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Minutes 04-14-2026MINUTES OF THE JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COMMISSION AND THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD HELD ON TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2026, AT 6:00 PM IN CITY HALL COMMISSION CHAMBERS 100 E OCEAN AVENUE, BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA PRESENT: Chair Rebecca Shelton Vice Chair Woodrow Hay Board Member Angela Cruz Board Member Thomas Turkin Board Member Aimee Kelley 1. Call to Order Tim Tack, Assistant Director Kathryn Rossmell, Board Counsel Mayor Rebecca Shelton called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M. 2. Invocation Commissioner McCray gave the Invocation. 3. Pledge of Allegiance Vice Mayor Turkin led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. 4. Roll Call The Minutes Specialist called the roll. A quorum was present. 5. Agenda Approval A. Additions, Deletions, Corrections to the Agenda Vice Mayor Turkin added a discussion of the RMA Contract and the Executive Director to Item 6 for under Legal. Commissioner Kelley seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. B. Adoption of Agenda Motion Commissioner Kelley moved to approve the agenda as amended. Commissioner Cruz seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Meeting Minutes Joint City Commission and CRA Board Boynton Beach, Florida April 14, 2026 6. Legal Commissioner Turkin wanted to hear an update. from Legal regarding the RMA contract. Attorney Rossmell stated that this item is not on the agenda as it arose after the Agenda was published and it has several moving parts. She stated that the CRA has independent Human Resource Counsel from the FordHarrison Firm, and in particular. David Gobeo. Last Friday, the firm was notified of a potential incident with an RMA employee contractor hired to perform executive director function and Mr. Gobeo undertook an investigation, the result of which a copy is provided. He found the behavior occurred on April 91h in violation of CRA policies and would have warranted a termination of the contract or other discipline; however, prior to that, RMA sent letter of resignation, and it did not mention the incident. She said Mr. Gobeo was present to answer questions. Attorney Rossmell advised that if the Board accepts the resignation, she will need to be authorized to work with either the City Manager or an appointed Board Member to ensure the termination is effective pursuant to the contract. Motion Vice Mayor Turkin was fine with moving forward with the termination of the contract, so it reflects the resignation of the vendor. Commissioner McCray suggested the motion include that they will work with the City Manager as well. Attorney Rossmell explained that the City Manager is the contract administrator so to the extent that she needs something signed, she said the Board should authorize the City Manager the ability to work with her on the termination the RMA contract and appoint the City Manager as the Interim CRA Director. Attorney Rossmell said they may need to draft a minor contract amendment because the resignation was not provided for in that form in the contract. Vote Commissioner McCray seconded the motion. Mayor Shelton opened Public Comment. No one came forward. The motion passed unanimously. Motion 2 Meeting Minutes Joint City Commission and CRA Board Boynton Beach, Florida April 14, 2026 Vice Mayor Turkin commented there has been a lot of progress in the last few months and this is a crucial moment in time. He moved for City Manager Dan Dugger to be appointed as Interim CRA Director. Commissioner McCray seconded the motion. The motion passed 4-1 (Commissioner Cruz dissenting.) Mayor Shelton opened Public Comment. No one came forward. Attorney Rossmell stated that she will work with City Legal and the City Manager and return with the paperwork at the next meeting. Vice Mayor Turkin said to make sure the Interim Manager position is effective immediately. Attorney Rossmell stated the City Manager will take on the role immediately and next month they will make sure he is paid retroactively to the extent it is necessary and be retroactive to today/s date. Commissioner Cruz said the members should discuss this as a Board, given the incident that allegedly took place, and that they should have a conversation about the future of the CRA. She noted there is a lot going on, the City Manager should focus on the City and in the past, the CRA is a separate governmental agency governed by the Board, but was always led by its own Executive Director. Commissioner Kelley commented thought for continuity and for transition, this makes sense and it will work, and they will make sure the CRA continues to move. She did not want this to come across as a permanent fix. She noted the have the purchase of 13 parcels and a huge decision needs to be made, and if they repost for an Executive Director and they have to keep things moving. Have amazing city staff to assist the CRA and this is more in aid as opposed to a hindrance. She supports dan in temporary position at the CRA. She said if issues arise, it will be brought to the Board, and this will provide stability. Commissioner McCray agreed and supported it 100%. Vice Mayor Turkin wanted to postpone the remainder of the agenda because of the workshop and address this next week before the City Commission meeting so the interim director has time to be briefed by CRA staff and postpone jt until the meeting to next week to allow the City Manager time to absorb the perspective. Motion Commissioner McCray moved to table Items 9 A, B, C and D until April 21St. at 6 p.m. Vice Mayor Turkin seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 3 Meeting Minutes Joint City Commission and CRA Board Boynton Beach, Florida April 14, 2026 Commissioner Cruz said when it comes to today's decision she did not want to move forward with an immediate change is because they had an interim person for a long time while looking for an Executive Director, and she shared her sympathies with staff, and told them not to feel nervous about their jobs. She said they should slow down in making decisions. Commissioner Kelley said Mr. Tack has spearheaded the CRA as well as staff and kept the CRA going. She said the entire Board and City Commission supports staff. 7. Informational Items and Disclosures by Board Members and CRA Staff: A. Disclosure of Conflicts, Contacts, and Relationships for Items Presented to the CRA Board on Agenda 8. Public Comments None. 9. New Business A. Discussion and Consideration of Redistricting the CRA B. Discussion and Consideration of the Residential Improvement Grant Program C. Discussion and Consideration of the Transfer of CRA Business Development Promotions to City D. Discussion and Consideration of FY 2026-2027 Budget Considerations 10. Future Agenda Items 11. Adjournment Motion Vice Mayor Turkin moved to adjourn. The motion was duly seconded. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 6:16 p.m. Catherine Cherry Minutes Specialist 151