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04-14-15 Special Workshop Meeting SPECIAL/WORKSHOP MEETING APRIL 14, 2015 A Special/Workshop Meeting of the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, was called to order by Mayor Cary Glickstein in the Commission Chambers at City Hall at 6:00 p.m., on Tuesday,April 14, 2015 Roll call showed: Present- Vice-Mayor Shelly Petrolia Deputy Vice-Mayor Alson Jacquet Commissioner Mitch Katz Commissioner jordana Jarjura Mayor Cary Glickstein i i Absent- None Also present were - Donald B. Cooper, City Manager Noel Pfeffer, City Attorney Chevelle D. Nubin, City Clerk Mayor Glickstein called the Special/Workshop meeting to order and announced that it had been called for the purpose of considering the following Items. SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA 1. Public Comments Mayor Glickstein opened the meeting for public comment on the special/workshop meeting items. Public: 1. Karen Gran r - spoke regarding the Delray Affair and stated she will report back to the City Commission in a few weeks. 2. Ron Gilinsky - echoed Ms. Granger's comments regarding the Delray Affair. He also spoke about left hand turns on Atlantic Avenue, commented about traffic and eliminating commercial vehicles, signage improvement, and opening SE 1st street as two lanes. 3. Robert Schmidt - thanked the City Commission for putting the Artists Alley discussion on the agenda this evening. Mr. Schmidt stated there is lots of uncertainty regarding this. 4. Mavis Benson, owns a gallery— spoke regarding left hand turns and read a statement into record regarding the blocking of intersections and U turns. She also commented about the closing of streets for special events. 5. Roy H. Simon - commented about no left hand turns on Atlantic Avenue and provided a letter to the City Commission. He discussed the bridge, trains, drivers, and two streets that go north and south. Mr. Simon stated signage is needed regarding not blocking intersections. He asked Commission to not ban left hand turns. I 6. David Cook, Chair of Downtown Development AuthoritY [DDA -read the DDA statement into record regarding left hand turns on Atlantic Avenue. He stated the DDA is available to assist in any way they can. I 7. Gary L. Fishman - stated he feels his neighbors have been misled. He read a statement into record and asked that the City Commission reconsider the offer. 8. Bruce Bastian-spoke about the Lake Ida item. He stated the property should be made into a park and the city should keep the greenway space. 9. Rem Yg'e Cox—urged the City Commission to review the short term and long term goals and set policy to filter down to the Departments. He spoke regarding Clean and Safe and asked Commission to view this globally look at a multi year strategy. Mr. Cox stated the City Commission should not forget about the West Atlantic Plan and stated this needs to be revisited as well. 10. Patrick Halliday., representing the Delray Beach Bicycle Club — spoke regarding the Lake Ida property. He stated he had not found anyone against development of a park. Mr. Halliday stated the neighborhood seems to oppose more development in that area. He jcommented that this property is important because it connects an entire greenway system. 11. Jim Chard, representing Human Powered Delray— stated they are all for a bikeable and walkable city. He stated they have a grant proposal on behalf of the city in to the County. Mr. Chard spoke about the greenway. I 12. Daniel Levinson - spoke about the Lake Ida item. He stated he has spoken to residents around the lake for the preservation of this land. Mr. Levinson commented on the history of Delray Beach and open spaces. He stated Lake Ida is a gem. 13. Taylor Levy - thanked the City Commission for considering this item and read a statement into record. He commented about the Lake Ida property and green space. 14. Jule Guaglardi, owner of Roxy Lulu's —spoke regarding Pineapple Grove merchants. She stated she and others invested in that location because of what they felt it would become. Ms. Guaglardi stated getting people to come into the area is such a feat and feels no left turns regarding NE 2nd will cause people to not come to Pineapple Grove. 15. Bill Bathurst - spoke regarding the Lake Ida green space (4 acres). He stated this is an opportunity and asked the City Commission to do what the can to acquire this and offered pp t3' �' y q his help. 16. Lori Sturgiss — spoke regarding the Artists Alley and stated if this is maintained it will help businesses. 17. Kevin Warner— stated he hates hearsay. He discussed the Lake Ida land and commented on an email from the Palm Beach County Administrator to City Manager Donald B. Cooper. Mr. Warner stated there are very pressing needs in this city. 18. Chuck Ridley — referenced the City Commission goals and cutting non-essential services and spoke on behalf of the blue collar workers. He also stated that he served as Chair of the Downtown Master Plan committee years ago. Mr. Ridley stated the Southwest Plan came out of this and asked the City Commission to review the plan and incorporate it. 19. Al Martell, owns a business on SE 2nd Avenue — stated he echoes Ms. Guaglardi's comments about no left hand turns. He stated business owners are afraid and feels this is environmentally wrong regarding traffic. Mr. Martell stated there has to be another way. 20. Victor Kirson- commented on the City's multi-year plan and stated he feels the city needs a tourist tax. 2 April 14,2015 i 21. Christina Betters, owner of Christina's on 2nd Avenue - asked why the south end of the bypass is not 2 ways and spoke regarding no left hand turns. She stated this will hurt Pineapple Grove and asked the City Commission to not ban left hand turns. 22. Dak Kalra s owns propegy near Lake Ida site - stated the property has no land access and commented regarding his property being adjoined to the Lake Ida Property. Mr. Kalra stated Boynton Beach approved this site for development. 23. Glavidia Alexis, owns hair salon in Pineapple Grove -spoke about the elimination of left hand turns and asked the City Commission to find another solution. 24. Jason Bregman - stated he sent the City Commission an email today and stated the Lake Ida property can be left as a preserve. He commented that in the future this can help create a long greenway. Mr. Bregman spoke of the TIGER grant. He also referenced short and long term.goals. 25. Julio Rodriguez asked the City Commission to consider the Lake Ida property as part of land preservation. 26. Cindi Freeburn-spoke regarding the Lake Ida property. She stated this is an opportunity in regards to green space. She stated she feels this way about downtown and referenced long term goals. Ms. Freeburn stated there has to be a way to preserve our downtown city. Mayor Glickstein then closed public comments as there were no other speakers. 2. ADOPTION OF CITY COMMISSION GOALS: CONSIDER ADOPTION OF GOAL SETTING OBJECTIVES/PLAN. i Jack Warner, Chief Financial Officer, referenced the City Commission Goal Setting and highlighted the State of the City as well as the recommended response (multi year; integrated planning and budgeting process). He stated there is a need to grow and diversify the city's revenue base,institute a scheduled and continuing repair and replacement (R&R) program, focus on and invest in high value assets/programs, align organization and staffing to City Commission approved objectives and levels of service (LOS). I Commissioner Joura thanked Mr. Warner for the presentation. She asked about the re-creation of departments i.e. expanding some departments or making some departments smaller. She asked if staff will be bringing in outside consultants to assist with this process. Mr. Cooper, City Manager, stated he will be making changes based upon functionality; and the changes will be targeted. He stated he will not be making changes to the Police and hire-Rescue Departments. Mr. Cooper stated the Commission will see information regarding the changes next month. Commissioner Jarjura stated the city is far too reliant on ad valorem taxes and she likes that we are looking to diversify. She stated maintenance needs to be prioritized and that it will be difficult to turn down certain projects on the dais. Ms. Jarjura stated maintenance of environmental assets is important and spoke regarding the beach. She stated she wants these prioritized for upkeep on a daily basis. April 14,2015 II, The City Manager stated maintaining what we have and the quality of life is the cheapest dollar spent. Vice-Mayor Petrolia stated the goal setting was very positive but she does not feel that way now after hearing this presentation. She stated she feels that the City Manager needs strong people beside him to get things done. She stated things/issues end up on the City Manager's desk that never should and spoke about waste management and beach cabana contract issues. Vice Mayor Petrolia stated she feels time is being wasted on certain things that it should not. She highlighted the Marina Historic District parking as an example of how much time was being spent on this issue as well as pension and dog on the beach issues. She stated it is difficult for her to focus on the positive right now. She stated she feels the money we have coming into the city is not being used tight and asked that Commission makes sure that the City Manager is getting the right assistance that he needs. Mt. Cooper, City Manager, stated this is the first step of many to address those issues. Vice Mayor Petrolia referenced productivity and putting certain things to the top of the list and others to the bottom. She stated she feels the city's services are starting to"look less. I j Deputy Vice-Mayor Jacquet stated he agrees that this is a downer. He stated the goals are succinct. He asked that special events be reviewed to determine which are for Delray Beach and j which are not. He also spoke about essential and non-essential services in regards to employees who are the lowest paid. Mr. Jacquet stated this all needs to be thought out. He referenced things that have been on the table that are not getting done and referenced the turnover of City Managers. He stated in the last two years the city has had four (4) City Managers. He also commented on the Marina Historic District parking and no left hand turns. i Commissioner Katz spoke regarding expectations and referenced Mr. Cooper's interview process. He stated he is looking forward to seeing certain things getting done and the City Manager establishing bandwidth necessary in order to get things done. Mr. Katz stated sometimes you have to make the investment of good personnel to get things done; and that he would like to see the city get past playing catch up. He stated we have a lot of work to do. Mayor Glickstein stated he appreciates the presentation. He stated Delray Beach is like the small company that did not grow with its complexities. He stated this will take some time and feels they have seen progress but it is coming painfully slow. He stated the City Manager has the City Commission's support. Mayor Glickstein commented regarding silos in the city being thick and as present as they were two years ago when he was first elected. He stated certain situations are constantly recurring when they should have been taken care of years ago. He spoke about getting the right people in the right positions-entrepreneurial spirit. He asked that the City j Manager look for ways to create buy-in on how to make departments function better. Mayor Glickstein also asked the City Manager to be bold and stated this is what the City Commission saw in him. He spoke to Mr. Warner regarding the budget and stated the process has been backwards. He stated we are reinventing how this city does the most fundamental things. Mayor Glickstein stated he thought the Commission previously spoke about including West Atlantic in the whole master planning process. I The City Manager stated West Atlantic will be added to the process because it is a City i Commission priority. 4 April 14,2015 j i Mayor Eckstein stated there are going to be opportunities put before the Commission that they cannot hold off on just because we are fixing certain things. i Vice-Mayor Petrolia asked about diversification of revenue sources, fees and taxes. Noel Pfeffer, City Attorney, stated the City Commission has no authority to impose a tax � outside of Florida Statutes and provided information regarding a tourist tax. Discussion ensued amongst staff and the City Commission about recreating public infrastructure. Commissioner Jarjura commented on other opportunities based on the statutorily afforded powers given to the city by the state. Commissioner Jarjura moved to adopt goals and objectives including holding the rnillage steady at 7.1 mils, seconded by Vice Mayor Petrolia. Upon roll call the Commission voted as follows: Mr.Jacquet —Yes; Mr. Katz — Yes; Ms. Jarjura — Yes; Mayor Glickstein —Yes; Mrs. Petrolia Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0 vote. WORKSHOP MEETING AGENDA 1. Public Comments-completed at the beginning of the meeting. 2. Discussion regarding No Left Hand Turns along Atlantic Avenue Randal Krejcarek, Environmental Services Director,presented this item and reviewed the histoty of no left hand turns. He demonstrated possible routes to take. He stated pedestrian conflict points were discussed and while the points may be reduced, the conflicts will not. He stated staff reviewed two years of crashes (East Atlantic Crash History 2013 and 2014). Mr. Krejcarek highlighted issues that may arise with existing valet queues. He discussed routes that people would have to take to get to those valet queues. Commissioner Katz asked the Police Department about manpower to enforce no left hand turns at peak hours. He also asked about having Clean and Safe Officers provide assistance getting the traffic flow moving. i Police Chief Jeff Goldman stated left hand turns is only one part of the issue. He stated it would be hard to have police officers out there all the time. Mayor Glickstein asked Lieutenant Moschette about eastbound traffic-is it a high volume of cars or is it because of pedestrians crossing streets. Lieutenant Moschette stated it is a high volume of traffic during peak times because cars have to wait for people to cross the street. i Vice-Mayor Petrolia stated this will be a problem and she will not support no left hand turns. She stated the key here is enforcement. She stated there should be signage telling people not to block the intersections. She also spoke regarding bypasses being done and stated there will still be a problem after that. Vice-Mayor Pettoba stated if the city bans left turns this will create a problem for people trying to get to businesses. She reiterated that enforcement of not blocking intersections is most important. 5 April 14,2015 I�� Commissioner Katz stated not having signage in place is the problem. He stated the signage is not well done and the city needs to work with the state regarding the signage. He commented about signs for directing persons into Pineapple Grove. He stated this will alleviate some traffic and stress on Atlantic Avenue. He stated this is a great presentation but would like to see more time and effort spent working with the state on signage. He stated he supports doing the right thing; not banning left hand turns. Commissioner Jarjura stated the signage and signalization should be consolidated. She stated she does not support having no left hand turns. Deputy Vice-Mayor jacquet stated he will not su pp ort no left hand turns on Atlantic Avenue and referenced previous Commission conversations regarding eliminating valet queues too close to Atlantic Avenue on the south side of SE 2"and removal of islands. Mr. Krejl carek stated the islands have been removed. Commissioner Jacquet asked about the pedestrian traffic on Atlantic Avenue. Police Chief Goldman stated there is another valet queue that causes problems on Atlantic Avenue. i Mr. Krejcarek stated staff will address the valet issues next month. Deputy Vice-Mayor Jacquet stated this is part of the reason work in the city lags behind. Mayor Glickstein spoke regarding wayfaring signage and stated it should be part of the parking study. He stated the methodology to get people to use those assets should be addressed. Mayor Glickstein stated no left hand turns is not a good idea. It was consensus of the City Commission to not change anything regarding left hand turns on Atlantic Avenue. 3. Discussion regarding Artists Alley ProptM Mayor Glickstein stated this item is on the agenda to speak openly to the City Commission and the public about the status of this property. He stated the foreclosure is now owned by L&R and spoke regarding REO. He discussed their protocol regarding appraisal and broker options of value which will be then taken to the credit committee and put out to market. He discussed the fair market value for the property. Mayor Glickstein stated the pricing guidance he received was $3.5 million. He referenced deed restricting, changing zoning, and overlay. He stated the only way to do this is as an owner. Mayor Glickstein stated he has spoken to the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and it is consistent with the CRA plan. He stated, per the owner, nothing will change in the next 60-90 days. He stated the CRA has a large investment there; and the city can make an offer on this with the CRA as the owner. Vice-Mayor Petrolia commented about how important the artists are to this city. She asked about the $3.5 million and mentioned the location (light on a train track). Mayor Glickstein stated this has restrictions. I 6 April 14,2015 I 1 I Jeff Costello, Executive Director/CRA, discussed appraisals for sites. He stated things have changed in 2015 rather quickly. He stated this is a two acre site and there are some changes in this dynamic. He spoke regarding the CRA plan and stated this will have to be taken to the CRA board regarding acquiring this. Mr. Costello stated it can be further discussed at the joint session between the City Commission and the CRA on April 29, 2015. He discussed the creation of affordable space as identified in the CRA plan that has been adopted by the City Commission. He spoke about retaining the arts related component. Commissioner Katz stated he is in support of saving this space but stated the city needs to look at the vison for the space for the next twenty years. He stated residents need to understand why the city would be spending this kind of money. Commissioner Jarjura stated what the tenants have done with the space is phenomenal. She spoke about the City Commission's goals and stated she is very curious to see the report regarding the city's assets. She stated before getting into the business of being real estate investors the city needs to get a handle on what we have and what services the city wants to provide;and understand what the limits are and how to pick between these important projects. Vice-Mayor Petrolia stated$3.5 million is a lot of money and the city does not have it. Mr. Costello referenced the prices for the property. He stated this is on the fringe of the Central Business District (CBD) and it is a great property. He stated it is worth continuing the conversation and the vision for it can be created. Mayor Glickstein stated this was informational and tactical because there is a window of opportunity before this goes to market. He stated he would like to see the City Commission hilly explore this opportunity because so much has been invested here. He asked that the CRA look at other templates of where this has been done before i.e. zoning, city help, etc. Mayor Ghckstein stated by this property being in the Central Business District it is afforded the same density as other properties in that area. I 4. Discussion regarding the Procurement of Lake Ida Property Conu issioner Jarjura provided clarification for the record. She stated the County Commission rejected Mr. Kaha's offer on 10/21/14 and chose to sell the property to the City of Boynton Beach. She discussed Mr. Levy's offer to donate $100,000 to Delray Beach to keep it in its natural habitat and commented regarding conservation. She referenced emails and statements that she received. She stated it seems his request and donation is tied to the city maintaining the Property it in its natural state. She discussed a tract of land in Boca as an example. Commissioner Jarjura mentioned being fiscally conservative with taxpayer money. She asked about the condition for access. The City Manager explained what was recommended by County staff. Commissioner Jarjura asked that Commission consider Mr. Levy's offer and that the City Manager negotiate regarding the access and conservation. 7 April 1.4,2015 Commissioner Katz referenced comments from the last Commission meeting. He stated he asked about bike paths or parks to Ms. Giancarlo who lives in that area. She would like for it to stay the way it is or eventually become a park in the future. He stated the city should pursue this and encouraged the residents to speak to their County representatives. He stated land is something we are running out of He stated the city should tell County they want to move forward. Vice-Mayor Petrolia stated she supports this and feels it is in line with the city's plan. Mayor Glickstein stated he supports this as well but he is not comfortable with this deed restriction. The City Attorney discussed types of deed restrictions that the City Commission may want to consider. Mayor Glickstein asked the City Manager to convey the city's interest regarding the property to the County. Mr. Cooper informed the City Commission that he will appear before the County Commission regarding this property. 5. Commission Comments Vice Mayor Petrolia commented on Item 9H from the April 6, 2015 Regular Commission Meeting regarding Workforce Housing/SOFA. She stated she relied on what was presented. She discussed conditional use and workforce housing. She stated this was back in 2014 and read a quote from the presenter at that meeting. She referenced the 9 units that were to be placed in that building and further discussed what took place at that meeting. Vice-Mayor Petrolia stated she finds the discussion regarding options to be disingenuous. She stated in the future she would like these things to be written in. Mayor Glickstein asked the City Attorney about the direction the City Commission provided to him in regard to Vice-Mayor Petrolia's comments. At this point, Commissioner Jarjura stated she is uncomfortable with discussing this right now because it was not noticed and feels this is turning into a discussion. The Mayor withdrew his question to the City Attorney. Mr. Pfeffer spoke regarding the City Commission's direction to him. Commissioner Katz stated he requested a budget for the Police and Fire Pension Board and stated he would like a year to date of what their spending has been. He stated he would like for the board to provide the City Commission with where they are every month. Mr. Cooper stated staff will ask for a report of the board's spending. Commissioner Jarjura asked for an update regarding the community garden ordinance and stated she would like to see a delineation of the process for application and maintenance. i 8 j April 14,2015 I i� Mayor Glickstein stated that when the City Commission approves contracts for Environmental Services i.e. meter installation the city sends out city personnel to supervise the contractor's work. He asked why the city is not doing the work. He asked that in the future, an analysis be done of whether we can do this work in house. He commented about the centralization of purchasing and providing opportunities for employees to do the work. Mayor Glickstein j commented on the City Manager's memo regarding funding for the Building Department. Mayor Glickstein adjourned the Special/Workshop Meeting at 8:55 p.m. City Clerk I ATTEST: YOR The undersigned is the City Clerk of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, and the information provided herein is the Minutes of the Special/Workshop Meeting of the City Commission held on Tuesday, April 14, 2015, which Minutes were formally approved and adopted by the City Commission on April 21,2015. �\ II City Clerk v 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 amendments, additions or deletions to the Minutes as set forth above. 9 April 14,2015 i I I I I