From Staff Reports
In Summary:
Apopka’s CRA will review several downtown initiatives during its November 12 meeting at City Hall. New business includes a pocket park initiative, a historic markers program, and Park Avenue pedestrian improvements, while old business includes Fifth Street lighting and termination of the Station Street agreement. Matthew’s Hope will give a presentation, and staff will provide a work plan performance update.
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A downtown pocket park initiative, historic markers, and pedestrian improvements near Kit Land Nelson Park will come before the Apopka Community Redevelopment Agency on Thursday, along with an item concerning termination of the Station Street agreement.
Related: Station Street project heads toward cancellation as CRA considers mutual termination.
The CRA will meet November 12 at 2 pm in the Apopka City Hall Commission Chambers. The meeting includes a public comment period and will be livestreamed on the City of Apopka’s YouTube channel.
Downtown projects lead new business
Three items are listed under new business: the AYC/Downtown Pocket Park Initiative, a Historic Markers Program and Park Avenue Pedestrian Improvements–Kit Land Nelson Park. Together, they place downtown public spaces, local history and pedestrian access on the agency’s agenda.
The agenda does not provide project descriptions, proposed costs, funding sources or construction schedules. It also does not explain the AYC abbreviation or identify the pocket park’s proposed location.
The historic markers item similarly does not identify proposed sites or the criteria for selecting them. Details about the scope of the Park Avenue pedestrian improvements are not included in the attachment.
Lighting project and Station Street agreement return
Under old business, the CRA is scheduled to revisit the Fifth Street Lighting Project and consider an item titled “Termination of Station Street Agreement.” The agenda does not include a status report for the lighting project or explain the agreement’s terms, parties or proposed reason for termination.
The Station Street item is a scheduled matter for consideration, not notice that the agreement has already been terminated. Any proposed action and its implications will depend on the information presented at the meeting.
Matthew’s Hope presentation and work plan update
The meeting also includes a presentation by Matthew’s Hope, although the agenda does not specify its subject or whether the organization will make a request of the agency. The presentation is scheduled before new business.
Staff will close the substantive portion of the meeting with a CRA Work Plan Performance Update. That report is listed separately from the individual project items, but the agenda does not provide performance measures, milestones or supporting details.
CRA members are also scheduled to consider approval of the August 24 meeting minutes. Residents wishing to follow the discussion can attend in person or watch the livestream, with public comment scheduled near the beginning of the meeting.
Key Points:
- The CRA meets Thursday, November 12, at 2 pm in Apopka City Hall Commission Chambers.
- New business includes the AYC/Downtown Pocket Park Initiative and a Historic Markers Program.
- Park Avenue pedestrian improvements near Kit Land Nelson Park are also scheduled for consideration.
- Old business includes the Fifth Street Lighting Project and an item concerning termination of the Station Street agreement.
- The meeting includes a Matthew’s Hope presentation, a CRA Work Plan Performance Update, public comment, and a YouTube livestream.
