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03-06-12 Regular Meeting MinutesMARCH 6, 2012 A Regular Meeting of the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, was called to order by Mayor Nelson S. McDuffie in the Commission Chambers at City Hall at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 6, 2012. 1. Roll call showed: Present- Commissioner Thomas F. Carney, Jr. Commissioner Jay Alperin Commissioner Adam Frankel Commissioner Angeleta E. Gray Mayor Nelson S. McDuffie Absent - None Also present were - David T. Harden, City Manager Robert A. Barcinski, Assistant City Manager Brian Shutt, City Attorney Chevelle D. Nubin, City Clerk 2. The opening prayer was delivered by Mayor McDuffie. 3. The Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America was given. 4. AGENDA APPROVAL. Mr. Frankel stated regarding Item &C., Resolution No. 12 -12: Abandonment of Drainage Easement: Saxena White Corporate Offices, he is on the Pension Board and they are one of the attorneys for the Pension Board. The City Attorney stated he does not see any conflict. Mr. Frankel moved to approve the Agenda, seconded by Mrs. Gray. Upon roll call the Commission voted as follows: Dr. Alperin — Yes; Mr. Frankel — Yes; Mrs. Gray — Yes; Mayor McDuffie — Yes; Mr. Carney — Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0 vote. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Dr. Alperin noted a correction to Item 9.A.A., Service Authorization No. 12- 01/Mathews Consulting. Inc. /Congress Avenue Force Main Replacement: of the minutes and stated he was not referring to the Commission keeping track of the change orders; he was referring to keeping track of the number of times different engineering firms are selected. 03/06/12 Dr. Alperin moved to approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of February 21, 2012 as amended, seconded by Mrs. Gray. Upon roll call the Commission voted as follows: Mr. Frankel — Yes; Mrs. Gray — Yes; Mayor McDuffie — Yes; Mr. Carney — Yes; Dr. Alperin — Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0 vote. 6. PROCLAMATIONS: 6.A. Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Awareness Month — March 2012 . Mayor McDuffie read a proclamation hereby proclaiming the month of March 2012 as CRA Awareness Month in the City of Delray Beach. Peter Arts, member of the CRA Board, came forward to accept the proclamation and gave a few brief comments. 6.B. Fix A Leak Week —March 12 -18, 2012 Mayor McDuffie read a proclamation hereby proclaiming the week of March 12, 2012 as Fix A Leak Week in the City of Delray Beach. Richard Reade, Sustainability Officer, came forward to accept the proclamation and gave a few brief comments. 6.C. National Kids to Parks Day — May 19, 2012 Mayor McDuffie read a proclamation hereby proclaiming May 19, 2012 as National Kids to Parks Day in Delray Beach. Linda Karch, Director of Parks and Recreation came forward to accept the proclamation and gave a few brief comments. Mrs. Karch stated this is another part of the Michelle Obama initiative to get kids out and into parks. 7. PRESENTATIONS: A. None 8. CONSENT AGENDA: City Manager Recommends Approval. 8.A. FINAL BOUNDARY PLAT APPROVAL /JOYA: Approve the Joya Plat located at the southeast corner of S.E. 1St Avenue and S.E. 1st Street. 8.B. REQUEST FOR SIDEWALK DEFERRALS /1041 SEASPRAY AVENUE: Approve requests to defer the installation of a sidewalk along Beach Drive and Seaspray Avenue for a proposed two -story single family residence at 1041 Seaspray Avenue within the North Beach Overlay District. 8.C. RESOLUTION NO. 12 -12: ABANDONMENT OF DRAINAGE EASEMENT: SAXENA WHITE CORPORATE OFFICES: Approve Resolution No. 12 -12 to abandon a 10' wide drainage easement for Saxena White Corporate Office 2 03/06/12 located at 111 S.E. 1 st Avenue. The caption of Resolution No. 12 -12 is as follows: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, VACATING AND ABANDONING A DRAINAGE EASEMENT DEDICATED BY THE "MIRAFLORES AT DELRAY" PLAT, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 108, PAGES 184 THROUGH 185 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A ". (The official copy of Resolution No. 12 -12 is on file in the City Clerk's office.) 8.D. AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE JOINT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT UPA)/FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT): Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Joint Participation Agreement (JPA) with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for the proposed landscaping along Atlantic Ave (SR 806) from I -95 to N.W. /S.W. 12th Avenue to extend the deadline to June 30, 2013. 8.E. RESOLUTION NO. 14 -12: Approve Resolution No. 14 -12 assessing costs for abatement action required to remove nuisances on thirty (3 0) properties throughout the City of Delray Beach. The caption of Resolution No. 14 -12 is as follows: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 100 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, ASSESSING COSTS FOR ABATING NUISANCES UPON CERTAIN LAND(S) LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH AND PROVIDING THAT A NOTICE OF LIEN SHALL ACCOMPANY THE NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT; SETTING OUT ACTUAL COSTS INCURRED BY THE CITY TO ACCOMPLISH SUCH ABATEMENT AND LEVYING THE COST OF SUCH ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR A DUE DATE AND INTEREST ON ASSESSMENTS; PROVIDING FOR THE RECORDING OF THIS RESOLUTION, AND DECLARING SAID LEVY TO BE A LIEN UPON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FOR UNPAID ASSESSMENTS. 3 03/06/12 (The official copy of Resolution No. 14 -12 is on file in the City Clerk's office.) 8.F. GRANT AWARD/HOME DEPOT FOUNDATION: Accept a grant award from Home Depot Foundation in the amount of $5,000 in support of the Curb Appeal by the Block program. 8.G. AGREEMENT/EAGLE 1 RESOURCES, LLC.: Approve an agreement with Eagle 1 Resources, LLC in the amount of $18,750.00 to review existing lease agreements with Florida East Coast Railroad to see if any lease agreement expenses can be eliminated. Funding is available from 448 - 5461 - 538 -31.90 (Storm Water Utility Fund: Other Operating /Other Contractual Service) and 442 - 5178 -536 -31.90 (W & S Renewal and Replacement Fund: Professional Services /Other Professional Services). 8.H. REVIEW OF APPEALABLE LAND DEVELOPMENT BOARD ACTIONS: Accept the actions and decisions made by the Land Development Boards for the period February 21, 2012 through March 2, 2012. 8.I. AWARD OF BIDS AND CONTRACTS: 1. None Mr. Frankel moved to approve the Consent Agenda, seconded by Mrs. Gray. Upon roll call the Commission voted as follows: Mrs. Gray — Yes; Mayor McDuffie — Yes; Mr. Carney — Yes; Dr. Alperin — Yes; Mr. Frankel — Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0 vote. 9. REGULAR AGENDA: 9.A. APPEAL OF SITE PLAN REVIEW AND APPEARANCE BOARD ACTION: T- MOBILE: Consider an appeal of the Site Plan Review and Appearance Board's decision to deny the request by T- Mobile to amend the blanket sign program for the Fountains Plaza located at 14451 S. Military Trail. (Quasi- Judicial Hearing) Mayor McDuffie read the City of Delray Beach Quasi - Judicial Hearing rules into the record for this item and all subsequent Quasi - Judicial items. Chevelle D. Nubin, City Clerk, swore in those individuals who wished to give testimony on this item. Mayor McDuffie asked the Commission to disclose their ex parte communications. The Commission had no ex parte communications to disclose. Lula Butler, Director of Community Improvement, stated this item is consideration of a request to appeal the decision made by the Site Plan Review and Appearance Board to deny the request by the agent representing T- Mobile to amend a 4 03/06/12 blanket sign program established in September 2005 for the Fountains Plaza located at 14451 South Military Trail. Mrs. Butler stated pursuant to LDR Section 2.4.7(E), the request to amend the blanket sign program approved for the shopping center to allow the use of their corporate color "PMS Rhodamine Red" was considered by SPRAB on January 25, 2012. Mrs. Butler stated T- Mobile requested to amend the blanket sign program to incorporate their local color called Rhodamine Red which is actually closer to a magenta pink. The Board agreed to allow the use of their corporate font but maintain the blanket blue vinyl assigned for the shopping center. Mrs. Butler stated LDR Section 2.4.7(E) of the land development regulations allows the Commission to grant waivers to this section of the Code after making a finding of fact that granting of the waiver shall not adversely affect the neighboring area; shall not significantly diminish the provision of public facilities; shall not create an unsafe situation; and does not result in the granting of a special privilege in that the same waiver be granted under similar circumstances on other property by the applicant or the owner. Staff recommends that the Commission uphold the decision of the Site Plan Review and Appearance Board to maintain the blanket approval. Denise Williams, represents Art Sign Company as well as T- Mobile, stated they would like to use their trademark color (pink) and noted that all the other T- Mobiles incorporate the pink into their sign. Mayor McDuffie stated if anyone from the public would like to speak in favor or in opposition of the request, to please come forward at this time. There being no one from the public who would like to address the Commission, the public hearing was closed. There was no rebuttal or cross - examination. Mr. Frankel asked if Chase was granted a special privilege. Mrs. Butler stated she believes the black is a very deep blue; it could be black. She stated that SPRAB uniformly does blanket approvals on any shopping center that has more than two bays. Mrs. Butler stated they are trying to be more consistent about maintaining the blankets that they have established. Ms. Williams stated it is black with the blue logo and the cleaners sign is blue and there are no other tenants out there right now. Mrs. Butler stated there is a restaurant out there and their sign is blue. Mrs. Gray stated with the trademark being the color that it is, were they actually informed before leasing this piece of property that they would not be able to use their logo. Mrs. Butler and Ms. Williams stated they do not know the discussion between T- Mobile and the landlord. Mr. Carney stated SPRAB and staff have worked very hard to create these master sign packages to create some consistency. He stated he does not see a compelling reason to deviate from the Master Sign Plan. 03/06/12 Dr. Alperin stated he has always been big on consistency and every time you make an exception it comes back to haunt you but it is not a justification for making the same mistake again. He stated consistency is more important and we should stay with our rules and deny the request. Mayor McDuffie stated he concurs with comments expressed by the Commission as well. He stated he believes you will be able to see the word T- Mobile in blue than you are able to see it in pink. Mr. Frankel stated he agrees with Mayor McDuffie's comments; however, it appears that a special exception was granted to Chase because the sign is not in blue but is in black and blue. Mr. Frankel stated based on LDR Section 2.4.7(E) he cannot find any justification not to do it so he supports granting the appeal. The City Attorney briefly reviewed the Board Order with the Commission who made findings according to their consensus (attached hereto is a copy and made an official part of the minutes). Dr. Alperin moved to adopt the Board Order as presented (denying the appeal), seconded by Mrs. Gray. Upon roll call the Commission voted as follows: Mayor McDuffie — Yes; Mr. Carney — Yes; Dr. Alperin — Yes; Mr. Frankel — No; Mrs. Gray — Yes. Said motion passed with a 4 to 1 vote, Mr. Frankel dissenting. 9.B. WAIVER REQUEST /SW DELRAY ONE, LLC.: Consider a waiver request with SW Delray One, LLC. to reduce the required sidewalk width from 8' to 5' along S.E. 1st Avenue for Saxena White Corporate Offices located at 111 S.E. 11t Avenue. (Quasi - Judicial Searing) Chevelle D. Nubin, City Clerk, swore in those individuals who wished to give testimony on this item. Mayor McDuffie asked the Commission to disclose their ex parte communications. Mr. Frankel stated he has had no specific communications regarding the sidewalk; however, he has seen the plans of this project and talked to Chuck Jeroloman about the project in whole. Mrs. Gray, Mayor McDuffie, Mr. Carney, and Dr. Alperin stated they had no exparte communications to disclose. Paul Dorling, AICP, Director of Planning and Zoning, entered the Planning and Zoning project file #2012 -035 into the record. Mr. Dorling stated this is a waiver request to reduce the sidewalk width from 8 feet to 5 feet along S.E. 1" Avenue in association with the Saxena White Corporate Office building. 6 03/06/12 At its meeting of February 21, 2012, the Site Plan Review and Appearance Board ( SPRAB) considered this waiver request as part of a Class V Site Plan, Architectural Elevations and Landscape Plan for the Saxena White Corporate Offices which will be a three -story new office commercial building with rooftop pavilion, green roof garden area and main lobby which will open to all three floors. Mr. Dorling stated the Board approved the sidewalk width reduction from 8 feet to 5 feet and as part of that overall Class V site plan approval staff required that the sidewalk be a brick paver. He stated at their meeting SPRAB did remove that as a condition of approval. Mr. Dorling stated it is noted that DSMG, the DDA, and the CRA also considered the project and recommended approval of that brick sidewalk at that time. Mr. Dorling stated a 5' brick paver sidewalk is provided south of the proposed Saxena White Corporate Office along the east side of S.E. lst Avenue. Staff recommends that the five foot width reduction be granted; however, that it be subject to continuing this paver block surface similar to what the DSMG, DDA, and the CRA recommended at that time. Jim Knight, 10 S.E. 18t Avenue, Delray Beach, FL 33444 (real estate broker for the property), stated the Bory building was approved with a reduced sidewalk without the brick pavers and that is closer to Atlantic Avenue. Mr. Knight stated there are brick pavers that run along Worthing Place and there is a break where there are not going to be brick pavers for the Boueri Mixed -Use Building, and then there are brick pavers to the south of The Mark Downtown. Mr. Knight stated at the SPRAB meeting the discussion was that it would accentuate the building better by having brick pavers. He stated SPRAB agreed to have the brick pavers in front of the main entrance way to the lobby which would bring more of a focal feature to the lobby and the entrance feature of the building. Mr. Knight stated the sidewalk that was installed on 2nd Avenue south that runs down to Kevro's Art Bar is a concrete sidewalk as well. Mr. Knight suggested that the brick pavers be right in front of the entranceway to office so that it brings attention to the building and stated SPRAB approved it with the brick pavers just in the main entranceway or lobby coming into the office building. The City Attorney stated a condition on the waiver is that staff is supporting the waiver provided that the City makes the sidewalk brick pavers. There was no cross - examination or rebuttal. Mayor McDuffie stated if anyone from the public would like to speak in favor or in opposition of the waiver request, to please come forward at this time. There being no one from the public who wished to address the Commission, the public hearing was closed. There was no cross - examination or rebuttal. Dr. Alperin asked about the description of the brick pavers in the Board Order. The City Attorney stated the way the Board Order reads is that it would be reduced 8' to 5' wide sidewalk subject to the conditions stated above which the condition provides that the sidewalk be brick pavers. Dr. Alperin expressed concern that the Board 7 03/06/12 Order does not say a portion of the sidewalk it says sidewalk. The City Attorney stated staffs position is that they want the entire sidewalk to be brick pavers. Mrs. Gray asked about the location. Mr. Dorling stated immediately south of this is The Mark building and there are brick pavers going south in front of their place. Mrs. Gray asked if the City is going to ask the Kevro Bar to put pavers in front of their bar. Mr. Dorling stated that is another block on another street so he is familiar with what they have been approved for. Mr. Carney stated SPRAB is happy with brick on both sides with just the pavers in the entry way and asked why staff is trying to extend the pavers. Mr. Dorling stated this is what has been consistent with what has been done to that block to the south. Mr. Frankel stated as long as he can remember it has been a dirt field and this is an amazing project and a much needed Class A office space. Dr. Alperin asked if the property north of it requires bricks in that corner. Dr. Alperin stated he agrees that we should have required bricks here and if both ends had the bricks he would have been very insistent on the bricks. However, Dr. Alperin stated since it is not on both ends I do not think we will have trouble acquiring it all the way across. Mr. Carney stated he is very happy they are doing the project here. Mayor McDuffie concurred with comments expressed by Commissioner Carney. He does not want the Commission to change something that SPRAB approved one way. The City Attorney stated it appears that the consensus of the Commission and the applicant have also agreed that we have the brick pavers just in front of the entry way and at no other place on the sidewalk. The City Attorney suggested that the condition be modified in the Board Order that staff support the waiver subject to the condition that the sidewalk be brick pavers in front of the entry way as approved by SPRAB and the rest of it will be just cement. The City Attorney briefly reviewed the Board Order with the Commission who made findings according to their consensus (attached hereto is a copy and made an official part of the minutes). Dr. Alperin moved to adopt the Board Order with the modified condition, seconded by Mr. Frankel. Upon roll call the Commission voted as follows: Mr. Carney — Yes; Dr. Alperin — Yes; Mr. Frankel — Yes; Mrs. Gray — Yes; Mayor McDuffie — Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0 vote. 8 03/06/12 9.C. WAIVER REQUESTS/WAYSIDE HOUSE: Consider approval of two (2) waiver requests to Land Development Regulations (LDR) Section 4.4.13(F)(1)(a), "Height ", to permit a building addition to be constructed less than the minimum height requirement of 25'; and Land Development Regulations (LDR) Section 4.4.13 (F)(4)(b)(1), "Lower Levels ", to permit a building addition to exceed the lower level setback requirements for building on N.E. 6th Avenue, within the Central Business District (CBD) for Wayside House located at 328 -378 N.E. 6th Avenue. (Quasi- Judicial Hearing) Chevelle D. Nubin, City Clerk, swore in those individuals who wished to give testimony on this item. Mayor McDuffie asked the Commission to disclose their ex parte communications. Paul Dorling, AICP, Director of Planning and Zoning, entered the Planning and Zoning Department project file #2012 -065 into the record. Mr. Dorling stated this is a request for Troval of two waivers associated with the Wayside House located on the west side of 6 Avenue or northbound Federal Highway, a residential licensed service provider, located at 328 -378 N.E. 60' Avenue. Mr. Dorling stated what is being proposed is a building addition and the waivers are associated with the minimum height which is in the CBD required to be 25 feet and the existing building is less than that and this addition will be consistent in height with respect to that. The second waiver is a requirement that requires building setbacks to be reduced and the buildings to be on the street to certain percentages and this is a setback which exceeds that minimum. Mr. Dorling stated the minimum is ten feet for 70 -90% of the building and this building setback is about 25 feet. He stated the setback is along 6d' Avenue and it is in excess of that which is required by the Code and is consistent with this building. Mr. Dorling stated the required findings are made in the staff report and staff recommends approval. Josh Aguila, Currie Sowards Aguila Architects, 134 N.E. 4th Avenue, Delray Beach, FL 33444, stated SPRAB supports the waiver requests and he is present for any questions the Commission may have. Mayor McDuffie stated if anyone from the public would like to speak in favor or in opposition of the waiver requests, to please come forward at this time. There being no one from the public who wished to address the Commission, the public hearing Was closed. There was no cross - examination or rebuttal. Dr. Alperin stated this organization is a role model for how treatment facilities should be done. He stated he has known them for 20 years or more and he wished organizations in our city and around us would use them as to how it should be 9 03/06/12 housing the clients for their treatment. Dr. Alperin stated the waivers that they are requesting are well within reason. For the record, Mr. Frankel clarified that this is not Delray Motel. Mr. Dorling stated this is not Delray Motel. The City Attorney briefly reviewed the Board Order with the Commission who made findings according to their consensus (attached hereto is a copy and made an official part of the minutes). Dr. Alperin moved to adopt the Board Order as presented, seconded by Mrs. Gray. Upon roll call the Commission voted as follows: Dr. Alperin — Yes; Mr. Frankel -- Yes; Mrs. Gray — Yes; Mayor McDuffie — Yes; Mr. Carney — Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0 vote. 9.D. WAIVER REQUEST /1041 SEASPRAY AVENUE: Consider a waiver request to reduce the required sight visibility triangle from 10' to 4'6" for a clear line of sight between 3' and 6' height in the area along both sides of the driveway on 1041 Seaspray Avenue for a proposed new two -story single family residence within the North Beach Overlay District. (Quasi- Judicial Hearing) Chevelle D. Nubin, City Clerk, swore in those individuals who wished to give testimony on this item. Mayor McDuffie asked the Commission to disclose their ex parte communications. The Commission had no ex parte communications to disclose. Paul Dorling, AICP, Director of Planning and Zoning, entered the Planning and Zoning Department project file #2012 -043 into the record. Mr. Dorling stated this request is for a reduction in the sight visibility triangle from 10' to 4' 6" along both sides of the driveway on 1041 Seaspray Avenue associated with a new single family residence built on this site and the site visibility triangles will be reduced if the Commission approves the waiver to 4' 6" feet rather than 10 feet. Mr. Dorling stated there is a requirement in the LDRs that a clear line of sight distance be provided between three feet and six feet in height within a ten foot site visibility triangle. He stated there are some proposed aluminum gates and concrete columns that are impinging that site visibility to 4' 6" in this situation. Mr. Dorling stated required findings need to be made and the property line is actually going to be 10' 7" from the driveway intersection with the roadway of Seaspray Avenue and there is no suggested future expansion of that roadway. Mr. Dorling stated the ten foot site visibility area will be available outside of the property line in addition to the 4' 6" within the property line as required by Code. Staff recommends approval. There was no applicant present to speak. 10 03/06/12 Mayor McDuffie stated if anyone from the public would like to speak in favor or in opposition of the waiver request, to please come forward at this time. There being no one from the public who wished to address the Commission, the public hearing was closed. The City Attorney briefly reviewed the Board Order with the Commission who made findings according to their consensus (attached hereto is a copy and made an official part of the minutes). Mr. Frankel moved to adopt the Board as presented, seconded by Mr. Carney. Upon roll call the Commission voted as follows: Mr. Frankel — Yes; Mrs. Gray — Yes; Mayor McDuffie — Yes; Mr. Carney — Yes; Dr. Alperin — Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0 vote. 9.E. VALET PARKING QUEUE EXPANSION/PRIME STEAKHOUSE: Consider approval of a request from Prime Steakhouse, located at 110 E. Atlantic Avenue, to expand their valet parking queue from 2 to 6 spaces. Scott Aronson, Parking Management Specialist, stated the current valet queue is on S.E. 2nd Avenue on the west side where Worthing Park and Worthing Place is. Mr. Aronson stated they currently have the two spaces on the west side of the roadway and they are requesting for two spaces on the east side of the roadway in front of what was formally the VFW. He stated the two restaurants opening in Worthing Place plus the VFW 3,100 square foot restaurant is bringing a lot more business to that valet queue. Mr. Aronson stated the other challenge with this valet queue is the southbound 1st Street is eastbound towards the bridge so the parking is in the Federspiel Garage and they use the 40 part-time spaces for the 110 E. Atlantic Avenue building. He stated in order to get to the Federspiel Garage which is around the corner they have to use 2nd Street so they are coming two blocks south one block east and two blocks back north to be able to part the vehicle. Mr. Aronson stated the return trip to the customer is to Atlantic Avenue and across and then coming back to the queue on the west side. Staff is in favor of the queue on the east side and it is a project that they tried with the Kyoto Sushi queues on N.E. 2nd Avenue and the reason for that failure was because it was for drop off for customers only and their parking lot was to the north of the furniture store. Mr. Aronson stated if they would have accepted vehicles on that side of the street they would have had the same challenge staff is trying to correct here by having to go to Atlantic Avenue and then four blocks to get to the parking. Mr. Aronson stated in this instance it works well because the valet stand is in clear view of the spaces so they can see who is pulling in there and if they do accept vehicles from incoming customers it is a one block turn. He stated it does put them back on Atlantic Avenue but in a western direction which is less busy during that critical time between 7:00 -9:00 p.m. when they are doing the changeover seating. Mr. Aronson stated the applicant is requesting for two spaces on the west side to give them a total of four spaces. He stated they have about 10,000 square feet of restaurant that will be opening in the near future in addition to the prime location and other restaurants in that area. Mr. Aronson stated this will be a total of six valet parking spaces and the number of spaces would not be inconsistent with valet parking 11 03/06/12 services. Mr. Aronson stated the current rate is $100.00 per space per month and would add an additional $4,800.00 per year to the General Fund. Staff recommends approval. Mr. Frankel stated Prime Steakhouse is really the same principals and asked Mrs. Butler to give an update on IL Bacio's situation with the noise and any outstanding Code Enforcement fees. Mrs. Butler stated there were a number of violations that were cited over the last couple of years and a lot of them have been cured. She stated the one regarding the noise went to the Code Enforcement Board and the two attorneys requested a stay while they work things out. However, Mrs. Butler stated when the City performed a late night inspection as a staff team in the downtown area they discovered that there is a serious problem with IL Bacio and how the business their conducting versus what has been approved so staff is in the process of working that violation through the process. Mr. Frankel stated if the expansion is granted it is turning a blind eye of what has been going on there. He stated it is right next to IL Bacio, it is the same principals as IL Bacio, having a two sided valet creates a dangerous precedent, and considering the entire situation in general, he is not comfortable granting the request. Mrs. Gray stated she is in favor of the extra valet spaces because earlier this morning when she went there all the parking spaces in the front on S.E. 2nd Avenue are all taken up already before the lunch or breakfast crowd gets there. She stated the Park Tavern is open now and another restaurant will be opening up in the next month along with the VFW she feels we will need a valet otherwise all the traffic will back up onto East Atlantic Avenue. Mrs. Gray stated the noise issues are still being worked out but she supports the valet queue. Mr. Carney asked Mr. Frankel to define how this is the same as IL Bacio. Mr. Frankel stated Prime Steakhouse is a restaurant and the same owner owns IL Bacio and is located a block away and is really servicing IL Bacio. Mr. Frankel stated to do a favor for a business that has caused the City and its residents numerous headaches he does not think they should be rewarded. Mrs. Gray stated that would be servicing all the restaurants there not just a restaurant because anyone that pulls up could actually use the valet queue. Mr. Aronson stated they are open to the public and this was a program that the City tried several years ago and the separation of incoming and outgoing vehicles is sometimes critical. He stated when the cars are delivered back to valet queue sometimes if two couples are eating dinner and arrived in two different cars and leave to say goodbye their cars sit in the valet queue while cars are waiting to enter and there are only two valet spaces. Mr. Aronson stated this would improve traffic flow by allowing those waiting to enter the valet queue. Dr. Alperin concurred with Commissioner Frankel's concerns and stated he is not sure that using this as a tool against IL Bacio is appropriate. Dr. Alperin stated he too is disappointed that the Commission is seeing this now before they have their final discussion of what the contract should be like. Dr. Alperin stated he will not support this at this point because he wants to see what the discussion is going to be and what the final 12 03/06/12 decision is. Dr. Alperin stated he thinks they are very important and that site is going to be heavily needed but he wants to see standards. Mr. Carney concurred with comments expressed by Dr. Alperin. Mayor McDuffie stated there are several merchants who stand to benefit from this and hopefully also Atlantic Avenue stands to benefit by this and the community traffic flow in this area would be better. Mayor McDuffie agrees that with all the renewal of these valet parking queues coming up we need to have a discussion and find out where we are and suggested that this be postponed and wait until we have been through that process. Dr. Alperin requested that staff provide an update regarding the two -way pairs at the next meeting. After brief discussion, it was the consensus of the Commission to postpone Item 9.G. The City Attorney stated this item is not advertised so the Commission does not need to postpone this item to a time certain; they can just postpone it. Mr. Carney moved to postpone Item 9.G., seconded by Mrs. Gray. Upon roll call the Commission voted as follows: Mrs. Gray — Yes; Mayor MCDuffie — Yes; Mr. Carney_ — Yes; Dr. Alperin — Yes; Mr. Frankel — Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0 vote. 9.F. RESOLUTION NO. 13 -12 /COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (CRM: Consider approval of Resolution No. 13 -12 authorizing the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) to issue Tax Increment Redevelopment Bonds not to exceed $4,000,000.00 to fund certain projects. The caption of Resolution No. 13 -12 is as follows: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE DELRAY BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (THE "AGENCY ") TO ISSUE TAX INCREMENT REDEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS, IN ONE OR MORE SERIES (THE `BONDS "), IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED FOUR MILLION DOLLARS ($4,000,000) TO BE OUTSTANDING FROM TIME TO TIME PURSUANT TO A REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT UPON TERMS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED; AUTHORIZING THE PROPER OFFICIALS OF THE CITY TO DO ALL OTHER THINGS NECESSARY TO ASSIST THE AGENCY IN 13 03/06/12 THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (The official copy of Resolution No. 13 -12 is on file in the City Clerk's office.) Diane Colonna, Executive Director of the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), stated this request is for the City Commission to authorize the CRA to obtain a line of credit from City National Bank through the issuance of redevelopment bonds in the amount of up to $4 million. Ms. Colonna stated this would allow the CRA to borrow funds at an interest rate of 2.1% which was the lowest interest rate proposed after the CRA issued an RFP and there were four responses submitted. She stated the money will be used for public infrastructure projects and also for acquisition of property that would be used for public purposes. Ms. Colonna stated this would be a revolving line that the CRA would have up to three years to access the funds and pay it back within five years. She stated there is no prepayment penalty if the fiends are not used and the CRA is doing this to get a greater cash flow for a number of projects. Mrs. Gray inquired about the bond dollars. Ms. Colonna stated the loan will not be used for that and the CRA has pledged TIF (Tax Increment Financing) dollars for that so the regular TIF revenue the CRA receives from the City would be used for that. She stated this revolving line would be used for the infrastructure projects listed in the CRA memo. Mrs. Gray asked if the hotel has their financing. Ms. Colonna stated the hotel does have financing and the CRA's funding would be secondary to fill a gap. She stated they have to put 20% equity in then they have financing they are getting from their own sources and then the gap of what they are able to get and the addition that is needed would be potentially made up for a five year loan from the CRA. Mrs. Gray asked when the redevelopment would start. Ms. Colonna stated it has been taking some time for the CRA to negotiate the agreements but they are on the CRA agenda for Thursday night. She stated the CRA has a lease agreement and a loan commitment letter and if the lease agreement is approved then they have to get their franchise agreement in place. Ms. Colonna stated there are timeframes built into the lease. Mrs. Gray asked what happens with the other acres of land. Ms. Colonna stated the CRA has the RFP for the rest of the land also on Thursday night's agenda. Mr. Carney moved to approve Resolution No. 13 -12, seconded by Dr. Alperin- Upon roll call the Commission voted as follows: Mayor McDuffie — Yes; Mr. Carney — Yes; Dr. Alperin — Yes; Mr. Frankel — Yes; Mrs. Gray — Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0 vote. At this point, the time being 7:05 p.m., the Commission moved to Item 10, the duly advertised Public Hearings portion of the Agenda. 14 03/06/12 10. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 10.A. RESOLUTION NO. 09 -12 /CONTRACT FOR SALE AND PURCHASE /421 S.W. 5th AVENUE: Consider approval of Resolution No. 09- 12, which incorporates a Contract for Sale and Purchase between the City and the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) to provide that the City agrees to accept the property in "As Is" condition and to restrict use of the property to public uses, including but not limited to drainage retention, for the benefit of the general public located at 421 S.W. 5th Avenue in the amount of $10.00. The caption of Resolution No. 09 -12 is as follows: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO ACQUIRE CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS DESCRIBED HEREIN, HEREBY INCORPORATING AND ACCEPTING THE CONTRACT STATING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE SALE AND PURCHASE FROM THE DELRAY BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, SELLER, TO THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA. (The official copy of Resolution No. 09 -12 is on file in the City Clerk's office.) A public hearing was held having been legally advertised in compliance with the laws of the State of Florida and the Charter of the City of Delray Beach, Florida. The City Attorney stated this item is for the contract for sale and purchase of a piece of vacant property at 421 S.W. 5h Avenue. The City is purchasing this property from the CRA for the amount of $10.00 to be used for drainage retention. Mayor McDuffie declared the public hearing open. There being no one from the public who wished to address the Commission regarding Resolution No. 09 -12, the public hearing was closed. Dr. Alperin moved to approve Resolution No. 09 -12, seconded by Mr. Carney. Upon roll call the Commission voted as follows: Mr. Carney — Yes; Dr. Alperin — Yes; Mr. Frankel — Yes; Mrs. Gray — Yes; Mayor McDuffie — Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0 vote. 10.A.1. INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT /COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (CRA): Consider approving an Interlocal Agreement with the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) providing that the City agrees to accept the property in 15 03/06/12 "As Is" condition and restrict the use of the property to public uses, including but not limited to drainage retention, for the benefit of the general public located at 421 S.W. 5th Avenue; contingent upon approval of Resolution 09 -12 and the Contract for Sale and Purchase. The City Attorney stated this covers the same thing as the previous item (Item 10.B.). Mayor McDuffze declared the public hearing open. There being no one from the public who wished to address the Commission regarding the Interlocal Agreement with the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and the City, the public hearing was closed. Dr. Alperin moved to approve the Interlocal Agreement, seconded by Mr. Frankel. Upon roll call the Commission voted as follows: Dr. Alperin — Yes; Mr. Frankel — Yes; Mrs. Gray — Yes; Mayor McDuffie — Yes; Mr. Carney — Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0 vote. 10.B. RESOLUTION NO. 11 -12 /CONTRACT FOR SALE AND PURCHASE /530 N.W. 47th AVENUE: Consider approval of Resolution No. 11 -12, a contract for sale and purchase, authorizing the City to sell the Neighborhood Stabilization Program property located at 530 N.W. 47th Avenue to Jean Louigene Nelan for the purchase price of $45,000.00. The caption of Resolution No. 11 -12 is as follows: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO SELL REAL PROPERTY IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS DESCRIBED HEREIN, HEREBY INCORPORATING AND ACCEPTING THE CONTRACT STATING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE SALE AND PURCHASE BETWEEN THE BUYER AND THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA. (The official copy of Resolution No. 11 -12 is on file in the City Clerk's office.) The City Attorney read the caption of the ordinance. A public hearing was held having been legally advertised in compliance with the laws of the State of Florida and the Charter of the City of Delray Beach, Florida. Lula Butler, Director of Community Improvement, stated this item is a request for the Commission to approve the sale of a property located at 530 N.W. 47th Avenue purchased under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program for the amount of 16 03/06/12 $45,000.00. Mrs. Butler stated the City received $1.9 million and acquired about 14 units and are now in the process of rehabbing and selling those off. She stated this property is located in Rainberry Woods. Mrs. Butler stated this property was appraised at 65,000 and brought up to Code; the second appraisal was by the bank; and the subsequent third appraisal was 45,000. She stated this is going to a very low- income person and it is a standard house that will last another 20 years because of the improvements that have been done. Staff urged the Commission to allow the City to sell this house as proposed. Mayor McDuffie declared the public hearing open. There being no one from the public who wished to address the Commission regarding Resolution No. 11 -12, the public hearing was closed. Dr. Alperin moved to approve Resolution No. 11 -12, seconded by Mrs. Gray. Upon roll call the Commission voted as follows: Mr. Frankel — Yes; Mrs. Gray — Yes; Mayor McDuff e — Yes; Mr. Carney — Yes; Dr. Alperin — Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0 vote. At this point, the Commission moved to Item 11, Comments and Inquiries on Non - Agenda Items from the City Manager and the Public. 11.A. City Manager's response to prior public comments and inquiries. The City Manager had no response to prior public comments and inquiries. 11.13. From the Public. 11.13.1. Kevin Warner, 248 Venetian Drive, Delray Beach, FL 33483, thanked the Commission for funding for more staffing at Fire Station No. 2. 11.13.2. Gerald Franciosa, 939 Eve Street, Delray Beach, FL 33483 (lived in Delray Beach since 1998), thanked Dr. Alperin for serving and the entire Commission. Mr. Franciosa stated there was an article in the Sun - Sentinel about the Inspector General of Palm Beach County is questioning the City's trash agreement. He stated his garbage has been picked up twice a week; his recycling is picked up once a week; his bulk pick up is picked up once a week. Mr. Franciosa stated he gets four pickups a week and it now costs him $13.63. Mr. Franciosa stated he has lived in his neighborhood for 13 years and has never had a problem with Waste Management. He stated if he ever had a problem with them they were right there and they took care of it. He stated if the City does not need to fix it then don't. Mr. Franciosa stated Waste Management is a good company and the drivers are very courteous and if there is a mess in the street and you call, they come and take care of it. Secondly, Mr. Franciosa stated there is something on the Agenda on First Reading and there was a change on the staff report which was made that night at the last Planning and Zoning Board meeting. He stated he looked at the Agenda backup and the 17 03/06/12 change was not made on the backup. Mr. Franciosa stated he would like to know if staff eventually presents it to the Commission with the changes or if they never get to see the changes. 11.B.3. Alice Finst, 707 Place Tavant, Delray Beach, FL 33445, stated there is a ballot item that has not been publicized and asked if there is a possibility of getting out to the papers the "whys" and "wherefores" of the ballot item and putting signage up to let people know the day and date when the vote is to be taken. Secondly, Mrs. Finst stated she received a special courtesy notice seeking public input of potential infrastructure deficiencies in her 201 home neighborhood. She did not see any notice of this meeting in the papers. Mrs. Finst stated she went to the meeting to speak on potential infrastructure deficiencies and it was announced at this portion of the meeting which was sandwiched into a Planning and Zoning Board meeting held at the Environmental Services Building on South Swinton Avenue that this would replace the Town Hall Meeting which had been held every January for years at Old School Square. She stated originally the Town Hall Meeting was held at Old School Square with great turnout and the meeting at South Swinton Avenue had about 12 people. Mrs. Finst stated residents and neighbors attended the former Town Hall Meetings and were given an opportunity to tell what was going on in their neighborhoods and to share their neighborhood concerns. However, it seems that more restrictions were put on public openness and the conversations were limited to structured questions and last year only about 30 people showed up from former years when the Crest Theatre was jammed. Mrs. Finst urged the Commission to hold a Town Hall Meeting for 2012 to have open conversations to find out how all neighbors feel and get back to the old way of doing things in the village -by- the -sea. She urged the Commission to put this on the next Agenda for conversation. 11.BA. David Charles Faustin, 10175 Camino Del Dios, Delray Beach, FL 33446, stated he stands before the Commission in defense of freedom, the rule of law, and the United States Constitution. Mr. Faustin read a brief statement into the record regarding freedom and commented about his political signs during a 2010 early voting cycle. He stated on October 26, 2010 he went to Delray Beach City Hall, a Palm Beach County 2010 early voting site, and upon arrival he did not find a marked solicitation area like all the other early voting sites he had visited. 11.B.5. Christina Morrison, 2809 Florida Boulevard, Apt. #207, Delray Beach, FL 33483, stated the Waste Management contract has not been bid out in over a decade and the specs are not current. She asked that the contract be put out for bid properly. Readings. At this point, the time being 7:24 p.m., the Commission moved to First 18 03/06/12 12. FIRST READINGS: 12.A. ORDINANCE NO. 05 -12: Consider a privately- initiated Future Land Use Map change from Transitional (TRN) to General Commercial (GC), rezoning from POC (Planned Office Center) to PC (Planned Commercial), and a Text Amendment of the Comprehensive Plan modifying the description of the GC (General Commercial) Future Land Use designation to identify a maximum FAR of 0.46 for a 9.95 acre property located on the southeast corner of Linton Boulevard and Federal Highway (1801 and 1845 South Federal Highway) known as Delray Place. If passed, a public hearing will be held on March 20, 2012. office.) The caption of Ordinance No. 05 -12 is as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA ADOPTING A SMALL -SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE "COMMUNITY PLANNING ACT", FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 163.3187, INCLUDING A SMALL -SCALE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT FROM TRN (TRANSITIONAL) TO GC (GENERAL COMMERCIAL) FOR LAND LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LINTON BOULEVARD AND SOUTH FEDERAL HIGHWAY, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, AND AN ASSOCIATED TEXT AMENDMENT MODIFYING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE GC (GENERAL COMMERCIAL) FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION PERTAINING TO SAID LAND; AND REZONING AND PLACING SAID LAND PRESENTLY ZONED POC (PLANNED OFFICE CENTER) TO PC (PLANNED COMMERCIAL) DISTRICT; AMENDING "ZONING MAP OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, JANUARY 2012 "; PROVIDING A GENERAL REPEALER CLAUSE, A SAVING CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (The official copy of Ordinance No. 05 -12 is on file in the City Clerk's The City Attorney read the caption of the ordinance. Paul Dorling, AICP, Director of Planning and Zoning, stated this is a privately sponsored Future Land Use Map change from Transitional (TRN) to General Commercial (GC), rezoning from POC (Planned Office Center) to PC (Planned Commercial), and text amendment to the Comprehensive Plan modifying the description of the GC (General Commercial) Future Land Use designation to identify a maximum 19 03/06/12 FAR (Floor Area Ratio) of 0.46 for a 9.95 acre property located on the southeast corner of Linton Boulevard and Federal Highway (1801 and 1845 South Federal Highway). Mr. Dorling stated this was originally annexed in the 1970's and those buildings were constructed. In 1991, the City went through some changes and put a zoning designation of Planned Office Center (POC) on this site and a land use designation of Transitional (TRN). Mr. Dorling stated this request is to change that land use and zoning to those designations as indicated as well as the text amendment. He stated this is part of the South Federal Highway Redevelopment Plan and there have been four public meetings in the Commission Chambers over the past year. Mr. Dorling stated as part of the proposal and public hearing there were two options that have been discussed for this parcel; one is to go to PC consistent with the PC and the balance with the exception of AC (Automotive Commercial) which would make the entire parcel commercial; the other option was to take it to AC consistent with the other commercial land use in that corridor. Mr. Dorling stated there has been some discussion that this is premature and he noted that if the plan was adopted we would be initiating this very change. Staff recommends approval. At its meeting of February 27, 2012, the Planning and Zoning Board considered this and the Board had concerns which centered on issues which are more appropriate at the site plan approval stage. There was significant discussion about widths and buffers proposed as part of this development but staff feels this is premature at this point but it is whether the City should be looking at a commercial designation rather than an office. Mr. Dorling stated a commercial designation provides greater flexibility for this property. Mrs. Gray stated the residents in that community are concerned about the big box businesses and asked how we can protect them with changing it to the General Commercial. Mr. Dorling stated in the plan they deal with additional regulations which limit the maximum size of any one user and there is some other issues about buffering. He stated any development that is ultimately put forward on this project under a rezoning is required to be consistent and compatible with the adjacent development. Dr. Alperin stated he has spoken to the applicant and has heard from some of the local residents as well. Dr. Alperin stated he too would be very concerned about seeing big box businesses which would be very inconsistent with the development around it. He stated it is very important that this applicant speak to the neighbors directly and get a feel for their concerns and see if there is some way to resolve the differences so that by the time it comes for a public hearing they will not hear a screaming crowd that has not been communicated with by the applicant. Dr. Alperin stated this would save a lot of time and maybe get rid of some false rumors or intentions. He will support on first reading. Mr. Carney concurs with Dr. Alperin and stated any time a tract of land borders on a residential area special considerations need to be addressed. Mr. Carney stated at the same time this intersection has evolved from the original zoning that they were granted. He stated the office complex is not working and it has become much more of a commercial corner. Mr. Carney sated the applicant needs to be sensitive to the abutting populations and is hoping that there is going to be some serious discussions on 20 03/06/12 how to best address some of the concerns. Mr. Carney stated he will support this on first reading because ultimately this is a good change for that corner. Mr. Frankel stated this is a premier corner of our city and expressed concern with losing control of what would go there and with the 5 to 0 vote by the Planning and Zoning Board after "intense discussion ". He stated whenever there is a unanimous vote against that raises great concern. Mr. Frankel stated tonight he is willing to go forward. The City Manager stated staff is correct that unfortunately Planning and Zoning got into a lot of site plan issues which the Commission cannot solve at this stage and feels they should wait until they have the site plan in front of them. Mayor McDuffie concurred with comments expressed by the City Manager. Mayor McDuffie stated we have reached out as a community, City Commission, and business development people and tried to find merchants to come into this corner. Mayor McDufe stated as noted by Commissioner Frankel this is one of the prime pieces of property in the city and does not feel it will get out of control. Dr. Alperin moved to approve Ordinance No. 05 -12, seconded by Mr. Frankel. Upon roll call the Commission voted as follows: Mrs. Gray - Yes; Mayor McDuffie — Yes; Mr. Carney — Yes; Dr. Alperin — Yes; Mr. Frankel — Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0 vote. 12.B. ORDINANCE NO. 12 -12: Consider a city - initiated amendment to the Land Development Regulations (LDR) Section 8.5.1, "Establishment of Public Arts Program", Subsection (B), "Appropriation of Capital Improvement Project (CIP Funds) ", setting forth the right to use funds as appropriated in the City's budget. If passed, a public bearing will be held on March 20, 2012. office.) The caption of Ordinance No. 12 -12 is as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, BY AMENDING SECTION 8.5.1, "ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC ARTS PROGRAM ", SUBSECTION (B), "APPROPRIATION OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (CIP FUNDS) ", SETTING FORTH THE CITY'S RIGHT TO USE APPROPRIATED FUNDS; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE, A GENERAL REPEALER CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (The official copy of Ordinance No. 12 -12 is on file in the City Clerk's 21 03/05/12 The City Attorney read the caption of the ordinance. Paul Dorling, AICP, Director of Planning and Zoning, stated this is a city - initiated LDR to the Public Arts Program clarifying the City's right to use the funds as appropriated in the City's budget. In 2005, the City Commission established a Public Arts Program and those regulations allowed for the City to appropriate 1.5% of total eligible construction costs to be used for various components of the Public Arts Program. He stated in recent budget revisions the Public Arts Program's money along with Capital Improvement Project dollars were considered for reallocation. Mr. Dorling stated this amendment would clarify that the Public Arts Program Funds can be utilized for not only Public Arts Programs but for other purposes as otherwise appropriated in the City budget. At its meeting of February 27, 2012, the Planning and Zoning Board reviewed this amendment and there several members of the public that spoke in opposition to this amendment including people from the Public Arts Board. After intense discussion, the Board recommended denial of the proposed amendment with a 3 to 1 vote (Mark Krall dissenting). Mr. Carney asked if the City should leave some funds in that account to ensure that they can continue some of things that they are actually charged with doing. The City Manager stated they have a consultant's contract and if there is a need the City will find some money and take care of it. However, the City Manager stated that maintenance is one thing but when talking about grants it sounds like they are doing something new somewhere. Mayor McDuffie stated some of the thoughts going around are that the City is doing this just to pick the Public Arts Board pocket. He stated the Commission understands the need for what happened this year and it is not planned to go pick anyone's pocket in particular to balance a budget. However, Mayor McDuffie stated the City had to enable what had already been decided upon. Mrs. Gray asked if next year when the budget is balance this could be something that we can always put back. The City Manager stated this is something that can always be put back. Dr. Alperin stated the Commission is passing the ordinance to allow this to happen and only agreeing to do it for this year and it does not mean that the City is going to take the money next year. Dr. Alperin stated this sends a message to the Public Art Board that the City gave the Board the money and it is expected to be used for public art. Dr. Alperin stated the money was there; the City needed it and is taking it. However, Dr. Alperin reiterated that this does not mean the Commission is against public art but it should be spent for that purpose. Mr. Carney stated as we do projects it is getting replenished anyway. The City Manager stated this depends on the project as they come along. 22 03/06/12 The City Attorney clarified that it is not private projects it is public projects. Therefore, the City Attorney stated private developers are not contributing to this. Dr. Alperin moved to approve Ordinance No. 12 -12, seconded by Mr. Frankel. Upon roll call the Commission voted as follow: Mayor McDuffie — Yes; Mr. Carney — Yes; Dr. Alperin — Yes; Mr. Frankel — Yes; Mrs. Gray — Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0 vote. At this point, the time being 7:50 p.m., the Commission moved back to Item 9.13. of the Regular Agenda. 9.G. REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST/ROBERT GOLDSTEIN: Consider a request to reimburse Robert Goldstein the amount of $13,161.85 for Plan Review fees paid upon the submission of a permit application for a new single family home on July 19, 2005. Lula Butler, Director of Community Improvement, stated this item is consideration of a request from Mr. Robert Goldstein to reimburse him plan review fees paid upon the submission of a permit application for a new single family home on July 19, 2005 in the amount of $13,161.85. Mrs. Butler stated Mr. Goldstein's initial request for reimbursement was made to her in April 2007 and her response to him acknowledging that we could not do that was done in a letter dated May 2, 2007. Mrs. Butler stated she heard from him again in August 2011 where he called to follow -up on his letter because she said in the letter that if he disagreed with staff s position his recourse was up to the Commission. She stated his position was that since he did not build a home the City did nothing to earn the plan review fees made on his initial submission. Mrs. Butler stated the permit was submitted in July 2005 and the plans were immediately routed to Planning and Zoning because it was identified by staff that it was in the Beach Overlay District and it did not come in the correct way with the required application. Mrs. Butler stated Planning and Zoning disapproved the application and that information was communicated to the Project Architect on July 28, 2005. In addition, she stated one of the things he had said was that one of maps his architect looked at was incorrect. Mrs. Butler stated in the Beach Overlay District Manual there are two different maps; one shows the entire area that was served and one appears to have cut off the property in that. However, Mrs. Butler stated the map that Mr. Goldstein would have discussed with staff in the office shows the property to be in the Beach Overlay District. She stated the land management file is set up to identify properties in the Overlay District when someone applies for it because that is how staff makes sure that those things do not slip through the crack. Mrs. Butler stated once those comments were submitted back to the architect, staff proceeded to route the plans to Public Utilities, Engineering, and the Plan Reviewers for structural, mechanical, electric and plumbing. Mrs. Butler stated based on State Statute that if there is no action on a permit within six months of submitting it then it dies. Therefore, Mrs. Butler stated his request has been made 17 months after the permit was submitted and staff recommends denial Mr. Goldstein's request. 23 03/06/12 Mr. Frankel moved to approve the reimbursement request from Mr. Robert Goldstein, seconded by Dr. Alperin. Upon roll call the Commission voted as follows: Mr. Carney — No; Dr. Alperin — No; Mr. Frankel — No; Mrs. Gray --- No; Mayor McDuffie — No. Said motion was DENIED with a 5 to 0 vote. 9.H. SPECIAL EVENT REMST/FOOD TRUCK JAM: - Consider approval of a special event request for the Food Truck Jam to be produced by Ruth Rales Jewish Family Services proposed to be held on May 6, 2012 from noon to 4:00 p.m. on the Old School Square Park grounds; and to authorize staff support for security and traffic control, trash removal and site cleanup, and fire inspection services; contingent upon meeting the conditions listed in the staff report. Robert A. Barcinski, Assistant City Manager, stated this request is for Commission to consider approval of this special permit request for this event produced by Ruth Rales Jewish Family Services proposed to be held on May 6, 2012 from noon to 4:00 p.m. on the Old School Square Park grounds and would also require staff support for traffic control, security, fire inspection services, and trash removal and clean up. Mr. Barcinski stated the total estimated overtime costs are $2,185; trash boxes $90 for a total of $2,275. Per the Special Event Policies and Procedures, the event producer will pay 100% of all City costs of $2,275 including park rental plus the $600 park rental. Staff recommends approval subject to the following four (4) conditions: (1) receipt of a rental agreement with Old School Square Park by April 6, 2012, (2) receipt of a Certificate of General Liability and Alcohol Liability Insurance by April 23, 2012, (3) Require the site to be fenced or at least the beer garden, and (4) receipt of a copy of the Temporary Liquor License by May 1, 2012. Dr. Alperin stated he is always concerned about how many events we do and commented about this being a 4 hour event. Mr. Barcinski stated this is for their supporters, volunteers, and potential volunteers. Mr. Frankel suggested that next week when this is discussed at the Workshop that staff put together a calendar over the last year and show the Commission what events have occurred on those weekends (preferably during season). Mr. Barcinski stated with regard to the tennis tournament weekend he tries to get all the organizations coordinating so that things are not jammed up. Mr. Barcinski stated he has told to them several times about not scheduling anything else on the tennis tournament weekend; he stated the art show was his fault but next year this will not happen. Mr. Barcinski stated some of this he has control over and some he does not. Mr. Frankel stated he noticed in both Items 9.1-1. and 9.I. is a condition that there is a rental agreement between the applicant and Old School Square and he would like to know if Old School Square is interested in hosting the event. Mr. Barcinski stated originally they went to Old School Square and their fee was higher than the City's. Mr. Barcinski stated Old School Square is doing their beer fest the end of April instead of Circle on the Square and this is more of a private event. If they had done this with tents and not food trucks this could have been a park rental. 24 03/06/12 Mrs. Gray asked if the problem with all the activity is because of the finances and the City is not getting the dollars or is because we cannot manage all the events. In response, Mr. Barcinski stated when the City required the events to pay 100% of the overtime costs he thought the event requests would slow down and staff is actually seeing more requests. Dr. Alperin moved to approve the Special Event Request for the Food Truck Jam to be held on May 6, 2012 from noon to 4:00 p.m., subject to the conditions listed in the staff report, seconded by Mrs. Gray. Upon roll call the Commission voted as follows: Dr. Alperin — Yes; Mr. Frankel — Yes; Mrs. Gray — Yes; Mayor McDuffie — Yes; Mr. Carney — Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0 vote. 9_I. SPECIAL EVENT REQUEST/DELRAY ROCKS: Consider approval of a special event request for Delray Rocks, a music festival, to be produced by Josh Davis to be held on September 22, 2012 from noon to 11:00 p.m. at Old School Square and in Old School Square Park; and to authorize staff support for security and traffic control, EMS services, fire inspection, site cleanup and trash removal, event signage, use of the small city stage and trash boxes; contingent upon meeting the conditions listed in the staff report. Robert A. Barcinski, Assistant City Manager, stated this is a request for the Commission to approve a special event permit request received from Josh Davis for a proposed music festival to be held at the grounds of Old School Square and in the Old School Square Park on September 22, 2012 from noon to 11:00 p.m. The Commission is also requested to approve staff support for traffic control and security, EMS assistance and fire inspection, site cleanup, trash removal, trash boxes, event signage and small stage use. Mr. Barcinski stated there is a site plan with this request and the event producer plans on using the entire site, setting three stages up, having different bands rotate between the stages. The estimated overtime is $15,465; stage rental of $530; trash boxes $245; signage $250; and the park rental for that day would be $1,000 for a total of $17,490 at which all would have to be paid to the City. Staff recommends approval subject to the following seven (7) conditions: (1) receipt of a rental agreement with Old School Square by August 22, 2012, (2) receipt of a rental agreement with Old School Square Park by August 22, 2012, (3) receipt of a Certificate of General Liability and Alcohol Liability Insurance and a signed Hold Harmless Agreement by September 1, 2012, (4) require the site to be fenced, (5) require an on -site dumpster and grease disposal barrels, (6) receipt of a non - refundable deposit of $4,000 by September 1, 2012, and (7) receipt of a copy of the Temporary Liquor License by September 14, 2012. Mr. Frankel inquired about the $4,000 non - refundable deposit and asked if the total amount of $17,490 need to be paid prior to the event date. Mr. Barcinski stated the City has never required that because staff does an estimate which is based on actual overtime (i.e. who works it, what their hourly rate is and what their overtime rate is). 25 03/06/12 Dr. Alperin stated if any one of the deadlines is not met, he feels for the City to be credible and to be able to enforce it, if the event producer misses one date it should be cancelled. Mr. Barcinski stated if the Commission would like to move up the non- refundable deposit date and make it sooner than September 1, 2012, this can be changed in the conditions and made a part of the approval. Mrs. Gray asked if we are doing this with everyone or just starting with this request. Mr. Barcinski stated this has been done before (i.e. the Italian Fest who never paid the City) and have done it with some of the other big events that are new. Dr. Alperin stated the first times are the biggest risk and those are the ones that the City should require a higher deposit. Mr. Frankel stated they are anticipating a net profit of $125,000. Dr. Alperin recommended that the Commission move the dates in the conditions to August 1, 2012 and increase the non - refundable amount to $10,000. Prior to the vote, Mrs. Gray asked if this is a fundraiser. Mr. Davis stated this is a for -profit event but it will have the same structure as the Garlic Festival where they use local volunteers to staff the event and a portion of the profits will be going to those'volunteer organizations depending on the success of the event. Mr. Carney moved to approve Item 9.1. with the moving up of the date for the non - refundable deposit to be August 1, 2012, and increase the amount of the non- refundable deposit to $10,000 and with all the conditions as listed to be moved up to August 1, 2012, seconded by Mr. Frankel. Upon roll call the Commission voted as follows: Mr. Frankel — Yes; Mrs. Gray — Yes; Mayor McDuff e — Yes; Mr. Carney — Yes; Dr. Alperin — Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0 vote. 9.J. APPOINTMENT TO THE PUBLIC ART ADVISORY BOARD: Appoint one (1) regular member to the Public Art Advisory Board to serve an unexpired term ending July 31, 2013. Based upon the rotation system, the appointment will be made by Commissioner Carney (Seat #1). Mr. Carney stated he would like to defer his appointment to the next regular meeting of March 20, 2012. At this point, the time being 8:18 p.m., the Commission moved to Item 13, Comments and Inquiries on Non - Agenda Items. 13. COMMENTS AND INQUIRIES ON NON - AGENDA ITEMS. 13.A. City Manager 26 03/06/12 The City Manager distributed a memo to everyone regarding the mid -year budget review. Secondly, the City Manager reminded everyone that the Workshop meeting is on Thursday, March 15, 2012. Due to two large conflicts, it was the consensus of the Commission to change the meeting time from 6:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Lastly, the City Manager stated Kelly Smallridge spoke at the League last week regarding the Tourist Development Council and talked about the equestrian events in Wellington and one of the ways the Tourist Development Council is trying to support those is they find a lot of CEO's have their children in those events. The City Manager stated the City of Delray Beach could do the same thing with the four youth tennis events and find out if there are business owners coming to those events and market Delray to those people while they are here. 13.B. City Attorney The City Attorney had no comments or inquiries on non - agenda items. U.C. City Commission U.C.I. Dr. Alperin Dr. Alperin suggested that the Commission have discussion to consider creating a Charter Review Committee at the March 15, 2012 Workshop Meeting. 13.C.2. Mr. Carng Mr. Carney stated with regard to the reviews for the City Manager and the City Attorney in May and the Commission would need consent to change their local rules when they are adopted in late March. 13.C.3. Mrs. Gray Mrs. Gray reminded everyone to vote on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. Secondly, Mrs. Gray stated the tennis tournament last week was great. She stated there were concerns from some of the visitors about being approached by the panhandlers. Mrs. Gray stated there was a demo done by Craig Smith and asked staff for the results of that. the hotel. Mrs. Gray stated she is glad to see that the CRA is moving forward with 27 03/06/12 Lastly, Mrs. Gray stated today is her birthday. 13.C.4. Mr. Frankel Mr. Frankel stated the Baron's and Match Point did a great job with the tennis tournament. He commented about the television coverage on Saturday and Sunday on the tennis channel internationally. Mr. Frankel stated it is important to note that along with highlighting the tennis they also had footage of the Green Market, footage going up and down Atlantic Avenue, and a great ad showcasing the City of Delray Beach. Mr. Frankel stated during the day sessions there are a number of people who walk to the garage and suggested that the City consider a special event charge next year. 13.C.5. Mayor McDuffie Mayor McDuffie stated this appears to be the two or three years for centennials. He stated the Town of Palm Beach had theirs, the Girl Scouts had theirs. Mayor McDuffie stated this marks the 100th anniversary of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and as part of the celebration they are holding a contest statewide for the top ten historical properties in the State of Florida. He stated they have already selected the top 100 and the City of Delray has as well; one of them being the Colony and one is a private residence on Vista. Mayor McDuffie stated according to the AIA some of the properties have had banners put across them already and he will send the information to the Commission. Lastly, Mayor McDuffie stated the tennis matches were great and the quality of play in the evenness in the skills of the competitors made for some incredible matches. There being no further business, Mayor McDuffie declared the meeting adjourned at 8:38 p.m. City Clerk 28 03/06/12 The undersigned is the City Clerk of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, and the information provided herein is the Minutes of the Regular City Commission Meeting held on March 6, 2012, which Minutes were formally approved and adopted by the City Commission on March 20, 2012. City Clerk NOTE TO READER: If the Minutes you have received are not completed as indicated above, this means they are not the official Minutes of the City Commission. They will become the official Minutes only after review and approval which may involve some amendments, additions or deletions as set forth above. 29 03/06/12 IN THE CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA 1. This is an appeal of the January 25, 2012 decision by the Site Plan Review and Appearance Board ( "SPRAB") approving T- Mobile's request to change to their corporate font, but requiring the business to comply with 'the blanket sign color of glue vinyl #3630 -36, instead of the requested "PMS Rhodamine Red" corporate color. This appeal came before the City Commission at its meeting on March 6, 2012. 2. The Appellants, Appellee and City staff presented documentary evidence and testimony to the City Commission pertaining to the appeal of the approval of a request from T- Mobile to amend the blanket sign program approved for the Fountains Plaza located at 14451 S. Military Trail, with restrictions requiring T- Mobile to comply with the blanket sign color of blue vinyl #3630 -36 in accordance with the Blanket Sign Program, pursuant to LDR 4.6.7(F)(2)(a). L ■.�_ .L Pursuant to LDR Section 4.6.7(17)(2)(a), "Blanket Sign Program. Are the requirements of LDR Section 4.6.7(F)(b) met in order to maintain the Master Sign Program and uphold SPRAB's decision? Yes ✓ No 3. The City Commission has applied the Comprehensive Plan and LDR requirements in existence at the time the original site plan was submitted. 4. The City Commission finds there is ample and competent substantial evidence to support its findings in the record submitted and adopts the facts contained in the record including but not limited to the staff reports, testimony of experts and other competent witnesses supporting these findings. 5. Based on the entire record before it, the City Commission approves denies the appeal. City Commission Meeting on March 6, 2012; Item 9.A. The City Commission hereby adopts this Order this 6th day of March, 2012, by a vote of 4 in favor and 1 opposed ATTEST: Cheveiie Nubin.����n City Clerk Nelson S. McDuffie, Ma City Commission Meeting on March 6, 2012; Item 9.A. IN THE CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA 1. This waiver request came before the City Commission on March '6, 2012. 2. The Applicant and City staff presented documentary evidence and testimony to the City Commission pertaining to the waiver request for Saxena White Corporate Offices. All of the evidence is a part of the record in this case. Required findings are made in accordance with Subsection 1. I. WAIVERS: Pursuant to LDR Section 2.4.7(B)(5), prior to granting a waiver, the approving body shall make a finding that the granting of the waiver: (a) Shall not adversely affect the neighboring area; (b) Shall not significantly diminish the provision of public facilities; (c) Shall not create an unsafe .situation; and, (d) Does not result in the grant of a special privilege in that the same waiver would be granted under similar circumstances on other property for another applicant or owner. A. Waiver to LDR Section 6.1.3(B) Pursuant to LDR Section 6.1.3(B), an 8' sidewalk shall be provided on the Central Business District. The applicant is requesting a waiver to allow for a reduction from 8' to 5' wide sidewalk along SE 1st Street and along SE 1St Avenue, Staff supports the waiver subject to the condition that the sidewalk be brick pavers in front of the entry way. Should the waiver to reduce the sidewalk width from 8 feet to 5 feet be granted subject to the condition stated above? Yes V/ No 3. The City Commission has applied the Comprehensive Plan and LDR requirements in existence at the time the original development application was 1 City Commission Meeting on March 6, 2012; Item 9.13. submitted and finds that its determinations set forth in this Order are consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. 4. The City Commission finds there is ample and competent substantial evidence to support its findings in the record submitted and adopts the facts contained in the record including but not limited to the staff reports, testimony of experts and other competent witnesses supporting these findings, 5. Based on the entire record before it, the City Commission approves denies the waiver: request. 6. Based on the entire record before it, the City Commission 'Irreby adopts this Order this 6th day of March, 2012, by a vote, of 5 in favor and- - - � pposed. ATTEST; Nelson S. Mc uffie, May r Chevelle Nubin, City Clerk 2 City Commission Meeting on March 6, 2042; Item 9.6. IN THE CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA 1. This waiver request came before the City Commission on March 6, 2012. 2. The Applicant and City staff presented documentary evidence and testimony to the City Commission pertaining to the waiver requests for Wayside House. All of the evidence is a part of the record in this case. Required findings are made in accordance with Subsection 1. 1. WAIVERS. Pursuant to LDR Section 2.4.7(B)(5), prior to granting a waiver, the approving body shall make a finding that the granting of the waiver: (a) Shall not adversely affect the neighboring area; (b) Shall. not significantly diminish the provision of public facilities; (c) Shall not create an unsafe situation; and, (d) Does not result in the grant of a special privilege in that the same waiver would be granted under similar circumstances on other property for another applicant or owner. A. Waiver to LDR Section 4.4.13(F)(1)(a): Pursuant to LDR Section 4.4.13(F)(1)(a), overall height of buildings shall be a minimum of twenty -five feet (25). Should the waiver to reduce the minimum building height from 25 feet to 14 feet 10 inches be granted? Yes ✓ No B. Waiver to LDR Section 4.4.13(F)(4)(b)1: Pursuant to LDR Section 4.4.13(F)(4)(b)1, for buildings fronting on A -1 -A, Atlantic Avenue in the West Atlantic Neighborhood and Beach Districts, and on NE and SE 5"' and NE and SE 61h Avenues, ground floor to thirty - seven feet (37`) shall be a minimum of seventy percent (70 %) and a maximum of ninety percent (90 %) of the building frontage shall be set 1 City Commission Meeting on March 6, 2012; Item 9.C. back no greater than ten fleet (10') from the property line. The remaining length of the building shall be set back a minimum of fifteen feet (15') from the property fine_ Should the waiver to increase the setback from 10 feet by 15 feet (from 10 feet to 25 feet) for 70 -90 % of building frontage and by 10 feet (from 15 feet to 25 feet) for the remainder of the building frontage be granted? Yes ✓ No 3. The City Commission has applied the Comprehensive Plan and LDR requirements in existence at the time the original development application was submitted and finds that its determinations set forth in this Order are consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, 4. The City _Commission finds there is ample and competent substantial evidence to support its findings in the record submitted and adopts the facts contained in the record including but not limited to the staff reports, testimony of experts and other competent witnesses supporting these findings. 5. Based on the entire record before it, the City Commission approves ✓ denies the waiver requests. 6. Based on the entire record before it, the City Commission hereby adopts this Order this 6th day of March, 2012, by a vote of--"-,5 in favgf anc . VM ATTEST: Nelson S. McDuffie, M Chevelle Nubin, City Clerk 2 City Commission Meeting on March 6, 2012; Item 9.C. IN THE CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA WAIVER REQUEST FOR 1041 SEASPRAY AVENUE 1. This waiver request came before the City Commission on March 6, 2012. 2. The Applicant and City staff presented documentary evidence and testimony to the City Commission pertaining to the waiver request for 1041 Seaspray Avenue. All of the evidence is a part of the record in this case. Required findings are made in accordance with Subsection 1. [. WAIVERS: Pursuant to LDR Section 2.4.7(B)(5), prior to granting a waiver, the approving body shall make a finding that the granting of the waiver: (a) Shall not adversely affect the neighboring area; ([) Shall .not significantly diminish the provision of public facilities; (c) Shall not create an unsafe situation; and., (d) , Does not result in the grant of a special privilege in that the same waiver would be granted under similar circumstances on other property for another applicant or owner_ A. Waiver to LDR Section 4.6.14(B)(1). Pursuant to LDR Section 4.6.14(B)(1), there is a requirement for a ton foot (10') sight visibility triangle at the intersection of the driveway and the property line. Should the waiver to reduce the sight visibility from 10 feet to 4 feet, 6 inches be granted? Yes No 3. The City Commission has applied the Comprehensive Plan and LDR requirements in existence at the time the original development application was submitted and finds that its determinations set forth in this Order are consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, 1 City Commission Meeting on March 6, 2412; Item 9.D. 4. The City Commission finds there is ample and competent substantial evidence to support its findings in the record submitted and adopts the facts contained in the record including but not limited to the staff reports, testimony of experts and other competent witnesses supporting these findings. 5. Based on the entire record before it, the City Commission approves denies the waiver request. 6. Based on the entire record before it, the City Commission hereby adopts this Order this 6th day of March, 2012, by a vote fofi =� in favor a o osed. ATTEST; Nelson S. McDuffie, M D � Chevelle Nubin, City Cleric l+ City Commission Meeting on March 6, 2012; Item 9.D.