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The Chaixman asked for conmerrts from 'two Board members who chose 1:0 retire at the
end of tbis year. Mr. Lee stated that he believes that younger men are needed
on the board to keep its efforts rolling. Mr. Cornelius stated, he foels, too,
the younger men are welcome, and since he has served for several years, he might
possibly be more effective in our efforts from the sideline. Further, he added
there ~y be too many men from the financial business area on the board, and our
effort to get other qualified men from other business interests to serve is timely.
The Cbairman turned to Mr. Picot Floyd, ou:r new City Manage:r, for comments. Mr.
Floyd stated that as a personal point of philosophy, he believes that to keep and
build on the downtown area is of vital importance to the entire city. He added
that he is committed to healthy downtown areas in cities, and Clearwater is no
exception. He stated, by having such a governmental entity as we have is an
important step which other cities can certainly mind. He added that pulling
together the business and govexnmental interests in the City is the way to do it,
The heart of the City is its downtown, and unless it can be made viable the entire
city will suffer.
The Chairman called upon Mr. BrooKs Carter to report on the selection of a parking
consultant to determine the location, and feasibility of a parking garage in the
central business district. He reported that of the some eighteen consultants
which were asked to respond, the comrnit1:ee headed by Nr. Paroby, Assistant City
Manager t selected tbree for in-depth consideration" The three consultants selected
in order of preference were:
Kimley-Horn and Ass~ciates, Inc.
Ramp Consultants, Irtc.
Alan M. Voorhees & Associates, Inc.
As a result of this determination, the City Commission is expected to consider,
tbe f1nal sel~ct.1o!l from the three.
The Chairman asked the Mayor to comment on the use of the land ''1here the now
demolisbed Civic Center stood, and "1hat use 'Would the land be put to, The Mayor
responded) stating tlMt he will, at the request of the City Commission, appoint
a comni1:tee to recOInnend what use tIle land be put to. He added, that the City
Hall was designed to be expanded to the ,.'est. That, ~lith the new construction now
going on, COnSidering the needs of the City for more office space, the land should
not be disposed of for private usa, but held for City Hall expansion. Mr. Floyd
commented, that because of the condition of the land, it could not be used for
parking without complete resurfacing. He promised to look into such interim use
of the land.
The Chairman asked ~fr. Cornelius for the financial report. He respondec by saying
"that it is good that tax money is about to come in, else we would be about to
expire. lie reviewed the position at present, a copy of which statement is addea
1:0 1:hese minutes. He added that with the payment of all bank loans in January
the Board will be entering the new year free of all debt and without the need to
borrow at Later dates in the year.. A motion was made, seconded and passed to
accept the report on finances.
In response to a question'by the Chairman, the Mayor stated that he had written
Hr. BlakEmo:re, Di:rector of the State General Services Department, the answer to
which, gives the reasons why to build in Clearwater is not feasible. A copy of
the letter will be passed to the Board. However) tIle Mayor added that this
response is for the present, and could change as time goes on.
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Minutes November 1,) page 3.
Mr. Walker, Architect, stated
new structure on Osceola south of Pierce
building will contain 253 units and with nursing and
fifteen floors, will be an important addition to the
that ground breaking and press releases about the
Street will be held December 1st. The
dining facilities in the
central business district.
The Chairman announced that the next meeting will be held on December 18, same
time and place, at which meeting the results of the balloting for Board members
for next year will be announced.
M. E. Palmer
Executive Director
CLEARWATER DCWNTO\~N DEVr.:LOPMENT GOARD
FINANCIAL ST.t\TEMENT
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Caoh on hand OctobE".r 81, 1973 $ 1,282.04
Add: Tax receipts in November 7 20 .48
Total Cash 2,002.47
Less: Checks paid in November 1,564.50
Cash on hand November 27, 1973 $ 437.97
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