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09/17/2001 (2) ~ ), f' ,', t' ,,~'r;J1 ,,' ,> ~ .i H I'. " ' . .' ~ . , '\;j'" . ",. .,. . , " , ~, ': COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY'MEETING CITY OF CLEARWATER September 1 7, 2001 Present: Brian J. Aungst Ed Hart Whitney Gray Hoyt P. Hamiltol') William C.' Jonson Chair/CRA Trustee CRA Trustee eRA Trustee CRA Trustee CRA Trustee Also, present:' William 8. Horne II Garry Brumback Ralph Stone' Interim City Manager Assistant City Manager CRA Executive Director/Asst. City Manager Diane Smith Pamela K, Akin Cynthia E. Goudeau Patricia O. Sullivan Economic Development Program Manager City Attorney City Clerk Board Reporter The Chair called the meetin'g to order at 9:05 a.m. at City Hall. To provide continuity for research, items are in agenda order although, not necessarily discussed in that order. ITEM #2 - Approval of the Minutes Trustee Gray moved to approve the: minutes of the regular meeting of June 18, 2001, as rec~rded and submitted in written summation by the City Clerk to each Trustee. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously , ITEM #3 - Appoint Ralph Stone as CRA Executive Director Clearwater's eRA (Community Redevelopment Agency1 was established in 1983. While eRA rules have not been updated to reflect this requirement, ,in 1996 the City Commission decided an Assistant City Manager should serve as the eRA Executive Director and report to the City Manager. The Assistant City Manager with Economic Development responsibilities should be appointed the CRA Executive Director. Half of the Assistant City Manager's salary comes from the CRA budget for the Assistant City Manager to assume the CRA Director responsibilities and administration. The CRA Director will attend regularly scheduled meetings and make budget ,and program recommendati~:ms on CRA activities to the Trustees. , Truste~ Hart moved'to appoint 'Ralph Stone as Executive Director of the' CRA. The ~otl~n was duly seconded and carried unanimously. mcr0901' , ' , 1 9/17/01 .:.""I""""'~; ,"'..', ....':'.\.,~':j~,.,<... :,1,......,. "':1"1. ,','. '...~..,.'.I~..... :'.: l\....:.;".l...;~..:..+...:..: \. ';':'~ "".f"','l' ..>..','.:...~.:,:, :"""__ ~ ~ ITEM #4 - Approve Interlocal Agreement with the Downtown Development Board (DDB) to perform certain responsibilities and functions consistent with and to further the FY 2001/02 Downtown Redevelopment Plan .Florida Statute 163.387 requires all taxing authorities to make annual appropriation in an amount equal to the incremental increase in the ad valorem reven'ue within the CRA area. The DDS (Downtown , ' Development Board) is a taxing authority within the CRA arGa and is not statutorily exempt from rT1aking such payments to the CRA. The DDS estimated increment of $ 55,383 is to paid .10 the CRA. The DDS is paying the eRA $43,580 for. the DDS administration. This is the first year the increment payment from the DDS exceeds administrative costs. , In FY (Fiscal Year) 1997/98, prior to the CRA assuming admin'istration of the DDS, the CRA had returned the increment dollars to the DDB for activities in support of downtown redevelopment. Staff recommends the balance of the CRA increment, currently estimated at $11,703, be returned to the DDS to carry out duties identified in the Interlocal Agree,ment. " 0 . \' ~ . '~,"ll , Trustee Gray m(~>ved to approve the Interlocal Agreement with the . DDS to perform certain responsibilities and functions consistent with, and to further the downtown Redevelopment Plan for FY 2001/02 and that the appropriate officials be authorize,d to execute same. The motion was duly' seconded and carried unanimously. ITEM #5 -Approve Interlocal Agreement with Downtown Development Board ,(DDS); CRA will provide personnel, administrative and management responsibiliti,es in exchange for $43,680; FY2001 The eRA Trustees executed the first Interlocal Agreement to provide 'personnel, administrative, and management responsibilities to the D~S in FY 1999/2000. This is the third year of the agreement, which states the , CRA will provide a comprehensive scope of administrative and programmatic functions to the DDS. CRA staff management of the DDB allows the CRA and DDS to use public 'dollars more efficiently. ' The DDS shall pay the CRA $3,640 monthly for services agreed to , , in'the Interlocal Agreement. The DDS's estimated share of the CRA tax increment revenue for FY 2001/02 is $53,383. The difference between the adi-ninistration fee and increment payment will be returned to the DDS to provide financial ~upport for Clearwater's Main Street program. " , I {"';'ll .. ~ mcr0901 , 2 9/17/01 ,', ",,' I,~ :'.~.~~' .~..".. ~.~.: '.~'.,I":'.'''''I'~~ r: ',~:' "~"':~I.;.";','~",~",I'~i.',,,..""'I','.:I.':i':".. .1....,lt~r"I,;.'..:.~/:.'.:...:..~.,'.'.~.:..:I.'~'. .~,~. ,'. ' ".,: ..',' t.:....'.r.' . ',.", ..;. '.. ":..'. ' ,.',.' ..,r....j.... ":.1 I.... ~~....~_.'..:,...I:.......:..'..... r .;~~ .'....,'.'........ :.~\~. ..1', , ' t \. ':" ~ : .J , , ~ . , , , , ' " " I', " < c ." ~. , , ' :. <'. l " ~ ' j. , . .:""~' ,J i.:, t c II . " , , , . \ I " '. " . " ; ..,; . ' ,:' : ,'1 '. .' , , . , '.. , .1 .1 . , I . '. . . .' '. , . c . . 1;i,'f'..wr~"~:Jr.),(:.. ~.::,~~.)~~~.'I. <:;). ~ ;~r.. ~:~.:. /, I~ ,i , . .' '}I'._. , .\ " , " , , IC'. i!..,,: . :':', ~,: ", ',:' ',' 1;'0 " "'" I \ .. ':' ,. ~. -s.:~" J~.. . , ;. '. Trustee Hamilton moved to app'rove the Interlocal Agreement with " the DDS, wherein the CRA will provide 'personnel, administrative, and ' management responsibil1ties in exchange for $43,680 during FY 2001/02 " ... ar:ld thafthe appropriat'e officials be authorized to execute same. The ' '~otionwas duty seconded and carried unanimously. ITEM" #6 -' Executive Director (Assistant City Manager)' Verbal Reports .:.:.:. , lq, . ~ ~ . .'. . . .....1 ~ '.' ;{:>:.'".,'::", " ~ i. :'. " I f" '.'p . i' . ~ ":!" ' ~; ~l" t c_ ': I \ .~.' I. '. .c. ' " ~. . ,!. , . ITEM #7 - Other Business ~\".: . .,1 T,". ;:;\"'::,;~":,,, . . . . . . ,.. ~ >. . ,I ". L~'.~>; ;'c' :. , .... ; ITEM #8. - Adjournment :' t+ The meeting ,'adjourned at .9:~9 8.m, ~: '.':, , :J ' :. ' " " , I . c . : Chair, Community Re ',' c, ',I~. '. :'.~ <>, c: ~:c:~.~ l' '.' 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