Community Redevelopment Area Agency Board

110 SE Watula Avenue Ocala, FL 34471 www.ocalafl.org Ocala Community Redevelopment Area Agency Board Minutes 3:45 PMTuesday, May 3, 2022 1. Call To Order 2. Roll Call Chairperson Ire J. Bethea Sr. Vice Chair James P. Hilty Sr Kristen M. Dreyer Barry Mansfield Present Jay A. MuslehLate Municipal Officers/Others Present: The meeting was also attended by City Attorney Robert Batsel Jr., Assistant City Manager Ken Whitehead, Interim City Manager Pete Lee, City Clerk Angel Jacobs, Deputy City Clerk Pamela Omichinski, Fire Chief Clint Welborn, Director of Electric Utility Doug Peebles, Police Chief Michael Balken, Internal Auditor Randall Bridgeman, Growth Management Director Tye Chighizola, Marketing & Communication Manager Ashley Dobbs, Urban Design Coordinator Aubrey Hale, Budget Director Tammi Haslam, Director Community Development Services James Haynes, Contracting Officer Tiffany Kimball, City Engineer & Director of Water Resources Sean Lanier, Director Public Works Darren Park, Director of Parks & Recreation Preston Pooser, Strategic & Legislative Affairs Administrator Jeannine Robbins, Director of HR/Risk Management Chris Watt, Senior Contract Specialist Daphne Robinson and other interested parties. 3. Public Notice Public Notice for the May 3, 2022 Community Redevelopment Area Agency Board Meeting was posted on April 26, 2022 4. Minutes Approval a. Approve Regular Meeting Community Redevelopment Area Agency Minutes from March 15, 2022 RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Kristen M. Dreyer SECONDER: James P. Hilty Sr Bethea, Hilty Sr, Dreyer, and MansfieldAYE: MuslehABSENT: 5. Public Comments 6. Topics of Discussion Page 1 of 4

Community Redevelopment Area Agency Board Minutes May 3, 2022 7. Agenda Items a. Approve grant applications for the East Ocala CRA Commercial Building Improvement program for properties located at (1) 2226 E Silver Springs Blvd. CRA22-44679 in the amount of $10,000 and (2) 2330 NE 8th Road CRA22-44680 in the amount of $10,000 Mr. Chighizola commented Coldwell Bank will be performing landscape work and parking maintenance. The second request is funding for the storage facility located on 8th Avenue. The applicant will be installing new signage and painting. He noted staff recommends approval. There being no further discussion the motion carried by roll call vote. RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: James P. Hilty Sr SECONDER: Barry Mansfield Bethea, Hilty Sr, Dreyer, and MansfieldAYE: MuslehABSENT: b. Approve applications for the North Magnolia CRA Commercial Property Improvement Grant: (1) CRA22-44714 property located at 801-809 N. Magnolia Avenue in the amount $2,218; (2) CRA22-44731 property located at 815 N. Magnolia Avenue in the amount of $1,405; and (3) CRA22-44729 property located at 1825 N Magnolia in the amount of $3,960 Mr. Chighizola commented the three requests are for signage upgrades and staff recommends approval. Council Member Musleh arrived at 3:49pm. There being no further discussion the motion carried by roll call vote. RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: James P. Hilty Sr SECONDER: Barry Mansfield Bethea, Hilty Sr, Dreyer, Mansfield, and MuslehAYE: c. Approve Ocala Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) FY 2021 Annual Report Mr. Chighizola explained how the annual report is adopted after the audit report. He noted there were no significant issues and the report will be published to the website. He noted staff recommends approval. There being no further discussion the motion carried by roll call vote. RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Kristen M. Dreyer Page 2 of 4

Community Redevelopment Area Agency Board Minutes May 3, 2022 SECONDER: James P. Hilty Sr Bethea, Hilty Sr, Dreyer, Mansfield, and MuslehAYE: d. Approve new East Ocala CRA Historic Building Grant Program Mr. Chighizola commented the East Ocala Committee is recommending a new grant program to address the historic properties. Qualified historic properties would be eligible for up to a $25,000, 50% matching grant. For the purpose of this grant, historic properties are defined as being built prior to 1922 (100 years or older), have retained much of their historic architectural integrity, and are or could be considered contributing historic structures. The plan is to open the program to other properties in the historic district and staff recommends approval. There being no further discussion the motion carried by roll call vote. RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Kristen M. Dreyer SECONDER: James P. Hilty Sr Bethea, Hilty Sr, Dreyer, Mansfield, and MuslehAYE: e. Approve the First Amendment to City Redevelopment Agreement for Brick City Residences & Shops, LLC. Mr. Hale explained the City entered into a redevelopment agreement with Brick City Residences & Shops, LLC on August 4, 2021 for a mixed-use development project located in the downtown area. The City has agreed to provide incentives in the form of review contributions, utilities and other improvements, and a grant as the project is expected to have significant public benefit. The original redevelopment agreement outlines improvements on the property for retail and commercial purposes as well as apartments. The developer has requested an amendment to eliminate the retail element and allow all residential , which does not impact the project. The developer has successfully completed financial review. If approved, the developer will proceed to submit complete conceptual development plans for review by planning staff and seek to commence the project thereafter. He noted staff recommends approval. There being no further discussion the motion carried by roll call vote. RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Kristen M. Dreyer SECONDER: Barry Mansfield Bethea, Hilty Sr, Dreyer, Mansfield, and MuslehAYE: Adjournment Adjourned at 3:55 p.m. Page 3 of 4

Community Redevelopment Area Agency Board Minutes May 3, 2022 Minutes _______________________________ ________________________________ Ire Bethea Sr. Angel B. Jacobs Council President City Clerk Page 4 of 4