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
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Meeting Minutes
Monday, August 14, 2023
1 :00 PM
Main Library - Council Chambers
Community Redevelopment Agency
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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.
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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.
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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.
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