you 11 FL un States have R please chairman Johnny R coou here Vice chairwoman Linda Rodriguez let the records show that Vice chair Linda Rodriguez is absent from tonight's meeting member David mu here member
Robert hubard here member Lisa Burke here City attorney Nancy Meyer here city manager Matthew CER here thank you I'll just announce again in case this is a different meeting that the reason Linda rodri is not here tonight is she had a death in a family and so she's attending
that up in New York so we wish her the best um the next up is approv board Mets I have a uh two sets we'll start with December 10th 2024 C Mee minutes so
move is there a second second okay motion second any further discussion all in favor second by by saying I I oppos motion carries next up any approval for the January 14 2025 C Mee minutes make a move a motion to approve them okay second motion second any
further discussion all all in favor second by saying I I oppos motion carries next up comments from the general public any comments from General Public I have no signups show hands nothing okay bring it back to comments for City Manor pass Mr CER for his comments just had a couple things real
quick um after a long attempt to fill the position we created for the CRA coordinator resiliency coordinator uh we finally found what I think is a very good candidate his name is Derek Smith um he's actually local here lives a
little to the uh Northeast of uh the city in the unincorporated area but he's coming to us from uh Clear Water City of Clear Water where he's in their Emergency Management and has background in uh some of the resiliency issues that we're going to be facing as well so he
is I think going to be starting with us at the end of the month if I'm not mistaken yeah so looking forward to someone that is going to be able to help not only at the CRA level but also on the resiliency uh piece as well uh the
other thing is um and and I probably should have spoke about this during the council meeting but I'll just do them both at the same time uh we've had a position open in the uh in the building department uh for actually for the last two budget years uh originally it was a
code enforcement uh position we didn't fill that uh in the budget we said that we were going to create this hybrid building uh inspector slash um code enforcement um hadn't really been able
to to find that that person either um and we during the interview for the CRA uh coordinator position we came across a candidate that we felt would be really good to build through the the building department build up in the building
department say um just starting down graduated from college as uh undergraduates in public administration and remember with the other part of it is but ultimately I see him kind of filling a
planning slash flood plane management SL CRS uh role within the department as well as doing some code enforcement um but we're coming into the situation right now where one of our permit techs is going to be out for an extended
period of time and so our thought is right now that we'll bring that individual in uh to fill the the that role that we're going to be out for the next few months um and then start building on the planning and code enforcement side so um we're really
excited about that because again I think a Quality indivi quality individual that's going to be able to grow Within in our organization uh for the foreseeable future and and again both of them are very eager to get into local
government and and want to uh extend their CS here good it that's it okay thank you com from the board I'll start uh with Council Mueller or member Mueller member
H in reference to CRA money C in general um I think it's essential uh that we help the business side of the CRA with u the municipal with uh marketing funds some of the businesses have ample
signs the buildings are fine they want to modify their business um or mod yeah increase their business and they can't do it any with any construction or anything modifications that way but they should be allowed to have some funds for marketing if we have a logo and we can
tie in with Co-op dollars which Pasco County is getting ready to offer different municipalities in Pasco County we can use those funds to help businesses promote themselves and the city and this comes from the state the
funds will be come from the state uh as for instance we have a logo um like the bicentennial logo as an example with what we represent so when someone presents a business either in Media or
print or uh any kind of advertising if they present that logo or a two second spot promoting the city of Port Richie we will offer them uh dollars in order for advertising and marketing um that
helps us helps them and helps the county it's the reason the county wants to do this and the county uh dollars and people Adam and I went to a meeting they mark it all over the world so we can tap into that resource also by doing
this don't you know our CRA commercial Grant is there another sign is included in there is there marketing specifically no marketing so different program I don't know that CRA money can be used to Market I think it's supposed to be it's supposed to
focus on correcting the slum and blight the city can Market I think yeah but not not C money I think that would be well what I'm saying is I think City I believe the city can use C money to Market itself I have yeah I'm not saying I'm
not saying right or wrong i' have to look at well the co-op dollar from the county is going to present it at us we're gonna Market us or we're not g we can't Market any of our businesses when we Market ourselves I know ins and out I just I think that
once uh like I think if we did a red a waterfront down there I think that there's there's some ability to use C dollar I don't know if you have to check have to check but I think there is some some ability there from what I read I don't know about specific businesses within there it's not specific it' be anybody
that wants to Market they spent $10,000 in television ads uh we could offer funds to have two second ad in with their you want you want to look into it and see if there's what Billy we have to use to yeah absolutely well yeah
something specic a specific organization or something I'll get with you get the information any objections to that okay anything else no I as well have nothing so moving on to our board business item number two uh
5121 B's Court demolition purchase order approval I will pass it to Mr copper for introduction yes uh 5121 B's Court went through the city slon blight process in the fall of 2024 after due process including proper notice and opportunity
appeal the owner did not file for Bill the property remains in a deteriorated unsafe condition as a result City move forward with obtaining demolition quotes to address the blight and safety concerns associated with the structure City received three quotes for demolition debris which also include
proper capping of sewer water electricity adherence to environmental precautions the curing while necessary prevents uh SC signature construction submitted the lowest responsible quote at $7,200 Stevie The Proposal implies it meets all necessary requirements for safe and
efficient demolition okay and I open up for motion or discussion um I up both of these properties neither one of them had substantial damage so are we saying one thing and doing another I would think we
have this this went through the Sun bright light process I get that but still after that hurricane both of those things got soaked I would have thought they would have had had a substantial damage report and it would have shown that they were substantial damage well
show zero I think I think the question is that if it was being slum and blighted is that precluded from the substantial damage thing pull it out because it's not well I'm I'm assuming because we were already into that process that they didn't fill that they
needed to do that that's fine yeah but you know if we're going to cross our teas and about our eyes I'm I'm wondering do we look at stuff like this because it doesn't line up but what we're saying one thing and if somebody
were to pull up the records it shows no damage at all right this this has nothing to do with that I kid it right is there do we have the ability to note that property in there that currently going it's in the slum and bl process which so there would be a record
it says reason it's not showing any damage here is because it's in a slum and black I me in another 30 45 days won't be there I guess so what what do you get out of it be the empty lot with a impact
already [Music] paid okay I mean we'll we'll go do the the assessment what we get out of it I think if FEMA was to they they'd ask what this
property Dem we'd say well if something bled we demolish it so I don't know what that portal just a reference to a lot of times we have stuff that doesn't complete the full circle and so that just ties up you know this like a code enforcement gets
closed we'll go out do what was designated for demolition I'm not saying go out and do the St just in in this in in our portal what we're when we're tracking slon blight put a note in there this property is being SL and blighted and then that's why you're not see any data here because it's IR talking you're
talking about in the Forerunner yeah yeah again question it's it's a it's a portal Expos the public put there the hurricane came I think before this property the hurricane came before this property was slum and blight it was
already yeah it was already slum and blighted it was in the appeal process okay it was in the 30-day appeal that's why the previous building official before I got here they were already okay that sums that up and clarify I don't care what we do yeah
he brought it up I just I just think you know I'm just asking a question I see a gap in the record keeping and and is that really a gap maybe not you know I it was was designated so is is there a motion or discussion motion to accept SC
signature construction at $7,200 the demo the uh 5121 beams Court a second okay motion a second any further discussion any public comment s and bring back for a vote all
in favor signifi by saying I I oppose motion carries next up item number three 4841 Limestone Drive demolition purchase order approval I pass that to Mr cop for introduction uh much the same as I just uh spoke about in terms of uh going through the process and the owner did
not file for an appe uh we received three quotes uh for this demolition again again SC signature construction was the lowest most responsible okay open up motion discussion now only that I found it
interesting the one company said they going to keep anything that's on the property which I found interesting the other ones didn't do that they said anything on the property they get to keep anything on the property keep find that addressing they're like we get to keep unless unless it is to be
returned to the owner we get to keep whatever's there reserves all right to all content on the property unless specified that items in question are to be turned over to the owner I just that in oh the person who does a demo gets to keep whatever they find can't say find a big block of gold there you never know never
know hurt there I just found some of the perks so is there a motion I'll make a motion to approve the the demolition of 4841 Limestone Drive
uh with the bid from SC construction second okay have a motion second any further discussion any public comment see I bring back for a vote all in favor 6y by saying I I opposed motion carries uh last up is item number four discussion
of old business do we have any old business are you thinking Dave I'm good okay then I'll look for motion motion you guys want St second motion second