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RESOLUTION NO. R15-136
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3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH,
4 d FLORIDA, CREATING A COMMUNITY
5 I REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ADVISORY BOARD;
6 ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR APPOINTMENT
7 AND REMOVAL OF MEMBERS; AND PROVIDING
8I FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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10 WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined that the interest of the City will.
11 best be served by creating an advisory board to provide input to the City Commission
12 regarding matters related to the City's Community Redevelopment Agency.
13 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
141 THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT:
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15' E Section 1. The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are true and correct and
16 1 hereby ratified and confirmed by the City Commission
171j; Section 2. There is hereby created a Community Redevelopment Advisory Board.
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18 The Advisory Board, at the direction of the City Commission, shall make recommendations
19 on the programs; activities and funding issues affecting the implementation of the CRA Plan;
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20 Recommendations shall include but not be limited to, matters concerning land use and design
21 regulations and applications; implementation programs and activities; budgets and funding.
22 Section 3. The Advisory Board will be comprised of seven (7) individuals with
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23 1 experience, education, or skills as determined necessary by the City Commission. Any
24 person may be appointed to the Advisory Board ?f he or site resides or is engaged in
25 business, which means owning a business,practicing a profession, or performing a service
261 for compensation, or serving as an officer or director of a corporation or other business
27 entity so engaged, within the City. 1
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I 1 Italicized language added by amendment at time of adoption.
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28 No less than four (4) members of the Advisory Board shall be residents of the City.
29 Advisory Board Members serve at the pleasure of the City Commission and may be removed
30 by a majority of the Commission with or without a statement of cause.
31 Section 4. The Advisory Board and its individual members shall operate in the
32 sunshine. Board members are subject to the Palm Beach County Code of Ethics. Appointees
33 shall complete required ethics training prior to assuming the duties of appointment.
34 Section 5. Costs associated with the operation of the Advisory Board will be
35 assessed to the Community Redevelopment Agency budget.
36 Section 6. That this Resolution will become effective immediately upon passage.
37 PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of October, 2015.
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40 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
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42 YES NO
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44 Mayor—Jeny Taylor
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46 Vice Mayor—Joe Casello
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48 Commissioner—David T. Merker
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50 Commissioner—Mack McCray
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52 Commissioner—Michael M, Fitzpatrick
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Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency
MEMO
Date: May 10, 2016
To: CRA Chair, Vice Chair and Board Members
From: Vivian L. Brooks, Executive Director
Re: Community Redevelopment Advisory Board Duties
The City Commission created the Community redevelopment Advisory Board (CRAB) in
October 2015 and appointed its seven members in December 2015. The resolution
creating the CRAB had the CRAB advising the City Commission but not the CRA Board.
On May 3, 2016, the City Commission further clarified the role of the CRAB by adopting
a new resolution whereby the CRAB will now advise the City Commission and the CRA
Board on matters assigned to it by either the CRA Board or City Commission.
After conferring with City Manager, Lori LaVerriere, we propose the following
guidelines for management of the CRAB agenda:
A) The City Commission or CRA Board must approve, by majority vote, any
assignment given to the CRAB.
B) Only City Commissioners and CRA Board Members may request to place matters
on the CRAB agenda. All requests by the CRA Board Member or City
Commissioners shall be raised under the CRAB discussion item that will be added
to both the CRA and City agenda template. See next item.
C) Both the CRA and the City's meeting agenda template will reflect a new section
titled C Community Redevelopment Advisory Board (CRAB) with three
subsections (Reports, Pending Items, and New Assignments). This will provide
the opportunity for an individual member of the City Commissioner or CRA to
raise a topic/assignment for the entire Commission or CRA to consider.
D) When an assignment is given to the CRAB it will then show as a Pending Item on
future agendas until the assignment is completed and reported back to the
assigning board. Staff recommends that all assignments be given a deadline for
reporting back to assist staff in following up on outstanding assignments with the
CRAB. This will also provide transparency on all matters being reviewed by the
CRAB.
E) Once their assignment is complete and the CRAB is ready to present a report to
the CRA or City Commission, then the Board shall submit their report to CRA
staff or the City Clerk for publishing on the next available agenda.
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F) When matters are assigned to the CRAB, reliance on staff should be minimized to
the extent possible. Individual members of the CRAB may not assign work to
CRA or City staff members. Research by the members of the Advisory Board
should be done independently and with as minimal reliance on CRA or City staff
as possible. This will ensure that work continues to be accomplished as staff will
not be overwhelmed with new assignments.
G) Absent any new assignments, the monthly CRAB agenda will mirror the CRA
agenda on a monthly basis.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
BOYNTON BEACH COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY'S ADVISORY
BOARD SPECIAL MEETING
Please be advised that the Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment
Agency's Advisory Board will be meeting on Thursday,July 21st in Chambers at
City Hall at 6:00 pm for further discussion of the consolidation of the CRA
plans:
Thursday,July 21st, 2016
6:00 p.m. until the conclusion of business
in
City Library
208 S. Seacrest Blvd.
Boynton Beach, FL 33435
561-600-9090
Linda Cross, CRA Advisory Board Chairperson
Vivian Brooks, Executive Director
NOTICE
IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE CRA BOARD WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT
THIS MEETING,HE/SHE WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND,FOR SUCH PURPOSE,HE/SHE MAY NEED TO ENSURE
THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDING IS MADE,WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON
WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED. (F.S.286.0105)
THE CRA SHALL FURNISH APPROPRIATE AUXILIARY AIDS AND SERVICES WHERE NECESSARY TO AFFORD AN INDIVIDUAL WITH
A DISABILITY AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN AND ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF A SERVICE,PROGRAM,OR ACTIVITY
CONDUCTED BY THE CRA. PLEASE CONTACT THE CRA AT(561)737-3256 AT LEAST TWENTY-FOUR HOURS PRIOR TO THE
MEETING PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY IN ORDER FOR THE CRA TO REASONABLY ACCOMMODATE YOUR REQUEST.
Boynton Beach CRA
710 N.Federal Highway Boynton Beach,FL 33435 (561)737-3256
www.catchboynton.com
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and competent woman and told the women that they could be anything. She wanted to
thank her for coming.
Vote
Unanimously passed
B. Approve changing the date of the first meeting in September from
Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at 6:30 pm to Thursday, September 7, 2017
at 6:30 pm to have First Public Budget Hearing on Proposed FY 17/18
Budget in accordance with the Truth in Millage (TRIM) calendar.
- Motion
Commissioner Romelus moved to approve. Commissioner McCray seconded the
motion.
Vote
Unanimously passed
C. Discuss and decide the signing authority for the periods of time that both
the Mayor and Vice Mayor are not available.
Motion to allow Commissioner Romelus to sign any documents in the absence of the
Mayor and Vice Mayor.
Motion
Commissioner McCray moved to approve. Seconded by Vice Mayor Katz.
Vote
Unanimously passed
D. Discussion on removal of advisory board member for absences and
procedure to fill any vacancy.
Commissioner McCray said this was something that was already in place. If a member
missed a certain amount of meetings the person was taking off of the board. Then the
member position was replaced.
Ms. Pyle said that was the attendance policy. However the resolution that was attached
to the agenda states that when the CRAAB (Community Redevelopment Agency
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Advisory Board) was created, the only way a member could be removed would be by
vote of the Commission.
Commissioner McCray stated that the Commission needs to establish a policy that if a
member misses 3 meetings the Commission can vote them off of the board.
Mayor Grant said that he was reading the County resolution; it said if they miss 3
consecutive meeting or more than 50% of yearly meetings. He asked if that was okay
with the board. He explained that the member would be automatically taken off of the
board.
Mayor Grant asked if it could be done universally for all boards.
Attorney Cherof, said yes, there would be one rule for all.
Vice Mayor Katz noted that the Commission was reducing all other boards from 4 to 3
absences.
Mayor Grant suggested consecutive absences or more than 50% of yearly meetings.
He would suggest that this would be done in a calendar year beginning in January.
Commissioner McCray said that there was already a policy in place. Requested that
Ms. Pyle provide an update to the Commission.
Ms. Pyle said that the policy does not indicate 3 consecutive days missed. The policy
states 3 meeting that are missed, and then the 4th meeting they are taken off the board.
Mayor Grant said the 4th meeting they are removed.
Commissioner Romelus pointed out the members are to be removed by the
Commissions discretion. This was why this was before the Commission.
Ms. Pyle reiterated this was coming before the Commission because this was different
from the other boards. The resolution for the CRAAB states that members can only be
removed by the Commission.
Vice Mayor Katz said he had no problem with modifying this policy.
Mayor Grant said that whatever the Commission votes on tonight, that was what the
new policy will be. Whether it was consecutive or the 50% that is fine. Then the City will
need a motion to remove Ms. Paula Meilley, from the CRAAB.
Vice Mayor Katz said that if we reduce it to 3, just to take note that the policy says 4
absences.
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Commissioner Romelus said that the policy said 3 absences than if they miss a 4th then
they are off.
Ms. Pyle said there are 3 absences then they are sent a letter, and then if they miss a
4th, the member will be terminated from the board.
Commissioner Romelus asked if there was communication with this board member.
Ms. Pyle stated the member was sent a letter.
Mayor Grant opened to public comment
David Katz, 67 Midwood Lane, noticed that one applicant did not live in the City. He
spoke with the City Clerk, and she stated if an applicant has a business in the City, then
they are able to sit on a board. He did not feel the person should be on the quasi-judicial
board.
Commissioner Romelus said that this decision has nothing to do with the resident
comment. She said that here are rules and regulations that should be respected.
Mayor Grant said the Commission will continue the policy except that it will apply to all
board including the CRAAB. They will be sent a letter after the 3rd absence.
Ms. Pyle stated that she does try to make contact. If a member was removed from the
board, the member cannot serve on another board for 3 years.
Commissioner Romelus said that the language needed to be added to the CRAAB
resolution.
Motion
Mayor Grant requested a motion to terminate, to remove Ms. Paula Meilley,
Commissioner McCray seconded the motion.
Vice
Unanimously passed
13. LEGAL
A. PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 17-017 - FIRST READING - Approve the
abandonment of an existing 12 feet. utility easement within the former Verzaal
(landscape) Nursery Parcel located on Flavor Pict Road west of Military Trail.
Attorney Cherof read Proposed Ordinance No. 17-017, by title only on first reading.
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