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Minutes 01-02-04 IR:[NUTES OF THE AGENDA PRE~EW CONFERENCE HELD IN CONFERENCE ROOH C, WEST WING, CITY HALL, BOYNTON BEACH~ FLORIDA ON FR/DAYf 3ANUARY 2f 2004 AT 10:A.M. Present Jerry Taylor, Mayor Mike Ferguson, Vice Mayor Bob Ensler, Commissioner Mack McCray, Commissioner Kurt Bressner, City Manager James Cherof, City Attorney Bonnie Glinski, Deputy City Clerk Absent Carl McKoy, Commissioner Mayor Taylor called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. He noted that there was no one from the clergy to give the invocation at the Commission meeting on January 6th, :In these cases, he suggested rotating the invocation among the Commissioners. Commissioner McCray volunteered to offer the invocation on January 6th, II.A. Informational Items by f4embers of the City Commission Commissioner Ensler commended Assistant City Manager Sugerman and City Manager Bressner for the work that they did to get the City a much lower rate for the pipes that go into the easement for the reuse water. ~[t is going to save the City approximately $1M. III.C.2. Present awards to winners of the 4~ Annual Holiday Decorating with Lights Contest Commissioner McCray noted that he had received a complaint from 3rd place winner Lisa Pot-ts who did not receive first place in the contest this year. V,A, Appointments to be made Vice Mayor Ferguson explained that there is a member of the CRA whose term will expire on .lanuary Z0~, The next CRA meeting is scheduled for January 13t~, He would like to make this appointment at the upcoming Commission meeting so that the new person is available for the January CRA meeting. This appointment will be added to the agenda. Commissioner McCray asked whether any of the candidates for the Planning & Development Board were currently serving on another board. He was informed that they are not. VI.D.1. Clear Copy (ZNCV 03-027), 660 West Boynton Beach Boulevard - Request for relief from the City of Boynton Beach Land Development Regulations~ Chapter 2, Zoning, Section 11,H.:L6.d. (19) to allow 13 parking spaces in lieu of the 19 required by code, a variance of 6 spaces for a medical office use in a C-2 zoning district Meeting Minutes Agenda Preview Conference Bovnton Beach, FIQrid~ January 2, 2004. l't was the consensus of the Commissioners that this item would be pulled from the Consent Agenda because of significant concerns. VZ.D.4. Venetian Villas (NWSP 03-021), South side of Southwest 23~ Avenue (Golf Road), approximately 600 feet east of Congress Avenue - Request for new site plan approval for 50 fee-simple townhomes on a 4.69-acre parcel in a R-3 zoning district Attorney Cherof told the Commission that item D.4 should be tabled because it is premature to come before the Commission. This parcel is presently governed by a court stipulation, l:n the past, there has always been court authorization to consider any changes. This parcel was formerly known as Alhambra North and South. There is no court order on this yet. To his knowledge, the adjacent property associations are not even aware of this proposal. Commissioner Ensler explained that one of the concerns is the wall. The staff wants a wall and the developer does not want to construct the wall. No one has asked the two homeowners associations what they want. City Attorney Cherof said that he would recirculate the court order from 1990 that governed this area. He will also contact the homeowners associations. VI.D.5. Krispy Kreme (MSPM 03-012), 640 West Boynton Beach Boulevard - Request for Major Site Plan Modification approval for a 20-foot tall "pole sign" on a 1.04-acre parcel in a C-2 zoning district Commissioner McCray will pull this item for discussion. City Manager Bressner asked whether this pole sign was permitted under the City's current Code. Ed Breese, Principal Planner, said that it was. Commissioner Ensler had a concern regarding whether the City would allow those signs that do not meet the Code in the future to remain and whether there would be some kind of timeframe to have them removed. He said that people who put these signs in now must understand this. City Manager Bressner asked whether a sign that was now permitted by Code would become a legal nonconforming sign if a new Code is adopted that did not permit this sign. He also asked whether that would bring the sign under the auspices of the amortization schedule. City Attorney Cherof explained that it would become a nonconforming sign. If an ordinance were adopted that rendered the sign nonconforming, that ordinance would contain a new amortization schedule. Commissioner Ensler wanted to ensure that the applicant understands that. 2 Meeting Minutes Agenda Preview Conference Bovnton Beach, Fl~ri~ip January 2, 200~. V~TT.A. Boynton Delray Academy (COUS 03-008) (TABLED BY COMMZSSION - 12/16/03) It was noted that there would be no action on this item since the CRA has not addressed this project yet. VITI.C. Bermuda Bay (ANEX 03-002) City Manager Bressner reported that there is a billboard going up on part of this property. His understanding is that the billboard is in a County pocket and it is not on the parcel related to this annexation. ~(.A. Report on Capital Improvement Workshop of December 19~ 2003 City Manager Bressner distributed a revised agenda request for this item. He explained that the purpose for this was to have the Commission approve the final capital improvement budget. He will present an overview at the Commission meeting. X,A, Strategic Planning Session (January 2004) City Manager Bressner reported that he had spoken with the facilitator for the session..loyce Costello, Administrative Assistant to the City Manager, will work with the Commissioners to schedule a date. X.B. Workshop Regarding Cemetery Options and Proposal by Cemetery Board to Expand Cemetery West into Little League Park (January 2004) The Recreation and Parks Board has requested a meeting with the Cemetery Board before this goes to the Commission. They will meet in January. Therefore, this workshop will be rescheduled to February. Other City Manager Bressner distributed an agenda item to be added as item G under the Consent Agenda. He explained that the Netropolitan Planning Organization requested that the City Commission adopt a resolution to expand the MPO's membership to include the Town of Greenacres, Village of Royal Palm Beach and Village of Wellington. All three communities are experiencing growth. City Attorney Cherof announced that at the Commission meeting he would be requesting another private meeting with the Commissioners. However, the private meeting would not take place on Tuesday. He will provide the wording to the City Clerk's Office for the agenda. 3 Meeting Minutes Agenda Preview Conference Bovnton Beach, FIQrid~ .]q~n#arV' 2, 2004 There being no further business to be discussed, the Agenda Preview meeting properly adjourned at 10:30 a.m, C:['I'Y OF BOYNTON BEACH Deputy City Clerk (one tape - 1/8/04)