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Minutes 08-30-00MINUTES OF THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS BOARD ~MEETING HELD IN CONFERENCE ROOM "C", WEST WING, CITY HALL, BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2000 AT 7:00 P.M. PRESENT :Ron Washam, Chairman Beth Miller, Vice Chairperson David Carter Joy Currier iBlanche Girtman Hansome Jones, Alternate Brett Sherman ABSENT Anne Centi Eddie Mitchell Brenda Williams David Katz, Alternate ALSO PRESENT Dan DeCarlo, Neighborhood Specialist I. OPENING, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG As Chairman Washam was late coming to the meeting, Vice Chair Miller presided and led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Vice Chair Miller called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. I. ROLL CALL, REGULAR MEMBERS, ALTERNATES The roll was called and it was declared that a quorum was present. I1. RECOGNITION OF VISITORS There were no visitors. II1. AGENDA APPROVAL Vice Chair Miller asked if there were additions, deletions or changes to the agenda. Ms. Girtman made a motion to approve the agenda. Ms. Currier seconded the motion that carried Unanimously. Meeting Minutes Community Relations Board Boynton Beach, Florida August 30, 2000 IV. MINUTES APPROVAL - AUGUST 2, 2000 Vice Chair Miller asked if there were any additions, deletions or changes to the minutes. There were none. A motion was made and seconded to accept the minutes as written. The motion carried unanimously. V. CORRESPONDENCE AND ANNOUNCEMENTS 1) Ms. Currier expressed concern about the fact that the minutes of the public hearing regarding the renaming of Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard were summarized rather than provided in verbatim form. She felt eloquent statements were made and should have been transcribed in their entirety. The members did not want anything taken out of context. Vice Chair Miller agreed that in-depth minutes should have been prepared since this was a meeting that was sanctioned by the Commission. Ms. Girtman agreed with these remarks. Chairman Washam pointed out that the policy of providing capsulized meeting minutes that touch on the high points was explained to the Board last year. He felt it was not important to have verbatim minutes as long as the minutes conveyed the correct message. When Ms. Currier, Ms. Girtman and Vice Chair Miller insisted that a verbatim transcript of that meeting be provided, Mr. DeCarlo said he would relay to the City Clerk's Office that this request had the consensus of the Board. 2) Vice Chair Miller stated that the Palm Beach County Criminal Justice Commission was having an academy which started September 11 and that it was free, at the Courthouse, and she highly recommended it. She suggested that interested persons could make arrangements by calling Jerry Wardrop at 355-1503. 3) Mr. DeCarlo announced that a meeting was set for PATCH for October 11, 2000 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Library. This was set so the Commission members could all attend. Mr. Ray Adams will be making a presentation and there will be some people from other PATCH groups also. An invitation will be sent to the Steering Committee members so they can get a good idea of what PATCH is all about. Chairman Washam added that the Community Relations Board members could attend but were not required to do so. He said that this presentation would help the Commissioners decide whether to go ahead with the program or not. 4) Ms. Currier said that several people were signed up for the mentoring program during the Governor's Mentoring Program kick-off. 5) Chairman Washam stated that there would be an artificial reef program on Ocean Avenue in Lantana on September 23, 2000 and some of the Boynton and Lantana schools had been invited to come out. He stated that this was a four-year project that is coming to fruition, putting artificial reefs into the Intracoastal Waterways near the Lantana Bridge to rejuvenate the fish population in the Intracoastal and the ocean. They decided to make it like an ecology day where everyone could be brought together to watch the reefs being deployed. Schools will be there doing projects. There 2 Meeting Minutes Community Relations Board Boynton Beach, Florida August30,2000 20 volunteers will be food and entertainment and an invitation was issued to all Board members to attend if they so desired. 6) Ms. Currier announced that they would be doing a planting project on Ms. Girtman's land. Mr. Black, Home Depot, the Extension agent, and a lot of wonderful ,~eople want to make Martin ,,,Luther King, Jr. Boulevard something of which to be proud. he stated she had receive~ .:~1~ from Shelley, and Ms. Margaret Newton with the Neighborhood Forum gave them $70.00. They want an active yearlong program 'n this area for young people. The planting season will be the end of September. Ms. Girtman asked that she be kept posted and Ms. Currier stated she would do so. Ms. Currier further stated that there were two more lots that Mr. Katz wanted planted. vi. PUBLIC AUDIENCE None Vlh OLD BUSINESS A) Street Name Discussion Held Last, Week at Rolling Green Vice Chair Miller stated that there had been a fabulous turnout even though it was very hot in the gymnasium. A few people got up and spoke about why they wanted the name changed. Four times as many people got up and spoke about why they didn't want the name changed. The decision for the Board was relatively simple, they all agreed. Chairman Washam pointed out that there had been very positive articles in the Sun Sentinel and in the Post. Mr. DeCarlo offered to send copies to the Board members. Chairman Washam stated that they had covered the meeting very well and that the Board had done what it had been charged to do. With Mr. DeCarlo's assistance, a letter will be put together with our recommendation to the City Commission. They will decide the issue. He stated that it would probably be dropped because the INCA folks had dropped their petition. He said it went well and that there had been a unanimous decision to recommend that the name remain the same. Ms. Currier mentioned that Kevin Sullivan had dropped his lawsuit also. Chairman Washam said there was a property owner there who did have an attorney and the Board referred the attorney to the City Attorney's office, which was the proper thing to do. The position of the Board was a unanimous vote, which is a matter of public record, and that was their recommendation. The Community Relation's job is finished and we did it well. Ms. Girtman reiterated that the Commission should get an actual record of what was said and not a condensed version. Chairman Washam stated that Commissioner Fisher had been there through the whole: thing and gave the Board a very high mark of approval. Chairman Was!ham stated that he had gotten a lot of calls from people who had been there, saying it was an outstanding decision and that it was a more fair hearing than people anticipated. He had calls from people on the eastSide thanking him for encouraging th!em to turn out for the meeting. Chairman Washam asked Mr. DeCarlo when the recommendation would be going to the Commissioners and Mr. DeCarlo responded tha~ a follow-up had been done the next day, and that it was on the agenda. Chairman Waslham suggested that all the members of the Community Relations Board be at the City iCommission meeting on Wednesday night, September 6, 2000 at 6:30 P.M. 3 Meeting Minutes Community Relations Board Boynton Beach, Florida August30,2000 VIII. NEW BUSINESS A. Youth Expo at the Mall in October Chairman Washam mentioned the Youth Expo being held at the Boynton Beach Mall on October 27 and 28, 2000. Chairman Washam said they had a booth for two days but that this Board would be interested in one day only, October 28. The Advisory Board on Children & Youth plan to give the Community Relations Board the back part of City Hall in the Mall to conduct any interviews or seminars for kids that need jobs. Chairman Washam stated that the search was on for people who had opportunities. He had lined up some human resource people who have said they would be there throughout the day. They need teenagers and young adults to come. He said it started at 10:00 a.m. and ran through 6:00 p.m. and that they were not required tobe there all day. B. Multi-Cultural Festival Ms. Currier was asked to follow up to make sure that the person who did the face painting at the Multi-Cultural Festival had received a letter of thanks. IX. ADJOURNMENT Next Meeting: October 4, 2000. At 7:45 P.M., Vice Chair Miller made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Ms. Blanche Girtman seconded the motion that carried unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Susan Collins Recording Secretary (transcribed from one tape and notes of Mr. Dan DeCarlo) 4