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18-03RESOLUTION NO. 18-03 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, RECOMMENDING SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL, COUNCIL OF UPPER PINELLAS COUNTY, INC. BE APPROVED FOR WAIVER OF LEVEL 2 FLEXIBLE DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FEE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the goal of the City of Clearwater's Homeless Initiative is to provide homeless individuals and families access to comprehensive services; and WHEREAS, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Council of Upper Pinellas County, Inc. (SVDP) plans to submit a Level 2 Flexible Development Application to make renovations to property located at 1339 Park Street, Clearwater, for the purpose of providing educational and training opportunities to people experiencing homelessness; and WHEREAS, in conjunction with SVDP providing these programs, they have expressed an intent to modify their homeless feeding program which will be consistent with the city's objective to realign magnets, a key component of the city's Homeless Initiative; and WHEREAS, the fee to submit a Level 2 Flexible Development Application is $1,405; and WHEREAS, City Council Policy, General Administration, A. Application Fee Waivers states: "Generally, building permit, occupational license, plan review and zoning -related application fees will not be waived except for City projects and other government agencies. If staff believes special conditions exist, such requests to waive application fees may be brought to the Council for consideration;" and WHEREAS, staff has reviewed the proposed project and believes special conditions exist to warrant the waiver of said fee; now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA: Section 1. Council finds that special conditions exist to support the waiver of the Level 2 Flexible Development Application Fee payable to the City of Clearwater in an amount not to exceed $1,405.00 in order to encourage the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Council of Upper Pinellas County, Inc. to make renovations to property located at 1339 Park Street, Clearwater, for the purpose of providing educational and training opportunities to people experiencing homelessness. Resolution No. 18-03 Section 2. Those special conditions are the repurposing of the site to provide comprehensive programs aimed at helping people end their homeless experience and the realignment of magnets so as to not enable homelessness. These conditions are consistent with the city's Homeless Initiative. Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this je' day o xvi1ctO.i✓ , 2018. Approved as to form: Laura Mahony Assistant City Attorney George N. Cretekos Mayor c)dLrftalL C Rosemarie Call City Clerk 2 Resolution No. 18-03