Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) - via Zoom/Hybrid

MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL SARASOTA COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING OF AUGUST 02, 2021 PRESENT: ABSENT: 6:15:04 P.M. Chair Hagen Brody, Vice Chair Erik Arroyo, CRA Members Liz Alpert, Kyle Scott Battie, and Jen Ahearn-Koch, Executive Director Marlon Brown, CRA Deputy Attorney Michael Connolly, and CRA Secretary Shayla Griggs (Zoom/Hybrid) CRA Attorney Robert Fournier The meeting of the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) was called to order by Chair Brody at 6:15 P.M., and CRA Member Alpert was present via Zoom. 6:15:11 P.M. 1. APPROVAL RE: MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL SARASOTA COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING OF JUNE 07, 2021 (AGENDA ITEM CRA-1) 6:15:27 P.M. A motion was made by Vice Chair Arroyo, seconded by CRA Member Battie to approve the minutes of the June 07, 2021, Special Sarasota Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Meeting, which carried by a 5-0 vote. 6:15:41 P.M. 2. DIRECTION RE: REQUEST BY SARASOTA AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL COALITION (SAACC) RELATED TO PERMANENT AFRICAN AMERICAN ART CENTER & HISTORY MUSEUM (AGENDA ITEM CRA-2) 6:15:59 P.M. Executive Director Brown provided a brief overview and stated that the Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition (SAACC) will be presenting their deliverables before the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board. CRA Secretary Griggs left and returned to her seat at 6:16 P.M. 6:16:57 P.M. Vickie Oldham, President, SAACC, Jerry Sparkman, Sweet Sparkman Architects and Interiors, Juan Self, Architectural Consultant, Self+ Tucker Architects (STA), Inc., and SAACC Board of Directors Members Attorney Dan Dannheisser, Paderewski, Dannheisser & Flaherty, P.A., and Dr. Lawrence "Larry" Miller, Urban Planner Consultant, came before the CRA Board. 6:17:05 P.M. Ms. Oldham provided the CRA Board with a brief overview and referred fr9m a PowerPoint presentation entitled "Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition" displayed on the Chambers monitors, and stated that there is a gap in Sarasota, Florida's cultural landscape; that an African American Art Center & History Museum will fill that gap; that the SAACC is requesting the CRA Board to allow them to work with City Staff on an agreement for a permanent site at Orange Avenue and Dr. Martin Luther (MLK), Jr., Way. CRA Secretary Griggs left and returned to her seat at 6: 18 P. M. Book 3 Page 31940 08/02/21 6:00 P.M.

6:25:15 P.M. Book3 08/02/21 Page 31941 6:00 P.M. Ms. Oldham continued and introduced Messrs. Sparkman and Self, the two architects for the proposed African American Art Center & History Museum project, and stated that Mr. Self designed the National Civil Rights Museum located in Memphis, Tennessee where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was murdered. 6:25:37 P.M. Mr. Sparkman stated that when Ms. Oldham asked him for help as to who should be a part of the proposed project, he went to Memphis, Tennessee on a rainy Sunday and met with Mr. Self, who indicated he would work with me. 6:26:22 P.M. Mr. Self thanked Mr. Sparkman for the introduction, the Commission, Ms. Oldham, and the SAACC Team for the opportunity to be a part of this great community for the last two to three years. 6:26:37 P.M. Mr. Self continued and provided a brief overview of the proposed African American Art Center & History Museum, referred from the PowerPoint presentation entitled "Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition" displayed on the Chambers monitors, and stated that the preferred site is the comer of North Orange Avenue and Dr. MLK, Jr., Way, which is not only a prominent site between U.S. 41 and U.S. 301, but directly on Dr. MLK, Jr., Way in the heart of the Newtown community. 6:29:28 P.M. Mr. Self concluded and stated that the proposed African American Art Center & History Museum would be community-centered, incorporating a contemporary sculpture garden, indoor/outdoor gathering spaces from the entrance promenade to the connecting plaza to the Leonard Reid House, along with interior event space and a rooftop terrace; that responsive and sustainable architecture is not only evoking aspects of the Sarasota School of Architecture (SSA), also known as Sarasota Modem while being sensitive to the scale of the neighborhood and the needs of the community, not only of Newtown but all of Sarasota, Florida; that the late Maya Angelou, an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist, wrote in her famous autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 'There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." 6:30:21 P.M. Ms. Oldham concluded and stated that SAACC is requesting the CRA Board directs Staff to develop an Agreement which allocates 1.3 acres of Orange Avenue and Dr. MLK, Jr., Way parcel for construction of a permanent African American Art Center & History Museum; that the proposed Agreement will specify the financial agreement for the land and the amount of time the land can be held while SAACC's capital campaign is underway; that the CRA Board is being made aware the SAACC raised over $200,000 to date which is over the amount awarded. 6:31 :52 P.M. Ms. Oldham and Messrs. Self, Sparkman, Dannheisser, and Miller left the Dais. 6:32:40 P.M. Citizens' Input received from individuals at City Hall in the Chambers.

Executive Director Brown left the Chambers at 6:34 P.M. 6:35:08 P.M. Jono Miller, City resident and Sarasota County Parks Advisory and Recreation Council Board Member, displayed a colored-coded aerial map on the Chambers monitors, indicating he is reminding the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board about the County's Neighborhood Parkland Program. 6:37:55 P.M. Citizens' Input continued from individuals at City Hall in the Chambers. Executive Director Brown returned to the Chambers at 6:37 P.M. 6:41 :52 P.M. Chair Brody gaveled and reminded those seated in the audience to refrain from clapping and booing to ensure everyone is comfortable speaking. CRA Secretary Griggs left and returned to her seat at 6:42 P.M. 6:43:29 P.M. Citizens' Input continued from individuals at City Hall in the Chambers which included former Mayors, Vice Mayors, and Commissioners Shelli Freeland Eddie and Wille Charles Shaw, and former Vice Mayor and Commissioner Ken Shelin. CRA Secretary Griggs left and returned to her seat at 7:22 P.M. 7:22:17 P.M. Mary Butler, City resident and President of Amaryllis Park Neighborhood Association (APNA), displayed printed material on the Chambers monitors entitled "Newtown 100 Centennial," indicating APNA is proud to be one of the 45 partnerships, in 2014, the Newtown 100th Centennial was celebrated, which is also when Vickie Oldham, now President of the Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition (SAACC) stepped in and began "Newtown Alive." 7:22:17 P.M. Citizens' Input continued from individuals at City Hall in the Chambers. CRA Deputy Attorney Connolly left the Chambers at 7:58 P.M. and returned at 8:02 P.M. 8:03:06 P.M. Citizens' Input received from an individual via Zoom. 8:06:53 P.M. Citizens' Input continued from an individual at City Hall in the Chambers. The CRA Board recessed at 8:09 P.M. and reconvened at 8:21 P.M. 8:21 :47 P.M. Ms. Oldham and Messrs. Self, Dannheisser, and Miller returned to the Dais. Book 3 Page 31942 08/02/21 6:00 P.M.

8:22:37 P.M. Book3 08/02/21 Page 31943 6:00 P.M. CRA Member Battie briefly spoke about the proposed African American Art Center & History Museum. Vice Chair Arroyo returned to the Chambers at 8:22 P.M. CRA Secretary Griggs left the Dais 8:23 P.M. Executive Director Brown returned to the Chambers at 8:24 P.M. CRA Secretary Griggs returned to the Dais at 8:28 P.M. 8:29:28 P.M. Questions posed by CRA Member Battie were addressed by Ms. Oldham, and Messrs. Self, and Dannheisser. 8:33:21 P.M. Questions posed by CRA Member Ahearn-Koch were addressed by Ms. Oldham, Mr. Self, Executive Director Brown, and Dr. Miller. 8:39:41 P.M. In response to a question posed by CRA Member Ahearn-Koch as related to the process, that this item could be moved forward with the direction of having the SAACC come back with a plan for mixed-use commercial and residential, followed by having another conversation with them and scheduling Public Hearings before the Planning Board/Local Planning (PBLP) Agency and Commission, Executive Director Brown stated that an Agreement would have all those issues outlined in terms of due diligence; however, that the question to be addressed along with others is, if SAACC does not raise funds within the five years will the land revert back to the City, which are to be negotiated before the CRA Board moves forward with the Site Plan approval; that the commitment that they may make related to mixed-use, may require them to have to look for another partner, or the CRA Board may have to look for another partner to do that component of getting either housing or other types of commercial uses within that property. 8:41:14 P.M. Dr. Miller stated for the record that he was the City's former Redevelopment Specialist at the Newtown Redevelopment Office and Interim Assistant City Manager working in the City Manager's Office, and involved in putting the Newtown Community Redevelopment Area Plan together; that SAACC has been working hand-in-glove with City Administration in terms of the proposed initiative being discussed, along with what was articulated by CRA Member Battie as related to being sensitive and SAACC wanted to ensure all their partners speak to coalition; that in terms of having partners, a variety of who they may be, is what SAACC's emphasis is in working with the community. 8:43:59 P.M. Questions posed by Vice Chair Arroyo were addressed by Ms. Oldham. 8:51 :00 P.M. In response to a question from Chair Brody asking what is being sought from the CRA Board, Ms. Oldham stated that SAACC is seeking the CRA Board to direct Staff to work with SAACC to draft an Agreement for the permanent site of the proposed African American Art Center & History Museum at Orange Avenue and Dr. MLK, Jr., Way.

8:51:27 P.M Questions continued to be posed by Chair Brody were addressed by Executive Director Brown and Ms. Oldham. 9:01:17P.M. CRA Member Alpert spoke briefly about the proposed African American Art Center & History Museum. 9:03:25 P.M. Vice Chair Arroyo spoke in support of the proposed African American Art Center & History Museum and the need for the project to be mixed-use since the CRA Board has come to the understanding that aside from the land, no CRA funds will be expended with the exception of what has already been awarded; however, he can foresee the CRA Board supporting this endeavor, if safeguards are implemented, such as a Reverter Clause Provision and timelines. 9:22:25 P.M. A motion was made by Vice Chair Arroyo, seconded by CRA Member Battie to direct the Executive Director to move forward with negotiating and drafting an Agreement between the City and the Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition {SAACC), discuss a Lease with Performance Measures for a proposed African American Art Center & History Museum with the inclusion of mixed-use. 9:22:42 P.M. In response to a request for clarification from CRA Member Ahearn-Koch regarding the motion as related to the term mixed-use which is typically residential and commercial, or mixed-use other opportunities for other commercial activities, and CRA Member Battie provided clarification. 9:23:16 P.M. CRA Member Battie spoke in support of the motion. 9:25:07 P.M. Chair Brody called for a vote on the motion to direct the Executive Director to move forward with negotiating and drafting an Agreement between the City and the Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition {SAACC), discuss a Lease with Performance Measures for a proposed African American Art Center & History Museum with the inclusion of mixed-use, which carried by a 5-0 vote. 9:25:27 P.M. 3. ADJOURN Chair Brody adjourned the Special Sarasota Community Redevelopment Agency {CRA) Meeting at 9:25 P.M. Book 3 08/02/21 Page 31944 6:00 P.M.

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SPECIAL COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (CRA) MEETING CITY HALL 1565 1st Street Sarasota, FL 34236 August 2, 2021 City Commission Chambers 6:00 PM CRA.1. Approval Re: Minutes of the Special Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting of June 07, 2021 (CITIZENS COMMENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON THIS ITEM) CRA.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf 21-06-07 - CRA.-FINAL.pdf CRA.2. Direction Re: Request by Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition (SAACC) related to permanent African American Art Center & History Museum CRA.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf Backup Material for SAACC Item 07_6 FINAL .pdf 8-2-21 SAAC Presentation_FINAL_080221_sm.pdf Meeting Notice 8-2-21 CRA Meeting Notice.pdf REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS & ITEMS RECEIVED AT THE MEETING 8.2.2021_CRA REQUEST_TO_SPEAK_CARDS.pdf 8.2.2021 CRA TEMS_RECEIVED_AT_THE_MEETING.pdf AGENDA City Commission to recess and convene into a Special Session of the Community Redevelopment Agency COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (CRA) AGENDA ITEMS Community Redevelopment Agency to adjourn and reconvene as the City Commission MEETING NOTICE REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS & ITEMS RECEIVED AT THE MEETING 1

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SARASOTA CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021, 6:00 P.M. ET DISCLAIMER: THIS FILE REPRESENTS AN UNEDITED VERSION OF REALTIME CAPTIONING WHICH SHOULD NEITHER BE RELIED UPON FOR COMPLETE ACCURACY NOR USED AS A VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT. ANY PERSON WHO NEEDS A VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT OF THE PROCEEDINGS MAY NEED TO HIRE A COURT REPORTER. 06:15:04 WE WILL NOW RECESS AS THE CITY COMMISSION AND CONVENE INTO A 06:15:07 SPECIAL SESSION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY. 06:15:11 MOVING INTO CRA AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 1, APPROVAL OF THE 06:15:15 MINUTES OF THE LAST SPECIAL COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 06:15:19 MEETING OF JUNE 7, 2021. 06:15:22 ANY CHANGES PROPOSED, COMMISSIONERS? 06:15:23 HEARING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? 06:15:27 >>Vice-Mayor Arroyo: SO MOVED. 06:15:29 >>Mayor Brody: MOTION MADE BY THE VICE MAYOR AND SECONDED BY 06:15:31 COMMISSIONER BATTIE. 06:15:32 MAY WE HAVE A VOTE? 06:15:33 COMMISSIONER ALPERT? 06:15:39 >>Liz Alpert: YES. 06:15:40 >>Mayor Brody: MOTION PASSES 5-0. 06:15:41 CRA AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2 REGARDING A REQUEST BY THE SARASOTA 06:15:48 AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL COALITION RELATED TO PERMANENT 06:15:53 AFRICAN AMERICAN ART CENTER AND HISTORY MUSEUM. 06:15:56 MR. BROWN. 06:15:56 >>Marlon Brown: THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.

06:15:59 THIS EVENING REPRESENTS THE FINAL THREE PHASES WITH THE 06:16:03 SARASOTA AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL COALITION WILL PRESENT 06:16:10 THEIR LAST DELIVERABLE. 06:16:12 IN 2018, THE CITY HAD AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM FOR $200,000 TO 06:16:18 LEAD TO THE CREATION AND FUND-RAISING OF AFRICAN AMERICAN 06:16:25 CENTER AND HISTORY MUSEUM. 06:16:26 FEBRUARY 16 OF 2021, THAT SCOPE WAS EXTENDED TO GIVE THEM 06:16:32 MORE TIME TO PROVIDE THAT LAST DELIVERABLE. 06:16:35 THIS EVENING, WE HAVE MS. VICKIE OLDHAM AND MEMBERS OF THE 06:16:39 SARASOTA AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL COALITION TO PRESENT THAT 06:16:42 FINAL DELIVERABLE. 06:16:43 I'LL ASK MS. OLDHAM TO COME TO THE TABLE AND ANY OF THE 06:16:56 OTHER MEMBERS. 06:16:57 MS. OLDHAM WILL DO THE PRESENTATION. 06:16:59 >>Mayor Brody: STAFF HAS RESERVED 15 MINUTES FOR A 06:17:02 PRESENTATION. 06:17:02 YOU MAY BEGIN. 06:17:05 >> COMMISSIONERS, THANKS FOR REVIEWING OUR PLAN AND MEETING 06:17:19 WITH US. 06:17:19 THERE IS A GAP IN SARASOTA'S CULTURAL LANDSCAPE. 06:17:23 AN AFRICAN AMERICAN ART CENTER AND HISTORY MUSEUM WILL FILL 06:17:26 THAT GAP. 06:17:27 SO WE'RE ASKING YOU TONIGHT TO ALLOW YOUR STAFF TO WORK WITH 06:17:30 US ON AN AGREEMENT FOR A PERMANENT SITE AT ORANGE AVENUE AND 06:17:36 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. WAY. 06:17:40 A NATIONAL RACIAL RECKONING IS HAPPENING NOW AFTER THE 06:17:43 MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD.

06:17:45 THE TIME IS NOW. 06:17:46 THE NEED IS GREAT TO SHOWCASE AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY, ART, 06:17:52 HERITAGE, AND CULTURE. 06:17:53 WE ALL CAN AND MUST AGREE ON THAT. 06:18:00 IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE ONE VOICE ON THIS ISSUE. 06:18:03 NOW, COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS HAS GOTTEN US TO THIS POINT. 06:18:07 THE ARTS AND CULTURAL COMMUNITY HAS SIGNED ON TO JOIN US, 06:18:11 AND WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THAT. 06:18:13 YOU HIRED MY TEAM TO DOCUMENT 100 YEARS OF BLACK HISTORY IN 06:18:19 SARASOTA AND WE WENT TO WORK IN 2015. 06:18:22 WE COMPLETED A RESEARCH REPORT, ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS, 06:18:26 EVEN PODCASTS, MARKERS, WEBSITE, HERITAGE TRAIL AND 06:18:31 LEVERAGED THOSE INTO TOURS. 06:18:33 IN 2019, THE COMMISSION APPROVED A $200,000 SEED GRANT, AND 06:18:38 THE PURPOSE WAS TO RESEARCH SITES TO OPEN AN ART CENTER AND 06:18:42 HISTORY MUSEUM. 06:18:43 AND I HAD SOME WORK TO DO. 06:18:45 I HAD DELIVERABLES TO COMPLETE. 06:18:48 I HAD TO ESTABLISH A NONPROFIT, RECRUIT A BOARD, CONDUCT 06:18:53 COMMUNITY OUTREACH, RESEARCH SITES, COMPLETE A BUSINESS 06:18:55 PLAN, FINISH A CONCEPTUAL PLAN, FIND AN ARCHITECT, 06:18:59 MARKETING, WORK WITH A FUND-RAISING CONSULTANT. 06:19:02 I MIGHT ADD THAT THESE ARCHITECTS THAT I WILL INTRODUCE YOU 06:19:05 TO HAVE WORKED FOR NO CHARGE. 06:19:10 GRATIS. 06:19:10 SAACC DEVELOPED A STRATEGIC PLAN. 06:19:16 A MISSION TO CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY, ARTS IN AMERICA AND 06:19:23 BEYOND.

06:19:24 I RECRUITED COMMUNITY LEADERS TO HELP ME. 06:19:26 THERE THEY ARE, OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 06:19:28 DR. WASHINGTON HILL, JETSON GRIMES, DAN DANNHEISSER, 06:19:32 JENNIFER ROMINIECKI, REVEREND BROCK LEACH, REVEREND LAWRENCE 06:19:36 MILLER, LA'TIARA LOVE, DR. JIM STEWART, THE HONORABLE 06:19:41 CHARLES E. WILLIAMS, CHARLES CURRY, KAVEECIA MOORE, AND 06:19:45 HOWARD TEVLOWITZ. 06:19:46 IN 2020, WE WERE SHUT IN AT HOME DUE TO COVID. 06:19:52 SAACC HELD ZOOM MEETINGS WITH ARTS AND CULTURAL 06:19:54 ORGANIZATIONS TO SECURE PARTNERSHIPS, AND WE DID THAT WITH 06:19:58 SELBY GARDENS, SOME OF THEM I'LL MENTION. 06:20:01 BOOKER HIGH SCHOOL, RINGLING COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN AND 06:20:05 WBTT ARE A FEW. 06:20:07 WE HAVE 35 SIGNED AGREEMENTS AND TEN MORE TO BE SIGNED. 06:20:11 IN 2020 WE ALSO DURING COVID ORGANIZED VIRTUAL COLLEGE AND 06:20:15 CAREER MENTORING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND SAACC 06:20:18 PRESENTED THE BUCK O'NEIL RIGHT ON TIME EXHIBIT WITH 06:20:22 PARTNERS. 06:20:23 YOU PARTNERED WITH US, CITY OF SARASOTA. 06:20:25 ORIOLES, COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SARASOTA COUNTY. 06:20:28 LOCAL HISTORY WILL BE A PRIORITY IN OUR TEMPORARY LOCATION, 06:20:33 THE REID HOUSE. 06:20:34 WE'LL HAVE PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND CLASSES AND PERFORMANCES 06:20:36 AND MENTORING MATCHUPS AND TOURS. 06:20:40 SAACC IS RIGHT NOW COPRESENTING THE "WE DREAM THE WORLD 06:20:47 HIGHWAYMAN EXHIBIT" WITH SELBY GARDENS. 06:20:49 AND WE WILL PRESENT BEACHES, BENCHES AND BOYCOTTS, ALL ABOUT 06:20:52 CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY WITH THE FLORIDA HOLOCAUST MUSEUM.

06:20:55 ALSO, THERE IS A MUSEUM OWNER WHO IS PURCHASING HARLEM 06:20:59 RENAISSANCE ART FOR US. 06:21:02 HE'S DONATING $30,000 IN ART TO SAACC. 06:21:07 WE COMPLETED A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. 06:21:12 WE MET WITH RESIDENTS AND SARASOTA COMMUNITY GROUPS AND 06:21:15 COLLECTED THESE. 06:21:17 THESE ARE THE 568 HARD COPIES, AND THERE ARE ONLINE SURVEYS. 06:21:24 OVERWHELMINGLY, RESIDENTS TOLD US THAT THEY WANTED A 06:21:27 LOCATION IN OR NEAR NEWTOWN. 06:21:34 WE RESEARCHED 20 LOCATIONS AND SOME HAD OPPORTUNITIES; SOME 06:21:37 HAD CHALLENGES. 06:21:37 YOU SEE, SOME OF THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES ON YOUR 06:21:42 SCREEN. 06:21:44 SOME, THERE WAS NO SPACE AVAILABLE FOR THE ROBERT L. TAYLOR 06:21:47 COMMUNITY CENTER CONSTRUCTION PAD. 06:21:50 IT WAS TOO SMALL. 06:21:52 THE GOODWILL SPACE HAD PARKING CHALLENGES. 06:21:55 WE ASKED BOOKER HIGH SCHOOL -- WELL, WE ASKED THE SCHOOL 06:21:58 DISTRICT FACILITIES MANAGER IF THERE WAS ANY SPACE ON BOOKER 06:22:02 HIGH SCHOOL'S CAMPUS. 06:22:03 NO SPACE AVAILABLE. 06:22:04 AND MARIAN ANDERSON WAS NOT SHOVEL READY. 06:22:07 WE'RE READY TO BUILD ONCE WE RAISE MONEY. 06:22:10 THE PREFERRED SITE IS ORANGE AVENUE AND DR. KING JUNIOR WAY. 06:22:16 WHY? 06:22:17 TEN REASONS, BUT I'LL ONLY NAME THREE. 06:22:19 IT'S SHOVEL READY. 06:22:21 IT IS WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF RESIDENTS AND CHILDREN AND

06:22:24 THE FACILITY IS LISTED IN THE CRA REDEVELOPMENT PLAN. 06:22:28 I'M SO PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE NEWTOWN CRA ADVISORY BOARD 06:22:35 UNANIMOUSLY ENDORSED SAACC'S PLAN. 06:22:37 WE BEGAN AS A HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROJECT, BUT WE'RE 06:22:41 REALLY NOW CULTURAL HERITAGE TOURISM. 06:22:44 WE WANT AND WE FEEL THAT THIS FACILITY WILL EARN A PIECE OF 06:22:48 THE TOURISM PIE. 06:22:49 HERE ARE THE NUMBERS. 06:22:50 131 MILLION VISITORS CAME TO FLORIDA IN 2019, AND OF THOSE 06:22:56 VISITORS, THEY SPENT $4 BILLION ON HISTORIC SITES AND 06:23:01 CULTURAL TOURISM AND THAT IS A CONSERVATIVE NUMBER. 06:23:04 HISTORY AND CULTURAL TOURISM, TOURISTS SPENT MORE AND THEY 06:23:09 STAYED LONGER. 06:23:09 NOW, 2.5 MILLION VISITED SARASOTA IN 2019 AND ACCORDING TO 06:23:14 THE PAPER, JUNE WAS A BOOM MONTH FOR US IN TOURISM. 06:23:21 $1.4 MILLION WERE PAID IN SALARIES TO PEOPLE WHO WORK AT 06:23:25 MUSEUMS AND CULTURAL SITES ACCORDING TO THE EDC. 06:23:29 HERE'S HOW BLACK MUSEUMS AND CENTERS ARE PERFORMING IN THE 06:23:34 COUNTRY. 06:23:34 SARASOTA'S METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA IS 703,000. 06:23:44 COMPARED TO JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, 539,000 AND MONTGOMERY, 06:23:47 ALABAMA, 374,000. 06:23:49 NOW, AT THAT LEGACY MUSEUM IN MONTGOMERY, 800,000 GUESTS 06:23:53 HAVE VISITED THAT MUSEUM SINCE IT OPENED IN APRIL OF 2018. 06:23:59 107,000 MORE HOTEL ROOMS SOLD IN 2018 THAN THE YEAR 06:24:06 PREVIOUSLY. 06:24:07 THERE IS A BOOM GOING ON IN MONTGOMERY AND THE SAME THING IS 06:24:11 HAPPENING IN JACKSON.

06:24:14 WE THINK THAT THAT CAN HAPPEN HERE. 06:24:17 HOW WILL YOU PAY FOR THIS? 06:24:19 WILL, PHASE ONE IS GOING TO BE 5 MILLION FOR 6,000 SQUARE 06:24:24 FEET. 06:24:25 PHASE TWO, 5 MILLION FOR 7,000 SQUARE FEET. 06:24:28 WE'D LIKE TO RAISE 2 MILLION FOR AN ENDOWMENT AND OUR 06:24:33 FUND-RAISING EXPENSES ARE $150,000. 06:24:39 HOW WILL WE DO IT? 06:24:41 THROUGH INDIVIDUAL DONORS, FOUNDATIONS, GRANTS, 06:24:45 CORPORATIONS, A STATE OF FLORIDA APPROPRIATION, AND WE ASKED 06:24:49 VERN BUCHANAN TO HELP US WITH THE FEDERAL EARMARK AND HE HAS 06:24:53 AGREED TO DO THAT. 06:24:53 BUT I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE TONIGHT THAT A GENEROUS DONOR 06:24:58 HAS CONTRIBUTED $150,000 TO PAY FOR OUR FUND-RAISING 06:25:04 EXPENSES. 06:25:04 I WANT TO THANK FRANK MARTUCCI FOR THAT DONATION. 06:25:08 NEXT SLIDE. 06:25:15 I'D LIKE TO NOW INTRODUCE YOU TWO. 06:25:18 OUR ARCHITECTS, JERRY SPARKMAN OF SWEET SPARKMAN ARCHITECTS. 06:25:26 AND JUAN SELF OF SELF AND TUCKER. 06:25:29 HE DESIGNED THE NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM WHERE 06:25:33 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. WAS MURDERED. 06:25:37 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. 06:25:40 THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. 06:25:41 THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DAY, AND I GET THE HONOR OF INTRODUCING 06:25:45 MY FRIEND JUAN SELF. 06:25:46 WHEN VICKIE ASKED ME FOR HELP ON WHO SHOULD BE PART OF THIS 06:25:50 PROJECT, I WENT TO MEMPHIS ON A RAINY SUNDAY, AND I SAT DOWN

06:25:55 WITH JUAN, AND WE TALKED ABOUT SARASOTA. 06:25:56 HE SAID, I'LL COME AND WORK WITH YOU. 06:25:58 SO WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE WORKING ON THIS TOGETHER. 06:25:59 IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO THE NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM, 06:26:01 YOU SHOULD GO, BECAUSE IT WILL MOVE YOU. 06:26:03 WHEN I SAW HIS WORK, I REALIZED THIS PERSON CAN HELP US. 06:26:06 SO THAT'S WHY I'M HONORED TO WORK WITH HIM. 06:26:09 I'M PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN JUAN BECAUSE OF THE RESPECT. 06:26:13 HE FOCUSES ON COMMUNITY DESIGN AND SERVING THE UNDERSERVED. 06:26:17 THAT'S HIS PROFESSIONAL AMBITION, AND YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR 06:26:19 HOW GOOD HE IS AT IT IN JUST A MOMENT. 06:26:21 SO THANK YOU. 06:26:22 >> THANK YOU, JERRY, AND TO THIS COMMISSION. 06:26:27 ALSO, I DO WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY THANK 06:26:30 VICKIE AND THE SAACC TEAM FOR JUST THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO 06:26:34 BE A PART OF THIS GREAT COMMUNITY FOR THE LAST TWO OR THREE 06:26:37 YEARS. 06:26:37 ACTUALLY, IN MANY VISITS HERE TO SARASOTA, CERTAINLY PRIOR 06:26:41 TO COVID. 06:26:42 ONE OF OUR THINGS THAT WE BEGAN TO LOOK AT WAS A SITE. 06:26:48 AND THE SITE THAT IS PREFERRED THAT VICKIE MENTIONED EARLIER 06:26:51 IS ON MARTIN LUTHER KING WAY AT THE CORNER OF NORTH ORANGE 06:26:55 AVENUE. 06:26:58 AND NOT ONLY IS IT A PROMINENT SITE BETWEEN 41 AND 301 AND 06:27:04 DIRECTLY ON ML KING WAY, BUT IT IS IN THE HEART OF THE 06:27:08 NEWTOWN COMMUNITY. 06:27:10 ALSO, THERE'S BEEN A DECISION BY THE CITY TO RELOCATE THE 06:27:13 LEONARD REID HOUSE TO THIS LOCATION AT THE CORNER.

06:27:18 SO WHAT BETTER PLACE THAN RIGHT THERE WHERE THE REID HOUSE 06:27:21 WILL BE RELOCATED AS WELL AS SAACC WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY 06:27:24 TO OPERATE OUT OF THE REID HOUSE TEMPORARILY. 06:27:28 AND LIKELY AS SOON AS THIS FALL. 06:27:31 SO WITH THE SITE WORK, WITH THE 1.3 ACRES WORK. 06:27:35 PART OF OUR WORKING WITH SWEET SPARKMAN AND THE SAACC TEAM 06:27:38 IS DEVELOPING A PROGRAM TO REALLY SEE WHETHER THIS SITE 06:27:41 COULD SUPPORT THE PROGRAM. 06:27:43 SO YOU'LL SEE BEFORE YOU JUST A RENDERING OF THE SITE WITH 06:27:47 RESPECT TO THE LOCATION OF THE BUILDING, APPROXIMATE TO THE 06:27:51 STREET, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT'S 06:27:55 ALREADY HAPPENING ALONG MARTIN LUTHER KING WAY. 06:27:59 THE NEXT SERIES OF SLIDES, I'M REALLY TALKING MUCH MORE 06:28:04 ABOUT WHAT THIS CENTER CAN BE. 06:28:06 SOME HAVE REFERRED TO IT AS A MUSEUM, BUT IT IS SO MUCH 06:28:10 MORE. 06:28:11 MUSEUMS, ESPECIALLY CULTURAL HERITAGE MUSEUMS, CAN NO LONGER 06:28:15 BE STATIC EXHIBITS, FROZEN IN TIME. 06:28:18 IT MUST BE ADAPTIVE, RESPONSIVE, AND RELEVANT. 06:28:22 MORE THAN A MUSEUM, BUT A CULTURAL EPICENTER TO EXPLORE AND 06:28:25 TO CELEBRATE SARASOTA'S AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND 06:28:30 CULTURE, AN OPPORTUNITY TO FILL A GAP IN THE ART AND 06:28:33 CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF THE AREA, AN OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER 06:28:37 IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES OF BOTH THE HISTORIC AND THE 06:28:40 CONTEMPORARY JOURNEY OF A PEOPLE AND CULTURE AND THEIR 06:28:45 CONTINUED PERSEVERANCE AND CONTRIBUTION TO THE FABRIC AND 06:28:48 TAPESTRY OF SARASOTA. 06:28:50 FROM BEACH TO BEACH, FROM THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA TO THE

06:28:54 WEST COAST OF FLORIDA, FROM OVERTOWN TO NEWTOWN, THAT IS THE 06:28:59 STORY. 06:29:00 THIS EPICENTER WOULD NOT ONLY OFFER PERMANENT EXHIBIT SPACE 06:29:04 TO DISPLAY THE HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN 06:29:08 THE AREA, BUT ALSO SIGNIFICANT TRAVELING OR CHANGE IN 06:29:12 EXHIBIT SPACE TO EXPLORE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF WHAT REALLY 06:29:16 DEFINES THE CULTURE OF A PEOPLE, HISTORY, ART, SPOKEN WORD, 06:29:23 SONG, MUSEUM, DANCE, SPIRIT, AND COMMUNITY. 06:29:28 THIS CENTER WOULD BE COMMUNITY CENTERED, INCORPORATING A 06:29:35 CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURE GARDEN, INDOOR, OUTDOOR GATHERING 06:29:40 SPACES FROM THE ENTRANCE PROMENADE TO THE CONNECTING PLAZA 06:29:43 TO THE REID HOUSE, INTERIOR EVENT SPACE AND A ROOFTOP 06:29:47 TERRACE. 06:29:48 RESPONSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE NOT ONLY EVOKING 06:29:53 ASPECTS OF THE SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUT ALSO 06:29:56 BEING SENSITIVE TO THE SCALE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE 06:29:59 NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY NOT ONLY THAT OF NEWTOWN BUT OF ALL 06:30:04 OF SARASOTA. 06:30:04 MAYA ANGELOU SO APTLY STATED, THERE'S NO GREATER AGONY THAN 06:30:11 BEARING AN UNTOLD STORY -- BURYING AN UNTOLD STORY INSIDE 06:30:17 YOU. 06:30:17 WHAT GREATER OPPORTUNITY THAN NOW TO TELL THE UNTOLD STORY. 06:30:20 VICKIE. 06:30:21 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, JUAN. 06:30:22 MENTORING WILL BE IMPORTANT IN THIS FACILITY. 06:30:26 IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME. 06:30:28 CHILDREN WHO VENTURE INSIDE OF THIS ART CENTER AND MUSEUM

06:30:33 WILL MEET CARING ADULTS, READY TO HELP THEM AND SET THEM ON 06:30:39 A PATH FOR SUCCESS, SUCH AS INDIA WHITE, NOW DR. INDIA WHITE 06:30:48 WAS SET ON A PATH. 06:30:49 OUR ASK TONIGHT IS THIS: SAACC IS REQUESTING THAT YOU 06:30:53 DIRECT STAFF TO DEVELOP AN AGREEMENT THAT ALLOCATES 1.3 06:31:00 ACRES OF THE ORANGE AVENUE AND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. 06:31:04 WAY PARCEL FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PERMANENT AFRICAN 06:31:08 AMERICAN ART CENTER AND HISTORY MUSEUM. 06:31:12 THE AGREEMENT WILL SPECIFY THE FINANCIAL AGREEMENT FOR THE 06:31:17 LAND AND THE AMOUNT OF TIME THE LAND CAN BE HELD WHILE 06:31:21 SAACC'S CAPITAL CAMPAIGN IS UNDERWAY. 06:31:24 AND I'D LIKE TO LET THIS BODY KNOW THAT I'VE RAISED OVER THE 06:31:31 AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT YOU AWARDED TO MY TEAM OVER $200,000 TO 06:31:37 DATE. 06:31:38 THANK YOU. 06:31:40 >>Mayor Brody: THANK YOU. 06:31:41 ANYTHING ELSE, MR. BROWN? 06:31:42 >>Marlon Brown: THAT'S IT, MR. MAYOR. 06:31:44 >>Mayor Brody: OKAY. 06:31:45 THANK YOU ALL. 06:31:46 LET'S GO INTO PUBLIC COMMENT. 06:31:48 WE HAVE QUITE A BIT OF IT AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK FOR 06:31:52 QUESTIONS. 06:31:52 ALL RIGHT? 06:31:54 THANK YOU ALL. 06:31:54 DR. WASHINGTON HILL. 06:31:58 MR. JONO MILLER. 06:32:04 MS. JERDE.

06:32:07 MS. BUTLER. 06:32:08 ODESSA BUTLER. 06:32:10 AND FORMER MAYOR FREELAND EDDIE. 06:32:15 IF YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE, WE HAVE SOME SEATS IN THE BACK IF 06:32:19 YOU WANT TO WAIT FOR MORE SPACE. 06:32:36 >> CAN I START? 06:32:37 >>Mayor Brody: SURE. 06:32:37 YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, SIR. 06:32:40 >> GOOD EVENING. 06:32:42 I WANT TO THANK OUR FRIENDS FOR SHOWING UP. 06:32:45 I'M DR. WASHINGTON HILL, SAACC BOARD CHAIR. 06:32:54 NOW IS THE TIME TO MOVE A SARASOTA AFRICAN AMERICAN ART 06:32:57 CENTER AND HISTORY MUSEUM FORWARD. 06:32:59 THREE YEARS AGO IT WAS SAID NEWTOWN NEEDS A MUSEUM SITUATED 06:33:04 IN THE HEART OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH WILL 06:33:08 ADD TEXTURE, VIBRANCY AND RICHNESS TO THE COMMUNITY. 06:33:12 IN THE LAST THREE YEARS, AS YOU HEARD, A LOT HAS HAPPENED. 06:33:16 SAACC HAS BEEN FORMED WITH CITY FUNDING. 06:33:19 YOU HEARD ITS CLEAR MISSION. 06:33:20 WE ARE LASER FOCUSED ON IT, WORKING DILIGENTLY UNDER 06:33:25 EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP, SAACC HAS ACHIEVED ALL DELIVERABLES, 06:33:28 INCLUDING HOLDING AT LEAST FIVE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER 06:33:32 MEETINGS AND LISTENING TO THEIR OPINIONS. 06:33:35 A SAACC STARTED A TEMPORARY HOME, THE LEONARD REID HOUSE 06:33:41 WILL MOVE TO THE SITE. 06:33:42 YOU HAVE HEARD DISCUSSION WHY THE LOCATION WAS CHOSEN WITH 06:33:44 MORE DISCUSSION TO COME. 06:33:45 RENDERINGS THAT WERE BEAUTIFUL PERMANENT FACILITY WERE

06:33:51 SHOWN. 06:33:51 YOU HAVE HEARD THE ASK. 06:33:54 THIS PROPERTY CERTAINLY ALSO PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR 06:33:58 RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS MIXED-USE. 06:34:01 YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY NOW TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN 06:34:06 NEWTOWN'S FUTURE AND THAT OF THE SARASOTA ARTS SCENE. 06:34:10 AS WE WILL HEAR TONIGHT, MANY DIVERSE COMMUNITY PARTNERS ARE 06:34:14 EARNESTLY WORKING TOGETHER, OFFERING SUPPORT TO MAKE THE 06:34:19 CENTER, HISTORY MUSEUM AND APPROPRIATE MIXED-USE OF THIS 06:34:23 SITE A REALITY. 06:34:24 THE TIME IS NOW FOR THE COMMISSIONERS TO PROVIDE THEIR INPUT 06:34:29 AND TO SAY YES TO THE ASK THAT YOU JUST HEARD. 06:34:31 THIS IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT MOMENT FOR SAACC. 06:34:35 WE APPRECIATE THE CITY AND COMMUNITY'S CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP 06:34:40 AND LOOK FORWARD TO US ALL DEVELOPING TOGETHER AN ASSET FOR 06:34:43 THE ARTS AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPE AS WELL AS A DESTINATION 06:34:47 ATTRACTION FOR LOCAL CITIZENRY, SCHOOLCHILDREN, ALL OF 06:34:54 SARASOTA, AND THE ENTIRE TOURIST INDUSTRY. 06:34:57 A SARASOTA AFRICAN AMERICAN ART CENTER AND HISTORY MUSEUM. 06:35:02 THANK YOU. 06:35:02 >>Mayor Brody: THANK YOU. 06:35:03 MR. MILLER. 06:35:08 >> MY NAME IS JONO MILLER. 06:35:09 I LIVE IN THE CITY OF SARASOTA. 06:35:11 I WAS FIRST APPOINTED TO A CITY ADVISORY BOARD 44 YEARS AGO. 06:35:14 I CAN BARELY BELIEVE IT. 06:35:16 I CURRENTLY SERVE ON THE COUNTY'S PARK ADVISORY AND 06:35:19 RECREATION COUNCIL, AND IT'S AN ADVISORY BODY TO THE

06:35:21 SARASOTA COUNTY COMMISSION. 06:35:23 ON THAT COUNCIL, I REPRESENT THE NEIGHBORHOOD PERSPECTIVES 06:35:26 COUNTYWIDE. 06:35:28 FOR 50 YEARS, I'VE BEEN DRIVING ALONG MARTIN LUTHER KING 06:35:31 ADMIRING THIS PARCEL OF LAND. 06:35:35 IN APRIL, I HEARD ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR THE NEWTOWN 06:35:37 CULTURAL ARTS CENTER. 06:35:38 AS YOU SAW IN THE PREVIOUS GRAPHIC, THE PARCELS SHOWN IN 06:35:43 GREEN ARE ALREADY OWNED BY THE CITY. 06:35:45 THE MUSTARD COLOR PARCELS ARE VACANT LOTS AND THE BLUE ONES 06:35:48 HAVE STRUCTURES ON THEM. 06:35:50 I'M HERE TONIGHT TO REMIND YOU ABOUT SARASOTA COUNTY'S 06:35:55 NEIGHBORHOOD PARKLAND PROGRAM. 06:35:57 THIS IS A WILLING SELLER PROGRAM FUNDED BY A REFERENDUM 06:35:59 AUTHORIZED MILLAGE ON AD VALOREM TAXES. 06:36:03 60% OF THAT MONEY GOES TO ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LAND, 06:36:06 BUT 40% OF THE MONEY RAISED IS ALLOCATED FOR NEIGHBORHOOD 06:36:09 PARKLAND. 06:36:10 IF YOU AS A COMMISSION ARE INTERESTED IN BUYING ANY OF THESE 06:36:14 ADJACENT LOTS FOR WHICH THERE MIGHT BE A WILLING SELLER, AND 06:36:18 IF THEY ARE RANKED HIGHLY BY THE BOARD I SERVE ON AND THE 06:36:20 COUNTY COMMISSION AGREED THEN THERE WOULD BE APPRAISALS. 06:36:25 IF THE COUNTY AND OWNERS COULD AGREE ON A PRICE JUSTIFIED BY 06:36:28 THE COUNTY'S APPRAISALS THEN THE LOTS COULD BE PURCHASED 06:36:31 WITH EXISTING FUNDS. 06:36:32 CURRENTLY A LITTLE OVER $6 MILLION IN THIS FUND FOR 06:36:35 NEIGHBORHOOD PARKLAND. 06:36:36 SO I WANT TO EMPHASIZE TWO THINGS.

06:36:37 FIRST, THIS IS A WILLING SELLER PROGRAM. 06:36:40 THERE'S NO EMINENT DOMAIN OR CONDEMNATION INVOLVED. 06:36:46 PEOPLE WOULD HAVE TO AGREE TO SELL THE PROPERTY AND NO 06:36:48 GUARANTEE THIS WOULD WORK. 06:36:49 I THINK IT'S WORTH PURSUING FOR THREE REASONS. 06:36:51 THE FIRST IT WOULD GIVE THE PROJECT MORE LAND TO WORK WITH, 06:36:54 MORE FLEXIBILITY, MORE OPPORTUNITIES. 06:36:56 THAT WOULD ENABLE SOME OF THE FUNCTIONS OR INFRASTRUCTURE TO 06:37:01 BE MOVED AROUND A LITTLE. 06:37:03 RIGHT NOW, AS YOU KNOW, IT'S A VERY TREED LOT. 06:37:08 IF YOU LOOK, AS YOU DRIVE BY, YOU CAN SEE IT'S VERY 06:37:11 PARK-LIKE ALREADY. 06:37:12 BUT THE PARCELS TO THE WEST, CLOSER TO J & L BARBEQUE, THOSE 06:37:21 ARE MORE OPEN LOTS. 06:37:23 WOULDN'T WE RATHER IMPACT LOTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN 06:37:26 CLEARED AND BASICALLY OPENED AND TRY TO SAVE MORE OF THE 06:37:29 VEGETATION? 06:37:31 SO I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT IF YOU WERE INTERESTED, 06:37:35 THOSE DOLLARS WOULDN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO COME OUT OF THE 06:37:37 CITY BUDGET. 06:37:38 THEY ARE ALREADY THERE AND THE CITY PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY PAID 06:37:41 THROUGH THEIR AD VALOREM TAXES. 06:37:44 CITY MANAGER BROWN KNOWS HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ME AND I 06:37:47 WOULD BE HAPPY TO HELP IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE. 06:37:49 THANK YOU. 06:37:52 >>Mayor Brody: MS. JERDE. 06:37:55 >> THANK YOU. 06:37:55 I'M ROXY JERDE, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE COMMUNITY

06:37:58 FOUNDATION OF SARASOTA COUNTY. 06:38:00 I'M DELIGHTED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING. 06:38:03 THANK YOU AGAIN. 06:38:04 HISTORY IS ALWAYS UNFOLDING IN FRONT OF OUR EYES, BUT IT'S 06:38:08 UP TO EACH OF US TO HEAR ITS STORIES, TO UNDERSTAND ITS 06:38:12 CHANGE MAKERS AND PRESERVE ITS LESSONS. 06:38:14 I HAVE JUST RETURNED LAST WEEK FROM MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, 06:38:18 LISTENING TO VICKIE SAY THAT, MY HUSBAND AND I WENT ON 06:38:22 CULTURAL TOURISM. 06:38:23 WE WENT TO THE EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE LEGACY MUSEUM, THE 06:38:28 PEACE AND JUSTICE MEMORIAL. 06:38:30 IT IS BOOMING IN MONTGOMERY. 06:38:31 I CAN TELL YOU, SEEING THE HOTELS GOING UP, THE RESTAURANTS, 06:38:37 CULTURAL TOURISM IS TRULY SPURRING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN 06:38:41 THAT COMMUNITY. 06:38:43 WE ALSO WENT TO BIRMINGHAM CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM AND SAW THEIR 06:38:48 CULTURE AND HISTORY CELEBRATED IN A MAGNIFICENT CENTER. 06:38:52 I'VE BEEN TO LORRAINE HOTEL AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM IN 06:38:55 MEMPHIS, SO I HAVE SEEN WHAT THAT HAS DONE FOR THAT 06:38:58 COMMUNITY AS WELL. 06:39:00 SEEING ALL THAT FURTHER STRENGTHENS MY SUPPORT AND OUR 06:39:04 FOUNDATION'S SUPPORT OF THE SARASOTA AFRICAN AMERICAN 06:39:06 CULTURAL COALITION IN CREATING A SPACE FOR COMMEMORATION AND 06:39:11 CELEBRATION WHERE WE CAN BRING TOGETHER ARTISTIC, CULTURAL, 06:39:15 AND HISTORICAL ALL TOGETHER TO ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING AND 06:39:18 TRULY CAN UNITE OUR COMMUNITY. 06:39:21 OUR COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE CREATION OF A 06:39:25 PERMANENT HISTORY AND CULTURAL CENTER THAT FULFILLS THE

06:39:28 MISSION AND IS WELCOMING AND ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYONE, NEW 06:39:31 AND LONG-TERM VISITORS AND RESIDENTS. 06:39:34 IT'S FOR CONVERSATION, FOR EXPLORATION, FOR UNDERSTANDING. 06:39:37 FOR OVER 40 YEARS, OUR COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HAS LONG BEEN 06:39:43 COMMITTED TO STRENGTHENING ENDEAVORS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN 06:39:46 NEWTOWN. 06:39:47 IN FACT, OUR FIRST MAJOR GRANT AS A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IN 06:39:51 1986 WAS PROVIDING HOUSE NUMBERS TO IDENTIFY STREET 06:39:55 ADDRESSES IN NEWTOWN. 06:39:57 THIS CENTER WOULD BE A CONTINUATION OF OUR VERY 06:40:00 LONG-STANDING COMMITMENT. 06:40:02 AND I THINK ABOUT WHAT THE CENTER CAN DO FOR STUDENTS IN 06:40:05 THIS COMMUNITY. 06:40:07 THEY ARE THE FUTURE. 06:40:09 THE MORE THEY UNDERSTAND OUR HISTORY, THE BRIGHTER THE 06:40:11 FUTURE IS FOR THIS COMMUNITY, ART COMMUNITY. 06:40:13 SO I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THIS. 06:40:17 WE HAVE SUCH AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A JEWEL