CITY OF BOCA RATON ACTION AGENDA Update March 31, 2017

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1 CITY OF BOCA RATON ACTION AGENDA Update March 31, 2017

2 TOP PRIORITIES TARGET: City Campus Condition Assessment and Master Plan Staff will retain a consultant who will assist with a physical assessment of City Hall and surrounding municipal facilities and assess current as well as project future space needs prior to developing an overall plan for the City s government center. A report will be presented to City Council for their consideration and direction. Responsibility: City Manager s Office/Municipal Services Staff concluded the RFP process and provided a recommendation to City Council in October. Council will review and discuss options at a January Council Workshop. Council proceeded with approval of the agreement with Song and Associates. A work order has been drafted and is going through the approval process. 2

3 Comprehensive Waterfront Plan Staff will retain a consultant to review the City property adjacent to the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean and develop strategic plans for increased utilization of these properties. A report will be presented to City Council for their consideration and direction. Responsibility: City Manager s Office/Municipal Services Staff concluded the RFP process and provided a recommendation to City Council to enter into an agreement for professional services with EDSA for development of a Comprehensive Waterfront Plan. The agreement was approved City Council in September The first work order was approved by City Council at the December 13, 2016 Council meeting. The first phase of the work order will be to collect, verify, and begin to develop conceptual ideas and strategic plans for improved utilization of the City s waterfront properties. EDSA has completed the inventory and has scheduled a public outreach meeting on April 3, 2017 to collect input and vision for the City waterfront parcels. 3

4 Wildflower: Direction Staff will continue to process the required zoning changes and other legislative actions necessary to proceed with a restaurant on the property, pending adoption of an ordinance or the results of a referendum on the use of City-owned intracoastal land. Responsibility: City Manager s Office/Development Services The referendum restricting use of City-owned land on the Intracoastal Waterway passed in the November election. Prior to the adoption of the referendum, on July 26, 2016, the City Council approved a commercial future land use and zoning for the Wildflower property. The Wildflower property was temporarily opened to the public for the December 17, 2016 Holiday Boat Parade. On January 6, 2017, a lawsuit challenging the initiative affecting City-owned, Intracoastal lands was filed. On January 30, 2017, the City filed a Motion to Dismiss the lawsuit. On March 22, 2017, in response to the City s motion, the plaintiff filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal. At this time, the case challenging the initiative is no longer pending. The City s waterfront consultant, EDSA, is developing a passive park plan for the Wildflower with connectivity to Silver Palm Park underneath the Palmetto Park Bridge. City staff has discussed the connection with Palm Beach County and have their approval to move forward, pending a plan submission and permit approval when provided to PBC. 4

5 Beach and Park District: Agreement Staff will work with the Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park District staff to finalize interlocal agreements between the City and the District. Responsibility: City Manager s Office/Recreation Services Two interlocal agreements are being worked on by City and District staff. The first interlocal addresses future beach projects and the second is a master agreement for City and District operations. An interlocal agreement addressing future beach project funding was signed in January. TARGET: 20 th Street Area Conceptual Plan Staff will work with the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council (TCRPC) to prepare an analysis of and develop a conceptual plan for a 20 th Street Overlay District. The report will be presented to City Council for direction. Responsibility: Development Services On December 2, 2016, City Council, City staff, and FAU leadership held a Summit on the FAU campus facilitated by TCRPC to discuss conceptual ideas and strategic visioning for the 20 th St Corridor as a potential gateway into FAU s campus. At the December 13, 2016 City Council meeting, a future charrette opportunity with TCRPC was discussed. Staff anticipates receiving a Draft and Final Visioning Summit Report from TCRPC, as well as TCRPC providing a Visioning Summit Presentation to the City Council, by spring TCPRC will be presenting their Final Visioning Summit Report at the May 22, 2017 City Council Workshop. 5

6 Lake Wyman Park Staff will review the previous project plans and work with the Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resource Management (DERM) and the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) to devlop a project plan and to secure project funding. Responsibility: City Manager s Office Staff developed the RFP scope of work for Lake Wyman and J.A. Rutherford Park. Site planning and design work are anticipated to begin in August Staff selected Applied Technology & Management (ATM), Inc. for the development of Lake Wyman and Rutherford Park to include passive components, boardwalk renovations, canoe trail rehabilitation, and boat ramps. The agreement with ATM will be included on an upcoming City Council meeting agenda. An application was submitted to FIND to seek funding reimbursement up to 25-50% for planning, design, and permit pre-construction services. 6

7 HIGH PRIORITIES TARGET: Downtown Traffic Alternative Study Staff will retain a consultant to investigate alternative traffic solutions for the Downtown and present the findings to the City Council for direction. Responsibility: City Manager s Office/Municipal Services Kimley Horn was issued a work order to evaluate traffic alternatives for the Downtown, which were presented to Council in September Council approved the addition of turn lanes at the intersections of Palmetto Park Road with Mizner Boulevard and SW/NW 5th Avenue. The turn lanes were complete in November Kimley Horn was issued a work order to evaluate one-way pair opportunity for Dixie Highway and Federal Highway around the Downtown area. Real-time active traffic operations have been prepared and two additional staff have been hired to manage traffic during peak hours in a more active environment. Staff is coordinating signal timing and management plans with FDOT District IV to ensure safety measures are in place and effective and the major traffic intersections are cataloged to prioritize which areas can benefit from an active management system. Active traffic implementation will also be incorporated in and around the Downtown area. Downtown fixed route and on-demand alternative transportation options are also being evaluated concurrently. Downtown parking options are being evaluated as part of the Downtown traffic alternatives review. 7

8 Downtown Pattern Book (Design Tool Guide): Decision Through the RFP process, a consultant will be chosen to assist with drafting of the revised Pattern Book. Staff will work with the consultant, key stakeholders and citizen groups to complete the final revisions to the Pattern Book. A presentation by staff will be made to Council after which direction will be sought. Responsibility: Development Services At the May 2016 City Council Strategic Planning Session, the City Council reviewed the Pattern Book matter and indicated that they wanted to make no changes to Ordinance No (Interim Design Guidelines) but rather do minor housekeeping to replace outdated exhibits related to urban design elements in Ordinance No. 4035, as the Downtown Design Tool Guide. Staff continued to work on the Open Space policy and obtained the Agency s direction and approval of the updated policy on July 25, 2016, which delayed work on the Pattern Book. In August 2016, staff provided an update on the Pattern Book Status for Council consideration. At the December 12, 2016 CRA meeting, completion of the Pattern Book was discussed by the Downtown Advisory Committee. No further direction has been given to staff to proceed with the Pattern Book or amendments to the Downtown Design Guidelines. TARGET: Red Reef Park Master Plan Following the completion of the Comprehensive Waterfront Plan, staff will work with a consultant to develop an overall plan for Red Reef Park. A report will be presented to City Council. Responsibility: Recreation Services Work on this priority will commence upon completion of the Comprehensive Waterfront Plan. Work on this priority will commence upon completion of the Comprehensive Waterfront Plan. 8

9 Rental Housing Registration and Inspection Program Staff will present a framework for rental property registration and, upon Council s direction, may implement a rental housing registration program. Responsibility: Development Services Staff has developed a framework for rental property registration and is waiting for final review by City Administration prior to the scheduling of the item for City Council. The framework for rental property registration is under review by City Administration. 9

10 Downtown Open Space Policy Upon adoption by the Community Redevelopment Agency of a revised Open Space Policy, staff will ensure its application to all future downtown projects. Responsibility: Development Services On July 25, 2016, Resolution No CRA was adopted that updated the administrative policy on the application of open space regulations pursuant to Ordinance No. 4035, the Downtown Development Order and affirmed the review, analysis and findings of Agency staff regarding open space as presented at the April 11, 2016 CRA meeting. Also at that meeting, the CRA directed the Downtown Boca Raton Advisory Committee(DAC) within a four (4) month period to analyze and provide additional recommendations on the open space policy. Agency members continued discussions on Open Space at their September 21, October 24, November 2 and December 7, 2016 meetings. The DAC presented their findings at the December 12, 2016 CRA meeting. Staff is currently reviewing the Committee s comments and preparing a summary for the CRA meeting in the 1 st quarter of At the January 23, 2017 CRA meeting, staff provided a review of the Downtown Boca Raton Advisory Committee (DAC) comments on the Open Space requirements. Staff did not support the recommended changes as they did not support the Agency direction. The Agency directed the policy to the committee for additional review to support, including a graphic to better explain open space on multiple building sites and to ensure any policy changes would reflect open space as more meaningful and accessible to the public in terms of visibility and tangibility with regard to the public realm. At the March 27, 2017 CRA meeting, the DAC presented additional revisions and comments contrary to the direction given to them by the Agency, and did not prepare a graphic for multiple building sites open space. Staff did not support the proposed DAC recommendations; instead staff continues to support the adopted open space policy. The DAC indicated that they would look at possible options to expand the public realm such as pocket parks and work on the graphic. The adopted open space policy (July 25, 2016) remains in effect, as directed by the Agency. 10

11 Florida Atlantic University: Campus Agreement Staff will work with FAU staff to develop a new Campus Development Agreement prior to the expiration of the current (extended) agreement on 12/31/2017. Responsibility: City Manager s Office Staff met with FAU personnel on December 29, 2016 to begin the process of developing a new agreement. Staff is awaiting plans from FAU regarding a new agreement. 11