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>> GOOD EVENING. THE TIME IS NOW 6:30 PM.
[Call to Order ]
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH.I CALL TO ORDER THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING.
MAY WE BEGIN WITH THE ROLL CALL.
>> EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, KITSERO.
>> COMMISSIONER ATTORNEY BAIRD.
>> OKAY. LET ME BEGIN THIS EVENING.
[1. CRA Resolution 2-22, Adopting the Community Redevelopment Agency Proposed Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023. ]
WE HAVE SOME PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE BUDGET AND CLUTTERED OVER TO STAFF.>> GOOD EVENING. MR. CHAIRMAN, COMMISSIONERS, AS YOU INDICATED, WE'RE HERE TO DISCUSS THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES FY22/FY23 BUDGET PROPOSAL.
WE HAD A WORKSHOP ON THIS A FEW WEEKS AGO.
THE COMMISSION HAS HAD TIME TO DIGEST AGAIN, THIS IS THE FIRST AND FINAL HEARING ON THE BUDGET.
JUST WANT TO GO OVER SOME THINGS.
ALSO, I WANTED TO POINT SOMETHING OUT.
EVERY YEAR THE BUDGET PROCESSES, IS JUST A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
I'VE ACTUALLY RECEIVED A NUMBER OF CALLS FROM CITIZENS THIS YEAR, WHICH IS ALWAYS EXCITING.
FROM A [LAUGHTER] FINANCE BUDGETARY STANDPOINT THAT SOMEBODY IS ACTUALLY VERY INTERESTED IN THE BUDGET.
I JUST FOUND OUT RECENTLY THROUGH ONE OF THOSE CALLS THAT I RECEIVED THAT I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT WE LIVE STREAM ON FACEBOOK AS WELL.
THERE ARE PEOPLE ACTUALLY WATCHING IT, WHICH IS ALWAYS EXCITING TO HEAR, THAT PEOPLE ARE VERY INTERESTED.
BUT JUST TO QUICKLY SUMMARIZE, THE FY22/FY23 PROPOSAL FOR THIS UPCOMING YEAR.
THERE ARE TWO MAIN REVENUE STREAMS FOR THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
PRIMARILY AD VALOREM TAX IS THE FUNDING MECHANISM FOR THE AGENCY.
WE RECEIVE AD VALOREM TAX THROUGH THE TOWN'S MILLAGE OF 2.4633, AND THEN A PORTION COMES FROM THE COUNTY MILLAGE AT 4.7150.
YOU CAN SEE THE TOTAL AD VALOREM ESTIMATED TO BE COLLECTED IS JUST OVER $2.7 MILLION FOR FY23, WHICH IS A INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR, $418,000, WHICH IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO SEE IN THE REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
SEE THAT INCREMENT VALUE GO UP EACH YEAR.
BUT AGAIN, THAT'S EVEN WITH THE COUNTY REDUCING THEIR MILLAGE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR, THERE WAS A REDUCTION OF JUST OVER $25,000 IN THAT RESPECT, DUE TO THAT REDUCTION.
OUTSIDE OF OPERATING THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA, WE HAVE A FEW PROJECTS THAT ARE ON THE BOOKS BEING PROPOSED FOR THIS UPCOMING YEAR.
THE EVENTS PLAZA, RIVERWALK, GRAVITY WALL REPAIRS.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THESE PROJECTS JUST LIKE WE DID IN THE WORKSHOP, JUST IN CASE SOMEONE WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND.
BUT WE ALSO HAVE THE CRA WERE WALKED SHORELINES STABILIZATION AND THE LOVE STREET SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION ON THE EAST SIDE, WHICH IS ACTUALLY ALREADY IN PROGRESS.
THE FIRST PROJECT IS THE EVENTS PLAZA, RIVERWALK GRAVITY WALL REPAIR.
THIS IS LISTED AS A NEW PROJECT FOR THIS UPCOMING YEAR.
THERE'S ALREADY $50,000 HAS BEEN ALLOCATED IN FY2022 FROM A PRE-EXISTING LEGACY PROJECT THAT HAD FUNDS REMAINING.
THIS WOULD ALLOW THE PROJECT TO DO THE ENGINEERING AND UPFRONT WORK TO BEGIN WORK IN FY23 FOR A TOTAL FUNDING OF $150,000 IN FY23.
THE RIVERWALK SHORELINES STABILIZATION ALSO IS CATEGORIZED AS NEW AS INDICATED.
PREVIOUSLY, THERE IS 200 LINEAR FEET THAT HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY BOAT TRAFFIC ALONG NEXT SECTION OF THE RIVER.
THIS IS TO STABILIZE THE SHORELINE WITH RIP RAP AND NATIVE PLANNING MATERIAL.
AGAIN, AN FY22, THERE'S $15,000.
IT'S ALREADY BEEN ALLOCATED TOWARDS THIS TO DO SOME UPFRONT ENGINEERING.
THEN ANOTHER FY 23 FUNDING REQUESTS OF $130,000.
THE LOVE STREET SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION.
IF YOU'VE BEEN DOWN THERE IN THE EVENING,
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I POINTED THIS OUT PREVIOUSLY.THERE'S A LOT OF FOOT TRAFFIC IN THE AREA.
FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, THE MORE SIDEWALKS, THE BETTER TO KEEP PEOPLE OUT OF WALKING IN THE ROADWAY.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS IS AT, IT'S OVER ACROSS FROM GUAN, A BONUS GOING DOWN A SQUARE GROUPER.
WE ALREADY HAVE A SIDEWALK ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF LOVE STREET, BUT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO NOW ADD ONE ON THE EAST SIDE.
AGAIN, WE'VE ALREADY ALLOCATED SOME FUNDS IN FY22 TO BEGIN THE PROCESS WITH AN ADDITIONAL $88,000 IN FUNDING IN FY23 BEING REQUESTED.
A PORTION OF THIS FUNDING IS COMING FROM ESCROW FUNDING, COMING FROM THE SQUARE GROUPER THAT THEY'VE ALREADY REQUESTED THAT THE SIDEWALK BE RECONSTRUCTED.
THE OTHER BIG PROJECT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING FOR SOME TIME AS THE JUPITER BEACH ROAD A1A INTERSECTION.
THIS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS NOW.
FUNDING IS CURRENTLY SET AT $760,000 AND REMAINS IN FY 22 AND READY FOR CONSTRUCTION.
THIS WILL ACTUALLY BE COMING BACK TO THE COMMISSION HERE SHORTLY, AS I UNDERSTAND IT FOR ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION.
LOOKING AT THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA AS FROM A CASH-FLOW PERSPECTIVE.
WE DISCUSSED THIS DURING THE BUDGET WORKSHOP, LOOKING FORWARD WITH SMALL AMOUNTS OF GROWTH AND THE AD VALOREM, EVEN WITH OUR EXPENSES AND SMALL AMOUNT OF DEBT SERVICE THAT WE HAVE LEFT ROLLING OUT TO THE END OF LIFE TO 2034, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE OVER $30 MILLION IN AVAILABLE FUNDS AT THE END OF LIFE.
I KNOW THAT THE COMMISSION HAS DISCUSSED THAT THEY'D LIKE TO HAVE A WORKSHOP ON RE-ESTABLISHING A NEW PLAN FOR THE CRA.
WE DEFINITELY THINK THAT THAT'S PRUDENT FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, JUST BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THE FUNDS AVAILABLE AND TO BUILD THE INCREMENT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA.
>> QUESTIONS? THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND REALLY COVERING BOTH ITEMS 1 AND 2 ON THE AGENDA.
>> NO. I THINK THAT WE DISCUSSED THIS UP FOR THE PUBLIC.
WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING THE BUDGET SINCE JUNE AND THERE WAS AN EARLIER MEETING WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT THE CRA, BUT ALSO JUST THE PRUDENCE AND MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS WORKSHOP, KNOWING THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THIS AGAIN AND COME UP WITH A PLAN WITH THE CRA IS A GOOD THING, SO THAT'S REALLY IT.
THERE'S NOT MUCH TO ASK AT THIS POINT.
>> JUST I WANTED TO COMMENT ON THE FIRST ITEM, CRA RESOLUTION 22.
IT WAS ODD BECAUSE WE HAVE ONE, AS YOU PUT IT.
SCOTT, FIRST AND FINAL PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE GOVERNMENTS HAVE ACTUALLY ADOPTED THE FINAL MILLAGE RATE.
I JUST WANT TO SAY WE HAVE A MEETING AFTER THIS.
I'M HOPING THAT COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER SOME REDUCTION IN THE TOWN AD VALOREM TAX RATE, BUT IN ACCOUNTING MIGHT DO ADDITIONAL BUT IF AND WHEN THAT WOULD HAPPEN, [OVERLAPPING].
>> IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO BRING THIS BACK TO YOU FOR A SECOND HEARING AND REVISION TO THE BUDGET.
>> RIGHT. NOT NECESSARILY ANY URGENCY ON THAT BECAUSE WE'D BE AWARE OF THAT.
OKAY. TURNING THE COUNCIL FOR EMOTION ON SHEER A RESOLUTION 222.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE CRA RESOLUTION 222.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
[2. CRA Resolution 3-22, Adopting the Community Redevelopment Agency Proposed Community Investment Program (CIP) for Fiscal Years 2023-2027. ]
ADOPTING THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CIP.>> MOTION TO APPROVE CRA RESOLUTION 322.
>> SEPARATE PRESENTATION ON THAT. THAT WAS ALL TOGETHER?
>> WAS THERE A PRESENTATION AND YOU HAD INCLUDED A CIP PROJECTS IN THE PRESENTATION?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
MOVING ON TO CITIZEN COMMENTS.
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DO YOU HAVE ANY CITIZEN COMMENTS?>> SEEING NONE. WE HAVE BEFORE US THE MINUTES OF
[3. August 11, 2022 Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes and August 23, 2022 Community Redevelopment Agency Special Client-Attorney Meeting Minutes. ]
THE AUGUST 11TH CRA MEETING AND THE AUGUST 23RD SPECIAL ATTORNEY CLIENT MEETING MINUTES.ANY CHANGES? SEEING NONE? CAN I HAVE A MOTION?
>> MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES 5-0 ON THE REPORTS FROM THE COMMISSIONER, ATTORNEY.
>> NONE, MAYOR. SORRY, CHAIRMAN.
>> FROM ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS?
>> SEEING NONE. THE TIME IS NOW 6:40 AND WE'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.