05/30/2000COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING
CITY OF CLEARWATER
May 30, 2000
Present: Brian J. Aungst Chair
J. B. Johnson Trustee
Ed Hooper Trustee
Robert Clark Trustee
Ed Hart Trustee
Glenn Warren Ex-Officio
Lillian Trickel Ex-Officio
Also Present: Michael J. Roberto City Manager
Bob Keller Assistant City Manager/CRA Executive Director
Pamela K. Akin City Attorney
Cynthia E. Goudeau City Clerk
Patricia O. Sullivan Board Reporter
The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:02 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 Clark moved to approve the minutes of the May 15, 2000, meeting, as recorded and submitted in written summation by the City Clerk to each Trustee. The motion was duly seconded
and carried unanimously.
ITEM #3 - Authorize City's contractor to remove hydraulic lifts and below ground storage tanks located at 841, 901-927 Cleveland Street (Parcels A & B)
In 1999, the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved the purchase of Parcels A & B on Cleveland Street and authorized issuance of a RFP/Q (Request for Proposals/Qualifications)
to develop these parcels with the CRA providing a developable site. On December 6, 1999, CRA Trustees accepted the Balk Company proposal for development and authorized negotiations
between staff and the Balk Company. Negotiations are underway. On May 15, 2000, the CRA Trustees approved the demolition of on-site structures. Brownfields appropriation dollars will
be used to remove the hydraulic lifts and underground storage tanks to prepare the site for redevelopment.
In response to a question, Assistant City Manager/CRA Executive Director Bob Keller said the demolition will cost $65,450 and removal of the hydraulic lifts and underground storage
tanks will cost $94,133.
Trustee Johnson moved to authorize the City’s contractor to remove the hydraulic lifts and below ground storage tanks at 841, 901-927 Cleveland Street (Parcels A & B). The motion was
duly seconded and carried unanimously.
ITEM #4 - Executive Director (Assistant City Manager) Verbal Reports – None.
ITEM #5 - Other Business – None.
ITEM #6 - Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 9:04 a.m.