Development agency meeting of September 17th, 2025 is called to order.

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We will now move on to agenda item number three.

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Is there anybody that wishes to address the agency?

Seeing no one, I thank you and we move on to agenda item number four.

For possible action to approve the final minutes by reference of the regular redevelopment agency meeting of August 20th, 2025.

Mayor Pro Tem, is there a motion to approve?

Move to approve.

Please vote.

Post.

Motion carries.

Agenda item number five.

Discussion for possible action regarding funding the amended security grant incentive program designed to proactively support small businesses by providing financial assistance before negative impacts occur with the goal of promoting economic stability in the redevelopment areas.

$250,000 RDA special revenue fund.

Redevelopment areas 1 and 2, Wards 1, 3, and 5.

Mr.

Knutson, Ms.

Diaz, and Miss Summers Armstrong.

Please note this item is related to Council Item 18.

Ms.

Babski.

Yes, good morning, Mayor.

Good morning, City Council members.

Dina Babski, Director of EUD.

This item actually I wanted to give a little background.

About three or four months ago, you all approved a new security security grant program to allow businesses to apply for up to $5,000 given that they meet certain criteria, such as they had a security incident that was documented with the police department, or they were they were facing issues with the roadway construction that you know would kind of put a detriment on their traffic.

Uh what we've learned through the process as we've been processing these applications that there's a lot of need for us to actually be more proactive in our approach, and instead of waiting for an incident to happen, uh our now intent is to make this program available to all eligible businesses in the redevelopment areas uh in the more proactive way.

So essentially get them safe and secure before something bad happens.

So this would be the only real change uh to the program to make it uh where the expenses are eligible uh for any business in the RDA.

Um, and also to give you a little bit of a uh background again, uh what expenses are eligible.

Uh it's things like permanent fencing, uh, lighting, uh walks, doors, security films, uh, security cameras, and things of that nature.

And it's important to remind our constituents and you all is that this is a reimbursement-based program.

So uh they can't install anything and then come back to us later.

They have to go through the approval process, get approved, and then uh you know, move forward with the project.

And just to give you uh some examples of the grants that we've processed already, uh this is a best in the west safety uh that's a business uh in the RDA, and as you can see, their security film was pulled off, so they applied for the grant, uh which then they used to uh buy new security film and install it.

Another uh example is the security cameras at 7th and Carson.

Similarly, they uh didn't have one before, but through the grant they were able to install them, and now they can have monitoring.