On the agenda: Boynton Beach City Commission - Aug 19, 2025 — ShotSpotter (Aug 19)

Agenda

The City of

Boynton Beach

City Commission Agenda

Tuesday, August 19, 2025, 6:00 PM

City Hall Commission Chambers
100 E. Ocean Avenue

Boynton Beach City Commission

Rebecca Shelton, Mayor (At Large)
Woodrow L Hay, Vice Mayor (District II)
Angela Cruz, Commissioner (District I)
Thomas Turkin, Commissioner (District III)
Aimee Kelley, Commissioner (District IV)

Daniel Dugger, City Manager
Shawna Lamb, City Attorney
Maylee De Jesus, City Clerk

*Mission*
To create a sustainable community by providing exceptional municipal services, in a financially responsible manner.

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The Agenda:

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1. Openings

A. Call to Order - Mayor Rebecca Shelton

Roll Call.

Invocation by Pastor Shaun Blakeney, My Anchor Church.

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag led by Commissioner Kelley.

Agenda Approval:

     1. Additions, Deletions, Corrections

     2. Adoption

2. Other

A. Information Items by members of the City Commission.

City Commissioners to disclose any informational items to the public. 

3. Announcements, Community and Special Events And Presentations

4. Public Audience

Public Audience: Any citizen may be heard concerning any matter within the scope of the jurisdiction of the Commission. 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 coming before the City Commission).

5. Administrative

A. Advisory Board Appointments.- Tabled at the July 15, 2025 and August 5, 2025 Meeting.

City Commission to reappoint and appoint eligible members of the community to serve in vacant positions on City Advisory Boards.

6. Consent Agenda

A. Proposed Resolution No. R25-215- Approving the Work Experience Program and approving a standard template Agreement between the City and Palm Beach School for Autism, Inc.

Staff recommends approval of Proposed Resolution No. R25-215.

B. Proposed Resolution No. R25-216- Approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Boynton Beach and the Health Care District of Palm Beach County establishing a pilot program to assist law enforcement in effectively responding to and linking residents to appropriate behavioral health or substance abuse services.

Staff recommends approval of Proposed Resolution No. R25-216. 

C. Proposed Resolution No. R25-217- Approve an increase in the annual expenditure to Alpha1 Staffing/Search Firm, LLC by correcting a scrivener's error in Resolution No. 25-011, approved on January 7, 2025, to reflect an annual expenditure of $260,000, not $120,000 as originally stated.

Staff recommends approval of Proposed Resolution No. R25-217.

D. Proposed Resolution No. R25-218- Approve sports provider facility use agreement between City of Boynton Beach and East Boynton Blaze Baseball Inc. for the use of Galaxy Park located at 301 Galaxy Way, Boynton Beach, FL 33435, and authorizing the Mayor to execute the agreement.

Staff recommends approval of Proposed Resolution No. R25-218.

E. FY 24-25 Third Quarter Schoolhouse Children's Museum Report to Commission.

Accept FY24-25 third quarter report on operations of the Schoolhouse Children's Museum.

F. Commission Meeting Minutes.

Approve minutes from the July 7, 2025 Budget Workshop and July 15, 2025 City Commission Meeting.

7. Consent Bids and Purchases

A. Proposed Resolution No. R25-219- Approving a three-year agreement with CivicPlus for website and Municode hosting, maintenance, and support service not exceeding $50,000 annually for a total expenditure not exceeding $150,000 over the contract term.

Staff recommends approval of Proposed Resolution No. R25-219.

B. Proposed Resolution No. R25-220- Approve an agreement between the City of Boynton Beach and The Knot Worldwide, Inc. a global premiere company that provides products and services for couples who are planning weddings and other life milestones.

Staff recommends approval of Proposed Resolution No. R25-220.

C. Proposed Resolution No. R25-221- Awarding Request for Qualifications No. UTL25-018Q for Chapel Hill Drainage Improvements- Engineering and Design Services to Baxter & Woodman, Inc., approving an Agreement between the City and Baxter & Woodman, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $1,490,827, and approving a budget transfer to allocate sufficient funding for the project.

Staff recommends approval of Proposed Resolution No. R25-221.

D. Proposed Resolution No. R25-222- Approving a Piggyback Agreement with Trane U.S. Inc. for the replacement of (2) DX Packaged AC Units located in the adjacent mechanical housing building at the West Water Treatment Plant and a 20-ton split system at the Utilities Administration Building, for an estimated expenditure of $391,126.72 plus a 10% contingency, for a total expenditure not to exceed $430,239.39.

Staff recommends approval of Proposed Resolution No. R25-222.

E. Proposed Resolution No. R25-223- Approving a piggyback agreement with Pantropic Power, Inc., an authorized Caterpillar, Inc. dealer, utilizing Sourcewell contract 040924-CAT Contract for East Water Treatment Plant Rental Generator for a not-to-exceed amount of $136,871.60 annually.

Staff recommends approval of Proposed Resolution No. R25-223.

F. Proposed Resolution No. R25-224- Approve a Piggyback Agreement between the City of Boynton Beach and Advanced Roofing, Inc. utilizing Equalis Group Bid No. RFP-R10-1166 for reroofing and installation services for the re-roofing of the Public Works Auxiliary Building in the amount of $212,094.55, plus a 10% contingency of $21,209.45, not to exceed $233,304.

Staff recommends approval of Proposed Resolution No. R25-224.

G. Proposed Resolution No. R25-225- Approve increasing the annual expenditure on the Purchase Order with Amazon Business for the purchase of supplies on an as-needed basis from $300,000 to an amount not to exceed $450,000.

Staff recommends approval of Proposed Resolution No. R25-225.

H. Proposed Resolution No. R25-226- Approve an Agreement with Waste Management Inc. of Florida for Recycling Materials, with an Annual Expenditure not to exceed $490,000.

Staff recommends approval of Proposed Resolution No. R25-226.

8. Public Hearing

6 P.M. or as soon thereafter as the agenda permits.  T he City Commission will conduct these public hearings in its dual capacity as Local Planning Agency and City Commission.

A. Proposed Ordinance No. 25-006- Second Reading, An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City Of Boynton Beach, Florida, Amending Part II, Chapter 27, Article I, Section 27-2 "Board or Committee Member Selection; Organization; Qualifications; Term," establishing limited authority to waive certain appointment requirements; providing for codification; providing for severability; providing for conflicts; and providing for an effective date.

Staff recommends approval of Proposed Ordinance No. 25-006, on second reading.

B. Proposed Ordinance No. 25-011- Second Reading, An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, amending Chapter 2, Article III "Elections" of the City Code Ordinances, to re-title Section 2-42 to read "Candidate Requirements and Qualifications, Official Ballot, and Filing Fees" establishing qualifying requirements, modifying the number of petitions required to run for office, and the amount of the Campaign Filing Fee; and creating Section 2-48 entitled "Campaign Signs- Bonds, Penalties, and Financial Responsibility;" providing for codification; providing for severability; providing for conflicts; and providing for an effective date.

Staff recommends approval of Proposed Ordinance No. 25-011, on second reading.

9. City Manager’s Report

10. Regular Agenda

A. Proposed Ordinance No. 25-012- First Reading, An Ordinance of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, repealing Section 16-44 of the City Code of Ordinances Entitled "Gambling"; providing for codification; conflicts; severability; and an effective date. Proposed Ordinance No. 25-014- First Reading, An Ordinance of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, repealing Article XII, Section 15-128 through 15-133 of Chapter 15 of the City Code of Ordinances, which established and revised the prohibition of loitering in the City of Boynton Beach; providing for codification; conflicts; severability; and an effective date.

Staff recommends approval of Proposed Ordinance No. 25-012 and Proposed Ordinance No. 25-014, on First Reading.

B. Proposed Ordinance No. 25-015- First Reading, An ordinance of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida amending Chapter 10, Article III, entitled "Abandoned Property" by repealing Article III in its entirety and replacing it with a new Article III entitled "Abandoned Property;" amending Chapter 12 entitled "reserved" by renaming it "Foreclosed, Vacant, and Unimproved Property Registration Program" and creating new sections thereunder; providing for conflicts, severability, codification; and providing an effective date.

Staff recommends approval of Proposed Ordinance No. 25-015, on First Reading.

C. Proposed Ordinance No. 25-016- First Reading, An ordinance of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida repealing and replacing Chapter 15 "Offenses- Miscellaneous*," Article I "In General" Noise Control-Short title," and creating new sections thereunder; providing for conflicts, severability, codification; and providing an effective date.

Staff recommend the approval of Proposed Ordinance No. 25-016, on first reading.

D. Proposed Ordinance No. 25-017- First Reading, An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, correcting errors in the legal descriptions contained in Ordinance 23-006 approving the abandonment of the 225-foot long segment of the 20-foot wide right-of-way located within the northern section of the proposed The Pierce development approximately 175 feet south of the East Boynton Beach Boulevard centerline (a.k.a. "North Alley"), the 225-foot long segment of the 40-foot wide NE 1st Avenue right-of-way, and the 335.02-foot long segment of the 20-foot wide right-of-way located within the southern section of the proposed The Pierce development, approximately 150 feet north of the East Ocean Avenue centerline (a.k.a. "South Alley"); authorizing the City Manager to execute an amended disclaimer, which shall be recorded with this ordinance in the public records of Palm Beach County, Florida; providing an effective date; and for all other purposes.

Staff recommends approval of Proposed Ordinance No. 25-017, on first reading.

E. Proposed Ordinance No. 25-018- First Reading, An ordinance of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida amending Chapter 14 "Motor Vehicles and Traffic," Section 14-5 "Stopping, standing, parking, or storage prohibited in specified places," and creating new sections thereunder; providing for conflicts, severability, codification; and providing an effective date.

Staff recommends the approval of Proposed Ordinance No. 25-018, on first reading.

F. Proposed Resolution No. R25-227- Adopting the Boynton Beach 2025 Economic Development Plan.

Staff recommends approval of Proposed Resolution No. R25-227.

11. Future Agenda Items

A. Discussion regarding creating a beautification board. - TBD

Requested by Commissioner Turkin.

B. Discussion regarding Citywide Master Plan to light up the City.- TBD

Requested by Commissioner Turkin.

C. Discussion on utility lift station upgrades and odor control - TBD

Requested by Vice Mayor Hay.

D. Discussion in regards to an additional area that might be available as a future cemetery. - Pending meeting with City Real Estate Manager.

Requested by Vice Mayor Hay.

E. Discussion regarding combining City properties together to create senior affordable housing. - Pending Joint Meeting with the CRA. 

Requested by Vice Mayor Hay.

F. Discussion regarding Amendments to the Code of Ordinances regarding flooding in the community.- Pending meeting with Commissioner Cruz

Requested by Commissioner Cruz.

G. Discussion regarding the expansion of ShotSpotter south of Boynton Beach Boulevard. - TBD

Discussion requested by Commissioner Thomas Turkin.

H. Update on the City's Strategic Planning efforts. - TBD

Update requested by Commission Woodrow Hay.

I. Discussion regarding bulk trash pickup. - TBD

Discussion requested by Commissioner Angela Cruz.

J. Discussion regarding requirements to construct required sidewalks and exemptions as outlined in Land Development Regulations, Chapter 4, Article VIII, Section 3 Standards, D Sidewalks. - TBD

Requested by Commissioner Cruz. 

12. Adjournment

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