02/13/2007
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING MINUTES
CITY OF CLEARWATER
February 13, 2007
Present: Frank Hibbard
Carlen Petersen
J.B. Johnson
William C. Jonson
John Doran
Also Present: William B. Horne
Garry Brumback
Rod Irwin
Pamela K. Akin
Cynthia E. Goudeau
Rosemarie Call
Chair/CRA Trustee
CRA Trustee
CRA Trustee
CRA Trustee
CRA Trustee
City Manager
Assistant City Manager
Assistant City Manager
City Attorney
City Clerk
Management Analyst
The Chair called the meeting to order at 1 :37 p.m. at City Hall.
To provide continuity for research, items are in agenda order although not
necessarily discussed in that order.
2. Approval of Minutes
2.1 Approve the minutes of the January 29,2007 CRA meetinq as submitted in written
summation by the City Clerk
Trustee Doran moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of January 29,
2007, as recorded and submitted in written summation by the City Clerk to each Trustee.
The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously
3. CRA Items
3.1 Adopt proposed Community Redevelopment Aqency policy entitled "Use of Tax
Increment Funds", dated February 13, 2007.
Pursuant to indications by the Board at recent CRA meetings that there was a
desire for a more formal policy to govern the use of TIF funds, staff has prepared a TIF
utilization policy for the CRA. This was discussed at the January 16th and January 29th,
2007 CRA meetings, after which changes were incorporated to reflect the discussion.
This proposed policy represents a synthesis of several Florida CRA policies
governing TIF utilization, "best practices" gleaned from annual meetings such as the
Florida Redevelopment Association and the Government Finance Officers Association,
as well as direct staff experience. It has been "tailored" to fit Clearwater's overall
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operations and procedures. Comments by the Finance Director and City Attorney have
been incorporated.
This policy is intended to meet three objectives; 1) establish an empirical basis
for the allocation of TIF funds to private and public development projects; 2) provide
Board guidance to CRA staff on the utilization of TIF funds generated in the CRA; and,
3) allow the public and development interests to understand the process and bases
upon which decisions to allocate TIF funds will be made by the CRA.
Discussion ensued regarding incorporating a matrix into the policy that
recaptures past projects and can be used as a benchmark for ranking projects.
Trustee Doran moved to continue Item 3.1 to a date uncertain. The motion was
duly seconded and carried unanimously.
4. Other Business
Six-Year Plan
Trustee Jonson moved to make a policy to adopt the Six Year Plan concurrently
with the annual CRA budget. The motion was seconded.
Discussion ensued. It was noted that only the first year of the City's CIP is
adopted as part of the annual budget.
Trustee Jonson amended the motion to have the Six Year Plan adopted in the
same manner as the City's annual budget. The motion was duly seconded and carried
unanimously.
5. Adjourn:
The meeting adjourned at 1 :50 p.m. . / :#~ _/
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