[00:00:02] >>> MEETING TO ORDER THE FORT PIERCE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY TUESDAY, JULY 9 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. >> [4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES] >> FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM JUNE 11, 2020 OH MEETING. >> MOTION AND SECOND CALL THE ROLL PLEASE. >> THANK YOU. >> [5. ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO AGENDA AND APPROVAL OF AGENDA] THE AGENDA AND APPROVAL. >> NO CHANGES TO THE AGENDA IF NOT MOTION TO APPROVE. >> THERE IS A MOTION AND SECOND CALL THE ROLL PLEASE. >> THE PUBLIC. >> ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COURT, PLEASE COME FORWARD. [7. CONSENT AGENDA] WITH NO MOVEMENT WE WILL MOVE ON. >> NEXT WE HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> ANY ITEM ANY BOARD MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO PULL? IF NOT I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> MOVE. >> SECOND. >> CALL THE ROLL PLEASE. [a. Resolution FPRA 24-03 appointing members to the CRA Advisory Board.] >> RESOLUTION FPRA 24- 03 RESOLUTION OF THE FORT PIERCE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CERTIFYING THE APPOINTMENT OR REAPPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. SO I WILL PASS ALONG YOUR BALLOTS, WE HAD ONE LATE ENTRY IF YOU REVIEWED OVER THE WEEKEND, HE DID APPLY. THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN ADDED TO THAT. THIS IS ONE WHERE IT IS IMPORTANT, THE ORDER SO WHEN YOU WRITE THEM ON THE BOTTOM OF THE PALLET YOUR FIRST WHICH GETS TWO POINTS, SECOND CHOICE GETS ONE POINT. >> HOW MANY POSITIONS? >> WE HAVE TWO AT-LARGE. CURRENTLY HELD BY PHIL THOMPSON AND CHAD INGRAM, BOTH SEEKING REAPPOINTMENT AND THREE NEW APPLICATIONS . >> OKAY, LET'S SEE, COMMISSIONER BRODERICK VOTED FOR VOTED FOR PHIL THOMPSON AND EDDIE BACK. AND COMMISSIONER GAINES VOTED FOR VOTED FOR JOHNSON VOTED FOR THE TWO NEW APPOINTMENTS ARE >> IS THERE MOTION. >> MOVE FOR THE APPROVAL. >> MOTION AND SECOND CALL THE ROLL. >> REVIEW AND ACCEPT FY 2025 FPRA PROJECT -BASED BUDGET. [00:05:06] >> CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I WANT TO EXPRESS TO YOU, YESTERDAY, WE WENT OVER THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET, 64 MILLION WE WENT OVER THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET, $64 MILLION GENERAL FUND BUDGET, BUT TODAY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE $13.6 MILLION OPERATING FPRA BUDGET. IN ADDITION TO SOME OF THE CAPITAL PROJECTS WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING OVER THE PAST YEAR THAT WE WILL PRESENT TO YOU TODAY. WE ALSO HAVE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT ACCOUNTING OF THE . WE HAVE CRA ADMINISTRATOR WHO WILL WALK YOU TO THE PRESENTATION. WE WILL COMBINE THE OPERATING BUDGET AND THE PROJECT BASED BUDGET AND YOU'LL SEE THE INITIATIVES WE HAVE IN STORE FOR YOU. >> THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY QUESTION. OKAY. THANK YOU. >> MDM. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE FPRA BOARD THANK YOU. WE LOOK FORWARD TO PRESENTING THIS EXCITING LIST OF PROJECTS TO YOUR. BRIEFLY THE OPERATING BUDGET, IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, ULTIMATELY SOME HIGHLIGHTS WITH A $1.3 MILLION INCREASE IN REVENUE OVER LAST YEAR. ONE ADDITIONAL POSITION WE ARE PROPOSING TO BE ADDED, ANOTHER REDEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST. A PROJECT MANAGER TO MANAGE THIS PLETHORA OF PROJECTS. FISCAL YEAR 25 WE ARE FOCUSED ON PLANNING AND DESIGN, LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR EXCITING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS TO COME AND WE'RE GOING TO BUILD ON THE SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS WE HAVE SUCCEEDED WITH IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR WHILE INTRODUCING NEW PROJECTS BASED ON COMMUNITY NEEDS AND [b. Review and Accept FY 2025 FPRA Project Based Budget] THE FPRA PLAN AND MAKING SURE WE ARE ACHIEVING THE GOALS. MOVING INTO THE PROJECT BASED BUDGET I AM APPRECIATIVE I WAS ABLE TO MEET WITH YOU INDIVIDUALLY TO GO OVER THIS. IF I AM MOVING FAST FEEL FREE TO STOP ME. WE WILL START WITH PUBLIC ART. WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS WITH THE MURAL PROGRAM. YOU JUST APPROVED ANOTHER PROGRAM ON FIFTH STREET. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO EXPANDING THE PROGRAM WHILE MAINTAINING THE PEACOCK ARTS DISTRICT AS THE PRIMARY AREA. LOOKING TO ADD FOUR OR FIVE MORE MURALS IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR WITH A FEW MORE COMING TO YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING TO EXPAND OUR PROGRAM TO THE GREATER FPRA. WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THAT IDENTIFIED IMPACT , BUT ALSO EXPAND IT. INTO THE REST OF THE FPRA. A MEMBER OF THE CRA ADVISORY COMMITTEE IDENTIFIED THE BACK OF THE SUNRISE THEATER. A VERY VISIBLE WALL, IT IS HUGE, NOT SURE HOW MUCH THAT WILL COST, BUT AS YOU ENTER DOWNTOWN THROUGH THE FPRA ON U.S. 1 YOU HAVE THE PROPERTY THAT'S NOT VERY BEAUTIFUL, BUT MAYBE A MURAL ON THE BACK RISE OF THE SUNRISE THEATER WOULD BE APPEALING SO WE ARE PROPOSING THAT. ALSO LOOKING AT CREATIVE WAYS TO ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY IN SOME OF THE PASSIVE PARKS. LINEN PARK FOR EXAMPLE, CAN WE DO SOME ART WORKSHOPS, PARTNER WITH THE ART CLUB, THEY DO WORKSHOPS AT THE COOL BEANS COFFEE SHOP NOW, CAN WE ENGAGE THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY IN A PUBLIC FORUM OUT IN OUR PARKS. LIGHTING IS SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING AND I BRIEFED YOU ALL ON THIS. IMPROVING THE TICKET OR STRING LIGHTS THROUGHOUT FPRA TO SOMETHING OF MORE COMMERCIAL GRADE. LIGHTING DOWNTOWN OR ANY COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR WILL IMPROVE THE AMBIENCE, GIVE YOU SMALL TOWN CHARM AND IT IMPROVES THE FEELING OF SAFETY AND ACTIVITY, SO WE ARE PROPOSING $100,000 TO IMPROVE DECORATIVE LIGHTING THROUGHOUT THE FPRA. WE HAVE CALLED THESE TREES SURROUNDS, GROUNDCOVER, WHATEVER THE TERM IS, WE HAVE A VARIETY OF GROUNDCOVER SURROUNDING TREES RIGHT NOW. IF YOU WALK DOWNTOWN YOU'LL SEE THE CRATES AND HEDGES, MULCH WASHED AWAY. SOME BUSINESSES THAT ARE PUT THE GREEN TURF. IT IS TIME FOR A MORE CONSISTENT APPROACH TO THIS AS WELL AS SAFETY. AS YOU WALK YOU COULD REALLY ROLL YOUR ANKLE FROM THE BRICK PAVEMENT INTO THE TREE BAD FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM. WE HAVE DONE CONCEPTUAL ESTIMATES AND WE'RE ESTIMATING $30,000 TO IMPROVE THE TREE SURROUNDS FOR 300 TREES. LOOKING AT IMPERVIOUS MATERIAL, SOMETHING OF THIS SORT THAT'S PERMANENT WHERE IT CANNOT JUST WASH AWAY WITH THE RAIN. THERE IS ALSO COOL DECORATIVE GREATS SO WE ARE LOOKING TO EXPLORE THAT. SMALL THINGS THAT CAN IMPROVE THE [00:10:03] AESTHETIC APPEAL. PARKING, WHERE LOOKING AT THREE PARKING LOTS, TWO SORT OF UNDERWAY NOW, DEFINITELY THE AVENUE REAPPROVED AT THE LAST MEETING, THE CREATION OF THE PARKING LOT AT MEANS COURT AND AVENUE DUNN WE COULD HAVE USED THAT. SO, THE TOTAL PROJECT IS AROUND 385,000, BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT A PROJECTION OF 128 EXPENDED IN FISCAL YEAR 25. THE JCPENNEY PARKING LOT WAS PRESENTED AS PART OF LAST YEAR'S BUDGET WHICH CAME FROM THE CRA ADVISORY COMMITTEE, IMPROVING THE PARKING LOT BEHIND THURSDAY TURTLE, SECOND STREET AND WE ARE LOOKING AT BEAUTIFICATION. SOME DUMPSTER ENCLOSURES, RESURFACING, RESTRIPING AND LANDSCAPING. MOVING TO THE TOP AT JETTY PARKWEST WE ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND THE PARK, POTENTIALLY PICNIC AREAS, THE SHADED PICNIC AREAS, SWINGS THAT ARE A HOT COMMODITY. CAN WE CONTINUE THOSE DOWN TO MAKE THIS LOT LOOK LIKE AN ACTUAL CONNECTION TO THE JETTY PARK. WE CAN DO THE SAME BRICK PAVERS WITH CROSSWALKS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE WITH ADDITIONAL GREEN SPACE TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A COHESIVE PARK INSTEAD OF AN AFTERTHOUGHT. FOR BRANDING THESE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN UNDERWAY FOR YOU WHILE. THESE PROJECTS TAKE SO MUCH TIME, BUT WAYFINDING IS UNDERWAY NOW. WE EXPECT TO HAVE THE SIGNS INSTALLED WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE MONTHS. GATEWAY SIDES, WAYFINDING SIGNS, SO THAT IS UNDERWAY. IT WILL ROLL INTO FISCAL YEAR 25 SO THAT'S WHY I LISTED IT. NEIGHBORHOOD IDENTIFICATION WAS BROUGHT UP IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN. THESE ARE THE NEIGHBORHOODS WITHIN THE DISTRICTS. LIKE HIBISCUS OR OAKLAND PARK OR SOME NOT NAMED YET. ESTABLISHING PRIDE IN THE COMMUNITY, ESTABLISHING A NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH , THESE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE MAYBE WEST OF WHAT WE CONSIDER LINKIN PARK OR PEACOCK ARTS DISTRICT. LET'S IDENTIFY IT AND BRAND IT WITH SOME SIGNS OUT. AND REALLY CREATE THE PRIDE, THAT'S THE NEIGHBORHOOD IDENTIFICATION PROJECT. INITIATING OUT OF KEEP FORT PIERCE BEAUTIFUL. STREET POLE BANNERS IN SOME AREAS ARE LOOKING GREAT AND ANOTHER AREAS, NONEXISTENT. YOU CAN SEE WHATEVER THOSE ARE. THINGS YOU SLIDE THEM ON. WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? ANCHOR? ARMS, BANNER ARMS WITH NO BANNERS. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME. EVERYBODY KNOWS. SO, LET'S DO SOME MORE STREET POLE BANNERS, IN OTHER DISTRICTS AND IMPROVE THEM. THAT'S A SMALL WAY IS DRIVE TO THE AREA, YOU RECOGNIZE WHERE YOU ARE. IT BEAUTIFIES IT AND IMPROVES THE IDENTIFICATION. MOVING ON TO SOME PARKS. WE HAVE A FEW PARK PROJECTS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT. LOOKING AT THE LINKIN PARK REGIONAL PARK. I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED THE AREA IN YELLOW, THIS HAS COME ABOUT BECAUSE ST. LUCIE COUNTY ACQUIRE THESE PARCELS TOTALING 13 ACRES. THIS PRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE RENOVATION AND REIMAGINING OF THIS ENTIRE LOCATION. SO OF COURSE THERE WILL BE STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS TO STORM SERVE THE PORT, THAT'S THE REASON FOR PURCHASING THIS PROPERTY. ARE THERE WAYS TO ENHANCE THIS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND CREATE ADDITIONAL RECREATIONAL AMENITIES? MAYBE WALKING TRAILS, WE MENTIONED ROWING FOR EXAMPLE, DO WE LOOK AT THESE FIELDS AND RECONFIGURE AND IMPROVE THEM? WE HAVE A SWIMMING POOL HERE BEING OPERATED BY THE COUNTY WHICH MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO TAKE OVER AND IMPROVE IN THE FUTURE. THIS $250,000 IS TO COME UP WITH A MASTER PLAN FOR THE PARK AREA. A REGIONAL PARK WITH OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND THIS WILL BE PART OF THE SUN SHALL. WILL THERE BE A SIGNAL INTERSECTION? IN THAT CONNECTION, REALLY LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR THIS PROJECT AND UNDERSTANDING THE COMMUNITY DESIRES AND HOW WE GET IN AT THE GROUND LEVEL WITH THE COUNTY TO MAKE THIS PROJECT WONDERFUL. THIS IS THE LINKIN PARK COMMUNITY CENTER ON THE NEXT SLIDE. THIS CENTER IS CURRENTLY MANAGED BY ST. LUCIE COUNTY WITH A POTENTIAL INTEREST FOR THE CITY TO TAKE [00:15:01] THIS OVER AND IMPROVE IT, THAT MIGHT BE , THIS WAS BROUGHT UP YESTERDAY. THIS MIGHT BE , REALLY WE NEED TO DO ASSESSMENT, IS IT REHAB COME OUT WITHOUT COST OR IS THIS A REBUILD? WE HAVE $200,000 IDENTIFIED FOR WHICHEVER THOSE EMBARK UPON. THIS HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND BRING THE YOUTH IN ANY PART OF THE COMMUNITY INTO THAT AREA AS A COMMUNITY RESOURCE HUB. PERCY PEAK GYMNASIUM IS CURRENTLY UTILIZED BY THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB. A LOT OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES TAKE PLACE THERE AND IMPROVEMENTS ARE NEEDED. WE HAVE IDENTIFIED $100,000 FOR SITE MAINTENANCE OF THAT BUILDING. COMMUNITY POLICING I KNOW MR. MIMS PRESENTED A WONDERFUL PIECE AND SAFETY INITIATIVE YESTERDAY AND WE HAVE MONEY EARMARKED FOR THOSE INITIATIVES AND HAVE SOME OF OUR OWN. WE APPROVED SOME CAMERAS, WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPAND ON THAT, THERE IS INTEREST IN DOING THAT AT CERTAIN CROSS STREETS OF HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS. $100,000 IDENTIFIED FOR ADDITIONAL CAMERAS, SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS , WE FIND EVERY YEAR, $350,000. SPECIAL ASSIGNED DETAILS , NOW IN DOWNTOWN AND ON THE JETTY. WE DO SPECIAL EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND AS WELL, SO THAT'S NOT A PARTICULAR AREA JUST SPECIALLY SIGNED DETAILS IN GENERAL. FREE OF PROGRAMS WE HAVE IDENTIFIED $100,000, AS YOU KNOW NOW, WE ARE PAYING FOR ENTRANCE INTO THE BOAT POOL AND AS OTHER OPPORTUNITIES, WE ARE EARMARKING THAT FUNDING AND THEN THE PEACE AND SAFETY INITIATIVE. OUR GRANT PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN VERY WELL RECEIVED, THEY HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS COMPLETED AND WE ARE PROUD OF THE WORK AND HERE'S A FEW PICTURES OF THE PAIN PROGRAM SIGN PROGRAM AND WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE THOSE THREE PROGRAMS AT THE SAME FUNDING WE OFFER THIS YEAR. WE ARE LOOKING AT WAYS TO ENCOURAGE APPLICANTS TO APPLY. RIGHT NOW THEY ARE REIMBURSABLE GRANTS. THAT WILL NEED TO STAY BECAUSE THOSE ARE PRETTY LARGE INVESTMENTS. THE PAIN PROGRAM AND THE SIGN PROGRAM AND MOVING INTO NEW PROGRAMS I WILL DISCUSS IN A MOMENT, WE LOOK TO PAY CONTRACTORS DARKER. WE CAN GO OUT AND GET CONTRACTORS LISTED. WE CAN SAY WE HAVE A PAINT CONTRACTOR, A HOMEOWNER, THEY DON'T HAVE UPFRONT CAPITAL TO PAY THAT AND THEN BE REIMBURSED, CAN WE PAY DIRECTLY, HAVE THE HOME PAINTED AND WE COMPLETE THE PROJECT. WE ARE EXPLORING THIS, OTHER CRA'S HAVE HAD SUCCESS WITH THIS. OUR MAIN GOAL IS TO ELIMINATE SLUM AND BLIGHT AND HOW TO ENCOURAGE MORE PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM. THAT'S ONE WAY WE CAN DO THAT. THE THREE PROGRAMS IN YELLOW WOULD BE NEW FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR WITH A CURB APPEAL GRANT, SAFE CAMS AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS. I WILL GO THROUGH THOSE BRIEFLY NOW. THE MAJORITY OF THE PROGRAMS ARE GEARED TOWARD COMMERCIAL, WHAT ARE WE DOING FOR RESIDENTS AND IMPROVING NEIGHBORHOODS? CURB APPEAL IS ONE WAY TO ACHIEVE THAT. MAYBE WANT TO DO MORE THAN PAINT, MAYBE WANT TO REPLACE HIM CITING YOU WANT TO ADD A NEW MAILBOX WITH LANDSCAPING SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE THIS WOULD BE A PERFECT FIT FOR YOUR. EXTERIOR PAINTING, PRESSURE WASHING, LANDSCAPING, DRIVE-BY REPAIRS, THINGS THAT AS YOU DRIVE TO MAKE A IMPACT WITH GRANTS OF ONLY $5000 A LITTLE MORE THAN PAINT. $100,000 EARMARKED FOR THAT PROGRAM. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS FOR MANY DAYS NOW THE CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN MODEL IS A PHILOSOPHY BASED ON HOW YOUR PROPERTY LOOKS AND WHETHER OR NOT IT IS INVITING FOR CRIME. WE CAN DO ASSESSMENT AND PAY FOR THE ASSESSMENTS WHETHER WE LOOK IN THE POLICE DOING THOSE OR A PRIVATE ASSESSOR, THEY CAN LOOK AT THE PROPERTY AND SAY OKAY LET'S TRIM THE HEDGES, ADD THE FENCE, A CAMERA, ADDITIONAL LIGHTING FOR RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL AND ONCE WE GOT THE LIST OF THE POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS TO US, WE CAN PAY FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS TO BE DONE FOR GRANTS ABOUT UP TO $10,000. SAFE CAMS GRANT PROGRAM WAS BROUGHT TO US AS A CONCEPT FROM THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ALLIANCE AND REBUILT ON THIS BY LOOKING AT WHAT OTHER CRA'S ARE DOING. THIS IS WHERE WE WOULD PROVIDE GRANTS FOR STRICTLY CAMERAS AND ALARM SYSTEMS, JUST THOSE OPTIONS. WE ARE LOOKING AT GRANTS THAT REIMBURSE SO THEY WOULD INSTALL [00:20:01] THE ALARMS AND CAMERAS AND WE WOULD REIMBURSE UP TO $5000. THAT PROGRAM WOULD BE FOR THE ENTIRE . WATER PROJECTS, THE NEXT MEETING RESPECT AN AGREEMENT WITH ST. LUCIE COUNTY FOR WATERWAY PROJECTS TO SUPPORT ACTIVITY, TOURISM AND RECREATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL FISHING AS WELL AS BOAT RAMPS AND STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS AND DREDGING OF THE BEACHES AND INLET THINGS. THIS WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN. $500,000 ANNUALLY OR FOUR YEARS. THE AGREEMENT WILL COME TO YOU NEXT MEETING. SEVEN GABLES HOUSE, WE GOT WORD THE LEASE IS MOVING FORWARD AND SHOULD BE BEFORE YOU AS CITY COMMISSION IN AUGUST. THIS IS THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE HIGHEST RANKED RESPONDENT FOR THIS. CURRENTLY OPERATING A VISITOR CENTER, THE BUILDING DOES NOT LOOK HOW IT DOES IN THE PICTURE. IT NEEDS SOME LOVE. WE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THIS CENTER IN OPERATION, IN THIS WONDERFUL LITTLE CULTURAL AND FOREST AMENITY CENTER WITH THE MUSEUM AND THE CENTER. THIS IS THE PERFECT TENANT FOR US AND WE ARE LOOKING AT A REIMBURSABLE GRANT OR MATCHING GRANT UP TO $500,000 FOR THE EXTERIOR. WE HAVE LOOKED AT A FEW WAYS TO DO THIS, DO WE DO THE CAPITAL PROJECTS OURSELVES? THE TENANT IS INTERESTED IN MANAGING THE PROJECT. THE TDC WILL ALSO BE INVOLVED AS A FUNDING PARTNER. THE WESTERN PENINSULA, YOU KNOW THIS PROJECT IS UNDERWAY WITH INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS COMING UP WITH THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL. THIS PROJECT WILL RUN INTO NEXT FISCAL YEAR WHICH IS WHY WE ARE ONE OF THOUSAND DOLLARS LISTED FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. SCHEDULED FOR THE FALL COMING UP AND THIS IS IN PREPARATION FOR THE RELOCATION OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND SURROUNDING PARCELS AND ACROSS THE STREET WHERE ST. LUCIE COUNTY PARCELS ARE LOCATED. LEADING ME TO THE NEXT PROJECT. HISTORICAL MUSEUM ON THE ISLAND. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL LOCATION, BUT AS IT COMES OUT, THAT COULD BE OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT TO BE RELOCATED WITH ANOTHER USE THAT'S MORE SUITABLE ON THE ISLAND. IF THAT'S THE CASE WE FEEL THERE IS A PERFECT LOCATION AT THE OLD ST. ANASTASIA SCHOOL. THIS IS A TWO-PART PROJECT. WE DO THE EXTERIOR RENOVATION NOW, CONTRACTORS HAVE MOBILIZED. THIS PROJECT WILL ROLL INTO NEXT FISCAL YEAR , $190,000 WORTH OF IT , BUT WE SECURE THE BUILDING ENVELOPE AND TO THE EXTERIOR RENOVATION. SURROUNDING 3 ACRES, WE HAVE INTEREST IN THIS, UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL LAST YEAR. WHAT DO WE WANT TO SEE? WE ARE INTERESTED IN KEEPING IT PUBLIC, MAKING IT AN EVENT CENTER, HAVING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. MAY BE A AMPHITHEATER OR GARDENS, BUT WHO KNOWS. TOULD GET YOUR FEEDBE FEEDBACK OF THE COMMUNITY TO SEE THE BEST USE OF THOSE 3 ACRES. 29 STREET HAS COME TO US FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT SPEEDING AND SAFETY CONCERNS. OF COURSE I BELIEVE THEY ARE MOVING INTO A KAY EIGHT SCHOOL SO THERE WILL BE MORE TRAFFIC. WHAT CAN WE DO TO SUPPORT THIS COMMUNITY? LOOKING AT 29 STREET, IT IS VERY WIDE WITH A LOT OF CONCRETE, IT LEFT ITSELF, YOU CAN GO A LITTLE FASTER. CAN WE BRING ENTRIES OR TRAFFIC CALMING SPEED TABLES, SHADE , A BIKE LANE. SIMPLE PROJECTS LIKE THAT WHICH CAN REALLY HELP SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. ORANGE AVENUE TO EVAN OF Q. THIS COULD BE THE ENTRANCE TO LINKIN PARK. A BEAUTIFUL WINDING STREET LOOKING AT SHADE TREES. WHATEVER IT MAY BE, IT IS A BEAUTIFUL ENTRANCE INTO LINKIN PARK. ALTHOUGH WE ARE PLANNING A MASTER PLAN FOR LINKIN PARK REGIONAL THIS IS SOMETHING WE COULD DO IN THE INTERIM TO PLANT THEM AS THEY GROW, THANK YOU FOR THAT COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. AVENUE DUNN THE PAST FEW YEARS WE HAVE A STATE APPROPRIATION WITH A CONTRIBUTION TO THIS STREET SKIPPING PROJECT $1.5 MILLION FROM INDIAN RIVER DR. TO 29 STREET. LOOKING FORWARD ING THA. CITRUS AVENUE, THIS CAME FROM THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ONE POINT. AS YOU ARE HEADED WEST ON CITRUS AND YOU WENT OVER THE BRIDGE AND YOU'RE GOING PAST NERVOUS THIS AREA FROM THE YOU WANTED TO SEVEN STREET IS A [00:25:05] LITTLE DYSFUNCTIONAL. YOU CAN SEE THE CONDITION OF THE ROAD. THIS IS PLANNED FOR A CITY PROJECT BUT THE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO ADDITIONAL BEAUTIFICATION MEASURES TO ENHANCE THIS AS PART OF THE PEACOCK ARTS DISTRICT. THEY HAVE 30 % PLANS NOW AND THE PROJECT IS MOVING FORWARD. MOORE'S CREEK LINEAR PARK WE DID RECEIVE A GRANT FOR EXERCISE EQUIPMENT ALONG THE MOORE'S CREEK LINEAR PARK. INTERESTED IN PARTNERING AND LOOKING AT EXERCISE EQUIPMENT MEANDERING THROUGH NOT JUST ONE SPECIFIC SPACE AND LOOKING TO DO THAT BETWEEN THOSE BOUNDARIES. MAYBE ADDITIONAL SHADED PICNIC AREAS TO ACTIVATE THE CREEK AND A LANDSCAPE BUFFER TO BLOCK HOMES FROM THE CREEK. OAKS AT MOORE'S CREEK FOR EXAMPLE WE ARE CONSTRUCTING THOSE SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES AND CREATING SOME TYPE OF BUFFER FROM THE ACTIVITY AT THE PARK. A LINKIN PARK MASTER PLAN. LOOKING AT THE ENTIRE LINKIN PARK AREA WHICH WE ARE CATEGORIZING AS A SQUARED OFF HUNDRED FROM U.S. 1 TO 33RD AND AVENUE B THROUGH AVENUE Q. IT MIGHT CHANGE BUT THAT'S THE BOUNDARY WE ARE LOOKING AT. WE VIOLATION STRATEGY FOR THE ENTIRE AREA, THERE HAVE BEEN STUDIES ON AVENUE DUNN AND THE BUSINESS CORRIDOR BACK IN THE 90S. WE HAVE DONE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ABOUT THIS CORIDOR SINCE, BUT NOT LOOKING AT THE ENTIRE LINKIN PARK AREA. WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH THE LINCOLN THEATER? WHAT ABOUT THE VACANT LOTS AND PUBLIC FRONTAGE AND STREET SKIPPING? LOOKING AT WAYS TO ACTIVATE THE NEIGHBORHOOD. LOOKING AT $250,000 TO EMBARK UPON A MASTER PLAN. SURPLUS PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT WE HAVE BEEN ASKED SURPLUS PROPERTY FOR SOME TIME NOW. WE HAVE SOLD SOME, SOME ARE UNDER CONTRACT THAT ARE CLOSED RECENTLY WITH BENCHMARKS AND MILESTONES. WE HAVE A FEW GOING OUT FOR SALE TO THE HIGHEST RESPONDENT BASED ON MARKET RATE WITH NO PROVISIONS IN ONE PROPERTY BASED ON YOUR DIRECTION WE WILL TRY TO CONSTRUCT A HOME ON. 321 NORTH 13 STREET WE HAVE CONTRACTOR SERVICES OUT NOW LOOKING AT A UNIQUE INNOVATIVE DESIGN FOR THIS HOME. MAY BE MODULAR OR SOMETHING WE CAN BE A TRENDSETTER AND TRY TO SET THE TONE FOR THE COMMUNITY FOR AFFORDABLE AND ESSENTIAL HOUSING. $200,000 TO CONSTRUCT THAT HOME IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. ACTIVE AND EXPANDING THIS WILL CONTINUE TO ADJUST BASED ON RIDERSHIP NEEDS. ST. LUCIE COUNTY RECEIVED A D.O.T. GRANT THEY ARE PARTNERING WITH US ON SO THE ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION IS 220,000. MOVING ON DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN PROJECTS. THESE WERE SLATED FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. WE HAVE FINALLY GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE WE CAN HAVE CONTINUING SERVICES AND CONSULTANTS ON HAND, THAT WE CAN PULL FROM TO COMPLETE THESE DESIGNS AND SCOPES. THAT TOOK US A VERY LONG TIME BUT WE ARE FINALLY READY TO GO AND THIS WILL ROLL OVER INTO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025. WE HAVE THE MARINA PARK BUT OVERALL BALANCING PARKING WITH GREEN SPACE AND EVEN SPACE, COULD YOU WIN AND AVENUE A AND ENHANCING PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY AND FESTIVAL STREET DESIGN ON SECOND STREET ALLOWING A SEAMLESS DESIGN FOR EVENTS THAT CAN BE BLOCKED OFF SEAMLESSLY ON THE WEEKEND OR HOWEVER NEEDED. DEPOT DRIVE CAME FROM THE BRIGHT LINE IDEA. WE HAVE PLANNED AND THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER IS HERE FOR ENHANCED PARKING UNDER CITRUS AVENUE. AS WE WORK THROUGH THE PROPOSAL WE UNDERSTOOD THE NEED TO CONNECT AND IMPROVE PARKING ALL THE WAY FROM CITRUS TO AVENUE A AND CREATING A PEDESTRIAN PROMENADE THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO TRAVERSE FROM THE PARKING GARAGE TO THE DIFFERENT AREA ATTRACTIONS. MAYBE THIS INCLUDES SWINGS, SHADED TREES, LIGHTING, BENCHES, THINGS OF THAT NATURE, BUT ULTIMATELY INCORPORATING THE SUN TRAIL WHICH IS THE MAIN GOAL. THE HIGHWAY MUSEUM THIS IS NOT MY LATEST SLIDE I HAVE A BETTER PICTURE HERE. THIS WAS JUST FROM TODAY. WE ARE LOOKING [00:30:01] AT DOING LANDSCAPING AND SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS TO SUPPORT THIS INITIATIVE. 29TH ST. LOOKING. THIS IS NOT RIGHT, THAT'S OKAY. IT'S ALMOST DONE AND I KNOW THIS IS A LOT OF INFORMATION. THE SUNRISE CENTER. THIS IS OFF OF , HOT OFF THE PRESS FROM YESTERDAY'S BUDGET WORKSHOP. THE FOURTH FLOOR OF THE SUNRISE CENTER AND EXPLAIN THE EVENT SPACE OPPORTUNITY. DOING DESIGN WORK TO SEE WHAT THE BUILD OUT IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. THAT LEADS ME TO RECOMMENDATION. TO ACCEPT OUR FISCAL YEAR 25 PROJECT-BASED BUDGET AND IT WILL BE ANSWERED ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I KNOW THAT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION. >> QUESTIONS. >> I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, JUST A QUICK COMMENT. THE OTHER PART OF THE PRESENTATION TALKING ABOUT THE PARK AREA WHERE SHE DREW THE YELLOW AREA ALL THE WAY UP FROM I THINK 17TH OR 15, FROM 15TH TO U.S. 1. I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND. WHEN WE DECIDE TO DO WHATEVER WE ARE GOING TO DO HERE, THIS SINGLE PROJECT RIGHT HERE CAN CHANGE THE WHOLE OUTLOOK OF THAT COMMUNITY. AND WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE OTHER ONE, THE OTHER ONE WHERE WE WENT FROM THE MASTER PLAN. THIS COULD CHANGE THAT WHOLE OUTLOOK, THIS PART RIGHT HERE WHICH AND THE OTHER OUTLOOK OF THE MASTER PLAN. SO MANY PEOPLE IN DISTRICT 1, DISTRICT 2 WOULD BENEFIT FROM ANYTHING WE PUT THERE BECAUSE PEOPLE WALK THERE EVERY DAY. ANYBODY OVER FROM DISTRICT 2 THAT COMES ACROSS THE BRIDGE, WHAT IS THAT THE BRIDGE BY THE MARINA. IF WE PUT SOME TYPE OF EVENT OR TRAIL THERE, THEY COULD BENEFIT. THIS WOULD BE A GAME CHANGER FOR ALL OF US SITTING UP HERE AND EVERYBODY WORKING ON THE PROJECT FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. EVERYTHING YOU HAVE TALKED ABOUT IN THIS AREA CAN AND WILL FLOW IF WE DO THIS PROJECT RIGHT. IF WE DO IT RIGHT WITH ALL THE MINES HERE IF WE DO IT RIGHT AND SET IT UP RIGHT IT WILL BE SOMETHING ALL OF US, JUST LIKE WE HAVE NAMES ON THE PARK AND YOU LOOK FOR YOUR NAME, WE ARE OUT THERE WITH THE CAMERAS AND ALL OF THAT. ALL FIVE OF US TELL YOU IF YOU DO IT RIGHT, IT WILL CHANGE THAT WHOLE COMMUNITY OUTLOOK. EVERYTHING IS WE WANT TO DO WITH MODULAR HOMES AND EVERYTHING ELSE, IT WILL FLOW FROM THIS PROJECT. SO I HOPE WE ARE SERIOUS WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT IT AND WE DON'T JUST THROW SOMETHING UP, NOT SAYING WE WILL, BUT WE REALLY LOOK AT IT AND USE ALL OF OUR INTELLIGENCE AND COMMISSIONER JOHNSON IF YOU ARE NOT HERE WHEN IT IS GOING I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO COME BACK IF POSSIBLE. DON'T GET NO SUNSHINE VIOLATION, BUT THE YEARS I HAVE SET UP HERE WITH YOUR ENGINEERING THOUGHTS AND DESIGNS, WE NEED IT NOW. BECAUSE THIS IS CRUCIAL FOR THE WHOLE AREA. SO I AM HAPPY TO SEE THIS BECAUSE I TALKED ABOUT IT IN THE ONE-ON-ONE MEETING WHEN YOU GUYS GO TO BAT BECAUSE THIS LITTLE AREA, I KNOW WHAT THIS AREA MEANS TO THAT COMMUNITY OVER THERE. THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY TOUCHES EVERYBODY IN THE AREA. TALKING ABOUT THE HIGHWAY MUSEUM. IT'S NOT THAT FAR, IT IS WALKING DISTANCE. SO YOU HAVE PEOPLE COMING INTO THE HIGHWAY MUSEUM THAT CAN MAKE ONE TURN AND GO DOWN. YOU HAVE AVENUE O LEADING RIGHT INTO IT. EVERYTHING, THIS AREA. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> COED. >> THIS IS ALL COUNTY OWNED? >> THE CITY OWNS THIS PARCEL AND I BELIEVE THE BALLFIELDS, THE COUNTY JUST PURCHASED THESE 13 ACRES. >> I BELIEVE THE CITY OWNS THE MAJORITY OF THE PROPERTY. THE MAJORITY OF THE EXISTING PROPERTY. THE NEWLY PURCHASED PROPERTY WAS JUST ACQUIRED. >> THAT THE BUILDING WE TALK ABOUT DOING RENOVATION? >> CITY PROPERTY AND [00:35:02] CITY-OWNED. >> YES. >> I THINK THEY'RE DOING MAINTENANCE ON THE POOL. >> YES, THE POOL IS EXPECTING SOME MAINTENANCE ISSUES, HOWEVER WE WILL MAKE SURE WE KEEP THE POOL, THE POOL IS OLD, BUT I BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP AN AQUATIC CENTER IN THAT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY. THERE WERE SOME CONVERSATIONS ABOUT A SPLASH PAD, BUT I THINK WE SHOULD KEEP THE POOL, WE SHOULD EXPAND IT TO OLYMPIC -SIZED. THAT WAY WE HAVE TRAINING EXERCISES. THE ONLY PLACE STUDENTS TRAIN IS IRSC WHY NOT BRING A COMMUNITY BENEFIT TO THE REGIONAL PARK? >> THAT'S WHERE THEY DO SWIM LESSONS? >> YES OR. >> MAKES SENSE TO MAKE IT BIGGER AND BETTER. >> IF WE'RE GOING TO DO IT , LET'S NOT JUST TALK ABOUT IT. YOU WANT TO SEE REAL CHANGE, YES I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT THE AREA. I WILL PUT ON THE RECORD. I PLAYED THERE AND I COACHED THERE AND I KNOW HOW THE KIDS AND FAMILIES FEEL ABOUT THE AREA. AGAIN ANYBODY THAT HAS PLAYED BASEBALL IN THAT AREA , 70, 75 OR 80 YEARS OLD PLAYED IN THIS AREA RIGHT HERE. THEY LOVE THIS AREA. YOU WAKE UP ANY MORNING, WAKE UP TOMORROW YOU WILL GO OUT AND SEE PEOPLE WALKING AROUND THE BIG FIELD. BIG FIELD TO THE EAST YOU WILL SEE PEOPLE WALKING AROUND. MAJOR BUS STOPS. ALL THE SCHOOLS. THIS IS A MAJOR PROJECT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. IF WE DO IT RIGHT ALL OF US WILL BE REMEMBERED, I'M TELLING YOU I KNOW WE WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR THIS. >> NAME AT THE ARNOLD GAINS MEMORIAL PARK? >> WHATEVER YOU WANT TO NAME IT AS LONG AS WE DO IT COMMISSIONER. I JUST KNOW THAT THIS IS A GAME CHANGER. WHEN SHE SHOWED IT TO ME, YOU CAN TELL I FELL BACK IN MY SEAT BECAUSE THIS IS A GAME CHANGER. I WILL GIVE YOU A PRIME EXAMPLE AND I WILL BE QUITE. IN TWO MONTHS , ON A SATURDAY MORNING IN TWO MONTHS ON A SATURDAY MORNING IN 2 MONTHS JUST DR. THERE. WHATEVER TIME YOU WAKE UP, DRIVE. THEY WILL BE OUT THERE FROM 7:00 UNTIL 7:00 AT NIGHT AND SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF FORT PIERCE AND IN FORT PIERCE COME TO THIS AREA. JUST IMAGINE IF WE PUT SOMETHING ELSE FOR THEM TO DO AND THEY SEE IT THEY WILL COME BACK. CITY MANAGER, THE GAME STARTS FIRST AT 8:00 IN THE MORNING SO THE KIDS ARE THERE AT 7:00. PEOPLE FROM THE REC CENTER AND THE TEAMS AT 6:00. ALL DAY LONG, IT'S PARKING AND EVERYTHING AND PEOPLE COME ALL OUT OF THE CITIES AND THE COME TO THE PARK. IF WE DO IT, LET'S DO IT RIGHT AND IF WE BUILD SOMETHING TO ATTRACT OTHER PEOPLE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT IT TO JUST BE A PARK FOR DISTRICT 1. I WANT IT TO BE A PARK FOR FORT PIERCE AND EVERYBODY CAN COME USE IT. THAT'S WHAT I ENVISION. I TALK ABOUT THIS ALL THE TIME. I WILL SIT BACK AND BE QUITE, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT AS YOU CAN TELL. >> THAT'S GREAT, YOU'VE GOT ME EXCITED ABOUT IT. AT THE EVENT TODAY, I TALKED TO A GENTLEMAN WHO SAID YOU KNOW, WE HAD THIS IDEA OF PUTTING A WELCOME TO LINKIN PARK HOME OF THE FLORIDA HIGHWAYMAN SIGN. HE SAID WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE IDEA? I THINK WE DID HAVE THAT A LONG TIME AGO. I THINK THAT MIGHT BE AT SOME ENTRANCE TO LINKIN PARK WE COULD DO THAT MAYBE AVENUE O OR AVENUE DECK OR AVENUE D . I DON'T KNOW, BUT WE OUGHT TO KEEP THAT IN MIND BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE THE MUSEUM AND OF COURSE WE HAVE A LOT OF HIGHWAYMAN IDENTIFICATION ALREADY, BUT NOW WE HAVE A BUILDING. SO THAT'S SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND. MAYBE IT IS THERE OR SOMEWHERE ELSE. >> TO SHARE , I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE UP ON PARTICIPATING IN ANY DIRECTION WHATSOEVER. PROJECTS LIKE THIS, I WANT YOU TO KEEP THE EXCITEMENT AS PEOPLE TALK ABOUT STORM WATER AS YOU ARE ABOUT BASEBALL FIELDS. >> THAT'S WHY I NEED YOU. >> YOU TEASE ME ON THE WAY AND [00:40:07] WITH NO STORMWATER THE AGENDA BUT I SAID THERE IS YOU JUST DON'T KNOW IT. >> I REALLY WASN'T BEING FUNNY. WHEN THEY START DOING THIS I WILL NEED YOUR INPUT, BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT STORM WATER. WE NEED IT RIGHT. LIKE I SAID, I HAVE SAID BETWEEN TWO ENGINEERS. I AM TRYING TO THAT'S WHY I TELL THEM TO COME BACK. ALL I AM SAYING ISRAEL HAVE DIFFERENT TALENTS UP HERE AND THIS IS A MAJOR PROJECT FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, NOT DISTRICT 1, FOR THE WHOLE CITY AND IF WE DO IT RIGHT, IT'S GOING TO BEAUTIFY. EVERYTHING WE TRY TO DO, THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN, IF WE DO THIS RIGHT IS GOING TO MAKE THE OTHER PART OF YOUR SLIDES, THE WHOLE BLOCK, IT WILL MAKE EVERY THING IS EASIER THIS LITTLE AREA RIGHT HERE BECAUSE NOW ONCE THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE HERE , ALL THE HOUSES YOU CAN'T SEE, ONCE THEY SEE THAT WE ARE DEDICATED TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, IT WILL THINK IT IS THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, WHEN THEY SEE, THEY WILL FEED INTO EVERYTHING ELSE WE WANT TO DO. THEY WILL BUY INTO IT, THEY WILL SAY THEY DO CARE ABOUT US AND IS GOING TO FLOW LIKE YOU WANT IT TO FLOW. >> ANOTHER REFERENCE TO STORMWATER. >> IT'S WORKING. >> WHAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU ALSO IS EVEN THOUGH THE COUNTY OWNS THE PARCELS AND THEY WILL TALK ABOUT IT IN A SQUARE AND RIGID MANNER ABOUT STORM WATER RETENTION. I HAVE BEEN A PARTICIPANT IN BUILDING STORMWATER TREATMENT AREAS THAT ARE BEAUTIFUL, LIKE THE ONE ON THE BOTTOM CORNER OF THE SCREEN. THINK ABOUT THE MOST EXPENSIVE PROPERTIES. THEY ARE ON THE WATERFRONT. IF YOU CAN CREATE STORMWATER TREATMENT THAT PRODUCES THAT AND THEN HE REGIONAL PARK AND A WALKWAY AND A PATH, IT'S EASY TO DO. YOU JUST HAVE TO HAVE THE VISION AND GET OUT OF THE SQUARE BOX WORLD. I GET TRAPPED IN THAT, I HAVE A RIGHT ANGLE BRAIN AND THAT'S THE WAY IT WORKS. BUT THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES WITHOUT A DOUBT. IT'S GOING TO BE EXCITING TO SEE IT HAPPEN AND COME TO LIFE. YOU HAVE ELEVATION CHANGES, YOUR UP ON A SAND BRIDGE. A LOT OF FUN THINGS ARE HAPPENING. I'VE GOT YOUR EXCITEMENT. >> ANYBODY ELSE? >> WE NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE IT. TO ACCEPT. >> ARE WE DOING BOTH AT THE SAME TIME? >> THIS WAS JUST THE PROJECT-BASED BUDGET. >> I DO WANT TO ACCEPT IT AND I KNOW WE ARE MOVING ALONG ON THE AGENDA, THAT'S AWESOME. DEPOT DRIVE, EVERY TIME I GO SOMEWHERE I MAKE MY WIFE CRAZY. I HAVE ALWAYS SHARED THAT WITH YOU GUYS AND I EXPERIENCED DIFFERENT THINGS WHEN I GO TO DIFFERENT PLACES. I WAS OUT OF THE STATE. DEPOT DRIVE, THE EXTENSION , THE GREENWAY INTRO, EAST COAST GREENWAY. THE CITY I VISITED STARTED PRODUCING AND MAKING POCKET PARKS UNDERNEATH OVERPASSES. I HAVE SEEN THAT BEFORE AND HERE WE HAVE A CONNECTION TO AN OVERPASS. IT CHANGED MY WHOLE OUTLOOK. I CANNOT BELIEVE I HAD NOT THOUGHT ABOUT IT BUT I WAS FLOORED BY WHAT I SAW. I SHARE THAT WITH YOU ALL TODAY. LET'S BUILD PHASE 1. AS WE BUILD EAST COAST GREENWAY AND TRAIL THERE COULD BE OPPORTUNITIES. MAYBE NOT UNDER CITRUS, BUT MAYBE SO AND THESE OPPORTUNITIES CHANGED THE DYNAMIC OF MY OUTLOOK AND WHAT MAINTENANCE WAS DONE OR NOT DONE UNDERNEATH BRIDGES. THE ENVIRONMENT UNDER THE BRIDGE PROVIDED SHADE. TRULY A POCKET PARK WITH SOME PLAYGROUNDS. BUT IT HAS TO BE CONNECTED TO SOME ENTERTAINMENT STYLE DISTRICT. I SHARE THAT WITH YOU ALL I SAW IT AND PASSED >> JUST A COMMENT ON THAT. COMMISSIONER, FOR THE ORIGINAL PLANS. [00:45:23] >> THEY DO. >> I HEARD THE COUNTY WAS GOING TO PUT SOME CAMERAS IN THE PARK. >> I HAVE BEEN ADVISED -- >> SO ARE WE READY? >> MAKE A MOTION >> A MOTION AND A SECOND. CALL THE ROLL. [c. Review and Accept FY 2025 FPRA Operating Budget] >> ACCEPTANCE OF FY 2025 FPRA OPERATING BUDGET. >> SAME MOTION FOR THE OPERATING BUDGET. LOOK , ,. IF IT IS NOT RIGHT. COME ON. >> ATTACHMENT FOR THIS ONE? >> YOU ARE JUST REVIEWING. WE CANNOT ADOPT OR ACCEPT BECAUSE IT'S BASED ON THE MILLAGE RATE AND WE'RE NOT ACCEPTED OR ADOPTED A MILLAGE RATE YET. YOU CAN REVIEW AND SAY YOU APPROVE. ONLY ACCEPT THE MILLAGE RATE BECAUSE THE BUDGET IS BASED ON THE CURRENT RATE NOT ADOPTED YET WE CANNOT ACCEPT THE BUDGET. >> WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE LAW. >> NO MOTION IS NECESSARY. THANK YOU. WE WILL TAKE IT BACK. >> ARE YOU HAPPY WITH ALL OF ITEMS IN THE BUDGET? WE ARE TOO UNTIL WE HAVE TO VOTE. >> I'M EXCITED BECAUSE WE ARE DOING THINGS TO ADDRESS BLIGHT AND SLUM AND THAT'S WHAT CRA'S ARE SUPPOSED TO DO. >> ALSO IN THE STATUTE. >> CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD I BELIEVE YOU SAW TODAY MOST OF THE PROJECTS ARE IN THE PLANNING AND DESIGN PHASE. OVER THE NEXT YEAR WE'RE GOING TO BE EXPENDING A LOT OF ON HAND LIQUID ASSETS FOR PLANNING AND DESIGN. AS WE MOVE INTO CONSTRUCTION, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT WAYS TO FINANCE THIS CONSTRUCTION BECAUSE YOU JUST SAW A CAFETERA LIST OF PROJECTS. IT IS FUN AND EXCITING, BUT YOU KNOW, AT SOME POINT WE HAVE TO BUILD THESE SO THAT'S ONE HAVE TO LOOK AT OUR FINANCING CAPABILITIES AND THERE MAY BE DEBT WE HAVE TO ASSUME TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. IF HEALTHY AND WE HAVE UNTIL 2042 TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. >> I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT IT UP BECAUSE A LOT OF MONEY IS BEING SPENT IN PLANNING IF ANYBODY LISTENING THEY THINK GOOD IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT YEAR BUT IT'S NOT, IT'S PLANNING. >> THAT'S WHY I AM A LITTLE APPREHENSIVE. THE MESSAGE NEEDS TO BE CLEAR BECAUSE PEOPLE SAW THIS AND THEY'RE MAKING PLANS ON WHAT THEY EXPECT TO SEE AND THIS TAKES MONEY TO DESIGN STUFF. WE HAVE TO GET UTILITIES AND UNDERSTANDING, STORMWATER MOVEMENT, ALTHOUGH THIS COSTS MONEY TO BEGIN TO MOVE THIS OPERATION FORWARD. I THINK WE HAVE TO CONTINUALLY REVISIT AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN UPDATE WHERE WE ARE IN DESIGN SO AS WE TALK ABOUT THE DESIGN PHASE WE BRING UP PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY ALONG WITH US. THE LAST THING WE NEED TO DO IS PEOPLE TO SEE THIS THINKING WE ARE TEARING THIS DOWN AND STARTING THAT TOMORROW AND THAT'S NOT THE CASE. IT WILL BE IMPORTANT WE CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION AND HAVE USUAL UPDATES. I THINK THAT ONE OF THE THINGS HERE, AS WE LOOK TO DEAL WITH BLIGHT AND [00:50:03] I WILL PUT YOU ON THE SPOT MR. ANDREWS. WE ARE GETTING TOWARD A CLEANER CITY AND I ASKED HIM A QUESTION TODAY ABOUT WHERE ARE WE WITH STREET SWEEPER FOR OUR CITY? THAT IS A QUESTION I ASKED AND I WOULD LIKE MR. ANDREWS TO COME AND SHARE THIS GREAT NEWS BECAUSE I WANT THIS NEWS TO GET OUT BECAUSE THIS IS ABOUT OUR CITY ADDRESSING AN ISSUE AND I WOULD LIKE HIM TO SHARE THAT WITH THE COURT. >> THANK YOU MR. ANDREWS. SORRY TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT AFTER ABOUT ONE YEAR AND A HALF , WE HAVE RECEIVED A NEW STREET SUPER TODAY DELIVERED TO THE COMPOUND TODAY. WE ARE ANTICIPATING TO PUT IT TO WORK TOMORROW. >> WHEN DO WE GET LESSONS ON DRIVING THAT? >> I AM VOLUNTEERING. >> CAN WE DO A STREET SWEEPER NAMING CAMPAIGN PLEASE? >> NAME THE STREET SWEEPER. >> YES WE CAN. WE WAITED A YEAR AND A HALF FOR THIS CHRISTMAS GIFT. >> I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT WE KNOW THAT. I LOOK AT THE CURVES. I WALKED DOWN AND ASKED THE QUESTION AND HE SAID IT'S HERE, THIS IS GOOD NEWS AND THIS IS SOMETHING YOU WILL SEE STARTING THIS WEEK. >> JEREMIAH WILL TAKE THE MIDNIGHT UNTIL 3:00 SHIFT AND I AM 3:00 UNTIL 6:00. >> THANK YOU, MR. ANDREWS. >> THAT IS GREAT NEWS, WHAT OTHER NEWS DO YOU HAVE FOR US. >> I HAVE NO OTHER GREAT NEWS ABOUT THAT. VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE PROJECT BASED BUDGET. THESE ITEMS WILL COME INDIVIDUALLY FOR APPROVAL MOVING FORWARD. WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO MONTHLY UPDATES, IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION WE TRY TO CAPTURE AND WE HAVE A NEW MEMBER OF THE TEAM WHO IS BACK HERE AND WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO GET THE MESSAGE OUT AND SHARE THE GREAT NEWS. >> DO YOU TAKE EACH PROJECT AND TASK THAT TO A PARTICULAR PERSON WITH OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY? >> YES OR. >> TO GET TO THE DESIGN TEAM AND MONITOR THE ACTIVITIES OF THE DESIGN TEAM? >> THAT'S WHAT WE DO. >> ONE MORE PROJECT MANAGER WILL BE ABLE TO DO ALL OF THESE THINGS. >> YOU CAN PLAN AND DESIGN BUT WE WON'T BE ABLE TO BUILD. >> NOT YET UNTIL WE GET THE MONEY. >> ALL IT TAKES IS MONEY. >> WE CAN DO THE LIGHTING AND PLANTING THE TREES , THERE ARE THINGS YOU WILL SEE THAT WILL HAPPEN THIS YEAR, BUT A LOT OF IT IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE. >> ONE THING FOLLOWING WHAT COMMISSIONER CURTIS JOHNSON SAID AS A GREAT POINT AND I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT IT UP. I WANT TO GET TOO EXCITED. OTHER THAN US LETTING THEM KNOW THIS IS WHAT WE ARE DOING, WE NEED TO KEEP AND REACH OUT TO THE PUBLIC IN THAT AREA AND GET SOME OF THEIR IDEAS. >> OF COURSE. >> MAKE THEM FEEL PART OF IT. EVEN DURING PLANNING STAGE WHEN WE GET TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND THE PLANNING STAGE LIKE WE DID JC PARK, THE WHOLE COMMUNITY FELT LIKE THEY BUILT THAT, THEY WERE OUT THERE. THAT'S THE TYPE OF MENTALITY WE CAN GET WITH THIS PROGRAM THAT'S GOOD. CURTIS, I'M GLAD YOU SETTLED ME DOWN A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I WOULD BEEN GETTING THOSE EMAILS. AGAIN THIS IS A GREAT START, SOMETHING THEY HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR AND WE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR. AGAIN I AM EXCITED. THANK YOU CURTIS FOR THAT. >> MDM. CHAIR. WHAT I WANT THE PEOPLE TO HEAR THIS WE LISTEN. A LOT OF THE IDEAS COME FROM CONVERSATIONS I HAVE HAD WITH PEOPLE WHO PULLED ME TO THE SIDE AND SAY WHAT ABOUT THIS AND WHAT ABOUT THAT? WE GO TO THE ONE OF MEETINGS, I HAVE A CHANCE TO MEET WITH STAFF, WHEN THE QUESTION COMES UP WHAT CAN WE DO? IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND WE DO LISTEN. THIS IS GOVERNMENT, NOT A SPEEDBOAT , IT DON'T MOVE THAT FAST BUT WE LISTEN AND IT TAKES TIME TO WORK THROUGH THE SYSTEM. SO THIS IS WHAT YOU SAW AS A VISION, THAT YOUR COMMISSION, FPRA WE HAVE IN MOVING OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY FORWARD. THAT'S IT. >> ANYTHING ELSE FOR US? WE ARE [9. STAFF COMMENTS] [00:55:02] THROUGH BOTH ITEMS RIGHT? OKAY LET'S MOVE ON. COMMENTS? MR. MIMS. >> MDM. CHAIR WE HAVE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM SUMMARY ATTACHED TO YOUR AGENDA. ALL PROJECT MANAGERS ARE IN THE AUDIENCE AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK AWAY AND WE WILL GET YOU THE ANSWER. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ONE. SARAH DELGADO TOLD ME THE MONTH OF JUNE IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN WAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF RIGHTS FREEBIE HAS EVER HAD IN FORT PIERCE. IT IS CATCHING ON, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY NETWORKING. THEY ARE CONSISTENTLY REFINING IT, BUT IT IS SOMETHING BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY. WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THAT AND AS THE ACTUAL ROUTES AND BOUNDARIES CHANGE WE WILL PROVIDE UPDATES PERIODICALLY. >> QUESTIONS? [10. BOARD COMMENTS] >> YOU HAVE ANYTHING? >> GOING TO BOARD COMMENTS. >> IF I CAN A QUICK ONE. TO TALK ABOUT PLANNING AND THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE. I THINK IT WAS THE FIRST ONE TO MEET WITH THE ORIGINAL PLANNING COUNCIL REGARDING THE WESTERN PENINSULA PROCESS. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A VERY INFORMATIVE MEETING , BUT THE STAFF IS LOOKING TO TAKE NOTES AND BE A SPONGE. EVERY IDEA I CAN THINK OF AND I HAVE A EMAIL LIST STARTED OF ADDITIONAL ITEMS I DID NOT COVER TODAY. TO START THINKING ABOUT THAT AND I SHARE WITH YOU BECAUSE AS FAR AS THE FPRA, WE OF THE PROJECT BASED BUDGET WHICH IS EXCELLENT. BUT WE HAVE TO LOOK INTO THE FOLLOWING THREE OR FOUR YEARS OF THE CRA PARTICIPATING IN THAT AND TONIGHT WAS A TOUCH ON THE HISTORICAL MUSEUM AND WHAT OPPORTUNITIES THERE ARE THERE. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL SITE, BUT IT IS NOT THAT WIDELY KNOWN. IF WE COLLABORATE YOU TALK ABOUT THE PENINSULA AND ECONOMIC DRIVERS TALKING ABOUT VISITATION BECAUSE I DON'T THINK VISITATIONS ARE VERY HIGH. THEY ARE KNOWN WITHIN THE TIGHTKNIT COMMUNITY, BUT IT IS ONE OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, THAT IS YOU TALK ABOUT, AND I SHARED WITH THEM. THE SMITHSONIAN, THE AQUARIUM, THE HISTORICAL MUSEUM. WHAT WILL THE PROMENADE LOOK LIKE? UNDER THE BRIDGE HOW DO YOU TALK ABOUT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES , YOU KNOW, WHAT ELEMENTS OF OPPORTUNITY ARE THERE? I SHARED THAT WITH YOU BECAUSE , YOU KNOW IN THE COMING YEARS WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO REALLY DIAL IN ON WHAT THE POTENTIAL IS OF THOSE PARCELS. THEY WILL PULL IT OUT OF THE PUBLIC AND POLITICAL WITH US, BUT THE FPRA IS GOING TO HAVE A VERY STRATEGIC ROLE IN THAT ENTIRE PROCESS. IT MIGHT EVEN REACH AND IT WILL REACH INTO THE OLD ST. ANASTASIA SCHOOL, LINCOLN PARK. WE TALKED ABOUT TODAY, THIS IS WHY IT'S GOING TO TAKE ME A LONG TIME TO GET TO THE CONVERSATION BECAUSE WE WENT GEOGRAPHICALLY ABOUT HOW EACH SEVEN STREET 7 STREET AVE. H HOW THAT BENEFITS THE WESTERN PENINSULA BECAUSE IT DOES. THOSE PARCELS BENEFIT. HOW THEY CONNECT AND HOW WE CONNECT PEDESTRIANS. >> EVERYTHING WE LOOKED AT TODAY. >> I SHARE THAT WITH YOU BECAUSE FRESH OUT OF THAT MEETING WALKING INTO THIS MEETING. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, THANK YOU. >> COMMISSIONER GAINES WE HAVE TO STAY INVOLVED. KEEP HIM ON SPEED DIAL. ANYTHING ELSE FROM ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS? SO * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.