[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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>> PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> CHAIRMAN HUDSON >> PRESENT.
[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
>> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK >> PRESENT.
>> COMMISSIONER JEREMIAH JO JOHNSON.
[5. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC Any person who wishes to comment on any subject on this agenda may be heard at this time. Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes or less, as directed by the Chairperson, as this section of the Agenda is limited to fifteen minutes. The FPRA Board will not be able to take any official actions under Comments from the Public. Speakers will address the Chairperson, Commissioners, and the Public with respect. Inappropriate language will not be tolerated.]
>> COMMISSIONER CURTIS JOHNSON? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> COMMISSIONER JEREMIAH JOHNSON?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE BOARD, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
>> PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND WARNING SIGNAL.
>> MY NAME IS CHARLES WILSON, MEDIA ARTS GROUP.
AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE JOKES HAS TO DO WITH WIZARD, WHICH IS A CARTOON CHARACTER. HE'S THE KING AND HE'S IN HIS CASTLE. THE CASTLE IS SURROUNDED BY HIS SUBJECTS AND THEY ARE ALL PROTESTING.
HIS LIEUTENANT COMES RUNNING IN THE ROOM.
HIS NAME IS RODNEY. COMES RUNNING, AND SIRE, SIRE, THE PEOPLE ARE REVOLTING. AND THE KING SAYS, YEAH, I DON'T LIKE HIM EITHER. AND SO, THE PROBLEM IS, OCCASIONALLY, OCCASIONALLY, GOVERNMENT STARTS TO GET IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING AT THE PUBLIC AS SOMEONE THAT THEY HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR, AS SOMEONE THAT IS THEIR ENEMY INSTEAD OF WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO GET DONE WITH.
A COUPLE OF THINGS HAVE COME UP. ONE IS, THE OVERWHELMING AND CONTINUING, LARGER DEMAND ON COMMISSIONER'S TIME.
I HOPE YOU ADDRESS THIS, WHEN IT COMES UP AT BUDGET TIME.
YOU HAVE TO SPEND SO MUCH TIME ON PRIVATE MEETINGS ALL THE TIME. THE REASON YOU'RE HAVING TO DO THAT, IS BECAUSE SO MANY RESTRICTIONS ARE PLACED ON PEOPLE MAKING PUBLIC COMMENTS, THAT THEY HAVE TO CONJURE ONLY TO PRIVATE. THE RULES OF EVIDENCE, THIS IS LIKE GOING TO TRIAL, YOU GET TO DO OPENING STATEMENTS AND YOU DON'T GET TO TALK AGAIN UNTIL AFTER THE VERDICT.
YOU DON'T GET TO MAKE DISCUSSIONS ON NEW EVIDENCE.
AND YOU DON'T MAKE ANY DISCUSSIONS ON NEW TESTIMONY PARTICULARLY FROM THE STEP. THE ONLY PEOPLE ALLOWED, FILL TIER ALL THE INFORMATION, DID DONE BY STEP.
NOT CRITICIZING THEM. IT'S JUST THE WAY THAT SIMPLY, OPERATE. AND I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT THAT. AND THE CASE IN POINT.
OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS, A COUPLE OF ISSUES COME UP AND I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO CHAT TO MOST OF YOU.
AND COMMISSIONER'S REQUESTED THAT I GO, RESEARCH AND MAKE PROPOSAL AND ASKED TO BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA.
I DID THAT. I ASKED IT BE PLACED IN THE AGENDA IN THE TIMELY FASHION. THAT REQUEST, EVEN THOUGH IT'S MADE SECONDHAND FROM COMMISSIONERS TONIGHT.
I SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE AGENDA TONIGHT.
I NOTE IN SOME WAYS, IN THE COMMISSION MEETING, YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE ADDITIONS AND CONNECTION TO THE MINUTES.
YOU APPROVE THE MINUTES, BUT YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO MAKE ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS. EVEN IF YOU WANTED TO HAVE IT TONIGHT, YOU COULD PUT IT ON THE AGENDA.
IF COMMISSIONER -- EVEN IF YOU DID, I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TELL YOU ABOUT IT. .
>> I NEED DIRECTION FROM THE COMMISSION.
DO YOU WANT TO PUT IT IN A FUTURE AGENDA, AND GO, AND GO DIE A THOUSAND DEATHS WHICH IS PROBABLY WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ME.
>> ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, ANYONE
ELSE? >> HELLO. GOOD EVENING, MY NAME, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IN . THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO ALLOW ME TO SPEAK TO YOU. AND WE RELEASE NEGOTIATIONS FOR
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1900 SQUARE SPACE AS INCUBATED NEIGHBORHOOD, TO HONOR P.HOWEVER, I DO UNDERSTAND THAT WE RECENTLY RECEIVED A VIOLATION BECAUSE OF OUR TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE EXPIRED.
THE ISSUES, APPLICATIONS IS VERY COMPLICATED PROCESS, BY GOING THROUGH IT FOR THE FIRST TTIME THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS, THAT HAD TO GO GET INTO THE -- AND WE HAD TO HIRE MECHANICAL ENGINEER.
DESIGNER PROFESSIONAL. AND THE DELAYS, INITIALLY AT THE START IN TOOK SEVERAL MONTHS WHICH MADE US BEHIND.
AND I REALIZE, I PROBABLY WAS THE WRONG PERSON TO DO PROJECT MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS THERE WAS DELAYS ON ARCHITECT SIDE AS WELL. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE DOCUMENTATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
OUR FINDINGS HAS BEEN PAID. WE ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE THE PARTNERSHIP AND SHOW OUR COMMUNITY WITH EXCELLENCE.
AND OUR PROPOSAL, BUT WAS TOLD BACK IN SEPTEMBER IN REFERENCE TO THE 2000 SQUARE FOOT SPACE. OUR INTENTION WAS NOT TO DISPLACE THE PART, MAIN STREET. TO FIND THEM SPACE IN THE BUILDING. WE HAVE A PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF DOING GOOD OF EVENTS. FACILITIES, MAJOR, THAT WILL OVERSEE ANY, IN THE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE FUTURE, SO THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD, PLEASE COME FORWARD. ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT. WE'RE CLOSING THE PUBLIC COMMENT
[6. CONSENT AGENDA]
PERIOD AND MOVING ON. .>> NEXT ITEM IS THE CONSENT AGE
AGENDA. >> IS THERE A MOTION OR IS ANYONE WISHING TO TALK ABOUT THE ITEM.
>> MOTION AND SECOND. >> COMMISSIONER CURTIS JOHNSON
>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER JEREMIAH
[a. Approval to negotiate with Lincoln Park Main Street to lease and improve 1,982 square feet of the Means Court Center.]
>> UNDER BUSINESS, WE HAVE PERSON TO NEGOTIATE, LEASE AND IMPROVE, 1,082 SQUARE FEET OF THE MIMMS SQUARE CENTER.
>> MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WE WILL HAVE A SCHEDULED PROJECT, QUICK PRESENTATION TO REFRESH OUR MEMORY, AND WILL GO OVER VERY QUICKLY. WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE 7TH HIGHEST PROPOSAL.
WE'LL AWAIT, AUDREY'S PRESENTATION.
>> GOOD EVENING. MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
JUST TO KIND OF REFRESH YOUR MEMORY OF THE PREVIOUS FPR MEETING THAT THIS PROJECT WAS INITIALLY PRESENTED, RFP2022, 023 MEANS CENTER COURT SHARES MEANS SPACE.
AT THE CENTER, IS ABOUT 1900 SQUARE FEET.
THE RFP WAS ISSUED ON AUGUST 12TH, 2022 AND THE MIDDLES WERE DUE IN SEPTEMBER. THE PROPOSALS WERE REVIEWED.
WE HAD AN EVALUATION COMMITTEE THAT INCLUDED SEVERAL DIFFERENT MEMBERS OF OUR STAFF. STWL WERE 21 VENDORS WHO RECEIVED THIS PROPOSAL BUT ONLY TWO SUBMITTED PROPOSALS.
ONE WAS NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER AND LINCOLN PARK MAIN STREET.
BASED ON THE CRITERIA -- EXCUSE ME.
BASED ON THE CRITERIA, THERE WERE 50 POINTS FOR THE OVERALL CONCEPT. 20 POINTS FOR MEETS AND EXCEEDS GOALS. BUSINESS PLAN WAS 50 POINTS AND QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE OF THE PROPOSAL WAS 10 POINTS.
THEY PRESENTED OR PROPOSED TO HAVE 1500 SQUARE FOOT OF TECH HUB. IN THE TECH HUB, THERE WOULD BE STEM LEARNING LAB, VIRTUAL REALITY LEARNING LAB.
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PRELAB, COPY CENTER AND CYBER-SECURITY LEARNING CENTER AS WELL AS CODING AND APPLICATION LAB.450 OF THAT, 450 SQUARE FEET OF THE SPACE WAS RESERVED FOR A BANKING CENTER, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE A KIOSK, BANKING KIOSK, CHECK CASHING SERVICES, MICRO LOANS, BUSINESS LOANS, CHECKING AND SAVING ACCOUNTS AND FINANCIAL LITERACY MENTORSHIP.
LINCOLN PARK MAIN STREET, THEIR PROPOSAL, INCLUDED SEVERAL ASPECTS ON WHAT THEY INTEND FOR THE SPACE.
THEY WANTED TO IMPLEMENT A LINCOLN PARK HERITAGE EDUCATION PROGRAM, THAT WOULD INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY, ART AND A CULTURE CENTER.
THEY ALSO WERE WORKING ON ORAL AND DIGITAL HISTORY.
THE PIONEERS OF LINCOLN PARK BOOKLET, POINTS OF INTEREST IN LINCOLN PARK AND ALSO AN EXHIBIT OF PRIVATE POINT DEXTER WILLIAMS WERE INCLUDED IN AN EDUCATION PROGRAM.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION WAS PART OF THE PROPOSAL, WORKING ON A MARCUS GROUP PROGRAM. HISTORY FESTIVAL AND LECTURES, WORKING WITH THE LINCOLN THEATER.
HIGHWAY MUSEUM AND LOOKING AT THE ECONOMIC VITALITY, LINCOLN PARK MAIN STREET HAS A PROGRAM CALLED LEAP.
AND THEY HAVE A BUSINESS NAVIGATE PACKETS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS. THEN IN ADDITION FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE SERVICES THAT THEY WOULD PROVIDE, LINCOLN PARK MAIN STREET HAS THE EMANCIPATION PROCL PROCLAMATION CELEBRATION, COMMUNITY BOOK SIGNING AND COMMUNITY FESTIVAL. LECTURES AND FESTIVAL, CHRISTMAS ON MOORE STREET, HIGHWAY AND BEST TRACK TOURS.
AND WALK LINCOLN PARK, JAZZ ON MORRIS CREEK.
THIS WAS THE PART OF THE PROPOSAL THAT WAS SUBMITTED BY LINCOLN PARK MAIN STREET FOR THE USE OF THE 1900 SQUARE FEET.
THE COMMITTEE, EVALUATED EACH OF THE PROPOSALS, AND INITIALLY, WE HAD ASKED FOR THE FPR TO ALLOW US TO NEGOTIATE AND INCUBATE, BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION THAT HAS COME UP.
NOW WE ARE HERE BEFORE YOU TO ASK THAT YOU APPROVE THAT WE INITIATE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE SECOND HIGHEST RANKED PROPOSAL AND THAT WILL BE LINCOLN PARK MAIN STREET.
SO, ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF. >> MADAM MAYOR.
>> THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR THAT REVIEW.
WHAT WAS THE DATE THAT YOU BROUGHT THE FIRST RECOMMENDATION
TO THE BOARD? >> I DIDN'T SEE THAT.
MAYBE I MISSED IT. THAT'S OKAY. WHEN THE REVIEWS
CAME IN PLACE. >> I THINK IT WAS DECEMBER.
>> IT WAS DECEMBER MEETING? >> I BELIEVE IT WAS DECEMBER,
FER MEETING. >> IN THE LAST, THAT'S TWO
>> WE AUTHORIZE STAFF TO ENTER NEGOT NEGOTIATIONS. I HEARD THE COMMENT, THERE'S ISSUES. WHAT ARE THOSE.
>> LET ME JUMP IN HERE, SIR. WHAT WE EXPERIENCED, WE DIDN'T HAVE ISSUES WITH THE NEGOTIATIONS THEMSELVES.
THE ISSUE, WHAT THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE OF THE CURRENT TENANT. INCUBATING CENTER TO ME.
TO ME, THEY HAVE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB WITH THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND ENGAGING IN THE COMMUNITY.
I WELCOME THEM ALL THE TIME. THE ISSUE, THE ACTUAL INTEGRITY OF THE FACILITY, TO CHANGE THE USE OF THE FACILITY FROM ITS PREVIOUS USE TO THE USE THAT IT NEEDS, AT THIS TIME.
I THINK MS. GARDNER MENTIONED THAT.
THAT WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED IN A TIMELY FASHION.
THERE'S NO NEED IN STAFF'S EYES TO GIVE THEM ADDITIONAL SPACE, IF THE CURRENT SPACE CANNOT BE MANAGED PROPERLY.
I'M NOT SAYING, THAT IT CANNOT OCCUR.
WE HAVE EVERY INTENTION TO WORK WITH MS. GARDNER, TO GET THE REST OF THE FACILITY OPERATIONAL AT THE CAPACITY.
AT THIS TIME, ADDITIONAL SPACE IS NOT WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING.
. >> TALK TO ME ABOUT THE CHANGE OF USE OF THE BUILDING, LOGISTICS OF THAT.
I UNDERSTAND CHANGE OF USE PROCEDURES.
DID WE GIVE, LET ME BACK UP. YOUR RECOMMENDATION, STAFF'S
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RECOMMENDATION IS TO AUTHORIZE, CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, SO DOES ANYONE INCLUDING LINCOLN PARK HAVE TO CHANGE THE USE ALSO?ARE THEY PART OF THE PROCESS >> NO, SIR, NOT NECESSARILY.
>> LET ME GO AHEAD AND LET THEM ADDRESS THAT QUESTION.
>> MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. THE BUILDING IS ONE BUILDING.
NO MATTER HOW MANY TENANTS OR OCCUPANTS THERE ARE, THERE IS ONE PERSON, THE CHANGE OF USE HAS TO ACCOMMODATE ALL OF THE
DIFFERENT. >> YOU COULD SPEAK RIGHT INTO
IS THIS ANY BETTER. >> A LITTLE CLOSER TO YOU.
>> THAT'S BETTER. >> SO, LIKE FOR INSTANCE, WHEN IF YOU LOOK AT THE MALL, YOU HAVE ONE LARGE BUILDING AND A FOOD COURT AND DIFFERENT KINDS OF OCCUPANCIES.
IT'S A MIX USE BUILDING. THERE'S ONLY ONE CO THAT'S ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE. IT'S NOT PIECEMEAL.
IN THIS CASE, THERE'S ONE OCCUPANT AND THEY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHANGE OF USE.
IF THERE'S TO DIFFERENT TENANTS. THE WHOLE BUILDING MAY BE BUSINESS, IF PARTICULARLY, IT'S ASSEMBLY USE.
THIS IS A BUSINESS USE. THEN YOU DO A MIXED USE BUILDING. YOU DO UNDERSTAND WHAT I MEAN BY
>> AND MY QUESTION IS, I MEAN -- SO WE'VE GOT A BUILDING, THAT WE'VE GOT THE NOTICE, THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT, I BELIEVE IN YOUR EXPLANATION, YOU'VE EXPLAINED THAT TO US BEFORE. SO IN THIS NEGOTIATIONS HERE OR THAT NOTICE, IS THERE ANY ENTITY THAT COULD ENTER THE BUILDING, AT THIS POINT, AS THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, TO USE THIS BUILDING.
>> CURRENTLY, THE BUILDING IS AN E.
IT'S NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE USE, FOR EITHER OF THE TENANTS RIGHT NOW. THAT'S WHY THE BUILDING WAS POSTED THAT IT'S NOT APPROPRIATE FOR IT TO BE OCCUPIED.
THERE'S A CHANGE OF USE THAT'S GOT TO BE DRAWN BY A TRAINED PROFESSIONAL, THAT'S IN HOUSE. DEFINITELY WILL NEED SOME WORK.
IN ESSENCE, FOR THOSE WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND THE CHANGE OF USE PROCESS. WHEN A BUILDING IS CONSTRUCTED IN ITS BRAND-NEW, DESIGNATED, WHAT IT IS.
IN THIS CASE, THE BUILDING WAS A SCHOOL.
AND SO, IT WAS AN EOCCUPANCY, AND IT WAS BUILT FOR THAT.
IF AT ANY POINT IN THE FUTURE, THAT CHANGES, THEN YOU GO THROUGH THE CHANGE OF USE PROCESS.
IN THIS CASE, VERTICAL ACCESSIBILITY, VERTICAL ACCESSIBILITY, NO ELEVATORS. THERE WERE STAIRS, NO CORIRM AT THE TIME. SO NOW, WHEN YOU DO A CHANGE OF USE, YOU BUILD THE BUILDING UP TO THE CURRENT BUILDING CODE FOR THE USE THAT YOU INTEND. THIS IS GOING FROM A SCHOOL, POTENTIALLY MOSTLY BUSINESS, PERHAPS SOME ASSEMBLY AREAS, OF MEETING ROOMS OR WHATEVER ELSE. THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL DELINEATES THE AREAS FOR BUSINESS.
THIS AREAS IS THE KITCHEN. THE AREAS IS GOING TO BE FOR WHATEVER. HE DRAWS IT OUT.
HE SHOWS THE DISTANCE TO EXITS, SO EVERYBODY IS SAVED.
HE DEMONSTRATES OCCUPANT LOAD. DO YOU NEED FIRE SPRINKLERS, MAKEUP, AIR, IT'S VERY COMPREHENSIVE.
HE PUTS IT IN ONE PLAN BECAUSE IT'S ONE BUILDING.
THAT'S REALLY -- AND WHEN YOU FINISH AND IT'S APPROVED, THE WORK IS DONE, YOU GET A NEW CO TO THE BUILDING.
IT'S AN ESSENCE, A BRAND-NEW BUILDING, AND SATISFIES THE
CURRENT CODES ON REQUIREMENTS. >> ONE MORE QUESTION.
SO IS THE PROPERTY OWNER, THE LEASEE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THE CHANGES. DO YOU CARE AS THE BUILDING OFFICIAL? EXPLAIN THAT TO ME, PLEASE.
>> AS THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, DOESN'T NECESSARILY MATTER.
I'VE SEEN WHERE THE PROPERTY OWNERS, SEEN IT FOR THE TENANTS.
I'VE SEEN THE PROPERTY OWNERS, AS LONG AS THE BUILDING PERSPECTIVE, AS LONG AS WE GET A LEGAL DOCUMENT AND IT'S
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AUTHORIZED BY THE OWNER, WHOMEVER PROVIDES THAT AS LONG AS IT'S AUTHORIZED BY THE OWNER IS ACCESSIBLE TO US.>> THANK YOU. >> HAS ANYTHING CHANGED SINCE THE NOTICES HAS GONE OUT? I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S YOU OR
MR. MIMMS? >> WHEN YOU SAY, THE POSTING OF
THE BUILDING? >> WE HAVE RECEIVED A SUBMITTAL FOR CHANGE OF USE. AND SO THAT'S IN THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT OR WHAT WE CALL DPCR, WHICH IS THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS.
THEN IT WILL BE SUBMITTED BUILDING PERMIT REVIEW.
AND IT'S NOTE JUST THE BUILDING CODE.
IT'S JUST NOT CHECKED FOR BUILDING CODE COMPLIANCE, SO SENT TO THE FIRE DISTRICT. WE BOTH, WE'RE BOTH RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY IN DIFFERENT WAYS. IT WILL BE REVIEWED THROUGH FIRE. REVIEWED FOR BUILDING.
AND THE CONSTRUCTION TO CHANGE, TO CHANGE IS DONE AT THAT POINT.
>> MY QUESTION TO MR. MIMMS, AND TO YOU, IS THIS APPROVED TO GO INTO NEGOTIATIONS, IT'S JUST THE YELLOW PART OF THE BUILDING, IS
>> IF MR. GARDNER COULD STATE, IF APPROVED, THIS COULD STAY IN THERE AND THE OTHER PART. IS THAT WHAT WE'RE TALKING.
>> AND THEY CAN STAY, ONCE HE'S TALKING ABOUT THE PROCESS.
THE PROCESS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS STATE LAW.
. >> THIS IS NOT SOMETHING PAUL
THOMAS MADE UP? >> ABSOLUTELY NOT.
>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND, FOR SAFETY AND WELL-BEING, THIS POSES A CHALLENGE FOR NOT ONLY THE LEASEE, OR LEASER, WHERE HE AS A TENANT OWNERS, HAS CLEAR CONCERN FOR ME. WE'RE NOT HAVING A PROPER CO.
AND OTHER PART, IS THIS THE SECOND FLOOR, SECOND FLOOR.
>> AREA IS OFF A LITTLE BIT. IT WILL BE THIS AREA, ALL THE
WAY HERE. >> THE 1900, WHICH IS WHAT? CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, THERE'S AN OCCUPANT IN THE YELLOW SPACE
RIGHT NOW, CORRECT? >> CORRECT.
. >> THE APPLICATION THAT WAS FILED TO CHANGE THE USE, WILL OVERSEE THAT.
AND THAT'S TO CHANGE IT TO WHAT? >> IT WILL APPEAR TO BE A MIX
USE. >> THAT'S WHAT IT APPEARS TO BE.
IT COULD BE. IF THE SECOND FLOOR, WILL BE BUSINESS OFFICES, IT MAY BE FOR THE WHOLE THING.
IF THERE'S OTHER AREAS THAT'S USED FOR.
>> SOME ARE IN LINE, WHAT THEY WERE ASKING, WE HAVE A PERSON THAT HAS A LEESE FOR INITIALLY FOR THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, CHANGES FILED FOR THE OTHER SPACE THAT TRIGGERS THIS; RIGHT? NOW HERE TONIGHT, AND I THINK THERE MAY BE A RECOMMENDATION COMING TO A SECOND PERSON THAT GOT ON THE PARTICULAR PROJECT. IF AWARDED, MY QUESTION, WOULD THAT BE PART OF BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR FILING FOR A CHANGE OF LOSS FOR THE YELLOW AREA.
IF SO, HOW MUCH? THAT'S WHERE WE'RE A LITTLE
CONFUSED AND I NEED SOME HELP. >> THAT'S ACTUALLY AN EXCELLENT QUESTION. YOU ONLY RECEIVE ONE CO FOR ANY
>> UNLESS YOU PHYSICALLY SEPARATE AND BREAK IT APART.
>> RIGHT. >> THIS IS A BUILDING AND CHANGE OF USE PROCESS IS ONE PROCESS. IF IT'S A TENDENCY IT WOULD BE ONE OCCUPANT OR TWO TENANTS. THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN IS TENTATIVE, BECAUSE IT'S UNDER REVIEW.
IT COULD BE DEVISED TO DEMONSTRATE OR DELINEATE THE AREAS FOR BOTH OCCUPANCIES. IF THIS IS THE GROUND FLOOR AND THIS AREA IS INTENDED TO BE LINCOLN PARK MAIN STREET.
IT JUST HAS TO BE DRAWN AS THIS IS THE SPACE AND THE REST OF THE BUILDING, COULD BE DRAWN FOR THE OTHER OCCUPANT.
IT COULD BE DONE CONCURRENTLY. .
>> THE QUESTION, WHO IS PAYING FOR THAT? AND I KNOW IT'S TWOFOLD BUT THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I'M AT?
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>> THAT'S NOT A QUESTION I UNDERSTAND.
>> AND THEY ARE GIVING ME A CHECK OUT.
>> HERE'S THE DILEMMA; RIGHT? YOU'RE ASKING ME TO LOOK AT THIS AND BOTH AGREE ON ORGANIZATIONS, GOT IT.
OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A HEAVY FINANCIAL BURDEN TO GET THIS DONE, TO GET IT TO CODE. IF WE'RE ASKED TO MOVE ON WITH THE SECOND BIDDER OF THE PROCESS, AND I'M ASKING, WOULD IT BE DRAWN OUT FOR THEM, THEN WOULD THAT BURDEN BE ON THEM TO COVER THAT PART OF IT, AS FAR AS THE FINANCIAL LIFT.
I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM AND
HELP ME UNDERSTAND THAT? >> YES, IF YOU CAN.
>> AND YEAH. >>ND AN I DO MY BEST --
>> AND WHAT WAS PRESENTED AND WHAT'S BEFORE THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT NOW, IS A HOLISTIC CHANGE OF USE FOR THE ENTIRE
>> BOTH FLOORS. >> THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO
PROCEED. >> THIS IS REALLY THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN THE PROPOSAL THAT'S AT HAND.
COULD IT BE DONE HOLISTICALLY? SURE.
THAT WILL REQUIRE COMMUNICATION FROM BOTH PARTIES.
HOW THE FUNDS WORK OUT WITH THAT, I DON'T KNOW BUT IT STILL COULD BE DONE: IF THE LINCOLN PARK MAIN STREET WAS THE ONLY ENTITY TO OCCUPY THE BUILDING, THEN THAT COULD PRESENT PROBLEMS BECAUSE REALLY IT'S THE BUILDING; RIGHT? WE'RE NOTE TALKING ABOUT OCCUPANCIES. THIS IS NOT A MALL, WHERE YOU'RE RENTING A PARTICULAR SPACE. IF A WE'RE GOING TO SAY, IF YOU'RE BUILDING THE REST OF THE BUILDING, SO IT'S CHALLENGING.
. >> YOU DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER.
>> COMMISSIONER. >> THE ANSWER IS THE CURRENT TENANT, THE RESPONSIBLE, TO WORK WITH US.
WE ARE THE COAPPLICANT, AS THE OWNER.
THEY HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ACQUIRING NECESSARY PERMITS TO GET THIS BUILDING INHABITABLE. YOU'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE 1908 SQUARE FEET TODAY. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CURRENT
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING. YOU ARE A VOLUMOUS AMOUNT OF INFORMATION, PERTAINING TO THIS. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR THIS FACILITY EARLIER TODAY WITH AUDREY AND NICK.
I MADE SEVERAL OBSERVATIONS PERTAINING TO IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE. I'M GOING TO ASSUME, FACILITIES, NONE WAS IMPROVED AS OF YET. THEY WERE GIVEN A TEMPORARY SEAL OF 120 DAYS, WHERE IT'S APPROXIMATELY 270, IS THAT AN
ACCURATE REPRESENTATION? >> RIGHT.
>> IT'S OBVIOUSLY AN EXTREMELY COMPLICATED SCENARIO.
TWO TENANTS, ONE BUILDING, CHANGE OF USE.
CHANGE OF USE AREA, I DID HEAR YOU MENTIO SEVERAL TIMES, POTENTIAL ASSEMBLY USE, WHICH IS EXTREMELY COSTLY UNDERTAKING.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE PLAN INDICATES, NOR DO I REQUIRE INTUITIVE THAT. THAT'S THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO SORT OUT. ONE OF THE THINGS AT THAT STRUCK ME IS THAT THE OPERATION OF THE FACILITY, HOLISTICALLY, SUPPORTS TWO PHENOMENALLY SUCCESSFUL ENTERPRISES IN THE COMMUNITY, WHO ARE NOW DISPLACED. IN ESSENCE, THEY ARE OUT OF BUSINESS. I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE LOGIC BEHIND WHY YOU DID, WHAT YOU NEEDED TO DO, SUBSEQUENT TO THE CEASE AND ASSIST. AND THE DISCUSSIONS, IN MY MIND, I WAS THINKING THAT WELL, WE HAVE KIND OF THE WORST CASE SCENARIO. WE HAVE TWO ENTERTIES, THAT ARE NO LONGER OPERATING PHYSICALLY. WE HAVE A CEO THAT'S NOT BEEN ISSUED BY SAFETY POTENTIAL PROBLEMS. ADA COMPLIANCE ISSUES IN THE SECOND FLOOR.
THERE'S A PACKAGE OF THOUGHTS HERE.
ONE OF THE THOUGHTS THAT CROSS MY MIND AS A POTENTIAL STRATEGY AND THIS, THIS IS JUST THINKING OUT LOUD AND CLEARLY, THIS IS, YOUR AREA OF EXPERTISE IN YOUR AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY TO
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PROTECT THE CLIENT WHO IN ESSENCE, THE END OF THE DAY, IS THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. I SHARE YOUR CONCERN WITH ALL OF THAT. TRYING TO COME UP WITH A BALANCE TO THAT, MY THOUGHT PROCESS, IS IT POSSIBLE TO EXTEND THE TEMPORARY USE OF THE FACILITY, SINCE PLANS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED AND IN THE SYSTEM. IN LIGHT OF THAT, WITH THE COMPLEXITY OF THE NATURE OF THE BUILDING, THE USE, ET CETERA, IT WILL TAKE A WHILE FOR IT TO GRIND THROUGH PROCESS AND GO THROUGH THE HANDS FOR THE CHANGE OF USE.ELECTRICAL, ALL OF THEM WILL GET COMMENTS TO GET THE PERMITS ISSUED. IS THERE IF I LOGIC IN THE THOUGHT OF POTENTIALLY EXTENDING THE TEMPORARY USE OF THE SPACE AND ASSUMING THAT DUE DILIGENCE IS BEING UNDERTAKEN TO GET THE COMMENTS ADDRESSES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
GET IT BACK TO PLANNED REVIEW ET CETERA.
THE OTHER PART OF THE LINKAGE OF THAT IS CONTRACTOR OF RECORD, AND ULTIMATELY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY THAT IT COULD BE EXECUTED UPON ONCE THE PERMIT IS ISSUED? THE REASON I BRING IT ALL UP, I'M EXPECTING THIS -- WE CAN BE LOOKING AT MONTHS FOR IT TO MAKE IT IN THE PROCESS AND SUBSEQUENTLY FOR THEM TO EX EXECUTE, GET THE FINAL BUILDING PERMIT AND EVERYBODY IS HAPPY.
DO YOU SEE WHERE I'M GOING WITH THAT? A POSSIBLE WAY TO NAVIGATE DOWN THAT PATH? IN YOUR UPON, HAVE WE GONE TO THE POINT, BECAUSE WE'RE IN THE 72 DAY GIVE OR TAKE.
THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME SIGNIFICANT INTEREST.
THEY SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON PLANS AND DRAWINGS AND ALL OF THAT. YOU SEE WHERE I'M GOING? IS THERE A WAY TO NAVIGATE? THIS IS YOUR AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. DOES IT HOLD ANY POTENTIAL AT ALL OR IS THIS A ROAD WE CAN'T WALK DOWN?
>> >> THAT IS A VERY INTENSE QUESTION.
PER THE BUILDING CODE, THE ANSWER IS NO; RIGHT? PER THE BUILDING CODE. IT IS NOT.
THAT'S WHY IT'S POSTED. ONCE YOU POST IT, YOU GO BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE, IT TAKES IT OUT OF THE HANDS OF THE OFFICIAL.
ANY POSTING, IT BECOMES OUT OF MY HANDS.
THIS IS A LEGAL ISSUE. HOWEVER, AS THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, I WOULD BE MORE COMFORTABLE, AND I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL HERE.
I UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS PROJECT REPRESENTS TO THE CITY AND I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH MS. GARDNER, THAT I'M DEFINITELY I WANT TO BE AS ACCOMMODATING AS POSSIBLE.
THERE'S A POINT, AND ARE WE REALLY MOVING FORWARD; RIGHT? LET'S OPEN IT UP, WHILE THE PROCESS IS GOING.
THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT.
I'M MORE INCLINED TO SAY, THE PROCESS IS COMPLETED.
THE REVIEWS ARE APPROVED. THE CONTRACTORS ARE IN PLACE.
THE MONEY IS IN PLACE. NOW LET'S MOVE FORWARD.
LET'S OPEN IT, BECAUSE IT'S BEEN POSTED; RIGHT? ONCE YOU POST A BUILDING OR A STRUCTURE, IT REALLY TAKES IT OUT OF THE HANDS OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL TO MAKE DECI DECISIONS IT SHIFTS IT OVER TO THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE.
NORMALLY, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN, YOU POST A BUILDING.
THERE'S TIME FRAMES THAT ARE INITIATED WITH THE MAGISTRATE.
IF YOU SURPASS, TO INCURE DEFICIENCIES, THEY RUN FINES, DAY BY DAY. THAT'S NOT, ON THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. IT SHIFTS GEARS AS IT'S POSTED.
I DON'T WANT TO SET FALSE EXPECTATIONS FOR THE BOARD; RIGHT? LEGALLY, IT'S TIME TO MOVE FORWARD.
THAT'S REALLY WHERE WE REALLY ARE.
IF WE GET A CLEAR PATH TO MOVE FORWARD, AS IT IS RIGHT NOW, WE'RE KIND OF STUCK. .
>> I APPRECIATE THE CANDOR OF YOUR RESPONSE.
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THIS BODY IS DEALING WITH, TRYING TO MAKE A DETERMINATION, APPLICANT NUMBER TWO, IT'S ALMOST IRRELEVANT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE, WE CAN'T. HAVING SAID THAT, AND I'M NOT TRYING TO LEAD YOU IN ANY DIRECTION, YOU INDICATED, AT SOME POINT IN TIME, IT'S SOMEWHAT OF A LINCHPIN, YOU MAY HAVE A PARTIAL COMFORT LEVEL TO SAY, YES, WE CAN DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WOULD THAT TRIGGER POINT.>> ESTABLISHMENT, PROCUREMENT OF THE CONTRACTORS, WHO IS GOING TO DO THE WORK AND TO MAKE SURE THE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE.
>> THE PERMIT CANNOT BE ISSUED WITHOUT CONTRACTOR OF RECORD.
CONTRACTOR OF RECORD. WE HAVE A PERMIT THAT'S BEEN ISSUED. THE BURDEN FOR GETTING THE PERMANENT ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES BACK, IT'S SHIFTED TO THE APPLICANT, TO EXPEDITE GETTING THE PACKAGE ADDRESSING THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT'S CONCERNS AND ALL OF THAT.
THAT COMES BACK. THEY ADDRESS IT RAPIDLY.
THEY IN THEORY COULD TURN IT AROUND QUICKLY, GET A PERMIT ISSUE, CONTRACT THE RECORDS ON FILE.
FUNDING IS CONFIRMED. IN YOUR OPINION, WITH ALL THOSE DOCUMENTS AND CONFIRMATIONS IN PLACE, THEY IN THEORY, BOTH ORGANIZATIONS, COULD GO BACK AND BE OPERATIONAL?
>> >> I WILL SAY, TENTATIVELY, YES.
>> AND I WAS JUST CURIOUS. I THINK THERE'S AN EXIT STRATEGY HERE FOR ALL PARTIES. GRANTED THERE'S DOWN TIME.
THAT'S NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PROPERTY OWNER.
THAT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WORKING TENANT.
TO MOVE THE PROCESS AS POSSIBLE, WOULD IN MY MIND, SEEM TO BE THE LOGICAL, EXTRACT EVERYBODY FROM THE PROBLEM AND GET THE BUILDING STRAIGHTEN OUT. ALL ISSUES ADDRESSED.
TWO OCCUPANTS IN PLACE. THE DUEL OCCUPANCY, BE A NONISSUE. AND IF AT SOME POINT IN TIME, THEY WANTED TO SUBSEQUENTLY, SPACE TO ASSEMBLY USE, WHICH IS GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE. THAT WOULD BE A SUBSEQUENT MODIFICATION OF THE PLAN I ASSUME.
THAT'S GOING TO DELAY THE ABILITY TO GET IN THE BUILDING
SIGNIFICANTLY. >> THE WAY I SEE IT, IT'S THAT, THE PERSON WHO IS DRIVING THE BUS RIGHT NOW, IS THE DESIGN
>> SO IT'S HIS RESPONSIBILITY TO DRAW AN ACCURATE REFLECTION ON WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE DOING. AND YOU MIGHT AS WELL DO IT NOW; RIGHT? YOU MIGHT AS WELL PUT THE THINGS YOU DON'T DO NOW, SOU DON'T HAVE TO SPEND MONEY AND NEW PLANS IN THE FUTURE.
YOU COULD PUT, AREAS OF A PLAN AND SAY, PHASE ONE, PHASE TWO.
THIS IS WHAT I INTEND TO DO AT THIS POINT.
IF I INTEND TO DO SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE.
IF YOU DRAW IT IN THE PLAN AND THIS IS WHAT THE INTENDED USE IS, WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR PLAN REVIEW, YOU GET AN ACCURATE.
AND THE PLAN OF YOU, IS GOING TO DETERMINE, WHETHER YOU NEED SPRINKLERS. THIS PLAN OF USE SAYS, YOU DON'T NEED SPRINKLERS. WHEN YOU MOVE FORWARD, YOU DO, MIGHT AS WELL HAVE TO DO IT UP FRONT.
MY RECOMMENDATION IS FOR BOTH PARTIES TO SIT DOWN WITH THEIR DESIGN PROFESSIONAL, WITH ME. LET'S WORK ON A DRAWING THAT REALLY WORKS. THERE'S NO USE TO GOING THROUGH THE REVIEWING PROCESS. WE WANT THIS.
WE DON'T WANT THIS. THIS WORKS THAT FRUSTRATES PEOPLE. LET'S SIT DOWN AND COME TO AN AGREEMENT, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. IT'S DRAWN.
IT COULD BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED.
THAT SAVINGS EVERYBODY TIME. THEY ARE BACK IN BUSINESS.
IMPROVEMENTS ARE UNDER WAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT WAS EXTREMELY DETAILED INFORMATION.
I DIDN'T WANT TO THROW IT AT YOU.
I KNEW WE WERE GOING TO GO DOWN THE PATH AT SOME POINT IN TIME.
>> COMMISSIONER GAINES. >> ALL RIGHT.
MADAM CHAIRMAN. I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED AND I JUST WANT TO I WANT TO BE STRAIGHT ON THIS.
AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE BUILDING IS.
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>> MY QUESTION, COULD ANYBODY GO BACK TO THE BUILDING IN
ATTENDANCE. >> TO GO AND MOVE THINGS,
PHYSICALLY -- >> AND ENTER THE BUILDING TO OPERATE. TO OPERATE.
>> NO. >> AND YOU SAID, SOMETHING EARLIER, THIS IS A MAGISTRATE. STATE LAW.
THERE'S PLANS, THERE'S PLANS THAT YOU JUST SAID, EVERYBODY SHOULD SIT DOWN AND DRAW. IF THEY DECIDE TO SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS IS HYPOTHETICAL.
I TRY TO DO EVERYTHING, I'M DONE.
AT THAT POINT, AND I THINK THIS IS WHAT MY COLLEAGUE WAS GOING.
THE BUILDING IS STILL CLOSED. DOES IT MEAN, MAKING TIME IN MAIN STREET, AT THAT TIME, WOULD HAVE TO TAKE OVER, PUTTING A WHOLE BUILDING. IF THEY HAVE THAT ONE CORNER, TO OPERATE, IN THIS ONE SECTION OR NO.
WE'RE TALKING THE RFP PROCESS. WE HAVE THE CURRENT TENANT MUCH THE TENANT HAS NOT CONFORMED TO THE CAPACITY, WE NEED TO CONFORM. THAT'S WHY THE BUILDING IS CLOSED. THAT'S WHY NO ONE COULD COME IN THE BUILDING AND OPERATE THEIR RESPECTIVE BUSINESSES.
AND LET'S SAY, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.
NER GOING TO FIND ANOTHER TENANT, THROUGH THE RFP PROCESS.
. >> MAIN STREET, RIGHT NOW, HAS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CHANGE OF USE AT THIS TIME.
THAT'S WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. IF ANOTHER TENANT, WE PUT OUT ANOTHER RFP; RIGHT? SOMEBODY ELSE COMES IN, THEY CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT TO DO AS FAR AS DESIGN AND WHATEVER THEY WANT TO DO. THAT'S WHERE I WAS GOING.
. >> FOR THE RECORD, SO THE PUBLIC IS LISTENING, I SIT ON TO MAKE THEM PART -- AND LET'S PUT IT ON THE RECORD. AND MY CONCERN IS THIS.
I DON'T WANT TO BE ON THE SITUATION, WHERE WE HAVE A NEW LEASE AGREEMENT DOWN THE ROAD. WHERE THE TENANT IS THERE.
WE HAVE A BUILDING, THAT WE KNOW, WE CAN'T USE UNTIL IT BECOMES FIXED PER STATE STATUTE. WHAT'S TO STOP -- SO WHAT'S TO STOP SOMEBODY CHALLENGING, IF WE MAKE A DECISION TO ENTER INTO A NEW LEASE AGREEMENT DOWN THE FUTURE WITH MAIN STREET? BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THIS BOARD TO BE IN THE SITUATION ALWAYS LOOKING OVER THEIR BACK LIKE, ARE WE GOING TO BE HERE? ARE THEY NOT GOING TO BE HERE. CAN WE STAY.
AND THAT'S MY CONCERN RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, THEY HAVE NO IDEA, THEY HAVE NO IDEA, IF THEY ARE COMING OR GOING.
BY THE CITY, ENTERING INTO OR STARTING THE PROCESS OF A NEW LEASE AGREEMENT, I'M KIND OF COMPLEX TO HOW WE CAN DO A NEW LEASE AGREEMENT OR NEGOTIATIONS FOR A NEW LEASE AGREEMENT, WITH A BUILDING NO ONE COULD OCCUPY. THAT'S WHAT I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH. SHOULDN'T ANY NEGOTIATIONS BE PUT ON HOLD, UNTIL WE AT LEAST KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE BUILDING. HYPOTHETICAL, WE GET A LEASE AGREEMENT STARTING IN NOVEMBER. LINCOLN PARK; RIGHT? WE GOT ONE
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FROM WHAT I'M HEARING, UNLESS EVERYTHING ELSE IS DONE, THE LEASE AGREEMENT, IS NOTHING, BECAUSE WE CAN'T STILL GET IN THE BUILDING. HOW DOES THE LEASE AGREEMENT START? AT SOME POINT, THE CITY MANAGER SAYS, HE WILL SAY, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.HE WILL PUT OUT, RFP FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO COME IN.
AND NOW HEARING THE BUILDING DIRECTOR, LET'S NOT PIECEMEAL, LET'S NOT BRING THIS DESIGN, THAT DESIGN, SO I DON'T WANT -- TO BE LOOKING OVER THEIR SHOULDERS, OKAY. IS THE CITY GOING TO GIVE ME A YEAR LEASE? AFTER THAT TWO YEAR LEASE, AFTER THE ONE YEAR LEASE, AND WHEN THE BUILDING IS OPEN, THEN WHAT HAPPENS? THAT'S MY CONCERN.
THAT'S MY CONCERN. BECAUSE IT'S NOT FAIR TO THEM.
IT'S NOT FAIR TO THEM. AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IT TO BE TRUE. SOMETHING I HEARD TONIGHT.
SOMETHING I HEARD TONIGHT, YOU KNOW, AND I TALKED TO THE CITY MANAGER, YOU KNOW. WE HAVE A QUESTION MARK IN MY MIND. I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, UNTIL THE BUILDING, UNTIL THIS CHANGE OF USE GETS SETTLED, WHY ARE WE TRYING TO LEASE WITH ANYBODY? I DON'T WANT THE LEASE TO BITE
US AND IN EFFECT. >> I THINK THE PROBLEM, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NEGOTIATION IS UNTIL IT'S SECURE.
WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN, THE TENANT HAS TO IDENTIFY THE USE AND GO IN FOR A CHANGE OF USE. THAT STARTS THE PROCESS.
YOU CAN'T SPECULATE UNTIL THE TENANT IS IN PLACE.
MY THEORY ON THAT AND THE DIRECTION I WAS TAKING, THERE'S TO TENANTS IN PLACE. I BELIEVE THAT BOTH ONE TENANT
IN PLACE -- >> ONE TENANT IN PLACE.
>> HOW DOES LINCOLN PARK MAIN STREET GET A PORTION OF THE SP SPACE.
>> EARLY PART OF MAIN STREET, ONE, TWO, THREE, AVENUE D EXPIRES. THAT LEASE EXPIRES AND WE HAVE THE GRAND IDEA WE'RE GOING TO ESTABLISH A MUSEUM, ARTIST THAT'S LOCALLY KNOWN, VERY FAMOUS THERE IN THE ARTIST HALL OF FAME IN TALLAHASSEE, STATE CAPITOL.
WE UTILIZE THAT SPACE IN THE PURPOSE, IN THE INTERIM.
WE HAD A GREAT, UNDERSTANDING WITH FAMILY, MAIN STREET, THAT SHE WOULD MOVE HER OFFICES IN THE SPACE, SHORT TERM, ONE YYEA
>> WE DID THAT QUICKLY. WITHOUT RFP.
WE MOVE HER IN, FOR 364 DAYS. AND NOW THAT LEASE HAS EXPIRED.
SHE WAS WELL AWARE, THAT ONCE THAT LEASE EXPIRES, AS WE'RE APPROACHING THE EXPIRATION DATE, WE WILL GO FOR ANOTHER RFP FOR ANOTHER LONG-TERM DISPOSITION. .
>> HERE'S THE OTHER THING. TONIGHT, ALL WE'RE ASKING AND I'M NOT TRYING TO MAKE THIS SOUND TOO SIMPLE.
WE'RE ASKING TO BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS, WITH THE SECOND RANK. I HAVE NOT TALKED TO PAM.
I HAVE NOT TALKED TO PAM'S STAFF.
THIS IS TO BEGIN THE PROCESS. WE WILL NOT BRING ANYTHING BACK TO YOU THAT WILL PUT THE CITY IN FPR IN JEOPARDY.
IT WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY AND WE WILL BRING THE BEST DOCUMENT THAT ADDRESSES ALL YOUR CONCERNS.
>> COMMISSIONER, J JOHNSON WANTS TO SPEAK?
>> THANK YOU. >> WE HEARD A LOT OF INFORMATION HERE TONIGHT. WHAT I WAS ASKING IN THE TIMING OF ALL OF THIS. THERE'S TWO ITEMS AT HAND.
I FEEL THE ITEM IN FRONT OF US, IS GETTING CLOUDY, BECAUSE ANOTHER AGREEMENT THAT'S SEPARATE AND APART FROM THE OPPORTUNITY. WHATEVER THE OBLIGATIONS ARE WITH THE OTHER AGREEMENT WITH INK, I UNDERSTAND.
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AND I UNDERSTAND THERE WERE DELAYS ON IT, THAT IS NOT UNCOMMON IN THE INDUSTRY. WE'VE HAD MANY RESTAURANTS IN THE COMMUNITY, THAT HAD THE EXACT SAME PARAMETER.FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I DON'T WANT TO CONFUSE THE ISSUES.
IT'S COMPLICATED AND VERY COMPLICATED IN DIFFERENT LEVELS OF WHAT WE'VE HEARD. YOU BROUGHT IT UP AND EVERYBODY HAS BROUGHT IT UP IN THEIR OWN WAY.
WHEN I STARTED WRITING QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS, THERE'S AN APPLICATION GOING THROUGH ON CAGE -- CHANGE OF USE.
IF THE APPLICATION IS CHANGED AND REMOVED, IF WE ENTER THE NEGOTIATION AND WE APPROVED THIS TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATION, MY FIRST QUESTION, DOES LINCOLN PARK HAVE THE FINANCIAL MEANS TO GET THE CHANGE OF USE ACCOMPLISHED.
MY SECOND, DOES LINCOLN PARK HAVE THE FINANCIAL USE TO MAKE THE UPGRADES, WHICH IS, COULD BE SMOKE WALLS, ONE HOUR RATED WALLS, STAIRWELLS, FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, ELEVATORS? IS THERE A MEANS TO AKONL PLISH THAT WITHOUT A PARTNER? THE OTHER PARTS, WHAT ARE THE FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS.
THIS IS WHERE I'M STARTING TO PULL BACK INTO THE OTHER AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH, INC., WHAT IS OUR FINANCIAL, OR THE CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS WITH, INC. IN GETTING THIS SECURED FINANCIALLY. WITHOUT THE CITY PUTTING ANY MONEY INTO THE PROJECT. IF YOU GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL RESERVATIONS IN THE WHOLE THING, ACCEPTING THE PARCEL FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, I WAS OKAY. THERE'S A GREATER APPROACH AND A BIG VISION FOR THE PART OF LINCOLN PARK.
I HAVE A LOT OF RESERVATIONS AND IT WAS SURROUNDED BY WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT TODAY. I DIDN'T KNOW IT WOULD BE THIS COMPLICATED TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
THOSE ARE THE THINGS AND THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS, THAT I HAVE.
AND SO, MR. THOMAS, I THINK COMMISSIONER GAINS WAS TRYING TO GET THERE AND I'M NOT SURE, THE FOUR ANSWERS FROM MR. MIMMS. IF THE APPLICATION IS PULLED FOR THE CHANGE OF USE THAT YOU HAVE CURRENTLY, DO THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE SAME
APPLICATION FRJS? >> CERTAINLY.
>> DOES THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITY?
>> CERTAINLY. >> IN THE APPLICATION, I THINK I HEARD YOU SAY EARLIER, WHOEVER APPLIES, THE OWNERS THE CITY OF FPR, SIGNED THE APPLICATION, WE'RE THE OWNERS AND WE'RE COAM KANLTS. WHATEVER THE VERBIAGE IS?
>> ABSOLUTELY. >>ND A COMMISSIONERS, I FEEL, THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD CONVERSATION.
I THINK THE CARTS OUT IN THE HORSE, IN TALKING ABOUT THE SPECIFIC SCENARIO. THERE'S A LOT TO THE APPLICATION AD THERE'S A LOT TO THE APPROVALS AND IT'S FINANCIALLY DAUNTING. THAT'S WHERE I WILL STOP FOR NOW. THANK YOU.
>> LET'S SAY WE WERE TO APPROVE THIS TONIGHT.
YOU WOULD ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH LINCOLN PARK MAIN STREET. YOU WILL BE ENTERING INTO NEGOTIATIONS FOR THAT YELLOW SPACE, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT'S CORRECT. WHATEVER IT GOING ON WOULD
>> AND ORIGINALLY, WHEN WE APPROVED THIS RFP THAT WE'RE NOW GOING TO THE SECOND LITTER, ORIGINALLY, THAT RFP WAS GIVING THE YELLOW SPACE TO IRNG, CORRECT.
>> YES YOU GAVE US THE AUTHORIZATION TO
NEGOTIATE WITH, INC., YES >> SO ONE OF THE SCENARIOS, WE APPROVE THE LINCOLN PARK NEGOTIATIONS AND THINGS PROCEED AND THE BUILDING GETS APPROVED AND WE HAVE TWO TENANTS THAT
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HAVE TO GET A LOAN, IS THAT CORRECT.>> THAT'S ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. .
>> AND IF WE DON'T APPROVE THIS, WHAT'S THE ALTERNATIVE? THEN NOTHING HAPPENS, THE BUILDING STAYS EMPTY AND THE CURRENT TENANT CONTINUES TO PRESS ON TO GET OCCUPANCY.
>> CORRECT. >> AND MEANTIME, NOBODY COULD DO ANYTHING IN THE BUILDING UNTIL THAT, ALL OF THAT GETS
. >> I THINK MADAM CHAIR, THE OTHER PART, YOU'RE IN THE PATH, IF IT DOESN'T IF WE DON'T APPROVE BEFORE US, THEN THE CURRENT OCCUPANT OF THE YELLOW SPACE, WHICH PROBABLY HAS ASSETS AND OTHER THINGS IN THERE, AT SOME POINT, IF IT GOT TO THE POINT OF GETTING A CEO, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN THEN? WHAT HAPPENS THEN?
MEANING THAT. >> RIGHT NOW, THE CURRENT, OF THE PROCESS IS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> HIGHEST RANKED. >> AND NOT TAKING AN ACTION TO BEGIN NEGOTIATION WITH LINCOLN PARK MAIN STREET, WHICH THEY CAN'T OCCUPY THE BUILDING, OUTRIGHT, IF THEY ENTER INTO THE NEGOTIATIONS, YOU COME UP WITH SOME TYPE OF WHATEVER, THEY CAN'T -- IT SOUNDS TO ME, YOU COME BACK, I NEGOTIATED WITH LINCOLN PARK MAIN STREET. WE WILL SETTLE AND FPA COMMISSION, YOU HAVE TO VOTE ON THIS DWROO MEANTIME, NOTHING HAPPENS UNTIL ORIGINAL APPLICANT HAS GONE TO THE, TO EXPLAIN.
AND EITHER TEMPORARY OR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
WE'RE DOWN THE LINE. EVERYTHING IS ALL DONE AND THE CONTRACT IS ON RECORD AND THEY ARE GETTING READY TO TEAR DOWN WALLS AND DOING STUFF. I DON'T KNOW WHY ANYONE WOULD WANT TO BE WHEN THAT STUFF IS GOING ON ANYWAY.
AT LEAST THEY CAN GET THEIR STUFF AND MOVED AROUND AND
SECURE IT, WHILE IT'S GOING ON. >> ANOTHER QUESTION FOR MR. THOMAS. MR. THOMAS, IF THE CHANGE OF USE IS APPROVED AND THE PLANS ARE APPROVED AND EVERYTHING MOVES FORWARD, AND THE APPLICANT, DELINEATES THE YELLOW SPACE AS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, NORTHERN HABITABLE, UNTOUCHED AND THEY JUST SAY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING TO THE SPACE.
WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE IT TO THE DIRT FLOOR.
IS THAT ALLOWABLE IN THE CODE? >> >> GENERALLY, THAT WILL APPLY TO A BLUE BUILDING THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A SHELL.
IN THIS CASE, THE APPROPRIATE WAY TO DEAL WITH IT WOULD BE TO DESIGNATE IT AS BUSINESS USE, AS PART OF THE REST OF THE
BUSINESS. >> SO LET'S SAY, THEY DESIGNATED THAT, BUT THEY HAVE NO INTENTION OF MAKING IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
SMALL SECTION. >> MORE THAN LIKELY, THERE WON'T BE VERY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PARTICULAR AREA.
THE ONLY ISSUE THAT MAY BE, IF FIRE, SPRINKLERS AND ALARMS ARE REQUIRED. THAT'S FOR THE WHOLE BUILDING.
IF THEY CHOOSE AN THEY SAY, THIS IS GOING TO BE PHASED AND THIS WORK WILL BE DONE AT A DIFFERENT TIME IN THE FUTURE, THAT'S PUTTING IN THE PLAN WHAT YOU INTENDED TO BE SAY FOR FUTURE CONSTRUCTION OR WHATEVER. YOUR CHANGE OF USE DEMONSTRATES WHAT THE INTENDED USE IS. IT'S MARKED AS A B.
YOU HAVE -- YOU WON'T HAVE TO PUT A BID IN THE FUTURE.
THIS IS THE CHANGE OF USE PROCESS.
IT'S JUST TIME CONSUMING. >> IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE BECAUSE I WOULD THINK THE APPLICANT WOULD DESIGNATE THAT, AND I'M NOT TRYING GET OUT IDEAS.
I'M THINKING LOGISTICALLY, WHAT IT MEANS TO GO TO THE APPLICATION AND TO HAVE THIS SPACE.
WE'RE COMMINGLE ING COMMINGLING CONTRACTS.
SO POTENTIAL LEASE CONTRACTS, BECAUSE WE'RE ENTERING NEGOTIATIONS. ALL RIGHT.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT. OKAY.
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I'LL LEAVE IT THERE ON THE CODE'S PERSPECTIVE.FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, AS THE BODY WITH THE CONTRACT, COMMISSIONERS. BOARD MEMBERS, THIS IS WHERE I HAVE A CHALLENGE. I SEE A CONTRACT THAT ALLOWS SUBLETTING WITHIN IT, RATHER THAN YOU HAVE TWO INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS. AND I MEAN LEASE CONTRACTS IN THIS CASE, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO GET CONVOLUTED.
IF THE APPLICANTS GETS THE CHANGE OF USE APPROVED AND THEY DON'T WANT TO BUILD THE SPACE, DOES MAIN STREET HAVE THE FINANCIAL CAPABILITY TO DO IT NUMBER ONE.
NUMBER TWO, HOW LONG COULD THE PROCESS TAKE ON THEIR PART.
HOW DO WE DELINEATE IT? LET'S SAY THE CODE, UPON REVIEW, BECAUSE IT'S NOT THOROUGHLY REVIEWED YET.
YOU HAVE TO DO ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS FROM THE BUILDING.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT TENANT WE PICK.
IT COULD BE JEREMIAH JOHNSON. HOW DO WE SAY, JEREMIAH JOHNSON, YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS.
HOW DOES ANOTHER TENANT, ANOTHER PROPOSED TENANT PAY FOR THEIR PROPORTION OF THEIR SHARE? I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER TO THAT?
>> I HAVE A SUGGESTION. THERE'S MANY AREAS HERE THAT ARE OPEN ENDED. AND I LOOK AT IT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE, WE DON'T HAVE A PRIMARY TENANT AND SUB TENANT.
WE HAVE TWO TENANTS. CLEARLY, THERE'S A COST FACTOR ASSOCIATED WITH BOTH TENANTS. HOWEVER IT'S NOT -- IF NOBODY IS PROCEEDING TO GET A BUILDING PERMIT AND GETTING A CEO.
AND ANY SUBSEQUENT LEASE NEGOTIATIONS, MAIN STREET, IS SIMPLY SUBJECT TO A CEO. IN MY MIND AND IF WE WERE TO MOVE FORWARD ON PARALLEL TRACKS, YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT, TIER STILL INTERTWINED.
THEY ARE GOING TO PROCEED FORWARD TO DEAL WITH THEIR BUILD UP. LINCOLN PARK MAIN STREET IS STILL IN THE EARLIER STAGES OF TRYING TO SECURE A LONGER TERM AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY. WE ALLOW THE CITY TO MOVE FORWARD, TO MOVE THE AGENDA FORWARD.
IF THEY FALL BY THE WASTE SIDE FOR WHATEVER PARTICULAR REASON, FINE. WE MADE TO COMMITMENTS AS THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT HAS MORE REVIEW AND FOLLOW THROUGH TO SEE IF THE PERMIT IS EXECUTED UPON. I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERNS.
ESPECIALLY RELATIVE TO THE POTENTIAL, ASEM PLEA USE, SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AND THIS COULD BE A SELF-DEFEATING PROPOSITION.
HOWEVER, I THINK IT'S TOO PREMATURE.
I CAN'T WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD, ALLOW THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT TO DO THEIR WORK. IN MY OPINION, THEY WOULD BE A SECONDARY OR AN ADDITIONAL TENANT, THAT WILL HAVE AN INDEPENDENT LEASE FOR THEIR OWN PORTION OF THE SPACE.
. >> INK IS SUBMITTING FOR IT.
THEY MAY SAY IT'S UNACCEPTABLE. >> WE'RE ASKING, IF WE APPROVE, WE'RE ASKING MR. NIHMS TO DO NEGOTIATION.
NEGOTIATIONS WILL FIND OUT, WHETHER THERE'S FINANCIALS.
THAT FINANCIAL SITUATION, AND THE -- THOSE -- THAT COMES OUT
IN THE NEGOTIATION. >> COMMISSIONER J JOHNSON, IF WE DON'T DO THIS, DO YOU HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE PROPOSAL?
OR IDEA. >> MY LAST QUESTION, I WROTE DOWN WAS, THE 60 DAY PERIOD BETWEEN DECEMBER, WHEN WE APPROVED, STAFFED, ENTER NEGOTIATIONS UNTIL TODAY, WHAT HAS HAPPENED THAT OUTSIDE OF THE REMAINDER OF THE BUILDING, WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH THE 1982 SQUARE FOOT SPACE NEGOTIATION
THAT HAS CUED THE AGENDA ITEM. >> BEGINNING OF THE PRESENTATION, THE CURRENT TENANT, WHICH IS, INC. HAS NOT PERFORMED IN AN ACCEPTABLE CAPACITY.
STAFF, I DECIDED, WE ARE NOT GOING TO GIVE THEM NO SPACE TO
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DEAL WITH THAT CANNOT HANDLE THE EXISTING SPACE THAT THEY HAVE.THAT'S WHY THIS IS BROUGHT TO YOU.
. >> OKAY. SO THAT HAPPENED IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER AND JANUARY, LIKE THOSE NEGOTIATIONS
PERIOD? >> INK'S PERFORMANCE, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER 100 OR SO DAYS.
I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBER. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE.
THIS IS WHY IT'S BROUGHT TO YOU. >> OKAY.
>> AND I REMEMBER, WHEN WE HAD THIS BEFORE US, AND THE INK THAT WE HAD, HAVING TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE TWO.
AND I REMEMBER THAT VERY VIVIDLY.
>> IT'S STILL THERE. >> AND I REMEMBER THAT WE WANTED, WE WERE ALL FACED WITH THIS DECISION AND WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. I UNDERSTAND THE RESERVATIONS.
INK HAS DONE SOME REALLY GOOD THINGS.
WE ARE PLEASED WITH THE ACTIVITY AND WE ARE ALL CONCERNED THAT WE WANTED LINCOLN PARK MAINSTREAM, TO HAVE A PLACE FOR THEIR ACTIVITIES. .
>> I THINK SINCE WE'RE FACED WITH IT.
IF THIS CEO HAD HAPPENED, WE WOULDN'T BE FACED WITH THIS.
IT HAS HAPPENED AND WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING, IN MY OPINION.
WE CAN'T DO NOTHING, IS A DOUBLE NEGATIVE.
SO THIS BUILDING IS NOW CLOSED AND THIS ACTIVITY HAS STOPPED.
I THINK THIS IS A REALLY SAD THING.
I DON'T WANT THE MOMENTUM TO STOP.
AND I WANT IT TO CONTINUE FORWARD.
AND I WOULD LIKE FOR BOTH OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO THRIVE AND DO WHAT THEY DO AND WE WANT BOTH OF THEM TO DO WHAT THEY DO.
I CAN'T MAKE A MOTION. YOU SEE WHERE I'M GOING?
COMMISSIONER GAINS? >> JUST REAL QUICK, MADAM MAYOR.
AND I DON'T MIND, AND I SIT ON THE BOARD.
I DON'T MIND NEGOTIATIONS STARTING. HOWEVER, I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF RESTRICTIONS, NEGOTIATIONS BECAUSE, AND ANY LEASE AGREEMENT WILL PUT LINCOLN PARK MAIN STREET IN THE SAME SITUATION THEY ARE NOW.
THEY DON'T KNOW, IF THEY ARE GOING TO BE THERE.
THAT'S MY CONCERN SITTING HERE THIS LAST 30 MINUTES.
THEY ARE IN A SPOT RIGHT NOW, THEY DON'T KNOW, IF THEY ARE GOING TO COME AND GO. TO MAKE THEM GO THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS, WE COME BACK IN THE MEETING AND EVERYTHING IS GOING THROUGH OR AS YOU PUT -- AND THEY HAVE MONEY, THEY HAVE THE CONTRACTOR, THEN WE ARE RIGHT HERE.
. >> THE ALTERNATIVE, IS TO MAKE A MOTION, TO MOVE ON, KNOWING THAT AND MAKING THEM, LINCOLN PARK, THE COMMITTEE NEEDS TO KNOW, UNTIL THE BUILDING IS OPEN, THERE'S NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE.
. >> IT'S LIKE TO ME IF I KNOW I CAN'T DO ANYTHING IN A BUILDING, WHILE THEY GO THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS, IT'S BEEN TIME TRYING TO GET THROUGH A BUILDING I CAN'T USE. THAT'S THE PROBLEM I'M HAVING.
>> MAYBE THERE WON'T. >> THAT'S FINE.
WE CAN DO THAT. >> TO A POINT, WE HAVE TO ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN. AND I THINK, BOTH PARTIES IN THE AUDIENCE. I THINK THAT WE ALL, PAYING IN CONSTANT, WHEN IT IS HERE. THT THE PATHWAY, TO WORK THAT SITUATION IN MY OPINION. .
>> THERE'S A SECOND NEGOTIATION, AND THE SECOND NEGOTIATIONS AND MY PERSONAL OPINION, IS THAT ONE BETWEEN INK AND LINCOLN PARK MAIN STREET. THERE'S FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS ARE ALREADY IN PLACE, GOING THROUGH AN APPLICATION PROCESS,
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THAT WE'RE NOT A PART OF, WELL, WE ARE BUT SOMEONE ELSE IS PAYING FOR IT. WHAT'S THE ROLE OF THE OTHER.WHAT'S THE ROLE OF FPIA AND ROLE OF LINCOLN PARK NEGOTIATIONS.
BECAUSE ALL THAT STOPS, GO BACK AND INK SAYS, NO THANK YOU, HAVE
A NICE DAY. >> BACK TO SQUARE ONE.
>> AND BECAUSE -- AND AS FPR BOARD MEMBER, IT WOULDN'T BE MY VOTE FOR US TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATION TO -- I WANT TO IRON THE DETAILS OUT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT US GETTING LOST IN THAT MIX, YOU KNOW. US GETTING PART OF THAT.
US GETTING OUTSIDE OF OUR AREA. .
>> HOW DO YOU PROCEED WITH THAT, OTHER THAN YOU PROCEED?
>> WE CAN MOVE THIS ON. AND THE CITY MANAGER, BUILDING DIRECTOR, PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE, LINCOLN PARK MAIN STREET, INK IN THE AUDIENCE. EVERYBODY HAS HEARD THE DISCUSSION IN THE LAST 30-35 MINUTES.
EVERYBODY HAS HEARD THE ISSUES. SO I HAVE TO ASK MADAM ATTORNEY REAL QUICK. THERE'S A MOTION PROPER TO PROCEED WITH NEGOTIATIONS WITH SOME TYPE OF RESTRICTIONS BASED
ON THE SEAL. >> MADAM CHAIR, COMMISSIONER GAINES, YOU COULD PUT WHATEVER RESTRICTIONS YOU WANT ON STAFF THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE RFP DOCUMENT.
SO TYPICALLY, IT'S STANDARD LANGUAGE IN ANY LEASE AGREEMENT THAT THE PARTY LEASING THE PROPERTY FROM THE CITY OR FROM THE FPRA, WILL COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE CODES AND STATE LAW.
>> RIGHT. >> AND AS AN EXAMPLE, THE LEASE AGREEMENT, THAT, INC. CURRENTLY HOLDS FOR THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING, STATES EXACTLY THAT. STATES THE REQUIREMENT, IT'S A 20 YEAR LEASE. SO LONG-TERM, SO THEREFORE, I'M GOING TO SURMISE, THAT'S WHY THEY ENTERED INTO THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING A CEO. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH STANDARD
LANGUAGE IN ANY LEASE AGREEMENT. >> I WILL STAY AWAY FROM THAT.
I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ALLOW, IS IT THE CITY MANAGER.
>> STAFF. >> WE'LL ALLOW STAFF TO BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS? AND TO LEASE AN IMPROVEMENT OF 1982 SQUARE FEET OF MEANS COURT WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID
TODAY. >> WITH LINCOLN PARK MAIN
STREET. >> THAT'S EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN
>> AND I WOULD HAVE A FOLLOW-UP COMMENT.
I THINK UNFORTUNATELY THAT WE'RE INSERTING OURSELVES INTO THE ROOM OF DISCUSSION THAT NEEDS TO BE HAD BETWEEN THESE TWO ORGANIZATIONS. THEY NEED TO CLARIFY ALL OF THIS. THE MOTION IS FINE.
I SECOND THE MOTION. I WOULD SUPPORT THAT.
THAT'S AN ISSUE THAT'S BEYOND US.
>> MR. MIMMS. >> AND BEFORE YOU VOTE ON IT.
>> YES. >>ND A COMMISSIONER, BOARD MEMBER GAINES SAYS MOTION WITH EVERYTHING HAS BEEN SAID.
>> SECOND. >> AND I DON'T KNOW.
>> AND MADAM MAYOR, COULD I MAKE A SUGGESTION
>> PLEASE. >> COMMISSIONER GAINES, IF IT IS THE WILL OF THE BOARD TO AUTHORIZE NEGOTIATIONS, IT'S PROBABLY BETTER TO USE A BROAD BRUSH AND ALLOW STAFF TO GO IN AND NEGOTIATE AND IT WILL ALLOW FOR A STAFF TO REACT TO CIRCUMSTANCES AS THEY COME UP RATHER THAN TO SET PARAMETERS NOW BASED ON EXPECTATIONS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAPPEN.
THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION TO LEAVE IT AS BROAD AS POSSIBLE. ANYTHING THAT'S ULTIMATELY NEGOTIATED WILL BE REDUCED TO AN AGREEMENT THAT WILL COME BACK
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BEFORE THE BOARD. >> MY MOTION IS WHAT?
MADAM ATTORNEY SAID. >> AUTHORIZE STAFF TO NEGOTIATION WITH LINCOLN PARK MAIN STREET.
>> I WILL MAKE IT REAL SIMPLE. MADAM CHAIR, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE NEGOTIATIONS WITH LINCOLN PARK MAIN STREET.
>> MOTION AND SECOND. EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND THE MOTION? READY TO VOTE. CALL THE ROLL.
>> COMMISSIONER JEREMIAH JOHNSON?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK?
[b. Small Business Development Poll Results]
>> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON? >> YES.
>> MR. MIMMS. >> WE HAVE A FANTASTIC PRESENTATION, FROM REDEVELOPMENT, MARTIAL.
>> MARCIA NOELLE. >> YOU HAVE A NEW LAST NAME.
>> I HAVE A NEW NAME. >> I'M SORRY.
>> I WAS GOING TO BE A REAL SMARTY PANTS HERE.
I STILL ACCEPT THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
>> WHAT'S YOUR NEW LAST NAME? >> AMMAN.
>> IT'S NOT EASY TO PRONOUNCE. >> ENGLISH COMMAND BUT.
>> IT'S COMMAND WITH AN O. >> GOT IT.
ALL RIGHT. WE SHOULD REMEMBER THAT FROM NOW
>> PLEASE PROCEED. >> AND ALL RIGHT.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY. I HOPE EVERYBODY IS HAVING A GOOD DAY. MY PRESENTATION IS PRETTY LIGHT AND I WILL MAKE SURE TO KEEP IT S SUSCINCT. I HOPE IT WILL ENGAGE YOU AND GIVE YOU GOOD INFORMATION. LAST YEAR, WE DECIDED TO DO A SMALL BUSINESS POLL. BASICALLY THE IDEA BEHIND THE POLL, BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF ACTIVITIES, WE'VE PUT OUT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PANDEMIC, WE WANTED TO TOUCH BASE, TO THE SMALL BUSINESSES, IF THERE'S ANY AREAS, MAYBE WE HAVE NOT COVERED OR ARE THERE ANY IDEAS, WE CAN POTENTIALLY THINK OF IN RELATION TO THE GOALS AND THINGS WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH THIS FISCAL YEAR AND THOSE BEYOND. WE'RE GARNERING INPUT SO WE CAN INFORM YOU WHERE THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY STANDS.
I HAVE A SET OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTIONS WE CAN TAKE IN RESPONSE TO THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED.
IN THE SECOND REASON THAT WE DID THIS, WAS BECAUSE WE WANTED TO CREATE OR BUILD AND MAINTAIN POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY. WE'RE DOING PROGRAMS FOR THEM.
THAT'S REALLY THE INTENT BEHIND IT.
GETTING STARTED, I WILL BRIEFLY DISCUSS WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THE POLL IS AS WELL. IT'S TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, ANALYZING THE SMALL BUSINESS.
AND THE RESULTS OF THE POLL WILL BE USED TO SPECIFICALLY SERVE SMALL BUSINESS INTERESTS, AND ULTIMATELY STRENGTHEN THE LOCAL ECONOMY, BOTH NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.
SO LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BACKGROUND THE POLL LIKE I SAID IT WAS IMPLEMENTED LATE LAST YEAR DECEMBER 5TH THROUGH THE 30TH. IT CONTAINED EIGHT MAIN QUESTIONS. SIX OF WHICH OF DEMOGRAPHIC QUESTIONS TO THE CORE QUESTIONS. WE RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 98 RESPONSES AFTER FILTERING THROUGH THE RESPONSES, MOVING ANY DUPLICATES AND THOSE IN THE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY, WERE ABLE TO NARROW IT DOWN TO 93. CLOSE TO 100 INDIVIDUAL BUSINESSES RESPONDED TO THE SURVEY.
WHICH WE'RE PROUD OF. WE ARE DOING SOMETHING, STARTING SOMETHING WE NEVER DONE BEFORE. WE HAVE AN ANTICIPATION, WE WILL GET 50. AND IF THIS IS SOMETHING IN AN ANNUAL BASE, AND WE CAN SEE THE NUMBERS GO UP.
LASTLY, THE POLL WAS SHARED ON-LINE.
WE DID SO THROUGH PRESS RELEASE, CITY'S WEBSITE.
WE ALSO ENGAGED IN LOCAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS, WHO WENT DOOR TO DOOR. WE SENT E-MAILS TO OVER 1,000 CONTACTS. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE DISCLAIMER, THE POLL WE SHARED, IT'S NOT A SCIENTIFIC-BASED SURVEY. IT'S REALLY AN OPINION POLL TO GATHER INPUT. IN CASE IT'S A METHODOLOGY
>> AND THE NEXT IMAGE YOU SEE HERE IS THE PARTICIPATION THAT WE RECEIVED THROUGHOUT THE CITY. OUR GOAL WAS TO GET AS MUCH
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REPRESENTATION AS POSSIBLE, NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST, AND I THINK WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED THAT. THE PINPOINTS WE SEE ARE LITERALLY THE LOCATION OF THE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT RESPONDED TO OUR SMALL SURVEY. NOW WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO THE DEMOGRAPHICS. JUST A QUICK FACTS ON THE DEMOGRAPHICS. WHEN ASKED IF THEY RESIDED IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, 65 PERCENT OF THE RESPONDENTS SAID YES, WHICH IS A GOOD MARKER, THE FACT, THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE, WORK AND LITERALLY PLAY IN THE CITY.THE SECOND IS THE AGE REPRESENTATION.
SO 5 PERCENT ARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 25-34.
28 PERCENT, 55-64. AND 13 PERCENT, ARE 65 AND OVER.
IN TERMS OF SECTOR, INDUSTRIES REPRESENTED, BEAUTY INDUSTRY, CONSTRUCTION, RESTAURANTS, HALTH CARE, LANDSCAPE AND LAWN SERVICES. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, REAL ESTATE TRADE, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, TOURISM HOSPITALITY, ENTERTAINMENT, AUTOMOBILE SERVICES AND MORE.
IN THE LAST SET OF FACTS, IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES, 54 PERCENT HAVE 1-4 EMPLOYEES. 22 PERCENT, 5-9.
13 PERCENT, 10-19. 6 PERCENT, 20-49.
1 PERCENT, 50-99. 50 PERCENT, 100 OR MORE.
AND FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE SURVEY, ANY SMALL BUSINESS WOULD BE CONSIDERED SMALL BUSINESS, IF THEY HAVE EMPLOYEE SIZE UNDER 50. FOR THE NEXT POINT HERE, THE NUMBER OF YEARS IN OPERATION, 3 PERCENT SAID LESS THAN 1.
30 PERCENT, SAID, 1-3 YEARS. 13 PERCENT, 4-6 YEARS.
AND 12 PERCENT, 7-9 YEARS. 18 PERCENT, 10-19.
AND THEN 24 PERCENT, 20 AND OVER.
SO WE SEE SOMEWHAT OF AN EQUAL REPRESENTATION BETWEEN NEW AND OLD. LAST IS THE PARTICIPATION IN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AT THE TIME OF THE POLL.
WE HAVE 87 PERCENT OF THOSE RESPONDED THAT SAID NO.
13 PERCENT SAID YES THE IDEA WAS TO GET AN IDEA, WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASSIST IN THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY, AS IT RELATES TO ANY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT COULD ASSIST.
>> ON THE POINT, DID THE POLL INCLUDE HOW MANY HAVE EVER HEARD OF A SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM? DO THEY GET NOTIFIED? WE'RE NOT SURE?
>> RIGHT. >> THEY HAVE NOT PARTICIPATED,
THAT'S THE QUESTION. >> IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE.
BECAUSE THEY SAID NO, AT THE TIME, DOESN'T MEAN THEY HAVE NEVER PARTICIPATED. WE TRY TO MAKE IT SHORT.
WHAT IT GIVES US, I THINK, AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASSUME, MAYBE, IF MOST OF THE BUSINESSES ARE NOT -- SMALL BUSINESSES, PARTICULARLY, THAT ARE SMART, ARE NOT PARTICIPATING IN A PROGRAM. THERE COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY.
YOU WILL SEE THE RECOMMENDATIONS, KIND OF SPELL IT OUT, AS TO HOW WE CAN SUPPORT THEM THERE.
>> THANK YOU >> MOVING ON TO THE TWO CORE QUESTIONS, THE FIRST IS, PLEASE INDICATE YOUR TOP CHALLENGES AND OPERATING IN GROWING YOUR BUSINESS.
BY SELECTING THE TOP THREE ISSUES AS YOU COULD SEE, THERE'S A LIST OF ISSUES THAT THEY CAN RESONATE WITH, FOR THE PURPOSES OF REALLY FOCUSING ON THE TOP ISSUES.
I'M GOING TO LIST TO YOU THE TOP 4 IN ORDER OF THE SIGNIFICANCE.
FIRST IS FINDING AND KEEPING THE RIGHT PEOPLE.
NUMBER TWO, ACCESS THE FINANCING.
THREE, LACK OF BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES.
THAT COULD BE PROGRAMS, INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES, ET CETERA. NUMBER 4, THE LACK OF MARKETING AND PROMOTION. AND LAST, AND THIS IS WHERE WE WANTED TO ENGAGE THEM IN HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM TO ADDRESS ANY ISSUES AND IN ADDITION, HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO BETTER, TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. THEY CAN ESSENTIALLY LIST THEIR IDEAS FROM HIGHEST PROPERTY, LOWEST PRIORITY.
AND FROM THIS, WE RECEIVED OVER 200 COMMENTS.
I HAD A PLEASURE TO FILTER ALL OF THEM.
WHAT I DID, I FOUND THE TRENDS. BASICALLY, WHATEVER IT WAS COMMUNICATED MOST, IS WHAT YOU WILL SEE AS A LIST OF PRIORITIES IN THE NEXT SLIDE. SO WE HAVE 7 AND I'LL GO AHEAD
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AND READ THEM OFF FOR YOU. FIRST, IS IMPROVE THE MARKETING AND IMPRESSION OF THE CITY. IT SHOULD ATTRACT TOURISTS, ENTREPRENEURS, CUSTOMERS ET CETERA.NUMBER TWO, IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL APPEAL AND AESTHETICS, SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY. NUMBER THREE, IMPROVE PARKING ACCESS, SUCH AS LIMITATIONS ON TIME, DESIGNATED PARKING FOR BUSINESSES. NUMBER FOUR, FUNDING AND ASSISTANCE, SUCH AS GRANTS. NUMBER 5, BUSINESS AND GRANT PROGRAMS. LASTLY, ALREADY OWNED BUSINESS SUPPORT AND EXPANSION. SO ON THE NEXT SLIDE, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT, BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND, THEY ARE PROBABLY GOING TO BE WATCHING THE PRESENTATION.
THE IDEA THAT I GOT FROM LOOKING AT THE RESPONSE, IT WAS, THE CITY AND THE FPRA, HAS DONE A LOT OF THINGS TO SUPPORT THE SMALL BUSINESSES. OFTEN TIMES WHAT GOVERNMENTS HAVE ISSUES, MAKING SURE THE COMMUNITY IS AWARE OF WHAT GOES ON. SOMETIMES WE CAN SEE RESPONSES DUE TO THE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE WHAT'S GONE ON AND THE SURVEY BRINGS TO LIGHT, OPPORTUNITIES THAT DO EXIST SO THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN WHAT THEY HAVE TO OFFER.
I JUST LIST FOUR QUICK ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WE HAVE DONE, THE CITY AND FPRA. IN TERMS OF THE KEY FORCE, BEAUTIFUL ADVISORY BOARD OR PUBLIC WORKS COMMUNITIES.
WE HAVE THE GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP, ADOPT A ROAD PROGRAM AND REGULAR CLEANUPS THAT TAKE PLACE WITHIN THIS FISCAL YEAR.
WE'VE HAD THE COMMERCIAL FACADE, PAD MURAL PROGRAM, WHICH I'M WORKING ON. WE DISCUSS THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN NUMBER THREE THE GRANT INITIATIVES.
IT PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS AND THE COMMERCIAL FACADE GRANT. AND LASTLY, WE HAVE THE GOLD AMMEL AWARD AND RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE TAKING CARE OF THEIR PROPERTIES. ALL IN ALL, AFTER REVIEWING THE INFORMATION, I THINK THAT WE CAN LOOK AT THIS FROM A TWO PRONG APPROACH IN TERMS OF HOW WE CAN BRING IMPACT AS A RESULT OF THIS POLL. AND SO I BELIEVE THERE'S TWO SPHERES. THE FIRST ONE IS THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SPHERE, WHICH FOCUSES ON EMPOWERING TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES, SUCH AS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, PROMOTION, MARKETING AND CUSTOMER RELATIONS.
THE SECOND ONE, IS THE CITY SPHERE, FOCUSING ON, IN WHICH SMALL BUSINESSES COULD REVIVE. SUCH AS CREATING SMALL BUSINESSES AND PROGRAMS. AND SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO NOW, IS BASICALLY BREAK OUT THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THREE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, BASED ON THE PRIORITIES AND WHAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE RESPONDENTS MUCH THE THREE CATEGORIES, IS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, MARKETING AND COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT AND SAFETY. THE RECOMMENDATION UNDER THE CATEGORY IS ESTABLISHING A COLAB RATIVE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OR EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR THE SMALL BUSINESSES.
THIS COULD BE DONE JOINTLY WITH THE CITY, IN TERMS OF UTILIZING CITY RESOURCES. NUMBER TWO, CONDUCTING A SMALL BUSINESS INFORMATION SESSION TO INFORM SMALL BUSINESSES ON VARIOUS TOPICS, SUCH AS HOW TO DO BUSINESS, WHERE TO ACCESS THE SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE, NOT JUST WHAT WE PROVIDE, BUT WHAT THE STATE PROVIDES AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROVIDES AND OTHER ENTITIES. SOMETIMES, PEOPLE COULD GET LOST WITH THE INFORMATION OUT THERE, PERHAPS WE CAN CENTRALIZE THE INFORMATION, PROVIDING THE VIRTUAL MATTER, VIDEO DEMONSTRATION. NUMBER THREE, CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SMALL BUSINESS GRANTS THAT ASSIST WITH THE GROWTH.
THE WORD GROWTH COULD BE VERY VAGUE.
NONETHELESS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DEVELOPMENTAL THINGS, THINGS THAT GET FROM POINT A TO POINT B.
INNOVATION, ACQUIRING EQUIPMENT, ADVERTISEMENT, PROMOTION.
I THINK THAT COULD BE DONE JOINTLY WITH THE CITY.
FIRST RECOMMENDATION, TO ASSETS AND ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS THE BEACH. CULTURAL ARTS PROGRAMS AND EVENTS. CAPITOL IMPROVEMENTS.
YOU HAVE MEDIA, SUCH AS PRINT, RADIO, USE THE WEBSITE AND
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SOCIAL MEDIA. MAYBE THERE'S OTHER WAYS, TO LET THEM KNOW, WHERE WE'RE GOING. MAYBE THERE'S WAYS TO ASSIST WITH OUR ABILITY TO REACH PEOPLE EVEN IN PLACES, WHERE WE WOULDN'T TRADITIONALLY. AND NUMBER TWO, TO ENCOURAGE PROPOTION MOTION OF THE CITY, BY BUSINESSES.WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOTELS, STRAUNS AND BUSINESSES AS WELL, THAT SEEMS TO BE IN THE INDUSTRY OF TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY.
OFTEN TIMES, I FEEL BASED ON EXPERIENCE, WE OFTEN MAY NOT CONSIDER HOW BENEFICIAL IT IS, AS A WAY TO FURTHER COMMUNICATE OUR BRAND AND OUR MESSAGE. THERE'S A WAY TO DO THAT.
AND LASTLY, RECOGNIZING INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES THAT ARE MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND ANY OTHER ACTS OF KINDNESS.
THIS IS ESSENTIALLY COULD BE ADDED AS A THIRD CATEGORY TO AN AWARD PROGRAM WE HAVE, FOCUSES ON INDIVIDUALS, MADE TO OTHER PEOPLE. SPEAKING TO THE BRAND AND NARRATIVE OF WHO WE ARE. LASTLY THE COMMUNITY AESTHETICS AND SAFETY. OFTEN TIMES, THEY ARE CORRELATED BECAUSE SIMPLY FOR MOST PEOPLE, PERCEPTION IS REALITY.
I KNOW WE TALK ABOUT MAKING OUR COMMUNITY LOOK BETTER SO PEOPLE COULD BE WELCOMED AND COME FORABLE.
IF I, THE PUBLIC SAFETY SUCCESSES.
CRIME STATISTICS AND POLICING ACTIVITIES.
I'M NOT TOO FAMILIAR WITH WHAT THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT IS DOING. I UNDERSTAND THAT'S IN THE CITY'S FUNCTION. IT WOULDN'T NECESSARILY BE THE FULL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE FPRA. WHAT HAPPENS THERE, DOES EFFECT WHAT WE CAN DO HERE. AND SECONDLY, ADDRESS PROGRAMS OR LOCAL CODES AND PROCESSES THAT MAY BE INEFFECTIVE IN A CHEAP SO MY TOP RECOMMENDATIONS ARE BASICALLY FOR RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE LIST I JUST PROVIDED AND THESE ARE THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT I'M PROVIDING SIMPLY BECAUSE OF FEASIBILITY AND WHAT'S APPROPRIATE FOR THE DEPARTMENT AS WELL. I THINK SOME OF THE THINGS COULD BE DONE SOONER THAN LATER. SOME OF THESE ARE LOWER HANGING FRUITS. I WILL GO AHEAD AND LIST THE TOP RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOU. THE FIRST IS TO ESTABLISH A COLLABORATIVE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR OUR SMALL BUSINESSES TO CONDUCT A SMALL BUSINESS INFORMATION, PRESENTATION OR SESSION, TO INFORM OUR SMALL BUSINESSES ON THE VARIOUS TOPICS LIKE HOW TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE CITY AND WHERE TO ACCESS SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCES.
THIRD, MARKET MAJOR CITY, ASSETS AND ACTIVITIES ACROSS THE VARIOUS PLATFORMS IN PARTNERSHIPS AND RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES THAT ARE MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY AND ACTS OF KINDNESS.
WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP. STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT FPRA APPROVE THE STAFF TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE TOP REOMMENDATIONS THAT I LISTED. NUMBER TWO, THE STAFF WILL SHARE THE RESULTS OF THE POLL AND APPROVED RECOMMENDATION WITH THE COMMUNITY ON-LINE, THROUGH E-MAIL AND IN PERSON AND WITH THE LOCAL BUSINESS GROUPS. WE DID SHARE THAT WE WOULD BE PROVIDING THE RESULTS TO THEM, SO WE CAN KEEP THEM ENGAGED.
LASTLY, THE STAFF WILL PRESENT AN ACTION PLAN IN A SUBSEQUENT FPRA MEETING AS AN UPDATED AND RECOMMENDATION AND TO SPELL OUT HOW WE WILL DO THIS AND THE RESOURCES THAT ARE REQUIRED.
BEFORE I CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION, THIS IS THE FUN PART. I WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF THE PARTICIPANTS OF OUR SMALL BUSINESS POLL. AN INCENTIVE FOR PARTICIPATING, WE WOULD RECOGNIZE THEM IN THE CITY'S COMMUNICATION PLATFORM FOR THE COMMUNICATION IN THE SURVEY.
OF THE 93 RANDOMLY SELECTED 15 WINNERS, WE SEE FOUR ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW. I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE TO MEET THEM. I WILL SAY, THEY ARE VERY THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE REACHED OUT AND HAVE GIVEN THEM A VOICE TO SPEAK ON SOMETHING THAT MATTERS TO THEM.
SO THAT WAS A PLEASURE OF MINE. HERE'S A LIST OF ALL 15 BUSINESSES THAT HAVE WON. I ALSO WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR, WE ARE THANKFUL FOR EVERY BUSINESS THAT DID PARTICIPATE.
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WE'RE SIMPLY RECOGNIZING THE WINNERS.AT THIS TIME, IF THERE'S ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
>> YOU COULD GO BACK TO THE YOUR TOP RECOMMENDATION.
NUMBER ONE, COLLABORATIVE BUSINESS EDUCATION.
IS THIS SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY DONE WITH THE COLLEGE, SMALL
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GROUP? >> FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THERE'S DIFFERENT ENTITIES THAT THROW THEIR OWN.
I KNOW BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS WILL DO THEMSELVES SOMETIMES, WITH THE ASSOCIATIONS, THEY DO HAVE A CHALLENGE, ENGAGING IN NEW MEMBERS TO ATTEND THE PROGRAMS. I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE UP WITH THAT'S AT THE COLLEGE.
THE BENEFIT, WITH THE MUNICIPALITIES, PUT ON THEIR OWN SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM, IS THAT, ONE, THEY LOOK AT US A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY. IT WOULDN'T BE NECESSARILY PROVIDING THE SERVICES, THAT ARE COLLABORATIVE.
WE CAN WORK WITH THE ASSOCIATIONS, TO BRING IN THE INSTRUCTION, CORE CURRICULUM, FOR THE SMALL BUSINESSES.
WE ESSENTIALLY ARE RALLYING EVERYBODY TOGETHER.
>> COMMISSIONER J. JOHNSON, YOU COULD TO SMALL BUSINESS ALLIANCE MEETING SOMETIMES. WHAT I FOUND, THEIR BIGGEST PROBLEM IS TIME. THEY ARE SPENDING ALL THEIR TIME TO GROW THEIR BUSINESS. HAVING TIME OUTSIDE OF WORK IS A REAL CHALLENGE FOR THEM. WE HAVE TO BE SENSITIVE.
THE CHAMBER, ONE OF THE CHALLENGES IS SMALL BUSINESSES AND SMALL BUSINESSES IN FORT PIERCE BECAUSE THEY DON'T BECOME CHAMBER MEMBERS OR DON'T ATTEND CHAMBER EVENTS BECAUSE THEY ARE BUSY. THEY ARE BUSY WITH THEIR SMALL BUSINESS. SO I THINK, I DON'T KNOW, IF YOU HAVE BEEN TO ANY KIND OF CHAMBER EVENT AND YOU'RE THE LIAISON, THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT YOU CONSIDERED DOING SO CONSIDER KNOWING WHAT THE CHAMBER OFFERS BECAUSE I THINK THAT A LOT OF WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT, IS SOMETHING THAT THEY WORK ON ALL THE TIME. THEY ARE TRYING TO DO ALL THE TIME. I COULD THINK OF, RIGHT OFF THE BAT, THAT SHOULD BE APPLAUDED AND AWARDED.
THE CITY RECOGNIZES THEY ARE DOING THAT AND ARE PLEASED ABOUT IT. I'LL LET SOMEBODY ELSE TALK.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION I REALLY ENJOYED IT. I DIDN'T MAKE THE CUT LIST BUT I DID FILL OUT THE SURVEY. AND THEY MAKE A VALID POINT, SMALL BUSINESSES, THAT DRIVES ME TO POIN NUMBER TWO.
I THINK THAT'S THE ONE THAT MEANS THE CITY COULD HAVE STEAK OWNERSHIP AND HAVE SMALL BUSINESSES DO BUSINESS WITH US AND GET SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE WILL ADDRESS IN OUR CITY, BY ENCOURAGING THAT. I DON'T WANT TO GET BEHIND THAT ONE AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE ACTION PLAN, WHICH WILL COME BACK. I IMMEDIATELY THINK ABOUT FUNDING, AND THERE NEEDS TO BE RESOURCES DEDICATED TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. I WOULD ENCOURAGE THAT, WE INVITE OUR COUNTY PARTNERS, DISTRICT.
BECAUSE THERE'S THINGS, EARLY ON, IN FPRA, AS YOU BUILD MORE THERE IN THE TOTALITY OF THE LOOK, BUSINESS OWNER COMING KNOWING, ALL THE MAJOR ENTITIES THAT WORKED FOR SMALL BUSINESSES WILL BE THERE AND MAY BE COVERING SOME THINGS I WOULD ENCOURAGE THAT WE HAVE THOSE EXTENSIONS, WE TALKED
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ABOUT AND LONG GAIN THAT WE THINK ABOUT THERE.WE WILL WATCH, NUMBER THREE AND FOUR.
AND ON PROBLEM NUMBER 3, IN MY MIND, COUNTING MY ASSETS.
GETTING OUT THERE AND LETTING GO IN THAT.
THAT WILL GO SMALL BUSINESS, AND SOMEONE WILL BE IN CULTURAL EVENTS, THEY WILL GO TO RESTAURANTS AND WHATEVER.
THEY NEED A SMALL SERVICE OR SOMETHING, THROUGH THE AUTOMOBILE PLACES OR SOMETHING. AND I'M IN FAVOR OF IT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO HOW YOU DISSECT THIS WITH THE RESOURCES AND MAKING SURE THAT THAT CONNECTS BECAUSE THIS STUFF HAS TO BE TIED TO SOME RESOURCES SO GOOD JOB.
THANK YOU. >> MADAM MAYOR, I CONCUR.
YOU AND I HAVE TO HAVE SOME MEETINGS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DOWNTOWN CHAMBER COUNCIL AND ALLIANCE.
AND I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN TO A COUPLE OF THOSE.
CHARLOTTE, YOU MET CHARLOTTE AT TOURISM.
HAVE I INTRODUCED YOU YET >> YOU NEED TO DO THAT.
WE CAN DO THAT. YOU MENTIONED IT AND RIGHT, COMMISSIONER, AND MADAM MAYOR HAVE SAID IT.
THERE'S A LOT TO THIS. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET ALL THE TENTACLES TO GET THE RESOURCES AND GET THEM IN, IN CONJUNCTION WITH YOUR IDEAS. I'M EXCITED.
I'M GLAD YOU'RE TAKING THIS ON AND LEADING THE CHARGE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO ENGAGING HOWEVER WE CAN.
>> COMMISSIONER GAINES? >> GREAT REPORT AND WHAT MY
FELLOW COMMISSIONER SAID. >> I THOUGHT IT WAS A PHENOMENAL REPORT. VERY WELL PUT TOGETHER.
I ECHO THE COMMENTS I HEARD SO FAR.
I FIND IT UNIQUE, NUMBER TWO, AS A HIGH PRIORITY, DOING BUSINESS WITH THE CITY BECAUSE, CANDIDLY, IT'S ALWAYS COMFOUNDED ME.
AND IN THE INDUSTRIES, PRIOR TO BEING IN THE COMMISSION, THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES THERE THAT OTHER FIRMS IN OUR NATURE ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE. I COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT.
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SITTING THROUGH THE PRESENTATIONS AND BECOMING EDUCATED.
I THINK YOU REALLY HIT A GREAT PACKAGE OF RECOMMENDATIONS HERE
TO MOVE FORWARD. >> YES, AND WE HAVE HAD THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW TASK FORCE FROM THE, THE CHAMBER AND EDC AND THIRD GROUP. TREASURE COAST BUILDERS HAVE REVIEWED OUR PROCESSES, AT LEAST ONCE AND MAY BE COMING BACK FOR A SECOND TIME BECAUSE WHAT -- AS OUTSIDERS BUT AS FRIENDLY OUTSIDERS, WANTING TO HELP THEIR CLIENTS AND BUSINESSES AS WELL AS HELP US IMPROVE OUR PROCESSES.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY IF PLACE THAT YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT. THAT TAKES A LOOK AT EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING IN TERMS OF WELCOMING NEW BUSINESSES OR TREAT BEING OUR CURRENT BUSINESSES AND GIVING US SUGGESTIONS ON HOW WE CAN IMPROVE AS AN OUTSIDER.
>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND AUTHORIZE
STAFF TO MOVE FORWARD. >> SECOND.
>> THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND. >> CALL ROLL.
>> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK? >> YES.
>> COMMISSIONER GAINES? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> AND CHAIRWOMAN HUDSON? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> NEXT WE HAVE STAFF COMMENTS. I THINK THERE'S -- WILL TAKE
[a. FPRA Programs & Activities Summary]
[b. Sunrise Theatre Financial Data]
>> MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS ATTACHED TO THE STAFF COMMENTS. OTHER IS FINANCIAL DATA ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUN RISE THEATER.
THIS WAS REQUESTED A COUPLE MEETINGS BACK.
WE DECIDED TO PUT IT ON THE AGENDA.
WE HAVE THE WORKER ASSIGNED LAST YEAR TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THE FINANCIAL, AND WE HAVE THE SPECTACULAR STAFF AS FAR AS THE FPRA TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, WITH REGARD TO THE ACTIVITIES SUMMARY.
[9. BOARD COMMENTS]
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>>. >> I TALKED TO HIS DAD ABOUT MOXIE. WE KNOW HE'S A FIRE. I WILL GIVE THE MEANT RECOGNITION FOR BOXING. IT'S ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBER? ALL RIGHT. SHELBY ADJOURNED? IT'S ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.