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CITY COMMISSION MEeTING
February 24t 1915
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The City Comminsion of tho City of Clearwater met in speoia1 session at '
the City Hall, Honday, rebruary 211,1975, at 7::30 p.m., with the following
members present:
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Jooeph Car\-Ilse
Karlcen r. DeBlal~er
,Tohn F. Rankin
ActinR Mayor-Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Abnent:
Il. tVeI"ett Hounen
Donald S. Williams
Mayor-Commisl3ionor
Commissioner
Also present Were:
,Picot 13. Floyd
Uerbert 11. BroHn'
l1ax Battle
Capt. David Panossian
City l1anap,cr
Ci t~, Attorney
City Enp,ineer
Represcntinr, Police Chief
The City Hananer stated that it in appropriate, ",hen the 11ayor is absent,
for the Commission to appoint an Actinr, ltayor. Commissioner Rankin moved that
Commissioner Car\-lise be named Acting ttayor for this meetin~. Hotion 'was
seconded by Commissione~ DeBlaker and carried unani~ously.
The Actinr; Hayor called the meetinr; to order. The invocation ~ras p;iven
by HeI"bert H. Bronn.
The ActinR Hayor announced this meetinR was the second duly advertised
PUblic Hearine to be held on Community Development Funds as required by the
Housinp, and community Development Act of 19711. 'fhe City Hanager presented
the recommendation that the City Commission receive citizen input on how the
Community Development Funds should be utilized for the first year. Assistant
City Manager Tony Shoemaker gave a brief resume of the types of activities
and programs that can be funded and added that several other aRencios had
requested funds in addition to the four communities listed~ He asked that
upon completion of the Public Hearinp, this eveninR, formal action be taken
authoI"izinp, the City Hanap,er to execute the appropriate documents and also
instructing the City Attorney to prepare the proper resolution for HUD to in-
clude the Commission's realization of the assurances that arc required in "
order for the City to receive these funds; ie: the Equal Employment Oppor-
tunity aSSUrances and the Civil Rip,hts assuranCes involved.
,The Staff recommendation of allocations of the fiI"st year's Community
Development Funds is as follo\1s: Condon Gardens, $35,000; Ross NOI"ton Park,
$50,000; Hood Valley Park, $311,000; Greenwood Area, $62,000; Local Option,
$10,000; and Administration and Planninr" $10,000: A total of $209,000.
The folloldng changes were recommended for the Greem-rood Area: $ 5,000 deleted
from the Local Option to be added to street paving, making a total of $20,000;
delete the Dr'ama Pror;ram $1,500 and Day-caI"e (;10,000, and include 'that under '
local Option, Hhich changes the Local Option funds to $16,500, and the total
for the GI"eenwood Area to $55,500, but still keeping intact the $209,000
total. Several of the pror;rams and activities requested by the residents of
the different areas Here dec1ared'inelip.;ib1e.
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The recommendation foI" the Condon Gardens Area was discussed first.
!fancy Darling asked ,.,hat the community building would encompass. Hr. Shoemaker
replied it ",ould be approximately 7,800 sq. ft.s with restaurant facilities,
storap;e rOOm aI"ea and a small meeting room. Jack Gilmore, of the Ross Norton
Park Area, asked how soon the facilities "lOuld be available and was told the
funds should be in by June 30th, 1975, at Hhich time the bids would be let,
and by late summer the facilities should be completed. Irene Kampner and
Pauline Goins, of Wood Valley, both spoke in favor of a meeting place. They
spoke most favorably of Horninr,side and would like a recreation area similar
,to that. Ron Vetzel pI"esented a petition with 52 signatures opposing a ball
field, ball field lightinp" and rest room facilities and instead they re-
,quested recreational facilities foI" younp.; children, and a clean, open park
aI"ea with picnic tables and benches. Parks and Recreation Director Eddie
Hoare stated the facilities ",ould be maintained by the City and supervision
Hould be furnished if necessary. Picnic shelters 'Jould be' available if
that t B what the residents "mnt. Bernadette Berte116, Secretary of the Nood
Valley Civic Association, stated they had heen workin~ to acquire playground
equipment. 'Mark LeCouris also spoke against baseball fields and the lighting
as being unnecessary because there were not enough children of ball playing
age in the area at this time. Ue also favored a community center and,a
basketball court. The Parks and Recreation Director pointed out that this
would be, an open space area; just because it is desiRnated a ball field does
~ot~ean it has to be used e~cluBively for baseball or Boftballbut wou1d,be
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used for'many other activities. Richard Prokes, Chairman of the Parks and,
Recreation Board, stated the Board was vary much in favor of all the recom-
mendations. Mrs. Jo A. Wolfe spoke in favor of tho ball field, statin~ that
her, t\.1O sons had r,rot-1nup in 1.ittlo Lcap,uo., Pamela Dunn favored a community,
meetinr, place for teenagers 'to gather. She also felt somethinp; should be
done for ,r,irls, all the activities seem to be for boys. Ken Schreff1er,thought
the rest rooms and 1ip,hting for the ball'fieldwas unnecessary, but approved
the ball field itself.
Talmadge Rutledge of the North 'Greenwood Area, Dpoke fO,r a r.roup
directly related to the Greenwood Area. He proposed the following recom-
,mendations for their area: (1) Rehabilitation of tho O.I.C. Building and
training program'and aervices. (2) Rehabilitation Loans for housing. (3)
Traffic enforcement andrer,ulation in the area. (l~) Street paving. (5)
Day-care Center. (6) Off-otreet parking. (7) Lep,al services. (0) Drug
prevention program. (9) Farming cooperative. The City ManaRcrpointed out
several of these prop,rams were not elip,ible because they are operating pro-
p;rams, such as the day-care center and the drama prop,ram. However., a final
decision from HUD has not been rendered yet so there is still a possibility
, they could be approved. Haney narlin~ and lTessie rra~ier apoke in favor of ,
, day-care centera and ,services with minimal charges. Jessie Frazier sURRested
traininp; people to keep children while parent!; Hark. '
Christine Morris, President of the Board of Directors of Community Pride
Hursery School, asked if funds were available from HUD for upgradinp; their
nursel"y school. The City Hanap,er said he did not think funds would be avail-
able, but expressed the opinion that the day-care program needs organizing
and development of a prop,ram for baby. sitters and needs to be identified as
a need for the community to qualify for funds.
John Battle questioned how funds placed under Local Option would be,
spent and who determines the spendinr;. Ethel Bryant Has not in favor of
street pavinp; and thour;ht the funds s]lould be used for redevelopment of the
area in a different way. Hiley Harris felt there "taS a communication gap
between the City and the people of the GrcemlOod Area and thought the number
one priority was jobs for the unemployed. The 'City f1anager stated that under
the CETA program, the City had already hired twelve people and was in the
process of hiring forty more.
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Lmil Bie, representing UPARC, stated they primarily serve Clearwater
residents, are located in Clearwater and would like funds to establish a
pilot project of a p,roup home for the adult mentally retarded, to give them
someplace to learn 1ivinr; skills and social,accomplishments that will better
equip them to make a living in the Horld.
,James Pettiford spoke in favor of lOH cost hausinp; loans for rehabili-
tation in the, Greenwood Area. Hary Ann Daur;herty spoke in favor of a
citizens advisory committee to help ~lork out a lonr;-ranp,e plan'and assess
the needs of the people.
Commissioner Rankin moved to approve the recommendations for Condon
Gardens and Ross Norton Park, and to approve for Wood Valley the basketball
court and the rest room bui1dinp" but delete the ball field lip.;htinr. and use
that money to clean up the park area and provide picnic shelters; and to
approve for the Greenwood Area, as recommended~ the sidewalks and the st~eet
pavinp" and to delete the drama prop,l"am \,d th the money to apply to the loans
for housing and business rehabilitation. The money would be allocated 60% '
for home loans and 40% for business loans. If the $10,000 allocated for day-
care center is not approved by HUD, that money is to be added to loans for
housing and business on the same 60-40 basis. If the 40t allocated for
business loans is riot used, it will be applied to home loans. Commissioner
DeBlaker seconded the motion \o1hich carried unanimously.
Commissioner Rankin moved that Resolution #75-32 be passed and adopted
to include Civil Rights assurances and environmental protection assurances.
Commissioner DeBlaker seconded the motion which carried unanimOUSly.
, The meetinp, adjourned at 9:115 p.m.
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CITY COMMISSION HECTIN~,
:February 2~. 1975
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HAIVCR or nOTICE or MEETING
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The undot'lsigned City Commiasioner's of the ,City of Clearwater" r10rida.~
heroby,waivc..notice of ,a special meeting of the ,Commission to be 'held
,at 7:3d o'~lock~ P.M., or as aoon'thcreafter as the, meetini'can be con-
vened, on the 24th day' of February, 1975.'
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