TO: CRA Board of Commissioners
FROM: Gina Clayton, Finance & Operations Director
THROUGH: Renée A. Jadusingh, Esq., Executive Director
DATE: July 16, 2025
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DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION REGARDING MODIFICATIONS TO THE A.-G.U.I.D.E. (ACHIEVING GOALS USING IMPACT DRIVEN EVALUATION) PROGRAM GUIDELINES
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Discuss and provide direction regarding modifications to the A.-G.U.I.D.E. (Achieving Goals Using Impact Driven Evaluation) Program Guidelines.
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Background:
The A.-G.U.I.D.E. program was established to assist organizations that engage in activities that further the CRA’s mission. Through the program, the CRA can more effectively address several of the Overall Needs identified in the CRA Plan. However, changes to Fla. Stat. § 163.387(6)(c) limited the expenses that the CRA may fund.
In September 2023, at the A.-G.U.I.D.E. Workshop, CRA Staff and Board discussed modifications to the A.-G.U.I.D.E. guidelines based on the 2019 amendments to the statute and discussed City funding of the A.-G.U.I.D.E. recipients, with the exception of Affordable Housing related programs (See Exhibit A). The City informed the CRA that they would provide the CRA with $450,000 of $902,000 to fund a portion of the A.-G.U.I.D.E. Program for fiscal year 2023-2024 with the anticipation that the City would fund the full amount in the following fiscal year (2024-2025). However, the full transition did not occur during the current fiscal year 2024-2025 and the City informed the CRA that they would provide the CRA with $250,000 of the $927,000 with the anticipation that the City would funding the full amount beginning fiscal year 2025-2026.
This modification to the guidelines is needed to ensure that the program aligns with the changes to the statute. Although, the A.-G.U.I.D.E. program may still be used to fund the Affordable Housing related programs as the acquisition of real property and the creation of affordable housing is still ...
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