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05/14/2018 Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes May 14, 2018 City of Clearwater City Hall 112 S. Osceola Avenue Clearwater, FL 33756 ap m Meeting Minutes Monday, May 14, 2018 1 :00 PM Council Chambers Community Redevelopment Agency Page 1 City of Clearwater Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes May 14, 2018 Rollcall Present 5 - Chair George N. Cretekos, Trustee Doreen Caudell, Trustee Bob Cundiff, Trustee Hoyt Hamilton, and Trustee David Allbritton 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 1:08 p.m. at City Hall. 2. Approval of Minutes 2.1 Approve the minutes of the April 16, 2018 CRA meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk. Trustee Caudell moved to approve the minutes of the April 16, 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 Downtown Implementation Plan Update (Chapter 4, Clearwater Downtown Redevelopment Plan) CRA Executive Director Amanda Thompson provided a PowerPoint presentation and distributed copies of the draft CRA Chapter 4 Implementation table. In response to questions, Ms. Thompson said the draft table has not Page 2 City of Clearwater Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes May 14, 2018 been presented to the Downtown Development Board. Forward Pinellas conducted a bike share study; staff intends to coordinate any future bike share program with Forward Pinellas. The pedestrian and bicycle crossing at Court and Chestnut Streets was listed in Chapter 3 of the plan; staff has not delved into the details yet. She said recent renovations have not improved the status of the area. Ms. Thompson said there is $500, 000 for construction plans and construction of the Mercado. Since staff does not want to hold up the streetscape construction, the perimeter will be streetscaped in a manner that would allow the construction of the Mercado in the middle. She recommended re- engaging the public on the Mercado design concept since it has been so long since the Mercado concept was introduced. Assistant City Manager Micah Maxwell said staff believes there was some disconnect between the citizen meetings and what was presented to the Trustees; the storage container concept was never shown to the citizen group. There are no construction drawings for the Mercado; the previous CRA Executive Director did not start the design process before separating from the City. Ms. Thompson said staff anticipates having the design completed by the Fall to put out to bid for construction. Staff was directed to refine the overall transportation table to include future parking needs. 5. Director's Report — None. 6. Adjourn The meeting adjourned at 1:36 p.m. Attest "L Lin t. City Clerk City of Clearwater Chair \��� app . ' jTi,,, Community Redevelopment Agency J IF�n''% SOP poRATE �9 _>-�• "�, '�. Page 3