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Bradenton CRA approves consent items; places micro-mobility grant on hiatus and codifies $10,000 City Special Grant policy
Summary
The Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Bradenton approved its consent agenda and separately approved the micro-mobility grant with an amendment to place the program on hiatus until the CRA and the city can coordinate. The board also discussed and codified a $10,000 City Special Grant that must benefit projects inside the CRA boundary.
The Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) of the City of Bradenton approved its consent agenda and voted to place the proposed micro-mobility grant on hiatus until the CRA and the city can collaborate to move it forward.
The action came after a motion to approve the consent agenda—including items 4A, 4C, 4D and 4E—followed by a separate motion to approve Item B (the micro-mobility grant) with a recommended amendment from CRA Board Member Moore to place that program on hiatus until the CRA and the city create the necessary parking and operational coordination. The board voted unanimously to adopt the amendment and approve the item as amended.
The City Special Grant was discussed as part of the consent items and the accompanying staff report. Staff described that the City Special Grant is a $10,000, 100-percent grant the city may apply for when the work proposed is within the CRA redevelopment plan. Staff said the formal policy is intended to create transparency and an audit trail for modest city requests that fall inside the plan—citing a previous example in which bollards placed in the public right-of-way for a downtown restaurant were funded and documented under the redevelopment plan.
Staff clarified geographic limits for the City Special Grant: it must benefit properties inside the CRA boundary and be consistent with the CRA plan. Staff said the only circumstance in which work could occur outside the CRA boundary is for an enclave of unincorporated land completely surrounded by the CRA and when a demonstrable benefit to the CRA can be shown; staff referenced a statutory limit on that exception but did not specify the statute by name during the meeting.
Board members asked for and received clarification on where specific language and page references appeared in the packet. After discussion, the motion to approve Item B with the amendment—the micro-mobility grant placed on hiatus until the city and CRA collaborate—was moved and seconded and approved unanimously. The chair announced the vote as unanimous.
The consent approval clears several routine items forward and formalizes the City Special Grant as a $10,000 funding vehicle restricted to projects that are within the CRA boundary and consistent with the redevelopment plan.
