CAN START THE MEETING. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. I'M MERIT. MATHESON MAYOR OF THE CITY OF
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STEWART AND CHAIR OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AND I'M CALLING TO ORDER OUR REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY. IT'S MAY 23RD. 2022 AT 4 32 PM WE'RE AT 1 21 SOUTH WEST FLAGLER AVENUE. STUART, FLORIDA. PUT EVERYONE IN THE ROOM. PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES. MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? CHAIRMAN MATHESON HERE, VICE CHAIRMAN MCDONALD HERE MEMBER BRUNER MEMBER CLARK. BOARD MEMBER MEYER HERE MEMBER CAMPENNI WALTON HERE. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. WE DO HAVE WE HAVE REMEMBER CLARK CLARK. YEAH. SHE'S HERE THAT YOU ARE ABLE 20 SECONDS. PLEASE RISE. AND SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WITH ME. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. UNTIL THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. I'LL OPEN IT UP TO COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. THIS WILL BE COMMENTS ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS. WE DO NOT.HEARING NONE. OPEN UP TO COMMENTS FROM ANY BOARD MEMBERS. COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS. TO REMOVE APPROVAL. THE AGENDA. RIGHT AFTER THIS WEEKEND. NO COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS
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, UH, REMEMBERS. WE DO HAVE AN AGENDA BEFORE US. MOVE APPROVAL EMOTION. AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL. THE AGENDA THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE AGENDA OF THE MOTION ON THE TABLE? THERE IS NOT YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL IN FAVOR OF THE AGENDA APPROVAL. I MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. OUR[1. PRESENTATION OF THE APPLICATIONS FOR THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM (BIRP) FOR FY 2022.]
FIRST ACTION ITEM. HIS PRESENTATION OF THE APPLICATIONS FOR THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022. THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY MR PENHALL GANDHI SABAH'S THANK YOU. PANEL GANDHI SABGA, SIERRA ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE RECORD. WE RECEIVED SIX APPLICATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM. WE DID HAVE TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE ONE TIME BECAUSE WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY APPLICATIONS. BUT AFTER EXTENSIVE OUTREACH TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT BUSINESSES ARE INFORMED ABOUT THE PROGRAMS WE MAILED OFF FOR THE FIRST TIME POSTCARDS ALL THE BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE C R A 466 COURSE CARDS WENT OUT. UM WE DISTRIBUTED FLYERS TO LOOK AT BUSINESSES ARE PROMOTED THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES DEPARTMENT ALSO DID A LOT OF PROMOTION THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, AND THEN NEWSLETTERS WERE SENT OUT TO OUR OUR CONTACTS LIST. JUST A LITTLE BRIEF BACKGROUND ABOUT THE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A GRANT OF UP TO $10,000 FOR VISIBLE IMPROVEMENTS TO COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES WITHIN THE SIERRA. AS YOU KNOW, WE RECENTLY AMENDED THE PROGRAM GUIDELINES TO ENCOURAGE PROPERTY OWNERS TO VOLUNTARY DO LANDSCAPING AS PART OF THEIR OVERALL EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS.UM WE ALSO CAME UP WITH NEW EVALUATION CRITERIA. UH, BEFOREE LOOKING AT FOR IMPROVEMENT IS VISUAL IMPACT AND HOW IT OVERALL IMPROVES THE PROPERTY. UM ALSO HAVE IT RELATES TO THE URBAN STREET AND PROVIDES WALK ABILITY. ANY PRIVATE INVESTMENT VERSUS GRANT REQUESTS SO WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT THE RATIO AND, UH, HAVE IMPROVEMENTS WILL HELP PRESERVE SOME OF OUR HISTORIC BUILDINGS IN THE C R. A. MINIMUM OF 60 POINTS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE FOR THE GRANT.
TOTAL OF 80 POINTS ARE, UH, IS ALLOCATED FOR THE PROGRAM. THE FIRST APPLICATION IS FROM COSMIC COSMETIC PLASTIC SURGERY MEDICAL OFFICE, WHICH IS LOCATED AT 500 , SOUTHEAST OSTEO OLA STREET.
THIS BUILDING OR THIS PROPERTY HAS THREE STREET FRONTAGE IS ALONG OSCEOLA STREET, WHERE THE BUILDING IS FRONTED. AND THEN THE PARKING LOT IS ALONG ILLINOIS AVENUE. AND SOUTH EAST
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OCEAN BOULEVARD. AND THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING FUNDING FOR NEW PALM TREES. GROUND COVERS REPLACE SOD AND NEW IRRIGATION SYSTEM ALONG WITH EXTERIOR PAINTING. THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT IS ABOUT $31,000. SO UM, THE APPLICANT IS QUALIFIED TO RECEIVE THE MAXIMUM OF $10,000 FOR THE PROJECT. THIS SHOWS EXISTING CONDITIONS OF THE BUILDING ALONG OSTEO AND OCEAN, ALL OF ARD. THEY ARE GOING TO BE REPLACING THAT EXISTING PALM TREE BECAUSE DISEASE UM, SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE ALSO DOING SOME SOD AND GROUND COVERS AND, UM AND IRRIGATION TO IMPROVE THE LOOK OF THE PROPERTY. AND UM, THE STREET. THE PROPERTY ALREADY HAS A LOT OF THE SHADE TREES ALONG ILLINOIS AVENUE, SO I THINK IT WILL JUST BE AN IMPROVEMENT WITH THE GROUND COVERS AND THE NEW SOD. AND I INCLUDED ALL THE EXISTING AND PROPOSED CONDITIONS IN YOUR AGENDA PACKAGE, SO I'LL JUST KIND OF GO THROUGH THOSE REALLY QUICKLY SO YOU CAN JUST GET THE VISUALS. THIS IS A LONG ILLINOIS AVENUE AGAIN, ILLINOIS. THEN ALONG THE SOUTHEAST OCEAN BOULEVARD, THEY ARE PROPOSING TO PUT ADDITIONAL PALM TREE THEY'RE PROPOSING TO AS I SAID, TO PAINT THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING THEY PROVIDED RENDERING OF WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE WITH THE NEW COLORS. THEY'RE GOING WITH MORE OF A CREAM NEUTRAL COLORS FOR THE BUILDING. AND THEY USED THE BUILDING ON THE RIGHT AS AN INSPIRATION. THAT CAN RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 70 POINTS BASED ON THE CRITERIA THAT I HIGHLIGHTED. UM AND APPLICANT MET AT LEAST ONE OR TWO OF THE CRITERIA IN EACH OF THE CATEGORIES. THE SECOND APPLICATION IS FROM LUX, FINE ARTS AND PHOTOGRAPHY, WHICH IS LOCATED IN OUR TRIANGLE DISTRICT . SORRY STOP. SURE EACH PROJECT AND JUST. SEE WHAT THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD IS, IF YOU'D LIKE TO BREAK IT UP OR THERE ANY COMMENTS FOR THE ONE THAT WAS JUST PRESENTED. AND FIND A MOVIE, MR CHAIR. I'LL JUST TELL YOU FROM THE CRB WERE ALL PASSED AT ONCE, AND THEY WERE ALL PASSED WITH WHAT THEY ASKED FOR THAT YOU HAVE THAT. YEAH, I'D SAY, MR CHAIR THAT, UM YOU KNOW, CONSIDERING WE DO HAVE MULTIPLE APPLICANTS. IT'S PROBABLY GOOD FOR US TO SEE THEM ALL JUST IN CASE YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT TO GET TOO EXCITED ABOUT THE FIRST ONE AND YEAH, MAYBE. WHY DON'T WE KEEP MOVING? IF SOMEONE HAS ANYTHING SPECIFICALLY REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT DURING THAT ONE THAT'S BROUGHT UP. I DID HAVE JUST ONE TECHNICAL QUESTION ABOUT THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM FOR THE COSMETIC. UM IS IT IT'S IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION CODE TO HAVE THE PROPER TIMERS AND SENSORS AND ALL OF THAT, RIGHT? YES, THEY WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH OUR URBAN EXISTENCE. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. PROMISE. PLEASE KEEP GOING. OKAY, SO THE SECOND APPLICATION IS FROM LUX. FINE ARTS AND PHOTOGRAPHY IS LOCATED 313 SOUTHEAST ALBANY AVENUE. IT'S IN OUR CHURCH DISTRICT. IT'S IN OUR TRIANGLE DISTRICT.IT'S NEXT TO THE CHURCH SITE IN OUR TRIANGLE DISTRICT. UM THE BUILDING IS FRONTING SOUTHEAST ALBANY AVENUE AND ALSO THE ALLEYWAY. THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE REPAVING THE PARKING LOT AND DRY WAY. CURRENTLY THERE'S THERE CRACKS IN THE PARKING LOT THAT'S AFFECTING THE BUILDING FOUNDATION OF THE BUILDING IS ALMOST 100 YEARS OLD, AND THEY WANT TO PRESERVE THE BUILDING.
UM ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE PAPER BLOCK WALKWAY AND SEATING AREA LANDSCAPING, EXTERIOR PAINTING AND REPAIRING THE FRONT STOOP. THE TALK COST OF THE PROJECT IS $25,000 SO THEY WOULD BE QUALIFIED TO RECEIVE THE TOTAL OF $10,000 FOR THEM. HERE YOU SEE THE EXISTING CONDITIONS ALONG SOUTH WEST ALBANY AVENUE. THE APPLICANT HAS INVESTED, UH, MONEY IMPROVING ALONG ALBANY AVENUE WITH A REQUESTING ASSISTANCE OF FOR SOME IMPROVEMENTS, UM FROM THE ALLEYWAY. HERE'S EXISTING CONDITIONS. YOU CAN SEE THE CRACKS IN THE PARKING LOT.
THEY'RE PROPOSING TO PUT SOME TREES ALONG THAT BLANK WALL AND ALSO IN THAT THAT ISLAND IN THE FRONT OF THE PARKING LOT. AND SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE LIKE I MENTIONED REPAINTING THE BUILDING, STUPID IMPROVEMENTS AND SOME LANDSCAPING. THE APPLICANT RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 70 POINTS FOR THIS APPLICATION. UM THEY MET AT LEAST ONE OR TWO OF THE KITE CRITERIA WITHIN THE
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IMPACTS CATEGORY. THE THIRD APPLICATION IS FROM DIVE TRAINING, UM AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER, WHICH IS LOCATED 13 21. SOUTHEAST DEKKER AVENUE, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO CLEAR THE SHRUBS AND PUT SOME NEW LANDSCAPING. THE PROPERTY IS VISIBLE FROM DEKKER AVENUE AND ALSO, UM, THE TRACKS WHERE OUR FUTURE BRIGHT LINE TRAIN WILL PASS BY EVERY DAY AND SOME OF THE PASSENGERS WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING TO DO ON THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY. UM APPLICANTS REQUESTING TO CLEAR UM SOME OF THE SHRUBS ADD SOME NEW, LATE NEW LANDSCAPING. THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT IS $4000. THE APPLICANT IS QUALIFIED TO RECEIVED 50% OF THE TOTAL COST, SO IT'S VERY MINIMAL REQUEST FOR ABOUT $2000. SO THEY WILL BE REPLACING. ARE THEY PROPOSING TO INSTALL SOME JAPANESE BLUEBERRY TREE ALONG THE SIDE AND THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY WITH SOME GROUND COVERS , WHICH WE WILL BE VISIBLE FROM THE DEKKER AVENUE? AND ALONG THE TRACK SIDE, UM THEY'RE PROPOSING TO REMOVE, UH THE SHRUBS AND INSTALL FISHTAIL PALMS ABOUT 11 OF THOSE PALMS, WHICH WILL GET UP TO 25 TO 30 FT. TALL. AND APPLICANT RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 60 POINTS FOR THE FOR THE APPLICATION AGAIN. THEY'RE REQUESTING $2000 FOR THE IMPROVE. ON THE FOURTH APPLICATIONS FROM STUART CERAMIC ART STUDIO. THIS IS IN OUR ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT. IT'S LOCATED AT 15, SOUTHEAST ML CABLE OF ART, UM, THE APPLICANTS REQUESTING TO REPLACE THEIR FREESTANDING SIGN. IN SOLEMN USE, SHADE TREE AND A BENCH. THE COST OF THE PROJECT $10,000. SO THE APPLICANT IS, UH QUALIFIED TO RECEIVE 50% OF THAT. UM THE NEW FREESTANDING SIGN WILL HAVE A LOOK OF A PAINT PALETTE WITH SOME LIGHT. THE BENCH WILL BE PLACED NEAR THE SIDEWALK AND A SHADE TREE. UM WILL BE PLACED OVER THE NEW BENCH. UH, THE APPLICANTS PROPOSING A MOSAIC. EVENTS, SO I HAVE PUT HER IN CONTACT WITH KARINA, WHO'S WORKING ON THE MOSAIC PROJECT AND IN THE ARTS DISTRICT. THE APPLICANT DID PROVIDE A LIST OF SOME OF THE SHADE TREES THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT, SO STAFF WILL WORK WITH THEM TO IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE SHADE TREAT, UH, TO PUT IN FRONT OF THE PROPERTY THAT WILL AT LEAST GET UP TO 25 OR 30. FT. TALL THIS APPLICATION RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 70 POINTS AND AGAIN I HIGHLIGHTED THE SECTIONS THAT STAFF FELT THEY WERE ABLE TO MEET. FOR THE CRITERIA. THE FIFTH APPLICATIONS FROM CARE PLUS ASSOCIATES INC THEY'RE LOCATED LOCATED IN OUR FRASURE CREEK. UH FRASIER, CRESCENT DISTRICT OR NEIGHBORHOOD. UM WE RECENTLY DID A STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THE APPLICANT HAS UM, YOU KNOW, SINCE WE COMPLETED THE PROJECT, THE APPLICANT HAS MADE SOME INVESTMENTS TO THE PROPERTY . BUT HE'S APPLICANTS LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS. UM TWO PARKING LOT, REPAIRS AND LANDSCAPING AND BENJ. FOR THE FOR THE PROPERTY TOLD IMPROVEMENT COST IS $8000 SO THE APPLICANT WOULD BE QUALIFIED TO RECEIVE 50% OF THAT. HERE'S SOME APPLICANTS, PROPOSING A SHADE TREE AT THE CORNER OF MCPHERSON AND CHANNEL AND SOME ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING. AND THE BENCH, THE PROPOSED BENCHES SHOWN HERE. AND HERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF MORE DETAILS ABOUT SOME OF THE GROUND COVERS AND PALM TREES THAT THE APPLICANTS PROPOSING. AGAIN I'M GOING THROUGH THIS. UM WELL FAST BECAUSE THIS WAS PROVIDING THE IN THE AGENDA PACKAGE. UM THE APPLICANT RECEIVER TOLD OF 70 POINTS FOR THE PROJECT. UH AND, UM THEY WOULD BE QUALIFIED TO RECEIVE 50% OF THE REQUEST. THE LAST APPLICATION IS FROM GREEN BUILDING. IT'S LOCATED OUR CORE DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT. IT'S BETWEEN LUNA'S AND THE LYRIC THEATER. UM THEY'RE REQUESTING TO REPLACE EXISTING ALUMINUM AWNING. THE TOLL COSTS OF THE PROJECT IS $27,000 SO THEY WOULD BE QUALIFIED TO RECEIVE THE TOTAL OF ABOUT $10,000 FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS. UM THE APPLICANT CLAIMS THAT THE THOSE METAL AWNING IS ABOUT 30 YEARS OLD AND IS IN POOR CONDITION AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. UM IT'S PROVIDES 50 FT OF SHADE IN OUR DOWNTOWN STAFF FEELS THAT IT DOES PROVIDE A PUBLIC BENEFIT. PROVIDE SHELTER FROM RAIN AND SUN. DURING DURING OUR. SUMMER SEASON . THIS TYPE OF STRUCTURE IS[00:15:01]
HIGHER DURABILITY COMPARED TO OUR OTHER ON ING'S THAT WE'VE APPROVED IN THE PAST. THAT WAS MATERIAL. UM, SO THIS HAS MORE. LONGEVITY AND DURABILITY. SO UM , STAFF FIELDS THAT THIS WOULD HAVE A GOOD PUBLIC BENEFIT. THE APPLICANT RECEIVED 70 POINTS FOR THIS PROJECT, AND UM, WOULD BE QUALIFIED TO RECEIVE 50% OF THE REQUEST. AND HERE'S A SUMMARY OF ALL THE APPLICATIONS. UM AND THE TOTAL POINT ALLOCATED AND THE GRANT GRANT. HIS FIRST MAN. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. MS CANDY SAVVAS AND THANK YOU, UM AND FOR ALL OUR STUFF FOR THE EXTENSIVE PUBLIC OUTREACH TO GET THE WORD OUT. MR CHERYL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT ALL FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES. SECOND, THE MOTION. TO ACCEPT ALL OF STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AND A SECOND OF ANY DISCUSSION. BUT BOARD MEMBERS. I JUST HAD A QUESTION. UM WHAT? WHAT WAS OUR TOTAL BUDGET FOR THE FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, $50,000, AND THIS EQUATES ABOUT 43,000. ARE YOU? IT IS A QUESTION. ON THE VERY LAST BUILDING THE GREEN BUILDING. I WANT TO MAKE SURE SORRY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S YOU KNOW THAT'S DONE RIGHT, BUT THAT BUILDING ALONG WITH OTHER BUILDINGS THAT MAY BE IN THEIR POSITION, WHICH ARE OLDER BUILDINGS AND HAVEN'T HAD THINGS COME IN. I WANT TO MAKE SURE LIKE, YOU KNOW, WITH HURRICANE SEASON AND THE SOFT FLORIDA BUILDING CODE AND PUT IN AN ON IN THAT, YOU KNOW THE BACKUP STRUCTURE THAT HAS BEEN ATTACHED TO THAT EVERYTHING IS OKAY. AND YOU KNOW, I WANT TO HELP THOSE PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE THEY CAN GET WHATEVER THEY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS STRONG, BUT I JUST WANTED TO BE SURE THAT WHAT WE'RE ATTACHING TO THE ON INTO. THERE'S ANY PROBLEMS WITH SOMETHING BEING OUTDATED OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT UM. AND I KNOW THAT THEY WILL ABSORB THE COST IF THEY NEED TO. BUT I, SINCE IT'S AN IT'S AN OLDER STRUCTURE. NOW THAT WE HAVE ALL THE RIGHT THINGS WHEN IT'S BEEN UPDATED YEAH, THEY DO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PERMIT PROCESS. I'M SURE AT THAT POINT THE BUILDING OFFICIALS WILL LOOK AT THAT. YEAH, YEAH. I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT IT'S GOING HEADING TOWARDS THE HOSPITAL. OVER GOING TOO PICKY. YOU CAN'T HEAR YOU. I WAS JUST GLAD TO SEE ACTUALLY ALL OF THEM , UM, BECAUSE AND GOING DOWN, I'LL SEE ALL OF IT. WE'RE GOING TO START ALLOWING. I HOPE PEOPLE TO PARK OUTSIDE AND PUT TABLES AND THINGS SO THIS IS REALLY GREAT TO SEE IT GOING THAT WAY. NEXT. WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE MOTION TO ACCEPT ALL THE APPLICATIONS. WE DO NOT AT THIS TIME. HEARING. NO PUBLIC COMMENT. MADAM CLERK. PLEASE COME ON UP. HI PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. HI I'M DEBORAH E V. I GO BY. D UM I'VE OWNED STEWART CERAMICS AND THE BEGINNING OF TIME. AND. WE REALLY LOVE THE IDEA OF OUR NEWS SIGN. BUT THE TODAY. I SENT THAT OVER. JUST TO DATE WAS ON PENCIL AND PAPER. AND THE SIGN IS FROM SIGN A RAMA. AND THEY'RE ONE KNOWN COMPANY AND THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A PAINT PALETTE AND LIGHT UP. IT'LL BE CONCRETE SORT OF THE HURRICANE PROOF AND ALL THAT STUFF TOO. SO LET'S AH, THAT'S NOT A VERY GOOD REPRESENTATION. YES, YES, WE FIGURED THAT AS A SKETCH I KNOW I EXPECTED MORE FROM STEWART'S REMEDY. I KNOW THERE WILL BE MORE THAN THAT SKETCH. I WANT REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM AS WELL. AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN THERE? I JUST WANT TO ASK THE BEGINNING OF NEVER IN 2000 AND FOUR THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS. SINCE SHE CAME UP. I JUST WANTED TO SEE HOW MANY OF THE APPLICANTS ARE HERE AND HOW THEY FEEL THAT IT'S GONNA ARE THERE IN THE APPLICANTS FOR OTHER APPLICANTS? THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR BUSINESSES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THIS PROGRAM. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS. YES, THANK YOU. MADAM CLERK. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. BOARD MEMBER BRUNER YES, JEREMY MCDONALD. YES. BOARD MEMBER CLARK YES, MEMBER MEYER? YES. REMEMBER, CAMPENNI? YES.[00:20:03]
CHAIRMAN MATHESON. YES, MEMBER WILSON? YES. THANK YOU, EVERYONE FOR THE PRESENTATION. YEAH AND PARTICIPATION. INVITE US TO YOUR FINISHED FRONT OF. MM HMM. MOVING ON. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER[2. EXPANSION OF OUTDOOR DINING (RC): RESOLUTION No. 06-2022 CRA; A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE EXPANSION OF THE OUTDOOR DINING PROGRAM BOUNDARY AND USE OF THE PUBLIC-RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR DINING AREA; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]
TWO EXPANSION OF THE OUTDOOR DINING PROGRAM. THIS IS RESOLUTION NUMBER 0 6-2022. WILL BE PRESENTED BY MS PANEL GANDHI SERVICE AS WELL. THANK YOU AS WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE ARE OUTDOOR DINING PROGRAM IN OUR CORE DOWNTOWN HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL, AND WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THAT EXPAND OUT ONTO OCEAN BOULEVARD IN COLORADO. UM SO THIS THIS PRESENTATION IS TO, UM, EXPAND OUR OUTDOOR DINING PROGRAM, UH TO SOUTHEAST OCEAN BOULEVARD, OSCEOLA STREET SOUTH.COLORADO AVENUE, WHICH INCLUDES OUR OUR CREEK DISTRICT. AND POTENTIALLY SOUTH SEMINAL STREET , WHICH WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING UNDER GROUNDING AND STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS SO WE CAN EXPAND.
WE CAN EXPECT THE PROGRAM TO GO BEYOND JUST THE CORE DOWNTOWN. UM ALSO, WE'RE SEEING MORE PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITIES IN OUR DOWNTOWN. UM AND YOU KNOW, C R A AND THE CITY HAS MADE A LOT OF INVESTMENTS ONTO OCEAN BOULEVARD IN COLORADO. SO STAFF BELIEVES THAT YOU KNOW TO EXPANDED OUTDOOR DINING PROGRAM TO THESE AREAS, UH, WOULD HAVE A BENEFIT TO OUR DOWNTOWN. UH WE CURRENTLY ALREADY HAVE RESTAURANTS, PUSATERI PIZZA AND PEPE AND SALLY. THAT DO SET UP TABLES, BUT THEY'RE NOT COMPLYING WITH THE REGULATIONS THAT ARE OUTDOOR DINING PROGRAM IN IN COURT DOWNTOWN. IS HAS TO HAVE AN AGREEMENT IN PLACE AND COMPLY WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS.
THE PROGRAM. SO, UM, EXPANDING THE PROGRAM WILL ALLOW US TO HAVE THAT AGREEMENT WITH THE BUSINESS. THE RESTAURANTS AND BRING THEM INTO COMPLIANCE WITH OUR OUTDOOR DINING PROGRAM. UH, WE WOULDN'T BE TAKING UP ANY ADDITIONAL SPACE PARKING SPACE FOR THE FOR THE EXPANDED AREA BECAUSE THOSE AREAS ARE NOT A PARKING EXAM. SO IT WOULD HAVE TO BE IN THE CITY'S RIGHT OF WAY . UH AND NOT TAKE AWAY ANY PARKING SPACES UNLESS DIRECTED OTHERWISE FROM THE BOARD STAFF IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 6-2022 AMENDING ABOUT OR DINING PROGRAM GUIDELINES AND EXPANDING THE PROGRAM BOUNDARY. MR CHAIR. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL DISCUSSIONS.
THANKS MR CHAIR AGAIN TO CRB PAST AS UNANIMOUSLY AFTER SOME DISCUSSION AND EVERYONE FELT THAT IT WAS WELL WORTHWHILE TO MOVE THIS ALONG ON THESE TWO STREETS. A CHAIR. REMEMBER WHEN WE STARTED THIS? PROBABLY 2013 AS A PILOT PROGRAM. A AND. IT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL AND WE KEEP EXPANDING IT AND I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT WE'RE EXPANDING IT. PEOPLE REALLY LOVE, UH, SITTING OUTDOORS AND DINING, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER MONTHS, MAYBE NOT SO MUCH IN AUGUST, BUT BUT TO MY SURPRISE IS TO SEE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE OUT THERE IN AUGUST DINING, SO I THINK IT'S I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND IT AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE THIS PROGRAM CONTINUE TO BE SUCCESSFUL. THANK YOU. NOW WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL. UM. JUST LIKE TO SAY DO THIS. THIS DOES ALLOW THE CITY TO KIND OF ACTIVELY BE INVOLVED AND SUPPORT THE OUTDOOR DINING PROGRAM AND KIND OF DO WHAT WE CAN TO MAKE SURE IT'S FUNCTIONING IN A SAFE AND PROPER WAY AND THE SIDEWALKS REMAIN 88 COMPLIANCE. OF ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL. WE CURRENTLY DO NOT COME ANY OTHER COMMENTS, BUT BOARDMAN FIND A GUN. OH, THANK YOU. RIGHT? MADAM CLERK. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. REMEMBER WILSON. YES REMEMBER MEYER? YES REMEMBER , CLARK? YES REMEMBER CAMPENNI? YES CHAIRMAN MATHESON? YES CHAIRMAN MCDONALD. YES, REMEMBER? BRUNER? YES. MR CHAIR. I HAVE A QUESTION WENT OUT OF MY MOM'S STORY. GO AHEAD OUT OF MY MIND AND AH! WELL WE PASSED SOMETHING FOR LAURENT ZOE'S ABOUT A YEAR AGO. DID WE GIVE THEM MONEY TO DO THAT. WE HAVE NO MONEY, RIGHT? OKAY THAT WAS MY SOMETHING SOMETHING TO DO
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WITH THE KIND OF AUDITING THEY WANTED TO PUT UP. YEAH EXACTLY WOULD HAVE HAD TO APPLY SEPARATELY FOR THANK YOU VALET PARKING TO OPERATE THERE, BUT UM DO WE HAVE ANY STAFF UPDATE AFGHANISTAN. HEARING NONE. I WILL GO ON IT. ADJOURNED ONE OF THE FASTEST CRE MEETINGS OF THE YEAR SO FAR. CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM THERE FOR* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.