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Votes at a glance

- Contract award: Resolution 2025‑05 — The CRA approved a professional landscape maintenance contract with Terracon Services, Inc., not to exceed $231,018. Staff recommended awarding to the lowest responsive bidder; the board approved the contract 5–0.

- Consistency finding: Safe Harbor Marina Project — Resolution 2025‑03. Planning staff recommended that the CRA find the Safe Harbor Marina project consistent with the CRA community redevelopment plan; the board approved the finding (vote recorded 4–0 in meeting minutes) and the item will proceed to city council for final action.

- Consistency finding: Blue Heron Commons — Resolution 2025‑04. Planning staff recommended the project be found consistent with the CRA plan; the board approved the finding (vote recorded 4–0) and the project will advance through the city’s review process.

- Direction to negotiate: Broadway signature project — Board authorized staff to negotiate with Exact Capital Group after a ranking process following presentations by shortlisted teams; staff will return with a negotiated term sheet for board approval (see separate coverage).

- Direction to negotiate: Rafiki Tiki lease amendment — Board authorized staff to negotiate a second amendment to Rafiki Tiki’s Marina Event Center lease and return the proposed lease amendment to the board (motion passed 3–2). Staff will include JLL in negotiations and present a vote‑ready amendment including exact square footage, rent, build‑out obligations and protections for future Marina Village redevelopment.

How the board voted (selected items)

- Terracon Services, Inc., landscape contract (Res. 2025‑05): Passed 5–0.
- Safe Harbor Marina Project consistency (Res. 2025‑03): Passed 4–0.
- Blue Heron Commons consistency (Res. 2025‑04): Passed 4–0.
- Rafiki Tiki lease negotiation authorization (6a): Passed 3–2 (Miller Anderson, Lanier opposed).
- Developer negotiations for Broadway signature project (5a): Board used ranking of finalists; staff instructed to negotiate with Exact Capital Group (ranking resulted in 4 for Exact, 1 for 262601 Broadway Partners).

Notes: All formal approvals that find projects consistent with the CRA plan are advisory to the city council; specific contracts and any development agreements will return to the board for final execution where required. The Rafiki Tiki authorization directed staff to negotiate only; a formal, amended lease requires a subsequent board vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","CRA Meeting January 22, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The CRA approved a landscaping contract, found two marina and mixed‑use project proposals consistent with the CRA plan, and recorded staff direction to negotiate a developer term sheet and a lease amendment; full board votes and resolution numbers are listed below.","taxTitle","Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida","taxId",68132,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6371927,"Riviera Beach CRA directs staff to negotiate Rafiki Tiki lease expansion; board asks for clear terms and market check",2672,5410000,8082000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2148695-10fc8938513e2de22f447b83f4d0c8e1&start=5410&end=8082","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2148695-10fc8938513e2de22f447b83f4d0c8e1/thumbnail_5410000.jpg","/articles/6371927/Riviera-Beach/Palm-Beach-County/Florida/Riviera-Beach-CRA-directs-staff-to-negotiate-Rafiki-Tiki-lease-expansion-board-asks-for-clear-terms-and-market-check","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6371927-4cef49d13ce6726a96485a025bb022fb/orig.mp4?Expires=1771155120&Signature=ZQnSKbb~7fvID2jDS148l4anISwnQX6~LIAcfN8ZbHgewfDEasArItXqmmJ9KZ-O8CPJxLjviO7mDc3UzOcpnDLotk0gVKNX2irceW8tR238b6CFkzfs2cRgpLdwYiPL0UxBkHFlR3yw~6eYC7fqMVYV3sV48su762xKyS5I-T0AnypvXNWX7wo8JEZrl9m-Q663Y9uFLF-B~QqHXELt3zDGPOPzjzBQwXYOMqVhzvl2QGOuZAhOePswC6IRmokhlTxJoNhu-i~4miPYYx2ufbxhXkKxeeuP51vmdJfat3nVOWrKlO3HnOur7uc-3DV69jUaVdOba~cE7hnlDTWyLA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its Jan. 22 meeting the Riviera Beach CRA directed staff to negotiate a lease amendment with Rafiki Tiki owner Dimitri Saloom for additional space at the Marina Event Center and to return with a detailed, vote‑ready lease amendment.

The CRA’s commercial‑leasing consultant, Ed Chapman of JLL, told the board that Rafiki Tiki submitted a letter of interest to expand into additional space in the event center but did not include proposed rent or other lease terms. Chapman refreshed the board on the local market and said comparable rents in the North Palm Beach submarket run roughly $18.25 per square foot (triple net) and noted that detailed terms will depend on the concept and exact square footage.

Public commenters were split. Joy Braswell Mavor and Brandy Davis Balsamo, both Riviera Beach business owners, urged the board to send the space out to bid so other local restaurateurs could compete; Delsea Brooks Hamilton (Pangaea Grill) said she had previously won an RFP for marina space and then lost the opportunity after project delays and urged fair access. Other commenters — including regular patrons — urged support for Rafiki Tiki’s expansion, saying the business is an established local draw.

Staff supplied financial and lease information during questioning: the current lease began in 2017 as a 10‑year agreement, monthly base rent was reported at $5,026.95 (including tax), and staff said commission sales payments tied to the lease are not current in full. Staff reported an approximate total commission balance billed in the past year at about $60,000 with $19,829.37 remaining outstanding; staff said bills are issued in March or April and they attempt to resolve balances by the end of the fiscal year. Commissioners requested clarity about due dates and asked staff to include definitive payment timing in any renegotiated agreement.

After discussion the board voted to authorize staff to negotiate a second amendment to the Rafiki Tiki lease that would specify the additional interior and patio area under consideration, address build‑out responsibilities and timing, set explicit rent and commission schedules, and include provisions allowing the CRA to proceed with marina redevelopment without being held up by the lease. The motion passed 3–2, with Commissioners Miller Anderson and Lanier voting no.

Staff said it will include JLL in negotiations, deliver a proposed amendment showing exact square footage and rent computations, and return the proposed lease amendment to the CRA for an up‑or‑down vote. Commissioners who favored negotiations said that giving a ready, operating local business a chance to expand was a pragmatic step while the CRA prepares a larger Marina Village RFP; commissioners who opposed emphasized fairness and said any additional space not needed by Rafiki should be solicited on the open market so other local businesses can compete.

Key details to be addressed in negotiations: exact interior and patio square footage, build‑out responsibility and schedule for the unfinished patio/indoor areas, explicit rent and commission calculation, payment schedules (billing month and due date), and a clause to prevent a lease amendment from blocking future Marina Village redevelopment.","The CRA agreed to let staff negotiate a second amendment to Rafiki Tiki’s Marina Event Center lease and bring a proposed lease back to the board, after public comment urged either direct renewal or a new market solicitation; the vote to authorize negotiations was 3–2.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6371932,"Riviera Beach CRA opens negotiations with Exact Capital Group for Broadway signature project",4561,484000,5045000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2148695-10fc8938513e2de22f447b83f4d0c8e1&start=484&end=5045","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2148695-10fc8938513e2de22f447b83f4d0c8e1/thumbnail_484000.jpg","/articles/6371932/Riviera-Beach/Palm-Beach-County/Florida/Riviera-Beach-CRA-opens-negotiations-with-Exact-Capital-Group-for-Broadway-signature-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6371932-33d3ba238aab7ee0c06d4a94f316a4ee/orig.mp4?Expires=1771155120&Signature=jKTf5FlhcL67XkmMrQynYfSZGBVsuI8mlCcvz~ZgkjcUwe67NOjHch-k9ALhYXSPITQsp0JL9LTntZvpFLgHJNvBa4zztQlYUaM4myJFrRoQlDTmGT1GfV3-WAjn8ajCNV7fJI4bok2U4T3xO4Cmm57l1nn4WhRWcXAjDPmIulBUOERLBqD4E2Q-AtSM62VMwtjU7h5RBZcdvvkB23d3iVkXvMGvp6Ru3JDu7bsBgQDCOQr6FmZtUKUspxamEzdW3MliPPD~PCtyCZHWARGDJhhlORQPyWbntqahgy3bK7lg-DM73ZiiZTJicQq~Vbr3OSIq07ItS0JNDrsNgrIPQg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its Jan. 22 meeting, the City of Riviera Beach Community Redevelopment Agency voted to enter exclusive negotiations with Exact Capital Group to develop the CRA’s Broadway signature project on the 26‑100/26‑01 parcels.

The CRA’s procurement director, Latanya Evans, told the board the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN 1136‑24‑3) produced three proposals; the evaluation committee ranked 262601 Broadway Partners highest overall (96.8 points), Exact Capital Group second (88.40), and Capodagli Property Company third (86). Board members heard 15‑minute oral presentations from Exact Capital and 262601 Broadway Partners and then each commissioner ranked the two finalists. Exact Capital received the majority ranking (4–1) and staff was directed to begin negotiations with that team.

The board’s discussion focused on traffic and site geometry at the Broadway/Blue Heron intersection, the project’s unit mix and parking, and how the development would balance market‑rate and workforce/affordable housing. Craig Livingston, managing partner of Exact Capital Group, described Exact’s proposal as a two‑building mixed‑use scheme that pairs an 18‑story market building with an 8‑story workforce/affordable building and emphasized a partnership with the Riviera Beach Housing Authority. John Hurd, executive director of the Riviera Beach Housing Authority, said the housing authority would “be responsible for the occupancy and marketing of the affordable housing building and participating throughout the general process.”

Several commissioners pressed the teams on local hiring and subcontractor participation. Exact’s team said it plans to use a national construction partner (Penta) in joint venture with a local minority contractor (Randolph Construction Group) and to include local subcontractors and apprenticeship pathways. Exact also proposed quarterly reporting to the CRA on community benefits and local hiring commitments.

Board members asked how the project would be funded. Exact said it expects to use a mix of private equity, tax credit investors and bank financing; the team also described possible mechanisms to cover “gap” funding, including private financing supported by a public PILOT or TIF structure. Exact stated it aims to complete design, entitlement and construction in roughly 36 months, contingent on final approvals and site acquisition discussions. Exact acknowledged the larger market building would generate the bulk of tax revenue while the smaller building would target workforce housing.

Commissioners requested that negotiations include traffic mitigation and turning‑lane geometry, clearer community‑benefit commitments, firm timelines for securing state and federal housing financing, and clarity on any proposed city subsidy or property conveyance. The CRA will return to the board with a negotiated term sheet for approval.

Votes and next steps: after each presentation commissioners ranked the two finalists; staff tallied four first‑place rankings for Exact Capital Group and one for 262601 Broadway Partners. The board asked staff to begin negotiated terms with Exact Capital and report back to the CRA for an up‑or‑down vote on any agreement.

Background: The ITN sought a signature mixed‑use residential and commercial development to activate the Broadway corridor. The solicitation identified evaluation criteria including developer team capability, alignment with CRA goals, leasing and operating experience, financial return to the CRA, and equal business opportunity/commercial nondiscrimination compliance.

Board members and staff said the presentations and the scoring materials are public record and available through open‑records requests.","After presentations from two finalists, the CRA board voted to enter negotiations with Exact Capital Group to develop the mixed‑use Broadway signature project; the decision follows ranked presentations, committee scoring and commissioner questions about traffic, financing and local participation.","actionData","errors"]

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