The Margate Community Redevelopment Agency recorded the following formal actions on April 9, 2025:
- Approval of minutes (03/12/2025 regular Margate CRA meeting): Motion to approve made, seconded and passed by roll call with all present voting yes.
- Resolution accepting independent auditors’ report for fiscal year ended 09/30/2024 (Item 3a): Motion made and seconded; roll call recorded unanimous yes votes.
- Resolution changing monthly meeting start time (Item 3b): The board considered an initial motion to move meetings to 5 p.m., then amended the start time to 6 p.m. The amended motion passed on roll call, 3‑2 (Yes: Board Member Schwartz, Board Member Simone, Chair Casciano; No: Board Member Serio, Vice Chair Rosano).
Other items (Item 3c MOU with BPG/Brookfield for Margate City Center and Atlantic Center grant direction) were extensively discussed. The board directed staff to negotiate the MOU and to draft a standalone grant agreement for Atlantic Center renovations (up to $600,000) and return both items to the board for formal approval at a future meeting. No final execution of the MOU or grant disbursement was recorded in the transcript.