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ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY BOARD (EAB)
CITY OF CLEARWATER
August 17, 2005 (Wednesday)
Veronica Josef
Chair
Vice Chair
Board Member
Water Superintendant-Public Utilities
Asst. Director of Engineering/ESM
Water Pollution Control Supt-
Public Utilities
Staff Assistant
PRESENT
Mike Flanery
Norma Carlough
Judy McSwine
Mr. Lou Badami
AI Carrier
Mr. John Milligan
ALSO PRESENT
ABSENT
Sandra Jamieson Board Member
Leslie Dougall-Sides Asst. City Attorney
APPROVED
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To provide continuity for research, items are in the agenda order although not
necessarily discussed in that order.
Unless otherwise noted, no action was taken regarding items.
ADMINISTRATION
Chair Flanery called the meeting to order at 4:00 pm in the Council Chamber, City Hall.
ITEM # 1 - Review Minutes of Mav 18. 2005.
Minutes of May 18, 2005 was unanimously approved by all the Board Members.
Vice Chair Carlough stated that there was one addition in the minutes of July 20, 2005
Item 9 under Historic Preservation - Who can desianate - should read as " The city
council can designate and the owner can request. A property being declared historic can
come either from the city councilor the owner."
Item # 2 - Citizens Comments
None
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REPORTS
Item # 3
Mr Lou Badami - Water Superintendant-Public Utilities - gave brief updates on the
Status of Portable and Reclaimed Water.
.. Drew & Union Street - Negotiating with the school board and Pinellas County
for possible location of Pump Station.
.. Seveille Sunset - Reclaimed Water main with be activated and wiil be able to
maintain an adequate pressure for irrigation.
.. Oaks & Pierce Condominioms - to use Reclaimed water into the cooling
towers and have successfully connected them to our reclaimed water.
.. Bay View Gardens - Negotating with the large office parks in office buildings.
Which will give us a large portable water off set and increase our conservation so
that the portable water can be used for human consumption and the lesser grade
water can be used for irrigation for cooling towers.
.. Del Oro - In design
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Item # 4 - Community Development
None
Item # 5 - Commission Liaison
None
Item # 6 - Public Works Environmental Proiects
Member McSwine stated that the Glen Oaks is coming along and looks fabulous.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
Item # 7 - Resolution of FDEP Consent Orders for Waste Water Treatment Plants
Mr. John Milligan - Water Pollution Control Supt.-Public Utilities gave a brief
presentation on the Resolution of FDEP Consent Orders for Waste Water Treatment
Plants.
Item # 8 - Artifical Turf
Vice Chair Carlough inquired that where does Clearwater stand on the use of artifical
turf.
Item # 9 - Tree Ordinance
Vice Chair Carlough suggested if Rick Albee - Land Resource Specialist could give a
talk at the next EAB meeting.
Item # 10 -Green Business
None
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Item # 11 - Historic Preservation
Chair Flanery inquired that we need to find out what are we doing on the Historic
Preservation and also reported that how the City of Lakeland Preservation Board and
their committees have identified areas that are worthy of historic preservation.
Vice Chair Carlough inquired if the EAB board could make a decision on what can be
done in the way of historic preservation ?
AI Carrier reported on the information he obtained from Gina Clayton- Asst. Director of
Planning. The Community Development Code empowers the City Council with
designating historic properties and districts within the City. Such designations can be
initiated by a property owner (not the city). The COB reviews such requests and makes
a recommendation to the City Council. The Code outlines criteria for designations.
The Code specifies that if someone wants to materially alter or relocate a historic
property, they must give the COB 6 months notice before doing it. If someone wants to
demolish a historic property, they must provide 12 months notice. These waiting periods
allow the city time to negotiate with the owner in an attempt to preserve these properties,
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The Code also requires a "certificate of appropriateness" in order to change, relocate, or
demolish a historic property. One is also required if someone wants to materially alter
such property or erect a new building/structures on a historic property.
The Downtown Design Guidelines, which are part of the Downtown Plan, require
designated historic properties to comply with guidelines specifically provided for historic
Item # 12 - Review EAB Manuals
Chair Flanery stated that it was essential all Board Members had a copy of the EAB
Manuals, if not to ask Veronica to make copies.
Item # 13 - To Get Another Board Member
Chair Flanery stated it is essential to get another board member and Chair Flanery
also stated that he will talk to the Mayor Frank Hibbard.
Item # 14 -INFORMATION ITEMS
Vice Chair Carlough inquired why are we facing an empty room as there are a lot of
environmental issues to be discussed are the citizens aware of the existence of the
Environmental Advisory Board.
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Item # 15 - Establish Agenda
1. Create a Healthy Environment City
2. What is the Role of the Environmental Board
Item # 16. - Adiournment
No further discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 6:00pm.
The next EAB meeting will be in September 21,2005.
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