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Home My WebLink About1541941 - MINUTES - CRA MINUTES OF MEETING DANIA BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2017 - 6:00 P.M. 1. Call to Order/Roll Call Chairman James called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Present: Chairman: Tamara James Vice-Chairman: Bill Harris Board Members: Chickie Brandimarte Bobbie H. Grace Marco A. Salvino, Sr. Interim Executive Director: Kathleen Weekes City Attorney: Thomas Ansbro CRA Secretary: Louise Stilson 2. Citizen Comments Darlene Mosby, I I I SE 1st Street, #114, questioned if the Dania Schools could get involved with the Mobile School Pantry. 3. Presentations 3.1 Presentation—2017 Florida Festivals &Events Association SunSational Awards Interim Director Weekes advised the CRA received eleven (11) awards at the Florida Festivals and Events Association: seven (7) for the 5th Annual Dania Beach Arts & Seafood Celebration, two (2) for the Dania Beach Neighborhood Ambassadors Events, and two (2) for the PATCH Urban Farm and Market. Lanie Shapiro, South Florida Ambassador for Florida Festival & Event Association and President of TouchPoll,presented the awards to the CRA Board. 3.2 Proposed FY 2018 Budget Interim Director Weekes noted the proposed budget includes $250,000.00 for the first repayment of the Broward County loan for the parking garage. If The Place at Dania Beach receives its CO, we should not have to repay the loan to the County. She explained The Place at Dania Beach must submit a bond to the City for the landscaping that was not installed. They need to coordinate with FDOT to arrange the landscape. Interim Director Weekes reviewed the revenue and expense portions of the proposed budget. She noted the federal lobbyist was cut from the budget. Dan Murphy, Economic Development Manager, reviewed Josh Gaboton's past assistance in securing federal funding. He noted CRA staff felt the City could better utilize his services, and there is a need for a grant writer. Chairman James thinks we need a federal lobbyist so that we can continue to receive grants, and we need a grant writer or grant consultant. Vice-Chairman Harris noted Mr. Gaboton will come down to meet with us before the end of his agreement and perhaps we should have a workshop. Board Member Salvino felt we should talk about this in our budget workshop. Board Member Salvino noted we never agreed to completely take the Arts & Seafood Festival out of the budget. Interim Director Weekes responded she will speak to Finance and RMA to determine an amount that could be put in for the festival. Board Member Grace said the Arts & Seafood Festival will be happening; the money should not be taken out of the budget, it should be added back in. She noted the calendar of events should be done so we are not competing with other cities' events. Board Member Grace added she wants an historical map of Dania Beach as part of the branding period. Interim Director Weekes noted the budget will be presented on September 12, 2017 for approval. Dan Murphy, Economic Development Manager, reviewed Economic Development Projects. 4. Consent Agenda 4.1 Minutes: Approve Minutes of June 27, 2017 CRA Board Meeting 4.2 Travel Requests: Request from Emily Safran, PATCH Market Manager, to attend Best Practices at Farmers' Markets and Farm Produce Stand, presented by the University of Florida Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, in Sarasota, Florida on August 7- 8, 2017 (Estimated Cost $364.21) Minutes of Regular Meeting 2 Dania Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Tuesday,August 22,2017-6:00 p.m. Request from Kathleen Weekes, Interim CRA Director, to attend the Florida Festivals and Events Association Conference in Orlando, Florida on August 1-2, 2017 (Estimated Cost $388.50) Request from Dan Murphy, Economic Development Director, to attend the 2017 ICSC Conference & Deal Making in Orlando, Florida on August 27-29, 2017 (Estimated Cost $1,064.00) 4.3 Authorization to pay Real Time Marketing Group $1,400.00 for additional redesign services for the Arts and Seafood Celebration website Board Member Grace motioned to approve the Consent Agenda; seconded by Board Member Brandimarte. The motion carried on the following 5-0 Roll Call vote: Board Member Brandimarte Yes Vice-Chairman Harris Yes Board Member Grace Yes Chairman James Yes Board Member Salvino Yes 5. Proposals and Bids There were no proposals on this agenda. 6. Discussion and Possible Action 6.1 Executive Director Recruitment Interim Director Weekes noted the applications have been short-listed to eight, and asked how the Board would like to proceed. Mayor James recommended Board Member Grace short-list the applicants. Board Member Grace noted she has narrowed it down to four from the short list. The consensus was for Board Member Grace to short-list. 7. Administrative Reports 7.1 Administrative Reports Interim Director Weekes reviewed the information provided in the agenda packet (Workplan update, PATCH update, and Economic Development update). Minutes of Regular Meeting 3 Dania Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Tuesday,August 22,2017—6:00 p.m. 8. Board Member Comments There were no comments at this meeting. 9. Adj ournment Chairman James adjourned the meeting at 6:55 p.m. ATTEST: COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGEN Y �dZr✓c,t�� 1?r1� LOUISE STILSON, CMC TAMARA JAME CRA SECRETARY CHAIRMAN—C Approved: September 12, 2017 � DANIA BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Minutes of Regular Meeting 4 Dania Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Tuesday,August 22,2017—6:00 p.m. Ir REQUEST TO ADDRESS CITY OF DANIA BEACH DAN IA BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY COMMUNM AEDEVELOPMENT AGENCY REGULAR OR SPECIAL MEETINGS The Community Redevelopment Agency(CRA) is required by state law to keep minutes of CRA Board meetings. To properly identify persons who address the CRA in those minutes, the CRA requests that this form be completed and provided to the CRA Secretary, before the meeting begins. DATE OF CRA BOARD MEETING: , 20 PRINT NAME: ADDRESS. PHONE NO. (optional): . 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