• There are no announcements.

• The life of the CRA is being extended by thirty more years. Continuted dicussion will certainly include talk of plans and ideas for the CRA.

• Election for the role of Chair.
• Further discussion to reduce the number of annual meetings from monthly to quarterly.
• Standing agenda item to discuss capital improvements.
• Standing agenda item to discuss issues unrelated to CRA.

• There are no scheduled speakers.

• There are no announcements.

• The life of the CRA is being extended by thirty more years. Continuted dicussion will certainly include talk of plans and ideas for the CRA.

• We will be further discussing ideas for changing the CRA overlay to make it more or less restrictive in old or new ways.

• There are no scheduled speakers.

• There are no announcements.

• The life of the CRA is being extended by thirty more years. Continuted dicussion will certainly include talk of plans and ideas for the CRA.

• We will be further discussing ideas for changing the CRA overlay to make it more or less restrictive in old or new ways.

• There is a very strong possibility that Max Rogers will be in attendance as he has announcements to make our new business and new business to announce.
• Fingers crossed for Escambia's favorite County Commissioner “Magic Mike” Kohler of District 2 to make a cameo appearance.

• Will and Max have announcements to make regarding the future of the WRC.

• Currently there is no old business.

• Ted and others have raised ideas that can be considered as new business and they will be discussed during the meeting.

• There is a very strong possibility that Max Rogers of the 21st Century will be in attendance as he has announcements to make our new business and new business to announce.
• Fingers crossed for Escambia's favorite County Commissioner “Magic Mike” Kohler of District 2 to make a cameo appearance.

• Currently there are no planned announcements.

• Currently there is no old business.

• Currently there are no new business items.

• Will has coaxed Lois Benson to attend our meeting this month, so look forward to some great news with regards to what is happening in Florida.
• Fingers crossed for District 2 County Commissioner “Magic Mike” Kohler to make a cameo appearance.

• There are no Announcements.

• The BCC is making amendments to the RESTORE MYIP program. We will be following up to get more information about this exciting topic.

• Currently there are no new business items.

• The BCC is making amendments to the RESTORE MYIP program.

• Currently, there is no old business.

• Discussion on the December meeting. Things being so slow as they are, it may not be necessary to have a meeting in December.

• It's a slow month and there are no announcements.

• Preparing to sunset the WRC at the end of 2025. Q&A with the Sunset Subcommittee.

• No new business yet proposed.

• The Warrington Revitalization Committee has found a permanent home at the Lexington Terrace Community Center. Special thanks to everybody at the county--especially to our friends in District 2.
• At the time of this writing, the quonset hut near the intersection of Navy Blvd and Barrancas Avenue is being demolished. The Vice Chair will have some news regarding it for us.

• Preparing to sunset the WRC at the end of 2025. Q&A with the Sunset Subcommittee.

• No new business yet proposed.

• The WRC may have found a permanent home at the Lexington Terrace Community Center.

• Preparing to sunset the WRC at the end of 2025. Q&A with the Sunset Subcommittee.

• Finding a permanent home for the WRC. Please be thinking of some options.
• Flood water mitigation in Warrington.
• Homeless encampment behind Sonny's on Navy Blvd.
• Efforts to push up in the timeline needed improvements to Gulf Beach Hwy.

• The trees at the Navy Point boat launch were creating a dangerous situation when boats on trailers and motorhomes swerved to miss their limbs over the road. To eliminate the risk of head-on collisions caused by these trees, the county trimmed the trees back away from the road.
• Lexington Terrace is closer to being improved after Mike Kohler and Mike Rhodes presented plans at a meeting in the park this month.

• Preparing to sunset the WRC at the end of 2025.

• Finding a permanent home for the WRC. Please be thinking of some options.
• Flood water mitigation in Warrington.

• The Board of County Commissioners voted to remove the language preventing the opening of gas stations on South Navy Blvd from the Warrington Overlay. The gas station at the corner of Navy Blvd and Winthrop can reopen as a gas station instead of a vape shop.
• The sidewalk on the West side of South Navy Blvd has been completed and looks great.
• South Navy Blvd is being resurfaced.

• Discussing final plans for WRC going through to end of 2025.

• The County Commissioners voted unanimously to speak on March 23rd about "Discuss the Five Possible Rebuild Florida Hurricane Sally Infrastructure Repair Program Grant Projects". We need all of the support we can get so plan to carpool to the meeting wearing a red shirt.
• The County Planning Board voted unanimously to consider and ordinance removing the words "Convenience Store" from the Warrington Overlay.
• The gas station at the corner of Winthrop and Navy is one step closer to reopening.

• Discussing final plans for WRC going through to end of 2025.

• There is a chance that funding from the county could be used to get a low-interest loan for low-income housing on Old Corry Road.
• Grants for demolition of blighted buildings along the corridors covered by the CRA.

• The County Commissioners voted unanimously to speak on March 23rd about "Discuss the Five Possible Rebuild Florida Hurricane Sally Infrastructure Repair Program Grant Projects". We need all of the support we can get so plan to carpool to the meeting wearing a red shirt.
• The County Planning Board voted unanimously to remove the words "Convenience Store" from the Warrington Overlay.
• The gas station at the corner of Winthrop and Navy is one step closer to reopening.

• Electing the secretary. For too long, the WRC has been without a dedicated secretary and the minutes suffer as a result. Please help us elect a secretary tonight.
• Discussing final plans for WRC going through to end of 2025.

• There is a chance that funding from the county could be used to get a low-interest loan for low-income housing on Old Corry Road.
• Grants for demolition of blighted buildings along the corridors covered by the CRA.

Warrington Revitalization Committee (WRC) Meeting

21 February 2023 AGENDA

Meeting at:  Warrington Redeemer Lutheran Church

            333 Commerce Street Pensacola FL 32507

WRC meeting:

5:15 PM – Doors Open and Sign In; Community Meet and Greet

5:30 PM - Call to Order  

5:31 PM – Regular Order- January 2023 Minutes Discussion/approval. 

5:35 PM – Announcement(s): 

·        Outlying Field 8 (OLF8) is the subject of a current bidding war. There may be some discussion on this topic.

·         We need turnout at the BOC for the Beach Haven storm water and septic-to-sewer conversions. Turnout would make it clear that we’re looking for matching funds for both projects. Carpooling may be discussed.

·         The words “convenience store” may be removed from the language of the overlay for restricted use. This overlay is scheduled to sunset at the end of 2025, but this would mean that gas stations and supermarkets could be built near convenience stores.

5:50 PM - OLD BUSINESS: 

1.       Electing the secretary.  For too long, the WRC has been without a dedicated secretary and the minutes suffer as a result.  Please help us elect a secretary tonight.

2.       Discussing final plans for WRC going through to end of 2025.

5:55 PM - NEW BUSINESS:

·         There is a chance that funding from the county could be used to get a low-interest loan for low-income housing on Old Corry Road.

·         Grants for demolition of blighted buildings along the corridors covered by the CRA.

6:30 PM – Guest Speakers:

Mike Kohler, County Commissioner will be telling us about a great number of things happening in the county including a water runoff pipe from Gulf Beach Hwy to Bayou Grande under McCarroll Road.

6:30 PM – Adjourn Formal meeting

• There were no announcements.

• Max Rogers explained there there are additional capital improvements in the works.
  • The capital improvements work in three phases:
    • Corridor management plans occur first.
    • Design happens only after corridor management is complete.
    • The funding phase is performed after the capital improvement is designed.
  • ECUA makes the final decisions on where the sewers go. While we can let them know that it would be great to have sewer lines on Gulf Beach Highway, the final decision is left to ECUA and typically relies on fiscal pragmatism.
  • Fiscal year 24/25 starts in October.

• The election for Chair of the WRC was won unanimously by Jane Birdwell.
• The agenda item to discuss reducing the number of meetings from twelve to four was tabled. It was decided that twelve meetings are necessary anually and no motion was made.
• There was discussion during the standing agenda item to discuss capital improvements.
• There was discussion during the standing agenda item to discuss non-CRA issues. Jane Birdwell explained that it would make more sense to refer to this agenda item as "Open Discussion" going forward.

• David made a motion to discuss clearing the jungle between Lexington Terrace and Jones Creek. His justification is the homeless population that make that greenbelt a home along with the danger and unpleasantness that accompany a homeless encampment. There was a lot of discussion including Max explaining that conservation relies on a greenbelt along the shore. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
• It was mentioned that Parks and Recreation might extend the boardwalk in Jones Creek to Lexington Terrace Park.

• A motion to add an agenda item to the July meeting to discusss shifting away from monthly meetings to quarterly meetings.

• There was no old business.

• There was much discussion on improving the CRA.

• Max Rogers made some announcements.
  • Max requested that we consider capital improvement list once annually and tell Max what we want.
  • The county budget runs from October to September and the TIF is part of that. The plan for 2024 to 2025 is already committed.
  • Ideas for capital improvements are welcome, but some will never happen. One example is a proposal for additional lighting on Sunset Bridge.
• A motion to add a standing item to the WRC agenda for the purpose of discussing capital improvements passed. This will potentially be spun off into a subcommittee.
• A motion to add a standing item to the WRC agenda for the purpose of discussing non-CRA issues passed. Each meeting going forward will have an agenda item for the purpose of discussing issues that are not related to the CRA.

• Mike Kohler lead us with announcements.
  • Suburban Lodge was forced to clean up because of fines levied by Code Enforcement.
• Max Rogers explained that we need to get the 30-year extension of the CRA approved to keep it alive.
  • CRA board is the same as the County Commissioners (BCC).
  • Movement on the extension to come in the Fall.
• Glenn Conrad asked if Max has heard from other CRAs and Max explained that he has and other CRAs are eager to extend.
  • Issue with keeping the streetlights on is a major issue.
  • CRAs are a contintious judicial issue.
• Glenn Conrad makes some announcements.
  • The BCC voted to extend the no-wake zone around the Navy Point boat launch. The feedback has been positive and negative.
  • Coming up are more ordinances regarding boat launches.
  • People fish off of the docks and clean fish there.
  • Charter boats arrive long before passengers and tie off for hours blocking the use of the docks for others while waiting.
  • Bayou Chico is getting money for sediment mitigation. The waterway has been impared since the mid 70's. The job will take ten to fifteen years.
  • Sherman inlet needs remediation--the road on west side of NAS can be washed out by the next hurrican (Radford Blvd).
• David asked if we could put up commemorative lamps in Navy Point and Max explained that we need to spend the dollars where the blight is.
• Will explained that the Planning Board shot down an ordinance that would require developers to write and announce developments with more than ten units.
• Mike explained that there has been dedicated $250,000 for the maintenance of the Big Bayou Cemetery.
• Mike announced that the Escambia County Fire Rescue Station 16 may be turned over to the county.
  • Will added that the FD has been operating from there since 2012 out of a private building and that insurance is high without a full fire department.
• More announcements from Mike.
  • About a million dollars has been earmarked for Beach Haven stormwater mitigation efforts.
  • The fountain near Barrancas and Navy is broken, but Max will get it fixed.
  • Ocean Hour is going to clean up Lexingtion Terrace quarterly.
  • House Bill 1365 passed in Florida to prevent homeless people from sleeping in public and will be used to clean out Lexington Terrace.
• Max also had more announcements.
  • CRA will sunset in 2025 without updates.
  • Westerly Heights and Jackson Lakes will be redeveloped as part of the updated CRA.
  • Jackos Lakes has a homeless problem.
  • Lakes are excavated pits that are dangerous. An elevated boardwalk might be in the new CRA plan.
  • Bluff line is a greenway system.

• There was no old business.

• There was much discussion on improving the CRA.

• Open discussion items were included in the Announcement section above.

• Mike Kohler lead us with announcements.
  • The historic black cemetary is being maintained by TDT. An article related to this announcement can be found on the WEAR TV website.
  • Frisbee golf equipment is installed at the Lexington Terrace park.
  • The homeless have evacuated Lexington Terrace because Mike is having the sheriff's deputies cruise through there frequently.
  • Parks and Recreation has removed anti-Semetic graffiti from Escambia properties.
  • The Beach Haven septic-to-sewer conversion is on track.
  • Bridal Trail Estates is receiving $1.7M for flood infrastructure.
  • Mike Kohler is speeding up the repair of the Jones Creek bike trail between Navy Blvd and Old Corey Field Road burned by vandals. The cost is estimated to be fifteen thousand dollars.
• Shirley explained that there is a strong natural gas smell caused by a leak on South Navy Blvd. She is working with the utility to resolve the issue.
• Jane Birdwell explained that a deralict boat became unmoored, but somebody tied off before the government could resolve the problem.
  • Mike Kohler explained that boats can be moored for 45 days if they are operational, but must be (can be) removed if the boat does not run.
  • It was intimated that drugs are being dealt off of the boat.
  • Jane reiterated that the boat can be removed by the government if it is unmoored.
• Max Rogers followed Mike Kohler with additional announcements regarding the extension of the CRA another thirty years.
  • Current CRA is scheduled to sunset in 2025. Max's plan is to request the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) to extended it by thirty more years.
  • Max is ready to receive ideas for the CRA from the WRC and the rest of Warrington.
  • Everett Parker is the head of the CRA.
  • Three public meetings will be held to prepare the documents that will be passed to the BCC.
  • According to Everett Parker, Escambia has more CRAs than any other county in the state.
  • See Max's notes at this link.

• There was no old business.

• The new business regarding a whiteboard funded by the CRA was tabled before the meeting started.

• Ideas for changing the overlay were raised and then tabled to be addressed as new business in the April meeting.
• Max raised the idea that land use codes can pressure developers to include affordable housing in new developments.
• Shirley asked if old trailers could be replaced with new trailers under the current CRA overlay. Max and Everett explained that the trailer can only be replaced within one year of being removed.
• Mike explains that $8M has been set aside to repave Gulf Beach Highway.

• The Turner Lee Day School project (new construction at the corner of Winthrop and Navy) has been approved, but the new buildings will not be townhomes.

• There was no old business.

• No new business was discussed, but it was made clear that a lack of new business was disappointing.

• Marketing was discussed for CRA districts.
  • A subcommittee was spun off and will work with Will.
  • A residential rehab program is considered.
  • Max is not the brains of this operation.
    • Out of the box, it needs commissioner approval.
    • Accomplish heroic improvements.
• The new CRA will be similar to the old CRA.
  • The new CRA will be in the same geographical area.
  • The overlay will be updated.
  • Same funding as before (anchored in 1995).
  • Projects and priorities will change.
  • Glenn doesn't want to pass it until we read it.
  • The cake is not yet baked, so changes are in the CRA's future.
• Keith Wilkens intimated that past advertising sets precedence.

• The Turner Lee Day School project (new construction at the corner of Winthrop and Navy) has been approved, but the new buildings will not be townhomes.

• There was no old business.

• No new business was discussed.

• Max Rogers is updating plan for Warrington redevelopment and will hold three public meetings to iron out strategies, capital development and drainage projects. The three public meetings will include:
  • An introduction to the process
  • A rehash of the strategies and opportunity for public input
  • Present final draft of the plan
• New code for parking requirements in new developments has been adopted requiring units with fewer than four bedrooms to have two parking spots and for units with four bedrooms to have three parking spots.
• The county is considering to remove height restrictions of 45' from the overlay to accomodate a new cell phone tower along with other, larger projects.

• A brief discussion on the recent amendments to the RESTORE MYIP Program were discussed.

• There was no old business.

• The members voted on a motion to skip the December meeting and the motion carried. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, January 16th.

• The light at the corner of Sunset Blvd and Gulf Beach Highway was taken down around the same time that Hurricane Sally hit Pensacola. It was explained that the traffic light was installed by FDOT just long enough to handle overflow traffic caused by the replacement of Sunset Bridge in Navy Point at the time.
• A lot of the discussion was on the frustration caused by Gulf Beach Highway remaining two lanes despite pressure by the residents of District 2 to have it expanded. Many members committed to being more involved in the TPO.
• It was announced that there is a neighborhood watch meeting that occurs on the first Monday of the month at 18:00 at the Sheriff's substation on Navy Blvd near Barrancas.

• The county commisioners are discussing the extension of the Warrington Community Redevelopment Agency for another thirty years. Some points mentioned at the meeting are:
  • Max Rogers will remain on with the Warrington Community Redevelopment Agency.
  • Max is working on a draft to adjust the language of the CRA to be presented to the County Commissioners in order to begin the process.
  • Public input will be from three meetings:
    • Meeting #1 will be informational.
    • Meeting #2 will be taking questions.
    • Meeting #3 will be for the drafting of the documents.
  • The CRA will remain in the same geographical boundaries as it has existed for the last 28 years.
  • Once Max has drafted the documents, the Commission will vote.
  • Existing projects will be carried forward into the new plan.
  • Max committed to getting us a link to the 2010 Warrington Redevelopment Plan.
• November 2 will be the vote on recommended changes to the Warrington Overlay. Find out how and when to attend at this link on myescambia.com. Changes proposed are:
  • Lifting the 2,500-foot distance restrictions on new convenience stores in Warrington. Currently, badly needed gas stations are blocked in the area around where Gulf Beach Hwy and Barrancas intersect Navy Blvd.
  • Height requirements on new construction will be lifted. Currently, the limit imposed by the Overlay is 45 feet. After this restriction is lifted, the height of new construction will be limited by the local ordinaces.
  • Requirement for parking in the rear for any new business will be relaxed to allow existing structures without rear parking to be utilized.
  • Bringing back commercial grants for demolition and improvements and upping them to $25K.

• The planned discussion on how best to sunset the CRA were rendered moot by the announcement that the CRA is being extended thirty years.

• There were no new business items.

• Old Correy Field road will be repaved in the near future. TIF funds from the CRA will not be used to finance this project.
• Most of the discussion at the end of the meeting was regarding parking in Navy Point. Some points covered were:
  • No vehicals with boat trailers are allowed to park in the right-of-way.
  • Ballards might be moved to accommodate additional parking at the waterfront park.
  • Driving traffic to the park in Navy Point might take stress off of other beaches in Warrington.
  • The parking lot at the South Fairfield Park tends to be dirty and unsafe.
  • The number of parking spots to be created at the Navy Point park is not yet known.
  • Local residents tend to be okay with on-street parking, but not with parking in the right-of-way as that is where residents tend to keep their manicured lawns.
  • Restrictions on nighttime parking in the new parking spaces at the park would limit local residents' ability to host parties.
  • Note for consideration from Chair regarding night parking in Escambia's parks: The WRC meeting adjourned at night and we were all illegally parked at Lexington Terrace park; sunset was at 18:15 and many of us were still there at 19:15.

• The WRC has found a permanent home at the Lexington Terrace Community Center. Efforts are underway on the part of Escambia's favorite County Commissioner, Magic Mike Kohler.

• Plans are proceeding to sunset the WRC and the spending of accumulated TIF money. The Chair opened the floor to questions and suggestions and some of those were:
  • Prepaying the remainder of the FPL contracts for lights.
  • Grants for repairs and beautification of businesses along Barrancas, Navy and Gulf Beach Hwy.
  • Grants for demolition of blighted buildings.
  • Advertising for Warrington.

• There were no new business items.

• Street parking in Bayou Davenport and in Navy Point around the park. Some folk in the community are opposed to the parking and many are for it. Options discussed include extending the roadside parking into the park area to allow more cars to park.
• The OLF8 deal fell through.

• The WRC may have found a permanent home at the Lexington Terrace Community Center. There were no objections.

• Plans are proceeding to sunset the WRC. There may be some spinoff organizations.

• The overlay maxes out new construction height at 45' preventing a new antenna from being erected in Warrington. For the sake of development and blight abatement, it is recommended to remove the language from the CRA overlay.
• The homeless encampment behind Sonny's is still a major issue in Warrington. It is in the sites of the county; there are movements. The county will have a hard time.
• The floodwater issues in Warrington are being addressed by the county. Funding has been aquired for many of the necessary projects in the area.

• Street parking in Navy Point around the park. Some folk in the community are opposed to the parking and many are for it. Options discussed include extending the roadside parking into the park area to allow more cars to park.
• New member Ladarion talked about football in the community and can use help to engage children. The new multi-use field at Lexington Terrace can be helpful to his cause. More information about Warrington Youth Sports can be found at this Facebook link or at the organization's website.
• The Gulf Beach Highway widening was not moved up on the TPO list. It remains a lower priority than other pressing issues in the county.
• OLF8 might sell for $42 million. That could provide an $8 million windfall to District 2 for improvements and growth.
• Many of the homeless in the homeless living on the land owned by the County Housing Authority behind Sonny's on Navy Blvd were pushed there by actions taken to remove them from Lexington Terrace.
• Marchello's got an extension on the demand to bring the property to compliance. The owner brought a lawyer to the magistrate and got an extension to December.
• $21 million has been set aside for the Beach Haven stormwater mitigation project. Edgewater stormwater mitigation project needs $3.5 million.

• the trees along the pathway to Navy Point Boat Launch have been trimmed to make for safer passage of boats with towers
• Lexington Terrace community input yielded the addition of pickle ball course, frisbee/disc golf and multi-use field

• WRC sunset date and plans to continue community advocacy and spend of remaining funds. Max Rogers explained how funding works with WRC and CRA
• Keith Wilkins talked about a smaller focus group to discuss ongoing items that will be impacted by sunset namely the street lights paid for by the program
• A motion was made and seconded for the creation of the focus group organized by Keith Wilkins

• Future meeting space for WRC Meetings.
• Brock Built visit for discussions regarding Turner Lee Day Property
• Bayou Davenport Neighborhood Watch chair shared discussions points to address with developer
• Liaison to send community input from both groups with developer in advance of the meeting

OLD BUSINESS

-     Update regarding Beach Haven Sewer Expansion - project continues to move forward throughout he process of final funding.

-     Planning board voted to remove word “convenience” regarding store type from code

NEW BUSINESS

-     New Sign being designed by member at no cost as entrance for neighborhood of Bayou Davenport. Old watershed sign to be removed.

-     Rick O’Connor from UF Extension office provided an update on invasive plant Salvinia and what we can do to help remove and prevent the environmental and economic threat

-     Candidate for Sheriff spoke to group about goals and plans for office

___________________________________

5/16

OLD BUSINESS

-     Update regarding Beach Haven Sewer Expansion - project continues to move forward throughout he process of final funding.

-     Planning board voted to remove word “convenience” regarding store type from code

NEW BUSINESS

-     Navy BLVD resurfacing complete

-     Bayou Davenport neighborhood sign presented with positive support. Next step to hand off to county for procurement, placement and timing.

-     CRA Max Rogers provided updated in refresh of several D2 signs

-     Charles Bare from Our corner/Keep Pensacola Beautiful presented update on organization’s mission and other changes

-     Commission Kohler presented:

-     update on Brock Built and D2 development projects

-     Update on development south of Interbay between 1st and 2nd street

-     South Navy curb enhancement plan

-     Grant from Pensacola Perdido Bay Estuary to be used for clean-up efforts in Jones Swamp

-     Improvements scheduled for Lexington Terrace

-     Improvements enhancements for Chiefs Way and surrounding area

-     White Island refurb schedule

-     Old Corry Road paving timeline

-     Repair of fountain presented with input from CRA Max Rogers

-     Timing update on living shoreline removal

-     Citizen request for update on increase of homeless population in D2 and programs to cure issue impacting personal safety and business operations

4/17

OLD BUSINESS

-     Update regarding Beach Haven Sewer Expansion - project continues to move forward throughout he process of final funding.

-     Planning board voted to remove word “convenience” regarding store type from code

NEW BUSINESS

-     New Sign being designed by member at no cost as entrance for neighborhood of Bayou Davenport. Old watershed sign to be removed.

-     Rick O’Connor from UF Extension office provided an update on invasive plant Salvinia and what we can do to help remove and prevent the environmental and economic threat

-     Candidate for Sheriff spoke to group about goals and plans for office

___________________________________

5/16

OLD BUSINESS

-     Update regarding Beach Haven Sewer Expansion - project continues to move forward throughout he process of final funding.

-     Planning board voted to remove word “convenience” regarding store type from code

NEW BUSINESS

-     Navy BLVD resurfacing complete

-     Bayou Davenport neighborhood sign presented with positive support. Next step to hand off to county for procurement, placement and timing.

-     CRA Max Rogers provided updated in refresh of several D2 signs

-     Charles Bare from Our corner/Keep Pensacola Beautiful presented update on organization’s mission and other changes

-     Commission Kohler presented:

-     update on Brock Built and D2 development projects

-     Update on development south of Interbay between 1st and 2nd street

-     South Navy curb enhancement plan

-     Grant from Pensacola Perdido Bay Estuary to be used for clean-up efforts in Jones Swamp

-     Improvements scheduled for Lexington Terrace

-     Improvements enhancements for Chiefs Way and surrounding area

-     White Island refurb schedule

-     Old Corry Road paving timeline

-     Repair of fountain presented with input from CRA Max Rogers

-     Timing update on living shoreline removal

-     Citizen request for update on increase of homeless population in D2 and programs to cure issue impacting personal safety and business operations

• Stormwater drainage (to prevent flooding)
• Fire department (to mitigate fire damage)
• Police (to reduce crime)

• The Pines apartment complex is being fined for allowing garbage to pile up around the dumpsters. That seems to have encouraged them to do more to keep the grounds clean.
• Mike talked to the owners of the Sonic where the homeless were dwelling and causing blight. Now it is being torn down.
• Navy Blvd might be getting a median, street lights and flags.
• OLF8 property is for sale and may bring in more than $21 million of profit.
• Escambia is considering to build a new Medical Examiner's office.