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Thank you, Madam Madam Secretary Madam Secretary, consent agenda. >> Unless a member of the CRA board wishes to remove a specific item from this portion of the agenda, tabs A and B constitute the consent agenda. These resolutions and items are self-explanatory and are not expected to

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require additional review or discussion. These items will be recorded as individually numbered resolutions adopted unanimously by the following motion, that the consent agenda comprised of tabs A and B be adopted. >> So moved. >> What's the second?

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>> I have a motion made by board member Charles to approve the consent agenda tabs A and B. The motion was seconded by Chairman Desulme. All in favor? >> Aye. >> Any opposed? The motion carries with a 4-0 vote. >> Th- thank you. Um the next item for review and action

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agenda item one. >> Agenda item one, resolution to approve Redwood assignment. A resolution of the chair and board members of the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency approving the assignment and assumption of the infrastructure grant agreement, memorandum of infrastructure grant agreement, and declaration of

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restrictive covenants from Redwood CP Dev LLC to Redwood CP Holdings 1 LLC. Approving the amended and restated infrastructure grant agreement, amended and restated memorandum of infrastructure grant agreement, and amended and restated declaration of restrictive covenants between Redwood CP

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Holdings 1 LLC and the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency. Approving the agreement between Redwood CP Dev LLC and the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency. Authorizing the executive director to execute all documents. Authorizing the executive director and the North Miami CRA attorney to take all action necessary to

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implement all documents, and providing an effective date. Agenda item one. >> Th- um thank you. Any presentation? >> So, um as everyone knows, this was the agenda item that is coming back from the June 23rd meeting. And as a reminder of

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what the agreements are is that the CRA Celine rights will apply only to building one since this is the only building that the CRA is giving funding for. >> [snorts] >> The grantee will allow its general contractor and property manager to comply with the job requirement section in the agreement. Additionally, there

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will the grantee will not seek any tax exemptions on 7,000 square feet of the commercial space in building one. And there is an additional agreement that is here before you tonight that guarantees a minimum of 100,000 square feet of taxable commercial space across the

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entire project along with the 20 scholarships that will be provided by the grantee annually at an annual rate of $55,555.55 for the life of the CRA, the aggregate of all of that will be $1 million.

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Additionally, and most importantly, the applicant is no longer seeking the 50% tax increment recapture grant, so that will no longer exist. This will only now be an infrastructure agreement. >> Okay. Um

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any any comments from you, Mr. Attorney? >> Um Mr. Chair, so since the last meeting, you remember how we left off with the developer and the additional agreement that the executive director has referenced. We uh negotiated that after we were provided

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it um heavily with the um developer's attorney. It's here before you tonight in final form. >> Okay. I um I I don't have any um problem with the contract as it is, but I do have some comments re- regarding

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your the action of the executive director and and yourself. So, when you say you negotiated cuz I saw that amount that I um in regards to the scholarship. I'm not talking about in terms of the overall contract. We spoke last week of

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one amount and then when I did see the final um posting of the agenda, I saw the $1 million um amount um which was something totally different than what we spoke about. Um so, how how

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did that come come into fruition without me? >> So, in all of my communications with the applicant and with their attorney in writing, we asked that they made sure that they met with each and every one of you to decide what the amount of the

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scholarships that the board wanted to have in the agreement and that that would be something that they we didn't want to lobby on their behalf. We wanted to make sure that they came to you and spoke and came up with the number that was agreed upon. So, this was >> Okay, because

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>> But when we say negotiate, we just meant to get to in final form. We didn't come up with the numbers or anything of that nature. >> And the only reason Right, Steve. >> Right. And so so when I said we negotiated it heavily, we did not negotiate a number at all. They provided Impro for a number. We negotiated the

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remedies, the liquidated damages cuz our concern is what happens if they don't pay the scholarships. >> Okay, because I don't have a a concern about whatever the the number might be. It was just how the final number came in cuz I that that number that that is on

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the contract, I heard it from the third party, from one of the um owners that I I was talking to and they mentioned that number. And because I know when we spoke, the last time that I spoke with with you was a different number. So, that was my um how did you know that

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number came in the contract um you know, in terms of what we had talked about finalize. If if you guys if you understand my question. >> Yes, so they they proffered the number and we urged them on multiple occasions

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to speak with all five board members and meet with them personally because we had told them that we're not advocating a particular number. We don't have any basis to advocate a number. Um we don't have any data on scholarships and how much they cost. So,

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it's up to you applicant to go meet with each of them. So, what I'm hearing I guess from you is they did not do that. >> No, they met with me. I got I got the number. And well, I actually they were upset in reference to the number. But my

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question was when I had my briefing over the phone with um Anna Bau. So, we had talked about a number. So, I didn't know what was I never spoke to you or Anna Bau after the fact. So, I did not know the number was at that number until it

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was published um in in in terms of that. So, which it's it's um I just wanted to know was it I'm the only one that wasn't notified of the final number? Did everybody else get that number? Or you understand what I'm saying in terms of um the the the final number. So, I

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just wanted just to be that that on the on the record. But we all we okay in terms of Do you have any other questions? >> Um just put on the record that I never got the final number until I saw it in today's uh >> So, you and I we on the same team. I don't know any one of them.

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Yeah, so I I I don't know how that number the 1 million That that was my question. >> The 1 million did not come from the North Miami CRA. I want to be very very clear on that. >> get to that number? So, >> I don't know if the applicant here wants to address it, then they can do so. >> I don't mind the number, but I just

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wanted to if it's more money, it's that, but it's the the transparency of the board. Because we had a we had a conversation and it could be that number, whatever the case is. So, I don't know if that number just come come up and we just put it and we we voting on it or if it's if it's I I thought

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that it would have been discussed here where it's where we all would have voted on the number, but if it's pro- proffer, how did we get to that number? But you saying that they gave the number. >> They provided the draft agreement. >> Okay. >> They had put a number they had put a

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different number in the beginning which was the number that we had originally discussed. And then they increased the number in in the next draft. >> Got it. >> Which is the draft that you're seeing tonight. And you know, we didn't get you know, there were 2 weeks in between the time we had the last meeting and this

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one. Is that correct? >> That is correct and again >> get the agreement until about I would say >> Thursday evening when we had to post. So, when is the first day that we received >> No, let me let me >> so, I want to be yeah, I want to be clear on the the occurrence of these events. We had left the June 23rd

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meeting. We contacted everybody, the applicant and the attorney and said we needed to go ahead and take care of this matter so we could go ahead and come back on July 14th with something that was agreed upon. Everybody's in the know, everybody understands what's happening. We the first contact I received and I have the emails. We were

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almost on last Thursday. And I asked for the for all of the information and said I had to post by 12. I did not get these agreements until 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. >> Okay. Make make sense. I just wanted to know when when we spoke if you had then

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the number, but you made it very clear it they came up with that which is fine. Thank you so much. Can we public hearing is open on the item. Public hearing is open. See none coming. >> Com- comment. >> Com- comment. >> Yes, sir. Yeah, go go ahead. I think

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>> Okay, go ahead. Go ahead, sir. >> Okay. Um, just when they pay the scholarship money Is it paid to the CRA or where is it paid to? >> It is paid to the CRA. >> Okay, and then the CRA will >> We will have to distribute that.

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>> As part of the your programming. >> That is correct. And so the reason why we're able to do that cuz normally we would not be able to pay for scholarships with TIF dollars, but this is not TIF dollars. These will be dollars that are coming that's separate from our TIF dollars so we can administer those according to the agreement which would be for scholarships. Normally we would not be

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able to use TIF dollars for a scholarship. So I just want to make that difference. >> Okay, very good. Thank you. >> Chairman, as of 5:48 p.m. Vice Chair Timothy is present. >> Okay, thank you. Yes, Councilman. >> Uh yes, uh Chairman uh just uh speaking of the numbers I

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remember um the applicant was here on that podium and trying to negotiate a 50,000 >> Mhm. >> started with a lowballing with a 50,000 and then jumped into there was a 400,000 that was talking about he jumped into

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it. And um I remember making that comment when we differed that item and I told him to um go and fix that because you're not going to stand in here and negotiate about numbers. So that was my last conversation on the on the numbers. Um I have a

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couple of questions, but it is to the applicant or if there is anybody who's presenting Redwood in here come up to the podium because I have a few questions. >> Hello. Uh Larry Spring with us uh Achievement

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Consulting Group. I'm representing the I'm the city's liaison to the project, but um the developer asked me to be present to answer some questions. >> Are you representing the CD or >> I'm the Redwood liaison, but the developer asked me to come if there were some questions. >> Is Is there anybody from Wedgewood?

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>> is some staff. >> So, I'll I'll need to talk if I have a question for the city, I'll just direct it to you but um I need to talk to whoever representing um Wedgewood. >> Max is here as well. >> Thank you. >> Mhm. Hello. >> Uh sir, how you doing? >> Doing well. How are you? >> Your name and um just name and office

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address. >> Max Daniels and it's 529 West 41st Street, Miami Beach, Florida. >> Thank you. Uh Max, um we had a few meetings and we've been going through this for

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as long as I've been here. And um one of the biggest questions is uh when are you going to break ground? Given tonight we got a vote on in favor of uh that item in here under the desk.

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I need you to tell me exactly when is that you're going to break ground because that's been my questions when I met with you guys on um November 3rd, February 17th, and then the question's still lingering and we still don't have

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any um answer at that point. Do you have a date that you can provide to us tonight? >> So, I can't give you an exact date but I can tell you that we're in a very good position on our underwriting process currently and we're very close to having permits in the city. I'm expecting that

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we'll be able to close of October. >> Max, with all due respect, a very good position is not my position tonight. I would like to have a specific date because we've been doing this and I remember you guys giving me um first week of April

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and we are in July. So, I don't know exactly how you're going to um work that out but we need I'll say I would like to see that you give us a date that you guys going to break ground. >> Understood. We can do that for you. And

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I'll tell you there will be a ground breaking party in October of this year. >> Uh while you here, um my other question is that given uh Madam Executive Director, given the fact that the $8 million coming out of the loan

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and we've been in that position for so long waiting for them to make a move. Now, is it safe to say that if at a certain time they have not done anything, we're going to have to pull that money. Is that am I correct in my analysis?

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>> You are correct. The money needs to be spent by next year. So, we need to see a ground an actual ground breaking with actual construction happening very soon, not just a ground breaking party. If we don't see that happen, and frankly we are probably past that point a little bit,

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but we need to see activity happening so that we can start doing reimbursements. We need to spend this money. This is not something Our operating funds is different, but our loan funds, we have to spend that money. And this is a loan project. So, if we are not able to spend the money, we need

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to identify another project to fund. >> Uh Mr. Daniels, or do you see the complexity of uh this moving every time we don't know what we're doing. We don't know if we're building. Uh and residents are asking

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questions. And honestly, at this point I just raise my hand because I have no more answers because every time we just keep on holding the ball down and move the goal post and everything. So, that um I know you cannot give me a definite answer tonight, but is that something that we can get in the near future that

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I I know you're just working on building one on the first building. So, um is there is there any way that you'll say in a 1 week or 2 weeks we'll get an answer from um Redwood? >> Yes, we can work on that for sure.

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>> All right, so I'll give you two weeks and see if we can come up with something cuz he's been been a little too long. And my last point is that um lately it seems like every time

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um we have some changes and um every so often we got so many changes coming our way from Redwood and they always last minute and it seems like you guys like are pushing and pushing and pushing to the limit and to a point that I feel like some type of entitlement

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like you just guys are impose your will and make sure that it is done. Is that a Is that a right um way to put it? Do you feel that way? >> No, I >> I know you're not going to feel that way because you know you would Redwood I'll never ever put you in that position. But my friend, it is the feeling that I get

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in here because and it get to a point that we feel a lack of respect because if you know that you have an item that is coming up you should at least work on it and give it time so that um the um CRA can, you know, have time to

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analyze it but not the last minute. Like Madam Executive Director just said that she was waiting on that um package to publish the agenda. She didn't get it until like 5:00. And you know, when things like that happen, put us in a

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very bad position. Is that >> I understand. >> help out and take carry that carry on that message because um this is a great city of North Miami. And we are not like a small city or just a village and then you just go and um make sure that you do this and

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whatever time it is. So, please, that is a practice that I would like to see um stop. >> Understood. And and just to clarify, we're dealing with many stakeholders on this project, five different lenders who all have to do their own internal reviews on all of these documents as

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well. So, we're trying to manage all of their reviews and try and consolidate all those comments and get things to you as timely as possible. So, just understand that we're working with a lot of other parties as well who have to review this stuff and it's not our intention to come up here last minute every time. But, as we get very close to

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closing and I can assure you we are close to closing, these types of items it's common for them to come up and for lender's counsel to want modifications to certain agreements that were inked a year ago. So, but I will I will make it a point to ensure that we get you documents in a

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timely fashion because it's it's the least we can do. >> Um I have no other questions, but I'll save it for another day. Um just stop right there. And um any update on the city side, uh Mr. Mr. Springs? >> Uh Larry Springwood, uh Achievement

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Consulting Group. To your point, we have been working through permits on the city side. Um signatures were acquired literally in the last 48 hours to get the park project moving. Um there's been a lot of liaising with uh North Miami Beach, as

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you know, the water issue over there and coming back over here. So, there's there's a lot of steps and um I think the city side shares your sentiment also that, you know, everybody's under pressure and trying to get stuff done. So, I appreciate your

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comments, but it is move it is moving on the city side as well. >> In terms of our infrastructure, uh I know they are going to um start with building one and moving on. Um is there any way that you can make sure that we have all the infrastructure in place for for the

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site? >> Yes, they're they're working through that. Um the the the biggest infrastructure issue was is water. Um and given that the And this is kind of weird. The

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water service area is that of North Miami Beaches where Pepper Park and the site is, not North Miami. Although the city has its own water lateral on the property. So, there's been this, uh, very protracted back and forth with

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North Miami Beach and the city trying to resolve that issue. Um, in fact, last last week we had a situation for And talk about important infrastructure, the fire hydrants. We've decided and got concurrence that

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we will tap into the city's water line to provide for the >> I'm I'm sorry, when you said we, you talking about Redwood or I >> Redwood and the city, cuz the city had to sign off on, uh, that permit review. Um, they'll be tapping to the city's

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water, uh, infrastructure to provide for the uh, water hydrant, i.e. emergency needs of the project on the south side of, uh, the closest to, uh, Sunkist Grove side. Um, so, yes. It's all of the

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infrastructure will absolutely be there. >> Now, while we here, um, speaking of the site, I'll say, um, I'm happy to see that you guys, um, keep at least the landscaping part of it, um, down. It's clean and everything. But the other side of it is the sign that you have on the fence. That's been there for

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way too long and then some of pieces are tear. On the side, people are wanting at the park get hit getting hit by all those things. Is that something that you can, um, work out since you >> Yeah, we have our >> that sign and then we place those sign because they, um, Yeah, I'll tell you that they ugly.

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>> Right. We have our monthly meeting tomorrow, actually, with the manager, developer, and the entire team. So, I'll make sure to bring it up as an issue, um, tomorrow. >> And it is a sign to show that for how long, um, this site has been waiting for, um, ground breaking. So, thank you

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very much. Thank uh, thank for it. And thank you all, Mr. Chairman. >> I just want to add on to what the councilman had said. Um normally people back, you know, your cut-off date, which is noon time on Thursday. Many of projects have arrived at 4:00 in

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the afternoon, they don't get published, they don't get on the following meeting. If it wasn't for that this meeting is the last one until the end of September, you may not have been here. And that would have been a whole lot of trouble for you all. Your lenders have to work around our

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our dates cuz there council meetings and and and board meetings that are set. We have regulatory, we have uh legal obligations for notice. It's not we just arbitrarily pick noon time on Thursday. There's a reason for it. We have to publish, we have to do certain

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things. And um uh and again, if it wasn't for us going on break and not coming back till September for the CRA, you may not have been on this this meeting. Thank you. >> Mayor, I just had one question. Um who will be administering the grant? Is it going to

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the North Miami Educational Foundation? Is it the CRA? The CRA. Oh, the CRA. Okay. >> So, you guys will come up with a a guideline for us to for us to review? >> Absolutely. >> Okay. >> It will be at the direction of At this point, we're only receiving the funds.

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The board will direct us on how >> The only reason why I'm asking is because they are its own separate entity. They reinvest the funds. >> I'm happy to send the money to the city via interlocal agreement. That's not a problem. If that's if you all agree. >> It's for it's for um that apprentice

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apprentice program. Yeah, yeah. So, we have to we have to very, very be careful with that one. And work with the work with it because, again, we have to give some priorities to district four residents because they are to be

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the one mostly impacted by our this project. So, it is something that we need to work on with with a with an open mind and then moving on and make sure that we get some some people on board and they will be um hopefully we'll be able to work on the

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site once they get once they get trained. >> So, that's something that we can bring back maybe in a in in total. Okay. >> Yes. Thank you so much. Um here public hearing is closed. Um may I get a motion? I move.

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>> Second. >> I have a motion made by Chairman Dezerme to approve agenda item one. Motion was seconded by board member Charles. All in favor. >> I. >> Any opposed? >> Opposed. >> The item passes with a 4-1 vote. No, we have some reports very quickly. Sorry. >> Okay. Do you have a report?

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>> I do not have a report. Just enjoy the rest of the recess. >> Okay. So, my report is very quick. Yes, we are officially on recess. However, as a reminder to the board, we will be meeting throughout August to brief the budget so that I can make sure that all of your priorities are reflected in the

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budget and then we will gather on August 25th at 5:30 p.m. for our budget workshop and then we will have our budget hearing at our first real meeting back which is September 8th. So, please look out for your calendar where I'm going to be trying to brief with you all to go over the numbers and additionally

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while we're on recess August 27th, we will have our grantee reception. Looking forward to you all. Invitations will be sent shortly. Thank you. >> Business grants, housing grants, who all the grants that have been every grant. Anybody who has received funding from the CRA in the form of a grant will be honored at that reception.

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>> And the August 25th is at prior council meeting? >> Yes, it is. At 5:30. Yes. But again, you will >> That's the first day back from um >> Correct, from recess. >> For the council, not the CRA. >> Right. Our first meeting is the September 8th. That's why we're calling it a workshop, but throughout the month

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of August, I'm still going to be meeting with >> in in August? Um the the the 20th the 20th of >> August 25th is going to be the CRA budget workshop. The CRA is still on recess, but that's your first council meeting back from recess. That's why we normally do it that way cuz you're going

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to be back. But throughout before then, I'm going to be briefing with you all to go over the numbers and make sure that everything looks good. But at the workshop, it's the first time as a body that you'll be able to give me direction on what you want to see so I can bring back a budget that hopefully you will approve on September 8th. That's our

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first >> September 8th is the is the first um >> CRA board meeting where you're going to be able to look at the The city has their first meeting on September 4th. The CRA's first opportunity to give you something to approve is September 8th, and then you'll go back as the city to

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approve adopt that in your final hearing on September 15th at the city meeting. >> dates before we have >> No. >> Well, they have to Well, it's it's basically the same >> to be able to Yeah, I have to coordinate to make sure that everything happens in time. Okay, thank you. >> Motion to adjourn. >> Second.

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>> All right. Motion to adjourn made by Chairman Delmay, seconded by Board Member Charles. All in favor? Any opposed? The motion carries with a 4-0 vote. The time is now