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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-27-2019 CRA MinutesCRA Minutes ed at the April 24, 2019 CRA Meet' Regular City Council & CRA Meeting - February 27, 2019 A Tr - Page Two 19.026 B. Proclamation — Children's Week— Marc _ 24-29 -Marsha Powers. CEO of the —Early Learnina Coalition - - Vice Mayor Kinchen read and presented the proclamation to Ms. Powers. She thanked" the City for acknowledging the work that the Early Coalition does. 19.027 C. Proclamation - March For Meals Month - Karen Dieal. President/CEO of the Senior Resource Association Vice Mayor Kinchen read and presented the proclamation to Ms. Diegl who cited the benefits provided b� the program and invited Council Members to deliver meals during March 11� to the 13 . Brief /�nppr`cerpp March 2 Craft Clu Show — 10 am — 3 pm March 9" —Pelican Island Wildlife Festival — 10 am — 4 pm March 15-17" - ShrimpFest & Craft Brew Hullabaloo - Fri 3-9, Sal 10-9, Sun 10-5 Vice Mayor Kinchen announced the upcoming events Recess City Council Meetina and Convene as Community, Redevelooment Aaencv *__ A. Approval of Minutes —January 23, 2019 CRA Meeting 6:15 p.m MOTION by Mr. McPartlan and SECOND by Mr. Dodd to approve the January 23, 2019 CRA Meeting minutes passed with a unanimous voice vote of 4-0. B. Fa{.ade. Sion and Landscagina Proaram I. Consider Grant Request for 1004 U.S. Highway 1 —Arthur & Amy Priep (Transmittal, Summary, Application, Grant Criteria) The City Manager said the owners approached staff for relief to get the building sold or leased out. The Community Development Director said the owner is planning an extensive remodeling of the building since it has been attracting businesses that are not within the zoning code. She pointed out that staff encouraged the Prieps to submit the application for review by the CRP. Board, knowing don't they didn't have an occupational license as required by the program guidelines. She said they were present should there be any questions. Mr. Dodd said it was undetermined if the building will stay there and if it did, it might be more financially encompassing to bring it up to current code. He cited one of the criteria for ranking is the removal of blight and he had a concern with investing limited CRA money on the property that probably won't be there six months from now. He said he could support the landscaping portion. Mr. lovino asked to hear from the owner as to what their plans were. Mr. Priep said he and his wife owned the property to the east where they planned to build a future residence and hoped to get a nice small business into the building to provide a small income for a while. In response to Mr. lovino, he said they don't plan to go anywhere or sell the property. Regular City Council & CRA Meeting February 27, 2019 Page Three Mr. McPartlan said the board's goal is to improve new or existing businesses and since there is no business, they are speculating on the property; and if the landscaping was approved, the people coming in might not like the landscaping. He said he would feel more comfortable if there was an occupant. Mr. Dodd noted $25,000 of the $39,000 estimate on page 11 was to put siding on the building and he was concerned with investing money on a building that might be knocked down in the end because it was too expensive to renovate. He said he was inclined to match the landscape portion but not the buildings. Mr. Pdep responded there has been a lot of lessee interest in property. MOTION by Mr. lovino and SECOND by Mr. Dodd to approve the $2,348 landscaping portion of the request contingent upon the property owner returning to the board with a potential lessee to receive any additional award. ROLL CALL: Vice Chairperson Kinchen — aye Mr. Dodd — aye Mr. lovino —aye Mr. McPartlan — nay Chairman Hill — absent Motion carded. 3-1 C. Fiscal Year 2018 CRA Annual Report in Accordance with F.S.163.356(3)(c) Accent and Forward to Citv Council (Transmittal. Report) The Community Development Director stated the report was an unaudited version of the CRA's figures and activities for the past year. Motion by Mr. Dodd and SECOND by Mr. McPartlan to approve sending the Fiscal Year 2018 CRA Report to City Council for approval. ROLL CALL: Mr. Dodd — aye Mr. lovino —aye Mr. McPartlan —aye Chairman Hill — absent Vice Chairperson Kinchen — aye Motion carried. 4-0 8. Adjourn Communitv Redevelopment Aaencv Meetina and Reconvene as Citv Council Vice Mayor Kinchen adjourned the CRA meeting and reconvened the City Council meeting at 6:31 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA All items on the consent agenda are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion. Them will be no separate discussion or consent agenda items unless a member City Council so requests; in which event, the item will be removed and acted upon separately. If a member of the public wishes to provide input on a consent agenda item, he/she should request a Council Member to remove the item for discussion prior to start of the meeting orby raising his/her hand to be recognized. A. Approval of Minutes— February 13, 2019 Regular City Council Meeting