. COMMISSIONER HAY, YOUR DONATION  FOR $1,000 THROUGH COMMUNITY  SUPPORT FUNDS, MAY I HAVE A  MOTION TO APPROVE? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. NOW WE ARE MOVING ON TO CONSENT. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS MY  COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO PULL  FROM CONSENT? >> YES, I'D LIKE TO PULL 7 --  >> VICE MAYOR: WE'RE ON 6. >> SORRY. >> ANYTHING TO PULL UNDER 6? SEEING NONE, MAY I HAVE MOTION  TO APPROVE? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO CONSENT  BIDS AND PURCHASES OVER 100,000. COMMISSIONER TURKIN, WAS THERE  AN ITEM YOU WANTED TO PULL? >> 7-B, 7-D AND 7-E. I'M SORRY, 7-F AS WELL. COMMISSIONER HAY, DO YOU HAVE  ANY ITEMS YOU'D LIKE TO PULL? >> NO, THEY'VE BEEN PULLED. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. AND COMMISSIONER CRUZ JUST  STEPPED OUT. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE  THE REMAINING CONSENT ITEMS OVER 100,000? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF  APPROVING THE CONSENT SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? NO. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 7-B IS PROPOSED RESOLUTION  NUMBER R 24-182, APPROVE CHANGE  ORDER NUMBER 4 TO PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER 230742. ANDREW WOULD YOU -- WELL, HELLO  THERE. THANK YOU FOR APPROACHING THE  PODIUM. >> GOOD EVENING VICE MAYOR,  COMMISSION MEMBERS. >> KEITH WEBER ASSISTANT  UTILITIES DIRECTOR. >> CAN YOU DO A BRIEF OVERVIEW  OF THIS ITEM? >> YEAH, SO THIS IS JUST A --  THIS IS A FANCY ROADSIDE  PROJECT. WHEN WE WENT TO COMMISSION IN  JANUARY, THERE WAS A  MATHEMATICAL ERROR THAT DIDN'T  ACCOUNT FOR THAT $23,000, WHEN  THE MATH WAS DONE INCORRECTLY. WE LOOKED BACK AT OUR  PROCUREMENT GUIDELINES, WHEN WE  WENT TO PROCUREMENT, THEY  DECIDED BASED ON THE WAY THE  CURRENT ORDERS ARE WRITTEN, OUR  PAYMENTS NEED TO BE WRITTEN  THROUGH CONTINGENCY, WHEN WE  INCREASED THE CONTRACT VALUE, WE ONLY INCREASED IT TO 100,000. AND WE NEED THE $23,000. THE REASON WE USED UP THE 10%  CONTINGENCY, USUALLY YOU  WOULDN'T WANT TO EXCEED THAT. WHEN THIS PROJECT WAS DESIGNED  IT WAS ONLY FOR STORM WATER AND  WATER. THEY DECIDED TO ALSO REPLACE THE SEWER MAINS BECAUSE THEY WERE  FAILING. THE SEWER MAIN WAS PLACED ON  CONTINGENCY, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS  AN ADDITIONAL SCOPE TO THE  PROJECT, IT WAS PAID THROUGH  CONTINGENCY, THAT USED 9% OR 10% OF THE CONTINGENCY. YOU LOOK AT IT FROM A HOLISTIC  STANDPOINT, WE DIDN'T USE THAT  MUCH ON CHANGE ORDERS, IT WAS TO INCREASE AND DO THE SEWER MAIN  AT THAT TIME. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SO THE BASE  CONTRACT AMOUNT WAS JUST A HAIR  OVER 3 MILLION. WAS THAT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED,  AND NOW WE'RE AMENDING THIS  ADJUSTMENT? >> YES. >> LET ME ASK YOU THIS, AND  LEGAL MIGHT CHIME IN. THE WHOLE DOLLAR AMOUNT IS WHAT, $23,000, RIGHT? >> YES. >> MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC,  UNDERSTANDING, PROCESSING HOW  FUNDS ARE UTILIZED, IF THIS DOES NOT GET APPROVAL, EVEN THOUGH  THIS CONTRACT WAS ALREADY  APPROVED PRIOR, AND WE'RE  LOOKING FOR A $23,000 AMENDMENT, IT NEEDS TO GO BEFORE THIS BOARD FOR APPROVAL, CORRECT? >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> THE CITY MANAGER CANNOT  AUTHORIZE THIS, THE MAYOR CANNOT AUTHORIZE THIS, IT NEEDS TO BE  COMMISSION APPROVAL? >> YES, THE COMMISSION APPROVES  THE ITEM, AND THE COMMISSION CAN DESIGNATE WHOEVER IT WANTS TO  EXECUTE THE CONTRACT. THE SIGNING OF THE CONTRACT IS  ONLY APPROVING THE WILL OF THE  COMMISSION, WHICH IS ULTIMATELY  AUTHORIZING THE CONTRACT. >> FOR SOMETHING WHERE WE'VE  ALREADY APPROVED THE CONTRACT  FOR 3 MILLION OF THE BASE  AMOUNT. EVEN A SLIGHT AMENDMENT IN  CHANGING THIS HAS TO COME BEFORE US, AND WE HAVE TO MAKE THAT  CHANGE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THERE'S  SOME INFORMATION. AND AS WE GO THROUGH THESE  CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, I'M GOING  TO POINT OUT HOW DISTRICT IT IS, AND TO RELEASE THE FUNDS,  THERE'S SO MANY LEVELS OF AUDIT  BEFORE FUNDS CAN BE RELEASED. THAT'S IT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE  PUBLIC TO KNOW THE PROCESS. >> THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU,  COMMISSIONER TURKIN. COMMISSIONER HAY, DO YOU HAVE  ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON  7-B. >> NO. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ IS STILL  ABSENT. I DO NOT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS,  THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING OUT  AND FOR CLARIFYING THIS CHANGE  REQUEST, AND WITH THAT, I WILL  ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> VICE MAYOR: ALL THOSE IN  FAVOR OF --  >> BASICALLY, IT'S JUST A  CORRECTION OF MATH. >> RIGHT. >> RIGHT. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF AP APPROVING 7-A, PLEASE SAY AYE? >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED SAY NO. NO OPPOSES. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> I'M SORRY, THAT WAS 7-B. >> 7-B. >> I'M SORRY. MOVING ON TO 7-D. PROPOSED RESOLUTION R 24-185,  APPROVE A PIGGYBACK AGREEMENT  WITH MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS TO  REPLACE HANDHELD RADIOS, UPGRADE EXISTING DISPATCH RADIO CONSOLES AND PURCHASE TWO ADDITIONAL  DISPATCH RADIO CONSOLES IN AN  AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED  $2,406,374.71. >> CURRENTLY WE HAVE JUST OVER  200 RADIOS FOR ALL THE OFFICERS  IN THE DEPARTMENT. THE CURRENT RADIOS ARE AT END OF LIFE, NO LONGER SUPPORTED BY  MOTOROLA. WE WERE SELECTING WHAT'S  BASICALLY THE MIDDLE RADIO THAT  WOULD BE USED IN A POLICE  SETTING, SO THERE ARE MORE  EXPENSIVE RADIOS, BUT WE CHOSE  THE LESSER OF THE ACCEPTABLE  OPTIONS. THE RADIOS WILL ALSO GIVE GPS  LOCATION DATA ON EACH OFFICER,  SO WHEN THEY'RE AWAY FROM THE  CAR, AND IF THEY NEED HELP, WE  CAN LOCATE THEM AND SEND THEM  HELP IF THEY'RE OUT ON THE SCENE OR AWAY FROM A VEHICLE, AND  CAN'T GIVE AN ACCURATE LOCATION. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER HAY, YOU AND  COMMISSIONER TURKIN PULLED THIS  ITEM, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS  OR CONCERNS ON THIS ITEM? >> NO, I I JUST WANTED TO LET  YOU EXPOUND A LITTLE BIT ON THE  TECHNOLOGY AND WHAT IT TAKES NOW TO GET THE JOB DONE IN THIS  SOCIETY. I JUST WANTED TO HEAR A LITTLE  BIT MORE ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY. >> THE RADIO DOESN'T TRAVEL WELL IN THICK BUILDINGS, THIS HAS  CELLULAR TECHNOLOGY ALSO  EMBEDDED IN IT, SO WE WILL BE  ABLE TO EXTEND OUR RANGE BEYOND  THE BOUNDARIES OF A CITY. IF THEY'RE IN A HOSPITAL OR A  BUILDING THAT HAS THICKER WALLS, THEY CAN TRANSMIT INSIDE THE  BUILDING, WHEN WE ENCOUNTER SOME OF THE THICKER CONCRETE HERE IN  FLORIDA. >> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. >> COMMISSIONER, TURKIN. DO YOU HAVE ANY? >> AGAIN, THE AMOUNT IS TO  NOT -- MY FIRST QUESTION IS, HOW OLD ARE YOUR CURRENT RADIOS. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, PRETTY  OUTDATED, THAT'S WHY WE'RE  LOOKING AT THIS. >> 16, I BELIEVE, WITH ARE THE  LAST -- YEAH, THEY'RE COMING UP  ON 8 YEARS OLD. >> OKAY. 8 YEARS OLD? A LOT CAN HAPPEN IN EIGHT YEARS. >> YEAH, YOU USUALLY TURN A  PHONE OVER IN TWO YEARS, RIGHT? >> INNOVATIONS KEEP GETTING  BETTER AND BETTER. THE FULL AMOUNT IS 2.4 MILLION  ROUGHLY, AND ONE -- THERE'S A  TECHNOLOGY CREDIT FOR OVER $1  MILLION, AND THEN WE ALREADY HAD THESE BUDGETED DOLLARS ALLOCATED FOR THIS. CAN WE EXPLAIN THE TECHNOLOGY  CREDIT? >> WE HAD A PRIOR CONTRACT THAT  WE NEGOTIATED OUR WAY OUT OF  WITH MOTOROLA, TO ACQUIRE A NEW  RECORD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. WE WERE UNHAPPY WITH THE PRIOR  MOTOROLA SYSTEM, AND THEY ISSUED US A CREDIT FOR THE FULL AMOUNT  WE PAID, AND WE'RE UTILIZING THE CREDIT TO APPLY TOWARD THE  RADIOS. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR BEING FISCALLY  RESPONSIBLE WITH THAT. WITH THIS $1 MILLION CREDIT,  EVEN THOUGH THE ITEMS ARE  BUDGETED AS THEY ARE, THE CITY  MANAGER OR THE MAYOR OR WHOEVER  HAS SIGNING AUTHORITY, CANNOT  AUTHORIZE ANY CREDIT TO BE USED  WITH -- WHAT'S THE MINIMUM  VALUE? >> THE ISSUE HERE IS NOT  NECESSARILY THE CREDIT, THE  ISSUE -- EVEN IF AN ITEM IS  APROVED IN THE BUDGET, THAT  PARTICULAR ITEM, IF IT'S OVER  WHAT THE PROCUREMENT CODE SETS  OUT --  >> AND WHAT IS THAT? >> WELL, IT'S 50,000 FOR GENERAL GOODS AND SERVICES AND THEN  CONSTRUCTION UP TO 200,000? SO ANYTHING OVER THAT, EVEN IF  IT'S AN APPROVED BUDGET ITEM,  HAS TO COME BEFORE THE  COMMISSION. >> SO JUST TO CLARIFY, IF THIS  COMMISSION, WE GO THROUGH OUR  BUDGET WORKSHOPS, WE HASH OUT  THE BUDGET WHICH HAS BEEN GREAT, AND THANK YOU STAFF, AND, YOU  KNOW, PETER, YOU'VE BEEN SUPER  GREAT TO WORK WITH, THANK YOU. SO EVEN AFTER WE DISCUSS, AND WE GIVE CONSENSUS PUBLICLY, AT A  WORKSHOP, WHATEVER'S BUDGETED,  NEEDS TO AGAIN COME BACK LIKE IT IS NOW, AND NEEDS TO BE APPROVED AGAIN WITH GENERAL CONSENSUS? >> RIGHT. WHAT THE COMMISSION APPROVING AT THIS POINT IS THE ACTUAL  CONTRACT. AND THE ULTIMATE EXPENDITURE OF  THOSE BUDGETED FUNDS. >> RIGHT, SO WITHOUT THE  APPROVAL, THE SECOND APPROVAL  RIGHT HERE. WE'RE NOT GETTING RADIOS. IF IT'S APPROVED, THEN IT WOULD  GO FOR A SIGNATURE PURSUING THE  COMMISSION'S WILL. >> CORRECT. >> OKAY. THAT'S IT. >> THANK YOU AGAIN FOR UTILIZING THE CREDIT, THANKS FOR ALL YOU  DO, I LOVE TO SEE INNOVATION IN  OUR CITY, I THINK INNOVATION AND COMMUNITY POLICING HELPS PREVENT CRIME, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE  YOU GUYS HAVE THE TOOLS TO DO  YOUR JOB, THANKS. >> THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU,  COMMISSIONER TURKIN. COMMISSIONER CRUZ, I KNOW YOU  CAME IN AFTER THIS STARTED. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR  QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? >> NO THANK YOU. >> MY ONLY QUESTION. I NOTICE THERE WERE TWO  ADDITIONAL DISPATCH RADIO  CONSOLES, ARE THOSE BECAUSE OF  INCREASED PERSONNEL, BEING  UTILIZED IN DIFFERENT AREAS? WHAT ARE THE TWO ADDITIONAL  CONSOLES BEING --  >> WE WERE IN NEED OF ADDITIONAL CONSOLES, BUT WE ALSO RECEIVE  FUNDS THAT COME BACK FROM COUNTY 911, SO THOSE WILL BE LATER  REIMBURSED FROM THE COUNTY. >> OKAY. >> GREAT. OKAY. >> THAT IS ALL OF MY QUESTIONS. WITH THAT, CAN WE HAVE A MOTION  TO APPROVE 7-D? >> MOTION APPROVED. >> SECOND. >> VICE MAYOR: ALL THOSE IN  FAVOR? >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. MOVING ON NOW TO 7-E. PROPOSED RESOLUTION NUMBER R  24-186, AWARD INVITATION TO BID  NUMBER CS 24-037 FOR THE LAKE  BOYNTON ESTATES ROAD RESURFACING AND PEDESTRIAN CROSSING PROJECT  CROSSING PROJECT TO ATLANTIC  SOUTHERN PAVING AND SEAL COATING LLC. >> MY NAME IS ANNA LEE HOLMES,  DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. WITH ME, VERY CARL FERMENTE. HE'S A DIVISION DIRECTOR FOR  CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, HE HAS A  SMALL PRESENTATION ON THIS  PROJECT. >> VICE MAYOR: GREAT. THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS  EVENING. WE HAVE A PROJECT WE'D LIKE TO  COMPLETE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE'RE REQUESTING COMMISSION  APPROVAL TO DO ROAD RESURFACING, RELIEVE THE FLOODING CONDITIONS  WE HAVE. RECONTOUR THE SWALES TO HOLD THE WATER WE NEED TO HOLD. A LOT OF THE SWALES HAVE BEEN  REPLANTED, SOME HAVE BEEN WASHED OUT, SOME HAVE BEEN RESODDED. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF  INCONSISTENCY WITH THE SWALES. WE'D LIKE TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT THAT. MAXIMIZE THE HOLDING CAPACITY,  RELIEVE SOME OF THOSE FLOODING  CONDITIONS AND MAKE SOME OF THE  NECESSARY REPAIRS. WHEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FLOODS  WITH VEHICULAR TRAFFIC CREATING  THAT WASHING EVICTIM. A LOT OF THE FINES HAVE WASHED  OUT FROM UNDER THE SIDEWALKS,  THEY'RE IN A STATE OF DISREPAIR. AND POTENTIAL EXPOSURE FOR THE  CITY, SO WE'D LIKE TO MAKE THOSE REPAIRS AS WELL. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE WOULD DO A -- NEW PAVEMENT MARKING THE  NEIGHBORHOOD, AND PRETTY MUCH  CREATE NEW SIDEWALKS. THERE ARE PARTS OF SIDEWALKS  THAT ARE MISSING. OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO MAKE IT A  COMPLETE AREA OF SIDEWALKS. WITH THAT SAID I'LL MOVE INTO  THE PRESENTATION. SO OF THE PROJECT LOCATION,  ESSENTIALLY, IS ON THE WEST SIDE OF 95. WE HAD RECENTLY COMPLETED  SOUTHWEST EIGHTH STREET AS A  PAVING PROJECT, WHICH BYSECTS  THE COMMUNITY OF LEISUREVILLE  AND BOYNTON BEACH ESTATES. THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT INCLUDES THE BOYNTON LAKES NEIGHBORHOOD,  A PORTION OF IT IS ON THE WEST  SIDE OF EIGHTH STREET, A  MAJORITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ON  THE EAST SIDE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'D LIKE  TO ADD A NEW LOOP ROAD BETWEEN  FIRST COURT AND FIRST AVENUE FOR FIRE AND RESCUE, THAT WOULD HELP THEIR MOBILITY THROUGH THAT  NEIGHBORHOOD, PARTICULARLY IN  THE EMERGENCY TYPE OF  SITUATIONS, AND THEN ALSO REPAVE OCEAN DRIVE, WHICH ACTUALLY  TURNS INTO WEST OCEAN, SO THAT  CUTS THROUGH THE LAKE BOYNTON  ESTATES NEIGHBORHOOD AND RUNS  ALL THE WAY TO CONGRESS AVENUE. SO THOSE ARE THE THREE MAJOR  COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT. THE PROJECT BIT COST, AS YOU  STATED ON THE AGENDA, ROUNDED  THE NUMBERS TO 1.32 MILLION. WE HAVE A COUPLE SLIDES HERE  THAT HIGHLIGHT THE EXISTING  CONDITIONS. BACK IN 2019, THE ROADS WERE  SCORED AS C AND D ROADS, SO, YOU KNOW, FOUR YEARS OF PAST, FIVE  YEARS HAVE PASSED, SO THE  CONDITIONS ARE WORSENING, SO  THERE'S A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT  PAVEMENT DISTRESSES THAT WE  OBSERVED. THERE'S ACTUALLY SOME HOLES THAT ARE STARTING TO FORM AND SOME OF THE ASPHALT, IT'S GOING TO  RAPIDLY DETERIORATE FROM HERE,  IF WE DON'T MOVE THIS PROJECT  FORWARD? AS I MENTIONED, THE EAST PORTION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WILL BE THE  PRIMARY AREA WHERE WE'LL BE  DOING THE REWORK TO THE SWALES. SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE THAT'S THE  AREA THAT IS MOST SUBJECTED TO  THE FLOODING CONDITION THAT WE  SEE IN THESE FLASH RAINS. AGAIN, THE SWALES ARE  INCONSISTENT, THAT IMPACTS THE  HOLDING CAPACITY, IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE SOME SIDEWALK  HAZARDS THAT ARE CAUSED BY THE  UNDERMINING OF THE WASHING  EFFECT WHEN THESE AREAS FLOOD. AND ALSO, THERE'S SOME ADA  FEATURES THERE THAT ARE OBSOLETE OR IN DETERIORATED STATES, SO  WE'LL ADDRESS THOSE AS PART OF  THE PROJECT AS WELL. ALONG WITH THE PAVEMENT MARKINGS AT THE INTERSECTIONS. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ROADS  THERE, SO I MENTIONED THE TWO  MAJOR ROADS, SOUTHWEST 7th  STREET AND OCEAN DRIVE ARE THE  TWO MAJOR ROADS THAT SEE A LOT  OF TRAFFIC THROUGH THOSE  NEIGHBORHOODING S, OUR APPROACH  WOULD BE TO TACKLE THOSE AREAS  FIRST, BECAUSE THAT'S THE  MAJORITY OF THE PAVING, WHILE  THE OTHER CREWS WORK ON THE  SIDEWALK AND SWALE CONTOURING  ISSUES, AND WE LIKE TO WORK IN  THAT ORDER, SIMPLY BECAUSE WE'RE NOT TEARING UP THE NEW ASPHALT. AGAIN, THERE ARE SOME STRUCTURAL ROAD REPAIRS WE WOULD NEED TO  COMPLETE BEFORE THE RESURFACING  OPERATIONS CAN MOVE FORWARD. WE WOULD ALSO ADD THE NEW ADA  FEATURES WE NEED TO MEET THE  CURRENT STANDARDS. THE NEW SIDEWALK, WE WOULD  CONSTRUCT THOSE LOCATIONS TO  COMPLETE THE PEDESTRIANS  NETWORK, AND ENHANCE THAT  SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC FOR  PEDESTRIANS CIRCULATION. THE THERMO PLASTIC PAVEMENT  MARKINGS WILL ALSO BRING  EVERYTHING TO CURRENT STANDARDS, EVERYTHING WILL BE CONSISTENT  AND IT'S MORE VISIBLE FOR THE  MOTORISTS AND SAFETY. ON THE RESIDENTIAL ROADS, AGAIN  THOSE WILL BE RESURFACED IN ALL  OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS. WE WILL CONSTRUCT AND RECONTOUR  AND MAKE A UNIFORM SWALE THAT IS MORE CLOSELY FIT TO OUR CITY  STANDARDS. WE WILL CONSTRUCT NEW SIDEWALKS  IN THESE LOCATIONS TO COMPLETE  THE PEDESTRIANS NETWORK AND  REMOVE THE HAZARDS, AND REPLACE  THE THERMO PLASTIC PAVEMENT  MARKINGS THE PAVEMENT MARKINGS,  IF THEY WERE THERE AT ONE TIME,  THEY'RE SO FADED YOU ALMOST  CANNOT SEE THEM. THE TIME LINE, SO BASICALLY, THE BID, WE OPEN THE BID 5/17, THE  AWARD DATE WAS THE END OF JULY,  7/30. THE PROJECT DURATION IS A 270  DAY PROJECT. AND OUR ANTICIPATED START DATE  WILL BE PROBABLY TOWARD THE END  OF OCTOBER, EARLY NOVEMBER, 24  IF THIS PROJECT IS APPROVED. AND IT'S -- SO THAT PUTS OUR  COMPLETION DATE AROUND JUNE OF  25, THE BEGINNING OF NEXT  SUMMER. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE, SO THANK  YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING. >> THANK YOU, CARL. COMMISSIONER TURKIN, YOU PULLED  THIS ITEM, DO YOU HAVE ANY  QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS  ITEM? >> FIRST I JUST WANT TO THANK  YOU BOTH SO MUCH FOR THE  PRESENTATION AND THANKS FOR  EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO. PUBLIC WORKS IS SUPER BUSY WITH  A LOT OF ROAD PAVING, IT'S GOOD  AND ONE OF THE THINGS THE  COMMUNITY SEES. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS  ABOUT, WHERE IT'S NOT ABOUT THE  DISTRICT OR WHO'S GETTING WHAT,  THIS IS WHAT'S BEST FOR THE  COMMUNITY, RIGHT? SEEING THESE MULTIJURISDICTIONAL PROJECTS COME TO LIFE IS GREAT. WITH REFERENCE TO THE 10%  CONTINGENCY, SO CAN YOU EXPLAIN  WHY THAT'S IN THERE? >> SO TYPICALLY WHEN WE SCOPE  THESE JOBS, IT TAKES A LITTLE  BIT OF TIME TO PUT THINGS  TOGETHER, AND AS WE GO THROUGH  THE BID PROCESS, IT CAN SPAN  SEVERAL MONTHS, TYPICALLY THINGS CAN CHANGE IN THAT TIME. THERE CAN BE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE  TO SIDEWALKS, OTHER THINGS THAT  WERE POSSIBLY MISSED, CONDITIONS ERODE. SOMETHING THAT MIGHT COME UP  THAT GOT MISSED, NORMALLY WHAT  WE LIKE TO DO IS NOT DIP INTO  THAT FOR THESE ROAD TYPE  PROJECTS, PRETTY SUCCESSFUL AT  FINISHING THEM ON TIME AND UNDER BUDGET. YOU GET IT TO A -- DIFFERENT  TYPE OF PROJECT LIKE ESTER PARK  FOOTBALL FIELD. THERE'S A LOT MORE COMPONENTS TO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU'RE MORE PRONE TO MOVE INTO THE  CONTINGENCY MONIES. THE DEPTH OF THE SCOPE, THE  AMOUNT OF DETAIL THAT WAS  DEVELOPED ON THE FRONT END. TYPICALLY WITH THESE PAVING  JOBS, WE DON'T GET INTO  CONTINGENCY TOO DEEPLY. >> OKAY. SO THIS IS --  >> WE HAVE THAT THERE AS A  SAFETY NET. >> JUST FOR THE RECORD. AND AGAIN, FOR PUBLIC  PERCEPTION, SHAWNA, FOR THIS 10% CONTINGENCY, IF THE BID WENT  OVER BOARD, RIGHT? WOULD PUBLIC WORKS OR FINANCE -- NO, THEY COULDN'T DISBURSE MORE  FUNDS IN ORDER TO GET THE  PROJECT COMPLETE? >> NO.  >> SO IF THERE WASN'T A 10%  CONTINGENCY, WHAT WOULD BE THE  PROCESS -- LET'S SAY IF IT'S  100, $200 MORE. >> THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK  FOR A COMMISSION FOR ADDITIONAL  APPROVAL OF THE ADDITIONAL  EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS. >> THE FINANCIAL COMPONENT HAS  TO COME BACK TO COMMISSION  WHETHER IT'S A $1 OVER OR  $100,000 OVER IF THERE'S NO  CONTINGENCY? >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> THAT WOULD OBVIOUSLY NEED  CONSENSUS, AND AFTER THAT, THAT  WOULD NEED TO BE SIGNED AND  AUTHORIZED FOR FINANCES TO  DISBURSE THOSE FUNDS? >> RIGHT, THAT IS CORRECT. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS, GENERALLY  YOU WOULD INTERN TO THIS  AGREEMENT, IF LATER DUNE THE  ROAD, THE NUMBERS WERE OFF, WE  WOULD INTERN TO AN AMENDMENT  WITH THE AGREEMENT TO THE  PROVIDER, AND THE AMENDMENT  WOULD THEN HAVE TO BE APPROVED  BY THE COMMISSION. >> OKAY. SO THE AMENDMENT HAS TO BE  APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION, AND  THEN AFTER THAT, THEN THERE  WOULD BE I GUESS THE EXECUTION  WHICH IS THE CITY MANAGER OR THE MAYOR OR -- THE FUNDS ARE LOOKED AT --  >> WE LOOK AT WHAT IS THE  INITIAL DOLLAR AMOUNT OR THE  TOTAL EXPENDITURE BEING PAID. EVEN IF IT'S $1, IF THE TOTAL  EXPENDITURE IS OVER WHAT THE  POLICY ALLOWS, IT HAS TO GO TO  COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL. >> I UNDERSTAND THIS 10%  CONTINGENCY TOTALLY JUSTIFIED IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, CRAZY THE LAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS,  THIS MAKES THINGS MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT, SO WE DON'T HAVE  TO COME BACK AND STOP PROGRESS  FOR THE RESIDENTS TO GET THIS  PROJECT DONE. >> EXACTLY. IT'S SO WE DON'T DELAY THESE  PROJECTS. >> THANK YOU. >> CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE  WITH.  >> VICE MAYOR: WE'RE NOT TAKING  PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM,  BECAUSE IT'S CONSENT. YOU CAN EMAIL YOUR COMMENTS. YOU CAN SPEAK TO HIM AFTER HE'S  DONE WITH HIS PRESENTATION. >> IS THAT THE SLIDE YOU WANT? >> THANK YOU. >> I WANTED TO GIVE KUDOS, I  KNOW ANDREW, IT WAS HIS IDEA  WHEN IT FIRST STARTED, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LONG TIME AGO, IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO HELP  OUR FIRST RESPONDERS OR FIRE  TRUCKS AS WELL AS OUR -- YOU  KNOW, UTILITY GARBAGE TRUCKS TO  GET THROUGH TO THAT  NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S ADJACENT TO THE PARK AND  LEISUREVILLE, THE ONLY THING I  WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST PER THE  REQUEST OF THE COMMUNITY, AS  THEY WANT TO KEEP THIS PARK  PASSIVE, IT'S JUST TO PUT -- DO  NOT PARK SIGNS ON THERE, WHICH  WOULD HELP WITH TWO THINGS,  MAKING SURE THE PARK STAYS  PASSIVE, AND NUMBER TWO, MAKING  SURE THE EMERGENCY TRUCKS ARE  ABLE TO GET AROUND, SO CARS ARE  NOT PARKED IN THERE. THAT'S MY ONLY REQUEST. >> UNDERSTOOD. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU. WITH THAT, MAY I HAVE A MOTION. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.  >> 7-E. >> SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? NONE OPPOSED, MOTION PASSES  UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON NOW TO 7-F. PROPOSED RESOLUTION NUMBER R  24-188 APPROVE THE SECOND  AMENDMENT TO THE PROGRESSIVE  DESIGN BUILD AGREEMENT WITH  GLOBAL TECH IN THE AMOUNT OF  7,032, $108 FOR THE EAST BOYNTON TREATMENT PLAN GENERATOR  REPLACEMENT PROJECT. >> GOOD EVENING, VICE MAYOR,  COMMISSIONERS AND AUDIENCE THIS  PROJECT IS SOMETHING BEEF BEEN  WORKING ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME. IT WAS BECAUSE OF PROCURING SOME OF THE MATERIAL, SO WE ENDED UP  DOING THIS PROJECT AS A  PROGRESSIONIVE DESIGN BUILD. THIS IS FOR GETTING GENERATORS  AND SOME OTHER THINGS AT THE  EAST WATER TREATMENT PLANT, IT'S ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS THAT MOST  OF US WHO ARE HERE NOW HAVE  INHERITED. INITIALLY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE  A GENERATOR PROJECT, AND AS WE  STARTED LOOKING INTO -- LOOKING  AT THE DESIGN, AS YOU STARTED  TALKING TO THE DESIGN IN  GENERAL, WE REALIZED THAT WE  NEEDED TO CHANGE SOME OF THE  PIPE HEADERS, ADD SOME PIPE  MODIFICATION AND OTHER THINGS  THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE FOR THESE GENERATORS TO BE IN THE RIGHT  PLACE, AND FOR US TO BRING MORE  EFFICIENCIES TO THE PLANT. THE WAY WE DIVIDED THIS PROJECT, WE DIVIDED IT INTO THE INITIAL  PHASE OF PROCURING SOME OF THE  EQUIPMENT, BECAUSE THERE WERE  LONG LEAD TIMES AND WE COULD  SAVE SOME MONEY ON OWNER DIRECT  PURCHASE, WHAT THAT MEANS IS,  INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH A  CONTRACTOR AND PAYING THEM A FEE ON TOP OF THAT, SOMETIMES WE CAN DIRECTLY PURCHASE SOME THINGS IF YOU DON'T FEEL THERE'S A  LIABILITY IN THAT. SO WE WENT AHEAD AND DID THAT,  AND WE WERE ABLE TO PROCURE THE  GENERATORS AT A LOWER COST, AND  NOT PAY SOME TAXES BASED ON  THAT, AND SAVE SOME MONEY. AND THEN SECOND PHASE -- THE  FIRST PHASE IS WHAT WE'RE  CALLING PHASE 1 AND PHASE 2-A,  WHICH WAS DESIGN AND  PROCUREMENT, AND FINISHING UP  ALL OF THOSE THINGS, NOW IT'S  THE CONSTRUCTION PART THAT'S  LEFT, AND WE'RE ASKING FOR  PERMISSION TO CONTINUE WITH THAT AND THERE'S AN INCREASE IN  PRICE. AND WE HAVE THE MONEY IN THE  BUDGET, WE JUST HAVE TO BRING IT INTO THIS PROJECT, SO THAT WE  CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE  CONSTRUCTION PART OF IT. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU. >> I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY  QUESTIONS. >> VICE MAYOR. DO EITHER OF YOU HAVE ANY  COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THIS  ITEM? >> NO. I JUST -- THE $7 MILLION, WAS  THAT FOR BOTH FACES OF THE  PROJECT? >> YES. >> SO PHASE 2-A IS COMPLETED? >> YES. >> PHASE 1 AND PHASE 2-A IS  COMPLETED. PHASE 2 IS REMAINING. >> SO PHASE 1 AND PHASE 2-A AND  2-B, THAT ALL FALLS UNDER THIS 7 MILLION ALLOCATED BUDGET ITEM. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> BECAUSE IT'S IN DIFFERENT  PHASES, IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S A SLIGHT INCREASE, WHICH IS  ALREADY BUDGETED FOR, WE'RE BACK HERE TO GIVE THAT APPROVAL? >> CAN CORRECT. >> CAN WE GET THE WHOLE DOLLAR  AMOUNT OF WHAT THAT INCREASE  WAS? >> I CAN LOOK THAT UP FOR YOU. THE WAY IT WORKS FOR PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD IS THAT YOU HAVE  THE CONSTRUCTION TEAM AND THE  DESIGN TEAM AT THE SAME TIME  HERE, AND I MIGHT HAVE -- IF I  NEED TO KNOW THAT INFORMATION,  IN HIS HEAD, BUT WHAT WE USUALLY DO IS, WITH PROGRESSIVE DESIGN  BUILD, WE HAVE THE DESIGN TEAM  AND THE CONSTRUCTION TEAM WORK  TOGETHER. AND WE COME UP WITH WHAT'S  CALLED A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM  PRICE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED  TO FINALIZE FOR THE PHASE 2 B. PHASE 2 A WE WERE ABLE TO GET  THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE,  THE PHASE 2-B, AS WE ADDED ALL  THESE THINGS, CAME UP TO BE  HIGHER THAN WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY  BUDGETED. SO WE HAVE MONEY IN THE BUDGET  THAT WE CAN BRING IN HERE, BUT  WE NEED COMMISSION APPROVAL TO  USE THAT MONEY. ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ASK? >> THE GENERATOR COST WAS  OUTSIDE OF THIS, THAT WAS  ROUGHLY $2 MILLION, FOR THE  WHOLE SPEND OF THE PROJECT. THAT PART IS OUTSIDE, IT WAS TO  SAVE ON TAXES, WE SAVE A COUPLE  HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS BY  DOING THAT, PURCHASING THEM  OURSELVES. IF YOU LOOK AT THE COST OF THE  GENERATORS NOW, WE PROBABLY  SAVED A COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND  DOLLARS THERE NOW. THIS INCLUDES 10% CONTINGENCY IN THE GMP AS WELL. THE ADDITIONAL COST ALSO WAS  BECAUSE WE NEED TO DO SOME  STRUCTURAL UPGRADES TO THE  PLANT, AS WE STARTED TO LOOK AT  THE PLANT, WE REALIZE THAT  THERE'S SOME STRUCTURAL FAILURES STARTING TO OCCUR INSIDE THE  PLANT, TO MAKE EVERYTHING SAFE  FOR CITY STAFF, WE NEED TO MAKE  THOSE STRUCTURAL UPGRADES AND  ADD THAT TO THE PROJECT AS WELL. THIS ADDITIONAL 1 $1/2 MILLION  WE'RE LOOKING FOR IN THE BUDGET  TRANSFER IS BUDGETED FOR NEXT  YEAR, OTHERWISE, WE DIDN'T  REBUDGET THE AMOUNT THAT WE  CURRENTLY HAVE, SO WE'D HAVE TO  WAIT UNTIL THOSE FUNDS ROLL OVER IN JANUARY TO BE ABLE TO SPEND  IT. WE WANT TO INCUMBER THOSE FUNDS  NOW SO WE CAN START THE PROJECT  IMMEDIATELY. >> THIS PROJECT ALSO HAD A GRANT ASSOCIATED WITH IT. WE GOT ONE OF THE GENERATORS  WITH THOSE GRANTS, THAT WAS  ADDITIONAL HELP TO THE UTILITY  FUNDS. >> AWESOME. >> THANKS FOR BIG UP THE GRANT  ITEM. I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP. >> CITY ATTORNEY? SO WITH THIS PROJECT, RIGHT? IT'S A MULTIPHASE PROJECT, YOU  KNOW, WE'RE BACK HERE FOR  COMMISSION APPROVAL FOR AN  INCREASE IN FUNDS, AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE GRANT COMPONENT TO  THIS. WHAT, YOU KNOW, WE HEAR THAT  THERE'S STRUCTURAL SAFETY  ISSUES, RIGHT? FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, THERE'S NO  COST ON SAFETY, THERE'S NO COST  ON QUALITY WATER FOR OUR  RESIDENTS. AND SO IF THIS WASN'T APPROVED,  BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE  ROADBLOCKED, RIGHT? YOU COULDN'T FINISH OUT THE  PROJECT? >> CORRECT. >> IF THIS WASN'T APPROVED -- IF THIS WAS APPROVED AND WENT FOR  SIGNATURE AUTHORITY, THE MAYOR,  COMMISSIONER OR CITY MANAGER,  AND THAT DOESN'T GET SIGNED, IS  THERE OPPORTUNITIES OR AN  OUTCOME WHERE THIS PROJECT GETS  STALLED OR WE DON'T GET GRANT  FUNDING, BECAUSE THERE'S A  CERTAIN DATE, IS THAT A  POSSIBILITY? >> YES. >> WITH REGARD TO GRANTS, THEY  USUALLY HAVE VERY SPECIFIC TIME  FRAMES FOR COMPLETION OR  RETURNING OF THE DOCUMENTS,  THOSE CAN BE TIME SENSITIVE. UNFORTUNATELY, REALITY HAPPENS  THAT IT MAY BE THE 11th HOUR  WHEN WE GO, OH, NO, THIS IS DUE  TODAY, NOT NEXT WEEK. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THOSE  DOCUMENTS GET SIGNED  IMMEDIATELY. >> OKAY. PERFECT. THOSE ARE ALL THE QUESTIONS I  HAVE, AND THANK YOU GUYS SO  MUCH. APPRECIATE YOU ALL. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON  THIS MATTER? >> NO. >> VICE MAYOR: DO YOU HAVE ANY  QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS,  COMMISSIONER CRUZ? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. MOVING ON NOW TO PUBLIC HEARING. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS FOR PUBLIC  HEARING, I WILL NOW TURN TO THE  CLERK TO SWEAR IN ANYONE WHO IS  HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.  >> ANYONE WHO IS HERE TO SPEAK  ON 8 A AND 8 B, PLEASE RAISE  YOUR HAND? [ SWEARING-IN ] >> VICE MAYOR: AT THIS TIME,  LET'S START ON MY RIGHT FOR  DISCLOSURES ON 8-A. >> I HAVE NO DISCLOSURES. AS TO THIS MATTER, I HAVE NOT  HAD EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS,  HAVE NOT RECEIVED WRITTEN  COMMUNICATIONS, HAVE NOT  CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION, HAVE NOT MADE A SITE VISIT OR HAVE  NOT RECEIVED EXPERT OPINIONS. >> VICE MAYOR: COMMISSIONER HAY. >> AS TO THIS MATTER, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS, VERY NOT RECEIVED WRITTEN  COMMUNICATIONS, I HAVE NOT  CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION, I  HAVE NOT MADE A SITE VISIT, I  HAVE NOT RECEIVED EXPERT OPINION EXCEPT FOR STAFF. I REQUEST THAT THESE DISCLOSURES AND ALL WRITTEN COMMUNICATION BE MADE.  >> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER TURKIN? >> I'VE NOT HAD EX PARTE ISSUES. [ INAUDIBLE ] >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU,  COMMISSIONER TURKIN. AS FOR ME, VERY NOT HAD ANY EX  PARTE COMMUNICATIONS, VERY NOT  RECEIVED ANY WRITTEN  COMMUNICATIONS, I HAVE NOT  CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION, I  HAVE NOT MADE A SITE VISIT, I  HAVE NOT RECEIVED EXPERT  OPINIONS, I REQUEST THAT ALL  THESE COMMUNICATIONS BE MADE  PART OF THE COMMUNICATION. >> CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE  ORDINANCE INTO THE RECORD? >> PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER  24-014, SECOND READING AN  ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA,  AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 89-38  BY AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE  MAP OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON  BEACH, FLORIDA, FOR A PORTION OF AN APPROXIMATELY .60 ACRE PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY FROM LAND USE  CLASSIFICATION MEDIUM DENSITY TO LOCAL RETAIL COMMERCIAL LRC. PROPOSED ORDINANCE 24-015 SECOND READING, AN ORDINANCE OF THE  CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF  BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 02-013 TO  REZONE AN APPROXIMATELY .60 ACRE PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED  AT 500 NORTHEAST 21st AVENUE. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU, CITY  CLERK, HAS ANYTHING CHANGED  SINCE THE LAST READING, DO WE  HAVE A PRESENTATION? >> THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES  SINCE THE LAST READING. AND ONLY IF THE COMMISSION NEEDS A PRESENTATION. >> VICE MAYOR: DOES ANY OF THE  COMMISSION WANT TO SEE THE  PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM? >> NO, I'M GOOD. BUT JUST FOR THE RECORD, I DID  SPEAK WITH JIM SIZIK ABOUT THIS, I DISCLOSED THAT AT THE FIRST  READING, I'D RATHER DISCLOSE  AGAIN TO BE COMPLETELY  TRANSPARENT. >> VICE MAYOR: I'M GOING TO  ALLOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME ON ITEM 8-A. IF THERE'S ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC  THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER, PLEASE APPROACH THE  PODIUM AT THIS TIME. SEEING NO ONE, I HAVE NO ONE  ONLINE. THIS ITEM IS NOW CLOSED FOR  PUBLIC COMMENT. MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE  ORDINANCE 24-014 ON SECOND  READING. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> VICE MAYOR: CITY CLERK? >> COMMISSIONER HAY? >> AYE.  >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN? >> AYE.  >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ? >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR KELLEY? >> YES. >> IN ROLL CALL VOTE, THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. >> VICE MAYOR: IF YOU COULD READ 8-B INTO THE RECORD. >> PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER  24-016, SECOND READING AN  ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH,  FLORIDA, APPROVING THE  ABANDONMENT OF PORTIONS OF AN  EXISTING UTILITY EASEMENT  ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHOPPES AT  BOYNTON BEACH DEVELOPMENT  PROJECT AT 2202 NORTH CONGRESS  AVENUE PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE  DATE. >> YOU DON'T NEED DISCLOSURES  FOR THIS ITEM, WE DO NEED PUBLIC COMMENT. >> PERFECT. I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC  COMMENT. IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON 8-B, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM. SEEING NO ONE APPROACHING THE  PODIUM. AND I HAVE NO ONE ONLINE, PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED ON 8-B. >> VICE MAYOR? REAL QUICK, THERE WERE TWO  ORDINANCES -- TWO ITEMS UNDER A, DID WE VOTE ON BOTH OF THEM OR  ONLY ONE? YES, TECHNICALLY WE SHOULD HAVE  VOTED ON 24-014 AND 24-015. WE PROBABLY SHOULD VOTE ON THEM  SEPARATELY. I THINK WE DID 24-014. WE JUST NEED A VOTE ON 24-015. >> VICE MAYOR: PERFECT. IT WASN'T IN MY. CAN WE HAVE A MOTION ON 24-015? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> CITY CLERK, CAN WE HAVE A  ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE? >> COMMISSIONER HAY? >> AYE.  >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN? >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ? >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR KELLEY? >> YES. >> THE MOTION PASSES  UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU FOR CATCHING THAT. MOVING ON TO 24-016. WE HAVE CLOSED PUBLIC COMMENT,  AND LET'S START OVER AGAIN, CAN  WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE  ORDINANCE 24-016 ON SECOND  READING? I NEED A MOTION. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> CITY CLERK, IF YOU COULD  PLEASE DO THE ROLL CALL VOTE. >> COMMISSIONER HAY? >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN? >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ? >> YES.  >> VICE MAYOR KELLEY? >> YES. >> IN ROLL CALL VOTE, THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO NUMBER 9, CITY  MANAGER'S REPORT. >> POINT OF ORDER, VICE MAYOR  KELLEY. I KNOW COMMISSIONER HAY STATED  IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS HAD THEY  SHOULD BE MADE PART OF THE  RECORD. THERE WAS A NOTE THAT WAS HANDED OUT EARLIER AND I WOULD LIKE TO  SEE THAT. >> TECHNICALLY THE CITY MANAGER  AND I ARE NOT SUBJECT TO  SUNSHINE LAW. YOU MAY SEE THE NOTE BUT IT  SHOULD NOT BE PART OF THE  RECORD. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CITY  BUSINESS. WE DO NOT HAVE TO MAKE  DISCLOSURES TO OUR  COMMUNICATIONS. ANY DISCLOSURES IF IT WAS WITH  REGARD TO CITY BUSINESS, WOULD  BE ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE. I'LL BE HAPPY TO SHOW IT TO YOU. >> MOVING ON TO 9-A RECEIVE  UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF FUTURE  AGENDA ITEMS. CITY MANAGER, DO YOU WANT TO  SPEAK ON THAT ITEM? >> YES, VICE MAYOR, THANK YOU. I'M NOT GOING TO GO OVER WHAT WE DISCUSSED TONIGHT. I KNOW WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ON  HERE, AUGUST 20th. DURING THE AGENDA REVIEWS, WE  WENT OVER THOSE. IN THE EVENT OF EXPEDITING THIS  MEETING, I'M NOT GOING TO GO  OVER EACH INDIVIDUAL ITEM, IF  THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE  COMMISSION, THIS BODY ON  PARTICULAR ITEMS, I WILL GO OVER THOSE ITEMS, THOUGH. IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU GUYS. OR I CAN GO LINE ITEM BY LINE  ITEM. >> PER DIEM IS OKAY WITH ME. IF SOMEONE HAS A QUESTION. >> RIGHT. SO I KNOW THAT YOU ADJUSTED  SOME, YOU PUT DATES ON SOME OF  THE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. >> I CAN GO OVER SEPTEMBER 3rd,  THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING IF  YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE. I KNOW WE HAVE SOME MEETINGS  THAT ARE PENDING, AND SOME OF  THE MEETINGS, I KNOW  COMMISSIONER TURKIN CAME N HE  MET WITH AMANDA RADHIGAN WITH  REGARD TO THE ARTIFICIAL TURF. I DO WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO  ANDREW, HE CAME UP WITH THIS  FORMAT, THAT WAS AT THE  DIRECTION OF THE COMMISSION. AS FAR AS THE DRAFT OF THE  CLEANLINESS PLAN, THE MAYOR IS  NOT HERE. ITEM A WILL BE DISCUSSED AT  SEPTEMBER 3rd, DISCUSSION  REGARDING THE FORMALIZED TREE  PLANTING PROGRAM, THAT WAS ALSO  THE MAYOR'S REQUEST. THAT'S ALSO GOING TO BE AT THE  SEPTEMBER 3rd MEETING. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE YOUTH  STUDENT ATTENDANCE AT NATIONAL  LEAGUE OF CITY'S CONFERENCE  SPONSORED BY THE CITY, THAT'S  ALSO READY FOR SEPTEMBER 3rd, I  KNOW COMMISSIONER HAY, DO YOU  WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT,  OR DO YOU WANT TO LOOK AT.  >> I WANT TO MOVE FORWARD. >> ALL RIGHT. AND THEN ALSO, DISCUSSION  REGARDING INFRASTRUCTURE, THAT  WAS COMMISSIONER TURKIN AND  COMMISSIONER CRUZ, IN REFERENCE  TO PAVING IN THE CITY, THE IDEA  BEHIND THAT WAS A FUNDING  MECHANISM FOR ADDITIONAL PAVING  IN THE DISTRICT. >> ON THAT, CITY MANAGER. ONE THING, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT  WITH THE ARPA FUNDING, I KNOW  THERE WAS SOME CONCERNS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, I  BELIEVE, CAN WE GET AN UPDATE ON THAT? >> THAT'S NOW A CLOSED  INVESTIGATION WITHIN THE CITY. I'M NOT GOING TO OPEN UP EXACTLY WHAT PERSONNEL WAS INVOLVED IN  THAT BUT THERE WAS SOME ISSUES  WITH US FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES OF ARPA. SINCE THEN WE HAD TWO OR THREE  PERSONNEL WITHIN THE CITY, ONE  IS CANDACE WALZ. SHE'S HERE TONIGHT, ALONG WITH  MIRNA, AND DANIEL WHITE FIELD. THEY WORK WITH OUR AUDITING  FIRM, AND WHAT WE DID WAS, WE  WERE ABLE TO PRESERVE THE $5.2  MILLION THAT WE HAD ALREADY  ALLOCATED FOR THESE PAVING  PROJECTS, ANDREW WORKED BEHIND  THE SCENES, MAKING SURE THAT  COMMISSIONER CRUZ GOT THE  DISTRICT ONE PROJECT AND GULF  VIEW HARBOR FUNDED. THE LAST MEETING WE GOT DISTRICT 3, BOYNTON LAKE ESTATES PROJECT  FUNDED ALSO FROM CIP. THE 5.2 MILLION WE GOT WORD THIS WEEK WE WOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY  BACK THOSE FUNDS, AND WHAT WE  NEED TO DO GOING-FORWARD IS,  LOOK AT POSSIBLY DURING THE NEXT MEETING, TREATING IT AS A  REVENUE LOSS. WE CAN TREAT UP TO $8 MILLION  FROM A REVENUE LOSS FROM ARPA. THAT'S GOING TO LIFT THE VEIL OF RESTRICTION ON THOSE ARPA FUNDS. IF WE NEED TO GO BACK AT ANOTHER TIME AND LOOK AT THOSE PROJECTS, ONE PROJECT THAT GOT NIXED WAS  THE AUDIO VISUAL SYSTEM AT THE  CULTURAL CENTER. THIS COMMISSION, AGAIN, THE  RESPONSIBILITY RESTS WITH ME,  WAS PROVIDED BAD GUIDANCE, THAT  PROJECT WASN'T EVEN APPROVED FOR ARPA FUNDING, THAT'S SOMETHING  WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT GOING BACK AND ACTUALLY LE FUNDING THE  PROJECT AT A FUTURE DATE. THOSE THREE INDIVIDUALS, THEY  DEFINITELY BURNED THE MIDNIGHT  OIL, AND THEY WORKED LATE NIGHTS MAKING SURE THE CITY ISN'T --  >> WHAT WERE WE ABLE TO KEEP IN  OUR COIFFERS. >> $5.2 MILLION. >> WHERE IS CANDACE? >> MAYBE IN THE BACK. >> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I KNOW YOU ALL STAYED LATE, MAKE SURE WE HIT THE DEADLINES, THANK YOU SO MUCH, $5.3 MILLION IS A  LOT. THANK YOU. >> JUST TO BE CLEAR, THERE WAS  NO ARPA FUNDING THAT WE HAD TO  RETURN? >> CORRECT. >> LUCKILY, I JUST GOT THAT WORD THIS WEEK, THAT NO WE DO NOT  HAVE TO RETURN ANY ARPA FUNDS,  WE GOT THE GO AHEAD FROM THE  DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY. SO.  >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU. SO I REVIEWED MY ITEMS AND  THEY'RE FINE WHERE STAFF HAS  PLACED THEM, I GUESS IF EACH OF  THE COMMISSIONERS -- WERE THERE  ANYTHING -- COMMISSIONER CRUZ,  DID YOU SEE ANYTHING ON FUTURE  AGENDA ITEMS AS FAR AS THE  PROPOSED DATE YOU WANTED TO ASK  STAFF TO MODIFY OR MOVE? >> NO, I'M FINE WITH WHAT'S BEEN PROPOSED. I KNOW I HAVE TO HAVE A MEETING  WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT AND HR,  AND WE NEED TO FIND A TIME THAT  IS WITHIN THE HOURS THAT I CAN  MEET. COMMISSIONER HAY, WAS THERE ANY  OF THE DATES PROPOSED THAT  NEEDED TO BE CHANGED ON THE  FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS FOR YOU? >> NO. >> VICE MAYOR: COMMISSIONER  TURKIN, DID I COVER YOU? YOU'RE GOOD? >> YES, THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR: MOVING ON TO 9-B. BUDGET STATUS REPORT FOR FISCAL  YEAR 2023-2024 THROUGH JUNE 2024 UNAUDITED. I SEE PETER COMING. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. QUICK UPDATE AS OF JUNE 30,  2024, IT'S 75% OF THE YEAR PAST, AND WE SHOULD BE EXPENDED THE -- AND COLLECTED 75% OF REVENUES. CURRENTLY FOR GENERAL FUND, WE  HAVE COLLECTED ABOUT 83% BECAUSE OF EARLY COLLECTION OF ADD  VALOREM TAXES, AND WE -- THAT'S  $55 MILLION FOR AD VALOREM  TAXES, WHICH IS 46.5% OF OUR  GENERAL FUND REVENUES, ANOTHER  19 MILLION IS TRANSFERRED FROM  OTHER FUNDS, WHICH ANOTHER 16.4% OF OUR GENERAL FUND REVENUES,  AND 36 -- 37% OR 44 MILLION IS  FOR OTHER REVENUES, AS FAR AS  OUR EXPENDITURES, CURRENTLY WE  EXPENDED 92 MILLION, WHICH IS  77% OF OUR BUDGETED  EXPENDITURES, WHICH IS BASICALLY IN LINE WITH 75% OF OUR GENERAL  FUND EXPENDITURES. UTILITY FUNDS WE HAVE BUDGETED  60.3 MILLION, WHICH SHOULD  REPRESENT 3.6 OR 6.3% INCREASE  FROM FISCAL YEAR 2023. BUDGET AND FOR THE 9 MONTHS OF  THIS FISCAL YEAR '24, UTILITY  REVENUES REALIZE 45 MILLION AND  EXPENDITURES ARE 38 MILLION,  WHICH LEAVES US WITH 7 -- ALMOST 7 MILLION IN SURPLUS. IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE I'M HERE FOR THIS ONE. >> THANK YOU, PETER. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ, DO YOU  HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? >> I DO NOT. THANK YOU. >> COMMISSIONER HAY, DO YOU HAVE ANY? >> NO. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN? >> OKAY. THANK YOU. I'M GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE  UPDATE, AND I'M GLAD TO SEE  WE'RE IN A SURPLUS IN THE  UTILITY FUND. I'M SURE THEY ARE TOO. >> THANKS A LOT FOR HAVING ME  HERE, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS  AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. >> VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU, YOU  TOO. MOVING ON TO 9-C, CITY MANAGER,  YOU WANTED TO -- OR YOU WERE  PREPARED TO GIVE AN UPDATE WITH  THE EAST POINT LITTLE LEAGUE AND THE MEETING YOU HAD TODAY? >> YES, WE HAD A VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETING TODAY, WE HAD A MEETING  ON THE FOURTH FLOOR OF THE  CONFERENCE ROOM WITH EXPRESSIC  KA FERGUSON WHO IS IN THE CROWD, ADAM LYNN AND STEPHEN STEFANO,  THEIR ATTORNEY WAS THERE, OUR  ATTORNEY WAS THERE, AND A.J., MY APOLOGIES, THE PRESIDENT OF EAST POINT LITTLE LEAGUE BOARD. IT WAS VERY PRODUCTIVE ON BOTH  SIDES, A LOT OF MISINFORMATION  WAS OUT THERE ON THE ATMOSPHERE, WE WERE ABLE TO CLEAR THAT UP,  AND WE MAKE SOME -- WE MADE SOME REAL PROGRESS. WITH YOUR PERMISSION, I'D LIKE  TO READ THE TEXT MESSAGE YOU  SENT, JESSICA, IT REALLY  HIGHLIGHTS THE SPECIFICS. TODAY OUR BOARD MEMBERS, A.J.,  JESSICA, ADAM MET WITH THE  STAFF, TO DISCUSS THE WAY AHEAD  REGARDING FIELD USE AND A LONG  TERM PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE  EAST POINT LITTLE LEAGUE AND THE CITY. CONFIRMATION OF OUR PERMANENT  REQUEST FOR THE FALL SEASON AT  EAST POINT LITTLE LEAGUE. THAT WAS SOME OF THE STUFF WE  CARVED OUT DURING THE ON GOING  PROCESS WITHOUT ATHLETIC ANGELS, I SPOKE WITH MIKE BARROS, HE  WANTS TO BE EXTREMELY  ACCOMMODATING, MAKING SURE  THOSE -- THE EAST POINT LITTLE  LEAGUE HAS THE USE OF THE  FIELDS. CITY COMMITMENT OF THE T-BALL  2350E8D, I KNOW IF THE  COMMISSION WANTS TO HEAR THE  SPECIFICS, GATE AND ANDREW,  THEY'VE HAD MULTIPLE MEETINGS,  ALSO, INCLUDING EASTVILLE LITTLE LEAGUE. TO SEE WHAT THOSE IMPROVEMENTS  ENTAIL. WHAT COULD HELP THE MOST. NEW SPORTS PROVIDER AGREEMENT,  THIS IS CONTINGENT ON THE  LITIGATION BEING DROPPED AND  MOVING FORWARD, WE WORKED OUT A  PLAN TO WHERE I THINK WE'RE  GOING TO HOLD THOSE SUPPORTS  PROVIDER AGREEMENTS ARE GOING TO BE WORKED THROUGH, WE'RE GOING  TO BE HELD IN ESCROW, AND AT THE SAME TIME, WE DO A SIMULTANEOUS  SIGNING AND DROPPAGE OF THOSE  LEGAL ISSUES. 7 TO 17,000 FOOT SQUARE FOOT  INDOOR FACILITY IS NOT GOING TO  HAPPEN. WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY -- I KNOW WE  HAD SOME ISSUES WITH THE  PREVIOUS VENDOR THAT WE ENTERED  INTO A CONTRACT WITH, NOTHING  HAS BEEN BROUGHT FORTH IN  REFERENCE TO INDOOR TRAINING  FACILITIES, THAT WAS PUT OUT IN  THE ATMOSPHERE, I WAS GOING TO  BE A PROPONENT OF THAT, OR I WAS GOING TO TRY TO PRIORITIZE THE  REST OF THE FIELDS, THAT WAS  COMPLETE LIES. I HAVE ENOUGH FAULTS OF MY OWN,  THAT THOSE PEOPLE CAN CRITICIZE  ME, I DON'T NEED ANYONE LYING TO THE PUBLIC. >> POINT OF INFORMATION. CITY MANAGER, HAS THERE BEEN ANY SOLICITATION FOR AN INDOOR  FACILITY OR PRIVATIZATION OF  THESE FIELDS? >> NO. >> NO. OKAY. >> NOT SINCE THE TWO -- THE ONLY TWO, AND THAT WASN'T  SOLICITATION, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT EXISTED WHEN I WAS  APPOINTED. >> RIGHT. >> WHEN I CAME IN, THOSE  CONTRACTS WERE ALREADY BEING  WORKED THROUGH. >> OKAY. >> THAT WAS WITH THE PREVIOUS  CITY ATTORNEY. >> GOT IT, AND SO THE PREVIOUS  CONTRACT WAS TERMINATED BY THE  CITY WHY? >> FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT. >> AND SINCE THEN THERE HASN'T  BEEN ANY SOLICITATION TO -- FOR  THE -- WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO  FROM A LEGAL MECHANISM TO MAKE  SURE, YOU KNOW, THAT WE -- THE  CITY HOLDS OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE AND HONORING WHAT WE'RE TALKING  ABOUT RIGHT NOW. FOR EXAMPLE, THE RUMORS I HEARD  IS THAT THE CITY MANAGER WANTS  TO PRIVATIZE THE FIELDS, HE'S  GOING TO SEND OUT AN RFP, RIGHT? I THINK ALL THOSE THINGS WOULD  HAVE TO COME TO THE COMMISSION  IF WE WERE TO ENGAGE IN  ANYTHING. THERE'S NO SIGNATURE AUTHORITY  THAT THE CITY MANAGER HAS THAT  CAN DO THAT, CORRECT? >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> CAN THE MAYOR DO THAT NOW  WITH HIS SIGNATURE OR AUTHORITY? >> NO, HE CANNOT. >> THAT WOULD NEED TO COME  BEFORE COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL? >> YES, IT WOULD. >> THANK YOU. >> ESPECIALLY IF IT CONTAINS A  MONETARY VALUE. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> THERE WERE ALSO ALLEGATIONS I GOT A KICKBACK OF A BLUE CAMARO  OR CORVETTE. >> I DON'T THINK BLUE'S YOUR  COLOR. >> VICE MAYOR: ALL RIGHT. MOVING ALONG. IS THAT THE UPDATE IN A HOLE? >> NO, THAT'S NOT IT. THE 11 YOUTH, THEY WON STATE,  THEY NEED TO COME NEXT MEETING,  THEY NEED TO BE RECOGNIZED. BOYNTON BEACH SHOULD BE PROUD OF ITS OWN, AND THE ACCOMPLISHMENT  THOSE KIDS DID, IT'S AMAZING, WE HAVE A LONG STANDING BEAUTIFUL  HISTORY OF THAT FIELD, WE WON  THE 2003 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD  SERIES, ABC'S EXTREME MAKEOVER  REDID THOSE FIELDS. THAT WAS OVER 20 YEARS AGO, HERE WE ARE AGAIN AND WE'RE TRYING  TO -- I KNOW THEY DID THAT  PROBONO, WITH NO COST TO THE  CITY. BUT THAT'S 20 YEARS AGO, WITH  THE $1 MILLION INHANSMENTS AND  INVESTMENTS. I TOLD JESS, AS SOON AS WE GET  THROUGH SOME OF THE LITIGATION  ASPECTS, YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN WHAT ANDREW HAS BEEN DOING BEHIND THE SCENES, TRYING TO HELP THE  BOYNTON HIGH SCHOOL RAISE FUNDS. COMMISSIONER HAY, YOU'VE SEEN  I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH GABBY. AND THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY, I WAS TRYING TO GET THEM A NEW  SCOREBOARD. WE'RE GOING TO EXTEND THAT TO  YOU GUYS ALSO, JUST SO YOU KNOW. EVERYONE ON THIS DAIS KNOWS HOW  I FEEL ABOUT SPORTS. >> RIGHT. >> AND COMMUNICATION, RIGHT? I THINK THAT'S THE MOST  IMPORTANT THING HERE. IN ANY RELATIONSHIP, IN ANY  BUSINESS, IN ANY GOVERNMENT  ORGANIZATION, COMMUNICATION IS  KEY. I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, I THINK  THAT'S FOR ALL OF US, IT'S  SOMETHING WE SHOULD WORK ON, NO  ONE'S PERFECT. WE SHOULD ALWAYS STRIVE TO BE  BETTER. I THINK THAT'S A -- THAT'S THE  THING THAT'S BEEN AN OPPORTUNITY I'LL SAY, FOR BOYNTON BEACH IS,  YOU KNOW, PROVIDING INFORMATION  AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION. SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOOD, WE  JUST NEED TO GET BETTER, AND  THAT WAY WE CAN PREVENT ALL  THESE RUMORS, MISINFORMATION,  WEAPONIZATION, ALL THAT STUFF,  SO --  >> AND COMMISSIONER TURKIN,  THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT ON  THAT POINT, YOU KNOW, I  ENCOURAGE SOCIAL MEDIA IS OUR  ENEMY, IT'S ONE THING WE TALKED  ABOUT, WE WERE ALL -- SOME OF US WERE AT FLC, AND A LOT OF THE  FOCUS WAS ON HOW TO GET THE  RIGHT WORDS OUT TO THE  RESIDENTS, AND HOW SOCIAL MEDIA, ALTHOUGH IT CAN BE A BENEFIT,  IT'S ALSO A VERY NEGATIVE THING, WHEN WE'RE NOT PART OF THAT  CONVERSATION TOO. AND SO I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE  PEOPLE, IF YOU DO HERE THINGS, I KNOW I CHECK MY EMAILS  REGULARLY, I RESPONDED TO ALL  THE EMAILS I GOT THIS MORNING,  AND I KNOW MY COLLEAGUES DO, AND I KNOW STAFF IS ON IT, I WOULD  JUST ASK IF YOU'RE HEARING  THINGS, REACH OUT TO US AS  OPPOSED TO BELIEVING WHAT YOU  READ ON SOCIAL MEDIA. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THAT. THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER FOR  THAT. YOU KNOW, WE ARE ALL VERY  SUPPORTIVE OF OUR SUPPORTS, AND  OUR SUPPORTS TEAMS, AND, YOU  KNOW, I THINK THAT MOVING  I HOPE NOW THEY KNOW WHERE WE  AND WHERE YOU ARE AND WE LOOK  FORWARD TO MOVING FORWARD SO  THOSE ARE ALL OF MY COMMENTS.  COMMISSIONER HAY, DO YOU HAVE  ANY COMMENTS ON HIS  PRESENTATION?   >> NO.  >> VICE-MAYOR:  COMMISSIONER  CRUZ, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING?   THANK YOU.  WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO  10A ON TO REGULAR AGENDA.  CITY CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE  READ THE ORDINANCE INTO THE  RECORD 10A?   >> PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER  24-012 FIRST READING AN  ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF  BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA,  AMENDING PART II, CHAPTER 2  ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE II 30  POWERS AND DUTIES GENERALLY BY CREATING A NEW SUBSECTION K,  AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER  TO EXECUTE CERTAIN CONTRACTS  ON BEHALF OF THE CITY,  PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION,  SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.  >> VICE-MAYOR:  THANK YOU,  CITY CLERK.  I ASSUME YOU ARE PRESENTING  THIS ITEM?   >> CORRECT.  STACEY MYGER, DEPUTY CITY  ATTORNEY.  THIS IS AN ORDINANCE AND WE  ARE SEEKING DIRECTION AND  FEEDBACK RELATING TO THE  ESTABLISHMENT OF A CLEAR  FRAMEWORK FOR WHAT TYPES OF  DOCUMENTS OR CONTRACTS CAN OR  CANNOT BE SIGNED BY THE CITY  MANAGER.  WHEN SHAWNA AND I CAME INTO  THE CITY AND THIS OFFICE, YOU  KNOW, WE LOOKED AT THE CITY'S  POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.  WE'VE LOOKED AT STANDARD  PRACTICES IN PLACE AND THIS  WAS ONE ITEM THAT WE HAVE  IDENTIFIED AS SOMETHING THAT  WE SEE GAPS IN SOME OF THE  POLICIES OR POLICY  DECLARATIONS MADE BY THIS  BOARD AND IT IS ONE OF OUR  GOALS TO ENSURE THAT THE  DOCUMENTS THAT ARE EXECUTED BY THE CITY ARE LEGALLY BINDING  TO ELIMINATE RISK AS WELL AS  TO ESTABLISH AUTHORITY.  SO THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT ONCE I CAME IN AND KIND OF  LOOKED AT WHAT WAS OCCURRING  IN CITY HALL AND WITH THE  STANDARD PRACTICES HAD BEEN  FOR A LONG TIME I REACHED OUT  TO YOUR DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS  AND ASKED THEM TO IDENTIFY  ITEMS THAT THEY SAW AS BEING  ROUTINE IN NATURE OR THAT MAY  HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY SIGNED  BY THE CITY MANAGER OR OTHER  TYPES OF THINGS WHERE MAYBE A  RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED AT SOME POINT IN TIME BUT SOMEONE  MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY  THAT RESOLUTION OR THE BOARD  HAS CONSENTED TO CERTAIN  PROGRAMS LIKE YOUR ADOPT A  ROAD PROGRAM AND THOSE TYPES  OF THINGS BUT AN ELEMENT OF  THAT IS EXECUTION OF A  CONTRACT AND, YOU KNOW, AGAIN  WE'RE LOOKING TO YOU TO SAY DO YOU WANT TO SEE EVERY SINGLE  ONE OF THOSE THAT IS REALLY  THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A  PROGRAM THAT YOU HAVE  ESTABLISHED OR DO YOU WANT TO  MAKE THAT MORE OF A ADD  MINISTERIAL FUNCTION AND  AUTHORIZE YOUR CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THOSE TYPES OF  DOCUMENTS.  WITH THAT BEING SAID I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS UNDERSTOOD  THIS ONLY APPLIES TO BUDGETED  CONTRACTS.  IT REQUIRES ANY DOCUMENT  SIGNED TO COMPLY WITH RISK  MANAGEMENT POLICIES INCLUDING  INSURANCE.  IT MUST COMPLY WITH THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT POLICY WHICH IS  ADOPTED BY THIS COMMISSION.  ANY FORM OR AGREEMENT MUST BE  APPROVED BY THE CITY  ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.  THERE CAN BE NO INDEMNIFY  INDICATION BECAUSE THAT WOULD  CREATE LIABILITY AND RISK  BECAUSE ONLY THIS BOARD CAN  APPROVE INDEMNIFICATION  OBLIGATIONS SO I'M JUST GOING  TO RUN THROUGH THE ITEMS THAT  CITY STAFF I DENTIFIED AS  PROPOSED ITEMS FOR YOUR  CONSID CONSIDERATION.  FIRST WOULD BE CORPORATE AND  MEDIA SPONSORSHIPS OF CITY  PROGRAMS AND EVENTS.  THE CITY PUTS ON APPROXIMATELY 50 EVENTS EACH YEAR AND AS  PART OF THOSE EVENTS THEY  SOLICIT SPONSORSHIPS OF THAT.  PART OF YOUR SPONSORSHIP  INVOLVES AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN  ANYONE WHO DESIRES TO  PARTICIPATE IN THAT WHETHER IT IS A $200 CONTRIBUTION IN  CHANGE FOR THEIR NAME AND LOGO BEING ON A BANNER OR SOMETHING MUCH LARGER IN SCALE.  AGAIN WHETHER OR NOT THIS  BOARD WANTS TO SEE EVERY  SPONSORSHIP FOR ALL EVENTS OR  IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DELEGATE  THAT AUTHORITY TO YOUR CITY  MANAGER IS ABSOLUTELY WITHIN  THE POLICY DISCRETION OF THIS  BOARD.  PARKS AND RECREATION ADOPT A  PARK OR ADOPT A ROAD  AGREEMENTS AND SPECIAL EVENT  PERMITS THAT INVOLVE NO  EXPENDITURE OF CITY FUNDS.  AGAIN THESE ARE PROGRAMS THAT  THIS BOARD HAS SEEN INDICATED  THAT THEY SUPPORT AND AGAIN  THE ACTUAL IMPLEMENTATION OF  THAT PROGRAM REQUIRES AN  AGREEMENT TO BE SIGNED.  SITE ACCESS AGREEMENTS  TEMPORARY PARKING AGREEMENTS  AND RIGHT OF ENTRY AGREEMENTS  THAT WOULD ALLOW THE CITY TO  ACCESS OR USE PROPERTY.  THIS DOES NOT ALLOW THE CITY  MANAGER TO AUTHORIZE SOMEONE  ELSE TO USE CITY PROPERTY.  THIS IS ONLY FOR CITY USE OF  THIRD PARTY PROPERTY.  AGAIN IT CANNOT INCLUDE  INDEMNIFICATION OR INVOLVE AN  EXPENDITURE OF CITY DOLLARS  AND AN EXAMPLE OF THIS AGAIN  FOR A LOT OF YOUR EVENTS YOU  SEEK PARKING LOT USAGE FROM  NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES FOR  YOUR 4TH OF JULY EVENT AND  FIRST FRIDAY AND WHATNOT.  THIS ALLOWS THE CITY MANAGER  TO EXECUTE THOSE TYPES OF  AGREEMENTS.  PUBLIC ART AND LOAN DISPLAY  AGREEMENTS AGAIN INVOLVING NO  EXPENDITURE OF CITY FUNDS MY  PRIME EXAMPLE OF THAT WOULD BE -- I KNOW CRAIG AND HIS TEAM  SOLICIT A LOT OF ARTWORK THAT  GOES ON DISPLAY AT THE CITY.  WE HAVE A FORM AGREEMENT.  WHETHER OR NOT THIS BOARD  WANTS TO SEE EACH OF THOSE  AGREEMENTS AGAIN UP TO YOU.  THE CITY CODE AND THE CITY  CHARTER PROVIDES THAT THE CITY MANAGER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF ALL  EMPLOYMENT MATTERS.  THIS NUMBER FIVE IN THIS  PROPOSED ORDINANCE CREATES  EXPRESS AUTHORITY RATHER THAN  THE IMPLIED AUTHORITY WITHIN  THE CHARTER JUST TO CLARIFY  WHAT HE IS AND IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO SIGN SO WE ARE TALKING  ABOUT EMPLOYMENT, DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGREEMENTS, SEPARATION  AGREEMENTS, ET CETERA, THAT IS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT AND  ADMINISTER HIS POWERS UNDER  THE CHARTER IN THE CODE.  SIX WOULD BE VOLUNTEER  AGREEMENTS INVOLVING NO  EXPENDITURE OF CITY DOLLARS.  AGAIN, IF A VOLUNTEER GROUP  WANTS TO COME ON, IF PEOPLE  WANT TO COME AND SAY I WOULD  LIKE TO HAVE FOUR PEOPLE COME  AND VOLUNTEER AT WHATEVER IN  PARKS AND REC, WHATEVER IT MAY BE AGAIN DO YOU WANT ALL OF  THOSE VOLUNTEER AGREEMENTS TO  COME BEFORE THIS BOARD OR  WOULD YOU LIKE FOR IT TO BE  SIGNED BY YOUR CITY MANAGER?   7 IS BUILDING PERMIT  APPLICATIONS FOR BUDGETED CITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.  SO THE CITY PROCUREMENT CODE  AUTHORIZES THE EXECUTION OF  CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS UP TO  YOUR APPROVED DOLLAR AMOUNT.  EVERY OTHER ITEM COMES BEFORE  THIS BOARD.  THERE ARE THINGS THAT NEED TO  BE SIGNED BY A CITY  REPRESENTATIVE AS THE OWNER OF THAT PROJECT.  THAT IS WHAT THIS ITEM  ADDRESSES.  ITEM 8 IS RELEASES AND PARTIAL RELEASES OF LIEN OR  CONDITIONAL LIEN SETTLEMENT  AGREEMENTS.  YOU HAVE ADOPTED AN ORDINANCE  THAT RELATES TO LIEN  SETTLEMENT AND POLICIES WITHIN YOUR CODE THROUGHOUT IT, IT  STATES THAT THE CITY MAY DO X, IT CAN ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS,  IT CAN EXECUTE RELEASES SO ON  AND SO FORTH.  IT DOES NOT SAY WHO ON BAF OF  THE CITY CAN DO THAT.  ADDITIONALLY WHEN WE TALK  ABOUT RELEASES OF LIEN YOU  HAVE RESIDENTS COMING IN  PAYING OFF THEIR LIENS IN  FULL.  THE RELEASE OF LIEN IS REALLY  THE EQUIVALENT OF A RECEIPT  FOR THEM SO THEY ENSURE THEY  OBTAIN CLEAR TITLE.  NUMBER 9 WOULD BE PROCUREMENT  CONTRACTS ONCE AGAIN IN  ACCORDANCE WITH THE LIMITS SET FORTH IN YOUR PROCUREMENT  POLICY AND FOR WHICH THIS  COMMISSION HAS ADOPTED  MULTIPLE RESOLUTIONS  AUTHORIZES THAT IN THE PAST.  AGAIN THE GOAL OF THIS IS TO  REALLY CREATE A FRAMEWORK,  ENSURE WHATEVER RESOLUTION AND POLICY DECLARATIONS THIS BOARD HAS MADE IN THE PAST ARE  COD CODIFIED.  AS YOUR ATTORNEY THAT IS A  BEST PRACTICE FOR THIS CITY  RATHER THAN LONG-TERM POLICY  DECLARATIONS BEING MADE BY  RESOLUTION.  YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE  VULNERABILITIES IN A  RESOLUTION IS THAT WHEN THE  PERSON WHO KNEW ABOUT THE  RESOLUTION ADMINISTERED THAT  TYPE OF THING LEAVES YOUR CITY THAT INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE  TENDS TO LEAVE WITH IT AND THE POLICY DIRECTION OF THIS BOARD DOES NOT ALWAYS SURVIVE SO IT  IS ALWAYS A BEST PRACTICE TO  CODIFY THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.  SO WITH THAT BEING SAID I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE BOARD AND  WE ARE HAPPY TO RECEIVE ANY  FEEDBACK AND SEE HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED.  THANK YOU.  >> VICE-MAYOR:  THANK YOU,  STACEY.  I WILL START ON MY LEFT WITH  COMMISSIONER TURKIN.  DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR  QUESTIONS FOR STACEY ON THIS  ITEM?   >> YES S, SO, YOU KNOW, WITH  THIS IT SOUNDS LIKE, YOU KNOW, SO I WANT TO GO BACK TO WHAT I MEANT WHEN I BROUGHT UP ABOUT  THE GRANT.  SO IF THERE IS A GRANT THAT  HAS A TIME LIMIT ON IT OR A  PAR PARKING AGREEMENT THAT HAS A  TIME LIMIT ON IT.  JC PARK GRAND OPENING WE DID A PARKING AGREEMENT WITH AN  ADJACENT PROPERTY.  IF THAT DOESN'T GET SIGNED,  WHO SIGNS THAT NOW?   >> THAT HAS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD NOW FOR APPROVAL.  >> OKAY.  TO SIGN A PARKING AGREEMENT?   >> SIGN A PARKING LOT  AGREEMENT.  FOR EXAMPLE, PIRATE'S BEST.  THERE HAS BEEN A REQUEST FOR A PARKING LOT AGREEMENT WHICH IS FOUR HOURS OF PARKING IN A  PARKING LOT.  RIGHT NOW WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT AGREEMENT IS DONE  AND SIGNED AND BROUGHT BEFORE  THE BOARD SO THAT IT IS IN  EFFECT AND IN PLACE BEFORE IT  OBVIOUSLY BEFORE THE EVENT.  >> OKAY.  AND WE CAN BY PASS THAT,  RIGHT, AND THEN HAVE SOMEONE  SIGN THAT WHETHER IT IS THE  CITY MANAGER OR THE MAYOR OR  WHOEVER, RIGHT?   >> SO THE ABILITY TO CONTRACT  WITHIN YOUR CHARTER RESIDES  WITH THE CITY COMMISSION.  ARTICLE 7 OF THE CHARTER  PROVIDES THAT THE RIGHT TO  CONTRACT IS HELD BY THE CITY  COMMISSION SO IF YOU CHOSE TO  DELEGATE CERTAIN RIGHTS TO  CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WHICH HAS  BEEN DONE THROUGHOUT YOUR CODE HISTORICALLY.  THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CODE  SECTIONS THAT DELEGATE THAT  AUTHORITY WHETHER IT BE TO  YOUR CITY ENGINEER, YOUR  PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, PUBLIC  UTILITIES DIRECTOR, YOUR  POLICE CHIEF, ET CETERA, FOR  VERY SPECIFIC ITEMS SO, YES,  SOMEONE CAN SIGN IT BUT AGAIN  THAT AUTHORIZATION AND  DELEGATION HAS TO COME FROM  THIS BOARD AS A WHOLE.  >> GOT IT.  AND SO WITH -- HAS THERE BEEN  A SITUATION IN THE CITY WHERE  WE'VE ALMOST PUT THE CITY  LIABLE TO LITIGATION BECAUSE  WE DIDN'T GET ANYTHING SIGNED  BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WHOEVER  LET'S, YOU KNOW, SAY A  COMMISSIONER NEEDED TO SIGN IT OR A CITY MANAGER NEEDED TO  SIGN IT AND THEY ARE OUT OF  TOWN OR NOT HERE AND THEN THAT OPENS UP THE CITY AND PEOPLE  ARE PARKING BECAUSE WE ARE  ADVERTISING TO PARK THIS.  DOES THAT OPEN THE CITY UP FOR LIABILITY IF THAT DOESN'T GET  SIGNED?   >> WHAT HAPPENS MORE  FREQUENTLY IS NOT THAT WHOEVER IS DESIGNATED IS NOT THERE TO  SIGN.  IT IS GETTING THESE AGREEMENTS APPROVED BY NECESSARILY THE  OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.  WHERE IT COMES BACK BECAUSE  THEY HAVE TO SIGN IT FIRST OR  IT COMES BACK AND THEY DON'T  LIKE THE LANGUAGE AND WE GO  BACK AND FORTH AND THEN WE  DON'T HAVE TIME TO GET IT ON  AN AGENDA BEFORE THE EVENT.  THAT CREATES A PROBLEM.  >> IT SOUNDS LIKE AN  OPERATIONAL INEFFICIENCY IS  WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE.  >> CORRECT.  AND IT IS NOT ALWAYS DUE TO  CITY STAFF.  IT COULD BE DUE TO, YOU KNOW,  THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY IS  OUT OF THE COUNTRY OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.  >> SO JUST TO PUT IT IN  LAYMAN'S TERMS, RIGHT, YOU  KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF I AM  TIRED OR ALL OF THE LEGAL  JARGON, CAN YOU TELL ME  EXACTLY WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT  IS PROPOSED AND JUST SO I CAN  UNDERSTAND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS PROPOSING THIS.  THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THE CITY MANAGER PROPOSED?   >> WELL, FOR CLARIFICATION,  STACEY AND I, MOSTLY STACEY,  BECAUSE THIS IS MORE HER  WHEELHOUSE WITH TRANSACTIONS.  NOTICED A DISCONNECT BETWEEN  WHAT HAS BEEN ALLOWED UNDER  YOUR PRIOR COUNCIL FOR THE  PAST 30 YEARS AND, YOU KNOW,  MAYBE THEY HAD THE  INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE, MAYBE THERE IS A RESOLUTION THAT  ALLOWS IT THAT WE ARE NOT  AWARE OF.  HOWEVER, WE AS ASKED CITY  STAFF WHAT ARE THE SORTS OF  ADMINISTRATIVE SORTS OF THINGS THAT ARE TIME SENSITIVE THAT  NEED TO BE EXECUTED OR WHAT  HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN DONE IN  THE PAST.  WE HAVE FOUND SOME RESOLUTIONS THAT AUTHORIZE THAT AUTHORITY  AND THEN SOME WE HAVEN'T.  AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE  THAT GOING FORWARD NO MATTER  WHO IS IN THIS POSITION AND TO STAFF THAT IS AABU ABUNTABUNT -  ABUNDANTLY CLEAR WHAT IS A ADMINISTRATIVE AND CAN SIMPLY  BE SIGNED BY THE CITY MANAGER  WHETHER YOU WANT TO SEE  EVERYTHING OR NOT HAS NO  BEARING ON US.  WE JUST ARE TRYING TO KEEP  THINGS AND MAKE IT CLEAR  BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF  AREAS THAT ARE GRAY AND I  NEVER THINK OFFERING FROM A  GRAY AREA OPENS YOURSELF UP TO RISK AND DIFFERENT LEGAL  INTERPRETATION.  >> YES, AND I KNOW YOU DON'T  OPERATE IN A GRAY AREA FOR  SURE.  I THINK LOOKING AT THIS FROM  AN OPERATIONAL STANDPOINT AND  WHAT IS BEST FOR THE RESIDENT  AND TAXPAYER BECAUSE THE LAST  THING I WANT TO HAVE HAPPEN IS WE GET AWARDED GRANTS, WE  APPROVE IT, WHATEVER, THAT WE  LOSE OUT ON THAT OR WE PUT THE CITY IN LITIGATION BECAUSE  THERE IS A TIME SENSITIVE  ISSUE.  YOU KNOW, THIS IS JUST AN  OPERATIONAL INEFFICIENCY AND  WE'RE NOT THE SAME TOWN WE  WERE 30 YEARS AGO WE ARE MUCH  BUSIN BUSIER AND GROWING  EXPONENTIALLY.  I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF  RHETORIC ABOUT THE CITY  MANAGER, YOU KNOW, BECOMING A  KING AND THIS AND THAT AND AT  THE END OF THE DAY EVERYTHING  HAS TO GO BEFORE US THAT IS  MONETARY, RIGHT?   WE HAVE TO APPROVE THAT.  SO I DON'T CARE IF THE CITY  MANAGER SIGNS IT, IF ANDREW  SIGNS IT OR THE MAYOR SIGNS IT OR VICE-MAYOR CKELLEY SIGNS IT  ALL I CARE IS THAT SOMETHING  GETS SIGNED AND SO THE  TAXPAYERS DON'T SUFFER AND WE  DON'T LOSE OUT ON GRANT MONEY  SO FOR ME I'M OKAY WITH  WHOEVER SIGNS IT, RIGHT?   I MEAN, COMMISSIONER HAY, YOU  DON'T LIVE TOO FAR FROM CITY  HALL.  I'M RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET.  THERE ARE TIME SENSITIVE  ISSUES I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO  COME AND SIGN IT IF THAT MEANS PROTECTING THE TAXPAYER.  SO I'M IN FAVOR OF ALLOWING  THIS COMMISSION ANY MEMBER OF  THIS COMMISSION TO SIGN, YOU  KNOW, AND IF WE NEED THE CITY  MANAGER TO SIGN IT HE CAN SIGN IT.  IT IS NOT ABOUT US, ABOUT ONE  INDIVIDUAL AND WHOSE SIGNATURE IS ON THERE BUT DOING WHAT IS  RIGHT FOR THE TAXPAYER AND  BEING OPERATIONALLY EFFICIENT  AND MAKING SURE WE DON'T LOSE  OUT ON GRANTS AND PUTTING THE  CITY AT RISK.  I THINK THAT'S WHAT THIS  CONVERSATION IS ABOUT BEING  OPERATIONALLY EFFICIENT  BECAUSE OTHERWISE IF  EVERYTHING COMES BEFORE US I  MEAN MY GOSH WE WILL GET  NOTHING DONE WITH CITY  BUSINESS.  IT IS ALREADY 9:30 NOW.  ALL OF THOSE LITTLE THINGS  COMING ON TO THE AGENDA WE  WILL BE HERE UNTIL MIDNIGHT  AND 1:00 A.M. AND THE THINGS  THAT MATTER WILL BE POSTPONED  BECAUSE WE WILL BE SPENDING  TIME DISCUSSING CONTRACTS THAT I THINK PEOPLE WANT TO PARK IF THEY NEED TO PARK SOMEWHERE  FOR AN EVENT.  THEY DON'T MIND WHO IS SIGNING WHAT THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE  THEY HAVE ADEQUATE PARKING AND THEY GET THERE.  THE COMMUNITY WANTS TO SEE  THAT WE ARE RECEIVING GRANT  FUNDING, RIGHT?   OH, GREAT, IT DIDN'T COME OUT  OF MY TAX DOLLARS.  THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE A  HEADLINE THAT SAYS OH, WE  MISSED OUT ON A $500,000  GRANT.  COULD YOU IMAGINE FOR EXAMPLE  WE DIDN'T, WE COULDN'T SIGN  THE FIND GRANT FOR THE BOAT  RAMP THAT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY  EMBARRASSING, YOU KNOW, I  THINK THE DISCUSSION HERE IS  JUST SOMEONE NEEDS TO SIGN IT. AND EVERYONE ON THIS  COMMISSION SHOULD BE  AUTHORIZED AND IF THE CITY  MANAGER NEEDS TO BE AUTHORIZED I'M IN FAVOR ABOUT THAT.  IT IS NOT ABOUT US BUT ABOUT  THE TAXPAYER.  >> VICE-MAYOR:  THANK YOU,  COMMISSIONER TURKIN.  COMMISSIONER HAY, ANY  QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ON THIS  MATTER?   >> FIRST OF ALL, I DON'T LIKE  THE IDEA OF TRYING TO MAKE  THESE TYPES OF MAJOR DECISIONS WITH 80% OF THIS COUNCIL.  I THINK WE AGAIN WE NEED  EVERYBODY PRESENT AND  EVERYBODY'S INPUT.  AS FOR ME, YOU KNOW, IT HAS  WORKED IN THE PAST AND IF IT  AIN'T BROKE DON'T FIX IT.  NOW, WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO  CONVINCE ME THAT IT IS BROKEN  AND I'M NOT CONVINCED OF THAT  YET.  THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION  BEING PUT OUT HERE AND IS IT A MATTER OF THE MAYOR NOT BEING  AVAILABLE OR HE IS NOT DOING  HIS RESPONSIBILITY.  WHAT IS THE REAL PROBLEM?   IN ORDER FOR ME TO MOVE  FORWARD I NEED TO HEAR THAT  SIDE OF IT.  I UNDERSTAND WHAT IS BEING  SAID BUT I'M JUST AT THIS  STAGE OF THE GAME I'M  UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THIS.  I DO AGREE WITH WHAT'S BEEN  SAID BY, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS  PEOPLE SIGN, WE ARE ALL  ELECTED OFFICIALS AND IT IS  THE CITY MANAGER'S JOB TO RUN  THE DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES.  HOWEVER, THIS IS CAUSING TOO  MUCH UNNECESSARY DUST AND  SMOKE THAT AS FAR AS I'M  CONCERNED IS UNNECESSARY.  I'M ASKING WHY ARE WE DOING  THIS.  WHY ARE WE TRYING TO IN MY  OPINION RUSH IT AND TALKING  ABOUT STAYING HERE ALL NIGHT  IF WE WOULDN'T TALK SO MUCH  ABOUT A PARTICULAR ITEM MAYBE  WE CAN GET OUT OF HERE ON A  DECENT TIME.  I JUST FEEL THAT WE NEED MORE  DISCUSSION ON THIS.  WHEN WE HAVE A FULL BOARD AND  WE CAN HASH IT OUT.  I DON'T WANT TO ACCUSE ANYBODY OF ANYTHING BUT IT JUST  DOESN'T SIT RIGHT WITH ME.  IS THE MAYOR NOT DOING HIS  RESPONSIBILITIES BEING  AVAILABLE ON TIME?   WHERE IS HE TONIGHT?   I DON'T KNOW.  LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE  NOT OPENING UP A BAG OF WORMS  HERE WITH THE PUBLIC OPINION  NOT BEING IN FAVOR OF THIS  BECAUSE I'M NOT CONVINCED HERE AT THIS STAGE OF THE GAME.  I'VE HEARD YOUR EXPLANATIONS  AND IT ALL SOUNDS GOOD BUT  SOMETHING TELLS ME WE NEED TO  FURTHER DISCUSS THIS MORE THAN TRYING TO MAKE A DECISION HERE TONIGHT AND SO THAT'S WHERE I  AM.  I THINK THAT THE MAYOR SHOULD  BE HERE TO ANSWER FOR HIMSELF  AND TO HAVE HIS INPUT INTO  THIS AND WE DISCUSS IT A  LITTLE BIT MORE RATHER THAN  TRYING TO MOVE ON THIS TONIGHT SO THAT'S WHERE I AM.  >> VICE-MAYOR:  THANK YOU,  COMMISSIONER HAY.  COMMISSIONER CRUZ, ANY  QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS? >> I AGREE THAT WE COULD  DEFINITELY HAVE THIS  DISCUSSION AT ANOTHER TIME AS  COMMISSIONER HAY STATED.  I DO HAVE A SPECIFIC QUESTION  BECAUSE I WAS PRINTED THIS AND I WAS READING IT AND IT IS A  LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FROM THE  OTHER ONE BUT I HAVE A  QUESTION SPECIFICALLY ABOUT  LINE 59 WHICH IS 9 PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS SO WE ARE GIVERING  THE CITY MANAGER AUTHORITY TO  SIGN PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS IN  ACCORDANCE WITH THE LIMITS SET FORTH IN THE CITY OF BOYNTON  BEACH PROCUREMENT POLICY  IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY,  SOMETIMES PROCUREMENT  CONTRACTS CAN BE, DEPENDING ON WHAT THEY ARE, THE AMOUNT IS  NOT ALWAYS VERY HIGH SO WHEN I THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, LET'S  THINK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED WITH NOT TO OPEN A CAN OF WORMS BUT I HAVE TWO EXAMPLES HERE SO  LET'S SAY ON A THEORETICAL  SENSE, RIGHT, IF WE HAVE AN  RFP FOR THE LITTLE LEAGUE FOR  EXAMPLE AND WE HAVE A, YOU  KNOW, A COUPLE OF PEOPLE OR  THREE OR WHATEVER NUMBER  APPLYING FOR THAT BID.  IF THE RENTAL AMOUNTS PER SE  OR WHATEVER WERE AGAIN  WHATEVER THAT IS THAT WE ARE  WORKING ON IS LET'S SAY $10 A  MONTH OR, YOU KNOW, $100 A  MONTH THAT WOULD FALL UNDER  THE THRESHOLD OF UNDER  $50,000.  WOULD THAT THEN BE SOMETHING  THAT THE CITY MANAGER WOULD  SIGN?   >> SO AGAIN THE PROCUREMENT  POLICY APPLIES TO GOODS AND  SERVICES AS WELL AS  CONSTRUCTION SO IN MY OPINION  THE TYPE OF SOLICITATION THAT  YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT WHICH IS REALLY EITHER A LAND LEASE OR  DISPOSAL OF CITY PROPERTY IN  SOME CAPACITY IS NOT TRULY A  PROCUREMENT CONTRACT.  IN THE MANNER IN WHICH YOUR  PROCUREMENT POLICIES IS  WRITTEN.  >> SO IN THAT CASE THAT WOULD  NOT BE THE CASE?   >> CORRECT.  THE INTENT OF THIS IS NOT TO  ALLOW FOR THE DISPOSITION,  USE, LEASE, LICENSE, SALE,  RENTAL, ANY OF THAT OF CITY  PROPERTY.  IT IS ONLY INTENDED TO THE  AGAIN WE GO BACK TO THE  PARKING LOT TYPE OF AGREEMENT  ALLOW THE CITY TO OBTAIN USE  OF A THIRD-PARTY PROPERTY NOT  THE OTHER WAY AROUND.  >> OKAY.  LET'S DO ANOTHER HYPOTHETICAL. LET'S SAY THERE WAS IN THE  HARVEY OYER PARK OR ANY OTHER  PARK.  WHETHER IT IS A CONCESSION  STAND OR A RESTAURANT OR A  RETAIL SPACE WHICH WE  DISCUSSED EARLIER TODAY.  AND WE WERE TO PRESENT THAT  PROPERTY PER SE.  OR DO LIKE LET'S SAY IS THAT  SOMETHING THAT WOULD HAVE AN  RFP OR HOW WOULD SOMETHING  LIKE THAT FUNCTION?   >> SO THIS BOARD WOULD DIRECT  THAT.  YOU DO HAVE A SURPLUS PROPERTY TYPE OF PROVISION WITH RESPECT TO SALE AND I BELIEVE LEASE OF PROPERTY HERE SO AGAIN EVEN IF YOU DID A SOLICITATION FOR  THOSE TYPES OF THINGS AND  AGAIN WE CAN CRAFT THIS  HOWEVER IT IS THAT THIS BOARD  WANTS IT TO READ TO MAKE SURE  WE ADDRESS ANYBODY'S CONCERNS. BUT THAT'S NOT THE INTENT OF  WHAT THIS IS.  >> BUT IT IS POSSIBLE.  >> POTENTIALLY.  I MEAN, AGAIN, WHEN YOU TALK  ABOUT WHAT LAND VALUE IS AND  WHAT LEASE VALUE IS AND THOSE  TYPES OF THINGS.  >> THANK YOU.  AND THAT'S KIND OF THAT WAS  THE MOST FOR ME THAT WAS KIND  OF THE MOST CONCERNING ONE  BECAUSE WHEN WE THINK ABOUT  THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS WE  UNDERSTAND OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE  MANAGEMENT AND THEN PEOPLE  UNDER THEM THAT DO THEIR PART  IN THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS BUT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY ALWAYS  FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR MASSAGING  PER SE OF THE WAY THAT THINGS  ARE DONE, THE QUESTIONS THAT  ARE BEING ASKED OR THINGS THAT ARE BEING REQUESTED IN AN RFP  AND IT IS EVERYWHERE JUST  STANDARD STUFF THAT HAPPENS  BUT MY CONCERN WOULD BE TO  HAVE THE SAME HAND THAT IS  MANAGING THE PROCESS PER SE.  BE THE SAME HAND THAT SIGNS  THE FINAL AND THAT'S FOR ME  THAT IS SOMETHING THAT, YOU  KNOW, WHOEVER IT IS WHETHER IT IS, YOU KNOW, TOMMY AND JOHNNY LIKE IT SHOULD BE A DIFFERENT  PERSON FOR THE SAKE OF  TRANSPARENCY AND FOR THE SAKE  OF CHECKS AND BALANCES.  SO THAT'S KIND OF MY THOUGHT.  >> SO I MEAN I WILL SAY THAT  CURRENTLY, AND AS HAS BEEN A  PAST PRACTICE AS ADOPTED BY  MULTIPLE RESOLUTIONS APPROVED  BY THIS COMMISSION AND PRIOR  COMMISSIONS, THE CITY MANAGER  DOES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO  EXECUTE CONTRACTS UP TO THOSE  PROCUREMENT THRESHOLDS.  >> 50,000 FOR NONCONSTRUCTION, 200 FOR CONSTRUCTION.  WE RECENTLY DID IT WITHIN THE  LAST YEAR I THINK FOR 200,000. >> RIGHT.  SO WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGAIN  I MEAN IF THERE ARE SPECIFIC  CONCERNS AND I DO HEAR YOU  WITH RESPECT TO REALLY ANY  TYPE OF DISPOSITION OF CITY  PROPERTY WHETHER IT BE THROUGH LEASE, LICENSE, ET CETERA, I  AM HAPPY TO WORK WITH THIS  BOARD TO MEET ITS NEEDS TO  CARVE THOSE THINGS OUT AND TO  CREATE WHATEVER IT IS THAT THE POLICY OF THIS BOARD.  WE'RE NOT TRYING TO CREATE  POLICY.  WE'VE IDENTIFIED WHAT WE SEE  AS GAPS AND ISSUES AND  PROCESSES AND WE HAVE BEEN  TOLD WHAT THE STANDARD  PROCEDURE HAS BEEN HERE FOR A  LONG TIME AND MY GOAL IS  REALLY -- >> THANK YOU FOR WORKING ON  THAT.  >> WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE IS  LEGALLY SUFFICIENT BECAUSE  EVERY TIME I SIGN MY NAME ON  ONE OF YOUR CONTRACTS I AM  APPROVING IT FOR LEGAL  SUFFICIENCY AND ONE OF THOSE  ELEMENTS IS THE AUTHORITY TO  SIGN THAT CONTRACT SO BY ME  SIGNING IT I'M SAYING THAT  WHOEVER IS SIGNING THAT  DOCUMENT CAN SO WE REALLY ARE  JUST TRYING TO ESTABLISH CLEAR RULES OF FRAMEWORK AGAIN BOTH  FOR THE BENEFIT OF MY OFFICE,  FOR YOUR CITY MANAGEMENT TO  LOOK AND SEE EITHER I CAN OR I CAN'T AND FOR CITY STAFF WHO  COMES TO US AND SAYS H HISTORICALLY THIS HAS BEEN  DONE.  SO WE ARE LOOKING TO THE BOARD FOR POLICY DIRECTION AND FIRM  GUIDELINES TO ENSURE  TRANSPARENCY BOUNDARIES SO WE  ARE FULFILLING WHAT IT IS  EVERYONE HERE IS TRYING TO  ACCOMPLISH.  >> THANK YOU FOR WORKING ON  THAT.  I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE FOUND A  LOT OF STUFF YOU ARE WORKING  ON TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN OUR PROCUREMENT PROCESS IN THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT SO I DO  COMMEND YOU FOR THAT.  ONE MORE THING BECAUSE I LIKE  TO RESEARCH AND AS THIS IS A  CONVERSATION I HAVE HAD IN  PRIVATE WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY AS WELL BUT IT IS A CHARTER,  RIGHT, SO I WAS A LITTLE  SHOCKED TO NOT SEE SECTION 7  AND SO 10 OF THE CHARTER BE A  PART OF THIS PACKAGE BECAUSE  JUST READING IT, YOU KNOW, IT  APPEARS THAT THE RELEVANT TO  THE SIGNATURE AUTHORITY OF  CONTRACTS AND ENTERING INTO  CONTRACTS SO I WILL JUST READ  IT FOR THE RECORD I HAVE  PRINTED A COPY OF SECTION 10  OF THE CHARTER IT IS TITLED  DUTIES, POWERS, PRIVILEGES OF  MAYOR.  AND IT READS THE MAYOR SHALL  SIGN ALL DEEDS, BONDS OR OTHER INSTRUMENTS OF WRITING TO  WHICH THE CITY IS A PARTY.  WHEN AUTHORIZED TO DO SO BY  THE CITY COMMISSION.  IF, FOR EXAMPLE, THE CHARTER  WERE TO SAY THE MAYOR OR THE  CITY MANAGER CAN SIGN ALL  DEEDS, BONDS, BLAH, BLAH,  BLAH, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD SAY THAT WE MIGHT NEED A CHARTER  AMENDMENT TO MAKE THAT, YOU  KNOW, A SOLID PART OF OUR  CHARTER TO BE IN COMPLIANCE  WITH THE CHARTER.  SO DOING THAT RESEARCH I  UNDERSTAND IN SECTION 7 IT  ALSO SAYS THE COMMISSION HAS  THE AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO  CONTRACTS AND, YOU KNOW, THE  CITY CLERK IS THE ONE THAT,  YOU KNOW, DEALS WITH THAT AS  WELL.  BUT I DID FIND THIS, YOU KNOW, SECTION 10 TO BE VERY RELEVANT TO THIS VERY SPECIFIC THING  WE'RE DISCUSSING SO THANK YOU  FOR INCLUDING THE OTHER THINGS BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ASK  IN THE FUTURE, YOU KNOW, IF  THERE IS EVER ANYTHING THAT  THIS BOARD IS DISCUSSING THAT  IS VERY SPECIFICALLY, YOU  KNOW, LISTED IN THE CHARTER.  I WOULD DEFINITELY APPRECIATE  IT AND OR REQUIRE THAT, YOU  KNOW, WE PROVIDE THAT AS WELL  AS PART OF OUR AGENDA PACKET.  JUST LIKE MAKE SENSE TO  INCLUDE THAT IN THERE.  >> OF COURSE.  >> SO I WAS DOING RESEARCH ON  SUNDAY NIGHT UNTIL LIKE 2:00  IN THE MORNING AND I FOUND A  FEW ATTORNEY GENERAL DECISIONS IN WHICH MULTIPLE  MUNICIPALITIES WERE ASKING,  YOU NOKNOW, ASKING THE ATTORNEY  GENERAL CAN WE AMEND THE  CHARTER BY ORDINANCE AND I  HAVE IT LISTED HERE, MULTIPLE  CASES, BUT THE BASIC CONSENSUS WITH FIVE DIFFERENT CASES OF  DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES ONE  OF THEM WAS HELENA BEACH THE  ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE  OF FLORIDA STATED ANYTHING IN  THE CHARTER NEEDED TO BE  CHANGED THROUGH REFERENDUM.  IT COULD NOT BE CHANGED BY  ORDINANCE.  WE COULD PASS AN ORDINANCE  THAT ALLOWS FOR THAT ITEM TO  BE PLACED ON A REFERENDUM FOR  THE PEOPLE TO VOTE ON BUT  SOMETHING AS CLEAR AS SECTION  10 OF THE CHARTER THAT VERY  SPECIFICALLY SAYS THAT IT IS,  YOU KNOW, THE MAYOR WHO WOULD  BE THE ONE TO SIGN WHEN  AUTHORIZED TO DO SO BY THE  COMMISSION NOT, YOU KNOW,  PER SE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL  THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK OF  AND CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG  WOULD MAYBE BE THE VICE-MAYOR  BECAUSE THE VICE-MAYOR IS  SERVING IN THAT SIMILAR  CAPACITY SUCH AS RUNNING  MEETINGS AND THAT SORT OF  THING BUT, YES, THAT IS THE  ONLY THING I WANTED TO SAY  JUST I DID A LITTLE BIT OF  RESEARCH AND KIND OF, YOU  KNOW, WAS LOOKING INTO THAT.  SO WITH THAT BEING SAID I  WOULD LIKE TO NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE THAT IT CONTRADICTS WITH  SECTION 10 OF THE CHARTER.  I DO UNDERSTAND WE'VE  AUTHORIZED CERTAIN AMOUNTS AND THEY ARE CAPPED BUT THE WAY  THAT I'M READING THE CHARTER  AND THE WAY THAT I HAVE DONE A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH AND  FOUND ATTORNEY GENERAL  DECISIONS YOU CANNOT AMEND THE CHARTER WITHOUT A REFERENDUM  AND THAT'S THE WAY I'M SEEING  IT, YOU KNOW, I'M SURE THERE  ARE DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS  TO THAT BUT FOR THAT REASON  I'M NOT GOING TO BE IN SUPPORT AND I WILL GO AHEAD AND AGREE  WITH COMMISSIONER HAY.  >> VICE-MAYOR:  THANK YOU,  COMMISSIONER CRUZ.  >> CAN I SPEAK, VICE-MAYOR, IF YOU DON'T MIND CENTER  >> VICE-MAYOR:  YES.  I'VE GOT TO GET MY THOUGHTS  TOGETHER.  >> I HAVE ENOUGH THINGS TO  SIGN ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS AND I APPRECIATE THE CITY  ATTORNEY'S OFFICE DOING THIS  AND I SPOKE WITH COMMISSIONER  CRUZ ABOUT THIS.  I WAS ON VACATION IN NEW  MEXICO WITH MY FAMILY WHEN  THIS CAME TO BE.  I LOOKED AT IT AS GENERAL  HOUSEKEEPING NOT A POWER GRAB  ALL CAPITAL LETTERS AND  E-MAILS THAT HAVE BEEN  CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE  COMMUNITY AND AGAIN THIS IS  ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE FALLACIES THAT HAVE BEEN SPREAD OUT  THROUGH THE COMMUNITY AND LIKE A POWER GRAB BY ME.  I DON'T WANT ANY MORE  SIGNATURE AUTHORITY.  I DON'T NEED IT.  I SIGN ENOUGH DOCUMENTS ON A  D DAY-TO-DAY BASIS MY CHIEF OF  STAFF CAN ATTEST TO THAT.  I THINK IF WE ARE JUST LOOKING FOR A CONTINGENCY SO WE DON'T  HAVE A SINGLE POINT OF FAILURE WHEN IT COMES TO OPERATIONAL  NECESSITY SO THAT IS THE  VICE-MAYOR AND IT RESTS WITH  THE LEGISLATIVE BODY SO BE IT. I DON'T NEED ANY MORE  SIGNATURE AUTHORITY.  THE ONLY THING STAFF IS  LOOKING FOR IS AN ALTERNATIVE  IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN TO THE ONE PERSON DESIGNATED TO  SIGN THESE CONTRACTS.  THAT IS ALL.  WEARY THINK PROBABLY 30, 45  MINUTES INTO THIS AND AS LONG  AS THE COMMISSION CAN MAYBE  AMEND THIS IF YOU ARE OKAY  WITH THE VICE-MAYOR BEING THE  ALTERNATIVE AND I UNDERSTAND  THERE IS A SECOND READING  MAYBE WE CAN AMEND IT TONIGHT  AND WE CAN ACTUALLY MOVE  FORWARD UNLESS THIS BODY WANTS TO NOT AMEND IT BUT I WOULD  APPRECIATE IT IF I COULD BE  REMOVED FROM IT SO THERE IS NO MORE CONFUSION ABOUT ME DOING  A POWER GRAB.  >> VICE-MAYOR:  THANK YOU,  CITY MANAGER.  YOU KNOW, THERE HAS BEEN A LOT THAT HAS BEEN THROWN AROUND  AND I JUST WHEN THIS WAS  BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION, YOU  KNOW, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE  THINGS THAT WHEN WE BROUGHT IN AN IN-HOUSE CITY ATTORNEY AND  STAFF THIS IS ONE OF THOSE  THINGS THAT I KNOW I EXPECTED  AND ALTHOUGH EVERYTHING HAS  BEEN WORKING THE WAY IT SHOULD OR THE WAY IT HAS BEEN WORKING IN YEARS PAST WHAT I AM  UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THEY ARE NOT REALLY SURE THAT THERE WAS AUTHORITY FOR THOSE THINGS TO  HAPPEN THEN SO NOW IT IS NOT  NECESSARILY -- IT IS MORE OF A LET'S CLARIFY AND HAVE IT IN  WRITING AS TO WHAT HAS BEEN  HAPPENING IN THE PAST SO THAT  IT IS CLEAR MOVING FORWARD  WHAT IS GOING ON AND WHAT HAS  BEEN GOING ON.  SO I KNOW THAT THERE ARE  CONCERNS THAT THIS IS A  LAST-MINUTE ALL OF THE SUDDEN  HERE WE ARE ALL TALKING ABOUT  IT BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS  THIS IS WHY WE BROUGHT A CITY  ATTORNEY IN-HOUSE IS TO FIND  THESE DISCREPANCIES AND  LOOPHOLES AND TO SEE WHAT WE  HAVE BEEN DOING IN THE PAST  ARE WE DOING IT THE WAY WE  SHOULD BE DOING IT.  ARE WE DOING IT THE WAY THAT  IS LEGAL AND PROPER AND IF WE  ARE NOT WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO  TO FIX IT.  THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS  THAT IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING  THAT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BY  THE CITY ATTORNEYS THAT WE  HAVE BROUGHT IN TO FIND THESE  LOOPHOLES TO FIX WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING THAT MAYBE WASN'T  ACTUALLY SUPPOSED TO BE  HAPPENING THE WAY IT WAS  HAPPENING.  THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING.  IN MY MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH  THE CITY ATTORNEYS THAT WE  HAVE SOLICITED TO DO THIS WORK AND THAT THEY ARE RECOM RECOMMENDING.  ALSO, THIS IS NOT A CHARTER  AMEND.  I DON'T THINK THAT THAT HAS  EVER BEEN THE CITY ATTORNEY'S  POSITION IS THAT THE CHARTER,  THE ACTUAL CHARTERS WOULD BE  AMENDED.  THIS IS SIMPLY AN ORDINANCE  THAT WOULD ALLOW -- AND, YOU  KNOW, COMMISSIONER CRUZ THANK  YOU FOR BRINGING UP THE  CHARTER.  THAT CHARTER SECTION DEALS  PRIMARILY WITH DEEDS AND BONDS AND ALSO SITUATIONS WHERE THE  CITY IS A PARTY SO THE CITY  GOT SUED, THE CITY IS A  PLAINTIFF AND THAT IS MY  UNDERSTANDING IS WHAT THAT  DOES AND WHAT THE CHARTER DOES IS IT SAYS THE MAYOR HAS TO  SIGN THOSE DOCUMENTS AND MY  UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THAT IS  NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU ARE  EVEN SUGGESTING BE AFFECTED  AND TOUCHED AT ALL AND  OBVIOUSLY YOU KNOW THAT YOU  CAN'T ASK US TO AMEND THE  CHARTER AND IT IS NOT A  CHARTER AMENDMENT THAT IS  BEFORE US TODAY.  SO I -- WHILE CITY MANAGER I  APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO FOREGO, YOU KNOW, THE SIGNING  PRIVILEGES AS THEY HAVE BEEN  PRO PROPOSED, YOU KNOW, WE ARE ALL HERE PART TIME AND I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN  PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO DRIVE  DOCUMENTS TO MY OFFICE TO SIGN THEM BECAUSE THE MAYOR WASN'T  AVAILABLE AND SO I WANT TO  MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALSO  BEING LIKE COMMISSIONER TURKIN SAID THAT WE ARE BEING GOOD  STEWARDS OF OUR CITY AND THAT  WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT IT IS  FLOWING.  HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE HAD AND IT HAS HAPPENED I KNOW MORE  THAN ONCE WHERE WE HAVE SIGNED PARKING AGREEMENTS THAT HAVE  ALREADY HAPPENED FOR EVENTS  THAT ALREADY HAPPENED BECAUSE  THERE WASN'T A COMMISSION  MEETING BY THE TIME BEFORE  THAT EVENT TOOK PLACE AND SO I DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT THE  CITY THEN BECOMES LESS  EFFICIENT BECAUSE WE ARE  TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE  MAYOR SIGNS IT OR THE  VICE-MAYOR SIGNS IT BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY MOST OF  THESE AGREEMENTS THAT ARE  BEING PROPOSED DON'T INVOLVE  ANY MONETARY VALUE AND FOR  INSTANCE 5 THAT IS EMPLOYMENT  I DON'T WANT TO TOUCH THAT  WITH A TEN FOOT POLE.  WE DON'T HAVE ANY DECISION  MAKING, WE HAVE NO INVOLVEMENT IN EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS OR  ANYTHING AND I DON'T WANT MY  NAME ON AN EMPLOYMENT  AGREEMENT OR, YOU KNOW, A  HIRING OR FIRING OF EMPLOYMENT SO I DON'T NECESSARILY -- I AM COMFORTABLE IF THAT'S THE WILL OF THE BODY.  THIS IS FIRST READING SO THE  MAYOR WILL HOPEFULLY BE BACK  AT THE NEXT ONE AND IF NOT  MAYBE THEN WE CAN TABLE IT.  I THINK THAT MAYBE THERE ARE  THINGS THAT MAYBE CAN BE  ADJUSTED BUT OR IF THERE IS A  CONSENSUS TO TABLE IT WE TABLE THE ITEM UNTIL THE MAYOR IS  HERE BUT I JUST I DON'T WANT  TO LOSE FOCUS ON ALL OF THE -- ON WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS AND IT REALLY IS TO KEEP THE  CITY RUNNING EFFICIENTLY AND  NOT -- AND NOT FOR ANY OTHER  REASON THAN THAT AND SO THAT'S MY POSITION ON THAT BUT LIKE I SAID IF IT IS THE WILL OF THE  COMMISSION TO TABLE IT UNTIL  THE MAYOR IS HERE TO HAVE HIS  DISCUSSION.  THIS IS FIRST READING SO  TYPICALLY WE DON'T HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT.  SORRY, I KNOW I SAW YOU.  I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.  NO PROBLEM.  SO BUT THAT'S MY POSITION ON  THAT IS I FEEL LIKE THIS IS  SOMETHING A WHOLE REASON THAT  WE BROUGHT IN THE CITY  ATTORNEY AND THEY FOUND THIS  LOOPHOLE AND THEY ARE JUST  WANTING IT TO BE CLARIFIED SO  THAT WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING  IN THE PAST NOW IS SET FORTH  CORRECTLY THAT CAN CONTINUE TO HAPPEN AS IT HAS BEEN  HAPPENING IN THE PAST.  SO THAT'S MY POSITION.  BUT THAT'S WHERE WE ARE SO  EITHER I WILL CALL FOR A  MOTION SO WE CAN MOVE THIS  FORWARD.  >> CAN I JUST SAY ONE THING?   I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY.  THIS WAS NOT BROUGHT ABOUT  BECAUSE THE MAYOR IS NOT HERE  TO SIGN THINGS.  THAT IS CERTAINLY NOT WHAT I  AM SUGGESTING OR THAT HE HAS  BEEN ABSENT IN HIS DUTIES OR  ANY OF THOSE THINGS BUT THESE  ARE, YOU KNOW, BASIC DAY TO  DAY THINGS THAT HAVE NO  EXPENDITURE THAT DO NOT CREATE LIABILITY ON THE CITY AND  THESE ARE THE TYPICAL SORT OF  THINGS THAT JUST NEED TO BE  DONE QUICKLY FOR EFFICIENCIES. ALSO TO SAVE THIS BOARD TIME  FOR EXAMPLE DO YOU WANT TO SEE EVERY ADOPT A ROAD PROGRAM  AGREEMENT?   WE WILL DO WHATEVER IT IS YOU  WANT TO DO BUT I JUST WANT TO  MAKE CLEAR THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MAYOR NOT BEING  PRESENT, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE TO CONSIDER IN THE  FUTURE IS WE DON'T KNOW WHO  OUR FUTURE COMMISSIONERS WILL  BE, RIGHT?   SO, YOU KNOW, YOU MAY HAVE  SOMEONE LIKE COMMISSIONER HAY  WHO IS RETIRED, WHO HAS NO  PROBLEM GETTING HERE BUT THEN  YOU COULD ALSO HAVE SOMEBODY  LIKE I KNOW COMMISSIONER CRUZ  IS VERY BUSY ON MANY BOARDS  AND MANY THINGS AND, YOU KNOW, SO WHATEVER THE BOARD WANTS TO DO WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE  AND I WILL GIVE YOU A PRIME  EXAMPLE.  THERE WAS A CONTRACT SIGNED BY YOUR FORMER CITY MANAGER THAT  IN OUR OPINION, YES, ARE WE  PLAYING MONDAY MORNING  QUARTERBACK, WE ARE, BUT THAT  CITY MANAGER DID NOT HAVE  AUTHORITY TO SIGN THAT  AGREEMENT.  THAT SHOULD HAVE COME TO THIS  BOARD AND WHAT THIS DOES -- >> WHAT ENTITY WAS INVOLVED IN THAT?   >> I CAN'T SAY.  BUT WE ARE IN LITIGATION WITH  THEM RIGHT NOW.  BUT THE POINT BEING THAT WE  NEED TO HAVE CLEAR LINES AS TO -- AND WE'RE FINE WITH  WHATEVER THAT IS.  WE JUST NEED CLEAR LINES AND  THEN SO WHO CAN DO WHAT  BECAUSE THAT IS NOT THERE  RIGHT NOW AND WE NEED  DIRECTION AND THIS IS THE BEST WAY THAT WHATEVER HAPPENS IS  CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE  YEARS WITH YOUR FUTURE CITY  MANAGERS, WITH YOUR FUTURE  CITY ATTORNEYS AND WITH YOUR  FUTURE BOARD MEMBERS.  >> VICE-MAYOR:  THANK YOU,  CITY ATTORNEY.  SO I CALLED FOR A MOTION.  >> [INAUDIBLE].  [INAUDIBLE].  >> IS WHAT IS BEFORE US  NECESSARY TO GO FOR REFERENDUM BECAUSE I MEAN IF THAT IS THE  CASE THEN I'M ASKING LEGAL  COUNSEL BECAUSE THEY WENT TO  SCHOOL FOR THIS.  IS THAT THE CASE BECAUSE IF  THAT IS THEN WE SHOULDN'T BE  HAVING THIS CONVERSATION 30,  40 MINUTES, YOU KNOW, SO WHAT  THE POINTS THAT THE  COMMISSIONER BROUGHT UP, YOU  KNOW, WITH THE DEEDS AND THE  BONDS AND THE REFERENCE TO THE CHARTER, DOES THAT APPLY TO  WHAT WE ARE DISCUSSING TODAY  OR IS THAT IRRELEVANT?   >> IN OUR OPINION WE READ  ARTICLE 7 OF THE CHARTER TO  SAY THAT THE CITY COMMISSION  HAS THE POWER TO ENTER INTO  THE CONTRACTS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.  THAT IS THE BASIC STATEMENT  THAT POWER BELONGS TO THIS  COMMISSION AS A WHOLE IT DOES  NOT BELONG TO ANY SINGLE  MAYOR.  WHEN YOU GET TO ARTICLE 10 OF  THE CHARTER IT SAYS IT  ESTABLISHES THE MAYOR'S DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, AND IT  LISTS OUT A NUMBER OF THINGS.  ONE OF WHICH IS HE SHALL DO -- SIGN DEEDS, BONDS, ET CETERA  WHEN AUTHORIZED BY THE CITY  COMMISSION.  IT IS CREATING A DUTY AND  RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIM.  IT IS NOT SAYING HE IS THE  ONLY PERSON IN OUR OPINION AND THE OPINION OF OTHER LEGAL  SCHOLARS THAT WE HAVE TAUKTD  ABOUT AND TO BE PERFECTLY  HONEST CONSISTENCY WITH YOUR  PAST PRACTICES HERE WHEN YOU  LOOK AT ORDINANCES THIS CITY  HAS ADOPTED MULTIPLE  ORDINANCES DELEGATING  SIGNATURE AUTHORITY WHETHER IT BE TO YOUR CITY MANAGER, YOUR  CITY ATTORNEY, YOUR PUBLIC  WORKS DIRECTOR, YOUR PUBLIC  UTILITIES DIRECTOR, YOUR  ENGINEERING DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.  THERE IS PROBABLY A DOZEN  ORDINANCES DELEGATING THIS  TYPE OF AUTHORITY WHICH IS  REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FACT  THAT YOUR PRIOR COUNSEL DID  NOT READ THESE PROVISIONS TO  BE SOLELY AUTHORIZING THE  MAYOR TO DO THESE TYPES OF  THINGS.  RATHER WE LOOK AT IT AS P PERMISSIVE AND LIMITING.  THE CITY COMMISSION HAS THIS  AUTHORITY AND THE MAYOR IS  AUTHORIZED TO DO SO IF THE  CITY COMMISSION SAYS SO, SO WE DO NOT SEE THIS AS A CHARTER  ISSUE.  WE DON'T SEE THIS AS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO GO FOR  REFERENDUM TO AMEND YOUR  CHARTER.  WE DON'T SEE THIS AS A CHARTER CONFLICT.  >> [INAUDIBLE].  YES OR NO RAILROAESPECTFULLY?   >> NO.  >> SO IT IS NOT A CHARTER  CONFLICT.  WOULD IT MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER, COMMISSIONER, IF WE DID A  CARVE-OUT TO ENSURE THAT?   >> I'M JUST GOING TO READ IT  AGAIN.  THE MAYOR SHALL SIGN ALL  DEEDS, BONDS OR OTHER  INSTRUMENTS OF WRITING TO  WHICH THE CITY IS A PARTY WHEN AUTHORIZED TO DO SO BY THE  COMMISSION.  >> SO THAT THIRD ONE YOU COULD ARGUE THAT IT ENTAILS WHAT WE  ARE DISCUSSING, NO?   I MEAN THIS IS A VERY GOOD  POINT.  THE CHARTER IS A VERY GOOD  POINT, COMMISSIONER, SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE -- >> I'M A RESEARCHER I LIKE TO  RESEARCH FOR THINGS BUT -- >> LISTEN, I DON'T WANT TO  CONTINUE GETTING INTO A  LENGTHY TEN-HOUR CONVERSATION  BUT I READ THE CHARTER, I READ THE ENTIRE CHARTER AND WHEN I  SAW THIS ORDINANCE IT REMINDED ME OF SECTIONS 7 AND 10 AND WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT  THIS IN PRIVATE AS WELL SO IT  IS NOT LIKE I AM JUST BRINGING THIS UP NOW.  IT IS SOMETHING I'VE DISCUSSED BEFORE AND, YOU KNOW, AT  CERTAIN TIMES WITH LEGAL STUFF YOU CAN AGREE TO DISAGREE  MAYBE ONE PERSON SEES IT ONE  WAY AND THAT'S WHY THERE ARE  PEOPLE SUING EACH OTHER,  THAT'S WHY THERE ARE JUDGES,  THAT'S WHY CITY ATTORNEYS ARE  ASKING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ON WHAT THEY THINK.  I'M NOT AN ATTORNEY BUT I DO  RESEARCH AND THIS IS WHAT, YOU KNOW, I READ AND THAT'S THE  WAY THAT I HAD THE  CONVERSATION WITH OUR CITY  ATTORNEY BEFORE SO I FELT MY  DUTY TO BRING IT UP BECAUSE I  THINK IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.  I'M NOT SAYING THAT IT IS THE  END ALL BE ALL BUT IT IS  SOMETHING THAT IS RELEVANT IN  THIS CONVERSATION.  >> SURE.  AS COMMISSIONER CRUZ AND I  HAVE DISCUSSED YOU CANNOT READ ONE THING IN A BLANKET.  OUR LEGAL OPINION AND AFTER  HAVING DONE BEING A LAWYER FOR 26 YEARS I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS VIOLATES THE CHARTER.  IF YOU GUYS DETERMINE TODAY  THAT IT VIOLATES THE CHARTER  THERE ARE ABOUT 12 OTHER  ORDINANCES YOU NEED TO REPEAL  IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU READ THE CHARTER AND THAT'S THE WAY  THIS COMMISSION DEEMS IT WANTS TO READ THE CHARTER WE HAVE  ABOUT 12 OTHER ORDINANCES THAT NEED TO BE REPEALED GIVING  SIGNATURE AUTHORITY TO THE  BUILDING OFFICIAL, TO THE  PLANNING OFFICIAL, TO THE  COMMUNITY STANDARDS OFFICIAL,  TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, TO  UTILITIES, TO ALL OF THOSE.  ANY TIME IF THAT'S HOW WE ARE  READING THE CHARTER ANY TIME  THAT YOU HAVE DELEGATED  AUTHORITY FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO  SIGN WOULD THEN BE INCORRECT  AND NEEDS TO BE APPEALED AND  WE THEN HAVE TO CHANGE THE WAY EVERYTHING IS DONE IN THE CITY AND I'M OKAY WITH THAT IF  THAT'S HOW THIS COMMISSION  DEEMS TO INTERPRET THE  CHARTER.  >> I JUST WANT TO SAY ONE  THING.  >> I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THIS  UP BECAUSE IT IS MAKING ME -- >> ONE THING REAL QUICK.  THE BIGGEST CONCERN THAT I  HAVE ADDRESSED A FEW MINUTES  AGO WAS SPECIFICALLY  PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS BECAUSE  THE CITY IS A PARTY TO THOSE  CONTRACTS AND AS I MENTIONED  BEFORE THIS IS THE BIGGEST ONE THAT WAS KIND OF A RED FLAG TO ME THAT I WANTED TO DISCUSS.  I DON'T WANT TO CONTINUE TO GO ON THIS TANGENT AND CONTINUE  TO HAVE LONGER CONVERSATIONS I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN PROBABLY TAKE A LINE HAVE  INDIVIDUAL CONVERSATIONS AND,  YOU KNOW -- >> THAT WOULD BE A SUNSHINE  VIOLATION I'M NOT DOING THAT.  >> OFFLINE WITH THE CITY  ATTORNEY.  CITY ATTORNEY CONVERSATIONS  ARE NOT SUNSHINE VIOLATIONS.  >> VICE-MAYOR:  COMMISSIONER  TURKIN, YOU MADE A MOTION  AWHILE AGO.  DO YOU WANT TO -- >> I CAN'T MAKE THAT MOTION  UNLESS I HAVE CLARITY ON THE  CHARTER THING AND I NEED TO  LOOK INTO THAT FURTHER.  THAT'S A VERY GOOD POINT AND I -- WHAT HAPPENS TO ALL OF  THOSE CONTRACTS THAT WERE  SIGNED, YOU KNOW, THE 12 OTHER SIGNATURE AUTHORITIES IF THAT  IS, INDEED, A CHARTER  VIOLATION?   I MEAN, WHAT HAPPENS WITH  THAT?   >> ARE YOU SAYING THEY ARE NOT VALID?   THAT'S NOT GOOD.  >> THAT'S NOT GOOD.  >> THAT MEANS EVERYTHING YOU  HAVE DONE FOR THE PAST 30  YEARS COULD ARGUABLY BE  INVALID.  >> THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT YOU  WERE ALLUDING TO AND THIS  AGAIN AND IN THIS CASE,  COMMISSIONER CRUZ, I'M GLAD  YOU BROUGHT IT UP AND IT  WARRANTS A LONG DISCUSSION.  I MAY BE A SLOW HURRICANER  RIGHT NOW, BUT I DON'T FEEL  COMFORTABLE WITH THIS AND I'M  NOT GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT UNTIL I AM EDUCATED MORE  ABOUT WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON  HERE.  >> SURE.  >> AND I DON'T HEAR IT RIGHT  NOW.  >> HERE'S WHAT I COULD  POSSIBLY SUGGEST AS A HAPPY  MEDIUM IF IT PLEASES THE  BOARD.  I WOULD RECOMMEND TABLING THIS TO THE NEXT COMMISSION  MEETING.  AT THAT WORKSHOP WHEN WE HAVE  THAT WORKSHOP ON THURSDAY  BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING I WILL BE BRINGING PAM RYAN WHO IS A  BOARD CERTIFIED IN MUNICIPAL  LAW ATTORNEY TO DO A  PRESENTATION AS TO REGARD TO  OUR CHARTER, OKAY?   AND HER INTERPRETATION AND  WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS A  CHARTER VIOLATION.  WE CAN HAVE THAT DISCUSSION AT THE WORKSHOP, GET A CONSENSUS  AT THAT POINT WHETHER WE  SHOULD GO FORWARD WITH FIRST  READING AT THE NEXT MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 3RD.  IF -- AND THEN EVERYONE WILL  BE HERE AS WELL IF IT PLEASES  EVERYONE.  >> THAT MEETING WILL BE OPEN  TO THE PUBLIC.  >> IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.  HOWEVER, THERE IS NO PUBLIC  COMMENT BECAUSE IT IS JUST A  WORKSHOP.  >> I WOULD CONSENT TO THAT.  I WOULD GO ALONG WITH THAT,  YES.  >> I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER  HAY.  >> VICE-MAYOR:  CAN I HAVE A  MOTION, PLEASE?   >> MOTION TO TABLE THE ITEM.  >> SECOND.  >> VICE-MAYOR:  ALL OF THOSE  IN FAVOR TO TABLE ITEM 10A SAY AYE?   >> AYE.  >> ALL OF THOSE OPPOSED SAY  NAY.  MOTION PASSES 10A IS TABLED.  MOVING ON TO 10B.  CITY CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE  READ THE ORDINANCE INTO THE  RECORD?   >> PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER  24-017, FIRST READING, AN  ORDINANCE EVER THE CITY  COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF  BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA,  AMENDING THE CITY OF BOYNTON  BEACH'S CODE OF ORDINANCES  CHAPTER 15  OFFENSES-MISCELLANEOUS,  ARTICLE IX COMMUNITY  APPEARANCE AND MAINTENANCE  SECTION 15-120, MINIMUM  STANDARDS FOR APPEARANCE AND  MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY AND PRIVATE PROPERTY PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, SEVERABILITY,  CODIFICATION AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.  >> THANK YOU.  BEFORE YOU START, MISS STONE,  COMMISSIONER TURKIN, YOU HAD  SOME QUESTIONS WITH REGARD TO  SWALES AND THOSE SORT OF  THINGS SO BEFORE YOU GO INTO A LONG PRESENTATION ON THIS I  JUST WANEDTED TO KNOW IF YOU  WANTED TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS  BEFORE WE SEE THIS  PRESENTATION?   >> YES, VICE-MAYOR, I WOULD  LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS ITEM.  >> VICE-MAYOR:  WE HAVE A  MOTION TO TABLE ITEM 10B.  DO WE HAVE A SECOND?   >> SECOND.  >> VICE-MAYOR:  ALL OF THOSE  IN FAVOR TO TABLE 10B SAY AYE. ALL OF THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.  MOTION PASSES WE ARE TABLING  10B.  THANK YOU.  I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO DO THE  WHOLE PRESENTATION KNOWING  THAT THAT WAS POSSIBLY THE WAY THAT WAS -- OKAY, WELL.  WE HAVE ALREADY HEARD 10C.  SO WE ARE GOING ON TO 10D.  COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND  PRESENTATION?   >> VICE-MAYOR, COULD I REQUEST FOR THIS TO BE TABLED TO THE  BUDGET DISCUSSION BECAUSE IT  IS VERY SHORT.  >> VICE-MAYOR:  LEGAL, DO WE  HAVE ENOUGH -- >> THE UTILITY RATES?   >> YES, IT IS PART OF THE  BUDGET.  >> VICE-MAYOR:  BUT MY CONCERN IS IF WE DELAY THIS  CONVERSATION DO WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME?   I DON'T WANT TO DELAY IT IF WE ARE THEN GOING TO CAUSE IT TO  RUN INTO AN ISSUE WHERE WE ARE UP AGAINST ANYTHING.  >> VICE-MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS,  POONAM KALKAT, DIRECTOR OF  UTILITIES.  COULD I HAVE MY PRESENTATION,  PLEASE?   THE RATE STRUCTURE.  >> DR. KALKAT, SO COMMISSIONER CRUZ WAS ASKING TO CONSIDER  POSSIBLY TABLING THIS ITEM.  I DIDN'T WANT TO MOVE THAT  MOTION FORWARD WITHOUT KNOWING IF THERE WAS ANY ISSUE BECAUSE IT WOULD PUT US RIGHT AGAINST  BUDGET HEARINGS TO TABLE THIS  ITEM SO I DON'T WANT TO -- I  DIDN'T WANT TO MOVE THAT  MOTION FORWARD IF WE ARE  RUNNING INTO ANY ISSUE WITH  HAVING THIS DISCUSSION RIGHT  UP AGAINST THE NEXT, OURM  BUDGET MEETINGS.  >> THERE IS NO ISSUE.  WE HAVEN'T CHANGED ANYTHING.  THERE IS NOTHING REVISED.  COMMISSIONER CRUZ HAD SOME  QUESTIONS ON IT AND WANTED US  TO DO COMPARISONS AND THAT'S  WHAT WE DID AND IT IS THE SAME RATE PRESENTATION THAT YOU  HAVE SEEN BEFORE IN JULY AND  WE HAVE JUST DONE RATE  COMPARISONS THAT YOU HAVE IN  FRONT OF YOU SO IT IS UP TO  THE BOARD IF YOU WANT ME TO DO THE PRESENTATION I CAN.  I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD CAUSE  ANY PROBLEMS.  YOU CAN APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE THE BUDGET AT THAT TIME AT THE SEPTEMBER 3RD MEETING SO IT IS YOUR DISCRETION.  >> VICE-MAYOR:  OKAY.  THANK YOU.  COMMISSIONER CRUZ?   >> MOTION TO TABLE.  >> SECOND.  >> VICE-MAYOR:  ALL OF THOSE  IN FAVOR TO TABLE ITEM 10D SAY AYE.  ANY OPPOSED TO TABLING 10D SAY NAY.  MOTION PASSES ITEM 10D IS  TABLED.  MAY I -- DO WE HAVE ANYTHING  -- ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR  ANYTHING BEFORE I ASK FOR A  MOTION TO ADJOURN?   >> MOTION TO ADJOURN.  >> SECOND.  >> VICE-MAYOR:  ALL OF THOSE  IN FAVOR TO ADJOURN THE  MEETING SAY AYE.  MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 9: 9:54 P.M.  THANK YOU.