[CALL TO ORDER ] [00:00:07] IT'S 4:00. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER THE ROLL CALL. HERE. VICE CHAIR BOWSER HERE. BOARD MEMBER. JAMES HERE. BOARD MEMBER. LAUGHLIN. BOARD MEMBER. MANARA HERE. BOARD MEMBER VOGEL HERE. AND BOARD MEMBER WHALEN HERE. ALL RIGHT. STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ALL RIGHT, SIR, WOULD YOU EXPLAIN THE OATH TO ADMINISTER? SURE. SO WE'LL BE SWEARING IN KRISTINA VOGEL AS A NEW BOARD MEMBER. SO IF YOU'LL STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME, I STATE YOUR NAME. I, KRISTINA VOGEL, 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, FLORIDA, AND THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT BOARD. SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT BOARD, AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY PERFORM, AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY PERFORM THE DUTIES OF AN ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER. THE DUTIES OF AN ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER ON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER. SO HELP ME GOD. ON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER. SO HELP ME GOD. THANK YOU. MAY BE SEATED. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A [APPROVAL OF AGENDA ] MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF TODAY'S AGENDA. SO MOVED. SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES [APPROVAL OF MINUTES ] UNANIMOUSLY. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE JULY 7TH CRB MINUTES. SO MOVED. IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NON AGENDA ITEMS? [COMMENTS BY BOARD MEMBERS (Non-Agenda Items) ] CHAIR, I HAVE NONE. HEARING NONE. MOVE ON TO COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS ON NON AGENDA ITEM. I HAVE ONE I WANT TO RECOGNIZE. WE HAVE SOPHIA AUBREY HERE TODAY TO EARN A MERIT BADGE FOR CIVIC. SO WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. ACTION ITEM. WE HAVE A READING [3. CRA BUDGET AND CIP FOR FY 2027 (RC): RESOLUTION No. 05-2026 CRA; A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (CRA) OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA ADOPTING THE CRA BUDGET OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, FOR FISCAL YEAR (FY) BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2026, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2027, AND APPROPRIATING CAPITAL BUDGET FOR FY 2027 AND PROVIDING FOR A FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR PROJECTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA BOUNDARIES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ] OF RESOLUTION 0526 2026. RESOLUTION NUMBER 05-2026CRAA RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA. ADOPTING THE CRA BUDGET OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, FOR FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2026 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027 AND APPROPRIATING CAPITAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AND PROVIDING FOR A FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR PROJECTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA BOUNDARIES, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THANK YOU SIR. DO WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT RELATED TO THIS? YES. THANK YOU. PANEL GANDY, CRA DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD, I'LL BE PRESENTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 CRA BUDGET TONIGHT. I'LL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF ALL THE CRAS PROJECTED REVENUES, EXPENSES AND KEY PROJECTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET. THIS HERE SHOWS THE BASE VALUE OF THE CRA WHEN THE CRA WAS CREATED, WHICH IS $299 MILLION, AND THE CURRENT VAT TAXABLE VALUE FOR THE FOR THE CRA IS 995 MILLION. SO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO IS 696 MILLION, WHICH IS THE INCREMENT VALUE. WE TAKE THAT INCREMENT VALUE AND APPLY THE 5.0 MILLAGE RATE, CITY'S MILLAGE RATE, AND THE COUNTY'S MILLAGE RATE OF. AND THEN WE GET A A CRA. THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE IS 3.3 MILLION AND. AND THE COUNTY PAYMENT TO THE CRA IS 5.5 MILLION, WITH A TOTAL CONTRIBUTION OF 8.8 MILLION TO THE CRA TRUST FUND. THIS CHART HERE SHOWS THE BREAKDOWN OF THE CRA REVENUE FROM ALL THE DIFFERENT SOURCES. AS I MENTIONED, THE COUNTY'S CHIEF CONTRIBUTION IS 5.5 MILLION. CITY'S CONTRIBUTION FROM THE GENERAL FUND IS 3.3 MILLION. [00:05:03] ADDITIONALLY, OTHER SOURCES OF REVENUE INCLUDES GRANTS IN THE AMOUNT OF 6.8 MILLION, INTEREST REVENUE OF ABOUT $35,000. WE FIND SIGNAGE, SIGNAGE, PROGRAM REVENUE OF ABOUT $2,700 AND CRA FUND BALANCE OF $425,000. TO BALANCE THIS YEAR'S BUDGET FOR FOR A TOTAL OF 16 MILLION IN CRA REVENUE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027. THESE ARE THE CATEGORIES OF OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS AND EXPENSES. INFRASTRUCTURE CAPITAL PROJECTS, WHICH MAKES UP ABOUT 8.5 MILLION 70% OF THE CRA BUDGET. THIS INCLUDES GUY DAVIS PARK DRAINAGE AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS, DIXIE HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS, FLAGLER PARK PARKING, AND THE TREE CANOPY INSTALLATION PROGRAM. THERE'S INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFER OF ABOUT 1.53 MILLION, WHICH MAKES ABOUT. MAKES UP ABOUT 12% OF THE CRA BUDGET. THIS WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO GENERAL FUNDS FOR TRAM SERVICE, FEC RELATED COSTS. WATER TOWER PAINTING, COURTESY DOCK, RAILROAD SAFETY ZONE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION, DOWNTOWN MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CITY RELATED COSTS. THEN PROFESSIONAL AND OPERATING SERVICES, WHICH IS ABOUT 1.3 MILLION. THIS IS PLANNING AND DESIGN, ENGINEERING COSTS, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE. ANY PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES, READOUT AGREEMENTS, PRINTING, MEMBERSHIP AND OTHER OPERATION EXPENSES. PERSONNEL IS ABOUT 300 ZERO ZERO $0. THIS IS THE SALARIES FOR THE TWO STAFF MEMBER IN THE CRA. ANY SPECIAL PAY, FICA, RETIREMENT INSURANCE AND WORKER COMPENSATION, AND THEN THE 285 MILLION OR 285,000 IS FOR COMMUNITY PROGRAM AND GRANTS, WHICH IS THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE IN THE CRA BRUSH WITH KINDNESS MURAL GRANT PROGRAM, RESIDENTIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT, AIRS, PROPERTY ASSISTANCE, LANDSCAPING GRANTS, AND STUART MAIN STREET THAT WE CONTRIBUTE $75,000 FOR THAT. CONTINGENCY IS ABOUT 91,000. SO THAT'S A TOTAL OF 12.1 MILLION IN EXPENSES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027. AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT 70% OF CRA'S PROPOSED BUDGET IS DEDICATED TO INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPITAL PROJECTS. I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME UPDATE ON SOME OF THE KEY PROJECTS DOWNTOWN UNDERGROUNDING AND SEMINOLE STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS. THIS IS THE UNDERGROUNDING CONVERSION ON SOUTHWEST SEMINOLE, OSCEOLA STREET, COLORADO AVENUE AND SAINT LUCIE AVENUE WITHIN OUR HISTORIC DOWNTOWN AREA. THIS INCLUDES SEMINOLE STREETSCAPE, WHICH IS CURBLESS STREET, PERVIOUS PAVERS, DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS ON STREET PARKING, LOADING ZONES, STREET LIGHTS AND BENCHES, AND LANDSCAPING. THE TOTAL PROJECT COST IS $8.7 MILLION. WE CONTRACTED WITH BURKHARDT CONSTRUCTION FOR THIS PROJECT. KIMLEY-HORN IS HELPING TO DO CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, AND WE STARTED THIS PROJECT BACK IN MAY 2025, AND WE ANTICIPATE COMPLETION IN SOME SUMMER OF 2027. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2027 IS, YOU KNOW, SEMINOLE STREETSCAPE IS COMPLETE WAS COMPLETED IN NOVEMBER 2025. WE RECENTLY JUST COMPLETED THE LANDSCAPING. IN AUGUST. WE ALSO FULFILLED THE GRANT OBLIGATION AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PAVER SYSTEM, WHICH IS ABOUT $352,000. AND WE ANTICIPATE TO GET THAT REIMBURSEMENT IN FISCAL YEAR 2027. TRANSFORMERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ENERGIZED BY END OF SEPTEMBER, AND THEN CONNECTION TO THE BUSINESSES IS ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPLETED BY END OF THIS YEAR. AND WE DO PLAN TO RESTORE THE SIDEWALK AND ANY ASPHALT PATCHING DURING OFF SEASON BEFORE BEFORE NOVEMBER. SOME OF THE. SORRY I MISSED THE OKAY AND THEN THE POLE REMOVAL WILL HAPPEN BETWEEN JANUARY AND APRIL 2027, PENDING FPNL AND FEC PERMIT WORK. FPNL WILL NOT MOVE. REMOVE ANY OVERHEAD UTILITIES UNTIL THE ENTIRE SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE FEC, WORK IS COMPLETED. WE'RE HOPING WE CAN GET THAT DONE BETWEEN JANUARY AND 20 AND APRIL OF 2027. ONCE THAT'S COMPLETED, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND FINISH OUT THE MILLING AND RESURFACING AND FINAL SIDEWALK RESTORATION. PAVER CROSSWALK BY SUMMER OF NEXT YEAR, AND THEN THAT WILL BE OFF SEASON WORK BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO DO ANY OF THAT [00:10:05] WORK DURING SEASON. AND WE CONTINUE TO MEET WITH MERCHANTS AND RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. WE HAVE MONTHLY COFFEE WITH CREW MEETINGS AND PROVIDE UPDATE TO TO OUR MERCHANTS AND RESIDENTS. PROJECT LIFT IS A $10.29 MILLION PROJECT. IT IS GRANT FUNDED THROUGH CDBG COVID. THIS IS NEARING COMPLETION. THE PROJECT IS FULLY GRANT FUNDED. THERE WAS NO CRA OR CITY MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT. THE GRANT PERIOD ENDS SEPTEMBER 30TH OF THIS YEAR, SO TO DATE, WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED ABOUT $6.5 MILLION IN REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE ACQUISITION, ENGINEERING, ADMINISTRATION AND DEMO AND NEW CONSTRUCTION. THE REMAINING OF THE REIMBURSEMENT WE ANTICIPATE TO RECEIVE IN 20 2027. ONCE WE CLOSE OUT THE GRANT, THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET INCLUDES $1 MILLION TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDING TO APPROPRIATE FOR ANY ELIGIBLE INVOICES THAT WE WILL BE GETTING AFTER AFTER SEPTEMBER. ONCE THE GRANT PERIOD ENDS, THE GRANT WILL BE CLOSED AT APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AFTER SEPTEMBER 30TH. SO THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 APPROPRIATION PROVIDES NECESSARY FUNDING DURING THE CLOSEOUT PERIOD. GUY DAVIS COMMUNITY PARK PROJECT THIS INCLUDES MULTI-PURPOSE FIELD, SPORTS FIELD, LINEAR TRAIL, PICNIC AREA, SHADED PAVILION AREA. MULTI-PURPOSE STAGE AREA, FLEXIBLE CENTRAL LAWN FOR EVENTS, FITNESS TRAIL LOOP WITH EXERCISE EQUIPMENT. PLAYGROUND WITH AQUATIC PLAY FEATURES. CONCESSION AND RESTROOM AREA. MONUMENT, MONUMENT, SIGNAGE, PARKING AREA AND LANDSCAPING. IN OCTOBER 2024, THE COMMISSION AMENDED THE SCOPE TO INCLUDE THE SKATE PARK BY RESOLUTION NUMBER 106 DASH 2024. IT WAS A THREE TWO VOTE. WE CONTRACTED WITH SPAHN RANCH TO DESIGN THE SKATE PARK. THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY $42,000 TO DESIGN THAT PROJECT. THE PROJECT WAS DELAYED DUE TO FINALIZING THE SUBCONTRACT WITH WITH SPAHN RANCH AND DESIGNING THIS SKATE PARK, WE ARE 90% DESIGN COMPLETED. THIS INCLUDES THE SKATE PARK AND THAT PLAN WAS PRESENTED TO THE JOINT BOARD MEETING IN JUNE 2025, AND THEN LATER WE PROVIDED ANOTHER UPDATE IN NOVEMBER 2025. THE TOTAL PROJECT COST IS ESTIMATED ABOUT $10.7 MILLION. AS PART OF THE DESIGN AND PERMITTING PROCESS, THE PROJECT TEAM ALSO HAD TO COORDINATE WITH FPNL REGARDING THE DESIGN AND RELOCATION OF UTILITY POLES THAT ARE LOCATED ON THE PARK. SO THAT TOOK A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, AND WE ALSO HAD TO COORDINATE WITH UTILITIES AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT TO ADDRESS ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS WITH WELLFIELDS, AND WE HAD TO APPLY FOR THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. SO IN COMBINATION WITH ALL THOSE COORDINATION, THE PROJECT WAS A LITTLE DELAYED, BUT WE ANTICIPATE TO GET THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT PERMIT THIS WEEK. SO WE ARE PRETTY MUCH COMPLETED TO GO OUT FOR BID. BUT AT THE LAST BUDGET MEETING WITH THE CITY COMMISSION, THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SKATE PARK AND POSSIBLY REMOVING THE SKATE PARK FROM THE PROJECT. AND SINCE THAT WAS BROUGHT UP, I DID REACH OUT TO THE CONSULTANT AND THE BEST OPTION IS TO GO OUT FOR BID WITH THE BASE PLAN TO INCLUDE THE SKATE PARK AND THEN ALSO A SEPARATE PLAN WITHOUT THE SKATE PARK SO THAT WE CAN GET A BID FOR BOTH PLANS AND AND GIVE THE BOARD AN OPTION AND MAKE A DETERMINATION WHETHER TO INCLUDE THE SKATE PARK OR, OR REMOVE IT AND PHASE IT OUT. SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE WILL DETERMINE ONCE WE GO OUT FOR BID. AND I WILL BRING THAT TO THE CRA BOARD, HOPEFULLY AT A JOINT MEETING, SO THAT THE CRB IS ALSO INVOLVED WITH THE DECISION MAKING. WE ANTICIPATE ADVERTISING FOR THE BID FOR THIS PROJECT IN OCTOBER AND AWARDING THE CONTRACT IN NOVEMBER AND STARTING CONSTRUCTION IN EARLY 2027. THE NEIGHBORHOOD DRAINAGE AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. WE ARE PREPARING 60% DESIGN AND WE PLAN TO GO BEFORE THE. WE PLAN TO SUBMIT THE PLANS TO SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT FOR PERMITTING. CONSTRUCTION IS ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN IN EARLY 2027, AND FUNDING FOR CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 CIP. THE DRAINAGE PORTION OF THIS PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY 1.4 $1.4 MILLION IN REIMBURSEMENT GRANT. THE CRA WILL INCLUDE. DID INCLUDE THE [00:15:06] COMPLETE PROJECT COST INTO THE CIP BECAUSE IT IS A REIMBURSEMENT GRANT, SO WE DO HAVE TO BUDGET FOR THE PROJECT UPFRONT. AND THEN ONCE THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED, WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE $1.4 MILLION IN REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS PROJECT. THE SOUTHEAST DIXIE HIGHWAY STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IS ALSO UNDERWAY. IT'S IN THE DESIGN PHASE. IT WILL HAVE TO BE COMPLETED IN TWO PHASES. THE CITY IS WORKING WITH PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS TO OBTAIN THE NECESSARY RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION FOR THE PROPOSED SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS. CURRENTLY, A PORTION OF THE EXISTING SIDEWALK IS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, BUT SINCE THIS IS LAP GRANT FUNDED, WE CANNOT USE THIS GRANT FOR ANY IMPROVEMENTS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY'S RIGHT OF WAY. EVEN IF WE OBTAIN THE RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER. SO THE FIRST PHASE WILL INCLUDE IT'S CALLED NON LAB PROJECT, WHICH WILL INCLUDE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SIDEWALK, CURB IMPROVEMENTS, MILLING AND RESURFACING WITHIN THE FEC RIGHT OF WAY, AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS. THE SECOND PHASE, WHICH WILL BE ALL IN THE CITY'S RIGHT, RIGHT OF WAY. AND THEY WILL BE LAP GRANT FUNDED. THIS WILL INCLUDE MILLING AND RESURFACING, PAVER CROSSWALK, STREETLIGHTS AND LANDSCAPING, BOTH CONSTRUCTION PHASES AND CEI IS BUDGETED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027. FLAGLER PARK IMPROVEMENTS. WE'RE PLANNING TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS NEAR FLAGLER PARK TO PROVIDE 17 ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PARKING SPACES TO SUPPORT PARK ACTIVITIES, SPECIAL EVENTS, DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES AND VISITORS. THE IMPROVEMENTS WILL INCREASE PUBLIC PARKING AVAILABILITY IN DOWNTOWN AND ACCESSIBILITY TO FLAGLER PARK AND SURROUNDING DOWNTOWN AREA AND BUSINESSES. WE BUDGETED $60,000 FOR THE DESIGN AND $250,000 FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CIP. THE MASTER PLAN FOR THE TREE INFILL PROGRAM FOR THE CITY'S RIGHT OF WAY WAS ALSO PRESENTED TO THE CRB AND CRA BOARDS. IN JULY, THE BOARD DIRECTED STAFF TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION FOR THE PRIORITY AREAS THAT WILL HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT. STAFF WILL BEGIN EVALUATING ZONE NINE AND TEN AND DEVELOPING SITE SPECIFIC INFILL PLANS USING TREE SPECIES APPROVED BY THE BOARD. EACH PHASE WILL INCLUDE ASSESSMENT TO THE EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS, POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH OVERHEAD AND UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, DRAINAGE INLETS, STREET LIGHTS, DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE AND AVAILABLE PARKING PLANTING SPACE. THE PROGRAM WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN PHASES OVER AN ANTICIPATED 5 TO 10 YEAR PERIOD, ALLOWING STAFF TO PRIORITIZE AREAS BASED ON NEED, FEASIBILITY AND OVERALL IMPACT. YOU WILL SEE THAT I BUDGETED $100,000 FOR SITE PLANNING AND $200,000 FOR TREE PLANTING AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET. THERE'S A BUDGET LINE ITEM FOR COURTESY DOCK IN THE AMOUNT OF $425,000 IN THE BUDGET. IT WILL BE PARTIALLY FUNDED THROUGH FIND THE GRANT AND TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES AND CRA. THE PROJECT IS BEING INITIATED BY UTILITIES AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. THE EXISTING DOWNTOWN DOCKING FACILITY SUFFERED FROM STORMS AND REPEATED WAVE ACTIONS, SO CRA DOES THINK THIS WILL BENEFIT THE DOWNTOWN AND PARTIES WANTS TO PARTICIPATE IN IN FUNDING THIS PROJECT. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE 13 BOAT SLIPS. THE NEW DOCK WILL PROVIDE A TOTAL OF 30 BOAT SLIPS. THE PROJECT IS ALREADY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND IT'S ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPLETED BY APRIL 2027. THE CIP IS INCLUDED IN YOUR AGENDA PACKAGE. ALL THE PROJECTS IDENTIFIED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2627 IS BUDGETED IN FISCAL YEAR 2027. AND THEN YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE THAT I HAVE PROJECTS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED FROM 2028 TO 31. THESE ARE ALL FUTURE PROJECTS. THE COST WILL BE ADJUSTED ONCE WE HAVE THE DESIGN AND WE HAVE THE ENGINEER'S COST. AND AGAIN, THESE ARE FUTURE PROJECTS. IT COULD BE REPRIORITIZED AND THE BOARD CAN PROVIDE DIRECTION TO STAFF BASED ON AVAILABLE FUNDING. I TYPICALLY BRING THE CIP TO THE BOARD FOR DISCUSSION BEFORE I PREPARE THE BUDGET. SO SOMETIMES IN MARCH APRIL. SO THAT WAY YOU CAN GIVE DIRECTION TO STAFF HOW TO PRIORITIZE PROJECT AND BUDGET FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR. AND THIS DID COME BEFORE YOU AROUND THAT TIME IN 2026. I THINK I BROUGHT THIS TO YOU IN MARCH OR APRIL OF 2026. AND BASED ON THAT DIRECTION, THAT'S HOW THIS ALL THE PROJECTS WERE PRIORITIZED. TODAY, STAFF IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 05-2026, ADOPTING THE CRA [00:20:04] BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AND CIP. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR THE STAFF ON THE PRESENTATION? A COUPLE MINOR QUESTIONS. ANYBODY ELSE? I REMEMBER ON THE SKATEBOARD IN EARLIER CONVERSATIONS, THERE WAS SOME CONTROVERSY ABOUT IT, BUT I'M TRYING TO RECALL WHAT WAS IT PRIMARILY A COST OR WAS IT MORE OF THE USE WAS BETTER UTILIZED FOR OTHER THINGS AND OTHER PEOPLE'S OPINIONS? WHAT IS THE MAIN CONTROVERSY? THERE'S A GROUP OF SKATEBOARD THAT WANTS THE SKATEBOARD PARK, BUT THEN I'VE HEARD THEN FROM THE COMMUNITY, EASTERN COMMUNITY, WE'VE HEARD THAT THEY DON'T WANT IT. SO THERE'S A CONFLICT BETWEEN GROUPS WHERE SOME GROUP WANTS IT, SOME GROUP DOESN'T WANT IT, AND THE COMMISSION THINKS MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE DON'T WANT THE SKATE PARK. SO BASED ON THAT, THEY'VE GIVEN DIRECTION TO STAFF TO REMOVE IT FROM THE SKATE PARK, REMOVE IT FROM THE OVERALL DESIGN. BUT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT LET'S GO OUT FOR BID SINCE WE'RE ALREADY AT 100% DESIGN, AND THEN THE BOARD CAN DECIDE WHETHER TO TO KEEP IT OR NOT BASED ON THE COST AND PRIORITIZATION OF OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE THAT THEY'RE DISCUSSING RIGHT NOW. WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATE PLANS FOR THE SPACE THAT WOULD BE OCCUPIED? IT WOULD JUST BE GREEN SPACE. THERE WERE WE INITIAL PLAN HAD SOME PAVILIONS, MORE OF A PICNIC AREA, BUT I THINK WE'LL JUST KEEP IT GREEN. SO IN THE FUTURE, IF WE WANT TO DO SKATE PARK, IF THAT'S THE DIRECTION FROM THE BOARD, THEN WE HAVE THE SPACE ALREADY READY TO GO. THE DRAINAGE IS ALREADY CALCULATED, SO IT'S JUST A MATTER OF PLUGGING IT IN AS A SECOND PHASE. THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD WAS ON THE DOCKAGE. I CALLED AND BRIEFLY SPOKE WITH, I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED THIS AS EX PARTE, BUT WE SPOKE BRIEFLY WITH THE CITY MANAGER ABOUT IT AND JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT THE, THE, THE, THE EXISTING HARD DOCK IS GOING TO BE RETAINED AND IT'S ALL THE FLOATING THINGS AND EVERYTHING THAT ARE GOING TO BE BASICALLY REPLACED. IS THAT HOW IT'S GOING TO WORK? I DO YOU WANT TO ANSWER THAT? NO. MILTON IS OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND HE'S HEADING THE PROJECT WORKS DIRECTOR. YES. THE EXISTING HARD PORTION OF THE DOCK IS GOING TO STAY IN PLACE. IT'S JUST A FLOATING SECTION WHERE WE ALL THE WAVE ACTION. THAT PART IS BEING REPLACED. THAT'S GOING TO BE COMPLETELY ELIMINATED AND REPLACED WITH THIS NEW SECTION THAT'S SHOWING THE L SHAPE. CORRECT. OKAY. AND THAT, I MEAN, THERE'S ONLY 13 IN THE EXISTING. AND WHAT THEY'RE SHOWING THERE IS GOING TO BE INCORPORATE 30 SPACES. 30. CORRECT. OKAY. OKAY. SO THAT'LL JUST BE GONE. IT'LL BE TOWED AWAY, YOU KNOW. RIGHT. THE L SHAPE YOU SEE THERE NOW WILL BE GONE. THE L SHAPE, THE WHITE SECTION THERE, RIGHT WILL BE REMOVED. AND THE, THE GRAYED OUT PORTION WILL BE THE NEW DOCK. NOW IS THAT NEW DOCK GOING TO BE PYLON IN. IS IT GOING TO BE FLOATING AGAIN OR NOT. IT'S GOING TO BE PYLON IN PYLON. THEY ARE SETTING THE PILES AS WE SPEAK. OKAY. I'VE SEEN THEM OUT THERE DOING IT. OKAY. OKAY. SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IMPROVEMENT. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. I HAVE QUESTIONS JUST A GENERAL ONE FIRST. SO WE'RE ASKING THE BOARD TO PASS THE RESOLUTION. CAN WE RECOMMEND ANY CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS OR PRIORITIZATIONS WITH OUR RESOLUTION? I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY FOR EVERYBODY. YOU COULD RECOMMEND IT. AND THEN I'LL BRING IT UP TO THE CRA BOARD AND AND SEE IF WE CAN AMEND THE BUDGET. OKAY. AND THEN JUST ANOTHER QUESTION IN YOUR PRESENTATION, YOU SHOWED WE'RE GETTING ABOUT $5.5 MILLION FROM THE COUNTY FOR OUR CRA, RIGHT? THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT CRAS ARE GOING TO STAY OR WHETHER OR NOT STEWART WANTS TO KEEP THEIR CRA. WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT $5.5 MILLION FROM THE COUNTY IF THE CRA GOES AWAY? WE DON'T GET THAT ANYMORE. WE DON'T GET THAT. SO THAT'S THE BENEFIT OF HAVING A CRA, IS THAT THE FUNDING THAT WE GET FROM THE COUNTY. OKAY. SO THAT GOES AWAY, THAT GOES AWAY. AND THEN WHATEVER THE GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTES TO CRA WOULD JUST STAY IN THE GENERAL FUNDS. OKAY. CLARIFICATION. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY. IT DOESN'T GO POOF. IT GOES BACK TO THE COUNTY. WELL, YEAH, THE COUNTY, IT STAYS WITH THE COUNTY. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY WHETHER OR NOT WE GET IT OR. OKAY. SO IT STAYS WITH THE COUNTY. THAT'S TAX REVENUE THAT WILL STAY WITH THE COUNTY. SO IT'S NOT LIKE TAX MONEY IS GOING BACK TO THE TAXPAYERS. IT'S JUST THE COUNTY KEEPS IT VERSUS US GETTING A PORTION OF IT TO SPIN IN THE CRA. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. JUST A NOTE. CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL THE GRANTS THAT YOU'RE GETTING FOR OUR CITY. IT'S AWESOME TO SEE A LOT OF THESE [00:25:03] THINGS ARE GETTING PAID FOR WITH GRANT MONEY. ANOTHER NOTE JUST GENERALLY TO EVERYBODY, THIS BUDGET THAT WE GET TO HAVE A SAY ON, I GUESS MORE SO THE CRA MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. WHERE WE SPEND OUR MONEY IS REALLY IMPORTANT. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY'S BEEN TO MAP ROAD IN PALM CITY OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT THEY'VE REDESIGNED THE STREETSCAPE THERE, PUT IN A PARK, AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY BOOMING. RESTAURANTS ARE SO BUSY YOU CAN'T GET INTO THEM. THERE'S TWO NEW RESTAURANTS COMING IN LINE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. THERE IS HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT, AND IT'S JUST TO CLARIFY, IT'S BEING DONE IN THE WAY THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS. I THINK THEY'RE WANTING TO FOCUS ON SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE GETTING. THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD INVESTMENT FOR PALM CITY. I WOULD EVEN DARE SAY THAT. I THINK THE CITY OF STUART IS PROBABLY LOSING A LITTLE BIT OF BUSINESS DOWNTOWN, BECAUSE FOLKS ARE GOING THERE INSTEAD. SO WHERE WE SPEND OUR MONEY, HOW WE SPEND THE CRA MONEY IS REALLY IMPORTANT. IF I MAY COMMENT ON THAT FURTHER. WHAT BOARD MEMBER, BOARD MEMBER MOSER JUST TALKED ABOUT MAP ROAD. THAT IS A CRA THE COUNTY, I THINK THE CRA, THE COUNTY HAS LIKE FIVE CRA. YES, THEY'RE OLDER SECTIONS THROUGHOUT. I THINK RIO IS ONE HOPE SOUND HAS ONE OLD PALM CITY HAS ONE. AND I'M TRYING. I THINK THERE'S FIVE TOTAL. I JUST NOT COMING TO MIND WHERE THE REMAINDERS ARE. I THINK YOU'RE CORRECT THAT THERE'S. BUT THAT AREA IS CRA MONEY, AND I THINK EACH OF THE COMMISSIONERS. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAS A CRA. AND SO I THINK THAT'S. COMMISSIONER CAMPI'S. CRA. AND SO YES, JUST LIKE WE HAVE CRA WITHIN HERE, THEY EACH HAVE A CRA WHERE THEY SPEND MONEY AND ALLOCATE JUST LIKE A REDEVELOPMENT, JUST LIKE THIS. YEAH. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT. AND JUST TO ADD A LITTLE BIT OF COLOR TO THAT, THEY MADE THAT PLAN TO REDESIGN THAT STREET AND THAT OLD PALM CITY AREA THAT'S IN THEIR CRA IN 2009. AND THEY'VE STUCK REALLY CLOSELY TO THEIR PLAN. AND IT'S REALLY SUCCESSFUL THAT CRA. AND SO I, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE US STICK TO A PLAN AND BE REALLY INTENTIONAL WITH THIS MONEY AND HAVE THE SAME SUCCESS FOR OUR BUSINESSES AND FOR OUR RESIDENTS. I ACTUALLY REACHED OUT TO COMMISSIONER CAMPI'S STAFF TODAY TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY NUMBERS YET, BECAUSE OFTENTIMES WHEN YOU DO A NEW STREETSCAPE, THEY CAN TELL YOU LIKE THIS IS HOW MUCH REVENUE WE WERE BRINGING IN BEFORE, AND THIS IS HOW MUCH AFTER. I DIDN'T GET A RESPONSE BACK FROM THEM, BUT I'M SURE THAT I'M SURE THAT THE NUMBERS ARE PRETTY TELLING. SO HAVING SAID THAT, I DID WANT TO BRING UP OBVIOUSLY, WE TALKED THROUGH MOST OF THIS STUFF LAST YEAR WHEN WE HAD THIS MEETING. A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT FEEL IMPORTANT TO ME FOR OUR CRA. AND I'D LIKE TO HEAR YOUR ALL'S OPINION ON. IT'S NOT IN. THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT BUDGET SUMMARY, BUT IN THE OTHER LIST, THERE'S THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LINE ITEM. IT'S $150,000 FOR A DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN CHARRETTE. I'M REALLY IN FAVOR OF THIS IDEA, AND I WANT TO EXPLAIN A FEW REASONS WHY. I THINK IN THE IN THE LINE ITEM IT SAYS THIS IS TO GO THROUGH THE DESIGN OF THE GARAGE, CITY HALL AND CITY OWNED PARCELS. I'D LIKE TO SEE PARKS IN THE CRA AND OUR STREET NETWORK ADDED TO THAT. BUT I THINK THAT THIS IS A REALLY EASY NEXT STEP FOR US. WE HAVE A LOT OF PLANS THAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE. WE'VE DONE A TRIANGLE PLAN. WE HAVE AN OLD STEWART DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN. I THINK THAT WAS DONE IN THE LATE 80S OR 90S, AND THEN REDONE AGAIN IN THE 2000. I DON'T HAVE THE DATES WITH ME. WE'VE GOT PARKING PLANS. WE'VE GOT PREVIOUS DESIGNS FOR THIS AREA FOR FROM STEWART MAIN STREET. THEY WEREN'T NECESSARILY DESIGNS THAT WERE PUBLIC VETTED, BUT VOLUNTEERS THROUGH STEWART MAIN STREET DID SHOW SOME DESIGNS. AND THEN OUR LATEST IS THIS SPRING AND SUMMER. THE COMMISSION HAD ASKED STEWART MAIN STREET, AND YOU CAN CLARIFY IF I MISSPEAK HAD ASKED STEWART MAIN STREET TO JUST PUT OUT A PUBLIC SURVEY AND SEE WHAT THEY WANT TO DO WITH THIS CITY HALL SPACE. WHEN FOLKS START MOVING OVER TO THE WELLS FARGO BUILDING AND WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS, WHAT I'M SEEING FROM ALL THESE PREVIOUS PLANS IS STUDIES, IS THAT WHAT FOLKS WANT HAS BEEN PRETTY CONSISTENT, AND I'D REALLY LIKE US TO STOP CIRCLING AND START TAKING S THINK A, A DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN CHARRETTE. AND JUST TO EXPLAIN WHAT A CHARRETTE IS, THAT'S A, THAT'S SORT OF LIKE A WORKSHOP WHERE YOU'RE DESIGNING IN REAL TIME. SO YOU DON'T HAVE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE COMING HERE AND [00:30:03] HAVING PRESENTATIONS AND PEOPLE GIVE A LITTLE FEEDBACK. THEY'RE ACTUALLY ON TABLES DRAWING STUFF, AND YOU'RE COMING IN AS THE PUBLIC DURING OPEN HOUSES ALL DAY LONG TO GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK, AND THEN THEY'RE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS. IT'S QUICK. IT'S A LOT MORE AFFORDABLE THAN IF YOU WERE TO, YOU KNOW, SEND SOMEONE OFF TO DO A SIX MONTH LONG MASTER PLAN AND YOU CAN COME AWAY WITH DESIGNS THAT THE CITY CAN THEN GO AHEAD AND START SENDING, SETTING UP TO GET CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND GET STUFF BUILT. SO I JUST WANT TO PROPOSE THAT MAYBE WE COULD GET THAT ONE BACK ON THE. AS A HIGHER PRIORITY. WHAT'S ALREADY IN THE BUDGET. SO IT'S IN THE BUDGET, RIGHT? SO MY GOAL IS ONCE THIS IS THIS BUDGET IS APPROVED, I NEED TO HIRE A CONSULTANT. OKAY, I'LL GET A I'LL GET A SCOPE OF WORK FROM A CONSULTANT. AND, AND HOPEFULLY IT'S WITHIN THE WHATEVER AMOUNT I BUDGETED. AND THEN WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. AND THEN I THINK BEFORE WE EVEN MOVE FORWARD, I WOULD PROBABLY HAVE THE CONSULTANT COME IN, MAYBE, YOU KNOW, JUST MEET WITH CRB AND CRA BOARD TO JUST GET FEEDBACK BEFORE WE EVEN START DRAWING OR GO OUT TO THE COMMUNITY. JUST, JUST WANT THEM TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK FIRST. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. I THOUGHT IT NEEDED TO BE IN THE CIP ONLY LIKE ONCE WE GO INTO CONSTRUCTION, LIKE ONCE, THEN THEN I PUT IT IN THE CIP. ALL RIGHT, WELL, THEN JUST A HEADS UP FROM ALL OF YOU. I AM A REALLY BIG ADVOCATE FOR THIS LINE ITEM. SPECIFICALLY, CAN I ADD TO THAT? JUST A QUESTION TO WITH THAT SURVEY THAT WENT OUT, WHAT WAS THE RESULTS FROM THAT? I THINK THEY WERE WAITING TO GET MORE FEEDBACK, BUT THE INITIAL FEEDBACK WAS THAT WHATEVER IS HAPPENING WITH CITY HALL AND THIS WATERFRONT, THAT IT SHOULD STAY PUBLIC. OKAY. PARTICULARLY THE WATERFRONT CITY PARCELS. OKAY. THAT'S ALL SOME DEVELOPER, I'M ALSO IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT. I THINK. TWO, YOU KNOW, GENERATING EXCITEMENT WITHIN THE PUBLIC IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO FOR THIS. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE GET WORRIED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO THIS PROPERTY AND WILL IT BE FOR THE PEOPLE AND NOT BE FOR THE PEOPLE? AND IF WE'RE NOT CLEAR AND WE'RE NOT OPEN AND WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT IT, PEOPLE START TO GET HESITANT. SO I THINK GETTING MORE INVOLVEMENT IS REALLY GOOD. AND WAYS TO DO THAT, I THINK WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, THIS COULD BE A, YOU KNOW, PROFESSIONAL CHARRETTE, BUT THERE COULD ALSO BE OPTIONS FOR SCHOOL CHARRETTES TO GET THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, OR WE COULD GET IRS INVOLVED AND SEE WHAT SOME KIDS COME UP WITH FOR SOMETHING LIKE WHAT, WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR THIS AREA? AND MAYBE THE KIDS HAVE SOME HELP AND SOME ANSWERS FOR US AS WELL. THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. SO ANY FURTHER COMMENT OR QUESTION? THERE'S ONE MORE QUESTION ABOUT THE GUY DAVIS PARK. THE SKATE PARK. WAS THERE ANY PUSHBACK FROM LIKE THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORS OF THAT SKATE PARK? BECAUSE I KNOW IT DOES BACK UP TO LIKE A NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT'S RIGHT. ABUTS IT RIGHT THERE. WE DO HAVE PUSHBACK FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT THEY'RE NOT IN SUPPORT OF THE SKATE PARK. I CAN'T SAY ALL, BUT GENERALLY, AND I THINK MAYBE BOARD MEMBER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON THAT? YES. BRIEFLY. THERE WAS SOME COMMUNITY THAT FELT THAT THEY DIDN'T NEED A SKATE PARK THERE THAT THEY WOULD LIKE THE LAND DONATED IN. I MEAN, TO BE TRANSFORMED INTO BASKETBALL GOALS AND THAT TYPE OF ATHLETIC FIELD. OKAY, SO THAT WAS SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT CAME OUT OF THAT OUT OF THOSE MEETINGS. OKAY. FROM THE COMMUNITY. THANKS FOR CLARIFYING. AND THEY WANTED MORE BATHROOMS. I THINK THAT WAS ONE OF THE OTHER ISSUES. WE DO HAVE A LOCATION FOR RESTROOM ON THE WEST SIDE. WE'RE JUST NOT. AND IT'S ALREADY BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR IN STORMWATER. IT'S JUST IT'S NOT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTED UNTIL LIKE LATER PHASE. OKAY. BUT ALL THE UTILITIES, EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE IN PLACE. SO IT'S JUST, IT'S JUST GOING TO BE PHASED. YEAH. BUT MY, MY LAST COMMENT IS I JUST WANT TO COMMEND STAFF BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH. SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD BECAUSE I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD AND THE STAFF HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB WITH THE NUMBERS. SO ALL THEY'RE ASKING FOR US AS A BOARD IS IF THEY COULD DO THE [00:35:06] NEXT PHASE, IF WE PASS THE BUDGET SO THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT CORRECTLY. THAT'S WHY THE RESOLUTION IS FOR US TO. OKAY, OKAY. ONE LAST QUESTION. YES. AND I AGREE THAT THIS IS JUST TO GET THE BUDGET ROLLING, AND THEN WE CAN DISCUSS CHANGES AND PRIORITIES IN MARCH AND APRIL. CORRECT. IS THAT RIGHT? SO FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, WE CAN I'LL BRING THE CIP TO THE BOARD IN MARCH OR APRIL OF 2027, AND THEN WE CAN DISCUSS THE FUTURE YEAR PROJECTS. OKAY. AND BUT FOR THE PARK, IT'S ALREADY IN THE BUDGET. SO THAT'S ALREADY GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH BIDDING PROCESS AND AWARDING THE CONTRACT. THE ONLY PORTION, THE ONLY PART. WE DON'T KNOW IF SKATE PARK IS GOING TO BE INCLUDED OR NOT. AND THAT'S DEPENDING ON THE BID AND THE MASTER PLAN FOR THE GUY, DAVIS PARK. DOES THAT INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY CENTER OR THAT'S A SEPARATE LINE ITEM. THAT'S A SEPARATE ITEM. AND THAT'S WHY THAT COMMUNITY CENTER IS BUDGETED FOR LATER YEARS. AND AGAIN, IF THAT'S IF THE BOARD WANTS TO MOVE THAT UP, WE CAN. AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DISCUSS IN MARCH OR APRIL OF 2027. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? YOU USE THE MICROPHONE. USE YOUR MICROPHONE. THANK YOU, I APOLOGIZE. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC I HAVE DONE CHAIR. OKAY. ANYTHING FURTHER FROM THE BOARD? I'D ASK THAT A MOTION BE BROUGHT REGARDING THE RESOLUTION. SO MOVED AS IT IS. SECOND OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS IS. DOES THIS REQUIRE A ROLL CALL OR ROLL CALL? ROLL CALL PLEASE. BOARD MEMBER JAMES. APPROVE. VICE CHAIR. MOSER. YES. BOARD MEMBER. VOGEL. YES. BOARD MEMBER. MUNRO. YES. YES. AND BOARD MEMBER. WHALEN. YES. MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT. ACTION ITEM NUMBER OR [4. SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE HEIRS' PROPERTY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (RC): RESOLUTION No. 06-2026 CRA; A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CHAIR TO APPROVE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE HEIRS’ PROPERTY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ] LINE? ITEM NUMBER FOUR. SECOND ACTION ITEM. YOU CAN HAVE A READING. AND I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT TO YOU THAT THESE ARE NON QUASI JUDICIAL ITEMS. I KNOW BOARD MEMBER ONE HE WASN'T SURE IF HE NEEDED TO DISCLOSE EX PARTE, BUT THESE ARE NOT QUASI JUDICIAL. SO THERE'S NO NEED FOR THAT ONE TO CLARIFY THAT. SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE ACTION ITEM FOR NUMBER FOUR. SO IT'S RESOLUTION NUMBER 06-2 THOUSAND 26CRA. A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CHAIR TO APPROVE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE HEIRS PROPERTY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. IS THERE A PRESENTATION FROM STAFF? YES, JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW. WE CREATED THIS PROGRAM TO CLEAR TITLE FOR PROPERTY OWNERS SO THEY CAN HAVE ACCESS TO A HOMEOWNER'S INSURANCE, HOMESTEAD, EXEMPTION FINANCING, AND ANY REPAIR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THROUGH THE CITY, STATE OR FEDERAL GRANTS. UNDER THE CURRENT GUIDELINES, THE PROGRAM WAS LIMITED TO $3,000 PER PROBATE CASE, WITH A MAXIMUM OF $9,000 PER PROPERTY. SINCE WE IMPLEMENTED THE PROGRAM, WE DID FIND THAT IT WAS COMPLEX TO TO REMOVE THE THE, THE LIEN. SO WE HAD TO DO MULTIPLE PROBATE CASES AND LEGAL PROCEEDING TO CLEAR THE TITLE SO THAT THE JOINT BOARD MEETING, THE DIRECTION FROM THE BOARD WAS TO MAXIMIZE ASSISTANCE FROM $9000 TO $20,000 PER PROPERTY, BUT MAINTAINING $3,000 MAXIMUM PER PROBATE CASE. SO TODAY'S AMENDMENT IS JUST IT'S JUST FOLLOWING THE DIRECTION FROM THE BOARD AND ADDING FLEXIBILITY TO ASSIST FAMILIES THAT ARE MORE COMPLEX WITH THE PROBATE CASES. SO TODAY, STAFF IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 06-2026. IF I MAY ADD JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE. WE FOUND THAT. SO ORIGINALLY THERE WAS A $3,000 CAP FOR PROBATE CASE. AND SO THAT'S WHEN SOMEONE DIES WITHOUT A WILL. AND SO WHAT WE FOUND IN IT IS THERE'S SEVERAL PROPERTIES WHERE MAYBE GRANDMA OR GREAT GRANDMA PASSED AWAY, HAD FOUR KIDS, TWO OF THE KIDS PASSED AWAY, AND NOW YOU GOT FIVE GRANDKIDS UNDER EACH. WE FOUND THAT REPROBATES ARE NOT ENOUGH. SOMETIMES THERE'S BEEN LIKE 5 OR 6 PROBATES THAT NEED TO BE DONE, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF PARTICIPATION, BUT WE HAD THE FUNDS, SO WE WANTED TO EXPAND IT. IF WE GOT ONE CASE, ONE ONE PROPERTY OWNER THAT [00:40:03] WANTS TO GO FORWARD AND IT REQUIRES FIVE PROBATES, WE CAN DO IT. WHEREAS BEFORE WE HAD A CAP OF THREE PROBATES. AND SO THE SOLE FUNDING HASN'T CHANGED, BUT IT'S JUST THE YOU'RE RAISING THE PROBATE PER PER PROPERTY. THAT MAKES SENSE. HOPEFULLY I'M EXPLAINING THAT. HAVE A QUESTION? I'M NOT SURE WHO WOULD BE THE BEST TO ANSWER THIS, BUT HOW MANY FORMAL APPLICANTS WERE THERE IN THE LAST YEAR? WE WE HAD ONE APPLICATION THAT DID MOVE FORWARD AND WE CLEARED THE TITLE. AND THEN WE RAN INTO THE ISSUE OF HAVING MORE THAN THREE PROBATES. SO A LOT OF THOSE APPLICATIONS WERE PUT ON HOLD UNTIL I CAME TO THE BOARD TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PROBATES WE CAN DO ON PROPERTY OWNERS. SO SINCE THEN, I KNOW WE'RE PROCESSING TWO MORE RIGHT NOW, AND WE HAVE ADDITIONAL 2 OR 3 PENDING. SO WE DEFINITELY HAVE A LOT OF APPLICATIONS IN THE PIPELINE RIGHT NOW THAT WE'RE WORKING ON. AND WITH THIS INCREASE IN NUMBER OF PROBATES WE CAN DO, WE'LL PROBABLY BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ONE APPLICATION WITH THIS, WITH THIS NEW AMENDMENT, BECAUSE IT'S LIMITED TO $20,000, AND I ONLY BUDGETED BASED ON DIRECTION FROM THE BOARD, $20,000 FOR THE PROGRAM. SO IF SOMEBODY HAS FIVE PROBATES, THAT'S GOING TO MAXIMIZE MY BUDGET AND. BUT SHOULD SHOULD I GET ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS? I CAN ALWAYS COME TO THE BOARD AND DO A BUDGET AMENDMENT. SO RIGHT NOW THERE ARE TWO IN THE PIPELINE THAT IS MOVING FORWARD, AND THEN ONE WILL BE MORE THAN THREE PROBATES. SO THREE RIGHT NOW IN THE PIPELINE, I WOULD SAY, OH, AND THEN WE DID HAVE A OTHER ONE THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER ACTUALLY USED. ANOTHER PROBATE ATTORNEY BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO USE THE SAME ATTORNEY THAT THE CITY WAS USING, BECAUSE CITY HAS A CONTRACT WITH BONNIE BROWN TO DO PROBATE, BUT THEY DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE USING THE PROBATE ATTORNEY THAT THE CITY RECOMMENDED. SO THEY USE THEIR OWN. SO THAT ONE IS ALSO IN PROCESS. AND THIS RESOLUTION WILL ALLOW PEOPLE TO USE THEIR OWN PROBATE ATTORNEY. YEAH. AND, AND THE WAY THE RESOLUTION IS WRITTEN NOW IS THAT THEY COULD USE THEIR OWN ATTORNEY. UNDERSTOOD. I'M CURIOUS. YOU SAY YOU'VE GOT ONE COMPLETED AND SEVERAL IN THE QUEUE IN THE PROCESS. DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA OF HOW MANY ARE OUT THERE THAT ARE POTENTIAL PROBATE ISSUES? YEAH, THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 33, LIKE 16 OR 17 WERE IN EAST STEWART. OKAY. PROPERTIES OR PROBATE MATTERS, INDIVIDUAL PROPERTIES. OH WOW. AND EACH ONE MIGHT HAVE 4 OR 5. YEAH. YES. YEAH. OKAY. JUST WONDERING WHAT THE SCALE OF. WELL, NOT NECESSARILY. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE. SOMETIMES IT IS 2 OR 3 AND THOSE ARE EASIER TO PROCESS. BUT THEN THERE ARE MORE THAN THREE, WHICH COULD GET A LITTLE COMPLICATED. SURE. YEAH, THERE COULD BE A LOT MORE THAN THAT AS WELL. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE TRYING TO INCREASE IT. WE FEEL THAT WE'VE GOTTEN ONE UNDER OUR BELT. IT'S A SMALL COMMUNITY OVER THERE. ONCE ONE GETS DONE AND HEY, EVERYTHING WENT SMOOTHLY, WE'RE HOPING MORE PEOPLE WILL BE MORE OPEN TO TO WORKING WITH US, RIGHT? YEAH. TRUST WAS A BIG ISSUE ONCE. WE WANT TO EARN THE TRUST OF THE COMMUNITY SO WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM. SO WE'RE HOPING THAT ONCE WE HAVE THIS, THIS ONE PROPERTY OWNER THAT HAS MULTIPLE PROBATES, ONCE WE CAN GET THAT THROUGH THE PROCESS AND GET THAT CLEARED, WE COULD EARN THAT TRUST. AND THEN WE COULD INCREASE THE AMOUNT FOR THE PROGRAM FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR STAFF? ANY PUBLIC COMMENT HEARING? NO PUBLIC COMMENT? I'D ASK. THE MOTION BE BROUGHT TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. MR. CHAIR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. I'LL SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. BOARD MEMBER VOGEL. YES. BOARD MEMBER. WHALEN. YES. BOARD MEMBER. MUNRO. YES. YES. VICE CHAIR. MOSER. YES. BOARD MEMBER. JAMES. YES. MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT. [STAFF UPDATE ] ANY UPDATE FROM THE STAFF? NO UPDATES. LIKE I MENTIONED IN MY PRESENTATION, PROJECT LIFT BUILDING WILL BE COMPLETED END OF SEPTEMBER. SO IF ANYBODY WANTS TO TOUR THE BUILDING, REACH OUT TO ME. I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE YOU ON A TOUR. YEAH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YEAH. SO AMAZING THAT THAT WAS ALL THROUGH GRANTS. YEAH. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. YEAH. GREAT JOB. THAT CONCL * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.