Jun 16, 2026 CRA Meetings

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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

THANK YOU FOR

[1.  CALL TO ORDER]

THE TIME IS NOW FIVE THIRTY THREE.

MEETING CALL TO ORDER.

CITY ADMINISTRATOR, CRA, ADMINISTRATOR.

CLERK ROLL CALL PLEASE.

[2.  ROLL CALL]

HARRISON.

PRESENT, VICE CHAIR THOMAS PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER SWELL.

COMMISSIONER EDWARDS PHILLIPS.

HERE.

COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. PRESENT.

CRE.

ADMINISTRATOR HOWARD PRESENT.

CRA.

ATTORNEY HAYWOOD.

MR. CHAIR, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE CRA ATTORNEY IS HAVING, UH, SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY, SO HE SHOULD BE JOINING US SHORTLY.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

UH, WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON AS THE CRA ATTORNEY, UM, WORKS THROUGH HIS TECHNICAL ISSUES.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

ITEM

[3.  MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING]

ITEM THREE A APRIL 21ST, 2026.

COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING MINUTES.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE, I HAVE READ THE APRIL 21ST, 2026 COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING MINUTES AND NOT FINDING ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS.

I MOVE ACCEPTANCE.

IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED.

CHAIRPERSON HARRISON FOR VICE CHAIR.

THOMAS FOR COMMISSIONER CROSWELL FOR COMMISSIONER EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOR MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, PUBLIC COMMENT LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES.

UM, CRA CLERK.

ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR TODAY, MR. CHAIR? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

WITHOUT OBJECTION.

THE NEXT ITEM

[5.  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT]

ITEM FIVE, A REPORT FROM THE CRA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CRA ADMINISTRATOR.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

AND WE DO HAVE CELESTE DUNMORE, CRA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHO WILL PRESENT THAT REPORT THROUGH YOU.

THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD.

A GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR, VICE CHAIR COMMISSIONERS, CRA ATTORNEY WHO'S ONLINE, CRA ADMINISTRATOR, CRA, SECRETARY FOR THE RECORD, CELESTE DUNMORE, CRA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

I CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE REPORT.

I WOULD JUST HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE CRE ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE MONTH OF MAY AS IT RELATES TO NEW LIFE CHILDCARE AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER.

LOCATED ON 4 4 4 0 OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD.

THAT IS ONE OF THE BUSINESSES THAT RECEIVE FUNDS FROM THE AREA BOARD TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO INCLUDE PAINTING THE BUILDING, NEW WINDOWS AND DOORS, STRUCTURAL CHANGES FOR A NEW SIGN AND LANDSCAPING.

THEY'RE MOVING SWIFTLY THROUGH THE PROJECT.

THE OWNER WAS HOPING THAT THEY WOULD BE DONE BY THE END OF JUNE, HOWEVER, IT HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO JULY AND THEY ARE PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT THAT PROJECT WILL BE DONE AND WE WILL REPORT BACK WITH A CON WITH THE AFTER.

EXCUSE ME, MR. CHAIR.

MADAM VICE CHAIR.

I JUST WANTED TO ASK THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IS IT ONE OF TWO THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT? OR TWO OF TWO DO YOU, MR. CHAIR? IT IS ONE OF TWO AND I'M ESSENTIALLY JUST HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES, NOT NECESSARILY GOING IN THE ORDER OF THE REPORT.

THANK YOU KINDLY.

THANK YOU.

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

FOR THE COMMERCIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, WE HAVE MET WITH SPOKEN WITH TWO PROPERTY OWNERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN GETTING FUNDS FROM THE CRA TO MAKE MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS.

AND OF COURSE, WE'RE, THERE ARE TWO LARGE SIZE PROPERTIES, SO WE WON'T NECESSARILY BE HERE AT THE NEXT MEETING, HOWEVER, IT IS OUR HOPE TO DEFINITELY MEET WITH THE CRA BOARD BY THE END OF THE YEAR TO PRESENT THEIR FUNDING REQUEST FOR THE CHILDREN'S GARDEN.

AS YOU KNOW, THE CONTRACTOR WHO IS USING THAT SITE AS A STAGING AREA FOR THE CITY'S DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IS WORKING ON FINISHING UP THEIR PARTICULAR PROJECT.

THERE WAS AN EXTENSION BASED UPON THE APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD UP TO THE END OF AUGUST.

PLEASE NOTE THAT IN SEPTEMBER WE WILL COME BACK BEFORE YOU TO TALK ABOUT THE DISPOSITION OF THAT PARTICULAR PROPERTY TO GIVE YOU THE PROCESS AS WELL AS TO GIVE YOU A COMPLETION DATE IF ALL GOES WELL WITH THE SALE OF THE CHILDREN'S GARDEN.

MR. CHAIRMAN? YES, MADAM.

UH, MAYBE MINE'S NOT COMING UP CORRECTLY, BUT I'M NOT SEEING THAT UNDER 1 0 2.

MR. CHAIRMAN, MADAM CELESTE, CAN YOU, UM, IDENTIFY WHERE YOU'RE REFERRING TO? EITHER ONE OR TWO? SURE.

MR. CHAIRMAN, MAY I ASK JUST ONE OF TWO? MR. ESTE STARTS WITH TOWN CENTER AND PUBLIC AREAS COMMERCIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT? CORRECT.

OKAY.

SO I'M NOT SEEING SOME OF THAT.

OKAY, BUT GO AHEAD, DO YOU, MR.

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I DON'T NECESSARILY GO IN THE ORDER OF THE REPORT.

IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS, OF COURSE, WE RESPOND ACCORDINGLY TO WHAT'S IN THE REPORT, BUT I GIVE YOU A, A HIGHLIGHT OF SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES.

SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE IN THE ORDER OF THE REPORT.

THANK YOU.

UH, AS LONG AS WE ARE MAKING SURE, AS LONG AS IT'S ON THE PAGE ONE OF TWO AND THEN TWO OF 2 0 3.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.

OKAY.

THANK MR. CHAIRMAN, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT PROCESS IS OKAY WITH YOU.

IT, IT FLOWS A LITTLE BETTER VERSUS GOING LINE BY LINE.

HOWEVER, IF THE BOARD CHOOSES FOR US TO GO LINE BY LINE FOR SECTION BY SECTION, WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT.

OH, I'M OKAY WITH NOT GOING IN ORDER, BUT TO GO IN ORDER OF THE ONES THAT ARE BEING DISCUSSED AND NOT GOING FROM ONE TO THREE AND BACK UP AGAIN BECAUSE I'M, I'M NOT FOLLOWING.

UM, SO WHERE ARE YOU NOW, MS. MR. CHAIRMAN? MAY I, MR. CHAIRMAN? YES.

YEAH, MADAM, WHERE WHICH CATEGORY ARE YOU NOW ON, MS. CELESTE? SO RIGHT NOW I AM TALKING ABOUT THE DISPOSITION OF THE PROPERTY.

TELL YOU WHAT, UM, UM, CELESTE, ON THE DOCUMENT, I SEE EACH SUBJECT IS NUMBERED ONE, NUMBER TWO.

THANK YOU.

YES.

NUMBER THREE, CAN YOU JUST REFER WHAT NUMBER ITEM YOU'RE ON? AND I'LL GO BACK MR. CHAIRMAN TO MAKE SURE I, I PRESS ONE OR TWO.

SO WE SAID THAT NUMBER ONE ON ONE OF TWO, NUMBER ONE ON THAT DOCUMENT IS TOWN CENTER PUBLIC AREAS.

NUMBER TWO IS CONNECTIVITY AND MICRO MOBILITY.

AND NUMBER THREE IS TOWN NUMBER THREE.

MR. CHAIR, IN THIS CASE IT IS NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS HOUSING.

OKAY.

MR. CHAIR, IF IT IS PLEASING TO THE BOARD, I CAN GO IN ORDER BY CATEGORY AT THE NEXT MEETING.

SO THERE WILL BE NO CONFUSION OR WE CAN NOT LOOK AT THE REPORT AND LOOK AT MY BEAUTIFUL FACE AS I PROVIDE THE ACTIVITIES.

PLEASE.

NO, I IS NEXT TIME YOU CAN GO IN ORDER, BUT YOU KNOW, SUMMARIZING IT IS OKAY, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO READ A LITTLE BIT MORE.

TO SUMMARIZE IT IS OKAY, BUT NEXT TIME THIS IS GO IN ORDER.

YES, BUT, UM, YOU'RE ON NUMBER THREE HOUSING RIGHT NOW, SO THAT'S FINE.

YES.

SO LET'S GET INTO THE PROJECT.

SO NOW WE'RE MOVING TO TWO OF TWO.

I'M NOT GOING IN ORDER.

I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE ACTIVE PROJECTS.

THERE ARE TWO PROJECTS THAT ARE CLOSED OUT OR WILL BE CLOSED OUT SHORTLY.

SO IF YOU DON'T MIND, UM, NOT LOOKING AT TWO OF TWO.

AND I'LL JUST HIGHLIGHT THE ACTIVITIES AS WE GO ALONG.

AND OF COURSE, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL RESPOND ACCORDINGLY.

FOR SOMERSET DRIVE, WE WANTED TO NOT ONLY WORK ON THE ROUNDABOUT, BUT WE WANTED TO BEAUTIFY THE NORTHERN SIDE OF SOMERSET DRIVE BECAUSE THAT WAS NOT PART OF THE ROUNDABOUT PROJECT.

SO RIGHT NOW, A SCOPE IS BEING DEVELOPED FOR THAT.

ONCE THE SCOPE IS DEVELOPED, WE WILL START THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING A CONTRACTOR, GETTING QUOTES SO THAT THEY CAN COMPLETE THE WORK FOR THE NORTHWEST 31ST AVENUE BUFFER WALL PROJECT.

WE ARE, I STAFF IS IDENTIFYING A FIRM TO SURVEY THE AREA AS WELL AS EACH OF THE PROPERTIES.

THE CRA ATTORNEY HAS THE EASEMENT AGREEMENTS, WHICH ARE NEEDED IN ORDER FOR US TO SURVEY THE PROPERTIES.

WE'VE ALREADY SPOKEN WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY BECAUSE THE EASEMENT AGREEMENTS WILL BE BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES AND THE PROPERTY OWNER, BUT WE'RE JUST GIVING IT TO THE CRA ATTORNEY JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE NO ISSUES ON THE CRA SIDE.

ADDITIONAL OUTREACH WILL BE CONDUCTED IN ORDER TO REACH THE OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS WHO WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REACH, AS WELL AS TO PROMOTE THE PROJECT SO THAT THE COMMUNITY WILL KNOW THAT A NORTHWEST 31ST AVENUE BUFFER WALL PROJECT IS GOING TO BE UNDERWAY AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME FOR THE WESTGATE SOUTH STREET GATE PROJECT.

AS YOU KNOW, THAT IS A PROJECT FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS IN THE BACK OF THE WALMART ALONG OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD AND NORTHWEST 43RD TERRACE, THAT NEIGHBORHOOD IN THAT AREA.

AND RIGHT NOW, STAFF IS EVALUATING THE APPROACH THAT WILL BE USED FOR THE WORK OR THAT WILL BE DONE.

IT WILL EITHER BE A DESIGN AND THEN WE'LL IDENTIFY A CONTRACTOR AFTER THAT, OR IT WILL BE COMBINED, WHEREAS WE WILL HIRE SOMEONE TO DESIGN IT AS WELL AS

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FOR THE NORTHWEST 30TH TERRACE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT STAFF IS COORDINATING WITH OUR PROCUREMENT MANAGER IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY A FIRM TO WORK ON THE OVERALL DESIGN FOR THAT PROJECT.

FOR VINCENT TORRES MEMORIAL PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT STAFF HAS ALREADY MET WITH THE PARKS STAFF AND THEY HAVE COME UP WITH A RECOMMENDATION AS TO IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL BE NEEDED AT THE PARK.

AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, THE SCOPE OF WORK WILL BE DEVELOPED ONCE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL BE NEEDED IN ORDER FOR US TO DEFINITELY ENHANCE THE PARK.

SOMEBODY IMPROVEMENTS DATE INCLUDE CHANGING THE FIELD FROM THE GRASSY AREA TO THE ARTIFICIAL TURF, ADDING NEW LIGHTING, CHANGING OUT THE SEATING, EXPANDING THE SEATING, UM, CHANGE, IMPROVING THE BUILDING THAT IS THERE WHERE STAFF IS LOCATED, AND JUST PRESENTING OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE MORE SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THERE.

SO WHEN I SAY STAFF, I'M PLEASED TO REPORT THAT I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT MYSELF.

WHEN I SAY STAFF, I AM TALKING ABOUT OUR NEW CRA SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER.

HIS NAME IS JERMAINE HAM.

COME ON UP.

JERMAINE.

WELCOME.

YOU'RE A CONTESTANT.

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MR. HAM HAS A CIVIL ENGINEERING DEGREE HE HAS EXPERIENCED IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR, AND HE HAS DONE SEVERAL PROJECTS THROUGHOUT SEVERAL COUNTIES.

MR. HAM IS ACTUALLY GONNA PRESENT, SO MR. CHAIRMAN OKAY.

WITH YOU.

OF COURSE.

THANK YOU MR. HAM.

WELCOME TO THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES AND, UM, WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU AND YOU ARE PRESENTING AND YOU'LL HEAR OUR REMARKS, BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.

UM, GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, CRA SECRETARY, ATTORNEY IN LINE AT THE CA ADMINISTRATOR.

THANK YOU.

UM, THANK YOU TO MY DIRECTOR AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE.

GOOD EVENING.

I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE IN A COMMUNITY, WHICH WHEN I MOVE, I WAS, YOU KNOW, CLOSE BY, LIVED IN THIS COMMUNITY BEFORE A COUPLE YEARS AGO.

AND WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY CAME UP TO COME TO LAUDERDALE LAKES, IT WAS, YOU KNOW, BEING IN OMNI IN MIAMI AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CRA IN THE YEAR, PROBABLY BEFORE THE CRA, THERE WAS A DECISION OF WHERE DO I GO? AND, UM, YOU KNOW, HAD A CONVERSATION WITH A MENTOR IN THE, LIKE, WHERE YOU COULD LIVE AN IMPACT AND THE OPPORTUNITY IS TO BE ABLE TO GIVE AN IMPACT AND MOVE SOME OF THESE PROJECTS FORWARD.

AND, YOU KNOW, WITH THAT, I WANNA START BY US LOOKING AT THE ORACLE ESTATE.

WE ARE FINDING, UM, SIGNS AND ALSO THE WALL ON 31ST AVENUE.

I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE A DIAGRAM OF IT.

TO MY UNDERSTANDING, THE WALL ON 31ST WAS INITIALLY APPROVED AND THEN YOU GUYS HAD SOME, UM, COMMENTS REGARDING THE ARTICLE ESTATES, UH, CALL A SCHEME.

AND THESE ARE OPTIONS THAT ARE PRESENTED AND WE WOULD JUST LOVE TO GET THE FEEDBACK FROM YOU GUYS TO SEE THE BOARD, TO SEE HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT WHAT IS PRESENTED NOW, IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD MOVE FORWARD ON, OR IF IT'S THAT YOU NEED ANOTHER VARIATION FROM THE DESIGNER SO THAT WE COULD COMBINE THEM AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THESE PROJECTS AND GET IT GOING.

SO THAT WOULD BE MY FIRST, UM, DISCUSSION ITEM WITH THE BOARD TODAY.

COLLEAGUES, VICE MAYOR, VICE CHAIR.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. CHAIR.

UM, WELCOME, WELCOME TO THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES AND TO HELP US MOVE SOME OF THESE PROJECTS FORWARD.

I, I DO LIKE THE WALL, I WAS SAYING EARLIER WHEN I SAW IT, THAT IT HAS, UH, NOT THE SIMILAR LOOK OF, UM, TAMARACK 'CAUSE THEIR BORDERS DOWN THE BOTTOM, BUT I, I LIKE THAT STONE THERE AND, UM, THE ENTRY WALL COMPLIMENTS IT, YOU KNOW, WITH THE, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S, UH, NOT GRAPHIC.

I DON'T, UM, STONES, STONES IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS THE ONE THAT WE CHOSE, IF THAT WAS THE ONE WE OUR EYES WERE REALLY LOOKING AT.

PERHAPS IT WAS, UM, IT LOOKED A LITTLE TONE AND I DID NOT BRING MY LAST, UM, RENDITION THAT THE DESIGNER HAD PRESENTED TO US, BUT, UM, IT, IT SORT OF KEEPS THE SAME SCHEMATIC AND, AND LOOK THEME.

THAT'S

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THANK YOU COLLEAGUES.

BOARD MEMBER COWELL? YES.

COULD YOU GIVE ME YOUR NAME IF YOU DON'T MIND? UH, GERMAN HAM.

H-A-N-M-H-A-M-M-H-A-M-M-M.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

I LIKE IT.

ONE OF, BUT ONE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT I ENVISION, WHICH IS BAD GRAFFITI, THAT BEHIND THAT WALL THERE ARE LOTS OF RENTAL PROPERTY.

THE WALL IS ON THE EAST SIDE OF 31ST, 39TH STREET BETWEEN 39TH AND 41ST STREET ON THAT BACK THERE.

LOTS OF RENTAL, UM, DUPLEXES.

I THINK THEY HAVE.

I DON'T THINK THERE ARE ANY DUPLEX.

I THINK THERE WERE FOUR PLEXUS.

I LOVE WHAT I SEE HERE, BUT THAT'S THE ONLY THING I AM AFRAID OF.

THAT YOUNG PEOPLE.

IT LOOKS INVITING FOR GRAFFITI, HOPEFULLY.

MAYBE I COULD BE WRONG, BUT, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS ANY PAINT.

IS THERE ANY, HAVE THEY MANUFACTURED ANY PAINT UP TO NOW THAT CAN, THAT IF IT'S USED THAT THEY CAN'T USE MARKERS, WHATEVER THEY USED TO MESS, SUPPOSE MESS PROPERTIES, I WOULD SAY THROUGH YOU, MR. CHAIR? YES, MR. HAM? UM, THIS IS A DISCUSSION WE HAD.

UM, I THINK IT WAS YESTERDAY, THE DIRECTOR AND MYSELF.

OKAY, SO THEN I'M NOT OUT, I'M NOT OUT OF SYNC THEN.

NO, YOU'RE NOT.

YOU KNOW, WE LOOKED AT IT AND YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE WHEN YOU HAVE THESE SURFACING COMMUNITIES, ALL ABOUT THE URBAN AREAS, YOU KNOW, THE ARTISTS WANT TO BE CREATIVE, NOT JUST KIDS.

A LOT OF TIME IT'S THE GRAFFITI ARTIST, WHICH IS A PART OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA CULTURE.

AND ONE I THINK THAT WENT THROUGH MY MIND IS LIKE, HEY, DO YOU THINK THE BOARD WOULD LIKE POSSIBLY, POSSIBLY HAVING 31ST WITH THIS WALL, EVEN BEING A ART MURAL WHERE, YOU KNOW, FROM EVERY SIX MONTHS IT BE CHANGE OR EVERY YEAR CHANGE.

I WOULD LOVE THAT.

ONE OF IT IS, YOU KNOW, BLACK HISTORY MONTH OR, UM, AFRICAN AMERICAN MONTH OR JUST ABOUT ANYTHING.

NOT OFTEN BECAUSE IT COSTS MONEY TO HAVE THE ARTISTS COME OUT AND DO THIS WORK.

BUT THEN WHEN WE ARE REV REVIVING OUR COMMUNITY, HOW DO WE USE ART AND CURRENT TREND TO GET THAT, UM, TOURIST ATTRACTION.

NOW WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CARIBBEAN AMERICA DIASPORA AREA.

HOW DO WE DRAW SOME OF THOSE STORIES IN PEOPLE FROM THE BEACH TO COME INLAND TO SAY, HEY, I WENT TO LADALE LAKES AND THIS IS A LANDMARK, THIS IS AN ARTIST SPOT.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT AFTER THE WALL IS BUILT, WE COULD ALSO INCORPORATE WITH, UM, WORKING WITH OUR, UM, ADMINISTRATOR IN THE CITY AND OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM OF HOW WE COULD LOOK AT OTHER THINGS.

THAT WAS DONE IN WYNWOOD, THAT'S DONE IN NER, THAT'S DONE IN BEACH.

UM, REVERA BEACH.

THEY HAD A CR INCORPORATE ARTWORK INTO WHAT THEY DO.

AND IF WE DO THE WALL AND MAYBE ANOTHER DEPARTMENT COULD DO HANDLE THE ARTWORK OR SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO AND SEE HOW WE COULD INCORPORATE IT WITH OUR REDEVELOPMENT PLAN.

SO IT'S ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY.

SO YOU ARE RIGHT AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD ALWAYS WORK TO FIND A WAY HOW WE DO IT.

IF THE ART IS NOT DONE, MAYBE WE INSTALL A CAMERA AND ASK THE POLICE TO KEEP AN EYE.

WE'LL SOMEWHAT DETER PAINTERS, BUT WE ALWAYS CAN WORK ON THAT AS ADDITION AS A PROJECT GOES.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

BOARD MEMBER PHILLIPS.

GOOD AFTERNOON MR. HAM.

WELCOME TO THE GREAT WEEK HERE, CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES.

UH, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP AND YOU HELPING US TO MOVE LAUDERDALE LAKES FORWARD AS IT RELATES TO OUR PLAN FOR THIS GREAT CITY.

THE WALL ON 31ST, I LIKE THE STONES AS IT RELATES TO THE COLUMNS.

I THINK IT DOES BREAK UP THE WALL ITSELF INSTEAD OF AT THE BOTTOM.

UH, IF IT WERE AT THE BOTTOM, IT WILL LEAVE THAT ENTIRE PART OPEN TO WHATEVER, PERHAPS GRAFFITI, BUT I DO LIKE THE FACT THAT THE COLUMNS ARE THERE, BUT THE STONES ARE IN THE COLUMN AND THE TOP PART OF IT.

I ALSO LIKE YOUR IDEA AS IT RELATES TO ART ON THE WALLS.

WE KNOW THAT OUR CHILDREN ARE VERY, VERY ARTISTIC.

THEY'RE VERY TALENTED IN A LOT OF AREAS.

AND IF WE WERE TO HAVE THEM TO INVEST, IF YOU WILL IN THE WALL,

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SO I TRULY LIKE THAT IDEA.

AND ALSO I THINK MADAM A CM IS LOOKING AND TALKING WITH BROWARD FOUNDATION ABOUT A LOVE MURAL FOR THE WALL.

AND NORTHWEST 31ST AVENUE IS ONE OF THE MAJOR ENTRY AND EXIT POINTS YEAH.

FOR OUR CITY.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ALSO LOOK INTO.

BUT I, I DO LIKE THE COLUMNS IN THE WALL AND YOUR IDEAS AS IT RELATES TO OURS.

AND AGAIN, WELCOME MR. HAY.

THANK YOU.

MAD VICE CHAIR.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. CHAIR.

UM, DITTO.

I THINK GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE.

UM, I THOUGHT I SAW THE LOVE WALL RIGHT THERE.

MM-HMM .

UM, SO THAT WOULD BREAK IT UP AND THEY COULD PROBABLY EVEN EXTEND IT OUT TO CREATE THAT LOOK.

THAT WOULD BE A GREAT LOOK FOR IT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

UM, MR. HAM, I JUST WANTED TO ECHO AGAIN.

UH, WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WALL.

UM, I'M ALSO EXCITED THAT, UM, YOU HAVE THE FRAME OF MIND OF WHAT OUR OVERALL PLAN IS, WHICH IS TO NOT ONLY BEAUTIFY THE CITY, BUT WE HAVE, UH, THOUSANDS OF CARS THAT TRAVERSE THROUGH THE CITY, UM, EVERY DAY.

AND, UH, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT, UH, LEAVES A GOOD TASTE IN OUR MIND.

AND, UH, WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING TO OVERSEE THE PROJECT AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, MOVING FORWARD HERE SOME MORE RELATIONSHIP.

THANK YOU.

SO, UM, DO WE NEED TO HAVE A CONSENSUS? I, I BELIEVE IT'S A, YES, IT'S A GO WITH THE WALL.

SO WE WILL DEFINITELY, UM, MOVE AHEAD AND TRY TO GET IT DONE.

AND AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A, A MORE DETAILED SCHEDULE AFTER WE WORK WITH PROCUREMENT TO ONBOARD THE, UM, NECESSARY PROFESSIONALS AS THE CONTRACTOR STAFF.

MADAM VICE CHAIR.

THANK YOU.

UM, SO AS IT STANDS, I HEARD FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UM, DO WE HAVE ALL THE PROPERTIES ONBOARD WITH THIS WALL? OH, UM, SO FAR MY UNDERSTANDING WE HAVE, UM, DIALOGUE WITH ABOUT 20 OF THEM.

A LOT OF THOSE PROPERTIES ARE OWNED BY INVESTORS THAT DON'T NECESSARILY RESIDE IN, UM, LADALE LAKES AND SOME OWNERS OWN MORE THAN ONE.

SO EVEN THOUGH WE HEAR FROM 20 OF THEM, IT WILL BE PROBABLY ABOUT 24 BECAUSE SOME OF THEM ARE REPEATING OWNERS.

SO WE HAVE ALREADY DISCUSSED WITH STAFF IN HOUSE TO HAVE SOME PROMOTIONAL ITEMS, SOME SIGN AT THE ENTRY.

WE HAVE THOSE, UM, PERIOD ABOUT THE, THE WALL COMING SOON WITH INFORMATION TO REACH OUT AND ALSO SOME BROCHURE WE'RE GONNA DO DOOR TO DOOR AND WHATEVER.

WE HAVE SOME NUMBERS AND CONTACT INFORMATION AS WELL AS JUST TO, UM, REITERATE WHAT WAS SAID EARLIER, UH, THE CITY ATTORNEY OFFICE ALREADY PROVIDE US WITH A REVIEW OF THE LEGAL WORK SUCH AS THE EASEMENT DOCUMENT AND THE MORTGAGE, SUB MORTGAGE, UM, DOCUMENT FOR THE ONES TO SIGN, WHICH WAS SENT TO THE, UM, SYRIA ATTORNEY FOR REVIEW.

SO ONCE THAT IS UP TO NESS, THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO ONCE TO GET IN DIALOGUE ISSUE THOSE WITH THE OWNERS SO THAT WE HAVE THE NECESSARY SIGN OFF.

AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE MOST CHALLENGING PART OF THIS PROJECT IS JUST TO HAVE THE SIGN OFF DONE, BUT WE'RE WILLING TO ADVANCE WITH THE, UM, PLANS TO GET IT GOING.

UH, MR. HAM, SORRY MAN.

UM, ARE, ARE ANY PROPERTY OWNERS PROTESTING THE PARTICULAR WALL? UM, AT THIS MOMENT? I KNOW I, I'M NOT SURE I WASN'T INFORMED OF THAT.

I JUST WAS INFORMED OF THE FACT THAT A LOT ARE NOT NECESSARILY EASY AND ACCESSIBLE, RIGHT? BECAUSE THEY LIVE DIFFERENT PLACE AND INVESTMENT.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE GONNA DO SOME AMOUNT OF DOOR TO DOOR, A BROCHURE, DIFFERENT MECHANISM TO REACH OUT TO THEM.

THEY TOUCH BASE TO SEE WHO THE RESIDENTS ARE, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY A VISIT OR A MAIL BROCHURE, WHATEVER IT IS, THE BANNERS SO THAT WE CAN GET THEIR FEEDBACK.

AND ONCE ONE OR TWO NEIGHBORS BUYING, THEY COULD ALWAYS ENCOURAGE THAT, UM, OWNERS AND STUFF.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO DO FROM THE CR AND STAFF LEVEL TO GET THEM TO SENSITIZE THEM TO INFORMATION AND LET THEM KNOW HOW THIS WALL HELD THEIR PROPERTY BECAUSE A LOT OF THE FENCE ARE DOWN, IT'S A MATTER OF SAFETY FOR THEM AND IT'S ALSO A MATTER OF SECURITY AND PEACE.

SO IT'S JUST REALLY GIVING THE RESIDENTS THE NECESSARY INFORMATION SO THEY FEEL BETTER AND THEY'LL BUY INTO IT QUICKLY.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'LL HAVE TO DO FROM STAFF LEVEL ALONG WITH, UM, CITY AS WELL AND PLANS AND MOTION TO START AT ALI.

I LIKE WHAT YOU SAID, NOT ONLY THAT THERE WILL BE VALUE ADDED ON TO THE PROPERTY, SO I LIKE THAT.

UM, CHAIR.

OH, UM, MR. HAM WANTED TO, UH, MAKE SURE WE TALK SOME MORE ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD ENTRY WALL, THE ORAL ESTATES NEIGHBORHOOD ENTRY WALL, BUT BEFORE THAT WITH THE BUFFER WALL, UH, HAS A TASK ORDER BEEN DRAFTED YET ALREADY FOR THE BUFFER WALL? AND,

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SO THERE IS A, MY UNDERSTANDING THERE'S A, UM, CONTRACT, SO WE'D HAVE TO REDO THAT PROCESS.

ONE, I THINK I'VE GONE AHEAD AND SPOKE WITH PROCUREMENT ABOUT WAS TO GET THE SURVEY GOING FOR DIVIDUAL PROPERTY AS WELL AS LOOKING TO, UM, SPEAKING WITH ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, THERE WAS SOME WORK THAT WAS DONE, FIBER FROM THE COUNTY.

SO IT'S BASICALLY PUTTING EVERYTHING TOGETHER TO UNDERSTAND A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S HAPPENING THE COUNTER RIGHT AWAY PRIVATE RESIDENTS TO GET A FULL TIE TOGETHER.

SO I WOULD SAY WE KNOW, UM, HOPEFULLY I COULD GIVE YOU A SCHEDULE AT THE NEXT MEETING.

UH, DEFINE SCHEDULE AND THEN, UM, I KNOW WE'LL BREAK IN AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER THEREABOUT, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE A, A CONTRACTOR COME INTO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL AFTER SELECTION AND THEN WE CAN TAKE IT FROM THERE.

THANK YOU.

AND MR. HAM, IF WE CAN, UH, GET A OVERVIEW ON THE ORAL ESTATES NEIGHBORHOOD ENTRY WALL, UM, OPTION TWO.

I WOULD DIFFER TO MY DIRECTOR TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THAT.

SHE'S A BIT MORE AWARE OKAY.

OF THIS, UM, PROJECT AT THE MOMENT.

ALRIGHT, WELL THANK YOU AGAIN MR. HAMMOND.

WELCOME ABOARD CELESTE.

MR. MR. CHAIR, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

THAT IS ITEM 11 A HIRED TO GOING TO 11.

OKAY.

WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT WE, WE WILL GET TO IT WHEN WE GET TO IT AT THAT POINT AND I WAS, AND YOU CAN COM, COM COMPLETE YOUR, UM, UH, REPORT IF YOU HAVE MORE ON YOUR REPORT.

I DO NOT.

HOWEVER, WE WILL NEED CONSENSUS FOR THE WALL THAT MR. HAM MENTIONED.

THANK YOU.

SO WE GIVE A QUICK VERBAL CONSENSUS ON THIS RENDITION HERE.

YES.

SO YOU WILL EITHER CHOOSE ONE WHICH IS KEEPING WITH THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT, WHICH IS THE TOP PAGE TWO, WHICH IS TO DO, TO CONSTRUCT A WALL THAT HAS THE COLOR SCHEME, THE SAME THEME AS OUR ENTRYWAY SIGNS THREE IS ANOTHER OPTION WHICH IS RELATED TO THE ART, THE LOVE WALL OR SOMETHING THAT'S SIMILAR TO THE DISCUSSION YOU JUST HAD WITH MR. HAM.

I WANNA, I WANNA JUST CLARIFY, I THOUGHT WE COULD GO WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND STILL GET THE LOVE MURAL ON THIS.

IS, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

SO THERE'S NO OPTION THREE BECAUSE I THINK WE WANT THE LOVE WALL, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT EITHER OPTION ONE THIS OR HAVING A WALL THAT MATCHES THIS PARTICULAR THEME OF THE ENTRYWAY.

THAT WOULD BE OPTION TWO.

THAT WOULD BE OPTION TWO.

OKAY.

SO THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF THE THEME OF WHAT THE WALL WILL LOOK LIKE.

SO OPTION ONE IS REALLY CONSIDERED AS HOW YOU SEE IT, RIGHT? OKAY.

SO WHAT YOU WOULD BE CHOOSING IS OPTION THREE, WHICH IS TO USE OPTION ONE FOR YOUR ARTISTIC OH, GOT YOU.

RIGHT.

OKAY.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? BECAUSE TECHNICALLY OPTION ONE IS WHAT YOU SEE THERE.

YEAH.

THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT.

YEAH.

I, I I, FOR ME, I'LL SPEAK FOR MYSELF THEN WE'LL HEAR FROM MY COLLEAGUES.

I, I LIKE THIS RENDITION WITH THE IDEA OF, UM, WORKING WITH GETTING THE LOVE MURAL ON THAT.

I LIKE THIS SCHEME BOARD MEMBER SWELL.

YES.

YES.

OKAY.

YOU HAVE CONSENSUS.

THANK YOU MS. CELESTE.

THANK YOU.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION THOUGH IN REGARDS TO YOUR REPORT YOU MADE EARLIER.

UM, THE, THE, UM, THE ROUNDABOUT, UH, WHAT, WHAT'S LEFT OUTSTANDING WITH THE ROUNDABOUT? CURRENTLY THE PROJECT DIDN'T COVER THE ENTIRE STREET.

SO WHEN YOU'RE COMING OFF OF OAKLAND PARK, WHEN YOU'RE GOING ONTO SOMERSET DRIVE FROM OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD, THAT PROJECT, THAT AREA WAS NOT PART OF THE PROJECT.

WE WANTED TO BE CONSISTENT IN TERMS OF THE LANDSCAPING WITH THE ROUNDABOUT PROJECT.

AND IS IT TRUE THAT THE PERSON WE'RE WAITING ON THEM TO GET A PERMIT BEFORE, UH, DO THEY NEED ANYTHING LIKE A FINAL PERMIT TO, TO DO ANYTHING ELSE? OR IS IT IN CLOSEOUT PHASE? A ROUNDABOUT? THAT'S A DIFFERENT DISCUSSION FOR ANOTHER MATTER.

OKAY.

SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT CONNECTED.

THIS IS A COMPLETELY SEPARATE PROJECT THAT MR. HAM WILL BE WORKING ON.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

AND COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR NO, THE C OKAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

THAT CONCLUDES ITEM FIVE A.

NOW WE'RE ON ITEM SIX, FINANCE

[6.  FINANCE DIRECTOR REPORT]

GOOD AFTERNOON, THIS IS MICHAEL.

OH, HEY, GOOD.

I'LL INTRODUCE, READ THE TITLE TO THE RESOLUTION.

UH, I APOLOGIZE FOR MY ABSENCE THIS EVENING.

A RESOLUTION OF THE LAUDERDALE LAKES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY RATIFYING THE CITY MANAGER'S FILING OF THE AGENCY'S FISCAL YEAR 2026 PERIOD, A MAY, 2026 FINANCIAL ACTIVITY REPORTS AS

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

THANK YOU.

CRA ATTORNEY COLLEAGUES, MR. CHAIR.

A BOARD.

BOARD MEMBER COWELL.

OKAY, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING CRA RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 0 0 5 TO THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.

THANK YOU CRE.

CLERK, VICE CHAIR THOMAS FOR COMMISSIONER SWELL FOR COMMISSIONER EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOR CHAIRPERSON.

HARRISON FOR MOTION PASSES.

MR. CHAIR, WE DO HAVE MS. CHERYL CUSPA, ASSISTANT FINANCIAL SERVICES DIRECTOR, WHO WILL PRESENT THIS REPORT THROUGH YOU.

THANK YOU MS. CUSPA.

YOU MAY PROCEED.

UH, GOOD EVENING CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR COMMISSIONERS, CRA ATTORNEY, CRA ADMINISTRATOR AND THE ACTING CITY CLERK.

FOR THE RECORD, I'M CHERYL CUSPA, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FINANCE FOR THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES.

I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE MAY, 2026 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE CRA.

YOU SHOULD ALL HAVE A COPY, UM, AT YOUR AREA.

UM, AT THE END OF MAY, REVENUES EXCEEDED EXPENSES BY APPROXIMATELY $4.2 MILLION.

CURRENTLY, EXPENSES ARE TRENDING BELOW THE BUDGET, WHILE REVENUES ARE CLOSE TO A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE BUDGET.

TAX REVENUES FOR THE CRA HAVE ALL BEEN PAID.

ONE SECOND.

MS. , MAKE SURE WE HEAR YOU CLEARLY.

WE HAVE A GIVE US ONE MOMENT YOU TRY YOUR MIC AGAIN AND MS. .

OKAY.

UM, IS THAT BETTER? YES.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

UH, FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, APPROXIMATELY $30,000 WAS RECEIVED IN INTEREST, BRINGING THE TOTAL INTEREST INCOME TO APPROXIMATELY $233,000.

AS OF MAY 31ST, OPERATING EXPENDITURES ARE TRENDING HIGHER THAN USUAL.

THIS IS DUE PRIMARILY TO THE ALLOCATION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS FOR SUPPORTING SERVICES THAT WE DISCUSSED IN A PREVIOUS MEETING.

UM, THERE HAVE BEEN NO CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AS OF MAY 31ST.

HOWEVER, YOU WILL START SEEING EXPENDITURES AS THE PROJECTS REACH THEIR CONSTRUCTION PHASE 200 OH AS OF THE END OF MAY.

AND OF THE $250,000 BUDGETED FOR THE RESIDENT RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM, APPROXIMATELY $187,000 HAVE BEEN EXPENDED.

AND AT THE END OF MAY, THE CRA'S CASH BALANCE ENDED WITH APPROXIMATELY $29.3 MILLION.

THANK YOU.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. CUSPA? NO.

NO.

THANK YOU MS. CUSPER.

THANK YOU MR. CHAIR.

MADAM VICE CHAIR, I MOVE TO APPROVE CRA RESOLUTION 2026 DASH ZERO FIVE.

PROPERLY MOVED MADAM CRA CLERK, VICE CHAIR THOMAS FOR COMMISSIONER SWELL FOR COMMISSIONER EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOR CHAIRPERSON.

HARRISON FOR MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU.

THAT CONCLUDES ITEM NUMBER SIX, A ITEM NUMBER SEVEN

[7.  CHAIRMAN REPORT]

UH, I DON'T HAVE TOO LONG OF A REPORT TODAY.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY, UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING AND AGAIN, WELCOME TO, UH, MR. JERMAINE HAM.

WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO HAVE YOU.

WE'VE TAKEN AN INTENTIONAL EFFORT IN MAKING SURE WE'RE HIRING THE RIGHT PEOPLE AND INTENTIONAL PEOPLE.

UM, AND THE CRA IS DEFINITELY IMPORTANT TO US.

UM, I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE THE CRA, OUR CRA DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF LARGER LAKES MOSTLY COVERS COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.

SO, UH, WE PLAY A KEY ROLE IN CONCERT WITH THE GOALS OF THE CITY TO MAKE SURE WE'RE SUPPORTING OUR COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES AND PROPERTY AS WELL, UM, IN ALL TYPES OF ACTIVITIES.

SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THE CRA ARM CAN WORK WITH THE CITY ARM AND, UM, COLLABORATIVE GOALS AND REACHING THOSE GOALS TOGETHER.

UH, WITH THAT BEING SAID, UH, THAT CONCLUDES MY CHAIRMAN'S REPORT.

UH, ONE OTHER THING I WANTED TO SAY AS WELL.

I THINK WE NEED TO, UH, TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT, UM, PLACES WITHIN OUR COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES IN THE DISTRICT THAT'S NOT WELL LIT, THAT'S NOT LIT ENOUGH AT NIGHT AND COULD BE, UM, UH, AN INCENTIVE FOR UNWANTED ACTIVITIES.

UM, I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT OUR POLICING UNIT, COMMUNITY POLICING UNIT.

I THINK WE DO A GREAT JOB.

UM, UH, THE, THE COMMUNITY POLICE

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THEY TAKE OUR FEEDBACK.

I REMEMBER ONE TIME WE MENTIONED WE WANT TO SEE THEM ACTUALLY GET OUT OF THEIR CARS AND WALK THROUGH THE PLAZAS.

WE ARE SEEING THAT, UM, THE BUSINESS OWNERS ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE BSO DEPUTIES, A PART OF THE COMMUNITY POLICING UNIT, AND I'M JUST, UH, VERY PLEASED WITH WHAT WE'RE SEEING SO FAR.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO A CONTINUED SUCCESS WITH THAT.

THAT INCLUDES MY REPORT.

AND ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, ITEM NUMBER EIGHT COMMITTEE REPORTS.

THERE ARE NO STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS.

IS THAT RIGHT, MADAM CLERK? THERE ARE NONE.

OKAY.

THAT IS CORRECT, MR. CHAIR.

THANK YOU MADAM CLERK.

ITEM NUMBER NINE, COMMITTEE REPORTS.

THERE ARE NO AD HOC COMMITTEE REPORTS AT THIS TIME.

ITEM NUMBER 10, LEGAL REPORT.

UH, CRA ATTORNEY.

WE'RE GONNA DEFER TO YOU.

DO WE HAVE A LEGAL REPORT AT THIS TIME FOR ANYTHING? UH, NO SIR.

WE ARE NO REP.

NOTHING TO REPORT.

AWESOME.

THANK YOU.

THAT CONCLUDES ITEM NUMBER 10.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM

[A.  DISCUSSION REGARDING THE COMPREHENSIVE GATEWAY & WAYFINDING SIGNAGE PROJECT (FOURTH UPDATE)]

A DISCUSSION REGARDING A COMPREHENSIVE GATEWAY AND WAY FINDING SIGNAGE PROJECT.

FOURTH UPDATE.

MS. CELESTE.

OH, THANK YOU, MS. THANK YOU CHAIRMAN.

UM, MS. CELESTE DUNMORE WILL TAKE THE AREA, THE, UH, MIC AND PRESENT THROUGH YOU.

THANK YOU MS. DUNMORE, PLEASE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE COMPREHENSIVE GATEWAY AND WAVE FINDING SIGNAGE, POWERPOINT PRESENTATION WITHIN YOUR BACKUP AGENDA.

BACKUP.

I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS IT.

I DUNNO IF WE PUT DIGITAL BACKUP FOR, DO WE? EXCUSE ME? YES.

THANK YOU.

THERE WE GO.

WE GOT IT.

MM-HMM .

SO AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING, THE CRA BOARD APPROVED WHAT WE CALL OPTION NUMBER TWO.

AND THROUGHOUT THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION YOU'LL SEE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SIGNS THAT WERE APPROVED BASED ON THE COLOR SCHEME AND THE TYPE.

THE ONE THING THAT THE BOARD WANTED TO REVISIT WAS THE ESTATES WALL LOCATED ON 4 41 AND NORTHWEST 41ST STREET ON THE SCREEN, AS WELL AS WITHIN THE AGENDA BACKUP.

WHAT YOU SEE IS THE REVISED CONCEPT BASED UPON THE COMMENTS.

AS I UNDERSTAND, THE AREA INWARD WHERE THE COLUMNS ARE LOCATED WAS A BIT TOO BRIGHT AND YOU WANTED TO CHANGE THE COLOR SCHEME A BIT.

SO THE OPTION THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN AT THE TOP IS THE REVISED VERSION FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND HOPEFULLY APPROVAL.

THANK MR. CHAIR.

THAT ENDS MY REPORT.

THAT IS OKAY.

THANK YOU MADAM DUNMAR.

UM, BEFORE I ALLOW MY COLLEAGUES TO SPEAK, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, UM, THIS LOOKS ABOUT WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT.

IT LOOKS VERY GOOD TO ME.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE I CAN SEE IT IN PERSON NOW.

AND, UM, MY ONLY QUESTION TO YOU, MY ONLY QUESTION TO YOU, MS. DUNMAR, UM, WHEN WOULD BE THE ESTIMATED TIME OF COMPLETION? JUST FOR THIS PARTICULAR, UH, AT THIS TIME, OUR SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER WILL REVISIT THE PROJECTS OKAY.

AND COME BACK WITH A SCHEDULE THAT IS SUITABLE.

I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT HE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THE SCOPE, BUT HE DEFINITELY WILL TAKE OVER AND THEN HE'LL BRING BACK THE SCHEDULE SO THAT YOU'LL GET A MORE DEFINITE ANSWER AS TO WHEN WE BELIEVE THE PROJECT WILL BE DONE.

I CAN'T TELL YOU THAT IT'S A FAIRLY QUICK PROJECT, IS NOT AS, UH, COMPLEX AS THE OTHERS.

THE BUFFER WALL IS GOING TO BE THE ONE, TO BE HONEST, THAT WOULD BE MORE COMPLEX BECAUSE WE HAVE TO IMPACT OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS AND WE HAVE TO GET THEIR BUY-IN, WHICH WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NEGATIVE COMMENTS FROM THEM.

MM-HMM .

BUT FOR THIS ONE JUST NOTED, THIS WILL BE FAIRLY QUICK.

IT MAY BE THE FIRST PROJECT OUT COMPLETED.

I GOT THE THUMBS UP.

GREAT.

YEAH.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU COLLEAGUES.

YEP.

MET MR. CHAIRMAN.

MADAM VICE CHAIR.

I I DO LIKE IT.

UH, UM, PUT IT BACK UP.

CAN WE PUT IT BACK UP PLEASE? ? YEAH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YEAH.

IT HAS A BOLDER LOOK TO IT.

UM, AND, AND I, AND I COULD SEE, UM, OAKLAND ESTATE BEING VERY JEALOUS OF STATE TOO.

WELL, WE'RE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT VERSUS ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER.

SO MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING WE MAY HAVE TO DISCUSS ON THE CITY SIDE.

.

BUT

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UM, IT STANDS OUT.

IT STANDS OUT.

MR. CHAIRMAN, UH, BOARD MEMBER EDWARDS PHILLIPS.

YES.

THANK YOU.

YES.

UM, I CAN VISUALIZE IT NOW, MR. ES, AS WE AND THE COMMUNITY AND THE COUNTY ARE DRIVING DOWN 4 41 EAST, UH, NORTH OR SOUTH, THE IMPACT AND THE VISUAL THAT IT WILL GIVE TO 4 41, BUT NOT MORE IMPORTANTLY, BUT JUST AS EXCITEDLY THE VISUAL THAT IT WILL HAVE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF OREO ESTATES.

THAT THEY CAN HAVE BRAGGING RIGHTS, IF YOU WILL, ABOUT THEIR INTEREST SIGNS.

BUT I LIKE IT.

YOU SAY THIS IS NOT COMPLEX, SO, UM, I'M JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO IT, GOING UP AND WELCOMING IT TO OUR CITY AND TO OIL ESTATES.

MADAM VICE CHAIR.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I KNOW ONE MORE THING WE HAD SPOKEN ABOUT OR MAYBE IT'S NOT THE PLACE TO BRING IT.

IT'S OKAY.

I HOLD IT BACK BECAUSE I KNOW, UM, THAT'S A EMPTY LOT THERE, RIGHT? WHERE OH, OKAY.

GOOD.

THAT IS GOING.

SO I, I I DON'T WANT TO DISCUSS THAT AS YET.

IT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING THAT'S FORTHCOMING ONCE THIS IS IN PLACE AND THE CONS, YOU KNOW, UM, THE BUILDING OF THAT PLACE AT A LATER TIME, IF THEY'LL TAKE IN REGARD NOT TO MESS UP OUR WALL, YOU KNOW, THAT'S BEING CONSTRUCTED.

THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO ENVISION BECAUSE, UM, THIS IS GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTED WHENEVER IT START.

AND THEN THAT EMPTY LOT WHENEVER THAT'S, UM, SET TO GO TO DEVELOP UPON IT.

WE HAVE TO PRESERVE THIS COLLEAGUES.

ANY ADDITIONAL INPUT? I JUST THINK MR. CHAIRMAN? YES MA'AM.

I JUST THINK, UH, MADAM VICE CHAIR MAKES A GREAT POINT THAT ONCE OUR WALL GOES UP, THAT WHOEVER DEVELOPS OR WHATEVER TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT IS ON THAT VACANT PIECE OF LAND THAT THEY UNDERSTAND VERY CLEARLY AND PERHAPS INCLUDE SOME LANGUAGE IN THE CONTRACT, IN THE DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT AS IT RELATES TO THE WALL.

YES, MA'AM.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU.

UM, CELESTE, ON THE BACKUP, I KNOW THIS, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE BUFFER WALL NOW, OPTION TWO, BUT IF YOU SCROLL DOWN ON THE BACKUP WITH THE OTHER RENDITIONS, DOES THIS MEAN WE'RE GOING WITH OPTION TWO ON THE WHOLE SCHEMATIC OF THE OTHER? I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT'S WHAT THAT MEANS.

YOU ARE CORRECT MR. CHAIR.

OKAY.

I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE.

IT LOOKS GOOD TO ME.

I'M ON BOARD.

THANK YOU.

I LIKE IT.

GOOD.

AND MR. CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO ADD THAT I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR REGARDING ADDING THE LIGHTING TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE.

YES, MA'AM.

AND THERE IS A LOT OF LANDSCAPE BEHIND THAT WALL RIGHT NOW, THE EXISTING WALL.

SO WE'LL BE, UH, IMPROVING THAT DRAMATICALLY.

AND ALSO WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS NOT ONLY GOING TO BE ON THE SOUTH SIDE, IT'S GONNA BE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF NORTHWEST 41ST STREET WITH THE, ON THIS RENDITION WITH THOSE LS.

THAT THOSE ARE LIGHTED LS.

CORRECT.

WITHIN THE STRUCTURE ON THE, ON THAT NAVY BLUE.

I WISH I HAD A CURSOR, MR. CHAIR.

WE CAN CERTAINLY RECOMMEND THAT TO THE YEAH, I THINK WE MENTIONED THAT MR. RECOMMENDATION.

OH, YOU DID? YEAH, WE DID.

YES, MA'AM.

OKAY.

THOSE, UM, THOSE, THE, THE INNER LS WITHIN THOSE YELLOW LS TO TO BE LIGHTS.

THANK YOU MA'AM.

MR. CHAIR? YES MA'AM.

THIS IS FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

MS. CELESTE, I AM HOPING THAT WHEN THIS SIGN, THE SIGNAGE GOES UP AT 41ST, THAT THAT PLAZA THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH, THAT THEY WILL BECOME JEALOUS AND WILL DECIDE THAT IT'S TIME TO GET SOME OF THE CRA MONEY TO MAKE IT LOOK GOOD.

MM-HMM .

DO YOU, MR. CHAIR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WHAT WE FIND IS THAT WHEN CRASS INVEST MM-HMM .

WITHIN THE AREA, YOU FIND THAT IT TRICKLES TO OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS WHO WANT TO DO SOMETHING AS WELL.

AND WE'VE SEEN WHERE IT'S BEEN EVIDENT ON OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD AND IN STATE ROAD SEVEN.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR THAT COMMENT.

THANK YOU MS. DUNMAR QUESTIONS? SO, MR. CHAIR, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE CONSENSUS FROM EACH OF THE MEMBERS.

I'M NOT SURE IS SO, OH, UM, COMMISSIONER LENE IS ON THE LINE.

YES.

BOARD, BOARD MEMBER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. DO YOU HAVE ANY INPUT ON THE RENDITIONS OR DISCUSSION AT HAND?

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SO WE'RE CHOOSING FROM ONE OR TWO, RIGHT? UH, WE'VE, WE'VE NARROWED IT DOWN TO THIS OPTION AND DAVE CAME BACK TO US TO SEE IF THIS IS WHAT WE'VE ASKED FOR.

OKAY.

SO JUST, JUST, YOU KNOW, KIND OF CATCHING UP THE, THE, THE BOTTOM ONE.

NUMBER TWO, IS IT THE SAME AS ONE, BUT JUST AT THE, AT, AT A DIFFERENT ANGLE? YES, MA'AM.

SORRY, MR. DUNMORE, IS THAT CORRECT? YOU? MR. OKAY.

YOU'RE, YES, MR. CHAIR, YOU ARE CORRECT.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, PERFECT.

YEAH, NO, NO COMMENTS.

UM, I, I DO LIKE THE DESIGN.

ALRIGHT, I, SO LET'S, UM, WE'LL TALK ABOUT CONSENSUS AT INCLUDING THOSE INNER LUS BEING LIT IF POSSIBLE.

UM, I'M ON BOARD WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES.

YES.

YES, YES, YES.

YEAH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MR. CHAIR.

THANK YOU EVERYONE.

THANK YOU MS. DUNMAR.

THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.

THAT CONCLUDES ITEM 11.

A NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA

[A.  CRA RESOLUTION 2026-006 AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM AGREEMENT BETWEEN LAUDERDALE LAKES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND FORTUNE FIRST 51 LLC FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THIRTEEN THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED AND EIGHT DOLLARS ($13,608.00) RELATED TO THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3908 NW 30 TERRACE, LAUDERDALE LAKES, FL 33309]

A RESOLUTION OF THE LAUDERDALE LAKES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM AGREEMENT BETWEEN LAUDERDALE LAKES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND FORTUNE FIRST 51 LLC FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $13,608 RELATED TO THE PROPERTY AT 39 0 8 NORTHWEST 30TH TERRACE, LAUDERDALE LAKES, FLORIDA 3 3 3 0 9 DIRECTING, AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRPERSON AND SECRETARY TO TAKE SUCH ACTIONS AS NECESSARY, CONSISTENT TO CARRY OUT THE INTENT AND DESIRE OF THE AGENCY, ADOPTING A REPRESENTATION, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

MR. CHAIRMAN, UH, BOARD MEMBER EDWARDS PHILLIPS, I'D LIKE TO MOVE CRA RESOLUTION 2 0 2 6 0 0 6 TO THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.

COMMISSIONER SWELL FOR COMMISSIONER EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOR CHAIRPERSON.

HARRISON FOR VICE CHAIR THOMAS FOR MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU MR. CHAIR.

MS. CELESTE DUNMORE WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THROUGH YOU.

THANK YOU MS. DUNMORE, PLEASE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THIS IS A SHAMELESS PROMOTION , WE ARE TALKING ABOUT OUR RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.

THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT OFFERS UP TO 80% REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO PROPERTIES LOCATED ON 31ST AVENUE, 31ST TERRACE AND 30TH TERRACE.