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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07112005 CRAC CITY OF SEBASTIAN COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING JULY 11, 2005 Vice Chmn. Paternoster called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M. and the pledge of allegiance was said by all. PRESENT: Warren Dill Carolyn Corum Ray Coniglio Donna Goff Damien Gilliams Michael Kidde Nancy Paternoster AI Paternoster Ed Seeley Louise Kauten~ur Richard Smith, Ex-Officio Member S- ~ Patricia Jamar, Ex-Officio Member ___ CHAIRMAN Cory Richter (90ARD) .Q~ 9oMI'IlI ~-.:r- Joe Barczyk Ai'PROV!7.D..2_DATlZ fS/eS- APPROVED SUBJECT TO EXCUSED: ALSO PRESENT: AI Minner, City Manager Dorri Bosworth, Secretary Sal Neglia, Councilman - ANNOUNCEMENTS: Mr. Paternoster stated for the record that Mr. Barczyk and Mr. Richter have excused absences and he will be chairing the committee. He welcomed Carolyn Corum to her first meeting, as she had been attending night classes since she was appointed. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Reg ular Meeting 6/13/05 Special Meeting 6/27/05 MOTION by Coniglio/Dill to approve the minutes of both meetings. Ms. Paternoster asked if hoteUmotel was meant to be listed under industrial zoning as a conditional use as stated in the June 13th minutes. Ms. Bosworth said she could check it out and bring the minutes back for approval at the next meeting. Ms. Paternoster thanked Ms. Bosworth and said she would like that to be done. Mr. Coniglio withdrew his motion. MOTION by Dill/Coniglio to approve the minutes for the special meeting of June 27, 2005. Mr. Minner asked that the June 13'h minutes reflect that he was present at that meeting. A voice vote was taken and the minutes of June 27, 2005 were approved unanimously. (6:06 p.m Louise Kautenburg arrived) NEW BUSINESS: RECOMMENDATION TO COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY: REVIEW OF COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 2005/2006 PROPOSED BUDGET Mr. Minner reviewed the 2005/2006 budget. It refiects total revenue of $387,000 consisting of $205,000 as a tax increment from the City of Sebastian and $171,000 as a tax increment from Indian River County. With other miscellaneous revenues the total is $387,347. Expenditure recommendations are operating expenses of $55,129, which reflects basic operation and general COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF JULY 11, 2005 programs, expenses for the new programs of $30,000 for the fa9ade & sign improvement grant program, which we could receive some administrative help from the Chamber (of Commerce) that was briefly discussed, and $100,000 for the train depot move and rehabilitation project. Those capital outlays total $130,000. As a non-appropriated item the $202,000 is to balance the budget at $387,347. Although Mr. Gabor is not present this evening the CRA Board has spoken with him at a council meeting. Mr. Dill thanked Mr. Minner for removing the mowing services from the CRA budget and discussed the public lighting as the CRA has been paying the light bills since 2001 and would like to see this item weaned from the CRA budget in the future. Mr. Seeley and Mr. Gilliams agreed with Mr. Dill's concerns with regard to expense items such as public lighting, clambake advertising and moving the train depot. Mr. Coniglio added comments regarding the banner program. Although he expressed mixed concerns about businesses advertising through this program, Mr. Coniglio recalled that there was also to be an information kiosk in the park promoting Sebastian and this has not been done. He asked Mr. Minner if the contract has expired and the kiosk never was fulfilled. There was discussion about the train depot's perpetual maintenance, use and financial responsibility by Mr. Gabor and the city. (Tape 1 Side 2) MOTION by Mr. Paternoster/Corum to table the one item relative to the train station, the $100,000, until such time as Mr. Gabor, Mr. Minner and Mr. Stringer could be here to answer questions relative to that specific subject. A voice vote was taken and motion passed unanimously. Ms. Corum reviewed her list of budget items and suggested the special events expense total of $20,000 be increased to $25,000. She suggested removing the word falfade and replace it with sign. Ms. Jamar said she and Beth Mitchell of the Chamber of Commerce worked on the falfade, signs and landscape grant program and they were considering the 50% matching fund not to exceed a specified amount per grant application. There also was discussion about underground utilities. Mr. Dill questioned the monies that had been appropriated last year for the CR-512 landscape project and Mr. Minner replied that he is meeting with Mr. Billero very soon and added that Mr. Billero is undergoing some site work changes that may affect the proposed triangle landscape project. MOTION by Mr. Dill/Coniglio to accept the 2005-2006 CRA budget with the removal of the train station item and that the lighting issue be reviewed and removed in the 2006-2007 budget. A voice vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously. OLD BUSINESS: Ms. Corum asked about the planner position for the city and Mr. Paternoster informed her that it had been discussed. Mr. Gilliams asked if the landscaping plan for the Billero property at the triangle would be coming back before this board. Mr. Minner said he would bring a report back to this board. There was discussion about the appropriation of funds for the landscape project, and the Committee asked that the funds previously appropriated for the project be listed as a line-item on the proposed budget. PUBLIC INPUT: NONE COMMITTEE MEMBERS' MATTERS: Mr. Gilliams mentioned a downtown small town forum on October 13 through 15 and asked if the committee had plans to send a representative to this meeting. Mr. Coniglio said he was planning 2 COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF JULY 11, 2005 to attend and would report back to the committee. There was discussion regarding future CRA projects the Committee would like to see. Ms. Bosworth suggested the members drop off their suggestions to the Growth Management office and they could be compiled into a checklist to rate the proposed projects. ATTORNEY MATTERS: NONE STAFF MATTERS: NONE Mr. Paternoster adjourned the meeting at 7:19 p.m. (7/13/05 SBL) 3