04/15/2019Monday, April 15, 2019
9:00 AM
City of Clearwater
Main Library - Council Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
Council Chambers - Main Library
Community Redevelopment Agency
Meeting Agenda
April 15, 2019Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Agenda
1. Call To Order
2. Approval of Minutes
2.1 Approve the minutes of the March 18, 2019 CRA meeting as submitted in
written summation by the City Clerk.
3. Citizens to be Heard Regarding Items Not on the Agenda
4. New Business Items
4.1 Approve the CRA Food and Drink Grant Program for Property Owners Full
Application submitted by Mainstreet Clearwater Development LLC for interior
building improvements at 412 Cleveland Street and authorize staff to negotiate
a Loan to Grant Agreement.
4.2 Deny the CRA Food and Drink Grant Program for Property Owners Full
Application submitted by Clearwater Tower LLC for interior building
improvements at 33 N. Garden Avenue.
5. Director's Report
6. Adjourn
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Cover Memo
City of Clearwater Main Library - Council
Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
File Number: ID#19-5917
Agenda Date: 4/15/2019 Status: Agenda ReadyVersion: 1
File Type: MinutesIn Control: Community Redevelopment Agency
Agenda Number: 2.1
SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the minutes of the March 18, 2019 CRA meeting as submitted in written summation by
the City Clerk.
SUMMARY:
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
USE OF RESERVE FUNDS:
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Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 18, 2019
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City of Clearwater
City of Clearwater
Main Library - Council Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
Meeting Minutes
Monday, March 18, 2019
9:00 AM
Council Chambers - Main Library
Community Redevelopment Agency
Draft
Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 18, 2019
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City of Clearwater
Roll Call
Present 3 - Vice Chair Bob Cundiff, Trustee Hoyt Hamilton, and Trustee Jay
Polglaze
Absent 2 - Chair George N. Cretekos, and Trustee David Allbritton
Also Present – William B. Horne II – City Manager, Jill Silverboard – Deputy City
Manager, Micah Maxwell – Interim CRA Executive Director,
Pamela K. Akin – City Attorney, Rosemarie Call – City Clerk and
Nicole Sprague – Official Records and Legislative Services
Coordinator
To provide continuity for research, items are listed in agenda order although not
necessarily discussed in that order.
Unapproved
1. Call to Order – Vice Chair Cundiff
The meeting was called to order at 9:08 a.m. in Council Chambers at the
Main Library.
2. Approval of Minutes
2.1 Approve the February 19, 2019 CRA Meeting Minutes as submitted in written summation
by the City Clerk.
Trustee Hamilton moved to approve the February 19, 2019 CRA
Meeting Minutes 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 Update on CRA 18 Month Strategy
CRA Program Manager Rosemary D’Amour provided a PowerPoint
presentation. Draft
Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 18, 2019
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In response to questions, Interim CRA Executive Director Micah Maxwell
said the landlord-tenant grant program has expired; no
applications may be submitted at this time. The tenants and landlords
have signed leases; staff will provide the Trustees award
recommendations in April. He said the program began with $1.2 million.
Downtown Manager Anne Fogarty France said one landlord requested a
$250,000-grant and another requested $50,000. Mr. Maxwell said there is
approximately $600,000 remaining in the program. In April, staff will identify
what worked and did not work in the program. Mr. Maxwell said the
respondent for the MLK site has a desire to purchase the site and will be
speaking to them this week; he will provide the Trustees with an update in
April. Ms. Fogarty France said information regarding the incentive program is
available online; interested parties should complete the online form to start
the conversation.
Discussion ensued with support expressed to look at areas where the
remaining funds can be used. A concern was expressed with creating a new
incentive program that is more lenient than the last one.
5. Director's Report – None. 6. Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 9:34 a.m.
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Clearwater, FL 33755
File Number: ID#19-6014
Agenda Date: 4/15/2019 Status: Agenda ReadyVersion: 1
File Type: Action ItemIn Control: Community Redevelopment Agency
Agenda Number: 4.1
SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the CRA Food and Drink Grant Program for Property Owners Full Application
submitted by Mainstreet Clearwater Development LLC for interior building improvements at 412
Cleveland Street and authorize staff to negotiate a Loan to Grant Agreement.
SUMMARY:
At the October 29, 2018 CRA meeting, the Trustees approved a time limited, grant program for
property owners to support the establishment of new food and drink businesses that are open
on nights and weekends in the Downtown Core and Prospect Lake districts in the Community
Redevelopment Agency (CRA) area.
On November 30, 2018, Mainstreet Clearwater Development LLC submitted their
pre-qualification form with a list of building improvements for preliminary grant approval to
convert their retail space into a restaurant. Property owners must commit, at a minimum, to
matching the CRA’s grant funding dollar for building improvements that will be maintained for a
minimum of five years. Eligible interior and exterior building improvements that were submitted
included; HVAC system, grease trap, hood system, kitchen, bar, bathrooms, floors, walls,
lighting, finishes and walk in wine cooler.
Mainstreet Clearwater Development LLC secured an eight-year lease with Starson LLC for
Roxy’s, a food and drink business that will be open nights and weekends and submitted their
full application on March 1, 2019.
On March 29, 2019, the application was reviewed by an internal staff committee that included
the Interim CRA Director, Planning Director, Building Official and Assistant City Attorney
according to the following criteria:
·Consistency with the goals of the Downtown Redevelopment Plan.
·Feasibility of the proposed scope of services and timeline.
·Ability to provide an experience that does not exist in Downtown presently.
·Ability to meet the legal and financial requirements of the grant program.
The committee found that the application met the criteria and recommends approval of the
application in the amount of $238,110.41.
If this amount is approved, the Legal Department will negotiate a loan to grant agreement which
will be sufficiently securitized to forgive grant over a 5-year period.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
Funds are available in CRA project 3887552-94893, Opportunity Fund.
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City of Clearwater Main Library - Council
Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
File Number: ID#19-6015
Agenda Date: 4/15/2019 Status: Agenda ReadyVersion: 1
File Type: Action ItemIn Control: Community Redevelopment Agency
Agenda Number: 4.2
SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Deny the CRA Food and Drink Grant Program for Property Owners Full Application submitted
by Clearwater Tower LLC for interior building improvements at 33 N. Garden Avenue.
SUMMARY:
At the October 29, 2018 CRA meeting, the Trustees approved a time limited, grant program for
property owners to support the establishment of new food and drink businesses that are open
on nights and weekends in the Downtown Core and Prospect Lake districts in the Community
Redevelopment Agency (CRA) area.
On November 16, 2018, Clearwater Tower LLC submitted their pre-qualification form with a list
of building improvements for preliminary grant approval to convert an office space into a coffee
shop/cafe. Property owners must commit, at a minimum, to matching the CRA’s grant funding
dollar for building improvements that will be maintained for a minimum of five years. Eligible
interior and exterior building improvements that were submitted included; update to HVAC
system, plumbing & electrical and build out of a coffee shop on lobby floor of building which will
have outside seating facing Garden Avenue.
Clearwater Tower LLC secured a lease with Clearwater Tower LLC d/b/a Urban Coffee &
Bakery and submitted their full application on March 1, 2019.
On March 29, 2019, the application was reviewed by an internal staff committee that included
the Interim CRA Director, Planning Director, Building Official and Assistant City Attorney
according to the following criteria:
·Consistency with the goals of the Downtown Redevelopment Plan.
·Feasibility of the proposed scope of services and timeline.
·Ability to provide an experience that does not exist in Downtown presently.
·Ability to meet the legal and financial requirements of the grant program.
The committee found that the application did not meet the criteria. The coffee shop will initially
not be open from Wednesdays to Saturdays from 5 - 10 p.m. nor does it have the ability to
provide an experience that does not exist in Downtown presently and recommends denial of
the application for the grant.
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