Apr 15, 2025 CRA Meetings

PREVIOUS MEETING ON MARCH 18TH, 2025.

RECORDING IN PROGRESS.

ALRIGHT, MINUTES FOR THE

[3. MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING]

OKAY, MADAM CHAIRPERSON, I HAVE READ MARCH 18TH, 2025 CRA MEETING MINUTES.

THERE ARE NO ERRORS OR OMISSIONS.

I MOVE THAT THE MINUTES BE CONFIRMED.

OH, MADAM CHAIRPERSON THOMAS FOR VICE J HARRISON FOR COMMISSIONER SWELL FOR MOTION PASSES.

I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT.

I SEE MAYOR COMING OFF AND ON.

MM-HMM .

ON.

OH, SHE'S OFF NOW.

SHE WAS ON A WHILE AGO.

ALRIGHT, ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? MADAM, MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

DIRECTOR'S REPORT, UM, THROUGH YOU, MADAM CHAIR ADMINISTRATOR.

THE EXECUTIVE

[5. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT]

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

THIS IS A REPORT HIGHLIGHTING THE CRA ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH, 2025.

AND MIL CELESTE DUNMORE IS HERE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THAT ITEM THROUGH YOU.

MADAM CHAIR.

YES, DUNBAR.

FOR DISCUSSION UNLESS MADAM CHAIR OF THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE COLOR PALETTE TODAY.

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.

MADAM CHAIR, VICE CHAIR COMMISSIONERS.

CA ATTORNEY, CR ADMINISTRATOR, MADAM SECRETARY FOR THE RECORD.

AGAIN, CELESTE DUNMORE AND I SERVE AS THE CRA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

I CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE MONTHLY REPORT.

I WILL PROVIDE JUST A FEW HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ACTIVITIES.

WE WON'T GO PAGE BY PAGE, BUT OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE ARE HERE TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

I WILL START OFF WITH MY FAVORITE PROJECT, THE TRAILHEAD PARK.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO HAVE OUR SOFT OPENING IN MAY.

HOWEVER, OUR NEXT SCHEDULED DATE IS TUESDAY, APRIL THE 22ND AT 4:30 PM AND SO WE WILL BE AT THE TRAILHEAD PARK TO CELEBRATE THE OPENING.

MADAM CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT IN ADDITION TO THE OPENING OF THE TRAILHEAD PARK, WE OR THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES RECEIVED AN APPLICATION A WHILE BACK FROM THE KIWANIS OF LAUDERDALE LAKES TO ADOPT THE TRAILHEAD PARK.

AND AS PART OF THE PROCESS, THE CRA BOARD WOULD APPROVE, KINDLY APPROVE THE ALLOWANCE OF THE KIWANIS TO ADOPT THE PARK.

SO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE NEXT MEETING.

I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT THE KIWANIS HAVE ALREADY EXPRESSED INTEREST IN ADOPTING THE TRAILHEAD PARK.

AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.

WE HAVE RECEIVED TWO APPLICATIONS THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED LATER ON IN THE AGENDA AS PART OF THE PROCESS IN IMPLEMENTING OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS.

AS YOU KNOW, WE MENTIONED FOUR NEW PROJECTS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ACCELERATE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.

AND SO WE HAVE WHAT WE CALL A TASK ORDER REQUEST THAT HAS GONE OUT TO THE ONE OF THE FIRMS THAT IS ON OUR LIBRARY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.

AND SO WE ARE REQUESTING THE TASK ORDER SO THAT WE WILL KNOW THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND WE WILL BRING THAT BACK TO THE CRA BOARD FOR REVIEW AND HOPEFULLY APPROVAL.

THAT WILL ALLOW US TO FAST TRACK THE FOUR, INITIALLY, THE FOUR PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE, AND THEN WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS THAT ARE OUTLINED WITHIN OUR REDEVELOPMENT PLAN.

AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING, THERE WAS A REQUEST TO BRING BACK INFORMATION ABOUT THE RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM AND THE COLOR PALETTE, THE SPONSORING, UH, COMMISSIONER WHO REQUESTED THAT IS NOT HERE.

SO IF YOU DON'T MIND, WE'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT TO THE NEXT MEETING

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AND THE LAST THING, MADAM CHAIRMAN.

OH YES.

I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, UM, BOARD MEMBER EDGES PHILLIPS IS PRESENT.

WE DID ACKNOWLEDGE YOU.

UM, YOU ARE GOING IN AND OUT.

UM, MS. CELESTE, I I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE PALLET.

WE CAN ALWAYS GO OVER IT, UM, WHEN THE OTHER COMMISSIONER IS HERE AS WELL.

UM, THAT WE LEARNED FROM THE MARKETING RESEARCH ANALYSIS THAT WE DID OVER A YEAR AGO.

AND YOU SAID WHEN THE OTHER COMMISSIONER IS HERE, MEANING COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. SHE'S NOT HERE, BUT WE'RE, WE CAN TALK ABOUT I OKAY.

JUST TALK ABOUT IT NOW.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND THE LAST THING IS JUST AN UPDATE ON BEHALF OF, UM, THE FLORIDA REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION.

THEY HAVE SENT COMMUNICATION REGARDING HOUSE BILL 9 9 1 AND I ALSO RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM MAYOR PHILLIPS, WHO SERVES AS A BOARD MEMBER FOR THE FRA.

APPARENTLY THE BILL WAS SCHEDULED TO GO THROUGH THE COMMERCE COMMITTEE AND THAT PARTICULAR BILL WAS CLO WAS PULLED, AND SO WE'RE NOT SURE AS TO WHY.

HOWEVER, I KNOW THEY USUALLY HAVE A SHORT WINDOW OF TIME IN ORDER TO PRESENT IT TO THE COMMITTEE SO THAT THEY CAN MOVE IT TO THE FLOOR.

BUT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED AT THIS TIME, THE LAST STOP OR ONE OF THE LAST STOPS, THERE'S A, A DELAY.

SO MORE INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED.

AND MADAM CHAIR, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BRING UP MS. VCA BUCHANAN.

SHE'S OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, AS YOU KNOW.

AND EACH QUARTER SHE WILL BE PROVIDING A REPORT TO LET YOU KNOW, UM, HOW WE'RE FAIRING IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

THANK YOU, MS. VCA.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

GOOD E GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM.

CRA CHAIR, VICE CHAIR COMMISSIONERS, CRA ATTORNEY, CRA, ADMINISTRATOR, SECRETARY, UM, OUR VIRTUAL AUDIENCE, MY COLLEAGUES PRESENT VISITORS.

FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS VIELKA BUCHANAN AND I'M THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER.

SO REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, UH, WE ARE HEAD UP IN HOSTING EVENTS, A PARTICULARLY SOME BUSINESS WORKSHOP COMING UP ON MAY 21ST.

ON MAY 1ST AT THREE 30, WE HAD PART, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH BROWARD COUNTY OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND SMALL BUSINESS.

WE, THEY, THEY ARE LAUNCHED, WELL, THEY ACTUALLY STARTED, UM, PROMOTING SMALL BUSINESS MICRO GRANT PROGRAM, THE SAME ONE THEY HAD LAST YEAR FOR 2,500.

UM, THIS YEAR THEY'RE GONNA BE ALSO ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THIS GRANT.

WHAT WE WAS ABLE TO DO THOUGH, IS HAVE THEM COME TO LOT OF DE LAKES TO EDUCATE OUR BUSINESSES, UM, REGARDING WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS, WHAT ARE THE ELIGIBILITY, UM, UH, WHAT, WHAT HAPPEN IF THEY HAVE TO GO INTO THE PORTAL, HOW THEY, THEY GET ASSISTANCE.

LAST YEAR WE GOT SEVERAL CALLS FROM BUSINESSES WHERE THEY WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE PROCESS.

THEY HAD DIFFICULTIES ENTERING INTO THE PORTAL.

SO THIS YEAR WE THOUGHT, IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT, PLEASE COME.

SO WE HAVE RESERVED WITH THE WILLY WEBB.

THE SESSION WILL BE HELD AT WILLY WEBB AT THREE 30 ON MAY 1ST.

SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD FOR SMALL, UM, LAUDER DE LAKES BUSINESS AND OTHERS IN THE AREA TO PARTICIPATE.

WE ALSO WORKING WITH TRUIST, UH, BECK, THEY HAVE REACHED OUT TO US.

THEY'RE, THEY WANT TO ACTUALLY, UM, WORK WITH ALL THE SMALL BUSINESSES HERE IN LAUDER DE LAKES.

AND I ALSO WANNA TRY TO WORK WITH THEM WITH THE TRUIST FOUNDATION.

I KNOW THE TRUIST FOUNDATION, UM, HAS OFFERED AND OTHER STATES HAS OFFERED, UM, SCHOLARSHIPS AND PROGRAMS TO WORK WITH SMALL BUSINESSES.

SO I WANTED TO, WE STILL TALKING ABOUT IT.

SO I DON'T HAVE NOTHING HERE IN CONCRETE, BUT I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT SEEING HOW TRUIST CAN HELP OUR BUSINESSES HERE IN LAUDERDALE LAKES WITH SOME OF THE PROGRAMS AND THE SPONSORSHIPS THAT THEY DO FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.

UM, REGARDING RETAIL, WE ARE WORKING RIGHT NOW AND TRYING TO SEE HOW WE GET A NEW CONSULTANT, UM, THAT, UH, WILL HELP US WITH THE RECRUITMENT, THE NEW RETAILS HERE IN THE COMMERCIAL PLAZAS.

WE HAVE THREE FOCUS AREAS,

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AND WE DEFINITELY WANT TO PURSUE THAT, THAT, THAT THOSE AREAS, WHICH IS INCLUDE A GROCERY STORE, THE MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL APPAREL.

SO AS SOON AS WE ABLE TO FINALIZE ABOUT THE BIDDING PROCESS AND GETTING THE CONSULTATION ON BOARD, WE CAN START WITH THOSE EFFORTS IN RECRUITMENT.

AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, MADAM, CRH CHAIR, ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE FOR ME? ANY QUESTION? YES, MADAM CHAIR? YES.

MS. , WHAT DAY? MAY 1ST IS BECAUSE THAT IS IMPORTANT.

OH, MAY 1ST.

I BELIEVE THAT'S A THURSDAY.

A THURSDAY? YEAH.

UH, MS. VIELKA, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UM, COULD YOU ALSO REACH OUT TO CHASE BANK? I, I, I KNOW THAT, UM, WITH THE NEW DEVELOPMENT COMING, THEY'RE CURRENTLY IN LAUDERDALE LAKES, BUT I KNOW THEY'RE HOPING TO MOVE CLOSER, BUT FIND OUT FROM THEM ALSO WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THEIR, UM, INCENTIVE FOR BUSINESSES AS WELL.

'CAUSE WE DO BANK WITH THEM IF THEY'RE COMING CLOSER, WE WANNA HAVE, UM, HAVE THEM PROVIDE INCENTIVE FOR OUR BUSINESSES AS WELL.

UM, THERE WAS ANOTHER QUESTION I HAD HERE.

WILL DO.

MADAM CHAIR.

WILL DO.

MADAM MADAM CHAIRMAN? YES.

YES, MS. ALCA.

I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT REPORT.

IN REFERENCE TO TALKING WITH TRUIST ABOUT SPONSORING BUSINESSES, THE BUSINESS, THE TRUIST FOUNDATION, WE'VE BEEN TRYING FOR A LITTLE BIT NOW TO MAKE HEADWAYS WITH TRUIST AND SOME OF THE OTHER BANKS.

SO I'M ABSOLUTELY LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT WE CAN FORGE AHEAD WITH TRUIST AND WITH CHASE, UH, AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW OUR CITY.

I KNOW WE ARE OUT BID SHORTLY FOR A NEW CONSULTANT.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OLD ONE? SO, RETAIL MADAM CHAIR, SO THROUGH, UH, RETAIL TRADE STRATEGY WAS WITH US FOR THREE TO FOUR YEARS, ALMOST INTERN TO FOUR YEARS.

UM, EXPLAINED TO US THAT THE MARKET WAS SLOW.

UM, THEY CAME IN JUST AFTER COVID, I BELIEVE SO, NO, UH, YES.

AFTER COD.

SO THERE WAS A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON THAT DID HELP US WITH SOME OF THE RECRUITMENTS OF SOME OF THE TENANTS THAT YOU WILL SEE ON LAKE SMALL AND REEF PLAZA.

BUT FOR THE PAST YEAR OR ENDING PART, WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANYTHING.

WE DIDN'T GET NO LEADS.

UM, WELL WE DID GET LEADS, BUT NOTHING WORKED OUT.

SO I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT TO THE, TO THE, TO THE COMMISSION OR THE CRA BOARD.

SO WE DECIDE TO END IT, THE CONTRACT.

SO THE, THE CONTRACT WAS ENDED WITHOUT ANYTHING OWED TO THEM OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? YES, EXACTLY.

WE DON'T OWN NOBODY.

UH, THEY COMPLY WITH REPORTING AND GIVING US LEADS.

FOLLOW UP ON THE LEADS.

TURN OUT TO BE NOTHING, NO, NOTHING HAPPENING.

SO THAT WAS IT.

AND WE WANTED TO CREATE SOME TYPE OF CONSISTENCY.

YES, MS. KER, HOW ARE THE CONSULTANTS PAID? OH, OKAY.

SO MADAM CHAIR, SO WHAT I HAVE TO DO NOW IS GO THROUGH PROCUREMENT MM-HMM .

SO, AND I HAVE TO PROVIDE THE PROCUREMENT OR SCOPE OF WORK AND I WILL WORK WITH FINANCE DEPARTMENT, BUT THEY START PREPARING BECAUSE WE HAVE TO GO TO BID.

UH, THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S HOW WE DO IT.

UM, HOW MUCH WE GONNA PAY THEM, I GUESS I HAVE STILL HAVE TO WORK THAT OUT.

BUT WE HAVE PROBABLY A BUDGET OF 40,000, 40, $45,000 MORE OR LESS.

BUT, AND FROM THERE ON THEN WE DECIDE HOW WE START MAKING, HOW WOULD THE BREAKDOWN OF WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO AND HOW THEY'RE GONNA GET PAID.

I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE WITH A FEW THINGS FOR THE REPORT THAT I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE GATEWAY AND WELL COMPREHENSIVE WAY FINDING AND, AND GATEWAY SIGNAGE PROJECT.

WE HAVE PREPARED, AS MENTIONED THE TASK ORDER, WHICH IS GOING TASK ORDER REQUEST, WHICH IS GOING OUT TO THE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM TO PROVIDE A QUOTE FOR US.

AND ESSENTIALLY WHAT THEY WILL BE DOING, AS YOU REQUESTED, IS PROVIDING THE THREE CONCEPTS FOR CONSIDERATION FOR ALL TYPES OF SIGNS, WAY FINDING SIGNS, DIRECTIONAL SIGNS, UH, ENTRYWAY SIGNS, AS WELL AS THE NEIGHBORHOOD ENTRYWAY WALL THAT WE HAVE ON IN THE OIL ESTATES NEIGHBORHOOD, BECAUSE THAT IS WITHIN THE CRA

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AND SO WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER A PRETTY GOOD TASK ORDER REQUEST, AND OUR GOAL IS TO PRESENT A REQUEST OR RECOMMENDATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE FIRM SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT PROCESS.

SO I WANTED YOU TO KNOW, WE DEFINITELY HAVE MADE PROGRESS IN THAT AREA.

AND ALSO, AS YOU KNOW, THE CHILDREN'S GARDEN WILL BE CLOSED OFFICIALLY IN JUNE.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IS WE WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH YOU REGARDING THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THAT SITE.

THAT IS WHAT IS SLATED WITHIN OUR REDEVELOPMENT PLAN.

IT IS CURRENTLY ZONED RESIDENTIAL.

IT IS A SMALL PARCEL, BUT I'VE SEEN A NUMBER OF DEPARTMENT, NUMBER OF DEVELOPMENTS LATELY THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT WITHIN SMALLER SITES.

SO WE WILL HAVE A FULL CONVERSATION WITH YOU AND GET YOUR DIRECTION ON HOW YOU WISH TO PROCEED, BUT I WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT THAT IS ON THE HORIZON.

UM, SOMETIME AT THE END OF THE SUMMER, IF NOT BEFORE THE END OF THE SUMMER.

MADAM CHAIR, THAT ENDS MY REPORT FOR NOW.

FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, I AM HERE TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS AND I, I KNOW THE BUFFER WALL IS ALWAYS MY YES.

UH, ANY, ANY REPORT ON THAT? UM, I KNOW ALWAYS MADAM CHAIR.

SO AS IT RELATES TO THE BUFFALO WALL, WE RECEIVED COMMENTS FROM OUR ATTORNEYS, SO WE'RE GOOD IN TERMS OF THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BE MADE.

OF COURSE, WE HAVE A WHILE TO GO BECAUSE WE HAVE TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT ON THE CITY SIDE FOR THAT.

BUT WE ARE COMMUNICATING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES WHO HAVE TO PROVIDE PER PERMISSION FOR US TO, UM, UTILIZE SOME OF THE PROPERTY SO THAT WE CAN CONSTRUCT THE, THE WALL ITSELF.

SO RIGHT NOW IT'S COMMUNICATING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO WORK WITH THEM TO SIGN THE NECESSARY AGREEMENTS.

AND I SPOKE WITH OUR, I CALL HIM OUR TECHNICAL ADVISOR, RON, WE'VE DECIDED TO ACCELERATE THE PROCESS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO ALSO COME BEFORE YOU WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE DESIGN OF THE WALL AS WELL, OR THE CONCEPT.

LET ME NOT MOVE AHEAD, BUT THE CONCEPT FOR THE WALL, WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT AT THE SAME TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER, UH, DIMENSIONS WE HAVE WITHIN THE AGREEMENT ARE ACTUALLY CORRECT.

WE DON'T WANNA GUESS.

SO WE ARE GONNA COME BACK BEFORE YOU, IF NOT MADE, DEFINITELY JUNE, SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH TALKING ABOUT THE OVERALL CONCEPT FOR THE WALL, THE BUFFER WALL.

DI FINANCE DIRECTOR REPORT, MR. CRA RESOLUTION, EXCUSE ME, 2025 DASH SIX.

ANY QUESTIONS, COLLEAGUES? ANY QUESTIONS ONLINE? NO.

THANK YOU MADAM CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MS. CELESTINE.

THE FINANCIAL

[6. FINANCE DIRECTOR REPORT]

A RESOLUTION OF THE LAUDERDALE LAKES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, RATIFYING THE ACTING CITY MANAGER'S FILING OF THE AGENCY'S FISCAL YEAR 2025, PERIOD SIX MARCH, 2025, FINANCIAL ACTIVITY REPORT AS PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONFORMING TO THE AGENCY'S ADOPTED FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES AND PHYSICAL POLICIES.

A COPIES ATTACHED HERE TO AS EXHIBIT A, WHICH CAN BE INSPECTED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE THROUGH YOU.

THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR, THIS RESOLUTION ONE, ONE MINUTE PLEASE.

MAY I HAVE A, UM, I'LL BRING IT TO THE FLOOR, A MOTION TO BRING IT TO THE FLOOR.

MADAM CHAIR? YES, I MOVE THAT WE BRING ITEM SIX A CIA, RESOLUTION 2 0 2 5 DASH ZERO SIX TO THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.

VICE CHAIR HARRISON FOR COMMISSIONER COWELL FOR CHAIRPERSON THOMAS FOR MOTION PASSES CHAIR ADMINISTRATOR.

THIS RESOLUTION SERVES TO RATIFY THE MARCH, 2025 PERIOD SIX FINANCIAL ACTIVITY REPORT PROVIDED BY THE FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND MS. BOBBY WILLIAMS IS HERE TO PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION THROUGH YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU MS. BOBBY.

THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES.

GOOD EVENING.

CRA CHAIR, THE CRA VICE CHAIR, CRA BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMISSIONERS, CRA ATTORNEY, ACTING CRA, UH, ADMINISTRATOR AND THE ACTING SECRETARY.

AND, UH, GOOD EVENING TO THE, UH, VIRTUAL GUEST AND, UM, IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WE HAVE HERE TONIGHT, AS WELL AS OUR STAFF FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS BOBBY WILLIAMS. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR

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AND, UH, TONIGHT'S FINANCIAL REPORT DOES RECAP, UH, THE CRA'S FINANCIALS THROUGH THE MARCH THROUGH THE MONTH OF, UH, MARCH 31ST, UH, WHICH IS THE PERIOD SIX OR JUST 50% OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

IN TERMS OF THE REVENUE.

UH, WE ARE STILL AT, UH, JUST, UH, ALMOST FIVE POINT, UH, ALMOST $5.7 MILLION OF REVENUE BEING COLLECTED.

AND THE MAJORITY OF THAT IS THE, UH, TAX INCREMENT FINANCING FROM, OF COURSE, THE CITY, UM, THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT, THE, UH, CHILDREN'S SERVICES COUNCIL IN BROWN COUNTY.

AND, UH, A PART OF THAT REVENUE IS ALSO THE INTEREST EARNING AT $158,000.

UH, SO WE'RE DOING PRETTY GOOD IN THE, UM, ON THE REVENUE.

UH, WE ARE AT 31% COLLECTED AT THIS POINT.

UH, WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE COLLECTING, UH, ANY OTHER REVENUE OTHER THAN INTEREST EARNINGS FOR THE, FOR THE, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR.

IN TERMS OF THE EXPENDITURES, UH, THE CRA, UH, OVERALL IS AT 13.9% SPENT, ALMOST 14% SPENT.

UH, IN TERMS OF THE PERSONNEL EXPENDITURES, WE ARE AT 44.9%.

THAT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT SHORT OF THE TARGET OF 50%.

UM, AS YOU KNOW, THE, UH, CRA DOES FUND, UH, THREE POSITIONS.

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR, AND OF COURSE, CONTRIBUTES, UH, 15% TOWARDS THE CITY MANAGER POSITION, AS WELL AS 80%, UM, OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER'S POSITION.

IN TERMS OF THE OPERATING EXPENDITURES, THE CRA IS CURRENTLY A LITTLE BIT UNDERPERFORMING AT 2.4% SPENT.

UM, AND THESE EXPENDITURES INCLUDE, UH, SMALL, SMALL EXPENDITURES TOWARDS THE, UH, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR OUR TRAIL HILL TRAILHEAD PARK PROJECT.

OF COURSE, OUR OPERATING, SUCH AS LEGAL SERVICES, REDEVELOPMENT, MODIFICATION PLAN EXPENDITURES.

AND FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, UH, THE EXPENDITURES, UH, FINALLY INCLUDE THE EXPENDITURES TOWARDS THE COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAM AT 70%.

IN TERMS OF THE, UH, CAPITAL EXPENDITURES WE'RE, WE ARE AT 7.6% SPENT.

AGAIN, JUST A LITTLE BIT, UM, UNDER, UNDER TARGET.

UM, HOWEVER, UH, ONCE WE START THE MAJORITY OF THE, UH, PROJECTS, WE WILL SEE, UH, SIGNIFICANT EXPENDITURES IN THE, UH, CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CATEGORY.

IN TERMS OF THE NON-OPERATING, UH, COST.

THESE INCLUDES THE HOME BUYER PURCHASE PROGRAM, AND OF COURSE OUR COMMERCIAL FACADE PROGRAMS. UH, WE ARE AT, UH, BASICALLY 100%, UH, THE CURRENT BUDGET BEING AT $1.6 MILLION.

UH, OVERALL, AGAIN, UH, THE CRA IS ALMOST ABOUT 14% SPENT OVERALL, AGAIN, JUST A LITTLE BIT UNDERPERFORMING, BUT WE ARE WORKING WITH, UH, UH, THE CRA TEAM TO ENSURE WE CAN MOVE THESE, UH, PROJECTS OR PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES, UH, A LITTLE BIT FASTER.

IN TERMS OF THE, THE, UH, CASH MANAGEMENT, UH, THE CRA IS DOING WELL, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE INTEREST EARNINGS, UH, CURRENTLY OVERALL THERE IS, UH, AS OF MARCH 31ST, THERE IS A TOTAL OF, UH, ALMOST $25 MILLION, UH, IN THE, IN THE, UH, TWO BANK ACCOUNTS.

UH, THAT'S A COMBINATION OF BANK OF AMERICA AND THE TRUIST ACCOUNT.

UM, AT THIS TIME, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, COLLEAGUES? I HAVE A QUESTION.

SURE.

MADAM CHAIR, YOU SAID THAT IN, IN YOUR REPORT THAT THE, LET ME SEE, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, THAT THEORY PAYS 80% TOWARDS HER POSITION.

WHY NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT THROUGH YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER PERFORMS A COMBINATION OF GENERAL FUND ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS CRA ACTIVITIES.

SO, SO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER POSITION IS BEING FUNDED 20% FROM THE GENERAL FUND AND THE 80% FROM THE CRA TRUST FUND.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

UM, JUST, JUST A COMMENT, MS. BOBBY, AND I'M HAPPY MS. VIELKA SAID THAT TRUIST BANK WANTS TO WORK WITH THE BUSINESS.

THEY, THEY SHOULD, BECAUSE LOOK HOW MUCH MONEY WE ARE, YOU KNOW, HAVE IN THEIR HANDS.

SO, YOU KNOW, UM, PULL A LITTLE PULL ON THEM.

THEY DON'T REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT.

UH, MS. BOBBY JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THAT.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN.

YES, MS. BOBBY, I JUST WANTED TO, UH, A QUICK QUESTION ON THE PERSONNEL EXPENDITURES.

THEY'RE LESS THAN BUDGETED, BUT WE ARE FULLY STAFFED THROUGH YOU, MADAM

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CHAIR.

UH, THERE ARE, UH, FOUR, FOUR POSITIONS TOTAL, ONLY THREE FUNDED.

BUT, UH, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, IT IS FULLY FUNDED BASED UPON THE POSITIONS THAT ARE BEING FUNDED.

ARE WE FULLY STAFFED THROUGH YOU, MADAM MAYOR? UH, THROUGH YOU, MADAM CHAIR? YES.

MY A APOLOGY, MADAM CHAIRMAN.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN.

THAT'S FINE, THANK YOU.

UH, ADDITIONALLY, AS A PART OF YOUR, YOUR PACKET, UH, THERE IS A SAMPLE REPORT IN TERMS OF, UH, HOW WE LIKE TO ENHANCE THE CRA REPORTING.

AND WE'D LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER A CHANGE IN, UH, HOW WE, UH, SUBMIT OR AT LEAST REPORT THE ACTIVITIES, THE FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE CRA.

UH, SO YOU DON'T HAVE A HARD COPY, BUT IT'S IN YOUR CRA PACKET THAT MAY BE ELECTRONIC AND, UH, BEGINNING APRIL, UH, FOR THE APRIL REPORT, WE'D LIKE TO, IF YOU, UH, ARE OKAY WITH THE, UH, NEW TEMPLATE, WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE AHEAD WITH USING THAT FORMAT.

AND WE'RE HOPING IT'LL PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE CLARITY AND OUR REPORTING THAN JUST A FEW NUMBERS ON A PAPER AND A SEPARATE EXECUTIVE, UH, SUMMARY.

UH, NO DECISION HAS TO BE MADE TONIGHT.

YOU CAN CERTAINLY TAKE SOME TIME TO, UH, LOOK AT IT AND THROUGH THE, UH, ADMINISTRATOR, I CAN GET YOUR FEEDBACK.

I WAS JUST TAKING A QUICK LOOK AT THAT, JUST A GLANCE.

I UNDERSTAND, UM, FOR THE, THE NEW FORMAT YOU'RE SAYING.

ALL RIGHT.

I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO COMPARE APPLES TO ORANGES.

, THANK YOU.

NO PROBLEM.

SO MUCH AS I LOOK THROUGH IT.

SO I, I'M BEING TOLD BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UH, THAT IF YOU DO MAKE A DECISION TO CHANGE THE FORMAT, THAT WOULD BE, UH, WE WOULD NEED A MOTION.

SO AGAIN, TONIGHT, THERE NEEDS TO BE NO DECISION BEING MADE.

I WILL CONTINUE WITH THE CURRENT FORMATTING UNTIL A DECISION IS MADE ON IMPROVING THE, UM, THE LOOK OF THE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE CRA.

JUST WANNA ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE NEW FORMAT THAT IS BEING PRESENTED SO THAT WE CAN, UM, HAVE A VOTE ON IT.

OR, OR NO.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. BOBBY.

ALRIGHT.

ANY CHAIRMAN REPORT? NO, BUT I'M, I'M JUST HAPPY TO SEE THAT, UM, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR, LIKE MADAM CHAIR, SORRY, JUST TO, OH, MOTION.

I'M SORRY.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

NO PROBLEM.

I'LL, UH, MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, CRA RESOLUTION 2 0 2 5 DASH ZERO SIX.

VICE CHAIR HARRISON FOR COMMISSIONER.

SWELL FOR CHAIRPERSON.

THOMAS FOR MOTION PASSES.

JUST WANNA SAY THANKS THAT, UM, WE ARE BEING DILIGENT IN, UM, MOVING SOME OF THE PROJECTS FORWARD BECAUSE WE KNOW WE SUNSET IN ANOTHER FIVE YEARS AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE BULK OF OUR, UM, PROJECTS COMPLETED.

UM, CHAIRMAN REPORT.

[7. CHAIRMAN REPORT]

AND SO I'M HAPPY THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, LOOKING INTO A NEW CONSULTANT, LOOKING INTO EVEN A MANAGER TO HELP PUSH THAT ALONG.

AND THAT'S WHAT I HAVE COMMITTEE REPORTS STANDING.

MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE NO COMMITTEE REPORTS STANDING.

OR DISCUSSION? MADAM CHAIRMAN? YES.

COMMITTEE REPORTS AD HOC.

MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE NO COMMITTEE REPORTS AD HOC.

I WOULD LOVE

[10. LEGAL REPORT]

TO HEAR A LEGAL REPORT.

MR. HAGAN.

UM, ONCE AGAIN, WE DON'T HAVE ANY LITIGATION.

EVERYTHING APPEARS TO BE ON TARGET.

IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE GLAD TO SEE IF I CAN ANSWER THEM.

UH, THE, THE ONLY THING I WAS THINKING WITH, UM, UH, COMMISSIONER EDWARDS PHILLIPS, SHE HAD MENTIONED ABOUT TODAY WITH THE, UH, BEING POSTPONED HOUSE BILL 9 9 1.

UM, ANYTHING ON THAT? NO.

UM, I THINK THAT MAY BE SOMEWHAT STUCK.

I'M NOT SURE.

AND I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT IT BRIEFLY IN THE LAST MEETING.

UM, YOU'LL ACTUALLY BE SUNSETTED PRIOR TO IT REALLY IMPACTING YOU.

I THINK THERE WAS ONE ISSUE, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE COMMITTEE ABOUT BRINGING ON NEW PROJECTS.

UM, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK WE ARE GONNA BE SAFE.

THINK DOESN'T, UM, THANK YOU .

WELL, YOU KNOW, THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE, THAT'S ALL YOU CAN DO IS UNDERSTAND.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU KINDLY.

ANY OLD BUSINESS

[11. OLD BUSINESS]

UH, NO.

I JUST WANT TO GIVE, UH, A COMMENT ABOUT H BILL ONE, THE MAIN CONCERNS

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ABOUT THE BILL IS THAT YOU MUST HAVE STARTED AS IT IS WRITTEN NOW, THAT YOU MUST HAVE STARTED PROJECTS BY OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR WAS, WHICH WAS VERY DISCONCERTING FOR A LOT OF CITIES.

AND IF I MAY, AT THIS TIME, MADAM CHAIRMAN, TO ENCOURAGE OUR BOARD TO PARTICIPATE AND LISTEN IN TO THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES CALL EVERY MONDAY MORNING AT NINE O'CLOCK, THEY DISCUSS BILLS THAT ARE PERTINENT TO THE CITIES AND WHERE WE ARE OPPOSING OR SUPPORTING THEM.

SO THOSE COME, THOSE, UH, CALLS ARE VERY, VERY GOOD.

THEY'RE NINE O'CLOCK EVERY MORNING VIA THE FLORIDA LEGAL CITIES.

THANK YOU MADAM CHAIRMAN.

UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

JUST WANNA CORRECT IS EVERY MORNING OR MONDAY MORNING? EVERY MONDAY MORNING.

[A. CRA RESOLUTION 2025-007 AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM AGREEMENT BETWEEN LAUDERDALE LAKES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND PAUL YOUNG AND CHERYL TUCKER-YOUNG FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $27,400.00 RELATED TO THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2951 NW 43 TERRACE, LAUDERDALE LAKES, FL 33313]

NO BUSINESS.

BUSINESS? YEAH.

UM, 12 A MR. HAGER A, EXCUSE ME, CRA RESOLUTION 2025 DASH SEVEN.

A RESOLUTION OF THE LAUDERDALE LAKES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZED IN THE, THE EXECUTION OF THE RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM AGREEMENT BETWEEN LAUDERDALE LAKES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND PAUL YOUNG AND CHERYL TUCKER YOUNG, RELATED TO PROPERTY AT 29 51 NORTHWEST 43RD TERRACE, LAUDERDALE LAKES, FLORIDA 3 3 3 1 3 FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $27,400 DIRECTLY AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRPERSON OR SECRETARY TO TAKE SUCH ACTIONS AS SHALL BE NECESSARY AND CONSISTENT TO CARRY OUT THE INTENT AND DESIRE OF THE AGENCY, ADOPTING REPRESENTATIONS, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION CHAIR? I'D LIKE TO BRING CRA RESOLUTION 2 0 2 5 DASH 0 0 7 TO THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.

COMMISSIONER COSAL FOR CHAIRPERSON THOMAS FOR VICE CHAIR HARRISON FOR MOTION PASSES ADMINISTRATOR.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR THROUGH YOU.

THIS RESOLUTION APPROVES THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH PAUL YOUNG AND CHERYL TUCKER YOUNG BY TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM FUNDS UPON COMPLETION AND APPROVAL OF THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS.

AND CELESTE DUNMORE IS HERE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

THANK YOU MS. DUNMORE.

THIS PARTICULAR RESOLUTION INVOLVES, AS MENTIONED, OUR RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES UP TO 80% OF PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS TO INCLUDE PAINTING THE HOME, A NEW ROOF, A NEW WINDOWS AND DOORS, NEW DRIVEWAY, NEW LIGHTING, AND A NEW FENCE, WHICH WAS RECENTLY ADDED.

AS YOU KNOW, THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM INITIALLY INVOLVED THE MULTI-FAMILY UNITS THAT ARE LOCATED ON NORTHWEST 31ST AVENUE, 30TH TERRACE, AND 31ST TERRACE.

THOSE BUILDINGS EITHER HAVE FOUR, FIVE, OR SIX UNITS IN THEM, AND RECENTLY THE BOARD APPROVED THE EXPANSION OF THE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE THE SAME TYPE OF MULTIFAMILY UNITS ON 43RD TERRACE.

I AM PLEASED TO REPORT THAT WE HAVE OUR FIRST APPLICATION FROM 43RD TERRACE.

AS MENTIONED, IT IS PAUL YOUNG AND SHELL TUCKER YOUNG, 29 51 NORTHWEST 43RD TERRACE.

FOR THE RECORD, THEY WISH THE APPLICANTS WISH TO MAKE ROOF IMPROVEMENTS AND THE INSTALLATION OF A GUTTER AND THE CONTRIBUTION FROM THE CRA THAT IS REQUESTED IS UP TO $27,400.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, AS PART OF THE NORTHWEST 31ST OVERLAY, UH, MAINTENANCE REGULATIONS, THEY HAVE TO ADHERE TO THE SAME REGULATIONS.

AND SO THERE WILL BE OTHER IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDED, WHICH WOULD INVOLVE THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FENCE.

MADAM CHAIR, I BELIEVE THAT IS THE REQUEST AND I AM HERE TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

AND ALSO, I WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT THE APPLICANTS SHOULD BE ONLINE.

PAUL AND SHE YOUNG IS THE FIRST ONE FOR 12 A IS, IS THERE ANYONE ONLINE? HELLO? UH, YES, I THIS I'M PAUL YOUNG.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

GOOD EVENING.

KNOW, THE ROOF ITSELF, WE PUT IT ON THE LAST PREVIOUS ROOF WAS 2009 AND IT'S DUE FOR A NEW ROOF.

UM, I GUESS ABOUT THE, THE APPLICATION FOR THE ROOF, WHICH IS, UH, WOW, IT WOULD BE A BIG HELP FOR US, CHERYL AND MYSELF BECAUSE YOU

[00:35:01]

AND, UM, WITH THE CITY, YOU KNOW, ALLOWING FUNDS FOR THIS.

IT'S A GREAT HELP IN PROVIDING ALSO WE PROVIDING, UH, HOUSING, WE'VE BEEN PROVIDING HOUSING, UH, UH, FOR, YOU KNOW, RESIDENTS OR PEOPLE IN THE AREA FOR THE PAST SINCE 2009.

SO I, I WE'RE GREATLY APPRECIATIVE IF THE CITY OR THE CITY FOR THIS IN HELPING US, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST PROVIDE, UH, GOOD HOUSING FOR RESIDENTS IN THE AREA.

IS IT A SINGLE FAMILY HOME OR IT'S MULTI-FAMILY THROUGH YOU MADAM CHAIR? IT IS MULTI-FAMILY.

AND HOW MANY COMING MANY UNITS THROUGH YOU, MADAM CHAIR? THREE.

THREE YEARS? IT'S WHAT, THREE, THREE UNITS ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANT? YES.

JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION.

UM, MR. YOUNG, HOW, HOW LONG HAVE YOU OWNED IT? UH, YOUR LAST ROOF FOR 2009? HOW LONG HAVE YOU AND MS. MS. YOUNG OWNED THE UNITS? I PUR WE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY IN 2009, SO RIGHT AT THE SAME TIME A PURCHASING THE PROPERTY.

WE PUT A NEW ROOF ON BACK THEN.

SO THAT'S WHAT, 16 WHAT? 16.

ABOUT 16 YEARS AGO, I SAY.

YEAH, 16 YEARS AGO.

SO WE'VE HAD IT FOR A WHILE.

THANK YOU MADAM CHAIRMAN.

UM, I DID SEE, UM, YOU MENTIONED FOR REGULATION WITH THE DRIVEWAY AND DEFENSE.

IS THAT INCLUDED IN THERE? OR THERE'RE REQUIRED TO UPKEEP THE DRIVEWAY AND THE FENCE OR IS THAT INCLUDED IN THE 27,000 THAT IS NOT INCLUDED WITHIN THE $27,400? THE REQUEST FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ROOF.

AND THE INSTALLATION OF GUTTERS.

THANK YOU KINDLY.

ANY QUESTIONS? AND I'D LIKE TO ADD MADAM CHAIR, THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THAT.

AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, WHAT WE DO IS WE TRY TO BE PROACTIVE.

SO WE PROVIDE INFORMATION, WE PROVIDE A REPORT.

THE REPORT IS THE LAST PAGE OF THIS APPLICATION PACKAGE AND IT LETS THE PROPERTY OWNER KNOW WHAT OTHER IMPROVEMENTS THEY HAVE TO MAKE.

AND SO IF THEY WISH TO RECEIVE FUNDING, THEN THEY CAN DO THAT IF IT'S ELIGIBLE.

COMMISSIONER SWELL FOR CHAIRPERSON.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COLLEEN? THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR COMING ON.

WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU BEING ON MR. YOUNG.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION? MADAM MAYOR MADAM CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 0 0 7 TO THE FLOOR FOR APPROVAL.

THOMAS FOR VICE CHAIR HARRISON FOR MOTION PASSES.

MR. HAGER, CRE RESOLUTION 2025 DASH EIGHT EIGHT.

12 B

[B. CRA RESOLUTION 2025-008 AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM AGREEMENT BETWEEN LAUDERDALE LAKES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND MARQUIS JOHNSON FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $53,756 RELATED TO THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3961 NW 31 AVENUE, LAUDERDALE LAKES, FLORIDA 33309]

RESOLUTION OF THE LAUDERDALE LAKES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM AGREEMENT BETWEEN LAUDERDALE LAKES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND MARCUS JOHNSON FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $53,756 RELATED TO THE PROPERTY AT 39 61 NORTHWEST 31ST AVENUE, LAUDERDALE LAKES, FLORIDA 3 3 3 0 9 DIRECTING, AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRPERSON AND SECRETARY TO TAKE SUCH ACTIONS AS SHALL BE NECESSARY AND CONSISTENT WITH CARRY OUT THE INTENT AND DESIRE OF THE AGENCY, ADOPTING REPRESENTATIONS, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

MADAM CHAIR? YES, SIR.

I MOVE THAT WE BRING CRA RESOLUTION 2 0 2 5 DASH ZERO EIGHT TO THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION CHAIR THOMAS FOUR, VICE CHAIR HARRISON FOUR, COMMISSIONER COSAL FOR FOUR PASSES.

ADMINISTRATOR, MADAM CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS, THIS RESOLUTION APPROVES THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH MARQUIS JOHNSON TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM FUNDS UPON COMPLETION OF THE RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM PROJECT LOCATED AT 39 61 NORTHWEST 31ST TERRACE.

THROUGH YOU, MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE CELESTE DUNMORE TO PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

MS. DUNMORE.

THANK YOU MADAM C.

ADMINISTRATOR ONCE AGAIN, FOR THE SAKE OF THE AUDIENCE, THIS PERTAINS TO OUR RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES UP TO 80% OF PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS TO INCLUDE PAINTING, NEW ROOF, NEW DRIVEWAY, NEW WINDOWS, DOORS, LIGHTING FEATURES,

[00:40:01]

AND A FENCE.

THE APPLICANT IS ONLINE.

THEY ARE, THEY PLAN TO BE ONLINE.

IT IS MR. MARQUIS JOHNSON.

HE IS THE OWNER OF AS MENTIONED 39 61 NORTHWEST 31ST TERRACE, A MULTIFAMILY, UH, UNIT, AND HE IS REQUESTING FUNDS TO REPLACE THE ROOF TO INSTALL NEW WINDOWS AND DOORS AND TO REPLACE DEFENSE.

THE AMOUNT REQUESTED IS UP TO $53,756.

MR. JOHNSON IS ALSO REQUIRED AS PART OF THE OVERLAY REGULATIONS TO IMPROVE THE DRIVEWAY AS WELL.

AND HE'S REQUESTING FUNDS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FENCE.

MADAM CHAIR, THAT COMPLETES THE APPLICATION.

IS MR. MARQUE ON? YES, I'M HERE.

EXCELLENT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

UM, HOW, HOW LONG HAVE YOU OWNED YOUR PROPERTY, SIR? DID YOU HEAR ME, MR. MARQUIS? HAVE, DID YOU HEAR ME? HOW LONG HAVE YOU OWNED YOUR PROPERTY? ARE YOU LOST? MM-HMM .

MADAM CHAIR.

IF, IF SOMETHING HAPPENED, HAPPENED WITH THE ONLINE, I CAN RESPOND.

IT'S PART OF THE APPLICATION.

THE APPLICANT HAS OWNED THE HOME FOR THREE MONTHS.

THREE MONTHS.

SO IT'S A NEW PROBABLY.

MADAM, MADAM CHAIR.

UM, MR. MARQUIS JOHNSON WAS DISCONNECTED.

WE GOT, I GOT THE ANSWER.

SO THREE, HE'S OWNED IT FOR THREE MONTHS.

MADAM CHAIR? YES.

UH, UH, MADAM CELESTE, UH, QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU.

UH, WHEN, WHEN THESE WORKS ARE BEING COMPLETED, THE THE ROOFS, WHO GETS TO DECIDE WHO THE CONTRACTOR IS, IS THAT UP TO THE OWNER OR DOES THE CRA UM, A PART OF THAT DISCUSSION AS WELL? AS PART OF THE PROGRAM? THE APPLICANT IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE TWO QUOTES FROM CONTRACTORS AND THEY HAVE TO BE LICENSED OF COURSE.

ANOTHER THROUGH YOU MADAM CHAIR.

I'M SORRY.

MADAM CHAIR? YES.

MS. CELESTE, HE OWNS THE PROPERTY FOR THREE MONTHS.

DOES HE HAVE A MORTGAGE ON IT? DO YOU, MADAM CHAIR? THAT IS A QUESTION THAT THE APPLICANT WILL HAVE TO RESPOND TO.

'CAUSE WE DO NOT REQUIRE THAT THEY PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO US, BUT I CERTAINLY CAN FIND OUT FOR YOU.

WHAT I WOULD LOVE FROM A, FROM ALI, EXCUSE ME, THROUGH YOU CHAIR, UM, FROM A HELLO? OH, HELLO.

I'M SORRY.

UM, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

AND THIS IS MARY SWEET MARQUIS MOM.

UM, WHILE HE'S RECONNECTING, UM, I CAN ANSWER A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

THE PROPERTY WAS ACTUALLY PURCHASED, UM, SEPTEMBER.

UM, WE DO, THERE IS A MORTGAGE ON THE PROPERTY, UM, AS WELL.

THANK YOU, MR. MR. TONY, YOU WERE SAYING SOMETHING? YES.

A AS I WAS SAYING, THE, UM, LIEN AS SUCH THAT WE HAVE AGAINST, SORRY, THAT, THAT THE CRA HAS AGAINST THE PROPERTY IS IN A, UM, LOWER POSITION, UM, TO THE ITSELF.

RIGHT? RIGHT.

SO, UM, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE PRECEDENCE OVER THE MORTGAGE.

I'M CHAIR, NOT PRIORITY, RIGHT? NO, NO.

PRIORITY.

YOUR WAY DOWN.

AND, AND THEN IN THE TERMS OF THE, UM, PROGRAM, AS LONG AS THE PROPERTY OWNER FULFILLS THE OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE PROGRAM, THE, UH, IT'S REALLY A FORGIVABLE LOAN.

IS IS IT CALLED? IT'S FORGIVABLE.

FORGIVABLE.

SO HE DOESN'T NO, NO.

LET HIM, I I NEED THE LIEN.

THE LIEN IS FORGIVABLE.

CORRECT.

SO IS THERE ANY TIMEFRAME? MADAM CHAIR? THANK YOU.

NO, HE WAS, I WAS, HE WAS STILL TALKING TO ME.

YOU KNOW, ADDRESS EVERYONE.

UHHUH, MR. ATTORNEY? YES, MA'AM.

SO THERE IS NO, YOU SAID IT'S AN, IT'S A FORGIVABLE LOAN.

CORRECT.

IS THERE ANY TIMEFRAME FOR THE FORGIVENESS? UH, HE HAS TO COMPLY.

UH, THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS COMPLY, I THINK FOR THREE YEARS.

THROUGH YOUR MADAM CHAIR.

THREE YEARS.

THANK YOU MR. MARQUIS.

I UNDERSTAND, UM, YOUR MOM SPOKE FOR YOU.

SO CAN WE HEAR FROM

[00:45:01]

YOU SIR? I AM HERE.

OKAY, SO YOU'VE OWNED, SORRY ABOUT THAT.

YOU'VE ONLY FOR THREE MONTHS AND, UM, MOM TOLD US THAT YOU DO HAVE A MORTGAGE ON THE PROPERTY.

YES, I'VE OWNED THE PROPERTY SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2024.

ALRIGHT.

THROUGH YOU MADAM CHAIR.

AND I'M SORRY.

UM, IT'S 31ST AVENUE.

IT'S 39 61 NORTHWEST 31ST AVENUE.

THANK YOU FOR LAUDERDALE LAKES.

THANK YOU, MS. CELESTE.

I WANTED TO ASK MR. UH, JOHNSON, HOW MANY UNITS, MR. JOHNSON, AND ARE THEY ALL OCCUPIED? THERE ARE A TOTAL OF FOUR UNITS AND, UH, ONLY TWO OF THE UNITS ARE OCCUPIED AT THE MOMENT.

ALL RIGHT.

ANY ANNOUNCEMENT? MADAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU MS. CELESTE.

IT WAS, SOMEONE RESPONDED TO IT.

UM, I HAVE NO QUESTIONS OR ANY COMMENTS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COLLEAGUE? MAY I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE? ADAM, CHAIR? YES.

I WOULD LIKE TO BRING CRA RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 0 0 8 TO THE FLOOR FOR APPROVAL.

CHAIR PERSON THOMAS FOR VICE CHAIR HARRISON FOR COMMISSIONER SWELL FOR MOTION PASSES.

[13. ITEMS FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION/ANNOUNCEMENTS]

DISCUSSION.

MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE NO, UM, FUTURE DISCUSSIONS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS AT THIS TIME.

I, I JUST WANT TO, I I SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT IN THE CRA, UM, REPORT.

PLEASE, AS YOU'RE GOING OUTSIDE, TAKE A LOOK AT THE, UM, POSTER ARTWORK DOWNSTAIRS AND MAKE SURE YOU DO YOUR VOTING FROM NOW UNTIL NEXT WEEK, THURSDAY, PLEASE, AND ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO COME AND DO THE SAME.

THERE ARE NO OTHER, UM, PRESSING AGENDA, NEED AND IS ADJOURNED.