TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Alexis Givings, City Clerk
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: August 11, 2026
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NOMINATIONS FOR APPOINTMENTS TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD.
BASED ON THE ROTATION SYSTEM, THE NOMINATIONS FOR APPOINTMENTS OF TWO (2) QUALIFIED MEMBERS AND ONE (1) AT LARGE MEMBER TO SERVE TERMS ENDING AUGUST 31, 2028, WILL BE MADE BY COMMISSIONER CASALE (SEAT #3), VICE MAYOR BURNS (SEAT #4) AND MAYOR CARNEY (SEAT #5).
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Recommended Action:
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Motion to approve the appointments of two (2) Qualified Members and one (1) At Large Member to serve terms ending August 31, 2028.
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Background:
The terms for the following board members will expire on August 31, 2026.
They will have served one (1) full term, are eligible for reappointment and would like to be nominated for reappointment:
- Dedrick Straghn
- Mitch Katz
They will have served two (2) full terms and are not eligible for reappointment:
- Gregory J. Snyder
Currently serving on the Planning and Zoning Board and meeting qualifications Karen Kiselewski, Roger Cope and James Chard.
Pursuant to Sec. 32.07 - Code of Ordinances - MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS.
Members serving on advisory boards or Committees shall possess sufficient knowledge, experience, judgment or background necessary to competently serve the Board or Committee to which they are appointed. Members shall be residents of or own property in the City, own a business within the City, or be an officer, Director or manager of a business located within the City except as may be provided for by Florida Statutes, Special Act or Resolution of the City Commission or elsewhere within the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach.
Pursuant to LDR 2.1.5. (B) - The Planning and Zoning Board shall consist of seven members.
(1) At least five (5) seats on the Board must be filled with either an architect, landscape architect, realtor/real estate broker, civil engineer, developer, general contractor, land planner or land use attorney.
(2) The remaining two seats shall be at large.
(3) The appointing body shall endeavor to appoint as many of the required disciplines as possible to the Board.
Please see Exhibit "A" for individuals who have submitted applications and would like to be nominated for appointment.