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Minutes 11-19-25MINUTES OF THE CRA ADVISORY BOARD MEETING HELD ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2025, AT 6:00 PM IN CITY HALL COMMISSION CHAMBERS 100 E. OCEAN AVENUE, BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA PRESENT: Alexandria Lopresto, Chair George Feldman William Harper Thomas Isabella Leesha Roundtree Angela Troyanowski Call to Order Tim Tack, Assistant Director Vicki Curfman, Administrative Assistant Chair Lopresto called the meeting to order at 6 P.M. 2. Pledge of Allegiance The members recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. 3. Roll Call Roll Call was taken. A quorum was present. 4. Agenda Approval A. Additions, Deletions, Corrections to the Agenda Mr. Tack added a discussion regarding the Florida League of Cities luncheon and the election of Vice Chair. Chair Lopresto added a brief synopsis from the FRA. Ms. Troyanowski added a discussion of adding a possible future agenda item at the end of the agenda. B. Adoption of Agenda Motion Ms. Troyanowski moved to approve the agenda as amended. Mr. Harper seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Meeting Minutes CRA Advisory Board Boynton Beach, Florida November 19, 2025 5. Public Comment Gavin Cizor, 1209 NW 7th Street, spoke about the need for resident centered renewable energy in redevelopment in the City Ms. Troyanowski suggested he attend one of the City's workshops on heat. 6. Consent A. CRA Advisory Board Meeting Minutes - October 15, 2025 Motion Mr. Isabella moved to approve the minutes. Ms. Troyanowski seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 7. Old Business A. Pending Assignment No. 1 -Discussion and Consideration of New Assignments from the CRA Board Assigned at the February 13, 2024 CRA Monthly Board Meeting Mr. Tack said that there were four items to discuss, as contained in the agenda item and that the Advisory Board made an exquisite presentation to the CRA Board which was very well received. He advised that the grocery store item was concluded and will be removed from the agenda. He said that the CRA Plan will continue to be discussed and this will be a forum for public input and there will be additional assignments on it. He asked if there were other comments on the four items. Chair Lopresto asked for feedback from the presentations they made. Ms. Roundtree said that no one asked any questions. She said that one commissioner commented on housing revitalization, which they were already considering, so the Board was very impressed. She noted the presentation was a collaboration of the Board. She said she was proud to present on behalf of the Board. Mr. Tack explained the CRA is funding code enforcement positions, and provides ways in which to comply. What they are considering is not yet funded, but will be implemented. Ms. Troyanowski said that the splash pad suggestion in her presentation raised eyebrows and Commissioner Turkin asked her to email the presentation to him to forward to Andrew Mack and that they were shocked that splash pads are more popular than pickleball. Ms. Troyanowski commented that there are concerns about crime and vagrancy by the Board. She noted that West Palm cut down on real time small low level crime, noting there will 2 Meeting Minutes CRA Advisory Board Boynton Beach, Florida November 19, 2025 be cameras and a real time crime center. She said that other things they have to figure out first. There was discussion about the structures across the street from Pence Park. Mr. Isabella noted that properties were boarded, condemned and the water is turned off. He believes they will condemn the properties also on 4th Street. He praised Troyanowski on her presentation and Mr. Tack's comments about the Board were excellent. He further noted that the communities with cameras have no issues with homelessness. Chair Lopresto agreed with the comments and said that the Board has been making a greater impact than prior Boards. There was consensus this item would not be brought back to the Board. B. Pending Assignment No. 2 -Discussion and Consideration of New Assignments from the CRA Board assigned at the February 13, 2024 CRA Monthly Board Meeting Regarding Property Acquisition Mr. Tack said that the property at 911 S Federal Highway is available for acquisition and is not yet listed. He asked for the Board's feedback and noted that it is an active business so it will appraise higher. He provided details about the property. He thought more land would need to be acquired to build on it. Discussion ensued about the property and that acquiring the property would result in its closure until further property was acquired. It was noted that the CRA would need to maintain the property and it could result in it becoming a nuisance property. Motion Chair Lopresto moved to pursue 911 S Federal Highway at a future date. Ms. Troyanowski seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-1. (Mr. Isabella dissenting.) Mr. Isabella explained he voted in opposition to deferring purchasing the land as it was a land banking opportunity. C. Pending Assignment No. 3 -Discussion and Consideration of New Assignments from the CRA Board Assigned at the January 14, 2025 CRA Monthly Board Meeting Mr. Tack presented the item and explained that Mr. Harper had volunteered to make a presentation how to honor the two Heisman Trophy winners. 3 Meeting Minutes CRA Advisory Board Boynton Beach, Florida November 19, 2025 Mr. Harper which he reviewed as contained in the presentation. He noted the Board had discussed doing something in the Downtown area. He noted NE 4t" Street, next to the Park Ranger Office at Dewey Park, and he had considered for a mural. Mr. Tack advised that building will be demolished as it is in the Pierce development. He stated that a plaque could also be used, or a name change, such as Heisman Square, and future development could be a partner. He said there was not a lot of city- owned land in the downtown area, other than by the Marina. He noted that they could also partner with a developer, schools, local youth league, hosting Heisman themed community events. Mr. Isabella liked forming a Tribute Committee and liked youth serving on the Committee. He thought if an athlete buys into it, perhaps their foundation would become financially involved. Mr. Harper suggested the members take the report home, compile ideas and come back with an outline and thought that they should focus on the downtown, arts, mural, or have a an activity such as a fishing tournament Mr. Isabella commented that the ideas should be prioritized. Mr. Tack said that there is a nexus with Dewey Park with the youth and school. He said that even though Ezell Hester is not in the CRA District, it could be a City goal or objective. There was agreement a location could be outside of the CRA area. There was consensus to take the presentation and conduct homework on their own, to come to the December meeting to have a more detailed discussion on actions they felt would honor Lamar and Travis. Chair Lopresto said that the Board will continue discussion and research idea names for renaming streets. She said when first presented with the task they discussed there is a focus on being the eye or close to the gulfstream and close to the water so there was discussion of incorporating into the marina areas and waterway areas, having fish names being a focal point of street there. They had also discussed the area by the Neighborhood Officer Program Office naming streets after famous people that were part of Boynton's History or other famous Boynton residents. The idea was to make the areas a destination because most street names were numbers, and by having a name and creating a neighborhood, they could create a sense of destination for that community. Mr. Tack said that this started with the CRA Plan recommendations. It was to provide a sense of place, particularly around the Marina, giving it a theme and making it a destination and/or branding. 4 Meeting Minutes CRA Advisory Board Boynton Beach, Florida November 19, 2025 Chair Lopresto recalled when they started looking at the breakdown of the districts they should flow through different boundaries than what they are named now. She asked what the process was for street names with the postal service. Mr. Tack said it was to find different destinations in Boynton and creating a theme so people would know what they were looking at without realizing it. Mr. Harper suggested partnering with residents and perhaps surveying them. Ms. Troyanowski suggested verifying this task is still a priority as there are city and county roads. Mr. Tack stated that Seacrest, Boynton Beach Boulevard, and Federal Highway would not be renamed. Chair Lopresto said that they should determine if it is still a priority and there was agreement to focus on the Heart of Boynton and the Marina District and receive input on the street names. There was brief discussion on the process to change the name of a street and street naming contests. Chair Lopresto agreed the Board should ascertain if this was still a priority. Mr. Tack said that he would ask the CRA Board. He noted the Industrial Craft District has two or three roads which would not be a priority. Boynton Beach Boulevard is a state Road, so there was not much opportunity there. The HOB and Cultural District would have potential. The Downtown District has perhaps, opportunities for improvement, but Federal Highway did not. Ms. Troyanowski suggested that they could recommend the Board start the process of renaming streets and the Board will finish it and they could start with the Marina District. Mr. Tack thought that there may still be interest in this task, but he said he would ask. Chair Lopresto summarized that the Board wants Mr. Tack to ask the CRA Board if it is still a priority, but their focus is the HOB and Marina District and to incorporate the input of the residents and businesses of the districts. The Board members agreed. 8. New Business A. Discussion and Consideration of the 2026 CRAB Board Meeting Dates Mr. Tack presented the meeting dates for 2026. 5 Meeting Minutes CRA Advisory Board Boynton Beach, Florida November 19, 2025 Motion Ms. Troyanowski moved to approve the dates. Mr. Harper seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 9. Future Agenda Items Mr. Tack said that the Florida League of Cities has a luncheon November 26th at noon at Benvenuto's. He said that there was an invitation to anyone who is interested in attending. Mr. Feldman, Ms. Troyanowski and Ms. Roundtree said that they would attend. Chair Lopresto was interested in attending. The members were asked to confirm attendance with Ms. Curfman. Mr. Isabella gave a lengthy recap of the Florida Redevelopment Association Conference and said that it was amazing. He noted West Palm Beach obtained $33M to build a park and noted a grant from the Knight Foundation. He said that much of what was discussed at the Conference, the Board had talked about. Ms. Troyanowski expressed her surprise how much grant funding is available to CRA's. Mr. Tack explained that most grants require the City's participation and said that the applicants are cities and CRA's usually handle the local matching contribution, which is usually small. He said that grants are competitive. Ms. Troyanowski noted that they talked about slum and blight, but she said that they have to determine what it is, which she said is anything that consumes City resources. She commented that they use TIF and have to make a profit and that the mindset of CRA is different than the City. She said that legally, things have to be in the plan, because if not, they can't do it. She said other cities put everything in their plan. She said this CRA plan is a blueprint, but other plans have everything in it. She spoke about updating the plan, placemaking, CPTED and how to design transportation to be safe. Chair Lopresto commented that Tom Ramiccio resigned and he was the vice chair. Ms. Roundtree volunteered to serve as Vice Chair. There were no other nominations Motion Mr. Isabella moved to approve Ms. Roundtree as Vice Chair. Mr. Harper seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 0 Meeting Minutes CRA Advisory Board Boynton Beach, Florida November 19, 2025 It was noted that this is an interim position until next March as the Chair and Vice Chair are elected every year. Chair Lopresto asked if Ms. Roundtree serves as interim Vice Chair if she can again be elected to serve as Chair or Vice Chair. Mr. Tack said that there was nothing that would preclude it, but he would double check. Mr. Feldman asked about staff changes in the CRA. Ms. Troyanowski said that they hired RMA to find an executive director. Ms. Troyanowski suggested that the members think about additional things that they would like to do to discuss as a future agenda item. Mr. Tack said that there is a very specific way the Board is supposed to function and that assignments come from the CRA Board. If they come up with additional ideas, they should ask the CRA Board for approval. Mr. Isabella suggested to Mr. Brown that he bring the Nora Developer in West Palm to Boynton. Motion There being no further business before the Board, Ms. Roundtree moved to approve adjournment. Mr. Harter seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 8:01 P.M. &tjj�- au� Catherine Cherry Minutes Specialist 7