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Minutes 04-15-26Minutes of the Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board Meeting Held on April 15, 2026, at 6:00 P.M. In City Hall Commission Chambers, 100 E. Ocean Avenue Boynton Beach, Florida PRESENT: Alexandria Lopresto, Chair Lesha Roundtree, Vice Chair Angela Troyanowski George Feldman Thomas Isabella Deborah Tarca Kim Kelly (Arrived at 6:34 p.m.) 1. Call to Order Amanda Radigan, Development Director Tim Tack, Assistant Director Chair Lopresto called the meeting to order at 6 P.M. 2. Pledge of Allegiance Chair Lopresto led 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 Ms. Troyanowski requested to table 7. Old Business Item C, regarding comments on the TIF Funding Strategies and they were to receive a presentation from former CRA Director Chris Brown. Motion Mr. Isabella moved to table. Mr. Feldman seconded the motion. Ms. Troyanowski also wanted to add a discussion on the current status of the Boynton Beach CRA. Motion Ms. Troyanowski moved to add a discussion on the current status of the Boynton Beach CRA. Vice Chair Roundtree seconded the motion. Meeting Minutes CRA Advisory Board Boynton Beach. Florida April 15, 2026 Mr. Isabella wanted to add an item to new business concerning a public comment made at the last night's meeting. Motion Chair Lopresto said Mr. Isabella motioned to add an item to New Business about comments made at last night's meeting. Vice Chair Roundtree seconded the motion. B. Adoption of Agenda Motion Ms. Troyanowski moved to approve the agenda as published. Mr. Isabella seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Amanda Radigan, stated she was the Development Director for 12 years and was formerly the Planning Director happy to meet them all. Sitting for City Manager. 5. Public Comment None. 6. Consent A. CRAAdvisory Board Meeting Minutes - March 18, 2026 Motion Ms. Troyanowsksi moved to approve. Mr. Isabella 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 Regarding Property Acquisition None B. Pending Assignment No. 2 - Discussion and Consideration of New Assignments from the CRA Board Assigned at the January 14, 202,5 CRA Monthly Board Meeting Mr. Tack stated he understood this item was to finalize the Heisman presentation. Meeting Minutes CRA Advisory Board Boynton Beach. Florida April 15, 2026 Chair Lopresto stated she made the changes from the last meeting. Mr. Isabella commented that they should wait until the presentation is made to the CRA Board and said he thought they would support it. He recommended they could then seek sponsorships and he thought there would be an outpouring of support. Chair Lopresto said she would add a bullet point when the presentation is approved, that they will seek sponsorships. Ms. Troyanowski said that since the Ezell Hester Jr Center is outside the CRA boundary, they should include that information in the presentation at a joint City Commission and CRA Board meeting. The mural was viewed, which would be behind a goal post, and it would be submitted to the art community. Mr. Feldman suggested using fencing with posters, similar to what is used by schools to obtain sponsors. Ms. Radigan announced Lamar Jackson Way was designated as a roadway at Boynton Beach High School. Chair Lopresto reviewed the Implementation Roadmap having a phased approach. Vice Chair Roundtree thought Walk of Fame could be downtown. Ms. Troyanowski said if it does not get done at the Hester Center, they could keep it in mind for other locations, such as downtown or elsewhere. (Kim Kelly arrived.) Chair Lopresto said that she will make additional changes. She asked if it would have to be brought back before the Board or just make the presentation on May 12th. There was consensus to make the changes and make the presentation on May 121H C. Pending Assignment No. 3 - Discussion and Consideration of New Assignments from the CRA Board Assigned at the February 10, 2026, CRA Monthly Board Meeting. None. 8. New Business A. Discussion and Consideration of Nomination of New Board Chair Chair Lopresto asked for nominations for a new Board Chair. Meeting Minutes CRAAdvisory Board Boynton Beach. Florida April 15, 2026 Mr. Feldman nominated Thomas Isabaella. Ms. Kelly seconded the nomination. Mr. Isabella respectfully declined. Vice Chair Roundtree and Ms. Troyanowski expressed their interest in serving as Chair. Motion Mr. Feldman nominated Ms. Troyanowski for the position. Mr. Isabella seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously. B. Discussion and Consideration of Nomination of New Board Vice Chair Motion Mr. Feldman nominated Tom Isabella as Vice Chair. Ms. Kelly seconded the motion. Mr. Isabella accepted. The motion unanimously passed. C. Update regarding the CRA Executive Director, Chris Brown Mr. Tack explained Mr. Brown submitted his resignation last week and the City Manager was made the Interim Executive Director, effective immediately, and Ms. Radigan is his designee. He said it will be business as usual until an Executive Director is placed and he and Ms. Radigan or the City Manager will attend the meetings. Mr. Isabella commented he was at the meeting and they have a plan to do an in-depth financial audit to determine finances. He said he thought they are in very good hands with the City Manager serving as executive Director. Ms. Radigan said the plan is do overall assessment of the City and CRA working together and come back with a report at a City Commission and CRA Board meeting and ask for direction. This would streamline the process. She said they should have a draft plan in about 30 days. Ms. Troyanowski said it was great for the City and CRA working together as she expressed there were some disconnects. She said the CRA does a phenomenal job despite not having an Executive Director and it was important to keep the CRA mission while incorporating City goals. Mr. Feldman said they missed Mr., Tack attending the meetings and he gives good information. Mr. Tack announced they are about to close on 13 parcels, they just got the 14th parcel and they are working on obtaining parcels 15 and 16. Mr. Isabella thanked all for their confidence in Ms. Troyanowski and him. He said he has been on the Board for a year, and has served on Boards in the past and he was impressed in what they accomplished in a short time. He mentioned, when a person made a public Meeting Minutes CRAAdvisory Board Boynton Beach. Florida April 15, 2026 comment last night, that he thought the comments were egregious and made no sense and he was upset. He noted Mr. Tack talked about what this Board has done and they accomplished a lot. He wanted to go on record to say, his comments were wrong and when he mentioned there is a lack of connectivity between the public, CRA Board and the Advisory Board, the speaker should come to a meeting and find out what this is all about. He noted they are outstanding individuals and volunteers and he was proud of everything that they have done. Ms. Kelly said from an outside perspective, she did not know what the Board was about, but this was her second meeting and she thought their knowledge was not being used to its full potential because they can only talk about problems the Board assigns them. She commented that there are so many problems they could talk about, and sometimes things take so long, by the time permission is given, the problem is gone. She stated she would like to have a way to talk about real problems and they want to provide information to the CRA and help the community. She said they are still not dev. The CRA AB should be able to advise. She thought it could be a discussion. There are a lot of smart members on the Board and they are not being fully used and there is a problem with businesses failing. Mr. Tack said tat staff can bring it to the Board, or the members, as residents, have full range to discuss what they want during public comment. Ms. Kelly said she has a copy of an ordinance that doesn't say they can't ask for new agenda items or talk about issues the CRA members feel are important. She said it is frustrating and detrimental to businesses. Ms. Troyanowski agreed and said she would like to be the sounding board when the CRA needs public opinion. Ms. Radigan said they can look at all of that and report back at the next meeting. Ms. Troyanowski said as a private citizen she tried to address issues with staff, but the Sunshine Law only allows them to talk about items at the meetings. Ms. Radigan mentioned there are really good things happening in the CRA, such as redistricting, and updates to the plan and others. She said advisory boards are useful, and it is a balancing act and the Board cannot assign work to staff. as it is more work for staff. Listen. Ms. Radigan said they could provide updated reports about items of the Board's concerns, and they could be included. Mr. Tack commented there are summarized agenda item as what occurs at the CRAAB and they could include and bring it back to the Board. If reported it is an opportunity for Meeting Minutes CRA Advisory Board Boynton Beach. Florida April 15, 2026 the Board to procure assignments. He said he can send guidelines how the Board is to operate. Mr. Feldman agreed and suggested that each member should say what they want to address at the next meeting, besides what they are working on. Mr. Isabella thought they were co -mingling CRAAB and CRA Board functions and suggested they have to look at the guidelines. He did not think that was their role. He noted they can bring up the topics. Ms. Kelly said they have to separate what their needs are. They are advisory. Chair Lopresto commented that the CRA AB is looking for new ideas and there are two avenues. She mentioned that for two years, they talked about the 2016 CRA Plan ad nauseum. Then they got new assignments, which focused on the Heisman Trophy winners. She thought that as a citizen, public comment is best way to convey their concerns. Ms. Kelly commented that a splash pad will not make or break a city, but downtown development would. She mentioned that she spoke from a business perspective for all the downtown and a downtown cannot survive without proper things in place. Ms. Troyanowski noted Vice Chair Roundtree had made a presentation on the top 10 things they wanted. She pointed out that the City Commission said yes to the splashpad and then there was no funding. Mr. Tack stated that the splashpad concept came from the CRA Plan review and the Board wanted to incorporate more. Ms. Troyanowski asked for consensus that they are ready for another assignment. Ms. Kelly suggested they get a list from each member Ms. Radigan suggested the members email Ms. Curfman what the members think are important. It could spurn any interest and they could include it is staff's request for more assignments.. Mr. Isabella said at the last meeting, Chris Brown said there was a disconnect about the splashpad as one of the engineers was not included in the plans. Mr. Tack and Ms. Troyanowski said they will research whether the splashpad was approved. Ms. Troyanowski said they need more cadence with the City when the CRA is funding a project. She stated they can't wait a month. Meeting Minutes CRA Advisory Board Boynton Beach. Florida April 15, 2026 Ms. Radigan commented there was a reorganization on the City level to prevent those slips. Chair Lopresto stated it has been a privilege to serve as Chair, she will make the presentation on May 12th, and the Board should keep up the good work. 9. Future Agenda Items None. 10. Adjournment Motion There being no further business to discuss, Vice Chair Roundtree moved to adjourn. Mr. Feldman seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 7:17 P.M. 4�-t� d4uLi Catherine Cherry Minutes Specialist