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Lake City CRA approves two $25,000 reimbursement grants to Tams Empire LLC
Summary
The Lake City Community Redevelopment Agency approved two $25,000 reimbursement grants to Tams Empire LLC for improvements at 182 NW Railroad Street and 554 NW Columbia Avenue. Both resolutions passed by roll call and will be disbursed as reimbursements to the applicant.
The Lake City Community Redevelopment Agency voted to approve two separate $25,000 reimbursement grants to Tams Empire LLC for building improvements at 182 Northwest Railroad Street and 554 Northwest Columbia Avenue.
City attorney Martin read each resolution aloud before the board. The first, CRA 2026-01, was described as a grant agreement approving reimbursement of $25,000 to the applicant for improvements at 182 NW Railroad Street. After staff indicated no public comment, a motion and second were made and the board voted in favor. Miss Sykes called the roll; the minutes record affirmative votes from Carter, Harris, Young, Jernigan and Chairman Walker.
The board then considered CRA 2026-02, a parallel reimbursement grant for $25,000 to support improvements at 554 NW Columbia Avenue. City attorney Martin read the resolution and staff indicated the applicant is working on site plans and building permits. Mr. Thomason said the developer "wants to get this thing open" and that staff are "working with staff on his site plan and his building permits." A motion and second were made and the board again approved the resolution on roll call with the same recorded affirmatives.
Thomason confirmed the grants are structured as reimbursements and that the applicant is proceeding with permit applications and site planning. No members of the public had signed up to comment specifically on the two resolutions.
Both resolutions repeal prior conflicting resolutions and provide an effective date; the CRA directed disbursement of funds as written in the agreements. The board’s approvals will allow staff to process grant reimbursements to the applicant as the projects proceed.
