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>> GOOD EVENING. THE TIME IS NOW 6:00 P.M.
[Call To Order]
I'LL CALL TO ORDER THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING OF TUESDAY DECEMBER 3RD.>> COMMISSIONER DELANEY? COMMISSIONER FORE?
>> COMMISSIONER MAY? EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KITZEROW?
>> ACTING COMMISSION ATTORNEY LASHLEY?
>> DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZEN COMMENTS?
>> SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
JUST ONE SMALL ITEM ON THE CONSENT.IF THERE'S NO ISSUES, I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM.
WE'RE DOING A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE?
>> MOTION CARRIES 30 WITH COMMISSIONER DELANEY ABSTAINING.
DID YOU SAY COMMISSIONER DELANEY ABSTAINED?
>> IS THAT THE PARKING FOR THE DONUT SHOP?
>> IT WAS JUST THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> OH, I'M SORRY. THE APPLICANT IS A CUSTOMER IN MY BUSINESS.
>> AND I ABSTAINED FROM THE PREVIOUS APPLICATION.
>> MOVING ON PUBLIC BUSINESS, CRA RESOLUTION 624.
>> CHAIR. I DON'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT,
[1. September 3, 2024 CRA Meeting Minutes and the September 11, 2024 CRA Workshop Minutes.]
BUT THERE'S ALSO THE MINUTES.WE HAVE THE MINUTES BEFORE US OF THE SEPTEMBER 3 AND SEPTEMBER 11 CRA MEETING.
THERE'S NO CHANGES. TAKE A MOTION A SECOND TO APPROVE?
>> MOTION A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE?
>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
NOW, MOVING ON THE REGULAR AGENDA, CRA RESOLUTION 624.
[3. CRA Resolution 6-24, Considering a resolution to recommend the Town Council adopt the proposed CRA Plan 2024 Update.]
WE TURN IT OVER TO STAFF.>> GOOD EVENING CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS, JOHN SICKLER FOR THE RECORD.
WE ARE HERE THIS EVENING TO PRESENT TO YOU THE FINAL CRA PLAN UPDATE, 2024, OUR CONSULTANT, KIM DELANEY WITH THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL WILL BE GOING THROUGH SOMEWHAT OF AN ABBREVIATED PRESENTATION FROM WHAT YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE, SINCE YOU'VE SEEN THIS ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS DILIGENTLY FOR ABOUT A YEAR, VERY SUCCESSFULLY WITH THE CONSULTANT AND STAFF COLLABORATING.
I'M ALSO PLEASED TO REPORT THAT THE LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY, YOUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, ON NOVEMBER 12, DID FIND THAT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WERE CONSISTENT WITH THE TOWN'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WITH A UNANIMOUS VOTE.
WITH THAT, I WILL PASS THINGS OVER TO MISS DELANEY.
>> GOOD EVENING. KIM DELANEY FROM TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT AN OVERVIEW OF THE CRA PLAN UPDATE TONIGHT.
CAN WE PULL THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION UP? IS IT ALREADY UP? THERE WE GO. LET ME. THERE WE GO.
AS JOHN MENTIONED, WE'VE BEEN IN THE DATE PROCESS WITH YOU FOR IT'S ACTUALLY ABOUT 14 MONTHS OR SO.
A YEAR AGO, WE HAD A CRA BOARD WORKSHOP TO GET INPUT FROM THE BOARD TO SET THE TONE FOR THE PLAN.
AT THAT WORKSHOP, WE PROMISED THAT WE WOULD TRY TO BE BACK WITHIN A YEAR, SO WE LANDED JUST THAT ONE YEAR WITH A FULLY COMPLETED CRA PLAN UPDATE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR TONIGHT.
TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION, AS JOHN MENTIONED, IS VERY HIGH LEVEL.
THE BOARD IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE PLAN, BUT NOT ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE.
WE HAVE A HIGH LEVEL PRESENTATION JUST TO TOUCH ON THE MAIN POINTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC ARE THE FULL CRA PLAN DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE ON THE TOWN'S WEBSITE.
AS WILL THIS PRESENTATION AND THE BACKGROUND PRESENTATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED OVER TIME.
WITH THAT, AGAIN, JUST FROM A HIGH LEVEL, THE JUPITER CRA ENCOMPASS ABOUT JUST UNDER 400 ACRES.
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IT WAS EXPANDED JUST A BIT TO ITS CURRENT SIZE IN 2012.MOST OF THE PROPERTY IS UPLAND, ABOUT 252 ACRES AND ABOUT JUST UNDER 150 ACRES OF SUBMERGED LANDS.
THE CRA HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL, REALLY SIGNATURE PROJECTS FOR BOTH THE COUNTY AND THE REGION.
I WAS TALKING TO YOUR STAFF EARLIER BEFORE THE MEETING.
AS WE THINK ABOUT THE JUPITER CRA, IT'S THE COVER OF THE PHONE BOOK.
IT'S THE ICONIC PLACE THAT REPRESENTS THE QUALITY DESTINATION THAT PALMACH COUNTY OFFERS.
THE CRA HAS INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING MAINTAIN, RESTORE, AND ENHANCE THE KEY NATURAL RESOURCES THAT THE CRA CELEBRATES, THE WATERFRONT AND THE UPLANDS, RIVERWALK, CREATING PUBLIC ACCESS, FOR THE MANY RESIDENTS THAT DON'T HAVE DIRECT WATERFRONT ACCESS, THE RIVERWALK CREATES THAT WATERFRONT ACCESS FOR YOUR RESIDENTS AND FOR THE REGION.
SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.
THERE'S BEEN PUBLIC PARKING CREATED IN INLET VILLAGE, HARBOR SIDE, ACCOMPLISHED, BRINGING IN HOSPITALITY AND MORE INTENSIVE RETAIL, ONE OF THE IDEAS IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE CRA PLAN, AND IT IS, AGAIN, ONE OF THE MOST SCENIC DESTINATIONS IN THE COUNTY AND THE REGION.
A COUPLE OF IMAGES OF THE TYPES OF IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE.
AGAIN, THE RIVERWALK IS A SIGNATURE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT.
THE PLAN SUGGESTS THERE'D BE CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN THE RIVERWALK GOING FORWARD TO ACCOMPLISH ITS COMPLETION.
THE WATERFRONT RESTORATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES OF THE CRA HAS UNDERTAKEN HAVE BECOME MODELS IN THE REGION, LIVING SHORELINES AND OYSTER BED RESTORATION REALLY CORRESPOND TO MAKING A BETTER PLACE FOR ECONOMIC INVESTMENT.
THAT'S THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THOSE ACTIVITIES OF THE CRA UNDERTAKES, BE THEY ON PRIVATE LAND OR PUBLIC AND THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE THE CRA IS ABLE TO ESTABLISH TO CREATE A SUCCESSFUL DISTRICT.
THAT'S THE NEXUS IN THOSE ACTIVITIES WITH RESPECT TO THE STATUTORY OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE CREATED FOR REDEVELOPMENT IN FLORIDA STATUTE.
WITH RESPECT TO SCHEDULE, WE HAVE HAD ABOUT A 14 MONTH PROCESS FOLLOWING DUE DILIGENCE, WE WERE WITH YOU AS A BOARD TO GET INPUT ABOUT PRIORITIES.
WE'VE HAD VERY DELIBERATE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT OVER TIME, AND SO IN ADDITION TO STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUP INTERVIEWS WITH RESIDENTS, WITH PROPERTY OWNERS, AND BUSINESS OWNERS.
WE ALSO HAD A FAIRLY WELL ATTENDED PUBLIC WORKSHOP IN THE SPRING OF THIS YEAR.
THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY A CRA BOARD WORKSHOP IN SEPTEMBER TO CONVEY BACK TO YOU WHAT WE HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC AND THE KINDS OF CHANGES THAT ARE RECOMMENDED IN THE PLAN AS A RESULT.
WE'VE COMPLETED THOSE CHANGES, PRESENTED THEM TO THE LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY, AS JOHN MENTIONED, EARLIER THIS MONTH OR LAST MONTH RATHER, AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDED TO YOU AS A CRA BOARD THAT IT FINDS THE PLAN IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
IT REALLY CONDUCTS THAT REVIEW AS A COURTESY TO YOU AS A CRA BOARD, AND THEN YOUR ACTIONS TONIGHT ARE TO REVIEW THE PLAN AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE TOWN COUNCIL.
I KNOW IT'S THE SAME MEMBERS SITTING IN THOSE SEATS, BUT THAT'S ACTUALLY HOW THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES FALL OUT.
TONIGHT'S ACTION FOR THE BOARD IS TO REVIEW THE PLAN AND PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE TOWN COUNCIL, WHERE YOU'LL BE COMING BACK IN JUST TWO WEEKS TO TAKE ACTION ON THE CRA PLAN TO IMPLEMENT THE UPDATES TO THE DOCUMENT.
THERE ARE SOME PARTICULAR REVISIONS JUST TO CALL OUT FOR BOTH THE BOARD AND THE MAYORS OF THE PUBLIC.
IF YOU'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THE JOURNEY, THE AREA PLAN IS, IT'S ABOUT A 350 PAGE DOCUMENT ACTUALLY WITH ALL THE ATTACHMENTS AND OF THAT, IT'S ABOUT 114 PAGES OR SO OF TEXTS.
THE PLAN IS ORGANIZED AS A TOOLBOX, IF YOU WILL, AND THERE'S A BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND A HISTORY OF THE DISTRICT.
THERE ALSO IS A SERIES OF PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS. THAT ARE TOOLS IN THE TOOLBOX.
IT GIVES THE CRA BOARD THE ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT THOSE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS OVER TIME AS THE BOARD SEES FIT.
THOSE INVESTMENT PRIORITIES ARE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CRA BOARD ANNUALLY WITH YOUR BUDGET APPROVAL OR DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR AS YOU DEEM APPROPRIATE.
THE KEY CHANGES JUST TO CALL OUT FOR THE BOARD, BASED ON YOUR SEPTEMBER INPUT.
THERE ARE FOUR PARTICULAR CHANGES.
THE COMPLETED PROJECTS TABLE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PLAN HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO ADD SOME ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PRIVATE LAND ACQUISITION AND RIVERWALK IMPROVEMENTS JUST TO DETAIL THOSE THINGS WHERE THE CRA HAS DONE SUCH A REMARKABLE JOB IN GETTING THE RIVERWALK COMPLETED WITH PRIVATE ENGAGEMENT.
THERE'S A NEW MAP THAT DETAILS PUBLIC WATERFRONT ACCESS AND AMENITIES, AND I'LL PULL THE SLIDE UP THAT ILLUSTRATES THAT.
THERE'S A NEW PROGRAM THAT'S BEEN ADDED, WHICH RELATES TO LAUNCHES FOR PERSONAL WATERCRAFT.
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AS A PRIORITY THE BOARD TALKED ABOUT AT ITS LAST WORKSHOP, AND A NEW PROGRAM HAS BEEN ADDED FOR THAT.THEN FINALLY, THERE'S NOW SUMMARIES OF BOTH THE CRA PROJECTED REVENUES AS WELL AS THE PROJECTED COSTS OF REDEVELOPMENT.
THOSE ARE ALL ELEMENTS, OF COURSE, THAT ARE REQUIRED BY STATUTE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PLAN.
I HAVE SLIDES TO JUST TOUCH ON EACH OF THOSE THINGS AS WE GO FORWARD.
WITH RESPECT TO THE CAPITAL PROJECTS LISTING IN THE PLAN, THIS SLIDE INCLUDES THE PROJECTS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE AND THE PROGRAMS ON THE RIGHT.
AGAIN, THE CRA CAN PICK AND CHOOSE AS IT FEELS APPROPRIATE FROM THIS LIST AND IMPLEMENT PROJECTS OVER TIME AS NEEDED AND PROGRAMS WHERE THEY'RE NECESSARY.
THE ONE NEW ITEM UNDER ITEM D, THERE'S A LITTLE NEW UNDERLINED THERE, AND THAT'S A NEW PROGRAM, WHICH IS TO ALLOW THE CRA TO INVEST IN LAUNCHES FOR PUBLIC WATERCRAFT, TO CREATE MORE PUBLIC WATERFRONT ACCESS, MORE AWARENESS OF THE WATERWAY, AND ALSO TO HELP PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE THAT IS THE SIGNATURE FOR THE DISTRICT.
AGAIN, REMINDING THE BOARD AND JUST CALLING THIS OUT, BOTH FOR THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC.
THERE ARE A SERIES OF PROJECTS THAT WERE COMPLETED BY THE CRA.
THOSE HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT OF THE PLAN BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST NOT NECESSARY.
THEY'RE RETAINED IN THE ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS, BUT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED THOSE THINGS.
WE DON'T NEED TO INVEST IN THEM GOING FORWARD.
BUT THE ONE KEY REMOVAL FROM THE PLAN IS THE IDEA OF THE CRA FUNDING A PARKING GARAGE.
IT'S BEEN A LOT OF PARKING DISCUSSION AS PART OF THE INPUT THAT WE'VE RECEIVED THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE PLAN.
THERE'S NOTHING IN THE PLAN THAT SUGGESTS A PARKING GARAGE COULDN'T BE CONSTRUCTED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
BUT BASED ON THE INPUT THAT WE'VE RECEIVED AND THE PRIORITIES WE'VE HEARD FROM YOU AS A BOARD, THERE'S NO LONGER A PROGRAM FOR THE CRA TO BUILD A PARKING GARAGE WITH PART OF ITS TIFF REVENUE.
IT COULD BE ADDED IN AT A FUTURE POINT IF YOU WANTED TO, BUT AT THIS POINT IN TIME, THAT'S WHAT THE INPUT HAS BEEN ON THAT SUBJECT.
THE CRA PLAN, OF COURSE, INCLUDES A MAP TO DELINEATE WHERE THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS ARE LOCATED.
FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, CERTAINLY A LOT OF RIVERWALK IMPROVEMENT TO REMAINING TO BE COMPLETED THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT REALLY ALONG THE WATERWAYS.
THE PUBLIC WATERFRONT ACCESS HAS BEEN A CONTINUED THEME AND THERE ARE TWO KEY PARK PROPERTIES, PIET PLACE AND INLET VILLAGE MARINA THAT ARE CALLED OUT TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENT OVER TIME TO BUILD THE WATERFRONT ACCESS AND ENJOYMENT WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
A NEW MAP THAT'S BEEN ADDED IS A MAP THAT INDICATES WATERFRONT PUBLIC ACCESS AND AMENITIES.
FOLLOWING THE BOARD'S DISCUSSION, THOSE RESOURCES LIKE WHERE CAN YOU PARK AND CAN YOU USE A RESTROOM AND WHERE CAN YOU GET TO THE RIVERWALK.
THOSE ARE ALL IDENTIFIED ON THIS MAP.
AGAIN, CALLING OUT BOTH PIET PLACE AND INLET VILLAGE MARINA AS TWO KEY PUBLIC RECREATIONAL PARCELS THAT WOULD BE EXPECTED TO SEE INCREASED INVESTMENT OVER TIME.
AS I MENTIONED, LAUNCHES FOR PERSONAL WATERCRAFT IS A NEW PROGRAM THAT'S BEEN ADDED TO THE CRA PLAN, THE PLAN DETAILS THE BENEFITS OF ADDING THOSE LAUNCHES TO THE WATERWAY, AGAIN, BOTH CREATING PUBLIC WATERFRONT ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY TO ADD TO INCREASED ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS OF THE WATERFRONT RESOURCES THAT YOU HAVE, AND ALSO BY VIRTUE OF THEIR INSTALLATION, ADD ADDITIONAL LAYERS OF PROTECTION TO THE WATERWAYS.
IT WOULD BE EXPECTED THAT THOSE IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE FUNDED IN PART BY THE CRA, BUT WITH A LOT OF GRANT DOLLARS COMING IN, THEY'RE VERY SUCCESSFUL GRANT FUNDED ACTIVITIES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES ARE A HALLMARK OF THE JUPITER CRA.
THE PLAN INCLUDES BOTH PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE, ENHANCE, AND RESTORE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
THIS MAP ILLUSTRATES THE LOCATIONS WHERE THOSE RESOURCES ARE LOCATED, ESSENTIALLY, IT'S THE ENTIRE WATERFRONT OF THE CRA AS WELL AS SOME OF THE UPLANDS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED IN GREEN.
THE RIVERWALK HAS BEEN THE OTHER VERY SIGNATURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT THE CRA HAS UNDERTAKEN.
THE PLAN INCLUDES ALL OF THE MISSING PIECES, IF YOU WILL, TO COMPLETE THE RIVERWALK, WHICH ARE IDENTIFIED ON THIS MAP, BOTH THE PRIMARY ALIGNMENT AND SOME ADDITIONAL ALIGNMENTS THAT WOULD TAKE FOLKS OUT ALONG THE WATERWAY, FOR EXAMPLE, AT PIET PLACE.
THE OTHER THING TO MENTION, OF COURSE, IS THAT THE FLORIDA SUN TRAIL PROGRAM IS A COMPONENT, IF YOU WILL, OF THE RIVERWALK SYSTEM.
THIS PROCESS HAS ACTUALLY ALLOWED THE TOWN TO ACCELERATE ITS FUNDING THROUGH THE SUN TRAIL PROGRAM AND THE COMPONENTS OF THE RIVER WALK THAT WOULD BE ALONG US 1, LEADING UP TO THE JUPITER FEDERAL BRIDGE AND THEN CONTINUING OUTSIDE OF THE CRA DISTRICT OVER
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THE BRIDGE AND UP TO BEACH ROAD ARE ALL NOW PRIORITIZED FOR FUNDING WITHIN DISTRICT 4, WHICH IS REALLY A NICE WIN, AND THIS PROCESS HAS ALLOWED THE TOWN TO REALLY EMPHASIZE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO COMPLETE THAT IMPROVEMENT, AND THE PLANETS WERE ALIGNED WITH ADDITIONAL SUN TRAIL FUNDING AVAILABLE, SO THAT'S A QUICK VICTORY.THAT'S 100% FUNDING BY THE STATE, BY THE WAY, FOR THE SUN TRAIL SYSTEM.
COMPLETE STREETS IN THE MANY DIFFERENT FLAVORS THAT COMPLETE STREETS PROJECTS OCCUR ARE DETAILED IN THE PLAN.
EVERYTHING FROM ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS TO BIKE SHARING, RIDE SHARING, WATER TAXIS, LOCAL TRANSIT, PARDON ME, AND IMPROVEMENTS LIKE THE RIVERWALK PROMENADE ARE ALL CAPTURED UNDER THE COMPLETE STREETS UMBRELLA.
EV CHARGING AS WELL, I FORGOT, BOTTOM LEFT HAND SIDE, AND SO THOSE DIFFERENT TYPES OF IMPROVEMENTS ARE IDENTIFIED AS CANDIDATES FOR CRA INVESTMENT GOING FORWARD.
REALLY, PARKING IS THE HALLMARK OF A SUCCESSFUL DISTRICT.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PARKING PROBLEM, THOSE COMMUNITIES WISH THEY HAD A PARKING PROBLEM BECAUSE PEOPLE AREN'T COMING.
WHEN PEOPLE ARE COMING, THEN YOU HAVE A PARKING PROBLEM.
IT MEANS YOU'VE DONE SOME THINGS RIGHT QUITE HONESTLY.
THAT SAID, IT'S ALSO A TRICKY CHALLENGE TO BALANCE PARKING AND MAINTAINING THE TOWN SCALE THAT IS WHAT REALLY CHARACTERIZES JUPITER AS A UNIQUE DESTINATION.
THIS MAP ILLUSTRATES THE LOCATIONS WHERE PARKING HAS EITHER BEEN PROVIDED BY THE TOWN OR PARKING HAS BEEN SECURED THROUGH PUBLIC PRIVATE REDEVELOPMENT, AND THE TOWN HAS MAINTAINED PUBLIC ACCESS TO PARKING THAT'S ACTUALLY PAID FOR AND MAINTAINED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR, WHICH IS REALLY THE BEST WAY TO LEVERAGE TIFF IF YOU CAN DO IT, AND THE REGULATORY ADVANTAGE OF BEING A MUNICIPALITY.
THE PLAN INCLUDES THE CONTINUED PROVISION OF PARKING AT GRADE AND ENCOURAGED BY THE CRA.
AND AGAIN, A PARKING STRUCTURE NOT FUNDED BY THE CRA, BUT COULD BE FUNDED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR AS APPROPRIATE AND CONSISTENT WITH YOUR REGULATIONS. THERE.
>> JUST WHILE YOU HAD TO SLIDE UP, AND I'D MADE NOTE OF THIS TO BRING IT UP.
YOU TALKED ABOUT THE INMAN VILLAGE PARKING GARAGE HAVE BEEN REMOVED DUE TO POLICY CHANGE, BUT RIGHT ON YOUR OWN SLIDE, YOU SHOW THAT PARKWAY STREET, WHICH HAS 173 TOTAL SPACES, 95 PUBLIC AND 127 ADDITIONAL FUTURE SPACES PROVIDED.
THE POINT THERE BEING RIGHT NOW, WE'RE IN A MUCH DIFFERENT SITUATION THAN WE HAD BEEN BEFORE WHEN THE CRA BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY HAVE ADDITIONAL FUTURE SPACES PLANNED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN ORDER WE HAD.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S FOR THE RECORD.
PEOPLE ARE THINKING, WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT PARKING, BUT IT WAS APPROPRIATE, I THINK TO TAKE OUT OF THE CRA AT THIS POINT IN TIME BECAUSE WE HAVE BOTH PUBLIC SPACES AND ADDITIONAL FUTURE SPACES IN THE PLAN BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
THAT BEING THE CASE IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO BE PURSUING A GARAGE FOR WHAT?
>> YOU'VE CREATED THAT INVENTORY. ABSOLUTELY.
>> I JUST WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT FOR THE RECORD BECAUSE I KNOW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAD TALKED ABOUT THAT.
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE EMPHASIZING THAT POINT. THANK YOU.
>> ABSOLUTELY. IT WAS VERY VALUABLE FOR US TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ALL OF THE PARKING ACCESS THE TOWN HAS CREATED THROUGH ITS REGULATORY ACTIONS.
THE PLAN GAVE US A CHANCE TO WORK WITH YOUR STAFF AND THESE, OF COURSE, OUR TOWN MAPS TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE PARKING THAT YOU HAVE ACCESS TO IS DOCUMENTED AND TRANSPARENT BECAUSE THAT'S HOW THOSE RESOURCES ARE PROTECTED.
>> USING THIS ONE AS AN EXAMPLE, WE APPRECIATE ON THE COMMISSION THE EFFORT MADE BY YOU AND STAFF TO UPDATE THIS DOCUMENT.
IT'S REALLY PRETTY POWERFUL WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SLIDE.
JUST ON THIS ONE, IT TALKS ABOUT PARKING INVENTORY, THE PUBLIC CAN SEE ALL UP AND DOWN RIVERWALK AND THROUGH THE CRA, WHERE PUBLIC SPACES ARE AVAILABLE.
YOU HAD THAT. AGAIN, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT HOW THE VALUE OF THIS UPDATE REALLY CAPTURED THINGS WHERE THE PUBLIC NOW CAN KNOW, HEY, THIS IS A PUBLIC ASSET, WE CAN GO AND USE. THANK YOU.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE'RE ALWAYS HOPEFUL.
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS. IT'S NOT JUST A PLAN, IT'S A PLAN THAT HAS OTHER UTILITIES.
CULTURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES, ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC TO THE TOWN, AND THE TOWN HAS A COLLECTION OF HISTORIC AND CULTURAL RESOURCES THAT ARE UNIQUE,
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NOT JUST IN THE REGION, AT A MINIMUM, STATEWIDE, AND SOME ARE OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.THE PLAN ALLOWS THE CRA AT ITS DISCRETION TO INVEST IN THOSE RESOURCES IN THE MANNER IN WHICH IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
COULD INVOLVE LAND ACQUISITION, COULD INVOLVE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES, AND COULD INVOLVE OTHER PARTNERSHIPS.
THE DOOR IS OPEN FOR THE CRA TO MAKE THOSE INVESTMENTS AS IT DEEMS FIT WITH RESPECT TO THESE TYPES OF RESOURCES.
COMMUNITY POLICING AND MARINE NAVIGATION.
ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT SUBJECT IN THE CRA, AND THE PLAN INCLUDES PROGRAMS FOR BOTH COMMUNITY POLICING INNOVATIONS, AS WELL AS MARINE NAVIGATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO MAINTAIN SAFE CLEAN WATERWAYS AND A SAFE CLEAN FUNCTIONAL DISTRICT OVER TIME.
THOSE ARE PROGRAMS TO BE FUNDED AGAIN, AT THE CRAS DISCRETION.
WITH ALL OF THAT BACKGROUND INFORMATION, THERE ARE TWO VERY DETAILED SLIDES THAT ARE PRESENTED ON THIS AND THE NEXT SLIDE THAT TALK ABOUT PROJECTED REVENUES.
I WANT TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT IF I CAN BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION IN THESE TWO SLIDES.
AS WE THINK ABOUT PROJECTED REVENUES IN A CRA, THE BASE OF THAT CONVERSATION IS THE TAXABLE VALUES IN THE DISTRICT.
FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT AREN'T FAMILIAR, THE JUPITER CRA IS FUNDED THROUGH TAX INCREMENT FINANCING, REFERRED TO AS TIF.
TAX INCREMENT FINANCING IS A FINANCING MECHANISM ONLY AVAILABLE TO CRAS IN FLORIDA.
THE WAY TAX INCREMENT FINANCING WORKS IS THAT AN AGENCY, A CRA, CAN ESTABLISH A BOUNDARY AND THE CRA HAS A 399-ACRE BOUNDARY, AND WHEN THE CRA IS ESTABLISHED, THE TOTAL VALUE OF PROPERTIES IN THE DISTRICT BECOME THE BASE FOR FUTURE INCREMENTAL FUNDING, IF YOU WILL.
THE TOTAL TAXABLE VALUE IN THE JUPITER CRA WHEN THE CRA WAS CREATED WAS ABOUT $167 MILLION, TTV IS TOTAL TAXABLE VALUE.
THAT'S THE BASE FROM WHICH THE TOWN AND THE COUNTY CONTINUE TO GET REGULAR TAXES EVERY YEAR GOING FORWARD.
BUT AS PROPERTY VALUES INCREASE, WHEN YOU HAVE A TIF DISTRICT IN PLACE, THOSE TOWN AND COUNTY TAX DOLLARS ON THE INCREMENTAL INCREASE ARE REDIRECTED INTO WHAT'S CALLED A REDEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND.
THAT TRUST FUND CAN ONLY BE USED TO IMPLEMENT AN ADOPTED CRA PLAN.
THOSE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS THE CRA CAN INVEST IN.
THE CRA HAS THE LATITUDE TO PRIORITIZE THOSE DOLLARS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS OR AS NEEDED DURING THE YEAR, BUT THAT'S WHERE THOSE DOLLARS ARE ALLOWED TO BE SPENT.
THEY CAN'T BE SPENT OUTSIDE OF THE TIF DISTRICT, IN THIS CASE, THE CRA DISTRICT.
THEY CAN ONLY BE SPENT WITHIN THE DISTRICT, AND THEY CAN ONLY BE SPENT ON PROJECT AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE IN AN ADOPTED CRA PLAN.
THAT'S WHY THE UPDATE IS SO IMPORTANT.
THE BOARD AND THE TOWN CAN HAVE AN UPDATED INVENTORY OF THINGS IT CAN SPEND MONEY ON OR IT ALLOWS ITSELF TO SPEND MONEY ON, AND THE PUBLIC HAS THAT AWARENESS.
AGAIN, WITH RESPECT TO THE JUPITER CRA IN THE BASE YEAR FOR FY 2004, WHEN THE CRA IS ESTABLISHED, WE HAD A $167 MILLION TOTAL TAXABLE VALUE.
IF WE FAST FORWARD, YOU CAN SEE THE RISE AND FALL IN THE ECONOMY IN THIS GRAPH BECAUSE THIS IS AN ANNUAL GRAPH WHERE TIME IS GOING ALONG THE BOTTOM, AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARE GOING UP THE Y-AXIS OR UP THE VERTICAL AXIS.
WHEN YOU TAKE THE GREEN LINE TO ITS POINT OF CONCLUSION, WHICH IS FY 2025, OUR TOTAL TAXABLE VALUE FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR IS 717 MILLION.
THAT'S A $515 MILLION INCREASE OVER THE BASE OR AN INCREASE IN TOTAL TAXABLE PROPERTY VALUES OF ABOUT 328%, WHICH IS REALLY A REMARKABLE ACCOMPLISHMENT.
THAT CONSTITUTES THE BASIS FROM WHICH TIF DOLLARS ARE GENERATED.
THEN GOING FORWARD, THROUGH THE FY 2034, WHICH IS WHEN THE CRA IS EXPECTED TO SUNSET.
THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT PROJECTS THAT YOU'LL HAVE ABOUT A BILLION DOLLARS OF TOTAL VALUE IN THE DISTRICT AT THAT POINT IN TIME, WHICH IS ABOUT A 500% INCREASE OVER THAT 30-YEAR LIFESPAN, WHICH IS REALLY JUST FOR ME AS A PLANNER IN DOING THIS WORK, I TAKE A MOMENT OF PAUSE AND THINK TO MYSELF, WOW, WHAT A SUCCESSFUL EFFORT FOR AN AGENCY TO INVEST ITS DOLLARS SO STRATEGICALLY TO PRODUCE A 500% INCREASE IN VALUE.
NOW, OTHER THINGS HAVE HELPED BECAUSE THE ECONOMY HAS BEEN KIND TO FLORIDA AND THE ECONOMY HAS BEEN KIND PARTICULARLY TO PALM BEACH COUNTY, AND NORTHERN PALM BEACH COUNTY.
BUT THAT SAID, WE REALLY AS AN AGENCY, HAVE INVESTED DOLLARS IN A PRODUCTIVE MANNER BECAUSE AT A MINIMUM, WE'VE HELPED THAT TREND ALONG AND CREATED THIS WONDERFUL SET OF RESOURCES THAT HAVE PUBLIC ACCESS AND A CLEANER WATERWAY,
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AND A MORE ATTRACTIVE INVESTMENT CLIMATE.THIS IS THE BACKSTORY WITH RESPECT TO REVENUE, AND THEN THE NEXT SLIDE THEN CARRIES THAT FORWARD INTO TIF REVENUE.
WITH RESPECT TO TIF, AS I MENTIONED, THE TOWN AND COUNTY CONTINUE TO HAVE TAX REVENUE YIELD FROM THE BASE, THE $167 MILLION BASE.
BUT EVERY YEAR, ONCE THIS AREA WAS ESTABLISHED, THE TOWN WAS ABLE TO COLLECT TOWN AND COUNTY AD VALOREM REVENUE ON THE INCREMENTAL INCREASE AND DIRECTED INTO THE CRA.
THIS GRAPH ILLUSTRATES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TOWN'S PORTION OF THE TIF, WHICH IS IN THE GREEN AT THE BOTTOM, AND THE COUNTY'S PORTION OF THE TIF, WHICH IS IN THE BLUE AT THE TOP.
CLEARLY, WE WERE ABLE AS A TOWN TO LEVERAGE ADDITIONAL MONIES COMING IN BECAUSE THE COUNTY HAS A HIGHER TAX RATE.
THAT SAID, IN YEAR 1, THE AGENCY RECEIVED ABOUT $290,000 IN TIF.
IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, IT'S HAD ABOUT 3.38 MILLION IN TIF REVENUE, WHICH IS ABOUT A $3.1 MILLION INCREASE OVER TIME.
THEN PROJECTED LONG-TERM, THE EXPECTATION IS IN 2034, THE CRA WILL RECEIVE ABOUT 5.5 MILLION IN TIF.
THAT GIVES US I THINK ABOUT A 72-$73 MILLION TOTAL TIF REVENUE, SCOTT, YOU'LL TELL ME IF I'M OFF BASE. I'M RIGHT? GOOD. AT THAT RATE, WE HAVE COLLECTED ABOUT $55 MILLION IN TIF IN THE AGENCY TO THIS POINT IN TIME, WE HAVE ABOUT 28 OR SO MILLION TO GO.
THAT'S BASED ON THAT PROJECTED TOTAL VALUE THAT WOULD APPROACH ABOUT A BILLION DOLLAR IN 2034.
THAT'S THE REVENUE SIDE OF THE HOUSE.
ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE OF THE HOUSE, THE NEXT TWO SLIDES SUMMARIZE THE ESTIMATED COSTS OF THE TYPES OF CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT ARE DETAILED IN THE PLAN.
NOW, YOU CAN DO QUICK MATH AND THINK $28 MILLION IS NOT GOING TO PAY FOR ALL OF THE THINGS ON THE NEXT TWO SLIDES.
THERE ARE A RANGE OF PROJECTS, AND THERE MAY BE OTHERS THAT ARE INTRODUCED.
THE EXPECTATION IN THE PLAN AND IN THE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE BOARD THUS FAR ARE THAT THE CRA WILL CONTINUE ITS VERY SUCCESSFUL EFFORT IN BRINGING GRANT DOLLARS IN AND BRINGING PRIVATE DOLLARS IN TO LEVERAGE TIF DOLLARS TO GET THE MOST BANG FOR THE BUCK AND ACCOMPLISH AS MUCH OF THE CRA PLAN AS POSSIBLE.
THAT SAID, THESE TWO SLIDES SUMMARIZE THE PROJECTED COSTS.
THERE'S A MARGIN OF ERROR IN THESE PROJECTIONS.
THE ENGINEERING FIRM THAT PUT THEM TOGETHER WAS CLEAR TO POINT OUT THERE CAN BE A VARIANCE BECAUSE CONSTRUCTION COSTS CAN BE VARIABLE.
THERE ARE NO LAND COSTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT ARE SUMMARIZED ON THESE TWO SLIDES.
THESE ARE ALL EXPECTED TO BE PLANNING, ENGINEERING, AND CONSTRUCTION DOLLARS FOR THE MOST PART.
AGAIN, RUNNING THROUGH THESE TWO SLIDES, AN ARRAY FROM ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, RIVERWALK, PIET PLACE, THE VARIOUS MOBILITY NETWORK IMPROVEMENTS IN THERE MANY FLAVORS BECAUSE THERE'S LOTS OF DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK THAT MAY BE INVESTED IN BY THE CRA.
INLET VILLAGE MARINA PARK, AND THEN WAYFINDING AND GATEWAY SIGNAGE.
AGAIN, THESE ARE THE TYPES OF COSTS THAT WE WOULD SUGGEST ARE REASONABLE TO CONSIDER AS YOU THINK ABOUT THE CRA PLAN UPDATE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO PROJECTED REVENUE GOING FORWARD.
WITH THAT, THAT'S THE END OF MY SLIDE DECK FOR TONIGHT.
HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS OF THE BOARD. AS YOU HAVE THEM.
>> I JUST HAD ONE QUICK QUESTION ACTUALLY.
THIS JUST CAME UP AS YOU MENTIONED SOME OF THE ASSUMPTIONS BUILT INTO THESE COST ESTIMATES.
BUT YOU SAID THAT THE COST OF LAND WASN'T INCLUDED AND I SEE A NOTE BELOW THAT GOES INTO SOME DETAIL.
IS THAT WORTH INCLUDING IN THAT NOTE OR JUST ANY OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THAT ARE GOING INTO THESE NUMBERS?
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE CAN INCLUDE IT. THAT'S A GREAT SUGGESTION.
>> THAT'S JUST A SMALL CHANGE, BUT I KNOW THAT WAS HELPFUL TO ME TO HEAR IT.
THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE FOR NOW. THANK YOU.
>> NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. GREAT JOB.
>> DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT?
>> WELL, NO QUESTIONS. I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.
AGAIN, I THINK IT WAS AN EXCELLENT JOB.
I APPRECIATE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS WE HAD AND AS WELL AS THE WORKSHOPS.
I THINK THIS IS A VERY PRODUCTIVE EXERCISE.
PARTICULARLY SINCE WE HAVE ABOUT NINE YEARS LEFT IN THE CRA, IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO STOP, PAUSE,
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SEE WHAT WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN AND TO IDENTIFY THE VISION OF THE CURRENT CRA COUNCIL ON WHAT WE'D LIKE TO TRY TO ACHIEVE, AND AS WE WENT THROUGH IT, YOU EXPLAIN TO US HOW IT WAS DONE IN A SOMEWHAT GENERIC WAY.JUST BECAUSE A PROJECT OR AN ITEM IS NOT LISTED THERE, IT'S ADDRESSED.
SUCH AS POTENTIALLY ACQUIRING LAND.
>> ABSOLUTELY. MAYOR, TO YOUR POINT, THERE ARE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE COSTED BECAUSE THAT'S THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENT.
THEN THERE ARE A WHOLE HOST OF PROGRAMS THAT THE CRA CAN UTILIZE LAND ACQUISITION, SITE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, FACADE IMPROVEMENTS, ASSISTING A BUSINESS OWNER WITH INFRASTRUCTURE, WATER SEWER PARKING, ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION ACTIVITIES, PARTNERING WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR OR PUBLIC AGENCIES TO CARRY OUT RESTORATION ACTIVITIES.
THOSE ARE ALL AVAILABLE TO YOU AS A BOARD.
HOW YOU SPEND THOSE DOLLARS AND DIRECT THE ENERGY OF THE CRA IS A FUNCTION OF YOUR BUDGETING ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS YOU DEEM APPROPRIATE.
YOU HAVE ALL OF THE FLEXIBILITY THAT IS AVAILABLE TO BE HAD WITHIN THE PROCESS IN THE WAY THE PLAN IS CRAFTED FOR YOU.
>> I THINK FOR ME AND ALL OF US, THE LEARNING WAS THAT WHEN YOU DO A PLAN LIKE THIS, IT DOES RELY ON OPPORTUNITIES TO COME ALONG TO BRING IT TO FRUITION.
AGAIN, I THINK THIS IS AN EXCELLENT EXERCISE.
SETS US ON A GOOD PATH TO UNDERSTAND AS OPPORTUNITIES ARISE, YOU NEXT WEEK, NEXT YEAR, WHATEVER, WE'RE ABLE TO RESPOND TO IT WITH THE DOCUMENT THAT WE HAVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ABSOLUTELY. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH THE TOWN.
THE NEXT STEP FOR YOU AS A BOARD, IF YOU WANTED TO TAKE A FORMAL ACTION, WOULD BE THEN TO RECOMMEND THE TOWN COUNCIL ADOPT THE PLAN WITH THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN NOTED, ADDING THE LAND COST EXCLUSION FROM THE PROJECTED COSTS TABLES.
>> BUT I DON'T THINK THERE WAS ANOTHER PARTICULAR EDIT IDENTIFIED BY THE BOARD?
>> THAT'S THE ONE THAT I'M CARRYING.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE AS AMENDED.
>> MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE?
>> MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
>> SUPER. WE'LL BE BACK IN TWO WEEKS.
A SHORT PRESENTATION, I PROMISE. THANKS.
>> MOVING ON TO REPORTS, COMMISSIONER TONY.
[EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR]
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. CHAIR, THE ONLY REPORT THAT I HAVE IS TO SAY, THANK YOU, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT STAFF HAS PUT INTO THIS.
I'VE WATCHED THEM GO THROUGH COUNTLESS NUMBER OF MEETINGS AND MULTIPLE EDITS, AND THEIR PATIENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM HAS JUST BEEN REMARKABLE.
KUDOS TO THE STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK THAT'S DONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS]
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, KIM, FOR EVERYTHING, STAFF, STEPHANIE, JOHN, ALL THE GREAT MEETINGS WE HAD AND THE SPITBALLING OF IDEAS AND EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO COME UP WITH.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE THIS GOING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU.
>> AGAIN, I WANT TO REITERATE THAT THE STAFF HAS BEEN FANTASTIC.
YOU'VE MIRRORED MY CONCERNS AND ASPIRATIONS FOR THE TOWN.
I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK.
THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING US.
I JUST THINK THIS WAS A REALLY ENJOYABLE, COLLABORATIVE PROCESS.
I THANK YOU FOR THE PUBLIC INPUT, THE MEETINGS THAT YOU HELD.
I LOVE THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL, JUST THE QUALITY OF THIS DOCUMENT, THE MAPS, JUST MAKING IT ACCESSIBLE, READABLE FOR ALL THE AUDIENCES THAT PAY ATTENTION TO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL. THANK YOU.
>> I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING SET UP HERE AND I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU, KIM FOR A NICE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW AND PLAN OF THE CRA AND SAME TO STAFF FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU PUT IN AND STAFF YOU REMEMBER NOT TOO LONG AGO THE CRA WAS A LITTLE BIT OF CHAOS AND NOT CHAOS, BUT CONTROVERSY, AND IT'S ALL BEEN STRAIGHTENED OUT AND IT'S A REALLY GOOD PATH, SO IT'S REALLY GREAT TO SEE.
IT'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK. THANKS.
>> WITH THAT, THE TIME IS NOW 6:34 AND WE'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING.
THE COUNCIL MEETING STARTS AT SEVEN O'CLOCK.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.