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CLEARWATER DOWNTOwN DBVELOPMENT BOARD
MEETiNG
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July 31, lS73
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PRESENT:
Lewis Homor, Chairman
Jos. P. Cornolius
H. Evorott Hougen
Charles Galloway
c. Raymond Loo
M. E. Palmer, Exec. Diroctor
The Chairman oponod tho meoting with a request of Mr. Cornelius
to give us a financial statement for the month. Mr. Cornelius
reportnd that we are moving along close to the budget and will
need to make a bank loan early September to carry us through the
year. This loan, as ~~ll as the loan made earlier in the year,
will be paid off as soon as tax receipts are received in November.
Brooks Carter
Jack Wollo
A motion was made, seconded and passed approving the report as
given. A copy of the statement as of July 31, is attached to
these minutes.
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Mr. Cornelius went on to state that a proposed budget for 1974
was mailed to all board members during the month. He reviewed
the items in the proposed budget, with an explanation for each.
He went on to state that since tne Board was not activated in
time to allow it to make a tax levy during the first year, we
had to operate for about eighteen months on funds turned over by
the Downtown Association of Clearwater, Inc. and additional bank
loans. The first tax funds were received in November 1972 and
the bank loans were paid .off in January 1973.
Because of the need to mal~e additional loans in 1973, Mr. Cornelius
suggested that he will recommend that we levy this year sufficient
mills to free the board of bank o~li9'ations for the first time.
He stated that although a .6 mill levy will cover the budget for
1974, that he recommends a millage levy of .864, with no need to
make further bank loans after 1973. He added that the interest
on such loans will be saved by this procedure.
Mr. Cornelius confirmed the fact that we are entitled to levy up
to one mill under our act, and that ~e are not affected by the
Deeb bill rocently passed by the Legislature. However, he feels
that since a millage levy of .864 this year will cover the pro-
posed budget and additionally will insure that further bank loans
will be avoidod in 1~74, that he recommends adoption of the budget
and the millage levy of .864.
The Chairman addQQ that he feels that because of tho new assess-
ment for the County now in effoct, and because of the position we
occupy, that we should get out of debt, but that we should not
levy a tax to. build reserves. Primarily, we should put our
financial houso in order and koep our tax as low as possible to
produc~ a sound operation and retire our debt.
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Minutes - July 31, 1973-- pg. 2.
AftGr a brief discussion, a motion to accept the proposed budget
and establish a millage levy for the yoar of .864 mills was made,
seconded, and passed unanimously. A copy of tho 1974 budget is
attached.
Tho Chairman addod that a lottor, ~hich he road, will be mailed
to all freeholders at onco to cover tho points discussed today,
and to inform the froeholdors of tho board's accomplishments and
further plans.
In the absenco of Mr. Bergmann, tho Chairman asked Mr. Wollo to
bring us up to date about a new zoning ordinance now being made
ready by tho Planning Department of tho City. Mr. Wollo responded
stating that a now ordinanco is now being prepared which will
hopefully be a more work~blc ordinance, and that it will be given
to the City Commissioners and the Planning and Zoning Boord on
August 21. Then the ordinance will be considored by the City
Cornminsion at its mooting on Soptembor 10.
Tho Chairman urged board membors to attend tho Planning and
Zoning Board meeting on August 21, and tho Commission meeting
on Septembor 10.
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Mr. Brooks Cartar, Parking Committee Chairman. was asked to bring
us up to date. Mr. Carter statod that he presented a request to
tho City Commission to tal~e ovor ond pay for a site; study for a
ne~ multi-lavel parking facility somowhoro in the CBD. The request
was accepted by tho Commission, ~ith authority to tho City to
spond up to $5,000.00 for such study. At this moment the City
Administration is meeting to mm~e tho selection of a consultant
to conduct such study. Ho added that letters to several qualified
consultants will bo mailed shortly which will stato tha City
demands to be considered in tho study. Therefore, tho City should
make a consultant selection about tho first of Soptember.
At tho request of the Chairman Mayor Hougoll stated that tho board
members arc invited to attend a moeting at City Hall at 3:00 p.m.
on August 1. At that time ~o will hoar from pooplo from Orlando
who have a successful plan to implemont housing and redevelopmont
under way. Further, the Mayor added that from those who have
volunteorod, a Chairman will be solocted to haad up a now corpora-
tion to implemont housing in Clearwater.
Tho Chairman asked the Board to consider sending Palmar to attend
tho IDEA sominar on Sept. 24, 25 and 26 in Syracuse, N.Y. After
considoration of the cost and benefits, tho Board passed Q rosolu-
tion to so permit tho Executivo Director to represent us at that
moating.
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Minutes - July 31, 1973 - page 3
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The Chairman turnod to tho subjoct of beautification noed in
the CBD, ana tho statement by the Mayor recQntly to activato
tho City Beautification Committoo. Mayor Houg~n stated that
tho City Beautifioation Committoo is now roactivitatcd, with Mr.
Albert P. Rogors as tho now Chairman. Mr. Rogors will bo invited
to tho next mooting of tho Board, at which time, a program will
be coordinated with the City committoo.
Tho noxt scheduled meoting of thQ Bonrd is August 28. Tho Chair-
man aqain urgod the mombers to attend the Planning and Zoning
Board meoting on August 21. He added that following tho Commission
mooting of Septomber 10, it might bo woll to oall a spacial moot-
ing of tho Board to considar tho outcome of tho Scptembo~ 10
mooting.
M. E. Palmar
E~ecutivo Director.
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July 31, lS73
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FJ:NANCIAL REPORT
Cash on hand July 31, 1973
Add tax roceipts
$3,449.43
46.31
Total cash
$3,495.74
toss: checks paia in July
Cash on hand July 31, 1973
2,330.53
$1,165.21
N'otos:
(1) The heavy expenditures in July were fo~
non-rocurring expensos.
(2) A bnnk loan of $5,000.00 will bo required
in oarly Soptomber, which is as predicted:
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CLEAR""ATER DOt'1NTOWN DEVELOPMENT BOARD
BUDGET--1974
OPERATION BUDGET
Payroll
Rent
J:nsur(1nce
T<::3lophone
Answering ServicQ
Supplios
Printing, Copy & Postago
Legal & Profossional (1)
Travel Expense
Commissions (Tax Collector)
Contingency
Total
COMMITTEE BUDGET
Land Use & Dovolopment
Publioity & Public Rolations(2)
Executive Offico (3)
Con tingancy
Total
Add to retire debt
BUDGET TOTAL:
NO'J.'ES:
(1) Legal foes
Public Rel(1tions foos
CPA feas
(2)
Four
Slide
issues .'Topics"
presentation
(3)
Downtown Idea Exchango
IDEA membership
Chamber of Commeroe dues
This budget and
of Diroctors on
millage
July 31,
levy approved
1973.
Board
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MONTH YEAR
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$ 917.00 $ 11,000.00
135.00 1,620.00
17.00 204.00
45.00 540.00
17.00 204.00
15.00 180.00
65.00 780.00
281.25 3,375.00
65.00 780.00
90.00 1,080.00
25.00 300.00
$1,672.25 $ 20,063.00
$
100.00
225.00
17.. 50
41.67
$
1,200.00
2,700.00
210.00
500.00
384. 17
1,000.00
4,610.00
12,000.00
$3,056.42
$
36,673.00
500.00
2,400.00
475.00
$ 3,375.00
2,000.00
500.00
$. I 2,700.00
35.00
100 .00
75.00
$
210.00
by
tho