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WELL ITS MEANING TO ORDER OF THE CRB. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. PENNY. VICE CHAIRS, ROTH. BOARD MEMBER BRECK BILL BOARD MEMBER MCCHRYSTAL BOARD MEMBER MOSER AND BOARD MEMBER NOBLE I SEE THAT WE DO NOT HAVE QUORUM. WE WILL DISPENSE. WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE MINISTER. UH MINUTES. SO WE NEED TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. OR CAN WE TURNING RECORD. UM THAT YOU'D HAVE TO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND YOU CAN'T TAKE ANY ACTION, OK? I THINK, UM, ANYTHING THAT REQUIRES AN ACTION WHETHER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OR THE AGENDA. THINK YOU COULD. UM TO ALLOW YOU TO TAKE SOME ONE OF THE ITEMS, I GUESS, UH PRESENTATION OF THE RELEVANT AGENCY ANNUAL KIND OF PRESENTATION AND YOU CAN THANK YOU AND WE FINALLY HAVE COMMENTS, BUT WE CAN WE CAN WE, UH, MAKE THE MOTION AND PROVE IT SUBJECT TO RATIFICATION NEXT MONTH. NO, NO. UH, SOME BOARDS, YOU CAN GO THREE. AND CODE. I THINK THE STEWART'S HISTORICAL SOCIETY. I THINK THAT ONE YOU CAN, BUT THIS ONE YOU GOTTA HAVE A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS TAKE ANY ACTION. IT SAYS THE MAJORITY OF THE, UH NUMBERS AND THEN A MAJORITY OF THE ONES PRESENT. BUT YOU DON'T HAVE A MAJORITY OF ONE CLASS. OK SO IF YOU GUYS WANT WE CAN STILL HAVE THE PRESENTATION OF THE, UH I. A ACTION ITEM NUMBER TWO. OBVIOUSLY, YOU JUST CAN'T TAKE ANY ACTION ON ALL RIGHT? SO UH, LET'S STAND FOR THE PLEDGE SO THAT WE THAT. 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. OK? COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. THERE AREN'T
[COMMENTS BY BOARD MEMBERS (Non-Agenda Items)]
ANY ALL RIGHT. COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS. WE CONTINUE, MIKE, BE A GOOD BOY. I CAN'T MOVE IT. YES I JUST HAVE, UH ONE QUESTION. COMMENT, UM SEEING THE APPROVAL FOR OR THE, UH, ACCEPTANCE OF OUR REQUEST FOR, UH, THE TRAIN STATION THERE AT BRIGHT LINE, AND, UH, WHERE THE PLANS ARE FOR IT TO BE LOCATED. SHOULD WE BE LOOKING AT OR SHOULD THE CITY BE LOOKING AT? WHAT'S GONNA GO HAPPEN TO THE BALL FIELDS THERE? THAT'S PRIME REAL ESTATE AT THIS POINT, UM, IT'S ONCE THAT'S DONE. IT'S GONNA BE A SPOT THAT, UH, WHETHER IT'S HOUSING OR IT'S, UH, BUSINESS. THAT'S GONNA BE A, UH, A VERY VALUABLE PIECE OF PROPERTY BE, UH, LEAVING. PRETTY MUCH INACTIVE. SO I JUST THROW IT OUT. I KNOW IT'S CONTROVERSIAL, BUT I THINK WE GOT TO START LOOKING AT IT. THE BALL FIELDS ABOUT A DECADE AGO. SINCE WE ARE AN ADVISORY BOARD.AND SINCE NO ONE ASKED US TO LOOK AT THAT. I'M GONNA SAY. UNTIL THEY DO. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE IT UP. WAS WE'RE NOT GONNA GET ANYWHERE. IF THE COMMISSION REALLY WANTS TO DO SOMETHING, I WOULD BE GLAD TO TAKE IT UP. ADVISORY CAPACITY, BUT UNTIL THE COMMISSION HAS SAID WE SHOULD LOOK AT IT. I DON'T THINK THIS THIS COMMITTEE SHOULD WELL, I WASN'T NECESSARILY MEETING US, BUT I WAS SAYING SHOULD THE CITY BE DOING THAT. I MEAN, SOMEBODY SHOULD BE LOOKING AT IT, I THINK BECAUSE THERE'S WHAT'S GOING ON THERE. BUT, WELL, I'M GOING TO LET YOU TALK TO THE COMMISSIONERS INDIVIDUALLY AS A CITIZEN OF THE CITY OF STUART. YEAH, I'LL DO THAT. AND ALL RIGHT. NEVER MIND. OK, GOOD. ALL RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? OK ALL RIGHT. SO UH, PRESENTATION
[2. PRESENTATION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ANNUAL REPORT 2023]
OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ANNUAL REPORT. THANK YOU, PAL. GANDHI SAV THE DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD, UH, EVERY YEAR WE'RE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THIS ANNUAL REPORT WITH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR, WHICH WOULD BE FISCAL YEAR 2023 TO THE STATE BY MARCH 31ST OF EACH YEAR. UH, WE ALSO PUBLISHED A NOTICE IN THE NEWSPAPER IF ANYBODY WANTED TO LOOK AT THE REPORT AND COMMENT BEFORE WE FORWARD IT TO THE STATE, UM YOU WILL NOTICE IN YOUR AGENDA PACKAGE THAT WE DID UPDATE THE DESIGN AND LAYOUT OF THE REPORT. UM, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE UPDATED IN 25 YEARS. UM SO VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE LOOK OF THIS REPORT. AND HOW PROFESSIONAL IT LOOKS NOW. I DO WANNA THANK JORDAN P PINS FOR HER WORK ON THIS ON THIS LAYOUT AND, UM, THE[00:05:04]
ANNUAL REPORT. UH, I'M JUST GONNA BREEZE THROUGH. UM, THE DIFFERENT UM, UH TOPICS AND, UH, THAT'S COVERED IN THE REPORT. WE HAVE THE TABLE OF CONTENT, WHICH OUTLINES THE SECTIONS IN THE REPORT. UM THERE IS A SECTION THAT TALKS ABOUT WHY WE NEED TO SUBMIT THIS REPORT ANNUALLY, WHICH IS TO COMPLY WITH THE FLORIDA STATUTE REQUIREMENTS, AND, UM THE CRES MISSION STATEMENT IS ALSO IN THERE. UM THIS SECTION HERE DESCRIBES HOW THE CR A WAS CREATED AND, UM, THE AMENDMENTS WE'VE HAD TO THE CR A PLAN SINCE IT WAS ADOPTED, UH, WHICH I'VE COVERED, UH, WHEN WE DID THE CR A PLAN AMENDMENT IN JANUARY SO AGAIN, IF YOU WANT TO READ MORE ABOUT IT, IT'S IN THIS ANNUAL REPORT. UH THIS TALKS ABOUT THE CR A BOUNDARY AND HOW THE TIFF WORKS. UM, IT TALKS ABOUT THE EXPANSION OF CR A. WE'VE HAD SINCE 1998. THEN WE HAD ONE IN 2002, 2006 AND 2015.AND HOW THE INCREMENT TAX REVENUE FROM BASE YEAR WHEN THOSE WERE ESTABLISHED AND THE VALUE IN 2023 AGAIN. THIS IS SOMETHING I DID COVER IN THE CR A PLAN ALSO ALL THE MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE CR, A ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE CR A BOARD AND THE CR MEETINGS THAT WERE HELD IN FISCAL YEAR 2023. UM ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE CRB BOARD. UM ALSO BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ROLES OF RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CRB AND ALL THE MEETINGS HELD IN FISCAL YEAR. 2023 WE DO NEED TO UPDATE THE PICTURE OF THE BOARD. SO SOMETIMES WHEN WE HAVE THE FULL BOARD, WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE FOR NEXT YEAR'S ANNUAL REPORT. THIS INTRODUCES THE CR A STAFF AND THEIR BACKGROUND AND ACKNOWLEDGES THE CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY AND ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS THAT WE WORK CLOSELY WITH ON ALL OF OUR PROJECTS. UM, SO THE NEXT SECTION DESCRIBES ALL THE CR A PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS AND, MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE THINGS YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED IN FISCAL YEAR, 2023. UM, SO IN 2023, WE FUNDED EIGHT APPLICATIONS UNDER THE PROGRAM, UH, WITH A TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT OF $50,000. WE DO ENCOURAGE PROPERTY OWNERS TO INVEST THEIR OWN MONEY FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS. SO THE TOTAL INVESTMENT FROM PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS WAS ABOUT $109,000 IN FISCAL YEAR 2023. UH, THROUGH THE MOSAIC ARTWORK PROGRAM. WE HAVE A TOTAL OF SIX MOSAICS ALREADY INSTALLED SINCE WE IMPLEMENTED THE PROGRAM IN THE CREEK DISTRICT. UH, LAST YEAR, WE PROVIDED FUNDING FOR TWO MOSS , UM, THAT WERE THAT WERE INSTALLED ON THE SIDEWALK IN THE CREEK DISTRICT. UH, WE RECEIVED ONE APPLICATIONS FOR THE MURAL MATCHING GRANT. UH, GRANT PROGRAM. UH, IT WAS FOR THE VA BUILDING ON MLK AND E. STEWART ON THAT PROJECT HAS BEEN COMPLETED SINCE IT WAS APPROVED. THROUGH THE RESIDENTIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT AND PAINTER PROGRAM. WE PROVIDE FUNDING FOR MINOR EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AND EXTERIOR PAINT. WE RECEIVED THREE APPLICATIONS LAST YEAR, AND, UH, WE PROVIDE A TOOL REIMBURSEMENT OF $1500. OUR RESIDENTIAL STREET TREE PROGRAM WAS IMPLEMENTED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. UM, THIS WAS THE SECOND FISCAL YEAR. 2023 WAS THE SECOND YEAR OF THE PROGRAM, AND WE INSTALLED SIX TREES IN THE SHERWOOD FOREST NEIGHBORHOOD.
WHICH IS A NEIGHBORHOOD JUST EAST OF THE EAST OF AREA. UH, THE CR A PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THE OPERATION OF THE TRAM SYSTEM . UH, WE WERE UP ON THE RIDERSHIP IN 2023 BY 9000 PASSENGERS FROM THE PREVIOUS PREVIOUS YEARS. UH, WE HAVE THOSE PANELS ON TOP OF THE TRANSFER ADVERTISEMENTS. ALL THOSE PANELS WERE RENTED OUT AND WE COLLECTED A REVENUE OF $4000.
WE ALSO WRAPPED ONE TRAM, UH, WITH THE BRIGHT GREEN COLOR TO INCREASE VISIBILITY, AND WE PLAN TO WRAP THE OTHER TWO BY THE SUMMER THIS YEAR. WE PARTNER WITH MAIN STREET TO APPLY FOR A GRANT TO UPDATE THE HISTORIC PROPERTY SURVEY UPDATE. UH THAT REPORT WAS ADOPTED IN 2023. IT ALSO GAVE US THE BASIS TO DESIGNATE DOWNTOWN CORE AS ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC DISTRICT. UM I KNOW WE CALL IT A HISTORIC DISTRICT, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A FORMAL DESIGNATION. SO MAIN STREET DID APPLY FOR THE SECOND GRANT TO PURSUE THAT NOMINATION OF DOWNTOWN AREA ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. WE'RE ALSO PURSUING NOMINATION APPLICATION TO DESIGNATE EASTWARD NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC DISTRICT. UH, THAT REPORT IS ALMOST COMPLETED AND WE PLAN TO SUBMIT THAT TO THE STATE BY THE END OF THIS MONTH AND GET THAT FORMAL HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION SO WE CAN DO THE PLAQUE IN THE EASTERN NEIGHBORHOOD. WE ALSO CELEBRATED DEDICATION OF HISTORIC MARKER
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FOR CALVARY MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH IN MAY, 2023 WE AMENDED THE NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION PROGRAM TO INCLUDE THE SELF PROGRAM, UM, WHICH WAS ADOPTED IN JANUARY, 2023. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES GRANTS UP TO $20,500 FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT IMPROVEMENTS. WE RECEIVED TWO APPLICATIONS THAT QUALIFIED FOR THE PROGRAM AND WERE IN THE PROCESS OF EXECUTING AGREEMENT FOR THOSE TWO APPLICATIONS. UM WE ALSO APPROVED BUDGET OF $40,000, WHICH TO ACQUIRE THE PARKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, UM, TO ENFORCE PARKING IN DOWNTOWN. THAT SYSTEM HAS BEEN PURCHASED AND WE EXPECT TO HAVE THAT INSTALLED BY THE FALL OF THIS YEAR SAID THAT THEY WERE HAVING ISSUE WITH THE VENDOR, BUT THEY CHANGED THE VENDOR. SO THAT'S MOVING FORWARD. UM, THE DOWNTOWN UNDERGROUND PROJECT. UM, JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT THIS PROJECT IS ALSO IT'S THE WHOLE DOWNTOWN. IT'S JUST NOT SEMINOLE STREET. IT'S OSCEOLA STREET, SEMINOLE STREET, SAINT LUCIE AVENUE AND COLORADO AVENUE, WHICH IS THE CORE DOWNTOWN AREA. UM THE DESIGN FOR UNDERGROUND AND SEMI STREETSCAPE IS COMPLETED. UH, WE ADVERTISED FOR RFP TWICE. UH, BUT WE DID HAVE TO REJECT THE PROPOSAL. UH THE FIRST PROPOSAL DIDN'T INCLUDE THE PRICE AND, UM, WE WENT BACK TO THE, UM TO THE APPLICATION TO THE PROPOSER AND SUBMIT THE PRIZE. THE SECOND PROPOSAL HAD TOO MANY MATH ERRORS, AND THE PRICE JUST SEEMED INFLATED. UM SO WE REJECTED THAT ONE. WE ADVERTISED FOR ANOTHER BID IN JANUARY 2024 AND RECEIVED ONE PROPOSAL, SO WE'LL BE TAKING THAT TO THE BOARD END OF THIS MONTH SO WE CAN START NEGOTIATING WITH THAT CONTRACTOR . SUGGESTION THAT YOU TAKE OUT SEMINOLES. COMPLETELY. I THINK IT'S VERY MISLEADING. TO THE PUBLIC, AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU SPENT GOING TO BE SPENDING MILLIONS ON 11 BLOCK. SO, I. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THAT HE HE TAKE IT FROM FROM, UH, THAT PROJECT COMPLETELY OUT LIKE THE TITLE. YOU MEAN LIKE, JUST YEAH, TO CLARIFY THAT. IT'S DOWNTOWN UNDERGROUND IN WELL, WE ALREADY DID THE 70 STREETSCAPE. SO WE NO LONGER NEED TO EVEN MENTION IT, RIGHT? YEAH. SO WE CAN WE CAN FOCUS MORE ON THE UNDERGROUND, WHICH IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE PART OF THIS PROJECT, AND THEN YOU KNOW IT DOES. IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE ONE BLOCK EVERYONE'S IMAGINATION. THAT SEEMS TO BE THE CONFUSION. UM AND SO HERE WE HAVE SOME PHOTOS DEMONSTRATED DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE UTILITY LINES ABOVE GROUND AND LINES UNDERGROUND ON OSCEOLA, COLORADO AND SAINT LUCIE AVENUE. UM SO THIS PROJECT NOT ONLY INCREASES RELIABILITY, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE STORMS, BUT AESTHETICALLY, AS YOU CAN SEE, WILL IMPROVE OUR DOWNTOWN. UH, WE RECEIVED TAP GRANT FOR THE RIVERSIDE. UH PARK IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. WE COMPLETED ALL THE GRANT DELIVERABLES IN 2023. THE PROJECT IS SCHEDULED TO GOD FORBID IN APRIL AND AWARD CONTRACT BY JUNE, SO THE CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO START IN FALL. 2024 WE ALSO IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE IS A SMALL LIKE A MINI POCKET PART. UH, SO WE COMPLETED A DESIGN FOR THAT PARK IN 2023, AND THE IMPROVEMENTS WILL INCLUDE IRRIGATION SHADE TREES PAVED WALKWAYS, BENCHES, DECORATIVE FENCE AND NEW PARK DESIGN IS, UM TO IMPROVE THE USER EXPERIENCE. SO UM, YOU KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO GET NOT ONLY STREETSCAPE BUT ALSO PARK IMPROVEMENTS IN THAT AREA. IN 2023. WE APPLIED FOR THE WATER QUALITY GRANTS. UM THROUGH THE FDEP FOR DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE STATEMAN NEIGHBORHOOD. UNFORTUNATELY WE DID NOT GET THE GRANT FOR THIS PROJECT. BUT WE DID REVIEW THE SCORE SHEET, UH, TO SEE WHERE WE FELL SHORT ON THE POINTS, SO WE'RE GONNA APPLY AGAIN AND MAKE A STRONGER APPLICATION BECAUSE NOW WE KNOW WHERE WE DIDN'T DO WELL ON THE SCORING SHEET, SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN IMPROVE THE APPLICATION AND TRY TO GET A GRANT FOR THIS. NEIGHBORHOOD NEXT YEAR. UM, THE CR A CONTRIBUTED APPROXIMATELY $200,000 FOR STRUCTURAL REPAIRS FOR WATERFRONT RESTAURANT, UH, WHICH IS A CITY OWNED RESTAURANT . UH, CITY OWNED PROPERTY. UM THE OVERALL IMPROVEMENTS OF THE PROPERTY PREVENTED FROM BECOMING BLIGHTED AND CONTINUE TO SERVE AS PUBLIC GATHERING AND ENTERTAINMENT SPACE IN OUR DOWNTOWN AREA. UH, WE COMPLETED 30% DESIGN FOR MLK STREETSCAPE PROJECT. UH, WE MET WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS ALONG MLK, UH, AND SOME OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAD EXPRESSED SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE DESIGN AND ROAD SAFETY. UH, WE ALSO MET WITH MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TO DISCUSS THE RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION ON THEIR SIDE OF THE PROPERTY FOR, UM, EXTENDING THE SIDEWALK ON THE NORTH SIDE[00:15:07]
OF THE ROAD. UM SO WE'RE WORKING ON COMPLETING 60% PLANS AND WE'LL SCHEDULE ANOTHER NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING. TIMES IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. GUY DAVIS PARK PROJECT. THIS IS ALSO 30% DESIGN COMPLETED, THE CONSULTANT IS FINALIZING 60% DESIGN. UM AND WE EXPECT TO COMPLETE THE FULL DESIGN PLANS BY JUNE, BUT BETWEEN THAT WE WILL GO OUT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND GET THEIR FINAL FEEDBACK BEFORE. UH, WE GO OUT FOR BID ON THIS PROJECT. UM, AS FOR FUNDING, THE CITY MADE AN APPROPRIATION REQUEST FROM THE STATE BUDGET FOR THIS PROJECT. UM, SO THEY HAVE THIS PROJECT IN THEIR BUDGET TO BE FUNDED AT $500,000, SO WE'LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA IF THIS STAYS IN THEIR BUDGET BY APRIL, AND THIS HAS LED BY JAMES, UM, TEAM JAMES CHARLES'S TEAM. GATEWAY AND DISTRICT SIGNAGE PROJECT. UM THE GATEWAY PROJECT, UH, INCLUDES THE HORIZONTAL, VERTICAL DOWNTOWN SIGNAGE AND DISTRICT SIGNAGE. UH, THE CONSTRUCTION PLANS FOR DOWNTOWN AND DISTRICT SIGNAGE WAS COMPLETED IN 2023. WE WENT OUT FOR BID ON THIS PROJECT, AND THE CONTRACT IS EXPECTED TO BE AWARDED END OF THIS MONTH, AND THE CONSTRUCTION CAN TAKE 4 TO 5 MONTHS. FROM THE TIME OF THE AWARD. UM THOSE HORIZONTAL SIGNS THAT YOU SEE, UM IN THE LOWER, UM UH, PAGE.WELL WHICH SAYS STUART WELCOMES YOU. UM THOSE ARE GONNA BE PLACED ALONG FEDERAL HIGHWAY AND CAN OR HIGHWAY SO THAT REQUIRES F DOT TO REVIEW AND APPROVE, SO CURRENTLY THAT'S IN PERMIT REVIEW PROCESS AND WE'LL HAVE TO BID THAT OUT SEPARATELY. AND UH, DURING THE FORM BASED CODE UPDATE. WE ALSO WORKED ON UPDATING THE E STEWART MASTER PLAN. UM SO THAT WAS UPDATED AND ADOPTED IN JULY, 2023. THE SOUTHEAST DIXIE HIGHWAY STREETSCAPE PROJECT, UH, FROM JOAN JEFFERSON TO COLORADO AVENUE. WE RECEIVED A GRANT FOR THIS PROJECT FOR PROGRAM YEAR 2627. SO WE'LL START WORKING ON THE DESIGN FOR THAT SECTION IN EARLY 2025. UM, THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY STREET PLANTING PROGRAM AND MASTER PLAN, AS YOU KNOW, WAS ADOPTED IN OCTOBER. 2023 WE RECENTLY SENT A POSTCARD TO PROPERTY OWNERS TO PROMOTE THE PROGRAM. WE ARE GETTING SOME CALLS FROM THE PROPERTY OWNERS INTEREST IN THE PROGRAM, SO WE'LL BE SCHEDULING MEETINGS, UH, AND SITE VISITS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON WRAPPING THE TRAFFIC CONTROL BOXES WITHIN THE CR. WE REACHED OUT TO MARTIN COUNTY, UH, BECAUSE THEY MAINTAIN THOSE TRAFFIC CONTROL BOXES, SO WE'LL COORDINATE WITH THEM TO AMEND THE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT TO INCLUDE CITIES RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTAINING THE WRAP. UH, WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON, UM, COORDINATING WITH GETTING A PHOTOGRAPHER AND IMAGES FOR THE RAPS. AND UM, WE COORDINATE WITH SIGN COMPANY TO ACTUALLY FABRICATE AND INSTALL THOSE WRAPS, SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN HAVE THAT COMPLETED BY FALL OF THIS YEAR. WE RECEIVED $750,000 IN CDBG HOUSING. UH, REHAB GRANT? UH, THE TOP APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH SITE SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE TOP SIX APPLICATIONS HAVE CLEARED THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND THEY'RE SCHEDULED TO SIGN CONTRACT THIS MONTH. SO THE WORK ON, UH, REHAB WORK WILL BEGIN SOON AFTER THAT, AND THE REMAINING FIVE APPLICATIONS HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE BID PROCESS AND CLEAR ENVIRONMENTAL THROUGH THE DEO BEFORE THEY SIGN THEIR CONTRACT.
UH, BUT WE HOPE TO COMPLETE ALL THIS BY AGAIN, UM, THIS FISCAL YEAR. UH, WE GOT WE RECEIVED $4.79 MILLION IN C DB G COVID GRANT FOR ACQUISITION DEMO AND NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR JOB TRAINING CENTER IN AT 710 MLK BOULEVARD. WE CLOSED ON THE PROPERTY EARLIER THIS YEAR, UM WE CONTRACTED WITH KIMBERLY HORNE TO PREPARE THE SITE AND ARCHITECTURAL PLANS FOR THE PROJECT. AND AT THE SAME TIME WE'RE COORDINATING WITH PROJECT LIFT AND PREPARING MOU, WHICH IS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES AT THE NEW FACILITY. UH, WE EXPECT TO GOD FORBID FOR THIS PROJECT BY THE END OF THIS YEAR AND CONSTRUCTION HE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY EARLY 2026. WE BUSY ? ARE WE ARE WE DOING THE CONSTRUCTION OF OURSELVES OR ARE WE GETTING IT? WE ARE THE RECIPIENT OF THE GRANT. SO WE HAVE TO FINISH THE PROJECT. UM, AND AGAIN I MENTIONED EARLIER, UH, WE CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH MAIN STREET AND PROMOTING DOWNTOWN TO SUPPORT DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES. UH, MAIN STREET APPLIED FOR THOSE TWO. HISTORIC UM, GRANTS TO UPDATE THE SURVEY AND, UM, TO APPLY FOR NATIONAL REGISTER OF HIS DISTRICT FOR
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DOWNTOWN CORE. UM, TIFF REVENUE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 WAS 4.2 MILLION, WHICH WAS DEPOSITED INTO THE CR A TRUST FUND. UH, WE USE THOSE FUNDS FOR ACTIVITIES LIKE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INCENTIVE PROGRAMS, TRAM OPERATION DESIGN AND, UM, DESIGN FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. UH, SUCH AS DIXIE HIGHWAY GUY DAVIS PARK AND MLK STREET TAPE. WE WERE EXPECTING TO START THE UNDERGROUND PROJECT IN FISCAL YEAR 2023. BUT AS YOU SAW, WE JUST DIDN'T GET THE RIGHT BID SO IT GOT DELAYED. AND UH, WE'RE REQUIRED TO INCLUDE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENSES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023. THIS IS UNAUDITED. UM STATEMENT? UH, OUR AUDIT DOESN'T GET COMPLETED UNTIL MAY. SO AS SOON AS IT'S COMPLETED, WE'LL PUBLISH THE AUDIT REPORT WITHIN 45 DAYS ONCE IT'S COMPLETED. AND STAFF IS REQUESTING TO APPROVE THE FILING OF THE 2023 CR AND YOUR REPORT. WELL, SINCE WE CAN'T YEAH. UH, DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR PANEL? I HAVE A QUESTION. I HAVE A QUESTION ON THE PARKING SITUATION. UH ON THE SYSTEM THAT I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW, I. I REMEMBER WHEN WE MET WITH THE DEVELOPER, THE CONSULTANT AND WE APPROVED ALL THAT. BUT I REMEMBER AT THAT TIME. THE PARKING GARAGE WAS OFF THE TABLE, SO THEY WERE GIVING US A RECOMMENDATION BASED ON THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE PARKING IN VARIOUS PARKS, UH, PARKING SPOTS ALL OVER THE CITY, AND THIS WAS A SYSTEM TO COORDINATE THAT AND LET PEOPLE KNOW. I MEAN, NOW THAT THIS ITEMS ON THE AGENDA WITH, UH WITH THE PARKING GARAGE OVER AT, UH AT THE STATION. DO WE NEED TO SPEND 70 OR 80,000 ON THAT? ON THE PARKING THE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. WELL, I THINK WE STILL NEED TO MONITOR THREE HOUR PARKING RESTRICTION BECAUSE, UM, WE NEED TO HAVE A QUICK TURNAROUND FOR PEOPLE THAT WANT TO PARK AND, YOU KNOW, ENJOY THE RESTAURANTS AND LEAVE. WE DON'T WE DON'T WANT SOMEBODY PARKING IN OUR POOR AREA FOR 6 TO 8 HOURS. IT FORCES THE THREE HOUR PARTY ISN'T DON'T WE HAVE PEOPLE DOING THAT? WELL WELL, ONCE THE ONCE WE HAVE THE SYSTEM, PEOPLE WILL ENFORCED. I JUST SAW A GUY WHEN I WAS PARKING, HE WAS GOING TO A RESTAURANT TO WORK. SO IT WAS 330 QUARTER TO FOUR IN THE AFTERNOON. HE'S GONNA BE THERE TILL ABOUT NINE O'CLOCK TONIGHT AT THE EARLIEST IS EVEN GONNA BELIEVE. SO RIGHT THERE. THESE CONFIDENT ENOUGH THAT HE WILL NOT GET A TICKET. YEAH BUT IF YOU PUT THE SYSTEM AND HE'S STILL NOT GOING TO GET A TICKET, BECAUSE HE'LL HE'LL GO IN AND MOVE HIS CAR BACK, AND THEN HE'LL PUT HIS CAR BACK IN AND I'LL START ALL OF THAT. THE SYSTEM RE SCANS THE LICENSE PLATE. SO UM, YOU KNOW, EVEN IF THEY MOVE THE CAR WITHIN THE RESTRICTED AREA, THEY'LL GET TICKETED. THEY HAVE TO MOVE OUT OF THE RESTRICTED AREA. NOW YOU COULD BE LIKE ME AND SAY I DON'T BELIEVE IN THAT. BUT AS FAR AS THE SYSTEM IS CONCERNED, IT WILL WORK JUST FINE. ALL RIGHT, THANKS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. I HAVE QUESTIONS. I HAVE COMMENTS. UM JUST HAVE GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF THE CR A FIRST OF ALL I JUST WANT TO SAY I THINK THAT THE CR A IS REALLY MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. UM I THINK THE VISION FOR THE CITY THAT YOU ALL HAVE IT HONORS THE PAST WHILE ALSO MAKING UM THE CITY A MORE LIVABLE PLACE, AND I THINK THAT THAT'S THAT'S GREAT. I DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF FEEDBACK. UM, I'VE GOT SOME NOTES HERE THAT I WILL PULL UP.UM SO GENERALLY, I. I JUST WISH UM IN CERTAIN AREAS. WE COULD START PUSHING THE DESIGN LIMITS A LITTLE BIT MORE TO MAKE WALK, UH, DOWNTOWN AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS MORE WALKABLE. UM MLK IS AN EXAMPLE. I ACTUALLY BIKED THAT WAY HERE TODAY, AND, UM, I THINK PARTS OF THE PLAN ARE REALLY GREAT. BUT THEN ON THE EAST SIDE YOU KNOW THE BIKE OR THE SHARED USE PATH GOES AWAY, AND IT TURNS BACK IN THE SIDEWALKS, AND THEN THERE'S NO CONNECTION. ON PALM BEACH TO CROSS INTO THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS. UM, THAT'S AN EXAMPLE THAT I THINK YOU'RE UM, CONSULTANTS THAT YOU HAVE HIRED SHOULD REALLY BE PUSHING THE ENVELOPE THERE TO MAKE IT ACTUALLY WALKABLE. UM AND ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I MENTIONED THAT IS I THINK A LOT OF A LOT OF THE, UM, EFFORTS THAT WE MAKE IN DOWNTOWN IN THE BUSINESSES ARE ALL SURROUNDED ON FOLKS WHO ARE HERE FOR SEASON OR MAYBE OLDER FOLKS, AND WE'RE NOT HAVING A LOT OF YOUNG FAMILIES IN DOWNTOWN RIGHT NOW. LIKE MAYBE YOU CAN GO TO THE PLAYGROUND. YOU CAN GO TO KIWANIS, UM AND YOU CAN GET ICE CREAM, BUT, UM, I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE EFFORTS FOR ACTIVE
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RECREATION DOWNTOWN, AND I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH, LIKE WHOLE MASTER PLANS FOR PARKS. UM, IT COULD BE A MOMENT IN MEMORIAL. OR A MOMENT? UM YOU KNOW? OVER, UM OFF OF FLAG. WHAT WAS IT? FLAGLER PARK. ALPHA FLAGLER PARK, WHERE YOU GET MORE FAMILIES WHO HAVE A REASON TO COME TO DOWNTOWN, AND THEN FROM THERE, MAYBE BUSINESSES WILL FOLLOW THAT LEAD AND CATER TO THOSE PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY ARE HERE YEAR ROUND AND THERE ARE A LOT OF FAMILIES THAT CAN WALK OR BIKE TO DOWNTOWN IF THEY FEEL SAFE, AND IF THEY HAVE A REASON TO UM LET'S SEE. YOU KNOW, BONNIE THE, UH, THAT, UH, I KNOW PALS GOT SOME PLANS DRAWN UP ALREADY. I THINK FOR SOME OF THE THINGS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IN FLAGLER PARK, INCLUDING POTENTIALLY SPLASH PADS, UM, PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. THAT'S BIG ENOUGH FOR GRANDPARENTS AND OTHERS TO GET ON. YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT, UH, IT'S NOT HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE, BUT IT'S AND I KNOW WE'VE GOT WE HAD PLANS ON THAT DRAWN OUT TO START DEVELOPING THAT SIDE OF THE PARK TO MAKE IT MORE, UH, FAMILY FRIENDLY, BRING MORE YOUNGER FAMILIES DOWN BECAUSE ALWAYS COMPLAIN ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE PAYING. THEY'RE PAYING TAXES, AND THEY'RE NOT GETTING ANYTHING YOU KNOW, AND SO THAT I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT TO LOOK AT THAT AGAIN. AND THAT'S NOT A CRITIQUE IN ANY WAY. IT'S JUST, UM IN TERMS OF PRIORITIES. I'D LOVE TO SEE, UM, THAT BE SOMETHING THAT CAN HAPPEN IN THE NEXT MEETING EXTENSION OF THE DOWNTOWN FROM SAINT LUCIE ONTO THE RIGHT NOW. YEAH YEAH, THE EXTENSION WOULD BE GREAT. UM BUT BUT JUST MAKING IT ONE, MAKING IT MORE CONNECTED SO THAT FAMILIES DO FEEL SAFE RIGHT? BECAUSE UM, MY FAMILY WILL BIKE TO KIWANIS, AND THEN WE WILL BIKE OVER AND GET ICE CREAM DOWNTOWN. BUT I DON'T THINK A LOT OF FAMILIES FEEL COMFORTABLE DOING THAT, EVEN THOUGH THEY LIVE WITHIN WALKING OR BIKING DISTANCE BECAUSE IT'S OUR TRANSPORTATION DOWNTOWN IN A LOT OF WAYS IS DESIGNED SO THAT PEOPLE CAN MOVE THROUGH QUICKLY AND THEY DO THEY SPEED THROUGH AND THEY'RE NOT EVEN STOPPING IN DOWNTOWN. THEY'RE THEY'RE USING THIS AS A WAY TO GET TO AND FROM WORK OR OTHER PLACES. AND SO, UM , ESPECIALLY WITH THE BRIGHT LINE COMING IN, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT MORE PEDESTRIANS COMING THROUGH. AND, UM SO I JUST LIKE TO SEE UM, MAYBE SOME FOCUS ON THAT FOR 2025. BUT UM, OTHERWISE , I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU ALL ON THE ON THE IDEAS THAT YOU'RE BRINGING FORTH AND WHAT YOU'RE PUSHING. UM, I PROBABLY WRITE FOUR OR FIVE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT PLANS A YEAR FOR OTHER CITIES AND THE THINGS THAT I RECOMMEND THEY DO. YOU ALL ARE DOING SO GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. THERE'S NOTHING ELSE. POLICE FILED THE REPORT. THANK YOU. UM UNLESS ANYONE ON THE BOARD CHAIRS. I THINK PELL WILL BRING BACK THE DND ON THE LANDSCAPE CODE AND AT HER DISCRETION MAY PROBABLY IT MAY. IF SHE WAS A BIT UH, ONE ONCE AGAIN. UM IF YOU ARE IN THIS, UH THERE'S NO ONE HERE, BUT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THIS BOARD. SO I'M GONNA SAY IT. MAYBE SOMEONE'S WATCHING. IF YOU'RE ON THIS BOARD, THAT MEANS YOU HAVE A COMMITMENT TO COME TO THE MEETINGS. OTHERWISE DO NOT BE ON THIS BOARD BECAUSE WE CAN'T ADVISE. IF WE DON'T HAVE A BOARD. MAKE THIS UP. SO, I. I URGE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS. THAT THEY COME TO THE MEETINGS. IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, WE'RE ADJOURNED.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.