BAYFRONT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Held on Tuesday, the 18 th day of July 2017, at RiverView Senior Resort, 3490 Gran Avenue, NE, Palm Bay, Florida. This meeting was properly noticed pursuant to law; the minutes are on file in the Bayfront Community Redevelopment Agency Office, City Hall Annex, Palm Bay, Florida. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Borowski at approximately 7:01 p.m. ROLL CALL: CHAIRPERSON: Stephen Borowski Present VICE-CHAIRPERSON: Rick Bertel Present COMMISSIONER: James Ritter Present COMMISSIONER: Gene Collins Present COMMISSIONER: Mary Jane Browning Present COMMISSIONER: Michael McGarry Absent COMMISSIONER: Gene Cate Present STAFF MEMBERS: James Marshal, BCRA Administrator; Danielle DiPaolo, Agency Secretary. ADOPTION OF MINUTES: 1. Regular Meeting No. 2017-05, May 16, 2017 Motion by Mr. Cate, seconded by Mr. Ritter, to adopt the minutes as written. Motion carried unanimously. 2. Special Meeting No. 2017-06, May 23, 2017 Motion by Mr. Bertel, seconded by Mr. Cate, to adopt the minutes as written. Motion carried unanimously. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Ray Walton, resident, asked for an update on multiple properties that were for sale in the Bayfront district along Bay Boulevard and Water Drive. Mr. Marshal provided updates to Mr. Walton regarding the Bayfront Stormwater (Koske) project on Orange Blossom Trail and noted that the BCRA has not purchased any additional properties.
Page 2 of 5 PRESENTATIONS: 1. Marina Development and Marketing Opportunities: RMA, Inc. Kevin S. Crowder, CEcD Director of Economic Development Mr. Crowder provided the Board with a presentation which included topics such as Palm Bay s future growth plans, initiatives, and opportunities where RMA, Inc. could assist the BCRA in the development of the waterfront (Redevelopment of the City Marina, Bayfront enhancements and other development opportunities). He spoke about development projects in other cities that RMA had helped facilitate. The company also noted their significant experience with Public Private Partnerships. Mr. Collins entered the meeting at this time. Lynn Dehlinger, Senior Economic Development Manager/Broker Associate for RMA, Inc., spoke about a redevelopment project in the Downtown Oakland Park Culinary Arts District that RMA, Inc. had also assisted with. Mrs. Browning asked if there would be consulting fees associated with any assistance provided by RMA, Inc. Mr. Crowder stated it would be fee based. Mr. Crowder stated that RMA had previously worked with the BCRA in providing implementation strategies and analysis for the Bayfront area. There was more discussion on development assistance opportunities between BCRA and RMA, Inc. Bill Dehlinger, a commercial real estate broker with RMA Real Estate Division, spoke about his experience in commercial real estate and ideas on how to market Palm Bay Marina to potential developers. 2. Longbow Strategic Group Eric Needle, President Mr. Needle provided a presentation and spoke about creating a vision for the Bayfront, including how to attract investment and development. Mr. Needle showed a video that his company had facilitated for another city (Handelskade in Curacao) as an example of a successful promotional/visionary styled video that shares the long-term development potential of the area to aid in their promotional strategy.
Page 3 of 5 AGENCY REPORTS/UPDATES (STAFF): Bayfront Stormwater Improvement Project: DEP Agreement No. S0801 project timeline: July 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017. o Mobilization has started. Excavation has begun. Palm Bay Entrance Channel Dredge Design/Permit Project: This was part of a phase one design/permit FIND grant to the City of Palm Bay. It provided cost sharing assistance in the amount of $24,000 for the design and permitting of the proposed dredge project. o Working with Infrastructure Engineers, Inc. and Frank Hickson, PE evaluating an optimal path to permit. o A preliminary evaluation of an 8 deep channel to determine its width was completed. Initial estimates provided a width of 100 in the bay which would gradually flare out to 200 as water depth increases. This provided an estimated 26,166 cubic yards of dredge material. A survey of the channel bottom would help refine this number. Steps to permitting: Step 1: Agree to conceptual alignment: Complete hydro survey and Geotech work. Coordinate with Florida Inland Navigation District and other regulatory agencies. Step 2: Coordinate the timing of the seagrass survey. Step 3: Use survey data to define the final alignment of the channel and generate exact dredge quantities. Geotech information determines if its muck or sand. Step 4: Submit all permits and finalize the plans. Palm Bay Historic Pier and Shoreline Restoration Project: The City of Palm Bay received a letter of confirmation from the State of Florida regarding its General Appropriations Act request in support of the project. The final grant agreement was under review. o Cost estimates for restoring the shoreline back to pre-hurricane conditions were attached. A grant of $110,000 from the Brevard County Save Our Lagoon Program may provide further support with the shoreline restoration, stabilization, and replanting. o The grant agreement was under review by the City Attorney s Office. Mr. Marshal recommended scheduling two to three dates for holding public workshops to garner community input and ideas related to the design/construction of a community pier.
Page 4 of 5 Real Estate: Co-Star report was attached. Property Spotlight: o Northshore Palm Bay 320 Unit Proposed Class A (4 Star) Multi-Family Apartment Development (370,000 SF). Located at 2521 Robert J. Conlan Boulevard. Proposed construction date: January 2018. Land Banking Opportunities: o 956 Gardenbrook Court and 1608 Orange Blossom Trail. Mr. Borowski asked for an update on the additional properties for sale along Water Drive, which were mentioned at a previous meeting. Mr. Marshal stated both offers placed by the BCRA have been declined by the sellers. Bayfront Maintenance: Pepper trees were removed/cleared along the southern shoreline of the Bayfront and into Sterns Park. Damaged power pole along Bayfront sidewalk, just south of Palm Bay Road; there were no new updates regarding when the pole will be removed by FPL. Miscellaneous: Update: City Council removed from sale consideration certain City owned parcels located on Bay Boulevard. This item was heard at the June 15, 2017 City Council meeting. Events: First Friday by the Bay: August 4, 2017 at 6:00 pm until 10:00 pm. OLD BUSINESS: 1. Continuation of discussion regarding the proposed BCRA FY 17-18 budget in preparation for consideration and approval by City Council. The BCRA initial FY17-18 budget was presented in draft form to city leadership on May 30, 2017. Staff will provide an update from this meeting. Important budget dates: i. City Council Budget Workshops: 8/10/17, and 8/24/17 ii. BCRA Budget Recommendation and Adoption: 08/15/17
Page 5 of 5 There was an estimated 48% increase in Tax Increment Funds for fiscal year 2018. Interviews for a BCRA part time administrative secretary were scheduled to take place the following week. Ms. DiPaolo will be transitioning into a full-time administrative assistant role within the Economic Development Department. This change is expected to reduce personnel costs to the BCRA. There was discussion on moving forward with preparing a competitive RFP or RFQ to hire an outside company to help maintain the mowing/landscaping needs in the Bayfront. Mr. Marshal provided an update on Evans Center Project funds. He stated he received direction from the City Manager to keep this project in the budget. Funding must be used toward the construction of the building. The Board concurred on retaining the $250,000.00 in the budget for the Evans Center project. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Discussion regarding the hiring of a qualified firm to market the Waterfront Development project (including Pelican Harbor Marina) to suitable developers and institutional investors. a. Identify key elements and objectives for the scope of work. b. Identify budget parameters. Mr. Marshal provided the Board with a proposal provided by RMA for their review in advance of next month s meeting. Due to meeting length and time, a discussion on this would have to take place at a future meeting. COMMISSIONER REPORTS: ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at approximately 9:40 p.m. Stephen Borowski, CHAIRPERSON Danielle DiPaolo, AGENCY SECRETARY Indicates item was considered out of sequence or added to the agenda.