Jul 12, 2022 FPRA Regular Meeting Agenda

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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>>> I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

IT IS TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2022. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF

ALLEGIANCE. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH

LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.

>> LINDA HUDSON. >> PRESENT.

>> COMMISSIONER GAINES. >> PRESENT.

>> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. >> PRESENT.

>> COMMISSIONER J JOHNSON. >> PRESENT.

[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

>> ANY MEMBER WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, PLEASE COME FORWARD. SEEING NO ONE, I'LL MOVE ON.

>> I FORGOT THE MINUTES. >> MOVE TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. CALL THE ROLL.

>> COMMISSIONER GAGAINES. >> YES, MA'AM.

[6. CONSENT AGENDA]

>> COMMISSIONER CURTIS JOHNSON. >> YES, MA'AM.

>> COMMISSIONER JEREMIAH JOHNSON.

>> YES, MA'AM. >> MAYOR HUDSON.

>> YES, MA'AM. >> CALL FOR A ROLL.

>> COMMISSIONER GAINES. >> YES, MA'AM.

[a. Review and approval of the FPRA Project-Based Budget for Fiscal Year 2023.]

>> COMMISSIONER J JOHNSON. >> YES, MA'AM.

>> COMMISSIONER C JOHNSON. >> YES, MA'AM.

>> MAYOR HUDSON. >> YES, MA'AM.

>> NEXT WE HAVE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE FPRA PROJECT-BASED BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2023.

MR. MIMS. >> THAT WAS QUICK.

>> A WELL-OILED MACHINE. >> YES, MA'AM.

I PROPOSE THE BUDGET FOR THE FORT PIERCE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AS $9 MILLION WITH THE ANNUAL TAX REVENUE TOTALLING $9,681,680. IT'S PREPARED TO ENSURE OUR REDEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES AS ESTABLISHED BY THE FPIA BOARD WILL BE ACHIEVED. TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE AN ADDITIONAL REDEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST WILL BE FUNDED BY THE FPRA. WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE NOW IS OUR FPRA PROJECT-BASED BUDGET. THIS WILL BE PRESENTED TO YOU BY OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER.

>> MADAME CHAIR, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WE HAVE A LOT TO COVER, A LOT OF EXCITING PROJECTS THAT WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO ACHIEVING IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

AND I WANT TO JUST BRIEFLY MENTION THAT EVERYTHING WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT TONIGHT IS ALL IDENTIFIED IN THE FPRA PLAN.

SO EVERYTHING THAT WE DO AS A CRA HAS TO BE IN THE PLAN AND IN THE PLAN AND IN THE BUDGET BY STATE STATUTES.

SO AS PART OF OUR NEW REDEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT WAS JUST UPDATED IN 2020, THIS ACTUALLY WHAT WE'RE HERE DOING TONIGHT WAS IN THERE AS A GOAL. THAT WAS CREATE A COST EFFECTIVE ANNUAL BUDGET AND WORK PROGRAM OF ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TO ACHIEVE ALL OF OUR GOALS AND OUR PLAN.

SO THIS IS THE LIST OF EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO COVER RIGHT NOW. AS MR. MIMS MENTIONED THIS IS ALL PART OF OUR OPERATING BUDGET THAT WE ARE GOING TO ACCOUNT FOR. AND WE HAVE THE ACCOUNT CODES HERE FOR EACH PROSPECTIVE PROJECT.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START WITH FREEBIE.

THIS WAS PRESENTED TO YOU ALL I WANT TO SAY TWO YEARS AGO.

THIS IS A DOOR TO DOOR LAST MILE TYPE OF TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIC CAR SYSTEM AS PART OF OUR INITIATIVE TO CONNECT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS WITH ALL OF OUR AMENITIES AND OUR DESTINATIONS.

SO HOW DO WE CONNECT THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE WITH THE DOWNTOWN WITH THE WATERFRONT AND VICE VERSA.

SO THIS WAS PRESENTED TO YOU TO YOU AND WE WERE TRYING TO FIND A FUNDING SOURCE THROUGH LUCIE COUNTY AND STATE GRANTS.

THE GOALS FROM THE PLAN ARE LISTED RIGHT HERE AND WE'VE ACTUALLY, IT'S BEEN A BENEFIT THAT WE'VE WAITED BECAUSE THEY HAVE INVOLVED AND ARE NOW LOOKING AT INSTEAD OF THOSE OPEN-AIR GOLF CART TYPE TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES, THEY'RE NOW USING THREE ROW TESLAS. SO THIS WOULD BE AN INVESTMENT FROM THE FPRA THAT WOULD BE AN ANNUAL INVESTMENT FOR THIS PILOT PROGRAM FOR ONE YEAR. AND IN EXCHANGE FOR THAT, ANY PERSON WITHIN THESE BOUNDARIES, VISITORS, RESIDENTS, WHOEVER IT MAY BE CAN TRAVEL IN ONE OF THESE VEHICLES FROM POINT A TO POINT B WITHIN THIS BOUNDARY. SO IT'S BASICALLY A FREE UBER.

IT'S A FREE VEHICLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.

IF YOU RECALL FROM OUR PREVIOUS PRESENTATION, MAYBE NOT BECAUSE IT'S BEEN AWHILE, IT WAS GOING TO BE THE OPEN AIR GOLF CARTS IN THE DOWNTOWN. AND IT WAS GOING TO TAKE YOU TO THE BRIDGE, YOU WERE GOING TO GET OUT OF THAT GOLF CART AND

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THE $400,000 WOULD INCLUDE ABOUT 40 HOURS OF OPERATION.

SO MAYBE IT'S JUST THE WEEKENDS, MAYBE IT'S JUST THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY. WE CAN FLESH OUT THOSE DETAILS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. BUT ULTIMATELY THIS IS THE PLAN FOR CONNECTING SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ALLEVIATING SOME OF THE PARKING CONSTRAINTS AND SO FORTH.

>> IS THAT 40 HOURS PER WEEK? >> 40 HOURS PER WEEK.

>> AND IS THAT 400,000 FOR ONE YEAR.

>> ONE YEAR FOR FOUR VEHICLES. DID I SAY THAT WRONG?

>> YOU SAID IT RIGHT, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY.

>> THANK YOU, MA'AM. AND WE CAN LOOK AT A HYBRID APPROACH IF WE LOOK AT THE OPEN AIR VEHICLE FOR JUST THE DOWNTOWN AND THEN THE TESLAS TO GO ACROSS THE BRIDGE AND WHATNOT, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST ITERATION OF THAT.

OUR ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE SUNRISE THEATER AS YOU ALL KNOW IS IDENTIFIED AS GOAL NUMBER 11 THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE WELL KNOWN FOR OUR ARTS AND CULTURE ACTIVITIES AND THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ANY OTHER ENTERTAINMENT VENUES.

SO THAT'S IN TOTAL OF $450,000. WE HAVE GOAL 14 THAT TALKS ABOUT SUPPORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT THROUGHOUT THE CRA THAT SERVES THE RESIDENTS OF THE CRA. IT ALSO TALKS ABOUT SAFETY AND PERCEPTION OF THE CRA. THE FIRST IS THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, WE FUNDED THEM LAST YEAR AT CA MOORE ELEMENTARY AND DAN MCCARTY. THAT'S $300,000, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE OFFERED LAST YEAR. WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT A DOWNTOWN DETAIL. THIS WOULD BE A DEDICATED OFFICER FOR THE DOWNTOWN FOR THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY EVENINGS. WE'RE LOOKING AT 6:00 P.M. TO 2:00 A.M. IF THEY GET CALLS OUT OF THE AREA, THEN THEY'RE OUT OF THE AREA. SO CAN WE IMPROVE SAFETY IN OUR DOWNTOWN CORE BY OFFERING THIS PROTECTION ON THE WEEKENDS AND EVENINGS, THAT CONTRIBUTION WOULD BE ABOUT $75,000.

>> THAT'S GOING TO BE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK?

>> THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, WE'RE LOOKING 6:00 P.M. TO 2:00 A.M. AS AN IDEA. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH LINDSEY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS.

THAT HAS SINCE BEEN TERMINATED. WE ARE LOOKING AT REDEVELOPING THIS CORE. IT'S IMPORTANT TO THE PEACOCK ARTS DISTRICT AT 10TH AND ORANGE.

IT'S CALLED OUT NUMEROUS TIMES IN OUR FPRA PLAN, IT MUST BE PRESERVED AND PROTECTED. WE'RE LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY DOING SOME EXTERIOR RESTORATION. YOU CAN SEE SOME COLUMNS ON THE FACADE SO HOW CAN WE APPEAL THAT ON THE STREET.

AND IN ADDITION DOING SOME ADA ACCESSIBILITY.

SO THERE'S CURRENTLY NO ELEVATOR IN THE OLD ST. ANASTASIA SCHOOL.

THIS RENDERING WAS DONE BY RON BERGMAN AT LINDSEY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS. YOU WOULD HAVE THE ELEVATOR SHAFT AND SOME RESTROOMS. THE IDEA IS IF WE IMPROVE OUR PUBLICLY OWNED FACILITIES, THAT MAY ATTRACT A BETTER TENANT.

$500,000 IS THE AMOUNT WE WOULD LIKE TO BUDGET FOR OUR FISCAL YEAR FOR IMPROVING THIS FACILITY FOR PRIVATE TENANT FOR THE FUTURE. THAT'S MORE RECENT PICTURES.

IT'S BEEN CLEANED UP A LOT. THEY DID CLEAN OUT A LOT OF THE DEBRIS. THIS IS THE TOP FLOOR, IT WOULD JUST BE AN AMAZING VENUE FOR SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE BUT

NEEDS SOME WORK. >> MADAME MAYOR, WHEN YOU SAY AESTHETICS ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT PAINTING AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS WHEN YOU SAY AESTHETICS HERE?

>> ABSOLUTELY. I THINK THAT THESE COLUMNS ARE REALLY JUST THERE FOR LOOKS. I DON'T THINK THEY'RE

STRUCTURAL. >> THEY'RE NOT STRUCTURAL,

THEY'RE JUST COSMETIC. >> JUST TO FRESHEN THIS UP.

CLEAN UP THE STAIRCASE, DO SOME PAINTING.

JUST FRESHENING UP. LET'S SAY THERE ARE WINDOWS THAT HAVE BEEN BROKEN. REPLACING THOSE.

OLD CITY HALL, WE'VE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL WITH THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR A TENANT OF OLD CITY HALL.

SO WHAT CAN WE DO TO IMPROVE THIS HISTORIC VENUE THAT'S OWNED

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THE ACOUSTICS ARE NOT GREAT ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

IT GETS PRETTY LOUD IN THERE. WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT $350,000 TO INVEST IN THAT FACILITY. THE FIRST FLOOR WAS PUT OUT FOR PROPOSALS. WE REQUESTED ASSISTANCE TO MARKET THIS SPACE. WE CONSTANTLY RECEIVED FEEDBACK THAT THERE'S NO RESTROOMS, IT'S NOT BUILT OUT YET.

YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A TENANT TO DO ALL OF THIS WORK.

SO CAN WE DO SOME OF THIS WORK FOR THEM AND PUT IT BACK OUT ON THE STREET OR MAYBE FIND A DIFFERENT USE FOR THIS FACILITY.

SO FOR THIS WE'RE LOOKING AT $250,000.

THEN FINALLY THE REST OF THE FPRA OWNED PROPERTY, WHETHER THAT'S VACANT LOTS, THE PERCY PEAK GYM, BUDGETING $100,000 IF AN AC OR SOMETHING WAS TO COME UP, JUST HAVING THAT MONEY AVAILABLE. MOWING THE LAWN, I DON'T KNOW IF I MENTIONED THAT. COMMERCIAL FACADE GRANTS, WE HAD A LOT OF INTEREST IN OUR COMMERCIAL FACADE GRANT PROGRAMS. WE ONLY HAD ENOUGH MONEY FOR FOUR GRANTS SO WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND THAT PROGRAM WITH A $250,000 CONTRIBUTION. AND THAT IS LISTED IN THE FPRA PLAN ABOUT FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT.

THIS IS A NEW PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM IS ENVISIONED TO OFFER SUPPORT FOR A TARGETED AREA FOR QUICK CLEAN UP REFRESH IS WHAT WE'RE CALLING IT. THIS IDEA CAME OUT OF ONE OF OUR LAST MEETINGS. IT'S BEEN A LITTLE WHILE WHERE WE TALKED EXTENSIVELY ABOUT ORANGE AVENUE.

SO WE CAN USE ANY TARGETED CORRIDOR.

BUT THE IDEA WOULD BE OFFER PAINT, MINOR LANDSCAPING GRANT TO BUSINESS AND PROPERTY OWNERS IN THIS TARGETED SECTION OF WHATEVER CORRIDOR WE CHOOSE TO DO PAINT, SPRUCING IT UP, AND IF WE TARGET AN AREA SPECIFICALLY, I THINK WE CAN MAKE A GREATER IMPACT THAN SPREADING IT OUT. MAYBE A SECTION OR A BLOCK OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE. THEN WE MOVE ON TO ANOTHER TARGETED AREA. WE'VE LOOKED AT CRAS WHO DO SIMILAR PROGRAMS AND THEY'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL WITH THAT.

POTENTIALLY ORANGE AVENUE COULD BE THE START OF THAT PROGRAM.

THE COMMERCIAL FACADE GRANT HAVE TO PUT UP ALL OF THAT MONEY IN THE BEGINNING. AND THAT COULD BE A BIG INVESTMENT FOR A BUSINESS. SO THIS IS LIKE HEY, I JUST REALLY WANT TO SPRUCE IT UP. THEY'RE INTERESTED IN DOING SOMETHING AND THEY CAME TO US AND WERE LIKE HEY DO WE HAVE A COLOR PALLET, IS THERE SPECIFIC COLORS YOU WANT US TO USE.

SO THIS MIGHT BE A WAY TO FUNNEL THAT MONEY AND MAKE AN IMPACT IN THAT AREA. THE PEACOCK ARTS DISTRICT MURAL PROGRAM, WE HAVE AN ARTS DISTRICT, WE'RE TRYING TO GET SOMETHING GOING OVER THERE. WE HAVE OTHER TOOLS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO USE IN THIS AREA. BUT WHY DON'T WE PUT UP A LITTLE BIT OF ART AS WELL. SO THIS MURAL PROGRAM LOOKING AT $40,000 TOTAL FOR SOME $8,000, $5,000 MURALS THAT WE CAN DO SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PEACOCK ARTS DISTRICT.

AGAIN WE'VE LOOKED AT OTHER CRAS AND SOME PROGRAMS THAT THEY HAVE USED. MAYBE CREATING A MURAL REGISTRY AND THEN SEEKING THE PROPERTY OWNER TO BE INVOLVED AND MAKING THAT CONNECTION AND PAYING FOR THAT MURAL.

AND AGAIN THAT'S IDENTIFIED IN ENHANCING THE PEACOCK ARTS DISTRICT IN THE FPRA PLAN. COMMUNITY EVENT SPOP -- SPONSORSHIP. WE'RE SUGGESTING THAT WE HAVE A CONTRIBUTION OF $40,000 FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS.

THE FIRST BEING THE JUNETEENTH FREEDOM BLOCK PARTY AT $20,000 AND THE NEW YEAR'S EVE FIREWORKS AT $20,000.

THIS IS IN THE PLAN GOAL NUMBER 11, WE'RE GOING TO BE WELL KNOWN FOR OUR ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS. AND 12.6 THAT WE'RE GOING TO BRING EVERYONE TOGETHER, PROMOTE THIS ACTIVITY THROUGH LOCAL ARTS, TALENTS, AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT ARE LISTED THERE.

SO THAT IS, LET ME SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

THAT WAS EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR 2023.

SO THESE ARE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING BASED ON THAT OPERATING BUDGET WHICH WE HAVE NOT DONE IN A VERY LONG TIME. NOW WE'LL TAKE A STEP BACK AND LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE IN 2022 AND SOME ACTIVE PROJECTS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY BUDGETED AND WHERE WE ARE.

WE'VE ACHIEVED A LOT THIS YEAR. I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE DONE. BUT THESE ARE SOME THAT ARE

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>> MADAME CHAIR, FIRST ABOUT THE MICRO MOVEMENT, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY BACK. AND I LIKE THE IDEA OF HAVING THE CLOSED CARS FOR WEATHER AND BEING ABLE TO TRANSPORT BACK AND FORTH. AND I KNOW ONE OF THE CONCERNS WAS THOSE OPEN AIR CARS AND KIND OF TRAVERSING US-1 AND SAFETY AND THOSE VEHICLES OPERATING ON THAT.

WITH THIS IN MIND AND I'VE SAID AND I'VE BE THINKING ABOUT OUR GOAL IS TO GET PEOPLE TO DRIVE LESS TO SOME OF THESE THINGS AND USE THIS MOBILITY TO GET TO PLACES.

DOES IT MAKE SENSE, AND I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE AN EXPONENTIAL AMOUNT OF PEOPLE LIVING DOWNTOWN.

THEY'RE PROBABLY A FEW MORE BLOCKS WESTWARD.

IN THAT PROGRAM ARE YOU EVALUATING RIDERSHIP OF THIS SO WE CAN ADJUST IT BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THESE VEHICLES THAT COULD GO FURTHER IN. THAT WAS MY CONCERN AS I SAT HERE. I THINK THAT'S 12TH STREET.

>> THAT'S OVER TO I GUESS SOUTH BEACH PARK.

ABSOLUTELY, YES, SIR. FREEBIE IS WILLING TO WORK WITH US. WE'RE GOING TO WANT TO PROVE GREAT RIDERSHIP. SO IF THEY'D BE WILLING TO ADJUST THIS AS NEEDED. FORTUNATELY IT'S A MOBILE APPLICATION AS WELL. THERE'S A LOT OF DATA AND METRICS THAT WE CAN GET. SO A PERSON CAN REQUEST THIS ON THEIR APP. OKAY.

>> MEMBER JOHNSON, I DO WANT TO SAY, THERE ARE THINGS WE NOTICE EVEN WITH THE MICRO MOBILITY THE SCOOTERS, IT'S A TRANSPORTATION THAT IS NEEDED SO FOR WORK, FOR EDUCATION.

AND WHAT WE HAVE A VOID OF RIGHT NOW IN FORT PIERCE IS LOCALIZED TRANSPORTATION EAST OF US HIGHWAY 1.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH TRANSPORTATION FOR DECADES TRYING TO GET TRANSPORTATION EAST OF US-ONE.

WE HAVE A LOT ON US-1, A LOT ON 25TH, A LOT ON VIRGINIA.

BUT WE DON'T HAVE TRANSPORTATION EAST OF US-1.

THIS GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT TO THE INTERLOCAL TRANSIT STATION AT 8TH AND AVENUE D.

AND THEN IF ANYBODY COMES FROM THAT ROUTE, THEY CAN JUST QUICKLY TAP THE APP, GET THE RIDE, AND THEN THEY CAN GO EAST OF US-1 WHICH WE'VE BEEN MISSING.

SO NOT ONLY IS THIS A TOURISM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENGINE, BUT IT'S ALSO A LOCALIZED TRANSPORTATION ENGINE.

>> ABSOLUTELY. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE THIS OUT. EAST TO WEST IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING THIS WOULD PROVIDE THAT THAT WE DON'T HAVE RIGHT NOW.

>> YES, SIR. >> I WAS TRYING TO GET PEOPLE HERE TO SPEND MORE MONEY OUT THAT WAY THE RESTAURANTS, THE ENTERTAINMENT, THE BEACHES, AND SO I WAS THINKING OF HOW DO WE GET MORE COMMERCE THAT WAY AS OPPOSED OF THIS WAY.

BUT I GOT IT NOW. THANK YOU.

>> PROJECTS IN PROGRESS THAT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY BUDGETED.

TALKING ABOUT GRANTS, THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN, THE MUSEUM AND KING'S LANDING. THIS WAS ACTUALLY IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, THE CITY'S STRATEGIC PLAN FOR LAST YEAR.

WE REALLY WERE TRYING TO SEE WHAT MAKES THE MOST SENSE.

HOW DO WE BRAND OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, THIS WAS AN ONGOING EFFORT WITH KEEP FORT PIERCE BEAUTIFUL.

IT MADE SENSE THAT THIS BE AN FPRA PROGRAM.

THEY'RE ALL DIRECTING YOU DOWN HERE TO LINCOLN PARK, TO DOWNTOWN, AND SO FORTH. WE ACTUALLY LAUNCHED A LOGO CONTEST FOR EACH OF OUR DISTRICTS AS YOU SEE DOWNTOWN, FISHERMAN WHARF, SOUTH BEACH, AND THE PEACOCK ARTS DISTRICT ALL HAVE A COMMON THEME. WE WOULD USE THIS WAYFINDING PROGRAM TO NOT ONLY DIRECT PEOPLE TO DIFFERENT AREAS FOR THE DIFFERENT ATTRACTIONS, BUT ALSO TO BRAND THESE NEIGHBORHOODS. THAT'S WHAT THESE STAR ONES ARE FOR LIKE WELCOME TO LINCOLN PARK, WELCOME TO THE PAD.

AND ALSO GATEWAYS WHICH WE'VE SPOKEN ABOUT SEVERAL TIMES, THE ENTRANCES INTO OUR CITY OFF OF THE HIGHWAY SOUTH, NORTH, EAST.

AND THAT'S THOSE BLACK HEARTS HERE.

SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH A SIGN MANUFACTURER ON DIFFERENT DESIGNS. WE WERE WAITING FOR THE LOGOS TO BE COMPLETED AND DOING AN INVENTORY OF ALL OF OUR ATTRACTIONS. IT HAS COME UP WITH A $550 BUDGET FOR THAT COMPREHENSIVE SIGNAGE PROGRAM.

SO THAT IS IN PROGRESS NOW. AND WE HOPE TO HAVE THOSE

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TONIGHT OUR REDEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST IS GOING TO BE PRESENTING YOU SOME INTERIOR UPLIFT RECOMMENDATIONS AND THAT'S A TOTAL OF $50,000. AND WE'VE INVESTED $150,000 INTO OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES. AND THEN THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN. I KNOW A LOT OF YOU HAVE PARTICIPATED IN SOME OF THOSE STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS. WE LAUNCHED THIS PROGRAM BACK IN APRIL. THIS MAP IS KIND OF COMPLICATED.

THE CONSULTANT CAME UP WITH THAT.

BUT BASICALLY WE LAUNCHED IT IN APRIL.

WE HAD OUR PUBLIC WORKSHOPS, THE STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS.

WE ARE NOW IN THE ONLINE ENGAGEMENT PHASE OF TRYING TO GET AS MUCH FEEDBACK AS WE CAN ONLINE.

AND THEY ARE DEVELOPING THIS MASTER PLAN.

THAT'S GOING TO BE PRESENTED TO YOU ALL IN OCTOBER.

THAT WAS AN INVESTMENT OF $158,500.

AND IT HAS ACHIEVED MANY, MANY GOALS.

I COULDN'T EVEN LIST THEM ALL OUT.

BUT THAT'S WHERE THE NUMBERS ARE COMING FROM.

SO THAT IS ALSO A PROJECT IN PROCESS.

AND THEN YOU KNOW WE LOVE THIS ONE, THIS BEAUTIFUL RENDERING HERE OF THE HIGHWAY MUSEUM. THOSE ARE THE GOALS IT ACHIEVES, THE PROJECT COST IS ABOUT $500,000.

THE FPRA WILL BE FRONTING AND ADVANCING THE INITIAL FUNDS AND THEN THE GRANT WILL BE FUNDING THE REST.

SO THAT IS ANOTHER PROJECT IN PROGRESS.

AND THEN FINALLY KING'S LANDING, WE HAVE CONVEYED THE PROPERTY'S AUDUBON DEVELOPMENT AND THE FPRA BOARD AGREED TO CONTRIBUTE UP TO $170,000 FOR SOME OF THE DEBRIS REMOVAL.

$85,000 HAS ALREADY BEEN TRANSFERRED TO THE DEVELOPER AND WE HAVE ANOTHER $85,000 OUTSTANDING.

SO THAT'S THE LAST PROJECT IN PROGRESS.

SO WE HAVE AN OPERATING BUDGET. WE KIND OF KNOW WHERE WANT THESE -- THE PARKING LOT AND THEN SOME IDEAS FOR 2ND STREET.

THESE ARE JUST VERY FEW. SO WE'RE HOPING TO COME BACK TO YOU ALL IN DECEMBER OR JANUARY. SOMETIME LATER THIS YEAR EARLY NEXT YEAR WITH A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO FUND THAT WITH THE RETAINED EARNINGS THAT WE HAVE FROM PREVIOUS YEARS, POTENTIALLY SOME BONDING.

HOWEVER WE MAY ACHIEVE SOME OF THESE OBJECTIVES AND PLANS I MEAN PROGRAMS FROM OUR PLANS. SO THAT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. JUST REALLY LOOKING FOR YOUR FEEDBACK ON THE 2023 PROJECT-BASED BUDGET.

THANK YOU. >> MADAME CHAIR, I LIKE THE ACTIVATION OF CERTAIN SPACES BECAUSE AS A MEMBER OF MANY ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS COMMUNITY, THEY ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR SPACES FOR EVENTS. SO I THINK IF WE INVEST IN THAT CITY HALL I THINK IN SOME SHORT TIME WE CAN SEE A RETURN ON THAT BECAUSE RIVER WALK STAYS BOOKED RIGHT NOW.

AND THE ADDITIONAL SPACES THAT ARE NEEDED AND THESE ORGANIZATIONS SINCE WE'VE COME OUT OF COVID NOW BACK NEEDING AND HAVING REGIONAL AND ALL OF THESE OTHER KIND OF MEETINGS AND THEY'RE IN SHORT SUPPLY FOR SPACES.

SO I THINK THAT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU'RE ACTIVATING.

AND I THINK TO A CERTAIN DEGREE YOU MAY GET SOME PEOPLE THAT MAY SEE SOME OPEN SPACE THERE TO DO SOME THINGS CREATIVELY.

SO I THINK THAT'S A GOOD INVESTMENT FOR THE FPRA AND I THINK THAT WE COULD REALIZE SOME RETURN PRETTY QUICKLY ONCE WE GET THESE THINGS UP AND BEING ABLE TO BE RENTED.

SO THAT'S A GOOD JOB. I THINK THAT'S A GOOD

INVESTMENT. >> DID YOU TALK ABOUT AND MAYBE YOU CAN BRING ME UP TO SPEED, WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH THE BEACH PARKING WHERE WE TORE DOWN THE BUILDING.

>> YEAH, SO 301 SOUTH OCEAN, IT WASN'T INCLUDED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO BUDGET ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

BUT YES, MA'AM, THE DEMOLITION HAS STARTED, THE BUDGET HAS BEEN CREATED AND THE RFP WILL BE GOING OUT SOON.

THE APPRAISAL WAS COMPLETED. WE HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE APPRAISAL AND THEN THE RFP WILL BE GOING OUT.

SO THAT PROJECT IS MOVING FORWARD SWIFTLY.

WE'D LIKE TO GET IT OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

IF THE MARKET IS COOLING, NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IS HAPPENING.

BUT THE SOONER WE GET IT OUT THERE WE CAN GET SOME VIABLE

PROPOSALS. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, ANY

OTHER CONCERNS? >> JUST ONE.

CAN YOU GET A COPY OF THIS, I DIDN'T SEE IT ONLINE.

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WANT TO MAKE SURE I GET A COPY. >> ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AGO.

>> I GOT IT. >> JUST EMAIL A COPY WOULD BE EASIER BECAUSE I'LL FORGET TO CLICK ALL OF THE BUTTONS TO GET

THERE. >> I HAVE TO PUT IT ON.

>> FOR THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, WE PAY FOR THREE, RIGHT? TWO AND A BACK UP.

>> 2 AND 1 BACK UP, YES, MA'AM. >> ALL RIGHT.

>> MADAME MAYOR. >> YES, MA'AM.

>> I THINK ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT ALL OF THIS IS THAT WE'RE CAPTURING SOME OF OUR HISTORIC BUILDINGS.

WE HAVE THOSE AND THEY'RE NOT ALL SITTING RIGHT BY CITY HALL.

THEY'RE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE OLD FORT PIERCE AND I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE THE REAL TREASURE WHEN WE'RE ALL DONE.

AT FIRST WHEN WE STARTED SPENDING MONEY ON ANASTASIA, I WAS GETTING NERVOUS WITH THE WHOLE THING.

BUT I KIND OF SEE THE LONG-TERM VISION ON ALL OF THAT.

AGAIN WITH THE HALF A MILLION, I KNOW WE'VE SPENT OVER THAT IN THE ROOF AND THE WINDOWS AND ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS GOING ON.

WE HAVE QUITE AN INVESTMENT, BUT TALKING ABOUT A GATEWAY THAT IS GOING TO BE A SYMBOL OF THAT WHOLE AREA SOME DAY.

AND I THINK IT IS ALSO GOING TO BE A SYMBOL OF FORT PIERCE AND

OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. >> ABSOLUTELY.

>> THAT SAME THING WITH OLD CITY HALL, SAME THING GOING ON.

AND WE HAD A CHANCE TO GO IN THERE.

I KNOW MY MEETING WITH THE DOWNTOWN ORGANIZER CONSULTANT WAS THERE AND I KEPT WALKING AROUND AND HE WAS FOLLOWING ME AROUND BECAUSE I WANTED TO SEE WHAT THE BUILDING LOOKED LIKE.

AND IT'S JUST THIS NEAT OLD BUILDING THAT I COULD SEE ALL OF THE THINGS STARTING TO HAPPEN THERE.

AND WITH ITS LOCATION AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND, THESE ARE TREASURES. ABSOLUTE TREASURES.

IT'S EASY TO PUT A PRICE ON THAT.

>> IT'S ON THE NATIONAL HISTORIC REGISTER.

SO WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF IT. >> TAKE CARE OF IT YEAH AT THIS LEVEL OR THIS LEVEL. BUT I REALLY THINK IT SPEAKS TO OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND WHERE WE'VE BEEN AND WHAT WE DID WITH ALL OF THE ADVANCEMENTS AND ALL OF THE HELP THAT WE GOT OVER TIME. SO IT'S A GOOD INVESTMENT.

>> MAYBE WE CAN CONVINCE THEM TO PARTNER WITH US AND BRING THE HISTORIC MUSEUM OVER. I KNOW THERE'S BEEN MANY, MANY CONVERSATIONS. BUT YOU SEE THAT BEING THE HUB AND DESTINATION POINT FOR ALL KINDS OF THINGS WHETHER IT'S ARTS OR CULTURE OR HISTORY OR WHATEVER.

THERE'S JUST A LOT GOING ON AT THAT CORNER.

OLD CITY HALL TOO. I KNOW WE HAD AN RFP OUT THERE.

MANY PEOPLE LOOKED AT IT. WE JUST HAVE TO DO A LITTLE BIT MORE WORK. IT'S A NEAT BUILDING.

25 YEARS AGO, TWO WEEKS AGO, 25 YEARS AND TWO WEEKS AGO, I'LL SAY IT THE RIGHT WAY, I HAD MY REHEARSAL.

>> DINNER. >> DINNER THERE, YEAH.

>> AWH. >> SO THERE IS A BUNCH OF

HISTORY. >> EVENTUALLY WE GET THAT FACILITIES FIXED UP WHERE IT IS LOOKING A LITTLE BIT PART OF THE 21ST CENTURY, BUT WE CAN COME WITH A WHOLE LOT OF PARKING OPPORTUNITY. AND PARKING IS GOING TO BE THE BIG ISSUE. WHERE CAN I PARK MY CARS? THAT'S WHAT IT'S GOING TO COME DOWN TO BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO REALLY BE STACKED UP. I'M TALKING 5 TO 10 YEARS OUT, THIS IS REALLY GOING TO BE A BIG CONSIDERATION.

>> SO I HAD A LITTLE REVELATION YESTERDAY IF I CAN INTERJECT.

>> SURE. >> BECAUSE IT'S IN THE FPRA.

TO MR. MIMS AND MR. ANDREWS AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH OUR BUDGET YESTERDAY, HE WAS TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE ENGINEERING PROJECTS. HE TALKED SPECIFICALLY ABOUT 5TH STREET FROM, I'M SORRY ATLANTIC AVENUE FROM 5TH STREET TO 7TH.

THERE'S SOME POTHOLES AND INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES THERE.

I GRABBED MY MAP. HE LAUGHS AT ME BECAUSE I'M OVER HERE ZOOMING IN AT MY GOOGLE MAPS.

SO I SENT THEM AN EMAIL AND I WANTED TO BRING IT UP TODAY BECAUSE IT'S IN THE FPRA. BUT MAYBE THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITY THERE BECAUSE IT'S JUST A VERY SMALL ROAD.

I'M NOT SURE BUT I'LL LET THE ENGINEERS AND MANAGER TELL US ALL ABOUT IT. WHICH IS WHERE THE HOUSING AUTHORITY IS AND FPRA'S MAIN OFFICE.

I WAS JUST WONDERING IF WE COULDN'T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOME ADDITIONAL REAL ESTATE. HE KNOWS WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS AT SOME POINT, ON SOME LEVEL.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN BUT THAT WHOLE PICTURE VISION BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT GOING ON THAT COULD GO ON WITHIN THE PAD IN

[00:30:02]

>> YEAH, HOW DO YOU GET PEOPLE TO CROSS US-1.

>> THERE WILL BE SOME IDEAS COMING TO THAT POINT FROM THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN. BECAUSE THAT CAME UP FREQUENTLY.

AND THERE'S IDEAS ABOUT SLOWING DOWN US-1.

THERE'S SOME DOT CLASSIFICATION. THESE ENGINEERS KNOW THAT STUFF BUT I DON'T. AND THEN YOU CAN ENHANCE THE PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY. THERE'S A LOT GOING ON ON ORANGE AVENUE. NEVERTHELESS IT'S COMING TO YOU IN THE FPRA PLAN, I MEAN IN THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN.

>> THAT'S JUST A HALF BLOCK CONNECTION.

>> VERY COOL. >> THE FPRA JUST SOLD SOME PROPERTY THERE RIGHT THERE ON US-1.

>> WHERE THEY USED TO PARK VEHICLES, THEY SOLD THAT?

>> THEY WEREN'T GOING TO USE IT. >> IT WILL BE BACK ON MONDAY.

>> ANOTHER CHANCE. I MAY NOT BE EXACTLY RIGHT BUT THERE WAS SOME PROPERTY THAT WE SOLD.

>> I DIDN'T REMEMBER THE PARKING LOT.

>> YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING, COMMISSIONER GAINES.

>> MADAME CHAIR, JUST REAL BRIEFLY.

GOING BACK TO THE OLD SCHOOL ST. ANASTASIA, I KNOW THE GOAL IS TO TRY TO GET A TENANT OR SOMEONE IN THERE AND RUN IT, BUT JUST TO RECAP WHAT MY COMMISSIONER SAID, THAT'S ONE OF OUR JEWELS OF THE CITY AND IT REALLY DOESN'T HAVE A PARKING PROBLEM BECAUSE IT HAS A NICE LOT. I CAN JUST ENVISION COME HAVE YOUR MEETING, COME HAVE WHATEVER AND DO WHATEVER AT THIS HISTORIC BUILDING OF FORT PIERCE AND WHERE WE CAN SHOW OFF FORT PIERCE, HAVE SOME HISTORY OF FORT PIERCE OR WHATEVER AND WE CAN JUST HAVE THE PEOPLE SOMETHING PROUD OF.

BECAUSE THAT BUILDING AND LIKE YOU SAID IT'S A GATEWAY TO DOWNTOWN. SO YOU CAN SAY HEY WHAT YOU JUST SAID, SOMETHING HISTORICAL. ALL OF THESE PEOPLE NOW ARE LOOKING FOR PLACES TO TAKE THESE PHOTO SHOPS.

IF YOU DON'T KNOW OLD CITY HALL. >> I DO KNOW.

>> THAT GATE AND THAT STAIRWAY IN FRONT OF OLD CITY HALL IS A FAVORITE BACKDROP. I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, IT'S A FAVORITE BACKDROP FOR A LOT OF PROM PICTURES AND WEDDING PICTURES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. AND I'M JUST SEEING WHERE JUST THINK ABOUT SOME OTHER IDEAS WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THAT WHOLE BUILDING AND THAT LOT AND THAT LOT FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE.

I UNDERSTAND IF SOMEONE COMES IN AND SAY WE DON'T WANT TO DO THIS AND THE MONEY IS RIGHT. I UNDERSTAND THAT.

HOWEVER SINCE WE'RE PUTTING THIS MONEY OUT, LET'S TAKE A STEP BACK AND REALLY SEE WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THAT PROPERTY.

IF WE'RE GOING TO INVEST THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY INTO THAT PROPERTY TO MAKE IT LOOK BETTER AND BE A PART OF FORT PIERCE, LET'S STEP OUT OF THE BOX AND SEE WHAT WE CAN REALLY DO WITH THAT BUILDING BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE --

>> THEY LOVE THAT BUILDING. >> AND IT'S HISTORICAL AND IT'S

[00:35:05]

THAT'S ALL I WANT TO SAY. >> YEP, GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, DO WE NEED TO APPROVE THIS?

IT SAYS APPROVAL. >> THIS IS A SPENDING PLAN.

WE HAVE A REVENUE THAT IS ESTIMATED.

OUR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE WENT OVER THAT WITH YOU YESTERDAY, RIGHT? YEAH, AT THE BUDGET WORKSHOP.

BUT THIS IS A SPENDING PLAN. AND WE WILL ADJUST AS NEEDED.

BUT WE JUST WANTED TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU, GET YOUR FEEDBACK AND WE INTEND TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE COMING OF THE NEW

FISCAL YEAR. >> IT SAYS REVIEW AND APPROVE

THE FPRA PROJECT-BASED -- >> THEN YOU CAN MAKE A MOTION.

>> IT'S BETTER IF WE DON'T, I'M SORRY.

>> THAT'S FINE. I WANT TO DO WHAT'S BETTER.

>> JUST DON'T DO IT. >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE IF THERE'S ANY MONEY BEING APPROVED WE HAVE A FORMALLY NOTICED

HEARING FOR THAT PURPOSE. >> OKAY.

WE'RE GOOD, WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU.

[b. Review CRA Advisory Committee recommendations for Interior Uplift Grant ]

>> NEXT REVIEW THE CRA ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AN

INTERIOR UPLIFT GRANT. >> MADAME CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WE HAVE OUR REDEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST WHO'S GOING TO GIVE US THE RECOMMENDATION OF NOT ONLY THE CRA ADVISORY COMMITTEE, BUT ALSO CITY STAFF WITH THE EVALUATION OF THE INTERIOR

UPLIFT GRANT. >> IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE.

SO I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE INTERIOR UPLIFT GRANT RECOMMENDATIONS. SO THE INTENT OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO REMEDY THE DEGRADED BUILDING SYSTEMS. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO REMOVE DETERIORATION AND IMPROVE THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF EXISTING BUILDINGS MAKING THEM MORE VIABLE FOR OCCUPANCY. THE PROGRAM OFFERS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF A REIMBURSABLE GRANT MATCHING 50% UP TO $10,000. THE PREAPPLICATION PROCESS STARTED BACK IN JANUARY. IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH WE HAD THE EVALUATION PERIOD. IN MAY CITY STAFF EVALUATED AGAINST THE EVALUATION CRITERIA. AND LAST WEEK THE CRA ADVISORY COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE RANKINGS AND PRESENTED THE RECOMMENDATIONS I'LL REVIEW TONIGHT.

OUR EVALUATION CRITERIA HAD A FEW DIFFERENT CATEGORIES AND I'LL GO INTO THEM IN MORE DETAIL.

THE FIRST ONE IS IMPACT. THERE WERE 50 POSSIBLE POINTS FOR IMPACT. THE POTENTIAL THAT PROPOSED BUSINESSES WOULD ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF BUSINESSES WITHIN THE FPRA DISTRICT AND ATTRACT ADDITIONAL BUSINESSES WITHIN THE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES. THERE WAS 20 POINTS POSSIBLE IF THE PROJECT, DID THE PROJECT BRING THE BUILDING INTERIOR TO CURRENT BUILDING CODES AND FIRE AND ADA STANDARDS PROVIDING A MORE SAFE AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PATRONS AND THE EMPLOYEES. 20 POINTS POSSIBLE FOR THAT ONE.

AND THEN THE NEXT 110 POINTS POSSIBLE FOR IF THE BUSINESS PROVIDED ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THE COMMUNITY.

THE NEXT SUB CATEGORY HAD TEN POINTS POSSIBLE IF THE BUSINESS PROVIDED EDUCATION OR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO THE CRA RESIDENTS. AND THEN LASTLY TEN POINTS IF THE BUSINESS WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

THE NEXT CATEGORY WAS ACTIVATION.

SO THERE WAS 20 POINTS POSSIBLE FOR THIS ONE.

IF THE BUILDING WAS COMPLETELY VACANT AND IF THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO ACTIVATE IT WITHIN 18 MONTHS, THEY WERE GOING TO RECEIVE 20 POINTS FOR THAT. IF IT WAS ACTIVATING A PORTION OF A VACATED BUILDING WITHIN 20 POINTS, THEN THEY WOULD RECEIVE TEN POINTS. IF A BUSINESS WAS CURRENTLY OPEN OR OCCUPIED, THEY WOULD RECEIVE FIVE POINTS.

THE NEXT CATEGORY WAS THE BUSINESS TYPE AND THERE WAS 15 POINTS POSSIBLE FOR THIS CATEGORY.

SO WAS THE BUSINESS IDENTIFIED AS A TARGETED TIER IN THE RETAIL AND BUSINESS STUDY. IF IT WAS TIER ONE, THEN THEY WOULD RECEIVE 15 POINTS, IF IT WAS NOT IN THE RETAIL BUSINESS STUDY THEN THEY RECEIVED 0 POINTS.

AND LASTLY IF IT WAS IN THE FPRA PLAN, THEY WOULD RECEIVE TEN

[00:40:04]

SO THESE ARE OUR APPLICANTS. HERE'S OUR EVALUATION SHEET.

THE ONES HIGHLIGHTED HERE IN YELLOW ARE THE TOP FIVE APPLICANTS. EACH ONE OF THEM REQUESTED $10,000. 616 ATLANTIC AVENUE, IT'S CURRENTLY A VACANT BUILDING. THEIR INTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, FLOORING, AND PAINT.

THEIR TOTAL INVESTMENT IS ABOUT $121,000 AND AS I SAID BEFORE THEY REQUESTED $10,000. THE NEXT PROPERTY 118 NORTH 9TH STREET. CURRENTLY A VACANT PROPERTY AND THEIR FUTURE UTILIZATION IS A HAIR SALON.

THEIR INTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS ARE GOING TO INCLUDE PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, FLOORING, AND PAINT. AND THE INVESTOR, THEY'RE GOING TO INVEST ABOUT $45,000 REQUESTING $10,000.

THE NEXT PROPERTY 705 5TH STREET WHICH IS THE CURRENT LOCATION OF NEW HORIZONS OF THE TREASURE COAST.

CURRENTLY A MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER.

THEIR UPGRADES, IMPROVEMENTS ARE GOING TO INCLUDE ELECTRICAL UPGRADES, ADA COMPLIANCE. THEIR INVESTMENT IS ABOUT $20,000 REQUESTING $10,000. THE NEXT PROPERTY 300 SOUTH 6TH STREET, CURRENTLY A VACANT TWO-STORY BUILDING.

THE UTILIZATION IS FOR OFFICE SPACE.

THEIR INTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS ARE GOING TO INCLUDE HVAC, FLOORING, AND DOOR SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS ON BOTH FLOORS.

THEIR TOTAL INVESTMENT ABOUT $174,000 AND THE AMOUNT REQUESTED IS $10,000. OUR LAST PROPERTY 710 ORANGE AVENUE WHICH SOME OF YOU KNOW AS THE PEACOCK ARTS HOUSE.

THEIR FUTURE UTILIZATION IS THE ARTS AND EDUCATION CENTER.

THEIR UPGRADES ARE GOING TO INCLUDE ELECTRICAL UPGRADES, INDOOR SECURITY CAMERAS AND THE INVESTMENT FOR THIS STUDIO IS ABOUT $62,000 AND THE AMOUNT THAT THEY'RE REQUESTING IS $10,000. SO WE'RE BRINGING IT BEFORE YOU TO REVIEW THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE KRA ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THEN YOU MAKE A FINAL DETERMINATION TONIGHT AND THEN WE WILL EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT AT THE NEXT MEETING.

THESE APPLICANTS THAT YOU SELECT WILL HAVE TO RECEIVE THEIR BUILDING PERMIT WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF EXECUTION OF THE GRANT AGREEMENT. THEY WILL INCUR ALL OF THE COSTS AND RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT ONLY AFTER ALL OF THE IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE PROJECT MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE BUILDING PERMIT ISSUANCE.

AND THEN WE WILL DISBURSE FUNDS ON THE WRITTEN RECEIPT OF THE APPLICATION ONCE THE COPIES OF ALL OF THEIR PAID INVOICES HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO US. SO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE CRA ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION AND AWARD THE GRANTS TO THE HIGHEST RANKED APPLICANTS AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

>> CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE PAGE WHERE THEY'RE ALL LISTED?

>> SURE. >> OKAY, QUESTIONS.

. >> THERE WAS A THREE-WAY TIE FOR THE LAST PLACE. WHAT WAS THE TIE BREAKER?

>> THE CRA ADVISORY COMMITTEE WENT WITH ALL THREE OF THEM AND THEY WENT WITH THE 1 ON ORANGE AVENUE BECAUSE OF THE VISIBILITY. ORANGE AVENUE IS ALWAYS AT THE

TOP OF THEIR LIST. >> I SAW THAT TOO.

I IMAGINE THAT SOMEBODY HAD TO GO IN THERE AND TRY TO FIGURE

OUT EXACTLY. >> IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GETTING A WHOLE LOT OF BANG FOR OUR BUCK, SO I WAS PRETTY HAPPY WITH THAT.

>> EXACTLY. >> NEW HORIZONS, IS THAT A

NONPROFIT? >> YES.

>> SO NON-PROFITS WERE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS?

>> CORRECT. AND IN OUR PROGRAM OVERVIEW WE DID LIST THAT THEY WERE ELIGIBLE FOR --

>> AREN'T TWO OF THOSE PROPERTIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD YOU WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT, COMMISSIONER JOHNSON? TWO OF THOSE, ONE WAS ON ATLANTIC.

>> OH YES. >> AND ANOTHER ONE WAS SOUTH 6TH. SO KIND OF THAT SAME AREA.

ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY CONCERNS? DID YOU FEEL YOU GOT A GOOD

RESPONSE FROM THIS? >> WE DID.

WE ADVERTISE IT FROM PRESS RELEASE AND FACEBOOK.

WE SAW IT ON THE CHANNEL 5 NEWS AS WELL.

WE ATTENDED THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ALLIANCE MEETING AS WELL. WE ALSO EMAILED IT TO MOST OF THE OR ALL OF THE FPRA BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT HOLDERS.

[00:45:04]

SO THESE ALL 20 APPLICANTS RIGHT HERE, RIGHT?

>> MHM. >> SO I CAN APPRECIATE THE COMMITTEE AND THE WORK AND THE EVALUATIONS.

SO I ALWAYS WANT TO AT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BECAUSE IT TAKES SOME TIME TO GO THROUGH EACH APPLICATION.

I ACTUALLY ENJOYED READING THEM AND SEEING THE VISION OF FORT PIERCE COMING FORWARD. I'M SITTING HERE, I THINK I'VE GOT TO BRING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION, RIGHT.

WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE AT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT I OBSERVED IN LOOKING AT THIS. I THINK THERE ARE ALL GREAT PROJECTS. WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN PLACE THAT LOOKS AT THE ACTUAL APPLICANT AND WOULD SAY ONE APPLICANT CAN GET MULTIPLE AWARDS BECAUSE THEY OWN MULTIPLE

PROPERTIES, RIGHT? >> RIGHT.

>> DID THAT COME UP IN ANY DISCUSSIONS WITH YOU GUYS? IS THAT ANYTHING THAT CAUSED ANY CONCERN?

>> YES, THE CRA ADVISORY COMMITTEE DID BRING THAT UP.

IT WAS NOT ONE OF THE STIPULATIONS IN OUR PROGRAM OVERVIEW SO WE HAD TO STICK WITH WHAT WE HAD INITIALLY STARTED.

THAT'S WHY WE COULDN'T RANK BASED ON COMMON OWNERSHIP.

>> WOULD YOU DO THAT IN THE FUTURE?

>> IF THAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE FPRA BOARD.

>> I THINK IN THE FUTURE WE HAVE TO CONSIDER THAT.

I JUST THINK FROM, I'M TRYING TO GET BACK AND MAYBE I NEED HELP HERE WITH THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO AND THIS CAME UP LAST TIME WHEN PEOPLE WANTED MORE, WE WERE TRYING TO SPLIT MORE AND DO MORE TO HAVE A LARGE IMPACT.

I AGREE THESE PROJECTS IN THE VICINITY WILL HAVE A TREMENDOUS IMPACT. BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE HAVING SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS FOR THE FUTURE.

>> YES, SIR. >> IN EVALUATING THIS PROGRAM AND IN THE CREATION OF THIS PROGRAM WE'RE TRYING TO IDENTIFY IMPROVEMENTS FOR A GEOGRAPHICAL TARGETED AREA.

WE MAY GET 20 APPLICATIONS FROM THE SAME ENTITY.

IT'S VERY POSSIBLE. NOW IT'S NOT LIKELY, BUT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WE WOULD HAVE THESE MULTIPLE LOCATIONS.

OUR CHARGE AS THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND BOARD OF THIS TARGETED AREA IS TO IMPROVE THE AREA AND IF THAT CERTAIN PERSON OR ENTITY OWNS MULTIPLE PROPERTIES, THEN THAT WILL ONLY ENHANCE THAT AREA THAT WE'RE TARGETING.

SO I THINK IT'S VERY HARD FOR US TO SAY NO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE IT TO YOU JUST BECAUSE YOU OWN MULTIPLE PROPERTIES.

WE'RE FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE LOOK, THE AESTHETICS, THE TAX BASE, THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF A SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHICAL REGION.

>> MADAME CHAIR, ALSO WITH THE SAME THING, I ALSO GUESS WHERE I REALLY COME DOWN ON THIS I LOOKED AT THE SIZE OF INVESTMENT THEY'RE MAKING UP FRONT. THEY HAVE TO MAKE THAT INVESTMENT, GET EVERYTHING DONE, GET IT SIGNED OFF ON AND THEN THEY'LL BE REIMBURSED UP TO $10,000, CORRECT?

>> RIGHT. >> SO WHEN I LOOKED AT THAT, I WANT THE BOARD TO JUST THINK ABOUT THIS BECAUSE WHEN I SAW THE THREE WAY TIE THE 151 DOWN THERE, I FIGURED HOW DID THIS KIND OF GO AND I WAS TRYING TO GET MY HEAD AROUND IT.

SO THAT'S IT. I'M GOOD.

>> SORT OF LIKE A POINT OF INTEREST AND SOMETHING TO RECOGNIZE BUT NOT NECESSARILY TO PRECLUDE.

>> MADAME MAYOR, LET'S GO BACK 5, 6, 7, 8 YEARS AGO, WHEN NOBODY LOOKED AT FORT PIERCE AND WE HAD THESE DELIPIDATED BUILDINGS ALL IN A ROW FOR MILES.

AND WE WONDERED HOW CAN WE GET THIS COMMUNITY INVIGORATED.

AND WE HAD INVESTORS, NOT A LOT OF THEM.

WE CAN NAME THEM ALL PROBABLY ON ONE HAND THAT DID MOST OF THE BUYING. AND THEY BOUGHT IN THESE AREAS BECAUSE THEY HAD VISION. I WENT DOWN THE SAME ROAD YOU DID, COMMISSIONER JOHNSON, AND I STARTED THINKING ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE THIS HAD A TIMING MECHANISM IN IT, OUR TIME RIGHT NOW IS NOW, WE WANT THIS TO HAPPEN NOW.

YOU HAVE THAT INVESTMENT, YOU'VE GOT SOME TENANT IN THERE PAYING A VERY LOW AMOUNT. THEY DIDN'T PAY A LOT IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS. THEY CAN LET THESE THINGS HIBERNATE IN THAT FORMAT FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

[00:50:01]

DO. >> EXACTLY.

>> YEAH, AND THERE WAS A SCHOOL OF THOUGHT AT ONE TIME THAT IF YOU BUILT THE COURTHOUSE, THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE THAT THAT

WOULD ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT. >> FOR FEDERAL SUPPORT?

>> RIGHT. AND THAT SCHOOL OF THOUGHT I THINK HAS BEEN PROVEN THAT NO, NOT MUCH WOULD HAPPEN.

THEY THOUGHT THE LAWYERS WOULD LOCATE THERE.

NOT MUCH IS HAPPENING IN THAT FEDERAL COURTHOUSE.

SO THIS MAYBE IS THE TIMING NOW FOR AT LEAST SOME OF THESE ARE IN THAT. AT LEAST THREE OF THEM ARE SORT OF IN THAT AREA I THINK. YEAH.

SO ANY OTHER, SO WE NEED TO HAVE A MOTION ON THIS I BELIEVE.

THIS TIME WE NEED A MOTION. >> MADAME MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT AND APPROVE THE FIVE APPLICATIONS.

>> IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND.

>> CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. >> COMMISSIONER PERONA.

>> YES, MA'AM. >> COMMISSIONER GAINES.

>> YES, MA'AM. >> COMMISSIONER C. JOHNSON.

>> YES, MA'AM. >> COMMISSIONER J. JOHNSON.

[c. FPRA Resolution 22-03 Appointing At-Large members to the CRA Advisory Board]

>> YES, MA'AM. >> COMMISSIONER HUDSON.

>> YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> NEXT WE HAVE RESOLUTION FPRA 22-03 A DEPENDENT SPECIAL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, CERTIFYING THE MEMBERS FOR APPOINTMENT OR REAPPOINTMENT TO THE CRA COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. WE HAD THREE APPLICANTS SUBMIT.

TWO FOR REAPPOINTMENT AND ONE FOR NEW APPOINTEE.

I HAVE A BALLOT HERE IF YOU WANT TO COMPLETE YOUR BALLOT.

FIRST CHOICE, SECOND CHOICE. OR YOU CAN JUST CALL YOUR NAMES.

>> THE REAPPOINTEES ARE SUBMITTED.

THEY WANT TO BE REAPPOINTED? >> YES.

>>> YOU NEED ME TO HELP YOU FILL THAT OUT?

>> I ALMOST SAID THAT. >> I'M AFRAID OF THAT LADY RIGHT

THERE. >> I LOVE IT.

>> GOOD JOB. >> I DON'T THINK THERE'S

ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. >> SO WE HAVE COMMISSIONER GAINES, SABRINA TAYLOR, AND ROBERT HALL.

COMMISSIONER PERONA, PHILLIP THOMPSON, AND SABRINA TAYLOR.

COMMISSIONER J. JOHNSON AND SABRINA TAYLOR.

AND PHILLIP THOMPSON COMMI COMMISSIONER CURTIS JOHNSON, SABRINA TAYLOR.

AND CHAIRWOMAN HUDSON IS SABRINA TAYLOR AND PHILLIP THOMPSON.

SO THAT MEANS THAT SABRINA TAYLOR AND PHILLIP THOMPSON HAVE BEEN REAPPOINTED TO THE CRA ADVISORY BOARD.

>> I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> MOVE FOR THE APPROVAL.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION AND A SECOND.

CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. >> COMMISSIONER GAINES.

>> YES, MA'AM. >> COMMISSIONER C. JOHNSON.

[8. STAFF COMMENTS]

>> YES, MA'AM. >> COMMISSIONER J. JOHNSON.

>> YES, MA'AM. >> COMMISSIONER PERONA.

>> YES, MA'AM. >> MAYOR HUDSON.

>> YES, MA'AM. >> NEXT WE HAVE STAFF COMMENTS.

>> BEFORE THIS MEETING WE WERE HARD AT WORK KNOCKING DOWN A BUILDING. THERE WAS A BUILDING BEHIND ST.

ANASTASIA TAKEN DOWN TODAY. YOU APPROVED THAT LAST FPRA BOARD MEETING. AND FORTUNATELY WE HAD OUR CONTRACTOR THAT HAD A LITTLE SLIVER OF TIME THAT COULD GET IN

[00:55:01]

YES, MA'AM. AND THAT'S THE ONLY ADDITIONAL UPDATE THAT I HAVE. ALL THINGS ARE GOING WELL AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO IMPLEMENTING OUR PROJECT-BASED BUDGET.

>> CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT MARION IS GOING TO HAVE A COWORKER AND WHAT'S THE COWORKER GOING TO BE DOING?

>> THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING STUFF JUST LIKE MERRIAM.

I BELIEVE MORE SO WE'RE LOOKING AT PROJECT MANAGER.

WE HAVE MANY MORE GRANTS THAT WE WANT TO HAVE TO MANAGE.

WE HAVE PROJECTS SUCH AS THE BUILD OUT OF THESE FACILITIES.

WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MANAGE THAT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. THEY'RE GOING TO BE WORKING HARD ON THE HIGHWAY MUSEUM SO WE HAVE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF RESOURCES AND WE JUST NEED A LITTLE HELP. CHEYENNE AND MERRIAM CAN'T DO EVERYTHING AND I'M JUST SITTING AROUND HANGING OUT.

>> YOU'RE DELEGATING. >> EXACTLY, THAT'S WHAT I DO.

BUT WE DO NEED PROFESSIONAL STAFF THAT CAN MANAGE THESE PROJECTS IN AN EFFECTIVE MANNER AND WE WANT THE PROPER ATTENTION GIVEN TO THESE PROJECTS. WE CAN'T STRETCH OUR RESOURCES SO THIN THAT WE'RE NOT GETTING THINGS DOWN EFFECTIVELY AND THAT IS WHY I'M DEFINITELY STRONGLY ADVOCATING FOR AN ADDITIONAL

REDEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST. >> GOOD.

COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. >> I HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION WITH NICK ABOUT THAT AND I ASKED THE SAME QUESTION JUST NOT IN THIS FORMAT OF COURSE. BUT FROM MY PERSPECTIVE LOOKING AT THIS LIST AND THIS PRESENTATION THAT WE HAD TODAY, WE NEED SOMEONE THAT CAN QUARTERBACK PROJECT MANAGE AND KNOWS THAT SIDE OF THE BUSINESS. IF WE'RE GOING TO EXPAND THESE OPPORTUNITIES, THERE'S A LOT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE, THEN THERE'S ALSO THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND ADMINISTRATIVE IN THE FIELD LOOKING AND EVALUATING MAYBE WRITING A REPORT, GETTING SOME TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND INFORMATION TO MR. MIMS AND MERRIAM AND CHEYENNE AND WHOEVER ELSE NEEDS THAT INFORMATION, US.

SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. I'VE SEEN TIMES WHERE YOU GET CAUGHT IN THE POSITION WHERE THE REDEVELOPMENT GROUP IS TRYING TO EXPAND OR TRYING TO OPERATE OR TRYING TO RUN A PROJECT AND THEY'RE NOT THE EXPERT PER SE THAT SHOULD BE LOOKING AT THAT PROJECT. SO I'VE ASKED TO MAKE SURE, IT'S GOING TO BE A WELL-ROUNDED POSITION THOUGH.

IF YOU'RE DOING A LOT OF INTERIOR ADMINISTRATIVE WORK AND AT THE SAME TIME TRYING TO GET OUT AND STRAP ON A PAIR OF STEEL-TOE BOOTS AND GO OUT ON THE FIELD ALSO IT'S GOING TO BE A UNIQUE POSITION. BUT THAT'S OKAY, WE'LL LEARN

MULTIPLE HATS. >> OKAY, GOOD.

ANYTHING ELSE? ANYTHING ELSE FOR MR. MIMS?

MS. COX. >> NO, MA'AM.

>> ANY OTHER FPRA STAFF HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD?

[9. BOARD COMMENTS]

ALL RIGHTY. >> BOARD COMMENTS.

>> ANY BOARD COMMENTS? >> THE ONLY COMMENT I'LL MAKE, WHEN WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY MONEY, OUR MEETINGS WERE FIVE MINUTES

LONG. >> WE USED TO HAVE THEM A HALF HOUR BEFORE THE COMMISSION MEETINGS, REMEMBER THAT?

>> THEY LAST FIVE MINUTES THEN WE'D SIT THERE.

AND THAT'S A GOOD THING. >> MADAME CHAIR, I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MR. DALE MATHESON IS HERE WITH US FROM KING'S LANDING AND I HOPE WE HEAR FROM THEM IN THE FUTURE, I KNOW I'M GETTING MANY QUESTIONS AND RECENTLY WE WERE DIGGING IN THE GROUND SUPPOSEDLY OVER THERE. BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MY FELLOW

COMMITTEE PEOPLE FEEL, BUT -- >> YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM

MR. MATHESON. >> WE HAVE AN UPDATED SCHEDULE.

BUT OF COURSE MR. DALE CAN ALWAYS COME UP AND SPEAK IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT. BUT I CAN TELL YOU, I HAVE THESE DATES, I THINK THEY'RE IN MY HEAD.

BUT I BELIEVE THAT ON AUGUST THE 22, 2022, THERE MUST BE THE SUBMITTAL OF THE BUILDING PERMIT FOR PHASE ONE.

ON FEBRUARY 17, 2023, THE MILESTONE IS THE COMMENCEMENT OF

CONSTRUCTION FOR PHASE ONE. >> OKAY.

>> AND ON JULY 7, 2025, IS THE COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION FOR PHASE ONE. THOSE ARE THE CURRENT DATES THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH BASED UPON AN APRIL 7, 2022, CLOSING DATE.

>> THAT WAS AMAZING WITH ALL OF THOSE DATES.

YOU MEMORIZED THOSE. YOU HAVE THOSE IN YOUR HEAD.

>> YES, MA'AM. >> YOU DON'T NEED ALL OF THAT

STAFF. >> EXACTLY.

>> IT HELPS BECAUSE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, IT'S BEEN AWHILE AND WE HAVEN'T HAD AN UPDATE. I JUST THOUGHT IF THERE WAS ANYTHING BUT THOSE DATES, COMMENCEMENT STARTS WHEN AGAIN

2023. >> 23 IN FEBRUARY SO RIGHT AROUND VALENTINE'S DAY, A LOVE PROJECT IN THE GROUND.

[01:00:06]

TO SAY ANYTHING, DALE. >> PLEASE COME UP AND IDENTIFY

YOURSELF. >> SO PEOPLE OUT HERE CAN SEE, THIS IS DALE MATHESON THE BUILDER.

>> DALE MADISON WITH AUDUBON DEVELOPMENT.

WE'VE BEEN TALKING AND HE TOLD ME THE SAME THING YOU JUST MENTIONED, COUNCILMAN JOHNSON. A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

SO I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE.

AS YOU MAY RECALL AS A QUICK REFRESHER, WE HAD REALLY KIND OF THREE CHALLENGES WHEN WE FIRST STARTED WITH THE LAND, THE FIRST HAS ALL BEEN HANDLED. THAT WAS AT WHICH WE HAD TO CLEAN UP BEFORE WE COULD DO ANYTHING AND TAKE TITLE TO THE LAND WHICH WAS DONE AWHILE BACK. THE SECOND WAS THE MATERIALS IN THE GROUND WHICH YOU SAW IN YOUR BUDGET.

TONIGHT REALLOCATION OF THE MONEY FOR THE $170,000 FOR THE FOUNDATION REMAINS THAT WERE LEFT BEHIND.

AND THEN THE THIRD THING WAS THE SITE PERMIT, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT SAYING THAT THE SITE WAS CLEAN.

SO THOSE ARE THE THREE THINGS WE HAVE TO ADDRESS TO BEGIN THE WORK. THE FIRST ONE, THE SUBMERGED LAND ACT HAS BEEN RESOLVED. THE CERTIFICATE OF CLEANLINESS FOR THE SITE IS GOOD AS LONG AS WE DON'T MOVE ANY DIRT.

BUT WE CAN'T BUILD UNLESS WE BUILD DIRT.

SO WE HAD TO GO BACK AND REPLY FOR A CERTIFICATE SAYING WE NEED TO MOVE DIRT. SO SINCE NICK HAD THOSE DATES IN HIS HEAD, THE APRIL 7TH CLOSING, SINCE APRIL 7TH, WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH THE FDPE TO GET THE SITE CERTIFIED SO WE MAY BEGIN MOVING DIRT. SO I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT FRIDAY AFTERNOON THEY DID GIVE US PERMISSION TO MOVE DIRT.

SO WE'VE BEEN TALKING AND SAYING WE'VE GOT TO START DOING SOMETHING. WE'RE TRYING, WE CAN ONLY GO AS FAST AS THE ENVIRONMENTAL FOLKS WILL LET US GO.

SO WE GET CERTIFIED FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO BE ABLE TO MOVE DIRT. SIMULTANEOUS TO THAT WAS THE, WE PUT SOME MONITORING WELLS ON THE SITE BECAUSE WE WANTED TO GET AHEAD OF THEIR QUESTIONS OF IS THE SITE CLEAN BECAUSE WHAT THEY DIDN'T WANT US TO DO IS DISTURB THE PLUME AS IT'S CALLED IF THERE WAS CONTAMINANTS DOWN THERE.

IF WE STARTED MOVING DIRT, IT DISTURBS THE PLUME AND WE'D START A BIG PROBLEM ALL OVER AGAIN WHICH I GUESS IS WHY THE PERMIT SAYS IT'S CLEAN JUST DON'T MOVE ANY DIRT.

SO OBVIOUSLY WE NEED TO MOVE DIRT.

WE NEED TO VERIFY THAT THE PLUME IS CLEAN.

SO WE PUT THOSE NINE MONITORING WELLS DOWN THERE 90 DAYS AGO, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND OF THE NINE WELLS, EIGHT OF THEM CAME BACK SUPER CLEAN. AND ONE WAS ON THE BUBBLE TO BEING SUPER CLEAN. SO WE SHOWED THOSE FINDINGS TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL FOLKS AND THEY SAID THAT'S GREAT.

MONITOR IT FOR ANOTHER 90 DAYS AND THEN ANOTHER 90 DAYS AFTER THAT. AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH TIME TO SIT HERE AND WATCH THE GRASS GROW.

WE NEED TO GET MOVING. SO WHAT WE DID, LONG STORY LONGER, WE KIND OF SPLIT THE BABY FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL FOLKS AND WE SAID WE'LL KEEP MONITORING THE SITE. BUT WE OVER HERE SIMULTANEOUSLY HAVE TO REMOVE THE DEBRIS. AND SO THEY AGREED IT'S TWO SEPARATE ISSUES. YOU KEEP MONITORING THE SITE AND WHILE WE MONITOR THE SITE WHEN WE CAN START REMOVING THE DEBRIS. SO THAT WAS WHAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU. THURSDAY THE SITE WILL BE MOBILIZED, THE CREWS WILL BE OUT THERE THIS THURSDAY TO BEGIN REMOVING THOSE. THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED. SO 80 CAPS ARE COMING OUT.

IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME, BUT THAT'S HAPPENING.

SO YOU'LL START SEEING DIRT FLY THURSDAY.

AND THEN THE COMPLAINTS WILL BE WHY IS DIRT FLYING.

>> WE'LL TAKE THOSE. >> RIGHT.

>> SO THAT'S KIND OF THE TWO MINUTE DRAW ON WHAT'S GOING ON.

I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

AND BELIEVE ME, YOUR STAFF IS PUSHING HARD, I'M PUSHING HARD.

IT'S JUST THE PROCESS. AND THIS IS A CHALLENGING SITE, ANYBODY WILL TELL YOU THESE ARE NOT EASY THINGS TO DO.

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>> WE'VE GOT ALL OF THAT CERTIFICATION AND THEY STILL

WANT YOU TO RESEARCH. >> YEAH.

>> YES, THE ENGINEERS WILL TELL YOU THIS IS NOT AN EASY CROWD TO

PLEASE. >> BECAUSE IT TOOK US TEN YEARS TO GET IT CERTIFIED. I MEAN WE ALL LIVED THROUGH ALL

OF THAT. >> I THINK Y'ALL DID THE RIGHT THING AT THE TIME. IT WAS CERTIFIED, YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHAT YOU WERE GOING TO DO WITH IT.

SO AT THE TIME ALL OF THE CORRECT DECISIONS WERE MADE.

WHEN FAST FORWARD TEN YEARS AND NOW YOU'RE MAKING THESE DECISIONS AND IT REQUIRES NEW ACTION.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING ON YOUR BEHALF.

IT TAKES TIME, BUT THE WELLS WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND WE'LL MONITOR ANOTHER 90 DAYS AND ANOTHER 90 DAYS AFTER THAT.

BUT WE CAN DO TWO THINGS AT ONCE AND SO WE'LL START GETTING THE PILE CAPS OUT. AND THEN AS NICK MENTIONED THE DATES LATER IN AUGUST, WE'LL HAVE A PRELIMINARY PERMIT SUBMISSION FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND NOTHING CAN BE DIRT UNTIL WE GET THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN. WE CAN'T GET YOU A HOTEL UNTIL THERE'S A WAY TO GET TO THE HOTEL.

BUT I CAN'T BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE UNTIL I GET THE STUFF OF THE GROUND. SO ONE THING HAS TO HAPPEN BEFORE THE OTHER. AND NOBODY WANTS TO TALK ABOUT THE STUFF ON THE GROUND, THEY JUST WANT TO SEE THE BUILDINGS GO UP. BUT THEY CAN'T GO UP UNTIL I GO

DOWN. >> GOT IT.

COMMISSIONER J. JOHNSON. >> QUICK QUESTION, HOW MANY DAYS DID WE BEAT THE DEADLINE ON THE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION?

>> NOT BY MUCH. >> SO SOMETIME EARLY AUGUST,

YOU'RE THINKING. >> YEAH, WE'LL MAKE IT FINE.

THEY ASKED THE SAME QUESTION LAST WEEK, ARE WE ON TRACK? YEAH, WE CLOSED 90 DAYS AGO. THE PRIMARY FOCUS WAS TO GET THE EPA PERMIT, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT SO THAT WE COULD FOR SURE GET THE STUFF OUT OF THE GROUND. BUT SIMULTANEOUS TO THAT, THE ENGINEERS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON INFRASTRUCTURE.

I HAVE A CALL EVERY TUESDAY AT 10:00 A ZOOM CALL.

AND HAD THAT TODAY AT 10:00. WE'RE ON SCHEDULE TO HIT THE DEADLINE. MY DATES ARE A LITTLE AIRIER THAN YOUR DATES. I HAVE A COUPLE OF DAYS CUSHION IN THERE IN CASE WE STUMBLE. AND ISSUES WHERE THINGS DON'T QUITE GO ACCORDING TO BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOOD.

HOPEFULLY THERE'S NO SURPRISES. >> JUST PUSH IT DOWN DEEPER AND

KEEP ON BUILDING. >> IT AMAZES ME THAT THERE'S

THAT MUCH STUFF THERE. >> THAT'S OKAY.

>> BECAUSE THAT WAS THE FIRST BUILDING ON THAT SITE.

I MEAN IT WAS A WILDERNESS BEFORE THAT.

>> AND THAT'S WHERE SO MUCH LAND STUFF COMES IN.

PEOPLE I GUESS YEARS AGO JUST SHED DIRT INTO WATER AND SAID THAT'S NOT LAND. SO BACK IN THE 70S THEY STARTED SAYING YOU CAN'T PUSH DIRT INTO WATER AND CALL IT YOUR LAND WHICH IS WHY WELLER'S CREEK, THEY ASKED US WHO FILLED IT IN

AND WE WERE LIKE I DON'T KNOW. >> THE FIRST ENGINEER, THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, HIS LAST NAMED WAS MOORE.

>> THAT WAS A BIG ISSUE WITH THE SUBMERGED LAND ACT.

>> I'M STILL -- RIGHT. >> BUT ANYWAY WE'LL HIT THE AUGUST DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PLANS AND WE'RE GOING TO GET THE STUFF OUT OF THE GROUND STARTING THURSDAY

AND WE'RE OFF AND GOING. >> THE OTHER QUESTIONS.

>> IS IT THE ENGINEERS OR THE ARCHITECTS ARE WORKING ON THE

HOTEL PORTION? >> YEAH, THE HOTEL PORTION --

>> WHERE ARE THEY? >> A LOT OF THE, WE'RE DOING THE SITE SPECIFIC, IN OTHER WORDS WE DID THE SITE TO THE HOTEL PAD

READY. >> TWO POINT SOMETHING ACRES,

RIGHT? >> 1.1 ACRES YEAH FOR 140 ROOM MARRIOTT HOTEL. SO I THINK AS RECENTLY AS LAST WEEK, WELL WE'VE TAKEN A CHANCE TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THEIR PRODUCT AND SO I THINK WE'VE GOT A PACKAGE THAT WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO YOU AND PRESENT FOR APPROVAL SO THAT WE CAN SOLIDIFY THE DEAL AT THE HOTEL BECAUSE THEY'RE PART OF PHASE ONE.

BUT WE'RE NOT DESIGNING OR BUILDING THE HOTEL.

WE'RE JUST GIVING THEM A PARCEL. >> YEAH, I'M JUST MAKING SURE, THEY ALREADY HAVE PRODUCT OUT THERE SO THEY ALREADY HAVE AN IDEA AND A DESIGN OF CRITERIA, ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES.

>> YEAH, THE SKIN OF THE HOTEL HAS GOT TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE LOOK OF KING'S LANDING, IT CAN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S SOME LAND THAT THEY CAME OUT OF THE GROUND.

SO IT'S GOING TO LOOK VERY MUCH LIKE THE RENDERINGS THAT WE'VE

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SO YOU CAN COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES A LITTLE BIT WITH THIS PRODUCT WHICH IS WHY WE LIKE IT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE TO LOOK LIKE A NORMAL MARRIOTT. SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AS COOKIE CUTTER AS I'VE STAYED IN THAT MARRIOTT IN FRESNO AND IT LOOKS THE SAME AS IT DOES IN FORT PIERCE.

IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT. >> IF IT IS THIS, IF THIS COMES TO FRUITION, THEY NAME THE ROOMS, THE HOTEL, IT'S VERY

PERTAINS TO THE AREA. >> ABSOLUTELY.

THEY DO A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF DUE DILIGENCE TO COME UP WITH SOME NAMES THAT ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AREA.

AND WE DO A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF THAT.

ANYWAY IT'S A LOT TO HAPPEN. THE WORK OF GETTING THE STUFF OUT OF THE GROUND TO ME IS SOMEBODY ELSE WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO DO THE BIG GOLD SHOVEL. AND I'M LIKE THIS IS THE WORK BEFORE THE WORK, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF THE STUFF THAT WAS THERE BEFORE WE GOT THERE SO THAT WE CAN BEGIN DOING THE WORK THAT WE WERE ENGAGED TO DO.

SO I DON'T KNOW WHEN GOLD SHOVEL DAY IS, BUT LET US GET THE STUFF OUT OF THE GROUND FIRST SO WE CAN START PUTTING STUFF BACK IN

THE GROUND. >> WHAT WERE YOU GOING TO SAY?

>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.

BUT I AGREE THAT WHOLE CONCEPT AND WHAT THEY DID IN FORT MYERS REALLY BLENDS WELL IN THAT COMMUNITY.

AND THEY REALLY EMBRACED THAT LOCAL HISTORY AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT FOR FORT PIERCE. THEY REALLY TIED IN AND WENT DEEP INTO THAT COMMUNITY AND THROUGHOUT THAT PLACE, THERE ARE PICTURES AND LITTLE CAFES THAT ARE NAMED AFTER PEOPLE THAT WERE LUMINARIES IN THAT AREA AND ANDERSON BELL AND ALL OF HIS PEOPLE OVER THERE THROUGHOUT THAT PLACE.

BUT ALSO THE CONCEPT OF THAT PLACE LOOKS VERY MUCH LIKE FORT PIERCE. AND I THINK HOW THAT HOTEL WAS A CATALYST FOR DOWNTOWN THERE, EVERYBODY CAME THROUGH THE HOTEL AND WENT TO DOWNTOWN OR DOWNTOWN AND WENT TO THE HOTEL.

AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE SUPER EXCITING FOR FORT PIERCE AS WE CONNECT THE RIVER TO DOWNTOWN AND THE CONDUIT THAT WILL COME THROUGH THAT PLACE BECAUSE I CAN SEE PEOPLE TRAVERSING BACK AND FORTH USING THAT AS A STOPOVER.

SO THANK YOU FOR COMING. I THINK THAT THIS IS WHAT I NEEDED TO HEAR BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I GOT INVOLVED WITH AS A COMMISSIONER. IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW.

THANK YOU, MADAME CHAIR, FOR LETTING US HAVE THIS.

>> ALWAYS HAPPY TO HEAR AN UPDATE AND HAVE YOU.

>> JUST THOUGHT I'D SHARE WHAT'S GOING ON AND THAT'S WHAT'S GOING

ON. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ANYTHING ELSE, ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS? IS THAT WHERE WE ARE? ANY OTHER BOARD COMMENTS? OKAY I THINK WE SHOULD ADJOURN.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.