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GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.I'D LIKE TO CALL THE SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2026 DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO ORDER, IF YOU WOULD ALL STAND FOR THE PLEDGE, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE WHICH UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY, JUSTICE FOR ALL.
I GUESS CLARIFI STEFAN OR MR. HARMON WILL BE A VOTING MEMBER TODAY.
AND ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM OUR AUGUST 7TH MEETING.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? I'LL MOVE.
AND ONTO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WE HAVE A FACADE IMPROVEMENT APPLICATION FOR EIGHT 11 EAST NEW HAVEN AVE.
I FIGURED IT MIGHT BE BETTER AT THE PODIUM.
SO
UH, SO YES, WE HAVE A, UM, A FIRST FACADE APPLICATION THIS FISCAL YEAR.
MAYBE THE ONLY ONE THAT WE GET TO FUND THIS YEAR.
UM, SO THE PROPERTY IS 8 0 7 8 11 EAST NEW HAVEN AVENUE.
UH, WE RECEIVED THE APPLICATION FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER.
SO IT'S THE, THE SAME BUILDING, SAME TAX PARCEL, SAME PROPERTY OWNER, UH, BUT TWO TENANT SPACES.
UH, SO IT'S WHERE THE BURGER PLACE AND DEBAUCHERY, UH, IS LOCATED.
UM, AND SO I WILL GIVE YOU, UH, CARMEN'S HARB PRESENTATION HERE.
UH, SO THE BURGER PLACE, UH, SPACE WILL BE REPAINTED USING THE CEILING BRIGHT WHITE AS THE PRIMARY BUILDING COLOR.
UH, DEBAUCHERY WILL BE REPAINTED USING JOGGING PATH.
THE BROWN TONE IS PRIMARY BUILDING COLOR.
UH, SO THERE'LL BE NEW AWNINGS INSTALLED OVER THE WINDOWS ALONG THE FRONT ELEVATION.
THE FRONT AWNINGS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED WITH ALUMINUM AND FINISHED IN THE COLOR NIGHT OWL.
UH, AS YOU CAN SEE UP THERE, UH, THE APPLICANT ALSO PROS NEW SIGN ABOVE THE ENTRANCE.
THE PROPOSED SIGN IS AN LED INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED SINGLE-SIDED, WALL-MOUNTED SIGN MEASURING APPROXIMATELY NINE INCHES WIDE BY FIVE FEET HIGH WITH YELLOW, BLUE AND WHITE COLORS AS SHOWN AS THE, IN THE SUBMITTED PLANS
AND SO IT'S JUST A IMAGE DEPICTING, UM, WHAT THE PROPOSED SIGN IS AND LOCATION.
SO IT'LL BE DOING A PARAPET WALL AS WELL, UH, TO BE ABLE TO RAISE, UH, THE ELEVATION OF THE SIGN THERE AND BE ABLE TO SOLVE THAT NEW, UM, LED SIGNAGE.
UH, SO WE DID SEND OUT A REVISED MEMO, UM, REGARDING, UH, THIS ITEM.
I'M NOT SURE IF EVERYONE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, TO REVIEW THAT THERE WAS A, A MISCALCULATION WHEN WE HAD SENT IT OUT.
UM, SO TO GO OVER THE, THE CORRECT BREAKDOWN, UM, OF THE IMPROVEMENTS, UH, FOR CATEGORY ONE CAME OUT TO AROUND 37,000 1 54 OF ELIGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS, CATEGORY TWO 20 1024 ELIGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS.
UM, ONE OF THE QUOTES THAT THEY HAD SUBMITTED AND, UH, WHICH GOT MISSED IN YOUR PACKET, WHICH WE ALSO SENT WHEN WE HAD, UM, SENT THAT REVISED MEMO, UH, WAS, UH, FOR ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURAL PLANS.
UM, AND ALSO THE, THE PARAPET WALLS THAT QUOTE FROM, UH, CNS SERVICES, I BELIEVE WAS THE NAME OF THE COMPANY.
UM, SO PER THE PROGRAM GUIDELINES, THE MAX TOTAL REIMBURSEMENT THAT CAN BE GIVEN TOWARDS, YOU KNOW, STRUCTURAL ARCHITECTURAL PLANS, UM, IS 2000.
AND SO THAT FIGURED THREW US OFF WHEN WE FIRST DID THE CALCULATIONS, WENT AND CORRECTED IT.
UM, SO IT'S THE CORRECT AMOUNT HERE.
SO IT GIVES THEM A, AN EXTRA COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS, UM, FROM THIS GRANT, UM, TOWARDS THESE IMPROVEMENTS.
UM, THEY DID RECEIVE A PREVIOUS AWARD BACK IN 2012, UH, FOR THE FULL AMOUNT IN 20,000, UH, PER THE PROGRAM GUIDELINES.
UM, AFTER 10 YEARS THEY'D BE ELIGIBLE TO REAPPLY, UH, FOR THE FULL AMOUNTS AGAIN.
SO, UM, AND SO THERE'S JUST A COUPLE BULLET POINTS FROM THE, FROM THE GUIDELINES HERE, UM, SHOWCASING THAT, THAT THAT 20,000 AMOUNT AND HAVING THE, THE 10 YEAR GO BY.
AND SO WITH THAT, UH, FOR THE ASYLUM STAFF WOULD, UM, RECOMMEND THE DOWNTOWN MELBOURNE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, UH, RECOMMEND APPROVAL IN AMOUNT OF 17,833.
UH, IT WAS APPROVED BY THE MELVER MAIN STREET DESIGN COMMITTEE.
UM, AND IT ALSO RECEIVED HARBOR APPROVAL.
ANY, UH, QUESTIONS OR DO WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL? JUST QUESTION, UH, DO WE HAVE THE MONEY? IS IT AVAILABLE? YEP.
WE BUDGET, UH, 60,000 FOR SO IMPROVEMENTS.
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APPLICATIONS UNTIL THIS ONE.SO, UM, WE DO HAVE FUNDING AVAILABLE.
WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED OUT, YOU SAID THIS MAY BE THE ONLY ONE.
IT'S NOT BECAUSE OF FUNDING, IT'S BECAUSE OF INTEREST.
BUT, UM, SINCE THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS, UH, UM, SOME OF THE APPLICANTS THAT HAVE COME IN, ESPECIALLY FOR FOR HARV HAVE BEEN IN AND IT'S HAPPENING IN THE CRA, HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN THIS GRANT.
THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE THAT WE WERE WORKING WITH.
UM, THEY'RE WORKING ON RESUBMITTAL, BUT IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN THIS FISCAL YEAR.
IT WOULD HAPPEN NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS WE CURRENTLY HAVE 60,000 FOR, AND THIS FISCAL YEAR ENDS MM-HMM
AND SO YOU HAVE A COUPLE MORE INTERESTED, BUT IT WON'T HAPPEN IN TIME.
SO THE GOOD THING WITH THIS APPLICATION IS WE'D BE ABLE TO GET IT DONE THIS FISCAL YEAR.
AND THEY WOULDN'T BE TAKING UP THE FUNDS FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR AND ALLOW US TO, YOU KNOW, ENTERTAIN THOSE OTHER ONES WE HAVE IN THE PIPELINE.
AND, AND NEXT FISCAL WE BUDGETED 60 AS WELL.
BUT WHAT WE'RE WORKING WITH A BUILDING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AS WE'RE MOVING THAT ALONG IS WE WANT TO HAVE A FLEXIBLE ACCOUNT.
SO TO BE ABLE TO JOIN BOTH PROGRAMS. SO, UH, COUNCIL APPROVED 90,000 FOR THE BUILDING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
SO WE WANNA HAVE A JOINT LINE.
SO IT'D BE 150,000, BUT IT WOULD BE FOR EITHER OR THOSE GRANT PROGRAMS DEPENDING ON DEMAND.
SO ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO FUND MORE BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS OR BE ABLE TO FUND MORE FACADES, BUT, GOT IT.
I DO HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS ON, ON THE DESIGN ITSELF.
SO THE LOOK, AND I DIDN'T REALIZE IT, IT'S ONE OWNER OF THIS PROPERTY.
THE LOOK IS GOING TO TAKE THE SAME LOOK BURGER PLACE AND DA BRARY INCREASE THE ELEVATION HEIGHT AND MAKE IT LOOK LIKE ONE CONSISTENT.
UM, LOOK, ARE THEY GONNA BE, DID I, I MISS, ARE THEY GONNA BE SEPARATING THE TWO, UM, PAINT COLORS WITH THE TWO BUSINESSES? I DIDN'T QUITE GET THAT.
SO THE, THE, THE CEILING, THE WHITE BRIGHT IS GONNA BE BURGER PLACE AND THE ONE ON THE LEFT IS GOING TO BE DEBAUCHERY COLOR.
AND THEN THE NIGHT OWL IS GOING TO BE THE WINDOW THAT'LL BE THE AWNING.
SO, SO THAT WILL BE ONE CONSISTENT COLOR ACROSS THE ENTIRE BUILDING THE NIGHT OUT OF THE AWNING.
BUT IT'S GONNA STILL LOOK OKAY.
AND THEN, UM, WE'RE CHANGING THE SIGN OF BURGER PLACE.
THEY WILL BE CENTERING THE SIGN OF DEBAUCHERY THOUGH.
SO IT WILL BE MOVED OVER JUST A COUPLE OF FEET.
BUT THAT'S ALREADY, BUT THE REASONING FOR THE INCREASE IN THE PARAPET IS SO NOBODY CAN TOUCH THE BURGER PLACE SIGN.
'CAUSE IF THEY WERE TO PUT THAT DESIGN THERE TODAY, PEOPLE WOULD BE ABLE TO REACH IT.
SO THEY'RE INCREASING THE HEIGHT OF THE WALL, PUTTING THE NEW CIRCLE LOGO AND MOVING DIBA TREE OVER.
DO, DOES ANYONE WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO, UM, MOVE THIS FORWARD OR, I OUT DENY IT, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW.
OKAY, ITEM NUMBER SIX IS THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDMENT.
SO AS WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING THE BUILDING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, UM, AND TO HELP TO KEEP MOVING THIS THING ALONG, UH, WE DID TAKE TO CITY COUNCIL THE PROGRAM GUIDELINES THAT WE HAD ALL BEEN, YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH YOU ON.
UM, AND SO CITY COUNCIL'S DIRECTION, THEY GAVE US A FEW REVISIONS TO THE GUIDELINES, UH, WHICH WE'LL BE WORKING ON AND COMING BACK TO YOU ALL NEXT MONTH.
BUT THEY ALSO GAVE, UH, STAFF DIRECTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PLAN AMENDMENT, UM, TO ADD THE BUILDING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AS AN ELIGIBLE PROGRAM UNDER THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN.
UM, SO AMENDING THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN IS A MULTI-STEP PROCESS.
SO AS WE GET READY TO ROLL OUT THE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, UM, FLORIDA STATUTE REQUIRES, UH, WITH CRASS FOR US TO BE ABLE TO ADMINISTER AND FUND IT THROUGH THE CRA, IT HAS TO BE AN IDENTIFIED PROGRAM UNDER THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN.
UM, AND SO, UM, AND SO AS, AS WE CONTINUE WORKING ON FINALIZING PROGRAM GUIDELINES, WE WANNA HAVE IT UNDER THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN.
UM, SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO, UM, TO, TO, TO GET IT GOING.
SO COUNCIL, COUNCIL DID GET APPROVED, DID APPROVE THE PROGRAM GUIDELINES.
UH, THE REVISIONS THAT THEY HAD, UH, WAS TO TAKE, UH, BARS AND SMOKE SHOPS OFF THE INELIGIBLE LIST.
SO TO MAKE THEM ELIGIBLE TO BE ABLE TO APPLY, UM,
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AND TO DO A SECOND TIER OF THE PROGRAM FOR THE SOUTH EXPANSION AREA.SO THE GUIDELINES ARE CURRENTLY BEING REVISED BY STAFF NOW.
UH, WILL BE COMING BACK TO YOU ALL AT THE OCTOBER MEETING WITH THOSE FINAL GUIDELINES AND THEN GOING TO CITY COUNCIL TO FINALIZE THOSE.
UM, AND THEN TO ALSO COMPLETE THE PLAN AMENDMENT.
SO, UH, LAST NIGHT THE PLAN AMENDMENT WAS TAKEN TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD FOR FINDING OF CONSISTENCY TO FIND THAT THE PROGRAM IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
UM, WHICH IT WAS APPROVED BY THE PLAN AND ZONING BOARD.
UM, AND THEN WE'LL BE TAKEN TO THE CITY COUNCIL AS IT'LL BE ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE, UM, SEPTEMBER 23RD FOR THE FIRST HEARING.
UM, THEN OCTOBER 13TH FOR THE SECOND HEARING.
UM, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE TO NOTIFY ALL TAX AND AUTHORITIES, UM, THAT WE'RE AMENDING THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN.
UH, SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE LETTERS GOING OUT, UH, TODAY.
UM, 'CAUSE WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM NOTICE, UH, 15 DAYS AHEAD OF A PUBLIC HEARING.
SO, UM, BUT WITH THAT
UH, JUST BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE'VE SEEN A FACADE APPLICATION TOO, BUT WHAT WILL THEY BE PRESENTING TO US FOR THE NEW INTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS? AND I KNOW, JUST SO EVERYONE KNOWS, WHEN I HAD MY STAFF MEETING, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I MENTIONED, YOU PROBABLY THINK THIS IS WELL, BUT YOU KNOW, LIKE CHAT GPT, IT'S SO EASY TO PUT IN THE AFTER PICTURES NOW.
IT'S SO NICE TO SEE WHAT THINGS COULD POTENTIALLY LOOK LIKE.
'CAUSE IT WAS REALLY HARD FOR ME TO WRAP MY HEAD AROUND WHAT THAT WAS GONNA LOOK LIKE LATER MM-HMM
UM, BUT LIKE, WILL THEY BE REQUIRED TO BRING US SOME PHOTOS AS WELL? AND SO, UH, WHAT'S REQUIRING THE APPLICATION IS KIND OF WHAT THE CURRENT LOOKS LIKE.
UH, IF THE COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE, WE COULD ADD IT BECAUSE ONE OF THE REIMBURSABLE COSTS IS, YOU KNOW, UM, ENGINEERING SERVICES, UM, IS A REIMBURSABLE COST IN THAT PROGRAM.
UM, AND SO WE'D BE ABLE TO, IF THAT'S SOMETHING THE COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE FINISH, UM, WE COULD ADD THAT.
UM, AS WELL AS THE REQUIREMENT IN THE APPLICATION SUBMITTAL.
IT WOULD, IT WOULD COST MORE TO THEM, BUT, UM, TAKE AWAY FROM THEIR PROJECT, BUT OKAY.
AND I THINK JUST MAYBE WHEN THEY BRING IN THEIR APPLICATIONS AND YOU GO OVER 'EM A LITTLE, THE FEEDBACK IS GOOD.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT, IT TAKES A LOT, I THINK FOR THIS GROUP TO DENY THOSE APPLICATIONS IF THEY'RE REALLY SPENDING THE MONEY AND DOING MM-HMM
SOMETHING THAT IMPROVES THE OVERALL AESTHETICS.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO WRAP YOUR HEAD.
YOU KNOW, AND WE HAVE MADE A MISTAKE BEFORE WITH A PRIOR BUILDING THAT PROBABLY EVERYONE ON THIS COMMITTEE EVEN REMEMBERS
I, I WILL SAY WITH THE BUILDING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, UM, BECAUSE IT'S MORE SO FOR FLORIDA BUILDING CODE FLOOR FIVE FIRE FRENCH CODE, IT'S NOT SO MUCH THE AESTHETICS THAT WE'LL SEE.
SO IT COULD BE THE HVAC PLUMBING, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO SEE THOSE TYPE OF IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH IS WHY, I GUESS I'M ASKING BECAUSE IT MAKES IT A LITTLE HARD TO APPROVE, YOU KNOW, APPROVE SOMETHING IF YOU DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND.
BUT I GUESS THAT'LL JUST BE PART OF THE STAFF PRESENTATION.
WE'LL GET INTO THE DETAIL OF THE MEMO, EXACTLY HOW THIS STRUCTURALLY ENHANCES THIS, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, HELPS THEM OUT IN ADDRESSING WHAT'S REQUIRED FOR BUILDING CODE OR BEVERAGE CODE.
YES, DYLAN, AS A PART OF YOUR PRESENTATION, I, I I HAVE A QUESTION.
YOU HAD MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT BAR AND SMOKE SHOP EXEMPTIONS AND SOUTH EXPANSION.
CAN YOU JUST REVIEW THAT SO IT SINKS IN 'CAUSE IT DIDN'T SINK IN? YEP.
SO, UH, WE, WE TOOK THE PROGRAM GUIDELINES, UH, FOLLOWING OUR SEPTEMBER MEETING WITH YOU ALL.
SO WE TOOK IT TO CITY COUNCIL ON AUGUST 11TH.
AND SO WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE PROGRAM WITH THEM, UH, TO GET THEIR APPROVAL OF THE PROGRAM GUIDELINES.
SO ULTIMATELY THEY APPROVED THE GUIDELINES.
THE WAY WE HAD TO PROPOSE THE REVISIONS THEY REQUESTED WAS TO, UH, TAKE OFF THE INELIGIBLE LIST.
'CAUSE WE SHOWED THEM WHAT WE HAD THERE ON THE INELIGIBLE LIST.
UM, AND THERE WAS JUST EXAMPLE TYPES.
UH, BUT THEY WOULD LIKE TO TAKE OFF, UM, BARS TO BE ABLE TO ALLOW BARS TO APPLY, BE ABLE TO ALLOW SMOKE SHOPS TO APPLY.
UM, AND THE WAY THE PROGRAM WAS WRITTEN WAS VERY MUCH SO FOR, YOU KNOW, THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
AND SO TO BE ABLE TO DO A SECOND TIER OF IT AND SO BE TO ADD THE SOUTH EXPANSION AREA.
AND SO WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON NOW IS DEFINING ELIGIBLE BUSINESSES, WHAT WOULD BE GOOD TYPE OF BUSINESSES INCENTIVIZE IN THE SOUTH EXPANSION AREA.
IS, THAT'S SOMETHING I DIDN'T QUITE CATCH.
'CAUSE FACADE IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE CRA.
THE BUILD, I GUESS I DIDN'T CATCH THAT.
THE BUILDING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM YOU WERE TARGETING JUST DOWNTOWN AND NOT THE ENTIRE CRA? WELL, IT WAS HARD, UH, THE ENTIRE CRA WOULD BE APPLICABLE, BUT THE WAY THE LANGUAGE WAS WRITTEN WAS, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, FOR STOREFRONT PROPERTIES, INCREASED FOOT TRAFFIC, SOUTH EXPANSION AREA HAS, YOU KNOW, LESS PEDESTRIAN WALKING FOOT TRAFFIC INTO, YOU KNOW, STORES IN THAT SENSE.
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WAY WE'RE KIND OF DEFINING THE, THE TWO DIFFERENT AREAS MORE SO IT, THE WAY WE ORIGINALLY HAD THE PROGRAM WAS FOR IT, IT COULD APPLY TO BOTH, BUT IT MADE IT VERY HARD FOR THAT SOUTH EXPANSION AREA.SO REDEFINING IT SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A DEFINITION FOR THE NORTH AREA TYPE OF BUSINESS TO INCENTIVIZE.
WE HAVE A DEFINITION FOR THE SOUTH AREA AND THE TYPE OF BUSINESSES TO INCENTIVIZE.
SO YOU ARE INCLUDING THE SOUTH AREA AND AS FAR AS LIMITING AND NOT LIMITING A BUSINESS, YOU'RE RE-LOOKING AT THAT AND YOU'RE GONNA BRING IT BACK FOR, CORRECT.
SO, SO TIMELINE OF THIS IS, UM, WE HAVE TO GET THIS INTO REDEVELOPMENT PLAN.
UM, SO THIS SHOULD BE, WE'VE TAKEN THE CITY COUNCIL FOR SECOND HEARING OF ORDINANCE OR SECOND HEARING OF AN ORDINANCE OCTOBER 13TH.
SO THEN THE PLAN SHOULD BE AMENDED.
WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU ALL THE, UH, OCTOBER NEXT, UH, NEXT MONTH'S MEETING WITH THE PROGRAM GUIDELINES.
AND THEN TAKE THAT TO CITY COUNCIL AT THE SECOND, SECOND MEETING IN OCTOBER.
TO GET THOSE FINALLY FINALIZED AND APPROVED.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE IF YOU CAN, IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT TO THE COUNCIL MEETINGS.
I ACTUALLY STOOD UP AND SOME OF IT CAME OUTTA THAT DISCUSSION.
BUT, UM, EVEN, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN LISTEN TO THEM NOW.
I'M SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS.
IT'S KIND OF NICE TO GO BACK AND HIT, ESPECIALLY THE ITEMS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO CRA.
IT'S VERY, I FIND IT HELPFUL 'CAUSE YOU GET TO HEAR WHAT THEY'RE THINKING AND I THINK IT MAKES IT EASIER TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THEM BECAUSE SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THAT DISCONNECT.
ALWAYS MAKE IT TO THE MEETING.
SO THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE THAT WENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN THE RECENT MEETING EXCLUDED BARS AND SMOKE SHOPS, AND THEN THEY REQUESTED THEY'D BE PUT BACK IN.
I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT FROM THE FIRST TIME WE DISCUSSED IT, BUT ARE THERE ANY OTHER DEFINED BUSINESS TYPES THAT ARE EXCLUDED? YEP.
UH, SO WE JUST SHOWED THE COMMITTEE KIND OF LIKE INELIGIBLE BUSINESS TYPE LIST, SO DON'T REMEMBER.
IT'S OFFICES IN, IN THAT SENTENCE, WHAT I CAN DO IS I CAN RESEND THE, UH, PREVIOUS PRESENTATION.
I BELIEVE WE'VE BEEN SENDING THEM OUT EVERY MEETING.
UM, BUT IT, IT, YOU'LL SEE THE, THE LIST ON THERE.
UM, AND THEN WE CAN, WE WILL BE, WE WILL BE BRING BRINGING BACK THE PROGRAM GUIDELINES AND WE CAN HAVE THE CONVERSATION ON THERE OF, UH, YOU KNOW, THE TYPE OF BUSINESSES FOR THE NORTH AREA.
WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FOR INPUT ON THE SOUTH AREA THAT WAS COUNCIL'S DIRECTION, UM, AND WHAT THEY APPROVED.
SO THERE ARE SOME OTHER TYPES OF BUSINESSES THAT ARE EXCLUDED CURRENTLY, EVEN WITH THE, INCLUDING THE SMOKE SHOPS AND THE BAR.
I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LIST OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
LET'S JUST WAIT TO LOOK AT IT.
SO WE'LL BRING THAT BACK TO LOOK AT ONE MORE TIME.
BUT THE INPUT FOR THE COMMITTEE WOULD BE THE SOUTH EXPANSION AREA, UM, UH, REALLY INTO WHAT TYPE OF, UH, BUSINESSES TO INCENTIVIZE THERE THAT WAS.
AND YEAH, COUNCIL APPROVED THE, THE GUIDELINES.
SO, UH, WE NEED A MOTION, UH, FOR STAFF.
DOES ANYONE WANT TO MAKE AN ATTEMPT AT A MOTION
WILL WE, WILL WE DO A MOTION NOW OR JUST WAIT UNTIL IT GETS REDONE AND THEN APPROVE IT FOR FINAL READING TO THE CITY COUNCIL? SO, SO WHAT I'LL SAY IS, UM, BY APPROVING THIS, THIS IS TO GET THE PROGRAM, THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF THE PROGRAM INTO OUR REDEVELOPMENT PLAN SO WE CAN FUND IT.
THE PROGRAM GUIDELINES IS WHAT WE'LL, WE CAN STILL WORK ON.
UH, BUT THIS IS THE, THE STEP TO BE ABLE TO GET THIS FRAMEWORK OF A PROGRAM SO WE CAN BE ABLE TO FUND IT IN THE FUTURE.
SO YOU'RE NOT APPROVING THE GUIDELINES, YOU'RE JUST APPROVING THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO FUND THIS PROGRAM.
IT'S NOT THE LANGUAGE, IT'S THE IDEA.
ALRIGHT, I'LL MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE FUNDING.
UM, IS THAT, I MEAN, WE MOVED TO, WE MOVED TO, YOU KNOW, APPROVE, UM, LET THE CRA GO FORWARD AND AMEND THE CRA REDEVELOPMENT PLAN TO ADD THIS.
THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, RIGHT? YEAH, YEAH.
RECOMMENDATION CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN.
ADDING THE BUILDING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AS AN ELIGIBLE PROGRAM.
THAT'S BERT'S MOTOR
ITEM SEVEN CRA CAPITAL PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS. REALIZE IT'S STILL ME COMING BACK.
SO JUST WANTED TO UPDATE THE COMMITTEE.
UH, SO THE DOWNTOWN CORAL STREETS SCAPE PROJECT, UM, SO I KNOW WE, WE, WE TOLD YOU ALL BACK IN AUGUST, UH, WE HAVE THE EARLY MEETINGS, UM, THAT THEY WERE, THEY WERE PLANNING TO DO THE CONTRACT AWARD WITH KIMLEY HORN, WHO'S GONNA BE DOING THE ENGINEERING DESIGN OF THE PROJECT.
AND SO THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A CONTRACT AWARD TO THEM.
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AUGUST 25TH AND FOLLOWING THE MEETING WE TALKED TO ENGINEERING AND IT TURNS OUT THEY'RE STILL IN NEGOTIATION WITH KIMBERLY HORNE.AND SO THEY'RE GETTING INTO THAT FINAL STAGES.
SO NOW THE CONTRACT AWARD SHOULD BE GOING TO CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 13TH, UM, FOLLOWING THAT CONTRACT AWARD, THEN ENGINEERING DESIGN WILL, WILL, WILL BEGIN FOR THE DOWNTOWN GO STREET SCAPE.
UM, AND THE SECOND PROJECT, UH, THE HOLMES PARK, WE HAVE A PUBLIC WORKSHOP COMING UP SEPTEMBER 15TH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, BE 5:30 PM UM, AT THE FRONT STREET CIVIC CENTER.
UM, SO WE'RE ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO, WE'LL BE SHOWCASING THE 30% DESIGN PLANS.
UH, THE KIMLEY KIMLEY HORN HAS, UM, PREPARED, UH, TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE, UH, PUBLIC INPUT ON THOSE PLANS AS BEFORE WE MOVE TOO FAR INTO DESIGN.
UH, SO WE ENCOURAGE THE, THE COMMITTEE TO COME OUT.
AND THAT'S AT FIVE 30 AT FRONT STREET, CORRECT? FIVE 30, CORRECT.
AND IT, IT'S OPEN HOUSE STYLE.
SO, AND EVERYONE WORKS AND, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, HAS, HAS A COMMUTE.
SO IF YOU DON'T MAKE IT A FIVE 30, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE THERE FOR AN HOUR OR TWO.
CAN WE TOUCH ON US ONE REALLY QUICK? MM-HMM
UM, I'M SURE THAT IT'S JUST, THEY, MAYBE THEY HAVE TO DO IT LIKE THIS, BUT HAS ANYONE NOTICED HOW LONG THE GRASS IS AND THE MEDIANS? IS THAT, ARE THEY LETTING IT GET THAT TO ON PURPOSE?
THEN WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THAT LAST I I KNOW, BUT IT'S REAL BAD NOW.
SO THAT'S DOT TO, TO MAINTAIN.
SO
UH, BUT IT IS A TEMPORARY AS WE'RE WORKING TO INSTALL THE WELL AND GET THE, UM, GET THE LANDSCAPING IN.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE A FINAL WALK, UM, TO KIND OF WALK THE, THE MEDIANS AS THEY'VE BEEN INSTALLED WITH A DOT IN THEIR CONTRACTOR, I BELIEVE NEXT WEEK, OR IT'S IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, UH, THAT WE HAVE THAT, UM, UH, MY LAST UPDATE WITH, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE REGARDS TO THE LANDSCAPING IS IT CAN'T BE PUT IN UNTIL THEY LOCATE A WELL.
UM, AND SO THEY'RE LOOKING ON LOCATING IT SOMEWHERE NEAR, UH, RIVERVIEW PARK, UM, AND THEN HAVING TO, TO BRING IT OUT, UM, TO THE MEDIAN.
SO, UM, DON'T WANNA PUT THE LANDSCAPE IN UNTIL YOU HAVE THE WATER TO, UM, TO FEED 'EM.
SO IT'S NOT JUST LOCATING, IT'S INSTALLING.
YEAH, IT'S SO THEY'RE GONNA RUN IT UNDER, OR THEY HAVE TO TEAR BACK UP AGAIN? YEAH, NO, THEY, NOTHING TO BE TORN BACK UP IS, YEAH, IT'S ALREADY PRE, UM, PIPED.
WELL THAT'S CRAZY IF IT'S NOT RIGHT.
AND ARE THE, SO ARE THE LIGHT, IS THE LIGHTING COMPLETE? BECAUSE I NOTICE, UH, AND, AND MAYBE I MISSED THIS, BUT I NOTICED ON THE EAST SIDE IT ALL LOOKS NICE AND NEW, BUT ON THE, IT'S ALWAYS THE WAY IT WAS.
I, UM, I WAS TALKING TO TAMMY ENGINEER, SO THEY, UM, THE LIGHTS WERE ON, I BELIEVE FOR SEVEN DAYS, 24 HOURS A DAY.
THAT'S WHEN THEY, YOU KNOW, FIRST INSTALL 'EM, GET 'EM ON, AND THAT'S, THEY DO THEIR BURNOUT.
SO, UM, THEY SHOULD BE WORKING AS THEY SHUT DOWN, NOT JUST BE ON.
ANYONE ELSE? THAT WAS ALL I HAD.
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, MELBOURNE MAIN STREET REPORT.
SO, UM, FOR, EXCUSE ME, I'M SORRY FOR MY UPDATE TODAY.
I'M, UM, PROVIDING YOU AN AGENDA.
SOME OF THE TOPICS THAT WE'LL INCLUDE, IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT, BUT WE'LL TRY TO GO THROUGH THEM QUICKLY.
UM, THE FIRST ONE WAS A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR DOWNTOWN URBAN, UH, PRESENTATION, WHICH WE'LL BE DOING RIGHT AFTER THIS UPDATE.
UH, FIRST THING ON AFTER THAT, ACTUALLY ON THE AGENDA WOULD BE THE, UH, NEXT STAKEHOLDER MEETING THAT'S GONNA TAKE PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 24TH.
THERE WILL BE TWO, AND THAT WILL BE HERE AT THE, UH, CANCER CHAMBERS.
AND THERE WILL BE TWO MEETINGS, ONE AT EIGHT, UM, 8:00 AM AND THE OTHER AT, AT 5:30 PM HOPEFULLY MAKING, UH, GIVING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE TO, TO ATTEND.
UH, BY THE WAY, WE WILL BE PROVIDING YOU AS WELL AS TO COUNCIL, UM, AN AGENDA OF THE TOPICS THAT WILL RECOVERED ON THAT MEETING.
UH, NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS, UH, A, A BRAND NEW CORPORATE PARTNER PROGRAM, WHICH WE CALL IT INVEST IN THE HEART OF THE SPACE COAST PROGRAM.
AND BASICALLY, UM, THIS IS REALLY, UH, A PROGRAM THAT WILL SUPPORT MAIN STREET'S VISION, UH, TO STRATEN DOWNTOWN THROUGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS GROWTH, COMMUNITY EVENTS AND PLACEMAKING, BEAUTIFICATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION, AS WELL AS MARKETING
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AND PROMOTIONAL DOWNTOWN AS A DESTINATION.UM, WHY BECOME A PARTNER, UM, OF, UH, MELBOURNE MAIN STREET? UH, IT WOULD BE TO HELP FUND INITIATIVES, UH, PRESENTED IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WOULD MAKE DOWNTOWN MELBOURNE A MORE VIBRANT PLACE TO LIVE, WORK INVASIVE, WHILE ALIGNING THEIR BRAND, UH, WITH COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS.
UH, SOME OF THE BENEFITS THAT, UM, THESE CORPORATE PARTNERS WILL RECEIVE WILL BE RECOGNITION AT ANNUAL MEETINGS, UH, LISTING, UH, AND THEIR LOCAL PLACEMENT ON THE MELBOURNE MAIN STREET WEBSITE, AS WELL AS THE, UM, VISITOR GUIDE AND EVENT MATERIALS INCLUSION AND MONTHLY E E-NEWSLETTERS.
AND SO ON THE BOTTOM LINE, THE PURPOSE OF THE, UH, CORPORATE PARTNER PROGRAM IS REALLY A WAY FOR CORPORATIONS TO INVEST IN DOWNTOWN URBAN'S FUTURE WHILE GAINING COMMUNITY VISIBILITY AND BRAND RECOGNITION, WHILE HELPING CREATE A STRONGER LOCAL ECONOMY AND A MORE VIBRANT DOWNTOWN DISTRICT.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM, CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT, MA'AM.
UH, MOVING FORWARD, OUR VISITORS GUIDE.
WE RECENTLY, UM, UPDATED THE RATE CARD, UM, RECENTLY WE HAVE, UH, SHOWN A LOT OF INTEREST ON OUTSIDE BUSINESSES TO ADVERTISE IN THE, UH, VISITORS GUIDE.
AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS, WAS REALLY CREATED MOSTLY FOR DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES.
SO IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE SPACE AVAILABLE IN THAT, UM, IN THE VISITORS GUIDE, WE CREATED, UM, AN ALTERNATE, UH, RATE CARD FOR OUT OUTSIDE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES.
AND THIS RATE CARD REPRESENTED 20% INCREASE ON THOSE RATES.
UH, THEREFORE, IF YOU ARE AN OUTSIDE BUSINESS, SUCH AS AN ATTORNEY FIRM, INSURANCE COMPANY, UM, ANY, ANYBODY ELSE, UH, YOU WILL BE PAYING A 20%, UM, PREMIUM.
UH, IN ORDER TO BE INCORPORATED INTO OUR VISITORS GUIDE, OUR SMALL DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES WOULD STILL BE PAYING THE SAME RATE, UM, FOR, EXCEPT A FEW NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE CHANGED JUST TO MAKE, UM, MAKE IT MORE UNIFORM.
UM, BUT THEY WOULD STILL HAVE THE SAME, ROUGHLY THE SAME RATE, JUST THE OUTSIDE BUSINESSES WOULD, I WOULD PAYING A PREMIUM, BASICALLY.
THAT'S, UM, THAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THAT.
ROUGHLY HAVE ABOUT 20 ADVERTISERS CURRENTLY IN, UM, IN THE VISITORS GUIDE.
WE ARE HOPING THAT WITH THIS NEW PROGRAM WE'LL BE ABLE TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL FOUR PAGES, WHICH WILL ALSO INCREMENT THE, UH, ADVERTISEMENT, UH, AVAILABILITY.
HAVE YOU OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED THIS YET, OR IT'S GETTING READY TO WE HAVE NOT, YES.
WE'RE GETTING READY TO LAUNCH IT.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE GOT THE, UH, RED CAR APPROVED BY OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND THEN WE CAN GO AHEAD AND, AND MOVE AND SEND IT TO BRETT AND SHOULD BE READY HOPEFULLY WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO.
UH, MOVING FORWARD OUR WAY, FINDING SIGNS FLYER.
SO, UM, UH, AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE FINDING SIGNS IS WHAT WE USE IN DOWNTOWN TO DIRECT VISITORS TO THE DIFFERENT BUSINESSES.
AND, UM, SO WE JUST BASICALLY UPDATED OUR SIGN MOSTLY TO INCLUDE, UM, A DISCLAIMER, UH, THAT STATES THAT IS, THERE WOULD BE A LIMIT OF JUST FOUR SIGNS PER BUSINESSES.
UH, SOME OF 'EM,
AND SO WE HAD TO PUT A STOP ON IT.
OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S PLENTY OF SPACE FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT, UM, BUSINESSES IN DOWNTOWN.
SO WE HAVE ONLY ONE BUSINESS TAKING OVER THE INVENTORY.
IT WILL LIMIT, YOU KNOW, UH, PARTICIPATION ON SOME OF THE OTHER BUSINESSES.
SO WE INCLUDE IN THAT, UH, DISCLAIMER THERE, AS WELL AS THAT IS STRICTLY FOR, UH, DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES AND MEMBERS OF THE, UH, UH, MELBOURNE MAIN STREET, UH, ORGANIZATION.
AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, INTEREST HAS REALLY INCREASED, UH, FOR OUR WAY FINDING SIGNS.
UM, WE ROUGHLY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OVER 20 BUSINESSES, BUT REALLY ABOUT SEVEN OF THEM IN THE LAST FOUR, SIX WEEKS HAVE COME IN AND, AND PAID FOR THE WAY FINDINGS, INCLUDING SOME OF THE UNIVERSITIES.
UM, SO RECENTLY WE, UM, I DIRECTED STAFF AND SOME OF OUR, UH, BOARD MEMBERS TO, UM, HELP ESTABLISH, UM, UH, HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROJECT.
UM, UH, IN ORDER TO START THAT PROJECT, OF COURSE WE HAD TO IDENTIFY OUR, OUR HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND, UM, AND, AND HISTORY REALLY OVERALL FOR DOWNTOWN.
AND THE IDEA EVENTUALLY IS TO BE ABLE TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE FLORIDA HUMANITIES, UH, HUMANITIES ONLINE, UM, ORGANIZATION TO BE ABLE TO ADD DOWNTOWN MELBOURNE IN THERE.
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WORKING TOURS, THERE'S ACTUALLY AN APP THAT PEOPLE CAN USE.AND, UM, AND EITHER IT IS, IT'S BASICALLY JUST SELF-SERVING.
YOU CAN COME INTO A DOWNTOWN AREA, USE THE APPLICATION, IT WOULD KIND OF GUIDE YOU TO, UH, THE DIFFERENT HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND SITES.
UM, A LOT OF OUR, UM, DOWNTOWNS ARE INCLUDING THERE, UNFORTUNATELY, UH, WE'RE NOT.
SO THAT'S, UH, THAT'S MY GOAL THAT WE CAN THEN ADD OUR DOWNTOWN INTO THAT WALKING TOUR.
UM, AGAIN, WE HAVE TO IDENTIFY AND PROMOTE, UH, THROUGH PLACEMAKING, AND I'M SO SORRY.
THIS IS ANOTHER PROJECT IS ALSO IDENTIFIED AND PROMOTE THROUGH PLACEMAKING THE HISTORY OF OUR HISTORICAL BUILDING.
SO WHAT I'M HOPING TO DO IS THAT WE CAN GO BACK, IDENTIFY WHAT EACH BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN USED TO BE, UH, WHEN IT WAS FOUNDED, AND THEN, UM, EITHER BY THE WAY OF PLACING A PICTURE WITH A CAPTION ON, ON THE WALL OR EVEN, UM, A PLAQUE ON THE GROUND.
UM, IT WILL TELL VISITORS WHAT THAT BUILDING USED TO BE IN THE PAST AND HOPEFULLY HAVE A PICTURE OF IT.
UM, THEREFORE JUST KIND OF, AGAIN, ENHANCING OUR, OUR HISTORIC IN DOWNTOWN AIRBORNE.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? YES,
WOULD ANYONE BENEFIT IF WE ASKED EMIL TO BRING A MAP BACK AND KIND OF SHOW US PLACEMENT AND PARTICIPATION ON WAY FINDING? IS THERE ANY INTEREST IN THAT OR OTHERWISE I COULD JUST DO IT OUTSIDE OF THIS.
I WAS GONNA ASK A COUPLE QUESTIONS ON WAY FINDING, BUT YEAH.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO? 'CAUSE WE HAVEN'T REALLY, UM, LOOKED AT THAT FROM A, YOU KNOW, BIG VIEW OF COURSE.
AND, UM, AND AGAIN, SO WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DESIGNING THE NEW FLYER, UH, THAT IS ALSO GOING TO ENHANCE THE, UH, THE MAP.
UH, THE PREVIOUS MAP DIDN'T REALLY, UH, PINPOINT IT PRECISELY THE DIFFERENT, UM, SPOTS WHERE THE, UH, WHERE FINDINGS, UM, ARE LOCATED.
SO, UM, SO WE'RE WORKING ON THE DESIGN OF IT.
ONCE IT'S APPROVED, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND PRINT IT.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, YEAH, I CAN MAKE SURE YOU GUYS HAVE ACCESS TO THAT.
AND THEN THE, UM, THE APPLICATION, UH, I LOVE THIS 'CAUSE I'VE BEEN WANTING PLAQUES FOR SO LONG, BUT IF, IF THIS, UM, I'M SURE IT WILL GET APPROVED, BUT HOW LONG DOES THE PROCESS TAKE? AND THEN WHO WILL END UP ULTIMATELY PAYING FOR THE PLAQUES? IS THERE A GRANT PROGRAM? WILL IT BE COMING BACK TO US? HOW DOES THAT WORK? WELL, GOOD QUESTION.
YOU PROBABLY WILL SEE ON MY NEXT PRESENTATION ABOUT A STRATEGIC PLAN.
UM, HOPEFULLY IT'S COMBINATION OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC INVESTMENTS.
UM, AGAIN, IT ALL HAS TO BE APPROVED THROUGH YOU AS THE, UM, ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THEIR ESSENTIALLY THE, UM, THE COUNCIL, UM, THAT'S WHY I'M GIVEN THE OPTION OF JUST HAVING A PICTURE ON THE WALL OF THE BUILDING WITH THE CAPTION OF, OR, OR LITTLE HISTORY OF WHAT USED TO BE THE PLAQUES, OF COURSE IS, IS A NICER THING TO HAVE.
BUT YES, IT'S OBVIOUSLY, UH, MORE CAUSE THEY ARE GRANTS OUT THERE FOR THINGS LIKE THIS.
AND, AND, AND PART OF THE REASON WHY WE ARE CREATING THIS COMMITTEE FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION, UH, TO GIVE US ALSO THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, UM, TO LOOK AT OPTIONS OF, OF GRANTS, UH, THAT THE GOVERNMENT OFFERS.
JOANNE, DO YOU HAVE A SEPARATE COMMITTEE YOU SAID ON MAIN STREET TO FOCUS ON THIS? IS THAT RIGHT? SO, SO BASICALLY WE HAVE THE FOUR COMMITTEES, WHICH IS THE DESIGN ORGANIZATION PROMOTION AND ECONOMIC VITALITY COMMITTEES.
BUT THIS IS A SEPARATE COMMITTEE THAT FOCUSES ONLY ON, UH, HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
AND, AND BACK TO THE WAY FINDING, IF YOU'RE GONNA COME BACK LATER, THAT'S GREAT.
BUT ONE THING THAT, UM, TRIGGERED A QUESTION IN MY MIND WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT IT, YOU SAID YOU HAVE 20 MEMBERS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR WAY FINDING.
'CAUSE YOU SAID YOU HAVE TO BE A MELBOURNE MAIN STREET MEMBER.
SO YOU HAVE 20 BUSINESSES THAT ARE ELIGIBLE TO BUY A SIGN.
RIGHT NOW THEY ARE ACTUALLY, THAT ARE CURRENTLY, UH, ALREADY HAVE A SIGN, UM, THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN OKAY.
20 MEMBERS CURRENTLY HAVE A SIGN, BUT YOU HAVE A MUCH BIGGER BASE OF MEMBERS TO BE ABLE TO BUY A HOME.
AND THE REASON WE ARE MAKING IT, UM, STRICTLY A MELBOURNE MAIN STREET MEMBER SURE.
IS THE INVENTORY IS, IS LIMITED.
AND, UM, SO THAT IF WE OPEN IT TO EVERYBODY ELSE YEAH.
WE MAY RUN OUT OF, UH, ABSOLUTELY.
THAT'S THE WAY WE, WE ORIGINALLY.
AND THEN, UM, HOW MANY ARE VACANT RIGHT NOW? DO YOU HAVE ANY VACANT SIGNS? UH, WE DO.
AND CASEY, CAN YOU, HOW MANY VACANT SPACES ROUGHLY? THAT'S OKAY.
COME BACK AND WE'LL, YOU KNOW, AT ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER MEETING.
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THERE'S REALLY NOT MANY LEFT.UM, AND AGAIN, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN INTERESTED ON KIND OF TAKING OVER THE INVENTORY, SO WE KIND OF HAVE TO SAY NO.
UM, BECAUSE AGAIN, UM, ROUGHLY IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS WE ALREADY HAD SEVEN, UH, DIFFERENT, UM, APPLICATIONS FOR, FOR SIGN.
AND JUST SO YOU, JUST SO YOU KNOW, UM, UH, WE SUBMIT, UH, THE DESIGN, UH, TO A COMMITTEE THAT WAS ACCEPTABLE OR NOT.
UH, RECENTLY WE HAD A REALLY GREAT, UM, DESIGN FOR WAY FINDING, UH, BUT THEY HAVE USED A DIFFERENT TYPE OF ARROW AND, UM, THE CITY WANTS TO BE VERY CONSISTENT WITH THOSE ARROW.
UH, BUT JUST THE ARROWS THEMSELVES, JUST TO HAVE SOME CONSISTENCY, SO WE HAVE TO SEND THEM BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD.
BUT THAT'S REALLY, UH, IT'S, IT'S PRETTY OPEN, VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD, SO.
UM, ANYONE ELSE ON THAT PART? OKAY, UH, MOVING FORWARD, JUST KIND OF WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT SOME OF THE UPCOMING EVENTS.
OF COURSE WE HAVE MORE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BUT THESE ARE THE, UH, THE ONES THAT ARE REALLY UPCOMING.
UH, THE SIPPING, UH, SIPPING SHOP FULL EDITION THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE NEXT THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH.
UH, THIS IS TURNING INTO A QUARTERLY, UH, EVENT.
OUR LAST EVENT THAT WAS BACK IN JUNE, UH, WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL AS FAR AS THE FEEDBACK THAT WE GOT FROM OUR BUSINESS OWNERS THAT PARTICIPATED, EVEN THOSE THAT DIDN'T PARTICIPATE, BENEFITED FROM IT.
AND OF COURSE, UM, OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, SO WE DOING IT AGAIN NOW IN SEPTEMBER AS A FALL EDITION.
AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO THIS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.
UM, NEXT IS A BRAND NEW BOWL FOR DOWNTOWN FESTIVAL.
UM, I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE NOT HAVE A, UH, A PUL FEST IN DOWNTOWN BEFORE, SO THIS WILL BE THE VERY FIRST ONE.
UM, THIS WILL BE TAKING PLACE BEHIND THE IRON OAK POST BUILDING.
SO THAT EMPTY LOT THERE THAT, UM, UH, WAS EITHER RECENTLY DID IT OR STILL IN THE PROCESS TO BE, DID IT TO THE CITY AND, UH, OR, UH, TO BE INCLUDED IN THE HOMES PARK, UH, RENOVATIONS.
AND PROBABLY EITHER ROBERT OR CARMEN CAN, UH, TRY A LITTLE MORE ABOUT WHETHER THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE YET OR NOT AS FAR AS THE DEED IS CONCERNED.
BUT, UH, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE THAT SPECIFIC LOT, UH, FOR EVENTS UNTIL CONSTRUCTION BEGINS.
AND, UM, BY THE WAY, HOPEFULLY, UM, ONCE THE CITY HAS POSSESSION OVER THERE, WE'LL CLEAN IT UP BEFORE OUR EVENT, UM, ON OCTOBER 10TH.
BUT, UH, REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
UM, AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT IS OUR ANNUAL TRICK OR TREAT, UM, WALK.
AND, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT, UM, I WAS RECENTLY APPROACHED BY THE HIGHLINE OWNERS.
UM, THEY WOULD LIKE TO EXPAND THAT EVENT.
AND, UM, I HAVE A MEETING COMING UP NEXT WEEK WITH THEM TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO.
THERE'S A SPACE IN BETWEEN THE HIGHLIGHT AND THE HEGAR THAT BELONGS TO THE BUILDING, UM, AS PRIVATE PROPERTY THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE, UH, TO HAVE SOME FAMILY ORIENTED ACTIVITIES.
UM, RIGHT AS PEOPLE ARE COMING THROUGH THE WALK ON HALLOWEEN OR THE TRICK OR TREAT, THEY CAN END UP, UH, BACK THERE.
WE ARE HOPING THAT THE HEGAR CAN, UM, ALSO COME IN AND, AND SUPPORT THE EVENT.
SO TURNING IT INTO HOPEFULLY A BIGGER, UH, BUT FAMILY ORIENTED EVENT.
AND, UM, FINALLY JUST A QUICK UPDATE ON, UM, ON OUR MEMBERS.
SO, AND, AND THIS IS FOCUSING ON OUR PREVIOUS MONTH.
UH, SO WE HAVE FIVE NEW MEMBERS IN THE, UM, SIGNING UP, UH, OF MELBOURNE MAIN STREET.
UM, AND I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE EIGHT RENEWALS.
THESE ARE SOME, UH, PREVIOUS MEMBERS THAT FOR QUITE SOME TIME HAD NOT RENEWED THEIR MEMBERSHIPS AND RECENTLY, UH, JUST DID.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE SOME NEW, UH, DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES SUCH AS ALION MARKET THAT RECENTLY OPENED UP ARTWORK ORANGE AND BAKED BY SHELL.
I'M SURE YOU ARE ALL AWARE OF THOSE.
UH, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, UPCOMING DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES AND, AND BULK HOPEFULLY SHOULD BE OPENING THEIR DOORS VERY SOON.
UH, WE NOW HAVE, UH, OWN PAST IMPRESSIONS GHOST STORES THAT WILL BE STARTED ON SEPTEMBER 26TH.
I'M NOT SURE YOU WERE AWARE OF NO.
UH, THOSE GHOST STORES WILL START IN DOWNTOWN MELBOURNE.
UM, ALSO WE HAVE SALTY PAWS, VERY INTERESTING, UH, PET ORIENTED BUSINESS, UM, OKAY.
COFFEE THAT SHOULD BE HOPEFULLY OPEN THEIR DOORS BY, UM, THE END OF NEXT MONTH.
AND I'M SURE EVERYBODY'S AWARE OF LEONARDO'S RESTAURANT.
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A, A TIMELINE YET FOR THEIR OPENING, BUT IT'S PROBABLY HOPEFULLY DOORS, UM, THE END OF THE YEAR.AND UH, UM, AND THAT'S IT AS FAR AS MY UPDATES ARE CONCERNED.
WHEN, UM, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS FOR YOU OR FOR ROBERT, WHEN IS THE CITY GOING TO GET OFFICIAL POSSESSION OF THE LOT? IT'S A, UH, BEEN WORKING WITH NORTH AMERICA PROPERTIES ON THIS, UH, TURN IT TO A SURVEY ISSUE WITH OUR SURVEYOR SAYING ONE THING, THEIR SURVEYORS SAYING ANOTHER.
SO, UH, WE RECENTLY JUST HAD A MEETING WITH THEM TO HASH IT OUT, SO WE SHOULD BE GETTING THE FINAL SURVEY FROM NORTH AMERICAN PROPERTIES.
UM, AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT, UM, UH, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO THE DE TRANSFER, SO OKAY.
AND WE'LL HAVE TIME TO CLEAN IT UP FOR THE FALL FEST.
YEAH, WE'RE HOPING BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH WE'LL HAVE POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY, SO.
AND, UM, I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE GO STORES AND ABOUT THE LITTLE, UH, SALTY PAWS.
WHERE'S SALTY PAWS GONNA GO? THAT'S GOING TO BE EAST FROM 5 28 EAST NEW HAVEN.
OH, THAT'S, SO, SO IT'S ACTUALLY RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM NORRA.
I DROVE BY THE, UH, THE LITTLE TEMPORARY SIGN, OUR FIRST WINDOW, WINDOW CLING, I GUESS YOU COULD CALL IT IT, BUT I DIDN'T, I JUST SAW THE COMING SOON 'CAUSE I WAS DRIVING AND I DIDN'T SEE THAT IT SAID SALTY PAUSE, SO THAT'S KIND OF COOL.
IT ACTUALLY, IT IS A BUSINESS THAT, UM, ORIGINALLY STARTED IN GEORGIA.
HE STARTED AS, UM, AS A FOOD TRUCK FOR ICE CREAM AND, AND, AND, AND BAKED, UH, BAKED GOODIES FOR, FOR DOGS.
AND THEY ALSO DID, UM, BIRTHDAY PARTIES FOR THE DOGS AND THAT SORT OF THING.
SO NOW THEY'RE GOING TO, YEAH, I SAID DON'T LAUGH.
I WOULD DO THAT
DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION WHILE YOU HAVE THIS UP HERE? UH, MATT COBA, IT REMINDS ME OF SOMETHING THAT, UM, SOMEONE UH, TOLD ME ABOUT IT RECENTLY SAID HE USED TO BE A SINGER THERE, USED TO PLAY BANDS REGULARLY, BUT HE SAYS THAT THEY, THEY WENT AWAY BECAUSE OF NOISE ORDINANCES.
DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED REGARDING THAT? I DO NOT, UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING SUCH AS THAT.
UM, I WAS WONDERING IF WE EVER, WHAT IS BEING DONE TO BRING BACK, UH, SOMETHING TO THE MATS KABA LOCATION? I, I UNDERSTAND THAT, UM, SCOTT
DO YOU, HAVE YOU HEARD SOMETHING ABOUT NOISE ORDINANCE COMPLAINTS FROM ANYONE IN THE AREA REGARDING ANY OF THE BUSINESSES DOWN THERE? REALLY, NOT SO FAR IN ANY OF THE CONVERSATIONS REGARDING, YOU KNOW, MET CASH PASS.
SO, I DUNNO WHETHER THAT WAS A FACT OR NOT.
HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO MAIN STREET REGARDING ANY NOISE ORDINANCE COMPLAINTS? NO, NOT REALLY, JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT HEARD ANY.
UM, IF THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE CASE.
THAT'S JUST SOMEONE SOMEWHAT A CONSTITUENT BROUGHT UP TO ME THAT THERE WAS SOME COMPLAINTS AND THAT IT'S PUT SOME PRESSURE ON SOME OF THESE BUSINESSES.
SO IF THERE IS A NOISE ORDINANCE, UM, ISSUE, I'D BE HERE TO LEARN MORE.
WELL, THANKFULLY
THERE'S NOTHING IN THE WORKS AS OF YET, BUT HE'S TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WOULD WORK BEST THERE.
AS FAR AS THE NOISE ORDINANCE, THAT WOULD BE, DEPENDING ON A CONDITIONAL USE.
SO IF THEY HAVE A SPECIFIC USE AND THEY ARE GIVING THE NOISE, NOISE ORDINANCE, THEY MAY HAVE TO DIAL IT DOWN CLOSE AT A CERTAIN TIME.
BUT THAT IS VERY SPECIFIC TO A LOCATION.
SO THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING STAFF WOULD KNOW MORE ABOUT.
AND WE, I CAN ADD, WE HAVE HAD LOTS OF NOISE ORDINANCE COMPLAINTS FROM THAT LOCATION IN THE PAST.
UM, I HAD A CUSTOMER WHO LIVED ACROSS THE STREET WHOSE WINDOWS WOULD SHAKE, AND THEN I HAD ANOTHER CUSTOMER OVER ON GRANT STREET WHO HAD TO PUT IN SOUND BARRIER WALLS.
SO IT, IT DEFINITELY WAS SOMETHING THAT CAME UP, WHICH PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, WHERE ACTUALLY YOU WOULD CALL OUT CODE ENFORCEMENT AND THEY WOULD SIT THERE WITH A DECIBEL METER.
SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT CAME UP QUITE OFTEN IN THE PAST.
JOANNE, UH, I WANTED TO APPLAUD YOUR EFFORTS, UM, FOR THE, YOU CALL IT THE FUN FRIDAYS, THE, THE FUN SMALL TOWN, SMALL TOWN FRIDAYS, SMALL TOWN FRIDAY.
WE HAD DINNER, WE BOUGHT FROM ONE OF THE VENDORS A CUTE LITTLE OUTFIT, WHICH I NEED TO GET HER NAME CARD 'CAUSE I LOST IT.
SO IT WAS A GREAT, A GREAT EVENT AND I APPLAUD THAT.
DID YOU DO THAT, UM, EVERY QUARTER? IS THAT YOUR PLAN OR? RIGHT, SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, AT MONTH ON FRIDAYS IS REALLY NOT OUR INITIATIVE IS INITIATIVE FROM ERICA, UH, EVERETT FROM SEC CIGARS AND MEDALLIA.
UM, IT WAS GREAT INITIATIVE TO START WITH, BUT WE REALLY, AT THE, AT FIRST WITHOUT A LOT OF DIRECTION WAS MOSTLY AN INCENTIVE FOR
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BUSINESSES TO STAY OPEN A LITTLE BIT LATER THAT SECOND FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH, UM, AS A TEAM, WE APPROACHED ERICA TO, UM, TO, TO SEE WHERE WE COULD COLLABORATE AND HOPEFULLY ENHANCE THAT, THAT INITIATIVE.AND THEN WE SUGGESTED TO, UM, TO CREATE SOME FAMILY ORIENTED ACTIVITIES, UM, BY CLOSING VERNON PLACE RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR OFFICE.
UM, IT'S A SMALL AREA AND, UH, JUST TO BRING ACTIVITIES.
SO, SO, UM, ERICA AGREED SHE LIKED THE IDEA AND SHE REPORTED IT.
AND I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S EXPENSES ALWAYS WHEN, WHEN YOU'RE CLOSING THE STREET, AND THEN TO ADD ANYTHING ELSE IN THERE.
SO BOUND HOUSES AND SOME OF THE OTHER ACTIVITIES, IT COST MONEY.
AND, UM, I'M VERY PLEASED TO SAY THAT, UM, WE HAVE THE SUPPORT OF OUR DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES.
WE ACTUALLY LITERALLY HAVE SOME BUSINESSES WALK IN OUR OFFICE WITH THE CHECKS IN THEIR HAND TO HELP COVER FOR SOME OF THOSE EXPENSES.
UM, REALLY ECSTATIC ABOUT THAT.
SO, BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS, YES.
UM, AGAIN, IT TAKES PLANNING AND IT TAKES MONEY TO PUT IT TOGETHER.
SO WE DID, UM, UM, UM, UH, AGREE MUTUALLY TO HAVE IT DONE ON A QUARTERLY BASIS INSTEAD OF A MONTHLY BASIS.
SO STARTING OUT ON A QUARTERLY, AND YOU SAID, SO THAT WAS REALLY SPONSORED MORE BY A BUSINESS OWNER, SMALL TOWN THAT CIGAR SHOP E EVENTUALLY TURNED OUT TO BE THAT.
AT FIRST IT WAS JUST BASICALLY US PUTTING THE MONEY UP FRONT AND, AND, AND ERICA, UM, OF COURSE, UM, SHE, UM, SHE HELPED, UH, FUND THE, UH, COVER SOME OF THOSE EXPENSES, RIGHT.
WE WERE NOT EXPECTING FOR SOME OF THE BUSINESSES TO COME IN AND, AND, AND SUPPORT IT FINANCIALLY AS WELL.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE WANTING IT AS WELL AS, I THINK MY OBSERVATION WAS, AND I HAVEN'T BROUGHT MY FA WE BRING MY FAMILY DOWN OFTEN TO GO TO RESTAURANTS AT ALL, BUT THE KIDS JUST HAD A GREAT TIME.
UM, AND ONE COMMENT THOUGH IS THE, THE THREE TO SIX OVER THE THREE TO SEVEN, THREE TO SEVEN WAS THE WINDOW, IN MY OPINION, THREE WAS A LITTLE EARLY BECAUSE PARENTS ARE JUST GETTING OUT OF WORK.
I KNOW SOME PARENTS HAVE OFF ON FRIDAY, BUT IF YOU WERE GONNA DO IT AGAIN, IT'S A LITTLE BIT LATER.
UM, LIKE FOUR TO EIGHT, JUST AS A SUGGESTION FROM SOMEONE WHO ATTENDED MM-HMM
THE ENTERTAINMENT WAS AWESOME.
THE KIDS JUST LOVED WATCHING THE DRUMMERS AND IT WAS, YOU KNOW, JUST BRINGING PEOPLE OUT ON THE STREET AGAIN AND NOT FOR BARS, IT WAS FOR FAMILIES.
AND AGAIN, I APPLAUD THAT BECAUSE WE WOULD COME DOWN A LOT MORE OFTEN AND, AND SPREAD THE WORD BECAUSE WE HAVE GOTTEN A LITTLE BIT OF A REPUTATION HERE WITH TOO MUCH BAR ACTIVITY.
AND BRINGING THE EARLIER ACTIVITY DOES ALLOW, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S GOOD
SO AGAIN, APPLAUD THAT AND WOULD LOVE TO COME BACK AGAIN.
WELL, WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT, I THINK, AND I WOULD CONVEY THE MESSAGE TO ERICA AS WELL.
UM, SO LAST THING I WANTED TO DO IS, UH, PROVIDE, UM, A PRESENTATION OF STRATEGIC SLASH VISION PLAN THAT, UM, THAT I HAVE FOR, FOR DOWNTOWN.
UH, AS I GO THROUGH YOUR RULE, PROBABLY NOTICE A LOT OF THIS IS NOT BRAND NEW.
UM, I THINK IN, IN, IN OUR CONVERSATIONS, AND I'M SURE YOUR, UH, CONVERSATION WITH CONSTITUENTS IS IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE SAME IDEA.
IT'S JUST THAT WE HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE AND, UM, SO THIS IS A VISION TO TAKE DOWNTOWN, UM, TO BECOME THE DESTINATION THAT WE WANTED TO.
UM, BEFORE I BEGIN, I WANNA QUICKLY GIVE YOU, UM, JUST, UH, SOME SNAPSHOTS.
UM, AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, MELBOURNE IS ACTUALLY ON A, ON A, ON A GROWTH SPUR, UH, AND MOMENTUM AND OUR DEMOGRAPHICS ARE SHIFTING.
AND, AND SPEAKING OF FAMILY, UH, ORIENTED ACTIVITIES, YOU, YOU SEE THAT OF COURSE WITH, UM, UM, THE NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES ON, ON HIGH TECH CORPORATIONS.
WE ARE DRAWING YOUNGER FAMILIES INTO, INTO BREVARD COUNTY, MELBOURNE.
AND, UH, AND OF COURSE WE HAVE TO WHAT WE CAN, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE AN, AN OPTION TO WHERE, UH, TO SPEND THEIR THEIR WEEKENDS IN
RIGHT? UH, BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, OUR, OUR BREVARD, I'M SO SORRY.
OUR SEED OF MELBOURNE POPULATION, ROUGHLY ABOUT 87,000 AND IS GROWING, UH, ROUGHLY ABOUT 22% OF THAT IS ACTUALLY SENIORS, WHICH IS WHAT CREATES OUR STRONG DAYTIME ECONOMY.
UH, MEDIUM HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS ROUGHLY ABOUT $66,000.
AND AGAIN, WE ARE, UM, DEVELOPING A STRONG YOUNG WORKFORCE AND FAMILIES COMING INTO TOWN.
UM, CURRENT STRENGTHS OF OUR DOWNTOWN IS STRONG YEAR ROUND EVENTS,
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ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIPS, A WALKABLE HISTORIC DISTRICT, AND A GROWING FOOD SCENE.UM, WHAT ARE THE CURRENT OPPORTUNITY GAPS? THIS IS WHAT WE ARE MISSING.
UH, WE REALLY HAVE MORE EVENT, EVENT-BASED TRAFFIC VERSUS WHAT WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE, WHICH IS A DAILY ACTIVITY.
UM, WE HAVE LIMITED EVENING ACTIVITY, WHICH AGAIN, DOESN'T, UH, AVOIDS THAT, UH, AT NIGHTTIME ECONOMY AND, UM, AND UNDERUTILIZED OPEN FLOORS.
AND SOME OF THE RETAIL GAPS THAT WE'RE FACING IS THOSE EXPERIENTIAL AND NICHE, UM, BUSINESSES.
UH, THE STRATEGIC VISION IS REALLY TO POSITION DOWNTOWN URBAN AS THE SPACE CALLS MOST VIBRANT, WALKABLE, AND EXPERIENCED DRIVEN.
DISTRICT PURPOSE IS TO HAVE LOCALS WHERE LOCALS CAN LIVE AND ENTREPRENEURS CAN GROW AND VISITORS CAN RETURN YEAR ROUND.
AND ACTUALLY, I'M GONNA HAVE TO STAND OVER HERE 'CAUSE I CAN SEE FROM THERE, UH, PRESENTATION.
BUT, UM, CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY FROM HERE? OKAY.
OUR VISION AND FRAMEWORK, OUR STRATEGIC VISION FOR DOWNTOWN IS ONE THAT ENVISIONS A VIBRANT, WALKABLE DOWNTOWN THAT THRIVES YEAR ROUND WITH CONSISTENT FOOD, TRAFFIC AND COMMUNITY PRIDE.
UM, WE MUST INCLUDE THE FOUR POINT APPROACH FRAMEWORK.
THE STRATEGY WERE BUILT ON THOSE COMMITTEES, UH, TO ADDRESS EMERGING CHALLENGE CHALLENGES AND ENSURE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH, UH, COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL DESTINATION.
UH, DOWNTOWN WE SERVE AS A HUB FOR RESIDENTS DAILY LIFE AND ATTRACT VISITOR FROM SPACE COAST AND BEYOND BALANCING LOCAL LIFE AND TOURISM, UH, WE HAVE UNIQUE LOCAL ASSETS SUCH AS HISTORIC CHARACTER, UH, IN, UH, WATERFRONT, UH, PROXIMITY, UH, AT GREAT DINING SCENE AND EVENTS THAT CREATE A DISTINCTIVE AND APPEALING DOWNTOWN EXPERIENCE.
UH, SOME OF THE CURRENT STRENGTHS THAT WE HAVE IN DOWNTOWN IS A SIGNATURE EVENT, UH, THAT, UM, THAT REALLY BELIEVE IT OR NOT, DROVE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ANNUALLY TO OUR DOWNTOWN.
AND SOME OF THESE EVENTS WOULD INCLUDE ST.
UH, THE FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL, WHICH I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN DOWNTOWN AGAIN THIS YEAR, OR ACTUALLY WILL BE IN FEBRUARY.
UM, UM, IN OUR BRAND NEW FALL AND BEER FESTIVALS, UH, THAT ARE UPCOMING.
UM, COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS, STRONG PARTNERSHIPS AMONG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, WHICH ARE CRA, UH, CORPORATION AND BUSINESS AND PROPERTY OWNERS, AMONG OTHERS.
UH, BRAND PRESENCE AND RECOGNITION, ROBUST ONLINE ENGAGEMENT, WHICH IS ALREADY ONGOING.
UM, AND REGIONAL REPUTATION DEPOSITIONS DOWNTOWN MELBOURNE AS A GREAT DESTINATION FOR SHOPPING AND DINING.
UM, SOME OF THE OTHER PHYSICAL AND ECONOMIC ASSETS, UH, HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE, UH, PEDESTRIAN STREETS, WATERFRONT ACCENTS AND VIBRANT ENTERTAINMENT VENUES SUCH AS THE HEGAR AND THE MELBOURNE CIVIC, UH, THEATER.
IT'S A FIVE YEAR PLAN THAT SPANS FROM 2026, UH, THROUGH 2030.
AND, AND, AND THE REASON I'M INCLUDING 2026, BECAUSE SOME OF THESE THINGS HAVE ALREADY, UH, WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED WORKING ON THEM AND THEY'RE ALREADY ONGOING.
UM, BUT SOME OF THE PLANS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS TO CREATE A 24 7 ECONOMY DISTRICT.
SO TO TRANSITION DOWNTOWN INTO THAT, UH, VIBRANT DISTRICT, UM, WITH CONSISTENT ACTIVITY BEYOND EVENTS, UH, IT'S NOT REALLY A PROCESSION, IT'S REALLY A REALITY.
UH, WE DEPEND REALLY, OUR DOWNTOWN IS DEPENDING A LOT ON, ON, ON EVENTS, AND THAT'S WHEN WE REALLY GET MOST OF OUR FOOD TRAFFIC.
THE IDEA IS TO TURN DOWNTOWN INTO A PLACE WHERE YOU WANT TO COME IN ANYTIME OF THE DAY, ANYTIME OF THE WEEK.
UM, CREATING BUSINESS DIVERSITY.
UH, WE NEED TO ATTRACT DIVERSE BUSINESSES, INCLUDING EXPERIENTIAL, RETAIL, CREATIVE ENTERPRISES, MAKER SPACES, UM, AND NIGHTLIFE, UH, TO BOOST TOURISM AND VISITATION, THREATENED REGIONAL IDENTITY AND CREATE EXPERIENCES THAT ENCOURAGE LONGER STAYS AND REPEAT VISITS.
ENHANCE LIVABILITY AND WALKABILITY BY IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY, SAFETY, AND THE APPEAL OF DOWNTOWN FOR ALL AGES AND ABILITIES.
INCLUSIVE GROWTH, ENSURE REPUT RETAILIZATION BENEFITS FOR LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS AND PRESERVES THE COMMUNITY AUTHENTIC CHARACTER.
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UH, IN ORDER FOR, FOR ANY OF THIS TO TAKE PLACE, WE ARE USING FIVE DIFFERENT PILLARS AS A GUIDANCE, UM, FOR OUR VISION.UH, PILLAR ONE IS, UM, NO, NO PLACE.
ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND INITIATIVES, PROGRAMS LIKE POPUP RETAIL AND MENTORSHIP PIPELINES TO HELP NEW BUSINESSES ACCESS RESOURCES AND AFFORDABLE SPACES.
ACTIVATING OVER OVER FLOOR SPACES, UH, FOR HOUSING, MICRO OFFICES AND CREATIVE STUDIOS TO INCREASE FOOD TRAFFIC AND SUPPORT MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT, COLLABORATION FOR ECOSYSTEM STRENGTH BY CREATING PARTNERSHIPS WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND REGIONAL ENTITIES.
PILLAR TWO, PLACE AND DESIGN EXCELLENCE.
UM, IDEAS TO ENHANCE BOTH PUBLIC ART AND LINING BY EXPANDING MURALS, PUBLIC ART AND CREATIVE LINING TO REINFORCE DOWNTOWN IDENTITY AND ENCOURAGE SOCIAL SHARING, STRICT SCAPE IMPROVEMENTS.
UM, ADDING SHADES, SEATING, LANDSCAPING AND PEDESTRIAN SCALE LINING TO IMPROVE WALKABILITY IN OUTDOOR GATHERING SPACES.
UH, CONNECTION TO WATERFRONT AND PARKS.
UH, STRENGTHENING CONNECTION TO OUR, OUR INDIAN RIVER LAGOON AND CRANE CREEK, UH, WATERFRONTS AND PARKS TO INTEGRATE NATURE INTO THE URBAN EXPERIENCE FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS.
UM, ORGANIZING OUR DOWNTOWN INTO ARTS, DINING WATERFRONT CORRIDORS WITH CLEAR WAY FINDING SIGNAGE, UH, TO ENHANCE VISITOR, UH, NAVIGATION.
AND I'M GOING QUICKLY THROUGH THIS.
UH, DEFINITELY WE'LL OPEN IT TO, UM, QUESTIONS AT THE END.
UH, PILLAR THREE, HE FOCUSES ON PROGRAMMING AND ACTIVATION.
UH, CONSISTENT WEEKLY PROGRAMMING, REGULAR EVENTS LIKE MUSIC, FITNESS CLASSES, ARTWORKS, FARMER'S MARKET TO CREATE ONGOING ENERGY IN DOWNTOWN.
UM, THIS DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A ME MAIN STREET ONLY FOCUS FOR THESE EVENTS.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE CREATED BY, UM, OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION, OUR OWN BUSINESSES.
UM, IT JUST A MATTER TO HAVE SOMETHING GOING IN DOWNTOWN EVERY WEEK THAT WOULD HELP ATTRACT, UM, NOT ONLY OUR LOCAL RESIDENTS, BUT ALSO VISITORS, UH, FROM ACROSS THE REGION, UH, SIGN, UH, SIGNATURE REGIONAL EVENTS.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO EVENTUALLY PROMOTE SOME OF OUR ONGOING, UM, EVENTS, LARGER EVENTS SUCH AS, AGAIN, THE ST.
PATRICK'S, UH, WEEKEND, UH, ST.
PATRICK'S DAY WEEKEND, UH, PUT WINE FESTIVAL AND SOME OF OUR OWN EVENTS, WHICH ARE THE FALL FEST AND THE BEER FEST, WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE HARBOR CITY HOT FEST.
UM, THAT HOPEFULLY EVENTUALLY WE'LL BE BIG ENOUGH TO ATTRACT PEOPLE FROM THE REGION AND, UM, AND, AND STATEWIDE, UM, NIGHT ECONOMY STRATEGY TO ENHANCE LIGHTING SAFETY AND LATE NIGHT ACTIVITIES TO EXTEND DOWNTOWN'S OPERATIONAL HOURS AND IMPROVE, UH, OUR ATMOSPHERE.
UM, UH, BALANCE ACTIVATION APPROACH THAT COMBINES EVERYDAY PROGRAMMING WITH MAJOR EVENTS TO KEEP DOWNTOWN LIVELY, WELCOMING AND RELEVANT.
PILLAR FOUR, BRANDING, MARKETING AND VISITOR EXPERIENCE.
UH, TO HAVE A CLEAR BRAND IDENTITY BY ESTABLISHING A STRONG, CONSISTENT BRAND CLARIFYING DOWNTOWN URBAN'S UNIQUE IDENTITY AS A VIBRANT DESTINATION.
DIGITAL MARKETING CHANNELS, WHICH AGAIN, WE ALREADY BEEN WORKING ON THAT.
UTILIZING SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER PARTNERSHIPS, UH, AND AND VIDEOS TO EFFECTIVELY PROMOTE AUTHENTIC LOCAL EXPERIENCES.
ENHANCE VISIT VISITOR EXPERIENCE, UH, THROUGH CURATED
UH, FINALLY, UH, PILLAR FOUR, FIVE, UH, COMMUNITY AND PARTNERSHIPS.
UH, THE FOUNDATIONAL STRATEGIC PILLARS, UH, FROM THE ESSENTIAL BASE SUPPORTING ALL OTHER STRATEGIC PILLARS AND INITIATIVES.
COLLABORATE, COLLABORATIVE COMMUNICATION, REGULAR COMMUNICATION, AND PROBABLY SERVING THROUGH OUR MERCHANT ROUND TABLES AND STAKEHOLDERS MEETINGS.
UM, INCLUSIVE GROWTH AND, UH, DIVERSITY EFFORT.
UH, FOCUSING ON INCLUSIVE GROWTH TO REFLECT COMMUNITY DIVERSITY
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AND SUPPORT OUR LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS SUSTAINABILITY AND TRUST.ALIGNING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INTEREST, UH, TO BUILD TRUST AND ENSURE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY AND GRANT, UH, ACCESS.
UH, OUR CATALYTIC PROJECTS, OUR PRIORITY PROJECTS, IF YOU WILL, IS THE DOWNTOWN INNOVATION HUB.
UH, AGAIN, A SPACE TO COMBINING, UH, COWORKING STARTUPS AND MAKER SPACES.
TO FOSTER CREATIVITY AND BUSINESS GROWTH IN DOWNTOWN, UH, WATERFRONT ACTIVATION CORRIDOR, UH, A CORRIDOR LINKING OUR PARTS, OUR DINING EXPERIENCES AND EVENTS TO ACTIVATE THE WATERFRONT AND ATTRACT VISITORS VACANCY TO VIBRANCY PROGRAM, A PROGRAM TO FILL EMPTY STOREFRONTS QUICKLY WITH POP-UP SHOPS, ENHANCING STREET LEVEL VIBRANCY, VIBRANCY.
AND FINALLY, DOWNTOWN LIVING INITIATIVE.
INCENTIVIZED INCENTIVES, I'M SORRY, TO CREATE UPPER FLOOR HOUSING, INCREASED DOWNTOWN RESIDENCE AND VITALITY.
HOW TO, IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH ALL OF THIS, OF COURSE, WE HAVE TO MEASURE, UH, THE SUCCESS OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE.
SO ONE OF THOSE WAYS IS BY TRACKING FOOD TRAFFIC.
SOMETHING THAT'S VERY HARD FOR US TO DO RIGHT NOW.
SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO WORK ON IS TO MONITOR THE FOOD TRAFFIC THAT WE GET ON EVENT, EVENT DAYS AND NON-EVENT DAYS, SO WE CAN COMPARE, UH, AND TO ALSO HELP ASSESS, UH, DOWNTOWN VIBRANCY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
UM, BUSINESSES AND VACANCY INDICATORS.
STORE FROM VACANCY RATES, UH, AND NEW BUSINESS OPENINGS INDICATE ECONOMIC HEALTH AND RETAIL SUCCESS.
WE ARE ALREADY DOING SOME OF THAT WORK TOWARD BOOM TRACKER APPLICATION, UM, EVENT ATTENDANCE AND SALES TRENDS, EVENT ATTENDANCE AND SALES REVENUE TRENDS TO PROVIDE INSIGHT ON ECONOMIC IMPACT AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.
AND FINALLY, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT METRICS.
TRACKING THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS IN DOWNTOWN, UM, THAT ARE ADDED, UH, TO REFLECT THE GROWTH IN URBAN DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS.
AND FINALLY, UH, THE IMPLEMENT, UH, IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE.
YEAR ONE, WHICH IS ALREADY, UM, UM, CURRENTLY, UH, MOVING IS OUR FOCUS ON BRANDING REFRESH, WHICH WE'VE ALREADY GONE THROUGH IT.
UH, PILOT PROGRAMS LIKE POP-UP, RETAIL, UH, AND EXPANDED WEEKLY COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING, WHICH AGAIN, WE, WE LITTLE BY LITTLE ARE DOING EITHER TO THE SMALL, UH, TOWN FRIDAYS AND OTHER PRIVATE EVENTS.
UM, AND BUSINESSES, UH, RELATED EVENTS, YEARS TWO AND THREE DEVELOPMENT.
WE PRIORITIZE INNOVATION, HUB CREATION, HOUSING INCENTIVES, AND A MAJOR STREETSCAPE ENHANCEMENTS FOR GROWTH IN YEARS FOUR AND FIVE, UH, WILL SCALE SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS AND BOOST REGIONAL TOURISM AND STRENGTHEN DOWNTOWN MELBOURNE AS A TOP DESTINATION.
AND THAT'S WHAT I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, AND I'M SORRY I WENT THROUGH IT FACT JUST 'CAUSE IT WAS A LOT.
BUT, UM, AGAIN, OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, GETTING DOWN TO LIKE YOUR TIMELINE AND YOUR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, THE LAST CHART LAST, UM, I THINK YOU HAD SAID YOU, WHICH I AGREE WITH, YOU HAVE A STRONG BRAND RIGHT NOW.
UM, THE LAST, UM, DIRECTOR REDID THE LOGO AND DID A LOT.
SO WHEN YOU'RE SAYING A BRANDING REFRESH, WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN MIND? RIGHT.
AND THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION AND, AND IF YOU PROBABLY GO BACK AND LOOK AT AND DON'T EXPECT YOU TO DO THAT, BUT IF YOU, UM, WOULD LOOK BACK AT OUR CORPORATE PARTNER PROGRAM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WOULD NOTICE IS, UH, THE NAME OF THE PROGRAM BESIDES BEING CORPORATE PARTNER PROGRAM IS, UM, UM, INVEST IN THE HEART OF THE SPACE COAST.
AS YOU PROBABLY NOTICE, A LOT OF OUR REGIONAL ENTITIES ARE EITHER CHANGING THEIR NAME TO SPACE COAST OR ARE INCLUDING SPACE COAST ON THEIR, UH, MARKETING PROMOTION.
AND, AND OBVIOUSLY THE REASON FOR THAT IS, IS TO HAVE, UH, YOU KNOW, BREVARD COUNTY HAS A COHESIVE REGIONAL STRENGTH AND THE SPACE COAST IS, IS IS REALLY WHAT OUR, UM, TOURISM, UM, UM, ORGANIZATIONS ARE PUSHING FORWARD.
AND, UM, THERE'S ACTUALLY CURRENTLY, UM, UM, INCENTIVES IF YOU WILL, BY VISIT FLORIDA AND THE SPACE COAST OFFICE OF TOURISM TO PUSH THAT AS A WHOLE.
AND, UH, I THINK WE SHOULD BE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT AS WELL.
SO BESIDES ALL THE, ALL THE, UM, ALL THE REBRANDING THAT WAS ALREADY DONE, NOW WE INCLUDING, UM, DOWNTOWN MELBOURNE AS THE, UH, HEART OF THE SPACE COAST.
UM, WE HAVE, AND I'M ON BOARD WITH THAT, UM, TO ATTRACT EMPLOYEES TO OUR COMPANY.
WE HAVE A, UM, BROCHURE THAT TALKS
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ABOUT OUR COMPANY AND THEN THERE'S A LINK TO A VIDEO THE EDC CREATED THAT IS REALLY PRETTY AWESOME ABOUT THE SPACE COAST.SO IF YOU HAVEN'T INCLUDED THAT SOMEWHERE ON YOUR, UM, WEBSITE, YOU MIGHT WANNA THINK ABOUT IT.
I CAN FORWARD IT TO YOU SO YOU COULD SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, BECAUSE IT'S DOING EXACTLY THAT, SAYING THE SPACE COAST IS WHERE IT'S AT.
COME VISIT, COME HERE SO I CAN SHARE THAT WITH YOU.
UM, SO IT'S ALSO THE WATERFRONT CONNECTIONS, OBVIOUSLY IT'S THE UPGRADING OF THE HOLMES PARK AND THAT'S, THAT'S GREAT.
SO AS FAR AS DESTINATION DOWNTOWN, UM, I SAW EARLIER IN YOUR PRESENTATION THAT YOU WANT TO REVITALIZE THE NIGHTTIME ACTIVITY BECAUSE ALTHOUGH I DON'T COME DOWN THAT LATE AT NIGHT ANYMORE, I'M HEARING FROM TALKING TO YOUNGERS THAT IT'S REALLY NOT THE PLACE TO HANG OUT MUCH ANYMORE.
SO CAN YOU EXPAND ON THAT A LITTLE BIT? WHAT YOU, YOUR THOUGHTS ARE TO GET US THERE? OF COURSE.
AND, AND, AND BEFORE I GET TO THE POINT, I WANNA GO BACK TO THE, THE WATERFRONT MM-HMM
UH, THE HOME PARK IS GONNA BE KEY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO ACTIVATE, UH, THE WATERFRONT AREA, BUT IT'S ALSO INCLUDING OUR FRONT STREET BUSINESSES AND, AND, AND THE MARINA AND, AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S GOING DOWN THERE.
AND, AND THAT, UM, AND THAT PROMENADE, UM, THAT SHOULD BE ACTIVATED EITHER, WHETHER IT'S BY SMALL ARS AND CRAFT, UM, EVENTS.
UM, WE, WE SHOULD BE HAVE SOME TYPE OF CARDIAC AND PADDLEBOARD BUSINESSES WORKING ON THAT.
UM, SO THERE'S, THERE'S DIFFERENT IDEAS OF WHAT WE MIGHT ACCOMPLISH THERE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ACTIVATING THE WATERFRONT.
UH, BUT GOING BACK TO TO TO YOUR MAIN CONCERN ABOUT NIGHTTIME ACTIVITY, UH, THIS IS REALLY A COMBINATION OF IF, IF, YOU KNOW, KNOWING DOWNTOWN, MOST OF OUR ECONOMY COMES FROM THE DAYTIME, UH, BUSINESSES, RIGHT? UH, WHICH MOSTLY IS OUR SENIORS, UH, AND RETIREES.
UH, BUT UNFORTUNATELY AFTER FIVE O'CLOCK TEAM REALLY THINGS REALLY JUST SLOWED DOWN.
UNFORTUNATELY, PART OF THAT REASON.
'CAUSE WE HAVE SOME OF OUR BUSINESSES NOT OPENING PAST THAT TIME PERHAPS BECAUSE THERE WAS REALLY NOT A LOT OF BUSINESS AFTER THAT TIME.
SO PART OF OUR, OUR VISION IS TO ACTIVATE DOWNTOWN FROM 5:00 PM TO EIGHT, 9:00 PM FOR, UH, FOR OUR BUSINESSES, FOR PEOPLE TO COME AFTER WORK AND, AND COME DOWNTOWN NOT ONLY FOR FOR FOR DINNER, BUT ALSO TO, TO BE ABLE TO COME AND SHOP AND VISIT OUR ART GALLERIES AND AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.
THE OTHER SIDE, THEN IT WOULD BE ALSO, UM, LATE NIGHT ACTIVITIES, UH, FROM OUR, UH, OUR, OUR BARS AND RESTAURANTS THAT YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
UM, WE HAVE OUR
AND SO WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING, UM, SOME ACTIVITIES FOR THEM AS WELL.
SO THE FIVE TO EIGHT, I AGREE THAT TIME IS MORE THE FAMILY ATTRACTING HEINER CENTER ATTENDEES.
'CAUSE THAT'S A HUGE GEM THAT WE HAVE AND I KNOW IT TOOK US A LONG TIME TO GET THERE TO MAKE IT A GEM, BUT IT REALLY IS.
I MEAN, THEY HAVE SOLD OUT SHOWS LEFT AND RIGHT, SO THAT'S AWESOME.
BUT THEN THE LATE NIGHT WE HAD A LATE NIGHT, IT WAS THE DESTINATION AND THEN WE KIND OF DROPPED OFF BECAUSE SOME, UM, THINGS HAVE HAPPENED MM-HMM
AND SO JUST, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IN THE FUTURE COMING FORWARD WITH WHAT YOUR STEPS AND PLANS ARE WITH TRYING TO BRING IT BACK TO VITALITY IN A WAY THAT IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO, UM, SAFE YEAH.
SAFE AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WITHSTAND THE LONG TERM AND NOT, YEAH.
SO JUST INTERESTED IN WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS AND PLANS ARE.
I'M NOT SAYING FOR, TO ANSWER THE QUESTION THERE, BUT YOU ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK, I THINK WITH, UM, WHAT YOU'VE IDENTIFIED WITH THE SENIORS AND FOCUSING ON THAT FIVE TO EIGHT OR NINE, AND THEN THERE'S A WHOLE NOTHER, AND THEN JUST YOUR STEPS FROM THE FIVE TO EIGHT, WHAT YOU PLAN TO DO, AND THEN THE STEPS FROM THE LATER AND INCLUDING THAT WATERFRONT WALKABILITY DURING THAT FIVE TO NINE IS KEY BECAUSE FAMILIES WOULD LOVE TO, YOU KNOW, DO THAT WHILE IT'S STILL LATE.
OF COURSE IN THE, IN THE TIMES WHERE THE, IT'S STILL LATE UNTIL NINE.
UM, INCLUDING ALL THAT IS JUST REALLY EXCITING AND I'D LOVE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT AND YOU EXPANDING ON YOUR PLANS FOR THAT.
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OF COURSE THIS IS REALLY A, A VISION, BUT I THINK IT'S, IT IS REALISTIC AND I THINK IF, IF, IF WE ALL WORK TOGETHER, IT'S MY MESSAGE TO A LOT OF OUR, OUR, OUR BUSINESSES, WHICH ARE OPEN TO THE IDEA AS WELL, IS THAT IT, IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CANNOT DO OURSELVES ALONE.UM, AND, AND NEITHER CAN YOU OR NEITHER JUST THE CITY, THEY HAVE TO BECOME A PART OF THAT AND THEY HAVE TO ABIDE INTO, INTO THAT VISION.
AND I THINK A LOT OF THEM ARE VERY OPEN TO IT.
UH, AND THAT'S WHAT I REFER TO A 24 7, UH, ACTIVITY JUST BECAUSE IT, IT TAKES THAT, IT TAKES HAVING THAT DAYTIME ECONOMY, THE NIGHTTIME ECONOMY, AND THE LATE NIGHT ECONOMY AS WELL.
UM, AGAIN, IT'S A FIVE YEAR VISION.
A LOT OF THESE THINGS ARE ALREADY IN PLACE OR MOVING FORWARD, SUCH AS THE HOME PARKS RENOVATION, THE STREETSCAPE.
UM, AND, AND I THINK EVENTUALLY A COMBINATION OF ALL THAT AND CREATING NEW ACTIVITIES, UH, WEEKLY ACTIVITIES, IF YOU WILL, IN DOWNTOWN WILL HELP US ACCOMPLISH THAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES, I AM CURIOUS.
UM, WOW, DID I REALLY JUST LOSE MY WHOLE TRAIN OF THOUGHT,
WELL, I DO KNOW ONE OTHER THING I WAS GONNA SAY, WHICH IS MORE OF A, OH, I KNOW WHAT IT WAS.
DON, IS DON HEMINGWAY STILL LEADING THE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM? UH, DON IS ACTUALLY, YES, HE STILL IS.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF I WAS ABLE TO UPDATE YOU ON THAT LAST TIME, BUT DON RECENTLY, UH, WON AN AWARD FOR, UM, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, UH, DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR, UH, THROUGH HIS, UH, VOLUNTARY, UH, INVESTMENT INTO DOWNTOWN.
SO THAT WAS A, A A, A STATEWIDE, UM, CONFERENCE WHERE HE, UH, WON THAT AWARD AMONG MANY, MANY SUBMISSIONS.
SO WE ARE VERY HAPPY AND PROUD OF MR. HEMINGWAY.
SO I'M KIND OF, I'M CURIOUS, IS HE, IS HE REPORTING BACK A CHANGE IN THE TONE IN THE BUSINESSES AS HE'S VISITING THIS BUSINESSES NOW BECAUSE YOU'RE SEEING INCREASED MEMBERSHIP AND PEOPLE ARE COMING KIND OF BACK INTO THE FOLD? UH, HE HAS, I, I'M NOT A FAN OF TALKING ABOUT ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UH, 'CAUSE I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
UH, BUT THERE HAS BEEN SOME VERY POSITIVE RESULTS.
UH, FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO DON AND, AND HE CAN TELL YOU WHO AND, AND WHAT.
BUT YES, THE FEEDBACK HAS BEEN VERY, VERY POSITIVE.
UM, IT, IT, IT KIND OF, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, UM, ALLOWS US TO, TO, TO FEEL BETTER ABOUT WHAT WE ARE DOING AND, AND KEEP PUSHING FORWARD.
WHEN DID YOU OFFICIALLY START? WHEN? LATE FEBRUARY.
SO I, I MEAN, I JUST HAVE TO SAY, I MEAN, YOU, YOU REALLY SEEM TO GET IT.
I'M SO IMPRESSED BY BEING ABLE TO PULL ALL THIS TOGETHER IN SUCH A SHORT TIME AND KIND OF TRACK SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT AS A COMMITTEE WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT FOR A LONG TIME TO GET BACK ON TRACK AND, UM, JUST, I MEAN, THANK YOU.
'CAUSE IT REALLY, I MEAN, I KNOW YOU PROBABLY HAVE A REALLY FULL PLATE, BUT HAVING THEY HIRING TEAM DID A GOOD JOB HAVING SOMEONE COME IN WITH YOUR EXPERIENCE LEVEL.
AND I JUST, I MEAN, I, I JUST THINK YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB SO FAR AND I APPRECIATE THAT, BUT IT'S REALLY BEEN, UH, TEAMWORK CAN DO IT WITHOUT THESE TWO LADIES SITTING YEAH.
UM, THEY JUST BEEN GREAT HELPING ME PUT EVERYTHING TOGETHER AND, AND, AND HAVE TO DEAL WITH ME WITH MY UP AND DOWNS WHEN THINGS ARE NOT GOING THE WAY I WANTED TO.
BUT REALLY, UM, THEY ARE A BIG PART OF EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED SO FAR.
SEEING A STRATEGIC PLAN IN WRITING IS, IS JUST GREAT.
NEXT PART IS THE HARDEST THING.
IMPLEMENTING IMPLEMENTING, I KNOW.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HOW IT GOES, BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA HAVE A PATH ABSOLUTELY.
I'LL, I'LL CERTAINLY ECHO LISA'S POINT.
UH, YOU, YOU HAVE A GREAT GRASP OF WHAT'S AHEAD AND I'VE BEEN, I'VE BEEN VERY IMPRESSED WITH WHAT YOU'VE BROUGHT TO THIS COMMITTEE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS.
I HOPE THAT YOU CAN PASS THAT SENTIMENT ALONG TO OUR COUNCIL.
AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SOME CHALLENGES WITH FUNDING, YOU KNOW, COMING SOON, SO THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL.
SO YES, IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, NO OTHER QUESTIONS.
ITEM NUMBER NINE IS, UM, ADDITIONAL BUSINESS.
UH, AMIL ALREADY, STILL THE THUNDER ON THIS, BUT THE DOWNTOWN STAKEHOLDER MEETING WILL BE THE SEPTEMBER 24TH HAVE AN AM AND PM SESSION.
THAT'S ALL, THAT'S ALL STAFF HAD.
AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT WE RECEIVED A RESIGNATION FROM CHRIS ADAMS, SO I WANTED TO MAKE THE COMMITTEE AWARE.
IF YOU WEREN'T AWARE, IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S ACTUALLY RELOCATED, SO IT'S NOT THAT HE JUST CHOSE THAT HE DOESN'T WANNA SERVE.
SO, UH, LOOKS LIKE WE'LL THEY'LL BE TAKING PROBABLY APPLICATIONS SOON AND WE MIGHT HAVE A NEW ALTERNATE MEMBER JOINING
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US.ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL BUSINESS GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
WOW, THIS WAS A PRETTY GOOD, ALMOST COMPLETELY ON TRACK MEETING.
OKAY, WELL, WITH THAT SAID, I'LL MOTION TO ADJOURN.