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Minutes 12-10-02MINUTES OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY REGULAR MEETXNG HELD XN COMMXSSZON CHAMBERS, cTrY HALL, BOYNTON BEACH, FLOR[DA, ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2002 AT 6:30 P.M. Present Larry Finkelstein, Chairman .los6 Aguila Alexander DeMarco Don Fenton Doug Hutchinson, CRA Director Lindsey Payne, Board Attorney Dale Sugerman, Assistant City Manager Absent Jeanne Heavilin, Vice Chair Michelle Hoyland Henderson Tiliman Z. Call to Order Chairman Finkelstein called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m. ZZ. Roll Call The Recording Secretary called the roll and declared that a quorum was present. Ill. Agenda Approval: A. AClditions, Deletions, Corrections to the Agenda The following changes were made to the Agenda: ~ Chairman Finkelstein requested that the following items be added to the Director's Report: 2. Ocean District Plan Update 3. $3M Loan Update ~, Mr. Aguila requested that the following item be added under VIZ;[. Old Business: D. Review of The Harbors Architectural Additions Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Boynton Beach, Florida B. Adoption of Agenda Motion Mr. Aguila moved to approve the Agenda, as amended. Fenton, and unanimously carried. ZV. Consent Agenda December 10, 2002 Motion seconded by Don A. Approval of Minutes, November 12, 2002 CRA Board Meeting B. Cancellation of Employment Contract and Adoption of Employee Status C. Financial Report At the request of Chairman removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion. MoUon CRA Finkelstein, Consent Agenda items A & B were Mr. Aguila moved to approve the minutes of the November 12, 2002 meeting as amended. Mr. Fenton seconded the motion that carried unanimously. Cancellation of Employee Contract and Adootion of CRA Employee Status Chair Finkelstein stated that in discussions with the Board Attorney, the manual is the guide for the employees and there are several items in the existing manual that do not apply to the CRA such as pay plans and grades. He suggested that the Director and the Board Attorney work on employment contracts until the manual is corrected. Motion Chairman Finkelstein requested that on page 605, fourth paragraph, the last word be changed from "/npuf' to "/nterest." A. Aooroval of Minutes. November 12, 2002 CRA Board Meeting Mr. Aguila moved to remove Consent Agenda Items IV.A & B from the Consent Agenda for discussion. Mr. DeMarco seconded the motion that carried unanimously. M~eting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Boynton Beach, Florida December 10, 2002 MotiQn Mr. Aguila moved to direct the Director and the Board Attorney to prepare the appropriate employment contracts, pending correction of the Manual. Mr. Fenton seconded the motion that carried unanimously. Motion Mr. Aguila moved to approve the balance of the Consent Agenda. Mr. DeMarco seconded the motion that carried unanimously. V. Public Audience Chair Finkelstein opened the public audience and closed it when no one wished to speak. V~. Public Hearing Plannina and Zoning Hearing Items Attorney Payne administered an oath of truthfulness to all persons who would be testifying. She did so at this time and repeated it as necessary throughout the meeting. New Business A. ~nd Use Plan Amendment/RezonJng (Revised) Project: Agent: Location: Description: Mixed Use - Core (LUAR 02-10) City-Initiated East side of Federal Highway, between Ocean Avenue and NE 4~ Street Request to amend the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map from Mixed Use (MX) to Mixed Use - Core (MX-C) Dick Hudson, Senior Planner, presented the highlights of the Staff Report. The Planning & Zoning Division believes that this request is consistent with the intent of the Comprehensive Plan; will be compatible with adjacent land uses; and will contribute to the overall economic development of the City. It was also determined that additional potential demand upon public facilities can be accommodated. Therefore, staff recommended that the subject request be approved. 3 Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Boynton Beach. Florida December 10.2002 This amendment allows the property owners with that land use to apply for the Mixed Use High Intensity zoning if they so desire. Mr. Aguila thought that the boundaries of the designated area were restrictive and would force people to come in on a parcel-by-parcel basis on the undesignated properties. Mr. Hudson replied that this was staff's best guess after looking at a needs analysis. If they had included a larger area, DCA would have wanted to see a complete justification analysis and impacts on the infrastructure and this would have put a considerable administrative burden on staff. They wanted to get it on the map and get started somewhere. Michael Rumpf, Planning & Zoning Director, stated that the land around the Marina area presents the greatest potential for opportunity right now. Mr. Aguila confirmed with Mr. Hudson that staff could handle amendments up to 10 acres without going through the DCA. Mr. Hutchinson stated that larger projects could still come in and add to this area but that was speculative at this time and the infrastructure load had to be considered. CHAIR FINKELb-FEIN OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING. Debbie Brooks, 15 East Ocean Avenue, Ocean Ridge, asked how many individual property owners owned the land in question. Chair Finkelstein said that there were multiple owners. Vincent Molle, owner of the Banana Boat property, noted that his property was included on the map. He inquired whether it was another concession to the Marina. He then asked about an area on the map that was not included and Mr. Hudson explained that this was because it was City-owned. Mr. Nolle stated he was in litigation with the City right now over entry to the Banana Boat and he thought he should attend this meting to find out what was going on. CHAIR FINKEI.STEIN CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING. Motion Mr. Fenton moved to accept the staff recommendation on the Mixed Use-Core Land Use Amendment (LUAR 02-10). Mr. Aguila seconded the motion that carried unanimously. Project: Agent: Owner: Beachside at Boynton (LUAR 02-008) Siemon & Larson, P.A. Gulfstream Lumber Company Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopr,,~nt Agency Boynton Beach, Florida Description: December 10, 2_002 Request to amend the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Nap from Local Retail Commercial (LRC) to Hixed Use (HX); and Request to rezone from C-3 Community Commercial to Hixed Use - Low Intensity (HU-L). For Hixed Use development (residential, retail and office). Dick Hudson, Senior Planner, presented the highlights of the Staff Report. Staff concluded that the request was consistent with the intent of the Comprehensive Plan; would not create additional impacts on infrastructure that had not been anticipated in the Comprehensive Plan; would be compatible with adjacent land uses and would contribute to the overall economic development of the City. Staff recommended approval of this request. Staff believed that a mixed-use project at this intersection would be consistent with the Federal Highway Corddor Plan and provide a gateway to the downtown area. CHAIR FINKELSTEIN OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING. Hike Fitzpatrick, 1.75 S.W. 2nd Street, Boynton Beach, said that it was obvious what Gulfstream Lumber and the new owners would get out of this, but he asked what the City of Boynton Beach would get out of it. He advocated a 200-foot easement along the railroad tracks for Greenways. It could also have the purple pipe for recycled water. If easements are linked up piece by piece, it provides future flexibility to enhance the City. He thought that if the City asked the developers for this land, the developers would not be favorably disposed to it; however, he had not seen anyone sit down face to face with the developers to ask for this. He stated that Gulfstream Lumber wanted to get out and that this was the only time when any pressure could be applied. It was not a site issue because the City needs to own the land. If it is put off until it becomes a site issue, everyone would feel sorry for the developer because they had already put so much time into planning and laying it out and nobody would want to say no. Now is the time for the City to get something from the developers. CHAIR FINKEI~'TEIN CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING. Mr. Aguila inquired whether the property was under one unity of title and Mr. Hudson replied that it was. He also asked about the extension of S.E. 34 Street and whether it served anything useful to the south and Hr. Hudson replied that it did not. Hr. Aguila wondered if it could be abandoned and included with the parcel and Mr. Hudson said it could be (if they requested it). Hr. Hudson indicated that S.E. 2r~ Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Boynton Beach, Florida December 10, 2002 Street came to the City three or four years ago and asked that this be abandoned. When this process began, no record of an easement could be found. The City had agreed to abandon it but no Ordinance had been done and this was just completed at the last City Commission meeting. Mr. Aguila did not want to see the land subdivided into out parcels and he asked if there were a way to control that. Mr. Hudson stated that he believed the developer clearly understood that and that they were to come in with a unified development plan for the property. Mr. Aguila asked if the City had a policy or ordinance where large parcels would be reviewed for the possibility of some Greenways to be part of the development process. Mr. Hudson stated that there was a Greenways study underway at the present time and that he hoped that the results of the study would allow them to put something 'in the Comprehensive Plan about Greenways. Mr. Aguila said that with a site like this, which was actually a sea of asphalt, there was an opportunity to give a little bit back to the earth and he thought it was in everyone's best interest to protect the planet. Motion Mr. Fenton moved to approve the request to amend the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map from Local Retail Commercial to Mixed Use and to rezone from C-3 Community Commercial to Mixed Use-Low Intensity. Mr. Aguila seconded the motion that carried unanimously. B. Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment Project: Agent/Owner: Description: CI~I'A 02-002) City-initiated Request to amend Comprehensive Plan Objective 1_.12 and Policies 1.12.1 and 1.12.2 in the Future Land Use Element to update the review process for residential developments in the Coastal High Hazard Area; and Request to amend Comprehensive Plan Policy 1,16.1 to add lists of uses allowed in residential land use categories; to recognize recommendations of the "Federal Highway Corridor Community Redevelopment Plan" as a basis for 6 M(~eting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Boynton Beach, Florida December 10, 2002 designating certain lands as Special High Density Residential land use; and to establish the Mixed Use-Core and Conservation land use categories and corresponding lists of allowed uses. Dick Hudson, Senior Planner, presented the highlights of these text amendments. Staff recommended approval of the amendments as the minimum required to update the Comprehensive Plan with regard to changing review policies by outside agencies and recommendations of adopted City-initiated studies. Chair Finkelstein asked Mr. Hudson about page 639, at the end of the first paragraph where it spoke of "Other uses which have land use characteristics that are very similar to those uses listed under a particular land use category may also be allowed in that land use category." He wanted to know how this was defined. Attorney Payne said this was a fairly common statement in land use planning. It is just that it is not possible to think of every possibility ahead of time and this statement gives the City and the Board more flexibility. They can always say no if they wish. Mr. Aguila referred to page 636 and the reference to the Florida Building Code, and suggested stating "the currently-adopted Florida Building Code." Staff agreed. CHAIR FINKELSTEIN OPENED THE PUBLTC HEARING AND CLOSED 13' WHEN NO ONE WISHED TO SPEAK. Motion Mr. Aguila moved to approve the Comprehensive Plan Text Amendments (CPTA 02-002). Mr. DeMarco seconded the motion that carried unanimously. VZZ. Director's Report Mr. Hutchinson welcomed Board member Al DeMarco, who was recovering from a slow-speed, sedous accident with an airbag. He thanked him for making the effort to come to the meeting. A. Uodates 1) Way Finding Contract 7 Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Boynton Beach, Florida December 10, 2002 Mr. Hutchinson reported that he was working with the Chamber to identify signs, so work had begun and the Board would be given updates as the work proceeded. 2) Ocean District Plan Mr. Hutchinson reported that Ms. Beltran in the Planning & Zoning Division was writing the Ocean District Plan at this time and expected to finish in .]anuary. He stated that a draft would be given to the Board for their input. 3) $3M Loan Update Chair Finkelstein stated that Mr. Hutchinson was going to come back to the Board with suggestions on how to solve the issue of losing $12,500 a month by carrying this loan. Mr. Hutchinson stated that the process had begun. Part of the problem had to do with the regulation surrounding public funds. The Controller is working with Don Fenton to get clarification of the Statutes and exactly how to invest those funds so that when they go out to ask for proposals to come in, they have proposals that will fulfill the public purpose of secure funds. That has been a little more difficult due to the lack of agreement about Statutes and their meaning and interpretation. Good progress was being made. Mr. Fenton said that the Board had to have an investment Policy and that had been lacking. Chair Finkelstein did not think that investing the money was a good idea when they were experiencing $].2.5K a month in negative cash flow. He preferred to spend the money on purchasing properties for redevelopment before it was too late or re-loan the money out, secured by real estate first liens, and then they could get the kind of money they needed to cover the interest spread. Mr. Fenton agreed, saying that they should have had a line of credit but they did not and what they had to do now was get the proper structure before they could do any further financial dealings. The Board did not even know who was on the State-approved list of vendors for the CRA. He assumed that the people that had their money right now were on that list but he was not sure. Discussion of Condemnation Proceedina$ on ;lanet Hall Proeertv Mr. Hutchinson reported that the City was going through the condemnation process with this property. They had checked with the surveyors and the last partial survey did not give the required metes and bounds for legal staff. Legal asked that we get a current survey with the proper metes and bounds on the three separate tracts that were appraised. Under the current organization, the Director and the Chairman are authorized to proceed with purchases under $10K and this should fall considerably below that. 8 Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Boynton Beach, Florida VIII, Old Business December 10, 2002 A. Heart of Bovnton Plan Initiation ReQuest Mr. Hutchinson reported on a memorandum that was sent from Quintus Greene, Development Director, to the CRA Board members about the initiation of specific activities to begin the implementation of the Heart of Boynton Community Redevelopment Plan. The five properties identified in Mr. Greene's proposal are ones that are critical to the implementation of the Plan. Mr. Greene requested that the CRA take the following four actions: Authorize its staff to arrange for appraisals to be conducted on privately held non-residential properties fronting on both sides of Seacrest Boulevard, for a distance of approximately one block south of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. (more particularly described in his memorandum) Authorize its staff to arrange to have good faith purchase offers made on behalf of the CRA to the owners of these properties, based on the aforementioned appraisals. Request that the City Commission issue a formal resolution of necessity authorizing the use of eminent domain to acquire the above-referenced properties in the event that purchase negotiations prove unsuccessful. Authorize its staff to arrange for the demolition and clearance of all structures on the above referenced properties once they are in CRA ownership. Mr. Joe Grey of JEG Associates and Quintus Greene, Development Director at the City of Boynton Beach, were present to answer questions. There was some question regarding the purchase of a property to add on to Sara Sims Park. Chair Finkeistein had been under the impression that the properties were being purchased for redevelopment and not for purposes of a park. Mr. Grey indicated that the success of the commercial development on the east side of Seacrest was going to be contingent on the development of the civic projects to the west and that Sara Sims Park would play a huge role in terms of adding value to the commercial properties. The bottom line was that in order to move forward with the implementation of the Heart of Boynton Plan, previously endorsed by the CRA, these particular properties must be acquired. 9 Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Boynton Beach, Florida December 10, 2002 :.. Mr. Fenton inquired about the church on the east side of the intersection. Mr. Greene said that they were attempting to assemble a developable parcel and that could not be done without that church being relocated. Mr. Aguila asked when they would decide to go to Step #3 in the above-listed actions - a Resolution of Necessity authorizing the use of eminent domain. Mr. Greene assumed, and it would be up to the Board, that they would engage the Real Estate Administrator that had been engaged in the past and that it would rely on his judgment, after attempting to negotiate a reasonable settlement. Chair Finkelstein stated that the Real Estate Administrator had already advised the Board that the owners of the first two parcels were not interested in selling. Mr. Greene thought that the Real Estate Administrator had not gotten as far as actual negotiations. Also, there were no appraisals so there was no basis for establishing a value for the property. If they had to go to eminent domain, an appraisal would be essential. Mr. Fenton expressed his opposition to proceeding with eminent domain. Motion Mr. Aguila moved to proceed with steps #1 and #2 in Mr. Greene's December 5, 2002 memorandum: appraisals and offers for the properties indicated. Mr. Fenton seconded the motion that carded unanimously. B. Consideration of Ad_'iusting Cdteria for the Fac_ade Grant Program Mr. Hutchinson stated that staff had worked on this program that they had inherited. They made some changes to the program and sent the members the language changes for review. He sought the Board's comments on the proposed changes. He also spoke of the philosophy of the program and sought the Board's input on this as well. The first issue was in reference to what types of thresholds would make a project "needy." Staff suggested that other cdteria besides financial need be considered. Mr. Fenton agreed that it was too subjective and that the objective was to improve the community, regardless of the financial status of the property owner. The overall result is what counts. Chair Finkelstein commented that they had added this statement to the application: "Application to this Program is no guarantee of funding. Funding is at the sole discretion of the CRA Board." Mr. Aguila asked that the language on page 656, item #4, be changed to say "applicable Building Codes" since there really was no Boynton Beach Building Code. He also questioned the requirement on page 657 of disclosure concerning other grants the applicant may have received. The general feeling on the Board was to eliminate this item altogether. On page 657 also, Mr. Aguila suggested 10 Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Boynton Beach, Florida December 10, 2002 adding the phrase "within any given five year period" after the word "property" in item #8, line 2. The Board agreed to a three-year period instead. The next question was what kind of projects should be considered. Chair Finkelstein stated that this was something the Board would expect to find in staff's conclusions and recommendations on any given project. Mr. Aguila felt that the most important factor was that the money be spent to create visible, substantive improvements. The last question was who should be eligible to receive the grant. The Board was divided about offering the grant to non-profit organizations such as churches, women's shelters, and the United Way for example. However, Mr. Hutchinson stated that a case could be made, under extraordinary circumstances, for these applicants as well. Although the Board did not entirely agree about this issue, it was decided that Mr. Hutchinson would use his judgment and include the appropriate information in the staff conclusions and recommendations for the Board's review. It was felt that it would be best to leave this a bit open for purposes of flexibility -- the Board could always say no. Motion Mr. Aguila moved to accept the Facade Grant Program as amended. DeMarco seconded the motion that carded unanimously. Mr. Consideration of Facade Grant request from Marc Fender for High Ridge Properties LLC Motion Mr. Aguila moved to remove this item from the table. Mr. Fenton seconded the motion that carried unanimously. Mr. Hutchinson stated that this application had been held up pending the resolution of the changes made in the previous agenda item. If the Board so wished, Mr. Fender would qualify for a grant. It is a large project and a face-lift would generate new business in the area. Motion Mr. Fenton moved to approve the Facade Grant request from Marc Fender. Mr. Aguila seconded the motion that carded unanimously. 11 Meeting Minutes Community Redevu~opment Agency Boynton Beach, Florida December 10, 2002 D. Review of Architectural A~lditi0ns tO The Harbors Chair Finkelstein remarked that the Board had asked The Harbors to submit the architectural changes that the Board had requested. Michael Rumpf, Planning & Zoning Director, distributed the original Conditions of Approval and a table that summarized the conditions along with the CPA's recommendation and the developer's proposed revisions for Conditions of Approval #46, #49, #56, and #60. C.O.A. #46 Mr. Rumpf noted that this just pointed out the inconsistency identified in elevation drawings versus floor plans and that the developer would fix that. C.O,A. #49 ' The CRA had wanted the developer to incorporate second or th/rd story porches into the design of un/ts facing either the ]ntracoastal Waterway or [ntracoastal Park. The developer's revised plans show that on the 4-unit building, one wrap- around porch was added to the second floor "right exterior" on the floor plan and elevation drawing. On the 5-unit building (which overlooks the :[ntracoastal Waterway), ]. wrap-around porch was added to the northeast corner of the 2°~ story (to face north) -- not shown on corresponding floor plan. Planning & Zoning Recommendation: Not all porches would face park; recommend that they be placed on both corners of 4-unit buildings. The applicant will need to clarify that because what they agreed on the plans and the identifications on the elevations was right side - construed to correspond with only one elevation - the right side of the building. They clarified in conversation that this would mean the south side. C.O,A. #56 Building #1 (6-unit Building) with a north/south orientation with the end of the buildings facing the west toward U.S. 1. The CRA asked that this building be enhanced to add the following architectural elements: ]) faux windows, b) shutters, c) raised bandings, and d) balconies. One extra faux window with closed shutters was added along with one medallion on the third story. There are still no bandings and one balcony was added on the second floor as described above. The Planning & Zoning Recommendation was to add porches or faux porches, roofs over windows and porches, or fan windows. 12 Mbeting Minutes Community Redevelopnlent Agency Boynton Beach, Florida December 10, 2002 Building #2 (4-unit Building) is up against Highway U.S. 1. The ~arne architectural elements mentioned for the 5-unit building were suggested for this building. Hr. Rumpf noted that one wrap-around balcony was added on the right elevation; 1 extra window with closed shutters was added; no bandings were added; and one medallion was added. The Planning & Zoning recommendation was the same for this building. C.O.A. #60 The CRA had requested that the color for the first floor of the buildings be lightened or softened two shades. No color swatch was provided and there was no color schedule on the elevation sheet. 3ason Hankoff, Attorney representing Centex Homes, the applicant, introduced Bob Bentz from Land Design South, the land planner for the project, and Kevin Borkenhagen, Vice President of Centex Homes. They were here to address these issues and answer questions. Kevin Borkenhagen, Centex Homes, stated that they agreed with C.O.A. #46 but the bump out was the entire width of the building and they will incorporate that when they submit their plans. On C.O.A. #49, they agree with the wrap-around. Each building will have a wrap-around porch facing south towards the Park. They incorporated a wrap- around porch instead of adding a separate porch, which would take away from the wall space inside the living area. On C.O.A. #56, Building 1, they will look at adding some windows. The concern they had about adding a porch is that on the side of the unit facing U.S. 1, they did not want to add a balcony or a porch because they did not see it as a usable area - no one will want to sit on their balcony watching the cars go by. They will use it on the south end overlooking the park. They will consider adding a fan window or some kind of architectural detail to cover that area. They did add a medallion and the closed window shutter areas. Building 2, the four-unit building, on the very easterly side of the project faces Federal Highway. When this originally came to the Board, the rear of the elevation was facing Federal Highway. It was recommended and required that they "flip" that building so that the unit would face the highway, which they did. They agreed to consider adding some fan windows and would heed the recommendations of staff. On C.O.A. #60, Mr. Borkenhagen pointed to the new rendering of the revised elevations, where the paint color had been reduced two shades, as requested. He will submit the color swatch to staff. It is a Sherwin Williams swatch. 13 Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Boynton Beach, Florida December 10.2002 Hr. Borkenhagen advised that the cabana bath had been added, utilizing the existing sun deck area. Mr. Aguila expressed appreciation for the efforts the developer had made to accommodate the requests of the Board. Motion Mr. Aguila moved to approve the proposed elevation modifications submitted by the applicant pursuant to the Board's requests, the recommendations of the Planning & Zoning Division, and the discussion at this meeting. Mr. Fenton seconded the motion that carried unanimously. ~X. New Business A. Consideration of Fac_ade Grant for Gr~3ce Fellowship Church Mr. Aguila asked if this project had gone through the Site Plan approval process to change the exterior of the building. Mr. Hutchinson remarked that it had not but the applicant was aware that the grant was contingent on the approval of the site plan. Mr. Aguila stated that the rendering did not match the elevations. He supported the dramatic improvements they were recommending on the east side, the north sides, and the parking lot; however, they completely ignored the residential area on the street to the west. He could not support any money for the project unless he knew that they would do something about that. Mr. Aguila wanted to see some landscaping, some buffers between the street and the building, some type of mansard roof, some gutters etc. Chair Finkelstein wanted to see something on the west side - for instance, canopies. Mr. Fenton was not in favor of approving the grant because it was for a tax-exempt organization. Chair Finkelstein asked if the applicant were present and the applicant was not. Also, the Planning & Zoning Division staff had left the meeting. Motion Mr. Aguila moved to table the Faerie Grant for Grace Fellowship Church until the CRA's January Board meeting, at which time the applicant would attend the meeting and address the Board's concerns raised at this meeting. Mr. DeNarco seconded the motion that carried unanimously. 14 M~eting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Boynton Beach, Florida December 10, 2002 Mr. Hutchinson asked his Administrative Assistant, Ms. Annette Gray, to include the statement that the applicant is required to attend the meeting in the application. B. Consideration of Piggy Back Contract for the Design and Construction of the Boynton Beach Boulevard Extension, Promenade and River Walk Mr. Hutchinson stated that staff had done a lot of research into this idea in conjunction with the Board Attorney. The memorandum on the subject included in the agenda packet conveyed that staff was not comfortable at this time with doing piggy-back contracting and that they were going to go for a Design/Build RFQ to accomplish the above work. Chair Finkelstein asked Mr. Hutchinson to add "Boulevard" after Boynton Beach in his December 4 memorandum. Chair Finkelstein iterated his understanding that they would be going forward with the previously approved RFQ and trying to shorten the process. Mr. Hutchinson thought that staff would be bringing this back to the Board with significant savings in time and cost. X. Other Items 1. January Workshop Dates Mr. Hutchinson related that he would be calling people at their offices to determine a workshop date for mid-January. XI. Adjournment Since there was no further business before the Board, the meeting was duly adjourned at 8:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Susan Collins Recording Secretary (two tapes) (121102) 15