good good morning everyone we're gonna bring the meeting of the community redevelopment agency to order chair burns here vice-chair market here deputy vice chair Casale Commissioner Carney here and Commissioner long here and do we need to make note that Commissioner Cassell will be here later yes we can yes she's gonna arrive at 1045 yes okay all right so we have the roll call so there's some changes on the agenda I was notified by the executive director so yes yes thank you chair so we will need to move or remove items 6a and 6b they're related to the renovation work that we're doing at the arts warehouse these two items are not quite ready we thought they would be but we'll have to move them off hopefully so January but we just want to remove them at this time okay and 6b we're just removing them we're removing them yes from the agenda all right so can I get a motion to approve the agenda as amended I move I'll second vice chair market yes deputy vice chair Casale Commissioner Carney yes Commissioner long yes and chair Burns yes okay at this time call for public comment is there anyone in the chamber wanted to make public comment at this time seeing on wait there's somebody will slowly rising back there my name is Chuck Ridley I don't think I have to give address anymore right is that it all right my name is Chuck Ritz and code name and zip code three three four four four thank you it is my understanding having had a chance to thoroughly look at the agenda that there will be a discussion about the update of the set transformation plan if it is and I'm at the right meeting I want to share with you that your staff and several of you as commissioners have been very engaged in this process it has been a lot of time since we've had the level of community involvement the level of agency involvement the level of staff involvement and great job staff and those of you from the commission to actually put your hands behind this document is a perfect no it's there work to do no but what you do have in front of you is the authentic voice of the community what it needs now is for you to give your staff and the community as the elected body the resources it needs and it's going to take your vision to dovetail with the vision of this community and let's move Delray to where it needs to be thank you for the resource I want to thank staff and I always give a shout out to our community boom shakalaka are there any other comments public comments okay seeing on public comment closed okay can I get a motion and a second to approve the consent agenda I'll make a motion to approve the consent agenda second deputy vice chair Casale commissioner Carney yes commissioner long yes chair Burns yes and vice chair Margaret yes yes and we do not have any old business and now Renee will be presenting the new business yes thank you very much so yes we are here this is the record for the CRA to recommend that the City Commission basically take the next steps to review and adopt the update to the 2025 West Atlantic master plan aka set transformation plan which the amendment would change the name to the set transformation plan I think this has been a an outcry for several years for this to happen so now we're here so along with that name change there were other things in the plan that needed to be updated data demographic statistics and maps and those types of things so we're gonna walk through a little bit of that today starting with the history of this entire process I just thought it would be nice to start there for us here in the room and those watching just to see how far we've come and where we're going so this is the study area basically it's the our series sub areas are three four and eight and that is inclusive of the set area and the current plan is in this QR code if anyone wants to scan that it's available on our website and on the city's website but it's basically a detailed blueprint that expresses the community's vision for what the community is looking for the area to become and I think like Chuck said it kind of couples in with what the city's vision is not to overtake or replace it's really for everything to come together so that things happen in the West Atlantic set neighborhood that's complementary to everyone and agreeable to everyone in that area all right so here's the timeline so we started back when we actually started this plan amendment process or the plan process was 2016 when we hired CRA hired IBI group and they were really looking at consolidating the Southwest plans I'm sorry the Northwest neighborhood plan and the West Atlantic plan into one plan document that was kind of the purpose so several years passed from 2016 to 18 there were planned preparation workshops interviews and ultimately the CRA board recommend the City Commission adopt the plan in 2018 between 2019 to 2020 the plan was amended and that's the time when the name was changed and removing the references to work and changing the name of the document from the West Atlantic master plan or sorry from the set transformation plan to the West Atlantic master plan and that plan was adopted in October of 2020 fast forward to 2023 our board started to discuss amending the plan to change the name back to the set transformation plan instead of the West Atlantic master plan so while we were doing that we also saw the opportunity to update information because it was getting a bit older well when the data and demographics that we collected as you wanted to start with 2016 so you see how old some of that information would be in that plan so since we were changing the name thought it'd be a good opportunity to also update some other information as well so in 2024 we hired business flair to start with an update of the demographics and economic data they believe at the time we weren't sure how extensive this update would be and how much we were going to be looking at adjusting but we knew at a minimum that the demographics and economic data were outdated so we started there updated all of the maps and all of the documents that related to that information so the the documents itself actually look the same we have snippets of those pages at the end of this presentation and we presented them before but we just wanted to highlight that we didn't structurally change it we just literally went and change the number you know change the percentage to be updated and the next part of this process was in 2024 we started to discuss the next step so after we got the demographics we were looking at how much and how extensive the change would be I believe we started in talking about updating the demographics and then it kind of morphed into other things in the plan and we went out and got quotes from different consultants and we ultimately hired inspire placemaking so now we're jumping to 2025 we inspire hired inspire placemaking to help us with this update with public meetings also and we held four in between May August September October we had four public meetings and I think they were to me some of the most well attended that I've ever seen I think at each meeting we had almost over a hundred people at every single meeting just to show how engaged and involved people were and I was happy to see new faces there including some of our familiars who are here as well but we really did have a good outcry from the community members they were interested they some people just didn't know and they wanted to find out more information some people knew and they were you know sharing but it was really nice to see how many people really came out to to learn more about this and share their thoughts and then we had our board meetings towards the end of this year discussing how we would roll out the next steps we thought it would be good to have this meeting today so we could start the process in the city start the new year fresh get this over to planning zoning and then to city commission for ultimately their review and adoption hopefully so any questions on the timeline okay so this is just a summary of the public meetings I went through the dates but we broke it down into the first meeting discussing the demographics that we updated which is where we started this whole process the next meeting we talked about the action strategies and the principles is in the plan there were I believe like over a hundred different action strategies and things that were you know needing to be done in the plan so we put prop boards out and had them all around a room and have people prioritize them so that was a really good exercise to see what things are still high up there's what things need to be removed I think the takeaway for me was that a lot of things are still high up on the list and as you look through the document a lot of the things are still there we just kind of cleaned it up and change the order and organize it a little bit differently but a lot of those things are still relevant and needed today and the things that aren't we'll discuss I'll show you through this presentation and then the next two meetings we broke down the six different pillars that are in the plan so the first meeting we cover the first three pillars which are community capacity building civic stewardship community wealth building and then the second meeting we covered healthy community placemating and strategic investments so here's just a summary of the information that we got gathered from the meetings and I'll go through sorry that goes to the plan okay so yes this is just kind of an overview of just what I mentioned about the outreach meetings we do have a full summary from the consultant in our backup for the agenda there's two different documents that they put together includes all the boards so it's very open and informations all out there with what people prioritize what things people wanted to remove so there really are a really good detailed report if anyone wants to take a look at those later and so now we'll jump into the amendment document this is the table of contents there's full copies of this document available online and also at your stations there but again table contents really follows the same flow we really didn't adjust anything major here and then here's another overview of the six principles that I just mentioned again completely the same we didn't really even change the icons the logos or any information here it's all pretty much the same guiding principles for the plan and they all are really meant to build on each other going from community capacity building is how to empower community through through and then the through goes through to civic stewardship then community wealth building healthy community place making and strategic investments I'll walk them through a little bit more but again we didn't change anything here so the first one is community capacity building so we provided a brief definition from the plan again this is largely the same as what was there before and then down below are some of the action strategies that are were in there before and remain I think the biggest change that I want to highlight is there was a concept of a commercial land trust that was in the existing plan and I think it was a little bit confusing of how how it was laid out because there were some places saying to expand the existing some were saying to create a new one and I believe from the feedback that we received and through this process it was clarified that the intention was to have a different a new commercial land trust that would be really community-led that can give businesses and tools to help to help get around or a deal with higher rent costs and land costs by giving the community that asset to be able to own their own land and only have an ownership interest themselves so I think that was a huge takeaway that it's creating a new land trust that would be guided by or guided and created by stakeholders another thing we kind of cleaned up a little bit is that the West Atlantic neighborhood improvement district concept there were references about if the CRA is no longer there then this would be something that could be utilized I think it's we just clarified that this is something that's been on the books and there's no tax currently being imposed and just kind of left it a little cleaner there was instead of how it was structured before in the plan but the concept again was there before it's and it's still there in there now next one is civic stewardship so I think that one of the big takeaways here is including information about how residents get involved and just sorry I should say this in the beginning the first couple of pillars are really community-led things from community capacity building how the community members will help to build their community with us alongside also the next one is civic stewardship is how the residents get involved so that's kind of the tone of these first few pillars so big takeaway here is that we added this bullet but these bullet points about how community members can get involved encouraging to attend city CRA DDA advisory meetings neighborhood association meetings volunteer on boards maybe seeking out opportunities like the Delray Beach Citizens Academy getting to know your electeds getting to know staff sign up for newsletters encouraging them people to download the my Delray Beach app volunteering mentoring so this is the types of things that would that the community wants to see in civic stewardship and we included a condensed kind of roadmap or suggestions of how you can accomplish this next is community wealth building again another pillar that really is community centered and focused so there were seven focus areas within this action strategy or sorry this pillar financial literacy educational attainment work skill enhancement for existing businesses job creation entrepreneurial environment enhancement housing and public policy so we reorganized these a bit and updated the information again largely the same concepts but this is how different ways in which the community can attain wealth through these these strategies right another one that is again another more of a community-led strategy at the healthy community which as you can see has a lot this one was definitely expanded a bit in talking about healthy communities and it ranges from physical health to mental health issues all of that is kind of encompassed in here a couple highlights are trying to find a site for a community wellness center encourage healthy eating and exercise mental health how to deal with trauma information and supporting behavioral health also how to support children in the community partnering with the police department to see if there's any opportunities there to support the community and also cultivating a initiative such as birth to 22 united for bright futures so these are the types of things also also the faith-based organizations and how to partner and support them through their through their initiatives also and huge highlight which is something that's a big focus for us is establishing a full supermarket some kind of a food service in the area that all ties into healthy community also in placemaking they kind of overlap but in the idea of having access to affordable fresh foods and it was a big thing coming out of the healthy community section and the next one is kind of where the city CRA kind of comes in a little bit more in placemaking because this is like the area like what we're doing benches sidewalks all those types of things is where where place making is coming in so this one also really didn't change a lot the maps a lot are still the same here are some of the action strategies there's a lot more in there but again not really a lot changed in the place making concept it's really just how to how to build the environment that can help support what the community's needs are in the other pillars i think it's a big takeaway here and strategic investments so strategic investments deals with kind of the land some of that affordable housing building on west atlantic we also mentioned here about the the village center the full service center that was a concept that was expanded through this at the time when the plan was initially created the full service center wasn't there yet or wasn't what it is now so this was updated to put what's happening now and maybe some ideas for future but the idea is to how to implement things there that will help serve the the needs of the set community residents any questions those are the six action strategies are there any questions i'm gonna have some comments but no no questions so far okay all right another big change was the implementation plan so at the end of the the original plan was a pretty detailed implementation plan that certain things happen by certain time periods who would be doing those activities so one big takeaway was actually moving that out to a standalone document not something that gets adopted into the city process so that if this needs to be updated or amended it can be done you could do so without going through this whole entire amendment process because that's kind of like the working document of What act when everyone is actually doing what everyone is actually doing so um and the names of the individuals were there um and the names of individuals work or or or or requests were there because the And the names of the individuals or organizations were taken out. And that's a trend kind of throughout the plan because we know organizations change and different things are happening. The biggest thing we wanted to make sure this plan reflected is the needs and the wants, not necessarily who exactly is doing that thing. And that's something that can be worked through in the implementation strategy, which we have a working document that we printed out separately. But that's something that we would just have kind of following along with this document, but it's not actually adopted by the commission. And at this time, the implementation strategy has all of the action strategies that are within the plan. But if we need to change it or something happens along the way, it's easier to do that instead of amending the whole entire document. Okay. And this is just a brief summary of all of the things that were updated in the plan. I'll just go through this again just one more time. So updated the background with additional history, updated demographic and economic data, updated references to community groups, gathering spaces, and community assets to reflect what is current and active in existence. We updated pictures to reflect the current state and also for better quality photos. Some of them were a little bit fuzzy, hard to see. We also updated all of the maps. We also added ongoing and future projects and also current community spaces and assets. We updated action strategies based on feedback given from the community meetings. We also updated the location of the implementation plan. But overall, I think, again, structurally, it's pretty much the same structure. Just some of the inner workings were adjusted a bit. And then next steps, we will continue to work on this. We brought this to you all in, I think, the substantial form that we're comfortable with moving forward. Because it's knowing that it still has to go to the Planning and Zoning Board. City staff still has to review it. There are references to some of the city ordinance and code numbers. We just want to make sure that those are all correct. So that will happen through the city process once it gets to that stage. So it will probably look a little bit different by the time it's finally adopted. But for our purposes, we thought it would be time to bring it forward to start that. And then city commission, maybe January, February, or whenever the city is ready for that. But we at least wanted to start the process to get it reviewed by Planning and Zoning and city staff. And then these slides, I won't go through them unless we want to maybe later. But these are all the information that we updated with the demographics. Just showing that the information, the charts are the same. We just updated the information. We've gone through this before. So again, I won't go through it. I just wanted to show this as an illustration of kind of how things were changed. Things in the document are almost on the same page number, pretty much. We just updated the information and data inside. So these are just kind of samples. And we even went out and took new pictures that were like exactly the same as the current picture. We didn't want it to make it like this was a whole different document. It largely is the same, just updating some of the information in there. So I won't go through all these, but that's an overview of the update. So I can turn it to you all for discussion and can keep going. Thank you. So we'll go to the board. Mayor, you want to go first or Robbie, are you ready for comments or questions? Well, I mean, I have a number of issues and I've raised them before. Okay. I mean, I have a – my belief is that West Atlantic Avenue belongs to the entire city and that we have to look at it as such because it is the major gateway into the city and the ultimate determination as to what should or should not go there really should rest with the city. And the people that are elected by the citizens of the city to manage their asset should be the ones really making the shots. So, for example, the forming of a community land trust, which would include West Atlantic, is going to be a non-starter because I'm not – I do not believe that we should have a non-elected board essentially controlling the direction of what West Atlantic should look like. You know, putting things into a trust and all of a sudden having trust – a board of trustees managing what you can and can't do in the property. Apart from creating an extra layer of bureaucracy, it also is essentially telling the rest of the city that you have no control over this major asset that you have been paying taxes on forever. So, I have a fundamental problem with that and I've expressed it before about West Atlantic Avenue. I think the plan itself as it relates to the two zones, not the CRA zone, but the other two zones to the north and to the south is actually very formal. I think they've got some great ideas and it would certainly find ways to really, really improve the neighborhoods and address some of the issues that they're worried about and we should all be worried about, by the way, as to, you know, the affordability issue, the cleanliness issue, all that stuff is extremely important because it will help develop the wealth, that's the word I use, because people in home ownership, I believe, is wealth. It would help encourage the development of those neighborhoods and the creation of wealth for a lot of people in those neighborhoods. So, I really just kind of draw the line at where, you know, you take your section one or section – section three is the CRA is the one, correct? So, I think it was in the very beginning. Yes, I got it. Yeah. Oh, there we go. Sub area three. Sub area three that you're referring to. So, it's really – I mean, I carve – I mean, sub area three also includes going up to – for heaven's sake, it goes to City Hall. So, I mean, you know, I mean, let's be honest here. I mean, that is not really what the plan should be. So, I carve out West Atlantic. I want to keep that for the taxpayers of the entire city to determine how they want it developed and the elected officials to say how they want their city asset to be developed. You know, I happen to – I am in favor of the West Atlantic sub district, as you know. I have pushed it up here. I talked about, you know, various times depending on when the conversation about kind of getting the taxing component for the downtown development, kind of stopping at the east portion of Swinton and having this new entity start taking over the western, you know, west all the way to I-95 in that – I guess we're talking about in the sub area. I'd have to go look at what the map was. I don't think – no, actually, that's larger than the – It's larger. Yes. I think it goes to second. It goes up to second. That's correct. Right. So, you know, and I've been talking about that for two, three years. I mean, I don't think people are surprised. So – and – but that's a separate element. I mean, we're not discussing that here today as to whether – because that would entail, you know, working on the statute and getting all that done and carving out those areas and getting everybody to agree that that we want because I think that a district that's just handling that part of the city would be focused exclusively on that part of the city. And I think we would start to generate some genuine results from that kind of activity. And I – and I'm – again, I've been on the record there. Lastly, in line with how I feel about West Atlantic, you know, changing the name to me is kind of taking – again, it's – this plan to develop West Atlantic is a city plan. And it should be a city plan. It shouldn't be the plan of any particular group, just like when they developed East Atlantic on the beach side. It wasn't the, you know, the beach area plan for – it was a city plan. So I'm very consistent in all that. But other than that, I think the plan is very good. I do think that – apart from these parts, which I think would create major legal problems, those are my comments. And I understand we're not making the decision today. I understand there's going to be a lot of people in between today's discussion and when ultimately the signatures are signed, including coming back to this body as a different body to look at it, where they will hear my same comments, by the way, so I can – I've recorded them so I can just play them back. So those are my comments. Okay. Thank you. Commissioner Long? Sure. So we're not recommending adoption today? I thought that was on the – We are. That's our – yes. Okay. Yes. In substantial form. So it can have – But it'll still – it could still go through additional changes. Correct. Yes. It just starts here. That's right. Okay. Cool. Well, you know, this is my last meeting, and I'm grateful that I have the opportunity to comment on this today. It's been a long time coming. And I think since Commissioner Burns and I were elected, we've been talking about this for the very beginning, and it's great to see that we're finally here. I want to thank staff for all the hard work you've been doing on this. I haven't been as engaged as I've wanted to be, but I know Commissioner Burns and Commissioner Markert have been really engaged on this process. And thank you to the community. I know there's been an incredible turnout for this. It's super important. And I – in seeing the very comprehensive updates you guys have come up with that have truly been across all these different categories, it seems like a truly collaborative approach to get us to this point. I do think the name change back to the SET Transformation Plan is absolutely critical. I think that symbolizes the steps that you guys have already shown to be collaborative and what this means to the identity of the north and southwest communities. I think when the name was changed in 2020, it was a slight to the community. I think that was politically driven by the commission that was here at the time. Changing it back shows that we are back on a path forward that is meant to be more collaborative, and that's been truly exemplified by our staff here, and I really do appreciate that, and by the engagement of my colleagues up here as well. And I do – I agree with the implementation plan being sort of broken off to, like, keep that process more fluid. I think that's really smart. And ultimately, I'm going to be all for recommending adoption to move forward with this. And, you know, you guys will be able to sort of change that as it moves through the process. But like I said, I'm just really grateful that I'm able to even have a vote on this. It's great. All right, so thank you for making sure this got on the agenda before I'm out of here. I appreciate it. Made a meeting just for you. You're the best. Thank you. You're the best. Thank you. Commissioner Marker. You can't take credit for this, though. I know. I'm going to. You're out. I'm sorry. It's just the way it works. So I conferred with Chuck Ridley about it. He said you can't. He said no. Yeah, you're out. You're out. So I'm really excited. Like, we're really making progress on this issue. I'm super pumped about that. I'm still new to the commission, but, you know, when I was campaigning and when I was learning about the West Atlantic, I've learned so much, and it's time. I mean, I just feel it in my heart. It's time. And I feel like we're really making progress here. And I feel really good about that. But I hear the mayor's concerns, and there are some things we're going to have to work through on land trusts and all that. But to me, that's a good problem, because that says we're driving toward the finish line. And we'll work those things out. I'm very comfortable with that. And, you know, I think we do have some more work to do on finalizing options. There are some things, as Renee said, we can't really talk about today because we're in the cone of silence and other things that are kind of going on that are really good, trust me. And we are making progress on this. So I feel pumped about this. Like, we're not to the finish line yet, but I think I can see it. And, you know, this would make me really overjoyed if we could get this one over the line. So I know there's more work to do, but I think we're all committed to getting there. So thank you. Thank you. And so I would be overjoyed as well. But I wanted to just start out by taking a moment to recognize the staff and the consultant, the community that came out. This has been a lot of work. It's been a very meaningful work as well. And not just the last five months. It's been the last seven to eight years. So this is a real milestone, in my opinion. And I just want to thank everybody. And it's a credit to your leadership as well. So thank you. Kudos to the community. Kudos to staff. You guys have just really knocked it out of the park this time. But, you know, I think that, you know, the name is very important to the community. You know, we have the different sub-areas, and if we have to make some adjustments, I'm all for the adjustments, but I am for moving this forward so that this thing can progress and get moving. I mean, it's been long enough, and it's time for it to take some feet and move. And so I'm recommending that we move forward with it and what other adjustments. I hear the mayor's concerns or his issues. And I just have a question. And now I know that Atlantic Avenue is our main throwaway. When Pineapple Grove plan was adopted, anybody know, was Atlantic Avenue omitted from that plan, or was it included? Sure. There was a, if I may, I've been there at the time, as you may recall, we created a Main Street program, and it was discussions to do, which Atlantic Avenue was included in part of that Main Street. The initial focus was the development of Northeast 2nd Avenue, and we called it then Pineapple Grove Main Street. And so that was the original focus of that. But there was an adopted Main Street program, which is kind of a, you know, these planning councils have them, and it's a development program. And so we did it through the Main Street program. So does that Main Street program still exist? I mean, this is eight years old, so maybe that Main Street program is still around? Renee and I had this conversation about six or eight months ago about why. I thought the Main Street program worked really, really well, and we would have to go back and redo something, because I think, I'm not sure whether it expired or not, but we did have the Main Street program, which I think did originally include all the way to I-95, and it's just never been, but I have to go back and look, because I remember when there was early development, back 10 years ago, when there was talk about developing, as we're still talking about developing, the six, seven, eight hundred blocks, there was the concept that we could fashion some kind of a Main Street program for West Atlantic. And there was an initial great excitement. I didn't get re-elected, and the program kind of went by the wayside. You don't remember that? Shocking. That was before your time. Shocking. Can Anthea? It was before your time. Do you mind if Anthea comes up? I remember it was. I mean, it was originally part, that's when work was here, the West Atlantic Redevelopment Coalition, correct. I went to your meeting in 2012 at this, at that thing. Yeah, I remember. So I see Anthea. Anthea, you wanted to share some information with us? I think the mayor's history on this is probably going to be better than mine when it comes to the Main Street effort. I do know that multiple plans provide advice for multiple areas. The downtown master plan went all the way to 95. The northwest-southwest plans, which this plan kind of consolidated, there have been multiple efforts that provide recommendations on different parts of the city. I mean, this is a prominent corridor. I don't know that you need to remove this input from this plan. You would sort of consider it if we moved into a Main Street plan, which I think is a really great idea. I know we've talked about trying to get control of the road, too. So it would qualify for that. But I think that this can be a starting point. I don't know that you need to worry about what it says because there's other recommendations. I mean, the city is filled with plans, right? The northwest, the north federal plan, the south federal plan. We do great by doing things by committee. But it is a testament to really, you know, how involved our community is in shaping our city. The vision plan is underway now. That's going to come in. It may make other recommendations that overlap some of these. And when you get the consensus, then you get the power to know confidently where to spend your money, how to move forward. So I think all of this is great. It's a prominent corridor, and it's time. Thank you. Well, I would suggest maybe if we want to, if we are seemingly recommending this to go forward to the city, we can maybe include some analysis or looking at a Main Street thing because that's not really in the plan. Right. And, you know, so that could be something that we're saying as a CRA we want to have that also explored and maybe some reference to that included. Yeah, because the Main Street plan, what we did, I'll use, you know, the Pineapple Grove area, we had this Main Street plan, and we put essentially, there was like, we created this Pineapple Grove group that kind of was really involved, which the same thing could be on, which was always our vision for West Atlantic. Still is my vision for West Atlantic. I mean, I'm fighting with some nuances here because doing something in the land trust changes the dynamic. You've now got a whole new separate legal apparatus to deal with, and I just don't think we, you don't want to ever lose control of your own property to a non-elected group. But the concept of community contribution to getting something done is exactly what we did at Pineapple Grove. And that's what I thought back in 2012 that was going to happen with West Atlantic. And I agree with Commissioner Long, who wasn't even born back then when we were doing these things. I'm kidding. But certainly, you know, Commissioner Burns remembers, we've been talking about this forever. So the fact that, and Commissioner Marker's right, at least we are, I mean, I've told you my issues with the plan, and they're very nuanced issues, not whether or not they think the concept is good. But at least we're starting the discussion, and hopefully with this commission, it will actually generate some results. Because it is, as I said, you know my attitude on this land that's been sitting there, that when we were part of the taking back in 2007 or 2008, I mean, you know, at some point, you really got to start doing something with them. So, yeah. Okay. So then I think then we, part of our recommendation, I guess, would be to explore the idea of a Main Street and how that would work and look back at the historical thing, and we can put that as our comments going forward. To complement the set transformation. Exactly. Because we could add a reference. If we wanted to, once we explore it, we could add a paragraph or something into one of the sections. It's not a big thing to do. Yeah. So we want to move this on. Do I need a motion to move this on, or how do we do? What do we do? We do. I just want to clarify something with the commercial land trust. Yes. So the commercial land trust concept isn't something that the CRA would be putting our land into. So our land still remains ours. This is something for the community to build on its own, not us. I just wanted to make sure that that's clear. We're not planning to transfer anything unless there's some formal bid process, and this land trust, kind of like our land trust, or the CDC, or Habitat responds to bids now, or any private developer. If that entity doesn't involve us, they would be on their own responding and taking actions and doing things in the community, not us. So I just wanted to make sure that that's clear. No, I understood. That's all. Yeah. I understood we weren't putting public land into it. Right. I understood that. I understood. Okay. I just wanted to make sure for everyone listening, too, that it's clear. No, I understood that. And that's what we tried to clarify in the plan, that that's what was happening. It's a community's thing. So that was all. I just wanted to make sure. Well, yes, we do need a motion for us to recommend that the City Commission recommend adoption of the West Atlantic Master Plan, Set Transformation Plan, with the caveat that we would like to explore the Main Street concept on West Atlantic. Just West Atlantic or anywhere else? West Atlantic. Just West Atlantic. Okay. Just making sure. Can I get a motion? I would like to move that we recommend the adoption of the 2025 update to the West Atlantic Master Plan, a.k.a. the Set Transformation Plan, and explore the Main Street concept on West Atlantic. Can I get a second? I'm happy to second that. Commissioner Carney? You know, I mean, I think I like so much of it, but I'm very concerned with some of the elements of it, because I don't want to be on record of stating that this is what you're going to do. So I'm going to vote no, but I'm not massively disappointed if it's my – I stand alone in that, because in the caveat that was provided, I think there's great opportunity here to really make this truly a collaborative thing and actually make it work for getting everybody on board, because unless everybody's on board, it's not going to work. Commissioner Long? Yes. Chair Burns? Yes. Vice Chair Markert? Yes. And Deputy Vice Chair Casale? Motion carried. Thank you. Don't lose. Don't consider it a lose. You have to take me so seriously. I know I don't. So that was the new business comments by Renee. Yes. Hi. Well, thank you all so much. I know you thank staff. I want to thank them as well. We've been working pretty tirelessly over the last couple weeks to get this draft together to make sure that it's right, and also the community members who were involved, too. They have been phenomenal when we call. They're there. We were there on Saturdays. We were there evenings, mornings. I mean, it was really a big lift that we made happen, so I just wanted to start by saying thank you as well. And the fun continues this evening. We have our next CRE social, where we will be talking about this plan again, so we'll have copies of this document so people who want to see it can start taking a look at that. It will be great. We'll also have code enforcement there. If anyone has questions from them, please join us this evening at the Edmunds Bain Building, 98 Northwest 5th Avenue, from 5 to 7. And then here's just a list of our next upcoming CRE board meetings, regular meetings. This one was special, but their regular meetings will be in January 27th. We'll have February 26th, and then March 24th. And then we'll create our new schedule once the city sets their schedule after March. And then we wanted to say thank you. So this is Commissioner Long's last meeting, so I just wanted to extend a heartfelt thank you from me, your staff. It's been amazing working with you, and wish you all the best. I know I'll see you around, but nothing but success and wonderful things in the future. Looking good there, Miss Commissioner. Thank you. Thank you, guys. Man, I got my own collage. That's amazing. I love it. That's very nice of you. Thank you. I didn't write a speech for today, because I wanted it to come from the heart and not be like a pre-written thing that I did on ChatGPT beforehand. So it's become... I'm looking at your palm there. Yeah, I know, right? Absolutely. Hold on. So it's starting to become real that I'm not going to be up here anymore. And it is a bummer. It really is. We joke around about some of the drama that happens up here, but I am going to miss it, especially these meetings. These are largely drama-free, frankly. This is like the PG-13 version of our commission meetings. Right? I mean, so I'll save my comments for you guys for Monday, so strap in. But, no, I want to thank staff, especially. I got the chance to hang out with Christine quite a bit in Denver for All-American City trip. You're a rock star. Thank you for everything you do. And, Renee, you know, I've got to talk to folks from a lot of other CRAs around the say, through Leadership Florida stuff, from going to the FRA thing with Angela a couple years ago. And you are widely regarded as, like, you know, one of the best, if not the best, attorney in this space and leader in this space across the state. She's the guru. You are, truly. And, you know, this CRA has a long legacy and history of really revitalizing Delray Beach in a really meaningful way and really setting this standard. And you've really continued that legacy and run with it. And it's been such a privilege for me to be able to just be part of this for a couple of years. And I can't take any of the credit. You guys run this show. We're just up here to, you know, come up with an idea once in a while, put some hurdles in your way, whatever we end up doing. But I do really appreciate the fact that I was able to cast a vote on the set transformation plan. That's something that's been extremely important to me. It's so vital to our community. And I really appreciate the community, just how engaged you've been in terms of working with the CRA. We couldn't do it without you. I think it really is a community effort. And the collaborative approach and the community engagement forward approach that this staff has and that this board has is so critical. And I hope to see that continue. And I'll end with, I hope to see all of you visit me in Tallahassee. And you'll definitely be there. Consider me an ally and a friend always. And I'll be fighting to make sure that nothing happens to this CRA and do whatever I can. And it looks good right now. I don't know that anyone's refiled that bill yet, by the way. I think we're in good. I don't want to jinx it. But right now we're good. But this is an incredible organization. And it has been an honor to serve with all of you up here. So thank you. Thank you. Thank you. And since Rob jumped over the city attorney, I mean the CRA attorney, I'll give her a moment. Did you have any comments to me? No, I do not. Okay, thank you. I did jump you over. It's a point of privilege. It's my last meeting. Yes, absolutely. That's why the chair just sat here with her arms folded. Thank you. Mayor, some final comments? No, I mean, is this where we're supposed to, how happy we were to work with Rob, part of the meeting? I mean, that's okay. Well, you have another opportunity to do it on one day. I'm happy to work with you, Rob. He's in my day camp. Did I understand? Someone told me last night you have to run again for November? Yeah, isn't that crazy? That is like nuts. Talk about a waste of money. I know. And you know me, I'm a big taxpayer of dollars. I mean, that's kind of a work. I've got to roll right back into it. That's true. Wow. So you have to go back and re-campaign? I mean. So my election watch party on Tuesday is really just a kickoff for the next election. You're going to have a little fundraiser envelope? Once I get everyone in the room, I'm going to trick them and be like, now you have to put the cow out of the bag. But as for the serious comment, you know, I've made my points. I mean, I think I've been long, been the advocate for West Atlantic. And, you know, the mechanism by where we get there is what we're fighting, the nuance, really just nuances at this point. And I'm very happy that they're going to re-look at some of the stuff that we looked at a long time ago that I thought were going to be done, which we wouldn't be sitting here today, you know, discussing what to do because we'd be looking at beautiful things. And citizen input and citizen engagement, I've always been in favor of, as everyone knows. So I'm looking forward to finally getting this process started. So I'm happy the process is starting. Thank you. And thank you for working with us, Rob. I really appreciate it. And they've already scheduled our commission meetings on Palm Beach County Day. Good. So I'm going to go back saying, look, you know. Oh, they scheduled a commission meeting for Palm Beach County Day? Yeah, I got my notice today, and I looked at my thing, and I have a conflict that says Palm Beach County Day. Oh, you guys got to come up. Oops. I'll be there. So I think we need to address that on Monday night. All right, Commissioner Marker. Yeah, Rob, I'll say more on Monday, but I just want to say thank you for the commitment that you've made to Delray Beach. I know how much time this job takes, and it's not easy at times, and I've enjoyed spending so much time with you. We're not always on the same side of the issues, but your opinions are always informed, and I really appreciate that. I'll miss you like a brother. So anyways, and I'm excited about this meeting today, guys. I feel like we're driving. We're getting there now, and I know the road is bumpy ahead, but we're on a path now. And my experience, when you're on that path, we can get to the finish line. So let's stick with it. So I'm leaving here happy today. All right, cheers for the happy. But, you know, and I'll have other comments on Monday as well, but it has been a pleasure working with you, and for the most part, we've been on the same side of the fence. So I appreciate your support and the work that you've done in the community and the way that you've supported the community. So, you know, kudos to you, and good luck going to Tallahassee, and hopefully I will see you there. It won't be as much fun as these meetings. Yeah, of course not. How could it be? You know, Delray takes the cake on everything. Like, yeah. But thank you. All right. There are no other comments. Meetings adjourned.