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CITY COHMISSION HJ:E'rtNG
June 11, 1973
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1'ho City CommisSion of the City of C10at'wator 'mat in special sossion at
tho' City Hall, ~Ionday, Juno 11, 1!l73, at 1:30 P.:1. \-lith tho following rnombl3t',s
prescnt:
II. J:vorott Jlouuon
Uonall1 s. Hilliams
H!chard U. \'1achtlGr
Josoph CaNdee
Rick lIall
tlayor-Commies io nor
Commissionor
Commissioner,
Commissioner
COIn,ni s s io ncr
Also present:
l1arl"ott R. 3tiorhe1m
Harbort i,l. Brown
Frank Daniols
Clark LowGry
Ci ty itanager
Ci ty Attorney
Pol ic e: Chief'
finance Director
The .'layor ca 11 cd the mee'tine to ord er and annou nc cd tha tthe purpose of the
mootinu was a discuGsion of the proposed Capital Improvement Budnet (including
allocation of Federa1,/{evanue Sharinu funus) and the City's Housing Policy. The
invocation \-Ias given by tho City Attorney.
The :layor roported that he had a list of organizations who,had made requests
for rovenue sharing fundS, and roquostad representatives of these orcanizations
to limit their presentations to a brief summation of requirements. Tho i1ayor stated
that this moeting was informational in purpose and that no decision on allocation
of funds would be made at this time.
lIousinr,t Authority - Day Care Center. As no representative wa.s present at
this tJ.ma, this item was continued until later in tho meeting.
Clcarwa tel'" Symphony, Inc. ' ~lr. Leon Poulopoulos. conductor of the Clearwater
Symphony Orchestra, spoke of the need for financial assistance in expanding
the orchestra's sphere of activities, including a summer concert proeram as
an additional attraction for Clearwater's summer visitors. dr. Poulopoulos'
stated that a budeet of only $15,000.00 made it difficult to attract the best
musicians. ,lie requested City support in the illnOunt of $6,000.00.
Retired Sonior Volunteer Prop-ram. Dr. Louis :1eoth, representative, 9-Gscribcd
a count~idc proaram of volunteer Gffort contrilJuted by persons 6U yearo of
age or over. A total budget of $60,000.00 covers salaries of the ccordina~or
and drivers employed to provide transporta ~ion for the volunteers. The
orBani~a tion will have an office in Clearwater an:! is aSking $3,000. Oll from
the City.
Pinellas County District dental Ileal th 13oard. 'iI's. 1.;llen Spivey, l::xecu'tiVQ
DirGctor, outlined the District mGnt~l heal 't11 pl~ogralt\ an'] described the
emergency mental health services provided by the ClearHa tel' office. ;'lrs.
'Spivey stated that the,requEst for $44,520 would support an axpanded trainin~
program on crisis situationtl. The City :lanap,er rcquested the .1ental Health
Board to furnish a copy of the buj~et.
Clearwater Housing Authority. ;,lr. P:l.Ul \'lad~, Vice-Chairman of the dousing
Authority, and drs. Sandra SHarts, Llirector, presented budget r>cquirements
and cornmen'ted on the potenti"'1 use of r'Gvenue sharing funds in ma tchinu
grants-in-aid. :lr8. Swarts roviewed 'the prescnt st3ot'..lS of funding for>
opel'a tion of the Condon Gardens Day Care Center and reported that the rt;cent
City authoriza tior. of an additional $4,000. UU assured sufficicn't funds for
star>t-up through -September' 3D, 10'/3. Operating costs for the Center for'
fisca1'year 1973-1974 were estimated at $35,700.00. Commenting on the
prospective nrant from the Divisior. of Family Services, the City ,'Ianager
noted that a 25\ local match must come from sources other than rovenue
sharing funds and sugccGtcd Commission consideration of a $6,00U.00
authot'ization from other revenues. Follo\'IinU a discussion of tho various
categories of expense projected by the Housing Authority for the period
October 1, 1973. through Septembar 3U, 1974 (total 0.40,400.00), Conunissioner
Williams conwented on the neod for clarification and requested a copy'
of the complete operating uudgct for Barbee To\Y'ers and a list of tho Board
, of Dit'ec tors for Cr'ea tive Care,' rnc.
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CITi' COHiHS:;IOU I'IEt'! INJ
June 11, lY73
U~pcr pinollas ASGooiation 1'01' Rct.:l.rded Children, ;'lr. Donald Ilondry,
VJ.co-Prosidont, aummarizoJ UMltC opGra dons and roequeatod ~i ty ,.
funding in tho amolJnt of $3&.800.0U to GUpport' oxp.:l.nsion of Vlorkconte.r
activitiesi :-Ir. Hendry stated that tho oxistinG pronrama for the ' ,
mentally retaruod (pr>o-school day c.:!.re and job-traininu workshop) , .
proovida trainin1l for 94 clionts. of whom J7 live within tho boundavies
of, Clearwator>. funds requQstod would facilitate expansion of services
provided by tho Workcontcr. The :'layot' stated that Cleavwator shollld
provide no moro than its shara of fumlinu support. and the City Nanaaer
suggested tha.t UPARC fur>nish tho a.ppr>opriate data on an aroa basisi
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Clearwa tel' Neighbors. ;'lr i Gabriel Ca~ares, Chairman, descril.led the ,
organization's homa-ownership counseling clinic which has assisted more
than 2UO families in the pant two years in such m.'1ttcrs as budgeting,
insurance, taxes, home maintenanco, etc. /-It's. Hat'garet Cazares commented
further on theDe activities and explainod the basis for.the $37,000.00
requested. Commissioner Carwise aUGEcsterJ the use of a portion of, a Ci ty-
owned building on Hor>th Greont'lood as a moans of rcdl.lcinC costs of
opera tion.
Clearwater Arsa Planninr~ Association. .Ir. Riley 'fhomas, Vice-President,
presEnted the organiza'tions' s request for financial c1ssistancG ($ 500,000.00)
for purposes of doveloping the North Greenwood area. The. Association's
non-profit activity would concontrate its efforts in real estate acquisitions,
demoli tion9, rehabilitations. Another syokGsman for the orBaniza'tion
discussed a plan to develop ncighuorhood enterprises on a profit-making
basis. Commissioner Hilliams conltnsntG,l on the nead for addi tiona1 information'
on the organizQrs' background experience. .
Commissionc;,I" Carwi.se left the meetinu at this time.
Coalition Group formed by In-Stop I ttr. Charlos Bues, representa.tive, ,
described the planning of this organization to pr>ovide an integra'tod system
of services fot' senior citizens. In preparinG a preliminary estimate of
needs for the H:Jmornakcr-llorno lIelp Pr>ograrl\, a ten'tativo budnct of $50,000.00
Has developed for tho COl,mty area. Tho ddyor SurmGsted an amount of OS, OUO. 00
for consideration by the City amI tho ;-Ianager recommended Qoordina tion wi1:h
othar ,senior citizen croups in Jevelopinp, a more definitive. budget. :lr. Bucs
stated that he HaG coordin3.tinp, this review of anoncy efforts.
Relicious Com:nun'i t~r Services. ~ev. Harren Henderson, repI'usentative of
an area nI'OUp of 29 c~lrchcs, presented an appeal for $ij,OOO.UO in suppor't
of emergency housinu and child day-c<lre ac'tivitics. Projec't "Play Pen"
provides home day care for children of low income parents. Approximately
90i. of the fainilies rQceiving assistance from l{olieious COll\lnuni ty Services
reside in Clce.rwater.
Opportunities Industrialization ~enter. :tr. ~ohn Uly, Executive Direc~o~~
described the CentcI" S functions in, traininu and job placa,llent t-ti th some
of the larccr companies in the area (Scars, Penney. Honeywell, etc.) and
stated that a t'~cent commitment of $52,000.00 from the Governor's ;l~npowel'
Training Council reduced tentative additional requiremcnts to dl'PI'oxim~'taly
$l.fD,OOO.OD. The City :'lanager recommended that :.tr. 131y s'Jumit a rc?ort as,
soon aB possible on the 'JSGS planneJ fot' tho 0.40,000.00 no\ol requost~d.
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Pinellas Opportunity Council. r1::-. Don Jones , representative, repoI'ted
on the agency's self-help program. proposina contributions from St. Pet~rsbut'G
($25,000), Clearwater (,0.12,500>, and the County ($12,50U) to provide for
a director, a secretary-bookkeeper, and 3 professional field workers. The
City :tanager requcs'ted submission of addi tiona1 information on Agency functions
'and plans for use of the funds t'aque~ted.
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Hr. Theodore Berry, P. O. C. organizer of the Clearwater area, discussed
the activities of the local group of worokers. 'rhe Hayor commented on the
need fov a singla agency's coordination of the various related programs.
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CIT'f COMMISSION l1ttTIHG'
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Community Prido' Nurso,l"Y 3chool. ltra, Johnio, :'Iooro. lJit'octor. doscribed
opct'ation of tho Community Prido Huraot'y Kinder[1artcn and' pt'osGntcd a,
requoat for $16,061,51 to provide day oat'e activities f01",40 additional
children. ,Tho canter now has th(,> physical capacity to ilcQonunodateJ,105
childron but without tho funds t'oquQstod, must limit its services to an
ant"ollmont of 65, Hrs. HooI'o stated 'that the grant from the City would'"
permit an extenaion of day care sorvicoD from D 1/2 months to 11 months
and also provide for,' somo nooded equipment.
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LoaeuQ of Women Votors. Sonya Griffith, League reprOGontative, prosentod
,a lettor addrossed to tho City Commission endorsinr. action by the City in,
i to prospective commitment of revanl1o-sharinn funds in support of various
social action pt'ograms.
Quest-In Inc " Rev,}{. E. Rutland, Skyoreat aethodist Church,' prese:nted
a roquGQt for partial City funding of Quest-In, Inc, - an amount of
$ 2,500 toward opera tinB costs and aalary incroasos for the two co-directors"
Hr, and 11rs, ;'lo1rion freeman.' 1'lr, Rutland described the present activities
,an1 objectives of Quast-In.
The City Mananer commentod on the naed to establish a City housing policy
which \I/ould set Boals and procedures of coordina tion. He suggested Commission
action to consider these objectives. Commissioner \~illiams' requested appro-
'priato staff study and report.
111". Warren R'anando, Planning lJepartmcnt, summarized hiUhlights of the ,11701"
Housinr. Report giving a briaf description of Cloarwa tel." housing condi tion6
and SUnccato.d proerams for enhancinG home owno.rship amount those persons or
low and modest incomes. Discussion followed on various factors contributing
to the availability of low or moderato cost housing. '
There being no 'further businoss, the meeting adjourncJ at G,~30 P.H.
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City,of Clearwater
Cl~arwatc~, Florida
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The City Commission will nGot in Speoial
June 11, 1973 at 1:30 p.a. in the City Hall
for the purpose of disoussing. Pr'oposcd Capital Improvement
(including alloca. tion' of Federal Revenue Sharing Funds)
Housins;Policy. ' ' ,
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Commission Chambers,"
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