Minutes 06-06-23 Minutes of the City Commission Meeting
Held Online Via the GoToWebinar Platform and
In-Person at the City Hall Commission Chambers
100 East Ocean Avenue, Boynton Beach, Florida
On Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at 6:00 P.M.
Present:
Mayor Ty Penserga Daniel Dugger City Manager
Vice Mayor Thomas Turkin Mike Cirullo, City Attorney
Commissioner Woodrow L. Hay Maylee De Jesus, City Clerk
Commissioner Cruz
Commissioner Aimee Kelley
1. Agenda Items
A. Call to Order- Mayor Ty Penserga
Mayor Penserga called the meeting to order at 6:08 P.M.
Roll Call
City Clerk Maylee De Jesus called the roll. A quorum was present.
Invocation by Pastor Amanda Martell, Journey Church.
Invocation was given by Pastor Martell.
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag led by Commissioner Hay
Commissioner Hay led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Agenda Approval:
1. Additions, Deletions, Corrections
2. Adoption
Mayor Penserga stated that there has been a change to Item 6G, and the Bill Tome
Foundation is being removed from the list.
Commissioner Kelley asked about Future Agenda Item D.
City Attorney Cirullo said that it is with him for a comprehensive review, but he will be
discussing it soon and it should move forward in July.
Commissioner Hay stated that he would like to pull item 61 and would like to amend the
Future Agenda Item 13-Cemetery, so it is heard at the next meeting.
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Mayor Penserga asked if Item 13 requires staff research and if they are ready.
Deputy City Manager Mack stated that they will have the info ready for the next meeting.
Mayor Penserga added discussion on having a July 5th meeting or roll that into the next
meeting, and said that it will be Item 11B.
Vice Mayor Turkin asked staff to look at the City Manager report, to get an update on the
Future Agenda Items, so things do not fall through the cracks.
Mayor Penserga asked for clarification if he wanted the dates or an update on these items
with the City Manager report.
Vice Mayor Turkin stated that he would like a written report, to see where we are at and
what obstacles we are running to, so they are kept in the loop.
Mayor Penserga suggested to do it before adjournment.
Vice Mayor Turkin stated that he would like a consistent report. He said that he would like
to add a discussion regarding Time Square, regarding a fact-finding analysis.
Mayor Penserga agreed, and said that we should discuss these items. He stated that he
asked for a discussion on Time Square, so they can learn what happened.
Commissioner Hay said that he is comfortable with the discussions, but in terms of
lessons learned, not pointing fingers.
Commissioner Cruz asked to have this discussed at the end, or at the next meeting, if the
meeting is running too late.
There was consensus on having the discussion today, as Item 12B.
Commissioner Cruz wanted to add an update on current and past grants for this fiscal
year on future updates. She said that we should be trying to work towards getting as many
grants as possible, and then show outcome, to see if we are being successful.
Mayor Penserga asked if this could be at the next meeting.
Mara Frederiksen, Director of Finance, stated that the annual grants presentation will be
given at the next meeting.
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Motion:
Commissioner Kelley moved to approve the agenda, as amended. Vice Mayor Turkin
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
2. Other
A. Informational items by the Members of the City Commission.
Commissioner Cruz stated that she did receive an email from an individual from AirBnb
but she did not get to respond.
Vice Mayor Turkin said that he received the same email and did have a chance to speak
to with the individual.
Mayor Penserga said that he just came back from the United States Conference of
Mayors, and he has not yet read the refenced email in his inbox.
Commissioner Hay said that he received the same email. He noted that he attended the
Haitian Flag Event, which was great. He stated that he attended the Riverwalk Ribbon
Cutting today and it was a great success.
Commissioner Kelley stated that she received the email regarding Item 12A, and an email
from Bonnie Miskel's office regarding Item 8C. She said that she attended the Memorial
Day Celebration, which was great.
Mayor Penserga recognized an employee of the City. He said that she came here through
CareerSource, and afterwards we hired her, then she was eventually promoted to the
Commission Aide position, and will be moving into another position. He mentioned that
she received a scholarship from PBC League of Cities. He said that the employee is
Kendra Brown. He presented Ms. Brown with a certificate.
Ms. Brown thanked staff for the recognition and said that she is honored to be here. She
mentioned that she came here as a temporary employee and explained her work history
with the City.
3. Announcements, Community and Special Events And Presentations
A. Announcement- Juneteenth Celebration.
Mayor Penserga announced this event.
B. Presentation of the "Bob Borovy Student Citizen of the Year" award by the
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Education & Youth Advisory Board.
Franky Lazo, Assistant Director Recreation and Parks, introduced the item.
Pedro Marcello spoke about the history of this award. He presented this award to Jessica
Wilkinson. He spoke about some of Ms. Wilkinson's accomplishments. He presented her
with a plaque.
Miss. Wilkinson thanked everyone for selecting her. She said she appreciates this
opportunity.
4. Public Audience
Individual Speakers Will Be Limited To 3 Minute Presentations (at the discretion of
the Chair, this 3-minute allowance may need to be adjusted depending on the level
of business coming before the City Commission)
Mark Karageorge stated that he wants to bring up some things from an economic
development standpoint that the City needs to do, he spoke about the following: grocery
store on MLK; need for class A office space; and need for hotel east of 1-95.
Susan Oyer agreed with Mark about what the City needs. She stated that she is here to
talk about sustainability. She said that we would have been the leader on sustainability
with the prior Commission. She spoke about the Sara Sims Park and planting trees there.
She asked where the trees are at there, because two-thirds of them are gone. She said
that we need to stop adding palm trees to the City.
Tory Orr stated that he is here on behalf of the black community and asked Commissioner
Hay to step down from the Commission. He asked for his termination and said that
Commissioner Hay is not being effective in District 2. He commented that it is ashamed
that they are not getting a response from him. He stated that he is glad that Juneteenth
is finally being celebrated.
James Young said that he wants to help fix the City. He stated that the youth is the future,
and he is looking for investors and donations to help the kids, to have somewhere to go
and learn. He spoke about different things that can be done for the kids of the community
including his organization Positive Engine Corp.
Harry Woodworth stated that he is representing Inca today, and that the City has been
promoting density, which is not what they want. He asked for the code to be cleaned up.
He spoke about the short-term rentals and issues with them.
Thomas Theboe, AKA Nature, stated that he is the owner of plantation. He said that we
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are on the path of destruction. He spoke about having a path to paradise.
Barbara Ready stated that she is happy to see the donations to the Boy Scouts, and she
would like to see the Girl Scouts get an equal donation. She spoke about Bob Borovy.
5. Administrative
6. Consent Agenda
A. Proposed Resolution No. R23-067- Interlocal Agreement with School
Board of Palm Beach County.
B. Proposed Resolution No. R23-068- Grant Agreement for the Marketing
and Digital Connectivity Small Business Grant Program, for Intention
Enterprises, LLC.
C. Proposed Resolution No. R23-069- Grant Agreement for the Marketing
and Digital Connectivity Small Business Grant Program, for Zelta Home
Watch, LLC.
D. Proposed Resolution No. R23-070- Grant Agreement for the Marketing
and Digital Connectivity Small Business Grant Program, for Margo's
Kitchen, LLC.
E. Piggyback the Brevard County Contract with SP Designs for the purchase
of uniforms for the City's general employees.
F. Proposed Resolution No. R23-071- Assignment Agreement to change the
business name of Granite Inliner, LLC to Inliner Solutions, LLC.
G. State Forfeiture Donation - Law Enforcement Trust Fund.
H. Police Accounts Receivable Write Off Request
I. Proposed Resolution No. R23-072- Waiver of Right of First Refusal.
J. Proposed Resolution No. R23-073- Amended MOA for Boynton Beach
Blvd.
K. Proposed Resolution No. R23-074- Restaurant Concession for the Links
at Boynton Beach
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L. Proposed Resolution No. R23-075- Wireless Leasing and Administration
Services.
M. Settlement in the case of Natalie Flake v. City of Boynton Beach.
N. Legal Invoices April 2023.
0. Commission Meeting Minutes.
Commissioner Cruz requested to pull Items 6E, 6G, and 6K.
Commissioner Hay requested to pull Item 61.
Commissioner Kelley stated that she wanted an update on the small business grant
program, but does not necessarily need to pull the items.
Mayor Penserga asked for a quick update from staff on grants.
Assistant City Manager Adam Temple Adam said that they allocate $25K annually and
spoke about the Marketing Digital Grants and what has been awarded and the monies
left. He stated that businesses can apply online for the grant.
Motion:
Vice Mayor Turkin moved to approve the remainder of consent agenda. Commissioner
Kelley seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
6E. Piggyback the Brevard County Contract with SP Designs for the
purchase of uniforms for the City's general employees.
Ms. Frederiksen was available to answer questions regarding Item 6E.
Commissioner Cruz spoke about the amount for prior fiscal years being much lower and
asked for clarification.
Ms. Frederiksen said that this contract is specifically for the blue- and white-collar
employees, for the Recreation and Parks Department for camp, and for some other
employees, as needed. She said that the amount is an estimation.
Commissioner Cruz said that they discussed using local businesses for these items. She
asked for Board consensus to do a one-year renewal, with a potential to renew, if no local
vendor is identified.
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Ms. Frederiksen stated that this was bid out in 2020, and there was a local vendor, but
the local vendor was third. She explained the process that they would need to do.
Commissioner Cruz said that if it would be okay to do it for the one year, and then put the
bid out.
Ms. Frederiksen stated that it is up to the Board.
Mayor Penserga restated that Commissioner Cruz would like to decrease the contract
term to one year and then go out to bid for local vendors.
Commissioner Kelley stated that we are at the last year of the 4-year contract.
Ms. Frederiksen said that they will be going out to bid next year, this would only be
approved for this year.
Motion:
Commissioner Cruz moved to approve Item 6E. Vice Mayor Turkin seconded the motion.
The motion passed unanimously.
6G. State Forfeiture Donation - Law Enforcement Trust Fund.
Mayor Penserga invited Commissioner Cruz to speak on why she pulled Item 6G.
Commissioner Cruz stated that she wanted to pull this because only Boy Scouts were
listed here and not Girl Scouts. She said she would like to now table the item.
Deputy City Manager Mack said that there is time sensitivity with the Bulldogs.
Commissioner Kelley asked if the Police Department is maxed out on funds. She said
that she is fine with tabling this, but wanted to know if there were additional funds
available.
Chief DeGuilio said that the Boy Scouts of America is the host for the Explorer Program,
so that is why there is that connection. He said that there is an application submission
process for requesting funding.
Vice Mayor Turkin asked if we would be okay to move forward with this and then bring
this back with the Girls Scouts also applying for it.
Chief DeGuilio stated that they can let them know about the opportunity and can help
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them.
Commissioner Kelley stated that she will connect Chief DeGuilio with one of the local
Troop leaders.
Motion:
Vice Mayor Turkin moved to approve Item 6G, with the removal of the Bill Tome
Foundation line item, Commissioner Kelley seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
61. Proposed Resolution No. R23-072- Waiver of Right of First Refusal.
Commissioner Hay spoke on why he pulled Item 61. He asked to have staff comments on
this item and its impact.
RJ Ramirez, Community Program Manager, explained the waiver of right of first refusal.
He spoke about the different City programs that we have, including the SHIP program.
Motion:
Commissioner Hay moved to approve Item 61. Commissioner Cruz seconded the motion.
The motion passed unanimously.
6K. Proposed Resolution No. R23-074- Restaurant Concession for the Links
at Boynton Beach.
Commissioner Cruz explained why she pulled Item 6K.
Commissioner Cruz said that she had some questions about the bid process and the
amount of payment that the vendor is proposing. She stated that it seems like we are
giving this away.
Kristeena Pinto, Purchasing Manager, spoke about the history of this item, and the bid
process. She explained the issues that they have been having with the prior vendor and
the current vendor, and their investment into this property.
Commissioner Cruz said that she does not know if paying for a new kitchen is a big deal,
but she understands the legal situation that we had.
City Attorney Cirullo confirmed that the lawsuit was related to the RFP.
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Commissioner Cruz asked about the outcome of the RFP.
Ms. Pinto said that Mr. Wong and Mr. Studebaker would have won the RFP.
Commissioner Cruz spoke about liabilities.
Ms. Pinto explained the process of a standard RFP.
Mayor Penserga asked about the backstory of this item.
City Attorney Cirullo explained that there was an issue with the bid, and it was determined
it was best to cancel the procurement process.
There was discussion about the history of this bid.
City Attorney Cirullo stated that this is part of our procurement code and is not unusual if
you had an unsuccessful solicitation that a direct negotiation would occur the second time
around. He said that he is not aware of any legal objections to this.
The discussion continued regarding the history of this bid.
Commissioner Kelley asked if this is just now coming before them because of the delay
and injunction.
Ms. Pinto responded yes, and sad that the vendor just left the premises on May 31, 2023.
Mayor Penserga stated that a part of him wonders if we can get a better deal.
Commissioner Cruz reiterated what the options are: approve this or go back out to bid.
Ms. Pinto spoke about the clientele that has been going through that area, and what
revenues they are losing.
Commissioner Cruz recommended going back out to bid.
Vice Mayor Turkin spoke about the options that we have. He said that there is an
opportunity there, and he does not want to hold off too much on this, but said that we
need to get the best deal possible.
Mayor Penserga said that he does not want negotiations on the dais.
Commissioner Hay stated that he understands, but said that he is ready to move forward
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with the deal as is.
Commissioner Kelley stated that she has concerns of when this leaves the golf course.
She spoke about not knowing whether they could get a better deal or not.
Ms. Pinto spoke about the revenue that they have been receiving.
Commissioner Kelley said that she is comfortable moving forward with this, because it is
for 5 years.
Deputy City Manager Mack asked to have the Golf Course Manager come forward.
Bo Preston, Golf Course Manager, spoke about the kitchen being empty right now. He
said that the City will be getting a benefit and explained how many golfers come through
The Links. He said that this vendor's food is top notch.
Mayor Penserga stated that the whole facility needs to be fixed, and we need a high-level
vendor in this location. He said that he is in the middle of this with his decision and noted
that 30 more days may not be a big deal if they put it back out for 5 years. He asked why
this item was brought up now and not before the other vendor left.
City Attorney Cirullo stated that there were two other opportunities for the prior vendor to
leave, in March and May, and they wanted to make sure he honored the terms of the
settlement before they moved forward with the replacement vendor.
Commissioner Cruz stated that there might be a communication issue with this. She said
that she would like to know about issues before they are put on the agendas for the
Commission to vote on.
Vice Mayor Turkin stated that he did make a motion to approve this. He asked for an
estimate on their investment for the kitchen.
Anderson Studebaker stated that the investment is between $28-32K. He spoke about
the history that they have at this location and other locations. He spoke about the work
that needs to be done at this location. He stated that this is beyond what was awarded.
Deputy City Manager Mack asked who will own the equipment after the lease term.
Wylon Wong responded that the City would own the equipment.
Mr. Studebaker explained the responsibilities.
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Commissioner Cruz thanked them for their information.
Motion:
Vice Mayor Turkin moved to approve Item 6K. Commissioner Kelley seconded the
motion. The motion passed, 4-1 . Mayor Penserga voted in opposition.
7. Consent Bids and Purchases over $100,000
A. Proposed Resolution No. R23-076- Esri Small Government Enterprise
Agreement.
B. Proposed Resolution No. R23-077- Approve Award of Bid No. UTL23-025
for Silverwood Area Wastewater Force Main Installation
C. Increase the estimated annual expenditure of the US Communities
Contract # R-TC-17006 with Amazon Business.
D. Bid Extensions and Piggy-Backs Over $100,000.
Motion:
Commissioner Cruz moved to approve the Consent Bids and Purchases over $100,000.
Vice Mayor Turkin seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
8. Public Hearing
6 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the agenda permits.
The City Commission will conduct these public hearings in its dual capacity as
Local Planning Agency and City Commission.
A. Proposed Ordinance No. 23-009- Second Reading- Towing Services
Administrative Charge.
City Attorney Cirullo read the title into the record.
Mayor Penserga opened to public comment. There was no public comment.
Motion:
Commissioner Hay moved to approve Ordinance No. 23-009. Commissioner Cruz
seconded the motion. In a roll call vote, the motion passed unanimously. Commissioner
Kelley was not present for the vote.
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B. Proposed Ordinance No. 23-010- Second Reading- Historical Designation
of 413 NE 12th Avenue.
City Attorney Cirullo read the title into the record. He swore in those who would speak on
this item. He said that there will be public comment on this item.
Jae Eun Kim, Principal Planner, said that this is second hearing and there have been no
changes.
City Attorney Cirullo suggested a brief synopsis.
Ms. Kim spoke about 413 NE 12th Avenue and their request for the historical designation;
character features; additions/alterations; and qualification for designation.
Mayor Penserga opened to public comment.
Victor Norfus, son of the property owner, was sworn in. He gave a brief history of the
property.
Barbara Ready stated that she is the chair of the Historic Preservation Board, and that
they are on board with this. She spoke about being put on the local honor and its benefits.
She clarified that she was sworn in.
Susan Oyer said that she was sworn in, and that this is an endeavor that this be passed.
She stated that she was excited to hear about the history of this family.
Thomas Thebo stated that he wrote a proposal for this house to be renovated, which
would be significant for this property.
There were no virtual comments.
Motion:
Commissioner Hay moved to approve Ordinance No. 23-010. Commissioner Cruz
seconded the motion. In a roll call vote, the motion passed unanimously.
C. Proposed Ordinance No. 23-011- First Reading- Amendments to the Land
Development Regulations for car washes and indoor training facilities.
Mayor Penserga said that there will be public comment on this.
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City Attorney Cirullo read the title into the record.
Andrew Myer, Senior Planner, spoke about the car wash and indoor athletic
instruction/training facilities as follows: summary of changes; car wash- what's changing;
car wash-what's not changing; indoor athletic instruction/training facilities; other
accessory uses within REC Zoning District; and questions.
Commissioner Hay asked if there were conditions of approval.
Mr. Myer responded no.
Commissioner Kelley asked how this affects mobile car washes.
Ms. Radigan said that this would not affect mobile car washes.
Commissioner Cruz asked if there will not be protection from the sun and if it is required
or not.
Ms. Radigan stated that there are no standards around car washes, and explained what
this is for. She said that they could add an amendment to include shelter.
Commissioner Cruz said that she would like to add that amendment.
Mayor Penserga asked for consensus.
Vice Mayor Turkin stated that hurricane preparedness needs to be considered here.
Commissioner Kelley asked where they draw the line on this. She explained her
concerns.
Ms. Radigan explained the different car wash requirements.
Commissioner Cruz suggested adding clarity on what car washes would require certain
aspects of this. She asked how popular these are.
Ms. Radigan stated that these are very popular and there are not a lot of places for them
to go to. She said that she has noticed that self-service detailing is very popular.
Commissioner Cruz asked about the change in square footage and inquired about the
standard size.
Ms. Radigan explained space requirements.
Mayor Penserga opened public comment.
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Vic Montleon, President of Mint Eco Car Wash, requested a few minor tweaks to the
language. He explained the requested changes.
Bonnie Miskel, on behalf of Mint Eco Car Wash, continued to speak on the request and
the documents that were passed to the Commission.
Thomas Thebo stated that it would be a good opportunity to show a potential of a screen,
which would be easy to take off during hurricane season.
Susan Oyer asked how this will impact older car washes. She spoke about not taking the
Little League space away. She spoke about trees being torn down to put in the bigger
facility.
Barbara Ready stated that she attended the Planning and Development Board meeting
and said that this was odd that this was moving forward together, and they separated it.
She said that she would hesitate to support this because there has not been enough
research done on this.
One Virtual hand raised, but Phil Toronto did not unmute his mic.
Ms. Radigan said that these were lumped together for specific reasons and explained
why.
Vice Mayor Turkin stated that he does like the idea of separating these two items.
Ms. Radigan stated that these are not specific to sites, it just falls under the same
ordinance.
There was discussion regarding having these two topics move forward together; what
businesses would be affected or not; code requirements with parking at the car wash;
and difference between accessory use and principal use of facilities.
Motion:
Commissioner Cruz moved to approve Ordinance No. 23-011. Commissioner Hay
seconded the motion. In a roll call vote, the motion passed unanimously.
9. City Manager's Report- None
10. Unfinished Business
11. New Business
A. Proposed Resolution No. R23-078- Purchase Agreement and Donation
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Letter Between City of Boynton Beach and FDOT for 2191 North Seacrest
Boulevard.
Deputy City Manager Mack introduced this item. He showed the map of the property and
explained the offer.
Commissioner Hay asked about drainage in this area.
Deputy City Manager Mack explained that they are going to help alleviate some of the
drainage issues in the area. He said that there is a tenant here, and DOT is asking for
them to stay in this property until 30 days prior to demolition.
Mayor Penserga opened to public comment. There was none.
Motion:
Commissioner Hay moved to approve Resolution No. R23-078. Commissioner Kelley
seconded the motion. In a roll call vote, the motion passed unanimously.
B. July 5th City Commission Meeting
There was consensus to cancel the July 5th City Commission meeting.
Mayor Penserga opened to public comment. There was none.
Motion:
Commissioner Hay moved to cancel the July 5th City Commission meeting. Vice Mayor
Turkin seconded the motion. In a roll call vote, the motion passed unanimously.
12. Legal
A. Proposed Ordinance No. 23-012 - First Reading - Proposed regulations for
Short-Term Rentals
City Attorney Cirullo read the title into the record.
Michael Rumpf, Planning and Zoning, spoke about the following: Overview; legal limits to
local regulations; observations/comparisons; short-term rental fees; proposed ordinance-
design strategy; anticipated problems and corresponding regulations; traffic and vehicle
parking; excessive occupancy; unruly behavior; property damage and personal injury;
and final notes and considerations.
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Commissioner Kelley thanked Mr. Rumpf for this detailed presentation and asked if there
will be a window for compliance, how heavy will this be for staff, and how many
applications would we have.
Saleca Brown, Development Services Manager, stated that there are over 1,200 rental
properties but there is no way for them to identify ones that are Airbnb. She said that they
notate it internally and there are less than 10 properties that are currently flagged.
Mr. Rumpf spoke about staff research and said that there are about 450 properties that
would qualify as short-term rental.
Commissioner Kelley talked about making the application clearer, and how they can make
penalizations stronger.
Ms. Brown explained what the penalization process is.
Commissioner Kelley asked what we can do when there are chronic issues with these
kinds of properties.
There was discussion regarding the following: suspension and revocation schedule;
proposal to add fines; format and structure for posting; how do we stack up to surrounding
municipalities; pilot program first to make tweaks, if needed; illegal activities happening
in these properties; amending to add responsibility by the property owner; zoning
restrictions; adding prohibiting gangs; trash regulations; parking; add implementing fee if
the police have to be called more than once a day; maximum fee being excessive; public
nuisances; checks and balances; protecting residents and making them feel safe in their
own homes; how this would be implemented; expanding the application processes;
including communication in Business Tax Receipt renewals; communication with
Community Standards; software to track down short term rentals; fines being for certain
infractions that is already State law; education to residents is the first goal; public friendly
code amendments will be marketed to residents; acknowledging that property owners are
aware of the rules; clarification of irreversible and irreplaceable changes; violation
penalties and Special Magistrate decisions.
Commissioner Cruz wants to support this but wants to have some changes, including the
$15K charge.
Mayor Penserga said that there is a process and asked for thoughts/compromises.
Commissioner Hay said that rules are rules, and it is an "up to" charge, so if someone is
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constantly a problem, then this is there for us to use. He said he doesn't have a problem
with the $15K fine.
Ms. Brown spoke about FL State Statute, and the City having their own rules.
There was further discussion regarding the $15K penalty.
Commissioner Hay suggested that this should be a workshop.
Mayor Penserga proposed support moving forward on first reading and recommends a
separate meeting just for this item. He requested a workshop.
City Attorney Cirullo clarified that the workshop should happen first and then second
reading would be after that.
There was discussion regarding a date for the workshop.
Ms. Radigan asked for clarification on what they want reviewed.
There was consensus to hold a workshop on June 20th at 5:30 P.M., and push back the
City Commission Meeting to 6:30 P.M., and the second reading would then be at the next
meeting.
Motion:
Vice Mayor Turkin moved to approve Ordinance No. 23-012. Commissioner Kelley
seconded the motion. In a roll call vote, the motion passed unanimously.
B. Town Square Discussion
Commissioner Cruz left the dais at 10:35 P.M. and returned at 10:37 P.M.
Vice Mayor Turkin proposed to have staff come back with fact finding analysis on what
happened with Town Square and how to prevent it from happening again.
Commissioner Hay asked what staff would be included.
Mayor Penserga said that he hoped for policies to minimize what happened.
City Attorney Cirullo asked for clarification on what to bring back.
Deputy City Manager Mack said that they could lay out what it could look like at the
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second meeting in July.
13. Future Agenda Items
A. Advisory Board Annual Reappointments and Appointments.- Tabled from
April 4, 2023.-TBD
B. Discussion for Ordinance regarding tints for paraphernalia shops. -TBD
C. Discussion regarding future cemetery lots in Boynton Beach. -TBD
D. Discuss and review Advisory Board Ordinance changes- first reading. -
TBD
E. Consider revised local rules for approval.-TBD
F. Discussion regarding downtown parking master plan. -TBD
G. Discussion regarding changing minimum requirements for traffic studies.-
TBD
H. Discussion regarding bringing more jobs to the City at former ToysRUS.-
TBD
I. Discussion regarding housing for the homeless in the City.- TBD
J. Discussion regarding Grant Program for HOA's. - TBD
Motion:
Vice Mayor Turkin moved to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Kelley seconded the
motion. The motion passed unanimously.
There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 10:39 P.M.
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