* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [1.  CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:03] HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON CHAIR. THE MEETING OF THE C RECORDING IN PROGRESS. THE MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY IS NOW CALLED [2.  ROLL CALL] TO ORDER. MADAM CLERK CHAIRPERSON THOMAS. HERE. VICE CHAIRPERSON HARRISON. COMMISSIONER SWELL. HERE. COMMISSIONER EDWARDS PHILLIPS. HERE. COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS, CRA. ADMINISTRATOR, BROWN STUBBS. PRESENT, CRA ATTORNEY HAYGOOD. HERE WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WELCOME TO EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE AND ONLINE. [3.  MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING] UM, APPROVAL FOR THE MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING. THREE A I HAVE READ IT. MINUTES FROM NOVEMBER 19TH, 2024 OR MISSION. I MOVE THAT THE MINUTES BE CONFIRMED. CHAIRPERSON THOMAS FOR COMMISSIONER. SWELL FOR COMMISSIONER EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOR MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? THERE ARE NONE, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. [5.  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT] WE'LL NOW HAVE FIVE A. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT. MS. DUNN THROUGH YOU. MADAM CHAIR, MS. CELESTE. THANK YOU MS. ADMINISTRATOR. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR COMMISSIONERS, CRA ATTORNEY, CRA, ADMINISTRATOR SECRETARY FOR THE RECORD, I'M CELESTE DUNMORE AND I SERVE AS THE CRA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. I CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE MONTHLY REPORT, WHICH COVERS THE ACTIVITIES FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER. I'LL GO THROUGH AND JUST HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE OCCURRED TO DATE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, OF COURSE WE'RE HERE TO RESPOND ACCORDINGLY. AS YOU KNOW, FOR CASIA ESTATES, WE HAVE COMPLETELY CLOSED OUT THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT AND WE HAVE RECEIVED ALL OF THE FUNDS FROM PULTE. AND AS YOU MAY RECALL, SOME OF YOU, THE FUNDS ARE USED FOR HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES, ONE OF WHICH WAS CASIA COMMONS. AND ONCE AGAIN, I'M PLEASED TO REPORT THAT WE HAVE COMPLETELY CLOSED OUT THE HOME BUYER PURCHASE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK ALONG WITH OUR BUYERS. PREVIOUSLY IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, WE HAD THE POST PURCHASE WORKSHOP AND THAT WENT VERY WELL AND WE RECEIVED POSITIVE COMMENTS REGARDING THAT AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO AND WE CERTAINLY LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ON FUTURE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES AS WE GO ALONG. WONDERFUL. EXCELLENT. FOR THE COMMERCIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, MR. CELESTE? MADAM CHAIRMAN? I'M SORRY, MADAM CHAIRMAN? SURE. YES, THANK YOU. MR. CELESTE, THERE IS A SMALL PARCEL OF PROPERTY JUST TO THE SOUTH OF CAIA COMMONS WHO OWNS THAT AND ARE THERE ANY PLANS FOR THAT? WE DON'T THROUGH YOU MADAM CHAIR. ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE PROPERTY THAT'S ON THE NORTHERN SIDE NEAR THE CHARTER SCHOOL OR THE ONE THAT'S NEXT TO LENNAR HOMES? THE ONE THAT IS JUST SOUTH OF CASTILLA C**S AND THE GATE SEPARATES IT FROM SOMERSET. IS THAT WHERE THE CONSTRUCTION WORK WAS DONE? YES. STAGING SITE? YES. OKAY. THAT IS CURRENTLY IN EASEMENT, THE CITY'S EASEMENT. IT'S USED FOR A POTENTIAL ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT TO EXTEND OUT TO 31ST AVENUE. SO THAT PARTICULAR LAND BELONGS TO THE CITY AND THAT IS THE INTENT OF THAT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. YOU YOU'RE WELCOME. UM, ON THE WEST SIDE OF CAIA COMMONS, THERE IS A LOT THAT'S LOCATED, AS A MATTER OF FACT IT'S WEST OF, UH, LENAR CARRIAGE HOMES AT BENTLEY PARK IS THAT DEVELOPMENT. SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH AND SPEAKING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER TO SEE IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO WORK ALONG WITH THEM. I KNOW THEY'VE REACHED OUT TO A LOCAL AGENCY, I BELIEVE IT'S THE URBAN LEAGUE, TO SEE HOW THEY COULD POTENTIALLY, UH, WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH THEM AS WELL. SO WE HOPE TO HAVE SOME POSITIVE NEWS, UM, AS AN OPPORTUNITY. AND OF COURSE IF WE WANTED TO USE THE PURCHASE ASSISTANCE FUNDS, THEN THAT WOULD BE BROUGHT BEFORE YOU FOR REVIEW. BUT UNTIL THAT TIME WE ARE WORKING ALONG WITH THEM. SO THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THAT BECAUSE I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION THAT PARTICULAR OPEN LAND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU FOR THE COMMERCIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. I AM PLEASED TO REPORT AT ONE POINT WE WERE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE WITH THAT PROJECT. THE PROJECT LOCATED AT LAKES SHOPS, WHICH IS RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE SHOPS OF OREO. WE HAVE MONTEGO BAY AND THE OTHER, [00:05:01] UM, RESTAURANTS THAT ARE THERE. JUICY PATTIES, I BELIEVE IS IN THAT PARTICULAR PLAZA. IT IS NOW COMPLETE. SO WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THE REIMBURSEMENT PHASE FOR M LASIK. THE ROUTE, WHICH IS RIGHT ACROSS FROM ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD, IT IS ALMOST COMPLETE. THE ROOF IS DONE. HOWEVER, THEY'RE WAITING ON THE WEATHER TO IMPROVE SO THAT THEY CAN PAINT THE BUILDING. SO WE ARE MOVING TOWARDS THE COMPLETION DATE FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT. AND WE HAVE BEEN APPROACHED BY ANOTHER PROPERTY OWNER WHO WOULD LIKE TO DO, UM, ANOTHER, UH, TYPE OF IMPROVEMENT AND WE'RE WORKING ALONG WITH THEM. SO YOU SHOULD SEE SOMETHING WITHIN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO GET ALL OF THE CORRECT DOCUMENTATION IN ORDER TO PROCEED FOR THE RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. I AM ONCE AGAIN PLEASED TO REPORT THAT ONE OF THE SIX HOMES THAT WERE APPROVED FOR FUNDING IS COMPLETE. THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS DECIDED TO WORK ON TWO HOMES. SO NOW HE'S WORKING ON A REIMBURSEMENT FOR ONE AND HE'S WORKING ON TWO, UH, UH, TWO RESIDENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE TWO HOMES. AND THEN HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF THE YEAR, ALL SIX WILL BE COMPLETE. I KNOW AT THE COMMISSION ORIENTATION, OH, SORRY. MADAM CHAIR, MS. CELESTE MM-HMM . THAT PROPERTY IS, IS IT WEST OF 31ST OR RIGHT ON 31ST? THOSE THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON? THERE'S, THEY'RE LOCATED THROUGHOUT ONE OF THE HOMES IS LOCATED ON 31ST AVENUE. MM-HMM . ONE IS ON 31ST. AND WHERE ARE THE OTHERS? THE OTHER FIVE THAT YOU'RE, IF I COULD BORROW THAT WAS FOR THE CHAIR. HOLD ON ONE SECOND. EXCUSE ME. OKAY. THERE'S ONE THAT'S ON 30TH TERRACE THAT IS LOCATED WITH A TRAILHEAD PARK IS LOCATED THAT STREET. THERE'S ONE ON 31ST AVENUE AND THERE'S FOUR ON 31ST TERRACE, WHICH IS WEST OF 31ST AVENUE. OKAY. ON THAT SIDE. THANK YOU. AND WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH AN APPLICANT WHO HAS A HOME ON 31ST AVENUE, AND WE SENT OUT COMMUNICATION TO THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS ON 31ST AVENUE. AND WE RECEIVED ANOTHER, UM, PERSON WHO'S INTERESTED IN MAKING IMPROVEMENTS AND THEIR HOME IS ON 31ST AVENUE. SO WE WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ARE MOVING TOWARDS REACHING OUT TO THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS AS WELL AS OUR ASSISTANCE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT TO MAKE SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO THE HOMES THAT ARE ON 31ST AVENUE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE, AT THE COMMISSION ORIENTATION, WE DISCUSSED THE PROMOTION OF THE CRA. AND SO WE ARE WORKING ALONG WITH THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER TO PREPARE A VIDEO. WE WILL BEGIN SOME DISCUSSION HOPEFULLY IN A, IN FEBRUARY, IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. AND ALSO WE ARE WORKING ON AN ACTIVITY REPORT THAT WE CAN PROVIDE ONLINE OR FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE PUBLIC. AND ALSO AS PART OF ONE OF THE PROGRAMS, AND I'LL DISCUSS IT A LITTLE LATER, WE ARE WORKING ON A CRA DOLLARS AT WORK SIGN THAT CAN BE PLACED AT THE PLACES WHERE WE PROVIDE FUNDING TO PROPERTY OWNERS FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE BEING MADE. WE'VE ALREADY REACHED OUT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER OF LAKE SHOPS WHO IS VERY HAPPY THAT WE WOULD WANT TO PLACE SOMETHING ON HIS PROPERTY TO HIGHLIGHT THE PROJECT. THAT ONLY HELPS HIM AS WELL. AND HE HAS SAID, AND WHY DON'T YOU DO IT FOR THE OTHER, UH, PROPERTY AS WELL, WHICH IS LAKE CENTER. SO WE WILL HAVE SOME SIGNS OUT. WE WANNA COME UP WITH A GOOD DESIGN, GIVE IT TO OUR PIO AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S, [00:10:01] IT'S SUITABLE PRIOR TO, UM, PLACING THE SIGN UP AT THE PROPERTY. AS YOU KNOW, FOR THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES, OUR REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, WE ARE MOVING TO FINAL ADOPTION ON JANUARY THE 28TH. SO FOR THE PUBLIC, THAT MEETING TO REVIEW THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN MODIFICATION WILL TAKE PLACE JANUARY 28TH, 7:00 PM RIGHT HERE IN THE CHAMBERS. FOR, AS PART OF THE FINAL ADOPTION, AS YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT WILL BE UNDERTAKEN. WHAT WE HAVE BUDGETED TO DATE AND WHAT WE'VE ALREADY STARTED TO WORK ON WITH THE CITY IS THE ENTRYWAY SIGNS. I DISCUSSED THE BUDGET, WHICH INCLUDES AN AN ENTRYWAY SIGN FOR OREO ELEMENTARY AS WELL AS NORTHGATE, WHICH WILL BE A SMALLER SIGN BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE ENTRYWAY AREA. AND WE ALSO ARE WORKING WITH THEM ON THE MEDIAN IMPROVEMENTS. I KNOW BEAUTIFICATION WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS MENTIONED DUR THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS. SO WE WILL BE PARTNERING WITH THE CITY TO WORK ON BEAUTIFYING THE MEDIANS ON OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD AS WELL AS STATE ROAD SEVEN WITHIN THE CRA DISTRICT. AND I'VE ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE ENGINEER TO ASK THAT HE PROVIDE INFORMATION OR AN UPDATE FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REGARDING THE DECORATIVE LIGHTING THAT I KNOW THEY HAVE PLANNED. AT SOME POINT, ONCE WE GET A PROJECTED DATE, THEN WE WILL REPORT BACK TO YOU TO TELL YOU WHEN FO BELIEVES THAT THEY'LL BE READY TO INSTALL THE LIGHTING. THERE WERE SEVERAL LIGHTS FROM 37TH STREET ALL THE WAY TO OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD AND WE WILL REPORT BACK JUST SO YOU'LL HAVE AN IDEA. IF ANYONE HAS A QUESTION, THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO RESPOND ACCORDINGLY. THE OTHER LONG AWAITED CAPITAL PROJECT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN TO WORK ON IS THE NORTHWEST 31ST AVENUE WALL. SO WE WILL HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS ON 30TH TERRA. SO WE'RE GONNA GET THEM READY NOW, UM, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE'S BEEN NO OPPOSITION TO THOSE SIGNS, I KNOW I WILL BE WORKING WITH THE, WITH OUR CRA ATTORNEY BECAUSE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT HAVE TO BE SIGNED BY THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS AS IT RELATES TO EASEMENT. AND THERE'S SOME INFORMATION THAT THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE TO THEIR MORTGAGE COMPANIES. BUT WE WILL BE REACHING OUT TO THEM, UH, IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, IF NOT SOONER. AND AS WE TALK ABOUT OUR RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM, I'VE INFORMED THEM AS WELL SO THAT THEY'RE NOT SURPRISED. 40 SUMMERS HEAD DRIVE ROUNDABOUT PROJECT, THE ROUNDABOUT IS COMPLETE. UM, OUR ASSISTANT WILL BE WORKING WITH THE LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT TO ESTABLISH A GOOD DAY TO GO OUT AND TO DO A PHOTO OP. AND THEN AFTER THAT WE WILL CERTAINLY WORK ON THE ENTRANCE AND THE SIDEWALK. BUT WE DEFINITELY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, TAKE A PICTURE AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT IN OUR NEXT NEWSLETTER. THE TRAILHEAD PARK, WE'VE MET WITH THE CONTRACTOR ONCE MORE. WE HAD TO MAKE A SLIGHT MODIFICATION, UM, TO THE SIZE OF THE PARKING AREA BECAUSE THERE WAS A TREE, TWO TREES THAT WERE IN THE WAY. HOWEVER, WE WERE ABLE TO WORK THAT OUT WITH THE ENGINEERS IN OUR PROJECT MANAGER. SO THE CONTRACTOR WILL HAVE THEIR PERMIT SHOULD BE WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK AND THE FIRST WEEK OR SECOND WEEK IN FEBRUARY, WE WILL HOPE, HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO REPORT GOOD NEWS TO YOU REGARDING THAT ONE A DA PARKING SPACE THAT HAS TO BE PUT IN. AND THEN IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, MARCH, WHENEVER IT'S CONVENIENT BASED UPON THE CITY ACTIVITIES, WE WILL BE MOVING TOWARDS A GRAND OPENING. UH, SOME OF THE KIDS HAVE, UH, PROBABLY ENJOYED THE, THE PARK, UH, FROM AFAR, BUT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO GO IN NOW AND ENJOY IT. MADAM CHAIR, THAT ENDS THE REPORT AND AS MENTIONED, I'M HERE TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? NO MA'AM. MADAM CHAIR? YES. IF I MAY MAKE, MAKE NOTE OF A SLIGHT CORRECTION. I KNOW, UM, CELESTE MISSPOKE A LITTLE BIT. SHE SAID OREO ELEMENTARY AND I'M SURE SHE MEANT OREO STATES FOR THE SIGNAGE. OH, OKAY. THROUGH YOU MADAME CHAIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ACTUALLY, THE REASON WHY MY MIND WAS ON OIL, I'M GONNA ASK YOU THAT QUESTION. SO LEMME GET ONTO ELEMENTARY IS BECAUSE THE GARDEN, I WANTED TO MAKE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT. SO THIS IS OUR LAST SEASON FOR THE CHILDREN'S GARDEN. AND SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE WORKING ALONG WITH THE GARDEN COORDINATOR WHO WILL ASSIST US IN GETTING THE ASSETS THAT ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE, THE GARDEN. WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE SCHOOLS TO SEE IF THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED [00:15:01] IN POSSIBLY UTILIZING THOSE ITEMS THAT ARE WITHIN THE GARDEN. WE HAD A HARD TIME THE LAST TIME TRYING TO GIVE THEM AWAY, BUT WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SCHOOLS THAT EITHER WANT TO START THEIR GARDEN OR THEY HAVE A NUMBER OF GARDENS. AND SO AS USUAL, MS. BLUE FROM ORLE ELEMENTARY IS ALWAYS THE FIRST TO CALL EMAIL AND SAY YES WITHOUT A DOUBT. WE WOULD LOVE TO WORK ALONG WITH THE CRA AND TO SEE HOW WE CAN HELP TO EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN ON HEALTHY LIVING AND, AND GROWING ITEMS IN THE GARDEN. SO I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT WE WILL BE MOVING TOWARDS THE END. JUNE IS THE LAST TIME, THE MONTH OF JUNE. HOWEVER, IN APRIL, BECAUSE THE SCHOOLS CLOSED DOWN A LITTLE EARLIER, WE WILL BE STARTING IN APRIL TO SEE WHAT ITEMS CAN BE DONATED TO THEM WITH THE APPROVAL, OF COURSE FROM THE CRA BOARD. SO IF YOU ACCEPT AND IF YOU GIVE US DIRECTION, THEN WE WILL MOVE TOWARDS PROVIDING THOSE ITEMS. RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST ESTABLISHING SOME TYPE OF INTEREST TO SEE WHO WOULD WANT THEM AND WHAT ARE THEIR NEEDS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THEM, THOSE ITEMS AVAILABLE FOR THEM. I THOUGHT IT WOULD TAKE THEM A WHILE BECAUSE THEY WERE IN SCHOOL AND THEY HAVE A LOT IN THEIR HANDS. BUT FOUR SCHOOLS EXPRESS INTEREST. MADAM CHAIR. YES. MS. CELESTE, WHAT YOUR, YOU'RE GOING TO BE CHILDREN'S GARDEN IS GOING TO BE CLOSED. THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE IMPLYING THROUGH YOU. MADAM CHAIR. YES. THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE INTENT FOR BOTH OF OUR GARDENS. THEY WERE TEMPORARY INITIATIVES. AND WHAT IS SLATED FOR THE GARDEN ACCORDING TO THE PLAN BASED ON THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS, IS A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. UM, THE COORDINATOR IS AWARE. ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS ARE AWARE THAT, OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH, WE WANTED TO LET THEM KNOW. WE DIDN'T WANT THEM TO KNOW AT THE LAST MINUTE. OKAY. THANKS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, MA'AM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU MS. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM. [6.  FINANCE DIRECTOR REPORT] UM, WE HAVE A FINANCE, FINANCE DIRECTOR REPORT AS ADMINISTRATOR. OH, YES. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. THIS IS RESOLUTION 2025 DASH ONE A RESOLUTION OF THE LAUDERDALE LAKES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY RATIFYING THE CITY MANAGER'S FILING OF THE AGENCY'S FISCAL YEAR 2025, PERIOD TWO, AND PERIOD THREE, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER. FINANCIAL ACTIVITY REPORTS AS PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONFORMING TO THE AGENCY, ADOPTED FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES AND FISCAL POLICIES. A COPIES ATTACHED HERE TO AS EXHIBIT A, WHICH CAN BE INSPECTING THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MAY I HAVE A MOTION? MADAM CHAIR? CHAIR? YES. WE'D LIKE TO BRING RESOLUTION CRA RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 0 0 1 TO THE FLOOR COMMISSIONER SWELL FOUR. COMMISSIONER EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOUR CHAIRPERSON THOMAS FOUR. MOTION PASSES ADMINISTRATOR. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. AT THIS TIME, MS. BOBBY WILLIAMS, OUR FINANCIAL SERVICES DIRECTOR, WILL PROVIDE, PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THIS ITEM ALONG WITH THE ASSISTANCE FROM MS. CELESTE, IF NECESSARY, THROUGH YOU. MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. IT'S BOBBY. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, I'M MADAM CHAIR. GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF DIRECTORS. GOOD EVENING. UM, CCRE ATTORNEY AND OUR EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR AND OUR SECRETARY. GOOD EVENING. TO OUR STAFF AND OUR AUDIENCE. FOR THE RECORD, I AM BOBBY WILLIAMS, THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES. UH, THE PACKET THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU FOR TONIGHT'S REPORT INCLUDES BOTH THE REPORT FOR NOVEMBER, 2024 AND DECEMBER, 2024. UM, IF IT WOULD PLEASE THE BOARD, I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THE DECEMBER'S REPORT, WHICH DOES ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE QUARTER, UH, OR 25% OF THE, THE FISCAL YEAR BOARD. THAT'S FINE. THANK YOU. YES, THANK YOU. IN TERMS OF THE, THE REVENUE THAT WE'VE COLLECTED THROUGH THE END OF DECEMBER 31ST, UH, WE'VE COLLECTED ALMOST A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE, UH, TAX INCREMENT FUNDING THAT DOES COME FROM OUR FOUR AGENCIES. UM, SO WE'RE AT 99.8 OR CLOSE TO 100% COMPLETE. IN TERMS OF THE MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE, UH, WE ARE AT 46% OF BUDGET AND THAT TYPE OF REVENUE JUST INCLUDES THE INTEREST [00:20:01] EARNINGS, UH, THAT WE ARE EARNING ON THE CASH THAT'S IN THE CRA TRUST BOND. IN TERMS OF THE OVERALL REVENUE COLLECTION, WE'RE AT 30.6% AND WE WILL PROBABLY STAY AROUND THAT LEVEL UNTIL THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, AND THAT'S WHEN WE GET A CHANCE TO APPROPRIATE ALL OF THE TRUST FUND. OKAY. IN TERMS OF THE EXPENDITURES FOR THE CRA IN TERMS OF THE PERSONNEL SERVICES EXPENDITURES, WE'RE AT ROUGHLY 20% OF BUDGETS FOR THE THREE POSITIONS THAT ARE FUNDED FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. FOR THE OPERATING COST, WE AT JUST A L ALMOST 1% OF BUDGET OR AT $104,000. UH, THESE EXPENDITURES REPRESENT YOUR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, YOUR CITY ATTORNEY SERVICES, EXCUSE ME, SOME OF THE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT, THOSE TYPES OF COSTS. WE ANTICIPATE THAT THOSE COSTS WILL INCREASE A LITTLE BIT MORE THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR IN TERMS OF THE CAPITAL OUTLAY OR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CRA WITH JUST ROUGHLY JUST A LITTLE BIT BELOW 8%, UM, OF BUDGET. UM, THESE EXPENDITURES, UH, WHICH WILL, UH, INCREASE OVER THE FISCAL YEAR ARE RELATED TO THE SOMERSET ROUNDABOUT PROJECT AS WELL AS THE TRAILHEAD PARK PARKING SPACE PROJECT. UH, WOO-HOO. THE CRA DOES NOT HAVE ANY DEBT. UM, I WILL REMOVE THAT COLUMN OR THAT ROLE FROM THIS REPORT 'CAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE NO OUTSTANDING DEBT IN TERMS OF THE, UH, NON-OPERATING, WHICH IS THE RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION PROGRAM. UM, RIGHT NOW WE ARE 0% OF BUDGET. HOWEVER, WE DO ANTICIPATE ADDITIONAL COST, UM, TO BE RECORDED HERE BASED UPON THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT AT THIS TIME. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS RELATED TO THE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER? MADAM CHAIR? YES, MS. BOBBY, YOU SAID DECEMBER'S REPORT A HUNDRED PERCENT HOW MUCH MONEY YOU DIDN'T GIVE US. HOW MUCH MONEY? YOU ONLY SAID A HUNDRED PERCENT. WHAT IS A HUNDRED PERCENT IN TERMS OF MONEY? ABSOLUTELY. THE YOU MADAM CHAIR. IN TERMS OF REVENUE COLLECTION FOR THE CRA, UM, THE CITY DID COLLECT $5,519,518. SAY IT AGAIN FOR ME PLEASE. UH, 5 MILLION MM-HMM . 519,000 MM-HMM . $518. $518. THANK YOU MS. MS. BOBBY. OKAY. MADAM CHAIR? YES. YES. THANK YOU. MS. BOBBY. EARLY ON YOU SAID THAT THERE WILL NOT BE A RECONCILIATION, MAYBE THAT'S NOT THE WORD THAT YOU USED, THAT WE'RE AT 30 OR 33%, BUT NOT UNTIL THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. COULD YOU EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE PLEASE? ABSOLUTELY. THE YOU MADAM CHAIR. UH, SO THE, THE OVERALL, UM, BUDGET REPORT OR THE OVERALL REVENUE COLLECTION IS 30.6%. AND THAT DOES INCLUDE ALL OF THE CATEGORIES. SO ONE OF THE CATEGORIES IS THE REAPPROPRIATED TRUST FUND. AND BY LAW, WE HAVE TO APPROPRIATE EVERY DOLLAR THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR USE, UH, FROM THE, FROM THE TRUST FUND, WHETHER WE ARE USING IT OR NOT, WE HAVE TO APPROPRIATE IT. SO AS A PART OF THE REVENUE BUDGET, YOU'LL SEE THAT $12 MILLION THAT'S BUDGETED, THAT'S YOUR CASH IN THE BANK OR ESTIMATED CASH IN THE BANK, UH, DURING THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. AND THE REASON WHY THERE WON'T BE A RECONCILIATION UNTIL THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THERE'S NO, UH, REAL THROUGH YOU MADAM CHAIR. THERE'S NO REAL COLLECTION. 'CAUSE THE FUNDING IS ALREADY THERE. IT'S ALREADY THERE. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR. YES, GO AHEAD MS. BOBBIE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU MS. BOBBY. CHAIRMAN REPORT. UM, YOU NEED A MOTION? A MOTION? SORRY. MOTION TO APPROVE. MADAM CHAIR? YES, CHAIRMAN. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 0 0 1 TO THE FLOOR FOR APPROVAL. COMMISSIONER SWELL FOUR, COMMISSIONER EDWARDS PHILLIPS CHAIRPERSON THOMAS FOUR. MOTION PASSES [7.  CHAIRMAN REPORT] CHAIRMAN REPORT. I I JUST WANNA SAY A HAPPY AND HEALTHY 2025 TO EVERYONE. UM, AND IT'S INDEED A PLEASURE. I, WE WERE PRIVILEGED, UH, COMMISSIONER HARRISON AND MYSELF TO, UM, HAVE A MOMENT. AND THE MAYOR, NO MAYOR, YOU WERE NOT THERE TO, UM, BE AT A WELCOMING PARTY FOR ONE OF THE FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS OVER THE HOLIDAY. AND IT, IT WAS REALLY, UH, A JOYFUL OCCASION TO KNOW THAT I WASN'T THERE AT THE [00:25:01] BEGINNING. BUT, YOU KNOW, ONE PLANTS, ONE WATER AND WE ARE THE ONE THAT SAW THE INCREASE WITH THAT AND PARTAKE. SO IT TAKES ALL OF US THROUGHOUT THE JOURNEY IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THE, THE JOB. SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND WHAT'S COMING DOWN THE PIPE AS WELL WITH ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING. ANY, UM, COMMITTEE REPORTS? STAND IN. THERE ARE NONE. MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. COMMITTEE REPORTS AD HO THERE ARE NONE. LEGAL REPORT, MR. WE ARE NOT IN TROUBLE. EVERYTHING IS GOOD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OLD BUSINESS. THERE IS NONE. NEW [A.  DISCUSSION REGARDING THE COMMERCIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM] BUSINESS. UH, 12. A MADAM ADMINISTRATOR DISCUSSION REGARDING THE COMMERCIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THROUGH YOU MS. CELESTE WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MS. CELESTE. THANK YOU. AS YOU KNOW, THE COMMERCIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IS A PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN ONGOING. THE CRA PROVIDES FUNDS UP TO 50% OF PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE. THAT INCLUDES PAINTING BUILDINGS, WINDOWS, NEW WINDOWS, NEW DOORS, NEW AWNINGS, LIGHTING FEATURES, LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH INCLUDES IRRIGATION, PARKING LOT, IMPROVEMENTS, SIGNAGE, ALL OF THE SIGNS ON THE PROPERTY AS WELL AS RECONSTRUCTION. SO IF SOMEONE WANTS TO EXPAND TO AN EXISTING BUILDING, THEN THEY CAN APPLY TO RECEIVE FUNDS IF APPROVED FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM. WE ALSO ADDED ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS HONED IN ON THE ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE. AND SO TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO DO SO, WE COVERED THE INITIAL CONCEPTS THAT ARE TYPICALLY PREPARED IN ORDER TO SHOW US THE, THE DRAWINGS. AND ALSO IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE ADDED OTHER IMPROVEMENTS. AND I WILL GO THROUGH THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MADAM CHAIR, COMMISSIONERS, YOU CAN ALWAYS ASK AS WE GO ALONG. THIS PROGRAM IS SIMILAR TO THE PROGRAM THAT IS FACILITATED ON THE CITY SIDE. IT IS MANAGED BY OUR VERY OWN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, MS. VKA BUCHANAN, WHO'S MY CHEERLEADER RIGHT NOW. AND SO WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE COMMERCIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IS A PROGRAM THAT WILL COMPLETELY CHANGE OUR CORRIDOR, IT GIVES IT A WHOLE NEW LOOK. WE HAVE A LOT OF EXPOSURE. I KNOW SOMEONE MENTIONED TODAY THAT THEY'VE RECEIVED SOME, SOME COMMENTS, VERY POSITIVE COMMENTS ABOUT THE LAKE SHOPS. BUT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTRACT NOT ONLY OUR EXISTING BUSINESSES, BUT NEW BUSINESSES, NOT ONLY OUR EXISTING RESIDENTS, BUT NEW RESIDENTS AND AND OTHER VISITORS. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, WE ALSO KNOW THAT IN ADDITION TO THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE MADE, WE OFTENTIMES WITH AN IMPROVEMENT, CALLING ATTENTION TO BROWARD COUNTY, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE OUR PROPERTY VALUES ON THE COMMERCIAL END. WE HAVE DONE SO OVER TIME, WE HAVE NOTICED THAT WE'VE INCREASED OUR PROPERTY VALUES IN THE AREA WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS FROM 4% AS HIGH AS 11%. SO OUR CONTRIBUTION TO THESE PROJECTS ARE NOT CONSIDERED AS FREE MONEY. IT IS CONSIDERED AS A VALUABLE TOOL, ECONOMIC TOOL IN ORDER FOR US TO DO WHAT IS THE INTENT OF CRAS TO TRANSFORM THE AREA. SO WE ARE MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO OFFER UP TO 50%, BUT TO ALSO OFFER UP TO A HUNDRED PERCENT. THERE ARE OTHER GUIDELINES THAT WILL BE INCLUDED AND WE WILL DISCUSS THAT BRIEFLY AT THE END OF THE CHANGES THAT WE ARE REQUESTING. THING ALSO, WE ARE ASKING THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER AS PART OF THE PROGRAM PROVIDE A CRA DOLLARS AT WORK SIGN. I MENTIONED IT EARLIER TODAY, AND WE WOULD REIMBURSE THEM FOR THAT. SO THAT IS INCLUDED WITHIN THE PROGRAM. ANOTHER CHANGE IS TO ADD THE, THE REIMBURSEMENT OF PERMITTING FEES. UM, BEFORE THERE WAS SOME MONETARY REASONS AS TO WHY WE DID NOT, UH, WE DIDN'T HAVE PROPER FUNDING. WE HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDS NOW TO COVER PERMITTING COSTS. AND IT'S ALSO AN INCENTIVE FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO GET STARTED QUICKLY WITH THE REIMBURSEMENT OF PERMIT FEES, WHICH IS ALSO DONE ON THE CITY SIDE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU CAN ALWAYS ASK MS. BUCHANAN. THE OTHER CHANGE [00:30:01] IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE DISCUSSED WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY. IT HAS TO DO WITH THE OVERALL RENT OR THE FEES. WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT NO MATTER WHAT PROGRAM WE HAVE, THAT THIS IS NOT USED AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CAUSE A FINANCIAL BURDEN ON THE TENANTS, EXISTING TENANTS. SO WE HAVE PUT IN SOME LANGUAGE AND WE ARE ASKING THEM TO VOLUNTARILY AGREE THAT THEY WOULD NOT INCREASE THE RENT, THEY WOULD NOT CREATE ANOTHER TYPE OF FEE THAT WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS RENT. THERE WILL BE NO INCREASE FOR THE EXISTING TENANTS AS IT RELATES TO THE EXISTING LEASE PROVISIONS. THERE, THERE WILL BE NO SURPRISES. AND WE'RE ALSO PAYING ATTENTION TO THE TENANTS THAT ARE THERE. UM, WHAT THEY DO THEREAFTER. UM, WE WOULD NOT HAVE AS MUCH CONTROL. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE KEEPING IN LINE WITH THE STATE'S REGULATIONS. SO WE HAVE ADDED THAT. AND ALSO I MENTIONED THE A HUNDRED PERCENT REIMBURSEMENT. IT DOES NOT COME WITH A SIMPLE REQUEST. IT HAS TO BE A SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT. NOT JUST THE PAINT OVER, NOT, YOU'RE NOT JUST COMING TO ASK FOR ONE LIGHT, TWO TREES. IT HAS TO BE SUBSTANTIAL. THE ENTIRE BUILDING. SOME TYPE OF IMPROVEMENT YOU HAVE TO ADHERE TO THE ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES. ORIGINALLY WE HAD THE PROJECT MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN A YEAR. HOWEVER, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME PROJECTS THAT CANNOT BE COMPLETED. SO BASED ON THE PROJECT ITSELF, IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE COMPLETED WITHIN A TWO YEAR PERIOD, WE WILL WORK THAT OUT WITH THEM. BUT THAT WOULD BE ONE OF THE GUIDELINES THAT HAVE HAS TO BE MET. AND ALSO, I MENTIONED THE ADJUSTMENT IN THE RENT OR WHATEVER FEE THEY WOULD CALL IT. AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO AGREE TO SUPPORT AND INCREASE IN COMMERCIAL SPACE BASED UPON SOME OF THE NEEDS THAT THE CITY HAS. MS. VCA WAS WORKING WITH ONE OF THE COMPANIES WHO HELPED US TO PUT TOGETHER A MARKETING PLAN WHICH OUTLINES SOME OF THE NEEDS OF THE CITY. AND THERE'S AN A FULL ANALYSIS. SO THEY'RE NOT JUST, IT'S NOT JUST A LIST BY DESIGN, THEY'VE INCORPORATED THE DEMOGRAPHICS AND OTHER FACTORS IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THESE PARTICULAR COMMERCIAL ENTITIES ARE CONSIDERED AS A NEED. SO THEY WOULD AGREE TO WORK WITH US TO INCREASE THE OCCUPANCY AND MADAM CHAIR THAT WOULD COMPLETE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE UP TO A HUNDRED PERCENT REIMBURSEMENT. MADAM CHAIR? SURE. MS. CELESTE, IF THE, IF THE OWNERS US DO NOT ACCEPT, GET THE A HUNDRED PERCENT, BUT THERE YOU SAID AT THE BEGINNING, OWNER COULD ALSO PAY 50%. SO WHAT HAPPENS IF THE OWNER PAYS 50%? 50%? WOULD THEY BE STILL UNDER THE NEW RULES THAT THEY CANNOT INCREASE RENT THROUGH YOU MADAM CHAIR? WHAT WE WILL DO IS WE WILL TAKE, I HAVE TO LOOK AT WHERE IT IS. I'M SORRY I DIDN'T PRINT A COLORED COPY. I BELIEVE IT'S IN A DIFFERENT SECTION. IF IT'S NOT, IT WILL BE IN A SECTION THAT APPLIES TO EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU'RE ASKING FOR UP TO 50% OR UP TO A HUNDRED PERCENT. UM, SO YES, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THAT. SAY IT AGAIN, MISS CELESTE. WE'RE GOING TO, I'M AN OWNER AND I'M ONLY GETTING 50% FROM THE CRA. I'M PUTTING IN 50% MYSELF. AND WOULD THERE BE A STIPULATION THAT I CANNOT INCREASE THE RENT SINCE I AM PUTTING IN HALF OF, I'M PUTTING MY OWN MONEY TO MAKE THE, UM, PLACE LOOKS GOOD THROUGH YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THE RESPONSE TO THAT IS WE ARE GOING TO MOVE THAT PARTICULAR PROVISION AND PUT IT WITHIN THE HUNDRED, THE PROGRAM DESIGN, SO THAT ANYBODY, REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU'RE PRESENTING, IF YOU COME BEFORE US TO APPLY FOR FUNDS, YOU HAVE TO MEET THAT NO MATTER WHAT. I THINK THAT'S UNFAIR. IF I MAY, YES. WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS AND, AND UM, WE TRIED TO DO THIS PREVIOUSLY AND THERE WAS AN ISSUE, UH, WITH BEING ABLE TO DO WHAT THE STATE CALLS [00:35:01] RENT CONTROL. MM-HMM . SO WE WERE A LITTLE LEERY OF DOING IT AND WE THOUGHT THE A HUNDRED PERCENT WOULD BE AN INCENTIVE MM-HMM . WHERE PEOPLE WOULD SAY, OKAY, WELL SINCE YOU'VE GIVEN THIS MUCH. BUT AS I RECALL, MY EARLIER DISCUSSIONS WITH UH, UM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, I THOUGHT WE WOULD NOT APPLY IT. WE WOULD APPLY IT ONLY TO A HUNDRED PERCENT. IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ORIGINALLY THAT WAS THROUGH YOU MADAM CHAIR ORIGINALLY. THAT WAS THE DISCUSSION. BUT IT'S UP TO THE BOARD IF YOU'D LIKE TO LEAVE IT THERE. UM, OUR INTENT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT NO MATTER WHAT DOLLARS ARE PROVIDED TO THEM, THAT THEY ADHERE TO WHAT IS GOOD GOVERNANCE. YOU'RE NOT GONNA TAKE FUNDS AND CAUSE A FINANCIAL BURDEN ON THE TENANT RE REGARDLESS OF THE SITUATION. YEAH. BUT THAT'S NOT THAT CLEAR THAT WE CAN DO THAT. SO THAT'S UNFAIR. GO BACK TO YOU, UM, WITH THAT MADAM CHAIR. SURE. MS. ES AND THE THEORY ATTORNEY, I AM, I WOULD SAY 80% SURE THAT THE STATE STATES CLEARLY THAT WE CANNOT HAVE RENT CONTROL. I UNDERSTAND. SO WE WOULD NOT BE, IF YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A STIPULATION LIKE THAT, IT WOULD, THE STATE CLEARLY SAID IT. SO WE WOULD NOT BE, WOULD BE IN VIOLATION OF THE STATE. WE'LL TRY TO MAX, I'M PUTTING IN 50% AS AN OWNER. IF I'M NOT GOING TO RECOUP MY SOMETHING, THEN WHY WOULD I BE DOING THAT? WE'LL, WE'LL WE, WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU PREFER THAT YOU HAD SOME CONTROL OVER, UM, OWNERS BEING ABLE TO USE CRM MONEY THEN INCREASING. SO WE ARE SENSITIVE THAT AND IF AT ALL POSSIBLE WE'LL DO THAT. UM, BUT AS I SAID, I WAS A LITTLE BIT SURPRISED BECAUSE I THOUGHT WE HAD AGREED THAT WE WOULD ONLY DO THE A HUNDRED PERCENT. BUT WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU, UH, THROUGH YOU MADAM CHAIR. UM, IN YEAH, IN I THINK IN THE BEGINNING IT SAID 50% INITIALLY, UM, THE APPROVED PROGRAM APPLICANT CAN RECEIVE UP TO 50% OF ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS IN RELATION TO THE BUDGET ALLOCATION. HOWEVER, UP TO 100% OF THE ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS MAY BE CONSIDERED UPON MEETING CERTAIN CRITERIA. SO IT'S UP TO A HUNDRED PERCENT ACCORDING TO THE STIPULATIONS THAT'S BELOW. IS THAT THE UNDERSTANDING ACCORDING TO THE STIPULATION OF THE DIFFERENT ITEMS BELOW WHICH INCLUDED THE RENT AND THE INCREASE AND ALL OF THAT? YOU ARE CORRECT. OKAY. SO THAT 50% THERE PERHAPS NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT MA MADAM CHAIRMAN? YES. DREW, PERHAPS THE 50% CLAUSE OR SENTENCE CAN BE STANDALONE SENTENCE WITH THE STIPULATIONS ATTACHED TO IT AND TAKE IT OUT OF THE AND 100% AND MAKE IT A STANDALONE ALSO. MADAM CHAIRMAN, I DO HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. YES, THANK YOU MS. CELESTE, YOU TALKED ABOUT SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS, NOT TWO TREES AND, AND, AND A FLOWER. SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS WOULD INCLUDE WINDOWS, DOORS, ROOFS, UM, DOES THAT INCLUDE IN-HOUSE LIKE ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, PAINTING THROUGH YOUR MADAM CHAIR, IT'S EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS, EXTERIOR THINGS THAT YOU CAN SEE FROM THE OUTSIDE. THEN I DO. MADAM CHAIRMAN. SURE. THEN I DO HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. I THINK AS IT RELATES TO PAINTING OUR STIPULATION IS THAT WE DO HAVE A PAINTING CHART OR A PAINTING GUIDE THAT THEY CAN USE AND, AND THEY HAVE USED IT. AND STILL AS I DRIVE DOWN 31ST AVENUE IN PARTICULAR, SOME HAVE PAINTED, BUT THERE ARE DIFFERENT COLORS OF PAINT. UM, DIFFERENT SHADES OF PAINT. CAN WE, AND I GUESS THIS QUESTION MADAM CHAIRMAN, IS TO MR. CRA ATTORNEY AS WELL. CAN WE STIPULATE THAT THE COLOR IS THE SAME? I THINK IF WE ARE TRYING TO IMPROVE THAT CORRIDOR IN PARTICULAR WHERE THE PLEXUS ARE, THAT IF THEY WERE ALL THE SAME OUTSIDE COLOR, IT WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE PRESENTATION. BECAUSE RIGHT NOW [00:40:01] FOR ME, IT STILL DOES NOT MAKE A GREATER PRESENTATION AS I THINK WE'RE TRYING TO WORK ON. MADAM. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. MS. MR. HAGAR. THANK YOU. MR. UM, YEAH, I THOUGHT WE HAD AGREED THAT THEY WOULD'VE TO USE A PALLET THAT THE CITY HAD ADOPTED, UM, THROUGH YOU, MADAM CHAIR. WHAT WAS DISCUSSED AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING, IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, IS TO USE COLORS THAT ARE WITHIN THE SAME FAMILY FOR THE RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. THAT'S WHAT I RECALL FROM THE LAST MEETING. CURRENTLY, YOU HAVE A COLOR PALETTE FOR THE RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. IT HAS A NUMBER OF COLORS THAT ARE SOMEWHAT CLOSE, THE GRAYS, THE BEIGE, THE YELLOWS, BUT IT DOES NOT SPEAK TO HAVING ONE COLOR THAT'S IN THE SAME FAMILY. SO FOR THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WE CAN MAKE MODIFICATIONS, BUT I'LL HAVE TO COME BACK SO THAT YOU CAN CHOOSE THE FAMILY THAT YOU WOULD WANT THEM TO TO USE. MADAM CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU AS AND THANK YOU MS. CELESTE. WE WOULD APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE IF WE USE A COLOR PALETTE, AS WE ALL KNOW, SOME COLORS ARE PLACED WITH OTHER COLORS AND MM-HMM. SOME COLORS ARE NOT PLACED WITH OTHER COLORS AND THEY DO NOT QUITE MAKE THE APPEARANCE THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR. SO A FAMILY PERHAPS OF COLORS, EVEN THOUGH I WOULD PREFER ONE COLOR, BUT IF WE CANNOT DO THAT IN PARTICULAR AS IT RELATES TO THE QUADS, I WOULD PREFER ONE COLOR FOR THE EXTERIOR, BUT DEFINITELY IN THE FAMILY AND NOT THE PALETTE BECAUSE SOME PALETTE COMBINATIONS ARE NOT QUITE PLEASING. MADAM CHAIR, I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING BECAUSE I'M RESERVING. IF YOU DON'T MIND MY RESPONSE FOR, UM, 12 B IF, IF YOU DON'T MIND ANY OTHER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND MADAM CHAIR, I HAVE COPIES OF THE COLOR PALETTE. I HAVE A SOMEONE WHO, UH, IS PSYCHIC, SO WE CAN PROVIDE THAT SO THAT YOU'LL, UH, YOU'LL SEE IT. HER NAME STARTS WITH THE T AND SHE'S HERE IN A MEETING ON A DIRE . UM, SO WE'LL I PROMISE YOU THAT WE'LL RESPOND TO THAT BEFORE WE WE LEAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. AS IT RELATES TO THE COMMERCIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, I REALLY WANNA HONE IN ON, UM, COMING TO SOME AGREEMENT AS TO HOW WE WANT TO HANDLE THE PROGRAM GUIDELINES BECAUSE WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE INTERESTED AND I, I DON'T WANT TO LOSE THEM. AND THERE ARE CERTAIN GUIDELINES IN HERE. IF IT'S, UM, NOT COMFORTABLE OR IF IT'S A LITTLE TEETERING OVER A PLACE WHERE WE DON'T WANNA GO, THEN I'M OKAY WITH REMOVING THOSE PROVISIONS. MY OVERALL GOAL IS REALLY TO GET THESE PROPERTY OWNERS TO ENCOURAGE THESE PROPERTY OWNERS TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS, WHETHER THEY HAVE A SMALL BUILDING, A LARGE BUILDING. AND SO THE, UM, A HUNDRED PERCENT CAN STILL STAND ALONE WITHOUT THAT PARTICULAR PROVISION. AND WE OF COURSE, WILL ALWAYS HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE BEING GOOD CORPORATE CITIZENS AS IT RELATES TO THEIR TENANTS. SO WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. BUT IF THAT PART IS REMOVED AS SOMETHING THAT IS NOT COMFORTABLE FOR THE SAKE OF MOVING THIS PROGRAM, I WOULD MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION TO JUST REMOVE THAT PARTICULAR PROVISION. MADAM CHAIR? SURE. MS. CELESTE, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO REMOVE IT. IS THAT THE AGREEMENT MADAM CHAIR? YES. OKAY. SO BE IT. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. SO IF YOU'RE IN AGREEMENT, DIRECTION IS NEEDED. IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH ALL OF THE OTHER PROVISIONS, THEN UH, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD AND COME BACK WITH A RESOLUTION. SO MADAM CHAIR, I'M ASKING FOR DIRECTION FROM THE BOARD. OKAY. UM, MR. ESTON, WHEN IT COMES TO THE EVALUATION OF THE PROPOSAL, YOU ALSO HAVE IN THEIR PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO PROJECTS, WHICH WILL PROVIDE MORE THAN 50% PRIVATE FUNDING. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. THE PURPOSE IN REMOVING THAT HAD MORE SO TO DO WITH THE TIE IN WITH THE A HUNDRED PERCENT BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT HAVE MADE SENSE. IT WOULD'VE BEEN SOMEWHAT CONFUSING. HOWEVER, THAT WOULD REMAIN IN, IN PLACE. AND ESSENTIALLY WHAT IT'S SAYING IS IF WE RECEIVE MORE THAN ONE APPLICATION, WE RARELY DO, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW, THEN YOU WOULD HAVE [00:45:01] SOME GUIDELINES AT LEAST TO LOOK AT. AND IF THEY CONTRIBUTE FUNDS VERSUS ANOTHER APPLICANT WHO DOES NOT, THEN THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED AS SOMETHING THAT WOULD GIVE THEM AN EXTRA POINT, SO TO SPEAK. SO THAT WOULD REMAIN WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE WONDERFUL LANGUAGE THAT WE HAVE. OKAY. UH, JUST WANT TO GO BACK TO WHAT, UM, ATTORNEY HAGOOD SAID IN TERMS OF THE PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS MUST NOT CAUSE AN INCREASE IN RENT. AND I HEARD MY OTHER BOARD MEMBER MENTION THAT ACCORDING TO THE STATE, BUT I AL I WAS ALSO HEARING THAT IT'S NOT ENFORCE, RIGHT? IT'S A RECOMMENDATION. WELL, DO YOU, I I WOULDN'T SAY THAT AND I NEED TO REVISIT IT. RIGHT. UM, BUT AS I RECALL, THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS PASSED LAST YEAR MM-HMM . WHEN THEY WERE TRYING TO CUT BACK ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT'S ABILITY TO DO THINGS. SO I THINK THE THEORY WAS, AT LEAST THIS WAS WHAT WE WERE GOING WITH, THAT THIS IS VOLUNTARILY AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT. SO IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANT THE MONEY, THEN THIS IS ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS. UH, WE THOUGHT A HUNDRED PERCENT WAS A BETTER, BUT LET, WE'LL REVISIT IT AND COME BACK TO YOU. OKAY. AT THE NEXT MEETING. I, I SEE A LOOK. UM, YEAH, NO, I WAS JUST, I'M LOOKING TOO , UM, THING'S TRYING TO MOVE THIS FORWARD. SO, UM, IN TERMS OF YES, HAVING CONCRETENESS, UM, COULD YOU LOOK AT THIS? YES, YES. WE'LL COME BACK. GOOD. SO THAT WE CAN, UM, AND, AND, AND QUITE FRANKLY, IN OUR INITIAL DISCUSSIONS, THERE WAS SOME OTHER, UM, NUANCES THAT WE HAD TO WORK ON. LIKE, WELL, WHEN DOES IT START? WHEN WOULD THE REQUIREMENT ACTS APPLY WHEN THEY RENEW THEIR LEASE? WOULD IT BE UNDER THE EXISTING LEASE? SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO, UM, WORK THROUGH THAT. UH, MR HA HAGOOD, I'M JUST LOOKING AT WHAT IT SAYS HERE. PROPERTY AND EXISTING TENANTS. SO CORRECT. ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CURRENT LEASE PROVISION BETWEEN THE PROPERTY OWNER AND EXISTING TENANTS. SO PROBABLY FOR THE NEXT NEW TENANTS HE WOULD BE, THAT COULD GO UP MM-HMM . THAT INCREASE COULD GO UP. MM-HMM . CORRECT. MADAM CHAIR. YES. I CAN'T THINK OF LET TENANTS, MAYBE THEY TOOK A ONE YEAR, TWO THREE YEAR LEASE. EVERYTHING AROUND AROUND US HAS GONE UP AND YOU WOULD BE TYING, I DON'T KNOW OF ANY OWNER ANY, I REMEMBER WHEN THEY WERE DISCUSSING THE BILL LAST YEAR, THE ONE OF THE SPONSORS SAID, THIS IS A CAPITALISTIC COUNTRY. I REMEMBER MIAMI DADE HAD PASSED SOME ORDINANCE STATING THAT YOU COULD NOT RAISE RENT MORE THAN FIVE TO 8%. AND THEY WERE ADAMANT IN THE HOUSE THAT YOU DON'T HAVE THAT RIGHT TO TELL ANYONE. AND I WOULD SAY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, THE PROPERTY VALUE HAS GONE UP. THEY ARE NOT THE NEW, THE OWNERS ARE NOT EVEN GOING TO CAPITALIZE ON THAT, BUT EVERYTHING AROUND THEM HAS GONE UP. SO YOU WOULD BE REALLY CUTTING OFF SOMEONE THAT, OKAY, I'M GOING TO GET THE MONEY FIX UP MY PLACE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WITH INFLATION, WITH EVERYTHING, YOU ARE TYING ME MY HANDS THAT THE RENT WAS $3,000 LAST YEAR AND AFTER THE IMPROVEMENT IT STILL REMAINS 3000 DOES NOT MAKE MUCH SENSE TO ME. I WOULD HOPE, AND I WOULD THINK THAT MAYBE WHAT WE SHOULD SAY, THE RENT CANNOT GO UP MORE THAN 5% OR WHATEVER IT IS, BUT TO TIE SOMEONE'S HAND AFTER I SPEND MY MONEY [00:50:01] TO FIX UP A PLACE, AND YOU ARE JUST GOING TO, I'M NOT, THIS IS WHAT YOU WOULD CALL SOCIALISM AT ITS WORST. YOU'RE TALKING, I'M SORRY, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, IN OTHER WORDS MM-HMM . IF YOU PUT IN 50% OF THE MONEY, IT SHOULDN'T APPLY AS OPPOSED TO IF WE PAID THE ENTIRE AMOUNT. YES. BUT EVEN WITH THAT, WELL, I, I GUESS IT EVEN WITH THAT, REMEMBER THE OWNERS STILL, WHAT, LET ME REPHRASE IT AND ASK MS. CELESTE, WHO PAYS THE PROPERTY TAX ON THE BUILDING, THE OWNERS THROUGH YOUR MADAM CHAIR, THE PROPERTY OWNER PAYS THE PROPERTY TAX. YES. AND THEN IF YOU ARE GOING TO, THE PROPERTY VALUE HAS GONE UP. 'CAUSE YOU SAID, I THINK WHAT FROM FIVE TO 11% OR EIGHT TO 11%, DO YOU MADAM CHAIR, OVER TIME IT'S BEEN AS LOW AS FOUR AS HIGH AS 11. YES MA'AM. AND THEN PERCENT MY PROPERTY TAX HAS GONE UP. THAT MONEY WILL BE COMING BACK TO THIS AREA, NOT TO ME AS A PROPERTY OWNER, BUT YOU ARE GOING TO TELL ME THAT THE PROPERTY TAX VALUE HAS GONE UP BECAUSE OF THE NEW IMPROVEMENT AND I'M NOT EVEN ABLE TO RECOUP THAT. IT DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME AND I'M NOT AN EXPERT THROUGH YOU MADAM CHAIR. YES, THANK YOU. UM, THAT IS WHY WE DIDN'T DELVE BEYOND THE CURRENT LEASING AGREEMENT THAT THEY HAVE FOR THAT VERY REASON. AND ALSO WITHIN CERTAIN LEASES THERE'S AN AUTOMATIC INCREASE. SO WE DIDN'T WANT TO GET INTO THAT. WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NO UN FINANCIAL BURDEN SURPRISE TO THE EXISTING TENANTS. HOWEVER, UM, STAFF IS OKAY WITH REMOVING THAT PARTICULAR, UM, PROVISION BECAUSE IN, IN GOOD FAITH WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH PROPERTY OWNERS AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO, SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THE OVERALL INTENT OF OUR INITIATIVE WITH THEM. SO STAFF IS OKAY WITH REMOVING THAT PROVISION. IT IS MADAM CHAIRMAN. SURE. THEN MS. CELESTE, WHAT WOULD BE THE DISADVANTAGE, IF YOU WILL, OF APPLYING FOR 100% AND NOT 50%? WHAT WOULD BE THE, IF YOU'RE GOING TO REMOVE THAT REQUIREMENT FOR BOTH THE 50% AND FOR BOTH THE 100%. I, I WOULD APPLY FOR THE 100% IF I DIDN'T HAVE THOSE STIPULATIONS. MADAM CHAIR, THEREIN LIES THE OVERALL POINT OF WHY WE WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THIS. AND ALSO THE A HUNDRED PERCENT HAS OTHER GUIDELINES THAT HAVE, THAT THEY HAVE TO BE ADHERED TO. SO IT'S NOT JUST A MATTER OF CHOOSING 50 OR A HUNDRED, YOU HAVE TO GO FAR BEYOND. IT HAS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ALL NEW WINDOWS, DOORS, A WHOLE NEW BUILDING. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE TIMEFRAME HAS TO BE SHORTER. THERE ARE OTHER GUIDELINES TOWARDS THE END THAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GETTING UP TO 50% AND UP TO A HUNDRED PERCENT. BUT IF I MADAM CHAIRMAN, YES, BUT IF I'M GOING TO RECEIVE 100%, THEN I'M GOING TO GET WINDOWS AND DOORS AND A ROOF AS NEEDED. THROUGH YOU MADAM CHAIR, ARE YOU INCREASING YOUR OCCUPANCY TO ATTRACT THE BUSINESS THAT WE NEED IN THE CITY? IF YOU TELL ME NO, YOU WOULD GET UP TO 50%, THEN I WILL TELL YOU YES. THEN YOU ARE ACCOMPLISHING WHAT IT IS WE WOULD LIKE TO GET UP TO A HUNDRED PERCENT AND WE ARE ONE STEP CLOSER TO IMPROVING OUR CORRIDOR THAN WE ARE RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU MR. HAGAN. YES, MA'AM. UM, I'M, I'M READING THIS AGAIN. IT SAYS PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS MUST MM-HMM . NOT, MUST NOT. SO IT'S A FORCE IN THE HAND MUST NOT CAUSE AN INCREASE IN RENT. YEAH. WELL I'VE ALREADY, THE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE THAT SHE'S ADDED, HOWEVER, THE GENERAL INTENT WAS MM-HMM . THAT THIS WOULD BE AN INCENTIVE THAT IF YOU DID THIS, YOU IS ONE OF THOSE CRITERIA SURE. THAT WOULD ENABLE YOU TO GET A HUNDRED PERCENT FINANCING. UM, SO YES. WE'LL, I'LL AGREE NOT TO INCREASE, UM, MY RENTS FOR PARTICULAR, ACTUALLY IT'S PRETTY LIMITED. I DON'T THINK IT WAS MORE THAN A YEAR OR TWO THAT IT WOULD BE LIMITED. AND, AND [00:55:01] THE THEORY IS THAT, YOU KNOW, UM, YOU IMPROVING, WE ARE PROVIDING YOU MONEY TO IMPROVE YOUR BUILDING AND THEN YOU ARE TURNING AROUND CHARGING A TENANT MORE MONEY BASICALLY IMPART ON US, IMPROVING YOUR BUILD. SO, I MEAN, THAT WAS A THEORY. NOW OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO GET INTO THE NITTY GRITTY, UM, THAT'S WHERE YOU GET INTO THE ISSUE. UM, BUT WE, WE'LL, WE'LL DISCUSS IT AND IF YOU GUYS WANNA MOVE FORWARD WITH YOU CAN, UM, BUT WE'LL TRY TO FINE TUNE IT SO THAT WE CAN EXPLAIN TO YOU EXACTLY WHEN IT WOULD APPLY. CELESTE, MADAM CHAIR, I'M CHECKING THE TEMPERATURE AND I JUST DON'T, WHAT, WHAT'S THE CENSUS OF THE BOARD FOR ME? MADAM CHAIR, THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN IMPROVED. REMEMBER WHEN MARTY KAY SENDS OUT HIS APPRAISERS SAY, DON'T GO ON THE INSIDE, HE'S ON THE OUTSIDE. MY PROPERTY VALUE HAS GONE UP. MY PROPERTY TAX HAS GONE UP, BUT YOU ARE TYING MY HANDS THAT THE PLACE LOOKS GOOD. PROPERTY VALUE HAS GONE UP, BUT I CANNOT RECOUP ANY MONEY FOR MY TAXES. IT DOES NOT MAKE MUCH SENSE TO ME. OKAY? MM-HMM . JUST GIMME YES MA'AM. IN READING THIS AGAIN, IT SAYS, PRO PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS MUST NOT CAUSE AN INCREASE IN RENT OR RELATED FEES ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CURRENT LEASE PROVISION. WRONG TO ME IT'S WRONG CURRENT LEASE PROVISION. YES. BUT SO THOSE THAT ARE CURRENTLY, THAT LEASE, WHATEVER THEY DO AFTERWARDS, UM, BETWEEN THE PROPERTY OWNER AND THE EXISTENCE. SO WHEN THEY DO, WHEN THAT PROJECT IS COMPLETED MM-HMM . THOSE THAT ARE EXISTING MM-HMM . THERE AT THE TIME, THEIR RENT WILL NOT BE INCREASED. BUT, SO IF RENEWAL TAKES PLACE, THAT'S WHEN MAYBE THE STIPULATION CAN BE PLACED IN THERE, MR. HAGAR ABOUT THE 4% OR THE 5% OF INCREASE. YEAH. I, I I MEAN, NUMBER ONE, IT'S GONNA BE HARD TO CALCULATE WHY THE PROPERTY VALUE WENT UP. I MEAN, YOU JUST READ THAT IT'S BEEN THE APPRAISAL'S GONNA, I MEAN THE, UM, IT'S KIND OF HARD. I THAT YOUR DIRECT NEXUS BETWEEN THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THE CRA PUT INTO THE PROJECT AND THE CHANGE IN THE VALUE. I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN GET TO THAT POINT, BUT AGAIN, IN THEORY, THERE'S GONNA BE AN INCREASE IN YOUR VALUE OF PROPERTY MM-HMM . BECAUSE OF THE MONEY THAT THE CRA PUT INTO IT QUITE RIGHT. AND THE PROPERTY OWNER WILL, WILL BE PAYING, EXCUSE ME, SO I'M PAYING THE NEW EVERY JANUARY, THE PROPERTY APPRAISER, MADAM CHAIR, THE PROPERTY APPRAISER SENDS OUT PEOPLE TO DO THE VALUATION. IT'S, I'M LOOKING ON 41ST RIGHT NOW ON THE WEST SIDE LOOKS GOOD. THE PROPERTY VALUE HAS NOT DIMINISHED. IT IS GOING UP. THE OWNER WILL HAVE THE FOOT, THE NEW PROPERTY TAX, WHICH IS COULD BE 5, 6, 7, 8% AND HE OR SHE, OR THE LIMITED LIABILITY, WHATEVER IT IS, IS NOT ABLE TO PASS THAT ON BECAUSE YOU HAM STRING OR HAMSTRUNG THEM. IT WOULD NOT HOLD UP IN COURT. I'LL TELL YOU THAT BECAUSE YOU GAVE ME THE MONEY TO IMPROVE IT, IT HAS BEEN IMPROVED. BUT I CANNOT PASS IT ON TO MY TENANTS. TENANTS GENERALLY LONG TERM FIVE YEARS AND I CANNOT PASS IT ON. I GUARANTEE THEY DECIDE HE, HE OR SHE OR WHICH CORPORATION [01:00:01] DECIDES TO TAKE THIS CRA TO COURT, THEY'LL WIN. 'CAUSE YOU ARE TYING THEM UP. I AM GOING TO PAY THE NEW PROPERTY TAX VALUE MEN CHAIR OF, OF COURSE THE RESPONSE TO THIS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE MONEY. THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT. YOU VOLUNTEERED. YOU COULD GOTTEN 50%, BUT THEY MM-HMM . OKAY. MADAM. YES, MADAM CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU. I THINK AS YOU READ, UM, A FEW MOMENTS AGO, IN REFERENCE TO ONCE THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED AND THAT, I THINK IT'S A YEAR STIPULATION, I THINK AFTERWARDS THAT THEN THE PROPERTY OWNER IS FREE TO DO, AS HE OR SHE FEELS IS PRUDENT TO, TO RECOUP WHATEVER INCREASE THAT THERE IS IN TAXES. SO I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD REMOVE THE STIPULATION FROM THE 100% PORTION OF, OF THE PRESENTATION. UM, I I, I DO NOT SEE THE YEAR SAYS PROJECT MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN THE YEAR OR REQUIRED TIMEFRAME. I DON'T SEE THE YEAR WITHIN THE NEXT, UM, STIPULATION PROJECT MUST NOT CAUSE AN INCREASE IN RENT OR RELATED FEES ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CURRENT LEASE PROVISION. THE CURRENT LEASE PROVISION COULD BE ONE YEAR, FIVE YEARS, FIVE YEARS, WHATEVER TRUE BETWEEN THE PROPERTY OWNER AND EXISTING TENANTS. MADAM CHAIR FOR CLARITY. SURE. I LIKE TO HONE IN ON WHAT YOU SAID. THE INTENT IS NOT TO GUIDE THEM IN TERMS OF, UM, CHARGING RENT OR FEES AT RENEWAL TIME OR BEYOND. RIGHT NOW THE CURRENT RENT, IF YOU HAVE FIVE YEARS LEFT, IF YOU HAVE TWO YEARS LEFT ON THE CURRENT LEASING AGREEMENT, WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS DO WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU NOT MAKE ADJUSTMENTS BY INCREASING AND CAUSING A FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT PART OF THE CURRENT LEASING AGREEMENT. UM, BUT AGAIN, MADAM CHAIR, I I AM, I I I BELIEVE THAT IT SHOULD, UM, STAY AS IT IS. UM, ONLY BECAUSE YES, YOU HAVE THE PROPERTY OWNER AND THE TENANT, UM, INCREASE IN PROPERTY VALUE, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT THE LEASING PORTION OF IT, WHETHER IT'S A YEAR LEFT, THEN THERE'S A STIPULATION FOR INCREASE. SO WE DON'T WANT A HARDSHIP CURRENTLY. SO THE THEY WILL BE INFORMED, YOU KNOW, I, I KNOW I UNDERSTAND IT FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER STANDPOINT, BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND IT FROM THE TENANT, UM, PERSPECTIVE AS WELL. MAD MADAM CHAIR, IF YOU WILL, LET ME, LET US SIT DOWN BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF INTRICACIES IN THIS LIKE DEFINITION OF, OKAY. I MEAN, IF IT WAS A YEAR, SUPPOSE IT IS FIVE YEARS, SO HE DOESN'T INCREASE IT UNTIL THE END OF THAT FIFTH YEAR. I MEAN, TO APPLY THIS, THERE'S SOME NUANCES IN HERE. WE NEED TO LOOK AT THIS. IF YOU ALL REALLY WANNA MOVE FORWARD, I THINK WE SHOULD. MM-HMM . OKAY. CELESTE, THE CONSENSUS YES. IS TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. YES, YES, MADAM. OKAY. WITH THE UN MADAM CHAIR. WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE NOT GOING BEYOND THE EXISTING LEASE THAT THAT TENANT HAS WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER. I'M JUST MAKING SURE YOU CAN INCREASE IT DURING THE EXISTING PERIOD ANYWAY. RIGHT. I MEAN, IF YOU GOT A LEASE, YOU CAN'T, CAN'T INCREASE UP THE LEASE. LEASE A ADING AGREEMENT. THE LEASE HAS TO BE, IT IS, I MEAN, YEAH. EVEN IF YOU IMPROVED IT, YOU CAN GO IN, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TENANCY AND SAY, WELL, I'M INCREASING YOUR RENT NOW BECAUSE THE BUILDING'S BEEN IMPROVED. NO, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THIS ATTEMPTS TO ACCOMPLISH. YOU CAN'T DO IT ANYWAY. I MEAN, IF IT WAS A LEASE, OH, OKAY. WE'LL, WE'LL DISCUSS IT. YEAH. SO WE'LL HOLD OFF ON IT. THANK YOU. IF YOU DON'T MIND, MADAM CHAIR, UM, THERE MAY [01:05:01] BE A POSSIBLE, UM, APPLICATION COMING THROUGH AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DID NOT, UM, DELAY THE REQUEST. SO YOU MAY SEE, UM, AN APPLICATION COMING THROUGH, BUT THE WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WHAT YEAH, WITH THE APPLICATION COMING THROUGH AND WE HAVE NOT SET IN STONE WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE, HOW CAN YOU GUIDE THAT PERSON OR WHAT THE, WOULD THEY HAVE TO LOOK AT, UM, TO SAY THIS IS THE GUIDELINES THAT I HAVE TO FOLLOW. IF WE ARE NOT IN AGREEMENT ON THIS, THAT THEY'LL HAVE TO WAIT ON THAT. THE GUIDELINES THAT THEY WILL FOLLOW OUT THE GUIDELINES THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN PLACE. CURRENTLY. I'LL SEE WHAT THEIR TIMELINE IS. IT'S IF THERE WAS SOME, SO THAT'S IT. I I, I DO HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. UM, BECAUSE IF THERE'S AN APPLICATION COMING INTO US NOW AND THIS IS NOT APPROVED BOARD MEMBERS, UM, THEN THEY'LL HAVE TO FOLLOW THE CURRENT GUIDELINES OF WHAT IS THERE, WHAT'S MADAM CHAIR, WHAT'S THE ORIGINAL OUTSIDE OF WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING OR THERE IS NOTHING THERE ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS BEFORE MS. CELESTE. THAT IS CORRECT. YEAH. MADAM CHAIR. ALSO, AS PART OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS, IT SAYS A PRE-APPLICATION MEETING TO REVIEW THE CONCEPTUAL PLANS AND AN INFORMAL SETTING, INCLUDING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA MAY BE SCHEDULED. PERHAPS MS. CELESTE, UH, IF AN APPLICATION DOES COME THROUGH, THAT MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO INFORM THAT PROPERTY OWNER OF WHAT EXISTS, OF COURSE, BUT ALSO WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT AND HAVE THEM TO MAKE THE DECISION AS TO WHETHER THEY WANT TO WAIT OR NOT. THE MADAM CHAIR DULY NOTED. THANK YOU, . THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. I THINK THEIR BENEFITS FOR THEM WAITING AS WELL, THE, THE SIGNAGE, IT IS TO OUR BENEFIT AS WELL. UM, PERMANENT FEES THAT ARE WAIVED MM-HMM . IT'S TO THEIR BENEFIT AS WELL. SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT UNTIL YOU AND, UM, ATTORNEY HAGAR LOOK AT THE, THE FULL PACKET, UM, THEIR BENEFITS, ADDITIONAL BENEFITS COME INTO THEM. IF THEY COULD JUST HOLD ON. ABSOLUTELY. MADAM CHAIR. UM, THE DECISION WILL BE UP TO THEM, BUT I WILL RELAY THE MESSAGE. I UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY. OKAY. THANK YOU. [B.  DISCUSSION REGARDING THE RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM] 12 B DISCUSSION REGARDING THE RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AT THIS TIME, MR. CELESTE, WE'LL PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THIS ITEM THROUGH YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AS YOU KNOW, WE CURRENTLY HAVE OUR RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM WHERE WE PROVIDE UP TO 80% OF THE PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE. THAT INCLUDES PAINTING A WHOLE NEW ROOF DRIVEWAY, WINDOWS, DOORS, NEW LIGHTING UP IN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING. AND WE ARE PROPOSING THAT WE MAKE SOME MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROGRAM. MADAM CHAIR, I WILL PROCEED WITH THE FIRST CHANGE. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, OF COURSE, YOU CAN ALWAYS ASK ME AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE, THE DESIGN PROGRAM DESIGN. AS YOU KNOW, FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, WE HAVE FOCUSED ON THE MULTI-FAMILY BUILDINGS THAT ARE LOCATED ON 31ST AVENUE, 30TH TERRACE, AND 31ST TERRACE. HOWEVER, IN OBSERVING CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS, THERE IS A NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD IN THE BACK OF THE WALMART THAT HAS THE EXACT SAME BUILDINGS. THERE ARE SEVEN, I HAVE A MAP TO SHOW YOU, BUT MANY OF YOU MAY HAVE SEEN IT AT A CLEANUP EVENT OR OTHER CITYWIDE EVENTS. AND SO WE WOULD LIKE TO INCORPORATE THOSE BUILDINGS AS WELL AND REACH OUT TO THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS AS WELL. THEY WOULD HAVE TO ABIDE BY THE SAME PROVISIONS AS THE 31ST AVENUE OVERLAY DISTRICT THAT WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES. THE SECOND CHANGE HAS TO DO WITH [01:10:01] THE FENCE. MANY OF THEM HAVE CHAIN LINK FENCES, WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED THROUGH THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES. UM, AT ONE POINT WE DID NOT INCLUDE THE FENCE. HOWEVER, WE HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDS SUCH THAT IF A PROPERTY OWNER WANTS TO INCLUDE THE FENCE TO GET THE ONE THAT'S IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR CODE, THEN THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR FUNDING. KEEP IN MIND, THIS IS NOT INCLUDE THE PROPERTY OWNERS ON THE WEST SIDE OF 30TH TERRACE. I KNOW WE HAD A WONDERFUL DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT A WHILE BACK. THAT IS BECAUSE WE WILL BE WORKING ON THE WALL AND A LOT OF THOSE FENCES WILL BE CONNECTED AND WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE THEM DOWN. SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE WEST SIDE OF 30TH TERRA PROPERTIES WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED. PERMIT FEES. SAME FOR THE COMMERCIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. WE WOULD BE ABLE TO COVER, WE HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDS SIMILAR TO THE CITY'S PROGRAM. ON THE OTHER PAGE, PAGE TWO OF THE PROGRAM DESIGN, WE JUST DID A LITTLE BIT OF HOUSE CLEANING AS PART OF THE PROGRAM. THEY HAVE TO SIGN OFF ON THE PROGRAM DESIGN, WHICH ARE THE GUIDELINES TO SHOW THAT THEY'VE READ THEM AND THEY UNDERSTAND THE PROGRAM. SO WE JUST INCLUDED IT. THEY USUALLY DO, BUT WE WANTED TO CLEAN THAT UP AND ADD THAT. AND ALSO PICTURES. THEY ALWAYS ARE NICE ENOUGH TO PROVIDE US WITH BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES. HOWEVER, WE WANTED TO CLEAN US UP AND ADD THAT THE BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES ARE, ARE REQUIRED. AND MADAM CHAIR, THAT IS IT FOR THE PROGRAM. WE CAN CERTAINLY PROCEED WITH THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE PRESENTED BEFORE YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MS. CELESTE, THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THAT SIDE. MM-HMM . THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO YOU MADAM CHAIR? I'VE GONE THROUGH THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. FORGIVE ME, JUST LET ME SAY THIS. I'VE GONE THROUGH THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT SURPRISES ME BECAUSE IT'S ALMOST LIKE A, IT'S NOT A FORGOTTEN NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT IT'S QUIET AND YOU JUST DON'T HEAR, I DON'T HEAR A WHOLE LOT ABOUT THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT EVERY NOW AND THEN, BECAUSE IT'S PART OF THE CRA, WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY THROUGHOUT THE CRA BENEFITS IN SOME WAY. SO IN ADDITION TO THIS PROGRAM FOR THOSE BUILDINGS, UM, REMEMBER WE ALSO HAVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ADDING SOME LIGHTING, UM, IMPROVING THE CROSSWALKS. SO WE ARE GOING TO INVEST DOLLARS, UM, UPON ADOPTION OF THE PLAN. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER MADAM CHAIR. MS. LES MADAM CHAIR. OH, SORRY. THANK YOU, MA'AM. NO, I DIDN'T. SORRY. NO, MR. CELESTE, I JUST ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I AM GLAD THAT ATTENTION IS BEING GIVEN TO THAT COMMUNITY BEHIND THE WALMART. IT IS QUIET. UM, IF YOU DID NOT KNOW THEY WERE BACK THERE, YOU WOULD NOT KNOW THEY WERE BACK THERE. SO IT IS REALLY, AND, AND THERE, IF I COULD SAY ONE OF THE LESS VOCAL COMMUNITIES THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY. SO I THINK IT'S, IT'S, IT IS LAUDABLE THAT WE ARE DOING SOMETHING FOR THAT. THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. CELESTE. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. SO WE WILL COME, MADAM CHAIR. WE WILL COME BACK WITH THE RESOLUTION FOR THE RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM AND FOR THE OTHER PROGRAM. WE WILL WORK TOGETHER TO SEE HOW WE CAN MAKE THAT WORK FOR THE PROPERTY OWNERS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, ANY ITEMS FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION OR ANNOUNCEMENTS? ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? NONE. MADAM CHAIR, THANK YOU SO MUCH. IF THERE ARE NONE, THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. GOOD MEETING. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.