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ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
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MS.[INAUDIBLE] ROLL CALL. OH I'M SORRY, ROLL CALL. CHAIRMAN CAPOTE. VICE CHAIRMAN ANDERSON. COMMISSIONER SANTIAGO. HERE. COMMISSIONER BAILEY. COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. HERE. COMMISSIONER RITTER. HERE COMMISSIONER PARR. HERE. BAYFRONT CRA ATTORNEY [INAUDIBLE]. PRESENT. THANK YOU.ALL RIGHT THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO PUBLIC COMMENT. I HAVE
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ONE PUBLIC COMMENT CARD. RAY AND CAROL WALTON. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.THIS IS JUST A QUICK NOTE. I THINK YOU ALL HAVE A COPY OF THE SUGGESTIONS THAT I SENT IN VIA EMAIL JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK NOTES FOR THAT FOR YOUR EDIFICATION. A COUPLE OF THINGS OCCURRED TO ME THAT MIGHT MAKE THIS MORE AMENABLE. ON ITEM NUMBER ONE THE LIVING SHORELINE FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WERE WEREN'T HERE. I KNOW MR. RITTER WAS BUT YOU KNOW WE SPENT 10 YEARS PERMITTING THAT SIDEWALK OUT THERE THROUGH DOT. WE FINALLY GOT THAT DONE. I KNOW MR. [INAUDIBLE] IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE FACT THAT DOT MIGHT GIVE US A HARD TIME BUT SINCE WE'RE GOING TO BE WATER WORD BAYSIDE OF THAT THAT OUGHT TO BE AMENABLE TO DOT. THE OTHER THING IS WE'RE PROTECTING THEIR U.S.HIGHWAY NUMBER ONE BY DOING THAT NATIVE VEGETATION. AND [INAUDIBLE] ALSO WAS CONCERNED ABOUT MAINTENANCE COSTS. WE'RE ALREADY PAYING MAINTENANCE TO MAINTAIN THAT SHORE LINE NOW. SO THAT WOULD JUST BE MAYBE SOMETHING WE COULD SHARE WITH DOT.
ON ITEM NUMBER TWO THE PARCELS THAT ARE FOR SALE BY STEAMBOAT LLC. I PUT THAT MAP IN THERE. SORRY. PUT THAT MAP IN THERE IN THE BACK. IF YOU CARVED OUT THAT NORTHERN PROPERTY THE OLD DOTS AND BAR FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW WHERE THAT IS.
THAT'S A WATERFRONT PARCEL BUT IF YOU CARVED IT OUT AND DIDN'T PURCHASE THAT IT MIGHT MAKE IT A LOT MORE REASONABLY PRICED AND WOULD STILL DOUBLE THE SIZE OF THE PARK FOR THE CITIZENS. JUST A THOUGHT BECAUSE I THINK THEY'RE SELLING THAT IN TWO DIFFERENT PARCELS. EVERYBODY FAMILIAR WITH WHERE THAT OLD NORTH SIDE DOTS AND BAR IS? YEAH. SO THAT WAS JUST A SUGGESTION THAT MIGHT MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE REASONABLE FROM A COST PERSPECTIVE AND STILL GIVE US SOME NICE PARK. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. I REALIZE THAT THIS SAYS FOR BUDGET ITEM NUMBER ONE. BUT THAT'S FINE.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? NO. OKAY. MOVING FORWARD IN TO PRESENTATIONS OF EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT PLAN. [INAUDIBLE]. OUR EAGLE SCOUT CANDIDATE IS NOT HERE TONIGHT. HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE TO PRESENT JUST AN UPDATE ON HIS PROJECT PROPOSAL BUT HE IS NOT HERE SO WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE HIM BACK AT A LATER DATE. OK SO LET'S MOVE INTO NEW BUSINESS NUMBER ONE. DISCUSSION OR PROPOSED
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FISCAL YEAR 2020 BAYFRONT CRA BUDGET. MR. WALTON SINCE THAT WAS MY MISTAKE. I'LL CALL YOU BACK UP AFTER OUR PRESENTATION. OKAY? I'LL JUST UNHOOK MY THUMB DRIVE AND JUST MOVE IT OVER TO THAT ONE. THERE WE GO. GOT IT. OK. ALL RIGHT.THANK YOU. SO I PUT TOGETHER A BRIEF PRESENTATION JUST TO KIND OF GIVE A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGET. YOU HAVE THE BUDGET DETAIL IN YOUR PACKETS IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS JUST LET ME KNOW. JUST TO RUN THROUGH IT. I WANTED TO REMIND EVERYBODY ABOUT THE FLORIDA STATUTE. CHAPTER 163 PART 3 WHICH PERTAINS TO THE CRA AND
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THE ELIGIBLE PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES OF A CRA. SO THINGS WE NEED TO KEEP IN MIND PROJECT PRIORITIES MUST BE WITHIN THE LAND BOUNDARIES OF THE REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.THE PROJECTS MUST BE IDENTIFIED IN THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN. IT SHOULD BE FUNDED IN THE FISCAL YEAR BUDGET. IT SHOULD ALSO BE AN ELIGIBLE USE OF REDEVELOPMENT TRUST FUNDS SUCH AS ELIMINATING BLIGHT ENCOURAGING REDEVELOPMENT ATTRACTING PRIVATE CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND ADDRESSING INADEQUATE HOUSING. SO GOING FROM THERE. I'VE LISTED SOME BUDGET PRIORITIES THESE ARE MY RECOMMENDATIONS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE SOME SUGGESTIONS AND DIRECTION AS FAR AS THE BOARD AND HOW YOU'D LIKE TO SEE THE TRUST FUNDS BEING UTILIZED IN THE DISTRICT. BUT MY PRIORITIES BASED ON WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY WHAT I SEE AS FAR AS POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT. I HAVE HERE LAND ACQUISITION COMMERCIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WHICH DOESN'T CURRENTLY EXIST. I'M SUGGESTING WE CREATE A PROGRAM WITH PROGRAM GUIDELINES ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND APPLICATION. ALL THE ELEMENTS THAT YOU TYPICALLY WOULD FIND IN A PROGRAM THAT IS VETTED BY A BOARD OR A COUNCIL. PARKS IMPROVEMENT AT CASTAWAY POINT PARK THE BAYFRONT MONUMENT SIGNAGE THAT'S IN THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN IT TALKS ABOUT SIGNAGE IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE DISTRICT IT ALSO TALKS ABOUT SIGNAGE IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE DISTRICT. CURRENTLY WE DO HAVE A SIGN AT PORT MALABAR ON US 1. IT DOES NEED SOME REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT. I THINK WE COULD DO SOMETHING BETTER AT THE NORTHERN END OF THE CITY LIMITS AS WELL ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING WE HAVE SOME NEW DEVELOPMENT COMING TO THE NORTHERN END. SO WE HAVE AQUA AND A COUPLE OF OTHER THERE ON US 1. ROBERT J. CONLAN. MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF THE BAYFRONT CRA FOR REDEVELOPMENT. I DON'T THINK THAT WE DO A GOOD ENOUGH JOB TO PROMOTE OUR CRA IN TERMS OF ATTRACTING PRIVATE CAPITAL INVESTMENT. I THINK THAT WE COULD DO BETTER IN TALKING ABOUT THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON RIGHT NOW UP AND COMING THAT WAY DEVELOPERS DO HAVE AN IDEA THAT WE'RE NOT WHAT THEY SEE IS NOT WHAT THEY GET. THERE ARE THINGS IN THE PIPELINE THAT THEY MIGHT WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT WOULD HELP KIND OF ENCOURAGE THEM TO DEVELOP IN THE DISTRICT AS WELL. BUDGET SUMMARY. THIS IS JUST AN OVERALL SUMMARY OF THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT AS IT'S CALLED. SO EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY NINE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY THREE THAT COVERS OPERATIONS WHICH IS PERSONNEL SERVICES AND OPERATING EXPENSES AND THEN CAPITAL OUTLAY. DEBT SERVICE. THIS FIGURE IS PROVIDED TO US BY FINANCE. THIS IS WHAT WE PAY IN PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST. SO THE TOTAL REDEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND IS 1.3 MILLION DOLLARS. THIS FIGURE HERE IS FISCAL YEAR 2019. THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR OPERATING MILLAGE RATE RIGHT NOW IN FISCAL YEAR 2019. I LEFT THAT AMOUNT IN THERE FOR OUR PROPOSED BUDGET BECAUSE WE WON'T KNOW UNTIL JULY OF THIS YEAR WHAT OUR PROJECTED ASSESSED VALUE WILL BE AND THEREFORE WHAT OUR REVENUE WILL BE. BAYFRONT CRA CONSTRUCTION FUND. THIS IS OUR 2006 BOND. I'M RECOMMENDING THAT WE DEFEASE THE BOND THAT WE LOOK AT DIFEASING THE ONE JUST OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS THAT WILL FREE UP THAT DEBT SERVICE THERE AT THE BOTTOM AS WELL. PERSONALLY I WOULD RECOMMEND WE DEFEASE THAT THIS FISCAL YEAR BECAUSE THEN THAT MONEY BECOMES A PLAYABLE ITEM THAT WE CAN USE FOR OTHER PROJECTS AND CAPITAL OR OPERATING EXPENSES. SO FOR REVENUES AS FAR AS THE DETAIL GOES FISCAL YEAR 2020 PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE BAYFRONT CRA. AGAIN WE'RE CURRENTLY USING FISCAL YEAR 2019 FOR OUR PROPOSED BUDGET UNTIL WE GET THOSE NUMBERS THAT ARE A LITTLE MORE FINE TUNED IN JULY. WE'LL NOTE WE'LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT OUR REVENUES WILL BE. SO PRELIMINARY REVENUE PROJECTIONS $1.3 MIL. PERSONNEL SERVICES THIS IS AN ALLOCATION PROVIDED BY HUMAN RESOURCES. THIS IS BASED ON ONE FULL TIME STAFF PERSON AND ONE PART TIME ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY. THESE ACCOUNT FOR WAGES, INSURANCE, MEDICARE, ALL THE BENEFITS THAT PERSONNEL RECEIVES. OPERATING EXPENSES. YOU'LL SEE THAT FIGURE FROM 2019 TO 2020 DOES DECREASE BY ABOUT ONE HUNDRED FORTY THOUSAND. THESE CHANGES ARE ACCOUNTED FOR IN THEY'RE FROM THE REDUCTION IN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND AS WELL AS SOME MAINTENANCE COSTS THAT THE CRA HAS CURRENTLY BEEN HANDLING BUT SHOULD REALLY BE HANDLED BY PUBLIC WORKS IN THE GENERAL FUND. AND I'LL GET INTO THAT DETAIL. SO THE CHANGES OVERALL INCLUDE THE FUNDING. SO THERE IS A REDUCTION IN FUNDING FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. THIS INCLUDES CONSULTING. SO THIS FISCAL YEAR WE HAD A COUPLE OF CONSULTANTS WE HAD URBAN3 WE HAD BKI.
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THOSE WE AREN'T GOING FORWARD NEXT YEAR I REDUCED THAT BUDGET AMOUNT TO FIFTY THOUSAND RATHER THAN THE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN THOUSAND THAT IT WAS. SO THAT'S A REDUCTION OF. SO THAT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LINE CONTAINS TWO LINE ITEMS AND THAT TOTAL IS SEVENTY NINE THOUSAND REDUCTION. MOWING CONTRACTS. THIS IS THE PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY AND MEDIANS. THESE ARE THE RIGHTS OF WAY AND MEDIANS WITHIN THE DISTRICT BUT THEY ARE NOT THE RIGHTS OF WAY AND MEDIANS FOR WHICH THE CRA HAS MADE IMPROVEMENTS. SO PUBLIC WORKS WILL BE HANDLING THE MOWING CONTRACT COST.MAINTENANCE OF VEGETATION ALONG U.S. 1 SHORELINE. THIS IS THE BKI CONSULTING FOR THE MANGROVES AND OYSTER BAGS FOR US 1 SHORELINE. AGAIN THAT COST GOING FORWARD ANY CONSTRUCTION OR MAINTENANCE WOULD EITHER BE HANDLED BY PUBLIC WORKS OR IF FDOT APPROVES TO HANDLE THE ANNUAL MAINTENANCE COSTS THEN THAT BE A SHARED COST WITH FDOT. THE CITY OWNED RETENTION PONDS. THERE ARE TWO RETENTION PONDS THAT THE CRA HAS PAID FOR AQUATIC WEED CONTROL. AGAIN NOT A RETENTION POND FUNDED BY THE CRA NOT AN AREA THAT HAS BEEN THE CRA HAS MADE IMPROVEMENTS ON SO THAT FUNDING SHOULD BE HANDLED BY PUBLIC WORKS AS MAINTENANCE COST. IRRIGATION ELECTRICAL SERVICE FOR US 1 STREETLIGHTS. PREVIOUSLY THE CRA WAS PAYING FOR THE ELECTRICAL SERVICE AND IRRIGATION HOWEVER PUBLIC WORKS IS RECEIVING A CREDIT FROM FDOT FOR THAT BECAUSE IT IS ALONG THE FDOT RIGHT OF WAY. SO THEY ARE NOW HANDLING NOT ONLY THE PROCESSING OF THE INVOICES BUT PROCESSING OF THE PAYMENTS SINCE THEY DO RECEIVE THAT CREDIT QUARTERLY. ADVERTISING WHICH EXCLUDES LEGAL ADVERTISING. THIS HAS BEEN REDUCED BY FIFTEEN THOUSAND.
IMPROVEMENTS OTHER THAN BUILDINGS. THIS WAS THE PELICAN HARBOR. I BELIEVE IT WAS ELECTRICAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BUILDING THAT WAS IN THE AMOUNT OF FIFTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY SIX THAT WE WILL NOT NEED GOING FORWARD FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR SO THAT HAS ALSO BEEN REMOVED. THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF INCREASES IN THE OPERATING EXPENSE. THOSE INCREASES ACCOUNT FOR THE COMMERCIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE START SOMEWHERE AROUND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. THAT IS A MATCHING GRANT. IF WE WERE TO GO FORWARD SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO PUT UP A CERTAIN AMOUNT AND BE MATCHED AND SET A MAXIMUM LEVEL FOR PROMOTIONAL MARKETING CRA TO ATTRACT PRIVATE INVESTMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT AGAIN SET AT A LOWER FIGURE TEN THOUSAND BUT I THINK WE CAN DO A LOT WITH TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS IN TERMS OF MARKETING THE CRA TO ATTRACT PRIVATE INVESTMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY. CAPITAL OUTLAY. SO THE FISCAL 2019 FIGURE $303,522 HAS BEEN INCREASED TO $409,766. THAT INCREASE COMES FROM THE OPERATING EXPENSES THAT WE JUST SAW THAT REDUCTION IN ALL THE OPERATING EXPENSES. WE'VE MOVED SOME OF THAT MONEY OVER TO CAPITAL OUTLAY SO THAT WILL HELP US ADDRESS SOME OF OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES SUCH AS STRATEGIC PROPERTY ACQUISITION, THE BAYFRONT SIGNAGE AND PARKS IMPROVEMENT AT CASTAWAY POINT PARK. DEBT SERVICE ON THE 2006 BOND. THIS IS THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYMENTS FOR THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR AND THE PROPOSED FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR. AGAIN IF WE DO DEFEASE THE BOND IN THIS FISCAL YEAR 2019 WE WILL NOT AND I'LL DOUBLE CHECK WITH YVONNE, BUT WE SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY FUTURE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYMENT FOR DEBT SERVICE IN 2020. SO THIS FIGURE WOULD ACTUALLY BE ZERO. AND FINALLY CONSTRUCTION, THE CONSTRUCTION FUND THIS IS THE BALANCE OF THE 2006 PROCEEDS. THIS IS A BALANCE OF JUST OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS. I'M RECOMMENDING THAT WE DEFEASE THAT THIS FISCAL YEAR SO THAT DOES NOT FALL ON OUR 2020 PROPOSED BUDGET. AND THAT IS THE END OF MY SLIDE SHOW. OKAY. THANK YOU JOAN. COMMISSIONERS ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS TO RETENTION POEMS THAT WERE TAKEN CARE OF. WHERE ARE THEY AT? THERE'S A UNIVERSITY IN RIVERVIEW AND VICTORIA PARK. OKAY. BOTH AT THE NORTH END THERE. YES. HOW ABOUT THE ONE ON ORANGE BLOSSOM ON THE RAIL ROAD TRACKS THERE? [INAUDIBLE]. SO THAT WAS PAID FOR BY THE CRA, DEVELOPED BY THE CITY AND BECAUSE AND I JUST FOUND THIS AGREEMENT A COUPLE DAYS AGO THE CITY DID NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO PURCHASE A PROPERTY FOR THE RETENTION POND. THE CRA DID SO THE CRA PURCHASED THE PROPERTY. THE CITY BUILT THE POND AND HAS PROVIDED THE CRA THE 38 PERCENT INTEREST IN THE PELICAN HARBOR MARINA. RIGHT. OKAY. I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS ONE OF THE RETENTION PONDS YOU HAD
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INCLUDED. NO THAT WAS UNIVERSITY OF RIVERVIEW AND THEN THE SECOND ONE IN VICTORIA PARK. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AND AGAIN THIS IS DISCUSSION SO IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS, THOUGHTS. SO YOU WOULD RECOMMEND US TO DEFEASE THE BOND PRIOR TO JULY OR? YES I WOULD RECOMMEND WE DEFEASE IT THIS FISCAL YEAR. SO AS IN LIKE YESTERDAY? YES. I GUESS I'LL JUST COMMENT ONE THING AND I KNOW I MET WITH YOU YESTERDAY AND I TALKED ABOUT THIS THEN I GUESS I JUST REALLY WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT IT'S KNOWN MY OPINION ON WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LAND ACQUISITION. THE TERM STRATEGIC WAS USED AND I LOVE THE IDEA OF PURCHASING ACQUIRING MORE LAND BUT IT'S GOT TO AS LONG AS WE'RE ALWAYS IN SIGHT OF PURCHASES THAT MAKE SENSE. PURCHASES THAT CAN BE JOINED TOGETHER OR CREATE A PARTIAL THAT WOULD BE ATTRACTIVE THAT CAN BE USED TO BENEFIT NOT JUST HAPHAZARDLY CHOOSING A RANDOM PROPERTY JUST BECAUSE IT'S IN TECHNICALLY THE CRA. SO WHILE I SUPPORT THE IDEA OF LAND ACQUISITION WE DO WANT US TO BE SELECTIVE OF THOSE PROPERTIES AS WE LOOK AT THOSE AND MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A PROPER PLAN TO USE UTILIZE DEVELOP WHATEVER THAT COURSE OF ACTION IS BEHIND THAT PURCHASE OR MOTIVATION THERE. THAT IS MY BIGGEST THING AFTER MEETING WITH YOU YESTERDAY. I TOOK AWAY IS THAT. I DO AGREE THAT SHOULD BE A HIGH PRIORITY. AND WHAT I LIKE ABOUT IT ALSO IS IT'S AN ABILITY THAT YOU'RE SITTING ON THE INVESTMENT FOR THE CITY OR FOR THE BCRA. TO WHERE IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS SITTING THERE OF VALUE THAT WE WOULD BE RETAINING. SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING LIKE AN ADDITIONAL DEBT SERVICE PER SAY. IT'S A MOVE FORWARD WITH VALUE THAT COULD EITHER BE DEVELOPED SOMETHING COULD COME DOWN THE ROAD FROM THAT. I JUST WANTED TO LET THAT BE KNOWN. GOOD POINT MR. PARR. IS THERE ANY ANY OTHER? WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON MR. WALTON'S RECOMMENDATION IN REGARDS TO THE STEAMBOATS PARCELS. I THOUGHT THAT MR. WALTON HAD A VERY GREAT RECOMMENDATION. I LIKE HIS APPROACH TO IT ONLY SIMPLY BECAUSE THOSE PROPERTIES ARE VERY NICELY SITUATED ON THE BAY OR ON THE RIVER AND THEY'RE RIGHT THERE ADJACENT TO CASTAWAY POINT PARK. AND SO IF THE CITY WE'RE LOOKING TO PURCHASE LAND THOSE ARE VERY IDEAL PIECES OF PROPERTY TO PURCHASED BECAUSE YOU DO HAVE THE PARK AS A DESTINATION. IF WE WERE LOOKING TO BRING A HOTEL SLASH CIVIC CENTER TYPE OF OPERATION TO THE CITY THAT WOULD BE ONE OF THE BEST LOCATIONS FOR ANY HOTEL CIVIC CENTER TYPE OF FUNCTION. I THINK THAT WOULD ALSO BRING A LOT OF CONFERENCES TO THE CITY SO THAT YOU'VE GOT SOME OUTSIDE DOLLARS FLOWING IN. I THINK THAT THAT AREA IN GENERAL IS PRIMED FOR A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS ASIDE FROM HOTEL, RESTAURANTS, COMMERCIAL USES. LENDS ITSELF WELL TO THE TO THE ENTIRE WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN GENERAL. SO THAT IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO CONSIDER OR SHOULD CONSIDER.I THINK WE'RE A LITTLE LATE. I KNOW KURT MCKINNEY THAT OWNS IT AND HE'S GOT INVESTORS AND PEOPLE AND LOOKING AT THAT OLD GARY DODSON'S CASTAWAY POINT FOR A RESTAURANT AND A MARINA OUT THERE. HE'S GOT SOME SERIOUS INVESTORS FOR IT. I'VE BEEN SAYING THAT FOR YEARS THAT WE NEED TO BUY THAT PIECE PROPERTY FROM WAY BACK WHEN IT WAS CHEAPER THAN IT IS NOW. BUT THE CITY NEVER HAD ANY MONEY FOR IT. I MEAN WE'RE THE ONLY CITY THAT DOESN'T HAVE A RIVERFRONT PARK. YOU KNOW MELBOURNE'S GOT IT COCOA'S GOT IT. YOU KNOW, EVERYONE'S GOT A NICE RIVERFRONT PARK EXCEPT US. NICE BANDSHELL. YEAH. YEAH. WELL I'D LOVE TO TALK TO HIM. WELL I GOT HIS NUMBER IN MY POCKET. I MEAN I CAN CALL HIM ANYTIME YOU WANT TO SIT AND TALK TO HIM. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH BUT I THINK HE'S A LITTLE TOO FAR INTO IT NOW TO THINK ABOUT SELLING IT TO THE CITY BUT. NOT NECESSARILY TO SELL IT TO THE CITY BUT I THINK THAT THERE IS A LOT OF CONVERSATION THAT COULD BE HAPPENING THAT YOU KNOW THAT WE CAN HAVE TOGETHER TALK ABOUT WHAT THE CITY WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT OUR VISION IS HOW WE ENVISION THE BAYFRONT AREA BEING DEVELOPED AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER WAY THAT MAYBE THEY'RE NOT AWARE OF. HE'S READY TO SIT DOWN AND TALK. I JUST SAW HIM AT THE BARBECUE FEST HERE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND HE ASKED ME ABOUT IT. SO THAT WOULD BE GOOD. UH I THINK THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. SO IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS NO OTHER
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COMMENTS. OK. AS I PROMISED MR. WALTON, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING OTHER TO ADD I'LL LET YOU COME UP NO? OK. WE'RE GOOD. OK. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS. HOWEVER OH OK. QUICK QUESTION. ALL RIGHT WELL. SORRY. WILL NOW BE THE TIME THAT WE MAKE THE SUGGESTIONS? YEAH. AND I WAS GONNA GET INTO THAT. SO LET'S I GUESS WHAT WE CAN DO IS GO DOWN A LINE OVER HERE WITH REGARDS TO MS. JUNKALA'S RECOMMENDATIONS OF REVIVING THE SHORELINE RECOMMENDATION NUMBER ONE. WHAT'S YOUR TAKE COMMISSIONERS? I BELIEVE THAT MR. WALTON'S. YEAH. THAT WAS MR. WALTON'S. SORRY.MR. WALTON'S LIST RIGHT HERE HERS IS, CAN YOU PULL IT BACK UP? WELL THAT'S ANOTHER ONE OF MR. WALTON'S RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HE MADE I MEAN WHAT'S YOUR TAKE ON MR. WALTON'S RECOMMENDATION WITH REGARDS TO THE LIVING SHORELINE? I AGREE THAT IT SHOULD BE A FOCUS OF THE CITY AS A WHOLE. I THINK THAT THE FUNDING PERHAPS DOESN'T LIE WITH THE CRA AS A RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CRA FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS. ONE AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT JENNIFER OUR ATTORNEY WILL HAVE TO DISCUSS. IT IS WITHIN THE WATER. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S ON THE SHORELINE SO IT KIND OF IS THE LAND AND WATER BOUNDARIES. SO WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT ONE HOW DO WE DEFINE THAT. TWO, WHO'S MAKING THE IMPROVEMENTS. BECAUSE IF PUBLIC WORKS IS MAKING THE IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH A GRANT THEN PUBLIC WORKS SHOULD BE MAINTAINING. SINCE IT'S AN FDOT RIGHT OF WAY FDOT SHOULD BE MAINTAINING MAYBE THAT BECOMES AN AGREEMENT WITH FDOT THROUGH PUBLIC WORKS. SO I THINK YOU KNOW THE SUGGESTION TO CONTINUE ON WITH THAT IS ON PAR I AGREE WITH THAT. I JUST DON'T KNOW THAT NECESSARILY THE FUNDING PORTION OF IT SHOULD BE CONTAINED WITHIN THE CRAS BUDGET. ALL RIGHT. WELL [INAUDIBLE] DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS WITH REGARDS TO WHAT WAS JUST SAID? AS WELL, DO YOU THINK AN INCENTIVE PACKAGE IS NEEDED FOR SOME OF THESE CITY OWNED PARCELS. YOU MEAN AN INCENTIVE PACKAGE ASIDE FROM THE COMMERCIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT GRANT? SO I THINK THAT WE COULD DO A BETTER JOB AT PROVIDING INCENTIVES BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BOARD IN THE CITY IN CITY COUNCIL FEEL ABOUT INCENTIVES. I GOTTA SAY I'VE HAD SOME MIXED REVIEWS. SO IT'S A LITTLE HESITANT TO PUT THAT IN THE CRA BUDGET NOT HAVING ANY DIRECTION YET. THE COMMERCIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ATTEMPTS TO HELP ELIMINATE SOME OF THE MORE DILAPIDATED TYPE OF STRUCTURES THAT CURRENTLY EXIST. SO THESE ARE FOR EXISTING COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES NOT NEW PROPERTIES. AN INCENTIVE PROGRAM WE'RE LOOKING AT BRINGING PROJECTS INTO THE CRA. THOSE THERE'S A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS WE COULD RECOMMEND AND WE PLAN TO DO THAT AT THE BUSINESS INSTEAD OF WORKSHOP. YEAH.
AND I HAVEN'T GIVEN MORE THOUGHT TO INCENTIVES AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY SINCE THIS IS MORE REDEVELOPMENT. IF I COULD, WE ACTUALLY HAD SOME FACADE IMPROVEMENTS, SOME LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENTS. DIFFERENT STUFF THAT WHEN MR. FORD WAS WAS ON BOARD. BUT IT WAS ALSO FOR RESIDENTIAL. YOU'RE TALKING JUST COMMERCIAL. YES, ABSOLUTELY. YOU KNOW WE HAD SOME BEFORE BUT THEN AS THE ECONOMY WENT SOUTH AND STUFF WE STOPPED ON THE STUFF BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE MONEY FOR IT. I DID HEAR ABOUT THAT BUT I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE DO NOT INCENTIVIZE FACADE IMPROVEMENTS FOR HOUSING. I HAVE SEEN THAT BEEN DONE IN OTHER CRAS AND THERE IS NOT A SIGNIFICANT RETURN ON INVESTMENT. I THINK THAT WHEN YOU TIE IT TO COMMERCIAL YOU'RE LOOKING AT KEY COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS. SO PEOPLE ARE COMING INTO YOUR CITY WHAT ARE THEY SEEING. THEY'RE SEEING A BUNCH OF BLIGHTED STRUCTURES OR OUTDATED PROPERTIES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN CARED FOR. THEN IT LOOKS BAD ON THE CITY. YOU KNOW THE CITY IS NOT TAKING CARE OF THEIR PROPERTIES. WE ALL KNOW IT'S A PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER BUT I THINK THIS PROGRAM ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS THE COMMERCIAL KEY COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS COMING INTO THE INTO THE CITY AND HOW WE APPEAR AS OUR WHAT OUR COMMUNITY IMAGE IS. I WANTED TO ASK ON MORE SPECIFICALLY ON THE FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. I SPOKE WITH YOU YESTERDAY AND YOU TALKED ABOUT HOW THIS IS SOMETHING YOU FELT WAS WAS IMPORTANT. I'M GLAD IT WAS BROUGHT UP AGAIN. YOU TALKED ABOUT IT BE A MATCHING, WITH YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH
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WHAT YOU'VE DONE BEFORE, DO YOU HAVE A PLAN OF WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN AS FAR AS IMPLEMENTING THAT AND PUTTING THAT OUT THERE OTHER THAN US JUST SAYING YES WE WANT THIS PROGRAM. ALL RIGHT LET'S JUST SEE HOW IT PHASES OUT. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS AS FAR AS SEEING NUMBERS SEEING MAXIMUMS. WHAT WHAT DO YOU FORESEE AS THAT PROGRAM? SO TYPICALLY YOU WANT A STRUCTURED AS A PROGRAM THAT'S BEEN IT HAS PROGRAM GUIDELINES THAT'S BEEN VETTED BY THE BOARD AND BY CITY COUNCIL PROGRAM GUIDELINES CALL FOR WHO THE ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS ARE, WHAT ELIGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS, WHAT IMPROVEMENTS QUALIFY FOR REIMBURSEMENT. AND THIS IS A MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM SO THEY MUST PUT UP THE MONEY AND GET REIMBURSED FOR THE 50 PERCENT AT A MAXIMUM AMOUNT. SO LET'S SAY THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT IS IS TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS AND THEY MAKE AN IMPROVEMENT WORTH OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS. THEY GET FIVE THOUSAND BACK. IF THEY MAKE TWENTY THOUSAND. THEY GET TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS BACK. THEY MAKE THIRTY THOUSAND. THEY STILL ONLY GET TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS BACK. SO IT'S A MATCHING PROGRAM MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM. I HAVE SEEN SOME CRAS BUT LIENS ON THE PROPERTY TO ENSURE THAT THEY MAINTAIN THAT PROPERTY FOR FIVE YEARS. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF ARGUMENTS FROM PEOPLE WHO GO TO APPLY TO THE PROGRAM GET TO THAT LIEN PART AND GO NOPE NO THANKS. NOT INTERESTED. SO I DON'T KNOW HOW WE MIGHT WANT TO ADDRESS THAT AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN TALK WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY ABOUT. CREATE COMPLICATIONS WITH DEVELOPERS WHEN THEY REFINANCE AND THEY TEND TO DO THAT A LOT. I'VE SEEN WITH RESPECT TO LIENS, IN SUBORDINATION AND ISSUES TYPE OF SUCH AS THAT. SOMETHING TO CONSIDER. BUT YOU DO WANT TO PROTECT THE CRAS INTEREST. AND A LOT OF TIMES THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE LEASING THEIR PROPERTY TO SOMEBODY IN THE BUSINESS GOES IN AND THEY WANT TO IMPROVE THE PROPERTY BECAUSE IT'S A REFLECTION OF THEIR BUSINESS ENTITY. THEY MUST GET PERMISSION FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER AND IF THERE IS A LIEN THE PROPERTY OWNER MIGHT BE A LITTLE HESITANT TO ALLOW THE LIEN FOR THEIR TENANT. SO AGAIN IT'S A PROGRAM AND I'VE SEEN A LOT OF VARIATIONS OF THE RETURN YOU GET THE CITY OF COCOA HAD THREE CRAS. THE COCOA VILLAGE CRA THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT I THINK FOR EVERY ONE DOLLAR OF PUBLIC INVESTMENT THROUGH THIS PROGRAM YIELDED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN LIKE 10 AND 15 DOLLARS OF PRIVATE INVESTMENT. THESE PEOPLE WERE GOING AND PUTTING IN MORE MONEY THAN THEY WERE ACTUALLY GETTING BACK. BUT AT LEAST THEY KNEW THAT THE CITY HAD A PROGRAM THAT ALLOWED THEM TO RECAPTURE SOME OF THOSE DOLLARS. DIAMOND SQUARE CRA HAD A 1 TO 1 A 1 TO 2 RETURN ON INVESTMENT SO THAT ONE MAYBE WASN'T AS SUCCESSFUL. BUT AGAIN THERE WERE FEWER COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES IN THAT CRA SO YOU KNOW YOU DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF NUMBERS TO PLAY WITH TO BEGIN WITH. CITY OF ROCK LEDGE HAS A COMMERCIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM AND THEY ARE IN THE SAME BOAT IT RANGES BETWEEN ONE TO FIVE. I THINK THE LAST YEAR I LOOKED AT THEIRS WAS 1 TO 7. SO FOR EVERY ONE DOLLAR THEY GET SEVEN DOLLARS OF PRIVATE INVESTMENT BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY. ONE LAST QUESTION WAS WHEN YOU SAY PARK IMPROVEMENTS. WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN MIND THERE LOOKING AT CASTAWAY POINT, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE HAPPEN WITH WHAT'S THERE CURRENTLY. WELL I THINK THAT THE PARK AS IT STANDS IS HAS A LOT OF AMENITIES FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE LOOKING TO FISH, PERHAPS EAT LUNCH BUT RIGHT NOW THERE ARE A LOT OF HOMELESS PEOPLE HANGING OUT IN THE PAVILION. SO IT'S A DETERRENT. I SEE THAT YOU KNOW THE LANDSCAPING THERE IS NICE BUT WHAT FALLS FROM THE PALM TREES THE [INAUDIBLE] DON'T TYPICALLY GET PICKED UP. THE TRASH RECEPTACLES THE BATHROOMS ARE YOU KNOW KIND OF DIRTY. I THINK THAT THERE'S HOPEFULLY YOU MIGHT AGREE WE CAN CREATE MORE OF A DESTINATION FOR FAMILIES. THERE IS NOT AS FAR AS I SAW ANY PLAYGROUND AMENITY OR ANYTHING THAT WOULD BRING ANYBODY THERE OTHER THAN FISHING AND EATING IN THE PAVILION. SO WOULD IT BE ACCURATE TO SAY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IMPROVEMENT AS MORE SO MAINTENANCE? NO. NO? THAT WOULD YOU KNOW I WOULD HOPE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN AND IF WE MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CASTAWAY POINT PARK WE DO NEED TO CONSULT WITH PUBLIC WORKS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN MAINTAIN AND PUBLIC WORKS. I'VE SPOKEN WITH PUBLIC WORKS STAFF AND I'VE SHARED WITH THEM MY INTENT TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE DO MAKE AT ANY PARKS OR OTHERWISE WE RUN THROUGH THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY CAN MAINTAIN IT. AND THAT WAS ONE OF THEIR CONCERNS WITH THE US 1 LANDSCAPING WHICH WAS THAT WAS NEVER BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION AND THAT'S WHY WE PAY FOR THAT, THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL COST THAT YOU DIDN'T SEE HERE. IT'S IN THE BUDGET STILL FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR. AND THAT'S BECAUSE THE THE IMPROVED LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENTS WERE NOT VETTED THROUGH PUBLIC WORKS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN SUSTAIN. LAST QUESTION. MR. WALTON, I KNOW[00:30:07]
EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IN REGARDS TO THE OLD CONVENIENCE LIQUOR STORE BUILDING. THAT'S SOMETHING YOU THINK WE SHOULD CONSIDER IT IS. IS THAT THE ONE ON US 1? YUP, US 1 AND PALM BAY ROAD. SO IF YOU'RE GOING DOWN PALM BAY ROAD, IT'S RIGHT THERE ON YOUR LEFT. WE WERE THERE WHEN WE WERE PICKING UP TRASH AND THAT'S BEEN AN EYESORE FOR YEARS. SO I UNDERSTAND THE PROPERTY TO THE NORTH OF IT IS ALSO FOR SALE. SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GREAT STRATEGIC PROPERTY TO LOOK AT. AS FAR AS WHAT GOES GETS DEVELOPED THERE. BUT THERE'S A VARIETY OF DISCUSSIONS WE CAN HAVE ON THAT. THAT'S WHERE MARKETING FROM PROMOTION COMES IN HANDY WHERE YOU KNOW KIND OF PICK AND CHOOSE WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THERE. [INAUDIBLE] ON US 1 AT WATERFRONT THERE ARE SEVERAL PROPERTIES LIKE THAT IN THE CITY PALM BAY IN THE REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE THESE YOU KNOW PRIME PIECES OF PROPERTY THAT ARE EITHER VACANT OR. BLIGHTED. YEAH, BLIGHTED, THANK YOU. SO IF WE CAN GO AFTER THESE KEY PIECES OF PROPERTY IF WE CAN AFFORD WITHIN THE BUDGET THAT WE HAVE NOT HAVING USING THE BOND FUNDS TO GO AFTER SOME PROPERTIES AND PURCHASE THEM FOR REDEVELOPMENT OR ATTRACTING PRIVATE INVESTMENT. I THINK THAT WE REALLY CAN POSITION OURSELVES IN THE BAYFRONT ON US 1 AS A NICE KEY CORRIDOR GOING IN AND OUT OF THE CITY. I AGREE WITH MR. PARR TOO AS FAR AS STRATEGICALLY BUYING CERTAIN PIECES WE ALREADY OWN ONE PIECE ON [INAUDIBLE] DRIVE AND WE'VE LOOKED AT THE OTHER THREE WE LOOKED AT JUST HOW [INAUDIBLE] LOOKED AT GUTTER KING AND WE LOOKED AT THE STORE ON THE CORNER. ALL THREE OF THEM IF I REMEMBER RIGHT WERE LIKE FOUR AND FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND IS WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR. YEAH. WE PAID THREE, THREE THIRTY I THINK FOR THE PINK BUILDING. YEAH. SO ONCE WE BOUGHT IT EVERYBODY WANTED MORE MONEY FOR THEIRS BECAUSE THEY HEARD THAT WE WERE INTERESTED IN BUYING THE NEXT, IF [INAUDIBLE] TO PALM BAY ROAD. THAT WOULD BE A NICE PIECE FOR A DEVELOPER TO COME AND LOOK AT. YEAH I AGREE. COMMISSIONERS IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. OK SO I GUESS ARE WE IN AGREEMENT IN ADOPTING MS. JUNKALA'S RECOMMENDATIONS? YES SIR. I'D LIKE TO INCLUDE DEFEASING THE BOND. DEFEASING THE BOND. AS WELL AS I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S CONSIDERED IN THERE. LOOKING INTO REVIVING THE LIVING SHORELINE. CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLY PURCHASING A STEAMBOAT LANDING LLC PARCELS AS WELL AS ALSO CONSIDERATION OF PURCHASING CONVENIENCE/LIQUOR STORE AND THE ONE ADJACENT TO IT. OKAY. THOSE ARE CONSIDERATIONS TO LOOK INTO THOUGH. YES. TO LOOK INTO. BUT DEFEASING THE BOND WOULD BE AN IMMEDIATE ACTION. SO WE CAN BRING THAT TO THE MAY MEETING. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE 2020 BUDGET AND CURRENTLY WE'RE PROPOSING DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS ON THAT. IF WE DO DECIDE THIS FISCAL YEAR AT A FUTURE MEETING WHERE YOU CAN TAKE ACTION TO DEFEASE THE BOND THEN WE WILL REMOVE THAT FROM THE 2020 PROPOSED BUDGET AND REALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS TO OTHER PRIORITIES. I WOULD LIKE THE WHOLE BOARD TO BE HERE AS WELL FOR THAT. COMMISSIONER RITTER AND COMMISSIONER PARR. WHAT'S YOUR TAKE ON WHAT WE JUST SAID. I AGREE WITH UNANIMOUSLY. YOU DON'T NEED A VOTE YOU JUST NEED A CENSUS. OK. ALL RIGHT.SO YOU GOT OUR CONSENSUS. OK. SOUNDS GOOD. SO WE'LL MOVE AHEAD WITH THAT AND NOW WE'LL JUMP BACK TO GO BACK TO PRESENTATION OF EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT PLAN BY [INAUDIBLE]. MY NAME IS [INAUIDBLE] FROM 2911 WILD GRAPE WAY, MELBOURNE FLORIDA. I'M HERE TO PRESENT MY PLAN FOR RESTORATION OF CASTAWAY POINT PARK. FROM THE LAST MEETING I TALKED WITH MS. JUNKALA AND DUE TO THE PERMITTING PROCESS I REMOVED THE SECTION ABOUT REPLACING THE WOODEN BOARDS ON THE
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STAIRCASE AND IT IS JUST A LANDSCAPING AND STANDING AND SEALING OF THE STAIRCASE. AND YEAH. COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? IS THAT THE ONLY CHANGE? YEAH, IT'S THE ONLY CHANGE. WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR IMPROVING THE LANDSCAPING? FOR THE LANDSCAPING RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST A BUNCH OF GRASS LIKE IT LOOKS LIKE IT JUST OVER GREW FROM THE PRESERVE OUTSIDE. I'M PLANNING ON REMOVING THE GRASS THAT IS INSIDE THE, LIKE RIGHT NEXT TO THE SIDEWALK. PUTTING DOWN [INAUDIBLE] AND MULCH. ARE YOU IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS. I CAN. I'M CURRENTLY RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS FROM MY TROOP AS WELL AS FRIENDS AND FAMILY. ABOUT HOW MANY VOLUNTEERS WOULD YOU SAY YOU NEED? LIKE NO MORE THAN 10. I HAVE THE WAIVER FORM FOR THEM TO SIGN BEFORE THEY. BUT THE MORE VOLUNTEERS YOU HAVE THE QUICKER YOU CAN GET THE JOB DONE. YEAH, IT SHOULDN'T TAKE LONGER THAN FIVE HOURS IN ONE DAY. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WILL BE A QUESTION FOR CITY MANAGEMENT. IS THIS SOMETHING WE CAN POST TO TRY TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO COME OUT AND SUPPORT WHAT HE'S TRYING TO DO? DO YOU GET WHAT I'M TRYING TO GO WITH? [INAUDIBLE] OH, SORRY MS. JUNKALA. I WILL TALK TO ANDY. I DON'T KNOW IF MY MICROPHONE'S ON AND FIND OUT IF THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN POST THROUGH FACEBOOK. I KNOW THAT THE CITY USUALLY HOSTS CITY EVENTS ON FACEBOOK BUT WE ALSO HAVE A WEB SITE. I'M SORRY CALENDAR FOR THINGS LIKE THIS SO I'LL TALK WITH ANDY AND OUR MARKETING, OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER. MR. MAYOR IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON FOR BADGE OR SOMETHING OR SOMETHING TO DO. IT'S A SERVICE PROJECT FOR MY EAGLE SCOUT RANK. SO YOU HAVE TO DO THIS TO GET MERIT'S OR SOMETHING TO GET HIGHER IS THAT WHAT IT IS. THIS IS A MAJOR REQUIREMENT IN EARNING AN EAGLE SCOUT RANK. SO IT'S REALLY NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU REALLY NEED A WHOLE LOT OF VOLUNTEERS AND THE PUBLIC TO COME OUT AND HELP. IT'S MORE OR LESS DONE BY THE BOY SCOUTS. IT CAN BE. I MEAN I WON'T NEED THAT MANY VOLUNTEERS. I THINK IF I DO GET TOO MANY VOLUNTEERS IT WILL GET TOO CROWDED AND THERE WILL BE SOME IDLENESS BUT I THINK I SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET ENOUGH MYSELF. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. OH YEAH. I JUST WANT TO ASK BECAUSE I WASN'T SURE. I THOUGHT IT WAS A LITTLE SMALLER SCALE THAN WHAT, LIKE OUR CLEAN UPS. YES. YOU GET AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN GET OUT THERE. YEAH. I THINK WITH THE CLEAN UP I WAS LIKE MAN, YEAH WE NEED MORE PEOPLE. BUT WE MADE IT WORK. BUT IF YOU GOT IT. YOU GOT IT. YEAH I THINK MR. JOHNSON MIGHT HAVE YOU 50 PEOPLE OUT THERE IF YOU LET HIM. [INAUDIBLE] WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH ALL THESE PEOPLE. [LAUGHTER] I DID SEE MR. WALTON HAD, IS IT OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS RIGHT? NO IT'S NOT AT THE MOMENT BUT COMMISSIONERS IF YOU'RE OK I CAN OPEN IT UP FOR COMMENT. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE FOR THE BOY SCOUTS. IS ALL WE HAVE. IS THAT ALL SIR? YEAH, THAT'S IT. OK. THANK YOU. SO I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR COMMENTS SO TO GET SOME INPUT. YOU CAN SIT DOWN NOW SIR. SO IF ANYONE WANTS TO GIVE SOME INPUT ON THIS. MR. WALTON. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO RECALL WHEN WE PUT THAT PARK IN THE WHOLE IDEA WAS NATIVE VEGETATION THAT WOULDN'T REQUIRE A LOT OF MAINTENANCE. THERE'S STILL A LOT OF NATIVE VEGETATION DOWN THERE. THERE ARE SOME PEPPERS THAT NEED TO BE REMOVED BUT IT'S NOT GRASS. IT'S ACTUALLY NATIVE VEGETATION. SO I'M GOING TO SUGGEST THAT ANY KIND OF CHANGES DOWN THERE NEED TO ABSOLUTELY BE NATIVE VEGETATION. IF YOU PUT IN SEA GRAPES THEY'RE GOING TO GET TALL BLOCK THE VIEW. SO YOU NEED TO KEEP THEM ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT SIDEWALK WHICH IS FAIRLY NARROW CITY PROPERTY THERE YOU MIGHT BE MUCH BETTER OFF WITH SOMETHING LIKE [INAUDIBLE], SOME OTHER KIND OF NATIVE VEGETATION THAT WILL NOT BLOCK THE VIEW, WILL NOT GET HIGH. WILL PROVIDE GOOD GROUND COVER DEFEAT EROSION IN THE EVENT WE GET A HURRICANE EVENT. SO THE VEGETATION THAT'S PLACED IN THERE FOR LANDSCAPING NEEDS TO BE WELL THOUGHT OUT AND ALSO I WOULD SUGGEST VETTED THROUGH WHOEVER IS GOING TO END UP MAINTAINING IT AFTER IT'S PLANTED. YOU KNOW WE WANT SOMETHING IN THERE THAT'S GOING TO DO THE SAME THING AS A LIVING SHORELINE EXCEPT IT'S GOING TO BE BEACH DUNE VEGETATION BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THAT IS THE BEACH DUNE. IT'S ONLY CERTAIN KINDS OF PLANTS THAT ARE GOING TO GROW THERE. AND I WOULD STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU WANT SOMETHING[00:40:01]
OTHER THAN A SEA GRAPE. BUT THAT'S JUST MY SUGGESTION. HAVE WE. HAS THIS BEEN PRESENTED TO YOU MS. JUNKALA IN TERMS OF A PLANT LISTING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? YES IT HAS AND ACTUALLY IT'S BEEN FORWARDED TO PUBLIC WORKS AS WELL. SO BRIAN GALLUCCI OF PUBLIC WORKS HAS LOOKED AT THE PROJECTS AND HAS WAS OK WITH THE VEGETATION. SO IT IS ALL NATIVE VEGETATION. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE IN THE PUBLIC? NO. OKAY. SO I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT MR. WALTON. LET'S JUST MAKE SURE THAT THAT IT IS NATIVE VEGETATION AND WE DON'T PUT ANYTHING ELSE THERE. COMMISSIONERS ANYTHING YOU LIKE TO ADD OR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BEFORE I ADJOURN. NO. OKAY. WITH THAT BEING SAID MEETING ADJOURNED.
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