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Good afternoon. You are now at the city of Opa-locka CRA meeting. Today is July the 27th, 2026. Uh Mr. Jerome, can you please call the meeting? Do roll call, please.

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>> Board member Taylor? >> Here. >> Board member Bass? >> Here. >> Board member Santiago? >> Here. >> Board chair Russell? We have a quorum. >> Well, that is that's the date. That's the date. >> I do.

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>> Did I say July the 27th or 26th? >> We understood. >> I believe you said the 27th, yes. >> Okay. All right. All right, let's stand. Um Board member Bass, can you give us a invocation after we have the pledge of allegiance, please?

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>> I pledge allegiance to the >> to the United States >> and to the republic for which it stands, >> one nation >> under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Mission of Bass, please. >> Almighty and everlasting Father God, as we come before you, we thank you first

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of all. We thank you, Father God, for the air that we breathe. We thank you, God, for your loving kindness and your tender mercies. Father, we thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve. Father God, help us to serve, oh God, the way, Father God, that you would be represented. We give you praise, honor, and glory in Jesus' name. Amen.

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>> Amen. >> Was it got to be put in the AC? Mr. Clark, are there any add-ons tonight? >> Yes. We have a resolution to add on. Would you like for me to read it

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in now? >> This is the one for the budget. >> Yes. >> Okay. Go ahead and read it into the records, please. >> A resolution of the Opa-locka Community Redevelopment Agency amending, approving, and adopting the Opa-locka Community Redevelopment

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Agency's proposed general operating and tax increment fund budget for the fiscal year commencing October 1st, 2026, and ending September 30th, 2027, as forth set in exhibit A, directing directing

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the interim executive director to transmit a copy of said budget to the state of Florida Oversight Board, providing for incorrect incorporation of recitals, providing for severability, providing for conflict and repealer,

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providing for scriptness errors, providing for an effective date. >> Someone move it, please. >> Move it. >> Move by board member Bass, seconded by board member Taylor. Roll call. >> So,

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we need you need to do a public hearing open up the public comment. >> No, but I think this is to add it on the agenda. >> This is just to add it on the agenda, sir. And when we when we get to that item on the agenda, then we have public comment.

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>> Okay. Um Board member Bass. >> Before you go forth, let the record reflect that our director, Jason Walker, is on Zoom. He's out of the country, so he's on Zoom, board members.

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He's on the phone. Attorney. >> Okay. >> He's on Zoom. Okay. All right, go ahead. >> Okay, so I'm going to proceed proceed to call the vote to add this item. Uh board member Bass. >> Yes. >> Board member Taylor. >> Yes.

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>> Board member Santiago. >> Yes. >> Board chair Russell. >> Yes. >> Item has been added. >> F 48. >> Okay, what number would we call that one, sir? >> We will call that resolution number two.

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>> Number two. A2. >> Okay, approval of minutes from the May meeting. >> Move it. >> Second. >> Move by board member Taylor, second by board member Santiago. Any corrections? >> No.

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>> Seeing none? >> Vote. >> Roll call. >> Member Santiago. >> Yes. >> Board member Taylor. >> Yes. >> Board member, Bass? >> Yes. >> Board chair, Russell? >> Yes. >> Minutes have been approved. >> We're going to open for public comments. Hearing none, seeing none,

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public comments is closed. Can we move to the discussion item, budget, please? >> Yes. >> Um No, we have an item first. >> No, we got the discussion of the budget review.

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We need to discuss that first. >> So >> Go back. Go to the order. >> In your packet, you should you should have a printout of the proposed budget. In this coming years uh TIF revenue, the city TIF will be

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$1,774,382. We should receive $42,000 in rent revenue. We will receive $1, $1,267,770 in county TIF revenue. Um

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that equates to $3,109,152 in TIF revenue for this coming fiscal year. >> [gasps] >> And the administrative expenditures block, we have

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>> Before you go on, uh uh anyone have any questions on that first half of there? I think I would like to take it in increments as we go, rather than go through the whole budget and >> Okay.

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>> Anyone have any questions? >> We don't have a carryover? >> We do have a carryover. I've estimated that carryover to be to the tune of about $350,000. Everything that we've carried forward

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has already been allocated from unfinished projects, so they're just being moved to the appropriate lines. In our administrative expenditures we >> Sure. >> Yes, sir. >> Jerome, just make sure once this is submitted to the before this is submitted to the state that the hard

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number is reflective on the budget. >> It will. In administrative expenditures, we have $50,000 allocated to salaries. That's for the code compliance to CRA code compliance officer.

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Um we have 50,000 for accounting and audits. >> Um >> Hold on, sir. Go ahead. Uh Board Member Santiago. >> Now, before [clears throat] that I forget because he mentioned in the other day to me and tonight too again

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uh a code enforcement officer that the other department have. So, I I never see any code enforcement. >> Our our department funds a code enforcement officer for the code enforcement department. He doesn't

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necessarily answer to our department. He answers directly to the code enforcement director in the in that totem pole. We simply transfer the funds to make that person available. Uh the gentleman's name is Joshua. We have a

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CRA code enforcement truck. Um maybe once a month or so, someone from our office does a ride around with him. >> Okay, about my name, sir. >> Yes, sir. >> You know, my question again is that I never see that person

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around in a meeting or I never see He's working for the city code enforcement. >> Yes. >> The all same the same same person in the next job. So, okay. That's all I want to know because I'm confused. >> the the individual was hired directly by the city.

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He is not under the CRA uh Totem Pole in any regard. We just We allocate the funds and we transfer them over to the city. >> Good. >> Now, that person is restricted to the CRA. >> That's what I wanted you to make sure. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> That person is That person is restricted

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to the CRA. >> I know. Okay. >> But being that the CRA does not have the mechanism mechanisms in place to manage a code enforcement employee, we allow the city to handle that and we just transfer the funds. >> He's already in office.

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>> Okay. >> So, what we can do uh uh uh Jerome and Mr. Director that's listening, if you could uh board member Santiago, if you could set an appointment so that you could meet

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>> No, no, it's fine with me if he >> Oh, okay. >> If he That's one of the officers that we have in code enforcement department and he'll be assigned to uh CRA. It's fine with me. And the only thing that I want to know if it's separate because >> Yeah.

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>> code enforcement is running through by us. >> Yeah. But um that for code enforcement truck does have CRA logo. >> It does. It does. >> CRA logo on the side. >> Oh, okay. Probably that's I want to see it, yeah. One of these days. >> Yeah. >> All right.

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>> No problem. This I'm good. >> We our county admin fee will be $19,017 this year. Everything else in the administrative expenditures block is basically a copy and paste from last year.

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Does anyone have any questions about the administrative expenditures? >> So, the county administrative fee is different this year. >> Yes, it is. It is always a percentage of what they give us. >> Okay. Okay. >> Moving down to the operating

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expenditures, um we have 10,900 $29 set aside for printing and binding. That's basically for signs and things of that nature that we like to do around the community, let people know

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that the CRA is active and involved. Um 20,000 for out-of-town travel. That's for our our yearly conference. 6,000 for conference and meetings. Conference, um 5,000 for education. 85,000 for legal costs.

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Um Professional services is 444,000. Our home improvement assistance grant is we have $180,000 allocated.

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In the past, we have granted individuals 40,000 for home rehab. We propose in this upcoming fiscal year that we grant individuals 20,000. And the reason being 40,000 goes pretty quickly when we're

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budgeting 100 to 100,000. We have We currently have nine people on the waiting list. Some of those people have been on the waiting list for well over a year. We would like to award all of those individuals 20,000. Close out the nine people on our waiting

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list. Then in the upcoming fiscal year, try to devise a better way to intake home rehab individuals so that we don't have such a long waiting list. >> Um Madam Chair. >> Yes, sir. >> Jerome, [clears throat] the only thing

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I'm going to suggest is that we mirror the city's process, which is the lottery, and I think we do up to $10,000. But I think what you want to do is to close out with the 20 for the nine people. So yeah, I'm not against that. But going forward, I think the process should be the same.

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Up to $10,000, these are the required I mean, this is what we'll pay for, and then we do the same like we do the lottery in the city, the lottery for the CRA. >> We can work on that. I just we've started in one direction, and I want to keep that integrity with the nine people who've already submitted their applications.

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>> just say going forward that way you don't Once it's Once it's closed, it's closed, and you have to reapply next year. >> Okay, noted. We can We can work on that. >> Oh. >> Chair. >> Yes, sir. >> Board member Bass. >> Um to Jerome, I totally agree with the man with the manager, with um

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>> Membership >> Board member carries so many titles, Taylor. Um the suggestion he just made about the 10,000 closing out, 100% agree. Thank you. >> Madam Chair. >> Yes, sir. >> Well, let me make you clear. I don't

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know what it is. Um member Taylor and uh my colleague member Bass, they're talking about the $10,000 um that you don't say before the that $180,000. That one for home improvement is going

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to be divided to nine residents. >> Yeah, he said he had a waiting list of nine people. >> Nine people. Yeah, nine people. >> I was telling him My suggestion was to close it out with the nine people, and then going forward, mirror the same pro- mirror the process of the city. That was my suggestion. >> Yeah. That's [clears throat] the

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question that I asked him before. Okay, I think to him oh how how we how we do that process. >> Um >> Be Yeah, let me finish the question. Uh because I see in the past um the uh the ba- boundary that's that we

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calling that we covered out for the CRA >> Yes. >> is only covered you know um and a section okay for the city and it's like probably like not even half for the residential area and we left out a v v v side of the

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community that I know that we have also a lot of you know situations and problem with residents. We're talking about resident now not commercial and I want to keep you know follow how do we going to do that in the future? Uh you said that we probably going to stand

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in the boundary to the city and and the process how we selecting the people for the grant? >> Okay. >> I'd I'd like to see something you know uh transparent and honesty

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and fair to every single resident of the great city of Opelika. >> Madam Chair, can I can I talk with her? >> Okay, you know I'm not >> All right, Commissioner Santiago. >> Yes. Oh no, Chair. Order. >> Huh? >> I'm shareholder here.

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Not commissioner, shareholder. >> Oh my god, Commissioner Santiago you want to be >> [laughter] >> Board member. >> Well, I'm sorry board member. I'm sorry >> The CRA >> I'm a member. Yes. >> The CRA >> That's [laughter] He's a good one.

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No, no. >> The CRA you know has a boundary so legally we can only we can only service the the residents that are in the boundary. That's why we allocated the money on the city side to take care of what's outside of the CRA boundaries and added that clause that if you live

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in the CRA, you you do not qualify for this part of money but you have to apply for this. Hence why I asked Jerome to make sure it mirrors each other and also goes out at the same time, so every resident is covered at one time. >> Well, that that's what I asked you to to be the everybody be covered.

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>> Yeah. >> I would like to state this for the record as well. The current process is a first-come, first-serve process. There's no backdoor process. It's very transparent. It was only first-come, first-serve. What

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the issues that we encountered was we were awarding people $40,000. So, there were a lot of people who coming and the line item exhausted all of the funds. So, instead of turning people away, we gave them a waiting list.

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So, I just want to put that out there. There was no backdoor deals or anything like that. It was just first-come, first-serve. >> No, but I >> Okay. >> No, you. >> Um uh one thing I want uh us to also take in mind um those people that you

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have on the waiting list, if they've given you uh a work order, for say, and it's $40,000, uh we going to adhere to that 40,000 or we're going to take those people on the waiting list down to 20? >> The people on the waiting list have not

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submitted any work orders. They've only submitted applications. >> So, you're letting them know that for them >> We will >> it's going to be changed >> Yes. >> Yes. When we when we follow up with everyone in the upcoming fiscal year, we will

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What's the correct phrase? We will let them know that they will only be awarded 20,000 and not 40,000. The application states that it's up to 40,000. Nobody has ever been guaranteed 40,000. No one has ever been promised 40,000.

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>> Okay. Okay. Long as you you know the the problems the situation that we had in the past >> I understand. >> and that's why I'm glad that we're going to mirror what the city is doing because a lot of people that came, they were not within the CRA boundaries. >> [clears throat]

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>> So, they you know, there was a lot of back and forth about that. So, as long as we are staying true to what we say we're going to do and that process is open on the city side the same time that we're open it on the CRA

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side. So, we won't have the a lot of the confusion that we had before. >> Okay. >> Okay. All right. >> Um Madam Chair. >> Yes, sir. >> Thank you. Um last question. Um do we have control

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or we know when we giving the grants to anybody uh what do they do with the money? Or do we be sure that they using it for the right >> We do not pay any homeowner directly.

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We We only pay the contractor and we are finding the contractors and we're sending multiple contractors and whoever gives us back the lower of the two bids wins that. But the residents don't even get the

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opportunity to choose the contractor. >> Okay. >> And then uh we had before a commissioner um board member Santiago, we had before before pictures and after and then we uh CRA

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board, we went around and saw the work that was done at the people's homes um to so that we were satisfied because we know before uh we did that project I can't think of the name of that project we did. A lot of people were not

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satisfied. So, that's why we made sure this time that we chose the contractor, the contractors went through the vetting process with the uh with staff. And then from there uh the the homeowners, they just

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received the finished product. Okay? >> Good. >> All right. All right, moving right along. >> Moving along, we have allocated 300,000 for commercial grants in the upcoming year. We have allocated 120,000 for

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micro business grants. We have $338,281 in the homeowner rental assistance line. >> What is Can Can you help me out? What is the uh affordable housing 10%?

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>> Affordable housing 10%. We have to allocate 10% at least 10% of our yearly budget to home ownership or affordable housing. >> [gasps] >> Okay.

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Um then my question would be this home ownership is this going to be a part of this home improvement assistance or home ownership meaning that we're trying to get people to actually buy? >> This This is to help people acquire

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homes. This is not to help people improve their current home. >> Okay. >> We also We also >> for down payments or is this for move What is What Exactly what is it for? >> The PATH program >> Okay.

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>> that we approved, it will be coming from here. Um our rental assistance comes from this line item. And we have some other initiatives that are linked to home ownership in the CRA that we pulled, we plan to

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pull from this line item. >> Manager. >> Okay, be before you uh go board member Santiago. Um I know we're going to be doing the PATH program. >> Mhm. >> But I would not like to see all of our money

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that we're going to be putting towards home ownership go directly to that program because that PATH program he's using they're using people that are renting from there

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and there may be other people in the CRA area that don't live in um his establishment. So we want to make sure we open it to >> It's open to uh I remember that conversation. It's open.

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>> Okay, so it's open to anybody that's in the CRA, not just limited to the PATH programs renters. >> Yes. >> Okay. All right. >> And I also want to make the statement that the resolution approving PATH only approved 65,000.

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>> cut it in half. >> So we we we cut the program in half, so there's only 65,000 out of this amount allocated to PATH. >> And the rest of it's going to the other >> Yes. >> initiatives. Commissioner Amit Commissioner Ford

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>> Yeah, now >> [laughter] >> Okay, and now we have uh $338,000 in the budget for that. >> Yes. >> Uh helping uh people. >> Yes. >> Uh clear.

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This is what kind of help do you we're talking about here? I heard um uh Chair Russell say uh to help with rent. How how's that? >> So we have a rental assistance program. >> Yeah. >> And

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maybe 30,000 out of this line item is allocated to rental assistance, and every year in October uh the residents they're kind of aware of this program, and we start getting calls. And if you're behind on your

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rent, and you can prove it, and you can prove that you have stable income where if we help you get caught up, you can stay in your place, we will award you up to $3,000 to help you with rental assistance or mortgage assistance. >> Okay, good then. Now, [clears throat]

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let me say that how how do we uh uh selecting that that you know, any person coming without because >> As long as you live in the CRA, >> Finish your run. >> I'm sorry. >> Yeah, Mr. You don't thank you. Um because that type of help I think that

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is have to go uh to a person that really needed I probably uh senior citizen, okay? That they suffer, you know, today with the money that they make uh um every year we have something, you know, when the taxes increase, the insurance

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they make us crazy, the owners of the houses here uh in the state of Florida. I want to be sure that nobody else that have five people in the house, and four of them working and driving brand new cars. Okay? To come here and begging us for,

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you know, because they behind 3 months in the rent uh the mortgage or the rent in my house is first for anything else because that's my roof. Do you understand what I say? Okay, we have to be very careful to anybody we help with this. I like to see or I like

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to know, you know, in the future how do we helping people, and let's make uh senior citizens the first if they need it. We have a lot of senior citizen here in Opa-locka that they passing through a lot. >> Okay.

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>> Okay. >> Uh Madam Chair, really quick. Jerome, and I'm going to ask the same thing that I've been asking you this so we can play catch up to mirror what the city is doing, the same amount and everything in the process. >> Okay.

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>> Amen. >> Okay. >> Oh. >> Can I Can I interrupt for 1 second? >> Yes, sir, you can. I'm >> Andre must be on vacation, sir. >> I'm glad you jumping in here cuz I was about to uh get

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the city people being about mirroring the city and everything that we do. Go ahead, uh Mr. Walker. >> Well, then maybe I shouldn't make the comment I was going to make. But uh I mean, it's just a thought that popped up since the mayor brought this up

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twice. Um we can look into it. And again, I'm just thinking off the top of my head. We can look into not this year, but next year. Um Just like we do with the code enforcement, if the city wants to uh fund We could just transfer the funds to

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the city to their program with their process, and they just fund the um applicants within the CRA. That's a possibility as well. So, I mean, there's something for us to think about for next year. >> That's working the wrong Exactly.

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I don't know whether I'm in favor of that, uh but I I'll I'll swallow I'll I'll chew on it for a while, Mr. Director. Sounds good, but um I think we should look at it a little bit more. >> Madam Chair, you know me. The only issue

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I have is that you have a lot of people that don't live in the CRA that come apply. And then they get to the city and realize that the process is completely different. That's why I said it should mirror >> Well, the process, I believe, should be the same, but not have the amount

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because the need The The reason why the CRA is is was formed because of the need of that area. So, the need in the area of the CRA may be a little greater than the need of the entire city. So,

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sometimes the the amount that the CRA has to put in, you know, when we did a lot of the homes over on the east side, uh they needed roofs. Almost everybody needed a new roof. On the on the west side, that need might not be as great.

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That's why the CRA area was carved out. So, when we talk about mirroring what the city is doing, I think we need to look at that a little bit further. I think that we should have the same process. >> The process is the same. >> But the money amount, I don't know whether that uh

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>> It's very different. >> whether we should do that. But I Like I said, you know, we'll look at I'll I'll look at it more, and they will explain to me more. And I'm open. I'm open. I'm open, Mr. Director.

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>> Okay. >> on the budget. >> Moving right along, we have uh two $279,200 allocated to other contracted services. Um and that is wrapping up our total

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operating expenditures, and that adds up to 1,788,000 $410. Does anyone have any questions on the operating expenditures? >> I think we asked all the questions. >> Okay. Moving down to our capital projects,

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we have $100,000 uh allocated to streetscapes. >> Mhm. It's not on the page. >> No, it's not here. >> They're They're looking at Oh, no, in the big one. We have Yeah, okay. >> Yeah, they don't bring that one to me. >> You have it in your book.

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>> Okay. Thanks. >> On the back of the book. >> All the way in the back. >> The back of the >> Oh, okay, good. Yeah. >> $100,000 for streetscapes. >> See $100,000 to streetscapes. That [clears throat] is our greatest service line core. >> Um we have zeroed out green projects this year.

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>> Oh, by the way, Madam um chair. >> Yes. >> I do want to highlight and say that that was a great initiative and they are doing an awesome job. >> Thank you. >> It's It's good. >> The one at the church? >> The The Greater >> Greater Service Miami Corps. >> It's called Oh, yeah. >> Yeah, they're doing an awesome job. Yeah.

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>> Yeah, you can see the difference. >> You can see the difference in the community. Thank you. >> say that that was a that was a worthwhile initiative. >> a little skeptical, but it was good. It was good. >> Thank you. Thank you. Um >> We have them in the budget this year as well? >> Yes, that's Streetscapes. That's the

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100,000 for the green escapes. Um moving down to development assistance, we have allocated 700,000 for development assistance this year. Um we also have developed we also have allocated 200,000 to park amenities this

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year. >> Right. Um that uh >> [clears throat] >> I have a question, Madam Chairwoman. >> Yes. Go ahead. >> Yes, sir. >> No, I think that I make a comment. Um that's $200,000 going to a to park.

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>> Yes, for >> I mean, the Department of Parks and Recreation, no? To help with them. >> Yes. >> Well, yeah, it's like a quarter of of what we are spending a year in the budget for the city. It's a lot of money. I mean,

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what do we use that for? >> So, in previous years, since I've started with the CRA, we have been trying to allocate $250,000 to parks for a splash pad. So, it's something that we've been

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bringing back in the budget every year. As I understand, the CRA's been waiting for the city to kick off their initiative so that we could work in correlation with them. If the board would like for us to do

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something else with the funds, let us know. We can make a budget amendment and move it to another line item. >> The using park is so only for some uh something that you already have in place there. Uh park and I use the money

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like to uh make a new playgrounds in the park uh to fix the field. Uh we have a lot of situation of there in England. >> Yeah, that we don't have >> you know a roof in one of the buildings. You know, things like that. It's only to

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keep in there for what? For tree, for >> It doesn't It was earmarked for a splash pad. >> But what does that mean, flash? But what is that? >> Splash pad? >> Yeah. The money is just >> Water activities for children at the parks. >> A little water

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fountain, yeah. >> But I think that we also stated that it could be used >> It can't It >> the splash pad as well as other park >> used for other things. >> It's not just one one thing, but we are look you are

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looking at >> If the board splash pad, we don't know what the cost would be until we hear from the city. >> If the board has a separate initiative that they would like to see CRA to um inquire, we'll be happy to do that. >> Well, okay. You know, I'm not going to

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keep it nice. I want to see the fountain cost $200,000 you know, whatever it is. >> Can we just work on the >> Okay, let's go. Let's go, yeah. Okay. Okay. All right. >> Okay. >> No problem. >> We have >> purchasing any buildings this in this budget, huh? >> No. No.

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We're cash strapped right now. Um we have $100,000 >> second. Hold on one second. Um there is a possible We are looking at two sites in the triangle. Um we've got an appraisal out right now,

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and so there is a possibility uh that we come back to you to transfer out that development assistance uh money uh and move it to uh building purchases uh to purchase uh those properties, depending on what the

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appraisal says and depending on whether the board wants to go for it. I think it's a I think it's an interesting buy. It's vacant land. Um it's right connected to uh other properties that could be available for development. Um so, it's

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not there now, but we were thinking that if it comes to fruition and it's a possibility that we do, that we would just X out the 700,000 um from development assistance and put that into building purchases because I think the appraisal's going to come back between 5 and 600,000.

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>> Okay. Yeah, that's just a budget amendment. That's not a That's not a decision we have to make tonight. >> No, that would be a budget amendment. But, also keep us abreast of the location so that we will know where it's at, please. >> Will do. Moving on, um admin reimbursement, please.

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Um Jason has been uh meeting with the chief. They have been in talks of uh we have $100,000 allocated to A, help build out a police substation

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in the triangle area, or B, go to a police car uh solely dedicated to the CRA. >> Uh Madam Chair? >> Yes, sir. >> This conversation's not new. We had This came up before in years past. And we

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y'all were supposed to bring a plan to the CRA to the board for how we were going to allocate the money for police. So, my suggestion is just like with the parks, we workshop that as well to see what that actually looks like. With your ideas and the chief's ideas and then and then allowing the board to opine and

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then we can move on. >> Okay. Sounds good. >> Anyone else? Okay. >> So for capital projects, we have $1,100,000 allocated. Uh capital infrastructure for capital

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maintenance, we have $2,000 allocated. Leaving our total operating and capital expense at $3,059,152. We have $50,000 in our reserve contingency fund. And that wraps up our budget for this

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upcoming year. >> Great job. >> Okay. >> Thank you, Jerome. Madam Chair. >> That's it? >> I wonder why these two numbers different. Okay. All right, sounds good. So when are we

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going to get this up to up to the state? We have to send it up there? >> This week. That was the add-on item to get this budget approved. >> Okay. >> So if when we reach that add-on item, we vote on approving this budget and I can

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work on getting it to the state. >> Okay. In essence of time, can I ask please if we can move this item up now and then take the next item since it's fresh in our mind, take the next item the make this number one and make the

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other item number two. Can we do that, Madam Attorney? >> Yes, that could be a motion if anyone would like to entertain it. >> I'll move it whatever you just said. >> [laughter] >> Uh moved by Bass seconded by

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Taylor that we move the the budget amendment item as number one and then we'll move the next resolution to number two. Move and second. Roll call. >> Board member Taylor. >> Yes. >> Board member Bass.

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>> Yes. >> Board member Santiago. >> Yes. >> Board chair Russell. >> Yes. >> Motion passed. >> And Madam Chair, I'm also going to ask that we defer the annual report. >> Yes. >> Okay, and then we go right into the resolutions.

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>> Okay. All right, so now we can uh vote on the we we voted on moving it. Now can we vote on the actual budget? >> I think I got to read it to the record. >> Was there a motion for the annual report? >> No, we're just going to defer it.

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>> to defer that. >> A resolution of the Opa-locka Community Redevelopment Agency amending, approving, and adopting the Opa-locka Community Redevelopment Agency's Agency's proposed general operating and tax increment fund budget for the fiscal

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year commencing October 1st, 2026 and ending September 30th, 2027 as forth set in exhibit A. Directing the interim executive director to transmit a copy of said budget to the State of Florida Oversight Board. Providing for

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incorporation of recitals. Providing for severability. Providing for conflict and repealer. Providing for scrivener's errors. Providing for an effective date. >> Move it. >> Moved by board member Taylor. >> Second. >> Seconded by board member Santiago.

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>> Move to call the question. >> Call the question, sir. We've had enough discussion. >> Board member Santiago. >> Yes. >> Board member Bass. >> Yes. >> Board member Taylor. >> Yes. >> Board chair Russell. >> Yes. >> Uh resolution has passed.

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>> Um Um I'm going to pass the gavel over to board member Santiago for the next item. I am going to recuse myself. Okay? Handle that, my brother.

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>> What is the other part? >> You don't have to leave, you just have to just not participate in the conversation. You don't have to leave if you don't want to. It's all an open meeting, so [laughter] >> Okay, I was told that. Okay. All right. I just don't

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protect >> You can Yeah, you just don't participate. >> All right, you got the gavel, sir. >> Yes, so you want me to do >> Mylin chair. >> [laughter] >> Well, now we're going to resolution number two. >> Yes. >> For the agenda night. >> A resolution of the Opa-locka Community

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Redevelopment Agency authorizing the Opa-locka Community Redevelopment Agency's Executive Director and their attorney to negotiate a long-term ground lease with DBJ and L

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International LLC and MRK Partners INC. for the properties located at 241 Opa-locka Boulevard, 240 Bauman Avenue, 249 291

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Opa-locka Boulevard, 861 Solas Street, 391 Opa-locka Boulevard and 879 Fisherman Street, all located within the boundaries of the Opa-locka Community Redevelopment Agency in

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Opa-locka, Florida. Authorizing the Opa-locka CRA chair and executive and the executive director to execute any documents necessary for the closing of the transaction including but not limited to any conveyance documents,

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leases, declarations, and the closing statement provided for an effective date. >> Move it. Second. That is have a public uh >> Mhm. >> No. >> No. This

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This is for the conveyance of the properties that we've purchased here in the downtown area. This is in relation to the uh unsolicited P3 that the CRA and the city received. And this is the city the CRA, I'm sorry,

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not the city. The CRA um starting or embarking on this endeavor with uh the individuals that have submitted their proposal. >> Board member Santiago. >> Uh yes, board member Taylor. >> All right. Jerome, I wanted to say that I am excited to see this finally come to

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us. You know, we've been talking about development in the downtown area for a long time. So, now I'm going to take board member member Santiago's what he always say, now we can finally start seeing cranes in the sky in the downtown area. >> Oh, I'd love to see that soon.

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I love it. I love it. >> Thank you. >> Um not the um uh um not sure uh board member Bass, do you have any question? >> But just to piggyback on what board member um Taylor said, as per you,

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um >> [laughter] >> we're going to see it coming up and you that's all we want to see. And we always say we work so hard, but until the residents see something, they'll think we're doing nothing. So, to be able to see something

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um and I hope sooner than later. I don't know how long this product is project is going to take to um get off the ground or what whatever it takes to make it happen. Let's let's move. >> Thank you. Um the only

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>> Last thing before you close it out. >> Yes, sir. >> Um madam attorney when you all prepare that lease, I just want to make sure that the city is not stuck in the same position that we were in the past, that we there's a timeline for the development and then we add a

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reverter clause. So, if it's a if they're supposed to start development by break ground in 5 years and you don't do it, then it reverts back to the CRA. But, I mean something that both agree upon and that's realistic. Huh? No, I was just using that as an

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example. I wasn't saying 5. >> No, Jason's been pretty good. >> you could do it by the um they they break ground tomorrow, you know. But, I just want to make sure cuz in the past, you know, we've we forgot to add that little caveat and we were stuck with just green space

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and a pile of dirt. >> I love that word. Remember Taylor caviar. Um yeah. Well, thank God that we going to start something here in the great city of Palatka in downtown.

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100% you know, I'm very you know, excited because I love to see, you know, the cranes all over the city. Yes, like my our board members say and

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to bring life. >> Yeah. >> But, life again. And I believe that the only delay that we can have here, okay, is to see is to say to all the parliament to move faster, okay, when whatever we need to make this development come and have whatever they

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need to proceed to start in any construction that they need to do. It's our administration where they have to work hard to do that. Thank you again and no more question.

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Call to the question. >> Board member Bass? >> Yes. >> Board member Taylor? >> Yes. >> Board member Santiago? >> Yes. >> Resolution passed. >> Thank you. And now that I pass the hammer again to you?

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>> Yeah, you pass the hammer to The The motion to adjourn now? >> Oh, that's up to her. Okay. >> [laughter] >> Not last week we got an album. We getting good last week. >> We You already We >> Um

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>> I think he left. >> He gone. >> Yeah, he gone. >> No, I'm here. I can't I didn't hear I didn't hear what you said. I'm here. >> Oh. >> I hope we adjourn the meeting. >> No, ma'am. >> Okay. Let's get that budget up to state so we

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can be timely and uh they don't have to say that we're the holder. >> Cuz you know I'm going to say it. We'll do. >> Move it. >> Second. >> [laughter] >> Thank you.