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Nuisance Abatement Board Meeting Minutes September 7, 2022
City of Clearwater
Main Library- Council Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
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Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
3:00 PM
Main Library - Council Chambers
Nuisance Abatement Board
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Nuisance Abatement Board Meeting Minutes September 7, 2022
Roll Call
Present 4 - Board Member Gary Baker, Board Member MaryAnn Lane, Board
Member Meg Taylor, and Board Member Frank Persechino
Absent 3 - Chair Leanne Grayston, Board Member Nancy O'Neill, and Vice Chair
Leslie Coley
Also Present: Melissa Isabel —Assistant City Attorney, Rosemarie Call — City Clerk,
Thomas Trask— Board Attorney, and Stephanie Beruvides - Paralegal
To provide continuity for research, items are listed in agenda order although not
necessarily discussed in that order.
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 3:05 p.m.
2. Approval of Minutes
2.1 Approve the minutes of the June 2, 2021 Nuisance Abatement Board meeting as
submitted in written summation by the City Clerk.
Board Member Baker moved to approve the minutes of the June
2, 2021 Nuisance Abatement Board 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 Elect Chair and Vice Chair.
Per the Board's Rules of Procedure, the Board must elect a Chair and Vice
Chair annually. The Chair may not serve more than two consecutive terms as
Chair.
Board Member Grayston was elected on June 2, 2021 to serve a second term
as Chair.
Board Member Lightsy (Coley) was elected on June 2, 2021 to serve as Vice
Chair.
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Members Taylor and Lane nominated Member Gary Baker to serve as
Chair. Attorney Trask said since there were no other nominations, a motion
was not needed. Member Baker was appointed Chair.
Members Taylor and Persechino nominated Member Lane to serve as
Vice Chair. Attorney Trask said since there were no other nominations, a
motion was not needed. Member Lane was appointed Vice Chair.
4.2 Review Nuisance Abatement Ordinance and Sunshine Law.
Attorney Trask said, as the Board's attorney, he represents the Board's
interests and ensures due process is given and that Board Rules and city
code are followed. He reviewed the City's nuisance abatement ordinance
and the Florida Sunshine Law. He provided members with a copy of the
2022 Florida Guide to the Sunshine Amendment and Code of Ethics for
Public Officers and Employees and F.S. Chapter 119, Public Records.
He stressed board members may not speak with other board members
on matters that could foreseeably come before the Board for action.
4.3 Staff update on the Nuisance Abatement process.
Clearwater Police Lieutenant Stephen Wannos provided a PowerPoint
presentation reviewing the status of nuisance properties located in
District // (from Keene Road to the water's edge and Union Street to the
south of Belleair Road).
Clearwater Police Lieutenant John Connor provided a PowerPoint
presentation reviewing the current status of nuisance properties located
in District /// (from Keene Road east to the bay).
5. Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 3:40 p.m.
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