DOWNTOWN ORLANDO  AB  Ar meeting oft the Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board was held on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at City Hall, 400 South Orange Avenue, Second Floor, Veterans Conference Room, Orlando, Florida. Chair, Eugene Jones called the meeting to order at 3:27 p.m. noting a quorum was present.  MEMBERS PRESENT:  Eugene Jones, Chairman Kimberly Stewart, Vice Chair Rachel Moalli Steve Garrity Doug Taylor  MEMBERS ABSENT: STAFF PRESENT:  Commissioner Emily Bonilla David Barilla, Executive Director Justin Eason, Assistant Director Stacey Adams, Chief Assistant City Attorney Felix Roman, Board Secretary Kelly Allen, Marketing and Communications Manager Charles Zollars, Economic Development Coordinator Christina Hyson, Project Manager Gerhard van der Snel, Downtown Facilities Supervisor Hareton Tejada, CRA Operations Manager Tiffany Stephens, Fiscal Manager Christel Brooks, Fiscal Coordinator Michael Whiteman, Economic Development Coordinator Mary-Stewart Droege, Project Manager Samantha Levine, Housing and Homelessness Initiatives Manager Jeramiah Caret, Project Manager Rose Garlick, Discover Downtown Manager Martin Hudson, Urban Project Manager  Approval of Minutes  a. A motion was made by Doug Taylor and seconded by Kimberly Stewart to approve the August 28, 2024 CRA Advisory Board meeting minutes. The motion carried  unanimously. Public Comment: None New Business:  a. Amendment Five to Amended and Restated Open Space Agreement- - Christina In December 2019, the City of Orlando (City) and the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) entered into an Open Space Agreement to establish details and funding obligations of upcoming projects in plazas and open spaces within the CRA boundary. The City then entered into a contract with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. in 2023 to design a public space beneath the elevated bridge beams of Interstate 4 (I-4), between W Church Street (south boundary) and W Washington Street (north boundary). Initially referred to as the "Bridge District" then Under-1", the vision and plans for the project have developed into The Canopy. This fifth amendment to the Open Space Agreement is necessary because the CRA desires for additional items to bei included in the overall design of The Canopy. AECOM has provided a proposal for $269,298 for the design of restrooms and raised platforms. Incorporating public restrooms into the project will ensure visitors to this major  Hyson, Project Manager    destination have access to these essential facilities, and ther raised platforms will add special vantage points for visitors to enjoy the space. Additionally, AECOM has obtained a subcontractor, UAP, which has submitted a proposal for $223,333 to design large artistic trees that will be distributed throughout the project. The trees will provide an immersive art element to the overall design, which is an integral component to placemaking and transforming the space into The Canopy. The total cost oft the additional design services will The Downtown Orlando Community Redevelopment Area Plan (Redevelopment Plan) addresses activating vacant and underutlized areas. Further, the 2023. Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan outlined a strategy for the CRA to achieve this goal through supporting and funding the implementation oft the Under-i elements, and supporting features, including infrastructure improvements, amenities, design, construction, wayfinding, associated streetscape and road improvements, tot transform thes space into a unique outdoorimmersive destination environment while accommodating multi-modal transportation and parking needs. The additional improvements outlined in the proposed. Amendment Five to the Open Space Agreement are consistent with the goals and strategies provided in the Staff requested that the CRA Advisory Board recommend to the CRA approval of Amendment Five to the Amended and Restated Open Space Agreement with the City of Orlando, subject to review and approval by the City Attorney's office, and authorization for Ar motion was made by Kimberly Stewart and seconded by Rachel Moalli, to recommend approval of Amendment Five to the Amended and Restated Open Space Agreement with the City of Orlando, subject to review and approval by the City Attorney's office, and authorization fort the Chairman to execute the Amendment. The motion carriedunanimously.  not exceed $492,631.00.  Redevelopment Plan.  the Chairman to execute the Amendment.  Next Meeting  a. The next regularly scheduled Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board will be held on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. in the Veterans Conference Room. There being no further business to come before the Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory  Adjournment  Board, Chair Eugene Jones adjourned the meeting at 3:42 p.m.  -  David Barilla Executive Director  Board Secretary Blp