COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

>> MAYOR >> MAYOR FREANEY: >> I'M >> I'M GOING >> I'M GOING TO >> I'M GOING TO CALL >> I'M GOING TO CALL THE >> I'M GOING TO CALL THE MEETING >> I'M GOING TO CALL THE MEETING TO >> I'M GOING TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. GOOD AFTERNOON, WELCOME TO GOOD AFTERNOON, WELCOME TO NOVEMBER 20/2025 COMMUNITY NOVEMBER 20/2025 COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING AND FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS WE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS WE HVE COMMISSIONER WALKER WE NEED HVE COMMISSIONER WALKER WE NEED TO AGREE TO GIVE HIM AN EXCUSED TO AGREE TO GIVE HIM AN EXCUSED ABSENCE BECAUSE HE IS AND I WANT ABSENCE BECAUSE HE IS AND I WANT TO READ THIS RIGHT. TO READ THIS RIGHT. HE IS AT THE VFW RIGHT NOW HE IS AT THE VFW RIGHT NOW BECAUSE MR. ROBERT BOULET IS BECAUSE MR. ROBERT BOULET IS BEING HONORED BY THE FRENCH BEING HONORED BY THE FRENCH CONSULATE GENERAL FOR HIS CONSULATE GENERAL FOR HIS SERVICE IN THE LIBERATION OF SERVICE IN THE LIBERATION OF FRANCE SO IT IS A VERY BIG DEAL FRANCE SO IT IS A VERY BIG DEAL AND CERTAINLY WE WANT TO HAVE AND CERTAINLY WE WANT TO HAVE REPRESENTATION THERE AND SO REPRESENTATION THERE AND SO COMMISSIONER WALKER FILLED THAT COMMISSIONER WALKER FILLED THAT VOID. VOID. HE WILL BE HERE FOR THE REGULAR HE WILL BE HERE FOR THE REGULAR MEETING BECAUSE THIS CEREMONY IS MEETING BECAUSE THIS CEREMONY IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING AT THE SAME ACTUALLY HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME AS OUR MEETING. TIME AS OUR MEETING. IF I COULD HAVE A MOTION TO GIVE IF I COULD HAVE A MOTION TO GIVE AN EXCUSED ABSENC TO AN EXCUSED ABSENC TO COMMISSIONER WALKER. COMMISSIONER WALKER. >> SO MOVED. >> SO MOVED. >> SO MOVED. >> >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> >> SECOND. >> MAYOR >> SECOND. >> MAYOR FREANEY: >> SECOND. >> MAYOR FREANEY: OKAY. >> OKAY. >> OKAY. AND >> OKAY. AND ALL >> OKAY. AND ALL IN >> OKAY. AND ALL IN FAVOR? AND ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. OUR SECOND ONE WHICH WE WILL OUR SECOND ONE WHICH WE WILL ALSO DO FOR THE REGULAR MEETING ALSO DO FOR THE REGULAR MEETING ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC IS NOT ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC IS NOT AWARE, VICE-MAYOR GOW HAD A AWARE, VICE-MAYOR GOW HAD A TRAGEDY IN HIS FAMILY THE LOSS TRAGEDY IN HIS FAMILY THE LOSS OF HIS DAUGHTER SO HE IS STILL OF HIS DAUGHTER SO HE IS STILL WORKING THROUGH THAT AND OUR WORKING THROUGH THAT AND OUR HEARTS GO OUT TO HIM AND HIS HEARTS GO OUT TO HIM AND HIS WIFE KAREN SO WE NEED TO GIVE WIFE KAREN SO WE NEED TO GIVE HIM AN EXCUSED ABSENCE AS WELL. HIM AN EXCUSED ABSENCE AS WELL. IF I CAN GET A MOTION. IF I CAN GET A MOTION. >> SO MOVED. >> SO MOVED. >> SO MOVED. >> >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> >> SECOND. >> MAYOR >> SECOND. >> MAYOR FREANEY: >> SECOND. >> MAYOR FREANEY: ALL >> SECOND. >> MAYOR FREANEY: ALL IN >> SECOND. >> MAYOR FREANEY: ALL IN FAVOR? >> ALL IN FAVOR? >> ALL IN FAVOR? AND >> ALL IN FAVOR? AND MOTION >> ALL IN FAVOR? AND MOTION PASSES >> ALL IN FAVOR? AND MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AND MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. OKAY. CITIZEN INPUT. CITIZEN INPUT. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEM NOT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA? ON THE AGENDA? OKAY. OKAY. SEEING NO ONE I WILL CLOSE SEEING NO ONE I WILL CLOSE CITIZEN IN U PUTINPUT AND GO TO CITIZEN IN U PUTINPUT AND GO TO FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS. DRAFT MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 18, DRAFT MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 18, 2025, COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT 2025, COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY. AGENCY. >> SO MOVED. >> SO MOVED. >> SO MOVED. >> >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> >> SECOND. >> MAYOR >> SECOND. >> MAYOR FREANEY: >> SECOND. >> MAYOR FREANEY: A >> SECOND. >> MAYOR FREANEY: A MOTION >> SECOND. >> MAYOR FREANEY: A MOTION AND >> A MOTION AND >> A MOTION AND A >> A MOTION AND A SECOND. A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AND THE MOTION PASSES AYE AND THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. UNANIMOUSLY. >> WHAT HAPPENS IF ONE OF US >> WHAT HAPPENS IF ONE OF US >> WHAT HAPPENS IF ONE OF US DOESN'T >> WHAT HAPPENS IF ONE OF US DOESN'T DO >> WHAT HAPPENS IF ONE OF US DOESN'T DO THEIR >> WHAT HAPPENS IF ONE OF US DOESN'T DO THEIR ROLE? DOESN'T DO THEIR ROLE? >> MAYOR FREANEY: I THINK WE >> I THINK WE >> I THINK WE ARE >> I THINK WE ARE IN >> I THINK WE ARE IN TROUBLE, >> I THINK WE ARE IN TROUBLE, RIGHT, >> I THINK WE ARE IN TROUBLE, RIGHT, WE >> I THINK WE ARE IN TROUBLE, RIGHT, WE KNOW ARE IN TROUBLE, RIGHT, WE KNOW WHO HAS TO DO THE MOTION AND THE WHO HAS TO DO THE MOTION AND THE SECOND NOW. SECOND NOW. YOU GUYS JUST TAKE TURNS WHICH YOU GUYS JUST TAKE TURNS WHICH ONE, RIGHT? ONE, RIGHT? OKAY. OKAY. NOW WE GO TO COMMUNITY R NOW WE GO TO COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ADVISORY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORT. COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORT. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE GIVEN BY SO THAT'S GOING TO BE GIVEN BY CHAIR AL ANNI SO THAT'S GOING TO BE GIVEN BY CHAIR AL AAN MCHALE. CHAIR AL AAN MCHALE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, CITY >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, CITY STAFF. COMMISSIONERS, CITY STAFF. ALAN MCHALE I'M THE CHAIRMAN ALAN MCHALE I'M THE CHAIRMAN CURRENTLY OF THE CRA ADVISORY CURRENTLY OF THE CRA ADVISORY COMMITTEE. COMMITTEE. WE MET ON SEPTEMBER 3. WE MET ON SEPTEMBER 3. AT THAT TIME WE RECEIVED UPDATES AT THAT TIME WE RECEIVED UPDATES FROM DIRECTOR IRONSMITH ON FROM DIRECTOR IRONSMITH ON SEVERAL PROJECTS IN THE DOWNTOWN SEVERAL PROJECTS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA NAMELY SKINNER BOULEVARD, AREA NAMELY SKINNER BOULEVARD, OLD CITY HALL SITE, THE PARKING OLD CITY HALL SITE, THE PARKING GARAGE OFF SCOTLAND, MAIN STREET GARAGE OFF SCOTLAND, MAIN STREET EXCHANGE, STREETSCAPING ON MAIN EXCHANGE, STREETSCAPING ON MAIN STREET AND THE PROPOSED SALE OF STREET AND THE PROPOSED SALE OF PART OF THE UNITED METHODIST PART OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ON MAIN STREET AND THEN CHURCH ON MAIN STREET AND THEN BOB GAVE US AN UPDATE ON BOB GAVE US AN UPDATE ON POSSIBLE INTRODUCTION OF NEW POSSIBLE INTRODUCTION OF NEW RESTAURANTS IN THE DOWNTOWN RESTAURANTS IN THE DOWNTOWN NAMELY TAPAS AN ASIAN RESTAURANT NAMELY TAPAS AN ASIAN RESTAURANT AND A MEN'S CLOTHING STORE WHICH AND A MEN'S CLOTHING STORE WHICH IS QUITE EXCITING. THERE WAS A IS QUITE EXCITING. THERE WAS A DISCUSSION ON AN UPDATE ON THE DISCUSSION ON AN UPDATE ON THE PROPOSAL TO ALLOW FOOD TRUCKS PROPOSAL TO ALLOW FOOD TRUCKS AND HOUSE OF BEER AND OTHER AND HOUSE OF BEER AND OTHER PREMISES AND THE COMMITTEE WERE PREMISES AND THE COMMITTEE WERE QUITE HAPPY THE RESULT OF THAT QUITE HAPPY THE RESULT OF THAT EXERCISE. EXERCISE. WE ALSO DISCUSSED THE RESOLUTION WE ALSO DISCUSSED THE RESOLUTION 2404 WHICH WAS UPDATED TO TAKE 2404 WHICH WAS UPDATED TO TAKE OUT REFERENCE TO THE DDME AND OUT REFERENCE TO THE DDME AND THE SUBCOMMITTEES AND THEN WE THE SUBCOMMITTEES AND THEN WE DISCUSSED PROPOSED ROAD CLOSURES DISCUSSED PROPOSED ROAD CLOSURES FOR THE UPCOMING YEER DISCUSSED PROPOSED ROAD CLOSURES FOR THE UPCOMING YEEAR AND JORI FOR THE UPCOMING YEEAR AND JORI GAVE US A PROPOSED NEW EVENT TO GAVE US A PROPOSED NEW EVENT TO CONSIDER WHICH WILL BE AROUND CONSIDER WHICH WILL BE AROUND THE TIME OF THE WELCOME BACK TO THE TIME OF THE WELCOME BACK TO THE BLUE JAYS. THE BLUE JAYS. PROPOSED TO DO AN ELITE CAR SHOW PROPOSED TO DO AN ELITE CAR SHOW BY THE MEES PROPOSED TO DO AN ELITE CAR SHOW BY THE MEUSEUM IN THE PARKING LT BY THE MEUSEUM IN THE PARKING LT NEXT TO THEIR BUILDING SO I AM NEXT TO THEIR BUILDING SO I AM SURE THAT IS GOING THROUGH THE SURE THAT IS GOING THROUGH THE APPROVAL PROCESS AT THE MOMENT APPROVAL PROCESS AT THE MOMENT BUT WE HAD NO OBJECTIONS TO THAT BUT WE HAD NO OBJECTIONS TO THAT FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE. FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE. A NEW AUDIENCE INTO DUNEDIN THAT A NEW AUDIENCE INTO DUNEDIN THAT WE ARE NOT REALLY USED TO AND WE ARE NOT REALLY USED TO AND THAT WAS REALLY IT. THAT WAS REALLY IT. IT WAS QUITE A SHORT MEETING IN IT WAS QUITE A SHORT MEETING IN COMPARISON TO OTHER TIMES. COMPARISON TO OTHER TIMES. ONE OTHER DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD ONE OTHER DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD WAS REGARDING THE CROSSWALK ON WAS REGARDING THE CROSSWALK ON DOUGLAS AND MAIN STREET AND IT DOUGLAS AND MAIN STREET AND IT WAS A VIEW THAT THE LIGHTING IS WAS A VIEW THAT THE LIGHTING IS QUITE POOR AT NIGHTTIME SO IT QUITE POOR AT NIGHTTIME SO IT MIGHT BE A SAFETY ISSUE MIGHT BE A SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY WITH CARS COMING OFF ESPECIALLY WITH CARS COMING OFF DOUGLAS GOING INTO MAIN STREET DOUGLAS GOING INTO MAIN STREET AND CONFLICTING WITH THE AND CONFLICTING WITH THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSING GREEN LINE PEDESTRIAN CROSSING GREEN LINE THAT THEY HAVE AND THE LIGHTING THAT THEY HAVE AND THE LIGHTING IS QUITE POOR. IS QUITE POOR. BOB IS LOOKING INTO THAT TO SEE BOB IS LOOKING INTO THAT TO SEE IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE TO MAKE IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE TO MAKE IT SAFER. IT SAFER. THAT WAS ALL WE HAD, THOUGH. THAT WAS ALL WE HAD, THOUGH. >> MAYOR FREANEY: WELL, >> WELL, >> WELL, QUESTIONS >> WELL, QUESTIONS FOR >> WELL, QUESTIONS FOR ALAN? QUESTIONS FOR ALAN? COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN? COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN? >> I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY FOR >> I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY FOR >> I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY FOR ALAN >> I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY FOR ALAN BUT >> I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY FOR ALAN BUT WILL >> I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY FOR ALAN BUT WILL WE >> I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY FOR ALAN BUT WILL WE HAVE >> I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY FOR ALAN BUT WILL WE HAVE A >> I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY FOR ALAN BUT WILL WE HAVE A MINUTE ALAN BUT WILL WE HAVE A MINUTE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE REPORTS. TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE REPORTS. >> MAYOR FREANEY: WE WILL GET A >> WE WILL GET A >> WE WILL GET A REPORT. REPORT. >> I DON'T HAVE ANY FOR ALAN. >> I DON'T HAVE ANY FOR ALAN. >> I DON'T HAVE ANY FOR ALAN. >> >> I DON'T HAVE ANY FOR ALAN. >> APPRECIATE >> I DON'T HAVE ANY FOR ALAN. >> APPRECIATE IT. >> APPRECIATE IT. >> APPRECIATE IT. THANK >> APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR FREANEY: YOU'RE >> YOU'RE >> YOU'RE AWESOME. AWESOME. I'M SURE WE WILL SEE YOU IN YOUR I'M SURE WE WILL SEE YOU IN YOUR KILT ON SATURDAY, RIGHT? KILT ON SATURDAY, RIGHT? >> NO, I WILL BE GOING TO SAN >> NO, I WILL BE GOING TO SAN >> NO, I WILL BE GOING TO SAN FRANCISCO >> NO, I WILL BE GOING TO SAN FRANCISCO SO >> NO, I WILL BE GOING TO SAN FRANCISCO SO UNLESS >> NO, I WILL BE GOING TO SAN FRANCISCO SO UNLESS YOU >> NO, I WILL BE GOING TO SAN FRANCISCO SO UNLESS YOU ARE >> NO, I WILL BE GOING TO SAN FRANCISCO SO UNLESS YOU ARE IN FRANCISCO SO UNLESS YOU ARE IN SAN FRANCISCO YOU MIGHT SEE ME SAN FRANCISCO YOU MIGHT SEE ME IN MY KILT THERE. IN MY KILT THERE. >> MAYOR FREANEY: I WON'T BE >> I WON'T BE >> I WON'T BE THERE. THERE. WE ARE GOING TO SAN FRANCISCO TO WE ARE GOING TO SAN FRANCISCO TO BE WITH FAMILY FOR THANKSGIVING. BE WITH FAMILY FOR THANKSGIVING. SO HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EACH SO HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR FREANEY: SAFE TRAVELS, >> SAFE TRAVELS, >> SAFE TRAVELS, TOO, >> SAFE TRAVELS, TOO, YOU, >> SAFE TRAVELS, TOO, YOU, TOO. TOO, YOU, TOO. OKAY. OKAY. SO ANY OTHER COMMENTS AT ALL? SO ANY OTHER COMMENTS AT ALL? I GUESS ANY FOLLOW-UP COMMENTS? I GUESS ANY FOLLOW-UP COMMENTS? >> I HAVE NONE, MAYOR. >> I HAVE NONE, MAYOR. >> I HAVE NONE, MAYOR. >> >> I HAVE NONE, MAYOR. >> NOTHING. >> NOTHING. >> NOTHING. >> >> NOTHING. >> MAYOR >> NOTHING. >> MAYOR FREANEY: >> NOTHING. >> MAYOR FREANEY: NONE >> NOTHING. >> MAYOR FREANEY: NONE FOR >> NOTHING. >> MAYOR FREANEY: NONE FOR ME. >> NONE FOR ME. >> NONE FOR ME. OKAY. OKAY. SO WE WILL MOVE TO THE NEXT SO WE WILL MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM. ITEM. >> WAIT A SECOND. >> WAIT A SECOND. >> WAIT A SECOND. LET >> WAIT A SECOND. LET ME >> WAIT A SECOND. LET ME CHANGE >> WAIT A SECOND. LET ME CHANGE THAT. LET ME CHANGE THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR A LITTLE I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PARTIAL SALE OF BIT ABOUT THE PARTIAL SALE OF THE CHURCH. THE CHURCH. DO YOU HAVE ANY IN-DEPTH DO YOU HAVE ANY IN-DEPTH INFORMATION ON THAT? INFORMATION ON THAT? >> MAYOR FREANEY: IS THAT MORE >> IS THAT MORE >> IS THAT MORE OF >> IS THAT MORE OF A >> IS THAT MORE OF A -- >> IS THAT MORE OF A -- I >> IS THAT MORE OF A -- I THINK >> IS THAT MORE OF A -- I THINK STAFF >> IS THAT MORE OF A -- I THINK STAFF CAN >> IS THAT MORE OF A -- I THINK STAFF CAN -- OF A -- I THINK STAFF CAN -- >> OKAY. >> OKAY. >> OKAY. >> >> OKAY. >> MAYOR >> OKAY. >> MAYOR FREANEY: >> OKAY. >> MAYOR FREANEY: STAFF >> OKAY. >> MAYOR FREANEY: STAFF CAN >> OKAY. >> MAYOR FREANEY: STAFF CAN DO >> STAFF CAN DO >> STAFF CAN DO THAT. THAT. OKAY. OKAY. SO WE WILL GO TO COMMUNITY R SO WE WILL GO TO COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY DIRECTOR'S REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY DIRECTOR'S REPORT SEEING THAT BOB IS NOT REPORT SEEING THAT BOB IS NOT HERE. HERE. CAROL, I GUESS YOU ARE TAKING CAROL, I GUESS YOU ARE TAKING THE ROLE. THE ROLE. >> HOPEFULLY YOU WILL SEE HIM >> HOPEFULLY YOU WILL SEE HIM >> HOPEFULLY YOU WILL SEE HIM NEXT >> HOPEFULLY YOU WILL SEE HIM NEXT TIME >> HOPEFULLY YOU WILL SEE HIM NEXT TIME BUT >> HOPEFULLY YOU WILL SEE HIM NEXT TIME BUT THIS >> HOPEFULLY YOU WILL SEE HIM NEXT TIME BUT THIS IS >> HOPEFULLY YOU WILL SEE HIM NEXT TIME BUT THIS IS TWO. NEXT TIME BUT THIS IS TWO. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN A THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN A ROW. ROW. SO HAPPIERLY THANKSGIVING TO THE SO HAPPIERLY THANKSGIVING TO THE CRA BOARD. CRA BOARD. I'M GOING TO TRY NOT TO SAY I'M GOING TO TRY NOT TO SAY COMMISSION. COMMISSION. BOB, HE IS ON VACATION BUT HE BOB, HE IS ON VACATION BUT HE MIGHT BE WATCHING RIGHT NOW, SO MIGHT BE WATCHING RIGHT NOW, SO -- -- >> MAYOR FREANEY: HI, BOB, IF >> HI, BOB, IF >> HI, BOB, IF YOU >> HI, BOB, IF YOU ARE. YOU ARE. >> CAROLYN HOMER IN FOR BOB. >> CAROLYN HOMER IN FOR BOB. >> CAROLYN HOMER IN FOR BOB. I >> CAROLYN HOMER IN FOR BOB. I HAVE >> CAROLYN HOMER IN FOR BOB. I HAVE HIS >> CAROLYN HOMER IN FOR BOB. I HAVE HIS NOTES >> CAROLYN HOMER IN FOR BOB. I HAVE HIS NOTES ON >> CAROLYN HOMER IN FOR BOB. I HAVE HIS NOTES ON THE >> CAROLYN HOMER IN FOR BOB. I HAVE HIS NOTES ON THE PROJECTS I HAVE HIS NOTES ON THE PROJECTS SO FIRST IS OLD CITY HALL. SO FIRST IS OLD CITY HALL. WE ARE GOING TO THE COMMISSION WE ARE GOING TO THE COMMISSION ON DECEMBER 18TH TO AWARD THE ON DECEMBER 18TH TO AWARD THE BOARD FOR THE LOW BIDDER OF MALI BOARD FOR THE LOW BIDDER OF MALI CONTRACTING CORPORATION OUT OF CONTRACTING CORPORATION OUT OF TAMPA AND THEN THERE WILL BE A TAMPA AND THEN THERE WILL BE A PIG P PIGGYBACK ITEM AT THAT DECEMBER PIGGYBACK ITEM AT THAT DECEMBER 18TH MEETING. 18TH MEETING. IF APPROVED IT TAKES EIGHT IF APPROVED IT TAKES EIGHT MONTHS TO INSTALL THE REST ROOM MONTHS TO INSTALL THE REST ROOM STRUCTURE AND WE'RE ON BUDGET. STRUCTURE AND WE'RE ON BUDGET. IT IS APPROXIMATELY A MILL Y STRUCTURE AND WE'RE ON BUDGET. IT IS APPROXIMATELY A MILL ION, IT IS APPROXIMATELY A MILL ION, PART OF THAT IS CRA. PART OF THAT IS CRA. PARKING GARAGE THEY SELECTED THE PARKING GARAGE THEY SELECTED THE TEAM SELECTION TEAM SELECTED TEAM SELECTION TEAM SELECTED THREE CONTRACTORS FROM THE SEVEN THREE CONTRACTORS FROM THE SEVEN THAT WERE ORIGINALLY ON THE THAT WERE ORIGINALLY ON THE LIST. LIST. WE HAVE FINN FROK, JAY KOKALAKIS WE HAVE FINN FROK, JAY KOKALAKIS CONTRACTING AND CREATIVE CONTRACTING AND CREATIVE CONTRACTORS SO WE ARE GOING TO CONTRACTORS SO WE ARE GOING TO MEET WITH THE COMMISSION TO MEET WITH THE COMMISSION TO APPROVE THE THREE AND THEN WE GO APPROVE THE THREE AND THEN WE GO OUT FOR THE THREE RFP'S TO OUT FOR THE THREE RFP'S TO NARROW IT DOWN TO ONE SO YOU NARROW IT DOWN TO ONE SO YOU WILL KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. WILL KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. >> MAYOR FREANEY: THAT'S FOR >> THAT'S FOR >> THAT'S FOR THE >> THAT'S FOR THE PARKING >> THAT'S FOR THE PARKING GARAGE? THE PARKING GARAGE? >> YES. >> YES. >> YES. AND >> YES. AND I >> YES. AND I KNOW >> YES. AND I KNOW IT >> YES. AND I KNOW IT IS >> YES. AND I KNOW IT IS CONFUSING >> YES. AND I KNOW IT IS CONFUSING BUT AND I KNOW IT IS CONFUSING BUT THAT'S WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW SO AT LEAST WE HAVE THE THREE NAMES AT LEAST WE HAVE THE THREE NAMES FOR NOW. FOR NOW. WE DID MEET WITH THE OWNERS OF WE DID MEET WITH THE OWNERS OF THE ROCK HOUSE SINCE OUR LAST THE ROCK HOUSE SINCE OUR LAST MEETING AND THEY ARE WORKING ON MEETING AND THEY ARE WORKING ON PARKING AND LOOKING AT SOME PARKING AND LOOKING AT SOME DETAILS. DETAILS. THEY SHOULD KNOW WHAT TO DO FROM THEY SHOULD KNOW WHAT TO DO FROM HERE. HERE. BUT THEY ARE GOING TO TALK TO BUT THEY ARE GOING TO TALK TO THEIR ARCHITECT. THEIR ARCHITECT. SKINNER OBVIOUSLY THE ROAD SKINNER OBVIOUSLY THE ROAD ITSELF IS GOING WELL. ITSELF IS GOING WELL. WE'RE WAITING ON DUKE FOR THE WE'RE WAITING ON DUKE FOR THE UNDERGROUNDING. UNDERGROUNDING. WE'RE WORKING ON EASEMENT WE'RE WORKING ON EASEMENT AGREEMENTS WITH THE PRIVATE AGREEMENTS WITH THE PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS. PROPERTY OWNERS. WE HAVE THEM OUT TO THEM AND WE HAVE THEM OUT TO THEM AND THEY WERE DUE TODAY. THEY WERE DUE TODAY. WE RECEIVED A FEW SO WE MIGHT WE RECEIVED A FEW SO WE MIGHT HAVE A FEW THAT ARE LATE BUT HAVE A FEW THAT ARE LATE BUT EVERYBODY IS AT LEAST EVERYBODY IS AT LEAST COMMUNICATING IF THERE IS A COMMUNICATING IF THERE IS A DELAY OVERALL. DELAY OVERALL. AND TREVOR HAS BEEN OUT DOING A AND TREVOR HAS BEEN OUT DOING A LOT OF ONE ON ONE CONVERSATIONS LOT OF ONE ON ONE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE OWNERS. WITH THE OWNERS. OR HAVING THE CONVERSATIONS OR HAVING THE CONVERSATIONS RATHER. RATHER. THE GATEWAY, BOB PLANS TO MEET THE GATEWAY, BOB PLANS TO MEET WITH MR. KOKALAKIS IN DECEMBER. WITH MR. KOKALAKIS IN DECEMBER. THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION STAGING IN THAT TRANSPORTATION STAGING IN THAT AREA HAS HENNE TRANSPORTATION STAGING IN THAT AREA HAS HEENDED FOR THE SKINNE AREA HAS HEENDED FOR THE SKINNE PROJECT AND IT IS SERVING AS PROJECT AND IT IS SERVING AS EVENT PARKING AS OF NOW. EVENT PARKING AS OF NOW. STREETSCAPE, THE PROJECTS WE STREETSCAPE, THE PROJECTS WE HAVE ON THE LIST FOR THAT OR THE HAVE ON THE LIST FOR THAT OR THE LOCATIONS, EVERYTHING NEEDS TO LOCATIONS, EVERYTHING NEEDS TO WE KNOW FINISHED, THE WE KNOW FINISHED, THE CONSTRUCTION HAS TO BE FINISHED CONSTRUCTION HAS TO BE FINISHED BY OCTOBER 1ST DUE TO AN ARPA BY OCTOBER 1ST DUE TO AN ARPA DEADLINE THAT LES TOLD US ABOUT, DEADLINE THAT LES TOLD US ABOUT, THE FINANCE DIRECTOR SAID IT HAS THE FINANCE DIRECTOR SAID IT HAS TO BE FINISHED BY THEN SO THAT'S TO BE FINISHED BY THEN SO THAT'S GOOD BECAUSE IT IS A GOOD GOOD BECAUSE IT IS A GOOD INCENTIVE TO GET THAT DONE. INCENTIVE TO GET THAT DONE. CASTATINA'S PROJECT AND I DON'T CASTATINA'S PROJECT AND I DON'T --THERE ARE NAMES, I DON'T HAVE --THERE ARE NAMES, I DON'T HAVE THE OFFICIAL NAME IN FRONT OF ME THE OFFICIAL NAME IN FRONT OF ME BUT SHE IS WORKING ON HAVING THE BUT SHE IS WORKING ON HAVING THE RIGHT-OF-WAY VACATED FOR THE RIGHT-OF-WAY VACATED FOR THE LOCATION. LOCATION. I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT EVERYBODY KNOWS FOR THE DETAILS EVERYBODY KNOWS FOR THE DETAILS THERE. THERE. BUT IT IS WITH -- IS IT AN OLD BUT IT IS WITH -- IS IT AN OLD BARN? BARN? I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW. THE STRUCTURE THAT IS INVOLVED THE STRUCTURE THAT IS INVOLVED IN THAT. IN THAT. >> IT IS THE OLD FEED STORE SO >> IT IS THE OLD FEED STORE SO >> IT IS THE OLD FEED STORE SO TINA >> IT IS THE OLD FEED STORE SO TINA AND >> IT IS THE OLD FEED STORE SO TINA AND JAVE >> IT IS THE OLD FEED STORE SO TINA AND JAVE HAVE >> IT IS THE OLD FEED STORE SO TINA AND JAVE HAVE SUBMITTED TINA AND JAVE HAVE SUBMITTED PERMANENT PLANS TO DEVELOP MIXED PERMANENT PLANS TO DEVELOP MIXED USE WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY RIGHT USE WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY RIGHT BEHIND CASTAN USE WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY RIGHT BEHIND CASTATINA'S WITH LIVE BEHIND CASTATINA'S WITH LIVE INFRASTRUCTURE. INFRASTRUCTURE. >> MAYOR FREANEY: BASICALLY THE >> BASICALLY THE >> BASICALLY THE ALLEY. ALLEY. >> ACTUALLY IT IS INTERESTING >> ACTUALLY IT IS INTERESTING >> ACTUALLY IT IS INTERESTING BECAUSE >> ACTUALLY IT IS INTERESTING BECAUSE IT >> ACTUALLY IT IS INTERESTING BECAUSE IT RUNS >> ACTUALLY IT IS INTERESTING BECAUSE IT RUNS PERPENDICULAR BECAUSE IT RUNS PERPENDICULAR WITH THE ALLEY, THE STRUCTURE, WITH THE ALLEY, THE STRUCTURE, SO WE ARE WORKING WITH TINA TO SO WE ARE WORKING WITH TINA TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO HAVE STHE SO WE ARE WORKING WITH TINA TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO HAVE STTHEM FIGURE OUT A WAY TO HAVE STTHEM REALIZE THEIR PLAN AND HAVE THEM REALIZE THEIR PLAN AND HAVE THEM PRESERVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE PRESERVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE WHETHER IT IS RELOCATED OR THEY WHETHER IT IS RELOCATED OR THEY BUILD AROUND IT SO WE ARE BUILD AROUND IT SO WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM ON IT. WORKING WITH THEM ON IT. >> MAYOR FREANEY: THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> >> THANK YOU. >> AND >> THANK YOU. >> AND TAPAS >> THANK YOU. >> AND TAPAS OVER >> THANK YOU. >> AND TAPAS OVER BY >> THANK YOU. >> AND TAPAS OVER BY VASCALINI'S >> AND TAPAS OVER BY VASCALINI'S >> AND TAPAS OVER BY VASCALINI'S THEY >> AND TAPAS OVER BY VASCALINI'S THEY ARE >> AND TAPAS OVER BY VASCALINI'S THEY ARE RESUBMITTING, THEY ARE RESUBMITTING, RECONFIGURING THEIR PARKING RECONFIGURING THEIR PARKING REQUIREMENTS WITH THEIR REQUIREMENTS WITH THEIR ARCHITECT. ARCHITECT. MAIN STREET EXCHANGE IS SET UP MAIN STREET EXCHANGE IS SET UP FOR ARC IN DECEMBER, LPA IN FOR ARC IN DECEMBER, LPA IN JANUARY AND TWO COMMISSION JANUARY AND TWO COMMISSION MEETINGS IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH MEETINGS IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH SO THAT'S FINALLY BEEN THE PLANS SO THAT'S FINALLY BEEN THE PLANS HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND THEY ARE HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND THEY ARE MOVING FORWARD. MOVING FORWARD. >> OCEAN OPTICS. >> OCEAN OPTICS. >> OCEAN OPTICS. >> >> OCEAN OPTICS. >> MAYOR >> OCEAN OPTICS. >> MAYOR FREANEY: >> OCEAN OPTICS. >> MAYOR FREANEY: THANK >> OCEAN OPTICS. >> MAYOR FREANEY: THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> >> THANK YOU. >> MAIN >> THANK YOU. >> MAIN STREET >> THANK YOU. >> MAIN STREET EXCHANGE >> THANK YOU. >> MAIN STREET EXCHANGE ITSELF. >> MAIN STREET EXCHANGE ITSELF. >> MAIN STREET EXCHANGE ITSELF. NOT >> MAIN STREET EXCHANGE ITSELF. NOT THE >> MAIN STREET EXCHANGE ITSELF. NOT THE PARKING >> MAIN STREET EXCHANGE ITSELF. NOT THE PARKING GARAGE >> MAIN STREET EXCHANGE ITSELF. NOT THE PARKING GARAGE RELATED NOT THE PARKING GARAGE RELATED TO IT. TO IT. AND THEN WE HAD A CONFERENCE IN AND THEN WE HAD A CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER AND WEST PALM FOR THE OCTOBER AND WEST PALM FOR THE FLORIDA REDEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE FLORIDA REDEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE IS WHAT IT IS CALLED. IS WHAT IT IS CALLED. A LOT OF COMMISSIONERS WERE A LOT OF COMMISSIONERS WERE THERE SO I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE THERE SO I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED FOR NEXT TIME IS INTERESTED FOR NEXT TIME USUALLY IN OCTOBER. USUALLY IN OCTOBER. THE CHURCH I HAVE IT ON MY LIST THE CHURCH I HAVE IT ON MY LIST AT THE VERY BOTTOM AS AN ADD-ON. AT THE VERY BOTTOM AS AN ADD-ON. THEY DID MEET WITH US BUT THEY THEY DID MEET WITH US BUT THEY ARE SELLING OFF PART OF THE ARE SELLING OFF PART OF THE CHURCH TO FUND THE RENOVATIONS CHURCH TO FUND THE RENOVATIONS FOR THE REST. FOR THE REST. I BELIEVE IT IS THE STAGGERED I BELIEVE IT IS THE STAGGERED BROWN PART I DON'T KNOW HOW BROWN PART I DON'T KNOW HOW EVERYBODY IS USED TO SEEING ALL EVERYBODY IS USED TO SEEING ALL OF THE OLD PICTURES I THINK THAT OF THE OLD PICTURES I THINK THAT WOULD BE FOR SALE AND THEN THEY WOULD BE FOR SALE AND THEN THEY WOULD RENOVATE EVERYTHING ELSE WOULD RENOVATE EVERYTHING ELSE AND IT LOOKS -- AND THEY WANT IT AND IT LOOKS -- AND THEY WANT IT TO BE MORE INVITING THE WHOLE TO BE MORE INVITING THE WHOLE IDEA IS MORE INVITING OFF MAIN IDEA IS MORE INVITING OFF MAIN STREET AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF STREET AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF GOOD IDEAS BUT I DON'T HAVE GOOD IDEAS BUT I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FORMAL OTHER THAN JUST ANYTHING FORMAL OTHER THAN JUST RENDERINGS THAT ARE NOT IN FRONT RENDERINGS THAT ARE NOT IN FRONT OF ME AND LASTLY I DON'T KNOW IF OF ME AND LASTLY I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO DO QUESTIONS ON WE NEED TO DO QUESTIONS ON PROJECTS BEFORE WE INTRODUCE PROJECTS BEFORE WE INTRODUCE MATT WE HAVE A NEW HIRE FOR MATT WE HAVE A NEW HIRE FOR DECEMBER. DECEMBER. >> MAYOR FREANEY: YOU CAN >> YOU CAN >> YOU CAN INTRODUCE >> YOU CAN INTRODUCE MATT >> YOU CAN INTRODUCE MATT AND >> YOU CAN INTRODUCE MATT AND THEN >> YOU CAN INTRODUCE MATT AND THEN WE >> YOU CAN INTRODUCE MATT AND THEN WE CAN INTRODUCE MATT AND THEN WE CAN DO OUR QUESTIONS AFTER. DO OUR QUESTIONS AFTER. >> MAYOR FREANEY: BOB WANTED TO >> BOB WANTED TO >> BOB WANTED TO LET >> BOB WANTED TO LET MATT >> BOB WANTED TO LET MATT COME >> BOB WANTED TO LET MATT COME TO >> BOB WANTED TO LET MATT COME TO THE >> BOB WANTED TO LET MATT COME TO THE PODIUM >> BOB WANTED TO LET MATT COME TO THE PODIUM FOR LET MATT COME TO THE PODIUM FOR THE FIRST TIME TO INTRODUCE THE FIRST TIME TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF. HIMSELF. >> MAYOR FREANEY: HI, MATT. >> HI, MATT. >> HI, MATT. >> >> HI, MATT. >> GOOD >> HI, MATT. >> GOOD EVENING, >> HI, MATT. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, >> HI, MATT. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY MANAGER, >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY MANAGER, BOARD >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY MANAGER, BOARD MEMBERS, >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY MANAGER, BOARD MEMBERS, CITY MANAGER, BOARD MEMBERS, CITY STAFF I AM MATT JACKSON STAFF I AM MATT JACKSON CURRENTLY THE PLANNING MANAGER CURRENTLY THE PLANNING MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF OLDSMAR AND I AM FOR THE CITY OF OLDSMAR AND I AM JOINING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT JOINING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING TEAM DECEMBER 10TH AND HOUSING TEAM DECEMBER 10TH SO THEY INVITED ME TO COME OUT SO THEY INVITED ME TO COME OUT AND INTRODUCE MYSELF SO I'M VERY AND INTRODUCE MYSELF SO I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE TONIGHT. EXCITED TO BE HERE TONIGHT. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN CLEARWATER. CLEARWATER. DID ALL OF MY HIGH SCHOOL AND DID ALL OF MY HIGH SCHOOL AND UNDER SCHOOLING IN CLEARWATER SO UNDER SCHOOLING IN CLEARWATER SO PLEASE DON'T HOLD THAT AGAINST PLEASE DON'T HOLD THAT AGAINST ME. ME. NONE OF THAT HAPPENED IN NONE OF THAT HAPPENED IN DUNEDIN. DUNEDIN. I ATTAINED A MASTERS DEGREE DOWN I ATTAINED A MASTERS DEGREE DOWN AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY AND HAVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN AND HAVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE PLANNING MOSTLY PLANNING IN THE PLANNING MOSTLY PLANNING IN SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE PRIVATE SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE PRIVATE SIDE AND THEN HERE IN PINELLAS SIDE AND THEN HERE IN PINELLAS COUNTY WITH THE CITY OF COUNTY WITH THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, CITY OF OLDSMAR AND CLEARWATER, CITY OF OLDSMAR AND BOTH THE CITY OF CLEARWATER AND BOTH THE CITY OF CLEARWATER AND CITY OF OLDSMAR WORKED IN THE CITY OF OLDSMAR WORKED IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FIELD. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FIELD. REALLY EXCITED TO JOIN THE STAFF REALLY EXCITED TO JOIN THE STAFF HERE. HERE. I HAD A WONDERFUL COUPLE OF I HAD A WONDERFUL COUPLE OF MEETINGS WITH STAFF AND I HAVE MEETINGS WITH STAFF AND I HAVE WATCHED THE MEETINGS HERE AND I WATCHED THE MEETINGS HERE AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT REALLY APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT WORKING ON SO MANY EXCITING WORKING ON SO MANY EXCITING PROJECTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT PROJECTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT HERE WHERE YOU WORK TOGETHER IT HERE WHERE YOU WORK TOGETHER IT IS CLEARLY A TEAMWORK IS CLEARLY A TEAMWORK ENVIRONMENT BETWEEN YOU AND ENVIRONMENT BETWEEN YOU AND STAFF AND I'M EXCITED TO START STAFF AND I'M EXCITED TO START AND JOIN THE TIME. AND JOIN THE TIME. >> MAYOR FREANEY: THAT'S GREAT. >> THAT'S GREAT. >> THAT'S GREAT. WELCOME. WELCOME. GLAD YOU ARE HERE. GLAD YOU ARE HERE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MAYOR >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MAYOR FREANEY: >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MAYOR FREANEY: IT >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MAYOR FREANEY: IT IS >> IT IS >> IT IS AWESOME. AWESOME. >> FELL AWESOME. >> FELICIA DONNELLY IS NOT >> FELICIA DONNELLY IS NOT >> FELICIA DONNELLY IS NOT TALKING >> FELICIA DONNELLY IS NOT TALKING TO >> FELICIA DONNELLY IS NOT TALKING TO ME. TALKING TO ME. >> NO, I HAVE KNOWN HER FOR MANY >> NO, I HAVE KNOWN HER FOR MANY >> NO, I HAVE KNOWN HER FOR MANY YEARS >> NO, I HAVE KNOWN HER FOR MANY YEARS AND >> NO, I HAVE KNOWN HER FOR MANY YEARS AND AFTER >> NO, I HAVE KNOWN HER FOR MANY YEARS AND AFTER SUBMITTING >> NO, I HAVE KNOWN HER FOR MANY YEARS AND AFTER SUBMITTING MY YEARS AND AFTER SUBMITTING MY PAPERWORK I WENT PERSONALLY TO PAPERWORK I WENT PERSONALLY TO THANK HER FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AT THANK HER FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AT OLDSMAR WHICH I AM VERY THANKFUL OLDSMAR WHICH I AM VERY THANKFUL FOR AND SHE UNDERSTOOD SO FOR AND SHE UNDERSTOOD SO HOPEFULLY THAT MENDS YOUR HOPEFULLY THAT MENDS YOUR RELATIONSHIP. RELATIONSHIP. >> WE HAVE ALREADY. >> WE HAVE ALREADY. >> WE HAVE ALREADY. THANK >> WE HAVE ALREADY. THANK YOU, >> WE HAVE ALREADY. THANK YOU, MATT. THANK YOU, MATT. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ANY >> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING TO I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING TO KNOW YOU ALL. KNOW YOU ALL. >> LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING >> LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING >> LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH >> LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU, >> LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU, THANK >> LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU, THANK YOU. WITH YOU, THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. APPRECIATE IT. OVERALL QUESTIONS FOR CAROLINE? OVERALL QUESTIONS FOR CAROLINE? I WANT TO START WITH I WANT TO START WITH COMMISSIONER DUGARD? COMMISSIONER DUGARD? >> CAN YOU SHARE WHAT KIND OF >> CAN YOU SHARE WHAT KIND OF >> CAN YOU SHARE WHAT KIND OF FOOTAGE >> CAN YOU SHARE WHAT KIND OF FOOTAGE WE >> CAN YOU SHARE WHAT KIND OF FOOTAGE WE ARE >> CAN YOU SHARE WHAT KIND OF FOOTAGE WE ARE LOOKING >> CAN YOU SHARE WHAT KIND OF FOOTAGE WE ARE LOOKING AT FOOTAGE WE ARE LOOKING AT SELLING AT THE CHURCH AND WHAT SELLING AT THE CHURCH AND WHAT WE? WE? WHICH SIDE? WHICH SIDE? I NEED A VISUALIZATION. I NEED A VISUALIZATION. >> THE MAIN THE BROWN HOW IT IS >> THE MAIN THE BROWN HOW IT IS >> THE MAIN THE BROWN HOW IT IS A >> THE MAIN THE BROWN HOW IT IS A STEPPED >> THE MAIN THE BROWN HOW IT IS A STEPPED ROOF >> THE MAIN THE BROWN HOW IT IS A STEPPED ROOF THAT >> THE MAIN THE BROWN HOW IT IS A STEPPED ROOF THAT IS >> THE MAIN THE BROWN HOW IT IS A STEPPED ROOF THAT IS FACING A STEPPED ROOF THAT IS FACING MAIN STREET. MAIN STREET. >> SO IT IS FACING MAIN STREET? >> SO IT IS FACING MAIN STREET? >> SO IT IS FACING MAIN STREET? >> >> SO IT IS FACING MAIN STREET? >> YES. >> YES. >> YES. >> >> YES. >> AND >> YES. >> AND HOW >> YES. >> AND HOW MUCH >> YES. >> AND HOW MUCH SQUARE >> YES. >> AND HOW MUCH SQUARE FOOTAGE? >> AND HOW MUCH SQUARE FOOTAGE? >> AND HOW MUCH SQUARE FOOTAGE? >> >> AND HOW MUCH SQUARE FOOTAGE? >> I >> AND HOW MUCH SQUARE FOOTAGE? >> I DON'T >> AND HOW MUCH SQUARE FOOTAGE? >> I DON'T KNOW. >> I DON'T KNOW. >> I DON'T KNOW. LIKE >> I DON'T KNOW. LIKE I >> I DON'T KNOW. LIKE I SAID >> I DON'T KNOW. LIKE I SAID I >> I DON'T KNOW. LIKE I SAID I WROTE >> I DON'T KNOW. LIKE I SAID I WROTE IT >> I DON'T KNOW. LIKE I SAID I WROTE IT ON >> I DON'T KNOW. LIKE I SAID I WROTE IT ON THE LIKE I SAID I WROTE IT ON THE LIST AT THE END AND I DON'T HAVE LIST AT THE END AND I DON'T HAVE THE DETAILS IN FRONT OF ME. THE DETAILS IN FRONT OF ME. >> IF I MAY, WE CAN GET YOU >> IF I MAY, WE CAN GET YOU >> IF I MAY, WE CAN GET YOU THOSE >> IF I MAY, WE CAN GET YOU THOSE DETAILS >> IF I MAY, WE CAN GET YOU THOSE DETAILS AND >> IF I MAY, WE CAN GET YOU THOSE DETAILS AND SEND >> IF I MAY, WE CAN GET YOU THOSE DETAILS AND SEND IT >> IF I MAY, WE CAN GET YOU THOSE DETAILS AND SEND IT OUT >> IF I MAY, WE CAN GET YOU THOSE DETAILS AND SEND IT OUT TO THOSE DETAILS AND SEND IT OUT TO YOU UNDER SEPARATE COVER. YOU UNDER SEPARATE COVER. >> IT IS SUCH A VISIBLE LOCATION >> IT IS SUCH A VISIBLE LOCATION >> IT IS SUCH A VISIBLE LOCATION I >> IT IS SUCH A VISIBLE LOCATION I THINK >> IT IS SUCH A VISIBLE LOCATION I THINK WE >> IT IS SUCH A VISIBLE LOCATION I THINK WE SHOULD >> IT IS SUCH A VISIBLE LOCATION I THINK WE SHOULD SHADOW >> IT IS SUCH A VISIBLE LOCATION I THINK WE SHOULD SHADOW IT I THINK WE SHOULD SHADOW IT CLOSELY. CLOSELY. >> OKAY. >> OKAY. >> OKAY. THAT'S >> OKAY. THAT'S ALL >> OKAY. THAT'S ALL I >> OKAY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> MAKES SENSE. >> MAKES SENSE. >> MAKES SENSE. >> >> MAKES SENSE. >> MAYOR >> MAKES SENSE. >> MAYOR FREANEY: >> MAKES SENSE. >> MAYOR FREANEY: IT >> MAKES SENSE. >> MAYOR FREANEY: IT IS >> MAKES SENSE. >> MAYOR FREANEY: IT IS THE >> MAKES SENSE. >> MAYOR FREANEY: IT IS THE ONE >> IT IS THE ONE >> IT IS THE ONE BEHIND >> IT IS THE ONE BEHIND THE >> IT IS THE ONE BEHIND THE CHURCH, >> IT IS THE ONE BEHIND THE CHURCH, RIGHT, >> IT IS THE ONE BEHIND THE CHURCH, RIGHT, NOT >> IT IS THE ONE BEHIND THE CHURCH, RIGHT, NOT ON BEHIND THE CHURCH, RIGHT, NOT ON MAIN STREET? MAIN STREET? >> THEY ARE SELLING THE ONE >> THEY ARE SELLING THE ONE >> THEY ARE SELLING THE ONE FACING >> THEY ARE SELLING THE ONE FACING MAIN >> THEY ARE SELLING THE ONE FACING MAIN STREET >> THEY ARE SELLING THE ONE FACING MAIN STREET IS >> THEY ARE SELLING THE ONE FACING MAIN STREET IS WHAT >> THEY ARE SELLING THE ONE FACING MAIN STREET IS WHAT I FACING MAIN STREET IS WHAT I UNDERSTAND AND I HAD TO ASK UNDERSTAND AND I HAD TO ASK SEVERAL TIMES JUST TO MAKE SURE SEVERAL TIMES JUST TO MAKE SURE I WAS GETTING ORIENTED. I WAS GETTING ORIENTED. GOOGLE MAPS WITH THEM AND LOOKED GOOGLE MAPS WITH THEM AND LOOKED IT OVER BUT I DO HAVE SOMETHING IT OVER BUT I DO HAVE SOMETHING I CAN E-MAIL, I GUESS. I CAN E-MAIL, I GUESS. >> MAYOR FREANEY: WE HAVE TO >> WE HAVE TO >> WE HAVE TO PAY >> WE HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION >> WE HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO >> WE HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO THAT. PAY ATTENTION TO THAT. YES, I WOULD LIKE GETTING THAT YES, I WOULD LIKE GETTING THAT AS WELL. AS WELL. THANKS FOR BRINGING IT UP. THANKS FOR BRINGING IT UP. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN? COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN? YOU AND YOUR WILD FUNKY JACKET. YOU AND YOUR WILD FUNKY JACKET. I LOVE IT. I LOVE IT. EVERY TIME I LOOK OVER THERE I EVERY TIME I LOOK OVER THERE I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT MY SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT MY SUNGLASSES. SUNGLASSES. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I APPRECIATE >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I APPRECIATE I >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I APPRECIATE I CAME >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I APPRECIATE I CAME TO >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I APPRECIATE I CAME TO YOU >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I APPRECIATE I CAME TO YOU GUYS I APPRECIATE I CAME TO YOU GUYS EARLIER IN THE WEEK WHEN I WAS EARLIER IN THE WEEK WHEN I WAS APPROACHED BY THAT RESIDENT ON APPROACHED BY THAT RESIDENT ON GRANT STREET I DON'T KNOW WHERE GRANT STREET I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT CAME OUT THAT THERE IS THAT CAME OUT THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE SINGING AND DANCING GOING TO BE SINGING AND DANCING AND HOOTING AND HOLLERING AND I AND HOOTING AND HOLLERING AND I KNEW THE ANSWER BUT I WANTED TO KNEW THE ANSWER BUT I WANTED TO HEAR IT FROM YOUR OFFICE. HEAR IT FROM YOUR OFFICE. >> FROM TAPAS, RIGHT? >> FROM TAPAS, RIGHT? >> FROM TAPAS, RIGHT? >> >> FROM TAPAS, RIGHT? >> THERE >> FROM TAPAS, RIGHT? >> THERE IS >> FROM TAPAS, RIGHT? >> THERE IS NOT >> FROM TAPAS, RIGHT? >> THERE IS NOT A >> FROM TAPAS, RIGHT? >> THERE IS NOT A LOT >> FROM TAPAS, RIGHT? >> THERE IS NOT A LOT OF >> FROM TAPAS, RIGHT? >> THERE IS NOT A LOT OF PARKING >> THERE IS NOT A LOT OF PARKING >> THERE IS NOT A LOT OF PARKING THERE >> THERE IS NOT A LOT OF PARKING THERE ANYWAY >> THERE IS NOT A LOT OF PARKING THERE ANYWAY AND >> THERE IS NOT A LOT OF PARKING THERE ANYWAY AND IT >> THERE IS NOT A LOT OF PARKING THERE ANYWAY AND IT IS >> THERE IS NOT A LOT OF PARKING THERE ANYWAY AND IT IS HARD >> THERE IS NOT A LOT OF PARKING THERE ANYWAY AND IT IS HARD TO THERE ANYWAY AND IT IS HARD TO IMAGINE A LOT OF LIVE MUSIC BUT IMAGINE A LOT OF LIVE MUSIC BUT A CONCERN THAT THE RESIDENTS A CONCERN THAT THE RESIDENTS APPROACHED ME WHEN I WAS IN THAT APPROACHED ME WHEN I WAS IN THAT AREA. AREA. >> SO I WAS JUST TOLD BECAUSE >> SO I WAS JUST TOLD BECAUSE >> SO I WAS JUST TOLD BECAUSE THEY >> SO I WAS JUST TOLD BECAUSE THEY HAVE >> SO I WAS JUST TOLD BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO >> SO I WAS JUST TOLD BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO STILL >> SO I WAS JUST TOLD BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO STILL ABIDE >> SO I WAS JUST TOLD BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO STILL ABIDE BY >> SO I WAS JUST TOLD BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO STILL ABIDE BY THE THEY HAVE TO STILL ABIDE BY THE DECIBEL READINGS THAT THAT WILL DECIBEL READINGS THAT THAT WILL APPLY. APPLY. THEY ARE FOLLOWING THE RULES THEY ARE FOLLOWING THE RULES OTHERWISE. OTHERWISE. >> I KNEW THE ANSWER, TOO, BUT >> I KNEW THE ANSWER, TOO, BUT >> I KNEW THE ANSWER, TOO, BUT NICE >> I KNEW THE ANSWER, TOO, BUT NICE TO >> I KNEW THE ANSWER, TOO, BUT NICE TO HEAR >> I KNEW THE ANSWER, TOO, BUT NICE TO HEAR IT >> I KNEW THE ANSWER, TOO, BUT NICE TO HEAR IT FROM >> I KNEW THE ANSWER, TOO, BUT NICE TO HEAR IT FROM YOUR NICE TO HEAR IT FROM YOUR OFFICE. OFFICE. >> YES. >> YES. >> YES. >> >> YES. >> YOU >> YES. >> YOU TALKED >> YES. >> YOU TALKED ABOUT >> YES. >> YOU TALKED ABOUT THE >> YES. >> YOU TALKED ABOUT THE GARAGE. >> YOU TALKED ABOUT THE GARAGE. >> YOU TALKED ABOUT THE GARAGE. THAT'S >> YOU TALKED ABOUT THE GARAGE. THAT'S INTERESTING >> YOU TALKED ABOUT THE GARAGE. THAT'S INTERESTING THAT >> YOU TALKED ABOUT THE GARAGE. THAT'S INTERESTING THAT THERE THAT'S INTERESTING THAT THERE WILL BE THREE CONTRACTORS THAT WILL BE THREE CONTRACTORS THAT WILL BID IT. WILL BID IT. IS THAT WHAT I UNDERSTOOD YOU TO IS THAT WHAT I UNDERSTOOD YOU TO SAY? SAY? >> I TOLD BOB THESE ARE BOB'S >> I TOLD BOB THESE ARE BOB'S >> I TOLD BOB THESE ARE BOB'S WORDS >> I TOLD BOB THESE ARE BOB'S WORDS BECAUSE >> I TOLD BOB THESE ARE BOB'S WORDS BECAUSE I >> I TOLD BOB THESE ARE BOB'S WORDS BECAUSE I KNEW >> I TOLD BOB THESE ARE BOB'S WORDS BECAUSE I KNEW THERE >> I TOLD BOB THESE ARE BOB'S WORDS BECAUSE I KNEW THERE WOULD WORDS BECAUSE I KNEW THERE WOULD BE CONFUSION BUT LET'S SEE, BE CONFUSION BUT LET'S SEE, PARKING GARAGE. PARKING GARAGE. THEY ARE GOING TO MEET, WE ARE THEY ARE GOING TO MEET, WE ARE MEETING WITH THE COMMISSION TO MEETING WITH THE COMMISSION TO APPROVE THE THREE THAT I APPROVE THE THREE THAT I MENTIONED OFFICIALLY IS WHAT HE MENTIONED OFFICIALLY IS WHAT HE SAID. SAID. THEN WE GO OUT FOR THE THREE THEN WE GO OUT FOR THE THREE RFP'S TO NARROW DOWN TO ONE FOR RFP'S TO NARROW DOWN TO ONE FOR THE COMMISSION TO ALSO VOTE ON THE COMMISSION TO ALSO VOTE ON THAT. THAT. FINAL ONE. FINAL ONE. >> MAYOR FREANEY: I THINK THE >> I THINK THE >> I THINK THE CITY >> I THINK THE CITY MANAGER >> I THINK THE CITY MANAGER CAN >> I THINK THE CITY MANAGER CAN ADD CITY MANAGER CAN ADD CLARIFICATION. CLARIFICATION. >> SURE, ABSOLUTELY, SO WE DID A >> SURE, ABSOLUTELY, SO WE DID A >> SURE, ABSOLUTELY, SO WE DID A DESIGN >> SURE, ABSOLUTELY, SO WE DID A DESIGN CRITERIA >> SURE, ABSOLUTELY, SO WE DID A DESIGN CRITERIA PACKAGE >> SURE, ABSOLUTELY, SO WE DID A DESIGN CRITERIA PACKAGE AND >> SURE, ABSOLUTELY, SO WE DID A DESIGN CRITERIA PACKAGE AND SO DESIGN CRITERIA PACKAGE AND SO NOW WE HAVE THE DESIGN IN MIND NOW WE HAVE THE DESIGN IN MIND EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR. EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR. THEN WE ESSENTIALLY PUT OUT ON THEN WE ESSENTIALLY PUT OUT ON RFP AND NARROWED IT DOWN TO THE RFP AND NARROWED IT DOWN TO THE THREE COMPANIES THAT WE WANT TO THREE COMPANIES THAT WE WANT TO WORK WITH AND THEN PUT OUT A WORK WITH AND THEN PUT OUT A REQUEST FOR PROS WORK WITH AND THEN PUT OUT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THEY SUBMIT THEIR PROPOSALS SO THEY SUBMIT THEIR PROPOSALS SO WE ARE PLAYING THE MARKET RIGHT WE ARE PLAYING THE MARKET RIGHT NOW TO GET THE BEST PROPOSAL WE NOW TO GET THE BEST PROPOSAL WE CAN RIGHT NOW ON THE TABLE. CAN RIGHT NOW ON THE TABLE. >> OKAY, GOOD. >> OKAY, GOOD. >> OKAY, GOOD. WHEN >> OKAY, GOOD. WHEN YOU >> OKAY, GOOD. WHEN YOU TALKED >> OKAY, GOOD. WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT >> OKAY, GOOD. WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT THOSE >> OKAY, GOOD. WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT THOSE CAR WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT THOSE CAR SHOWS, YOU KNOW, MANY, MANY SHOWS, YOU KNOW, MANY, MANY YEARS AGO THAT WAS VERY COMMON YEARS AGO THAT WAS VERY COMMON DOWNTOWN AND BACK IN THE DAY DOWNTOWN AND BACK IN THE DAY MAIN STREET WOULD BE CLOSED AND MAIN STREET WOULD BE CLOSED AND THE CARS WOULD BE -- ALMOST LIKE THE CARS WOULD BE -- ALMOST LIKE A SWAP MEET, YOU KNOW? A SWAP MEET, YOU KNOW? THE CARS WERE FOR SALE. THE CARS WERE FOR SALE. THEY HAD, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A THEY HAD, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A GOOD DRAW AND I WANT TO SAY IT GOOD DRAW AND I WANT TO SAY IT WAS ALWAYS IN THE FALL AND MANY WAS ALWAYS IN THE FALL AND MANY YEARS I REMEMBER GOING TO IT. YEARS I REMEMBER GOING TO IT. NICE TO HEAR THAT THAT IS -- NICE TO HEAR THAT THAT IS -- >> IT IS A FIARI LED EVENT. >> IT IS A FIARI LED EVENT. >> IT IS A FIARI LED EVENT. WE >> IT IS A FIARI LED EVENT. WE HAD >> IT IS A FIARI LED EVENT. WE HAD SOMEONE >> IT IS A FIARI LED EVENT. WE HAD SOMEONE FROM >> IT IS A FIARI LED EVENT. WE HAD SOMEONE FROM THE >> IT IS A FIARI LED EVENT. WE HAD SOMEONE FROM THE LAST WE HAD SOMEONE FROM THE LAST ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THEY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THEY WORKED ON THE APPLICATION. WORKED ON THE APPLICATION. >> OKAY, GOOD. >> OKAY, GOOD. >> OKAY, GOOD. YOU >> OKAY, GOOD. YOU KNOW >> OKAY, GOOD. YOU KNOW YOU >> OKAY, GOOD. YOU KNOW YOU BROUGHT >> OKAY, GOOD. YOU KNOW YOU BROUGHT UP >> OKAY, GOOD. YOU KNOW YOU BROUGHT UP ABOUT YOU KNOW YOU BROUGHT UP ABOUT THE ROCK HOUSE I CAN'T IMAGINE THE ROCK HOUSE I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW MANY YEARS WE'VE BEEN HOW MANY YEARS WE'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT THAT. HEARING ABOUT THAT. IS THERE PARKING ALONG I GUESS IS THERE PARKING ALONG I GUESS IT WOULD BE GRANT STREET AND IT WOULD BE GRANT STREET AND HIGHLAND? HIGHLAND? WHAT ARE THEIR PLANS? WHAT ARE THEIR PLANS? WE KEEP HEARING ABOUT THE WE KEEP HEARING ABOUT THE PARKING THERE. PARKING THERE. >> I HAVE AN ANSWER BUT I WILL >> I HAVE AN ANSWER BUT I WILL >> I HAVE AN ANSWER BUT I WILL DEFER >> I HAVE AN ANSWER BUT I WILL DEFER IT >> I HAVE AN ANSWER BUT I WILL DEFER IT TO >> I HAVE AN ANSWER BUT I WILL DEFER IT TO THE >> I HAVE AN ANSWER BUT I WILL DEFER IT TO THE CITY >> I HAVE AN ANSWER BUT I WILL DEFER IT TO THE CITY MANAGER. DEFER IT TO THE CITY MANAGER. [INAUDIBLE]. [INAUDIBLE]. >> SO THE ORIGINAL PLAN THAT >> SO THE ORIGINAL PLAN THAT >> SO THE ORIGINAL PLAN THAT THEY >> SO THE ORIGINAL PLAN THAT THEY HAD >> SO THE ORIGINAL PLAN THAT THEY HAD FROM >> SO THE ORIGINAL PLAN THAT THEY HAD FROM AN >> SO THE ORIGINAL PLAN THAT THEY HAD FROM AN ARCHITECT THEY HAD FROM AN ARCHITECT WORKING WITH THE OWNER MR. FRANK WORKING WITH THE OWNER MR. FRANK CHEVIS OR NOT THE OWNER BUT A CHEVIS OR NOT THE OWNER BUT A PARTY WORKING WITH THE OWNER PARTY WORKING WITH THE OWNER SHOWED PARKING COMPLETELY SHOWED PARKING COMPLETELY CONTAINED ON SITE WHICH IS CONTAINED ON SITE WHICH IS REQUIRED BY OUR CODE. REQUIRED BY OUR CODE. REQUIRED PARKING IS REQUIRED TO REQUIRED PARKING IS REQUIRED TO BE FULLY ON THE SITE. BE FULLY ON THE SITE. THEY THEN SUBMITTED A SECOND THEY THEN SUBMITTED A SECOND PLAN WHICH SHOWED PARKING ON PLAN WHICH SHOWED PARKING ON GRANT STREET WHICH IS PARTIALLY GRANT STREET WHICH IS PARTIALLY WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY WHICH IS WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY WHICH IS NOT PERMITTED BY CODE AND SO I NOT PERMITTED BY CODE AND SO I KNOW THAT STAFF MET WITH THE KNOW THAT STAFF MET WITH THE OWNERS AND TOLD THEM THAT WE OWNERS AND TOLD THEM THAT WE CAN'T IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT CAN'T IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN SUPPORT SO THEY ARE GOING WE CAN SUPPORT SO THEY ARE GOING BACK TO AT THIS POINT I ASSUME BACK TO AT THIS POINT I ASSUME REWORK THE PLAN. REWORK THE PLAN. I AM NOT SURE EXACTLY HOW THEY I AM NOT SURE EXACTLY HOW THEY ARE GOING TO REWORK IT BUT WHAT ARE GOING TO REWORK IT BUT WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT THE ORIGINAL WE DO KNOW IS THAT THE ORIGINAL PLAN SHOWED DEMOLITION OF THE PLAN SHOWED DEMOLITION OF THE HOUSE AND THEN THEY WERE GOING HOUSE AND THEN THEY WERE GOING TO SAVE CERTAIN MATERIALS TO TO SAVE CERTAIN MATERIALS TO INCORPORATE WITHIN THE NEW SITE INCORPORATE WITHIN THE NEW SITE TO HONOR THE HOUSE. TO HONOR THE HOUSE. THE HPAC WAS OKAY WITH THAT. THE HPAC WAS OKAY WITH THAT. THE OWNER THEN HAD EXPRESSED THE OWNER THEN HAD EXPRESSED WHEN THEY MET WITH STAFF JUST WHEN THEY MET WITH STAFF JUST RECENTLY EXPRESSED A DESIRE TO RECENTLY EXPRESSED A DESIRE TO NOT DEMOLISH THE HOUSE AND IN NOT DEMOLISH THE HOUSE AND IN ORDER TO DO THAT THEY FELT THEY ORDER TO DO THAT THEY FELT THEY WOULD NEED TO PUT THE PARKING ON WOULD NEED TO PUT THE PARKING ON GRANT STREET AND IT WOULD BE GRANT STREET AND IT WOULD BE PARTIALLY ON THE RIGHT-OF-WAY SO PARTIALLY ON THE RIGHT-OF-WAY SO GIVEN THAT WE HAD ALREADY BEEN GIVEN THAT WE HAD ALREADY BEEN THROUGH THE PROCESS, HVAC THROUGH THE PROCESS, HVAC SUPPORTED DEMOLITION OF THE SUPPORTED DEMOLITION OF THE HOUSE WE DIDN'T FEEL TO GO BACK HOUSE WE DIDN'T FEEL TO GO BACK AND, YOU KNOW, ADDRESS THAT AND, YOU KNOW, ADDRESS THAT AGAIN WAS REALLY NECESSARY SO AGAIN WAS REALLY NECESSARY SO THEY ARE THE PROPERTY OWNERS. THEY ARE THE PROPERTY OWNERS. IT IS UP TO THEM TO SEE WHICH IT IS UP TO THEM TO SEE WHICH DIRECTION THEY WANT TO GO IN. DIRECTION THEY WANT TO GO IN. >> THAT HAS BEEN HANGING AROUND >> THAT HAS BEEN HANGING AROUND >> THAT HAS BEEN HANGING AROUND FOR >> THAT HAS BEEN HANGING AROUND FOR A >> THAT HAS BEEN HANGING AROUND FOR A NUMBER >> THAT HAS BEEN HANGING AROUND FOR A NUMBER OF >> THAT HAS BEEN HANGING AROUND FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. AND THE LAST THING I'M NOT SURE AND THE LAST THING I'M NOT SURE IF THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING WE IF THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING WE COULD TALK ABOUT IS THE COULD TALK ABOUT IS THE LANDSCAPING INSIDE THE LANDSCAPING INSIDE THE ROUND-ABOUTS. ROUND-ABOUTS. IS THAT CRA OR IS THAT SOMETHING IS THAT CRA OR IS THAT SOMETHING ELSE? ELSE? >> IN THE ROUND-ABOUTS THAT IS >> IN THE ROUND-ABOUTS THAT IS >> IN THE ROUND-ABOUTS THAT IS GETTING >> IN THE ROUND-ABOUTS THAT IS GETTING CRAZY? GETTING CRAZY? YES. YES. THAT'S FDOT WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE THAT'S FDOT WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE CARE OF IT. CARE OF IT. >> ACTUALLY WE HAVE BEEN WORKING >> ACTUALLY WE HAVE BEEN WORKING >> ACTUALLY WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH >> ACTUALLY WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH FDOT, >> ACTUALLY WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH FDOT, THEY >> ACTUALLY WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH FDOT, THEY ARE >> ACTUALLY WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH FDOT, THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE WITH FDOT, THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LANDSCAPING AND THE FOR THE LANDSCAPING AND THE LIGHTING AND WE ARE STILL LIGHTING AND WE ARE STILL WORKING ON THE UNDERGRUNDING AS WORKING ON THE UNDERGRUNDING AS WELL AND THAT IS TAKING LONGER WELL AND THAT IS TAKING LONGER THAN WE THOUGHT TO GET THAN WE THOUGHT TO GET SIGNATURES ON ALL OF THE SIGNATURES ON ALL OF THE EASEMENTS BUT THAT LANDSCAPING EASEMENTS BUT THAT LANDSCAPING IS NOT GOING TO BE DONE FOR IS NOT GOING TO BE DONE FOR ANOTHER -- UNTIL DECEMBER OF ANOTHER -- UNTIL DECEMBER OF 2026 COMPLETELY FINISHED. 2026 COMPLETELY FINISHED. SO HAVING MET WITH STAFF IT SO HAVING MET WITH STAFF IT WASN'T A PRETTY MEETING SO WASN'T A PRETTY MEETING SO BECAUSE WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BECAUSE WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE DONE A LONG TIME BEFORE THAT. DONE A LONG TIME BEFORE THAT. >> I MEAN OBVIOUSLY WHEN WE GET >> I MEAN OBVIOUSLY WHEN WE GET >> I MEAN OBVIOUSLY WHEN WE GET BACK >> I MEAN OBVIOUSLY WHEN WE GET BACK IN >> I MEAN OBVIOUSLY WHEN WE GET BACK IN THE >> I MEAN OBVIOUSLY WHEN WE GET BACK IN THE RAINY >> I MEAN OBVIOUSLY WHEN WE GET BACK IN THE RAINY SEASON >> I MEAN OBVIOUSLY WHEN WE GET BACK IN THE RAINY SEASON THAT BACK IN THE RAINY SEASON THAT GRASS IS GOING TO GROW QUICK. GRASS IS GOING TO GROW QUICK. >> IT IS LIKE PRELANDSCAPE WHAT >> IT IS LIKE PRELANDSCAPE WHAT >> IT IS LIKE PRELANDSCAPE WHAT YOU >> IT IS LIKE PRELANDSCAPE WHAT YOU SEE >> IT IS LIKE PRELANDSCAPE WHAT YOU SEE NOW >> IT IS LIKE PRELANDSCAPE WHAT YOU SEE NOW IS >> IT IS LIKE PRELANDSCAPE WHAT YOU SEE NOW IS JUST >> IT IS LIKE PRELANDSCAPE WHAT YOU SEE NOW IS JUST LIKE >> IT IS LIKE PRELANDSCAPE WHAT YOU SEE NOW IS JUST LIKE HOLD YOU SEE NOW IS JUST LIKE HOLD OVER UNTIL THEY LANDSCAPE IT. OVER UNTIL THEY LANDSCAPE IT. IT DOES NEED TO BE CUT. IT DOES NEED TO BE CUT. >> WE WILL MAKE SURE IT IS CUT >> WE WILL MAKE SURE IT IS CUT >> WE WILL MAKE SURE IT IS CUT TO >> WE WILL MAKE SURE IT IS CUT TO THE >> WE WILL MAKE SURE IT IS CUT TO THE PROPER >> WE WILL MAKE SURE IT IS CUT TO THE PROPER LEVELS. TO THE PROPER LEVELS. >> THAT'S ALL I HAD, THANK YOU. >> THAT'S ALL I HAD, THANK YOU. >> THAT'S ALL I HAD, THANK YOU. IT >> THAT'S ALL I HAD, THANK YOU. IT IS >> THAT'S ALL I HAD, THANK YOU. IT IS ALL >> THAT'S ALL I HAD, THANK YOU. IT IS ALL GOOD, >> THAT'S ALL I HAD, THANK YOU. IT IS ALL GOOD, MAYOR. IT IS ALL GOOD, MAYOR. >> MAYOR FREANEY: ARE YOU GOING >> ARE YOU GOING >> ARE YOU GOING TO >> ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE >> ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE A >> ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE >> ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE DRIVEWAY TO HAVE A LITTLE DRIVEWAY THROUGH IT, TOO? THROUGH IT, TOO? SOME PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SOME PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO MAKE THAT. THAT. >> I THINK WE NEED A ROUNDABOUT >> I THINK WE NEED A ROUNDABOUT >> I THINK WE NEED A ROUNDABOUT TRAINING. TRAINING. >> MAYOR FREANEY: PEOPLE LOVE >> PEOPLE LOVE >> PEOPLE LOVE THOSE >> PEOPLE LOVE THOSE ROUND-ABOUTS. THOSE ROUND-ABOUTS. I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW. DO WE GET ANY NEGATIVE ABOUT IT? DO WE GET ANY NEGATIVE ABOUT IT? >> A FEW. >> A FEW. >> A FEW. >> >> A FEW. >> MAYOR >> A FEW. >> MAYOR FREANEY: >> A FEW. >> MAYOR FREANEY: I >> I >> I OVERWHELMINGLY >> I OVERWHELMINGLY GET >> I OVERWHELMINGLY GET POSITIVE. OVERWHELMINGLY GET POSITIVE. >> IT IS OVERWHELMINGLY >> IT IS OVERWHELMINGLY >> IT IS OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE. POSITIVE. >> MAYOR FREANEY: WHICH IS >> WHICH IS >> WHICH IS FANTASTIC. FANTASTIC. I LOVE IT AND I HAVE TO TRAVEL I LOVE IT AND I HAVE TO TRAVEL IT ALL OF THE TIME SO IT IS IT ALL OF THE TIME SO IT IS GREAT. GREAT. SO MY QUESTIONS AND JENNIFER I SO MY QUESTIONS AND JENNIFER I GUESS THIS IS MORE FOR YOU. GUESS THIS IS MORE FOR YOU. ON THE SKINNER PROJECT I MIGHT ON THE SKINNER PROJECT I MIGHT HAVE MENTIONED TO YOU AT FORWARD HAVE MENTIONED TO YOU AT FORWARD PINELLAS THE OTHER DAY IT CAME PINELLAS THE OTHER DAY IT CAME UP AND COMMISSIONER EGGERS UP AND COMMISSIONER EGGERS ACTUALLY BROUGHT UP LIKE THE ACTUALLY BROUGHT UP LIKE THE QUICK MERGE THAT HAPPENS RIGHT QUICK MERGE THAT HAPPENS RIGHT AT BASS AND SKINNER. AT BASS AND SKINNER. >> YES. >> YES. >> YES. >> >> YES. >> MAYOR >> YES. >> MAYOR FREANEY: >> YES. >> MAYOR FREANEY: AND >> YES. >> MAYOR FREANEY: AND SO >> YES. >> MAYOR FREANEY: AND SO THEN >> AND SO THEN >> AND SO THEN ACTUALLY >> AND SO THEN ACTUALLY I >> AND SO THEN ACTUALLY I HAVE >> AND SO THEN ACTUALLY I HAVE HAD >> AND SO THEN ACTUALLY I HAVE HAD PEOPLE >> AND SO THEN ACTUALLY I HAVE HAD PEOPLE BRING ACTUALLY I HAVE HAD PEOPLE BRING IT UP TO ME SO OF COURSE I PILED IT UP TO ME SO OF COURSE I PILED ON. ON. WE HAD THE FDOT REPRESENTATIVE WE HAD THE FDOT REPRESENTATIVE THERE AT THE MEETING AT FORWARD THERE AT THE MEETING AT FORWARD PINELLAS SO THEY ARE GOING TO PINELLAS SO THEY ARE GOING TO LOOK AT IT BUT FROM OUR END I LOOK AT IT BUT FROM OUR END I DON'T KNOW IF WE ARE DON'T KNOW IF WE ARE COORDINATING ON THAT. COORDINATING ON THAT. >> ACTUALLY COMMISSIONER >> ACTUALLY COMMISSIONER >> ACTUALLY COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN >> ACTUALLY COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN BROUGHT >> ACTUALLY COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN BROUGHT IT >> ACTUALLY COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN BROUGHT IT UP >> ACTUALLY COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN BROUGHT IT UP TO >> ACTUALLY COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN BROUGHT IT UP TO ME SANDBERGEN BROUGHT IT UP TO ME IN THE PAST SO WE DISCUSSED IT IN THE PAST SO WE DISCUSSED IT DURING A DEPARTMENT HEAD MEETING DURING A DEPARTMENT HEAD MEETING AND WE ARE TALKING TO FDOT ABOUT AND WE ARE TALKING TO FDOT ABOUT VARIOUS REMEDIES FOR THAT. VARIOUS REMEDIES FOR THAT. >> MAYOR FREANEY: OKAY. >> OKAY. >> OKAY. GOOD. GOOD. WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. THAT'S AWESOME. THAT'S AWESOME. IT IS A QUICK MERGE. IT IS A QUICK MERGE. PEG TOLD ME SHE ALMOST GOT IN AN PEG TOLD ME SHE ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT THERE SO I HEAR ABOUT ACCIDENT THERE SO I HEAR ABOUT IT ALL OF THE TIME SO THERE YOU IT ALL OF THE TIME SO THERE YOU GO. GO. THAT WAS ONE QUESTION AND THEN I THAT WAS ONE QUESTION AND THEN I FORGET WHAT YOU SAID. FORGET WHAT YOU SAID. DID YOU TELL ME OR WERE YOU DID YOU TELL ME OR WERE YOU CONFIRMING WHETHER THE HOLIDAY CONFIRMING WHETHER THE HOLIDAY DECORATIONS IN DOWNTOWN ARE DECORATIONS IN DOWNTOWN ARE ABSOLUTELY GOING TO BE DONE FOR ABSOLUTELY GOING TO BE DONE FOR THANKSGIVING? THANKSGIVING? >> THEY WILL BE DONE, YES. >> THEY WILL BE DONE, YES. >> THEY WILL BE DONE, YES. >> >> THEY WILL BE DONE, YES. >> MAYOR >> THEY WILL BE DONE, YES. >> MAYOR FREANEY: >> THEY WILL BE DONE, YES. >> MAYOR FREANEY: THAT'S >> THEY WILL BE DONE, YES. >> MAYOR FREANEY: THAT'S ALL >> THEY WILL BE DONE, YES. >> MAYOR FREANEY: THAT'S ALL OF >> THAT'S ALL OF >> THAT'S ALL OF THE >> THAT'S ALL OF THE QUESTIONS >> THAT'S ALL OF THE QUESTIONS I >> THAT'S ALL OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE. THE QUESTIONS I HAVE. SO AND THEN OTHER THAN THAT ANY SO AND THEN OTHER THAN THAT ANY FINAL CRA COMMENTS? FINAL CRA COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER DUGARD? COMMISSIONER DUGARD? COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN? COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN? >> NONE, MAYOR. >> NONE, MAYOR. >> NONE, MAYOR. >> >> NONE, MAYOR. >> MAYOR >> NONE, MAYOR. >> MAYOR FREANEY: >> NONE, MAYOR. >> MAYOR FREANEY: I >> NONE, MAYOR. >> MAYOR FREANEY: I DON'T >> NONE, MAYOR. >> MAYOR FREANEY: I DON'T HAVE >> I DON'T HAVE >> I DON'T HAVE ANY >> I DON'T HAVE ANY EITHER. ANY EITHER. IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING. IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING. OF COURSE WE ARE READY TO END. OF COURSE WE ARE READY TO END. IT IS ALL GOOD. IT IS ALL GOOD. >> I HAVE TO SAY THAT WE HAVE TO >> I HAVE TO SAY THAT WE HAVE TO >> I HAVE TO SAY THAT WE HAVE TO CONGRATULATE >> I HAVE TO SAY THAT WE HAVE TO CONGRATULATE THE >> I HAVE TO SAY THAT WE HAVE TO CONGRATULATE THE CHAIR >> I HAVE TO SAY THAT WE HAVE TO CONGRATULATE THE CHAIR OF >> I HAVE TO SAY THAT WE HAVE TO CONGRATULATE THE CHAIR OF THE CONGRATULATE THE CHAIR OF THE CRA ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR BEING CRA ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR BEING VALU VA VALEDICTORIAN OF CITIZENS VALEDICTORIAN OF CITIZENS ACADEMY. ACADEMY. [ APPLAUSE [ APP [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> ACCORDING TO HIS WIFE IT WAS >> ACCORDING TO HIS WIFE IT WAS >> ACCORDING TO HIS WIFE IT WAS A >> ACCORDING TO HIS WIFE IT WAS A LIFELONG >> ACCORDING TO HIS WIFE IT WAS A LIFELONG AMBITION >> ACCORDING TO HIS WIFE IT WAS A LIFELONG AMBITION OF >> ACCORDING TO HIS WIFE IT WAS A LIFELONG AMBITION OF HIS. A LIFELONG AMBITION OF HIS. >> MAYOR FREANEY: IS THAT A >> IS THAT A >> IS THAT A REAL >> IS THAT A REAL -- REAL -- >> IT IS A REAL TITLE. >> IT IS A REAL TITLE. >> IT IS A REAL TITLE. [INAUDIBLE]. [INAUDIBLE]. [INAUDIBLE]. [INAUDIBLE]. >> I WAS HOPING YOU WOULD SAY >> I WAS HOPING YOU WOULD SAY >> I WAS HOPING YOU WOULD SAY THAT. THAT. THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT IT UP. THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT IT UP. I AM JUST KIDDING BUT THANK YOU I AM JUST KIDDING BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT, ALAN, THAT'S VERY MUCH FOR THAT, ALAN, THAT'S VERY NICE. VERY NICE. >> MAYOR FREANEY: BUT I WILL >> BUT I WILL >> BUT I WILL PILE >> BUT I WILL PILE ON, >> BUT I WILL PILE ON, ALAN, >> BUT I WILL PILE ON, ALAN, WHEN >> BUT I WILL PILE ON, ALAN, WHEN I >> BUT I WILL PILE ON, ALAN, WHEN I SEE >> BUT I WILL PILE ON, ALAN, WHEN I SEE YOU >> BUT I WILL PILE ON, ALAN, WHEN I SEE YOU I PILE ON, ALAN, WHEN I SEE YOU I JUST THINK ABOUT SOME OF THE JUST THINK ABOUT SOME OF THE STUFF YOU HAVE DONE WITH THE STUFF YOU HAVE DONE WITH THE SCOTTISH AMERICAN SOCIETY. SCOTTISH AMERICAN SOCIETY. THIS IS AMAZING REALLY. THIS IS AMAZING REALLY. IT IS AMAZING HOW THAT HAS IT IS AMAZING HOW THAT HAS EVOLVED AND THE IMPROVEMENTS EVOLVED AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING AND THE THAT ARE HAPPENING AND THE PROGRAM THAT IS BEING DONE SO PROGRAM THAT IS BEING DONE SO YOU DESERVE A BIG COMMENDATION YOU DESERVE A BIG COMMENDATION FOR THAT. FOR THAT. PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR YOU. PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR YOU. >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> I >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> I APOLOGIZE >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> I APOLOGIZE FOR >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. >> I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. >> I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. >> >> I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. >> MAYOR >> I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. >> MAYOR FREANEY: >> I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. >> MAYOR FREANEY: IT >> I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. >> MAYOR FREANEY: IT IS >> I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. >> MAYOR FREANEY: IT IS OKAY. >> IT IS OKAY. >> IT IS OKAY. >> >> IT IS OKAY. >> WHEN >> IT IS OKAY. >> WHEN WE >> IT IS OKAY. >> WHEN WE GOT >> IT IS OKAY. >> WHEN WE GOT INVOLVED >> IT IS OKAY. >> WHEN WE GOT INVOLVED IN >> IT IS OKAY. >> WHEN WE GOT INVOLVED IN THE >> WHEN WE GOT INVOLVED IN THE >> WHEN WE GOT INVOLVED IN THE ORGANIZATION >> WHEN WE GOT INVOLVED IN THE ORGANIZATION ABOUT >> WHEN WE GOT INVOLVED IN THE ORGANIZATION ABOUT SEVEN >> WHEN WE GOT INVOLVED IN THE ORGANIZATION ABOUT SEVEN YEARS ORGANIZATION ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AGO THEY WERE BANKRUPT. AGO THEY WERE BANKRUPT. THEY WERE LIVING ON AN OVERDAF THEY WERE LIVING ON AN OVERD OVERDRAFT. OVERDRAFT. THE HALL WAS A MESS. THE HALL WAS A MESS. IT WAS SMELLY AND IT WASN'T IT WAS SMELLY AND IT WASN'T BEING RENTED OUT TO ANYONE. BEING RENTED OUT TO ANYONE. NOW THAT HALL IS BEING USED SIX NOW THAT HALL IS BEING USED SIX OR SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. OR SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. THERE ARE FOUR OR FIVE DIFFERENT THERE ARE FOUR OR FIVE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE RUNNING ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE RUNNING GLASSES THROUGH THE WEE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE RUNNING GLASSES THROUGH THE-- CLASSES GLASSES THROUGH THE-- CLASSES THROUGH THE WEEK TO KEEP THE THROUGH THE WEEK TO KEEP THE CULTURE GOING. CULTURE GOING. WE HAVE FUN ON OUR HAPPY HOUR ON WE HAVE FUN ON OUR HAPPY HOUR ON A FRIDAY NIGHT. A FRIDAY NIGHT. >> MAYOR FREANEY: I GOT TO GET >> I GOT TO GET >> I GOT TO GET BACK >> I GOT TO GET BACK TO >> I GOT TO GET BACK TO ONE >> I GOT TO GET BACK TO ONE OF >> I GOT TO GET BACK TO ONE OF THOSE. BACK TO ONE OF THOSE. >> WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT IS >> WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT IS >> WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT IS TO >> WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT IS TO KEEP >> WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT IS TO KEEP THE >> WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT IS TO KEEP THE MEMBERSHIP >> WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT IS TO KEEP THE MEMBERSHIP HAPPY, TO KEEP THE MEMBERSHIP HAPPY, KEEP THE EVENTS GOING. KEEP THE EVENTS GOING. KEEP THE CULTURE GOING. KEEP THE CULTURE GOING. AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR WE AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR WE HAD JUST UNDER 300 MEMBERS AND HAD JUST UNDER 300 MEMBERS AND AS OF I THINK YESTERDAY WE GOT AS OF I THINK YESTERDAY WE GOT UP TO 470 SO PEOPLE WANT TO UP TO 470 SO PEOPLE WANT TO BELONG. BELONG. THEY WANT TO BE ASSOCIATED AND THEY WANT TO BE ASSOCIATED AND OUR CITY MANAGER JUST JOINED US OUR CITY MANAGER JUST JOINED US LAST WEEK WHICH WE WERE LAST WEEK WHICH WE WERE DELIGHTED ABOUT AS WELL. DELIGHTED ABOUT AS WELL. SO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING IT. SO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING IT. WE ARE REALLY PROUD TO BE A PART WE ARE REALLY PROUD TO BE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND KEEP THE OF THE COMMUNITY AND KEEP THE CULTURE GOING. CULTURE GOING. IT SETS DUNEDIN APART. IT SETS DUNEDIN APART. >> MAYOR FREANEY: IT IS A >> IT IS A >> IT IS A LIVING >> IT IS A LIVING BREATHING >> IT IS A LIVING BREATHING CENTER >> IT IS A LIVING BREATHING CENTER NOW >> IT IS A LIVING BREATHING CENTER NOW AND LIVING BREATHING CENTER NOW AND YOU FEEL IT. YOU FEEL IT. IT IS REALLY PART OF -- SO WHAT IT IS REALLY PART OF -- SO WHAT YOU ARE DOING