09/10/2018 CLEARWATER DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT BOARD
SECOND AND FINAL MILLAGE AND BUDGET HEARING
September 10, 2018 – 5:30 PM – City Hall Council Chambers
Members Present: Paris Morfopoulos Chairman
Stu Sjouwerman Vice-Chairman
Thomas Wright Member
Ray Cassano Member
Lina Teixeira Member
Venkat "Vincent" Devineni Member
Caitlein Jammo Member
Also Present: Hoyt Hamilton Ex-Officio/Councilmember
Amanda Thompson CRA Director
Anne Fogarty France Board Administrator
Absent: Caitlein Jammo Member
1. Chairman Morfopoulos called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. asking the board and
Ex-Officio members to introduce themselves.
2. Citizens Comments--Items not on the agenda—There were none.
3. Second Public Millage Hearing—Resolution 02-18. In accordance with Chapter 200 of
the Florida Statutes, which defines requirements for the Determination of Millage and
the rules governing Truth in Millage (TRIM) compliance, the DDB must hold two public
hearings to adopt a final millage rate for the new fiscal year. The adoption of this
resolution to establish the millage rate and the related budget resolution are an integral
part of fulfilling these requirements.
The DDB set a tentative millage rate of 0.9700 mill on August 1, 2018, which is the
rate that appeared on the TRIM bill notices mailed to taxpayers in August.
Resolution 02-18 was presented to adopt the millage rate of 0.9700 mills to support
the operating budget for the 2018/19 fiscal year. Resolution 02-18 was presented and
read by title only.
Member Wright moved to approve Resolution 02-18. The motion was duly
seconded and upon roll call, the vote was:
Ayes: Chairman Morfopoulos, Member Teixeira, Member Cassano, Member
Sjouwerman, Member Wright and Member Devineni.
Nays: None.
Motion carried.
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4. Second Public Budget Hearing—Resolution 03-18 Chairman Morfopoulos advised that
as previously stated, the DDB must adhere to the Florida Statutes and the rules
governing TRIM compliance.
On June 6, 2018, the DDB approved a Preliminary Budget that outlined proposed
estimates of revenues and expenditures for the 2018/19 fiscal year. The budget was
also approved at the August 1, 2018 DDB meeting. Resolution 03-18 was presented
and read by title only.
Member Wright moved to approve Resolution 03-18. The motion was duly
seconded and upon roll call, the vote was:
Ayes: Chairman Morfopoulos, Member Cassano, Member Teixeira,
Member Sjouwerman, Member Wright and Member Devineni.
Nays: None.
Motion carried.
5. Final Comments – There were no final comments
6. The meeting was adjourned at 5:34 p.m.
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