03/12/2018 Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 12, 2018
City of Clearwater
City Hall
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
m
ap
® e
Meeting Minutes
Monday, March 12, 2018
1 :00 PM
Council Chambers
Community Redevelopment Agency
Page 1
City of Clearwater
Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 12, 2018
Rollcall
Present 5 - Chair George N. Cretekos, Trustee Doreen Caudell, Trustee Bob
Cundiff, Trustee Hoyt Hamilton, and Trustee Bill Jonson
Also Present—William B. Horne 11 — City Manager, Jill Silverboard — Deputy City
Manager, Micah Maxwell —Assistant City Manager, Pamela K.
Akin — City Attorney, Rosemarie Call — City Clerk, Nicole Sprague —
Official Records and Legislative Services Coordinator, and Amanda
Thompson — CRA Executive Director.
To provide continuity for research, items are listed in agenda order although not
necessarily discussed in that order.
1. Call to Order— Chair Cretekos
The meeting was called to order at 1:12 p.m. at City Hall.
2. Approval of Minutes
2.1 Approve the minutes of the February 12, 2018 CRA meeting as submitted in written
summation by the City Clerk.
Trustee Jonson moved to approve the minutes of the February 12,
2018 CRA meeting as submitted in written summation by the City
Clerk. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
3. Citizens to be Heard Regarding Items Not on the Agenda - None
4. New Business Items
4.1 Approve a not to exceed amount of$55,000 for streetscape improvements in the CRA
constructed by 400 Cleveland Street, LLC and authorize the appropriate officials to
execute same.
The Developer is requesting funding in a not to exceed amount of$55,000 to
assist with the cost of pavers for right-of-way improvements.
The SkyView is a mixed-use redevelopment project located at 400 Cleveland
Street. The project includes 31 residential units and 6,500 square feet of
Page 2
City of Clearwater
Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 12, 2018
restaurant space. The site is located within the Clearwater Downtown
Redevelopment Plan (CDRP) area, the intent of which is to provide a flexible
framework for the redevelopment of Downtown into a place that attracts people
to live, work, shop and play. Use of CRA funds is supported by certain Goals,
Policies and Objectives of the CDRP as well as the ULI Advisory Services
Panel Report (Clearwater Florida: A New Vision for Downtown) and the Imagine
Clearwater Plan (Imagine Clearwater: A Community Vision for the Downtown
Clearwater Waterfront).
As part of the SkyView mixed use redevelopment, the right-of-way
improvements will aesthetically enhance the area, provide connection between
the existing Cleveland Street Streetscape, Osceola Avenue and Laura Street
enhancing the pedestrian experience.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
Funding to be provided by CRA funding code 388-94893 - CRA Opportunity
Fund.
In response to questions, CRA Executive Director Amanda Thompson said
the item before the Trustees is a funding agreement for reimbursements of
invoices spent, the property owner provided estimates last year and an
amount was negotiated with the former CRA Executive Director. The fagade
improvement program is a separate agreement. The funding agreement is
for new construction that would continue the streetscape improvements on
Osceola Avenue and around the corner to Laura Street, which is above and
beyond the basic concrete sidewalk. Ms. Thompson said the pavers used
match those on Cleveland Street.
Trustee Caudell moved to approve a not to exceed amount of
$55,000 for streetscape improvements in the CRA constructed by
400 Cleveland Street, LLC and authorize the appropriate officials to
execute same. The motion was duly seconded and carried
unanimously.
4.2 Approve a Business Lease Contract between the Clearwater Redevelopment Agency
and the Clearwater Community Gardens, Inc. for a community garden at 1273 Grove
Street, 1277 Grove Street, and 20 North Betty Lane to establish a new lessee for the
community garden and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
The purpose of this request is to enter into a lease with Clearwater Community
Gardens, Inc. for a period of one year with a one-year renewal period. The
Clearwater Garden Club and the Clearwater Redevelopment Agency entered
into a three-year lease in 2015 for a community garden in the Downtown
Gateway neighborhood. The Clearwater Community Garden group established
Page 3
City of Clearwater
Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 12, 2018
and has maintained the community garden on Grove Street since April 2015.
The Clearwater Community Garden group has now formed their own 501 c3, the
Clearwater Community Gardens, Inc. and has requested to enter into a new
lease with the CRA to serve as the lessee overseeing the community garden
property. Staff is recommending approval of the new lease for one year with a
one -year renewal.
Trustee Cundiff moved to approve a Business Lease Contract
between the Clearwater Redevelopment Agency and the Clearwater
Community Gardens, Inc. for a community garden at 1273 Grove
Street, 1277 Grove Street, and 20 North Betty Lane to establish a
new lessee for the community garden and allow appropriate
officials to execute same. The motion was duly seconded and
carried unanimously.
5. Director's Report
6. Adjourn
Attest
City Clerk
City of Clearwater
CRA Executive Director Amanda Thompson said the CRA has an option to
extend the lease with Second Century Studios for six months. Staff will be
moving forward with the lease extension. Through June, staff will determine
how Imagine Clearwater should be advertised and restructure the public art
program and activities in that space. Bazaar Art has done a great job but
their agreement with the CRA ends May 10, 2018; staff will then come back
to the Trustees with a long -term plan for the site. Ms. Thompson said staff
will be working on developing the implementation chapter of the Downtown
Plan that was recently approved by City Council. The Downtown
Development Board decided at their last meeting to engage in a retreat or
strategic planning session to bring more focus and direction to their work.
The meeting adjourned at 1:19 p.m.
)(\,(ACCC\e/c0)
42--wo :. �'�.=- Chair
=ti k tow,0RATE '(pe)"
Zo; ;.,-<_ Community Redevelopment Agency
0,4!,--f-V: SEAL`
4,„,tiiiiii WO- Page 4