We are calling this meeting to order.

This is the North Greenwood Citizens Advisory Committee.

Today is June 3rd, 2026.

Welcome everyone for being here.

So just a few housekeeping items.

At this moment in time, none of the restrooms in the building are functioning.

So yes, unfortunately, the either they're in the process of being worked on right now.

So if anything changes, we will definitely let you know in the meantime.

So just wanted to make sure everyone was aware of that of that of that matter right now.

So agendas are available at the front.

If you have not uh received one and you would like to get one, please do so now.

Um if you would like to speak during the citizens to be heard session of our meeting, uh please be sure to fill out a comment card in order to do so.

Um so moving on.

I would like to take a moment to allow all of the committee members to introduce themselves, starting to my far left.

Hello, I am Hannah Menard with the Clearwater Burrant Company, Marilyn Terman with the Clearwater Urban Leadership Coalition.

I'm Kennard Robinson, your committee chair.

Jason Corbin, let's go target.

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Maybe turn it up a little bit more.

And I'll now try to temper my voice so it doesn't kick back too much.

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All right, the mic just caught off again.

So maybe it's uh it's a battery thing, or we can just run it without a microphone.

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So we'll we'll we'll move forward without the without the microphone.

Um, so moving in to the approval of the of the minutes for um our previous meeting.

So, first um, I would like for uh the committee to review the the minutes from our March 4th, 2026 meeting.

Um, and I would like to have um a motion to approve as presented.

I make a motion to approve the minutes from the March meeting.

All right.

Second, okay.

So so we we have a proper um motion by uh committee person and uh second by uh committee person Davis.

Um is there any discussion?

Seeing none, hearing none, uh we'll proceed with the vote for all those in favor say aye.

Aye.

Any opposed motion passes.

Uh so moving on to the minutes from our April 15th, 2026 special uh special CAC meeting.

Uh do I have a motion to approve those minutes?

Awesome.

Thank you.

Do I have a second?

All right, so it's been a properly motioned and seconded so motioned by uh committee person Davis and seconded by committee person uh menard.

Um is there any discussion?

Seeing none and hearing none.

Um we'll proceed to a vote.

Um all those in favor say aye.

Aye.

Any opposed?

Motion carries.

Thank you very much.

Um, so now we are moving into the citizens to be heard regarding items not on the agenda.

Um if you wish to speak, please come forward uh when recognized, state your name for the record, and you will have three minutes.

Comments should be directed to the committee as a whole.

No response or debate will occur during this portion of the meeting.

Is there anyone?

Good evening.

My name is Barbara Sorry, president of the Blue Water African American Foundation 8, mission memorialized preserve, places, spaces, landmarks of African Americans here in Clearwater Floor.

First, I'd like to thank you for the beautiful mural of North Greenwood Library.

The community and Mars family are grateful and community, the Clearwater African American Foundation is asking for the library to be renamed Christine Rick Fall Morris Library and Honor Clearwater's first African American librarian.

The Morris family is fully supporting this initiative here here today this evening.

We're also asking for a Florida Historic Marker for Breeding, Community Pride Nursery, and historic designation for the long-standing building over 60 years in the community.

On July 19, 2023, Ms.

Isaac Gully, PCS Pinellas County Schools, Assistant Superintendent Clinton Herbick and myself went before the Pinellas Historic Preservation Society with Tom Schaufield and Alison Dolan, asking the Preservation Society to fund two Florida historical markers, St.

Matthew Negro Cemetery, and Pinellas High School.

Both were approved.

St.

Matthew's marker was placed on hold until the legal case was resolved.

Panellas High was placed forward.

On July 19, 2026, will be three years later, and we still don't have a date when the market will be completed and delivered.

An email communication from Brian Ulbrick, CRA specialist on March 17, 2026, is the Clearwater Community.

They oversee the statewide Marker program and can provide direct guidance.

We are respectfully asking Assistant City Manager Battle to follow up on our request for a completion.

Is that the same email?

Is this up to this in the email or are you asking this out loud now?

I'm asking.

I'll just do referring to my three minutes.

All right.

We are asking Assistant City Manager Battle to follow up on our request for completion and delivery date of the Pinellas High School Florida Historic Marker.

And the other thing is why is there no Juneteenth celebration in Clear Warden this year?

The community is asking.

And thank you so much for your time and thank you for this meeting.

Any questions for me?

Not necessarily true.

Um, we don't have any questions at this time.

Thank you.

When can I expect feedback, please?

Um, well, that is something that we will have a discussion with city staff about, and we'll we'll try and figure out and have some answers for you.

Another question, one last question.

Are these meetings being uh taped, recorded?

Yes, there's an audio recorder right here.

Okay, so if I needed a copy of the minutes I could get of the recording, I could get that.

Yeah, I'm sure that's not a problem.

Thank you so much.

Can I talk about Juneteenth?

Do you think I mean to?

Um, we can save that for the board members.

I'm just not saying she has to have a okay.

Yeah, we'll save that for board members.

Um, thank you.

Uh are there any other public comments from anyone?

Okay, seeing the hearing none, thank you very much.

We'll be moving on to the next um the item on our agenda under new business.

Uh uh item 4.1 to North Greenwood Community Development Area Commercial Grant Program.

Consideration of staff uh recommended revisions and clarifications.

Good evening, Vicky Shire, CRA Division Manager.

Staff is presenting the public to North Greenwood CR commercial program guidelines for review and consideration.

These updates are included in your binders.

The proposed revisions were developed in coordination with the city attorney's office and are intended to provide additional clarity regarding the administration of the program and the strength of grant funds.

The updates include the following.

Under section three and seven, staff clarify the circumstances under which grant funds may be dispersed directly to approved licensed contractors or vendors, as well as the reimbursement process and payment procedures.

Under section 11, staff clarified the circumstances under which funds may be dispersed and provide additional clarification regarding applicant and property homage responsibilities under the program.

These revisions are intended to make the program easier to understand, improve consistency, and provide greater transparency for the applicant and CRA.

Staff is requesting that the CAC review the proposed updates and consider making a recommendation to the CR Board of Trustees.

Thank you.

Thank you for that.

Are there any questions from the committee concerning the recommendations or revisions on the commercial grant?

So is it saying that now instead of putting the burden on the applicant is now it just goes through the contract?

So that does they don't get well the North Grandwood Commercial Grant, it usually goes to the applicant, but we added this vergogy in there just in case if we have to pay the vendor or the contract directly, we can now.

And then as is stated before.

Yeah.

So now that's giving us every opportunity if something unfortunately happens where we can't pay the applicant directly, which is what we prefer to do, then we're able to prevent provide the vendor if we need to as well.

That was my question.

Same for the residential.

That would be the next one, but very similar.

Gotcha.

Can I ask a question?

Can the commercial um do they have a choice?

And whether they are the ones to be reimbursed or whether the contractor is reimbursed directly instead.

No, it's uh it's on a reversal basis and it's mainly given to the applicant.

It's only on special occasions if we have to pay directly to the contractor.

And is is there a specific list of situations that this special it says about the discretion of the CRAC director?

Okay.

So it's looked out on the case-by-case faces.

Okay, yeah.

Maybe in an hour so there's lawyer folks to any other thoughts or questions?

No.

Um thank you for for that.

Um, so with that being said, we will need to have a motion uh to approve.

Okay.

Um, so so thank you for that.

Uh so with that with that being completed, we will need to have uh a motion to approve the revisions uh within the commercial grant program.

So do I have a motion from anyone?

So we have a motion from uh council personard.

Um do I have a second?

It's been properly uh seconded by council person corbett.

Um all those in favor to the forward.

Uh all right.

Any opposed?

I forgot citizen comment.

Okay, I'm sorry.

Um, are there any citizen comments?

Seeing none.

Moving forward.

Um those in favor?

I any opposed hearing none, motion carries.

Thank you.

All right, so now we will be moving forward to the next item on our agenda, um, providing feedback on the North Greenwood CRA communications and outreach strategy.

Okay.

Hello.

Hello.

Hi, my name is Sasha Hadley.

I'm a CRA specialist in communications and media, and tonight I would like to walk you through the North Greenwood communications and outreach strategy.

So this strategy is intended to serve as a framework for how we communicate, share information, and engage with the North Greenwood community.

While many of these communication efforts are already being established, this strategy provides a roadmap for how those efforts can work together and better serve the community.

This strategy is intended to be a living document.

And it's intended to evolve through feedback from the CAC and our community members.

So we'll we're working with it.

And I love your feedback.

The presentation follows the same format in your document.

So in your booklets, you should have the communication strategy.

And we're just going to go through the pages together.

Do you have a page that's on, please?

Ah.

So we can question.

That helps us as you all begin to speak.

We don't know exactly where you're starting.

So thank you.

Got it.

That's fine.

Thank you.

All right.

So what you'll see is the PowerPoint slides, and then the communications plan, I believe, is behind the PowerPoint.

So I'll be going through the pages and then we'll talk about and receive feedback.

Alright, let's get started.

All right.

So the North Greenwood Communication Outreach Strategy is a framework for improving communication, increasing community engagement, and supporting the continued growth and success of North Greenwood.

Some of our strategy goals is expanding communications across multiple channels, increasing awareness and redevelopment initiatives, encouraging participation and community input, and building relationships through outreach and partnerships, along with showcasing North Greenwood stories and progress.

So our vision is to foster a connected and informed North Greenwood through community meeting trans through transparent communication, relationship building, and consistent outreach.

So we have five core focus areas, which is transparency, community engagement, which is encouraging participation and dialogue, trust and relationship building, uh being more community-centered, so focusing on community identity, needs and priorities, and strategic coordination, aligning across departments and partners.

And so on page three and your communications plan.

So how about this?

We'll just skip right to the communications plan.

If you want to make notes of specific slides, then you can do that, but let's just go to the plan, and you'll be able to find the pages better.

Right here.

Okay, okay.

There you go.

Right here, look at that.

Thank you.

Got it.

All right.

We're all good.

Okay.

So more information about this is on page three, but this is an area we're going to build out.

I just wanted you to know where this breaks down in your plans.

Stakeholders.

So our efforts are intended to reach and engage a diverse group of stakeholders, such as residents, businesses, community organizations, CAC members, and city departments and internal partners.

This is where I would like for you to turn to page five.

So successful communication requires a collaboration across multiple city departments and divisions.

So this is a group effort with collaboration with neighborhoods, public communications, economic development and housing, parks and recreations.

We're all working together to implement this strategy and these subject matter experts in what we're good at.

Dissemination of information.

So this strategy is intended to improve access to information and strengthen engagement across multiple platforms.

So ways that we want to disseminate information is North Greenwood CAC meetings, CAC board engagement, direct mailers, open office hours, social media and website communications, community digital newsletters, boots on the ground outreach, community partner networks, flyers, handouts, informational materials, and we also want to tell stories and have community highlights.

Alright, if you can turn to page six in your document, this is when we're gonna start really analyzing parts of this strategy.

So our North Greenwood CAC meetings.

So these are meant to be quarterly meetings to serve as a primary communication engagement tool by providing redevelopment updates, project information, community discussion, resident feedback opportunities, and public participation and engagement.

I'm gonna turn to the page myself.

So if you can just take a moment to look at 5A, it breaks down the CAC meeting in more detail.

And pretty much what I have here is like a timeline of how we're gonna implement communications the day until the day when we have the meeting.

So for the people who are who don't have access to the plan, I'll read it out loud.

So for our timeline, we want to have our topic development five to six weeks out.

So that's identified meeting topics and identifying our speakers who are going to come, messaging and graphics.

So we want to coordinate with public communications and get all of our graphics together and all of our materials ready, about three or four weeks out before the meeting.

Promotion, so two weeks out.

Uh you guys should be receiving newsletters and uh if you're not uh subscribe to our newsletter list.

Please um talk to Brian to subscribe.

That way you can have more digital access of uh obtaining information on our Greenwood.

Um, but that's not the only way we're communicating.

We have there's other ways as well.

I'll go through that.

And final push, uh, one week out.

We want to be stronger and getting this information out to the community a week before the meeting.

Um are there any comments or feedback on this timeline or how this is built out?

Yep.

Again, this is an organic document, it's a living document, and it's always evolving.

All right.

North Remote CAC port communications.

So we aim to strengthen communications, preparedness, and coordination between CRA staff, C C board members through meeting preparation materials, project updates, communication resources, coordination and collaboration efforts.

So this is preparing our CAC members with the materials.

Uh, we aim to strengthen that communication because if you're informed, it makes everything flow smoothly.

So if you look at page seven or page 11, my apologies, page 11, and your communication strategy, uh, it breaks that down.

Um, and there's more information on the back as well.

Um I'll just read out loud some of our communication methods, and this is on the back of page 11, so page 12, it's email communication, phone communication, face-to-face communication, and agenda packets and information, such as the ones that are in front of you.

So I'll give you a moment to look that over, and then if you have any questions or comments or feedback, uh I'll receive them.

Yes, and I clean something.

Can everyone hear me okay?

No, wait, yeah.

Okay.

Are there any questions?

Questions, of course.

No, no questions.

I just have a comment though.

Um timeliness is my biggest issue because working on tons of things and just trying to make sure getting an opportunity to go through everything.

Um, so we can understand.

Yeah, that would be it.

And maybe increasing the font size on like some of these like keys here for us season.

Yeah, noted.

We'll timeliness and increasing font size.

Yes, that is okay.

So if I correct the development phase is six weeks out, but by the time we get it, it's about two weeks prior to what you're gonna aim for.

That's the goal.

And if that timeline, and if there's something we can do that's better, I'm we're all open for suggestions.

I think two weeks instead of a day is awesome.

Yeah, that gives me I can pluck out a day there somewhere in that two weeks, we're gonna go a couple days, but yes.

We would appreciate that.

Thank you.

Yes.

Understood.

All right.

Open office hours.

Now I've got to make sure I'm on the right page.

All right.

So open office hours supports direct community engagement through scheduled meetings with CRA staff.

So this is the opportunity for CRA questions and answers, grant program information, redevelopment updates, resource assistance, and community feedback.

And on page 10, you will see more information about how that's broken down, some of the services that are offered, and just our draft and appointment scheduling.

And if there's no feedback on that, I can go to the next slide.

So I do have a quick thing to point out.

I think the office hours idea is a great option.

Right.

And then depending on the individual or group, depending on if there are any mobility issues, you know, coming to the CRA office if maybe there's an opportunity for the CRA staff to maybe come here to meet with them.

Also just something as a possibility to keep in mind.

Oh, I think you have something to say on that.

So the open office hours, we're actually looking to be within the North Maryland CRA community.

So we do have easier access.

Myself in Maryland last week or two weeks ago went out and kind of saw some best practices where to have it at here in the library.

We're still working on the best location, but we we understand that we need to be within the community, and that's something that we're aiming to do.

We're just in the process of work on that now.

And then the hours will vary best on peak hours for the community.

What's best for that?

Thank you.

Thank you.

All right, are there any other comments, questions, feedback?

So another method is through our North Greenwood digital newsletter.

Some of you may have received our newsletter, but this is intended to be a quarterly digital communication platform through the cities to share community updates, redevelopment progress, upcoming meetings and events, grant opportunities, and community success stories.

If you would like to subscribe, you can visit our website at my clearwater CRA.com and scroll to the bottom to subscribe.

So I I do have a question.

So considering that the CAC meeting is a point, a primary point of communication to the community, and that takes place quarterly.

Would it maybe make sense to have the digital newsletter monthly?

Just so that there's a more frequent or something in between CAC meetings to be able to disseminate information.

I can't exactly note that.

We can attempt to do that with their staff capacity, we'll do our best.

Okay.

Maybe by monthly.

Okay.

Yeah, I was just thinking there's something in between.

Any other thoughts, questions?

Oh, this is on page seven in your communication strategy.

You wanted to review it.

So I put a note here for a monthly to explore the what those options would look like.

All right.

Any other questions before I move on?

All right, great.

Direct mailers.

So these direct mailers uh is at an as-needed basis.

Uh, so this is good for sharing information on community meetings, redevelopment projects, grant opportunities, program announcements, and neighborhood notifications.

So this is for people who don't really use the more digital access to communication.

And uh this will be great for when we have like hurricane uh updates from the city, and people don't have access to the internet to get that information.

So direct mailers will come in handy for that important information that needs to get sent out to the community.

Um can view this in depth on page eight.

So again, this is at an as needed basis, but um on your in your strategy, it gets more in-depth in some of the things that we could send out by direct mail.

And for people who aren't looking at the plan, uh, some of those materials can be meeting notices, uh, project updates, grant program flyers, community resource mailers.

Any comments or feedback?

Um comment.

Yes, yeah, comment would be um when we look at how do we connect with people in the community.

In fact, because we have a number of community events, which has been really good to have someone there that's disseminating information, say a vendor space in October.

I know we've done the advertising there.

Am I getting ahead?

I didn't want to give.

I think that's my next slide.

That's the next one.

Look at that.

Okay, good too.

Good deal.

Um probably slide after.

All right.

Um, North Greenwood Highlights is another way to share community stories.

So this is a more personable uh way of sharing stories like community spotlights, neighborhood achievements, redevelopment milestones, business spotlights, community identity.

Um you can see on page nine where it goes more in depth, like that.

Um so future content will include resident and business stories.

I've already read it on PowerPoint, but these will also be as needed.

Um, if a recurring thing uh could happen, that's something that's up for discussion, but again, the staff capacity, and uh that's something we can review, but for now it's for an as-needed basis.

Any comments or feedback on the North Greenwood highlights?

Great.

All right, this is right here we're talking about Marilyn.

Um to the ground outreach.

So direct outreach provides accessibility of information to the community in person.

So some of our distribution methods will be community events, neighborhood engagement, door-to-door outreach, and community organizational partnerships on page 13.

Um, it goes more in depth on what that can look like.

So while you're reviewing that, I'll just read the first paragraph of this plans, so our audience knows um what you're reviewing.

So boots underground communication focuses on direct in-person outreach to ensure information reaches residents and businesses who may not engage through digital channels.

This approach supports visibility, accessibility, and trust by meeting the community where they're where they are.

Love it.

Any comments, feedback?

Okay.

What success looks like residents and businesses know where to find information?

I'm gonna start that over.

So, what success looks like is that residents and businesses know where to find information, community members participate in meetings and programs, awareness of available opportunities and resources the community knows of, and stakeholders.

Stakeholders remain connected to redevelopment efforts, community voices are heard and valued, and achievements are celebrated.

And on page 14, you can see more of what our metrics could look like.

Um, these are just areas that we're gonna evaluate to see if success or goals are being made are being met.

And it continues on page 15, the metrics and growth page page.

All right, any comments, feedbacks, feedback?

I think this is a lot of really good information.

Thank you for putting this together.

Thank you.

Again, uh, this is um a framework uh for us to build from it's a moving document, it's an organic document, and it's changing everything.

But this is our foundation for now, and how we want to strengthen our communication.

Yeah, thank you.

Um are there any other questions?

Comments, comments.

I just want to thank the staff for um, I know that was a lot of work.

Thank you all for putting that together.

That is most important that we have that we're communicating with the community so we know what's going on, the transparency and all those wonderful things you talked about.

So thank you all for that.

Thank you, thank you.

I do I do have one question for you.

Um, knowing that this is a living breathing document, it's gonna continue to evolve.

Does that also mean that we're gonna have just like a touch point every CAC meeting just to check in like how things are going, if there's any other feedback as we continue to evolve?

That is something I can go back with my team with to see how that can be delivered.

But I can actually excuse me, you know, Sarah Executive Director did a fantastic job.

But like you said, this is a living document, it's already being implemented.

We just want your feedback and we'll touch base every meeting.

If you have any touch base, any questions on our implementation, you let us know how to make it better.

For instance, right now we're gonna start contacting also all the religious institutions within the North Greenwood area and have some meetings for us to disseminate information as well.

So any ideas, feedback, we would appreciate it.

All CAC meetings.

Awesome.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you, thank you.

I have a question.

Yeah, do you think with your outreach tools and placements like with the flyers, the door hangers and states and yards and things like that?

Um maybe we can do some kind of collaboration as far as getting maybe some of the youth to be able to do some of this physical work so that they are a part of the community.

That's a great idea.

It is a great idea.

Yeah, that's something that I can go back to my team with and be about building out, but I like that.

Thank you.

Oh, yeah.

Any other uh comments or feedback?

Thank you again.

Thank you.

All right.

Uh so that concludes new business.

Uh so now back to our agenda.

We are moving into old business items.

So the first item in that section uh 5.1 updates on the Grove at 1105 development.

Thank you, thank you.

That's in addition to what's in the pack anyway.

I'm just pulling up the presentation.

Can you hear me?

Okay, yes.

Can you hear me?

Yay!

I'm just pulling up the presentation uh while I do that.

Uh not that she needs introduction, but I would like to introduce Miss Jai Henson with the Florida Urban Leadership Coalition.

Hello, John.

Good evening.

Can you hear me?

Is that all right?

Well, as stated, uh, thank you all so much for having us here tonight.

Thank you all.

See everybody that has had a part in this.

Uh, as indicated, my name is Jay Henson.

I am the president of the Clearwater Urban Leadership Coalition.

I'm also the founder and executive director of Arts for Life Academy and all the iterations of after school summer camp programs performing arts and the teams, uh, chocolate nutcracker productions family blessing.

We've been in the community for 35 years for my services to um children and families.

So I'm very happy uh to be here tonight to talk about the village at the road project.

It has been uh moving forward for quite a few years.

There's been a lot of work that has been done from many entities coming together.

It's a beautiful example of what community collaborations and partnerships can look like, and so um I'm very happy that we're here to talk about some updates and where we are at this point.

So, as you can see, the vision for the village at the grove is a place-based economic development project designed to transform underutilized property in your greenwood into an active culturally rooted small business village.

And this village is scheduled to have 15 container units, 10 small businesses, uh shared courtyard and event space, and business development support.

The historic disinvestment has limited accessible commercial opportunities for local residents and emerging business owners.

That is why we are conducting this project and why it matters.

The Grove creates affordable business opportunities, economic mobility, community ownership, and neighborhood revitalization.

So this consists of small format container retail lowers entry costs, shortens build timelines, and creates flexible commercial space.

And that is why this container model works.

And there have been circles around the country, and we have had the opportunity to visit some of these entities to get an idea of best practices and what's what makes it really work.

So the benefits include, as indicated, a lower startup cost, shared infrastructure, and walkable village environment.

And so those are some of the components that allow for businesses, small, especially small businesses in the community, to thrive and to become more visible and to share the cost of the investment for the businesses.

The community impact will be business formation, job creation, neighborhood revitalization, minority business growth, cultural tourism, and wealth building.

So some of the milestones we have accomplished at this point and will continue to accomplish.

The tenant applications for the tenants that are going to be in the uh in the units.

That target date is June 2026.

So we have had several applicants.

We've had showcases where the applicants had an opportunity to speak to the community and talk about their business ideas.

Um event where we were able to have five or six businesses that have been selected for the startup of the village.

On June, June 15th, Monday, right here.

We're going to have Taste of the Village, June 2026.

It's going to be at the 7 to 9 p.m.

at the North Greenwood Rec Center.

And you're going to have an opportunity to experience some of the businesses that are going to be in the village for startups.

So we're going to experiment their food tasting, their showcases, some entertainment, networking, and investment opportunities.

So all that's going to be happening right here.

So as a matter of fact, we have been having a lot of different sign-ups and opportunities for the community to come out and get an understanding of what we're doing and the progress we're making.

And this, this event has been one of the largest sign-ups.

So we expect a lot of people to show up, so make sure that you give the information sign up so that we'll be able to be a part of the tastings.

So that's what we're looking for.

That's what we're planning on.

And as you know, things happen, but it's good to have a scheduled time and date so we can't anticipate a very large celebration for this brand opening in July 2027.

The information.

And we have several different sponsorship opportunities.

We have the founder circle for $10,000.

The village builder, $5,000.

The legacy partner, $1,000.

Name on the wall, $500.

Friends of the Grove, 250, and where the vision, $25, so you'll be able to get different paraphernalia that supports the opportunity and lets other people know that you are supporting the village and the concept.

You can sponsor a giving tier.

You can underwrite a project component.

You can sponsor a legacy brick.2020.org slash donate.

And there's the um the QR code so that you can have the opportunity to make your support known.

A lot of people talk about how they want to help and uh ways that things could be accomplished, but you know, we are at the point now where a lot of work has been done, and we are at the point where there are funds that need to be raised to ensure things are going to like you can see the use of the funds, uh for landscaping and unification, it's estimated 25,000, sharing uh gathering spaces, estimated 20,000, uh technology and security, 18,000, business development, 15,000, branding and placemaking, 12,000, launch events, 10,000.

So there's a culmination of uh expense of 100,000.

And these are the things that are going to complete the project, but also give it the look that we are looking for, a professional look, and uh we'll have the opportunity to participate and contribute to that.

And you know, um although there's been a lot of talk about um how we want to change North Greenwood, and here's an opportunity to participate in changing it, and also have your name and your recognition that you participated in this effort to help make the community different so um and if you look at the QR code again, uh community impact.

So why North Greenwood needs this for disinvestment has limited accessible commercial opportunities for local residents and emerging business owners.

Many entrepreneurs need affordable rent, visibility, and a supportive environment to grow.

Why the container model works, small format container retail lowers entry costs, shortens build timelines, and creates flexible space.

Shared infrastructure reduces operating burden while improving the customer experience.

So all these things coming together culminates in an opportunity for us to make a mark and to bring a change in the community and make sure that we are all part of it.

Everybody can do something.

And so, like they say, if not us, who?

If not now, when that's right.

Y'all know that one.

Let's all say it again.

If not us, who if not now, when so I need everybody to get that QR code and do your contribution, make sure that you have it on your phone, share with other people if you want to give $5, that's fine.

$250.

It'll be nice to have a click, get your name on it, have your name on the wall somewhere.

So this is the time to get in there and make a difference.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Any questions?

No, the floor is not open for community questions.

Excuse me.

Any questions?

Are there any questions?

Um, I just have a question.

What do you what does it mean by digital recognition?

What is that?

Well, we're gonna have many opportunities to digitally recognize what's going on with the layout.

We're going to have the digital screens.

There's going to be entertainment.

There's always going to be things going on.

So we'll have the opportunity to promote businesses, promote entities, and everybody will have a chance to be recognized through our digital platform and the digital space that we have internally.

And you said you've already chosen the tenants selection.

Some of them we had several showcases where people came and they uh they display their products, and so there has been a selection.

We have uh offered the opportunity several times.

And so the thing about this, like we talk about uh process and motion, we are constantly looking for people because the people that are coming in there now, they may be there for a year or two.

The whole object is for them to build their businesses to become secure to be able to grow their businesses and go out and have their own businesses in other places.

So they won't be coming here to stay forever.

They will be coming here.

We have all of the uh partnerships that are going to help them establish their businesses and learn how to grow their businesses.

So when they move out, then we will always have an open application process for the next vendors to be ready to move in.

So it'll be a constant event of motion.

So is it a term, uh a certain amount of time, is it a time then for being there in the container with the businesses, like they're only allowed a certain way.

Well, we try to give them this kind of like you know, when you have your baby after a little after time and you feed them now, it's time to go to the next level, the next stage.

Some may move faster than others, you know.

Some businesses they're already ready, they may have business experience already, so they get in there, and next thing you know, their business is really blossoming and booming, and they can you know get their facilities someplace else to grow their business, and some may take a longer time.

So I think we talked about two years where we will be doing the development helping them to develop, but if it takes longer, we'll be there for that as well.

Marilyn, do you want to have any comments about how long they'll be able to see?

Um you just said that as you were saying, it will be everybody's timeline will be a little bit different, right?

And as they scale up, they will go on to other things and other people will come in.

There's also uh on the website, there is a link where you can interest form.

So if you're interested in having a space there, we are creating a waiting list because we have a waiting list right now.

But it was uh after working with St.

Petersburg College, they made it clear to us that we had to have a certain percentage of food services and entertainment, the types of businesses in order to make this successful, a successful destination place, and so um so it will vary.

There, that timeline has not been officially set.

You know, you can be here for two years and then you gotta go.

We've not quite set that yet.

I I do have a question.

Um so I see on the front uh 15 container units and then 10 plus small businesses.

So does that mean that not every container is gonna be filled by a small business?

Or is are are the are there gonna be containers out of use for other things?

Or will every container be filled by a business, a small business?

Well, all of the containers will be uh filled by small businesses, and we have different types of businesses.

Okay.

So you know, some accruals, some you know, maybe another type of uh uh resource, but um there will be a room for 15 businesses.

Okay, thank you.

Are we allowed to know what some of the businesses that's been chosen that's gonna be in there?

Oh, yeah, let's see.

Would you all like to know some of the businesses that you chose?

Okay, we some of them we have uh wine down.

Yes, sorry.

So we're just looking for the specific things we do have to Ms.

J.

I don't think those notices have officially gone out yet.

Oh, okay.

Yeah, but there are some anchor.

So answer to your question, yes, we do have some uh interviews.

Have not gone out, so we're not gonna disclose it tonight, but we will know very soon.

Yes, especially when we have the tasting because that's an indication of the businesses that's right.

So that's uh on that's Monday, June 15th.

Any other questions?

Um I'm guessing is it has the city money been because you were allocated city money to build like the container bridge, right?

Is that all been depleted and we're kind of like is there any concerns with working capitals that you're raising funds like you know, long term?

Like, you know, long term, is there any concerns with like getting this thing up and running, or is it are we very very close?

Well, we're very close, and you know, certain funds are allocated for certain things.

So right now we're um we're looking at uh acquiring additional funds for some of these things like landscaping, but the funds that have been allocated by the city would be used for those things, and we'll we'll begin to use those things shortly.

Hi just for the record here.

So hey, seriously, uh CRA executive director, but it's CRA funds, $500,000 of capital that was provided through a grant agreement basically to the Clearwater Urban Leadership Coalition.

Basically, they draw upon that those funds, $500,000 for engineering architectural surveys, basically try to get the mini container village up and running.

They're also allowed to do it in phases because we understand this project will cost more than $500,000.

In addition, this is being constructed or will be constructed on top of City Land plus CRA land.

So it's a few parcels there.

Right now they're going through the site time review process, they're starting to submit those documents to be reviewed, and eventually we hope they get permit ready so that they can start the construction, but it's $500,000, and everyone knows that's not going to be enough.

So that's why they're doing their campaigns and thank you.

Any other questions?

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Thank you, Ms.

Shay.

All right, moving on to agenda item 5.2 for us a presentation of an overview of the Art Oasis Bureau Festival.

Hello, my name is Eric Santiago, CRA Division Manager.

Uh can everyone hear me already?

Yeah.

Um, this evening I'm excited to provide a progress update on the Art Oasis Mural Festival, which has already brought four new colorful and creative murals to the North Peter community, and there's still more yet to come.

Um so let's take a closer look at the murals that are completed so far.

Uh the first mural is called Play Learn Grow.

This is one that's located at Cherry Hearst Park by artist Zoom Painter.

All the Instagram handles are also available on these slides for each artist.

The next one is called Rapture of Community Love.

This is at Safe House of North Greenwood by artist Carlos Jefferson.

We also have past pages, future dreams.

This is done at the ICM Ole Head Start Center by artist Sherad Saddlers.

She'll exadlers, and then right across the street, we have open book policy, which is at the North Greenwood Library by artist Ashley Cases.

Um looking uh so those are the four that are done looking ahead.

We do have four murals that will be coming soon.

Uh the one will be coming to the City of Clearwater Parks and Education Building.

Uh, just wanted to note that this one is technically outside of the CRA boundaries, so it's not being funded by the CRA, but is being installed uh next.

That was actually starting very soon.

Also, let's go carding on Fort Harrison.

Woo uh we'll be getting one as well.

All right, good fan there.

Um, and then uh one will be coming here to this building, um, the North Greenwood Rec Center, right?

The storage building, technically right next door, and then uh big gym's barbecue.

So these are the four on the horizon.

Three of these are going to be done uh this summer.

Um we do want to share that for this process we did a community survey in order to get feedback on which theme the community wanted to see.

Uh we released this survey, uh we worked with the North Border Library, the North Rec Center uh to distribute that information as well as through our newsletter online.

Um and we also shared that at the COLC meeting and distributed to the C board to get uh good community participation.

The community uh voted, uh they had seven options to choose from that uh community selected theme is going to be again at the rec center on the building, just right there.

So that's where that is going to be.

And the winning theme is community and neighborhood pride.

So we will be working with an artist to come up with this concept.

The top three were actually all neck and neck.

So the other two, number two was uh kids and sports, and then three was nature and flowers.

So we're gonna see if the artist can potentially incorporate the top three into their design uh as part of the overall arching theme of uh community private.

Um and again, three of those are gonna be done this summer, and then um yeah, we look forward to celebrating these when they're all done.

Any questions?

No questions.

I think okay.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

All right, so moving on to the next item on the agenda 5.3, uh updates on the armory.

Okay.

Good evening.

And everyone here.

Good evening.

Glad to be here.

Alan Assistant City Manager at the City of Google to provide an update on our progress of working through a development agreement framework for the former clearwater armor for redevelopment with the UMAS food LLC at the last meeting that we had, which was the special meeting, a lot of conversation about the project, about the efficacy of the project, about its ability to finish the community.

Same types of conversations were had at the city commission, city council meeting as the C C RA, and similar conversation came up.

Eventually, they approved the development opportunity for this particular project staff, staff being city staff, CRA staff, and the applicant being your mom's food are working on a redevelopment agreement that includes the purchase of the property.

As of today, we have drafted at the development agreement, the form of one, city form of one, which includes the purchase as well as the obligations and responsibilities that we're gonna look for them to call themselves to and us to be able to enforce under a contract in order to bring back four final review and approval by the CRA board.

So today, my help for the city to give you a heads up and an overview of where we sit today.

Um we've shared that document with the company.

We're waiting for them to respond to it at this time.

Um the purpose of that particular memorandum is to provide the community, the company as well as the CRA staff the opportunity to enforce said agreement under the terms and conditions outlined in it.

The agreement itself would be between the CRA, the War of CRA, and the St.

Bendicates Holding Company LOC.

They have a purchaser, they are also the applicant that may be a proposal for the redevelopment of the property.

St.

Benedict's Holding LLC is also the affiliated company of the Obama's Foods LLC.

The agreement is also intended to support the economic development, employment opportunities, and long-term investment for the North Greenwood community.

This will be a 15-year agreement.

So our purpose here in outlining it this way is that the agreement would be the mechanism in which we can enforce provisions under the agreement, have the ability for them to report on an annual basis, and also for you to document, see, be able to read through any of the established criteria that we've agreed upon and they've agreed upon and approved by the CRA board in terms of their performance requirements and metrics for the term of the agreement.

As you know, and I don't have to tell this group.

It includes the fee simple purchase of the property, combined with property use restrictions, operational requirements, preservation standards, and enforcement mechanisms and ensure that the property remains an active contributor to the community.

So let's get to some of the details of the agreement as outlined.

Purchase price for the property is two million dollars.

That is what we asked for in the advertisement for purchase opportunity, and that is what we're going to get in terms of being from the development or from the developer in the business.

The use of the property will be restricted to what they said they're going to use the property as.

This requirement of preservation and development oversight is intended to ensure consistency with the CRA plan and preserve the historic character of the building and architectural integrity of the property.

The next thing that we want to make sure that we capture in the agreement is the company's desire and efforts to hire people within the community.

The proposal from the purchaser suggested they were hire between 25 and 30 employees based on growth projections and investment in the facility.

As also including the growth of their business.

During the term of the 15-year agreement, it would be our duty as the CRA as the city to enforce those provisions and try our best to hold them accountable to those job claims that they've said.

What I can tell you is that that's definitely the heart of the effort.

It's up to them to create the jobs.

It's up to us to enforce the provisions of the agreement.

At the same time, neither we nor the business owner can control the ability for growth to happen fast or slow within that 50-year time frame.

So, as you can imagine with these types of agreement, there is a give and take, but there's also the ability for us to receive annual reports, and I'll talk about that in a little bit, in terms of us knowing what the progress and the status is of their efforts to accomplish this particular goal with the agreement.

It's also, I believe, incumbent upon us to create pathways for them to accomplish those goals.

This isn't a one-sided agreement.

It takes all of our efforts in order to provide job opportunities to the target area, which is the North Greenwood CRA area.

Employment and workforce participation activities are going to be something that we need to figure out with them.

We're going to work hard.

I like one of the things that I talked to the chair about in terms of force first source hiring opportunities.

Use all of the tools available to make sure that their jobs are advertised in the places where you know and we know that people are looking for those jobs.

Those types of things will be included in the agreement as well as the annual reporting requirement.

If they become wildly successful, they're purchased by Craft and Visco or some other large company, and they pay them a lot of money in terms of the business opportunity, and they're asked to vacate that facility because they're asking.

We will be looking for the opportunity to repurchase the property and reuse it for the purposes of redevelopment.

First rate of refusal, if we have the cash to do it, we're going to try to execute execute that, but at least it gives us the option to be in the conversation.

We'd also be in the chain of decision making in the event that the property would be sold or transferred in terms of ownership interest in the event that it is sold to someone else who wants to continue with the use of a distribution center and a warehousing type of opportunity.

We want to make sure that the business is replaced if that is the case.

Still continues to carry out the tenants in the terms of the redevelopment agreement.

As I spoke earlier about annual compliance reporting, this is a standard type of opportunity in these types of agreements annually we want to get from the person who we have contract interest with an update on activities where they stand with current operations.

This is you know high-level type of things.

We're not asking for audio financial statements or anything like that.

But we are asking for them to give us basically an annual report.

Tell us where they stand in the current operations.

Also tell us where they stand in the employment efforts.

That's really the key goal of that annual checking point.

And if there's opportunities for them to come present how great they're doing to this particular committee or to the community, we definitely want to encourage them to do that as well.

Also, any issues they may be having with the building or property with respect to if there's anything that we need to assist them with, maybe on the permit and the regulatory side.

After they purchase it is there, we have no desire to do anything in terms of a tenant landlord relationship.

But just in case that that comes up, we'd be here to help them with that, of course.

Compliance and use restrictions with respect to the covenant on the type of facility that it is or something something that we would be looking for in that agreement.

And also if there are any further modifications or use changes, if they need to expand or if they have greater visions of what they have today, we would be looking for that type of information and report.

So, in summary, we believe that this particular structure that we're intending to negotiate and come to terms with with the with the business owner is something that balances the private sector interest with public accountability.

It'll be a document that'll be signed and executed by both parties, file and the being approved by the CRA board, the enforcement mechanism would be staff.

Anything that's on the bad side of the business relationship, cities city attorney's office would be our legal counsel in that regard, as well as the representation from the business would be able to uh represent their interest in the event that there's something that we would be able to need to negotiate or figure out a solution to.

Um at this point, the proposal structure we think ensures that the property remains in a proactive business stance.

It would be going from current use as a park facility, park and rec facility, operational and storage-wise, to be a productive asset in the community and remain consistent with the CRA plan in terms of using this particular part of the CRE district for industrial and warehousing use at this time.

I welcome any feedback that you have with respect to where we are with this project.

Well, I I do want to thank you, Mary Linda.

And we also have representative community alongside Mary for an agreement.

So all right, thank you.

Um so I do want to first say thank you to ACM Battle and the CRA staff.

Um it was very important to me to make sure that as this process is in conversation and moving forward that um we did our best to uh make sure that not only is the community included in the conversation, but to be sure that there are certain things within the agreement to the best of our ability to be able to have some sort of recourse and make sure that uh that the community and represent and people within the community are active, not only in the process, but when it comes to the jobs, you know, have an opportunity to get the jobs.

Um so basically ACM Battle has assured me that the community benefits agreement and first hire agreement uh information that I provided to city staff and city council um components of those two agreement documents which are in the agenda.

If you all want to take a look at them, um pieces of those agreements would be included in this agreement so that way will we can still be sure that things are being done in the best way for all parties involved.

Um so with that being said, um I do want to allow other members of the committee to be able to you know ask questions and provide any sort of feedback.

So um thank you, AC that'll appreciate that.

And um, can I thank you when I think about what I was reading some of the information, the promises without accountability, and thank you for putting this in place so we know that what we're talking about, we're also gonna hold that accountability.

Um, I first saw a flyer about the employment opportunity that's out um on social media.

Um, our meeting was April 15th, I think was our special meeting.

Um, I had really hoped I had heard from your mama's your mama's, excuse me, about that, so that we could also share that during our meeting.

So maybe uh in the future, maybe they will consider coming to our meeting to to share that information as well as we try to share with the community.

I think the conversation early about the communication strategy is definitely something that we can make available and gotcha so we bring up a great point.

Gotcha.

Yes, yes, as well as the community partnerships, um, and what that looks like, and of course, you know, we do a lot of events in this community, um, and that is a you know a huge part of the the um inventory in our community.

So we're just hoping to see more of that partnership as we move forward.

So thank you.

I appreciate that type of feedback.

That's that's very helpful.

And any other thoughts or questions?

Um, I I do have uh a particular question as it pertains to um the the repurchase rights.

So, in that type of situation, are there any parameters that can be included within the agreement that state um these are the parameters as far as the the cost of the property, right?

Because I would imagine that you know, as certain things are happening, improvements are being made or what have you, or just the cost of real estate, there could be a chance where not saying that they would do this, but look to make a profit off of the sale of the building.

So, so how do we make sure that um the cost of the building and not regret in that type of situation doesn't become excessive?

Sure.

Yeah, that's a great great question, great point.

I think my experience in this is it can you it's usually going to be based on the appraised value at the point in time of the purchase.

Um we can ask, we can ask negotiate some type of rate that escalates based on the current value, if you will, over a period of time, but that also means that the business would have to agree to that and something like that occurred, and they may not be in control of the purchase itself because it may be something that another entity is involved in.

So that is something that we're trying to figure out the right language for that, but it's likely gonna be based on appraised value with the ability for us to have multiple appraisals and maybe be the lowest of one or two, or be able to negotiate a price based on the pre based on that time money, time uh value time of money at the point in time in which that opportunity comes up.

So it's something that um I know that they want to make sure that it they get made whole in that type of situation, it's not just limiting conversation.

But my experience is that usually the uh owner is looking for minimum over price value in those types of transactions, or thank you.

I do have one other thing, um, unless somebody wants to go.

Okay.

Um, so on the the asking the price, the two hundred thousand dollars that it was required to purchase this two million two million, what I say, two hundred thousand, two million, I'm sorry, um two million dollars.

That number was my understanding is that was based on the cost of relocating special events from where they are to where they're gonna have to go and fragment all over the city.

Um, and so um if if let's just say that that comes under two million dollars, what happens with the remainder of that two million dollars?

Because we initially thought that those dollars were going to go into our um into the CRA trust.

We understand the tax, the taxes that will be collected, but also that two million dollars.

Let's just say that it comes under, say it's a million and a half.

Where does that other half a million?

Does that come into the CRA?

We'd love to have it to jumpstart some of the other future project.

You don't ask, definitely won't care.

So I'd ask that.

Great question.

Yes.

We're talking about it.

I would say at this point in time, that had not been the conversation for for one reason.

Um, and that is the asset, even though the city owned it and it was transferred to CRA.

The CRA may still own the city for the value of that asset.

That is typically how accountant works in terms of properties transferred from the city to the CRA.

So we haven't paid the city for the two for the asset.

This two million that would come in, the number that's exactly right.

The number is articulated was to cover the cost of moving parts and rates out of the building to a new location.

The typical accounting method is that a property or asset is transferred from the city to the CRA that is usually a financial component to that, in which the CRA is reimbursing the city for said value.

That could happen.

We're not talking about that happen immediately because right now the CRA doesn't have two million dollars.

So how did you resolve that?

Is it something you want to write off and do later, or is it something that as projects happen and as the taxable value continues to increase, we try to make an adjustment in our financial books to account for that type of asset situation?

So at this point, I don't have an answer for you with respect to where the money is exactly going, but I can tell you that the discussions have not been to put it in the trust fund, it has been to cover costs.

If there's anything left, we can definitely have that conversation.

Anything else?

Alright, thank you very much.

Definitely appreciate it.

Um I have the next item too, so I'll stand right here.

Okay.

Um so moving on to agenda item 5.4.

Uh provide an update for the North War School.

Um I'm I'm so sorry.

Uh the floor is not open for community comment at this time.

This is an output.

I do just keep good evening again.

I am back.

So at one of the last meetings, um, there was a question about North Ward Street and I said it.

Um we've been working on trying to figure out what is going on with it and try to figure out what's the best path forward with the property uh as it sits today.

So we're having trouble.

Uh uh raise your hand.

Yeah, but you can't hear me.

I'm okay with that.

I'll try to pick up.

We don't hear you guys.

Okay.

So back in September of last year, we had a presentation before the council in which we provided an update or a status report.

Um, the building has been owned by the city for some years, I believe since 2019.

So this isn't the first rodeo in terms of having a conversation about the status of the property.

I, when I arrived in May, that was one of the first questions that the council and the city manager asked me to provide some leadership over and see what we could do in terms of positioning the property for a redevelopment project.

Um we have already spent some dollars twice.

So this second time we spent dollars with a company called Roe Architects to do a building assessment uh and repair study, and in that they provided a lot of information about historic building uh attributes.

They did a lot of research about the use of properties, of course it was a school, but provided some great insight in terms of how the building was used, conditioned uh building documents, provided a conditioned assessment, uh, also provided some recommendations with some pre-development um options, if you will, or uh pre-development uh concepts that we also share with the council at that time, and also an estimate for improvements with what it had cost just to stabilize the property as it's is today.

So we have about we had about 200,000 and a capital improvement fund available for the project.

We've spent about $80,000 about you see it now has an orange tarp on it, and we put that on it to prevent further deterioration of the roof or any of the faculties inside the building.

In that existing building assessment, there were some leaks that were found.

So as we've gone in the building staff and I have gone in the building several times since uh my arrival, and the building is actually in great condition, but we don't want it to further deteriorate sitting there and no one using it.

We put the tarp on as a as strictly as a precautionary option.

Um council uh liked the road architect information as provided because it included some redevelopment options that they felt might work well in terms of the opportunities that they saw between where the building sits, downtown Clearwater, and the Northern Greenwood community.

And one of the concepts that they like most was a mixed use concept, which included preserving the more historical buildings, the smaller buildings on the site, which are to the south of southern portion of the site, and also using the northern portion, which I believe used to be a car maintenance facility or something to that effect.

That's not as historic or considered historic.

Someone could reutilize that entire site, basically demolish it and build a structure there.

So preservational part, new construction on the other part was the concept that they liked the best.

So I talked a little bit about this slide earlier, and saying that the funds we have available could be spent in these ways again.

We went with the shrink wrap approach for about 83,000.

We also told them at that time back in September, and we had an update as well in December, and this is what this is talking about.

We told them that in order for us to really solicit and get real development proposal.

We need to pre-market the property.

The approach of saying here's a property, available development, give us your best shot.

That really doesn't do much if people don't know that the property is available or what you have as an intended opportunity, use funds.

Is it free?

Are you willing to provide incentives?

Any conversations about the city's interest in the site really needs to be a part of a strategy in terms of redeveloping this to this type of property.

So we've been since since January of this year.

We've been entertaining, we've been trying to line and dine folks who've had interest in it.

We've done tours with a number of organizations, and we're going to also do something that I'll get to at the very end in July, which we're going to basically do an open house as you would as you're showing a residential property as you see around the neighborhoods throughout the country.

The site itself, as you see on the picture here, 1926, 1945, 1915.

Um, the buildings to the to the lower left-hand part of the screen are the more historic structures, if you will, if I'm gonna call them structures that there are some in some cases, they're just they're just another shed of an existing school that is no longer being used.

The building to the north, the 1926 building, is the one that has the least historical value to it.

So that portion of the site is what I'm describing as what could be scraped and have something we built on it.

We received a couple of appraisals for the site, and I think this speaks volumes to why it's why this type of development is problematic, it can be challenging.

Two different appraisals, one for 1.6, one for 2.7.

There really isn't another comfortable in terms of the terms of driving an appraisal value for it.

So with no comps, there's nothing else like this in the market.

What is the true value of it?

It's valuable to the city, valuable to the CRA.

So really means that really means not a lot to us in terms of value, but it is a starting point in terms of what can someone use as equity if they want to put it into a development project if we were to give them the opportunity to develop it.

What could they purchase for us?

What are we willing to discount, and what might be the financial mechanisms in which we should structure a development deal?

So just so you know, property is zoned, partially uh, I'm sorry, it's in the downtown redevelopment plan area, which speaks loudly to um historic designation.

It's also in the North North Greenwood areas.

One of those properties that sit like right on the edge of the two.

And so we believe it fits nicely into the policies and uh redevelopment program uh elements for both people for both redevelopment areas.

So that's a good thing to have.

We think being close to downtown, because that's really the southern edge of the redevelopment area, uh, positions it in a good way to take advantage of a lot of the good stuff that's already happening or plan to happen in downtown Clearwater.

So we think it's a key property for that particular reason.

It sits on the main corridor for Harrison.

So there should be some definite interest.

We just got to figure out a way to drive that entrance to the site.

So development concepts.

I mentioned the one that they like the most, which is the mixed use option.

This is that.

So, as you see, as I talked about on the northern part of the site, multi-story building and the preservation of the other three buildings as a part of that program.

Some of the concepts that were provided by road architects was a community wellness center, really using a portion of the site for parking, allowing folks to use it pretty similar almost to what we have here in some respects, not necessarily recreation base, but a place where people can gather, but also how would you use the other buildings on the site to complement that use?

So think about it as something that wouldn't be duplicative of what's here, but as another asset for the community to use in that space.

Also, professional development.

This is all about small office space.

Also preserving a large portion of the site, the green space, particularly for people to continue to gather as a gathering place on Fort Harrison as a gathering place for the community and also for the businesses that want to place themselves on what you could call kind of that central park entryway into the downtown people are coming down Fort Harrison.

This could be a nice place for that to happen as well if that concept was one that someone could take advantage of.

So mention the shrink wrap, I won't go over that in any more detail, but it was just completed, and I'm sure you probably saw them installing that shrink wrap over the past couple of months.

So it's a part of our marketing and positioning strategy.

We really have been trying to call call the redevelopment market and historic preservation folks who focus on this type of uh opportunity and ask them if they're interested.

Make them aware of the property, see if they would like to come and take a visit, take a tour.

We're still doing that.

And in some cases, we get crickets, and in other cases, you know, folks are like, hey, I'd love to learn more, or I've got a concept that we may not have thought of, and are you willing to listen to that?

And we pretty much said sure.

You know, the the all ideas that are open at this time, but at the end of the day, we want to pick something that provides the best opportunity for a project to be successful, review revitalizes the property.

Once we sell it, we don't want it back.

We want to be able to have something that has a degree of opportunity of success, and also fits into the existing real estate market for when we advertise, we'll be looking for at least some minimum types of um performance metrics for or or information to be included in proposals, such as conceptual plans, preservation and rehabilitate rehabilitation program, financial capacity and real estate performance, as well as a development schedule that speaks to being able to build, build out and renovate the property within a schedule that's acceptable to us and not to be a sit and hold until the market gets a better opportunity.

We want to see an active proposal and active proposals presented to us.

The city of Clearwater strategic plan definitely mentions this type of investment being something that is consistent with that.

And so I mentioned earlier that we have some other things that we want to do, for example, open house.

Right now, we've targeted July 30th as that date, four to eight was the date we've talked about, but it's probably gonna move to a little bit later in the day, still a little bit hot out there.

So we want to try to let the sun go down just a touch, but uh maybe starting at 6 going to maybe 8:30 is the thought.

It'd be open to the public.

All right, we're gonna solicit and advertise everyone come.

But our target is going to be the development market, it's gonna be the developers, particularly in this area.

And if we do it uh well enough ahead of time in terms of marketing, we hope to get some folks who come and make a special trip here, or if nothing else, they'll hear about it and they'll come and visit us and take a tour.

Shortly thereafter, we will advertise and seek development proposals.

Um, that time frame will be by last quarter of 2026, with the expectation of having development proposals received by the city by the end of this calendar year.

So that is where we are with this particular opportunity after taking any questions that you have.

Um, I'll jump right in.

So you said that there have been some conversations with developers that might have come in taking a look at the property to this point, is that correct?

I did.

Um, so I'm curious to know what are some of the biggest points of feedback that has been received from those developers so that we know that we can better position the property for development.

New construction is a lot cheaper than renovation.

Some of the users have not really been mixed use developers, they've been not-for-profits or individuals or companies looking for an opportunity to get a piece of property from the city or the CRA inexpensively and move to the location.

And for that purpose, do we need to save the buildings?

Can we take some of the buildings down?

You know, what's the preservation strategy and no go no-go points that the city has, and we've shared that this is a preservation and new construction project, not strictly a tear down and new construction.

So some of the feedback or some of the conversations have been around just the general cost.

Um some of them have not been the right, probably don't think that they're the right fit, or it's too expensive based on their program.

Um, but those who've expressed historic preservation interest have simply said, you know, they've got more questions about the market, the real estate market, mixed use market, and would need to evaluate this a little bit more to before they would submit a proposal.

So it's not a no, but we like you, we just don't know how much you like you type of feedback.

And with that being said, the the appraisal value and understanding that might be a bit of a pain point because there aren't any comps.

How do you have an idea of how that might come together to help solidify something as far as what that property is actually worth?

Yeah, I I don't I don't I don't believe that the appraisal the appraisals were done with the appraisers not knowing exactly what the end use would be.

They were making assumptions of what they could do.

So I don't think that the appraisals as they sit tell an accurate story of cost or value if it was a mixed use project per se.

We can always work with the developer on getting a prospective appraisal on a project if the project makes sense to get to your point of what is the value and what is the value, what could the value be for them and for us to help make a deal work?

So that's that's something we could work through.

I'm not so concerned about the existing appraisals being a negative, in as much as they're almost a million dollars difference, and so that tells you a lot about the uncertainty or the lack, I'm gonna say the lack, because it's not uncertain people are building stuff, but the lack of projects in this market probably has a lot to do with not knowing exactly what the value is at this state in time.

Thank you.

So you mentioned you were you were talking about geographically where um the North Ward is located, and you mentioned uh the downtown CRA, the North Greenwood CRA.

So I just want to be clear.

Are you implying that those funds from both CRAs can go into that project?

I am not okay.

Thank you.

I just wanted some clarity.

Tell me what you you mentioned that.

Why did you mention that?

Because it is a property that literally sits on the border between the two.

Okay.

So it's got attributes of both.

Okay, would be the purpose of saying that it's complimentary to policies of both.

I got you, but it is in the North Greenwood CRA.

Confirmed.

Thank you.

You said these are just ideas, right?

These are not anything because I'm looking at community wellness center, and I'm just like, what are the ideas that they're thinking about as far as that when we have where we are?

It's literally around the corner.

Yeah.

That way.

But I mean, we have Willow Carson here, we have the Turley, we have the clinic, like that's like re-emitting the wheel, and or is it something different that they're talking about when it's a community?

I think I'm not going to speak for real architects.

I think typical concept plans by pay professionals, they take things off the shelf a lot of times and put them in proposals and suggest that this is an opportunity that you could take advantage of.

But there was no acceptance that this is an approach that makes sense because to your point, that's the first question I raised.

I say, why would that be an option if there's three or four existing users, existing operators?

That would seem to be a little bit too much of that use in the area.

So I think it's just a matter of they found that to be something that could fit, and maybe they were thinking of a boutique type of operation in which a specialized type of center could come in and be in that space and not just a general practitioner approach.

So it could be that.

So I'm not gonna discount it.

I'll just say that it does make you think how could that fit in with all of the other resources that are that are nearby.

Hi.

Um where are developers um hearing about this property?

Is it advertised on any we have a bright blinking light on our website dedicated to this particular project?

We have a standalone page.

I've talked about it at least five times with media on the news at least twice, Camp of Bay 28, and another news out there.

It's not as if it's not being advertised.

I think it's it's a it's not a vacant piece of land.

Right.

And for that, it takes a little bit more effort to get the type of development.

If our first rule of engagement is it has to be preserved in some aspect, that's something that a lot of developers, at least developers in this current market, they may not want to address.

Sure.

Is there an asking price on it?

Based after the appraisals.

No, we're willing to negotiate what that looks like.

So if we put the asking price out there, that may further run people away if we told you it was free.

I don't know if that makes you run faster towards it.

So you know it's one of those things that we need to know more.

And so that's what I mean by.

We don't know enough because it just hasn't been enough energy, enough people showing interest.

The developers haven't come and asked some of the questions that you asked personally.

I have more detailed questions along those same lines about what would it take to make a deal or how interested or do we have partners?

Do you have someone else that you know?

I mean, we're really trying our best to market it and also use those connections for more connections and further have further reach from a marketing standpoint than what we have right now.

Any other questions?

Thank you very much, sir.

Thank you.

Um July 30th remember and while we invitations that you can come out and take a tour through the property, just visit the site.

Last thing I'll say about this, and I'll sit down.

It is as if they moved out of the building yesterday.

The site is in great condition from that standpoint.

It's a bit a little deterioration.

So we're excited that someone could come in and spend some money on renovating it.

We believe that the value is really in the new construction part of it.

So that's why we're promoting the mixed use approach because we think that's the one that's going to be the most attractive for the development community.

So I appreciate you giving me a few minutes to talk about this.

Thank you.

Um we will move into the North Greenwood community development area updates of the commercial grant program and residential exterior improvement grant program.

Good evening again, Vicky Shire, CR Division Manager.

I am happy for this items to provide an update on the North Greenwood Grant program numbers as of 6.3 2026.

Bear with me with the numbers.

So total program funds are 833,472.

Approved to date is 474,516.91 cents, pay to date 344,645 and 28 cents, and available balance fund balance for commercial grants is 358,955 and nine cents.

That's regarding the North Greenland commercial grant program numbers.

Now we'll get into residential.

Approved to date is 458,639 and 10 cents, pay to date 397,25 and 21 cents, and the available program fund balance is 296,497 and 79 cents.

That was it.

Any questions?

Thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

Alright, we're moving on to item 6.2, Business Spotlight, Clearwater Brewing Company.

Yes, I will be able to get overlap.

So I'd like to present the uh clearware Clearwater Brewery.

Um grant success story highlight.

So this is more greenway uh with um with owners Hannah and Rob.

And uh we like to share their success story and how the commercial grant has helped their business.

Grant success video Clearwater Brewery.

Grant success grant success video show Clearwater Breweries uh success and their commercial grant.

Show Clearwater Breweries success and commercial grant.

Your husband is with the baby.

Oh, I just want to adjust the value.

We wanted to find a community to raise our children in.

Somewhat closest to a freaking time for my family's hat and landed on Clearwater.

When we purchased this place, it unfortunately fell into a derelict stake.

You know, we wanted to have this outdoor area, company fence in and safe.

You know, we wanted to have the landscaping and the storage building, the chains and coverings, and that's really.

A lot of the things that we needed to fix on this property were covered from the grant.

We get to use this space to kind of be a community hub for them to come and gather.

It was an unfilled off.

The other thing is we saw any cats.

Yes, so that is awesome.

She is our working cat and she came from the Sarasota Meeting Society, AR11.

We've got the clear water namestage, but we're proud of that.

Another thing that I really wanted to touch on too was the opportunity to volunteer.

It was just so fun, so rewarding.

So one last question.

If you had to it all over there.

Hi everyone, can everyone hear me?

Yes.

Yeah, okay.

I just want to say thank you so much.

Um, I know I touched on a lot of it in the video.

Um, but it meant the world to my husband and I to get the CRA grant for our brewery.

We're a small business.

Um, it's my husband and I, and we have two little babies.

Um, we're invested here in Clearwater, not just from a personal standpoint, but also a professional standpoint.

Um, and I want to thank Miss Jay for letting me volunteer at Arts for Life.

Um, it was such an amazing introduction to the North Greenwood community, and it really laid the foundation for me being here.

So thank you guys very much.

Appreciate it.

Awesome, thank you very much.

All right, so we are now moving into uh board members to be heard section of our meeting.

Um first let's jump into uh we have an update for the code overlay.

Lauren, are you here?

Awesome.

I didn't see her, she's here.

No, I'm just gonna use some notes.

So now it's my turn to make sure I got the microphone working out turning it on as a difficult part.

There we go.

So um, thank you very much.

My name is Laura Naski, I'm director for the planning and development department, and I appreciate you giving me a few minutes to provide an update, kind of last minute to the board and to the community.

If you'll indulge me, I'll I'll touch on briefly a couple of things that we've already shared, but just to make sure that anyone new in the audience also knows.

Um, but the impetus for this request to speak to y'all is because there was a notice that was sent out by forward panelists, which is an outside agency.

It's part of the process of some of the amendments that I'll overview again with you.

But that notice went out advertising their meeting, and uh, with that going out as a mailer, there were more people made aware of things that maybe they had not been able to follow along or or you know be engaged to to that point.

So that hearing will be part of this process, but with that, as you know, we've been trying to utilize the CAC as one approach to reaching out to the community and providing updates.

So we come in March to your March meeting, and where we talked about or reminded everyone, this is a multi-part process.

We've been going at this for numerous years with a lot of substantial in my mind public engagement, but there was a gap in that.

So it's understandable that some people maybe weren't aware of everything, especially due to the hurricanes and just the disruptions that that how that impacted commute the whole community and then, of course, staff and everything.

So what we're proposing is an overlay be assigned to the North Greenwood CRA boundaries, excluding that portion that's already covered by the downtown district to some of the earlier questions and clarifications.

So that would be called a planned redevelopment district overlay.

And the reason why it's called that is it's it's being designed and is very specific to the North Greenwood community.

So it's a broader term, but the only way that we're permitted to request it be applied is because we've done the extensive outreach and everything is tailored to this community very specifically.

Um there's four actions that are part of it, and the first two are the ones that are in play right now.

So that's amendments to the city's comprehensive plan to establish this category as one of our land use categories and set some of the entitlements that come with it, and also then a future land use map on the city's maps to apply this as an overlay.

The piece that's been noticed now is the part where we as the city request that this be established on what's called the countywide planning map.

Um it's not it gets a little confusing because it's not Panellas Counties map.

There's an organization and countywide rules that all the municipalities have to be consistent with, and so we become the applicant and request that it's there, and they review everything and make sure we're all consistent and we've done good planning practices.

So they're kind of an oversight committee in some ways.

So that's where the notices came out.

But as part of the that step three and four that we've talked about are the zoning atlas amendments that's part of the local process again, and then very specifically where where the rubber meets the road is the community development code, and that's that's where we've been working to determine what can go on the property, how much can go on the property, what would it look like, what would those setbacks be.

So zoning is what impacts people the most.

Um using the term overlay, and I guess I should explain that that's intended, it kind of sits on top of the existing zoning.

So properties are already designated as with all of our jargoning terms, right?

Commercial or low medium density residential.

I get to understand why low and medium go together, but you know, other categories like that.

And this planned redevelopment district would kind of sit on top of it.

And I want to make sure to explain, like it's an opt-in.

So what you have right now stays the same.

We're not rezoning things and making changes that are mandatory.

Um, but by opting in, if you choose to avail yourself or property owners choose to avail themselves of some of these additional density or other options, they would then have to comply with the new standards that we're working with the community to establish.

So not those parts are not set in stone.

Um I would just like we've discussed, like, in addition to not going over the the portions of of the CRA that are in downtown, it also does not affect the area, the industrial the small industrial area that's here, and we're also not changing areas that are designated as recreation or open space or water or utilities at this point in time.

So where we are in the process is in March, City Council approved these first two steps, and again, that's where we then became the applicant to Forward Pinellus.

If Forward Pinellus and the countywide planning authority approves everything, then those two pieces would come back to City Council who would have another hearing, and then we also send those to the state agencies for review.

Um so I I mentioned at the top, but though we are aware of some of the community concerns.

We received a copy of a petition that was circulated, and a lot of what appears to be North Greenwood citizens have signed that, and that was really powerful.

The statements that were in there were really important for us to to make sure that we're addressing because it's not our intent to go forward and hopefully not hopefully we have people going forward with us.

This was never intended to be a top-down process.

So the proposed amendments, as we've talked about in the past, they're really to implement the vision, the goals and the recommendations from the CRE plan, which the CRA team brings forward and talks through and you as the committee help to ensure that they're implementing as well.

So we're all coming at it from our different fields of expertise or passions or what have you.

So this, but some of the pieces that were in that were the concerns about the density, of course, um, and understandably so concerns about displacement or gentrification, those were very key pieces that were expressed throughout the development of the CRE plan.

And I think that's why this CRE plan is unique, but it's also very much tailored to this community because there were the programs included as well as development policies.

A lot of CRE plans really focused back in the day on infrastructure and development with that theory that if we build it, they will come and the calm park was there, right?

But we want people to stay and continue to be in the community and to grow with any of these other changes.

So the zoning changes where we're at right now, or you know, we're looking to limit small to make sure that individual parcels, there's minimized assemblage.

One of the things that I really heard a lot of in the community meetings throughout this is that I kind of use the the Myrtle Avenue or Fort Harrison as the divide, right?

To the west is the area that's more downtown, but also the the northern part where the brewery is, but to the east is like the the rest of North Greenwood, and it's there's a lot of residential areas in there, and there are a lot more smaller parcels.

And what I heard was you know, let the larger development go in that area that's closer to downtown, and then let's maintain our community, let's let's keep the fabric there, help people reinvest in their individual parcels, but we don't want large complexes, we don't want significant development massive anything, and so we're working to find the right way to do that, right?

Um, limiting small lot assemblage in the single family areas, but still expanding housing choices because that's one approach to affordability is you know, providing additional housing or enabling a property owner to right now.

You can do it, you could add in what's called an accessory dwelling unit, but you might be able to build onto your office and add another attached unit, or if there was an MD parcel, you could maybe under with changes, you might be able to do two or three units there, but that we would also be shaping it so it's compatible with the building.

So it really kind of stays in that what the term that gets used a lot is the missing middle housing.

It's all of those things that used to be much more prevalent, I think, in neighborhoods where it was a duplex or a triplex or something about this.

Um of the other pieces, because there was concerns about extension of commercial or where would mixed use be allowed, and what we heard in the meetings mostly was how do we restore what's now called the Martin Luther King Corridor, that historic commercial area where businesses used to thrive.

Um that on our end requires some changes to the regulations because some of the things that people want to do are harder to do under our current standards.

And I would say um, you know, our our community development code is a strong community development code, but it's it's generalized for the whole city, and they're very unique circumstances here, and that um the historic core, the buildings that do still remain, you know, wanting to fill in in a way that's compatible is kind of the opposite of suburbia, which is you know the other areas of Clearwater.

So looking at that and the revitalization of that corridor, which ties in then with Hayner Village.

We need that the incubators, if there's new businesses, we want them to stay in the community or also have the brick and mortar places to grow to.

Um, I focused on the adding infill or new development that's compatible with the surrounding area, and then allowing the property owners to make those small incremental changes.

So becoming aware of this and recognizing that there were some gaps in communication on on my part, our team's part.

We have sent in a request to forward panels to continue our item.

So that's the formal way of saying please don't act on it this month, but please do so next month.

And that month delay will allow us to coordinate another community meeting and to have these conversations.

So we're we're working rapidly to get a date set for that.

There's a lot of things you know to work around, but we're working to get that date set.

And with that, then the the public hearings, the forward panelist side of things at least, would be moved to early July and then August.

So it's so at that community meeting, we would want to talk through kind of what I just highlighted, what we've been talking about here, but we'll use of what methods are available to us to try to get the word out.

I've personally spoken to one of the people who had signed off on the petitions today just to engage and let them know that these changes, and I forwarded our continuation requests.

So at least someone in that that group is aware, and she's committed to helping spread the word also and working with me in that regard.

So I think it was a very valuable conversation today.

And I would just reiterate, I really appreciate that we learned of these concerns because it's it's our intention to help explain and hopefully assuage those.

We may not hit the mark on everything.

We all we you know, it's very difficult to be perfect, but um we hope that we'll be able to do to provide some greater confidence in the the all the efforts that have come to place before us.

So thank you for the time.

I can of course answer any questions, or I can let you finish everything.

Um I do have one question out the gate.

Um so understanding that there's going to be, of course, ongoing conversation, there's going to be more communication and education on a topic.

Um, I think one thing that might be helpful to include in that education is uh I guess drilling down on the opt-in and recognizing that it is it is an opt-in process and maybe outlining what that process might look like.

Okay.

So that way people are aware, okay, this is what I would need to do if I want to participate in this or not.

Okay, instead of just saying it's this it's an opt-in process, because I think some people might not really it might not hit the way that it needed to hit it needs to hit until they see, okay, this is how I do this.

Yes.

And I guess one other thing to highlight is so what we'll talk about, or the focus will be kind of bringing people to where we're at now.

Um, but we had already talked about in the past, like where we're going is that that code piece, and we're still working to refine it, but there will be the you know, additional community meetings held as part of that because that's really where it becomes tangible in my mind.

But I understand by separating the pieces the way we did, you know, it did provide that opening for there to be some some misunderstanding or you know, certainly concerns.

That's really great feedback though on how to articulate it.

So thank you for that.

Absolutely.

Any other thoughts?

Questions.

So um, thank you, Lauren.

I know this was a was a lot that went into this, and I know there were a lot of delays because of things out of your control, and so um, and I know that I received a lot of phone calls.

The calls that I received, some people, it's like, are they coming to take my property?

They thought it was imminent domain was happening that you were coming in, and you I'm like, no, no.

So yeah, I think to uh thank you for for breaking down some of the definitions of some of the overlay.

A lot of people didn't know what that was.

Many people didn't know that the community actually participated in that um when you started that um some 2021 to whenever that was.

I've lost track, all these hurricanes and everything.

But um, and there's so many benefits that are going to go into this um enhancement, if you will, uh what this new overlay looks like, and it just I'm looking forward to the community meeting where we can share this with the community and those people who maybe didn't quite understand will see the um the benefits um for our community, and because it is it is unique a little different from some of the other communities.

We also um unfortunately late sticking realized that that project web page that is almost like what everything we do always has somehow never got created.

So just unfortunately another miss.

Um so we were already working on some nice FAQs, and well, what I thought were great FAQs, a frequently asked questions, kind of trying to get at that, but that's where the the benefit of you know the letters of concern really help us because it helps us identify right now what we were already going to put information on, it helps us really get a feel for what those concerns were.

Um, and again, I really appreciate the time that the woman I spoke with today spent with me to talk through all of that because there are more changes that we're going to be making to try to um by by the questions that have gotten asked a different ways because I know personally I can slip into jargon sometimes.

I really try not to, but it's just force of habit when it's what you know, and um trying to bring people along.

I want to make sure it it's as clear as it can be.

So if if and when we put it when we put it up, rather, if you see something and you have other ideas that may be rephrase by all means, please email me because I am very open to feedback and advice.

Awesome, thank you.

Any other questions?

Thank you very much for your time.

Absolutely.

Absolutely.

Um, one of the things I I do want us to have some time to review is we're coming to the end of our fiscal year.

We're going to be having a special meeting next month to talk about the budget for next year.

So I thought it would be good for us to um review the budget for the current year to date.

So Ann, do you have that?

I do.

Awesome, thank you.

Okay, I'm going to talk about it.

I'm going to pull this up.

Um what is being uh AMOPES series assistant director, what is being passed around to you is a copy of your North Greenwood operating and project budget, just one document.

Um, it is kind of small, uh, but I will I will email this out to everybody.

I do have it here on the screen, so I'm gonna have to kind of shift through to answer any questions you have.

Um, but this kind of just gives you this gives you an overview of what we anticipated our increment revenues to be versus what we received.

Um, and then it also provides you with a breakdown of your overall operating budget that was adopted uh I think it was back in August of last year.

Um, and then it gives a breakdown of what the expenditures have been for any of the projects that we've had in North Greenwood.

Those specifically have been uh the North Greenwood residential grant program, the commercial grant program, as well as some expenditures for the container village.

Um so we had anticipated uh receiving just shy of a million dollars in tip increment revenue from both the city and the county.

Um I shouldn't say to date, this actually takes you through the end of April.

Um so you're a month shy, just because when I was pulling these numbers, we hadn't completed the month of May, so these these numbers take you through the end of April.

Um, but we've received uh 1.066 mil million.

Um we've also received some interest earnings as well, and um so to date we have received uh 1.1 million um in revenue for North Greenwood specifically in your operating, we have different categories, uh professional services, contractual, just things that are needed for the department to help facilitate the CAC meetings, or it's more so of the operating budget to continue facilitating what we need specifically toward North Greenwood.

Um those are outlined in there, and I'd be happy to answer questions about any specific categories or any specific expenditures that are in there, and then we scroll down towards the bottom, and we have your uh general fund.

We had uh budgeted a hundred thousand for that.

That covers your staff salaries, so they are split between the downtown CRA and the North Greenwood CRA.

Um, because we wanted to um be conservative with the budget for North Greenwood.

What I have done is I've allocated certain percentages for staff members, so not everybody is split, nobody is split 50-50, um, depending on how much work we anticipated each employee would do in North Greenwood, excuse me, some are have a higher percentage than others.

I think this year Vicky has a higher percentage.

I I want to say it's 15% is coming out of North Greenwood.

Um, and then further down, you just have your different program budgets.

Um, so we have the North Greenwood residential improvement program, the business, and then just um different projects that we could utilize funding for.

So I'm trying to keep it kind of quick.

I know that we've been here.

I'm more than happy to answer any questions.

I will send this out to you so you all have this uh electronic.

Um are there any questions?

What is public infrastructure?

Uh streets, sidewalks.

Okay.

Well, since I can't see it, I'll just wait until I get the vote.

I I mean, I know you were talking about it, but I yeah, so thank you.

I will I will uh I'll send it out first thing tomorrow morning.

Um you will each receive it again.

Again, feel free to give me a call.

You can send me any questions.

Um, and any questions that you have, what I'll try to do is share that with the rest of the board.

Um, that way, in case any questions that you may have, maybe somebody else had as well.

Awesome.

Thank you.

Thank you.

You're very welcome.

Oh, just a really quick reminder.

Um, July 7th, it's our special meeting.

Um, we will be bringing forward uh an amendment to this current budget.

Um, there's just some things we wanted to move around, and then we will also be bringing forward a recommendation for budget for next fiscal year.

So October 1st, 26th through September 30th, 2027.

What time?

July 7th, you're sending that to us.

So we'll okay.

I think we're gonna start it at the same time, 5:30.

Okay.

Awesome.

Thank you.

I know that you I do, but we'll see if anybody else will have does anyone else have anything you want to bring forward?

No.

Okay.

I gotta do this.

Um, first I want to say um thank you uh to the CRA staff for uh extending the invite to join in for the CRA do's and don'ts workshop.

It was phenomenal.

Um, and I don't know if any of you all were on that or not, but it was great, uh, very, very detailed, a lot of good information that came out of that.

Uh it is very um uh you got you have to be a um director, hey Susanino to understand it all, but anyway, but it is very it is very intricate.

Um, but we did learn some good things that we can do um that we didn't know about.

So, anyway, I want to thank you all for making sure we were in that um workshop.

Uh also I want to talk about um the gospel, the couple of the events that are coming up.

First, I want to talk about the villages we talked about earlier, the taste of the villages that is going to be here.

Um, though it was to be in the back room, um, but because we got such an overwhelming response, it may be in the gym.

So if you come and you don't see it in the back, just go to the gym.

Uh that's gonna be again on Monday, June the 15th, and that is gonna be from 7 to 9.

You get some sampling.

Uh it is free to come in for that, but there will be uh things that are going to be for uh purchase also.

Um and uh that's that.

I want to also um there's been some comments or questions online about um the spaces in the villages, and I'm just in the village, excuse me, not the villages, the village.

Um, and as I mentioned earlier when Miss Jay was doing the presentation, um, those interviews have been done.

There are a few more people who are being interviewed who are on the list.

But if you are interested, please go on and submit your entry form.

The website is C U L C 2020.org.

You can submit your interest form there.

Um I know some people thought that we had already made all the decisions.

That is not true.

Uh, we had selected any development.

There's always going to be your anchor stores who are going to be there, and those commitments that were made earlier on.

Um, so those that is uh some of the things that are um uh as of now, but there are others who are who are gonna come on board and there are additional interviews.

Um we had we had a great interview panel by the way, um, and we don't make those decisions.

The panel does okay.

Um then I want to talk about um we know that there's this discussion about property taxes and that implication for CRAs.

I'm sure we'll be talking about that in coming meetings.

What we look to do because that is uh it's pretty scary when you think about CRAs are funded by property taxes and what that might look like in the future.

So I won't bring up a whole lot about that.

I'll just say we just want to be mindful of that and say lots of prayers too, by the way.

Okay.

And last I want to mention uh someone asked, I think it was Miss Barbara asked about June why we have no June.

Do we have Juneteenth events going on in Clewwater this year?

Um, some of you may or may not know, but we have um I know from our governor has uh the governor has um created some restrictions on fund funding that can be used for certain things.

Uh the name Juneteenth, I guess maybe um offend some people.

I don't know.

Um I'm not in his head, but anyway, we are still doing events this year.

Uh the one we're doing two events, so we usually do four, we're doing two.

One is the gospel experience Father's Day edition, where we celebrate faith, family, and fatherhood, and there are flyers out there on the counter as well.

Uh, this is gonna be great.

We're gonna have about 300 people.

We're gonna be in the gym.

Um this is a great event.

We usually commemorate Juneteenth during this this event as well, um, which we look to do that as well at this event.

So just so you know, Miss Barbara, we will be doing that.

Um, and so yes, so that is $25 that includes food and the event, and the other event that we're doing in June, right around Juneteenth activities, is the painting with a painting with a purpose that is going to be on Friday, June 19th, and that is going to be at Arts for Life 1751 King's Highway.

And uh that is gonna be a great event as well.

Many of you have attended it in the past, and we encourage you to come again.

And so if you go to the website, there's a link you can click on, and you can purchase your tickets there for that as well.

Um, and this is uh something that um we invite the community to come out for.

So I think I got all of them.

I did.

Awesome.

Um anything else?

Well, we had the committee members step out, so can we still move to adjournment?

Yeah, you level four.

Okay.

All right.

Do I have a motion to adjourn?

Motion, do I have a second?

Second, second.

Adjournment at 7 46 p.m.

Thank you, everyone.