* 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. [00:00:02] GOOD. [1.  CALL TO ORDER] GOOD AFTERNOON. THE MEETING FOR THE CRA COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT MEETING FOR MARCH 18 IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER. MADAM [2.  ROLL CALL] CLERK ROLL CALL CHAIRPERSON THOMAS. PRESENT, VICE CHAIR HARRISON. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER SWELL PRESENT. COMMISSIONER EDWARDS PHILLIPS. HERE. COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. PRESENT. CRE. ADMINISTRATOR HOWARD PRESENT. CCRE. ATTORNEY HAGAN. HERE. MADAM CHAIR. WE HAVE A COURT MINUTES [3.  MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING] FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING. YES. AS CHAIR? YES. AFTER REVIEW OF THE CRA MINUTES FROM THE FEBRUARY 18TH, 2025 MEETING, I MOVE FOR ACCEPTANCE CHAIRPERSON THOMAS FOR VICE CHAIR HARRISON. FOR COMMISSIONER. SWELL. FOR COMMISSIONER EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOR COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS FOR MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. [4.  PUBLIC COMMENT (LIMITED TO 2 MINUTES-MUST SIGN IN WITH CLERK)] ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? COURT MADAM CHAIR. WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT FROM FORMER COMMISSIONER BEVERLY WILLIAMS, FORMER COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. FORMER COMMISSIONER BEVERLY WILLIAMS AND THE GARDENER. I JUST WANTED TO JUST SAY A LITTLE, A FEW WORDS TODAY ABOUT HOW OUR, OUR GARDEN GOT STARTED IN 2010. UM, MR. ROGERS, GARY ROGERS HAD GONE TO AN EVENT IN SOME PLACE. I GUESS IT WAS AN FRA CONFERENCE. AND HE CAME BACK WITH THIS IDEA ABOUT A GARDEN, STARTING A GARDEN. WELL, PRIOR WHAT MRS. FA TELLER WAS OUR, UM, CITY MANAGER AT THE TIME, AND SHE WAS LOOKING FOR SOME COLLARD GREEN. SO I SAID, WELL, YOU CAN COME TO MY HOUSE. SO THAT'S WHAT GOT US STARTED. SO IT IS BEEN 14 YEARS. UH, YOU KNOW, I JUST TURNED 78 LAST JANUARY 16TH, AND I THINK IT'S TIME THAT I PROBABLY TRY TO GIVE IT UP. I CANNOT EVEN TELL YOU THE JOY THAT I HAVE FOR, FOR GROWING FOR MY RESIDENTS, UH, THIS PAST. IT'S BEEN A TOUGH YEAR THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THE BAD WEATHER THAT WE HAD FROM AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, BUT WE HAVE, LIKE THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS WE'VE DID 40 POUNDS OF TOMATOES AND ALL KIND OF COLLARD GREENS AND CABBAGE AND THAT KINDA STUFF. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY I I HAVE TRULY ENJOYED IT. IT IS, I KNOW THAT YOU ALL ARE GETTING READY TO, UH, I GUESS BUILD SOMETHING ON THAT, ON THAT, UM, PROPERTY. BUT IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE FOR ME DOING THIS. THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS HAD THAT HAVE LEARNED TO GROW, THAT'S MOST IMPORTANT. WE HAVE A LOT OF RESIDENTS. WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THE GARDEN RIGHT HERE BY CITY HALL, WE STARTED OUT WITH 18 FAMILIES AND THEN WE ENDED UP GOING UP TO 38 FAMILIES AND THEY LITERALLY GREW THEIR, THEIR PRODUCE FOR THE YEAR. SO IT'S, I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU ALL WOULD BE ABLE TO KEEP IT GOING OR, OR WHATEVER, BUT I, I DO HAVE NEIGHBORS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAVE GARDENS BECAUSE I'VE GOTTEN THEM GOING. SO, BUT I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T THOROUGHLY ENJOYED IT, BUT I THINK 14 YEARS IS A LONG TIME AND IT'S TIME I MOVED BACK HOME WITH MY GARDEN AND NO, NO ONE WILL BE COMING. MY JUMPING MY FENCE EITHER. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MAD THANK THANK YOU. FOREIGN COMMISSIONER. THIS IS FOR MS. BEVERLY. UM, PARK LAKE IS LOOKING FOR SOMEONE LIKE YOU TO HELP WITH THEIR CHILDREN'S GARDEN. . . I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT. 'CAUSE WE'VE STARTED OREO, WE'VE ALWAYS ED GROVE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, BUT THE PROBLEM IS THEY DON'T HAVE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO VOLUNTEER ALSO. SO IT WOULD BE THEIR GARDEN THAT I WOULD BE HELPING THEM OUT. YES. AND NOT MY GARDEN WHERE I HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE IT GETS WATER AND THAT KIND OF STUFF. SO THAT, THAT'S WHERE THE PROBLEM COMES IN. WE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE THAT'S REALLY DEDICATED THAT BECAUSE THAT'S A JOB, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE KIDS COME OUT. WE HAD CENTRAL CHARTER COME OUT, THEY CAME FOR, THAT WAS A LONG TIME. THEY, EVERY CLASS CAME EVERY WEEK. AND YOU KNOW, I WAS EXPLAINING TO THEM, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO COME WHO HAVE TO DO THIS JOB, WHETHER IT'S HOT, WHETHER IT'S COLD OR WHATEVER. AND I TELL THEM, I ENJOY DOING THIS, BUT WHEN IT'S HOT, I'M HOME. SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S A JOB THAT PEOPLE CAN SURVIVE OFF OF. IT'S A JOB THAT I'M, RIGHT NOW, I SEE WHERE WE'RE GONNA HAVE PROBLEMS WITH OUR VEGETABLES THAT'S COMING IN BECAUSE THERE'S NOBODY TO PICK THE VEGETABLES. THREE WEEKS AGO I WAS OVER AT THE GARDEN AND THERE WAS ISIS. THEY CAME IN AND PICKED UP THREE PEOPLE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. SO WE, WE ARE LOSING PEOPLE, BUT IF THEY FIND SOMEONE THAT'S DEDICATED AND GOING TO DO THE WATERING 'CAUSE THEY CAN'T DO WITHOUT WATER, Y'ALL LET ME KNOW. THANK YOU. UM, MS. BEVERLY? YES. IT'S, UM, MADAM CHAIR. I'M STILL CONTINUING WITH MS. BEVERLY. I THINK IT WAS [00:05:01] FEBRUARY 24TH. WE WERE AT, UM, PARK LAKE FOR CAREER DAY AND THE PRINCIPAL, MS. PARIS, SHE WANTED TO RESUSCITATE THE CHILDREN'S GARDEN THERE. SO PLEASE, I KNOW YOU'RE GOOD AT WHAT YOU DO. OKAY. AS LONG AS WE HAVE SOME TEACHERS THAT'S DEDICATED TO CONTINUE WHAT, WHAT WE DO TO START OUT. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. BUT IT'S, IT'S NOT MY JOB. IT'S OUR JOB. Y'ALL KNOW. I DO OUR, WE IT IS WE JOB. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FORMER COMMISSIONER. REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. EXECUTIVE [5.  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT] DIRECTOR REPORT, CRA ADMINISTRATOR, MADAM CHAIR. ITEM SIX, A FINANCE DIRECTOR REPORT, CRA RESO, A REPORT FROM THE CRA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT THIS TIME. CELESTE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, VICE CHAIR COMMISSIONER, CRA ATTORNEY, CRA ADMINISTRATOR, CRA, SECRETARY FOR THE RECORD, CELESTE DUNMORE, CRA, WHICH STANDS FOR A COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST SPEAK ON A SUBJECT THAT WAS JUST MENTIONED TO YOU, OUR CHILDREN'S GARDEN. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A SLIDE AND WE JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A, A GLIMPSE OF SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES. THIS IS NOT NEARLY AS MUCH AS WHAT HAS OCCURRED OVER THE YEARS, BUT WE WANTED OUR COORDINATOR WHO HAS BEEN WITH US FROM THE BEGINNING, TO KNOW THAT WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL OF ALL OF THE ASSISTANCE YOU HAVE PROVIDED. I WISH I HAD A GREEN THUMB. I COULD HAVE HELPED YOU OUT A LOT, BUT KURT, IF YOU COULD PLEASE JUST MOVE THROUGH THE SLIDES. SO YOU WILL SEE. THIS IS OUR BEGINNING. THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES WAS VERY HELPFUL AS WELL AS THE CHILDREN FROM VARIOUS SCHOOLS AS WELL AS BSO. THERE ARE MANY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS OUR ARTS PROJECT. THESE ARE SOME OF THE KIDS THAT CAME FROM THE SCHOOLS, AS SHE MENTIONED, PINEY GROVE, LAUDERDALE LAKES MIDDLE, OUR VOLUNTEERS. YOU MAY RECOGNIZE MS. BEVERLY WILLIAMS PROVIDING FOOD TO THE SENIORS OVER THE YEARS AND BEING NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED. AND ONCE AGAIN, HERE ARE WONDERFUL KIDS THAT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM THE WORK OF SEVERAL VOLUNTEERS THROUGHOUT THE, THE YEARS. MADAM CHAIR, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I PERSONALLY LIKE TO SAY IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE. WE WORK WELL TOGETHER BECAUSE YOU'RE THE TYPE OF PERSON YOU WANNA GET THINGS DONE AND SO DO I. UM, IT DOES NOT STOP HERE. AS A MATTER OF FACT, AS YOU KNOW. AND MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE FIVE SCHOOLS THAT ARE VERY MUCH INTERESTED IN RECEIVING ITEMS FROM OUR LAUDERDALE LAKES GARDEN, LAUDERDALE LAKES, CRA GARDEN. AND ALSO THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE INTERESTED IN STARTING UP A GARDEN. SO I ASKED IF SOMEONE COULD POLITELY HELP THEM TO AT LEAST GET STARTED AND, AND PERHAPS, UH, DEVOTE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME FOR, FOR THEM. BUT IN WITHIN YOUR REPORT, YOU WILL SEE THAT WE HAVE AN INVENTORY OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY GARDEN. WE WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR BLESSING TO TRANSFER THE ITEMS EITHER TO THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES OR TO THE SCHOOLS, BECAUSE AS I MENTIONED, THERE ARE SCHOOLS AND POSSIBLY MORE THAN FIVE BECAUSE WE REACHED OUT TO ALL OF THE SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES. SO WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DONATE ITEMS WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT. AT THE END, YOU WILL SEE THE ACTUAL ITEMS IN GENERAL TO KNOW SPECIFICALLY WHAT'S GOING TO THE SCHOOLS AND WHAT IS GOING TO THE CITY. THAT IS SCHEDULED TO HAPPEN STARTING IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR WITH A CLOSEOUT OF THE GARDEN MEETING. IT WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC IN JUNE. [00:10:01] AND THEN WE WILL BEGIN THE CLEARING OF THE, THE SITE DURING THE SUMMER. MADAM CHAIR? YES, I SIR. THANK YOU FOR THAT, CELESTE. UM, I HAVE A GREEN THUMB AND, UH, MADAM FORMER COMMISSIONER, YOU KNOW, I'VE, I'VE HELPED YOU OUT AT THE GARDEN. YOU ARE A VERY, VERY STRICT PERSON TO WORK WITH, I JUST MUST SAY. BUT YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT GETTING IT DONE. UH, BUT WE, WE, WE, WE SAW KIDS FROM BSO COME OVER KIDS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS. UM, AND I'M TOTALLY IN FAVOR OF, UM, BEING A PART OF HELPING TO START THOSE GARDENS IN THOSE SCHOOLS. I'VE HELPED START SOME GARDENS IN, UM, THE CI TRUNK COMMUNITY AND, AND ALSO THE CITY OF OAKLAND PARK, THEIR GARDEN OVER AT CARTER G WOODSON PARK. I HELPED START. AND, UH, MY, MY MAIN THING IS THAT IF WE CAN PULL PROGRAMS AND WORK WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THAT'LL BE EVEN BETTER OF A DEAL. 'CAUSE RIGHT NOW THE 3, 3 3 1 1 3 3 3 1, 9 0 9, WE LIVE IN A FOOD DESERT. UM, ESPECIALLY THE 3, 3, 3 1 1 AREA, UH, GOOD GRADE QUALITY FOOD AND ESPECIALLY OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, UM, HELPING TO MANAGE THE GARDEN. SO I WOULD BE HAPPY TO VOLUNTEER ANYWHERE YOU NEED. MAY NEED HELP, MADAM CHAIR. SURE. NO MADAM CHAIR AND, UH, BOARD. I JUST WANT TO THANK, UH, FORMER COMMISSIONER BEVERLY WILLIAMS FOR ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT SHE PUT INTO THE GARDEN. THE MANY PEOPLE THAT SHE'S FED OR THAT THE GARDEN HAS FED VIA HER EXPERTISE IN THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES AND BEYOND. I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST CAME OUT COMMISSION WILLIAMS, I THINK YOU HAD A, A, A A MOTTO OF YOU JUST CAN'T COME AND PICK. YOU GOT TO, YOU GOT TO WORK IN THE GARDEN ITSELF. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR, FOR THE GREAT, GREAT WORK. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THE CITY OF DALE LAKES ON THE MAP BECAUSE WE ALSO WENT NATIONAL AND THEY CAME OUT VIEWED THE GARDEN. THEY PICKED SOME, THEY WORKED SOME, AND I'VE SHOVELED SOME DIRT AND I PICKED SOME TOO. SO THANK YOU SO VERY, VERY MUCH FOR THAT. I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA TO DO THE DONATIONS TO THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE GOING TO START UP THE GARDENS THEMSELVES. I DO NOT HAVE A GREEN THUMB, BUT WHATEVER ELSE I CAN GIVE ASSISTANCE, I WOULD BE MORE THAN GLAD TO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS CHAIR. YEAH. LAST THING I, I WANNA SAY I'M ALSO IN FAVOR OF DONATING THOSE ITEMS TO THE SCHOOLS. I I THINK THAT'LL BE JUMPSTART IN THEIR PROGRAMS. I TOO AM AND FREYA, JUST WANT TO SAY TO FORMER COMMISSIONER BEVERLY WILLIAMS, I'VE COME OUT THERE A COUPLE TIMES AND I KNOW MY GRANDCHILDREN AND MY SON HAS COME TO ASSIST AS WELL. UM, AND WE GO AS FAR BACK AS TO THE HOA, UM, YEARS BACK, YOU KNOW, THOSE BIG CABBAGE AND THE GREENS WERE ALL USED FOR PRIZES, WHICH WAS ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL. MM-HMM. WELL APPRECIATED. UM, SO WE THANK YOU AND WE JUST, WE WILL BE RECOGNIZED IN COMM FORMER COMMISSIONER BEVERLY WILLIAMS AS SHE KNOWS, UM, COMING UP SHORTLY. SO WE WILL LET YOU KNOW. THANK YOU. SO PLEASE COME OUT AND SUPPORT ONCE WE MENTION THAT. THANK YOU CHAIR PERSON. YES, MS. BEVERLY. I DON'T HAVE A GREEN THUMB AND I DON'T LIKE THE SUN. I'M NOT AN OUTSIDE PERSON, BUT I'VE BEEN TO THE GARDEN A FEW TIMES. YOU LIKE TO EAT? I LIKE TO EAT, BUT I DON'T LIKE, LIKE, UM, I DON'T LIKE OUTSIDE. I, AND EVERY TIME I PASS AND SEE YOU BENDING DOWN AND DOING EVERYTHING I SAY, I LIFT MY HEART TO YOU. I COULDN'T DO IT. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. BUT THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE. FOLLOW THE DE LAKES. THAT'S RIGHT. THANK YOU. THROUGH YOU. SO MADAM CHAIR, A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE TRANSFER OF THE ITEMS WOULD BE NEEDED AND WE WILL ACT ACCORDINGLY. MADAM CHAIR AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME. CHAIR. MADAM CHAIR. YES. I WOULD LIKE TO PUT A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE ITEMS FOR THE SCHOOLS. I THINK HOW MANY SCHOOLS? MS. CELESTE, THROUGH YOUR MADAM CHAIR RIGHT NOW WE HAVE FIVE THAT ARE INTERESTED. HOWEVER, WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO ALL OF THE SCHOOLS. SO IF YOU WILL ALLOW, WE'D LIKE TO OPEN UP THE OPPORTUNITY TO ALL OF THE LOCAL SCHOOLS WITHIN THE CITY OF FLAT ADULT LAKES. WELL, A MOTION TO DONATE THE ITEMS FROM THE CHILDREN'S GARDEN TO ALL THE SCHOOLS THAT NEED IT IN LOWER DEAD LAKE. MADAM CHAIR, IF I MAY, UM, DO WE HAVE A LIST OF WHAT ITEMS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT? YES. THROUGH YOU MADAM CHAIR. THE LIST IS WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT AT THE END AND IT'S SECTIONED OFF TO SHOW WHICH ITEMS ARE GOING TO THE CITY [00:15:01] AND WHICH ITEMS ARE GOING TO THE SCHOOLS. HAVE A MOTION. I HAD A MOTION, BUT CHAIRPERSON THOMAS FOR VICE CHAIR. HARRISON FOR COMMISSIONER. SWELL FOR COMMISSIONER EDWARDS WILLERS FOR COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS FOR MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. SO I BELIEVE THE CONTRACT WITH MS. WILLIAMS HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER FIVE YEARS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL BE IN TOUCH . NOW I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT JUST A FEW OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE OCCURRED DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. LAKE SHOPS. AS YOU KNOW, THAT IS THE PLAZA THAT IS ON THE WEST SIDE OF 4 41 NEAR 41ST STREET AND ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 41ST STREET. THAT PROJECT IS COMPLETE. WE HAVE COMPLETELY PAID OUT THE FUNDS TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AND IT IS THEIR WISH IN ABOUT A MONTH OR POSSIBLY A LITTLE LONGER TO HAVE AN ACTIVITY TO SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES AS WELL AS TO PROMOTE THE PROJECT ITSELF. SO WE CAN BE HIGHLIGHTED WITHIN THE NEWS AND VARIOUS MEDIA OUTLETS. SO WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THEM TO SEE HOW WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN. POSSIBLY WITHIN THE EARLY PART OF MAY. WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR ARRANGEMENTS ARE APPROVED BY THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES AND THAT WE'RE ABLE TO GET A EVERYONE'S SCHEDULE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU CAN ATTEND. SO I WANTED YOU TO KNOW WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER FOR THAT M LASIK, WHICH IS THE BUILDING GOING OUTSIDE TO OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD, DOWN 43RD AVENUE. YOU WILL SEE THAT THEY'RE NOW PAINTING THE BUILDING AND THAT IS ANOTHER PROJECT THAT WAS FUNDED BY A LOT OF L-A-C-R-A BOARD AND WE HAVE ASKED THAT THEY COMPLETE THE PROJECT BY THE END OF MARCH. AND SO THEY ARE MOVING, UH, AGGRESSIVELY TO DO SO. SO OUR NEXT REPORT WILL BE FAVORABLE AS IT RELATES TO M LASIK. FOR THE RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM, WE HAVE DRS INVESTMENT. THEY HAVE COMPLETED ALL OF THE HOMES. THERE WERE SIX HOMES THAT WERE APPROVED BY THE LAUDERDALE LAKES CRA BOARD THAT INCLUDED THE, UM, ROOFS TO REPLACE ALL OF THE ROOFS. AND THEY ALSO HAD TO MAKE ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE HOME IN TERMS OF PAINTING THE HOME AND TO REDO THE DRIVEWAY, ADD SOME LANDSCAPING AS PART OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH THE NORTHWEST 31ST AVENUE OVERLAY DISTRICT PROJECT OR REGULATIONS. SO WE EXPECT THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO CLOSE THOSE HOMES OUT IN THE FILE BY THE END OF APRIL. WHAT HAPPENED WAS THE PROPERTY OWNER HAD TO GO OUT OF TOWN, SO AS SOON AS HE'S BACK IN TOWN, THOSE HOMES WILL BE CLOSED OUT AND WE'LL REPORT BACK ACCORDINGLY. AND WE'VE RECEIVED SEVERAL APPLICATIONS. RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING ON FIVE THAT WE HOPE TO PRESENT WITHIN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS TO YOU. SOME ARE ON 43RD TERRACE AND SOME ARE ALONG 31ST AVENUE IN THE SURROUNDING AREA FOR THE TRAILHEAD PARK. IT IS EXPECTED THAT WE WILL ORDER THE PARK SIGNS. THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. IT IS OUR GOAL TO HAVE A SOFT OPENING, WHICH IS MORE OF A PERMANENT OPENING FOR THE KIDS BY THE END OF MARCH. SO WE HOPE TO SCHEDULE A DAY THAT'S SUITABLE FOR THE COMMISSION SO THAT WE CAN GO OUT AND CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF THE PARK. AND ALSO AS IT RELATES TO THE SIGNAGE, WE ARE OF COURSE REVISITING THE, THE SIGNS AS REQUESTED. SO WE HAVE THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE SIGNS. NOW WE'RE GONNA BE MOVING FORWARD WITH IDENTIFYING A CONSULTANT WHO CAN DO WHAT WE CALL THE TASK ORDER. SO THEY WILL PROVIDE THE AMOUNT, WE'LL BRING IT TO YOU FOR APPROVAL, AND THEN THEY WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH COMING UP WITH THE DESIGNS THAT WERE REQUESTED PREVIOUSLY SO THAT WE CAN CHOOSE AND THEN MOVE INTO CONSTRUCTION AT SOME POINT. FOR THE NORTHWEST 31ST AVENUE BUFFER WALL. THE, UH, CITY ATTORNEY, WE MET WITH HIM YESTERDAY AND SO RIGHT NOW HE DOES NOT HAVE ANY MAJOR CONCERNS WITH THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT WE HAVE, WHICH IS WONDERFUL. SO THAT MEANS WE CAN MOVE INTO WORKING WITH A CONSULTANT SO THAT WE CAN DO THE, UM, CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AND BRING THAT BACK TO YOU AND EVENTUALLY MOVE INTO [00:20:01] CONSTRUCTION. MADAM CHAIR, THAT IS IT IN TERMS OF PROVIDING A HIGHLIGHT OF THE ACTIVITIES CAPTURED DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. ANY QUESTIONS? COLEY? I HAVE A QUESTION. MADAM CHAIR? YES, MS. CELESTE, YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE ENDING OF MARCH. END OF MARCH IS NEXT WEEK THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A WATER SOFT OPENING. YOU ARE CORRECT. MM-HMM . MARCH AND NEXT WEEK SHE SAID YES. SO YOU ARE CORRECT OPENING. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. MS. UM, MS. CELESTE, I KNOW DRS, UM, ARE COMPLETED WITH LAKE SHOP WITH THE OTHER SIDE. DID THEY GIVE ANY ANTICIPATION OF WHEN THEY WOULD START THE OTHER SIDE? YES. THANK YOU. SO THAT IS LAKES CENTER THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO? YES MA'AM. AND SO THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT WILL BE DONE BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR? I BELIEVE NINE MONTHS IS WHAT HE REPORTED OUT TO ME. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT. FINANCE [6.  FINANCE DIRECTOR REPORT] DIRECTOR REPORT, UH, RESOLUTION, UH, 2025 DASH FOUR. A RESOLUTION OF THE LAUDERDALE LAKES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, RATIFYING THE CITY MANAGER'S FILING OF THE AGENCY'S FISCAL YEAR 2025, PERIOD. FIVE FEBRUARY, 2025. FINANCIAL ACTIVITY REPORT AS PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONFORMING TO THE AGENCY'S ADOPTED FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES AND FISCAL POLICIES. COPIES ATTACHED HERE TO IS EXHIBIT A, WHICH CAN BE INSPECTED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION REPRESENTATIONS, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO BRING IT? MADAM CHAIR? YES. I MOVE TO BRING RESO CRA RESOLUTION 2 0 2 5 DASH ZERO FOUR TO THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION CHAIRPERSONS THOMAS FOUR, VICE CHAIR HARRISON FOUR, COMMISSIONER SWELL. FOUR. COMMISSIONER EDWARDS FILLERS. FOUR. COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS, FOUR CRA ADMINISTRATOR, MADAM CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS. THIS RESOLUTION SERVES TO RATIFY THE 2025 PERIOD FIVE FINANCIAL ACTIVITY REPORT PROVIDED BY THE FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND WE HAVE FINANCIAL SERVICES DIRECTOR BOBBY WILLIAMS, THAT WILL SPEAK ON THIS ITEM THROUGH YOU. MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. YES, MS. BOBBY. THANK YOU. UH, GOOD EVENING. I'M MADAM CHAIR, UH, VICE CHAIR, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, UH, CRA ATTORNEY, CRE ADMINISTRATOR AND OUR SECRETARY. UH, GOOD EVENING TO OUR GUEST AND OUR, AND OUR STAFF. FOR THE RECORD, I AM BOBBY WILLIAMS, THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES. AND IT ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SHARE WITH YOU, UH, THE FINANCIAL RESULTS. UM, SO TONIGHT'S REPORT REFLECTS THROUGH THE END OF FEBRUARY, WHICH IS, UH, FEBRUARY 28TH AND DOES REFLECT THE FIFTH MONTH OF THE FISCAL YEAR. AND OUR TARGET IS APPROXIMATELY ABOUT 40 42%, UH, SPENT OR RECEIVED. UM, AS OF FEBRUARY, THE CRA TRUST FUND DOES REMAIN POSITIVE. UH, AND I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH THE REVENUE. UH, THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY CHANGES IN OUR REVENUE SINCE OUR LAST REPORT. WELL, NOT MAJOR CHANGES SINCE OUR LAST REPORT. UM, THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING REVENUE IS APPROXIMATELY ALMOST A HUNDRED PERCENT RECEIVED. UH, WE DON'T ANTICIPATE RECEIVING, UH, ANY ADDITIONAL REVENUE FROM, FROM THAT PARTICULAR SOURCE. AND ADDITIONAL REVENUE SOURCE THAT WE ARE RECEIVING RIGHT NOW IS THE INTEREST EARNINGS FROM THE CASH IN THE, IN THE, UH, TWO BANK ACCOUNTS THAT THE CRA DOES HAVE FOR A TOTAL OF $5.6 MILLION BEING RECEIVED THROUGH THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, UH, RESULTING IN 30.9% RECEIVED AS OF, UH, FEBRUARY 28TH. IN TERMS OF THE EXPENDITURES, UH, OVERALL THE EXPENDITURES ARE, UH, 71% OF BUDGET, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT UNDERSPENT. HOWEVER, UH, WE DO ANTICIPATE SPENDING A LITTLE BIT MORE, UH, AS WE GO ALONG IN THIS FISCAL YEAR. IN TERMS OF THE PERSONNEL SERVICES, WE ARE SPENT AT 37.8% TO REFLECTING 170,000 UH, DOLLARS THROUGH THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. AGAIN, THAT IS, UH, FOR THE THREE FUNDED POSITIONS FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, WHICH IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OUR ECONOMIC MANAGER, AND OUR ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR POSITION. IN TERMS OF THE OPERATING COSTS, UH, THE, EXCUSE [00:25:01] ME, THE CRA IS, UH, 1.6% OF BUDGET. AGAIN, A LITTLE BIT UNDERSPENT, BUT YOU KNOW, WE ARE, UH, WORKING WITH THE DIRECTOR TO MAKE SURE WE CAN START SPENDING A LITTLE BIT MORE AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN, UH, BEING SPENT AT $189,000 OF THE FISCAL YEAR. UH, SOME OF THOSE EXPENDITURES ARE RELATED TO THE COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAM. FINALLY, I THINK YOU'D BE EXCITED ABOUT THAT ONE. AND, AND ALSO, OF COURSE, THE EXPENDITURES RELATED TO, UH, LEGAL SERVICES, REDEVELOPMENT, MODIFICATION PLAN EXPENDITURES, OUR TRAILHEAD PARK EXPENDITURES, ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE, FOR THE STAFF. IN TERMS OF THE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES OR CAPITAL OUTLAY, THE CRA IS 7.6% OF BUDGET. UH, THE MAJORITY OF THESE EXPENDITURES ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE SOMERSET ROUNDABOUT PROJECT. UM, OTHER EXPENDITURES FOR THE CRA INCLUDE, UH, UH, NON-OPERATING COST OR EXPENDITURES RELATED TO THE AIDS AND DONATIONS CATEGORY, UH, RESULTING IN 100% OF THE CURRENT BUDGET. AND THAT'S DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE, UH, HOME BUYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. UH, IN TERMS OF THE CASH MANAGE MANAGEMENT, AGAIN, UH, THE BANK BALANCES TO REMAIN POSITIVE. UH, RIGHT NOW THE TOTAL, UH, UM, THROUGH THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY RESULTS IN 25 POINT MILLION DOLLARS. STILL REMAINING IN THE TRUST FUND. UH, AT THIS TIME, I CAN ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING THE CRA FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. ANY QUESTIONS COLLEAGUE? NO QUESTION. THANK YOU SO MUCH MS. BOBBY, DO APPRECIATE THAT. I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION WITH THE CRE HOME BUYER PURCHASE ASSISTANT PROGRAM, THIS IS WHAT HAS BEEN SPENT TO ASSIST THOSE THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN. EXPLAIN THAT TO ME, PLEASE. UH, YOU MADAM CHAIR. THAT IS CORRECT. UH, SOME OF THESE EXPENDITURES ARE FROM, I DON'T HAVE THE ACTUAL NAMES OF THE, UH, HOME BUYERS, HOWEVER. GIMME ONE SECOND HERE. OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW MONTHS, UH, I JUST HAVE THEM LISTED. I THINK OF THE, UH, OF THE, UH, THERE WERE FOUR, UH, PROPERTIES THAT WE ASSISTED WITH THE, UH, DOWN PAYMENT FOR, UH, ONE BEING $165,700 APPROVED BY THE CRA BOARD VIA RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 20, ANOTHER ONE FOR AN AMOUNT OF 164,500 APPROVED, UH, BY THE CRA RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 0 1 10 AND A THIRD APPROVED BY THE CRA BOARD FOR 167,700, UH, VIA RESOLUTION CRA 20 24 0 19, AND A FINAL ONE BEING APPROVED BY THE CRA BOARD FOR 177,300 VIA RESOLUTION 2024 DASH ZERO 18. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MADAM CHAIR? YES. A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT AS PRESENTED BY MS SIX A. PARDON ME? SIX A. CAN I HAVE MOTION TO FINANCIAL, THE FINANCIAL CRA RESOLUTION CRA RESOLUTION 2025 DASH ZERO Z 0 0 4 VICE J HARRISON. FOUR. COMMISSIONER SWELL. FOUR. COMMISSIONER EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOUR, COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. FOUR CHAIRPERSON THOMAS FOUR. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU MS. BOBBY. THANK YOU CHAIRMAN REPORT. [7.  CHAIRMAN REPORT] WELL, I, UM, I SAID MY THANK YOUS TO MS, UM, FORMER COMMISSIONER BEVERLY WILLIAMS AND I'M ALSO GRATEFUL THAT WE ARE ABLE TO PASS ON WHAT WAS USED THERE ONTO THE SCHOOLS, WHICH WAS REALLY GOOD. 'CAUSE THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT, UM, STARTING AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM AS WELL TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE OFF OF THE LAND. SO I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT. UM, ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS? STANDING MADAM CHAIR, THERE ARE NO COMMITTEE REPORTS, STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS [9.  COMMITTEE REPORTS : AD HOC] AD HOC. MADAM CHAIR, THERE ARE NO COMMITTEE REPORTS. AD HOC MADAM CHAIRMAN. UM, IT'S NOT A COMMITTEE REPORT, BUT IF YOU DON'T MIND, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE JUST BRIEFLY THE INFORMATION THAT I RECEIVED ON YESTERDAY FROM THE FRA BOARD MEETING REGARDING CRA. THANK YOU. YES, PLEASE DO. ON YESTERDAY, THE FRA BOARD HELD A MEETING WITH OUR LOBBYISTS FOR THE FRA BOARD IN REFERENCE TO THE SUNSET OF, OF CRAS HERE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THERE ARE SOME, AS YOU KNOW, WE SUNSET IN FIVE YEARS. THERE ARE OTHERS THAT ARE SCHEDULED TO SUNSET NEXT YEAR. [00:30:01] AND SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN THE, THE INFORMATION RECEIVED WAS THAT THE, THAT PARTICULAR BILL HAS GONE TO THE SENATE AND TO THE HOUSE. HOWEVER, THE SENATE ITSELF IS NOT IN FAVOR OF THE BILL, HOWEVER, THE HOUSE IS IN FAVOR OF IT. SO THE SORT ARE AT A STANDSTILL RIGHT NOW. THEY WILL BE IN RE RECESS FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS AND IT WILL COME UP AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW HOW THE PROCESS WORKS. IF, IF ONE HOUSE IS IN FAVORING, THE OTHER HOUSE IS NOT IN FAVOR. THESE ARE JUST VERBALIZATIONS. NO VOTES HAVE BEEN TAKEN. SO YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT MAY HAPPEN DURING VOTING TIME. BUT AS OF NOW, THE SENATE IS REPORTED THAT THE SENATE DOES NOT LIKE THE BILL IS NOT IN FAVOR AND THE HOUSE IS IN FAVOR. MR. HA. OH, THANK YOU MADAM CHAIRMAN. UH, YES. UM, SO THE, UM, SUBSTANCE OF THE BILL IS SOMEWHAT, UM, NOT APPLICABLE TO, UM, THE LAUDERDALE LAKE, CRA, UM, BECAUSE YOUR, UM, THE TERM OF THIS CRA IS CONTROLLED MORE BY THE AGREEMENT WITH THE, UM, BROWARD COUNTY COUNTY COMMISSION. UM, SO HISTORICALLY THE CRAS HAVE CREATED BY COUNTIES UNDER THE HOME RULE POWERS WHO HAD HOME RULE POWERS, WHICH BROWARD COUNTY WAS, HAD THE AUTHORITY TO BASICALLY CONTROL THE, UM, CRA'S DESPITE THE STATUTE. UM, SO O THE, UM, DALE LAKE CRA TERM, AS YOU SAID, IS REALLY CONTROLLED AND ISN'T GOING TO EXPIRE SUNSET IN 19 19, 20 30, 20 30, UH, UH, IN 2030. UH, DESPITE WHAT THE STATUTE MAY SAY. UM, SO I GUESS THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT ISSUE IN THIS, THE PROPOSED BILL THAT WOULD AFFECT THE CRA WAS SOME LANGUAGE CONTROL, UH, ADDRESSING BEING ABLE TO DO NEW PROJECTS. UH, AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S PASSED AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S GONNA BE AN ISSUE RIGHT NOW. PLUS YOUR PLAN ALREADY ADDRESSES, UM, MOVING FORWARD THROUGH THE END OF YOUR, THE SUNSET. SO IT DOESN'T HAVE SIGNIFICANT IN, UH, SIGNIFICANT IMPACT UPON THAT. THAT IS A PROPOSED BILL UPON, UM, LAUDERDALE LAKE, CRA AND MADAM CHAIR. YES. NO, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY MADAM CHAIRMAN, THAT THE FRA BOARD IS SCHEDULED TO MEET AGAIN IN TWO WEEKS FOR AN UPDATE AND, UM, OUR CERTAIN AND WOULD LIKE FOR YOU AND OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO BE ON THAT CALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. WELL, IS THAT IT, MR. UM, ANY LEGAL ADDITIONAL? THAT WAS MY, THAT WOULD'VE BEEN MY REPORT. . OKAY. OLD BUSINESS. ALRIGHT, NEW BUSINESS. [A.  CRA RESOLUTION 2025-005 APPROVING A MODIFIED COMMERCIAL FAÇADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (“THE PROGRAM”); AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRPERSON AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO TAKE ALL ACTIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT OF THIS RESOLUTION] UH, THIS IS, UH, 12 A. YES, IT IS C-R-C-R-A RESOLUTION 2025 DASH FIVE. A RESOLUTION OF THE LAUDERDALE LAKES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY APPROVING A MODIFIED COMMERCIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRPERSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO TAKE ALL ACTIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT OF THIS RESOLUTION, PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION REPRESENTATION, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MADAM CHAIR? YES, I MOVE THAT WE MOVE, I MOVE THAT WE BRING CRA RESOLUTION 2 0 2 5 DASH 0 0 5 TO THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION. COMMISSIONER COSAL FOUR, COMMISSIONER EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOUR, COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS FOR CHAIRPERSON THOMAS FOUR VICE CHAIR HARRISON. FOUR, MADAM CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS. THIS RESOLUTION SERVES TO APPROVE THE MODIFICATIONS TO THE LAUDERDALE LAKES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FAC FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM DESIGN. AND UPON APPROVAL, STAFF WOULD PROCEED WITH REVISING THE DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO FACILITATE THE PROGRAM. MS. CELESTE DUNMORE IS HERE TO FURTHER EXPLAIN THIS ITEM THROUGH YOU. MADAM CHAIR? YES, MS. CELESTE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM CHAIR AND MADAM CRA ADMINISTRATOR AS MENTIONED, THIS IS THE COMMERCIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES UP TO 50% REIMBURSEMENT OF ELIGIBLE PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS TO A BUILDING. THOSE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE PAINTING NEW WINDOWS AND DOORS, NEW LIGHTING FEATURES, LANDSCAPING AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, [00:35:01] PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS, NEW SIGNAGE, RECONSTRUCTION, REDESIGN MEETING IF YOU WANTED TO ADD TO A PARTICULAR BUILDING. AND ALL OF THESE HAVE TO BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS THAT THE CRA HAS IN PLACE. AND WE ALSO REIMBURSE FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES IN ORDER FOR THE APPLICANT TO PRODUCE THE CONCEPTS FOR THEIR PROJECT. AS MENTIONED IN OUR PREVIOUS MEETING, STAFF WILL LIKE TO MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROGRAM DESIGN. AS YOU CAN SEE WITHIN THE BACKUP MATERIAL, WE HAVE THE ENTIRE PROGRAM DESIGNED WITH THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS FOR YOUR REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION. THE FIRST IS WE REQUEST THAT WE ALLOW UP TO 50% OF ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS, BUT ALSO UP TO A HUNDRED PERCENT OF ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS, PROVIDED THAT THE GUIDELINES ARE MET. AND WE WILL MENTION THAT, UM, A LITTLE LATER. THE NEXT IS TO ADD A MANDATORY PROJECT CONSTRUCTION SIGN THAT HAS TO BE CONSTRUCTED. THIS IS A SIGN THAT WILL SAY LAUDERDALE LAKE CRA DOLLARS AT WORK AND ALSO ANNOUNCE THAT THE BUSINESSES ARE OPEN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO NOT HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE BUSINESSES AS THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED. THE NEXT IS TO ALLOW THE REIMBURSEMENT OF PERMITTING FEES. AT ONE POINT, FOR MONETARY REASONS, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD ENOUGH TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHERS. SO WE EXCLUDED CERTAIN EXPENSES, BUT NOW WE HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO ALLOW AS WELL AS ENCOURAGE PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE AREA TO BILL BY REIMBURSING FOR PERMITTING FEES. THE OTHER CHANGE IS THE A HUNDRED PERCENT REIMBURSEMENT. AS MENTIONED, THE CONDITIONS THAT ARE MET HAVE BEEN AMENDED AS SUCH FOR THE FIRST WE HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE MAJOR SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT. SO WE JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY WHAT WE MEANT BY THAT. AND SO WE HAVE HERE PROJECT MUST INCLUDE A STRUCTURAL MODIFICATION PLUS ANY OF THE ANCILLARY IMPROVEMENTS. SO WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS YOU CAN'T COME AND YOU CAN'T ASK FOR A TREE, UH, TO ADD TWO TREES AND TO PAINT ONE SIDE OF THE BUILDING. THE ANCILLARY IMPROVEMENTS ARE, AS MENTIONED, YOU HAVE TO DO THE FACADE IMPROVEMENT IN THE FRONT AND YOU HAVE TO PAINT, REPLACE THE WINDOWS, DOORS, EVERYTHING THAT I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY. THE LANDSCAPING IMPROVED THE PARKING LOT, THE SIGNAGE, WE WOULD DO A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW AND OUTLINE WHAT THAT PARTICULAR APPLICANT WOULD HAVE TO DO PRIOR TO PRESENTING IT TO YOU. AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE THE PROJECT MUST SUPPORT IMPROVEMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES, WHICH WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THE PROJECT MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN A YEAR. AS YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME PROJECTS THAT DEFINITELY TAKE LONGER THAN A YEAR. SO THE BOARD AS WELL AS STAFF, UM, MAKING A RECOMMENDATION WILL LET YOU KNOW IN ESSENCE HOW LONG WE BELIEVE IT WOULD TAKE TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT, AND WE WOULD MOVE FORWARD ACCORDINGLY WITH THAT REQUIREMENT. AND THE ONE THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE 50% IS THEY MUST SUPPORT AN INCREASE IN THEIR COMMERCIAL SPACE OR IN OCCUPANCY. AND AS YOU KNOW, MS. VCA, OUR VCA BUCHANAN, OUR ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, WORKED WITH RETAIL STRATEGIES. THAT WAS THE FIRM THAT DEVELOPED A MARKETING PLAN AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT WE WERE DEFICIENT CERTAIN BUSINESSES IN CERTAIN AREAS. AND SO THIS IS A WAY TO ENCOURAGE THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN HELPING US TO FILL THOSE COMMERCIAL SPACES SO THAT WE CAN, UH, MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SERVING THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. SO THAT WAS THE PREMISE FOR THE A HUNDRED PERCENT REIMBURSEMENT AGAIN, AND ALSO FOR EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS, LET'S SAY IF YOU HAD MORE THAN ONE, THERE WEREN'T SUFFICIENT FUNDS, WHICH THERE ARE, BUT IF THERE WERE NOT, THEN WE GAVE YOU SOME FACTORS THAT YOU CAN CONSIDER IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHO WE WANT TO FUND, HOW MUCH, IF WE HAVE THE PRIORITY WE'LL BE GIVEN TO PROJECTS THAT FUND 50%, THEN THAT'S GOING TO BE IN CONFLICT AND BE CONFUSING WITH THE, UM, WITH THE GUIDELINES BEFORE THAT, WHICH ALLOWS 100% REIMBURSEMENT. SO WE'RE JUST STRIKING THAT FROM [00:40:01] THAT PARTICULAR REQUIREMENT. MADAM CHAIR, I BELIEVE I HAVE DISCUSSED ALL OF THE AMENDMENTS AND WE'RE HERE TO RESPOND. I'M HERE TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE. CHAIR. THANK YOU. YES. MS. CELESTE, YOU MENTIONED THAT, UH, STRUCTURALS WAS PART OF, WHAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF A STRUCTURAL, THESE TWO TO YOU, MADAM CHAIR? THE STRUCTURAL MODIFICATION IS A MODIFICATION TO WHAT WE CALL THE FACADE, THE BUILDING ITSELF. AND IT HAS TO BE A HUNDRED PERCENT CHANGE TO THE ENTIRE BUILDING. NOT STRUCTURE AS IN ADDING ON A STRUCTURE. I KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING WITH THAT. YES. THAT WOULD BE UNDER THE RECONSTRUCTION REDESIGN SECTION. OKAY. YOU CLARIFIED THAT BECAUSE I WAS THINKING STRUCTURE AS FAR AS ADDING ON WAS CONCERNED, BUT IT'S NOT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COLLEAGUE? I I, I LIKE THAT LAST ONE WITH REMOVE IN THAT LANGUAGE BECAUSE IT WAS, YOU KNOW, CONFLICTED. SO MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? YES. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE, UH, CIA, RESOLUTION 2 0 2 5 DASH FIVE. COMMISSIONER SWELL. FOUR. COMMISSIONER EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOUR. COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. FOUR CHAIRPERSON THOMAS FOR VICE CHAIR HARRISON FOR MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. ANY ITEMS [13.  ITEMS FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION/ANNOUNCEMENTS] FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION OR ANNOUNCEMENTS? CHAIR? SORRY, I DEFER TO, UM, COMMISSIONER CARLENE. COMMISSIONER. OH, GO AHEAD. THANKS. UM, UM, CELESTE CAN FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION, UM, BRING BACK THE 31ST PROJECT AS, AS FAR AS AN UPDATE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING. AND, UH, WE CAN DO THAT AT THE NEXT MEETING. DO YOU MADAM CHAIR? YES. I WANNA MAKE SURE, IS THAT THE NORTHWEST 31ST AVENUE BUFFER WALL PROJECT? THE WALL, THE, THE HOUSING, THE BUFFER WALL THAT THE, THE, UM, YOU REMEMBER WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GIVE, UM, THE COLORS AND THE PAINTING. AND WHAT WAS THAT PROJECT CALLED? THANK YOU. DO YOU MADAM CHAIR? YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL DO, WE WILL ACT ACCORDINGLY. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR ANNOUNCEMENT? THE MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. * 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.