09/15/2014 Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes September 15, 2014
City of Clearwater
City Hall
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
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Meeting Minutes
Monday, September 15, 2014
1 :00 PM
City Hall Chambers
Community Redevelopment Agency
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Roll Call
Present 5 - Chair George N. Cretekos, Trustee Doreen Hock-DiPolito, Trustee
Jay E. Polglaze, Trustee Bill Jonson, and Trustee Hoyt Hamilton
Also Present: Rod Irwin - CRA Executive Director/Assistant City Manager, Pamela K.
Akin - City Attorney, Rosemarie Call - City Clerk, Nicole
Sprague - Official Records and Legislative Services Coordinator
To provide continuity in research, items are listed in agenda order although not necessarily
discussed in that order.
1. Call To Order - Chair Cretekos
The meeting was called to order at 1:09 p.m. at City Hall.
2. Approval of Minutes
2.1 Approve the minutes of the September 2, 2014 CRA meeting as submitted in written
summation by the City Clerk.
Trustee Hamilton moved to approve the minutes of the September
2, 2014 CRA meeting as submitted in written summation by the City
Clerk. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
3. Citizens to be Heard Regarding Items Not on the Agenda - None.
4. New Business Items
4.1 Amend the operating budget for the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) for
fiscal year 2013-14, adopt Resolution 14-02; and approve budget amendments to the
CRA Capital Improvement Project Fund.
Amendments to the revenues of the Operating Budget reflect a decrease of
$11,113 in Tax Increment Financing (TIF) received for fiscal year 2013-14
based upon final receipts for the TIF proceeds from Pinellas County, the City of
Clearwater and the Downtown Development Board.
Operating expenditure amendments at mid-year include the decrease of$905
from Payment from Other Agencies-DDB to reflect the adjustment to the
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budgeted revenue of actual TIF receipts.
Proposed amendments to operating budget include:
1. To adjust budgeted revenue to actual TIF receipts, and adjust the related
payment to the Downtown Development Board to match actual receipts.
2. To adjust budgeted interest revenue to actual receipts to date.
3. To adjust miscellaneous other revenue to actual receipts to date.
4. To recognize the transfer-in of funds from Special Program project 181-
99802, Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund, to recognize the 30% forgiven
balance of the Clearwater Auto interfund loan.
5. To recognize the transfer-in of funds from CRA project 388-94855,
Cleveland Auto EPA Loan 2, to provide the necessary cash for the
repayment of the Clearwater Auto loan.
6. To adjust the budget transfer to the Downtown Redevelopment project by
$665,500 to recognize the additional proceeds for the repayment of the
Clearwater Auto loans, net of the miscellaneous revenue and expenditure
amendments noted above.
Proposed amendments to CRA Capital Improvement Project Fund include:
1. To adjust the budget transfer to the Downtown Redevelopment project by
$666,500 to recognize the additional proceeds for the repayment of the
Clearwater Auto loans, and adjusted for the amendments noted below
(items 2,3, and 4).
2. To transfer $30,160 from 388-94714, Downtown Redevelopment, to project
388-94870, Capitol Theatre Contribution, to provide the full $1 million CRA
contribution to the City construction project.
3. To transfer $31,543.75 from 388-94714, Downtown Redevelopment, to
project 388-94860, Water's Edge (Opus), to provide total funding
necessary for this project, and to close the project.
To transfer $10,207.57 from 388-94865, Rule Development to project 388-
94714, Downtown Redevelopment, and to close the Rule Development
project which is now complete.
Trustee Jonson moved to amend the operating budget for the
Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) for fiscal year 2013-14,
and approve budget amendments to the CRA Capital Improvement
Project Fund. The motion was duly seconded and carried
unanimously.
Resolution 14-02 was presented and read by title only. Trustee Jonson
moved to adopt Resolution 14-02. The motion was duly seconded and
upon roll call, the vote was:
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Ayes: 5 - Chair Cretekos, Trustee Hock-DiPolito, Trustee Polglaze, Trustee
Jonson and Trustee Hamilton
4.2 Approve the Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Community Redevelopment Agency Preliminary
Budget and adopt Resolution 14-01.
The major highlights of the Fiscal Year 2014-2015 proposed preliminary
budget are as follows:
Tax Increment revenues increased by $208,451 over the Amended 2013-2014
budget, reflecting an increase in taxable value of 8.4% in the old Downtown
CRA (Downtown) and a 3.7% increase in the expanded CRA area (East
Gateway). These compare with Citywide 6.5% increase in value.
Operating expenditures are decreased by $ 54,154 or 17.2 %, largely due to
the elimination of the $75,000 Blast Friday program subsidy. The three year
agreement with Clearwater Downtown Events/Ruth Eckerd Hall has expired
and a new proposal, to meet the expanded scope and re-direction requested
by the CRA Board last year, has not yet been forthcoming. Should a proposal
be subsequently approved by the Board, funding could be appropriated from
the Redevelopment Fund.
Transfers Out to various projects are as designated in the CRA Six Year Plan.
The Proposed Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Agency budget is consistent with the Six
Year Plan.
In response to questions, Economic Development and Housing Director
Geri Campos Lopez said 30% was discounted to account for the
Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund discount for the Clearwater Automotive
environmental remediation.CRA Executive Director Rod Irwin said money has
been set aside for ULI implementation, approximately$1 million is available
for potential redevelopment projects. Ms. Lopez said the 5-year plan
anticipates annual expenditures to increase at 3%. Mr. Irwin said
staff will report status of the TIF extension in the Fall.
Trustee Polglaze moved to approve the Fiscal Year 2014-2015
Community Redevelopment Agency Preliminary Budget. The
motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
Resolution 14-01 was presented and read by title only. Trustee
Hamilton moved to adopt Resolution 14-01. The motion was duly
seconded and upon roll call, the vote was:
Ayes: 5 - Chair Cretekos, Trustee Hock-DiPolito, Trustee Polglaze, Trustee
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Jonson and Trustee Hamilton
4.3 Approve an Interlocal Agreement between the Clearwater Community Redevelopment
Agency (CRA) and the City of Clearwater to provide CRA funding in Fiscal Year
2014/2015 in the amount of$168,788.10 to underwrite the cost of additional
Community Policing Services by the Clearwater Police Department in the East
Gateway CRA District, pursuant to the East Gateway Five-Year Action Program for
fiscal years 2012-2017 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
The CRA approved the new East Gateway District Five-Year Action Program
on October 15, 2012. The Action Program responded to public input on the
issues of drug dealing, prostitution and street crime by including an action item
for the continuation of increased police presence and crime reduction within
the East Gateway District.
An allowable funding source of this action item is the use of CRA Tax
Increment Financing (TIF) funds. Florida Statues allows for the use of TIF
funds for community policing innovations in Community Redevelopment Areas.
The CRA and Clearwater Police Department have reached an agreement on a
proposed scope of services and terms as delineated in the Interlocal
Agreement. Included in the scope is the delineation of specific, measurable
crime reduction targets by which to monitor the success of the initiative as well
as providing clear language required by statute assuring that the resources are
applied to the CRA/East Gateway area.
Funding will be from the CRA East Gateway Project account (388-94849).
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
388-94849 $168,788.10
Trustee Jonson moved to approve an Interlocal Agreement
between the Clearwater Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA)
and the City of Clearwater to provide CRA funding in Fiscal Year
2014/2015 in the amount of $168,788.10 to underwrite the cost of
additional Community Policing Services by the Clearwater Police
Department in the East Gateway CRA District, pursuant to the East
Gateway Five-Year Action Program for fiscal years 2012-2017 and
authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. The motion
was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
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5. Adjourn
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