Minutes 04-16-04 f4~ZNUTES OF THE AGENDA PREVIEW CONFERENCE
HELD ZN CONFERENCE ROOH C, WEST WZNG, CZTY HALL,
BOYNTON BEACH, FLOI~DA
ON FI~DAY~ API~ZL 16; 2004 AT 10:00 A.M.
Present
Jerry Taylor, Mayor Kurt Bressner, City Manager
Mike Ferguson, Vice Mayor James Cherof, City Attorney
Bob Ensler, Commissioner Janet Prainito, City Clerk
Mack McCray, Commissioner
Carl McKoy, Commissioner
Mayor Taylor called the meeting to order at :~0:00 a.m.
V.A. Appointments to be made
Mayor Taylor suggested that the Commission appoint members to one board at a time with
each Commissioner nominating members in the order that they are listed on the agenda.
Commissioner McCray inquired why there are some applications that are marked "non-
qualified."
City Manager Bressner explained that the ordinance currently reads that for the Planning &
Development Board, members must have certifications. Under current rules, a number of
individuals who have applied to that board are not eligible to serve. If the ordinance is
rescinded or amended to give a different set of qualifications, then they would be eligible.
It was explained that there may be duplications of the profile forms for different boards. This
was done so that the Commission had a complete listing of applicants for each board as some
people may have more than one board as a choice.
Commissioner Ensler said that the ordinance for the Building Board of Adjustment & Appeals
actually allows both technical and lay people to serve. The only question is how many of each
should be on the board.
City Attorney Cherof explained that there are items under Legal, Other, that deal with these
board issues.
There was discussion regarding how to handle the Planning & Development Board
appointments since the items concerning board issues are at the end of the agenda. It was
noted that current board members serve until they are replaced, it was the consensus of the
Commission to hold the appointments to the Planning & Development until the May Commission
meeting.
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VI.B.1. Approve the ranking of firms by the EvaluaUon Committee for the
"DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGIC PLAN AND UPDATZNG THE RECREATION AND
OPEN SPACE ELEMENT OF THE CTrY OF BOYNTON BEACH'S COMPREHENSZVE
PLAN," RF(~#025-2710-04/C]D; and to authorize the Recreation and Parks
Department to conduct negotiations for compensation for services (TABLED ON
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felt that the Recreation and Parks Department knows where we are going and did not see the
need for this item.
Wilfred Hawkins, Assistant City Manager, explained that the open space element is part of the
Comprehensive Plan and that needs to be updated. We will do a strategic plan in conjunction
with that so this is a very forward thinking process.
Commissioner Ensler asked what the price range was. Assistant City Manager Hawkins will
provide that information to Commissioner Ensler.
VT.B.3. Award the RFP for the "ANNUAL JULY 4th FTREWORKS DZSPLAY,"
RFP#039-2710-04/JA to "MELROSE SOUTH PYROTECHNZCS, zNC. of South Carolina
in the amount of $31,000 to include the barge (Proposed Resolution)
City Manager Bressner noted that since the fireworks display was back on the ]ntracoastal, we
must have a Coast Guard certified oceangoing barge. The barge and the insurance are a big
part of the cost. He explained that letters were sent to Ocean Ridge, Manalapan and Hypoluxo
suggesting that they might want to contribute since they benefit from the displays.
VT.B.5. Extend the Code Compliance trailer lease as "sole source" with RESUN
LEASTNG, TNC. in the amount of $11,424.96 with a contract period of May 19, 2004
through May 18, 2005
Commissioner McCray asked how much longer Code Compliance would be housed in the trailer.
City Manager Bressner responded that it would be a minimum of another two years.
VI.C.5. Proposed Resolution Re: Agreement between Palm Beach County and
the City of Boynten Beach to provide funding for the HeritageFest Coronation and
Youth Awards Banquet
Wally Majors, Recreation & Parks Director, noted that this was a reimbursement.
VI.C.11. Proposed Resolution Re: Amending the Cemetery Rules & Regulations
to add a rule requiring that on all new mausoleum sales, bodies to be placed in the
mausoleum must be embalmed. On previously purchased crypts, if a person does
not wish to be embalmed, the body must be placed in a Ziegler case. Zn addition, a
plastic tray must be placed under the casket on all entombments.
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Commissioner McCray asked how many crypts were previously purchased. Assistant City
Manager Hawkins will provide the number to Commissioner McCray.
VZ.C. 12
City Manager Bressner requested that an item be added as Consent :Item C.12 to provide the
title commitment for the Wilson Center land acquisition. It was the consensus of the
Commission to add this item to the agenda.
VZ.E.1. Mariners Way (ZNCV 04-001), 800 Mariners Way - Request relief from
Chapter 2, Zoning, Section 5.C.2.A, requiring a minimum front yard setback of 40
feet, to allow for a variance of 30 feet, and a front yard setback of 10 feet for a
structure within an R-3 zoning district
Mayor Taylor said that the CRA denied this request. However, he went to the site and felt that
the location that the applicant proposed to put the restroom was exactly the right place for it.
The location that the CRA recommended would have placed it in the middle of a beautiful view
of the :[ntracoastal.
Mayor Taylor explained that this began when the applicant built a tiki hut by the pool without
permits. The neighbor next door is building a two-story house and said that the tiki hut would
block his view. The applicant is willing to lower the tiki hut by two feet. The neighbor has no
objection to the restroom location. Mayor Taylor felt it was a hardship because a bathroom is
needed near the pool.
City Manager Bressner asked the City Attorney whether the Commission has the authority to
overrule the CRA and authorize a variance.
City Attorney Cherof advised that the Commission could pull an item of this nature off the
Consent Agenda and reconduct the quasi-judicial hearing. The applicant should be notified of
the meeting since it would be a quasi-judicial hearing.
Commissioner Ensler commented that he spoke with a CRA member who said that the applicant
was not willing to talk about modifications. ]~f the applicant is now willing to discuss
modifications, Commissioner Ensler would want to remand it back to the CRA.
Mayor Taylor explained that the CRA postponed this case the first time and asked them to see
whether something could be worked out. Nothing was worked out and it came back to the
CRA. They denied it because it does not meet the setbacks.
City Manager Bressner asked the City Clerk's Office to provide an excerpt of the CRA meeting
minutes to the Commission on Monday.
Commissioner McCray noted that he concurred with Mayor Taylor's remarks.
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V/.E.2. Coastal Bay Colony (SPTE 04-002), SE 23~ Avenue and South Federal
Highway - Request for a one-year time extension of the site plan approval granted
on February 18, 2003, from February 18, 2004 to February 18, 2005
Vice Mayor Ferguson asked what this original site plan was for. Doug Hutchinson, CRA
Director, explained that this was a project of 64 townhouses and it was a good project. Quintus
Greene, Director of Development, commented that they were just about ready to pull their
permits.
VI.G. Appropriate $7,000 from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund (federal
forfeiture funds) to pay for the production and broadcast of an anti-drug public
service announcement
Commissioner McKoy asked for clarification on item G. Police Chief Marshall Gage explained
that there would be 80 commercials over a three-week period. They would each be 30
seconds. The broadcast would be both an anti-drug campaign and a recruitment campaign.
VT.:]. Authorize the use of $500 of Community [nvestment Funds to Bethesda
Memorial Hospital for the Jayne Miller Nursing Scholarship Fund by Vice Mayor
Ferguson
Mayor Taylor and Commissioner McCray each wanted to authorize $500 of Community
Investment Funds for this scholarship. The agenda item will be changed to include these funds.
XZZ.A.2. Proposed Ordinance No. 04-013 Re: Development of Regional
Impact Amendment (DR/A) approval amending the approved uses within the
project~ establishing a use conversion matrix and changing the name of the DRZ
project from Motorola to Renaissance Commons (TABLED ON 04/07/04-
A H/AIT'ZN~;APPROVAL FROAf D.C.A. ON COI~fPANZOIV ORDINANCE)
Ed Breese, Principal Planner, explained that this ordinance would not be ready to come to the
Commission until late May or early June. It was the consensus to remove this item from Legal
and place it under Future Agenda Items for June 2004.
XII. B.2. Proposed Ordinance Re: Revisions to Chapter 10 "Garbage, Trash and
Offensive Conditions" of the Code of Ordinances, Part ZI
City Manager Bressner explained that they are attempting to establish some ground rules to
allow staff to deal with individuals who put their materials out far in advance of when they are
supposed to. This ordinance was written in response to conversations with several
homeowners' associations who were concerned with how their neighborhoods looked.
Mayor Taylor's only concern was when people do major things to their homes on weekends. He
wanted to know what those people would do with the materials. City Manager Bressner said
that this would be a special pick-up and they would work with the residents.
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X/Z.B.3. Proposed Ordinance Re: Revisions to Ordinance No. 01-64 (Arts
Commission)
City Manager Bressner said that revisions were made to define "citizens" and to switch their
cycle to May rather than November.
XZZ. D.1. Discussion regarding Non (~uasi-judicial Advisory Board Consolidation
There was some discussion regarding this item, City Manager Bressner said that he would fax
to the Commission a synopsis of what each board does,
City Manager Bressner pointed out that consolidation of the Boards would need to be done by
ordinance and would require two readings, That would take this into June.
The consensus of the Commission was not to consolidate boards this year and to move this
item to Future Agenda Items for May 4, 2004 for discussion.
XII.D.3. Reconsideration of Ordinance No. 04-010 regarding consolidation of
powers of the Building Board of Adjustment and Appeals with the Planning and
Development Board
Vice Mayor Ferguson and Commissioner McCray did not think that these two boards should be
combined,
Commissioner Ensler spoke of reasons why he thought they should be combined. The Building
Board of Adjustment & Appeals makes decisions based on appeals to the Board, These are
people who are not involved on a day-to-day basis as the Planning & Development Board and
the City Commission are. Their decisions could be contrary to the intent of what the Planning &
Development Board or the Commission approved. Their decision is not even reviewable by the
Commission. He felt that having people on the Planning & Development Board to make these
decisions would be of value,
Also, this ordinance requires some number of technical people on the board to help advise the
lay people. Commissioner Ensler felt that this would be helpful.
City Attorney Cherof explained that the proposed ordinance he drafted would amend two
sections of Ordinance No. 04-010 that defines how the board is comprised and adds a section
when the Planning & Development Board would act as the hearing board for building code and
life safety items.
Other
]:t was announced that there would be an executive session to discuss labor negotiations after
the regular Commission meeting. City Attorney Cherof noted that labor negotiations were
exempt from being noticed.
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City Manager Bressner distributed a meeting notice for May 21st at which one or more of the
Commission would be present to discuss the Winchester property. This meeting was in
response to a request by some of the residents. City Manager Bressner will be at the meeting
along with representatives from the Development Department and Public Works.
There being no further business to be discussed, the Agenda Preview meeting properly
adjourned at 10:50 a.m.
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Mike Ferguson, Vice Mayor
Bob Ensler, Commissioner
Mack McCray, Commissioner
Carl McKoy, Commissioner
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