May 19, 2026 Community Redevelopment Agency

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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>> GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY, WELCOME TO OUR WORKSHOP THIS IS THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY REGULAR MEETING.

>> VICE MAYOR. >> COMMISSIONER MENCHU.

>> COMMISSIONER TUTEN. >> PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE

OF ALLEGIANCE. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH

LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> YOU MAY BE SEATED, STAFF WILL

[4.1 WATERFRONT AREA COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN SUPPLEMENT — Staff will present a Waterfront Area Community Redevelopment Plan Supplement to provide that capital projects may be funded through the Community Redevelopment Area budget.]

>> I'M GOING TO INVITE KATIE NEWTON OUR DOWNTOWN COORDINATOR

TO COME UP AND PRESENT. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, I AM DOWNTOWN DISTRICT COORDINATOR.

I THOUGHT WE WOULD START TONIGHT -- WE ONLY DO THIS QUARTERLY NOT EVERYBODY IS FAMILIAR WITH WHAT A CRA IS.

AND WE THROWN AROUND A LOT. THE CRA IS THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA, THE FLORIDA STATUTE CHAPTER 163.

I WOULD LIKE TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PORTION THAT IS IN ITALICS. IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO SEE.

IT'S A COASTAL OR TOURIST AREA THAT IS DETERIORATING ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED DUE TO THE OUTDATED BUILDING DENSITY PATTERNS, INADEQUATE TRANSPORTATION, AND PARKING FACILITIES, FAULTY LOT LAYOUT, OR INADEQUATE STREET LAYOUT.

THIS AREA WAS DEEMED IN 2004, WE DID A FINDING OF NECESSITY AND DETERMINED THAT A PORTION OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA WAS BLIGHTED UNDER THIS DEFINITION. FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT SURE, THE CRA IS A TOOL TO TARGET A SPECIFIC AREA WITH REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND A DESIGNATED FUNDING SOURCE, THAT WOULD BE THE TAX INCREMENT FUNDING. THIS IS OUR CRA BOUNDARY.

IF YOU NOTICE IT STAYED PRETTY MUCH ENTIRELY IN THE WATERFRONT AREA IT COMES INTO INTO CITY HALL INCLUDED IN THE CRA AND A LOT OF NORTH SECOND ST STREET.

THEY HAVE -- IN 2,000 FOR SOME OF THE BLIGHTED CONDITIONS INCLUDED A LACK OF SIDEWALKS AND THE SAFETY FEATURES, WITH HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USE AND NO SIDEWALKS AND A LOT OF ISSUES.

SOME DETERIORATING PROPERTIES ON FRONT STREET AND INCOMPATIBLE USES, ET CETERA. ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE THERE IS A GREAT STORY MAP THAT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU ABOUT THIS TIME LAST YEAR IT HAS BEEN UPDATED AND I'VE GOT A QR CODE AT THE END OF THIS FOR ANYONE WHO'S INTERESTED IN EXPLORING.

WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT REDEVELOPMENT, IT IS ABOUT BUILDING COHESIVENESS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE PRESERVATION OF THE COMMUNITY'S HISTORY. OUR PLAN, THE WATERFRONT PLAN WAS ADOPTED IN 2004, AMENDED IN 2005.

AND ADDRESSED SPECIFIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES TO REDEVELOP THE CRA BOUNDARY AREA WHICH IS THAT MAP WE JUST SAW.

TO CONFUSE YOU THE OTHER CRA ACRONYM IS THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, THAT IS THE OVERSIGHT BOARD AND THAT IS THE SITTING COMMISSIONERS AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAM.

WE ALSO HAVE VARIOUS AD HOC ADVISORY BOARDS FOR REVIEWING OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES, THE WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD IS TASKED WITH PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS AT IDENTIFYING PROJECTS CONSISTENT WITH THE PLAN.

THEY WILL BE PRESENTING A WORK PLAN TO YOU IN A JUNE MEETING.

WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY IS TO DISCUSS THE CRA SUPPLEMENTED HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET AND WE WILL SHOW IT UP ON THE SC SCREEN. THE PLAN WAS DEVELOPED IN 2004-2005, IS 2026 -- LEGISLATION HAS CHANGED.

UPON REVIEW OF SOME OF THE PROJECTS, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND OF FINANCE SAW THE UPDATED LEGISLATION AND FOUND SOME DEFICIENCIES IN OUR LIST OF PROJECTS AND DESCRIPTIONS AND

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AT THIS POINT WE ARE ONLY ADDRESSING THOSE POTENTIAL DEFICIENCIES IN THE PROJECTS BY ENHANCING THAT MATRIX OF THE CANDIDATE PROJECTS, WE ARE NOT MAKING ANY OTHER CHANGES AT THIS TIME. THIS SUPPLEMENT WAS APPROVED BY THE ADVISORY BOARD AT ITS MARCH MEETING IN THE PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD AT ITS APRIL MEETING. THIS IS THE OLD MATRIX WHICH IS THE CANDIDATE PROJECT OF COST IT'S ON PAGE 37 OF THE 2005 P PLAN. IF YOU NOTICE IN THERE WE'VE GOT ESTIMATED COSTS, I KNOW IT'S HARD TO READ BUT THIS IS IN $2005. IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS AND DOESN'T TIED BACK TO THE COPPERHEADS OF PLAN AND THOSE ARE SOME IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE NEEDED TO ADD IN.

IF YOU FLIP TO THE NEXT SLIDE, THIS WOULD BE THE REPLACEMENT SLIDE WE GO THROUGH AND THESE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT ARE SLATED FOR THE CRA AREA. WE ALSO HAVE PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS AND TIE THEM BACK TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PRIORITIES. WE ARE ASKING TO REPEAL THE OLD MATRIX AND UPDATE IT WITH THIS ONE AND INCLUDE THE 2026 ESTIMATED COSTS AS WELL. IT ALSO IDENTIFIES MORE POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES THEN WAS OUTLINED IN THE ORIGINAL MATRIX, THAT LETS US HAVE AS MANY OPTIONS AS NEEDED TO GET PROJECTS MOVING AND FINISHED. ALONG WITH THE PROJECT MATRIX WE DO HAVE TO MAKE A COUPLE OF ADJUSTMENTS TO THE OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES, THIS DOES NOT CHANGE THE INTENT.

IT CLARIFIES WITH THE PROJECTS ARE TO TIE IT BACK.

THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE MARINA FACILITY WHERE ADDING THE WATER CAFE BECAUSE IT'S ON MARINA PROPERTY BUT WE WANT TO BE PERFECTLY CLEAR IT'S PART OF THE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND UNDER OBJECTIVE 5, WE'VE GOT THE SUPPORTING BULKHEAD ON PRIVATE LANDS WE WOULD LIKE TO REPEAL THAT AND ADD SUPPORT RESILIENCY AND IMPROVEMENT ALONG PUBLICLY AND PRIVATELY OWNED RIVERFRONT PROPERTIES. IT GIVES YOU MORE FLEXIBILITY ALSO THE CITY OWNS PROPERTY ON THE WATERFRONT AND IT WOULD BE NICE TO BE ABLE TO SPEND SOME OF THAT MONEY ON IMPROVING RESILIENCY EFFORTS WITH THAT. WE DID BUY ON FRONT STREET IN 2018. WE OWN THAT NOW, IT WOULD BE NICE TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE. THOSE ARE ALL OF THE CHANGES THAT WE HAVE, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS MAP, WE COULD PULL IT UP, I COULD SHOW YOU SOME OF THE PROJECTS WE HAVE DONE RECENTLY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE SUPPLEMENT ITSELF, I COULD ANSWER.

>> THE CHAIR: OTHER QUESTIONS CURRENTLY ON THE CRA SUPPLEMENT?

>> COULD WE GO BACK? HOW FAR OUT WILL THE MATRIX TAKE US AND WHEN WILL THIS NEED TO BE UPDATED AGAIN.

IS A SOMETHING WE NEED TO NOW DO ANNUALLY.

SPEAKER WOULD YOU LIKE TO ANSWER THAT? I DON'T THINK IT'S ANNUALLY. THIS IS SOMETHING YOU'RE WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD WOULD WANT TO REVISIT MAY BE EVERY FIVE YEARS OR SO TO SEE IF IT FALLS IN LINE WITH YOUR OBJECTIVES. THE PLAN IS SET TO SUNSET IN 2059 -- 2053. WE RESET THE BASE SO WE HAVE 40 YEARS. THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PRETTY STATIC FOR 20 YEARS AND WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS AND CHANGES IN THE CRA DURING THAT TIME AND OUR NEEDS MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. AT THAT POINT IT WOULD PROBABLY NOT BE A SUPPLEMENT, IT WOULD BE AN AMENDMENT TO THE PLAN.

>> FOR EXAMPLE, ON THERE IS THE HARBOR MASTER PLAN THAT'S TO DEVELOP THE PLAN ITSELF. ONCE THE PLAN IS DEVELOPED THERE COULD BE A LIST OF PROJECTS THAT WOULD NEED TO GET ADDED TO

SUPPLEMENT. >> POTENTIALLY, YES.

>> JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH ALIVE THIS SUPPLEMENT IS.

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>> THIS IS THE PROPOSED SUPPLEMENT FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS BASED ON CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS.

AND THE NEEDS OF THE CRA. IT COULD CHANGE IN FIVE YEARS, IT COULD CHANGE IN THREE YEARS. WE HAVE NOT REALLY USE THE CRA PLAN IS A LIVING DOCUMENT, THESE ARE THE COMMUNITIES COULD AMEND THEIR PLANS AS THEIR NEEDS CHANGE.

>> AN >> THE CHAIR: ANYTHING ELSE?

>> I APPRECIATE THE CHANGE I APPRECIATE WHAT THE BOARD DID AT WHAT STAFF DID TOO TO RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR THESE CHANGES.

>> DON'T ASK ME WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT, SHE ALLUDED TO THIS BUT AT THE NEXT MEETING YOU WILL SEE THE PLAN SETTLEMENT COME TO YOU FOR A VOTE, THAT WILL ALLOW US TO BRING IN OTHER PROJECTS THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING AND WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT SOME PROJECTS ALREADY FUNDED HE WILL SEE THE UNDERGROUND UTILITIES THERE THAT WERE NOT ELIGIBLE BASED ON THE NEW LEGISLATION BUT WE CAN GO BACK AND REIMBURSE FOR THE UNDERGROUND UTILITIES WITHIN THE CRA BOUNDARY THAT WASN'T ELIGIBLE BEFORE. YOU WILL SEE THAT SUPPLEMENT

HERE AGAIN. >> ARE WE SAYING IN JUNE THE WATERFRONT, THE HARBOR MASTER PLAN IS DONE AND WE ARE GOING TO SEE THE RESULTS? OR WE ARE JUST GOING TO BE DOING

IT? >> THIS IS JUST THE PLAN SETTLEMENT YOU WILL SEE WHICH IS REQUIRED, THE CHANGE THAT WAS MENTIONED. YOU WANT TO ELABORATE ON THAT?

>> YOU'RE MAKING THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL WITH YOUR HAT ON AS THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND ON THE NEXT MEETING WILL PUT YOUR CITY COMMISSION HAT BACK ON AND APPROVE THAT. IT HAD TO GO THROUGH THE WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD FOR RECOMMENDATION COME THE PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD TO MAKE SURE IT WAS COMPLIANT WITH YOUR PLAN.

>> I UNDERSTAND ALL THAT MAY BE LET ME ASK THE QUESTION THIS WAY -- HAS THE HARBOR MASTER PLAN BEEN APPROVED AND WE

SELECTED A VENDOR TO DO IT? >> WE HAVE THAT ANSWER.

>> WHEN WILL IT GET DONE AND WHEN WILL WE SEE ITS RESULTS?

>> YES, WE HAVE SELECTED A VENDOR, THEY HAVE STARTED WORK ALREADY, THEY HAVE -- LAST WEEK THEY MET WITH THE BULK OF THE STAFF TO GET THEIR INPUT. WE HAVE A MEETING I THINK FRIDAY WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AT A COUPLE OF OTHERS AND NEXT WEEK THEY WILL MEET WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS ALONG THE WATERFRONT'S. THAT WAS ONE OF THE KEY POINTS TO PHASE ONE TREND OF THE MASTER PLAN.

WE ARE ANTICIPATING ABOUT 10 TO 12 WEEKS BEFORE IT'S FINISHED AND ONCE THAT HAPPENS WE WILL TAKE IT THROUGH THE GROUP TO REVIEW IT SO THE WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD WILL BE THE FIRST TO SEE IT AND BRING IT TO THE COMMISSION TO TAKE A LOOK AT, GET INPUT AND FEEDBACK. IT WILL HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS ON A COUPLE OF THINGS, ONE IS WHAT ARE SOME OF THE LAND USE AND THOSE THINGS THAT ARE IN THE WAY OR THAT WE WANT TO ENHANCE BECAUSE THEY ARE ALREADY ENCOURAGING GROWTH? WE WILL ALSO HAVE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT PLANS FOR THE CRA. ONE OF THE KEY POINTS IS A FRONT STREET, WE DON'T HAVE A PLAN FOR FRONT STREET YET.

THAT WILL BE ONE OF THOSE KEY COMPONENTS.

I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT WOULD LIKELY BE A PHASE 2 TO ENCOMPASS MORE OF THE CRA AND HOW IT INTERACTS WITH THE WATERFRONT.

WE WILL SEE WHAT THE FIRST ONE -- WHEN IT COMES.

WE ARE ANTICIPATING WE WILL HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF YOU NOT TO IMPACT THE BUDGET PROCESS, BUT AS THE BUDGET PROCESS STARTS TO COMPLETE, THERE WILL BE A LOT OF WORK THAT WILL NEED TO BE DONE BEFORE ANYTHING WILL BE IMP IMPACTED.

SPEAK OF THE PROJECTS IDENTIFIED TO THE HARBOR MASTER PLAN WILL THEN BECOME PART OF THE CIP? I'M ASSUMING THEY'RE MOSTLY

CAPITAL PROJECTS. >> MOST OF THEM WILL BE, THERE MAY BE A PLAN OR TWO CALLED OUT TO ADD SOME MORE PLANNING PIECE AND I WANTED TO ALSO MENTION OUR COMP PLAN UPDATES AND ALL OF THAT WILL HELP INFORM SOME OF THIS PROCESS.

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BECAUSE WE ARE IN A PERIOD OF REDEVELOPMENT, IT SHOULDN'T BE STATIC ANYMORE. YOU WILL SEE SOME UPDATES, ONE OF THE THINGS WE KNOW WE NEED TO DO IS UPDATE IT AND YOUR

WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD. >> AS WE IDENTIFY THOSE PLANS AND PUT THEM IN THE CIP, WILLIS MATRIX ALSO GET UPDATED

PERIODICALLY? >> IT WILL NEED TO BE.

>> THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO GET TO COME IT WILL NEED TO BE

CONSISTENT WITH THE CIP. >> THANK YOU.

>> THE CHAIR: ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM THE

COMMISSION? >> CAN I MAKE A COMMENT FOR THE PUBLIC, THAT THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS WHAT THIS IS -- I KNOW A LOT OF THE PUBLIC DOES ALREADY BUT I THINK IN THAT MAPPED AREA OF THE CRA AS BY STATE STATUTE WE ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY. AS THE ASSESSMENTS OF THOSE PROPERTIES GO UP, THE INCREMENTAL INCREASE IN THE ASSESSED VALUE, THE TAX FROM THEM, BOTH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY TAX BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY IF YOU LIVE IN THE CITY YOU GET CITY AND COUNTY TAX YOU ARE PAYING.

BOTH OF THE TAXES CAN ONLY BE SPENT IN THAT AREA.

HENCE IT'S ONE OF OUR SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS.

THAT MONEY STAYS IN THAT AREA. I WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR BECAUSE I THINK LAST NIGHT IF HE CAME TO THE BUDGET MEETING IT WAS EXCELLENT, IT'S ONLINE. I THINK PEOPLE WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE BUDGET BETTER, THAT'S ALL I WANT TO SAY.

>> THE CHAIR: CAN BE GIVEN STAFF CONSENSUS WE ARE GOING TO

APPROVE THE SUPPLEMENT? >> I MOVE WE ACCEPT THE WATERFRONT AREA COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN.

>> SECOND. >> THE CHAIR: ANY ADDITIONAL

DISCUSSION? >> THIS IS OF THE WORKSHOP AT THE REGULAR MEETING. THIS IS A REAL MEETING, NOT A

WORKSHOP. >> THAT PASSES 5-0 WHICH WILL CONCLUDE OUR MEETING, SEE YOU ALL AT 6:00,

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.