[CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:05] GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M MERRITT MATHESON, CHAIR OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY. IT'S AUGUST 22ND, 2022 AT 4:30 P.M.. WE'RE HERE IN STEWART CITY HALL, 121 SOUTHWEST FLAGLER AVENUE, AND I'M CALLING TO ORDER OUR CRA MEETING. MISS KENDALL, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? CHAIRPERSON MATHESON HERE. VICE CHAIRPERSON MCDONALD. BOARD MEMBER. BRUNER HERE. BOARD MEMBER. CLARK. BOARD MEMBER. MEYER HERE. BOARD MEMBER. KEMP HERE. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE A QUORUM? WE DO. THANK YOU. COULD EVERYONE TAKE A SECOND AND PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES? AND ONCE THAT'S DONE, PLEASE RISE AND SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WITH ME. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, HAS EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE [APPROVAL OF AGENDA] AGENDA? MOVE, MOVE! APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE APPROVAL OF TONIGHT'S AGENDA? HEARING NONE, CAN I HAVE AN ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA? AYE. AYE. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. FOR THE RECORD, I WILL WELCOME COMMISSIONER CLARK TO THE MEETING. THANK YOU. I GOT STUCK RIGHT BACK THERE. OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE MAY 5TH, 2022 CRA MINUTES FOR APPROVAL. [APPROVAL OF MINUTES] MR. CHAIR, SECOND OF A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE MAY 5TH CRA MEETING MINUTES. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE MOTION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE APPROVAL OF THE MAY 5TH CRA MEETING MINUTES I. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. I'LL OPEN IT UP TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS HAVING TO DO WITH THE CRA. I HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS. I HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS. IS THERE ANY ONLINE? NO, NO. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS REGARDING THE CRA GENERAL ITEMS? MOVING ON FROM BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO THE CRA BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR [2. CRA BUDGET AND CIP FOR FY 2023 (RC): RESOLUTION No. 07-2022 CRA; A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA ADOPTING THE CRA BUDGET OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, FOR FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2022, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2023; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.] 2023. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MISS PINAL GANDHI, OUR CRA DIRECTOR. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. CRA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD. I WANTED TO FIRST GO OVER SOME OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022. AS YOU KNOW, WE, WE RECEIVED CDBG HOUSING REHAB GRANT. WE RECEIVED 17 APPLICATIONS. RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF RANKING THOSE APPLICATIONS AND THEY WILL COME BEFORE THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. WE'VE ALSO FINISHED DRAFTING THE FORM BASED CODE FOR THE CREEK DISTRICT AND THE EAST STEWART AREA, AND ALSO UPDATING THE EASTER MASTER PLAN. THE PRESENTATION FOR THAT IS SCHEDULED IN OCTOBER. AND THEN THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE HEARING WOULD BE IN NOVEMBER BECAUSE WE HAVE TO DO PUBLIC NOTICE NOTIFICATIONS IN SEPTEMBER. WE ALSO INITIATED THE DESIGNATION OF EAST STEWART AS A HISTORIC DISTRICT. WE HAVE A CONSULTANT ON BOARD. WE PREPARED PRELIMINARY REPORT FOR THE EAST STEWART AREA, AND THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES TO DETERMINE IF THE AREA IS ELIGIBLE. IN THE MEANWHILE, WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR THAT, WE ALSO COORDINATED WITH MAIN STREET AND APPLIED FOR THE 2024 HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT TO PURSUE FORMAL ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION FOR THE EAST. STEWART, SHOULD WE DEEM ELIGIBLE FROM THE NATIONAL REGISTER. WE WERE AWARDED CDBG COVID GRANT TO PURCHASE AND REHAB A PROPERTY IN EAST STEWART FOR JOB TRAINING CENTER AND INCUBATION PROGRAMS. THAT'S PENDING IDENTIFICATION OF LOCATION. WE'RE ALSO WAITING FOR THE ACTUAL CONTRACT FROM FROM HUD. [00:05:04] WE ALSO DEVELOPED A RESIDENTIAL STREET TREE PROGRAM. WE INITIATED THE FIRST PHASE IN EAST STEWART. WE PLANTED 13 TREES ON ON PROPERTIES IN EAST STEWART. WE IMPROVED THE MLK JUNIOR PARK. WE ADDED SOME BENCHES, PICNIC TABLES, NEW GARBAGE CANS, OAK TREES FOR SHADE TREE, OAK TREES FOR SHADE IN THE PARK. WE INITIATED CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AND COSTS FOR THE FRAZIER CREEK BRIDGE IMPROVEMENTS ON US ONE. THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS RECOMMENDED IN OUR TRIANGLE DISTRICT MASTER PLAN. I'M CURRENTLY WORKING WITH KIMLEY-HORN TO PROVIDE DESIGN AND COST ESTIMATES, SO THAT WAY WE CAN SUBMIT THAT TO MPO TO ADD IT TO THEIR PRIORITY LIST FOR FDOT FUNDING. WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON ALLEYWAY IMPROVEMENTS FOR PEDESTRIAN BEHIND THE AT&T BUILDING. I'M COORDINATING WITH PUBLIC WORKS ON THAT, AND THAT WAS ALSO SOMETHING THAT WAS RECOMMENDED IN THE TRIANGLE DISTRICT MASTER PLAN. WE REPLACED ROOF AT 832 SOUTHEAST CENTRAL AVENUE THROUGH THE BRUSH WITH KINDNESS PROGRAM. SO I KNOW A COUPLE OF YEARS WE HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO USE THAT PROGRAM, BUT IT WAS IT WAS NICE TO BE ABLE TO HELP SOMEBODY. AND REROOF ONE OF THE PROPERTY IN EAST STEWART. MOSAIC ARTWORK THAT'S IN PROGRESS. WE'VE HAD FOUR MOSAIC ARTWORK THAT'S BEEN INSTALLED IN THE CREEK DISTRICT. WE DID A NEW MURAL AT URBAN BOTANICALS IN THE CREEK DISTRICT. PAINT A PROGRAM. RESIDENTIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENTS. WE FUNDED SEVEN PROPERTIES THIS YEAR AND BURP REIMBURSEMENT GRANT. WE APPROVED SIX APPLICATIONS, SO WE'LL BE IMPROVING SIX ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES THIS YEAR. AND WE DID AN RFP FOR A VALET PARKING SERVICE IN DOWNTOWN. TO GO OVER THE FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023. OUR TIF REVENUE INCREASED BY 35% FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023. LAST YEAR WAS 3.1 MILLION. THIS YEAR IT'S 4.2 MILLION IN REVENUE. THE COUNTY'S CONTRIBUTION IS 2.4 MILLION AND FROM GENERAL FUND IS 1.8 MILLION. ALTHOUGH YOU SEE THAT THE TOTAL BUDGET IS 6 MILLION, IS BECAUSE SOME OF THAT FUNDING IS COMING FROM OUR FUND BALANCE TO TO FUND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. THAT'S PROJECTED TO GO IN CONSTRUCTION THIS YEAR. AND SOME OF THE REVENUE IS ALSO FROM THE WAYFINDING SIGNS. CAN I ASK, MR. MAYOR IS UNDER THE WAYFINDING SIGNS, IS THAT ALSO INCLUDE ANY REVENUE FROM THE ADVERTISING SPONSORSHIPS ON THE TRAM. NO THAT'S NOT INCLUDED. I THINK THAT'S IN THE GENERAL FUNDS. OKAY. DID YOU SAY IT WENT IN GENERAL. GENERAL FUND. GENERAL FUND. YOU'VE SEEN THIS PRESENTATION, SO I'LL GO OVER THIS QUICKLY. IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE. THE DOWNTOWN UNDERGROUNDING PROJECT, AS YOU KNOW, THAT'S SCHEDULED TO GO IN CONSTRUCTION AFTER THE PEAK SEASON. SO SOMETIMES IN SUMMER OF FISCAL YEAR 2023 THAT WE ARE GOING TO PRESENT THAT PROJECT TO YOU, TO THE BOARD, CITY COMMISSION IN SEPTEMBER. WE WANT TO GO OVER SOME OF THE LOCATIONS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED FOR THE TRANSFORMERS, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE BOARD HAS SOME INPUT ON THAT. AND THE CONSTRUCTION FOR THAT PROJECT IS 3.1 MILLION SEMINOLE STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS. THAT'S ALSO SCHEDULED FOR CONSTRUCTION IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, $1.2 MILLION PROJECT. WE DID RECEIVE $274,000 OF WATER QUALITY GRANT BECAUSE WE'RE USING THE THE THE PAVER BLOCK SYSTEM. IN THIS PROJECT GATEWAY SIGNAGE, YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR A PRESENTATION NEXT ON THIS AGENDA AND STAFF WILL BE LOOKING FOR DIRECTION. I DID BUDGET FOR THE DESIGN THIS YEAR. SO SHOULD THE BOARD APPROVE IT. IT'S ALREADY IN THE BUDGET TO TO DO THE FINAL DESIGN AND I, I ADDED CONSTRUCTION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023. FEDERAL HIGHWAY TREE PLANTING PROGRAM. WE COORDINATED. WE PARTNERED WITH TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL TO DEVELOP THIS PROGRAM. THE PROJECT IS PROGRESSING. WE WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD THE MASTER PLAN BEFORE THE END OF THIS YEAR FOR BOARD'S APPROVAL. AND WE PLAN TO WORK WITH PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS TO IMPLEMENT THIS PROGRAM IN FISCAL YEAR 2023. AND I'VE BUDGETED $100,000 FOR THIS PROJECT. GUY DAVIS PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. THIS IS ALSO IN PROGRESS. FINAL DESIGN WILL BE IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, AND CONSTRUCTION IS ANTICIPATED IN FISCAL YEAR 2024. SHOULD WE GET DONE WITH THE DESIGN SOONER? [00:10:04] STAFF WILL BRING FORWARD A BUDGET ITEM BUDGET AMENDMENT ITEM TO TO START THE CONSTRUCTION SOONER THAN FISCAL YEAR 2024. MR. MAYOR, CAN I ASK ABOUT THE GUY DAVIS PARK? SO IS THE IDEA THAT BECAUSE WE'RE STILL WAITING ON FINAL DESIGN AND INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY TO SPREAD OUT THE CONSTRUCTION OVER THE COURSE OF, YOU KNOW, MANY FISCAL YEARS? BECAUSE IT MAY BE WE MAY PLAN TO DO IT A LITTLE SOONER OR A LITTLE LATER. OR IS IT A GOAL TO TRULY TAKE THE, THE COURSE OF 4 OR 5 FISCAL YEARS TO DO CONSTRUCTION? SO THAT'S FOR THE DEBT FINANCING. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT. SO THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 ONWARD WOULD BE THE THE PAYBACK FOR ANY LOAN OR BOND THAT WE TAKE OUT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION. OH, GREAT. OKAY. SO THIS IS JUST WE'RE ALREADY MAKING PLANS FOR THE DEBT SERVICE. EXACTLY. HOPEFULLY, THOUGH, THE CONSTRUCTION WILL TAKE PLACE, YOU KNOW, SHORTER AND SHORTER TIME. THOSE ARE ESTIMATED DEBT PAYMENTS. GOT IT. FISCAL YEAR. NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S IN PROGRESS. WE ARE FUNDING THE CONCEPTUAL AND FINAL DESIGN IN FISCAL YEAR 2022. AND CONSTRUCTION IS PROJECTED IN 2024. SO JUST HIGHLIGHTING ON THIS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD I KNOW I'VE TALKED TO A FEW PEOPLE AROUND THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND I KNOW SOME OF THEM MISSED MISSED THE MEETINGS. AND I'VE MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS THE PRELIMINARY MEETING AND THERE WILL BE MORE. JUST LIKE WITH ANY PROJECT, WE'LL BE DOING OUR BEST TO GET AS MUCH INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE FINAL DESIGN. EXACTLY. YEAH. WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, AND I WOULD LIKE THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE FINAL DESIGN, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SPEND MONEY ON FINAL DESIGN. AND THEN WE HAVE TO GO BACK. YES. THANK YOU. RIVERSIDE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. THIS IS SLATED FOR CONSTRUCTION IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, IN LINE WITH THE TAP GRANT THAT WE RECEIVED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024. PUBLIC WORKS IS WORKING ON DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2023 AND CURRENTLY. CURRENTLY, STAFF IS WORKING ON ALL THE DELIVERABLES THAT COME WITH THE TAP GRANT THIS FISCAL YEAR. DIXIE HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WAS RECOMMENDED IN THE TRIANGLE DISTRICT MASTER PLAN. THE IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE FROM JOAN JEFFERSON TO COLORADO, AND THIS IS ANTICIPATED FOR CONSTRUCTION IN 2024. WE'VE ALREADY BUDGETED FOR THE FINAL DESIGN AND CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022. SO THE LAST FEW PROJECTS YOU WILL NOTICE THAT I DID NOT BUDGET ANYTHING FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. THIS IS JUST OUR CIP. SO IT'S THE PROJECTED MARTIN LUTHER KING. THIS IS SLATED FOR CONSTRUCTION IN FISCAL YEAR 2026. WE'LL BE WORKING ON THE DESIGN. IT'S ALREADY BEEN FUNDED. WE'RE WORKING WITH KIMLEY-HORN ON THIS. SO THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS WILL BE A LOT OF NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS GETTING INPUT BEFORE WE FINALIZE THE PLANS FOR CONSTRUCTION. AND STAFF IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 07-2022. ADOPTING THE CRA BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 AND CIP PROJECTS, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU. I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. YES. GO AHEAD. ONE QUESTION IS, AND THIS IS JUST AN OBSERVATION. HOW COME WE DID NOT FINANCE THE UNDERGROUNDING WHEN MONEY WAS SO CHEAP? I NEVER UNDERSTOOD WHY WE NEVER DID THAT, AND EITHER YOU OR DAVID CAN ANSWER THAT. WE ACTUALLY STARTED OUT WHEN WE WERE DOING THE SEMINOLE SIDE DOING THE SINKING FUND. SO WE WERE BASICALLY PUTTING IT IN OUR OWN SAVINGS ACCOUNT TO, TO PAY FOR IT RATHER THAN FINANCING OUT FRONT. AND THEN WE WHEN WHAT HAPPENED IN OSCEOLA, WHERE FPL TOLD US THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE POLES, WHETHER WE LIKED IT OR NOT, WE DECIDED TO GO OUT FOR A FINANCE OPTION ON THAT AND THEN PAY THE DEBT SERVICE BACK. BUT AS IT TURNS OUT, IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD SAVER. AND SHE HAS ALL OF HER MONEY IN HER ACCOUNT NOW. I MEAN, IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE WE COULD USE SOME OF THAT MONEY FOR AND GO OUT AND GET FINANCING NOW FOR THAT PROJECT? I MEAN, I'M SURE THERE'S ALWAYS A PROJECT OUT THERE SOMEWHERE THAT WE COULD USE THE FUNDING FOR. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE INTEREST RATES ARE CURRENTLY. WE'D HAVE TO EVALUATE WHAT THOSE INTEREST RATES ARE TO EVALUATE WHY WE HAVE THIS POT OF MONEY. AND EVEN NOW, INTEREST RATES ARE PRETTY LOW COMPARED TO HISTORICALLY. AND THE REASON TO HAVE A CRA IS TO GO OUT AND BORROW MONEY TO ALLOW US TO, TO, TO BOND OR BORROW MONEY. I'M JUST ASKING BECAUSE IF WE COULD USE THAT MONEY FOR SOMETHING ELSE AND STILL DO THE UNDERGROUNDING AT A REASONABLE COST, WOULDN'T THAT BE A BETTER IDEA? [00:15:06] I GUESS IT DEPENDS WHAT SCHOOL OF THOUGHT YOU'RE FROM, WHETHER YOU WANT DEBT SERVICE OR YOU DON'T WANT DEBT SERVICE. WELL, AGAIN, IT DEPENDS ON THE DEBT SERVICE. SO I DON'T KNOW. THAT SHOULD BE SOMETHING UP TO THE BOARD TO DECIDE AT SOME POINT SOON. LIKE NOW. AND THE SECOND THING WOULD BE AND I KNOW YOU'VE DONE IT, BUT JUST FOR MY OWN EDIFICATION AND FOR THOSE WHO MAY BE LISTENING, AND I'LL PROBABLY ASK YOU THIS QUESTION EVERY TIME YOU BRING IT UP. HOW MANY MEETINGS, COMMUNITY MEETINGS DID YOU HAVE FOR THE EAST STEWART AND, AND FOR THE ARTS DISTRICT TO TALK ABOUT THE CODE SO FAR. FOUR. I KNOW WE DID THE WALKING TOUR AND THEN AFTER THE WALKING TOUR, WE HAD ONE MEETING BEFORE THE WALKING TOUR AND THEN THE WALKING TOUR, AND THEN WE'VE HAD TWO MEETINGS AFTER THAT. SO I WOULD SAY A TOTAL OF 4 TO 5 MEETINGS. AND DO YOU INTEND TO DO ANY OTHER MEETINGS? NOT AT THIS TIME. THIS NOW WE WILL BE MOVING FORWARD TO PRESENTATION. CRB, LPA AND CITY COMMISSION POSTCARDS DID GO OUT FOR THAT FOR THOSE MEETINGS. SO THERE COULD BE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION DURING THAT. AND THEN THE ORDINANCE HEARINGS WON'T BE TILL NOVEMBER. SO PEOPLE STILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND COMMENT. DO YOU THINK ONCE YOU HAVE THE PLAN IN HAND, IT MAY BE A GOOD IDEA TO DO ONE MORE MEETING SO THAT THEY DON'T FEEL PEOPLE DON'T FEEL THAT THEY WERE HOODWINKED, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW YOU'VE HAD PLENTY OF MEETINGS, BUT NOW YOU HAVE A CONCRETE PLAN THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE. I THINK IT WOULD PROBABLY BE A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE ONE MORE MEETING WITH BOTH THE CREEK DISTRICT AND WITH EAST STEWART, JUST SO THAT WE HAVE AS MUCH INPUT AS POSSIBLE. WE DID SEND THE POSTCARD, SO CRB MEETING. THEY'LL GET. THEY'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND HEAR THE PRESENTATION. IT IS A PRESENTATION. AND ALSO WE PROVIDE A QR CODE. SO THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO OUR WEBSITE, LOOK AT THE CODE, ASK US QUESTIONS IN A MEANWHILE. RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT IN THE SCOPE TO ADD ANY MORE MEETINGS. THERE WOULD BE ADDITIONAL COSTS. THE CRB MEETING WILL BE HERE. THAT'S JUST A PRESENTATION. THAT'LL BE JUST A PRESENTATION. LPA IS JUST A PRESENTATION. AND CITY COMMISSION END OF SEPTEMBER IS ALSO JUST A PRESENTATION. SO THREE OPPORTUNITIES AND THEN A VOTE IN NOVEMBER. AND THE AUDIT WOULD BE IN NOVEMBER. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO A COMMUNITY WORKSHOP FOR EAST STEWART IN OCTOBER. NO, SHE'S SAYING NO. THAT'S WHAT TOM WAS ASKING. WHEN IS THERE A REGULAR? AFTER THEY JUST HAD THIS LAST MEETING IN JULY. OH, THAT'S WHERE THE ARTS IN PUBLIC PLACES. THAT'S THAT'S END OF OCTOBER. OKAY. THAT'S NOT THAT'S A DIFFERENT IT'S A DIFFERENT THING. BUT I'M SURE THAT THEY'LL HAVE QUESTIONS THERE. WELL, I WOULD JUST SAY THAT I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL AND WOULD GIVE EVERYONE ONE MORE BITE AT THE APPLE TO HAVE ANOTHER MEETING. AND YOU COULD WE COULD DO IT. A JOINT MEETING WITH STEWART AND WITH THE CREEK DISTRICT AT THE PRESENT TO PRESENT THE PLAN TO THEM, NOT TO THE CRB, NOT TO THE CRA, NOT TO THE LPA, NOT TO THE COMMISSION, BUT TO THE PEOPLE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER WOULD BE GREAT. AND I KNOW IT'S NOT IN THE BUDGET, BUT I THINK WE COULD FIND THAT MONEY TO DO THAT. AND, AND I JUST THINK IT WOULD BE A MUCH BETTER IDEA. AND ARE YOU THINKING OF HAVING THE REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL BE THE LEAD? I WOULD LIKE THAT. BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE HAVE WHAT'S OUR BUDGET AGAIN IN THE CRA THIS YEAR. WELL WITH FUND BALANCE IT'S SIX SOMETHING. SO YEAH OVER FOUR. I THINK WE COULD AFFORD THE TREASURE COAST PLANNING COUNCIL. THAT'S WHY YOU WANT TO BORROW THAT MONEY SO WE CAN. WELL YES, I WANT TO SPEND IT ALL ON PRESENTATIONS. WELL, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE UNDERGROUND DO YOU HEAR THAT? YOU KNOW, WE LUCKILY PANEL HAD THE MONEY BECAUSE FP AND L KIND OF CAUGHT US OFF GUARD WITH THEIR HARDENING OF OSCEOLA STREET WOOD. THAT WAS SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR AGO WHEN THEY STATED THEY WERE GOING TO HARDEN OSCEOLA. YEAH. AND WE, YOU KNOW, I WOULD SAY THAT OUR FINANCIAL POSITION WITH THE CRA ALLOWED US TO ADAPT AND WORK WITH FP AND L, THEN INSTEAD OF HAVING THEM HARDEN IT WHEN WE KNEW THAT OUR LONGER TERM CIP WAS TO UNDERGROUND OSCEOLA. SO I MEAN, I GUESS LOOKING BACK, I'M GLAD WE WERE IN THE POSITION TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FPL'S TIME CRUNCH THEY PUT ON US FOR UNDERGROUNDING. I'M NOT OPPOSED TO TO LOOKING, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING PRESSING THE. [00:20:02] I GUESS WE'D HAVE TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION ON. WHAT IF THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE OUT THERE, YOUR SERVICE OR THE OTHER THING. RIGHT. YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ON DEBT JUST BECAUSE THE RATES ARE LOWER THAN HISTORICAL AVERAGE THERE. YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THAT'S JUST THAT'S JUST SOMETHING WE SHOULD ALWAYS LOOK AT. YEAH. JUST BE AWARE. RIGHT. ARE YOU WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE. I THINK THAT IT'S A STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE A MOTION TO DIRECT STAFF TO FIND THE MONEY TO DO. WELL, THAT'S TWO SEPARATE. YEAH. YEAH. TO DO THE PRESENTATION. WELL, I'LL MAKE THAT, I MEAN. OKAY. SO DO YOU DO WE WANT TO GET RID OF THAT ONE FIRST AND THEN TALK ABOUT THE DEBT SERVICE. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE MEETING. YEAH. OKAY. SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE HAVE ONE MORE PRESENTATION AT 10TH STREET AND HAVE THE TREASURE COAST PLANNING COUNCIL. I'LL SECOND FOR DISCUSSION. OKAY. DO YOU MIND IF WE DO THAT IN SEPTEMBER? OCTOBER. OCTOBER IS FINE. WHATEVER. YOU'RE GOING TO BE READY WITH YOUR FINAL PLANS. YEAH. SO THAT WAY WE HAVE A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM BOARDS, AND THEN WE, YOU KNOW, MAKE THE REVISIONS AND THEN GO TO THE COMMUNITY IN OCTOBER. TERRIFIC. DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? YEAH. AND I'LL JUST SAY I THINK I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA. I THINK YOU KNOW, I LEARNED SOME LESSONS. I THINK WE ALL LEARNED SOME LESSONS THE LAST GO AROUND WITH THE CODE REWRITE FOR STEWART A COUPLE YEARS AGO WHEN, YOU KNOW, WE, YOU KNOW, WE DID WE, WE FOLLOWED THE LAW. WE PROVIDED MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR INPUT. YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT AS PART OF EASTER PARTNERSHIP BACK THEN WHEN WE WERE HELPING FACILITATE ELICITING FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY. WE HAD. GEEZ. I MEAN, HOW MANY MEETINGS WE HAD? QUITE A FEW. AND THEN IT CAME DOWN TO THE WIRE. I THINK THAT'S A WISE OBSERVATION. EVERYTHING SUDDENLY GOT PACKAGED UP IN A IN AN ORDINANCE. AND THEN IT WAS HERE AT A MEETING, AND THEN SUDDENLY EVERYONE FELT LIKE THE RUG WAS PULLED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THEM. AND SO I THINK THAT IS A GOOD THING FOR US TO DO. BUT I THINK WE ALSO OUGHT TO SPEND SOME TIME GETTING READY FOR THAT MEETING, YOU KNOW, REACHING BACK OUT TO SOME OF THE LEADERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND, YOU KNOW, ASKING FOR THEIR INVOLVEMENT AND THEIR SUPPORT. SO THAT IT DOESN'T BECOME AN OPPORTUNITY TO JUST KILL IT. AND I THINK BY GIVING IT TO THE PLANNING COUNCIL INSTEAD OF STAFF, IT MAKES IT EASIER ON STAFF AND IT MAKES IT, IT MAKES IT A BETTER EXPERIENCE FOR THE COMMUNITY. YEAH. I MEAN, GENERALLY SPEAKING OR ALMOST ALWAYS SPEAKING, ANYTIME YOU HAVE MORE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT, THE OUTCOME IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE BETTER. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR A FOLLOW UP COMMUNITY MEETING REGARDING THE CODE FOR EAST STEWART AS WELL AS THE ART, THE TRIANGLE DISTRICT, NOT THE TRIANGLE. I'M SORRY. SORRY. THE CREEK DISTRICT. AND YOU STILL WANTED TO. IF IT INVOLVES BOTH DISTRICT, DO YOU STILL WANT TO HAVE IT AT 10TH STREET, OR CAN WE HAVE IT AT OVER HERE? I ONLY SAY TO HAVE IT AT 10TH STREET, BECAUSE EAST STEWART IS PROBABLY MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE CREEK DISTRICT FOR GETTING APPROVALS LIKE THIS. AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS THERE, WHICH IS THERE. YEAH. OKAY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE MOTION? A FINAL FOLLOW UP COMMUNITY MEETING IN SEPTEMBER. OCTOBER. OCTOBER. OCTOBER. BEFORE THE VOTE. YEAH. HEARING. NO PUBLIC COMMENT. CAN I HAVE AN ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AND WHAT I REALLY MEANT ABOUT FINANCING IS THAT SHOULD ALWAYS BE LOOKED AT AND BROUGHT TO THE BOARD. IT'S PROBABLY TOO LATE NOW FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, BUT I THINK IT SHOULD ALWAYS BE AN OPTION WHEN IT COMES TO THE CRA TO LOOK AT FINANCING, BECAUSE THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE A CRA IS TO FINANCE THINGS. YEAH. AND IT MAY NOT WORK, BUT AT LEAST IF THE OPTION IS EXPLORED AND STAFF SAYS TO THE BOARD, WELL, WE LOOKED AT IT, BUT THIS WOULD BE A BETTER ALTERNATIVE. WE KNOW IT WAS LOOKED AT. THAT SO SHOULD PROBABLY SAVE YOUR FINANCING CAPACITY FOR THAT $10 MILLION PARKING GARAGE YOU WANT. IT'S NOT MY GARAGE, BUT IN ANY EVENT, I JUST BELIEVE IT WOULD BE A BETTER. AND I FEEL LIKE I'M SPEAKING AS PETE WILSON WOULD SPEAK RIGHT NOW. SO I DON'T I DON'T THINK WE NEED A MOTION FOR THAT. I JUST THINK IT SHOULD BE AUTOMATIC THAT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THINGS LIKE THIS, [00:25:02] THAT OPTION IS EXPLORED AUTOMATICALLY BEFORE IT COMES TO THE BOARD. I MEAN, IT'S A GREAT POINT BECAUSE NOW THAT WE SEE THE REAL EFFECTS OF THE CRA'S LEADERSHIP AND YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'VE TAKEN ON AS FAR AS REDEVELOPMENT, PUSHING REDEVELOPMENT OUR, OUR RETURNS, OUR TIF IS JUST GROWING SO QUICKLY. SO THAT, I MEAN, THAT DOES MAKE A STRONG CASE FOR BONDING OUT PROJECTS BECAUSE WE KNOW WE'LL BE MAKING THE, THE CRA WILL CONTINUE TO GROW. BUT I AGREE, I THINK WE DON'T. I DON'T SEE AN EASY. I DON'T SEE A CLEAR RESHUFFLE IN OUR CIP RIGHT NOW. THAT WOULD MAKE THIS SOMETHING WE NEED TO DO, BUT I AGREE. GOOD TO KEEP IT IN MIND. I DO TOO. YOU KNOW WE HAVE LIKE HE'S SAYING, WE HAVE GROWN AND GROWN AND WE'RE NOT THE LITTLE $250,000 CRA AND WORRYING ABOUT MONEY. NO. YOU KNOW, MILLIONS IS. YEAH. WELL, NOW WE HAVE DIFFERENT WORRIES. NOW WE WORRY ABOUT HOW DO WE SPEND IT ON THE MOST IMPACTFUL PROJECTS? DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE BUDGET? I HAVE ONE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION NUMBER ZERO SEVEN 2022. SECOND, A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CRA BUDGET RESOLUTION 07-2022. I HAVE ONE COMMENT ON THE BUDGET OF AND THE LINE ITEM OF MANGROVE TRIMMING PENAL. IT WAS PAGE FIVE. WE HAVE $1,500 ALLOCATED FOR THAT. IS THAT GENERAL IN THE CRA OR WAS THAT SPECIFIC FUNDS FOR THE FRASER CREEK? THAT'S SPECIFICALLY FOR FRASER CREEK, COLORADO. I WAS WONDERING WHAT THAT WAS. THANK YOU. WELL, I WANT TO I HAS THAT GONE TO BID? IS THAT FOR THE ENTIRE CREEK OF TRIMMINGHAM I'VE. YOU KNOW, AS SOME OF THE BOARD KNOWS, I'VE GONE UP THERE ABOUT ONCE A YEAR NOW OVER THE PAST 4 OR 5 YEARS, AND IT'S SIGNIFICANTLY MORE OVERGROWN THAN WHEN I STARTED FIVE YEARS AGO. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S, THAT'S ENOUGH TO TRIM, YOU KNOW, AND OPEN THE CREEK UP A LITTLE BIT MORE BECAUSE I'VE TALKED TO A FEW RESIDENTS ALONG THERE THAT, YOU KNOW, WOULD LIKE TO SEE A LITTLE MORE USABLE. THERE'S, THERE'S SOME SPOTS THAT ARE UNPASSABLE WE WERE, YOU KNOW, MOVING FALLEN BRANCHES AND STUFF TO, TO EKE BY. OKAY, SO WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT EXACTLY HOW MUCH THEY'RE DOING IF WE NEED TO ADD MORE AREA. I DON'T KNOW IF GENERAL FUND IF IF THE CITY IS DOING ADDITIONAL. WE'RE JUST DOING OVER THE BRIDGE AREA ON COLORADO. OKAY. SO I DON'T KNOW IF MILTON'S GROUP IS DOING SOMETHING ADDITIONAL. WELL, I KNOW YEAH, I GUESS I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, EVEN IF WE HAVE TO DO A BUDGET AMENDMENT IN THE FUTURE, THAT, THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE ENOUGH TO OPEN IT UP OR, YOU KNOW, KAYAKERS CAN GET ALL THE WAY UP TO THE BRIDGE AND RIGHT NOW THEY, THEY CAN'T. COMMISSIONER MEYER YEAH. THANKS, MAYOR. I IT SOUNDS YOU'VE BEEN CHAMPIONING THIS ISSUE FOR A FEW YEARS NOW, AND I THINK IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE THE LINE ITEM IN THE BUDGET IS MORE OF JUST KIND OF THE ROUTINE, ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. AND I THINK WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT, WHICH IS A VERY VALID IDEA, IS MAYBE SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE SUBSTANTIAL WHERE WE WOULD HIRE A CONSULTANT TO COME OUT AND MAYBE PUT TOGETHER A BUDGET FOR WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO REALLY OPEN THAT UP. AND THEN FROM THEN ON, KEEPING THAT SMALL ANNUAL BUDGETED, YOU KNOW, ONCE YOU ONCE YOU PRUNE IT BACK TO A MORE NAVIGABLE WATERWAY, THEN THE 1500 OR HOWEVER MUCH IT IS TO JUST KEEP IT, KEEP IT CLEAN, MOVING FORWARD WOULD SUFFICE. YES. AND THAT'S WHERE I'M, YOU KNOW, I WOULD SAY I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THAT WOULD BE, BUT THE 1500 SEEMED A LITTLE. SO WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE APPROVAL PHASE AND WE GOT THROWN BACK BECAUSE OUR APPROVER I DON'T KNOW IF HE LEFT OR WE GOT, WE HAVE A NEW APPROVER NOW, SO WE'RE HAVING TO START THE WHOLE PROCESS OVER WITH HIM. BUT WE DID GET ALL OF THE SIGN OFFS FROM THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS, AND THEN WE'RE GOING DOWN THE ROAD WITH ONE PARTICULAR DEP AGENT AND NOW WE'RE WITH A DIFFERENT ONE. SO ONCE WE HAVE ALL OF THE REGULATORY APPROVALS IN PLACE TO DO THIS, THEN WE'LL DO A AN RFP AND FIND OUT WHAT THE COST WOULD BE, AND THEN WE COULD BRING THAT BACK FOR A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO PROCEED. OKAY. THAT'S SUFFICES. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND I HAVE ONE ONE QUESTION AS WELL, SIR. YEP. GO AHEAD. AND WE HAD TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS TO HANEY CREEK PARK. WELL, THE HEART OF HANEY CREEK, THE FUTURE TRAIL EXPANSION THERE. THAT'S I DON'T SEE THAT ON CIP. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GOING TO BE A PROJECT OF THE CRA OR. [00:30:04] SO THAT IS DESIGNED FOR THAT. SO WE DID A PRELIMINARY DESIGN BUT NOT A FULL NOT THE FULL DESIGN OF IT YET. IT'S KIND OF JUST CONCEPTUAL. BUT WE HELD OFF ON THAT IN THIS FISCAL YEAR BECAUSE WE WERE LOOKING AT HAVING A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH, HOPEFULLY WITH HOUSE HOUSING SOLUTIONS COALITION FOR THAT TWO ACRES. AND BECAUSE ANY MONEY RECEIVED FROM THAT TWO ACRES HAS TO BE DEDICATED TO THE HANEY PROJECT. WE WERE LOOKING AT DOING A DEBT SERVICE FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT AND USING THE INCOME FROM THE LEASE TO PAY OFF THE DEBT SERVICE. OKAY. THAT'D BE PERFECT. THAT WOULD SATISFY BOARD MEMBER COMPANY'S DEBT SERVICE DESIRE, AS WELL AS HEART OF HANEY CREEK IMPROVEMENTS. I WANT THAT PART. I WANT THAT PARK. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 07-2022? ANY ONLINE? NO, SIR. MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. BOARD MEMBER. KIM. PENNY. YES. BOARD MEMBER. MEYER. YES. BOARD MEMBER. CLARK. YES. BOARD MEMBER. BRUNER. YES. CHAIRPERSON. MATHESON. YES. VERY GOOD. MOVING ON. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE. [3. UPDATE ON GATEWAY AND DISTRICT SIGNAGE COMMUNITY SURVEY RESULTS STAFF UPDATE] UPDATE ON GATEWAY AND DISTRICT SIGNAGE. THANK YOU. SURVEY RESULTS? YES. SO AT THE JOINT MEETING IN APRIL, THE BOARD DIRECTED STAFF TO WORK WITH THE LOCAL ARTISTS TO PUT INCLUDE THOSE OPTIONS IN AN ONLINE SURVEY FOR FEEDBACK. AND SO THE CONSULTANT STAFF WORKED WITH THOSE SELECTED ARTISTS TO DEVELOP EXHIBITS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE HAD FOR THE WAVE DESIGN. THE THIRD SURVEY THAT WE DID INCLUDED THE WAVE CONCEPT, THE INTERTWINED WAVE CONCEPT, AND ALSO THE SAILFISH CUTOUT. WE ALSO PROVIDED OPTIONS TO KEEP EXISTING OR NONE OF THE ABOVE. WE RECEIVED 652 RESPONDENTS ABOUT 42% SELECTED THAT THEY LIKE THE WAVE CONCEPT, WHICH WAS THE OPTION THAT WAS THAT RECEIVED THE MOST MOST VOTES FOR SURVEY, FIRST SURVEY AND THE SECOND SURVEY. AND THEN THE SECOND WAS THE SAILFISH CUTOUT, WHICH RECEIVED 33% 33% RESPONDENTS LIKE THAT OPTION. SO TODAY STAFF IS JUST LOOKING FOR DIRECTION ON THE SIGNAGE OPTION AND RECOMMEND WHETHER WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE FINAL DESIGN PLANS FOR THAT SELECTED OPTION. THANK YOU, MISS CANDY. SO I WILL SAY WE WE NOW HAVE PUT OUT QUITE A FEW SURVEYS. I THINK WE'VE, YOU KNOW, PUSHED HARD TO GIVE THE PUBLIC AS MUCH CHOICE IN THE MATTER, AT LEAST THIS LAST ONE WHERE WE GOT LOCAL ARTISTS AND GAVE MORE OPTIONS ON THE SURVEY RESULTS. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE MULTIPLE SURVEYS THAT HAVE GONE OUT AND THE PATIENTS. YES. WITH US. SO I'LL MOVE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. YES. THE WAVE WHILE YOU'RE DOING IT. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR A SECOND. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. WELL, I WAS GOING TO DO IT, BUT MOTION WAS MADE BY CHAIRPERSON CAM PENNEY, BOARD MEMBER CAMP PENNEY AND BOARD MEMBER BRUNER MADE THE SECOND, AND THE MOTION WAS FOR APPROVAL OF THE WAVE, WHICH GOT OVER 40% OF THE SURVEY RESULTS. GREAT. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE MOTION? I HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. HELEN MCBRIDE FROM FLAMINGO AVENUE. WHY NOT THE SAILFISH? I KNOW WE VOTED. I VOTED AND EVERYONE VOTED, THANK GOD. BUT IT'S A MODERN AND WE ARE, LIKE, RIGHT BEHIND YOU, THE SAILFISH CAPITAL. I WAS HERE WHEN PEOPLE DONATED THESE TWO SAILFISH ON EACH SIDE. SO WE'D HAVE SAILFISH IN THE CITY HALL AND THAT, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THE YOUNGER PEOPLE MORE MODERN THAN THAT, BUT WE ARE STILL A SAILFISH CAPITAL, NOT THE WAVE CAPITAL. I MEAN, WE DON'T LIVE BY THE OCEAN. WE LIVE HERE. OKAY. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED MY $0.02. NOW THAT SHE'S SAYING THAT, CAN YOU PUT UP THAT SECOND ONE? WHAT DO YOU MEAN, THE SECOND ONE? THESE ARE THE. I DON'T LIKE THE OPEN FISH. YOU KNOW. YOU GUYS KNOW THAT. YOU MEAN THE SAILFISH. YEAH. YEAH, BUT I DON'T LIKE THE WHATEVER THE LOWER RIGHT. [00:35:03] YEAH. LIKE I SAID, THAT'S IT. YOU CAN'T MAKE IT BIGGER THEN I COULD LOOK I WOULD HAVE TO PULL UP A DIFFERENT CONTROL. YEAH. I DON'T LIKE THE MISTER CHAIR. WE HAVE NOW DONE THIS FOR TWO YEARS. YES. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M NOT CRAZY ABOUT IT EITHER, BUT THE SURVEY IS THE SURVEY. AND I THINK WE JUST NEED TO MOVE ON WITH LIFE. I MEAN, YOU COULD BUILD A BUILDING FASTER THAN YOU COULD PICK A SIDE. I KNOW, I KNOW, I, I DO AGREE, I PREFER THE SELFISH DESIGN. BUT YOU KNOW, THIS IS A DECISION THAT'S BEST MADE PUT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY. WE HAD OVER 600 RESULTS. SURVEY PARTICIPANTS. CORRECT. RIGHT. OVER 700. SO WE HAD GOOD PARTICIPATION IN THE SURVEY AND, YOU KNOW, BY OVER 10%, THEY CHOSE THE WAVE. THEY WERE ALMOST. IT'S DEMOCRACY, BABY. EXACTLY. YOU CAN'T GET MUCH MORE DEMOCRATIC THAN DIRECT DEMOCRACY. THAT'S RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE MOTION? I HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENT. MADAM CLERK, WE PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. BOARD MEMBER. BRUNNER. YES. BOARD MEMBER. CLARK. YES. BOARD MEMBER. KIM. PENNY. YES. BOARD MEMBER. MEYER. YES. CHAIRPERSON. MATHESON. YES. YAY! WE HAVE A NEW SIGN. MOTION PASSES. UNANIMOUSLY. GATEWAY AND DISTRICT SIGNAGE HAS BEEN CHOSEN. AFTER 3 OR 4 PUBLIC SURVEYS. IT'S BEEN IN THE CRA PLAN SINCE 1998, SO. WOW. THANK YOU. THIS IS AN ACHIEVEMENT. DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER STAFF UPDATE? NO. NO FURTHER. NO FURTHER UPDATE. I WAS JUST HAPPY ABOUT MY SIGN. THANK YOU. I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T. MR. CHAIRMAN, I DIDN'T. I KNOW THAT I DIDN'T MAKE A COMMENT AT THE BEGINNING, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY JUST OF COURSE, THANKS TO PANEL FOR ALL THAT SHE'S DONE AND TO STAFF ALSO, BUT I, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRIANGLE DISTRICT. I KNOW THAT THIS IS MORE OF A LAND USE TYPE ISSUE, BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF LARGE VACANT PROPERTY OVER THERE OR SOON TO BE VACANT PROPERTY. AND I'M JUST VERY CONCERNED AND I THINK WE NEED TO WORK THE CRA NEEDS TO DO. WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING IN THERE TO WORK ON. RIGHT. AND THAT'S WHY WE WERE LOOKING AT SOME IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. DIXIE HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS. THE ALLEYWAY IMPROVEMENTS. ONCE WE'RE DONE WITH THE FORM BASED CODE IN THE CREEK DISTRICT AND THE EAST. STEWART, OUR NEXT FOCUS IS GOING TO BE THE TRIANGLE DISTRICT. WE WANT TO TEST OUT THE CODE, SEE HOW IT'S WORKING. SO THAT WAY WHEN WE DO THE TRIANGLE DISTRICT, WE'LL HAVE SOMETHING TO WORK FROM. OKAY, INTERESTING. OKAY. NO FURTHER UPDATES. I WILL ADJOURN THE CRA MEETING. WE'LL RECONVENE FOR OUR REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING AT 530 HERE IN THE CHAMBERS. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.