Jun 17, 2025 CRA Meetings

PROGRESS.

[1.  CALL TO ORDER]

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GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD MEETING FOR THE CRA ON JUNE 17TH, 2025.

IS NOW CALL TO ORDER.

[2.  ROLL CALL]

VICE CHAIR HARRISON.

SHE'S HERE.

COMMISSIONER SWELL.

PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER EDWARDS PHILLIPS.

HERE.

COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS, CRE.

ADMINISTRATOR HOWARD HERE.

CRE.

ATTORNEY OOD HERE VIRTUALLY.

MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE A QUORUM.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM,

[3.  MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING]

I, I'D LIKE TO BRING ATTENTION TO, UH, THE MINUTES BEFORE I GET A MOTION.

UM, TRAILHEAD PARK, IT WAS STATED THAT MS. DUNMAR STATED THAT THE PARK WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE A SOFT OPENING IN THE RECORD.

IN THE MINUTES.

IT SAYS, MAY I ASK THAT THE CORRECTION BE TO MARCH AND THE NEXT SCHEDULED DATE IS APRIL 22ND.

SO I MAKE A MOTION THAT, UM, AS IT ALL CORRECTION FOR THE CORRECTION.

YES, MADAM CHAIR, I MAKE A MOTION THAT THE MINUTES BE CORRECTED BEFORE WE CAN CONFIRM IT.

WHAT CHAIR PERSON THOMAS FOR? COMMISSIONER SWELL FOR COMMISSIONER EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOR MOTION PASSES.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE? MADAM CHAIR.

A MOTION TO ACCEPT MINUTES.

APRIL 15TH, 2025.

MOTION TO CONFIRM.

ADAM CHAIR AS AMENDED.

AS AMENDED.

CHAIRPERSON THOMAS FOR COMMISSIONER SWELL FOR COMMISSIONER EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOR MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? MADAM, MADAM CHAIR AT THIS TIME, THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM, AT

[5.  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT]

MADAM CHAIR, THANK YOU, ADMINISTRATOR.

GOOD AF GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR COMMISSIONERS, CA ATTORNEY VIRTUALLY CRA ADMINISTRATOR, CA SECRETARY AGAIN FOR THE RECORD.

CELESTE DUNMORE, CRA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

I WOULD LIKE TO SUMMARIZE THE ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE OCCURRED DURING THE MONTH OF MAY.

AND OF COURSE, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I AM HERE TO RESPOND ACCORDINGLY.

AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING, THE CRA BOARD APPROVED TWO APPLICATIONS THROUGH THE RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.

WE HAVE ISSUED THE NOTICE TO PROCEED FOR THOSE HOMES.

ONE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE 31ST AVENUE AREA AND AS YOU KNOW, WE EXPANDED THE PROGRAM TO NORTHWEST 43RD AND THAT IS SOUTH OF OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD.

THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT HAS STARTED AND SO WE EXPECT THAT WITHIN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS WE WILL HAVE THE REIMBURSEMENT READY FOR THAT PARTICULAR APPLICANT.

BOTH OF THEM ARE, ARE INTERESTED IN REPLACING THEIR ROOF, REPAINTING DRIVE, HAVING A NEW DRIVEWAY, UM, INSTALLING NEW WINDOWS AND DOORS.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO GIVING YOU THE POSITIVE NEWS AT THE NEXT MEETING, WHICH IS IN JULY.

THANK YOU FOR THE COMMUNITY POLICING INITIATIVE.

WE HAVE WORKED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

AS YOU KNOW, AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM, THERE IS COLLABORATION WITH CODE COMPLIANCE AND SO THE TEAMS FROM THE COMMUNITY POLICING UNIT AS WELL AS CODE COMPLIANCE ARE SCHEDULED TO MEET, TO GO OVER CERTAIN INITIATIVES THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO CONDUCT OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

AND OF COURSE, WE WILL REPORT BACK TO LET YOU KNOW HOW WE'RE PROGRESSING WITH THOSE INITIATIVES.

IN THE MEANTIME, THE CAPTAIN, CAPTAIN PHILLIPS BSO, CAPTAIN AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING DISCUSSIONS WITH SOME OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS JUST TO EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM AND TO ADDRESS ANY OVERWHELMING ISSUES THAT THEY MAY HAVE.

AND SO WE PLAN TO EXPAND OUR OUTREACH AND OF COURSE INCLUDE OUR CRE ADMINISTRATOR FOR

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THE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE MENTIONED THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON, THERE'S FOUR.

THE FIRST IS THE COMPREHENSIVE GATEWAY AND WAY FINDING SIGNAGE.

AS YOU KNOW, WE WERE GIVEN DIRECTION TO REDESIGN THE SIGNS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE, AND SO WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO A CONSULTANT WHO HAS GIVEN US THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING A CONCEPT AS WELL AS GIVING US THE DESIGN AND THE CONSTRUCTION PLANS.

AND THOSE PLANS WILL BE USED TO IDENTIFY A CONTRACTOR TO, UM, CONSTRUCT THE SIGNS.

SO WE ARE NOT READY YET TO PRESENT THAT, WHAT WE CALL A TASK ORDER OR A PROPOSAL TO YOU.

HOWEVER, WE PLAN TO DO THAT AT THE NEXT MEETING.

WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED THE SIGNS THAT ARE NECESSARY AND TO COME UP WITH THE OVERALL SCOPE SO THAT ONCE WE START THE PROJECT, WE WILL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT FAIRLY QUICKLY.

AND FOR THE NORTHWEST 31ST AVENUE BUFFER WALL, WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS ON 31ST AVENUE, OR I'M SORRY, 30TH TERRACE AS OUR FIRST STEP.

SO FAR, WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO HALF OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS OR THEY, WE'VE REACHED OUT TO ALL OF THEM.

HOWEVER, HALF OF THEM HAVE REACHED OUT TO US TO PROVIDE THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION AND WE'VE BEEN SHARING INFORMATION.

IT IS OUR GOAL BY THE END OF JULY TO REACH OUT TO ALL OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS SO THAT WE CAN PROCEED WITH WORKING WITH THEM TO SECURE THE AGREEMENTS AND ALL THE OTHER STEPS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO GET THEIR SUPPORT.

MADAM CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO STOP THERE AND RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS.

I HAVE OTHER ACTIVITIES TO DISCUSS AS WELL, BUT I WANTED TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? I HAVE NONE.

OKAY.

YOU MAY CONTINUE.

THANK YOU.

JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE VICE CHAIR EASTERN HARRISON.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR.

AS YOU KNOW, AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING, WE WANTED TO DISCUSS THE RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM COLOR PALETTE.

THAT WAS A DISCUSSION THAT COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS WANTED TO HAVE WITH THE BOARD.

HOWEVER, SHE IS UNABLE TO MAKE IT TODAY.

SO I ASK KINDLY IF IT'S OKAY WITH THE BOARD THAT WE MOVE THAT PARTICULAR ITEM TO THE NEXT MEETING.

UNLESS YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS IT TODAY, COLLEAGUES FINE WITH ME.

FINE WITH ME.

BE REMOVED.

YES, WE CAN HAVE IT REMOVED.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.

THE NEXT ACTIVITY I WANTED TO DISCUSS IS THE CHILDREN'S GARDEN.

I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE.

AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING, YOU PROVIDED CONSENSUS FOR US TO WORK ALONG WITH THE SCHOOLS IN ORDER TO DISTRIBUTE THE ITEMS THAT ARE WITHIN THE GARDEN.

I WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT THERE WERE THREE SCHOOLS THAT EXPRESSED INTEREST AND THEY CAME AND THEY GOT THE ITEMS FROM THE GARDEN CENTRAL CHARTERS, ST.

HELEN'S AND ORLE ELEMENTARY.

UH, THERE ARE OTHERS THAT WE REACHED OUT TO.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE REACHED OUT TO ALL OF THE SCHOOLS.

AND SO AS IT STANDS, THERE IS AN UPDATED REPORT THAT GIVES YOU A CHART THAT GIVES YOU AN IDEA AS TO ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE DISTRIBUTED.

WHAT YOU SEE IN YELLOW REFLECTS A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF ITEMS THAT ARE LEFT WITHIN A GARDEN FOR SCHOOLS.

BUT WHAT I WANTED TO CALL TO YOUR ATTENTION IS WE HAVE OVER 2,700 CINDER BLOCKS THAT WE HAVE TO GIVE AWAY BECAUSE WE HAVE NO USE FOR THEM.

I KNOW THE CITY HAS ACCEPTED AS MUCH AS THEY NEED ON THEIR END.

SO IF IT'S OKAY, MADAM CHAIR, IF THERE'S CONSENSUS, I WOULD LIKE TO REACH OUT TO THE PUBLIC TO OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO GET THE CINDER BLOCK SO THAT THEY CAN START THEIR OWN.

OR IF THEY ALSO WANT TO GET SOME SOIL, WE HAVE SOIL IN THE BEDS.

IF THEY WANNA PICK UP SOIL, WE WILL HAVE A SPECIFIC DAY OR DATES LINED UP.

AND WE WERE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO COME ON THOSE DATES.

AND OUR GOAL IS TO CLOSE OUT THE, THE GARDEN TO THE PUBLIC AT THE END OF JUNE.

HOWEVER, WE KNOW THAT WE MAY HAVE TO EXTEND THAT TO OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY TO THE PUBLIC TO PICK UP THE CINDER BLOCKS AS WELL AS TO GET SOIL.

AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO BRING THEIR OWN BAGS TO BAG THE SOIL, BUT CONSENSUS WOULD BE NEEDED FROM THE BOARD.

MADAM CHAIR,

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UM, THANK YOU CELESTE.

I I'M CURRENTLY WORKING WITH, UH, PARK LAKES.

I'M NOT SURE HOW WE'RE REACHING OUT TO THEM, BUT THEY ARE INTERESTED.

I I THINK THEY MAY ALSO BE INTERESTED IN NOT JUST THE TOOLS, BUT THE SOIL AS WELL.

AND, UM, I, I SPOKE WITH BOYD ANDERSON.

I KNOW I DIDN'T GET WITH YOU, BUT, UM, THEY ARE INTERESTED.

I DON'T KNOW WHO WAS REACHED OUT TO OR WHATNOT, MAYBE IT JUST DIDN'T GET BACK TO 'EM, BUT I SPOKE WITH THE PRINCIPAL.

THEY, THEY HAVE A GARDEN THERE AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE INTERESTED IN, UM, UH, RESTARTING THE GARDEN OR REVITALIZING IT, WHAT HAVE YOU.

PARK LAKES DOES NOT HAVE A GARDEN.

THEY'RE INTERESTED IN STARTING ONE.

OKAY.

UM, THERE WAS ANOTHER SCHOOL.

WHICH SCHOOL DID WE READ AT THE OTHER DAY WHEN WE SAW THEIR GARDEN WITH THE TREE? THEY, THEY OREO? IS THAT OR THEY HAVE A GREAT GARDEN.

OKAY.

THAT'S ON HERE.

YEAH.

SO AS LONG AS THEY'RE NOT LEFT.

OH, YEAH.

THAT WAS ONE OF THE SCHOOLS.

YEAH.

SO ALONG WITH ST.

HELEN AND, AND, UM, IMAGINE CHARTER.

SO I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT THOSE ARE SOME SCHOOLS THAT, UM, HAVE EXPRESSED INTERESTS, AT LEAST TO ME.

AND HOWEVER I CAN SHARE THOSE CONTACTS WITH YOU, I CAN THROUGH YOU, MADAM CHAIR, IF Y'ALL WILL ALLOW ME TO NAME DROP, I WILL CERTAINLY DO THAT AND REACH OUT TO THOSE SCHOOLS.

THANK YOU.

MADAM CHAIR.

YES.

YES.

I JUST WANT TO LET US KNOW THAT OREO HAS A WONDERFUL GARDEN.

A GARDEN THAT IS FULL OF WHATEVER IT IS THAT THEY PLANTED AND IS READY FOR HARVESTING.

SO WHATEVER TOOLS THAT WE CAN DONATE TO THEM TO ASSIST THEM IN CONTINUING AND GROWING THEIR GARDEN WILL BE VERY BENEFICIAL.

IT WILL BE A, IT IS A LEARNING ACTIVITY FOR THE KIDS.

IT, IT, IT ENCOMPASSES MATH BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO ADD AND SUBTRACT AND DIVIDE IT.

IT, UH, GEOMETRY, WHETHER IT'S A SQUARE RECTANGLE.

SO ABSOLUTELY WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO ENHANCE THEIR GARDEN AND THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL OF THE SCHOOLS IN PARTICULAR, OREO BECAUSE THEY HAVE A VERY, VERY ACTIVE GARDEN AT THIS TIME.

THANK YOU.

ONE QUICK QUESTION.

THANK YOU.

IF I MAY THROUGH YOU, UM, WHICH SCHOOLS IN THE CITY ARE WITHIN OUR CRA DISTRICT? I DON'T THINK ANY DO YOU MADAM CHAIR? YES.

PART LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ST.

HELEN'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL.

FORT LAUDERDALE PREPARATORY SCHOOL.

CENTRAL.

CENTRAL CHARTER.

AND I BELIEVE THAT'S IT.

OKAY.

BUT PLEASE NOTE THAT WE'RE REACHING OUT TO ALL OF THE SCHOOLS.

YEAH, YEAH.

NO, I, I I WAS ASKING BECAUSE I, I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE, THERE MIGHT BE SOME FOR FUTURE PROJECTS WE CAN CONSIDER SCHOOLS AS WE DEVELOP THE DISTRICT.

WHAT, WHAT ROLE THE SCHOOL PLAYS WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

THAT WAS ALL.

YES.

MS. MADAM CHAIRMAN.

YES.

MS. CELESTE, WHERE TRAILHEAD PARK IS, AND OREO IS JUST ACROSS THE STREET.

OREO IS NOT IN CRA DISTRICT THAT IT STOPS AT TRAILHEAD PARK THROUGH YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

IT STOPS AT THE HOME THAT ABUTS THE SCHOOL ACROSS FROM THE TRAIL TRAILHEAD PARK.

YES.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

MADAM CHAIR.

YES, I WOULD.

THOUSAND MM-HMM .

YOU MAY CONTINUE.

MS. CELESTE, MADAM CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO GET CONSENSUS FROM THE CRA BOARD TO ALLOW THE PUBLIC AND OPPORTUNITY TO PICK UP THE CINDER BLOCKS AS WELL AS SOUL.

YES, YES, YES.

I'M OKAY WITH THAT.

YES, WITH PLEASURE, MY DEAR.

I'LL BE OUT THERE PICKING UP.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ONE SECOND.

YES.

UM, SO HOW, WHAT, WHAT'S THE STRATEGY ON GETTING THE WORD OUT FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? HOW DO WE USUALLY GO ABOUT WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS? THROUGH YOUR MADAM CHAIR.

WE WILL USE OUR, OUR USUAL APPROACH BY WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR PRO DEPARTMENT.

AND IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER EXPANDED OUTREACH EFFORTS WE CAN DO, WE'LL CERTAINLY LOOK INTO THAT AS, AS WELL.

I FIND WHAT SEEMS TO WORK OUT OF ALL OF THE EFFORTS IS THE LAKES ALERT.

THAT SEEMS TO BE PRETTY EFFECTIVE WHEN IT COMES TO DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD OR DISTRIBUTION OF OTHER THINGS.

BUT THAT DOESN'T SAY THAT'S ALL WE'RE DOING, BUT TYPICALLY THAT'S THE ONE THAT REALLY GETS EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

AND THROUGH YOU, MADAM CHAIR, WE WILL DO THAT FOR AS MANY DAYS AS WE CAN, UM, EVEN ON A WEEKEND, BECAUSE FOR SOME PEOPLE IT MAY BE MORE CONVENIENT TO COME ON A WEEKEND.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

YOU MAY CONTINUE.

THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU.

BOARD

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THE LAST ACTIVITY HAS, HAS TO DO WITH ADOPT A PARK.

AS YOU NOTICE, CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES HAS AN ADOPT A PARK PROGRAM WHERE THEY WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH ORGANIZATIONS.

AND THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE ABLE TO DESIGNATE A PARTICULAR PARK UPON APPROVAL FROM THE CITY IN ORDER TO HELP TO MAINTAIN A CLEAN PARK.

SO THEY DO THINGS SUCH AS PICKING UP TRASH, MULCHING, WEEDING, PLANTING FLOWERS, COVERING UP GRAFFITI OR REPORTING ANY GRAFFITI THAT'S THERE.

BUT ESSENTIALLY, IF THERE ARE ANY OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK WITH THAT ORGANIZATION OR COMPANY TO PROVIDE SPONSORSHIPS, THAT IS PART OF THE PROGRAM AS WELL.

SO ONCE THEY'RE APPROVED, THERE'S SIGNAGE THAT REFLECTS THAT PARTICULAR COMPANY'S NAME.

AND THEN OF COURSE, THEY WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY IN ORDER TO CHOOSE A SUITABLE DATE OR DATES IN ORDER FOR THEM TO GO OUT AND TO CLEAN THE PARKS FOR THE TRAILHEAD PARK.

THAT IS OWNED BY THE CRA.

AND BECAUSE OF THAT, THERE ARE GUIDELINES THAT SAYS THE CRA HAS TO PROVIDE APPROVAL OR SUPPORT FOR AN APPLICANT WHO WANTS TO ADOPT THE TRAILHEAD PARK.

THERE IS AN APPLICANT, IT IS THE KIWANIS CLUB OF LAUDERDALE LAKES.

THIS PARTICULAR ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN IN THE CITY, INVOLVED IN THE CITY, ACTIVE IN THE CITY FOR OVER 10 YEARS.

THEY'VE CONDUCTED EVENTS SUCH AS SAVE A LIFE, BLOOD PRESSURE CHECK AT BRAD MEAT AND FISH.

AND THEY'VE HAD VARIOUS READING SESSIONS AT DAYCARE CENTERS WITHIN THE CITY ON A REGULAR BASIS.

AND THEY'VE ALSO PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO OUR BA BOARD ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OVER THE YEARS.

THEY ARE INTERESTED MADAM CHAIR IN ADOPTING THE TRAILHEAD PARK.

AND CONS CONSIST CONSENSUS WOULD BE NEEDED FROM THE BOARD.

ONCE THE BOARD PROVIDES THAT, THEN WE WILL IN TURN COMMUNICATE WITH THE CITY TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THE CRA IS SUPPORTIVE OF THIS PARTICULAR APPLICANT.

UM, MAD CHAIR? YES, MS. CELESTE, HOW WOULD THE BOARD GO ABOUT DOING THIS? BE THROUGH YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

BECAUSE THE OFFICIAL INFORMAL ADOPTION IS DONE ON THE CITY.

MM-HMM .

SIDE, THE CRA CAN PROVIDE CONSENSUS TO ALLOW THE, UH, KIWANIS CLUB OF LAUDERDALE LAKES TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKE.

MADAM CHAIR AGAIN, MS. ES, LET'S SAY RIGHT NOW WE ONLY HAVE ONE, WHICH IS THE KIWANIS CLUB.

IF ANOTHER ENTITY COMES, WHAT WOULD WE, HOW WOULD WE HANDLE IT? THROUGH YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

WHAT I CAN SAY IS, AT THIS POINT, THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO HAVE APPLIED FOR MM-HMM .

THE ADOPTION OF THE HEAD PARK.

THEY WILL SERVE FOR A YEAR, AND UNLESS SOMETHING HAPPENS AFTER THE YEAR CEASES, THEN THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EITHER SOMEONE OR FOR THEM TO CONTINUE.

SO ANOTHER ORGANIZATION OR FOR THE KIWANIS TO CONTINUE.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

SORRY, GO AHEAD.

IS THERE A FEE FOR THAT FOR APPLICATE? APPLYING MADAM CHAIR? I HAVE NOT SEEN A FEE ON THE CITY SIDE.

IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THERE ISN'T A FEE.

I HAVE NOT SEEN THAT.

I KNOW THERE ARE A NUMBER OF RESPONSIBILITIES THAT THEY HAVE FOR THEM, AND IT'S MORE SO RELATED TO THE MAINTENANCE OF THE PARK AND A POTENTIAL SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY.

OKAY.

THANK YOU MADAM.

UM, CELESTE, UM, WITH THE, SO, SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE CRA BOARD MAKES THE RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION, UM, THAT THEY WOULD RECOMMEND THIS BE A GOOD PERSON TO CHOOSE THROUGH YOUR MADAM CHAIR.

SO THE CRA WILL PROVIDE THAT CONSENSUS AND THEN WE WOULD IN TURN, COMMUNICATE WITH THE CITY TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THIS IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT'S SUPPORTED FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE TRAILHEAD PARK.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

MADAM CHAIR? YES.

THANK YOU.

MS. ES.

SOME OF THE OUTLINE ACTIVITIES THAT THE KIWANIS CLUB OF LAUDERDALE LAKES IS PROPOSING IS MAKE SURE LIT IS PICKED UP, THE PARK IS CLEAN, AND TO NOTIFY THE CITY WITHIN ONE MONTH OF THE SCHEDULE EVENT ITSELF.

WILL THEY PROVIDE THEIR OWN PICKUP STICKS? UM, VESTS THAT, LIKE WHEN, UM, WE PARTICIPATE

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THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING ALL THE MATERIAL THAT'S NECESSARY IN ORDER FOR THEM TO, TO CLEAN UP THE PARKS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU.

MM-HMM .

ALRIGHT, MS. CELESTE, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE FOR YOUR REPORT AT THIS TIME OTHER THAN, UM, GETTING CONSENSUS? OTHER THAN GETTING A RESPONSE? I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO REPORT.

YES, COLLEAGUES? YES.

YES.

MADAM CHAIR.

YES.

MS. CELESTE, I'M LOOKING NOW ON CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, AND YOU MENTIONED THIS INCLUDES EXPENDITURES RELATED TO THE SOMERSET ROUNDABOUT PROJECT.

WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT THERE YET.

WE'RE GETTING, OH, WE'RE NOT THERE AS YET.

WE'RE GETTING CONSENSUS FOR APPROVAL ON THE KIWANIS CLUB.

OH, GO AHEAD.

OKAY.

I'M IN FAVOR.

OKAY.

I'M IN FAVOR.

THANK YOU.

I'M ALSO IN FAVOR.

THANK YOU.

I, UM, CAN I SAY SOMETHING THROUGH YOU, MADAM CHAIR? YES.

I JUST WANNA SAY THE, THE KIWANIS CLUB HAS BEEN VERY ENGAGED IN THE CITY.

I, MYSELF HAS BEEN VERY IMPRESSED WITH THEIR WORK.

THEY, THEY DO.

UM, AND THEY DO GREAT READINGS AT OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS.

SO I THINK, UH, MY COLLEAGUE, CHAIRWOMAN THOMAS HAS BEEN TO ONE RECENTLY.

THEY SHOUT YOU OUT IN A GROUP CHAT LIKE YOU'RE A CELEBRITY.

IT'S PRETTY COOL.

BUT I, I, I KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE'S LISTENING, BUT I REALLY WANT TO TAKE THE MOMENT TO REALLY THANK THE QUAIS CLUB FOR ALL THEY DO.

THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

BOARD MEMBERS.

AND JUST KNOW THAT THERE'S ONE MORE STEP, WHICH IS TO TAKE IT BEFORE THE CITY, AND THAT WILL BE HANDLED BY OUR CR ADMINISTRATOR SLASH CITY MANAGER SLASH EVERYTHING.

THANK YOU AGAIN, MADAM CHAIR.

MS. LIST, HOW, WHAT TIMEFRAME ARE YOU LOOKING ON NOW? THROUGH YOUR MADAM CHAIR.

THAT WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE DESIGNATED, UM, DEPARTMENT HEAD AS TO WHEN, BUT IF YOU HAVE A PARTICULAR TIMEFRAME IN MIND, I CAN CERTAINLY LET THEM KNOW.

ONLY THAT I WOULD HOPE THAT IT'S BEFORE THE ENDING OF THE YEAR.

NO, I DON'T REALLY.

THANK YOU, MS. CELESTE ? YES, WE DO HOPE IT'S BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.

THANK YOU.

DULY NOTE IT.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, UM,

[6.  FINANCE DIRECTOR REPORT]

FINANCE, FINANCE DIRECTOR REPORT, CRA ADMINISTRATIVE THROUGH YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

ITEM NUMBER SIX, A CR RESOLUTION 2025 DASH NINE RATIFYING THE CITY'S MANAGER'S FILING OF THE AGENCY'S FISCAL YEAR 2025, PERIOD SEVEN AND EIGHT.

AND I BELIEVE THAT MR. HAGER, MR. HAGOOD? MR. HAGOOD, I CAN'T HEAR YOU.

UNMUTE, PLEASE.

OKAY.

CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? THANK YOU.

OKAY.

VERY GOOD.

UM, CRA RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 10 A RESOLUTION OF THE LAUDERDALE LAKES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE COMMERCIAL.

OH, I GOT THE WRONG ONE.

OH, OKAY.

SORRY.

THIS IS SIX EIGHT, SORRY.

AND THIS IS RESOLUTION 2025 DASH NINE.

A RESOLUTION OF THE LAUDERDALE LAKES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, RATIFIED THE CITY MANAGER'S FILING OF THE AGENCY'S FISCAL YEAR 2025 PERIOD, PERIOD SEVEN AND EIGHT FINANCIAL ACTIVITY REPORTS AS PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONFORMING TO THE AGENCY'S ADOPTED FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES AND FISCAL POLICIES.

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

MAY I HAVE A MOTION? COLLEAGUES? I MOVE THAT WE, UM, MADAM CHAIR? YES.

UH, I MOVE THAT WE BRING RESOLUTION 2 0 2 5 DASH ZERO NINE TO THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.

VICE CHAIR HARRISON.

FOR COMMISSIONER SWELL FOR COMMISSIONER EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOR CHAIR PERSON THOMAS FOR MOTION PASSES.

MAD ADMINISTRATOR, THIS RESOLUTION SERVES TO RATIFY THE APRIL AND MAY, 2025 FISCAL ACTIVITY REPORTS AND MS. BOBBY WILLIAMS

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MADAM CHAIR, MS. BOBBY.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

UH, UH, MADAM, UH, DIRECTOR, UH, VICE CHAIR.

EXCUSE ME.

GOOD EVENING.

UH, MADAM CHAIR, VICE CHAIR REMAINING BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OUR CRE ATTORNEY, THE ADMINISTRATOR, OUR, UH, SECRETARY, AND AS WELL AS OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

UH, GOOD EVENING.

I'M BOBBY WILLIAMS, THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR THE CITY.

AND TONIGHT WE DO HAVE TWO FINANCIAL REPORTS, UH, FOR THE MONTH OF MAY AND THE MONTH OF APRIL.

AS YOU KNOW, LAST MONTH WE DID NOT HAVE A, UH, BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING.

THEREFORE, TONIGHT YOU'LL HAVE, UH, TWO REPORTS TO RATIFY.

IF IT'LL BE OKAY FOR THE BOARD.

I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS ONLY THE MAS REPORT AT IT, AS IT DOES ENCOMPASS THE APRIL'S REPORT AS WELL.

MS. BOBBY, I, I KNOW THAT, UM, IT'S A BIT TIRESOME, BUT COULD YOU DO BOTH FOR US JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE AREAS PLEASE? ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU.

ABSOLUTELY.

I'LL START WITH THE APRIL, THE APRIL'S REPORT.

UH, THIS, THIS REPORT IS, YOU SHOULD HAVE A, A HARD COPY OF BOTH THE MAY REPORT AND THE APRIL REPORT, ALONG WITH THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARIES FOR BOTH.

OKAY.

SO FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL REPRESENTING, UM, THE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE SEVENTH PERIOD OF THE FISCAL YEAR, UH, WE ARE AT A 58% TARGET.

UH, IN TERMS OF THE, I LIKE TO START WITH THE CASH MANAGEMENT.

THAT'LL BE OKAY.

I KNOW USUALLY WE KIND OF BLOW THROUGH IT BECAUSE WE DO IT AT THE END, BUT IF IT WOULD BE OKAY, I'LL START WITH THE CASH MANAGE CASH MANAGEMENT UPFRONT.

UH, FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL THROUGH APRIL 30TH, UH, THE CRA'S BANK OF AMERICA ACCOUNT OR TRUST FUND, UH, WAS 24.6 MILLION, ALONG WITH THE, UH, TRUIST ACCOUNT AT 244,000 TOTALING, UH, TOTAL CASH BALANCE OF $24.9 MILLION, UH, REPRESENTING A MUCH HIGHER AVAILABLE BALANCE, UH, COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, UH, AT APRIL 30TH.

UH, KEEPING IN MIND THAT WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN AUDIT.

UH, SO ONCE WE KNOW WHAT THE CRA OWES TO THE CITY, UH, THIS AMOUNT WILL DECREASE IN TERMS OF THE REVENUE FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL.

THE CRA HAS COLLECTED $5.7 MILLION, REPRESENTING 31.2% OF THE, OF THE BUDGET.

THE CRA HAS COLLECTED JUST ALMOST 100% OF THE TIF OR THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING FROM THE, FROM THE FOUR AGENCIES, TOTALING $5.5 MILLION.

AND ALSO WE'VE COLLECTED $186,000 IN INTEREST EARNINGS, UH, WELL OVER A HUNDRED PERCENT, UH, FOR A TOTAL OF 31.2%.

IN TERMS OF THE EXPENDITURES, THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES THROUGH THE MONTH OF APRIL IS $2.7 MILLION, OR EQUIVALENT TO JUST 15% OF THE, THE BUDGET.

UH, SOME OF THE EXPENDITURES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE, THE OPERATING COSTS OR THE PERSONNEL SERVICES INCLUDE, UH, JUST THE, UH, EXPENDITURES FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE TRAILHEAD PARK, YOUR LEGAL SERVICES, SOME REDEVELOPMENT MODIFICATION PLAN EXPENDITURES, UM, TRAINING AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT.

AND, AND OF COURSE, UH, THE, UH, BSO COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAM WAS, UH, EXECUTED OR IMPLEMENTED.

AND SO THROUGH THE MONTH OF APRIL, WE'VE SPENT A $158,000 TOWARDS THAT, UH, THAT INITIATIVES.

IN TERMS OF THE CAPITAL OUTLAY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, THE CRA EXPENDED JUST 7.6% OF THE BUDGET.

UM, HOWEVER, WE DO ANTICIPATE, UH, THROUGHOUT THE REMAINING MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR THAT WE WILL EXPEND JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE IN TERMS OF, UH, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.

IN TERMS OF THE OPERATING, EXCUSE ME, THE NON-OPERATING EXPENDITURES FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, UH, THE CRA EXPENDED $1.7 MILLION, AND THAT'S INCLUSIVE OF THE PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE, UH, CRA HOME BUYER PURCHASE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, THE COMMERCIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, AND THE RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMS. AT THIS TIME, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS RELATED TO THE APRIL'S REPORT? ANY QUESTIONS, COLLEAGUE? NO.

YOU HAD A QUESTION EARLIER? YES, I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE SOMERSET ROUNDABOUT PROJECT.

IT SAYS THIS INCLUDES EXPENDITURES RELATED TO THE SOMERSET.

WELL, THAT'S A-C-I-P-I SUPPOSE.

UM, WHAT, WHAT'S YOUR QUESTION? NO, DON'T WORRY.

I REALIZE THAT MAYBE SOMETIMES YOU JUMP THE GUN.

OKAY.

I RETRACT THE QUESTION.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

CONTINUOUS, UH, IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTION? QUESTIONS? NO QUESTION CONTINUE,

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UM, SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE, UH, MAYS REPORT, WHICH IS REFLECTIVE OF THE EIGHTH MONTH OF THE FISCAL YEAR THROUGH MAY 31ST.

AND ONCE AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO START WITH THE CASH MANAGEMENT.

UH, THE CRA BALANCE AS OF MAY 31ST WAS $24.5 MILLION, AND INCLUDING THE, UH, TRUIST ACCOUNT AT $244,000, ONCE AGAIN, UH, FOR A TOTAL AVAILABLE BALANCE AT THE MONTH OF APRIL TO BE $24.8 MILLION.

UH, ONCE AGAIN, THE, UH, FISCAL YEAR 2024 IS, UH, AUDIT IS ONGOING.

UH, WE DO ANTICIPATE THIS, UH, AVAILABLE CASH BALANCE TO DECREASE AS THE CRA DOES OWE THE CITY.

UM, SOME, UM, SOME CASH, BUT ALSO TO THE BALANCE.

IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN, UH, THE AVAILABLE BALANCE IN THIS, UH, SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.

MOVING ON TO THE REVENUE, MUCH LIKE THE APRIL'S REPORT, UH, THERE ARE NO CHANGES IN THE TIF COLLECTION AS WE'VE ALREADY COLLECTED, UH, A HUNDRED PERCENT OR CLOSE TO 100% OF THE BUDGET AT $5.5 MILLION.

AND YOU'LL SEE THE INTEREST EARNINGS IS, UH, CONSTANTLY INCREASING AT $876,000 FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, UH, AS LONG AS THE CASH BALANCES REMAIN HIGH.

TYPICALLY, WE TEND TO COLLECT A LOT OF, UH, A LOT OF INTEREST EARNINGS, UM, OVER THE, OVER THE MONTH, UH, STILL AT $31.2 MILLION, I'M SORRY, 31.2% SPENT, THOUGH, UH, IN TERMS OF THE EXPENDITURES, UH, THE EXPENDITURES FOR THE CRA IS $2.8 MILLION THROUGH THE MONTH OF MAY 31ST, UH, TOTALING 15.5% OF THE BUDGET, WHICH IS ONLY A 0.5% FROM THE MONTHS PRIOR REPORT.

AGAIN, SOME OF THE EXPENDITURES INCLUDE THE LEGAL SERVICES, SOME OF THE REDEVELOPMENT EX EXPENDITURES.

IT INCLUDES YOUR BSO COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAM.

IT INCLUDES, OF COURSE, YOUR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE STAFF AND, YOU KNOW, SOME SMALL OFFICE SUPPLIES.

IN TERMS OF THE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, THERE WAS NO CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR MONTHS.

WE'RE STILL AT 7.6% SPENT.

UH, ONCE AGAIN, WE DO ANTICIPATE THE CRA TO, UH, MAKE, MAKE SOME MOVEMENTS ON SOME CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.

IN TERMS OF THE NON-OPERATING, UH, NO, NO REAL CHANGES.

IT WAS STILL AT $1.7 MILLION SPENT IN THE NON-OPERATING.

AND AGAIN, THOSE ARE INCLUSIVE OF YOUR ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE HOME BUYER PURCHASE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, THE COMMERCIAL FACADE PROGRAM, AND THE RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM AT THIS TIME.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THE MAY REPORT FOR THE CRA? UH, NOT, NOT, UM, JUST A QUESTION HERE.

I I'M LOOKING PERHAPS IN WITH THE OPERATING EXPENSE FROM, UM, APRIL TO MAY.

UM, THERE'S LIKE A DIFFERENCE OF ABOUT 40 SOMETHING THOUSAND DOLLARS.

UM, IS IT POSSIBLE BECAUSE WE SEE ELEVATION TO, DOES THAT SHOW ON THE FULL OVERALL UNADJUSTED AND UNAUDITED? IT DOES NOT LIKE WHAT IS UP, LIKE YOU WOULD DO WITH THE COMMISSION, WHAT WENT UP IN THAT SECTION OF OPERATING EXPENSES? BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING AT 1 58 0 2 6, AND THEN IN THE MONTH OF MAY, WE HAVE 2 10, 7 0 1 AND I KNOW ADDITION.

SO COULD YOU, UH, FOR INSTANCE, THE NEXT TIME WE RECEIVE A REPORT, LIKE ARROW, WHAT WENT UP IF EVERYTHING WENT UP OR JUST SOME THINGS REMAINED THE SAME.

OKAY.

UM, THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE I LOOKED AT.

SO YOU SAID WITH THE INTEREST EARNING, WE ARE STILL AT THE SAME FOR 180 6, 7 91.

IS THAT CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE HAVE BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT? CRA MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES, UH, THROUGH YOU, MADAM CHAIR? DO YOU MEAN THE, THE BUDGET AS COMPARED TO THE BUDGET, RIGHT.

WITHIN THE BUDGET? RIGHT.

SO, SO KEEP IN MIND THAT WE, WE BUDGET VERY CONSERVATIVELY MM-HMM .

AND WE, WE BUDGET FOR, UH, INTEREST EARNINGS TO BE, UH, VERY, UH, JUST CONSERVATIVE BECAUSE INTEREST EARNING IS A VOLATILE TYPE OF REVENUE.

UH, ONE MONTH YOU CAN EARN 4% AND THE NEXT MONTH YOU'RE EARNING 0.0001%.

UM, SO WE TEND TO BUDGET VERY CONSERVATIVELY, AND THAT'S WHY THE ACTUALS ARE, ARE EXTENDING, UH, FAR OVER THE, OVER THE BUDGET.

OKAY.

BUT THAT'S A GOOD THING.

RIGHT.

UM, SOME OF THE EXPENDITURES THAT DO OCCUR OVER, OVER THE PERIOD OF ONE MONTH, UH, ARE RELATED TO THE PORTAL.

PORTABLE TOILETS AT THE, UM, THE CHILDREN'S GARDENS, OF COURSE, THE, UH, UTILITIES FOR THE CRA BUILDINGS, WHICH JUST THE WATER BILL, THE, UM, ELECTRIC BILLS.

WE, WE

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WE ALSO HAVE, WE HAVE SOME FENCE REPAIR AND SOME LAWN MAINTENANCE TYPE OF EXPENDITURES FOR THE MONTH OF, FOR THE MONTH OF MAY.

SO THOSE ARE TYPICAL EXPENDITURES THAT YOU'RE GONNA SEE EVERY MONTH.

SO WHEN I DO THIS REPORT, YOU WANT ME TO JUST GIVE YOU JUST A RUNDOWN OF SOME OF THE NEWER TYPE OF EXPENDITURES? THANK YOU.

UM, YEAH, BECAUSE WHEN YOU SAY FENCE, DO WE HAVE A FENCE AMOUNT EACH MONTH? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? BECAUSE I'M JUST HEARING THOSE ARE THE TYPICAL, UH, BUT PUTTING IN A FENCE IS NOT A TYPICAL, YOU KNOW, ONCE YOU PUT THAT IN, UM, THAT SHOULD LAST FOR SIR, IF YOU DID APPROPRIATIONS RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, SO I'M, I WAS JUST LISTENING TO WHAT YOU WERE SAYING, MS. BOBBY.

SO UNDERSTAND JUST TO THOSE THAT INCREASE OR THOSE ADDITION THAT WERE ADDED IN, UM, TO PUT WHETHER ARROW OR THESE ARE THE INCREASES.

SO WE HAVE AN IDEA.

NO PROBLEM.

COLLEAGUES.

THAT'S A EASY FIX.

NO, I JUST, OKAY.

NO, NO QUESTION, BUT, UH, AN OBSERVATION.

MADAM CHAIRMAN? YES.

THANK YOU, MS. BOBBY, IF YOU DON'T MIND, PLEASE.

UNDER CRA CASH MANAGEMENT, EVEN THOUGH IT IS ON THE BACK OF THE SECOND PAGE FOR THE TOTAL FOR BANK OF AMERICA AND FOR TRUIST, THE 24 8 11 5 5 9.

ON YOUR SUMMARY ON THE FRONT SHEET, WOULD YOU JUST, UM, ITEMIZE HOW MUCH IS WHAT, HOW MUCH IS VANCOUVER AMERICA? HOW MUCH IS TRUE EVEN THOUGH IT'S ON THE BACK, THE WAY THAT YOU DO THE REST OF YOUR SUMMARY, YOU SUMMARIZE YOUR REVENUES, YOU SUMMARIZE YOUR EXPENSES AND YOUR CASH MANAGEMENT ON THE FRONT, AND THEN YOU HAVE IT ON THE BACK.

SO ONCE WE READ IT, WE'LL READ THAT BANK OF AMERICA HAS, ONCE WE INITIALLY READ IT, WE'LL KNOW THAT BANK OF AMERICA HAS X NUMBER OF DOLLARS AND TWO SAYS X NUMBER DOLLARS.

YOU MADAM CHAIR? YES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

ANY, ANY OTHER MY COLLEAGUES? UM, NO, NO MA'AM.

THANK YOU.

YOU MAY PROCEED OR IF THAT'S IT.

UH, THIS CONCLUDES THE RE THE, UH, FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY AND THE MONTH OF APRIL.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

SO MAY I, WHAT DID YOU SAY, MS. BOBBY? THROUGH YOU MADAM CHAIR, THIS REPORT.

THIS, UH, CONCLUDES THE REPORT FOR BOTH A MAY AND APRIL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE CRA.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MADAM CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE APRIL, 2025 AND THE MAY, 2025 FINANCIAL REPORTS.

CRA RESOLUTION CRA, PLEASE EXCUSE ME, , THE CRA AND WHAT IS IT? RESOLUTION, RESOLUTION 2025, UH, CRA, RESOLUTION 2 0 2 5 DASH ZERO NINE.

VICE CHAIR, HARRISON.

COMMISSIONER SWELL.

FOUR.

COMMISSIONER EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOUR COMM CHAIRPERSON.

THOMAS, FOUR.

MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. WA UM, CHAIRMAN

[7.  CHAIRMAN REPORT]

I DON'T HAVE ANY, THE ONLY THING I'M EXCITED ABOUT, WE WENT OVER TO TRAIL HILL PARK TO TAKE SOME PICTURES AND COMMISSIONER HAZEL ROGERS WAS THERE.

I, I REALLY WANT TO SAY THAT, UM, IT TAKES A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT.

'CAUSE I WASN'T THERE WHEN THE INITIAL FOUNDATION TO GET IT STARTED.

I WASN'T ON THIS BOARD AND NOW I AM SEEING IT, UM, BEING FULFILLED.

SO I, I'M GRATEFUL TO MY, UM, PRIOR COLLEAGUES, UM, THAT WERE ON THE CRA BOARD.

AND, UM, I'M, I AM THANKFUL THAT I'M PART OF THE ONE GETTING THE PICTURES TAKEN.

NO, I'M JUST JOKING.

UH, GETTING THE PICTURES TAKEN AND SEEING THE FULFILLMENT OF THAT BEAUTIFUL PART, THAT BLIGHTED AREA THAT HAS NOW LIVENED UP IN ORDER TO BE A PART OF THE CRA BOARD.

SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

AND MAD.

I'M CHAIR, I'LL SAY DITO.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND I'M HOPING THAT THE KIDS WILL ENJOY IT, NOT DESTROY IT, BUT WILL REALLY ENJOY IT.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PARK.

BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU MISS CELESTE.

WELL DONE.

WELL DONE.

AND MADAM CHAIR.

AND NOW THAT THE OFFICIAL OPEN CAME VERY CLOSE TO THE SUMMERTIME, WE WILL KNOW WHETHER THE KIDS ARE ENJOYING IT AND UTILIZING IT AND HAVING FUN.

IT CAME JUST AT IN THE NICK OF TIME, AS THEY SAY.

THANK YOU.

BEAUTIFUL.

SO, A AS MY, UM, COLLEAGUE ASKED THE QUESTION, HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO REACH THE CITY PARTS SO THAT, YOU KNOW, THE KIWANIS CLUB CAN BE IN THERE CLEANING AND DOING WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO OVERSEE THAT, TO KEEP IT THE WAY IT IS, OR

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UM, COMMITTEE REPORTS STANDING.

ARE THERE ANY MADAM CHAIR? THERE ARE NO REPORTS.

THANK YOU.

COMMITTEE REPORTS AD HOC.

MADAM CHAIR, THERE ARE NO THANK YOU.

AD HOC REPORTS.

A LEGAL REPORT.

MR.

[10.  LEGAL REPORT]

I HAVE SOMETHING VERY BRIEF.

UM, THERE HAS BEEN A QUESTION FOR YEARS ABOUT THE USE OF CRA FUNDS FOR PUBLIC EVENTS.

UM, THAT IS FOR, UM, CONCERTS OR, UM, SPENDING MONEY TO PROMOTE THE CRA.

UM, THERE WAS ALWAYS A QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THAT WAS A, A PERMITTED, UH, EXPENDITURE.

THE, UM, STATUTE WAS PRETTY, UH, AMBIGUOUS, UH, ASKED TO ACTUALLY ANSWERING THE QUESTION.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, UH, ABOUT, I'M GONNA SAY 10 YEARS AGO, UM, CAME OUT WITH AN OPINION SAYING BECAUSE OF THE LANGUAGE IN THE STATUTE, WHICH SAYS THAT IT DIDN'T LIMIT IT TO ONLY THINGS THAT ARE LISTED IN ONE SECTION OF THE STATUTE.

THEY ACTUALLY SPECIFICALLY SAY WHAT CRA FUNDS CAN USE.

BUT THEY HAD A CLAUSE SAYING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WELL, THE LEGISLATURE WENT BACK AND TOOK THAT OUT.

SO THE ONLY THINGS THAT YOU CAN USE CRA FUNDS ARE THOSE THAT ARE SPECIFIED IN THE STATUTE.

AND, UH, I GUESS FROM SOME, UM, PEOPLE IN, IN CRASS TO THEIR, UM, CONSTERNATION, THE STATUTE WAS CHANGED AND IS NOT LISTED.

SO YOU CANNOT USE, IT'S CLEAR NOW, CRA FUNDS TO PUBLICIZE OR TO HAVE, UM, CONCERTS OR EVENTS WHERE YOU BRING PEOPLE DOWNTOWN THAT'S NOT ALLOWABLE EXPENSE.

UM, SO THAT'S JUST A HEADS UP AS YOU PLAN GOING FORWARD WITH THE CRA'S BUDGET.

I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

NOT, NOT A QUESTION, BUT I, I THINK I ALL, I HEARD IT DIFFERENT WAYS TO STATE IT.

WHAT ABOUT EDUCATION FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES? WELL, UH, I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT THE STATUTE SPECIFICALLY AS TO WHAT YOU WERE ASKING.

I'D RATHER LOOK AT THE STATUTE RATHER THAN GIVING YOU SOMETHING OFF THE CUFF.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

THANK, AND WHEN YOU SAY EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, I MEAN, IT, IT WOULDN'T BE FOR AN EVENT LIKE, UM, WE HAVE JUNETEENTH OR STUFF LIKE THAT, WHICH IS COMBINATION OF EDUCATIONAL AS WELL AS INFORMATIVE.

UM, I, I DON'T THINK YOU COULD USE IT IN THAT SENSE.

UM, YOU, UM, HAVE A ITEM, IN FACT, IN YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT WHERE A APPLICANT'S ASKED FOR FUNDS TO IMPROVE THE, UH, COMMERCIAL FACADE FACILITY FOR A, UH, I THINK A DAYCARE CENTER.

UM, SO I MEAN, EVEN THOUGH THAT COULD BE EDUCATIONAL, IT'S REALLY TO CHANGE THE COMMERCIAL FACADE OF THE BUILDING.

SO IT REALLY DEPENDS ON WHAT, UM, YOU WANT TO USE THE FUNDS FOR.

IF YOU ASK ME, COULD YOU FUND JUNETEENTH? I WOULD SAY NO.

NO, I UNDERSTAND.

YEAH.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

CHAIRMAN? YES.

I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT THE INFORMATION MR. HAGOOD PROVIDED US IS, CAME IN A VERY TIMELY MANNER.

I AM A BOARD MEMBER OF THE FLORIDA REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, AND WHEN WE HAVE OUR BOARD MEETINGS, THAT IS ALWAYS ONE OF THE HOT TOPICS ABOUT WHAT CAN CRA FUNDS BE EXPENDED FOR? SOME CRAS UNFORTUNATELY HAVE BEEN IN HOT WATER BECAUSE THEY HAVE SPENT FUNDS FOR, UH, INELIGIBLE ITEMS. SO TAKING OUT THE, THE INCLUSIVE OR NON-INCLUSIVE PART WAS TO CLEAR UP THE STATUE, BUT THERE STILL REMAINS QUESTIONS.

BUT ALWAYS THE FRA BOARD ALWAYS SAYS TO BE CAUTIOUS AND ON THE SAFE SIDE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

EXCUSE ME.

AND, AND THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE HAS BEEN AROUND FOR YEARS AND, AND I THINK PEOPLE WHO, UH, DEAL WITH CRAS THINK THAT PUBLICIZING, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? GETTING PEOPLE DOWNTOWN WAS ALSO A ROLE FOR CRASS.

UH, UNFORTUNATELY, THE WAY THE STATUTE HAS BEEN CHANGED AND THE WAY IT READS, YOU CAN'T USE IT FOR THOSE PURPOSES.

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THANK YOU FOR, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING BACK FROM YOU FOR MORE CLARIFICATION AS TO, UM, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT IT CAN BE USED FOR.

YEAH, USUALLY IT'S BETTER.

I'D BE HONEST WITH YOU, IF THERE'S A PROGRAM OR SOMEONE HAS A QUESTION FOR ME TO, RATHER THAN COME BACK AND SAY IT, THE THE LIST IS, I MEAN, IS PRETTY SPECIFIC OKAY.

IN THE STATUTE.

UH, BUT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, I'LL BE GLAD TO RESEARCH IT AND SEE IF IN FACT IT CAN BE USED AND USE IT BRICK AND USE IT BRICK AND MORTAR.

UH, YOU KNOW, IF YOU, YOU TRY TO PUT IMPROVEMENTS IN AS A GENERAL STATEMENT, THOSE ARE PROBABLY, UH, THE PROJECTS THAT THEY CONSIDER, UH, REDEVELOPMENT.

YOU WANNA CHANGE THE TAX BASE, INCREASE THE TAX BASE, UH, FOR YOUR AREA.

YES.

YES.

YEAH.

UM, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UH, MR. HAGOOD, I THINK WE, WE SHOULD, UH, ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION, BUT I STILL WOULD LIKE A, A LIST OR SOMETHING THAT WE CAN USE AS A REFERENCE TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN DOS AND DON'TS.

SURE.

UM, I, I THINK AS IN TERMS OF YOUR LEGAL COUNSEL, THAT'LL JUST HELP US.

SO NO FU OR VERY LITTLE FUTURE QUESTIONS WILL COME UP, BUT ALSO IN, IN, IN THE MEANWHILE, I WANT YOU TO ENTERTAIN A SCENARIO.

IF YOU HAD, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, THE, THE CRA IS SUPPOSED TO BE HELPING THE BUSINESSES WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE, ET CETERA.

BUT I, I, I THINK WE CAN HAVE SOME ROOM FOR CREATIVITY IF WE DO IT RIGHT, IF WE USE SOME OF THESE FUNDS FOR MARKETING PACKAGES FOR SAID BUSINESSES.

CRA HELPS PUT BUSINESSES IN THESE DISTRICTS, BUT HOW ARE WE HELPING THESE BUSINESSES CREATE MORE EXPOSURE FOR THEMSELVES? I THINK THE CRA COULD PLAY A ROLE IN PUTTING FUNDS TOWARDS A MARKETING PACKAGE WHERE THEY HAVE BETTER SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTION AND THESE TYPES OF THINGS.

IS THAT AN EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING THAT COULD BE RELEVANT? YEAH, I, I THINK THAT'S CLOSE.

UH, YOU TRY TO INCREASE THE BUSINESS AND IT'S A DIFFERENT WAY OF SKINNING A CAT, ACTUALLY.

SURE.

UM, SO RATHER THAN HAVING, PUTTING MONEY INTO A, UM, SAY HAVING A, I'M TRYING TO THINK.

THEY USED TO BE LIKE SOME, LIKE SOMEBODY, UM, DIDN'T, THE, THE CHAMBER I KNOW IS ONE OF THE BUSINESS GROUPS CAME IN LOOKING FOR, UM, CRA FUNDS AND HELPING SPONSOR, UH, I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER WHAT THE, WHAT THE NAME OF THE EVENT.

BUT ANYWAY, SOME OF THAT NATURE, NO, BUT I THINK YOU COULD PROBABLY GET AWAY WITH HELPING BUSINESSES, UH, PUT TOGETHER SOME TYPE OF MARKETING MATERIALS.

YEAH.

AND I, THROUGH MADAM CHAIR, I, I, I, I SAY THAT BECAUSE LIKE HOW YOU SAY, A DIFFERENT WAY TO SKIN THE CAT.

I'M ALL ABOUT, I THINK WE HAVE TO DO THINGS CREATIVELY SOMETIMES, BUT I, I WANNA MAKE SURE WE DO IT IN THE RIGHT WAY.

SO, YES.

THANK YOU.

UM, THANK YOU MS. HAGOOD.

MS. UM, CELESTE, DO YOU HAVE THAT STATUE, THAT RENEWED STATUE? I KNOW YOU MENTIONED, I MEAN, I CAN, I CAN CIR EXCUSE ME.

I CAN CIRCULATE IT FOR YOU.

THANK YOU.

WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT, BUT I PROBABLY WOULD SEND YOU THE LINK.

THANK YOU KINDLY WOULD APPRECIATE IT.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT.

ANY OLD BUSINESS? NONE.

AND THERE'S NEW BUSINESS.

UM, WE ARE LOOKING AT MM-HMM .

12 A.

[A.  CRA RESOLUTION 2025-010 AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE COMMERCIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AGREEMENT BETWEEN LAUDERDALE LAKES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND NEW LIFE CHILD CARE AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER, INC. ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT A; ALLOCATING FUNDING UP TO $39,927.50]

YES, MA'AM.

THANK YOU.

UH, CRE RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 10 A RESOLUTION OF THE LAUDERDALE LAKES.

UM, I'M HAVING TROUBLE HERE.

GIMME ONE SEC.

UH, OKAY.

A RESOLUTION OF THE LAUDERDALE LAKES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING AN EXECUTION OF THE COMMERCIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AGREEMENT BETWEEN LAUDERDALE LAKES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND NEW LIFE CHILDCARE AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER, INC.

ATTACHED HERE TO EXHIBIT A ALLOCATING FUNDING UP TO $39,927 AND 50 CENTS, DIRECTING AND AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRPERSON AND 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 TO BRING THIS TO THE FLOOR CHAIR? UH, I MOVE.

WE BRING CRA RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 0 1 0 TO THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.

COMMISSIONER SWELL FOR FOUR.

COMMISSIONER

[00:50:01]

FOUR.

MOTION PASSES.

CRA ADMINISTRATOR.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

UM, MS. BOBBY WILLIAMS WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM, WHICH IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE EXECUTION OF THE AGREEMENT WITH NEW LIFE CARE AND EDUCATIONAL SYNDROME.

SORRY, MS. CELESTE DUNMORE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MS. CELESTE.

MADAM CHAIR, AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS RELATED TO THE COMMERCIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT REIMBURSES UP TO 50% OF ELIGIBLE PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS TO A BUILDING, COMMERCIAL BUILDING TO INCLUDE PAINTING NEW WINDOWS AND DOORS, NEW LIGHTING FEATURES, LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, PARKING LOT, SIGNAGE AND RECONSTRUCTION, OR IF THERE'S AN EXPANSION TO A PARTICULAR BUSINESS.

WITH THIS PROGRAM, APPROVAL WAS GRANTED NOT TOO LONG AGO IN ORDER TO ALSO PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT TO AN APPLICANT WHO WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE FUNDS FOR THE CONCEPTUAL DRAWINGS, AS WELL AS A PROMOTIONAL SIGN WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO HIGHLIGHT THE CRA DOLLARS AT WORK.

TODAY WE HAVE AN APPLICANT, NEW LIFE, CHILDCARE AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER, INC.