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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08282002 CRA MinutesCOMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MINUTES Wednesday August 28, 2002, 6:00 p.m. City Council Chambers 1225 Main Street, Sebastian, Florida = Mayor Barnes called the Meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. ROLLCALL City Council Present: Mayor Walter Barnes Vice Mayor James Hill Mr. Joseph Barczyk Mr. Raymond Coniglio Mr. Edward Majcher, Jr. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - 6/26/02 MOTION by Coniglio/Hill "1 move we accept the minutes," ROLL CALL: Mayor Barnes - aye Mr. Hill - aye Mr. Barczyk - aye Mr. Coniglio - aye Mr. Majcher - aye MOTION CARRIED 5-0 CONSIDERATION OF JACKSON STREET EXTENSION (see City Council agenda packet pages 111-162 for backup) A. Presentation by City Manager and Growth ManaRement Director The City Manager cited pages 22 and 23 of the Community Redevelopment Plan relative to goals and objectives, specifically goals 5, 6, and 7 (see attached) as they correlate to the extension of Jackson Street. He then distributed a memo from the City Engineer dated August 28, 2002 and read it into the record (see attached). He then referenced page 162 of the Regular City Council meeting agenda packet relative to "Jackson Street Costs/Values" (see attached). He stated that both the city and the developer would benefit from this agreement. CRA Meeting August 28, 2002 Page Two John King addressed City Council on the proposed agreement for the extension of Jackson Street, cited their reasons for the proposal, and exhibited a conceptual drawing. The Growth Management Director reiterated that this proposal had been originally recommended by the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council to ease traffic flow through the corridor and support development in the neighborhood. The City Attorney said this was a meeting of the Community Redevelopment Agency, and there was no restriction on whether or not public input is taken. He said this is coming to them as the planning committee for riverfront development, and that they would have to vote on an issue to send it on to Council for expenditure of the trust funds. Becky Hoch, adjacent property owners, 1724 North Central Avenue, stated two sides of her property abut the subject property. She requested assurance that she be given access to Jackson Street if this matter is approved, noting that her property is zoned commercial. She asked if there are any impact fees that would impact her property, and was advised that the only impact fee was the recreational impact fee for residences. The City Attorney said he would anticipate that her property would have access from both streets, and some of the parking spaces would be lost. He said he did not see that any access would be denied. He said there is an implied dght of access, and denial would have to be based on specific engineering problems. Mrs. Hoch asked if she could request a driveway permit at this time. Mr. King said Ms. Hoch did not own property adjacent to Jackson Street right- of-way, but that Mr. Adams owned the 20 feet between row and her property. Discussion took place on whether she will be impacted if she cannot use Jackson and wants to develop further. She said she then questioned whether this is serving the public. CRA Meeting August 28, 2002 Page Three Mr. Majcher expressed concern for the city making this purchase and limiting other people from using it. John King said Ms. Hoch has never had access to the subject right-of- way and that the development could not take any proposed parking away. The City Attorney cited the angle that Jackson comes into North Central, and that at this point, with her not fronting on the right-of-way there can be no assurances made, and if agreed to would knock out required parking for the development. He noted that she would reap a profit for her property by being able to use the public parking on Jackson Street. Mayor Barnes said without an agreement such as this, the city won't get the street. Mr. Hill said without the street, the developer will make this a private parking lot, that the twenty feet in question will be developed as pdvate parking if the development does not go through. Tut Connelly, offered a solution, citing the Council's favorable response to the Parks and Recreation report; suggested tabling this matter and establishing a new Community Redevelopment Agency. Fred Mensing, agreed with the extension of Jackson Street, and also suggested extending it over the railroad tracks to the west. Each Council member offered his input on the proposal. Mr. Barczyk said if the extension did not occur, the developer would end up building a private parking lot and no one else would benefit by it. Mr. Majcher suggested scaling down the development or paying for moro of the road construction. It was noted that a groat portion of the funds will come from tax increment funds which are derived specfically from the riverfront for the riverfront. CRA Action MOTION by Coniglio/Hill "1 move that we accept the Jackson Street extension as proposed by Capt'n Butchers, Inc. and as developed by the Community Redevelopment Agency." CRA Meeting August28,2002 Page Four ROLL CALL: Mr. Hill Mr. Barczyk Mr. Coniglio Mr. Majcher Mayor Barnes - aye - aye - aye - aye - aye MOTION CARRIED 5-0 Being no further business, Mayor Barnes adjourned the CRA meeting at 6:58 p.m. Approved at the 9/10/03 CRA meeting. W~Jt~-'r'~W; Barnes M~or-- S-~i[-y A. I~io, CMC City Clerk