R00-149RESOLUTION NO. R 00 - ! qq
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AFFIRMING STRATEGIC
INITIATIVES ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY
COMMISSION/STAFF TEAM IN AUGUST 2000; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS,
1.
2.
WHEREAS, the City Commission, together with staff, met on August 14, 2000, to
review and evaluate a list of objectives and to rank said objectives in the order of
importance; and
eight (8) goals areas emerged from said session, as follows:
Developing a community identity;
Guiding appropriate development and redevelopment of Boynton
Beach;
3. Maintaining public health and safety;
4. Engaging and informing citizens and businesses;
5. Defining, developing and refining community events and celebrations;
6. Developing and implementing, an effective capital improvement
program for public facilities and buildings;
7. Enhancing City Commission, Advisory Boards and City Staff
relationships and developing staff capacities for leadership and quality;
8. Helping review of structural changes to Boynton Beach's system of
governance; and
the City Commission, together with staff, used the following scoring
WH E REAS,
mechanism to prioritize objectives:
2.5 or more = high priority;
necessary to complete;
the objective is viewed as essential and
1.9 - 2.4 = medium priority; the objective is viewed as being important and
desirable to complete;
1.8 or less = Iow priority; the objective is viewed as having limited
importance and should be dropped or deferred.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE TT RESOLVED BY THE C]:TY COMHISSi'ON OF THE
C:[TY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORZDA, THAT:
Section 1. The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are true and correct and
hereby ratified and confirmed by the City Commission
Section 2. That the City commission of the City of Boynton Beach does
hereby affirm the strategic initiatives as follows:
Goal Areas with Proposed Objectives
1. Developing a community identity.
1.1. Develop Boynton Beach's identity or niche. There may be several ideas or
niches based on geographic locations. Boynton Beach is a calm, quiet community
with a great deal of charm. This is a feature that should be preserved as
redevelopment activities increase. Source: City Commission and Senior Staff Team
(Long-term) Score: 2.5 Importance Rating: High
1.2. Establish an Arts Commission to guide the development of standards and
placement of public art and sculptures. Source: Both City Commission and Senior
Staff Team (Long-term) Score: 1.18 Importance Rating: Low
1.3. Establish a Historical Commission to assist the City in identifying areas, events
and structures that have significance to the history of Boynton Beach. Establish
system of inventory and markers for locations, events and structures. Source: Both
City Commission and Senior Staff Team (Long-term) Score: I 18 Importance
Rating: Low '
1.4. Work with the City Commission to define the City's vision. What does "World
Class" mean and is it really appropriate for Boynton Beach? Are other elements of a
vision more .appropriate for Boynton Beach? Are we a family and retirement
oriented community? Is our focus to be further growth and economic development?
Etc. Source: City Commission and Senior Staff Team (Long-term) Score: 2.5
Importance Rating: High
1.5. Diffuse the perception of a barrier between the part of the City east of 1-95 and
those west of 1-95. A concerted effort should be made to unite the community
behind issues that affect everyone and not just individual neighborhoods. Perhaps a
community education project would serve to show residents that development in
one section of the city benefits everyone and not just those proximate to the
development area. Source: Senior Staff Team (Long-term) Score: 2.0
Importance Rating: Medium
2. Guiding appropriate development and re-development of Boynton Beach.
2.1. Develop outline and action plan for the comprehensive plans for Federal
Highway, MLK and Boynton Beach Boulevard corridors. This will include
identification of key objectives, request for proposal for consultant and award of
contract to consultant(s) to perform the work. Source: City Commission (Short-
term) Score: 2.54 Importance Rating: High
2.2 Push forward on neighborhood overlay districts to facilitate re-development. As
an alternative to this, provide amendments to City Zoning code that assists in
appropriate redevelopment tools. The priority area is east of ]:-95. Source: City
Commission (Short-term) Score: 2.3 Importance Rating: Medium/High
2.3. Implement independent CRA with appropriate review responsibilities for land
use changes in the CRA area to eliminate the possibility of duplicate or conflicting
reviews of development proposals by other city agencies. Also, develop framework
or guidelines for City Commission review and general oversight of CRA work.
Source: City Commission (Short-term)Score: 2.41 Importance Rating:
Medium/High
2.4. Find development groups or organizations that have the necessary capital,
resources and planning capacities to partner with the City for redevelopment on the
Federal Highway and MLK corridors. Also, cultivate relationship with commercial
brokerage community and inventory redevelopment sites or opportunities. Assist
developers in land acquisition, where appropriate by lending eminent domain
authority, financial participation or property assemblage. Source: Both City
Commission and Senior Staff Team (Long-term) Score: 1.77 Importance
Rating: Low/Medium
2.5. Complete comprehensive review of Vision 20/20 Plan to update or resolve
conflicts with current planning initiatives in City. Source: City Commission (Long-
term) Score: 1.90 Importance Rating: Medium
2.6. Develop specific strategic plan on how to achieve true economic development
for Boynton Beach that includes strategic partnerships between the City, CRA and
the development community. Work necessary for the City includes acquisition of
development prone parcels, as needed and the construction of necessary City
infrastructure (utilities, Fire and Police facilities, roads etc.) to serve the new
developments or re-development areas. Source: Senior Staff Team (Long-term)
Score:2.45 Importance Rating: Medium/High
2.7. Position Boynton Beach to be an attractive place to live and work by assuring
there are equal opportunities for all age groups with special emphasis on making
land-use and re-development decisions that will make Boynton Beach attractive to
younger professionals and retiring baby-boomers. Source: Senior Staff Team
(Long-term) Score: 2.30 ~Importance Rating: Medium/High
2.8. Promote development in Boynton Beach that contributes to the diversification
of the city's economy. Evaluate the cost of all types of development to determine
what is beneficial. Assure that the local economy is as "recession-proof" as possible.
Explore tourism or hospitality based economic development. Source: Senior Staff
Team (Long-term) Score: 2.63 ]importance Rating: High
2.9. Foster livable communities in Boynton Beach through enhanced citizen
participation in the planning process and through renewed neighborhood based
forums. ]Initiate sector planning for Boynton Beach to assure that comprehensive
are developed for all neighborhoods and are reviewed and revised as needed
at regular intervals. Source: Senior Staff Team (Long-term) Score: 2.25
Importance Rating: Medium
2.10. Transform the development review and implementation process in Boynton
Beach to a facilitative approach as opposed to a restrictive approach. The focus
should be on how to get things done rather than on reasons why they can't be
done. This will require a substantial review and revision of the City codes and
procedures as well as a re,training of staff. Source: Senior Staff Team (Long-term)
Score: 2.3 Importance Rating: Medium/High
2.11. Commence annexation of property into Boynton Beach where it makes sense
to do so. Source: Senior Staff Team (Long-term) Score: 2.17 Importance
Rating: Medium
3. Maintaining public health and safety.
3.1. Develop comprehensive traffic safety program including education, traffic
calming, enforcement and traffic engineering. Source: This objective was re-
worked by the team at the August 14th meeting. (Short-term) Score: 2.0
Importance Rating: Medium
3.2. Back to School - The sidewalks in front of Galaxy Elementary and Forest Park
Elementary Schools need repair. We will most certainly get complaints on this as we
did last year. Source: Senior Staff Team (Short-term) Score: .90 ]Importance
Rating: Low
3.3. Focus code enforcement efforts in all areas of the community. Source: City
Commission (Long-term)Score: 1.91 Importance Rating: Medium
3.4. Clarify ordinances regarding operation of adult entertainment and nightclub
type establishments. What criteria are used for issuing permits and what limits are
placed on the operations? Source: Senior Staff Team (Long-term) Score: 1.36
Importance Rating: Low
4. Engaging and informing citizens and businesses.
4.1. Provide minutes and agendas of Commission and City Advisory Boards via the
City's web site. This information will then be available to citizens and staff via the
Tnternet. Source: City Commission (Short-term) Score: 2.25 Importance
Rating: Medium
4.2. system quarterly town meetings for members of the City Commission to
augment and energize the current Neighborhood Forum meeting series. Source: City
Commission (Short-term) Score: 1.17 Tmportance Rating: Low
4.3. Continue to improve public information methods for residents to advise them of
events, programs and significant activities. This can include project signs, web site,
CATV, newsletters, media coverage, etc. Source: City Commission (Short-term)
Score: 2.46 Importance Rating: Medium/High
4.4. [mprove access to citizens for City programs such as offering bill payment at
the police department after hours, registration for recreation programs at the Hester
Center, Civic Center and other locations. Source: City Commission (Short-term)
Score:l.73 Importance Rating: Low/Medium
4.5. Continue to develop the principal of "inclusion" in the role of City government
and leadership in Boynton Beach as a way to involve a greater number of people in
the decisions affecting the City and the Community. This includes outreach to
youth, neighborhoods and the minority population. Source: City Commission (Long-
term) Score: 1.91 Importance Rating: Medium
4.6. Engage the youth of the City in ways to get them involved in events, programs
and decisions. Source: Senior Staff Team (Long-term) Score: 1.27
Importance Rating: Low
5. Defining, developing and refining community events and celebrations.
5.1. Holiday Tree Lighting Program involving the entire community for Boynton
Beach in 2000. Evaluate program for possible continuation in subsequent years.
Source: City Commission (Short-term) Score: 1.41 Importance Rating: Low
5.2. Energize the TNT concerts (to the beach!) and community events to attract
more diversity of the community. Focus on "raising the bar" for community
celebrations such as "Gala" to concentrate on the arts and entertainment rather than
on carnival rides. Rotate community events throughout the City. Use community
festivals and special events as a way to bring people together. Source: Senior Staff
Team (Short-term) Score: 1.72 Importance Rating: Low/Medium
Developing and implementing an effective capital improvement program for
facilities and buildings.
6.1. Initiate construction and project management program at the staff level to
improve project definition, presentation to City Commission, design and timely
construction completion. This means securing short-term and long term financing
for projects and hiring necessary staff and consultant resources. Source: City
Commission and Senior Staff Team (Short-term) Score: 2.33Importance Rating:
Medium/High
6.2. Improve entryways to Palm Beach Leisureville with landscape improvements to
ROW and private property with City and association funding. Targeted improvement
3reas are 18th and Woolbright, Congress and Golf Lane and 8th and Ocean. Source:
ity Commission (Short-term) Score: .54 Importance Rating: Low
6.3. Continue the good progress to date on the median landscape construction and
maintenance for major arterial corridors and residential pockets. Improve the
quality of contractual work by effective supervision and contract administration.
Source: City Commission (Short-term) Score: 1.27 Importance Rating: Low
6.4. Finalize design plans and begin construction for Intracoastal and Boatclub Parks
substantially consistent with draft plan as approved by the City Commission to
assure that it is developed as an amenity for the community with public accessible
open space. Source: City Commission (Short-term) Score: 2.5 Importance
Rating: High
6.5. Communicate and implement the citywide storm drainage program outline
including the swale improvement program and specific storm drainage collection and
retention projects. Work in the next six months should include identification of the
necessary projects, designation of consultants and authorization of design work for
approved projects. Source: City Commission (Short-term) Score: 2.82 Importance
Rating: High
6.6. Complete site analysis and funding option review for new fire station in SE
quadrant of the City, with due consideration for replacing Station I in the NE
quadrant. Source: Senior Staff Team (Short-term) Score: 2.:[5 Importance Rating:
Medium
6.7. Inventory all existing park properties for upgrade and refurbishment needs.
]:nclude inventory of vacant city owned parcels for possible conversion into parks
based on an open space and recreation master plan. Develop improved funding
mechanisms from development activities for new parks or improvements to existing
parcels. Source: City Commission (Long-term) Score: 1.58 Importance Rating: Low
6.8. Look at feasibility of a Teen/Family community center to provide such
amenities as education classes, recreation and hobby center, meeting rooms and
cultural events or programs. Source: City Commission (Long-term) Score: 1.18
Importance Rating: Low
6.9. Resolve funding approaches for capital improvement projects including possible
referendum for Police, Civic Center and Library Facilities. For example, a bond issue
via referendum may require enlistment of support to "sell" the idea to citizens.
Develop funding sources for capital projects and City programs to:
Systematic review of existing revenue sources
Determine methods to find new revenues
Develop revenue stream into discretionary revenues and non-discretionary
revenues.
Allocation of reserves to capital improvements.
Provide early warning to citizens and businesses of tax or fee increases.
Source: City Commission and Senior Staff Team (Long-term) Score: 2.5
Tmportance Rating: High
6.10. Relocate operational functions of Public Works out of the residential district.
Source: City Commission (Long-term) Score: 1.42 ]importance Rating: Low
6.11. Develop finalized plans for the Civic Center complex that are complimentary to
the Ocean Avenue Promenade project. Plans may include conference center and
~g arts venue. ]~nclude critical review as to appropriateness of Vision 20/20
plan elements, which currently includes retention of High School. Source: City
Commission (Long-term) Score: 2.36 ]importance Rating: Medium/High
6.12. Resolve drainage problems at 8th Avenue area as it drains west into
Leisureville. This is a four-way effort involving the City, state, association and
developer to document conditions and assign responsibility for corrective work. The
City will also need to carefully monitor the development proposals in this area to
assure that adequate storm water run-off protection is provided. Source: City
Commission (Long-term) Score: 1.18 ]importance Rating: Low
6.13. Resolve the cemetery issue as to current space needs expansion or closure of
cemetery operations. Source: City Commission (Long-term) Score: 1.85 ]~mportance
Rating: Medium
6.14. Upgrade all City owned buildings to the current fire and life safety codes and
insure that all new city buildings, and buildings substantially renovated will be fully
sprinkled, in accordance with the code. Source: Senior Staff Team (Long-term)
Score: 1.67 Importance Rating: Low/Medium
Enhancing City Commission, Advisory Board and City Staff relationships and
developing staff capacities for leadership and quality.
7.1. Review role and function of all advisory boards to improve working
relationships with City Commission and assure consistency with City vision and goals
as determined by the Vision 20/20 plan and updates as approved by the City
Commission. Source: City Commission (Short-term) Score: 2.17 ]:mportance
Rating: Medium
7.2. Develop an effective "early-warning" information mechanism to the City
Commission on emerging projects and activities. Source: City Commission (Short-
term) Score: 2.17 ]:mportance Rating: Medium
7.3. Focus on specific short-term goals to mark progress rather than jumping from
one new project to another. Source: Senior Staff Team (Short-term) Score: 1.64
]:mportance Rating: Low
7.4. Work with City Commission to ascertain their philosophy of governance. Is
their style populist or representative democracy? What is the appropriate work
arena for the Commission to focus on? What is the appropriate work arena for the
City staff to focus on? The lines have been blurred recently and this has caused
confusion for the staff. Look for the City Commission to provide leadership through
their efforts at legislating, not at administrating.
Source: Senior Staff Team (Short-term) Score: 2.67 ]:mportance Rating: High
7.5. Continue to develop effective communication between the senior executive
staff team and next level of department director below. Source: City Commission
(Short-term) Score: 2.73 Importance Rating: High
7.6. Encourage department heads to expedite programs and projects even at the
expense of making an occasional mistake. Stay focused on good, solid management
techniques and avoid adoption of management fads. Source: Senior Staff Team
(Short-term) Score: 1.54 Tmportance Rating: Low
7.7. Develop good working relationship and communication with employees and
bargaining units. Source: Senior Staff Team (Short-term) Score: 2.45 Importance
Rating: Medium/High
7.8. Develop'and effective working relationship with the Chamber of Commerce
which will assist the City Commission review proposed code changes affecting
businesses, develop an effective business recruitment and retention programs and
help coordinate redevelopment efforts in accordance with comprehensive
redevelopment plans as approved by the City Commission. Source: City Commission
(Long,term) Score: 1191 Importance Rating: Medium
7.9. Internally, continue to develop the skills of employees by training and job
enrichment work. Shift the focus of work from departments to inter-departmental
teams, as appropriate. Source: Senior Staff Team (Long-term) Score: 2.27
Importance Rating: Medium
7.10. Implement the GIS System and related network upgrades to integrate the
data sources for the City that can be used by all departments and citizens. Source:
Senior Staff Team (Long-term) Score: 2.0 Importance Rating: Medium
7.11. Enterprise Operations Leadership Team -- (Utilities, Public Works and Golf
Course Operations). The Enterprise Operations Team has met with some great
successes over the course of the last two years and it has done well to provide
support, sources of revenues and has served as a great resource to the General
Fund and the City as a whole. Allow the Enterprise Operations Team to keep doing
the type of teamwork things that they have been so successful at recently. Source:
Senior Staff Team (Long-term) Score: 1.36 Importance Rating: Low
8. Helping review of structural changes to Boynton Beach's system of
governance.
8,1.
Convene Charter review panel to look at entire situation with emphasis on:
Term limitations
Compensation of elected officials
Election districts and method of voting
Source: City Commission (Short-term) Score: 1.67 Importance Rating: Low
8.2. Resolve the term-limit issue. Source: Senior Staff Team (Long-term) Score:
2.27 Importance Rating: Medium
Section 3.
That this Resolution shall become effective immediately upon passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this i'7 day of October, 2000.
CTI-Y OpJ3OYN~QN,~BEAGH, FLOR[DA
Vice Mayor
Mayor Pro Tern
Co ' ioner
C mmlssloner
~C~erk
(Corporate Seal)