Oh, ok. And next we are going
to recess the city commission
meeting and we will be opening
up the Oakland Park cra
meeting. Roll call please.
Board member Shank Vice chair
Adornato here. Board member
Guevrekian here. Board member Carn
here chair Lonergan here
>> o k and we are going to
begin tonight with public
comments any related city cra
business. You can come up to
the microphone. There's a
presentation first sample is
there? Yes. Sorry about that.
We'll give people something to
talk about me. Ok. So I a
chair. Oh yeah. He's going to
give us an update on the
activities that the series has
been engaged in. And then
respond any questions that you
might have. Kathy? >> Okay. On
November 19th we held our
quarterly downtown meet and
greet at Albert Hayes
Restaurant which subsequently
had their opening. That's in
December. The first weekend in
December >> we are continuing
to work on work with fec on the
expanded area lease for the
downtown Connector Jaco
Pastorius Park and finding
additional funding. The Archway
the City Commission approved
the construction award with npr
on November 4 at the November
4th meeting. The project is in
design and it is expected to be
completed within four to five
months. Funky Buddha opened
there their back kitchen and
back area. These are some
pictures of their of the
facility November 11th I
believe. Allied Kitchen Bath is
really moving along quite well
with their facade improvements
and they have signed a lease
for the most southern section
for a wine bar >> concept.
Events is moving along and
expects to move into their
building at the end of December
and they have an item on the
agenda for a facade improvement
grant and Mr. Brian Nelson is
here with us tonight.
Switchbacks Coffee >> Roasters
have submitted their plans for
their building permit that is
the company that's going in
into Dean's building at thirty
four sixty six Main Street, the
Urban Farming Institute has
started a new event called
Saturday at the Farm which
includes both the community
supported agriculture program
which is a program where you
sign up and you receive a
shipment of food every week as
well as a of a farmer's market
to a certain extent of of
organic items that they sell at
them at the market and they
continue their classes music.
We we had a very last week and
we had music I main rocking
Santa. There is a huge event
that was enjoyed by way all I
think the upcoming music down
main events include this
lineup. I will just point out
that the February 26 band Joel
de Silva and the Midnight How
Joel is an Oak Park resident.
We held a our culinary arts
showcase last night actually
stat Bar and Grill provided us
with some delicious food. The
mayor was there and then he it
was it was the most out
unbelievable bread pudding I've
ever tasted in my life. >> Our
next showcase will be our Gwen
Iko which is a restaurant up on
Prospect the Prospect Plaza
parking lot. We had our first
pre construction meeting with
npr that can the contractor on
October 14th and we held a
owner and business meeting and
the meeting with the owners and
business owners in early
November and one of the things
that we discussed with them was
the the signage the. This is a
the West parking lot section,
the Green is is the trellis
sign the blue is the
directional sign and the red is
the monument sign. This is the
east parking lot with the same
color graphics indicating the
monument sign, the directional
sign and the trellis sign. This
is a rendering of the monument
sign. It is 14 by seven. It is
three sided and the same logo
and design appears on all three
signs. This is the >> location
of those signs in the
orientation of the signs.
During the design process the
signs were moved north to
facilitate views from all four
directions and to avoid any
conflicts with the the line.
The transmission line poles and
there is the signal equipment
box on the northwest corner >>
at that but that cabinet is six
foot tall in the bottom. The
sign is at eight point five
feet and so there really isn't
a conflict with actual. This is
the pictures of the actual
areas both on the the west side
east side. That's the signal
box >> that I was referring to.
This is the trellis sign. The
trellis sign is is about 10 by
10. And it has the signage on
the top. It's it's similar to
the trellis signs we have in
the on the on Main Street and
the. It as the sign is on top
saying the plaza prospect in
the interests and these are the
directory signage that are in
the middle of each parking lot.
And they will have they will
list all of the businesses that
are in that in that particular
parking lot. Mean what we that
for number three for Sierra for
this area. We talked about
state development agency of
Sierra just so it's on Sierra
Manor. You can step forward,
sir. Sure. What's your race?
Tell policy already stand for
your name, sir. And your our
name Steven chest. The address
is a property that I own. I've
written to you all you should
be familiar with my name. I'm
Dr. Chest and I've been here
for the past 68 years. And that
address is sir. Well, the
property that I'm going to
discuss is three different
properties but I'll give you
one. Sixteen fifty five East
Oakland Park. Thank you. Ok.
I'm not sure the procedure so
you might instruct me. >> All
right. I don't know if that
fits in with what I'm going to
discuss tonight. I don't think
it does. Only for the fact my
questions are relative to code
enforcement. What? How would I
come into the venue so that I
can meet the requirement if you
have questions? I'm sorry, sir.
Clarification Saudi questions
regarding code enforcement it's
not really a question about
it's a procedural matter that
I'd like to see and had the
city address. Ok. We the city
commission will reconvene and
you'll have public comments and
you can bring it up at that
point. When does that happen?
I'm an old guy. I almost fell
asleep during all of stuff last
time. It's not so anyway. I
understand that when you talk
about to term limits I'm saying
to myself why would anyone
subject themselves to that? But
anyway very fresh. Very short.
Yes sir. Ok then I'll sit down
and wait. Deerfield for you.
You know, we think you Dr.
Jasser, we appreciate >> your
being here. Any additional
comments? Ok, people trash >>
good evening chairs board. I
have been waiting a long time
to hear all this stuff. Thank
you so much. I've been watching
the progression prospect of
changing the plaza with the
construction taking pictures
and I am. I love the trial's
design. I love the way signs.
I'm loving the way it's
happening and I'm hoping it's
all done tomorrow. As far as
the rest of the city is
concerned, I must have been
taking lots of pictures. I'm
going by every once in a while.
Squires Plaza. How that's
changing around it's like
almost done. Ready to move in
and the contemporary concept
design building. I can't wait
for that scene. And I just
recently found out that I
actually know who the owner is
of the the wine bar that's
going in. They're actually
moving from well manners
because there's apartments
above them and the music is
problem so we get the benefit
of them coming to our great
city and it's a great bar. I
understand they're possibly
going to be serving sushi or
something like that kind of
like they usually have some
kind of orders that go along
with it but it's a very great
relaxing bar so I hope
everybody goes there, enjoys it
to give them a plug. And I also
wanted to mention that the the
old six seventy six or sixty
seven liquor but liquor place
is now a sophisticated bathroom
and kitchen is that what it is?
So you you know we're doing
some great things. And you know
part as hopefully you all join
the Open Park Business Group
that's gonna be having their
holiday party tomorrow night
occurrences which is also right
down the street just remodeled
theirs and put it in a private
room back there. So that we're
all going to have a great time.
So I hope you all join them at
630 tomorrow. Thank thank you.
Anyone else? Ok. At this time
closed public comments >> and a
consent agenda board chair >>
consists of the approval the
minutes for September 9th and
October 21st a motion to
approve second board member
Shank. Yes vice chair Adornato
Yes. Member Guevrekian. Yes Board
member Carn. Yes. Chair
lonergan? Yes. In Item 3, Mr.
City Manager. >> Thank you,
sir. Kathy will walk us through
a grant application for the
recently noted concept event.
>> Yes, the item before you is
the approval of a facade and
business side improvement
program application from
Planned Fresh llc which we know
is it which houses Concept
Events llc for the property
located at 34 fifty one North
Dixie Highway. We have for as
many months as I've been
presenting this area updates we
have seen the progress that
they have made in their getting
ready to open. They have
invested you know they
purchased the building for
seven injured and eighty five
thousand dollars it's an eleven
thousand square foot building.
It's undergone a complete
renovation inside and outside
they are have estimate the
estimated costs of the exterior
work is about 33000 and they
are requesting a grant of ten
thousand dollars the maximum
amount for a property and staff
recommends that approval are
art. Board member >> thank you
for chair. I >> am so excited
about these improvements. I can
hardly contain myself. This >>
is a superior example >> of
exactly why we have our cost
sharing program in order to
promote promote economic
development and bring
businesses of this ilk to our
downtown area. I am so excited
about these improvements. I can
hardly contain myself and will
be happy to make the motion to
improve the incentive and its
associated resolution. I'll
make the second I'll add my
excitement as well to this. I
think it's great. I think
people have really been
watching what's happening as
they drive up and down the
street Dixie Highway and we're
getting a lot of hits. A lot of
people are >> like what's going
in on what's going in there?
What's going >> on? It's a very
clear message right on a major
thoroughfare through our city
>> to show that when businesses
make improvements it makes a
difference too to the
residents, to the other
businesses and to everyone
driving through everyone.
Whether you stop here or not,
it's a much more pleasant
drive. When you see good things
my one question >> is so that I
understand this wouldn't have
been possible right. If we
hadn't have changed our facade
improvement grant >>
guidelines. Right. >> We didn't
used to be able to be on the
other side of this. No, no >>
actually we were. We were
allowed to be on Dixie, ok? And
we have been working with them
on submitting grant the grant
application for for a while. So
we that it was just it was just
oh see. Just yeah. It was only
the building next to it. That
the building behind it was not
eligible >> would not have been
eligible but this one would
have been all right. Anyway
it's great. Thank you very much
for the improvements. So you
seconded that motion. I did
indeed. Second >> Commissioner
Shank, was your hand up first
I don't know who was first.
Okay. Board member Shank. Thank
>> you. Thank you, Mayor. I'm
going to echo those sentiments
as well. I really think that
this facade program works in
this case. This is an example
and unfortunately I don't think
we always get it up here as a
board. I don't think we get it.
How these programs are supposed
to work. This is how the
program is supposed to work.
The program was created at
Incentivize Business who reacts
accordingly to the best to the
program? This business did
that. They've been very good
stewards. They've been very
good. Good good business owners
within the city. They held up
their end of the bargain.
They're wrapping up their
construction now and now we get
to hold up our end of a bargain
and reward them for it. And I
would draw a distinction of
this facade grant award to that
which a business on their own
went and did the facade
improvement without any program
and then the program was
created specially for the
business. I think there's
that's a little bit of a
problematic scenario but this
one I wholeheartedly support
and I agree with your comments
I share your excitement. Board
member Karen, thank you. Like
to say congratulations to the
company I met the one of the
partners are owners there. I
remember going down Dixie
Highway one day and I saw no
windows in that building and I
made a beeline I was going
somewhere else but I made a
beeline to at the time
Commissioner Flanagan's house
and said what's going on? I'm
excited something's coming
here. I feel the energy and we
are so pleased. We have been
involved with Main Street for
some time and two. I'm gonna
call you Margolies right.
Margolis Thank you too to our
staff member here who we
understand that it takes a
special type of person to
connect with the business
owners. Business owners have
not always felt the
friendliness in Oakland Park. I
can attest to that and we
certainly appreciate from
whence we've come. Thank you,
Mr. Hebert for your part in in
that in giving us the right
tenor for what I think >> is
just the >> cusp. I'm trying to
get down out of big words. I
wrote a grant application today
and I use such large words in
his art to come down. We're on
we're on the cusp of something
great in this city and we look
forward to the ribbon cutting.
We look forward to coming over
and seeing what you got. We
look forward to recommending
you to other people that we
know leveraging our
relationship because we want
our Oakland Park businesses to
remain strong. So congratulate
thank you board member Karen,
additional questions, comments.
I also would like to say thank
you to the owners of concept
events. Angie Nelson and Hilary
Smith for investing in Oakland
Park. It means a lot to us. We
are very appreciative of all
the investment into the
building and I'm sure you're
going to find that you will be
very pleased that you chose
Oakland Park. Ok and roll call
>> resolution by title only a
resolution the board of
Commissioners, the Oakland Park
Community Redevelopment Agency
approving a grand not to exceed
ten thousand dollars to plan
fresh llc provide for conflicts
of ability and effective date
Board member Shank. Yes, Vice
Chair Adornato yes Board member
Guevrekian. Yes Board member
Carn. Yes. Chair lonergan. Yes.
Mayor, if I could I'm sorry to
interrupt but before you
adjourned the board meeting, if
there's no further business, I
want to note that Kathy has
received our new banners for
Downtown which you saw several
months ago and you reviewed and
I just want to note that
they're here now and we're
excited about them. They're
colorful based on the colors
that you had approved for the
downtown area and I think
they're really going to dress
up the place. So we're excited
about that too. Thank you
super. That's great. They look
really good. Okay. And you
know, the great thing is now in
the past three months we now
have three new establishments
that are serving food on
Oakland Park in Oakland Park in
the culinary district. So now
these signs are actually
beginning to mean something >>
which is a wonderful thing. >>
So we will now adjourn the the
cia meeting and reconvene the