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LEGAL APPROVAL fJ1U City of 'Boynton 'Beach August 4, 1997 100 'E. tJJoyntan. tJJeac.Ii tJJoufevara PO tJJ(J;t310 tJJoyntan. tJJeadiJ !fforufa 33425-0310 City :J{aif: (561) 375-6000 !flU, (561) 375-6090 Gonzalo Ravago BGllndustries, Inc, 2601 E. Oakland Park Blvd, #101 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33306 Re File No Location BGI at Quantum Park (Phenix Project) CDPA 97-002 Northeast corner of Gateway Boulevard and Quantum Boulevard (lots 34A, 34B, 35 36, 37 and 38 in Quantum Park) Dear Mr Ravago, Enclosed is the City of Boynton Beach Development Order regarding Commission approval of your request for community design plan appeal Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free to contact this office at (561) 375-6260 Sincerely, r'/ ~\ I / ; '""-:-J~/V? LG.vk ::j ---~~~ Tambri J Heyden AICP Planning and Zoning Director T JH dar Attachment xc: Central File JJ-\SHRDA T A\Planning\SHARED\WP\PROJECTS\BGI\CDPA\DO Approval,doc .9l~7Uil s (jateway to tfu (juifstream DEVELOPMENT ORDER CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA '"' f~ p, J .~.p _ i~I-'q PROJECT NAME. BGllndustries, Inc, at Quantum Park (Phenix Project) APPLICANT BGllndustries, Inc, ....-.:;_.....-.-.. -'- ~L~ APPLlCANrs AGENT Gonzalo Ravago .----{L AGENT'S ADDRESS 2601 E. Oakland Park Blvd. #101 Ft Lauderdale FL-33306-~".'- DATE OF HEARING BEFORE CITY COMMISSION 7/ ;.::p9'7 TYPE OF RELIEF SOUGHT Community Design Plan Appeal LOCATION OF PROPERTY Northeast corner of Gateway Boulevard and Quantum Boulevard DRAWING(S) SEE EXHIBIT A" ATTACHED HERETO THIS MA TIER came on to be heard before the City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach Florida on the date of hearing stated above. The City CommIssion having considered the relief sought by the applicant and heard testimony from the applicant. members of city administrative staff and the public finds as follows. 1 Application for the relief sought was made by the Applicant in a manner consistent with the requirements of the City's Land Development Regulations. 2. The Applicant L.. HAS HAS NOT established by substantial competent evidence a basis for the relief requested. 3 The conditions for development requested by the Applicant, administrative staff or suggested by the public and supported by substantial competent evidence are as set forth on Exhibit "B" with notation "Included" 4 The Applicant's application for relief is hereby ~ GRANTED subject to the conditions referenced in paragraph 3 hereof DENIED 5 This Order shall take effect immediately upon issuance by the City Clerk. 6 All further development on the property shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of this order 7 Other DATED- \\\\\llIIU/1I11 \\\ III ~,,\ ..J,,~\ON EJ II/II ~ ~~ ~o ~ ~ '/7/Y/YJ' /),___ t ~ ;.sOR~TSO "1("1 % City Clerk ~ ~ l& ~ % - 'Z - - ~ '- - J:\SHRDATA\Plannmg\SHAREC\WP\PROJECTS\BGI\CCPA\OEVELOPMENT ORDER,doc ~ .,. \. n.?.\J ~ ~ ~"'\ ... "' ":1 ~ ~...., -, \ . "rs- ~ ............. ,0 ~ ~.1. FLO~ \,-'- '/11 \\\\ 11/1111 II ll\\\\\\ ~/97 /3 EXHIBIT "A" 4 L..\.I\.I/"'\I IVI" IVIMr UM PABK-. - "I I, t :J l 1 ; I I i .- i !If ~ : Ii -:i:- i r I -I; ~ - - r -;l ~ I -3':.' 1.": ---- f .......-=.. c.... ..~ -----u ".ST[R PUN ...(NDW(HT NO. , ..UlT 1 IHI =:-::- ~ ~-:.::.:. ':. =.:..:. ---- ---..- --.-...------.--.... ------ --.......--."'-.-- ___-1_ ___..___ ---..--. .......--....-.-- ---.-.,,---- ----....----..-- .----------- ~~._.-------- PLAN ~tfASTER SITE DEVELOPNIENT LEGeND ;. L-- --. KEY PUN .. I' .... I" "wee IJiIS ..... "S,...... IOJ "0''' t Jt .."" II" ....... 2:111 h... n, JS ....... Uti ," ... .... .00 au.. .... .) ,.. - .-- ~.,....~ ..-- -.- _,a -- .............."'""" --- ... ....... -- - 1- .._._ .- Q QU"NTUY ASSOC."TES Nalianal CII Con.., 115 Woo, ~ashln9tan 51. Indianapolis. IN .&204 (317) 63&-1&00 ,/ ,-- ~ ~o bl I,,\. \. <;.,? \"~ 0 1/8 MILES IIIII 11 ~ '0 400 800 FEET f'. IV H Conditions of 1\ PrOject name- BGI Industnes facility (Phemx Project) File number' CDPA 97-002 Reference' Aletter ofreauest dated June 30 1997 DEPARTMENTS INCLUDE REJECT PUBLIC WORKS I Comments' No response I UTILITIES Comments. No response I FIRE Comments No response I POLICE Comments. No response I I ENGINEERING DIVISION I i Comments No response I BUILDING DIVISION I Comments. No response I P ARKS AND RECREATION I Comments. No response I FORESTER/ENVIRONMENT ALIST I I Comments ~o response I PLANNING AND ZONING I Comments. I 1 It IS recommended that the selected species of the landscape buffer have the followmg specifications: . Spacing - 2 feet o.c. ~ . Height at the time of planting - 2.5 feet . Height to be maintained after reaching maturity - 6 feet . Dense foliage to achieve a continuous visual screen . 100 percent of the species to be native to Florida. ADDITIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD CONDITIONS 2. NONE I ADDITIONAL CITY COMMISSION CONDITIONS I 3 To be determined. (~1\, ( q~_ ') I I EXlllBIT "B" Conditions of Aooroval Project name- BGI Industries facility (Phenix ProJect) File number' CDPA 97-002 Reference: Aletter of request dated June 30 1997 . I DEPARTMENTS INCLUDE REJECT PUBLIC WORKS Comments. No response UTILITIES Comments No response FIRE Comments. No response POLICE Comments. No response ENGINEERING DIVISION Comments. No response BUILDING DIVISION Comments. No response PARKS AND RECREATION Comments. No response FORESTER/ENVIRONMENT ALIST Comments. No response PLANNING AND ZONING Comments: 1 It IS recommended that the selected species of the landscape buffer have the X followmg specifications. . Spacing - 2 feet 0 c. . Height at the time of planting - 2.5 feet . Height to be maintamed after reaching maturity - 6 feet . Dense foliage to achieve a contmuous Visual screen . 100 percent of the species to be native to Florida. ADDITIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD CONDITIONS 2. NONE ADDITIONAL CITY COMMISSION CONDITIONS 3 NONE. ~ . ." , ,~ ~ ...",.. ; I ; i 1 ~ !\,..L:- ,...."., ; ! I , , I I i....;....:;. ~ I I MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COMMISSION MEETING HELD IN THE LIBRARY PROGRAM ROOM, BOYNTON BEACH LIBRARY, BOYNTON , BEACH, FLORIDA, ON FRIDAY, JULY 25,1997, AT 3:00 P.M. PRESENT Gerald "Jerry" Taylor, Mayor Matthew Bradley, Commissioner Shirley Jaskiewicz, Commissioner Henderson'Tillman, Commissioner Kerry Willis, City Manager James Cherot, City Attorney Sue Kruse, City Clerki '. ! , CALL TO ORDER Mayor Taylor called the meeting to order at 3:04 p.m. SITE PLAN APPROVAL FOR BGIINDUSTRIESIN QUANTUM PARK Slides were shown during these presentations. I I Gonzalo Ravago, Director ot Operations of BGI Industries, Inc., $ave a brief overview of his company. ,I Richard Tambone ot Tambone Real Estate Development Corpor~tion gave a brief overview of his company. He mentioned that if it were not for the efforts of the Commissioners and the staff of the City ot Boynton Beach helpin~ to expedite the Motorola project, Motorola would most likely not be in Quantum 'lark. I , Mr. Tambonestated that his company was hired by BGJ to help ev~luate where they should locate. They analyzed 15 different locations based on the following . . I critena: i · Description of the site - hotels, restaurants, and conference facili~ies close by. i · Housing availability - BGI will be hiring 300, to 400 individuals Jo start their' facility. With the expansion, this will increase to approximately 6yO. I , I · Environmental conditions - cost analysis, impact fees, permIt fees, etc., associated with the complete development cost to construct a facJl;ty. I . Incentive packages · Time requirements - BGI has certain timeframes in which they; need to get certain things approved because they are dealing with m~ny different individuals in different parts of the world. Therefore, it is import~nt that they, r . ' ".! MINUTES SPEglAL CITY COMMISSION MEETING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA' JULY 25,1997 re'""'" 1 I f .. < have the ability to get everything approved In an appropriate .fashion and wjthiri a certain criteria of costs. ' . Park- Maintenance Fees . Water and Sewer rates The 15 locations were narrowed down to three (Boynton Beach, Mir~mar,and Hom~s,tead) and each GHygave' a presentation. By far; the Cityjof Boynton Beach was the most professional and organized: The Boynton Beach location . ... ., . I Was chosen because of the following: flt,nr...... i . Work Force · Community amenities '(hotels, the closeness to the ocean, anci tJ1e .quality of life) , · Progressive Support (the City wants economic development, the :enthusiasm of staff and everybody in the City) , · Flexibility (This is .important because of the expansion capabiiities in the ,. . I future. The City .agreed. to approve an Overall master plan that gives BGI maximum flexibility. Also~ the various variances helped put this type of facility together.) . ' , · Transportation accessibility (Tri-Rail, 1-95, and the Florida Turnpike, the Palm Beach International Airport, and the Fort Lauderdale Airport) , · Competitive Real Estate Jose Diaz of HNTB Architects Engineers Planners reviewed some of: the criteria established for the project, including quality for the project, access and circulation, environment for the employees and visitors. He showed ~lides of the proposed project and explainedthe layout of the facility. He advised that there is going to be a'lpt of glass fenestration. The industrial traffic will be sep~rated from the visitor and employee .traffic. He anticipated that the necessary documents would be completed by the end of 1997, which would allow them to begin operations in late 1998. He anticipated the first shipments in the first or second quarter of 1999. Commissioner Bradley inquired about the starting salary range.' Mr.: Ravago advised that the starting salaries would be higher than the local starting: salaries ,because they do not want a turnover of employees. Because of the training programs and the type of product they manufacture, 'they . rely on their employees. F:T.r.~"'i I 2 MINUTes , SPECIAL CITY COMMISSION MEETING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA r-- i, ....-"-M JULY 25, 1997 BGI. Industries, hie. at Quantum Park Gonzalo Ravago BGI InduStries, Inc. Northeast corner of Gateway Boulevard and Quantum Boulevard (Lots' 34A, , 34B, 35, 36, 37 and 38 in . Quantum Park) Request for site plan approval to construct a 160;O~3 squar~foot cosmetic' and, perfume manufact~rilhg facility coritainingcorporate, offices 'on 18.345 acre I of "land in Quantum Corporate Park. Mayor Taylor advised that the Planning and Development Board ~nanimously approved this request with the exception of comment 49. The,Bqa(d wanted something other than Cypress Mulch used, and the applicant agreed ~o this. Project: Agent: Owner: Location; Description :' Motion Commissioner Tillman moved to approve this request. Commissione~ J~skiewicz seconded the motion, which carried 4-0.160,033 square foot cosmeti~' ~~ .! BGI at Quantum Park (Phenix Project) Gonzalo Ravago' BGllndustries, Inc. I , Northeast corner of Gateway Boulevard and Qua~tum Boulevard ' Description: Request to appeal the Community Design Plan r~ulations to allow ()verhead doors on the east elevation of 1h~ building facing Gateway Boulevard. ! ' I Mayor Taylor advised that this was unanimously approved by the PI~nning and Development Board, subject to all staff comments. ! ' P reject: Agent: Owner: Location: Motion Commissioner JaskiewicZ moved to approve as read. Commissio~er Tillman seconded the motion. In response to Commissioner Bradley, Mr. Diaz explained the landsCafi~g, berm, and fencethat is going to completely block the view of the facility. I. , 1",.::1:::1:0:..... The motion carried 4-0. 3 ,j ~..a:r.r:~ ! ' j ; :....4,.'.... ~ i ' I L___...... MINI.)TES , , speCIAL CITY COMNUSSION MEETING BOyNTON BEACH, FLORIDA JULY 25, 1997 BGI Industries, Inc. at Quantum Park/ Susan Delegal Holland and Knight Owner: BGllndustries, Inc, , Location: 'Northeast cotner of Gateway Boulevard and Qu~mtum Boulevard (Lots 32, 33, 34A, 34B, 35, 36, ,37 and 38 in ' Quantum Park) , Description: , Reque~tforazoning code variance and parking ilo' variance , from, tneCi~y, of Boynton Beach Land I?eyelopment Reg~lations, C~apter 2, Section 7.H:3 - Acce$sy.tays, and ~ha.~~r23.; Article ,11.H.7 - Number of Drive~~s, for an additional< aCGe$Sway beyond the two accessVl(8'Ys allowed by code. ' , i I ' Mayor Taylor advised that this was onanilT!ously approved by the Iflarning and Development Board, subject to all staff comments. "i : Project: Agent: Motion Commissioner Bradley moved approval' subject to staff:' qomments. Commissioner Tillman seconded the motion, which carried 4-0. ! ! Mayor Taylor appreciated the comments that the applicants made wiit~ regard to thecoop~ration from staff. He was proud, of the ,professionalism i that staff displayed. He was also proud to work 'with the applicants who haVje peen very professional, and he looked forward to this corporate resident. !H$ made a commitment to work with the applicants to bring this to a reality a~ quickly as possible and welcomed them to the City. ! . Mr. Ravago was honored to be part of the Boynton Beach communit~. i i Mayor Taylor mentioned that there will be a walkway on the secon~ flbor of this facility so that visitors can observe the manufacturing process. He ~elieves that this. project is, setting a standar? for. devel~pment in this parkl ~nd future applicants may be measured against thiS. ThiS could be a model of what we want to happen in this park. I ' , i A recess was declared at 3:45 p.m. The meeting resumed at 4:52 p.~.: REVIEW OF PROPOSED 1997/1998 BUDGET City Manager Willis thanked Ms. Reese and her staff for the excell~rit job they i did putting together the overall budget package. : i L_,_. 4