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Minutes 11-16-21 Minutes of the City Commission Meeting Held Online Via the GoToWebinar Platform and In-Person at the City Hall Commission Chambers 100 East Ocean Avenue, Boynton Beach, Florida On Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at 5:30 P.M. Present: Mayor Steven B. Grant Lori LaVerriere, City Manager Vice Mayor Woodrow L. Hay James Cherof, City Attorney Commissioner Justin Katz Crystal Gibson, City Clerk Commissioner Christina L. Romelus Commissioner Ty Penserga 1. Openings A. Call to Order - Mayor Steven B. Grant Mayor Grant called the meeting to order at 5:33 p.m. Roll Call City Clerk Crystal Gibson called the roll. A quorum was present. Invocation by Rev. Jack Copas, Boynton Beach Congregational United Church. Rev. Jack Copas was not in attendance. Vice Mayor Hay gave the invocation in his absence. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag led by Vice Mayor Hay Vice Mayor Hay led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Agenda Approval: 1. Additions, Deletions, Corrections Commissioner Penserga requested an update on the MLK project. Mayor Grant stated the discussion on the MLK project will be added to Old Business Item 10A to be discussed after Consent Agenda. Mayor Grant noted that there were items missing from Future Agenda: o Discussion on the impact fee lawsuit. o Discussion on the JKM lawsuit. o Discussion on creating a Citizens Committee Review Board. Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 All items should be added to Future Agenda as to be determined. 2. Adoption Motion Commissioner Penserga moved to approve the agenda as amended. Commissioner Katz second the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 2. Other A. Informational items by the Members of the City Commission. Commissioner Katz stated that he had no disclosures. Commissioner Romelus disclosed that she spoke with Bradley Miller regarding the item on the agenda. She wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. Commissioner Penserga disclosed that he spoke with Elizabeth Roque from Centennial. Vice Mayor Hay disclosed that he spoke with Elizabeth Roque from Centennial. He attended the Caregivers Luncheon at Benvenuto's. He also attended the 2021 Veterans Build. On Thursday, he attended the Feeding South Florida food distribution event. He attended the Veteran's Day Celebration. On November 13th, he attended the free Unity Barbeque at the House of Kingdom Worship presented by the Trinity Counseling Center of Florida. He also attended the ribbon cutting of 500 Café. He wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. Mayor Grant disclosed that on November 3rd, he attended an event with the Independent Electrical Contractors. On November 4th, he toured the Women's Club and presented a proclamation for Diwali. On November 9th, he attended the Caregivers Luncheon presented by A Healthier Boynton Beach. On November 10th, he attended a walking session in the Galaxy Scrub. That evening he attended the FAU Entrepreneur's Open House. On November 11th, he attended a ceremony at the Bluestone Memorial marker on Federal Highway. On November 12th, he attended a golf tournament for Habitat for Humanity. He spoke with representatives of JKM. On November 16th, he spoke with the City Manager of Rauma, Finland. That afternoon he attended the Literacy Luncheon presented by the Literacy Coalition. He spoke with Elizabeth Roque regarding affordable housing. 3. Announcements, Community and Special Events and Presentations A. Announcement by Kacy Young, Recreation & Parks Director, regarding Oceanfront Bark scheduled for November 20, 2021, from 9am-12pm at Oceanfront Park beach. Kacy Young, Recreation & Parks Director, announced that Oceanfront Bark will be 2 Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 on November 20, 2021 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Oceanfront Park, 6415 North Ocean Boulevard. He invited all licensed, well behaved dogs and their owners to attend the event. This is the first of four events being held on the third Saturday of each month. The last event is scheduled for February 19th. For more information contact Recreation and Parks department at 561-742-6221 or visit the website at www.boynton-beach.orq/recreation. All parking fees will be waived during the event. B. Announcement by Kacy Young, Recreation & Parks Department Director, regarding the Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Ceremony scheduled on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 , at Tom Kaiser, USN Boynton Beach Veterans Memorial Park starting at 11 am. Mr. Young announced the Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Ceremony will be on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, starting at 11 a.m. at Tom Kaiser, USN Boynton Beach Veterans Memorial Park located at 411 North Federal Highway. The event is in memory of Pearl Harbor Day and all WWII veterans will be honored. The event will also include a reenactment of Franklin D. Roosevelt's Day of Infamy speech presented by a world-renowned author and a Boynton Beach Resident, Delmas P. Woods, Jr. For more information, contact the Recreation and Parks Department at 561-742-6650 or visit the website www.boynton- beach.org/recreation. C. Announcement by Eleanor Krusell, Director, Marketing & Events, regarding "Holidays in Boynton." Eleanor Krusell, Director, Marketing & Events, announced "Holidays in Boynton." In addition to the lighting of the historic Kapok and Banyan Trees in Town Square, the City of Boynton Beach is going back to tradition with a 30-foot Holiday Tree that will be placed in Centennial Park. Embracing each side of the tree there will be a Menorah and Kinara display. The tree lighting ceremony will be on Friday, December 3rd, at 5 p.m. Local choirs and bands will perform and food vendors will be available. There will be a variety of children's activities. The Holiday Parade will march down Federal Highway on Saturday, December 4th, beginning at 4 p.m. To be entered into the parade, the event application is available online at www.boynton- beach.orq/parade, by emailing events(a�bbfl.us, or by calling 561-742-6034. All applications must be submitted by November 19th. December's Friday Flick will be held on Friday December 17th starting at 5 p.m. and will feature "The Grinch." Children's activities will be available. The public is encouraged to bring chairs and blankets. For more information, these events can be found at www.holidaysinboynton.com. D. Adam Temple, Development Director will introduce our new Community Standards Director, Candice Stone. Adam Temple, Development Director, introduced Candice Stone as the new Community Standards Director. Candice Stone, Community Standards Director, stated that she is grateful for the opportunity to work with the City, a great team and the great residents of Boynton Beach. She is looking forward to her journey here. 3 • • Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 Vice Mayor Hay welcomed Ms. Stone. He stated that she is directing one of the better departments and they are a great team. Commissioner Romelus stated that the Community Standards Department needed a lot of work when she first became a Commissioner. She has seen improvements and changes over the years under Mr. Temple's tenure. She requested that this continued under Ms. Stone's tenure. Our City is very diverse. Making sure that residents are not penalized for potential language barriers or communication barriers is one of the things that she always makes sure that she is advocating for here in the City. As the Community Standards Director, she will have to be vigilant about that. Not to fine or penalize, but to understand what is the miscommunication with the resident. What can be done better? How can we make sure that our standards are met and done in a way where it is inviting and welcoming? Ms. Stone stated that she does have the same mindset as Mr. Temple. Education and compassion are number one for her. Often the issue is that people do not know what the ordinances are. E. Announce the Boynton Beach Police Department's 30x30 Pledge and watch a video of WPTV's news coverage of the Department's hiring initiative. Video of WPTV news coverage on Boynton Beach Police Department's 30x30 was shown. Mayor Grant noted that six new officers were sworn in on Monday. He would like the award ceremony to be open to the public again. Commissioner Romelus stated that having women in such leadership in law enforcement and public service is not tangible. From the perspective of a woman, of a mom, of a wife, also now from the wife of a first responder, it is important to have that point of view and so she is proud of our department for making this commitment and for making this pledge. She thanked the Chief and said from the very beginning, he made a pledge to the community that he was going to change and improve our Boynton Beach Police Department. Every year that he has been here, she continues to see his efforts. Now with this pledge, it is amazing. She commended him for his leadership and for taking on this role. F. Presentation of the City's Community Rating System (CRS) improvement from a CRS Class 6 toa CRS Class 5 effective April 1, 2022. Angela Prymas, Utilities Senior Engineer, gave a presentation on Community Rating System improvement from a CRS Class 6 to a Class 5 effective April 1, 2022. Commissioner Katz thanked Ms. Prymas for her presentation. The citizens may not realize that this a reduction in cost for living in the City. Mayor Grant inquired about the history of the City's Community Rating System. Ms. Prymas stated that when she started with the City, the CRS was at a seven and the rating has continued to improve to a six and now a five. 4 • Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 G. Recognize the partnership between the City and Sea Turtle Adventures iCARE and Jaquelyn Kingston, Founder and Executive Director. Mr. Young gave a presentation on Sea Turtle Adventures iCare. Sea Turtle Adventures iCare hosted 60 cleanups at several City parks collecting a total of 2,738 pounds of trash. He thanked Mrs. Kingston and her staff. Jaquelyn Kingston, Founder and Executive Director, on behalf of Sea Turtle Adventures thanked the City for opportunity to collaborate with the City to clean the natural areas over the last 12 months. This project has been a huge success. Out of the 108 participants 75 of them were adults with special needs. The top ten members who completed the most cleanup over the year with an individual who attended 42 of the 60 cleanups are present tonight and would like to take a picture. H. Proclamation recognizing November 16, 2021 as World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. Alyssa Frank, TPA Pedestrian & Bicycle Coordinator, will accept the proclamation. Carol Baxter, stated that she hopes that we will have safe roads for pedestrians and bicyclists so that families do not have to celebrate Thanksgiving or Christmas without their loved ones like she does every year. She hopes that more is done to stop pedestrians from being killed, even though Tim was walking across a crosswalk on Seacrest Boulevard when he was hit by a car. He was hit so hard, that his boot traveled across all lanes and landed in a backyard. She hopes that none of us ever have to experience what it is like to get the call that your loved one has been hit. She is thankful to all the police officers and EMTs that came out there to help with Timmy. It was a sad thing to do. She hopes that more money is given to programs to prevent bicyclists and pedestrians from being injured or killed on the street. Alyssa Frank, TPA Pedestrian & Bicycle Coordinator stated 186 lives were lost on Palm Beach County roadways. We have a duty to make our transportation system as safe as possible for everyone. She looks forward to working with the City and reaching Vision Zero in Palm Beach County. I. Proclamation recognizing December 1 , 2021 as Impaired Driving Awareness Day. The proclamation will be accepted by Tracy Roloff, Executive Director of MADD, Carrie Gale, DUI Project Coordinator at PBC Victim Services, and DUI Officer Dennis Castro. Dennis Castro, DUI Officer, thanked the City for their support. J. Proclamation recognizing December 1, 2021 as World AIDS Day. Keturah Joseph, Faith Based CDC, will accept the Proclamation. Gloria Goldstein, Project Director for Boynton Beach CDC, accepted the proclamation. She stated that Boynton Beach CDC has a current program called "Where My Sisters At?". The program is to specific to African American Women and have educated 107 women over a six-month period. Ms. Goldstein thanked Mayor Grant for being part of the Saving Sisters' Lives event. 5 Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 Mayor Grant stated it was his pleasure and thanked Ms. Goldstein for all of the work she does within the community. Vice Mayor Hay noted that Ms. Goldstein also an active member of the Mental Health Committee of Boynton Beach. She is doing an outstanding job in that area. 4. Public Audience 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 comingbefore the City Commission) Barbara Ready, 34001 Baez Bay, asked the City to install sidewalks at the Boynton Beach Little League Field. She would like a walkway going out to each of the four fields. She noted that the bathrooms are not ADA compliant. Vice Mayor Hay thanked Ms. Ready for bringing this to the Commission. The City will do what it can to correct those issues. Mayor Grant asked for an update on the Capital Improvement Plan. City Manager LaVerriere stated that the City does have an ADA plan to address all of the City facilities, that will take years to complete. She will get an update to the Commission. Commissioner Katz commented that a private organization had come to the City and wanted to fund enhancements to that facility. He would like an update on that. Shelia Gaines, 2500 Quantum Lakes Drive, Trinity Counseling Centers, announced that on November 13th, Trinity Counseling Centers of Florida Incorporated, partnered with Community Partners to host a Community Barbecue and a Narcan distribution, located at Boynton Beach House of Kingdom Worship. Trinity Counseling Centers was able to take over 200 people and provide 238 doses of Narcan to the community of Boynton. With the help of T. Leroy Jefferson Medical Society and Premier Medical Center of Boynton Beach, we were able to provide education on how to administer and store Narcan properly. Special thanks to Officer Diehl, Officer Shred, and Officer Rivera, who drove the unmarked vans around Boynton Beach, along with Pastor Ray Whitely, and Kevin Joy of Harm Reduction Center to pick up our homeless population for the event. Unfortunately, the homeless population feels that we were attempting to detain them and would not get into the van to attend the community barbecue. The pivotal point was the attendance of the Boynton Beach community. Every culture and every group were in attendance. We witnessed an audience of Black, Asian, White, Hispanic, LGBTQ, Government, Church, children, and the elderly all in the same space for this amazing cause. Trinity Counseling Centers' vision is to build a community by supporting and cultivating healthy mental health. We look forward to working with the Police Department and the City of Boynton Beach for more community events such as our past Community Barbecue and Narcan distribution. Trinity Counseling Centers and dedicated partners will dedicate our time to go into the Glades, Riviera Beach, and Lake Worth. In 2022, we aim 6 Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 to capture South Florida in its entirety. At Trinity Counseling Centers, mental health matters. Thank you. Mayor Grant requested more information about Trinity Counseling Centers. Ms. Gaines replied that Trinity Counseling Centers is on Facebook and can be reached at 561-660- 0237 or by email at earfullattcc(a gmail.com. Vice Mayor Hay stated he attended the Community Barbeque it was a job well done. Representatives did an outstanding job talking with the public. More people should be educated on how to administer Narcan. Ms. Gaines stated that they are going to corner stores of the community because of the need for Narcan. Store staff will be educated and trained on how to administer Narcan. Ernest Mignoli, 710 NE 7th Street, stated that the building where he lives has had problems for years. He claimed that the City told him that there is nothing that can be done, he has to go to the County. He stated that he received a telephone call from the Mayor's Office of Boca Raton who told him that they are going to pass an ordinance to inspect buildings. He claims that the City told him that it cannot be done and Boca Raton was wrong. He stated that he is trying to find legal counsel, but everyone is afraid of Boynton. He needs a lawyer. He does not want money, he just wants the City to be held accountable. Gail Mootz, Project Supervisor-Public Works, thanked the City for the time and apologized for the event from two weeks ago. She explained she was a bit embarrassed and was at loss for words. An interesting thing she has learned about a few of her co-workers is they are a bunch of sneaky Petes. She was asked to attend the meeting two weeks ago about a project that she was not involved in. She went into overdrive trying to figure out why does she have to be here. She attended the meeting with her mind still in curiosity mode. Mayor Grant changed gears and moved an agenda item off the list: Tim Howard, Excellence in Public Service Award. She thought, "Who is going to get this award? It so awesome that I get to be here." Mayor Grant read the nomination speech. She was getting excited for this year's recipient and what an honor it will be for them. Then she heard her name and thought, "What, are you kidding me? Did he actually say Gail Mootz?" Yes, he did. All she could think was wow. She was chosen to receive an award where she is associated with a great man, Tim Howard. She stood there looking at the beautiful piece of glass and the inscription totally silent and lost for words, which is very unusual for her. Thank goodness for the City Manager. She was able to have the moment last a little longer and talk about the dream she had of Tim that very morning. She thanked Ms. LaVerriere and all she could say was thank you to everyone: Embarrassing. She now has the opportunity to fix that. She thanked all who voted for her. She said that eight years ago, in fact Thanksgiving will be her anniversary, another blessing to be thankful for on that day, she started a new chapter in her life. She was hired by the City of Boynton Beach. When she introduces herself to others here at the City or at meetings, it is as "My name is Gail Mootz. I work for the Public Works-Facilities Department. My title is Whatever It Takes, Get 'er Done!" She recognized her parents and all those she has crossed paths with in her life's journey and her wife of 25 years. The characteristics that are highlighted in being nominated for this award have been instilled in her since childhood and a learned behavior that makes her who she is. Old Mr. Webster could never define nor could she ever express how 7 Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 appreciative she is to receive such an award, not only being the first recipient or for who and what it represents, but just the simple fact they chose her. She said thank you. She is so blessed to come to a job every day that she loves, and to work with so many great people. Tim Howard, what a guy. He was a man of integrity, he was reliable, loyal, dependable, hard- working, understanding, creative, organized, and the list can go on and on. These are only a few of the ways she could describe him. She appreciated Mr. Howard for a lot of reasons: his professionalism, knowledge, or just to sit in his office for a few minutes to check in, and especially his willingness to answer, always answer her questions. Along with the beautiful glass award, she received a check and she plans to pay it forward. She has met with the Forest and Grounds Department and a Queen's Crepe Myrtle will be planted along with installing a bench with a plaque dedicating both to Tim Howard. Commissioner Romelus remarked that when we are asked our title, we do not give titles. We ask, "How can I help you?". She thanked Ms. Mootz for being and exemplary example of that. You are a pure living breathing example of what it means to be a public servant and does the job because it needs to be done. You do not look for glory. You coming back two weeks later to give this speech emphasizes so much more why you were deserving of this award. Congratulations! Dave Beasley, 190 South Boulevard, stated he is back again about the same thing. After the last meeting he really hoped that the City would have a workshop with contractors and try to work out some of the problems. He has to take the time to address comments that should not exist. He would like to work this out. Mayor Grant stated that he appreciated that Mr. Beasley coming to the meeting and addressing the issue. He did note that the City did have a few workshops. Mr. Beasley acknowledged that he did receive an email about a workshop but it was for the E-permit Filing System. He was not talking about the E-permit Filing System. He believes that if four or five contractors could sit down with the Building Department and tell them the problems they are having, it would be beneficial for everybody. City Manager LaVerriere stated we would be happy to do that. We do have a schedule of different outreach topics. If Mr. Beasley would like to set up a meeting with Mr. Temple and staff, we need that input. Jackie Carrigan, 2620 NE 3rd Court, stated that the new safety measures installed at Village Royale have been absolutely wonderful. She is sure it will help save lives. Ray Whitely, 223 NE 12th Avenue, stated that an amazing event happened yesterday and he is reading this on behalf of Pastor Richard Dames and the Boynton Beach Coalition of Clergy. Boynton Beach Coalition of Clergy with Faith in Florida exists to build a powerful network of congregations that will address the systemic, racial, and economic issues that cause poverty within our families. We believe that our faith calls us to unite our communities, to speak with one voice, and constructively engage the decision-makers and institutions to address longstanding issues that put pressure on our families. It is, through our model as clergy, we 8 • Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 have come to understand that Boynton Beach is experiencing tremendous economic growth, primarily because of the great work of David Scott, our Economic Director, and the CRA. This is something everyone wants. What concerned the clergy is that the development of Boynton was not being guided through an equity lens. The cliché, a rising tide lifts all boats is not true if your boat got holes in it. And what if you don't have a boat period? When development is not conducted through an equity lens, it places the residents of the Heart of Boynton at risk for displacement. He stated for the record when he says Heart of Boynton, he is talking about the entire historic black community of Boynton. He said you can begin to understand how excited the clergy became once we became aware that the City is the lead in the effort to create an equity initiative. What excites us most is how you chose to develop this initiative. The broad base you have included all groups that face inequalities, capturing data so that the recommendation is not based on emotion. Getting feedback from multiple stakeholder groups, hosting town hall meetings. And finally, you will take those findings and provide an equity blueprint for key stakeholders to follow. This is spot on. With that said, none of us needed this study to know the following as it relates to the Heart of Boynton. One, the solutions are bigger than the City government. Two, the Heart of Boynton will have the highest concentration of inequity findings because of historic Jim Crow segregation policies. We are fortunate to have leaders from faith, civic, social services, health, and labor organizations. We are already meeting and learning how we can work in a collaborative and not a competitive manner. We are looking to ensure that the residents of the Heart of Boynton will become resilient to the negative consequences of gentrification. We want to ensure that the Heart of Boynton develops without displacement. We know nobody is commonly going to hear me now. Commissioner Romelus encouraged Mr. Whitely to finish his statement at the appropriate agenda item. 5. Administrative A. Appointment of eligible members of the community to serve in vacant positions on City advisoryboards. Motion Commissioner Katz nominated Kerry Clinton as a member to the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee. Commissioner Romelus seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Motion Commissioner Romelus nominated Michael Corbit as a member to the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee. Commissioner Penserga seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Romelus commented that the Affordable Housing Committee met for the first time. During that meeting, the Chair and Vice Chair were picked. The board consists of regular citizens and people who care about affordable housing. We plan on doing good work 9 Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 and bringing good recommendations back to the Commission. B. Authorize members of the City Commission to travel to Tallahassee, FL to attend Palm BeachCounty Days on January 11-12, 2022. Motion Commissioner Katz moved to approve the authorization for members of the City Commission to travel to Tallahassee, Florida for Palm Beach County Days. Commissioner Penserga seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Mayor Grant requested that a dollar amount be set for travel to Tallahassee, because the Florida League of Cities meets a month later. Commissioner Katz stated that he will only be attending Palm Beach County Days. Vice Mayor Hay stated that he will be attending Palm Beach County Days and would like to know what is left in the travel budget before he decides to go to Florida League of Cities. Commissioner Romelus commented that she will also be attending Palm Beach County Days and she is okay with the Mayor attending Florida League of Cities. C. Ratify the selection of Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Chair Keturah Joseph and Vice-Chair Kevin Fischer. Motion Commissioner Penserga moved to ratify the selection of Affordable Housing Committee Chair Keturah Joseph and Vice-Chair Kevin Fischer. Commissioner Penserga seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 6. Consent Agenda 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 accompanyingmaterial to become a part of the Public Record and subject to staff comments A. Proposed Resolution No. R21-151 -Approve and authorize Mayor to sign the CommunityDevelopment Block Grant Mitigation Program (CDBG-MIT) Subrecipient Agreement with the State of Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) for Boynton Beach Fire Rescue Station No. 2 - Hardening Grant in the amount of $571 ,611 .00 for project planning, design, administration and construction. B. Proposed Resolution No. R21-152 - Authorize the Mayor to sign all documents associated with the acceptance and grant agreement for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) for $40,482 subject to the approval of the City Attorney. 10 Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 C. Proposed Resolution No. R21-153 - Authorize the Mayor and Police Chief to sign all documents associated with the acceptance and grant agreement for the U.S. Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office 2021 Community Policing Development (CPD) De-Escalation Training grant subject to the approval of the City Attorney. D. Proposed Resolution No. R21-154 - Authorize the City Manager to sign an Application for Federal Assistance to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the Fiscal Year 2021 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program for a total project of $215,250.00 including a 25% City cost share of $53,812.50. E. Proposed Resolution No. R21-155 - Approve and ratify reopened and new Articles of SEIU Blue and White Collar Collective Bargaining Agreements. Mayor Grant pulled item 6E. Mayor Grant commented he would like to see future raises more equitable, therefore the people who make the least do not get the least. Motion Commissioner Romelus moved to approve Proposed Resolution No. R21-155. Commissioner Penserga seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. F. Proposed Resolution No. 21-156 - Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign a new Lease Agreement between the City of Boynton Beach and Lutheran Services Florida, Inc. for property located at 909 NE 3rd Street. Proposed Resolution No. 21-157 - Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign a Purchase and Sale Agreement between the City of Boynton Beach and Lutheran Services Florida, Inc. for vacant lots located at NE 9th Avenue and NE 3rd Street. Mayor Grant pulled item 6F. Mayor Grant pointed out that the special warranty deed is not included in the back up documentation. He spoke with the City Manager and the City Attorney regarding deed restrictions. The City does have the option to repurchase the property if Lutheran Services does obtain Certificate of Occupancy. The city loses all rights to the property. The two different types of deed restrictions are a fee simple determinable and a fee simple condition subsequent. He asked the City Attorney to explain the difference between the deed restrictions. City Attorney Cherof stated that the basic differences are in simple determinable it is an automatic revert of the property to the grantor of the property, that would be the City. On the 11 Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 occasion of whatever the stated event is, with respect to a condition subsequent, there is the right to have the revert, but City has to take action to initiate that process. Mayor Grant commented that the strictest thing to say is that if they are no longer part of the Head Start program providing free daycare, the City would get the property back. He does not feel that is necessarily the line to take, and there is the condition subsequent. That if the property is no longer used for non-profit civic purposes, then the City would have the right to get the property back. Commissioner Katz stated that he supports the Mayor. He is correct that if they alter the programing, that should not be a disqualifying factor. Yet if they no longer provide free programing to the community, they are no longer serving the purpose of the property. City Attorney Cherof stated the deed itself can come back to the Commission for approval. Tonight, the Commission is approving the agreement to enter into the transaction but is not going to consummate transaction. It will come back to the Commission for review and approval. Motion Commissioner Romelus moved to approve Proposed Resolution No. R21-156 and Proposed Resolution No. R21-157. Commissioner Penserga seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Penserga asked for clarification on if the City is still able to obtain the land but it would have to be initiated by the City. City Attorney Cherof replied yes and at that time the Commission would look at the events leading up to the change of use for the property and decide whether or not to take the property back or perhaps what the intended or modified use was meets the needs of the City Commission's expectations going forward from that point. It gives the Commission another opportunity to look at it. Motion Commissioner Katz moved to approve a fee simple condition subsequent to the deed to have the purpose of civic non-profit added to the deed. Commissioner Penserga seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. G. Proposed Resolution No. R21-158- Amend the FY2020-21 budget, which will adjust budgetedappropriations and revenue sources and provide spending authority for Department or Fund Operating and Capital Budget. Commissioner Penserga pulled item 6G. 12 • Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 Commissioner Penserga asked for an overview of the item. Mara Frederiksen, Director of Financial Services, commented that Exhibit A has the budget amendment for the General Fund. The first line item is department budget transfers, that is the overages and deficits between the departments. That is what we are moving for year-end. It totals to a zero. We are increasing the overall general fund budget from $97 million to $99 million. We are recognizing $1.5 million in revenue of sales tax that we received over our budgeted revenue, so we are compensating the expenditures by the revenue there. Commissioner Penserga inquired about the majority of the $1.5 million. Ms. Frederiksen commented that the first line item on Exhibit A, some of it is overage and underage between the department divisions. Then the majority of that is overtime. It is not coming out of the fund balance because the City received revenues over and above. Mayor Grant inquired about using the Florida Textile Recycling program funds. He would like for the Commission to be able to decide where those funds go. Ms. Frederiksen stated that at the time the contract was renewed in September, it was requested that the Commission follows the same standards of the Community Support Fund. $44 thousand has been collected in the Florida Textile Recycling. Commissioner Penserga inquired about the dollar amount that can be requested. Ms. Frederiksen stated that at the time of renewal, it was recommended that a tenth of it go to the Commission. City Manager LaVerriere commented that it was not recommended to use it all. Mayor Grant feels that the funds are meant for the Community. The Commission should receive an additional $2,000 for this fiscal year. There would be $34 thousand remaining in that fund balance. Commissioner Katz stated he would like to have a process in place because it is a larger sum of money. It could be specific to the agreement with Florida Textiles. Mayor Grant stated that it would be best to discuss during the budget hearings and that the Commission at that time understands where the money is coming from. He would like to spend a portion of the money in the next four months. City Manager LaVerriere commented that the Community Support Funds process that is in place now would be applicable to this. There are certain criteria that needs to be met. It is public money and falls under the requirements of approval by the Commission as a transparency. Mayor Grant inquired about how much money is collected annually from Florida Textile. Ms. Frederiksen stated approximately $20,000. 13 Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 Commissioner Katz commented that he does not object to a small incremental increase using this funding source. He does have concerns relative to allocating larger amounts of money, on an elected official by elected official basis akin to some of the issues that occurred in Riviera Bach years back and then down in Broward. He does not support increasing discretionary pot that elected officials individually require approval. He said that is pretty much a rubber stamp. He does not want to get into a position where the $44,000 could be divided up, now everyone has $8,000 or $10,000. In Riviera Beach, the concern was that some of those elected officials were doling out money to groups they had relations with. Mayor Grant commented that he has given half of his Community Support Funds to non- profits. If he had the ability to distribute more it would be advantageous for the community. The additional $2,000 per Commissioner and Mayor is within line. Vice Mayor Hay stated that he believed that in the past each Commissioner had $10,000 for Community Support Funds and there were no issues. He does not have a problem with an increase. It would require Commission reviewing and even modifying the guidelines to make sure that we stay within the boundaries. Commissioner Penserga commented that he supports the increase. There is a great amount of organizations we could help out. We are doing a good thing with regarding the concerns of how it can go wrong. He does not understand these concerns. The Commission does review each request and then votes on it. There is a process. There is transparency. Commissioner Katz stated it could be his personal view based on the articles he read. He has never seen a Community Support Fund rejected. There should be more of a formal process than just a rubber stamp. Motion Commissioner Penserga moved to approve Proposed Resolution No. R21-158. Vice Mayor Hay seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Motion Vice Mayor Hay moved to discuss the use of Community Support Funds from the franchise agreement. Commissioner Romelus seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. H. Approve the one-year extension for RFPs/Bids and/ or piggy-backs for the procurement of services and/or commodities under $100,000 as described in the written report for November 15,2021 - "Request for Extensions and/or Piggybacks." I. Accept the written report to the Commission for purchases over $10,000 for the month of October2021. J. Approve the purchase of a Trimax Snake Mower, from Global Turf Equipment Sales & Rentals inthe estimated amount of $37,496.00 for the Links of Boynton Beach golf course as a sole source provider. 14 Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 K. Approve release of performance bond No.: 4424232 for the completion of clearing and grubbing in association with Cortina Ill project in the amount of $140,493.54. L. Proposed Resolution No. R21-159 -Approve and authorize the City Manager to sign a land use agreement between the City of Boynton Beach and Ocean One Boynton, LLC for the 50th Annual Holiday Parade to be held December 4, 2021 . M. Proposed Resolution No. R21-160 -Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign a land useagreement between the City of Boynton Beach and Journey Church for the 50th Annual Holiday Parade on Saturday, December 4, 2021 . N. Proposed Resolution No. R21-161 - Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign a land use agreement between the City of Boynton Beach and SunTrust Bank for the 50th Annual Holiday Parade on Saturday, December4, 2021 . 0. Approve the Vehicles/Equipment submitted by Public Works/Fleet Maintenance for disposal using various means such as JJ Kane on-line auction and GovDeals.com. Mayor Grant pulled item 60. Mayor Grant pointed out that the 1953 police cruiser was on the list of vehicles to be disposed of. He does not want to dispose of the vehicle yet. This vehicle helps with understanding the history of Boynton Beach. He suggests having the vehicle restored before putting up for auction. Motion Commissioner Penserga moved to amend Item 6.0. to remove the 1953 police cruiser. Vice Mayor Hay seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. P. Approve the purchase of three (3) replacement vehicles that were approved in the FY21-22 budgetfor an estimated amount of $95,921 .00 by utilizing the Florida Sheriffs Association, contract FSA20-VEL28.0. The Florida Sheriffs contract meets the City's procurement requirements. Q. Approve minutes from the November 2, 2021 City Commission meeting. Motion Commissioner Penserga moved to approve remaining items on the Consent Agenda. Vice Mayor Hay seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 7. Consent Agenda Bids and Purchases of$100,000 A. Approve an increase to the approved annual contract expenditure for 15 • Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 Building Division "Supplemental Plan Review and Inspection Services" from $350,000 to $525,000. Mayor Grant noted that Item 7A needs to be approved by Proposed Resolution No. R21-165. Commissioner Penserga inquired about the increase in the dollar amount. Adam Temple, Development Director, stated that department utilizes contract services that covers for vacancies in staffing. They help augment the Building Department. In February, the contract was not to exceed $350,000, however staff is trying to correct that to bring it in line with the past three years of spending. Commissioner Penserga inquired about the performance of these contractual services. Does staff recommend that we continue to do more of? Mayor Grant questioned what happened when a citizen has an issue with the vendor that the City is using. Mr. Temple replied that happens occasionally. The citizen can notify the City. There is a complaint resolution process. Staff has ongoing discussions with the vendor. The contract gives the City the ability to have inspectors removed from the City should that be deemed appropriate. Mayor Grant remarked that according to Mr. Beasley, we would like to have a representative from that vendor attend the meeting with the contractors. Motion Commissioner Penserga moved to approve Proposed Resolution No. R21-165. Vice Mayor Hay seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. B. Approve Amendment No. 2 to Task Order UT-1C-05 with Carollo Engineers in the amount of $69,930.00 in accordance with RFQ No. 046- 2821-17/TP, General Consulting Services Contract,Scope Category C awarded by City Commission on August 22, 2018 for additional task associated with the Community Rating System 2022 yearly recertification. C. Proposed Resolution No. R21-162 -Approve utilizing the City of Hollywood, FL. Bid No. F- 4664-21-RL and Authorize the City Manager to sign an agreement with Juniper Landscaping ofFlorida, LLC. of Fort Myers, FL for Athletic Field Maintenance for an estimated annual cost of $335,770.81. The City of Hollywood's procurement process satisfies the City's competitive bid requirements. Motion Commissioner Penserga moved to approve the remaining items on the Consent Bids and 16 Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 Purchases over $100,000. Vice Mayor Hay seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 10. Unfinished Business A. Discussion on the MLK Project and Centennial Management Corporation. (Heard out of sequence) Elizabeth Roque, Centennial Management Corporation, stated it was important for them to be on the agenda tonight. Centennial Management Corporation postponed a closing that was supposed to be on November 15th. They have been dealing the City of Boynton Beach staff to request $2,083,000 from the American Rescue Act Plan (ARPA). She said they thought this money would be coming to them from the ARPA. Ms. Roque stated that on November 1st, she did see a document that had Centennial Management Corporation slated for $2 million which still left the ARPA Fund $3.7 million after giving them the money. She is at the meeting tonight because they need these funds to close. This is not something they ask lightly; they have over $2 million in the project of their own money. It was shocking for them not to be on the agenda tonight. Centennial Management Corporation has put a lot of time money and effort into this Community. She asked if the Commission would approve the $2,083,000 from the American Rescue Act Plan so they can close. Mayor Grant inquired about why the loan Centennial Management Corporation was trying to pull was reduced by a million dollars. Ms. Roque commented that is correct, on top of that we had a lot of cost overrides with construction cost increases and utilities from the City which were nominal. Bottom line is we are still short this money and we need to be able to hopefully get it from the ARPA. Mayor Grant stated that the CRA and the City were trying to spend a million dollars for affordable housing within the Cherry Hill area. That money is currently tied up in that purchase. The issue is how does the City get Centennial Management Corporation that$2 million? Using ARPA funds, the City is not going to get that money back. The City only received so much this year and the City will receive another$6 million next year. He does not know if the City has $2 million from ARPA in the General Fund. He does not know if the City is going to be able to come up with $2 million. How is the City going to fund it, based upon the affordable housing needs? The $500,000 that the City gave to the CRA can be the starting point. He asked if the loan they were going to take out from the bank, if they were expecting an interest rate return over so many years. Ms. Roque replied she would expect so, yes. Mayor Grant stated that the City cannot use ARPA funds for a loan, however, the City can use other funds for a loan. 17 • Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 Ms. Roque stated it does not have to come in the form of a loan. They are looking for the funds from the ARPA funds and they can take the ARPA funds as a grant. It does not have to be a loan. Mayor Grant replied that if the City does make it a loan, they would get that money back because it is not coming from the ARPA. Ms. Roque stated what she is really trying to do is get a commitment. It does not have to be today. What she needs is yes, we can give it to you in the form of a grant or a loan. This $2 million if some of it does not actually come to Centennial until the second round of ARPA Funds, that is fine. After the City gets $13 plus million dollars, according to this November 1st document, there will still be almost $3.7 million available. She explained they are requesting a commitment that they can receive these funds. Commissioner Penserga inquired what would happen if Centennial Management Corporation did not get the funds. Ms. Roque responded that it would be a huge impact on the community that they are planning on building. It will make it very difficult to build it. It is also delaying the closing. By delaying the closing, Centennial Management Corporation cannot hold their pricing and their contract falls short. City Manager LaVerriere stated that staff has been in continuous conversations with Centennial Management Corporation. When staff heard that Centennial Management Corporation were having difficulties with project costs, we all agreed that this is an important project to us. Staff brought up the idea of using ARPA funds. Fast-forward $3.5 million left in the fund for the City to do the many things we love to do within those communities is a drop in the bucket. Ms. Shutt had mentioned maybe trying to use some of the ARPA money to help out. We realized we did not have much money left. We paused on the two million. She has reached out to Verdenia Baker with the County. The County has set aside 60 of the 200 million they are getting for affordable housing. She told Ms. Baker that there is a good project in the City and they need some help. Costs have gone up. Would you be willing to use some of your ARPA funds to help us out? She said she would be interested in that and to send her some information. That is where we are now. Ms. Shutt is putting together information. She wants to see if she can get Ms. Baker in the County to allocate the two million. She expressed the interest; it is just not moving as quickly as they needed it to. Ms. LaVerriere said she can give Ms. Baker a call tomorrow. The City has the funding in the ARPA but this will take the balance down to very little. The City would be down to about $3.5 million if we did give the $2 million. There is $5.5 million total of the $13.9 million. The allocations for next year have already been committed. Thuy Shutt, Community Redevelopment Agency, stated that the CRA board has committed approximately $2 million in TIF Abatement to help with the project. Unfortunately, with taxes rebate, that will be fretting through 20 years' worth of time. Ms. Roque states that she needs the money now. The money is still there to help with the $3.1 million shortfall. The CRA also 18 Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 committed money for the commercial component. Once we get the money back from the Housing Authority auction, we have approximately $925,000 that could be utilized to help with the City shortfall if the County cannot allocate the $2 million. This is an important project for the County because it is bringing in approximately 124 units. Approximately 13 units are at 28% AMI and 111 at 60% AMI. This will take care of low income in that area. It is a beautiful project, but it is that shortfall on immediate cash that Ms. Roque would need, and we are working very hard. Mayor Grant asked Ms. Roque when is the new closing date. Ms. Roque replied that they have not set a closing date. They are going to try and close before the end of the year. Mayor Grant asked if the City gave the $2 million today, when would be the closing. Ms. Roque stated that if the City gives them a commitment for $2 million, she will call the attorney and tell them they are ready to close. Commissioner Katz remarked that the amount requested is significant, but it is an achievable amount. He said he does want to find a solution soon and we do have the money for the affordable housing. The City has that money from the Palm Beach Housing Authority auction that did not go the way we wanted. He would rather see those funds guarantee the development of this project and not acquire vacant land to do infill housing. This is a definitive amount of money that we can work with. This is a significant project that we have worked on for years. Regarding the rest of the potential funds it is in your interest to get a grant. It would be in the interest of the CRA or the City to issue a loan because then we would get those funds back. Is the City able to identify funds and if the County comes through, then that means it is a grant? If the County does not come through. Then the allocated funds above and beyond the 900 would be a loan? Half of the funding would be a grant, the 900 or so, from the CRA and City infill projects. The remainder alone, if the County supports the project, then it becomes a grant. Ms. Shut commented that out of the $925,000 the CRA was only committed to that project for $67,000. We are not committed to the remaining four second bids. The $925,000 is available for this project. We just need to make sure the money, through a separate ILA, we can return the money to the City and the City can give it to Centennial. The CRA Board will probably roll that into an amendment to the Development Agreement that we have already with Centennial. That is an easy fix. As far as the County is concerned, they can directly enter an agreement with Centennial. That way we do not have to go through so many steps of our government pull of money. Ms. Roque commented that if they can have the $925,000 the remaining balance would be about $1.1 million. City Manager LaVerriere commented that the $500,000 of $900,000 is ARPA funds. We 19 Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 transferred over to the CRA for the auction, that would normally come back to the City. The City is saying keep that is half a million from ARPA with the balance the CRA had budgeted for the land acquisition. Ms. Thuy stated that there is also the million available through TIF for a period of ten years. Ms. Rogues commented that would reduce the TIF to one million over 10 years. That is not money that will bring us to closing. That is money coming in over 10 years. Ms. Thuy remarked they can ask the County for the one million if they can give more that is even better. Commissioner Katz commented if we go to the County the request would be for two million. If that does not go some middle ground where a grant/loan they give the two million. Vice Mayor Hay stated that this project has be on a drawing board for a long time. It is very important to him, the City, District II and the County. Whatever we can do to work this out it needs to be done. He stated that he would put this ahead of putting out a half million dollars to employees. He is sure that once we put our heads together we can get this resolve, and continue to move ahead. If we can get the $925,000 then the get the remaining, we certainly He thinks he heard the City Manager say that there is still over three million in the ARPA. City Manager LaVerriere stated that it the total $20 million went to the Centennial project it would leave the City with about $3.5 million for the rest of the ARPA initiatives. We are going to talk about that on December 7th. To be fully transparent we have had an out reach meeting with non-profits. The City received strong feed back on why we are giving so much to one non-profit. Vice Mayor Hay remarked he has heard those comments as well about giving so much to one. Centennial is already out of the ground and have completed one project. This one is up and running versus some of the others that are just ideas. He knows that we can make this happen. Ms. Roque stated that is looks like that as of November 1st, the balance if the $2 million was giving to the Heart of Boynton Village was $3,697,879. If the $500,000 went back to the City, which she thinks is being said that was allocated for the Cherry Hill project would put it over $4 million. City Manager LaVerriere commented that she thinks the $3.5 million reflects the $500,000 coming back so that is already included. Mayor Grant inquired if the City has the ability to offer a loan. Attorney Cherof replied that he can not answer that tonight, this subject matter was not on the agenda and he has not been briefed on the details. Loans can be very problematic under the State Constitution and prohibited. He does not know the details of this transaction. 20 Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 Ms. Roque commented that the ARPA money is supposed to be given out as a grant. Mayor Grant stated he was not talking about ARPA money. He is sure that the Commission can state at tonight's meeting the $500,000. The CRA will have another meeting on November 30th, and then the City Commission will have another meeting on December 7th, the first Tuesday of December. He does not know how the Commission feels about allocating the $2 million at tonight's meeting. He is comfortable with allocating at least $500,000 tonight. Then see what we can do to try to get help from the County. Commissioner Penserga asked for clarity on what the proposal was. What he had heard was that the CRA could give the $900,000. Mayor Grant stated that $500 thousand of the $900,000 was from the City's ARPA fund. Commissioner Penserga commented that the CRA has some portion that could be allocated for this. He also heard that the City with the ARPA funds could cover the remainder. Is that the proposal that is being discussed? With the understanding that the City is communicating with the County with the request that they have to refund the City by transferring over their ARPA funds. To make up the difference that would be giving. Is that the proposal? Commissioner Katz stated that there are approximately $900,000 in combined CRA funds and previously allocated City ARPA funds. The goal ultimately would be to solicit the County from their $60 million pot to put $2 million in to reimburse. He would be willing to meet with each member of the County Commission. He has worked with a number of them for years. This is a direct item that they have allocated $60 million for. He thinks the City has a compelling case given what has happened to the City with regards to the funds that go to the County and are returned in small quantities. The Palm Beach Housing Authority and its recent profit-making endeavor versus affordable housing. He does believe it is the time to go to the County and try to get this two million. That is why he mentioned if we make a commitment for a loan, and then if we got it from the county, that loan would convert into a grant. Commissioner Penserga inquired if the County agrees, would that County be giving that money to the City or would the County have to give that money directly to the developer. City Manager LaVerriere stated that she would have to speak with Ms. Baker. She is worried that a reimbursement may not be something the County is interested in. Commissioner Penserga stated that there needs to be a mechanism in place so that the City does get the money back. City Manager LaVerriere commented that we are exploring all that it is not fast enough What she hearing is hearing from Ms. Roque tonight. We are agreeable to all that. We have been doing it. It is Government and it is not going to be a quick decision on working this out. 21 Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 Ms. Roque remarked if we could get the commitment tonight from the City, with the hopes of the County being able to give the money back to the City. If it has to come to us that is fine we can reimburse the City with the funds. But at least this way, we get the commitment to be able to move forward and close on this project and start building a community that is so needed. We will be able to start doing our marketing and to start doing our lease and letting people know that we have not forgotten about you and we are putting the shovels in the ground. MLK project is coming to light. Commissioner Katz thinks the issue is that we need legal language drafted before we commit. He is comfortable moving forward but not by virtue of a vote tonight to say we are giving $2 million absent any document we cannot do that. City Attorney Cherof stated that the best that somebody could walk out of here with tonight that you could walk out of here tonight is conceptual approval only. There is nothing on the agenda that would authorize the Commission to commit to a legally binding commitment. As a matter, that would have to come back to the Commission as suggested. To answer, one of the previous commissioners' question, the devil's in the detail on this transaction. There are no details before the Commission, and therefore, the Commission cannot act other than conceptually. Ms. Roque stated that there is money in the ARPA Fund. Can you please allocate that to us? It is there. It is available. If you can vote on that tonight great. Thank you very much, and we can get going. I know there are legal needs and other things that are involved in this, but time is of the essence. She is not standing here because we do not want to build it. We cannot hold our prices the banks are getting antsy. We have a problem. Mayor Grant clarified that Ms. Roque is asking that the Commission to conceptually, which means there is no obligation, to approve the $2 million. Based upon what the City Attorney stated the Commission cannot approve anything tonight. Except for staff to move forward with approving it at the CRA meeting on November 30th and then at the City Commission meeting on December 7th Ms. Roque asked if there can be a special meeting. Commissioner Penserga stated that he would be okay with a special meeting. This project is important. The revitalizing of MLK Boulevard should not be in question. He does not want to lose this project. If he has to attend a meeting for an hour or two that is fine. Commissioner Romelus asked if it could be added to the November 30th meeting. Ms. Thuy stated that there is a special meeting already scheduled for the CRA to hear developer presentations on November 30th. She can work with the City Clerk to have a special City Commission meeting. Commissioner Romelus stated that if the proper documentation is ready she is ok with adding 22 Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 it to the CRA meeting on the 30th Motion Commissioner Romelus moved to approve the City Commission to have a special meeting on November 30th at 4:30. Vice Mayor Hay seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting recessed at 8:19 p.m. Mayor reconvened the meeting at 8:27 p.m: Motion Commissioner Romelus moved to amend the agenda to move up Items 9A and B. Commission Penserga second the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 9-A (Heard out of sequence) The City Commission heard a Presentation by Dr. Susannah Bruns Ali, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Public Policy and Administration, Florida International University. Commissioner Penserga inquired about the role of the Director of ENI and why it was an independent role and not part of something that already exists. Dr. Susannah Bruns Ali, Ph.D., Associate Professor, commented that this has to be a unique commitment. Without that level of commitment, you are not signaling to your organization that this matters. If it is a token that is added to someone's existing role, that means it is not happening. Second, it is a level of follow-through. If this is someone's sole responsibility. They are going to work with each department, each piece of the organization, each element top to bottom, to ensure that this is happening, and also to give them a voice, or give a place for people to go if they individually have concerns. Dr. Meredith Newman, Florida International University, stated that this person will have responsibility for the holistic, systemic, and synergistic effort in the transformation of the way that work is done through this equity lens. It is a different set of responsibilities that traditional HR director would have. What we also found in our research is that the director ideally would report directly to the city manager. That there would be that a direct line of supervision between that officer and the city manager. What has tripped up some of the cities the ANI director organizationally reported to the HR Director. Who in turn reported it to the city manager. That was the case more recently in Gainesville where the E and I Director and the HR Director did not get along, they were not supportive of one another. The HR Director would go to the city manager and get some approval. The E and I Director had to go through 23 Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 the HR Director, who then go through to the city manager. This role is bigger and potentially more impactful than just adding it to a current position. Commissioner Katz apologized if he had missed it who does the E and I report too? Dr. Ali responded the E and I Director would report directly to the city manager. Vice Mayor Hay stated that this would be a tremendous job for the director of Equity and Inclusion. What kind of qualifications would best fit this position? He asked for more information on G.A.R.E. Dr. Newman replied that the Government Alliance on Race and Equity (G.A.R.E.) As she mentioned earlier there are networks, governments that focus on achieving racial equity and opportunity. Most importantly, they serve as a think tank. To help local governments, such as Boynton Beach, incorporate best practices for inclusion on social equity. There are 360 current members of G.A.R.E. at the local and county level across the country. It is a small network at this time. G.A.R.E. approach is fourfold to normalize conversations about race and other manifestations of diversity. These conversations are through race, operationalize equity, all of the policies and procedures within the workforce organized within the jurisdiction by building skills and capacity. To normalize, operationalize, organize, and then finally visualize what a transformed organization would look like. Becoming a member of G.A.R.E. will allow the City to engage directly with other like-minded cities. They have a number of really superb resources, including their equity toolkit, which takes cities step by step. In terms of how best to continue to invade what do you agree to implement? Vice Mayor Hay inquired if the membership is free. Dr. Ali replied that the membership is not free. Mayor Grant responded it is a thousand dollars. Dr. Ali commented that currently in Florida, three entities are members of G.A.R.E. one is the City of Hallandale. The second is one of the departments in Palm Beach County. None of us remember the third one. It is a city. It is in the report. But there are three entities close by who are members of G.A.R.E. That will be a good conversation for you, to have together with them in terms of what they get out of it. Is it worth the membership? Our research is very much with the membership. Dr. Ali stated that the role is HR-oriented for the internal piece. Also, someone who understands organizational change would be an important component. A person who can walk that bridge to make sure it is looking at the internal. But keeping everyone aligned with that external effort as well, that this is about serving your community and bridging that gap. In many ways, if you asked me the perfect job description, the perfect job description would be less on you need to have a degree in this degree in that. It would be more about what is a mindset? What is the orientation, what is their experience? What is their openness to embracing this sort of effort? It is also one that requires a lot of collaboration. With G.A.R.E 24 Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 there are lots of communities who are trying, and they are making mistakes, and they are seeing what works. By having this connection to other organizations and other communities, all of that learning is leveraged. It is having someone who is engaged in that way. Will make it not just, here's what we have, our immediate plan to begin with. Five years from now, ten years from now, that growth can continue and evolve. This is an evolution. This is not a prescription that in 12 months you will be done. Vice Mayor Hay stated that this would be a team of one. Dr. Ali remarked that it is finding someone who will lead this effort as a leader instead of a sole person. This is a full organization commitment. Mayor Grant commented that this is like the ADA coordinator position and what the City has done in the past regarding ADA. That it is not necessarily that aspect of racism, it is a categorization that we have to be compliant with. There is much more to be done. Similar to the Office of Economic Development and Strategy. It is both internal and external at the same time. We know our office Economic Development and Strategy is looking at ways that the City can reduce expenses and increase revenues. He is pleased to have this move forward. Myself, Commissioner Katz, and Commissioner Romelus have four months left to direct the City to get this in place. Hopefully, we can hire somebody before we leave. He is excited to have that extra branch on the executive team. City Manager LaVerriere noted that this individual would be on the executive team. This individual will work very closely with our executive team and collaborate and have the authority of the City Manager's office. She believes that when these responsibilities are embedded in an HR Department, they are not taken seriously. This is a setup for failure. It is not going to be easy. It is going to take time. It is new for everybody, and communication skills have to be amazing. Mayor Grant inquired if Dr. Newman had looked at the National League of Cities, Race Equity and Leadership Program. Dr. Newman replied that is another great model and it is mentioned in the report. One of the appendices in the report is a list of additional resources that we found very useful. Mayor Grant stated that the difficult thing is that the empirical evidence that this does add value. All the public art that we have done in the City of Boynton Beach has added economic value. It is not just in an animate object, it is something that adds value to the City. He hopes that the City can start quantifying the value of adding diversity, equity, and inclusion to the City, both internally and externally. Dr. Newman commented that one of our firm beliefs is not just that what we have produced for you, including training and future efforts, is based on research, but also that we do our research to say what is working. What is not working, what translates, because we do want this to be a model for other communities. In process of our doing our research, we will continue to gather 25 Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 information about where things are. What we would recommend moving forward. We envision the City as being not one of the best in class, but the best in class. If we can succeed in these efforts. Mayor Grant stated that other cities will be benchmarking the City. Vice Mayor Hay inquired about what are the measurable units and what would they look like? Dr. Newman replied there are different pieces of the puzzle. We always have to be very careful as researchers about claims of causation. What we look for are patterns. We do not have an agreement that we will produce X, Y, and Z performance indicators. Your staff has been kind enough to be open about sharing data. We will be looking through and using more advanced statistical methods to assess where your populations are. We plan on doing both pre-surveys and post-surveys to see where are we can capture an attitudinal change. There will be some places where we are going to be gathering information. That will be based on these efforts and grounded in these efforts so that we can roll it back and make it useful, and make it informative. Dr. Ali added that there are at least two different ways that one could set forth performance indicators. One is transactional. So, did the city hire an E and I director? Did the city conduct employee surveys? Then the more challenging, difficult one is to capture definitively is the transformational key indicators. Such as: To what extent did the training affect behavior in the workplace. Commissioner Romelus commented thank you for taking the time to do this research and to bring it to the forefront. What stuck with her the most is that this is not temporary It is not a report that gets shelved. Then perhaps as future Commissions come, they forget or portions that could potentially be deleted or excised. By the time we get to five to seven years down the road, what we are approving or enacting tonight is no longer recognizable. She proposed and asked the Commission to support this initiative. To put this in the form of an ordinance to be codified and be part of our future. Ultimately, she wants it to be in a permanent format. She wants to make sure that the City learned from the mistakes of what happened in Gainesville and other places. To have fail-safes and safeguards for this position. It will not be easy work that they are going to be doing. They will receive pushback. She appreciates every single person, all the 800 employees who are in this building and this organization. She knows that not all of them agree with this thought process in this change that we are making. Be mindful of that and not be naive to think that everybody's just going to Kumbaya and moving along with this initiative. There needs to be strong mechanisms in place to protect this initiative make sure that it is long-lasting. The effects that we continue to feel of the biases and the racism that are built into the fabric of this country can start to become undone with this work. It is not going to happen overnight. It is not going to happen in 10 years, let alone our lifetime. This is just the beginning. We are just inching at the starting line. There is so much more. She wants to make sure there is stronger language and a stronger follow-through from the City about this initiative. She asked that the Commission concurs with her. Mayor Grant stated that he is happy to concur with Commissioner Romelus, except that is not 26 Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 going to happen tonight. What he would request from her is to make the motion to approve Resolution No. 21-163. Then to move forward with our second resolution. Then if she wants to codify with an ordinance, is to have the City Attorney come back and discuss what would need to change. Motion Commissioner Romelus moved to approve Proposed Resolution No. R21-163. Vice Mayor Hay second the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Motion Commissioner Romelus moved to approve Proposed Resolution No. R21-164. Vice Mayor Hay second the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Motion Commissioner Romelus moved to have City Attorney provide the language for a possible ordinance. Commission Penserga seconded the motion. The motion passed. The motion passed unanimously. 8. Public Hearing 6 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the agenda permits. The City Commission will conduct these public hearings in its dual capacity as Local PlanningAgency and City Commission. A. Proposed Ordinance No. 21-027 - First Reading - CLM Apartments (ABAN 21- 004) - Approve request for the abandonment of a 119-foot long segment of the 57-foot wide SE 21st Avenue right-of-way, extending from the FEC Railroad right-of-way to SE 3rd Street. Applicant: Lawrence Mastropieri, CLM Capital LLC. City Attorney Cherof read proposed Ordinance No. 21-027 into the record by title only, on First Reading. Bradley Miller, Urban Design, gave a presentation on the CLM Apartments project. Mayor Grant inquired if there are electric chargers for the tenants. Mr. Miller replied that they have not considered or talked about through the review. One of the things in doing this is we feel like it is going to take the tenant up to a higher quality, and he thinks that would be a good feature to add into attractive even better. Mayor Grant inquired if they would be willing to plant fruit producing plants. 27 Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 Mr. Miller replied that they will talk with their landscape architect. Mayor Grant stated that the City did a study in on urban tree canopies, and palm trees provide less economic environmental benefit than their costs compared to canopy trees. He would like to see more canopy trees. Mr. Miller explained that there are more palms there than other projects of this size. Because the south area of the abonnement there are waterlines. Palms in that area will not affect the waterlines. Mayor Grant asked what kind of features are going to be in the break area. Mr. Miller responded that there will be benches, barbecue grills, and picnic tables. There is some play area that we have not fully designed yet. There are two areas, there is one on the south side of the building and then there is a smaller area on the north side. The smaller area would probably just be a barbeque area. It will give both ends of the community room. Motion Vice Mayor Hay moved to approve Ordinance No. 21-027 on First Reading. Commissioner Katz seconded the motion. Vote City Clerk Gibson called the roll. The vote was 5-0. B. Proposed Ordinance No. 21-028 - First Reading - Approve request for Future Land Use Map amendment from Medium Density Residential (MEDR) to High Density Residential (HDR) for CLM Apartments, a property located at 2107 SE 3rd St. Applicant: Lawrence Mastropieri, CLM Capital LLC. City Attorney Cherof read proposed Ordinance No. 21-028 into the record by title only, on First Reading. Motion Vice Mayor Hay moved to approve Ordinance No. 21-028 on First Reading. Commissioner Penserga seconded the motion. Vote City Clerk Gibson called the roll. The vote was 5-0. C. Proposed Ordinance No. 21-029 - First Reading -Approve request for Rezoning from R-3,Multi-Family 11 du/ac to IPUD, Infill Planned Unit Development for CLM Apartments, a property located at 2107 SE 3rd St. Applicant: Lawrence Mastropieri, CLM Capital LLC. 28 Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 Mayor Grant tabled Item 8C to the December 7th meeting. City Attorney Cherof read proposed Ordinance No. 21-029 into the record by title only, on First Reading. Motion Vice Mayor Hay moved to approve Ordinance No. 21-029 on first reading. Commissioner Romelus seconded the motion. Mayor Grant read a letter of concern from Shelly Gare 423 SE 20th Court into the record. "I'm in opposition to the zoning change from MUDR to HDR and additional multi-family residential north-west corner SE 21st Avenue in SE Third Street. I do not believe in changing the zoning from medium, density high density is an improvement to the community. 20th Court is not a passable two-lane road. The community in and around Historic Cottage District of Boynton Beach 21St Avenue, 23rd Court. SE Third Street is now oversaturated, with rental units, low-income families, silver homes, and halfway house. Many, two stories. Family duplexes, having guests the visitors to these rental unit's park on the side of the road, making all the streets, congestion, and one-lane traffic, traffic is very high. I know firsthand 23rd Court is treated like a racetrack with cars driving 50 miles per hour or more. On several occasions when asking the driver slow down, I met with threats and hostilities by the drivers. Residents have requested speed bumps from police patrol many times to no avail. All the homeowners have reported that 23rd Court is blocked by parked cars from attendees of the MCC 12 step meetings. The owner of the low-income multi-family two-story buildings, 2107-2109 SE Third Street is negligent of upkeep, maintenance and community concerns. In 2021, there has been a rash of violent crimes involving guns, battery against women, fugitives, hiding, multiple families living in one unit in his building. This year, I watched tenant at 2107 SE Third Street and his friend returned to the first-floor unit after rounds of gunfire shot at Federal Avenue, upon complaining to Larry, he continued to allow the tenant to live there. This was their second offense complaint of recent bombing again. From this unit, all the homeowners are afraid and intimidated to call the police of retaliation and threats coming from his buildings. I propose that the owner and developers, other two-story low-income, multi-residential buildings improvement model existing buildings, yield higher-income tenants. Below requesting changes, any zoning laws are not even ever proven to have the community in mind." Mayor Grant feels that the new units will improve the community. Mr. Miller stated that it will be a big improvement. There will be a total of 26 parking spaces for 12 units. There is current 13 parking space for eight units. Additional lighting and landscaping. Contrary to what the letter says the tenants that were involved in the shooting incident were removed. Commissioner Katz inquired about the security cameras. Is the owner willing to allow the Police Department can have access to the security cameras? Mr. Miller responded absolutely. Vote 29 Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 City Clerk Gibson called the roll. The vote was 5-0. D. Approve Major Site Plan Modification for CLM Apartments to allow the addition of a four (4) unit apartment building, associated parking and related site improvements, on a 0.86-acre parcel, located at the northwest corner of SE 20th Court and SE 3rd Street, and east of the FEC Railroad, in the IPUD (Infill Planned Unit Development) zoning district. Applicant: Lawrence Mastropieri, CLM Capital LLC. Motion Commissioner Penserga moved to table item 8C. Commissioner Romelus seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. E. Proposed Ordinance No. 21-026 - Second Reading - Amending the Land Development Regulations, Chapter 1 , Article II. Definitions, and Chapter 4, Article X. Flood Prevention Requirements to maintain compliance with FEMA requirements and to maximize the City's National Flood Insurance Program's Community Rating System (CRS) class rating. City Attorney Cherof read proposed Ordinance No. 21-026 into the record by title only, on Second Reading. Mayor Grant asked if any changes were made to the ordinance after First Reading. Mr. Temple responded no changes were made. Motion Commissioner Katz moved to approve Ordinance No. 21-026 on second reading. Commissioner Romelus seconded the motion. Vote City Clerk Gibson called the roll. The vote was 5-0. 9. City Manager's Report A. Hear a Presentation by Dr. Susannah Bruns Ali, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Public Policy and Administration, Florida International University. Proposed Resolution No. R21-163 - Accept the recommendations of the Diversity and Equitylnternal Systems Benchmarking Report. (Heard earlier in the meeting) 30 Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 B. Proposed Resolution No. R21-164 - Amend the ADA & Inclusion FY 2021-2022 budget, which will adjust budgeted appropriations, include a new position titled Director of Equity and Inclusion and rename the department to Office of Equity and Inclusion. (Heard earlier in the meeting) 10. Unfinished Business A. Discussion on the MLK Project and Centennial Management Corporation. (Heard earlier in the meeting) 11. New Business A. Discussion regarding the end date for the hybrid model of meetings given the declining severity of COVID. Mayor Grant stated that he feels that it is advantageous for the City Commission meeting to be hybrid meetings. If we had the amount of staff here that we do online there would be another 10 to 15 people in Chambers. It is advantageous that residence throughout the world have the ability to attend and speak at our meetings. He does not feel that anyone has abused public comments virtually. Commissioner Katz stated that he requested this addition to the agenda because COVID restrictions have been lifted. Return to normalcy would require a discussion on this. There has been no abuse yet, as time has shown us, people will find a way to abuse things. His other concern is that he is not certain other Commissioners could run the meeting both in person and virtually. He does not want to pass this on to the next Commission when we created the change for a specific purpose. He feels that a decision needs to be made and not to force it on the next Commission. His position is to set an expiration date on hybrid meetings and return to normal function. Commissioner Penserga asked what date is he purposing. Commissioner Katz replied the January meetings. He wants to invite people back to chambers if conditions are safe. He wants to see staff come back. The New Year is a natural breaking point. Mayor Grant stated that there was roughly 10 staff members still in attendance virtually. He thinks that it provides better access for people. To stop the hybrid meetings and then have the next Commission say that they want to start the hybrid meetings again, is the wrong image. Vice Mayor Hay stated that he agrees with Mayor Grant. The numbers are not back to the normalcy that he would like to see. The hybrid is convenient and we have more people view 31 Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 and comment at the meetings more than before. He understands that he wants people to physically come back. He does not think there has been a challenge with them being online. He does not have a problem keeping it as is. Commissioner Romelus agreed with Vice Mayor Hay she sees no issues with continuing the hybrid model of the meetings. She would agree with Commission Katz that it might be a little bit complicated for somebody to run the meeting both in person and virtually. She suggested training for the new Mayor on how to run the meeting both in person and virtually. IT staff has done a tremendous job making this model work. She noted that she had asked for this model long before COVID. For people who cannot show up in person, people who do not have the flexibility to be here on a random Tuesday night at six o'clock. Because maybe they have kids, or they have work. They can still attend and still can have a voice and be a part of the civic process. Even contribute their input online as several of the members of our community have done. She is in favor of keeping it in this hybrid format. Commissioner Katz clarified that he did not say that the Vice Mayor could not run the meeting. He was saying that no one else has been trained in the virtual platform. Mayor Grant stated is not a complicated system to learn how to use. The next Mayor should be able to use it with a half hour to an hour training with ITS. He did ask if the Advisory Board meetings were hybrid. City Clerk Gibson stated that Advisory Board meetings are in person only. Commissioner Romelus asked if the Advisory Board meetings are recorded and available on YouTube. City Clerk Gibson replied that only the audio recording is available online through the City website. Mayor Grant stated that if someone wants the transcription of the meeting then they can get it. City Clerk Gibson commented that it would be the minutes of the meeting and if they want to listen to the meeting they can do so online. Mayor Grant clarified that is someone wants a verbal transcription of a meeting because they can not hear it. A verbatim transcription is possible. City Attorney Cherof stated that they would have to pay for a verbatim transcription or have a private service to do the verbatim transcription. There is a notice on the meeting agenda that indicate the people responsible for obtaining that type of record. Mayor Grant inquired if there has been a request for ASL interrupter for a board meeting. City Clerk Gibson replied that we have not received a request for accommodations. 32 Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 Commissioner Penserga asked if the advisory board meetings happen in Chambers. City Clerk Gibson responded that advisory board meetings are scheduled for Commission Chambers whenever possible to accommodate proper recording. Commissioner Penserga inquired about why it is audio only. Katheryn Matos, Assistant City Manager, stated that the City spends approximately a thousand dollars per public meeting for video assistance. Video assistance for advisory boards would have to be considered for future budget. Commissioner Penserga stated that he doe not understand the difference between audio and audio video. Mayor Grant stated that there is a big difference. Between the close captioning and having audio recorder the way it has been done for decades. Commissioner Penserga emphasized you are saying that when they are recording the audio, we have to pay more for someone to turn on the cameras. Assistant City Manager Matos stated that it is much more involved than that with having the captioning, with having a live interpreter. The people in the back are making sure that the audio is good. If you remember when the chambers were still under construction and when we were doing the meetings with the Mayor in the Community Room, the quality of production was much lower. That is because we did not have the whole setup that we have here at the setup. We do not have the staff to manage that at this time. Our IT staff is working 40 hours a week and then attending these meetings and the CRA board meetings to accommodate these meetings that really would be a much larger budget item if we were to go that route. Commissioner Romelus clarified that Commissioner Penserga is asking is it possible to just record the meeting without all these extra enhancements, just simply recording the meeting that could be uploaded onto YouTube. Commissioner Penserga commented that the cameras are already here just turn them on. City Manager LaVerriere thinks it would be a still camera versus the camera picking up each speaker. We will find out what it costs to do that. We are going to need someone probably to make sure the cameras are videoing properly. It is staff time or a contractor and production of the video. It is not as intense as the GoToWebinar platform and everything that IT does on top of folks in the back. Commissioner Romelus stated that if we are going to do that, the only board that she thinks it would be necessary to do that for would be the Planning and Zoning board. She does not feel it would be necessary to do that for all the boards on our repertoire. 33 Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 Mayor Grant requested the costs associated with the fixed camera for a meeting. City Manager LaVerriere asked Mr. McNally if she oversimplified the process. John McNally, ITS remarked that it is primarily staff time, the extra hours in the day. We could get a price quote if you wanted to outsource that. City Manager LaVerriere inquired if it would be a fixed camera in the back. Or can we use the cameras we have set it for one setting and record it? Mr. McNally replied that we could set it for one wide shot, and then unless you are going to have the liaisons of your advisory boards, do that for us, which is somewhat of a technical aspect. You would require somebody from IT to staff every one of your advisory board meetings. Commissioner Penserga stated he does not want to belabor the point. His common sense is telling him if somebody is here recording the audio, they can turn on the camera and record video. At the same time, they are already here. Teachers do this left and right at a much higher level. This should not be complicated. Again, he does not want to belabor the point. If there is some technical aspect to this that he does not understand, that is fine. But if somebody's already here recording the audio, just turn on the camera that is facing the dais. It should not be that complicated. Commissioner Romelus commented not to belabor it. She thinks that once the video is recorded it than has to be edited. The branding has to be added. It then has to be uploaded to YouTube. There is a little bit more than just turn on the camera. Mayor Grant remarked that there is a cost associated with recording the meetings. He thinks it could be an extra few hundred dollars for each meeting. Commissioner Penserga stated that he did not realize there would be a cost of turning on the cameras. Mayor Grant commented absolutely. Talk to any production company, and they will tell you it is expensive to turn on the cameras. Commissioner Romelus stated that the attendees of an advisory board are City staff and the board. It is a little bit more where you have to bring in other staff members, sit in the backroom, and man the camera, even if it is just a still wide shot. If there are any IT issues or technical difficulties you will need IT staff to fix them. She agrees with Commissioner Penserga. That is why she also said maybe it might be better to record the quasi-judicial boards. Disagreements occur on that board that then come directly to us. That would be probably the best board for video recording capacity if you are asking for it. There was a consensus to get the costs associated with recording the Planning and 34 Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 Development board meetings. 12. Legal A. Proposed Ordinance 21-030 - First Reading - Approve Ordinance amending Chapter 2. "Administration", Article IV, entitled "Purchasing & Consultants", Section 2-56(c) is herebydeleted in it's entirety and replaced with a new Section 2-56(c) to amend the process to dispose of City-owned real property. Mayor Grant stated that he is not happy with item d, when appraisals are needed. He feels that anything under a half million dollars is as needed is not right. He thinks that anything under hundred thousand dollars an appraisal is not needed. The amount would go from a hundred thousand to one million and line 80 would be a hundred thousand. Commissioner Penserga asked for clarification on the dollar amounts that are to be amended. City Attorney Cherof replied that in subsection B on line 77 it would go from one hundred thousand to one million. Then on line 80 it would be five hundred thousand to one hundred thousand. Motion Commissioner Romelus moved to approve Ordinance 21-030 on First Reading as amended. Commissioner Katz seconded the motion. Vote City Clerk Gibson called the roll. The vote was 5-0. 13. Future Agenda Items A. Sign Code Amendments - December 7, 2021 B. City lobbyist Mat Forest to give a preview of the 2022 State Legislative Session 2022 and discuss the City's annual Legislative Agenda. - December 7, 2021 C. Consultant Presentation of Housing Needs Assessment - December 7, 2021 D. School Board Member Erica Whitfield to present report on the state of education to the City Commission. - January 4, 2022 E. Discuss process and estimated costs for a Recreation & Parks Bond Referendum Question - January 18, 2022 F. FIU Presentation of Racial and Social Equity Community Needs Assessment 35 Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 Findings - January 18, 2022 G. City of Boynton Beach FY20/21 Strategic Plan Update and 5-Year FY 2022- 2027 Strategic Plan Framework - January 18, 2022 H. Building Department staff will present an update on the implementation of the new SagesGov software for permitting and inspections - January 2022 I. Discuss disposition of vacant 3.62 acre parcel adjacent to Leisurevillle and west of SW 8th Avenue -TBD J. Discussion regarding adjusting traffic signal timing for pedestrians during off- peak hours. -TBD K. Discuss Building Safety Inspection Program - (Pending outcome of 2022 legislative session) L. Proposed Ordinance No. 21-025. First Reading. Approve Development Agreement Ordinance.(Tabled from the September 21, 2021 City Commission Meeting.) - TBD M. Mayor Grant has requested a discussion regarding naming the urban orchard at Sara Sims Parkfor Latosha Clemons - TBD - first meeting in January Mayor Grant requested an update on café vendors for City Hall and Arts and Culture Center. City Manager LaVerriere stated that staff has been speaking with Feeding South Florida and exploring some possibilities which will be included in the update to the Commission. Whether or not we want to consider that café space an incubator format from a food café standpoint. Mayor Grant remarked that he would be ecstatic. The Community Caring Center took over our library cafe for a while. The fact that they have the Community Caring Center as part of their strategic plan. That would be something he would be in favor of within the next couple of months that we could get the ball rolling, Commissioner Romelus stated that she would be ecstatic to add that feature to the cafe area. Especially since the only food incubator spaces are in West Palm. City Manager LaVerriere stated this would be Feed South Florida can teach a barista program. It is not a cooking kitchen, it will be reheating, smoothies and sandwiches. Someone can come in and learn how to run a restaurant and prepare food. We still have to bid it out and we have been working on that scope. Mayor Grant stated that he would like to discuss Item 13M at the January 4th meeting. 36 Meeting Minutes City Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 16, 2021 14. Adjournment There being no further business, Mayor Grant adjourned the meeting at 10:23 p.m. CITY OF OY , TON BEAC Mayor - Steven B. Grant Vice Mayor—Woodro . - Al Alif . r i rsioner— Justin Katz Commissioner— Christina L. Romelus Com `'*'r Ty Penserga ATTEST: ,‘„ C stal Gibson, M C, City Clerk Tammy St. zione, 'ep ty City Clerk Lam.' 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The community in and around, Historical Cottage District of Boynton Beach, 21st Ave and 23rd Ct., SE 3rd St., is now over saturated with rentals units, low income families, sober houses and 1/2 way houses. Many 2 stories high, and multi family duplexes. Having guests, the visitors to these rental units, park on the side of the road. Making all the streets, 21 St, SE 3rd St, and 20th CT, congested and one lane traffic. The traffic is very high, I know first hand that 23rd Ct. is treated like a race track. With cars driving 50 mph or more. On several occasions when asking the drivers,to slow down, I am met with threats and hostility by the drivers. The residents have requested speed bumps and police patrol many times, to no avail. All the homeowners have reported that 23rd Ct. is blocked by parked cars, from attendees to the MCC, 12 step meetings. (Federal Ave & 20th CT), Larry Mastropieri, owner of the low income, multi family, 2 story buildings, at 2107 & 2109 SE 3rd St. is negligent of up keep, maintenance, and community concerns. In 2021, there has been a rash of violent crimes, involving guns, battery against women, fugitives hiding, and multiple families living in one unit in his buildings. This year, I watched a tenant at 2107 SE 3rd St, and his friend, return to first floor unit after rounds of gunfire were shot on Federal Ave. Upon complaining to Larry Mastropieri, he continued to allow this tenant to live there, This was their second offense/complaint, of recent, involving a gun from this unit. All the homeowners are affraid and intimidated to call police because of retaliation and threats coming from his buildings, 2107 & 2109 SE 3rd St. I propose that the owner, and developers, of 2107 & 2109 SE 3rd St., 2 story, low income, multi residentail buildings, improve and remodel the existing buildings, yield higher income tenants, before requesting changing any zoning laws. He has not ever proven to have the community in m' 1 I lit -(9 1