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Minutes 01-08-13 MINUTES OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2013 AT 6:30 PM IN CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS, 100 E. BOYNTON BEACH BLVD., BOYNTON BEACH PRESENT: Woodrow Hay, Chair Vivian Brooks, Executive Director Mack McCray, Vice Chair James Cherof, Board Counsel James "Buck" Buchanan Steven Holzman Mark Karageorge Wayne Segal Jerry Taylor I. Call to Order Chair Hay called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m. II. Invocation and Pledge to the Flag Vice Chair McCray gave the invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was led by Mr. Taylor. III. Roll Call The Recording Secretary called the roll. A quorum was present. IV. Legal None V. Agenda Approval: A. Additions, Deletions, Corrections to the Agenda There were no changes to the agenda. B Adoption of Agenda Mr Taylor moved to approve the agenda as presented. Mr. Karageorge seconded the motion that unanimously passed. Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Board Boynton Beach, FL January 8, 2013 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 None of the Board members had conflicts to disclose. B. Informational Announcements Mr. Karageorge welcomed the new members to the CRA Board. In addition, he extended thanks to the Boynton Beach Police and Fire Departments. Members of both departments had volunteered to build and had worked on two homes on the Ocean Breeze West site. Mr. Karageorge encouraged everyone to contact Habitat for Humanity and volunteer to work on this three -year project. Mr. Karageorge thanked Pastor Lance Chaney and Willie Smith for giving the youth in the City a place to go and celebrate the New Year. He also expressed his appreciation for Ms. Biscuiti's efforts, Boynton United for putting together Safe Night Two, and the Police Chief, Mayor and Vice Mayor for their help keeping the City safe. Also announced was the annual Chamber of Commerce luncheon where a new Board would be installed. VII. Announcements & Awards: A. Ocean Ave. Concert — 1/18/13 Kathy Biscuiti, Special Events Director announced the first Ocean Avenue concert would be on January 18 at the Amphitheater. Jimmy Stow and the Stowaways would be performing The concert begins at 7:00 p.m. B. Movies on the Ave. — 2/1/13 The Odd Life of Timothy Green will be shown on February 1 at 7:00 p.m. at the Amphitheater. C. Sunday in the Park — 2/3/13 Joan and Bill, who are Harmonists, would be the performers for Sunday in the Park. They perform oldies, country, folk and more. VIII. Consent Agenda: A. Approval of Period Ended December 31, 2012 Financial Report B. Monthly Purchase Orders 2 Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Board Boynton Beach, FL January 8, 2013 C. Approval of Commercial Facade Grant to James R. Patterson (Natural Forest Patio) Motion Mr. Karageorge moved to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion was seconded by Vice Chair McCray and unanimously passed. IX. Pulled Consent Agenda Items: None. X. Information Only: A. Public Comment Log B. Media Outreach and Editorial Coverage C. Demolition of Former Bank of America Building Chair Hay advised he had received questions on this item. He commented that the developer had not decided what was going to be built at that location. Ms. Brooks remarked that she encouraged the developer to demolish the building because it was not up to code and he would not have gotten a tenant in there without performing a lot of work to the building D. Boynton Beach FAM Tour — 1/17/13 E. Tapas & Talk, Community Outreach Series Part II — 1/30/13 F. Update on Heritage Park Plaque (Follow -up to Citizen of the Year Award) XI. Public Comments: (Note: comments are limited to 3 minutes in duration) Chair Hay opened Public Comments. Dave Hyde, 611 East Woolbright, commented that he had brought up the idea of having Trader Joes in the City on several occasions. They had been investigating locations in South Florida. The have a presence in Gainesville, Sarasota, and Naples. He felt that would be a great asset for the City. Nicole Carrier, advised they purchased a residence in the Promenade. She commented she was very happy here and wanted to volunteer in the City, but found it hard to locate the right person. She also complimented the Board on the continued 3 Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Board Boynton Beach, FL January 8, 2013 progress on Ocean Avenue. She suggested finding a better way to inform the residents what was happening in the City, such as the tours. She felt there was a lack of communication. Mildred Hay, 427 NW 5 Avenue, commented it was wonderful to look at a full Board. She mentioned she was disappointed in an article appearing in the newspaper referencing the treatment of the CRA Board by the former Mayor of the City. She expressed her disappointment in how the Board and staff were treated and disrespected by certain derogatory remarks made. She remarked she felt that certain Board members were being bullied and harassed by a member of this Board and she believed it needed to cease. Dr. Piotr Blass, 113 West Tara Lakes Drive, agreed with Ms. Hay's comments. He added that many changes could be made for this great City and there was no room for acrimony. He indicated he was a candidate for Mayor and pledged his campaign would be pure and positive. Chair Hay closed Public Comments. XII. Public Hearing: None. XIII. Old Business: A. Update on Ocean Breeze West Project Mike Campbell, Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach County Community Housing and Land Trust, 181 SE 5 Avenue, Delray Beach, announced that Habitat for Humanity had closed two homes at Ocean Breeze West with two families living there. He also announced that the Faith -Based Community Development Corporation had started construction on their first home and Habitat had laid the pad for their fifth home in that area. Keturah Joseph, Boynton Beach Faith -Based Community Development Corporation, confirmed the permits on the first three units that were being built. The construction had been started on the first unit and would start the other two shortly. All three units would be going up simultaneously within the next few weeks. The project was on track for the 21 units to be completed by the spring of 2014. B. Presentation of 2013 Marketing Program Margee Walsh, Marketing Director, provided an update on the Breeze into Boynton campaign. She provided a recap on how the campaign evolved last year. Last year the 4 Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Board Boynton Beach, FL January 8, 2013 focus was on the Marina. The media partners were the Palm Beach Post, The Coastal Star, Palm Tran and Comcast Cable Television to help promote the downtown. The media event at the end of the year was very successful with the focus strictly on the restaurants. This year the goal would be to reinforce the brand established last year, and bring it to the next level. The six disciplines planned to bring people into the downtown area consist of the Marina, the Arts District, Special Events, the Boynton Beach lifestyle, shopping and dining. The media partners this year consist of digital displays at Palm Beach International Airport. The week before Christmas, there were eight large LCD screens at the baggage claim area. In the month of January, four of the screens promote the Marina; the other four screens showed the template splash page. Also, the web address was simplified to now be catchboynton.com which links to the website. In addition to the airport, there is a billboard on the northbound lane by Sixth Avenue in Lake Worth from February through April. The billboard, if necessary, could be changed remotely. In February, the Arts would be promoted. Ms. Walsh continued to explain that the CRA chose to stay with newspaper in print as it was still one of the most effective ways of advertising promotion. There would be a campaign to promote the event and brand messaging. For now, the Palm Beach Post would be used for advertising. The demographics of Boynton Beach are covered by the Palm Beach Post, whereas the Sun Sentinel covers more of Delray Beach and south. To bring people in to Boynton Beach from the south, the Sun Sentinel would be made aware of our events and given information on projects so that they could write articles. Online advertising is very popular and the box ads, when clicked on, would go right to the CRA website. In addition to the media partners, a seminar was being offered to the small businesses on the stress of running a small business. A panel of professionals would be put together to offer tips on working more efficiently and lowering the stress levels. The seminar would take place on February 20 Iberia Bank was the sponsor. Susan Harris, Finance Director advised the budget for advertising comes under Marketing. The current budget is $5,000. There was additional money in the project fund under the Merchant Advertising program in the amount of $75,000, of which $40,000 is Ms. Walsh's responsibility. The remainder was for the economic development programs. Some components of advertising were also included there. C. Consideration of Issuing an Invitation to Bid for Marina Entry Feature Project at Boynton Beach Blvd. and Federal Highway Mike Simon, Development Director, advised that an RFP was previously issued and resulted in the rejection of the one bid that came in. In working with the architects, the drawings were revised, along with changed materials to be more in line with the budget. It would be desired to have this issued on the 10 of January with responses returned by the 4 of February and in front of the Board for the February meeting. Ms. Brooks commented that the purpose of this project was to lead people off Exit 57 off of 1 -95 5 Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Board Boynton Beach, FL January 8, 2013 directly into the Marina, rather than the current route. The Marina needs to be continually promoted as this is one of the only full service Marinas that very few cities in the County have. Mr. Holzman suggested possibly going to merchants in the area to help support the signage costs. There was brief discussion on different signage possibilities that would also help visitors find the local businesses. Motion Mr. Taylor moved that the invitation to bid be issued and move forward with the directional signage. Mr. Karageorge seconded the motion that unanimously passed. D. Reconsideration of 211 E. Ocean Avenue RFP Ms. Brooks commented she sent out an email stating she would hold the issuance of the RFP for 211 Ocean Avenue until the appraisal was received. The appraisal was received on December 10 at $230,000 and the highest and best use stated would be for offices at this time due to market conditions. Based on what the appraiser indicated, she wanted the Board to advise if they wanted to reconsider or issue the RFP as it stood with the uses listed in it, add on it for lease only and for a limited time or add office use and add the requirement of a retail component. Mr. Karageorge opined that the appraiser was well versed and experienced in this kind of appraisal. He suggested adding office use to the RFP. If it is office space, possibly not spend as much on build -out or possibly bring the subsidy down a little. It was an old building that would need to be brought up to code. This highest and best use would fit in with the Downtown Master Plan. There was a brief discussion on alternative possibilities and whether other possibilities would fit the original destination plan designated by the Board and by the City. Members concurred to broaden the RFP to include anything allowed in the Ocean Avenue overlay district. If options were viable, the Board could discuss it at that time. Motion Mr. Buchanan moved to issue the RFP with Ocean Avenue overlay being allowed uses. The motion was seconded by Vice Chair McCray and unanimously passed. XIV. New Business: A. $600 Donation from Pearce Windows and Doors, Inc. for New Signage at Ocean Avenue Park Ms. Brooks indicated Mr. Pearce donated funds for signage for the new Ocean Avenue Park. There were positive comments from the Board. 6 Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Board Boynton Beach, FL January 8, 2013 Motion Mr. Karageorge moved to accept the donation from Pearce Windows and Doors. The motion was seconded by Mr. Holzman with discussion by Mr. Taylor to confirm how many signs there were. The motion passed unanimously. B. Consideration of Request from HAP Grant Recipient, Dawn Osowski, to Accept Terms of Short Sale Negotiation Mr. Simon indicated the terms and conditions on the request was the same as previous requests. He indicated the back up information spells out the conditions. Ms. Osowski was awarded a $50,000 grant for the purchase of her home, as well as a $40,800 from the Palm Beach County SHIP program as a combination down payment assistance grant for the home in the Preserve. The original purchase price was $239,990. The CRA, in this case, is in the third mortgage holder position. The most recent offer came in at $77,000 and the Bank offered $3,000 to the second and third mortgage holder. As soon as this Board approves it, it would move forward to Fannie Mae. Motion Mr Buchanan moved to approve the short sale. The motion was seconded by Mr. Karageorge and unanimously passed. Mr. Holzman suggested a policy be put in place should this come before the Board again so that all paperwork is received and in order before it comes before the Board. XV. Executive Director's Report A. Project Status Update XVI. Future Agenda Items None. XVII. Adjournment There being no further business to discuss, Chair Hay adjourned the meeting at 7:59 p.m. CA e ct/u. Ellie Caruso Recording Secretary 7