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Minutes 08-05-14MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING HELD IN COMMISSION CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2014 AT 6:30 P.M. PRESENT Jerry Taylor, Mayor Joe Casello, Vice Mayor David T. Merker, Commissioner Mack McCray, Commissioner Michael M. Fitzpatrick, Commissioner 1. OPENINGS Lori LaVerriere, City Manager James Cherof, City Attorney Janet M. Prainito, City Clerk A. Call to order - Mayor Jerry Taylor B. Invocation C. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag led by Commissioner Merker Mayor Taylor called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. An invocation was offered by Commissioner McCray and Commissioner Merker led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. A roll call revealed all members of the City Commission were present. D. Agenda Approval: 1. Additions, Deletions, Corrections Commissioner Fitzpatrick requested Consent Agenda Item 6.J be pulled from the agenda for a minor correction to the minutes of the last meeting. Commissioner McCray requested Agenda Items 6 -A and 6 -H be pulled from the agenda for discussion. Mayor Taylor advised that under Item 3 — Announcements and Presentations, he would be introducing two individuals. 2. Adoption Commissioner McCray moved approval of the agenda with the necessary changes. Commissioner Merker seconded the motion that unanimously carried. 2. OTHER A. Informational Items by Members of the City Commission Commissioner Merker was privileged to participate with the young people at the Pathways to Prosperity event last Saturday. They were eager and excited about the education they were receiving. He thanked Kim Bush for allowing him to be part of this program. 1 MINUTES CITY COMMISSION MEETING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA Vice Mayor Casello reported on the following: • He attended the first annual Operation Gratitude at the Civic Center on July 26 where the veterans and their families learned about services available to them; • On August 2 he attended the 6 Annual Back to School Community Health and Resource Fair at St. John Missionary Baptist Church with Bridges at Boynton Beach. Backpacks, school supplies and health care information were distributed. It was like Christmas for the children and was enjoyed by all; • On August 6 Vice Mayor Casello will be participating in the Art Showcase and evening reception at the Civic Center hosted by Recreation and Parks. He will be judging and giving out awards for the artwork produced by the children who participated in the eight -week art camp; and • He received several telephone calls from residents of Leisureville regarding the hotel. They now have a work stoppage on the project for nine Code violations. Vice Mayor Casello confirmed that he voted in support of this project; however, he expressed concern that he might have made a mistake since the site looks like a landfill dump. Students will be walking past this construction site when school begins shortly and he is concerned about the situation. He is hopeful the owner will correct these violations and become a good neighbor to the residents. Commissioner Fitzpatrick reported on the following: 2 AUGUST 5, 2014 • On July 17 he attended the MPO meeting and also the South Central Regional Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Board meeting; • During that same week, a Sister Cities delegation from Les Cayes, Haiti was supposed to visit the City; however, they were unable to fund the trip. A welcome party had been planned and was held without the Haiti delegation; • He attended the budget meetings during that same week; • On July 26 he attended Operation Gratitude; • On August 2 he attended the Sixth Annual Back to School Community Health and Resource Fair; • At 9:00 a.m. on August 5 Commissioner Fitzpatrick was at River Bend Park near Jupiter Farms for the opening of the Pantano Trail which was hosted by Commissioner Valeche who offered him the gold scissors to cut the ribbon. Commissioner Fitzpatrick was able to make contact with the Director for South Florida Greenways who will contact him by e -mail at a future date; and MINUTES CITY COMMISSION MEETING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA • He received emails relative to the four acres in Lake Ida. The bids will be opened this Thursday. There are possibly three private developers who are bidding on the property. The City's bid and the other three will be taken to the County Commission in the future. For disclosure purposes, Mayor Taylor announced that he met with the developers working on the project at Miner Road and High Ridge Road. 3. ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMMUNITY & SPECIAL EVENTS & PRESENTATIONS Mayor Taylor introduced two very important people who were asked to attend this meeting. He requested Mr. Barch, the new principal of Boynton Beach Community High School and Ms. Dilbert, the new principal of Crosspointe Elementary School, approach the podium. Mr. Fred Barch has 27 years in the School District of which he has worked as a teacher for 13 years, a District Administrator in the Curriculum Department for eight years and a principal for the past six years. He has always tried to make the projects he worked on national projects. That is his goal for Boynton Beach Community High School. His view of the school is an academy of arts and sciences. He wants to take this to the national level. He also plugged the football team that will go for a State run this year. He offered members of the community and the Commissioners a tour of the school. He would like to form business partnerships within the community and form internships for the students. He was offered best wishes by the Commissioners. Mayor Taylor offered Mr. Barch the contact information for the Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce. He will be invited to speak at one of the Chamber luncheons in an effort to involve the business community. Ms. Annmarie Dilbert has 20 years of experience in education with the majority of those years in a Title 1 school. Crosspointe Elementary School is 90% free and reduced lunch and has maintained an "A" status for the past four years. Ms. Dilbert will work to maintain that status. Education and assessment has changed so there is a shift in learning for the students and teachers. The school cannot be a level "A" school without the support of the community. The previous principal left many resources. Ms. Dilbert has been in contact with the Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs that have supported the school with uniforms and books. She offered the Commissioners an invitation to stop by at the school for a tour. Mayor Taylor was excited after meeting with both of the new principals. Their ideas for the new school year are exciting. He offered the City's assistance, if needed. A. Approve changing the date of the first meeting in September from Tuesday, September 2nd to Wednesday, September 3rd to have First Public Budget Hearing on the Proposed FY 14/15 Budget be in accordance with the Truth in Millage (TRIM) calendar. Mayor Taylor made the announcement. 3 AUGUST 5, 2014 MINUTES CITY COMMISSION MEETING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA Motion Vice Mayor Casello moved approval. Commissioner McCray seconded the motion that carried unanimously. B. Public Budget Hearing dates /times to adopt FY 14/15 Budget, Millage Rate and Fire Assessment - Wednesday — 9/3/14 beginning at 6:30 p.m.; Thursday — 9/11/14 beginning at 6:00 p.m.; Tuesday — 9/16/14 beginning at 6:30 p.m. in City Hall Commission Chambers. Mayor Taylor made the announcement regarding the upcoming budget public hearing and the Fire Assessment Public Hearing. C. Announce the Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, August 26, and the Early Voting Period will be Monday, August 11 to Sunday, August 24. The Ezell Hester, Jr. Community Center will be one of the fourteen locations in Palm Beach County at which people can vote early, and will be open from 10 am to 6pm daily. Mayor Taylor made the announcement regarding early voting for the Primary Election. 4. PUBLIC AUDIENCE 4 AUGUST 5, 2014 INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS WILL BE LIMITED TO 3 MINUTE PRESENTATIONS (at the discretion of the Chair, this 3 minute allowance may need to be adjusted depending on the level of business coming before the City Commission) Representatives of the Bridges program that is part of the Pathways to Prosperity Program is a strong start initiative in Boynton made up of residents, local business owners and non - profits that serve the community. They have met to discuss healthy births. Boynton Beach has some of the highest rates of early and underweight births. This group raises awareness of this issue and educates the community on how to prevent pre -term births. The group requested assistance from the Commission in disseminating information about this initiative by distributing brochures and placing them in the utility bills. Commissioner McCray supports this initiative and thanked the representatives for bringing this information to the forefront. City Manager LaVerriere asked them to provide a large number of brochures that will be placed at City facilities. She further advised that the City would investigate whether or not it would be possible to put a note on the utility bills relative to this initiative. Suzanne Ross, Children's Schoolhouse Museum, said July was an outstanding month at the Museum. Approximately 3,500 guests visited, which is a 25% increase over last July. Membership income was up 13.5% and participation in education programs and group visits increased by 21 %. The income for the same period increased 40% over last July. A special MINUTES CITY COMMISSION MEETING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA AUGUST 5, 2014 event, inspired by the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle movie, is planned for Saturday, August 16 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. "Turtles and Tae Kwon Do" will be hosted at the Museum with Ninja -style Tae Kwon Do demonstrations and Ninja focused turtle crafts and activities. From August 18 to August 22 " the Museum will be closed for refurbishment. Woodrow Hay, 427 NW 5 Avenue, announced there will be at least two more back -to- school events. He is working with the groups so that only one large event will be held next year for the City of Boynton Beach. Bill Caesar will conduct one of these events on Saturday at the church located at 2439 S. Federal Highway where backpacks will be given away and there will be raffles for computers and gift certificates. On Saturday, August 16 there will be another back -to- school event at the Carolyn Sims Center from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. sponsored by the newly -form BBCC (Boynton Beach Coalition of Clergy). Additionally, Mr. Hay suggested the City require by Code that a canvas - enclosed fence be placed around construction projects prior to the start of construction to contain the debris. City Manager LaVerriere confirmed this is already a Code requirement and one of the reasons for the Stop Work Order at the Leisureville site. Commissioner McCray thanked Mr. Hay for helping to organize these events for the future. Shirley Cassa, 217 SW 14 Street, approached the podium and distributed photos of the construction site at Leisureville noting that it looks like a dump site. She thanked the City for the Stop Work Order that was issued. Commissioner Merker reminded Ms. Cassa that he was opposed to this construction project and pointed out this present condition of the project enforces the character and professionalism of this company. Commissioner McCray agreed that he did not vote for the project; however, he is happy the City is addressing this situation and would vote to ensure it is cleaned. When Allan Hendricks, 122 SE 4 Avenue, expressed his support for the Human Rights Ordinance, Mayor Taylor advised he would have an opportunity to speak on the issue when it was addressed by the Commissioners. Victor Norfus, 261 North Palm Drive, reminded the Commissioners that he brought up an issue when a CRA Board comprised of all citizens existed in this City. Once a member leaves the Board, that member should not be able to interact for a certain time period on issues they addressed when they were members of the Board. This was an issue in the past with the land on Seacrest Boulevard. Currently, one of the members of the Board, who has since resigned, is now working with individuals involved with a forthcoming project. It is wrong for a CRA Board member to resign and then immediately go to work for a company /individual on a project where he was involved in the decision - making. This member had inside information and an awareness of the thought processes of the Board. He recommends a policy be developed to avoid this situation. 5 MINUTES CITY COMMISSION MEETING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA Vice Mayor Casello said the issues are being addressed by the Inspector General to determine whether any violations occurred. If there are violations, they will be dealt with accordingly. Doug Grueggemann, 713 SE 4 Street, is concerned about the All- Aboard Florida high- speed train. He requested the Commission draft a Resolution opposing this train since it will wreak havoc on traffic. Mayor Taylor explained to Mr. Grueggemann representatives would be present at the September 3 City Commission meeting to offer a presentation on this issue. He suggested Mr. Grueggemann attend that meeting. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE Motion Vice Mayor Casello moved to appoint Herb Suss as an Alternate member of the Golf Course Advisory Committee. There was brief discussion by Mayor Taylor that he was assigned a Regular appointment to the Golf Course Advisory Committee. At Mayor Taylor's request, Vice Mayor Casello removed his motion from the table. Motion Mayor Taylor's moved to appoint Herb Suss as a Regular member of the Golf Course Advisory Commission. Commissioner McCray seconded the motion that carried unanimously. Motion A. Appoint eligible members of the community to serve in vacant positions on City advisory boards. The following openings exist: Arts Commission: 1 regular and 1 alternate Building Board of Adjustment and Appeals: 1 alternate Cemetery Board: 1 alternate Education & Youth Advisory Board: 1 student N/V Financial Advisory Committee: 2 regulars and 2 alternates Golf Course Advisory Committee: 1 regular and 1 alternate Historic Resource Preservation Board: 2 alternates Library Board: 2 alternates Recreation and Parks Board: 1 alternate Veterans Advisory Commission: 1 alternate Commissioner Fitzpatrick moved to appoint Debbie McHenry as an Alternate member of the Historic Resources Preservation Board. Commissioner McCray seconded the motion that carried unanimously. 6 AUGUST 5, 2014 MINUTES CITY COMMISSION MEETING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA Motion Motion Commissioner Merker moved to appoint Jeffrey Korentur as an Alternate member of the Veterans Advisory Commission. Commissioner McCray seconded the motion that carried unanimously. 6. CONSENT AGENDA AUGUST 5, 2014 Matters in this section of the Agenda are proposed and recommended by the City Manager for "Consent Agenda" approval of the action indicated in each item, with all of the accompanying material to become a part of the Public Record and subject to staff comments A. PROPOSED RESOLUTION NO. R14 -064 - Approve agreement between the City of Boynton Beach and the Education Foundation of Palm Beach County to purchase trees and to make improvements to the Galaxy Scrub Carisse LeJeune, Assistant City Manager, reported when Galaxy Elementary School was under construction, the City did a land swap with the County giving them the ball courts that were on Boynton Beach Boulevard and in turn, the City received the Galaxy natural scrub area behind the School. The City received the Urban and Community Forestry grant for $10,000 to restore the scrub to its natural habitat and remove the exotics. The City put $20,000 in CIP to help with that project and the Education Commission of the School Board received a Batchelor grant for $20,000 to plant trees and remove exotics as well. Once the land swap was accomplished, the School Board was unable to use the grant. Representatives from the City spoke with the Education Commission and the Batchelor Foundation and they are allowing the City to use the money that was dedicated to the School District. This is the interlocal agreement between the City and the Education Commission to allow the City to do the work and they will pay the $20,000 from their grant to help offset the cost of that work. Ms. LeJeune further explained the City is working with Ed Capitano, the principal of Galaxy Elementary School, to do a pilot curriculum so that the elementary school children will be able to do hands -on work in the scrub area along with the City's Urban Forester, Glenda Hall. Experts will be brought in to provide lectures teaching the students about the different aspects of their work in the scrub. Eventually, as the maintenance of the scrub becomes ongoing, other elementary schools will be brought into the project. Commissioner McCray moved to approve. Commissioner Merker seconded the motion that carried unanimously. B. PROPOSED RESOLUTION NO. R14 -065 - Authorize the City Manager to execute a software license agreement with MedaPoint, Inc. of Austin, TX for the use of "AdvanceClaim" EMS /Ambulance Billing Software. This agreement has a startup cost 7 MINUTES CITY COMMISSION MEETING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA AUGUST 5, 2014 of $3,900 and a usage fee of 0.89 per billable claim payable monthly and has an initial term of one (1) year. C. PROPOSED RESOLUTION NO. R14 -066 - Adopt the City of Boynton Beach's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) One Year Action Plan for fiscal year 2014/2015, and the contracts for sub - grantees to reflect the proposed expenditures. Adoption includes the reprogramming of prior years' funding of $385,683. D. PROPOSED RESOLUTION NO. R14 -067 - Approve changes to and authorize City Manager to sign a contract and related documents between the City of Boynton Beach and Selectron Technologies, Inc., of Portland, Oregon for hosted services for an interactive voice responsive (IVR) system with web interface for a "not -to- exceed" amount of $300,000 as a result of RFP #051 - 2825- 13/TWH "RFP FOR INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE SYSTEM ". E. PROPOSED RESOLUTION NO. R14 -068 - Ratify the actions of the South Central Regional Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Board at their July 17, 2014 meeting and give authorization to do the following: 1) Accept the 2014/2015 Wastewater and Reclaim O &M Budgets; 2) Replace Section XVI "Employment of Relatives" of the Board rules.; 3) Accept the 2014/2015 Organization Chart and Salary Ranges; 4) Maintain the reclaim user rate for Hunters Run, Country Club of Florida, Quail Ridge, Delray Dunes and Pine Tree for fiscal year 2014/2015 at $.2000/1,000 Gallons; 5) Establish reclaim user rate at $0.18598/1,000 Gallons to consumers Delray Beach, Boynton Beach and South Central Regional for fiscal year 2014/2015; 6) Establish wastewater user rate (O &M at $1.0739/1,000 Gallon and R &R Reserves at $0.2000/1,000 Gallon) to Delray Beach and Boynton Beach for fiscal year 2014/2015 F. Accept the FY 2013 -14 Budget Status Report of the General Fund & Utility Fund for the nine (9) month period ended June 30, 2014. G. Approve the Award for "ANNUAL SUPPLY OF PVC SCHEDULE 40 AND 80 IRRIGATION SUPPLIES" Bid #059 - 1412- 14 /MFD to the lowest, most responsive, responsible bidders meeting all specifications on an "AS NEEDED" basis to the following two (2) companies as primaries to a group: Ferguson Enterprises (Group SCH80) and FIS Outdoor Inc. (Group SCH40). Also approve the award to John Deere Landscapes as the secondary vendor to both groups. These items will be ordered on an "AS NEEDED" basis and the estimated annual expenditure is $60,000. H. Reject all four (4) proposals received in response to the Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 035 - 2821- 14 /DJL "CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR RAW WATER MAIN SECTION C" and re- advertise. Commissioner McCray requested an explanation of the reasons why the City is going back out to bid on this project. 8 MINUTES CITY COMMISSION MEETING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA Motion AUGUST 5, 2014 Colin Groff, Utilities Director, explained the scope of this project was prepared prior to his arrival at the City. He reviewed the project again and will change the scope since it did not meet the needs of the current project. The City will either send the bid back out or if the scope is reduced to less than a $200,000 expenditure, it may be possible to use the General Services Contract. In that case, it would only be necessary to bring back a contract to the Commission for review and approval. If this bid goes back out, it will do so under the new processes being put in place based on the Inspector General's report. Commissioner McCray moved to approve. Vice Mayor Casello seconded the motion that carried unanimously. I. Accept the resignation of Christine Stella, a regular member of the Financial Advisory Committee. J. Approve the minutes from the Regular City Commission meeting held on July 16, 2014 Commissioner Fitzpatrick requested a correction to Suzanne Ross' name so that it will read "Suzanne" rather than "Susan ". Motion Commissioner McCray moved to approve. Vice Mayor Casello seconded the motion that carried unanimously. 7. BIDS AND PURCHASES OVER $100,000 A. PROPOSED RESOLUTION NO. R14 -069 - Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Man -Con, Incorporated of Deerfield Beach, FL for the Central Seacrest Corridor Utilities Improvements project, Bid No. 034 - 2821- 14 /DJL in the amount of $8,142,973.50 plus a 10% contingency of $814,297.35, if needed, for staff approval of change orders for unforeseen conditions for a total expenditure of $8,957,270.85, as the most responsive, responsible bidder. Colin Groff, Utilities Director, made a presentation explaining this is the Seacrest Corridor Neighborhood Project which is a $9 million project. The goal of the project is to upgrade the utilities in the neighborhood. Most of the water lines are in backyards and will be moved into the road and upsized with new material. It also includes storm water work, rebuilding swales, installing exfiltration trenches, replacing drainpipes, new hydrants and replacing driveway aprons along all of the roads from the pavement to the right -of -way line for each driveway. This will involve about 27,000 feet of waterline, a mile of trenches and pipe and 10,000 feet of sidewalk. The area is bound by I -95 on the west, Seacrest on the east and Boynton Beach Boulevard on the north. It is split into two phases. Phase II is budgeted to be bid in 18 months. It will be bid two months prior to the end of Phase I. 9 MINUTES CITY COMMISSION MEETING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA New hydrants will be added to ensure they meet the 250 foot dimensions. The standards have been changed to a new hydrant mainly for water security. The Fire Department has approved the new hydrant. If approved by the Commission, construction will begin in November. Substantial completion is anticipated for March 2016. The Utilities Department will reach out into the neighborhood with two informational meetings and more if needed. Brochures and door hangers will be sent to the citizens. Daily construction updates will be provided on Facebook to keep the public aware of road closures. Construction updates will be on Twitter and a complaint /concern line will be set up. The City will ensure driveways will remain open and the citizens will be able to get to their homes. The project will be handled street -by- street. Commissioner McCray wanted the public to be aware that the Commission is not just rubberstamping projects like this one. This project has been thoroughly investigated. Motion Commissioner McCray moved to approve. Commissioner Fitzpatrick seconded the motion. Commissioner Fitzpatrick inquired about the number of gallons per minute the new lines would produce. Mr. Groff explained the project is designed for the density allowed in the area. Commissioner Fitzpatrick questioned whether Man -Con would be able to bid on Phase II. Mr. Groff responded affirmatively and explained they could win the bid if they are the low bidder. Mr. Groff confirmed there had been coordination with Jeff Livergood's office about the Seacrest improvement. Landscaping will move forward once this utility project is completed. The motion carried unanimously. Motion 10 AUGUST 5, 2014 B. PROPOSED RESOLUTION NO. R14 -070 - Approve Budget Amendment for the Fleet Maintenance Internal Service Fund for the Fiscal Year 2013 -2014, amending the appropriated budget from $7,328,709 to $8,588,112 and; 2) Approve the purchase of 9 replacement vehicles and an additional vehicle for Utilities; for a total of 10 units in the amount of $1,304,885.18. The purchases will utilize the following contracts /bids and vendors; Florida Sheriff's Contract #13 -11 -0904 (Palm Peter Built Truck Centers), Florida Sheriff's Contract #13 -21 -0904 (Duval Ford Fleet Sales), Florida Sheriff's Contract #11 -10 -1202 (Sutphen Corporation) and National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) contract #022014 (Hi -Vac Corporation) Commissioner McCray moved to approve the budget amendment. Vice Mayor Casello seconded the motion that carried unanimously. MINUTES CITY COMMISSION MEETING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA AUGUST 5, 2014 Regarding Item #2, Commissioner McCray requested Mr. Livergood explain this expenditure for the public. Jeff Livergood, Director of Public Works and Engineering, said six of the requested vehicles are squad cars. Two of those cars are badly damaged. The Fleet fund and insurance will be used to replace those vehicles. Other vehicles are at the end of their life and scheduled to be replaced after October 1 It is the recommendation of the Fleet Administrator to purchase the vehicle now rather than spend $3,000 for a new transmission only to get rid of the vehicle after October 1 One of the other vehicles is from Sutphen and is scheduled to be replaced after October 1 The money is set aside through the pre- funding process to purchase that vehicle. Again, rather than repair that vehicle, staff requested to purchase that vehicle early. The same scenario applies with one of the garbage trucks. It is scheduled for replacement after October 1 It is completely pre- funded and staff is requesting permission to order that vehicle at this time since there is a six -month lead time for the vehicle. Commissioner McCray was in favor of purchasing the automated garbage truck since he received numerous phone calls last week because the garbage truck was down. He inquired about the four vehicles that were damaged in the parking lot last week. Mr. Livergood explained those vehicles were not part of this request. Staff will bring forward another request for replacement or repair of those vehicles in the near future. Vice Mayor Casello questioned whether this vehicle would be able to close the lids of the garbage cans. Mr. Livergood responded the lids would more than likely remain open. Further, Vice Mayor Casello inquired about the purchase of the backhoe for the Golf Course. Mr. Livergood reported that situation is being investigated. Motion Commissioner McCray moved to approve. Vice Mayor Casello seconded the motion that carried unanimously. 8. CODE COMPLIANCE & LEGAL SETTLEMENTS None 9. PUBLIC HEARING 7 P.M. OR AS SOON THEREAFTER AS THE AGENDA PERMITS The City Commission will conduct these public hearings in its dual capacity as Local Planning Agency and City Commission. None 11 MINUTES CITY COMMISSION MEETING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA 10. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT None 11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None 12. NEW BUSINESS Motion AUGUST 5, 2014 A. Request of Commissioner Merker to discuss Human Rights Council's proposed Boynton Beach Civil Rights ordinance and domestic partnership benefits. Vice Mayor Casello moved to send this to HR to update our language stating our position on discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression and have HR come back with some information on this so it can be discussed in a sensible manner. Commissioner Fitzpatrick seconded the motion. Commissioner Merker explained that we have gone through a long period of time of civil rights unrest. This is a leadership issue and Boynton Beach is behind the times. Commissioner Merker proposed that this issue be sent to the City Attorney to draft an ordinance. Delaying this would show prejudice about how the City feels about all people. This is a diversified City and everyone is equal. In his opinion, everyone has the right to have health benefits and other benefits. Delaying this would be a disgrace to the City. Commissioner Fitzpatrick felt sending this issue to staff is not a delay. The Human Resources Department needs to review it and come up with policies that will work. He is concerned about whether or not there would be added costs. If there are small additional costs, he would support it. However, he is concerned about who is going to be the domestic partner and he thinks there may be more heterosexuals than others using this. Commissioner McCray remarked that Commissioners need to agree to disagree. He does not like the outbursts. Mayor Taylor advised this issue was brought to each of the Commissioners by letter from the Human Rights Council and that is why it appeared on the agenda. Mayor Taylor does not agree that Boynton Beach is behind the times nor is it hateful. Vote The motion carried unanimously. 12 MINUTES CITY COMMISSION MEETING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA 13. LEGAL AUGUST 5, 2014 A. PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 14 -012 - FIRST READING - PUBLIC HEARING - Approve the "Emergency Medical Services Ordinance" to establish the new fee structure and rates for Emergency Medical Transport services by Boynton Beach Fire Rescue Department Attorney Cherof read Proposed Ordinance No. 14 -012 by title only on first reading. Motion Commissioner McCray moved to approve Proposed Ordinance No. 14 -012 on first reading. Vice Mayor Casello seconded the motion. Ray Carter, Fire Chief, explained the rates that appeared before the Commissioners. The current BLS rate is $350 and the proposed rate is $610. The ALS -1 rate is $425 currently and the proposed rate would be $610. The ALS -2 rate is currently $575 and the proposed rate would be $770. The new rates are identical to the rates adopted by Palm Beach County to become effective on January 1, 2015. The City's rates would go into effect on October 1, 2014 to match the budget. Commissioner McCray was in favor due to the fact that we are in line with the County's rates. Vice Mayor Casello inquired if these rates were in line with the amounts the insurance companies would pay for transportation. Chief Carter responded affirmatively. The purpose of this increase is to capture the revenue from the secondary insurers which are the Medicare Plus type plans and additional insurers. Vote City Clerk Prainito called the roll. The motion carried unanimously. Vice Mayor Casello questioned how many stores in Boynton Beach sell puppies that come from puppy mills. City Manager LaVerriere responded that she would check with Nancy Byrne, Director of Development, and provide an answer. 14. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS A. Discuss impact of pending legislation legalizing restricted use of medical marijuana. TBD 13 MINUTES CITY COMMISSION MEETING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA ATTEST: B. Hear presentation from All Aboard Florida - 9/3/14 C. Development Department to bring forward an ordinance establishing a certificate of use program - TBD D. Public Works to bring forward an ordinance revising monthly refuse charges to single - family and multi - family residences to be effective 10/01/14 - TBD 15. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the City Commission, the meeting properly adjourned at 7:38 p.m. y R c t M. Prainito, MMC Clerk Transcribed from one recording 8/8/14 - 3.5 hrs. 14 CITY 9F BOYNTON BEACH Taylor, ayor Merk- •mmissioner David Casello, Vice Mayor cCray „4ommissioner AUGUST 5, 2014 Michael M. Fitzpatrick, Comm sioner