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Minutes 03-05-13None MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD MEETING, HELD ON TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2013, AT 6:00 PM IN COMMISSION CHAMBER, 100 E. BOYNTON BEACH BLVD. BOYNTON BEACH, FL PRESENT: Woodrow Hay, Chair Mack McCray, Vice Chair James "Buck" Buchanan Steven Holzman Mark Karageorge Wayne Segal Jerry Taylor I. Call to Order Vivian Brooks, Executive Director James Cherof, Board Counsel Chair Hay called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. and welcomed those present to the Special CRA Board meeting. II. Roll CaII Roll was called and all members were present. III. Agenda Approval: A. Additions, Deletions, Corrections to the Agenda B. Adoption of Agenda Motion Vice Chair McCray moved to approve. Mr. Karageorge seconded the motion. Vote The motion passed unanimously. IV. 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 1 Special Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Board Boynton Beach, FL March 5, 2013 Mr. Karageorge had no disclosures of conflict. He thanked the Greater Boynton Beach Chamber of Commerce for hosting the forum at Bethesda and thanked Bethesda Hospital for sponsoring the event. A special thanks was offered to Jonathan Porges, Jim Williams, Nancy Hogan, Bradley Miller, Brad Miller and Enid Silberstein for their work on the event. Mr. Karageorge encouraged residents to attend the candidate forum at Crosspointe Elementary presented by the League of Women Voters on March 7 at 7 p.m. Mr. Karageorge had attended the Firefighters' Annual Award program and congratulated the firefighters and paramedics who were recognized at the event. He acknowledged Latosha Clemons who received academic awards and the values award. She exemplifies the values that should be instilled in all. Mr. Karageorge thanked Chair Hay for being the Chair for the Hunger Walk and was pleased to participate in the event. There were about 100 participants with canned goods collected and donations. He hoped there would be more participation in the future. The death of Judith Asbury, who was the principal at Citrus Cove Elementary, would have a significant impact on the citizens. She was a great educator, impacted children and families and was active in her church, sorority and educational organizations. There was an outpouring of respect and dignity for a woman who was under - appreciated. Mr. Karageorge suggested people should be appreciated more while they are living rather than at death. Mr. Segal had no disclosures. He did attend the candidate forum and found it to be enlightening. Mr. Buchanan had no disclosures. He did announce the Red Hot Blues Cruise would be held on April 20 at the amphitheater on Ocean Avenue. Chair Hay, Vice Chair McCray, Mr. Taylor and Mr. Holzman had no disclosures. Chair Hay advised he had attended many of the events previously mentioned. V. Old Business A. Consideration of RFP for the Property Located at 222 North Federal Highway Mike Simons, Development Director, explained the request, including the background on the property and recent developments. A significant amount of interest was generated in the two properties that are vacant on opposite corners of the intersection of Federal Highway and Ocean Avenue. The Community Redevelopment Agency property is at the north end of the east property, at the corner of Boynton Beach 2 Special Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Board Boynton Beach, FL March 5, 2013 Boulevard and Federal Highway. The familiarization tour had an impact in continuing to market downtown Boynton and the redevelopment opportunities. The RFP was an attempt to draw interest to the corner and potential redevelopment as part of a larger parcel. The 2009 Master Plan included an increase in office space and commercial uses in the downtown corridor. It was hoped this would be the time to attract any interested developers for the property. An appraisal was done at $450,000 and it is zoned commercial in the Central Business District (CBD). The information is useful for the respondents to know the valuation, as well as the public agency to evaluate the results or proposals. The RFP would be released March 6 with a response date of April 5th, within the guidelines. The factors to be considered upon review of any proposals would be the number of jobs created, types of uses proposed, incentives to include adjacent properties if available and consistency with the Downtown Master Plan. Motion Mr. Karageorge moved to approve the issuance of the request for proposal for the CRA owned property located at 222 North Federal Highway. Mr. Buchanan seconded the motion. Vice Chair McCray questioned the appraisal for $425,000 and Mr. Simons replied that figure came from the Property Appraisers. The Calloway and Price appraisal was for $450,000 and dated March 4, 2013. Mr. Holzman inquired about the purchase price for the property. Ms. Brooks responded the property had been purchased in 2002 for $900,000. It was a larger piece of land that was later modified to accommodate the Boynton Beach Boulevard Extension and had a motel onsite. Mr. Holzman felt a 60 -day response rather than 30 -day response time would be more appropriate, since it would be difficult to make contact with adjoining property owners and negotiate agreements and complete the package in only 30 days. Motion Mr. Holzman offered an amendment to the motion to change the RFP from a 30 to 60 day response time rather than rush. Mr. Segal seconded the amended motion. Vice Chair McCray asked what Delray Beach was using for a response time in similar situations. Mr. Simons thought the response time was 60 or 90 days. Ms. Brooks clarified the time was 60 days. 3 Special Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Board Boynton Beach, FL March 5, 2013 Mr. Karageorge felt 30 days was adequate and he liked the RFP content and stood by his original motion. Mr. Buchanan agreed that due to the location of the property, the adjacent properties and lack of other options, 30 days would be sufficient. Mr. Segal asked if it were determined that the 30 days would not be viable, could an extension be granted. Mr. Karageorge responded all proposals could be rejected and the RFP sent back out. The Board has the final say. Vote The amended motion failed 1 -6 (Chair Hay, Vice Chair McCray, Messrs Karageorge, Buchanan, Segal and Taylor dissenting). Vote The original motion passed 6 -1 (Mr. Holzman dissenting). Ms. Brooks made a correction to the RFP under Proposals and Disposition, the second paragraph and last line says, "Proposals entered into this RFP process shall be ..." on the page before the signature page, the last sentence should be deleted. With that language, any proposal would not be binding. Vice Chair McCray wanted an explanation why the error was not corrected before it was submitted to the Board. Ms. Vivian explained phone calls between her and the Board Attorney were not connecting to discuss the language. Vice Chair McCray felt strongly the corrected copy should have been presented. A motion should be made. Motion Vice Chair McCray moved to remove it. Mr. Taylor seconded the motion. Vote The motion carried unanimously. VI. New Business: A. Consideration of Brownfield Designation — 222 North Federal Highway Ms. Brooks explained the request was a procedural request. The City had a Brownfield map for commercial and industrial properties along the major corridors and in the industrial areas. Some properties not included when the map was created were mixed - use or CVD properties. The CRA property at 222 North Federal Highway was not 4 Mr. Taylor moved to have the City add the CRA's property at 222 North Federal Highway for the City's designated Brownfield area. Mr. Buchanan seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Mr. Karageorge mentioned the Business Development Board had international site selectors in Palm Beach County and on Friday the 8 there would be a breakfast at the Boca Raton Hotel and Resort where the selectors would reveal their impressions of Palm Beach County. It was important that the City representatives listen to the comments. He encouraged the Chair to attend the meeting and report back to the Board. Ms. Brooks advised she and the Mayor would be attending. VI. Adjournment Vice Chair McCray moved to adjourn. Chair Hay properly adjourned the meeting at 6:21 p.m. Special Meeting Minutes Community Redevelopment Agency Board Boynton Beach, FL March 5, 2013 included in the original map. It means there would be no state incentives for this property for job creation. The Brownfield designation is an economic incentive from the State of Florida. The property owner has to request the City to add the property and amend the map. It is a procedural issue. Judith A. Pyle, CM Deputy City Clerk 5