The Hollywood Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) held its regular meeting on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 9:00 AM in the Commission Chambers at City Hall. The meeting covered routine approvals, infrastructure funding, and detailed discussions on streetscape and park improvements. The board unanimously approved the consent agenda and several regular agenda items, and gave direction for further exploration of tree species and park design elements.
Item 9: One-Way Pilot Project on 19th and 20th Avenues – Resolution R-CRA-2026-24 authorizes $810,874.43 plus an $82,000 owner contingency for concrete work and paving to implement a one-way pilot project within the Downtown CRA. Board Member Hernandez noted this pilot will test whether one-way traffic works on the avenues, with potential extension to Pembroke Road. Unanimously approved.
Item 10: Stormwater Pump Station No. 16 Engineering Services – Resolution R-CRA-2026-25 approves final ranking of firms with HDR Engineering, Inc. as the highest-ranked, authorizing negotiation and execution of an agreement for services between Jackson and Jefferson Streets along A1A. Unanimously approved.
Item 11: A1A Phase IV Sidewalk Landscape Improvements (Presentation) – Kimley-Horn presented a design for 3'x4' surface planters with Montgomery and Sylvester date palms, irrigation, and decorative paver patterns on the wider sidewalks (7 ft minimum) from Hollywood Boulevard to Hallandale Beach Boulevard. Board members raised concerns about maintenance, prior palm mortality, and lack of shade. Discussions included:
Item 12: Keating Park Tot Lot Feasibility (Presentation) – CRA Project Manager Christopher Crocitto presented a proposal for a 1,200-sq-ft fenced tot lot with poured-in-place rubber surface, a play structure with slide and climbing elements, sensory play pieces, benches, and minor landscaping, estimated at $146,000 to $161,000. The board supported the concept and discussed:
On Microsoft Teams joining us virtually. So that's all set. Are we all set, everyone? All right, good morning, everyone. Welcome to City Hall here in the city of Hollywood. Today is Wednesday, May sixth, twenty twenty-six. Hope everybody enjoyed their uh May fifth and May Fourth festivities, whether you're a Star Wars fan or a Cinco de Mayo celebrant. I know a lot of our uh Mexican restaurants were uh very lively yesterday. So now here we are for a regular city uh commission uh or city community redevelopment agency meeting. Let's rise for the Pledge of Allegiance. Or Demember B to man? Here. Uh motion uh quickly to approve for participation virtually. Motion to approve. Second. Motion from Board Member Hernandez, second from Board Member Quintana. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed hearing none. Thank you. Uh Vice Chair Coller for joining us virtually. Let's go ahead to any conflict disclosures. If none, how about 9 a.m. citizen comments? No comment cards. Let's go ahead to the consent agenda. Today these are items five through eight. Are there any requests uh cards from the public or requests from the dais? If not, I will entertain a motion to approve the consent agenda. Motion to approve. Second. We have a motion from board member Shoeham and a second from board member Gruber to approve the consent agenda. Items five through eight. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Hearing none of those items carry unanimously. Let's go ahead to our regular agenda item nine is a resolution of the CRA granting the city uh access, uh the City of Hollywood access to CRA funds and authorizing CRA to expend funds to implement the one-way pilot project that we previously discussed on 19th and 20th Avenues uh within the limits of the downtown CRA to concrete works and paving in an amount up to 810,000 and change and to include an owner contingency in an amount up to eight eighty-two thousand. This, of course, is to support uh infrastructure and facilities and pursue the ambitions of the board. I'll turn it over to Board Member Hernandez since he sponsored this. Well, mayor and commissioners, thank you for uh supporting this project. This is a pilot project that it will probably show or tell whether one ways would work in the avenues. Um and at some point, if it does and if it looks promising, we may want to take it all the way to Pembroke Road in order not to confuse those residents any more than that. But thank you for this report and thank you to the CRA for funding this. Motion to approve. Second. We have a motion from motion from Board Member Hernandez, second from Board Member Gruber to approve item nine. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed, hearing none, the item carries unanimously.