TO: CRA Board of Commissioners
FROM: Alexina Jeannite, Community Engagement Director
THROUGH: Renée A. Jadusingh, Esq., Executive Director
DATE: August 31, 2021
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SITE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUNDING - LITTLE WYLD, LLC (157 NE 2ND STREET) FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $11,900.
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Approve the Site Development Assistance Program Funding Agreement with Little WYLD, LLC for the proposed interior and exterior improvement project located at 157 NE 2nd Street, CRA sub-area #2, in an amount not to exceed $11,900.
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Background:
Little WYLD, LLC submitted a request for Site Development Funding Assistance to help towards the renovations located at 157 NE 2nd Street, within CRA sub-area #2.
157 NE 2nd Street will be home to Little WYLD, LLC, a new storefront conceived in 2021 by Amanda Perna and Skye Dyer (Co-Owners). Little WYLD is a unique retail destination that will attract both tourists and residents of neighboring cities to the Pineapple Grove neighborhood. The store will sell carefully curated items for women and children, home decor, and gifts. Little WYLD was created with the idea in mind to sell ethically made, unique items from businesses that are local, and women and/or minority owned.
Funding assistance is requested for interior and exterior improvements including: replacing the front door and windows with hurricane impact glass; signage; replacing the awning; renovating the bathroom with fresh paint, lighting, and mirror fixture; construction of backroom permanent displays/fixtures; replacing the cracked gutter/pipe in the back of the building; painting the back exterior wall; modifying the space for COVID-19 safety precautions; and related design, permitting, and engineering fees. If approved, the Owners anticipate the improvements to be fully completed three months from initiation, which lands around the end of November 2021.
All estimated eligible expenses are listed in the attached Funding ...
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