01-09-2023Monday, January 9, 2023
City of Edgewater
Meeting Minutes
mmunity Redevelopment Agency
1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL
6:00 PM
104 N. Riverside Drive
Edgewater, FL 32132
Council Chambers
Chairman Depew opened the meeting at 6: DO pm
Present 5 - Chairman Diezel DePew, Board Member Charlotte Gillis, Board Member Gigi Bennington,
Board Member Debbie Dolbow and Board Member Jonah Powers
Also Present 3 - CRA Coordinator Samantha Bergeron, City Manager Glenn Irby and City Clerk Bonnie
Zlotnik
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
None at this time.
3. PRESENTATIONS
a. Edgewater CRA Overview
Ms. Bergeron gave an overview of what the CRA is, the goals, and expectations. She discussed blight
and the means to improve areas that have blight. She further expanded on the grants available to
businesses to assist them with improving their property.
Ms. Bergeron identified the boundaries of the CRA district and expanded on the process the City
went through to have the CRA approved by the Volusia County Council. She further discussed how
the CRA is not an additional tax on property owners, but a portion of the taxes from properties
within the CRA District is put into a trust fund specifically for improvements and grants within the
District. She also explained that funds from the CRA could be used by the City to complete
infrastructure improvements as well.
Ms. Bergeron then provided an update on grants that have been approved and illustrated the
improvements that have been made by those businesses.
4. OLD BUSINESS
None at this time.
5. NEW BUSINESS
None at this time.
6. DISCUSSION ITEMS
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a. Department Director's Report
Ms. Bergeron had nothing additional to report.
7. ADJOURN
There being no further business before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 6:10 pm.
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