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Harbor CRA Advisory Committee — December 10, 2025: Work plan process, project updates, and dredging schedule

DestinDec 10, 20254 min read

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The Harbor CRA Advisory Committee met December 10, 2025. The committee approved the agenda and November 12, 2025 minutes. Staff provided updates on development projects (including The Alice and the approved Drury Hotel), Crosstown Connector construction (Phase 1 ~50% complete; Phase 2 bid opening 12/11), Clement Taylor Park progress, and an upcoming dredging project (bid opening 12/23; target completion Feb 15, 2026). The Chair proposed a formal multi‑phase work plan process and a recurring Work Plans section on agendas; committee member Jim Green volunteered to lead a one‑page work plan on an oil disposal/storage facility to be delivered before the next meeting. Staff commitments included checking temporary sidewalk signage, sending a zoning fact sheet on allowable uses, coordinating annual report dates/signatures, and providing future project updates to CRA meetings. Next meeting: January 14, 2026.

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Agenda approved (motion passed 4-0).
Minutes of November 12, 2025 approved as amended (motion passed 4-0).
Chair to include a dedicated Work Plans section on future agendas to track active work plans.
Adopted a proposed multi‑phase work plan process (one‑pager → Board approval → research/funding → implementation) as the recommended procedure for CRA work plans.
Committee member Jim Green volunteered to be work plan owner for an oil disposal/storage facility; one‑page summary due before the next meeting.
Staff to send a zoning fact sheet listing allowable uses (Land Development Code Table 7-2) to the board the following day.
Staff to check and maintain temporary sidewalk closure signage along the DWU reclaimed water project corridor.
Staff to coordinate dates and signatures for the Annual Report (final deadline: second City Council meeting in February; staff noted earlier submission preferred).
Committee acknowledged project timelines: Crosstown Connector Phase 2 bid opening scheduled 12/11/2025; Dredging project bid opening 12/23/2025 with target completion Feb 15, 2026 (placement of ~13,000 cu yd at Norriego Point per permits).
Next Harbor CRA Advisory Committee meeting scheduled for January 14, 2026.

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December 10, 2025 Harbor CRA Advisory Committee Meeteing

Dec 10, 2025, 5:30 PM4100 Indian Bayou Trail, Destin, FL 32541completed

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. AGENDA APPROVAL
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A) November 12, 2025 Minutes
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Decision: APPROVAL OF MINUTES
4. CURRENT BUSINESS
A) Development Projects and City Projects Update – November 2025
This report includes updates on the Development Projects in the Harbor Community Redevelopment Area and active City Projects. Provided is the list of projects which are approved or currently under review. | attachments=2 | reports=1
Decision: CURRENT BUSINESS
5. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS/QUESTIONS
A) John Stephens
Decision: COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS/QUESTIONS
2025-1401 Council Meeting Discussion
A discussion on what City Council asked the CRA Advisory Committees to do concerning work plans, items of priority, and annual reports. | attachments=1
Decision: COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS/QUESTIONS
2025-1414 Letter to Congressman Patronis
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Decision: COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS/QUESTIONS
2025-1415 2025 HCRA-AC Annual Report
The HCRA-AC is required to submit their CY 2025 annual report to the CRA Board and City Council by February 2026. | attachments=1 | reports=1
Decision: COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS/QUESTIONS
B) Lance Johnson
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C) Casey Jones
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D) Guy Tadlock
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E) James Green
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F) James Howard
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G) Mariam Paulino
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6. PUBLIC COMMENTS
7. NEXT MEETING DATE: TBD