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Agenda Town Hall 01-29-0210 nnua! atun al! leeting Tuesday, January 29, 2002 Crest Bieatre at OMSchoo£Square 51 9<. S~inton Avenue 7:00p. m. ?:OOp. m. 7: I5 p. m. 7:30p. m. ?:45p. m. Call to order and Welcome - Mayor ~oavid W. Schmidt Land Dse Issues and Trends Comprehensive Plan Report - Chairperson, Planning and Zoning $oard Community Pffdevelopment Agency Status Report - John Weaver, CP~ Chairperson State of the Oty P%'port- David T. Harden, Oty Manager Town 9lall Meeting ~ Infrastructure :]leafing Open Microphone for Public Comments Concluding Pffmarks by Commissioners, if desired Adjournment Tile O~ uaff j~rn~ auaofm~ au~ and semaces w afford an mdi~dual ~m~ a d'~abWay an oppo~um~y ~ parIunpate in and enjoy the b~fits ora semnce, program, or at,andy conducted by t~e Oty. Contact Doug Randolp~ at 243-7127 (voice) or 243-7199 (TcDCD3 24 bours prtor to the event in order for t~e 07 to accommodate your request. Adaptwe ~stemng &es are avadab~ for meetings tn the Comm~smon Chambers. Town Hall Meeting Tuesday, January 29, 2002 Old School Square Speech for Brenda Montague Good evening, rm Brenda Montague, Commissioner on the CRA Board. rm pleased to be here to let you know about the CRA's activities during the past year. The year 2001 was another busy one for the CRA. The CRA sold the historic house at 24 North Swinton Avenue (picture) which had been their office since 1996 and moved to the old Discount Auto Parts building at 104 West Atlantic Avenue (picture). This puts us right at the center of the ongoing redevelopment ,activity on the Avenue. On August 8th, the CRA Board and its Executive Director and the West Atlantic Redevelopment Coalition, or WARC Board, met for a full-day goal setting session with the Mayor, City Commissioners, and the City Manager. At the end of the day, everyone who attended felt they had a much clearer direction for the future. By consensus it was determined that the CRA's top priority items for this year are: · Implementation of the Downtown Master Plan, · The Atlantic Grove development project, · Downtown design guidelines/LDR revisions, · 1-95 gateway, and · Public information strategy for informing citizens and businesses in the West Atlantic area. We have already begun working on these goals and will report to you on our progress at next year's Town Hall meeting. One of the highlights of last year for the entire community was the opening of the S. D. Spady Cultural Arts Museum (picture) at 170 NW 5th Avenue, which showcases the contributions of African-American settlers and highlights the community's diverse culture. The restoration was made possible through the hard work of the local historic organization, EPOCH, and with grants from Palm Beach County, the City and CRA, as well as private donations. It is a wonderful tribute to Mr. Spady and to the entire community of Delray Beach. The Atlantic Grove project (picture), located between NW 3r~ & 5th Avenues, will soon be underway. Deposits have been received on all 55 of the townhomes and all 20 condominium units and about one-quarter of the commercial space has been sold. We are very excited to see this project become a reality. The Westside Liquor building was demolished (picture) in preparation for the new project. The long-awaited West Atlantic Avenue beautification project started in the Fall (picture). The $1.2 million project, including underground utilities, decorative street lighting, brick paver sidewalks, and landscaping, is just about completed from NW/SW 1" Avenues to NW/SW 6th Avenues. The CRA successfully secured grant funding for Phase II of the project which will include the area from 6th to 10th Avenues. Funding for the project is through two grants, one from the Department of Transportation and the other from Keep Palm Beach County Beautiful. The CRA will contribute over $200,000 to the project. Last January the CRA acquired the Backroom Lounge at 901 West Atlantic Avenue (picture). The Backroom had been a very controversial issue for some time. The neighborhood complained of noise very late into the night as well as parking issues. The Police Department has since said that crime is now way down in that area. The CRA Board recently voted to demolish the building and landscape the area behind the building to protect the residential area. Staff is getting demolition quotes at the present time. Parker's Kitchen, which has been an institution in the SW 700 block of West Atlantic Avenue, will soon have a new home behind the Fire Station on NW 5th Avenue (picture). Donnie Dobson, with financial assistance from the CRA, moved the old Bud's Chicken building from South Federal Highway to its new location. Watch for Donnie's Golden Spoon opening later this year. The CRA also assisted the Phoenix Group with a $50,000 grant to help with the renovations they are making to the building between SW 7th and 8th Avenues (picture). The building is currently getting a beautiful face-lift. We wish them every success. The Police DePartment as well as residents of SW 9th Avenue were pleased that the CRA bought a nine-unit apartment building and had it demolished at the end of last year. This building had been a long-time problem area for the police and a blighting influence on the surrounding neighborhood. Also this past year, the CRA purchased the Norris apartments on SW 2"d Avenue and turned them over to the County in preparation of the courthouse expansion and the library's relocation. The courthouse will double in size and the library will be constructing a new building between SW 1st and 2na Avenues (picture) where the CRA office is currently located, as 6 well as the Kwik Stop market. The City and the CRA are currently working together on a land swap agreement. The CRA established the West Settler's Advisory Committee at the end of last year. Concern over the loss of many of Delray's historic structures in the area between NW 3rd and 5th Avenues prompted local citizens and historic preservation activists to ask for intervention. The CRA has budgeted $50,000 each year for five years to assist with the preservation of historic structures in this district. The CRA's duplex conversion program continues to be very successful for the Seacrest neighborhood. A $10,000 grant is available to help with the renovations to convert a duplex into a single-family home. We currently have two homeowners making these conversions; one on NE 2"d Avenue and the other 7 at 221 NE 9th Street. At the end of the month the CRA will be looking at proposals for the conversion of three other duplexes located on NE 13th Street, The delray GreenMarket in the park (picture) has entered its 6th season in its new location in Worthing Park at East Atlantic Avenue and SE 2nd Avenue. The market is a weekly event featuring locally grown produce and citrus, flowers and plants, baked goods, seafood, and specialty products. The market runs every Saturday morning from 8 am to 1 pm, October through April. The annual chili cook-off took place this past weekend and was a huge success. The GreenMarket has become a regularly scheduled activity for many Delray residents and visitors. e~,8:II EO c;8 ueF The CRA established a web page this past year. You can log on at www.delraycra,org to get general information about the CRA, past and current CRA Board agendas and minutes, information about the GreenMarket, as well as the current newsletter. Also on the web site are pictures and write-ups from the CRA's 3rd annual redevelopment awards. We feel it is important to recognize the people who give so much time, effort, and money to keep our community looking beautiful. If you didn't pick one up when you came in, the CRA's newsletter is in the lobby. Also available are CRA brochures. Please help yourself when you leave this evening. We invite you to join the CRA Board at any of our public meetings. They are held on the 2"d and 4th Thursdays of the month at 6:00 pm at the CRA office, 104 West Atlantic Avenue. We encourage your attendance for your ideas and input, or if you have any questions, you can call the CRA at 276-8640. I would like to thank you for the opportunity to present some of our projects during the past year. Thank you for your time. It is now my pleasure to introduce you to ]0 TOWN HALL MEETING PRESENTATION TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2002, 7:00 PM AS CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD OF DELRAY BEACH, I AM PRIVILEGED TO PRESENT THE BOARD'S ANNUAL REPORT. THE MAIN FOCUS OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT IS TO IMPLEMENT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS THE PRIMARY GROWTH MANAGEMENT TOOL FOR OUR CITY. THE PLAN DESCRIBES HOW THE COMMUNITY LOOKS TODAY, AND HOW IT IS EXPECTED TO LOOK IN THE FUTURE. IT CONTAINS THE POLICY GUIDELINES FOR THE CONTROL OF GROWTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE CITY. THROUGH SPECIFIC ELEMENTS SUCH AS FUTURE LAND USE, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING PUBLIC FACILITIES, COASTAL MANAGEMENT, CONSERVATION, OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION, THE PLAN PROVIDES A DETAILED LOOK AT THE ISSUES FACING OUR CITY, AND ITS PLANS FOR FUTURE GROWTH. IT ALSO HAS A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ELEMENT THAT DEALS WITH HOW THE CITY IS GOING TO FINANCE ALL OF THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE CALLED FOR IN THE PLAN. THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD HAS THE RESPONSlBILTY OF IMPLEMENTING THE COMP PLAN. THE BOARD REVIEWS PROPOSALS FOR NEW DEVELOPMENTS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, AND ALSO REVIEWS UPDATES TO THE COMP PLAN TO MAKE SURE IT'S KEEPING PACE WITH CHANGES IN THE CITY. THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS MADE LAST YEAR TOWARD ACHIEVING THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OUTLINED IN THE COMP PLAN. LET'S TOUCH ON JUST A FEW HIGHLIGHTS. c:\documents and settings\wong\local settings\temporary ~nternet files\olk4\twnhallspch-O2.doc THE FUTURE LAND USE PORTION OF THE COMP PLAN CALLS FOR ANNEXATION OF AREAS THAT ARE WITHIN THE DELRAY BEACH AREA, BUT UNDER COUNTY JURISDICTION. THIS PAST YEAR OVER 3 ~ ACRES OF LAND WAS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY. THESE PROPERTIES HAVE A TAX ASSESSED VALUE OF ALMOST ~ MILLION DOLLARS, AND REPRESENT A CONTINUING EFFORT TO BRING OTHER POCKETS INTO OUR CITY. THE LAND USE SECTION OF THE COMP PLAN "REDEVELOPMENT AREAS" WITHIN THE CITY THAT PREPARATION OF SPECIAL "REDEVELOPMENT PLANS." PLANNING AND ZONING REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, DIXIE HIGHWAY NORTH IDENTIFIES SIX REQUIRE THE IN 2000, THE DEPARTMENT COMPLETED THE LINDELL/FEDERAL FOR THE AREA BETWEEN FEDERAL HIGHWAY AND AND SOUTH OF LINDELL BOULEVARD. A NEW WALGREENS WAS CONSTRUCTED ON THE SITE LAST YEAR AND THE DELRAY BAY APARTMENTS ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND NEARING COMPLETION. EXISTING REDEVELOPMENT AREAS LIKE NORTH FEDERAL HIGHWAY AND PINEAPPLE GROVE EXPERIENCED INCREASED DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY IN 2001, INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION OF THE ESTUARY TOWNHOUSE PROJECT WITH ITS LAKE VIEWS, PRESERVATION AREA AND INTRACOASTAL FRONTAGE. ANOTHER NORTH FEDERAL PROJECT, THE OFFICE BUILDING AT 816 PALM TRAIL WON A SPRAB AWARD FOR ITS EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PINEAPPLE GROVE WAY IMPROVEMENTS FROM ATLANTIC AVENUE TO NE 4TH COMPLETED, AND THE RESULTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. STREETSCAPE STREET WERE IN PINEAPPLE GROVE, TWO OTHER SPRAB AWARD WINNERS, THE SPENGLER CONSTRUCTION OFFICE AT 382 NE 3RD AVENUE, AND THE PINEAPPLE TOWN EXPANSION AT THE CORNER OF NE 2ND STREET AND PINEAPPLE GROVE WAY ADDED NEW BUILDINGS WHICH ENHANCE THE CHARACTER OF THE GROVE c:\documents and sett~ngs\wong\local settings\temporar7 intemet files\olk4\twnhallspch-O2.doc AND THE CITY. PINEAPPLE TOWN EVEN MANAGED TO SAVE THE LARGE FICUS TREE AT THE CORNER. IT'S LITTLE THINGS LIKE THIS THAT MAKE OUR CITY A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. ON A MUCH LARGER SCALE, THE OLD WINN-DIXIE SITE WAS TRANSFORMED INTO THE CREATIONS OF DELRAY OFFICE AND RETAIL DEVELOPMENT WITH A BOLD NEW LOOK AND ARCHITECTURAL STYLE. LAST YEAR, THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT HIRED A PARKING MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST TO DEAL WITH PARKING ISSUES AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE PARKING MANAGEMENT ADVISORY BOARD. IN MAY, THE CITY ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FOR THE USE OF THEIR PARKING LOT ON GLEASON STREET. THE ADDITIONAL 38 SPACES ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FROM 8:00 AM TO 6:00 PM, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS LOT UTILIZES NEW HIGH- TECH MULTI-SPACE PARKING METERS WHICH CAN CONTROL UP TO 20 SPACES, THEREBY REDUCING THE USUAL CLUTTER OF HAVING A METER AT EVERY SPACE. THE ANTICIPATED SUCCESS OF THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL OPEN THE DOOR FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SINGLE HEAD METERS IN OTHER BEACHSlDE MUNICIPAL PARKING LOTS AND ALONG OCEAN BOULEVARD. CITYWlDE, 307 NEW PROJECTS RECEIVED APPROVAL LAST YEAR. THESE INCLUDE RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND MIXED PROJECTS. THE RESIDENTIAL PORTION OF THE COMP PLAN PROVIDES FOR A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT HOUSING TYPES. 220 NEW RESIDENTIAL UNITS WERE APPROVED LAST YEAR. SEVERAL SMALLER PROJECTS WERE APPROVED INCLUDING TOWN PLACE, RENAISSANCE VILLAGE, AND EXPANSION OF THE ESTUARY. THERE WERE ALSO TWO LARGER PROJECTS APPROVED, ATLANTIC GROVE WITH 55 TOWNHOUSES AND 20 CONDOMINIUM APARTMENTS AND MALLORY SQUARE WITH 84 TOWNHOUSES. c:\documents and settings~wong\local settings\temporary intemet files\olk4\twnhallspch-O2.doc COMPLEMENTING THE ON-GOING GROWTH IN HOUSING, THE CITY HAS CONTINUED TO ATTRACT NEW BUSINESSES AND BUSINESS EXPANSIONS. THIS YEAR APPROXIMATELY 458,000 SQUARE FEET OF NEW NONRESIDENTIAL FLOOR AREA WAS APPROVED. A FEW OF THE MORE NOTABLE PROJECTS INCLUDE THE MIL-ATLANTIC ALF WITH NEARLY 200,000 SQUARE FEET, TWO TRACTS IN THE DELRAY PARK OF COMMERCE, TOTALING 67,000 SQUARE FEET, THE ATLANTIC GROVE MIXED-USE PROJECT WITH 48,000 SQUARE FEET, AND A DOWNTOWN FIDELITY FEDERAL BANK WITH 11,000 SQUARE FEET. RECOGNIZING OUR PAST AS WELL AS OUR FUTURE, THIS PAST YEAR, THE SANDOWAY HOUSE WAS REVIEWED FOR DESIGNATION ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. THE REVIEW BOARD PRESENTED A POSITIVE FINDING FOR THE PROPERTY'S SIGNIFICANCE AND THE NOMINATION IS NOW UNDER REVIEW BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. IF THE PROPERTY IS APPROVED BY THE PARK SERVICE, THE NATIONAL REGISTER DESIGNATION WILL OFFICIALLY BE AWARDED SOMETIME LATER THIS YEAR. IN ADDITION, THE CITY WAS SUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING A $6,000 STATE GRANT TO REVISE THE DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR HISTORICALLY DESIGNATED PROPERTIES. OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT IMPLEMENTED 20 LDR TEXT AMANEDMENTS WHICH HELP REDEVELOPMENT EFFORTS AND ADDRESS SPECIFIC ISSUES OF OTHER ADVISORY BOARDS. THESE INCLUDE: · CHANGES TO THE PARKING REGULATIONS TO INCREASE REQUIRED PARKING FOR RESTAURANTS IN THE DDA AREA, MODIFICATIONS TO c:\documents and settings\wong~local settings\temporary ~nternet files\olk4\twnhallspch-O2.doc PERMITTED PARKING REDUCTIONS, AND IMPLEMENTATIONS OF NEW DESIGN STANDARDS FOR INNOVATIVE PARKING SOLUTIONS; · NEW REGULATIONS REGARDING 24-HOUR BUSINESSES AS A CONDITIONAL USE IN CERTAIN NON-RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS; AND, · AMENDMENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL (NC) DISTRICT TO EXPAND PERMITTED BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICES. ALSO LAST YEAR, A COMMUNITY-PLANNING CHARRETTE ON THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS AREA WAS HELD AT POMPEY PARK. OVER 200 PEOPLE REPRESENTING A VARIETY OF ETHNIC GROUPS, NEIGHBORHOODS, BUSINESS COMMUNITIES, AND PROPERTY OWNERS ATTENDED. THE RESULT WAS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN THAT INCLUDES THE ENTIRE BUSINESS CORRIDOR FROM 1-95 TO OCEAN BOULEVARD, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE NEEDS AND CONCERNS IN EACH AREA WHILE DEVELOPING A BOND BETVVEEN EAST AND WEST. THE PLAN WILL BE GOING THROUGH THE REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION PROCESS BEFORE VARIOUS CITY BOARDS IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. ADOPTION IS ANTICIPATED IN MARCH. I THINK WE CAN SAY THAT A LOT OF PROGRESS WAS MADE LAST YEAR TOWARD ACHIEVING THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND IN ACHIEVING THE CITY'S VISION. WE CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THE MOMENTUM OF PREVIOUS YEARS, AND WE EXPECT THIS YEAR TO BE EQUALLY EXClTING. A NEARLY $4 MILLION BEACH RENOURISHMENT PROJECT WILL BEGIN IN FEBRUARY, PLACING AN ADDITIONAL 1.1 MILLION CUBIC YARDS OF SAND ON THE BEACH. THE LAST RENOURISHMENT WAS IN 1992. THE FIRST RENOURISHMENT WAS IN 1973. THE BEACH IS AN IMPORTANT ASSET TO OUR c'\documents and settings\wong\local setbngs\temporary intemet files\olk4\twnhallspch-O2.doc CITY AND MUST BE PROTECTED. YOU CAN SEE BY THIS PHOTO FROM 1973, WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN THE BEACH IS NOT MAINTAINED. ANOTHER IMPORTANT BEACH PROJECT, THE DUNE REVEGETATION PROGRAM IS ALSO CONTINUING THIS YEAR, PRUNING EXISTING PLANTS AND REMOVING AND REPLACING EXOTICS WITH NATIVE PLANTS. THE PROJECT IS CURRENTLY FOCUSING ON AN 800 FEET LONG SECTION OF DUNE BEGINNING 600 FEET NORTH OF ATLANTIC AVENUE. OTHER PROJECTS PLANNED FOR 2002 INCLUDE: · CONTINUED MAJOR UPDATE TO THE LDR'S; · ADOPTION OF THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS PLAN; · DEVELOPMENT OF THE OSCEOLA PARK NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN; AND, · DEVELOPMENT OF THE WALLACE DRIVE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN; FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, WE INVITE YOU TO PICK UP A "YEAR IN REVIEW" NEWSLETTER IN THE LOBBY AND VISIT THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENTS' WEB SITE. IT IS NOW MY PRIVILEGE TO INTRODUCE JOHN WEAVER, CHAIRMAN OF THE CRA BOARD. c:\documents and settings\wong\local settings\temporary intemet files\olk4\twnhallspch-O2.doc 2001 Annual Report David T. Harden City of Delray Beach Flodda Good evening. 2001 was an especially exciting and challenging year. It is a privilege to report what was done, and touch on plans for 2002. 1 Progress toward Commission Goals and Targets 2001Goal Setting & accomplishments 2002 plans · Infrastructure improvements · Community Improvement services · Police services · Fire and emergency services · Parks and Recreation services · Finance and administrative services · Support services Last Spring the Commission, with citizens again participating, reaffirmed the five goals first set in 2000. Our goals for 2006 are, Community Unity, an Expanded Downtown, Quality Neighborhoods, an Expanded and Diversified Local Economy, and Quality Educational Opportunities. I will briefly review our progress towards these goals and related targets, along with other accomplishments, for each major category of City services. I will also mention some of our plans for 2002. 2 Infrastructure Improvements :. i;~:~ Pineapple Grove Way improvements West Atlantic beautification ' · Road bond and Venetian Dr projects · SW13th& 14th A ye, NW 9th& 10th Ave ~ Seacrest/Del Ida improvements i · Water treatment improvements · Reclaimed water expansion To expand our downtown and the local economy, Pineapple Grove Way was totally reconstructed for $2 million, funded 1/3 each by the CRA, the property owners and the City. Also, West Atlantic Avenue has major streetscape improvements underway, funded in large part by DOT funds. These improvements will continue to 1-95 in later years. Supporting Community Unity and Quality Neighborhoods, our bond project to resurface or reconstruct all streets rated "C" or below, including unpaved streets serving homes, is almost complete. NW 1st St, including several cross streets, Southridge Rd, Albatross Rd, Sunset Dr and other streets in the SW area are finished. Marty Fladel Dr and NW 18th Ave are under construction. Several barrier island streets were reworked. A painful project was Venetian Dr, which was reconstructed from Atlantic to Casaurina, drainage installed, undersized water lines replaced and a force main extended to relieve the Macfarlane Dr lift station. These projects cost less than anticipated, so we will begin this year replacing 2" water mains and resurfacing SW 13th and 14th Avenues, and NW 9th and 10th Avenues. Another joint project with the CRA and property owners is Phase II of the Seacrest/Del Ida Neighborhood Improvements, now being built. This year we are planning for two major utility projects. We will complete pilot testing and design to add an anion exchange phase to our water treatment process in 2003. This will improve both the color and purity of our water. Also our sewage treatment facility is planning an expansion to reclaim all our treated sewage to we for irrigation. 3 Community Improvement Services Neighborhood initiatives Beautification projects Housing Programs · Citizen Involvement · Code Enforcement efforts · Building Code administration Community Improvement continues to focus on Community Unity and Quality Neighborhoods, especially the targets of Working Together to Solve Problems, Citizens Feeling Included, and Quality Infill. The Strategic Task Team persisted with the Southridge area project, and completed a revitalization plan for Delray Shores,which is now being implemented. Planning started in Chatelaine, with Rainberry Woods to follow. Working with homeowners associations, beautification projects were done on Rio Delray Shores, and Harbor Dr. Planned future projects are on Palm Trail, and entrances to Delray Shores and Sudan Homes. Paint-up Delray did 12 homes in Carver Park. We helped 18 owners acquire affordable housing and continued our home rehabilitation efforts. We also formed six new neighborhood associations to involve residents in solving their problems. Other initiatives included Visions 2010, where 100 citizens identified and prioritized issues to be addressed over the next ten years The Mayor's quarterly advisory meetings continue with good participation. A Neighborhood Summit drew over 140 attendees, and a Residents Academy was held to help citizens understand the mechanics of our government. Participants were very enthusiastic about both events. Water restrictions required major efforts with 2700 violations processed. We also handled some 2,000 abandoned vehicles and 5,000 improper trash plies. Construction continued at a torrid pace. Permit applications at 10,039 and construction inspections at 27,001 were virtually unchanged from last year. Due to improved review process efficiency, this was done with the same size staff as in 1989. 4 Police Services Weed and Seed Program Citizen partnerships 800 Mhz radio system · Virtual Partner · Quality staff and volunteers · Officer recruitment and retention Through partnerships with citizens our Police foster Community Unity and Quality Neighborhoods. Our first full year of Weed and Seed saw 882 arrests as we weed the target neighborhood. Kids, Cops and Character has officers mentoring at risk children. Officers Pun and Glass continue to spearhead the Delray Youth Enrichment Vocational Center, which should open this fall. Our School Resource Officer at Village Academy is having a tremendous positive effect on the children, staff and parents in that community. Volunteer involvement is thriving with Citizen Observer Patrol, Parking Enforcement, Traffic Monitoring, Marine Patrol and in-house support. The Marine Patrol's effectiveness was greatly improved with a City police boat, funded by a FIND grant. A four year, $3M project was finished last summer when our new communications center and state of the art 800 MHz radio system powered up, providing better service and enhanced officer safety. Our Virtual Partner program leads the nation in using voice communication with laptop computers in the patrol car to get audible information on vehicles and persons, enhancing officer safety and efficiency. The quality of our personnel is first rate. Agent Dorfman was named Region 6 Officer of the year by the Fla Narcotics Officers Assn. Haitian Roving Patrol member Wilner Athouriste received a Point of Light Award from the governor and Fla Commission on Community Service. Salary and benefit improvements implemented this year, together with attention to issues identified in staff interviews, reduced non- retirement attrition to six, the lowest level in over ten years. Even so, recruitment and retention remain one of our greatest challenges. 5 Fire and Emergency ervices Busiest year ever/. EMS transport services CERT volunteers · New pumper and rescue unit · Improved labor relations · Firefighter/paramedic staffing · Planned staff additions For our Fire Department 2001 was the busiest year ever with 10,671 emergency responses. Of these, 8,687 were EMS incidents and 1,984 were fires and other emergencies. We transported 4,919 patients to hospitals. Collection of EMS transport billings exceeded projections, bringing in $1,113,700 for 2001, exceeding $1M for the second year in a row. The events of 9/11 required increased emphasis on readiness to deal with bio-terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. Units went to 78 calls for suspected bio-terrorism. Biological agents were not found at any of these. Our Community Emergency Response Teams, volunteers trained to handle the aftermath of a hurricane or tornado until Fire personnel can arrive, now have access to radios linked to the City's EOC to quickly relay neighborhood damage and injury information. These volunteers are also being retrained to maintain their skill levels. To keep our capabilities current we replaced one ALS transport unit and received a replacement pumper. This year we will order a replace- ment for a 1971 aerial or ladder truck at a cost of almost $800,000. Three new firefighter/paramedics were hired in 2001, but the Fire Department found itself struggling with recruitment like the Police have for several years. We now have 14 vacancies, with two job offers outstanding. Through the efforts of Chief Koen and IAFF Local president Jim Tabeek, labor relations improved dramatically last year. A new three year labor contract has been negotiated which will help us recruit and retain qualified personnel to fill our vacancies. We will also be seeking 5 paramedics to add staff to Station 4 in June to better handle the increased call volume. 6 Parks and Recreation Ocean Rescue achievements Needs assessment and master plan Marina renovation Sarah Gleason Park renovation Park refurbishment New Intracoastal Park Goff and Tennis facilities Moving to Parks and Recreation, the Ocean Rescue Division continues to excel. In the community they presented Ocean Awareness classes to over 7,000 elementary students. They also won first place in the U.S. Lifesaving Assn. Southeast competition, and first place in Division II, U.S. Lifesaving Assn. National Team Championships. All our park facilities and programs were evaluated this past year in a Parks Needs Assessment and Master Plan with extensive citizen participation. This plan will soon be adopted by the Commission and we will begin planning for implementation, including buying more park land. A major Master Plan recommendation is upgrading of existing park facilities. Two major upgrade projects are currently underway. Our marina park is being reconstructed and will ultimately be linked with Veterans Park by a waterfront walkway. Also Sarah Gleason Park at Atlantic Ave and A-I-A has been almost totally rebuilt. Additionally, Pompey Park parking and playground remodeling was completed and restrooms added or rebuilt at Veterans Park, Merrit Park and Lakeview Golf Course. The pool and tennis courts were refurbished at the Swim and Tennis Club. Adjacent to our new Intracoastal park site on the FIND parcel south of Delray Harbor Club we acquired additional land with grants from FIND and Palm Beach County. Our Municipal Golf Course was named as one of America's 100 Best Value Courses by Maximum Golf. Its net income increased some $70,000 over last year. At Lakeview junior play increased by 31%. Our Tennis Center hosted three nationally televised events, and 12 USTA amateur tournaments. Our new Director of Tennis is working hard to implement last years recommendations from the Tennis Task Team. 7 Finance and tdministrative Services FY 01 financial results On-line bid notices Accept payments by credit card · Implemented Purchasing Cards · Computer system improvements · Consolidated web site · Supported 50 special events · Parking lot at First Presbyterian Turning to our finances, 2001 was challenging. Faced with growing vacancies in Police ranks, pay and benefits had to be significantly raised. We were also hit with large increases in health insurance costs and the slowing national economy affected some revenues late in the year. Nevertheless we finished the year with a General Fund operating surplus of $240,405, keeping our undesignated fund balance at 17% of annual expenses. Our long term goal is 25-30%. Water use decreased due to drought related restrictions, affecting the Water & Sewer Fund. 2002 water and sewer rates increased for the first time since 1997. Changes were made to make it more convenient and efficient to conduct business with and for the City. Bid notices are available on line. Credit cards can be used to pay for City services. Purchase Cards are used for most Iow cost, high volume purchases, eliminating costly processing of requisitions and purchase orders. Our computer network is converting from Token Ring to Ethernet, to speed computer communications. Use of terminal servers is reducing software costs and the labor to support PC's. A consolidated City web site will come up this summer to make communication with the City much easier. Administrative Services developed collocation agreements with two cell phone companies for antennas on the Police radio tower bringing in $48,000 annually in new revenue. Supporting our Expanded Downtown Goal, Public Works assisted with 50 special events, from 5k runs to Delray Affair. Parking was improved by an agreement with the First Presbyterian Church for 38 public spaces on their property. Public Works replaced 3,500 I.f. of sidewalk and did much other maintenance. 8 Support Services Employee matters Legal services provided Use of outside counsel Records Management Imaging of City Records The services I have been speaking about all require support from the City Clerk, City Attorney and Human Resources. With the continuing tight labor market, after a 60% jump last year new hires increased another 20% to 149 new full time employees. Employees received $2,348 in awards for suggestions to save $10,740 annually. A new three year collective bargaining agreement was negotiated with the Police Benevolent Association. The City Attorney's Office reviewed or drafted 278 contracts and 137 ordinances and resolutions. They were involved in eleven real estate transactions. They also issued 154 written legal opinions. The Police Legal Advisor (part of the City Attorney's Office) prosecuted 90 forfeiture cases. Altogether, the City Attorneys Office handled 93.1% of all claims and lawsuits against the City with only 6.9% handled by outside counsel, primarily due to conflicts of interest. The City Clerk is the official custodian of all city records, as well as secretary to the Commission and certain City Boards. The records management function received 357 cubic feet of new records, but was able to destroy 390 cubic feet of records no longer required to be kept by the state. Work continues on developing a digital imaging system for all these records. Next month a decision should be made on which equipment to use. The vision is to have all the City's records digitized and available to the public via the internet. Working documents like the City Code will also be available. 9 Conclusion 200~ : An oxtroordinoty yoort. All Amorico City A word Visions 2010 Atlantic Avenue Master Plan Charrette Commission-CRA-WARC Goal Setting Undoing Racism work shop Principal for a day I have presented the highlights of the City's ongoing operations. But 2001 was much more than that. Nothing could beat the thrill of being in Atlanta when our name was called first of the All America City winners, the only city in Florida to receive the award twice. This award affirms the quality of citizens continuing work to improve our City. Locally, 100 citizens who are across section of our City gathered for Visions 2010. They identified the issues we need to deal with over the next ten years. Then came the Atlantic Avenue Master Plan Charrette with scores of people participating in planning the future of our downtown. This directly supported our goal of an Expanded Downtown from A1A to 1-95. To ensure everyone involved is coordinating their efforts, the City Commission followed up with a joint goal setting session between the City, the CRA and WARC. An Undoing Racism workshop challenged many leaders with the deep wounds which often weaken our Community Unity. Finally, fresh strides were made toward Quality Educational Opportunities. The new Education Coordinator on our staff has worked hard on getting better attendance boundaries and other issues. The first Principal for a Day program created school to business links resulting in mentoring, internships, technical support and many other education improvements. (Introduce department heads if they have not been introduced.) City staff members are available to answer your questions afterwards, or, if requested by the Mayor, during the next part of this meeting. Now I will give the meeting back to Mayor Schmidt for our infrastructure hearing and public comments. 10 - CITY OF D~.LRAY BEACH .- -PUBLIC HEARING Tuesday, January 29, 2002 at 7:00pm in the Crest Theatre at Old School Square .51 North Swinton Avenue, Delray Beach The meeting will consist of two l~mS. The first will be · ~ presentation of the City's annual report and involves a presentation by the. planning and Zoning Board and the City Administration. The Annual Keport will focus on projects and activities implemented in Delray Beach over the past year and will address the progress made toward implementin.~ and meeting the goals and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan, including improvements to water, sewer, drainage, and ~eet ~,]stems; the tutus of ne~ghbothood assistance programs; the Decade of Excellence program; and the financial status of the City. _ . comment, including a ,.o-~.~unity-wide public hearing on infrastructure needs for the purpose of identifying neighborhoods within the city which .a~e most in need ofphysical improvements. This input will be considered in the prepa~fion of the Publi~ lmi,rovements work program for the next ~)~ (emb~ l, ;X)o2 ~h S~,~.mb~ ~0, ~03). - ' - CITY OF DELRAY BEACH ANNUAL TOWN HALL MEETING AND INFILASTRUCTURE~ PUBLIC HEARING DELRAY BEACH F L O R I D A AII-AmericaCit'g 1993 The City of Delray Beach invites residents to attend the 9th Annual Town Hall Meetin and Infrastructure Public Hearing on Tuesday, '~ng a~ Janua_ry 30, 2001 at 7.'00_p.m. in the Crest Theatre at Old School Square, .51 North :~winton Avenue, Delray Beach. The meeting will consist of two parts. The first will be a special presentation of the City's annual report and involves a presentation by the Planning and Zoning Board and the City Administration. The An.nual Report will focus on projects and activities implemented in Delray Beach over the past year and will address the progress made toward implementing and meeting the goals and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan, including improvements to water, sewer, drain- age, and street systems; the status of neighborhood assistance pro- grams; the Decade of Excellence program; and the financial status of the City. The second portion of the Town Hall Meeting will be devoted to public comment, including a community-w_ide public hearing on infra- structure needs for the purpose of identifying neighborho6ds within the city which are most in need of physic&l i~pro~ements. This input will be considered in the preparation of the Public Improvements work p.rogram for the next fiscal year (October 1, 2000 through September 30, 2001). All residents are encouraged to take this opportunity to express their ideas, concerns, and questions on any subject affecting the City. PUBLISH: Ja.nua.ry 2.5, 2001 - Palm B~ch Post -J ~ 0 0 CITY OF DELRAY BEACH ANNUAL TOWN HALL MEETING AND INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC HEARING DELRAY BEACH 1993 2001 The City of Delray Beach invites residents to attend the loth Annual Town Hall Meeting and Infrastructure Public Hearing on Tuesday, January 29, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. in the Crest Theatre at Old School Square, 51 North Swinton Avenue, Delray Beach. The meeting will consist of two parts. The first will be a Special presentation of the City's annual report and involves a presentation by the Planning and Zoning Board and the-City Administration. The Annual Report will focus on projects and activities implemented in Delray Beach over the past year and will address the progress made toward implementing and meeting the goals and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan, including improvements to water, sewer, drainage and street systems; the status of neighborhood assistance programs; the Decade of Excellence program; and the financial stat~ of the City. The ~cond portion of the Town Hall Meeting will~oe devoted to public comment, ineluding a community-wide public hearing on infrastructure needs for the purpose of identifying neighborhoods within the city which are most in need of physical improvements. This input will be considered in the preparation of the Public Improvements work program for the next fiscal year (October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003). All residents are encouraged to take this opportunity to express their ideas, concerns and questions on any subject affecting the City. ' ~ DELRAY BEACH COMMUNITY NEWS JANUARY 24, 2000 -- ~cI'rY OF DELRAY;BF~CI~ ~' ':' ~ ' ANNUAL TOWN HALL MEETING ANq) INFRASTRUCTURE ~PUBLIC. HEARING. _ . ~: ~ ~ ~ : ...... ' 1993 ;. - ' The City of Deltas, Beach invites residents to attend the 9th Annual Town~Hall Meeting and Infrastructure Public Hearing on Tuesday, January 30,-2001 at 7:00 p m.'in the Crest Theatre at Old School Square, 51 North Swinton A, ve?ue, Delray, Beach.: - '~ "~ :A' The meeting Will consist of two parts. The ~rst Will be'~ speEial~p~'entation ~f the C~ty's annual report and in~,olve, s a presentation by th~ Planning and Zomng Board and the City Administration. The Annual Repoi't will'focus bn pi'ojects and activities implemented in Delray Beach over the past year and ~d]ll 'address-the progress made toward implementing and meeting the goals and objectives of the Compi'ehensN~ Pla6, including improvements t~ water, s~wer, d[~inag(~6d'street systems;" the s-tatu~ 'of neighborhood fissistanc~ programs; th~ D~cade of Ex~ellefice program; ~nd the financial status ~fthe City. The second portion of the Town Hall Meeting will be devoted to pubfic'k:6mment, including ~a community-wide public hearing on infrastructure needs for the purpose of identifying ne. ighborhoods within the cit~ whi~h are-most-]h ne~d Of' _physiCal imprdYements. -This input will be considered in e preparation ot' the Publi6 Improvemefits work program for tied ne~ fiscal year (October 1, 2001~ through Sep!ember 30, 2001). / ~ All residents are enc'~urag~d tq'-tak~his opportunity to express their ideas,~ concerns and q.u .es~tions.on any. subject affecting the CityJ~ .Neishborhood Post The Palm Beach Post Weclnescl~,. ,I.a.n ~u,l,n4 2.4¢, ~001 D CITY OF DELRAY BEACH ANNUAL TOWN HALL MEETING AND INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC HEARIHG DELRAY BEACH FLOIIDA 1993 The City of DeJroy Beagh i. nvites residents to attend the 9th Annual Town Hall Meeting and Infrastructure Public Hearing on Tuesday, January 30, 2001 at 7:00 p.m. in the Crest Theatre at Old School 'Square, 51 North Swinton Avenue, Delray Beach. The meeting will cons!st of Ho parts The first will be a special presentahon of the City s annual report and involves a presentation by the Planning and Zoning Board and the City Administration. The Annual Report wdl focus on prolects and activities implemented m Delray Beach over the past year and will address the pro~. ress made toward implementing and meeting the goals and objech~ves of the Comprehensive Plan, including improvements to water, sewer, dram- age, and street systems; Ifle status of neighborhood assistance pro- grams; the Decade of Excellence program; and the financial status of the City The second portion of the Town Hall Meeting will be devoted to public comment, including a community-wide public hearing on infrastructure needs for the purpose of identifying neighborhooc]s within the city which are most in need of physical improvements This input will be consid, ere,d in the_ preparation of.the Public Improvements work p_ro- ~.or the next fiscal year {October 1, 2000 through September 30, All residents are encouraged to take this opportunity to express their ~deas, concerns, and questions on any subject affecting the City. PUBLISH: .la_nua_ry 2~_, 2001_ Palm Bbach Post/Neighbodlood Past