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COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Wednesday, November Ist, 4:OOPM
City Hall, City Commission Chamber
111 Floor Sanford City Hall
300 North Park Avenue, Sanford FL
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participate in any of these proceedings should contact the City Clerk at 407.688.5010 at least 48 hours in
advance of the meeting.
Advice to the public: if a person decides to appeal a decision made with respect to any matter considered at the
above meeting or hearing, he or she may need a verbatim record of the proceedings, including the testimony
and evidence, which record is not provided by the City of Sanford. (FS 286.0105)
ACTION MINUTES
I. CALL TO ORDER (Pledge of Allegiance)
II. ROLL CALL AND DETERMINATION OF QUORUM
PAUL OSBORNE
STEVE CHUSMIR
BRIAN VOLK
JOSHUASNYDER
CHARLES DAVIS, CHAIRMAN
JENNIFER COCKROFT, CITY ATTORNEY
SONIA FONSECA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CINTHIA LINDSAY, PRESENT IN AUDIENCE
III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MS. FONSECA THE ONE CHANGE TO THE AGENDA - AN ADD-ON ITEM
FOR GRAY ROBINSON TO BE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD UNDER NEW
BUSINESS.
AGENDA APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
IV. PRESENTATIONS AND AWARDS — NO ACTION
V. APPROVAL OF ACTION MINUTES — SEPTEMBER MEETING AND
WORK SESSION 7-"m4z
APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
VI. NEW BUSINESS
A. ADD-ON ITEM: GRAY ROBINSON PROPOSAL — LOBBYISTILEGAL
SERVICES - $10,000 INITIAL FEE WITH $20,000 ADDITIONAL IF
GRANT FROM DEO IS AWARDED - $30,000
PUBLIC COMMENT: MR. DAN PING COMMENTED THAT THE CRA
SHOULD WORK WITH THE CITY AND THE AIRPORT TO HIRE THIS
SERVICE IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A DISCOUNT. NO OTHER
COMMENTS.
APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
B. NEW CONSTRUCTION GRANTS — 201 S. Sanford Ave. ($50,000) 77-4:3
THE CRA DETERMINED THIS PROJECT SHOULD BE CONTINUED
UNTIL THE JANUARY CRA MEETING SO THE APPLICANT MAY BE
HEARD BY THE CITY PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD IN
ADVANCE OF CRAIS VOTE.
CONTINUANCE APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
C. REDEVELOPMENT GRANTS — 213 E Is' Street ($21,000) 7L!�j
APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
D. FACADE GRANTS —121 W 1St Street ($9,858.50) 7'40
DENIED UNANIMOUSLY
E. EVENT GRANTS — Determination of Signature Events ($56,552 available
for award 2017 -2018 budget)
i. AAS - $22,000 - $22,000 APPROVED
ii. St. John's River Festival - $15,000 - $9,720 APPROVED
iii. MLK - $5,000 - $4,000 APPROVED
iv. Riverside Dash - $5,500 — $3,500 - APPROVED
NOTE: If the above amounts are awarded as listed, $9,052 will remain for all other
events.
F. EVENT GRANTS —Sanford After Dark ($12,000)7-'4j
ITEM WAS TABLED UNTIL THE APPLICANT CAN BE PRESENT TO
ANSWER QUESTIONS.
APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
G. EVENT GRANTS — Sanford Block Party ($15,000)
THE BOARD CONSIDERED FUNDING 9 MONTHS OF THIS EVENT
THROUGH SEPTEMBER OF 2018 TOTALING $9,126.99. APPROVED
UNANIMOUSLY
H. GRANT EXTENSIONS/MODIFICATIONS
i. 200 w 1sT Street — Modification from multi - family to hotel 7.'<o �"- 4z
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THE BOARD APPROVED ALLOWING THE CHANGE TO THE
PROJECT AS REQUESTED BY THE APPLICANT, INCLUDING
A ONE YEAR EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING AGREEMENT
ONLY IF THE APPLICANT IS ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE
SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD
WITHIN 120 DAYS OF THE EXPIRATION OF THE INITIAL
GRANT (MAY OF 2018). APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
ii. Catalyst Site — Modification to identified CRA streetscapes 7-41
APPLICANT REQUESTED TO CONTINUE THE ITEM AS THEY
NEEDED TO MAKE THE LAST FLIGHT OUT OF TOWN TO
MIAMI. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
I. TREASURER'S REPORT 71'4= 7'4 :3 - NO ACTION
J. EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS REPORT — NO ACTION
i. Trolley Ridership
ii. Parking Study
iii. 121 S. Palmetto
iv. 113 S. Palmetto
v. Wi -Fi Project
K. DISCUSSION ITEMS -NONE
VII. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
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