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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcocc_cra_board_mtg_minutes_20221018_specialCITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (CRA) SPECIAL BOARD MEETING City Hall Council Chambers, 100 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral FL 32920 October 18, 2022 4:00 p.m. MINUTES CALL TO ORDER: The Chair called the Meeting to Order at 4:02 p.m. Vice -Chair Kellum led the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL: Board Members Present: Chairperson Wes Morrison, Vice -Chair Mickie Kellum, Kim Davis, Angela Raymond and Don Willis. Others Present: CRA Registered Agent Todd Morley, CRA Director David Dickey, CRA Board Attorney Anthony Garganese, CRA Clerk/Recording Secretary Mia Goforth, Administrative/Financial Services Director John DeLeo, Capital Projects Director Jeff Ratliff, Public Works Services Director Jim Moore, Leisure Services/Community Affairs Director Molly Thomas, Deputy City Clerk Daniel LeFever, Executive Assistant to the City Manager Lisa Day, Brevard County Sheriff's Office Lieutenant Molyneaux. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: None. OLD BUSINESS: 1. Discussion: Draft procedures for adding two additional Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board Members: CRA Registered Agent Morley explained the Item. Discussion ensued and included how cities with larger populations have extra board members, opposition to additional CRA Board Members, difficulty in filling vacancies on other City advisory boards, support for business owners to serve on the CRA Board, concerns over conflict of interest and accountability, the pros and cons of adding members to the CRA Board, and the suggestion to task the Business and Economic Development Board with advising the CRA Board. A motion was made by Board Member Davis, seconded by Board Member Raymond, to keep the CRA Board as -is, with five Members. Discussion ensued and included opposition to allowing non- resident City business owners to serve, and desire to see if there is any interest in filling the five vacancies on the Business and Economic Development Board. The motion carried 5-0. A motion was made by Vice -Chair Kellum, seconded by Board Member Willis, to task the Business and Economic Development Board with recommendations on CRA Matters. CRA Registered Agent Morley discussed how the Business and Economic Development Board would be appropriate for the purpose of only making recommendations to the CRA Board, not policy decisions. CRA Board Attorney Garganese explained the options available to City Council, how the CRA Board may recommend to the City Council to task the Business and Economic Development Board, or Council could create a new advisory board, to consider CRA matters as needed. Discussion ensued regarding having the Business and Economic Development Board consider CRA matters versus CRA policies and expenditures, and tasking Staff to return with an ordinance to amend the Business and Economic Development Board's duties to include making recommendations on CRA Matters in the City Code. CRA Board reached consensus to recommend the City Council direct Staff to prepare a City Ordinance. CRA Board Attorney Garganese advised the Item can be taken up by the City Council to formally direct Staff to prepare an ordinance to task the Business and Economic Development Board with recommendations on CRA Matters. The motion carried 5-0. City of Cape Canaveral, Florida CRA October 18, 2022 Special Board Meeting Minutes • Page 2 of 2 NEW BUSINESS: 2. Approve Minutes for Cape Canaveral CRA Board Regular Meeting of September 21, 2022: A motion was made by Board Member Raymond, seconded by Board Member Willis, to approve the CRA Minutes. The motion carried 5-0. 3. Discussion regarding the update of the 2012 Community Redevelopment Plan (Submitted by Vice -Chair Kellum): Vice -Chair Kellum explained the Item. Discussion ensued and included, the need to address affordable housing, FY 2020-21 CRA Operating Funds handout distributed by Vice -Chair Kellum (attached), desire to reach consensus to revise and update the 2012 Community Redevelopment Plan, desire for more time to review the Plan prior to updating it, negative impacts to City residents in need of affordable housing, and State lawmakers raiding the Sadowski Fund each year. CRA Registered Agent Morley discussed his letter dated October 4, 2022 sent in response to Brevard County Commission Chairperson Kristine Zonka regarding affordable housing and the Space Coast Public Management Association handout "How CRAs can reduce blight by addressing the Affordable Housing Crisis" (attached). Discussion ensued and included the contents of the handout, the need to look at what the City considers to be workforce housing, and how the Business and Economic Development Board could work on the Plan recommendations should they be given the task. Financial Services Director DeLeo discussed impacts to the City Budget and CRA funds regarding water and sewer hook-ups for Oak Lane, the Presidential Streets Project, and previous loans and projects under debt service. Discussion continued regarding calling a CRA Board Meeting before the next regular meeting scheduled in March, expanding the CRA Plan to include programs that fall under Business and Development Assistance, and desire for an advertisement/mailer project to get underway to create awareness of City CRA Programs. CRA Director Dickey suggested directing the potential new Business and Economic Development Board to review the 2018 CRA Financial Incentives Guide to recommend which of the CRA Strategies, Programs and Projects should be funded, and explained how the CRA Board has only taken action on implementing the CRA Small Business Sign Program thus far. Discussion ensued regarding how to divide up the funding available for the CRA Small Business Sign Program, bring back an Item to the CRA Board for review/recommendation of possible expansion/activation of the 2018 CRA Financial Incentives Guide, and suggestion to pay close attention to the grant/program dollar amounts. The CRA Board reached consensus: 1. To schedule a CRA Board Meeting at 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 17, 2023, 2. For Staff and the CRA Board to work independently, reviewing the 2018 Incentive Guide and bring to the January CRA Board meeting a summary of desired additional grant program categories for future activation, and 3. When the additional grant programs are ready for activation, Staff will prepare an advertisement/mailer to businesses. REPORTS: None. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, Chairperson Morrison adjourned the meeting at 5:23 p.m. [ Mia Goforth ] Mia Goforth, CRA Clerk/Recording Secretary [ Wes Morrison ] Wes Morrison, Chairperson