CALL TO ORDER
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT
PRESENTATIONS
REGULAR BOARD MEETING AGENDA
Downtown Development Authority Tuesday, September 16, 2025 8:30 AM
107 S. Olive Avenue, Suite 200 West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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Teneka James-Feaman
• WPB Police Detail Lt. Colombino
• District Lighting Study Phase 1 Matt Fursetzer/ Jonathan Lee
CONSENT CALENDAR (Action Required)
• Minutes of Regular Board Meeting August 19, 2025
• Financial Statements of August 31, 2025
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS (Action Required)
Tim Harris
• Radius Survey Michael Jennings
107 S. Olive Avenue, Suite 200, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Downtown Development Authority Tuesday, August 19, 2025 8:30 AM
107 S. Olive Avenue, Suite 200 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 https://downtownwpb.com/DDA
ATTENDANCE
DDA Board members in attendance: Chair Tim Harris, Vice Chair Robert Sanders (Virtual), Samantha Bratter, Peter Cruise, Daryl Houston, Bernardo Neto, and Rick Reikenis,. DDA Staff in attendance: Teneka James-Feaman (virtual), Samantha Moore, Marley Angervil, Catherine Ast, Krystal Campi, Tiffany Faublas, Sabrina Lolo, Sherryl Muriente, and Attorneys Zoe Weiser-Dalton and Janice Rustin LLW (virtual). Guests in attendance: Linda Cullen, Lameka Sands, Alexandria Severino, Maggie Thomas, and Jennifer Ferriol.
CALL TO ORDER
Harris called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT
Moore reported on James-Feaman’s behalf that the DDA participated in discussions and provided feedback at both the Palm Beach County Tourism Master Plan meeting and City of West Palm Beach Downtown Master Plan Vision session held last month. DDA staff has been meeting with each of the residential buildings to engage with their property management team, board, and residents to let them know who we are and what we do as well as to gain feedback from stakeholders.
Moore also reported to the board that the DDA recently won awards from Florida Festivals & Events Association and International Festivals and Events Association. Faublas presented the awards to the board and shared the details of the winning categories. Moore also added to the report that the DDA IS currently in a study with Ida for the values of downtown. Lastly, Moore highlighted recent ribbon cuts and new businesses opening downtown.
PRESENTATIONS
FY 25 Programming Report
Muriente presented a recap of the 2025 fiscal year programming. Highlights include engaging over 4,700 participants in a total of 55 programmed days in 12 different public spaces. 11 key programs were hosted across the DDA District ranging from wellness activations to creative workshops and monthly community programming. Muriente shared stats from programming throughout the year. She then shared lessons learned and how staff plans for the new fiscal year.
Homeless Outreach Team Update
Ferriol introduced staff from the Department of Housing and Community Development division of Community Services. Severino presented an overview of the City of West Palm Beach’s Community Services Division
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programming, resources, and what they can and cannot do. She shared the monthly update reports for the last couple of months as well as the outreach calendar showing which areas of the city, they are targeting each day. The City of West Palm Beach is the only municipality in Palm Beach County that has its own dedicated team to provide homeless services.
Sands proceeded with informing the board about the new project and location tracking services, specifically tracking services rendered to individuals experiencing homelessness in the downtown area. She added that during the current fiscal year the team has consistently served approximately 50-60 individuals downtown each month.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Minutes of Organizational & Regular Board Meeting July 29, 2025
Financial Statement of July 31, 2025
Sanders made a motion to approve the consent calendar. Cruise seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS
No old business
NEW BUSINESS
Executive Directors Employee Agreement First Amendment
Reikenis made a motion to approve the Executive Directors employment agreement, Sanders second the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
ANNOUCEMENTS
Moore announced the date and times of the FY 25-26 Public Budget Hearings. The First Public Budget Hearing will be held September 3rd at 5:05pm and the Final Public Budget Hearing will be held Wednesday September 17th at 5:05pm at the DDA Office located at 107 S. Olive Ave, Suite 200 WPB, FL 334401.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to discuss, Harris called for a motion to adjourn. Reikenis made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Cruise second the motion. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 9:42am.
