Community Redevelopment Agency - Regular Meeting

Doug? Okay. Good afternoon, everyone. We're gonna call this meeting of the community redevelopment agency to order.

Chair Burns?

Here.

Vice chair Markert?

Here.

Deputy vice chair Cassell here and commissioner Carney

here okay can I get a motion and a second for the approval of the agenda

madam chair yes hi Renee Jatissing executive director I wanted to make a request to amend the agenda and remove item 8A? Item 8A? Yes. That is development of Southwest 608 Hundred blocks of West Atlantic Avenue.

Okay. So

does that

require discussion? How do we do that?

We just make a motion.

Yeah. Okay. Can I get a motion to amend the agenda as suggested?

Yes. So moved. Second.

Vice chair Markert?

Yes.

Deputy vice chair Kasal? Yes. Commissioner Carney? Yes. And chair Burns?

Yes. Now you take a motion to approve the agenda as amended.

Okay. Thank you.

So moved. Second.

Deputy Vice Chair Casal? Yes. Commissioner Carney?

Yes.

Chair Burns? Yes. And Vice Chair Margaret?

Yes. Thank you. Moving right along. We at public comment. Is there anyone in the audience here to make public comment today?

Going once, going twice, seeing none. Public comment closed. Alright. Can I have a motion and a second for the regular board meeting minutes?

So moved.

That's on consent. So we just need a motion to approve the consent agenda.

Moved. Motion to approve this consent agenda. We have a motion. May I have a second?

And I'll second it. Okay.

Commissioner Carney?

Yes.

Chair Burns?

Yes.

Vice chair Markert?

Yes.

And deputy vice chair Cassell?

Yes.

Okay. Moving right along. So now we are we've just changed the eight a, so we will be on eight b. This

is fast.

Going to

have to

do one of Commissioner Anna Frankl's Alright. Let's keep

it going.

We're going to

keep it going. Okay. Okay. So this item is coming back. There was discussion at a previous meeting about adding an item to discuss potential due diligence studies for properties located at 3303350 and 338 I'm sorry, 358 Northeast 4th Street and at 2410 North Federal Highway.

These two properties are depicted in these maps. This is the first one, the Artis Alley area properties. We've discussed these warehouses before. So we're just bringing this back to see if there's any interest in conducting a due diligence study to see what could be built here. We were looking at options of how to increase the affordable workforce housing stock in our district.

This is the appraisals that came through. We did them between 2024 and 2025. It came back between 19,000,000 to $20,000,000 I believe that the owner is potentially looking for around 20,000,000 if it's a straight purchase. Sorry, 22,000,000, but is open to negotiating and discussing depending on when this transaction were to happen considering market conditions, is what I was told. The second property is this right here on Federal Highway.

Also spoke to the owner of this property. He's still interested in potentially a sale. He's also interested in the option of him developing or his company developing the properties and doing some kind of a split where it's 25% of workforce housing and 75% as market rate. But he would be looking for assistance on the workforce portion. I'm not sure to what level.

Didn't get that information. But he is open to any potential conversations. For our purposes, we are only looking at hiring an architect. Because I think what's happened is the owners and people on behalf of the owners have come and made suggestions about what could be built on the properties and how much. So we just thought if we wanted to take this type of an investment, that we should hire an architect of our own to actually look at the code and see what could be built here. The cost came back at just over $15,000 for both assessments to see what could be built on both properties. So we just have this for the board to discuss how we're feeling about these two properties and this item.

Alright. Well, I would just go first and just say that we've had this on for discussion for quite some time, and I think we owe it to ourselves to at least get the feasibility study done to do our due diligence so that we know for sure what we can put there. I'll open it up to the commissioner.

I second those words, Madam Chair. I talked to Renee about this extensively. It's been there for a while. I think there's some opportunity here, and I think we should spend a little bit of money and see what we can do with it.

Okay, thank you. Commissioner Cassell.

Well, so I look. In the beginning, when the idea of the $21,000,000 property on Northwest Forth came up at our at our CRA meeting. I was absolutely opposed to it. It was overpriced and there were concerns that I had. I threw in the North Federal Highway as a comparable to look at.

I I don't have any problem necessarily reviewing this, but I I only want to do this if we're going to build what we need in our city and that's my concern here you know the idea of market rate versus which the owners suggesting that's a totally separate property and not something we should engage in. Now if we're talking about building what we need but people up here the two of you have said you don't want you know workforce at that lower level. That's what Delray needs. Delray residents need. We keep seeing 80 to 120 AMI that's not serving the needs.

I just feel like before you know maybe we do put the brakes on this. We have the acquisition money and I don't like it sitting there. I feel like we should be utilizing it. I feel like we should be building. But I want to make sure we're building what accommodates in that since the discussion up here was that we cannot have North Federal, the gateway to our city, have that style of housing, then I if that's still the feeling, then I I in my opinion, I would stop and not waste the 15.

Well, it's not that I don't want because I do want what serves the city. Right. However, that particular location but at the same time, we don't know what we can put there.

I'm sorry. That particular location, what?

The on on Federal Highway.

What do you that's next to a

that can you extend that statement, that particular location?

Just on Federal Highway.

Is not suitable for what? What the Low

low low income housing.

Where would you have it at? What area median income would you be looking at? 60 to 80? Below 60?

Absolutely. Absolutely. And have it mixed. It it would have to be mixed no matter where it is, but we could have more of the low in a different area, in my opinion. However

you wouldn't put low on Federal Highway next to the budget hour rental motel and CubeSmart? There's a budget rental motel that goes by the hour over there. And there's a CubeSmart, and there's a Habitat Restore. When you look at the city as a whole, you have to say to yourself what what can go where and I'm not saying I have that answer but all I'm saying is if this discussion is just gonna go to building 80 to 120 AMI units that are available for people making over 90 something thousand dollars and I don't see us serving the needs of our residents.

Well, I am all for serving the needs of our residents. Our teachers, our first responders need a place to live, but we don't know anything until we get a study to say what we could so my vote is still get the study so that we can do our due diligence. And, mayor?

Alright. A couple of things. First of all, that that little budget motel, the guy's hoping to redevelop. He's hoping the whole area gets redeveloped so he can redevelop his

But that's what's there now.

And and he I've spoken to him about it. And, you know, nice guy. I don't know what his plans are. The neighborhood doesn't feel that the low low is appropriate because what it does, it will affect all the other development around it. So all those other pieces of land that are around it suddenly don't become as attractive to start with.

You've got a density issue up there that nobody wants to increase the density to the extent that people are talking about. And, you know, this this property is to to on look, I I I'm of the opinion that we don't have the money for either of them. Alright? So, I mean, I am of the opinion that I think this board should be focused on getting West Atlantic done. We've got money.

We don't know what what the money we have in the bank, we don't know how much of it we're gonna have to use to incentivize people to do the to the the 67800 block to the old fire station when that gets moved over. There's a lot of plans there. So, you know, I mean, 15,000 is a lot of money for the studies. You know, I mean, personally, I I'm not I I think that again, the North Federal location, if if this would the proposal would have to go through an entire new planning process and approval process and everything, and it's gonna drag everybody out and talk about why they don't want it there. That's fine.

But if I I still think this focus of this board ought to be dealing with the land that we have that we've been holding for fifteen years that is still laying empty before we start figuring out what other lands we wanna buy and maybe or maybe not, we could put a project on them. That's that's my view. So, I mean I mean, if you if if the Could

I respond for a moment?

I mean, I I I don't see why I don't see why we're not focused on just doing using our our the resources that we have to do the 67800 block, the other lots that we have, and the the the lot across the 800 the the 8th and something where the fire station is, which we know is gonna end up an empty lot. That's my view.

I I definitely agree that the West Atlantic quarter should be our priority.

Alright. I do too.

However, these two properties came up In our discussions. Oh, they were gifted Rob

Long when he was walking

And so if we want to if we want to focus on the Atlantic Avenue properties, I'm all for that. I mean, I I just feel that if we're gonna consider anything on those two properties, we get the feasibility study, but definitely, I'm all for West Atlantic being our priority. So

I mean, on the 2400 block of North Federal, you know, that's 12 units an acre. With the bone with the density bonus of doing 25, maybe you

get

15, you know, units an acre.

But we're still guessing.

Miss Burns, could I

if that's But that's a whole

new zoning process. And any more density than that, the entire neighborhood will hate you.

If I may

already complaining about the the yeah. Mean, having to go two, three, four traffic light changes at the corner of George Bush to go south. So it just I I don't think you're gonna get the density you wanna have there to get it approved because it would be require a zoning change. And and the other property may indeed be too expensive because although you can do 40 units today there, I haven't seen a design that will work. So Right.

Even if they get even if they get I mean, this is kinda what I used to do. Even if they get a a a density bonus, you know, maybe they get to they can probably do about 72 units by right now. Maybe they get to a 100 maybe. But even so, at at at the 2,420 the the the property, you're in your land cost, assuming even giving them the density bonus, your land cost is 350,000 $360,000 per unit, and that's before you put the diamond infrastructure. So your key price is $360,000.

Now you're suddenly taking it out of the you know, you're not in the affordable range anymore. You're certainly not into the low low range anymore. And so the the concept of having a $75.25 blend could work. I'm not saying it won't work. And, you know but the affordable housing prices are, as everybody knows, under under the city. That's your $100,000 a year person, so it's not gonna address what commissioner Casal is worried about.

Right. You have to go 60 to 80.

And so I I again, I'm going back to we have a finite amount of money. 15,000 isn't a lot to spend, but I think we should be focusing our dollars on West Atlantic.

Commissioner Casale? I just wanna say one thing. First of all, we were participated in the Island Cove project. That's affordable true affordable housing. Miss Barnes, would you argue that that's not attractive housing? You would have wanted in the neighborhood?

Have you heard what's happened since the people have been in there? It is far from affordable right now. But keep

My point is we built affordable housing in the idea that you don't want to have that stigma that it's unattractive, that it doesn't belong in certain areas of the city because that development is a very attractive development. Exactly. I just wanted to say that because the mayor said people don't want the affordable there. Second I

said they don't want low low.

I thought Okay. Thought we're talking now I 60 to 80. That's workforce at 60 to 80. That's not low low. So let's keep the conversation where we're going and with respect to the density that you're talking about with the live local the highest density permitted within a mile so technically these two projects because this Federal Highway is exactly like 0.86 from the the other property they would have the same allowed density under live local.

So just looking at it that way based on the size and the shape of the parcel and we went through all the other things the ingress egress on North Federal and Dixie on one versus one access ingress egress which is on 4th which would create stacking issues at the at the railroad tracks. You also have the fact that that side road is not a road it's an alley. We went through all of this stuff before but in in, you know, not it's not fair to disparage mister Long because you were jumping you said get it in the Pipolino and you were the other vote to move this forward and the reason why we're still talking about it.

Well, we're here we're here today to decide whether we want

to go forward or not.

I mean, I don't I don't really I I do think we have 15,000,000 in acquisition funds and we should be using it for acquisition. I don't want to put it into infrastructure that that's the city's job not not the CRA's job. The CRA acquisition money should be used for acquisitions. Know Renee there's talk of potential other properties we could look at we cannot do this I don't mind not doing this I think this has been too problematic for us so I'll say no but I don't want it to transfer $15,000,000 in acquisition funds out of acquisitions to go to other projects.

Thank you. Commissioner Mark, do you have anything else you want to Because I am also, as I said, I want affordable housing and housing that fits the residents that we have here. However, I am for making West Atlantic a priority. Whether we do a feasibility study or not, I'm okay with not doing that. But if we're going to consider, we need to study. Because I'm not a developer or engineer or architect, so I need to study in order to see how we're gonna move forward. If we're not gonna consider those, I'm okay with that. Yeah.

I I as I said at the beginning, I'm I'm definitely for this. I I think there's a lot of opinions up here, and I think that's the perfect reason to do this study is so that we can get an agnostic party to tell us what's what. And then from that, we can make fact based decisions. I think right now, don't have the facts. So I I think it's a it's a big parcel of land. It's in the city. It's something I think we should be definitely taking a look at. And I I don't like to spend money like anybody else, but $15,000 to get the facts on that so that we can make a really good decision for the city sounds like the right investment for me.

Okay. So we need to do we need a motion on this? What do we need to do on this, or did you just need a consent?

I think a motion would be helpful, whichever way we're going to go.

Somebody make a motion please, one way or the other, and let's see if we can get a second.

One way the other. Move that we don't spend the $15,000 for the studies.

Okay. Can I get a second? This There motion we go. May I have another motion?

I'll support mister Martin, and we can move forward to spend the 15,000 to see what these parcels can provide us in terms of housing that the city desperately needs.

I'll second that. Okay.

Chair Burns? Yes. Vice chair Markert?

Yes.

Deputy vice chair Cassell? Yes. And commissioner Carney?

Sure.

Okay. Thank you. Okay. Moving on to the CRA owned lots, item number 9 a.

Good afternoon, commissioners. Christine Tibbs, assistant director. So this item is an update on the CRA owned lots, that we have previously earmarked, to be included as part of the city's inventory list of all real property, that is appropriate for use as affordable housing. The initial list was approved on August 2023 pursuant to Florida statute, which is also known as the Live Local Act. And then it was updated a year ago in January 2025.

So the lots that were originally included, here's an update on the infill housing that is located in North on Northwest 8th Avenue and Northwest 9th Avenue, you'll see that four of those lots, 256 Northwest 8th Avenue, 260 Northwest 8th Avenue, 259 Northwest 8th Avenue, 250 Northwest Northwest 8th Avenue, those are under a purchase and sale agreement with the CLT. They are moving through permitting to build a single family home on each lot. Then on 260 Northwest 9th Avenue, that is also in a purchase and sale agreement, but with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Palm Beach County to also build a single single family residence there. And then 238 Southwest 14th Avenue, that is also under a purchase and sale agreement with the Boynton Beach Faith Based CDC to build one single family workforce housing unit there as well. And all those six homes are moving through the building permit process.

So hopefully, we'll have another update for you shortly on those six homes. Very good. 106 Northwest 10th Avenue, that was included in the list originally as well. We are trying to work with the final property owner to close on that last little sliver so that we can move through a major plat application approval process with the city to replat seven lots on that Northwest 10th Avenue. And then the yellow box shows the three lots that the CRA will continue owning and then put out through an RFP process for the development of three single family homes. 704

oh, sorry. Go ahead. Go ahead. Okay. I think I answered my own question. Is that the Hardaway Hanaway property?

No? No. That property is still in due diligence.

Okay.

So we have not closed on that lot just yet. Okay. That is across the street, though. You'll see it's if I can't oh, wait. Oops. Do I have it on this? I don't know if I have a clicker on this. It's you'll see yeah. Right there. That's 101 Northwest 10th Avenue.

Okay. And that is the one that we are in a the due diligence period for and trying to work towards closing. 704 SW 4th Street. This is three we went through the major application process and when it was approved in 2025, we turned one property into three parcels. And actually we are in a cone of silence for this because we did issue the RFP yesterday for the development of three single family homes on these lots.

Very good. And they do all have three separate addresses now. So that was worked out before anybody enters the building permit process. One Okay. 11 Northwest 11th Avenue.

This is a piece of property that we are still working, through some title issues to try to acquire the tiny sliver, that is marked out in red. There is a dilapidated building that straddles our property, which is marked out in blue. And once we work out the title issues and acquire that piece of property in red, we will demolish the building that is on the property and then go through the minor plat application process to split the lot in two and then put out an RFP for the development of two single family homes there. And then 1300 Lake Ida Road. I'm sure you all remember this piece of property that we purchased last year and we were able to go through the minor plat process.

So we own the property currently in red. We are awaiting, for the finalization of the city's ADU tax amendment, which just moved through planning and zoning board last night and, received a recommendation to for approval to city commission. So, hopefully, we'll be able to move forward with, additional development options on this piece of property as we see the a d the city's ADU text amendment move through that approval process.

So number of lots have not been determined for this piece property yet?

No. We haven't done anything with it quite yet because we are waiting to see what alternative housing developments can be. Option. Yeah. Option then. And then so yesterday, the PZ Board got to see see the text amendment for the ADUs. And, yeah, so it's moving along. Can

I just add something? For the Lake Ida properties, I know that after the presentation happened at our meeting about the study and potential fourplexes and all these larger types of housing, some of the residents in the area did express some concern about having those larger structures, like four plexes and things like that. We know at least that much that that is kind of hitting the threshold, it might be something smaller scale, but we would need the full study. I just wanted to put it out there in case it comes up again that I think those, we recognize that the larger structures were not viewed favorably by the residents.

So when you say the full study, you're talking about the 80

use The 80

use study, yes, because it included alternative like cottage style and different types of things, not just accessory dwelling units. And we have the four plexus because that was what we had discussed before because they studied the lots to put the most that you could put on there. But residents that came out and kind of expressed some concern about that larger structure. So we do know that that is not an option that they would like to see. We know that going forward.

Okay. Thank you. So now

we are moving on to additional lots that we are proposing to be included in the city's inventory list that would be appropriate for the development of affordable housing. These lots these eight lots are within the Northwest 600 block of West Atlantic Avenue. You'll be familiar with these lots because the six lots that are marked out in blue there, they are a part of our townhouse, design, the 12 townhouses that have the detached ADU above the garage. So we would like to add, those lots to the city's inventory list because we are proposing to build, affordable slash workforce townhouse units there. And then the red lots that are fronting Northwest 1st Street there, those are two single family zoned lots that we believe would be the appropriate place to place two single family homes in the future.

Very good. I'm excited too. And then we are also proposing to add 216 Northwest 8th Avenue. This is a lot that we acquired recently and also within another cone of silence because we did issue an RFP yesterday for the development of one single family home on that lot right there on 8th Avenue. You'll see that it's fairly close on the same street as the four lots that the CLT is developing or under a purchase and sale contract for it.

Is this near Spady?

Yes. It actually yeah. Spady is right there on 3rd, just on the other side of 3rd. Okay. North up there. Yep. So this was an RFP that was issued yesterday as well. And then the last one, 29 Southwest 6th Avenue. This is the single lot that we own on Southwest 6th Avenue. It is zoned RM.

And so given the current zoning, we believe that it could be a good place to put housing and we only just own that one lot. We would await, again, we would await the city's finalization of their ADU alternative housing adoption of that tax amendment to see what could be put there on that lot. So at this time, we would request the Board consider the additions to of the CRE owned lots to add to the city's inventory list as appropriate for the development of affordable housing. And if you agree to that, we would update the GIS map to reflect the new additions. And then just one more thing.

As the lots get building permit approval, they will fall off the list because we won't own it anymore and they'll be developed.

Okay. Cool. Very good. Thank you for the presentation. I'm very happy to hear all of this affordable housing. I have a question though, but I'll let any comment. I'll start on this side. Commissioner Cassell?

No. I'm amenable to adding these properties. Thank you.

Okay. Commissioner Morby?

Yeah. I'm positive on this as

well. Yes. Mayor?

That's

fine. Okay. Great with me as well. But, I wanted to ask a question about this 29 SW 6th Avenue. Is that the lot that miss Selznick and the children came to talk to us about?

Yes. Yes.

Okay. So now is that the lot is very narrow. This this lot is big enough for I mean, compared to the other lots on this block, same size?

Yes. All the same size, yes. Ms. Selznick had reached out about potential options for this lot So as I have a call with her on Thursday to discuss some potential options that she's proposing to us regarding this lot. So, having it on this list, all we're doing is just updating our maps. So, I can bring an update to you or email you all and then discuss it next month, if you want to do that.

Okay, yes. Because I was really hoping that we could help them out somehow and to get this lot for use of what they need it for through a land sale swap lease, whatever. But since you have a meeting with her so you can update us later.

Yes. I'll update you after the

the So I think you have the consensus to add this to the commission or whatever.

We'll update our GIS map

to yes. If we get a motion. So, we do need Yes, please.

I need a second.

I'll second up.

Chair Burns? Yes. Vice Chair Markert? Yes.

Deputy Vice Chair Cassell? Yes. And Commissioner Carney?

Yes.

Okay. And so, we have the redevelopment direct committee report, and I see we have a copy of that here.

Yes. So these are, we have the minutes. So I'll just note that the chair of the group was traveling, so she was unable to attend today. So I'll just provide an update that we met on January 22. This was our first full meeting with all three members in attendance.

And we just started talking preliminarily about the property that we purchased in Osceola Park. And we have a benefit that the chair does live in Osceola Park and she invited one of her neighbors to attend the meeting, which was great. So they live very close to the property. And they actually included him in the discussion about options there. We threw out many different considerations ranging from entertainment to office space to green space park.

There is an Osceola Park neighborhood plan that was completed in 2019. So we started looking through some of that. I think the outcome was basically that everyone would take a look at that Osceola Park plan, because I think the concern is that their commercial space is very limited and it's very close to residential. So they didn't want to have some sort of louder structure. I think someone even threw out a skating rink or a bowling alley and they were like, we couldn't park that.

So there are some of those things that needed to be worked out. But I'm glad that we had the voices from the Osceola Park residents that would say that might be of a concern to be so close to the residents there. And they also wanted to invite some of the other in the Osceola Park area, who are pretty prominent and outspoken, I guess, in their community to attend the meeting. So that's basically what we're going to have at our next meeting in March. But it went really well.

They're very excited about development. I just think that there was a bit of a balance of how intense they would want something versus not. But also balancing that they do have very limited commercial space and how to preserve that base as well. So Yeah. It was an interesting discussion

this year. Interestingly, the there was a bowling alley back in the day on that same street at the end of that corner. Oh, maybe that's why I Yes. There bowling was alley further south on that That's same why

it came up. I think the discussion was around the younger population just wanting to have some of these things in Delaware.

There was a bowling alley or a skating rink, one or the other.

We talked about both actually.

When I was a teenager, we used to go there so it was, I can't remember which one it was but Pictures? They would Of course not. Actually may have some pictures of you, but okay.

Alright, so that's basically it. That

was it?

Yep. Next meeting is March 12 at our office at 05:30.

Oh, mix for The Rack?

For The Rack, yes. Correct. For The Rack Group.

Okay. Are there any questions from the board?

No. Thank you for the update. Okay.

So any other business?

Yes. Couple updates.

I'm actually I'm I'm gonna bring up I don't know if I should bring it up in comments, but I would like a motion to reconsider that vote as it relates to the to doing the the report because I've thought about it. I wanna be consistent and I wanna vote no. On? On the I mean, I understand I'm gonna lose but On

I'm sorry?

On on the $15,000 report On

the on the feasibility study.

I'm asking for a motion to reconsider and

you can book time to do that?

Yes, ma'am.

What what I mean, he's a reason to desire to change this vote. Can we just change the vote or we have to do the whole motion over and do it over? I'm we have to re reconsider.

You have

to re in re in re should consider a motion to reconsider the item. And if you don't wanna reconsider it, the vote stands. But if you do wanna afford him the right to change his vote, you would recon agree to reconsider it.

Motion to reconsider and then another motion.

Yes, ma'am.

Correct. Exactly.

That's fine.

So I would make a motion to reconsider the motion.

The item.

The item. Excuse me.

Then I can second that.

Okay. Yes.

Vice chair Markert?

Yes.

Deputy vice chair Kasal? Sure. Commissioner Carney? Yes. And chair Burns?

Yes. So

the item now is Go for you

ahead, mister Markert. It was yours if you'd like or I can do it for you.

Go ahead.

Motion to excuse me for one moment, please. Approve due diligence studies for properties located at 3335358 Northeast 4th Street and 2400 Thousand 410 North Federal Highway.

K. Second.

Deputy vice chair Cassell? Yes. Commissioner Carney? No. Chair Burns? Yes. And vice chair Markert?

Yes. Thank you. Because now I'm consistent with what I argued. There we go. I know I'm gonna lose, but that's okay. I don't wanna lose them.

It's okay. You're right.

Okay. It's okay.

So I said sure, which wasn't a yes or a no. I said, you know

And I think sure is a yes,

actually. And

then it's Exactly.

Yeah. We need yeses and noes. Right.

I agree. I'm not I appreciate you, you know, accommodating my whim.

Well, thank you.

Alright. Couple updates. Yes. The

ribbon cutting.

The ribbon cutting. Yes. So we have a ribbon cutting, a double ribbon cutting on Thursday. We ribbon cutting the was the whole building.

I'm saying we ribbon cut knew we did one there

before. For the whole

ribbons to cut over there.

Now we got a lot of ribbons. Yes. So we have two tenants that are there. I love it. One's been in the morning? Not yet. Not yet. We just extended their agreement. But they're starting their work, so they had some family things come up, they're moving along. But it's the Atlantic Current and Stellamix will be our the tenants there. Atlantic Current's been there. Stellamix is newer. We were trying to have multiple ribbon cuttings at one time. So we got two, so we're like, let's let's go forward and do the ribbon cutting.

What what do they do?

So Stella Mix is a podcast studio.

Oh, I met them.

Yes. Yes. So very nice. Very group. Group. Yes. Yes. They have a whole built out space. They have three different podcasting rooms, essentially. Space is cool. In that small space. They really made a good use of 600 square feet. And Atlantic Current, they have The Current and the magazine and also marketing and photography services as well.

Yes. Great tenants.

Yes, yes, yes. So excited about that. Stella Mix is a very active involved member with the chamber. So we're partnering with the chamber. This is all the DDA district, so we brought them in too. So we'll all be together doing the ribbon cutting with the chamber and with So the we're excited about that. It is Thursday, January 29, 05:00 at the Edmund Baines Building.

Thank you. Ms. All right.

Ms. So the twenty ninth is also we're doing the water plan.

The water treatment is in the morning, yes. Yes. 11:00. And then We're the

grand opening of the BJ's.

Yes. Is the

same time.

Heard. Heard. We're all getting this. BJ's at the same time.

They're giving everybody that discount of membership. I get a card in my mail once

a week.

I mean, I'm just saying that that's big

thing. We don't have to do a gift form

on that one.

No. No. Yeah. That one everyone gets that.

Think we should move the water

tank over

them so we can go to

You could.

Exactly, coordinated. Ribbon cuttings all day. For 15

the the year.

15 Yes.

Dollars

Okay. And then Friday is the Carver Square Park ribbon cutting. So this is right across the street from the Carver Square Homes that completed we a couple of years ago. This is actually at the Chair Burns.

This is

one of the first projects that you brought up when you first started on to redo this park that definitely needed a little bit of TLC. So Parks and Rec was fantastic in designing and coming up with this. There's a big frog to

I love the frog.

Pay homage to Frog Alley. It's a real frog. A real yeah. They grew that big. So this is going to be

Friday morning. This is getting nutty.

I'm just saying. It's not even five yet. So, it's going to be Friday morning, January thirtieth at ten a. M. And this is on the Southwest 3rd Street Corner and Southwest 7th Avenue. So, please join us. It'll be a lot of fun.

The thirtieth?

This is the thirtieth. This is Friday.

Friday. Friday. Yes. And so I have a question about I've I've already received two phone calls. This is beautiful. Love it. And a long time coming. Howard, is it finished? Because Yes. One resident, she said it doesn't have a cover over it.

This one was not planned with the cover

And because I you know Yeah. She wants to know, will there be one coming in? You know, I just told her that I would get back with her. But so it's finished. This is the presentation and no cover.

This is it. So if you remember, was a lot of tree cover in this, over this park and it was cut, there was some cutting that happened when the park was installed. So I'm sure the trees are going to grow back over. If we want to talk about a covering, we can talk about that as a future So

the tree, it had a canopy but they were cut back?

Yes, when they were doing the construction because they had to remove No, all the no, no, they're there. Can Okay, see yeah. You can see them around and you'll see it on Friday. I think it'll fill in. I mean, can take a look on on Friday and see if we think that it needs to have a covering. I just know a lot of the parks now are having that covering. Right.

Think that's what's happening. Going to parks that have the covering and this one doesn't have one. Okay.

But we can. I mean, that's something we can look at or unless there was I can talk to parks if there was a reason why. But no, this one wasn't planned for a covering. I will say it has a swing set, and I was told there are not a lot of swing sets.

They aren't.

Okay. And at our parks, so this is one of the few So, that has a real swing yes. But take a look Friday and see what you think about the

And then I'll explain that the trees were cut. You'll see it. People get explanations and, you know, they understand. So, trees were cut back to do the park and, you know, the canopy, natural canopy will come back.

Yes, yes. That's what we're hoping Okay, cool. Like it. Yes. Then we have our socials planned for the year. First one is going to be March 4, then June 4, September 3 and December 3. So stay tuned. We'll have marketing materials coming out about this to come and learn about our projects, what we have going on, meet us, just, you know, get to know the CRA a little bit more. And that's all I have. Thank you very much.

Okay. Thank you. And the board attorney?

Nothing to report other than happy New Year. And I have the benefit of working with your excellent staff to rectify some of these title issues that I referred to. Thank

you. Commissioners, Commissioner Casal?

I have nothing. Thank you for your hard work, everybody. Yes.

Nothing. I echo Commissioner Casal. Thank you for all the work that you guys are doing fantastic. It's amazing and we love it.

Yes. I'm very sorry you didn't beat Adam Frankel's record. I was working very hard. I would have I would have waived everything till next meeting, but, you know

This commission has a lot to say. I'll just leave it at that. Okay. Yeah. Was so

And I got up at 03:00 this morning to watch Coco Cuff.

I'll tell you. And she

lost. Oh,

well. Well, it was She'll come back.

Four in the afternoon airtime, I think it was. Alright.

Dedicated fan, three in the morning. She

didn't win

three in the You know, I was awake at 03:00 in the morning. I had raccoons on my porch knocking and scratching at my door.

Oh, goodness. Trying to get in.

I was wondering, like, who was that trying to get in my when I took pictures of there were four babies.

Never seen it.

Oh. Four baby what?

Raccoons at my door at 3AM.

Did have a mom?

I didn't see the mother, but I wasn't going out to check it out either. Was taking I was taking pictures. I'll show you the pictures. They're they're beautiful, but I don't want them at my door at three in the morning. They're they're not anyway.

Here's mister Bourbon mister Long can remove those for you.

Raccoons are mean. I think feel like we should close the meeting before we I think we adjourn before we have our

Yes. What is the those are my those are my comments.

So Alright.

Thank you so much, staff, for all the work you do, I appreciate it. So thank you. Meeting's adjourned.

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