06/16/1997 COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING
CITY OF CLEARWATER
June 16, 1997
Present: Rita Garvey Chair/CRA Trustee
J. B. Johnson CRA Trustee
Robert Clark CRA Trustee
Ed Hooper CRA Trustee
Karen Seel CRA Trustee
Bob Keller Assistant City Manager/CRA Director
Kathy S. Rice Interim City Manager
Pam Akin City Attorney
Cynthia E. Goudeau City Clerk
The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:04 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 Minutes
Trustee Seel moved to approve the minutes of the meetings of May 12, 1997, as recorded and submitted in written summation by the City Clerk to each Trustee. The motion was duly seconded
and carried unanimously.
ITEM #3 - New Business
Presentation - Downtown Cleanup Status
Bob Keller indicated Downtown needs to be a clean safe place. Based on that staff has been working on a Cleanup plan. He asked Diane Smith to give a status report to the Agency.
Ms. Smith presented slides showing before and after conditions in the Downtown area. She thanked City staff who had assisted in addressing the problems found. She stated what has
been accomplished thus far have been quick fixes. However there is a need for a management plan in Downtown to keep the momentum going. A draft plan is being reviewed and revised.
The plan will be brought forward in July.
ITEM #4 - Assistant City Manager Verbal Reports
Mr. Keller stated a letter a letter has been drafted that will be sent to every new business coming into the City. The letters will be signed by all Commission members. The letter
will be copied to the Commission for their comments and suggestions.
ITEM #5 - Other Business
Member Seel questioned the status of the CRA taking over the administrative functions of the DDB (Downtown Development Board). Mr. Keller indicated the DDB had decided they wanted
to wait until there was at least a strong indication that the legal agreement for the Downtown Alliance would go forward. He reported the CRA’s offer to provide administrative support
expires at the end of September.
Ms. Rice reported the County’s project manager for the Pinellas Trail has indicated the project was slightly ahead of schedule as of June 2, 1997.
ITEM #6 - Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 9:16 a.m.