[0:00] Oh, ok. And next we are going
[0:03] to recess the city commission
[0:05] meeting and we will be opening
[0:07] up the Oakland Park cra
[0:11] meeting. Roll call please.
[0:15] Board member Shank Vice chair
[0:18] Adornato here. Board member
[0:20] Guevrekian here. Board member Carn
[0:21] here chair Lonergan here
[0:23] >> o k and we are going to
[0:31] begin tonight with public
[0:33] comments any related city cra
[0:36] business. You can come up to
[0:38] the microphone. There's a
[0:39] presentation first sample is
[0:41] there? Yes. Sorry about that.
[0:42] We'll give people something to
[0:43] talk about me. Ok. So I a
[0:46] chair. Oh yeah. He's going to
[0:47] give us an update on the
[0:48] activities that the series has
[0:50] been engaged in. And then
[0:53] respond any questions that you
[0:54] might have. Kathy? >> Okay. On
[0:59] November 19th we held our
[1:02] quarterly downtown meet and
[1:03] greet at Albert Hayes
[1:06] Restaurant which subsequently
[1:08] had their opening. That's in
[1:10] December. The first weekend in
[1:12] December >> we are continuing
[1:16] to work on work with fec on the
[1:21] expanded area lease for the
[1:23] downtown Connector Jaco
[1:24] Pastorius Park and finding
[1:27] additional funding. The Archway
[1:31] the City Commission approved
[1:33] the construction award with npr
[1:37] on November 4 at the November
[1:40] 4th meeting. The project is in
[1:41] design and it is expected to be
[1:44] completed within four to five
[1:45] months. Funky Buddha opened
[1:49] there their back kitchen and
[1:52] back area. These are some
[1:54] pictures of their of the
[1:56] facility November 11th I
[1:59] believe. Allied Kitchen Bath is
[2:02] really moving along quite well
[2:05] with their facade improvements
[2:07] and they have signed a lease
[2:09] for the most southern section
[2:13] for a wine bar >> concept.
[2:17] Events is moving along and
[2:19] expects to move into their
[2:21] building at the end of December
[2:25] and they have an item on the
[2:27] agenda for a facade improvement
[2:29] grant and Mr. Brian Nelson is
[2:34] here with us tonight.
[2:37] Switchbacks Coffee >> Roasters
[2:40] have submitted their plans for
[2:41] their building permit that is
[2:43] the company that's going in
[2:45] into Dean's building at thirty
[2:47] four sixty six Main Street, the
[2:50] Urban Farming Institute has
[2:54] started a new event called
[2:56] Saturday at the Farm which
[2:57] includes both the community
[2:59] supported agriculture program
[3:01] which is a program where you
[3:02] sign up and you receive a
[3:06] shipment of food every week as
[3:10] well as a of a farmer's market
[3:15] to a certain extent of of
[3:17] organic items that they sell at
[3:20] them at the market and they
[3:22] continue their classes music.
[3:26] We we had a very last week and
[3:28] we had music I main rocking
[3:30] Santa. There is a huge event
[3:35] that was enjoyed by way all I
[3:37] think the upcoming music down
[3:41] main events include this
[3:44] lineup. I will just point out
[3:46] that the February 26 band Joel
[3:49] de Silva and the Midnight How
[3:51] Joel is an Oak Park resident.
[3:55] We held a our culinary arts
[3:59] showcase last night actually
[4:02] stat Bar and Grill provided us
[4:05] with some delicious food. The
[4:06] mayor was there and then he it
[4:09] was it was the most out
[4:12] unbelievable bread pudding I've
[4:13] ever tasted in my life. >> Our
[4:17] next showcase will be our Gwen
[4:19] Iko which is a restaurant up on
[4:21] Prospect the Prospect Plaza
[4:26] parking lot. We had our first
[4:28] pre construction meeting with
[4:30] npr that can the contractor on
[4:32] October 14th and we held a
[4:37] owner and business meeting and
[4:40] the meeting with the owners and
[4:42] business owners in early
[4:45] November and one of the things
[4:47] that we discussed with them was
[4:50] the the signage the. This is a
[4:56] the West parking lot section,
[4:58] the Green is is the trellis
[5:03] sign the blue is the
[5:06] directional sign and the red is
[5:09] the monument sign. This is the
[5:13] east parking lot with the same
[5:16] color graphics indicating the
[5:19] monument sign, the directional
[5:21] sign and the trellis sign. This
[5:24] is a rendering of the monument
[5:28] sign. It is 14 by seven. It is
[5:31] three sided and the same logo
[5:37] and design appears on all three
[5:39] signs. This is the >> location
[5:44] of those signs in the
[5:45] orientation of the signs.
[5:49] During the design process the
[5:50] signs were moved north to
[5:52] facilitate views from all four
[5:53] directions and to avoid any
[5:56] conflicts with the the line.
[5:59] The transmission line poles and
[6:02] there is the signal equipment
[6:03] box on the northwest corner >>
[6:06] at that but that cabinet is six
[6:08] foot tall in the bottom. The
[6:10] sign is at eight point five
[6:12] feet and so there really isn't
[6:14] a conflict with actual. This is
[6:17] the pictures of the actual
[6:19] areas both on the the west side
[6:22] east side. That's the signal
[6:24] box >> that I was referring to.
[6:29] This is the trellis sign. The
[6:32] trellis sign is is about 10 by
[6:35] 10. And it has the signage on
[6:37] the top. It's it's similar to
[6:38] the trellis signs we have in
[6:40] the on the on Main Street and
[6:43] the. It as the sign is on top
[6:46] saying the plaza prospect in
[6:47] the interests and these are the
[6:52] directory signage that are in
[6:53] the middle of each parking lot.
[6:56] And they will have they will
[6:59] list all of the businesses that
[7:02] are in that in that particular
[7:05] parking lot. Mean what we that
[7:28] for number three for Sierra for
[7:39] this area. We talked about
[7:43] state development agency of
[7:45] Sierra just so it's on Sierra
[7:48] Manor. You can step forward,
[7:50] sir. Sure. What's your race?
[7:55] Tell policy already stand for
[7:58] your name, sir. And your our
[7:59] name Steven chest. The address
[8:01] is a property that I own. I've
[8:03] written to you all you should
[8:04] be familiar with my name. I'm
[8:05] Dr. Chest and I've been here
[8:07] for the past 68 years. And that
[8:09] address is sir. Well, the
[8:11] property that I'm going to
[8:12] discuss is three different
[8:13] properties but I'll give you
[8:15] one. Sixteen fifty five East
[8:17] Oakland Park. Thank you. Ok.
[8:21] I'm not sure the procedure so
[8:22] you might instruct me. >> All
[8:24] right. I don't know if that
[8:28] fits in with what I'm going to
[8:29] discuss tonight. I don't think
[8:30] it does. Only for the fact my
[8:32] questions are relative to code
[8:34] enforcement. What? How would I
[8:36] come into the venue so that I
[8:38] can meet the requirement if you
[8:41] have questions? I'm sorry, sir.
[8:42] Clarification Saudi questions
[8:44] regarding code enforcement it's
[8:47] not really a question about
[8:48] it's a procedural matter that
[8:50] I'd like to see and had the
[8:51] city address. Ok. We the city
[8:54] commission will reconvene and
[8:55] you'll have public comments and
[8:57] you can bring it up at that
[8:58] point. When does that happen?
[8:59] I'm an old guy. I almost fell
[9:00] asleep during all of stuff last
[9:02] time. It's not so anyway. I
[9:04] understand that when you talk
[9:06] about to term limits I'm saying
[9:08] to myself why would anyone
[9:09] subject themselves to that? But
[9:11] anyway very fresh. Very short.
[9:14] Yes sir. Ok then I'll sit down
[9:16] and wait. Deerfield for you.
[9:17] You know, we think you Dr.
[9:18] Jasser, we appreciate >> your
[9:19] being here. Any additional
[9:24] comments? Ok, people trash >>
[9:36] good evening chairs board. I
[9:41] have been waiting a long time
[9:42] to hear all this stuff. Thank
[9:43] you so much. I've been watching
[9:46] the progression prospect of
[9:48] changing the plaza with the
[9:51] construction taking pictures
[9:52] and I am. I love the trial's
[9:56] design. I love the way signs.
[9:59] I'm loving the way it's
[10:00] happening and I'm hoping it's
[10:01] all done tomorrow. As far as
[10:06] the rest of the city is
[10:07] concerned, I must have been
[10:08] taking lots of pictures. I'm
[10:10] going by every once in a while.
[10:12] Squires Plaza. How that's
[10:13] changing around it's like
[10:15] almost done. Ready to move in
[10:17] and the contemporary concept
[10:21] design building. I can't wait
[10:23] for that scene. And I just
[10:24] recently found out that I
[10:25] actually know who the owner is
[10:26] of the the wine bar that's
[10:29] going in. They're actually
[10:30] moving from well manners
[10:32] because there's apartments
[10:34] above them and the music is
[10:35] problem so we get the benefit
[10:37] of them coming to our great
[10:38] city and it's a great bar. I
[10:41] understand they're possibly
[10:42] going to be serving sushi or
[10:44] something like that kind of
[10:45] like they usually have some
[10:46] kind of orders that go along
[10:47] with it but it's a very great
[10:49] relaxing bar so I hope
[10:50] everybody goes there, enjoys it
[10:52] to give them a plug. And I also
[10:54] wanted to mention that the the
[10:57] old six seventy six or sixty
[10:59] seven liquor but liquor place
[11:01] is now a sophisticated bathroom
[11:05] and kitchen is that what it is?
[11:09] So you you know we're doing
[11:11] some great things. And you know
[11:14] part as hopefully you all join
[11:19] the Open Park Business Group
[11:20] that's gonna be having their
[11:21] holiday party tomorrow night
[11:23] occurrences which is also right
[11:25] down the street just remodeled
[11:27] theirs and put it in a private
[11:29] room back there. So that we're
[11:31] all going to have a great time.
[11:32] So I hope you all join them at
[11:34] 630 tomorrow. Thank thank you.
[11:40] Anyone else? Ok. At this time
[11:43] closed public comments >> and a
[11:48] consent agenda board chair >>
[11:52] consists of the approval the
[11:53] minutes for September 9th and
[11:55] October 21st a motion to
[11:59] approve second board member
[12:03] Shank. Yes vice chair Adornato
[12:05] Yes. Member Guevrekian. Yes Board
[12:07] member Carn. Yes. Chair
[12:09] lonergan? Yes. In Item 3, Mr.
[12:12] City Manager. >> Thank you,
[12:14] sir. Kathy will walk us through
[12:16] a grant application for the
[12:19] recently noted concept event.
[12:22] >> Yes, the item before you is
[12:25] the approval of a facade and
[12:28] business side improvement
[12:30] program application from
[12:32] Planned Fresh llc which we know
[12:36] is it which houses Concept
[12:38] Events llc for the property
[12:41] located at 34 fifty one North
[12:43] Dixie Highway. We have for as
[12:45] many months as I've been
[12:46] presenting this area updates we
[12:50] have seen the progress that
[12:52] they have made in their getting
[12:54] ready to open. They have
[12:56] invested you know they
[12:58] purchased the building for
[13:00] seven injured and eighty five
[13:02] thousand dollars it's an eleven
[13:04] thousand square foot building.
[13:05] It's undergone a complete
[13:07] renovation inside and outside
[13:11] they are have estimate the
[13:13] estimated costs of the exterior
[13:15] work is about 33000 and they
[13:21] are requesting a grant of ten
[13:23] thousand dollars the maximum
[13:25] amount for a property and staff
[13:30] recommends that approval are
[13:36] art. Board member >> thank you
[13:39] for chair. I >> am so excited
[13:45] about these improvements. I can
[13:47] hardly contain myself. This >>
[13:50] is a superior example >> of
[13:53] exactly why we have our cost
[13:56] sharing program in order to
[13:57] promote promote economic
[13:58] development and bring
[14:01] businesses of this ilk to our
[14:03] downtown area. I am so excited
[14:06] about these improvements. I can
[14:07] hardly contain myself and will
[14:09] be happy to make the motion to
[14:10] improve the incentive and its
[14:12] associated resolution. I'll
[14:14] make the second I'll add my
[14:16] excitement as well to this. I
[14:17] think it's great. I think
[14:18] people have really been
[14:20] watching what's happening as
[14:22] they drive up and down the
[14:23] street Dixie Highway and we're
[14:25] getting a lot of hits. A lot of
[14:27] people are >> like what's going
[14:28] in on what's going in there?
[14:30] What's going >> on? It's a very
[14:32] clear message right on a major
[14:36] thoroughfare through our city
[14:37] >> to show that when businesses
[14:40] make improvements it makes a
[14:42] difference too to the
[14:44] residents, to the other
[14:45] businesses and to everyone
[14:47] driving through everyone.
[14:49] Whether you stop here or not,
[14:51] it's a much more pleasant
[14:53] drive. When you see good things
[14:56] my one question >> is so that I
[14:58] understand this wouldn't have
[14:59] been possible right. If we
[15:01] hadn't have changed our facade
[15:03] improvement grant >>
[15:05] guidelines. Right. >> We didn't
[15:07] used to be able to be on the
[15:08] other side of this. No, no >>
[15:09] actually we were. We were
[15:11] allowed to be on Dixie, ok? And
[15:13] we have been working with them
[15:14] on submitting grant the grant
[15:15] application for for a while. So
[15:17] we that it was just it was just
[15:19] oh see. Just yeah. It was only
[15:22] the building next to it. That
[15:24] the building behind it was not
[15:25] eligible >> would not have been
[15:26] eligible but this one would
[15:27] have been all right. Anyway
[15:28] it's great. Thank you very much
[15:30] for the improvements. So you
[15:31] seconded that motion. I did
[15:33] indeed. Second >> Commissioner
[15:38] Shank, was your hand up first
[15:40] I don't know who was first.
[15:42] Okay. Board member Shank. Thank
[15:45] >> you. Thank you, Mayor. I'm
[15:48] going to echo those sentiments
[15:49] as well. I really think that
[15:51] this facade program works in
[15:54] this case. This is an example
[15:56] and unfortunately I don't think
[15:58] we always get it up here as a
[16:00] board. I don't think we get it.
[16:01] How these programs are supposed
[16:03] to work. This is how the
[16:04] program is supposed to work.
[16:06] The program was created at
[16:08] Incentivize Business who reacts
[16:11] accordingly to the best to the
[16:12] program? This business did
[16:14] that. They've been very good
[16:15] stewards. They've been very
[16:16] good. Good good business owners
[16:19] within the city. They held up
[16:22] their end of the bargain.
[16:23] They're wrapping up their
[16:24] construction now and now we get
[16:27] to hold up our end of a bargain
[16:29] and reward them for it. And I
[16:32] would draw a distinction of
[16:35] this facade grant award to that
[16:40] which a business on their own
[16:42] went and did the facade
[16:43] improvement without any program
[16:46] and then the program was
[16:47] created specially for the
[16:48] business. I think there's
[16:49] that's a little bit of a
[16:49] problematic scenario but this
[16:52] one I wholeheartedly support
[16:54] and I agree with your comments
[16:55] I share your excitement. Board
[16:58] member Karen, thank you. Like
[17:00] to say congratulations to the
[17:01] company I met the one of the
[17:04] partners are owners there. I
[17:06] remember going down Dixie
[17:07] Highway one day and I saw no
[17:09] windows in that building and I
[17:11] made a beeline I was going
[17:13] somewhere else but I made a
[17:14] beeline to at the time
[17:16] Commissioner Flanagan's house
[17:17] and said what's going on? I'm
[17:20] excited something's coming
[17:22] here. I feel the energy and we
[17:24] are so pleased. We have been
[17:26] involved with Main Street for
[17:28] some time and two. I'm gonna
[17:31] call you Margolies right.
[17:34] Margolis Thank you too to our
[17:36] staff member here who we
[17:38] understand that it takes a
[17:39] special type of person to
[17:41] connect with the business
[17:42] owners. Business owners have
[17:44] not always felt the
[17:45] friendliness in Oakland Park. I
[17:47] can attest to that and we
[17:49] certainly appreciate from
[17:50] whence we've come. Thank you,
[17:52] Mr. Hebert for your part in in
[17:56] that in giving us the right
[17:59] tenor for what I think >> is
[18:01] just the >> cusp. I'm trying to
[18:07] get down out of big words. I
[18:09] wrote a grant application today
[18:10] and I use such large words in
[18:12] his art to come down. We're on
[18:14] we're on the cusp of something
[18:15] great in this city and we look
[18:18] forward to the ribbon cutting.
[18:20] We look forward to coming over
[18:21] and seeing what you got. We
[18:23] look forward to recommending
[18:24] you to other people that we
[18:26] know leveraging our
[18:27] relationship because we want
[18:28] our Oakland Park businesses to
[18:30] remain strong. So congratulate
[18:34] thank you board member Karen,
[18:35] additional questions, comments.
[18:37] I also would like to say thank
[18:38] you to the owners of concept
[18:41] events. Angie Nelson and Hilary
[18:42] Smith for investing in Oakland
[18:44] Park. It means a lot to us. We
[18:46] are very appreciative of all
[18:47] the investment into the
[18:49] building and I'm sure you're
[18:51] going to find that you will be
[18:53] very pleased that you chose
[18:54] Oakland Park. Ok and roll call
[18:58] >> resolution by title only a
[19:00] resolution the board of
[19:01] Commissioners, the Oakland Park
[19:02] Community Redevelopment Agency
[19:03] approving a grand not to exceed
[19:05] ten thousand dollars to plan
[19:06] fresh llc provide for conflicts
[19:08] of ability and effective date
[19:10] Board member Shank. Yes, Vice
[19:12] Chair Adornato yes Board member
[19:14] Guevrekian. Yes Board member
[19:16] Carn. Yes. Chair lonergan. Yes.
[19:20] Mayor, if I could I'm sorry to
[19:22] interrupt but before you
[19:23] adjourned the board meeting, if
[19:25] there's no further business, I
[19:27] want to note that Kathy has
[19:28] received our new banners for
[19:29] Downtown which you saw several
[19:31] months ago and you reviewed and
[19:34] I just want to note that
[19:35] they're here now and we're
[19:36] excited about them. They're
[19:37] colorful based on the colors
[19:39] that you had approved for the
[19:40] downtown area and I think
[19:43] they're really going to dress
[19:44] up the place. So we're excited
[19:46] about that too. Thank you
[19:49] super. That's great. They look
[19:51] really good. Okay. And you
[19:55] know, the great thing is now in
[19:56] the past three months we now
[19:57] have three new establishments
[19:59] that are serving food on
[20:00] Oakland Park in Oakland Park in
[20:02] the culinary district. So now
[20:04] these signs are actually
[20:05] beginning to mean something >>
[20:07] which is a wonderful thing. >>
[20:10] So we will now adjourn the the
[20:12] cia meeting and reconvene the