The Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency on Monday voted to recommend the City Commission review and adopt the 2025 update to the West Atlantic master plan, reverting the document’s name to the Set Transformation Plan and asking staff to explore a Main Street concept for the corridor.

Renee, the CRA’s presenter, said the amendment updates demographic and economic data, maps and photos and restores community-driven priorities gathered during four public meetings this year. "We have the authentic voice of the community," resident Chuck Ridley told the board during public comment, praising staff and urging commissioners to provide resources and vision.

Renee told the board consultants updated the plan’s numbers and that the implementation strategy was moved to a standalone working document so it can be revised without a formal plan amendment. She also clarified one contested element of the draft: "The commercial land trust concept isn't something that the CRA would be putting our land into," she said, adding that any community land trust would be community-led and CRA property would remain CRA property unless a formal bid process required otherwise.

Commissioner Long moved the CRA recommendation to advance the plan in substantial form and to explore a Main Street approach for West Atlantic; the motion was seconded. Commissioner Carney said she would vote against the recommendation, citing concern about non-elected control of the corridor and potential legal complications: "I'm going to vote no," she said. Commissioners Long, Burns and Markert recorded yes votes and the motion carried.

Renee said the package now will move to City staff and the Planning & Zoning Board for technical review of ordinance and code references before the City Commission takes up adoption, possibly in January or February. She also listed upcoming CRA meetings and a public outreach event and encouraged continued community participation.

The CRA’s action was procedural — a recommendation to the City Commission — not a final adoption. The board’s recorded discussion emphasized keeping the plan community-led while preserving the city’s authority over public assets, and the CRA asked staff to research the Main Street option and include any resulting analysis as a reference in the plan before it proceeds through the city review process.