Community Redevelopment Agency
Regular MeetingClearwater, FL · May 18, 2020
Agenda
City of Clearwater
Main Library - Council Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
Meeting Agenda
Monday, May 18, 2020
9:00 AM
Main Library - Council Chambers
Community Redevelopment Agency
Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Agenda May 18, 2020
To ensure public safety and comply with the Governor's Safer at Home order in response to the
COVID-19 virus, the Clearwater City Council will hold a public meeting on Monday, May 18, 2020 at
9:00 a.m. using communications media technology.
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 20-69, issued by the Office of Governor Ron Desantis on March 20,
2020, municipalities may conduct meetings of their governing boards without having a quorum of its
members present physically or at any specific location, and utilizing communications media technology
such as telephonic or video conferencing, as provided by Section 120.54(5)(b)2, Florida Statutes.
The meeting will be held through the Zoom platform and will be broadcast live
on the city's website (https://www.myclearwater.com/government/council-meeting-streaming-videos) ,
on Facebook (www.facebook.com/cityofclearwater) and on YouTube
(www.youtube.com/myclearwater) as well as the following public access TV channels:
Spectrum Channel 638, Frontier Channel 30 and WOW! Channel 15.
Citizens wishing to provide comments on an agenda item are encouraged to do so
in advance through written comment. The City has established the following four options to ensure
public comment for a virtual meeting:
1) eComments via Granicus - eComments is integrated with the published meeting agenda .
Individuals may review the agenda item details and indicate their position on the item. You will be
prompted to set up a user profile to allow you to comment, which will become part of the official public
record. The eComment period is open from the time the agenda is published. Comments received
during the meeting will become part of the official record, if posted prior to the closing of public
comment. The City Clerk will read received comments into the record.
2) E m a i l – Individuals may submit written comments or videos to
ClearwaterCRA@myclearwater.com. All comments received by 5 p.m. the day before the meeting
(May 17) will become part of the official record. The City Clerk will read received comments into the
record.
3) Call-in - During the meeting individuals will be able to call in to 562-4646 and be placed on-air to
speak to an individual item.
4) Council Chambers - Additionally, like any other council meeting, the public may provide public
comment at the Main Library, Council Chambers, 100 N Osceola Avenue. Due to COVID-19, all
speakers desiring to appear in person will be subject to all applicable emergency measures in place to
prevent the further spread of COVID-19. Speakers who appear in person will be subject to screening
for symptoms of COVID-19. Any persons exhibiting any symptoms of COVID-19 will not be permitted to
enter council chambers but will be able to participate through the remote options described above.
Individuals with disabilities who need reasonable accommodations to effectively participate in this
meeting are asked to contact the City Clerk at (727)562-4092 or rosemarie.call@myclearwater.com in
advance.
1. Call To Order
2. Approval of Minutes
2.1 ID#20-7753 Approve the March 16, 2020 CRA Meeting Minutes as submitted in written
summation by the City Clerk.
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3. Citizens to be Heard Regarding Items Not on the Agenda
4. New Business Items
4.1 ID#20-7625 Approve amendments to The Ring, LLC grant agreement and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same.
4.2 ID#20-7626 Approve a design by Klar and Klar architecture for a dynamic public plaza
space at the intersection of Cleveland Street and Gulf to Bay Boulevard to be
incorporated within the larger Cleveland Street Streetscaping Phase III project.
4.3 ID#20-7627 CRA Two-Year Strategy Discussion
4.4 ID#20-7736 Approve a grant agreement with Chestnut and Myrtle, LLC in the amount of
$500,000 to incentivize the construction of new rental housing as part of a
mixed-use development at 708 Chestnut Street and authorize the appropriate
officials to execute same.
4.5 ID#20-7737 Approve the Community Redevelopment Agency’s COVID-19 Recovery
Program and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
4.6 ID#20-7738 Small Business Presentation
5. Director's Report
6. Adjourn
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