4.a TR14265 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, reauthorizing and adopting new economic development incentives through Fiscal Year 2027 in an amount not to exceed three million dollars ($3,000,000) for the implementation and administration of four economic development incentive programs; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.

[4.a TR14265 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, reauthorizing and adopting new economic development incentives through Fiscal Year 2027 in an amount not to exceed three million dollars ($3,000,000) for the implementation and administration of four economic development incentive programs; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. ]

PROGRAM AND THAT ONE. COMES WITH $3 MILLION FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS, THREE YEARS AND SO WE HAVE OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, COORDINATOR, ADMINISTRATOR, ADMINISTRATOR. MR. KENNETH LOPEZ YOU WANT TO GIVE US A LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONTENTS OF THIS INCENTIVE PROGRAM? YES, OF COURSE KENNETH LOPEZ ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE AND VERY PROUD AND EXCITED TO BE PRESENTING TO YOU ALL THE TAMARAC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES PROGRAM.

SO THE MISSION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE IS TO FOSTER THE ECONOMIC RESILIENCE, SUSTAINABILITY, AND COMPREHENSIVE REVITALIZATION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC THROUGH EFFECTIVE, PRO-GROWTH, BUSINESS FRIENDLY DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS. WE BELIEVE THAT THROUGH THESE INCENTIVES, WE'LL WORK TO REVITALIZE AND IMPROVE THE COMMERCIAL PLAZAS, IMPROVE CODE COMPLIANCE, ATTRACT DESTINATION TYPE BUSINESSES, AND STRENGTHEN AND DEVELOP LOCAL MINORITY WOMEN AND SMALL OWNED BUSINESSES.

AND THE FIRST PROGRAM WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT IS THE COMMERCIAL PLAZA RECOVERY PROGRAM.

THIS PROGRAM WAS ACTUALLY BROUGHT ABOUT BY RECEIVING SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM PLAZA OWNERS.

JUST LETTING US KNOW ABOUT THE HEAVY HANDED APPROACH THAT WE'VE TAKEN TOWARDS COMPLIANCE AND SO IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THAT WE CAME UP WITH A STRUCTURED, PROGRAM DRIVEN APPROACH THAT PROVIDES COLLABORATION AND HELPS SOME OF THESE PLAZA OWNERS GET THEIR PROPERTIES BACK INTO COMPLIANCE.

AND WE'VE ALSO TIED THIS PROGRAM TO A TIERED BASED REWARD SYSTEM TO ENSURE TIMELY COMPLIANCE AND ALSO UTILIZATION OF LOCAL MINORITY WOMEN AND SMALL OWNED BUSINESSES. WITH THIS PROGRAM, SOME OF THE KEY OBJECTIVES IS TO RESTORE PROPERTIES BACK INTO COMPLIANCE.

SHIFT FROM A PUNITIVE APPROACH TO A MORE COLLABORATIVE DRIVEN APPROACH.

STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIPS WE HAVE WITH THE PLAZA OWNERS AND ALSO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES HERE IN THE CITY.

SO HOW DOES THIS PROGRAM WORK? IT BEGINS WITH A CONSULTATION.

SO WE WILL MEET WITH THE PLAZA OWNER. WE WILL INTRODUCE THEM TO STAFF THAT THEY WILL BE INTERACTING WITH IN ORDER TO RESOLVE THOSE VIOLATIONS.

WE WILL INTRODUCE THEM TO THE CITY PROCESSES INVOLVED IN DOING SO AND WE'LL GO OVER THE PROGRAM GUIDELINES.

AFTER THAT, THEY WILL PROVIDE TO US A PLAN OF ACTION THAT WILL INCLUDE A TIMELINE, A SCOPE OF WORK, AND ALSO THREE VENDOR QUOTES. THE REASON WHY WE ARE REQUESTING THEM TO PROVIDE THOSE VENDOR QUOTES IS SO THAT WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE SERIOUS ABOUT GETTING THEIR PROPERTIES BACK INTO COMPLIANCE. ONCE THEY SUBMIT THE PLAN BACK TO US AND THE TIMELINE IS APPROVED, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND ADMIT THEM INTO THE PROGRAM AND THAT'S WHEN THE TIMER STARTS.

SO WHAT I MEAN BY TIMER IS THAT THEIR TIMELINE WILL BE REVIEWED OR THEIR TIMELINE WILL BE VIEWED, AND THEY WILL BE SUBJECT TO BIWEEKLY CALLS AND CHECK INS TO MAKE.

SORRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROJECT IS GOING ACCORDING TO PLAN AND PROGRESSING ACCORDINGLY.

DURING THIS TIME, FINES WILL ALSO BE PAUSED SO THAT ANY VIOLATIONS THAT THEY WOULD INCUR ON THE ACTUAL I'VE THAT THEY ARE COVERING WITHIN THEIR PLAN, THEY WILL BE THOSE WILL BE PAUSED SO THEY DON'T ACCRUE ANY FURTHER FINES GOING FORWARD FOR THOSE THINGS.

APART FROM THE BIWEEKLY CHECK INS, ONCE THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE AND ALL INSPECTIONS HAVE BEEN PASSED, THEY'LL BE THEY CAN QUALIFY FOR ANY OF THE TIERED BASED INCENTIVE PROGRAMS, TIER ONE BEING FINE REDUCTIONS THROUGH A COMPLETING THEIR PROJECT ACCORDING TO THE TIMELINE.

SO IF THEY COMPLETE THE PROJECT ACCORDING TO THE TIMELINE THAT THEY'VE SUBMITTED THE CITY WILL WORK WITH THEM TO HELP REDUCE ANY OF THE FINES THAT THEY'VE ACCRUED OVER THAT TIME AND THEN ALSO TIER TWO IS A REIMBURSEMENT OF THEIR PROJECT COSTS FOR UTILIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESSES AND MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES IN THE CITY.

AND TIER THREE IS AN ADDITIONAL GRANT THROUGH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FOR MINOR ESTHETIC IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY'VE MADE TO THE PROPERTY.

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NEXT. YES. CAN IT BEFORE YOU MOVE FORWARD? SURE.

IS THIS A PROACTIVE PLAN OR IS THIS REACTIVE? ARE WE GOING TO REACH OUT TO THE PLAZAS, OR ARE THEY GOING TO SEEK FOR US? SO WE ENVISION THIS TO BE A VERY PROACTIVE PLAN.

WE WANT TO TARGET PLAZAS THAT ARE GOING THROUGH GOING THROUGH IT IN TERMS OF VIOLATIONS.

BUT WE ALSO WANT TO WORK WITH THE PLAZAS THAT HAVE SHOWN THAT THAT EFFORT AND THAT WANT AND DESIRE TO GET THEIR PLAZA BACK TO, YOU KNOW, NET ZERO, LIKE, NO COMPLIANCE ISSUES, NO VIOLATIONS.

THEY WANT TO START FROM SCRATCH AND DEVELOP A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY AND SO THOSE ARE THE PLAZAS THAT WE WANT TO REALLY BE PROACTIVE ABOUT REACHING OUT AS WELL AS THE OTHER PLAZAS IN THE CITY, BUT WE WANT TO START WITH THOSE.

OKAY. SO THIS SLIDE KIND OF BREAKS DOWN HOW THE TIERED INCENTIVE PROGRAMS WORK, WITH THE FIRST ONE BEING THAT THE CITY WILL WORK WITH THE PLAZA OWNER TO HELP REDUCE OR SETTLE ANY OF THE FINES BASED ON THEIR COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT, ACCORDING TO THE TIMELINE THAT THEY SUBMITTED 2A IS A LOCAL BUSINESS USE INCENTIVE.

THAT BASICALLY MEANS IF THEY'VE USED 20% OF THEIR PROJECT COST, IF IT'S SPENT WITH SMALL OR LOCAL BUSINESSES HERE IN THE CITY, 20% OF A REIMBURSE THEY WILL BE REIMBURSED. 20% OF THEIR PROJECT COST UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 5000.

SO THIS IS FOR MINORITY WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES, LOCAL FIRMS HERE IN THE CITY.

THE NEXT ONE IS 2B, WHICH IS A FULL UTILIZATION OF THOSE QUALIFIED FIRMS. SO 100% OF THEIR PROJECT COSTS MUST GO TO THOSE FIRMS AND THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE.

THEY'LL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A 50% REIMBURSEMENT UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 10,000 AND THEN THE LAST TIER IS TIER THREE, WHICH IS THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM GRANT THROUGH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL 5000 THAT THEY CAN RECEIVE FOR MINOR ESTHETIC IMPROVEMENTS.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE ALREADY, BUT WE ARE GOING TO ALSO ATTACH IT TO THIS PROGRAM TO GIVE THEM AN ADDED INCENTIVE TO GET THEIR PROPERTIES BACK INTO COMPLIANCE.

SOME ADDITIONAL DETAILS ABOUT THIS PROGRAM IS THAT ONE PLAZA OWNER CAN ONLY UTILIZE THE REIMBURSEMENT ONCE PER CALENDAR YEAR PER PLAZA.

SO IF ONE PLAZA OWNER OWNS MULTIPLE PLAZAS, THEY CAN USE IT FOR MULTIPLE PLAZAS.

HOWEVER WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ONCE THEY GO THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, THEY CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THEIR PLAZA.

SO IT'S DESIGNED TO MOTIVATE THEM TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THEIR PROPERTY GOING FORWARD AND IT CANNOT BE USED IN TANDEM OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMERCIAL FACADE GRANT PROGRAM.

ONE WAY THAT THEY CAN LOCATE THESE QUALIFIED FIRMS IS THROUGH BROWARD COUNTY SMALL BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

BUT GOING FORWARD, WE'LL WE WANT TO CREATE OUR OWN DIRECTORY WITH OUR OWN FIRMS THAT THEY CAN UTILIZE.

BUT FOR NOW, THEY CAN LOCATE TAMARAC BASED FIRMS AS WELL THROUGH THE SMALL BUSINESS DIRECTORY THAT BROWARD COUNTY OFFERS.

THE NEXT PROGRAM WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT IS A SMALL BUSINESS MICROGRANT.

THIS IS A SMALL BUSINESS GRANT DESIGNED TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO SMALL BUSINESSES AND IT'S ACTUALLY BASED OFF OF BROWARD COUNTY'S SMALL BUSINESS MICRO GRANT PILOT PROGRAM THAT RECEIVED ABOUT 300 APPLICATIONS LAST YEAR.

AND THEY'RE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE EVEN MORE THIS YEAR.

THIS IS A MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNT OF ABOUT 2500.

ACTUALLY NOT ABOUT, 2500. REIMBURSEMENT FOR ELIGIBLE EXPENSES INCURRED WITHIN 120 DAYS PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION. ELIGIBLE BUSINESSES MUST HOLD A TAMARAC BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT.

UNLIKE BROWARD COUNTY'S SMALL BUSINESS MICRO GRANT, WE'VE EXPANDED OURS TO ALSO QUALIFY STARTUPS AS WELL.

SO STARTUPS ARE ABLE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM AS LONG AS THEY HOLD A TAMARAC BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT, THEY MEET THE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS, AS WELL AS SOME ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS, SUCH AS SUBMITTING A BUSINESS PLAN AND ALSO UNDERGOING AND COMPLETING AN ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM OR SMALL BUSINESS BOOT CAMP OF THE SORT.

IT'S ONE APPLICATION PER BUSINESS. APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED AS THEY ARE RECEIVED AND THE ORDER THAT THEY ARE RECEIVED AND THIS WILL BE A ONLINE PORTAL. SO EVERYTHING WILL BE ONLINE, THEY'LL UPLOAD THEIR DOCUMENTS AND APPLY ONLINE@WW.COM AND I'M VERY EXCITED FOR THIS PROGRAM IN GENERAL, BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF OUR SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR THIS, ESPECIALLY TO THE CHAMBER. SO SOME INELIGIBLE BUSINESSES. THIS LIST HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM BROWARD COUNTY'S LIST.

BASICALLY, WE DON'T WANT TO REALLY INVEST IN SOME OF THESE USES THAT, YOU KNOW, MASSAGE PARLORS, ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESSES THAT HAVE THE PRIMARY SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OR TOBACCO OR OTHER DRUGS.

WE WANT TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT WE INVEST IN THE TYPES OF BUSINESSES THAT WE WANT TO SEE,

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GROW AND REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY. SOME OF THE ELIGIBLE EXPENSES, AS THIS GRANT IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO COVER OUR INVENTORY AND SUPPLIES, BUSINESS EQUIPMENT, COMMERCIAL RENT PAYMENTS, COMMERCIAL LIABILITY INSURANCE PREMIUMS, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, AND THEN ALL OF THESE PURCHASES MUST BE MADE UNDER THE BUSINESS NAME TO QUALIFY.

SO NO PURCHASES UNDER THE PERSONAL NAME WILL BE ELIGIBLE.

BASED ON THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE'VE HAD WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THE DESIRE THAT THEY'VE EXPRESSED TO SEE RESTAURANTS COME IN.

WE DECIDED TO GIVE PRIORITY IF FUNDS ARE LIMITED TO RESTAURANTS AND ALSO BUSINESSES IN KEY TARGETED INDUSTRIES.

SO THESE KEY TARGETED INDUSTRIES COME FROM BROWARD COUNTY'S GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE ALLIANCE THAT HAVE DETERMINED THESE SECTORS AS HIGH PAYING SECTORS.

IN BROWARD COUNTY. SO THESE ARE THE TYPES OF AREAS OR INDUSTRIES THAT WILL CREATE HIGH PAYING JOBS, SUCH AS AVIATION AND AEROSPACE, FINANCIAL SERVICES, GLOBAL LOGISTICS, HEADQUARTERS, LIFE SCIENCES, MANUFACTURING, MARINE AND TECHNOLOGY. THE NEXT PROGRAM WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT IS THE COMMERCIAL FACADE GRANT PROGRAM. THIS IS A 50, SORRY, 50% REIMBURSEMENT GRANT FOR ELIGIBLE CAPITAL EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS.

THIS IS DESIGNED TO REALLY TRANSFORM THE EXTERIOR OF PLAZAS THROUGHOUT OUR CITY.

WE HAVE A NUMBER OF OUTDATED PLAZAS THAT NEED RENOVATIONS AND THEY NEED, FRANKLY, A LOT OF TLC.

SO WITH THIS PROGRAM IT'S DESIGNED TO INCENTIVIZE THE TRANSFORMATION OF THESE BLIGHTED PLAZAS AND ALSO ATTRACT NEW TENANTS, AS WELL AS BRING VISIBILITY TO CURRENT ONES. STRENGTHEN THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE WITH THESE PLAZA OWNERS, AND ALSO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL FIRMS HERE IN THE CITY.

THE GRANT AWARDS HAVE INCREASED FROM THE ORIGINAL 250,000 THAT WE'VE HAD FOR THIS PROGRAM, SO NOW IT'S UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 350,000 FOR PROPERTIES THAT ARE FOUR ACRES OR LESS AND UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 550,000 FOR PROPERTIES THAT ARE BETWEEN 4 TO 9 ACRES AND UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 750,000 OVER NINE ACRES.

BECAUSE THIS IS A 50% REIMBURSEMENT, THE PLAZA OWNER WILL HAVE TO PUT IN THE OTHER 50% TO RECEIVE THAT MAX.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, FOR THE 350,000, THE WHOLE TOTAL PROJECT COST WOULD BE 700,000 OR OR HIGHER TO RECEIVE THAT 350,000.

CAN IT, DO WE HAVE PLAZAS THAT FIT INTO EACH ONE OF THESE CATEGORIES? YES, WE DO AND I COULD PROVIDE A LIST WITH THOSE.

MOST OF THE PLAZAS WE HAVE WILL FALL AROUND THAT 4 TO 4 NINE ACRE RANGE.

BUT WE HAVE A FEW OF THOSE PLAZAS THAT ARE OVER NINE ACRES AND THOSE ARE PROPERTIES THAT IF THEY'RE GOING TO DO A BIG TRANSFORMATION THIS WOULD HELP THEM IN THAT SIGNIFICANTLY. SOME OF THE ELIGIBLE EXPENSES FOR THIS PROGRAM ARE EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS.

SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WINDOWS, DOORS, PAINTING, AWNINGS, SIGNAGE, LANDSCAPING, ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION AND A LOT OF THESE TYPES OF REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS.

THERE IS A TIMELINE THAT PROJECTS UNDER THIS PROGRAM ARE TIED TO.

FOR EXAMPLE, CONSTRUCTION NEEDS TO START WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE GRANT APPROVAL FOR THIS PROGRAM AND COMPLETION WITHIN 24 MONTHS OF THE GRANT APPROVAL AND THEN THE REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT WITHIN THOSE 23 MONTHS OF THE GRANT APPROVAL.

SOME RESTRICTIONS FOR THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE THAT THE PROPERTY CANNOT BE SOLD WITHIN TWO YEARS OF RECEIVING THAT GRANT, SO THEY CANNOT SELL IT WITHIN THOSE TWO YEARS, OR THE GRANT MUST BE PAID BACK IN FULL AND THE PROPERTY MUST BE MAINTAINED FREE OF VIOLATIONS OR LIENS FOR FIVE YEARS. NOW, THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT IF THEY RECEIVE A VIOLATION, THE CITY IS GOING TO BE A STICKLER AND TELL THEM, HEY, YOU NEED TO PAY ALL THAT BACK.

BUT IT'S JUST SO THAT WE KNOW THAT THEY CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPERTY.

IF WE SEE CONTINUED NONCOMPLIANCE VIOLATIONS CONTINUE TO ACCRUE, FINES CONTINUE TO ACCRUE, THEN THEY'LL BE SUBJECT TO PAY THAT BACK, EITHER PARTIALLY OR IN FULL, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CITY MANAGER.

THERE IS A SMALL BUSINESS UTILIZATION REQUIREMENT FOR THIS PROGRAM, MEANING THAT THERE IS AVAILABILITY AND ELIGIBILITY OF FIRMS. ABOUT 20 TO 30% OF THAT PROJECT COSTS MUST BE SPENT WITH MINORITY WOMEN AND SMALL OWNED BUSINESSES THAT ARE LOCAL HERE AND FAILURE TO MEET THAT SMALL BUSINESS GOAL OR SHOW PROOF OF GOOD FAITH EFFORTS CAN RESULT IN THAT PARTIAL OR FULL REPAYMENT OF THE GRANT FUNDS.

NOW, GOOD FAITH EFFORTS. IT'S REALLY THE DOCUMENTED EFFORTS THAT THEY'VE PUT INTO OFFERING OR PROVIDING THOSE SUBCONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES TO OUR FIRMS. THIS IS NOT MEANT TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S PUNITIVE, BUT IT'S MEANT TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO IF THERE IS OPPORTUNITY OUT THERE TO EXTEND THAT TO OUR FIRMS IN THE CITY.

THERE IS A PUBLIC ART INCENTIVE. SO PROJECTS THAT ARE INCORPORATING PUBLIC PLACEMAKING ELEMENTS SUCH AS LIKE EVENTS OR JUST AREAS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO BRING PEOPLE THERE AND

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GIVE THEM A SENSE OF PLACE AND BELONGING WITHIN THE PLAZA. WE ARE GOING TO OFFER THEM THIS PUBLIC ART INCENTIVE AS AN IN-KIND DONATION TO THE PUBLIC ART FUND OR COMMITTEE AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS, AS LONG AS THEY AGREE TO MAINTAINING THE INSTALLATION.

WE CAN PUT THAT IN THERE TO HELP ALSO IMPROVE THE AREA AND BRING MORE PEOPLE OUT AND REALLY GIVE IT A UNIQUE DEFINING ASPECT OR ELEMENT TO IT.

HOW THE APPLICATION PROCESS WORKS IS THAT IT'S REVIEWED BY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, AND THEN IT'S REVIEWED BY THE TAMARAC GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE THAT'S MADE UP OF DEPARTMENT STAFF.

AFTER THAT'S REVIEWED BY THEM, IT WILL BE RECOMMENDED TO THE COMMISSION AND THE COMMISSION WILL ULTIMATELY HAVE THE FINAL APPROVAL FOR THE PROJECT.

THE LAST PROGRAM I'D LIKE TO PRESENT IS THE TENANT IMPROVEMENT INTERIOR BUILD OUT GRANT.

WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROGRAM AS WELL, BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT A LOT OF THE PLAZAS ARE OUTDATED AND NEED THAT EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS, BUT ALSO INTERIOR AS WELL. SO THE TENANT IMPROVEMENT SLASH INTERIOR BUILD OUT GRANT IS A 1 TO 1 MATCHING GRANT.

IT'S A REIMBURSEMENT FOR UP TO 100,000 FOR PERMANENT INTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS.

SO THESE IMPROVEMENTS STAY WITH THE PLAZA AND STAY WITH THE BUILDING AND IT'S DESIGNED TO REALLY HELP ATTRACT AND INCENTIVIZE BUSINESSES IN CERTAIN SECTORS OR INDUSTRIES, SUCH AS DINING, SHOPPING, ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE SECTORS.

WHY THESE SECTORS IS BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT THESE SECTORS CAN BREATHE LIFE BACK INTO THESE PLAZAS.

THESE ARE DESTINATION TYPE BUSINESSES THAT WILL DRIVE FOOT TRAFFIC AND INCREASE SPENDING IN THE PLAZA, AND ALSO GET PEOPLE TO WANT TO INVITE THEIR FRIENDS AND ALSO SPEND MORE TIME THERE.

THESE THIS PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY WAS INSPIRED AND BASED OFF OF THE CITY OF TAMPA'S RESTAURANT GRANT, AS WELL AS THE DOWNTOWN ORLANDO'S RETAIL PROGRAM.

I TOOK LITTLE BITS AND PIECES OF EACH PROGRAM AND REALLY CATERED IT TO WHAT TAMARAC NEEDS AND EXPANDED THE ELIGIBILITY FOR THESE TYPES OF BUSINESSES.

THE GOALS OF THIS PROGRAM ARE TO ENCOURAGE CAPITAL REINVESTMENT, ATTRACT BUSINESSES, DIVERSIFY THE OFFERINGS THAT WE HAVE WITHIN OUR CITY, AND, OF COURSE, STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR PLAZA OWNERS.

SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS PROGRAM IS IT'S A 1 TO 1 REIMBURSEMENT UP TO 100,000.

SO THE TENANT OR THE PLAZA OWNER CAN APPLY FOR THIS PROGRAM AND THEY CAN BASICALLY, FOR EVERY DOLLAR THEY PUT IN, THE CITY WILL PUT IN UP TO 100,000, BUT THEY CAN PUT UP MORE THAN 100,000 IF THEY WISH THAT THE CITY CAN WILL ONLY PUT UP 100,000 AT THE END OF THE DAY.

THIS IS FOR PERMANENT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AGAIN INCLUDING HVAC, PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL AND INTERIOR FINISHES.

THIS ISN'T ANYTHING DECORATIVE OR ANYTHING THAT IS TEMPORARY OR TOO SPECIFIC TO THE BUSINESS.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL STAY WITH THE BUILDING AND THE BEST PART OF THIS PROGRAM IS THAT LET'S SAY A RESTAURANT COMES IN AND DOES A $200,000 BUILD OUT.

IT REALLY THEN CREATES A SPACE FOR FUTURE TENANTS TO COME IN.

SO IF THAT RESTAURANT, YOU KNOW, GOD FORBID, GOES OUT OF BUSINESS WITHIN TWO YEARS OR WHATEVER IT IS THE NEXT TENANT WILL HAVE LESS OF A BURDEN TO COME IN AND IT'S A MORE OF AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO LEVERAGE AND ATTRACT BUSINESSES TO COME TO THE CITY BECAUSE IT'S LESS OF A SPACE, A LESS OF AN EXPENSE THAT THEY ALL HAVE TO MAKE. SO IT'S OPEN TO BOTH NEW CONSTRUCTION AS WELL AS EXISTING BUSINESSES.

AND LIKE I SAID BEFORE, TENANTS CAN APPLY WITH AUTHORIZATION FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER, AND PROPERTY OWNERS CAN ALSO APPLY IF THEY HAVE A QUALIFIED TENANT IN MIND, AND THEY JUST HAVE TO PROVIDE PROOF THAT THEY HAVE THAT QUALIFYING TENANT AND THEN MOVE INTO THE SPACE, AND THEY CAN WORK WITH US TO GO THROUGH THIS PROGRAM AS WELL.

SOME ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE THAT THE BUSINESS MUST FALL WITHIN THESE SECTORS AND THEN ALSO THEY MUST MEET WITH THEY MUST MEET ALL THE OTHER PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES NO MORE THAN THREE GRANTS PER PLAZA PER YEAR.

THIS IS TO PREVENT ANY CLUSTERING WITHIN SPECIFIC AREAS OF THE CITY.

WE WANT TO TRY TO EXTEND THIS OUT AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO PLAZAS THAT ARE IN NEED AND FUNDS ARE SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY FOR THIS PROGRAM.

SO, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, SOME OF THE ELIGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE PERMANENT THINGS LIKE ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, LIGHTING, ADA COMPLIANCE, APPLIANCE LIFE, SAFETY SYSTEMS, BATHROOMS, AND OTHER TYPES OF IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE CITY RECOGNIZES AS INTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS AND PERMANENT TO THE BUILDING.

ONE EXAMPLE THAT I HAVE IS A RESTAURANT THAT I VISITED THE OTHER DAY, THAT BECAUSE THE PROPERTY OR THE COMMERCIAL SPACE WAS OUTDATED, THEY DIDN'T HAVE UP TO DATE SPRINKLERS AND THE SPRINKLERS PREVENTED THEM FROM HAVING DECORATIVE GRASS.

THIS GRASS PANEL ON THE WALL THAT REALLY MODERNIZES AND BEAUTIFIES THE SPACE.

SO BECAUSE THE SPRINKLERS WEREN'T UP TO DATE FIRE, IT BECAME A FIRE HAZARD AND BECAUSE OF THAT,

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THEY HAD TO TAKE IT DOWN. SO THAT PREVENTS BUSINESSES FROM HAVING THIS UNIQUE APPEAL TO REALLY ATTRACT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THEIR SPACE.

SO THIS WILL BE A WAY FOR THEM TO CREATE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS, AND TO DO IT WITHOUT HAVING TO SPEND EVEN MORE MONEY THAN THEY HAVE AND SO WITHIN 2021 TO 2023, WE ALLOCATED 3.5 MILLION FOR TWO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAMS THE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT ACCELERATOR GRANT, WHICH WAS A GRANT DESIGNED TO INCENTIVIZE AND ATTRACT MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CITY.

2 MILLION WAS ALLOCATED FOR THIS, WITH FOUR PROJECTS AT 500,000 EACH.

THIS PROGRAM RESULTED IN ZERO PROJECTS. THE NEXT PROGRAM WAS THE COMMERCIAL FACADE GRANT PROGRAM WHICH WE ALLOCATED 1.5 MILLION WITH A TARGETED GOAL OF SIX PROJECTS AT 250,000 EACH, WHICH RESULTED IN TWO PROJECTS AT 250,000 EACH.

BECAUSE THE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT ACCELERATOR GRANT DID NOT HAVE ANY PROJECTS, WE DECIDED TO PIVOT AND GO A DIFFERENT DIRECTION THAT SPEAKS TO THE CURRENT NEEDS OF OUR PLAZAS AND OUR COMMUNITY.

WHY DO YOU THINK THAT WE DIDN'T SUCCEED WITH THESE YOU KNOW AVAILABLE GRANTS FOR THESE BUSINESSES.

WELL, WHAT CAN WE DO TO IMPROVE? YOU KNOW THE PARTICIPATION, RIGHT? PART OF IT, I BELIEVE FALLS IN LINE WITH THE TIMING.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE THIS YEAR WE'VE RECEIVED SO MUCH MORE INTEREST FOR THE COMMERCIAL FACADE GRANT AS OPPOSED TO WHAT I HEARD ABOUT OUR PREVIOUS EFFORTS AND ADVERTISING AND MARKETING THE PROGRAM IN THE IN THE LAST YEARS BEFORE I STARTED AND I THINK IT WAS A LOT OF HESITANCY IN TRYING TO DIVE INTO A PROGRAM WITHOUT KNOWING IF IT'S GOING TO SUCCEED OR NOT, OR HOW THE CITY IS GOING TO REACT. I THINK SEEING SOME APPLICANTS GO THROUGH THE PROGRAM AND SEEING HOW A LOT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND A LOT OF NEW BUSINESSES COMING IN, IT'S ACTUALLY MOTIVATING A LOT OF THESE PLAZA OWNERS TO WANT THAT SAME TYPE OF SUCCESS.

SO I THINK THAT'S CAUSING PART OF THE SHIFT AND THEN ANOTHER THING IS JUST BEING MORE AGGRESSIVE IN ADVERTISING AND MARKETING THESE PROGRAMS OUT.

I THINK FROM THE LAST CONFERENCE THAT I WENT TO THE PRIOR BUSINESS AND BEYOND THIS PAST WEEKEND THERE WAS A LOT OF INTEREST IN NOT ONLY PROGRAMS THAT HELP SMALL BUSINESSES, BUT THESE LARGER COMPANIES AS WELL, BECAUSE YOU HAVE INVESTORS AND DEVELOPERS THAT MIGHT BE IN DEALS, AND THEY MIGHT SEE IT AS AN ADDED BENEFIT TO MOVING IN OR PURCHASING A PROPERTY.

[INAUDIBLE]. SURE. OH, I HAVE ONE MORE SLIDE.

YEAH. SO FOR 2025 AND 2027 WE'RE PROPOSING A TOTAL ALLOCATION OF 3 MILLION WITH AN ESTIMATED ECONOMIC IMPACT OF 1.1 TO 1.29 MILLION FOR THE COMMERCIAL PLAZA RECOVERY PROGRAM, WE ARE ALLOCATING $100,000. THIS IS GOING TO BE FOR 10 PROJECTS.

SO TEN PLAZAS. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THEM FROM BEING NONCOMPLIANT, HAVING LOADS OF VIOLATIONS AND BRINGING THEM TO UP TO CITY STANDARDS IF THEY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE 50% REIMBURSEMENT. THAT MEANS, THOUGH, THEIR CONTRIBUTION WILL BE $20,000 AND THE CITY'S CONTRIBUTION WILL BE 10,000 AND THROUGH THAT MAXIMUM REIMBURSEMENT, THEY ARE COMMITTING TO UTILIZING 100% OF THEIR PROJECT COSTS FOR LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS UTILIZATION.

SO THAT MEANS 200,000 WILL BE INJECTED BACK INTO THE LOCAL ECONOMY FROM OUR 100,000 ALLOCATION.

THE NEXT ONE IS THE SMALL BUSINESS MICRO GRANT THAT IS ALLOCATED 250,000 FOR 100 BUSINESSES.

100 BUSINESSES WILL HAVE $2,500 FOR THEIR COSTS, FOR THEIR EXPENSES AND TO BE ABLE TO SURVIVE ANOTHER MONTH, IF THAT'S WHAT THE CASE IS. BUT HOPEFULLY TO SEE LONGEVITY IN THE CITY, AND THAT'S 250,000 BACK INTO THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

THE COMMERCIAL FACADE GRANT, WE'RE ALLOCATING 1.5 MILLION FOR 4 PROJECTS AT 350,000 EACH.

THAT'S WHAT WE ESTIMATE. BUT IT COULD VARY DEPENDING ON WHAT PROJECT COMES OUR WAY AND WHAT'S APPROVED? THIS IS A 50% REIMBURSEMENT. SO JUST TAKING THE FIGURES OF 350,000 FOR PROJECTS AT 350 WILL WILL BE 700,000 PER PROJECT BECAUSE IT'S A 50% REIMBURSEMENT.

SO THE APPLICANT WILL BE AT LEAST PUTTING IN 700,000, IF NOT MORE, FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF THEIR PLAZA.

WITH THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS, WE'RE ESTIMATING ABOUT 20 TO 30% THAT WILL GO TO LOCAL FIRMS. AND SO THAT LEADS TO ABOUT 560,000 TO $840,000.

THAT WILL GO BACK INTO THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND DRIVE JOBS THROUGH THIS INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

THE LAST ONE IS THE TENANT IMPROVEMENT INTERIOR BUILD OUT GRANT THAT WE ARE ALLOCATING 01,000,100,

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150,000 FOR ABOUT 11 PROJECTS OR SO. IT COULD BE LESS IF THERE'S MORE, IF THERE'S LESS MONEY THAT PEOPLE APPLY FOR.

BUT WE'RE ESTIMATING BETWEEN 11 TO 13 PROJECTS 11 TO BE SAFE AND THAT'S 11 COMMERCIAL SPACES THAT WE WILL WORK TO MODERNIZE, TO IMPROVE, TO RENOVATE AND HOPEFULLY THAT'S 11 NEW BUSINESSES THAT FIT INTO THIS CRITERIA TO REALLY BRING LIFE BACK INTO THESE PLAZAS AND THAT'S A 50/50 MATCH UP TO 100,000. THERE IS NO SMALL BUSINESS REQUIREMENT FOR THIS BECAUSE THE INVESTMENT IS BACK INTO OUR PLAZAS.

WE'RE HOPING THAT IF THE CITY DECIDES TO INVEST BACK INTO THE PLAZAS, IT WILL ATTRACT NEW BUSINESSES GOING FORWARD THAT WILL THEN ATTRACT SPENDING AND DRIVE FOOT TRAFFIC, AND ALSO LEAD TO A BIGGER LEAD TO ECONOMIC IMPACT AND OTHER WAYS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, KENNETH. WANT TO MENTION THAT THESE PLAZAS, VIBRANCY OF THESE PLAZAS ARE CRITICAL TO QUALITY OF LIFE IN TAMARAC AND SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER FOR A SECOND BEFORE WE MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT YOU KNOW, THIS ADDS TO THE COMPLETE CYCLE OF CARE FOR VIBRANCY TO OUR PLAZAS IN TERMS OF OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS, OUR REVITALIZATION EFFORTS, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS, OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

AND SO MISS CALLOWAY, I KNOW THIS IS YOUR AREA.

YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW THINGS ABOUT THAT, CYCLE AND YOU KNOW, A COMPLETE APPROACH TO THIS YOU KNOW, PLAZA VIBRANCY, DEVELOPMENT QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY.

ABSOLUTELY. MR. MANAGER, AND YOU'VE SAID IT BEST IN TERMS OF THE INTENT OF THIS PROGRAM.

I HAVE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO APPLAUD KENNY.

KENNETH, BECAUSE KENNETH HAS BEEN WITH US FOR A LITTLE BIT OVER SIX MONTHS, AND YOU MIGHT ASK, WHAT IS IT THAT KENNETH HAS BEEN DOING? HE HAS BEEN REFINING, PUTTING TOGETHER, RESEARCHING, MAKING SURE THAT WE WERE BRINGING FORWARD SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE IMPACTFUL.

WE HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO THE COMMISSION. WE ADOPTED A CERTIFICATE OF USE PROGRAM, AND WE KNOW THAT IS IN SOME WAY VERY PUNITIVE TO OUR PROPERTY OWNERS AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALTHOUGH WE WERE BEING PUNITIVE, WE WERE MEETING OUR PROPERTY OWNERS WHERE IT MATTERS AND SO HE WENT BACK AND REFINED THAT VERY FIRST PROGRAM, WHICH IS COLLABORATIVE IN THAT SENSE.

AND SO IF YOU ARE SUFFERING FROM NOT RECEIVING A CERTIFICATE OF USE, YOU HAVE VIOLATIONS.

YOU HAVE LIENS. THIS IS SAYING THAT THE CITY WILL MEET YOU WHERE YOU ARE.

AND IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN RESOLVING THOSE, THEN THERE'S A PROGRAM FOR YOU.

THE BIGGEST ADDITION, MR. MANAGER, IS THE $2,500 FOR A SMALL BUSINESS.

KENNETH OVERSAW THAT PROGRAM IN BROWARD COUNTY, ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS IN BROWARD COUNTY AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE PROVIDED THE SAME HERE IN OUR CITY, BECAUSE WHAT WE KNOW AS A PART OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING PROCESS IS THAT OUR CITY IS REALLY MADE UP OF SMALL BUSINESSES.

THAT'S THE DRIVER HERE IN TAMARAC. SO WE ALSO THE FIRST TIME EVER, THE FIRST TIME AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE SPOKE TO THAT AS WELL.

SO AGAIN I JUST WANTED TO APPLAUD KENNY AND I HOPE IT'S THE ENTIRE PROGRAM IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY COMMISSION IS PLEASED WITH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND NOW WE HAVE SOME PUBLIC COMMENTS.

YES, PLEASE. OKAY. I HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS. DO I NEED TO USE THE MIC OR CAN YOU HEAR ME? I THINK IT'S BETTER IF YOU USE THE MICROPHONE FOR STREAMING PURPOSES.

I HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS. ORIGINALLY YOU SAID $3 MILLION GRANT.

HAS THE GRANT BEEN APPLIED FOR AND HAS IT BEEN APPROVED? AND IF IT HAS NOT BEEN APPLIED FOR HOW LONG BEFORE IT'S APPLIED AND HOW LONG BEFORE IT'S APPROVED? AND WHAT HAPPENS IF IT'S NOT APPROVED? I HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS.

DO YOU WANT THEM ALL AT ONCE OR YOU WANT TO GO PIECEMEAL? WE CAN ADDRESS THEM ONE AT A TIME. OKAY. SO THIS GRANT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE APPLYING FOR.

THIS IS A GRANT PROGRAM THAT WE'RE PREPARING FOR THE REVITALIZATION OF OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC.

SO THIS IS A GRANT PROGRAM THE CITY IS PUTTING TOGETHER TO GIVE AWAY.

YOU KNOW, WHERE DO WE WHERE ARE WE GETTING THE $3 MILLION? IT'S PART OF THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND. INTERESTING.

BECAUSE WAY BACK WHEN. NOT THAT I WAS IN FAVOR OF SHAKER VILLAGE.

THERE WAS NO MONEY FOR SHAKER VILLAGE AND I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THAT.

OKAY ON ALL OF THESE FORMS YOU HAD SAID TAMARAC BUSINESSES SHOULD TRY TO USE OTHER TAMARAC BUSINESSES TO FIX THINGS UP AND I'M WONDERING DO WE HAVE CONSTRUCTION BUSINESSES? DO WE HAVE BUILDING BUSINESSES? DO WE HAVE THE BUSINESSES TO FIX THE STREETS?

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YES, I CAN SPEAK TO THAT. SO SORRY. I JUST FEEL WEIRD NOT LOOKING AT YOU.

HELLO THERE. HI, THERE. YES. SO THE BROWARD COUNTY HAS A SMALL BUSINESS DIRECTORY WHICH THEY UTILIZE FOR THEIR LOCAL PREFERENCE PROGRAM THAT NOT ONLY WORKS THROUGHOUT PROJECTS, PUBLIC PROJECTS IN BROWARD COUNTY, BUT THROUGH ALL THE MUNICIPALITIES.

I BELIEVE THEY HAVE ABOUT 26 ALREADY. SO THEIR SMALL BUSINESS DIRECTORY HAS BUSINESSES ALL OVER THE COUNTY, AND YOU CAN FILTER THEM BY CITY. SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY LOCATE WHICH ONES BELONG TO THE CITY.

WHEN I LOOKED FOR CERTAIN NAICS CODES OR NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CODES, WHICH ARE AREAS OR SCOPES OF WORK THAT SMALL BUSINESSES ARE CERTIFIED IN.

SO LET'S SAY YOU'RE A LANDSCAPER, AN ELECTRICIAN OR A CONTRACTOR.

YOU WILL HAVE A CERTAIN NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CODE, THAT INDUSTRY CODE, YOU CAN SEARCH AND YOU'LL GET A POPULATION OF DIFFERENT BUSINESSES.

WE DO HAVE A FEW FIRMS WITHIN BROWARD COUNTY'S SMALL BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

IT REALLY DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU'RE SEARCHING FOR.

SO IF IT'S A CONTRACTOR OR LANDSCAPING OR ARCHITECTURE, YOU'LL SEE A DIFFERENT NUMBER OF RESULTS.

BUT OUR INTENT IS TO CREATE OUR OWN LIST INTERNALLY IN THE CITY AND GATHER THESE VENDORS SO THAT THEY'RE READILY ACCESSIBLE.

FOR ANYONE UTILIZING THIS PROGRAM AND LOOKING TO UTILIZE LOCAL FIRMS THAT ARE IN OUR BACKYARD.

DO WE CURRENTLY HAVE ANY IN TAMARAC? YES. SO WHEN I LOOKED IN LANDSCAPING, THERE WAS A FEW IN LANDSCAPING.

WHEN I LOOKED IN ENGINEERING, THERE WAS A FEW AND EVEN WHEN I WENT TO THE PREVIOUS CONFERENCE FOR OUR BUSINESS AND BEYOND, I MET SOME TAMARAC FIRMS THERE THAT I WAS SURPRISED TO KNOW.

HEY, I'M A FIRM, I'M A PROJECT MANAGER OR HEY, I'M A CONTRACTOR.

AND A LOT OF TIMES OUR VENDORS, THEY KNOW HOW TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE CITY.

THEY'RE TAMARAC VENDORS, BUT THERE'S NO INTERNAL LIST IN TERMS OF BUSINESSES THAT WE'VE UTILIZED FOR THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM BEFORE, BECAUSE IT'S THE FIRST TIME WE'RE INTRODUCING THIS LOCAL PREFERENCE PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR PRIVATE BASED PROJECTS.

BUT YES, THE INTENT IS TO HAVE THIS INTERNAL LIST THAT WE CAN UTILIZE.

BUT FOR NOW, WE'LL BE UTILIZING BROWARD COUNTY'S SMALL BUSINESS DIRECTORY, WHICH DOES HAVE FIRMS IN TAMARAC BASED ON THE FEW INDUSTRY CODES THAT I'VE LOOKED UP ALREADY. ARE THEY GOING TO INCLUDE IN THE FIXING UP OF BUSINESSES, THE STREETS WITHIN THEIR, YOU KNOW, THEIR PARKING LOTS WITH ALL THE POTHOLES AND BROKEN EVERYTHING'S.

SO THAT'S WITHIN THE COMMERCIAL FACADE GRANT THAT'S ALSO INCLUDED IN THERE.

THE PARKING LOTS AND POTHOLES AND PAVING AND MILLING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THERE'S VENDORS THAT DO THAT TYPE OF WORK AS WELL.

OKAY. YOU COMMENTED, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS VERY INTERESTING, THAT IN THE NEW PLAZAS AND THE VENDORS TO COME IN, THAT YOU WEREN'T GOING TO DO ANYTHING WITH ALCOHOL OR MASSAGE PARLORS OR ANYTHING OF ANY QUESTION.

I YOU KNOW, THAT'S FINE. I JUST HAVE TWO COMMENTS.

ONE TO THIS WHICH I WILL POSSIBLY BRING UP AT THE COMMISSION, IS THAT THEY JUST VOTED FOR ALCOHOL FOR LIKE 4:00 IN THE MORNING.

WHY WOULDN'T YOU OPEN UP A LIQUOR STORE OR A LIQUOR STORE TO COME IN? THAT WOULD BE MAJOR MONEY FOR EVERYBODY WHO DRINKS AT HOME.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE YOU KNOW, BITING OFF YOUR NOSE DESPITE YOUR FACE.

THE SAME THING WITH THE MASSAGE PARLOR. NOT MASSAGE.

NOT ALL MASSAGE PARLORS. WHAT IS IT? DO HAPPY ENDINGS OR WHATEVER.

I MEAN, SOME OF THEM ARE REALLY CLASSY AND, YOU KNOW, I OFTEN LOOK FOR A MASSAGE PARLOR, AND I ASK MY HAIRDRESSER AND I ASK MY PHYSICIANS, AND THEY ALWAYS SEND ME TO CORAL SPRINGS.

SO I GO TO CORAL SPRINGS. I WANT TO KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER HAD A MASSAGE.

FREQUENTLY THERE ARE A HUNDRED BUCKS. THAT'S NOT A CHEESY OPERATION, YOU KNOW? THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. AND I KNOW THAT ONE OF OUR COMMISSIONERS.

NO. EXCUSE ME. A CANDIDATE FOR COMMISSION A FEW YEARS AGO OWNED A HAIR SALON THAT INCLUDED A MASSAGE PARLOR.

SO I WOULDN'T BE SO QUICK TO RULE THAT OUT. I THINK YOU NEED TO LOOK AT EACH AND EVERY BUSINESS VERY CAREFULLY AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE OFFERING BEFORE.

IT'S A BLATANT NO. ALL RIGHT. A COUPLE OF OTHER QUESTIONS.

WHO FUNDED THE 21 TO 23 ALLOCATION? WHERE DID THOSE MONIES COME FROM? MAXINE, DO YOU WANT TO. OH, YES. GOOD MORNING, CHRISTINE CAJUSTE.

DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES. WE HAD A $5 MILLION SET ASIDE IN 2020, I BELIEVE, FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

AND THAT CAME OUT OF THE OLD PROGRAM 21 TO 23.

IT WAS FROM THAT ALLOCATION THAT THEY WERE UTILIZING THAT NOW MUCH OF THE FUND THAT WAS LEFT OVER WAS USED FOR THINGS LIKE SOME LAND PURCHASES.

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SO THATFUND WAS DEPLETED AND WE REPLENISHED THE RESERVE IN THE 2025 BUDGET.

SO NOW WE HAVE A FRESH $5 MILLION RESERVE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FROM THE 2021 TO 23 TO MOVE INTO THE 25 TO 27. YES. OKAY. WHAT IS AN ECONOMIC IMPACT? RIGHT.

SO THAT TERM IS JUST A WAY FOR US TO MEASURE WHETHER IT'S TANGIBLE THROUGH JOB CREATION OR IT'S INDIRECT COSTS.

IT'S A WAY TO MEASURE THE ECONOMIC HOW MUCH MONEY IS COMING BACK INTO THE ECONOMY, STIMULATING THE ECONOMY TO CONTINUE GOING AND USUALLY IT'S TRACKED THROUGH DOLLARS. BUT THERE ARE SOME INDIRECT WAYS THAT CONTRIBUTE BACK THROUGH, FOR EXAMPLE, THE CREATION OF JOBS. SO IF WE CREATE A PROGRAM THAT CREATES JOBS, THAT EVENTUALLY CREATES A WAY FOR THAT VENDOR TO GET PAID, AND THEN THAT MONEY GETS THROWN BACK INTO THE ECONOMY IF THERE ARE TAMARAC BASED VENDORS.

SO SOME OF THE WAYS THAT WE BENEFIT AS A LOCAL ECONOMY IS THROUGH A LOT OF DIFFERENT DRIVERS.

AND SO ONE OF THE DRIVERS, THROUGH BUSINESS ATTRACTION, THAT BUSINESS PAYS TAXES THROUGH OUR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS THAT COME INTO THE CITY WHO PAY PROPERTY TAXES. SO ALL OF THAT PAYS INTO OUR ECONOMIC FOOTPRINT OR HOW PROSPEROUS WE ARE ECONOMICALLY IN THE CITY.

IF THAT MAKES ANY SENSE. OKAY, NOW, THE VERY LAST QUESTION I HAVE WAS BASED ON YOUR LAST FINANCIAL PAGE WHERE IT SAID THE ECONOMIC IMPACT WOULD BE FROM 1.01 TO 1.29 MILLION, AND MAYBE I DIDN'T COUNT MY ZEROS CORRECTLY, BUT WHEN I ADDED IT UP ON THE LAST TWO BOXES, IT ADDED TO 1.6 MILLION.

SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. YOU'D HAVE TO PULL IT BACK UP BECAUSE MAYBE MY EYES ARE PLAYING GAMES WITH ME WITH THE ZEROS.

THERE WE GO. COMMERCIAL FACADE GRANT TENANT IMPROVEMENT.

INTERIOR BUILD OUT ONE IS 15 MIL, THE OTHER IS 1150.

SO THAT'S THE ALLOCATION. SORRY, I'M HOLDING THIS A LITTLE TOO CLOSE.

THAT'S THE ALLOCATION. SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THE ESTIMATED MONEY PAID TO TAMARAC SMALL BUSINESSES.

SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THE 200,000, THE 250,000 AND THE 560,000 TO 840,000.

SO THOSE NUMBERS ON THAT COLUMN RIGHT OVER HERE.

OKAY. NOW, DOES ANY OF THIS AFFECT SUPPORT FINANCE? I DON'T KNOW THE RIGHT WORD. I'M LOOKING FOR ANY OF THE NEW BUILDINGS THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT BUILDING.

LIKE WHERE CHEDDAR'S WAS THE CONSTRUCTION, THE APARTMENT BUILDINGS.

IS ANY OF THIS MONEY? GO TOWARD THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING IN RESTAURANTS IN THERE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDINGS.

SO DEPENDING ON, FOR EXAMPLE THESE PROGRAMS ALL TACKLE DIFFERENT THINGS IN THE CITY.

SO FROM CODE COMPLIANCE TO STRENGTHENING SMALL BUSINESSES TO HELPING IMPROVE THE EXTERIOR OF THE PLAZA, TO THE TENANT IMPROVEMENT. SO I THINK THE TENANT IMPROVEMENT AND THE INTERIOR BUILD OUT WILL SPEAK MORE TO THESE NEW BUSINESSES THAT ARE BEING ATTRACTED THROUGH THESE DEVELOPMENTS, SUCH AS THE RESTAURANT YOU'RE SPEAKING OF. THEY CAN UTILIZE THIS TENANT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM SINCE THEY'RE FALLING UNDER THE SHOPPING, DINING, LIFESTYLE, ENTERTAINMENT SECTORS IN ORDER TO HELP OUT AND HELP REDUCE THE COST OF OPENING UP AND DOING THE RESTAURANT BUILD OUT, WHICH CAN BE UP TO 200,000, MAYBE EVEN MORE, DEPENDING ON THE COMPLEXITY OF THEIR DESIGN.

SO LET'S SAY, FOR INSTANCE, THE APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT IF I'VE GOT THIS CORRECT ON EITHER COMMERCIAL AND UNIVERSITY OR MCNAB IN UNIVERSITY, THE ONE WHERE THE DUD AMPHITHEATER IS THEY WERE GOING TO PUT IN SOME STORES IN THERE ORIGINALLY.

IS THAT GOING TO BE PART OF YOU, OR IS THAT GOING TO BE PART OF THE DEVELOPER WHO'S GOING TO RAISE THE FOREFOOT TO INFINITY FEET? SO IN TERMS OF THESE PROGRAMS, IT'S OPEN CITY WIDE BASED ON THE ELIGIBILITY.

SO IF THEY'RE ELIGIBLE ACCORDING TO THE PROGRAM GUIDELINES THEY CAN ALWAYS APPLY.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S PIGEON TOED OR SPECIFIC TOWARDS A SPECIFIC PLAZA OR A SPECIFIC AREA.

WE WANT TO TRY THE INTENT OF THESE PROGRAMS IS TO TRY TO HELP AS MANY PLAZAS AS WE CAN.

WHERE ARE WE GETTING ALL THIS MONEY? WELL, AS CHRISTINE MENTIONED, YEAH.

CHRISTINE, I THINK YOU KNOW, THAT'S A GENERAL QUESTION THAT WE CAN JUST SAY THAT THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND SUPPORTS THESE PROGRAMS. YES. SO OKAY. BUT IS IT GOING TO BE THE SAME CITY FUNDS THAT IS EVENTUALLY.

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GOD FORBID, IN THE NEXT EIGHT YEARS, BUT IS THAT GENERAL FUNDS GOING TO BUILD THE CASTLE THAT THE MAYOR WANTS, WHICH IS GOING TO INCLUDE CITY HALL WITH BSO AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND GOD KNOWS WHAT ELSE? YES, MA'AM. WHERE ARE WE GETTING ALL THIS MONEY? DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION THAT WE CAN ANSWER? YES. I WANT TO KNOW, WHERE ARE YOU GETTING ALL THIS MONEY? YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ALL THESE EXPENSES. IT'S CALLED CITY'S GENERAL FUND.

IT'S FUNDED BY THE CITY'S PROPERTY TAXES AND OTHER REVENUES THAT GENERAL FUND.

AND THAT'S THIS ALLOCATION IS THROUGH PROPER PLANNING AND ALLOCATION OF THESE FUNDS FOR NOT JUST THIS PROGRAM, BUT FOR ALL THOSE OTHER ELEMENTS THAT YOU MENTIONED FOR EMERGENCY SPENDING FOR YOU KNOW OPERATIONS FOR PERSONNEL. ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE PART OF THE CITY'S BUDGET.

SO THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT'S OUTSIDE OF THE CITY'S BUDGET PLANNING.

OKAY. AND DO THE PEOPLE HAVE ANY SAY ON THE INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAXES OR THE INCREASE IN ANY OF THE TAXES FOR ANY OF THESE REPAIRS OR WHATEVER? I MEAN, I WOULD THINK FOR THAT TYPE OF AMOUNT OF MONEY, YOU WOULD WANT TO ASK THAT THE PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE RELATIVE TO THE ITEMS THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING. WELL, YOU'RE TALKING A LOT OF MONEY HERE.

SO I KEEP ON ASKING YOU, WHERE ARE YOU GETTING THE MONEY? AND YOU KEEP SAYING THE GENERAL FUND ANSWER, IT'S THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND. SO I WANT TO KNOW, WILL PEOPLE WHO PAY TAXES BE ADVISED THAT THEIR TAXES ARE GOING TO BE GOING FOR THESE SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT YOU'VE PRESENTED TODAY? SINCE THE MONEY IS COMING FROM THE GENERAL FUND, THESE FUNDS, AND WE ARE THE FUNDERS. IMPACT ON THE CITY'S PROPERTY TAXES.

THIS FISCAL YEAR IS FUNDED FROM LAST YEAR'S PROPERTY TAXES.

SO THIS WILL HAVE ZERO IMPACT ON THE RESIDENTS PROPERTY TAXES.

IT'S A GOOD WAY OF AVOIDING THE ANSWER. THANK YOU.

THAT IS THE ANSWER. SO NO IMPACT. THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY FEEDBACK OR. NO OTHER FEEDBACK? I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M EXCITED FOR THESE PROGRAMS. I THINK FROM THE COMMUNITY AND FROM THE BUSINESSES THAT I'VE SPOKEN TO THEY'VE SHOWED A LOT OF INTEREST IN THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN TRYING TO REALLY CREATE SOMETHING AND HAVE SOMETHING AVAILABLE TO THEM.

I'VE BEEN TO THE CHAMBER AND FROM THE CHAMBER'S BUSINESSES, FROM THE BUSINESSES AT THESE EXPOS AND CONFERENCES FROM BEING IN THE COMMUNITY, I'VE RECEIVED A LOT OF FEEDBACK, AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THESE PROGRAMS AS MUCH AS WE ARE.

GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WE'LL, YOU'LL BE MAKING THIS PRESENTATION ON WEDNESDAY'S COMMISSION MEETING AS WELL.

AND THIS WILL BE IN FRONT OF THE CITY COMMISSION FOR DECISION.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT AND NOW ON TO ORDINANCES FIRST READING.

[5.a TO2591 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, adopting the First (1st) Budget Amendment to the City of Tamarac operating budget, revenues and expenditures, the capital budget, and the financial policies for the Fiscal Year 2025, by increasing the total revenues and expenditures by a total of $2,895,924 as detailed in Attachment “A” attached hereto and summarized in Attachment “B” attached hereto and incorporated herein; providing that the 1st Amendment is being adopted in the same manner as the original budget and serves as the new adopted budget: providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. ]

THIS IS THE CITY'S FIRST BUDGET AMENDMENT. THIS IS A ROUTINE AND REQUIRED FUNCTION OF THE CITY'S FINANCIAL OPERATIONS. SO CHRISTINE, I KNOW YOU HAVE A POWERPOINT THAT YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH.

YOU WANT TO DO THIS QUICKLY? AND, YES, I'LL DO IT QUICKLY.

SO THE BUDGET AMENDMENT. SO WE'RE BRINGING BACK THE BUDGET AMENDMENT, IT'S 2.8 MILLION, 2,895,924.

IT'S MADE UP OF ITEMS THAT WERE HAD PRIOR APPROVAL FROM THE COMMISSION, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME STAFF ADJUSTMENT. MEANT EVERYTHING HAD APPROVAL FROM THE CITY COMMISSION.

WE ACTED ON THOSE, SO WE STARTED PAYING ON THOSE.

HOWEVER, FLORIDA STATUTE SAYS THE CITY COMMISSION MUST APPROVE THE APPROPRIATION IN THE SAME FORM THAT THE BUDGET WAS APPROVED.

SO HENCE, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE A BIT LIKE HOUSEKEEPING, BUT IT HAS TO COME TO THE COMMISSION FOR IT TO BE LEGAL.

SO THIS CONSISTS OF WHAT WE CALL PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ITEM, MISCELLANEOUS ITEM AND THERE'S ONE ITEM THAT'S NOT DEEMED PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH THE RESOLUTION ITSELF WAS APPROVED, THE DOLLARS WEREN'T APPROPRIATED.

SO IT WAS APPROVED JUST THAT WE HADN'T APPROVED A DOLLAR.

EVERYTHING ELSE CONSISTED OF RESOLUTIONS, TWO RESOLUTIONS THE ENCUMBRANCES WERE APPROVED IN PRIOR YEAR.

SO THOSE WERE CONTRACTS THAT WERE ENTERED INTO PRIOR YEAR AND THAT WE BUDGETED FOR IN THE 2025 BUDGET IN THE FORM OF CONTINGENCIES.

SO THIS IS JUST MOVING THEM IN THEIR NATURAL CATEGORIES.

SO THAT IS LIKE HOUSEKEEPING. THE $925,000 WAS APPROVED BY A CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP.

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THE PERSONNEL COSTS WERE APPROVED BY CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP.

CHRISTINE, I'M SORRY YOU MADE THIS PRESENTATION BEFORE.

YES. SO THIS WOULD BE THE THIRD TIME, I BELIEVE.

YES. YOU WANT TO MOVE FORWARD? YES. I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT THESE WERE ALL PRIOR APPROVED, AND BUT HOWEVER, THE CITY COMMISSION HAS TO ALSO APPROPRIATE THE DOLLARS TO MAKE IT LEGAL, AND THAT'S WHY THE BUDGET AMENDMENT IS RETURNING.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT AND THAT'S GOING TO BE ON THE COMMISSION AGENDA AS WELL, ON WEDNESDAY. AND THEN NOW WE HAVE ANOTHER EXCITING ITEM.

[7.a TO2589 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending the City of Tamarac Comprehensive Plan in its entirety, including amendments to the future land use element and future land use map, the transportation element, the housing element, the infrastructure element, the conservation element, the recreation and open space element, the intergovernmental coordination element, the capital improvements element, the education element, the economic development element, and the private property rights element; additionally providing for the inclusion of an urban design element and implementation/administration element; authorizing the appropriate city officials to take administrative action to transmit the City of Tamarac 2040 Comprehensive Plan inclusive of the supporting data and analysis and all associated tables, exhibits, and maps attached hereto as Exhibit “A” to the State Land Planning Agency housed within the Department of Commerce and other reviewing agencies as required by Florida Statute 163.3184(3) ; providing for severability; providing for conflicts; and providing an effective date.]

THAT'S OUR COMPREHENSIVE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADOPT ADOPTION.

SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MISS CALLAWAY FOR BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THAT.

THANK YOU, MR. MANAGER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO THIS IS OUR LONG AWAITED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

I JUST WANT TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT AND THEN GO INTO SPECIFICALLY SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT ARE IN THE PLAN.

IN ADDITION, ON WEDNESDAY, CORDILLERA GROUP, WHICH IS OUR CONSULTANT THAT WAS RETAINED BY THE CITY, WILL BE DELIVERING A PRESENTATION. IT WON'T INCLUDE THE CONTENT THAT I'M DELIVERING.

NOW I'M JUST GIVING YOU SOME BACKGROUND WHY WE ARE AT AND SPECIFICALLY THE CHANGES.

AND THE CORDILLERA GROUP ON WEDNESDAY WILL DELIVER A PRESENTATION TO THE COMMISSION.

SO JUST SOME BACKGROUND ON WHY A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS NECESSARY.

BUT FOR EVERY MUNICIPALITY IN FLORIDA, IT IS REQUIRED TO GUIDE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT TO ADDRESS EXISTING AND FUTURE PROBLEMS, AND TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND RESOURCES.

IN THE 1985 GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT THAT MADE IT A REQUIREMENT FOR ALL MUNICIPALITIES TO ADOPT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND THAT PLAN MUST BE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE COUNTY AS WELL AS WITH THE REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

IN 2011, THE COMMUNITY PLANNING ACT, CALLED HOME RULE, JUST WENT AHEAD AND JUST REITERATED THAT REQUIREMENT.