Good evening. Welcome. The Wednesday, September 11th, 2024, City Plantation CRU is now called to order at 6 p.m. Ms. Beggarro, please call the roll. Commissioner Anderson? Here. Commissioner Anderian? Here. Commissioner Pageant? Here. Commissioner Horland? Here. Commissioner Weinstein? Here. Commissioner Sorrell? Here. City Attorney Haswell? Here. Thank you. Thank you. The consent agenda consists of items 1 through 3 and may be approved with one motion. Does any member of the commission wish to pull an item? Number 3. It's going to slow us down. Can I have a motion? Actually, hold on. Anybody in the public want to pull any items on the consent agenda besides 3? Nope. Can I have a motion? Motion. One and two. Second. Ms. Beggarro, please call the roll. Commissioner Anderson? Yes. Commissioner Anderian? Yes. Commissioner Pudgen? Yes. Commissioner Horland? Yes. Commissioner Weinstein? Yes. Commissioner Sorrell? Yes. Thank you. Thank you. All right. Item 3. Council Member Andrea, I've got feedback tonight. Yeah. This is the catalytic grant of the West Brower Shopping Center, and I'm sure that we have a short presentation that, um, the team is here representing West Brower Shopping Center to tell us more about this wonderful project, um, with our community rate development agency. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. Uh, Janet Little with Holland and Knight, with offices at 515 East Las Olas, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Here today on behalf of RPT Realty, the owner of West Brower Shopping Center. I also have with me tonight, um, Brandon Reynolds, who's the director of, uh, development with the ownership entity as well to answer any questions that I cannot, um, should you have some. First off, thank you so much for having us here tonight. I promise to try to keep it brief. It's an occupational hazard that I love to talk, so feel free to stop me at any point. Um, but we appreciate this continued partnership that we have with the city, uh, to help facilitate the redevelopment of the West Brower Shopping Center. So I do have a few slides I'd like just to run through quickly. Um, we were here before you, actually September of 2023, uh, where the council considered a number of approvals to allow the redevelopment of, of mainly that West building that you see that goes up against, uh, State Road 7, uh, to allow the redevelopment of a portion of that for a new Publix. Yes. Yes, I can say it. For those in the audience, we couldn't say it, although I did slip once in the hearing. So, um, but we, uh, at the time, the council approved a site plan amendment, um, elevations, condition reviews to allow a, a small appendant liquor store that's, that is consistent with their stores throughout Southeast Florida, civil zoning and landscape waivers, as well as we also, through the process, received a, a waiver of the impervious pervious requirements in the city. Uh, real quickly, for those that may not be aware of exactly what's being proposed with the redevelopment, um, again, that far Western building is going to be lion's share of it, demolished with the exception of those, um, inline spaces that face State Road 7. And we will be demolishing approximately 51,000 square feet and rebuilding in its place a new building, approximately 30,000 square feet, that will represent the new Publix. Um, as part of the Publix standard. And one of the things that was critical for them coming to the shopping center is they, uh, wanted their kind of brand, um, standard of the one way angled parking. So the parking lot in front of the Publix will be completely redone. Um, we also will be obviously reconfiguring some of the back of the house areas, which is creating some opportunities for some additional landscape areas that you can see in the rear of what we call Retail A. Uh, and we're also having to, to reconfigure some of the service areas serving, seeing those inline spaces. The other thing that we're doing as part of the larger project, um, and this is all outside of any CRA funding, is upgrading the lighting standards throughout the entirety of the shopping center, together with LED lighting fixtures. Uh, so just to kind of, this is our existing condition in the center. I know you all are very familiar with it. The upper right hand photograph is a view of that Retail A from State Road 7. And the lower right hand photograph is what we call Retail B. That is where we have Dollar Tree, Babcock, and Dee Dee discounts. Um, nice beige color, flat, fairly flat finishes, uh, barrel tile roof throughout. Here's just another image. This is the actual space that's going to be demolished for the Publix, I'll say it again, uh, supermarket. Now, when we came into the center, and understand, just to give you a real history, which I gave to you during the hearings last September, is leading up to basically attracting and getting Publix to commit to coming to the center. We worked very closely, and I have to say it again, I want to thank staff for working with us to get us the information that we needed to take to the Publix Committee to get them to agree to come into the center. And that included a lot of the new housing starts, um, in the area, um, the new rental units and other units that you were bringing to the area. All of that was vitally important to attract them to the center. So when we get that coupled with the cost, you can imagine the margins are fairly narrow on the center, um, of this age and its location, the cost associated with literally the demolishing and rebuilding of the building. We were initially proposing as part of our facade enhancements, repainting the center to, uh, the shades of gray that you see incorporated into the new Publix building, which is on the right, um, and basically staining that barrel tile to a grayscale, matching again the barrel tile that was proposed as part of the Publix. As we were going through the DRC, staff really wanted to try to enhance the overall redevelopment of the facade, consistent with the other finishes and architectural treatments that you had been approving in other projects within the Gateway 7 corridor. Uh, so what, um, they approached us with is this CRA Catalytic Grant to truly make this project a transformational one for the corridor. And that included, and what you'll see here, is to, instead of having barrel tile throughout the center and staining the existing barrel tile, put that metal standing seam roof throughout the entirety of the center. That graphic design that you see for the Publix that has the shades of green, which is part of their branding, having a grayscale geometric pattern, again, on the corners throughout the center. The stone knee wall or wainscoting that you see at the base to carry that out, again, throughout the remainder of the center. The other items that were included that you can't see, um, are the improvements that are needed to the rear of the retail A for the USPS, and I'll get to that in a moment, as well as security cameras and, um, some funds for landscaping. This is the Retail B. This is the DD's Discounts Babcock. Um, when we came before you, we told you the one thing that we were actively trying to secure were the consents from all of the other tenants in the shopping center for the improvements. We were successful in getting all the consents, except one, and, and one gave us the consent, but we need to keep the facade of their space, their national brand colors that they have. So that's why you see on the top, unfortunately, we'll have one, um, space that will have like a peachy, and that's where their sign is located. Other than that, the rest of the center will be the gray with all the improvements that you see here. Here are the renderings that we showed. Here are the renderings that we showed you at the hearing. This shows the standing seam metal roof, the, that, the mean wall carried throughout with the geometric patterns in the corners of all the major buildings. Now, here's the list. This is in your backup. This includes the items that I was just discussing. The, uh, standing seam metal roof, the cultured stone base at the columns, and the, uh, the walls where we have, cause some, some of the areas we have glazing that go floor to, floor to ceiling, the geometric corner design to the facade corners. Uh, the real wall for the USPS retail location, and I'll stop here on this one. Um, when we first started, one of the major tenants right now in the center, as you know, is the United States Postal Service. They have a large retail center as well as a distribution facility that will actually distribute mail into trucks for delivery to residents throughout the area. Um, we, in order to allow this project to proceed, they needed to vacate. They were going to vacate anyway. However, it became clear to us, and then, and again, through the assistance of Glendon Hall, we really wanted to keep, it was important to the city and the residents to keep them in this location. So we set to work. Set to work with staff, trying to find a place for them. And then we set to work, leveraging my partner, who's a former congressman, and our district congresswoman, to basically get a lease in place, cause since they're a federal entity, you can't get a lease unless they have the funding allocated. So we set about, actually got it accomplished, got a lease signed for them to move into a smaller retail location, facing 441. Uh, that work is actually ongoing, because they are literally the linchpin in our whole project that has to fall, so that we can vacate them out of the existing space to demolish that building. So, if you're wondering why have we not demolished the building, that is why. Uh, but we are hopefully very, very close. Uh, the other two items is, again, the security cameras and infrastructure throughout the center, as well as in landscaping. Community benefits, and this is my last slide, is I just wanted to highlight a number of the items that we are bringing, uh, to the community with this redevelopment effort. First and foremost, we are bringing a public supermarket to a redevelopment area, um, through no small effort, I might add. Um, not only are they going to anchor the center, but if you are familiar with any public shopping center anywhere, they are the rising tide that raises all ships. And it is our, our goal and our, our hope that we will see an improved tenant mix in that shopping center as a result. They also are a new employer for the area. One of the things we committed at the hearing, when we came before you, when we commit again today, is to continue to work with and encourage publics to hold a job fair in the months leading up to the opening of that store for new positions that they're going to have. And we are certain that they're going to have new positions since it's a brand new store for them in the area. We are also proposing a number of enhancements, uh, for the center, some of which we hope, uh, will be funded in part through this catalytic grant and others that were proposed, including repainting the center, updating the roofing material, the stone we want, or wainscoting throughout the center, the geometric design. Uh, the drainage, uh, we're enhancing the drainage. Uh, not only are we adding some impervious pavers to the northeast, northwest corner, excuse me, of the shopping center, adding some additional bigger landscape areas. But most importantly, we are adding 867 linear feet of, oh, I'm not sure I'm referring to it, of exfiltration trenches, excuse me, under that new public's parking lot, which will only enhance the overall drainage associated with the shopping center, updating and upgrading the lighting standards throughout the entire center. You know, we're replacing the public's parking lot, but we are milling and resurfacing the remainder of the parking areas in the shopping center, such that the overall parking areas will all look brand new. The new landscape areas, both behind the, uh, retail A to the east of the public's and along northwest 38th way. The enhancement to the tenant mix is part of the attraction of public's to the center. It basically led to the pawn shop being eliminated from the center, and they are gone at this point. With public's as a new anchor, the owner will be looking to fill the vacant spaces consistent with this new vision in the elevated center. Similarly, as leases expire, uh, for uses that are not appropriate, we will be putting in a new use that's more appropriate for the current vision. And once the public's is actually under construction, the vacant spaces that we have facing 441, which really can't be occupied at this point because of the work that has to be done in the rear service area, we're going to be actively leasing those out, so hopefully they'll be activated at the same time that the public's comes online. I already talked about the United States Postal Service and the work that we did to keep that use in the center. They're actually, the build out is currently underway. We also committed, and you saw this during the, um, hearing, is to provide a clear pedestrian path across northwest 38th way that basically is the rear of our center that connects to that neighborhood in Water Hill to our northeast. Not only create that pedestrian connection across northwest 38th way, but also the sidewalk into the center. Uh, we're still committed to installing the 10 EV-capable parking spaces. Like RPT, the parent company, Kinco, um, has a, a group that that's, their purpose is to seek out, um, agreements and leases to basically activate those spaces. Um, that is something that has to kind of, it's another kind of domino that has to fall is we need to get the other work done because that has to be done as part of our final site work for the center. But that is a commitment to hopefully have those all activated, not just EV-capable, but EV-ready at the time that we open the public's. And last but not least, um, after our meeting last September, at the suggestion of Councilmember Andrew, we reached out to the Minority Builders Coalition, Brian Johnson, and gave them the information so that their members could reach out to our general contractors that are bidding on our project to actually see if there's not some opportunities available to them. And we're going to continue to look for those opportunities moving forward as the project, uh, redevelops. So with that, that basically concludes my presentation. Um, I told you I'd talk more than you probably wanted me to. Um, but I'm happy to answer any questions. And we, we look forward to continuing partnering with the city, and we look for your favorable approval of our request. Thank you. Um, Councilmember Andrew. Thank you. Thank you, President Fadgen. Again, just want to thank you for the partnership. Because I met with a group of residents Saturday about development in our city. And that was exactly what I expressed to them, that we need to have more partnerships. This can't be a one-sided, uh, affair or deal. So I appreciate you hearing all of our concerns, and then not only hearing us, but addressing them. So the security cameras, that was very important, especially because I'm not in favor of the liquor store. I kind of conceded on that issue, because that was a deal breaker. So I appreciate the, the security cameras being installed, at least to help remedy any situation there. And, um, the, and you're incorporating our local businesses, so important. Not only hiring, uh, the citizens in that area, but also, um, incorporating the local businesses to do the demolition, to do the fencing, to do the construction. So we greatly appreciate that. That only stimulates our economy even more so. And, of course, keeping that United States Postal Service. It was very important for Lauder Hill and Plantation residents. Um, because that's a big walkable and bus area. And so we definitely did not want to lose that. Uh, the last thing, I really wanted to just ask two questions. What is the, are you able to say the name of the Peachy location? And when is their lease up? Because... Certainly, it's, it's, it's Deedee's Discounts. Um, and what you may not know is that their parent company is, they're owned by Ross. So, it's a major, yes. So, um, we try every which way but someday. So, but, the, the, one thing that is actually, you may or may not be able to tell is, but their space is actually much, sorry. Their space is actually much bigger than that single facade. So, we got them to limit it just to where their site is. Because I'm just thinking, like, visually, aesthetically. I'm hoping that once they see that they are, right, I understand, I, but, you know, we don't want to hold up the rest of the project. The only other alternative is that we change the color of the entire center and that requires us to go back to the, to the P word. Okay. So. Alright. Yeah. It requires us to go back to public schools. When is their lease up? Um, I do not know that, but, um, they were, I don't want to say they're a relatively new tenant, because I remember when they came in for the special exception for their sign. But, um, I don't know, um, necessarily, but I, I, I can tell you that the, the, the thing I have learned when you do with leasing and tenants, it's, and this is the sad thing, is whenever you as a landlord go asking for something, that's when the hand comes out the other way. So, all we can hope is that they come asking us for something and then the hand will go out the other way. Okay. And a little peer pressure when they see how it looks, hopefully. But they did, it was, their space is actually much wider than that one where their signages, so that was actually some accommodation that we felt we at least got, is it's, at least just that one small area. And we'll just try to hopefully eat the trees, because there's a lot of mature trees in front of that space. Okay. And then my other question is, um, it might not be for you, it might be for staff. But we're using the words interchangeably. I want to make sure I have a clear understanding, because in one instance we said forgivable loan, and then sometimes we're calling it a catalytic grant. So, I normally don't associate those two as being synonyms, but I want to make sure we're clear. I may have an answer, and my understanding is, is right now it's basically setting aside the funds, the actual mechanism we'll come back to at a later meeting. Um, but I think our intent is, because we want to make sure you've got what we're delivering, is that the monies that would be paid to the city are going to happen after all the improvements are done and in and were CO'd. So, it's not like something that is, the money's given before the work is done. Okay. But I'll, I'll, I'll turn it over to, um, to staff to answer if, if I didn't answer it clear enough. Thank you. Jason, the maker CEO. Uh, yes ma'am. And, and, and I appreciate the developer's agreement to complete all of the improvements. So, it'll be, uh, one reimbursement, it'll be a back-end reimbursement. So, we'll be working with the city attorney on that. It'll be a very simple agreement. So, there won't be any need for collateralization or a note. It'll be, you do X, you get Y. Um, and we hope to have those documents before y'all on the 18th. Um, so we're very excited about that. And I, I do want to thank everybody that's been involved, the developer, Jenna. Uh, Greenland's been pushing this hard. Uh, one of the most emphatic points was to make this, the, the way this center develops with the public should be the same in this area as it would be in any other area of the city. And I, I think with this, it's been achieved. Thank you. Thank you both. Thank you. Councillor Weinstein. Yeah, just, um, thank you very much for the presentation and all the work on this. Just one question. As you were talking about the, uh, the issue with the, the one tenant and the discrepancy and how it, um, you know, won't reflect really on how we want this beautiful project to look. Um, would it, will you assist and maybe ask if the, the mayor would send a correspondence to, to their corporate office and ask them to reconsider? Is that something that... I mean, I, I am happy to, to, to speak with the, the client to see if it's something that they feel would be helpful. Um, understand, I believe they have rights to, over anything we do to the center. So, we were able to get their consent on everything except for that one small thing. But, I'm happy to always go back and ask the question. And if they feel that it will, won't upset the apple cart and keep things moving in a positive fashion, I'm all for it. Sure. Very good. Thank you. Mm-hmm. Councilmember Anderson? Just stand here. What, I don't know if you know the details of the least, but I think you, I think you were the one that got him in there. The, what happens when their lease is up? Can you force them to change it? And are you going to change it later eventually if they're not there? Well, first off, any time a lease is up and there's no renewals or anything else, it's certainly our option if we want to choose to, to go a different direction with another tenant. Um, but there's other opportunities that come up along the way. You know, things that they might need along the way that we could possibly offer that hopefully might get that. I've just seen a lot of opportunities we have. So, uh, other times on the way. So, if so though, that would be on the owner to, to modify it to, to the rest of the way. If you want to make it match the rest of the process. Well, if, let's say for example, um, we elect not to renew their lease. Or let's say they wanted to put another one of their tenants in there because now it's, it's somewhat the center's been elevated. And instead of a DD's discount, so we want to put a Ross or a TJ Maxx. That's an opportunity as part of that lease negotiation to say, listen, we want this facade unified with the rest of those in the center. Um, we, um, we even have a card that we were hoping to play as well because we know they have, um, certain signage that they want. So that's another card that we could potentially say, listen, we can get this signage approved as part of our master signage plan, but we need your facade painted. Um, I will, I mean, and again, in my, when I mentioned earlier as far as, uh, you know, tenants coming up, one that, like for example, we know there's one tenant. You all probably know that their lease expires in, in several years from now. And they won't be renewed because they're just not a use that we think is going to be appropriate with the, the direction that the center's going. So, um, but, so there's definitely a commitment there to, to continue to elevate the center. So. Thank you. Thank you. I don't see any other questions. Thank you very much. Can I have a motion? Motion to approve. Second. Thank you. Is there any comments from the, uh, from the chamber? I don't see anybody submitted any. They want to speak to it. I see you not. Uh, Ms. Begler, can you please call the roll? Commissioner Anderson? Yes. Commissioner Andrea? Yes. Commissioner Fadgen? Yes. Commissioner Horland? Yes. Commissioner Reinstein? Yes. Commissioner Sortel? Yes. All right. Great. All right. Now we're at, uh, public comments. Mr. Conklin. Mr. Conklin. Mr. Conklin. 458. 1 North 1 6 Court. Um, kudos for the accomplishments at the, uh, Four Corners, as we used to call it, Gateway 7. Um, my public comment is that, um, with the increase of property values in the CRA, which is also, uh, uh, Gateway 7. Um, the TIF will be increasing again this year. Um, last year increased, uh, to $1,310,667, according to the CAFR from September 2023. Uh, so it will be increasing again this year because the property values increased. So, with that, uh, fact firmly established, uh, I would ask that you kindly roll back the extra millage rate in the Gateway 7, uh, to zero mills. That's 0.000 mills. Thank you, and I'll yield back my time. Thank you, Dennis. Is there any other comments for the CRA? Any other public comments for the CRA? All right. Seeing none, we are going to adjourn, and the council meeting will start at 6.30. Hmm. Okay, let's see. Let's do that in the top,day at 6.30. See you next time. Let's see. See you next time. See you next time. See you next time. See you next time. See you next time at 6.30.