Sep 17, 2025 CRA Meetings

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GOOD AFTERNOON

[1.  CALL TO ORDER]

GOOD AFTERNOON.

THE MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER.

MADAM CITY

[2.  ROLL CALL]

PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER SWELL.

COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

HERE.

COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. PRESENT, CRE.

ADMINISTRATOR HOWARD PRESENT, CRE.

ATTORNEY OOD HERE, MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE A QUORUM MINUTES FROM

[3.  MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING]

MADAM CHAIR, I HAVE ONE CORRECTION.

MY COMPUTER IS A LITTLE SLOW COMING UP, BUT ON ONE OF THE ENTRANCES WHERE MY NAME IS INDICATED TO, PLEASE ADD AN S.

IT SAID E-D-W-A-R-G, NOT S NOTED.

COMMISSIONER EDWARD EDWARD EDWARDS.

OH, NOT EDWARD.

THANK YOU.

MAY, MAY I PLEASE HAVE THE MINUTES, UH, APPROVE WITH THE CORRECTION CHAIRPERSON THOMAS FOR VICE CHAIR HARRISON FOR COMMISSIONER SWELL FOUR.

COMMISSIONER EDWARDS, PHILLIPS FOUR, COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. FOUR.

MOTION PASSES.

UM, ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? MADAM CHAIR, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UH, EXECUTIVE

[5.  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT]

THANK YOU.

MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE CELESTE DUNBAR, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHO WILL HIGHLIGHT THE CRA ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 2025.

THROUGH YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU DUNBAR.

THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR, VICE CHAIR COMMISSIONER, CRA ATTORNEY, CRA ADMINISTRATOR, MADAM SECRETARY FOR THE RECORD.

AGAIN, CELESTE DUNMORE.

I AM THE CRA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

MADAM CHAIR.

I WOULD LIKE TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

I HAVE FOLLOW UP ITEMS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND TO, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

YES, PLEASE.

AS YOU ALL MAY RECALL, IN A PREVIOUS MEETING WE DISCUSSED THE COMPREHENSIVE GATEWAY AND WAY FINDING SIGNAGE PROGRAM THAT IS A PROGRAM IN WHICH WE WILL BE DESIGNING, CONSTRUCTING, INSTALLING SIGNAGE TO INCLUDE WELCOME SIGNS, ALSO THE WALL AT OR ESTATES NEIGHBORHOOD, AS WELL AS NEIGHBORHOOD SIGNS THAT HAVE THE NAMES OF THE VARIOUS DEVELOPMENTS.

AS PART OF THE DISCUSSION, THERE WAS A REQUEST TO REDESIGN THE PROPOSED SIGNS, AND SO LATER WE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT UPON YOUR APP WITH YOUR APPROVAL WITH SALTS MICHELSON ARCHITECTS INC.

WHO IS HERE TODAY, MR. CHARLES MICHELSON.

AND WE WOULD JUST LIKE TO SPEAK WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT BEFORE WE PROCEED TO ENSURE THAT WE MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS.

SO, MADAM CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP MR. MICHELSON TO ADDRESS THE CRA BOARD.

MR. MICHELSON, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS CHARLES MICHELSON, PRINCIPAL OF ASSAULTS MICHELSON ARCHITECTS.

I WANNA START OUT BY THANKING YOU FOR SELECTING ME TO WORK ON THIS WONDERFUL PROJECT AND WE UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT A SIGNAGE PROGRAM IS FOR THE CITY BECAUSE IT'S A POWERFUL TOOL TO SHAPE HOW PEOPLE EXPERIENCE AND VALUE A COMMUNITY.

WELL-DESIGNED SIGNAGE PROGRAM WILL GIVE THE CRAA CLEAR AND RECOGNIZABLE IDENTITY FROM A BUSINESS POINT OF VIEW.

IT PROVIDES CLARITY AS PEOPLE NAVIGATE THE STREETS.

AND FROM A SAFETY POINT OF VIEW, IT PROVIDES PEOPLE INDICATIONS OF WHERE TO GO IN A CLEAR MANNER AND LETS THEM KNOW THAT THEY'VE ARRIVED.

SIGNAGE ALSO IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY AND STORYTELLING.

SIGNAGE CAN CELEBRATE THE COMMUNITY CHARACTER AND THROUGH IMAGES CAN TELL THE STORY OF WHO THE TA THE CITY IS AND MAKE SURE EVERY VISITOR AND RESIDENT FEELS INCLUDED IN WELCOMED.

SO AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WE RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S NOT JUST A SIGNAGE PROGRAM TO GIVE DIRECTION, BUT IT'S AN IMPORTANT CHARACTER COMPONENT AND IDENTITY COMPONENT OF THE COMMUNITY.

AND WITH THAT, AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS, I'M ACTING AS A DESIGNER, BUT ALSO AS YOUR FACILITATOR, WE WANNA INCLUDE

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I'LL BE LOOKING FOR YOUR FEEDBACK SO THAT IF WE KNOW WE CAN GO IN A MORE MODERN DIRECTION, WE CAN GO IN A MORE TRADITIONAL DIRECTION, UH, WE CAN DO SOMETHING THAT'S A COMBINATION OF BOTH.

BUT I NEED THE INPUT FROM YOU REPRESENTING THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DESIGN THAT SIGNAGE PROGRAM THAT REPRESENTS A BRAND IS CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY.

BUT NUMBER TWO REALLY REFLECTS THE, THE IMAGE AND THE CHARACTER OF THE CITY SO THAT IT'S IT'S WELL RECEIVED AND SUCCESSFUL ON ALL FRONTS.

SO YOU WILL SEE ME, THIS IS, I'VE JUST BEEN COMMISSIONED TO COMMENCE, LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS AN INCLUSIVE ACTIVITY, UH, WITH A LOT OF INTERACTION AND THAT YOU WILL BE SEEING ME IN THE FUTURE AS AS I BRING EXAMPLES TO YOU AND ASK YOU TO GIVE ME SOME FEEDBACK AS WE DEVELOP THE PROGRAM OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.

UH, DO YOU MIND CHAIR? YES.

I I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU, UH, FOR BEING A PART OF THE PROCESS AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING OPTIONS YOU PROVIDE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU ELSE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. BECAUSE WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ALONG WITH YOU.

THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.

I'D LIKE TO PROCEED WITH ANOTHER FOLLOW-UP ITEM.

IT IS, UM, A MINOR ITEM, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT Y'ALL KNEW THAT WE WERE, UH, RESPONDING ACCORDINGLY.

SO THERE WAS A CONVERSATION ABOUT MURALS AND ART.

AND SO AS I UNDERSTAND, THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES IS UNDERTAKING A WONDERFUL PROJECT.

IT'S THE LOVE MURAL INITIATIVE.

BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, I ALSO WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE THAT AS PART OF OUR 12 HEAD PARK PROJECT, THE ARTIST MR. GEORGE GADSON DESIGNED THREE MULES FOR CONSIDERATION AND ONE WAS SELECTED.

THAT IS THE ONE THAT IS AT THERA HEAD PARK RIGHT NOW.

THERE ARE TWO ADDITIONAL MULES THAT HE DESIGNED AND WE HAVE THE OPTION TO PLACE THEM WHEREVER WE WOULD LIKE BECAUSE WE OWN THE DESIGN.

SO I JUST WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE, WE'VE HOPED TO PUT THEM ON BUILDINGS AND WE'RE, AND HE'S ALWAYS HELPFUL TO SAY, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO SOMETHING, JUST LET ME KNOW.

SO IF WE FIND OR IDENTIFY A LOCATION, WE'LL CERTAINLY INVOLVE HIM AS AS WELL.

ANY QUESTIONS SCARLEY, MR. CELESTE? THE TWO DESIGNS, WELL, THERE WERE THREE IN THE BACKUP, BUT THE OTHER TWO DESIGNS ARE THE ONES YOU'RE REFERRING TO THAT CAN BE PLACED, UM, ANYWHERE OF THE BOARD'S CHOOSING IN THE CRA AREA THROUGH YOU.

MADAM CHAIR, THAT IS A VERY GOOD QUESTION.

IT WOULD BE PREFERRED THAT IT BE PLACED IN THE CRA DISTRICT, BUT THERE IS NO STATUTE OR A LAW THAT SAYS THAT WE ARE FORBIDDEN FROM PUTTING ART IN IN OTHER PLACES.

BUT IT IS PREFERRED THAT IT BE LOCATED IN THE CRA DISTRICT BECAUSE ONCE THE CRA SUNSETS, THE PROPERTY WILL TRANSITION OVER TO THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS MR. HAY, KEN POND AND YES, LET US KNOW, PLEASE.

YES, MA'AM.

THANK YOU.

UM, I, I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE IF THE CRA ACTUALLY PAID FOR IT, IT NEEDS TO BE IN THE CRA AREA.

DULY NOTED.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

QUICK QUESTION.

UM, LES, THE, DO YOU HAVE, YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE IT ON YOU, BUT IF YOU COULD PROVIDE IT EVEN AT THE NEXT MEETING, THE DIMENSIONS OF THOSE MURAL? THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION.

I WAS CERTAINLY PROVIDED AT THE NEXT MEETING.

WELL ACTUALLY BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING, I'LL SEND SOMETHING THROUGH THE CRA ADMINISTRATOR.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

YES, YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU MAY CONTINUE.

MS. CELESTE, THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING US WITH THOSE UPDATES.

THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND THANK YOU MR. HAGOOD AS WELL.

THE NEXT DISCUSSION WAS THE RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.

WE HAD A VERY HEALTHY DISCUSSION ABOUT THE COLOR SCHEME THAT IS CURRENTLY REQUIRED FOR THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO MEET.

AND JUST TO GIVE BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR THE AUDIENCE.

THE RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM IS A PROGRAM WHERE WE PROVIDE UP TO 80% OF THE ELIGIBLE PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS TO THOSE MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS THAT ARE LOCATED ON 31ST AVENUE, 30TH TERRACE, 31ST TERRACE.

AND WE ADDED 43RD TERRACE AS PART OF THE COLOR SCHEME.

WE HAD A SEPARATE PALETTE

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THE BOARD WANTED US TO CONSULT WITH AN ARCHITECT TO SEE WHAT COLORS WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE IN THIS CASE.

AND I REMEMBERED THAT CURRENTLY WE HAVE A, WE HAVE AN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STANDARDS MANUAL.

WITHIN THAT MANUAL, WHICH WAS DESIGNED FROM AN ARCHITECT ON PAGE 15, THERE ARE COLORS THAT WERE SUGGESTED AND ADOPTED BY THE CRA BOARD.

AND IF YOU LIKE, WE COULD USE THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STANDARDS MANUAL COLOR SCHEME AS THE REQUIRED COLOR SCHEME FOR THE RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.

MR. LESSEN.

UM, SO WHAT THE BACK, WHAT WAS IN THE BACKUP? WHAT IS, IS THAT, SO THE DESIGN? CORRECT.

SO IN YOUR, IN YOUR BACKUP THERE IS UNDER THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT, THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STANDARDS MANUAL, ON PAGE 15 YOU WILL SEE THE PREFERRED COLORS FOR THE COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.

AND THOSE ARE THE COLORS THAT HAVE BEEN VETTED BY AN ARCHITECT WHO SUGGESTED THAT WE WORK WITH THOSE COLORS.

THERE AREN'T AS MANY COLORS AS THE EXISTING PROGRAM.

AND IN TERMS OF THE COMPLIMENTARY COLORS, THEY WERE A BIT FLEXIBLE.

INSTEAD OF HAVING SEVERAL COLORS THAT MAY NOT COINCIDE WITH EACH OTHER, MAYBE IN A DIFFERENT FAMILY AS IT RELATES TO THE TRIM AND THE ACCENT, IT LEAVES IT OPEN SO THAT THEY CAN CHOOSE A COLOR JUST AS LONG AS IT'S COMPLIMENTARY AND SIMILAR TO THE SAME FAMILY AS THE BASE COLOR.

SO WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WHITE, GRAY AND BEIGE AND THERE ARE DIFFERENT VARIATIONS OF THE WHITE, GRAY AND BEIGE.

AND TO BE HONEST WITH YOU MADAM CHAIR, THOSE ARE ESSENTIALLY THE COLORS THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE.

NOW WE ARE FINDING THAT ON 31ST AVENUE THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE STARTING TO PAINT THEIR HOMES THE SAME COLOR, WHICH IS INTERESTING.

BUT THAT'S IN THE BEIGE FAMILY MATTER.

UM, SIR, YES MA'AM.

UM, MR. ESTE, I'M FOLLOWING ALONG WITH YOU NOW.

YOU SAID PAGE 15 OF THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND THE BACKUP, WHICH IS THE LAST LINK, RIGHT? THAT IS CORRECT.

OKAY.

SO I'M LOOKING AT THE COLOR PALETTE ON FIF ON PAGE 15.

I SEE 15 DIFFERENT COLORS GRIDED OUT.

ARE YOU, JUST FOR CLARITY, ARE YOU SAYING THAT THE ARCHITECT IS RECOMMENDING ALL 15 OF THESE COLORS THROUGH YOU? MADAM CHAIR, THE ARCHITECT RECOMMENDED ALL 15 COLORS WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THOSE ARE COLORS THAT ARE WITHIN THE WHITE, GRAY OR BEIGE FAMILY.

OH, OKAY.

SO ALL OF THESE WITHIN THOSE AND UM, HOW MANY DO WE GET TO CHOOSE OR ARE THEY SAYING THEY'RE GONNA USE ALL OF THESE COLORS WITHIN THE AREA? SO HOW THIS WILL WORK THROUGH YOU MADAM CHAIR, HOW THIS WILL WORK IS WHENEVER WE HAVE AN APPLICANT, THEY WILL HAVE THE COLOR PALETTE AND WHEN IT COMES TO THE BASE OF THE BUILDING, THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHOOSE A COLOR THAT IS PART OF THE BASE AWESOME COLOR SCHEME.

OKAY, GREAT.

THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.

YES, THANK YOU.

SO, SO MS. CELESTE, THAT WOULD QUITE POSSIBLY MEAN THAT THERE COULD BE A VARIETY OF COLORS NEXT TO EACH OTHER.

THERE CAN, COULD BE A BEIGE, THERE COULD BE A, I FORGOT THE OTHER COLORS THAT YOU SAID.

SO WE COULD HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT COLORS IN A ROW THROUGH YOU MADAM CHAIR.

SO THE COLORS THAT YOU SEE IN THE COLOR SCHEME ARE BASE COLORS.

AND WHEN IT COMES TO THE TRIM AND THE ACCENT, IT IS VERY SPECIFIC ABOUT THE TYPES OF ACCENT AND TRIM THAT CAN BE USED TO COMPLIMENT THE BASE.

SO THEY COULDN'T HAVE WHITENED AND HAVE PURPLE TRIM.

THERE'S CERTAIN LANGUAGE WITHIN THERE THAT SAYS IT HAS TO BE WITHIN THE SAME FAMILY AND IT HAS TO BE MEDIUM COLORS AND THE ARCHITECT JUST LEFT.

BUT THE COLORS HAVE TO BE SIMILAR.

BUT LET ME TELL YOU THIS.

IF WE FIND THAT A COLOR SCHEME IS PRESENTED THAT THE CRA BOARD IS NOT PLEASED WITH, WE ALWAYS HAVE THE OPTION TO DENY THE APPLICANT BECAUSE OF THE COLORS.

WE CAN SUGGEST ANOTHER COLOR OR WE COULD DEFINITELY COME UP WITH OTHER OPTIONS MEETING STAFF.

BUT THE BOARD ALWAYS HAS THAT OPTION.

'CAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW, THERE MAY BE SOME COLORS THAT FALL WITHIN THE FAMILY THAT JUST DON'T, THEY'RE, THEY AREN'T COMPLIMENTARY.

SO THAT'S WHY HAVING THAT FLEXIBILITY IN CHOOSING WHAT

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JUST LEAVE IT OPEN MADAM CHAIR.

SO WE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE FOUR RESIDENCES THAT CHOOSE COLORS THAT FALL WITHIN THE BASE COLOR SCHEME AND THE TRIM COLOR SCHEMES ALL OF FOUR DIFFERENT COLORS THROUGH YOU MADAM CHAIR.

YES, IT'S THREE WHITE, GRAY AND BEIGE FAMILY.

THAT'S, THAT'S FOUR ISN'T IT? THREE WHITE AND BEIGE.

WHITE, GRAY AND BEIGE.

WHITE, GRAY AND BEIGE.

WELL, THREE, YES, WE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE THREE DIFFERENT COLORS IN THE FAMILIES PRESENTED.

I I'M JUST TRYING TO, TO VISUALIZE, WE HAVE ONE RESIDENCE WITH WHITE, THAT'S ONE OF THE BASE COLORS.

THEN THE NEXT ONE WITH GRAY, THAT'S THE BASE COLOR.

AND THEN THE NEXT ONE WITH BEIGE THROUGH YOU MADAM CHAIR.

YOU ARE CORRECT.

HOWEVER THE BOARD CAN DECIDE TO DO.

OTHERWISE IT'S ALL A MATTER OF PREFERENCE AND WE WILL ACT ACCORDINGLY AND PUT THAT LANGUAGE WITHIN THE, THE PROGRAM.

BUT YOU ARE CORRECT.

THANK YOU.

AND SOMETIMES, YEAH, I'M SORRY.

NO, I'M JUST SAYING THANK YOU.

GO AHEAD MADAM CHAIR.

ONE MINUTE.

SORRY.

OH, I JUST HAD A QUESTION TO FOLLOW UP ON, UM, MY COLLEAGUE'S POINT.

SO I GUESS THE IDEA IS THAT EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE DIFFERENT COLORS, THEY'RE WITHIN THE SAME FAMILY SO THEY SHOULDN'T CLASH AND LOOK DISPLEASING TO THE EYE.

IS THAT THE IDEA THROUGH YOUR MADAM CHAIR? YES.

IT'S OKAY.

CELESTE, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY? PES AND I HAVE THE BEHOLDER.

SO IT'S, IT'S SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT WITH THIS CONVERSATION.

UM, UM, ALL I CAN SAY IS THE ARCHITECT HAS DETERMINED THAT THESE ARE COLORS AT THIS TIME THAT ARE TRENDING THAT ARE SUITABLE FOR OUR PROGRAM.

OKAY.

ONE MORE QUESTION IF I MAY.

YES.

WELL, ONE MORE QUESTION.

SO TO THE OTHER PART OF THAT, WILL EACH CASE OF A TENANT BEFORE THEY PAINT, COME BEFORE US AND WE HAVE TO APPROVE FOR EACH CASE SCENARIOS? IS THAT HOW THAT'S GONNA WORK THROUGH YOU MADAM CHAIR? WHAT TYPICALLY HAPPENS IS WHEN WE PRESENT THE APPLICATION, WE PROVIDE THE COLOR SCHEME, WHICH IS PART OF OUR APPLICATION.

SO YOU'LL KNOW WHAT THE COLOR SCHEME WILL BE IN ADVANCE.

OKAY, I SEE.

THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.

YES, YES, CHAIR.

I PREFER WHITE, GRAY OR BEIGE BECAUSE I WOULD HATE TO KNOW THAT THE AREA BECOMES LIKE A COOKIE CUTTER, THAT EVERYTHING IS ONE COLOR.

SO LET'S SAY ONE BUILDING IS WHITE AND IT'S GOING TO HAVE SOME TRIM OR THE OTHER, THE OTHER ONE COULD BE GRAY, THE OTHER ONE COULD BE BE IT DOES NOT, IT WON'T COME OUT AS COOKIE CUTTER.

SO I LIKE THIS.

YEAH.

UM, I, I TOO, I DON'T SEE THE COLORS, THE BASE COLORS AS BEING STRONG.

UM, THEY'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, BOY DRESS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

THEY FALL WITHIN BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK NOW EVEN WITHIN THE CRA, THE ACTUAL BUSINESSES, THEY'RE USING THE GRAYS AND UM, THOSE TONES.

SO IT STILL COMPLIMENTS, UM, WHAT WE HAVE HERE.

'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT TRULY IS TRENDING AT THIS TIME.

.

YEAH.

AND IF I MAY, WELL AS WELL TO ADD TO THAT, UM, I'M IN FAVOR OF IT AS WELL BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S GIVEN THE MINIMALIST MODERN TYPE OF VIEW.

AND, UM, I I GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, AS MUCH AS WE LOVE ST.

CROIX AND ST.

CROIX IS MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT AND WE LOVE THE IDEA OF IT, THOSE COLORS ARE JUST TOO LOUD.

THEY'RE JUST VERY BRIGHT.

AND UM, I THINK OVER TIME THE SUN CAN WEAR DOWN ON THOSE COLORS.

WHAT WAS MEANT TO BE YELLOW STARTS TO LOOKS A LITTLE MORE LIKE SUNSET, ORANGE AND ALL OF THAT.

I, I SEE THIS AS BEING AN EASY WAY TO MAINTAIN A, UM, A MINIMALIST MODERN COLOR SCHEME IN THE CRA.

DO YOU MADAM, OH, I'M SORRY.

GO AHEAD.

ANY OTHER YOU MAY CONTINUE.

MADAM CHAIR.

I LIKE TO ADD TO THE DISCUSSION.

I KNOW THAT FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT, NOT ALL, THEY'VE COME UP WITH A REQUIREMENT.

WHEN SOMEONE WANTS TO PURCHASE A HOME AND IT'S WHATEVER COLOR YOU CHOOSE, IT HAS TO BE DIFFERENT FROM THE HOME THAT'S NEXT TO YOU.

YOU CANNOT CHOOSE THE SAME COLOR.

SO IF THE BOARD LIKES NOT SAYING IT'S MANDATORY, WE COULD ADOPT

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OR WE CAN JUST KEEP IT AS IS.

AND KNOWING THAT THE COLORS ARE NEUTRAL, THEY'RE NOT BRIGHT AND LOUD.

AND, AND OTHER THAN OUR TRAILHEAD PARK, I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT COLLEAGUES, UM, CHAIR, MADAM CHAIR, YOU'RE IN AGREEMENT WITH WHAT KEEPING IT AS IT IS NOT TO NECESSARILY ADD IN THAT ADDITIONAL PIECE.

BECAUSE IF WE'RE KEEPING THE BASE AND THEIR NEUTRAL COLORS, TO ME I THINK WE SHOULD KEEP IT THE WAY COLLEAGUES CHAIR I AM IN AGREE CHAIR.

I AGREE.

IT SIMPLIFIES THE MATTER.

YEAH, I AGREE AS WELL.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.

I DON'T FORESEE WHERE WE HAVE TO COME BACK PER SE BECAUSE WE DON'T ADOPT THE ACTUAL COLOR SCHEME.

IF WE DO, THEN I WILL LET YOU, OF COURSE I'LL LET THE, THE BOARD KNOW.

BUT I MAY BE ABLE TO SWITCH THAT WITH CONSENSUS FROM THE BOARD, WHICH I'VE JUST BEEN GIVEN.

RIGHT.

SO AS OF TOMORROW WE WILL SWITCH OUT THE COLOR SCHEME.

THANK YOU.

YOU MAY CONTINUE.

THANK YOU.

AND THE LAST THING FOR THE REPORT HAS TO DO WITH THE REPORT ITSELF.

WE'RE MOVING INTO OUR NEW FISCAL YEAR IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE REPORT PROVIDED TO YOU IS SOMETHING THAT YOU, UM, ARE OKAY WITH.

GENERALLY.

THERE ARE TWO PARTS TO OUR REPORT.

THE FIRST IS A NARRATIVE OF ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE OVER TYPICALLY A 30 DAY PERIOD.

AND AS PART OF THE SECOND PART OF THAT REPORT, WE HAVE THE CAPITAL PROJECTS, THE PENDING CAPITAL PROJECTS WHERE WE HAVE THE NAME OF THE PROJECT, THE PHASE THAT WE'RE IN THE BUDGET.

ONCE WE'VE DETERMINED WHAT THAT BUDGET WILL BE, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL COMMENTS USUALLY WITHIN THE COMMENTS WE HAVE THE NAMES OF THE CONSULTANTS OR THE CONTRACTOR THAT'S INVOLVED WITH THE PROJECT.

AND WE ALSO DO A CHRONOLOGY OF ACTIVITIES BECAUSE OFTENTIMES THERE ARE QUESTIONS, WHETHER IT BE FROM THE BOARD OR WHETHER IT BE FROM SOMEBODY FROM THE COMMUNITY WHO'S NEW AND THEY JUST WANT TO GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT ITSELF.

BUT WE KEEP ALL OF THAT INFORMATION IN PART ONE, IN PART TWO.

SO IF YOU'D LIKE, WE WILL CONTINUE ON.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE SOME CHANGE WITHIN THE WAY IN WHICH THE REPORT IS CONSTRUCTED, PLEASE TELL ME AND WE WILL ACT ACCORDINGLY.

NO CHANGE FROM MADAM CHAIR.

I LIKE THE WAY THE PART ONE IMPART.

THANK YOU.

AND I LIKE TO, I'M SORRY DO YOU MADAM CHAIR? SURE.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MY COLLEAGUE? NO, NONE.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

AND PLEASE NOTE THAT GENERALLY I KNOW THAT I HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION, HISTORICAL INFORMATION, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT UPDATE, THE BOLD INFORMATION IS USUALLY THE MOST RECENT INFORMATION.

SO I HAVE SOMETHING FOR THOSE WHO LOVE TO READ SOMETHING FOR THOSE WHO JUST WANNA GET DOWN TO, OKAY, WHAT'S GOING ON.

SO JUST NOTE THAT I HAVE SOMETHING, DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF INFORMATION YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THE REPORT.

I HAVE A QUESTION IF IT'S, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S APPROPRIATE AT THIS TIME.

I NOTICE IN ONE OF THE REPORT THAT THE ACCOUNT FOR TRUIST YES.

WAS CLOSED OUT.

MADAM CHAIR, IS THAT THE FINANCIAL REPORT? YEAH, THAT'S NOT WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.

NO, SORRY, .

OKAY, NEXT.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT, GO AHEAD MS. CELESTE.

AND, AND ONE MORE THING.

SO AS PART OF THE PART TWO, WHICH IS WHERE WE HIGHLIGHT THE PROJECTS, WE HAVE ABOUT 14 OR SO PROJECTS OVER TIME WITHIN OUR REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, OUR MODIFIED PLAN.

SO YOU'RE ONLY GONNA SEE THOSE THINGS THAT ARE PRESENTLY, UM, WORKED ON.

OR IF WE'RE COORDINATING AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AND WE BUDGET PROJECTS, THAT'S WHEN WE WILL ADD TO THE REPORT AND WE'LL KEEP YOU APPRISED OF HOW WE'RE DOING THE PHASE OR END, THE AMOUNT OF THE BUDGET AND WHAT CONSULTANTS ARE ARE INVOLVED.

SO WE'LL DO THAT ALL THE WAY UNTIL THE END AND WE TALK ABOUT THOSE PROJECTS ON A MONTHLY BASIS, AS YOU KNOW.

THAT'S IT, MADAM CHAIR.

THAT'S IT, I PROMISE.

OKAY.

.

ALRIGHT.

BUT I, I DO LIKE THAT, UM, THAT COMBINATION THERE OF ONLY BRINGING THOSE, UM, PROJECTS

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I LIKE THAT BECAUSE THEN WE HAVE ALL THESE, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT ARE BROUGHT BEFORE US AND THEN THEY'RE NOT COMPLETED YET.

AND WE'RE ASKING WHEN IS THE DATE ON THAT.

SO I LIKE THE WAY YOU'VE SAID IT, MR. HAGAR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH MA'AM.

UM, ITEM

[6.  FINANCE DIRECTOR REPORT]

A RESOLUTION OF THE LAUDERDALE LAKES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY.

RATIFYING THE ACTING CITY MANAGER'S FILING OF THIS AGENCY'S PHYSICAL YEAR, 2025 PERIODS 10 AND 11 FINANCIAL ACTIVITY REPORTS AS PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONFORMING TO THE AGENCY, 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 REPRESENTATIONS, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION? MADAM CHAIR? YES.

I MOVE TO BRING CRA RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 13 TO THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.

VICE CHAIR HARRISON FOUR.

COMMISSIONER CASWELL FOUR.

COMMISSIONER EDWARDS, PHILLIPS FOUR.

COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. FOUR CHAIRPERSON THOMAS.

FOUR.

MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU.

CRA ADMINISTERING.

THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.

MS. CELESTE DUNBAR WILL PRESENT TO THE PERIOD 10 11 FINANCIAL ACTIVITY REPORTS.

THANK YOU.

OH, CORRECTION.

MADAM CHAIR.

RESPECTFULLY, I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO MS. SHARON HAYNES, OUR FINANCIAL SERVICES DIRECTOR.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WELL WELCOME MS. HAYES.

I KNOW THIS IS YOUR FIRST ONE THROUGH AND WE WELCOME YOU TO THE CRA.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, VICE CHAIR COMMISSIONERS, CRA ADMINISTRATOR, ATTORNEY CLERK IN RESIDENCE.

I'M HERE.

MY NAME IS SHARON HAYNES.

I'M DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES AND I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR THE CRA FOR THE MONTHS OF JULY AND AUGUST.

UM, I'D LIKE TO BEGIN WITH THE ACTUAL SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL REPORT THAT YOU MAY HAVE WITH YOU.

SO THE FIRST THING I WOULD SAY IS THAT I MADE A SLIGHT CHANGE TO THE WAY THAT YOU HAVE NORMALLY SEEN THE REPORT.

MM-HMM .

SO YOU WOULD SEE THAT THE REVENUES FOR JULY ARE AT 99.8% AND OVERALL REVENUES ARE AT 101.3%, PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF THE INTEREST AMONGST THAT.

THE CRA HAS BEEN RECEIVING ON ITS BANK ACCOUNT AND THEN THE EXPENDITURES ARE AT 31.6%.

UM, THE CHANGE THAT I MADE WAS IN THE BUDGET.

THE CRA HAD APPROPRIATED FUND BALANCE TO BE UTILIZED AS FUNDING FOR ITS CAPITAL PROJECTS.

AND SO IT'S NOT ACTUALLY REVENUE 'CAUSE IT'S FUNDS THAT THEY HAVE IN THEIR SURPLUS.

AND SO TO MAKE THEIR REPORT MORE ACCURATE IN ITS PRESENTATION TO REFLECT ACTUAL REVENUES THAT ARE BEING RECEIVED THAT THE MONTH HAS MOVED ON TO THE LINE.

IT SAYS CRA TRUST FUND, OTHER FINANCING SOURCES AND USES.

MS. HAYNES, MAY I ASK YOU, WHERE ARE YOU RIGHT NOW? WE'RE THIS PAGE HERE.

OH, OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

SO THAT'S THE REPORT.

UM, MADAM CHAIR? YES.

MS. HAYNES, I'M LOOKING ON THE ADV VALIUM REVENUE AND I DON'T SEE THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT ON IT.

IS THERE A REASON FOR THAT? COMMISSIONER? I WAS ADVISED THAT THE, UM, MS ENTITIES THAT ARE ASSESSED MS. JAMES TAXES OR CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES, NORTH BROWARD HOSPITAL, CHILDREN'S SERVICES COUNCIL, AND BROWARD COUNTY, I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE TAFE IS ASSESSED TO THE WATER TAR.

THAT THAT'S, YOU COULD HAVE, I'M SORRY.

MM-HMM .

THAT'S CORRECT.

THE, UH, WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT DOES NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE TRUST FUND.

THE EXEMPT UNDER THE STATUTE.

THEY'RE EXEMPTED THROUGH.

YES.

OKAY.

OKAY.

THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION.

OKAY.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS IN JULY, I WOULD MOVE ON TO AUGUST.

UM, THE REVENUE JUST SLIGHTLY INCREASE MAINLY, AGAIN, DUE TO INTEREST

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AND THEN THE CHANGE IN EXPENDITURES WERE MINIMAL, PRIMARILY IN PERSONAL SERVICE AND OPERATING.

THERE WERE NO CHANGE IN THE AMOUNT OF AUGUST IN CAPITAL OUTLAY, UH, NON-OPERATING EXPENSES.

UM, AND AGAIN, THE CRA HAS NOT UTILIZED ANY OF THE FUND BALANCE THAT WAS BUDGETED TO BE USED ON PROJECTS, UM, AS AT THE END OF AUGUST.

ANY QUESTIONS? COLLEAGUES? NO.

OR MS. HAYNES SHARE FOR ME ANY QUESTIONS? NO.

UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT REPORT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

AND WELCOME AGAIN, THANK YOU TO REPORT.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL CHAIR? YES.

MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION.

CAN'T HEAR YOU.

0 1 3 25 13.

I MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION CRA RESOLUTION 2025 DASH ZERO THREE VICE CHAIR HARRISON.

FOUR, COMMISSIONER SWELL.

FOUR.

COMMISSIONER EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOUR.

COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. A CHAIRPERSON THOMAS FOR MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU CHAIRMAN

[7.  CHAIRMAN REPORT]

THE ONLY REPORT I HAVE IS, UM, THE NEW PROJECT THAT HAS STARTED IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE, UM, IS IT, IT'S NOT REEF.

WHAT IS THAT PLAZA OVER BY WHERE THE, UM, WHAT SHOULD I SAY? IT'S, THE FIRST PHASE IS ALREADY DONE, BUT THE SECOND IS LOOKING VERY GOOD.

VERY, VERY GOOD.

I LIKE THE WAY IT LOOK AND IT, UM, WHERE I'M TRUSTING THAT ACROSS THE STREET IN THE OREO ESTATE, THEY WILL TAKE A GOOD LOOK AND, UM, DO ACCORDINGLY.

THAT'S, THAT'S MY HOPE AND PRAYER.

YEAH.

BUT ASIDE FROM THAT, I HAVE, UM, NO OTHER REPORT WITH THAT.

UM, COMMITTEE REPORT.

ANY STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT? MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE NO REPORT.

THANK YOU.

ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS AD HOC? NO.

MADAM CHAIR.

ALRIGHT, MR. HAGAR.

UM, WE ARE NOT IN TROUBLE AND EVERYTHING IS LOOKING GOOD.

MM-HMM .

THAT'S, THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

THANK YOU.

ANY OLD BUSINESS? NO NEW BUSINESS.

[A.  CRA RESOLUTION 2025-014 APPROVING AND ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE LAUDERDALE LAKES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026, COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2025 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT “A”; APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE LAUDERDALE LAKES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026]

WE HAVE, UH, MR. HAYFORD A PLEASE.

YES MA'AM.

CRA RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 14 A RESOLUTION OF THE LAUDERDALE LAKES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY APPROVING AND ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE LAUDERDALE LAKES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 COMMENCING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026.

ATTACHED HERE TO AS EXHIBIT A APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE LAUDERDALE LAKE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026.

PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS, PROVIDING INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CRA ADMINIS ADMINISTRATOR, ACTING CITY MANAGER PROVIDING WITH THE AMENDMENT OF THE BUDGET, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION? MADAM CHAIR? YES.

I MOVE.

WE BRING CI MOVE TO BRING CRA RESOLUTION 2 0 2 5 DASH 14 TO THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.

COMMISSIONER SWELL.

FOUR.

COMMISSIONER EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOUR.

COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. FOUR CHAIRPERSON THOMAS FOUR, VICE CHAIR HARRISON.

FOUR.

MOTION PASSES ADMINISTRATOR.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.

MS. SHARON HUGHES WILL PRESENT THE REVENUES AT THIS TIME.

AND THEN WE'LL HAVE MS. CELESTE DUNMORE, UM, DUNMORE, WHO WILL PRESENT THE EXPENDITURES THROUGH YOU.

MADAM CHAIR DREW.

MS. HAYNES.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

GOOD EVENING AGAIN.

SO THE REVENUES, UM, PROJECTED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 FOR THE CRA IS SIX MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTY THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY NINE THOUSAND.

HOWEVER THERE'S 15 MILLION, I'M SORRY, 6,430,000 $179,000.

THAT COMPRISES OF TAX INCREMENT PAYMENT OF $6,130,179 IN INTEREST INCOME OF ABOUT 300,000.

AND THEN 15 MILLION IS PROPOSED TO BE REAPPROPRIATED FROM THE CS FUND BALANCE FOR TOTAL

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MADAM CHAIR, MS. HAYNES, COULD YOU REPEAT THE LAST, IS IT 24,000,021? OKAY.

FOUR 30.

OKAY, YOU MAY CONTINUE.

MS. CELESTE WOULD PRESENT THE EXPENSE EXPENDITURES.

THANK YOU MS. DUNMORE.

THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.

UM, AS YOU ALL KNOW, FOR THE SAKE OF THE AUDIENCE, CRAS ARE IN PLACE.

THEY ARE SPECIAL ENTITIES THAT RECEIVE SPECIAL FUNDS FOR A SPECIAL PURPOSE.

AND THE PURPOSE IS OF COURSE OUTLINED IN CHAPTER 1 63.

AND SO WHEN THIS BUDGET WAS DEVELOPED, IT WAS CAREFULLY DEVELOPED WITH CONSIDERATION TO THE PERMITTED USES WITHIN THE STATUTE.

YOU'LL FIND IN PREVIOUS YEARS AND THIS YEAR IS NO DIFFERENT THIS UPCOMING YEAR THAT THE MAJORITY OF YOUR BUDGET IS THINGS THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE, FEEL TOUCH.

91% OF THIS BUDGET SPEAKS TO THE HEART OF CRAS.

I MEAN BRICK AND MORTAR THROUGH PRIVATE INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE, THROUGH PUBLIC INVESTMENT AND COMMUNITY POLICING, WHICH IS OUR NEW INITIATIVE.

AND IN THE AUDIENCE, MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE LIEUTENANT ROBERT PETSKI, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING.

SO AS IT RELATES TO BRICK AND MORTAR, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE CHILDREN'S GARDEN AND WE WILL BE PRESENTING THE SOLICITATION WHERE WE WILL LOOK FOR A DEVELOPER WHO WILL DEVELOP THAT PARTICULAR SITE.

WE ARE SELLING THE SITE SO WE WILL NOT CONTINUE TO OWN THAT PARTICULAR PROPERTY.

AS I UNDERSTAND THERE MAY BE ANOTHER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN THE CRA AREA.

SO CERTAINLY THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO US.

AS IT RELATES TO REDEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES, WE ARE REQUESTING THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE OUR RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM, OUR COMMERCIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, OUR DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WHICH IS A PROGRAM WHERE WE PROVIDE FUNDS FOR VACANT OR UNDERUTILIZED SPACE AS WELL AS OUR HOME BUYER PURCHASE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

IF WE FIND THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PARTNER OR HAVE AN ALLIANCE WITH THE DEVELOPERS FOR THE CHILDREN'S GARDEN OR OTHER SITES.

SO THAT PROGRAM CERTAINLY WILL COME INTO PLAY TO ASSIST THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED ASSISTANCE TO ACHIEVE THAT AMERICAN DREAM OF HOME OWNERSHIP AS IT RELATES TO PUBLIC INVESTMENT, AS YOU KNOW, WHENEVER YOU INVEST IN YOUR COMMUNITY, OTHERS PAY ATTENTION.

AND SO WE ARE INVESTING IN OUR ROADWAYS, WE'RE MAKING ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS, WE'RE ADDING LIGHTING FEATURES, WELL RESTORATION AND PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE WESTGATE SOUTH AREA.

AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE LANDSCAPE ENHANCEMENTS.

WE ARE PARTNERING WORKING WITH THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES TO IMPROVE ABOVE AND BEYOND THE MEDIAN ON OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD AND STATE ROAD SEVEN WITHIN THE CRA DISTRICT.

AND WE'RE ALSO FOCUSING ON THE VINCENT TORRES MEMORIAL PARK.

WE ARE WORKING WITH THE PARKS AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO DO A MAJOR VINCENT TORRES MEMORIAL PARK IMPROVEMENT AS WELL AS, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, OUR COMMUNITY POLICING INITIATIVE.

WE HAVE INCLUDED A SLIGHT INCREASE WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE WAS A SLIGHT INCREASE ON THE CITY SIDE.

SO WE HAVE INCORPORATED A 5% INCREASE TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM AND HAVE ADEQUATE FUNDING.

PLEASE NOTE THAT NEXT FISCAL YEAR WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY POLICING UNIT IN ORDER TO CONDUCT ASSESSMENTS NOT ONLY WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS BUT ALSO WITH EACH OF THE BUSINESSES.

AND WHEN I SAY ASSESSMENT, I MEAN SAFETY ASSESSMENTS.

SO WE DEFINITELY WILL HAVE A FOCUS ON INVESTMENT, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PUBLIC INVESTMENT AND SAFETY.

FOR OUR OPERATIONAL.

AS YOU KNOW, WE CONTINUE TO OPERATE OUR DAY TO DAY.

WE HAVE TO PAY THOSE WATER BILLS, THE ELECTRIC BILLS, THOSE ARE MINOR COSTS COMPARED TO THE ENTIRE BUDGET.

BUT WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE MAINTAIN OUR PROPERTIES.

THE CRA WILL CONTINUE TO OWN THE TRAILHEAD PARK, TO MAINTAIN THE TRAILHEAD PARK.

ALSO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.

WE WILL BE WORKING WITH CONSULTANTS AS YOU ARE AWARE, AS WE IMPLEMENT EACH OF THE CAPITAL

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AND THAT AMOUNT IS AROUND $720,000.

AS YOU KNOW MADAM CHAIR, IT TAKES PEOPLE, IT TAKES NOT ONLY THE CRA STAFF, WHICH CONSISTS OF FOUR FUNDED POSITIONS.

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MYSELF, MS. VCA BUCHANAN, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, WHO'S IN THE AUDIENCE.

MS. NIKITA KAHN, WHO'S OUR ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR, WHO YOU'VE SPOKEN WITH.

WE ARE ALSO REQUESTING THAT WE HAVE A PROJECT MANAGER.

WE HAVE SEVERAL PROJECTS UNDERWAY.

UH, TODAY, MR. DEPOS AND I HAVE WORKED SPARINGLY WHENEVER WE'VE HAD THAT DEDICATED TIME TO WORK ON THE PROJECTS.

HOWEVER, WE ARE AT A POINT WHERE WE REALLY NEED TO ACCELERATE THESE PROJECTS.

AS I MENTIONED, THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 14 PLUS BECAUSE THERE'S SOME OTHER ACTIVITIES WE WOULD LIKE TO UNDERTAKE, SUCH AS IMPROVING THE SOMERSET DRIVE STREET.

WE WORKED ON THE ROUNDABOUT, BUT WE WANT TO COMPLETE THE REMAINDER OF THAT.

AND HAVING A DEDICATED PERSON WHO IS, WHO HAS CERTIFICATION, WHO HAS THE CREDENTIALS TO COMPLETE THOSE PROJECTS, CERTIFY THOSE PROJECTS, APPROVE PROJECTS, AS WELL AS BUDGET FOR THOSE PROJECTS.

AS WELL AS PRESENT A PROJECT SCHEDULE AS WE GO THROUGHOUT TIME.

SO YOU WILL KNOW EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE IN ADDITION TO GETTING IT IN OUR PART TWO REPORT.

SO THIS PERSON WOULD BE INSTRUMENTAL IN HAVING THAT DEDICATED TIME SO THAT WE CAN COMPLETE THE PROJECTS.

WE HAVE A VERY SHORT TIME PERIOD, FIVE YEARS, A LITTLE MORE AFTER THAT TO COMPLETE THE PROJECTS.

BUT YOUR SUPPORT IN HAVING THAT PERSON WHO IS DEDICATED WOULD ASSIST US IN MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT AS MANY PROJECTS AS POSSIBLE.

AS YOU KNOW, IMPLEMENTING THESE PROJECTS MEANS MORE THAN JUST HAVING A PROJECT THAT'S COMPLETE THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN ENJOY.

WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS FOCUSED ON IN THE END IS WHAT CRAS ARE HERE FOR.

IF THE CITY MAKES AN INVESTMENT, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY GETS A RETURN ON THAT INVESTMENT.

IF PROPERTY IS OFF THE TAX ROLL, WE WANNA PUT PROPERTY ON THE TAX ROLL.

OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE IMPROVE THE TAX BASE NOW MORE THAN EVER.

AND SO YOUR SUPPORT OF THESE SUGGESTIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD CERTAINLY HELP US TO MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION.

MADAM CHAIR, I BELIEVE I'M HERE TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A BETTER PICTURE OF WHAT PROJECTS WE'RE GONNA UNDERTAKE AS OPPOSED TO MENTIONING NUMBERS AND, AND GOING DOWN THE ROAD.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT AS PART OF THIS BUDGET.

COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTION? THANK YOU FOR THAT CHAIR.

YES, YES, THANK YOU.

MS. CELESTE, YOU MENTIONED THE CHILDREN'S GARDEN.

NOW THAT THE CHILDREN GARDENING, CHILDREN'S GARDENING IS CLOSED AND WE'VE DONATED UH, BRICKS AND SOIL AND EQUIPMENT, DID YOU MENTION THAT WE ARE NOW OUT FOR SOLICITATION FOR DEVELOPERS FOR THE CHILDREN'S GARDEN? OR WHERE ARE WE WITH THAT? THROUGH YOU MADAM CHAIR.

WHAT SIZE OF THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY? MS. ESTE, PLEASE THROUGH YOU MADAM CHAIR, I WANNA GIVE YOU AN ACCURATE ANSWER.

I WANNA SAY HALF OF AN ACRE, BUT LET ME GET BACK WITH THE BOARD ON A MORE ACCURATE ANSWER.

WHAT'S THE FIVE THREE, I RECALL 0.53 IN READING.

IS THAT QUITE, MAYBE IT'S THROUGH YOU MADAM CHAIR.

IT'S DEFINITELY NOT A FULL ACRE.

I WANNA SAY HALF, BUT I WOULD PREFER TO GIVE YOU THE EXACT AMOUNT.

OKAY.

SO I'M GONNA MAKE A NOTE TO DO THAT.

AND AT THIS POINT WE ARE NOT READY TO RELEASE THE SOLICITATION BECAUSE WE HAVE TO CLEAR THE SITE.

OUR FIRST THOUGHT WAS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE SCHOOLS AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY TO GET THE CINDER BLOCKS AND ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE WITHIN THE GARDEN.

AND TO DATE, WE HAVE DISTRIBUTED 1500 CINDER BLOCKS.

THERE ARE STILL 1700 CINDER BLOCKS.

I WILL BE OUT THERE AS MANY SATURDAYS AS I CAN, BUT WE WILL BE AT A CERTAIN POINT, MOST LIKELY WITHIN THE NEXT 30 TO 60 DAYS, WHERE WE WILL HAVE TO JUST CLEAR THE SITE AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SOLICITATION.

OUR HOPE WAS TO HAVE THE SOLICITATION READY FOR THE END OF THE YEAR.

SO THAT IS OUR HOPE.

SO MADAM CHAIR, SO YOU'RE STILL GIVING OUT THE CINDER BLOCKS THROUGH YOU, MADAM CHAIR? I AM OUT THERE AS

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I WOULD PREFER THAT IT GO TO THE COMMUNITY AS OPPOSED TO A TRASH.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY CALL THE FACILITY.

SO I WILL BE OUT THERE SATURDAY FROM EIGHT TO NINE AND WE KNOW THAT OTHERS COME A LITTLE LATER, BUT I'M ALWAYS THERE.

BUT YES, I WILL BE OUT THERE THIS SATURDAY.

MADAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU MR. ESTE.

DO WE STILL HAVE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT GOING OUT THAT UH, THE BLOCKS ARE STILL AVAILABLE THROUGH YOU, MADAM CHAIR? WE HAVE MADE A REQUEST THAT THEY SEND SOMETHING OUT.

TYPICALLY THEY SEND IT TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK.

UM, AND WE GENERALLY GET CALLS ALL THE TIME.

SO IF IT'S NOT TOMORROW, IT'LL DEFINITELY GO OUT FRIDAY.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

UH, THANK YOU.

I I JUST WANNA SAY TO MY COLLEAGUES, FOR THOSE THAT ARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WHEN UM, YOU KNOW, IT IS PRESENTED TO US, YOU KNOW, PASS ON THE INFORMATION SO OTHERS ARE ABLE TO TAP INTO WHAT WE HAVE HERE AS WELL.

YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH OUR UM, LAKES ALERT, PASS IT ON, PASS ON THE INFORMATION SO THAT UM, WE CAN GET THE AREA CLEARED FOR SOLICITATION.

IT TAKES ALL OF US.

SO I HAD A QUESTION IF THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COLLEAGUES? I HAD A QUESTION.

UM, DO WE HAVE ANY CURRENT CONSULTANT THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH? I'M GONNA SAY THROUGH YOU MADAM CHAIR.

WE HAVE MR. MICHELSON THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE GATEWAY AND WAY FINDING SIGNAGE PROGRAM.

MM-HMM WE HAVE, WELL WE ARE STILL WORKING WITH THE CONSULTANTS FOR THE SOMERSET DRIVE ROUNDABOUT PROJECT.

WE'RE WORKING ON TREE MITIGATION IN ALIGNMENT WITH BROAD COUNTY AND I'M SURE I'M PROBABLY MISSING SOMEONE.

MADAM CHAIR, IF THERE'S ANYONE I'M MISSING, I'LL CERTAINLY DRAFT SOMETHING THROUGH OUR CRA ADMINISTRATOR FOR YOU.

THANK YOU.

I THINK THERE WAS ONE OTHER.

SO YOU WANT, UH, YOU MENTIONED OUR APPROVAL FOR THAT DEDICATED PERSON FOR THE 13, THE 14 PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING UP.

'CAUSE I KNOW IT TAKES A LOT, IF WE HAVE A LIMITED TIME IN ORDER TO PUSH THESE PROJECTS THROUGH, IT DOES HELP SOMEONE THAT CAN FOCUS IN ON, YOU KNOW, DRIVING THAT THROUGH.

UM, SO WILL THAT BE INCLUDED IN OUR VOTE TONIGHT? HOW, HOW ARE WE WORKING THAT THROUGH YOUR MADAM CHAIR PASSAGE OF THIS PARTICULAR BUDGET WILL INCLUDE FUNDING FOR A PROJECT, SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER, AND, AND THROUGH.

UM, AND AGAIN, IS THERE ANY OTHER, UM, ADDITION TO IN TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR THE CRA, ASIDE FROM THE PROJECT MANAGER, WAS THERE ANOTHER THAT I MISS MADAM CHAIR.

WE DID NOT MISS ANYTHING.

THIS IS THE REQUEST.

I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED THAT BECAUSE THERE'S ONE OTHER THING I NEED TO SHARE.

AS YOU KNOW, FOUR INDIVIDUALS ARE, ARE NOT ALONE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT NEEDS TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS OF THE THE CRA.

SO THE CRA HAS A SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES AND WITHIN THE BUDGET WE HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES.

SO THE CITY IS ABLE TO SUPPORT US WITH CERTAIN FUNCTIONS AND WE REIMBURSE THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES REIMBURSE FOR THE ACTUAL COST OF THAT SERVICE.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE BUDGETED A HUNDRED THOUSAND IF WE FORESEE WITH THE INCREASE IN ACTIVITIES WHEN WE ARE ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH IN MARCH, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT AFTER THEN WE WILL COME BACK BEFORE YOU.

BUT OUR SUPPORT IS THE EXISTING STAFF PLUS THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES THAT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY HELPFUL IN ACCOMPLISHING THE GOALS OF THE CRA.

ANY QUESTIONS TO THAT COLLEAGUES? ANY QUESTIONS? NO.

ALRIGHT.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION CHAIR? I MOVE THE APPROVAL OF CRA RESOLUTION 2 0 2 5 14.

COMMISSIONER SWELL FOR COMMISSIONER EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOR COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS FOR CHAIR CHAIRPERSON.

THOMAS FOR VICE.

HARRISON FOR MOTION

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THANK YOU.

ANY ITEMS

[13.  ITEMS FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION/ANNOUNCEMENTS]

HEY, SO HEY CELESTE.

SO WHEN DOES THIS C OH THROUGH YOU, MADAM CHAIR? NO, CELESTE, I WANNA SPEAK TO CELESTE.

TO THE CHAIR.

OH, TO THE, TO THE CHAIR.

I'M SORRY.

WHEN DOES THE UH, CRA ENDS THROUGH YOU? MADAM CHAIR? THE CRA HAS SCHEDULED A SUNSET IN 2030.

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT WE WILL RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL PAYMENT IN 2030.

SO WE WILL HAVE TO HAVE SOME CONVERSATION WITH BROWARD COUNTY ONCE WE KNOW WHERE WE ARE WITH THE PROJECTS AND ONCE WE KNOW WHERE WE ARE WITH THE FUNDING.

RIGHT.

THANK YOU TO YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

SO WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY ABOUT $50 MILLION LEFT.

RIGHT? HOW MANY, HOW MANY, HOW MUCH MONEY WE HAVE IN THE CRA THAT WE NEED TO USE UP BY THE 2030 THAT WE DON'T LOSE IT.

HOW MUCH WE HAVE THROUGH YOU MADAM CHAIR.

CURRENTLY TODAY WE HAVE A BUDGET OF MM-HMM .

T ONE, IT SHOULD BE 21 MILLION.

RIGHT? THAT SAID 50 21 MILLION FOR 2130.

AND ALL OF THE DOLLARS ARE ACCOUNTED FOR.

SO THEY'RE ASSIGNED TO A PROJECT, AN INITIATIVE OR WHAT HAVE YOU.

OKAY.

OVER TIME, WHICH IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? YES.

THERE HAS BEEN A PROJECTION OF RECEIVING AROUND 40 MILLION.

I I THINK THAT'S QUITE AGGRESSIVE.

WE TYPICALLY GET ABOUT 5 MILLION, MAYBE A LITTLE MORE EACH YEAR.

OKAY.

SO I WOULD SAY TO BE CONSERVATIVE, 25 MILLION.

BUT THAT 25 MILLION IS ACCOUNTED FOR IN OUR REDEVELOPMENT PLAN.

OKAY.

TWO MORE.

I TWO UM, TWO MORE THINGS.

ONE, UM, I I, I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH ALL THE CRA PROPERTIES IN MY CITY.

SO IS IT POSSIBLE TO KIND OF TELL ME, UH, GIVE ME A PRINTOUT OR EMAIL IT TO ME OF ALL THE CRA PROPERTIES THAT WE HAVE, THAT WE HAVE AND ALL THE OPEN, YOU KNOW, WITH PROPERTY ON IT OR NOT LAND OR BUILDING.

I NEED, I NEED, I NEED A LIST OF THAT KIND OF, IF YOU CAN DO THAT FOR ME.

AND THE LAST THING TO SHOW YOU, MADAM CHAIR, THIS, THIS IS CRA PROPERTY RIGHT HERE.

THE COMMUNITY GARDEN IN FRONT OF OUR, IN FRONT OF, WHEN YOU'RE COMING IN TO, TO, TO US, THAT LITTLE FENCE RIGHT THERE TO YOUR MADAM CHAIR.

ABSOLUTELY.

OKAY.

SO I NEED TO KNOW WHEN ARE WE GOING TO REMOVE THE FENCE? RIP IT DOWN.

IT'S AN EYESORE.

IT'S LIKE WE STILL HAVE IT THERE.

WE STILL PUT IN THESE LITTLE THINGS BLOCKING, UM, THAT WE DON'T SEE WHAT IS IN THERE.

IT'S NO LONGER A COMMUNITY GARDEN.

WE CAN UTILIZE IT FOR PARKING SPACE UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT WHAT WE ARE GONNA DO WITH IT.

BUT I WOULD LIKE US TO TAKE THE FENCE DOWN AND CLEAN IT UP AND JUST LEAVE IT OPEN.

'CAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT'S A BIT EYESORE.

AND THAT'S MY THING THROUGH, THROUGH YOU MADAM CHAIR.