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Minutes 12-05-00MINUTES OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY SPECIAL MEETING HELD IN THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS, CITY HALL BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2000 AT 6:30 P.M. PRESENT Gerald Broening, Mayor Ron Weiland, Vice Mayor Bruce Black, Commissioner Chadie Fisher, Commissioner Jos~ Aguila Al DeMarco ALSO PRESENT Lindsey Payne, Board Attorney Quintus Greene, Director of Development I. Call To Order Mayor Broening called the special meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. I1. Agenda Approval Motion Mr. Aguila moved for approval. Motion seconded by Commissioner Fisher and carried unanimously. II1. Presentations None IV. Approval of Minutes - Regular Meeting, November 15, 2000 Mr. Aguila noted that on Page 3 his name was incorrectly spelled in the third paragraph in two places. On Page 6, in the second paragraph, second sentence, the comment with regard to industrial and commercial properties should be attributed to Mr. DeMarco, not Mr. Aguila. Motion Mr. Aguila moved to approve the minutes, as amended. Motion seconded by Commissioner Fisher and unanimously carried. Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Boynton Beach, Florida December 5, 2000 V. Unfinished Business A, Appointment recommendations for the five board members to be added to the Community Redevelopment Agency Mayor Broening pointed out that staff has reviewed all the resumes that had been furnished and is now ready to act upon the recommendations. Mr. Aguila said that the five choices were good choices, as did Mr. DeMarco who commended Mr. Greene on an excellent job, Commissioner Black said he has a problem with letting a board recommend who the candidates should be and is concerned that this may send a message out to future boards that will want to make their own recommendations as well. Commissioner Black also has uneasiness that a precedent may be set and the possibility of future implications could arise. Mayor Broening said that he also had similar concerns, but felt the distinctions between these appointments and the appointments to other boards is obvious. This is a brand new board and the Commission relies on the boards' input on applications to the various boards. Mayor Broening pointed out that currently the CRA is made up of the current Commissioners and two civilian members and after tonight's meeting will include five more civilian members to make it totally independent. Further, the CRA members will be charged with decisions that may be unpopular, but necessary, and is very important to the City, Commissioner Black acknowledged the importance of the CRA, but still felt uncomfortable having the board recommend who should be members and said he was also having difficulty with the recommendation process. The importance of the Board was not the issue and he concurred that the function of the CRA is very important. Vice Mayor Weiland asked Assistance City Attorney Payne when future appointments arise, would the CRA Board make recommendations for future appointments and then have them ratified by the Commission? Attorney Payne replied that tonight is a unique circumstance where the board is being converted from the Commission to a full citizen board. However, after tonight, future appointments would go through the normal process. Also, Attorney Payne noted that the Commission is sitting as a citizen board and is distinguishable from the normal process. The City Commission would make all future appointments. Mayor Broening said there is a possibility that the CRA would provide the Commission with its opinion of future nominees, which is common practice in government. Mayor Broening felt it was important that the CRA gave its endOrsement and feels this is merely a symbolic act on the part of this board. 2 Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Boynton Beach, Florida December 5, 2000 Mr. Aguila said both opinions are valid in their own context. He agreed that this is a unique situation and pointed out that all boards are recommended bodies and ultimately the City Commission always makes the decision. Mr. Aguila felt it was a good move and lends credibility to the members that don't wear "two hats". From this point forward, the CRA would become just another board and future appointments will be made in the same manner as all other boards. Ultimately tonight the City Commission will have the final say. Commissioner Fisher inquired about the term lengths for the new members and Attorney Payne stated that the terms for the new appointees would be as follows: one appointee would be for one year; one appointee would be for three years; and three appointees would be four years. Mayor Broening stated the term lengths could be determined after the individual appointments are made and Attorney Payne stated this method would be appropriate. Motion Mr. Aguila moved to accept the five (5) recommendations. Motion seconded by Vice Chair Weiland and carried 6-0. Mr. Greene announced that two applicants from the pool indicated that they wished to withdraw from consideration. The two applicants are not part of the five being recommended and are Mr. Edward Tedtmann and Mr. Joe Delaney. Commissioner Fisher inquired about a member losing his or her eligibility and would it be a matter of attendance as with other boards. Attorney Payne replied that a member would no longer be eligible if they moved out of State or the City and the Statute allows the Commission to remove a member for misconduct, misfeasance, malfeasance, and for cause, but there are no specific attendance requirements. However, if the attendance created a problem, it could be addressed. Commissioner Black left the Chambers. Motion Vice Mayor Weiland appointed Larry Finkelstein for an appointment to a four (4) year term. Motion seconded by Commissioner Fisher and carried 5-0. (Commissioner Black had left the dais) 3 Meeting Minutes '~ Community Redevelopment Agency Boynton Beach, Florida December 5, 2000 Motion Commissioner Fisher appointed Jeanne Heavilin for an appointment to a four (4) year term. Motion seconded by Vice Mayor Weiland and carried 5-0. (CommissiOner Black had left the dais) Motion Vice Chair Weiland appointed Henderson Tillman for an appointment to a four (4) year term. Motion seconded by Commissioner Fisher and carried 4-1 (Mr. Aguila dissenting). (Commissioner Black had left the dais) Motion Commissioner Fisher appointed Michelle Hoyland for an appointment to a three (3) year term. Motion seconded by Vice Mayor Weiland and carried 5,0. (Commissioner Black had left the dais) Motion Vice Mayor Weiland appointed Don Fenton for an appointment to a one (1) year term. MotiOn seconded by Commissioner Fisher and carried 5-0. (Commissioner Black had left the dais) Mr. Greene advised that the Commissioners will have to appoint a Chair and Vice Chair for the CRA. B. CRA BUdget Mr. Greene distributed the audited budget for the new fiscal year, which shows a balance of $780,239 and the account has realized to date $7,475 in interest 'Which is included in this figure. VI. New Business Mr. Greene suggested that because tonight was a special meeting of the CRA that the regular December meeting be dispensed with and that the next scheduled CRA meeting will be the regular meeting date in January 2001, which was agreed to by the members. 4 Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Boynton Beach, Florida December 5, 2000 VII. Public Audience None VIII. Other None IX. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting properly adjourned at 5:55 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Barbara M. Madden Recording Secretary (one tape) 5