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02/25/1975 ~ ~ . - " ., ' . , I ~ , I '. . ' ' '; , ,'_'I, ,'. " ' , " " . ',' ' " ~~;:l';)."', , , ".' ,'; ! t!.l. !", I ,'I . :'71' , ". , . , " , " \, " ';',';/:f,),;:.", CLEARWATER COWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT BOARD Meeting, February 25, 1975 PRESENT: Charles Galloway, Chairman Roger Berryman Darwin S. Frank M. E. Palmer Leon Hammock Jody Wolfe Ed Whitson Lewis Homer Paul Bergmann Tony Shoemaker Bob Levison Bob Taylor The Chairman opened the meeting and asked Mr. Homer.. to give the invocation. The Chairman noted that because of the absence of two members we have no quorum, and added that we will proceed with the matters on the agenda and ask the full membership for confirmation at the next meeting. The Chairman called for action on the minutes of the meeting of January 28. A motion was made, seconded and passed, subject to confirmation by the full board. In response to a request by the Chairman, Mr. Hammock read a financial state- ment :as of February 25, projected to the end of the month. A motion was made, seconded and passed to accept the report as read. A copy.is attached to these minutes. The Chairman reported that he has appointed standing committee Chairmen as follows: Publicity and Public Relations -- H. Everett Hougen Budget and Finance Committee -- Leon Hammock Land Use and Development Committee -- Darwin Frank Parking and Traffic Committee -- Mr. Galloway added that several people are being considered to fill the chair for the parking and traffic group, but at this time he has not made the se- 1ec.tion. This will be done shortly. The Chairman opened the subject of the RM-28 proposed ordinance readings be- fore the City Commission, expected to be on March 3, with other readings following that date, i.e. March 17 for the second reading. He asked Mr. Wolfe to explain the reactions from property owners within the tax district, whose properties would be down-zoned by passage of the ordinance. Mr. Wolfe stated that a petition is now being circulated among all property owners in the tax district, which will be presented to the City Commission on March 3. The petition asks for a deferral of the application to all of the tax district until after the planned redevelopment study now being pushed forward by the board and the City Planning Department is completed, and before the City Commission. The Chairman summarized the feeling expressed at the meeting recently called by concerned property owners and which represented over two thirds of the pro- perty in the ex tire tax district; adding that he expects that several who attended the meeting will appear before the Commission. Mr. Shoemaker stated that he will inform us of the meeting dates when the readings will be held. The Chairman added that we are asking for the Commission to take a holding position, because once property is down-zoned, it coulbe be difficult to get it back at a later date. ......;,' ';'':''.:.. ' , . ... _ , .." ,w,.., ,_ ...... ..'..' - ~ ~ CD e . '.' , .. ': " . , .. '. ",' , ,! , j ') .,1.' . '" .' , I , ,,', .: '.~~~~' Board Meeting, February 25, 1975 p-2 ,', Regarding the method for payment of the proposed redevelopment plan for the tax district downtown, Mr. Wolie reviewed a memo which he sent to members of the board recently. Several methods to raise the needed money, the following proposals were offered. First, that much of the Statement of Work now prepared may possibly be done at the local level with City help. Se~ond, that federal funds alloted to the City may be used in part to furnish a consultant with the necessary data which otherwise he would do and charge us for. The discussion that followed indicated that the proposal .made by Mr. Wolfe might indeed lower the cost of the planning, and it was suggested that with City approval, we could then talk to consultants to determine if they would work on this basis. Discussions followed which considered such as the possible site for the pro- posed convention and civic center, parking garages, etc., followed by a request of the Executive Director to direct enquiries to cities of the size between 100,000 and 299,000 population to find out where their centers were placed and why. This imput to the city staff will be initiated at once. The Chairman asked the board to consider changes to the Act which created our taxing district by increasing the membership of the board to seven members. The present five member board is combersome because too many times two members are unavailable for the scheduled meetings, leaving us without a quorum with which to operate. The suggestion is to ask Mr. Wolfe to prepare an amendment to our, Act to increase the membership to seven; leaving the quorum to stand at four. The board asked the Executive Director to report a firm request after consulting with Mr. Hammock and Mr. Wolfe. (Six members would be elected members, with the seventh being the mayor.) Terms of office was considered to be increased to three years for the elected members, with the first year being elected on a staggered base so that each foll.owing year only two members would be elected. An amended fisca1 year was considered to coincide with the actual receipt of tax funds, i.e. from November 1 to October 31 each year, which would be nearer to the City and County fiscal years. Attorney Wolfe was instructed to proceed with whatever process is necessary to prepare an amendment to go before the 1975 Legislature. Consideration of the rights of corporations to have a vote in board matters resulted in a recommendation to ask the Attorney to look into adding an amend- nent which would allow corporations within the tax district to have one vote along with the freeholders. A motion was made, seconded and passed, subject to confirmation by the whole ') board, to prepare an amendment to the Act which will make the following changes: I I i 1) To increase the board membership to seven, with six members elected and the Mayor of Clearwater being the seventh member. , ,..,'", '~.' : ,,,:"'. ' '. . . , , .'. ~,~ t. .. {, I.;' '~ ~' \,' j. .,'" I I, '\ '. , "I, ' . . , I;' " , ," , \.., :l , ) " ~ , ) 'I t 1 >, J .i ',,~N-' ,.:~ '" y~",:" 1 "..'\ '.~ "l.'(~~:""}~:: ' , '..i':'~~i: 1? ~>~ ~/ ::,~;,;:;~:;~~i}l{;~~~':~'i.'> '. -~, ~~..-..~- ~ - ---'_.~, '. oJ. ~'. ~ OJ, ", 0 " , ',. 0"':) f I I' ( , I . ':." - I:: .. ':'v'1 I",....:', ~",," 'i~' "!: ':. . :':,/};X . ;...;~ , .. , " 'O~, >,...., 'r-'- " . ~ ",\ . '! ;, ; : ,', ." , "~I "', , j, " ...:-' \ . -''-:(0< ;,:, i:: ..., ,,/P:.., ' ,OJ "'. '0' . Secretary or Assistant Secretary, accompanying a copy of this resolution when delivered to said Bank or in any similar subsequent certificate, until written notice to the contrary is duly served on said Bank. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto affixed my name as Exeoutive Director ~ WI Secretary and have caused the corporate seal of said Corporation to be hereto affixed this 25th day of February 19 -15- IMPRINT SEAL HERE Executive Direotor Secretary I, Obe1rmell , a Director of said Corporation, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of a resolution adopted as above set forth. To be signed bV a director other than the secretary CERTIFIED COPY OF BY-LAWS of the Clearwater Downtown Develo~ment Board Insert copy of By-laws here: referring to signing of checks; drafts, etc. Copy of By-Laws attaohed_ ., TO V1T.~ HAt1R~~1 R~nk ~f 01AArv~ter Name of Bank 400 01eve1and Street Addr... I HEREBY, CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and corred copy of all parts of the By-laws of Olearwater Downt~vn Develo~ment Board a Florida covering the signing of checks, drafts and orders for the payment of money. corporation, IN W.TNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my name as Secretary and have caused the corporate leal of said Corporation to be hereto affixed this 2C5th day of February 19 -15- PLACE SEAL HERE Secretary Exeout1ve Direotor "" V' . -', '0 .., ~". '\.1...',... .