Jan 23, 2023 Joint CRA/CRB/CCM

EVEN IF SOMETHING FITS TWO DAYS IN MY CLOSET,

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WELCOME, EVERYBODY TO THE JOINT SPECIAL MEETING OF THE SEA CITY COMMISSION, COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AND THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT BOARD.

AND MARY, COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE?

[ROLL CALL]

VICE CHAIRPERSON. BRUNER HERE.

BOARD MEMBER. CLARK HERE.

BOARD MEMBER. COLLINS HERE.

BOARD MEMBER. RICH HERE.

BOARD MEMBER. KEMP PENNY AND COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT BOARD CHAIRPERSON.

KIM PENNY. BOARD MEMBER HERE.

BOARD MEMBER. LEWIS. BOARD MEMBER.

MCCRYSTAL HERE. BOARD MEMBER.

OWENS HERE. BOARD MEMBER SCHROTH HERE.

AND BOARD MEMBER VITALE HERE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. IF YOU ALL JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

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.

OKAY. LET'S SEE. FIRST ITEM IS ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER OATH.

[1. ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER OATH (CRB)]

I ACTUALLY THINK AND NICK SCHROTH, I APOLOGIZE.

NICK SHROFF. SO, MR. SHROFF, YOU TWO HAVE TO BE SUBJECTED.

I'M GOING TO ASK YOU, BOTH OF YOU WOULD RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I STATE YOUR NAME.

I, SETH OWENS, AM QUALIFIED UNDER THE CONSTITUTION AND QUALIFIED UNDER THE CONSTITUTION. LAWS OF FLORIDA.

LAWS OF FLORIDA AND THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF STUART AND THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF STUART TO SERVE AS A MEMBER.

TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT BOARD OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT BOARD, AND THAT I WILL.

WELL AND FAITHFULLY, AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY PERFORM THE DUTIES OF AN ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER. PERFORM THE DUTIES OF AN ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER ON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER, UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER.

SO HELP ME GOD, SO HELP ME GOD.

AND THEN, IF YOU WOULD BE SO KIND AS TO SIGN THE SHEET IN FRONT OF YOU AND PROVIDE IT TO THE CLERK FOR THE RECORDS AND WELCOME ABOARD.

SO THE FIRST ITEM. NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS SOME PRESENTATIONS AND PANEL.

I GUESS WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT SOME SOME CERTIFICATES TO THE EASTER HISTORICAL COMMITTEE. THAT'S RIGHT.

SO WE WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK OUR STEWARD ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

THEY'RE HERE WITH US TODAY FOR THEIR TIME AND CONTRIBUTION FOR THE GUY DAVIS COMMUNITY PARK PROJECT. THEY VOLUNTEER THEIR SATURDAYS 2 TO 3 HOURS ON SATURDAYS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS FOR THE LAST TEN MONTHS TO HELP STAFF AND OUR CONSULTANT DEVELOP THE MASTER PLAN TO HONOR AND TO CELEBRATE THE HISTORY OF STEWARD.

SO THEY WERE PART OF THAT PROJECT, AND THOSE CONCEPTS WILL BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE OVERALL PROJECT.

AND AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MISS FAY JAMES, WHO IS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, COME FORWARD TO ACCEPT HER CERTIFICATE.

THANK YOU.

NEXT WE HAVE MISS AURA.

HOLD ON ONE SECOND. NEXT WE HAVE MISS AURA SOLOMON.

OH, SORRY. HOLD ON. THAT WAS A ONE SHOT.

THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MISS AURA SOLOMON.

SHE WAS THE VICE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PASTOR.

PASTOR JERRY GORE. HE WAS A COMMITTEE MEMBER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HELP.

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ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MISS SANDRA NEWMAN, COMMITTEE MEMBER.

I DON'T THINK SHE'S HERE, BUT WE DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE HER.

AND WE ALSO WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY ELSE THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE MEETING.

EVERYONE THAT ATTENDED FROM THE COMMUNITY.

SO TO THANK YOU TO THEM ALSO.

CAN YOU GUYS JUST COME UP REAL QUICK FOR A QUICK GROUP SHOT? THEY NEED SOMETHING TO PUT IN THE NEWSLETTER. I JUST STAND HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL KIND OF JUST GET IN TIGHT.

HERE WE GO. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH. I'D LIKE TO ASK RESPECTFULLY AT THIS TIME.

MAY I SAY SOMETHING BEFORE OR DO YOU HAVE PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM SO WE CAN THANK YOU. AND IF YOU'D STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, THAT WHEN YOU SPEAK, THAT'D BE GREAT. YES, SIR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WELL GREAT DAY.

CITY OF STUART. OFFICIALS.

COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES FIRST WITH SINCERE GRATITUDE AND HUMBLE KINDNESS.

THANKS TO THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA.

CRACRB CITY MANAGER COMMISSIONERS.

AND SPECIAL THANKS TO MISS PANNELL, REDEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AND MISS JORDAN PINKSTON AND MR. G. THE REPRESENTATIVE OF CALVIN.

AND YOU KNOW I ALWAYS MESS UP THE LAST NAME THERE.

AND ASSOCIATES INC. FOR THE TIME AND PATIENCE WITH OUR STUART FLORIDA 34994 COMMUNITY.

WE, THE STAKEHOLDERS AND THE COMMUNITY OF EAST STUART, FLORIDA APPRECIATES EACH OF YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION AND AWARDS FOR THE EAST STUART HISTORICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

THIS AWARD IS NOT JUST FOR MYSELF, BUT THIS AWARD IS FOR THE COMMUNITY OF EAST STUART, FLORIDA. 3499 FOR MY SINCERE GRATITUDE AND THANKSGIVING TO THE EAST.

STEWART HISTORICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS MYSELF.

CHAIRPERSON. MY VICE CHAIR, MRS. AURA SOLOMON. MEMBER. PASTOR JERRY GORE MEMBER.

MRS.. SANDRA NEWMAN. MEMBER.

MR.. STEVE COOPER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SHOW OF KINDNESS, RESPECT AND ONGOING SUPPORT TO THE EAST.

STEWART, FLORIDA 34994 COMMUNITY.

IT SINCERELY SADDENS ME AS A STAKEHOLDER AND REPRESENTATIVE OF EAST STEWART'S HISTORICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, TO KNOW AND HEAR THAT THIS ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS BECOME INVALID.

NO LONGER NEEDED TO REPRESENT THE EAST.

STEWART, FLORIDA 34994 STAKEHOLDERS AND COMMUNITY.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA. 34994 STAFF AND OFFICIALS THAT THE EAST.

STUART, FLORIDA 34994 HISTORICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE BE REACTIVATED AS JANUARY 23RD, 2023 AND THROUGHOUT THE PHASES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GUY DAVIS PARK AND THE MLK STREETSCAPE PHASES AND ONGOING PROJECTS.

BECAUSE THIS WILL BE A CONTINUAL PROCESS.

AND AGAIN, ATTENTION TO THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, 34994. AGAIN, THE STAFF AND OFFICIALS, CITY COMMISSIONERS, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT BOARD ADMINISTRATION, CITY MANAGER, MR. DAVID DYESS, CITY ATTORNEY, MR. MIKE MARTEL AND CITY CLERK, MRS. MARY KENDALL. I LIKE TO REFLECT ON MY OBSERVATIONS AND TREATMENT FROM EACH OF THE CITY OF STUART OFFICIALS.

I WAS BORN HERE, RAISED HERE.

I LIVE AT 514 SOUTHEAST FLORIDA STREET, STUART, FLORIDA. EACH OF YOU HAVE DISPLAYED AND SHOWED IN THEIR CONTINUED EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT CIVILITY IN THE CITY HALL DAILY AND FOR THE ENTIRE CITY OF STUART,

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MY FINAL REMARKS ARE A QUOTE FROM DOCTOR CORNEL WEST, PHILOSOPHER, ACTIVIST AND SOCIAL CRITIC, GRADUATE IN PHILOSOPHY AT PRINCETON.

DOCTOR CORNEL WEST DEVOTED HIS LIFE TO CONTINUING THE WORK OF DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR, PROMOTING TRUTH, LOVE, AND JUSTICE.

THIS QUOTE BEAUTIFULLY ENCAPSULATES HOW MR..

HOW DOCTOR CORNEL WEST APPROACHED LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVISM FROM A PLACE OF DEEP COMPASSION.

THE QUOTE IS YOU CANNOT LEAD THE PEOPLE IF YOU DO NOT LOVE THE PEOPLE.

YOU CANNOT SAVE THE PEOPLE IF YOU DO NOT SERVE THE PEOPLE.

THANK YOU AGAIN AND HAVE AN INSPIRING DAY.

THANK YOU. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR PRESENTATIONS.

[2. PRESENTATION BY THE CONSULTANT, CALVIN, GIORDANO & ASSOCIATES, INC., FOR THE FINAL SCHEMATIC DESIGN FOR THE GUY DAVIS COMMUNITY PARK.]

AND ARE YOU TAKING CARE OF THIS? YES AS WELL. YES. I'LL INTRODUCE THE ITEM.

WE ARE EXCITED TO PRESENT THE DESIGN FOR THE GUY DAVIS PARK PROJECT THIS AFTERNOON.

THE CITY'S CONSULTANT, MR. IS HERE WITH US TO WALK US THROUGH THE DETAILS OF THE PROJECT.

STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT WITH THE CONSULTANT FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF NOW, AND WE'VE HAD EXTENSIVE OUTREACH MEETINGS WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. THE PROCESS BEGAN WITH A PRESENTATION IN THE EASTER COMMUNITY TO SHOW THE PROPOSED MASTER PLAN.

BACK IN SEPTEMBER 2019, WE RECEIVED FEEDBACK AND SUPPORT FOR THE AMENITY AMENITIES PRESENTED IN THAT MASTER PLAN.

AT THAT TIME, THINGS WERE A LITTLE BIT ON STANDSTILL AFTER THAT PRESENTATION BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC. BUT WHEN THINGS STARTED TO GET BETTER AND SETTLE DOWN, THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVED THE RFP TO HIRE THE CONSULTANT TO DEVELOP THE DESIGN FOR THE PROJECT. THAT WAS LATE 2020.

AND THEN THE RFP WAS AWARDED TO THE TOP RANKED FIRM, CALVIN GIORDANO AND ASSOCIATES IN JANUARY 2021, AND THEN THE BOARD APPROVED THE BUDGET TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN IN APRIL 2021. SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THAT BRIEF BACKGROUND FOR OUR NEW COMMISSION AND NEW BOARD MEMBERS. THE PROCESS BEGAN WITH A PRE-DESIGN SURVEY FOR FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY AND RESIDENTS OF STUART.

THAT WAS IN JULY AUGUST OF 2021.

AND THEN WE PRESENTED THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN AT A JOINT MEETING FOR FEEDBACK IN JANUARY 2022 AND AND THEN THE STUART COMMUNITY AROUND MARCH 2022.

AND DURING THESE OUTREACH MEETINGS, THE COMMUNITY EXPRESSED THAT THE PARK AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAVE A LONG HISTORY THAT WASN'T BEING PRESENTED IN THE DESIGN.

SO WE TOOK SOME STEP BACK FROM THE DESIGN AND PUT A LOT OF OUR FOCUS ON LEARNING ABOUT THE HISTORY OF STUART, LIKE WE CREATED THE STUART ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO HELP US LEAD THE PROJECT, TO IDENTIFY TO DEVELOP A MASTER PLAN FOR ARTS AND PUBLIC PLACES THAT CELEBRATES THE HISTORY, CULTURE AND PIONEERS OF EASTER.

THEN LAST WEEK, WE PRESENTED THE ART ELEMENTS, CONCEPT AND STRATEGIES THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE DESIGN.

WE WERE. WE WENT BACK OUT TO THE COMMUNITY LAST THURSDAY.

OVERALL, THE COMMUNITY EXPRESSED THAT THEY LIKED THE DESIGN.

THERE WERE SOME OTHER CONCERNS THAT DID COME UP AT THAT MEETING.

BUT THEY WERE NOT SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE DESIGN TO GO OVER SOME OF THE BUDGET.

SO THIS AFTERNOON, THE CONSULTANT WILL PRESENT THE ORIGINAL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT AND PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION COSTS.

THE PRESENTATION WILL INCLUDE OTHER COMPONENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED BASED ON THE FEEDBACK WE'VE RECEIVED ON THE PROJECT SO FAR.

THE ORIGINAL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT WAS TARGETED AT $5.5 MILLION.

IF THE PROJECT IS APPROVED TO MOVE FORWARD TO FINAL DESIGN PHASE THIS AFTERNOON.

THE COST OF THE FINAL ENGINEERING DESIGN WAS APPROVED AND IT IS IN THE CURRENT YEAR BUDGET. A BUDGET FOR $370,000.

HOWEVER, WE WILL STILL NEED TO FINALIZE THAT SCOPE AND NEGOTIATE THE CAUSE FOR PHASE TWO WITH THE CONSULTANT TO TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE FINAL DESIGN PHASE.

SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT VARIOUS FUNDING SOURCES TO FUND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT. WE'LL BE LOOKING AT SOME PRIVATE DONATIONS, CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS AND GRANTS.

THE REMAINING OF THE FINANCE REMAINING OF THE PROJECT WILL BE FINANCED WITH THE BOND.

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AND THE GRANTS THAT WE APPLY FOR WILL BE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PARK.

SO WE HAVE TO USE THE GRANTS FOR THAT PURPOSE.

SO IF THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT IS TO BE FINANCED, THE ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE FOR THE CRA WOULD BE ABOUT HUNDRED AND $50,000 FOR 15 YEARS AT 3.5 INTEREST RATE, OR APPROXIMATELY $300,000 FOR 30 YEAR TERM.

THIS IS JUST AN APPROXIMATE.

IT WILL ALL DEPEND ON THE TIMING AND THE ECONOMY AT THE TIME OF THE ISSUANCE.

ALSO, I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT FOR OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS THAT THAT THE CITY AND CRA WILL BE INVESTING OVER $15 MILLION IN PROJECTS IN THE EAST STEWART COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE MLK STREETSCAPE PROJECT.

CDBG REHAB GRANT THAT WILL ASSIST TEN HOMEOWNERS AND PROVIDING ASSISTANCE FOR UP TO $80,000 TO EACH OF THOSE HOMEOWNERS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE CDBG COVID GRANT FOR THE ACQUISITION AND REHAB OF THE WILLIE GARY PROPERTY FOR THE BUSINESS INCUBATION AND JOB TRAINING CENTER, DESIGNATION OF THE STEWART ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND ADOPTION OF THE FORM BASED CODE, WITH THE GOAL TO MAKE THE PERMITTING PROCESS EASIER FOR EXISTING HOMEOWNERS TO DEVELOP ON THEIR PROPERTY. SO NEXT WE HAVE THE, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PRESENTATION FROM THE CONSULTANT AND HE'LL COVER THE PROJECT MORE IN DETAIL.

PERFECT. GOOD EVENING WITH CALVIN JORDAN AND ASSOCIATES.

IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE.

I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A TIME CERTAIN THAT WE NEED TO END.

SO I'M GOING TO MOVE. WE HAVE A LOT OF SLIDES. I'M GOING TO MOVE THROUGH THEM RATHER QUICKLY. MY GOAL TODAY IS TO NOT REVISIT THE DESIGN THAT WE PRESENTED TO YOU A YEAR AGO, BUT RATHER TO SORT OF GIVE YOU A RECAP OF WHAT HAVE WE DONE SINCE AND WHAT THE FINAL PRODUCT IS TODAY, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH. SO VERY QUICKLY, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT INTRODUCE OURSELVES. WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BACKGROUND AND HOW WE APPROACH THE PROJECT GENERALLY. THEN WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS FIRST PHASE AND HOW WE'VE AMENDED THAT WITH ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS FOR SOME LONG TERM CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN THE PARK BASED ON ANY IDEAS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

AND THEN WHAT THE NEXT STEPS AND DISCUSSION ARE GOING TO BE.

SO RATHER QUICKLY, WHO IS CJ? CJ IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY FIRM.

WE PROVIDE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE SERVICES, ENGINEERING SERVICES, SURVEYING SERVICES TO A LOT OF MUNICIPALITIES THROUGHOUT THE FLORIDA REGION, AND A BULK OF OUR WORK IN THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT IS CREATING WONDERFUL, EMBLEMATIC PUBLIC REALM SPACES AND IMPROVEMENTS.

SO SPECIFIC ABOUT THIS PARK, THE RFQ HAD A LIST OF COMPONENTS THAT NEEDED TO BE MET BY THE DESIGN.

THAT INCLUDED A MULTI-USE SPORTS FIELD THAT WAS NOT ONLY FOR FOOTBALL, BUT ALSO FOR SOCCER AND LACROSSE.

THAT WAS AN IMPROVEMENT OF FOUR PARKING LOT ON THE SOUTHERN END OF THE PARK.

SOME DESIRE FOR FOR OVERFLOW GRASS PARKING AREAS.

A SMALL DOUBLE SIDED STAGE FACES FOR ACCESS AND EGRESS OFF OF 14TH STREET.

THE MODIFICATION OF THE EXISTING PLAYGROUND SO THAT WE CAN ADD ADDITIONAL AMENITIES WITH WATER FEATURES AND MISTERS.

THE EXISTING FIRST TEE GOLF IS GOING TO REMAIN.

WE'RE ADDING LOTS OF WALKWAYS TO INTERCONNECT ALL THE DIFFERENT IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PARK.

A NEW RESTROOM, LIGHTING PLAN, PLANTING AND IRRIGATION AND ENTRY MONUMENT SIGNS. SO OF COURSE WE VISITED THE SITE REALLY TOOK NOTE OF WHAT THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS WERE REALLY UNDERSTOOD WHERE ALL THE DIFFERENT DESIGN ISSUES COULD BE, AND HOW WE COULD SORT OF RESOLVE A LOT OF THESE AND LOOK AND TOOK A VERY CAREFUL LOOK AT THE PERFORMATIVE ASPECT OF THE SITE, BECAUSE THE SITE RIGHT NOW WORKS AS A AS PART OF AN IMPORTANT DRAINAGE FRAMEWORK FOR THE COMMUNITIES DIRECTLY TO THE SOUTH.

OF THE PLAY FIELDS. AS I MENTIONED, WE DID A PUBLIC OUTREACH.

WE GOT OVER 300 PARTICIPANTS THAT GAVE THAT GAVE US A LOT OF FEEDBACK.

THEY TOLD US WHAT WERE THE AMENITIES THAT THEY REALLY WANTED TO SEE.

A LOT OF THAT REALLY STEMMED INTO RESTROOMS, CONCESSION BUILDINGS,

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AND A LOT OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE ALSO GOT WERE DESIRES THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PLACE WAS SAFE AND THAT THE PARK WAS WELL MAINTAINED ONCE IT WAS CONSTRUCTED AT THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD.

WE THEN TOOK A STEP BACK AND WE ENGAGED EACH STEWART COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE REALLY WANTED TO NOT JUST HAVE A PARK, BUT HAVE A PARK THAT WAS TRULY REPRESENTATIONAL OF THE COMMUNITY THAT IT WAS SET IN.

SO WE WORKED WITH THE STEWARD COMMUNITY AND CAME UP WITH A FRAMEWORK PLAN THAT DISCUSSED DIFFERENT TOOLKIT COMPONENTS FOR INCORPORATING EMBLEMS OF MEETING THROUGHOUT THE PARK. AND THOSE INCLUDED SCULPTURES, SIGNAGE OPPORTUNITIES, OPPORTUNITIES TO LOOK FOR MURALS AND MOSAICS OPPORTUNITIES TO FIND PAVING AND HARDSCAPE TREATMENTS HOW THOSE COULD BE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE CONCRETE AND SPACES FOR REFLECTION WHERE WE COULD POTENTIALLY CELEBRATE SPECIFIC MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WE GATHERED TOGETHER OVER ALMOST. SEVEN MONTHS.

RIGHT. ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, WE REALLY TOOK NOTE OF ALL THE HISTORY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GATHER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO MRS. FAY THAT WAS ABLE TO SORT OF GIVE US SO MUCH OF HER TIME AND RESOURCES.

AND THEN TOGETHER WITH THE COMMUNITY, I MEAN, WITH WITH THE COMMITTEE, WE LOOKED AT ALL THE DIFFERENT STRATEGIES, CAME UP WITH A LIST OF HONOREES AND THE GROUPINGS OF THEM.

AND THEN ULTIMATELY THAT WAS VOTED ON TO CREATE A SERIES OF CELEBRATIONS.

THOSE CELEBRATIONS INCLUDED CELEBRATING WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP, CELEBRATING THE, THE, THE MIGRATION OF THE PIONEERING FAMILIES THAT GAVE SHAPE TO THE EASTER COMMUNITY, CELEBRATING SPECIFICALLY MR. DAVIS, CELEBRATING THE EDUCATORS THAT WERE SUCH A BACKBONE TO THE SURVIVAL OF THE COMMUNITY, CELEBRATING THE IMPACT OF SPORTS, AND CELEBRATING BLACK BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

AND THOSE WERE ARRAYED IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE PARK SO THAT THEY COULD BE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE PARK AS A PART OF THE, OF THE SPINE THAT CREATES THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE. SO OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE RFP, WE'VE SATISFIED ALL THOSE REQUIREMENTS.

AND THOSE ARE WHAT'S LISTED IN BLUE.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ALSO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES WHERE WE COULD AUGMENT WHAT WAS BEING PROVIDED. SO THAT THERE COULD BE ADDITIONAL BENEFITS IN THE PARK THROUGH PROGRAMING. THOSE INCLUDED LOCATING PICNIC AREAS WITH WITH BARBECUE RACKS, LOOKING FOR AREAS WHERE WE COULD PROVIDE SOME SHADE PAVILIONS THAT COULD BE RENTED.

LOOKING TO MAKE THE PARKING LOT A MUCH MORE SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CONTINUOUS FITNESS TRAIL THAT COULD SERVE FOR FOR WELLNESS AND WELL-BEING AND AGAIN, BRINGING THAT CULTURAL MEANING TO THE PARK THROUGH EXPRESSION.

SO OUR APPROACH WAS VERY SIMPLE.

WE ARRAYED ALL THE DIFFERENT PROGRAM COMPONENTS RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THE PARK.

YOU HAVE A MULTI-USE FIELD THAT PROVIDES LEAGUE SIZE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOOTBALL, LACROSSE AND SOCCER. ON THE NORTH OF THAT, BETWEEN THE FIELD AND THE EXISTING REC CENTER, YOU'VE GOT THE CONCESSION BUILDING, RESTROOMS A SMALL LAWN AREA WITH A STAGE PERFORMANCE AND THE CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND THAT'S GOING TO BE AUGMENTED WITH THE WITH THE WATER FEATURES. AND SOUTH OF, OF THE OVERALL FIELD, YOU HAVE A PARKING LOT CENTERED AROUND AN EVENT SPACE, AN EVENT LAWN THAT CAN DOUBLE UP AS OVERFLOW PARKING OR AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE YOU CAN HAVE FARMERS MARKETS, CHURCH EVENTS IMPROMPTU GATHERINGS.

AND ON THE SOUTHERNMOST END, A PICNIC AREA.

WHICH IS WHAT WE ALLUDED TO JUST A LITTLE BIT EARLIER.

SO ESSENTIALLY EVERYTHING THAT IS IN ORANGE WERE COMPONENTS THAT ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO WHAT WAS IN THE RFP. THE ITEMS THAT ARE IN GREEN ARE EXISTING COMPONENTS THAT ARE GOING TO REMAIN. AND THE ITEMS IN RED ARE OPPORTUNITIES WHERE WE FOUND THAT WE COULD AUGMENT THAT PROGRAMING TO REALLY CREATE SOMETHING THAT SORT OF JUMPED OFF THE PAGE AND, AND COULD BE EASILY ANIMATED BY THE COMMUNITY.

AND THOSE ALL FALL WITHIN THREE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, ONE THAT CELEBRATES A COMMUNITY, A DESTINATION.

THOSE ARE PROGRAMMINGS THAT WE KNOW PEOPLE WILL GET IN THE CAR AND COME TO PARK, COME TO THE PARK FOR ONCE, THEY'RE THERE.

WE WANTED TO PROVIDE SOME SECONDARY COMPONENTS THROUGH PROGRAMING AND ACTIVATION, AND THEN WE ALSO WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE AN INVESTMENT IN THE OVERALL NEIGHBORHOOD. SO I'M GOING TO WALK YOU WALK THROUGH SOME OF THOSE FOR YOU NOW.

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WHEN WE LOOK AT THE OVERALL PARKING LOT AREA AND THE EVENT LAWN THAT'S IN THE MIDDLE, IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE LARGE, FLEXIBLE EVENT SPACES SURROUNDED BY THE PARKING SO THAT THEY CAN BE AS FLEXIBLE AS POSSIBLE FOR FAMILY GATHERINGS, CHURCH EVENTS, AND THAT SORT OF STUFF.

WE ALSO LOOKED AT MAKING SURE THAT THE PROJECT WAS WELL IDENTIFIED OFF OF 10TH STREET, WITH AN IMPROVEMENT TO THE EXISTING SIGN PAVILIONS NEXT TO THE LAWN AREA.

THAT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY SO THAT PARENTS THAT ARE IN THE SHELTERS CAN HAVE A GOOD VISIBILITY OF THE CHILDREN'S IN, AS THEY PLAY IN THAT LAWN AREA BETWEEN THE STAGE AND THE CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND THAT GIVES US THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OVERFLOW, AS WELL AS LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMING COMPONENTS BROUGHT ON BY THE LOCATION OF THE, OF THE OF THE PLAY AREAS AND THE CONCESSION BUILDING.

SO THIS WILL BE LOOKING FROM THE EXISTING PLAYGROUND AREA, LOOKING TOWARDS THE FIELD.

YOU HAVE THE CONCESSION BUILDING IN THE BACKGROUND AND THEN THE CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA, PLAY AREA IN THE FOREGROUND WITH FORMAL SEATING AREAS.

SO THE PARENTS CAN EASILY SIT AROUND WHERE THE CHILDREN'S PLAY IS AND PROVIDE SOME SUPERVISION IN THE AREA OF THE LAWN AREA.

IT GIVES US THAT FLEXIBLE EVENT SPACE WHERE YOU CAN HAVE A WEEKEND BAND AREA, SO THAT THAT CAN BE AS ANIMATED AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT NECESSARILY IMPACTING THE EVENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE OVERALL MULTI-USE FIELD.

SO JUST MORE VIEWS OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND THAT EXPERIENCE.

WE ARE ENVISIONING THAT THE CONCESSION BUILDING AND, AND, AND, AND RESTROOM BUILDING WILL HAVE A TOP DECK THAT CAN BE UTILIZED FOR REVENUE GENERATION. IT CAN BE RENTED AND WILL BE DESIGNED IN A WAY SO THAT IN THE FUTURE, A SECOND STORY CAN EASILY BE ADDED TO THAT, TO THAT FACILITY, SO THAT IT CAN SORT OF BE AUGMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL USES, IF THAT IS SO NEEDED. EXAMPLES OF HOW THE MOSAICS AND THE MURALS WOULD LOOK ON THAT.

AND OF COURSE, THE, THE OVERALL VIEW OF THE PARKING AREA, WHICH WE'RE LOOKING TO DO, AND AS MUCH OF A SUSTAINABLE MANNER AS POSSIBLE WITH PERVIOUS PERMEABLE CONCRETE AND PAVERS, BIOSWALES AND INFILTRATION STRATEGIES SO THAT WE ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE WATER RECHARGE, THE GROUNDWATER RECHARGE IN THE LOCAL AREA.

AND THEN AS A NEIGHBORHOOD INVESTMENT, AGAIN, MAKING MAKING SURE THAT THERE ARE THESE OPPORTUNITIES WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME EXERCISE.

WE'VE CREATED A TRACK AROUND AN EXERCISE POD THAT IS BETWEEN THE PARKING LOT AND THE FIELD AREA. THAT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A CONTINUOUS LINEAR TRAIL, PLACES FOR BICYCLE PARKING AND EXERCISE EQUIPMENT SO THAT PEOPLE CAN HAVE A PLACE FOR WELLNESS. SO THAT'S THAT EXERCISE POD THAT'S IN BETWEEN THE PARKING LOT AND THE AND THE MULTI-USE FIELD. THOSE WERE THE COMPONENTS THAT WE HAD ALREADY PRESENTED TO, TO THE BOARD. AND NOW WE WANT TO ADD ON HOW WE ARE BRINGING IN THAT CELEBRATION OF THE OF THE COMMUNITY. SO I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THESE RATHER QUICKLY.

THE FIRST ONE WAS CELEBRATING WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP.

ALONG THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE PARK IN THE RED OUTLINE BOX, THERE'S A LARGE WALL OF THAT, THAT ABUTTING PROPERTY, WHICH WHEN WE IMPROVE THE PARKING LOT, WE THINK THAT THAT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO UTILIZE THAT WALL FOR MURAL THAT WILL BE SPECIFICALLY GEARED TOWARDS CELEBRATING WOMEN, THE SPECIFIC WOMEN CHARACTERS IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO THE CONTRIBUTION OF WOMEN IN GENERAL TO THE OVERALL SOLVENCY OF THE COMMUNITY FOR THE RESTROOM AND THE CONCESSION BUILDING. AND THE, WE HAD IDENTIFIED THAT WITH THE COMMITTEE AS BEING THE LOCATION TO PUT SOME MOSAICS TO CELEBRATE THE MIGRATION OF THE PIONEERING OF FAMILIES.

THAT CONCESSION BUILDING IS IN WHERE, WHERE THE RED DASH SQUARE IS, IS IDENTIFYING IT. THIS IS THE CONCESSION BUILDING AND PART OF THE EXTERIOR STRUCTURE OR A SERIES OF PANELS.

AND BECAUSE MOSAICS ARE SO EXPENSIVE, WE THOUGHT THAT THESE PANELS WOULD BE A GREAT WAY TO BE ABLE TO PARLAY THE MOSAICS ON THEIR AND MAKE THEM COST EFFICIENT SO THAT ON A

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THREE. 60 AROUND THE PARK.

AS YOU MOVE IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE OVERALL PROGRAMING.

AS YOU COME IN OFF OF 10TH STREET, WE ALSO IDENTIFY AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A RECEIVING PLAZA THAT CELEBRATED MR. DAVIS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE LEARNED FROM MR. DAVIS WAS THAT HE ALWAYS WORE A HAT, AND THAT WAS THE THING THAT WAS MOST SIGNIFICANT ABOUT HIS PHYSICALITY.

SO WE SORT OF CREATED A SCULPTURE OF A HAT THAT IS PAINTED WITH THE ROYAL BLUE AND GOLD COLORS OF THE SCHOOL. AND IT HAS HIS NAMESAKE AS PART OF THAT PLAZA.

SO THAT THAT BECOMES AN ANIMATED, WELCOMING EXPERIENCE AS YOU COME IN EITHER DAYTIME OR NIGHTTIME. SO THAT THAT EXPERIENCE BECOMES BECOME SOMETHING THAT LEADS YOU INTO THE OVERALL PARK, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT SERVES AS AN ENTRY PLAZA AND REALLY MARKS THAT OVERALL EXPERIENCE.

AND IT'S BACKED UP BY THE PAVILIONS THAT WILL BE RIGHT NEXT TO THOSE.

TOWARDS THE END OF THE OF THE THE SOUTHERN END OF THE PROJECT, WE WANTED TO CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTION OF EDUCATORS TO THE OVERALL COMMUNITY.

AND AS WE WERE DOING OUR RESEARCH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE FOUND WAS THAT EDUCATORS WERE BY FAR SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND COMPELLING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT REALLY WERE ABLE TO SORT OF GIVE A RESPITE TO THE CHILDREN OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT LAY AHEAD OF THEM.

SO USING THE, THE, THE, THE STANDARD OF RAISING ONE'S HAND IN HIGH SCHOOL, IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ALL THE WAY THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK AND IN THE WAY THAT WE USE IT FOR POLITICAL DISCOURSE.

WE ALSO WANTED TO USE THE HANDS AS A MECHANISM TO BE ABLE TO SAY, THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE PRESENT, THEY PARTICIPATE, AND THEY TAKE ACTION. SO WE CREATED A PLAZA ON THE SOUTHERN END, RIGHT NEXT TO WHERE THE PICNIC AREA IS.

THAT HAS A SERIES OF SCULPTURES THAT ARE THESE HANDS THAT MIMIC THE RAISING OF THE HAND. BUT ON THE REAR OF THAT, THEY HAVE A FIN THAT TAKES ITS INSPIRATION FROM THE SAILFISH MOTTO OF THE CITY.

BUT IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE SPECIFIC EDUCATORS AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT THEY BROUGHT TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PHOTOGRAPH, THROUGH NARRATIVE, AND THROUGH BRAILLE.

ON THE REAR. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS PLAZA WOULD LOOK LIKE.

PART OF WHAT WE WOULD HAVE TO DO AS WE MOVE FORWARD IS WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE COMMUNITY TO GET THE IMAGES AND THE NARRATIVES OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE GOING TO BE CELEBRATED. BUT IDEALLY THAT WOULD BE A COLLECTION OF KEY INDIVIDUALS THAT WILL BE CELEBRATED IN THAT PLAZA.

WE ALSO WANTED TO CELEBRATE THE IMPACT OF SPORTS IN THE IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO WE USED THE WALKING TRAIL THAT CONNECTS THE OVERALL PARK TOGETHER AS A SPINE TO BE ABLE TO INCORPORATE PLAQUES IN THE GROUND, SIMILAR TO HOW WE'VE DONE IN OTHER PROJECTS THAT CAN BE THERE TO CELEBRATE SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS THAT HAD A MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTION TO THE SPORTS, THE SPORTS LEGACY AND THE SPORTS HISTORY OF THE OVERALL COMMUNITY.

AND THE IDEA IS THAT THIS WILL BE BLENDED OUT THROUGHOUT THE PARK AND BE A SORT OF MARKER THAT YOU EXPERIENCE AS YOU WALK THROUGHOUT.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ALSO HEARD FROM THE BOARD WAS THAT WE WANTED A LOT OF TREES, AND WE'RE WE'RE BRINGING IN OVER 200 TREES AS MITIGATION FOR ALL THE SLASH PINE THAT'S GETTING IMPACTED BY THE INSTALLATION OF THE PARKING.

AND AS WE RAN OUR NUMBERS, WE ARE RIGHT NOW AT 5.5 MILLION.

WE FEEL VERY CONFIDENT WITH THAT NUMBERS BECAUSE THOSE NUMBERS REFLECT RECENT MARKET ESCALATION COSTS THAT WE'VE SEEN IN RECENT PROJECTS.

AND IT INCLUDES 20% OF CONTINGENCY.

THAT AMOUNTS TO ABOUT $833,000 THEN BEING SET ASIDE JUST IN CASE.

SO WE FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT WE ARE RIGHT ON THE MONEY WITH THE BUDGET.

THERE'S ALSO SOME, SOME, SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR, FOR SOME SPONSORSHIP THROUGHOUT THE PARK THAT WE HAVEN'T NECESSARILY DISCUSSED.

BUT I THINK THAT CAN BE ON THE TABLE AS AN OPTION.

THOSE INCLUDE SPONSORSHIP FOR SPECIFIC AREAS.

YOU CAN GET SPONSORS THAT CAN SPONSOR AREAS SUCH AS THE PLAYGROUND AND THE WATER FEATURE, THE PICNIC AREAS, THE MULTI-USE FIELDS OR THE EXERCISE TRAILS, OR WE CAN GET SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPECIFIC PARK ELEMENTS.

THESE COULD BE SPONSORSHIPS FOR PARKS, SPONSORSHIP FOR ARTWORKS ENGRAVINGS IN THE PAVERS. OR WE COULD EVEN DO A DONOR WALL WHERE WE GET A LARGE NUMBER OF SMALL

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BEYOND WHAT YOU ARE GETTING IN THE RFP THAT WE SUBMITTED, WE ALSO WANTED TO LOOK AT WHAT WERE THE LONG TERM GROWTHS AND POTENTIALS FOR THE OVERALL PARK. THESE ARE NOT ASKS THAT YOU MADE, BUT THESE WERE JUST COMPONENTS THAT WE HEARD OVER AND OVER FROM THE COMMUNITY.

SO WE JUST WANTED TO SORT OF HAVE A PLACEHOLDER SO THAT IF AND WHEN IN THE FUTURE, THESE THINGS COULD OR MAY BE ADDED.

THESE INCLUDE ELEMENTS SUCH AS A DOG PARK.

THERE WAS SOME TALK ABOUT A POTENTIAL SKATE PARK.

THERE WAS SOME REQUESTS FOR LINEAR PARK WITH PARKING AND STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE OVERALL PARK AN OPPORTUNITY FOR WAYFINDING FOR THE HISTORIC BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES AND AREAS FOR DESTINATIONS SUCH AS A DOMINO PARK, A PUBLIC PLAZA OR OPEN LAWN AREAS FOR YARD GAMES.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT SOME OF THE RESIDENTS ON THE NORTH SIDE GATHER AND PLAY EITHER CHESS OR CHECKERS, AND WE THINK THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO SORT OF NOT DO THAT IN SOMEBODY'S FRONT YARD, BUT TO ACTUALLY CREATE A PUBLIC SPACE TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE. SO THOSE ARE ALL REALLY HAPPENING IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE PARK, ALL HIGHLIGHTED IN WHITE.

AND WE'LL WALK YOU THROUGH THOSE REALLY QUICKLY.

FOR THE COMMUNITY DOG PARK, WE THINK THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO USE WHAT WE ARE PLANNING RIGHT NOW FOR OVERFLOW PARKING TO THE DAY OF TOMORROW, IF YOU SO WISH, PROVIDE A LARGE AND A SMALL DOG PARK AREA WITH A FUTURE RESTROOM, WHICH WE COULD POTENTIALLY STUB OUT.

NOW FOR THIS FOR A SKATE PARK AND PUBLIC ART COMPONENT THAT WILL CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY AS WELL, SO THAT IT'S NOT JUST A SKATE PARK, BUT A SKATE PARK WITH MEANING.

THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THAT ON THE SOUTHERN END, RIGHT NEXT TO WHERE THE PICNIC AREA IS BEING SHOWN.

AND THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE A, A PRETTY SIZABLE SKATE PARK COMPONENT.

AND THEN ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PARK, WE THINK THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THESE OPEN SORT OF USES THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE FIELD GAMES, YARD GAMES, TABLE GAMES, DIFFERENT KINDS OF FLEXIBLE USES, AND A LINEAR PARK WITH IMPROVED PARKING ON WHAT RIGHT NOW IS A PARKING LOT, A GRAVEL PARKING LOT. WE THINK WE CAN FORMALIZE THAT SO THAT THERE IS SOME FORMAL AREAS FOR LINEAR PARK UP AGAINST 10TH STREET FOR SOME BEAUTIFICATION OPPORTUNITIES AND SOME SOME TRAFFIC CALMING.

AND LASTLY, WE THINK THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO, HAVING GONE THROUGH THE ROSTERS OF THE HISTORICAL BUSINESSES IN EAST STUART AND HAVING MAPPED SEVERAL OF THEM, WE THINK THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY THROUGH OWNERSHIP OR THROUGH FUTURE PROJECTS OF THE CITY TO START TO THINK ABOUT MARKING WHERE A LOT OF THESE CONTRIBUTING ELEMENTS WERE AND WHERE THESE FORMER STANDING BUILDINGS WERE THAT CELEBRATED THE OVERALL ENTREPRENEURIAL QUALITY AND THE BUSINESS QUALITY THAT REALLY SUSTAINED THE EAST TOWARD COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT ITS EARLY HISTORY.

SO IN CONCLUSION WE'VE GIVEN YOU ALL THE COMPONENTS THAT YOU'VE ASKED FOR IN THE RFP.

WE THINK THAT WE'VE AUGMENTED THAT BY CREATING GREAT SYNERGIES FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAMING THAT CAN CAPITALIZE ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT YOU WERE ALREADY PUTTING IN PLACE. AND WE, WE'VE ALREADY SORT OF IDENTIFIED WHERE ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS COULD HAPPEN. SO WE THINK THAT WE'RE PROVIDING YOU WITH A GREAT PARK, A GREAT DESIGN AND A GREAT INFRASTRUCTURE AND A GREAT PLACE WHERE THE COMMUNITY CAN THEN REALLY TAKE BACK ON A LOT OF THE RETURNS ON INVESTMENTS THAT PARKS CAN PROVIDE.

A LOT OF PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF PARKS, BUT I REALLY WANT TO FOCUS ON THE WELLNESS AND WELL-BEING THAT PARKS BRING TO THE COMMUNITY. THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A PUBLIC SPACE WHERE THE COMMUNITY CAN ENGAGE WITH EACH OTHER, REALLY BUILD AND STRENGTHEN THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY, EXERCISE AND ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL SUSTAINABILITY GOALS OF THE CITY.

WE THINK THAT THIS PARK CAN PLAY A ROLE IN, IN ALL THOSE DIFFERENT ASPECTS.

AND WITH THAT, WE'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. SO DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WE HAVE A LARGE GROUP OF BOARD MEMBERS.

SO DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IF YOU WANT TO JUST RAISE YOUR HAND IF ANYBODY HAS A.

YEAH, I HAVE A QUESTION ON SLIDE 36.

THERE'S A SHOW OF GUY DAVIS PARK PROPOSED AND WHERE THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE KIND OF LAID OVER.

AND I JUST WANTED SORRY, OF COURSE, IT'S LIKE, I KNOW, I APOLOGIZE FOR THE 110 SLIDES.

I MEAN, THANKS FOR LABELING THAT MADE IT EASIER. WELL, HE'S LOOKING FOR THAT SLIDE. IF ANYBODY WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SPEAK, IF YOU COULD JUST TURN

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OH. 36, 33, 34, 35, 36.

SO JUST A QUICK QUESTION ON SCOPE BECAUSE THE DESIGNS ARE KIND OF ONLY THEY'RE NOT TOUCHING THAT SOCCER FIELD OR ANYTHING EXISTING.

IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT.

WE'RE NOT IMPACTING ANY OF THE EXISTING FIELDS THAT ARE THERE.

WE'RE JUST AUGMENTING AND ADDING NEW NEW PROGRAMING.

BUT I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, IS IS THERE OPPORTUNITY TO INCLUDE THAT? WAS THAT LIKE AN ART? WAS THAT PART.

I'M A NEW MEMBER HERE. SO WAS THAT A CHOICE, A DESIGN CHOICE, OR IS THAT KIND OF THE SCOPE GIVEN TO YOU BY THE CITY? THAT WAS A SCOPE THAT WAS GIVEN, YEAH.

OKAY. COMMISSIONER CLARK THANK YOU.

I JUST WANT TO AGAIN THANK THE COMMITTEE AND THE PEOPLE WHO REALLY HELPED IN THE LAST YEAR TO KIND OF HELP FOCUS ON THIS PARK AND TO TRY TO MAINTAIN THE HISTORY OF EAST STEWART AND TO REALLY MAKE IT A CITY PARK THAT REFLECTS THE AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE.

AND I KNOW THAT PEOPLE WILL BALK AT THE $6 MILLION NUMBER, BUT I WOULDN'T SAY THAT IT'S REPARATIONS OR ANYTHING, BUT IT, IT IS A WAY TO HONOR THE COMMUNITY BY ADDING SOME OF THESE THINGS.

AND MICAH, WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT IS THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT THE MOST OF THE EASTERN PART. I MEAN THE WESTERN PART OF THE PARK, WHICH IS FAIRLY UNDEVELOPED NOW, YOU KNOW, AND THE SOUTH PORTION.

SO, YOU KNOW, THE BALL FIELDS AND ALL THAT ARE ALREADY THERE.

SO THOSE ARE SOME THINGS.

AND I, I AGREE WITH THE COMMENTS THAT MISS MISS JAMES MADE.

I HAD TALKED TO MR. MARTEL AND CITY MANAGER ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING THIS GROUP AS SOME KIND OF A OMBUDSMAN GROUP, OR THE SAME THING AS THEY ARE NOW, THE HISTORIC HISTORICAL GROUP TO REALLY BE THERE TO IT'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER THREE YEARS OF DESIGN AND WORK AND TRYING TO GET FUNDING AND TRYING TO GET RESOURCES TO REALLY WORK CLOSELY WITH THE CITY.

SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER WE DO, IF WE APPROVE MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS, THAT WE WORK WITH, THAT WE SAY THAT WE WANT TO HAVE THIS COMMITTEE TO BE THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THAT THE PLANS GET IN, THEY DON'T GET SHELVED AND THEY GET FOLLOWED UP ON AND THEY GET WORKED ON.

THAT'S WHAT I'M, THAT'S WHAT I'M INTERESTED IN.

THE THE WALL THAT YOU MENTIONED, THAT WALL BELONGS TO THOSE COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES THAT ARE THERE.

AND I DON'T KNOW. MR. MORTELL, I GUESS THAT WOULD INCLUDE SOME KIND OF A LEASE. AND I DON'T KNOW IF, YOU KNOW, OTHER PEOPLE COME AND THEIR BUSINESSES CHANGE, HOW LONG? THAT WOULD BE THE L WORD.

YET I TALKED TO HIM FIRST.

OKAY. I THOUGHT IT WAS A SPONSORSHIP.

LIKE YOU THINK ABOUT LIKE THOSE STARS IN FRONT OF THE LYRIC THEATER. THE LYRIC THEATER WENT TO REMODEL. THEY WENT AND HAD PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY ACTUALLY BUY THOSE STARS.

AND IT WAS A ONE TIME PAYMENT, AND THEY PUT THEM IN AND THEY'RE THERE PERPETUALLY UNTIL SOMEBODY TEARS UP THAT SIDEWALK OR WHATEVER. SO THE COMMISSION OBVIOUSLY COULD DECIDE HOW YOU DECIDED ON WHAT YOU WOULD DO ON THAT WALL, OR PAY TRIBUTE TO WHOEVER IT WOULD BE, AND WHETHER IT'S A ANNUAL SPONSORSHIP OR WHETHER IT IS A CONTRIBUTION OR HOWEVER THAT WOULD BE DONE.

BUT THAT'S, WELL JUST TO USE THEIR WALL JUST TO USE THEIR WALL.

OKAY. YES. SO YOU WOULD HAVE TO GET PERMISSION TO USE THEIR WALL.

THAT'S THE THING. AND THEN I DIDN'T SEE THE PARKING IN DETAIL BECAUSE I DIDN'T PUSH IT UP IN DETAIL. BUT I KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO ABSOLUTELY MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE LOTS OF BIKE PARKING ALL OVER BICYCLE PARKING, ALL OVER THE PARK.

FROM THE SOUTHERN END ON 14TH STREET, COMING ALL THE WAY THROUGH, ALONG WITH THE CAR PARKING.

SO INTERSPERSED WITH BIKE PARKING AND ALL THE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.

I LIKE THE IDEA OF HAVING THE UPSTAIRS BUILDING AND HAVING THAT AVAILABLE FOR RENTING AND LEASING FOR ACTIVITIES.

AND I DEFINITELY WANT US TO FLUSH OUT IN, IN OR FLESH OUT IN THE NEXT COMING UP WITH THE DESIGN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP THIS TYPE OF A PLAZA IDEA FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO PLAY DOMINOES, TO DO WHATEVER THEY NEED TO DO IN THE PARK AS A COMMUNITY MEETING PLACE, AND NOT FEEL THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE HARASSED BY THE POLICE, OR THAT THEY HAVE TO GET A PERMIT OR WHATEVER.

IT'S A PART OF USUAL PARK ACTIVITIES.

SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WE HAVE THAT VERY CLEAR AND THAT THE RESIDENTS FEEL LIKE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HONORS THE FACT THAT THEIR RELATIVES HAVE HAD THAT AS THEIR ONLY PLACE OF COMMUNITY IN THE PAST 116 YEARS.

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I DON'T KNOW. I'VE STOPPED COUNTING THE YEARS, BUT FROM 1913 ON UP, WHEN STEWART STARTED AS MCDONALD'S SUBDIVISION, AS LITTLE DIXIE AS COLORED TOWN AND ALL THOSE OTHER THINGS.

AND SO IT HAS A HISTORY.

IT NEEDS TO BE MAINTAINED, IT NEEDS TO BE RESPECTED, AND IT NEEDS TO HAVE EVERY SINGLE AMOUNT OF MONEY AND PLANNING AND WHATEVER GOING TO IT TO KEEP IT AS A PARK FOR THE AREA, AS WELL AS FOR THE ENTIRE REST OF STEWART.

WHEN THEY COME, THEY SEE WHAT THAT PART OF THE COMMUNITY HAD AND HOW IT CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITY. I THINK ALL OF MY DETAILED COMMENTS I GAVE THEM TO PINAL AND I GAVE THEM TO MR. MARTELL AND TO CITY MANAGER.

AND I THINK THAT YOU KNOW, I, I THINK IT'S A GOOD PLAN AND I'M GLAD THAT WE GOT THE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN THIS LAST PART, BUT I THINK TAKING IT FORWARD AND ACTUALLY GETTING IT BUILT, GETTING IT FULLY DESIGNED IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS, GETTING IT FULLY BUILT AND GETTING THE FUNDS FOR IT, WHETHER FROM THE STATE, FROM GRANTS, FROM WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO.

I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE THE CITIZENS BEHIND THAT AND WE NEED TO MAINTAIN THE COMMITTEE TO DO THAT. SO I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY'S.

ARE WE GOING TO HEAR FROM. OKAY. MR..

YOU HAD SOMETHING. WELL, ARE YOU ALL DONE? OKAY. ARE YOU DONE? YOU'RE NOT.

I'M NOT THE MAYOR. OKAY.

YOU CAN PUT YOUR THING DOWN. YOU'RE DONE. MR.. I WAS GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT I REMEMBER THAT SOMEBODY HAD SOMETHING. IT'S JUST. I KNOW IT'S A PRESENTATION, BUT JUST PUT THAT ONE. JUST PUT THAT ONE.

IT'S A WONDERFUL PLAN.

I KNOW EVERYONE'S DONE GREAT WORK.

I'M GLAD WE WENT BACK TO THE COMMUNITY OVER AND OVER AGAIN TO GET THE INPUT WE NEEDED.

BUT CITY MANAGER, EXPLAIN TO ME THE MONEY PART OF IT AGAIN, BECAUSE I THINK WITHOUT THE MONEY PART, WE DON'T GET ANYTHING DONE.

THE FOUNDATION IS. SORRY, OUR MICROPHONE IS DEAD DOWN THERE.

SO SO THERE'S A, THERE'S A CRA BONDING.

SO THE BONDING WOULDN'T BE FROM GENERAL FUND. IT WOULD BE OUT OF THE CRA FUNDS, WHICH AS YOU KNOW, IS TIF REVENUE TAX, INCREMENTAL FUNDING.

WE WOULD SEEK GRANTS FOR THAT, GRANTS ALONG WITH THAT AS WELL AS WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET SOME CONTRIBUTIONS, PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS TO, TO PROVIDE SOME OF IT. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S LIKE WE HAVE 25% AS OUR ESTIMATE OF WHAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO PULL OUT OF ALL THOSE OTHER SIDE FUNDS.

AND THEN THE BALANCE WOULD BE THROUGH A BOND ISSUE, THROUGH THE CRA FUND. SO IF WE DO 15 YEARS, HOW LONG IS OUR CRA LEFT? I DON'T RECALL. WE HAVE ABOUT 25 YEARS.

WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING AT THE EXTENDED VERSION.

SO WE WANT TO GO WITH THE LOWEST PAYMENT AND THE LONGEST TERMS. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE AN INDEBTEDNESS WITH OUR CRA THROUGH, THROUGH A LONGER TERM THAN A SHORTER TERM.

AND THAT'S TO KEEP THE CRA ALIVE AND VIABLE. AS YOU KNOW, THROUGH HOME RULE ATTACKS.

THE LEGISLATIONS HAVE ATTACKED CRAS AS WELL OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ALLOWS US TO TO KEEP OUR CRA GOING IS INDEBTEDNESS.

SO DO WE GET THE BONDING FIRST BEFORE WE DO ANYTHING.

OR DO WE CONTINUE THE WAY WE'RE DOING? THE FIRST STEP WOULD BE FOR THE BOARDS TO AGREE TO MOVE FORWARD, AND THEN MISS GONSALVES WOULD ENGAGE FOR THE NEXT STEP OR THE NEXT PHASE WITH THE CONSULTANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ACTUAL ENGINEERING PORTIONS.

AND THEN AFTER THE ENGINEERING AND SO FORTH IS DONE, THEN WE LOOK FOR THE DURING THE PROCESS, WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR THE FUNDING. BUT BECAUSE THERE'S APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS AND STUFF, AS YOU KNOW, ARE YOU HAVE TO DO YEARS OUT, BUT THEN WE'LL START LOOKING TOWARDS THE BONDING AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE COMPLETION OF THE ENGINEERING PHASE.

WE'RE ANTICIPATING 2023 AS A CONTINUATION, CONTINUAL OF OF THE ENGINEERING PORTION IN 2024, ACTUALLY TRYING TO GET THE FUNDING AND CONSTRUCTION.

SO THERE'LL BE NOTHING IN OUR AD VALOREM.

IN OTHER WORDS, OUR AD VALOREM DOESN'T GET TOUCHED TO DO THE PART PER SE.

CORRECT. IT'S ALL THROUGH TIF, CORRECT.

OKAY. AND COMMISSIONER CLARK, IF YOU REMEMBER, WE DID MURALS IN EAST STUART, SO IF WE HAVE TO DO THEM AGAIN, WE CAN. YEAH. SO I MEAN, YOU AND I DID THE MURALS.

TYLER. SO THAT'S GOT TO BE BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU. YEAH. JUST A FEW THINGS.

I KNOW THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'LL PROBABLY SEE AGAIN AND AGAIN, BUT I DID JUST WANT TO MENTION ABOUT THE LANDSCAPING COMPONENT.

I HOPE THAT WE CAN REALLY FOCUS ON NATIVE PLANTING.

I SAW A LOT OF BEAUTIFUL TREES UP THERE, BUT NOT NATIVES WITH SOME AND ALSO SHADE TREES. I THINK WHEN I THINK ABOUT REALLY SUCCESSFUL LOCAL PARKS THAT ARE ALWAYS FULL, LIKE INDIAN RIVERSIDE PARK AND HOW IT'S THE SORT OF SHADED PATHWAYS THROUGH NATIVE

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AND I THINK FOR MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS. SO I HOPE WE CAN FOCUS ON THAT.

I ALSO WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY IN ADVANCE, LET'S NOT LOSE THE ART WHEN THIS PROJECT BECOMES MORE EXPENSIVE THAN WE THINK IT IS.

I THINK ESPECIALLY THE WAY THAT REALLY SORT OF CELEBRATES E STEWART, THAT HAS TO BE A SOMETHING THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT WE FIND THE MONEY FOR, EVEN IF IT MEANS DONORS, WHICH I THINK THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO FIND DONORS IF THERE'S SOME I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S LIKE A WAY TO HAVE A CONSULTANT COME IN AND SET THAT UP TO SEE IF WE DO HAVE AN APPETITE FOR GETTING MONEY FOR THAT IN OUR COMMUNITY. BUT I REALLY THINK THE ART IS WHAT'S GOING TO MAKE IT A VERY SPECIAL SPOT.

AND THEN I WOULD JUST LIKE TO VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR WHAT EULA SAID AND MISS JAMES AS WELL, THAT I WAS AT ONE OF THOSE MEETINGS WHERE WE SORT OF DECIDED THE COMMUNITY, DECIDED WHAT THEY WANTED TO SEE REPRESENTED.

AND I THINK SEEING IT NOW IN THIS FORM IS SO EXCITING, AND I THINK IT IS NOT A GOOD IDEA FOR US TO SAY LIKE, OKAY, LET'S LET THE EXPERTS TAKE OVER NOW LIKE THAT.

IT REALLY SHOULD BE THE COMMUNITY DRIVING THAT PORTION OF THE PROJECT GOING FORWARD.

OKAY. FRANK. YES. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. TO THE QUESTION FOR THE PRESENTER.

WHAT WAS THE DATE OF THE LAST ESTIMATES OF YOUR OF YOUR COST OF THE PROJECT? WE RAN THOSE ESTIMATES.

ABOUT LAST WEEK. LAST WEEK? YEAH. OKAY. SO THE ONLY, ONLY THING THAT NO ONE CAN PREDICT.

AND I'M THINKING OF THE MARTIN COUNTY GOLF COURSE SPECIFICALLY THE ORIGINAL BID WAS FIVE. TWO THERE AT TEN FOUR AND NOT EVEN FINISHED YET.

AND AND WHEN I ASKED THE QUESTION WHAT'S GOING ON? THE EXCUSE, THE MAJOR EXCUSE HAS BEEN THE THE UNDERGROUND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES THEY RAN ACROSS THAT THEY HAD TO TAKE CARE OF AND GET RID OF.

SO JUST THROWING THAT OUT THERE, WE DON'T REALLY WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS, ESPECIALLY THAT'S AN OLD PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT HASN'T BEEN TOUCHED FOR A LONG TIME. SOME OF THE AREAS ALSO ON THE SUBJECT OF LANDSCAPING.

I KNOW THERE ARE NOT TEN, BUT THERE'S MORE THAN FIVE REALLY, REALLY OLD, OLD PINE TREES MATURE AND YOU CAN TALK ABOUT MITIGATION WITH ALL THE WITH ALL YOUR PLANTINGS, BUT IT TAKES 3540 YEARS TO REPRODUCE WHAT'S THERE ALREADY.

SO IF YOU COULD, IF YOU COULD SAVE A HANDFUL OF THOSE BIG BOYS, THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL. YEAH, WE, WE, WE REALLY SORT OF LOOKED AT WHERE THE LOCATIONS OF THOSE PALMS ARE.

AND THAT'S WHY, I MEAN, OF THOSE PINES ARE AND WE KNOW THAT THEY DON'T THEY DON'T RELOCATE VERY WELL BECAUSE ONCE YOU CUT THE TAPROOT, THEY REALLY HAVE A HARD TIME SORT OF STICKING TO A NEW LOCATION.

SO THAT'S WHY THAT'S PRECISELY WHY WE CREATED THAT THAT PICNIC AREA RIGHT AT THE SOUTHERN END AND PUSHED THE, THE, THE PARKING LOT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER NORTH SO THAT WE COULD CAPTURE AND PRESERVE AS MANY OF THOSE EXISTING.

SLASH PINE AS POSSIBLE.

ALL RIGHT. ON PAGE 24, WHICH IS YOUR SURVEY.

I JUST HAVE THE THE MAIN QUESTION I HAVE ABOUT THE SURVEY IS THE METHODOLOGY.

WE GOT ANSWERS NOW. DID THE PUBLIC GET A LIST OF POSSIBLE ANSWERS AND THEY CHECKED OFF WHAT THEY THOUGHT, OR DID THEY JUST COME UP WITH THESE ANSWERS ON THEIR OWN? NO, WE GAVE THEM A LIST OF ALMOST 25, ALMOST 25 OR 30 DIFFERENT PROGRAMING OPPORTUNITIES.

AND WE ASKED THEM TO EITHER RANK THEM IN THEIR TOP FIVE.

I'M TRYING TO THINK BACK SPECIFICALLY WHAT THE SURVEY SAID, BUT ESSENTIALLY IT WAS PICKING FROM A LIST AND THE LIST WAS PRETTY EXTENSIVE. IT WAS A SLICE OF 327 PEOPLE, RIGHT? SOMETHING LIKE THAT. OKAY. NOW, AND I JUST WANT TO BRING UP, BECAUSE I'M ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN OF SOME PEOPLE HERE.

I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WHEN YOU ASK THE QUESTION, WHAT WOULD YOU RATE AS MOST IMPORTANT? 12.1% WAS BATHROOMS, AND THEN ONLY 1.5% WAS PUBLIC ART AND 0.0% WAS SIGNAGE.

OKAY. AND THEN. ANOTHER PART OF THAT WAS ACTIVITIES AND VALUES. WHAT BENEFITS WILL AN IMPROVED GUY DAVIS PARK PROVIDE FOR COMMUNITY? AGAIN, THOSE WERE THOSE WERE CHOICES GIVEN TO PEOPLE.

CORRECT. GOTCHA. SO LAST ON THAT LIST, WHAT VALUES ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU WHEN SELECTING A PARK? LAST ON THAT LIST WAS HISTORY, IDENTITY AND CHARACTER EQUITY AND ACCESS.

SO IF WE'RE GOING TO DO SURVEYS ON WHAT THE PUBLIC REALLY WANTS AND IN MY AS FAR AS I'M

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THEN I THINK WE NEED TO LISTEN TO THEM ALSO, I'M JUST UNIMPRESSED WITH THE AMOUNT OF CONCRETE I SEE IN ALL YOUR PICTURES.

ALL RIGHT. AND YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO KEEP THE HARDSCAPE AND THE PAVING TO 15% BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT IN SANTA BARBARA.

WE'RE IN WE'RE IN FLORIDA.

IT'S NOT TEMPERATE, IT'S TROPICAL, AND IT'S JUST TOO HOT.

ALL RIGHT. SO I'D LIKE TO SEE IF IT'S NOT IF IT'S NOT ADDING TO RECREATION ACTIVITIES, WHICH WE NEED MORE OF AND DECIDING WHICH ONE OF THOSE ARE MOST IMPORTANT.

OKAY, THEN I WANT IT TO BE GREEN.

AND I KNOW YOU NEED PATHWAYS TO GET TO AND FRO, BUT I'M KIND OF UNIMPRESSED WITH ALL THE CONCRETE THAT I SAW IN YOUR PLANS.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY.

MICHAEL. YEAH. THANK YOU.

THAT'S A GOOD DOVETAIL. FRANK.

I AGREE, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE GREEN, BUT ALSO IN THE CONTEXT OF GOING BACK TO THAT SURVEY AND WHAT PEOPLE WANT, THERE'S THE THE NUMBER TWO WAS WALKING, HIKING AND BIKING TRAILS AND ON THE SLIDES AND KIND OF LOOKING AT IT. OVERALL, IT'S A GREAT PARK, I LOVE IT.

SO I'M JUST GOING TO CRITICIZE WHAT I DON'T LIKE. THE, THE EXERCISE POD, HOW BIG? AND THAT IS LIKE THE MULTI-USE TRAIL, BUT THAT SEEMS QUITE CONFINED.

CAN YOU GIVE ME A SENSE OF SCALE ON THE EXERCISE POD THAT IS ADJACENT TO A PARKING LOT? SO WE'VE GOT, WE'VE GOT A RIGHT HERE, YOU'VE GOT THE PARKING LOT HERE, AND WE HAVE A TRAIL THAT RUNS ALL ALONGSIDE THAT THIS AREA RIGHT HERE.

AND I THINK, HOW MANY STATIONS DO WE HAVE? WELL, I'M NOT SIX EXERCISE STATIONS.

YES, IT'S ABOUT A QUARTER MILE WALK AROUND IT.

OKAY. THAT GETS A QUARTER OF A MILE, I THINK SO, YEAH. YEAH. OKAY. WELL, I GUESS I JUST HAVE SOME CONCERNS WITH A BIG SWATH ABOUT AT LEAST 40% OF IT BEING ADJACENT TO A PARKING LOT THAT I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE VERY UNPLEASANT TO USE, ACTUALLY, IN PRACTICAL USE.

AND THEN JUST THE CONNECTIVITY IN GENERAL FROM BOTTOM ALL THROUGHOUT, IT FEELS LIKE THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A MULTI-USE PATH THAT COULD, WHICH WAS KIND OF MY FIRST QUESTION AS WELL.

INTEGRATE THE PARK IN A WAY AND ALLOW PEOPLE TO ACCESS FROM THE SOUTH, FROM THE NORTH IN A WAY THAT THAT ISN'T HERE.

AND, AND THERE'S, YOU KNOW, PLENTY OF SPACE AND OPPORTUNITY AND PEOPLE ARE ASKING FOR IT. SO I WOULD JUST KIND OF ASK IF WE COULD REVISIT SOME OF THAT PRACTICALITY OF, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HAVING A MULTI-USE TRAIL AND WE'RE SILOING EVERYBODY INTO A LITTLE QUARTER MILE THAT IS 40% NEXT TO A PARKING LOT THAT IS PROBABLY NOT GOING TO GET USED SOMEWHERE. WE SPEND OUR MONEY ON THINGS THAT AREN'T GOING TO GET USED. AND IF I MAY, THAT IS ONLY SPECIFICALLY FOR EXERCISE IF YOU ARE GOING TO WANT. SO OUR VISION IS FOR THAT TRACK TO BE PUT IN PLACE RUBBER SO THAT IT'S EASIER, PARTICULARLY FOR THE OLDER INDIVIDUALS THERE EASIER ON THEIR KNEES AND ON THEIR AND ON THEIR ANKLES.

SO HOWEVER, WE ARE PROVIDING NOT MULTI-USE.

WELL WE ARE. WELL, THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TWO TWO TRACKS, BUT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A FULL WALKWAY ALL THE WAY AROUND THE PARK THAT PEOPLE CAN ENGAGE IN IF THEY WANT TO EXERCISE AND JOG.

AND IS THERE ANY WAY TO LIKE LOOP AROUND THE OTHER SOCCER FIELD LIKE THAT SOCCER FIELD JUST OUT OF NOWHERE? I DON'T KNOW, IT FEELS LIKE IT'S WE'RE KIND OF DESIGNING TWO PARKS THAT ARE ADJACENT THAT PEOPLE WANT TO LOOP. IF THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY, WE CAN DEFINITELY EXPLORE THAT.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY SURVEY INFORMATION OF ANY OF THIS, BUT SINCE THAT'S OUTSIDE OF OUR SCOPE, SURE. BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY PROVIDE WE ARE PROVIDING A CONNECTIVITY ACCESS RIGHT ALONG HERE.

IT'S JUST A MATTER NOW OF LOOKING TO SEE HOW WE CAN LOOP THAT AROUND.

AND I THINK, YES, THAT WILL MAKE IT MUCH MORE AUGMENTED.

YEAH. OKAY. COMMISSIONER COLLINS, SO I THINK YOU DID A GREAT JOB.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU.

MY QUESTIONS ARE. WELL, FIRST, I'D LIKE TO ECHO THE STATEMENTS ABOUT THE CONCRETE AS POSSIBLE.

I DO APPRECIATE THAT. LOW IMPACT.

EXCUSE ME, COMMISSIONER COLLINS, IF YOU COULD PLEASE. THANK YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME? ALL RIGHT, SO I'D LIKE TO ECHO THE COMMENTS ABOUT THIS LITTLE CONCRETE AS POSSIBLE. I KNOW A LOT OF THIS IS PERMEABLE, BUT AS MUCH GREEN AND THE NATIVES AS WELL.

I LOVE THE SHADE TREE.

COMMENTS. ONE ONE GENERAL, I GUESS COMMENT WOULD BE EVEN THOUGH DEBT SERVICE KEEPS THE CRA ALIVE.

HOW MUCH DO WE HAVE SORT OF LIQUID IN THE CRA? THAT IS NOT. AND THIS MIGHT BE A PANEL OR.

DAVE QUESTION THAT IS NOT ALLOCATED OR YES, EARMARKED.

JUST TO GET A SENSE OF DEBT VERSUS, SAY, THAT ONE MORE TIME.

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WE HAVE ABOUT $3 MILLION IN THE FUND BALANCE THIS YEAR.

NO, WE'RE NOT UTILIZING THAT FUND BALANCE.

JUST EVEN THOUGH THE CRA IS KEPT ALIVE WITH THIS DEBT SERVICE.

I GET THAT CONCEPT. I DO BELIEVE WE SHOULD ALSO BE AS FRUGAL AS WE CAN WHEN WE'RE GETTING FURTHER INTO DEBT WITH THE GENERAL STATEMENT.

THANK YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME? SO HOW MANY PARKING SPACES? AND THIS IS BACK TO YOU.

HOW MANY PARKING SPACES ARE WE LOOKING AT? NOT INCLUDING THE OVERFLOW.

107, 107. AND WITH OVERFLOW WOULD BE WE CAN FIT ANOTHER 30 OR 40 CARS ONLY IN THE AREA.

THAT IS WHERE WE IDENTIFY THAT IN THE FUTURE COULD BE THE DOG PARK, BUT ALSO IN THE PROPERTY ON THE SOUTH OF THAT SOUTH OF 14TH STREET, THERE'S A TRIANGULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT INITIALLY IN THE RFP THAT HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED. SORRY. SORRY.

THEY'RE ASKING ME TO SAY YOU COULD USE THAT MICROPHONE.

THE THERE'S A TRIANGULAR PIECE JUST SOUTH OF 14TH STREET THAT IN THE ORIGINAL RFP, IDENTIFIES THAT AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ADDITIONAL OVERFLOW PARKING AS WELL.

YOU CAN PROBABLY FIT ANOTHER 30 OR 40 CARS THERE.

GOT IT. AND THEN IN TERMS OF A SKATE PARK, WHERE DID THAT RANK ON THE, YOU KNOW, CHECK BOXES, THE SURVEYS THAT WERE DONE? DO WE HAVE A SENSE OF WHERE THAT RANKED AND WHAT PEOPLE WANTED? THAT WAS ACTUALLY BROUGHT UP AT THE JOINT MEETING? IT WASN'T RANKED. IT CAME UP IN THE JANUARY 2022 JOINT MEETING BECAUSE I I'VE HAD A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM RESIDENTS.

THAT I HAVEN'T TALKED TO EVERYBODY, BUT I HAVE HEARD A LOT OF INTEREST IN THE SKATE PARK. AND, YOU KNOW, HAVING SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN GUY DAVIS WOULD BRING A LOT OF ENERGY AND PEOPLE USING THE PARK AND A LOT OF YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE CRITICISMS I'VE HEARD CURRENTLY THERE IS THERE'S NOT A LOT OF USAGE OF THOSE FIELDS NECESSARILY. SO I WOULD SEE IN.

THOSE FIELDS ARE USED A LOT, BUT FAIR ENOUGH.

BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE CRITICISMS THAT I HAVE HEARD IS IT'S NOT USED AS MUCH AS IT COULD BE, BUT THAT SKATE PARK WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF USAGE OVER THERE.

KIND OF CURIOUS IF, IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN ECHOED AS WELL.

I KNOW A LOT OF THE SKATE PARK CREW IS HERE.

THEY'D LIKE TO SEE SKATE PARK OVER THERE.

BUT. BESIDES THAT, THAT'S ABOUT ALL I HAVE.

THANKS. I JUST WANTED TO GO ON.

I'LL CONTINUE ON THE SKATE PARK ISSUE, BUT I WANTED AGAIN TO AT LEAST.

ACTUALLY, WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT WE HAVE THIS JOINT MEETING HERE, THE CRB, CRA, THE CITY COMMISSION, AND IT'S NOT A VOTING MEETING, BUT IT'S A MEETING TO GIVE DIRECTIONS.

WHAT I WANTED TO CONFIRM WITH OUR CITY MANAGER AND OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND WITH PINAL, IF WE WANTED TO ABSOLUTELY ADD TO OR WHAT WAS IN THE, THE ORIGINAL RFP. AND JUST TO SAY TO THE CONSULTANT THAT WE WANT YOU TO LOOK AT SPECIFICALLY FINDING A PLACE FOR A SKATE PARK AREA AND ALSO FINDING A PLACE FOR THAT COMMUNITY PLAZA THING THAT IT'S NOT AN IFFY THING AND IT'S NOT A SOMETHING THAT WE MAY ADD IN SOME OTHER TIME, BUT THAT PEOPLE WILL KNOW WITH SOME ASSURANCE THAT WE'RE GOING. FORWARD TO DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND OF COURSE, WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THE SKATE PARK PEOPLE TODAY, BUT IN SPEAKING TO THEM, I KNOW THAT THEY'RE SAYING THAT IF SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS ADDED INTO A PLANNED DESIGN FOR THE FUTURE, THEY'D BE WILLING TO FUNDRAISE TO HELP GET THAT DONE OR GET THAT IN PLACE.

SO I WANTED TO DO THAT.

AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS THAT I WANTED TO HEAR FROM THIS BOARD TODAY YOU KNOW, ABOUT THE IDEA OF ABSOLUTELY CONTINUING TO HAVE THE COMMITTEE, WHETHER IT'S FOR ONE MEETING A YEAR, TWO MEETING A YEAR OR AS NEEDED, BUT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S SOME ASSURANCE AND THINGS DON'T JUST GET DROPPED.

I REMEMBER WE HAD A COMMUNITY RELATIONS BOARD AND NOTHING HAPPENED WITH IT.

AND I THINK THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH.

WE ARE AT THIS POINT NOW WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO COMMIT FUNDS AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET FUNDS THAT WE ABSOLUTELY MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE WHEREWITHAL AND THE PEOPLE BEHIND IT TO BRING IT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE, AT LEAST WITHIN THE NEXT 5 TO 10 YEARS,

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I'M SURE YOU'LL HEAR FROM HIM TONIGHT OR TODAY. MR. JORDAN'S SHOW WE SPOKE ABOUT, AND THEY HAVE A LOCATION ALLOCATED IN THE PARK ITSELF. AND I KNOW THEY'VE STARTED A PRIVATE 501, AND THEY'RE ALREADY GOING TO START DOING SOME FUNDRAISING AS SOON AS THE BOARD COMMITS TO MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT. OBVIOUSLY, THEY DIDN'T WANT TO DO ANY FUNDRAISING. IF THERE'S NO DEDICATION THAT THE PROJECTS GOING FORWARD.

SO I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY FROM FROM THAT GROUP AND ORGANIZATION. AND IT'S DEFINITELY BEEN CONTEMPLATED IN THE PLAN AND MOVING FORWARD AS IT RELATES TO THE, THE PLAZA AREA.

THAT IS NOT A HEAVY LIFT AT ALL TO TO ADD IN THERE.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE. OUR CONSULTANT HAS ALREADY IDENTIFIED LOCATION.

EXPENSE WISE, THAT COULD BE DONE WITH, YOU KNOW, EVEN OUTSIDE OF THIS, OF THIS PERIMETER, IT COULD BE DONE WITHIN A REGULAR FISCAL YEAR, NOT NECESSARILY EVEN TIED TO THIS, THIS PROJECT AT ALL. AND THEN AS IT RELATES TO, TO THE COMMITTEE, I DON'T THINK ANY OF US OBJECT TO CARRYING THE COMMITTEE ON.

WE DIRECT, WE NEED DIRECTION FROM, WE NEED AS A MORE FORMAL PROCEDURE, WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE A RESOLUTION PUT ON THE CRB AGENDA, BECAUSE THE COMMITTEE WAS JUST FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING HISTORIC COMMENT TO THIS PROPOSAL. AND THE ORIGINAL COMMITTEE HAD AN EXPIRATION DATE AND IS LITERALLY PROCEDURALLY OVER WITH THE CRB. CRA WOULD ULTIMATELY NEED TO GIVE DIRECTION TO THE DIRECTOR, THE CRA DIRECTOR, TO BRING BACK THE AGENDA ITEM, ADOPT IT, AND THEN AND PROBABLY A POINT MEMBERS VIA THE WAY THAT WE DO OTHER COMMITTEES AND BOARDS.

AND I JUST WANT TO ADD TO THAT, WE HAD THE FRIENDS OF.

IT WAS ACTUALLY NOT EVEN I DON'T THINK IT WAS ACTUALLY AN OFFICIAL CITY COMMITTEE, BUT WE HAD THE FRIENDS OF MEMORIAL PARK THAT HAD A LOT OF INPUT.

AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL AS FAR AS ESPECIALLY WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PARK THAT WE WERE AS WE WERE BRINGING IT ONLINE AND DOING SOME OF THE FINISHING TOUCHES. SO I AGREE WITH THAT YOU KNOW, BUT I THINK WE CAN MOVE BACK TO FORMAL.

YEAH, I THINK I WOULD SUPPORT THAT.

ANYTHING ELSE, COMMISSIONER CLARK? NO.

I'M FINE. NICK. YEAH. I AGREE WITH YOU.

THESE PROJECTS TAKE A LOT OF TIME, A LOT OF MONEY.

THERE'S A LOT OF CHANGES ALONG THE WAY.

SO HAVING A COMMITTEE THAT'S, YOU KNOW, CONNECTED TO THE COMMUNITY IS THE EASTER HISTORICAL COMMITTEE WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL FOR CANAL IN THE LONG RUN.

A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA WORK THAT IT MIGHT TAKE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS IS CERTAINLY WELL WORTH IT. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE EXPIRATION OF THAT COMMITTEE WAS MORE A MATTER OF PROCEDURE. SO IF IT CAN GET PUT ON THE NEXT CRB BOARD, THAT'D BE GREAT. I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR EVERYBODY JUST IN THE FUTURE IF SOME OF THESE I GET THAT THESE ILLUSTRATIONS ALL KIND OF CONCENTRATE ON THE NEW THERE'S A LOT OF EXISTING THERE UP ALONG 10TH STREET.

YOU KNOW, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A PARKING LOT. THERE DOES APPEAR TO BE SOME SIDEWALK, YOU KNOW, CONNECTIONS TO THAT PARKING LOT.

THERE'S AN EXISTING TRACK.

SO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL IN THOSE JUST FROM LIKE, NOT EVEN FROM A SURVEY STANDPOINT, JUST FROM A, FROM AN ILLUSTRATIVE STANDPOINT, I THINK WOULD BE HELPFUL IN THE THE COMMUNITY'S REVIEW OF THESE PLANS, JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN KIND OF GET LOST IN THE NEW WITHOUT REALIZING, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU HAVE EXISTING.

AND IT MIGHT ALSO HELP IN THE PLANNING OF JUST MAKING SURE THOSE MAKE LOGICAL CONNECTIONS AS THINGS PROCEED.

SO THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANK YOU JACKIE.

I JUST REMEMBER THIS MEETING.

WE GOT ANOTHER MEETING AT 530 AND WE GOT SEVERAL MORE ITEMS, SO. AND I DO HAVE A COUPLE COMMENTS MYSELF.

SO BRIEF. SO SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ADDING ITEMS FROM THE SECOND PHASE MOVE THEM FORWARD A LITTLE BIT, I THINK THE LINEAR PARK SHOULD REALLY BE CONSIDERED BECAUSE THAT PARKING LOT IS SUCH AN EYESORE THAT'S CURRENTLY THERE IN FRONT OF THE LOTS.

AND YOU KNOW, MICAH HAD BROUGHT UP THOSE FITNESS MACHINES.

I'VE PERSONALLY NEVER SEEN A HUMAN USE ONE OF THOSE FITNESS MACHINES ANYWHERE IN MY EXPERIENCE AS A, YOU KNOW, ON EARTH.

SO I WONDER IF MAYBE THAT MONEY COULD GET USED TOWARDS, BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY OTHER FITNESS OPPORTUNITIES ON THIS PLAN THAT MAYBE THAT MONEY COULD GET USED TOWARDS A LINEAR PARK, WHICH I THINK WOULD REALLY IMPROVE THE, THE VIEW THAT ACTUALLY CAME FROM THE RECREATION CENTER, THAT THERE'S A NEED FOR EXERCISE EQUIPMENT.

OKAY. YOU SAY THE 300,000 YEARS, THE LONGER EXTENSION, LOWER PAYMENT.

IT'S JUST SUCH A 450 TO 300.

IT'S JUST A PRIORITY TO ACCEPT BECAUSE IT'S NOT MUCH LESS.

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AND IF SHE'S RIGHT, MAYBE WE SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT THE.

MR. CHAIR, SIR, BEFORE WE GO AHEAD WITH PUBLIC COMMENT.

MAYBE WE SHOULD GET A MOTION ON THE FLOOR SO THAT THIS IS A PRESENTATION, PRESENTATION, PRESENTATION? YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO INDIVIDUAL COMMITTEE.

OKAY. JUST MY COMMENTS ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS.

ONE IS ON THE SKATE PARK.

I HAVE TO ADMIT, I WAS A BIT SKEPTICAL ABOUT THE IDEA OF SKATE PARK AT FIRST FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS. LIABILITY TO START WITH AND ALSO THE USE.

BUT AFTER JORDAN SHOWED ME THE STATUE THAT SHOWS THAT ACTUALLY WERE PROTECTED FROM A LIABILITY STANDPOINT. BUT ALSO.

BUT I ALSO ATTENDED AN EVENT AT ONE OF THE CHURCHES THAT STEWARD A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND WAS REALLY IMPRESSED BY WHAT THEY HAD PUT TOGETHER AND THE AMOUNT OF KIDS.

AND WHAT I REALLY THINK IS WHERE SOME KIDS, LIKE MYSELF REALLY DIDN'T DO TEAM SPORTS SO WELL. AND AS AN ADULT, I FOUND THAT INDIVIDUAL SPORTS HAVE WORKED OUT BETTER FOR ME. AND SO I THINK THAT THE SKATING COULD GIVE SO MANY KIDS, THE KIDS THAT ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING AND LOOKING FOR SOMEPLACE TO PUT THEIR TIME AND ENERGY. I'D RATHER HAVE THEM AT A SKATE PARK, SKATE, SKATING AROUND AND HANGING ON THE STREET CORNER.

AND I THINK THAT THE SKATE PARK IS ACTUALLY GOING TO GIVE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY.

THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY THAT FOR THE KID THAT DOESN'T FIT INTO THE THE FOOTBALL OR BASEBALL. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE A SURFER.

I AGREE WITH YOU. YEAH.

SAME THING. WITH THE SKATE PARK TO TO ALLOW KIDS TO HAVE SOMETHING TO DO TO, TO LEARN HOW TO DO SOMETHING.

AND, YOU KNOW, AND I THINK THAT AND I THINK WE NEED TO GET THAT CITED.

I'VE SPOKEN WITH THEM. THEY'RE GOING TO START FUNDRAISING. AND I DO WANT TO TALK TO THE FUNDRAISING ASPECT, BUT LET'S, I WANT TO HELP THEM GET THAT DONE AND GET THIS THING, GET THAT PORTION OF IT MOVING FORWARD.

THE SECOND THING IS, AND HOW IT CAME ABOUT, AS FRANK POINTED OUT ON THE SURVEY, THE HISTORICAL SIDE OF IT AS A HISTORY BUFF AND A BELIEVER THAT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HISTORY ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT.

I AM HUGE ON THE HISTORY PORTION OF IT.

I THINK THAT THAT IS THE EDUCATIONAL ASPECT THAT THAT WE CAN PROVIDE.

I'M NOT SPEAKING LOUD ENOUGH. SORRY.

SORRY ABOUT THAT. BUT I THINK THAT THE HISTORICAL PORTION OF IT IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECES OF THIS PARK.

AND I THINK IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER OUR HISTORY IN EVERY COMMUNITY.

REMEMBER OUR HISTORY. I CAN'T YOU KNOW, I CAN TELL YOU I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT STUART JUST FROM GOING TO THE THE, THE FEED STORE DOWN HERE.

AND WHEN I, WHEN I TRAVEL, I LOVE TO ATTEND.

I, THAT'S WHAT I, I, A LOT OF MY TRAVEL INCLUDES HISTORICAL MUSEUMS AND HISTORICAL SITES AND, AND I THINK THAT THIS IS THE KIND OF THING THAT, THAT WILL BRING ADDITIONAL LAYER OR OF EDUCATION TO THE COMMUNITY AND ALSO COMMUNITY PRIDE. AND, YOU KNOW, PART OF WHY WE DO THESE THINGS, WE BUILD PARKS BECAUSE WE'RE PROUD OF WHAT WE'RE DOING, AND WE WANT TO SHOW PEOPLE WHO WE ARE AND WHY WE'RE DOING IT.

SO I'M A BIG FAN OF THE HISTORICAL SIDE OF IT.

AND I THINK THAT I THINK FOR THAT, THAT HISTORICAL SIDE IS GOING TO BRING A LOT MORE. OKAY. I KNOW, AND I'M THE ONE WHO SAID THAT WE GOT TO WATCH THE TIME.

SO SO ON THAT NOTE DAVE, WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM US? DO YOU NEED A MOTION FROM US OR IT'S JUST THE CRA, RIGHT? YOU NEED A CONSENSUS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, WITH THE BUDGET.

WE JUST WANT TO MOVE FORWARD TO NEGOTIATE IT.

BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS OKAY WITH THE PLAN AND THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD. SO ARE THE CRA MEMBERS, WHICH IS THE CITY COMMISSION.

AND I THINK I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING NEGATIVE.

YEAH. OKAY. SO UNANIMOUS YOU NEED.

SO JUST CONSENSUS. THAT'S ALL YOU NEED.

OKAY, SO WE HAVE OUR ANYBODY THAT SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T LIKE THE PLAN AND WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD. LET'S MOVE FORWARD. I THINK WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD. SO OKAY.

SO ON THAT NOTE, I'M GOING TO SAY WE'RE DONE WITH THE PRESENTATION AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH I BELIEVE IS PUBLIC COMMENT.

LET ME SEE. NO I'M SORRY.

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

[APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA BY BY MR. ANY, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CLARK.

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[3. APPROVAL OF 06/27/2022 & 10/24/2022 JOINT MEETING MINUTES]

WE NEED APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THIS. THIS IS JUST THE CRA,

[4. APPROVAL OF 11/28/2022 CRA MINUTES]

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED.

SECOND. OKAY. WE GOT A MOTION BY MR. KAMPANI, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR BRUNNER.

ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? SEEING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. NOW WE CAN GO ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

[COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC]

SO WE GOT THE FIRST ONE IS JORDAN CHOW AND WE HAVE YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, BUT YOU DON'T NEED TO TAKE ALL OF IT.

AND YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. TESTING CHECK.

ALL RIGHT. SO LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU START THE THREE MINUTES SO I GET STARTED.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, AS YOU KNOW, I'M A CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY AND I HAVE BEEN FOR OVER A YEAR. I'M JUST KIDDING.

FOR OVER A DECADE HERE IN STUART MARTIN COUNTY.

AND THROUGH THIS, I'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN JAILS LEARNING WHERE LIVES TAKE A TURN TO DARKNESS. AND, YOU KNOW, I'VE ALSO SEEN LIVES TAKE A TURN TOWARDS LIFE. WHERE? CAN THEY HAVE PAWS ON THE TIME? GO AHEAD. SO LISTEN, I I'VE SEEN A LOT OF LIVES TURN AROUND AND THIS IS WHERE I'M COMING FROM WITH MY ADVOCACY FOR THIS SKATE PARK.

OKAY. YOU KNOW, I SEE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY.

I SEE US TO BUILD, YOU KNOW, MORE THAN A PIECE OF CONCRETE.

SOMETHING THAT IS MORE THAN JUST THE SUM OF ITS PARTS.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD A ROCK HERE, YOU KNOW, TO BUILD UPON A FOUNDATION OF WHAT MAKES US GOOD.

AND THIS IS MY VISION FOR THIS SKATE PARK.

I'VE SENT YOU THE DATA AND THE STATISTICS SHOWING THE AMAZING, DEMONSTRABLE FACT THAT A SKATE PARK IS GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY.

OUR SKATE PARK WILL BE A PLACE FOR THE YOUNG AND THE OLD.

THIS WILL BE A PLACE FOR RICH AND POOR, ALL RACES, ALL GENDERS TO HAVE JOY.

YOU CAN SEE THAT. I CAN SEE IT.

THIS IS A PLACE WHERE WE CAN COME TOGETHER AND CELEBRATE THE LAWS THAT GOD HAS GIVEN US TO ENJOY THE LAWS OF GRAVITY, MOMENTUM, CENTRIFUGAL FORCE.

THIS IS A PLACE WHERE CHARACTER IS FORGED THROUGH DISCIPLINE AND SELF-CONTROL.

THIS IS A PLACE WHERE COUNTER PRESSURE AND ENDURANCE MERGE WITH IMAGINATION AND INDIVIDUALITY. THIS IS A PLACE TO DISCOVER OUR PROPER IMAGE, A PLACE OF BROTHERLY AND SISTERLY LOVE.

WHAT WILL IT TAKE? 10,000FT² OF SPACE.

I'VE SPOKEN TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPERS AT SPAHN RANCH, A WORLD CLASS SKATE PARK DESIGNER WITH PARKS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, AND THE COST IS A MERE $600,000.

WE WOULD NEED A BEGINNING 200 OR EXCUSE ME, $25,000 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND ADDITIONAL 5000 TO GET STARTED.

IT'S A DROP IN THE BUCKET FOR THE CITY.

BUT DID I MENTION THAT I'VE CREATED A NOT FOR PROFIT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO FUND THIS THING? FOR CORPORATE SPONSORS AND PRIVATE DONORS.

NOW, SPECIFICALLY, THE VISION OF THIS SKATE PARK SEEKS TO HONOR THE HISTORY OF EAST STEWART. OUR SKATE PARK WILL CELEBRATE AND HONOR THE UNSUNG BLACK AND BROWN ATHLETES AND SKATEBOARDING. THOSE WHO HAVE PAVED THE WAY FOR LEGITIMIZING THIS OLYMPIC SPORT.

THESE MEN AND WOMEN HAVE NEVER BEEN RECOGNIZED IN THIS WAY.

INDEED, THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT'S NEVER BEEN DONE.

AND I'D LIKE TO WELCOME GINA KENT. SHE'S A NEWLY ELECTED COMMISSIONER COUNCILWOMAN IN OCEAN BREEZE. YES, I AM.

BOY, THAT'S HARD TO FOLLOW.

THANK YOU EVERYONE. MAYOR AND COMMISSION BOARD FOR THIS MEETING.

I WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND THE LAST MEETING, BUT I REALIZED THAT, YOU KNOW, GOD DOES SPEAK TO SOME PEOPLE, AND HE HE KIND OF TALKS TO ME A LOT, AND I TRY TO FOLLOW HIS, HIS WILL.

BUT WHAT I WANT TO ASK IS, WHAT DO WE ALL HAVE IN COMMON? OUR BREATH, THE SUN, THE EARTH, AND OUR FREE WILL.

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LOTS OF STRUGGLES. GOD WAS AN ILLUSION.

BUT NOW WE REALIZE THAT OUR GOD IS REAL AND SO ARE STRUGGLES.

PEOPLE GET THROUGH LIFE.

WITH THEIR BELIEF SYSTEMS AND THEIR GOD.

WHEN AMERICAN WAS FOUNDED BY CHRISTIANS AND I.

MY FAVORITE, I GOOGLED IT.

IT WAS ABSOLUTELY. BOTH OF WHICH THE FOUNDERS VIEWS, AFTER SHOWING CHRISTIAN IDEAS, WERE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT INTELLECTUAL INTELLECTUAL INFLUENCES ON THE FOUNDERS.

THEY DISCUSSED THREE MAJOR AREAS OF AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND CHURCH STATE RELATIONS. FOUNDING RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IS A RIGHT AND IT MUST BE PROTECTED.

THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT CREATE AN ESTABLISHED CHURCH AND STATE SHOULD NOT HAVE THEM ONLY IF THEY ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST CHRISTIANITY.

WE ARE ALL OF DIFFERENT FAITHS, DIFFERENT BELIEFS.

BUT OUR COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED ON GOD, WHICH REFLECTS MORALS, INTELLECT, INTEGRITY, A BELIEF SYSTEM THAT CARRIES THROUGHOUT THE NATIONS THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD.

I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE RIGHT NOW THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH A VERY HARD TIME RIGHT NOW, AND A LOT OF US IN THE ROOM, WE LOOK TO WHAT WE BELIEVE IN, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT.

I'M ON THE CITY COUNCIL OF A TINY LITTLE WEENY PLACE CALLED THE OCEAN BREEZE.

COUNCILWOMAN JUST NEWLY ELECTED.

WE DON'T DO THE PRAYER INVOCATION.

WE DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO GOD.

UNDER EVERY INDIVIDUAL, UNDER GOD, UNDER EVERY INDIVIDUAL. SO WITH THAT SAID, OUR COUNCIL DOES NOT DO THE INVOCATION.

BUT I AM JUST DOING. I'M DONE.

TIME'S UP. THANK YOU. OKAY.

HELEN MCBRIDE.

HELEN MCBRIDE, FLAMINGO AVENUE IN STUART.

I'M HERE ABOUT THE PARK.

I DEFINITELY AGREE THAT THE EAST STUART HISTORICAL COMMITTEE SHOULD BE KEPT ACTIVE, BECAUSE OTHERWISE IT WON'T GET DONE.

IT'LL BE LIKE THE PARKING GARAGE.

I'LL BE LONG DEAD BEFORE ANYTHING GETS DONE.

I PERSONALLY AND OTHER PEOPLE AT THE MEETING THE OTHER NIGHT, WE THINK THE PICKLEBALL COURT SHOULD BE MOVED UP TO MEMORIAL PARK, WHERE WE HAVE OUR TENNIS COURTS, RACQUETBALL, SHUFFLEBOARD, MORE. I'M A SOCCER MOTHER, VOLLEYBALL SURFER, AND MY KIDS HAD SKATEBOARDS WHEN THEY WERE SEVEN YEARS OLD.

BUT BACK THEN, MY TWO CHILDREN, AS I SAY ON FLAMINGO AVENUE, THEY USED FLAMINGO AVENUE AS A SKATEBOARD.

SO DID ALL THE OTHER KIDS.

WE HAD NO TRAFFIC, BUT NOW NO CHILD CAN GO OUT IN THE ROAD, SO I REALLY THE CHILDREN I'M THINKING OF BECAUSE JOHN WAS SEVEN IN THAT AND HIS FRIENDS, IT'S THE TEENAGERS, I'D SAY TEEN, YOU KNOW, 12 YEAR OLD, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GO IN THE WATER PARK AND THAT THEY'LL GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO DO. AND, AND ALL THESE YOUNG MEN.

AND, AND THE JUDGE WAS SAYING, I KNOW THEY'LL HELP.

LIKE WHEN JOHN FIRST STARTED SURFING, THE OLDER SURFERS TAUGHT JOHN HOW TO SURF THE RIGHT WAY. AND THESE GUYS WILL PROBABLY VOLUNTEER TO GO OVER.

AND IF THEY'RE JUST THERE, THEY'RE GOING TO HELP THE KIDS AT THIS PARK, AS I SEE IT IS GOING TO BE FOR ALL OF OUR YOUTH.

AND IF THERE'S ONE PLACE WE NEED, IT IS OVER.

WHEN I SAY EASTER, I'M THINKING MONTEREY ROAD FOR A ONE A,

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THOSE POOR GUYS, I MEAN, AND THEY'RE SENIOR CITIZENS, YOU KNOW, AND THEY HAVE TO CARRY THEIR CHAIRS.

AND SOME OF THOSE CHAIRS LOOK LIKE THEY WEREN'T GOING TO LAST AND THEY HAVE TO CARRY THEIR TABLES. I THINK WE CAN DO IT ALL.

WE CAN DO IT FOR THE YOUNG AND RIGHT UP TO SENIORS.

NOW, I'LL TELL YOU, AS A SENIOR, I ENJOY LIKE WHEN I WAS OVER AT DOCTOR KING'S DAY AT THE PARK, WATCHING ALL THOSE LITTLE ONES RUNNING AROUND AND PLAYING.

I CAN GO OVER TO THIS NEW PARK AND WATCH EVERYBODY ELSE'S GRANDCHILDREN HAVE A GOOD TIME. SO BUT I REALLY FEEL I'D LIKE TO SEE THE HISTORICAL COMMITTEE BECAUSE I KNOW SOME OF THOSE LADIES AND THEY'LL STAY RIGHT ON IT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OH, AND A YOUNG GENTLEMAN, STEVEN COOPER. STEVEN COOPER, FOLLOWED BY BRANDON COOPER.

NO, NO. I'M THE OTHER STEPHEN COOPER.

MORE THAN ONE STEVE COOPER HERE TONIGHT? YEAH. I HAD TO GIVE THE NAME AND THE ADDRESS AND ALL THAT.

IF YOU GET YOUR NAME, STEVE COOPER ADDRESS IS 933 SOUTHEAST SIXTH STREET, STUART, 34994.

I'VE HEARD THAT A FEW TIMES TODAY. JUST WANT TO SAY I'M A GRANDFATHER OF 20 AND I GOT AGE FROM AGE 5 TO 26. THEY ALL SKATE AND THEY HAVE TO GO TO JENSEN OR THEY HAVE TO GO TO WILLOUGHBY. AND I WOULD LOVE FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO, TO BE A GUY DAVIS. THAT PARK.

THANK YOU. BRANDON COOPER.

GOT A LOT. COOPER'S HERE TODAY.

OH, YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU EVERYBODY.

MY NAME IS BRANDON COOPER.

I LIVE AT 920 SOUTHEAST FLAMINGO AVENUE HERE IN STUART.

I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE SKATE PARK IN EAST STUART.

MY FAMILY ATTENDED THE SAME EVENT THAT MAYOR TROY WAS TALKING ABOUT AT NEW BIRTH CHURCH IN EAST STUART. I THINK IT WAS THIS THIS SUMMER BROUGHT AWARENESS TO THE SKATE PARK PROJECT.

AND WE WALKED UP TO SEE PEOPLE DROPPING IN ON HALF PIPES WITH GOSPEL MUSIC BLASTING.

AND IT WAS JUST THIS LIKE, WHOA, THIS WHOLE, YOU KNOW, EXPERIENCE. YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LITTLE KID I REMEMBER JUST WALKED UP, HE'S LOOKING FOR THE FREE SKATE BOARDS.

AND I SHOWED HIM INSIDE THE CHURCH WHERE THEY WERE.

AND, YOU KNOW, HE WAS JUST SUPER STOKED TO, TO SEE THAT.

THEN MOMENTS LATER, HE'S JUST GOING UP AND DOWN THE STREET WITH ALL THESE OTHER SKATERS, DIFFERENT AGES, DIFFERENT GENDERS, DIFFERENT RACES, EVERYONE JUST MIXING TOGETHER.

SOME OF THE MORE, I DON'T KNOW, PRO SKATERS OR SPONSOR SKATERS, MAYBE JUST TAKING TIME TO TO SHOW THESE GUYS WHAT TO DO, JUST HOW TO PUSH, YOU KNOW, HOW TO BALANCE LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND IT WAS JUST LIKE A GLIMPSE INTO SEE WHAT'S POSSIBLE WITH THIS SKATE PARK.

AND I KNOW THAT WAS THROWN TOGETHER QUICK, BUT IT WAS, IT WAS PRETTY AMAZING TO, TO SEE THAT IN THE COMMUNITY COMING OUT.

THE OTHER THING, I DON'T KNOW ALL THE LOGISTICS INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT, BUT I DO KNOW IS JORDAN SHOW.

GREAT FRIEND. WE RUN TOGETHER ALL THE TIME FOR THE PAST YEAR.

HE IS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS PROJECT.

TALKS ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME AND YOU KNOW, AND JUST SEES THE VISION FOR THIS WHOLE COMMUNITY AND SPECIFICALLY EAST STEWART AND THE, THE IMPACT YOU CAN HAVE. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT OUR CITY, OUR COMMUNITY IS VERY BLESSED TO HAVE A RESIDENT THAT IS THIS PASSIONATE WITH SUCH GOOD CHARACTER. HE'S A GREAT HUSBAND, A GREAT FATHER CHAMPIONING THIS PROJECT.

AND, AND I KNOW HE ALSO HAS A STELLAR TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS BEHIND IT AS WELL.

SO YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

SO I JUST ASK THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU PUSH THIS TO THE TOP OF THE LIST.

YOU KNOW, ABOVE THE, THE DOG PARK ON THAT BULLET LIST WOULD BE NICE.

AND YEAH, PLEASE VOTE TO APPROVE THIS PROJECT.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DAVE.

FOLLOWED BY CHRISTIAN ANDERSON.

OKAY. STILL HERE. CHRISTIAN.

OH, THERE SHE IS. EXCUSE ME.

THANK YOU. MY NAME IS BAY JAMES.

I LIVE AT 514 SOUTHEAST FLORIDA STREET, STUART, FLORIDA. 34994. I JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE COMMISSIONERS, THE BOARD, ALL OF YOU, FOR HEARING.

CIVILITY, FOR UNDERSTANDING AND FOR ALLOWING OUR COMMITTEE TO CONTINUE THE EASTWARD.

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ADVISORY COMMITTEE. IT'S NOT JUST FOR THE.

STEWARDESS FOR ALL OF US.

WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.

SO I BELIEVE THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE SEATED AT THE TABLE AS WELL AS THIS PROJECT CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT THOUGHT, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO WHOMEVER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVING THOSE FLASHERS OFF OF THE FLORIDA STREET RAILROAD COMING INTO EAST STEWARD. THOSE WERE DANGEROUS.

AND I JUST STARTED GOING ANOTHER WAY BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID THAT AN ACCIDENT WAS REALLY GOING TO BE BAD, AND I DIDN'T WANT TO BE PART OF IT.

SO THANK YOU, WHOEVER HAD THE HAND IN THAT.

AND LIKE I SAID, WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.

NO THANK YOU. CITY MANAGER DAVID DIAS, HE HEARD US.

HE HEARD OUR NEEDS. HE HEARD OUR FEARS, AND HE ACTED UPON IT AGAIN, ANOTHER ACTION OF CIVILITY.

AND WE THANK YOU NOT COMMISSIONER CITY MANAGER, THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO WITH THAT THOUGHT, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUE ONWARD WITH THE HELP OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US.

I HEARD ABOUT THE SKATE PARK.

I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THE WHOLE PROJECT.

IT IS BEAUTIFUL. CANNOT WAIT TO SEE IT MANIFESTED.

THANK YOU AGAIN AND WE WILL NEED TO RECONSTITUTE THAT COMMITTEE THROUGH A PROCEDURALLY. SO IT'LL TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME. OKAY.

NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU. KRISTEN ANDERSON FOLLOWED BY VINCENT POLK.

FATHER ANDERSON, GOOD TO SEE YOU.

HI. HEY. WHAT'S UP? HI, CHRISTIAN ANDERSON.

I'M ONE OF THE PRIESTS OVER AT SAINT MARY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 623 SOUTH EAST OCEAN BOULEVARD. 34994. THAT EVENT THAT EVERYONE REFERRED TO WAS THE BEST FOCUS GROUP FOR THE SKATE PARK. YOU COULD SEE TO BE ABLE TO GO OVER TO NEW BIRTH.

AND YOU JUST SEE THIS POP UP SKATE PARK THAT HAPPENED ON THE STREET AND IT JUST WAS THIS MAGNET THAT JUST ATTRACTED THIS MAGNET THAT JUST ATTRACTED PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS.

AND I'M TELLING YOU AS A PRIEST, IT IS LIQUID GOLD.

IT IS THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

WHEN YOU FIND THOSE COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT ATTRACT PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHICS, DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, DIFFERENT SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS, DIFFERENT BELIEFS, YOU CAN GET THEM TOGETHER TO EXPERIENCE JOY AND THEN AND THEN ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MENTORSHIP.

NOW, THIS IS KEY HERE. SO JORDAN, AS WE'VE ALL HEARD IS EXTREMELY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS. AND HE IS A MAN OF FAITH AND HE'S SURROUNDED BY OTHER MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE GOOD PEOPLE, WHO BELIEVE IN FORMING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS.

WE NEED GOOD LEADERS WHO FORM LEADERS, AND THE CHURCH WILL BE DOERS.

WE ARE DISCIPLES WHO FORM DISCIPLES, SO WE NEED A PLACE THAT IS A CATALYST THAT BRINGS ALL OF THESE YOUNG AND OLD TOGETHER, BUT THEN HAS THIS TEAM OF FOLKS WHO ARE SO PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS, WHO ARE WILLING TO FORM AND WORK WITH THESE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN, AND TO SHOW THEM A WAY OF HOW TO, TO BE A GOOD CITIZEN, BUT A PERSON OF FAITH.

AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF EXAMPLES.

WE HAVE A SISTER CHURCH IN ECUADOR THAT HAS A CHURCH CALLED LA ROCHA, AND IT'S A A SKATE PARK IN THE MIDDLE OF A MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY THAT ATTRACTS ALL OF THESE AT RISK YOUTH. AND WITHIN FIVE YEARS, YOU HAD LIKE TEN BAPTISMS. YOU HAD THE KIDS TAKE OVER THE PARK, BECOME THE LEADERS, AND BECOME NOW THE LEADERS OF THIS TOWN.

AND SO I THINK I ECHO THE MAYOR'S COMMENTS THAT FOR MANY GROUP SPORTS IS NOT THE WAY.

AND BUT YOU CAN STILL BE PART OF A THING LIKE SKATE PARK WHERE YOU HAVE YOUR INDIVIDUAL SKATEBOARD, BUT YOU ARE PART OF A TEAM AND A GROUP AND YOU SET THE STANDARDS THAT THERE'S NO FOUL LANGUAGE, THERE'S JUST GOOD ETHICS FOR US TO PRACTICE.

AND YOU HAVE MEN AND WOMEN OF FAITH WHO ARE LEADING IT. SO I THINK IT'S DIFFERENT.

IT'S EDGY, IT'S EXCITING, AND IT WILL ATTRACT PEOPLE FROM ALL DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS. AND GLORY TO GOD FOR THAT.

SO THANK YOU. JORDAN. FOLLOWED BY JIM JOHNSON.

AMEN. I JUST CONCUR EVERYTHING HE JUST SAID.

I DO HAVE A PETITION THAT WE HAD MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY TO SIGN, SO I'D LIKE TO GIVE THAT TO THE CITY MANAGER TO CLERK.

AND I HOSTED THAT SKATE EVENT AND WE HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME.

I'M AT AN AGE NOW. I WISH I WAS ABLE TO SKATE, BUT I COULDN'T. AND BUT WE JUST SAW SO MANY DIFFERENT CULTURES COME TOGETHER AND IT WAS A BLESSING. I KNOW SO MANY PEOPLE THAT MAY BE HERE THAT CANNOT STAND AT THE PODIUM.

I WOULD LIKE FOR ALL THOSE FOR THE SKATE PARK.

WOULD YOU JUST RAISE YOUR HAND JUST TO SHOW A SIGN OF UNITY? OKAY, COME ON, GIVE IT UP FOR THEM.

AMEN. GOD BLESS YOU. AND I THANK GOD FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR BEING ABLE TO SHARE.

I DO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE SKATE PARK AND WE ARE A NEIGHBOR CHURCH.

SO IF Y'ALL WANT TO THROW SOME MONEY ACROSS THE STREET, I'LL BE HAPPY TO GIVE. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT. GETTING ON THE SKATEBOARDS.

JIM JOHNSON. JIM JOHNSON RIGHT HERE.

OH, OKAY. SORRY. I'M NOT LOOKING FOR YOU TO SAY MY ADDRESS.

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OKAY. 3830 SOUTHEAST LEE STREET.

STUART. IT'S 34997. HOPEFULLY THAT'S OKAY.

IT'S OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO I'VE BEEN SKATING FOR 39 YEARS NOW, AND I JUST WANTED TO TALK IN SUPPORT OF THE SKATE PARK.

I'VE BEEN A TEACHER ON THE TREASURE COAST NOW FOR 27 YEARS.

A GOOD FRIEND OF JORDAN'S.

I'VE SKATEBOARDED WITH HIM MANY TIMES.

AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY FOR MANY FOR MANY SKATEBOARDERS SKATING IS A WAY OF LIFE.

BUT WE DON'T, WE DON'T EXPECT EVERYONE TO FEEL THIS PASSION THAT WE DO FOR FOR THE SPORT. BUT FOR TO TRANSLATE THAT INTO THE THE COMMITTEE HERE IS, IS THAT SKATEBOARDING IS A RECREATION.

IT'S THE RECREATION WE DO AND WE ARE CITIZENS IN THIS COMMUNITY LIKE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANT TO DO THEIR, THEIR RECREATION.

AND WE WOULD LIKE A SPACE, A SAFE SPACE TO DO THAT.

WE DO NEED MORE PLACES TO GO AROUND HERE THAT, THAT ARE LEGAL FOR US TO, TO SKATE AT AND ARE SAFE.

I FOUND A STATISTIC RECENTLY THAT ONE SKATEBOARDER PER YEAR IN, IN THE WORLD DIES OF FROM AN AUTO BEING HIT BY A CAR.

SO WE'RE OUT THERE A LOT OF TIMES, YOU KNOW, LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO SKATE AND A LOT OF TIMES IT'S VERY DANGEROUS.

SO THAT'S A REALLY GOOD REASON TO YOU KNOW, TO HAVE MORE SKATE PARKS.

SKATE PARK IS A GATHERING PLACE FOR OUR LOCAL SKATE PARK.

SKATEBOARDERS. THE PUBLIC CAN SEE US FOR REALLY WHAT WE ARE, WHICH ARE, WE'RE BRAVE.

WE'RE ATHLETIC PEOPLE.

WE HAVE A PASSION FOR WHAT WE DO.

WE ARE NOT CRIMINALS. A LOT OF TIMES THERE, THERE GETS A NEGATIVE CONNOTATION BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF PLACES TO GO.

AND A LOT OF TIMES WHERE WE'RE SKATING COULD BE SEEN AS DESTRUCTIVE OR, OR CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR. SO A SKATE PARK WOULD HELP THAT.

WE ALSO ARE VERY INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY.

WE HELP EACH OTHER, WE HELP PEOPLE WE DO NOT KNOW.

WE HELP PEOPLE NO MATTER WHAT RACE, GENDER, YOU KNOW, BELIEFS, ANYTHING, WE ARE VERY INCLUSIVE AND WE ARE, WE COULD HELP BE, YOU KNOW, BE MORE POSITIVE BRING SOMETHING MORE POSITIVE TO A COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY THIS PARK.

ALSO THERE IS A HISTORY, A HISTORICAL ASPECT TO SKATEBOARDING IN THIS COMMUNITY. SINCE THE 70S WE HAVE HAD SKATEBOARDERS THAT HAVE ACTUALLY ENDED UP IN THE SKATEBOARDING HALL OF FAME.

ONE OF THEM WAS HERE TODAY.

HE LEFT A LITTLE WHILE AGO.

HE HAD TO GO, BUT HE'S ACTUALLY IN THE SKATEBOARDING HALL OF FAME.

SO WE DO HAVE A HISTORICAL ASPECT IN THIS AREA ON THE TREASURE COAST.

SO THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY.

AND THANK YOU FOR OUR TIME.

THAT IS ALL OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT I HAVE FOR THE CRA MEETING.

SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM OF THE CRA AGENDA SO WE CAN FINISH THIS MEETING UP. SO LET'S SEE, WE'LL BE CRA BOARD MEMBER APPOINTMENT.

THIS IS CITY COMMISSION ONLY.

[5. CRA BOARD MEMBER APPOINTMENT]

IT WAS A RECOMMENDATION OF THE CRB TO THE CRA.

YES, BUT THE CRA IS THE APPOINTING AGENCY.

OKAY. OKAY. SO WE HAVE IT.

BUT THE AGENDA SAYS IT'S ONLY THE CITY COMMISSION THAT VOTES ON IT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLARK, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR BRUNER.

DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? OKAY, MARY. IT IS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.

OKAY, SO NOW WE'LL GET ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.

EXPANDING NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION PROGRAM TO INCLUDE THE BRUSH FOR KINDNESS AND THE NEW

[6. EXPAND NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION PROGRAM TO INCLUDE BRUSH WITH KINDNESS AND THE NEW SOLAR AND ENERGEY LOAN FUND (SELF) PROGRAM (RC): RESOLUTION No. 03-2023 CRA; A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA AMENDING THE NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION PROGRAM, WHICH THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY REINVEST TAX INCREMENT FUNDS TO MAKE EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS TO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

SELF PROGRAM. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR QUITE A WHILE. AND WE HAVE ROY HERE WITH US FROM SOLAR ENERGY LOAN FUND, OR I SHOULD SAY I GOT A FEW NAMES.

I SEE THIS IS THE BIGGEST AUDIENCE I'VE TALKED IN FRONT OF, SO BEAR WITH ME HERE. I'M JUST EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY.

I'M A 20 YEAR STEWART RESIDENT.

I AM WITH THE SELF PROGRAM WHERE A SUSTAINABLE HOME IMPROVEMENT LENDING ORGANIZATION. WE CURRENTLY SERVE FOUR STATES, FLORIDA, ALABAMA, GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA.

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YOU KNOW, WITHOUT IT COSTING THEM TOO MUCH BECAUSE OF HIGH INTEREST RATES OR CREDIT CARDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND IT REALLY DIDN'T HAVE TO DETERMINE BASED ON THEIR CREDIT SCORES.

OH, THANK YOU. BASED ON THEIR CREDIT SCORES, THEIR, YOU KNOW, THEIR VIABILITY AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, THEIR INTEREST RATES THAT WE PROVIDE FOR THEM. SO WHICH WAY DO I GO WITH THIS? I'LL DO IT FOR YOU. YOU DO IT FOR ME.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SCOTT. ALL RIGHT. SO IT'S REALLY QUICK.

I'M THE TREASURE COAST PROGRAM MANAGER.

I'VE BEEN WITH THE, YOU KNOW, THE PROGRAM MANAGER HERE FOR THE TREASURE COAST FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS.

THAT'S WHY I HAVE A LOT OF THE FRIENDSHIPS HERE IN THE ROOM THAT I HAVE OF YOU KNOW, WE'VE PARTNERED WITH THE CITY BEFORE. SO THAT'S ME UP THERE.

THAT'S MY EMAIL AND MY PHONE NUMBER. MY CELL.

CHRISTINE, SHE'S OUR OUR SPECIAL LENDING FOR SEWER TO SEPTIC CONNECTIONS FOR MARTIN COUNTY THAT WE DO FOR THEM. SO SHE'S BEEN DOING THAT FOR A WHILE AS WELL.

SO WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

ALL RIGHT. SO THESE ARE OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OUR FOUNDER DUANA.

SHE'S OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS.

OBVIOUSLY, SHE'S A STRATEGIC PLANNER IN THE MICROFINANCING OPERATION BASED PRETTY MUCH IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. SO SHE CAME AND SHE'S HELPING US TO DEVELOP THIS PROGRAM.

AND OUR FOUNDER, DOUG COWARD, WHO'S A 12 YEAR COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF SAINT LUCIE COUNTY WHO HELPED PREPARE THIS PROGRAM ON FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS.

AND HE'S DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB.

SO THAT'S OUR LEADERSHIP.

OUR MISSION IS TO REBUILD AND EMPOWER UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE FINANCING FOR SUSTAINABLE PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS.

THIS IS ENERGY EFFICIENCY, LIKE RENEWABLE ENERGY, OBVIOUSLY, SOLAR THAT'S IN OUR NAME, BUT WE ALSO TRY TO FOCUS ON SMALLER ITEMS THAT CAN PRODUCE A QUICKER RETURN ON INVESTMENT, LIKE AIR CONDITIONERS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

INSULATION, WEATHERIZATION ALSO STORM RESILIENCY, WATER QUALITY, HEALTH AND DISABILITIES AND MORE.

SO WE TRY TO TACKLE EVERYTHING THAT A HOMEOWNER WOULD NEED IN ORDER TO LIVE.

YOU KNOW, A, BASICALLY A MORE COMFORTABLE LIFE IN THEIR HOME.

OKAY. THE NEXT SLIDE. OKAY.

SO THESE ARE THE PRODUCTS WE COVER, LIKE I MENTIONED, SOLAR SEWER, WATER, STORM RESILIENCY, ROOFING, LIGHTING, HEALTH AND SAFETY.

AND ALSO DISABILITY PRODUCTS, WHICH I THINK IS HUGE NOW TOO.

ALL RIGHT. SO AGAIN, THOSE ARE THE IMPROVEMENTS WE JUST TALKED ABOUT.

IT'S KIND OF MORE IN DETAIL.

THEIR WHEELCHAIR RAMPS, WALK IN SHOWERS.

WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF THAT.

I FIND SEWER SEPTIC CONVERSIONS IS REAL HUGE.

YOU KNOW, THE HOOK UP TO THE WATER SYSTEMS. ALSO ROOFS AND WINDOWS IMPACT DOORS AND HURRICANE SHUTTERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WHICH IS HELPING HOMEOWNERS TO REDUCE THEIR HOMEOWNER'S INSURANCE BY, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY WIND MITIGATION CREDITS, RIGHT? ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AIR CONDITIONERS, NEW HIGH EFFICIENCY UNITS ARE COMING OUT, WHICH IS REDUCING PEOPLE'S ENERGY BILLS BY UP TO 20%.

ALL RIGHT. SO AGAIN, IT'S FOR FINANCIAL INCLUSION.

PROVIDE EVERYBODY WITH AN OPPORTUNITY.

AGAIN, WE HELP PEOPLE REBUILD THEIR CREDIT BY GIVING THEM CREDIT, YOU KNOW, REBUILDING PROGRAMS. IF THEY COME IN AND THEY HAVE A CERTAIN SITUATION THEY'RE TRYING TO DEAL WITH WE PROVIDE THAT FOR FREE.

AND WE ALSO LOWER THEIR INTEREST RATES BY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT.

WE HAVE A CONTRACTOR NETWORK, WHICH WE PRESCREEN CONTRACTORS, WE MAKE SURE THEY HAVE PROPER LICENSE INSURANCE, WE VET THEM. WE ALSO MANAGE THE PROJECTS.

SO THAT WAY WE COORDINATE EVERYTHING. WE CAN LOOK OVER THE PRICES BASED ON WHAT WE SEE.

IF THERE'S ANY DISCREPANCIES THERE, WE CAN GO OVER THAT WITH THE CLIENT, HELP THEM TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION WHEN IT COMES TO THE COST.

AND THEN WE ACTUALLY, IF THERE'S ANY ISSUES BETWEEN THE PROJECT, THEY CAN CALL US AND WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.

AND WHEN THE PROJECT'S OVER, WE INSPECT IT, GET THE PASS INSPECTION, AND THEN WE ACTUALLY PAY THE CONTRACTORS.

SO A LOT OF PEOPLE DO THAT FOR THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT SIDE, SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH WITH CONTRACTORS.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THESE ARE OUR PARTNER LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERS.

ALREADY YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY SAINT LUCIE COUNTY WAS WHERE WE STARTED CITY OF ORLANDO ORANGE COUNTY, SAINT, SAINT PETERSBURG I WAS THE CITY OF STUART AND MARTIN COUNTY AS WELL AND APOPKA.

SO, AND WE'RE ALL, LIKE I SAID, WE'RE IN DIFFERENT STATES, THE ATLANTA HOUSING AUTHORITY, WE WORK WITH THEM TO HELP THE HOUSING IN ATLANTA TO BE MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT. SO. ALL RIGHT.

SO THESE ARE THE LOANS WE PROVIDE.

CDFI. IT'S BASICALLY A STANDARD UNSECURED LOAN.

SO WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO AND IT'S 85% OF OUR LENDING.

WE'RE ABLE TO BASICALLY PROVIDE AN UNSECURED LOAN WHERE WE DON'T PUT A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY. IT'S A PERSONAL LOAN THAT'S TO THE INDIVIDUAL BASED ON THEIR ABILITY TO PAY AND THEIR RECENT HISTORY OVER THE LAST YEAR TO TWO YEARS.

SO ANYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED BEFORE THAT, OBVIOUSLY IT'S A PROBLEM THAT THEY, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY HAD AND BUT THEY FIXED IT OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD AND WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE LENDING FOR THEM.

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SO YOU REALLY CAN'T GET THAT NOWHERE UNLESS YOU REFINANCE YOUR HOUSE.

YOU PROBABLY CAN'T GET IT THERE EITHER. BUT MAYBE IF YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD ENOUGH, YOU MIGHT GET LUCKY. BUT THERE'S NO CONTRACTORS.

THEY LOVE US BECAUSE THERE'S NOWHERE THEY CAN GET THE MONEY FOR LESS. SO AGAIN, 5 TO 10% UNSECURED NO MATTER WHAT YOUR CREDIT SCORE IS.

SO WE HAVE KIVA. THAT'S FOR WOMEN AND VETERANS.

WE'VE DONE OVER $1 MILLION GLOBAL FUNDRAISING TO GET THOSE THOSE RATES AS LOW AS 5% HALO.

WE USE THAT FOR WHEELCHAIR RAMPS.

PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WALK IN SHOWERS, DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND THEN OUR WATER QUALITY IS FOR OUR SEWER AND SEPTIC.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE LANDLORD AND DEVELOPER LOANS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON. SO A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY HAVE A PROPERTY THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO HELP, YOU KNOW, DEVELOP. AND SO BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS.

SO WE TRY TO HELP THEM TO FIX UP THOSE PROPERTIES SO THEY CAN EITHER RENT THEM OR, YOU KNOW, SELL THEM. NEXT SLIDE.

ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS JUST A SUCCESS STORY.

JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW WE'RE ABLE TO HELP THIS YOUNG LADY HERE.

SHE HAS CEREBRAL PALSY DOWN SYNDROME.

YOU KNOW, SHE HAVE SEIZURES.

AND HER AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT.

SHE WASN'T ABLE TO GET LENDING, YOU KNOW, NOWHERE ELSE.

SO WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE HER WITH A LOAN FOR 5% TO REPLACE HER AIR CONDITIONING.

AND IT PRETTY MUCH LOWERED OUR ELECTRIC BILL BY ALMOST $100 A MONTH BECAUSE SHE HAD AN OLD UNIT. SO AND THE PAYMENT WAS PRETTY MUCH BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO STRETCH THEM OUT LONGER. SO THAT WAY THEY HAVE SHORTER, LOWER PAYMENTS.

SO HER PAYMENT WAS AROUND THE SAME PRICE SHE HAD SAVED IN HER ENERGY BILL.

SO THIS IS JUST THINGS WE'RE ABLE TO DO. I USE THE PROGRAM MYSELF.

I LIVE IN STUART TO DO MY ROOF.

I HAD A STRAP NAIL AND SHUTTERS, AND MY INSURANCE WENT DOWN $1,200 A YEAR, WHICH WAS LESS THAN THE MONTHLY PAYMENT I HAD FOR THE SHUTTERS AND THE ROOF.

THE STRAPS. SO HERE'S OUR RESULTS.

$40 MILLION AND RAISED UP TO DATE, WE'VE LEVERAGED TO $9 MILLION IN PROJECTS IN FIVE STATES, 31 PLUS MILLION OF UNSECURED LOANS IN 3100 HOMES WE'VE SERVED.

74% OF OUR CLIENTS ARE LOW MODERATE INCOME THROUGH THE HUD CENSUS.

THAT'S WHAT WE USE TO DETERMINE, YOU KNOW, WHETHER LOW INCOME OR NOT.

AND THEN THE AVERAGE DEFAULT RATE IS RIGHT BELOW 2%.

AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IF ANYBODY'S IN BANKING WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH LOWER THAN BANKS THAT PROVIDE SECURED LOANS.

AND I'VE HAD FOLKS BECAUSE IT REALLY HELPS PEOPLE IF YOU'RE IN YOUR HOME AND YOU CAN'T GET GET SOMETHING FIXED, LIKE AN AIR CONDITION AND IT'S HOT AND YOU HAVE NO OTHER OPTION, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE WILLING TO TAKE WHATEVER YOU CAN GET TO GET THAT AIR CONDITION RIGHT.

EVEN IF THEY GIVE YOU A 25% INTEREST RATE.

AND THAT HAPPENS A LOT.

WE'RE ACTUALLY HELPING HOMEOWNERS NOW. WE'RE DEVELOPING A NEW PRODUCT THAT IF A HOMEOWNER HAS A DOES A HOME REPAIR WITHIN A YEAR LONGER, IT'S UNDER WHAT WE COVER AND THEIR RATES ARE OVER 20%.

WE CAN LOWER IT, LOWER IT DOWN FOR THEM.

SO TO GET THEM UNDER THAT 10%.

SO JUST TO FINISH UP, WE GOT OVER 900 CONTRACTORS IN FOUR STATES.

LIKE I SAID, IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WE'VE CREATED SATELLITE OFFICES IN THESE AREAS SAINT PETE, TAMPA, ORLANDO, ATLANTA, AND MIAMI DADE COUNTY.

I THINK THAT'S THAT'S IT.

I THINK THAT'S THE LAST SLIDE.

THAT'S THE LAST SLIDE. SO THAT'S ALL I GOT. WE REALLY WANT TO PARTNER WITH THE CRA TO BASICALLY HELP HOMEOWNERS THAT ARE IN NEED TO GAIN ACCESS TO THESE FUNDS BY COLLABORATING SOME FUNDS TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

SO HOPEFULLY IT WORKS OUT AND WE CAN MAKE IT WORK.

THANK YOU GUYS. ALL. PART OF THIS, THE THE GRANT PORTION OF IT.

RIGHT. SO CURRENTLY WE, WE ARE PARTNERED WITH BRUSH WITH KINDNESS.

SO WE ALREADY ALLOCATE $20,000 OF CRA FUNDS FOR THAT PROGRAM.

BUT THEY ARE LIMITED TO SMALLER PROJECTS.

SO WE WANT TO PARTNER WITH SELF TO DO MORE LARGER PROJECTS.

AND IT WOULD BE LIMITED TO $2,500 PER HOUSEHOLD.

AND IT WOULD BE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SELF AND IT WOULD PAY, IT WOULD HELP PAY FOR THE FUNDING GAP.

SO IF THEY'RE GETTING A LOAN AND THERE'S A NEED FOR SOME FUNDING, CRA WOULD CONTRIBUTE UP TO $2,500 FOR THE PROJECT.

IT'S A, IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM.

AND WE HAD, WE USED TO DO SOME ENERGY EFFICIENCY THINGS A FEW YEARS AGO WITH ENERGY AUDITS OF HOMES WITH SELF.

AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM.

AND I'VE BEEN TALKING WITH ROY FOR A YEAR NOW TO GET THIS GRANT AND THIS PROGRAM PARTNERED.

SO MIKE, WOULD YOU READ THE RESOLUTION? AGAIN. HERE WE GO. I NEED A MICROPHONE.

THANK YOU. THIS IS CAN YOU HEAR IT? IS IT ON? YEP. IS IT THE NUMBER THREE NUMBER ITEM.

RESOLUTION NUMBER 02202303030302032023.

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PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY MOTIONS OR COMMENTS? I SECOND THAT WITH AN AMENDMENT.

JUST A LANGUAGE FOR IF IT SHOULD SAY WHICH WILL ALLOW THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.

IT JUST READS A LITTLE BIT AWKWARD.

SAY THAT AGAIN. WHICH WILL ALLOW THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO REINVEST TAX. I DON'T KNOW WHICH WHICH ALLOWS.

IT'S. IS IT ONE OF THE.

WHEREAS OH IN THE TITLE.

OH IN THE TITLE. AFTER AMENDING WHICH THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY REINVEST TAX INCREMENT FUNDS TO MAKE IT CLEAR SOMETHING IS MISSING.

WE WILL ALLOW OR WHICH ALLOWS WHICH WOULD ALLOW.

YEAH. YEAH. EITHER ONE OF THEM.

OKAY. SO OKAY, SO WE HAVE THAT EMOTION WITH THAT CHANGE IN THE TITLE.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLARK. WE DO HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ONE.

FAY JAMES.

YEAH. THANK YOU AGAIN.

MY NAME IS JAMES. 514 SOUTHEAST FLORIDA STREETS STUART FLORIDA 34994.

I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE INFORMATION THE GENTLEMAN JUST SHARED.

AND NOW THAT I SEE IT'S COMING TOGETHER MY QUESTIONS WERE ABOUT THAT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND I DO HAVE A QUESTION AND I CAN DO THIS ALSO PRIVATELY, BUT FOR THE GENTLEMAN AND FOR THE CRA, WHEN THIS BECOMES THE RESOLUTION THAT'S GOING TO BE COMBINED FOR THE COMMUNITY USAGE.

I HEARD THAT IT'S A LOAN PROGRAM AND THERE'S NO LIEN ON THE PROPERTIES.

I'M WONDERING IS THIS SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR TO THE SCHIP PROGRAM IN SOME CAPACITY? THE ONLY THING IS BEING A PARTICIPANT IN THE SCHIP PROGRAM YEARS AGO THAT I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH WAS THE FACT THAT THEY DO PUT A LIEN ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IT'S THERE FOR ALMOST 25 YEARS. SO YEAH, AND I'M REALLY WONDERING, HOW CAN THIS PROGRAM COME TOGETHER COLLECTIVELY, MAYBE, AND REVIEW THOSE LOANS THAT ARE STILL OUT THERE THAT ARE STILL ACTIVE TODAY, LIKE MINE AND GET ME OUT OF THAT.

HELP. I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE A LIEN FOR 25 YEARS ON MY PROPERTY JUST BECAUSE I NEEDED A HANDICAP INSTALLED IN MY BATHROOM.

IT'S RIDICULOUS. SO THAT WAS MY CONCERN.

I'M GLAD TO KNOW THAT WE ARE PARTNERING WITH THEM.

MAYBE THERE IS SOME LEEWAY IN THERE.

MAYBE THERE'S SOME FLEX ROOM IN THERE BECAUSE I WANT TO BE RELEASED FROM SHIP.

TO ME, THAT'S THE WORST PROGRAM IN MARTIN COUNTY EVER.

IT IS NOT IN FAVOR OF THE HOMEOWNERS.

IT'S TOTALLY PUTS YOU IN A POSITION TO LOSE YOUR PROPERTY IF YOU DON'T STAY THERE AND HONOR THAT FOR 25 YEARS.

SO THAT'S MY COMMENT AND I THANK YOU AGAIN.

OKAY. THANK YOU. AND I DON'T HAVE ANY GREEN CARDS, BUT I SEE THE GREEN LIGHT ON.

SO PAUL, WE HAVE ONE ON ZOOM.

WE DO, WE HAVE A LINDA SAINT JULIE.

OKAY. I'M WAITING FOR HER TO UNMUTE NOW.

AND WHILE WE'RE WAITING, I'M GOING TO SAY THE SHIP PROGRAM IS ACTUALLY THROUGH MARTIN COUNTY. CORRECT. SO YES IT IS.

YES. YEAH. JUST TO CLEAR UP TO OUR LOANS ARE THERE'S NO LIENS ATTACHED TO THE PROPERTY AT ALL AT ALL. YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT LIKE THAT.

AND OUR LOANS DON'T STRETCH OUT THAT LONG. OKAY.

SO WHAT'S HER NAME? PAUL.

LINDA. LINDA, ARE YOU THERE? I'M HERE. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

I'M. I'M SORRY. I'M HEARING ECHO IN MY EAR.

I RAISED MY HAND FOR THE WRONG TOPIC, I APOLOGIZE.

I'M GOING TO LOWER IT. THIS ISN'T THE RIGHT ONE. OKAY.

NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU. SO WE'VE HAD PUBLIC COMMENT.

ANY OTHER ONES ON ZOOM? NO, SIR. OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION, AND WE HAVE A SECOND TO A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER COLLINS WITH SOME WITH A SLIGHT CHANGE, AND THEN A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLARK OR MARY.

WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL? SURE.

CRA CHAIRPERSON MCDONALD.

YES. VICE CHAIRPERSON.

BRUNER. YES. BOARD MEMBER.

CLARK. YES. BOARD MEMBER.

COLLINS. YES. BOARD MEMBER.

RICH. YES. BOARD MEMBER.

COMPANY. YES. AND THEN FOR CRB BOARD MEMBER.

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LEWIS. BOARD MEMBER. MCCHRYSTAL.

YES. BOARD MEMBER. OWENS.

YES. BOARD MEMBER. SCHROTH.

YES. BOARD MEMBER. VITALE.

YES. CHAIRPERSON. KEMP.

YES. THANK YOU. OKAY. MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.

AND SO THE LAST ITEM, THE MURAL MATCHING GRANT OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN

[7. MURAL MATCHING GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CRA, AND PROPERTY OWNER, AND GLENDA PRESTON (ARTIST) (RC): RESOLUTION No. 02-2023 CRA; A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE BOARD CHAIR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STUART COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND PROPERTY OWNER AND GLENDA PRESTON, FOR A MURAL MATCHING GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,000 TO INSTALL MURAL ON THE EXTERIOR WALLS OF A BUILDING LOCATED AT 701 SE TARPON AVENUE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

OKAY. SO I'LL INTRODUCE THIS ITEM.

I'LL GO THROUGH IT QUICKLY. WE HAVE AN APPLICATION FOR MURAL MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING $3,000 FOR THE PROPOSED MURAL PROJECT.

THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 701 SOUTH EAST TARPON AVENUE.

IT'LL HONOR THE VETERANS AT THIS BUILDING, AND IT IS CURRENTLY A VETERANS BUILDING, V.A. BUILDING. RESOLUTION NUMBER 022023, A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE BOARD CHAIR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STUART COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND PROPERTY OWNER AND GLENDA PRESTON FOR A MURAL MATCHING GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,000 TO INSTALL A MURAL ON THE EXTERIOR WALLS OF A BUILDING LOCATED AT 701 SOUTH EAST TARPON AVENUE, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, PROVIDING FOR CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY MOTIONS? MOTIONS? I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS, AND I ALSO HAVE A QUESTION WITH MY MOTION.

I'LL SECOND IT FOR DISCUSSION BECAUSE I HAVE SOMETHING.

OKAY. SO COMMISSIONER.

SO IS MY QUESTION. TYPICALLY ON THESE TYPES OF GRANTS OR LOANS WITH THE CRA, WE HAVE A BUSINESS OWNER, A PARTICULAR PERSON WHO ACTUALLY OWNS SOME PROPERTY WHO WANTS TO DO SOMETHING IN IMPROVEMENT.

THIS IS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO'S AN ARTIST, WHO'S A COMMUNITY ACTIVIST, WHO ACTUALLY WANTS TO DO SOMETHING TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY.

IT'S NOT HER PROPERTY, AND SHE'S EXPECTED TO COME UP BY HERSELF WITH THE AMOUNT THAT WOULD MATCH INTO THE GRANT, WHICH I THINK IS UP TO $3,000, AND I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO EITHER WAIVE THAT.

I KNOW THAT SHE'S PROBABLY GOING TO GET COMMUNITY INPUT, BUT IT'S A DIFFERENT THING THAT I HAVE NOT SEEN THIS BEFORE.

THE CITY CAN'T WAVE IT.

I HEAR THE PROGRAM REQUIRES IT TO BE A MATCHING GRANT.

IF MR. COMPANY WANTED TO PAY IT OR YOU WANTED TO PAY IT, AND THAT WOULD BE FINE.

YOU'RE PAYING FOR A LOT OF STUFF TONIGHT. THE FOUNDATIONS ARE GETTING BUSY.

I JUST WANTED TO BRING IT UP SO THAT WE MADE IT RIGHT.

THE ONES THAT THEY PAID ONE HALF. EXCUSE ME, MR. PETTY. RIGHT. IN THE ORIGINAL, THE CRB APPROVED IT.

THERE WAS SUPPOSED. BECAUSE THE BUILDING IS FOR SALE.

OKAY. AND WHILE THIS IS A GREAT PROJECT, THERE'S NOTHING IN THE PAPERS THAT I SAW THAT SAID IT WOULD HAVE TO BE THERE FOR FIVE YEARS BECAUSE IT WOULD BE A SHAME TO HAVE THIS DONE. AND THEN NEW OWNERS COME IN AND TAKE OVER.

I DID THOUGHT WE. I THOUGHT THAT IT IS NOT IN ANY OF THE SHOW ME WHERE IT IS.

UPDATE THAT. NO, THAT'S IN THE APPLICATION.

AND WE USE THAT AS AN EXHIBIT TO THE AGREEMENT.

SO IT'S ALL TIED IN TOGETHER.

CAN THAT BE RECORDED IN THE PUBLIC RECORD SO THAT WHEN THERE'S A TITLE SEARCH THAT THAT WOULD COME UP, IF YOU GUYS APPROVE THIS TODAY, I WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE UPDATE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING IT, AND I WILL MAKE SURE THE CLERK OR MY PARALEGAL RECORDS IT TO MAKE SURE THAT IN THE EVENT THE PROPERTY SELLS, BECAUSE LIKE MR. KEMP POINTS OUT, THERE'S NOBODY IN BREACH BECAUSE THE THE NEW OWNER THAT MIGHT PAINT OVER IT WOULD NOT BE IN BREACH OF THE CONTRACT BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T BE A PARTY TO IT. BUT IF WE RECORD IT AS A LIEN AND IT ESSENTIALLY WOULD BE A FIVE YEAR OBLIGATION AS A TITLE, AS A RIGHT, THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT GETS CAUGHT UP IN A TITLE SEARCH.

RIGHT. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A IS EVERYBODY GOOD WITH THAT BEING ADDED TO THE OKAY.

SO DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? MR. PRESTON IS HERE. COULD RESULT IN THE SEEING NONE ALSO WITHDRAW.

CAN I JUST ASK IF WE COULD JUST SEE MISS PRESTON? SHE WOULD JUST STAND AND WE'LL GIVE HER A HAND FOR HER WORK.

THANK YOU. MAY I APPROACH THE PODIUM? OH. YES.

GOOD AFTERNOON. THE PROJECT I WAS GIVEN A NUMBER TO A MURALIST IN HOBE SOUND NAMED NADIA. AND, YOU KNOW, SHE LIKES MY IDEAS, AND SHE LIKES THE PROJECT.

BUT SHE DID SUGGEST IF YOU COULD PULL UP THAT LAST PICTURE, PLEASE, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT BUILDING BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

I WAS GOING TO DO. AN EAGLE WITH A FLAG ON THE TOP.

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SO SHE SUGGESTED I PUT THE IMAGE ON THE BOTTOM ALONG WITH THE OTHER IMAGES.

SHE SAID GUESTS COULD COME, THEY COULD TAKE PICTURES BY IT, YOU KNOW, AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO THAT WOULD BE MY ONLY REVISION.

THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU.

MARY, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? SURE.

CRA CHAIRPERSON. MCDONALD.

YES. BOARD MEMBER. CLARK.

YES. VICE CHAIRPERSON.

BRUNER. YES. BOARD MEMBER.

COLLINS. YES. BOARD MEMBER.

CAMPINI. YES. AND BOARD MEMBER.

RICH. YES. OKAY. AND DO WE NEED TO.

WE DON'T NEED TO BE SORRY.

WELL, THEN. MEETING ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.