MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL SARASOTA COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 PRESENT: Chair Shannon Snyder, presiding, Vice Chair Willie Shaw, Members Suzanne Atwell, Paul Caragiulo, and Susan Chapman, Executive Director Thomas Barwin, City Attorney Robert Fournier, and Secretary Pamela Nadalini ABSENT: None The meeting of the Special Sarasota Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) was called to order by Chair Snyder at 2:38 p.m. 1. REPORT RE: DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ADVISORY BOARD'S (CRAAB) REGULAR MEETING OF AUGUST 22, 2013 (AGENDA ITEM CRA-1) Chair Javier Suarez, Jr., Downtown Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board, and Chief Planner Steven Stancel, Building and Zoning Division, Neighborhood and Development Services (NDS) Department, came before the Commission. Mr. Suarez referred to and gave an overview of the minutes of the August 22, 2013, Regular Downtown CRA Advisory Board meeting included in the Agenda backup material; and stated that the CRA Advisory Board reviewed and approved financials and minutes from the. June 20, 2013, and discussed under New Business the City's new e-mail accounts, the Multi-modal Trail, and the U.S. 41 Momentum; that under Old Business the proposed Redevelopment and Parking Agreements for Floridays Development was discussed and passed by a 6-1 vote along with the final concept Site Plan and proposed private sector involvement in the State Street Garage and Mixed-Use Project; that the minutes reflect a breakdown of the vote on four motions due to the complexity of some of the items being presented to the CRA Advisory Board in terms of the necessity to approve and move forward; that the following two motions passed unanimously without much discussion: 1) Approve an amount not to exceed $15,000 for engineering and design of sidewalks on the north side of State Street for the State Street Parking Garage and Mixed-Use Project, which passed by a 7-0 vote. 2) Approve Jebco Ventures, Inc., as the private sector partner in the State Street Garage and Mixed-Use Project which passed by a 7-0 vote. Mr. Suarez continued that thet following two motions also passed unanimously, but with detailed discussion and follow-up questions: 3) Approve to waive the required appraisals for the State Street Garage and Mixed-Use Project, which passed by a 7-0 vote. 4) Approve to move forward with the proposed concept Site Plan as is with the understanding that adjustments will be required, which passed by a 7-0 vote. Mr. Suarez further stated that the CRA Advisory Board would like to know the penalty, if any, in the event the State Street Garage is not timely built or adequately meeting the standards of the agreement between Pineapple Square and the City; that a CRA Advisory Board member voiced concern about granting a waiver of the appraisal requirement; that thei issue of meeting the deadline in the Agreement between the City and Pineapple Square due to the large number of adjustments required is a concern; that some of the adjustments may require a public hearing before the Planning Board/Local Planning Agency (PBLP); that the aggressiveness of the proposed project schedule was also raised as a streamlined process may be required to meet the required timeline; that a question raised was if this process differs from any other privately developed projects; that the CRA Advisory Board was assured by City this was not the case; that the project would have to go through the exact same approval process required for any other private project; that a motion was made to approve an amount not to exceed $20,000 for construction of a brick Book 3 Page 31794 09/03/13 2:30 P.M. Book 3 Page 31795 09/03/13 2:30 P.M. crosswalk on Pineapple Avenue and State Street which passed unanimously; that Staff also gave an update on the Downtown Street Projects. A motion was made by Member Caragiulo, seconded by Member Atwell, and carried by a 5-0 vote to accept the August 22, 2013, Downtown Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board report. 2. APPOINTMENT RE: COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ADVISORY BOARD (AGENDA ITEM CRA-2) Secretary Nadalini stated that three seats which expired July 2013 are available for reappointment to the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Advisory Board; that the seats are currently held by the Chair, Javier Suarez, Jr., and members Mark Huey and Kenneth Bailey; that the current members are all interested in and are eligible for reappointment; that Mr. Huey holds the seat designated for representative of Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County, Mr. Bailey holds the seat designated for an individual involved in Finance and Banking; that an application was received from Brian Jones who is eligible to fill the seat for Planning and Designing in the Redevelopment Area. A motion was made by Member Caragiulo, seconded by Member Atwell, and carried by a 5-0 vote to reappoint Javier Suarez, Jr., Mark Huey and Kenneth Bailey to the Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board. 4. ADJOURN Chair Snyder adjourned the Special Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) meeting at 2:48 p.m. SHANNON SNYDER, CHAIR - ATTEST: DUWO - Q PAMELA M. NADALINI, SECRETARY Book 3 Page 09/03/13 2:30 P.M.