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CASSCLBGRRY CITY COMMISSION <br />Minutes of February 26, 2025 — Pre -Budget Planning workshop <br />Page 6 of 12 <br />Economic Development (Leverages Development to Support Various Industries and Enhance <br />the Overall Quality of Life for Casselberry) <br />Current Economic Development Activity <br />Initiatives — Economic Development <br />Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) <br />CRA will sunset December 31, 2025 (final year) <br />o Final TIF (Tax Increment Funding) contribution December 2024 <br />o Predict over $4.0 million to invest <br />Current Initiatives <br />o Acquire the five remaining parcels to complete the land expansion of Lake Concord <br />Park <br />o Lake Concord Park improvements <br />o Engage Duke Energy to remove power poles along Quail Pond Circle and place <br />utilities underground to remove blight and improve service <br />o Demolition of former Police Station <br />o Add connection along the former PD site to Lake Concord Park Boardwalk <br />Discussion: Discussion ensued throughout the presentation which included: an update on the brownfield <br />remediation of the old Police Department site; current number of code enforcement staff and staff turnover <br />issues due to challenges of the position; implementation of tiers to the code enforcement officer position to <br />allow for upward mobility and incentives; various upcoming and pending developments throughoutthe City, <br />where they're located and where they are in the development process; the remaining land acquisitions planned <br />with CRA funds before sunset; potential development on the pads across from City Hall and challenges for <br />development of the site; challenges currently posed to development due to interest rates; and recent changes <br />in how development of commercial sites is now being achieved. <br />Utilities Department — Utilities Director Tara Lamoureux <br />Initiatives - Utilities Planning <br />Capital Projects FY 2025 -FY <br />2026 <br />o Capital FY 2025 <br />— Water Production & Water Reclamation <br />o Capital FY 2025 — <br />Potable Water Distribution System (Water Main Replacement) <br />o Capital FY 2025 <br />— Wastewater Collection & Transmission System <br />o Capital FY 2026 — <br />Water Treatment & Water Reclamation <br />o Capital FY 2026 — <br />Potable Water Distribution System (Water Main Replacement) <br />o Capital FY 2026 — <br />Wastewater Collection & Transmission System <br />o Unfunded Needs <br />— Utilities <br />Estimated Costs for the next <br />5 years <br />o Fiscal Year 2026 <br />- $16,700,000 <br />o Fiscal Year 2027 <br />- $16,800,000 <br />o Fiscal Year 2028 <br />- $16,100,000 <br />o Fiscal Year 2029 <br />- $16,900,000 <br />0 Fiscal Year 2030 <br />- $16,700,000 <br />