Minutes of the Community Redevelopment Agency Board Meeting Held on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at 6:00 PM City Hall Chambers, 100 E. Ocean Avenue and Online Present: Chair Ty Penserga Board Member Woodrow Hay Board Member Thomas Turkin Board Member Angela Cruz Tim Tack, Acting Executive Director Janice Rustin, Board Counsel Tammy Stanzione, Deputy City Clerk Absent: Vice Chair Aimee Kelley 1. Call to Order Chair Penserga called the meeting to order at 6:01 P.M. 2. Invocation The Invocation was given by Board Member Hay. 3. Pledge of Allegiance Board Member Cruz led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. 4. RollCall Ms. Tammy Stanzione, Deputy City Clerk, called the roll. A quorum was present. 5. Agenda Approval A. Additions, Deletions, Corrections to the Agenda Chair Penserga stated that Staff requested and addition to 14C. MLK Jr. Boulevard Corridor Mixed Use Project Update, the Heart of Boynton Shops. Chair Penserga commented that staff requested to have the Third Amendment to the Pulte Purchase Development Agreement added Chair Penserga asked the Board which items they wanted tol heari from Section 16, CRA Projects Board Member Turkin requested a discussion on how the CRA can help facilitate the City with the relocation of the Andrew's House. He stated that aj joint meeting with Cityi in January would Chair Penserga recommended that City and CRA Staff work together first and if they should tot the agenda as 11F. inF Progress. There was none. be helpful and productive to have City and CRA Staff meet. necessitate to have a joint meeting then it should be done. Meeting Minutes CRA Board Meeting Boynton Beach, FL December 10, 2024 Tim Tack, Acting Executive Director, stated that the CRA has had discussions with the City yet nothing substantial came out oft the discussions. Mr. Tack inquired when the joint meeting would Board Member Turkin commented that there should be discussion at a CRA meeting to get a Mr. Tack clarified that the discussion would be brought to the CRA: as a new discussion in. January. Board Member Turkin noted that he received several telephone calls from local business owners regarding Rock the Block. He asked that the next event meeting that Staff incorporates the local be held. consensus on what the Board wants to do with the Andrew's House. businesses that would be impacted by the event. B. Adoption of Agenda Motion: Board Member Hay moved to approve the Agenda as amended. Board Member Cruz seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 6. Legal A. Continued Discussion and Consideration of Procedure Regarding Special and Janice Rustin, Board Counsel, stated that the Procedure regarding Special and Emergency CRA Board Meetings has been revised and that the Board would need to approve the revisions. Emergency CRA Board Meetings Motion: Board Member Turkin moved to approve the revisions to the procedure regarding Special and Emergency CRA Board Meetings. Board Member Hay seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. B. Continued Discussion and Consideration of Temporary Use Agreement with OHLA USA, Inc. for the Use of CRA Properties as a Construction Staging Area for the Boynton Beach Complete Street Project Mr. Tack noted that at the November 21, 2024 Board meeting, OHLA requested relief from the CRA Board from the requirement to install Perimeter Fencing with screening. The Board also discussed OHLA's unauthorized removal of fill from the site. The Board determined that OHLA would have 14 days to come into compliance; otherwise, a notice of default can be issued. As of the date of this agenda publication, OHLA has not installed the required fence and not provided the replacement fill. However, they sent an email to notify CRAs staff that their subcontractor would Board Member Cruz inquired about how long would it take to install the temporary fencing. Mr. Tack responded that based upon OHLA estimate it would be two days. install the temporary fence on December 10, 2024. 2 Meeting Minutes CRA Board Meeting Boynton Beach, FL December 10, 2024 Board Member Cruz stated that her position is to move forward with the sending a default letter to OHLA. She commented that there has been verbal communication with OHLA and that it they are not taking it seriously. Chair Penserga asked how many days would OHLA have to cure the default. Ms. Rustin replied that OHLA would have seven days to cure the default. She also noted that if OHLA is not able to cure default in seven days the Agreement would be terminated. Mr. Tack added that OHLA would have to vacate the property and restore the site to its pre- Board Member Cruz inquired ifi it would be reasonable to give OHLA 14 days to cure. Mr. Tack responded that the Board can give Staff the date of default. the Board can give a date on when to issue the letter of default. existing condition. Ms. Rustin recommended that the Board give them another notice. She stated that once al Letter of Default is issued per the Agreement they have seven days to cure the default. She noted that Mr. Tack commented that the email from OHLA stated that the fence would be installed and completed by December 18th. Board Member Hay asked when would the Letter of Default would go into effect. Ms. Rustin replied that the Letter of Default has been drafted and is ready to be sent. She continued that the letter would be sent in the morning via email and the clock would start ticking Ms. Rustin noted that the CRA would have to have a public hearing on this matter. tomorrow morning. Motion: Board Member Board Member Cruz moved to authorize CRA ActingExecutive Director and Legal to send notice of default to OHLA USA, Inc. and pursue contract compliance up to and including termination and eviction as of on December 13, 2024 to be effective on December 20, 2024. Board Member Hay second the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Chair Penserga opened public comment. No one came forth to speak and no virtual comment. Chair Penserga closed public comment. 7. Informational Items and Disclosures by Board Members and CRA Staff: A. Disclosure of Conflicts, Contacts, and Relationships for Items Presented to the CRA Board on Agenda 8. Information Only 3 Meeting Minutes CRA Board Meeting Boynton Beach, FL December 10, 2024 A. 2024 International Economic Development Announcement for the Bronze Award for Economic Development Organization of the Year 9. Announcements and Awards A. 2024 Holiday Boat Parade Announcement Mercedes Coppin, Business Development and Promotions Manager, announced that the 52nd Annual Boynton Beach Holiday Boat Parade will be held on Friday, December 13, 2024 starting at 6:30 P.M. She noted that there are 42 boaters who already registered. She stated that a mini vendor market has been added to the event. 10. Public Comments The public comment section of ther meeting is for public comment on items on the consent agenda or items that are not on the agenda. For items on the agenda, the public will be given an opportunity to comment at the time each item is considered. Each speaker will be given a total of three (3) minutes to comment; however the Board retains the right to reduce the number of minutes prior to the start of public comment. Persons making public comment may not assign or donate their public comment time to anotheri individual to allow that other individual additional time to comment; however, any persons requiring assistance will be accommodated as required by the. Americans with Disabilities Act. Prior toa addressing the Board, please go to the podium or unmute your device when prompted, and state your name and address for the record. Chair Penserga opened public comment. Tom Warnke, Archive Coordinator, Delray Beach Historical Society, spoke on moving the historic Abraham Burgess, Men of Vision and Purpose, discussed the reading issues at Poinciana. He stated that he would like help in transporting Boynton Beach High School students to Poinciana Board Member Hay suggested working with the City regarding the transportation of nine Seniors Board Member Cruz recommended that Board Member Hay should reach out to the City to have Community Support Funds allocated for this purpose. She stated that a nonprofit called 211 Andrews House. to volunteer with the reading program. from Boynton Beach High School student to Poinciana Elementary. does provide transportation services. Chair Penserga closed public comment. 11. Consent Agenda A. CRA Financial Report Period Ending November 30, 2024 B. Approval of the Purchase and Sale Agreement for 225 NE 9th Avenue C. Approval of Execution of Showing Agreement for 419 N. Seacrest Boulevard 4 Meeting Minutes CRA Board Meeting Boynton Beach, FL December 10, 2024 D. Approval of the Commercial Rent Reimbursement Grant Program in the Amount of $21,000 to Loveli Tea LLC located at 306 E. Boynton Beach Boulevard E. Approval of the Commercial Property Improvement Grant Program in the Amount of $35,000 to Loveli Tea LLC located at 306 E. Boynton Beach Boulevard Motion: Board Member Turkin moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Board Member Hay seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 12. Pulled Consent Agenda Items - None 13. CRA Advisory Board A. Pending Assignments - New Assignments from the CRA Board Assigned at the February 13, 2024 CRA Monthly Board Meeting B. Reports on Pending Assignments Mr. Tack reported that the board met on December and completed its review of the CRA plan, including each district and the plan overall. They will meet again in December to formalize their report, which will be presented in. January. 14. Old Business A. Continued Discussion and Consideration of the Purchase of 323 E. Martin Theresa Utterback, Development Services Manager, stated that this item was brought before the Board in November and that the Board directed Staff to speak with the property owner about delivering the property tenant free. She noted that Staff has spoken with the owner and he can deliver the property tenant free. She commented that the tenants are not being displaced they Luther King, Jr. Blvd. are being moved to another rental. Board Member Turkin left the dais at 6:27 p.m. Board Member Turkin returned to the dais at 6:32 p.m. Chair Penserga closed public comment. Chair Penserga opened public comment. No one came forth to speak and no virtual comment. Motion: Board Member Hay moved to approve the purchase of the property located at 323 E. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard int the amount of $450,000 and approve the execution of the Purchase and Sale Agreement by the Board Chair. Board Member Cruz seconded the motion. The motion B. - Discussion and Consideration of Circuit Transit Inc.'s Contract for On-Demand passed unanimously. Transportation Services 5 Meeting Minutes CRA Board Meeting Boynton Beach, FL December 10, 2024 Mr. Tack stated that program is approaching the end of its first year of service on March 5, 2025, and that it is time for the Board to consider their options to continue the rideshare program. He Jason Bagley, Circuit, commented that there is bandwidth to expand into new areas. He noted that about a month ago the area was expanded further south. He commented that this is the first peak season for Circuit here in the City and it is important to watch and see how the ridership is affected January through March. He stated that Circuit is working with Bethesda Hospital and Tri- noted that the agreement allows for three one-year periods. Rail to expand service through them. There was a consensus to extend the Agreement for a year. Chair Penserga requested a separate discussion on the potential of expansion with Bethesda Hospital and Tri-Rail. Board Member Hay inquired about the ridership in District 2. Mr. Tack responded that the second quarter showed more activity in District 2 yet it does have room for improvement. He stated that the longer this service is available you will see more people Board Member Hay inquired if there was high risk in picking up students from a Boynton Beach Mr. Tack replied that the CRA can look into this with the City. He noted that CRA would have to fund a portion. He commented that there may be other services outside of Circuit thati is would be Board Member Turkin noted that he is curious to see what the in season will bring to the Circuit Service. He inquired who he can contact when there is a bug in the Circuit App. Mr. Bagley replied that there are connections through the App that an issue can be reported. using it. high school and dropping them off at Poinciana Elementary school. available. There was a consensus to renew the. Agreement with Circuit. Mr. Tack noted that there is still room for Circuit to grow within the CRA district. He said that the Mr. Bagley stated that it is a good time to try to expand the service and that it can be done with the Board Member Turkin stated that he would like to see the Service expanded East of 195. He stated route would be North on Federal Highway up to Harvey Oyer Park area. current fleet. that he believes the Circuit Service be utilized. C. MLK Jr. Boulevard Corridor Mixed Use Project Update (d/bla Heart of Boynton Mr. Tack gave a brief update of the delays and concerns of the MLK Jr. Boulevard Corridor Shops) 6 Meeting Minutes CRA Board Meeting Boynton Beach, FL Mixed Use Project. December 10, 2024 Chair Penserga open Public Comments Jude Vaillant, CEO of Potiwa Pizza Restaurant, stated that the delays int the project has cost him investors. He commented that he now has toi find another way to build the restaurant himself. He inquired about how the CRA Board was going to help rectify this issue. Sylvia Gillion, Gillion Realty, stated that she is in Unit 107. She commented that she was very upset after last meeting. She thanked the CRA Board for taking action at the last meeting. She commented that she hopes that this project is going to move forward. No one else came forward, Chair Penserga closed Public Comments Board Member Hay noted that he is highly disappointed in this phase of the project. He inquired if there was any assurance that Centennial will continue to move forward. Mr. Tack responded that the CRA has had many meetings with Centennial they are working to get this completed. He stated that Centennial promised that they are going to work with the Board Member Hay noted that the small business people are losing money and have no tenants to get the project completed. income from their businesses. D. Continued Discussion and Consideration of Search for the New Executive Director - TABLED 11/21/2024 UNTIL 12/10/2024 15. New Business A. Discussion and Consideration of Executive Recruitment Firms for Executive Director Candidates - TABLED 11/21/2024 UNTIL 12/10/2024 There was a consensus to leave Items 14D and 15A tabled. B. Discussion and Consideration of Issuing an RFQ for Design Services for Mr. Tack stated that the CRA has secured Federal funding of $1.3 million and they are looking to precure the design services as wall as the construction administration services from a design Board Member Turkin inquired if this project could be done in phases. He noted that his concern Mr. Tack responded that the CRA will be looking at the phasing of the construction to minimize Chair Penserga opened public comment. No one came forth to speak and no virtual comment. the Boynton Harbor Marina Seawall consultant. is for the businesses at the Marinna. the impact to the businesses. Chair Penserga closed public comment. 7 Meeting Minutes CRA Board Meeting Boynton Beach, FL Motion: December 10, 2024 Board Member Cruz moved to authorize the Acting Executive Director to issue the RFQ for Design Services consistent with Federal Requirements and bring back the firm rankings for Board consideration prior to negotiation. Board Member Hay seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 16. CRA Projects in Progress A. Rock the Block Recap B. Social Media & Print Marketing Update C. CRAI Economic & Business Development Grant Program Update 17.Future Agenda Items 18. Adjournment There being noi further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 6:59 P.M. Tammy Deputy City Clerk aflesia 8