Community Redevelopment Agency

Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting Agenda Marina Event Center- 190 E. 13th Street, Riviera Beach, FL 33404 October 22, 2025 6:00 PM Be advised, that the meeting location is subject to change. The public is encouraged to visit the Riviera Beach CRA (RBCRA) website, www.rbcra.com, for up to date information on meeting location and information. Mayor, Ex Officio Douglas A. Lawson Chairperson Shirley D. Lanier- District 3 Vice Chair KaShamba Miller-Anderson- District 2 CRA Commissioners Bruce Guyton - District 1 Glen Spiritis- District 4 Fercella Davis-Panier- District 5 Administration Gedel Merzius, CRA Executive Director Sherley Desir, Director of Administration Pittman Law Group

ADA Notice This meeting is open to the Public. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons in need of a special accommodation to participate in the proceedings shall contact the RBCRA Clerk at 561-844-3408 no later than 2 days (48 hours) prior to the proceedings. To request material in accessible format, sign language interpreters, hearing impaired accommodation, or any accommodation to review any document or participate in these proceedings, please contact the Florida Relay Services 1-800- 955-8771 (TDD) or 1-800-955-8770 (voice) for assistance. Public Comments Information If anyone wants to speak on an agenda item, please complete a public comment card located at the front desk and give it to the RBCRA Clerk staff prior to Board discussion and before the public comments section is announced. In no event will anyone be allowed to submit a comment card to speak on an agenda item after the title of the item is read or considered. Consent Agenda: Total time allotted for comment on the Consent Agenda to each member of the public is three (3) minutes. Regular Agenda: Members of the public will be given three (3) minutes to speak on any regular agenda item. Please note that the time limit for public comment may be reduced by a vote of the Board based on the voluminous nature of public comment cards. Civility and Decorum: Please be reminded that the Riviera Beach CRA is committed to civility and decorum by its officials, employees, and members of the public who attend this meeting. The Board has adopted "Rules of Decorum Governing Public Conduct during Official Meetings", which provides in pertinent part: Officials shall be recognized by the Chair and shall not interrupt a speaker. Public comment shall be addressed to the Board as a whole and not to any individual on the dais or in the audience. Displays of anger, rudeness, ridicule, impatience, lack of respect and personal attacks are strictly prohibited. Unauthorized remarks from the audience, stamping of feet, clapping, whistles, yells and similar demonstrations shall not be permitted. Offenders may be removed from the meeting. Please mute or turn off cell phone at the start of the meeting. Failure to do so may result in being barred from the meeting.

1. Minutes 1.a August 27, 2025 CRA Regular Meeting Minutes Sherley Desir, Director of Administration, 561-844-3408 Staff recommends the approval of the August 27, 2025 CRA Regular Meeting Minutes. Cover Page August 27, 2025 CRA Regular Meeting Minutes.pdf 1.b September 9, 2025 CRA Workshop Meeting Minutes Sherley Desir, Director of Administration, 561-844-3408 Staff recommends the approval of the September 9, 2025 CRA Workshop Meeting Minutes. Cover Page September 9, 2025 CRA Workshop Meeting Minutes.pdf 1.c September 10, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes Sherley Desir, Director of Administration, 561-844-3408 Staff recommends the approval of the September 10, 2025 CRA Regular CALL TO ORDER Roll Call Invocation Pledge of Allegiance AGENDA APPROVAL Additions, Deletions, and Substitutions Disclosures by Commission and Staff Adoption of Agenda Comments from the Public on Consent Agenda (Three Minute Limitation) CONSENT AGENDA Routine Board Business. The Consent Agenda is approved by a single majority vote. Item(s) may be removed for open discussion at the request of the any RBCRA Commissioner.

Meeting Minutes. Cover Page September 10, 2025 CRA Regular Meeting Minutes.pdf 2. Invoice 2.a Vendor Invoices Tonya Davis, Finance Specialist, 561-844-3408 Staff recommends the approval of the monthly vendor invoices. Cover Page Monthly vendor invoices for October 22, 2025 Meeting.pdf Pittman Law Group $12.350.00 #147.pdf Pittman Law Group $14,675.00 #148.pdf E.L. Waters & Company LLC, $8,333.33 #4.pdf Jones Lang LaSalle America, Inc. $25,000.00 #US002PI007542.pdf 3. Resolutions on Consent 4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 5. PRESENTATIONS 5.a Update on 1851 Broadway Disposition Gedel Merzius, Executive Director, 561-844-3408 Based on the evaluation results, the Procurement Department determined that the Forest Development Group ranked as the highest-scoring proposer. The Evaluation Committee’s recommendation was forwarded to staff for Board consideration. Should the Board concur, the next step will be to authorize the Executive Director to negotiate a Purchase and Sale Agreement and a Development Agreement, which would return to the Board for final review and approval prior to execution. Cover Page Power Point - 1851 Broadway Disposition.pdf 6. DISCUSSION 7. REGULAR AGENDA END OF CONSENT AGENDA Comments from the Public (7:30 P.M. Non-Agenda Items. Three-Minute Limitation) Public Comments shall begin at 7:30 P.M. unless there is no further business of the CRA Commissioners, which in the event is shall begin sooner. In addition, of an item is being considered at 7:30 P.M., then comments from the public shall begin immediately after the item has concluded.

7.a Resolution No. 2025-23 Findings that the Marina Annex Housing, LLC. project is consistent with the Agency goals and objectives of the Adopted CRA Plan Gedel Merzius, Executive Director, 561-844-3408 Staff request's your attention for the presentation by Marina Annex Housing, LLC. Cover Page Resolution No. 2025-23 Findings that the Marina Annex Housing, LLC is consistent with the Agency's goals and objectives of the Adopted CRA Plan.pdf Attachment - Staff Report (Planning & Zoning).pdf Power Point - Marina Annex Apartments.pdf Attachment - Marina Annex Narrative.pdf Attachment - Marina Annex Renderings.pdf Attachment - Marina Annex Site Plan.pdf 7.b Resolution No. 2025-25 Findings that the Paradelo Burgess Design Studio Project is consistent with the Agency goals and objectives of the Adopted CRA Plan Gedel Merzius, Executive Director, 561-844-3408 Staff recommends your attention for the presentation by Paradelo Burgess Design Studio. Cover Page Resolution No. 2025-25 Findings that Paradelo Burgess Design Studio Project is consistent with the Agency goals of the Adopted CRA Plan.pdf Attachment - Staff Report.pdf Power Point - Paradelo Burgess Design Studio.pdf Attachment - Narrative Letter (109, 117 & 125 W.14th St.).pdf Attachment - Site Plan.pdf Attachment - 14th Street Architectural.pdf 7.c Resolution No. 2025-24 Findings that the Villa L'Onz Projects is consistent with the Agency goals and objectives of the Adopted CRA Plan Annetta Jenkins, Director of Neighborhood Services , 561-844-3408 Staff request your attention for the presentation for Villa L'Onz. Cover Page Resolution No. 2025-24 Findings that the Villa L'Onz Projects is consistent with the Agency Adopted CRA Plan.pdf Attachment - Villa L'Onz Staff Report.pdf Power Point - Villa L'Onz.pdf Attachment - Project narrative.pdf Attachment - Phase II Villa L'Onz final site plan.pdf 7.d Resolution No. 2025-26 Authorizing Riviera Beach CRA to move into the

first floor of FoundCare office space located at 3501 Broadway, Riviera Beach, FL 33404, for the remaining existence of the CRA Gedel Merzius, Executive Director, 561-844-3408 Staff requests that the Board approves Resolution No. 2025-26 authorizing CRA the to relocate its administrative office to the first floor of the FoundCare building located at 3501 Broadway, Riviera Beach, FL for the remaining existence of the Agency through October 1, 2029. Cover Page Resolution No. 2025-26 Approving the utilization of designated portion of FoundCare for CRA administrative office.pdf 7.e Resolution No. 2025 - 22 Approving performance evaluation and amending employment agreement for the Executive Director of the Riviera Beach CRA Christopher Smith, Esq. - Pittman Law Group, 561-844-3408 Staff recommends the Board of Commissioners to approve Resolution No. 2025- 22 approving the Executive Director's overall performance evaluation score of 3.8 along with the approval to amend the employment contract for Executive Director Gedel Merzius. Cover Page Memo - Approving performance evaluation and amending employment agreement for the Executive Director for the RBCRA.pdf Resolution No. 2025-22 Approving the amended employment agreement with Gedel Merzius as the Executive Director.pdf Attachment - Executive Director Accomplishments.pdf Exhibit A - Amended employment agreement of Executive Director Gedel Merzius (Updated 10/22/2025).pdf Attachment - Employment contract for Executive Director Gedel Merzius (Current Contract).pdf Attachment - Executive Director Performance Evaluation (Chair Lanier).pdf Attachment - Narrative Evaluation (Chair Lanier).pdf Attachment - Recognition of Accomplishments and Feedback Summary (Chair Lanier).pdf Attachment - Executive Director Performance Evaluation (Vice-Chair Miller- Anderson).pdf Attachment - Executive Director Performance Evaluation (Commissioner Davis- Panier).pdf Attachment - Executive Director Performance Evaluation (Commissioner Guyton).pdf Attachment - Executive Director Performance Evaluation (Commissioner Spiritis).pdf DISCUSSION BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

DISCUSSION BY GENERAL COUNSEL STATEMENTS BY THE RBCRA COMMISSION ADJOURNMENT Appeals If any interested person desires to appeal any decision of the Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, at his or her own expense, that person will need a record of the proceedings and for such purpose may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based, pursuant to Section 286.0105, F.S. The City of Riviera Beach does not prepare or provide such a record.