Bradenton Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Meeting, September 23, 2026

The Bradenton Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board met on September 23, 2026. The consent agenda, excluding items C and D, passed unanimously, 5–0. On item C, the Board discussed Carzeli LLC’s redevelopment-incentive application for a project estimated at $600,000, with an incentive estimated at about $48,000 over ten years. A motion was made to approve the application and have staff prepare an agreement for later Board consideration, but the transcript does not clearly capture the vote. Board members raised concerns about design quality and agreed staff should work with the City’s Planning Department on clearer, more specific standards for future CRA incentives. Item D, a proposed 19-unit project with an incentive request discussed at roughly $200,000, prompted a request to return with revised design information; the transcript does not clearly establish a final action on that request.