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Board Member Biederman moved to continue consideration of the item and Board Member Hernandez seconded; the board voted unanimously to continue the matter to the April CRA meeting. \"Motion to continue,\" Board Member Biederman said during the meeting; after a second, Chair Levy called for the vote and the motion carried.

The association asked for the continuance while it completes a 40-year inspection certificate. Executive Director George told the board the association is pursuing the inspection and understands that any outstanding code issues or missing inspection documentation must be resolved before the CRA would disburse grant funds.

Board members who spoke during the item did not oppose the continuance. The board did not take any funding or substantive action at the March meeting; the item will return to the CRA agenda in April for further consideration, at which point staff said it will present the application and any updated supporting documentation for board review.

The board record shows the continuance was made at the association's request and that the CRA will withhold any reimbursement until required inspections and code issues are cleared.

Looking ahead, the CRA will reconsider the application at its April meeting after staff confirms the inspection certificate and that there are no outstanding code or permitting impediments to paying a grant.

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In his remarks George emphasized accomplishments under his tenure and thanked staff; he told the board he was confident about staff continuity and singled out CRA staff and legal and city management partners by name for their roles in planning the transition.

Following the remarks the board moved to designate Susan Goldberg as acting executive director. Commissioner Calari moved to appoint Goldberg and Commissioners Hernandez and Shuham were recorded as supporting the motion; Chair Levy called the vote and the motion carried unanimously. \"I would like a motion to designate Susan Goldberg as the acting executive director of the CRA,\" Chair Levy said; after the motion and second the board voted aye and approved the designation.

Goldberg accepted the interim appointment and said she has met with city management to coordinate the transition and will work with the city manager's office to maintain project continuity. The board directed staff to continue day-to-day CRA operations and asked Goldberg and city management to return to the board with a plan for the agency's responsibilities and staffing going forward.

The board recorded the motion and unanimous vote in the meeting minutes. The CRA expects Goldberg to serve in an acting capacity through the transition; the board did not set a permanent hiring timeline at the March meeting.

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Thomas said all 48 reef modules ' 12 artistic modules and 36 habitat modules ' are built and staged at the reef-builder's facility near Lake Worth and that logistics for barge and trucking are secured. \"All of the reefs are constructed and ready to go for deployment,\" Thomas told the CRA. Deployment of the four sites will require two days of near-perfect sea conditions because the project is nearshore and must be staged from a barge; Thomas identified a March deployment window (March 28'March 29) pending regulatory advisory and tug/barge availability, with backup windows in April and a latest deployment target in May if weather or logistics require delay.

Thomas described site distribution: Site 1 (North Beach Park) 11 modules; Site 2 11 modules; Site 3 12 modules; Site 4 14 modules, for a total of 48. She explained that artistic modules include mermaid and guardian sculptures and that each reef module is designed with coral locks to allow rapid outplanting of native, non-endangered corals.

The group discussed priorities: Board Member Calari asked whether the \"100-year\" commemorative module could be deployed first; Thomas said the schedule can be adjusted so south sites (Sites 3 and 4) could go first if the board prefers. Thomas said coral outplanting will follow deployment and is currently targeted for July to allow the modules to acclimate and because federal and state permitting requires a specific permitting window; she described collaborations with academic partners and a lab to grow corals for outplanting and with a camera provider for monitoring.

Thomas also described donated art modules that could be added at no cost and noted plans for community programming ' beach cleanups, \"Live Blue\" wellness events, snorkeling and snorkel education, and potential launch-week public events. She said maintenance and one year of camera monitoring is included and that the project team is pursuing additional grants for scaled restoration work.

Public comment: Elena Hershey of the Hollywood Beach Business Association expressed support and said HBBA would dedicate one statue in memory of her late husband.

The CRA did not take a formal vote; staff and the proponent said they will finalize deployment scheduling, buoy permit details and a coral outplanting schedule once regulatory approvals and barge windows are confirmed.

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Multiple board members proposed tenant-focused programs to improve outdoor seating and furniture where tenants lack the capital or face short leases that make investment impractical. Board Member Gruber suggested a modest tenant program that would pay for painting, landscaping or new furnishings without heavy permitting requirements; Board Member Biederman proposed the CRA buy furniture and lease it to tenants so a single standardized stock could be re-used if a tenant leaves. Several members said any tenant program should include durability standards appropriate for beach conditions.

Board members and staff also discussed enforcement under existing sidewalk/cafe license rules. Commissioners emphasized the cafe license already contains minimum quality standards for outdoor furniture and that code enforcement can and should be asked to apply those rules consistently. Several members urged stronger coordination between CRA grant outreach and code enforcement so grant opportunities and license requirements are highlighted when code staff inspect properties.

CRA project staff noted practical constraints: many beach restaurants are tenants, not property owners, so owners may be reluctant to invest; short-term leases discourage tenant capital expenditures; and storing and maintaining shared furniture under a city-run leasing program would create logistical challenges. Staff said they will examine tenant-eligibility criteria, potential lease-length thresholds and options for a furniture or small-works tenant program that minimizes storage burdens and administrative overhead.

No vote or policy change was taken; board members directed staff to explore tenant program options, coordinate with code enforcement about cafe-license compliance and report back with recommendations.

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Crisitto told the board that across fiscal years covering 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 the CRA approved scores of downtown and beach projects with private investment worth millions and CRA grant commitments in the hundreds of thousands. He said several approved projects are still under construction and that a significant portion of committed grant funds will be reimbursed in later fiscal years. \"We're projected that it'll probably be $250,000 in grant funding additional of what you've seen so far just for the downtown,\" Crisitto said, summarizing the pipeline.

Using Crisitto's figures and staff discussion: for fiscal year 2023 the downtown had about 12 approved applications and a private investment figure Crisitto described as approximately $4.3 million, with the CRA committing just over $590,000 and reimbursing roughly $316,000 so far. On the beach in that year Crisitto said four applications totaled roughly $1.0 million in private investment with about $226,000 in committed grants and limited reimbursements paid to date.

For fiscal year 2023-24 Crisitto said the downtown had seven approved projects with roughly $1.2 million in private investment and more than $400,000 in grant commitments (about $120,000 reimbursed so far and approximately $300,000 remaining to reimburse). On the beach he said applicants reported about $3.4 million in private investment with roughly $680,000 in CRA grant commitments; Crisitto said the CRA had reimbursed small portions and had roughly $600,000 pending to pay when projects complete.

For fiscal year 2024-25 Crisitto reported an active pipeline: six approved downtown applications with about $1 million in private investment and roughly $400,000 in grant commitments (no reimbursements yet because construction is ongoing), and six approved beach applications with private investment Crisitto placed at just over $5.0 million and CRA commitments of about $350,000. He described additional projected applications on the beach and emphasized some figures were approximate because final quotes and applications were not yet received.

Board members raised several follow-ups. Board Member Calari asked about parking improvements at 1800 Fillmore Street; Crisitto said staff are awaiting contractor quotes for the lot and that the proposed parking work will be included in the grant once actual costs are received. Board Member Hernandez asked about required parking for that project; Crisitto said the required parking appears to be 12 spaces and that the downtown standard is roughly 1.5 spaces per unit, but he offered to provide exact unit-by-unit calculations to the board.

CRA leadership and staff urged the board to view the grants process like a five-year capital-improvement plan so budget planners can map expected reimbursements across fiscal years and avoid over- or under-committing funds. Executive Director George echoed that the volume of grant applications requires dedicated staff time and recommended projecting reimbursements to match budget cycles.

No formal board action was taken; this item was presented as an informational report and staff indicated they will return with follow-up details on specific projects as requested by board members.

","Staff told the CRA the Property Improvement Program has dozens of approved projects across downtown and the beach with private investment in the millions; many projects are in construction and reimbursements will carry into future fiscal years, prompting staff to recommend projecting grants like a multi-year CIP.","actionData","errors"]

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