02/26/2007
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING MINUTES
CITY OF CLEARWATER
February 26, 2007
Present: Frank Hibbard Chair/CRA Trustee
Carlen Petersen CRA Trustee
J.B. Johnson CRA Trustee
William C. Jonson CRA Trustee
John Doran CRA Trustee
Also Present: William B. Horne City Manager
Garry Brumback Assistant City Manager
Rod Irwin Assistant City Manager/CRA Executive Director
Paul R. Hull Assistant City Attorney
Cynthia E. Goudeau City Clerk
Brenda Moses Board Reporter
The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:40 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 February 13, 2007 CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency)
meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk.
Trustee Johnson moved to approve the minutes of the February 13, 2007, meeting, as
motion
recorded and submitted in written summation by the City Clerk to each Trustee. The was
carried
duly seconded and unanimously.
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.
At the January 29, 2007, CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) meeting, the
Agreement for Development and Disposition of Property between the Community
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Clearwater and the Balk Company, Inc. 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 was unable to reach agreement with Balk Company on a release
agreement to facilitate the assignment. The agreement is thus terminated.
CRA Executive Director Rod Irwin said staff recommends issuing a RFQ (Request for
Qualifications) that includes a substantial residential component and addresses workforce housing.
Discussion ensued. In response to questions it was indicated there should not be a need to
obtain additional approvals from the Department of Environmental Protection. Based on the
responses to the RFQ, reasonable changes to the Downtown Plan could be made.
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Trustee Petersen moved for CRA staff to move forward with issuing a RFQ (Request for
Qualifications) for development of the undeveloped portion of the "Balk Project." The motion was
duly seconded and carried unanimously.
The RFQ will be presented to the CRA Trustees prior to its release.
4 - Other Business
Mr. Irwin referenced a Tampa Bay Business Journal article regarding redevelopment and
requested feedback from the CRA. He recognized Trustee Petersen for her efforts at a PST A
(Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority) meeting related to consideration of developing a joint project
with the City, County, and PSTA.
In response to a question, Traffic Operations Manager Paul Bertels said that Progress
Energy had not provided its estimate related to streetlights. In response to a request that this issue
be agendaed, it was noted that related information from Progress Energy first must be obtained.
5 - Adiourn
The meeting adjourned at 2:02 p.m.
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