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AGENDA
Community Redevelopment Agency
June 1 8, 1 992
immediately following City Commission Meeting
I. Call to order
II. Approval of Minutes of:
6/1/92
III. Accept City's offer to purchase
the Maas Brothers site for
$1,926,710 plus customary
closing costs
IV. Res. #92-1 - requesting Pinellas
County Board of County
Commissioners cancel and
discharge certain tax liens upon
municipal property acquired for a
public purpose and to grant a tax
exemption
V. Adjournment
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COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Agenda Cover Memorandum
Item * II'
M~eting Date: ~
Subject: Sale of Downtown Maas Brothers Site to City of Clearwater
Recommendation/Motion:
Accept the City of Clearwater's offer to purchase part of Lot 3 & all of Lots 4 & 5, Edward Mill's Subdivision
and part of Lots 1, 1-A & 2, Rompon's & Baskin's corrected map of Causeway Business District, commonly
known as the Downtown Maas Brothers site for a price of $1,926,710 plus customary closing costs.
I!I and that the appropriate officials be authorized to execute same.
BACKGROUND:
The Maas Brothers Task Force presented its report and recommendations to the Community Redevelopment
Agency (CRA) on June 1, 1992. The CRA accepted the report and voted to support the Task Force's
.primary recommendation that the City negotiate. with the Florida Gulf Coast Art Center on the Art Center's
proposal to use the property. At that same meeting the CRA voted to indicate to the City its desire to
relinquish its ownership of the property.
The City is offering to purchase the property for $1,926,710 which is the CRA's actual investment in the
property. The City will be liquidating its $1.3 million dollar loan tathe CRA and paying the CRA $626,710
in order to complete this transaction.
Reviewed by: Originating Dept.: Costs: NA Commission Action:
NA City Clerk ~ Total o Approved
Legal
Budget '$ o Approved w/conditions
NA User Dept.: o Denied
Purchasing Current FY
Risk Mgmt. NL- o Continued to:
DIS NA Funding Source:
ACM NA Advertised: o Capt. Imp. Attachments:
Other NA-- Date: o Operating
Paper: o Other
Q9 Not required Appropriation Code:
Affected parties
o Notified [] None
!19 Not required
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RESOLUTION NO. 92-1
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF
THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, REQUESTING THE PINELLAS .
COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO CANCEL AND
DISCHARGE CERTAIN TAX LIENS UPON MUNICIPAL PROPERTY
ACQUIRED FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE, AND TO GRANT A TAX
EXEMPTION.
WHEREAS, the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Clearwater,
Florida (CRA), a Florida redevelopment agency, has acquired a certain parcel of
real property for future development; and
WHEREAS, the CRA desires that the Board of County Commissioners of Pinellas
County discharge any and all liens for taxes held or owned by the County or the
State of Florida upon said land, and to further provide that said land shall be
exempt from County taxation so long as the same is owned and used for such public
purpose, as authorized by Section 196.28, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, in order to comply with the policy of said Board, the CRA is
willing to guarantee payment of taxes prior to the date of transfer on said land
as provided herein; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF
THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The CRA hereby requests the Board of County Commissioners of
Pinellas County, Florida, to take all formal action necessary to cancel and
discharge any and all liens for taxes, held or owned by Pinellas County or the
State of Florida, upon the land which is more particularly described in the deed,
a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, and to provide that said land
shall be exempt from taxation so long as the same is used for a public purpose.
Section 2. The Community Redevelopment Agency guarantees payment of taxes
prior to the date of transfer on said land when the tax rolls reflect the proper
amount and the CRA is billed for that amount.
Section 3. A certified copy of this resolution shall be delivered
forthwith to the County Administrator for Pinellas County, Florida.
Section 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this
day of
, 1992.
Rita Garvey, Chairman
Attest:
Cynthia E. Goudeau, Secretary
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ThIs SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED, Made thIs /t)!h day of December, 1991, Is
between ALLIED STORES GENERAL REAL ESTATE COMPANY, a Delaware
corporation, successor by merger to CLEARMAAS REALTY CORP" a Florida
corporation, as Grantor, whose post office address is c/o Federated Department Stores,
Inc., 7 West Seventh Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45~C2 (Attn: Michael J. McCormick) and
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, whose
post office address is 112 South Osceola Avenue, Clearwater, Florida 34616 (P. O. Box
4148, Clearwater, FL 34618-4748), as Grantee. (All references to the parties herein shall
include their heirs, personal representatives, successors, and assigns; and when applicable
the singular shall include the plural, and the masculine shall include the f emlnine and
neuter.)
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SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED
WITNESSETH: That Grantor, for and In consideration of the sum of Ten and
No/lOO Dollars ($10.00), to it in hand paid by Grantee, and other valuable consideration,
,does grant, bargain, sell and convey, and by these presents has granted, bargained, sold,
and conveyed, to Grantee forever, the land in Pinellas County, Florida, legally described
on Schedule A.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the above described said property unto Grantee in fee
simple forever; and
THA T Grantor specially warrants title to said property and will defend the same
against the lawful claims of all persons whomever claiming by, through, or under said
Grantor.
EXECUTED the date fIrst stated above in Plnellas County, Florida.
Signed, Sealed and Delivered
In the Presence of:
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ALLIED STORES GENERAL REAL
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This instrument was prepared by
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Lawson, McWhirter, Grandoff & Reeves
Post Office Box 3350
Tampa, Florida 33601-3350
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TOTAL: $111415.15
CHECH AMT.TENDERED: $111415.15
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PINELLAS COUNTY FLA.
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The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ~#1 day of
December. 1991. by ~~y;r: 1I1tt{ as flle.t;" fJ/?P5J{)lr)Jr of Allied Stores General
Real Estate Company, a Delaware corporation~:~ ;j;~
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My Commission expires:
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Notary Public, State of Ohio' . .
My Commission Expires April 6,1892
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EXHIBIT IIA"
PAlCEL 1:
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Lot 3, less the East 15 feet thereof, and all of Lots 4 and 5, EOOARD MILL'S
SUBDIVISION, according to plat thereof recorded in Pldt Book 9, page 36, public
records of Pinellas County, Florida.
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PARCEll 2:
Lots 1, I-A and 2, ROMPON'S & BASKIN'S CORR.OCTED MAP OF CAUSEWAY BUSINESS DISTRICT,
according to plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 57, pages 1 and 2, public records of
Pine1las County, Florida, less that part of Lot 2 described in o. R. Book 927, page
9 and Also Less that part of Lots 1 and I-A described in o. R. BoDY. BJ8l, page 594
and Also Less that part of Lot 2, lying within Cleveland Street and Drew Street,
said Parcel 2 being further described as follows:
Beginning at the Northeast corner of Lot 1 of said ROMPON'S & BASKIN'S CORRECTED MAP
OF CAUS~Y BUSINESS DISTRIcr for a Point of Beginning; run thence South 1026'17"
F~st along the East line of said Lot 1, 111.92 feet to the Southeast corner of said
Lot 1; thence North 89058126" West along the South line of said Lot 1, 185..0 feet;
thence South 1026'17" East, along the East line of said Lot i-A, 112.46 feet to the
Southeast corner of said Lot 1-A; thence North 89058'26" West, along the South line
of said Lot l-A, 381.62 feet; thence along the arc of a curve to the right, whose
arc is 163.79 feet; whose radius is 679.20 feet; and whose chord is North 83003'55"
West, l63.4~ feet; thence South 4049'48" East along Easterly line of Lot 2, 19.72
feet; thence North 89058'2611 West along the South line of Lot 2, 32.G feet; thence
North 4049' 48" ~lest, 218.16 feet; thence South 89058'26" East, along the North line
of Lot 1, and said line extended, 56l.~8 feet; thence North 8aoe7'14" East, 210.85
feet to the Point of Beginning. Less that part of said Lot 2 lying within Cleveland
Street and Drew Street.
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