09/17/2001
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING
CITY OF CLEARWATER
September 17, 2001
Present: Brian J. Aungst Chair/CRA Trustee
Ed Hart CRA Trustee
Whitney Gray CRA Trustee
Hoyt P. Hamilton CRA Trustee
William C. Jonson CRA Trustee
Also present: William B. Horne II City Manager
Garry Brumback Assistant City Manager
Ralph Stone CRA Executive Director/Asst. City
Manager
Diane Smith Economic Development Program Manager
Pamela K. Akin City Attorney
Cynthia E. Goudeau City Clerk
Patricia O. Sullivan Board Reporter
The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:05 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 the Minutes
Trustee Gray moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of June
18, 2001, as recorded and submitted in written summation by the City Clerk to
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each Trustee. The was duly seconded and unanimously
ITEM #3 – Appoint Ralph Stone as CRA Executive Director
Clearwater’s CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) was established in
1983. While CRA rules have not been updated to reflect this requirement, in 1996
the City Commission decided an Assistant City Manager should serve as the CRA
Executive Director and report to the City Manager. The Assistant City Manager
with Economic Development responsibilities should be appointed the CRA
Executive Director. Half of the Assistant City Manager’s salary comes from the
CRA budget for the Assistant City Manager to assume the CRA Director
responsibilities and administration. The CRA Director will attend regularly
scheduled meetings and make budget and program recommendations on CRA
activities to the Trustees.
Trustee Hart moved to appoint Ralph Stone as Executive Director of the
motion carried
CRA. The was duly seconded and unanimously.
ITEM #4 – Approve Interlocal Agreement with the Downtown Development
Board (DDB) to perform certain responsibilities and functions consistent
with and to further the FY 2001/02 Downtown Redevelopment Plan
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Florida Statute 163.387 requires all taxing authorities to make annual
appropriation in an amount equal to the incremental increase in the ad valorem
revenue within the CRA area. The DDB (Downtown Development Board) is a
taxing authority within the CRA area and is not statutorily exempt from making
such payments to the CRA. The DDB estimated increment of $55,383 is to
paid to the CRA. The DDB is paying the CRA $43,580 for the DDB
administration. This is the first year the increment payment from the DDB
exceeds administrative costs.
In FY (Fiscal Year) 1997/98, prior to the CRA assuming administration
of the DDB, the CRA had returned the increment dollars to the DDB for
activities in support of downtown redevelopment. Staff recommends the
balance of the CRA increment, currently estimated at $11,703, be returned to
the DDB to carry out duties identified in the Interlocal Agreement.
Trustee Gray moved to approve the Interlocal Agreement with the DDB
to perform certain responsibilities and functions consistent with, and to further
the downtown Redevelopment Plan for FY 2001/02 and that the appropriate
officials be authorized to execute same. The motion was duly seconded and
carried unanimously.
ITEM #5 –Approve Interlocal Agreement with Downtown Development
Board (DDB); CRA will provide personnel, administrative and
management responsibilities in exchange for $43,680; FY2001
The CRA Trustees executed the first Interlocal Agreement to provide
personnel, administrative, and management responsibilities to the DDB in FY
1999/2000. This is the third year of the agreement, which states the CRA will
provide a comprehensive scope of administrative and programmatic functions
to the DDB. CRA staff management of the DDB allows the CRA and DDB to
use public dollars more efficiently.
The DDB shall pay the CRA $3,640 monthly for services agreed to in
the Interlocal Agreement. The DDB’s estimated share of the CRA tax
increment revenue for FY 2001/02 is $53,383. The difference between the
administration fee and increment payment will be returned to the DDB to
provide financial support for Clearwater’s Main Street program.
Trustee Hamilton moved to approve the Interlocal Agreement with the
DDB, wherein the CRA will provide personnel, administrative, and
management responsibilities in exchange for $43,680 during FY 2001/02 and
that the appropriate officials be authorized to execute same. The motion was
duly seconded and carried unanimously.
ITEM #6 – Executive Director (Assistant City Manager) Verbal Reports
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ITEM #7 – Other Business
ITEM #8 – Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 9:09 a.m.
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