COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD
Regular MeetingFort Lauderdale, FL · October 20, 2020
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Action Summary
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
2:30 PM
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COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD
FORT LAUDERDALE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
DEAN J. TRANTALIS - Chair
STEVEN GLASSMAN - Vice Chair
HEATHER MORAITIS - Commissioner - District I
ROBERT L. McKINZIE -Commissioner - District III
BEN SORENSEN - Commissioner - District IV
CHRIS LAGERBLOOM, Executive Director
JOHN HERBST, City Auditor
JEFFREY A. MODARELLI, Secretary
ALAIN E. BOILEAU, General Counsel
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT Action Summary October 20, 2020
AGENCY BOARD
In an effort to encourage people to stay at home, limit public gatherings, and slow
the spread of the coronavirus, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis waived state
requirements for local governments to have in-person quorums for public meetings
as part of Executive Order 20-69.
The City of Fort Lauderdale will be hosting virtual Commission Meetings using
audio/video conferencing software until further notice.
The public will be able to listen to and view the virtual meeting at
www.fortlauderdale.gov/fltv, www.youtube.com/cityoffortlauderdale, as well as
Comcast Channel 78 and AT&T U-verse Channel 99.
To speak on an agenda item, please click on the link below:
bit.ly/virtualccmeetings
ROLL CALL
Present 5 - Commissioner Robert L. McKinzie, Commissioner Ben Sorensen,
Commissioner Heather Moraitis, Vice Chair Steven Glassman, and
Chair Dean J. Trantalis
MOTIONS
M-1 20-0836 Motion to Approve Minutes for October 6, 2020 Community
Redevelopment Board Meeting - (Commission Districts 2 and 3)
APPROVED
Aye: 5 - Commissioner McKinzie, Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner
Moraitis, Vice Chair Glassman and Chair Trantalis
M-2 20-0612 Motion Approving a Property and Business Improvement Program
Incentive Forgivable Loan in the Amount of $225,000 to The Blue
Tree Cafe, LLC for The Blue Tree Cafe, a Multi-Brand Virtual
Kitchen and Restaurant Proposed at 612 NW 9th Avenue -
(Commission District 2)
DEFERRED to November 17, 2020
Aye: 5 - Commissioner McKinzie, Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner
Moraitis, Vice Chair Glassman and Chair Trantalis
M-3 20-0651 Motion Approving a Funding Increase from the Property and
Business Investment Improvement Program (PBIIP) Forgivable Loan
from $100,000 to $122,500 to Boodhwattie Persaud for the Black
Star Jamaican Restaurant, located at 1545 Sistrunk Boulevard -
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COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT Action Summary October 20, 2020
AGENCY BOARD
(Commission District 3)
APPROVED
Aye: 5 - Commissioner McKinzie, Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner
Moraitis, Vice Chair Glassman and Chair Trantalis
RESOLUTIONS
R-1 20-0716 Resolution Amending the Fort Lauderdale Emergency Business
Investment Program for the Northwest-Progresso-Flagler Heights and
Central City Areas - (Commission Districts 2 and 3)
ADOPTED - Central City Resolution
Aye: 4 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis, Vice Chair
Glassman and Chair Trantalis
Not Present: 1 - Commissioner McKinzie
ADOPTED - Northwest-Progresso-Flagler Heights Resolution
Aye: 4 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis, Vice Chair
Glassman and Chair Trantalis
Not Present: 1 - Commissioner McKinzie
ADJOURNMENT
NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC:
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Agenda
City of Fort Lauderdale
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD
Agenda
Tuesday, October 20, 2020 - 2:30 PM
OR AS SOON THEREAFTER AS POSSIBLE
Access Meeting via:
https://fortlauderdale.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
www.fortlauderdale.gov/fltv
www.youtube.com/cityoffortlauderdale
Cable Television - Comcast Channel 78 and AT&T U-verse Channel 99
FORT LAUDERDALE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
DEAN J. TRANTALIS - Chair
STEVEN GLASSMAN - Vice Chair
HEATHER MORAITIS - Commissioner - District I
ROBERT L. McKINZIE -Commissioner - District III
BEN SORENSEN - Commissioner - District IV
CHRIS LAGERBLOOM, Executive Director
JOHN HERBST, City Auditor
JEFFREY A. MODARELLI, Secretary
ALAIN E. BOILEAU, General Counsel
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT Agenda October 20, 2020
AGENCY BOARD
In an effort to encourage people to stay at home, limit public gatherings, and slow
the spread of the coronavirus, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis waived state
requirements for local governments to have in-person quorums for public meetings
as part of Executive Order 20-69.
The City of Fort Lauderdale will be hosting virtual Commission Meetings using
audio/video conferencing software until further notice.
The public will be able to listen to and view the virtual meeting at
www.fortlauderdale.gov/fltv, www.youtube.com/cityoffortlauderdale, as well as
Comcast Channel 78 and AT&T U-verse Channel 99.
To speak on an agenda item, please click on the link below:
bit.ly/virtualccmeetings
ROLL CALL
MOTIONS
M-1 20-0836 Motion to Approve Minutes for October 6, 2020 Community
Redevelopment Board Meeting - (Commission Districts 2 and 3)
Attachments: October 6, 2020 Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board Meeting
M-2 20-0612 Motion Approving a Property and Business Improvement Program
Incentive Forgivable Loan in the Amount of $225,000 to The Blue Tree
Cafe, LLC for The Blue Tree Cafe, a Multi-Brand Virtual Kitchen and
Restaurant Proposed at 612 NW 9th Avenue - (Commission District 2)
Attachments: CRA Board CAM 20-0612
Exhibit 1 - Location Map
Exhibit 2 - Broward County Property Appraiser Information
Exhibit 3 - Construction Plans and Renderings
Exhibit 4 - Cost and Funding Breakdown
Exhibit 5 - Property and Business Investment Program Agreement
Exhibit 6 - CRA Funding Application/Business Plan
Exhibit 7 - NPF CRA Advisory Board Approved Minutes of 7/14/2020
M-3 20-0651 Motion Approving a Funding Increase from the Property and Business
Investment Improvement Program (PBIIP) Forgivable Loan from $100,000
to $122,500 to Boodhwattie Persaud for the Black Star Jamaican
Restaurant, located at 1545 Sistrunk Boulevard - (Commission District 3)
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COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT Agenda October 20, 2020
AGENCY BOARD
Attachments: CRA Board CAM 20-0651
Exhibit 1 - Location Map
Exhibit 2 - Broward County Property Appraiser Information
Exhibit 3 - Photographs of the Property
Exhibit 4 - Property and Business Investment Improvement Program (PBIIP) Agreement, dated D
Exhibit 5 - Resolution No. 18-03, dated April 17, 2018
Exhibit 6 - First Amendment of PBIIP Agreement, dated June 14, 2019
Exhibit 7 - Change Order No. 5
Exhibit 8 - Cost/Funding Breakdown
Exhibit 9 - Second Amendment of PBIIP Agreement
Exhibit 10 - CRA Advisory Board Draft Meeting Minutes, dated August 11, 2020
RESOLUTIONS
R-1 20-0716 Resolution Amending the Fort Lauderdale Emergency Business
Investment Program for the Northwest-Progresso-Flagler Heights and
Central City Areas - (Commission Districts 2 and 3)
Attachments: CRA Board CAM 20-0716
Exhibit 1 - Modified Fort Lauderdale Emergency Business Investment Program
Exhibit 2 - Modified CRA Agreement
Exhibit 3 – Resolution (Central City)
Exhibit 4 – Resolution (Northwest-Progresso-Flagler Heights)
ADJOURNMENT
NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC:
If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the board, agency, or commission
with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he or she will need a
record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that
a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and
evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
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