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10/28/1975 , ' " '," i '.In'~,.,.:-.~, :1~~'C:'~:'i ' " .\, i" 't._. 1:; '., I ). , ' " , , ' /1, , , , ' , ' ' J:' , 'n "I .; , , 'I,.., ,: ~ ' :: .. ',.:' : ',: \ ' ' '.' <', ';'.' ':'., :,..' J , ","~ ':,," . ,. . . '. . . . .. . "~.o..-~~~~_ o CLEARWATER DCWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT BOARD Meeting - October 28th, 1975 PRESENT : Charles Galloway, Chairman Darwin Frank Mayor Cazares Leon Hammock Hugh Parker M. E. Palmer, Exec. Dir. Joe R.Wolfe Dale Warren Warren Renando Rose B. Phifer John Ehrig Bob Taylor K. K. Smith Mary Ann Lirot Al Semlow Lewis Homer The Chairman opened the meeting and asked Mr. Homer to lead us in prayer. Mr. Galloway welcomed all guests, several of whom were present for the first time. The Chairman asked for a motion to approve the minutes of September 30th, 1975. With no discussion, the motion was made, was seconded and passed and approved as recorded. ^ ~ Mr. Hammock, Finance Chairman, was asked to give the financial statement as of this date, a copy of this statement is attached to these minutes. The Chairman asked the Executive Director about a meeting site for the coming year. After some discussion and with the concurrence of Mr. Al Semlow, President of the Chamber of Commerce, it was decided by motion, seconded and passed, to accept the invitation of the Chamber of Commerce for the use of their Board Room for the year 1976. The Chairman asked the Executive Director for the late reports or returns regarding eiection procedure, financial disclosures, etc. Mr. Palmer stated that as of this date, in his opinion, all nominees have filed their finan- cial disclosures, and he has determined this by personal check with each; that the ballots and return envelopes Will be mailed with a covering letter to all qualified electors on November 10th. Further, that the ballots will be totalled by the Nomination and Election Committee on November 25th, in the morning, and the results will be presented to the Board at its regular meeting on November 25th. .. ~ The Chairman asked Mr. Wolfe for a statement regarding the Board's ability to borrow monies for redevelopment financing. Mr. Wolfe referred to his opinion which was stated in the minutes of May 20th, remains that the Board is empowered with the authority to borrow up to the limits of its taxing income for the year in which the borrowing is made. Further, that one Board legally binds the succeeding Boards for the fulfillment of borrowing obligations so that there is no danger to the lenders in this regard. The Executive Director pointed out that we have at this time over twelve thou- sand dollars in surplus, reserved for development. Further, he added, that the bulk of the monies due us in the current year will be received in Dec- ember and January of 1976. We should at that time be able to pay, with the tax monies received, the obligation that we have made with the City, in regard to the hiring of the Downtown Redevelopment ConSUltant, and that if funding is required, later in the year, say in Mayor June, in order to operate, that we make short term loans from the local banks until we are able again to get into the tax receipts period of November and December 1976. ':\ .~~~~l;::{jt;~t1:; '~:,"<;, ..;:', ';:; ;;,~?;o~) )~};?:.:)(;11;~{::i~=: ',' , ., :'" ", .: ..,' ,l','i ,\,."t , . " " " '., .,'J '" w Clearwater Downtown Development Board - Minutes for Meeting October 28th, 1975 Page 2 The Chairman called on Mr. Warren Renando, Chief Planner for the City, to report, in Mr. Bergmann's absence, regarding our Consultant selection procedures and where we are at the moment. Mr. Renando responded and stated that we are now down to the final three, who will be making pre- sentations to a combined meeting of the Downtown Developemtn Board and the City Commission for their final selection. Mr. Renando went on to give us an idea as to procedures beyond that date and specifically asked for this Board's wishes regarding a joint meeting with the City Commission in terms of date. He will, he said, present our wishes to the City Commission at his work session, Monday next, and the decision can be reached at the regular meeting of the City Commission as to the date, the following Thursday. The Chairman asked the Executive Director to read a copy of a letter pro- posed to be mailed to the Senior Citizen's Services, Inc., in Clearwater, in support of their application for a five million dollar Federal Grant to allow construction of the second Prospect Towers Building. There was considerable discussion regarding this matter which resulted in a motion to support the Senior Citizen's Services, Inc., in their application for the five million dollar grant and hopefully we should be able to be advised within the next ninety days as to the success in this direction. The Chai~man asked the Executive Director for support of the FDDA effort to obtain passage of Constitutional Amendments to permit tax increment increased financing and tax abatement financing on a state wide basis. Copies of the FDDA plan and the amendments were passed out to the Board. ~ Because of the late hour of the day, it was decided not to present the slides and commentary that is ready to be shown to the Board, but hopefUlly we can call a spedial meeting for this purpose at a later date or perhaps even j01n with the City Commission, when the same presentation will be given to the City Commission on November 20th. Under new business, Mr. Frank said that he wished the Board to consider a proposal. He read in part at least, from a letter addressed to the Exec- utive Director from the Florida South Chapter American Institute of Archi- tects, which invited Mr. Palmer and his wife to join with the Institute and all the members that have been invited, including all the important State Officials, from the Governor on down to the House and the Senate, including Committee Chairmen. Mr. Frank went on to add that the cost over the three day weekend excursion is $160.00 per person, and he asked for authority to reimburse Mr. Palmer for his own expenses on this excursion, \ which is really and truly a workshop where the tax increment and financing and tax abatement plans proposed by the FDDA will be considered with top Sta te Off ic ials . ~'iil;;l '<I>'''i'' :",,;j.~, - Mr. Frani went on to add that since l~s. Palmer had been faithfully serving as our Secretary for seven years, without pay, that she should be asked to go with Mr. Palmer and the Board should find a way to pay her expenses. He proposed a motion which was in two parts, first that the Executive Director proceed with expenses paid; second, Mrs. Palmer, his wife be given a check for $160.00 to help reimburse her expenses on the trip. The motion was intended to avoid the possibility of crit~m for using taxpayers money to I pay for the expenses of a man and his wife in a business trip. The motion was seconded and passed. :', .;;:~:,~~;.~~ ~;~~~(~~?~~;~~f~'(::, ;;~~ . " ~, .. " ...' . :' I , , '.' , ' '.' '. \ F I';) . , ..' ;', .... t.. Jh W ~ ,\ .' I ,I' I .. "/ o .' '-.,..',..,',..,. , .:" ,., !."'I':' ,I ~ . l , 't'" 'r' " ..:" I j, t., 7:~ ':' ,~ ',: ,o',: " \ : ''''~', '.' ':' ",j, "" :,' ). ' ! ,~, f / "', page 3 Clearwater Downtown Development Board Meeting, Oct. 28, 1975 (con't) The Chairman 25th, all of the present Board, attend this meeting which, as stated Room of the Chamber of Commerce Building, been impossible to cover at this long meeting if it's absolutely necessary. then asked' that at the next Board meeting, which is November as well as the newly elected Board Members, before, will be held in the Board and that all matters which have meeting be worked in at a special The Chairman added that the next scheduled meeting is on November 25th, at 3:00 P.M. at the Board Room of the Chamber of Commerce. M. E. Palmer, Executive Director PINANCE REPORT CLEARWATER DOWNTCWN DEVELOPMENT BOARD Oct. 28, 1975 Cash on Hand, Oct. 1, 1975 $13,266.03 Cash receipts in October 771.34 - Total Cash 14,037.37 Less checks paid in Oct. to date 1,003.21 Balance 13,034.16 Less accounts payable in Oct. 652.87 Cash on hand, Oct. 31, 1975 $12,381.29 . T' Note: With tax above balance may be ment planned. receipts expected applied to the in late November, the reserve for redeve1op- .&."--- '" . "~_'_'_"~" L- '._" .-",