The Bradenton Community Redevelopment Agency on Thursday pulled one consent agenda item and amended the board motion so any proposed sale return with a recommendation from the Central Community Advisory Committee before final approval. The board approved the amended motion unanimously.

Chair (unnamed) said the item had not yet gone to the advisory board and asked whether approval should be contingent on that review. Board member (S3) moved to instruct staff to negotiate on the project and include a recommendation from the Central Community Advisory Committee; the motion was seconded, and the board voted to approve it.

Dr. Wharton, the CRA director, explained the agency's standard process: unsolicited bids are posted under the CRA procedure, appraisals are obtained, and staff take the recommendation to the advisory board for comment before returning to the CRA board with a recommendation. "We can add to that to include a recommendation from the Central Community Advisory Committee to come back to the board," Dr. Wharton said.

The chair called the vote after discussion and the board approved the amended motion unanimously. There was no roll-call tally in the record; the chair stated the motion "passes unanimously." The action directs staff to proceed with negotiations but to solicit and return with the advisory committee's recommendation before final sale action.

What happens next: staff will present the negotiated terms and the Central Community Advisory Committee's recommendation to the CRA board in a future meeting; the board did not authorize a final sale at Thursday's session.