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Minutes 05-15-12 MINUTES OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012, AT 6:00 PM, IN COMMISSION CHAMBERS CITY HALL, 100 E. BOYNTON BEACH BOULEVARD, BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA PRESENT: Woodrow Hay, Chair Vivian Brooks, Executive Director Mack McCray, Vice Chair James Cherof, Board Attorney James "Buck" Buchanan Steve Holzman (arrived 6 18 p m) Mark Karageorge William Orlove Marlene Ross I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 6:01 p.m. Chair Hay announced this was a special meeting of the Community Redevelopment Agency Board and at 6:30 p.m., the regular Commission meeting would begin II. Invocation and Pledge to the Flag Vice Chair McCray gave the invocation. Mr. Orlove led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. III. Roll Cali Roll call was taken. A quorum was present. IV. Legal None V. Agenda Approval: A. Additions, Deletions, Corrections to the Agenda Mr. Buchannan pulled Items VIII. F and G. He requested they be placed after XII. A, Old Business. Mr. Orlove pulled Item X. D. Mr. Karageorge pulled Items VIII. D; and X A, C, and E. 1 Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Board Boynton Beach, FL May 15, 2012 B. Adoption of Agenda Motion Vice Chair McCray moved to approve the agenda as amended. Mr. Orlove seconded the motion that unanimously passed. VI. Informational Items and Disclosures by Board Members and CRA Staff: A. Disclosure of Conflicts, Contacts and Relationships for Items Presented to the CRA Board on Agenda Items Chair Hay disclosed he spoke with Lynn Simmons of Splashdown Divers. No other Board members had items to disclose. B Informational Announcements Mr. Karageorge advised he attended the Chamber of Commerce monthly mixer at Cypress Creek and the luncheon at Indian Springs. Although he did not attend the Building a Better Boynton Beach Workshop held at the Woman's Club, he was able to get the Chamber ambassadors to volunteer and handle the check -in. Mr. Karageorge acknowledged and thanked the volunteers and presenters. Mr. Karageorge shared that Cuthill's Backyard had started a Saturday and Sunday brunch, and commented that after meeting with Chrissy Benoit, she was making great progress with The Little House. Mr Karageorge also shared that last week was Woman's Build Week and Habitat for Humanity had 39 women working on the project on Seacrest Boulevard. Ms. Ross advised she attended the annual pot -luck dinner at the Boynton Beach Historical Society held at the Woman's Club. She received acknowledgement from many people on the progress that was being made on the Old High School. Mr. Orlove attended the last movie on the Avenue. He advised he attended the Bury the Violence March that took place earlier in the month. He felt it was a start at addressing the many issues in the City. He mentioned that at a County Commission meeting earlier in the month, he spoke to the Commission on behalf of the Board regarding the issues with the Dive Shop. Vice Chair McCray shared that he attended many events and enjoyed the Sunday Funday. 2 Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Board Boynton Beach, FL May 15, 2012 Mr. Buchanan advised he attended the Building a Better Boynton luncheon and thanked the CRA staff, City staff, Chamber staff and volunteers for a very successful event. He also advised that tickets are still available for the Taste of Boynton. Chair Hay advised he attended many of the events already mentioned. He also attended a very uplifting ceremony in Delray where the Urban League recognized honor students. He acknowledged one of the students that was present at this meeting. Chair Hay announced that on May 27 he would be ordained as a Minister. His ordination service would be held at the St. John Missionary Baptist Church and open to anyone who would like to attend. VII. Announcements & Awards: A. Boynton Beach Community Farmers Market Ms. Brooks announced the first Farmer's Market would be held on June 2 at the corner of Boynton Beach Boulevard and Federal Highway. There would be unique, gourmet vendors. She presented all the Board members a pin that was created by a local artist and gave a book on loving your city to each Board member. Chair Hay advised he spoke to the Executive Director and the Vice President of Subway. Their regional office was located on Boynton Beach Boulevard. Chair Hay shared that he sent them a letter and a bag of "goodies ", welcoming them to the City. VIII. Consent Agenda: A. Approval of Minutes — CRA Board Meeting April 10, 2012 B. Approval of Period Ended April 30, 2012 Financial Report C. Monthly Purchases Orders D. Approval of Extension of Time for Interior Build -Out Grant to the Law Offices of Angelo A. Gasparri, LLC This item was pulled. E. Approval of Extension of Time for Interior Build -Out Grant to GPS PEO, Inc. F. Approval of Extension of Time for Interior Build -Out Grant to Splashdown Divers, Inc. This item was pulled. 3 Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Board Boynton Beach, FL May 15, 2012 G. Approval of Extension of Time for Commercial Facade Grant to Splashdown Divers, Inc. This item was pulled. IX. Pulled Consent Agenda Items: VIII. D. Approval of Extension of Time for Interior Build -Out Grant to the Law Offices of Angelo A. Gasparri, LLC Mr. Karageorge wished to acknowledge Angelo Gasparri and his firm. Since coming to Boynton Beach from Boca Raton, they had been a model of what a business should be. They had been actively involved in the community, participated in Chamber events, outreach events, and had been extremely supportive in other events throughout the City and would recommend and support an extension. Motion Mr. Karageorge moved to approve the extension. The motion was seconded by Mr. Orlove and unanimously passed. VIII. F. Approval of Extension of Time for Interior Build -Out Grant to Splashdown Divers, Inc. Mr. Buchanan requested this item be moved and combined with OId Business, Item A. VIII G. Approval of Extension of Time for Commercial Facade Grant to Splashdown Divers, Inc. Mr. Buchanan requested this item be moved and combined with OId Business, Item A. X. Information Only: A. Public Comment Log Mr. Karageorge advised he responded to Mr. Fitzpatrick to convey the history of a property due to his previous service on the Code Compliance Board, in addition to what had been addressed in the past. Mr. Karageorge also expressed his appreciation to Margee Walsh for her participation in the advertising programs. 4 Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Board Boynton Beach, FL May 15, 2012 B. Events Recap — April 2012 C. Rustic Retreat Commercial Facade Project Completion Mr. Karageorge mentioned that if anyone had not seen the finished product, it was a big improvement to Federal Highway. It was cleaner and neater and encouraged people to visit the site. D. Quarterly Update — Media Coverage Mr. Orlove commended Margee Walsh for the publicity received in the last two weeks. There had been positive publicity about several activities occurring in the CRA. He also inquired if she could count up the column inches received in publicity. He felt it would be good to show value added publicity received. E. Service Agreement between the CRA and Swan Development Advisors, Inc. for an Amount not Exceeding $10,000 to Provide Developer Review and Market feasibility Analysis of the Lansing Melbourne Proposal for the Old High School Mr. Karageorge thanked Ms. Brooks for the firm selected. He was familiar with their work and expressed they were a quality firm. XI. Public Comments: (Note: comments are limited to 3 minutes in duration) Chair Hay opened the Public Comments. There being none, Public Comments was closed. XII. Old Business: A. Outcome of the May 1, 2012 Palm Beach County Commission Meeting Regarding the Marina Open Space Project Mike Simon, CRA Development Director, advised this item was a brief summary of the outcome of the meeting that was held by the Palm Beach County Commission on May 1 The meeting included CRA's presentation of the demolition of the Dive Shop building and the moving forward with the permit - approved plan. It woud create a public space at the marina, with seating, lighting, landscape enhancements, and hardscape along with roadway improvements. Those in attendance, along with Mr. Simon, were Ms. Brooks, Attorney Cherof, Mr. Orlove and Chair Hay. Despite efforts, the County Commission voted to table approval or disapproval of the request to move forward with the project and support continued efforts by the CRA and staff to work with Ms. Simmons and the Dive Shop. It was identified that the Marina Village area, if not the Dive Shop, was a suitable and desirable location for Ms. Simmons. Mr. Simon advised 5 Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Board Boynton Beach, FL May 15, 2012 he attempted to speak to anyone who had an available unit within Marina Village and provided information on those units in a spreadsheet supplied to the Board. He described the available units and the unit Ms. Simmons was interested in. He advised staff was looking for direction from the Board whether to become involved in negotiations for Ms. Simmons. Mr. Karageorge opined that the unit being discussed was a very good deal and felt it was a good starting point. Since the Board was not involved at this point, Ms. Simmons could negotiate with the management company and he would encourage that. Chair Hay was in concurrence. Mr. Simon proceeded to describe the other units that were available along with their locations. Mr. Buchanan commented that this was an agreement between two private parties and did not feel there was a place for the Board to comment. Mr. Orlove commented that based on the meeting with the County, the County felt it was the Board's obligation to assist and felt it was also their obligation to assist, as well, as long as something comparable could be found. No discussion had taken place with Ms. Simmons yet, only with the landlord. There was discussion on the build -out grants and extensions. Mr. Buchanan inquired if Ms. Simmons had shown interest in moving to the location being discussed. Mr. Simon indicated the only interest shown was through her public statements. He added that the one of the goals of the CRA, despite the issues that are at hand, would be to redevelop the marina The desire would have been for it to go smoother. Motion Mr. Buchanan moved to direct staff to conduct negotiations and to extend the two grants with a 30 day reporting period. Mr. Karageorge seconded the motion with discussion by Mr. Orlove. He inquired if it seemed like a reasonable option to Ms. Simmons. Lynn Simmons, Splashdown Divers, 640 E. Ocean Avenue, Unit 14, confirmed the rent amount of $1,900 and mentioned it was for Tess space than she had currently. She added it was a priority for her to be closer to the boat and if the building had to come down, which was another issue, she would certainly pursue anything closer to the boat. There being no further discussion, the motion was passed 7 -0. XIII. New Business: A. Discussion of Potential Dates for the CRA Budget Workshops Ms. Brooks requested direction for a date for the budget workshops. After discussion, it was decided to hold the Workshop on August 22, 2012 at Intercoastal Park. 6 Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Board Boynton Beach, FL May 15, 2012 XIV. Executive Director's Report A. Project Status Update and HOB Investment Update There were no comments received on this item. XV. Future Agenda Items: A. Renegotiate the Terms /Fees with the Palm Beach County Commission on Ethics (Tabled 11/8/11) XVI. Adjournment Chair Hay adjourned the Community Redevelopment Agency portion of the meeting at 6:50 p.m. Ellie Caruso Recording Secretary 7