Good afternoon everyone. It's 3 p.m. and it's Wednesday, July 18th. No, July 15th. Excuse me. Getting ahead of myself. [laughter] Um, let me start again. Wednesday, July 15th. This is the regular meeting for
the community redevelopment agency for the city of Jacksonville Beach. Um, like to start by clerk, if you would do the roll call, please. >> Gard Patel >> here. >> Ron Whittington. Been so long.
Megan Edwards, Dad Mosley >> here, >> Kevin Meyers >> here, >> Sydney Talcott >> here, >> Marcus Campy >> here. >> Thank you. Um, since we have one member
missing this afternoon, Sydney, you're going to step up and take that roll. Thank you. >> The next item in the agenda is courtesy of the Florida visitors. I haven't received any specific requests to address the board. Do you know of any,
Taylor? None. Um, >> no sir. >> Jen, do you have any? >> No, sir. >> Okay, we'll uh quickly move on then. The uh next item on the agenda is approval of the meeting minutes for May 18th,
2026. This is uh workshop meeting minutes which were distributed to everybody here. Um, are there any specific changes, modifications that anybody has to those meeting minutes?
Not seeing any. Um, we'll quickly do this as a voice vote. Um, all those in favor of approving the meeting minutes of May 18th, 2026, please say I. >> I. I. >> Opposed.
The meeting minutes pass. Thank you. The next item on the agenda is on old business. Um, one specific item that staff has for us is boardwalk activation of the pilot program update. >> Yes. >> Um, if you could take take us through
that >> and, uh, if it's okay. Um, it said that on old business. I did add a couple of more projects just kind of almost in a staff report way. If you guys are okay, we're going to be updating you on a few more things in the boardwalk. Um, so I'll take about five minutes and kind of
dive into this. Um, the passive park, I know we talked about that in our last regular meeting, that is actively moving along. Um, contractor is focused on clearing the underbrush brush right now. Weather permitting, they anticipate substantial completion late September, early October. Obviously, that is all
very dependent on the type of weather we see over the next few months. Um, but one fun item that you will see soon, uh, is going to be a list of potential names for the park. Uh the park does not have an official name and we do have a policy for how we name city facilities and parks are considered a city facility. Uh
and so what we're planning to do, I've talked with the city manager in communications. Uh we're going to try to kind of come up with maybe a list of 10 to 12 different names that have some type of significance. They mean something um something that ties to Jack's Beach. Put those in front of council and CRA to make sure you guys
are cool with them and we're not, you know, way too out of left field with these names. And then uh we would like to put a survey out to the public and have the public vote on which of those names they think will best fit that park um and get the public involved with us. >> Taylor, along those lines, will there be
some kind of um signage that will have the park name on it also? So >> that is something that we need to focus on. We'll have the name of whatever the name of the park ends up being, but then um if you'll also remember back when we approved plans, there are a couple, not
many, but I think there's maybe like four different signs that I think two were going to have some historical significance on them and two we're going to talk about the native vegetation that is planted there. Um I will say when we get to that substantial completion by late September, those signs will not be ready by that point. Um the signs
usually take a little bit longer and we want to make sure when we're ordering something that's going to be permanently in the ground, we're putting the most appropriate and accurate information there. Um but when we say substantial, the most of the site furnishings, the sidewalk, the landscape, um any irrigation, that'll all be installed.
>> Correct. >> Um basically the same with South Beach Parkway, the urban trail segment. It's um also actively moving along and we're doing the passive park and the urban trail kind of one and the same at the same time using the same contractors. And so we're gonna hopefully see that one uh reach substantial completion as
well. Um >> I just I just went by there and they're tearing the first segments of the sidewalk out right at the entrance to Sunshine Park off of South Beach Parkway. So they're getting moving. >> They're moving fast. Yeah, we're very
happy. We're very very happy about that. >> Um again, I know we kind of had a little bit of the P3 stuff. Uh the project is still under the cone of silence. Um so just wanted to remind everyone board members nor evaluation committee members we can't discuss anything in the
solicitation. Um proposals have been received and the selection committee is working through those though. Uh we've got very detailed submissions. So the evaluation process is going to take some time. Um and we do not have our public scoring meeting date set yet but as soon
as we have a date set we will let everyone know what day we will publicly score those um proposals. The Seawwalk Pavilion mural has got some cracking and chipping on the side that faces the ocean, which we, you know, unfortunately when we did it, we kind of
anticipated that side was going to see some wear and tear. It has. Um, we've reached out to the artist to see if he will be in the area anytime in the near future. He does travel all over Florida all the time. Um, so if he is willing to come and do the repair work himself, that will be wonderful. Um, if not, I've
talked to parks and recreation and I've also reached out this week to our art committee members to see if they have any ideas. I know before we've had some issues with stuff and one of our art committee members has actually helped um touch up a couple of things here and there. So, I just kind of wanted to just bring it to your attention um in case
it's brought to your attention. We're aware of it. We're actively working on figuring out what the best uh most appropriate way to repair that is. um the boardwalk activation pilot program. We have completed all the program materials. So the agreement application, figured out the insurance requirements,
um the documents are with our legal team. Once that is complete, we'll be ready to launch the program. And we're tentatively looking at uh designating kind of one weekend uh like they're doing with the food truck rally program where it's kind of one weekend maybe quarterly like the food truck rally,
maybe every other month, maybe monthly. We're still kind of working through those details. Um, but we have already received a substantial amount of interest um, from vendors. I was very pleasantly surprised. I'm not exaggerating. I've probably had in the
ballpark of 25 to 30 vendors reach out, email, phone call, they've stopped by. They've probably stopped by the clerk's office. They've stopped by the planning office. They I mean, so it is people are very excited about it. Um, which makes us excited. So, as soon as legal gives us the green light, we'll be ready to get that program. Um, and hopefully
we'll be able to take advantage of it here in the coming months as the weather starts to be not so hot all the time. Um, and then just a couple of FYI about some upcoming meetings. Um, August the 13th will be our CRA workshop. That will be the city attorney show. He is going
to do an update for everyone on code of ethics and some ethics training for the 13th. And then our regular meeting in August will be August the 24th. And I will send out calendar reminders. But I just wanted to verbally get it on your radar.
I'm happy to answer any questions. >> Any questions from the board? >> I'm not seeing any. I I just wanted Do you have any update on Lakeland Plaza? >> I do. Gosh, how could I forget Leand
Plaza? Um, we actually uh last week received approval from St. John's River Water Management District, which also satisfy satisfies the FWC permitting. Uh, so our consultant said that we anticipate having a shelf ready document
for bid um later this year and just still working through some of the electrical details, but one of the biggest hurdles was the River Water Management District permit and they have um sent over that the permit is approved. We're waiting to see with what conditions the consultants are handling that. Um, so once we know what that
exactly looks like, you know, if you recall with the pure parking lot, we did have some stipulations and conditions, we expect we'll have the same with this. Um, but that was a big hurdle and as soon as we know what conditions are attached, then we'll be able to start meeting internally and get everyone up to speed and hopefully get that project
moving as well. along those same lines, Taylor um the art committee, have they done anything further with the um art object that's going to hopefully be done in front of the pier? Um I know we have talked about
that in the past. I just didn't >> they have not um that's not necessarily on them though. We just haven't met. Our committee hasn't been meeting. We've kind of been trying to get some of these smaller projects wound down. Um and then we were in the depths of budget season and then we had a vacancy within the
department. So um unfortunately we've not put any call out yet for that. Um I anticipate that'll be later this year. >> Thank you. [clears throat] Again any questions from the board? I don't see any. So anything else in the
way of old business that anybody would like to bring up at this point? Not seeing any, I guess we will move to the next item in the agenda, which is new business. And the um main item under the new business is to adopt deny the
CRA resolution 2026-04 adopting the fiscal year 2026 2027 Jacksonville Beach Community Redevelopment Agency budget. Um all of you have received a copy of the proposed
um budget for both the uh downtown as well as the south end um districts and a combined um spreadsheet showing both districts. Is there anything tailored that you want
to add, comment on or >> I don't uh just that we've had another successful year of going through the budget process and this is kind of the first of many meetings where we'll be seeing and discussing this. Um and uh the CFO is here as well. So if anyone has technical questions, uh she is here
to support. Um but yeah, if anybody's got any questions related to the budget, we're happy to answer. >> I'll open it up to the board for questions. um run. >> Um I would first I didn't see any major variances so when I looked over the
budget but I want to ask about the um amendment the voter amendment coming up in the fall. Um I'm assuming that would impact us. Correct. >> It will but it will be different than so south end will be impacted a lot
differently than downtown. They would both be significantly impacted. Um, South End, you're going to see a much larger impact to that pass because it is so heavy residential and you're going to have a lot of homesteaded properties. Uh, downtown, there still are some, but the bulk of downtown is not something
that would fall under. >> Okay. >> So, uh, but yes, it would still have significant impact. >> Okay. Just to further that a little bit, I had a conversation with, um, the city manager in reference to that. And again, this is very preliminary, but I asked
the same question. You know, what would we see? And interestingly, the south end district was, you know, potentially going to see an impact of about a million dollars in the incoming funds. And then the downtown district, which
surprised me, maybe only a half million dollars or so. And Ashley, if my numbers are wrong, please correct me. But that's what we were just briefly talking about. Mainly because there's not the homesteads in the downtown area as there
is in the south end residential areas. It's an interesting impact, but um I think one that we'll be able to definitely work with and work around, but it may take some further um u some further effort on everybody's
part to figure that out. Once we know what the real parameters are, >> unless they come after our money, >> turn around. Um if we are adversely impacted in the
south end um as I recall we do have the ability to go back and request more than a 50% allocation of the funds that are generated which we've been voluntarily giving up and
which we've kind of codified fairly recently. But my understanding at the time was that we would have the ability to request a different percentage of those funds and this might be a reason to do it were it to occur. Um just something to think
about. >> Thank you. >> Anybody else have any other comments? Um the one thing that um I was looking at in reference to the um budgets last year we had gotten a little bit more of a
description of some of the expenditures particularly as it relates to um personnel services and operating costs and expenditures. It's not broken down that way as it was last year. Is there a way that we could we could get that
break down? I'll see if the CFO wants to address that one. Thank you. >> Good afternoon, Ashley Gosset, CFO. Um, yeah, the difference between this year and last year is we did not have our budget workshop because the June meeting was cancelled. Um, I'd be happy to
provide any information that you would pro deem helpful. I guess if you can help me understand what exactly you're looking for, we can help you out. Well, it was just to to take a look at the the differences and what um specific items
are identified in those areas. Um it was just broken down a little bit more nicely in in last year's budget. Um not that I'm looking for anything specific. I just wanted to understand where the numbers are. So, I can tell you with like personal
services, um those amounts are increasing with our pay plan. Um and our uh benefit obligations, largely pension and health insurance and with our downtown Cape officers, the union contract this year has a 5% escalator on
October one plus the annual merit. So, that's why you're seeing those increase um fairly uh significant increases in the downtown. operating expenses are going down slightly in the upcoming year and that is attributable mainly to our camera services agreement in the
downtown. I think we kind of overshot the mark in 2026 and dialed it back for 27. Conversely, the operating expense in the south and is going up in 27 largely the camera services agreement um for the upcoming year. you'll see the largest
swing in the capital improvements and that's just us working through our five-year capital improvement plan and this um the projects that are anticipated to launch in the upcoming year. Um uh I'll I'll relay to you what we've been relaying to our city council.
Um the departments have been asked to go back and look at their capital projects. I think historically we're very optimistic in what we can accomplish in any given year. So, we're kind of dialing back um our expectations of what we'll launch in the upcoming year. So, you'll see a kind of an adjustment in
both the downtown and the south end for the capital improvements. >> Is there a list, Ashley, that we can get that describes what's going to be funded this next year? Um >> we can give you a copy of our five-year capital improvement plan. Um we will
have that published um next uh next Friday. We'll put the whole budget document and the five-year capital improvement plan up on the city's website. >> Um, but we can get you guys a copy of that. >> Again, last year we had the capital
outlay listing as what we had and I, you know, that would be helpful if we had >> that same. Okay. >> If we could get that, I think it'd be very beneficial. >> We can absolutely get that to you. I can go through um the projects that are included um in the downtown. We're just
moving forward with the project phase three uh 3C project three which is the down downstream improvements that's been in our plan. Uh and so we're anticipating launching that in 2027. And then for the downtown action plan
again we're continuing on with the art master plan, the lighting master plan, wayfinding signage, uh the ocean front park improvements, and a design for the first street. Um, uh, I guess it's not just First Street North. Um, so design,
looking to do some design improvements in the upcoming year. Um, and, uh, continuing on with design work in the connectivity corridors in the downtown and then with the downtown cake program, replacing one vehicle.
>> Okay. Um and then in the south end just continuing on with the um phase three ocean terrace pond. That's actually a rebudget from a prior year. We had kind of anticipated launching it last year but we're reststaging it for 27. and
then doing work on the stormwater basin um the outfall channel improvements which is phase five of the south end um master plan and then doing the design work on phase six which is actually the last project in the south end master
plan and then we've completed all of our infrastructure improvements in the plan. There was um there was in this past year's budget $100,000 that for the south end for public works to take a
look at what they needed to do or not do in the south end. I I don't know that we have uh gotten a report back and found a better understanding of what really um is left to be done in the south end. To my knowledge, we do not have that report
back, but Director Brown would be the best person to answer that question, and I'll put it to him, but I have not heard or seen that report come in yet. >> Okay. Um hopefully we can get public works to focus on that for us and and give us
some input as to what we're going to be looking at now and then in the future in reference to them. Okay. Well, if you could, you know, once you have those other documents >> pulled together, then if you could, I guess, get them to Taylor and she can
distribute to the uh rest of the board members, it would be helpful. >> Yep. We would be happy to do that. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Any Dad, did you have another question? No. Okay. Anybody else?
Doesn't seem to be any further questions in reference to budget for the uh 20 26 2027 um fiscal year. I uh do have a um
a resolution to approve the uh the budget. I think that was distributed to everybody. um and uh kind of clearly calls out what needs to be done over this next year and how uh
funds will be expended uh with the attachments that are with the U resolution. So I entertain a motion um in reference to this resolution. Is there a motion?
>> Motion to Here we go. Motion to accept CRA resolution 22026-04 adopting the fiscal year 2627 budget for CR. >> Is there a second to that motion? >> I'll second it.
>> There's a motion and a second to approve the resolution. Are there any comments in reference to the resolution? Any further questions, comments, anything that anybody has? I don't see any. So with that, um,
clerk, if we could do a roll call vote, please. >> Ron Whittington, >> hi. >> That Mosley, >> yes. >> Kevin Meyers, >> yes. >> Sydney Talcott, >> yes. >> Gerard Pel,
>> yes. With that, we've approved our next year's budget. Fantastic. Also means a lot more work. [laughter] >> Yes, it does. All fun stuff. >> Yeah. >> Um, with that, uh, we'll move on to the
next item on the agenda, which is grant applications. >> Yes. >> And I think Taylor, you've got some input. And >> I do, um, >> questions. >> Another before we move on to that, um, I do have two more pieces of new business that kind of came to me uh, right before
this meeting. If that's okay, if I could just kind of give you guys again another really quick overview. Sure. Um, first one, Alder and Oak is now open. Uh, that is where Jekal Brewing was and they submitted their outdoor uh, dining application for the outdoor dining pilot
program. Um, I reviewed that today with the fire marshal. He just sent me back the stamped and approved plans from him right before I walked in here. Uh, and I have sent those upstairs to the city manager to get his approval. And once we get the AOK from Mike, they will be able to get their furniture and things set up
in the outdoor dining pilot program. So very excited for them. Um and then behind me, this is Matt with uh GI. They're working with public works on several projects. Um, but one thing that has come up a lot and um, we'll I'm
certain in the few next few months get very very deep into the weeds on this, but just so you guys um are aware, public works has got, you know, obviously some CIP projects. Uh, one of which is along Second Avenue North. That's that phase 3B project. And something that we will be eventually
getting to a point where we'll be working with public works and GI and you guys is what is that final design going to look like? You know, we've talked about that a little bit from what we learned with First Street and that First Street is actually substantially safer than Second Street. We also know that pavers are not our friend and when they
are damaged, you will never make it look right again. Um, and so in the coming months, I am certain we will have Matt back again to have some much more in-depth conversations about not just doing infrastructure work, but what does that design component also look like? Because if we're already doing the work, then we might as well make it look good
when we're doing it. Um, so I just kind of wanted to give you guys a quick overview on that and I will be working with GI and public works and then we'll get something more formal back to you guys in the next few months. >> Yeah, for me it's been an interesting couple of weeks because I had more
experiences with um that description that we talked about for First Street and being in Europe for two weeks. Just about all of the cities that I went to had similar uh areas where pedestrians,
bicycles, uh automobiles all coingled. Yeah. >> And uh it was interesting in what worked and what didn't work. And uh how the uh pavings were differentiated, if differentiated at all. In some cases, it wasn't. It was just the same pavement
all the way from building facade to building facade. So, it was it was interesting to see. Um, I think there's in Europe there's a little bit more of a respect for that because they're used to it. They see it in in most cities that
they drive into. For us here in the States, it's a little bit different because I don't know of many places that have that kind of design. It will be interesting to see how we work through that and and come up with the right solution for first street, second
street, and maybe some of the avenues also, but um I think it'll be an interesting discussion once we get into it. >> I do too. >> Any comments from anybody? None. Uh did you have some other items
that you >> That's it. Those are my only last two, I think, unless something else pops up into mind. But for now, that's it. But you wanted to get into the grant application. >> Yes. Um so and I think a little bit of this too. I know um we had had a few different documents when we did the
budget you said last year. I think something that kind of shifted all of us this year was this got bumped two weeks prior than it regularly would have been. So had we been meeting on our normal date, we probably would have had all those documents already published. Um with that being said, we also had advertised that we were going to be
doing our quarterly grant review at our meeting on the 27th. that obviously shifted. I was able to let people know, but you know, they were kind of operating with one date in mind. Um, so when we redid the facade grant program, we made it on a quarterly review, but we also wrote in there at the discretion of
the CRA if we wanted to change that or modify at any time. Um, I do know we have some interested businesses that were wanting to apply. Unfortunately, they just weren't quite ready to get it in because I required that they get it to me two weeks before the meeting. Um, and they just were not there. So, I just wanted to formally request on the record
um to extend and allow applicants to turn in their applications between now and the regular August meeting and then we will do our quarter three review at our August meeting. >> Any thoughts, comments, concerns? >> I'm just saying a bunch of head nods,
which is a good sign. [laughter] It's it sounds like that instead of being presented to us in the in July meeting that we're going to be doing it in the August meeting as the approvals and so forth. And I understand that um everybody's got a lot on their plate
since you've got the council retreat and so forth that's on the agenda also right now. So my personal feeling is that I don't see a problem with that. If that helps everybody, fantastic. And u unless
there's a concern from somebody on the board here and then it doesn't look like it. I think we're we're all we're accepting the fact that we'll look at that in August then. >> Perfect. >> And I'm assuming that's the 24th of August. That >> Yes.
>> Okay. Do you have anything else, Taylor? That's the last item on the agenda other than items for discussion. >> Um I don't. I think some of my surprise items I threw in. I could have waited for items of discussion, but it's been so long since I've seen you guys. I got ahead of myself. Um, but other than
that, no. Not unless anybody has any more questions. We've just been >> keeping busy. >> Would anybody on the board I'm sorry. Yes, ma'am. >> I'm sorry. If we could, and my mistake for not catching it earlier for the approval of the minutes, I don't believe
we got a first and a second for the motion. We just skip to the roll call or the voice vote. >> Well, I apologize for that. That >> we uh can we get a motion to approve the meeting minutes of May 18th, 2026?
>> Motion to approve. >> Second. >> And we have a motion and a second. Um we had a roll call. Val, do you need another one? Um >> if we could just do a voice vote would be fine. >> Uh with that, uh we'll do a voice vote. All those in favor of approving the
meeting minutes, please say I. >> Opposed. Meeting minutes are approved. >> Thank you very much. >> No problem. Thank you for keeping me straight. >> I don't know how I miss those things. Just um items for discussion. Is there
anything that anybody wants to bring up further in the way of discussion? Items for next uh agenda meeting. I just have a sales pitch. But if anybody has something official, please seriously now I just wanted to I want to share with
the board. I usually don't share this kind of stuff, but since it's related to us, I'm very excited if I did bring it. Uh we got a new book coming out called Hidden Jacksonville. >> And I wrote a lot of freelance between
about 2008 and 2014. And these are mostly stories about Jack's Beach. So it's coming out on the 29th. should be at beaches museum and some other places. But story about se-scape DS condominiums and interview with James Stockton on
Sawrass and how he hated the name. Um, a lot of stories about the beaches from the shoe shop to the guy who who plays Ghostbusters and the ice cream. >> I [clears throat] interviewed that guy too who actually traveled from Alaska all the way down to to South America.
So, he loves to drive. But at the mia, think about your starving artist. But but if you if you want to read about the area, there's some really good stories in there about place you've probably passed and never thought about. So >> congratulations on accomplishing that. That's fantastic.
>> Anything else from anybody? I don't see anything again for my edification, Taylor. I just want to make sure the meeting uh schedule for August is the 13th as a workshop. Yes. >> And then the 24th is the regular meeting
for for the board. >> Yes, sir. The workshop will be um and everything on that workshop is just going to be we did it last year. We've kind of gotten in a habit of doing this annually, but it will be the legal department and they'll be doing just kind of a review for us on the workshop date. >> Okay. >> 3 to 5.
>> Yep. 3 to 5. >> Okay. If there is nothing else, um I'll take a motion to adjourn our meeting. Is there a motion? >> I'll move that we adjourn the meeting. >> There's a motion. Is there a second? >> Second.
>> We have a second. Voice [clears throat] vote. All those in favor? I I opposed. We are adjourned. Thank you.