APPOINTMENT OF A RBCRA BOARD MEMBER TO RFP 2020-03 EVALUATION COMMITTEE: RBCRA PUBLIC ART AND BRANDING PROJECT ROUND III AND TO THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE FOR THE SIGNAGE GRANT PROGRAM ROUND I.

STAFF IS REQUESTING THE APPOINTMENT OF A CRA BOARD MEMBER TO SIT ON THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE FOR RFP 2020-03 SEEKING ARTISTS AND PROPOSED DESIGNS FOR OUR PUBLIC ART AND BRANDING PROJECT ROUND III AND A BOARD MEMBER TO SIT ON THE EVALUATION AND RANKING OF SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS FOR THE SIGNAGE GRANT PROGRAM ROUND I.

ON NOVEMBER 10, 2020, THE CRA BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS APPROVED RFP 2020-03 SEEKING ARTISTS AND DESIGNS FOR PUBLIC ART AND BRANDING PROJECT ROUND III. ON MARCH 25, 2021, THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE WILL MEET TO REVIEW SUBMISSIONS. THE RESULTS WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AT THE FOLLOWING CRA COMMISSION MEETING. ALL RFP SUBMISSIONS WILL BE REVIEWED AND SCORED BY CRA SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER ANDRE' LEWIS, CRA DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, SCOTT EVANS, BB&T BANK MANAGER, TARI BOLDEN, CITY OF RIVIERA BEACH PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR, RICHARD BLANKENSHIP, AND THE RBCRA BOARD APPOINTED MEMBER.

IN SEPTEMBER 2020, THE SIGNAGE GRANT PROGRAM WAS APPROVED FOR $220,000.00 IN THE FY 2020­2021 BUDGET. IN OCTOBER 2020, TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL MADE A PRESENTATION TO THE RBCRA COMMISSION AND SOLICITED FEEDBACK. ON FEBRUARY 24, 2021, THE BOARD PROVIDED FINAL APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM.

THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE SIGNAGE GRANT PROGRAM RANKING COMMITTEE: CRA BOARD APPOINTED MEMBER, JESSICA SEYMOUR FROM TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL, CLARENCE SIRMONS, CITY OF RIVIERA BEACH DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, AND SCOTT EVANS, CRA PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.