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MEETING NOW. CALLED TO ORDER CHAIR BRUNER. YES, VICE CHAIR RICH. YES. HERE BOARD MEMBER CLERK. PRESENT BOARD MEMBER COLLINS REMEMBER MCDONALD BOARD MEMBER CAMPAIGN. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, EVERYONE THERE. AND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. PROBABLY FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
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A SECOND, UM ALL IN FAVOR. I OK? APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR APPROVAL, SO I COULD PROVE THAT, UM ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE. I DON'T THINK TO SPEAK ABOUT ALL RIGHT. VERY COOL. MEMBER CAMPENNI. YES. BOARD MEMBER MCDONALD? YES. VICE CHAIR. RICH YES. REMEMBER COLLINS? YES.BOARD MEMBER. CLARK? YES. AND CHAIR BURNER? YES. OK, UM ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. THIS
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HAVE ANY UM HIS PAL PRESENTATION OF COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ANNUAL REPORT. THANK YOUU[2. PRESENTATION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ANNUAL REPORT 2023]
GOOD AFTERNOON, PAL. GANDHI SCR, A DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD, UH, WE'RE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THIS ANNUAL REPORT WITH, UM ALL THE CR A ACTIVITIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR 2023 TO THE STATE BY MARCH 31 OF EVERY YEAR. UH WE ALSO PUBLISHED A NOTICE IN THE NEWSPAPER IF ANYBODY WANTED TO REVIEW THE REPORT AND COMMENT AT THE AFTER APPROVAL OF THE REPORT TONIGHT, WE WILL BE SUBMITTING THE REPORT TO ALL THE AUTHORITIES, UM, SUCH AS MARTIN COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISERS, MARTIN COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, SCHOOL BOARDS AND ET CETERA. UM THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR WE ACTUALLY UPDATED THE DESIGN AND THE LAYOUT OF THE REPORT, WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO YOUR AGENDA ITEM. UM SO THIS IS THE MOST PROFESSIONAL. IT'S LOOKED IN 25 YEARS, SO I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO PRESENT THIS. AND I DO WANT TO THANK JORDAN PINKSTON FOR HER WORK ON THE LAYOUT AND FORMATTING FOR THIS REPORT. UH, I'M JUST GONNA GO THROUGH THE REPORT REALLY BRIEFLY. AND THEN IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS. UM THIS IS THE TABLE OF CONTENT AND OUTLINES THE SECTIONS IN THE REPORT. UM AND THE NEXT WE HAVE, UH, A PURPOSE. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT? UH, WE HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE FLORIDA STATUTE REQUIREMENTS AND OUR MISSION STATEMENT. THIS SECTION TALKS ABOUT, UH, HOW THE CIA WAS CREATED AND ALL THE AMENDMENTS WE'VE HAD TO THE CR A PLAN SINCE IT WAS ADOPTED. UM IT ALSO COVERS ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE CR A PLAN THAT WE'VE HAD OVER THE YEARS AND I DID BRIEFLY COVER THIS IN THE CR A PLAN AMENDMENT WHEN WE, UH, WHEN I PRESENTED THAT BACK IN JANUARY UH, THIS SECTION DESCRIBES THE CR A BOUNDARY AND HOW THE TIFF WORKS. UH, IT TALKS ABOUT THE EXPANSION WE'VE HAD IN THE CR, A IN 2002, 2006 AND 2015 AND THE INCREMENT IN TAX REVENUE FROM THE BASE YEAR OF THOSE YEARS AND 2023 AGAIN. THIS IS AGAIN SOMETHING I COVERED DURING OUR PRESENTATION. UH, WHEN WE AMENDED THE CR A PLAN IN JANUARY. BUT IT'S HERE IN THE REPORT IF ANYBODY WANTS TO REVIEW IT IN THE FUTURE. UH, SOME OF OUR MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE CR A PLAN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF THE CR BOARD MEMBERS AND CR A MEETINGS WE HELD IN FISCAL YEAR 2023. ALSO ACKNOWLEDGING THE CRB MEMBERS BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THEIR JOBS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND ALL THE CRV MEETINGS WE HELD IN FISCAL YEAR 2023. UM, THIS INTRODUCES CR STAFF AND THEIR BACKGROUND, UH, ACKNOWLEDGES THE CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY AND ALL THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT THAT WE WORK CLOSELY WITH ON ALL OF OUR PROJECTS. SO THE NEXT SECTION DESCRIBES ALL THE CIA PROJECTS AND, MORE SPECIFICALLY, ALL THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FISCAL YEAR 2023. UH, IN 2023.WE FUNDED EIGHT APPLICATIONS THROUGH THE B PROGRAM. UH WITH A TOTAL OF $58,000 IN GRANTS. UH THE PROGRA MME DOES ENCOURAGE PROPERTY OWNERS TO INVEST THEIR OWN MONEY FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS AND FISCAL YEAR 2023. THERE WAS ABOUT $100,000 OF PRIVATE INVESTMENT FOR THESE IMPROVEMENTS. THROUGH THE MOSAIC ARTWORK PROGRAM. WE INSTALLED A TOTAL OF SIX MOSAICS ON THE SIDEWALK IN THE CREEK DISTRICT. UH, IN FISCAL YEAR 2023. WE CONTRIBUTED FUNDING FOR TWO OF
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THOSE MOSAIC ARTWORK. WE HAD ONE APPLICATION FOR THE MURAL MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM IN FISCAL YEAR 2023 ON THE VA BUILDING IN EAST STEWART. THAT PROJECT HAS BEEN COMPLETED. UM THIS YEAR WE ARE SEEING MORE APPLICATIONS. SO YOU KNOW THE PROGRAM IS WORKING, AND WE SHOULD HAVE 3 TO 5 APPLICATIONS THIS YEAR. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024. UH, THROUGH THE RESIDENTIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT AND PAINTER PROGRAM. WE PROVIDED FUNDING FOR MINOR EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS TO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AND EXTERIOR PAINT. WE RECEIVED THREE APPLICATIONS FOR THE EXTERIOR PAINT PROGRAM FOR THE FOR A TOTAL OF $1500 IN REIMBURSEMENT. RESIDENTIAL STREET TREE PROGRAM WAS CREATED, UH, TO INCREASE TREE CANOPIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS. AND THIS WAS THE SECOND YEAR, UM, THAT WE IMPLEMENTED THE PROGRAM AND REINSTALLED SIX TREES IN THE SHERWOOD FOREST NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS JUST EAST OF THE EASTWARD NEIGHBORHOOD. UM THE CR A ALSO PROVIDES FUNDING FOR OPERATION OF THE TRAM SYSTEM. UH WE WERE UP ON THE RIDERSHIP IN FISCAL YEAR 2023 BY 9000 PASSENGERS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. UH, WE ALSO HAVE THOSE PANELS ON TOP OF THE TRANSFER FOR ADVERTISEMENTS. ALL OF THOSE HAVE BEEN RENTED AND GENERATING APPROXIMATELY $4000 IN REVENUE, AND THIS YEAR WE ALSO WRAPPED ONE TRAM WITH THE BRIGHT GREEN COLOR TO INCREASE VISIBILITY. THE OTHER TWO TRS WILL BE WRAPPED DURING THE SUMMER OF THIS YEAR. WE PARTNER WITH MAIN STREET TO APPLY FOR A GRANT, UH, TO UPDATE THE HISTORIC PROPERTY SURVEY REPORT. THAT REPORT WAS ADOPTED IN 2023. IT ALSO PROVIDED THE BASIS TO DESIGNATE DOWNTOWN STEWART ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC DISTRICT. UM SO YOU KNOW, ALTHOUGH WE CALL IT A HISTORIC DISTRICT, IT DOESN'T HAVE THE FORMAL DESIGNATION RIGHT NOW. SO MAIN STREET DID APPLY AND RECEIVE ANOTHER GRANT TO PURSUE THAT NOMINATION OF DOWNTOWN CORE ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC DISTRICT. THAT'S GREAT, THAT'S GREAT NEWS. WE'RE ALSO PURSUING NOMINATION APPLICATION TO DESIGNATE A STUART NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC DISTRICT. UH, THAT APPLICATION WILL BE SUBMITTED AND AT THE END OF THIS MONTH WE CELEBRATED THE DEDICATION OF HISTORIC MARKER FOR MOUNT CALVARY MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH IN MAY, 2023 WE AMENDED THE NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION PROGRAM TO INCLUDE SELF PROGRAM AND THAT WAS ADOPTED. UH, EARLY JANUARY, 2023. UM THE PROGRAM PROVIDES GRANT FOR UP TO $2500 FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT HOME IMPROVEMENTS. WE RECEIVED TWO APPLICATIONS UNDER THAT PROGRAM, AND CURRENTLY IT'S IN THE PROCESS OF EXECUTING AN AGREEMENT FOR THE GRANT. WE ALSO APPROVED A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR $40,000 TO ACQUIRE THE PARKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE PARKING ENFORCEMENT IN DOWNTOWN. THAT SYSTEM HAS BEEN PURCHASED AND IT WILL BE IN PLACE BY FALL OF THIS YEAR. THE DOWNTOWN UNDERGROUND PROJECT, UH, INCLUDES OSCEOLA STREET, SEMINOLE STREET, SAINT LUCIE AVENUE IN COLORADO AVENUE. UH, THE DESIGN FOR THE UNDERGROUND STREETSCAPE HAS BEEN COMPLETED. UM, AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE ADVERTISED FOR RFP TWICE FOR THIS PROJECT. WE HAD TO REJECT THE PROPOSAL TWICE. THE FIRST PROPOSAL DID NOT INCLUDE THE PRICE AND THE SECOND PROPOSAL HAD TOO MANY ERRORS AND THE PRICE JUST SEEMED INFLATED. SO WE WENT OFF A BIT AGAIN IN JANUARY 2024 AND WE RECEIVE ONE PROPOSAL. THAT PROPOSAL IS ON THE CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM TONIGHT, FATHER SO WE CAN START NEGOTIATING WITH THE PROPOSER.UH BUT THE FINAL PRICE PROPOSAL WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE CR A FOR DIRECTION AT A LATER TIME.
UM, HERE ARE JUST SOME IMAGES DEMONSTRATING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN UTILITY LINES ABOVE GROUND IN LINES UNDERGROUND ON OSCEOLA, COLORADO AND ST LUCIE. AND IT REALLY DEMONSTRATES, UM YOU KNOW HOW IT'LL IMPROVE OUR DOWNTOWN AESTHETICALLY, BUT NOT ONLY THAT IT WILL ALSO INCREASE RELIABILITY IN OUR DOWNTOWN. WE RECEIVED TAP PRINT FOR THE RIVERSIDE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
UH, WE COMPLETED ALL THE PROJECT DELIVERABLES IN 2023. THE PROJECT WILL BE ADVERTISED FOR BID IN APRIL AND AWARD CONTRACT IN JUNE. SO CONSTRUCTION IS ANTICIPATED TO START IN AUGUST 2024 WE ALSO MADE. UM WE'RE ALSO GONNA BE MAKING SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MINI PARK.
UH, WHICH IS ALL THE INDOOR PARK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE COMPLETED THE DESIGN FOR THAT PARK. UM, IT'S A SMALL POCKET PARK, UM, WHICH WILL HAVE SOME IRRIGATION LAND SHADE TREES, PAVED WALKWAYS, BENCHES, DECORATIVE FENCE, AND, UH, NEW PARK SIGN IS TO IMPROVE THE USER EXPERIENCE, UH, THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IN 2023. WE APPLIED FOR THE WATER QUALITY
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GRANTS THROUGH D FOR DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD . UNFORTUNATELY WE DID NOT RECEIVE GRANTS FOR THIS PROJECT. BUT WE DID REVIEW THE SCORING SHEETS, UM, TO SEE WHERE WE FELL SHORT, UM, ON THE ON THE APPLICATION, SO WE DO PLAN TO APPLY AGAIN AND HOPEFULLY MAKE A STRONGER APPLICATION FOR THE GRANT NEXT GRANT CYCLE, WHICH OPENS UP IN SUMMER THIS YEAR. WE CONTRIBUTED $200,000 FOR THE STRUCTURAL REPAIRS OF WATERFRONT RESTAURANT, WHICH IS A CITY OWNED PROPERTY. THE OVERALL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE PROPERTY PREVENTED FROM BEING BECOMING BLIGHTED AND CONTINUE TO SERVE AS A PUBLIC GATHERING AND ENTERTAINMENT SPACE IN OUR DOWNTOWN. WE COMPLETED 30% DESIGN FOR THE MLK STREETSCAPE PROJECT. WE MET WITH SOME OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS ALONG MLK AND SOME OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT THE DESIGN IN ROAD SAFETY. UM WE MET WITH MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TO DIS DISCUSS, RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION FOR SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROAD. UM, SO WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS COMPLETING 60% OF THE DESIGN AND WE WILL SCHEDULE A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING SOME THIS SUMMER TO GO THROUGH THAT PLAN WITH WITH THE RESIDENTS. AND BUSINESS OWNERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. WE COMPLETED 30% DESIGN FOR THE GUY DAVIS PARK PROJECT. UM, THE CONSULTANT IS FINALIZING 60% DESIGN, UH, WHICH WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE CITY FOR REVIEW.WE EXPECT TO COMPLETE 90% BY THIS SUMMER. AND WE'LL HAVE A COMMUNITY MEETINGS SOMETIMES THIS SUMMER. UM, ALSO BY THEN WE'LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF THE TOTAL COST ESTIMATE FOR THE PROJECT. UH, ONCE WE HAVE THE 90% DESIGN, AND AT THAT TIME WE CAN DECIDE WHAT ELEMENTS WE WANT TO KEEP OR REMOVE, BASED ON OUR BUDGET AS PART OF PHASE ONE. UM I DO WANT TO INFORM YOU THAT THE CITY MADE AN APPROPRIATION REQUEST FROM THE STATE. UM STATE BUDGET FOR THIS PROJECT. THEY HAVE THIS PROJECT IN THEIR BUDGET FUNDED AT $500,000, AND, UH, WE'LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT FUNDING BY APRIL, AND THAT WAS LED THROUGH JIM SK'S GROUP. UM, SO THANK YOU TO THAT TEAM. GET YOU. THE GATEWAY SIGNAGE PROJECT INCLUDES HORIZONTAL MONUMENT SIGNAGE DOWNTOWN AND DISTRICT SIGNAGE. THE CONSTRUCTION PLAN. OR DOWNTOWN AND DISTRICT SIGNAGE WAS COMPLETED IN 2023. THE SIGNAGE WAS ADVERTISED FOR BD IN JANUARY. AND UM, THIS WAS IN YOUR AGENDA AT THE LAST MEETING WHERE THE CONTRACT WAS AWARDED, AND THE CONSTRUCTION WILL TAKE 4 TO 5 MINUTES. 4 TO 5 MONTHS. TO COMPLETE. UM THIS PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES A HORIZONTAL SIGNAGE ALONG FEDERAL HIGHWAY IN KOR HIGHWAY, BUT THAT REQUIRES F DOT UH, PERMITS, SO THAT'S IN PROCESS RIGHT NOW. AND ONCE THE F DOT APPROVES, UH, THOSE SIGNAGE WILL GO OUT FOR BID FOR THE HORIZONTAL SIGN AND BRING THAT PROPOSAL TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW. I DID BUDGET $350,000 FOR THAT PROJECT, BUT, UH, WE ONLY NEED THE AWARD FOR THE VERTICAL SIGNS WERE ABOUT 172,000. THERE STILL REMAINING FUNDS TO DO THE HORIZONTAL MONUMENT SIGNS ALONG FEDERAL HIGHWAY. UH, WE ALSO, UH, DURING THE FORM BASED CODE, WE WORKED ON UPDATING THE EAST STEWARD MASTER PLAN, AND THAT PLAN WAS ADOPTED IN JULY. 2023. THE DIXIE HIGHWAY STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, WHICH IS FROM JOHN JEFFERSON TO COLORADO AVENUE. WE APPLIED FOR A GRANT T GRANT, UH, FOR THIS PROJECT IN JANUARY, 2023 AND WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM ASD THAT THIS PROJECT IS ELIGIBLE FOR GRANTS FOR PROGRAM YEAR 2627, SO WE'LL START WORKING ON THE FINAL DESIGN FOR THIS PROJECT IN EARLY 2025. UM, THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY STREET PLANTING PROGRAM AND MASTER PLAN WAS ADOPTED IN OCTOBER. 2023 WE RECENTLY STARTED PROMOTING THAT PROGRAM BY SENDING POSTCARDS TO PROPERTY OWNERS, AND WE'LL START SCHEDULING MEETINGS WITH THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS FOR SITE VISITS AND JUST ENCOURAGING THEM TO PARTICIPATE. PROGRAM. WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON WRAPPING THE TRAFFIC CONTROL BOXES WITHIN THE CR A. UM MARTIN COUNTY OPERATES AND MAINTAINS THOSE TRAFFIC CONTROL BOXES THAT WE'LL COORDINATING WITH THEM TO AMEND THE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT TO INCLUDE CITIES RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTAINING THE WP. WE WERE INFORMED THAT WE CAN'T DO ANY ADVERTISING OR SPONSORSHIP ON THOSE WRAPS. SO, UM WE'LL HAVE TO PRESENT UM WHAT THOSE IMAGES WILL LOOK LIKE, UM, BUT IT CAN'T HAVE ANY ADVERTISING OR SPONSORSHIP. UM FOR THE TRAFFIC CONTROL BOXES ALONG US ONE. MARTIN COUNTY, UH OR F DOT IS COORDINATING WITH MARTIN COUNTY
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TO DO SAFETY MESSAGES ON THOSE BOXES. UM SO THOSE WOULD BE ELIMINATED FROM OUR PROGRAM, AND IT WOULD ONLY BE THE TRAFFIC CONTROL BOXES WITHIN THE CR, UH AND NOT US ONE. UH, WE RECEIVED $750,000 IN CDBG HOUSING REHAB BRAND. UH, THE TOP 10 TOP 11 APPLICATIONS WERE REVIEWED AND THE SIX OF THOSE APPLICATIONS HAVE CLEARED THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL AND THEY SIGNED THEIR CONTRACT EARLIER THIS MONTH, AND THE CONSTRUCTION HAS STARTED ON THOSE PROJECTS. AND THE REMAINING FIVE APPLICATIONS WILL GO THROUGH THE BID PROCESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE BEFORE THEY SIGNED THEIR CONTRACT. UH, WE ALSO RECEIVED $4.79 MILLION IN CDBG COVID GRANT. ACQUISITION DEMOLITION AND NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR THE JOB TRAINING CENTER. UM AS YOU KNOW, WE CLOSE ON THAT PROPERTY EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND WE'RE WORKING WITH KIM LE HORN TO PREPARE THE CIVIL PLANS AND ARCHITECTURAL PLANS FOR THAT PROJECT. UM, AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE COORDINATING WITH PROJECT LIFT TO PREPARE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO PROVIDE SERVICES AT THE NEW FACILITY. SO YOU SHOULD BE SEEING THAT MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AT THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING IN APRIL. UM THIS JUST SHOWS THAT WE CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH MAIN STREET IN PROMOTING DOWNTOWN TO SUPPORT DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES. UM AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THEY DID APPLY FOR GRANTS FOR TO UPDATE OUR HISTORIC PROPERTY SURVEY REPORT AND, UM, DESIGNATING DOWNTOWN COURT AS A HISTORIC DISTRICT ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. UM TIFF. REVENUE OF 4.2 MILLION WAS DEPOSITED IN THE CR TRUST FUND IN FISCAL YEAR 2023 TIFF REVENUE WAS USED FOR ACTIVITIES LIKE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. TRAM OPERATION DESIGN FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, UM, SUCH AS DIXIE HIGHWAY GUY DAVIS PARK AND MLK. AND HERE IS JUST A UNAUDITED FINANCIAL REPORT THAT WERE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT FOR FISCAL YEAR. 2023 ONCE WE HAVE THE AUDITED REPORT, WE WILL PUBLISH THAT ON THE WEBSITE WITHIN 45 DAYS AFTER IT'S COMPLETED. AND THAT, UH, CONSISTS MY PRESENTATION AND JUST, UH, REQUESTING TO APPROVE THE FILING OF THIS 2023 CR, A ANNUAL REPORT. THAT WAS AN EXCELLENT PRESENTATION. OK? YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, AND ALL, THANK YOU. NOT REALLY. NO QUESTIONS MORE OF JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. UH I'M JUST GONNA FOCUS ON ACTUALLY ON PAGE. I GUESS IT'S PAGE FIVE OF THE REPORT AND ONE OF THE THINGS I SAW WAS, UH, THAT THE TAXABLE VALUE WITHIN, UM FROM 2002. WAS ONE OF WAS $104,000,937.02, 137 $283 AND IN 2023 WAS, UH, LET'S SEE. NO I GUESS THAT WAS 1998 AND 2023. IT WAS 465,000,009.594,000 WHICH IS A REMARKABLE INCREASE FOR AND I THINK THAT WAS FOR THE NORTH. SOUTH UH, STUART C, STUART NORTH SOUTH AND CENTER THAT DID NOT INCLUDE SOME OF THE OTHER AREAS. BUT UM, GOING OFF TO THE RIGHT OF THAT THE, UH, TIP FUND IN 99 WAS, UH, $41,000 AND TO FUNDING IN AND, UH, 2023 WAS 4,237,950, WHICH IS A AN IMPRESSIVE INCREASE, UH, IN VALUE THAT THE CR A HAS CREATED, UH, OVER THE LAST, UH, 24 YEARS. AND IT WAS IT. YOU KNOW, THERE WAS SO MUCH HARD WORK DONE BY SO MANY PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY IN THE BEGINNING. UH, THEY HAD THE VISION FOR IT, UM, AND HAVING VISION FOR MAKING SOME CHANGES ON COLORADO AVENUE AND CREATING THE CR A IN THE FIRST PLACE, BUT THE SEE THESE KIND OF NUMBERS ARE RACKING UP IN EACH AREA OF THE CR A, INCLUDING THE EXPANSION AREAS. UM IS AMAZING. AND UH, REALLY KNOWS. THAT TELLS ME THAT WE'RE HEADING ON THE RIGHT TRACK. AND WE'VE BEEN, UH, DOING SO MANY GOOD THINGS. SO THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
YOU HAVE. THE COMMISSIONER SPOKE TO UH, THANK YOU. ON THE, UM I WAS JUST GONNA HAVE THAT PICTURE ON PAGE. WHEN YOU WHERE YOU HAVE THE PEOPLE UNDERNEATH THE, UM, THE SAIL. AND I KNOW THAT THE DB A, UH, USED TO DO A LOT. I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH A COORDINATIONS BETWEEN THE DB A AND THE, UM STUART MAIN STREET. BUT IS THERE A WAY THAT DO THEY HAVE LIKE AN ELECTRONIC? SYSTEM WHERE PEOPLE
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UM MAYBE DO A SURVEY OR SO EVERY OFTEN DOWN THERE TO JUST KIND OF GAUGE INTEREST AND THAT KIND OF THING THAT YOU KNOW. UH, IF CANDACE AND THEM DO ANY OF THAT, OR EVEN JUST A SURVEY, MAYBE WHERE PEOPLE COME FROM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOME OF THOSE ACTIVITIES. BLAIR. SO I WANT TO, BUT I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. I CAN HAVE HER. UM, LOOK INTO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. MAYBE DO A SURVEY. UM, IT COULD BE SOMETHING SHE COULD DO ONLINE. OK, OK. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. DID WE MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT AND SEND IT OUT? IT DOESN'T. I DON'T DO WE NEED A MOTION. I DON'T IT DOESN'T SAY WE JUST ACCEPT THE REPORT TO GO AHEAD AND FILE IT HAVE A MOTION TO TAX THE MORE THAT WE ACCEPT THE REPORT. SO OK, WE HAVE A MOTION EXCEPT A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. UH, I JUST ASK ONE QUESTION. UH, PENAL THANK YOU FOR THAT AND JORDAN AS WELL.WHAT PART OF THE CR A. YOU THINK COULD BENEFIT FROM GREATER ATTENTION FROM US? OR MAYBE THE COROLLARY IS THERE AN AREA WE HAVEN'T PAID AS MUCH ATTENTION TO AS WE SHOULD. MAYBE IN UM, OPPORTUNITIES. I MEAN, THE TRIANGLE DISTRICT. MAYBE JUST THERE'S NO AREA THAT WE HAVEN'T MADE ENOUGH OF IT. IT SEEMS TO ME THE TRIANGLE IS A LITTLE BIT MORE ATTENTION TO TRIANGLE DISTRICT AND I THINK THE LAUNCHING OF THE DIXIE HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS WILL HELP.
WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT I MENTIONED THAT WE'RE GONNA BE RECEIVED A GRANT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2627. SO WE'LL START WORKING ON THAT DESIGN. UH, NEXT YEAR. WHICH WHICH WILL COMPLETE THE IMPROVEMENTS ON DIXIE HIGHWAY. IF YOU NOTICE RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE THE IMPROVEMENTS ON ONE SIDE OF, UH OF DIXIE HIGHWAY NORTH SIDE OF DIXIE HIGHWAY, BUT NOT THE SOUTH SIDE. UM, SO THAT'S WHERE WE WANT TO MAKE THE IMPROVEMENTS. AND THEN NEXT WOULD BE, UH, MAYBE DOING MORE OF A COMPLETE STREET PROJECT ON OCEAN BOULEVARD. YOU KIND OF ACTIVATE THAT AREA. MY ONLY OTHER COMMENT AS I COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW CROWDED THOSE TRAMS ARE. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT TIME OF DAY I COME DOWN AND I WAS TALKING TO ONE OF THE TRAM DRIVERS. THE ONLY PROBLEM WE HAVE IS THE DRIVERS WHO DON'T HAVE THE TRANS WITH THE WRAPPING ARE JEALOUS. UM BUT THOSE WRAPPERS CA ME OUT TERRIFIC, AND PEOPLE COMMENT ON THEM AND THAT HAS BEEN JUST A GREAT SUCCESS.
FOR THE PEOPLE WHO VISIT THE CITY OF STUART. SO GOOD FOR YOU. MY MOTHER. I KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT A NEW BUSINESS THING, BUT IT'S KIND OF RELATED TO THE REPORT SO MENTION IN THE TRIANGLE AREA, IT'S PRETTY MUCH WHEN THE CHURCH IS GONE AND THE SCHOOL IS GONE. OH JUST A FEW THINGS HERE. I THINK THAT EVEN THE UM MISTER, UH HE HAS THE SIGN THE, UM STAIN. STAINED GLASS SPACE THERE. I CAN'T THINK OF HIS NAME RIGHT NOW. BUT UM WHEN ALL OF THAT IS GONE, BECAUSE I THINK HE'S CLOSING DOWN THAT BUSINESS, IT'S PRETTY MUCH EMPTY BACK IN THERE, EXCEPT FOR THE 1895 CHURCH AND A FEW OTHER THINGS. AND SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU KNOW WHO'S GONNA COME IN WITH SOMETHING. I'VE TALKED TO CANDACE ABOUT THAT EXPANDING THE MAIN STREET INTO THAT AREA, UM, SO THAT WE CAN START HAVING MORE ACTIVITIES. MAYBE HAVING SOME, YOU KNOW, JUST UM, CREATING MORE VISIBILITY BY HAVING EVENTS ON THE STREETS IN THAT AREA. UM I THINK THAT WILL BRING DRAMA PEOPLE, AND MAYBE THAT WILL THAT WILL HELP SOME OF THE BUSINESSES IN THAT AREA AND EVENTUALLY DRAW MORE BUSINESSES. SO I THINK WE I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO WORK ON ACTIVATING THAT AREA. WE NEED SOME SORT OF BUSINESS THAT'S GOING TO DRAW PEOPLE THERE.
RESTAURANTS SOME, YOU KNOW. BUSINESSES THEY'LL ACTUALLY CREATE SOME PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY RIGHT NOW. IT'S NOT EVEN SAFE TO WALK. IF YOU GO ON DIXIE HIGHWAY, PEOPLE DON'T FEEL SAFE TO WALK ALONG ALONG THAT ROAD, SO WE HAVE TO DO THE IMPROVEMENTS IN ORDER TO CREATE, YOU KNOW, SAFE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS , AND THEN EVENTUALLY THEY'LL CREATE MORE ACTIVITIES AND THAT DRAWS MORE BUSINESSES TO THE AREA. WE HAVE THE PLAN THAT THE REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL DID FOR US. WE DID THIS RIGHT OF RIGHT, AND THAT'S UH ONE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS IDENTIFIED IS A DIXIE HIGHWAY. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WE'RE WORKING ON. I'M SURE I THINK OUR ILLUSTRIOUS CITY MANAGER JUST AS A AS A HISTORIC POINT IF YOU IF YOU COMPARE THE TRIANGLE DISTRICT OR THE AREA WEST. OCEAN BOULEVARD AND THAT AREA COMPARED TO SAY DOWNTOWN. IN THE LATE
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EIGHTIES AND EARLY NINETIES DOWNTOWN. AT A, UM SIMILAR FEELING. UH, THE OTHER SIDE AND THE COMMISSION'S, UH, IN THE PAST FOCUSED ON THAT HAD SOME CHARTS AND IT RESULTED IN A PUSH FOR, UH, SOME RESIDENTIAL, UH, COMPONENTS TO DOWNTOWN TO GET PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA AFTER, UM FRIDAY AT FIVE, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, ONE OF THE PROBLEMS YOU HAVE WITH THE WE CALL THE TRIANGLE AREA, BUT EVERYTHING ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE TRACKS IS THAT THE AT&T BUILDING HAS NO WINDOWS. AND THEN BEHIND THAT YOU HAVE THE, UH BUILDING THE MARK B OWNS, BUT IT'S 100% COMMERCIAL ON FRIDAY AT FIVE O'CLOCK, IT GOES VACANT. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO SOME BUSINESSES ALONG THAT SECONDARY STREET THAT ARE ALL CLOSED AS SOON AS FRIDAY HITS. THEN WHEN YOU GET TO WEST OCEAN BOULEVARD, THE BAPTIST CHURCH IS FOR BLOCKS LONG AND WHEN THE BAPTIST CHURCH , WHICH IS A SCHOOL CLOSES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SUNDAY MORNING, THOSE FOUR BLOCKS GO DORMANT AND THEN THE SOUTH SIDE OF WEST OCEAN BOULEVARD IS ALSO PRIMARILY BUSINESSES THAT CLOSE AT FIVE O'CLOCK OR AT FIVE O'CLOCK ON FRIDAY. SO AS UH PELL WAS POINTING OUT AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO ADDRESS FIRST, UM, IN THE APRIL 8TH MEETING, YOU'RE GONNA BE HEARING A PRESENTATION FROM THE DEVELOP OR NOT, FROM THE DEVELOPMENT FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AS IT RELATES TO CONFUSION, CORNER AND, UH, QUIET ZONES AND SOME OTHER STUFF AND THAT AND THEN HOW THAT CONNECTS TO WEST OCEAN BOULEVARD AND DIXIE HIGHWAY. AND THEN IF, IN FACT THE BAPTIST CHURCH WERE TO EVER SELL WHOEVER PURCHASES THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE COMING IN FOR A REDEVELOPMENT OF SOME SORT, REGARDLESS OF WHAT IT IS. THEY HAVEN'T ABANDONED RIGHT AWAY.BUT THEY'VE ALSO GOT SOME OTHER STREETS THAT INTERCONNECT. THAT PROBABLY COULD BE RECONFIGURED AND THE COMMISSION WILL HAVE THE DISCRETION TO KIND OF HORSE TRADE WITH THEM. AND IF YOU WERE TO HAVE A PLAN FOR WHAT YOU WANTED TO SEE OVER THERE, YOU COULD AGREE WITH WHOEVER THAT WAS TO SAY. OK WELL, THE CITY WILL ABANDON THIS STREET IN EXCHANGE FOR THIS AND CREATE SOME TRAFFIC FLOWS BECAUSE YOU GET AS YOU GET CLOSER TO THE RAILROAD TRACKS THOSE LITTLE TRIANGULAR PARCELS THAT ARE CUT OFF BY THE THREE DIA, THE THREE STREETS THAT GO BECOME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO NAVIGATE IN CARS AND THEN BECAUSE OF, UH SOME ONE WAYS AND SOME OTHER AND WHEN YOU GET TO CONFUSION CORNER OF COURSE, YOU CAN'T TURN LEFT TO GO BACK ON THE EAST OCEAN AND OTHER STUFF, SO AS THAT COMES FORWARD, WE WILL NEED TO COME BACK BEFORE BOTH THE CR A AND THE CITY COMMISSION. TO UH, PURSUE THOSE CHANGES AND THOSE DESIGN PLANS AND THOSE, UH, MATTERS I DO KNOW. THE QUIET ZONES AND CONFUCIAN CORNER IS GONNA BE COMING FORWARD. NO MATTER WHAT I ALSO KNOW IS, UH I POINTED OUT THAT THERE'S THE DIXIE HIGHWAY. UH, REDESIGN.
THAT'S ALSO GONNA BE COMING FORWARD. ESSENTIALLY THIS FOLLOWING CALENDAR YEAR, AND THOSE WILL TIE DIRECTLY INTO THE CHURCH REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL'S IDEAS AS WELL. BUT IT'S A CHICKEN AND EGG KIND OF THING. LIKE DOES THE COMMISSION WANT TO DESIGN AND ADVANCE AND CREATE UM LIKE A FORM BASE CODE THAT ACTUALLY AUTHORIZES DEVELOPMENT AND AUTHORIZES.
THINGS OR DO YOU WANT TO LEAVE IT THE WAY IT IS SO THAT THE APPLICANTS NEED TO COME. THE COMMISSION ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS TO GO INTO IT. OBVIOUSLY THE CASE BY CASE TAKES LONGER.
UM, BUT AT THE SAME TIME UH, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WHEN YOU SAY FORM BASED OR ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT US GOING AND TRYING TO KIND OF REZONE THAT AREA, SO WE MAKE IT SOMETHING THAT'S FEASIBLE WITH TRAFFIC, FUTURE TRAFFIC DOWNTOWN, BOTH THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AS WELL AS THE DENSITY SO WE COULD ADDRESS TRAFFIC. WITHOUT ZONING JUST BY DESIGNING STREETS THAT ARE ONE WAY OR BOTH WAYS OR PARKING ON THE STREET OR NO PARKING OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE. BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT WHAT YOU'RE REALLY OBSERVING. IS THAT THERE'S NOT VERY MANY BUSINESSES OVER THERE IN COMPARISON TO THE NUMBER OF BUSINESSES ON THIS SIDE OF THE TRACKS AND THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE THERE. DO NOT OPERATE ON THE WEEKENDS AT ALL AND END AT FIVE O'CLOCK, PM. WHEREAS THE BUSINESSES ON THIS SIDE OF THE INCLUDE RESTAURANTS AND OTHER RETAIL COMPONENTS THAT MAY STAY UP UNTIL EIGHT OR NINE. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO THE RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT THAT HAS THE ACTIVITIES AND PEOPLE WALKING AND THINGS LIKE THAT IN THE STREET. THE AZUL HAS ALREADY KIND OF ADDED TO IT. BUT WHEN YOU LOOK SOUTH OF THAT ALL THE WAY THROUGH, IT'S A IT'S A VERY UH, SIMILAR PROCEDURE WITH EVERY
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SINGLE BUILDING THAT AFTER ABOUT SIX O'CLOCK, YOU GO THERE AND THEY'RE ALL CLOSED. UM THAT NOT THAT THAT'S BAD. IT'S JUST NOT THE SAME AS ON THIS SIDE OF THE TRACK. SO YOU NOTICE THE DISTINCTION IF THE COMMISSION WANTED TO SEE IT. DIFFERENTLY OR WANTED TO SEE IT LIKE IT IS ON THIS SIDE OF THE TRACKS. IT COULD JUST WAIT AND LET PEOPLE COME THROUGH FOR CONDITIONAL USE CHANGES, OR IT COULD CREATE A FORM BASED CODE AND SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE WANNA SEE OVER HERE AND LITERALLY CREATED AN ENTITLE IT IN ADVANCE AND LET IT BE LESS ORGANIC. BUT IT'S THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD IT IT DEPENDS ON WHAT THE COMMISSION WANTS TO SEE OVER THERE. AND YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT THERE'S A US ONE IS A REAL DIVIDER ON THE FURTHEST WEST PORTION, BECAUSE IT'S YOU KNOW, THAT'S A VERY BUSY ROAD. THERE'S ROUGHLY 65,000 CARS A DAY COMING OVER THE ROOSEVELT BRIDGE THAT YOU KNOW THAT'S HARD TO MANAGE. YEAH YOU JUST HAD THE POTENTIAL OF, YOU KNOW SOME FOUR STORY THING, WHATEVER THAT IS A HOTEL OR A ANOTHER BUILDING OR ANOTHER SCHOOL INSTITUTION OR SOMETHING. IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO DO THAT, THERE IN THE IN THE CHURCH AND THEN WE STILL HAVE THE ISSUE. OF COURSE. EVERYBODY SAYS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA COME IN AND UH , DO PARKING, AND MAYBE THE THEY HAVE TO MEET THEIR PARKING OR WOULD THEY WANNA YOU KNOW? DO WE WANNA DO PARKING EXEMPT OR WE DON'T HAVE A PARKING GARAGE? THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD AREA THAT WE SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT. I THINK THAT WE SHOULD WE SHOULD LOOK AT IT, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE A PARKING GARAGE. OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA WHEN THE COMMISSION DECIDED TO MAKE DOWNTOWN PARKING EXEMPT UM AND THEN THE COMMISSION. FOR THAT MATTER. I REMEMBER LIKE 2000 OR 2001. F DOT WANTED TO WIDEN US 1 TO 8 LANES ALL THE WAY FROM JENSEN BEACH BOULEVARD ALL THE WAY, UH, THROUGH STEWART , AND THAT WAS BACK WHEN CONCURRENCY WAS A THING, AND THE COMMISSION SAID NO. THEY DON'T CARE IF THEY HAVE AN F RATING. AND IF CARS HAVE TO GO SLOW BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT CARS TO GO FAST, ANYWAY. WHEN THE COMMISSION VOTED JUST, YOU KNOW, 10 YEARS AGO OR SO TO UM UH, DOUBLE LANE, COLORADO FROM US ONE. TO, UM OSCEOLA. SAME THING OCCURRED. EVERYBODY SAID, OH, YOU YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT SO MANY LESS CARS ARE SO MUCH LESS TRAFFIC AND MOVE THROUGH THAT AREA, AND THE COMMISSION SAID. THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S WHAT WE WANT. WE WANT IT TO BE A PEDESTRIAN AREA. WE DON'T WANT IT TO BE AN ARTERIAL HIGHWAY. WE WANT IT TO BE A RETAIL PLACE. AND IF CARS HAVE TO GO FIVE OR 10 MILES AN HOUR, THEN IT'S A VICTORY. AND IT TURNED OUT TO WORK. OK? SO I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE DOING ANYTHING RIGHT NOW UNTIL WE SEE WHAT COME DOWN WITH THE, UH, THE TOT OR YOUR PLAN. AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SO WHAT? JUST FOR CLARITY. I DON'T HAVE A PLAN. WHEN YOU SAY YOUR PLAN. YOU HAVE SOMETHING ABOUT CLOSING DIXIE HIGHWAY THERE AND REROUTING HAS HAS A PLAN FOR SOME PARKING AND SOME OTHER DESIGNS THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO ADOPTION FOR THE CLOSING OF THE ROADS. UM, BUT THAT WILL BECOME A COMING TO THE BOARD, AND I THINK THAT'S THE FIRST THING TO DO. AND THEN YOU COULD WE COULD TALK ABOUT THAT FIRST STREET A SCENE BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE PARTS THAT GIVE US THE MOST FOR MOST. BECAUSE THEY'RE KIND OF HARD TO REUSE. SO I THINK THAT'S WHERE YOU BEGIN AND YOU'LL PROBABLY GET A AT SOME POINT. I KEEP HEARING THAT THE BAPTIST CHURCH IS FOR SALE, AND I HEAR THAT IT'S NOT FOR SALE, AND I HEAR IT'S FOR SALE AND BACK AND FORTH. BUT MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN WHETHER IT'S THAT ONE OR SOME OTHER ONE THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN, ONE DAY IT SOLD AND THEN SOMEBODY IS WANTING TO REDEVELOP OR DO A PROJECT AND HERE IT IS. AND SO THAT WILL BE COMING YOUR WAY AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, AND YOU GUYS CAN, YOU KNOW? RESPOND TO IT ACCORDINGLY, YOU KNOW. WHATEVER IT IS THAT THEY HAVE IN MIND. THAT'S A BIG PIECE OF PROPERTY AND ALSO SEA COAST.THOSE ARE TWO BIG PIECES, TOO BIG IMPACTS. UM, JUST WANNA MENTION AS FAR AS THE FORM BASE CODE. WE DIDN'T WANT TO JUST STOP AFTER THE CREEK DISTRICT IN EAST STEWART NEIGHBORHOOD. WE DO WANT TO IMPLEMENT IT AND, UM, IN THE TRIANGLE DISTRICT AND OR ANY OTHER AREAS THAT NEED IT, BUT WE WANTED TO SEE HOW THE CODE IS WORKING FIRST. SO THIS YEAR IS OUR TRIAL. UH, YOU KNOW, USING THE CODE AND SEE WHAT'S WORKING, NOT WORKING. SO THAT WAY WHEN WE START WORKING WITH THE TRIANGLE DISTRICT WE CAN CARRY SOME THINGS OVER AND THEN IMPROVE ON SOME THINGS. SO WE COULD PUT THAT IN THE BUDGET FOR IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS TO WORK ON THE FORM BASED CODE FOR THAT AREA. I MEAN, I NOTICE WE HAVE A SIGN THAT SAYS ONE OF THE NEW SIGNS OF TRIANGLE DISTRICT.
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YEAH, YEAH, EXACTLY. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO FORWARD. UM, HAVE A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION IN THE SECOND IN THE PUBLIC COMMENTS. HAVE NONE. PICK THE ROLL, PLEASE. BOARD MEMBER, CLARK. YES. REMEMBER COLLINS? BRUNER YES, VICE CHAIR RICH YES. OR MEMBER MCDONALD? YES. AND[3. CRA BUDGET AMENDMENT #03 TO THE FY 2024 (RC): RESOLUTION No. 08-2024 CRA; A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING BUDGET AMENDMENT #03 TO THE FY 2024 CRA BUDGET; APPROPRIATING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]
BOARD MEMBER CAMP? YES. ER A BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2024. THANK YOU.THANK YOU. UM SO THIS IS A BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE TO THE FISCAL YEAR, 2024 FOR A COUPLE OF OUR PROJECTS AND PROGRAM, RIVERSIDE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENTS AND, UH, REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT ACCELERATOR, WHICH IS KNOWN AS RITA PROGRAM. UM JUST A BRIEF BACKGROUND ABOUT THE RIVERSIDE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE A COUPLE OF NEW COMMISSIONERS ON THE BOARD. THE RIVERSIDE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF THE DRAWBRIDGE ON DIXIE HIGHWAY. IT'S BOUNDED, UH, BY SO PALM STREET. NORTH FERN STREET TO THE SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY ON THE EAST AND RIVER NORTH RIVER DRIVE ON THE WEST. THIS IS A MIXED USE COMMUNITY, UH, WHERE WE HAVE PROFESSIONAL OFFICES, RESTAURANTS MARINA NEIGHBORHOOD PARK HOTEL, SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, MULTI FAMILY HOMES. UM SO THIS SHOWS THE EXISTING CONDITIONS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AS YOU CAN SEE , THERE'S A LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS SIDEWALK AND CROSSWALKS FOR CONNECTIVITY. UM THERE'S A NEED FOR ON STREET PARKING AND BIKE RACKS. UM SO, UH, THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE MORE OF A STRUCTURED ON STREET PARKING SIDEWALKS THAT'LL CONNECT EXISTING SIDEWALK ALONG DIXIE HIGHWAY RESURFACING, UH, WE'LL PUT SOME NEW BIKE RACKS AND STREET LIGHTS AND LANDSCAPING TO CREATE MORE OF A PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD. UM SO THE CR A BUDGETED 2.1 MILLION FOR THIS PROJECT IN FISCAL YEAR 2024 THE F DOT TAP GRANT FUNDING IS IN THE AMOUNT OF 1.5 MILLION FOR THE PROJECT. UH THE ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION FOR THIS PROJECT IS ABOUT 2.06 MILLION. UH, AND WE HAVE AN INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH MARTIN COUNTY TO ADMINISTER THE GRANT AND IMPLEMENT THE PROJECT SINCE THEY ARE THE LAB CERTIFIED AGENCY AND THEIR SPONSORING THIS PROJECT. UM SO THE ADDITIONAL COSTS INCLUDES CONTINGENCY MARTIN COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE FEES. UH CE I, WHICH IS A CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING AND INSPECTION SERVICES. UH SO THE TOTAL ESTIMATED COST IS 2.7 MILLION AND STAFF IS REQUESTING A BUDGET AMENDMENT OF ADDITIONAL $600,000 FOR THIS PROJECT. UH DON'T FORGET WE ARE GONNA GET REIMBURSED 1.5 MILLION AFTER THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED, AND AS I HAD MENTIONED EARLIER, WE DO EXPECT TO START CONSTRUCTION ON THIS PROJECT IN AUGUST. 2024 UM, WE HAVE ANOTHER AMENDMENT. ALSO AS PART OF THIS RESOLUTION, THE SECOND BUDGET AMENDMENT IS FOR THE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT ACCELERATOR PROGRAM AGAIN REFERRED TO AS A DEEP UH, READER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CR AND THE NEW AVONLEA PUD, UH, TO SHARE THE TAX REVENUE THAT IS GENERATED FROM THE PROJECT ITSELF TO COMPLETE SOME OF THE OFF SITE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY'S RIGHT OF WAY. UH ADJACENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND IT SHOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE APPROVED OFF SITE PLAN IMPROVEMENT. UM THAT WAS PROVIDED AND APPROVED AS PART OF THE PUD. UH, THE IMPROVEMENT PLANS INCLUDED SIDEWALK CROSSWALK ON STREET PARK. ON STREET PARKING, LANDSCAPING AND STREET LIGHTS. UM ALL THE UNITS, UH, WITHIN PARCEL TWO AND 12 HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND SO THE DEVELOP, HAS ALSO COMPLETED ALL THE OFF SITE. IMPROVEMENTS FOR THOSE TWO PARCELS. UH, THE COMPLETED SUB PARCELS, UH, GENERATED A NEW TAX REVENUE OF $168,000. THE TAX REVENUE SHARING WOULD BE 50% OF THE INCREASED FOR THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD AFTER CEO IS ISSUED, UH, SO BASED ON THE CALCULATIONS THAT WAS DONE. THE TAX REVENUE SHARING IS ABOUT $80,000. AND SO THE CR A BUDGET AT $40,000 FOR THIS PROGRAM, UM, BUT THERE'S A BALANCE OF 40,001 08 THAT WE HAVE TO, UH, PAY, UH, AT NEW AVONLEA PUD, UH, AS PER THE AGREEMENT, UH, SO THAT AT THE END, THE CITY DOES BENEFIT FROM FROM THIS AGREEMENT BECAUSE OF ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY'VE PROVIDED IN THE CITY'S RIGHT OF WAY, AND THEN ONCE THE AGREEMENT IS TERMINATED ALL THE CR REVENUE IS REVERTED BACK TO THE CR A, UH, FOR ANY FUTURE PROJECTS. AND SO TODAY'S STAFF IS JUST REQUESTING APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 08-20 24 AUTHORIZING BUDGET AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 CR A BUDGET MOVE PROGRAM SECOND ANY COMMENTS. DO THEY HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS? WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND. UM OK, BOARD
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MEMBER COLLINS, BOARD MEMBER CLERK. YES, VICE CHAIR RICH YES. MAYOR BRUNER. YES BOARD MEMBER MCDONALD* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.