Community Redevelopment Agency - Regular Meeting

great okay good afternoon and welcome to the delray beach community redevelopment agency board meeting regular meeting the day is Thursday August 27th and the time is 402 please call the roll here by sure Malcolm Oh, here.

Sorry. Deputy Vice Chair Marker?

Here.

Commissioner Burns?

Here.

And Commissioner Carney?

Here.

Thank you. And now we're on to approval of the agenda. Do we have any changes? No changes. No? Okay, then may I have a motion and a second, please?

Move to approve the agenda. Second.

Thank you.

Vice Chair Malka?

Yes.

Deputy Vice Chair Marker? Yes. Commissioner Burns? Yes. Commissioner Carney? Yes. And Chair Cassell? Yes.

Yes, thank you. And we are on to public comments. If anybody from the public would like to speak, please step up to the lectern. State your name.

We have to have the minutes reflect something that somebody said something. George Law on 46 North Swinton Avenue. I see that the director is coming up for review. And one thing for certain, that she is open to public discussion. I've been to that office several times. I went to get information on the Block 60 redevelopment some months ago. We had a brief meeting. And then just a few weeks ago, we had another meeting and stuff. So there's no problem about public access to go in there and talk to people and deal with them.

Thank you for that comment. Miss, we're on public comment. Did you come to speak to the board? No. Ladies? Oh, hi, Miss Holliday. Would you like to speak? We just opened public comment. Take your time. If you'd like to speak, step up to the lectern, please.

how are you good afternoon commissioners Ernestine holiday three three four four four I feel that this afternoon that we should send the RSP I mean RFP out again for West Atlantic Avenue, for the grocery store, because there are others that we've seen that has done a presentation that was pretty good. And I think it's better.

Thank you. Is there anyone else from the public who would like to speak? I see no one at this time. Public comment is closed. And on to the consent agenda.

I move that we approve the consent agenda.

Thank you.

Deputy Vice Chair Marker? Yes. Commissioner Burns?

Yes.

Commissioner Carney? Yes. Chair Cassell?

Yes.

And Vice Chair Malcolm?

Yes. Okay, on to old business, 8A, discussion update on the Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency budget presentation for fiscal year 26-27. Thank you. All right.

Thank you very much, Renee Jadison, Executive Director. So we have a more detailed budget overview for you all that we'll go through, and you'll see our projects. A lot of it's the same. A lot of these carry on from year to year. But, of course, if there's anything you'd like to add, change, or discuss, Now is the time to do so. We're preparing to have everything ready to be adopted in September. All right. So we have our overall needs here. And these have actually been updated to reflect our new updated community redevelopment plan. So first is removal of settlement blight, land use, development and investment, housing, infrastructure and mobility, and public assets and facilities. As a reminder, our sunset date, we have 18 years left. So we got a lot to do. 18 years left, yes. So we have to keep that in mind as we're planning. So here's an overview of the priorities that we had for this fiscal year. And we made some notes and updated on information that's completed. Mark some things out and just made notations throughout. We also printed copies for you if you'd like to take that with you and look at it in more detail. But we basically broke it down into short-term and long-term planning initiatives, which most notably the set transformation plan was completed. We're well on our way to finishing the RCRA plan, which is very exciting. So just wanted to start there with the planning efforts. Also, we have our maintenance of properties that's ongoing. Most notably, I'll say that we've finished the 95 Southwest Fifth Avenue project. That's the new construction and we have a tenant selection that has been open for a while. We did receive one application. And we're planning to bring that to you all next month to review. But that's really exciting. Also, 98 Northwest Fifth Avenue, we have four out of the five tenants that are in operation right now. The last one, we're hoping that they'll work out a few little kinks they have and be able to start construction soon. But thank you all for coming to the ribbon cutting for the newest tenant, most recently a couple weeks ago. And we're also in the process of renovating the building across the street. So there's a lot that's going to be happening on that little corner on Fifth Avenue that we're really excited about.

Which building is it? Directly across the street?

So it's the yellow building. Oh, yeah, yeah. So, yeah, right there. There's a barbershop, two churches. Yep, so we're renovating that. We painted the exterior and we replaced the roof. So right now we're going through the interior. We're also adding a parking lot onto the back. There's also an alleyway that can be extended that we're working with Public Works on. So that little corner is going to look very different, yes. It'll look really nice. And next we have Next is Syria property development So obviously the biggest thing are the properties on West Atlantic Avenue, which we'll talk more about at our next board meeting We also have demolitions and for future affordable housing development We've been working on a structure that's over on Northwest 11th Avenue. That's a dilapidated structure and hoping to start that demolition in the coming months and then be able to work on making that available for affordable housing. We're also in the process of looking at the property they purchased at 235 Southeast 2nd Avenue. That's in Osceola Park. It's about demolishing that structure as well. And then ongoing are the city initiatives. Again, a lot of these repeat year to year. But notably, we are marking off a couple things here. Crest Theater preservation, our part of it is complete. Merit Park shade structure, our part is also complete. And also, we were able to work with the city to complete the accessory dwelling unit study this year. And then the rest of the projects are ongoing. Obviously, most notably, Pompey Park. They had the shovel painting today and the groundbreaking will be happening very soon. And also Northwest Neighborhood Infrastructure Project is also in the works as well. We'll talk more about that as far as funding coming up very soon. And I also like to throw in and never like to forget, Southwest Neighborhood Infrastructure is also on tap once we get started up with Northwest. So let's also just keep that in mind that Southwest is still in need of infrastructure improvements. And then these are just a few additional details, more related to maintenance of CRA properties. So we're working on a project to improve the CRA office spaces, painting HVAC, exterior improvements to the building, really historic preservation because it is a historic structure. We're still working on the arts warehouse maintenance project. We finished the interior flooring and now we're working on replacing the AC units and also the roof repairs and replacement that's needed. And lastly are the security cameras that we're working with the PD department, police department, to integrate into the real-time crime center. So we wanna make sure we're purchasing what the city's purchasing, because we are essentially a city agency, so we wanna make sure we're all linked in with what they're doing. So we have been working with them on that. These are just a few highlights, there's a lot more going on, but these are just a few high points we wanted to call out. And then this is a list of the overall ongoing activities Here's a list that we put together. We showed this last year, but these are all the properties that we're working on for affordable workforce housing development. They are largely single-family lots. The one that is multi, you'll see, is the Roosevelt Avenue homes. So that's the Lake Ida Church parcel that we purchased. We're just trying to rename it, I guess, to Roosevelt Avenue because the homes will be facing Roosevelt Avenue. So we are calling that the Roosevelt Avenue Workforce Affordable Housing Development. And also, you'll see there another multifamily would be the Northwest 600 block. Those are accessory dwelling units, the townhouses that we're working on, which you have an item on the agenda today to talk about that. And the rest are single-family homes in various stages of development. So we have quite a bit. All right, an arts warehouse ongoing initiative, largely staying the same. education outreach, our student resident, artist resident program, activations, rentals are still continuing on there. And then we had recently added the 98, the workspace at 98, so that's also still in the works. If anyone has meetings who's here or otherwise would like to come by, please stop by and see us. We have discounts for Delray Beach residents. Very affordable, really nice space and we've been having a little more foot traffic coming in, which is really nice to see. And the green market. So green market dates for this coming winter season would be October 24th through May 22nd, 2027. I wanted to actually discuss the summer market and potentially making some adjustments to that schedule or maybe not having it at all. It's a shorter season. It's smaller. It's really hot. So we wanted to maybe have a discussion and see if there's Interests, if you all are open to us getting some feedback about maybe extending the winter season a little bit more and not doing that summer market. We originally had it in the tennis center. I think it was a way to activate the West. After COVID, we moved it into the old school square because of social distancing. And that's where it's been. So we're just kind of doing a pulse check. It hasn't been here as long as the pandemic. the winter market, we've had that for probably over like about 30 years. This summer has been, I think like 17 or 15 to 17 years. So it's a, it was a newer concept, but we just wanted to take a look at it since we've had it now in old school square for six years. So.

Would you like us to discuss that now?

Yeah, if you don't mind, that would be great.

So may I ask a question? Sure. I go to both, and clearly the winter market is busier, many more booths, et cetera. But I think there are people in the summer market who enjoy and rely on it as their source of income. So the question, I think, is... Are the people consistently coming, or do you sense that they want to drop off? And also, is it cost prohibitive for the organization, for the CRA to do it in the summer because you're not getting enough applicants? Because I think as a year-round resident, I visit it throughout the summer as well.

Well, not cost prohibitive. I think we were just looking at sometimes people don't show. I think there's a different group that goes in the summer more so than in the winter. And there are some that are the core group that are there frequently. So that's why we wanted to kind of talk to the people who are coming to the market, the vendors, and to find out what their thoughts are. Because you hear some that are like, yeah, I did great. It's because they have the regulars that they see. But then on the flip side, you have people that don't really do well because they're not the regulars coming to buy their particular things. And we also heard feedback, obviously, about wanting to be on the front lawn versus the center ground. The shade. Right. And also, it's smaller. So if people don't come, we have to shrink it in. And then you can't see it at all. So it really is tucked away.

It is invisible when it's back there. I mean, they're not wrong about that. Right. And I know there's reasons we haven't had it on the front lawn.

Right. Exactly. So that's also what we're looking at is when we shrink it in. You can't really see it, and then it's even less people that come out. It's a shorter time frame. So we have the market from 9 to 1. Sometimes people write down a little bit earlier, or they want to get out a little earlier. So it's about three plus hours. And we're there setting up at like 5, 6 o'clock in the morning. So it doesn't change our set up time.

Right.

It's just maybe it's not as popular. It's just something to talk about since we've had it now for six years there. We can leave it as is. We've already gotten approval for next season, next year to do it there. So we just wanted to do kind of a just a check in.

What does it cost us?

Well, we have staff. There's three staff members that go there. So one of them works Friday and Saturday. The others just work on Saturday. So it's not like a huge cost per se, but we don't charge a lot for the booths either. So I can get you the specific numbers. Yeah, we can do a breakdown for you. Thank you. Sure. For both, actually. Okay.

Yeah. And I know we've talked about this, but it might be good to talk about if we wanted to move it to the front lawn, What would we all have to agree to do that? Because I go all the time, and that is a universal suggestion from the suggestion being a, not a very strong word. They have other stronger words. But if we could move it to that front, I do think they're right. It's invisible in the back. It would be more visible in the front. Everybody would know the market was going on, but I don't know what the barriers are to doing that.

I think that using that front lawn impedes with what's happening at the museum, and it's not a favored location at all. for the museum.

There's also wear and tear on the lawn, and there's other factors, people driving on it.

Right. Well, we don't drive on it. We hand cart everything in. So I think it's just more having all of that clutter, essentially, I think is what is used on the front lawn, as opposed to having it in that center area. So yeah, just something to think about. We don't have to decide it today. We were just kind of assessing and looking at things. We're like, maybe we should

take a check in and see you know how we're doing here especially it again has gotten hotter or you know it's hot out and we've noticed less people coming and we're like well and we're getting the little bit of the complaints here and there but again some do great and then some don't i would love to see numbers the numbers of for the vendors sure right like what are they coming bringing in and also maybe their opinions and the numbers of people are visiting and then of course our costs sure so like that would help me to look at it and go oh yeah no

Yeah, we can do a survey. I think this was just if you're open to having a conversation. That's all, just to see where we're at with it. Winter obviously does great. And we were thinking if we weren't having the summer, we would start the winter earlier. Because right now it starts at the end of October. Whereas we could start it in September, and then it would go from September through May. So right now, it's end of October through the end of May. And then we close for a little bit, and then we're back up again.

Why couldn't you do both? Why couldn't you extend the winter and keep the summer? I mean, why would we extend the winter?

Well, I think also with us being there, it blocks out that space essentially. And now there's more things happening. And I know for this coming season, We actually have to move our footprint because there's so much activation happening at Old School Square. So us not being there actually allows for other things to take place, whereas we're not there taking up all of that room. That's why.

Thank you, Renee. Ms. Burns, did you want to ask anything or add? Mayor Carney?

No.

OK. Thank you. So I guess you'll probably gather some more information and get back to us. But this is a decision for the future. Yes, definitely. Thank you.

We just wanted to open the conversation. OK. Thank you. So now I'm going to have Gina kind of go through some of the numbers in a sense, but we found out just yesterday that we're going to be getting a revised budget request from the city. There's some figures that need to be added into the budget that weren't accounted for with the documents that we received before. So what you see here will change, probably not significantly, but the numbers here are not the final. So I'll have Gina just kind of briefly go through this, but again, the numbers are not the final.

Okay.

Right, I know. There's nothing to go over. The numbers are changing.

Thank you, Gina. Gina Clayton, Finance and Operations Director. Good afternoon.

We can't hear you very well. I apologize. Not very well.

OK. Sorry. Hear me now? Yes. Thank you. OK. Sorry. OK. So like Renee said, we're expecting some updated numbers, but I don't expect it to increase significantly, and even the breakdown between the subareas here. I know they're related to the positions that we're funding. no like CIP type projects for the updated numbers so the majority again as in prior years of the budget for by sub area is in the Northwest neighborhood and again that's the bulk of that is going to be Pompeii again for this coming fiscal year okay so if we go to the clean and safe slide here i just wanted to highlight here that um well so far we've increased it from prior years about one almost 1.4 million for a 26 increase This is going to go up with the upcoming adjusted numbers. But I also wanted to highlight part of that, that we did add a couple of positions here. We added a lead code enforcement officer position that we're funding at 100%. And then we... The city had proposed to us that we split up the litter prevention officers. We, in the past, have funded them at 100%, but as a separate line item, not part of clean and safe. So 50% is going to be in clean and safe, and the other 50% will be a separate line item, which is the northwest, southwest neighborhood.

Before you move on from this slide, you have police officers going up $500,000, and then you have T3 patrol police technology going up $550,000. How many police officers are you adding for that increase?

None.

How is that possible?

That's just the, I believe, the contract.

The contract and the benefits, because it's everything in there. And it's based on their budgeted numbers that they're requesting from us. Do we true up on that money at the end of the year?

Well, we only pay for the actuals. So every quarter we make payments. So this is just the budget. And then I'll note for the line item for the T3 patrollers and the police technology, that's really for the cameras. Right. And we were looking on a West Atlantic. So usually we look at every year what they're needing, if it's the patroller or the T3s or the RAP restraints. So that's largely going to be for the camera program.

That was a costly contract.

Yes. Yeah, but the staff, the positions are based on the contract.

Understood.

Yeah.

Thank you. Does anyone else have questions on this slide before we move on?

I am surprised that there's no additional personnel for an additional half a million dollars.

Right.

But I just don't understand. I mean, have we really looked at this request?

We voted that contract in, unfortunately.

I know we voted the contract. I know.

So when we got this a couple months ago.

Our percentage, the city didn't go up essentially 112%, which is what this is.

We asked.

We did verify. I lied.

122%. 122%.

Well, it says 23.96%, but you're right. Anyway, you asked and— We checked.

We did get confirmation that it is due to the contracts. The line item for the T3 restraints, that's because of the cameras, but the positions are strictly because of the contracts. So the 122% is related to the police technology, to the cameras. Right. And then the staffing percentage is 23%, so that's the contract. That's fine. Right. Okay. 23% and 17% for the sergeants.

If it's going towards technology and all that stuff, that's one time.

Yeah, that's West Atlantic, the camera program. It'll probably be more. This is just their initial estimate because they haven't really gotten the specific cost for that yet. They just wanted to start putting that into the budget.

Thank you. I think Gina, I'm sorry, did you? No, I was good. No, I was just calling to say one time.

Or two.

Is there maintenance involved or is it just one time? No.

Well, that's just not the actual cost yet. They're just putting that in as the initial estimate. Okay. So it will be more once they actually get the quote from the consultant and everything. Okay. That's fair. Yeah.

Thank you. Any other questions on this? That was it for me.

Okay. So if we go, so for the reimbursables, that hasn't changed significantly yet. from the prior year's request. And I don't expect any other changes there at this point in time. So if we go to the, if we can go to the city contractual service summary, which is the next slide. Okay. Yeah, this has decreased from the prior year, partly because of moving the litter prevention. That was at 100% into clean and safe. And then they also had the community improvement specialist from prior year. That was like a mid-year add, and now that is part of clean and safe as well.

All right, so jump back in for the capital improvement products.

Thank you.

So you'll see the one new thing that was added is at the bottom. There was a request for the improvements to the public plaza that's in front of the fire station, 111. So that's a new request. This is just for design costs, $150,000. The rest are largely the same. You'll just see increases throughout, but that's the only one that is new. And

They're asking us to do this, but we are not required to do this.

No, we don't have to. I think we were looking at it as an activation of West Atlantic because it's not really a utilized plaza. So that was why there was a request to try to improve that. I think the city is going to be painting the building and doing some improvements there.

I love the idea.

And this would be to help try to make that public plaza a little more usable in front. If we want to, it's something for us to consider. But that's the only new thing that has been asked. And I can get more information in detail about that

and send it to you perhaps a little more information because if we're doing the designing or is the city going to be doing the work required after the design because the city is it's probably us yeah exactly that's my point so i feel like we maybe need a little information on that if you don't mind absolutely yeah we'll get more info on that

And then here's Pompey Park. So you'll see the budgeted amount we have is about $16,000 because we are going to be paying out the $45 million this year in this budget. So the remainder will be coming out of next year's budget. So really exciting. We were able to do it all. Between carry forward and different things, we were able to fund that all next year. And then this is the Northwest Neighborhood Infrastructure Project. So this is the one we'll be taking out with the city with some kind of bonding mechanism. So we have this about $12 million in here. However, it will change as we get the additional requests from the city. This is kind of the biggest pocket that we have. So we would look to make any adjustments from Northwest Neighborhood since we will be looking for bond funds for this project. And we will be discussing that more. I think Terrence is going to be talking about that, the city manager, with you all. And then we will as well, because the city will probably have to issue debt for this with us as the backstop, essentially, and then us paying that debt over a certain period of time. So we have been in discussions with the city's bond individuals about how that will look, getting them our financial information. But I think that we'll probably start looking to ramp that up soon, because they are working on the guaranteed maximum price for that project. So we want to make sure once that's done, that there's money in place to actually get started with it.

Right. Thank you.

And the cost estimates are about $112 million or $20 million, I think. So it's a big project. It's a very big project. It's huge, yes. Right, and then here's a summary of our CRA projects. Again, I won't go through line by line because, again, they are mostly the same. I'll just want to call out the Roosevelt Avenue Affordable Workforce Housing Design. So that is the most notable new thing, I would say, that we're going to get started with that and designing that project. But everything else is carrying over from prior years. And here's a few other things that we have going on. We have our typical CRA funding assistance programs, paint-up and signage, project consultancy, and CRA site assistance are only available for CRA-owned properties. And then we also have the curb appeal program, which is administered through the City of Delray Beach. And we have been in the process of revising the guidelines for the development infrastructure assistance program and the land value investment program. So those are more available for our larger developments. So we looked at that when we looked at the request for proposals for the West Atlantic Avenue properties. So we'll bring those back to finalize it once we're ready to issue the RFPs. We'll have those all ready for everyone to finalize and approve as well.

Thank you.

And we're also in the process of revising our goals and objectives analysis. This was a new statutory requirement from Chapter 189. So we created a document basically explaining that we're evaluating how we're performing based on our budget and our work plan. And we do a closeout report to see how much was spent through the year to assess how we did. So we're preparing this document also that we'll have ready for you all next month. And then we created the update for the new CRA priorities for 2026 and 2027. Again, largely the same. But we are continuing on and finishing up these important projects that we have going on. And then here we have listed the public plaza in front of the fire station. We will get more information about that.

Thank you. All right.

And then just last items for discussion is the bond for the Northwest Neighborhood, which I kind of mentioned, parking enhancements. So as you know, we had looked at the parking lot that's over across from Bender's on 3rd. So we have an analysis for that. We're delving more into that. It looks like there is some possibility. I sent the report out. So we want to really look into that a little bit more. So we might need to discuss adjusting the budget later on. once we actually get a little more information and analysis on that. But that could be really exciting to help with parking in that area. That could be very exciting. Definitely.

When we were at the meeting, which Judy recommended yesterday, with the businesses, there was a lot of talk about the complexity of parking in that area. No one can park. And now there's a new restaurant. There's the Glimmer. There's the other Segretas. But question for you, Renee. People are using our parking over there at night, and they're charging a valet fee.

Oh. Yeah. Right.

So I don't know. I can't say for sure the valets are parking the cars over there, but they may be because someone was complaining that valet is using that spot. I typically use that when I go.

They're using the alley. They're using the alley.

I think they mentioned the CRA lot at the warehouse as well, though. Just worth noting, if they're using it, perhaps they need to reimburse the residents a tiny bit.

Right. Well, we had a discussion or started to have a discussion about actually metering and installing some meters in that parking lot. So we had one meeting where we didn't have a great turnout during the summertime. So we're going to try to schedule it again. I think there's like one or two people that own a lot of properties there and the individual was not available. So we're trying to get that meeting rescheduled because that was something we wanted to talk about if we want to actually install meters there or not. to help with the turnover. Because it's hard for us to regulate. I mean, that's supposed to be really parking for Arts Warehouse as well and the public. And a lot of times those cars stay there all day because the employees are parking there. And then at nighttime, I guess now we're having this situation. So on the flip side is where will the employees park, which is what we heard from a couple of the business owners, and we presented the city's parking program as an option, but obviously everyone likes the parking that's there. So we don't really have all the feedback gathered, but we are planning another meeting with the business owners and the property owners there.

Thank you.

To get feedback.

I appreciate that. But we're also planning a garage there, right?

Right. We're just saying it's an interim solution because as more things open and more restaurants open, it's only going to get worse. So we're just trying to see if there's something that we can do in the interim.

Yeah.

And we can set up that metering however we'd like. It doesn't have to be exactly the city because it's our parking lot. We would just kind of piggyback and it would be managed through the city, through Public Works. And they just, I guess, program it however we want and signage however we'd like. So...

Thank you.

Just an option in the interim, that's all.

Right, because a garage will take us years. I mean, to start to finish, it would be years. So we should probably look for some solution in the meantime.

Yeah, someone suggested that that will help turnover in that parking lot, right? But I think a lot of them are employees. Right. So they could get the parking passes and still be there all day.

We can say that they're not used for the parking passes.

Oh, really? Right.

Yeah. Like I said, we can program it however we like. If we want to say this is the CRA's guidelines and then just it'll be managed that way. We just don't allow the employee parking there and that they would have to park. elsewhere and walk, I guess. So I don't know. We'll see. Again, we're getting mixed information right now. Some are like, that's a great idea. But then on the flip side, the employees can't park. But then now the patrons can't park. And then you have valets. And it's just getting a little complicated in that area.

Thank you. So what's the plan? Because I'm hearing a lot.

Well, we're planning another meeting with the property owners and the business owners. And hopefully that will be maybe September. There's a couple that are the main owners that we want to have there. They weren't there when we had the first meeting, so we only got a couple there with a little bit of feedback. So we're trying to do that again. Once we get their feedback, we'll bring that back to you all. And that would be more to discuss if you wanted to consider the metering option. Separately, we're also working on a parking lot study, basically, about installing a parking garage. So we're doing that analysis now. And once we have that, we'll simultaneously put those two forward. We were just thinking that there's an interim solution we can have to help alleviate the parking, but we also want to make sure that the business owners and property owners They're all on the same page because the intent is not to hinder anyone. We just want to make sure we're getting all the information and trying to make the best decision for everyone.

So the valets have a little time. They have a little time. Say that again. What did you say? The valets still have a little time.

Yeah, and actually one of the main property owners is the one providing that valet service. Yes.

They're the main property owners on that street. Yes, and they have the parking structure that can accommodate it. So we have to find out what's happening.

Exactly. Mayor, did you have any input? Okay, thank you. Thank you, Renee. Thank you. Are we done with this section?

Yep, we're finished. Fabulous. Anybody have any other questions in follow-up?

No. OK. So on to new business. Authorization to create and establish an HOA, Home Owners or Condo Association, for the Northwest 600 block of West Atlantic Ave affordable workforce townhomes with accessory dwelling units.

This is exciting. good afternoon commissioners christine tibbs assistant director um so i'll be brief uh as you all know the history of this item and what's being built on northwest seventh avenue here uh just a map here to show you where the residential portion is going on northwest seventh avenue and the commercial unit on northwest sixth avenue outlined in blue there Just a little reminder of what we hope this area will look like in the future. You'll see an aerial view of the 12 townhome units with the ADUs in the back and the commercial unit on the alleyway. And then that's Hatcher's buildings on Northwest 6th Avenue. And there's also going to be infrastructure improvements. and streetscape improvements with the Northwest infrastructure project too. So this whole area will be getting a lot of work done soon. So here again, townhomes with ADUs, just a brief overview of what we are planning for that street there. And then I'll get into it. So as part of site plan approval, which we are going through with the city right now, we do need to enter into some city agreements, including landscape maintenance agreement, pedestrian peculiar zone easement agreements. And they would need to be agreed to between the entity that would oversee the management and maintenance of those communal spaces. And that entity would either be a homeowners association or a condominium association. We are still in the process of working out what is the appropriate type for our future development here. So the homeowners and condominium association would need to be created and established as part of that and not-for-profit corporation with the state of Florida would need to be established. And with that goes the drafting and filing of the articles of incorporation, recording all necessary governing documents, appointing an initial board of directors and a registered agent, and establishing a bank account for the association. And with that we are here today asking you to authorize the creation and establishment of the Northwest Seventh Avenue homeowners or condominium Association not-for-profit corporation with the state of Florida for the affordable workforce housing townhomes and accessory dwelling units within the Northwest 600 block To authorize the area staff to open that bank account for the Northwest Seventh Avenue homeowners association so we can pay those fees associated with establishing the association, and then appointing the initial board of directors for the Northwest Seventh Homeowners Association or Condominium Association with the CRA executive director serving as the board president, the CRA assistant director serving as the board secretary, CRA finance and operations director serving as the board treasurer, and the legal advisor for the CRA as the registered agent. Over to the board.

Thank you, and this is just a necessary step to keep this project going forward, and we're all excited about it. Does anyone have any questions or comments?

I would say that These are going to be fee-simple townhomes, and I think you're going to be better off doing it as an HOA because lenders do not like to lend to condos. I mean, condos have a hard time getting it. So if you're going to try to reach to get them done, your HOA, which can probably achieve the same thing that you're trying to do.

We are leaning towards a homeowners association.

Yeah, well, I'm just saying as a legal structure and trying to get it financed, it's a lot more easy for an individual to finance a townhome than it is a condo unit. Yeah. That would be my only thought. Thank you. But the name 600 block of West Atlantic was misnomer because it's really on 7th, and it has, right?

Well, that's why the association is named after us.

Because when I saw 600 block, I said, wait a minute, we're not putting this on West Atlantic. So that's what I was actually looking up here saying, was I wrong on the address?

Thank you.

That would be my only comment as far as the legal structure.

I apologize. Thank you. That's a great comment. Miss Burns?

No, I just wanted to say that I've already talked to Renee concerning the necessary movement toward that, and we discussed that the HOA will probably be the easier one to do so. Completely support it.

Thank you.

So we can move forward.

Miss Malika?

I don't have any comment. I would support this. I'd love a better name now. Mr. Marker.

Yeah, just a quick one. So on number three down the road, do you anticipate a number three down the road? Do you anticipate like a different board of directors?

Oh, absolutely. Right. So this is done. Right. Once it's actually complete, and then we start selling them, and then we establish the board.

And I think just- So the board would have owner-

right owner residents would comprise the board as well yes but a suggestion is that the CRA should still maintain and keep some of the units so that we're still involved like we're with West settlers we still have a few of the units just for maintenance and make sure the board's established Once we're okay with that, we can maybe look at selling those units. But I think in the beginning, we could still be part of it. Again, in case something comes up that we can help to fund that.

You're speaking enough units to maintain control over the HOA then? That's the right path.

Right. We could, and then eventually we could sell them off and start transferring them.

You're saying in the beginning just to make sure everything is done. That's the right path.

Right, just to make sure it's managed and everyone sold and we're all set. Then we would start selling more. But just an example for West Settler's, There's commercial units there, which are actually the majority, so we are the majority owners there. And then there's four residentials on the top floor, or three and then one downstairs. And eventually we'll have to sell those too, but for now we still are the majority owners there. Right. Makes sense.

Yes. So do you need a motion on that to authorize you to create and establish the homeowners association or condo association?

Yes, for all three. Okay.

Okay, could I get a motion, please? So moved.

Second.

Thank you so much.

Commissioner Burns? Yes. Commissioner Carney? Yes. Chair Cassell? Yes. Vice Chair Malka?

Yes.

And Deputy Vice Chair Markert?

Yes.

Great, thank you. On to 9B, resolution of the Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency to observe Florida Redevelopment Week.

Yes. All right. So this is an easy one. So this year, the Florida Redevelopment Association, which is kind of a subsidiary of the League of Cities that works with CRAs and provides training and a fantastic conference every year for CRAs. I'm also on the board. This is my last year. I'll be rolling off in October. I was the president last year. But they started an initiative this year to have Redevelopment Week, like different groups have weeks we said well you know the CRA should have one too so they're asking everyone to make a resolution that's establishing September 14th through the 18th 2016 as redevelopment week and doing activities more so than what we normally do but just do a little more outreach and information use a certain hashtag and color scheme so that we're all being consistent just so we're keeping that positive message and showing people what CRAs are doing throughout the state so That's all just a resolution to approve.

Did we put that forth to the commission since it's September 14th or we're not doing that?

We can. I mean, we just, I brought it to you all, but we can, if you all, if you would like to.

Do we need to? I mean, is it necessary? So we can do it at this level and it's fine.

Oh yeah. We're doing it just so that we're recognizing it. And maybe next year the city can, we'll throw it out for the city to do also, but it's just for us is fine. And we'll share this with the FRA. Any comments?

Ms. Mulligan? I move for the rent to approve the September 14 to 18 to be designated as recognition of Florida Redevelopment Week. Thank you. I second that. There we go. I got it all out.

Thank you.

Commissioner Carney? Yes. Chair Cassell?

Yes.

Vice Chair Malka?

Yes.

Deputy Vice Chair Marker? Yes. And Commissioner Burns?

Yes.

Great. Fabulous. On to 9C, CRA Executive Director Annual Review.

Hey, good afternoon, commissioners. So this is the CRA executive director's annual performance evaluation. Just per her agreement, on or about June 29th, during the term of the agreement, for the purpose of recommending any compensation and benefit adjustments for the ensuing year, this shall take place each year. You filled out a performance evaluation. Those were provided to you, again, ahead of this meeting. If you have any questions, please let me know.

And this is retroactive, so we have to make that in the motion?

Yes, you would have to make that as part of your motion, retroactive to June 29 of 2026. Typically, the board has recommended 6% last year.

I would put forth 6%, absolutely. I think you deserve the pay that you're receiving. You represent our city so well, and the projects that you're working on, you've done an exceptional job, Renee, and you are definitely deserving of 6% increase from my perspective. Thank you. Do we need the motion now or wait?

Anyone have any? No, that's fine. I put my comments on the evaluation, so I don't need to repeat it. But I'm ready to make the motion.

Go ahead.

I'd like to make the motion that we grant the executive director the 6%. increase with the retro back to June 29.

Thank you.

Second.

Fabulous.

Chair Cassell? Yes. Vice Chair Malka? Yes. Deputy Vice Chair Markert? Yes. Commissioner Burns? Yes. And Commissioner Carney?

Yes.

I just wanted to let you know that the agreement will come before you next month for your approval. Thank you. Gotcha.

Okay, on to the Redevelopment Advisory Committee. Renee.

Yes, okay. So, Redevelopment Advisory Committee. So, we... Just as an update. So we were looking for direction on redesignation. So we've had two committees so far. The first one was to look at the West Atlantic properties and a study that we did for West Atlantic. The second one looked at this area that you'll see here on 235 Southeast 2nd Avenue. And we received two of the three reports to close out basically the term. So in looking at what we have going on for the future, we thought maybe we could turn this into an ad hoc and as needed committee as opposed to annually so that the board can elect to assign this group or have people sign up for this group as needed as opposed to doing it every year. So we wanted to hear some thoughts if anyone was interested in

making that transition miss burns do you have thoughts with respect i think i i think the uh ad hoc committee sounds great i mean right now we don't have anything that we need them to be looking in specifically so i think you know as needed yeah thank you mayor carney i agree okay thank you mr marker i agree as well okay miss malika same this is just that one building right

Yes, so the intent of this was just to look at that building. So we did that, and now it's over. I think we're good. It's over for now, exactly. But anything comes up, we can absolutely.

Yes, reconvene.

Yes, exactly.

This is a great idea, Renee. Thank you. And so how are we notifying? Because we do have people serving, although I think we have some vacancies. But just asking people to please continue their commitment but await future projects.

Well, the term was over. So we were supposed to go back out and make a call for proposals.

Oh, we're not going to. But those people served. Two years. Oh, yeah. Thank you. I feel like we just. Yeah, it's sad, though. There were some people who really enjoyed it and were very committed.

Yeah. Well, this term we had three people. Right. And then one person resigned. And we said we needed to have at least three people to have a committee. So right now we only have two people. And they're definitely committed.

Those are the two that I was thinking of. Right.

But there's still other ways to engage and give feedback. And I think they'd still be engaged regardless of a group or not.

I appreciate their commitment, but I don't think it's needed to decide the future of this building right away.

So they already did it. They already have. Right. They've already discussed it. So now it would be to find new initiatives and new things to discuss. And I don't know if... we have something that's large enough. We're actually doing a lot of the work now that's been discussed. Going forward and actually this building. There's a lot more to be done there So we're going through immediate our remediation for this building We really do need to get a lot of community outreach and more input on this and we're working with Palm Beach County They have a grant program that does commute like this type of planning efforts So there's still the opportunities to engage in this this particular structure the one person who resigned actually lived in Osceola Park and she sold her house and move so but I think the others would still be engaged regardless because this is still a great opportunity to develop this but we still have a lot of steps to actually get to the demolition then we need to talk about what we're going to be doing with it so maybe at that point we'll be really more into the into the weeds of it but right now it's just very preliminary and I'm not sure what other things we'd have to discuss in our pipeline right now.

I would be fine with moving towards an ad hoc.

Yeah, me too. All good. Thank you. I think you have your direction on that.

So we'll update the guidelines and bring that back next month on consent. And then we will just hold for now until we need something.

Great.

Pop it back up.

Okay, we're on to other business comments from our executive director. Yes.

Well, thank you for the reviews. I truly appreciate being here and working with you all in the community, and we're doing such amazing things together. So I'm very grateful. Thank you. exciting thing happening is there's another entertainment district outreach meeting that's happening at our CRA social. So that's on September 3rd at 5 o'clock. So please come out if you're listening, if you're here. Tell your friends and neighbors. We're trying to get as much feedback as possible. We had our first meeting at the Creative Arts School on August 19th and got some really good feedback. There's a stickering exercise so it's not just a static presentation. We actually do want to engage and get your feedback on some boards and engage with the committee members and have some good discussion. So please come out and please share the information. And then another exciting thing is we have the Pompei Park groundbreaking that's happening September 10th at 5 p.m. So we're finally here. Huge CRA investment, huge city investment, investment all around from the community. It's many, many long-time years coming, so we're excited that we're at this point to celebrate the groundbreaking. So please join us on September 10th at 5 p.m. at Pompei Park. And those are all the comments I have. Thank you.

Thank you. To our attorney, do you have any comments?

Nothing new this month.

Thank you for joining us. Thank you. And to the board. Ms. Malika.

Nothing for me. Thank you, Renee, for such a great job and carrying us along.

Thank you. And you too, Chris. Mr. Markert.

Thank you again for the preparation. We really appreciate the organization, and we appreciate what you folks are doing. So thank you very much. No further comment.

Okay, Ms. Burns.

Yeah, just to say that I attended the Affordable Housing Conference this week, and it was very enlightening, very inspiring. The theme was repair, and, you know, everyone is discussing. All of these people were just interested in housing or discussing repairing going back into communities and repairing what we already have that was very enlightening and then I also got an opportunity to speak at the opening session of the community land trust program their session Because I was not an advocate for community land trust. I come from a family who is grounded in owning the property and the house. However, I've learned, I've done my own research, interviewed people who will own a land trust. And so I have a... I'm open to that. This is a very viable option and it helps people get get in the door And so they had me to share that share my experience and how I changed my mind. So it was it was fun and But it was a very nice session. I think one of the better ones that I've actually attended.

That's great. Thank you. Mayor Carney, any comments? Thank you. Okay. I'll just close by saying yes, thank you to all of you. And then also congratulations to Marjorie Waldo. She did win that award.

She actually did not.

Oh, she sent me a slide. It says winner.

She was nominated.

Oh, sugar.

I thought the slide said winner. She said she won it because we were there. Oh, she wrote that to me.

Okay, sugar. That's a mistake. So, well, great job, runner-up. I'm going to call her right now. Thank you so much, everybody. Thank you, staff. Have a lovely evening. The meeting is adjourned.

I had a last-minute thing that I couldn't code, but I congratulated her on the recognition. Well, you would have been.