Local Planning Agency - Regular Meeting

Can I get the SHP stop?

Okay, we're ready. All right, it's 4 o'clock.

Call the meeting to order.

Chair DeBarrard?

Here.

Vice Chair Moser? Here. Board Member James?

Here.

Board Member Laughlin? Here. Board Member Monero?

Here.

Board Member Vogel? Here. And Board Member Whalen?

Here.

Sure, so we'll be swearing in Christina Vogel as a new board member. So if you'll stand and raise your right hand and repeat after me I State your name. I Christina Vogel am qualified under the Constitution and qualified under the Constitution laws of Florida Florida and the Code of Ordinances for the City of Stuart Florida and the Code of Ordinances for the City of Stuart Florida to serve as a member of the Community Redevelopment Board

To serve as a member of the Community Redevelopment Board.

And that I will well and faithfully perform.

And that I will well and faithfully perform.

The duties of an advisory board member.

The duties of an advisory board member.

On which I am about to enter, so help me God.

On which I am about to enter, so help me God.

Thank you. May it be seated.

Thank you. All right, we have a motion for approval of today's agenda.

So moved.

I'll second it. All in favor?

So moved. Second.

All right, all in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Motion passes unanimously. Any comments from the public on non-agenda items?

Chair, I have none.

Hearing none, move on to comments from board members on non-agenda items. I have one. I want to recognize we have Sophia O'Brie here today to earn her merit badge for civics, so we appreciate you being here. Action item, we have a reading of resolution 0526.

Resolution number zero five dash two thousand twenty six CRA a resolution of the board of the community redevelopment agency of the city of Stuart, Florida adopting the CRA budget of the city of Stuart, Florida for fiscal year beginning October first two thousand twenty six and ending September thirtieth two thousand twenty seven. appropriating capital budget for fiscal year 2027 and providing for a five-year capital improvement plan for projects within the community redevelopment area boundaries providing an effective date and for other purposes

Thank you, sir. Do we have a staff report related to this action?

Yes. Thank you. Penal Gandhi, SAVDAS CRA Director for the record. I'll be presenting the fiscal year 2027 CRA budget tonight. I'll provide an overview of all the CRA's projected revenues, expenses, and key projects that are included in the proposed budget. This here shows the base value of the CRA when the CRA was created, which is $299 million. And the current taxable value for the CRA is $995 million. So the difference between the two is $696 million, which is the increment value. We take that increment value and apply the 5.0 millage rate, city's millage rate, and the county's millage rate. And then we get a CRA, the general fund revenue is 3.3 million and the county payment to the CRA is 5.5 million with a total contribution of 8.8 million to the CRA trust fund. This chart here shows the breakdown of the CRA revenue from all the different sources. As I mentioned, the county's CHIF contribution is 5.5 million. City's contribution from the general fund is 3.3 million. Additionally, other sources of revenue includes grants in the amount of 6.8 million. Interest revenue of about $35,000. We find signage program revenue of about $2,700. And CRA fund balance of $425,000 to balance this year's budget for a total of 16 million in CRA revenue for fiscal year 2027. These are the categories of different projects and expenses. Infrastructure capital projects, which makes up about 8.5 million, 70% of the CRA budget. This includes Guy Davis Park, Stipman drainage and sidewalk improvements, Dixie Highway improvements, Flagler Park parking, and the tree canopy installation program. There's intergovernmental transfer of about $1.53 million, which makes up about 12% of the CRA budget. This would be transferred to general funds for tram service, FEC-related costs, water tower painting, courtesy dock, railroad safety zone design and implementation, downtown maintenance, and other city-related costs. then professional and operating services, which is about 1.3 million. This is planning and design, engineering costs, professional services, repairs and maintenance, any promotional activities, readout agreements, printing, membership, and other operation expenses. Personnel is about $300,000. This is the salaries for the two staff members in the CRA, any special pay, FICA, retirement, insurance, and work compensation. And then the $285,000 is for community program and grants, which is the business improvement program that we have in the CRA, brush with kindness, mural grant program, residential facade improvement, heirs property assistance, landscaping grants, and Stewart Main Street that we contribute $75,000 for that. Contingency is about 91,000. So that's a total of 12.1 million in expenses for fiscal year 2027. Again, I just want to point out that 70% of CRA's proposed budget is dedicated to infrastructure and capital projects. I'm just going to give you some update on some of the key projects, downtown undergrounding and seminal streetscape improvements. This is the undergrounding conversion on Southwest Seminole, Osceola Street, Colorado Avenue, and St. Lucie Avenue within our historic downtown area. This includes seminal streetscape, which is curbless street, pervious pavers, drainage improvements, on-street parking, loading zones. street lights and benches and landscaping. The total project cost is 8.7 million dollars. We contracted with Burkhart Construction for this project. Kim Lee Horn is helping to do the construction management and we started this project back in May 2025 and we anticipate completion in summer of 2027. Some of the highlights from 2027 is Seminole Streetscape was completed in November 2025. We recently just completed the landscaping in August. We also fulfilled the grant obligation and requested reimbursement for the paver system, which is about $352,000, and we anticipate to get that reimbursement in fiscal year 2027. Transformers are expected to be energized by end of September and then connection to the businesses is anticipated to be completed by end of this year. And we do plan to restore the sidewalk and any asphalt patching during off-season before November. Some of the And then the pole removal will happen between January and April 2027 pending FPNL and FEC permit work. FPNL will not remove any overhead utilities until the entire system including the FEC work is completed. We're hoping we can get that done between January and April of 2027. Once that's completed, we'll go ahead and finish out the milling and resurfacing and final sidewalk restoration, pavement crosswalk by summer of next year. And then that will be off-season work because we don't want to do any of that work during season. And we continue to meet with merchants and residents throughout this process. We have monthly coffee with crew meetings and provide update to our merchants and residents. Project Lift is a $10.29 million project. It is grant funded through CDBG COVID. This is nearing completion. The project is fully grant funded. There was no CRA or city matching funds required for this project. The grant period ends September 30th of this year. So to date, we've already received about $6.5 million in reimbursement for the acquisition, engineering, administration, and demo and new construction. The remaining of the reimbursement we anticipate to receive in 2027 once we close out the grant. The fiscal year 2027 budget includes $1 million to ensure that we have sufficient funding to appropriate for any eligible invoices that we will be getting after September once the grant period ends. The grant will be closed out approximately two months after September 30th, so the fiscal year 2027 appropriation provides necessary funding during the closeout period. guy davis community park project this includes multi-purpose field sports field uh... linear trail picnic area shaded pavilion area multi-purpose stage area flexible central lawn for events fitness trail loop with exercise equipment playground with aquatic play features concession and restroom area, monument signage, parking area, and landscaping. In October 2024, the commission amended the scope to include the skate park by resolution number 106-2024. It was a 3-2 vote. We contracted with Spawn Ranch to design the skate park. That was approximately $42,000 to design that project. The project was delayed due to finalizing the subcontract with Spawn Ranch and designing the skate park. We are 90% design completed. This includes the skate park and that plan was presented to the joint board meeting in June 2025. And then later we provided another update in November 2025. The total project cost is estimated about $10.7 million. As part of the design and permitting process, the project team also had to coordinate with FP&L regarding the design and relocation of utility poles that are located on the park. So that took a little bit of time, and we also had to coordinate with utilities and engineering department to address any potential conflicts with well fields. And we had to apply for the South Florida Water Management District. So in combination with all those coordination, the project was a little delayed, but we anticipate to get the South Florida Water Management District permit this week. So we are pretty much completed to go out for bid. But at the last budget meeting with the City Commission, there were some questions regarding the skate park and possibly removing the skate park from the project. And since that was brought up, I did reach out to the consultant and the best option is to go out for a bid with the base plan to include the skate park and then also a separate plan without the skate park so that we can get a bid for both plans and give the board an option and make a determination whether to include the skate park or remove it and phase it out. So that's something we will determine once we go out for a bid and I will bring that to the CRA board, hopefully at a joint meeting so that the CRB is also involved with the decision making. We anticipate advertising for the bid for this project in October and awarding the contract in November and starting construction in early 2027. The Stittman Neighborhood Drainage and Sidewalk Improvement Project is currently underway. We are preparing 60% design, and we plan to submit the plans to South Florida Water Management District for permitting. Construction is anticipated to begin in early 2027, and funding for construction has been included in the fiscal year 2027 CIP. The drainage portion of this project is supported by $1.4 million in reimbursement grant. The CRA did include the complete project cost into the CIP because it is a reimbursement grant. So we do have to budget for the project up front. And then once the project is completed, we expect to receive $1.4 million in reimbursement for this project. The Southeast Dixie Highway Streetscape Improvement Project is also underway. It's in the design phase. It will have to be completed in two phases. The city is working with private property owners to obtain the necessary right-of-way dedication for the proposed sidewalk improvements. Currently, a portion of the existing sidewalk is on private property, but since this is LAP grant funded, we cannot use this grant for any improvements outside of the city's right-of-way, even if we obtain the right-of-way dedication from the property owner. So the first phase will include, it's called non-LAP project, which will include improvements to the sidewalk, curb improvements, milling and resurfacing within the FEC right-of-way, and drainage improvements. The second phase, which will be all in the cities right away, and they will be lab grant funded. This will include milling and resurfacing, pave across walk street lights and landscaping. Both construction phases and CEI is budgeted for fiscal year 2027. Flagler Park improvements, we're planning to make improvements near Flagler Park to provide 17 additional public parking spaces to support park activities, special events, downtown businesses and visitors. The improvements will increase public parking availability in downtown and accessibility to Flagler Park and surrounding downtown area and businesses. We budgeted $60,000 for the design and $250,000 for the improvements in the CIP. The master plan for the tree infill program for the city's right-of-way was also presented to the CRB and CRA boards in July. The board directed staff to move forward with the implementation for the priority areas that will have the greatest impact. Staff will begin evaluating Zone 9 and 10 and developing site-specific infill plans using tree species approved by the board Each phase will include assessment to the existing site conditions, potential conflict with overhead and underground utilities, drainage inlets, street lights, drainage infrastructure, and available parking, planting space. The program will be implemented in phases over an anticipated five to ten year period. allowing staff to prioritize areas based on need, feasibility, and overall impact. You will see that I budgeted $100,000 for site planning and $200,000 for tree planting and implementation for fiscal year 2027 budget. There is a budget line item for courtesy dock in the amount of $425,000 in the budget. It will be partially funded through FIND, the grant, and transportation impact fees and CRA. The project is being initiated by utilities and engineering department. The existing downtown docking facility suffered from storms and repeated wave actions. CRA does think this will benefit the downtown and wants to participate in funding this project. Currently, we have 13 boat slips. The new dock will provide a total of 30 boat slips. The project is already under construction and it's anticipated to be completed by April 2027. The CIP is included in your agenda package. All the projects identified for fiscal year 26-27 is budgeted in fiscal year 2027. And then you'll also notice that I have projects that are identified from 2028 to 31. These are all future projects. The cost will be adjusted once we have the design and we have the engineer's cost. And again, these are future projects. It could be reprioritized and the board can provide direction to staff based on available funding. I typically bring the CIP to the board for discussion before I prepare the budget, so sometimes in March, April, so that way you can give direction to staff how to prioritize project and budget. FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR, AND THIS DID COME BEFORE YOU AROUND THAT TIME IN 2026. I THINK I BROUGHT THIS TO YOU IN MARCH OR APRIL OF 2026, AND BASED ON THAT DIRECTION, THAT'S HOW ALL THE PROJECTS WERE PRIORITIZED. TODAY, STAFF IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 05-2026, ADOPTING THE CRA BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AND CIP.

Any questions or comments for the staff on the presentation?

A couple minor questions. Anybody else? I remember on the skateboard in earlier conversations, there was some controversy about it, but I'm trying to recall, was it primarily the cost, or was it more of the use was better utilized for other things and other people's opinions? What is the main controversy?

There's a group of skateboard that wants the skateboard park, but then I've heard from the community, Easter community, we've heard that they don't want it. So there's a conflict between groups where some group wants it, some group doesn't want it, and the commission... thinks majority of the people don't want the skate park. So based on that, they've given direction to staff to remove it from the skate park, remove it from the overall design. But staff is recommending that let's go out for a bit since we're already at 100% design, and then the board can decide whether to keep it or not based on the cost and prioritization of other projects that they're discussing right now.

What are the alternate plans for the space that would be occupied?

It would just be green space. The initial plan had some pavilions, more of a picnic area, but I think we'll just keep it green. So in the future, if we want to do skate park, if that's the direction from the board, then we have the space already ready to go. The drainage is already calculated, so it's just a matter of plugging it in as a second phase.

The other question I had was on the dockage. I called and briefly spoke with, I don't know if I should have mentioned this as ex parte, but spoke briefly with the city manager about it, and just wanted to confirm that the existing hard dock is going to be retained, and it's all the floating things and everything that are going to be basically replaced. Is that how it's going to work?

Do you want to answer that, Milt? Milton is our public works director, and he's heading the project. Hello.

Hello, works director. Hi. Yes, the existing part portion of the dock is going to stay in place. It's just a floating section where all the wave action, that part is being replaced.

That's going to be completely eliminated and replaced with this new section that's showing the L shape? Correct. Okay. And that, I mean, there's only 13 in the existing, and what they're showing there is going to be incorporate 30 spaces? Correct.

Okay. Okay.

So that'll just be gone. It'll be towed away, you know. All right.

The L shape you see there now will be gone. The L shape, the white section there will be removed, and the grayed-out portion will be the new duct.

Now is that new dock going to be piloned in? Is it going to be floating again or what?

No, it's going to be piled on in.

They are setting the piles as we speak.

Okay, I've seen them out there doing it.

Okay, okay.

Sounds like a good improvement. Thank you.

I have a question.

Just a general one first, Pinal. So we're asking the board to pass the resolution Can we recommend any changes or modifications or prioritizations with our resolution? I just wanna clarify for everybody.

You could recommend it and then I'll bring it up to the CRA board and see if we can amend the budget.

Okay. And then just another question. In your presentation you showed we're getting about $5.5 million from the county. for our CRA. There's been a lot of talk about whether or not CRAs are gonna stay or whether or not Stewart wants to keep their CRA. What happens to that $5.5 million from the county if the CRA goes away? We don't get that anymore. We don't get that.

The benefit of having a CRA is that the funding that we get from the county. Okay. So that goes away. That goes away. And then whatever the general fund contributes to the CRA would just stay in the general funds. Okay.

Okay. I just wanted to clarify, it doesn't go poof. It goes back to the county. Well, yeah. It stays with the county.

I just wanted to clarify whether or not we get it. Okay, so it stays with the county.

That's tax revenue that will stay with the county. So it's not like tax money is going back to the taxpayers. It's just the county keeps it versus us getting a portion of it to spend in the CRA.

Okay, thank you for clarifying that. Just a note, congratulations on all the grants that you're getting for our city. It's awesome to see a lot of these things you're getting paid for with grant money. Another note, just generally to everybody, this budget that we get to have a say on, I guess more so the CRA members that are here, it's really important. Where we spend our money is really important. I don't know if anybody's been to Map Road in Palm City. over the last couple of years, but they've redesigned the streetscape there, put in a park, and it is absolutely booming. Restaurants are so busy you can't get into them. There's two new restaurants coming in line over the next couple of months. There is housing redevelopment, and it's, just to clarify, it's being done in the way that the community wants. I think they're wanting to focus on single-family homes, and that's what they're getting. That was a really good investment for Palm City. I would even dare say that I think the city of Stewart is probably losing a little bit of business downtown because folks are going there instead. So where we spend our money, how we spend the CRA money is really important.

If I may, Chair, comment on that further. What Board Member Moser just talked about, Map Road, that is a CRA at the county. I think the county has like five CRAs. There are older sections throughout. I think Rio is one. Hope Sound has one. Old Palm City is one. And I'm trying to, I think there's five total. I just not come in line where the remainders are.

I think you're correct.

But that area is CRA money. And I think each of the commissioners, county commissioners has a CRA. And so I think that's Commissioner Campy's CRA. And so.

Yes.

just like we have a CRA within here, they each have a CRA where they spend money and allocate just like a redevelopment just like this is. I just wanted to clarify that.

And just to add a little bit of color to that, they made that plan to redesign that street and that old Palm City area that's in their CRA in 2009. And they've stuck really closely to their plan and it's really successful, that CRA. And so I would love to see us stick to a plan and be really intentional with this money and have the same success for our businesses and for our residents. actually reached out to Commissioner Campy's staff today to see if they had any numbers yet because oftentimes when you do a new streetscape they can tell you like this is how much revenue we were bringing in before and this is how much after I didn't get a response back from them but I'm sure that I'm sure that the numbers are pretty telling so having said that I did want to bring obviously we talked through most of the stuff last year when we had this meeting. A couple of things that feel important to me for RCRA, and I'd like to hear you all's opinion on, it's not in, the capital improvements project budget summary, but in the other list, there's the professional services line item. It's $150,000 for a downtown master plan charrette. I'm really in favor of this idea, and I wanna explain a few reasons why. I think in the line item, it says this is to go through the design of the garage, city hall, and city-owned parcels. I'd like to see parks in the CRA and our street network added to that. But I think that this is a really easy next step for us. We have a lot of plans that we've already done. We've done a triangle plan. We have an old Stewart downtown master plan. I think that was done in the late 80s or 90s and then redone again in the 2000s. I don't have the dates with me. We've got parking plans. We've got previous designs for this area from Stewart Main Street. They weren't necessarily designs that were public vetted, but volunteers through Stewart Main Street did show some designs. And then our latest is this spring and summer. The Commission had asked Stewart Main Street and you can clarify if I speak Had asked Stewart Main Street to just put out a public survey and see what they want to do with This City Hall space when folks start moving over to the Wells Fargo building and what they want to see in the surrounding areas what I'm seeing from all these previous plans of studies is that what folks want has been pretty consistent and I'd really like us to stop circling and start taking some action. I think a downtown master plan charrette, and just to explain what a charrette is, that's sort of like a workshop where you're designing in real time. So you don't have a bunch of people coming here and having presentations and then people give a little feedback. They're actually on tables drawing stuff and you're coming in as the public during open houses all day long. to give your feedback and then they're making adjustments. It's quick, it's a lot more affordable than if you were to send someone off to do a six month long master plan. And you can come away with designs that the city can then go ahead and start sending Setting up to get construction documents and get stuff built So I just want to propose that maybe we could get that one back on the As a higher priority

It's already in the budget. It's in the budget. Right. So my goal is once this budget is approved, I need to hire a consultant. Okay. I'll get a scope of work from a consultant, and hopefully it's within whatever amount I budgeted. and then we can move forward. And then I think before we even move forward, I would probably have the consultant come in, maybe just meet with CRB and CRA board to just get feedback before we even start drawing or go out to the community. Just want them to get your feedback first.

Thank you for the clarification. I thought it needed to be in the CIP.

Only like once we go into construction, then I put it in the CIP.

All right, well then just a heads up from all of you, I am a really big advocate for this line item specifically.

Can I add to that? Just a question too with that survey that went out, what was the results from that?

I think they were waiting to get more feedback, but the initial feedback was that whatever's happening with City Hall and this waterfront that it should stay public. Particularly the waterfront city parcels. Okay.

I'm also in agreement with that. I think too, you know, generating excitement within the public is really important too for this. I know there's a lot of people get worried about what's going to happen to this property and will it be for the people, not be for the people, and if we're not clear and we're not open and we're not talking about it, people start to get hesitant. So I think getting more involvement is really good. And ways to do that, I think, would be, you know, this could be a professional charrette, but there could also be options for school charrettes to get the public schools or we could get IRSC involved and see what some kids come up with for something like what does the future hold for this area and maybe the kids have some help and some answers for us as well.

That's a great idea.

Any further comment or question?

there's one more question about the guy Davis Park the skate park was there any pushback from like the immediate neighbors of that skate park because I know it does back up to like a neighborhood that's right about sit right there we do have pushback from the neighborhood that they're not in support of the skate park I can't say all but I

And generally, and I think maybe board member, would you like to speak on that? Yes.

Briefly, there was some community that felt that they didn't need a skate park there. that they would like the land donated in, I mean, to be transformed into basketball goals and that type of athletic field. So that was some of the comments that came out of those meetings from the community.

Thanks for clarifying.

And they wanted more bathrooms. I think that was one of the other issues.

we do have a location for a restroom on the west side uh we're just not and it's already been accounted for in stormwater it's just it's not it's not going to be constructed until like later phase okay but all the utilities everything is going to be in place so it's just it's just going to be phased

My last comment is I just want to commend staff because we've been going back and forth. She was talking about kicking the can down the road because I've been on the board. And the staff has done an excellent job with the numbers. So all they're asking for us as a board is if they could do the next phase if we pass the budget. So did I understand that correctly? That's why the resolution is first. Great.

Okay.

One last question. Yes, and I agree that this is just to get the budget rolling and then we can discuss changes and priorities in March and April, correct?

Right, so for next year's budget, I'll bring the CIP to the board in March or April of 2027, and then we can discuss the future year projects.

Okay.

And that include the community center, or that's a separate line item? That's a separate item, and that's why that community center is budgeted for later years. And again, if the board wants to move that up, we can, and that's something we can discuss in March or April of 2027.

Okay, thank you. That's all my questions.

Any questions or comments from the public?

Do you use the microphone? Use your microphone. Thank you. I apologize.

Any questions or comments from the public?

I have none, Chair.

Okay. Anything further from the board? I'd ask that a motion be brought regarding the resolution.

So moved. As it is.

Second.

Okay. We have a motion to approve the resolution as is. Does this require a roll call or Please.

Board Member James?

Approved.

Vice Chair Moser? Yes. Board Member Vogel? Yes. Board Member Monero?

Yes.

Chair DeBerard? Yes. And Board Member Whalen? Yes. Motion passes.

All right, action item number, or line item number four, second action item. You can have a reading.

And I just want to point out, too, that these are non-quasi-judicial items. I know Board Member Manera, he wasn't sure if he needed to disclose ex parte, but these are not quasi-judicial, so there's no need for that. I just wanted to clarify that. I'll go ahead and read the action item for number four. So it's resolution number 06-2026CRA, a resolution of the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Stewart, Florida, authorizing the chair to approve second amendment to the heirs property assistance program for properties located within the community redevelopment area, providing an effective date and for other purposes.

Is there a presentation from staff?

Yes, just a brief overview. We created this program to clear title for property owners so they can have access to homeowners insurance, homestead exemption, financing, and any repair assistance program through the city, state, or federal grants. Under the current guidelines, the program was limited to $3,000 per probate case with a maximum of $9,000 per property. Since we implemented the program, we did find that it was complex to remove the lien. So we had to do multiple probate cases and legal proceeding to clear the title. So at the joint board meeting, the direction from the board was to maximize assistance from $9,000 to $20,000 per property, but maintaining $3,000 maximum per probate case. So today's amendment is just following the direction from the board and adding flexibility to assist families. that are more complex with the probate cases. So today's staff is requesting approval of resolution number 06-2026.

If I may add just a little bit more. We found that, so originally there was a $3,000 cap for a probate case, and so that's when someone dies without a will. And so what we found in East Door, there's several properties where maybe grandma or great-grandma passed away, had four kids, two of the kids have passed away, and now you've got five grandkids under each uh... we found that reprobates are not enough sometimes there's like five or six probates that need to be done and we we didn't have a lot of participation but we had the funds so we wanted to expand it if we got one In case one property owner that wants to go forward and it requires five probates, we can do it, whereas before we had a cap of three probates. And so the sole funding hasn't changed, but it's just you're raising the per probate per property, if that makes sense. Hopefully I'm explaining that.

I have a question. I'm not sure who would be the best to answer this, but how many formal applicants were there in the last year?

We had one application that did move forward, and we cleared the title. And then we ran into the issue of having more than three probates. So a lot of those applications were put on hold until I came to the board to increase the number of probates we can do on property owners. So since then, I know we're processing two more right now, and we have additional two or three pending. So we definitely have a lot of applications in the pipeline right now that we're working on. And with this increase in number of probates we can do, we'll probably be able to move forward with one application with this new amendment because it's limited to $20,000 and I only budgeted based on direction from the board $20,000. for the program. So if somebody has five probates, that's going to maximize my budget. But should I get additional applications, I can always come to the board and do a budget amendment. So right now, there are two in the pipeline that is moving forward, and then one will be more than three probates. So three right now in the pipeline, I would say. Oh, and then we did have another one that the property owner actually used another probate attorney because they didn't want to use the same attorney that the city was using, because city has a contract with Bonnie Brown to do probates, but they did not feel comfortable using the probate attorney that the city recommended, so they used their own. So that one is also in process.

And this resolution will allow people to use their own probate attorney.

Yeah, and the way the resolution is written now is that they could use their own attorney.

Understood.

I'm curious. You say you've got one completed and several in the queue in the process. Do we have any idea of how many are out there that are potential probate issues?

Yeah, there were a total of 33. Like 16 or 17 were in East Stewart.

Okay. Properties or probate matters individually? Properties.

Oh, wow. And each one might have four or five probate matters. Yeah, yes. Okay. Just wondering what the scale is.

Well, not necessarily. It doesn't have to be. Sometimes it is two or three, and those are easier to process, but then there are more than three, which could get a little complicated. Sure.

Yeah, there could be a lot more than that as well, and that's why we're trying to increase it. We feel that we've gotten one under our belt. It's a small thing, went smoothly. We're hoping more people will be more open to working with us.

Right. Yeah, trust was a big issue. We want to earn the trust of the community so we can actually have a successful program. So we're hoping that once we have this one property owner that has multiple probates, once we can get that through the process and get that cleared, we can earn that trust and then we can increase the amount for the program for next fiscal year.

Makes sense. Thank you. Any other questions or comments for staff? Any public comment? Hearing no public comment, I'd ask that a motion be brought to approve the resolution. I'll second. Roll call, please. Board Member Vogel?

Yes. Board Member Whalen.

Yes.

Board Member Monero. Yes. Chair DeBarrard. Yes. Vice Chair Moser. Yes. And Board Member James. Yes. Motion passes.

All right. Any update from the staff?

No updates. Like I mentioned in my presentation, Project Lift Building will be completed end of September. So if anybody wants to tour the building, reach out to me. I'd be happy to take you on a tour.

Thank you. Very cool. Thank you.

Yeah. So amazing, but that was all through grants. Yeah. Congratulations. Thank you.

Great job.

That concludes today's agenda, so we are hereby adjourned.