Community Redevelopment Agency
Regular MeetingRiviera Beach, FL · August 12, 2026
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Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting
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Marina Event Center- 190 E. 13th Street, Riviera Beach, FL 33404
August 12, 2026
6:00 PM
Be advised, that the meeting location is subject to change. The public is encouraged to visit the Riviera
Beach CRA (RBCRA) website, www.rbcra.com, for up to date information on meeting location and
information.
Mayor, Ex Officio
Douglas A. Lawson
Chairperson
Bruce Guyton - District 1
Vice Chair
Glen Spiritis - District 4
CRA Commissioners
KaShamba Miller-Anderson - District 2
Shirley D. Lanier - District 3
Fercella Davis-Panier - District 5
Administration
Gedel Merzius, CRA Executive Director
Sherley Desir, Director of Administration
Pittman Law Group
ADA Notice
This meeting is open to the Public. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,
persons in need of a special accommodation to participate in the proceedings shall contact the RBCRA
Clerk at 561-844-3408 no later than 2 days (48 hours) prior to the proceedings.
To request material in accessible format, sign language interpreters, hearing impaired accommodation,
or any accommodation to review any document or participate in these proceedings, please contact the
Florida Relay Services 1-800- 955-8771 (TDD) or 1-800-955-8770 (voice) for assistance.
Public Comments Information
If anyone wants to speak on an agenda item, please complete a public comment card located at the front
desk and give it to the RBCRA Clerk staff prior to Board discussion and before the public comments
section is announced. In no event will anyone be allowed to submit a comment card to speak on an
agenda item after the title of the item is read or considered.
Consent Agenda: Total time allotted for comment on the Consent Agenda to each member of the
public is three (3) minutes.
Regular Agenda: Members of the public will be given three (3) minutes to speak on any regular
agenda item.
Please note that the time limit for public comment may be reduced by a vote of the Board based on the
voluminous nature of public comment cards.
Civility and Decorum: Please be reminded that the Riviera Beach CRA is committed to civility and
decorum by its officials, employees, and members of the public who attend this meeting. The Board has
adopted "Rules of Decorum Governing Public Conduct during Official Meetings", which provides in
pertinent part:
Officials shall be recognized by the Chair and shall not interrupt a speaker.
Public comment shall be addressed to the Board as a whole and not to any individual on the dais
or in the audience.
Displays of anger, rudeness, ridicule, impatience, lack of respect and personal attacks are strictly
prohibited.
Unauthorized remarks from the audience, stamping of feet, clapping, whistles, yells and similar
demonstrations shall not be permitted.
Offenders may be removed from the meeting.
Please mute or turn off cell phone at the start of the meeting. Failure to do so may result in being
barred from the meeting.
CALL TO ORDER
Roll Call
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
AGENDA APPROVAL
Additions, Deletions, and Substitutions
Disclosures by Commission and Staff
Adoption of Agenda
Comments from the Public on Consent Agenda (Three Minute Limitation)
CONSENT AGENDA
Routine Board Business. The Consent Agenda is approved by a single majority vote. Item(s)
may be removed for open discussion at the request of the any RBCRA Commissioner.
1. Minutes
1.a May 21, 2026 Regular Meeting Minutes
Sherley Desir, Director of Administration, 561-844-3408
Staff recommends the approval of the May 21, 2026 CRA Regular Meeting
Minutes.
Cover Page
May 21, 2026 Regular Meeting Minutes.pdf
2. Invoice
2.a Vendor Invoices
Tonya Davis, Finance Specialist, 561-844-3408
Staff recommends the approval of the monthly vendor invoices.
Cover Page
Monthly vendor invoices for August 12, 2026 Meeting.pdf
E.L. Waters & Company LLC. $24,000.00 #Jul-26.pdf
E.L. Waters & Company LLC, $17,777.56 #July-26A.pdf
3. Resolutions on Consent
END OF CONSENT AGENDA
4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
5. PRESENTATIONS
5.a Riviera Beach Community Redevelopment Agency FY2026 - 2027 Budget
Presentation
Gedel Merzius, Executive Director, 561-844-3408
Staff requests the attention of the Board of Commissioners for the presentation
for the proposed FY2026 - 2027 Budget.
Cover Page
Attachment - Budget Presentation FY2026 - 2027.pdf
6. DISCUSSION
6.a Discussion Item: Rafiki Tiki Allowance Build-out
Gedel Merzius, Executive Director, 561-844-3408
Staff requests your attention to this discussion.
Cover Page
Comments from the Public (7:30 P.M. Non-Agenda Items. Three-Minute Limitation)
Public Comments shall begin at 7:30 P.M. unless there is no further business of the CRA
Commissioners, which in the event is shall begin sooner. In addition, of an item is being
considered at 7:30 P.M., then comments from the public shall begin immediately after the
item has concluded.
7. REGULAR AGENDA
DISCUSSION BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
DISCUSSION BY GENERAL COUNSEL
STATEMENTS BY THE RBCRA COMMISSION
ADJOURNMENT
Appeals
If any interested person desires to appeal any decision of the Board with respect to any matter
considered at this meeting, at his or her own expense, that person will need a record of the proceedings
and for such purpose 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, pursuant to Section
286.0105, F.S. The City of Riviera Beach does not prepare or provide such a record.
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