Boca Raton council approves interim agreement to study downtown government campus amid heated public pushback

The Boca Raton City Council voted 4–1 on March 18 to approve an interim agreement allowing the city and the Terra Frisbie team to begin a 150‑day due‑diligence phase for a proposed downtown government campus redevelopment. The agreement sets a schedule for an interim master plan to be submitted May 12 and calls for an interim master plan to be considered by council in June, with a final master partnership agreement potentially before the council in October.

The decision followed a staff presentation by Deputy City Manager Andy Lukasick, who described the interim agreement as a framework for master‑planning, studies and heavy community engagement. Lukasick said the due‑diligence work will include geotechnical studies, mobility and traffic analysis, infrastructure capacity review and site planning, and that the team will deliver milestones on the timeline now attached to the agreement.

Why it matters: Council members and staff said the agreement does not commit the city to a final plan; it authorizes a…