100 E. Ocean Avenue
Thomas Turkin, Vice Mayor (District III)
Angela Cruz, Commissioner (District I)
Mack McCray, Commissioner (District II)
Aimee Kelley, Commissioner (District IV)
Shawna Lamb, City Attorney
To create a sustainable community by providing exceptional municipal services, in a financially responsible manner.
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General Rules & Procedures for Public Participation at
City of Boynton Beach Commission Meetings
The Agenda:
There is an official agenda for every meeting of the City Commissioners, which determines the order of business conducted at the meeting. The City Commission will not take action upon any matter, proposal, or item of business, which is not listed upon the official agenda, unless a majority of the Commission has first consented to the presentation for consideration and action.
- Consent Agenda Items: These are items which the Commission does not need to discuss individually and which are voted on as a group.
- Regular Agenda Items: These are items which the Commission will discuss individually in the order listed on the agenda.
- Voice Vote: A voice vote by the Commission indicates approval of the agenda item. This can be by either a regular voice vote with "Ayes & Nays" or by a roll call vote.
Speaking at Commission Meetings:
The public is encouraged to offer comment to the Commission at their meetings during Public Hearings, Public Audience, and on any regular agenda item, as hereinafter described.
City Commission meetings are business meetings and, as such, the Commission retains the right to impose time limits on the discussion on an issue.
- Public Hearings: Any citizen may speak on an official agenda item under the section entitled "Public Hearings."
- Public Audience: Any citizen may be heard concerning any matter within the scope of the jurisdiction of the Commission - Time Limit - Three (3) Minutes.
Regular Agenda Items: Any citizen may speak on any official agenda item(s) listed on the agenda after a motion has been made and properly seconded, with the exception of Consent Agenda Items that have not been pulled for separate vote, reports, and presentations. - Time Limit - Three (3) Minutes.
Addressing the Commission: When addressing the Commission, please step up to either podium and state your name for the record.
Decorum: Any person who disrupts the meeting while addressing the Commission may be ordered by the presiding officer to cease further comments and/or to step down from the podium. Failure to discontinue comments or step down when so ordered shall be treated as a continuing disruption of the public meeting. An order by the presiding officer issued to control the decorum of the meeting is binding, unless over-ruled by the majority vote of the Commission members present.
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- Watch the meeting online and provide public comment during the meeting:
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*Presenters, Consultants, and Subject Matter Experts (SME) may join at any time with prior approval.
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1. Openings
A. Call to Order - Mayor Rebecca Shelton
Roll Call.
Invocation by Pastor Santos, Living Waters Church.
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag led by Commissioner Angela Cruz.
Agenda Approval:
1. Additions, Deletions, Corrections
2. Adoption
2. Other
3. Announcements, Community and Special Events And Presentations
A. City Announcements.
- Flag Planting - 8 A.M., Friday, May 22, at the Boynton Beach Memorial Park, 1611 S. Seacrest Blvd
- Memorial Day Ceremony - 2 P.M., Sunday, May 24, at Boynton Beach Memorial Park, 1611 S. Seacrest Blvd
- Tire Amnesty Week - June 1st - 5th, 2026
B. Presentation of Transformative City Initiatives - Deciding Our Destiny
Receive a presentation from City Manager Daniel Dugger on eight transformative initiatives designed to reduce property taxes, establish a Municipal Endowment Fund, restructure city services, and secure the long-term fiscal independence of the City of Boynton Beach. (Discussion Requested by Vice Mayor Turkin.)
4. Public Audience
Public Audience: Any citizen may be heard concerning any matter within the scope of the jurisdiction of the Commission. Speakers will be limited to 3-minute presentations (at the discretion of the Chair, this 3-minute allowance may need to be adjusted depending on the level of business coming before the City Commission).
5. Administrative
A. Advisory Board Appointments
City Commission to appoint and reappoint eligible members of the community to serve in vacant positions on City Advisory Boards.
6. Consent Agenda
A. Proposed Resolution No. R26-078- Approving an Agreement with Palm Beach County for the Emergency Medical Services (EMS Grant) Program, which is authorized by Chapter 401, Part II, Florida Statutes, to dispense EMS Trust Fund moneys throughout the State to improve and expand pre-hospital emergency medical services.
Staff recommends approval of Proposed Resolution No. R26-078.
B. Proposed Resolution No. R26-079- Approving a License Agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, for use of City-owned property at 515 NW 14th Court (Rolling Green) for installation and operation of communications equipment on the City's new tower.
Staff recommends approval of Proposed Resolution No. R26-079.
C. Proposed Resolution No. R26-080- Approve a Landscape Maintenance Memorandum of Agreement ("MMOA") between the City of Boynton Beach and the State of Florida Department of Transportation ("FDOT") for landscape, irrigation, and decorative hardscape within the FDOT Right-of-Way along North Federal Highway and East Ocean Avenue abutting the Ocean One project. Proposed Resolution No. R26-081- Approve a reciprocal Right-of-Way Maintenance Agreement between the City and BB1 OWNER, LLC for landscape, irrigation, and decorative hardscape within the FDOT Right-of-Way along South Federal Highway and East Ocean Avenue abutting the Ocean One project.
Staff recommends approval of Proposed Resolution No. R26-080 and Proposed Resolution No. R26-081.
D. Proposed Resolution No. R26-082- Ratify the City's application for the FY 2025-2026 Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Local Law Enforcement Immigration Grant Program in the amount of $1,364,170.00, and authorizing the Mayor to accept the grant, if awarded, and execute all future documents associated with the grant, subject to review by the City Attorney's office.
Staff recommends approval of Proposed Resolution No. R26-082.
E. Proposed Resolution No. R26-083- Approve and authorize the Police Department to apply for the Fiscal Year 2025 Presidential Residence Protection Assistance (PRPA) Grant Program, and if awarded, authorize the City to accept the grant and authorize the Mayor to sign all documents associated with the grant, subject to review by the City Attorney's Office.
Staff recommends approval of Proposed Resolution No. R26-083.
F. Commission Meeting Minutes.
Approve minutes from the April 7 and April 21, 2026, City Commission Meetings.
7. Consent Bids and Purchases
A. Proposed Resolution R26-084- Approving a professional services contract for the GIS consultant services with Canopy Mapping Co., for an amount not to exceed $150,000.00 annually, pursuant to the single source procurement exemption.
Staff recommends approval of Proposed Resolution R26-084.
C. Proposed Resolution No. R26-086- Approve a Piggyback Agreement between the City and Home Depot USA., Inc. for the purchase of maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) Supplies and industrial supplies Citywide with an annual expenditure not to exceed $210,000.
Staff recommends approval of Proposed Resolution No. R26-086.
8. Public Hearing
6 P.M. or as soon thereafter as the agenda permits. The City Commission will conduct these public hearings in its dual capacity as Local Planning Agency and City Commission.
A. Proposed Ordinance No. 26-014- Second Reading, An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, repealing Chapter 2, Article I, Section 2-15 and any amendments thereafter which established limitations on board member advocacy and lobbying in the City of Boynton Beach; providing for codification; providing for severability; providing for conflicts; and providing for effective date.
Staff recommends approval of Proposed Ordinance No. 26-014, at second reading.
B. Proposed Ordinance No. 26-015- Second Reading, an Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, Amending Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances Relating to Boynton Beach Memorial Park Cemetery and Sara Sims Cemetery; Revising Policies Governing the Transfer and Resale of Cemetery Plots; Providing for Transfer Limitations to Immediate Family; Prohibiting Private Resale and Requiring Resale to the City; Providing for Prospective Application; Providing for Conflicts, Severability, Codification, and an Effective Date.
Staff recommends approval of Proposed Ordinance No. 26-015, at second reading.
9. City Manager’s Report
10. Regular Agenda
A. Art in Public Places and Non-Profit Development
Staff is requesting Commission direction on whether to incorporate a Commission-approved waiver option into the AIPP program for qualifying non-profit organizations.
B. Legislative break discussion and approval. At the February 17, 2026, City Commission meeting, Vice Mayor Turkin proposed a legislative break and suggested that the July 21st and August 4th meetings serve as the break period.
Staff recommends canceling the July 21, 2026, and August 4, 2026, meetings as part of the legislative break.
11. Future Agenda Items
A. Discussion regarding creating a beautification board. - Pending date from City Commission to discuss.
Requested by Vice Mayor Turkin.
B. Discussion on the formation of a Task Force for updates to the Land Development Regulations. - Pending date from City Commission to discuss.
Requested by Vice Mayor Turkin.
12. Adjournment
Notice
If a person decides to appeal to any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, He/She will need a record of the proceedings and, for such purpose, He/She may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. (F.S. 286.0105)
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Additional agenda items may be added subsequent to the publication of the agenda on the City's web site. Information regarding items added to the agenda after it is published on the City's web site can be obtained from the office of the City Clerk.