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08/14/2023 Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes August 14, 2023 City of Clearwater Main Library - Council Chambers 100 N. Osceola Avenue Clearwater, FL 33755 e P y 1 4 Meeting Minutes Monday, August 14, 2023 1 :00 PM Main Library - Council Chambers Community Redevelopment Agency Page 1 City of Clearwater Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes August 14, 2023 Roll Call Present 4 - Chair Brian Aungst Sr., Trustee Mark Bunker, Trustee David Allbritton, and Trustee Kathleen Beckman Absent 1 - Trustee Lina Teixeira Also Present: Michael Delk—Assistant City Manager, David Margolis — City Attorney, Rosemarie Call — City Clerk, Nicole Sprague — Deputy City Clerk, and Anne Lopez— CRA Sr. Division Manager To provide continuity for research, items are listed in agenda order although not necessarily discussed in that order. 1. Call to Order— Chair Aungst, Sr. The meeting was called to order at 1:00 p.m. 2. Approval of Minutes 2.1 Approve the minutes of the July 17, 2023 CRA Meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk. Trustee Beckman moved to approve the minutes of the July 17, 2023 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 Designate Anne Lopez as the Interim CRA Executive Director. The purpose of this agenda item is to recommend the CRA Trustees designate Anne Lopez as the Interim CRA Executive Director. Ms. Lopez will serve in this manner until such time as a permanent replacement is found and so designated by the Trustees. An interim salary commensurate with the assignment of duties will be applied to this period of service. Trustee Allbritton moved to Designate Anne Lopez as the Interim CRA Executive Director. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously. Page 2 City of Clearwater Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes August 14, 2023 4.2 Status Update on items pertaining to the North Greenwood Community Redevelopment Area. Providing updates of the following: • ARPA Community Grants • Citizen Action Committee (CAC) Establishment • Branding • MLK Corridor- Takeaways from Forward Pinellas/Inspire Placemaking Public Engagement Process Assistant City Manager Michael Delk said staff will work with Purchasing to determine if an existing contract can be used. He said he is working with staff to reevaluate the Carlton property and requested Trustee consideration to allow staff to make another attempt to draft terms suitable for the seller and the City. If there is trustee support, staff will draft a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or a term sheet and propose an agreement to get the property under control and renovated. He said there are second floor rooming houses over the ground level retail and an older home at the back of the property. Renovating the home and changing the occupancy type to a commercial use will be expensive. Staff is considering razing the house and see if there is enough room for a Habitat home or backup retail commercial space to develop that section of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue. Discussion ensued with consensus for staff to make another attempt for an MOU or term sheet. 4.3 Status update on items pertaining to the Downtown Community Redevelopment Area. • Business Assistance I Grants Programs • The Nolen • The Mercado • New Business Interests for Downtown Interim CRA Executive DirectorAnne Lopez said staff received 17 Business Assistance Grant Applications that are being reviewed. Staff is reviewing the grant programs and will be coming forward with changes to streamline the process. In response to questions, Ms. Lopez said staff reviews the grant applications and make recommendations for approvals. Staff will then work with Legal to draft a grant agreement for the specific grantee. Page 3 City of Clearwater Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes August 14, 2023 She said checks for the North Greenwood applicants have not yet been issued. All applicants have been advised of where they are in the process. Mr. Delk said a number of the checks were authorized last week and ready to be issued. Ms. Lopez said The Nolen received their Certificate of Occupancy for the upper and lower market place. The exterior deck is being installed and should be completed by October. She said the front facade details will be completed by the end of August. The Buildout vendor stalls are required for completion; the permit application has been submitted and work is expected to take eight weeks. She said the community did not support a weekday opening for The Mercado. Staff has tentatively scheduled the grand opening for October 15, in conjunction with Hispanic Heritage Month. 5. Director's Report — None. 6. Adjourn The meeting adjourned at 1:15 p.m. Chair Attest Community Redevelopment Agency )C4 -4L-11/1_, v City Clerk City of Clearwater 01111111111111/ _.,�"��EV ELOP/�,,////,, 0/ cORPpyq ccp7Q, g): TF ..1.-z_ ;oma: SEA'3 * :4i.0..13IDA***". : ; \*-1s):71L Page 4