Jul 15, 2025 CRA Meetings

NUMBER FIVE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT.

THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS ITEM FOUR, PUBLIC COMMENT LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES AND MUST SIGN IN WITH THE CLERK.

MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? VICE CHAIR.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WE DO NOT.

AWESOME.

ONTO ITEM

[5. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT]

ITEM FIVE, A REPORT FROM THE CRA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE.

UH, MS. CELESTE, IF SHE CAN PLEASE, UH, COME FORTH FOR YOUR REPORT.

WE ASK THAT ALL TECH TEAM HAVE PRESENTATIONS READY TO GO.

GOOD AFTERNOON THROUGH THE CRA ADMINISTRATOR.

FOR THE RECORD, I AM CELESTE DUNMORE, THE CRA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

MR. VICE CHAIR COMMISSIONER'S, CRA ATTORNEY.

AGAIN, CRA ADMINISTRATOR, ACTING CITY CLERK OR ACTING SECRETARY FOR THE CRAI AM PLEASED TO PRESENT TO YOU THE CRA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT FOR THE COVERING THE MONTH OF JUNE.

MR. CH VICE CHAIR, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'D LIKE TO BRING UP MS. VCA BUCHANAN TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT WILL TAKE PLACE OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

YES, MS. VCA, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

UH, MR. VICE CHAIR.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

AFTERNOON COMMISSIONER, CRA.

ATTORNEY MADAM, CRA ADMINISTRATOR, ACTING SECRETARY, AND THE PUBLIC FOR THE RECORD.

MY NAME IS VCA BUCHANAN AND I'M THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER.

UM, JUST WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE ARE DOING IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SIDE OF THE HOUSE.

UH, WE WILL BE HOSTING A SERIES OF FREE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT WEBINARS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BROWARD SCORE.

THESE ALL STARTS AT 6:00 PM AND IT ENDS AT 7:30 PM AMONG THE MATERIALS THAT YOU PROBABLY HAVE ON YOUR DESK, YOU MIGHT SEE A SCHEDULE OF SOME OF THE WEBINARS THAT WILL BE OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

THERE IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FREE MENTORSHIP SESSIONS.

BROWARD SCORE CONSULTANTS ARE AVAILABLE TO MEET WITH ANYONE INTERESTED IN STARTING A BUSINESS OR SEEKING ASSISTANCE IN THE AREAS OF BUSINESS OPERATION.

AND I BELIEVE THERE'S ONE ACTUALLY THAT THAT'S WHY WE'LL BE HEADING.

THAT'S WHY.

UM, I'M THE, UH, I'M THE FIRST PERSON SPEAKING BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY HAVING ONE OF THE WARRIORS TODAY AT SIX.

AND THE TOPIC IS CONTENT MARKETING, WHAT TO SAY AND HOW TO SAY IT.

THE NEXT ONE IS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 11.

LEARN THE BASICS OF GOOGLE ADS, SEPTEMBER TWO FRANCHISING AND SEPTEMBER 25TH, HOW TO INITIATE DISNEY MODEL TO GROW YOUR REVENUE.

UM, ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL BE HOSTING ANOTHER FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP WITH TRUIST BANK.

UM, THE TOPIC WILL BE SEPARATING BUSINESS AND PERSONAL.

THE DATE OF THIS WEBINAR WILL BE JULY 29 AND WILL BE FIVE 30.

AND I WILL BE PRO, WE WILL BE PROMOTING AND, AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

ANOTHER ACTIVITY.

UH, WE ARE EXCITED TO LAUNCH A NEW INITIATIVE IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR MAYOR, VERONICA EDWARDS PHILLIPS, TO CONDUCT MO CONDUCT MONTHLY SITE VISITS TO NEWLY ESTABLISHED BUSINESSES IN LAKES.

THIS EFFORT IS LED BY OUR MAYOR AND AIMS TO FOSTER CONNECTIONS WITH LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH VALUABLE INFORMATION

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ABOUT AVAILABLE PROGRAMS, INITIATIVES, AND UPCOMING EVENTS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH THIS BUSINESS.

UH, THESE VISITS WILL START AS SOON AS NEXT WEEK, AND OUR ACTING CERA ADMINISTRATOR WILL BE JOINING US ON THESE VISITS.

SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

MAYOR.

SO REGARDING AN INQUIRY, I RECEIVE, UM, ON ONE OF THE IN PAST CRA MEETINGS, THE COMMISSION INQUIRY ABOUT SEEKING SUPPORT FROM LOCAL BANKS IN LAUDERDALE LAKES.

UH, WE DID START MAKING SOME RESEARCH AND ASKING QUESTIONS.

TRUIST BANK HAS A FOUNDATION THAT WORKS WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ONLY 5 0 1 C THREES.

THEY ONLY WORK WITH THOSE.

THERE IS A FOCUS WHO WILL BE BUILDING CAREER PATHWAYS TO ECONOMIC MOBILITY, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY WORK WITH ORGANIZATIONS PROGRAM AS AN INITIATIVE THAT HELP DISADVANTAGE AND ADULT WORKERS NAVIGATE EMPLOYMENT.

AND THEY ALSO WORK WITH SMALL BUSINESSES AND THEY PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THEM.

UM, THESE BANK, UH, WILL WORK WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH THEIR PROGRAMS. UNFORTUNATELY, UH, WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY CAN'T WORK WITH TESTS BECAUSE WE ARE NOT A 5 0 1 C3 IN THAT ASPECT OF GETTING THE GRANTS, BUT WE DO ARE WORKING, WHICH WAS REGARDING THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT.

AND THAT'S WHY WE DOING THE WORKSHOPS REGARDING JP CHASE.

MORGAN IS ALSO THE SAME THING.

THEY HAVE A, A FOUNDATION THAT ACTIVELY SUPPORTS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, BUT NOT NECESSARILY IN FLORIDA.

WE LEARNED THAT THEIR FOCUS ARE IN CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, ILLINOIS, AND NEW YORK.

AND THEY ONLY WORK WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE 5 0 1 C3.

EXCUSE ME.

YES, JUST A MOMENT.

JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CHAIR IS NOW PRESENT.

NOTED.

VICE CHAIR.

THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR.

NO PROBLEM.

ALL RIGHT.

SO THEY ALSO FOCUS ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND HEALTHCARE.

UM, WE WERE NOT NECESSARILY ABLE TO SPEAK TO SOMEBODY DIRECTLY.

WE WERE PASSED ON FROM ONE PERSON TO ANOTHER, AND WE WERE NOT ABLE TO GET SOMEONE ON THE PHONE TO ACTUALLY GIVE US MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS.

BUT THIS DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE ARE NOT GONNA CONTINUE SEARCHING.

AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE FOR ME, MA'AM.

CHAIR, COLLEAGUES? YES.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MA'AM.

CHAIR.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

MS. FICO, ARE YOU SAYING THAT BECAUSE THE CITY IS NOT A 5 0 1 C3 OR ONE OF OUR DEPARTMENTS, IT'S NOT A 5 0 1 C3, THEN WE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THE GRANTS THAT THEY HAVE.

TO YOU MADAM OR THE CRA RATHER CRA? YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

COMMISSION.

WHAT DOES THE BANK, OR WHAT DO THE BANKS DO FOR THE CITY OR PARTNER WITH THE CITY OR ENGAGE WITH THE CITY FOR, FOR OUR PARTICIPATION IN DEPOSITING FUNDS, IN THEIR BANKS, WHAT IS IT THAT THE BANKS HAVE DONE? CAN DO, WILL DO WITH THE CITY AND FOR THE CITY? SO, BASED MADAM CHAIR.

SO BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE AND WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST, THEY'RE VERY FOCUSED ON EDUCATION.

UM, AND WHAT THEY DO WITH CITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IS OFFER THAT THEY OFFER ACCESS TO CAPITAL.

HOW TO ACCESS CAPITAL, BUT ON THE EDUCATIONAL SIDE, SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE TRUIST WILL OFFER THESE ONLINE, UM, COURSES AND THEY NEED COUNSELING.

YOU CAN GO TO THE LOCATION AND SIT DOWN AND TALK TO THEM.

BUT BASED, AND AS FAR AS I KNOW, THAT'S ALL IS DONE.

MADAM CHAIR? MADAM CHAIR, I'M SORRY.

GO AHEAD.

YES, CHAIR.

WELL, MS. FCA, IN THE COMPONENT OF EDUCATION AS AN INDIVIDUAL, I CAN GO ONLINE TO SEE WHAT IS AVAILABLE IN THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT.

BUT WHEN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD HAS ITS RESOURCE FAIRS, JUST LIKE THE, THE WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL, VERY IMPACTFUL ONE THAT WAS HELD OVER THE WEEKEND, THE, WHY CAN'T THE BANKS COME AND PARTICIPATE IN THAT EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT OF RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE, FUNDING THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE.

HOW DO THE BUSINESSES APPLY FOR THOSE TYPES OF FUNDING? MADAM CHAIR, THAT, UH, COMMISSIONER DOUBT IS AN EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT QUESTION.

AND YES, THERE ARE OPEN TO COME FOR, BUT FOR THIS PARTICULAR FAIR, THE BOARD DECIDED THAT THEY DIDN'T WANT NO ADDITIONAL VENDORS.

THEY ONLY WANTED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDED SERVICES TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY LIKE THE URBAN LEAGUE OR CONSOLIDATED CREDIT.

SO NON BANKS, NO.

ANY PARTICULAR OTHER, UM, ORGANIZATIONS THEY WANTED TO INVITE, BUT YES, THAT'S A GOOD SCENARIO FOR THEM TO ATTEND.

OUR BANKS IN OUR CITY? MADAM CHAIR IS, WE COULD BRING THIS UP TO THE BOARD.

SO, MS. VEHICLE, WHEN ARE WE GOING TO ENGAGE

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UM, WE COULD TALK TO THEM.

I COULD PERSONALLY TRY TO DO THIS BECAUSE THIS IS JUST AN INITIAL, UM, START.

WE COULD CONTINUE AND TRY TO SEE HOW WE ENGAGE THEM AND BRING THEM.

LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, I KNOW WE HAVE LIKE PNC BANK FOR, JUST FOR AN EXAMPLE, I MET WITH ONE OF THEIR EXECUTIVES AND THEY'RE WILLING TO COME, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE A PRESENCE HERE IN LAUDERDALE LAKES.

BUT THEY'RE WILLING TO COME AND PROVIDE WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATE ABOUT THEIR PROGRAMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND THAT'S THE SAME AVENUE I WANNA USE WITH THE OTHER BANKS THAT ARE ACTUALLY, UM, LOCATED HERE.

THANKS CHAIR.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

I, I JUST WANTED TO ECHO THE, THE SENTIMENTS OF, UM, COLLEAGUE WITH, UH, THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE BANKS.

I, I UNDERSTAND THEY DO EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND THAT'S OPEN TO THE RESIDENTS, BUT SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE INTENTIONAL I THINK WOULD BE HELPFUL.

LIKE, DO THEY HAVE THE CITY FLYERS IN THEIR, UM, LOBBY AREA? UM, WHAT ARE THEY DOING PARTICULARLY FOR LAUDERDALE LAKES RESIDENTS? IF WE HAVE HOAS OR IF WE HAVE, UH, PEOPLE MEETING OVER HERE AT OUR CENTERS.

ARE THEY DOING PRESENTATIONS? ARE THEY WORKING WITH OUR, UH, ECC? UH, I, I, I THINK WE'D LIKE TO SEE A LITTLE MORE COLLABORATION MM-HMM .

AND, AND, AND HOW WE CAN, UM, INTENTIONALLY, UM, WORK ALONGSIDE WITH THEM HERE IN THE CITY.

DUTY NOT MADAM CHAIR.

IS THE CITY CONSIDERED A 5 0 1 CA NONPROFIT? A 5 0 1 C? NO, MA MADAM CHAIR? NO.

I, I, I DO.

AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING BACK THAT REPORT.

'CAUSE I DID MAKE THE, UM, THE REQUEST WHY EVEN, UM, OUR PRESENTATION WAS FROM, I THINK IT WAS CHASE BANK AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE MOVING CLOSER AND WHY NOT PROVIDE MM-HMM THE SAME INITIATIVE THEY WANNA PROVIDE WHEN THEY'RE VISIBLE AT THE FOUR CORNERS OF 4 41 AND OAKLAND PARK.

WHY THEY CAN'T PROVIDE THE SAME INITIATIVES WHERE THEY CURRENTLY ARE IN LAUDERDALE LAKE.

SO MAYBE IT NEEDS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT ON THE BOARD IN ORDER TO VISIT WITH THEM AS WELL, YOU KNOW, TO EXPRESS OUR CONCERNS.

AND I'LL BE WILLING TO DO THAT.

I'LL BE WILLING TO DO THAT.

UM, IF MY COLLEAGUES ARE WILLING TO COME AS WELL.

'CAUSE WE NEED THEIR PRESENCE.

I, I LOOK AND SEE HOW MUCH FUNDS ARE BEING DEPOSITED INTO THE ACCOUNTS AND THEY SHOULD BE VISIBLE ON CAMPUS IN ORDER TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

I UNDERSTAND TRUIST DEALS WITH EDUCATIONAL, BUT WHAT ARE THEY DOING FOR OUR COMMUNITY? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND MADAM CHAIR.

SURE.

AS YOU SAID, I LOOK ON THE BANK ACCOUNT, BANK AMERICA IS MAKING A BAG OF MONEY RIGHT FROM THE CRA.

SO WHY NOT DO SOMETHING THAT IS TANGIBLE IN THE CITY? AND MAYBE IF WE DON'T ASK, WE DON'T GET ANYTHING.

MADAM CHAIR ALSO, IF WE DON'T ASK, MANY TIMES WE DON'T GET ANYTHING.

IT'S A LOT OF MONEY IN THAT BANK.

SO THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING THAT IS TANGIBLE FOR THE C THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW, UM, NUMBERS ARE IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, UM, SO WE WILL, I HOPE MY COLLEAGUES ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT WE PROBABLY COULD COLLABORATE AND GO, UM, AND PERHAPS EVEN THE CRA ADMINISTRATOR, UM, ADMINISTRATOR COULD PROBABLY LOOK AT SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

THANK YOU KINDLY.

THANK YOU SIR MUCH, CHAIR, DEFINITELY.

WE WILL TAKE NOTE AND TRY TO COORDINATE THOSE MEETINGS, PROBABLY.

UM, SIX A NOW IS THAT IT FOR THE REPORT? NO, MA'AM.

IF WE CAN RE RESUME WITH HAVING A, ANOTHER BANKER'S ROUND TABLE BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S BEEN A WHILE AND I KNOW THAT THEY HAVE DIFFERENT REPRESENTATIVES THERE ESPECIALLY.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

UM, ONCE AGAIN, I'D JUST LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT OF AKA'S, UM, SHE HAS A SESSION TO GO TO, AS SHE MENTIONED, BUT ABOUT I WOULD SAY FOUR YEARS AGO WE HAD A BANKER'S ROUND TABLE AND WE HAD THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM OUR LOCAL BANK AS WELL AS OTHER BANKING REPRESENTATIVES THAT WERE PRESENT.

AND THEY, UM, TOLD US ABOUT SOME OF THE SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDED.

IT TOLD US ABOUT SOME OF THE INITIATIVES THAT THEY HAD UNDERTAKEN WITHIN THE AREA, AS WELL AS THE BANK AS A WHOLE.

SO CERTAINLY WHEN I SPEAK WITH HER TOMORROW, WE'LL SEE

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AND A NEW BANK IS AS WELL IN A NEW LOCATION.

SO MADAM CHAIR WILL FOLLOW UP ON THAT WITH, WITH VCA TO ORGANIZE IT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION.

APPRECIATE IT.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO GO INTO THE RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.

THAT WAS ACTUALLY A REQUEST FROM COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS WHO WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE COLOR PALETTE.

HOWEVER, MADAM CHAIR, IF IT'S OKAY, I CAN EITHER PROCEED OR MOVE THIS TO ANOTHER MEETING WHENEVER COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS IS READY TO DISCUSS THAT ITEM.

I THANK YOU.

I I WOULD ASK THAT WE CONTINUE WITH IT NOW 'CAUSE I THINK THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WE HAVE PROLONGED IT.

UM, AND TO SEE THE FEEDBACK OF THE BOARD, DEPENDING ON WHAT EXACTLY IS BEING DISCUSSED HERE, AND THEN WE CAN HAVE HER INPUT AS WELL.

IS COMMISSIONER CARLENE MAXWELL WILLIAMS ON THE LINE? NO, NO MA'AM.

THANK YOU, KYLIE.

SO IF YOU COULD PERCEIVE TO EVEN UPDATE US WITH WHAT THE ORIGINAL INTENT WAS FOR THIS PALETTE.

UM, I, I DIDN'T GET ALL OF THE DETAILS FROM HER, BUT I'D LIKE TO GIVE SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION BECAUSE IT'S, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO KNOW, UM, HOW WE GOT STARTED WITH ESTABLISHING THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM.

SO THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES LOOKED AT THE AREA IN QUESTION, WHICH IS THE 31ST AVENUE, 30TH TERRACE, 31ST TERRACE LOCATION.

AND THEY WANTED TO COME OUT WITH CERTAIN PROPERTY MAINTENANCE STANDARDS THAT WERE UNIQUE TO THAT AREA.

SO THE CITY ADOPTED A, AN ORDINANCE, IT WAS THE NORTHWEST 31ST AVENUE OVERLAY DISTRICT REGULATION.

AND AS PART OF THAT, THEY PROVIDED MAINTENANCE STANDARDS, DRIVEWAYS AND PARKING, EXTERIOR PAINTING AND COLORS, BUILDING FACADES, ROOFS, WALLS AND FENCES, GARBAGE CONTAINERS, LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING FEATURES.

AS A RESULT OF THAT, THE CIA WANTED TO DO ITS PART AND WE HELPED TO INCENTIVIZE THE REGULATION SO THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS WOULD MOVE A LITTLE FASTER.

AND SO THROUGH OUR PROGRAM, WE PROVIDED ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS UP TO 80% FOR PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THOSE AREAS TO REPAINT THE BUILDING, REPLACE THE ROOF DRIVEWAY IMPROVEMENTS, NEW WINDOWS AND DOORS.

A LOT OF THEM RECEIVED THE HURRICANE IMPACT, WINDOWS AND DOORS, LIGHTING FEATURES, REPLACING THE CHAIN LINK FENCE, WHICH WAS NO LONGER PERMITTED TO A FENCE OR GATE AND EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CRA BOARD.

UM, TODAY PENDING THE CRA HAS AN ALLOCATION AND HAS CONTRIBUTED $425,324 AND 88 CENTS.

SO WE HAVE HAD SOME SUCCESS WITH THE PROGRAM TO THE POINT WHERE THE CRA BOARD ALSO ALLOWED US TO EXPAND THE AREA TO 43RD TERRACE.

SO WE ARE CERTAINLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EFFORTS.

AS WE KNOW, WE, UM, MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE A PRIORITY TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS, BUT WE MAKE SURE THAT WE CONDUCT OUTREACH TO THEM EVERY YEAR.

EVERY SO OFTEN WE SEND OUT INFORMATION TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THIS PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE.

AND ALSO IF THERE'S A CODE COMPLIANCE ISSUE THAT WE CAN ASSIST WITH ABOVE AND BEYOND THE VIOLATIONS, THEN WE CERTAINLY WORK HAND IN HAND WITH CODE COMPLIANCE.

IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN RESPOND ACCORDINGLY.

MS. CELESTE, WHAT'S THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT? UH, PROPERTY OWNER, THE, YOUR MADAM CHAIR? RIGHT NOW, THE AVERAGE IS ABOUT 44,000.

WE DON'T HAVE A MAXIMUM NECESSARILY, BUT WE LOOKED AT THE INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND BASED ON THAT IT COULD BE 44,000.

THAT'S THE MINIMUM.

UM, THE HIGHEST COULD GO AS HIGH AS 60,000 BECAUSE THE COST HAS REALLY INCREASED OVER TIME.

SO I WOULD SAY BETWEEN THOSE AMOUNTS.

YOU GIVEN OUT SINCE THE PROGRAM STARTED? 14 APPLICATION.

AND MAD, UM, MR. LIST AGAIN, MADAM CHAIR THROUGH MADAM CHAIR, HOW MANY HAVE YOU GIVEN OUT UP TO NOW SINCE THE PROGRAM RIGHT NOW? 14.

OH, SORRY.

THROUGH YOU MADAM CHAIR.

AS OF NOW, WE'VE HAD 14 APPLICATIONS ALTOGETHER.

14 APPLICATIONS OR NO, I'M NOT THINKING OF THE APPLICATIONS.

HOW MANY GRANTS HAVE

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UM, THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION.

UH, OR I GUESS WE'LL HOLD OFF IN TERMS OF WHAT THE GIST OF COMMISSIONER CARLENE'S MAXWELL WILLIAM IN TERMS OF COLOR.

I, I KNOW THEY WERE TRYING, UH, SHE HAD MENTIONED CONCERNING, UH, CONSISTENCY WITH COLORS, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.

AND THAT WAS WHAT SHE WAS LOOKING AT TO HAVE ALL DIFFERENT COLORS, BUT MAKE SURE IT WAS IN THE PALETTE.

YOU ARE CORRECT.

THAT WAS PART TWO OF MY SPEECH.

OH, OKAY.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS COMBINED.

UM, QUICK THING, CELESTE, IT CAME TO MIND.

I WAS, UH, DRIVING AROUND IN THE COMMUNITY AND I WAS BY THE C CYPRESS CHASE B AND C BUILDINGS, WHICH ARE BOTH 55 AND OVER.

BUT IF YOU, UM, IF YOU EVER GO IN, YOU'LL NOTICE THERE, THERE THEY'RE TWO DIFFERENT COLORS.

AND IT'S NOT THAT THAT'S AN ISSUE FOR ME.

I JUST NOTICED THAT ONE OF THEM HAD NEWER PAINT, UH, BUT THE TYPE OF PALETTE THEY USED WAS JUST MORE VIBRANT.

AND I, AND THAT DID SOMETHING TO MY PSYCHOLOGY LOOKING AT THE BUILDING, IT FELT LIKE A NEW BUILDING.

IS THERE A WAY WHERE, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF OPTIONS I SEE ALREADY, LIKE 25, AT LEAST 25 DIFFERENT PALLETS ON THERE.

AND, AND, AND SOME OF THEM ARE SIMILAR.

THEY ALL GIVE OFF A DIFFERENT FEEL.

I'M NOT A EXPERT.

I KNOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO CHOOSE.

IS IS THERE A WAY WE CAN GET MAYBE SOMEONE WHO WORKS WITH COLORS AND PALETTES IN, IN, IN ON BUILDINGS AND KIND OF EXPLAIN TO US WHAT EACH PALETTE CAN DO, WHAT, WHAT FEELING THEY'LL GIVE OFF, AND EVEN MAYBE A RENDITION OF WE CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHAT THE BUILDINGS WOULD LOOK LIKE WITH PROPOSED COLORS.

IS THAT POSSIBLE? THAT IS DEFINITELY POSSIBLE.

UM, THE LAST TIME WHEN WE ESTABLISHED THIS PARTICULAR PALETTE, ACCORDING TO THE OVERLAY, THOSE REGULATIONS THROUGH THE CITY, THEY HAVE AN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL COLOR PALETTE.

THERE WERE SOME INTERESTING COLORS IN THERE THAT WEREN'T DESIRED FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM.

SO WE WORKED ALONG WITH THE BOARD TO CONDENSE IT DOWN TO WHAT YOU SEE TODAY MM-HMM .

AND SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE, YOU HAVE THE COLOR PALETTE BEFORE YOU YEAH.

I'M GONNA GET TO YOUR, YOUR SURE.

UM, QUESTION I PROMISE.

SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE COLOR PALETTE BEFORE YOU, WHEN YOU SEE THERE IS FOR THE BASE COLOR SW, WHICH IS SHERWIN WILLIAMS 61 29, IN THAT ROWS SW 66 41 IN THAT ROW, THOSE ARE THE MAJORITY OF THE COLORS ON EACH OF THE ROADWAYS BECAUSE WE WENT AND WE, SO, SO THAT'S WHAT'S CURRENTLY THERE.

SORRY.

SO EVERYBODY AND I, I BELIEVE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE DOING NOW BECAUSE I DON'T RECALL THOSE COLORS BEING SO SIMILAR IN THE SAME FAMILY.

AND SO AT THE TIME, WE WEREN'T SURE AS TO WHAT WOULD BE DISCUSSED TODAY, BUT WE LOOKED AT THE FACT THAT ALL OF THE COLORS ARE PRETTY MUCH WITHIN THE SAME FAMILY, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MAYBE THREE HOMES ON ONE STREET, FOUR HOMES ON ANOTHER STREET, NINE HOMES ON THE WEST SIDE OF 30TH TERRACE, AND NINE HOMES ON THE EAST SIDE OF THIRD TERRACE.

THOSE ARE GRAY, A LOT OF GRAY.

NOW THERE'S, THERE ARE TWO HOMES THAT WERE FUNDED BY THE CRA THAT ARE SOMEWHAT IN THE, I DON'T WANNA SAY YELLOW, BUT IT IS MORE LIKE A CANARY COLOR.

SO I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW WHEREVER WE START, THE MAJORITY OF THE HOMES ARE WITHIN THAT, THAT ROW THAT I PROVIDED TO YOU.

YES, YES.

MS. CELESTE, WHO CHOSE THE PALLET? IS IT THE HOMEOWNER, THE PROPERTY OWNER? DO YOU MADAM CHAIR? YES.

THEY ARE JUST AS LONG AS THEY CHOOSE A COLOR THAT'S IN THE PALETTE AND IT'S APPROVED BY OUR PLANNING AND ZONING DIVISION, THEY ARE ABLE TO USE THAT COLOR.

AND WHAT I'M FINDING IS SOMETIMES THEY LOOK AT A PROGRAM AND THEY SEE, OH, WELL THE, WE KNOW THAT THE CITY OR THIS AREA LIKES THAT COLOR.

SO END UP, THEY END UP PAINTING THEIR BUILDING THE SAME COLOR.

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE ACCENT AND THE TRIM OF CHOOSING ANOTHER COLOR FROM THE PALETTE AND ASSUME JUST BECAUSE THE BASE COLOR'S ON THE PALETTE AND THE TRIM COLOR IS ON THE PALETTE THAT THEY GO TOGETHER, WHICH WE KNOW DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THAT THE TWO GO TOGETHER.

YES, THANK YOU MS. CELESTE.

I THINK SOMETIMES WHAT THE CONCERN MAY BE OF HOMEOWNER CHOOSING THE BASE COLOR FROM THE PALETTE,

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SO IT THROWS OFF THE CONFORMITY, IF YOU WILL, OF WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR.

SO I THINK WE ALSO NEED TO LOOK FOR THAT WHEN WE ARE APPROVING BASE COLORS AND TRIMS AND ACCENT COLORS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE WITHIN WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR, ESPECIALLY FOR THAT CORRIDOR.

THROUGH YOU MADAM CHAIR.

THE BEAUTY OF THIS PROGRAM IS THE CRE BOARD HAS THE DISCRETION TO ACCEPT THE COLORS THAT ARE BLENDED TOGETHER OR NOT ACCEPT.

SO JUST KNOW THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE THAT OPTION, REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THAT BROWN AND YELLOW MAY NOT NECESSARILY BROWN, YELLOW AND BLUE MAY NOT NECESSARILY GO TOGETHER.

SO AS PART OF THE PROGRAM, WE TRY TO HAVE IT AS, UM, LOOSE AS POSSIBLE OR FLEXIBLE AS POSSIBLE SO THAT WE CAN DO THAT.

BUT I STILL HAVE TO MADAM CHAIR, I STILL HAVE TO GET BACK TO, UM, COMMISSIONER HARRIS'S CON, VICE VICE BETWEEN THE CITY AND C RCRA.

YES, I KNOW.

COMMISSIONER HARRIS IS, I GOT IT RIGHT.

SO IF, IF THE BOSO CHOOSES, WE COULD PROVIDE SOME ASSISTANCE POSSIBLY FROM THE CONSULTANT WHO'S GONNA BE WORKING WITH US FOR THE SIGNAGE PROGRAM, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT BRANDING AND WE WANT THERE TO BE CONSISTENCY NOT ONLY WITH THE CITY, BUT WITH THE CRA AS WELL AS THE, UM, PRIVATE OWNERS.

SO, SURE.

UH, YEAH, I I, IF IT'S THE WILL OF MY COLLEAGUES, MY INTENTION IS JUST TO AT LEAST GET EVEN AN AI RENDITION OF WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE, BECAUSE, UM, IF WE DO IT RIGHT, IT'LL BE THERE FOR A WHILE AND IT'LL LOOK GOOD FOR A WHILE.

LIKE ST.

CROIX, BEAUTIFUL COLORS, VIBRANT, JUST LOOKS GOOD, YOU KNOW.

SO, UM, UM, IF, IF WE CAN, UH, THIS, THIS WAS MY SUGGESTION JUST TO GET US SOME IDEAS OF WHERE WE CAN SEE THE BUILDINGS, WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE WITH SET COLORS AND COMBINATIONS.

SO THAT'LL GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHAT DOESN'T GO WELL TOGETHER, WHAT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD WITH WHAT'S ALREADY THERE, ET CETERA.

COLLEAGUES.

ARE YOU IN AGREEMENT WITH PUTTING THAT TOGETHER TO HAVE THE ARCHITECT OR THE DESIGNER FOR, UM, OUR SIGNAGE TO JUST SHOW US THAT COMBINATION SO WE KEEP UNIFORMITY IN THE CITY? I AM.

I AGREE.

I AM JUST MAKING A COMMENT, UM, BEING THAT SOME OF THEM MAY HAVE ALREADY PAINTED THEIR HOME AND IT'S UNDERSTAND ALMOST VOLUNTARY TO A CERTAIN EXTENT.

SOMETIMES IT CAN BE MORE APPEALING IF WE INCREASE THE REIMBURSEMENT AMOUNT, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO MAY HAVE PAINTED THE BUILDING THROUGH OUR PROGRAM.

SO PERHAPS THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD LOOK INTO JUST TO SEE HOW WE CAN, ONCE WE DECIDE ON THAT NEW PALLET, HOW WE CAN GET THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS TO COOPERATE WITH US.

SO JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

THERE'S NO THANK YOU RESPONSE NECESSARY.

MISS CELESTE , ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE, THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN DONE ALREADY THROUGH YOU? MADAM CHAIR? I'M REFERRING TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE PAINTED THEIR HOME RECENTLY.

I'M REFERRING TO THOSE WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH OUR PROGRAM.

I'M REFERRING TO THOSE WHO HAVEN'T GONE THROUGH OUR PROGRAM, AND I'M REFERRING TO THOSE WHO DON'T PLAN ON GOING THROUGH OUR PROGRAM TO FIND A WAY TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO REALLY PARTICIPATE AND UNDERSTAND THE SPIRIT OF WHY WE WANT THEM TO MAKE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR HOME.

BECAUSE IT HELPS TO THE CORRIDOR, IT HELPS THEIR PROPERTY VALUES AND IT JUST HELPS THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

BACK TO YOU, MISS CELESTE, THEY, I THINK YOU SAID 80%, YOU, YOU PAY SHERRY PAYS 80% THROUGH YOU, MADAM CHAIR, 80% ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS.

I WOULDN'T WANT IF THAT I WAS TOLD BY THE CRA REMEMBER THAT YOU GAVE ME A PALLET, I CHOSE YOU SAID IT'S OKAY, AND THEN YOU'RE COMING BACK TO TELL ME IT'S NOT, NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

SO IF THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH THE PAINTING OF THEIR BUILDING ALREADY, IT'S GOING TO BE HARD FOR YOU TO COME BACK AND SAY, WELL, I'LL GIVE YOU 80%.

YOU HAVE TO FIND 20 IF YOU REALLY WANT FOR THOSE.

TO ME, IF YOU REALLY WANT THE UNIFORMITY OF WHICH YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, THEN I THINK FOR THOSE THAT HAVE DONE IT, THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH IT, I THINK CRA BOARD NEEDS TO PAY THE A HUNDRED PERCENT.

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SO IF YOU ARE, WE, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH, IF WE WANT THE CONSISTENCY, THEN WE SHOULD PAY ALL SHOULD ASK THEM FOR 20%.

'CAUSE THEY, THEY WOULD'VE ALREADY PAID THEIR 20% THROUGH YOU.

WE WILL ACT ACCORDINGLY.

UM, I, I HAD ANOTHER THOUGHT.

UM, INSTEAD OF THAT UNIFORMITY COULD ALSO WORK ANOTHER WAY TO LOOK AT THE CURRENT COLORS THAT WE DO HAVE AND SEE HOW WE CAN BLEND IN OUR COLORS, THE NEW PALETTE TO MEET WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE WITHOUT INCREASE OF THE FUNDS.

WE COULD LOOK AT THAT ALTERNATIVE AS WELL TO USE WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE, BUT ALSO MAKE THE NEW PALETTE TO INCORPORATE THOSE COLORS, BUT KEEP IT WITHIN THE SAME FRAMEWORK INSTEAD OF THE MASS OF COLORS THAT ARE HERE.

MADAM CHAIRMAN AND, AND OKAY.

AND ALONG WITH THAT THOUGHT, MADAM CHAIRMAN AND MS. CELESTE, IF POSSIBLY WE'RE LOOKING TO BLEND IN WITH WHAT IS ALREADY EXISTING, PERHAPS WE CAN REMOVE SOME OF THE COLORS FROM THE PALETTE SO THAT THEY WILL NOT EVEN BE AN OPTION.

RIGHT.

I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT.

THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT I WAS SAYING TAKE AWAY, BUT HOLD WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE AND THEN WE CAN ADD FOR THE NEW COMING IN TO BLEND IN WHAT'S CURRENTLY THERE.

I ALMOST SAID THROUGH YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

WHAT IF YOU'D LIKE, UM, JUST A SUGGESTION, WE COULD WORK TOGETHER ON THE REMOVAL OF THOSE COLORS THAT WE DON'T FIND APPEALING AND THEN STILL INVITE SOMEONE TO GIVE US AN IDEA AS TO AESTHETICALLY HOW IT WILL LOOK ALONG THE ROADWAY.

THEN WE WOULD ACCOMPLISH WHAT IT APPEARS YOU ARE SAYING.

MADAM CHAIR, JUST A COMMENT.

NO QUESTION.

BECAUSE REMEMBER, AT SOME POINT IN TIME THE CHILDREN'S GARDEN, UH, SOMETHING WILL BE DONE WITH THE CHILDREN'S GARDEN AND WE WANT THE NORTHWEST 31ST AVENUE COURT CORRIDOR TO BE AS WE WOULD LIKE FOR IT TO BE ONCE WE DO WHATEVER, WHATEVER WE DO WITH THE CHILDREN'S GARDEN PROPERTY.

THANK YOU, CHAIR.

UM, ALSO, UH, I KNOW IT'S PROBABLY BEEN TALKED ABOUT, BUT WHILE WE'RE ON THE TOPIC OF 31ST STREET, UM, ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF 31ST, THERE'S THREE, MAYBE FOUR DIFFERENT TYPES OF FENCES.

AND I, AND I KNOW WE'RE ALREADY LOOKING AT IT, BUT I JUST WANNA JUST PUT A, UM, FRUIT OF THE DISCUSSION.

UM, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT TYPE OF WALL WE COULD PUT THERE WITH THE MURAL ON IT.

I, I THINK THAT'S SUCH A HUGE THING.

'CAUSE THOSE FENCES ARE JUST, YOU KNOW, TH 31ST IS HOW PEOPLE COME INTO OUR CITY.

SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO, AGAIN, INCLUDING THE ARTS AND HOW WE BEAUTIFY THE CITY.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR COMMENT.

MAD CHAIR, JUST ONE BIT OF INFORMATION AS, UH, VICE CHAIR HARRISON WAS TALKING ABOUT THE ARTS AND MURAL.

THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF BROWARD HAS A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES FUNDS FOR ARTISTIC DRAWINGS AND EXPRESSIONS ON MULES.

AND I THINK THE CITY OF DAMIEN NOW HAS WON THE CITY OF LENDALE, BUT WHEN WE GET TO THAT POINT, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF BROWARD HAS A GRANT PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES FUNDS FOR MURALS.

AND I THINK THEIR OVERALL THEME IS LOVE, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO WE CAN KEEP THAT INFORMATION FOR RE FUTURE REFERENCE.

WILL UNDERSTAND YOU MAY NOT MEET NEXT MONTH.

I THANK YOU.

I DITO MY COLLEAGUE.

UM, I ALSO SENT THAT TO CRA, UM, ADMINISTRATOR EARLIER IN ORDER IDENTIFYING THAT MURAL.

SO I THINK WE, THAT LIVELINESS OF, YOU KNOW, THE CITY WOULD DEFINITELY BRING A ADDED PUSH OR OOMPH TO THE CRA DISTRICT AT THE APPOINTED TIME.

MADAM CHAIR NOW IS THE APPOINTED TIME BECAUSE, UH, YOU

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SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE A, AN UNDERSTANDING.

UM, AS YOU KNOW, WITH THE TRAILHEAD PARK, THERE WAS A MULE THAT WAS COMPLETED.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE WERE TWO OTHER OPTIONS THAT THE BOARD COULD HAVE CHOSEN FOR THAT PARTICULAR WALL IN THE TRAILHEAD PARK.

IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S CLOSE TO WHAT YOU'RE THINKING AND IN TERMS OF MAINTENANCE AND, UM, MAKING SURE THAT WE KEEP AN AESTHETICALLY PLEASING WALL, WE COULD BRING THE TWO OPTIONS BACK TO SEE IF THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING YOU WOULD BE OPEN TO DOING.

BUT IT HAS, THERE'S A, A MESSAGE IN ALL OF THE DESIGNS IN TERMS OF HOW THEY DERIVED AT THAT PARTICULAR CONCEPT.

AND IT HAS MEANING, FOR INSTANCE, THE ONE IN THE TRAILHEAD PARK HAS TO DO WITH THE METAMORPHOSIS OF LAUDERDALE LAKES.

SO AT THE MOST OPPORTUNE TIME, WE CAN CERTAINLY HAVE A DISCUSSION BEFORE WE EVEN HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH ANYBODY ABOUT THE WALL THROUGH YOU.

THANK YOU MS. CELESTE, THROUGH YOU, UM, AT AN ADMINISTRATOR.

SEE YOU WANTED TO ADDRESS.

IT'S ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.

JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I DID TAKE A LOOK AT THE LOVE MURAL AND I DID REACH OUT TO CSC THE OTHER DAY AND LEFT A MESSAGE FOR THE MARKETING MARKETING DIRECTOR BECAUSE I, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

I THINK IT'LL BE A GREAT ADDITION.

WE'LL JUST FIND A LOCATION, OF COURSE, WHERE WE CAN IMPLEMENT THAT ART WITHIN THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKE.

SO I'LL DEFINITELY KEEP YOU POSTED.

ALRIGHT.

IS THAT IT FOR YOUR REPORT? MADAM CHAIR, I JUST WANNA KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE FOR US TO, IN ADDITION TO THE LOVE MURAL, IF YOU WOULD LIKE FOR US TO BRING BACK THE OTHER TWO OPTIONS THAT WERE PROVIDED FROM THE ARTISTS WHO DID THAT AS PART OF OUR SERVICE COLLEAGUES? SAY IT AGAIN, MADAM MISS CELESTE.

IF LIKE, MS. CELESTE, COULD YOU PLEASE REPEAT WHAT YOU SAID? SURE.

IF THE BOARD WOULD LIKE FOR STAFF TO BRING BACK THE TWO ADDITIONAL OPTIONS THAT WERE PRESENTED WHEN WE WERE SELECTING THE MULE FOR THE TRAILHEAD PARK, THERE WERE TWO OTHER OPTIONS.

MADAM AGAIN, MS. CELESTE, HOW LONG WAS THAT SELECTION DONE? WHEN WAS THAT SELECTION DONE? I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK BACK IN MY RECORDS FOR THE SELECTION, BUT I KNOW IT INVOLVED THE YOUTH, THE ADULTS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS TO COME UP WITH THE SYMBOLISM IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ARTIST CHAIR.

MR. ESTE, WHICH WALL ARE WE REFERRING THROUGH? YOUR MADAM CHAIR? WE ARE REFERRING TO THE TRAILHEAD PARK WALL RIGHT INSIDE MM-HMM .

THE INSIDE WHERE THE MURAL NOW EXISTS.

THE, THE MURAL THAT WE HAVE TODAY, THE SYMBOLISM WAS METAMORPHOSIS OF LAUDERDALE LAKES.

AND SO THAT WAS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE YOUTH AND ADULTS TO COME UP WITH THAT PARTICULAR MURAL.

THERE WERE TWO OTHER DESIGNS THAT WERE PREPARED BY THE ARTIST.

AND I WAS SAYING THAT, UM, IN ADDITION TO THE, SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THE LOVE MURAL, WE COULD BRING THAT BACK BECAUSE I KNOW THE ARTIST, MR. GATSON HAS ALWAYS SAID, WHAT ARE Y'ALL GONNA DO? DO YOU STILL WANT TO USE THE OTHER DESIGNS? PERHAPS WE CAN WORK TOGETHER, UM, TO SEE HOW IT CAN FIT INTO OTHER PLACES WITHIN THE CITY OF LADALE LAKES AS WELL AS THE CRA DISTRICT.

OF COURSE.

UH, MR. CHAIR, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THE, UM, THE, THE MURAL ON THE INTERIOR OF THE PARK WITH THE BUTTERFLIES ON THE WALL.

UH, I'M, I'M OPEN TO THAT.

IF, IF THERE WAS TWO OPTIONS THAT WEREN'T USED, I'M, I'M OPEN TO INCLUDING THOSE TWO INTO OTHER OPTIONS THAT WE MAY BE LOOKING AT.

UH, I THINK THAT'LL BE A, A, A GOOD IDEA.

THERE MAY BE A CONCEPT ALREADY CREATED THAT WE JUST DIDN'T, UH, UTILIZE.

UM, I'VE SEEN THE WORK THAT GEORGE GATSON HAS DONE, PARTICULARLY IN THE SISTRUNK AREA.

HE DOES STATUES AS WELL, SO I KNOW HE'S VERY TALENTED.

UH, BUT, UM, WOULD LIKE TO, I THINK WE'RE GONNA MAKE A BETTER DECISION WITH THE MORE OPTIONS WE HAVE.

SO TO INCLUDE THOSE TWO, I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF YES.

MADAM CHAIR, I AGREE WITH VICE CHAIR HARRISON THAT I, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE OTHER TWO.

I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE.

SO I WOULDN'T MIND YOU BRINGING HIM BACK HERE OR BRING THE, WHATEVER IT IS HERE SO THAT WE CAN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION.

AND MADAM CHAIR, THANK

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YOU.

AND I THINK THE MORE OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE, THE, UM, BETTER THE DECISION CAN BE MADE AND WHAT WILL FIT IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE CULTURE AND THE COMMUNITY IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA.

WELL, JUST GIVEN CONSIDERATION, THAT ONE IS A GRANT AND, UM, MM-HMM .

THE OTHER TWO ARE SOMETHING THAT THE CRA WOULD HAVE TO PROVIDE.

I KNOW.

I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING TO DO WITH MAYBE A MATCH, SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT.

SO WHEN WE COLLABORATE WITH THE OTHERS, WE'LL SEE, GET A BETTER VIEW OF HOW OUR DECISION CAN GO.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.

AND THE LAST THING IS JUST A, A QUICK UPDATE REGARDING THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN.

AS YOU KNOW, WE DISTRIBUTED THE HARD COPIES OF OUR REDEVELOPMENT PLAN.

THIS WILL TAKE US ON OUT TO 2030.

AND ALSO FOR THOSE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NOT UNDERTAKEN, OF COURSE THAT BLUEPRINT WILL STILL REST WITH THE CITY TO ENSURE THAT THE PROJECTS THAT ARE EXISTING ARE STILL ACCOMPLISHED.

AND AS YOU KNOW, IT WAS A PRETTY EXTENSIVE PROCESS.

OH, ALMOST A YEAR AND A HALF FOR US AS WE WORK WITH STAKEHOLDERS, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE RESIDENTS, THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS, AND WE HAD VARIOUS MEETINGS, WE HAD SURVEYS, WE HAD ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS, WE HAD FOCUS GROUPS AND TWO COMMUNITY MEETINGS, WHICH WAS AWESOME.

WE HAD THE, UH, AWESOME RESPONSIBILITY AS WELL OF WORKING WITH INSPIRE PLACE, MAKING COLLECTIVE INC.

WHO PUT TOGETHER ALL OF THE INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY.

AND THAT'S HOW WE DERIVED AT THREE OF OUR GOALS FOR THE PUBLIC.

IT CONSISTED OF THE TOWN CENTER AND PUBLIC AREAS, HOUSING AND IMPROVING CONNECTIVITY THAT'S IMPROVING VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT THROUGHOUT THE CRA DISTRICT.

YOU'LL FIND WITHIN THAT PLAN THAT THERE IS A CAPITAL PROJECT SCHEDULE, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE HOPED FOR, SO THAT EVERYONE WILL KNOW WHAT PROJECTS WE'RE GOING TO UNDERTAKE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL OF THE INPUT THAT WE'VE RECEIVED.

PLEASE NOTE THAT A LOT OF THE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC HAD TO DO WITH THE AESTHETICS APPROVING THE AESTHETICS FOR OUR CORRIDOR, THE EXPERIENCE, THE LANDSCAPING, THE STREET FURNITURE.

AND SO YOU MAY SEE THAT THAT IS HIGHLIGHTED A LOT IN THE PLAN, BUT UNDERSTAND THAT WE TRULY LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY AND THEY WERE TELLING US THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OF A, WHAT WE CALL STREETSCAPE, WHERE WE PAY ATTENTION TO THE LIGHTING FEATURES AND THE LANDSCAPING.

WE HAVE A LANDSCAPING PROJECT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES.

IT IS THE STATE ROAD SEVEN OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD LANDSCAPE PROJECT.

WE'VE ALREADY STARTED WITH THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT IN COLLABORATION WITH MR. RONALD DES PRUNES FROM PUBLIC WORKS.

SO ON THE CITY SIDE YOU WILL HEAR ABOUT THE DESIGN AND THE TYPES OF LANDSCAPING.

AND ON THE CRA SIDE, WE WILL ASSIST WITH THE INSTALLATION OF THAT LANDSCAPING.

SO THAT'S OUR CORRIDOR.

AND THEN WE WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE PRIVATE OWNERS.

SO WE WILL BE MEETING WITH THEM SUCH AS THE LAUDERDALE MARKETPLACE REEF PLAZA, WHICH IS ON THE NORTHEASTERN SIDE OF OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD AND STATE ROAD SEVEN, THE LAKE MALL AND LAKE SHOPS, WHICH IS FURTHER NORTH ON THE WEST SIDE OF STATE ROAD SEVEN.

THOSE ARE THE FOCUS AREAS FOR US.

BUT PLEASE KNOW THAT WE ARE NOW LOOKING AT OTHER AREAS.

WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME PROPERTIES THAT ARE FOR SALE.

WE ARE LOOKING BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, PARTICULARLY IF THEY'RE VACANT LOTS AND THERE ARE SOME BUILDINGS THAT CAN BE REPURPOSED.

IF IT WAS EDUCATIONAL, THERE MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING MORE.

ON THE COMMERCIAL SIDE, WE'RE LOOKING AT BUSINESS INCUBATORS AND THE LIKE.

ALL OF THESE THINGS WILL BE BUDGETED.

SO DURING THE BUDGET, WHICH TAKES PLACE IN SEPTEMBER, YOU WILL, WE WILL HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE THINGS THAT ARE NOTED WITHIN OUR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN SO THAT YOU WILL KNOW HOW IT WILL BE BUDGETED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

OF COURSE.

MADAM CHAIR, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THEY WERE BUILDING CA CONCEAL COMMONS.

YES, MS. CELESTE, THERE IS A SMALL PIECE OF PROPERTY JUST TO THE SOUTH OF CA, CONCEAL COMMONS.

ARE THERE ANY PLANS FOR THAT? I THINK IT WAS THE STAGING AREA WHEN

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DO YOU MADAM CHAIR, THAT'S THE EASEMENT THAT BELONGS TO THE CITY.

AT ONE POINT, IF THERE WAS A ROAD THAT WOULD CONNECT TO 31ST AVENUE, THEN THAT WOULD'VE BEEN THE ROAD THAT WOULD'VE CONNECTED ALL THE WAY OUT TO 31ST AVENUE.

SO THAT PARTICULAR SITE BELONGS TO THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES.

AS FAR AS I KNOW, THERE AREN'T ANY SPECIFIC PLANS TO CONSTRUCT ROADWAY.

SO THE GREEN SPACE IS WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE, THE THOUGHT AS OF NOW.

I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF THAT.

SO THAT IS A CITY DISCUSSION OR, OR, OR SHOULD BE A CITY DISCUSSION THROUGH YOUR MADAM CHAIR.

THAT DEFINITELY WOULD BE A DISCUSSION THAT YOU CAN HAVE WITH THE CITY COMMISSION.

MADAM CHAIR, I DO HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION ALSO, MS. CELESTE, UH, IN THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT TAKES US TO 2030 IN OUR DISCUSSION OF A NEW MUNICIPAL COMPLEX DISCUSSION CENTERS A LOT AROUND THE IRELAND PROPERTY, IS THAT INCLUDED IN THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN OR IS IT COMPATIBLE, IF YOU WILL, WITH WHAT'S IN THE PLAN? THE USE OF A MUNICIPAL OF THE PROPERTY FOR A MUNICIPAL COMPLEX THROUGH YOU, MADAM CHAIR, WHAT I CAN SHARE IS THROUGH A HISTORICAL, BY GIVING YOU HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE.

AT THE TIME WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND THE DISCUSSION WAS SOMEWHAT OF A RECREATIONAL USE OR PARKING IMPROVEMENTS, AND IT WAS TIED IN WITH VINCENT TORRES MEMORIAL PARK.

SO WHEN YOU LOOK IN THE PLAN, THAT IS WHAT YOU'LL SEE WITHIN THE PLAN BECAUSE AT THE TIME THAT WAS THE DISCUSSION.

MADAM CHAIR, IF DURING DISCUSSION THE CITY COMMISSION WOULD LIKE TO UTILIZE THAT PROPERTY AT SAID TIME TO BUILD THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX, HOW WOULD THAT WORK THROUGH YOU MADAM CHAIR? I WOULD LIKE FOR MR. J MICHAEL HAGOOD TO CHIME IN.

I SEE HE'S LOOKING AT ME, SO I KNOW HE WANTS TO SPEAK.

NO, NO, NO, I DON'T.

UM, THE, UM, FIRST THING, AND I WAS GONNA COVER THIS SOMEWHAT WHEN WE GOT TO THE NEXT, UH, ON MY COMMENTS, UH, REPORT ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN USE FUNDS FOR.

OKAY? THAT'S GONNA BE VERY DIFFICULT TO USE THAT PROPERTY FOR MUNICIPAL COMPLEX.

UM, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T USE CRA FUNDS FOR TYPICALLY A, A GOVERNMENTAL BUILDING.

YOU CAN'T DO FIRE STATIONS, YOU CAN'T DO CITY HALLS.

UM, IT DOES A, A SPECIFIC PROHIBITION IN THE STATUTE, UM, AS TO THOSE PARTICULAR, UM, DEVELOPMENTS.

NOW, UH, WITHOUT GETTING INTO IT TOO MUCH NOW, THERE'S A WAY YOU CAN DO IT IF IN FACT YOU CAN GET EVERYBODY TO AGREE TO IT.

EVERYONE WHO WAS PUTTING MONEY INTO THE TRUST FUND, THAT WOULD BE THE COUNTY.

UM, OF COURSE THE CITY AND I GUESS THE, UM, HOSPITAL DISTRICT, WHOEVER CONTRIBUTED MONIES TO THE TRUST FUND WOULD HAVE TO AGREE TO USE OF THE FUNDS FOR, UH, A GOVERNMENTAL PURPOSE.

A GOVERNMENTAL, I SHOULDN'T SAY GOVERNMENTAL PURPOSE, BUT FOR A GOVERNMENTAL BUILDING.

AND, AND IT'S, IT'S SPELLED OUT SO CLEARLY I THINK THE LEGISLATURE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT CITIES TAKING THE TIF FUNDS AND RATHER THAN DOING, UH, IMPROVEMENTS TO, FOR THE, UM, YOUR TAX BASE USING THOSE FUNDS TO SUPPLEMENT THE CITY BUDGET.

UM, AND IT'S REALLY FROWNED UPON.

I'LL GO IN MORE DETAIL IS WHEN I GET TO MY PART.

THANK YOU MS. CELESTE.

IF THERE, WELL LET ME CONTINUE.

UM, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, I CAN RESPOND, THEN I'LL MOVE ON TO SOMETHING ELSE.

I'M DRAWING A BLANK ALL OF A SUDDEN, BUT THE PREVIOUS INITIATIVE THAT WE HAD WITH MS. MELISSA DUNN AND HER GROUP, WE OFFERED THE MARKETING PACKAGES AND SOCIAL MEDIA PACKAGES AND THAT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM.

AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING, I KNOW THERE WAS A QUESTION REGARDING THE USE OF CRA FUNDS.

AS MR. HAY SAID, HE WILL COVER THAT FOR YOU.

UM, I KNOW THERE WAS A DISCUSSION ABOUT USING FUNDS FOR AN EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND OF COURSE WE'LL GET ADDITIONAL DETAILS SO THAT WE CAN RESPOND, RESPOND ACCORDINGLY FOR THAT.

AND THERE WAS A QUESTION REGARDING MARKETING INITIATIVES.

AND SO AS YOU KNOW THROUGH MS. BUCHANAN, WE ARE DEFINITELY HAVING A LOT OF EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS AND THROUGH THE PREVIOUS INITIATIVE CALLED,

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SO JUST NOTE THAT THAT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WILL BE CONSIDERED, UM, IN THE NEAR FUTURE FOR EITHER YOUR CONSIDERATION OR THE CITY'S CONSIDERATION.

SO I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO THINK THAT WE HAVE FORGOTTEN THANK YOU THROUGH YOUR ADVICE CHAIR.

THERE WE GO.

NO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, UM, BRINGING THAT UP.

AND JUST TO REITERATE, I'M SURE YOU'RE GONNA BE ON TARGET WITH IT AND, UH, WHENEVER WE GIVE A, ANY TYPE OF PACKAGE TO HELP A BUSINESS OR UPCOMING BUSINESS TO HAVE THE MARKETING INCLUDED IN IT, I THINK A COMMERCIAL CAN GO A LONG WAY.

FACEBOOK ADS TARGETED, UM, TO LET PEOPLE KNOW, UH, WHAT'S IN THE AREA.

'CAUSE WHEN THESE FACEBOOK ADS GO OUT, LIKE LET'S SAY, UM, I DON'T WANNA NAME DROP, BUT YOU KNOW, JUICY PATTIES, THAT'S GONNA TARGET TO EVERYBODY WHO'S PROBABLY SEARCHED ANYTHING RELATING TO PATTIES OR JAMAICA OR WE KNOW YOUR, THE ALGORITHM WILL FIND THOSE PEOPLE AND I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE EFFECTIVE FOR THE BUSINESSES TO GROW.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT WE ACCEPT ALL IDEAS, UM, THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT FOR, FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

MADAM CHAIR, I JUST WANT TO RECAP ALL OF THE HOMEWORK.

WE WILL HAVE.

UM, AS I MENTIONED, WE DID MENTION THE BANKER'S ROUND TABLE OR I MENTIONED THE BANKER'S ROUND TABLE, SO I'LL GET ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SEE HOW WE CAN FACILITATE THAT.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM IN SEPTEMBER, UM, HOPEFULLY COMMISSIONER CARLENE WILL BE HERE TO ALSO PARTICIPATE SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS THE INCENTIVES THAT WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE THEIR COLOR PALETTE TO MEET OUR NEW REGULATIONS.

AND FOR THE WALL MURAL, WE WILL TOUCH BASES WITH OUR CRA ADMINISTRATOR TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON THE LOVE MURAL AND ALSO BRINGING BACK THE TWO DESIGNS AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME.

IF I MISSED ANYTHING, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE CAPTURE ALL OF YOUR COMMENTS.

THANK YOU HAVE CAPTURED ESSENTIALLY EVERYTHING WE SPOKE ABOUT.

AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS.

SIX A MR. HAGER? YES MA'AM.

THAT'S IT MADAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU KINDLY FOR THAT REPORT.

WE HAVE, UH, ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO, LET SEE.

SIX

[6. FINANCE DIRECTOR REPORT]

UH, RESOLUTION CRE RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 11.

A RESOLUTION OF THE DALE LAKES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY.

RATIFYING THE CITY MANAGER'S FILING OF THE AGENCY'S FISCAL YEAR 2025 PERIOD NINE FINANCIAL ACTIVITY REPORTS AS PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONFORMING TO THE AGENCY'S ADOPTED FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES AND FISCAL POLICIES.

A COPY IS ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT A, WHICH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK PROVIDING WITH ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO BRING IT TO THE FLOOR, PLEASE? MADAM CHAIR? MADAM? YES.

WE BRING ITEM SIX A CRA, RESOLUTION 2 0 2 5 DASH 11 TO THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.

VICE CHAIR HARRISON.

FOR COMMISSIONER SWELL FOR COMMISSIONER EDWARD WOODS PHILLIPS FOR CHAIRPERSONS.

THOMAS FOR MOTION PASSES ADMINISTRATOR.

MR. GIO IS PRESENT WHO WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE JUNE, 2025 FINANCIAL ACTIVITY REPORTS THROUGH YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU MR. GIOVANNI.

FOR THE RECORD.

GIOVANNI STEVENSON FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, UH, CRA CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, CRA, BOARD MEMBER, CRA ATTORNEY, CRA ADMINISTRATOR AND SECRETARY.

UM, I'M PRESENTING THE JUNE 30TH, 2025 CIA MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT.

SO AS A PERIOD NINE OF 2025, WHERE 75% OF THE YEAR ELAPSED THE CIA REVENUE IS AT 31.3% OR, AND THAT NUMBER INCLUDES 5.519 MILLION OF THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING INVOICES AS WELL AS 215,000 OF MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE.

UM, WHICH IS INTEREST REVENUE.

UH, THE CRA EXPENDITURES ARE 16.3%, WHICH INCLUDES PERSONNEL OPERATING, UM, CAPITAL AND NON-OPERATING EXPENDITURES.

PERSONNEL EXPENDITURES ARE AT 73% THROUGH

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JUNE 30.

OPERATING EXPENDITURES ARE AT 5% THROUGH JUNE 30.

OUR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES ARE AT 7.6% THROUGH JUNE 30.

AND OUR NON-OPERATING EXPENDITURES TOTAL 1.714 MILLION AS OF JUNE 30TH, WHICH INCLUDES THE AREAS OF THE CRA HOME BUYER PURCHASE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, THE CRA COMMERCIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, AND THE CRA RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.

AND THOSE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED ON THE REPORT.

THE CRA CASH MANAGEMENT BALANCE IS $24,806,468, WHICH IS MORE THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S BALANCE OF 20,360,311.

UM, OF COURSE, INCLUDING THE REPORT IS ALSO THE CHARTS ASSOCIATED.

UM, AND THAT'S THE END OF MY REPORT.

I ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE JUNE 30TH, 2025 CRA MONTHLY REPORT? ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT REPORT.

REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT.

UM, DETAILED REPORT, I THINK IT WAS CONSULT SUBMITTED BY A CONSULTANT FINANCIAL YOU PRESENTED VERY WELL.

YEAH, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE, UH, SIX A CRA RESOLUTION 2 0 2 5 DASH 11 VICE J HARRISON FOR COMMISSIONER SWELL FOR COMMISSIONER EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOR CHAIRPERSON.

THOMAS FOR MOTION PASSES.

UM, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING MUCH.

UH, CHAIRMAN REPORT.

[7. CHAIRMAN REPORT]

JUST, UH, I ASKED THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THE OTHER DAY HOW OUR FOUR, UH, WHAT I SAY, HOW THE FOUR APPLICANTS THAT CAME IN THAT WENT INTO CASIA, UM, COMMENTS AND UM, I AM GOING TO FOLLOW UP WITH THEM.

SHE SAID THEY, SHE WAS FOLLOWING UP WITH THEM AND THEY ARE DOING WELL.

'CAUSE WE WANNA KNOW THAT THOSE THAT WE HAVE PLACED ARE ASSISTED TO OCCUPY SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SPACE AND AREA IN OUR, UM, CITY.

THEY ARE PROGRESSING.

AND THE ASSISTANT, YOU DID SAY IN THE BEGINNING YOU WOULD, AND YOU ARE DOING THAT AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.

DO APPRECIATE IT.

ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS STAND IN? NO.

MADAM CHAIR, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS.

ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS AD HOC, MADAM CHAIR, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY AD HOC COMMITTEE REPORTS.

NUMBER 10,

[10. LEGAL REPORT]

A LEGAL REPORT.

WE'RE GONNA HEAR SOME THINGS TONIGHT, .

UM, YES.

UM, TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THE STATUTE, UM, I THINK WE MENTIONED LAST TIME THAT THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL INTERPRETATIONS OF THE STATUTE AND, UM, WHAT EXACTLY CAN BE DONE, UH, UNDER THE STATUTE.

I, MY POINT IS THAT IF IT'S NOT IN THE STATUTE, IF IT'S NOT ALLOWED IN THE STATUTE, THE POSITION IS THAT YOU CAN'T DO IT.

FOR DEVELOPMENT, YOU TYPICALLY CAN USE THE MONEY INSTALLATION.

SO YOU HAVE TO FIND SOMETHING IN THE STATUTE TO PERMIT YOU TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT.

AND THE PROJECT HAS TO BE IN YOUR PLAN HAS TO BE IN YOUR RE YOUR ADOPTED REDEVELOPMENT PLAN.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SPECIFIC, UM, BUT YOU HAVE TO AT LEAST HAVE SOMETHING GENERAL, UM, THAT WILL ADDRESS IT.

FOR INSTANCE, UM, YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A SPECIFIC STREET, BUT A PLAN TO DO TO IMPROVE, UM, STREETS IN GENERAL.

UM, THE STATUTE THAT CONTROLS THE USE OF THE FUNDS IS CHAPTER 1 63 0.37.

OH, AND I MUST CAUTION YOU THAT THIS IS NOT THE BEST WRITTEN STATUTE.

UM, THE OVERALL CONCEPT OF THE STATUTE IS IT'S A BRICK AND MORTAR STATUE.

IT'S NOT FOR SOCIAL PROGRAMS. MM-HMM .

UM, IT'S TO ENHANCE YOUR TAX BASE.

USUALLY IF YOU HAVE A PROJECT IN MIND THAT'S GONNA BEAUTIFY THE AREA AND BE ARGUE THAT THAT'S GOING TO ENHANCE YOUR TAX VALUES, THEREBY INCREASING THE AVALOR TAXES WITHIN THE AREA, THEN YOU'LL PRETTY SAFE TO KNOW THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE, UM, DONE UNDER THE STATUTE.

UM, THE, UM, STATUTE I SAY IS POORLY WRITTEN.

UM, AND MOST OF, AGAIN, IT'S COVERS ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.

IF YOU ARE ACQUIRING PROPERTY

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UH, REDOING STREETS IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE.

UH, I KNOW THAT THERE'S A CONCERN OR THERE'S AN INTEREST, UH, ON THE COMMISSION ABOUT DOING A MUNICIPAL COMPLEX.

ARE WE DOING IT? WELL, ARGUABLY IF YOU COULD TIE, UM, SAY SOME OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS OF THAT BUILDING TO THE GENERAL AREA, THEN YOU COULD PROBABLY USE THE FUNDS FOR THAT PURPOSE.

UM, BUT I CAUTION YOU IT CAN'T BE INFRASTRUCTURE JUST FOR THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX.

BUT IF YOU ARE, BECAUSE OF YOU PUTTING A MUNICIPAL COMPLEX IN AND YOU HAVE TO UPGRADE WATER AND SEWER FOR, FOR THE GENERAL AREA, THEN YOU PROBABLY COULD, COULD DO IT.

UM, UH, ANY TYPE, ANYTIME YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT GOING IN REDOING BUILDINGS, UM, TYPICALLY THAT'S WAS GONNA BE, UH, SOMETHING YOU CAN DO.

UM, THE, IT'S ABOUT THE STATUTE IS, UM, LIST SPECIFICALLY OF ABOUT 30 PROJECTS THAT YOU CAN DO.

INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, THERE IS A PROVISION THAT SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITS THE USE OF THE FUNDS FOR CERTAIN AREAS.

UM, AND I WILL READ IT ALMOST EXACTLY TO YOU.

IF YOU, IF YOU WANT TO USE THE FUNDS TO MATCH FEDERAL FUNDS, IF THERE'S SOME FEDERAL FUNDS AVAILABLE, UH, WITHIN THE CR AREA AND YOU NEED TO HAVE MATCHING FUNDS FOR THAT PROJECT, THEN YOU CAN USE CRA FUNDS FOR THAT PURPOSE.

UM, IF YOU ARE REDOING, AGAIN, STREETS AND NOT JUST DOING INFRASTRUCTURE SELF, BUT PLANS FOR DOING REDOING STREETS, THE UM, STATUTE SPECIFICALLY SAYS THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS MAY NOT BE PAID FOR A FINANCE BY INCREMENT REVENUES, CONSTRUCTION OR EXPANSION OF ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS OR PUBLIC BODIES.

OUR POLICE ARE FIVE BUILDINGS UNLESS EACH TAX AUTHORITY AGREES TO SUCH METHOD.

FINANCING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OR EXPANSION, INSTALLATION, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, OR ALTERATION OF ANY PUBLICLY OWNED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS OR PROJECTS.

IF SUCH PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS WERE SCHEDULED TO BE INSTALLED, CONSTRUCTED, RECONSTRUCTED, REPAIRED, OR ALTERED WITHIN THREE YEARS OF APPROVAL OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN.

SO YOU CAN'T SUBSTITUTE MM-HMM .

SO THAT'S GENERALLY, AND THAT'S PRETTY BROAD, BUT GENERALLY, UM, THAT'S THE INTENT OF THE STATUTE AS FAR AS USE OF THE FUNDS.

UM, THE, UM, BROWARD COUNTY UNFORTUNATELY, UM, HAS BEEN ONE OF THE LEADING COUNTIES IN THE STATE TO, UM, LOOK VERY CLOSELY AT THE USE OF CRA FIRMS. UM, THAT WE, THE, THE CRA GOT IN TROUBLE YEARS AGO, UM, BECAUSE CRA FUNDS WERE USED TO SUPPLEMENT THE CITY'S BUDGET.

UM, AND THAT'S REALLY A NO-NO, NO.

UM, I'LL BE GLAD TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

UM, AS WE DISCUSSED LAST TIME.

YOU CAN BE INNOVATIVE WITH THE FUNDS, I MEAN INNOVATIVE WITH YOUR PROJECTS, UH, AND MOVING FORWARD.

I'LL BE GLAD.

I KNOW THAT'S PRETTY GENERAL.

I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU COME UP WITH A SPECIFIC IDEA, I'LL BE GLAD TO SIT DOWN WITH YOU AND TRY TO WORK IT OUT AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.

UH, BUT AGAIN, BRICK AND MORTAR, UM, DON'T THINK SOCIAL PROGRAMS OKAY.

I THINK THAT'S VERY EXPLICIT AS TO WHAT IT'S TO BE USED FOR.

I, VICE CHAIR WAS ABOUT TO ASK A QUESTION AND THAT LAST NOTE JUST SAID NO, I GOT MY ANSWER.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT REPORT.

DO APPRECIATE MADAM CHAIRMAN.

THE FIRST THING MR. HAY, GOOD READ WAS OUR MAJOR QUESTION THAT WE HAD ABOUT THE MUNICIPAL COMPANY.

DISCUSSION, YOU KNOW, EXCUSE ME.

SO , THANK YOU.

THAT'S A GOOD LAWYER.

ALRIGHT.

ANY OLD BUSINESS

[11. OLD BUSINESS]

BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD, UM, WE HAVE A BIG BALANCE AND I I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO OBLIGATE THOSE FUNDS BEFORE THE SUN.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S GONNA BE, UM, IF IT'S UNDER CONTRACT, IT'S MY POSITION, MONEY'S STILL THERE.

UM,

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IT DOESN'T HAVE TO NECESSARILY BE EXPENDED, BUT IT'S OBLIGATED.

BUT WE NEED TO HAVE A, A, UM, CONCERTED EFFORT TO SEE THAT THOSE FUNDS ARE OBLIGATED.

I'M NOT SOMEWHAT WASTING THEM OF COURSE.

SURE.

BUT OBLIGATED THEM.

'CAUSE THERE'S GONNA BE A FIGHT I'M SURE WITH THE COUNTY WITH THOSE BALANCES.

OH, THEY WOULD WANT IT BACK.

THEY CAN CALL IT BACK, I'M SURE.

UM, YOU QUESTION THERE'S A GOOD, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

I, UM, DON'T WANT TO BE IN THE POSITION OF HAVING TO LITIGATE IT.

UM, I DON'T THINK IT'S JUST THE COUNTY.

I THINK EVERYONE WOULD'VE AN ARGUMENT THAT IF WHATEVER FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE, WHOEVER CONTRIBUTED THEM WOULD GET 'EM BACK PRO RATA TO THE, AS MUCH AS THEY ACTUALLY, UH, CONTRIBUTED TO THE TIFF.

NICE CHAIR.

I ACTUALLY DO HAVE A QUESTION.

UH, SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BRICK AND MORTAR.

UM, LET'S SAY THERE'S A WALL WITHIN CRA DISTRICT.

UH, IS IT YOUR OPINION WE CAN USE FUNDS TO, TO PAY AN ARTIST TO CREATE THAT MURAL ON SET WALL? YES.

WHY NOT? I DON'T SEE A PROBLEM.

PERFECT.

I EVEN THINK YOU COULD USE THE FUNDS TO BUILD A WALL.

UM, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT SOME OTHER LEGAL ISSUES ON WHO'S GONNA BE LIABLE FOR THE WALL, THOSE TYPE OF ISSUES.

I DON'T YES.

THOSE TYPE OF IMPROVEMENTS.

THOSE, I THINK YOU CAN USE THEM, YOU KNOW, BUS SHELTERS, OBVIOUSLY THAT'S AN OBVIOUS USE OF THE FUNDS.

UH, IMPROVING, UH, STREET SCAPES.

THAT'S TYPICALLY WHAT THE FUNDS ARE USED FOR.

UM, BEAUTIFICATION PARKS.

I THINK YOU CAN ACQUIRE PROPERTY FOR A PARK.

MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS FOR THE ATTORNEY.

COULD I THINK THE SWIMMING POOL IS RARELY IN THE CRA DISTRICT IS NOT TRUE.

MISS CELESTE, THROUGH YOU MADAM CHAIR.

THE SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX IS NOT WITHIN THE CRA DISTRICT.

IT'S OUTSIDE OF OKAY.

I THOUGHT IT WOULD'VE BEEN SINCE IT'S JUST NEXT DOOR TO 31ST 30TH TERRA.

THEN IF IT'S NOT IN THE QUESTION BECOMES MOVED, YOU KNOW.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERED ANY NEW BUSINESS.

I BEHALF MADAM CHAIR BACK.

SALTS NICHOLSON ARCHITECTS INC.

I JUST WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE TO OUR VIRTUAL AUDIENCE IF WE HAVE A VIRTUAL AUDIENCE.

THE STATE OF THE CITY IS NEXT WEEK, JULY 23RD AT 6:30 PM THE DOORS DO OPEN AT 6:00 PM PLEASE REGISTER, COME OUT AND HEAR ALL OF THE GREAT THINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES HAS DONE IN THE LAST YEAR.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

12 A 12 A

[A. CRA RESOLUTION 2025-012 AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A TASK ORDER WITH SALTZ MICHELSON ARCHITECTS, INC. TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE DESIGN OF A COMPREHENSIVE GATEWAY AND WAYFINDING SIGNAGE PROJECT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND ($125,000.00)]

MR. APRIL? YES MA'AM.

CRA RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 12.

A RESOLUTION OF THE LAUDERDALE LAKES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A TASK ORDER.

TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE DESIGN OF A COMPREHENSIVE GATEWAY AND WAY FINDING, WAY FINDING SIGNAGE PROJECT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA FOR AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $125,000 DIRECTED AND AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRPERSON AND SECRETARY TO TAKE SUCH ACTIONS THAT SHALL BE NECESSARY AND CONSISTENT TO CARRY OUT THE INTENT AND DESIRE OF THE AGENCY OF ADOPTING REPRESENTATIONS, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION CHAIR? YES.

I WOULD LIKE TO BRING CRA RESOLUTION 2025 DASH ZERO 12 TO THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.

COMMISSIONER SWELL FOR COMMISSIONER EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOR CHAIR PERSON.

THOMAS FOR VICE CHAIR HARRISON FOR MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU MS. ADMINISTRATOR.

AT THIS TIME I'LL ASK MS. DUNMORE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THROUGH YOU.

MADAM CHAIR THROUGH YOU.

MS. DUNMORE.

AND THIS ALSO INCORPORATES WALLS, AS YOU KNOW, ON OR ESTATES.

AS MENTIONED, THIS PARTICULAR RESOLUTION IS AUTHORIZING US TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH SA MICHAEL CENTER ARCHITECTS INC.

WE HAVE TWO REPRESENTATIVES THAT ARE ON THE LINE, NATALIA CASTRO AND LINDSEY ETAN, WHO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS TO BRING YOU THIS PARTICULAR TASK ORDER.

AS MENTIONED IN A PREVIOUS MEETING, THE CRA BOARD WANTED US TO COME BACK WITH A PACKAGE OF REDESIGNED SIGNS.

AND WHEN I SAY SIGNS, I MEAN ALL TYPES OF SIGNS OR DIRECTIONAL SIGNS, ENTRYWAY SIGNS.

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WE HAVE A WALL.

THIS INCORPORATES THE WALL AS WELL.

WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICE IS GOING TO INCORPORATE BRINGING FORTH CONCEPTS THAT WILL BE REVIEWED.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE THREE COLLAGES WITH DIFFERENT STYLES.

AFTER THAT, THE FIRM WILL THEN DESIGN THOSE SIGNS, EACH OF THEM FOR THE FIVE AREAS THAT WERE MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY.

IT IS WESTGATE SOUTH THAT IS IN THE BACK OF THE WALMART ON THE WEST SIDE OF WALMART.

THAT PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT ENTRYWAY INTO THE AREA, THERE IS A SIGN, EASTGATE SOMERSET DRIVE.

AS YOU KNOW, WE NOW HAVE CASIA ESTATES, CASIA COMMONS, AND SOMERSET.

SO WE WANT TO INCORPORATE A DESIGN THAT CAN HAVE ALL OF THE NAMES OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ON IT.

EASTGATE 33RD AVENUE, WHICH IS BY ST.

HELENS NORTHGATE 34TH STREET AND AGAIN ORLE ESTATES.

TO HAVE A BRAND NEW WALL.

WE EXPECT THAT THE SERVICE WILL TAKE JUST TO COME UP WITH A GOOD CONCEPT THAT IS ACCEPTABLE TO THE BOARD ABOUT 90 DAYS THAT REPRESENTS THREE MEETINGS OR LESS.

AND THEN WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE WORKING WITH THE FIRM.

THE FIRM WILL THEN DESIGN, PREPARE THE CONSTRUCTION PLANS, ASSIST WITH BIDDING.

THE FIRM IS GONNA TAKE US ALL THE WAY OUT TO THE POINT WHERE WE HAVE TO SECURE A CONTRACTOR FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF THE SIGNS IN THE AREAS THAT I MENTIONED.

AND OF COURSE THESE PARTICULAR DESIGNS WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES SO THAT THE CITY CAN ALSO IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CRA CARRY, THE SAME THEME FOR THOSE SIGNS THAT ARE WITHIN THE CITY'S BOUNDARIES OR OUTSIDE OF THE CRA BOUNDARIES.

WHEN IT COMES TO THE GATEWAY SIGNS, THE WELCOME TO THE CITY OF LADALE LAKES OR NEIGHBORHOOD SIGNS, WE WILL HAVE TWO DIFFERENT OPTIONS IN TERMS OF SIZE.

ALSO, WE WANTED TO INCORPORATE A DIGITAL BOARD, OR SOME PEOPLE CALL IT AN ELECTRONIC BOARD.

WE TRIED TO GET AS MANY UM, OPTIONS AS WE COULD.

SO IT'LL ASSIST NOT ONLY THE CRA, BUT THE CITY AND ITS QUEST TO NOTIFY THE NEIGHBORS WHERE WE'RE LOCATED AND IDENTIFY AREAS OR DIFFERENT ATTRIBUTES WITHIN THE CITY THAT WE WANT TO CALL TO THE ATTENTION OF OUR BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS AND VISITORS THAT COME THROUGH EVERY DAY.

MADAM CHAIR, THAT ESSENTIALLY IS AN OVERVIEW OF THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM.

OF COURSE, I'M HERE TO RESPOND TO ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD MAY HAVE.

TRUE YOU ? YES.

CELESTE, I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS.

YOU MENTIONED A WALL IN OREO ESTATES.

CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHERE THAT IS? THROUGH YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

ON STATE ROAD SEVEN ON THE EAST SIDE OF STATE ROAD SEVEN, WHEN YOU GET UP TO 41ST STREET, I DID NOT MENTION THE STREET THERE IS THE, IT SAYS ORAL ESTATES, IT IS THE ENTRYWAY.

THERE'S ONE ON THE NORTH SIDE AS WELL AS THE SOUTH SIDE.

SO THERE WAS SOME CONVERSATION AS TO WHETHER IT SHOULD IMITATE OR DUPLICATE THE DESIGN ACROSS THE STREET, WHICH IS OAKLAND ESTATES VERSUS HAVING ITS OWN FLAVOR.

UM, WE, BASED UPON CONVERSATIONS ARE HEARING THAT PERHAPS WE WANT TO HAVE A DIFFERENT FLAVOR AND THAT'LL BE THE BEGINNING OF THE DESIGN FOR THE OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS.

SO WE'RE OPEN EITHER WAY, BUT JUST KNOW THAT WHEN WE SPEAK WITH THE FIRM THAT'S SELECTED, WE WILL DISCUSS PERHAPS LOOKING AT SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM WHAT IS WITHIN THE OAKLAND ESTATES AREA TO FALL IN LINE.

NOT ONLY WITH THE WALL, BUT THE UM, WALL THAT'S ON 31ST AVENUE AND ALL THE STREET FURNITURE.

SO, UH, WE'LL SPEAK WITH THE FIRM THAT SELECTED ABOUT HAVING SOME CONSISTENCY FOR ALL OF THAT.

FACADE OF GOING INTO THE COMMUNITY AND THEY SEE THESE LITTLE SIGNS THAT LOOK OUTDATED THAT THE SIGN THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR DIAMOND DOESN'T LOOK LIKE DIAMONDS.

AND THEN EVENTUALLY THE CITY WILL WORK ON ITS END TO INCORPORATE THE NEW DESIGN FOR THE REST OF THE AREA.

SO THEY'LL COME UP WITH A SCHEDULE FOR THEMSELVES.

THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR, VICE CHAIR.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I HAVE A FOLLOW UP QUESTION, BUT I JUST WANNA COMMENT FIRST SAYING THAT'S A OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING SO BEAUTIFUL THERE, UM, TO THAT ENTRANCE.

AND I THINK THAT'S GOING TO CAUSE A RIPPLE EFFECT, WHAT WE WANT OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS TO LOOK LIKE GOING INTO.

SO I'M VERY EXCITED.

UM, MY OTHER QUESTION IS ON THE WEST SIDE OF 4 41 GOING INTO OAKLAND ESTATES, THERE'S A SERIES OF APARTMENTS THERE.

UM, I CALL THEM THE JEWELS, HIS RUBY, EMERALD, DIAMOND GARNET.

YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S COOL, BUT THE, UM, THE SIGNAGE FOR EACH OF THOSE APARTMENTS, IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT? 'CAUSE I'D HATE FOR US TO, UM, HELP THE

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SO HOW CAN WE, UM, WHAT ROLE CAN THE CRA PLAY IN ALSO HELPING OUT WITH THAT? UM, IF THERE IS A ROLE, I'M JUST LOOKING TO BE EDUCATED ON THAT THROUGH YOU MADAM CHAIR.

I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THAT FALLS WITHIN THE CRA AREA.

HOWEVER, AS YOU KNOW, THE CRA STAFF WE'RE VERY, UM, ACTIVE IN PARTICIPATING IN AREAS THAT ARE ADJACENT TO US BECAUSE WE ALL WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONSISTENT REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT'S WITHIN THE CRA OR NOT.

SO WE CAN HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH THEM TO SEE, MEANING THE HOA PRESIDENT OR WHOEVER, WE CAN WORK WITH THE CITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM AND SEE IF THEY WILL PARTNER WITH US.

AND MAYBE WE CAN FIND A WAY TO FORMALIZE THAT THROUGH SOME TYPE OF PROGRAM, NOT FUNDING, BUT FORMALIZE IT SO THAT WE ANNOUNCE THAT THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU ALL TO JOIN US AS WE MAKE LAUDERDALE LAKES, YOU KNOW, AN AESTHETICALLY PLEASING PLACE, THEN I THINK THAT WILL BE BETTER.

AND AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE THAT IS VERY ACTIVE, SO WE CERTAINLY WILL, UH, SUPPORT THAT COMMITTEE IN THEIR EFFORTS TO, TO DO SO.

AWESOME.

SO THE LONG ANSWER IS, UM, I GAVE YOU A LONG ANSWER, BUT THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES, IT'S POSSIBLE.

MS. CELESTE, YOU'RE SO DIPLOMATIC.

YOUR ANSWER, BUT VERY CLEAR.

EXCUSE ME, MADAM CHAIR, BUT VERY CLEAR.

MOST DEFINITELY.

THANK YOU MR. ES.

AND, AND I I AGREE WITH VICE CHAIR IN TERMS OF THE SIGNAGE FOR THOSE DIFFERENT CONDO.

WHAT WHAT I'M SEEING DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO, I IF WE'RE SAYING DIAMOND, YOU KNOW, WE COULD HAVE ARTWORK ALONG THERE TO DEMONSTRATE WHAT THOSE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS.

SO THAT'S A POSSIBILITY TO BRING BACK TO THE CONDO'S IN CONVERSATION.

MADAM CHAIR, I THINK WE SHOULD BE HAVING THAT CONVERSATION NEXT WEEK.

THAT'S FINE.

MONDAY EVENING AT OUR WORKSHOP.

I THANK YOU.

BUT I AM JUST SAYING WITH COLLABORATION, UM, IN YOU, WE ARE DOING THE AESTHETICS FOR THE ENTRANCE WAY, SO KEEPING IT, YOU KNOW, CONSISTENT.

THAT'S JUST MY RECOMMENDATION.

THE WHOLE THING IN, IN ALIGNMENT TO GIVE THAT THEME TO FOLLOW THROUGH AS WELL.

I KNOW, UH, WHICH AREA? THE CITY SIDE.

WE ARE TO BE DISCUSSED THAT.

I DO UNDERSTAND THAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH MADAM CHAIR.

I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THE BEAUTY OF THIS IS THAT THE CRA IS TAKING THE LEAD ON ESTABLISHING THAT DESIGN OR THE BRANDING.

I ALWAYS WANNA HIT HOME ON WE'RE BRANDING THE CITY REGARDLESS OF WHERE IT IS.

IT CAN BE IN A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, A RESIDENTIAL AREA, BUT WITH THE BRANDING WE WILL HAVE AN ENTRYWAY SIGN THAT HAS THE NEIGHBORS, I'M SORRY I'M SAYING ENTRYWAY.

WE WILL HAVE SIGNS THAT HAVE THE NAME OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND SO IT WOULD BE MOST LIKELY EASIER FOR THEM TO ADOPT OR WORK ALONG WITH THE CITY TO ADOPT THE SAME DESIGN.

AND WE CAN PERHAPS ON THE CITY SIDE, SHOW THEM HOW IT WOULD LOOK IF THEY WERE TO DO THAT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I DO APPRECIATE IT.

ALRIGHT, MAY I HAVE A MOTION CHAIR? YES.

I WOULD LIKE TO BRING BACK CRA RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 0 1 2 TO THE FLOOR FOR APPROVAL.

COMMISSIONER SWELL FOUR, COMMISSIONER EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOUR CHAIRPERSON.

THOMAS FOUR, VICE CHAIR HARRISON FOUR.

MOTION PASSES 12

[B. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE DISPOSITION OF CRA PROPERTY]

MR HA, MADAM CHAIR.

OH, JUST DISCUSSION.

SORRY.

MR. HA, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'D LIKE TO SPEAK INSTEAD OF MR. MR. SURE.

YOU MOST CERTAINLY CAN.

OKAY, MR. HAGAN.

PARTICULAR PROPERTY OVER TIME, OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, WE WILL GO THROUGH THE EFFORT OF CLEARING OUT THAT LOT.

SO AS YOU KNOW, WE, THE CRA OWNS A PROPERTY.

IT'S ON 31ST AVENUE AND 40TH STREET.

WE CALL IT THE CHILDREN'S GARDEN.

AT THIS TIME WE ARE, WE HAVE CLOSED OUT THE GARDEN AND I WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT AS IT RELATES TO THE CINDER BLOCKS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO OUR 78 PLUS INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE REQUESTED THE CINDER BLOCKS AS WELL AS SOIL FROM THE CHILDREN'S GARDEN.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ALSO GIVE OUT GARDENING INFORMATION SO THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO AT LEAST LEARN MORE ABOUT GARDEN GARDENING FOR THOSE THAT ARE, UH, BEGINNERS.

AND HOPEFULLY OUR COORDINATOR WHO IS THERE WILL, WILL ASSIST US AS, AS WELL.

BUT FOR THAT

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IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME, BUT I WANTED TO AT LEAST SHARE THE PROCESS, WHICH IS PRETTY SIMPLE, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SHARE JUST IN CASE IF YOU HAD QUESTIONS, THE PROCESS OF DISPOSING OF THE CRA PROPERTY AND MR. HEY GOOD, OF COURSE CAN, CAN CHIME IN, UM, JUST IN CASE IF THERE ARE ANY ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT I NEED TO, TO MENTION.

BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO PUBLICLY NOTICE THAT THE SITE IS AVAILABLE FOR, THE WORD THEY USE IS DISPOSITION.

SO I ALWAYS USE THEIR EXACT WORDS SO THAT WAY WE DON'T GET INTO ANY, UH, RUN-INS OR HAVE ANY RUN-INS WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

ALSO, WE HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME THAT WE GIVE THE INTERESTED PERSONS TO PROVIDE A PROPOSAL.

AND THEN ONCE WE GET THOSE PROPOSALS, USUALLY IT'S WITHIN A 30 DAY PERIOD MINIMUM, WE GO THROUGH THE EVALUATION AND THE STATUTE SAYS THAT AT A MINIMUM, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE MORE FACTORS THAT WE CONSIDER, WE HAVE TO CONSIDER FINANCIAL ABILITY AND LEGAL ABILITY FOR THE SELECTION OF THE BUYER, PROSPECTIVE BUYER.

ONCE WE HAVE EVALUATED THE PROPOSALS, AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL GET MANY TO CHOOSE FROM, WE WILL HAVE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENTION NO LESS THAN 30 DAYS OF ACCEPTANCE.

SO THERE IS A 30 DAY WAIT TIME.

IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, THEN WE WILL PROCEED WITH ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE BUYER.

THE FAIR VALUE AND LONG-TERM BENEFITS HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED IN THIS CASE.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY, AND WHEN I SAY LONG-TERM BENEFITS, THERE IS A SECTION WITHIN THE, THE STATUTE THAT SAYS, JUST IN CASE IF YOU WANNA SELL IT AT A LOSS, THEN YOU HAVE TO PROVE THAT THERE IS A LONG TERM BENEFIT.

SO THAT'S WHERE THAT THAT PART COMES IN FOR A CONSIDERATION FOR THE PROPERTY.

MADAM CHAIR, THE PROPERTY SIZE IS AND BOARD, THE PROPERTY SIZE IS 0.53 ACRES, WHICH IS AN INTERESTING SIZE.

IT'S DOUBLE THE SIZE OF OUR TRAILHEAD PARK.

SO AT LEAST WE KNOW IT'S A LITTLE BIGGER THAN, THAN WHAT WE'VE WORKED WITH BEFORE.

WE HAVE DONE SOME HOMEWORK, AS YOU KNOW, TO IDENTIFY PROPERTIES OR PROJECTS THAT LITERALLY HAVE BUILT ON HALF AN ACRE, IF NOT A LITTLE LESS.

NOW, THERE MAY BE SOME CONCESSIONS IN TERMS OF THE SETBACK AND OTHER THINGS THAT WE WILL HAVE TO DISCUSS WITH THE CITY OF LADALE LAKE STAFF PLANNING AND ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, WHICH IS TANJA.

BUT WE BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE DEFINITELY OPPORTUNITIES TO INCORPORATE A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE IT IS ZONED RESIDENTIAL ON THAT PARTICULAR SITE.

UM, HOW THE BUYER CHOOSES TO DO THAT, OF COURSE, IN TERMS OF THEIR APPROACH WOULD BE UP TO THEM.

I DON'T WANNA SAY TOO MUCH BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T GONE INTO THE SOLICITATION PROCESS, BUT AGAIN, I JUST WANTED YOU TO HAVE A GENERAL IDEA AS TO HOW WE'RE GOING TO FACILITATE THE DISPOSITION OF THE PROPERTY WITHIN THE LAW.

THE ONLY TO YOU, THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD IS THAT, UM, THE SPECIFICITY IN THE, UH, REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, WE, YOU CAN EITHER OPEN IT UP AND OR AS HAS BEEN SUGGESTED, UM, THANK YOU.

UM, WE WOULD JUST, IF IT'S GONNA BE RESIDENTIAL, UM, WE WOULD SPECIFY THAT IT'S RESIDENTIAL AND THIS IS THE SAME PROCESS THAT WE WENT THROUGH WITH THE LAST PROJECT.

GUESS YOUR COMMENTS, I CAN'T REMEMBER.

UM, THROUGH YOUR MADAM CHAIR.

CAIA STATES.

SO WE'VE HAD SOME EXPERIENCE WITH IT.

MR. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? UM, ANYTHING THAT ANYONE ON THE BOARD ANY DISCUSSION FROM? OKAY.

UM, QUICK QUESTION.

SORRY MADAM.

SURE.

UH, WHAT'S THE, WHAT'S THE ZONING FOR HOW HIGH THEY CAN BUILD IN TERMS OF STORIES? I WOULD LIKE TO SAY RM 16, BUT LET ME GET BACK WITH YOU ON THAT.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING WHY I ASKED.

YEAH, I KNOW IT'S THROUGH YOUR MADAM CHAIR.

I KNOW IT'S THE SAME AS THE EXISTING ZONING FOR THE OTHER BUILDINGS EVERYWHERE ELSE, IT'S ONE STORE.

SO I WAS HOPING THEY COULD PROBABLY GO MAYBE TWO THROUGH YOUR MADAM CHAIR, I ASSURE YOU THAT THERE THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO VERTICAL.

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ANY ITEMS FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION? VACATION .

I'M IF APPROVED BY THE CRA BOARD.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT DETAIL.

UM, MR. KERT COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT ANY BETTER.

, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE DETAILED REPORT.

WE, UH, APPRECIATE THAT.

UM, OKAY, THAT'S FOR DISCUSSION.

UM, ITEM 13,

[13. ITEMS FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION/ANNOUNCEMENTS]

I, I HEARD VACATION ON THE BOARD.

LIKE A TRIP IN JAMAICA.

I'M GOING.

ANYONE TO COME WITH ME IF THERE'S NO OTHER FUTURE DISCUSSION AND ANNOUNCEMENT.

OH, I'M SORRY.

AS YOU KNOW, AUGUST IS A DAY IN WHICH THE CITY COMMISSION TYPICALLY DOES NOT MEET.

IF IT IS THE WILL BY CONSENSUS OF THE BOARD TO NOT MEET, WE WILL ACT ACCORDINGLY AND CANCEL THE CRA MEETING FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH ME, I'M, I'M CERTAINLY HERE , BUT I'LL BE OKAY.

IF NOT COLLEAGUES WHO QUALITY TIME.

I THINK, I THINK WE SHOULD CANCEL THAT AUGUST MEETING.

MEET IT AS ADJOURNED.