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02/26/2007 COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AGENDA Location: Council Chambers - City Hall Date: 2/26/2007- 1 :30 PM 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Minutes 2.1 Approve the minutes of the February 13, 2007 CRA meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk. ~ Attachments 3. CRA Items 3.1 Status Report on Agreement for Development and Disposition of Property between the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Clearwater and the Balk Company, Inc. I@l Attachments 4. Other Business 5. Adjourn Meeting Date:2/26/2007 Community Redevelopment Agency Agenda Council Chambers - City Hall SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATION: Approve the minutes of the February 13, 2007 CRA meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk. SUMMARY: Review Approval: 1) Clerk Cover Memo Item # 1 Attachment number 1 Page 1 of 2 COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING MINUTES CITY OF CLEARWATER February 13, 2007 Unapproved 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 The Chair called the meeting to ord To provide continuity for research, necessarily discussed in that order 2. Approval of Minutes Chair/CRA Trustee CRA Trustee CRA Trustee CRA Trustee CRA Trustee City Manager Assistant City Ma Assistant City Ma City Attorney City Clerk Mana as submitted in written e minutes of the regular meeting of January 29, mmation by the City Clerk to each Trustee. animously desire utilization 2007 CRA the Board at recent CRA meetings that there was a to govern the use of TIF funds, staff has prepared a TIF . This was discussed at the January 16th and January 29th, which changes were incorporated to reflect the discussion. This propo 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 Community Redevelopment Agency 2007-02-13 Item # 11 Attachment number 1 Page 2 of 2 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 pr . cts; 2) provide Board guidance to CRA staff on the utilization of TIF funds genera the A; and, 3) allow the public and development interests to understa pr es upon which decisions to allocate TIF funds will be made eRA. Discussion ensued regarding incorporating a ma recaptures past projects and can be used as a benchma Trustee Doran moved to continue Item 3.1 to a date duly seconded and carried unanimously. 4. Other Business Six-Year Plan Trustee Jonson moved to make a p, with the annual CRA budget. The motion Discussion ensued. It w adopted as part of the annual b Ian adopted in the y seconded and carried Chair Community Redevelopment Trustee City Clerk Community Redevelopment Agency 2007-02-13 Item #21 Meeting Date:2/26/2007 Community Redevelopment Agency Agenda Council Chambers - City Hall SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATION: Status Report on Agreement for Development and Disposition of Property between the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Clearwater and the Balk Company, Inc. SUMMARY: At the January 29, 2007 CRA meeting the Agreement was extended until February 26, 2007 for the sole and exclusive purpose of considering assignment of the developer's interest to the Fairway Development Group, Inc. of Sarasota. Subsequently, Fairway Development has been unable to reach agreement with Balk Company on a release agreement to facilitate the assignment. The agreement is thus terminated. Review Approval: 1) Office of Management and Budget 2) Legal 3) Clerk 4) Assistant City Manager 5) Clerk 6) City Manager 7) Clerk Cover Memo Item # 2