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COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (CRA)
(CITY COUNCIL)
MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2008 - 6:00 pm
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1225 MAIN ST, SEBASTIAN, FL
The Mayor called the CRA meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
3. ROLL CALL
City Council Present:
Mayor Andrea Coy
Vice-Mayor Sal Neglia
Council Member AI Paternoster
Council Member Dale Simchick
Council Member Eugene Wolff
Staff Present:
City Manager, AI Minner
City Attorney, Rich Stringer
City Clerk, Sally Maio
Deputy City Clerk, Jeanette Williams
Airport Director, Joseph Griffin
Finance Director, Ken Killgore
Growth Management Director, Rebecca Grohall
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
~-s A. 3/12/08 Meeting
MOTION by Mr. Neglia and SECOND by Mr. Paternoster, to approve the March 12, 2008
CRA minutes passed on a voice vote of 5-0.
5. NEW BUSINESS
A. Presentation of Annual Sebastian CRA Report for Forwarding to City Council
~-2s (Clerk Transmittal, FS 163.356(3)(c), Ad Copy, Annual Report)
The City Manager explained the report is before them to approve and pass onto Council.
Damien Gilliams, 1623 US Highway 1, asked why it will be passed tonight but availability to
the public will be advertised tomorrow.
CRA Meeting
March 26, 2008
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The City Clerk explained it is a report of the CRA activities required by Florida Statute that
doesn't need approval but needs to be available to the public once submitted to the Board.
Mr. Gilliams asked how people can comment on the report if it wasn't advertised. Mayor
Coy assured him it was advertised.
The City Attorney stated it is a report of facts that have happened and public comment to
change facts is not exactly rational.
Mr. Neglia asked the taxable value in 2007 and 2008. The City Manager said for 2007 it
was 134 million and almost 89.5 million for 2006, which is about 10% of the total value of the
City, which is the taxing increment over the base value back to 2001 which is subtracted by
45 million to create the increment revenue.
Mr. Neglia asked if there will be any revenue increase this year with the troubled economy.
The City Manager reiterated his recent budget memo that he is estimating a total decrease
of 12% of total assessed value for the City (1.6 billion) which will spin off a little bit into the
CRA district.
Mr. Wolff asked the Clerk what methods are used to advertise the meeting. She responded
the agenda was advertised in Monday's paper, the packet in Laserfiche on the website, and
in hard copy at City Hall. Mr. Wolff added that meetings are also being advertised on the
marquee of the old schoolhouse.
Mr. Wolff asked for a brief synopsis of the report. The City Manager replied the state
requires a special report for the special district. The special district received half a million
dollars and have encumbered about the same amount.
MOTION by Mr. Paternoster and SECOND by Mr. Neglia to approve annual Sebastian CRA
report
Result of the roll call vote was as follows
Ayes: All
Nays: None
Passed
Neglia, Paternoster, Simchick, Wolff, Coy
Mayor Coy asked if Council would like to have public input.
MOTION by Mr. Wolff and SECOND by Mr. Paternoster to close the meeting
passed on a voice vote of 5-0.
Being no further business Mayor Coy adjourned the CRA meeting at 6:17 p.m.
Approved at the July 9, 2008 CRA meeting.
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Andrea B. Coy, Mayor
ATTEST
Sally A. Maio, MMC -City Clerk