11/29/1993
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Minutes
November 29, 1993
The City Commission, meeting as the Community Redevelopment Agency, met in regular session at City Hall, Monday, November 29, 1993 at 9:10 A.M., with the following members present:
Arthur X. Deegan, II Chairperson
Rita Garvey Vice-Chairperson
Richard Fitzgerald Trustee
Sue Berfield Trustee
Phil Henderson Ex-officio Trustee
Also Present:
Peter Gozza Executive Director
Al Galbraith City Attorney
Jacquie DeGroy Acting Secretary
James Polatty Economic Development Dir
Absent:
Fred Thomas Trustee
Lillian Trickel Ex-officio Trustee
2. Approval of Minutes
Trustee Berfield moved to approve the minutes of the November 15, 1993 meeting. The motion was seconded and carried unanimously.
3. Unfinished Business
a) Main Street
There were no questions on the Main Street Report as submitted. A more definitive explanation of how the Main Street Program will relate specifically to downtown Clearwater will be
presented after the joint meeting of the CRA and DDB in January.
b) Community Development Corporation
A motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve the CDC boundaries to include the current CRA district plus the current Enterprise Zone excluding that portion (of the
Enterprise Zone) that is currently included in the Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services CDC.
Peter Gozza will proceed with the CDC application - submit the application, draft necessary legal documents; construct a potential CDC membership/resident list.
Peter Gozza announced that Rosa Morgan, State of Florida Community Program Director, will be conducting a seminar on Enterprise Zones and CDC's in January. Trustees are encouraged
to attend.
c) CRA Office Site Selection
Will proceed with steps necessary to purchase the CSX RR site - get comparables, meet with Roger Sweeney (PSTA), etc. The ISTEA (Intermodel Surface Transportation Efficiency Act) reimbursement
for this project will be applied for upon purchase of the building.
4. New Business
a) Facade Design/Construction Bids
A motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve $20,000 for architect/design expenses for the purpose of helping individual property owners with the costs of design plans
for their downtown storefronts and, also, to estimate costs of rehabilitation.
The Trustees agreed that no single, uniform, design (facade) theme will be used in downtown Clearwater.
5. Executive Director Verbal Reports
None.
6. Other Trustee Business
None
7. Adjournment
Meeting was adjourned at 9:43 AM.
Chairperson
Attest:
Secretary