Aug 12, 2025 FPRA Regular Meeting Agenda

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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>> CALL ROLL, PLEASE. >>

>> FOR THE RECORD, COMMISSIONER GAINES DID LET US KNOW HE WOULD

NOT BE HERE TONIGHT. >> IS THERE A MOTION TO EXCUSE

HIS ABSENCE? >> THE MOTION AND SECOND. CALL

[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

THE ROLL PLEASE. >> THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FPRA MEETING.

>> MOTION AND SECOND CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.

[5. ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO AGENDA AND APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

>>

PLEASE. >> WE ARE DOING A LOT TONIGHT.

IT WAS A CAN MAKE MOTIONS OR YOU AND I PICK

[7. CONSENT AGENDA]

>> COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. >> ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO ADDRESS THE FPRA WARD PLEASE COME FORWARD. I'M SEEING

NO MOVEMENT. LET'S MOVE ON. >> NEXT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

>> IS THERE ANY ITEM TO BE PULLED? IF NOT, I WILL ENTERTAIN

A MOTION. >> I MOVED TO APPROVE THE

CONSENT AGENDA PICK >> MOTION AND SECOND. CALL THE

ROLL, PLEASE. >> MR. JOHNSON? MR. BRODRICK? CHAIRWOMAN HUDSON? NEXT IS NEW BUSINESS. AGENDA ITEMS EIGHT A

[B. FPRA Resolution 25-13 Authorizing or Denying a First Amendment to the Grant Agreement for Commercial Façade Improvement Located at 215 N 2nd Street]

PIERCE INDEPENDENCE AGENCY AND THE SPECIAL REDISTRICT OF FT.

PIERCE FLORIDA. AUTHORIZING OR DENYING A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE GRANT AGREEMENT FOR FACADE IMPROVEMENT LOCATED AT 215 NORTH SECOND STREET RELATED TO A REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME PROVIDING SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

>> IS THERE A STAFF PRESENTATION ON THIS?

>> NO THERE IS NOT. >> YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THIS?

>> YES. >> 215 NORTH SECOND. CAN THE

STAFF HELP US OUT HERE? >> MIRIAM HAS THE INFO.

>> GOOD EVENING , FPRA BOARD. THIS IS THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 215 NORTH SECOND STREET. THE ATTORNEYS OFFICE. THEY COMPLETED THE PORCH, HOW DEAR, EXTERIOR. THIS IS FOR THE EXTERIOR PORCH.

SOME OF THE PARKING A.D.A. ACCESS. THEY ARE WORKING ON THE BUILDING BEHIND THE MAIN PORTION OF THE BUILDING SO THEY WERE AFRAID TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT AND THEN CAUSE MORE DAMAGE.

>> HAVE THEY DONE ANY OF THE WORK UNDER THE FACADE GRANT?

>> YES. THEY HAVE COMPLETED THE PORCH.

>> I'VE SEEN SOME CONSTRUCTION GOING ON. IN THE PARKING PORTION

TOO I THINK PICK >> CORRECT. WHEN THEY SUBMITTED THEIR EXTENSION REQUEST BACK IN EARLY JULY , AT THAT POINT THEY HAD NOT COMPLETED THE PARKING I THINK. FROM THEN TO NOW THEY HAVE COMPLETED MOST OF THAT PARKING PICK

>> SO THEY WANT AN EXTENSION? >> I WANT AN EXTENSION TO COMPLETE IT. THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTATION THEY NEED IN ORDER TO SOME THAT THEIR REIMBURSEMENT

REQUEST. >> ON THIS INSTANCE WE SEE AN ONGOING PROJECT THAT HAS MADE EXTENSIVE PROGRESS.

>> RIGHT. I THOUGHT THEY WERE FINISHED, ACTUALLY PICK

>> I DID TOO. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH AN EXTENSION FOR A

SITUATION LIKE THIS. >> I WANT TO MAKE A MOTION.

>> SO I WOULD MOVE TO GRANT THE EXTENSION. WHAT ARE THEY

REQUESTING FOR TIME? >> 12 MONTHS. WE NORMALLY ONLY GO FOR ONE EXTENSION REQUEST. SHE GAVE HERSELF A LOT OF TIME JUST TO MAKE SURE THEY COMPLETED IT. BUT SHE SAID SHE WOULD PROBABLY JUST NEED THREE TO SIX MONTHS.

[C. Review and approve CRA Advisory Committee Recommendation for Commercial Facade Grant Application for 1109 Delaware Ave in the amount of $25,000 - Monarch Lee Homes, LLC. ]

>> YOU WILL SEE THIS BACK HERE. THIS PROJECT IS ALMOST DONE NOW

PICK >> CORRECT. IT'S ABOUT 90% PICK

>> I MOVED TO APPROVE THE ONE YEAR EXTENSION PICK

>> SECOND PICK >> A MOTION AND SECOND OR CALL

THE ROLL, PLEASE. >> NEXT ITEM IS TO APPROVE RECOMMENDATION FOR COMMERCIAL FACADE GRANT APPLICATION FOR 1109 DELAWARE AVENUE IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,000 TO MONARCH LEE HOMES LLC. PLEASE NOTE, THE FPRA PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM WILL ALSO COVER AGENDA ITEMS 8D, F AND G. EACH ITEM WILL BE VOTED

ON INDIVIDUALLY PICK >> GREAT.

>> RUN THAT BY ME AGAIN. >> SHE'S GOING TO GIVE A

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INDIVIDUALLY. >> GOT IT. OKAY.

>> ALL RIGHT. I HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT COMMERCIAL FACADE APPLICATIONS. NEW ONES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN BEFORE YOU. AGAIN, YOU KNOW THE INTENT OF THE PROGRAM IS TO SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE THE APPEARANCE OF THE BUILDINGS AND ELIMINATE SOME BLIGHT WITHIN THE FPRA DISTRICT. THESE ARE SOME OF THE PREVIOUSLY COMPETED -- COMPLETED COMMERCIAL FACADE PLANS. THE PROGRAM OFFERS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF A REIMBURSABLE GRANT MATCHING 50%, UP TO $25,000. PROVIDE A BRIEF SUMMARY OF OUR FISCAL YEAR 2024-25. WE ARE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS UNTIL AUGUST 15TH , UNTIL THIS FRIDAY. THE FISCAL YEAR BUDGET FOR COMMERCIAL FACADE GRANT WAS $300,000 . WE HAVE AWARDED FIVE THIS FISCAL YEAR, TOTALING -- WE STARTED THIS PROGRAM BACK IN APRIL. THE REMAINING FUNDS FOR THE REMAINING OF THIS FISCAL YEAR IS 207,192 AND $.50. AS OF TODAY WE HAVE ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS IN THE PIPELINE. PLUS, A FEW MORE THAT I RECEIVED PHONE CALLS.

SOME PEOPLE LIKE TO WAIT UNTIL LAST MINUTE OR THEY ARE STILL WAITING ON ESTIMATES TO BE PROVIDED. I DO FOR SEE US RECEIVING A FEW MORE APPLICATIONS FOR THE END OF THIS

WEEK PICK >> SO ARE YOU SAYING THE ADDITIONAL ON THIS AGENDA? AN ADDITIONAL TO THESE? OKAY PICK

>> YES. IN ADDITION TO THE FOUR THAT I'M PRESENTING TODAY. I HAVE FOUR MORE THAT WILL BE COMING FOR YOU AT THE SEPTEMBER

MEETING. >> OKAY.

>> SO THE EVALUATION CRITERIA , TOTALING 100 POINTS PER EVALUATOR, THE VISUAL IMPACT OR BLADE ELIMINATION IS A MAXIMUM OF 50 POINTS. THE TOTAL PROJECT INVESTMENT MAXIMUM, 25 POINTS.

DESIGNING AND CREATIVITY IS A MAXIMUM OF 50 POINTS. AND THEN COMMUNITY IMPACT AND PUBLIC BENEFIT MAXIMUM 10 POINTS. THIS IS A CRA ADVISORY COMMITTEE CUMULATIVE EVALUATION RESULTS.

THE FIRST PROPERTY, 1109 DELAWARE AVENUE , MONARCH LEE HOMES LLC. ON THE MAJOR COURT OR ON DELAWARE AVENUE. IT IS CURRENTLY USED FOR STORAGE. WHAT IS UPGRADED WITH A COMPLETE IMPROVEMENT THEY WILL BE USING IT FOR OFFICE SPACE. THERE GRANT REQUEST IS FOR $25,000. THEY ARE LOOKING TO SPEND ABOUT $51,000.

THEY ARE GOING TO APPLY STUCCO AND PAINT THE EXTERIOR, INSTALL IMPACT RESISTANT WINDOWS AND DOORS, ADD PERMANENT LANDSCAPING TO THE FRONT AND THE SIDES OF THE BUILDING, AND ALSO CONSTRUCT AN A.D.A. COMPLIANT HANDICAP RAMP. THE NEXT PROPERTY AT 510 ORANGE AVENUE , BUNWIN INC. THEY ARE REQUESTING $25,000. THE TOTAL INVESTMENT IS $75,000. TOTALLY -- CURRENTLY , SITTING VACANT. THEY ARE GOING TO OCCUPIED AS A SCHOOL OR EDUCATION FACILITY. THEY ARE GOING TO REPAVE AND RESTRAIN THE PARKING LOT. THEY'RE GOING TO ADD AWNING AND CANOPY REPAIRS.

THEY ARE GOING TO ADD SOME LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENTS. ALSO, PERMANENT LANDSCAPING. THE INSTALLATION OF THE EXTERIOR FRONT ENTRANCE FLOORING HERE ON THE ENTRANCE OF THE BUILDING .

EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR PAINTING AND THE INSTALLATION OF THE FENCE. THEY DID PROVIDE THIS ILLUSTRATION HERE WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE A MURAL. THAT IS NOT PART OF THIS GRANT PROGRAM.

BUT THEY ARE GOING TO ADD SIGNAGE TO THE BUILDING AS WELL THAT IS NOT PART OF THIS GRANT PROGRAM.

>> MISS GARCIA, WHAT KIND OF SCHOOL? IS THIS A KINDERGARTEN? DO YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF SCHOOL THIS IS? IT'S CALLED LEGACY. I

LOOKED IT UP. >> NO, I DON'T HAVE ALL THE DETAILS AS TO WHAT AGE GROUP BUT IT IS SEEMING FROM MY CONVERSATION WITH THE APPLICANT IT WAS FOR THE YOUNGER CHILDREN.

>> OKAY. LIKE A PRESCHOOL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

>> CORRECT. >> OKAY.

>> THE NEXT PROPERTY IS 108 SOUTH SECOND STREET , OLDUVAI GALLERIA AT DOWNTOWN FT. PIERCE , LLC. THEY ARE REQUESTING $7934.50. THEIR TOTAL INVESTMENT -- THEY WANT TO INSTALL A HURRICANE IMPACT GLASS DOOR AND WINDOW SET AT THE ALCOVE AT THE ENTRANCE HERE OF THE RESTAURANT . CURRENTLY, IT IS OPEN AND THEY HAVE SOMEONE HOUSED INDIVIDUALS LOITERING HERE IN THEIR ALCOVE.

THEY ARE LOOKING TO INSTALL THIS DOOR AND REPLACE TWO WINDOWS HERE ON THE SECOND STORY OF THE BUILDING. LASTLY, WE HAVE 100 SOUTH SECOND STREET, GALLERIA AT DOWNTOWN FT. PIERCE, LLC. THERE

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>> SO 100 SOUTH SECOND. THAT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE THE LOOK?

>> CORRECT. I ASKED FOR RENDERINGS AND THEY HAD NO RENDERINGS TO PROVIDE BECAUSE IT WOULD APPEAR TO BE THE SAME.

THEY'RE JUST SWAPPING OUT THE GLASS.

>> IS THIS ELIGIBLE FOR THE FACADE GRANT?

>> WINDOWS AND DOORS ARE ELIGIBLE. YES. BUT IT WOULD HAVE TO CREATE SOME TYPE OF IMPROVEMENT TO THE PROPERTY .

>> RIGHT. LIKE THE ONE BEFORE , YOU ARE GOING TO SEE A CHANGE BECAUSE IT'S NOT GOING TO BE LIKE A FOUR YEAR PERIOD RIGHT.

OKAY PICK >> WE WILL SEE A CHANGE IN THESE WINDOWS. IT'S THICKER. IS A HUGE CHANGE BUT IT'S GOING TO

LOOK DIFFERENT. >> IT IS? OKAY.

>> THAT WAS THE LAST ONE. SO WE ARE ASKING THE FPRA BOARD TO REVIEW THE APPLICATION AND AWARD GRANTS TO THOSE THAT ALIGN WITH THE INTENT OF OUR PROGRAM THAT ELIMINATE SLUM AND BLIGHT, AND SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE THE APPEARANCE OF BUILDINGS . ONCE YOU DECIDE WHICH ONES YOU WANT TO AWARD THE STAFF WILL PREPARE THE AGREEMENTS FOR THE SELECTED PROJECTS AND THEN WE WILL BRING THEM BACK TO AT THE SEPTEMBER MEETING.

>> AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE CRA ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS

ARTIE VOTED ON? >> CORRECT.

>> AND THIS IS THE RECOMMENDATION?

>> YES. THEY DID REVIEW THEM AND RECOMMENDED AWARD FOR ALL OF

THEM. >> AND THAT WAS ABOVE AND BEYOND THE EVALUATING COMMITTEE? BECAUSE THE EVALUATORS FIRST GOT THIS . WAS IT RFP PROCESS OR WHATEVER?

>> THE EVALUATION PICK >> EVALUATION. RIGHT PICK

>> THE EVALUATING COMMITTEE IS THE CRA COMMITTEE NOW. WE USED TO HAVE STAFF EVALUATE THEM. WE CHANGE THAT.

>> OUR APPOINTED COMMITTEE NOW. >> THEY ARE THE ONES THAT

EVALUATE THE APPLICATIONS PICK >> I'VE GOT IT. GOT IT NOW.

THAT MAKES SENSE. >> THESE PROPERTIES ARE WITHIN A STONE'S THROW OF A PROPERTY THAT WE OWN. THE PROPERTY ON DELAWARE IS TRULY A BLIGHTED PROPERTY.

>> I CAN SEE THE PICTURES. >> FIVE BUILDINGS DOWN FOR MY OFFICE. CLEARLY, THE UPGRADES THEY ARE PLANNING THERE IS GOING TO IMPROVE THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT ONE BECAUSE IT LOOKS REALLY BAD NOW. SO IT NEEDS IMPROVEMENT. YEP. YEP.

>> ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO THESE INDIVIDUALLY?

>> YES. >> I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO

APPROVE THEIR APPLICATION. >> 1109?

>> I WILL SECOND THAT. >> CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.

>>

[D. Review and approve CRA Advisory Committee Recommendation for Commercial Facade Grant Application for 510 Orange Ave in the amount of $25,000 - Bunwin, Inc]

THAT BUILDING. >> THE BUILDING HAS BEEN VACANT

FOR 25 YEARS. >> I GUESS WHEN I READ IN THE PACKET TOO, I SAW WHAT I THOUGHT WERE RENDERINGS OF WHAT THEY WOULD PUT ON THE TOP OF THIS IN THE FRONT. YOU HAVE A VISUAL OF THAT? OR DO WE HAVE TO GO TO THE ACTUAL PACKET? THEY GAVE ME A

LITTLE BIT MORE OF AN IMPACT. >> I LOOK AT THE PICTURES TOO. I

DON'T LOOK AT WHAT THAT WAS. >> I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT REAL CLEAR . THAT MADE AN IMPACT TO ME. WHEN I READ IT THEY WERE ACTUALLY GOING TO COVER THESE WINDOWS WITH SOME TYPE OF FILM THAT WOULD BE AN EXTRA ADDED LEVEL OF SECURITY AS WELL AS CURB APPEAL. SIMPLY BECAUSE IT GIVES PICK

>> I JUST DIDN'T HAVE IT INCLUDED IN MY PRESENTATION BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PART OF THE AGREEMENT.

>> YES. YES. >> LET ME ZOOM IN ON THIS HERE PART OF THE APPLICATION PACKET. SO THERE'S THE SIGN IS THAT THEY WILL BE INSTALLING ONTO THE WALLS OF THE SCHOOL. PEACOCKS AND SOME SIGNAGE HERE. AND THEY WILL BE COVERING THIS WITH FILM SO THAT PEOPLE CANNOT SEE IN BUT THEY CAN SEE OUT.

>> RIGHT. RIGHT. RIGHT. >> THAT, TO ME , IT'S A FULL EFFECT OF THE FRONT . THEY HAVE A PARKING LOT AND BAD DISREPAIR OVER THERE. THEY NEED TO STRIP IT AND PAINT IT. THEN LOOK LIKE THEY WILL AT SOME SECURITY. I THINK THIS MEETS IT.

>> IT'S ELIGIBLE. >> I MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS

PROJECT FOR BUNWIN. >> I SECOND THAT.

>> CALL ROLL, PLEASE. >>

[F. Review and approve CRA Advisory Committee Recommendation for Commercial Facade Grant Application for 108 S 2nd Street in the amount of $7,934.50 - Galleria at Downtown Fort Pierce, LLC]

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DOWNTOWN FT. PIERCE. >> AGAIN, THIS ONE, HERE, BECAUSE THEY ARE CLOSING OFF, THAT'S GOING TO PHYSICALLY CHANGE ALL OF THAT AND KIND OF DEAL WITH THE ISSUE OVER THERE.

AND THEY ARE DOING TOP AND BOTTOM WINDOWS. I HAVE NO

[G. Review and approve CRA Advisory Committee Recommendations for Commercial Facade Grant Application for 100 S 2nd Street in the amount of $20,788.75 – Galleria at Downtown Fort Pierce, LLC]

>> SECOND PICK >> THERE IS A MOTION AND SECOND.

CALL ROLL, PLEASE. >>

>> LAST IS TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL FACADE GRANT APPLICATION FOR 100 SOUTH SECOND STREET IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,788.75. THE GALLERIA AT

DOWNTOWN FT. PIERCE. >> I WANT TO SUGGEST THAT THE AESTHETIC UPGRADE HERE IS A TRULY SIGNIFICANT -- IS IT REALLY SIGNIFICANT. WINDOWS AND DOORS ARE ELIGIBLE.

>> YES, SIR. >> SO IF YOU TOOK THE BUILDING, LIKE THIS, JUST REPLACE THE WINDOWS. THEY MEET ALL OF THE

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. >> YES.

>> MATTA MAYOR? MADAM CHAIR? AS OF THE BOARD, I'M REMINDED LAST TIME AND I AM REMINDED AGAIN, THAT THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ARE A MINIMUM REQUIREMENT. THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU HAVE TO PROVE THAT AGREEMENT. I WOULD POINT TO THE PROGRAM THAT IS CONTAINED IN THE OVERVIEW THE INTENT OF THE PROGRAM IS TO SUPPORT THE REVITALIZATION AND COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS OF THE FPRA WITH IMPROVEMENTS THAT ENHANCE THE APPEARANCE OF THE BUILDINGS AND PROPERTIES AND ELIMINATE BLIGHT , AND NONCONFORMING DESIGN STANDARDS. THIS IS DESIGNED TO RE-ENCOURAGE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE FPRA DISTRICT BY -- AESTHETICS WHICH WILL LEAD TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION. THIS PROGRAM WILL COMPLEMENT OUR OTHER REVITALIZATION EFFORTS TO ENSURE THE MAXIMUM LEVERAGE OF RESOURCES AND SUSUSUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES. IT IS THE INTENT OF THE PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE IMPROVEMENTS TO PROPERTIES A GO WELL BEYOND WHAT IS REQUIRED UNDER THE CITY OF FT. PIERCE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TO ENHANCE THE FORM, FUNCTION AND DESIGN QUALITY OF THIS REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. THE FPRA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO APPROVE OR DENY ANY COMMERCIAL FACADE GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATION , DENY PAYMENT AT ANY TIME IN ITS SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION. IF IT DETERMINES THAT THE BUSINESS WILL NOT ADVANCE THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ESTABLISHED FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF THE FPRA DISTRICT. JUST BECAUSE WINDOWS AND DOORS , AT A MINIMUM, ARE ELIGIBLE DOES NOT MEAN THAT MEETS TO THE INTENT OF THE PROGRAM AND IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO APPROVE THAT GRANT. IT IS WITHIN YOUR

DISCRETION. >> MISS GARCIA, WHEN THESE GRANTS COME IN , DID THE CRA ADVISORY COMMITTEE , THEY KNOW WHO IS APPLYING? DO THEY HAVE THE ABILITY, DO THEY COME BEFORE

THE CRA ADVISORY COMMITTEE? >> YES. SOME OF THE APPLICANTS DO COME. THEY COME ATTEND OUR CRA ADVISORY COMMITTEES. THEY SAY THE FULL APPLICATION PACKET, JUST LIKE YOU SEE, ATTACHED THE AGENDA. CAN I GO THROUGH MY PRESENTATION AS WELL.

>> DOES THAT MEAN THE ACTUAL APPLICANT IS THERE?

>> YES. THEY ARE INVITED . SOME OF THEM CHOOSE TO COME, SOME OF

THEM DO NOT. >> OKAY.

>> I HAVE A HARD TIME WITH THIS ONE. I'M KIND OF ON THE FENCE

ABOUT IT. >> YEAH. PART OF ME UNDERSTANDS IT. BUT ALSO LOOK AT WE HAVE OTHER PROJECTS COMING. WE HAVE TO EXHAUST THESE FUNDS PRETTY SOON. SO GIVE ME SOME INSIGHT AS TO WHAT WE ARE TRACKING RIGHT NOW, WHAT YOU ARE SEEING AND WHERE ARE WE ON THIS? IF THERE'S SOME OTHER PROJECTS THAT MAKE A LOT MORE IMPACT , THERE MAY BE SOME OPPORTUNITY.

RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT PUSHING ME TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW . BASED ON WHAT I HAVE SEEN OTHERS COME FORWARD WITH. THAT'S WHY I'M

CHALLENGED HERE. >> WE HAVE THE FOUR PENDING OUTSIDE OF THESE THAT WE HAVE IN THE PIPELINE. WE PROBABLY HAVE ABOUT $75,000 OF REQUESTED AWARD , PLUS A FEW MORE CONVERSATIONS THAT I HAD WITH OTHER APPLICANTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE SUBMITTING THIS WEEK. IF WE DON'T EXPEND THE FULL $300,000 WE DO ROLL IT OVER. GOES INTO OUR FUND BALANCE AND WE WILL UTILIZE IT FOR THE PROGRAM NEXT YEAR. NEXT YEAR WE ALLOTTED, WE ARE GOING TO ALLOW

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FUNDS WILL GO TO THAT. CORRECT. >> EXCUSE ME.

>> I'M DONE. >> THE EVALUATIONS, ONE OF THE CATEGORIES WAS THE TOTAL INVESTMENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? THE LARGER THE INVESTMENT , THE HIGHER THE RATING ?

>> THE HIGHER THE POINTS THAT THEY SCORE. I DON'T HAVE IT ON THIS. I HAVE IT ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA. IF IT'S $100,000 OR MORE IN THEIR INVESTMENT IT WILL BE UP 25 POINTS. IT'S LIKE 20

POINTS. IT IS TIERED THAT WAY. >> FOR ME, THIS IS AN AWAY TO REPLACE WINDOWS WITH HIGH-IMPACT WINDOWS. I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE TO SAY . I THINK THAT BUILDING LOOKS PRETTY NICE ALREADY THE WAY IT IS. IT'S ARTIE BEEN

REHABBED. >> THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS TO GO BACK TO THE PICTURE OF THE RESTAURANT SPACE. YOU CAN SEE THE WIDER -- IT'S NOT A HUGE IMPACT. I DON'T CONSIDER THIS

BUILDING TO BE BLIGHTED. >> IT'S QUITE A NICE LOOKING BUILDING. IT'S ALREADY BEEN FIXED UP NICELY . AND I APPRECIATE THE INVESTMENT THAT THE OWNER HAS DONE ALREADY.

>> YEAH. YEAH. I'VE MADE MY COMMENT ON IT. I'M NOT INCLINED AT THIS POINT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT HERE. WHAT WE WERE LOOKING TO TRY TO DO , IT DOESN'T COME TO THAT LEVEL YET FOR ME. EVEN WITH THE OTHER ASPECT THAT THEY ARE DOING, I THINK IT PROVIDES AN ELEMENT OF SAFETY AS WELL AS UNNEEDED AESTHETIC. BECAUSE THAT DOOR IS SO RESET IN THERE IT'S VERY HARD TO SEE. THIS WILL MAKE MORE MISTRY IMPACT WHEN THEY DO THE OTHER SIDE. AT THIS, I DON'T SEE HOW THIS IS GOING TO MAKE A BIG IMPACT ON THIS BUILDING HERE. IT LOOKS NICE NOW. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DO HERE. IT'S APPROVE OR DENY . RIGHT?

>> RIGHT. >> THIS IS ITEM G , RIGHT? RECOMMENDATION OF FACADE GRANT 100 SOUTH SECOND STREET FOR

$20,000? >> ITEM G.

>> I MOVE THAT WE NOT APPROVE THIS AMOUNT FOR THIS GRANT FOR

THIS ITEM. >> SECOND.

>> CALL THE ROLL PLEASE. >>

[H. Continued from July 8, 2025 meeting. Review and direction regarding a Grant Agreement for Commercial Facade Improvements for Botanical Sanctuary, LLC at 722 Orange Ave. in the amount of $25,000.00.]

>> NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS THE REVIEW AND DIRECTION REGARDING A GRANT AGREEMENT FOR COMMERCIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENTS FOR -- SANCTUARY LLC AT ORANGE AVENUE IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,000. THIS ITEM WAS CONTINUED FROM THE JULY 8TH, 25 MEETING.

>> I REMEMBER THIS ONE. MISS GARCIA, DO YOU HAVE ANY UPDATE ON IT? WE WERE CONCERNED. WE WANTED YOU TO GO BACK AND SEE IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE CHANGES I THINK. ISN'T THAT WHAT WE

WANTED? >> THAT'S CORRECT. LET THEM

TEAR, IF I MAY. >> YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION?

>> IT'S THE SAME PRESENTATION. I HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL SLIDE. THE STAFF DID MEET WITH MR. GUTIERREZ AND HIS TEAM. HE DECIDED THAT HE WANTS TO KEEP HIS APPLICATION AND SUBMITTED, REPLACING JUST THE ONE DOOR AND THE WINDOW ON UNIT 722, REPLACING THE ROOF AND ADDING GRAVEL AND PAVERS TO THE VACANT LOT. THEY DID PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RENDERINGS, KIND OF GIVING A CONCEPT OF THEIR OLD-FASHIONED BARBECUE RESTAURANT, KEEPING THE OLD FLORIDA CHARM. SO THEY WILL BE ADDING OUTDOOR SEATING ON THE GRAVEL AREA, ADDING SOME OUTDOOR LIGHTING FOR THEIR POTENTIAL RESTAURANT . THEY DID KEEP THEIR APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED. HE DID

NOT WANT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES. >> IS THAT CONCEPT PART OF THE APPLICATION? OR IS THAT JUST SOMETHING --

>> THE OUTDOOR SEATING LIGHTING, NO. BUT HE WANTED TO ADD THAT.

>> AND GLAD HE DID. I'M GLAD HE DID. YEP.

>> THAT WAS MY QUESTION. SO THE CONCEPT ON THE RIGHT IS THE CONCEPT THAT HE'S PROPOSING HERE FOR THIS?

>> CORRECT. >> IT LOOKED LIKE, TO ME, WHEN I LOOKED AT THIS, THAT THE FENCE ITSELF EVEN WENT FURTHER BACK.

WHATEVER THIS GREAT THING IS, HERE. IS THAT FAIR? IS LOOKING AT A PICTURE . BASED ON WHAT I THOUGHT HE PRESENTED EARLIER,

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>> CORRECT. >> AND THEN SOME TYPE OF GREENERY HERE IT LOOKS LIKE. BUT IT IS STILL THE INITIAL APPLICATION OF THE ROOF IN THE BACK ON THE BUILDING, THE GRAY ROOF. RIGHT? COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE FRONT? THIS IS IT. STILL DOING A DOOR AND THESE THREE WINDOWS I GUESS.

>> CORRECT. >> BECAUSE THERE'S ONE ON THE

SIDE. >> SO DOING THESE FOUR HERE. AND THE OTHER TWO DOORS WILL REMAIN AS THEY ARE.

>> TWO DOORS AND THE OTHER WINDOWS. AND THESE WINDOWS HAVE PAPER COVERING THEM BUT THEY DO HAVE THE BARS AS WELL, WHICH THEY INTEND TO KEEP THE BARS ON THEIR WINDOWS ON THOSE

ADDITIONAL. >> OKAY. EVERY WINDOW HERE FROM THAT POINT ON HAVE BARS ON IT. LIKE THIS IS AN ORIGINAL WINDOW

HERE. >> IS THAT THE BARBECUE PLACE?

>> YES. IT WOULD BE THESE UNITS, HERE.

>> OKAY. >> THERE WE GO.

>> UNIT 722 IS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT THOUGH.

>> ISN'T IT? YEAH. >> IT IS PICK

>> SO THE BARBECUE PLACE WOULD BE 726 AND 724. THE VACANT AREA FOR OUTDOOR SEATING WOULD BE, HERE, ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE

BUILDING >> I SEE. OKAY. 722 IS GOING TO

BE AN OFFICE. >> LIKE AN ART GALLERY, TIED IT

TO THE PEACOCK HOUSE >> THAT THE CRANE HOUSE

NEXT-DOOR? >> YES.

>> OKAY. SO THE RESTAURANT IS 24 AND 26 . AND OF COURSE, THE EXTENSION TO THAT AND PUSHING TO THE OUTDOOR AREA OVER THERE.

>> YES. >> I MADE A COMMENT THE LAST MEETING REGARDING THIS. IT LOOKS HALF-BAKED . COMING INTO A THIRD OF THE BUILDING WITH NEW IMPACT GLASS AND DOORS, AND THE OTHER TWO UNITS REMAIN THE SAME. IT'S NOT HOW I WOULD DO IT .

>> THE OTHER PICTURE THAT YOU HAD, IS THAT THE OTHER PICTURE NEXT TO IT? THAT FRONT IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE THAT?

>> YES. ONCE THEY REMOVE THE PAPER IT WILL HAVE THOSE BARS.

>> SO IT WON'T BE ALL OF THIS COLORFUL STUFF?

>> CORRECT. THAT IS SOME SAMPLE PICTURES THAT THE APPLICANT PROVIDED THAT THEY PROVIDED JUST TO GIVE YOU THE TYPE OF CONCEPTS

THAT THEY WANTED TO ADD. >> YES. THE THEORY IS , DO SECURITY BARS ON WINDOWS SUGGEST BLIGHT OR IN IMPROVING NEIGHBORHOOD? I WOULD HAVE DONE THE WHOLE BUILDING, PERSONALLY.

HE'S COMING INTO MY OFFICE TOMORROW. I'M SURE I'M GOING TO GET AN EARFUL ABOUT IT. I STILL HAVE THE SAME OPINION. I

THINK IT'S HALF-BAKED . >> THE ONE PART THAT I CAN APPRECIATE IS THAT THIS WHOLE CREATION OF THIS OUTDOOR AREA IS TOTALLY GOING TO BRING A NICE, NEW IDEA. REALLY BRING A LOT OF DAMAGE TO THE AREA THAT IS STRUGGLING RIGHT THERE. SO I CAN APPRECIATE THAT. I'M STILL STRUGGLING, LIKE I SAID, WITH THE FRONT PART HERE. AND OBVIOUSLY THAT'S GOING TO BE A RESTAURANT. AND HE HAS A CONCEPT OF OLD FLORIDA STYLE FASHION

BARBECUE RESTAURANT . >> LOOK, THE OUTSIDE IS GREAT.

THAT, DRIVING EAST, IS GOING TO BE A PRIMARY VISUAL . UMBRELLAS,

TABLES AND ALL OF THAT. >> IT'S GOING TO AUTOMATICALLY POP AS YOU COME THERE. AND PULL PEOPLE IN.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS IN THAT PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD, I OWN THE PROPERTY RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. WE DID OUR RENOVATION THERE. AND THE 500 BUILDING RENOVATION. AND THEN NOTHING

ELSE HAPPENED. IT JUST STOPPED. >> WE'VE GOT A COUPLE.

>> RIGHT NEXT TO IT. IF THEY'RE GOING TO DO THAT WORK AND PUT A SCHOOL THERE THAN THIS BUSINESS IS GOING TO TAKE OFF BECAUSE YOU HAVE ALL THE STUDENTS COME IN THREE, OR STAFF.

>> THE ONE THEY ARE IMPROVING IS GOING TO BE AND EXTINGUISH OF

THE ART GALLERY. >> THAT'S THE PART TOO. IF YOU ARE EXTENDING THE ART GALLERY NEXT DOOR , I GUESS I CAN UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE WHY YOU WOULD HAVE IMPACT GLASS. I

GET THAT. >> THIS AREA IS VULNERABLE RIGHT NOW. IT IS TEETERING ON SLIDING BACKWARDS VERSUS MOVING FORWARD.

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AREA IS GOING -- >> I'M SLIDING INTO APPROVAL.

>> AND THIS TARGETS US DOWN THE STREET .

>> AND THE WHOLE VACANT LOT. >> I'M GOING TO SUGGEST, AS MUCH AS I DON'T LIKE HIS PLAN, AND I WILL TELL HIM THAT WHEN I SEE IT TOMORROW, I LIKE A PLAN. I THINK YOUR PLAN IS CRAP. BUT I'M STILL GOING TO GO ALONG WITH IT BECAUSE I SEE THE TRANSITION HERE THAT WE STARTED% YEARS AGO AND BASICALLY IT STOPPED. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS CONTINUE MOVING IN THAT

DIRECTION. >> THE UNITS JUST TO THE WEST OF THIS ARE A REAL CHALLENGE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT WILL HOPEFULLY SPUR THAT OWNER TO DO SOMETHING WITH THAT BUILDING.

>> OR APPLY FOR FACADE GRANT. >> RIGHT. I WISH PEOPLE WOULD

APPLY. >> THEY ARE NOT OUT OF TALENT.

>> THAT BUILDING IS ROUGH. >> IT'S VERY ROUGH. YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A CHANCE TO ADDRESS THEM WHEN YOU SPEAK TO THAT GROUP ON THURSDAY. I WILL TELL YOU. WITH THAT LANDLORD.

>> I WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION. >> PLEASE DO. I THINK THE OTHER THING THAT I LIKE ABOUT IT, THEY MOVE THE FENCE BACK BASED ON THE DEPTH PERCEPTION THAT I'M SEEING HERE. IT DOES OPEN THE OTHER BUILDING BACK THAT WE HAD A WHOLE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE ROOF. AND IT DOES, AESTHETICALLY NOW, DRAWN TO THAT IF HE'S GOING TO STILL DO A ROOF ON IT. THAT'S PART OF IT.

>> WE GAVE HIM A CHANCE TO GET THIS CONCEPT RIGHT.

>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE HE'S COMMITTING TO THIS CONCEPT

. >> YES. THE APPLICANTS.

>> IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE A WISH LIST.

>> THERE'S ALWAYS A RISK AND THAT. THE OWNERS OF THIS PROPERTY CAN EXECUTE ON THIS. THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT.

I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO PROVE US ALL WRONG AND COME UP WITH A GREAT CONCEPT THAT IS GOING TO HELP THIS WHOLE AREA AND DRIVE THIS RENOVATION CONCEPT WEST . I

MOVED TO APPROVE. >> I SECOND.

>> MANAGER? POINT OF CLARIFICATION, WOULD YOU ALL LIKE THE MOTION TO INCLUDE THAT IT MUST ALSO COMPLY WITH THE

CONCEPTUAL RENDERINGS PROVIDED? >> FINE BY ME IF YOU WANTED TO.

THAT'S KIND OF HOW WE GOT TO THIS DECISION.

>> THAT'S WHAT SOLD US HERE. >> YEP. SEE YOU ARE INCLUDING

THE EMOTION? >> YES. YEP.

>> ARE WE CLEAR? CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.

>>

[I. Proposed Fiscal Year 2026 FPRA Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Plan]

WILL REINFORCE THAT. >> I THINK I HAVE A CALL WITH

HIM TOMORROW AS WELL. >> IT WOULD BE NICE IF HE

PAINTED THE BUILDING TOO. >> WE WILL BRING THAT UP AS

WELL. >> NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2026 FPRA OPERATING BUDGET AND CAPITAL

IMPROVEMENT PLAN . >> OKAY. SO I DID WANT TO SAY ONE MORE THING, MS. GARCIA. WHAT MISS HEDGES TOLD US ABOUT REITERATING THAT THESE ARE MINIMUM , REMINDING THEM, DO YOU DO THAT WITH THAT COMMITTEE? ARE THEY CLEAR? ALSO, WE HAVE KIND OF REPEAT PEOPLE AND NOT NECESSARILY ALL THE NEW PEOPLE.

IT WOULD REALLY BE NICE TO HAVE MORE PEOPLE. WE EMPHASIZE THE FACT THAT THOSE ARE MINIMUM STANDARDS AND WE REALLY WANT TO CHANGE THE APPEARANCE AND THAT'S WHAT THE FACADE GRANT IS

ALL ABOUT? >> YES. WE DO REVIEW THE

APPLICATION WITH THE APPLICANTS. >> BUT WITH THE COMMITTEE. WHEN THEY EVALUATE. SO THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THEY DON'T HAVE

TO APPROVE. >> CORRECT. YES.

>> I WOULD LIKE YOU TO EMPHASIZE THAT WITH THEM FROM THE BOARD .

IF YOU GUYS AGREE. THOSE ARE MINIMUM STANDARDS. WHAT WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO CHANGE IS IMPROVE THE BLIGHT. THEY'VE GOT TO KEEP THAT IN MIND. NOT JUST IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE BUILDING IN TERMS OF STRAIGHT IMPACT.

>> FREE WINDOWS. >> THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL,

ANYWAY. PLEASE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> DO YOU HAVE A LEAN IN FOR THE SIGNAGE?

>> MISS MORRIS, FINANCE DIRECTOR. MISS MARSH WILL GIVE YOU A OVERVIEW OF THE OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET OF THE BUDGET

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>> MISS MARSH, YOU'RE GOING FIRST?

>> I'M GOING FIRST. GOOD EVENING. I'M GOING TO GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT YOU HAVE ALREADY SEEN. BUT WE ARE HERE AT THE FPRA MEETING. THIS FISCAL 26 BUDGET IS BALANCED AT $14,654,125. IT IS $1,056,580 INCREASE FROM THIS FISCAL YEAR'S BUDGET. AND MOST OF THAT IS FROM THE AD VALOREM. YOU CAN SEE THAT IS $14,275,325. IT IS AN INCREASE OF -- THAT'S MAINLY THE REVENUE THAT IS MAKING THIS UP. THE MAJOR OUTLIERS IN THE EXPENDITURES ARE THE $350,000 IS ALLOCATED FOR THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS , THAT CONTINUES. THERE'S $500,000 THAT IS ALLOCATED TO COMMUNITY POLICING . $1,132,860 IS ALLOCATED FOR THE 10 OFFICERS THAT ARE IN THE FPRA AREA. AS A RECAP, THOSE ARE THE 10 THAT STARTED AS THE GRANT THAT FPRA PAID THE PORTION FOR . AND NOW THAT GRANT IS NO LONGER IN EXISTENCE. SO ALL OF THAT COST IS ABSORBED THERE. THE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT IS $3,685,485. THE $500,000 TRANSFER TO THE SUNRISE THEATER REMAINS IN THIS BUDGET AS WELL. AND THEN THERE IS A $1,500,000 TRANSFER TO GENERAL FUND , WHICH IS A PAYMENT ON THE AMOUNT THAT IS OWED FOR THE DEBT AND THE BALANCE AFTER THE TRANSFER IS 1,000,009 -- THAT ARE THE MAJOR

EXPENDITURE LINE ITEMS. >> QUICK QUESTION. IF I RECALL, THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE OF DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE RETIRING OF THE BALANCE REGARDING THE DEBT TO THE GENERAL FUND. SO THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR WE WOULD RETIRE THE WHOLE

BALANCE? >> CORRECT.

>> THAT WOULD BE A TRUE MILESTONE.

>> IF WE CAN. >> WE'VE GOT ONE YEAR LEFT TO DO IT. THEN ALL BETS ARE OFF. I JUST HAD ONE OTHER COMMENT, THE $500,000 TRANSFER TO SUNRISE THEATER, I HAD A MEETING ON THE SUNRISE THEATER ADVISORY BOARD MEETING TODAY. I WAS PEPPERED WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT TRANSFERRING THE OWNERSHIP TO FPRA FROM THE CITY OF FT. PIERCE. I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN ON-AGAIN, OFF-AGAIN. I THINK, WITH THE ADVENT OF THE NEW OPERATORS COMING IN, AND THE CHANGE OF TERMS OF THE OPERATION OF THE FACILITY, I'M GOING TO SUGGEST NOW IS THE TIME TO GET THIS DONE. SO I'M GOING TO SUGGEST THAT I KNOW THERE WAS PRELIMINARY WORK DONE ON THIS. I'M NOT SURE HOW FAR IT WENT.

IT'S AN INTERNAL TRANSFER FROM ONE CITY ENTITY TO ANOTHER CITY ENTITY. SO I WOULD THINK THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY SIMPLE REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION TO CONCLUDE. THE IMPACTS OF THIS CHANGE OF MANAGEMENT IS GOING TO POTENTIALLY CHANGE THIS $500,000 TRANSFER. THIS MAY BE THE LAST YEAR WE HAVE TO DO THIS. AND THE $500,000 TRANSFER IS THAT FOR X AS WELL OR FOR OPERATIONAL

COSTS? >> IS FOR THE HARD COSTS. THE HARD COST THAT WE WOULD NORMALLY HAVE , LIKE INSURANCE COSTS , UTILITY COSTS, THINGS THAT WE WOULD NORMALLY HAVE. THAT'S WHAT WE PAY FOR AND THAT'S WHAT THAT $500,000 COVERS.

>> UNDERSTAND. IN THE NEW AGREEMENT , THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO BE VERY DECISIVE ABOUT RELATIVE TO WHO IS PAYING WHAT.

IF THEY ARE IN OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF THIS FACILITY AND GENERATING A PROFIT OFF OF THIS, I DON'T THINK THE CITY OF FT.

PIERCE SHOULD BE PAYING THE LIGHT BILL.

>> THE CONVERSATIONS I'VE HAD , AND THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING, WE WERE GOING TO BE TAKING CARE OF THE BUILDING. WE WERE GOING TO BE TAKING CARE OF THE BUILDING. NOT OPERATIONAL COSTS.

>> IF YOU LOOK AT THAT IN A TRUE REAL ESTATE FORMATS CALLED A TRIPLE NET LEASE. THE TENANT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REAL ESTATE TAXES, WHICH THERE ARE NONE. PROPERTY INSURANCE , WHICH IS PAID FOR THROUGH OUR POOL OF INSURANCE, AND THEN REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. WE ARE TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR X, FOR EXAMPLE, THOSE UNITS THAT ARE UP THERE, ACTUALLY COSTLY. THAT BURDEN REMAINS WITH US. THINGS LIKE THE ELECTRIC BILL, NORMAL

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LET THEM TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT. THEN WE WILL SEE HOW THIS TRANSFER BECOMES BECAUSE I'M SURE WE WILL ALSO HAVE A PROVISION IN THE CONTRACT THAT WE GET AUDITED STATEMENTS FROM

THE MANUALLY. >> MOST CERTAINLY.

>> BECAUSE IF THEY ARE LOOKING FOR HALF 1 MILLION BUCKS THEY HAVE TO JUSTIFY THAT TO ME. AND I'M SURE COMMISSIONER JOHNSON AND THE MAYOR ARE SAYING, IF YOU HAVE A FOR-PROFIT ENTERPRISE NOW OPERATING OUT OF THAT BUILDING , AND WE ARE PAYING THE X STUFF

OVER THERE. >> THAT INTENT IS NOT TO HAVE THAT TRANSFER ONCE WE GET THIS AGREEMENT IN PLACE. IT'S ONLY IN PLACE FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR DOING THE TRANSITION. IN MY MIND, I DON'T SEE US TRANSFERRING ANY FUNDS TOWARD OPERATING. IT'S ONLY FOR CAPITAL. THAT'S WHERE I AM WITH

THIS. >> I CERTAINLY HOPE YOU ARE

CORRECT ABOUT THIS. >> WE HAD INTERNAL DISCUSSIONS YESTERDAY. MY INSTRUCTOR, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AND THE CITY ATTORNEY. WE HAVE GOT TOGETHER ON THIS. WE HAD A BRIEF DISCUSSION AS WELL. JUST INITIAL DISCUSSIONS. SO WE WILL HAVE TO CIRCLE BACK AROUND ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT TRANSACTIONAL ISSUES. I DON'T SEE US MAKING THAT TYPE OF LARGE TRANSFER IN

THE BUDGET FOR THAT. >> IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE CAN MOVE AWAY FROM THAT. IN THE COST STRUCTURE WE NEED TO BE VERY, VERY CAUTIOUS. I DON'T WANT TO SEE US GETTING A BILL FOR REPLACING VENDING EQUIPMENT, CHAIRS, THIS OR THAT. THAT'S ON THEM. FROM MY PERSPECTIVE. THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF BRINGING IN OUTSIDE COMPANIES. SORRY. I DID ME TO PICK

>> YOU BRING UP A POINT. IS THERE A WAY, IF WE DON'T TRANSFER, WHAT MY CONCERN IS, CAN WE ENCUMBER THESE FUNDS? THESE UNITS ARE EXPENSIVE. WE NEED TO HAVE AN EVALUATION AS TO WHAT THE CONDITION IS, AND HAVE A REPLACEMENT OPPORTUNITY . WE SET THAT MONEY ASIDE SO THAT WHEN AND IF STUFF HAPPENS , WE HAVE THOSE FUNDS THERE TO ADDRESS OUR PART OF THAT , WHICH

DOES NOT SHUT DOWN OPERATIONS . >> I AGREE.

>> ESCROW. >> X WOULD BE A VERY SMART MOVE.

THAT BUILDING IS A CASH FLOW VORTEX. IT JUST SUCKS MONEY DOWN BECAUSE IT'S JUST A COSTLY BUILDING TO RUN FROM AN

IMPROVEMENT STANDPOINT. >> THAT'S WHAT OLD BUILDINGS

ARE ABOUT. >> YEAH I KNOW.

>> YOU KNOW. >> MY QUESTIONS ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE. I THINK $500,000 FOR COMMUNITY POLICING. GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THAT IS AND WHAT THAT ENTAILS PLEASE.

>> SURE, I WILL GET THAT IN MY SIDE. THAT IS THE SPECIAL

ASSIGNED DUTY DETAILS. >> THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.

>> SO WE SPOKE ABOUT CONTINUING THE DOWNTOWN DETAIL, THE JETTY PARK DETAIL AND THE NORTH 25TH STREET DETAIL. AND THERE WILL BE A SURPLUS OF ABOUT $118,000 WHERE WE CAN EXPAND THOSE HOURS, ADD ADDITIONAL DETAILS OR EXPLORE OTHER COMMUNITY POLICING METHODS. BUT THAT'S WHAT THAT $500,000 IS FOR.

>> GOT IT. THANK YOU. THAT'S CLEAR NOW.

>> IT'S GREAT WE GET AN EXTRA $120,000 TO DEPLOY AS NEEDED.

>> RIGHT. >> WE ARE DONE WITH MS. MOORE SLIDE AND WE ARE READY FOR MS. HARNISH? IS THAT RIGHT? OKAY.

>> DANG IT. I CAN'T SEE. I CAN LOOK HERE. WHAT AM I DOING?

>> I'M GOING TO SPECULATE THAT THIS BUDGET WAS A LITTLE EASIER

TO DO. >> IT ALWAYS IS. IT'S ALWAYS

EASY . >> I DON'T SEE RED INK

ANYWHERE. >> EXACTLY. BUT WE NEED TO THINK IN TERMS OF, IF THE LEGISLATURE IS EVER SUCCESSFUL AT MAKING THIS GO AWAY , ALL OF THIS GOES AWAY.

>> ALL OF THAT GOES AWAY? >> YEP.

>> BUT, THAT $7 MILLION TRANSFER THAT WE SEND OVER COMES BACK TO

GENERAL FUND AS WELL. >> YEAH. YEAH. YEAH. PROCEED.

>> MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO MEET WITH US LAST WEEK TO GO OVER THIS. I THINK WE HAVE A REALLY GREAT PLAN . AGAIN, THE PURPOSE OF THIS PRESENTATION IS TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR 2026 .

EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IN THE FPRA, WE TIE IT BACK TO OUR REDEVELOPMENT PLAN. YOU WILL SEE ON EVERY SLIDE WE HAVE THE GOAL AND POLICY NUMBER THAT'S RELEVANT TO THAT PROJECT .

OVERALL, WE ARE WORKING HARD TO IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE, ART, PUBLIC SAFETY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. STARTING WITH OUR PREMIER CATALYST PROJECT, THAT IS THE INDIAN RIVER DRIVE RECONSTRUCTION. THAT IS FROM SEAWAY DRIVE DOWN TO AVENUE A THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT WHO IS MANAGING IT. USING SOME SURTAX DOLLARS, WROTE IMPACT FEES AND THE CONTRIBUTION FROM THE FLORIDA COMMERCE STATE GRANT.

THE FPRA'S CONTRIBUTION WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO BE $2 MILLION. WE HAVE INCREASED THAT TO $3 MILLION BASED ON THE BIDS THAT WERE RECEIVED. WE WERE ABLE TO INCREASE THAT AMOUNT TO

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DEPOT DRIVE ENHANCEMENTS. THIS IS THE PARKING LOT AND ROADWAY BEHIND THE SUNRISE THEATER AND THOSE BUSINESSES THERE. IT REALLY IS AT THE ENTRANCE. IF YOU'RE COMING DOWN ORANGE AVENUE INTO THE DOWNTOWN, RIGHT NOW, IN MY OPINION, IT IS BLIGHTED. IT CAN SERVE A BETTER PURPOSE AND FUNCTION FOR NOT ONLY THE BUSINESSES AND VISITORS, BUT ALSO JURORS WHO ARE USING THAT PARKING GARAGE AND ALL THE OTHER ELEMENTS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO CITRUS AVENUE. WE ARE DEDICATING $200,000 TOWARD DESIGN OF THIS PROJECT IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2026. OUR CITY ENGINEER, OUR PREVIOUS CITY ENGINEER, JACK ANDREWS, DID SOME PRELIMINARY DESIGN. THERE IS OPPORTUNITY TO POTENTIALLY PARTNER WITH ST. LOUIS COUNTY MOVING FORWARD WITH THE CONSTRUCTION ASPECT. BUT WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THIS MOVING ALONG. THE PEACOCK ARTS DISTRICT PARKING LOT. THIS IS AT SEVENTH STREET AND ORANGE AVENUE. IT IS HEAVILY UTILIZED NOW. THAT IS A PEACOCK FEEDING STATION IN THE FT. PIERCE PETTING ZOO. ISN'T IT? WE ARE LOOKING TO RESURFACE THIS PARKING LOT , ADDRESS SOME OF THE BEAUTIFICATION CONDITIONS, MAYBE ADDING SOME PUBLIC ART AND LOOKING AT SOME OF THE STORMWATER ASPECTS OF THIS PARKING LOT AS WELL. THE BUDGET IS $373,000. THE MURAL PROGRAM EXPANSION . RIGHT NOW, OR PREVIOUSLY, WE HAD COULD FIND THE MURAL PROGRAM STARTS DISTRICT SPECIFICALLY. AND THAT WAS REALLY A CALCULATED, MEASURED APPROACH TO CREATE THAT ARE IMPACTING THAT ONE DEDICATED AREA. WHEN YOU DRIVE AROUND AND YOU TURN THOSE DIFFERENT CORNERS AND THE PAD YOU CAN SEE THE BEAUTIFUL MURALS. WE WANT TO EXPAND THAT NOW. THIS WAS DISCUSSED IN THE CITY STRATEGIC PLAN, EXPANDING IT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FPRA TO INCLUDE LINCOLN PARK, DOWNTOWN AND EVEN OVER ON THE BEACH. IT WILL BE $100,000 FOR THE MURALS NEXT YEAR. AND YOU KNOW THAT THEY VARY. YOU HAVE SEEN THAT COME BEFORE YOU, DEPENDING ON THE WALL SIZE AND THE ARTIST EXPERIENCE. THE ALLEYWAY BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT, AS WELL AS A FEW OTHERS. WE HAVE SPOKEN A LOT ABOUT BALANCING THESE LONG-TERM, MULTI-FISCAL YEAR PROJECTS THAT REQUIRE A TON OF COMMUNITY INPUT, PLANNING, DESIGN, ENGINEERING . WITH SOME OF THESE QUICKFIX PROJECTS THAT ARE HIGH-IMPACT AND RELATIVELY LOW COST. THE BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT IS JUST THAT. IN THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN WE TALK A LOT ABOUT CONNECTING THE PARKING GARAGES TO THE DESTINATIONS. HOW IS THAT EXPERIENCE? AB IT SEEMS SO FAR NOW BECAUSE THE EXPERIENCE ISN'T THAT EXCITING. SO WE ARE LOOKING AT TAKING THE CITY RIGHT OF WAYS THAT ARE IN THE DOWNTOWN. THERE ARE THREE THAT CONNECT TO SECOND STREET, OUR MAIN STREET. AND DOING SOME BEAUTIFICATION, LIGHTING, ACTIVATION, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF THE CURRENT ALLEYWAYS AND SOME ASPIRATIONAL IMAGES OF HOW WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. THIS IS GOING TO REQUIRE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS AS WELL. THE SUNRISE CENTER ELEVATORS. THIS IS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE . WE ARE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO PARK IN OUR PARKING GARAGE. THIS MAY BE THEIR FIRST IMPRESSION OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE WANT TO IMPROVE THAT AND MAKE IT BEAUTIFUL.

ALSO, JUST CLEAN AND AESTHETICALLY PLEASING. SO LOOKING AT THE INSIDE OF THE ELEVATORS, AS WELL AS THE LOBBIES, THE SIGNAGE, WORKING ON SOME DECALS AND PUBLIC ART THAT WE CAN DO TO REALLY TRANSFORM THIS SPACE. LOW-COST, HIGH IMPAT. CAN GET IT DONE QUICKLY. MARINA SQUARE. THIS IS COMING BEFORE YOU , THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN IS COMING BEFORE YOUR NEXT MEETING. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG PROJECT THAT STARTED FROM THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN. WE ARE NOW IN CONCEPTUAL DESIGN . WE'VE GOT A TON OF COMMUNITY INPUT AND EXCITED TO SHOW YOU WHERE WE LANDED WITH THAT. WE HAVE DEDICATED $100,000 TO MOVE THE PROJECT INTO ACTUAL DESIGN ENGINEERING PERMIT IF THAT'S WHAT YOU DECIDE TO DO. NO MATTER WHAT, LOOKING AT THIS PUBLIC SPACE ON THE WATERFRONT AND DEDICATING SOME FUNDS TO MAKING SURE IT IS FUNCTIONING THE BEST, IT LOOKS THE BEST AND THAT IT'S THE BEST USE. JC PARK IMPROVEMENTS. SO LOOKING AT, AND I SPOKE TO EACH OF YOU ABOUT OUR MEETINGS WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND HOW THE FPRA CAN CONTRIBUTE AND IMPROVE AREAS AND WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP, REALLY LEVERAGING OUR FUNDS WITH OTHER FUNDING SOURCES AND ALIGNING OUR EFFORTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALL WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE BETTERMENT OF FT. PIERCE. JC PARK, YOU KNOW THE PITIFUL NEW PLAYGROUND THAT OTHER PARTNERS CAME TOGETHER TO DO. IT IS VERY HOT. ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMERTIME. LOOKING TO DO A SHADE STRUCTURE OVER THE PLAYGROUND . THE BUDGET ESTIMATE FOR THAT IS ABOUT $90,000. THE WATER TANKS THAT ARE OUT FRONT AND THE ENTRANCE OF JC PARK, LOOKING TO DO A BEAUTIFUL , NATURAL MURAL ON THAT WATER TANK. AND THEN LOOKING AT ALL OF THE PAVILIONS, LARGE AND SMALL .

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IN OUR CITY. >> MS. HARNISH, CAN I STOP YOU THERE? ON THE PLAYGROUND, -- WAS THE DRIVER OF THAT. THEY CONTINUE TO FEEL OWNERSHIP. APPARENTLY, THERE SOME PROBLEM ITH THE FLOORING OFY ARE WORKING WITH PUBLIC WORKS .

THEY ARE WILLING TO WORK TOGETHER WITH US. I WOULD HOPE THAT WE WOULD KEEP THE PRIZE BUT WE ARE GOING TO DO IN TERMS OF COVERING EVERYTHING FIXED AND ABSOLUTE. I WILL MAKE A NOTE OF THAT AND WE DO INTEND TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM THROUGHOUT. ANOTHER PARK IS DREAMLAND PARK. THIS PROJECT CAME THROUGH LEISURE SERVICES. AND LOOKING AT WAYS WE CAN EXPAND OUR RECREATION AMENITIES AND OUR SPORTS FIELDS WITHIN THE CITY. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT DREAMLAND PARK FOR MAYBE ADDITIONAL SOCCER FIELDS , FOOTBALL, OR WHATEVER THAT MAY BE. WE HAVE DEDICATED $100,000 TO THE MASTER PLANNING DESIGN USING SOME CONSULTANT THAT FOCUSES ON SPORTS AND RECREATION TO DETERMINE WHAT WE CAN DO WITH DREAMLAND TO REALLY EXPAND THE CITY'S RECREATIONAL AMENITIES. THIS FUNDING HAS COME FROM THE LINE ITEM CALLED, YOUTH ACTIVITIES. WE ALLOCATED $100,000 IN THE PAST TO THIS AND IT'S NEVER BEEN UTILIZED. I THINK FOCUSING ON AN ACTUAL PARK , INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPITAL PROJECTS IS A SMART MOVE FOR THIS AND IT WILL BETTER THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THROUGH MY CONVERSATIONS WITH LEADER SERVICES THERE ARE GRANT FUNDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO ACTUALLY CONSTRUCT THAT. BUT OUR CONTRIBUTION WOULD BE TO THE

DESIGN IN THIS FISCAL YEAR. >> MS. HARNISH, I APPRECIATE THAT. RIGHT NOW I HAVEN'T TAKEN A REAL HARD LOOK. BUT THIS PICTURE, HERE, TO ME, DOES NOT CONNOTE GOOD GROUNDS HERE.

SOMETHING TELLS ME THAT WE DON'T HAVE GOOD IRRIGATION OUT HERE. THE PLANTS ARE DEAD. HOW ARE WE ADDRESSING THAT ? JUST MINOR AESTHETICS, WHICH IS PROBABLY NOT THAT EXPENSIVE. WE LOOK AT THAT AS WELL FOR THIS? THAT IS A MINOR FIX UP TO HAVE THIS PARK , NAMED AFTER DR. KING , LOOKING LIKE THIS.

>> YES, SIR. WE HAVE A BRAND-NEW PARKS AND GROUNDS MANAGER AT THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. I WILL DEFINITELY COMMUNICATE WITH HIM THAT WE NEED SOME ATTENTION HERE. THEY HAVE THE BRAND-NEW WATER TRUCK THAT WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT. IF IRRIGATION IS AN ISSUE

WE CAN SUPPLEMENT WITH THAT. >> THAT WILL HELP. THANK YOU.

>> YES, SIR. HARBOR POINT PARK IS A COUNTY RUN FACILITY AND PARK SPACE. THEY ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND ON THE BOAT RAMP THAT WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR MANY YEARS. THEY HAVE MOVED INTO THEIR PRELIMINARY DESIGN PHASE. WE HAVE COMMITTED TO $2 MILLION OVER FOUR OR FIVE YEARS THROUGH OUR AGREEMENT. WE WANT TO SHOW THE COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER. THIS PARTNERSHIP IS HAPPENING AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS BOAT RAMP THAT IS GOING TO PROVE TO BE DOUBLE THE SIZE OF OUR LARGEST BOAT RAMP THAT WE HAVE WITHIN OUR COUNTY. $500,000 FOR PRECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES. WE WILL COME BACK BEFORE YOU WITH THE PROJECT AND FUNDING AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO THAT LOCAL AGREEMENT. THE RIVERWALK IMPROVEMENTS. ANOTHER ONE, HIGH-IMPACT, LOW-COST, QUICK. RIGHT? WE TALK ABOUT THIS A LOT.

HOW FOLKS REALLY USE THIS , YOUNG, OLD, AND EVERYONE IN BETWEEN TO GET SOME EXERCISE. THEY ARE JUST STROLLING A WRONG -- ALONG THE RIVERWALK OR -- AT THE RIVER DRIVE. MAYBE EVEN GOING OVER THE BRIDGE AND TREATING AS A TRUE 5K. AS YOU KNOW, WE HOST THOSE THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. LOOKING TO JUST IMPROVE THE AESTHETICS, ADDING SOME STREET POLE BANNER THAT WOULD ADD THAT RECREATIONAL VIBE. MAYBE MARKING WHERE TO START FOR THE 5K AND KEEP GOING. INSPIRATIONAL THINGS ALONG THAT NATURE. WE TALKED ABOUT ADDING SOME ADDITIONAL SWINGING BENCHES WITH SHADE. JUST SOME QUICK BEAUTIFICATION OF ENTITIES FOR THIS HEAVILY UTILIZED AREA. OUR HISTORIC MARKER SIGNS, PRIMARILY DOWNTOWN AND AT THE JETTY, ARE IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF ONE THAT IS AT THE MARINA. WE HAVE REPLACED ALL OF OUR WAYFINDING SIGNS, AS YOU KNOW. THE DISTRICT BRAND SIGNS ARE GOING IN. AS OF THIS WEEK. WE WOULD LIKE TO UPDATE ALL OF OUR HISTORIC MARKER SIGNS WITH THE SAME FEEL AND LOOK. I WOULD JUST HELP EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ON OUR HISTORY.

>> I'VE RECEIVED A TON OF COMPLIMENTS ON THE PARKING LOT SIGNAGE. SERIOUSLY, YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB WITH IT. VERY EASILY IDENTIFIABLE. THE FEEDBACK I'VE GOT. WHO TALKS THE PARKING LOT SIGNS? THEY SAID THEY ARE VERY IMPRESSED WITH IT.

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>> I'M HAPPY. SARAH, I HOPE YOU DID TOO. SHE HAS WORKED VERY, VERY HARD ON THAT. THANK YOU. TRASH COMPACTOR'S. WE ARE LOOKING AT REPLACING OUR EXISTING TRASH CANS. SOME LOOK LIKE THIS. SOME HAVE LIDS, SOME DO NOT , WITH A MORE AESTHETICALLY PLEASING AND ALSO SOLAR POWERED TRASH COMPACTOR.

THIS SHOULD IMPROVE OUR EFFICIENCY WITH EMPTYING OUR TRASH, BUT ALSO JUST HELPING CONTAIN THE GARBAGE AND IMPROVING THE OVERALL AESTHETIC APPEAL OF OUR DOWNTOWN STREETSCAPES . THIS COST IS ABOUT $200,000 WE THINK FOR THE DOWNTOWN AND POTENTIALLY GOING INTO SOME OF OUR PARKS. WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING THIS. HOPEFULLY A PIGGYBACK AGREEMENT WILL BE BEFORE YOU VERY, VERY SOON. THE PERCY PEAK GYMNASIUM IS OWNED BY THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY. IS CURRENTLY IN AGREEMENT WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB. WE ARE PROPOSING TO DO MAINTENANCE OF THIS FACILITY, ADDING A POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL SIDEWALK TO GO THROUGH THIS DOOR. SOME PRESSURE WASHING. THERE MAY BE SOME HVAC UPGRADES THAT MAY BE NEEDED SO WE ARE ALLOCATING $100,000 TO THAT FACILITY. AND NOW MOVING ON TO SOME PROGRAM AND SERVICES THAT ARE OFFERED THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF CAPITAL AND FOR STRUCTURE PROJECTS , STARTING WITH OUR GRANT PROGRAMS, YOU ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE FACADE GRANT. WE ARE GOING TO BE REEVALUATING OUR PROGRAM OVERVIEW. AS WE GO, WE LEARN. I TAKE INTO YOUR CONSIDERATION , SO DOES MIRIAM AND THE CRA ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

IF THESE WAYS WE CAN TIGHTEN THAT UP AND MAKE THAT REALLY REACH THE SPIRIT AND THE INTENT OF THE PROGRAM, WE WILL BE DOING THAT. THIS WAS ADOPTED BY A RESOLUTION SO IT WOULD COME BACK BEFORE YOU TO APPROVE ALL THOSE GUIDELINES. WE ARE PROPOSING $100,000 IN TOTAL NEXT YEAR. THE COMMERCIAL SIGN GRANT IS AN ONGOING PROGRAM FOR ANY EXISTING BUSINESS IN THE FPRA THAT WANTS TO UPGRADE THEIR SIGNS. WE HAVE PRETTY GREAT SUCCESS WITH THAT.

IT EBBS AND FLOWS. SOMETIMES WE GET A LOT OF APPLICATIONS. OTHER TIMES WE DON'T. IT WORKS WELL IN AN ONGOING BASIS AND WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM WITH $50,000. THE PAINT PROGRAM.

WE ARE LOOKING TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT. I THINK LAST YEAR WE OFFERED $50,000. LOOKING TO INCREASE IT AND ALSO OFFERING WAYS THAT WE CAN PAY VENDORS DIRECTLY. WE ARE LEARNING THAT THE UPFRONT COST IS REALLY PROHIBITIVE TO SOME FOLKS THAT WANT TO PAINT THEIR BUSINESS OR THEIR RESIDENCE. SO WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THAT AND WE WILL HAVE TO GET THAT THROUGH THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND THEN BACK BEFORE YOU, OF COURSE, WITH A FORMAL RESOLUTION. FINALLY, TWO NEW GRANT PROGRAMS. THE CRA ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS COME BEFORE YOU TO DISCUSS DEMOLITION. WE HAVE TRIED TO REALLY STAY IN OUR LANE IN TERMS OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT THAT. AND THAT EFFORT. LOOKING AT SOME OTHER CRA'S, THEY OFFERED DEMOLITION PROGRAMS WHERE YOU WOULD STILL GO THROUGH THE CITIES PROCESS AND WHATEVER THAT ENTAILS THROUGH CODE AND SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. BUT WE COULD OFFER SOME FINANCIAL SUPPORT IF THAT IS THE FACTOR THAT IS PROHIBITING THEM FROM MOVING FORWARD. THIS WILL BE A BRAND-NEW PROGRAM. WE WILL COME BACK BEFORE YOU AGAIN AS A RESOLUTION. THAT WAS THE CRA'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION.

>> I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR ON THIS, THIS IS NOT CITY INSPIRED DEMOLITION. THIS IS A PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER WHO'S GOT A DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE THAT REALLY CAN BE REVITALIZED AND THEY COME IN AND APPLY FOR A GRANT TO REMOVE IT.

>> ABSOLUTELY. PROPERTY OWNER , APPLICATION LEAD. WE WILL NOT BE DOING IT. YES SIR. YOU'RE RIGHT ON IT. AND THEN SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT GRANTS. JUST LOOKING AT INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE WAYS THAT WE CAN SUPPORT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES, WHETHER THEY ARE STARTING UP OR EXPANDING , AND JUST HELPING THEM ALONG THE WAY.

WE WILL BE BACK BEFORE YOU WITH A RESOLUTION OF WHAT THAT WILL ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE. NEXT MEETING WE HOPE TO COME BACK BEFORE YOU WITH A FREE B EXPANSION CONTINUATION AGREEMENT. SO YOU KNOW THAT WE ADDED THAT -- THREAT THE SEASON. YOU DECIDED TO KEEP THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR. WE ARE PROPOSING TO CONTINUE THAT THROUGHOUT THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO SEE THE EXPANSION AND UTILIZATION. IN THE MONTHLY REPORT WE DID SHARE , I THINK IT WAS THE JULY MEETING YOU GUYS ASKED FOR AN UPDATE ON WHY PEOPLE WERE USING FREEBEE. YOU CAN SEE IN THE REPORT AND THE SURVEY RESULTS.

NUMBER ONE WAS, OTHER. WHICH I KIND OF DON'T LIKE THAT THEY CAN FILL THAT IN. NUMBER ONE OF THE REAL RESPONSES WAS, COMMUTING TO AND FROM WORK. THE SECOND WAS TO AND FROM RESTAURANTS AND SHOPPING. THE THIRD ONE WAS GROCERY AND MEDICAL APPOINTMENT. IT'S A PRETTY INTERESTING OF HOW DIVERSE THE USERS ARE OF FREEBEE.

>> THE FIRST ONE WAS OTHER? >> RIGHT.

>> OKAY. >> SO I WONDER WHAT THAT IS. AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN OPEN THAT BACKUP AND OFFER THAT.

>> MY RESUME WOULD FALL INTO OTHER. BUT THAT'S A DIFFERENT

DISCUSSION. >> YOU NEED TO SHARE.

>> PLEASE DON'T. >> TO BE CLEAR, THERE IS THE ST.

LUCIE COUNTY GRANT THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS. AND WE RECEIVE, I THINK, ABOUT $270,000.

>> HOW LONG DOES THAT GO? >> WHAT IS THE END?

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>> MAYOR, I COMPILED THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU AND DIDN'T PUT IT BEFORE ME. I BELIEVE WE HAVE UNTIL 2027 FOR THE SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH FREEBEE. I BELIEVE THERE IS A TWO MONTH GAP BETWEEN THE SERVICE AGREEMENT ENDING AND THE GRANT ENDING.

EITHER WAY, WE WILL REALLY WORK WITH THE COUNTY TO CONTINUE THAT. WE HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS PARTICULAR GRANT CAN BE APPLIED FOR MORE THAN ONCE. YOU JUST HAVE TO'S CHANGE OR SCOPE OF WORK WITHIN THE PROGRAM TO GET THE MONEY AGAIN. WE WILL KEEP THAT ON OUR RADAR. BEFORE THE GRANT EXPIRES IN 27 WE WILL MAKE SURE WE APPLY FOR THAT AGAIN BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD .

>> I'M SURE RYAN MATHEWS KNOWS WE ARE DOING IT.

>> ABSOLUTELY. I WILL DO THAT. THERE'S A FEW EXTENSIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE UNDER THE FREEBEE ACTUAL AGREEMENT. SO WE WILL HAVE TO GO OUT FOR BID RIGHT AWAY IN 2027. WE CAN OFFER THAT RENEWAL IF WE GET THE GRANT AGAIN. OKAY. THIS IS THE SPECIAL ASSIGNED DUTY DETAILS. THAT'S THE COMMUNITY POLICING THAT JOHNSON ASKED ABOUT. IS $500,000, AGAIN, JENNY PARK DOWNTOWN AND NORTH 25TH STREET. AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE HAVE $118,000 RESERVED FOR DEDICATED FOR COMMUNITY POLICING, WHATEVER THAT MAY BE. ADDITIONAL SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS, ADDITIONAL DETAILS, EXPANDED DETAILS. SO AS WE COME ALONG THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WE START HEARING OF CONCERNS. WE CAN MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS AS NEEDED. THOSE ARE ALL FISCAL YEAR 26 BUDGETED PROJECTS. BUT IT DOESN'T CAPTURE SOME PROJECTS THAT ARE CONTINUING ON FROM FISCAL YEAR 25. THE FUNDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ENCUMBERED, THERE'S ACTIVE PO'S. THESE WILL EXTEND INTO NEXT YEAR. SO I WANT TO TOUCH ON IT FOR YOU ALL AND FOR THE PUBLIC AT HOME TO KNOW THAT THESE ARE STILL MOVING FORWARD. SO THE -- MASTER PLAN IS UNDERWAY NOW. WE ARE LOOKING AT NOT ONLY THE UTILIZATION OF THE BUILDING, BUT ALSO THE THREE ACRES THAT SURROUND THE BUILDING . WE HAVE A REALLY GREAT TEAM WITH HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS THAT HAVE REALLY COME TOGETHER AND ENGAGED. I THINK WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A VERY SOLID PLAN THERE. WE WILL KEEP YOU ABREAST OF OPPORTUNITIES OF THAT AS WELL. THE LINCOLN PARK MASTER PLAN IS UNDERWAY. THAT IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL. WE HAD OUR KICKOFF MEETING THIS AFTERNOON THE DEPARTMENT HAD ATTENDED IT WAS A REALLY GREAT CONVERSATION AND DIALOGUE ABOUT THE FUTURE OF LINCOLN PARK AND HOW WE ACHIEVE THAT REDEVELOPMENT. I THINK THEY ARE PLANNING TO DO MULTIPLE ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND WORKSHOPS IN THE COMMUNITY.

AGAIN, I WILL KEEP YOU IN THE LOOP. THEY WILL ALSO BE ASKING TO INTERVIEW EACH OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY IS STICKLERS. THE FESTIVAL STREET PROJECT KICKED OFF AT FRIDAY FEST LAST MONTH.

IT WAS VERY, VERY HOT. BUT WE GOT SOME REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK.

AND I THINK THAT WAS PROBABLY A GOOD AUDIENCE TO KICKOFF THAT EVENT AND THIS ENTIRE INITIATIVE. THE SURVEY IS STILL AVAILABLE ONLINE. I THINK THE PRESS RELEASE MAY HAVE GONE OUT TODAY. HAS ALREADY, IT HAS GONE OUT THIS WEEK. PLEASE TAKE IT TO ALSO ENGAGE WITH THAT. REALLY WORKING WITH THOSE BUSINESSES ALONG SECOND STREET AND ANY IMPACT THAT THIS MAY CAUSE, AND HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT IT. REALLY LOOKING AT IT AS A STREETSCAPE PROJECT AND NOT SO MUCH AS WE ARE CLOSING THIS TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ALL THE TIME. LIKE IT WILL LEND ITSELF TO THAT BUT IT IS NOT THAT IN ITS ENTIRETY. THE GATEWAY SIGNAGE IN THE MONTHLY REPORT, YOU WILL SEE THE SIGNS ARE IN FABRICATION RIGHT NOW AND THEY ARE LITTLE -- REALLY LOOKING GREAT. WE ARE WORKING WITH F DOT ON THE PERMITTING. IT HAS BEEN A LONG LABOR OF LOVE THAT WE ARE GETTING THROUGH IT. THAT AGREEMENT ENDS IN DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR. SO WE NEED TO GET THOSE GATEWAY SIGNS UP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE AVENUE STREET TREES, THAT'S THAT BEAUTIFUL, CURVING STREET THAT LEADS INTO THE INCAN PARK REGIONAL PARK AND LINCOLN PARK IN GENERAL. WE ARE GOING TO BE PLANTING SOME NATIVE TREES THERE WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND THAT WATER TRUCK IS WHAT WE ARE WAITING ON BECAUSE THERE'S NO IRRIGATION THERE. SO I THINK IT'S GOING TO ADD A BEAUTIFUL ENTRANCE INTO LINCOLN PARK. AND THEN THE AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION, THAT'S THE ONE WITH THE STATE OF PREPARATION AND FUNDING SOURCES. FPRA IS COMMITTING TO THAT OF A 1,000,000 1/2 DOLLARS. THE BIDDING IS COMING BEFORE HE IS THE CITY COMMISSION FOR AWARD. I WILL DO THE PROCESS

WITH ENGINEERING. >> THAT'S IN HORRIBLE

CONDITION. >> IT'S TIME TO ADDRESS THAT.

DEFINITELY. AND THEN THIS IS A SNAPSHOT OF THE FIVE-YEAR CIP. I WENT THROUGH ALL THE FISCAL YEAR 26 PROJECTS. THERE ARE SOME THAT WE WON'T SEE UNTIL NEXT FISCAL YEAR. AS AN EXAMPLE, JENNY PARK WEST. THAT IS THE DIRT LOT BETWEEN JENNY PARK AND -- WE ARE BEAUTIFYING THAT AND EXTENDING THE PARK. JUST KIND OF BUILDING OUT TO THE FUNDS SO THAT WE CAN WORK TOWARDS THESE PROJECTS.

MAYOR, YOU MENTIONED THE FUTURE OF CRA'S COULD BE UNCERTAIN. WE NEED TO LOOK AHEAD AT WHICH PROJECTS WE WANT TO TRY TO START FUNDING , FINANCING, BONDING OR WHATEVER OUR MECHANISM IS GOING TO BE. IT SEEMED LIKE WITH THE LAST LEGISLATION THAT CAME FORWARD IF WE HAD PROJECTS THAT WERE ALREADY ON THE BOOKS, FUNDED , OR FUNDED IN PART THAT PERHAPS THEY COULD CONTINUE. SO

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WHERE WE ARE TRYING TO GO. >> THE MORRIS CREEK CONNECTIVITY. IS THAT FROM THE KINGS LANDING SITE TO ORANGE AVENUE ? AM I REMEMBERING THAT RIGHT?

>> YOU ARE REMEMBERING EXACTLY RIGHT. WE ARE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT THE MARINA WAY AVENUE A. LOOKING AT KINGS LANDING, MORRIS CREEK , MINE SECOND STREET . WE HAVE AN EASEMENT FOR THE LANDING AGREEMENT. CONNECTING THROUGH AVENUE A AND THEN BACK OVER TO SEVENTH WAS THE IDEA. THIS CAME FROM THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN.

FORMER COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER WAS A BIG PROPONENT OF THIS AND HOW IT CONNECTED THE COMMUNITY'S. THAT'S WHY WE HAVEN'T THERE. WE CAN ALWAYS SHIFT THAT UP FURTHER WE ARE WAITING ON KINGS LANDING TO SEE HOW THAT KIND OF EVOLVES.

THAT'S WHY IT'S IN FISCAL YEAR 30. THAT'S THAT PROJECT. YES, MA'AM. AND THAT'S IT FOR ME. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I

WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. >> QUESTIONS?

>> I DID HAVE A QUESTION ON THE JETTY PARK WEST PLAN . DID WE

APPROVE SOMETHING THERE? >> NOT YET.

>> OKAY. SO THIS IS JUST IN THE PIPELINE TO DISCUSS.

>> IT'S A DREAM. YES. >> LAST TIME I REMEMBER THIS BEING DISCUSSED , FIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, THERE WERE

THREE DIFFERENT OPINIONS. >> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> YES. WE HAD JEREMIAH THAT SAID --

>> IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, COMMISSIONER, THIS TOPIC CAME UP WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING THE FUTURE OF 301 SOUTH OCEAN.

REMEMBER, WE HAD THE RFP THAT WENT OUT? WE WERE LIKE, WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH PARKING? AND THIS TOPIC CAME UP. WE ARE PROPOSING TO, FOR YOU FOR A DESIGN, BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD WITH ANYTHING.

YOU WOULD HAVE TO APPROVE THAT PROJECT AGREEMENT ANYWAY WITH A CONSULTANT TO THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND THEN MOVE FORWARD. THE VISION, AS IT STANDS, I BELIEVE , AND YOU CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BASED ON LAST CONVERSATIONS WE HAD ABOUT THIS, IT'S REALLY JUST TO CONTINUE THE JETTY PARK AS IT STANDS AND REALLY JUST MAKE THE PARKING LOT LOOK CONSISTENT WITH THE OTHERS. SO THERE'S BRICK PAVERS AND CONCRETE . DUMPSTER ENCLOSURES, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. JUST REALLY KEEPING IT

AS IS BUT IMPROVING THE LOOK. >> I AGREE WITH THAT CONCEPT.

I'M NOT SURE EVERYONE'S -- IT'S WITH IT.

>> WE WILL COME BACK BEFORE YOU SEPARATELY FOR THAT PICK

>> EVERY TIME WE TALK ABOUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO

WITH IT. >> IT WAS ONE CONCEPT TO SELL IT. THE EXTENSION OF JETTY PARK SEEMS NATURAL. THE PARK THERE IS IN HEAVY DEMAND. THE USAGE OF JETTY PARK IS EXTENSIVE. YOU CAN SEE THE CONDITION THAT IT'S IN. JUST BEING ABLE TO IMPROVE THAT AREA , EXTEND IT, MAKE IT SIMILAR TO JENNY PARK WITH THE PAVERS, PALM TREES AND ALL THAT. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT'S

UNNATURAL. >> AND YOU'VE GOT THAT LINEAR PARK THAT GOES ALONG THE WATER WITH THE ROCKS. YEAH. RIGHT.

THEN YOU HAVE THIS DUSTY PARKING LOT.

>> SPEAKING OF THE LINEAR PARK MY NOTES CONNECTED TO THIS AREA.

SOME HE MENTIONED TO ME THAT THE LEASE FOR THAT MIGHT BE UP WITH

THE ARMY CORPS. >> SOON. I BELIEVE THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE WAS LOOKING INTO THAT. IF I RECALL CORRECTLY PICK

>> WE WOULD NOT WANT THAT TO GO. >> NO. NO.

>> WE LEASE THAT? >> WE DON'T OWN IT. I WAS

STUNNED AT THAT. >> THAT WAS BEFORE MY TIME.

>> HE SAID, YOU BETTER CHECK. I THINK THAT LEASE IS COMING UP.

>> HE BROUGHT UP AT THE CRA ADVISORY COMMITTEE. HE'S ON THE CRA ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THAT'S WHEN WE CHECKED BACK AND APPARENTLY IT WAS ALREADY BEING INVESTIGATED. I WILL FOLLOW UP.

>> WE WOULD NOT WANT TO LOSE THAT. I'M ON THAT LINEAR PARK AT 5:30 IN THE MORNING PICK YOU CANNOT BELIEVE THE NUMBER OF

PEOPLE THAT ARE OUT THERE. >> IT'S A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL THING ALONG THE INLET. IT IS JUST A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL -- PEOPLE USE IT FOR ALL KINDS OF THINGS.

>> LIKE THE MOORE'S CREEK WALKWAY. IT'S REALLY, HEAVILY

USED. >> THAT'S WHY WE NEED ONE REPOSITORY FOR EVERY SINGLE LEASE, EVERY SINGLE LEASE.

>> WE ARE GUESSING. WHEN DOES THIS LEASE EXPIRE? WE SHOULD HAVE A SPREADSHEET THAT HAS ALL OF THAT ON THERE. I HAD NO IDEA THAT WE HAD A LEASE WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB FOR PERCY

PARK. I DID NOT KNOW THAT. >> WE CONTRIBUTED TO THE DESTRUCTION -- CONSTRUCTION OF THAT GYMNASIUM.

>> OBVIOUSLY, GREAT USE FOR THE FACILITY. I WAS NOT EVEN AWARE

OF IT. >> HONESTLY, IT WOULDN'T BE USED REGULARLY IF THEY DID. THEY USE IT HEAVILY. IS A LOT OF WEAR AND TEAR ON THAT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT THIS? GOOD JOB,

MS. HARNISH. >> EXCITING STUFF.

>> I DO THINK SOMEBODY OUGHT TO HAVE SOME SORT OF PLAN . ALWAYS BEING READY FOR THE LEGISLATURE. ONE OF THE THINGS WAS, YOU'RE

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DEBT. >> THAT IS REAL.

>> FALL OUT OF MY CHAIR. >> BITE MY TONGUE.

>> RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. >> THAT'S IT.

>> THAT'S OUR LAST DEBT PAYMENT.

>> IF THE CRA'S WERE TO BE ABOLISHED AND WE HAVE OUTSTANDING DEBT STRUCTURE FOR PROJECTS WE CAN CONTINUE TO

IMPLEMENT THAT. >> THAT'S THE IDEA. AND THE LEGISLATURE HAS GONE ALONG WITH THAT SO FAR.

>> YOU'VE GOT TO CONTINUE TO FUND THE DEBT SOMEHOW. YOU CAN'T JUST SHIFT THE BURDEN. THAT WOULD MAKE A LOT OF SENSE THAT WE WOULD PUSH FORWARD A LOT OF THE STUFF AND BOND IT OUT.

TAKE THE DEBT. PAID BACK OVER TIME. STILL COLLECTING THE MONEY. THE MONEY JUST GETS TRANSFERRED TO DEBT SERVICE

RATHER THAN NEW PRODUCTS. >> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.

THAT'S THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING, MADAM CHAIR, IF I MAY, OF HAVING THIS CIP. HAVING THESE PROJECTS DESIGNED, READY FOR PERMITTING SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. THESE IDEAS THAT WE HAVE , OR JUST A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN A VISIONARY DOCUMENT, THAT'S NOT ENOUGH. YES, WE WANT TO DO ALL THOSE THINGS. THESE MULTI-YEAR, IT'S LIKE, IT REQUIRES A LOT OF STAMINA FROM THE STAFF, FROM YOU ALL, FROM THE COMMUNITY TO KIND OF HANG ON THROUGH ALL THESE PHASES OF THESE PROJECTS.

>> A LOT OF PATIENCE. >> YES. BUT YOU ARE RIGHT ON.

PEOPLE CONTINUE TO WATCH AND I THINK WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD ROADMAP FOR THE FUTURE FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY.

>> YEP. ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE TO APPROVE ANYTHING? NOT UNTIL SEPTEMBER. OKAY. WE HAVE SEVERAL THINGS. WE

[A. August 2025 FPRA Programs & Activities Summary]

>> I DID. I DON'T HAVE MUCH ELSE, MADAM CHAIR, EXCEPT FOR THE SUNRISE THEATER MURAL COMMITTEE SURVEY IS LIVE RIGHT NOW. WE'VE GOTTEN A TON OF RESPONSES SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY TO GO ON AND CAST THEIR VOTE FOR THE TOP THREE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. THE OTHER THING , I TOUCHED ON FOR YOU. NO, THAT'S IT. I MENTIONED IT ALL DURING MY PRESENTATION. IF YOU WILL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING TO ADD.

[10. BOARD COMMENTS]

>> ANYTHING TO ADD? >> NO.

>> WE ARE GOOD? WE ARE GOOD? OKAY. WE WILL MOVE ON. ON BOARD COMMENTS NOW? ANY BOARD COMMENTS?

>> I DO HAVE ONE. THIS IS AND EXACTLY ON TARGET WITH FPRA BUT IT'S ALL INTERTWINED. THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE THEATER. IN MEETING WITH THE ADVISORY BOARD TODAY , I BROUGHT UP THE CONCEPT OF DISBANDING THE COMMITTEE WHEN WE BRING IN THIS NEW VENDOR TO RUN THE THEATER. WE DISCUSSED THIS AT THE MEETING. THE DESIRE OF THE BOARD REMAINED INTACT. FEELING THEY CAN LIAISON BETWEEN THE VENDOR AND THE COMMISSIONER. THEY SAID THERE COULD BE A LOT OF VERY GOOD SYNERGY WITH THE BOARD. I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A COUPLE OF MEETINGS AGO. AS OF EXITING THAT MEETING TODAY , I AM FULLY ENDORSING THAT COMMITTEE BOARD WOULD STAY IN

PLACE. >> WELL IT'S KIND OF WONDERFUL

THAT THEY WANT TO. >> IT'S NOT COSTING US ANYTHING. AND THEY ARE OUT THERE. THEY ARE OUT THERE DOING WORK. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM SERVING ON IT. IT'S ONE OF THOSE BOARDS THAT'S KIND OF FLUFF. THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON THAT THEY, THE BOARD ITSELF, IS UNDERTAKING TO ASSIST THE OPERATIONS OF THE THEATER. THE NEW VENDOR WOULD BE THE BENEFICIARY OF THAT VOLUNTEER EFFORT AND I'M JUST THINKING THAT THERE'S NO URGENCY TO DISBAND IT. WE WOULD KEEP IT IN PLACE. IF I FEEL AS THOUGH IT'S NOT PRODUCTIVE IN ANY CAPACITY THAT I WOULD COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION AND SAY, WE CAN GET RID OF THIS. I SAW A LOT OF MERIT AND A LOT OF INTEREST IN HELPING THE NEW VENDOR MAKE THIS A PHENOMENAL SUCCESS, AND HAVE THEM GIVE INPUT AS TO HOW THAT CAN BE

DONE. >> ONE COMES TO THE CHAMBER BREAKFAST. YEAH. AND HE ALSO COMES TO COFFEE WITH THE MAYOR.

THEY ARE OUT THERE PROMOTING THE THEATER. IT WOULD HELP THE NEW

VENDOR I WOULD THINK. >> YES.

>> IN TERMS OF PROMOTION. BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY DEDICATED.

PLUS, OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE VERY DEDICATED TOO. VERY DEDICATED TO IT. AND WHEN THEY WERE HERE THAT NIGHT WE KIND OF EMPHASIZE THAT

AND TOLD HIM THAT. >> THEY WANT TO STAY INTACT. AND WE WANT TO GET OUT UNDER THAT $500,000 DEBT SCENARIO. ALL EFFORTS WE CAN MAKE TO DO THAT I THINK WOULD BE SMART.

>> YEP. >> AGREED. AGREED.

>> A COUPLE THINGS , TODAY I HAD A VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETING . I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF , MEMBERS OF PUBLIC WORKS, WE HAD

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>> GOOD. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? I THINK WE ARE GOING TO ADJOURN. WE ARE ADJOURNED. YOU

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