BOOK2 Page 1645 03/19/07 2:30 P.M. MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL SARASOTA COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING OF MARCH 19, 2007 PRESENT: Chair Fredd "Glossie" Atkins, presiding, Vice Chair Danny Bilyeu, Members Lou Ann R. Palmer and Ken Shelin, Attorney Robert M. Fournier, Secretary Billy E. Robinson, and Interim Executive Director V. Peter Schneider ABSENT: Member Mary Anne Servian, due to llness The meeting of the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) was called to order by Chair Atkins at 2:42 p.m. 1. APPROVAL RE: MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL SARASOTA COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING OF MARCH 5, 2007 (AGENDA ITEM CRA-1) A motion was made by Member Palmer, seconded by Vice Chair Bilyeu, and carried by a 4-0 vote to approve the minutes of the Special Community Redevelopment Agency meeting of March 5, 2007. 2. REPORT RE: CRA ADVISORY BOARD'S REGULAR MEETINGS OF NOVEMBER 16, 2006, AND JANUARY 25, 2007 (AGENDA ITEM CRA-2) Chair Charles Githler, CRA Advisory Board, and Chief Planner John Burg, Planning and Redevelopment Department, came before the CRA. CRA Advisory Board Chair Githler gave the reports concerning the November 16, 2006, and January 25, 2007, CRA Advisory Board Regular meetings; and stated that Attainable Housing initiatives were discussed; that the CRA Advisory Board had to reaffirm the previous actions taken at the November 16, 2006, CRA Advisory Board Regular meeting at the January 25, 2007, CRA Advisory Board Regular meeting due to technical recording problems; that the actions reaffirmed at the January 25, 2007, CRA Advisory Board Regular meeting are as follows: The CRA should recommend Staff pursue State Legislation which would allow the use of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) funds for attainable housing anywhere throughout the municipality and The CRA should recommend any attainable housing density bonus programs be voluntary for developers rather than a mandatory requirement. A motion was made by Chair Atkins, who passed the gavel to Vice Chair Bilyeu, seconded by Commissioner Shelin, and carried by a 4-0 vote to receive the reports of the November 16, 2006, and January 25, 2007, Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board Regular meetings. 3. ADJOURN Chair Atkins adjourned the meeting at 3:09 p.m. FREDD "GLOSSIE" ATKINS, CHAIR ATTEST: Biuw & Rebr o - BILLY E. ROBINSON, SECRETARY