05/04/2026CLEARWATER DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEETING
May 4, 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; Member Kevin Tatlici
Board Members Not Present: Member Mikhail Knodortsov
Also present: Jesus Nino, CRA Director; Owen Kohler, Acting City Attorney; Daniel
Slaughter, Assistant City Manager; Alfred Battle, Assistant City Manager
1. Call to Order. Chair Rector called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m.
2. New Business Items
2.1 ID#26-0515 Approve a date change to June 6, 2026, for The Florida
Orchestra Symphony by the Sea Concert.
CRA Coordinator Brian Ulbricht presented the proposed date change to June 6,
2026, for The Florida Orchestra Symphony by the Sea Concert.
Member Mannino thanked The Florida Orchestra for their flexibility regarding the
date change.
Member Allbritton moved to approve the date change to June 6, 2026, for The
Florida Orchestra Symphony by the Sea Concert.
The motion was seconded. Upon roll call, the vote was:
Ayes: Vice Chair Cotton, Member Allbritton, Member Teixeira, Member Mannino,
Member Tatlici
2.2 ID#26-0520 Approve a location change for the May 9, 2026 Market Marie
from Coachman Park to Cleveland Street from Fort Harrison to East
Avenue.
CRA Specialist Marilyn Browne presented the proposed location change for the
May 9, 2026, Market Marie event from Coachman Park to Cleveland Street (Fort
Harrison to East Avenue).
Member Mannino moved to approve the location change for the May 9, 2026,
Market Marie event.
The motion was seconded. Upon roll call, the vote was:
Ayes: Vice Chair Cotton, Member Allbritton, Member Teixeira, Member Mannino,
Member Tatlici
2.3 ID#26-0521 Ukulele Festival in the District 2026 Event Report
CRA Division Manager Vickie Shire introduced Robert Wilde from the Ukulele
Festival to present the event report.
Member Teixeira asked whether Placer.ai is capable of breaking down event
attendance by time.
CRA Division Manager Shire confirmed that Placer.ai is capable of providing
attendance breakdowns by time and stated a report will be provided to the board
at a future date.
Chair Rector stated the event appeared well attended and noted the potential for
additional smaller music events at Coachman Park.
3. Director's Report.
4.1 ID#26-0522 Director's Report for May 2026
CRA Director Jesus Nino presented the report.
Member Tatlici asked about parking during Country Thunder Florida.
Assistant City Manager Slaughter stated the parking plan for Country Thunder
Florida aligns with other Targe -scale events at The Sound.
Chair Rector asked about the expected capacity for Country Thunder Florida.
Assistant City Manager Slaughter stated the expected attendance is
approximately 8,000.
Member Teixeira commented that attendance at the Unimex Cinco de Mayo
event appeared higher this year.
Chair Rector noted that Telemundo and event sponsors likely contributed to
increased attendance.
Board members expressed appreciation for staff efforts.
4. Board Members to be Heard
Member Allbritton asked about the absence of the April 20, 2026, minutes.
Assistant CRA Director Anne Lopez stated the minutes will be available for
approval at the May 18, 2026, DDB Special Meeting.
5. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 1:24 p.m.
Chair
Downtown Development Board
Ann•ez
CRA • sistantor