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WEST ATLANTIC REDEVELOPMENT COALITION (WARC)
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
5:30 pm
Delray Beach Library – 1 st Floor Meeting Room
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REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT STAFF PRESENT
Reggie Cox Kristyn Cox
Jimmy Weatherspoon Diane Colonna
Peter Perri Jeff Costello
Alan Kornblau Vin Nolan
Sharon Burke Elizabeth Burrows
Patricia Wright Marjorie Ferrer
Jennifer Costello
BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT
Margie Walden
Alfred (Zack) Straghn
OTHERS PRESENT
Brenda Johnson Gayle Davenport Erlande Joseph
Judy Byrd Constantine Panay Odelette Civil
Clarence Hodges Ernest Simon Rosa Torres-Tumazos
Bobby Wells Roy Simon Ann Stacey-Wright
Venice Graham Charles Peele John Evans
Edna Williams Johnson Carisa Peele Jessie Evans
Charles Williams Rev. Luc Loriston Mike Graham
Elvy Rolle Kevin Sane Jared Jenkins
Erin Mann Annie Bassa Mike Williams
Christina Morrison Mary Alford Randy Odom
Charles Ridley Gail-Lee McDermott Sean Jones
Pablo Del Real
1. Call to Order
Chairman Reggie Cox called the meeting to order at 5:35 pm.
2. Prayer – Samuel Spear, JR.
3. Approval of Agenda
Mr. Kornblau motioned for an approval of the agenda. Mr. Spear seconded and the
motion passed unanimously.
4. Approval of Minutes
Regular Meeting of Jan. 9, 2013
Ms. Wright motioned for approval of the minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of
Jan. 9 th . Mr. Kornblau seconded and the motion passed unanimously.

5. P & Z Item – Estelio Breto
46 SW 9 th Avenue Parking Lot, Class V Site Plan
This item was moved to the next Regular Board Meeting of March 13 th due to a late
arrival and time constraints of the West Atlantic Property Owner meeting.
6. Committee Reports
Executive – Reggie Cox
WARC/CRA Status Update of Jan. 29 th , 2013
WARC Exec. Committee Meeting of Feb. 6 th , 2013
Mr. Cox gave an update on these two meetings regarding WARC’s input on
expediting the RFP process for West Atlantic interest from law firm, Kanner &
Pintaluga. The consensus was that WARC would make all attempts to complete
their reviews and recommendations expeditiously but that the law firm should be
required to make a proposal for their development through the RFP process that
WARC worked hard to be involved with by way of the December 2012 enacted CRA
– WARC Memorandum of Understanding. He added that the community’s
involvement in this process should be respected and with a number of other
developers interested in West Atlantic, the community would like to see potential
proposals of some of the identified uses they prioritized in the 2012 Needs
Assessment Workshop. WARC is waiting for a response from the CRA regarding a
meeting on streamlining the next West Atlantic RFP.
Treasurer – Peter Perri
Mr. Perri was not present at the time of this item and will report at the next Regular
Meeting of March 13 th .
Marketing – Sam Spear
Mr. Spear shared that the Milagro Center is excited about the kids creating the
artwork for the Fence Banner at 805 West Atlantic Avenue and they are working on
the cost estimate to have forwarded to the CRA within the next couple of weeks.
Grants – Sharon Burke
Ms. Burke shared that she is working on collecting information to apply WARC for
the Ben & Jerry’s Foundation Grassroots Organization grant.
PMAB – Margie Walden (No Meetings)
Old Business
7. Strategic Plan Proposals
Admin Kristyn Cox shared that there was only one (1) response to the proposal
request for WARC’s strategic plan writing and that was by EdTrek (proposal included
in the agenda packet). Intercoastal Grant Writing backed out their interest though
they had submitted an informal proposal previously. The Board gave direction to
extend the submittal deadline to March 1 st . Mr. Spear made the motion and Ms.
Wright & Ms. Burke seconded consecutively. The motion passed unanimously.
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Other Business
8. Non-Agenda Items – None
9. Public Comments
Chuck Ridley – Mr. Ridley thanked WARC for coming such a long way for the West
Atlantic Community in the last several months. With regards to the West Atlantic
Property Owners meeting tonight, Mr. Ridley asked WARC to continue to include the
community in the planning process just as they did with the Needs Assessment
Workshop at which 11 HOAs representing 700+ properties were involved. And as
projects come forth, Mr. Ridley asked that everyone be conscious of the fact that
there is only a finite amount land and whether it’s a hotel or something else, it needs
to fit into the scheme of the community and what the community has asked for; a
real grocery store, pharmacy, bank. These should be the priority above anyone’s
political agenda. Mr. Ridley then encouraged WARC to stay strong and with their
mission.
City Commissioner Cristina Morrison – Commissioner Morrison thanked WARC
for their efforts in expediting the RFP for West Atlantic. She added that the City
Commission will be pushing the CRA to release the RFP as soon as possible and
that there is interest in the WA Corridor with promises to hire within the community.
Ms. Morrison extended her appreciation to WARC for their involvement.
10. Board Comments
Mr. Kornblau asked that the Board consider moving the meetings to Monday due to
the scheduling conflicts with the 1 st Floor Conference Room. Direction was given to
Ms. Cox to poll the Board on their thoughts.
Mr. Perri asked that WARC have a discussion regarding last night’s City
Commission meeting regarding the CRA, the RFP process and the law firm’s
(Kanner & Pintaluga’s) interest in West Atlantic property.
11. Upcoming Meetings –
Ms. Cox called for volunteers from the Board to attend the following meetings:
CRA Board Meetings – City Commission Chambers
Thurs., Feb. 14 th at 5:30 pm – Patricia Wright
Thurs., Feb. 28 th at 6:00 pm (Workshop at 5:00 pm)
NW/SW Community Elections Steering Committee Candidates
Screening – Sat., Feb. 16 th between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, St Matthews
Episcopal Church (403 SW 3 rd St) – Reggie Cox
Chamber Economic Development Committee – Tues., Feb. 26 th at 8:00
am, Delray Beach Center for the Arts (formerly Old School Square – 51
N. Swinton Ave) – Alan Kornblau
DBMC Board Meeting – Tues., Feb. 26 th at 8:30 am, Delray Beach
Chamber of Commerce (64 A SE 5 th Ave) – Peter Perri
Parking Management Advisory Board Meeting – Margie Walden / Peter
Perri
Candidates Forum presented by the Chamber – Thurs., Feb. 28 th at 7:00
pm, Crest Theater – OSS – Alan Kornblau
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Chamber Non-Profit Council Luncheon – Tues., March 5 th at 11:30 am,
Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce (64 A SE 5 th Ave) – Sharon Burke
City Commission Regular Meeting – Tues., March 5 th at 6:00 pm, City
Hall Commission Chambers – Samuel Spear
DDA Board Meeting – Mon., March. 11 th at 12:00 pm, City Hall 1 st Floor
Conference Room – Samuel Spear
Neighborhood Advisory Council – Mon., Feb. 25 th at 5:30 pm,
Neighborhood Resource Center (141 SW 12 th Ave) – Reggie Cox
12. Adjournment
Mr. Spear made a motion to adjourn, Mr. Kornblau seconded and the motion passed
unanimously.
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