06/15/2009
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING MINUTES
CITY OF CLEARWATER
June 15, 2009
Present: Chair/Trustee Frank Hibbard, Trustee Paul Gibson, Trustee George N.
Cretekos, Trustee John Doran, and Trustee Carlen Petersen.
Also William B. Horne II - City Manager, Jill S. Silverboard - Assistant City
present: Manager, Rod Irwin - CRA Executive Director/Assistant City Manager ,
Pamela K. Akin - City Attorney, Cynthia E. Goudeau - City Clerk, and
Rosemarie Call - Management Analyst.
To provide continuity for research, items are in agenda order although not
necessarily discussed in that order.
1.Call to Order
The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:37 a.m. at City Hall.
2.Approval of Minutes
2.1 Approve the minutes of the June 1, 2009 CRA Meeting as submitted in written
summation by the City Clerk.
Trustee Carlen Petersen moved to approve the minutes of the June 1, 2009 CRA
Meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk. The motion was duly
seconded and carried unanimously.
3.CRA Items
3.1 Adopt mid-year budget amendments for the Community Redevelopment Agency
for fiscal year 2008/09 and approve payment of $37,000 to Brighthouse Networks
for undergrounding of utilities on Missouri Avenue from East Gateway Action
Program funds.
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Amendments to the revenues of the operating budget recognize the decrease of
$3,259 in TIF received for FY08/09, as well as the increase of $5,000 in Other
General Income associated with sponsorships for the April 26th event of
Ciclovía. There are amendments to the operating expenditures as shown. Under
Transfers Out, we transfer revenue received from the Downtown Development
Board (DDB) in the amount of $2,000 to the East Gateway project line item 388-
94849 to cover expenses associated with Ciclovía.
All expenditure activity reflected in the Capital Projects Fund is for the period
ending April 30, 2009.
Staff is also requesting approval of funding in the amount of $37,000 to Bright
House Networks from the CRA East Gateway uncommitted project line item (388-
94849) to retroactively pay for undergrounding approximately 1200’ feet of cable
along the west side of Missouri Avenue crossing Cleveland Street.
As part of the East Gateway Five-Year Action Program, staff identified areas in
the East Gateway that needed additional streetlights. As part of this project, this
section of Missouri Avenue was identified as an area that still had overhead
cables in spite of the existence of underground conduit. Considering the safety
issues as well as the ragged appearance of the old poles and overhead wires,
Paul Bertels requested in a letter to Scott Creasey that BrightHouse bury
approximately 1200’ feet of cable along the west side of Missouri crossing
Cleveland, Pierce and Franklin Circle. Bright House conducted the work
(directional bore along the west side of Missouri and two directional bores of
Missouri at Pierce and Franklin including permitting, cabling, splicing and
wreckout with pole removal) and requested $37,000 in city funding.
As this project is part of the approved East Gateway Action Program under Safety
and Security Action Items: S.4 Install street lighting to eliminate identified dark
spots in East Gateway (CRA approved in May 2008), staff recommends paying
this amount out of the East Gateway project line item.
Trustee John Doran moved to adopt mid-year budget amendments for the Community
Redevelopment Agency for fiscal year 2008/09 and approve payment of $37,000 to
Brighthouse Networks for undergrounding of utilities on Missouri Avenue from East
Gateway Action Program funds. The motion was duly seconded and carried
unanimously.
4.Other Business
CRA Executive Director Rod Irwin said he received the preliminary assessed valuation.
It appears there will be an increase.
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5. Adiourn
The meeting adjourned at 9:45 a.m.
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