CORRESPONDENCE
PLANNING DIVISION MEMORANDUM No. 302
To
Qumtus Greene, Department of Development DIrector
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MIke Rumpf, Plannmg and Zomng DIrector .
KevIn John Hallahan, Forester / Envlronmentahst I< J ff--
November 22, 2002
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Subject:
Steven Bell- envIronmental Issues at Quantum Park
I have met wIth Mr Steven Bell and revIewed hIS requests m reference to the
envIronmental Issues at Quantum Park. I would like to dISCUSS the followmg
observatlons and make a recommendatIOn.
1 Mr Bell would like the existing scrub properties located along the Southwest
corner of Miner Road and High Ridge Road to be purchased from the current
property owners and maintained as scrub habitat preserves.
OwnershIp Status
There are three parcels of connected scrub habItat m thIS locatIOn totalmg 62 75 acres.
All three parcels are located outSIde of the Quantum Park lImIts along ItS eastern
boundary, north of Gateway Boulevard adjacent to Miner Road and HIgh Ridge
Road.
One mdIVldual owns two of the parcels totalmg 52.36 acres. One ofthe two parcels
(2443) acres IS wlthm the CIty of Boynton Beach corporate lImIts and the other
parcel (27 93 acres) IS m umncorporated Palm Beach County
A dIfferent mdlvldual owns the thIrd parcel (10.39 acres) ofexlstmg scrub and thIS
parcellS wlthm the CIty of Boynton Beach corporate lImIts.
PropertIes Purchased -current status
There are two agenCIes that allocate funds for the purchase of the three eXlstmg scrub
habItat / envIronmentally sensltlve lands The Palm Beach County EnVIronmental
Resources Management (ERM) DIVISIOn specIfically oversees the purchase and
mamtenance of scrub propertIes The Nature Conservancy (TNC) also evaluates
scrub propertIes for purchase and mamtenance
These two agencIes have been contacted m the past by members of the Wilderness
Island CoalItIOn and requested the purchase of the three scrub propertIes described
herem. These two agencIes (ERM and TNC) have not purchased these propertIes due
to eIther the lack of a wIllmg seller or complIance wIth agency acqulSltIOn cntena.
The CIty of Boynton Beach does not have the funds to purchase these propertIes
If eIther of the two agencIes purchased the scrub propertIes, sIte mamtenance would
be by the respectlve orgamzatlon m accordance wIth theIr agency gUIdelmes.
2. Mr Bell would like the Quantum Park Property Owners Association to swap
the 14.30-acre Pine Preserve Area #2 (lot #70) south of Gateway Boulevard for
part of the 52.36-acre, privately-owned property discussed in the above
paragraph. The property would have to be contiguous to the Quantum Park
Pine Preserve Area #1 / Wetland tract / Lot #34-C.
OwnershIP Status
The Quantum Park Property Owners ASSOCIatIOn (QPPOA) has met the oblIgatIOn
under the Development Order to preserve 40 acres ofPme Preserve WIth the two
eXlstmg Pme Preserves each located north and south of Gateway Boulevard.
The QPPOA would have to contact the owner of the 52.36-acre sIte to mltlate the
land swap
The QPPOA would have to apply to the Treasure Coast RegIOnal Plannmg CounCIl to
amend the Quantum Park Development Order to approve the land swap
Property swap-current status
The QPPOA has not expressed any mterest m contactmg a property owner outSIde the
Quantum Park property lImIts m an attempt to amend the Development Order as
described above
The QPPOA would be responsible for mamtammg the Pme Preserve property
obtamed through a land swap
The CIty of Boynton Beach does not have any dIrect mvolvement m thIS land swap
proposal.
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3. Mr Bell would like the Quantum Park Property Owners Association
(QPPOA) to design and install a raised boardwalk system connecting all of the
environmental areas throughout Quantum Park. There would be one or more
entrance and parking lot facilities to support the project and facilitate public
access.
Property ownershIp and development deSIgn
The Issue of a raIsed boardwalk system IS not a reqUIrement of the Development
Order The QPPOA has wordmg m the 1988 EcologIcal Plan, the management
document for the envIronmental areas throughout Quantum Park, mdlcatmg that a
raised boardwalk system may be mstalled m the future. There IS no detailed plan
showmg the locatIOn or deSIgn constructIOn for the raised boardwalk system m the
EcolOgical Plan.
Raised Boardwalk deSIgn and constructIOn-current status
The QPPOA has no current plans to deSIgn and mstall a raised boardwalk system
connectmg the envIronmental areas throughout Quantum Park. The CIty would have
to dISCUSS WIth the QPPOA the feasibIlIty of completmg the raised boardwalk m
conJunctlon WIth developmg the remammg lots m Quantum Park.
The QPPOA would enter mto dIScussIons WIth the CIty as to responsibIlIty for the
mamtenance of the raIsed boardwalk system throughout Quantum Park.
The CIty of Boynton Beach would be mvolved m permlttmg the constructIOn of the
raIsed boardwalk system.
4. Mr Bell would like the City of Boynton Beach park property (17.47 acres)
located in Quantum Park (lot #92) to be developed as a passive rather than an
active recreation site. Mr Bell would like the east perimeter of the park to be
preserved and maintained by the City as an extension of the Quantum Park
Preserve Area #1
Property ownershIP and development deSIgn
The CIty of Boynton Beach Parks Development DIVISIon m the past has presented an
actlve recreatIon deSIgn for the SIte to support the hIgh demand wlthm the CIty for
baseball fields. The plans are conceptual m deSIgn and have not been formally
approved by the CIty CommISSIOn.
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Property deSIgn-CUrrent status
There IS currently no approved desIgn or fundmg allocated for the development
(actlve or passIve) for thIS SIte.
RecommendatIOn
I recommend Mr Steven Bell confirm or c1anfy our understandmg of the questIOns /
Issues described herem. I have verbally dIscussed most of these Items WIth Mr Bell
over the past year
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The Honorable Gerald Broenmg, Mayor
CIty of Boynton Beach
100 E Boynton Beach Boulevard
Boynton Beach, Flonda 33435
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November 5, 2001
DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMEJ'H
Subject: Quantum Park Development of RegIOnal Impact Preserve i\rea Management
Dear Mayor Broenmg'
The Quantum Park development of regIOnal Impact (DRI) development order reqmred the
developer to preserve a mImmum of 40 acres of Sand Pme Scrub habItat. The development
order reqUIres the developer to create a preservatlon plan that IdentIfies the boundanes of the
preserve area(s) and provIdes a management plan for the preserve area(s). The developer
submItted a preserve area management plan that was revIewed and approved by CouncIl, the
Flonda FISh and WildlIfe ConservatIOn CommIssIOn, the Department of EnVIronmental
ProtectIOn and the CIty of Boynton Beach. At the request of concerned CItlzens, CouncIl
along WIth the Flonda FISh and Wildhfe ConservatIOn CommIsSIOn, CIty of Boynton Beach
staff, representatlves of the Commumty Development DIstnct and consultant, and the
concerned cItIzens met on sIte to mspect the Sand Pme Scrub preserve areas to determme
whether the developer IS m comphance WIth the approved preserve area management plan
and the development order for the Quantum Park DR!. Based on the sIte VISIt of September
18, 2001 both CouncIl staff and the Flonda Fish and WildlIfe ConservatIOn CommIsSIOn (see
attached letter) had comments and recommendatlons on the management of the preserve
areas.
CouncIl staff belIeves that the two deSIgnated preserve areas are currently bemg mamtamed
m better condltlon than what was observed on a SIte VISIt on May 14, 1992. Smce that tIme, a
sIgmficant amount of trash and debns has been removed from the preserve areas. It was
eVIdent that some efforts to remove exotIc pest plant specIes are presently bemg
Implemented. However even though that the preserve areas are bemg managed, there IS
cause for concern over the level of management currently m effect. CounCIl has the
followmg comments and recommendatIOns
The boundanes of the north preserve area are not well defined. A permanent sturdy fence
should be placed around thIS preserve area, and SIgns should be posted to prevent
unauthonzed use of the preserve Secunty of the preserve area WIll not be pOSSIble untIl
the boundanes are defined and the fence IS m place
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The HonQrable Gerald Broenmg, Mayor
November 5,2001
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2. The preserve areas should be protected wIth securIty The perImeter of the preserve areas
should be patrolled routmely If necessary, some type of electromc securIty should be
establIshed to prevent unauthorIzed off-road actIVIty and dumpmg of debrIS. Volunteers
from the local Audubon SOCIety or conservatIon orgamzatIOns could be orgamzed to
aSSIst In provldmg seCUrIty
3 The entrance to the preserve areas should be cleaned-up and made attraCtlve Currently,
there are a large number of po les lYIng on the ground by the road on the south SIde of the
north preserve The preserve areas should have a well-defined entrance. It IS
recommended that several unpaved parkIng spaces be created, and that the preserve areas
have pedestrIan-only entrances that allo~ the publIc to enter for paSSIve recreatIOn (e g.,
nature study, bIrdmg, etc.)
4 The current level of preserve management actIVItIes should be mcreased. FIrst, addItIOnal
effort should be devoted to exotIC pest plant removal. The current level of exotIc speCIes
removal may be adequate once all of the exotIC speCIes are removed, but a sIgmficant
effort should be made now to remove all of the exotIC pest plants that occur WIthIn and
along the edges of the preserve areas. Second, there should be an mcrease In frequency of
the regular mowmg that occurs In the open portIons of the preserve areas. These areas
were completely covered WIth weedy speCIes at the tIme of the SIte VISIt. More frequent
mowIng would be benefiCIal for gopher tortOIses and other lIsted speCIes. ThIrd, plans to
burn portIons of the preserve areas should be Implemented as soon as possible ThIS WIll
Increase speCIes dIversIty and Improve the ecologIcal condItIOn of the scrub commumtIes.
5 Development of the CIty Park on the west SIde of the north scrub preserve should
Incorporate plans that complement the adJacent preserve area. For example, the east SIde
of the CIty Park property contaInS a conSIderable amount of scrub habItat. The CIty
should protect thIS habItat and arrange to have It managed as part of the preserve area.
Second, exotIC speCIes should be removed from the park SIte In order to help protect the
scrub preserve ThIrd, a boardwalk and traIl should orIgmate m the CIty park and loop
through the adjacent scrub preserve Plans for such a boardwalk were Included In the
January 1988 verSIOn of the scrub preserve management plan.
6 The CIty should be requmng buffers along the edges of the preserve areas. The southeast
SIde of the north preserve area has been cleared to the boarder of the preserve area.
ErOSIon from the clearIng and levelmg of the sOlI IS likely to have a negatIvely affect thIS
preserve area. CondItIOn 19 of the Quantum Park DRI Development Order speCIfies that
30 percent of the reqUIred landscaped areas on developed propertIes shall be preserved or
landscaped In natIve vegetatIOn. When a development SIte IS adjacent to a deSIgnated
preserve area, good planmng dIctates that the natIve landscaped areas should be placed
adjacent to the preserve area for bufferIng
The Honorable Gerald Broenmg, Mayor
November 5,2001
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7 The south scrub preserve area IS also m need of fire management. The sands pme trees
are extremely dense m thIS preserve area. Thmnmg out the sand pme trees, and mItlatmg
a prescribed burn plan could achIeve greater specIes dIversIty and Improve the ecologIcal
condItIon m thIS preserve area.
8 Based on dIscussIOns wIth pnvate cItIzens, and representatIves from the CIty of Boynton
Beach, and Quantum Park, there IS a need for better reportmg on the status of the
preserve area management actIVItIes m the DR! annual report. DetaIls of the management
actIVItIes are presently not reqUIred m the annual report. However, It would be helpful to
all partIes If more detaIls were proVIded. ThIS WIll help the CIty mOnItor conSIstency WIth
the management plan and development order, and WIll help concerned CItIzens evaluate
the management of these regIOnally SIgnIficant resources.
The development order and the preserve area management plan for the Quantum Park DRI
were approved by the CIty of Boynton Beach. Pursuant to Chapter 380 06 Honda Statutes,
the CIty IS responsible for enforcement of these documents. CounCIl recommends that the
CIty meet WIth the Quantum CommunIty Development DIStnCt and the developers of the
Quantum Park DRI to address the comments and recommendatIons made by Council and the
FlOrIda Fish and Wildhfe ConservatIOn CommiSSIOn. CounCIl staff IS avaIlable to help the
CIty address thIS Issue
Please call If you have any questIOns.
Smcerely,
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DRI Coordmator
cc' Charles GauthIer, FDCA
Stephen Lau, FFWCC
Kurt Bressner, CIty of Boynton Beach
Mike Rumpf, CIty of Boynton Beach
Kevm Hallahan, CIty of Boynton Beach
Tom McGIlhcuddy, Quantum CommunIty Development DIStrIct
Don RIchardson
Stella ROSSI
Steven Bell
FLORIDA FISH ANlJ WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
QUINTON L. HEDGEPETH, DDS
Miami
H.A. "HERKY" HUFFMAN
Deltona
DAVID K. MEEHAN
St. Petersburg
JULIE 1(. MORRIS
Sarasota
ED~ P ROBERTS, DC
Pensacola
REC-I''f\;.l~O
JOHN D. ROOD
Jacksonville
AlLAN 1.. EGBERT, Ph.D., Executive Director
V1CfOR J. HEU.ER, Assistant Executive Director
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October 1, 2oorl0NAL P~i'I;<IN(, CC,UNCIL
Mr James Snyder
Treasure Coast RegIOnal Plannmg Council
301 East Ocean Blvd., SUIte 300
Stuart, Flonda 34994
Re Quantum Park DRI, Preserve Area
Management, Palm Beach County
Dear Mr Snyder;
As a followup to our 18 September 2001 meetmg and field mspectlon, the Office of
EnVIronmental Services of the Flonda FISh and WildlIfe ConservatIon COTIUUlSSIOn (FWC) m
consultatIOn WIth the FWC's Bureau of WildlIfe DiverSity ConservatIon offers the followmg
comments on the preserve area management of the Quantum Park DRI.
Weare extremely concerned over the lack of reqUIred management m past years. Although
the new owners are attemptmg to rectIfy thiS SItuatIOn and have done a good Job of controllmg
exotIcs, the two preserve areas have suffered from the lack of management actlvltles. The open
areas, which prOVIde the pnmary gopher tortOise habItat on the Site, are overgro'WTI WIth grapevme.
Although It was stated at the field mspectIOn that these areas are mowed once a year, thIS IS
obViously not enough. These areas need to be mowed more often, two or three tlmes a year, possibly
combmed WIth a controlled burn. The grapevme needs to be controlled and native groundcover
establIshed.
The southern sand pme preserve, conslstmg of a solid canopy of sand pmes WIth lIttle
understory, does not prOVIde much value for WildlIfe ThIS entlre area needs active management
conslstmg of slgmficant thlnnmg of sand pmes combmed WIth a controlled bum. ReestablIshment
of natIve understory vegetatIon may be necessary If a seed source IS no longer present.
620 South Meridian Street Tallahassee PL 32399-1600
www.f1oodaconservation.org
The northern sand pme area, whIle not as bad as the southern area, also needs some
ImmedIate management conslstmg of the thmmng of sand pmes and controlled bums. These
aCtIVItles should begm ImmedIately, and not walt for five years, as proposed at the meetmg.
If you have any questIOns, or need any addItIOnal mformatIon, please feel free to call me.
Smcerely,
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Stephen R. Lau
BIOlogIcal AdmImstrator
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The Honorable Gerald Broerung, Mayor
CIty of Boynton Beach
POBox 310
Boynton Beach, FL 33425-0310
RE ProtectIOn of Scrub HabItat on Quantum DRl SIte
Dear Mayor Broerung.
I am wntmg on behalf of 1000 Fnends of Flonda, a nonprofit growth management
advocacy orgaruzatlon, to let you know of our mterest m seemg a resolutIOn to an
ongomg Issue regardmg the Quantum DRI. We are hopeful that the City will be
able to expedItiously make arrangements to ensure that the scrub habItat protectIon
condItlons found m the ongmal DRI approval order are fully and effectIvely
Implemented.
We encourage the CIty, DCA, and the Treasure Coast Regional Planrung Council,
together WIth the proJect developer, to cooperatIvely protect the cntIcally
Important scrub habItat at tills SIte. We apprecIate the many demands placed on
the City and ItS staff, but trust that you will make sure tills IS a pnonty
consIderatIon. We know you agree that the abilIty of local governments to
effectIvely adffilruster development order condItIOns, especIally With regard to
DRIs, IS an Important component of successful land use planrung.
Thank you for your tIme and efforts on behalf of effectIve growth management.
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Charles G PattIson, AICP
ExecutIve DIrector
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Ken Metcalf, DCA
Jim Snyder, TCRPC
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To. Ke~n~mmm
From. Juhe Finch
Date: March 4, 2002
Re' Quantum Corporate Park
Thank you for the meenni on February 5, 2002. The following is an update on items that were
discussed Please be advised that next week we will be looking forward to setting up a meeting
with the City and the Police Department
. For the last three weeks, we have gathered daily infonnation in an effort to determine a
prehminary schedule for road patrols based on peak actJ.vity times. Our findings and
su&&eStions will be discussed at the above referenced meeting.
. On Friday, March 1.2002. Dr RIchardson's infonned me that the following bas been
completed based on his letter dated December 11, 2001
o Action Item No 1 All nuisance vegetation has been removed from the "South"
Preserve.
o Act10n Item No.2. The "South" Preserve has been roller chopped in the
designated areas and fire lanes have been dug. Fire lanes have also been dug
around the wild grape.. as it will be burned too Dr. RIchardson is currently
working with local agencies to coordinate a controlled bum tentatively scheduled
for March 26 or 27, weather permitting.
o Action Item No.)' The easterly boundary ofthc "North.. Preserve has been
ele~ of all existing vegetation iUld repaired
o Action Item No. S' Fifty (S()OIo) percent of the selected Brazilian thickets have
been chopped in the "North" Preserve.
o Action Item No 6. Under Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council;s
reoommcndation, an environmental report. designed by Dr.. Richardson, will be
included with the 2001 Annual DRI Report. It 1$ my understanding that Cohen,
Noms. Scherer, Weinberger II. Wolmer is currently working on the Annual
Report.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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Ms. Julie Finch
Quantum Park Property Owners AsSQClatlon, Inc
2500 Quantum Lakes Drive, Suite 101
Boynton Beach, FL 33426
RE QUANTUM PARK/SAND PINE SCRUB PRESERVES/REMEDIAL ACTJO~
RESPONSE TO TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL
RECOMME~DA TIONS
Dear Julie:
Followmg our field meeting of the sand pine preserves WIth the Treasure Coast Reg~'pj'anning
(TCRPC) and the Florida fish and Wildlife Conservation CommIssIon (FWC) ontlie September 18,
200 I, it was detemuned that remedial maUltenanee actlon items would be required to bring each of the
preserves back into DR! compliance. After dIscussions WIth the City of Boynton Beach and Quantum
st.afI, the following maintenance procedures will be scheduled to occur in 2002 and to satIsfy agcncy
concerns as fonows.
Action Item No I - All nuisance vegetation associated with the southern 14-acre prese~'e Will be
removed. Once aU of the exotic and pest SpCClCS have been removed, mamtcnancc actlVltlcs will COl1tlJ1ue
on a quarterly basis. The anuclpatcd cost for this work IS about $5 000 00
Action Item No 2 - The closed canopy nature of the southern preserve has hmlted the movement of
gopher tortoise within tlle Slte. In an effort to mcrease cUverSlty, approximately 50% of the preserve will
be prcscriboo burned this winter (Ian -Mar) The young sand pine w1l1 be roller chopped, allowed to dry
and burned by Natural Resources Plannmg. This effort will stunulate herbaceous development and
increase use bv resident anunals The bunung will be coordinated ",.>ith the City of Boynton Beach and
the DmsioD of Forestry and will be completed as weather permits. To date, most of the tortoIse occurs
m the northwestern comer of the site that is currently dOIIl1I1ated by a dense mat of wild grape nus area
will also be burned to stunulate grass fomlatlon and tortoise forage matcnals. The cost for tlus work will
be $8,500 00 plus $500 00 in consulting fees etc
Action Item No 3 - The eastern boundary of the northern 26-acre preserve will be cleared of all cxistmg
vegetation and repaIred. This will establisll a dcAncd boUDdary for the sand pme scrub preserve. All
other hog wire fences will be repaIred WIth barbWire m an effort to rcdl.&ce off-road unpacts to the
preserve, The eXlstmg chain hnk fence will eventually be repaired but only after the off-road issue has
been corrected. A mcctmg between the CIty of Boynton Beach and Quantum will b~ scheduled for
January 2002 to discuss how to mutually corre;;t tlus O"Bo1Og lSSUC. The cost of the fence repair would be
about $3,500 00
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Action Hem No 4 - It has been decided that no burning will be conducted in the northern 26-acre
preserve until the off-road Issue can be solved. Burnmg a portion of the 26-acre Site would open up the
area to off-road vehicular traffic that would be damaging to the eXlStmg tortoIse populatIOn. Once this
issue has been resolved, approXln'lately 30% of the SIte will be prescribed burned as required m the
management plan for Quantum Park The anticIpated COst for burning in 2003 would be ilbout.~9,OOO 00
Action Item 'Jo 5 - MaIntenance activities in the 26-acre preserve will be oontmued on a quarterly basIS
as scheduled for the year 2002. Selected BrazillilIl pepper thickets will be chopped m the northern
preserve dunng the scheduled maintenance of the southern preserve. The cost of this work will be part of
the southern preserve costs.
Acttoo Item No. 6 - Quantum Park has agreed to prOVIde an annual report describing what environmental
activities have been completed Within the park for 2002. 11us repon will detait our on-going mamtenancc
actiYltles and other work that may affect local and regIonal wildlife that may utlb2e these sensItive areas.
The cost of this repofting event will be $1,200 00
In summary, the TCPRC and FWC have indJcated that the current level of management has unproved, but
to sa.tIsfy local enVIronmental groups, they are suggesting complete removal of exotic plant speCIes
followed by prescribed bunuog for both preserves lhis two-pronged approach is supported in the
existIng management plan for the scrub areas and work toward tlus goal ,"vIII commence in 2002.
Howevet", security of the two eXIstIng preservatlon areas is paramount and must be corrected pnor to any
burnmg withIn the northern preserve. CIty cooperatIol'\ regarding off-road trespass must be addressed and
a plan implemented before remedial aetion Items can be addressed as they relate to the northern sand pine
scrub preserve Trespass In the southern presen.oe has been minimal and should not affect our proposed
activities for 2002
If you have any questions or reqUIre further mfounatlon, please contact m} office as soon as possible.
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Quantum CParllproperty Owners' ;4ssoczat'ton, Inc.
2500 QlANTUf LAKES DRIVE SUITt 100 BOYNTOS BEACH, FLORIDA 33426
January 30, 2002
The Honorable Gerald Broening, Mayor
City of Boynton Beach
100 E. Boynton Beach Boulevard
Boynton Beach, FL 33435
RE Quantum. Corporate Park Development of Regtonal Impact
Preserve Area Management
Dear Mayor Broening'
In response to the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council s (TCRPC) letter dated
November S, 2001 regarding the above, below please fmd comments addressmg each
Item as listed on said letter and a copy of the work autbonzatJon letter to Ecolo81cal
Consutl1ants, Inc. Also, please find attached a response letter from Dr Richardson of
EcologICal Consultants, Ine , dated December 11, 2001
Please be adVIsed that on January 10 2002. the Board of the Quantum Park Property
Owners' Association, Ine, (QPOA) agreed to budget the necessary funds in 2002 to
accomplish the items listed In the letter dated December 11. 2001 from EcologIcal
Consultants, Ine
Item No. 1.
· The QPOA spent $146.00000 fulfilling requirements of the Escrow
Agreement between Quantum ASSOCiates. predecessor of Quantum
Limited Partners. Ltd., and the City, With such work completed as
required, before March 1, 1999 Of the $146,00000 the QPOA spent
$40,00000 fenCing the Preserves. A hog Wire fence was installed around
the '.South" preserve and a SIx-foot cham lInk fence was placed along the
north, east, and south boundaries of the "North" preserve. The west fence
of the <<North" preserve perimeter hne was intact, however, some repaus
were necessary and a gate was added to facilitate entrance by Dr
Richardson for maintenance. When the easterly Stde was put up. Lot 34C
and the adjacent Water Management Tract "1" were included in hopes of
adding a buffer to the Preserve.
. The true easterly bounda.ry of the "North>> !'resetve has since been oleared
of all eXJsttng vegetation and IS cwrentlv being repaIred. See Action Item
NO.3 1Il the letter dated December 11,2001, EcolOgIcal Consultants, Tnc
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· Upon completIOn of fencing, the QPOA cOllsulted with the City of
Boynton Beach Pohce Department regardmg verbage of posted Signs. In
September, 2001 there were twenty-five posted SIgns along the entIre
fence hne of the "North" preserve, 1oday. there are just six. Fortunatel.y,
all posted SIgns at the "South" Preserve have remamed intact.
Item No 2.
· The QPOA spent over $13,000 00 for a pnvate security company to patrol
the Preserves. This was found to be unsuccessful as dunng the period of
'~secunty", trespassers caused over $7.000.00 in damage to the fences
alone. The QPOA would be very recephve to the local Audubon SocIety
or conservation organizations assistIng In providmg secunty
· The QPOA Board approved a mamtenance budget for 2002 that would
includes a more aggressive schedule of penmeter checks and removal of
any illegally dwnped debris withIn the Preserves.
Item No.3.
· There has never been official "entrances" mto the Preserves other than the
Installation of gates for the private use of Ecological Consultants, Inc and
for maintenance velucles. In an effort to keep off road vehicles out of the
preserves. the gates were Left as undisturbed and discreet as possible
· At the gate entrance of the "North" preserve, the QPOA has stored utihty
poles. TIns area was chosen for Its accessibility by cranes to load and
unload such poLes. As the Park \8 pnvately owned, the entire hghtmg
system is maintained by the QPOA, not FPL.
. The QPOA has many concerns with creating unpaved parkmg spaces and
pedestrian.only entrances. There is a high degree of trespassing by off-
road vehicles. illegal durnpmg and destructIon of property To further
these concems~ the new high school has opened and foot traffic has
Increased dramatIcally. not to menbon vandahsm. This fall 2002 the high
school wIll have all four-class levels attending (freshmen - seniors).
Item NO.4.
. The QPOA Board has authonzed Ecological Consultants, Inc to perform
the removal of all nUIsance vegetation Wltlun the "South" preserve. See
Action Item No 1 in the letter dated December 11, 2001. Ecologlcal
Consultants, Ine
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· At the "North" preserve, removal of exotics from adjacent properues
would be the responsibilIty of the CIty of Bowton Beach With the CIty
Park on the west and Quantum LImited Partners, Ltd., with Lot 34C on the
east. There is a limited amount ofexoUcs m the Water Management Tract
"J" wbJch WIll be removed pursuant to Action Item No. 5 10 the letter
dated December ll~ 2001, Ecological Consultants, Ine
. The QPOA Board has budgeted for additional mOWing of weedy species
Within the Preserves.
. The QPOA has authom::ed Ecological Consultants, Ine to penorm a rollef
chopping, mowing and controlled bum In the "South" preserve. See
Action Item No.2 in the Ictter dated December 11, 2001, Ecologlcal
Consultants, Inc., 2001
. In response to a bum In the '"North" preserve, please see Action Item No
4 in the letter dated December 11. 2001 t Ecologtcal Consultants. Inc
Item No.5.
. Plans for a boardwalk were mentioned 10 the scrub preserve management
plan, however, we feel It would be premature to take anyacbon until
trespassmg. illegal dumpmg and off road vehicle destruction has been
el1minated. Plans for such a boardwalk should be made In conJunctiOn
WIth sIte plans for the City Park.
I~m NO.6.
. The QPOA IS very concerned about the clearing and removal of material
10 some spots less than one foot from the preserve fence line In some
spots the drop off is in excess of twelve feet. Our concern IS erOSIon and
collapse of the fence. The southern fence In the "North" preserve and the
northwest pertlon of the "South" preserve fence are the greatest areas of
concern. Has the CIty addressed this With each respectlVe landowner?
Item No.7.
. See Action Item No 2 and 4 In thc lettcr dated December 11, 2001,
Ecological Consultants, Ine
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Item No.8.
. The QPOA has requested EcologIcal Consultants. Inc., to BSlHst In
ptOVldmg a more detailed yearly report regarding management actlvltles.
See Action Item No 6 ill the letter dated December 11.2001, EcologIcal
Consultants, Inc.
The QPOA respectfully requests a meetmg with the City and perhaps a representative
from the Pohce Department to discuss: TCRPC letter dated November 5, 2001,
EcologIcal Consultants. Inc., letter dated December 11, 2001 management plans for
2002, and concerns regarding secunty Issues that will effect management plans for 2003
for both the "North" and "South" preserves.
Please contact me at your earliest convemence to let me know which day is acceptable
and Ii good meeting time.
If you should have any queshons. please do not heSItate to contact me at (561) 740-2447
Sincerely,
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Enclosure
cc James T Snyder, TCRPC
Stephen La~ FFWCC
Donald Richardson, Ph.D., Ecological Consultants, IJ'lc.
Kurt Bressner. City of Boynton Beach
Mike Rumpf, Ctty of Boynton Beach
Kevin Hallahan, City of Boynton Beach
Peter PImentel, Quantum Community Development District
Doug MacDonald. Quantum LImIted Partners. Ltd.
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ECOLOGICAL CONSULTANTS, INC.
5121 Ehrlioh Road. Suite 103A · Tampa, Florida 33624
813-264-5959 · FAX 813-264.5957
07 Novombcr 2001
Ms. Julie Finch
Quantum Limited Partners, Ltd.
2500 Quantum Lakes Drive, SUIW 101
Boynton Beach, FL 33426
RE QUANTUM PARK/SAND PINE SCRUB PRESERVESfRESPONSE TO TREASURE
COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS
Dear Julie:
I would like to offer my conmetmi regarding Treasuro Coast Regional Planning Counoil's fonnal
response: to OUr field meeting 011 September 18, 200 1 with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservlltion
ConunissiOl1 (FWC), City of BoyntOn Beach staff. and other interested parties. At this meeting, the
ovorall stat\ls of eaoh of the sand pwe 10mb preserves were evaluated as to listed species, habitat
maDagement and exot1c: Species control Both TCRPC and FWC felt that management aetlV1~es have
improved. that tho ovel~n condition of the scrub preserves was better than several years ago, but that
trespassing issues and assoei.~ diS'tutbance was out of control and needed to be addressed prior to any
remedW action conc:eming the t'C$Ource management of these naturnI areas.
I otter this resporue to their letter as follows.
Item No.1 - The: TCRPC would like to ha\l'e the boundanes of the !Withem prescn'e. especially II1 the
northeastern comer better defined and secured to prevent eMroachment by off-road vehicular traffic. I
would concur that this lw been an outstanding concern for many years. despit~ repeated steps by
Quantum to Secure the boundaries. This issue m.ust be resolved Wlth Quantu1l\ and the City of Bo;ymon
Beach pnor to any enVIronmental rem...-&a1 action in the preserves
Item No.2.. The TeRPe would like to have 1he pr~ser"es protect~ by security of some nature to stop
all t~spassins jnto these t'.atural areas. This iuue must be resolved with Quautum and the City of
Boytr.on Beaeh prior to any environmental r~t3' action in the presorves.
Item No.3 - The TCRPC IS suggesting t.~t tle preserve entrances be made VIsually p1easins. The
Development Order does not require an att.xactIve pr=serve nor does it indicate that tllc preserves are open
J'\7 k> the public. I 'Q.ill concede that the public hAs usee other Jlr;}SCJ"\l~S as l'la.ces to \'1ew animals in their
\)00() naturai ltate, however, In a comr.tereialJctting, the liability considering 1he ongoing problems may not
~ u):'lJY./, \ _'lupport this effort. No pro\l'1S10nS for parkmg were mad.:: in the ori!linal Develoj>ment Order for thi$ DR!.
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\~- \ ~~ ft<:m No.4 - The TCRPC WO\lld like to have all the nui!J3.nQe vegetation completely removed from the
~ D ~\ pres~rves illitially TIley llldlate that the le..'el of eontrol is adequa~ bl:rt would like to see all e"otl;;
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Species removed now Due to the relocation of Iisted anmW SpeCIes in the preserves, both the TCRPC
and f'VC woulc11ike to Quzwtum 10 proVlde an inoreased mowing scbedule for the grape ,inc areas in an
effort to provide: better habitat. Additionally, both agencies feel that bLlming should occur m portioos of
both preserve. as mdicatod in tho management plftb. They indicate that burnmg would stimulate and
improve habitat quality for the ,opher tortoise and other ~8cles. Suming of both prtsmrc:s could be
completed durlDg the winlermomhs between IXx:embcr 2001 and March 2002. The decision to bum,
however, mU8t be coordinated with secllnty measures to prevent tho lites from increased use by off-road
vehicular traffic
5 Item No.5 - The TCRPC would like the City of~'Jlton Beach to protect scrub habitat on the park
site, remove exotic vc:setation and support the development of 8. hoardwalk system that would connect the
park SIte WIth the northcm scrub preserve, The management plafi for the llOrthem sand pine icrub
preserve indloates tIu.t Quutum ')nay" support the addiboD of I boardwalk .ystem. It was not mandated
by the Development Order and should only be consIdered uthe area is secure and the park site becomes:
developed and policed,
6 Item No.6 - The TCPRC is requiring a buffer Z011C around lite preserves: Dunng the planning phases
of the DR!, the deeisioD was made to pla.ce1he fence Ime on the actual reqwred acreage with the thought
that the b\lffc:r would be iDiide of the fence. Since Qualltum does not own 1he property outSIde of the
fc.nce. proVldinD an addrtiollal huff<< setback as open space \\'~ not coruidered feasible However a
buffer requirement \\!as required for properties being developed within the park 1ll I1re;u next to the
preserves TIus has not been completely followed as evtdenood by ~ damas= to the southern edge of the
uorth.ern preserve. Studles have shovm that buffers on the inside of the fence act\Jally reduce e.clse effect
when compared to unrestncted buffers. This issue ihould be addressed tor both preserve areas in -.n effort
to reduce impads to the sand pine scrub preserves
7 Item NO.7 - ne '[CPRe "'Culd like the southern preserve burned to achieve greater apecies diversity
and to improve the habitat for reloc:attd and resident wildlife. This eould be ClOmpleted in the WInter of
2002.
g ltem No 8 - The TCPRC would like Quantum 1.0 provide better environmental reponme in the 2J1Jtual
report. Due to the ~ered status of the serub ecosystem in Pahn Beach County, I ~'OUld support
some l1Wl3.gemeIIt SUtllnlAty afthe wo& that was completed and/or proposed fotthe next year.
In SwnmaIy, the T~PRC and FwC have indicated tha.t the current level ofl11AmSement has improved. but
to SatIsfy looa1 en'?J'Cnmen~l groups, th~. are sugsestI?3 compl~te remonl of C(otlc plant spec:ies
f~~ved by prescnbed bunun,g for both preserves. TIus two-pranged approach is supported in the
exJstln& rt\3IUIgem.ent plan for the .scrub a.ru.s lo'1d could be completed this winter The level and tlle
degree of remowl has been .low aud deliberate It appears that this approach will not work in the future
8$ recommended by the TCPRC However, ~unty of the two ~sting preservation area~ IS paramount
and must be corrected pnor to an) burning program. 'Therefore, eit) cooperatlOn regarding off-road
trespass must be addressed and a plan implemented.
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If you have any questions or require fu~r infornution, please contact my office as soon as possiblo.
Sincerely,
~
Donald Ricbardsou, Ph.D
DRRfjlr
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Quantum rFar/trproperty Owners' jlssoCUlttOn) Inc.
2500 QUAJ't<'T(:M LAKES DRI\'E SVIlE 100 BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA 33426
1anuary 16, 2002
Donald Richardson. Ph.D
EcologIcal ConS\lltants, Inc.
5121 Ehrlich Road
Sulto I03A
Tampa, FL 33624
RE. Letter Dated December II, 200 I Qulltltum Park,
Sand Pine StrUb PresorvesIRemedial Action Response to Treasure Coast Regional Plallnlog
Counca Recommendations
Dear Dr Richardson'
We are pleased to infonn you thaI on January 10, 2002, the Board of the Quantum Park Property Owners'
Association, Inc., authoriz,(!d the following lt~ tQ be performed by Ecoloiical Consultants, Inc., based on.
the above refefenced letter'
NUisance Vegetation Remo\'a1:
$5,000.00
Action Item ~o. 1
Action Item No.5
Action Item No 2
Action Item No 2
Action Item No 2
Controlled Bum:
Roller Chepping:
Consultant FcC!:
$3,000.00
$5,500.00
$500.00
Pleue be advisee! L'ut wl;)rk has begun in the "Nonh" preserve is recommended in Action Item No. J The
easterly fence has been cleared of all existing veget.uon and fence repairs have begun. We anticipate
C()mpleuon of repairs before JanU8!)' 31, 2002. Plo.ase note that the westerly fence line wil1also be
included for repairs as necessary
In regards to Action ltem No 6, the Board has alloUed $].200 00 for th03 cost of the reporting evQnt.
If you should have any qUClStiol'ls. please do not hesitate to contact me-
Sincerely,
~ ~'d1
Julie Finch
Quantum Park Property Owners' Association, InC.
ce, lames T Snyder. Fl'WCC
Stephen Lau, FFWCC
Kurt Bressner, City of Boynton Beach
Mike Rumpf, City of Doytlton 13 each
Kevin Hallahan, City of Boynton Deach
Peter Pimentel, Quantum Community Development DI~trict
Doug MacDonald, Quantum LimIted Part;'U!I'S, Ltd.
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FYI! This is the information I will be discussing with Jim Snyder from the TCRPC Thanks. Kevin
-Original Message-----
From Hallahan, Kevin
Sent: Friday January 18, 2002 11'03 AM
To: Byrne, Nancy
Subject: RE. Quantum Park Preserve Area
Nancy
Per your directions in the e-mail below I will
. meet with the Quantum CDD to request the appropriate times and area to receive directed patrols from the City Police
Department. This will become the basis for my memorandum through Quintus to Chief Gage
. I will also follow up (at the same meeting with the Quantum COD) on the Quantum COD status of the remaining items
including a discussion of my recommendations on the non-security / policing related issues This will become the
basis for my updated December 3 2000 memorandum from Mike Rumpf to Quintus
. I will request a meeting with the Quantum COD for next week and initiate the new memorandum and update the
previous memorandum
If you have any additional recommendations, please contact me
Ps Per our conversation this morning you will return the call to the Palm Beach Post reporter in reference to this subject.
Thanks Kevin
-Original Message-----
From. Byrne, Nancy
Sent: Thursday January 17 2002 4:32 PM
To: Hallahan, Kevin
Cc: Rumpf Michael; Greene. Quintus
Subject: Quantum Park Preserve Area
Kevin
I discussed the Quantum Park Preserve areas with the City Manager yesterday He agreed that while Commission
was not willing to enter into a regular patrol agreement with Quantum during our budget discussions, it was a valid
request to ask the Police Chief to step up directed patrols in the area.
To that end he has requested a memo to the Chief from Development specifying the times and area when this
directed patrol should occur Please prepare a memo from you through Quintus to Chief Gage requesting same
Quintus will review the memo prior to sending on to Chief Gage
Please also follow up with Quantum COD on the status of the remaining items and update your December 3rd memo to
Quintus Are they aware of your recommendations on the non-security/policing related issues?
Thanks for your assistance with this.
Nancy
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PLM~NING M~D ZONING DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM 93-192
FRON:
J Scott Miller, City Manager
~~
Christopher Cu~ro Planning and Zoning Director
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DATE
July 23, 1993
SUBJECT
Request for Moratorium by Charles Walker
Please review the attached letter regara1ng a $141,000
contribution by Quantum Associates for the improvements at
Congress Avenue and Boynton Beach Boulevard
Since you have had more contact with the representatives of
Quantum Park, perhaps a phone call by you can get this situation
rectified
Enc
cc cp
nO.lll! 01 Lounl\ _Ollllllissiolll'rS
Counl\ Administr.llor
Ivtal) McCarty, Chair
Ken l Foster Vice Chairman
Karpn T Marcus
Laro) A Roberts
Warren H. Newell
Burt Aaronson
!\. :tude Ford Lee
Robert Weisman
Department of Engineering
and Public Works
July 20, 1993
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Vincent Finizio
City of Boynton Beach
100 E Boynton Beach Blvd
Boynton Beach, FL 33435
RE: QUANTUM PARK - DEVELOPMENT ORDER CONDITION NO. 24
BOYNTON BEACH BLVD. l CONGRESS AVENUE
We are now under construction with the improvements to Boynton Beach Blvd &
Congress Avenue Various requests for payment have been submitted to Quantum
Park for the required $141,000 in accordance with the subject condition, with no
response
t'
The County is requesting that the City impose a moratorium on all future requests
for permits, CO's, etc until the aforementioned condition has been fulfilled
to the County We are requesting your assistance in this issue of mutual
concern
If YJU should have further questions, please contact this office
Sincerely,
OFFIC~:zA/JZ
Charles R Walker, Jr , P E
Director - Traffic Division
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pc Joseph Bergeron, CPA - Manager, Capital Projects/OFMB
JChris Cutro - City of Boynton Beach
Paul Smith - Melvin Simon & Associates
file SID - Quantum Park
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George T Webb, P E - County Engineer
Edwin A Jack, P E - Deputy County Engineer
PlAN~m~G AND
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An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer
~ p"nred on 'ecyc/ed paper
Box 21229 West Palm Beach, Florida 33416-1229 (407) 684-4000
BOYNTON BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT
EDWARD G. HILLERY, JR.
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CODE ENFORCEHEHT UNIT
100 E. BOYNTON BEACH BOULEVARr'
BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA 33435
(407) 738-74S:
FAX (407) 738-7459
September 1, 1992
William H Ey
SIMON MANAGEMENT COMPANY
321 N University Drive
Plantation, Florida 33324
RE QUANTUM PARK
Thank you for meeting with me yesterday, August 31, 1992, to keep
the City apprised of your efforts to improve the deteriorating
conditions at Quantum Park
In the last sixty days since Simon Management Company has assumed
the responsibility of maintaining the property, the irrigation
system and lighting have been repaired The right of way median
landscaping has been mowed and the dead vegetation removed
Graffiti has been removed from the bridges and large amounts of
trash have been hauled off the site
Final restoration of the property requires that it be upgraded to
the conditions approved by the City on the original site plans
These conditions include dead sod in need of replacement,
landscaping on public and private rights-of-way in need of
replacement and/or pruning, and dead trees and vegetation which
may require the advice of the City Forester prior to removal As
agreed, Vince Finizio will furnish copies of the site plan to you
for the cost of the reproduction
Also discussed was the needed maintenance at the Tri Rail station
and your determination of who is responsible Our last concern
was the restoration of the irrigation, lighting and landscaping
at the I-95 Interchange, of which you will be contacting the DOT
and contractor to arrange the repairs
RECEIVED
SEPI
PLANNING DEPT.
Letter to Simon Management
RE Quantum Park
September 1, 1992
Page -2-
I have also consulted with the Planning and Zoning Director
regarding landscaping within the Quantum PID and he expressed
some concern regarding buffering and walls It seems that when
the Canada Dry Distribution Center was built, it was approved
with changes to the southern buffer It was agreed that a master
plan modification would be applied for to show a uniform buffer
around the property This modification has never been applied
for I would suggest that you call Christopher cutro at (407)
738-7490 to discuss this item with him
We look forward to working with you, thank you for your
cooperation If you have any questions please don't hesitate to
contact me
Sincerely,
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH
Q 6)J?~
6':;: Mor-ielo
~ode & icense Inspector II ~
JMMjsmb
c J Scott Miller, City Manager
Edward G Hillery Jr , Chief of Police
Christopher cutro, Planning & Zoning Director
Vince Finizio, Adm Coordinator of Engineering
John Neutzling, V P , Melvin Simon Associates
Central File
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1989
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regional
planniQg
council
Mr Carmen S Annunziato
Planning Director
City of Boynton Beach
120 E Boynton Beach Blvd
POBox 310
Boynton Beach, FL 33425-0310
Subject Quantum Park Development of Regional Impact
Ecological Plan
Dear Mr Annunziato
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Following staff review of the December 20, 1988 Amendment Three to the
ecological plan and site inspection on March 31, 1989, a conditional
I.e." approval pursuant to Condition 6 of the Development Order and
I Condition 2 of the amended Development Order can be granted
IP....;.:......e..... The proposal for identifying the final 12 acres of scrub needed to
satisfy Condition 6 appears to be the most practical approach to
follow at this time However, there are two things needed to make
~~ this approach entirely acceptable One is that Amendment Three
_ includes an "Exhibit to Ecological Report, 20 December, 1988"
P.; (Exhibit), that shows the existing sand pine scrub areas after
I completion of infrastructure clearing Those areas that are very poor
~ representatives of scrub (eg areas east of the old High Ridge Road on
~ lots 69, 70 & 72) need to be removed I think that staff would be in
ii.'.~.'.~,.., substantial agreement with your judgement of what is acceptable scrub,
Iii! but would be happy to look at any area you question either now or
I' following any of the Developer's quarterly submittals revising the
Exhibit The other is that the developer of an individual lot which
either borders an existing preserve or contains a proposed one should
suitably fence and post such before construction begins to provide
some prot:.ectj on of t:.he scr.lh ::ro!tl damage ::;y construction erA rs
In agreeing to accept Amendment Three's approach to identifying the
additional acres needed, it is our understanding that express
permission of the City and the Developer will be required prior to
clearing any scrub from any lot and such permission shall only be
given if 12 acres (minus any already dedicated and accepted) is still
available for preservation It is further assumed that the
determination of sufficient availibility will depend upon a comparison
of existing scrub and pertinent deed restrictions on the undeveloped
lots Should the Developer wish any areas other than those shown as
existing scrub areas on the Exhibit, preserve #2, or the 13 7 acres
of scrub in preserve #1, considered for preserve status; he will
petition the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council to
approve such areas as Sand pine microsite areas ltT!GEJ1V~val
3228 s.w martin downs blvd.
suite 205 p.o. box 1529
palm city tlorlda 34990
phone (407) 286.3313
.\P:R 27 19R
iPliANNING DEfT
Mr Carmen S Annunziato
April 25, 1989
Page Two
were granted the areas could then be included as "existing scrubll ann
would count toward the required 40 acres
The Resource Management plan for Sand pine scrub preserves #1 and #2
dated December 13, 1988 by Ecological Consultants, has been adequate~y
amended to address the concerns that had arisen based on review of the
draft Staff is willing to accept the lack of a management program
for the final 12 acres purely because implementation of such a plan
would be complicated, and difficult enough so as to be considered
impractical Please bear in mind that the 40 acre preserve
requirement is based on addressing regional concerns about allowing
development to occur in a rare and rapidly disappearing habitat, not
the oreservation of anJ one soecies \s noi~te~ c~t ir the c~igin~l
asse~sment report, this habItat is utilized by many species of
concern Clearly the rational for relocating animal species of
concern where members of the population have access to one another lS
not present for plant species of concern Thus, condition 6 (b) of
the development order granted by Boynton Beach Ordinance 84-51 only
addresses animal species of concern Clarification of the intent of
this condition was, we thought, addressed in Condition 2 of the
amended development order (Ordinance 86-11) where it specifically
requires identification of the 40 acres of sand pine scrub canopy,
understory and ground cover vegetation, and a statement as to how
these acres will be maintained
We will
Property
adequate
adequate
attorney
consider the identification of the Quantum Corporate Park
Owners' Association and the Quantum Corporate Park Covenants
to address Condition 2(b) of Ordinance 86-11 if this seems
to the City of Boynton Beach We have not asked Council's
to examine these covenants
The issues involved
compromising this type
diligence in pursuing
conditions intended to
in accommodating development without totally
of habitat are complicated We appreciate your
the implementation of the development order
address regio~al ~or~er~s
Sincerely,
sal~ i!kdu
Regional Planner
cc George Zimmerman
Don Richardson
James Stansbury
Joan Diemer
Grace Iverson
SEB"pm
CITY of
BOYNTON BEACH
~
Q)~- 120 E. Boynton
-. . \.
/ '-', P. O. Box 310
,.,~.", Boynton Beach.
Beach Blvd
OFFICE OF THE PLANNING DIRECTOR
12 January 1989
Mr. Michael Busha
Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council
3228 S.W. Martin Downs Boulevard
PO Box 1529
Palm City, FL 33490
Dear Mike:
Accompanying this letter you will find the long awaited response
from the developers of Quantum Park to the questions you raised
in your March 1988 letter concerning the Park's Ecological Plan.
The materials transmitted are comprehensive in nature, and an
attempt is made to define the current and future responsibility
of the developer and/or his assigns
When you have completed your review and analysis, it would be
helpful for us to meet to discuss your comments. If you would
call when you are through, we can then set a meeting date
If, after you receive this packet of materials you have any
questions, please feel free to contact me at your convenience
Thank you in advance for your continued cooperation in this
matter.
Yours very truly,
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH
c ..,.~.. """ /~
Carmen S. Annunziato, AICP
Planning Director
/bks
cc
George Zimmerman
Kevin Hallahan
John Wildner
Central File
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FLORIDA GAME AND FRESH WATER FISH COMMISSION
C. TOM RAINEY D V.M. MRS. GILBERT W HUMPHREY THOMAS L. HIRES, SR. WILLIAM G. BOSTICK. JR.
~hairman, Miami Vice-Chairman, Miccosukee Lake Wales Winter Haven
DON WRIGHT
Orlando
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ROBERT M. BRANTLY Executive Director
ALLAN L. EGBERT Ph.D., Assistanr E.."cul1w Director
Wildlife Research Laboratory
4005 South Main Street
Gainesvi11et Florida 32601
(904) 376-6481
RECEIVED
Janua ry 6 t 1989
Michael Busha
Treasure Coast Regional
Planning Council
3228 S W Martin Downs Blvd t Suite 205
POBox 1529
Palm CitYt Florida 33490
JAM 11 1980
PLAN ('4i I \.:! UL.t' r
Dear Mi ke
This letter serves as written confirmation of our recent phone
conversation regarding gopher tortoise mitigation on the Quantum
Corporate Park site Based on the quarterly reports and conversations
with YOUt Don Richardsont and Dick Robertst I concur with the division
of the originally proposed 40 acre preserve into 2 sand pine preserves
You should note that in most cases involving tortoise mitigationt I
would advocate retaining as large a preserve as possible However, in
this caset the additional acreage in the northern preserve is only
marginally suitable due to encroachment of Brazilian pepper Moreovert
the primary goal on this site is to preserve coastal sand pine scrub
As we discussedt the change in the size of the north preserve
theoretically modifies the tortoise density Howevert the greater
density should pose no problems as long as the preserve is properly
managed Don Richardson is currently addressing the management issue
He also has determined that no tortoises would be excluded by the preserve
size modification and has moved the fence to prevent future tortoise
movements from the final designated preserve
To summarizet the final plan appears to be a reasonable compromise
for preserving both the gopher tortoises and a portion of Florida's
threatened sand pine scrub habitat If you have any questionst please
feel free to contact me
JEDjvbg
Sincerely
(- i] '1v '-;::. / J \,.r, '--'--^-
J.oan E Diemer
Biological Scientist III
cc George Zimmerman
Carman Annunziato
Don Richardson
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Reply To Fort Lauderdale Office
QUANTUM
CORPORATE
PARK
December 21, 1988
VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS
Hr Carmen AnnunzIato
City of Boynton Beach
211 S Federal HIghway
Boynton Beach, Florida 33435
Re Quantum Corporate Park, Development of Regional Impact
Ecological Plan
Dear Carmen
Included herein is what I hope to be the final update of our Ecological
Plan to meet the needs of the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council
and obta I n the i r f I na I approva 1 As you know, the prev i ous plan was
approved by the City of Boynton Beach and all other agencies
Subsequently, erroneous information was found to have been contained in
our earl ier submittals, the Master Site Plan for the development was
rev i sed accord i ng 1 y, and a second 1 ocat i on for a 14 acre Sand Pine
Preserve was estab 1 i shed A 11 of these I ssues were presented and
discussed as a part of the revised Master Site Plan submittal finally
approved with Treasure Coast's concurrence in early February of 1988
Mr Michael Busha of the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council wrote
a 1 etter to you on March 9, 1988 out 1 in i ng those I ssues yet to be
resolved prior to final acceptance of the Sand Pine Management Program
and Eco 1 og i ca 1 Report His 1 etter was a Iso sent to Mar i na Gonza I ez-
Pennington, Joan Diemer, Donald Richardson, Ray Ferneld, and Sam
Shannon, each representatives of other interested parties in the review
and approval of the Ecological Plan According to our records, only the
comments presented by Mr Busha, and perhaps a final verification from
Joan Diemer concern i ng an I ma 1 re 1 ocat Ion, stand between us and f I na 1
approval (Attached to the report amendment is a letter to Joan Diemer
ask i ng for her restated concurrence with the an I ma 1 re 1 ocat Ions as
completed In accordance with the origInal Ecological Report.)
Report amendment #3 Is meant to address the specific concerns of the
Treasure Coast RegIonal Planning Council as expressed in their March 9,
1988 letter We have organized the materials such that they address the
questions put forward therein Therefore, a complete Ecological Report
for this project must consider the original report and this amendment
together
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TO
Peter L Cheney, City Manager
FROM:
Carmen S Annunziato, Planning Director
RE: Quantum Park - Fire Department Assistance in Management
of Sand Pine Preserve
Among the conditions of approval of the Quantum Park Development
of Regional Impact is condition number 6 which reads as follows
(6) The developer shall preserve in viable condition a
minimum of forty (40) acres of Sand Pine Scrub canopy,
understory and groundcover vegetation Prior to
commencement of any clearing activities, the developer shall
survey the site to determine the numbers and distribution of
any populations of the Gopher Tortoise, Florida Burrowing
Owl, Florida Gopher Frog, Florida Mouse, and Florida Scrub
Lizard which occur Sand Pine Scrub preserve area(s) shall
be of appropriate size, quality and arrangement to maintain
all populations of these species A preservation plan shall
be developed which
(a) identifies and delineates the boundaries of Sand Pine
Scrub habitat areas to be preserved;
(b) provides for the effective relocation into preserve
area(s) of any populations of the species of concern
listed above which occur outside of the preserve
area(s) limits; and
(c) provides a management program for the Sand Pine Scrub
preserve area(s) which will provide and maintain
suitable habitat for the species of concern which exist
or are relocated into the area(s)
The above plan shall be submitted to the City of Boynton Beach,
Florida Game and Freshwater Commission, Department of Natural
Resources, and the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council No
development shall occur until the plan has been approved by all
of the responsible agencies and the animals are relocated in
accordance with the approved plan
Over the last four years, the referenced management plan has been
evolving and refinements have been made as conditions on the site
have changed, including the creation of sand pine fingers which
are islands of created scrub habitat. Inherent in the creation
of sand pine habitat, which is an experimental technique, is the
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Ms Joan Diemer
Florida Game & Freshwater Fish COlmlission
4005 South Main Street
Gainseville, Florida 32601
Re Endangered Species Location - Quantum Corporate Park
Dear Ms Diemer
We are currently trying to finalize all of our Ecological approvals with
the City of Boynton Beach and the Treasure Coast Reg i ona I PI ann i ng
Council It has come to our attention that you have never responded in
writing concerning our last Master Plan change approved by the City of
Boynton Beach in February, 1988 Treasure Coast has asked that you
respond concerning the reduction in size of the northern preserve area
from 40 acres to 25 7 acres, and the introduction of a new preserve area
of 14 3 acres in the southern portion of the site
To refresh your memory, the change in Sand Pine Preserve areas did not
require any further relocation of animals, and a]1 animals remained in
the areas into wh i ch they were or i g i na] ] y located These fact s are
substantiated by the original anima] containment fence and the
subsequent monitoring reports prepared and distributed to you by
Ecological Consultants (Don Richardson)
Our understanding, that comes from discussions with Don, is that you are
in accord with the animal relocations and the reconfigured Sand Pine
Preserve We wou] d be gratefu] if you cou] d conf i rm such to the
Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council and copy ourselves and Carmen
Annunziato at the City of Boynton Beach with your communication
Thank you for your assistance
Very truly yours,
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Vice President of Development
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Mr Michael Busha
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need to maintain a mix of vegetation which is representative of
the sand pine ecosystem. These plants are very sensitive to
c~~nges, and they have growth rates which are slow, making the
sand pine ecosystem prime for invasion of quicker growing plant
species such as bahia grass These quicker growing plant species
spread at a fast rate and replace the native scrub plant
community When this happens, the total sand pine ecosystem is
placed in jeopardy.
One method availble to eliminate invasive species is to burn the
invading plant. This becomes necessary when ordinary methods to
eradicate the species fails This is what is being recommended
by Quantum's ecological consultant and the Treasure Coast
Regional Planning Council. Such a burn would be consistent with
the management plan referenced in condition #6 and would
therefore be consistent with the purpose of condition #6.
Therefore, it is recommended that Quantum's request be approved
as being consistent with the approved development order.
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22 November 1988
Mr. George Zimmerman
Quantum Park of Commerce
110 Tower
110 S E. 6th street
21st Floor
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
RE: Fifth and sixth Quarterly Reports - Vegetation and
Gopher Tortoise Monitoring of the Sand pine Preserve
at Quantum Park
Dear George
The City's Urban Forester, Kevin Hallahan, and I have reviewed
the referenced Quarterly Reports submitted in conjunction with
the Development Order for Quantum Park. Based on the information,
it appears that it may be necessary to irrigate the sand pine
fingers in order to produce viable scrub in the future
Please offer your views on this
Very truly yours,
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH
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Planning Director
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22 November 1988
Mr George Zimmerman
Quantum Park of Commerce
110 Tower
110 S.E 6th street
21st Floor
Ft Lauderdale, FL 33301
RE Fifth and sixth Quarterly Reports - Vegetation and
Gopher Tortoise Monitoring of the Sand Pine Preserve
at Quantum Park
Dear George
The City's Urban Forester, Kevin Hallahan, and I have reviewed
the referenced Quarterly Reports submitted in conjunction with
the Development Order for Quantum Park Based on the information,
it appears that it may be necessary to irrigate the sand pine
fingers in order to produce viable scrub in the future
Please offer your views on this
Very truly yours,
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH
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Planning Director
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Carmen Annunziato, Planning Director
FROM
Kevin J Hallahan, Forester/Horticulturist
DATE.
November 18, 1988
RE
Quantum Corporate Park
5th, 6th Quarterly Reports - Vegetation Analysis
& Gopher Tortoise Monitoring
I have reviewed the above two documents and make the following
findings
1 Due to the dry weather conditions, we may recommend spraying
the remaining Sand Pine trees in the preserve areas to
prevent more Pine Bark beetle destruction
2 The "scrub fingers" appear to be taking, though planting of
Sand Pine and other tree seedlings should occur on the
preserve area
3 Some species of scrub indicator plants germinate, grow to
12-18" in height, then die Should an irrigation
(temporary) system be suggested for newly planted areas?
4 A maintenance plan for control of the exotic plants must
still be presented Exotic plants and grasses are
threatening the perimeter of the preserve area
GOPHER TORTOISES
1. Two tortoises have taken up residence in the "scrub
fingers", which indicates that the area is suitable as
habitat There are a large number of scrub lizards (51)
which were active on the scrub fingers
2
Twelve of the twenty-five radio-tagged tortoises have gained
weight since the beginning of the tagging program This
also indicates that the scrub feeding areas are suitable for
the tortoises
3
The number of tortoises using more than one burrow has
increased showing the habitat is suitable for long range
existence of the tortoises
4
There was no mention of any young tortoises bei~~9~T
any increase in the mortality of the tortoises ~JC~~l vJEI>
NOV 1 8 1988
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It appears that the scrub preserve is showing increase signs of
becoming viable, in both plant and animal populations To
encourage more rapid growth and success of all newly planted
vegetation, I feel a temporary irrigation system for the planted
areas may be suitable. The exotic vegetation (including grasses)
must be managed for removal This may involve both fire and
chemical control methods The addition of more Sand Pine tree
seedlings to any cleared area (with irrigation) will enhance the
preserve for scrub understory plants in the future
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Forester/Horticulturist
CC Charles Frederick, Director, Recreation & Park Dept
John Wildner, Superintendent, Parks Division
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Transmittal
NOVEMBER 4, 1988
MR CARMEN ANNUNZIATO, CITY PLANNER
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH
QUANTUM CORPORATE PARK
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letter from Don Richardson to Carolyn Kindell (DER) regarding
Management Plan
5th Quarterly Report - Vegetation Analysis & Gopher Tortoise
6th Quarterly Report - II
Monitoring
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RECEIVED
NOV '1 1988
PLANNiNG DEPT.
MICHAEL J TOLL
Development Manager
David S Pressly, Esq
Mr Mike Busha, Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council
Mr Dan Cary, Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council
Ms Carolyn Kindell, Department of Environmental Regulation
Ms Joan Diemer, Fla Game & Freshwater Fish Commission
Mr Donald A Wood, Fla Game & Freshwater Fish Commission
Mr Dick Roberts, Jonathan Dickinson State Park
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6 October 1988
Mr George Zimmerman
Quantum Park of Commerce
Suite 1106
2455 East Sunrise Blvd
Ft Lauderdale, FL 33304
Dear George
Enclosed please find a letter from Michael Busha which is
self-explanatory
If you would submit the subject timetables at your earliest
convenience, I will forward them to Mr Busha
Very truly yours,
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH
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Mr. Carmen Annunziato
Director of Planning
City of Boynton Beach
200 N Seacrest Boulevard
POBox 310
Boynton ~each, FL 33435
Subject
Quantum Park Development of Regional Impact
Dear Carmen:
I think your idea of having the developer of Quantum Park
provide a timetable for when he proposes to complete jobs
such as major site work, amended preserve area management
plans, wetland restoration and littoral zone plantings, and
field staking of Scrub Preserve Area #2 and microsited Scrub
areas for identification and protection purposes will reduce
our concern over the developer's will and ability to comply
with the Development Order At a minimum, I would hope that
the items mentioned above are included in development
timetables received by the City
with this letter I would like to request a copy of
timetables submitted by the developer so that we may
continue to coordinate the monitoring of this project
Please contact me if you have any questions
Sincerely,
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Michael Busha
Assistant Director
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chairman
thomas g. kenny, III
vice chairman
John acor
secretaryltreasurer
danlel m. cary
executive director
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7301 SUMMERBRIDGE DR.
TAMPA, FL 33614
(813) 886-4288
17 June 1988
Mr. Carmen Annunziato
City of Boynton Beach
120 N.E. 2nd Ave.
P.O. Box 310
Boynton Beach, Fl. 33435
Dear Carmen:
Enclosed is a copy of the management plan for the 40 acres of
sand pine preserve. A copy has already been rev iewed by the
Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council and their comments have
been incorporated in this copy. I am still waiting to hear from
George Zimmerman in regards to the micrositing as you will see is
missing from my report. Any comments will be appreciated. I
will be in town on Monday or Tuesday of the following week and
will give you a call.
Sincerely,
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Donald Richardson, Ph.D.
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Dr. Donald Richardson
Ecological Consultants
7301. Summerbridge Drive
Tampa, FL 3361.4
Subject: Quantum Park Draft Management Plan for Scrub Preserves
Dear Dr. Richardson:
As I promised by phone last Friday, here is a recap of our
comments on the draft plan submitted with your letter of May 5,
1.988
The presence of Bahia grass in preserve #2 and the scrub
fingers of preserve #1., especially in the densities
reported, is of concern. The ability of Bahia grass and a
few of the other herbs listed in the quarterly report (eg
CVDerus hasDan, Diodia teres) to establish themselves,
indicates there is a problem with the soil in these areas.
Since Bahia is established and can interfere with the
successful growth of scrub species, it will need to be
removed from the area. Herbicide and burning probably will
not be enough to control Bahia Measures such as torching
with a flame thrower or burning after artifically increasing
fuel on site to get a very hot, soil sterilizing fire,
should be considered. A layer of sand several inches deep
could be put over these areas after the ground has been
effectively sterilized That should turn these areas into
better habitat for scrub species
2. The fire management proposal looks good Our biggest
concern here is that fire alone won't solve the problem with
Bahia as discussed above.
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3. We have concerns about proposing rOller-chopping with water
in the event fire cannot be used as a management tool.
Crushing the chopped material into the soil will cause more
mechanical disturbance than chopping and leaving it in
place. In addition, pushing this organic matter down into
the soil may change the nature of the soil in a way that
would not favor scrub species Chopping and removing the
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chopped material is an alternative. The nutrients lost by
removing the organic material instead of burning it in place
could probably be mitigated for by mineral fertilizer
application.
4. The instrument proposed to provide reasonable assurance of
financial and institutional ability to carry out the
commitments of the plan needs to be outlined.
We look forward to receiving the final version of the management
plan for the Scrub preserves There were other issues raised by
Mike Busha in his March 9, 1988 letter. We look forward to your
responses to those issues as well.
Sincerely,
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Regional Planner
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City of Boynton Beach
211 S. Federal Highway
Post Office Box 310
Boynton Beach, FL 33425-0310
Dear ..Mr
Quantum Park Development
Ecological Plan
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of Regional Impact
Subject:
Council staff has reviewed the Ecological Plan for Quantum
Corporate Park dated January 1988. The plan is submitted to
address Development Order (DO) Conditions 6 and 9 which relate to
developer responsibilities for: 1) protecting and managing Sand
pine Scrub habitat and endangered and threatened species; and 2)
preserving, creating, and managing wetland and littoral zone
habi tat. Except for a minor amendment to the wetland secticn
(Part II) of the plan, the developer has adequately addressed his
planning requirements for DO Condition 9 However, sections of
the plan addressing protection and management of Scrub habitat
and endangered and threatened species will require significant
modification prior to Council approval
Wetland/Littoral Zone Plan
site plan changes and lack of reference on lake area views (e g ,
Figure l-A, etc.) to a master site plan make it impossible to
determine where created littoral zone habitat is proposed to
occur on the property. To allow this determination which will
assist in monitoring this aspect of the p~cjact, lake area views
should include appropriate reference to a master site plan.
Properly referenced lake area views and a master site plan with
like references should be included in this section of the plan.
Sand pine Scrub Preservation and Manaqetqent Plan
The intent of DO Condition 6 is to preserve a minimum of 40 acres
of Sand pine Scrub habitat on the property including canopy,
understory, and ground cover. Additionally, Condition 6 requires
that a plan be prepared which: 1) identifies and delineates the
boundaries of the Sand Pine Scrub habitat area(s) to be
preserved; 2) provides for the effective relocation of endangered
and threatened animal populations into the preserve area(s); and
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chairman
jim minix
vice chairman
thomas g. kenny, III
secreta/V! treasurer
doniel m. co"'
execum,e director
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City of Boynton Beach
March 9, 1988
Page Two
3) provides a management program
area (s) to maintain suitable
threatened species which exist
preserve area(s)
for the Sand pine Scrub preserve
habi tat for endangered and
in or are relocated into the
We understand that the developer is committed to preserving the
40-acre minimum onsite. However, the plan does not include
surveyed locations of microsited Scrub areas, nor does it provide
measures to protect these and other Scrub preserves from
development. Based upon staff's recent site visit and because of
the location of preserve areas amidst development, there is
90ncern that Scrub preserves will be co~romised Therefore, it
is recommended that the revised plan include surveyed locations
of gll Scrub preserves and commitments to properly delineate
these areas in the field to protect them from development
activities. Due to such activities Micrositing Area A (see
Exhibit A) no longer provides an option for Scrub preservation
It is strongly recommended that actual field delineation and
surveys be completed immediately for approval by City staff
original proposals to protect endangered and threatened animal
populations on the property depended upon relocation of these
populations into a 40-acre preserve area It is proposed that
this 40-acre preserve be reduced to 25 7 acres by eliminating an
area not containing Scrub Staff is of the opinion that reducing
the size of this preserve area as proposed will not interfere
wi th protection of relocated populations However, the Game
Commission is the permitting authority with respect to this
issue. Staff will base its final approval of this aspect of the
plan on Game Commission concurrence with staff opinion Written
concurrence should be included in the amended plan
It should be noted that additional active and inactive Gopher
tortoise burrows were observed clustered in a patch of small oaks
in the south central portion of Micrositing Area G (see Exhibit
A) . Once verified, the Game Commission should be notified of
this occurrence and the potential for additional animals to be
relocated into the 25.7-acre preserve area
Sections of the plan responding to preserve management do not
provide enough information or direction for implementation.
These sections discuss management philosophies and set out
programs that can result in the development of management plans
for the Scrub preserves It is what might be labeled a plan to
prepare a plan. There is a detailed statement provided below, of
the management goal and what needs to be included in the
management plan so that the City and implementing entities are
Mr Carmen Annunziato
City of Boynton Beach
March 9, 1988
Page Three
provided useful management prescriptions for the Quantum Scrub
preserves.
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Management Plan Goal: Long term malntenance of
diversity~long term provi~on of suitable habitat for
and threatened species an~crub soils preservation
vegetative
endangered
Management plans should include.
a. specifi.c fire models and prescriptions or
specific nonfire methods proposed to be used
in management;
b. proposed habitat management schedules
identifying blocks of land proposed for
management with reference to the year in
which management is proposed to take place,
c. discussion verifying the proposed management
approach as the most preferred based upon
1) the habitat type, age of community and
target species occurring within the preserve
area; and 2) surrounding land uses, preserve
size, etc.;
d. a justified estimate of the total cost of
implementing the proposed habitat management
plan including personnel required;
e. the entity responsible for implementation of
the proposed management plan (said entity can
be the developer, property owners
association, a governmental agency,
environmental or conservation organization,
or educational institution); and
f. the instrument proposed to provide reasonable
assurance of financial and institutional
ability to carry out the commitments included
in the proposed habitat management plan
It is requested that the City authorize no land
fire breaks or lanes, etc.) or construction (e
observation decks, signage, etc.) within Scrub
the management plan is developed and approved
clearing (e g.,
g , boardwalks,
preserves until
Development of
Mr. Carmen Annunziato
City of Boynton Beach
March 9, 1988
Page Four
such items without an approved management plan may interfere with
management options for this property
In previous correspondence and discussion, the developer has
requested that he be given relief from preserving Scrub in
microsi ted areas as Scrub creation experiments in the original
preserve are demonstrated to be successful Language is provided
on page 73 1 of the plan to facilitate the process by which
relief could be given. A flaw in the process proposed is that no
qualitative or quantitative criteria is provided to determine
success of Scrub creation experiments. Council staff is willing
to work with the City and the developers consultant to develop
such criteria. However, until criteria to determine success are
agreed upon, staff cannot approve the language as provided
As a general observation the plan devotes a considerable amount
of time to resource descriptions, endangered and threatened
species requirements, sampling and trapping methodologies, and
justification for selecting Scrub areas as preserves These
sections are no longer appropriate to include in the main body of
the plan and contain information which are no longer accurate due
to changes in preserve area size, location, and approach The
plan would be better served if these sections were corrected and
included as appendices of the document This approach would free
the main body of the plan to mainly concentrate on a working
preserve management plan
with a copy of this letter I have provided Dr Donald Richardson
my notes on the plan to provide him more detailed direction
regarding amendments.
If there are questions, please call
Sincerely,
7?1A-L
Michael Busha
Regional Planner
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Marina Gonzalez-Pennington
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February 8, 1988
Mr. Steven W Deutsch
Quantum Corporate Park
Deutsch Ireland Properties
2455 East Sunrise Boulevard
Suite 1106
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
Dear Steve
I am in receipt of your letter of January 29, 1988, and I would like
to thank you for your offer to make available a four wheel drive
vehicle to inspect Quantum for possible violations
We are most certainly interested in joining with you in a concerted
effort to perserve the sandpine area from any intrusion like horses or
any other disturbance. I have kept in contact with the owners of the
property immediately adjacent to yours and continue to advise them of
this situation as well.
The Police Department is aware of the situation and by copy of this
letter I am instructing Kevin Hallahan, the City's Urban Forester, and
Vincent Finizio, Engineering Inspector, to continue their periodic
inspections of the area in an effort to identify the subject horses
and, hopefully, their human owners We will continue our periodic
inspections until such time as the problem is completely resolved.
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Carmen Annunziato, City Planner
Tom Clark, City Engineer
Charles Frederick, Director Recreation
Kevin Hallahan, Urban Forester
Vincent Finizio, Engineering Inspector
Edward Hillery, Police Chief
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Carmen Annunziato, Director
Planning Department
FROM
~evin J Hallahan
Forester/Horticulturist
DATE
January 27, 1988
SUBJl:.CT
Quantum Property - Sand pine Preserve
This memorandum is in reference to the latest field
inspection of the above property There has been some
difficulty in the past with intrusion into the area
from h01S~S from the property immediately east of the
site The purpose of this inspection was to see if the
problem had been alleviated by the addition of barbed
wire fence to the locations along the existing fence
where horses appeared to have gained entrance to the
preserve
I walked the entire fenceline with Vince Finizzio,
Engineering Inspector, and the following items were
noted
1 There was still evidence of fresh animal dung
along the east perimeter fence The barbed wire
was in place at this location and appeared to
prevent any horses from intrusion
2 The perimeter fence was down to ground level west
of the NE quadrant, lot #93, near the wetwell
There was damage to a gate structure in the fence
at this same location
3 The carcass shell of a gopher tortoise was found
at the above location (item #2), with the animalls
head severed from the body and lying a foot away
The shell and head were located about ten feet
west of a gopher tortoise burrow, stake #54.
4 The eyisting fence along the north perimeter was
separated from the anchoring posts in various
locations
5. The newly installed fence appeared to be installed
not in conformance with the originally approved
fence permit The fence, designed to prevent the
gopher tortoises from leaving the area, is to be
buried one foot into the ground, below ground
level. Most of the new fence is placed near
ground level and evidence of animals pushing under
the fence to get into the area and out, is
apparent
It is reco~nended that the fence be reviewed for
c~npliance to the original design and permit All
sections of the fence perimeter should be affixed to
the anchoring posts where Applicable All damaged
sections of the fence should be repaired The
developers representative should again review the site
to see where unwanted animal intrusion (especially
horses) is occurring and take appropriate action to
prevent future intrusions
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cc ,G~brge H~nt't Deputy City 11anager
Vince Finnizio, Engineering Inspector
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AN AFFILIATE OF
DEUTSCH/IRELAND PROPERTIES
January 29, 1988
Mr George Hunt
Assistant City Manager
City of Boynton Beach
120 N E 2nd Avenue
Boynton Beach, FL 33435
RE Quantum Park Sand Pine Preserve
Dear George
To again follow up our earlier conversations and correspondence, Quantum
Associates is most concerned about trespassers on and around the preserve
area of Quantum Park
As we have discussed, the continued trespassing of either individuals or
animals within the preserve area may result in both severe financial loss
and immeasurable loss of natural habitat to both the developer and the
community
I understand your problem in patroling this area, due to the fact that
the City of Boynton Beach Police Department does not own a four-wheeled
drive vehicle As a solution, however, Quantum Associates shall endeavor
to have a four-wheeled drive vehicle available to the City for scheduled
patrols within the preserve area
Specifi ci ally, worki ng in conjuncti on with our envi ronmenta 1 i sts, the
City Forester, the City Police Department and our on-site contractor, I
suggest that at regular, mutually agreeable times, the above individuals
convene at Quantum Park to patrol and survey the preserve area
Please discuss this suggestion with the City Forester and a member of the
Boynton Beach Police Department and let me have your comments as soon as
possible
The goa 1 of preservi ng Sand Pi ne Scrub to benefi t the communi ty is of
paramount importance to Quantum Associates Accordingly, should you have
any other suggestions, we would be most anxious to discuss same
I look forward to hearing from you
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Mr Peter Flotz
David S Pressly, Esq
Mr Edward B Deutsch
Mr Thomas K Ireland
2455 EAST SUNRISE BOULEVARD, SUITE 1106, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33304
BROWARD (305) 564-5114 . PALM BEACH (305) 734-3555
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OFFICE OF THE PLANNING DIRECTOR
29 January 1988
Mr George Zimmerman
Quantum Park of Commerce
suite 1106
2455 East Sunrise Blvd
Ft Lauderdale, FL 33304
Dear George:
Attached please find a copy of a report proposed by Kevin
Hallahan regarding the existing sand pine preserve Please
discuss the problems raised with Mr. Hallahan and advise as to
any actions taken.
Thank you
Yours very truly,
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH
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Carmen S. Annunziato, AICP
Planning Director
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Kevin Hallahan
Vince Finnizio
Central File
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Carmen Annunziato, Director
Planning Department
FROM
Kevin J Hallahan
Forester/Horticulturist
DATE.
January 27, 1988
SUBJECT
Quantum Property - Sand Pine Preserve
This memorandum is in reference to the latest field
inspection of the above property There has been some
difficulty in the past with intrusion into the area
from horses from the property immediately east of the
site The purpose of this inspection was to see if the
problem had been alleviated by the addition of barbed
wire fence to the locations along the existing fence
where horses appeared to have gained entrance to the
preserve.
I walked the entire fenceline with Vince Finizzio,
Engineering Inspector, and the following items were
noted
1 There was still evidence of fresh animal dung
along the east perimeter fence The barbed wire
was in place at this location and appeared to
prevent any horses from intrusion
2 The perimeter fence was down to ground level west
of the NE quadrant, lot #93, near the wetwell
There was damage to a gate structure in the fence
at this same location
3 The carcass shell of a gopher tortoise was found
at the above location (item #2), with the animal's
head severed from the body and lying a foot away
The shell and head wer~ located about ten fef: _'
west of a gopher tortOl.se burrow, stake #54 -'
4 The existing fence along the north perimeter wa~AN "0
separated from the anchoring posts in various
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5 The newly installed fence appeared to be ins@e.lil::u----~_.
not in conformance with the originally approved
fence permit The fence, designed to prevent the
gopher tortoises from leaving the area, is to be
buried one foot into the ground, below ground
level Most of the new fence is placed near
ground level and evidence of animals pushing under
the fence to get into the area and out, is
apparent
It is recommended that the fence be reviewed for
compliance to the original design and permit All
sections of the fence perimeter should be affixed to
the anchoring posts where applicable All damaged
sections of the fence should be repaired. The
developers representative should again review the site
to see where unwanted animal intrusion (especially
horses) is occurring and take appropriate action to
prevent future intrusions
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CC George Hunt, Deputy City Manager
Vince Finnizio, Engineering Inspector
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PETER L. BRETON
ROBERT BRODY
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ANDREW f"ULTON. m
.JAMES PATRICK GARRITY
MYRA GENDEL
TIMOTHY P HOBAN
'MARTlN V KATZ
WILLIAM B. KING
RONALD 'K. KOLINS
LISA MILLER LAYMAN
STEVEN A. MAYANS
.JON C. MOYLE.
DAVID S. PRESSLY
'MARK E. RAYMOND
THOMAS A. SHEEHAN. m
DONNA H. STINSON
MARTA M. SUAREZ MURIAS
VIRGINIA L. VANCE
NANCY KAREN VORPE
9TH FLOOR. BARNETT CENTRE
625 NORTH FLAGLER DRIVE
POST OFFICE BOX 3BBB
WEST PALM BEACH. FLORIDA 33402
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SUITE 100. THE PERKINS HOUSE
118 NORTH GAOSDEN STREET
TALLAHASSEE. FLORIDA 32301
TELEPHONE (904) 681 3828
November 20, 1987
James W. Vance, Esq.
Barristers Bldg., Suite 200
1615 Forum ~lace
West Palm Beach,:FL ;3.3.401
HAND DELIVERY
Re Quantum Park - Minkin/Thall/Brigger Property
Dear Jim:
As I
afternoon,
owners and
informed you in our telephone conversation
I represent the interests of Quantum Associates,
developers of Quantum Park at Boynton Beach.
this
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Portions of Quantum Park are being set aside as sandpine scrub
preserve areas. .A major preserve area is the 40 acre parcel in
the northwestern portion of Quantum Park. According to the Public
Records, your clients (David Minkin, Elias and Dorothy Thall, and
The Estate of Sigmund S. Brigger) are the owners of the property
that abut the eastern boundary of the subject preserve area
My client has expended a great amount of money in transporting
protected animals to the subject preserve area, and is at this
time expending even greater amounts of money 1n crea ting
additional sandpine scrub within the subject preserve area
It has come to my clients attention that horses have on
several occasions entered the subject preserve area. Not only are
the horses knocking down the fence that keeps the protected
animals within the preserve area, but they nre causing significant
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November 20, 1987
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damage to the sandpine scrub. The potential losses to booth my
client and the general public are enormous.
Although we have now.ay of 'knowing for certain at this time,
it is possible that these horses are being kept on your clients'
property. If this is the case, yoti need to warn your clients
immediately of the harm that the horses are causing.
I cannot emphasize enough how critical this matter is. Please
let me know as soon as possible how your clients intend to respond.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincer~ly,
M~~ 4 ;J~ (eLL
David S. Pressly
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cc Steven W. Deutsch, Esq.
Peter Cheney
George Hunt
Carmen Annunziato
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Assistant City Manager
City of Boynton Beach
120 N E 2nd Avenue
Boynton Beach, FL 33435
RE Quantum Corporate Park
Dear George
I woul d just 1 i ke to take thi s opportunity to thank you for your
assistance in helping resolve our problem with trespassers on and around
the Preserve area of Quantum Park
As we discussed, not only has one of our neighbors destroyed the fence
surrounding the Preserve, but she has gone so far as to permit her horses
to graze in areas within the Preserve Quantum Associates has made every
effort to create a natural setting for the safety, preservation and
growth of endangered pl ants and animals Quantum, and the community,
would experience not only financial damage, but also possibly
irreversible loss of this natural habitat
I am most anxious to hear what success your investigators and Police
Department officials have had in enforcing the trespass ordinances
While it is certainly not our intent to enforce our rights against our
neighbors, should your efforts prove fruitless, we may be left with no
alternative
Once again, I thank you in advance for your assistance in correcting this
problem
I look forward to hearing from you
Yours very truly,
Steven W Deutsch
cc Mr Carmen Annunziato
Mr Edward B Deutsch
Mr Thomas K Ireland
Mr George W Zimmerman
Mr Peter Flotz
David S Pressly, Esquire
2455 EAST SUNRISE BOULEVARD . SUITE 1106 . FORT LAUDERDALE. FLORIDA 33304
BROWARD (305) 564-5114 . PALM BEACH (305) 734-3555
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Mr Carmen Annunziato, City Planner
City of Boynton Beach
120 N E 2nd Avenue
Post Office Box 310
Boynton Beach, FL 33435
Subject Quantum Park Development of Regional Impact
Dear Carmen
By now you have probably received a letter from Quantum Park
Associates which describes an interim scrub preservation proposal
that would allow continued construction on the project while the
Development Order (DO) violation is being resolved (copy
enclosed) While I have no doubt that the developer plans to
satisfactorily resolve this issue, tue interim proposal severely
limits our options for resolution As all parties involved are
working towards a rapid resolution, we would request that the City
of Boynton Beach limit Quantum park's construction activities to
areas not affecting scrub preservation options until the DO
violation is resolved
Thank you for your cons i derati on
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3228 s.w. martin downs blvd
suite 205 p.o. box 1529
palm citv. f10rida 33490
phone (305) 286-3313
karen t. marcus
chairman
jim minix
vice chairman
thomas 9. kenny, III
secretary/treasurer
daniel m. cary
executive director
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Mr Peter Cheney, City Manager
City of Boynton Beach
120 N E 2nd Avenue
POBox 310
Boynton Beach. Florida 33435
Re Construction north of N W 22nd Avenue and west of sand pine areas
Dear Peter
At the end of our meeting last week. we had made a commitment to you not to
perform any additional construction work north of N W 22nd Avenue At this
time, we have set aside additional acreage of existing sand pine to be held in
abeyance in a preserved state until such time as a revised Ecological Plan is
approved With that in place. we would now like to move forward with
additional construction north of N W 22nd Avenue
We are still not requesting any further ~ork within areas containing sand
pine We only wish to obtain access to those areas which encompass the lake
and water management areas west of the sand pine and those lots further west
and north of the lake areas The enclosed master development area illustrates
the areas that we would 1 ike to work in at this time
Please review this with those in the Citv that you feel appropriate and let us
know if you have any prOblems with us proceeding with construction at this
time Thank you for your consideration
Very truly yours,
QUANTUM ASSOCIATES
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Vice President of Development
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Mr Keven Hallahan. City Forester
Mr Edward B Deutsch
Mr Steven W Deutsch
M/' Peter F I otz
David Pressly, Esq
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Mr Carmen Annunziato. City Planner
City of Boynton Beach
120 N E 2nd Avenue
POBox 310
Boynton Beach, Florida 33435
Mr Michael Busha, Regional Planner
Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council
3228 S W Martin Downs Boulevard
Suite 205
Palm City, Florida 33490
Re The Ecological Plan, Quantum Park
Gentlemen
Since our last discussions, we have been working on a plan of further
preservation and mitigation to answer questions concerning our Sand Pine
Preserve
Until a detailed plan is completed, however, we are going to establ ish
temporary preserve areas to fully support our intentions and allow us to
proceed with construction in other areas of the park not affected by this
preservation question
Until such time as we have a reVISIon to our plan approved by both the City of
Boynton Beach and Treasure Coast, we hereby commit to hold the following lots
of our subdivision in a preserved status The lots shal I be #32. 33, 34. 35
and lot 88 These lots will provide 12 8 acres of sand pine In addition.
the Sand Pine Preserve Contingency Plan outlines 7 1 acres of sand pine which
will be held in a preserved state The designated lots wil I only be held in
preservation until our alternate plan is acceptable The original 40 acres
and the 7 1 acre contingency areas will be held in preservation forever
2455 EAST SUNRISE BOULEVARD . SUITE 1106 . FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33304
BROWARD (305) 564-5114 . PALM BEACH (305) 734-3555
Mr Carmen Annunziato
Mr Michael Busha, Continued
August 6, 1987
Page 2
We feel the designation of these additional areas provides each of you with
the assurance that 40 acres of sand pine wil I be preserved on our project
site We would very much like each of you to work along with us to get this
issue resolved and to allow us to continue construction in areas not impacting
the preservation of sand pine Thank you very much for your consideration
Very truly yours,
QUANTUM ASSOCIATES
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GEORGE W ZIMMERMAN
Vice President of Development
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Mr Edward B Deutsch
Mr Melvin Simon
Mr Steven W Deutsch
Mr Peter Flotz
David S Pressly, Esq
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RECEIVED
" Il 29 1987
PLANNli~G DEPT.
Ju I y 28, 1987
Mr Michael Jones
Ryan Incorporated Eastern
1601 High Ridge Road
Boynton Beach, Florida 33435
Re Sand Pine Preserve
Dear Mike
As we discussed the other day, please keep all construction activity limited
to the areas south of N W 22nd Avenue and west of the sand pine areas along
High Ridge Road Indicated In my previous letters In our discussion last
Thursday, it Is essential that the existing sand pine areas on the site remain
undisturbed until we have resolved our current sand pine preserve Issues The
only exception to this restriction will be in the areas of lots 18, 19, 20 and
21, Immediately adjacent to N W 22nd Avenue and the E-4 Canal Since these
lots have no existing vegetation and were to be filled, according to the
earthwork drawings, you may use this area to develop your maintenance yard
However, no other areas north of 22nd Avenue are to be disturbed at this time
We hope to have this matter resolved shortly and al low you to begin work at
full speed Thank you for your cooperation
Best regards,
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Senior Planner
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Carmen Annunziato
Peter Cheney
George W Zimmerman
Steven W Deutsch
Michael Busha
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Ju I y 28, 1987
Mr Michael Jones
Ryan Incorporated Eastern
1601 High Ridge Road
Boynton Beach, Florida 33435
Re Quantum Park
Dear Mike
As we dIscussed at our meeting last week, the issue of clearIng and placing
construction equipment outsIde of the rights-of-way was dIscussed at our
meetinq at the City last week It was clearly intended in the constructIon
drawings (for example on sheet 49 of the 100' right-of-way plans) that some
areas outside of the rights-of-way would have to be disturbed in order to
achieve a 1 to 6 slope back to existing grade in cut sections, or a 1 to 10
slope back to existing grade In fIll sections Also, there are areas along
22nd Avenue where part of the bike lane will fall outsIde of the right-of-way
onto an easement which was also anticipated
We have directed Ric Rossi to revise his plans and resubmIt them to the City
to more clearly indicate in words, rather than graphically, the extent to
which operations will have to occur outside of the right-of-way lines in order
to achieve reasonable slopes to meet existing grades, and to al low room for
equipment to maneuver when grading these areas We have also asked Rlc to
examine the potentIal for usIng sl ightly steeper slopes to meet existing
grades so that less areas will have to be disturbed
2455 EAST SUNRISE BOULEVARD . SUITE 1106 . FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33304
BROWARD (305) 564-5114 . PALM BEACH (305) 734-3555
Mr Michael Jones. Continued
July 28, 1987
Page 2
I must remind you that our ultimate goal Is to minimize the amount of area
throughout the park which would be disturbed due to roadway construction We
realize, of course, that In some cases where the roadway Is at a significantly
different grade than that which exists on the adjoining lots, that some
activity will have to occur outside of the right-of-way lines In order to
provide a grade which can be held with the soils on-site However. our goal,
as Is yours, Is to provide the maximum amount of naturally occurring
vegetation on each lot
We appreciate your cooperation and patience In this matter
Best regards,
ET:: F'i! ~ f
Senior Planner
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Hr Carmen Annunziato
Hr George W Zimmerman
Hr Steven W Deutsch
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July 13, 1987
JUL 14 1981
PLANNING DEPT
Mr William Zabel
Ryan Incorporated Eastern
726 S Military Trail
Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442
Re Sand Pine Areas
Dear B ill
As we directed your on-site personnel last Thursday, this letter confirms our
direction to you to avoid all areas whicrl presently contain sand pine shown on
the attached map We are presently in discussions with the Treasure Coast
Regional Planning Council and the City of Boynton Beach concerning a potential
change to our Sand Pine Preservation Plan and require the flexibil ity to
util ize areas which contain sand pine in their existing state I am sure that
this will represent only a minor inconvenience as you have been concentrating
on the Publ ix site and areas in the southwest corner of the park
Please rest assured that we anticipate a settlement of this issue within the
next few weeks so as not to delay your progress throughout the park
PF aem
Attachment Map
CC Mr Thomas K Ireland
Mr Edward B Deutsch
Mr Melvin Simon
Mr George W Zimmerman
Mr Steven W Deutsch
Mr Carmen Annunziato, City of Boynton Beach
Mr Peter Cheney, City of Boynton Beach
Mr Dan Cary, Treasure Coast
Mr Michael Busha, Treasure Coast
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ECOLOGICAL CONSULTANTS
7301 SUMMERBRIDGE DR.
TAMPA, FL 33614
(813) 886-4288
10 June 1987
Mr Kevin Hallahan
POBox 310
City of Boynton Beach
Boynton Beach, Florida 33435-0310
Dear Kevin
After a thorough field examination of the Publix 55 acres, I
have found no active gopher tortoise burrows However,
1 active burrow was located about 25 feet west of survey
line SR 55, in the northwest corner of the scrub The burrow
has been flagged so that we can relocate the animal at a
later date
After a careful examination of the 55 acres for plant species,
a few Sabal etonia were located and flagged Two individuals
will be transplanted into the preserve by myself as soon
as possible I have talked with the contractor and will
inform him as to the location of these plants so that they
will not be destroyed I was informed by George Zimmerman
that the relocation and transplantation of scrub species by
J D Park staff has already been completed as indicated in
the Development Order
Therefore, I would like to certify that the Publix 55 acres
and adjacent property is now ready for clearing Any further
field studies prior to clearing should be coord~nated with
Mr Peter Flotz or George Zimmerman of Quantum Associates
Sincerely,
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MEMORANDUM
17 July 1987
TO:
Peter L. Cheney, City Manager
FROM:
Carmen S. Annunziato, Planning Director
RE:
Quantum Park of Commerce - Sand Pine Preserve
As you know, problems have arisen relative to the number of acres
of sand pine scrub preserved at the Quantum Park of Commerce.
The Development Order, as amended and approved by the City
commission, requires the set aside of 40 acres of sand pine
scrub. OWing to the errors in calculating the number of acres of
scrub preserved, the developer of the project has a deficit of
between 15 and 19 acres of scrub, depending upon the success of
the experimental scrub reforestation project. This deficit
places the developer of the Park in technical default of the
Development Order.
I have expressed my concern to the developer's representative,
Mr. Steven Deutsch, and he has responded by offering assurances
through the project's Partner, Mr. Edward B. Deutsch (see
attached letter).
Given that Mr. Deutsch has given his assurance that the problem
will be corrected, and that a meeting to discuss this matter has
been scheduled for July 23, 1987 at 10:00 a.m., I recommend that
we take no action to stop work at this time. This recomm~ndation
is based on actions taken by the developer to restrict land
development operations from areas on site where sand pine scrub
still exists.
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RECEITyED
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PLANNING Ot:.r'T
July 14, 1987
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Mr Carmen Annunziato, City Planner
City of Boynton Beach
120 N E 2nd Avenue
POBox 310
Boynton Beach, Florida 33435
Re Sand Pine Preserve
Dear Carmen
We recently discovered that an error has occurred in calculations made
concerning our Sand Pine Preserve A fence I ine on our property was
mistakenly interpreted as our property line, which has caused some previous
estimates and calculations pertaining to the Preserve to be in error We are
taking immediate action to remedy this circumstance and wish to assure you
that our intent and commitment remains firm to perpetuate Sand Pine Scrub
habitat at Quantum
Last week we met with Mike Busha and Chris Beditz of TCRPC on-site Mr Busha
had already conducted preliminary discussions with Don Richardson
We are presently exploring some alternatives and solutions to the problem We
anticipate that we will be in a position to have a discussion with you next
week on this matter
We are proud of our environmental record and, notwithstanding an error in
calculations, Quantum will be an environmental success as well as an economic
one The City of Boynton Beach and Treasure Coast Regional Planning Counci 1
will be proud of the ultimate accomplishment
Thank you for your consideration
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Mr George W Zimmerman
Mr Peter Flotz
Mr Steven W Deutsch
ae55IBt.$g-twNRISE BOULEVARD . SUITE 1106 . FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33304
BROWARD (305) 564-5114 . PALM BEACH (305) 734-3555
Mr Michael Busha
M E M 0 RAN DUM
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Carmen Annunziato
Planning Director
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FROM:
Kevin J. Hallahan
Forester/Horticulturist
JUN ~)() 1987
PLAN 1"< ~u t.,...L.,j ~,
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SUBJECT
Quantum Park (A.K.A. Boynton .ct::a.d~ Park
of Commerce) Ongoing Ecological Monitors
I have reviewed the above-titled report and found it to
give a satisfactory summation of the viability success
for the forty acre scrub site. It appears that the
site is continuing to re-establish itself and the
gopher tortoise population also stabilizing.
Dr Richardson's report is very comprehensive and makes
a thorough explanation of how the forty acre site is
developing He suggests in his report that another
quarterly report will be forthcoming to fulfill the DRI
requirements for the area
Attached is a listing of the fifteen items which are to
be addressed in writing by the developer on an annual
basis
I will continue to keep you informed as the various
sites on the Quantum property are excavated and
cleared.
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Kevin J allahan
Attachment
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DOC: QUANPK
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.~~~W.\L REPORTS
Annual reports will ~ submltt~d to the Clty of Boynton Beach,
Treasure Coast Reglonal Planning Council, Departm~nt of Natural
Resources, Department of EnVlronmental Regulatlon, and the Florida
Game and Freshwater Flsh Commission
The reports will Summar1ze the
an1mal and plant component~ found on Area 2, wlth sp~clal emphas1s as
to the quallty and rate of chdnge of the scrub preserve
w1ll address the follow1ng
1 A revised checkllst of the plant specles of Area 2
2 Lme transect data to ~ collected sem1-annually and
The reports
sUtmlarized as follows
1 Domlnance (Relatlve domlnance)
2 Frequency (RelatiVe frequency)
3 Importance Val ue
3 Seasonal observatlons (flowerlng/fru1t1ng) of selected plant
species Will be mon1tored quarterly and summar1zed for Area 2
4 Average plant helght w1ll be recorded for speC1es along the
transect
5 Seed recrultment along the transect w1ll be recorded
semi-annually for comparatlve analysls and summarlzed for
the annual report
6 5011 transplant site locatlon will be accu.ately mapped and
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mon~toreJ fur pt~nc rdcovcry, as pc:r Che above parameters and
a comparlson ID-lJe wlth the rem3~nlng portlons of Area 2
7 A locatlon ~p of all llsted plant specles wlll be provlded
8 A map of all gopher tortolse burrows (active, inactive and
abandoned) wlll ~ provlded for later relocation into Area 2
9 All addltlonal anlm~l burrows (armadillo, fox, burrowlng owls)
1.1111 also ~ recorded
10 A su=.:r survey of the Ftorlda scrub llzard 1.1111 be lnltlated
and all captured lndlvlduals 1.1111 be mapped, lndlcatlng areas
of actlvlty and recounted for relocatlon into Area 2
11 An addltlonal Florlda Mouse survey 1.1111 be conducted and all
lnformat lon perea lnlng to locat ion I s~ze, sex I age and body
maSS 1.1111 be provlded
12 All other listed anlmal specles that may occur on the site
loll'll be resurveyed and the resu 1ts of each survey suo:marized
13 The age of the sand plneS will be determined for Area 2
14 A sUlIDlary of the fire mode 1 wi 11 be provlded wlth the
cooperation of Bob Doran, Everglades Naclonal Park
15 Acceptance of che Annual Report by the Clty of Boynton Beach
1.1111 be coordinated through the Planning Director and the Clty
Forester
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Hay 29, 1981
Hr. Carmen Annunziato, City Planner
City of Boynton Beach
120 N.E 2nd Avenue
Boynton Beach, Florida 33435
Re Completion of Sand Pine Scrub areas within the Sand Pine Preserve
Dear Carmen:
In response to your letter of October 21, 1986, attached hereto, that I have
discussed with you a number of times, please accept the following information:
No program has been initiated for an irrigation system
2. We have a continuing program of security for the entire project
site Specific methods to aba~e trespassing at the Sand Pine
Preserve are locked fences and posted, "No Tre~passing"
3 Damaged trees in the Sand Pine Preserve have been removed wherever
Don Richardson has determined that they are detremental to the
preservation of the natural environment. Damaged trees in the
harvest area will be removed as part of the Clearing operation for
construction of Quantum Boulevard currently under contract and
awaiting permit
4 Signoff of inspection card for permit #86-6679
a. Attached hereto is the asbu i I t survey for the scrub
fingers Only three areas are identified since those are
the only ones that can be certified based upon the extent
of detailed examination of the site made prior to
construction. Detailed information concerning creation of
scrub areas is contained in the Field Report of Dr Donald
Richardson, dated October 6, 1986, copy attached hereto
2455 EAST SUNRISE BOULEVARD . SUITE 1106 . FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33304
BROWARD (305) 564-5114 . PALM BEACH (305) 734-3555
~- ~~Pc~~ .,~,~~tt~ a~ tfl~ 3~bUllt df~WlnR rn~~t Of ~~~~~d tho~~
areas of fill designated in the original permit drawings.
FIll areas were never intended to be five to six acres
Only the reestablished scrub areas were to equal the five
to six acres The attached report from Dr Richardson
verifies completion of the work in accordance with the
Ecological Report approved by Treasure Coast Regional
Planning Council
c The Developer acknowledges that wetlands must be preserved
elsewhere in Quantum Park
d The cubic yarde of fIll placed Ie e~tremelY difficult to
quantify, due to the methods prescribed by the Ecological
Report. However, contractor's payments and Dr.
Richardson's report both indicate the placement of
approximately 15,000 cubic yards. A separate letter from
Ric Rossi establishes his determination of the fill that
was placed.
I believe this, once and for all, answers these questions and Hr Finizio will
signoff on the inspection card Thank you
GWZ:aem
CC Enrico Rossi, P E
Hr Vincent Finizio
Hr Thomas Clark
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Post Office Box 310
Boynton Beach, FL 33435
(305) 734-S111
OFFICE OF THE PLANNING DIRECTOR
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Mr George Zimmerman
Quantum Associates
2455 East Sunrise Boulevard
Ft Lauderdale, FL 33304
Dear George
Please be advised that I am in receipt of a memo from our
Engineering Inspector who has sUTI@arized some of the most
recent activities occuring at Quantum Park In this regard, I
am forwarding to you some of his concerns
1 Is a program being initiated for an irrigation system?
2 What method is being proposed to eliminate trespassing?
3 There are damaged trees in the "Harvest" and "Pine
Scrub" areas which need to be felled and removed
4 Prior to signing the final insppction card for permit
#86-6679, the following data is requested
a As-built drawings of the four scrub fingers
showing dimensions and elevations including
perimeter fence placement
b Area calculations to determine if the area
created equals or exceeds the five to six acres,
as recommended by the Treasure Coast Regional
Planning Council
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c Acknowledgement that wetland habitats need to be
protected
d The number of cubic yards of fill placed in each
scrub finger
Thank you for attending to these matters
Yours very truly,
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH
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Mr vincent Finizio
Engineering Inspector
City of Boyntun Beach
POBox 31 0
Boynton Beach, Fl 33425-0310
Dear Mr FialzI0
We trus t that all In fJrmat ion provided to the ci ty for the
cr~ation of the saud pln~ scrub fingers \Hthin Quantum Park was
satisfactory dnd comp1ct~ The purpose of this experimental
muL.hlng t~chniql~ was to cre.Jte an extensl0n 0f sand pine scrub
vegetat ion by u:l1ng 10c.11 seed st0res, roots and ::orms and
transplanted plant species Our Intent was not to adhere to the
permit application exactly as It was submitted, but to make
necessary modifications as needed during the construction phase,
since this procedure has not been widely tested in the past
To date I approxim.lte1y 15 000 cubiC yards of St Locie fine
sand was excavat~d from a portl.)ll of the scrub immediately south of
th~ pre::lerve .Hld relJc.lted In .. separate areas ) scrub fingers and
.Jlun& the ea::ltern edge of the preserve
CQns true t I un 0f t~:e fir s t p.ld ,1n the s0uthe rn edge of the
pr.JlrlC \.l.:JS ,,)ILd.rll...te.! With ...ntllely scrub tup SOil overburden
B,lj~J un the ,ltndllllt .)f cx....lv.ltL,1 Sui 1 r~qulreJ f0r th~ fJrmation of
thiS scrllb fl\\~Lr, t d......IJc.! L) bud,! lip c.:J...h of the r~malning arClas
\.lIth sod fr.lm the 12-20 Inch depth This would allow suffiCient
top soil to be :iaved f.:>r the r~lDaU'llng areas within the preserve,
precll~lng th~ necessity f~r obtaining additional sand from south of
N W 2200 Ave
In addition to the) proposed scrub fingers as submitted in the
original application, the entire eastern portion of the site, all
roadways and brush piles we[~ cover~d with approximately 6-8 inches
~t top 9011 overburden It was d~elded that the placement of top
SOLI In these ar~as would reduce the invasion of exotics and promote
the establishment of scrub Clumps of scrub vegetatlon were
excavated with a front-end loader and randomly placed throughout the
created scrub fingers to provide adJltiondl live plant material and
::leeds with the hope that sume of this transplanted lIl3terial would
~c.Jm~ rooted
To enhance the survivalHlity of this material, all transplanted
vegetation and excavated SOil was watered for a period of 8 days
On the final day of watering, all former brush pile areas, roadway.,
and created scrub fingers were saturated with water to remove all
visible tire tracks and ruts, if possible Some hand manipulation
of the site may be required in SOlDe of the brush pile areas that
could not be reached by the waterlng truck
All undesirable weed species (dogfennel, Caesar's weed, and
pokeweed) and exotics (Brazilian pepper and Australian pine) were
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hand pulled from the preserve area to reduce the release of unwanted
ge~d material
Based on my review and coordination of this aspect of the
project, I am completely satisfied wlth the construction phase of
the sand pine scrub fingers All scrub fingers were established at
proper el evat Ions (17 0-17 5 feet HSU I exot ics removed. cl umps of
scrub vegetatlon transplanted to the scrub fingers and the entire
preserve fenced for the protection of the relocated animals and
plant speCies It is my recowmendat Ion that the developer has
completely satlsfied the intent of this portion of the project A
monitoring program w1l1 now be lnltiated to determine the recovery
of scrub species Within the newly created scrub fingers
Sincerely,
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Mr Carmen Annunziato, City Planner
City of Boynton Beach
120 N E 2nd Avenue
POBox 310
Boynton Beach, Florida 33435
Re Ecological Plan
Dear Carmen
Enclosed herewith please find ten (10) copies of the revised
Ecological Plan for Council review and approval
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions on
the above
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PF aem
Enclosures
2455 EAST SUNRISE BOULEVARD . SUITE 1106 . FORT LAUDERDALE. FLORIDA 33304
BROWARD (305) 564-5114 . PALM BEACH (305) 734-3555
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Boynton Beach, FL 33490
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Subject
Quantum Park Development of Reaional Impact
Dear Carmen
Counci 1 staff has reviewed the Sand Pine Preserve Contingency Plan
Amendments contai ned withi n the plan shou 1 d provi de assurances whi ch were
requested to guarantee preservation of 40 acres of Sand Pine Scrub habitat
on the property
Provision of such assurances were necessitated due to 1) the experimental
approach proposed by the developer to create additional scrub habitat
areas, and 2) the 1 ack of a cont i ngency to provi de the addit i ona 1 scrub
acreage if scrub creation attempts failed
The first monitoring report addressing the status of the scrub creation
areas is encouraging However, based upon the experimental nature of scrub
creation projects, staff continues to recommend that a minimum two-year
monitoring period be required prior to determining success ~anguage
suggested to amend existing scrub management plans does not guarantee this
requi rement It is recommended that the ori gi na 1 1 anguage suggested by
Council serve to amend this aspect of the plan
Monitoring of the scrub creation project is an ongoing activity required by
the scrub management plan approved by Council This was required to
determine whether the project is successful at creating scrub habitat
Council's original recommendation was that it be an approving body with
respect to determi ni ng success of the si x acres of reconstructed scrub
This was required to assure that Council's regional concerns as articulated
in its report and recommendat ions to the City were addressed Suggested
amendments omit all Council involvement in the determination process
Our continued involvement in this process may not be required due to the
applicants agreeing to set aside a separate seven acres of scrub habitat
Our involvement would however orovide the City any technical assistance it
may need from staff and would also assist Council in evaluating future
development proposals which request similar flexibility in meeting scrub
preservation requirements As an alternative to Council making a binding
3228 s.w. martin downs blvd.
suite 205 p.o. box 1529
palm city, lIorida 33490
phone (305) 286-3313
karen t. marcus
chairman
jim minix
vice chairman
thomas g. kenny, III
secretarv/treasurer
daniel m. carv
executive director
Mr Carmen S Annunziato, AICP
City of Boynton Beach
February 19, 1987
Page two
determi nat i on of success, staff wou 1 d agree to such a determi nat ion bei ng
made by the City in consultation with Council In this fashion, Council
and the City would receive the benefits of staff involvement without
encumbering the development with unnecessary approvals
I n order to provi de addit i ona 1 scrub acreage as a contingency if creation
attempts failed, it was required that the developer commit to set aside
areas which would remain as viable scrub habitat within the project's
landscape scheme Documents being reviewed do not provide a site plan for
evaluation which provides specific locations of designated scrub landscape
areas For such areas to remain viable they must be of reasonable size to
support endemi c scrub canopy, understory, and ground cover components and
in an arrangement that enhances their value to wildlife It is recommended
that the City take a comprehensive approach in evaluating site plans in
Area C that will optimize habitat values offered by scrub landscape areas
Such an approach might include establishing a system of fully vegetated
habitat corridors by regulating site development such that common landscape
connections between adjoining parcels are maintained wherever possible
If the points outlined above are addressed in the plan amendments and
designated scrub landscape areas are regulated by the City in a way that
will assure this acreage provides optimum upland functions and values,
staff could recommend approval to Council
If there are questions, please call
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Executive Director
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Jon C Moyl e
Donald Richardson
George W Zimmerman
Thomas P Misuraca
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10 February 1987
Mr. Dan Carey
Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council
3228 S.W Martin Downs Boulevard
PO Box 1529
Palm City, FL 33490
Dear Dan
The developers of Quantum Park (formerly known as Boynton
Beach Park of Commerce) have requested the City to amend the
adopted Ecological Report along the lines of your letter of
September 4, 1986
To that end you will find accompanying this letter, a copy
of the packet of materials submitted to the City to
accomplish this change After checking with the City's
Urban Forester and evaluating Quantum's proposal, it appears
that the program for scrub area enhancement not only meets
the concerns raised in your letter, but also will result in
a scrub pine area set aside in excess of the acreage
required in the Development Order One further condition
that I suggested is to aggregate that 6% of sand pine scrub
on the target lots. As the developers are desirous of
recording final plats in the very near future, I am
requesting that you respond to Quantum's proposal no later
than Friday, February 20, 1987 so that I can incorporate
your comments in the revised ecological report.
Yours very truly,
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH
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Planning Director
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Mr Carmen Annunziato, City Planner
City of Boynton Beach
POBox 310
120 N E 2nd Avenue
Boynton Beach, Florida 33435
Re Final RevisionsjAddendums to Ecological Plan - Quantum
Park
Dear Mr Annunziato
As you know, the City of Boynton Beach accepted the proposed
Ecological Plan for Quantum Park through Council action this
past August Subsequent to that acceptance, however, we
received comments from Treasure Coast Regional Planning
Council staff which indicated their desire for the inclusion
of contingencies should certain habitat creation efforts
fail
In light of their concern, we have asked Don Richardson of
Ecological Consultants to observe the progress of the scrub
fingers Attached you will find a report summarizing the
findings of his observations made in January We were
pleased to learn that the progress is far better than even
we had expected, and far more diverse than previous
experience would predict Mr Richardson's report,
supported by the amendments identified herein, will provide
the additional assurances to the TCRPC requested by Mr
Cary
To amend our currently approved Ecological Report in accord
with Dan Cary's request, we request that you place the
following items on the agenda for City Council action
1 Incorporate the following language, as suggested by
Mr Dan Cary in his September 4, 1986 letter to Mr
Carmen Annunziato, and as modified to reflect more
specificity concerning Sand Pine Scrub
2455 EAST SUNRISE BOULEVARD . SUITE 1106 . FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33304
BROWARD (305) 564-5114 . PALM BEACH (305) 734-3555
Mr. Carmen Annunziato, Continued
February 9, 1987
Page 2
"To assure 40 acres of Sand Pine Scrub is preserved
on the property, the outstanding 1-2 acres of scrub
habitat will be preserved within landscape areas on
specific parcels, as designated in the "Sand Pine
Contingency Plan" Should scrub habitat creation
attempts within the preserve area prove
unsuccessful, necessary areas of existing scrub
habitat to cumulatively provide 40 acres on the
property will occur within landscape areas on
specific parcels, as designated in the "Sand Pine
Contingency Plan" A determination of success shall
be made by the City of Boynton Beach no later than
the end of the proposed two-year monitoring period.
If necessary during this two-year period, the
developer will institute an irrigation program
designed to provide soil moistures appropriate for
germination and early growth of plant material
It is the expressed intent of this plan that any
areas preserved on specific building sites should be
clustered and aggregated to develop meaningful
areas"
2 Incorporate the attached addendum entitled "Sand
Pine Contingency Plan" as part of the plan
3 Incorporate the following language, as suggested by
Mr Dan Cary in his September 4, 1986 letter to Mr
Carmen Annunziato verbatim concerning wetland
habitat
"Upon completion of the wetland and littoral zone
revegetation effort the developer will implement a
two-year monitoring/maintenance program to determine
the success and survival rates of the planted areas
During this period the program will address the
eradication of pest exotic species (i e , Brazilian
Pepper, Melaleuca, and Australian Pine) which may
encroach into newly planted areas, and will provide
for a minimum 80 percent survival rate for planted
wetland species In the event that an 80 percent
survival rate is not obtained at the end of the two-
year monitoring period, additional planting will be
undertaken by the developer to achieve the required
survival rates Monitoring will occur twice
annually Maintenance will occur as often as
Mr Carmen Annunziato, Continued
February 9, 1987
Page 3
necessary to control encroachment of pest exotic
species Results of the program will be summarized
within the annual monitoring reports proposed to be
submitted."
As indicated by Mr Cary's referenced letter, incorporation
of this language was Treasure Coast's only condition for
acceptance of the Plan I would like to point out that with
this contingency plan, we will have preserved a minimum of
47 acres if the scrub fingers are successful. As stated
earlier, preliminary reports from Don Richardson indicate
that the fingers are doing far better than expected
If you would like to meet to discuss this further before any
action, we would be pleased to come to your office at your
convenience We would appreciate your expediting this
matter since we are anxious to fully implement our habitat
preservation plans
Sin erely,
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Senior Planner
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CC Mr Edward B Deutsch
Mr George W Zimmerman
Mr Thomas P Misuraca
Jon C Moyle, Esquire
Dr Donald Richardson
Enclosures
1
Update on the establishment of Sand Pine
Fingers
Sand Pine Contingency Plan
2
QUANTUM
PARK
Update on the Establishment of the Sand Pine Scrub Fingers
at Quantum Park
Boynton Beach, Florida
PREPARED BY
DR DONALD RICHARDSON
ECOLOGICAL CONSULTANTS
7301 SUMMERBRIDGE DRIVE
TAMPA, FLORIDA 33614
PREPARED FOR
QUANTUM ASSOCIATES
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UPDATE ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SAND PINE SCRUB FINGERS
AT QUANTUM PARK, BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA.
To date, scrub reclamation is currently in its infancy
There is little information or current research on the site-
specific, edaphic, biological and meteorological circumstances
that may ultimately determine the types of xeric ecosystems (sand
pine scrub, sandhill, pine flatwoods) that can evolve on
disturbed lands (i.e , pastures, mined lands, mechanically
altered sites)
Stud ies ha ve been conducted to de term i ne the s t r uct u re and
composition of the major components of scrub pinelands (Austin
1976; Kurz 1942; Laessle lQS8 and others). The vegetative
component is easily assessed, easily quantified and, therefore,
relatively well documented The hydrological component (rainfall
and ground water levels) also is assessable, but requires long-
term monitoring efforts to document adequately. The edaphic
component likewise is measurable, but the interaction of these
three components in the text of restoration is not well known.
The purpose of this preliminary report is to evaluate the
recolonization success of the newly created scrub fingers
Methods
Three separate scrub areas were created on the northern
boundary of the existing sand pine scrub within the preserve at
Quantum Park. An area of approximately 7 acres (16,000-18,000
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cubic yards} was created to become an extension of the already
existing sand pine scrub ridge The reclaimed scrub was created
not to exceed the natural elevations found within the existing
sand pine scrub. Approximately 24 inches of st Lucie fine sand
was used as base material for the harvested topsoil, rich in seed
mater ial, root sprouts and local mycorrhizal populations. To
further enhance the recruitment of scrub species, clumps of scrub
vegetation were removed from the harvest sites and placed on all
mitigated scrub areas A watering truck was provided for the
fir st week to st imulate root sprout ing of scrub oaks and local
seed banks.
Monitoring of
scrub areas will
species establishment within the mitigated
be acccmplished by creating at least 20
permanent 1 x 1 meter plots along an established north-south
transect. Species richness, species diversity, and % cover will
be monitored quarterly.
Preliminary Results
As of 15 January 1987, a combined total of 25 species have
been observed on the three scrub fingers Several ruderal
spec ies, such as Cyper us retrorsus, Urena lobata, Scopar ia
dulcis, Phytolacca americana, and Catharanthus roseus germinated
within the first week as expected. Observations from mined sites
in central Florida using this mulching technique showed similar
results but at somewhat decreased densities.
However, the results from Quantum Park do show that 44% of
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the total number of species present were early successional scrub
species (Table 1) The most notable scrub species included
Froelichia floridana, Bulbostylis ciliatifolia, pinus clausa,
Euphorbia polyphylla, Quercus geminata, and Quercus chapmanii
The 0 c cur r e n ceo f the s e s c rub s pe c i e s we r e the res u 1 t 0 fro 0 t
sprouts associated with live harvested plant materials. Sand
pine (pinus clausal germinated from buried seeds and not root
sprouts. Several thousand young pine seedlings have been
observed throughout the scrub preserve in areas that have been
enhanced by topsoil from the harvest sites
Animal sFecies have also been observed on the scrub fingers
One gopher tortoise has taken up residency along the edge of
scrub finger Number 3 A total of 27 scrub lizards have been
recorded from these areas.
Discussion
The results, to date, indicate that recovery of the sand
pine scrub fingers is occurring. Rainfall patterns have produced
a considerable amount of precipitation in December and January, a
time of the year when rainfall is usually sparse. Past research
efforts indicate that most scrub species germinate in the winter
when soil temperatures are reduced and moisture levels marginal.
It appears that species such as sand pine remain dormant until
soil moisture levels approach 1-2% before germinating. This
guarantees that some of the emerging seedlings will survive into
the summer months when soil temperatures reach l40oF.
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other endemic scrub species such as Ceratiola ericoides and
Lechea cernuua have also germinated from seed sources within the
soil Germination of these early successional species indicates
that soil conditions are favorable for scrub recovery. In
summary, the overall recovery of the sand pine scrub fingers is
good and far better than we expected for this time of the year
and the short time frame since construction
Table 1
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plant Species from the Sand pine Scrub Fingers.
Scientific Name
Trees
Pinus clausa
Shrubs
Lyonia ferruginea
Lyonia lucida
Quercus chapmanii
Quercus geminata
Herbs
Andropogon virginicus
Bulbostylis ciliatifolia
Catharanthus roseus
Commelina diffusa
Cyperus haspan
Cyperus retrorsus
Dalea feayi
Dichanthelium sabulorum
Euphorbia polyphylla
Froelichia floridana
Lechea cernua
Liatris tenuifolia
Opuntia compressa
Paspalum notatum
Phytolacca americana
Scoparia dulcis
Sida cordifolia
Smilax auriculata
Urena lobata
vitis munsoniana
Common Name
Sand pine
Rusty lyonia
Staggerbush
Chapman's oak
Sand live oak
Broom sedge grass
Hair sedge
periwinkle
Dayflower
Spurge
Blazing star
Prickly pear cactus
Bahia grass
Pokeweed
Sweetbroom
Sawbriar
Caesar weed
wild grape
PRO P 0 SED
ADD END U M
SAND PINE PRESERVE
CONTINGENCY PLAN
PRO P 0 SED ADD END U M
SAND PINE PRESERVE CONTINGENCY PLAN
Through the course of review of the Ecological Plan, comments were
received from the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council which
indicated a need to provide alternate areas for Sand Pine Scrub
preservation outside the designated 40 acre preserve area This
concern arose because of the following
1) The Ecological Report estimates that 33 acres of sand pine
scrub exists and that 6 new acres will be created by the
sand pine fingers in the 40 acre preserve
2) The Council is not prepared to acknowledge the 6 acre sand
pine fingers experiment as successful for a two-year
period
3) Even if the areas are successful, the preserved area will
lack 1 acre of actual sand pine scrub
Therefore, the following plan has been formulated to protect no
less than 40 acr~s of pine scrub habitat upon full development of
the Boynton Beach Park of Commerce
In preparing this plan, reference was made to the Development
Order (Ordinance 84-51, City of Boynton Beach) Condition 19 This
condition states the following
(19) A minimum of thirty percent (30%) of the landscaped areas
required by Section 7 (H) ( l3 ), Planned Industrial Development
regulations, Appendix A, Zoning Code of Boynton Beach, less
waterways, as a part of specific site development shall be
preserved or replanted in a manner to enhance or recreate
native vegetation
In addition, the following shall apply
(a) the location of the areas of native vegetation shall
be such that the watering and fertilization of non-
native areas not inhibit the management of the
native vegetation areas in a healthy state;
(b) a minimum of fifty percent (50%) of all trees and
shrubs used in landscaping shall be native species
adapted to the soil conditions on site; and
(c) any scrub habitat set aside under condition 6 above
which is located on a specific site to be developed
will be found to meet this condition and to receive
credit against condition 6
(Condi tion 6 establishes the 40 acre requirement for Sand Pine
Scrub)
The P I D Ordinance 7 (H) (13)
that each development parcel
landscape area Therefore,
condition is that a minimum of 6
each parcel must be preserved or
cited in the condition specifies
maintain a minimum of 20 percent
the result of the development
percent (but up to 20 percent) of
replanted with native vegetation
The original application for development approval (ADA) was
consulted to determine what areas of the site contained sand pine
scrub Exhibit A, discussed below, superimposes the existing sand
pine scrub areas outside the preserve area onto the approved
Master Site Development Plan
Area A contains parts of lots 12 through 17, all of lots 32
through 37, and a lake Because some of these lots were utilized
as harvest area to create the sand pine fingers in the preserve,
this area was judged unsuitable for contingency area designation.
Area B contains parts of lots 44, 45, 46, 54, 55 and part of a
lake Because the sand pine generally exists on only small
portions of each lot, and because no site plans exist on which
areas can be designated, these areas were also judged unfeasible
for contingency area designation
Area C contains all of lots 50, 51A, 51B, 56, 57, 65, 67 through
80A, 83 through 89A, parts of lots 49, 55, 61 through 63, 66, and
89B, and a lake This area offered a large amount of habitat,
substantial numbers of whole lots, and was judged most sui table
for consideration as the contingency area
Analysis of the lot area contained in area C indicates that a
logical and efficient method of designation exists which can
safely preserve slightly more than 7 acres of pine scrub habitat
Considering these areas plus the 33 acres existing within the
preserve area acknowledged in the ecological plan, this results in
satisfaction of Development Order Condition 6, which mandates a
minimum of 40 acres of pine scrub habitat
Table 1 and Exhibit B illus ..rate the parcels which are hereby
designated as contingency areas, their acreage and the minimum
amount of sand pine scrub hab~tat which will be preserved on each
It should be noted that all lots so designated are wholly
contained in areas which presently contain sand pine scrub, with
the exception of lots 55 and 66 which are not completely covered
by existing sand pine However, due to the large size of these
two parcels, flexibility exists to allow many preserve opportunity
areas when site plans are prepared
Because Condition 19 exists in the approved Development Order, no
special action or covenants are necessary to implement this
contingency plan The Development Order mandates this provision
and preservation, and the native vegetation so mandated on these
lots is sand pine scrub Therefore, the City will enforce this
provision at site plan review through the normal process
Specifically, deed restrictions will be utilized to mandate
preservation of at least 6 percent of the lot area as native
vegetation (which is sand pine scrub in the lots shown on Table 1
and Exhibit B) Upon application for site plan approval, the City
Forester will certify compliance with this requirement and have
the applicant record the location of the preserved area as a
condition of approval Upon acceptance of the site plan for each
parcel, preservation of the sand pine area will become the
responsibility of that parcel's owner
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TABLE 1
SAND PINE RESERVE AREA
LOT
SAND PINE ACREAGE CREDIT
49
50
55*
56
57
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80A
83
84
85
86
87
88
89A
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o 27
o 50
o 18
0.34
0.20
o 20
o 57
o 56
o 23
o 13
o 11
o 28
o 32
o 28
o 16
o 19
o 18
o 18
0.15
o 25
o 04
o 25
o 21
o 20
o 20
o 31
0.19
06
TOTAL
7 02 ACRES
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not entirely covered by Sand Pine Scrub in its existing
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February 6, 1987
Mr Carmen Annunziato, City Planner
City of Boynton Beach
P.O Box 310
120 N E 2nd Avenue
Boynton Beach, Florida 33435
Re Final Revisions/Addendums to Ecological Plan - Quantum
Park
Dear Mr Annunziato
As you know, the City of Boynton Beach accepted the
proposed Ecological Plan for Quantum Park through Council
action this past August Subsequent to that acceptance,
however, we received comments from Treasure Coast Regional
Planning Council staff which indicated their desire for the
inclusion of contingencies should certain habitat creation
efforts fail
In light of their concern, we have asked Don Richardson of
Ecological Consultants to observe the progress of the scrub
fingers Attached you will find a report summarizing the
findings of his observations made in January. We were
pleased to learn that the progress is far better than even
we had expected, and far more diverse than previous
experience would predict Mr Richardson's report,
supported by the amendments identified herein, will provide
the additional assurances to the TCRPC requested by Mr
Cary
To amend our currently approved Ecological Report in accord
with Dan Cary's request, we request that you place the
following items on the agenda for City Council action
1 Incorporate the following language, as suggested by
Mr Dan Cary in his September 4, 1986 letter to Mr
Carmen Annunziato, and as modified to reflect more
specificity concerning Sand Pine Scrub
2455 EAST SUNRISE BOULEVARD . SUITE 1106 . FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33304
BROWARD (305) 564-5114 . PALM BEACH (305) 734-3555
Mr Carmen Annunziato
February 6, 1987
Page 2
"To assure 40 acres of Sand Pine Scrub is preserved
on the property, the outstanding 1-2 acres of scrub
habitat will be preserved within landscape areas on
specific parcels, as designated in the "Sand Pine
Contingency Plan" Should scrub habitat creation
attempts within the preserve area prove
unsuccessful, necessary areas of existing scrub
habitat to cumulatively provide 40 acres on the
property will occur within landscape areas on
specific parcels, as designated in the "Sand Pine
Contingency Plan" A determination of success
shall be made by the City of Boynton Beach no later
than the end of the proposed two-year monitoring
period If necessary during this two-year period,
the developer will institute an irrigation program
designed to provide soil moistures appropriate for
germination and early growth of plant material "
2 Incorporate the attached addendum entitled "Sand
Pine Contingency Plan" as part of the plan
3 Incorporate the following language, as suggested by
Mr Dan Cary in his September 4, 1986 letter to Mr
Carmen Annunziato verbatim concerning wetland
habitat
"Upon completion of the wetland and littoral zone
revegetation effort the developer will implement a
two-year monitoring/maintenance program to
determine the success and survival rates of the
planted areas During this period the program will
address the eradication of pest exotic species
(i e , Brazilian Pepper, Melaleuca, and Australian
Pine) which may encroach into newly planted areas,
and will provide for a minimum 80 percent survival
rate for planted wetland species In the event
that an 80 percent survival rate is not obtained at
the end of the two-year monitoring period,
additional planting will be undertaken by the
developer to achieve the required survival rates.
Monitoring will occur twice annually Maintenance
will occur as often as necessary to control
encroachment of pest exotic species Resul ts of
the program will be summarized within the annual
monitoring reports proposed to be submitted"
QUANTUM
PARK
Mr Carmen Annunziato
February 6, 1987
Page 3
As indicated by Mr Cary's referenced letter, incorporation
of this language was Treasure Coast's only condition for
acceptance of the Plan I would like to point out that
with this contingency plan, we will have preserved a
minimum of 47 acres if the scrub fingers are successful
As stated earlier, preliminary reports from Don Richardson
indicate that the fingers are doing far better than
expected
If you would like to meet to discuss this further before
any action, we would be pleased to come to your office at
your convenience Therefore, we would appreciate your
expediting this matter since we are anxious to fully
implement our habitat preservation plans
Sincerely,
PE~~j;
Senior Planner
PF aem
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Mr
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Mr
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Mr
Edward B Deutsch
George W Zimmerman
Thomas P Misuraca
C Moyle, Esquire
Donald Richardson
Daniel M Cary
Enclosure. 1
Update on the establishment of Sand Pine
Fingers
Sand Pine Contingency Plan
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QUANTUM
PARK
Update on the Establishment of the Sand Pine Scrub Fingers
at Quantum Park
Boynton Beach, Florida
PREPARED BY
DR DONALD RICHARDSON
ECOLOGICAL CONSULTANTS
7301 SUMMERBRIDGE DRIVE
TAMPA, FLORIDA 33614
PREPARED FOR
QUANTUM ASSOCIATES
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UPDATE ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SAND PINE SCRUB FINGERS
AT QUANTUM PARK, BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA.
To date, scrub reclamation
There is little information or
is currently in
current research
its infancy.
on the si te-
specific, edaphic, biological and meteorological circumstances
that may ultimately determine the types of xeric ecosystems (sand
pine scrub, sandhill, pine flatwoods) that can evolve on
disturbed lands (i e , pastures, mined lands, mechanically
altered sites)
Studies have been conducted to determine the structure and
composition of the major components of scrub pinelands (Austin
1976; Kurz 1942; Laessle 1958 and others) The vegetative
component is easily assessed, easily quantified and, therefore,
relatively well documented The hydrological component (rainfall
and ground water levels) also is assessable, but requires long-
term monitoring efforts to document adequately. The edaphic
component likewise is measurable, but the interaction of these
three components in the text of restoration is not well known.
The purpose of this preliminary report is to evaluate the
recolonization success of the newly created scrub fingers.
Methods
Three separate scrub areas were created on the northern
boundary of the existing sand pine scrub within the preserve at
Quan t um Par 'K. r..n area of apprcx imatel y 7 acres (16,000-18,000
2
cubic yards} was created to become an extension of the already
existing sand pine scrub ridge.
The reclaimed scrub was created
not to exceed the natural elevations found within the existing
sand pine scrub Approximately 24 inches of St. Lucie fine sand
was used as base material for the harvested topsoil, rich in seed
material, root sprouts and local mycorrhizal populations. To
further enhance the recruitment of scrub species, clumps of scrub
vegetation were removed from the harvest sites and placed on all
mitigated scrub areas. A watering truck was provided for the
first week to stimulate root sprouting of scrub oaks and local
seed banks
Monitoring of species establishment within the mitigated
scrub areas will be accomplished by creating at least 20
permanent 1 x 1 meter plots along an established north-south
transect. Species richness, species diversity, and % cover will
be monitored quarterly.
Preliminary Results
As of 15 January 1987, a combined total of 25 species have
been observed on the three scrub fingers Several ruderal
species, such as Cyperus retrorsus, Urena lobata, Scoparia
du1cis, Phytola~ca americana, and Catharanthus roseus germinated
within the first week as expected Observations from mined sites
in central Florida using this mulching technique showed similar
results but at somewhat decreased densities
However, the results from Quantum Park do show that 44% of
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the total number of species present were early successional scrub
species (Table 1) The most notable scrub species included
Froelichia floridana, Bulbostylis ciliatifolia, pinus clausa,
Euphorbia polyphylla, Quercus geminata, and Quercus chapmanii.
The occurrence of these scrub species were the result of root
sprouts associated with live harvested plant materials Sand
pine (Pinus clausal germinated from buried seeds and not root
sprouts. Several thousand young pine seedlings have been
observed throughout the scrub preserve in areas that have been
enhanced by topsoil from the harvest sites.
Animal sFecies have also been observed on the scrub fingers
One gopher tortoise has taken up residency along the edge of
scrub finger Number 3. A total of 27 scrub lizards have been
recorded from these areas
Discussion
The results, to date, indicate that recovery of the sand
pine scrub fingers is occurring Rainfall patterns have produced
a considerable amount of precipitation in December and January, a
time of the year when rainfall is usually sparse. Past research
efforts indicate that most scrub species germinate in the winter
when soil temperatures are reduced and moisture levels marginal.
It appears that species such as sand pine remain dormant until
soil moisture levels approach 1-2% before germinating. This
guarantees that some of the emerging seedlings will survive into
the summer months when soil temperatures reach l400F
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other endemic scrub species such as Ceratiola ericoides and
Lechea cernuua have also germinated from seed sources within the
soil. Germination of these early successional species indicates
that soil conditions are favorable for scrub recovery. In
s u mm a r y , the 0 v era 11 r e c 0 v e r y 0 f the san d pin e s c rub fin g e r s i s
good and far better than we expected for this time of the year
and the short time frame since construction
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Table 1
plant Species from the Sand pine Scrub Fingers
Scientific Name
Trees
pinus clausa
Shrubs
Lyonia ferruginea
Lyonia lucida
Quercus chapmanii
Quercus geminata
Herbs
Andropogon virginicus
Bulbostylis ciliatifolia
Catharanthus roseus
Commelina diffusa
Cyperus haspan
Cyperus retrorsus
Dalea feayi
Dichanthelium sabulorum
Euphorbia polyphylla
Froelichia floridana
Lechea cernua
Liatris tenuifolia
Opuntia compressa
Paspalum notatum
Phytolacca americana
Scoparia dulcis
Sida cordifolia
Smilax auriculata
Urena lobata
vitis munsoniana
Common Name
Sand pine
Rusty lyonia
Staggerbush
Chapman's oak
Sand live oak
Broom sedge grass
Hair sedge
periwinkle
Dayflower
Spurge
Blazing star
Prickly pear cactus
Bahia grass
Pokeweed
Sweetbroom
Sawbriar
Caesar weed
wild grape
PRO P 0 SED
ADD END U M
SAND PINE PRESERVE
CONTINGENCY PLAN
PRO P 0 SED ADD END U M
SAND PINE PRESERVE CONTINGENCY PLAN
Through the course of review of the Ecological Plan, comments were
received from the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council which
indicated a need to provide alternate areas for Sand Pine Scrub
preservation outside the designated 40 acre preserve area This
concern arose because of the following
1) The Ecological Report estimates that 33 acres of sand pine
scrub exists and that 6 new acres will be created by the
sand pine fingers in the 40 acre preserve
2) The Council is not prepared to acknowledge the 6 acre sand
pine fingers experiment as successful for a two-year
period
3) Even if the areas are successful, the preserved area will
lack 1 acre of actual sand pine scrub
Therefore, the following plan has been formulated to protect no
less than 40 acr~s of pine scrub habitat upon full development of
the Boynton Beach Park of Commerce
In preparing this plan, reference was made to the Development
Order (Ordinance 84-51, City of Boynton Beach) Condition 19 This
condition states the following
(19) A minimum of thirty percent (30%) of the landscaped areas
required by Section 7 (H) ( 13 ), Planned Industrial Development
regulations, Appendix A, Zoning Code of Boynton Beach, less
waterways, as a part of specific site development shall be
preserved or replanted in a manner to enhance or recreate
native vegetation
In addition, the following shall apply
(a)
the location of the areas of native vegetation shall
be such that the watering and fertilization of non-
native areas not inhibit the management of the
native vegetation areas in a healthy state;
(b)
a minimum of fifty percent (50%) of all trees and
shrubs used in landscaping shall be native species
adapted to the soil conditions on site; and
(c)
any scrub habitat set aside under condition 6 above
which is located on a specific site to be developed
will be found to meet this condition and to receive
credit against condition 6
( Condi tion 6
Scrub)
establishes the 40 acre requirement for Sand Pine
The P I D Ordinance 7(H)(13) cited in the condition specifies
that each development parcel maintain a minimum of 20 percent
landscape area Therefore, the result of the development
condition is that u minimum of 6 percent (but up to 20 percent) of
each parcel must be preserved or replanted with native vegetation
The original application for development approval (ADA) was
consulted to determine what areas of the site contained sand pine
scrub Exhibit A, discussed below, superimposes the existing sand
pine scrub areas outside the preserve area onto the approved
Master Site Development Plan
Area A contains parts of lots 12 through 17, all of lots 32
through 37, and a lake Because some of these lots were utilized
as harvest area to create the sand pine fingers in the preserve,
this area was judged unsuitable for contingency area designation
Area B contains parts of lots 44, 45, 46, 54, 55 and part of a
lake Because the sand pine generally exists on only small
portions of each lot, and because no site plans exist on which
areas can be designated, these areas were also judged unfeasible
for contingency area designation
Area C contains all of lots 50, 51A, 51B, 56, 57, 65, 67 through
80A, 83 through 89A, parts of lots 49, 55, 61 through 63, 66, and
89B, and a lake This area offered a large amount of habitat,
substantial numbers of whole lots, and was judged most suitable
for consideration as the contingency area
Analysis of the lot area contained in area C indicates that a
logical and efficient method of designation exists which can
safely preserve slightly more than 7 acres of pine scrub habitat
Considering these areas plus the 33 acres existing within the
preserve area acknowledged in the ecological plan, this results in
satisfaction of Development Order Condition 6, which mandates a
minimum of 40 acres of pine scrub habitat
Table 1 and Exhibit B illustrate the parcels which are hereby
designated as contingency areas, their acreage and the minimum
amount of sand pine scrub habitat which will be preserved on each
It should be noted that all lots so designated are wholly
contained in areas which presently contain sand pine scrub, with
the exception of lots 55 and 66 which are not completely covered
by existing sand pine However, due to the large size of these
two parcels, flexibility exists to allow many preserve opportunity
areas when site plans are prepared
Because Condition 19 exists in the approved Development Order, no
special action or covenants are necessary to implement this
contingency plan The Develcpment Order mandates this provision
and preservation, and the native vegetation so mandated on these
lots is sand pine scrub Therefore, the City will enforce this
provision at site plan review through the normal process.
Specifically, deed restrictions will be utilized to mandate
preservation of at least 6 percent of the lot area as native
vegetation (which is sand pine scrub in the lots shown on Table 1
and Exhibit B) Upon application for site plan approval, the City
Forester will certify compliance with this requirement and have
the applicant record the location of the preserved area as a
condition of approval Upon acceptance of the site plan for each
parcel, preservation of the sand pine area will become the
responsibility of that parcel's owner
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OFFICE OF THE PLANNING DIRECTOR
21 October 1986
Mr. George Zimmerman
Deutsch-Ireland Properties
2455 East Sunrise Boulevard
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33304
Dear Mr Zimmerman:
Attached you will find a copy of a letter from Daniel M. Cary,
Executive Director of the Treasure Coast Regional Planning
Council which is self-explanatory
In order to accommodate Mr. Carey's concerns, it will be necessary
for Quantum to amend the Sand Pine Scrub preserve management plan
and resubmit it in final form for the City's approval.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Yours very truly,
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH
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Carmen S. Annunziato, AICP
Planning Director
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Enclosure
cc: Daniel M Cary
Central File
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MEMORANDUM
6 January 1987
TO
Carmen S Annunziato, Planning Director
FROM
Kevin Hallahan, Forester/Horticulturist
RE:
Quantum Park Development - Littoral Zone, Hardwood
Swamp, Sand pine Scrub Areas
This memorandum is in reference to estimating the cost to maintain the
above three types of ecosystems after they have been established by
the developer on the project site I have reviewed the ecological re-
port for these areas and feel that the key to maintaining these areas
will be to develop them with the intensity outlined in the report The
three land types require different management techniques to assure their
continued success
Littoral Zone
There are approximately six acres of this ecosystem which when completed
will require the following
1 Monthly visual inspection to remove exotic vegetation
2 Monthly visual inspection to replant any vegetation that
has died
Providing the newly landscaped areas are planted with aquatic and littoral
zone vegetation, this area will be established within one to three years
Hardwood Swamp
There are also six acres of this land type which would require the following
1 Monthly visual inspection to remove exotic species of
plants and trees
2 Monthly visual inspection to replace any tree seedlings
which have died.
3 Inspecting the area by small boat at the peak of the wet
and dry seasons to see that the water level is adequately
fluctuating
Provided that this land type is prepared properly, this acreage should
establish itself within five to ten years
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Sand Pine Preserve
This is the largest ecosystem (40 acres) on the project site which will
require the following
1 Monthly visual inspection to remove exotic tree seedlings
2 A control fire or roller chopping of the site when needed,
but not fewer than every forty years This developer will
have the State Division of Forestry initially perform this
technique and recommend the timing for consecutive burns
according to their Fire Management Plan
3 Annual inspection of the site for evidence of transplanted
wildlife This may require trapping certain species over
a period of time
Maintaining this ecosystem will be the most costly If properly prepared
and planted, it should be established within three to five years
George Zimmerman has stated in his cover letter of August 4, 1986 in the
Ecological Report that the property owners association for Quantum
Properties will be responsible for continued maintenance of these three
areas I would recommend that a lump sum of $25,000 be placed in escrow
to be used if these areas are not being maintained properly
If you have any additional questions, please contact me
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KEVIN HALLAHAN ~
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TABLE 1
SAND PINE RESERVE AREA
LOT SAND PINE ACREAGE CREDIT
49 0 28
50 0 27
55* 0 50
56 0 18
57 0 34
64 0 20
65 0 20
66 0 57
67 0 56
68 0 23
69 0 13
70 0 11
71 0 28
72 0 32
73 0 28
74 0 16
75 0 19
76 0 18
77 0 18
78 0 15
79 0 25
80A 0 04
83 0 25
84 0 21
85 0 20
86 o 20
87 0.31
88 o 19
89A 06
TOTAL 7 02 ACRES
*Only partial credit taken on this parcel because it is
not entirely covered by Sand Pine Scrub in its existing
state
MEMORANDUM
15 August 1986
TO
Tom Clark, City Engineer
FROM
Carmen S Annunziato, Planning Director
RE:
Excavation and Fill Permit/Sand Pine Preserve
L-~;t~;"--A~SOC~ is desirous of expediting the excavation and
fill permit process for the Sand pine Preserve for the reasons
stated in the attached materials
These materials have been forwarded to the City in order to
allow the City to become familiar with the proposed excavation
and fill project so that permits can be obtained expeditiously
by Quantum's contractor
If you have any questions or comments please contact Mr Zimmerman
Thank you
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CARMEN S ANNUNZJATO
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City Manager
Forester/Horticulturist
George Zimmerman
Central File
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DEUTSCH IRELAl\TD
PROPERTIES
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August 13, 1986
Mr Carmen Annunziato, City Planner
120 N E 2nd Avenue
POBox 310
Boynton Beach, Florida 33435
Re Excavation and Fill Required
Sand Pine Preserve
Dear Carmen
Enclosed herewith are three copies of the excavation and fill
construction documents necessary for the completion of the
Sand Pine Preserve in accordance with the Sand Pine Scrub
Preserve Management Plan
We are in the process of bidding these documents and the
contractor we select within the next week or so will have the
responsibil'1.ty of obtaining the excavation and fill permit
from the City I am sending these to you with the hope that
you can prepare the appropriate City departments so that we
can proceed as quickly as possible with this work
The reason for our urgency is the fact that the gopher
tortoise should not be kept in captivity any longer than six
to eight weeks In accordance with our animal relocation
permit, Don Richardson has begun trapping, and at this point,
has collected over 20 gopher tortoise from the site As you
can see, we are faced with a preserve completion deadline of
the first of October. Anything that you can do to help us
attain this goal would be greatly appreciated
Very truly yours,
GWZ aem
Enclosures
CC Mr Edward B. Deutsch
Mr Thomas P Misuraca
Mr Ronald J Pronyk
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