Minutes 09-23-24 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 Monday, September 23, 2024, at 6:00 P.M.
Present:
Mayor Ty Penserga Daniel Dugger, City Manager
Vice Mayor Thomas Turkin Shawna Lamb, City Attorney
Commissioner Angela Cruz Maylee De Jesus, City Clerk
Commissioner Woodrow L. Hay
Commissioner Aimee Kelley
1. Agenda Items
A. Call to Order— Mayor Penserga
Mayor Penserga called the meeting to order at 6:02 P.M.
Roll Call
City Clerk Maylee De Jesus called the roll. A quorum was present.
Invocation by Pastor Bryce Hutson, Christ Fellowship Church.
Invocation was given by Pastor Hutson.
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag led by Commissioner Woodrow Hay.
The Pledge was led by Commissioner Hay.
Agenda Approval:
1. Additions, Deletions, Corrections
Commissioner Cruz added Community Support Funds, as item #5B.
2. Adoption
Motion:
Commissioner Turkin moved to approve the agenda as amended. Commissioner Hay
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
2. Other
A. Informational items by the Members of the City Commission.
Commissioner Cruz disclosed that she spoke to the non-profits in regards to her
Community Support Funds.
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Vice Mayor Kelley stated that she spoke to Neil Shuler in regards to item #10C.
Commissioner Hay thanked the City for the Proclamation to the St. John Baptist
Church.
Commissioner Turkin stated that he spoke to Neil Shuler, and correspondence from a
few people regarding item #100. He thanked City staff for joining him to wish Sushi
Simon a congratulations for being #1 Sushi restaurant in the area, and he gave the
restaurant kudos.
3. Announcements, Community and Special Events and Presentations
A. Proclamation- 76th Anniversary of Boynton Beach Kiwanis.
Mayor Penserga read the proclamation into the record.
Tom Ramiccio thanked the Council for recognizing the Kiwanis Club, and introduced
members of the organization. He spoke about some of the things they do for the
community, and invited everyone to come to their meetings.
B. Announcement by Boynton Woman's Club Board Members, Christie Hintz
and Barbara Erlichman, of the 100th Birthday Celebration of the Addison
Mizner designed Historic Woman's Club.
Mayor Penserga congratulated Commissioner Hay's on both his 80th Birthday and 59th
Wedding anniversary.
Debra Tucker, 2nd Vice President, gave a history on the Woman's Club.
Barbara Erlichman thanked the City for it's continued support and announced their
100th Birthday Celebration event.
4. Public Comments on Consent Agenda Items
Public Comments on Consent Agenda Items: Any citizen may be heard
concerning any matter on the Consent Agenda. Speakers will be limited to 3-
minute presentations (at the discretion of the Chair, this 3-minute allowance
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may need to be adjusted depending on the level of business coming before
the City Commission).
Daniel Dugger asked if the Commission would like to add a discussion item to allow
dispensaries or not, prior to the passage of the Amendment 3 on Election Day.
Attorney Lamb spoke about regulating the selling of marijuana within the City, and she
mentioned that other cities are doing the same.
There was consensus to have this discussion on the October 1st Commission Meeting.
David Merker spoke about the history of the 19th amendment that gave women the
power to vote.
Susan Oyer thanked the Utilities Department for being helpful to her this week. She
spoke about gas lines going into her neighborhood and asked how many people are
using gas and why they are being put in. She mentioned having septic tanks in her yard,
and about the $12K bill regarding this. She asked about grants to help with this bill.
Cindy Faldo De Corrado spoke about back alleyways that have tall grass. She
mentioned the Police Officer that removed her from a Commission Meeting being
allowed to be there, and that she has had to go to therapy because of the situation.
5. Administrative
A. Advisory Board Appointments
Motion:
Vice Mayor Kelley moved to approve London Nelson as the Citizen engaged as real
estate professional in the affordable housing advisory committee. Commissioner
Turkin seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Motion:
Mayor Penserga moved to approve Christine Lang as a Regular Member of the
Library Board. Commissioner Turkin seconded the motion. The motion passed
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unanimously.
Vice Mayor Kelley moved to approve Veronica Anepete as a Regular Member of
the Library Board. Commissioner Cruz seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
Commissioner Cruz moved to approve Donna Mitchell as an alternate Member of
the Library Board. Commissioner Turkin seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
Commissioner Hay moved to approve Verna Henry as an alternate Member of the
Library Board. Commissioner Cruz seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
Commissioner Hay moved to approve Rebecca Shelton as a Regular Member of
the Senior Advisory Board. Commissioner Turkin seconded the motion. The motion
passed unanimously.
B. Community Support Funds. (added by Commissioner Cruz)
Commissioner Cruz announced the organizations and amount of funds that she
wants to donate from her Community Support Funds.
Motion:
Commissioner Turkin moved to approve Commissioner Cruz's Community Support
Funds. Commissioner Hay seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
6. Consent Agenda
A. Proposed Resolution No. R24-206- Approve and authorize the Mayor to
sign Community Development Block Grant(CDBG) sub award agreements
with Pathways to Prosperity, Inc., Boynton Beach Faith Based Community
Development Corporation, Inc., and Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach
County, Inc., as adopted by Resolution No. R24-165 for CDBG FY2024
one-year Annual Action Plan.
B. Proposed Resolution No. R24-207- Approve the City of Boynton Beach
State Housing Initiative Partnership (SHIP) Program Annual Report for
FY2021-2022 and Local Housing Incentives Certification.
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C. Proposed Resolution No. R24-208- Approve the auction of the surplus
vehicles/equipment submitted by the Fleet Maintenance Division for
disposal by using the online auctioneer JJ Kane Auctioneers.
D. Proposed Resolution No. R24-209- Approve the full release of surety and
authorize the return of the performance bond (No. PB12270900120) to the
developer (Isram Riverwalk LLC) for the project known as Riverwalk Plaza
(Project No.19-2505).
E. Proposed Resolution No. R24-210- Approving a template Facility Use
Agreement for entities desiring to use City spaces for meetings, programs,
and/or events.
F. Proposed Resolution No. R24-211- Approve the renewal of insurance
policies for flood insurance coverage with Wright Flood for the policies with
effective dates of September 24, 2024, and September 27, 2024.
G. Proposed Resolution No. R24-212- Amend the location from Ocean
Avenue to Little League Park- Field 3 for the Energy Efficiency and
Conservation Block Grant in the amount of $134,990 offered by the
Department of Energy.
H. Proposed Resolution No. R24-213- Authorizing the Mayor to sign releases
of code enforcement liens.
I. Proposed Resolution No. R24-214- Approving and authorizing the mayor
to sign a Mural Artist Agreement with Blythe Armstrong for a visual art
design entryway feature for the Historic Barton Cemetery as part of the
Unity Project in an amount not to exceed $5,000.
J. Proposed Resolution No. R24-215- Approve Permit Application, Notice of
Commencement, and Permission to Install forms submitted by Fast Signs
- Lake Worth, to install a Monument Sign in front of the Boynton Beach Arts
& Cultural Center.
K. Proposed Resolution No. R24-216- Approving the conditional settlement
and release in the amount of $100,000 for the resolution of Kathryn Matos
v. City of Boynton Beach, EEOC Charge No. 510-2024 and related claims.
L. Approve the renewal and annual expenditure for the one-year extension
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for RFPs/Bids and/or piggybacks for the procurement of services and/or
commodities under $100,000.
M. Commission Meeting Minutes.
Commissioner Hay pulled items #6E and #6K.
Motion:
Commissioner Turkin moved to approve the consent agenda, as amended. Vice Mayor
Kelley seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
6E. Proposed Resolution No. R24-210- Approving a template Facility Use
Agreement for entities desiring to use City spaces for meetings, programs,
and/or events.
Commissioner Hay asked in layman's term to have this explained.
Kelley Armstead, Arts & Culture Division Director, spoke about the facility agreements
that are being used, free of charge, to certain organizations. She mentioned that some
organizations do pay for facility use.
Motion
Commissioner Hay moved to approve Resolution No. R24-210. Commissioner Cruz
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
6K. Proposed Resolution No. R24-216- Approving the conditional settlement
and release in the amount of $100,000 for the resolution of Kathryn Matos v.
City of Boynton Beach, EEOC Charge No. 510-2024 and related claims.
Commissioner Hay stated that he does not recall when they voted on this amount. He
asked how we came up with this when they had no closed-door session to discuss this.
Attorney Lamb spoke about the charge that Kathryn Matos has against the City, and
what this agreement is for.
Commissioner Hay asked if this releases the City from her being able to come back and
sue us. He said that he had no say in this agreement.
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Attorney Lamb spoke about the EEOC Charge and what the process was to come up
with the $100K amount.
Commissioner Hay said that he is not going to approve this.
Commissioner Turkin reiterated if this complaint was brought forward because there
was a HIPAA violation.
Attorney Lamb spoke about the alleged violation that subjected the City to a lawsuit.
Commissioner Turkin spoke about the issue that happened, and the huge violation that
it could cause, and he said that this could have cost the City a lot more. He stated that
he understands the process.
Commissioner Hay said that they do not know if the allegations are true or not., and that
he needs more time to talk about this.
Commissioner Turkin spoke about the allegations being pretty extreme. He said that his
responsibility is to be fiscally responsible with taxpayers' dollars.
Commissioner Cruz stated that they are throwing a lot of opinions and that it should be
discussed individually.
Attorney Lamb spoke about the time sensitivity.
Mayor Penserga spoke about having closed door sessions before for other matters.
Attorney Lamb explained what situations will allow closed door sessions, and what will
not.
Motion
Commissioner Turkin moved to table Resolution No. R24-216 to October 1.
Commissioner Hay seconded the motion. The motion passed 4-1, with Vice Mayor Kelley
dissenting.
7. Consent Bids and Purchases over $100,000
A. Approve the renewal and annual expenditure for the one-year extension
for RFPs/Bids and/or piggybacks for the procurement of services and/or
commodities over $100,000.
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B. Proposed Resolution No. R24-217- Approve a piggyback agreement with
GT Supplies, Inc., for the repair and maintenance of Solid Waste and
Recycling equipment for commercial customers containers with an annual
expenditure not to exceed $250,000, utilizing City of West Palm Beach
Contract ITB 22-23-111 MK.
C. Proposed Resolution No. R24-218- Approve an increase to the annual
expenditure of the agreement between the City of Boynton Beach and Blue
Marlin Investments d/b/a Cayco Landscaping from $340,000 to a total
annual amount of $418,000.
D. Proposed Resolution No. R24-219- Approve a First Amendment to the
Piggyback Agreement with ErgoFlex Systems, Inc., d/b/a Xybix Systems,
Inc., for the second phase of renovation and upgrading of the Boynton
Beach Police Department's Communications Center, 2080 High Ridge
Road, in an amount not to exceed $135,207.32.
E. Proposed Resolution No. R24-220- Approve a Piggyback Agreement with
Municipal Emergency Services, Inc., utilizing Lake County, FL, Contract
#22-730G, for Fire Equipment, Supplies, and Services for an annual
amount not to exceed $160,000.
Motion:
Commissioner Hay moved to approve the Consent Bids and Purchases over $100,000.
Commissioner 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 Resolution No. R24-221- Adopt the Final millage rate for the
General Fund for Fiscal Year 2024-2025. Proposed Resolution No. R24-
222- Adopt the Final Budget for the General Fund and all other funds for
Fiscal Year 2024-2025.
There were no comments from the Commission.
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Mayor Penserga opened the item to public comments.
Susan Oyer stated that this is an excessively large budget. She spoke about
allowing a line item veto, and said that there is no septic tank removal line item.
Cindy Falco De Corrado stated that she is tired of paying money for things that are
being spent foolishly. She spoke about residents paying a lot of money just on
taxes.
Motion
Vice Mayor Kelley moved to approve Resolution No. R24-221. Commissioner Cruz
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Motion
Commissioner Hay moved to approve Resolution No. R24-222. Commissioner Turkin
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
B. Proposed Resolution No. R24-224- Ratifying Resolution No. R24-192
adopted on September 3rd, 2024 for the Fire Assessment Fee of$145 for
fiscal year 2024-2025.
There were no comments from the Commission.
Mayor Penserga opened the item to public comment.
Cindy Falco De Corrado stated that she put a records request in, to ask how many
fires do the Firefighters put out each year. She said that we should not be billed out for
fires, more for medical. She said that this should have been sunshined a while ago,
and they should not have been paying this fee.
Susan Oyer stated that there is an exemption form that can be filled out if someone
cannot pay for. She said that there is value in this, and seconds matter for first
responders to get to where they need to get to.
Commissioner Cruz stated that she is not in support of this, and that she has a lot of
seniors that are on fixed incomes and they need help filling the exemption forms out.
She requested to be able to go to Leisureville with staff members, to help with filling
out this exemption form. She asked to have the link of the form sent to all of the
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Commissioners.
Commissioner Turkin stated that he brought up the exemption last year and that the
rules need to be loosened up, so more people are approved.
City Manager Dugger asked for Commissioner Cruz to send him an email about having
staff go with her to help seniors fill out the exemption form, and that they can include
other neighborhoods besides Leisureville.
Commissioner Hay stated that he will support the $145 for now. He spoke about the
elderly usually needing the services more. He said that he hopes for a discussion in the
future about this.
Motion
Commissioner Hay moved to approve Resolution No. R24-224. Vice Mayor Kelley
seconded the motion. In a roll call vote, the motion passed 3-2, with Commissioner Cruz
and Commissioner Turkin dissenting.
C. Proposed Ordinance No. 24-012- Second Reading- An Ordinance of the
City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, amending Part II,
Chapter 2, "Administration," Article II, "City Manager," Section 2-30
"Powers and Duties Generally," by creating a new subsection "K,"
authorizing the City Manager to execute all employment-related contracts
on behalf of the City; providing for codification, severability, conflicts, and
an effective date.
There were no comments from the Commission.
Mayor Penserga opened the item to public comment.
Tom Ramiccio stated that he has listened to the conversation over the last few months,
and spoke about what the City Manager signs, and cautioning them about allowing "all"
employment-related contracts. He said that his interest is in preserving our form of
government, and spoke about the Council-Manager form of government.
Cindy Falco De Corrado stated that she wants to be clear that we are not a strong Mayor
form of government. She asked how is the City Manager supposed to do his job, if he has
his hands tied. She spoke about the manager managing the City. She said that we are
not a strong Mayorship.
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Mayor Penserga spoke about codifying this ordinance.
Motion
Commissioner Cruz moved to approve Ordinance No 24-012, motion died for lack of a
second.
D. Proposed Ordinance No. 24-017- Second Reading- An Ordinance of 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 conflicts, severability,
codification; and providing for an effective date.
Candace Stone, Community Standards Director, stated that she made the change to the
grass, that was requested by the Commission at first reading, and that there had been no
other changes.
Mayor Penserga opened the item to public comment.
Susan Oyer stated that she takes issue with the whole carport issue, and it's wrong that
people are getting cited for having a box in their carport.
Cindy Falco De Corrado stated that private property is private property. She said that
nobody has a right to tell people anything about their properties, and it should be
respected. She spoke about the alleyway that is owned by the City that is disgusting, and
asked who gives the City citations.
Commissioner Hay stated that he has a situation across from his house, where someone
has a boat parked on the side of his house and that the boat was made to be put in the
driveway, and it looks terrible. He said that we are not consistent across the board with
different neighborhoods.
Ms. Stone spoke about the boat ordinance being different from this one.
Commissioner Hay commented that it has not been a problem in over 20 years, why now.
Ms. Stone spoke about how maybe there was a new Code Officer that has gone out and
is issuing citations for all types of violations.
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Commissioner Hay asked if the only thing allowed in the carport is a car and nothing else.
Ms. Stone said yes, and they do not go after someone that has a little container.
Commissioner Turkin spoke about selective enforcement, and carports that have been
converted into an unpermitted room. He spoke about maybe having a percentage being
for other things besides cars. He mentioned trimming of the trees, in this ordinance, and
asked about the 10 foot from the canopy portion.
Ms. Stone stated that the tree has to be 10 feet under any powerlines. She said that there
will be a lot of violations right now, because this is a new rule. She mentioned that FPL
has a rule of 15ft from the powerline.
There was further discussion regarding the trees and powerlines.
Commissioner Turkin asked to have the 10 foot portion removed.
Vice Mayor Kelley stated that her only concern is opening up who will determine what is
too close or not. She said that her issue is residents that immediately come into violation
of this new ordinance, and what is our notice period, because she does not want to see
residents coming to them to complain about having to cut down trees. She spoke about
needing this, but then being on the side of causing a financial burden on residents.
Ms. Stone stated that there has to be an education period, and they would not cite for the
issue right away. She spoke about calling FPL, to cut trees around powerlines, although
they take a while to get there. She said that the education period could be 6 months to a
year.
Vice Mayor Kelley said that this is necessary but will create a financial burden and asked
what the plan is. She wants to know what the City is going to do to assist residents. She
stated that she would like to see this tabled.
Motion
Commissioner Turkin moved to table Ordinance No 24-017, on Second Reading, to
October 15. Commissioner Hay seconded the motion. In a roll call vote, the motion
passed unanimously.
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E. Proposed Ordinance No. 24-019- Second Reading - An Ordinance of the
City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, amending Part II
of the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 26, "Water, Sewer, and City Utilities"
to provide that all water, sewer, and City Utility fees, rates, and charges
shall be set by the City Commission by resolution and authorizing an
annual CPI adjustment, providing for conflicts, severability, codification,
and an effective date.
Mayor Penserga opened the item to public comments.
Cindy Falco De Corrado asked if this will be under assessment, because she thought it
was usage, not them making up numbers. She said that it does not make sense to her.
Susan Oyer asked if this is a COLA being added to the rates. She spoke about her being
eco-friendly, and not using her water a lot. She asked them to stop and think about this
and that it should be about usage.
Melissa Hagans stated that she does not understand all of these increases, and that
everything keeps going up and it adds up. She said that her heart goes out to senior
citizens and that she hopes our large budget will help the residents. She spoke about
needing some increases and not other ones, and that senior citizens should be exempt.
Commissioner Cruz stated that this removes the accountability of this being a resolution
and not an ordinance.
City Manager Dugger spoke about putting resolutions on other parts of the agenda, not
under consent.
Commissioner Turkin asked to have public notice be a part of the resolutions.
City Manager Dugger spoke about the 3.5% because they have had fluctuations in cost
of living, and that it will not always be 3.5%. He said that every year there is less and less
dollar value, and it costs the City more money.
Commissioner Turkin said that this just eliminates the two readings of a public hearing.
He stated that he wants to make sure that this just does not pass during consent agendas.
Dr. Poonam Kalkat, Utilities Director, stated that they are required to do public
notifications for any type of increase, and that they do not have to do an ordinance, and
that this will be more clear in a resolution.
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Commissioner Cruz asked if it is a 30-day notification.
Dr. Kalkat responded yes.
Commissioner Cruz asked for clarification that it will be up to a 3.5%, but could be less.
Dr. Kalkat responded yes, and that it is still up to the Commission.
Motion
Vice Mayor Kelley moved to approve Ordinance No 24-019, on Second Reading.
Commissioner Turkin seconded the motion. In a roll call vote, the motion passed
unanimously.
F. Approve Development Order request for Major Site Plan Modification
(MSPM-2024.06.52187) application for the Ezell Hester Jr. Community
Park, to construct a 17,500 square foot airnasium over the existing
basketball court.
Commissioner Turkin said regarding Items 8F that he has not had any ex- parte
communication, has not received written communication, has not conducted an
investigation, has not made a site visit, and has not received expert opinions. He
requested that these disclosures and all written communications be made a part of the
record.
Commissioner Hay said regarding Items 8F that he has not had any ex- parte
communication, has not received written communication, has not conducted an
investigation, has not made a site visit, and has not received expert opinions. He
requested that these disclosures and all written communications be made a part of the
record.
Mayor Penserga said regarding Items 8F that he has not had any ex- parte
communication, has not received written communication, has not conducted an
investigation, has not made a site visit, and has not received expert opinions. He
requested that these disclosures and all written communications be made a part of the
record.
Commissioner Kelley said regarding Items 8Fthat she has not had any ex-parte
communication, has not received written communication, has not conducted an
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investigation, has not made a site visit, and has not received expert opinions. She
requested that these disclosures and all written communications be made a part of the
record.
Commissioner Cruz said regarding Items 8F that she has not had any ex-parte
communication, has not received written communication, has not conducted an
investigation, has not made a site visit, and has not received expert opinions, other than
staff. She requested that these disclosures and all written communications be made a
part of the record.
Carl Frumenti, Construction Services Division Director, spoke about the following: project
overview; airnasium design features, airnasium benefits, isometric and prospective view;
site improvement, project scope, project cots, project timeline; conclusion; and questions.
City Manager Dugger stated that this is a project that is long time coming and they worked
diligently to make sure that this was accomplished.
Mayor Penserga said that the original reason for this was for solar panels and that the
savings will be significant.
Vice Mayor Kelley asked what the plan is moving forward adding solar to this.
Kevin Ramsey, Public Works Director, spoke about the engineering for this facility, and
about the steps for this project.
Mayor Penserga opened the item to public comment.
Cindy Falco De Corrado asked how do solar panels hold up against hurricanes.
Motion
Commissioner Cruz moved to approve the Development Order. Commissioner Hay
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
9. City Manager's Report- None
A. Receive update on the status of future agenda items.
City Manager Dugger stated that he wanted to highlight H, I, J, and K, and asked to have
the staff members to come up and request further clarification.
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Mayor Penserga said that he is okay with one on one meetings for these items.
Commissioner Cruz said that for item I, she had a discussion with Staff, and they want to
try to have a meeting with community stakeholders, and that they would like to have this
discussion after the community one.
Attorney Lamb stated that there is an amendment to the flood ordinance on October 1st,
and asked if she should hold it.
Commissioner Cruz responded no.
Commissioner Turkin said that he likes this format.
Vice Mayor Kelley stated with K, she spoke to Andrew and said that she will connect with
the City Clerk to review what needs to be changed and clarified.
Commissioner Cruz asked if she wants to have a discussion about constructing a park in
Leisureville, if she has to put it on a future agenda. She said that she does not think it will
cost much money at all.
City Manager Dugger said that it depends on the amount of money it'll cost.
10. Regular Agenda
A. Proposed Resolution No. R24-223- Ratification of FY 24-25 CRA Budget.
Motion
Commissioner Turkin moved to approve Resolution No. R24-223. Commissioner Hay
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
B. Discussion and review of draft cleanliness plan.
Annalie Holmes, Deputy Director of Public Works, spoke about the plan as follows: public
works; streets and beautification division; sidewalk pressure washing; sidewalk inventory;
adopt a road; street sweeping; Street sweeper routs; right of way appearance
coordination; bus stop condition assessment; prioritization list; and community standards.
Vice Mayor Kelley stated that she knows that Minor Road is a County road, but it is
horrible. She asked what can we do as far as streetscaping.
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Kevin Ramsey, Public Works Director, stated that we can add Minor Road to this list, and
he is waiting to hear back from the County on their schedules for street sweeping.
Vice Mayor Kelley spoke about the flooding a few weeks ago at the high school, and
asked if it was due to the gutters being blocked.
Deputy City Manager Mack stated that part of this was because Lake Worth did not get a
chance to lower the levels of the canals. He said that we have had a lot of rain over the
last month and a half.
Candace Stone, Community Standards Director, spoke about the community appearance
and property maintenance code updates.
Amanda Radigan, Planning and Development Director, spoke about engineering as
follows: traffic control boxes; traffic control box wrap; and vacant storefront program.
Dani Moschella, Public Affairs Director, spoke about public affairs as follows: City
branding; elements; and questions.
Mayor Penserga asked that there are coherent themes throughout the City. He said that
he would like to see some standards in written language, and what are we trying to aim
for, and gave examples.
Commissioner Hay asked about the sidewalk cleaning, and asked if MLK was one of
them.
Mr. Ramsey responded no.
Commissioner Hay said that he would like to see MLK added.
Mr. Ramsey said that they will do that with inhouse staff because the bid has already
gone out.
C. Discussion regarding RFP for Speed Detection Camera System for School
Zones.
Chief DeGiulio stated that they are back at square one because they have two options:
go back to RFP, which would take them backwards and finish towards the end of the
school year; or the other option is to piggyback another municipality.
Mayor Penserga asked why were the previous RFPs rejected.
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Deputy City Manager Mack stated that there was a tie during the evaluation, and when
they dug deeper into this, they saw who was 1st and who was 2nd, and it was in the City's
best interest to reject the bid.
City Manager Dugger stated that they could do a piggyback or they could go with the
current Red Light camera vendor.
Commissioner Hay asked if it would be cost efficient to piggyback.
City Manager Dugger responded yes.
Commissioner Hay said that his recommendation, to go with the piggyback.
Commissioner Cruz said that for the future, she would like to see how we had the issue
with our RFP and the internal process. She said that she would prefer an RFP, but would
go with Commissioner Hay's recommendation.
Commissioner Turkin spoke about getting this up and running for the kids and the
residents and to be fiscally responsible.
Commissioner Cruz said that they did not discuss a company in general.
Commissioner Turkin asked if it was recommended to use who we already use for the
red-light cameras.
Deputy City Manager Mack spoke about a contract amendment to the Verra Mobility
contract to add them. He said that they looked at the agreements that they could
piggyback, and they are recommending the contract to Verra Mobility.
Chief DeGiulio spoke about the contract with Viera being the best for the City.
Commissioner Turkin spoke about going with the recommendation of staff. He said that
this is important.
Vice Mayor Kelley stated that they entertained the RFP option, and she did not like it, and
we are back at this again. She said that we have an established relationship with a
company, and bringing in any new company would incur extra unnecessary cost to a
program they could have up and running fairly quickly. She commented that her
understanding is that we are already using Flock, and she does not see a need to seek
another company. She asked about the Davie contract, and this being a piggyback
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contract.
Chief DeGiulio spoke about the options.
Vice Mayor Kelley said she is comfortable going with Verra.
Commissioner Cruz said that she wanted to make sure we did the right competitive
process. She commented that it was not a waste of time, but now we are on the other
side.
Mayor Penserga said that he would like to hear from some of the applicants.
Commissioner Cruz asked how many we have in the room.
Greg Parks, with Red Speed, commented about the RFPs in the state, and the issues
that they have come across. He spoke about his clients that they have won for the school
zone cameras. He said that they offer a lot of technology and they would love to make a
presentation to staff.
Assistant City Manager Temple stated that they did not invite vendors to come, so there
may not be vendors here to make a presentation.
Steven Abrams spoke about the RFP process, and the legal memo that was sent to the
City Commissioners
Jason Norton, spoke about the Davie contract, contract caveats that need to be read,
including terminating the contract.
Gary Global stated that they are the current vendor and would love to continue servicing
them.
Commissioner Cruz asked about the cancellation prices.
Attorney Lamb stated that they are looking at piggybacking the contract, they would
provide a memo with any red flags that they see in a contract.
Commissioner Cruz said that she wants to make sure whoever we end up using, that they
do not increase the price.
Attorney Lamb said that the Commission would have to approve any contract they go with
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and if there are any issues they might come across.
There was further discussion regarding piggybacking with the City of Davie.
Stacey Weinger, Deputy City Attorney, spoke about the options that the Commission has,
go back to RFP or explore other options of what the City has.
Mayor Penserga stated that he recommends the further analysis with Staff.
Commissioner Hay asked if the data will be public information.
Ms. Weinger spoke about the summary of the review coming back to the Commission.
Commissioner Turkin said that he is not going to listen to everything from other vendors
until we see the contract ourselves.
City Manager Dugger stated that staff is looking for the removal of the RFP process and
move forward with an analysis.
Commissioner Cruz said that she wants to make sure that this was competitively
procured, and if the information stays with the City or not, and what makes this vendor
different.
11. Future Agenda Items
A. Discussion regarding adding a Sister City from Ireland. - October 1, 2024.
Requested by Vice Mayor Kelley.
B. Update on upgrades to water treatment plants to meet future drinking water
regulations.- October 15, 2024. Requested by Mayor Penserga.
C. Discussion regarding Artificial Turf Ordinance.- October 15, 2024. Requested
by Commissioner Turkin.
D. Discussion regarding Rapid Re-housing Program.- October 15, 2024.
Requested by Mayor Penserga.
E. Discussion regarding additional digital signs. - November 4, 2024. Requested
by Commissioner Hay.
F. Discussion regarding City entry way signage. - November 4, 2024. Requested
by Mayor Penserga.
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G. Discussion regarding Procurement Policies and Procedures, including local
business preference. - December 3, 2024. Requested by Mayor Penserga and
Commissioner Cruz.
H. Discussion regarding combining City properties together to create senior
affordable housing . - Pending meeting with Mayor Penserga. Requested by
Mayor Penserga.
I. Discussion regarding Amendments to the Code of Ordinances regarding
flooding in the community.- Pending meeting with Commissioner Cruz.
Requested by Commissioner Cruz.
J. Discussion regarding Hazard Pay for Community Standards.- Pending
meeting with Commissioner Cruz.
Requested by Commissioner Cruz.
K. Discussion regarding requirements for Advisory Board Appointments.- Pending
meeting with Vice Mayor Kelley
Requested by Vice Mayor Kelley.
12. Adiournment
Motion
Vice Mayor Kelley moved to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Cruz seconded the
motion. The motion passed unanimously.
There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 8:44 P.M.
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