12/15/2008
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING MINUTES
CITY OF CLEARWATER
December 15, 2008
Present: Frank Hibbard Chair/CRA Trustee
Carlen Petersen CRA Trustee
John Doran CRA Trustee
George N. Cretekos CRA Trustee
Paul Gibson CRA Trustee
Also present: William B. Horne II City Manager
Jill S. Silverboard Assistant City Manager
Rod Irwin Assistant City Manager/CRA Executive Director
Pamela K. Akin City Attorney
Cynthia E. Goudeau City Clerk
Rosemarie Call Management Analyst
The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:34 p.m. at City Hall.
To provide continuity for research, items are in agenda order although not
necessarily discussed in that order.
2 - Approval of Minutes
2.1. Approve the minutes of the November 3, 2008 CRA meeting as submitted in written
summation by the City Clerk.
Trustee Petersen moved to approve the minutes of the Community Redevelopment
Agency meeting of November 3, 2008, as recorded and submitted in written summation by the
City Clerk to each Trustee. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
3 - CRA Items
3.1. Recommend the City Council approve amendments, relating to community policing and
performing arts theater, to the Clearwater Downtown Redevelopment Plan.
In August 2008 the Community Redevelopment Agency and City Council entered into an
Interlocal Agreement to use tax increment financing to provide for additional police presence
beyond current activity levels in the East Gateway. The Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Section
of the Clearwater Downtown Redevelopment Plan should be revised to recognize that TIF will
be used as a source of funding for additional community policing innovations.
Proposed Ordinance 8014-09 contains five amendments that primarily address the issue
of community policing innovations. A new policy supporting the continuation of community
policing innovations is proposed in Chapter 3 Land Use/Redevelopment Plan. In Chapter 4
Plan Implementation, community policing is proposed as a public strategy. Additionally, a
description of the community policing innovations is proposed to be added in this chapter, as
well as a provision specifying that the innovations may be funded with TIF. One other minor
amendment proposed in Ordinance 8014-09 expands a public strategy to support Downtown as
a location for a performing arts theater.
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At its meeting on November 18, 2008, the Community Development Board reviewed and
recommended approval of the proposed amendments to the Clearwater Downtown
Redevelopment Plan with one minor editorial revision which has been incorporated into
Ordinance 8014-09. The Board also had a lengthy discussion regarding the importance of foot
patrols within the Downtown and requested that Council be apprised of the Board's support for
the use of such patrols. The CRA has the authority and responsibility to make a
recommendation on the CRA Plan to the City Council. The Council has the authority for the
final decision on the amendments.
Trustee Doran moved to recommend the City Council approve amendments, relating to
community policing and performing arts theater, to the Clearwater Downtown Redevelopment
Plan. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
4 - Other Business - None.
Community Policinq
Trustee Cretekos inquired if any CRA funds were available for community policing or
CHIP (Clearwater Homeless Intervention Project).
CRA Executive Rod Irwin said CRA funds could not be used for general services such
as community policing. It was stated that Florida Statues does not state homeless issues as a
permissible expenditure.
5 - Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 1:12 p.m.
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Chair
Community Redevelopment Agency
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