Affordable Housing Advisory Committee - Regular Meeting

Good afternoon.

It is 3.30 p.m. on Tuesday, July the 21st, 2026. I'm calling this meeting of the City of Ocala Community Redevelopment Area Agency Board to order. Clerk will call the roll.

Mr. Marciano?

Here.

Mr. Musley? Here. Mr. Dreyer? Here. Mr. Hilty? Here. Mr. Mansfield? Here. Mr. Bethea?

Here. Clerk will do the public notice.

THE JULY 21, 2026 CRA MEETING WAS PUBLICLY NOTICED ON JULY 2, 2026 ON THE CITY OF OCALA'S WEBSITE. THANK YOU.

IF EVERYONE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEM, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF JUNE 16, 2026 MEETING OF THIS CRA AGENCY BOARD. DO I HEAR A MOTION? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND?

SECOND.

ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? Any questions or comments from the council? The clerk will call the roll.

Mr. Holti? Aye. Ms. Dreyer? Aye. Mr. Musley?

Aye.

Mr. Mansfield? Aye. Mr. Bethea?

Aye. Item 5, agenda items. 5A is approval of the North Magnolia CRA commercial improvement grant. FOR PROPERTY LOCATED 1735 NORTHEAST JACKSONVILLE ROAD. DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER ROBERTO ELLIS IS RECOGNIZED FOR THE STAFF PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU, ROBERTO ELLIS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER. THE FIRST APPLICATION IS FOR A PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE NORTH MAGNOLA C.R.A. SUB AREA. THE APPLICANT IS HERSHBERGER HOLLANDS, LLC. being represented by Mr. Floyd Hershberger. Mr. Hershberger also sits on our North Magnolia CRA advisory committee. He will be improving the parking lot at his business, BJ Trophies, along Jacksonville Road. The scope of work is pretty comprehensive. However, the grant will only cover the restriping and resealing of the lot. Based on the projected cost, he would qualify for a grant amount of $2,400. Staff recommends approval.

Are there any comments from the public? Are there any questions or comments from the council? If there's none, clerk, please call the roll.

Mr. Musley? Aye. Mr. Holti? Aye. Mr. Dreyer? Aye. Mr. Mansfield?

Aye.

Mr. Bethea? Aye.

Item 5B is the approval of an East Ocala CRA residential improvement grant for property located at 836 Northeast 11th Avenue. Do I hear a motion to approve this item?

So moved.

Is there a second? Second. Mr. Ellis, you are recognized once again.

Thank you. This applicant is Noble House Holdings LLC. This is a single family residence in the East Ocala CRA area. For the next nine items, we will be presenting the cases that were on hold pending appropriation of the funds that were approved back in May. So this is why we have such a packed agenda today. So this is the re-fencing of the property, sections of the property. The applicant will be installing a black decorative metal fence to the back of the property and a new vinyl fence to the side. The East Ocala CRA Advisory Committee did recommend approval. Based on the scope provided, the applicant would qualify for $6,933. staff recommends approval.

Are there any comments from the public? Any comments from the council? Call the roll.

Ms. Dreyer? Aye. Mr. Mansfield?

Aye.

Mr. Musling? Aye. Mr. Hilty? Aye. Mr. Bethea?

Aye. Item 5C is the approval of an East O'Kella CRA residential property grant.

for property located at seven twenty two northeast second street do i hear a motion to approve this item some of their second mr ellis again thank you mother property in the east the policy areas of the area on the applicants are andrew harrison and samantha harrison uh... they'll be replacing their roof and each work system this home was built in nineteen forty on the roof is more than fifteen years old and They are requesting grant funds to assist with this project. East Ocala CRA Advisory Committee recommended approval. Staff also recommends approval. For roofing improvements, those are reimbursed at 50%, and the HVAC improvement is reimbursed at 75%.

Are there any comments from the public? Any comments or questions from the council? Madam Clerk, call the roll, please.

Mr. Hilty. Aye. Mr. Mansfield. Aye. Mr. Musley.

Aye.

Ms. Dreyer. Aye. Mr. Bethea.

Aye. Item 5D is the approval of East O'Kellar CRA Residential Improvement Grant for property located at 1255 East Civil Springs Boulevard. Do I hear a motion to approve this item?

So moved.

Is there a second? Second. Mr. Ellis, you're recognized again.

Thank you. So the property is a commercial property. They've applied for the Commercial Property Improvement Grant. If you may be familiar with this site, it's operated as a gas station for a number of years and has sat vacant. The current owners acquired the property last month, and they are looking to... turn that property into the home of Fort McCoy Farm Hub. This is a locally owned operation dedicated to fresh farm products and produce. The estimated project cost is around $82,296 based on this GRANT AMOUNT, THEY WOULD QUALIFY FOR $49,378, JUST BELOW THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT. THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY OWNED BY ESSB HOLDINGS LLC, BEING REPRESENTED BY MR. TODD RUDY-ANNON. THIS QUALIFIES FOR CRA GRANT. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ALSO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? Are there any comments or questions from the council? Madam Clerk, call the roll.

Ms. Dreyer. Aye. Mr. Hilty. Aye. Mr. Musley.

Aye.

Mr. Mansfield. Aye. Mr. Bethea.

Aye. 5E is the approval of an East Ocala CRA residential improvement grant for parcel 28.

too old that's zero four six that's zero zero six do i hear a motion to approve this term is there a second second second mr ellis thank you so this the applicant and property owner is winter's properties llc being represented by mr tom have the property is also located in the historic district um The property has six detached single-family homes on the premises that will be repainted. This scope of work is estimated to cost $23,400 and also includes repair of the surface prior to painting. The East Ocala CRA Advisory Committee recommended approval. Staff recommends approval in an amount not to exceed $17,550. Are there any comments from the public?

Comments or questions from the council? Call the roll.

Ms. Dreyer? Aye. Mr. Hilty? Aye. Mr. Musley? Aye. Mr. Mansfield? Aye. Mr. Bethea?

Aye. 5F is the approval of an East Ocala CRA commercial improvement grant for property located at 703 East Fort King Street. Do I hear a motion to approve this item?

So moved.

Is there a second?

Second. Mr. Ellis. Thank you. The applicant is Brian Kuhn, who operates Evolution Solutions on the property. The scope of work is resurfacing and repairing the existing parking lot. He will also be repainting the building. PHOTOS OF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS ARE INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET. FOR THE PROPOSED SCOPE OF WORK, HE WILL REQUIRE A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.

MR. MUDSLEY.

AYE.

MR. MANSFIELD.

AYE.

MS. DREYER. AYE. MR. HILTY. AYE. MR. BATHEY.

Aye. 5H is the approval of an East Ocala CRA and commercial improvement grant for property located at 1030 Northeast 3rd Street. Do I hear a motion to approve? So moved. Is there a second? Second.

Okay. Mr. Ellis. Thank you. The applicant and owner of this property is Moses Property Holdings LLC being represented by Joshua Moses. The property is currently being used as a professional office space for a law firm. The owner is proposing to make comprehensive parking lot improvements. The grant will only cover a portion of those improvements, specifically the gravel driveway that will be resurfaced to become a concrete driveway. The proposed improvement would be subject to the applicable permit reviews before the work can begin. Given that we're only providing a reimbursement to a portion of the cost, the recommended amount is $10,871 staff recommends approval.

Any comments from the public? Comments from council? Any questions? Call the roll.

I'm sorry. Ms. Dreyer? Aye. Ms. Hilty? Aye. Mr. Musley? Aye. Mr. Mansfield? Aye. Mr. Bethea?

Aye. Item 5-I is the approval of an easel.

Excuse me, Mr. Bethea. I'm sorry. Did you choose, I think you skipped over 5-G? Yeah.

I skipped over 5-G? I THOUGHT WE JUST APPROVED. WE JUST APPROVED 5G.

WE DID H, 1030 NORTHEAST 3RD STREET.

WE DID 5G.

WE JUST DID 5G.

HE CALLED FOR 5H, BUT HE READ 5G.

YOU CALLED FOR 5H, BUT HE READ 5G.

HE PRESENTED 5G. 5G WAS PRESENTED.

Okay, so now, where are we? 5-H. Now we're 5-H. We do 5-H, all right? Yeah. My bad. I'll put it on. All right, 5-H, East O'Kellar Community Redevelopment Area Residential Property Improvement Grant for property located at 1030 Northeast 3rd Street in an amount not to exceed $20,000. Is there a motion to approve this item?

So moved.

Is there a second? Second.

Thank you. This is for another repainting project. It includes repainting of the primary residence and garage. The applicant is Mr. Richard Brinkley, and this home was constructed in 1901, one of four historic buildings. The project, the home was last repainted over 20 years ago. Staff is recommending approval, and the advisory committee is also recommending approval. Based on the scope of work, they would qualify for the maximum award of $20,000.

Any comments from the public? Comments or questions from the council? Call the roll, please.

Ms. Dreyer? Aye. Mr. Musling? Aye. Mr. Holti? Aye. Mr. Mansfield? Aye. Mr. Bethea?

Aye. Okay. Item 5, aye. It's the approval of an East Ocala CRA commercial improvement grant for property located at 23 Northeast 12th Terrace. Do I hear a motion to approve? So moved. Is there a second? Second. Mr. Ellis, please. Thank you.

So this is a commercial building located in our East Ocala CRA. The proposed project is a replacement of windows, replacing the original single-pane pulley windows. These are almost 100 years old. The applicant has already started replacing other windows. That is not included in the scope of the grant. Based on the estimated costs, the grant would cover approximately $9,128. Staff recommends approval.

Any comments from the public? Questions or comments from the council? Call the roll.

Mr. Holti. Aye. Mr. Mansfield.

Aye.

Mr. Musley.

Aye.

Ms. Dreyer. Aye. Mr. Bethea.

Aye. 5J is the approval of an East O'Kella CRA commercial improvement grant for property located at 103 Southeast Tuscawilla Avenue. Do I hear a motion to approve?

So moved.

They're second.

Second.

Mr. Ellis, please. Thank you. This project involves repainting two residential buildings, including the historic building known as the Blakely House on the property. Based on the estimated scope of work, they will qualify for a grant amount of $20,000, and that will include repainting and making repairs to the exterior surface. Staff recommends approval of this application. After all the projects that are considered, we are now at approximately 82% of funds allocated in the East Ocala CRA as we head towards the end of the fiscal year. Thank you. You're welcome.

Any comments from the public? Council? Need a roll call?

Ms. Dreyer? Aye. Mr. Holti? Aye. Mr. Musley? Aye. Mr. Mansfield? Aye. Mr. Bethea?

Aye. I think that completes our task. Is there any public comment? If not, adjourn.

Thank you.

Okay. Thank you.