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Minutes 02-12-13• a • j ii ' 0 IL01 ' P Woodrow Hay, Chair Mack McCray, Vice Chair James "Buck" Buchanan Steven Holzman Mark Karageorge Wayne Segal Jerry Taylor Chair Hay called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. lCiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii =I. . - -- Vivian Brooks, Executive Director David Tolces, Board Counsel The invocation was given by Vice Chair McCray. Mr. Karageorge led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. The Recording Secretary called the roll. A quorum was present. IV. Legal None V. Agenda Approval: A. Additions, Deletions, Corrections to the Agenda ►fr oM12 B. Adoption of Agenda r, Vice Chair McCray moved to approve the agenda. Mr. Taylor seconded the motion that unanimously passed. E Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Board Boynton rr • - rr 1 A. Disclosure of Conflicts, Contacts and Relationships for Items Presented to the CRA Board on Agenda Items B. Informational Announcements Mr. Karageorge recognized David Tolces, Assistant City Attorney, who was present for the meeting. Mr. Karageorge noted this was Mr. Segal and Vice Chair McCray's last meeting on the Community Redevelopment Agency Board, and he praised them for their service. He thanked the Greater Boynton Beach Chamber of Commerce, its Director, staff, and the Ambassador Committee for naming him Ambassador of Year for 2012. He was humbled and honored to receive the award, and commented he was an Ambassador for seven years. He thanked Harry Meeks and the MLK Committee for holding the Walk at Heritage Park and the breakfast sponsored by Pathways to Prosperity. The program honored community leaders who furthered Dr. King's mission and those who helped improve the City. Although some honorees had passed, their families were present to see them recognized. He thanked Chair Hay and Vice Chair McCray; Messrs. Segal and Taylor; Executive Director Vivian Brooks; City Manager Lori LaVerriere; Assistant City Manager Carisse LeJeune; Police Chief Matt Immler and the color guard as well as Fire /Rescue and the citizens who came out for the event. Mr. Karageorge explained the Alliance was a group comprised of representatives from the City, Chamber of Commerce and the Community Redevelopment Agency that were all working to enhance the City. A Community Tapas and Talk event was held which had a great turnout. There was a high level of citizen involvement and the input was appreciated and encouraged. He encouraged the Alliance to continue these types of events and continue to work together. He expressed the event would not have been possible without the Chair, Mayor, and leadership of the City Manager and Executive Director. Lastly, Mr. Karageorge congratulated Debby Coles- Dobay, Public Art Administrator, on the International Kinetic Art and Symposium event. She was presented with flowers and praise at the conclusion of the Symposium. Her committee and City staff worked tirelessly to achieve the spectacular event. As a result, there was much talk about businesses looking at the City in the fields of engineering, environment and education. It was a great event that could not have occurred without funding from the Community Redevelopment Agency. Mr. Segal thanked Mr. Karageorge for his kind words and remarked it was a great honor to serve on the Board and it was a great experience. He also thanked the Community Redevelopment Agency staff as they made the transition very easy for him. He 2 Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Board Boynton Beach, Florida Feb ruary commented he attended the same events as Mr. Karageorge and echoed the sentiments. Mr. Taylor agreed with Mr. Karageorge's remarks as did Mr. Buchanan. Mr. Buchanan advised the Kinetic Art Exhibition and Symposium was fabulous and he thanked Ms. Coles - Dobay, and her committee's efforts. It was a unique event that symbolized art, engineering and green initiatives. Mr. Holzman had no comments. Vice Chair McCray was amazed at the Kinetic art event and praised Ms. Coles- Dobay. He thanked Mr. Karageorge for his kind words and thanked the Board, Ms. Brooks and the staff. They welcomed him and whenever he had questions, they were there to assist him. Chair Hay thanked Vice Chair McCray and Messrs. Segal and Taylor for their contributions and for stepping up to the plate. He appreciated all of them helping the City when assistance was needed. He also praised the Kinetic Art Symposium. He recognized and thanked artists Rein Triefeldt and Tom Brewitz, who were present in the audience, for their assistance. Several pieces of art were sold. Chair Hay enjoyed watching youth who were fascinated with the art. He gave kudos to all. It was noted the plan was to hold another symposium in two years. Chair Hay attended a presentation on the Tuskegee Airman at the Senior Center which was outstanding. He hoped to obtain that material as it was a very good presentation. He explained the Tuskegee Airmen were the first black military airmen to fight in the war. - A. Ocean Ave. Concert — Friday, February 12, 2013 Kathy Biscuiti, Special Events Director, announced the New Horizon Band from Boynton Beach, would perform in honor of Black History Month on Friday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. It is a free event at the amphitheater. Attendees should bring chairs and blankets and a dance floor is available for those wanting to dance. The Little House will provide food and a youth leadership group would sell beverages. B. Movies on the Ave. — Friday, March 1, 2013 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel would be shown on March 1st at the amphitheater. Moviegoers should bring blankets and chairs. The same food vendors would be available at the event. 3 Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Board Boynton Beach, Florida February 12, 2013 C. Sunday in the Park — March 3, 2013 March 3rd was the continuation of Sunday in the Park at the newly named Ocean Avenue Park located between Hurricane Alley and The Little House restaurants. Attendees should come to the Park with chairs and blankets. Spencer Allen Patrick, the winner of Open -Mic Night at the arts district would be present. He was very popular with the crowd and would perform between 12 and 3 p.m. Chair Hay reiterated staff's request not to bring dogs to events. He explained at the 5K Race to benefit the Barrier -Free Park, one individual brought her dog weighing about 4.5 lbs. The dog was not on a lease and walked under the foot of a walker. The dog was crushed and died. He emphasized at these types of events, there were NO DOGS ALLOWED. A. Approval of Minutes — CRA Board Meeting, December 11, 2012 B. Approval of Minutes — CRA Board Meeting, January 8, 2013 C. Approval of Period Ended January 31, 2012 Financial Report D. Monthly Purchase Orders E. 2012 CRA Annual Audit Results This item was pulled by Mr. Taylor. F. Approval of Commercial Fagade Grant to Benchmark Painting & Carpentry, Inc. G. Approval of Rent Reimbursement Grant to Benchmark Painting & Carpentry, Inc. E. 2012 CRA Annual Audit Results Mr. Taylor pointed out this year marked four years in a row the Community Redevelopment Agency Board had an absolutely clean 100% audit and to have no findings was outstanding. Mr. Karageorge agreed and praised Susan Harris, Finance Director, and Vicki Hill, Finance Assistant, for their efforts. The accomplishment was exceptional. 4 Beach, Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Board Boynton Florida . 1 . i. Mr. Taylor moved to approve Item E. Mr. Holzman seconded the motion that unanimously passed. K4111111111111111111IMS =11. S A. Public Comment Log Vice Chair McCray thanked Mr. Simon, Ms. Brooks and staff for the log. He was pleased with it and noted it was the little things that count. B. Media Outreach and Editorial Coverage C. Merchant Workshop — Work Smarter Not Harder — 2/20/13 D. Update on Tapas & Talk, Community Outreach Series Part II — 1/30/13 E. Update on the Community Farmers Market F. Annual Report on the Palm Beach County Housing Market G. Update on Directional Signage at the Marina H. Update on Loitering on CRA Property 1. Reminder -March CRA Board Meeting -Wed., March 13, 2013 @ 6:30 pm J. Outcome of Boynton Beach COM FAM Tour Held on January 17, 2013 XI. Public Comments: (Note: comments are limited to 3 minutes in duration) Sister Lorraine Ryan, 912 SE 4th Street, Woman's Circle, added to the kudos given to the Community Redevelopment Agency, especially the Director and staff regarding the Kinetic Art event and display and commented it was amazing. She noted the pavilion on the water near the Marina was not being used. Years ago, they had wonderful performances there and she did not understand why it was not being used at all. David Dennis, 1314 S. Seacrest Boulevard, of Boynton United and United to Bury the Violence, requested the CRA assist with the event. The group was planning a Hands around Boynton Rally for the recent victims of violence. He requested support with the event by using the amphitheater and sound system. A tent for youth arts and crafts could be donated later to the City to show hands around Boynton. If the event was large enough, they may need an additional stage and needed marketing and general event 5 Meeting Minutes Boynton ., •. February support. The event will be a green and healthy event. Food vendors should provide healthy food. Materials would be recycled and in the event of rain, they may need the Civic Center as a back up. Ray Whitely, 753 Palmdale Drive, explained the Hands Around Boynton Beach Celebration will be held April 27 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. He invited the CRA to partner with them as an equal partner or provide whatever services they could to ensure its success and make it an event other cities in Palm Beach County would envy. Mr. Whitely explained the organization's culture is the participants act as owners of the City. He would like to discuss a partnership, as Ms. Brooks has been supportive in the past. Rein Triefeldt, 1115 Hamilton Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey, on behalf of the artists thanked the City of Boynton Beach for doing a fabulous job in holding the Kinetic Art Symposium. He praised Ms. Coles -Dobay as a dynamo. If another event is held in two years, they would already have a good base and can build on the success achieved this year. Tom Brewitz, 2835 Sterling Avenue, North, Newport, Minnesota, was honored to be invited by Ms. Coles -Dobay to the event. He praised her and commented she, her team and the City did a terrific job. He thanked the Community Redevelopment Agency for their support. It was a wonderful event and a good way to build on its success in a few years. It was fantastic to see the turnout. There was great interest and it was great fun. The event generated positive attention for Boynton Beach. Sarah Younger, 619 SW 2nd Avenue, congratulated the Community Redevelopment Agency in placing their confidence in the Public Art Administrator. She thanked the sponsors. As the Agency worked on building the business district, she hoped they would see a return on their investment. These events attract people from all over and she hoped the analysis would reflect the businesses in the area benefited. Ms. Younger anticipated partnerships would be formed. She was the winner of the Boca Bearings People's Choice Award for her piece at the Civic Center and she looked forward to events unfolding and another symposium in two years. Victoria Castello, 406 S. Seacrest Boulevard, agreed the Kinetic Art event was wonderful and noted in the world of art, there may be competition. One area there is no competition was in fishing. She attended Tapas & Talk and brought up a Grand Slam that occurred from Geno's Charter Boat at the Marina. She read an article from the Sun- Sentinel and thought it should have been on the Community Redevelopment Agency's website. It was learned it was already posted. Keturah Joseph, Executive Director, Boynton Beach CDC, reported construction on the first three homes in the Ocean Breeze project commenced. There was some delay in the permitting, but the construction was vertical. She anticipated construction would be complete and closing would occur in April. Construction was on schedule. M Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment . - :.. • Boynton -. ch, Florida February 12, 2013 Hearing X11. Public None. Old Business: A. Consideration of Staff Recommendations Regarding Policy on Short Sales When a CRA Second Mortgage is Involved Mike Simon, Development Director, explained at the January 8th meeting, staff was directed to work with the Legal Department to develop policies regarding the above. In November and December, the Board had five requests to amend the Board's Grant Agreement to allow short sales. The Homeowners Assistance Program (HAP) agreement specified the terms of ownership, leasing, grant repayment and resale; but did not anticipate the downturn of the real estate market. With Legal's assistance, they developed HAP short sale policies and guidelines that would be used with the previously approved short sale document list. He noted the policies are consistent with the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) and HOME programs. Often the CRA grants were matched with City and County programs and to be consistent, it modeled each other's policies. If the Board wanted a different percentage paid back, they could adjust it. In response to questions, Mr. Simon explained the existing approvals, with the exception of the individual amounts, conformed to the standards as outlined. Also, the restriction about the amount of time an applicant that was approved for assistance and then had a short sale could reapply for assistance, could be adjusted. Mr. Simon commented the Agency does not currently have a homeownership program. Mr. Holzman moved to approve. Vice Chair McCray seconded the motion. There was brief discussion this would encompass any and all short sales for HAP recipients. Mr. Buchanan preferred to have an additional requirement that the Board had to like the reason or the basis of the request and the Board could have the right to refuse, based on what was said. The policy is any requests have to come back to the Board. As long as the circumstances were based on facts and there was no discriminatory basis to disqualify, the Board could deny the request. There is a checklist. The motion unanimously passed. rI Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment • Board Boynton Florida February 1' B. Unveiling of Catch Boynton Web App Heather English, Business Development Specialist, explained part of her plan to increase awareness of businesses in the district, was to include businesses on the website and give them a web presence. Catch Boynton is a web application that is on the CRA home website that visitors can go to find businesses by searching by keyword, like pizza, salon. Business owners can claim their business and update their information as needed, provide coupons, deals, or menus. She demonstrated how the application worked. Once the type of business is identified, a list of them would populate which a business owner could access. A window will appear asking if the owner wanted to Claim My Business. The owner would set up a quick account with a user ID and password, and then the owner could add all the information they wanted customers to have. The approval process was conducted by CRA staff. Once approved, the information goes live. Users can click, do a search, and receive email alerts. In the future, this would be tied to a mobile application so anyone with a smart cell phone can access the information. The program would be rolled out at a merchant workshop on the 20th. Email blasts will also be sent. As to following up with businesses who chose not to locate downtown or did not want to participate in this program with a phone call, there are almost 600 businesses. Staff contacts as many of them as they can. Ms. English makes phone calls to businesses on a regular basis and has face to face meetings. The feedback received from businesses about the service was great and so far, thirty businesses were already enrolled. C. Consideration of Responses to the Invitation to Bid for Boynton Beach Blvd. Marina Landscaping & Signage Project Mr. Simon explained on January 8, the Board approved release of an invitation to bid for the above referenced project. The deadline to respond was February 4th, and five responses were received. Two were from general contractors who could do all aspects of the project. Three were for separate and individual components: one for landscaping; one for signage; and one for electrical as follows: ➢ Green Construction Technologies - $119,299 (entire project cost excluding electrical) ➢ West Construction - $96,465 (entire project cost) ➢ World Class Landscaping - $23,096.07 (landscape only) ➢ Baron Sign Manufacturing - $11,302.75 (signage only) ➢ J.T. Bowles Electric - $10,450 (electric only) After reviewing the responses with Kimley Horn, the project designer, it was determined that the project could be handled by one project managing firm and not individually Meeting iTuinutes Community Redevelopment Agency Board Boynton Beach, Florida February 12, 2013 managed by the CRA staff. Based on the budget and analysis, West Construction was inline with the budget. The budget the CRA approved for the project was $96,665. Some of the cost was for surveying. Once the Board made a recommendation, staff would follow up with a firm number for a contract which will come back to the Board. Mr. Simon believed he could negotiate the West Construction price. Mr. Karageorge moved to approve West Construction, Inc. for the Boynton Harbor Marina Landscape and Signage project and to direct staff to begin contract negotiations so they can bring it back to the Board. Mr. Taylor seconded the motion. Mr. Buchanan inquired what other elements there were to the project aside from the aforementioned three components. Mr. Simon responded there was fencing, irrigation, demolition, electrical, plumbing, signage, and landscaping. The project was short bid with responses for the irrigation, fence construction and demolition components. Three bids for each component was needed to fulfill Procurement's requirements. The motion unanimously passed. D. Consideration of the Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of Properties 118- 126 MLK Blvd. (Luckey) to the City Mr. Holzman moved to approve. Vice Chair McCray seconded the motion. Mr. Karageorge thanked Attorney Tolces for his work on this item. Two of the properties were scheduled for demolition this week and would then be sodded. The motion unanimously passed. E. Consideration of Amending Certain Terms of the Executive Directors Contract Ms. Brooks explained this request would allow a contract amendment. Under the International City /County Management Association guidelines, the standard term when submitting a resignation was 30 days. If approved, the request would change the 9 Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment - Board Boynton - . Florida -• current contract language from 60 days to 30 days to conform to these standards. There were no other changes. r. Mr. Taylor moved to approve. Mr. Karageorge seconded the motion that unanimously passed. XIV. New Business: A. Consideration of Request from the Community Caring Center for Sponsorship of the Annual Hunger Walk on Ocean Avenue Ms. Brooks explained the Community Caring Center (CCC) submitted a request for the walk on Ocean Avenue. This is an annual event to benefit the community. Sponsorships ranged from $250 to $2,500. She recommended next year the Board have a more formalized process for requests. Ms. Brooks was not against supporting events for non profit organizations, but suggested the requestors fill out an application, match the funds, be reimbursable with receipts, and the event show the benefits of the downtown. This process was used in other areas. The CRA could not fund every event, and she recommended the Agency leverage dollars. In this manner, the process would help with the budget because often requests come mid - stream within the budget year. It was also noted the CRA does not have a budgeted line item for these type of events, and funding would have to come from Project Contingency funds. Currently, there is $75K for Project Contingencies and $25K for General Contingencies. A suggestion was made that any annual events needing funds should be presented at the budget workshop. Mr. Karageorge commented he served on the Special Events Ad Hoc Committee and was told on two occasions there was no money for special events and the Board has to be fair and consistent. Other requests for sponsorship, such as one from Galaxy Elementary School were turned down as was Bury the Violence last year. Pathways to Prosperity requested funds and was turned down. The funds were not budgeted. Conversely, there are other event requestors that have come before the Board that were funded. Last year, the Heritage Festival received $7,900. They were supposed to match funds and did not. Additionally, some of the activities were not events on the Avenue. Mr. Buchanan felt if they could hold an event on Ocean Avenue and the donation was a reasonable amount of money, the Agency should support it. Mr. Taylor agreed each request should be thought out and considered and understood there was no budgeted line item to draw from. He commented no one should go to bed 10 Redevelopment Meeting Minutes Community Board Boynton Beach, Florida February hungry in Boynton Beach, and he wanted to support the event in an amount the Board could agree on. Discussion followed the Bury the Violence event was in the CRA District and it was important to be consistent and fair. Events would be funded from contingency before hurricane season arrived. Mr. Karageorge agreed in the future, the Agency should have a process. They should match funds; procedural information should be reviewed at the next meeting and a policy should be created. Non - profit organizations should be encouraged to have annual events and to provide their requests at the budget workshops so they could be funded. Vice Chair McCray and Chair Hay agreed that no one should go to bed hungry. He acknowledged Mr. Karageorge made valid points and the Agency has not been consistent. Many organizations have no other funding except for contributions from the CRA. He agreed to fund the request this time, but would watch to see what parties come before the Board and are turned down. Mr. Holzman noted some events were celebrations. This request was putting food in people's mouths and it was different. Bury the Violence was a worthy event and the Agency provided in -kind services. He inquired if they had other sponsorships and how much was raised. Sherry Johnson, 145 NE 4th Avenue, responded she has some sponsorship and was looking for more. Mr. Holzman moved to support the event for $1,000. Mr. Taylor seconded the motion. Discussion followed the event was outside the scope of sponsorship because it was food for people and their welfare. The core of the idea for the CRA is for economic vitality and the event did not meet the criteria. Mr. Segal commented, going forward, a funding mechanism should be in place, which will help with budgeting and how an event fits into economic vitality. He wanted the event to be taken out of the realm of event sponsorship. Mr. Brooks placed the item on the agenda because the walk was on Ocean Avenue. If there was a 5K run on Ocean Avenue and runners came to the area, it was an event. She agreed the CRA does not hold social service events, but a charity event draws people to the downtown. Many citizens do not know the City has an amphitheater or an Art Walk, or the Marina. It is an opportunity to showcase what they are doing and it draws people to the area. 11 Meeting 11linutes - .. • :.. Boynton Beach, Florida February 12, 2013 Vice Chair McCray moved to give the CCC $1,500 instead of $1,000 for the event. Mr. Buchanan seconded the item for discussion. Mr. Buchanan commented the request did not tie expenses occurring on Ocean Avenue to infrastructure which he preferred to see. If Ms. Johnson could show her expenses, he would be amenable to the request. There was no budget attachment and there was agreement to add that as a requirement. Ms. Johnson explained she had to pay $200 for rental of the amphitheater, $50 for a banner permit, an event fee, tents, table rentals, paper, ink, design time and energy and staff. She explained those fees exceeded $1,000. Chair Hay agreed to support the event, but commented unless a budget was included in any future requests, he would not do so in the future. The motion failed 2 to 5 (Chair Hay and Messrs. Taylor, Segal, Holzman, and Karageorge dissenting.) The following vote was for the original motion of $1,000. The motion passed 6 -1, (Mr. Karageorge dissenting.) 1i=.. Mr. Karageorge requested a formal motion on the Board's decision to require submission of a budget attachment with funding requests and so moved. Mr. Taylor seconded the motion that unanimously passed. B. Consideration of Request for Sponsorship of the Red Hot Blues Cruise Event to be Held on April 20, 2013. Ms. Brooks presented the request and explained Mr. Buchanan was planning the event which originated in discussion held by the Special Events Ad Hoc Committee. Mr. Buchanan explained this was a major event and the beta test for a two -day or semi three -day event because the CRA, on Friday night, will have an oldies band that goes along with the classic car show. The event has three components. The first was red hot referred to hot peppers. The event would be similar to the Garlic Festival and there should be vendors selling salsa- " Meeting Minutes Redevelopment Community •- Board Boynton Beach, Florida Feb ruary type products and other items. Blues was for music. There will be bands playing blues and four clubs will perform. Cruise referred to a classic car show running from 11 am to 9 p.m. The event was planned to take place on Ocean Avenue and NE 1st Avenue. He explained the event has been met with great enthusiasm and provided a great opportunity to draw people to downtown Boynton with no strain on CRA staff and minimal financial impact. The event was scheduled to occur on April 20th and a budget was submitted. Blues bands, the car show and judges were lined up, and local car clubs were supporting it. Work was ongoing to provide food and other vendors. The request was for $5,000 which would cover infrastructure items. Mr. Buchanan commented the Chamber was putting alot of money and volunteers into the event and he only agreed to work on the event because of the CRA. The Pirate Fest takes place in the fall and this would be six months away from it. It would attract a lot of people, and the weather is good at this time of year. Mr. Holzman thought it was great event, but questioned the amount when looking at the prior requests. The Chamber was an in -kind sponsor and not a dollar sponsor. He thought $5,000 was too much, but would support it. Mr. Buchanan explained the Chamber, in addition to providing volunteers, was giving up a minimum of about $9,000 in revenue which should be counted as part of what was going into the event. It could be a big -time event and will be a beta test for the others Discussion followed about delaying the event until next year. This would provide time to sell sponsorships and raise funds so the CRA would not have to support the event. Mr. Karageorge also expressed concern. When he sat on the Special Events Ad Hoc Advisory Committee, the Committee was specifically told twice the City and CRA had no money to help the Committee with special events. He suggested the event be brought back next year, and it be held as an Alliance group signature event. The thought was the cost could be shared between the City, CRA, and the Chamber, as members could raise funds through sponsorships. He felt the event was rushed. Vice Chair McCray thought there was back peddling, and the event should be moved forward. If it did not work, they would not support it next year. Mr. Buchanan responded to comments about the Special Events Ad Hoc Committee being told there was no funding. It would have cost the CRA $30K to $40K to hold the event and he saw a way around it by adding a car show and holding the event downtown. The CRA could not have funded the entire amount this year, but could fund a piece of it. He thought the event should move forward and if successful, next year it should be expanded to a two -day event. 13 Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Board Boynton r • . Feb ruary Mr. Taylor was concerned the amount was high and other groups will be requesting funds. It would help if the requested amount could be lowered. Mr. Buchanan came up with that amount of money based on the necessary infrastructure costs of the amphitheater, eating tent, port-a- potties and other necessary items. Mr. Holzman moved to support the event for $1,000. The motion died for lack of a second. Mr. Taylor moved to support the event at $2,500. Mr. Karageorge seconded the motion for discussion. Mr. Karageorge commented when looking at financial sources, the City was providing in -kind sponsorship in the amount of $2,000. He suggested the CRA match that amount, and hopefully pick up some sponsors from the Chamber membership. Next year, if split into thirds, the event could do well. Mr. Karageorge moved his comments as a substitute motion for $2,000. Mr. Taylor accepted the amendment. Mr. Segal expressed the same concerns as Mr. Karageorge and questioned whether it could be done by April 20. There was also no media sponsorship. Mr. Buchanan explained there promotion costs were included in the budget. Media sponsorships do not exist anymore and any sponsorship was tough to come by. The Chamber has three events coming up in the near future. He did not see a problem getting it done by April as much of it is in place. There is a good team working on it. He believed promoting the event 6 to 8 weeks prior to it would be the most effective time to do so. There are three different components to the event that attract individuals who are interested in any one of the three. The Children's Schoolhouse Museum is participating and would have activities for children. Activities for adults would also be available. When asked if the event could be held with $2,000 from the City and $2,000 from the Community Redevelopment Agency, Mr. Buchanan thought it could still be done. The marketing plan was not instituted yet. Social media would be used and many members have contacts. They would judiciously use funds for traditional media and radio station coverage 14 Meeting Minutes Boynton • February 12, 2013 A roll call vote was taken. The motion passed 4 to 3, (Messrs. Segal, Holzman and Karageorge dissenting.) C. Consideration of Selling CRA Owned Land at 222 N. Federal to Kanner and Pintaluga Ms. Brooks explained this was a new item. Thursday, she was contacted by Jim Knight, a broker for a law firm looking for sites to relocate. A 1031 exchange was a way to sell property and avoid capital gains tax. The firm has a 1031 exchange to name three properties by a certain date to meet the guidelines of the 1031 program and they were in a battle to purchase the Arts Garage property in downtown. Boynton Beach was one of the locations they were considering. Ms. Brooks clarified this item was only a consideration of whether or not to allow the property to be considered, and then they would come back to the Board with a proposal. The matter had to be brought before the public, publicly discussed and an appraisal was needed. The subject property was the former Relax Inn purchased in 2002. Currently, no tax revenues are generated as the property is vacant. If this site is selected, they would build 30K to 40K square feet of Class A office building space which does not exist in the City. She noted the Downtown Master plan called for the creation of 100K square feet of office space and the creation of jobs. Ms. Brooks explained the Board could not be assured the firm would relocate downtown, but she had to be prepared to have these types of companies want to come to Boynton Beach. Attorney Tolces explained it would be appropriate for the Board, under the Statute, to issue Request for Proposals on the property. Anyone interested in responding could then do so. The request had to be open for a 30 -day period. At that point, the Board could consider any proposals that were submitted. If approved, the Board could direct Legal staff to draft a contract for purchase and sale. The action tonight would position the Board to begin the process. Mr. Taylor moved to direct the Board to submit a Request for Proposal on the subject property at 222 N. Federal Highway. Vice Chair McCray seconded the motion. There was brief discussion if signage would be problematic. Ms. Brooks did not believe so and agreed to return to the Board if there were any issues. mm The motion passed unanimously 15 Meeting 111inutes Community -. .. - Board Boynton Beach, Florida February 12, 2013 A. Project Status Update There were no questions on the report. Ms. Brooks announced the Commercial Familiarization Tour led to incredible interest in Boynton Beach. She spoke with the broker at the Arches site who indicated he received many calls and some offers on the site. One tour participant would meet with Ms. Brooks to consider four sites. Mr. Heiser at Five -Star Property also showed his properties. She pointed out getting the word out about incentives was helping. Mr. Karageorge agreed the Tour was paying short and long -term dividends. He also noted lighted art would be completed on Ocean Avenue in March and would help develop the area. 1' T' None. There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was properly adjourned at 8:24 p.m. Catherine Cherry Recording Secretary 21313 ij