07/10/2019 CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING
CITY OF CLEARWATER
JULY 10, 2019
Present: Michael R. Mannino Chair
Darryl James Henderson Vice Chair
Richard Adelson Committee Member
Michael D. Anderson Committee Member
Marilyn Kagan Committee Member
Kelly S. Kelly Committee Member
David Lillesand Committee Member
Marita Lynch Committee Member
Bruce Rector Committee Member
Mike Riordon Committee Member
Sean Schrader Committee Member
Becca Tieder Committee Member
Absent: Kathleen Agnew Committee Member
Also Present: Pamela Akin City Attorney
Rosemarie Call City Clerk
Nicole Sprague ORLS Coordinator
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. at the Clearwater East Community Library,
Community Room.
To provide continuity for research, items are in agenda order although not necessarily
discussed in that order.
2. Public Hearing
2.1 Public input on the city form of representation and election and alternatives.
One individual supported districting and increasing the number of council seats to 7.
Two individuals supported districting and increasing the number of council seats.
Two individuals supported districting, 4 districts and 3 at-large seats, and increasing the
number of council seats to 7.
One individual supported districting, 6 districts elected at-large with residency
requirements.
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One individual expressed concern with low voter turn-out and uncontested seats if
mandated to represent a particular area.
Two individuals supported districting.
One individual supported districting, 5 districts with 1 at-large seat and the mayor at-
large, and increasing the number of council seats to 7.
The Committee recessed from 6:40 p.m. to 6:55 p.m.
3. Approval of Minutes
3.1 Approve the minutes of the June 26, 2019 Charter Review Committee Meeting as submitted
in written summation by the City Clerk.
Vice Chair Henderson moved to approve the minutes of the June 26, 2019 Charter
Review Committee meeting. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
4. New Business
4.1 Review draft amendment for Section 2.01(d)(5)(i), as it relates to the donation or sale of city-
owned property for workforce or affordable housing.
Proposed changes:
Prior to the sale, donation, lease for a term longer than five years, or other transfer of any
municipal real property, the real property must be declared surplus and no longer needed for
municipal public use by the council at an advertised public hearing. Except in the case of
right-of-way dedications, the granting of easements, transactions with governmental entities
as described herein, - conveyance for Workforce or Affordable Housing, �. onve y : ,c
uneconomic r mainider f n: ; no real property may be given away or donated without prior
approval at referendum. Fallowing a public hearing, the City Council may approve the
donation or sale for less than fair market value of city-owned property of not more than e-
ha five (5) acres in size for workforce or affordable housing. Workforce or Affordable Housing
means housing affordable to persons or families whose total annual income does not exceed
120 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI), adjusted for household size, as published by
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for Pinellas County or
metropolitan area. Fol c I: �% C'N C morove flr%ie donation or
sale for less l r l faii Market value of it -owt'%ed orooerb, tr%atr%as been determined ied `w
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The City Attorney provided draft language based on information given by Economic
Development and Housing Assistant Director Chuck Lane at the June 12, 2019 meeting. There
are two proposed changes to the language; increasing the amount of property to five acres that
can be donated or sold for less than fair market value for workforce or affordable housing, and
uneconomic remainders of land, which must have certain defined characteristics, to be sold to
an abutting property owner without the bid requirement.
In response to questions, the City Attorney said the uneconomic remainder provision is
not associated with affordable housing; it is a maintenance and liability issue. All property must
be declared surplus before sale or donation.
One individual spoke in opposition.
One individual expressed concern with the definition of workforce housing not well
defined.
Discussion ensued with a concern expressed that too many issues were being
addressed in the section; it was suggested the issues be separated. It was stated that
exceptions should be listed together and that the declaration of surplus must occur at a publicly
notices public hearing.
Committee Member Lillesand moved to accept the changes as presented. The motion
was duly seconded. Chair Mannino, Vice Chair Henderson, Committee Members Adelson,
Anderson, Kagan, Kelly, Lillesand, Rector, Riordon, Schrader, and Tieder voted "Aye;"
Committee Member Lynch voted "Nay."
5. Public Comment
Lisa Lanza said the committee had not been given the opportunity to discuss the
properties on the downtown waterfront bluff that will have to go to referendum before the City
can lease to developers.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:35 p.m.
Attest:
City Clerk
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