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ONE THING. SO. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE JUST GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE CRA. AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO I THINK CALL THE ROLL PLEASE. CHAIRMAN DAVIS, DIRECTOR. JONAS. DIRECTOR ALTMAN DIRECTOR. BUTLER HERE. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. MANNS HERE. CITY ATTORNEY. DRISCOLL HERE.
DIRECTOR MURPHY IS NOT IN ATTENDANCE THIS EVENING. I THINK WE DID THE PLEDGE. ALL
[3) Approval of Minutes]
THE PEOPLE THAT ARE STILL HERE. WE'RE HERE FOR THE PLEDGE. YES. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR THE 16TH. JUNE 16TH THROUGH SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY I. I. CONSENT AGENDA. NEED[4) Consent Agenda]
APPROVAL. MOVE TO. DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING? I DO WANT TO POINT OUT ONE ITEM. AND PERHAPS I SHOULDN'T HAVE PLACED THIS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. IN ADDITION TO APPROVING THIS ITEM, WE ARE ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER A WAIVER ON ONE OF THE CONDITIONS OF THE PROGRAM. AND IT IS RELATED TO THE FACT THAT WE ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO PROCESS APPLICATIONS THAT ARE OVER 120 DAYS OLD, AND CERTAINLY THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY ARE ASKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR UNDER THIS GRANT PROGRAM WERE IMPLEMENTED OVER 120 DAYS AGO. SO YOU WOULD NEED TO WAIVE THAT PROGRAM REQUIREMENT IN ORDER FOR THIS APPLICATION TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING CONSIDERATION. I HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT, IF YOU DON'T MIND, MISTER MAYOR. IN ADDITION TO THE 120 DAYS, DOES THIS BUILD OUT GRANT? WAS THIS ONE OF THE ONES THAT THE WORK COULD NOT COMMENCE BEFORE THE APPLICATION WAS RECEIVED, OR IS THAT NOT? NO, THEY CAN, THEY CAN THEY CAN DO THE WORK. OKAY. YES, BUT THE MAYOR IS NOT HERE. NO HE'S NOT. THE. WHAT ARE THEY CALLED HERE? EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. NOT EXECUTIVE CHAIR. CHAIRMAN. IT'S KIND OF CHINESE. CHINESE FOR ME. WELL, IS THAT A CHANGE IN THIS. AND WE'RE MODIFYING OR WE ARE. YOU KNOW, WE HAD TO PULL IT FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND HAVE YOU TREAT IT AS A BUSINESS ITEM. YES. OKAY. SO I'LL PULL UP FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR REGULAR BUSINESS. WHO DID THE SECOND? I'LL SECOND.OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY I. WELL, WE'RE JUST MOVING. SO YOU'RE STILL SO BECAUSE IT'S BEING PULLED OFF THIS AGENDA, YOU NEED TO OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION. OKAY.
AND ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO ADD. SEEING HIM RUSH UP HERE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY. THERE'S ANOTHER THING SHE SHE WANTS A MOTION TO INCLUDE THE WAIVER OF THE 120 DAY PROVISION. YEAH. NO, I DID NOT. YEAH. HE SAID THEY CHANGED IT. NO, I SAID MOVE TO TAKE IT OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA. YEAH. THE PARLIAMENTARY BOOKS OVER THERE. MOVE TO APPROVE. I SHOULD MOVE THAT. YEAH. NO. I'M LISTENING. MOVE TO APPROVE WITH THE WAIVER. I'LL SECOND WITH THE WAIVER OF 120 DAYS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY I I I. ALL RIGHT. WAS THAT THE CONSENT AGENDA? OKAY. SO THAT WAS THE FIRST ITEM. WE JUST MOVED IT. THANK YOU. IT WASN'T A BUSINESS ITEM. IT WAS. NOW, AFTER WE APPROVE THE MOTION AGENDA. NO BUSINESS. NO. RIGHT. THERE'S NOTHING. NOTHING LEFT ON CONSENT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE OF THAT. OKAY, SO NOW YOU'RE UNDER THE FIRST. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. YEAH. OKAY. THAT'S THAT WASN'T A BUSINESS.
I THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. THAT WAS THE CONSENT AGENDA. OKAY. THANK YOU. BUSINESS ITEM 2026
[5.a) 2026 Floramar Terrace Streetscape Enhancements Project - Engineering Services Task Order ]
LORIMAR TERRACE. STREETSCAPE ENHANCEMENT PROJECT FOR FIVE. SEVEN, EIGHT. AGENDA ITEM IS AN ENGINEERING SERVICES TASK ORDER FROM MADRID. CPWG ENGINEERING GROUP AND MR. MUELLER WILL PRESENT THE AGENDA ITEM. THANK YOU, MISS NANCE. GOOD EVENING. STAFF IS REQUESTING THE THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD APPROVE THE TASK ORDER WITH MADRID CPG ENGINEERING GROUP IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $93,948 FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2026 FLOOR TERRACE STREETSCAPE ENHANCEMENTS PROJECT. THIS PROJECT WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2526 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND IS SET TO ENHANCE THE CORRIDOR FLOOR TERRACE THAT'S THE NORTH AND SOUTH RUN THAT RUNS JUST SOUTH OF MARINE PARKWAY. IT'S THAT FRONTAGE ROAD THAT YOU'LL SEE JUST ON THE WEST SIDE OF US 19, IN FRONT OF THE C FIRE GRILL AREA.THE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE NEW STREETS, LIGHTING UPGRADES, LANDSCAPING, HARDSCAPE FEATURES, DEDICATED PARKING AND TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES TO CREATE A SAFER, MORE ATTRACTIVE CORRIDOR IN OUR SOUTHERN AREA. MADRID CPG HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN DESIGNING SIMILAR MUNICIPAL STREETSCAPE PROJECTS THROUGHOUT FLORIDA, AND WE FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO
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DELIVER THE DESIGN THAT MEETS THE CITY'S VISIONS AND STANDARDS. FUNDING FOR THE ENGINEERING SERVICES IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CITY'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS TASK ORDER. THERE IS NO ASSOCIATED BUDGET AMENDMENT WITH THIS PROJECT. THAT WAS A TYPO, SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT, BUT I WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND GET THAT ON THE RECORD. AND WE HAVE JASON MCSWAIN HERE FROM CPWG TO PRESENT THE REST OF THIS ITEM. I'LL RUN THE CLICKER FOR YOU. WE WONDERED WHY HE WAS HERE ALL NIGHT. YOU WANT TO DO IT? YEAH. RIGHT AS GO. LEFT IS BACK. OKAY, WELL, COLIN HIT A LOT OF THE POINTS FOR THAT.STILL IN A LITTLE BIT OF MY THUNDER. SO GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS JASON MCSWAIN WITH MADRID CPG. TONIGHT I'D LIKE TO BRIEFLY WALK YOU THROUGH WHAT MAKES THE FORMER TERRACE STREETSCAPE PROJECT SO EXCITING. THIS ISN'T SIMPLY AS YOU TURN YOUR HEAD, TURN THE MIC, OR TURN YOUR BODY AROUND BECAUSE THE PEOPLE CAN'T HEAR YOU. WHEN YOU TURN YOUR HEAD, YOU'RE NOT TOWARDS THE MIC. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? GOTCHA. OKAY. OKAY. SO THIS ISN'T SIMPLY A ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZABLE WATERFRONT GATEWAYS IN NEW PORT RICHEY. IT'S A PLACE WHERE RESIDENTS WANT TO SPEND TIME. BUSINESSES WANT TO INVEST FOR YOU, DAVE. AND VISITORS REMEMBER LONG AFTER THEY LEAVE. SO THE TERRACE STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS. IN A NUTSHELL, THE PROJECT INVOLVES ROADWAY AND PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS AND BEAUTIFICATION OF THE FORMER TERRACE SERVICE ROAD IN THE U.S. HIGHWAY 19 MULTI-USE TRAIL. TO MAKE IT MORE FRIENDLY AND APPEALING TO THE PUBLIC. THE DESIGN WILL CONSIDER SEVERAL KEY FACTORS, INCLUDING THE INTEGRATION OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS, EXISTING LANDMARKS, ACCESS ROUTES AND THE CHARACTER OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS NOT ONLY TO ENHANCE THE FUNCTIONALITY AND ESTHETIC APPEAL OF LARIMAR TERRACE, BUT TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH AND VIBRANCY OF THE SURROUNDING AREA. AS WE MOVE THROUGH THESE VERY FEW SLIDES, I PROMISE I'LL BE BRIEF. ONE OF THE BIGGEST IMPROVEMENTS ISN'T SOMETHING YOU'LL NECESSARILY NOTICE IMMEDIATELY, AND THAT'S SAFETY. BETTER PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES, IMPROVED CROSSINGS AND HENCE LIGHTING, MORE ORGANIZED TRAFFIC, CIRCULATION ALL WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE THE AREA MORE COMFORTABLE FOR EVERYONE. SO THE PROJECT LOCATION. THE PROJECT IS APPROXIMATELY 1000 FOOT SECTION OF FLOOR TERRACE BETWEEN MARINE TERRACE. THERE AT THE NORTH EXTENT AND FLOOR TERRACE AT THE SOUTH EXTENT ALONG THE US 19 SERVICE CORRIDOR. THE PLANS WILL INCORPORATE EXISTING BUSINESSES SUCH AS THE C FIRE GRILL. AS COLIN MENTIONED, PINELLAS TRAIL EXTENSION AND THE INTEGRATION OF PEDESTRIAN CYCLISTS, GOLF CART USERS, AS WELL AS THE THREE PHASE AQUA HARBOR PLAN, WHICH INCLUDES A PROPOSED HOTEL AND CONDOMINIUM COMPLEX ALONG THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE PROJECT. SOME KEY FEATURES. THIS IS A CONCEPT VIEW THAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE. THIS IS LOOKING SOUTHBOUND FROM THE NORTH SIDE AT MARINE TERRACE.
AS YOU CAN PROBABLY SEE, WE WERE LOOKING TO CREATE THE FEELING OF A SORT OF WALK THROUGH PARK ATMOSPHERE THAT FLOWS WITH THE COMMERCIAL AREA, WITH THE SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPING, PEDESTRIAN ACCESS ENHANCEMENTS, DECORATIVE LIGHTING, DECORATIVE PAVERS, STAINED CONCRETE. WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO UTILIZE THE SAME SEATING THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN SCOPED OUT FOR OTHER PROJECTS, AND NEW PORT RICHEY TO CONNECT THE AREA WITH OTHER CURRENT AND FUTURE PROJECTS. HERE ON THE NORTH END. WE'VE GOT A RIGHT HAND TURN LANE TRAFFIC CONTROL FOR THE MARINE TERRACE US 19 INTERSECTION. FDOT HAD SOME CONCERNS WITH TRAFFIC CONGESTION AT THIS INTERSECTION. SO THE NORTH END OF THE PROJECT WILL BE ONE WAY SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC, AND THIS WILL ASSIST THE FDOT WITH THE INTERSECTION CONCERNS AND CONVERTING TO ONE WAY TO ACCOMMODATE ON STREET PARALLEL PARKING WITHIN THE CITY RIGHT OF WAY. SO CURRENTLY THERE'S 50 DECORATIVE PARKING SPOT SPACES CURRENTLY PROPOSED THAT WILL BE WITH DECORATIVE PAVERS OR STAMPED CONCRETE. WE'RE STILL WORKING THAT PART OUT. ONE OF THE BIGGEST ADVANTAGES OF THE PROPOSED ONE WAY SECTION IS THAT IT ALLOWS US TO CREATE ADDITIONAL PARKING WHILE MAINTAINING EFFICIENT TRAFFIC FLOW. THAT MEANS CONVENIENT ACCESS FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND VISITORS WITHOUT SACRIFICING SAFETY. EXISTING LANDMARKS SUCH AS THE BUS STOP THERE THAT YOU CAN SEE NEAR THE NORTH EXTENT AND THE PUMP STATION WILL REMAIN IN PLACE, BUT WILL BE ENHANCED ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE AREA. LOOKING AT THE SOUTHERN PORTION, THE SOUTHBOUND ONE WAY WILL EXTEND JUST SOUTH OF WHERE THE PROPOSED FUTURE HOTEL WILL WILL
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BE WHERE A DECORATIVE ROUNDABOUT WITH BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPING ENHANCEMENTS WILL PROVIDE CIRCULATION FOR THE NORTHBOUND TWO WAY FLOOR TERRACE. IMPROVEMENTS. THE ROUNDABOUT KEEPS TRAFFIC MOVING WHILE CREATING AN ATTRACTIVE FOCAL POINT FOR THE DISTRICT.AS INDICATED, THE DESIGN INCLUDES THE TEN FOOT WIDENED AND HENCE PEDESTRIAN PATH ENTRANCE FEATURE AND HENCE LANDSCAPING AND HARDSCAPE WITH PROPOSED PAVERS, SPACE FOR ART INSTALLATIONS AND OTHER VISUAL CUES TO CREATE A SENSE OF PLACE AND COMMUNITY CHARACTER. WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE MEETINGS WITH FDOT, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE MINIMIZING IMPACTS TO THE FDOT RIGHT OF WAY. WE'RE GOING TO BE KEEPING THE POND LOCATION AS IS. MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT IS STILL GOING TO BE OCCURRING BETWEEN THE CITY AND FDOT. IT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING LIKELY THE CITY WILL BE MAINTAINING THIS AREA. SO IN SUMMARY, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR THIS PROJECT AND WE HOPE YOU ALL FEEL THE SAME. GREAT COMMUNITIES AREN'T REMEMBERED BECAUSE OF THEIR ROADS. THEY'RE REMEMBERED BECAUSE OF THE PLACES THOSE ROADS LEAD PEOPLE TO. FOR MORE, TERRACE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME ONE OF THOSE MEMORABLE PLACES. A WATERFRONT DISTRICT WITH RESIDENTS THAT ARE. THAT RESIDENTS ARE PROUD OF AND VISITORS WANT TO RETURN TO.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT HELPING THE CITY MAKE THE VISION A REALITY. AND WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU WANT ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY? NOT AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? GOT ONE. SO IF YOU COULD STEP, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE ONE PERSON COME UP.
PHILLIPS 5441 DRINKER DRIVE, NEWPORT. RICHIE. ONE THING THAT I WANT YOU GUYS TO ALL KEEP IN MIND, WE GOT DESANTIS OUT HERE. WHO WANTS TO DO AWAY WITH THE PROPERTY TAX. AND IN THREE YEARS, ANY HOUSE AT THREE. EXCUSE ME. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, MA'AM, I KNOW, OKAY, BUT PLEASE STAY ON. OKAY, I AM STAYING. IF YOU GIVE ME JUST A SECOND.
CHOPPER. YOU KNOW, THIS IS MY TIME, BUT I KNOW IT'S ABOUT THE PROJECTS. I'M GETTING THERE. WE WANT TO PUT ALL THIS MONEY INTO THE BEAUTIFICATION OF OUR CITY, AND I'M ALL FOR IT. BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN DESANTIS GETS WHAT HE'S ASKING FOR TO DO AWAY WITH THE PROPERTY TAX? AND IN TEN YEARS, NONE OF THE HOMES IN NEWPORT, RICHIE WILL BE PAYING PROPERTY TAXES FOR ALL THIS BEAUTIFICATION. AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO MAINTAIN ALL OF THIS IF WE DON'T HAVE PROPERTY TAX FOR IT? AND WE'RE PUTTING LIKE 93,000 INTO THIS PROJECT, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS INTO OTHER PROJECTS, ALL OUR PARKS AND STUFF FOR OUR KIDS AND THE DOG PARKS AND EVERYTHING. BUT IF WE DON'T HAVE THE PROPERTY TAX TO MAINTAIN THESE, THEN THEY'RE JUST GOING TO GO BACK TO LOOKING LIKE CRAP. AND DO WE WANT THAT? NO. SO WE NEED THIS COUNCIL NEEDS TO THINK ABOUT HOW ALL OF THIS MONEY IS BEING THROWN IN THE AIR, LIKE IT'S TREES GROWING IN OUR BACKYARD.
AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT. NOBODY DOES. NONE OF YOU HAVE IT. BUT WE HAVE TO KNOW THAT DOWN THE ROAD IN A TEN YEAR PERIOD OR WHATEVER, HOW ARE WE GOING TO MAINTAIN ALL OF THIS? THANK YOU.
I APOLOGIZE. ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? SEEING NO ONE ELSE COME FORWARD. BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION AND VOTE. MOVE TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND. FIRST OFF, THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING OUR VISION AS A CITY AND BEING THE BEST WALKABLE, HISTORIC DOWNTOWN. I DO, I DO, EXCUSE ME, A HISTORIC CITY. I DO THINK THAT THE IT'S BEEN A MINUTE SINCE WE'VE HEARD THAT. AND WE USED TO HAVE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR WHO WOULD REMIND US OF IT AT EVERY MEETING AND DRILL IT INTO US AND AFTER WE CONSTRUCTED IT. BUT THIS IS A THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT. YOU'RE ON THE THE YOU'RE ON THE RIVER, YOU'RE ON THE YOU'RE ON THE WATERFRONT
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OF RIVERFRONT. YOU WANT IT TO BE WALKABLE. THIS IS A STRIP OF LAND AND THAT IS UNDER DEVELOPED. AND WE HAVE THE DEVELOPMENT GOING IN NEXT TO IT. AND SO IT COMPLEMENTS THAT PROJECT. IT'S TWOFOLD. IT ENHANCES THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THAT'S HOPED FOR THERE. IT'S IN AN AREA THAT SEES SOME SOME RELATIVELY HIGHER CRIME, MORE POLICE PRESENCE. THE THE I WANT TO QUICKLY IF YOU COULD PULL UP THE SLIDES. WHILE HE'S PULLING THAT UP. I DID NOTICE IT WAS A ROUNDABOUT. IS THAT GOING TO BE OUR FIRST IN THE CITY? BECAUSE I WAS HOPING TO NAME THE CECILIA ROUNDABOUT AFTER MR. ALTMAN. SO IT'S A HALF ROUNDABOUT. IT'S OKAY. SO WE CAN STILL GIVE THE FULL ROUNDABOUT TO MR. ALTMAN, MY FATHER. YEAH. THE SOUTH, THE SOUTH PORTION HERE, WHERE LAMAR TERRACES. THAT CONNECTS TO US 19. CORRECT. DOES NOT KNOW THAT SOUTH END WOULD CONNECT TO FLORMAR TERRACE. THE SOUTH END CONNECTS TO FLORMAR TERRACE, WHICH THEN CONNECTS TO US 19. CORRECT. WHERE THE WHERE THE KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY BUILDING IS. I'M KIND OF I'M SURPRISED BY THAT BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE RIGHT AND THEN TAKE A LEFT TO GET BACK TO US. 19 SO IT'S ALMOST LIKE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE MOST LIKELY GOING TO BE USING THAT HAVE TO EJECT THEMSELVES, HAVE TO GET OFF LIKE, YEAH, FDOT, WE'RE SOLVING THE PROBLEM FOR FDOT ON THE NORTH END. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE SOUTH END WHERE YOU CAN ONLY NOW TAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO YOU TO GET TO 19? IS THAT IS THAT THE BEST OPTION WE HAVE, OR IS THERE ANY OTHER MITIGATION WORK BEING DONE ON FLORMAR? SO YOU HAVE YOU HAVE THAT MEDIAN RIGHT THERE AND FLORMAR THAT SPLITS THAT UP. AND THE EXISTING DRIVING PATTERN IS AS IT'S REFLECTED HERE JUST ON THAT SOUTHERN END. SO WE'D BE MAINTAINING THAT NORTHERN ENTRY FROM THE SOUTH SIDE AND THAT SOUTH EXIT ONTO FLORMAR TERRACE. THAT DRIVING METHODOLOGY WOULD STILL REMAIN AS IS TODAY, THE FLORMAR TERRACE, WHERE IT WOULD JUST LOOK A LOT BETTER. OKAY. AND THEN THE THE ONLY OTHER THING I HAVE IS THERE WAS A COMMENT ON THE COST OF THESE PROJECTS, WHICH ARE IN THIS CASE, BEING FUNDED THROUGH THE CRA. AND I DID I DID MAKE MENTION AT ONE OF OUR BUDGET WORKSHOPS, THE STATE RELEASING THEIR FIGURES ON WHAT THE CITY MIGHT NEED TO CUT IN TERMS OF A REFERENDUM PASSING IN NOVEMBER. I KNOW FOR THE FIRST YEAR THAT NUMBER WAS AROUND 1.9 MILLION, MAYBE MORE, MAYBE LESS. BUT THAT'S WHAT THE STATE SENT OUT FOR THE CITY OF NEW PORT RICHEY.I, AND I DID ASK STAFF IF WE COULD START PUTTING THAT IN OUR FAR DISTANCE, IF WE COULD START CENTERING SOME CONVERSATIONS AROUND THAT. SO AS THOSE CONCERNS COME UP, WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE THE MOMENTUM, BUT THEN BE ABLE TO SAY, WE'RE ABLE TO DO THIS BECAUSE AND BE ABLE TO POINT TO THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IN THE FUTURE IN TERMS OF MITIGATING THE FINANCIAL IMPACTS OF THOSE COSTS, EVEN IF IT'S TENTATIVE, JUST HAVING A GENERAL IDEA OF WHERE STAFF RECOMMEND, WHERE STAFF FORECASTS THAT, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, I COULD FOR THE RECORD, THIS ISN'T A BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT. THIS IS ACTUALLY AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, AND THAT'S WHY IT'S FUNDED THROUGH THE CITY CRA. AND I'M GLAD THAT COUNCILMAN BUTLER RECALLS THAT. IT IS A COMPONENT OF THE AQUA HARBOR PROJECT, AND IT IS LINKED DIRECTLY TO THE FINANCIAL INCENTIVE PACKAGE AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT THE CRA ESTABLISHED THESE IMPROVEMENTS ON FLORIDA TERRACE. AND I'M PLEASED THAT YOU'RE HAPPY WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'VE PROPOSED. IF I MAY, MR. MAYOR, FOR THE SAKE OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, HAD THAT BEEN THE ONLY THING IN THAT PACKAGE, I WOULD HAVE VOTED FOR IT. BUT IT WAS CONNECTED TO OTHER PARTS OF INCENTIVES. YES, SIR. NO. YOU'VE MADE A MOTION, DIDN'T YOU? YEAH. YES. SO I DO WANT TO REITERATE WITH WHAT MISS MANN SAID, BECAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING. YOU KNOW, THIS GOES ALONG WITH THIS WHOLE AQUA HARBOR PROJECT.
IT JUST TIES EVERYTHING IN. AND IT'S KIND OF REALLY KIND OF THE SOUTHERN POINT ON 19 THAT PROVES YOU'RE IN THE CITY. I KNOW, NOT GEOGRAPHICALLY, BUT VISUALLY. AND TO ME, IT CREATES THE WALKABLE, BIKEABLE CITY THAT WE WANT. SO THIS WILL TIE OUR MULTI USE PATH INTO THE
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CITY. IT'LL TIE IT INTO THE MULTI USE PATH PATH ON 19. THE ONLY REAL THING THAT I'M JUST QUESTIONING IS THE GOLF CART TRAFFIC. BECAUSE WE KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF GOLF CART PEOPLE COMING FROM GULF HARBORS. AND THERE'S ALREADY AN ISSUE WITH THEM GOING DOWN FROM OUR TERRACE AND CROSSING. 19. SO I'M JUST A LITTLE CONCERNED IF WE'RE USING THE MULTI USE PATH FOR WALKERS, BIKERS AND GOLF CARTS. SO I'M JUST A LITTLE WORRIED THAT MIGHT BE AN ISSUE WITH SAFETY. SO THAT'S REALLY MY BIGGEST CONCERN FOR HERE. BECAUSE IF THEY'RE COMING FROM GULF HARBORS AND WE'RE ONLY A ONE WAY AT THE OTHER END, HOW ARE THEY GOING TO GET TO THE CROSSING. GREAT POINT. WE THINK WE'VE PLANNED AN ADEQUATE WIDTH OF THE PATH. AND I'M JUST ASKING NOW TO CONFIRM THAT WITH RIGHT NOW IT'S PROPOSED AT TEN FEET. BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ALSO LOOK AT. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE WE HAVE DESIGN THAT WE'LL GO THROUGH AND WE CAN REALLY LOOK AT THOSE ELEMENTS. YEAH. I THINK AS YOU DESIGN IT, YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF REQUIRED PARKING SPACES YOU'RE HAVING. THE ONE WAY TRAFFIC HEADED SOUTH AND THAT PAY, THAT PAVER AREA ON THE LEFT IS FOR ADDITIONAL CARS TO PARK SO THEY CAN GET OUT AND HAVE A NICE LITTLE BREATHER RIGHT THERE NEXT TO HIGHWAY 19. SO IT MIGHT NOT BE A BAD SPOT TO SORT OF THINK ABOUT THAT COMMENT, BECAUSE I, I WILL ALSO SAY THAT THE COUNTY HAS THE COUNTY DEPUTIES HAVE BEEN INFORMING EITHER. I'M NOT SURE CORRECTLY, INDIVIDUALS WHO DRIVE THEIR GOLF CARTS OUT OF THE CITY LIMITS THAT I'M AWARE OF. AT LEAST ONE UNFORTUNATE YOUNG MAN WHO WAS STOPPED BECAUSE, ACCORDING TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES, YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO RIDE A GOLF CART BECAUSE THEY'VE INTERPRETED IT IN POTENTIALLY INCORRECTLY TO BE A VEHICLE. SO WE'RE IN. I'M WITH YOU. I'M NOT SURE THAT WE NEED ALL OF THAT PARKING, CONSIDERING THAT MASSIVE PARKING LOT. ON THE OTHER HAND, IF YOU'VE GOT THE HOTEL PLANNED IN THE FUTURE, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE THINKING, BUT I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S A DONE DEAL OR IF IT'S SOMETHING WE ASPIRE TO, BUT THAT WOULD BE A GREAT ASSET TO HAVE A HOTEL THERE, RIGHT AT THE NORTH CHANNEL. AT THE CURRENT TIME, THEY ARE PLANNING TO ADD THE HOTEL AND THERE IS A NEW OWNER OF THE SEA FIRE GRILL THAT WE THINK WILL COMMAND GREAT ATTENTION TO THAT FULL RESTAURANT SPACE AS WELL. WELL, GOOD. SO THOSE PARKING SPACES MAY BE USEFUL AND ALSO WILL BE GREATLY USED BY PEOPLE IN GULF HARBOR, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT LIVE BACK THERE THAT LINE UP TO GET OUT AND ON AND OFF THE HIGHWAY. SO I THINK THERE'LL BE PLENTY OF RIGHT TURNS THERE. ANYONE THAT'S GOING THAT WAY THAT WOULD WANT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THEY'RE ABLE TO GO STRAIGHT OUT TO THE HIGHWAY AND TURN RIGHT AND NOT HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, GO THROUGH THAT, THAT CHANNEL. SO I THINK IT'S A IT'S A NICE DESIGN. I APPRECIATE IT. AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT IT THROUGH DESIGN, THOUGH IN IN ON THAT NORTH SIDE, WE'VE GOT THE ONE NORTH SIDE, WE'VE GOT THE ONE WAY, ONE WAY AND PARKING ON BOTH SIDES. WHEN YOU'RE IN YOUR CONSIDERATION, YOU MIGHT TAKE GET RID OF THE PARKING ON ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER, AND THAT'LL GIVE YOU THE ROADWAY TO OR THE SPACE TO HAVE TWO WAY TRAFFIC. JUST SAYING, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY GET TO THE NORTH SIDE, THEN THEY'VE GOT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ONLY. IS IT THE FDOT? WAS THAT THE FDOT? WE COULDN'T DO THAT. THAT'S KIND OF WHAT YOU GOT TO DO NOW ANYHOW. IT BECOMES TWO WAY, DOESN'T IT? TO THE ROUNDABOUT. IT DOES BECOME TWO WAY AT THE ROUNDABOUT ON THE SOUTH END ON THE SOUTH END. BUT I'M SAYING THE NORTH SIDE, THE NORTH END IS ONE WAY. RIGHT? RIGHT. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. EVALUATE THE THE PARKING ON BOTH SIDES. MAYBE GET RID OF ONE OF THE PARKING SETS OF PARKING. THAT WILL GIVE YOU ENOUGH SPACE TO HAVE TWO WAY ON THE NORTH SIDE. IS IT A WIDTH ISSUE OR A REGULATION TO THE HIGHWAY? YOU GOT TO CROSS TWO LANES. IF YOU WANT TO GO, THEY'VE GOT TO GO TO THE RIGHT ONLY YOU CAN ONLY GO BE RIGHT ONLY. YEAH, RIGHT. WHICH IS WHAT IT IS NOW. IT'S WHAT IT IS NOW. SO JUST, JUST I'M JUST POINTING OUT FOR EVALUATION. SO PART OF THE DECISION, IF I MAY, TO MAKE THAT UNIDIRECTIONAL TRAFFIC THROUGH THERE WAS TO QUELL SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT DOT HAD. THEY DIDN'T LIKE THE IDEA OF US COMING OUT AND RUNNING THROUGH THAT AND THEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO MARINE PARKWAY AND THEN COMING OUT. THEY THOUGHT THAT THE CONGESTION WOULD OFFER A SAFETY[00:25:02]
HAZARD TO THE FOLKS TRAFFIC OR DRIVING THROUGH THAT AREA. AND SO PART OF THAT KIND OF CONCESSION WE MADE WITH WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW, THIS. CORRECT. THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW. AND IT'S A CONCERN THAT THEY HAVE. SO WHEN WE GO TO DO THIS PROJECT, THE THE PROPOSAL THAT WE WORKED WITH D.O.T. ON AND WHAT THEY HAD REQUESTED WAS THAT WE REDUCE IT TO ONE WAY TRAFFIC. SO FOLKS CAN ONLY TAKE THAT RIGHT HAND TURN. THEY'RE NOT COMING OUT BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A SHORT ENTRYWAY ONTO US. 19 FROM FLORA TERRACE FROM THERE. AND IT'S SUCH AN ISSUE THAT IT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT KIND OF SEEMED LIKE PEOPLE WERE TAKING, TAKING THE WEST TURN AND THEN TURNING SOUTH. RIGHT. AND SO YOU HAVE PEOPLE TRYING TO JUMP ALL THE WAY ACROSS MARINE PARKWAY OR SO ON AND SO FORTH. THERE ISN'T THERE? THERE IS.BUT YOU CAN STILL MAKE A U-TURN. OH, YEAH. SO THERE WAS THERE WAS A LOT OF CONCERN THERE. AND WE THOUGHT THAT, YOU KNOW, WITH THIS DESIGN THAT ELIMINATES THAT YOU MAINTAIN SOME. ACCESS WITH THAT NORTH OR THAT SOUTH END ROUNDABOUT, AND THAT GIVES YOU SOME OF THAT ACCESS INTO SEA FIRE AND SOME OF THOSE ELEMENTS THERE TO REALLY HELP THOSE BUSINESSES AND GROW THAT SECTION WHILE STILL KIND OF MAINTAINING THE SAFETY ASPECT THAT WE WERE AIMING FOR WITH DOT, IF THAT HOPEFULLY THAT MAKES SENSE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY I, I WITH THAT I OUT
[5.b) Commercial Real Estate Redevelopment Grant Agreement w/Nouveau Construction LLC RE: Coastal Cottage Builder]
OF YOU ALL FOR NOTHING. OKAY. COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE REDEVELOPMENT GRANT APPLICATION OR AGREEMENT. RATHER. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM NUVO CONSTRUCTION MADE IT IN THIS EVENING AND DATE. MR. GAMMON WILL CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG AND. BUT HE'LL PRESENT THE AGENDA ITEM ABSENT HIS ATTENDANCE, SO THAT YOU CAN AT LEAST GIVE SOME CONSIDERATION TO THE AGENDA ITEM, AND MR. GAMMON WANTED TO TAKE IT AWAY. THANK YOU, MISS MANNS. MR. CHAIRMAN, FELLOW DIRECTORS EXCITED TO PRESENT THIS REDEVELOPMENT GRANT AGREEMENT TO CONSTRUCT THE FIRST COASTAL COTTAGE UNITS IN THE EDGEWATER GARDENS SUBDIVISIONS. LET ME DO JUST A REAL QUICK RECAP. OBVIOUSLY YOU ALL KNOW THIS. THE MAJORITY. MOST OF THE LAND WEST OF THE RIVER IS IN A HIGH FLOOD RISK ZONE. THAT PROMPTED THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO CREATE THE R-4 COASTAL COTTAGE ZONING DISTRICT, WHICH I MIGHT SAY IS PRETTY COOL. AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT BECAUSE IT'S DALE'S TURN TO BUY TONIGHT. SO LET'S NARROW IT DOWN TO EDGEWATER GARDENS AGAIN, NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF THE CITY. THERE'S APPROXIMATELY 77 LOTS IN THIS ENCLAVE. THE CITY OWNS THREE OF THEM. WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS WE'VE COMBINED THOSE INTO TWO LOTS IN THE PROGRAM. THE REASON WE DID IT, THE MINIMUM WIDTH IS 38FT. AND THOSE TWO THAT ARE LOT TWO ARE 30FT EACH. SO WE COMBINED THEM TO 1 TO 2 BUILDABLE LOTS. BOTH OF THOSE LOTS ARE VACANT AND READY TO BE BUILT ON. EARLIER THIS YEAR, STAFF POSTED AN RFP SEEKING A QUALIFIED, HIGHLY CREATIVE HOME BUILDER TO BUILD TWO COASTAL COTTAGE HOMES.AGAIN, WE CHOSE NO NO CONSTRUCTION OUT OF LAND O LAKES. THEY. THEIR BUSINESS STARTED IN 2015. THE STAFF BELIEVES NOVO HAS A VISION, BACKING AND EXPERIENCE TO GET THIS DONE, I BELIEVE. I THINK DIRECTOR ALTMAN'S COMMENTS ARE VALID. WE HAVE CHECKED THEIR WEBSITE. THEY DO DO DO RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS. THEY HAVE DESIGNED THESE ONES WHICH IS A RESIDENTIAL BUILD. OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE THE ONES COMMITTED TO DOING THIS, SO WE'RE PRETTY COMFORTABLE THAT THEY'LL GET THIS DONE. THIS IS A PRETTY EXPENSIVE $500,000 PLUS INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY. THEY'LL DO IT. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WE WENT WITH THEM.
THESE ARE THE TWO HOMES THEY'VE DESIGNED THE DRIFTWOOD DELIGHT 1600FTā !S 332. IT'S GOING TO COT THEM ABOUT $270,000 TO BUILD THIS ONE. THEY'VE ALSO DESIGNED OCEAN HUG HAVEN THAT'S A LITTLE BIT SMALLER, 1464FTā !S, AGAIN A THREE TWO. AND THAT MIGHT COST ABOUT 275 000, ACCORDING TO NAUVOO. THIS IS THE TERMS OF THE REDEVELOPMENT GRANT AGREEMENT. IT WILL BE EFFECTIVE IF IT'S APPROVED TONIGHT. NAUVOO IS REQUIRED TO COMMENCE THEIR CONSTRUCTION WITHIN SIX MONTHS AND HOPEFULLY AND COMPLETE THE UNITS WITHIN 18 MONTHS. HOPEFULLY, BOTH OF THOSE TIMEFRAMES WILL BE BEATEN AS AN INCENTIVE. WE'VE OFFERED A COUPLE OF THINGS. NUMBER ONE, WHICH YOU TALKED ABOUT EARLIER AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. YOU DONATE THE TWO LOTS INTO THE THINGS. THOSE LOTS ARE VALUED AT ABOUT 22000 EACH. AND THEN WE ALSO GIVE THEM A $25,000 INCENTIVE AT CO PER UNIT JUST TO GET THESE BUILT TO GET THIS PROGRAM ROLLING.
FUNDING WILL BE PROGRAMED INTO THE 2020 627 REDEVELOPMENT AS A REDEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE IN THE CRA BEFORE. USUALLY I'M READY FOR YOU GUYS TO CLOSE THIS AND GET US HOME, BUT I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT AFTER THIS. SO I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS HERE FOR
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ANY QUESTIONS. WHAT WE WANT TO DO RIGHT NOW IS AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE THE REDEVELOPMENT GRANT AGREEMENT. BUT THEN DON'T CLOSE ME OUT YET, MR. DIRECTOR. MR. CHAIRMAN, DON'T CLOSE YOU OUT. YEAH. DON'T, DON'T. I'VE GOT OTHER THINGS TO SAY FOR A CHANGE. I'D RATHER DO THIS ONE FIRST, IF YOU COULD. AND THEN I WANT TO TALK ABOUT ANOTHER VISION. WE'RE VOTING ON THIS ONE NOW. PLEASE. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? SEEING NO ONE COME FORWARD, BRING UP FOR DISCUSSION AND VOTE. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND, THE MOTION MAKER. NO, I THINK THIS IS CRUCIAL. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ALL THIS PROPERTY OVER THERE. AND I THINK UNTIL WE SHOW SOMETHING PHYSICAL, I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET A WHOLE LOT OF TRACTION. I THINK THE INCENTIVE PACKAGE IS REASONABLE AND FAIR. YOU KNOW, I'M EXCITED FOR THE BUILD. AND THEN IS THERE ANYTHING GOING FORWARD AFTER THESE TWO WITH THIS BUILDER? A SECOND MY QUESTION WOULD BE AS TO THE $25,000. IS THERE A TIME FRAME IN WHICH THEY HAVE TO PERFORM BEFORE THEY GET THAT? AND WHAT WOULD THAT BE? YES, SIR. THEY HAVE TO HAVE IT COMPLETE WITHIN 18 MONTHS. AND THEY WE DON'T PAY THAT UNTIL A CO IS ISSUED ON BOTH UNITS.THANK YOU. JUST TO REITERATE THAT THE COASTAL COTTAGES REZONING AND BEING ABLE TO SEE SOME OF THE WORK THAT'S COMING OUT OF THAT DEFINITELY IS A. I KNOW WE WE'VE VOTED ON IT, WE'VE CONTRIBUTED TO IT, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY AN INNOVATION OF OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND OUR CITY MANAGER AND THE VARIOUS STAFF THAT WORK TO MAKE IT HAPPEN, AND BEING ABLE TO SEE SOME OF THAT WORK COMING TO FRUITION, ESPECIALLY IN AN AREA THAT WAS IMPACTED HEAVILY BY THE HURRICANE AND BEING ABLE TO POINT TO THIS AND SAY, LOOK, THIS CITY IS MOVING LESS THAN 24 MONTHS AFTER THE HURRICANE ON SOLUTIONS TO BRING PEOPLE HOME FROM FLOOD MITIGATION MITIGATED DISASTER. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE THE WORK. COUNCILMAN. I DIDN'T BEFORE, BUT COUNCILMAN ALTMAN DOES RAISE A GOOD POINT ON JUST JUST SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RESIDENTIAL STRENGTH OF THE THE.
WELL, I DON'T WANT TO MISQUOTE YOU, BUT JUST WHEN I PULLED UP THE WEBSITE, I DIDN'T SEE I SEE BATHROOM REMODELING, I SEE ADDITIONS. I'M JUST. IF THE CITY STAFF. IF CITY MANAGER JUST DOESN'T MIND PROVIDING AN END OF WEEK REPORT, JUST LIKE A PORTFOLIO OF ACTUAL RESIDENTIAL BASED WORK, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. YEAH, I CAN FOLLOW UP ON THAT, ONLY TO SAY THAT THE SITUATION I DISCUSSED WAS IN ORDER TO GET THE FINANCING TO BUILD SOMETHING. SO IF THE MAN HAS UNTIL THE 18 MONTHS TO DO IT AND GETS A PERMIT AND IT'S PAID FOR, OR THEY GET THEIR OWN FINANCING, THAT'S THEIR OBLIGATION. I WOULD SAY THAT IF WE APPROVE THIS TODAY, THAT 18 MONTH COMES BEFORE DECEMBER 31ST OF 2027, WHICH MEANS IT WOULD GET ON THE TAX ROLL FOR THE NEXT YEAR. SO I'M GLAD WE'RE DOING IT NOW AND NOT NEXT MONTH, BECAUSE THEN SOMEONE WOULD BE VERY TRICKY TO TRY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN JUST IN JANUARY. SO GETTING IT DONE IN THE 27 FISCAL YEAR IS PROBABLY WORTH THE $25,000, YOU KNOW, INCENTIVE IF YOU PUT THE TWO.
ARE YOU FINISHED? YEAH. SINCE WE PUT THE TWO LOTS TOGETHER, CAN THEY BUILD AN ADU? JUST KIDDING. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY I I I THAT'S FOR NOTHING. COMMUNICATION. PATEL TWO THINGS. IT STARTED WITH ONE. BUT CAN I, CAN I FINISH UP? THE FIRST ONE WAS I THINK I THINK COUNCILMAN ALTMAN CAN I FINISH UP MY PRESENTATION REAL QUICK? I'M SORRY. YEAH. I THOUGHT THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE. YEAH. SORRY. NOW THERE'LL BE THREE THINGS. THREE THINGS IF YOU'RE DEPENDING ON. THAT'S RIGHT. I'M SORRY. I DON'T USUALLY BLAB, BUT I'M GONNA BLAB A LITTLE BIT TONIGHT BECAUSE IT'S EARLY AND EVERYBODY'S READY. YOU READY FOR ME, ERIC? HAPPY ANNIVERSARY.
HONEY. I'LL BE HOME AS SOON AS HE'S DONE TALKING. I APOLOGIZE. I KNOW WE HAVE COMMUNICATION.
HE WON'T BE ON VERY EARLY. WHAT'S THAT? SAME SLIDE. HIS WIFE'S BIRTHDAY. SO I'D HAVE TO THANK DIRECTOR JONAS FOR TEEING THIS UP. I DON'T THINK HE KNEW WHERE I WAS GOING, BUT IT'S REALLY. WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP? I MEAN, TWO, TWO UNITS IS GREAT. IT'S A NICE START, BUT WE'VE GOT BIGGER PLANS IN PLACE. AND AS SOON AS ERIC GETS ME TEED UP, I CAN KIND OF SHOW YOU WHAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT DOING. AGAIN, THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON GETTING THAT DONE. THIS IS WHERE WE ENDED. HERE WE GO. THIS IS WHAT WE ASKED THE QUESTION WHAT IF, WHAT IF WE COULD TURN THIS FLOODPLAIN PRONE NEIGHBORHOOD INTO AN ELEVATED COASTAL COTTAGE COMMUNITY? NOT JUST TWO UNITS, BUT AN ACTUAL COMMUNITY WITHOUT DISPLACING THE RESIDENTS, THE
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RESIDENTS THAT LIVE THERE. HERE'S THE CORE ISSUES. THESE OWNERS ARE KIND OF IN A BOX THEY CAN'T REALLY SELL BECAUSE NOBODY REALLY WANTS TO BUY IN AN AREA THAT FLOODS ALL THE TIME. AS YOU WERE SAYING, DIRECTOR PATEL, THE OWNERS CAN'T TECHNICALLY REBUILD BECAUSE THEY'VE EXCEEDED THE 50% REBUILD. THEY ARE DOING IT, BUT THEY'RE NOT TECHNICALLY SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO DO IT. AND IF THEY DO REBUILD, THEY GOT TO BUILD IT TO CODE, CURRENT CODE, WHICH THEY CAN'T DO, AND THEY'VE GOT TO BUILD IT ONE FOOT OVER BASE FLOOD ELEVATION, WHICH IS TOO COSTLY FOR THEM TO DO IT. SO THAT'S A TOUGH ONE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.AND IT'S KIND OF CREATED THIS NO EXIT FOR THE OWNERS. AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS SAY, HEY, CAN WE DO SOMETHING THAT WILL HELP THESE TRAPPED OWNERS GET OUT OF THERE? HERE'S KIND OF OUR SOLUTION OR WHAT WE HAVE IN MIND. WE WANT TO CREATE A CONTINUOUS PIPELINE THAT LETS RESIDENTS STAY IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD WHILE THEIR HOMES ARE ACTUALLY REPLACED WITH ELEVATED, RESILIENT UNITS. A FEW OF THE UNITS WOULD BE BUILT. SO YOU'VE ALREADY APPROVED THAT.
YOU WOULD START WITH THE TWO UNITS. WE COULD GO OUT TO THE EXISTING OWNERS AND SAY, HEY, LISTEN, IF YOU WILL BUY ONE OF THESE WHEN THEY'RE FINISHED, WE WILL LET YOU EXCHANGE YOUR UNIT FOR YOU. WE MIGHT GIVE YOU MORE VALUE THAN IT'S NORMALLY WORTH BECAUSE YOU'RE STAYING IN THE COMMUNITY. YOU BUY IN, YOU UPGRADE. WE THEN TAKE THEIR HOUSE. WHEN THE FIRST ONE'S DONE, THEY MOVE, WE TAKE THEIRS, KNOCK IT DOWN, BUILD ANOTHER ONE, KEEP THE PIPELINE GOING.
SO THAT'S HOW IT KIND OF WORK. WE WOULD NEGOTIATE WITH THEM. IT'S A PRETTY GOOD POOL OF PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THERE THAT COULD DO THINGS. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE COUNTY ON DOING THIS. THEY'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. THEY WOULD PARTICIPATE WITH THE AGENCY IN HELPING WITH DOWN PAYMENT PAYMENT ASSISTANCE, ACQUIRING LOTS. AGAIN, IT'S IT'S A LINE OF CREDIT, IF YOU WILL, BECAUSE IT'LL KEEP GOING FORWARD AND MOVING FORWARD. I JUST WANT TO KIND OF TELL YOU HOW WE COULD KIND OF GET IT STARTED. THESE ARE THE 77 LOTS. AGAIN, LET ME KIND OF DO NERVOSA IS THE LIME GREEN UNITS. THOSE TWO IS WHERE IT WILL START. THE BLUE ONES ON THERE, I GUESS ARE KIND OF BLUISH. THERE'S NINE LOTS FOR SALE RIGHT NOW ON ZILLOW, LOTS IN A COUPLE OF HOMES, THE YELLOW, ORANGE AND PURPLE. THOSE HAVE SOME KIND OF CITY ACTION AGAINST IT. AS YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER, DIRECTOR PATEL, THOSE THOSE THREE HAVE SOME THINGS HAPPENING ON THEM. AND THE BLACK PATTERN ONES, THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT DON'T CURRENTLY MEET THE ZONING REQUIREMENTS. AGAIN, YOU HAVE TO BE 2800FTā !S TOTAL AREA AND A MINIMUM LOT WITH THE 38FT. BUT I'VE TALKED TO THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. HE SAID WE COULD WORK VARIANCES ON THOSE IF NEED BE. SO THE QUESTION COMES, HOW WOULD WE GET STARTED ON THIS? YEAH, I'VE QUOTED HIM AND I WROTE IT DOWN. IF YOU POP THESE RED THINGS ON, THOSE ARE ALL THE VACANT LOTS. SO IF YOU WANT TO GET STARTED, THAT'S WHERE I WOULD START. THEY'D BE CHEAPER TO GET IN AND YOU COULD PROBABLY BUY THEM. SOME OF ARE ALREADY FOR SALE ONES FOR SALE FOR $15,000, ONES FOR 25. THEY'VE BEEN ON THE MARKET FOR A LONG TIME. THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE BEST WAY TO START A PIPELINE BECAUSE YOU HAVE VACANT UNITS READY, VACANT LOTS READY TO GO. THAT'S KIND OF HOW WE WANTED TO JUST TELL YOU WHAT OUR VISION IS. SOME PEOPLE LOOK AT THAT AREA AND SAY, BOY, STAY AWAY. IT FLOODS ALL THE TIME. THERE'S NO REASON TO BE DOWN THERE. IT REALLY IS PROBABLY A NICE POOL THAT WE COULD GET STARTED AND DO SOMETHING REALLY AMAZING. THE COASTAL COTTAGE IS A GREAT PRODUCT. IF IT WORKS WOULD STAY WITH US. WE WOULD PRE-SELL THE UNITS SO THAT YOU'RE NEVER OUT TOO MANY. YOU'RE NEVER OUT 30 UNITS OR ANYTHING. YOU MIGHT BE OUT 3 OR 4 UNITS AT A TIME AND THEN KEEP ROLLING IT FORWARD.
SO THANKS FOR THE TIME. I USUALLY DON'T BLAB ON IN THESE THINGS, BUT I APPRECIATE THE TIME TO LISTEN TO WHAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT. IS THERE, IS THERE ANY KIND OF, IS THERE ANY KIND OF RESTRICTIONS OR ANYTHING THAT WE NEED TO DO UP HERE, OR YOU NEED TO DO TO RESTRICT THAT PROPERTY TO COASTAL COTTAGES ONLY? YEAH, THERE IS, AND IT WOULD REQUIRE A REZONING. SO, I MEAN, I'M ASKING, SHOULD WE DO THAT AHEAD OF SOMETHING THAT WE COULD WORK ON. WELL, I'M SAYING WE NEED I WAS THINKING ABOUT DOING THAT AHEAD OF TIME BEFORE SOMEBODY COMES IN AND TRIES TO BUY THEM ALL AND STARTS A WHOLE NOTHER THOUGHT WE WOULD WORK ON THAT.
OKAY, SO I THINK I WOULD ADD TO THAT. I DON'T THINK YOU CAN'T JUST YEAH, I DON'T THINK YOU COULD BUILD WHAT'S CURRENTLY THERE. YOU CAN'T GO IN AND BUILD A BRAND NEW PRODUCT UNLESS IT'S ELEVATED. AND DALE COULD PROBABLY GO ON THAT NECESSARILY BE A COASTAL COTTAGE. IT MIGHT BE ELEVATED, BUT GAUGING YOUR INTEREST. AND THEN WE WOULD COME BACK TO YOU WITH A PLAN. YEAH. BECAUSE I MEAN, I JUST SAY IF YOU GOT THE COASTAL COTTAGE ADDED TO HERE AT CITY HALL, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN PEOPLE THAT WANT TO BUY THE PIECE OF PROPERTY. THEY'RE GOING TO PUT COASTAL COTTAGES THERE. A COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS, DAVE. SO I LIKE THE IDEA. I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. AND IF WE ARE GETTING SOME ASSISTANCE FROM THE COUNTY, WHAT I THINK WE MAYBE NEED TO LOOK A LITTLE DEEPER AND DO SOMETHING WITH THE ROADWAY GOING IN THERE,
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BECAUSE THE BIGGER ISSUE IS NOT JUST THEIR PHYSICAL LOTS FLOODING, IT'S FLOODING GOING IN THERE AND THE ROAD CONDITIONS ARE HORRENDOUS. SO TO ME, IF I'M GOING TO GET SOMEBODY TO BUY A BRAND NEW HOUSE, 300,000 AND DRIVE DOWN THAT ROAD, THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT OF A HARD SELL. SO I THINK MAYBE WE NEED TO APPROACH THE COUNTY AND MAYBE WORK SOME DEAL OUT TO TRY TO WORK THE ROADWAY SYSTEM IN THERE AS WELL. IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS INVESTMENT INTO BUYING THESE AND SELLING THEM, I THINK WE COULD GET SOMETHING FROM THE COUNTY TO HELP US DO SOMETHING WITH THE ROADWAY AND SOMEWHAT OF DRAINAGE. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY IT'S LOW LYING. THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT WE CAN DO, BUT THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE POINTS I'M JUST THINKING OF OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. YEAH. SO YOU'RE YOU'RE IN MY BALLPARK NOW WITH RESILIENCE AND ECONOMIC STABILITY IN THE FUTURE. AND I WOULD LIKE TO LET MY COLLEAGUES KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN ASKING THE CITY MANAGER AND THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AND HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO GET WITH DAVE YET, BUT. I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN HAVE SORT OF A RESILIENCE, MASTER PLANNING, SORT OF BRAINSTORMING SESSION. LATER IN AUGUST AFTER THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES CONFERENCE. JUST A COUPLE OF 2 OR 3 HOURS. BUT WE'VE HAD OFFERS FROM ENGINEERS AND SOME OF OUR PARTNERS. SO I GO BACK TO THE QUESTION ABOUT ASKING THE COUNTY FOR HELP THE COUNTY.THE PLANNING DIRECTOR FOR THE COUNTY HAS EXPRESSED THAT HE LOVES TO DO REDEVELOPMENT AND THAT HE WANTS TO WORK WITH US. SO I'M VERY ENCOURAGED THAT YOU'RE ALREADY WORKING WITH THEM. THE CITY HAS BEEN WORKING HARD ON OUR RELATIONSHIP FROM THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR DOWN.
THE STAFF HAS ALWAYS ENJOYED A GOOD RELATIONSHIP, I THINK WITH OUR COUNTY PARTNERS, FROM SOME OF THEM WHO CAME FROM US, LIKE BARRETT DOW, WHO'S INVOLVED IN A LOT OF THIS STORMWATER AND THAT KIND OF INFRASTRUCTURE. SO THE GOAL IS FOR US TO GET IN THE ROOM, THE COUNTY STAFF AND THE COUNTY ON BOARD WITH THIS PLAN. SO THEY'RE ALREADY IN FACT, IT WAS COMMISSIONER MARIANO, APPARENTLY, WHO WAS GRIPING A LITTLE BIT THAT HE WANTED US TO REDUCE THE CRA.
WHAT WE REALLY NEED IS THE COUNTY TO GET EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THE CRA CAN DO. SO NOT ONLY ASKING THEM HOW THEY CAN HELP US, BUT LETTING THEM KNOW THAT WHAT WE ARE GETTING BACK IN OUR COUNTY SHARE OF OUR TAXES OUR RESIDENTS ARE PAYING, IS PART OF A PLAN THAT THEY ENDORSE. AND SO ONCE WE GET OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CAUGHT UP AND WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH, WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH AND HOW WE CAN ACCOMPLISH IT. AND I THINK BEING OPEN WITH THEM THAT WILL GET THAT SUPPORT. AND MAYBE WE CAN HOLD OFF THIS SENSE THAT WE'RE TAKING MONEY FROM THEM TO WE'RE INVESTING THE MONEY THAT WE'RE USING IN REDEVELOPMENT THE WAY WE'RE SUPPOSED TO. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, AND I'M GLAD TO HEAR. I'M GLAD TO HEAR THESE PARTNERSHIPS ARE GROWING. THANKS FOR COMMUNICATION. YEAH, I WILL ONCE AGAIN, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY HONEY. HAVE I'LL JUST MAKE ONE QUICK STOP ON THE WAY HOME. I THINK MAYBE HE'S ONLY HOLDING HIMSELF UP. MAYBE A LOT OF FLOWERS. IT BETTER BE A LOT OF FLOWERS. BUT I DID WANT TO GET THAT INFORMATION OUT TO SAY I'M HOPEFUL THAT IF WE HOLD SOMETHING THAT'S KIND OF A LOOSE DISCUSSION ABOUT SOME OF THESE IDEAS, THAT THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE TOWN AND HOW THEY FIT TOGETHER. WE'VE HAD THAT DISCUSSION ALREADY TONIGHT WITH WITH THE PROJECT WE JUST APPROVED, AND THE ONE BEFORE THAT. THERE'S SO MANY JOINT PROJECTS THAT WE CAN KIND OF JUST HAVE THIS OVERALL DISCUSSION HOW IF YOU WANT AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT TO LOOK LIKE THE HOUSE THAT IS ON IT AT A BIGGER SCALE, WE WANT OUR CITY TO HAVE OUR SENSE OF WALKABILITY AND CONNECTIVITY MAKES SENSE AS A WHOLE. AND SO THE SORT OF MASTER PLANNING WE'VE ALREADY HAD THAT DONE ONCE FROM THE REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL AND DEBBIE, THE REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL IS GIVING SOME ADVICE TO PORT RICHEY RIGHT NOW. I THINK THEY'RE HIRING THEM FOR SOME WORK. AND SO I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT TO GET PORT RICHEY TO COME AND THE COUNTY TO COME AND THE SCHOOL BOARD, AND THEY'VE ALL EXPRESSED INTEREST IN UNDERSTANDING WHAT WE HAVE GOING. SO I THINK IT'S REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REALLY MAKE THE PITCH THAT THE RESILIENCY AND THE RECOVERY DOLLARS THAT ARE OUT THERE, ALONG WITH OUR OWN SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIP, COULD REALLY MAKE THINGS HAPPEN A LOT MORE THAN WE CAN DO IT ON OUR OWN. SO THAT'S THE GOAL. IF DEBBIE GETS IT ORGANIZED, IT WOULD BE PUBLIC, AND WE COULD AND WE SHOULD ALL HAVE OUR CHANCE TO
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JUMP IN. KIND OF LIKE YOU'VE BEEN TALKING US HAVING, BUT TRYING TO GET IT BEFORE THE BUDGET PROCESS IS OVER AND ALIGN OURSELVES UP FOR SOME FUNDING. THAT'S IT. I'LL BE HOME AS SOON AS WELL. PATEL DID. HE HASN'T GONE YET. GOT TWO ITEMS. OH, OKAY, I WILL. I HAVE THREE NOW. I DID HAVE THREE, BUT OUT OF GUILT FOR WHOEVER YOU'RE TALKING TO UP IN SPACE, I'M GOING TO HOLD OFF ON THOSE TWO FOR ANOTHER TIME AND JUST FOCUS ON THIS. THE JUST FOR THE RECORD, IT'S MY WIFE, JUST IN CASE ANY. I'M ASSUMING SHE'S LISTENING OVER THE LIVE STREAM.I DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING BY THAT. TO BE CLEAR, YOU'RE STAYING IN THE EU TONIGHT. I OFFER GREEN KEY. THE. I CAN'T THINK OF IT THE TO THE NAME OF IT TO THINK THE DEVELOPMENT THAT WE DID A REZONING ON. I'LL JUST GIVE YOU STRAIGHT NAMES BECAUSE I CAN'T THINK OF THE NAME OF IT. THE VOYAGE LANE, HERMES WAY, OPUS WAY, ODIN WAY, WONDERLAND, THAT PROJECT. THOSE ARE ALL NEW PAVED ROADS. THAT'S A BRAND NEW, FRESH DEVELOPMENT. AND WHEN I DROVE BY THAT RECENTLY, I DIDN'T SEE A LOT BUILT SINCE WE REZONED IT. AND SO THAT'S WHERE MY MIND WENT WITH THIS. I'M VERY EXCITED BY IT. I THINK THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN THAT. I, I, I, I THINK THERE'S A, I MEAN, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT RESILIENCY AND COUNCILMAN ALTMAN'S POINT LIKE THIS, THIS HITS, OH, YOU CAN EVEN SEE IT ON HERE. YEAH. COTTAGES OF OYSTER BAY OR BAYOU. BAYOU. OYSTER BAYOU. HOW THOSE TWO RIGHT BELOW THE YELLOW. YEAH. RIGHT THERE SOUTH OF IT. HOW HOW THIS COMPARES TO THAT IN RESPECT TO THE MARKET IN IN WHETHER I THINK THIS IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT IN THAT YOU POTENTIALLY HAVE THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT MAY, WITH DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE INCENTIVE WOULD BE ABLE TO BUY THE HOMES. BUT MY FEAR IS DRIVING BY THAT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF MOVEMENT HAPPENING YET. AND SO WHAT WHAT IMPLICATIONS? I WOULD HATE TO SINK MONEY INTO SOMETHING. AND THEN IT TURNS OUT WE HAVE FOR SALE SIGNS ON PROPERTIES WE CAN'T GET PEOPLE INTO. BUT THE WHAT WHAT EASES THAT CONCERN IS THE IDEA OF THIS BEING A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY, THIS BEING A PARTNERSHIP WITH DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE IN SOME WAYS TO TRY TO KEEP PEOPLE, TO STAY HERE. IT'S IT'S AN EXCELLENT BREAKDOWN. AND I THE WORD THAT COMES TO MIND IS EXCITED. I'M VERY EXCITED BY IT. AND JUST TO SAY ALSO, IT'S AN AREA THAT I FEEL LIKE I FORGOT THAT YOU'RE WAITING ON YOUR WIFE. I FEEL LIKE THE. I HAD IN MY IN MY EXCITEMENT, I FEEL LIKE I HEAR ABOUT EDGEWATER'S ALL THE TIME AND SOME OF THE NEEDS OVER THERE. AND SO THIS COULDN'T BE A BETTER POCKET COMMUNITY FOR US TO SERVE AND HOPEFULLY MAYBE MOTIVATE LONG TERM HERE. SOME OF THE PEOPLE SOUTH. YOU. YOU SEE THERE'S A BIG THERE'S A THERE'S A NEED FOR ANNEXATION HERE TOO. AND SO THIS, THIS, THIS ALSO GIVES US SOMETHING TO SELL ON THAT IN THAT RESPECT. WAIT FOR HIM TO. I HAVE ONE THING TO ADD. IT'S MY TURN. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE SPORTS COAST FOR HOSTING A SCALLOP DINNER THAT MYSELF AND THE MAYOR ATTENDED SUNDAY AT SASHA'S AT THE HACIENDA, AND IT WAS PHENOMENAL. FOOD WAS GREAT AMBIANCE, SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THEM A SHOUT OUT. SO THAT'S THE END OF WHAT I GOT TO SAY. ALL RIGHT. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT I SAID BACK WHEN WE OPENED UP RAILROAD SQUARE THAT WE HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN THERE AND WHAT WHAT OPPORTUNITIES WE WERE. WE'RE GOING TO HAPPEN THERE. AND CAVALIER SQUARE, WE HAD OUR FIRST WEDDING ON SATURDAY, AND THEY HAD CHAIRS THERE AND EVERYTHING. AND IT WAS, I GUESS, A REALLY BIG, WELL ATTENDED WEDDING. SO IT WASN'T MY WEDDING. SO ANYHOW, THAT'S IT. EITHER ONE OF YOU TWO. I DO HAVE SOMETHING I WANT TO ADDRESS JACKIE PHILLIP'S COMMENTS AND WE ALL FEEL VERY SENSITIVE TO THE JUST HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE THAT SHE HAD AND MANY OF US HAD IN REGARD TO HURRICANE HELENE AND WHAT SHE HAS PROPOSED, WE HAVE SAID MANY TIMES, IS NOT NECESSARILY A RIGHTFUL SOLUTION TO THE THE EXPERIENCE THAT SHE DID HAVE. AND WE'VE GIVEN HER A WHITE PAPER, AND WE'VE GIVEN ALL OF YOU A WHITE PAPER IN THAT REGARD. AND WE'VE ALSO COMMUNICATED TO ALL OF YOU IN WRITING MORE THAN ONCE THAT THE CRA ISN'T AN APPROPRIATE FUNDING SOURCE TO RELY ON FOR ANY TYPE OF A SOLUTION THAT MIGHT BE CONSIDERED FOR THE PROBLEM THAT EXISTS THERE. BUT WHAT WE HAVEN'T DONE, AND I FEEL BADLY THAT SHE CONTINUES TO APPEAR AND CONTINUES TO ASK
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FOR THE SAME THING. WE HAVEN'T REALLY GIVEN HER AN UPDATE OF ANY SORT OF WHAT WE ARE DOING IN THE AREA THAT MIGHT BE CONSIDERED PART OF MITIGATING ANY, ANY FUTURE EXPERIENCE OR MINIMIZING A FUTURE EXPERIENCE. AND I FEEL LIKE WE OWE HER THAT. AND SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE IS THAT WE PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER AND SPEND SOME TIME INTRODUCING THOSE THINGS TO HER AND ANYONE FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT MIGHT SHARE THAT INTEREST. AND WITH YOUR PERMISSION, I'D LIKE TO GO FORWARD WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I'D LIKE YOU TO DO IT AT THEIR IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD SOMEWHERE. THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING. YEAH. OKAY. SHARE THE COMMON LOCATION. WHATEVER MEETS THEIR NEEDS. MOST. OH. OF COURSE. THE MATERIALS IN ADVANCE. WHATEVER YOU PLAN ON GIVING OUT. ARE YOU GIVING SOMETHING OUT? LIKE A MATERIALS.I DON'T REALLY KNOW AT THIS POINT. OKAY. IT MAY BE THAT WE DO GIVE OUT SOME MATERIALS.
WELL, IF YOU DO, I'D JUST LIKE TO SEE THOSE IN ADVANCE. YOU'LL GET IT. OKAY. I GOT FIVE MINUTES YET. I SAID I SAID WE
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