Minutes 03-11-03MZNUTES OF THE COMMUNXTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
REGULAR MEETTNG HELD TN COMMTSSTON CHAMBERS, CTTY HALL,
BOYNTON BEACH, FLORZDA, ON THURSDAY,
MARCH ].1, 2003 AT 6:30 P.M.
Present
Larry Finkelstein, Chairman
Jos~ Aguila
Alexander DeMarco
Don Fenton
Jeanne Heavilin, Vice Chair
Michelle Hoyland
Henderson Tillman
Doug Hutchinson, CRA Director
Lindsey Payne, Assistant City
Attorney
Call to Order
Chairman Finkelstein called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
]:[, Roll Call
The Recording Secretary called the roll.
]:TT. Agenda Approval
A quorum was present.
With the concurrence of the Board, Chair Finkelstein changed the order of items
to address the agenda before the minutes.
A. Agenda Approval
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Additions, Deletions, Corrections to the Agenda
Mr. Aguila suggested adding the Grace Fellowship Church Fa~;ade Grant Update
to the agenda as (B) under Old Business. Chair Finkelstein wished to add an
item to Old Business, the status of the Urban Group invoice, as (C) Under Other,
Chair Finkelstein added (A) Heart of Boynton :Information, and (B) Discussion on
Minutes.
2) Adoption of Agenda
Vice Chair Heavilin moved to approve the agenda as amended.
seconded the motion that carried unanimously.
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B. Minutes Approval
Mr. Aguila requested that the February 11, 2003 minutes be corrected on page
9, second paragraph from bottom of page, by deleting "Commissioner
Finkelstein" and replacing it with "Chairman Finkelstein." On page 4, third
paragraph, last sentence, replace "dispute" with "notice." Chair Finkelstein noted
that on page 5, fourth paragraph, a comment should be added: "The Board
increased the budget for this item at the last meeting."
Vice Chair Heavilin believed that the meeting title of the January 16 meeting
should be changed from a Special meeting to a Workshop meeting. Since action
was taken at the meeting in the form of a motion, the Clerk's office elected to
leave the title as it was.
In the February 20, 2003 minutes, page 9, fourth paragraph, add in parenthesis
after $1 million (250K this year.) Mr. Hutchinson explained that he had said $1
million because it was a five-year program and that was the total. The Board
thought it was necessary to add this clarification. Ms. Payne cautioned the Board
about adding statements that were not actually made at the meeting.
,Motion
Mr. DeMarco moved to approve the minutes as amended. Mr. Aguila seconded
the motion that carried unanimously.
IV. Consent Agenda
Mr. Fenton removed Consent Agenda Item B for discussion. Chair Finkelstein
removed Consent Agenda Item A for discussion.
Consent Item B -"Financials'
Mr. Fenton was very concerned about the County's recent reduction in the T.I.F.
fund that resulted in a loss of 33% of revenue with no notice. If the Board were
to go ahead with the "Savage Creatures of the Sea Museum Complex" (Museum)
project, it had to be certain about the amount of money it had available. He
asked Ms. Vielhauer to discuss the current state of the budget.
Susan Vielhauer, Controller, stated that she had issued an additional letter to the
Board on the issue of short-term (90 day) diversification of CRA funds pending
the completion of the investment policy. Staff recommended the purchase of
Treasury Bills, which are fully backed by the Federal Government. The current
funds are in a Money Market account which is FDIC insured up to $100K. She
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indicated that staff was still investigating the T.I.F. fund difference issue and
would report their findings to the Board.
Mr. Fenton stressed that it was risky to have all the money in one place and felt
that at least a portion of the funds should be invested in something like Treasury
Bills to lower the risk. He asked for a listing of funds that were not immediately
needed for 30 to 90 days that could be put into Treasury Bills. He was concerned
about the fees the banks charge to do this, however. Chair Finkelstein was also
concerned about this and stated that the current funds were with a multi-billion
dollar, stable financial institution and that to lose money by paying fees for less
interest was not a good idea.
Motion
Mr. l=enton moved to instruct the Controller to move 90% of the CRA's money
into an institution authorized by the State of l=lorida in U.S. Treasury bills of no
longer than six months duration. Mr. DeMarco seconded the motion. A roll call
vote was taken and the motion failed 5-2, Chair I=inkelstein, 3os~ Aguila, Vice
Chair Heavilin, Michelle Hoyland, and Henderson Tillman dissenting.
Vice Chair Heavilin inquired when the investment policy would be available and
Ms. Vielhauer responded that it would be ready by March 14.
Chair l=inkelstein asked for a breakdown of how the $1.5K over run was spent for
the event that cost $8.5K, $7.5K of which was borne by BODA. Mr. Hutchinson
explained that all the expenses were shown in the expense area and that the
expenses were deducted from the income.
Chair Finkelstein complimented Ms. Vielhauer on the new format for the budget.
He questioned the line item for $647.50 in I'1- services. Ms. Vielhauer explained
that this had been technical support for her accounting program.
Consent Item A - "IT Contract for CRA with City of Boynton Beach"
Chair
Finkelstein made the following comments about the contract:
The zip code of 33425 should be changed to 33435 in the second
paragraph on page 1122 (contract page 1).
Also on page 1122, second paragraph, the Board had asked to have
"governmental operations" deleted. On the cover sheet it says it was
replaced with "public" and on his contract it had the word "agency." The
Board had wanted to delete the words "governmental operations"
completely.
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On page 1122, Scope of Services, the Board added that 1TS agreed to
perform the services identified in the hardware and software inventory.
He assumed this meant the services on the hardware and software.
Assistant City Attorney Payne suggested adding after "Client Agreement
and Conditions for CRA Technical Services, on the equipment listed in the
CRA Hardware and Software Inventory.
Mr. Aguila mentioned that the Inventory listed very specific equipment. If
they bought a new computer, would the contract be renegotiated? Chair
Finkelstein explained that the contract terms stated that if new inventory,
items, or people were added, the contract would be renegotiated.
Chair Finkelstein assumed that monitors, keyboards, and mouse
equipment were included and Ms. Vielhauer indicated that they were.
On page 1123 (contract page 2), third paragraph, Term, after "...1TS to
proceed," add the words "effective date" and a parenthesis, inserting in
parenthesis the actual date upon which the CRA gives 1TS written notice
to proceed. The second sentence is unchanged.
On page 1128 (contract page 7), it used to say "and host our Web site';
but it was missing in this version of the contract. Ms. Vielhauer stated
that the CRA could use the City's hosting vendor but since the CRA did not
know the specifics of how much space they would need and so forth, the
vendor could not give her a price.
Also on page 1128, end of second paragraph, it should read CD/RW
instead of CR/RW.
On page 1128, in the second paragraph, third line, after" .... Dell PCs,.."
insert the Ct~4 Hardware and Sol,rare Inventory out#ned in Exhibit A, e-
mail accounts .... '
> On the last line of page 1128, change the word "inquire" to "' ' · "
~nqu~nes.
Tn the last paragraph on page 1128, the designation in the second line of
"three Dell PCs and HP printers, eliminated a lot of items that were on the
Tnventory list, Exhibit A. After "...third party software or other hardware,
insert "other than the /terns in the Hardware and Software Inventory
outlined in Exhibit A. "
There was a brief discussion on non-performance penalties but the Board
decided not to pursue that. Chair Finkelstein asked that staff establish a back up
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service that could be called if they were in urgent need of assistance and il-
could not respond.
Mr. DeMarco stated that they were discussing CRA business. He hoped that in
the future, the Board could advance the Public Hearing items ahead of the
Consent Agenda. There was consensus on the Board to do this.
Motion
Mr. Fenton moved to approve the ]'T' contract as amended.
the motion that carried unanimously.
Mr. Aguila seconded
After discussion, the Board decided to leave the Agenda as it was. If they pulled
items for discussion on the Consent Agenda, they could defer that discussion and
the Consent Agenda to the end of the meeting or after the Public Hearing items.
V. Public Audience
No one wished to speak.
VT. Public Hearing
Assistant City Attorney Lindsey Payne administered an oath to all persons who
planned to testify at the meeting.
Old Business
A. Elevations
Project:
Agent:
Owner:
Location:
Description:
Dakota Lofts (Elevation Drawings)
Dror Trigger
Dakota Lofts
3010 South Federal Highway
Request approval of elevation drawings
for the proposed townhouse project.
Elevation drawings were required to be
returned to the CRA for review and
approval.
Eric .Johnson, Planner, reviewed the Staff Report. The item was before the Board
because of the Board's Condition of Approval that the applicant had to come
back before the CRA to show them the changes they made in the elevations.
This was a result of the first hearing of the project in January of 2002. Since
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that time, a new owner has taken over the project. Staff reviewed the revised
elevations and determined that they had met Condition of Approval #46.
3erry Knight, attorney representing the Dakota Lofts Development Corporation,
stated that the new owners were aware of the Board's comments and
recommendations and wanted to cooperate to the fullest extent.
James Gilgenbach, architect for the project, displayed the old and new
elevations. The major difference was that the porches now extended up to all
the floors. They created a design element on the roof of the porches with
decorative columns all the way up, a decorative pre-cast railing, and additional
banding on the windows with an arch above it.
CHAIRMAN FINKELSTEIN OPENED THE PUBLIC AUDIENCE AND CLOSED IT
WHEN NO ONE W:[SHED TO SPEAK.
Various Board members commented about what a good job the applicant had
done with respect to improving the building elevations. Several Board members
expressed a desire to see the dark terra cotta and mint green trim toned down
two or three shades. The feeling was that the colors that were shown were too
dark and too intense for the location.
Ms. Hoyland believed that while much improved, the rear and the front of the
building still had a somewhat monotonous appearance. She suggested that a
slight variation above the garage doors and a tiled arch above the windows, on
four or more garages, would help to break up the long expanse of the building. A
variation in the colors such as on the columns and towers could also add some
movement to the building.
Dror Trigger, agent for Dakota Lofts, agreed that the elevations had needed
improvement. They had trusted the opinion of a design professional for the
color selection but were willing to cooperate to improve the color selection.
Mr. DeMarco asked Mr. Trigger if they agreed with all the Conditions of Approval
and Mr. Knight confirmed that they had either complied or would comply with all
of the Conditions of Approval.
Motion
Mr. Aguila moved to approve the revised elevations as presented subject to a
reduction of the intensity of the colors (terra cotta and green trim) by at least
two to three shades. Ms. Hoyland seconded the motion.
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Staff clarified that the applicant could pull a building permit and submit the color
change to staff, who would decide if the color had been toned down two to three
shade, and the applicant would not come back before the Board. Mr. Aguila
agreed but suggested that the Planning & Zoning Division share the revised color
palette with the Board, as a courtesy.
The motion carried unanimously.
New Business
A. Zoning Code Variance
Project:
Agent:
Owner:
Location:
Descr)pUon:
Holly Variance (ZNCV 03-001)
George Homrich
.~anice Holly
133 N.E. 4th Avenue
Request for relief from the City of
Boynton Beach Land Development
Regulations, Chapter 2, Zoning, Section
5.F.2.a and 5.E.2.a requiring sixty (60)
foot minimum lot frontage to allow a ten
(10) foot variance, resulting in a fifty
(50) foot lot frontage for a single family
house within a R-2 zoning district and;
Request relief from Chapter 2, Zoning,
Section 5.F.2.a, requiring a minimum
Side yard setback of ten (10) feet to
allow for a variance of 2.5 feet and a
side setback of 7.5 feet on each side for
a single-family home within the R-2
zoning district.
Maxime Ducoste-Amedee, Planner, reviewed the Staff Report. Staff was in
favor of granting the variance to allow a 50-foot lot frontage but was not in favor
of granting a variance on the side yard setback requirements.
George Homrich, 50! N.E. 3rd Street, Boynton Beach, stated that most
houses on the street did not have garages, but did have 50-foot frontages, and
7.5 feet side yard setbacks. He stated that there was a big vacant lot to the east
but the owner was not interested in selling any of the land to him. He realized
that he could not present a true hardship, but the variances would enable him to
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have a garage and a decent-sized front entry and bedroom on the front of the
house. He expressed gratitude for the support of the Planning & Zoning Division.
CHAIR FINKELSTEIN OPENED THE PUBLIC AUDIENCE.
Timothy McTie, 30 N.E.4th Avenue, Boynton Beach, stated that he lived
across the street from the applicant's property and was not in favor of a variance
to allow 7.5-foot side yard setbacks on the subject property. He believed that
the applicant should build a two-story house instead.
CHAIR FINKELSTEIN CLOSED THE PUBLIC AUDIENCE.
Mr. Tillman stated that if the City wanted to improve conditions in the Heart of
Boynton as called for in the Study, it would not grant variances that would tend
to encourage a continuance of conditions that opposed the established Code.
Also, staff clearly noted that granting the side yard setback variance request
could result in impacts such as reduced light, airflow, and views. Ms. Hoyland
commented that staff suggested that the Heart of Boynton Study be used as a
guide but that it could not be implemented because they had not adopted the
land use, the zoning, or the entire study. Mr. Tillman disagreed, saying that the
Study existed and the City knew what it was looking for in terms of standards.
Ms. Hoyland verified with staff that the dominant lot width in the area varied
from 25 to 50 feet, that there had been no variances granted in the area for
front or side setbacks or lot width, and that this would be the first variance of its
kind.
Mr. Aguila believed that the applicant could build a quality house with a building
width of 30 feet. He did not see any reason that the applicant could not use his
property as desired within the Code's 10-foot side yard setback provisions.
.Motion
Ms. Hoyland moved to approve the request to reduce the lot frontage from 60
feet to 50 feet for the subject application and to deny the side setback variance
request of 7.5 feet versus 10 feet. Mr. Aguila seconded the motion that carried
6-1, Mr. Tillman dissenting.
B. .Land Use Plan Amendment/Rezonino
Project:
Agent:
Owner:
Beck's Towing & Recovery (LUAR
03-001
Carl A. Cascio, P.A.
Custom Property Services, Inc.
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Location'
(contract pending)
Request to amend the Comprehensive
Plan Future Land Use Map from General
Commercial (GC) to Industrial (I); and
Request to rezone subject property from
C-4 General Commercial to M-1 Industrial.
Dick Hudson, Senior Planner, reviewed the Staff Report. He stated that the
changes were consistent with recommendations in the Heart of Boynton
Community Redevelopment Plan. Beck's Towing & Recovering wished to
relocate its legal non-conforming business to the subject property.
Carl A. Ca$cio, P.A., spoke on behalf of Beck's Towing & Recovery, saying that
there were many auto-related businesses in the area and so there would be
compatibility with existing uses.
Stephen Beck, owner of Beck's Towing & Recovery, Inc., located at 506
N.E. 3rd Street, stated that he had started his business in 1995 and had a
towing contract with the City. He had outgrown his small lot about five years ago
and most of the industrial M-1 sites in Boynton had been taken. He had already
cleaned up the new site and planned to install a fence to screen the cars from
public view. He was willing to cooperate with the City in all matters.
CHAIR FINKELSTEIN OPENED THE PUBLIC AUDIENCE AND CLOSED IT WHEN
NO ONE WISHED TO SPEAK,
Mr. DeMarco confirmed the size of the lot with the owner as being 150 feet by
146.4 feet, which was large enough to store cars.
t4otion
Mr. Fenton moved to grant the request to reclassify the property from General
Commercial to Industrial and rezone from C-4 General Commercial to M-1
Industrial. Vice Chair Heavilin seconded the motion.
Ms. Hoyland confirmed with the applicant that his present business was
operating as a legal non-conforming use in a C-4 zoning district. She had a
problem with this use at this location and the rezoning for this use. She realized
that the Heart of Boynton Plan talked about moving the boundary for M-1 to the
east side of N.E. 3rd Street and that this request would be consistent with that
Plan. She did not agree with the rezoning. She was concerned that there was an
existing, legal, non-conforming, grandfathered use in the area that would expand
to a larger lot through a rezoning. The business would not be allowed to
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expand in any other way.
Mr. Aguila commented that when the current business was closed down, the
grandfathering would be lost unless another towing company took it within the
first 180 days after the business closed. Mr. Aguila was willing to take that
chance for a relocated, improved property.
The motion carried 6-1, Ms. Hoyland dissenting.
A RECESS WAS CALLED AT 8:25 P.M. THE MEE-I'~NG RECONVENED AT 8:36
P.M.
VII. Director's Report
Workshops Requested:
2.
3.
4.
CRA Priority List
Events - TBD
Graphics/Web Site/Brochure Development - TBD
Board Criteria - TBD
The Board decided to devote an entire workshop to the Museum proposal on
March 27, 2003 at 6:30 p.m. in Conference Room C, West Wing. The other
workshop items, including the awards program, will be covered on April 24, 2003
at 6:30 p.m., also in Conference Room C, West Wing.
VIII. Old Business
A. Consideration of PBC Convention & Visitors Bureau Board Seal
There is a seat available on the Palm Beach County Convention & Visitor's
Bureau Board of Directors. The current president of the Boynton Beach Chamber
of Commerce, Diana 3ohnson, expressed interest in CRA representation on the
Board. Mr. Hutchinson believed that sitting on this Board would be useful
because:
A representative of the Board would assist the CRA in its endeavor
to transform the City of Boynton Beach into a Tourist Destination.
The opportunity to impact policies prior to implementation would
ensure that the voice of the City of Boynton Beach and the CRA
were both heard.
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As developers are invited to bring their projects to the City of
Boynton Beach, the ability to put them at ease in regard to the
social and cultural climate will be significantly enhanced with the
knowledge that the CRA is at the nucleus of this organization.
Ms. 3ohnson explained that with the Board's approval, Mr. Hutchinson would be
the Chamber of Commerce designee for this position. She further stated that the
Chamber would cover the $500 membership fee but the $500 fee to sit on the
Board would be borne by the CRA.
Motion
Mr. Tillman moved that the CRA Director, Doug Hutchinson, assume the position
on the Board of Directors of the Palm Beach County Convention and Visitors
Bureau. Vice Chair Heavilin seconded the motion that carried unanimously.
B. Grace Fellowship Fa(;ade Grant
The Board had requested that Grace Fellowship provide a larger space for the
dumpster. The applicant submitted a letter listing the reasons that it would be
difficult for them to do so. The Board agreed with their reasons and Mr. Aguila
withdrew his request.
Motion
Mr. Aguila moved to delete the condition of providing a larger space for the
dumpster for the reasons listed in Grace Fellowship's letter to the Board. Ms.
Hoyland seconded the motion that carried unanimously.
C. Status of The Urban Group ]:nvoice
Mr. Hutchinson reported that staff had asked The Urban Group to provide a
detailed listing of the activities they had performed and for which they were
billing the CRA. The Urban Group understood the Board's request and staff was
awaiting their detailed response.
~X' New Business
Consideration of Fa ade Grant Re uest for Bo nton Boundless
L.L.C.
Mr. Hutchinson stated that staff had received the completed application for
improved retail and office space on Seacrest Boulevard next to the U.S. Post
Office, a very prominent location. He commented that it would be especially nice
to have this additional retail space since it was scarce in the redevelopment area.
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Michael Weiner, one of the members of Boynton Boundless L.L.C., stated that
they planned to establish a title company on one side of the building and that
the other side was unoccupied. They applied for the grant because they wanted
to do something that would really call attention to the fact that they had Class A
office space.
.~im Barretta, 74 Baytree Lane, Boynton Beach, stated that they planned to
do an extensive facade renovation and exterior streetscape renovation. They
planned to remove the existing sidewalk, and add pavers, landscaping, and tree
grates. They also planned to patch and paint the building, install a ramp, add
Bahamas shutters to the second story, courtyard walls, and pilasters.
Mr. Aguila stated that the Fagade Grant Program guidelines asked the applicant
to provide a narrative detailing the "public view" items. He asked that the
applicant "weed out" all that did not apply to the building's fagade and apply
dollar values to the public view items and include graphics of some kind so that
the Board could see the value of the proposed improvements. The Board could
then make an intelligent decision based on those facts. Mr. Fenton asked if the
applicant could just break the numbers out now at this meeting.
Ms. Hoyland asked for specific, detailed drawings of the elevations. Mr. Weiner
stated that the application did not necessarily call for construction plans or
drawings. If that were necessary, they would be willing to show the Board what
they presented to the Planning & Zoning Division. They had some partial
elevations and showed them to the Board.
Chair Finkelstein stated that they had a fagade grant and a package but no
fa(;ade improvements in the package. Mr. Weiner showed two drawings that
demonstrated what they planned to do with the pavers, the front, and the
additional landscaping. Mr. Weiner indicated that staff advised them that their
application was complete.
Chair Finkelstein was concerned that the exterior work seemed to total only $10K
and would have to total at least $30K in order to obtain the $15K grant. :it
appeared that the rest of the work was interior, which was irrelevant to this
application. Mr. Weiner apologized for the way the contractors had lumped
everything together. He knew that they were spending at least $30K on the
exterior improvements with respect to the trees, the paving, the resurfacing of
the parking lot, the shutters and so forth, and he would be happy to show the
Board exactly what they had in mind. He spoke of his vision for the building and
indicated that they had chosen a color palette of gray, black, and white. He
would be glad to provide color chips to the Board.
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Mr. Hutchinson asked the applicant to reconcile the budget with the estimates
and quotes, as they relate to the outside work only.
Chair Finkelstein stated that the total cost of the project ($129K) mentioned in
the cover letter was not relevant to the fac;ade grant since only public view items
were to be considered in it. He thought that the application was not ready to
come before the Board. The Board did not want to have to take apart the
application and find out how it worked and wanted staff to look at those items
before bringing them to the Board and reject applications that were not
complete.
Motion
Mr. Aguila moved to table the Fa(~ade Grant application of Boynton Boundless,
L.L.C. until the next CRA meeting, April 8. Vice Chair Heavilin seconded the
motion that passed unanimously.
Consideration of the Boynton Beach Boulevard Design/Buihl
Selection Committee,
Mr. Hutchinson gave the Board a written recommendation of the Selection
Committee for the Design/Build portion of the Boynton Beach Boulevard
Extension, Promenade, and RiverWalk projects and requested approval to
negotiate with the Selection Committee's first choice. The Board agreed with the
Selection Committee's first choice of Burkhardt Construction, Inc. and decided to
declare the second choice as well in the interest of time.
Motion
Mr. Aguila moved to authorize staff to negotiate with Burkhardt Construction,
:[nc. and if that fails, to negotiate with the second choice, Brang Company, :[nc.
Mr. Fenton seconded the motion that carried unanimously.
C. Consideration of Southern Homes' re uest for si na e at the
Merano Bay temporary sales office
Assistant City Attorney Lindsey Payne stated that she had discussed this matter
with Mr. Hutchinson and Mr. Rumpf and that some additional follow up was
required from the Planning & Zoning Division's staff before this item would be
ready for the Board's consideration.
Motion
Mr. Aguila moved to table consideration of Merano Bay's request for signage at
the temporary sales office until the CRA Board's next meeting on April 8, 2003.
Mr. Tillman seconded the motion that carried unanimously.
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X. Other Items
A. .Heart of Boynton Information
Chair Finkelstein reported that using the County's market value as a guide, he
calculated the total value of the properties under consideration for purchase as
$855,633 versus a budget allocation of $250K. This should be kept in mind when
doing budget projections and looking at projects like the Museum.
B. Discussion on Minute_~
Chair Finkelstein commented that the Board had made some corrections but that
to his knowledge, had never received corrected copies of the minutes. He asked
what happened to corrections.
The Recording Secretary informed Chair Finkelstein that corrections were made
to the original permanent record and filed in the Minutes Books in the City Clerk's
office. It was not the practice of the City Clerk's Office to send out corrected
minutes. The Recording Secretary indicated that she would forward this request
to the City Clerk.
There was consensus on the Board that a corrected version of the minutes
should be kept by the CRA Director. The Board requested that the corrected
minutes be used when minutes were put into the agenda packets.
C. Human Resources Update
Assistant City Attorney Lindsey Payne reported on the work that was being done
for the CRA by H.R. Management Partners. One of the directions from the CRA
was to contact other CRAs to obtain information and Ms. Payne reported that
there would be an additional charge for doing this since it was considered a
custom survey. If the Board wanted the consultant to telephone 15 CRAs, for
example, the charge would be about $3K. Ms. Payne sought the approval of the
Board to pay the additional $3K so that they could have a usable finished
product.
Chair Finkelstein asked that a call be made to the Florida Redevelopment
Association to see if that information would be readily available. Mr. Aguila
commented that the consultant was reputable and the Iow bidder. Mr. Fenton
was not in favor of spending an additional $3K and wanted the consultant to
telephone 2 or 3 CRAs in the surrounding area. Mr. Tillman was also not in favor
of spending the additional $3,000. Ms. Hoyland was concerned that the Board's
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needs be made known to the consultant in an expeditious manner since
everyone wanted closure on the matteri
Motion
Ms. Hoyland moved to give the consultant an additional $3K to complete the
human resources survey work. Mr. Aguila seconded the motion that passed 5-2,
Mr. T#1man and Mr. Fenton d/ssent/ng.
X:[. Adjournment
Since there was no further business before the Board, the meeting was duly
adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan Collins
Recording Secretary
(031203)
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