06/07/2011 2011 Business Task Force Meeting Minutes
CITY OF CLEARWATER
June 7, 2011
Present: David Albritton, President of David Albritton, Building Contractor Inc.
Brian Aungst, Jr. (Chair) & Attorney at MacFarlane, Ferguson & McMullen
Joe Burdette, Construction program manager w/various projects in city.
Katie Cole, Attorney at Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel, & Burns
Gene Gillespie, President of Sand Key Civic Assoc. & Gillespie & Assoc.
Jeff Kronschnabl, Instructor with St. Petersburg College (retired from city)
Shelley Kuroghlian, President of Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition
Robert Pergolizzi, Principal at Gulf Coast Consulting, civil engineers, etc.
Alex Plisko, (Vice-Chair) Architect in Clearwater since 1978
P.J.Shah, Cumbey and Fair, Inc.
Absent: Alan Bornstein, Creative Contractors Inc.
Alan Ebbert, Frenchy's Restaurants Operation Manager
Steve Engelhardt, Hallmark Development Inc.
Steve Fowler, Architect, Fowler Associates Architects, Inc.
Mark Klein, Klein & Hutchens Real Estate
Duane Schultz, Code Enforcement Board
Robert Longnecker, Manager of Clearwater Jolley Trolley
Also Present: Drew Harwell, Reporter with the St. Petersburg Times
Roger Larsen, Attorney at Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel, & Burns
Chair Aungst called the meeting to order and asked for last meeting minutes approval, the
members approved the minutes unanimously. The bullet points from last meeting were
discussed and a language change was proposed for a bullet point as: Revisit Land
Development Code Section 4-6.02, Section 4-6.03 and Section 4-2.02.
The Chair reminded members that these bullet points are non-final and may be revised
before anything goes before the City Council. The members will be discussing the non-final
recommendations with City staffers and the public at an upcoming meeting.
Discussion continued regarding the bullet points from the May 24th meeting and additional
revisions were suggested. The bullet points were unanimously adopted as non-final
recommendations as amended.
Chair Aungst introduced Roger Larson of the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce
Government Affairs Committee. The Task Force was asked to address certain Sign Code
recommendations before they are discussed by the City Council. Discussion ensued
regarding all areas of possible sign rules such as; "sandwich board" ordinances, window
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signage and logos on vehicles, human signage, digital signage. Also sizes, umbrellas, free
standing, monuments, murals, and address numerals were discussed.
Discussion ensued regarding where the City stands on signage and a motion was made to
amend a bullet point on the first page. Bullet point language -"Consider allowing umbrella
signage with logos provided the logo is not of the principal business" language was voted
on and approved unanimously. "Allow for permitted sandwich boards for all business
owners so long as the business complies with the requirements of the sandwich board
ordinance" was voted on and approved unanimously. "Allow for arabic numerals" on page
two bullet point was voted on and approved unanimously. "Reevaluate the restrictions on
the frequency of changing messages on permitted electronic message boards" was voted
on and approved unanimously.
Chair Aungst asked if the next meeting was okay for June 21 st at 5pm at the current
location, everyone agreed. It was also agreed that the meeting with Michael Delk and the
public comment will be held on July 12, 2011. Chair Aungst also asked the members for
suggestions for the agenda at the next meeting and to send them to Rosemarie.
Meeting adjourned at 6:51 pm.
Chair
Business Task Force
Attest:
Board Reporter
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