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11/24/1986 .....',.' .\;",,' ,'.. . :'.,<. .',' '. ", >" ,. , , ". "~.. " .' . . " ;. ,,00'1' ,', . I I" ':,' (. i ~"" . . ..' f. .. ":.:, ' . :,' .' M I NUT E S Meeting of Downtown Development Board of Directors on November 24, 1986 @ the Chamber of Commerce Meeting Room, 128 N. Osceola Ave., Clearwater Members in Attendance Staff in Attendance Non-Members in Attendance Tom Brown, Chairman Ed Armstrong III, Vice Chairman Lillian Trickel Rose Phifer Bill 0 ' Ma 11 ey Chuck Finegan Jim Carpenter, Exec. Dir. Jacquelyn Smith,Exec. Asst.- Board Secy. Ludwig Alpers Eleanora Cordes Dora Toumouloti Steven Hobbs Pete Woodham Bi 11 Humphri es Susan Daniels Bi 11 Crown Bob Strom Bill Matson r~r. & Mrs. Ogg Paula Harvey Tom Thompson Wilma Norton The meeting was brought to order at 5:15 P.M. by the Chairman, Tom Brown. The invocation was given by Chairman Brown. The first order of business was the approval of the minutes of October 27, 1986. Lillian Trickel made a motion to approve the minutes as submitted, Ed Armstrong III seconded the motion and the Board unanimously approved. The second order of business was the approval of the financial statement of October 31, 1986. Chuck Finegan made a motion to approve the statement as submitted, Ed Armstrong III seconded the motion, and the Board unanimously approved. The next item on the agenda was a presentation by Bill Crown regarding the curvent status of the Florida Aquarium. Mr. Crown told the Board that at the present time the Florida Aquarium does not have a location, but that he is being approached by several other cities to locate it there. He also stressed his desire to have the Aquarium be located in Clearwater and the need for city support as well as community support. Bill O'Malley stated his support to Mr. Crown and The Florida Aquarium for its location in Clearwater, particularly downtown. Chuck Finegan made a motion that (1) the DDB support in principle the Florida Aquarium concept, (2) we support the value of the Florida Aquarium to be located in downtown Clearwater, (3) we support the location of The Florida Aquarium in the downtown area because of the synergism to be supplied toward the resolution of the traffic and parking problems which are peripheral in downtown Clearwater, t1emorial Causeway, and Clearwater Beach and recognition of the fact that Florida Aquarium indicated when they first talked to us, that we were not going to become ~part of the traffic problem but a solution to the traffic problem, and finally (4) we support the Florida Aquarium because of the potenti~l value of accelerating the redevelopment of downtown Clearwater. This motion was seconded by Bill O'Malley. The motion was then changed to include the support of the Clearwater Marine Sci~nce Center in part (1) of the motion. The Board gave their unanimous approval of the motion. Chuck Finegan stated that he hopes that this support will motivate the support of other groups, organizations and the city government. The next item on the agenda was a brief presentation from Bill Humphries on the upcoming bicycle race to take place on March 15th. through downtown Clearwater. The Chairman;hanked Mr. Humphries for showi'ng the video on the race and giving an update report. :!l!ii!::. .. :i hZ'S:: .i:::. .. :z nUl:: :::'::1::: 'ii!iU :ll'll:: ~llllilllliiili~illliliilm .:ii !illlmillIIUlIl!; i in IUllUlilill [Iearwater Downtown Develooment Board ;)t~~~~~~!;rrti~t"~~~'i<\I:l ~~~M';J10~~i;~;:~?:i:~~~':~/"::-' ': ":':\:j::F .::..'..',',';/.' '. . ,..~ :, ,7 '::. ~,'. ,:.. . ;. . . . . ':'.{',;-:\:?::.)~..:;;~:' ::~:~',;:f , :', ~-' -. . -; ,:: .., :: '7':'~'.' 'I' .,' . .~ < ,; .~',f':',~';~~~r~, , "',':,., "" ':"'.".,,: ,,': . , ' " " .'J' " , " " .... " '" Page: 2 Minutes of meeting on 11-24-86. The next order of business was a presentation by city planning director, Ms. Paula Harvey. She was asked to give the Board an overview of the revised "Plan for Downtown Clearwater". She emphasized that this document is a first draft only and prepared by the staff of the planning department. She stated that the consultants were asked to re-do some of their recommendations from their first report and with these new recommendations, the staff drafted this initial document. She indicated that the Board members will be given a copy of this draft as soon as they are printed and then will be given an opportunity to put into writing their suggestions or changes for presentation to the City Commission. Mr. Carpenter thanked Ms. Harvey for her presentation but felt that the DDB should have an input at the formative stage of this document. Rose Phifer made a motion that the Board members submit in writing their individual remarks regarding the document, Lillian Trickel seconded the motion and the Board approved unanimously. Paula Harvey was thanked by the Board for her presentation. Ed Armstrong III announced that the Tally Committee will count the ballots on Tuesday, December 2, 1986 at 4:00 P.M. and the winners will be announced the next day. Rose Phifer stated that she did not want the DDB to present her with a plaque next month and that she wanted to remain on the mailing list for one year. Lillian Trickel made a motion that the Board accept her request. Chuck Finegan seconded the motion with the change not to include the absence of a plaque and the Board all approved the motion. Rose Phifer stated her feelings regarding the Board's involvement in participating more closely with the D.C.A. and the Board's actions in attracting new merchants downtown. Lillian Trickel made a motion that the DDB move their meetings back to the First Florida Bank Building Board Room. Ed Armstrong III seconded the motion. Rose Phifer suggested to add to the motion to change the time of the meetings to 5:30 P.M. A vote was taken and the motion passed with the Board's approval. Chairman Brown stated that the lease on Mr. Carpenter's car is at a renewal stage. Chuck Finegan and Ed Armstrong III reviewed the contract for the new lease of a vehicle and Ed reported that he was in favor of the new lease for $233.00 per month with a $10.00 per month added warranty fee against major mechanical defects. A vote was taken, and all the Board members approved the new lease contract for the vehicle. Jim Carpenter reported that the Park & Shop signs would be in place according to Keith Crawford, in the next few weeks. He also said that the ballots that have been returned so far is approximately 40%. The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 P.M. d!jUi:. j i:jlIW .:1:. ~llnll~I~IIIIIIII~lllllln~ ClearUJater Downtown Development Board .. I ." "'''', . -- " . '-'. ",' ':":'t;.~,?:;;:*:,\,I;:,/',;:;, "" "