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I'M GOING TO BRING OUR REGULAR BCRA MEETING TO ORDER PAT ROLL CALL. CHAIRMAN CAPOTE. HERE. VICE CHAIRMAN ANDERSON. COMMISSIONER SANTIAGO. HERE. COMMISSIONER BAILEY. HERE. COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. HERE. COMMISSIONER RITTER. HERE. COMMISSIONER PARR. HERE. BAYFRONT CRA ATTORNEY JENNIFER COCKCROFT. THANK YOU. OK, CONSENT AGENDA, UNDER THAT
[CONSENT AGENDA]
IS ALL THE ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES. IS THERE ANY MINUTES YOU WOULD LIKE TO PULL COMMISSIONERS. NO MAYOR. MAYOR, I DO JUST WANT TO INFORM THE BOARD THAT I DID SPEAK TO STAFF EARLIER I ASKED IF THEY WOULD JUST UNDER THE PORTIONS WHERE WE DO [INAUDIBLE] VOTES. THEY'D PULLED THAT OUT INTO A VERTICAL FORMAT SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DO FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS. SO IT'S EASY TO READ AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE WHERE THOSE VOTES ARE WHENEVER YOU READ IT. AND I THINK WITH THIS WE NEED A VOTE FOR THE MINUTES. MAYOR MAKE A MOTION APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. SECOND.SECOND BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION COMMISSIONERS? IF NOT I'M GOING TO CALL IT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES. PUBLIC COMMENTS. MR. [INAUDIBLE].
[PUBLIC COMMENTS (NON-AGENDA ITEMS)]
JOHN MONGIOIM 809 VANCE CIRCLE NORTHEAST PALM BAY. I'M GOING TO KEEP THESE HEADPHONES ON BECAUSE THEY REALLY WORK. NOBODY'S TRIED THEM YET. ANYWAY WHAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IS THE DERELICT VESSELS SITUATION THAT I WORKED WITH IT AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BREVARD MARINE ADVISORY COUNCIL AND NOW I'M WORKING WITH IT AS AN INDIVIDUAL AND BAYFRONT BECAUSE WE HAVE A PROBLEM IN THE BAYFRONT AS YOU KNOW. THE BIGGEST PART OF THE PROBLEM IS THAT ONE WE ARE TRAINING OUR POLICE OFFICERS TO DO THIS IDENTIFICATION OF DERELICT VESSELS. BUT ACCORDING TO LIEUTENANT [INAUDIBLE] THEY'RE NOT READY YET TO EXECUTE ALTHOUGH THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN DOING SOME WORK, THEY'RE NOT OFFICIALLY READY. THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD ONE THAT WAS REMOVED FROM THE DERELICT VESSEL BUT IT SANK AGAIN. SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE FIVE DERELICT VESSELS OUT THERE.LIEUTENANT [INAUDIBLE] TELLS ME THAT IF FWC HAS STARTED THE INVESTIGATION WHICH THEY HAVE I BELIEVE ON ALL FIVE OF THESE AND JOAN CAN VERIFY THAT LATER THEN LIEUTENANT [INAUDIBLE] DOES NOT WANT TO GET INVOLVED AND THAT HE WANTS FWC TO FINISH THAT. FWC I'M HEARING NOW IS CHANGING THEIR TIMETABLE FROM 90 DAYS PLUS AN EXTENDED 90 DAYS PLUS 45 DAYS AFTER IT'S RED TAGGED TO POSSIBLY 45 DAYS PLUS 45 DAYS AND 21 DAYS AFTER IT'S RED TAGGED. THE PROBLEM IS OH THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE THIS IS NOT A FLORIDA STATUTE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT'S A IT'S A PROCEDURE AND OUR POLICE ARE TRYING TO DEVELOP THEIR PROCEDURE. NOW I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE PROCEDURE WHEN PALM BAY FINISHES. I GOT A LOOK AT IT AND COMMENT IT TO [INAUDIBLE] ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT HAD A 90 PLUS 90 AND 45 AND I SAID NOT GONNA GET THE BAY CLEARED. SO THEY'RE WORKING AND I BELIEVE ON FORTY FIVE AND FORTY FIVE AND TWENTY ONE BUT THE THING IS WE NEED TO DO TWO THINGS. ONE IS WE NEED TO GET OUR POLICE UP AND RUNNING OFFICIALLY SO THAT ANY NEW VESSELS THAT COME DOWN THEY CAN START. THE SECOND THING IS AND JOAN HAS ALREADY STARTED DOING THIS. SHE HAS TO WORK WITH FWC TO GET THE UPDATES AND SEE IF SHE CAN GET THEM TO STICK TO THE TIMETABLES BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS MATT FROM THE COUNTY HAS BEEN WORKING WITH US. BUT HE JUST FEED US WHAT FWC FEEDS HIM AND IT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN. AND AS A RESULT THE VESSELS STAY THERE FOREVER AND EVER.
YOU KNOW WE'VE GOT TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN. I'M GLAD JOAN IS ON BOARD. I THINK SHE'S GOING TO DO A MUCH BETTER JOB AT TRYING TO STAY ON THIS AND I'VE GIVEN HER SOME NAMES THAT MIGHT HELP MAKING FWC MOVE ALONG. I WANT TO GET THAT GRANT MONEY THAT'S
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AVAILABLE. IT USED TO BE IN THE OLD DAYS THEY SAID WELL WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FWC HAS EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OF ABOUT EARLY MAY. AND THE COUNTY HAS COMMITTED MONEY TO DO EVERY VESSEL IN THE COUNTY. WE CAN GET THESE VESSELS TAKEN OUT WITH ZERO DOLLARS TO PALM BAY. BUT WE NEED THE PAPERWORK OR THE TAG YOU KNOW FROM FWC WE NEED THEM TO SAY IT'S FINISHED OR THEY'RE DERELICT, TIME TO GO. SO THAT'S ONE BIG THING THAT, THESE THINGS SOMETIMES ACT UP. THAT'S ONE BIG THING THAT I THINK YOU GUYS NEED TO PUSH ON. AND YOU KNOW MAYBE I'LL TALK AGAIN ON IT LATER. I HEAR IT. ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO PRESENTATION. OH OK. I DID WANT TO. MARYANN CIVIL PALM BAY. I DID WANT TO CONGRATULATE EVERY ONE OF YOUR STAFF TO THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO GET ALL THOSE OLD MINUTES DONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALTHOUGH READING THEM LATE INTO LAST NIGHT I REALIZE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL ISSUES THAT IS BROUGHT UP AT THE MEETINGS THAT ARE JUST LIKE NEVER BROUGHT UP AGAIN. SO THERE IS A FEW OUTSTANDING ISSUES. I'LL TALK TO JOAN ABOUT SUCH AS THE QUICK CLAIM DEED FOR THE MARINA. I KNOW JOAN'S GONNA BRING UP SOME OF THESE TOPICS BUT I JUST WANTED TO ALSO BRING THEM UP SO THAT YOU'RE AWARE. THE STATUS OF THE NEW MARKETING FOR THE MARINA AND I UNDERSTAND SOMEBODY IS GONNA GIVE A PRESENTATION TONIGHT, THE STATUS OF THE TALKS WITH ABOUT STEAMBOAT LANDINGS. I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT'S BEEN COVERED OR NOT. JOAN JUST UPDATED ME ON THE FINE DREDGING AGREEMENT SO THAT'S BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. ANY DISCUSSION WITH ALL ABOARD FLORIDA OR VIRGIN TRAINS IS WHAT THEY'RE CALLING IT NOW OR SOMETHING REGARDING A PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY UNDER THE BRIDGE. THEY ARE GOING TO BE UPGRADING THE RAILROAD BRIDGE AND IT WOULD BE A PERFECT TIME TO GET WITH THEM. AS FAR AS POTENTIALLY HAVING A PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY AND THERE WAS SOME TALK AT ONE OF THE MEETINGS REGARDING GIVING UP ONE OF OUR RIGHT OF WAYS IN ORDER TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE REALLY IMPORTANT I THINK IN THAT WHOLE SCHEME OF GETTING THE BCRA ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CREEK AS FAR AS PEDESTRIANS.THE PARADISE PADDLERS WHO IS THEY WERE ORIGINALLY LEASING I BELIEVE THE PROPERTY NEXT TO THE MARINA. I'VE NOW NOTICED THAT THEY ARE BASICALLY ON US 1, SO I DON'T KNOW ARE THEY LEASING THE MARINA NOW AS WELL. SO THAT WAS ANOTHER THING I'LL GET WITH JOAN AND I THINK THAT'S IT. OH AND BACKUP INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME BACKUP INFORMATION LIKE AND I'VE JUST DISCUSSED THIS BRIEFLY WITH JOAN BUT SOME OF THE URBAN 3 INFORMATION THE OLD LIKE 2016, 2015 THE OLDER ANNUAL REPORTS SO YOU CAN KIND OF GO BACK AND FORTH WITH THE REPORTS TO SEE WHERE THE BCRA HAS COME OVER THE YEARS. SO SOME OF THIS BACKGROUND INFORMATION THAT'S DISCUSSED IN THE MEETING MINUTES BUT AREN'T AVAILABLE TO THE STAKEHOLDERS. SO I'D APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. RESPONSE, I'LL COVER A COUPLE OF THOSE IN MY STAFF REPORT. BUT AS FAR AS THE WEB SITE BACKUP THE URBAN THREE AND ANNUAL REPORT, WE TALKED ABOUT THE ANNUAL REPORT THAT 2018 IS ON THERE BECAUSE IT IS ADA COMPLIANT 2017 AND PREVIOUS. I THINK WE'RE DONE BY CONSULTANTS AND SO THEY WERE NOT MADE TO BE ADA COMPLIANT AND WE CAN'T GO BACK AND ASK THEM TO DO IT AT LEAST NOT FOR FREE. SO THOSE I CAN MAKE AVAILABLE THROUGH ANY PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST VIA EMAIL. YOU'VE BASICALLY SHARED YOUR PUBLIC REQUEST WITH ME SO I WILL FULFILL THAT. I CAN MAKE THESE DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ON ONE DRIVE AND PROVIDE YOU A LINK SO YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THEM DIRECTLY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON. MOVING ON TO PRESENTATIONS. WE
[1. Michael Melhado, Vintage Redevelopment Group – Pelican Harbor Marina]
HAVE A VINTAGE REDEVELOPMENT GROUP. MIKE MELHADO HERE FOR A PRESENTATION. HE HAS EXPRESSED INTEREST IN PELICAN HARBOR MARINA AND POSSIBLY THE ADJACENT SITE[00:10:01]
OWNED BY THE BAYFRONT CRA. SO HE'S MERELY HERE TO SHARE HIS THOUGHTS AND INTEREST IN THOSE PROPERTIES AND KIND OF FIGURE OUT WHAT THE BOARD SEES AS HIS VISION GOING FORWARD. GOOD EVENING MIKE MELHADO OF VINTAGE REDEVELOPMENT GROUP 417 FIFTH AVENUE, INDIALANTIC FLORIDA. WE'VE BEEN INTERESTED IN THE MARINA FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS. I THINK WE STARTED TALKING IN 2014 TO PEOPLE ON THE CRA. IN 2016 WHEN THE RFI WENT OUT. WE WERE ONE OF TWO GROUPS THAT RESPONDED WITH AND OUR CONCEPT WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN I THINK THE APPROACH WAS AT THE TIME. I REACHED OUT TO JOAN AND ANDY ANDERSON HERE A LITTLE BIT AGO AND SAID HEY WHAT'S GOING ON. I SAW THAT PADDLERS PARADISE HAD MOVED INTO THE MARINA AND WAS WONDERING WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND WHETHER THERE WAS STILL SOME INTEREST IN THE CITY DOING SOMETHING THERE AT THE MARINA. SO JOAN ENCOURAGED ME TO COME SPEAK TO YOU ALL. OBVIOUSLY I DON'T KNOW. I KNOW THERE MIGHT BE ONE OR TWO OF YOU THAT HAD SEEN OUR PRESENTATION BEFORE WHEN WE DID IT IN 2016. BUT I WANT TO KIND OF REFRESH WHAT OUR CONCEPT IS AND JUST EXPRESS THAT WE STILL HAVE SOME INTEREST IN DOING SOMETHING AND PARTNERING WITH THE CITY ON THAT SITE. SO I PUT TOGETHER A QUICK LITTLE PACKET FOR YOU.IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE NOTHING TOO ELABORATE. IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE COMMISSIONERS FEEL LIKE THEY WANT TO MOVE FORWARD ON WE'D LOVE TO TALK MORE WITH STAFF AND COME TO AN AGREEMENT OF PUTTING TOGETHER A SITE PLAN THAT WORKS FOR EVERYBODY. BUT IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT YOUR PACKET THE CONCEPT IS BASICALLY A FISHERMAN'S VILLAGE WITH A LITTLE BIT OF AN ENTERTAINMENT CENTER. WE'D LIKE TO TAKE THOSE PARCELS AND DO A PHASED DEVELOPMENT IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S VERY REALISTIC TO DO. IT'S NOT PIE IN THE SKY. IT'S SOMETHING WE COULD START ON TOMORROW. THE FIRST PHASE WOULD BE TO DEVELOP A DESTINATION WATERFRONT RESTAURANT THERE UTILIZING THE MARINA GETTING THE MARINA BACK ACTIVE AND UTILIZING BUILDING OFF THE EXISTING BUILDING. PHASE TWO WOULD BE TO MOVE IT TO DOING AN EVENT CENTER AND AGAIN KIND OF ATTRACTION AND EVENTUALLY MOVE DOWN THE PARCEL WITH A RETAIL VILLAGE A KIND OF REMINISCENT OF THAT OLD FLORIDA FISHERMAN'S VILLAGE. THE KEY FOR ME AND MY BACKGROUND I'VE BEEN A LOCAL GUY FOR A LONG TIME GREW UP WENT TO [INAUDIBLE] HIGH.
BEEN IN THE AREA A LONG TIME AND I'VE SEEN IT REALLY GROW AND FOR YEARS PEOPLE COME TO THE AREA AND SAY OH WHAT DO YOU DO THERE. WELL THERE'S YOU KNOW I'M NOT SURE THERE'S NOT A LOT OF GREAT PLACES TO TAKE PEOPLE. AND I THINK WE REALLY NEED SOME PLACES THAT HAVE A SENSE OF PLACE OF OUR HISTORY AND ARE SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO SHOW OFF TO PEOPLE. AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH 20 YEARS AGO TO BE REALLY HEAVILY INVOLVED IN DOWNTOWN MELBOURNE. I STARTED BUYING PROPERTY IN DOWNTOWN MELBOURNE, RENOVATING IT WHEN PEOPLE THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY TO DO IT. I BROUGHT THE MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION TOGETHER SAT ON THE REDEVELOPMENT BOARD FOR YEARS WITH CITY OF MELBOURNE. I FOUNDED MELBOURNE MAIN STREET THERE IN DOWNTOWN AND WAS ON THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD AND REALLY WORKED TOGETHER WITH THE CITY AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THE MERCHANTS AND EVERYBODY TO REALLY PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER THERE THAT FINALLY GOT US SOME SYNERGY IN DOWNTOWN. I THINK IT'S IT'S COME A LONG WAY. IS IT WHAT I ORIGINALLY ENVISIONED. PROBABLY NOT BUT IT'S MADE GREAT PROGRESS OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS. I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE A REALLY UNIQUE THING WITH THAT BAYFRONT PARCEL AND THE CRA YOU HAVE THERE. YOU HAVE SOMETHING WE NEVER WERE ABLE TO DO THAT EVERY STUDY WE EVER DID IN MELBOURNE SAID WE NEEDED TO DESPERATELY DO AND THAT'S A CONNECTION TO THE WATERFRONT. YOU'VE GOT THIS IMMENSE SHORELINE YOU'VE GOT THE START OF WHAT COULD BE AN AMAZING LINEAR PARK THAT COULD CREATE CONNECTIVITY ALL THROUGH THAT BAYFRONT AREA AND WHAT YOU NEED IS THAT BEGINNING OF DEVELOPMENT THAT STARTS BRINGING ATTRACTION DOWN THERE. OUR PROPOSAL IS KIND OF ALONG THE LINES OF SOMETHING JOHN'S PASS ON THE WEST COAST OR A TENT CITY IN NAPLES THAT BECOMES THAT ATTRACTION TO THE AREA THAT'S DRAWING PEOPLE BUT IT STARTS WITH KIND OF SOME OF THAT ACTIVITY. I OPENED A RESTAURANT IN DOWNTOWN MELBOURNE. I FIRST STARTED RENOVATING BUILDINGS BUT I OPENED A RESTAURANT BACK WHEN THERE WAS ONLY THREE OR FOUR OF US DOWNTOWN WITH RESTAURANTS AND THERE WASN'T A WHOLE LOT OF CUSTOMERS. BUT AS WE GOT MORE RESTAURANTS THINGS STARTED BUILDING WE GOT THIS SYNERGY GOING AND WE GOT MORE RETAIL AND THEN WE START GETTING PEOPLE LIVING DOWNTOWN. SO I THINK YOU'VE GOT TO START WITH A BASE AND THAT'S THE KEY. THE BIGGEST THING FOR ME IS COMING IN I'M NOT YOUR TYPICAL DEVELOPER THAT'S GOING TO
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COME IN AND TELL YOU HEY I WANT TO MAXIMIZE THIS SITE. ACTUALLY ONE OF THE FIRST PROJECTS I PUT TOGETHER IN DOWNTOWN MELBOURNE WAS A MIXED USE BROWNSTONE PROJECT WITH SOME RETAIL ON APARTMENTS OLD APARTMENTS SITE THE OLD ORANGE COURT APARTMENTS IN DOWNTOWN. BY THE TIME IT GOT DONE GOING TO THE ARCHITECTS AND ANOTHER DEVELOPER IT BECAME A 25 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT THAT DIDN'T REALLY FIT THE AREA STILL HASN'T BEEN BUILT TODAY. I THINK WHAT WE REALLY NEED TO DO ON THIS SITE IS KEEP THAT PUBLIC CONNECTIVITY TO THE WATERFRONT CREATE THIS LINEAR PARK AND REALLY PRESERVE THAT FOR PUBLIC USE. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF EASY WAYS TO DEVELOP IT WHERE YOU COME IN AND YOU MAXIMIZE THE SITE AND YEAH YOU DO THINGS THAT MAKE THE DEVELOPER MONEY. I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU HAVE THERE THAT YOU'VE GOT TO PROTECT IS THAT WATERFRONT LINEAR PARK. SO WHAT WE KIND OF PROPOSED AND JOAN ASKED ME ABOUT THIS SHE SAID WOULDN'T IT BE EASIER AND YOU KNOW CAN YOU JUST COME IN AND DO DRY STACK MARINA AND DO ALL THIS STUFF. YEAH YOU COULD BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S AN ASSET FOR THE CITY OF PALM BAY. I THINK AN ACTIVE MARINA IS A GREAT ASSET FOR THE CITY OF PALM BAY BUT NOBODY'S COMING DOWN THERE FOR DRY STACK BOATS YOU KNOW THEY'RE GONNA COME DOWN THERE BECAUSE THERE'S SOME ENTERTAINMENT THERE'S AN ICE CREAM SHOP THERE'S A A ECO TOUR PADDLING BUSINESS THERE'S A COUPLE OF GREAT RESTAURANTS A SANDWICH SHOP SOME RETAIL STUFF THAT'S WHAT WE'D LIKE TO BUILD AND WE'D LIKE TO REALLY START WITH THAT CORNER STONE RESTAURANT RIGHT THERE ON A BUILDING ON THE MARINA GET THE MARINE ACTIVE AND REALLY START THE BEGINNINGS OF THAT LARGE PUBLIC BOARDWALK THERE. ON OUR HIGHLIGHTS PAGE I JUST PUT A COUPLE OF QUICK HIGHLIGHTS. WE THINK IT'S A PRETTY REALISTIC THING THAT WE COULD START WORKING ON YOU KNOW THIS YEAR THE IT CAN BE PHASED IN AND IMPLEMENTED IN A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND I THINK THAT'S THE KEY IS TO GET SOME ACTIVITY THERE SO THAT OTHER PEOPLE START TAKING INTEREST. I MEAN YOU'RE SEEING IT RIGHT NOW WITH A LARGE PROJECT IN DOWNTOWN THAT THE HIGHLINE PROJECT. EVERYBODY SITTING THERE WAITING FOR THAT THING TO GO. ONCE THAT THING STARTED GO ON OTHER PEOPLE SAID WELL MAYBE WE CAN DO A PROJECT DOWN THERE. IT'S A LOT SMALLER SCALE BUT THIS IS MORE LIKE BACK WHEN THERE WAS THREE RESTAURANTS AND WE WERE TRYING TO GET A FOURTH AND WE'RE GETTING SOME GOOD RETAIL AND WE STARTED TO GET SOME MOMENTUM DOWNTOWN. YOU'VE GOT TO GET THOSE FIRST COUPLE OF PIECES DOWN THERE. ON MY HIGHLIGHT THERE CITY RETAINS A WATERFRONT ACCESS I THINK THAT'S A CRITICAL AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING YOU GUYS GOT TO THINK REAL HARD AND STRONG ABOUT. RETURNING THE PROPERTY TO THE TAX ROLLS OBVIOUSLY A BENEFIT IF THERE WAS SOME KIND OF AGREEMENT ON A PURCHASE AGREEMENT AS WE SAID BACK IN 2016 WE'RE OPEN WHETHER IT'S A LAND LEASE WHETHER IT'S A PURCHASE WHETHER IT'S WHATEVER STRUCTURE WE WANT TO COME UP WITH AS LONG AS IT MAKES SENSE FOR US AND MAKES SENSE FOR THE CITY. YOU KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING WE FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT DOING JUST BECAUSE I THINK IT COULD BE A GREAT PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT? OBVIOUSLY CREATE SOME ADDITIONAL JOBS FOR THE CITY AND IT'S A BEGINNING OF REDEVELOPMENT AREA. LIKE I SAID AND NEXT STEPS. I JUST WROTE IF THE COUNCIL IS INTERESTED WE'D LOVE TO WORK WITH CITY STAFF WITH Y'ALL INDIVIDUALLY OR COLLECTIVELY FIGURE OUT SOMETHING THAT WORKS FOR EVERYBODY. LAST COUPLE PAGES A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR EXPERIENCE. YOU KNOW WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD GROUP OF GUYS IT'S PRETTY WELL FUNDED. WE'VE GOT PROBABLY WHAT I THINK IS ONE OF THE TOP LOCAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES IN THE AREA AS A PARTNER. [INAUDIBLE] CERTIFIED GENERAL CONTRACTORS. KEVIN [INAUDIBLE] IS ANOTHER PARTNER IN OUR GROUP AND MANAGES OVER A MILLION SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL PROPERTY. WE OWN PROPERTIES IN PALM BAY, MELBOURNE, INDIALANTIC, PALM BEACH, ROCKLEDGE. SO WE'RE PRETTY WELL ORGANIZED TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN FOR YOU IN A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. OTHER THAN THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I'D BE GLAD TO ENTERTAIN THEM. I GUESS I'M JUST TRYING TO GET A I MEAN IT SOUNDS REALLY GOOD. BUT HOW ARE YOU PHASING IN THE DIFFERENT PHASES. YOU HAVE PHASE ONE. IF YOU LOOK ON THE IF YOU LOOK ON THE LAST PAGE IT'S JUST A QUICK LITTLE OFF SITE PLAN. BRUCE MOYA DID FOR US FROM MBV THE OTHER DAY JUST FOR A STARTING DISCUSSION POINT AND NOTHING ON HERE IS SET IN STONE AND WE THREW SOME SOME THINGS IN THERE THAT WERE JUST. THE FIRST PHASE WOULD BE TO TAKE THAT EXISTING BUILDING AND BUILD OFF OF THAT BUILDING AND CONVERT THAT TO THE[00:20:01]
RESTAURANT PROPERTY. YOU HAVE A COMMITMENT FOR A RESTAURANT? WE WOULD BE OPERATING THE RESTAURANT. YES. YOURSELF. I CURRENTLY OPERATE RIVER ROCK'S RESTAURANT UP IN NORTH MELBOURNE, ROCKLEDGE. OPERATED ISLAND PASTA FOR 18 YEARS IN DOWNTOWN MELBOURNE AND WE OPERATE CAPTAIN BUTCHERS DOWN IN SEBASTIAN AND WE HAVE A RESORT WE RUN UP IN GEORGIA. YOU'RE GOING BACK TO THE QUESTION CAUSE I'VE LOOKED AT YOUR DIAGRAM ALREADY BUT MY QUESTION WOULD BE IN REGARDS YOU'RE DOING YOU COULD DO THE FIRST PHASE WITHIN 2020 THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE STATING. OK SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE HOW YOUR FIRST PHASE GOES FIRST BEFORE YOU MAKE THE NEXT COMMITMENT TO THE NEXT PHASE OR YOU ALREADY HAVE IT PROGRAMMED. WE CAN STRUCTURE IT, IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT THE ACQUISITION STRUCTURE IS MORE THAN ANYTHING. I MEAN WE COULD DO. IT'S POSSIBLE WE COULD DO PHASE 1 AND 2 IMMEDIATELY AND ACQUIRE THAT PARCEL AND BUILD THAT OUT. IT'S POSSIBLE WE COULD ACQUIRE THE WHOLE THING AND GO AHEAD AND SITE PLAN THE WHOLE THING AND BUILD IT OUT. WE'RE CAPABLE TO DO THAT. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF I THINK YOU'VE GOTTA YOU KNOW THE WAY THIS IS ENVISIONED AND YOU KNOW WE'RE A LONG WAY FROM GETTING A SET IN STONE SITE PLAN OBVIOUSLY SO BUT THE WAY THIS IS ENVISIONED IT'S A CONSTRUCTION THAT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND JUST GO RIGHT DOWN THE LINE AS WE LEASE UP AND LOAD THEM UP. SO YOU KNOW I THINK IT'S YOU KNOW IN A PERFECT WORLD WE'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND PERMIT THE WHOLE SITE PLAN AND THEN BUILD IT AS WE FILL IT. YOU KNOW THE KEY FOR ME IS THE BOARDWALK PIECE AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT IS WHAT KIND OF STRUCTURE DOES THAT TAKE. IS THAT A ARE WE PURCHASING THE PROPERTY AND THEN WE'RE GRANTING AN EASEMENT TO THE CITY, THE CITY IS USING [INAUDIBLE] GRANT MONEY TO BUILD A BOARDWALK OR IS IT WE'RE BUILDING THE BOARDWALK AND ENSURING DEEDED PUBLIC ACCESS AS PART OF THE PURCHASE.THERE IS A LOT OF WAYS TO KIND OF APPROACH THAT. THAT'S THE P3 PIECE. RIGHT. SO AND PROBABLY I GUESS IT WAS THREE YEARS AGO MAYBE ANDY WHEN WE WERE KIND OF TALKING ABOUT THE P3 STRUCTURE AGAIN WE'RE OPEN TO WHATEVER STRUCTURE. WHAT THE INDICATIONS I'VE HEARD LATELY IS IT MAY BE CLEANER JUST TO FIGURE OUT SOME KIND OF PURCHASE STRUCTURE. BUT AGAIN I THINK THE KEY PIECE FOR THE CITY IS TO RETAIN THAT PUBLIC ACCESS ALONG THAT WATERFRONT. IF YOU CAN FIND THE WAY TO CONNECT UNDERNEATH THE RAILWAY BRIDGE TO THE PARK OVER THERE ALL THE WAY DOWN THIS PROPERTY AND THEN ALL THE WAY ONTO THE OTHER RELIEF BRIDGE ALL ALONG THE BAYSIDE IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING NOTHING IN BREVARD COUNTY HAS. I MEAN IT'S GONNA BE PRETTY SPECTACULAR I THINK. AND IT'S GONNA INSTANTLY BECOME A FOCUS FOR PALM BAY RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. MY STANDPOINT I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH YOU TALKING WITH STAFF AND SEEING WHERE THIS LEADS. IT'S A NICE CONCEPT. THAT'S WHY I HAVE THE QUESTIONS [INAUDIBLE] AND I KNOW THAT I'VE SPOKEN TO JOAN ABOUT THE P3 CONCEPT. SO LET'S SEE WHERE THAT LEADS US. SO YES. BUT NO I LIKE IT I'M GONNA LEAVE IT UP TO THE OTHER SIX THAT ARE HERE ON THE COMMISSION. SO I'LL GO REAL QUICK I'M OK WITH THE CONCEPT AND AGAIN I'D LIKE TO SEE A, B AND C AND WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE AND WHAT YOU GUYS WANT TO DO. BUT I THINK THE CONCEPT IS GOOD. COMMISSIONERS. SAME HERE. I LIKE THE CONCEPT. SO LET'S SEE WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE. CHAIRMAN. SAY I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH ANY OF IT. AND BY WAY I AM FAMILIAR WHEN YOU CAME IN LAST TIME AND I'VE READ THE MINUTES BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THE FOLKS ARE WORKING IN OTHER PARTS CRA OR ANOTHER GROUP THAT WERE LOOKING AT IT. SO ANY HOW I AM FAMILIAR WITH IT. I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE IDEA. I DO THINK THAT THE CLEANEST WAY IS PROBABLY JUST TO PURCHASE. I THINK I'VE STATED IN THE RECORD BEFORE THAT I'D PREFER THAT. AND I WOULD SAY I MEAN LOOK I DON'T WANT TO KILL ANY IDEA. I DO KNOW THE LAST TIME. IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I WALKED INTO THE US 1 BRIDGE THERE. BUT LAST TIME I WENT AND WENT. MY RECOLLECTION IS IT'S PROBABLY HARD TO TRY TO CONNECT THAT IN A SIGNIFICANT FASHION. AND LAST TIME I WAS UNDERNEATH THERE IT SMELLED PRETTY BAD. SO I DON'T KNOW IT'S A THAT'S NECESSARILY A TOURISM ATTRACTION WALKING THROUGH THERE BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT STAFF CAN'T COME UP WITH IDEAS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE CAN AND CAN'T DO BUT CERTAINLY I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY REASON FOR US TO SHUT DOWN THE IDEA AND YOU GUYS HAVE DISCUSSIONS. I THINK WHEN IT COMES OUT TO THE END OF IT THOUGH I PREFER THAT THE PROPERTY TO BE SEPARATED AND YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT WITH IT. [INAUDIBLE]. ANYTHING ELSE? GOT TO TURN IT ON HERE. YEAH. THIS ISN'T YOU KNOW THIS
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ISN'T NEW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS WITH OTHER. AND I REMEMBER WHEN YOU CAME BEFORE THE PDR OR PDF OR WHATEVER IT WAS PDF. AND SAME WAY I'D LIKE TO SEE IT CONNECT YOU KNOW FROM THAT PROPERTY IT ALREADY HAS THAT WALKWAY UNDER US 1 AND THEN DOWN THE BAY ALONG US 1 DOWN BAY BOULEVARD CLEAR TO CASTAWAY PARK. SO ALL THAT CONNECTS NOW OTHER THAN THE BOARDWALK YOU'RE GONNA PUT IN FRONT OF YOUR DEVELOPMENT THERE IN FRONT OF THE MARINA IF YOU DO PURCHASE IT. AND I AM SAYING I'D RATHER SHE PURCHASE IT RATHER THAN YOU KNOW PURCHASE IT OUTRIGHT AND DO IT THAT WAY. YEAH I THINK IT'S A GREAT CONCEPT. IT WOULD BE, NOWHERE IN PALM BAY. CAN YOU GO AND SIT DOWN HAVE A SANDWICH AND A BEER. RIGHT. NOWHERE. THAT'S IT. I MEAN ON WATER NOT ANYWHERE. ON THE WATER I SHOULD SAY. THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIG CHALLENGES HONESTLY WITH DOWNTOWN MELBOURNE IS THERE WEREN'T A LOT OF GREAT PUBLIC GATHERING PLACES. RIGHT. YOU GOT THE PARK ON THE POINT BUT OTHER THAN THAT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF AREA TO GATHER AND REALLY GATHERING PLACES THAT SHOULD BE ARE NOT REAL CONNECTED TO DOWNTOWN. SO I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS IS PEOPLE LOVE THAT ABILITY TO GET SOMEWHERE WHERE THEY'RE CONNECTED AND NEAR THE WATER AND YOU'VE GOT THE ACTIVITY OF THE MARINA AND YOU'VE GOT SOME SHOPS AND YOU CAN WANDER AROUND AND [INAUDIBLE]. PEOPLE LIKE TO WALK LIKE TO EXERCISE AND GIVES THEM AN AREA TO DO IT. PRETTY INTERESTING. BUT I KNOW YOU KNOW IT STARTS. IT'S LIKE EVERYTHING YOU KNOW. WELL WE CAN ALL DREAM WHATEVER WE CAN DREAM DOWN THERE AND IT COULD BE AN AMAZING SUCCESS 20 YEARS FROM NOW. BUT IT ALL STARTS WITH ONE STEP. ANYTHING ELSE COMMISSIONERS. JUST LIKE TO ADD THAT I KNOW FOR A WHILE WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT ACTIVITY DOING SOMETHING ON THE WATERFRONT THAT BRINGS PEOPLE TO THE WATERFRONT OF PALM BAY LIKE YOU'VE ALREADY NOTED THAT THERE'S NOTHING IN EXISTENCE LIKE THIS IN BREVARD COUNTY. AND TO BE THE FIRST IN BREVARD COUNTY AND THAT BE HERE IN PALM BAY ON OUR WATERFRONT THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR QUITE SOME TIME DEFINITELY THINK THAT WOULD BE KEY AND THIS IS AWESOME IDEA HERE. I LOVE THE CONCEPT HERE. JUST LIKE EVERY BODY ELSE IS SAYING AND I DO AGREE. FULL SALE WOULD BE THE CLEANEST AND EASIEST WAY. BUT YEAH I MAN, I WISH YOU THE BEST. THANK YOU. WISH YOU THE BEST, I LIKE IT. WE'LL DISCUSS IT SOME MORE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. MOVING ON ANYTHING JOAN ON THE OLD BUSINESS I DON'T SEE ANYTHING THERE. SO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD ON THE OLD BUSINESS OR NO. NO NOTHING FOR ACTION. OKAY NEW BUSINESS. NUMBER ONE THAT BAYFRONT CRA 2018[1. Bayfront CRA 2018 Annual Report]
ANNUAL REPORT. SO PER FLORIDA STATUTE 163 PART 3 IS CRA IS OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE THEIR FILE THEIR ANNUAL REPORT WITH CITY CLERK'S OFFICE. WE FILED OUR ANNUAL REPORT ON MARCH 29TH WITH OUR CITY CLERK. I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT THE ANNUAL REPORT IS IS FILED WITH AN UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THIS IS BECAUSE THE CAFR AUDIT IS NOT COMPLETED. IT'S EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE BY THE END OF THIS MONTH. AND SO ONCE THAT IS COMPLETE WE WILL UPDATE THE 2018 AND A REPORT WITH THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PROVIDED BACK TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AND ALSO REPUBLISH ONLINE. SO THE JUST FOR BACKGROUND THE ANNUAL REPORT WAS CONFIRMED WITH BREVARD COUNTY ON APRIL 26TH AND IT WILL ALSO GO BEFORE I'M SORRY MAY 7TH. IT WILL ALSO GO BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF PALM BAY ON JUNE 6TH. NO ACTION ON THIS CORRECT. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT YOU GUYS ACKNOWLEDGE AND ACCEPT THE 2018 DATA REPORT AS PROVIDED BY THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE. OK. IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? IF NOT COUNCIL I NEED A MOTION. I MAKE A MOTION TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND ACCEPT THE BAYFRONT CRA 2018 ANNUAL REPORT. SECOND. SECOND MADE BY COMMISSIONER BAILEY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION COMMISSIONERS? IF NOT I'M GOING TO CALL IT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. OKAY.[2. Consideration of prepayment of 2006 Bond Proceeds]
ITEM 2 CONSIDERATION A PREPAYMENT OF 2006 BOND PROCEEDS. YES SIR. SO IN 2006 AS YOU'RE AWARE THE BAYFRONT CRA TOOK OUT A BOND OF 1.6 MILLION WHICH APPROXIMATELY NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY EIGHT THOUSAND. WE HAVE CURRENTLY IN UNUSED PROCEEDS. CITY STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT WE APPLY THOSE UNUSED FUNDS TOWARDS THE PRINCIPAL BALANCE WORK WHICH WOULD BRING THAT BALANCE DOWN THE PAYMENTS DOWN TO BEING PAID OFF TWO YEARS EARLY BY 2022. CURRENTLY THE OUTSTANDING BALANCE IS 2.13 MILLION. PREVIOUSLY THE BOND PROCEEDS WERE USED FOR LAND ACQUISITION AS WELL AS SIDEWALKS LANDSCAPING A STREET LIGHT ENHANCEMENTS ALONG US 1. IN FISCAL YEAR 2019 THE BOND PROCEEDS WERE EARMARKED FOR LAND ACQUISITION AND DREDGING. HOWEVER GIVEN OUR CURRENT CLIMATE WITH BREVARD COUNTY[00:30:02]
AND NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT FOR THE CRA AND IN THE ATTEMPT TO HAVE US SUNSET EARLY WE DID LOOK AT PAYING DOWN THE BOND DEBT WITH THE BOND PROCEEDS WHICH WOULD SAVE US AN INTEREST ABOUT ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ALLOWING US TO PAY THIS OFF IN TWO YEARS. I'M SORRY. IN TWO YEARS EARLY. SO I'M MAKING A RECOMMENDATION THAT STAFF YOU APPROVE STAFF TO INITIATE PREPAYMENT OF 2006 BOND BY APPLYING THE CURRENT UNUSED PROCEEDS TOWARDS THE PRINCIPAL BALANCE CURRENTLY OUTSTANDING. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? IF NOT COMMISSIONERS. YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR JOAN BEFORE YOU MAKE A MOTION? I NEED A MOTION.THE CONSIDERATION OF THE PREPAYMENT OF THE 2006 BOND PROCEEDS. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SANTIAGO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. NO MAYOR. I DID ASK STAFF IF THEY CAN OR JOAN I SHOULD SAY AND STAFF IF THEY HAD CONSIDERED YOU KNOW PAYING OFF EVEN MORE, I MEAN I'D BE IN FAVOR OF US ACCELERATING EVEN FURTHER BUT I THINK THIS CERTAINLY IS ONE GOOD STEP. OKAY. ANYTHING. MAY BE ABLE TO REVISIT THAT NEXT YEAR. I MEAN WE'RE UP 5 PERCENT RIGHT NOW SO IT MIGHT BE A GOOD THING TO REVISIT THAT NEXT YEAR. WITH THAT I'M GOING TO CALL IT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.
ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES. COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. COMMISSIONER PARR.
[COMMISSIONER REPORTS]
I'VE GOT NOTHING AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER RITTER. MR. [INAUDIBLE] STATED I READ ALL THE MINUTES AND STUFF AND I NOTICED THAT IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR I ASKED MR. MARSHALL IF THE BAYFRONT OWNED PROPERTY ON WATER DRIVE, 1582 WATER DRIVE COULD BE MOWED. I DON'T THINK IT'S A VERY GOOD REPRESENTATION OF THE CITY HAVING THE BAYFRONT PROPERTY THAT WE OWN AND HAVING A KNEE HIGH IN GRASS AND THERE IS ALSO A BOUGAINVILLEA THAT'S IN FRONT OF THE PALM PUB IT'S ACTUALLY ON THE RIGHT OF WAY BETWEEN PALM PUB AND THE PROPERTY THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT 1582 THAT IS STICKING OUT IN THE ROAD. IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE REMOVED IT'S BIG AND BUSHY AND BOUGAINVILLEA'S ARE THORNY. IT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED AND THAT LOT NEEDS TO BE MOWED. LIKE I SAID IT'S BEEN SIX MONTHS. I BROUGHT IT UP TO MR. MARSHALL I KNOW HE CONTACTED PUBLIC WORKS AND THEY SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE IT ON THE AGENDA THAT THEY COULD PUT IT ON THE AGENDA BUT THEY PROBABLY HAVE TO CHARGE US TIME AND A HALF FOR OVERTIME BECAUSE THEY WERE SO BUSY MOWING THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE US OVERTIME IN ORDER TO GET IT MOWED. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT EVER BECAME OF IT. BUT I ALSO MENTIONED IT TO LISA IN JANUARY WHENEVER I MET HER AND THE OFFICER FOR THE FIRST TIME AND I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT MOWED. IT'S BEEN SIX MONTHS I MEAN WE GET PUBLIC WORKS. A LOT OF MONEY EVERY YEAR TO MOW OUR RIGHT OF WAYS AND THEY JUST MOWED US 1 AND THEY ACTUALLY STAGED THEIR TRUCKS AND TRAILERS AND STUFF ON THAT PROPERTY. AND YOU KNOW RUN AROUND IT ALL THEIR MOWING AND STUFF BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY DON'T MOW THAT LOT. I MEAN THEY SHOULD PUT IT ON A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THEY DO THE RIGHT OF WAYS AND THE MEDIANS EVERY TWO MONTHS AND GET IT MOWED. I'M GOING TO LET OUR CITY MANAGER ADDRESS THIS QUESTION BECAUSE WE'VE HAD THAT DISCUSSION. SO I WILL APOLOGIZE. I THINK MR. RITTER CAME IN IN MY OFFICE AND PROBABLY MENTIONED A LOT OF THINGS I THINK BUT MOSTLY [INAUDIBLE] WERE THE TWO THINGS THAT WERE REALLY HOT ON MY PLATE. RIGHT. SO I DO APOLOGIZE. THERE WILL BE NO CHARGE BACK FOR MAINTENANCE FROM PUBLIC TO BE [INAUDIBLE] WE ALREADY HAD THE CONVERSATION OF HOW THAT WORKS. IT DOESN'T WORK FOR US. IT'S OUR IT'S MAYBE IN THE BCRA BUT IT'S A GENERAL FUND RIGHT AWAY MAINTENANCE FUNCTION OF PUBLIC WORKS AND THEY'LL JUST MOW IT. SO WE'LL LOOK AT THAT RIGHT AWAY. ALL RIGHT I APPRECIATE IT. NO WORRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER SANTIAGO. NO REPORT. COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHAIR. I WAS ABOUT TO CALL YOU MAYOR. SORRY. SO SPEAKING OF THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE. IT'S BECAUSE I FEEL IT'S A LITTLE REDUNDANT HOW WOULD WE WHAT STEPS WOULD NEED TO BE TAKEN TO REMOVE OURSELVES AND APPOINT SOMEONE TO THE BCRA WOULD THAT CONVERSATION BE FOR HERE OR FOR COUNCIL. YOU MEAN INSTITUTING THE CITIZEN ADVISORY BOARD OR THE CITIZEN ASPECT OF IT. I GUESS WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS I FEEL LIKE IT'S LIKE WE'RE JUST PUTTING ONE HAT ON AND PUTTING ON ANOTHER AS A BCRA AS COUNCIL MEMBERS BEING ON THE BCRA AND SEEING IF THERE'S A WAY TO JUST APPOINT SOMEONE ELSE OR WE HAD A SEVEN MEMBER BOARD. WE HAD A[00:35:06]
SEVEN MEMBER AND THAT YOU KNOW OR THAT THAT WAS RUNNING IT FOR YEARS. BUT THEN THE CITY COUNCIL DECIDED TO MAKE THE CITY COUNCIL THE BAYFRONT COMMISSION. WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE AT LARGE. MR. PARR AND MYSELF. MAYOR. I'LL RESPOND. AS YOU KNOW I DIDN'T LIKE US CHANGING THE STRUCTURE. I STILL THINK THERE WAS ADVANTAGE TO HAVING THE CITIZEN ASPECT OF THE BOARD AND HAVE THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THIS LEVEL OF THE PROCESS. I DON'T THINK THAT'S REALLY ELIMINATED TOO MUCH. BUT WHAT WE'VE SEEN IS A LOT OF THINGS DIDN'T GET TAKEN CARE OF NOW WAS THAT BECAUSE THE STRUCTURE OF THE BOARD OR IS IT BECAUSE OF OTHER THINGS I DON'T KNOW. I THINK JOAN'S DOING A GREAT JOB. SHE HAS SHE CERTAINLY HAS A GREAT START HERE IN HER POSITION. I THINK SHE'S PLEASING MOST EVERYBODY THAT SHE'S COME IN CONTACT WITH. BUT I CERTAINLY I MEAN I OPPOSED SWITCHING TO BEGIN WITH. SO IF YOU'RE SUGGESTING GOING BACK TO SOMETHING WE DID THE WAY WE DID IT PRIOR TO US SITTING ON THE BOARD I WOULD CERTAINLY BE IN FAVOR OF THAT. BUT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE REST OF COMMISSIONERS. AND I BELIEVE THAT MAYOR OR CHAIRMAN THAT THAT WOULD TAKE AN ORDINANCE CHANGE BY THE CITY COUNCIL CORRECT. WE'D HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THAT AGAIN. THAT'S WHY I WASN'T SURE THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT IT UP NOW. WASN'T SURE IF THIS CONVERSATION WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HAD HERE OR AMONGST CITY COUNCIL. PROBABLY BOTH. RIGHT IT WOULD HAVE TO GO IN FRONT OF CITY COUNCIL. COULD THAT BE. COULD THAT BE SOMETHING THAT COULD BE YOUR GUYS DECISION AS YOU'RE SERVING ON BOTH WHERE YOU COULD ELECT TO HAVE YOURSELF ON THIS OR ELECT TO HAVE AN APPOINTEE AND HAVE IT BE OPTIONAL PER YOU. BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD STILL HAVE TO COME BEFORE THE BEFORE COUNCIL. IT HAS TO COME TO THE BOARD. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT DIDN'T HAVE TO BE ONE OR THE OTHER. NO NO NO NO NO NO NO. THE SUGGESTION IS BEING MADE BY THIS BOARD TO BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL TO SEE WHAT COUNCIL SAYS BUT IT WOULD HAVE TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL. THE ONLY THING I WOULD SAY ABOUT IT IS A LOT OF THE REASONS THAT WE CAME TO COUNCIL DOING THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE TONIGHT WITH THE PRESENTATION. SO THAT WOULD'VE WENT TO THE RESIDENTS THEN IT WOULD HAVE CAME BEFORE COUNCIL THEN WE WOULD'VE GIVEN OUR APPROVAL AND BACK TO THE RESIDENTS SO WE ELIMINATED STEP TWO IN THAT WHOLE PROCESS. AND NOW WE'VE SEEN THE PRESENTATION WHEN WE'RE COUNCIL WE'RE ALSO COUNCIL BUT WHEN WE COME BACK WE ARE DOING THE JUDGING NOT A RESIDENT BOARD THEN US AGAIN. WE TRIED TO ELIMINATE SOME STEPS IN THE PROCESS BECAUSE IT WOULD SEEM THEY HAD A MEETING WHICH IS WHY WE HAD A WORKSHOP WITH ALL OF US BEFORE WE DECIDED THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD TAKE OVER. AND IT JUST SEEMED LIKE WE WERE DOUBLING DOWN ON A LOT OF THINGS THAT COUNCIL COULD DO AND WE COULD SPEED THIS ALONG BECAUSE WE ONLY HAD SIX YEARS LEFT AT THE TIME. WE WANTED TO GET THE MAJOR PROJECTS DONE WHILE WE HAD TO BCRA INTACT. COMMISSIONER. I'M SORRY. CHAIR. YEAH. AND I JUST SORT OF WANT TO ECHO WHAT COMMISSIONER, WELL VICE CHAIR ANDERSON JUST SAID ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE DID IT WAS BECAUSE WE DID HAVE A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE THE END OF THE BCRA AND WE WANTED TO CREATE MORE EFFICIENCY. SO THAT WAS THAT WAS AT LEAST YOU KNOW MY REASONING FOR MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS. YOU KNOW IF WE HAD 10 15 YEARS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT STORY. BUT WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT. AND AND YOU ALSO HAVE TO REMEMBER THE LACK OF A BETTER WORD THERE IS SOME SORT OF HOSTILITY TOWARDS CRAS ON THE COUNTY COMMISSION AND STATE ASPECT. YOU KNOW I HATE TO FILL UP THIS BOARD WITH MORE CITIZENS IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN WHERE NOW THINGS YOU KNOW SORT OF CLOSES EVEN FASTER. SO I MEAN THAT WOULD BE PART OF MY CONCERN BUT THAT WOULD BE UP TO THE REST OF I GUESS ON THIS BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND THEN EVENTUALLY COUNCIL TO DETERMINE WHAT TO DO THERE. MR. CHAIR. YEAH. I HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD TOO. YOU KNOW I ALSO WAS OPPOSED TO DISBANDING THE BAYFRONT BOARD BRINGING IT TO CITY COUNCIL. I UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE REASONING WAS TO EXPEDITE THINGS LIKE MR. ANDERSON SAID YOU KNOW COME TO US WITH THE PRESENTATION AND GO TO CITY COUNCIL WITH A PRESENTATION. YOU KNOW IT TAKES TIME BUT ONE THING WE DID DO WAS HAVE THE BCRA. HAD A MONTHLY MEETING SO WE HAD 12 MEETINGS A YEAR WHEN WE GOT SHIFTED OVER TO THE CITY COUNCIL RUNNING IT NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN WE WENT TO ONLY THE BASIC REQUIREMENT WHICH IS ONLY FOUR MEETINGS PER YEAR. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'VE COME DOWN TO WE'VE COME TO FOUR MEETINGS PER YEAR. OTHER THAN WORKSHOPS THAT WE HAVE. SO I DON'T SEE HOW IT'S EXPEDITED ANYTHING. IF ANYTHING IT'S SLOWED IT DOWN BECAUSE NOW IT TAKES YOU KNOW EVERY THREE MONTHS BEFORE WE MEET RATHER THAN EVERY MONTH. SO I DON'T SEE WHERE IT HAS EXPEDITED ANYTHING. I DO YOU KNOW I HAVE MIXED FEELINGS OF IT. I'M WITH MR. JOHNSON ALSO THAT YOU KNOW YOU GUYS TAKE OFF ONE HAT WE'RE HAVING TROUBLE CALLING EACH OTHER CHAIRMAN AND[00:40:01]
COMMISSIONERS RATHER THAN COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR YOU KNOW BECAUSE YOU'RE TAKING OFF ONE HAT AND PUTTING ON THE OTHER AND I'M TRYING TO DO BOTH JOBS AND IT'S JUST CONFUSING FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE INCLUDING THE BOARD. THAT'S JUST MY OPINION. LET'S GET A QUICK QUESTION IF I MAY CHAIR FOR MS .JUNKALA. IF THAT'S OK. YOU KNOW MR. RITTER DOES BRING UP A POINT. WE DO ONLY HOLD ABOUT FOUR MEETINGS OR SO A YEAR. WOULD YOU SEE WHERE WE WOULD WARRANT A MEETING PER MONTH FOR THE BCRA? SINCE I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE THREE MONTHS I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY ACTIONABLE ITEMS WE ACTUALLY WILL HAVE THAT WILL WARRENT IT ONCE A MONTH. IT IS COMMON THAT THEY ARE HELD QUARTERLY WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE ITEMS THAT THE BOARD MUST TAKE ACTION ON WHEN WE HAVE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON AT A STAFF LEVEL THAT WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED DIRECTION FROM FROM THE BOARD. WE ARE BUSY WORKING ON THOSE YOU KNOW BETWEEN THAT QUARTER AT ANY POINT IN TIME WE CAN SCHEDULE A SPECIAL MEETING. IF THERE IS AN ITEM THAT NEEDS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD FOR ACTION AND THAT IS IT CAN BE TURNED AROUND PRETTY QUICKLY BUT IT'S UP TO THE BOARD IF YOU WISH TO SEE MEETINGS HELD MONTHLY WE WOULD NEED TO AMEND I BELIEVE BYLAWS BUT I THINK QUARTERLY IS PROBABLY. I DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO MEET EVERY MONTH. IF YOU'RE GOING TO DISCUSS ONE ITEM YOU COULD YOU COULD YOU COULD FUNCTION BECAUSE THERE'S PLENTY OF BOARDS THAT FUNCTION FINE WITH EVERY QUARTER. AND I THINK THAT YOU COULD CALL A SPECIAL MEETING IF YOU NEED SOMETHING RAPID THAT NEEDS TO GET DONE. IF A DEVELOPER COMES IN AND WE NEED TO GET TOGETHER TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. THE THING THAT I REMEMBER WAS REDUNDANCY BECAUSE A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS WERE HAPPENING THEY WERE NEVER TAKING OFF. AT THE END AT THE END OF THE DAY THE PART THAT THE VICE CHAIR MENTIONED, CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE WAY THINGS WERE HANDLED BEFORE YOU AND THAT HAD A LOT TO DO WITH A LOT OF HICCUP BRING US HERE TODAY. BUT I THINK WE'RE MOVING FORWARD. BUT LIKE ANYTHING I SAID IF THE BOARD RIGHT NOW WANTS TO BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR COUNCIL TO DISCUSS I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS UP FOR DISCUSSIONS BUT AT THE END OF THE AT THE END OF THE DAY WE'RE STARTING TO GET THE GROOVE. WE'VE HAD HICCUPS AND I THINK WE'RE IN THE GROOVE NOW. NOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COME ON AND KIND OF MASSAGE THIS A LITTLE BIT AND I THINK WITH HAVING THE ACCESSIBILITY TO US RIGHT AWAY MAKES IT HAPPEN QUICKER. BUT LIKE ANYTHING I'M ALWAYS OPEN FOR A COUNCIL DISCUSSION. SO WE HAVE A NEW COUNCIL MEMBER THAT I GUESS FEELS PUTTING ON THE [INAUDIBLE] TAKING OFF THE HEART SO BUT. BUT IF THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS. SO I GUESS I NEED A CONSENSUS. SO YOU WANT TO BRING THIS BACK TO COUNCIL? YES, SIR. MR. JOHNSON. YES SIR. YOU WANT TO BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL. YES SIR. OKAY. WELL YES I DID WANT TO JUST ADD A COMMENT AND IT'S JUST I'M SITTING HERE THINKING ABOUT AND REMEMBER WHEN I APPLIED TO BE ON THIS COMMISSION. PART OF THE REQUIREMENTS WAS EITHER I LIVED THERE OR DO WORK IN THE AREA AND IN THE COMMUNITY. I'M SITTING HERE TAKING A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF THE SEVEN MEMBERS UP HERE ARE ON COUNCIL AND COULD BASICALLY CONTROL WHAT GOES TO COUNCIL OR DOESN'T GO TO COUNCIL FROM THIS COMMISSION WHEN DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO MEET THOSE SAME CRITERIA OF THAT COMMUNITY EITHER RESIDENT OR DOES WORK IN THAT AREA AND I THINK IN A WAY THAT TAKES AWAY SOME OF THE GENUINE NATURE OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS TO THE BCRA TO THE CITIZENS OF THAT COMMUNITY. AND I'M JUST KIND OF SPITBALLING THIS CONVERSATION HERE. I JUST LITERALLY WAS THINKING IT. IT JUST TAKES THAT AWAY AND MAKES IT TO WHERE THE FIVE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL NOT SAYING PRO OR NEGATIVE COULD IN A SENSE GENERATE WHAT THEY DESIRE TO GO TO COUNCIL AND THEN WHAT THEY DESIRE TO GO FORWARD IN THE COMMUNITY AS OPPOSED TO NECESSARILY WHAT THE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS IN THAT COMMUNITY ARE DESIRING. I DEFINITELY THINK IT WOULD BE GOODWILL TOWARDS THE COMMUNITY IF MORE COMMUNITY WAS INVOLVED ON THIS BOARD. IT'S JUST MY INITIAL THOUGHT WHETHER AGAIN BY LIVING THERE OR DOING BUSINESS IN THE AREA ACCORDING TO THE TWO CRITERIA. I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS APPLYING TO BE ON THIS BOARD. I THINK THAT THE NUMBERS FAVOR TO[00:45:02]
BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL.FIGURE OUT THE PROCESS FOR DOING THAT AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE. IT'S NOT SO MUCH THE THE ORDINANCE WOULD BE FOR DISCUSSION. CAN WE HEAR SOME INPUT FROM THE AUDIENCE. I SEE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING. WE'RE ON THE COMMISSIONERS REPORT. OK WE'RE PAST THAT. YES, WE'RE PASSED THAT PART. SO YOU HAD NOTHING. OK COMMISSIONER JOHNSON YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? THAT'S ALL OK. COMMISSIONER BAILEY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND JUST FOR AUDIENCE SAKE TOO. JUST REMEMBER THAT WASN'T. THIS WAS COMMISSIONER REPORTS, WASN'T ACTIONABLE ITEM. THAT'S WHY THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON IT. WHENEVER IT DOES COME BACK OR IF IT DOES FOR ACTION THEN OF COURSE THERE WILL BE PUBLIC COMMENTS. ANYHOW THE ONLY THING I WANT TO REMIND THE BOARD TO PAY ATTENTION TO IS THAT WE DO HAVE SOME LEVEL OF EXPECTATION THAT EVEN AN EXPECTATION WHETHER WAS RIGHTFULLY PUT OUT THERE OR NOT THAT THE BOARD WOULD BE SUNSET THIS YEAR WITH THE COUNTY. WE ARE IN ACTIVE DISCUSSIONS RIGHT NOW WITH THE COUNTY REGARDING MOUS WHICH AFFECT THE BCRA OR INCLUDE THE BCRA IN SOME WAY. SO AS WE MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO THAT AND I THINK THAT THERE IS SOME PRESSURE THERE AND I THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE MINDFUL OF BEING GOOD PARTNERS WITH THEM BECAUSE THIS IS NOT SOLELY A CITY BOARD. WE HAVE ESSENTIALLY CONTROL OVER BUT OF COURSE WE KNOW IT'S FUNDED PARTIALLY BY THE COUNTY AS WELL. SO I THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE WORKING TOWARDS SOME TYPE OF MUTUAL END RESOLVE TO THAT COURSE. I THINK EVERYBODY HERE KNOWS PROBABLY THAT MY PREFERENCE IS SOONER IS BETTER AS FAR AS THIS DISTRICT GOES THAT'S JUST BEEN MY OPINION ON IT. BUT REGARDLESS I THINK I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE ALL THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS AND THE PUBLIC ARE AWARE OF THAT THAT THAT IS HAPPENING AND THAT NO SURPRISES I GUESS IF SOMETHING DOES COME OUT OF THAT WITH THE MOUS OR ANYTHING THAT THE COUNTY ASKED US. AND AGAIN LIKE I SAID THERE WERE THERE WAS SOME EXPECTATION THAT WE WOULD BE SHUTTING IT DOWN THIS YEAR. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE REALLY TOOK ANY OF THOSE STEPS OFFICIALLY YOUR STAFF HAS BUT IT COULD ALSO NEGATIVELY IMPACT US WITH OTHER AGREEMENTS THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH WITH THE COUNTY BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BE PARTNERS ON MORE THAN ONE THING MORE THAN JUST THE CRA. SO THAT'S ALL. OKAY. CAN WE GET SOME CLARIFICATION ON THAT ON THE SUNSETING THIS YEAR. I MEAN THAT [INAUDIBLE] AROUND AT A MEETING BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S A REALITY. NO IT'S NOT A REALITY. I DON'T EVEN THINK LEGALLY WE CAN DO THAT. NO IT DOESN'T HAPPEN LIKE THAT. IT STILL HAS SIX YEARS TO GO. SIX, FIVE NOW BUT VICE CHAIRMAN ANDERSON. I JUST WANTED TO APOLOGIZE TO MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS FOR BEING LATE I HAD A FINAL EXAM SO I COULDN'T GET OUT OF IT SO MY APOLOGIES. OK I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD. OTHER AGENCY BUSINESS. YES I PROVIDED A STAFF REPORT MERELY TO
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ADDRESS A LOT OF THE TIME THAT HAS HAPPENED BETWEEN THE LAST MEETING AND MY PREDECESSOR AND WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS.I FIRST WANT TO STATE THAT OUR BCRA ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY HAS PROVIDED HER LETTER OF RESIGNATION TO ME ON MAY 17TH HER LAST DAY WILL BE FRIDAY MAY 31ST.
I WANTED TO PERSONALLY THANK HER FOR HER HARD WORK HER DILIGENCE AND HER CONTRIBUTION TO THE CRA THE AGENCY. PAT HAS BEEN VERY INSTRUMENTAL AS YOU KNOW IN CATCHING US UP ON OUR MINUTES MAKING US ADA COMPLIANT TO THE BEST OF HER ABILITY AND THE CITY'S ABILITY TO DO SO. SHE HAS BEEN A HUGE ASSET TO THE AGENCY BUT ALSO TO SEE THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. I KNOW THAT SHE ASSISTS OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARIES WHEN NEEDED. AND IT'S GOING TO BE VERY HARD TO REPLACE HER. IT'S BEEN MY PLEASURE TO WORK WITH PAT OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS AND I HOPE YOU ALL WILL JOIN ME IN WISHING HER A VERY HAPPY AND WELL RESTED RETIREMENT. ENJOY PAT. I HOPE IT WASN'T THE SIX MONTHS OF MINUTES THAT MADE HER QUIT. [LAUGHTER] NOT QUITE SURE.
[INAUDIBLE] TOUGH. NO I APPRECIATE YOUR DEDICATION TO THEM. THANK YOU FOR CATCHING US UP, ON THAT NOTE MEETING. NO. I HAVE MORE. YOU HAVE MORE GO AHEAD. I WANTED TO UPDATE THE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE A BUSINESS CONTINUITY WORKSHOP A DISASTER PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOP PLANNED IN COORDINATION WITH THE GREATER PALM BAY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AS WELL AS THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER. THIS WILL BE IN PREPARATION FOR HURRICANE SEASON AS WELL AS OTHER TYPES OF DISASTERS THAT BUSINESSES FACE. THIS WILL BE HELD AT EASTERN FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE ON JULY 18TH THAT'S A THURSDAY STARTING AT 9 A.M. TO NOON. WE WILL HAVE MORE DETAILS TO COME ONCE EVERYTHING IS SHORED UP IN TERMS OF THE ROOM AND AND OTHER DETAILS. MOVING ON I WANTED TO UPDATE THE BOARD ON THE MONOLITH AT PORT MALABAR ON U.S. ONE I'VE RECEIVED A COUPLE OF INQUIRIES ABOUT
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THE REPAIRS NEEDED TO BOTH LIGHTING LANDSCAPING AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE MONOLITHS SIGN UP AT PORT MALABAR. CITY STAFF IS WORKING TOGETHER BOTH PUBLIC WORKS FACILITIES AND MYSELF TO IDENTIFY REPAIRS NECESSARY TO THE LIGHTING WHICH HAS BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD. I UNDERSTAND THAT CARS TEND TO TURN DOWN THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD OR TEND TO TURN TOO QUICKLY AND THEN RUN INTO THE LIGHTING OR THE MONOLITHS SIGN ITSELF. SO WE ARE PUTTING TOGETHER SOME PROPOSALS TO BRING BACK TO THE BCRA BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION IN TERMS OF REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MONOLITHS SIGN. I ALSO WANTED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE LIVING SHORELINE PUBLIC WORKS AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY TOGETHER ON MOVING THE LIVING SHORELINE FORWARD. WE HAVE RECEIVED 80 PERCENT PLANS FROM BKI CONSULTING ECOLOGISTS. THE 80 PERCENT PLANS ARE FOR DESIGN AND ENGINEERING OF MANGROVES AND OYSTER BAGS AT US 1 WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW IS WE ARE WAITING TO MOVE FORWARD ON PERMITTING SIMPLY BECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF THIS IS TAKING PLACE WITHIN FDOT RIGHT OF WAY. BECAUSE OF THAT WE WILL NEED THEIR COOPERATION AND APPROVAL TO INSTALL THE MANGROVES AND OYSTER BAGS IN THEIR RIGHT OF WAY. ONCE WE DO THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD ON APPLYING FOR A GRANT THROUGH SAVE OUR INDIAN RIVER LAGOON. SO THAT'S AN UPDATE ON THE LIVING SHORELINE MOVING ON TO PELICAN HARBOR MARINA. I KNOW THE MARYANN CIVIL HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS. AS FAR AS THE QUICK CLAIM DEED I THINK THAT WE'VE HELD OFF ON THAT BECAUSE OF THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COUNTY IN THE INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT. WE DON'T KNOW YET NECESSARILY WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND WHAT THE OUTCOME WILL BE ONCE WE START HAVING THOSE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COUNTY. YOU MENTIONED THAT WE COULD WE WERE INTENDED TO SUNSET THIS YEAR. THAT'S NOT THE CASE IN FACT HOUSE BILL 9 HAS STATED THAT WE CANNOT SUNSET ANY EARLIER THAN OUR BOND PREPAYMENT AND IF WE WERE TO SUNSET EARLIER THAN OUR ORIGINAL SUNSET DATE IT WOULD HAVE TO BE THROUGH A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD THE GOVERNING BODY AND IN TERMS OF THE PELICAN HARBOR MARINA AND THE BAYFRONT CRA OWN PROPERTY WE PREPARED A DRAFT RFP WITH PROCUREMENT FOR BROKERAGE SERVICES SPECIALIZING IN WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT TO BE ABLE TO MARKET THE PROPERTY PROPERLY AND TO THE RIGHT DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS. SO THAT IS THE DRAFT IS WITH PROCUREMENT AT THIS TIME. PELICAN HARBOR MARINA OF THE PADDLING PARADISE OPERATIONS THAT PREVIOUSLY WERE TAKING PLACE OUT OF THE SHIPPING CONTAINER ON THE BAYFRONT CRA PROPERTY. THEY'VE ACTUALLY MOVED OVER TO THE BUILDING LOCATED ON PELICAN HARBOR MARINA. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS TOOK PLACE THROUGH A VERBAL AGREEMENT THAT JAMES MARSHALL HAD WITH THE OWNER PADDLING PARADISE. I UNDERSTAND WE DON'T HAVE A LEASE AGREEMENT IN PLACE AT LEAST A FORMAL LEASE AGREEMENT. WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE IS ONE. I'VE ASKED CAPTAIN B THE OWNER OF PADDLING PARADISE TO PRODUCE THIS DOCUMENT. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED IT YET. IN THE INTERIM WE DO HAVE A DRAFT LEASE AGREEMENT PREPARED. I HAVE PULLED COMPS FOR COMPARABLE PROPERTIES IN BREVARD COUNTY. WE WERE INTENDING TO NEGOTIATE SOMETHING THIS WEEK BUT HE IS UNDERGOING CHEMOTHERAPY SO WE PUSHED THAT BACK I THINK TO NEXT WEEK SO WE WILL COME TO SOME AGREEMENT IN TERMS OF WHAT THE LEASE RATE WOULD BE AND THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE MORE IN LINE WITH WHAT HE WOULD.HE HAS MADE SEVERAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PROPERTY THE NUMBER THAT I'M WAITING TO GET BACK FROM HIM THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO GET BACK FROM HIM THIS WEEK WILL HELP ME TO KIND OF FORM A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT THE LEASE RATE COULD BE IN TERMS OF REVENUE TO THE CRA AND THE CITY. TWO MORE UPDATES. EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT THE EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT AT CASTAWAY POINT PARK WAS COMPLETED IT WAS COMPLETED THIS PAST SATURDAY MAY 18TH. I UNDERSTAND THAT EAGLE SCOUT CANDIDATE [INAUDIBLE] HAD NINE VOLUNTEERS AND THEY WORKED APPROXIMATELY TWENTY SEVEN HOURS. THEY PULLED WEEDS AND OTHER UNDESIRABLE VEGETATION. THEY LAID DOWN MULCH AND PLANTED AN ALTERNATIVE TO SEA GRAPES. I BELIEVE THEY'RE CALLED [INAUDIBLE]. UNDERSTANDING THE SEA GRAPES WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME. ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS FOR CASTAWAY POINT PARK WERE VETTED AND APPROVED BY THE PARKS AND RECS. BRIAN GALLUCCI. HE AND [INAUDIBLE] WORKED DIRECTLY TOGETHER. [INAUDIBLE] INTENDS TO PROVIDE PROVIDE A FINAL PRESENTATION AND REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF HIS COSTS TO THE BOARD ON JULY 23RD. AND THEN FINALLY UPDATE ON DERELICT VESSELS. MY LAST ITEM I WANTED TO ECHO JOHN
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MONGIOI THERE ARE FIVE DERELICT VESSELS IN THE BAY AS FAR AS I'M AWARE ALL OF THEM ARE THROUGH FWC AND SO PD CANNOT TAKE ACTION WE HAVE TO LET FWC GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS. I SPOKE WITH LIEUTENANT ANDREW [INAUDIBLE] FROM FWC AND THE FIVE ARE INCLUDE ONE DERELICT VESSEL THAT WOULD BE CLEARED SOON. IT WAS STICKERED ON APRIL 30TH AND IS CLOSING ON ITS 21 DAY RESPONSE TIME. ANOTHER VESSEL THAT WAS STICKERED ON MAY 3RD FOR WHICH FWC WILL BE SUBMITTING A DV FILING THROUGH THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. A DERELICT VESSEL THAT WAS REQUEST THAT HAS REQUESTED A HEARING IN TALLAHASSEE AND THAT'S TO BE SCHEDULED IN JUNE. FOURTH VESSEL THE NEW OWNER WAS ISSUED A CITATION AND INFORMED THAT HE NEEDED TO MOVE THE BOAT. HE AGREED TO COMPLY BUT TO DATE THE BOAT REMAINS. SO TO FWC WE'LL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH THAT OWNER. AND FINALLY THE FIFTH AND NEWEST VESSEL THAT WAS DECLARED DERELICT BY PD IT LATER BECAME OPERATIONAL AND AFLOAT. HOWEVER IT IS NOW TAKING ON WATER AND BECAUSE OF THAT FWC HAS DECLARED IT DERELICT AGAIN. YOU KNOW THERE'S ONE THAT SUNK THERE. YES. ONE THAT'S UNDERWATER COMPLETELY. THAT'S ONE OF THE FIVE. ALL RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES MY STAFF REPORT. WITH THAT, MEETING ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.