O84-49AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 80-19 OF SAID CITY BY
REZONING CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND WITHIN
THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, FROM
M-1 (INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT) TO PID (PLANNED
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT), SAID
PARCELS BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED
HEREIN; AMENDING THE REVISED ZONING MAP
ACCORDINGLY; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE,
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE
DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Boynton Beach,
Florida, has heretofore adopted Ordinance No. 80-19, in which
a Revised Zoning Map was adopted for said City; and
WHEREAS, Wade Riley, as Agent for the Riteco Development
Corporation, has heretofore filed a Petition with the City of
Boynton Beach, Florida, pursuant to Section 9 of Appendix A-Zoning
of the Code of Ordinances, City of Boynton Beach, Florida, for
the purpose of rezoning certain parcels of land consisting of
approximately 86.65 acres, located within the municipal limits
of said City, said property being more particularly described
hereinafter, from M-1 (Industrial District) to PID (Planned
Industrial Development District); and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Board of the City of
Boynton Beach, Florida, has heretofore recommended approval of
the rezoning request; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it in the best interests
of the inhabitants of said City to amend the aforesaid Revised
Zoning Map as hereinafter set forth~ ·
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1: That the following described land, located
in the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, to-wit:
See attached Exhibit "A"
be and the same is hereby rezoned from M-1 (Industrial District)
to PID (Planned Industrial Development District).
Section 2: That the application of Wade Riley, as ~
Agent for Riteco Development Corporation, for rezoninq of the
subject parcels is hereby granted for the purpose of permitting
the development of said land as a Planned Industrial Development
District (PID), in specific accordance with the Development of
Regional Impact Development Order, as set forth in an Ordinance
being passed simultaneously herewith. Said development shall
further specifically proceed in accordance with the development
plans and specifications therefor now on file with the Office
of the City Planner in the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, and
all requirements, terms and conditions established and set forth
in the minutes of the Planning and Zoning Board and the City
Council of the City of Boynton Beach pertaining to the review
and approval of said application, which minutes are hereby
made a part hereof for reference, and staff comments are attached
hereto as Exhibit "B"
Except as provided herein, the Applicant shall proceed
in strict accordance with all Ordinances of the City of Boynton
Beach, including but not limited to, its building, electrical,
plumbing, subdivision, planning and zoning codes, and all rules
and regulations of the State of Florida, Department of Environ-
mental Regulation.
Section 3: The aforesaid Revised Zoning Map of the
City of Boynton Beach shall be amended accordingly.
Section 4: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 5: Should any section or provision of this
Ordinance or any portion thereof be declared by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not
affect the remainder of this Ordinance.
Section 6: This Ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon passage.
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THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
ATTEST:
(Seal)
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
PARCEL ~1 (TRACT ~"K")
A Tract of land lying in Section ]6 and 21. Township 45 South. Range 43 East,
Palm Beach County, Florida, more particulaply'described as follows: t:onm)e, ncin9
at the Southwest corner of Section t6; thence with a bearing of South 89
'~'~" East, a distance of 40.02 feet to a point on the .East Right of Way line of
-,igh Ridge Road; thence with a bearing of North 0:.-49' -21" West, along the East '
Right of .Way line of High R. idge Road, a distance of 70.37 feet; thence lt~rth 0°
38' 00" West, a distance of 2187.31 feet; thence'North 10° 40' 36" East, a
distance of 101.98 _feet; thence North 03° 1D' 5]' East, a distance of ]5D.33
~eet; thence North 28° 2]' 15" East, a distance of 5q.30 feet to a point on the
~uth Right. of Way lin~ of 22nd Avenue; thence with a bearing of South 8~)° 12' 15'
East, along the South Right of Way line of 22nd Avenue, a distance of 3DO.OD feet
to a point; thence South 77° 48' 55" East, a distance of 283.38 feet; thence South
0° 33' $3" East, a distance of-llOD.]4 feet; .thenc~ S6uth 88° 45~. 3]" East,
listance of 1190.14 feet; thence South 88° 45_° 31!' East, a distance of-333.5! feet
:o a point on the West Right of Way line of the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad;
.hence with a bearing of South 14° 08' 23" West, a distance of 1312.49 feet to
j point;-thence South 0° 33' 53" East, a. disc.tan.ce of 26.69 feet;, thence South
' 22"
~3° 15 . West, a distance of 920.57 feet; thence North 88~ 50 04" W~st a dis-
tance of 187.6D feet to a pointf thence with~ bearing of itorth 0° 49' 21" l~est,
/:a~ distance of 2DO'.OD feet._:, thenc~ NoPth 88°. 50" 04'" West, a distance-~f 2'18.00 feet
~ a 'point on the'East'Right of way line of High Ridge'Road; thence with a bearing
of North 0° 49' 2I" West a distance of 698.18 f..eet more or less to the Point of
Beginning.
Containing 51.644 acres more or less and subject to Easements and Rights of Way of
~:~ecord.
PARCEL ~2 (TRACT "L")
-~ A Tract of land lying in Section 16, Township 45 South, Range 43 East, Palm BeaJh
County, Florida, more particularly described as follows:
Commencing at the West Quarter corner of Section 16,~.tbance with a bearing of
North 0° 38' OD" West, along the West line of Sectio~¥~;~ ~Oi:stance of 13D.DD
feet to a point; thence with a bearing of North 89o 22' OD" East, a distance of
40.OD feet to a point on the East right of way line of High Ridge Road~ thence
with a bearing of North O° 38' OD" %-;est, along the East right of way line of High
Ridge Road a distance of 1179.45 feet; thence South 88° 22' 56" East, a distance
of 1309.67 feet; 'thence South 0° 28~ 21" East, a distance of 113i.68 feet to a
point on the Northerly right of way line of N.)';. 22nd Avenue; thence with the
following calls along the nor,t, herly right of way line of N.W. 22nd Avenue having
a bearing of South 89o 57' 03 West, a distance of 640.21 feet; thence South
81o 24' 25" West, a distance of 3D5.0D. feet; thence North 8B° 12' 15" West, a
distance of 339.61 feet; thence North 44° 25' 07" West, a distance of 34.60 feet
more or less to the Point of Beginning.
Containing 35.010 Acres more or less and subject to easements and rights of way
of record. ,."
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING - BOYNTON BEACH PARK OF COMMERCE
CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, NOVEMBER ~8, 1984
7:30 P.M.
PRES ENT
Carl Zimmerman, Mayor
Robert Ferrell, :Vice Mayor
Nick Cassandra, Councilman
Peter Cheney, City Manager
Betty Boroni, City Clerk
James Vance, City Attorney
ABSENT
James R. Warnke, Councilman
Samuel L. Wright, Councilman
Mayor Zimmerman called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. and stated
the Public Hearing is being held tonight to consider the Boynton Beach
Park of Commerce Regional Impact Comprehensive Development Plan and
also to consider the rezoning and land use amendments on this par-
ticular area. He asked for remarks from the City Planner,
Mr. Carmen Annunziato.
Mr. Annunziato addressed the Mayor and Councilw stating that as a
matter of introduction to the items on their agenda for this meeting,
there are three kinds of items. One is the required Public Hearing
for the development of regional impact of the Boynton Beach Park of
Commerce--in this instance, the comprehensive development of regional
impact, the word comprehensive connoting that more than one statutory
threshold has been exceeded in terms of numbers of parking spaces or
numbers of square feet as the case may be. Secondly, he said the
Council will be asked to address the issue of the land use element
amendment and rezoning. Great portions of the subject area are
currently zoned for single family or other purposes. The applicant is
requesting that the land use element of the comprehensive plan show
the area as industrial and the property be rezoned to a Planned
Industrial Development. The third kind of request is a straight
rezoning, that is, the property to the east of High Ridge Road west of
1-95 is currently shown as industrial in the land use element of the
comprehensive plan and currently zoned M1. The applicant is
requesting that that also be rezoned from M1 to PID. In total, this
is a request for a 540 acre project to be known as the Boynton Beach
Park of Commerce. Generally, it lies to the east of Congress Avenue,
west of 1-95, north of the Boynton Canal and south of Miner Road when
it will be built. The property is currently being used for the
grazing of cattle, and there are land elevations which range from 40
feet to as low as 9 feet within the regions close to the E-4 Canal on
the west.
The surrounding properties are the Boynton Lakes PUD, which is under
construction, to the northwest; to the north, the Council recently
rezoned a tract of land to R1-AA to provide for the construction of
single-~family homes in connection with the High Ridge Country Club
properties; to the northeast it is currently zoned M1; to the east
there is a horse farm and the High Ridge Commerce Park, which is a
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PID, and the Boynton Beach Distribution Center, which is currently
zoned M1. To the east there is vacant, undeveloped land which is
zoned RS in Palm Beach County and vacant, undeveloped land zoned
R1-AAA in Boynton Beach,' F,O.P.A. site , Curt:~Joa~and
_I-95. To the~southeast
zoned M1, to ~the ~south is Laurel
To ~he southwest
the Motorola PID,
vacant undeveloped commercial propertY and the Dos Lagos PUD.
The uses proposed within the Boynton Beach Park of Commerce are com-
mercial, office, light industrial, lakes and wetlands and roads. The
acreage devoted to each are: commercial, 27.6 acres~ 11
acres; light industrial, 254.7 acres; lakes and ~ res
and roads, 46.5 acres. There are Planned Indu~ an
item specific~lly talked aboutlwithin the ~es of the ~hen-
sive plan, which says, "Future designa~ Planned
districts in the areas indicated for residential or other
land use plan shall be considered to conform with the
all PID locations and design c] e satisfied
by the planning and and
kinds of standards ing ba the zoning c
first set concerns the re] ship of the building
site--not the subject of this discussion, as that refer~
site design criteria. The second ~erns relation~
to the surrounding city intra-struc
is the~locationa~l criteria--the relati
to major transportation s.
Park of Commerce is serv~
peripherally by Congres Hypo]
Beach Boulevard and Old Bo~
posed, High Ridge Road
tion for development
Avenue. All of these th4
Thorofare Plan.
~ares appeal
.~s on the
lan if
~roval
~e are two
The
[c
dual
~e PID
these
ect
~ach
The fir:
) of the propos
proposed, Boyn
~. 22nd Avenue and
ROad to the north,. Boynton
pro-
:a-
.~hange at an 22nd
in the Palm Bea
The second issue concerning location is the relationship of the pro-
posed development to municipal utilities. The site is served with
master-sized water and sewer mains on,the north, on the west and on
the south. The applicant is proposing to construct sewer, water and
drainage facilities on si~e, consisting of four lift stations, gravity
sewer system, looped master-sized water mains and a full provision of
stored water retention systems as required by the South Florida Water
Management District.
Concerning the physical character of the site, there are no physical
impediments to the development of the~site. There are some minor
pockets of muck, ranging to two feet in depth, which will have to be
mitigated as a part of the land development process. Beyond that,
there should be nothing in terms of soils which would impede the deve-
lopment of this site as a PID.
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Environmentally, there are several landscape and animal regimes on
site, ranging from the pine flat scrublands to wetlands; this was the
subject of some discussion with the Regional Planning Council. The
applicant is proposing to set aside 40 acres of scrub habitat and to
rejuvenate that scrub habitat; there are 11 or 12 acres of wetland
habitat which will be rejuvenated or remain on the site.
The recommendation which comes from the Planning Department, the
Technical ReView Board and the Planning and'Zoning Board appears as
Exhibit D attached to:this meeting's agenda. Also cited is a list of
recommendations from the Regional Planning Council to their comments.
Additionally, the Planning and Zoning Board points out for the
Council's ed~ficationitha~ the City Council has to, in its con-
sideration ~of this comprehensive development of regional impact, con-
sider the following:
Does the development unreasonably interfere with the achievement
of the objectives of the adopted state land development plan for
the area?
Is the ,development consistent with the local land development
regulations?
Is the development consistent with the report and recommendations
Of the Regional Planning Council?
Mr. Annunziato concluded by saying that was a brief introduction to
the project, and the applicant will provide for the Council a rather
lengthy explanation by presentations of various consultants. He added
that he would be available for questions and comments afterward.
Mayor Zimmerman asked if any of the Council Members had questions at
this time, and Councilman Cassandra said he had a question which he
hoped would be answered during the presentations. He referred to Item
No 5 on Page I of the Planner's presentation which says, "This item is
recommended to the City Council for approval and concept and that the
applicant is willing to comply; however, the formula upon which the
dedication is based is suggested to be a matter of further study."
'' ~'t ' i. i ~ '~_~ ~ i.n_of commit-
~ ~ hey will
Mr. Annunziato said this question involves Item 5 on Exhibit D, and he
believes the basis for the question is the concept the Council agreed
to at the time of the Melear PUD annexation--that there is a need for
some civic dedication. We have prepared a draft ordinance, with which
the. applicant has some concern. We have explored that concern with
them, and they think they will be able to answer in part the way they
feel they need to address it. Following their comments, though, we
would like to offer our consideration for the Council.
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Mayor Zimmerman asked that the developer give his name and address and
introduce their presentations.
for a re
ect Director, said Riteco has owned the
years. About five years
but for a number of
time. He said they think now that this
Park of a wiser and more
land, a
~ a good, sound developm
hJ
been g was done Ric
Rossi, th studies.were
the land iRoy Barden and the for
the pro~ ~ are Moyle, Jones ant Flanigan, are ~ re
tonight by Mr. David Presley. The environmental concerns have been
dealt w~ Dr. Manley Boss and his !
su Post said they would that the for
each of these five major areas of the project make a brief presen-
tation to the Council, and at the conclusion of these presentations,
they wi± to questions. He introduced Mr. Roy Barden~ the
Planner, to g overview of the entire project.
Mr. Barden said his firm was retained by Riteco almost two years ago
to begin analyzing their property and to recommend a new approach for
its use, based on good land use and zoning practices and a market that
has been changing since 1975. They began to analyze the more recent
changes taken by the City and the advice of the Planning staff to
establish the Motorola high-technology:plant and the Mall, as~well as
other planned industrial development ~districts to the north of the
Riteco property and the existing industrial area that borders 1-95 to
the south. As a result of their analysis, he said they .recommended
strongly to Riteco that they change the land use from residential and
a mixture of various districts, which have been described, to a
planned industrial district and that they develop it, as a high-
technology park--not as an industrial park with warehousing, but as a
mixture of a nearly self-sustained group of uses. As the Traffic
Engineer will point out later, by mixing some of the uses that are
generating traffic off-site, we overcome some of the negative impact
by keeping employees and visitors on the site.
Mr. Barden said that by looking at the City and the public facilities
that are needed to serve the project and which the project often ser-
ves, such as the economic base of the community, they found that
generally the areas of major impact were those of transportation and
environment, areas upon which they concentrated heavily for almost two
years. They feel the project is well served by public facilities;
they foresee easy mitigation of the one or two areas upon which they
have impact. The e~isting zoning in the area came about through the
planned unit type of development created for Sandhill. The existing
area to the north and south of N.W. 22nd Avenue is zoned single
MINUTES-SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING/BOYNTON BEACH PARK OF COMMERCE
BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA NOVEMBER 8, 1984
family. On ~the west side of the canal and immediately adjacent are
two apartment districts, and another apartment district was set up
along High Ridge Road to buffer existing M1 from single family at that
point.
The existing district zoned Mi is north of N.W. 22nd Avenue at 1-95
and south of! N,W. 22nd Avenue to the Boynton.Beach Canal. Mr. Barden
went on to say their application suggests the land use plan be left
the same for this area but change the zoning from Mi to PID. For the
residential on, including the recreational portion,~they request
that use plan from residential to industrial~ and
change the Zoning from a mixture of single family and R3 to all PID,
which will allow them to develop a planned Office, industrial and
mixed retail: research park--on a very comprehensive basis, as is
~our PID ordinance, which he uses as a guide
precisely except for the c . which is
sli, the~10 percent allowed. He sai ed to dQ a
land use planning within the ~r PID ordi,
the boundaries that have residential uses adjacent
~en by the main entrance corridor and trying
uses we and our planning Staff would find COm-
to them an~
to combine the kind
patible.
Northwest 22nd Avenue will become Commerce Park's gateway from both
the proposed. 1-95 interchange (and Congress Avenue). Along N.W~ 22nd
Avenue they propose office uses; in the central portion they propose a
park of commerce center around one of the large lakes; this would be
referred to as the Lakeside Center, which would have at least tWo
hotels, unless the hotels are built adjacent to the interchange~ along
with restaurants, retail uses that support the offices and high!tech-
nology of light industrial usage. Bordering,and wrapping around the
light industrial center would be light industrial usage.
A large lake, both for drainage and buffering the residential area from
the office sites,~has been proposed with 50 or 60 acres of wetland
preservation. Mr. Barden said they think the land plan not onlY fits
the intent of the PID, but takes it a step further and commits by
master plan, as required, a concept of uses which is the guide fOr
future reviews by our staff. Some of the roads shown by dotted line
on the drawings may not be built unless the area around them beComes
fully developed and there is a need for them. The arterial network
has been developed in conjunction with the Traffic Engineer.
The project consists_of two basic phases, based on the Market
AnalYst's findings relative to the rate at which buildings can be
constructed. They want to begin construction near Motorola and across
the street from it and work their way along 22nd Avenue, then turning
south (east of Motorola) and develop that area of the project first.
In the land use arrangement they will consider the requirements of the
City code and the design objectives of the owners, who will establish
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an architectural review committee to review the projects and control
the design to insure a park-like setting rather than a warehouse-type
setting. Those will be applied to the master plan, as well as pro-
viding .e tion of wildlife and the sand pine and wetland
areas, the undergrowth and existing animal life.
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the
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to
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terms
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served site enjoys~a
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growth
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priced
The env the imme,
Boynt.on Be.
will ~establ.
~creage-,not land
land--is 12 to 16 acres per year,
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sorption
The Park is well positioned for catering to the high-teCh warehouse
market. They can offer moderately priced office space; there is a
surplus of luxury space in the County. There is a.need for~a.hotel in
the area, catering to the local business market.
The project will create approximately 13,000 jobs, $150,000,000 worth
of construction, a payroll of approximately $200,000,000, and based on
current millage rates, property taxes of approximately $8.7 million.
Next Mr. Post introduced Dr. Manley Boss to explain the environmental
concerns that-have been raised and what they propose to do about them.
Dr. Boss said there are basically three regions on the property ecolo-
gically, all of which are based on the availability of water to the
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organisms that live there.. Along High Ridge Road is a stabilized sand
dune, reaching a height of up to 40 feet. In the northern section of
the property is another high ridge. These three high ridges are com-
pOsed of pure white sand that is extremely dry; therefore, any orga-
nisms living there have to live in a very dry situation~ These three
regions have scrub vegetation--basically pine trees and dwarf oaks.
The gopher tortoise lives in the area, and the gopher frog lives in
the hole of the gopher tortoise. In addition to the dry area, there
is prairie that covers the rest of the property, which is
nE t or too dry; that has oak trees and bushes that grow
not in.wetlands or very dry areas.
In i this prairie are some very wet areas and swamps. This
are to 10,000 years ago was covered with ocean, and the ridges
were the east coast o5 Florida. After the oceans receded, there were
pockets of fresh water because of the rain. Probably 30, 40 or 50
years ago before this area was drained, there was at times enough
~ater o~ the property west of the ridges to connect~Lake Osborne and
Lake Ida. The environmental staff of the Treasure Coast Regional
g Council and other state agencies are interested in preserving
the vegetation and wildlife.of the ridge, as well as the wet
pockets, which is what the developer has committed:to do with at least
one fourth, or 40 acres, of the 160 acres of scrub vegetation. The 25
percent preserved will be dependent on the state of,the vegetation
there now, the feasibility of saving it and the feasibility of
locating the animals into it. At least 11 acres of wetland vegetation
will be preserved around the lakes. Wetland vegetation will be
planted along the edges of the lakes. Practically all of ~the lake
~erimeters Will be preserved areas. The 3.8 acres of wetland in the
north area will be preserved.
Mr. Post introduced Mr. Jim Zook of Kimley-Horn and Associates to
discuss the traffic impact and their proposals for responding to that
situation.
Mr. Zook said every development of regional impact requires a compre-
hensive transportation study, and this one was started long before
there was a decision to make a DRI application. Not only the present
situation was considered, but what would exist during the 30 years
while the project is being completed.
Northwest 22nd Avenue from Congress Avenue to Seacrest Boulevard will
be widened to four lanes. This includes widening the bridge over the
canal, improving all of the intersections and creating left and right
turn lanes through the project, but it does not include widening the
bridge over 1-95, which should be discussed regarding the interchange.
This is over a million dollar roadway improvement project.
Fortunately, the capacity exists on Congress Avenue for the first
phase of the project, because it has already been widened; however,
at Congress Avenue and Boynton Beach Boulevard there will be a
major intersection, for which right-of-way maps, design plans and
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money will be provided to the County for improvement. The improvement
of N.W. 22nd Avenue proceeding west of Congress Avenue will be
completed within five years after approval, which is fi~ ~ears ahead
of Phase and the~need for~ it
Rega
are plans
ters~ate
dew
De~
fE
the~
certa
men.'
fir~l
on ti
10 years of the
a
Traffic counts~wili be made, monitoring the tr:affic bi
the
g
be
and
towHrd the, .
inte~
re~
althol
time,
lanes.
go ~to th
the $90(
the tr~ ."ic , and when
,r. roadway.
s~
$90.0 ,
deve] cons
.f the 15,000
been Widened{ to
~as t it would be isix
.=n Congress :2
~ is widened,.
In the :nt the- interchang
it on.the interstate,
intersection improvements to ~handle the
on Congress
that do.
by
to
~will
time
ted
)een
be on other streets instead of using 1-95, basically
{nd Boynton Beach Boulevard to .get. to the interchanges
1-95.
In addition, there are signalization requirements and other intersec-
tion requirements adjacent to and within the facility, but these are
the major improvements it will take to handle the impact over a 30
year buildoUt period.
Mr. Post said someone is certain to ask the question of what happens
to the $900,000 over a 10-year period if it takes this long. He
wanted to answer it by saying the $900,000 increments get improved in
keeping with some construction cost index to be selected. He then
introduced Mr. Ric Rossi to speak about the civil engineering aspects
of the project.
Mr. Rossi said he will touch on water, sewer, drainage and irrigation.
He said this 540 acre project is fortunate enough to have been located
in an area which is bounded by master-sized lines put =in by the City
some time ago. The amount of water needed for 13,000 employees, plus
the industrial use, which will amount to about one-half million
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gallons a day, is all provided for with the existing system that now
bounds the property. There is a 16 inch water main along Congress
Avenue and along Miner Road, ultimately connecting with a 20 inch on
Seacrest Boulevard. So there is an ample supply of water to handle
this project. For the first phase, which is anticipated to take place
immediately west of the E-4 Canal, a conhection to a 10-inch across
the Boynton Canal is planned, which would be a loop to the system,
back to.the 16-inch on Congress Avenue. At final buildout
th 11 be minor and major loops within the system carrying 10-inch
and 8-inch'lines.
The sewer system has a master main located along the Boynton Canal,
consiSting~of three lift stations, where all sewage emanating from
this project will be introduced into the system.
A rather elaborate study was made of the drainage system, dividing it
into basins and sub-basins to determine the amount of runoff, keeping
in mind the requirements of retention of water as well as getting
water off the developed areas into the ponds. Basically, there will
be an 80 acre lake system scattered throughout the project, and there
are four basins on the project. Water will be collected from the
development to the retention ponds and introduced to the Boynton Canal
and the E-4 Canal. In devising these drainage basins, consideration
was given to the ridge lines and the natural flow of the drainage
The system of drainage provides for the first.hour of a
year frequency storm.
Sou~h Florida Water Management District is placing another condition
on all industrial sites as part of the requirements of the Treasure
Coast Planning Council; that is, that all industrial sites will be
provided with an impervious retention area in addition to the secon-
dary retention area. This primary, impervious, lined retention area
will require a lesser amount of retention, but the notion is that any
waters coming from industrial sites will ultimately get to that reten-
tion site on that particular tract of land, which will be deed
restricted for that land. It will have to enter that particular small
retention area before it builds up and is introduced to the major lift
areas. This type of retention is rather new in the piping system; the
object is that, in case there should be spills or oils on loading
platforms or on parking areas, the first place to receive those con-
centrations are in these impervious lined ponds. The lakes, besides
serving as a function for retention, also will serve as an area fOr a
source of material to fill in lower areas. A 9.5 contour is required,
which is at the ground water level. There will not be a need for
cutting down higher ground to make a balanced dirt situation on this
project.
Concerning the geology of this project, the borings indicate highly
pervious soils with good drainability with the exception of a few low
areas which have a couple of feet of muck, which will have to. be
removed but is of no great consequence.
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Mr. Post said Mr. Rossi was their last speaker. He then referred to
material reflecting the 28 conditions that were imposed on the project
by the Regional Planning Council when they gave their approval, plus
ic z~the City staff, these
c
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Coun,
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Mr. Ca ~ndra asked if this means that, if he is unha! of
the .ble high-tech indUstry that may come in, he muSt .: in that
sti' efore he approves this. Mr. Vance res the DRI
approach does not really relate to any particular given use. In
res :o Mr. Cassandra's comment that he is.concerned .about a spe-
cif use, Mr. Vance: answered.that he thinks h ~al ~lem
wi 's.. Mr. Cassandra expressed his concern for t zens of
Boynton Beach as they--not DRI--live here.
Anotherlquestion was asked by Mr. Cassandra regarding the small pocket
zoned R1-AAA, and Mr. Annunziato explained there are two parcels of
land which remain part in and part out of the City. The County pocket
is zoned RS, a County single-family zoning classification, and the
City parc 1 of land is zoned Ri-AA; there is one owner for both. If
the lan zoned PID, it would not be conducive to single-family
develo and would probably be addressed either by the applicant or
by the City. All of this land is vacant and undeveloped.
Councilman Cassandra said one recurring theme concerns him throughout
the review of the report by the Treasure Coast and South Florida Water
Management District and some of the comments by our own staffl, and
that is toxic hazardous contamination. He said he is not a b!eliever
in building containers for the hazard or the contamination--he would
rather not have anything hazardous there. He said statements from the
Treasure Coast and South Florida Water Management District reiports
indicate they do not believe our code doeS not address hazardlous
conditions or hazardous waste, and he believes the City must isomehow
control what goes in the development as far as contamination is con-
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cerned. He then asked Mr. Post if there are any companies going there
which would produce toxic or· hazardous waste in any form. Mr. Post
said there will probably be companies that will produce' substances
that are classified as toxic waste; however, toxic waste is being pro-
duced every day in the City now. He said the answer is adequate
~ns of disposing of toxic waste, which can be.done and
is ere. He said the Treasure Coast made the
pc that now in South Florida and he thinks in Florida
hq to toxic .waste are in a state of con-
.s is true natiOnally. 'He said we cannot outlaw toxic
.i.happen-~but we must develop regulations, ordinances and
statutes to deal with this at all levels of government, which is being
done now.
Mr. Post:said the City of Boynton Beach has demonstrated that they
an alert, wide awake city staff who does a good job~. ~'For
ht over a period of years, and the same ~hing can be done
ting toxic waste. He went on to say there is nothing
mysterious about toxic waste--it is chemicals that can be handled in
due course of events, and he believes the City will develop the ordi-
he ways and means to handle them. He pointed out that
ho~ ~oduce toxic waste, but no one wants to eliminate hospi-
tal~, cannot say there will not be businesses hlere who will not
substances that would technically be classified as toxic
wE but it can and will be disposed of. One of the. moStiimportant
conc should be what it does to our ground water driinkin~ supplies.
In area, this is not a source of potable water for th!is portion
of the County, so that makes the problem less critical.
Attorney Vance said the DRI process does not lend itself to saying
there will be a plant that manufactures a certain product; however, in
relation to toxic waste the situation is the same as fOr building
codes--anything built in the Park would be subjlect to any ordinance
amendments or modifications relating to how toxic waste is handled.
If we amend our ordinance two years hence regarding disposal, reten-
tion or non-use of some types of facilities, that would apply, and
also the Health Department regulations and the state regulations
relating to toxic wastes as they are modified over the years, for this
is directly related to public health and welfare.
Mr. Post said that was well expressed--they are subject to changes in
the building code, the sanitary code, etc. He said he is of the
understanding they will have certain vested rights the city will grant
now that they cannot tamper with lightly. For example, if $1,000,000
is spent improving the roads in the area, he does not think this or
future City Councils can say they have decided to zone the land R-l,
for the money h~s been spent in development and providing traffic
capacity to take care of the planned industrial district--that is a
vested right, but the other things the City can and will modify.
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Councilman Cassandra said he wanted to voice his concern about the
environmental issue--toxic waste contamination. He does not agree
with the contention that it is going to be here, so live with it.
said problems in
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The question of improvement to Seacrest Boulevard was raised by Mr.
Cassandra, who mentioned that other maj Lds
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ter out of the Boyn!tOn Beach
ving runoff from this area, and he
effe¢ be.
Mr. Rossi said he is aware there is a feasibility study being done by
the City of the possibility of having reverse.osmosis with micro-
filtration and drawing water out of the Boynton Canal at point.
He said he discussed this with the South Florida Water Mar t
District, and their response was that the Boynton Canal is
canal--not a water source. Not only does this project have impact on
it, but every other project that dumps drainage war-er and not
pretreated water into it. They said they would have to deal with the
application as it comes along, because there are other factors
affecting the quality of that water besides this particular project.
But he said there has been interplay between this project andi~the
South Florida Water Management District and are taking it into con-
sideration.
Mayor Zimmerman said the Boynton Canal is presently a drainage canal,
but if we go to it as a source of waterr it will become something else.
Mr. Rossi answered that he understands from discussions with the staff
of the South Florida Water Management District that the canal drains
farm land, which could contain herbicides and insecticides, as Well as
developed land. He thinks this project has, through the double reten-
tion system, done its best to take care of as much of the problem as
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possible internally before it gets to the canal, and he thinks the
South Florida Water Management District in reviewing this process
feels they have met those requirements. Mayor Zimmerman asked Mr.
Rossi if he thought then that :this project would not add materially to
the contamination of the water in the canal as best he could~see, and
Mr. Rossi answered it would not.
Councilman CaSsandra said when the South Florida Water Management
DistriCt reviewed Riteco's application, the report said their staff
and the staff of the Lake Worth Drainage District determined there was
not enough runoff, and the design would have to be changed; he asked
if this had been done. Mr. Rossi replied that in June of this year
the Lake Worth Drainage District in the C-!6 basin decided to cut the
allowable runoff in half. The original report came out before that
June date; subsequently, they have been furnished with the restricted
flows, and they have accepted this latest report.
Mr. Cassandra asked within what percentage of tolerance we would be of
the all~owable percolation formula for this size of area, considering
that a ~portion of the 540 acres would be covered with concrete and
would be lost. Mr:. Rossi answered that the 80 acres of lake is more
than would normally be needed to handle the retention, and this com-
bined with the ability of the soil to retain water and the high
drainability of this soil should be adequate.
Mr. Cassandra raised the issue of the lack of laws concerning the
handling of hazardous material and stated perhaps the City should make
some laws to,deal with this. Mr. Vance said that is a complicated and
technical area, and usually an entity with much more money than the
City initiates that, such as the State, who has basically taken charge
of controlling the disposal of hazardous waste. He said he is not
aware of the present level of state effort and what studies they have
made or are making. As this is an expensive undertaking, he said he
thinks it is not practical for an individual City to do.
Mr. Cheney, City Manager, said there has been a tremendous increase
the State's interest and involvement, and one of the things the State
is now doing is taking an inventory of what hazardous waste exists
now within the State. in Palm Beach County that has been delegated by
the State and County Commission. The inventory will determine what
there is; then the ways of handling it can be addressed. Mr. Cheney
said he suspects that, with all of the concern about the quality of
life in South Florida, we will see some additional things take place.
When it has been determined what exists, ways to handle it will be
developed, perhaps dumps or treatment centers. He said as we find
companies coming into this project that either use toxic material or
produce toxic waste, that will have to be addressed at the time and
see what controls there are. He anticipates a lot of State effort in
the next yea~ or two.
Mr. Vance said any legislation or rules adopted by the State or County
regarding this subject would apply--the developer would not have
vested rights concerning this.
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Mr. Cassandra said the City of Boynton Beach requires a minimum road
elevation set at or above a 100 year flood stage, rwhich the Federal
Emergency Management Agency map indicates is 1i feet. Mr. Post
answered that the d 'nimum floor elevations
of 14 feet and minimum road of i2 feet.
Mr. Post said that Riteco has always tried to be a good corporate
citizen, a] they will comply wholeheartedly with whatever regulations
are ate for toxic waste~
Mr.~ Vance said Mr. Post had referred to t~he draft DRI ~statement and
indicated the Council had it in front of ~them; he said:theY do not
have the Development Order.
Mr. Annunziato said perhaps this is the proper time to discuss for the
Council's edification some of the conditions that have been outlined.
There were two sets of conditions; one was a set of staff comments
recommended for approval by the Planning and Zoning Board as modified
by the.Board and a set of requirements imposed on the develOpment ~by
the Regional Planning Council, both of which are incl~uded in the
Planning and Zoning Board's recommendation to the City Council. The
applicant has agreed to comply to all of these requirements, to some
more graciously than others, except Item 5.
Mr. Vance said, with reference to Condition No. 5, a draft ordinance
relating to civic impact was prepared and furnished to the applicant.
A development of this size has an impact on civic facilities, in this
instance a rather substantial one in all probability. The applicant
apparently has some problem with the formula, which was developed with
the City's in-house study, and the amount of dedication and/or money
or a combination. In an effort to be fair, Mr. Vance.said, they
contacted an expert in the area, who has prepared a lot of.impact stu-
dies for various governmental entities in the State, and discussed a
study relating to our proposed civic impact ordinance. The City feels
what they have is based on concern and dedicated in-house research and
effort and represents at this point a fair impact with reference to
this area. However, wanting to be eminently fair to the applicant,
we have suggested there is an alternative approach if the applicant
has a serious problem with the numbers which were arrived at based
upon Condition No. 5. The alternative is that we retain the expert,
who happens to be a Ph.D. who works for Florida Atlantic University,
that the applicant pay for the cost of the study, estimated to be
$15,000 to $20,000, and that the applicant agree to accept the numbers
developed in this study. This gives the applicant a choice, and Mr.
Vance asked for the applicant's comments in reference to this matter.
Mr. Post said the applicant's position has been accurately stated;
they have reservations about the legality of the ordinance the City
has proposed. He said~iteco has always taken the position that they
recognize that developments of any size--and this is a large one--do
create impact upon the community, and they are willing to pay for its
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impact. The question is whether or not this ordinance properly
addresses the impact and whether some of the things designated as
impact are impacts from this project. They will abide by whatever
ordinance the City adopts with respect to impact, and they assume it
will be a legal ordinance. If it is legal, it can and will be
enforced, and they can and will obey it. He went on to say that they
could hardly agree to abide by the numbers of an ordinance that has
not
that p
would b
go onh
of th,
the
and did not th:ink the City would want to be in
~with. to
months it would take to get the results
rl impact of this area and determine if
~es were agreeable to both sides.
Mr. POst said they want to face the problem and are not. trying to
avoid it, but he would think it would be difficult to achieve a result
in two months. He said they have no reservation about exploring and
helping to develop a legal ordinance and one they could accept, but he
asked if the City would want them to be paying the party who writes
the ordinance. He said he thought the City would w~nt them to par-
ticipate, cooperate and help in deVeloping the ordinance and give
theirpoints of view, but he thinks the City would be in an indefen-
sible position if the developer was paying for the study.
Mr. Cheney said he did not think that is a problem; if the developer
would agree to pay for that study, we would recommend to the Council
that we will take that risk. We are talking about a gentleman who
works for the public sector, so he has a continuing reputation to
maintain, so we do not have to worry about that. He said they have
indicated both at this meeting and a previous one that Rite¢o is
anxious to pay their share.
He said this issue came up with another development in the City, and
that developer at the time of annexation agreed to give some land, not
raising the question of whether it was legal or illegal. At that time
we committed, to treat all developers in the City the same way,
according to what he voluntarily agreed to when he annexed, and we
have that obligation. He said Riteco can agree, whether it is legal
or not, to follow the formula they put forth, and if they volunteer to
do that, it does not matter if it is legal. If they think those
figures are high or wrong, then it is suggested we hire someone to do
that study. The City does not need that study at this time, so we
suggest the developer pay for it. The money can be given to the City~
and the study will be done by a highly eminent and respectable source
in a couple of months.
Mr. Vance said if the study is to be done, we can stop talking about
an ordinance; we will talk about a development order. He said if they
agree with our opinion of what the impact will bs, they will then
agree to donate a certain amount of land and/or money or a combination
in connection with the approval of their development order, and an
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ordinance is not involved. He went on to say the City Wants to be as
fair as possible; that is why this individual, whom the developer
knows to have done a lot of work in this~area, was contacted regarding
the study,
Mr. Cheney said we could have proceeded with a development order on
this project and:never raised the issue of civic dedication now, and
whatever ordinance we passed in the future!, assuming it is legal,
would apply ito th' iproject
assure
issue in the ~ the
working dedication,
applicable here--there would be.n(
work out something that will make
the study will make. sense. We w
tion ordinance.
· In o]
up front,
are
~ pass d be
= ar to
to:everyone, an, ieves
have in some way a :civic dedica-
Mr. Vance said we will work with the development or~
the City and a reasonable determination of the impact
it applies to the city. Whether or not
he thinks would have some effect on the s
approving~ the project.
be issued by
~his area:~as
that
toward
Mr. Post said their concern is insuring the legality of the ordinance
concerning this matter. ~ Mr. Cheney asked if he thought the draft of
the ordinance they had put forth~was an unreasonable measure for
impact, and Mr. Post answered that he did and the request does. not
bear a proper relationship to the ~cause. He said they ithink they are
being asked to pay an impact fee that does not represent a timate
impact of their project on the City. He went on to say fferen-
cee of opinion arise frequently, and that does not bother them. Mr.
Cheney said the City received no response from the developer on this
issue, but only received a quickly-drawn opinion from the attoirney,
which they have not had a chance to discuss.
Mr. Cheney again asked Mr. Post if he thinks the demand from the draft
ordinance is too much, and he replied that he did and they do not want
to give that much for that purpose.
Mr. Vahce said that is one reason they have suggested the approach of
using an eminently qualified individual to do a study and see what the
results are. The study, which will cost $15,000 to $20,000, should
determine whether we are asking for a reasonable amount or too much or
too little.
Mr. Post suggested that they proceed under the assumption that an
agreement will be reached in this matter, and he asked for a three-
minute recess to confer with Mr. Wade Riley regarding Riteco's being
willing to fund a study of the proposed ordinance. He. said.he had
misunderstood an earlier statement, thinking the contention was that
an ordinance could be drafted in a couple of months. He requested
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that the Council approve the development order with Item 5 subject to
negotiation, and if agreement is not reached, the City could cancel
the development order, and if Riteco does not like it, they could
quit.
Mr. Vance said we might be able to work out some language, but we have
an indication that the study can be done in a six-week to two-month
time period, and he thinks it would be simpler to hold everything in
abeyance while this is done. He added that we intend to do this in
totally good faith and based on the problems the developer has with
the formula we now have.
Mr. Cheney said if we proceeded with the drafting of the development
order, we could save some time but nQt lose anything for either party.
And he said, even though we agree on just about everything, it may
take the attorneys 30 or 45 days to get the development order drafted
with that one item left open. Mr. Vance said he was referring
adoption of the development order--not to drafting; the drafting would
proceed.~ Mr. Post said he sees no reason to deviate from the time-
table that has been established while we proceed with the study. Mr.
Vance said any funding would go directly to the City rather than the
individual hired for the study; the City would then make payment to
him.
Mr. Cheney mentioned an item from the City staff's comments concerning
the possibility of researching a land swap. Item 14 on Exhibit D of
the memorandum of October 24, 1984, from the City Planner to the City
Manager refers to an attached letter from Mr. Wade Riley dated October
22, 1984. He read the letter from Mr. Riley, which is based on
discussions regarding a 12 acre piece of land located at the intersec-
tion of N.W. 22nd Avenue and the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. Mr.
Cheney said we acknowledge that this is a piece of property the City
got from the County at one time and that there is a reverter clause on
it. After studying and thinking about this, they think the County
would probably be willing to give up the reverter clause on that piece
of land and substitute it for another piece of land. He said he wants
the record to show they want to pursue that matter and see if it can
be worked out, as there is the general feeling that the City and the
development would benefit~ and the general public would rest more
easily knowing the outdoor pistol range was not at that location. So
they do accept Mr. Riley's suggestion that it be researched. Mr.
Cheney said that other than this'item and Item No. 5, all other com-
ments from the City staff and the Treasure Coast staff are acceptable.
Mr. Post said their understanding on the potential land swap has been
stated correctly, and they are willing to proceed on that same basis.
Mr. David Presley, Attorney representing Riteco, said he wanted to
clarify that the expert who is being considered to do the impact study
was contacted initially by him on behalf of Riteco, and he instructed
him to meet with Mr. Annunziato, the City Planner, at their cost, for
he thought it was in the best interest of everybody to have a valid
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impact ordinance. Mr. Vance confirmed that he was contacted by Mr.
PreSley, and they met with him somewhat extensively and checked some
of the other work he had done for Palm Beach County, for example, on
road impact fees, and they thought he was a qualified expert. Mr.
Cheney~said it was not appropriate to use his name in a public
meeting, because he:does not knowwe are talking about it.
Mayor Zimmerman said ~ould ~
would have a chance ~to g
shorti intermission. There was
the public to know
in the discu after the
at 9:30 p.m.
Mayor Zimmerman called the meeting back to order and said we have a
report the developer is ready to give their position, ~and then the
audience will have an opportunity ~to speak.
Mr. Post said Riteco will accept the proposal that was made and will
fund the study, to be done expeditiously, and will abide by the results
of the study, and they assume the City will abide by the results of
the study, and that ~tive procedures will continue while
the~study is being made. Mr. said in addition to the Riteco
project, which possibly could be an agreed-t will be on
the books forever. In the long run, the City wantsian ~ance on
the books which is solid, legal and will stand up, are con-
fident this process is one way of getting such an ordinance. He said
if we want one that will stand up, we obviously agr by the
recommendations of this studyl. He recommended to if
this results in a DRI approval, the City credit back to the developer
their~up-front costs for the study. H:e said the agreement is that we
would proceed to draft the development order, and if an extension of
the 30 daY period for adoption is ~required, he assumes an extension of
it is iat the
Mr. Vance said the approximate charge for the study will be $15,000 to
$20,000, and Mr. Post said they are agreeing to not more than $20,000.
Mr. Cheney said he is sure they can agree not to exceed $20,00:0, and
they would like authorization to proceed with a negotiated contract as
rapidly as possible and to execute it if it is within the $20,000
limit.
Mayor Zim~erman said we would hear the public first, and he asked that
anyone wishing to speak give his name and address.
Mr. Donald R. Zyto, who resides at 10790 Green Trail Drive in Boynton
Beach, a Vice President and Senior Banking Officer of Barnett Bank and
President of the Greater Boynton Beach Chamber of Commerce, introduced
himself and said that as President of the Chamber of Commerce he is
here this evening to speak in favor and support of the Boynton Beach
Park of Commerce Development. The primary goal of the Chamber of
Commerce is to secure new job opportunities and to expand the tax base
for the Greater Boynton Beach area. This is done by helping and
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encouraging existing business and industry to expand and the attrac-
tion of new business and industry to this area. In many instances
success is dependent upon having a good location for that expanded or
new business. In the past Boynton Beach has not had a good site on
which to locate these projects, but recently the picture has begun to
change and the Rite¢o project is a real plus for the City of Boynton
Beach. Modern requirements demand locations in well-designed,
pleasing park environment in which needed daily services are present
and parks are closeby. All of this will be offered in the Riteco pro-
ject. New job creation in the first years will be at 1,620 and will
grow over the years to 13,409 employees. Corresponding annual
payrolls run from 31.4 million to 261.4 million dollars. Ad valorem
taxes at buildout estimated within 30 years to the City of Boynton
Beach would be $2,830,000 annually. Assessed valuation of the project
at that point is estimated at 813.7 million dollars. That valuation
exceeds the total valuation of all the real property in Boynton Beach
this year. There will be problems, but Riteco, Inc., will be contri-
buting not only new jobs, city taxes, industrial and business sites,
taxes to all taxing bodies, but also impact fees for street and road
improvements, intersection improvements and land or money for expanded
city service centers. New businesses produce new jobs, which are
filled by new people. New people mean new buyers for new homes, new
taxpayers, new customers for existing and new businesses and the basis
for the attraction of additional small businesses. The Chamber of
Commerce and representives of the Economic Development Committee have
studied the DRI report and sincerely believe the approval of this
application for zoning changes and development are in the best
interests of the people and the City of Boynton Beach; therefore, I
urge this City Council to approve the recommendations of the Planning
and Zoning Board.
Mayor Zimmerman asked if anyone else was is in favor or opposition to
this development, and no one else spoke. He said we would take up the
motion mentioned earlier.
~Councilman Cassandra said the motion was to proceed with the necessary
administrative procedures and to authorize the refund of the $15,000,
not to exceed $20,000, if the program is approved and is developed in
the near future and to authorize the execution of a contract for the
study. Vice Mayor Ferrell seconded the motion.
Mayor Zimmerman asked if there was further discussion. He said
without repeating the motion they would vote on it, and said, "All in
favor?" All answered, "Aye." The motion carried 3-0.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:55 p.m.
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
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MINUTES-SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING/BOYNTON BEACH PARK OF COMMERCE
BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA ' NOVEMBER 8, 1984
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Councilman
Councilman
ATTEST'
City Clerk
Recording Secretary
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Councilman
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