05/18/2026CLEARWATER DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT BOARD Special MEETING
May 18, 2026 — 1:00 PM — City Council Chambers
Board Members Present: Chair Bruce Rector; Vice Chair Ryan Cotton; Member David
Allbritton; Member Mike Mannino; Member Lina Teixeira; Member Mikhail Khodortsov;
Member Kevin Tatlici
Also present: Jesus Nino, CRA Director; Owen Kohler, Interim City Attorney; Jennifer
Poirrier, City Manager; Alfred Battle, Assistant City Manager
1. Call to Order. Chair Rector called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m.
2. Approval of Minutes.
2.1 ID#26-0563 Approve the minutes for the April 20, 2026, Downtown
Development Board meeting.
Member Allbritton moved to approve the minutes of the April 20, 2026, Downtown
Development Board meeting. The motion was seconded. Upon roll call, the vote
was:
Ayes: Vice Chair Cotton, Member Allbritton, Member Teixeira, Member Mannino,
Member Tatlici, Member Khodortsov
2.2 ID#26-0564 Approve the minutes for the May 4, 2026, Downtown
Development Board meeting.
Member Mannino moved to approve the minutes of the April 20, 2026, Downtown
Development Board meeting. The motion was seconded. Upon roll call, the vote
was:
Ayes: Vice Chair Cotton, Member Allbritton, Member Teixeira, Member Mannino,
Member Tatlici, Member Khodortsov
3. New Business Items
3.1 ID#26-0518 Approve a High Impact Grant Funding request for
Clearwater Jazz Holiday in an amount not to exceed $30,000 for the
Clearwater Jazz Holiday event October 15-18, 2026, in Coachman Park.
Assistant CRA Director Anne Lopez presented a High Impact Grant funding
request for Clearwater Jazz Holiday.
Clearwater Jazz Holiday Foundation CEO Steve Weinberger provided an
overview of the October 2026 event and discussed a potential multi-year
Downtown Board funding partnership totaling $148,000, including $140,000 for
Clearwater Jazz Holiday and $8,000 for the CJH Presents Holiday Experience
event.
Thomas Nurse provided public comments regarding the positive community
impact of Clearwater Jazz Holiday.
Board discussion followed regarding event attendance, funding levels, multi-year
agreements, re-entry policies, corporate sponsorship efforts, and the potential
budget impact of the request.
Interim City Attorney Kohler advised that any multi-year agreement would require
a non -appropriation clause.
Parks and Recreation Division Manager Kris Koch provided attendance data
from prior Clearwater Jazz Holiday events.
Member Allbritton moved to approve the Clearwater Jazz Holiday funding request
with a two-year agreement consisting of $130,000 in the first year and $120,000
in the second year. The motion was seconded.
Upon roll call vote, the motion carried.
Ayes: Member Allbritton, Member Mannino, Member Tatlici, Member Khodortsov
Nays: Vice Chair Cotton, Member Teixeira, Chair Rector
3.2 ID#26-0565 Approve the March 2026 Financial Statement for filing.
CRA Coordinator Brian Ulbricht presented the financial statement.
Vice Chair Cotton moved to approve the March 2026 Financial Statement for
filing. The motion was duly seconded and upon roll call, the vote was:
Ayes: Vice Chair Cotton, Member Allbritton, Member Teixeira, Member Mannino,
Member Tatlici, Member Khodortsov.
3.3 ID#26-0461 RB Oppenheim Associates Downtown Branding
Presentation
CRA Coordinator Brian Ulbricht introduced Michael Winn of RB Oppenheim
Associates.
Mr. Winn presented proposed downtown branding concepts, logos, and taglines
for Board review and feedback.
Board members provided comments regarding preferred branding concepts and
logo designs. Mr. Winn requested direction from the Board regarding the
preferred logo concept as RB Oppenheim Associates finalizes the brand guide
and begins workshop planning.
4. Director's Report.
CRA Director Jesus Nino presented updates on Placer.ai implementation and the
2026 Grad Chalk Walk event.
Assistant CRA Director provided details on the individual chalk art pieces.
5. Board Members to be Heard
No comments were made.
6. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 2:47 p.m.
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