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COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Minutes
October 3, 1994
The City commission, meeting as the Community Redevelopment Agency,
met in regular session at City Hall, Monday, October 3, 1994 at 9:00 am,
with the following members present:
Arthur X. Deegan, II
Sue Berfield
Richard Fitzgerald
Rita Garvey
Fred Thomas
Also Present:
Betty Deptula
Peter Gozza
Pamela Akin
Phil Henderson
Alan zimmett
Jacquie DeGroy
Elise winters
David stone
Chairperson
Vice-chairperson
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Absent:
City Manager
Executive Director
city Attorney
Chamber of Commerce
Acting city Attorney
Recording Secretary
Ex-officio Trustee
Ex-officio Trustee
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Approval of Minutes
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A correction was made to the September 12, 1994 ninutes indicating
Phil Henderson present. A motion was made, seconded and unanimously
carried to approve the corrected minutes of september ~2, 1994 and the
'minutes of.the September 15, 1994.
3. Unfinished Business
Executive Director Evaluation - Chairperson Deegan summarized the
evaluation format which was to have had Mr. Gozza submit a self
evaluation and meet with each of the Trustees on an individual basis
, prior. to this meeting,; The following are the Trustees · summary
'. comments:
Trustee Barfield: "outstanding jobU with an It A" rating.
,Percentage of goal achievement is 90-95%.
Trustee Thomas: . "Very impressed with first yei'.rl s performance. II
. Overall performance rating is an "An and would re::ommen(i payment of
'the bonus. Percentage of goal achievement is 90%.
Trustee Garvey: If Nothing but positive to say. ,I
Trustee Garvey
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indicated she IIdoes not work with numbers for ratings" so would not
give a rating but did say, "has done a good job and looks forward
to working with him.1I
Trustee Fitzgerald: Trustee Fitzgerald read, for the record, the
overall accomplishment statement he gave to Mr. Gozza, "Mr. Gozza
has carried out his duties as Executive Director, CRA in an overall
satisfactory manner. He displays enthusiasm for his job. In some
instances there have been difficulties in coordination with other
elements involved in redevelopment efforts in the downtown area,
i.e., OOB, Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Clearwater Association,
etc. The lack of an agreed upon downtown redevelopment master plan
has been a hinderance which Mr. Gozza has begun to address.
Approval by the CRA Trustee I s of a contract with an outside
consultant to develop a master plan should help focus downtown
redevelopment efforts. So far, efforts to develop the East End
property have taken a scatter gun approach with none coming to an
acceptable solution. Acceptance of current proposals on the table
without full consideration of what recommendatio~s are included in
the proposed master plan for downtown would be premature. Mr.
Gozza's negotiation skills are questionable in light of the less
than desirable (from a city prospective) stein-Mart lease
provisions. And finally it is my observation and opinion that Mr.
Gozza likes to operate alone and shares only that information that
he determines necessary rather than participating in a fully
cooperative effort with all participants in the downtown area. n
with regard to the bonus I have publicly stated that I do not
support bonuses.... I was not in favor of the bonus to start with,
I'm not in favor of continuing the bonus and am not in favor of it
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Chairperson Deegan: IIHigh1y Successful" evaluation. Percentage of
goal achievement is 90%. The following goals were not fully
completed and are ongoing: Meeting of each property owner/tenant
in the core district and determining a complete list of business
needs/wants for the downtown area.
A discussion on the bonus followed. Chairperson Deegan suggested
that since the bonus was a vital part of the negotiations in the
hiring of Mr. Gozza that a bonus should be paid and suggested a
figure of 90% based on the percentage of goal achievement. ~
Garvey indicated that though she wasn't in favor of bonuses per
se, she concurred a bonus should be paid to Mr. Gozza's considering
his current inequitable pay. Trustee Thomas moved that 90% of the
performance bonus be paid to Mr. Gozza. Trustee Berfield seconded
the motion ~ Trustee Berf ield recommended that 100% of the bonus be
paid due to the fact that many of the goals are considered
"ongoing" and, thus, amended the original motion. Trustee Thomas
seconded the amended motion. The motion carried on a 4-1 vote with
Trustee Fitzgerald voting against.
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Phil Henderson, Chamber of Commerce, suggested that the Downtown
Partnership be permitted to formally give input on Mr. Gozza's
evaluation in the future. Chairperson Deegan responded that Mr.
Gozza's evaluation process will continue as it has in the past -
with the formal evaluation being done by the CRA Trustees with
input from all organizations and citizens being informally directed
to each of the Trustees. Trustee Fitzgerald was the only board
member who indicated he had received outside input regarding the
current evaluation.
Peter Gozza responded to the evaluation by stating h~ enjoyed
working with the Board and appreciated the support he has received
from the Board, city staff and the Downtown Partnership.
Peter Gozza Outside Consultinq Services
Trustee Thomas moved that Peter Gozza be permitted to do outside
consulting following the amendment to the contract procedures as
recommended by Acting ci ty Attorney, Alan Zinunett. Trustee
Berfield seconded. Trustee Fitzgerald opposes this action because
he feels the Executive Director position should devote 100% working
time to this position along with the possibility of comprise.
There are other professional level positions within the city that
have outside employment subject to certain restrictions. Motion
carried 4-1 with Trustee Fitzgerald voting against.
.:::. 0 4. New Business
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5. Executive Director Verbal Reports
Mr. Gozza reported that a "volunteer work crew" will attempt to
qet the twinkle lights on Cleveland street in order in time for all
of the upcoming events. Maintenance will continue.
The Hanson-Taylor contract will available for the Trustee's review
at the meeting of October 17th.
,6. Other Trustee Business
The DDB Resolutions submitted to the CRA were addressed in a letter
written by Peter Gozza to DDB Chairperson, winters. The
Resolutions address issues that are already within the Scope of
Services for the Redevelopment Plan.
Trustee Garvey indicated that she was uncomfortable with the letter
from the Chairperson in the Annual Report. Chairperson Deegan
stated that he prefers the letter remain as written. Trustee
October 3, 1994
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Garvey will follow-up on this issue by memo to the other Board
Members.
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Chairperson Deegan had received an inquiry regarding the status of
ottavio's Restaurant, believing it had ceased operation. Upon
further investigation, the status of the restaurant is that it is
temporarily closed - due to a vacation.
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Adjournment
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Meeting was adjourned at 9:40 am.
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