Agenda 09-14-20 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH
HISTORIC RESOURCES PRESERVATION BOARD
f' REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
DATE: Monday, September 14, 2020 TIME: 6:30 P.M.
PLACE: City Hall, 100 E. Ocean Avenue
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Agenda Approval
3. Approval of Minutes —August 10, 2020, to be reviewed at subsequent meeting
4. Communications and Announcements
A. Boynton Beach Centennial Celebration
B. Constitution Week September 17th —23 d
C. Consideration for Special HRPB meeting in September
5. Old Business:
A. Boynton High School (nka the Cultural Center) —Status on renovation project and plans for
occupancy and use.
B. Woman's Club of Boynton Beach — Update on the renovation of the City's nationally-
registered, 1926 Woman's Club (see accompanying combined staff report for update).
C. Historic Trail Markers —Status of replacing damaged and removed trail markers.
D. Historic plaques for designated properties — Status of establishing a marker program for
designated properties.
E. Website Resource — Status of website information for public access to property designations
and resources.
6. New Business:
A. None
7. Other
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8. Comments by members
9. Public comments
10. Announce date of next meeting —TBD
11. Adjournment
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/ DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT
TO: Chair and Members,
Historic Resources Preservation Board
FROM: Michael Rumpf
Development Director
DATE: September 11,2020
RE: Historic Resources Preservation Board
Regular meeting of September 14,2020
Staff Report
This report represents the combined back-up for the subject agenda.
Item 4. Communications and Announcements
A. City Centennial Celebration—Discuss options for contributing to event.
B. Constitution Week September 17th—23 d—Event and the City Commission's plan to
proclaim it at its Tuesday meeting is being acknowledged for general awareness.
C. Special meeting before Oct 1st per CLG requirements —A special (second) meeting of the
Board is recommended to be held this month to satisfy minimum requirements of the State
for a CLG (to hold a minimum of 4 meetings per year). First option is September 21st, and
the second option is September 17th, contingent on member availability.
Item 5.A. Boynton High School(125 E. Ocean Ave.)
The rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the City's Historic High School is nearing completion. In
accordance with a temporary certificate of occupancy,portions of the building are now being occupied
as intended for staff offices, as well as to facilitate an impromptu education program for children of
employees in connection with the impact of the virus pandemic on school operations. Ultimate regular
programming for city purposes may be a factor of health-related mandates.
Item 5.B. Woman's Club of Boynton Beach
As the Board is aware, the major renovations started last year are finished, including a complete reroof
of this nationally-registered, 1926 Woman's Club. Future improvements are planned to include
bathroom renovations and an upgrade to the elevator. A plan is currently being implemented to convey
ownership of the property to the City, with use and programming of the building to be coordinated
between the City and CRA. Parking has always been a constraint on the use of the property and the
city is considering options for gaining safe access to the parking resources located at the Senior Center
on the opposite side US-1.
Item 5.C. Downtown Historic Trail Markers
The 1 t/2 mile-long Downtown Heritage Trail is a self-guided route extending along Ocean Avenue
between Seacrest Boulevard and the Intracoastal Waterway. The route features 30 sites that are
associated with the City's history, of which nine (9) of the sites were originally given an information
board (or small kiosk)that contains specific information on the property and a link to the City's
website resource for further information. The link uses a Quick Response (QR code) for easy access
using a smart phone with a QR reader. The QR codes have been de-activated, and many of the kiosks
have been damaged and removed. As previously reported to the Board, the City is in the process of
inventorying the damaged and missing boards and planning for the ultimate replacement and if
warranted,possible design improvements to make them more durable to the elements.
Item 5.D. Historic Plaques for Designated Properties
A historic property plaque program is intended to provide identification for the registered historic
properties within the City, while simultaneously promoting the City's preservation efforts. Various
materials and designs have been discussed by the Board, and some coordination with foundries has
generated rough cost estimates and information on options for achieving the intended design.
Logically, a more detailed design presents challenges in the design and manufacturing process, and
greater cost. The Board has also discussed possibly excluding the property date which facilitates
uniform production and cost savings through bulk ordering. The Board has also discussed a design that
could accommodate a second and subordinate plaque containing the respective property date. The
property owner would have the option of purchasing the additional date plaque. There is currently no
funding secured for this program; however, the local Historical Society has shown interest in providing
some funding. Design options and samples are included within the exhibit to this report.
Staff requests current consensus and direction from the Board.
Item 5.E. Website Resource
The historic preservation program websites are in need of continued enhancement and/or updating.
Needed improvements include, in part, descriptions and photos of all featured sites on the trail map
including reference numbers (there is a list of historic sites but not a reference connection to the trail
map). Additional enhancement should include updated notations of demolitions, current photos
featured properties where relevant, activity status of the QR codes on trail kiosks, updated maps to
reflect town square, as well as an increase in the user-friendliness of the websites via more bulleted or
summarized information on the program and benefits.
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