[0:00] the roll call.
[0:01] >> board member cruz.
[0:02] >> present.
[0:03] >> board member Mccray.
[0:05] >> present.
[0:05] >> kelley.
[0:05] >> here.
[0:08] >> vice chair turkin?
[0:09] >> present.
[0:12] >> mayor shelton.
[0:12] >> present.
[0:13] >> Mayor: our invocation
[0:15] tonight will be by board member
[0:16] Mccray followed by the pledge
[0:17] of allegiance led by vice mayor
[0:18] turkin.
[0:23] If we could kindly stand.
[0:23] >> let us bow.
[0:25] Father, here we are once more
[0:27] again standing in your presence
[0:28] asking for your guidance but
[0:29] most of all asking that you
[0:32] continue to protect the city of
[0:33] boynton beach, continue to
[0:35] protect the leadership, staff,
[0:35] employees.
[0:37] But most of all continue to
[0:40] protect the citizens that we are
[0:45] responsible for and let us still
[0:47] walk out of here with love for
[0:48] our brothers and sisters.
[0:51] In your name we pray, amen.
[0:52] >> I pledge allegiance to the
[0:53] flag of the united states of
[0:53] america and to the republic for
[0:54] which it stands, one nation
[0:54] under GOD, indivisible, with
[1:06] liberty and justice for all.
[1:08] >> moving on to additions,
[1:09] deletions, corrections to the
[1:09] agenda.
[1:10] Let's begin on my left with
[1:14] board member Mckay.
[1:16] >> cra is first.
[1:19] I have none, thank you.
[1:22] >> Mayor: board member kelley.
[1:22] >> no.
[1:23] >> Mayor: board member turin?
[1:25] If nothing else, do we have a
[1:27] motion to approve the agenda?
[1:28] we have a motion to approve and
[1:29] we have a second.
[1:33] All those in favor?
[1:33] Opposed?
[1:34] Motion passes.
[1:36] We'll now move on to
[1:37] informational items by the
[1:38] members of the board.
[1:40] Any legal updates before we move
[1:40] on?
[1:44] >> there are none.
[1:44] >> Mayor: informational items
[1:46] by members of the board.
[1:48] Board member cruz.
[1:49] >> nothing for me.
[1:51] >> Mayor: board member turkin.
[1:52] >> nothing, chair.
[1:52] >> Mayor: kelley.
[1:54] >> no, chair, thank you.
[1:56] >> Mayor: board member
[1:57] Mccray?
[1:57] >> none.
[1:58] >> Mayor: we are now moving on
[1:59] to public I don't understand.
[2:01] It's three minutes per person,
[2:03] non-transferable and it's not a
[2:04] q&a.
[2:05] Same rules apply as always,
[2:06] speaker must address the board
[2:08] as a whole and not individual on
[2:11] the dais or in the audience.
[2:13] Insults, personal attacks, and
[2:14] disruptions will not be
[2:15] permitted and this is just for
[2:18] the cra meeting, not the city
[2:18] meeting.
[2:20] If anyone would like to come
[2:21] down and speak, feel free to
[2:23] come on down now.
[2:28] And we will check online.
[2:30] >> chair, there is no one
[2:31] online.
[2:33] >> Mayor: public comment is now
[2:33] closed.
[2:35] We'll be moving on to consent
[2:36] agenda.
[2:39] If my colleagues would begin to
[2:44] pull any item from consent.
[2:46] >> motion to approve.
[2:47] >> Mayor: and board member
[2:48] cruz?
[2:48] >> second.
[2:49] >> Mayor: we have a motion and
[2:50] a second to approve the consent
[2:51] agenda.
[2:54] All those in favor say aye.
[2:54] Opposed?
[2:56] Motion passes.
[2:58] Moving on to new business.
[3:01] At the SEPTEMBER 8, 2026
[3:04] meeting, 15a, b, c, and d were
[3:04] tabled.
[3:06] >> so moved.
[3:06] >> second.
[3:07] >> Mayor: we have a motion to
[3:08] remove and we have a second.
[3:10] All those in favor -- do I have
[3:12] to do each one?
[3:12] Okay.
[3:16] We have a motion and we have a
[3:16] second.
[3:17] [Chorus of ayes]
[3:18] >> Mayor: motion passes.
[3:21] Moving on to item 15a is the
[3:22] consideration of the purchase
[3:26] and sale agreement of 415
[3:27] northwest 1 avenue.
[3:30] >> good evening, board, the
[3:31] development services director.
[3:34] This item before you is -- oh,
[3:36] there's the map, good -- a
[3:38] property that we are looking to
[3:42] purchase within the block of 480
[3:43] west boynton beach boulevard.
[3:45] This particular property is on
[3:46] northwest 1st, outlined in blue
[3:49] on the map shown.
[3:52] We've got -- we did our due
[3:53] diligence, an appraisal.
[3:55] We got an agreement with the
[3:58] seller, which is signed in part
[3:59] of the backup.
[4:01] The purchase price for the
[4:03] property is 749.
[4:07] And it'll be delivered to us
[4:10] unoccupied.
[4:15] Any questions?
[4:16] >> all my questions were
[4:16] answered during my agenda
[4:17] review.
[4:18] >> mine as well.
[4:19] >> and I also have the
[4:20] spreadsheet in the back that
[4:22] gives you all the data on the
[4:23] appraisal and the percentage and
[4:27] all of that.
[4:29] So it's up to you.
[4:32] >> Mayor: thank you, theresa.
[4:34] I know you've worked hard since
[4:35] we closed on the other parcels
[4:41] and this is a key parcel for
[4:42] what the future holds for
[4:44] boynton beach boulevard, so
[4:45] thank you for all of your hard
[4:46] work.
[4:48] I know that that is the key to
[4:50] why we're in this position
[4:50] today.
[4:52] So thank you for that.
[4:54] I don't have any other comments.
[4:56] >> chair, I have a question.
[4:59] How many parcels are we still
[5:00] holding out?
[5:02] >> holding out?
[5:03] >> yes.
[5:04] >> one.
[5:06] >> the subway one.
[5:07] >> the subway building?
[5:07] >> yes.
[5:09] >> thank you.
[5:10] >> and this was the one that had
[5:12] all of the cars and stuff in the
[5:13] back and everything that the
[5:15] neighbors were frustrated with?
[5:16] >> yes, ma'am.
[5:17] I will be doing a phase one on
[5:19] it just to make sure because of
[5:19] that.
[5:20] >> because of the environmental
[5:21] stuff, yeah, that's what I
[5:22] thought.
[5:24] >> but just remember, that's
[5:26] what we clean up too, so it's a
[5:27] win for us.
[5:28] >> okay.
[5:29] If there's nothing else, do we
[5:31] have a motion to approve 15 (A).
[5:33] >> so moved.
[5:33] >> second.
[5:34] >> Mayor: motion and a second,
[5:36] all those in favor?
[5:37] [Chorus of ayes]
[5:38] >> Mayor: opposed?
[5:39] Motion passes.
[5:43] Moving on to item 15 (B) Is the
[5:46] consideration and purchase and
[5:47] sale 101 north avenue.
[5:48] >> get, this
[5:52] excuse me, chair said 4th
[5:57] avenue, it's 4th street?
[5:58] >> Chair: northwest 4th avenue.
[6:00] >> I have 4th street.
[6:01] >> it is street.
[6:02] >> Chair: it was re-typed
[6:03] avenue on mine.
[6:05] >> no worries.
[6:07] And boynton is backwards, so it
[6:08] gets confusing.
[6:11] This is just south of 480.
[6:14] It's a half an acre.
[6:19] And it really cleans up that
[6:21] corner making it a bigger lot
[6:24] for us to do some site work on
[6:26] so that we can see what's going
[6:26] to fit there.
[6:29] It was a bonus when we were
[6:30] doing this.
[6:31] It doesn't impede the property
[6:32] that we have already.
[6:34] It doesn't cut it in half like
[6:35] the other property does, but it
[6:38] does add to the size of the
[6:40] whole entire block.
[6:41] >> Chair: okay.
[6:42] Any comments or questions from
[6:44] the board starting with you,
[6:47] board member Mccray?
[6:47] >> thank you.
[6:50] Did we do an appraisal on this?
[6:51] >> we sure did.
[6:55] It appraised 702.
[7:03] The asking price on it is 835.
[7:05] And on this particular piece
[7:10] just so that you know, it turns
[7:13] out that the price per square
[7:17] foot is $36.17, so it really
[7:18] made a sensible buy, because
[7:20] it's a half an acre.
[7:22] And it's much lower than all the
[7:25] other square footage on that
[7:26] block.
[7:27] >> I'd just like for the people
[7:29] in the audience to understand
[7:32] why we're doing this, we're
[7:33] purchasing land so we can do
[7:34] consolidation.
[7:35] We're not just spending money
[7:36] just to be spending money.
[7:39] I wanted to make sure you all
[7:43] understand that.
[7:45] >> you guys have done a very
[7:47] good job of making sure our
[7:48] purchases have been on the
[7:51] larger parcels below appraised
[7:52] values.
[7:56] So kudos to you guys on that
[7:56] one.
[7:57] >> Chair: any other comments
[7:59] from the board?
[8:02] >> no, it's contiguous and the
[8:03] more land we control, you know,
[8:08] the less chances for live local.
[8:08] >> Chair: right.
[8:12] Can I have a motion to approve.
[8:13] >> moved.
[8:14] >> second.
[8:14] >> Chair: we have a motion and
[8:15] a second.
[8:16] All those in favor?
[8:17] Opposed?
[8:18] Motion passes.
[8:20] Moving on to item 15 (C) Is the
[8:22] consideration purchase and sale
[8:25] agreement of 204 northwest 1st
[8:25] street.
[8:26] Theresa?
[8:27] >> yes, so we're moving on as
[8:29] you can see, this is the other
[8:30] block that we've been
[8:32] concentrating on with the usps
[8:36] office is on the corner of
[8:37] seacrest and boynton beach
[8:37] boulevard.
[8:38] We have purchased over the last
[8:40] couple of years the adjacent
[8:42] properties to usps and now we've
[8:43] moved to the other corner,
[8:46] because it came up for sale.
[8:47] We all looked at it, thought it
[8:49] was a good block.
[8:50] there's been talk about
[8:53] different projects to go on that
[8:53] block.
[8:55] So I think land baking at this
[8:57] time is pretty key.
[8:58] The south side -- I know you
[9:00] guys know this, but on the south
[9:02] side of boynton beach boulevard,
[9:04] we have the advantage of a block
[9:07] depth whereas on the north side,
[9:08] it's kind of shallow, because it
[9:11] gets deeper into the residential
[9:11] areas.
[9:14] So everything on the south side
[9:17] is really kind of key
[9:18] redevelopment for your boynton
[9:21] beach boulevard corridor.
[9:21] >> Chair: any comments or
[9:24] questions from the board?
[9:25] >> my questions were answered
[9:36] during the agenda review.
[9:37] >> before we make the motion for
[9:38] the audience, I'm just saying
[9:40] they don't know the price that
[9:44] they're asking, I'm just saying
[9:44] --
[9:48] >> the appraised value was
[9:48] $850,000.
[9:50] The asking price was 995.
[9:52] We're at $76 a square foot.
[9:54] As you can see, the difference
[9:55] compared to the half acre that
[9:58] we just looked at, that's about
[10:02] the going price on boynton beach
[10:03] boulevard right now.
[10:05] >> I'd be open to negotiating it
[10:08] and see if they would be open to
[10:08] that.
[10:10] We don't have -- I understand
[10:13] the reasoning of why we want
[10:15] catty corner, but we still have
[10:16] those other holdouts, so I think
[10:18] there's an opportunity to get a
[10:18] better price.
[10:20] >> I can go back, absolutely.
[10:24] >> if that's the will of this
[10:24] board.
[10:26] >> Chair: was this listed for
[10:26] sale?
[10:27] Is that what encouraged us to go
[10:28] after it.
[10:31] >> yes, it was listed for sale.
[10:33] The listing price was -- it was
[10:34] higher than this.
[10:35] It was a little bit higher than
[10:37] this but not by much.
[10:41] And after doing the appraisal
[10:43] and kind of negotiating with the
[10:46] seller, that was their deadline.
[10:50] But I can go back.
[10:51] Absolutely.
[10:54] That's my job.
[10:56] >> I think she has consensus to
[10:59] continue negotiating.
[11:02] Do we need a motion?
[11:04] >> if you could direct her to
[11:06] continue to negotiate and table
[11:08] this item pending further
[11:11] negotiations.
[11:12] >> motion to table pending
[11:15] further negotiations.
[11:15] >> second.
[11:16] >> Chair: we have a second.
[11:18] All those in favor say aye.
[11:19] [Chorus of ayes]
[11:19] Opposed?
[11:24] Motion passes.
[11:25] >> okay, thank you.
[11:26] >> Chair: item 15 (D) Is the
[11:28] consideration and purchase and
[11:33] sale agreement for 318336 and
[11:36] 404 east martin luther king
[11:36] boulevard.
[11:38] >> so this one is near and dear
[11:38] to my heart.
[11:41] We've been working on mlk for as
[11:43] long as I've been here.
[11:51] These three properties give us
[11:55] an almost contiguous property
[11:56] line along mlk.
[11:57] They're key properties.
[11:59] I have one left that I have
[12:03] started speaking to the owner,
[12:06] but these are all rental
[12:08] properties.
[12:10] They will be delivered to us
[12:11] vacant.
[12:13] We've worked with -- we have
[12:14] purchased from this seller
[12:14] before.
[12:16] he has other rental properties,
[12:19] so he is more than happy to move
[12:20] everybody over to his other
[12:22] rental properties, because he
[12:23] already knows these tenants and
[12:24] they're already vetted, so they
[12:26] just -- he just moves them to
[12:31] his other properties.
[12:31] So this was -- this is one of
[12:34] the higher prices.
[12:36] We had it appraised.
[12:40] The appraised value
[12:41] was $3.1 million.
[12:44] The original asking price was
[12:44] $4 million.
[12:49] We negotiated down in between at
[12:49] 3.59 million.
[12:51] It's going to be a total of -- I
[12:54] wanted to give you the square
[12:55] feet.
[12:56] 31,000 square feet, so just
[12:59] under about 10,000 under an
[13:01] acre.
[13:04] And it's really -- it's key
[13:08] property on this corridor.
[13:09] If you see, it's the red.
[13:18] Or the yellow.
[13:20] >> Chair: did you say monopoly?
[13:23] Hotels and houses?
[13:27] >> but with the lineup, we've
[13:30] just got a really great start to
[13:36] redevelopment on that corridor.
[13:37] >> it seems like a lot of money
[13:40] to be spending at this time, but
[13:45] that was the reason it was
[13:47] instituted to get rid of slum
[13:48] and blight.
[13:50] We're doing land consolidation
[13:52] because mlk boulevard has been
[13:53] promised that they were going to
[13:54] get upgrades and we're working
[13:56] on that now, so it seems like a
[13:57] lot of money, but we're moving
[13:58] money in the right direction to
[14:07] do what we're supposed to do.
[14:08] >> you're absolutely right.
[14:09] >> Chair: any other questions
[14:11] from the board, any other
[14:11] comments?
[14:13] Would anyone like to make a
[14:14] motion?
[14:16] >> motion to approve.
[14:16] >> second.
[14:17] >> Chair: we have a motion to
[14:19] approve and we have a second for
[14:20] item 15 (D).
[14:24] All those in favor?
[14:24] Opposed?
[14:25] Motion passes.
[14:28] >> thank you, board.
[14:30] >> Chair: moving on to item 15e
[14:31] is the consideration of the
[14:36] third amendment in restated
[14:37] master administrative services
[14:40] interlocal agreement.
[14:44] Can you open the item?
[14:46] >> yes, this is the amended and
[14:47] restated --
[14:48] >> are you on?
[14:50] >> the mic is not on.
[14:51] >> can you hear me?
[14:54] This is the amended and restated
[14:55] agreement for interlocal
[14:57] agreement for services.
[14:59] As you're all aware, the city
[15:02] has been taking over -- city
[15:03] staff has been doing some of the
[15:05] cra work and this adds risk
[15:07] management and then also
[15:08] provides that the city attorney
[15:10] will oversee the city employees
[15:13] who are doing the work on behalf
[15:14] of the cra.
[15:15] And all of the amendments are
[15:23] now included in this agreement.
[15:25] >> I understand why we're doing
[15:27] this and I'm just saying since
[15:28] we did the consolidation of the
[15:30] cra and bringing them on board
[15:31] with city, this interlocal
[15:33] agreement is long overdue, and
[15:35] I'm just saying it's like we're
[15:36] house-cleaning now.
[15:38] That's what I see it as.
[15:39] Motion to approve.
[15:40] >> second.
[15:41] >> Chair: we have a motion to
[15:42] prove and a second.
[15:45] All those in favor?
[15:45] Opposed?
[15:47] motion passes.
[15:50] Moving on to item 15 (F).
[15:52] It's the consideration and the
[15:53] revised cra human resources
[15:56] handbook.
[15:58] >> good evening, board, danielle
[15:59] whitefield, director of human
[16:01] resources and compliance.
[16:03] So our department, actually we
[16:04] worked with staff to do a
[16:06] comprehensive review of our
[16:07] current handbook with the cra
[16:09] which was actually created in
[16:09] 2021.
[16:11] Since then, you'll notice I do
[16:12] have a PowerPoint, if you
[16:14] want to review that as well with
[16:15] some key changes.
[16:16] There were a lot of compliance
[16:18] issues that have happened since
[16:20] then and a lot of new state and
[16:20] federal guidelines.
[16:21] We also have streamlined a lot
[16:23] of the items.
[16:26] We had a lot of the items that
[16:27] were paper driven.
[16:29] We moved to an electronic
[16:32] database for a lot of those
[16:32] things.
[16:36] So we had a kind of a task force
[16:38] amanda and adam and some key
[16:40] staff and we went through and we
[16:43] looked at changes to get us
[16:44] aligned with city staff and
[16:45] their handbook as well, so there
[16:47] are some added benefits for the
[16:47] cra staff.
[16:49] So it's up to you if you want me
[16:51] to go through that
[16:53] PowerPoint or...?
[16:56] I can just kind of go through --
[16:57] >> I don't have any questions.
[16:59] >> I'm not -- I wasn't at the
[17:00] agenda review, but if you can
[17:01] get that PowerPoint and get
[17:04] it to angel to get it in my
[17:05] office, I'd like to see it.
[17:07] >> I'll make sure I have it
[17:08] sent.
[17:10] >> motion to approve.
[17:10] >> second.
[17:11] >> Chair: we have a motion to
[17:12] approve and a second.
[17:14] All those in favor say aye.
[17:17] Opposed say nay.
[17:19] Okay, does anybody have any
[17:22] final comments for tonight?
[17:24] >> just if the cra can
[17:26] coordinate with the city with
[17:28] respect to talking to the local
[17:31] businesses downtown off ocean in
[17:33] regards to the upcoming holiday
[17:33] parade.
[17:36] I know I get feedback annually
[17:37] that it impacts their
[17:37] businesses.
[17:38] I know there's a change in that
[17:40] model for this year, so I just
[17:41] want to make sure as we're
[17:43] starting those conversations and
[17:43] preparing that we're
[17:44] communicating with those
[17:46] business owners.
[17:47] >> yeah, absolutely, board
[17:47] member turkin.
[17:50] I know we consolidated the
[17:52] holiday parade into the
[17:53] christmas tree lighting.
[17:56] That will alleviate us going
[17:58] through fdot to shut the federal
[17:59] highway down and we'll have a
[18:00] bigger celebration of the
[18:01] christmas tree lighting
[18:02] celebration.
[18:04] We'll make sure we definitely
[18:06] disseminate that information to
[18:09] those businesses.
[18:10] >> Chair: do we have a motion
[18:11] to adjourn?
[18:12] >> second, for discussion really
[18:13] quick.
[18:16] Do we have a joint meeting
[18:16] scheduled?
[18:20] Or do we need to be scheduling
[18:23] one especially with some of the
[18:25] key -- I know we've tried to
[18:26] talk about having ethical on
[18:29] them on a
[18:29] regular basis and I don't
[18:30] remember --
[18:32] >> we got consent from the
[18:34] board, and we will be moving to
[18:37] consolidate post-OCTOBER 1st
[18:38] when the new fiscal year starts.
[18:41] They will be consolidated into a
[18:41] cra board.
[18:43] In the event that we need to
[18:45] table items, we can just
[18:48] front-load that up to the next
[18:49] meeting in the same fashion we
[18:51] did here.
[18:52] >> but I think the ask isn't
[18:53] necessarily that.
[18:55] I think the ask is we agreed I
[18:59] think back in spring for the
[19:01] joint meetings with the city and
[19:03] the cra so we could have that
[19:05] cross dialogue wearing both hats
[19:06] with a lot of these development
[19:08] projects that are moving
[19:08] forward.
[19:09] And then making sure that
[19:11] there's synergy between our
[19:14] strategic plan and our cra plan.
[19:15] >> correct.
[19:16] >> I understand.
[19:18] >> are there specific items we'd
[19:19] like to have in a joint meeting?
[19:19] We can absolutely.
[19:21] >> I think there's follow-up
[19:24] from our last one that we need
[19:24] to revisit.
[19:26] Concerning the cra plan, I think
[19:30] revisiting the boynton beach
[19:32] boulevard and 95, that was
[19:33] discussed.
[19:35] And then also I think the
[19:39] federal highway corridor and the
[19:39] waterfront.
[19:41] >> we can schedule it now if
[19:42] you'd like.
[19:44] I was under the impression that
[19:45] after we talked about the
[19:46] necessity of findings that we'd
[19:48] be waiting until after NOVEMBER,
[19:51] but we don't have to.
[19:54] >> I think that was as it
[19:56] pertained to the steering plan,
[19:58] to either expanding or shrinking
[20:01] the cra and not necessarily
[20:03] joint projects like vice chair
[20:04] brought up.
[20:08] Boynton beach boulevard, we now
[20:10] just -- we are going to acquire
[20:11] another piece.
[20:12] The negotiations with subway,
[20:14] are they dead, are they not,
[20:15] where are we moving with that.
[20:18] What is the plan.
[20:20] Fdot is working on the road,
[20:21] obviously once that construction
[20:23] is done, what's our plan with
[20:25] temporary beautification while
[20:25] we're trying to figure out the
[20:26] next steps of that.
[20:28] But I just don't want to just
[20:30] keep sitting on this land like
[20:32] we've done with the post office
[20:35] and we've sat on stuff waiting
[20:37] for something to happen and
[20:40] there's a lot of stuff we can be
[20:41] doing with those parcels in the
[20:42] meantime.
[20:43] So I just want to make sure
[20:45] we're staying on task and that
[20:47] was one of the things to keep
[20:48] those joint meetings on a
[20:49] regular basis, whether it's
[20:51] quarterly or --
[20:51] >> one idea would be we
[20:53] currently, so starting
[20:55] OCTOBER 1, the steering meetings
[20:57] will be ahead of the second
[20:58] meeting in the month for the
[20:59] city commission.
[21:01] We can tentatively schedule
[21:02] joint meetings on the first
[21:03] meeting of the month ahead of
[21:04] the city commission and schedule
[21:06] them as needed on the first
[21:07] meeting.
[21:08] >> okay.
[21:09] >> would we like to schedule the
[21:11] first one for OCTOBER, the first
[21:12] meeting in OCTOBER?
[21:15] >> no, let's see how having them
[21:17] on the same night, how that
[21:18] works.
[21:20] It might be something where we
[21:22] can kind of tack it on, although
[21:24] we like that clear cut of the
[21:24] meetings.
[21:26] But maybe that's something that
[21:27] will be a little bit more
[21:27] workable.
[21:29] I just tonight want it
[21:32] don't want it to drop off
[21:33] and then what are we doing with
[21:34] the post office again?
[21:36] Have we talked about boynton
[21:36] beach boulevard.
[21:39] And the city has got great stuff
[21:41] going on and the cra has great
[21:42] ideas and we need to have that
[21:44] joint meeting so that we can
[21:46] talk about it all in one place.
[21:47] >> absolutely.
[21:49] Okay, thank you.
[21:51] >> my concern is I missed your
[21:53] first joint meeting probably
[21:54] because I wasn't sitting here.
[21:59] If I could get those minutes,
[21:59] thank you.
[22:01] >> do we have a motion?
[22:06] >> we did, and a second.
[22:08] >> Chair: all those in favor?
[22:09] Opposed?
[22:10] With no further business, the
[22:13] meeting is adjourned at
[22:13] 6:22 P.M. And we will be
[22:15] moving on to the city meeting.