June 18, 2026 CRA Board Meeting — Recap

The June 18, 2026 CRA board meeting — what the board did, with the recorded votes. The board did not approve the consent agenda as a block; it pulled most of it out and voted item by item. Vote details below are taken from the meeting recording.

Who was present

Six of the seven board members attended: Chair Critton, Vice Chair Thomas, Jordan, Greyhouse, Williams, and Mack. Randolph was absent. Greyhouse — appointed to the board on June 16 — abstained on the votes below.

Presentations

The meeting opened with two presentations: the 1887 Night Market (Julian Johnson), and a tax-increment-financing presentation on the Town's debt to the CRA. The debt presentation did not include a documented computation or payment history; Executive Director Johnson and counsel Jackson stated that the Town owes the amount and that the penalties and interest could be waived — the subject of CRA-R-2026-25 later in the meeting.

The consent agenda was taken apart

The board did not pass the consent agenda as a single block. On a motion by Thomas (seconded by Jordan), items 3–6 were pulled out for individual handling, 3 aye (Thomas, Jordan, Critton) to 2 nay (Mack, Williams); Mack and Williams voted to keep the items on the consent agenda. The remaining consent items — the meeting minutes (items 7–10) — were approved.

Lifting the project spending restrictions (CRA-R-2026-17)

CRA-R-2026-17 would have removed the spending restrictions from every project at once. After discussion, the board withdrew that approach (the original motion and second were rescinded) and voted on each project's restriction separately. Each of the following was moved by Mack and seconded by Williams, with six members present and Greyhouse abstaining:

• CDBG grant — restriction lifted, 4 aye (Williams, Mack, Jordan, Critton) to 1 nay (Thomas).
• Club Eaton — restriction lifted, 4 aye (Williams, Mack, Jordan, Critton) to 1 nay (Thomas).
• Senior and Wellness Center — recorded as carried, 3 aye (Williams, Mack, Critton) to 2 nay (Jordan, Thomas). Jordan asked how the project's debt would be paid; Johnson said proceeds from the housing-project home sales would cover it.
• Six-home housing project — recorded as carried, 3 aye (Williams, Mack, Critton) to 2 nay (Thomas, Jordan). The David Smith discussion occurred during this item (below).

Two of these — the Senior and Wellness Center and the housing project — were recorded as carried on three affirmative votes, with six members present. Whether that meets the voting threshold in Bylaws §4.6 ("a majority of the Board members present") is the subject of a separate finding.

David Smith and the housing project

During the housing-project discussion, David Smith — listed as the project manager / general contractor — appeared by Zoom, and the board discussed at length whether his engagement is subject to the Town's procurement policy. Executive Director Johnson characterized it as an employment relationship rather than a procurement; Vice Chair Thomas questioned whether work over the $25,000 threshold should have gone out for an RFP. The exchange runs from 3:04:23 to about 3:12:23 in the recording. The procurement of Smith's engagement, and the documents behind it, is the subject of a separate finding.

CRA-R-2026-25 — waiver of penalties and interest

The resolution to waive the penalties and interest the Town owes the CRA trust fund — about $2.59 million, on top of $634,265.22 in principal — failed: 2 aye (Williams, Mack) to 3 nay (Thomas, Jordan, and Chair Critton), with Greyhouse abstaining.

The grants

• United Arts of Central Florida grant ($300,000) — CRA-R-2026-26 passed, 5 aye to 0 nay, with Greyhouse abstaining.
• Orange County CDBG grant ($447,880) — CRA-R-2026-27 passed, 4 aye to 1 nay (Thomas), with Greyhouse abstaining.

The financials

The resolutions approving the March, April, and May 2026 financials (items 4–6) were tabled.

Sources. Meeting recording · June 18 CRA meeting packet (amended)