Agenda Packet

Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting · 2026-09-21 · agenda_packet

[201 N. 2nd Street, Palatka, FL 32177 (meeting location); grant properties at 605 N 3rd St., 628 Emmett St., 105 Morris St., 305 St. Johns Ave, 309-311 St. Johns Ave., 211 St. Johns Ave., 505 St. Johns Ave., 501 St. Johns Ave., 104 5th St., 102 5th St., and 106 5th St., Palatka, FL 32177; case Resolution No. 2026-CRA-04; Resolution 2026-CRA-02; Resolution 2026-CRA-03] The document is a meeting agenda and minutes for the Palatka Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), not a single development project. It includes multiple items: a resolution to award eleven Building Improvement Cost Share Grants totaling $244,233.21 for the June 2026 grant cycle (Resolution No. 2026-CRA-04), a request for on-call CRA support services from GAI Consultants, and informational reports on community policing and finances. The grants are for specific properties: 605 N 3rd St., 628 Emmett St., 105 Morris St., 305 St. Johns Ave, 309-311 St. Johns Ave., 211 St. Johns Ave., 505 St. Johns Ave., 501 St. Johns Ave., 104 5th St., 102 5th St., and 106 5th St., all in Palatka, FL 32177. The document also details prior board actions, including a vote to approve scenario one for the grants (waiving the 35-point minimum for residential properties and treating the shared parcel as four separate grants), a vote to adopt the FY 2026-27 budget, and a vote to adopt Resolution 2026-CRA-02 retroactively adopting the FY 2025-26 budget. Public comments included concerns about the scoring system, the need to separate residential and commercial applications, and the fairness of the grant process.