CRA Meeting

City Hall Commission Chambers 3650 NE 12 Avenue Oakland Park, Florida 33334 MINUTES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 The regular meeting of the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Oakland Park, Florida was called to order at 9:20 p.m. by Chair Gordon. ROLL CALL Present: Also Present: Chair Aisha Gordon Executive Director David Hebert Vice Chair Mitch Rosenwald CRA Attorney DJ Doody Board Member Steve Arnst CRA Clerk Renee M. Shrout Board Member Tim Lonergan Board Member Letitia Newbold BUDGET PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Community Redevelopment Agency Tentative Budget for FY 2024. Advertising for this public hearing appeared in the Sun-Sentinel August 27, 2023. Mr. Andrew Thompson, Chief Financial Officer, provided the budget presentation recommending approval of the tentative budget in the amount of $681,290 and set the final budget hearing for September 20, 2023 at 6:30 PM. The public hearing convened as advertised. Speakers included: Fitzgerald Budhoo, 720 NE 59th Court, recommended the CRA budget be increased and opposed the Special Election in March 2024. Mr. Budhoo also identified its cost of $80,000 as wasteful. Mr. Budhoo was pleased with the mention of the Entrepreneurship Academy and the business incentive program and requested more outreach. James Crowley, via Zoom, stated the CRA budget lacked detail and the CRA plan excluded the area where he lived of Andrews Avenue, Powerline Road and Prospect Road. Board Member Lonergan moved to adopt the resolution. Board Member Newbold seconded the motion, which prevailed by the following vote: YES: Vice Chair Rosenwald, Board Member Lonergan, Board Member Arnst, Board Member Newbold, Chair Gordon

City of Oakland Park Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting MINUTES September 6, 2023 Page 2 The resolution, as adopted, carried the following title: RESOLUTION CRA-2023-001 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OAKLAND PARK COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (CRA), ADOPTING A TENTATIVE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OCTOBER 1, 2023 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2024; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. As a follow up to public hearing comments, Vice Mayor Rosenwald confirmed there will be a second hearing on the budget and inquired if the city attorney was aware of the election las changes. The city attorney responded a memo for the commission was forthcoming. 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS - At this time, any person will be allowed to speak on any matter that pertains to CRA business for a length of time not to exceed four minutes per person. James Crowley, via Zoom, said he had not been able to locate the CRA budget documents prior to the meeting. Fitzgerald Budhoo, 720 NE 59th Court, said he had received the CRA documents prior to the meeting. He said the Entrepreneurship Academy needed to be advertised. Mr. Budhoo mentioned 250 NE 33 Street may be needed to house City employees during construction and use as Entrepreneurship Academy to train prospective business owners. 3. REPORTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS 4. REPORTS FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Community Development Agency meeting adjourned at 9:37 P.M. CITY OF OAKLAND PARK, FLORIDA _____________________________________ AISHA GORDON, CHAIR ATTEST: ____________________________________ RENEE M. SHROUT, CMC, CRA CLERK