Community Redevelopment Agency Board

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

2. Invocation

Chair Penserga called the meeting to order at 6:01 P.M.

3. Pledge of Allegiance

The Invocation was given by Board Member Hay.

Board Member Cruz led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

4. Roll Call

Ms. Tammy Stanzione, Deputy City Clerk, called the roll. A quorum was present.

A. Additions, Deletions, Corrections to the Agenda

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 a joint meeting with City in January would be helpful and productive to have City and CRA Staff meet.

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 to the agenda as 11F.

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Tim Tack, Acting Executive Director, stated that the CRA has had discussions with the City yet nothing substantial came out of the discussions. Mr. Tack inquired when the joint meeting would be held.

Board Member Turkin commented that there should be discussion at a CRA meeting to get a consensus on what the Board wants to do with the Andrew's House.

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 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 Emergency CRA Board Meetings

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.

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.

Board Member Cruz inquired about how long would it take to install the temporary fencing.

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

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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 preexisting condition.

Board Member Cruz inquired if it would be reasonable to give OHLA 14 days to cure.

Mr. Tack responded that the Board can give Staff the date of default.

Ms. Rustin recommended that the Board give them another notice. She stated that once a Letter of Default is issued per the Agreement they have seven days to cure the default. She noted that the Board can give a date on when to issue the letter of default.