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HAPPY. TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER MARY ROCO. CHAIR. BRUNER HERE, VICE CHAIR RICH YOUR BOARD
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MEMBER CLERK. BOARD MEMBER COLLINS BOARD MEMBER MCDONALD BOARD MEMBER, KIM PENNY BOARD MEMBER SH HERE. ALL RIGHT. DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, EVERYONE. WHY THEE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND YOU CAN RECOVER FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, AND GIVE THIS WITH WORLD. LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT COMMISSIONER CLARKE IS HERE. CAN I GET APPROVAL OF THE[APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
AGENDA? SECOND. EVERYONE SAY I MAY I ALL OURS, MARY. UM ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. NON AGENDA ITEMS. C NINE. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS. NOT ANY. OK, OUR ACTION ITEM[1. MURAL MATCHING GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CRA AND PROPERTY OWNER OF 432 SE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BLVD. (RC): RESOLUTION No. 02-2024 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 KRAIG MCHARDY, WHO IS THE PROPERTY OWNER, FOR A MURAL MATCHING GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,000 TO INSTALL MURAL ON THE EXTERIOR WALL OF A BUILDING LOCATED AT 432 SE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BLVD; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]
NUMBER ONE. NEURAL MATCHING GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CR AND PROPERTY OWNER OF 432 SOUTHEAST MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BOULEVARD. THE OH, WE DON'T HAVE LEAVE. YES. THANK YOU, SIR.RESOLUTION NUMBER 02 2024 CR. A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE BOARD CHAIR. EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STEWART COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND CRAIG MCCARTY. IS THE PROPERTY OWNER FOR A MURAL MATCHING GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3000 TO INSTALL MURAL ON THE EXTERIOR WALL OF A BUILDING LOCATED AT 432 SOUTHEAST. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BOULEVARD. PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, PROVIDING FOR CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. IS THERE A PAL SHE WILL GIVE US? UM SOME THE INFORMATION THANK YOU. GANDHI CR, DIRECTOR. FOR THE RECORD, WE HAVE AN APPLICATION FOR MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM. UM, JUST, UH, BRIEF INTRODUCTION. UM AS TO THE PROPERTY. IT'S THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ALONG MLK. IT'S JUST ACROSS THE CITY OWNED GARAGE COMPLEX. THE PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 432 SOUTHEAST MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BOULEVARD. IT'S OWNED BY THE MCCARTHY FAMILY, AND IT WAS RECENTLY IMPROVED TO PROVIDE PEER MENTORING SERVICES. SINCE THIS IS AN OLD BUILDING, IT DOESN'T HAVE THE FRONTAGE ALONG MLK, SO THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSITION. BLANK WALL AND DO SOMETHING MORE EXCITING AND CELEBRATE THE HISTORY OF EAST STEWART. HERE IS A PROPOSED RENDERING THAT'S CREATED BY BENJAMIN PEREZ. HE'S A LOCAL ARTIST AND ATTENDED MARTIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. HE WAS ALSO INVOLVED WITH THE MURAL ON THE PRESCRIPTION SHOP BUILDING ALONG COLORADO STAFF SHARED SOME OF THE HISTORY THAT WE'VE GATHERED OVER TIME ABOUT EAST STEWART WITH MR PEREZ. HE DID ADDITIONAL RESEARCH ABOUT THE COMMUNITY BY VISITING THE THIEF STORE HE MET WITH MR HARVEY, MR MCCARTHY MCCARTHY TO LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY SO THAT CAN BE DEPICTED IN THIS MURAL. THE MURAL WAS PRESENTED TO THE EAST TOUR HISTORICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND THEY TO CONSIDER, ADDING DR MARTIN LUTHER KING AND OTHER CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS TO THE COMMITTEE. UM AND SO THE ARTIST DID MAKE SOME REVISIONS, WHICH WAS PRESENTED TO THE CRB, UH, WHO RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE MURAL, AND THEY ARE THE FINAL DECISION MAKER OR DECISION MAKER ON THE PUBLIC ART PROJECTS . UH BUT WE WANTED TO PRESENT THE MURAL, UM, TO THE CR A BOARD ALSO, UH, MR PEREZ IS HERE SO HE CAN OVER THE THIS ART AND SHOW, UM, THE HISTORICAL ACTIVITIES THAT'S DEPICTED IN THIS COLLAGE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO MY NAME IS BENJAMIN PEREZ. I'M THE ARTIST THAT DID THE DESIGN FOR THIS MURAL. UM AND HERE'S THE DESCRIPTION OF, UH THE CONTENT OF THE MURAL. UM EASTER MURAL IS A PROJECT DEDICATED TO SHOWING SIGNIFICANT ASPECTS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE DIFFERENT IMAGES PORTRAYED IN THE MURAL INCLUDE JAMES HALL, THE FIRST BLACK POLICE OFFICER FROM EAST STEWART . TWO YOUNG MEN IN JERSEYS. FA U JERSEY, WHICH IS THE FLORIDA ENEMY, A AN. UM A PUBLIC HISTORICALLY BLACK LAND GRANT.
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UNIVERSITY LOCATED IN TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA. ON MARTIN LUTHER KING J ME BOULEVARD. AND THE OTHER JERSEYS FOR THE STUART HORNETS, THE LOCAL YOUTH FOOTBALL TEAM. ZORA NEAL HURSTON , AN AMERICAN AUTHOR AND FILMMAKER WHO VISITED THE EAST AREA. JUSTIN SIMMONS, PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYER WHOSE FAMILY LIVED IN EAST STEWART, THE STEWART TRAINING SCHOOL, WHICH WAS THE HIGH SCHOOL FOR BLACK AMERICANS IN MARIN COUNTY DURING SEGREGATION.SAXOPHONE PLAYER. IT'S A SYMBOLIZE THE JAZZ ERA, WHICH PERSISTED THROUGH THE 19 HUNDREDS, A SCENE FROM PROM WITH A COUPLE DANCING TO LIVE MUSIC SINCE DANCING SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY WERE ALL TIED TOGETHER. THE STEWART BASEBALL LEAGUE. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR, WHO INSPIRED THE COMMUNITY. AND HAS THE NAME OF THE ROAD. UH THE MURAL IS LOCATED AT AFTER HIM, UH, HIBISCUS FLOWERS THAT HAVE OPPRESSED INSPIRED BEANIE BACCHUS PAINTING LOCATED AT THE STUART HERITAGE MUSEUM. MS COSTELLO WILLIAMS, SHE SERVED AS A TEACHER IN THE 19 HUNDREDS, AND SHE WOULD HELP THE COMMUNITY BY OPENING HER GARAGE. ALLOWING PEOPLE TO TAKE WHATEVER THEY NEEDED, SUCH AS CLOTHES AND SHOES. UH RICHARD MCCARTY, WHO HE SERVED FOR THE BETTER PART OF HIS LIFE IN THE AMERICAN RED CROSS. THE IMAGE IS THEN COMPLETED WITH THE H GOT GAME NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THEME. WE MENTOR TO SAVE LIVES, WHICH IS A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE DESIGN, SHOWING PEOPLE WHO WERE MENTORS TO THE COMMUNITY. NOT I. I MOVE FOR APPROVAL. UH, I HAVE A QUESTION. IT'S SECOND I'LL SECOND YOUR APPROVAL. MR I SHOULD, UM, APPLICATION FOR GRANT. UM, SO WE'RE I'M GONNA CONTINUE WITH THE PRESENTATION. IF YOU DON'T MIND. I HAVE A QUESTION. NOW OR AFTER YOUR PRESENT. IT'S UP TO YOU. OK IT'S ABOUT THE FORMAT OF THE MURAL. I GUESS I DON'T I. I GUESS WE'RE FOLLOWING WHAT THE OTHERS DID ON THE OTHER WALLS. BUT BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH IN THIS MURAL, AND HE DID WHEN MR PEREZ MADE HIS PRESENTATION HE SAID SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WHEN HE MENTIONED ABOUT WHO'S GOT GAME AND THEIR THEIR SCENE WE MENTOR TO SAVE LIVES. I SEE THAT THEY ARE IN IN THE BALL PART. WHAT IS THERE IN A WAY YOU SEE, LIKE, I GUESS THE MURAL IS WHEREVER THE ENTIRE WHITE PART, BUT EVEN LIKE WHERE THAT WHOLE STRIP IS AT THE BOTTOM THERE. IS THERE ANY WAY THAT LIKE SOME KIND OF A PLAQUE OR STRIP CAN HAVE EITHER SOME NAMES OR THINGS SO THAT SOMEBODY CAN SEE. IS THERE ANYTHING SO? YEAH SO WHAT WE PLAN TO DO IS ATTACH A QR CODE TO THE MURAL NEXT TO HIS ARTWORK SO THEY CAN SCAN THE QR CODE, AND IT'LL TAKE THEM TO THIS WEBSITE THAT YOU SEE WHERE YOU'LL HAVE THE ARTIST INFORMATION AND DESCRIPTION OF THE ARTWORK. SO WE'VE ALREADY HAVE A LANDING PAGE. FOR THIS.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WHEN THE ARTWORK GETS COMPLETED, AND WE'LL INSTALL THE QR JUST SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN BE AWARE OF EXACTLY THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS CLARK. UM, SO THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A MURAL MATCHING GRANT OF UP TO $3000 SO THE TOTAL COST OF THE MURAL IS $6000 , AND THEY'RE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE 50% OF THE TOTAL COST NOT TO EXCEED $3000. THE GRANT AGREEMENT WAS ATTACHED TO YOUR GENDER PACKAGE. SO UM THIS ITEM IS TO REQUEST APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 2024 TO AWARD GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3000 FOR THIS MURAL. THANK YOU.
I HAVE A PUR. UM FROM COMMISSIONER MCDONALD AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CLARK.
IS THERE ANY, UH, SAY ANY, UH, PUBLIC WANTS TO SPEAK. COME FORWARD, MISS BEAR. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT, UM. YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD SOME COLORADO AND OTHER PLACES. IT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE THE FIRST ONE THAT'S FUNDED. UH BY US OTHER THAN THE ONE THAT WAS DONE ON THE CHEROKEE. UM WE THINK THAT PERSON WAS AN INDIVIDUAL. THIS IS A BUSINESS AND I WANTED TO SAY THAT FOR THIS BUSINESS, THE MCCARTHY FAMILY AND THE MCCARTY BUSINESS, IT MIGHT LOOK SMALL AT $3000.
BUT I KNOW THAT. THERE IS SO MUCH TO BE DONE ON MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BOULEVARD, AND THEY JUST HAVE SUCH A GREAT OPPORTUNITY IN THAT BUILDING AND BRINGING BACK THAT BUILDING, WHICH USED TO BE THE LIFEBLOOD OF THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY DURING SEGREGATION, AND EVEN AFTERWARDS IN THE
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SEVENTIES AND THE EIGHTIES, WHEN THEY USED TO HAVE ACTIVITIES THERE, WHETHER IT WERE DANCES OR SOCIAL ACTIVITIES WITH THE DIFFERENT CLUBS MEET IN THEIR CLUB EXCELSA AND EVEN CHURCHES AND OTHER MEN'S ORGANIZATIONS WERE MEETING THERE. AND I JUST THINK I THINK IF I CAN SEE RIGHT , THE YOUNG MAN IN THE AUDIENCE IS MR CRAIG MCCARTY AND, UH, MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOL GRADUATE FROM MU GRADUATE AND I THINK THAT, UM THIS IS REALLY A START TO SOMETHING GREAT IN, UH, KEEPING UP WITH REDEVELOPING AND HIGHLIGHTING MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR BOULEVARD. WE WENT THROUGH A LOT TO GET IT NAMED MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD FROM FROM SEVENTH STREET, AND IT'S BEEN MORE THAN PROBABLY 30 YEARS NOW, UM, AT LEAST SINCE THE EARLY EIGHTIES. I THINK WHEN IT WAS NAMED, AND, UH, WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO. AND I JUST THINK THAT, UM AGAIN I HAVE SECONDED, MR. UH COMMISSIONER'S MOTION AND I. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT MR MCCARTHY WILL BRING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE WITH THIS. THING AND I DIDN'T GET THE SIZE. I KNOW THAT I READ THE ITEM. WHAT WAS THE SIZE OF IT AGAIN? MR PEREZ? YES. AH! THE UM WAS IT LIKE 6 FT. BY SOMETHING, OR I DIDN'T. I DIDN'T. DID WE SEE IT IN THE AGENDA ITEM? I CAN'T REMEMBER SEASON. OK OK.CAN'T I CAN'T TELL YOU THE SIZE EXCEPT FOR UM IT. IT COVERS THE, UH, THE WIDTH OF THE WALL, SO IT GOES FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER ENTIRELY, WHICH IS WHY IT DID END UP ADDING MORE ELEMENTS BECAUSE ORIGINALLY THERE WAS LOTS OF EXTRA SPACE. UM AND UM AND THERE WERE SO MANY SUGGESTIONS THAT I COULD PUT TOWARD THE, UH UH, TO THE DESIGN FOR PEOPLE SIGNIFICANT TO THE COMMUNITY. AS FAR AS HEIGHT WISE , IT MIGHT GO UP TO ABOUT THAT, UH, 6. FT. UM, I UM YEAH, I THINK SO. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. AND COMMISSIONER CLERK. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ALL THAT HISTORY. UM I TRULY APPRECIATE AND I AGREE WITH YOU, UM I WAS JUST CURIOUS THE DIMENSIONS. ALL RIGHT, AND THERE'S UH, NO COMMENTS FROM THE AND ARE THOSE THE COLORS THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE USING, AS DEPICTED? BLUE AND GOLD, BUT YOU CAN CHANGE IT TO ORANGE AND GREEN. IF YOU WANT TO. A FAMILY YOU WANT TO SEE IS THAT THAT IS THAT ISN'T THAT A COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM COLORS? THEY GOT A GREAT CONTROVERSY. NO IT'S OK, THAT THAT'S A RATTLER COLORS. MOVE THE WALL. LET'S MOVE RIGHT ALONG. CAN I GET A ROLL? CALL MARY VICE CHAIR RICH YES. BOARD MEMBER CLARK? YES BOARD MEMBER CAMPANI YES, BOARD MEMBER. MCDONALD BOARD MEMBER. SROS BOARD MEMBER COLLINS CHAIR.
BRUNER. YES. OK? NOW WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE SECOND ONE AMENDMENT TO THE MURAL MATCHING GRANT
[2. AMENDMENT TO THE MURAL MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM (RC): RESOLUTION No. 05-2024 CRA; A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRPERSON TO APPROVE AMENDMENT TO THE MURAL MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM BOUNDARY TO INCLUDE ALL PARCELS WITHIN THE CRA BOUNDARY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]
PROGRAM. THANK YOU. UH, RESOLUTION NUMBER 05 2024 CR A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRPERSON. TO APPROVE AMENDMENT TO THE MURAL MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM BOUNDARY TO INCLUDE ALL PARCELS WITHIN THE CR A BOUNDARY. PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.YES UM, SO THIS IS ACTUALLY AN AMENDMENT TO THE MURAL MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH WAS ADOPTED IN 2018 STAFF IS REQUESTING TO EXPAND THE BOUNDARY OF THE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRE CR. CURRENTLY THE PROGRAM INCLUDES ALL PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES WITHIN THE CR A AND PRIVATE PROPERTIES LIMITED TO COMMERCIAL AND MIXED USE BUILDING IN THE URBAN DISTRICT, EAST STEWART NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE CREEK DISTRICT. STAFF IS REQUESTING TO EXPAND THE BOUNDARY TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRE CR, SINCE THIS IS FUNDED THROUGH THE TIFF, UM AND SO, UH, THE PROGRAM SHOULD BENEFIT ALL THE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE CR A AND NOT BE LIMITED TO CERTAIN AREAS.
WE ARE GETTING MORE INTEREST FROM, UH, COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OUTSIDE OF THE BOUNDARY THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, UM, SO WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS. ALSO CURRENTLY WE GET ABOUT TWO OR THREE APPLICATIONS, AND WE ALLOCATE ABOUT $20,000 FOR THE PROGRAM, SO WE HAVE FUNDING EVEN IF WE EXPAND THE BOUNDARY TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO OTHER PROPERTIES. THIS MAP HERE HIGHLIGHTS SOME CITY OWNED PROPERTIES AND THAT HAVE STRUCTURES OR SOME WALLS FOR POTENTIAL MURAL. THAT COULD BE ADDED, SO WE'RE GOING TO ADD
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THIS EXHIBIT TO THE PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE ARTISTS TO DO MURAL ON CITY OWNED PARCELS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. AND SO TODAY'S STAFF IS JUST REQUESTING APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 05 2024, EXTENDING THE PROJECT AREA BOUNDARY TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRE MADAM CHAIR. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL SECOND. WE HAVE APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER. MADAM CHAIR, THE CRB UNAN UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THIS TO RECOMMEND TO THE CR A THAT THEY DO HAVE THE NEURAL PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE CITY OR THROUGHOUT THE CR A. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. SECOND. WE HAVE UM, ANY COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONER? IT'S ABOUT TIME. ANY ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. AND CAN YOU KNOW HOW MUCH. NO, NO, JUST THE MAXIMUM MATCH. OR $3000, OK? ALL RIGHT. CAN I HAVE A ROLL CALL? SURE. BOARD MEMBER CLERK. WELL. DID YOU GET PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, YES. BOARD MEMBER SHROVE YES.CHAIR. BRUNER. YES, VICE CHAIR, REG. REMEMBER COLLINS BOARD MEMBER CAMPANI? YES. BOARD MEMBER MCDONALD. YES, OK. MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. WOULD YOU WANT WOULD YOU WANT TO UPDATE DID YOU WANT TO UPDATE FELL. DID YOU HAVE A I DIDN'T UNLESS YOU HAD SOMETHING IN MIND, OK? THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.
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