COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY SPECIAL MEETING

1. NEW BUSINESS 1.a The Draft Minutes from the July 23, 2026 Community Redevelopment Agency 1.b CRA Resolution #26-03 FY 2027 Operating and Capital Budget 1.c Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Committee Chair Report 1.d Community Redevelopment Agency Director's Report NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY SPECIAL MEETING DUNEDIN CITY HALL, 737 LOUDEN AVENUE SEPTEMBER 17, 2026 4:30 PM AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE CITIZEN INPUT Staff recommends approval of the Draft Minutes from the July 23, 2026 Community Redevelopment Agency. EXHIBIT: A. CRA Minutes_July 23, 2026.pdf Staff recommends approval of CRA Resolution #26-03 FY 2027 Operating and Capital Budget. EXHIBIT: A. CRA Budget Resolution 26-03.pdf EXHIBIT: B. FY27 CRA Budget Memo.pdf Staff recommends receiving and discussing the Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Committee Chair Report. EXHIBIT: A. CRA Advisory Committee Minutes May 2026.pdf Staff recommends receiving the Community Redevelopment Agency Director's Report. ADJOURN MEETING DUNEDIN PUBLIC PARTICIPATION & DECORUM RULES Note: Please put cell phones and pagers on silent or vibrate during the meeting. This meeting is televised; therefore, you may appear on TV at any time. Public Appearance: CITIZEN INPUT is for comments from members of the audience regarding items not listed on the agenda for this meeting (please give name and address and limit all comments to a maximum of three minutes). 1

AS FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA individual speakers are limited to a maximum of three minutes. A representative of a group consisting of 5 individuals who are present during the meeting may speak on behalf of the group for up to 10 minutes at the Chair's discretion. To do so, the individuals must have waived their time to the representative by providing their name and address on the back of the comment card. Public Hearings: During public hearings the Chair will open the agenda item to the public for comment. If you wish to comment come to the microphone at the podium and give your name and address for the record. This meeting is for agenda items only. Other issues should be presented to the City Manager or City Clerk for discussion at a future Commission meeting. Appeals: Per section 286.0105 of the Florida Statutes - If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the board, agency, or commission with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. Disability Provisions: It is the policy of the City of Dunedin not to discriminate against disabled persons in employment or the provisions of services. If you have a disability that requires accommodation, please notify the ADA Coordinator 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting at (727) 298-3042. COPIES OF THIS AND ALL COMMISSION AGENDAS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, 737 LOUDEN AVENUE, ON THE MONDAY PRIOR TO THE MEETING DATE. COPIES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE CITY’S WEBSITE AT WWW.DUNEDIN.GOV. 2

>> Mayor Freaney: GOOD AFTERNOON, WELCOME TO THE SEPTEMBER 2026CRA MEETING. I WANT TO CALL THE CRA MEETING TO ORDER. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY JEN DOING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY, WE'LL START WITH CITIZEN INPUT, IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK AN AN ISSUE THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT? SEEING NO RUSH TO THE FRONT. I WILL CLOSE CITIZEN INPUT, AND WE'LL GO TO OUR BUSINESS OF THE DAY. ONE IS DRAFT MINUTES FROM THE JULY 23rd, 2026 COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE MINUTES? HEARING NONE, CAN I HAVE A MOTION? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> Mayor Freaney: I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> CHAIR: MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CRA RESOLUTION, 26-03, FISCAL YEAR 2027 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET. JEN, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE RESOLUTION BY TITLE ONLY. >> CRA RESOLUTION 26-03, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DUNEDIN, FLORIDA, AS THE GOVERN WILLING BODY OF THE CITY OF DUNEDIN CRA, ADOPTING THE OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET FOR THE CRA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2026 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2027. THAT WAS RESOLUTION 26-03 READ BY TITLE ONLY. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU, JEN, COULD I HAVE A MOTION? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> CHAIR: I'M GOING TO GO TO STAFF PRESENTATION BY BOB IRONSMITH. >> ABSOLUTELY. THIS IS FOR FISCAL YEAR '27 THIS IS THE CRA BUDGET, SOME OF THE HIGH POINTS, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO WE'RE GOING TO STREET SCAPE THE TRAIL ALONG BROADWAY TO MAIN STREET. THIS IS A CONTINUED EFFORT TO MAKE SURE WE SPRUCE UP AND MAKE THE DOWNTOWN THE TOP DESTINATION IN OUR AREA. >> CHAIR: I'M SORRY, WHERE DID YOU SAY IT WAS. >> ON MAIN FROM THE TRAIL TO BROADWAY, IN FRONT OF CAFE A ALFRESCO WHAT'S BEEN OUT THERE HAS BEEN OUT THERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME. IT'S KIND OF TIRED, DOWNTRODDEN, WE WANT TO REFRESH THAT. IT'S A MAJOR INITIATIVE FOR US. WE'RE LOOKING TO DO THAT RIGHT AFTER EASTER OR TOWARD THE END OF APRIL OR MAY, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T IMPACT THE MERCHANTS. WE TRY TO GO THESE PROJECTS IF WE CAN, DURING THE SLOWER TIME FOR THEM. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND ALSO -- IT WILL BE SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID IN FRONT OF CASA TEEN, THAT WE TAKE UP THE PARKING ON THE NORTH SIDE, IT WILL BE USED AS A STAGING MOBILIZATION AREA. WE'LL ALWAYS KEEP ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC OPEN, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T IMPACT THE MERCHANTS IN TOO DIFFICULT OF A WAY. WHEN THE PROJECT IS DONE, IT WILL LOOK GREAT, JUST LIKE CASA TINA. >> THE OTHER ASPECT THAT'S AN INITIATIVE FOR US, IS AN UPDATE TO THE MASTER PLAN. IT DOES SUNSET IN 2033, THE PLAN WE HAVE IN PLACE TODAY IS 2012-2013. SOME STUDIES LIKE THIS COULD COST A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS, IN THIS CASE, OUR PARTICIPATION IS ABOUT $49,000 FOR AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STUDY FORWARD PINELLAS IS GOING TO GO IN AND HIGHER A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, ABOUT 50. THE REST IS THEIR TECHNICAL TIME. WE'RE GOING TO MEET WITH THE CRA BOARD HERE, ALSO GET YOUR INPUT. THIS SETS THE STAGE FOR THE FUTURE. WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT JUST 2033, WE KNOW AT THAT POINT IN TIME THE COUNTY PARTNERSHIP WILL COME TO AN END, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THE CITY STAYS INVOLVED, AND WE STILL HAVE A CRA THAT IS INFORMED AND WILL GO AHEAD AND HAVE DEDICATED FUNDING TOWARD IT. WE HAVE A COUPLE BULBOUTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO, ONE IS HERE ON VIRGINIA NEXT TO CITY HALL, YOU SEE THOSE WHITE KIND OF POLES OR CONES, BOLLARDS, THEY CALL THEM WHITE BOLLARDS. >> CHAIR: THE ONES THAT I HATE? >> YES, THE ONES WE HATE, IT WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE REST OF DOWNTOWN. WE ALSO LOOK TO DO THE ONE THAT HAS POSTPONED THE STREET PAVER ON DOUGLAS AVENUE. BY JOHN FREE BORN'S LAW OFFICE. THOSE ARE SOME OF THE BIG INITIATIVES THAT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, WE'VE HAD A BUSY YEAR THIS YEAR, WHICH I CAN COVER ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT A LITTLE MORE SKINNER, GRAND OAK PARK, THOSE ARE STARTING TO COME TOWARD THE END. THESE WILL BE THE NEW INITIATIVES WE LOOK AT FOR THE YEAR, THAT PRETTY MUCH REPRESENTS THE BUDGET, AS FAR AS AIMPACT RELATIVE TO AMENDMENT 3, ABOUT $150,000 IN 28. $250,000 IN '29, YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND IN THE CRA, WE'RE A LITTLE MORE COMMERCIAL ORIENTED, LESS ON THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE, AND WE HAVE MAJOR PROJECTS THAT WILL BE STARTING, OFFSETTING SOME OF THOSE LOSSES, WHICH WILL BE THE MAIN STREET EXCHANGE, WHICH IS THE BOUTIQUE HOTEL RESTAURANT THERE. THE CRA IS HEALTHY, THAT'S THE POSITIVE THING THAT I WANT TO GET ACROSS TO YOU. ARE WE GOING TO LOSE AND HAVE SOME NEGATIVE IMPACT ON AMENDMENT 3? ABSOLUTELY. BUT I THINK LIKE ALL THE TIME SPENT TODAY, WE NEED TO PLAN FOR IT, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THE CITY MANAGER WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE PLANNED FOR. WE ARE AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH WHAT WE NEED TO DO. BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, OF COURSE, LES TYLER RIGHT HERE TOO, FOR ANYTHING THAT'S MORE PARTICULAR THAT I HAVEN'T COVERED. >> CHAIR: QUESTIONS ON THE CRA BUDGET STARTING WITH THE VICE MAYOR? >> YOU KNOW, BOB, THAT WAS SO THOROUGH, I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. >> NO, YOU PROBABLY GOT TIRED. >> COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN, QUESTIONS? >> NOTHING ON THAT. BUT WE'LL HAVE A CHANCE LATER ON ON SOME -- >> YEAH, THIS IS JUST THE BUDGET. >> COMMISSIONER GOW? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. YEAH, BOB, IN THE BUDGET YOU HAVE -- THERE'S A DEBT SERVICE LINE. >> YES. >> WHAT ARE WE PAYING FOR THERE? >> IT'S A VERY LARGE DEBT SERVICE, 9.1 MILLION, THIS IS REALLY A PLACE HOLDER AT THIS POINT IN TIME RELATIVE TO THE PARKING GARAGE, THAT GOES FORWARD, SO THAT IS BORROWING FOR THAT PARKING FACILITY ON SCOTLAND. IT'S A PLACE HOLDER AT THIS TIME, NOTHING WILL HAPPEN WITHOUT COMMISSION DECISION ON THIS. >> SO WHERE -- DEBT SERVICE -- ARE WE PAYING FOR A PLACE HOLDER OR -- WHAT? >> CURRENTLY THE DEBT SERVICE IS MADE UP OF TWO THINGS TOO. ONE IS ON THE PROPERTY PURCHASE WE HAVE ON SCOTLAND. THE DEBT SERVICE ON THIS IS 440, THE CURRENT DEBT SERVICE ON THE PROPERTY. AND THE REST WAS BORROWING ADDITIONAL DOLLARS IF WE GO FORWARD WITH THAT PARKING GARAGE. AGAIN, IT'S A PLACE HOLDER, NOTHING HAS BEEN SECURED AND NOTHING WILL GO FORWARD WITHOUT COMMISSION DIRECTION. >> AND WE KNOW THAT, RIGHT, IF THE PARKING GARAGE MOVES FORWARD, THE IDEA IS THAT THE TERM OF THAT FINANCING WILL EXTEND BEYOND '33, IT WOULD ROLL TO THE GENERAL FUND, BUT WE HAD THAT CRA MONEY THAT WILL ROLL INTO THE GENERAL FUND ALONG WITH IT? >> CORRECT, COMMISSIONER. >> IT'S NOT AN ADDITIONAL BURDEN ON THE TAXPAYER, THE FACT THAT THE CRA SUNSETS AND WE HAVE THIS OUTSTANDING DEBT? >> YOU SAID IT PERFECTLY, YES. ABSOLUTELY, NO ADDITIOAL IMPACT IN THAT WAY. IT WILL PROBABLY BE A 15 YEAR AMORTIZATION, BE PICKED UP WITH THE INCREASED REVENUE COMING OUT OF THE CRA AFTER 2023. IS THERE ANY BENEFIT TO SOMETHING LIKE THIS, THAT THE FINANCING IS ORIGINATED THROUGH THE CRA VERSUS JUST THE GENERAL FUND? >> WELL, I THINK -- WOW! THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. >> ANY BENEFITS. INTEREST RATE BENEFITS. >> I'M GOING TO DEFER TO LES A LITTLE BIT, IT'S GUARANTEED BY THE GENERAL FUND, I THINK THE INTEREST RATES WOULD BE VERY COMPETITIVE, I'LL DEFER TO LES A LITTLE BIT. >> YES, I AGREE WITH BOB'S COMMENT, THE LOAN WOULD BE A GENERAL GOVERNMENT LOAN, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE ALL GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS, IT WOULD BE PAID FOR BY THE CRA, BUT IT WOULD BE BASED ON OUR GENERAL FUND, SO THE INTEREST RATE WOULD LIKELY BE THE SAME WHETHER WE DID IT ALL GENERAL FUND OR IN THE CRA. >> WE WOULD GET THE BENEFIT OF THE BORROWING CAPACITY OF THE CITY. SO YES, COMMISSIONER. >> RIGHT NOW, FOR '27, LOOKS LIKE THE PROPERTY TAX COMING IN IS 2.3, AND THAT'S ABOUT A 50/50 SPLIT WITH THE COUNTY? >> YES, IT IS. AT THIS POINT IN TIME IT IS. >> IT'S LIKE 1.1, 1.2 COMES FROM THE COUNTY, AND WE PUT IT WITH OUR 1.1, 1.2, THAT MAKES UP THE FUND? >> YES, IT DOES. >> THOSE ARE ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE RIGHT NOW, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> CHAIR: QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER DUGARD? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. VERY COMPREHENSIVE, I LIKE YOUR QUESTIONS. BOB, WE HAVE A DIMINISHING AVAILABLE FUND BALANCE, WAS 106 IN 2006, AND IT'S GOING DOWN IN 2027, I IMAGINE THAT'S THE CYCLE ENGAGED WITH THE GARAGE AND THE 1.1 MILLION GOING ON THERE? >> YES, IT DOES CYCLE ABSOLUTELY, RELATIVE TO THAT -- YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT FUNDING -- RESERVE FUNDS EACH YEAR? >> YEAH. >> ABSOLUTELY. JUST WHAT YOU SAID. IT GETS PICKED UP AND MOVES FORWARD. WITH THESE CAPITAL PROJECTS, THEY CYCLE, YES. >> WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FROM FINANCE THAT WE DEFER THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GARAGE, INTO THE SO MUCH BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO AFFECT THE CITY BUDGET, BUT BECAUSE IT HAS OPTICS THAT WOULD GIVE THE COMMUNITY CONCERNS. HOW WOULD YOU ANSWER THAT QUESTION? >> CERTAINLY GOING TO ANSWER IT IN A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE RELATIVE TO WHAT WAS SAID THERE. WE PAY OVER 200,000 IN PARKING LEASES EACH YEAR. WE HAVE OVER A $300 MILLION ASSET IN THEIR DOWNTOWN. THE DOWNTOWN CREATES NOT ONLY PROPERTY TAX, BUT ALSO CREATES ALL THE PENNY FOR PINELLAS. ALL THE RESTAURANTS, THE RETAIL, WE GET MONEY TO THE GENERAL FUND THROUGH ELECTRIC AND FRANCHISE FEES. I THINK A PARKING GARAGE IS VERY MUCH NEEDED. I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, I'LL CONTINUE TO KEEP THAT STANCE. I UNDERSTAND THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF FINANCE COMMITTEE HAD A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE, BUT I THINK THE GARAGE IS NECESSARY, AND WE NEED TO GET OUT LEASES. THE OCEAN OPTICS LEASE, WE PAY $48,000 A YEAR FOR, THAT WILL CHANGE, THE DEMO PROBABLY SOMETIME AROUND JUNE, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO USE THAT PARKING LOT. AND THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IS LOOKING AT THE SALE OF THEIR SANCTUARY PROPERTY, WE ALSO HAVE A LEASE WITH THEM. BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM, WE'RE LOSE OVER 150 PARKING SPACES. THAT'S A PRETTY BIG NUMBER. THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN SAYING FOR A WHILE, AT RISK LEASE PARKING IS GOING AWAY, AND THEN LEASE -- THE LARGE ONE WITH MR. KOKOLAKIS AT THE ARTISAN, THAT'S UP IN 2033. THAT'S 190 PLUS PARKING SPACES, SO I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE CONTINUE TO KEEP OUR FUTURE IN TACT. AND THAT WE GO AHEAD AND HAVE OUR DIRECTION. >> APPRECIATE YOUR ANSWER. THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE, THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> CHAIR: THAT WAS VERY COMPREHENSIVE OF YOU, BOB. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BUDGET A LOT. SO I DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. I'M GOING TO OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THE CRA BUDGET? SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. I WILL GO TO CRA COMMENTS, STARTING WITH MAKER OF THE MOTION, COMMISSIONER DUGARD? >> FIRST OF ALL, WELL RUN. FINANCE IS DOING A GREAT JOB OF KEEPING UP WITH YOU. >> YES. WORKING WITH FINANCE IS GREAT, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH THEY HELP US. THE SUPPORT STAFF TOO WITH JEAN IS FANTASTIC. >> IF YOU COULD FIGURE OUT A WAY TO FUND THE SWIMMING POOL. I KNOW IT'S NOT INSIDE THE CRA. >> I UNDERSTAND. >> KUDOS TO YOU ON A JOB WELL DONE. AND CONGRATULATIONS, THE PROJECTS, SKINNER STREET LOOKS FANTASTIC. GRAND OAK PARK O COMING ALONG, THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH IT, IT MAKES US LOOK TOO GOOD. >> YEAH. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> CHAIR: SECONDER OF THE MOTION, FINAL COMMENTS, VICE MAYOR? >> NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. I LIKE THE PLAN. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR: OTHER FINAL COMMENTS, COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN? >> NOTHING TO ADD, MAYOR. >> CHAIR: COMMISSIONER GOW? >> YEAH, I LOOK AT THE FUTURE PROJECTS OUTSIDE THE GARAGE. AND ASIDE FROM THIS BUDGET, AND APPROPRIATE TIME TO DO THIS OR - NOT, BUT I WOULD LIKE AS FAR AS THE CONTINGENCY PLAN, FOR THE CITY OF DUNEDIN TO CONSIDER DISSOLVING THE CRA. THAT IS, WE GET 1.2, 1.1 MILLION THAT WOULD GO BACK TO OUR GENERAL FUND, AND GO A LONG WAY ON BALANCING THE BUDGET AND THINGS WE CAN DO. I THINK THE CRA AT ONE TIME SERVED ITS PUSH, AND YOU CAN -- THAT'S JUSTIFIED BY LOOKING DOWNTOWN NOW. AND SO THAT'S KIND OF MY COMMENT, IS THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY THAT'S GOING TO ONE LOCATION AS OPPOSED TO CITYWIDE. >> CHAIR: OKAY. AND I DON'T REALLY -- AGAIN, I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS, I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT THE BUDGET A LOT. WE'LL GO TO ROLL CALL VOTE. >> COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN? >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER GOW? >> AYE. >> VICE MAYOR WALKER? >> COMMISSIONER DUGARD? >> AYE. >> AND MAYOR FREANEY? >> AYE, THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORT. IT LOOKS LIKE IT MAY NOT BE ALAN HALE, IT MIGHT BE KIMBERLY. >> KIM IS FROM HONU. >> CHAIR: KIMBERLY, DID YOU BRING PAINKILLERS? ONE OF MY FAVORITE DRINKS OVER THERE. WE'RE HAVING A LONG DAY, JUST GETTING A LITTLE LEVITY. BUT DID YOU, DID YOU BRING THEM? OKAY. GOOD. [ INAUDIBLE ] >> CHAIR: OH, THAT'S GOOD, WE COULD ACTUALLY LEGALLY HAVE A MOCKTAIL. >> I'M STANDING IN FOR ALLEN, WHO IS THE CHAIR, I THINK LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I WAS ALSO STANDING IN FOR ALAN, WHO IS THE CHAIR, BECAUSE HE WAS IN SCOTLAND BOTH TIMES, I BELIEVE. AND THESE ARE JUST THE RECAP OF THE MEETING MINUTES FROM THE MAY 6th MEETING. WE STARTED RIGHT ON TIME AS ALAN DOES. I DID NOT HAVE HIS GAVEL, THAT WAS THE BIG DIFFERENCE. WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES, BUT WE DID APPROVE THEM AS THEY WERE WRITTEN. AND WE TALKED ABOUT LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE WAS OUR NEW BUSINESS. HIGHLIGHTS, AND AS BOB HAD SAID ALREADY, THAT'S ON THEIR AGENDA TO START DOING. AND THEN DIRECTOR'S REPORT, MOST OF WHAT BOB HAS TALKED ABOUT, THE GRAND OAK PROJECT WHICH IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART. AND FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, IT'S MOVING RIGHT ALONG. LOOKS LIKE IT. WE TALKED ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION CHALLENGES THAT THEY HAD OVER THERE, AND IT SEEMS THAT THEY ARE GETTING THROUGH THAT PRETTY QUICKLY. AND I GUESS THE TESTING IS IS ALSO GOING WELL OVER THERE. I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT, AND CANNOT WAIT FOR RIBBON CUTTING THERE. WE CAN PROVIDE APPETIZERS JUST IN CASE. WE TALKED ABOUT THE MAIN STREET AND OCEAN OPTICS DEVELOPMENT. WHICH IS GOING TO BE THE MAIN STREET EXCHANGE. EVERYBODY'S VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT, SO POTENTIAL DEMOLITION ACTIVITY, ALSO, EVERYBODY'S VERY EXCITED AND WANTS TO KNOW TIME LINE ON THAT. SO WE'RE ALL PAYING ATTENTION TO THAT. WE TALKED ABOUT HOUSING AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS. DOWNTOWNHOUSING TRENDS, THE FLATS PROJECT. NEAR LIU LEUKENS THERE, 78 APART UNITS. AND THEN PRIDE, WHICH WAS ME AGAIN. WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THE MONTH OF EVENTS, WHICH HAS NOW PASSED, AND AS A SIDEBAR, I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU GUYS AGAIN FOR HELPING US, WE WERE ABLE TO DONATE $5,000 TO EACH OF OUR CHARITIES, THAT WAS $15,000 WE DONATED IN OUR FIRST YEAR, AND WE STILL HAVE $38,000 IN THE BANK TO SEAT US FOR NEXT YEAR, JUST IN CASE ANYONE CAN'T HELP US. WE'RE TRYING TO THINK AHEAD. STEVE BEATTY TALKED ABOUT CAR SHOWS HE'S BEEN SUCCESSFUL WITH, AND HOPES TO CONTINUE THAT, AND THEN WE WILL A SMALL DISCUSSION ON CITIZEN'S INPUT FOR THE COMPLEXITY OF MANAGING MULTIPLE PROJECTS DOWNTOWN AT ONE TIME. I KNOW BOB AND HIS WHOLE TEAM DOES A GREAT JOB TRYING TO KEEP THEM NOT ALL AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S HARD, TRUCKS ARE A THING ON OUR SMALL STREETS. IT ENDED UP A VERY GOOD DISCUSSION, BUT IT WAS BROUGHT UP. AND OUR NEXT MEETING WAS JULY 8th, AND WE WERE ADJOURNED BY 5:03. ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> CHAIR: QUESTIONS STARTING WITH COMMISSIONER GOW? >> NO. >> CHAIR: COMMISSIONER DUGARD? >> NO. >> CHAIR: VICE MAYOR? >> A COMMENT, THOUGH, LOVE YOUR SHIRT. >> ERIN AND MARGARET GOT LISA AND ME THESE SHIRTS. IF YOU HAVEN'T READ AARON'S BOOKS, I'M A HUGE PROPONENT OF THEM, THEY JUST MAKE ME LAUGH. >> CHAIR: THAT'S COOL. THANKS FOR SHARING THE MEMORY. COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN? >> I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MA MAYOR. >> CHAIR: I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS EITHER. THANKS FOR BEING HERE AND THE INFORMATION. WE WILL MOVE ON TO COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY DIRECTOR'S REPORT. BOB, YOU'RE ON. >> SKINNER BOULEVARD LOOKING GREAT, AS YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER DUGARD MENTIONED, THE LANDSCAPING EXCEEDINGS MY EXPECTATIONS. IT HIDES ALL THOSE ONE WAY SIGNS. SKINNER, TO TRANSFORM A STATE ROAD FOUR LANE BIFURCATING OUR DOWNTOWN, WHICH WE HAVE NOW WITH BUS PULLOFFS, BIKE LANES, LANDSCAPING AND IRRIGATION, WE HAVE ABOUT $7 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR THAT PROJECT. CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT IT. KUDOS FOR FORWARD PINELLAS STARTING US WITH A $100,000 GRANT IN 2017. GRAND OAK PARK, WHICH KIM SAID IS COMING TO A CONCLUSION, THE BATHROOMS WILL BE IN MARCH, BUT THE PARK SHOULD BE DONE IN THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS. REALLY LOOKS NICE, THE PERGOLA, BRICK PAVERS, SEATING. AS YOU REMEMBER, THIS WAS PART OF THE DOWNTOWN EAST END PLAN, WE WANTED A POCKET PARK THAT WAS GOING TO BE A RESPITE FOR PEOPLE TO COME EAT LUNCH, READ A BOOK. THIS WAS PART OF THAT EAST END MAIN STREET AREA. HAPPY WITH HOW THAT CAME OUT. THE MAIN STREET EXCHANGE, THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THEIR PROJECT IN MAY OR JUNE OF NEXT YEAR. THE GARAGE ON DOUGLAS IS MOVING. IF YOU SEE THAT BIG CRANE OUT THERE, YOU CAN'T MISS IT. THEY'RE MOVING WITH THE PRECAST, AND ALL THAT IS GOING WELL TOO. BILL HAS BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE. MAIN STREET STREET SCAPING, WE'LL PROBABLY START THAT IN THE APRIL/MAY PERIOD OF TIME, IN THERE, WE'LL HAVE THE CRA MASTER PLAN, WE'RE GOING TO START KICKING THAT OFF IN OCTOBER. AND GOT A CALL FROM THE RAILS TO TRAILS CONSERVANCY. THEY'RE DOING A COAST TO COAST BIKE RIDE, FROM ST. PETE ALL THE WAY UP TO TITUSVILLE, THIS IS FOR THEIR SPONSORS THAT ARE PROVIDED, THEY WANT TO COME TO DOWNTOWN DUNEDIN, THEY WANT TO START A RIDE AND HAVE DINNER AT BON APPETITE AND A SPEAKER. I ACCEPTED. WE ARE GETTING RECOGNITION FOR BEING THE FIRST TRAIL TOWN IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. PRETTY BIG HONOR. AND WE'LL HAVE A NICE CEREMONY FOR THAT IN THE FUTURE. BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE, RELATIVE TO THE DOWNTOWN CRA. I THINK WE'RE CLICKING ON ALL CYLINDERS AT THIS POINT IN TIME. >> CHAIR: QUESTIONS FOR BOB? STARTING WITH THE VICE MAYOR? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. YOU KNOW, I GUESS IT WAS -- SO I -- CLAUDIA AND I WERE OUT OF TOWN FOR A FEW WEEKS IN AUGUST, AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE LEFT YOU STILL HAD A PORTION OF THE FENCE AROUND THE GRAND OAK PARK, WE CAME BACK, THOUGH, AND IT WAS LIKE THIS TRANSFORMATION. IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF THINGS WENT RIGHT IN AUGUST. >> WELL, I WILL SAY THE CITY MANAGER ALSO WANTED TO GIVE THEM A KICK TO GET GOING. THEY DID HAVE SOME PRESSURE, WHICH WAS GREAT, BUT YES, IT LOOKS GOOD. >> WELL DONE. >> CHAIR: QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN? >> YES, I DO, MAYOR. YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT PARK, AND IT'S IN FRONT OF HONU, SHE CAN MONITOR IT, WE ALL DRIVE BY IT VERY REGULARLY. A COUPLE PEOPLE HAVE COME TO ME AND TALKED ABOUT MAKING THAT A WEDDING VENUE. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF SOMETHING LIKE THAT GOING-FORWARD? MAKE US A DESTINATION? >> I PERSONALLY THINK IT'S A PRETTY GOOD IDEA, BUT I'M GOING TO DEFER TO THE CITY MANAGER. WE'VE HAD CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS. >> I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. >> A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, WE DID. >> IT WOULD BE A DELIGHTFUL SPOT, AND -- WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS TALK ABOUT THE PROGRAMMING, THOUGH, AND WORKS WITH PARKS & REC SPECIAL EVENTS, AND ALL THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. I KNOW PARKS & REC HAS CONCERNS, THEY CAN BE OVERCOME. AND IT'S A WAY TO GENERATE SOME REVENUE, ACTUALLY, MOVING FORWARD. WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO BE DISCUSSING THAT FOR SURE. >> WE HAVE NICE HOTELS, NICE RESTAURANTS. WE HAVE SHOPS. ALL RIGHT, THAT WAS GOOD. I REALLY LIKE THE RESODDING INSIDE PIONEER PARK. CAN WE SOMEHOW PUT OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD AND MAYBE RECONFIG THE LAYOUT OF THE MERCHANTS DURING THE MARKET, SO WE DON'T HAVE IT LOOK SO BAD AT THE END OF THEIR SEASON AGAIN? >> YES, CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT. I KNOW -- I TOLD TONY IT LOOKS LIKE DISNEY OUT THERE, HE DID SUCH A FANTASTIC JOB WITH IT. I'VE HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE. AND THE MARKET, WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS DO A TRANSITION. WE'D LIKE TO GO INTO THE MARKET ONE MORE YEAR, AND THEN TRANSITION HERE TO LOUDEN AND A PORTION OF THE PARKING LOT HERE. AND WE'LL BE COMING TO YOU WITH THAT. WE WANT TO MOVE IT, BECAUSE WE CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT IT JUST BEATS IT UP PRETTY GOOD. >> OKAY. >> SO YOU'LL SEE A TRANSITION IN PLAY FOR THAT. AND WE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON IT, FRANKLY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT GOT MY ATTENTION, WHEN IT CAME FOR 9/11, LOUDEN CLOSED DOWN. I WAS LIKE, BINGO, THIS COULD BE A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE MARKET WITH A LITTLE BIT OF THE PARKING LOT. WE'RE GOING TO TRANSITION. THE OTHER REASONS FOR THAT, IS ALL THE CONSTRUCTION THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN OUT THERE, AND LOSING THE OCEAN OPTICS PARKING LOT. BUT WE HAVE ONE MORE YEAR IN THERE, AND WE CAN TALK TO THE VENDORS ABOUT MAKING IT A LITTLE LESS IMPACTFUL. I'M NOT GOING TO PROMISE ANYTHING, IT'S QUITE A BIT OF VENDORS OUT THERE. >> GREAT. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT HAD BEEN CONSIDERED. I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH -- I'M VERY PROSMALL BUSINESS. I'M NOT SURE SOME OF THOSE VENDORS ARE DIRECT COMPETITION WITH OUR LOCAL TENANTS, OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES. >> YEAH, I CAN ASSURE YOU THEY'RE NOT. AND I'VE GOTTEN CALLS, AND I'VE HAD THE VENDOR DROPPED, SO IT'S REALLY A GOOD ACTIVITY ENGINE BRINGING PEOPLE, WE THINK THIS COULD ALSO SPUR THE EAST END OF TOWN. WE WANT TO BRING IT HERE, AND, YOU KNOW, WE LOOKED AT OTHER LOCATIONS, YOU KNOW, THE SUMMER MARKET IS AT THE MUSEUM, I DON'T WANT TO GO THERE WHEN I'M RIPPING UP MAIN STREET. WE LOOKED AT RAILROAD AVENUE. I CAN TELL YOU, STAFF BEHIND ME, TREVOR AND MATT HAVE SPENT LOADS OF TIME LOOKING AT OTHER OPTIONS. THIS ONE SEEMED TO HIT US, YOU WILL SEE A TRANSITION PUT IN PLAY. >> A COUP OTHER ONES. WE HAVE A MESS DEVELOPING NEXT TO VESKOLINI AND MONROE TOWNHOUSES THERE. ONE WAY ALLEY IS BEING USED THE WRONG WAY DURING CONSTRUCTION. I SAW FOUR VEHICLES GO SOUTH ON THAT ONE WAY ALLEY. I HATE TO SEE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SITTING OUT THERE, WHAT CAN WE DO SO WE DON'T GET SOMEBODY HIT IN THAT AREA. >> MAYBE WHAT WE CAN DO. I'M NOT SURE -- OBVIOUSLY I DON'T KNOW THE ALLEY. MAYBE WE NEED A STRIPE, A WHITE ARROW OUT THERE. >> OH, MY GOD, BOB, THEY ARE DRIVING BY A DO NOT ENTER SIGN THIS BIG. >> I THINK RIGHT NOW, WE CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. >> I'LL TALK TO ENGINEERING. >> I KNOW YOU TALKED ABOUT SKIFRNER. FOR YEARS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE GATEWAY, IS THERE ANYTHING WITH THAT PROPERTY UP THERE, THAT'S ON THE TABLE? >> YEAH, YOU KNOW, WE JUST MET WITH JOE KOKOLAKIS, OUR TEAM WENT UP TO TARPON, WE WENT TO TAKE A LOOK AT ONE OF HIS NEW PROJECTS. WE'VE CERTAINLY -- WE'RE CERTAINLY ASKING HIM TO GET GOING. HE'S GOING TO WAIT TO SEE WHAT'S GOING TO HAVE WITH BILL MAZZA'S HOTEL. WE WANT HIM TO START LOOKING AT A CONCEPT OUT THERE, THERE'S NOTHING IMMEDIATE ON THE TABLE. >> THAT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. >> LISTEN, I NEGOTIATED THE DEAL TO BUY THE LAND. WE BOUGHT IT FOR 2.1 MILLION. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME. WE HAVE A STRONG DEVELOPER, IT'S A QUESTION OF TIMING, GETTING HIM TO GO. >> JUST DON'T ASK BOB ABOUT COFFEE CUPS. >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> YEAH, I REMEMBER -- I WAS ON THE LPA. >> JENNIFER HAS A VERY GOOD MEMORY. >> AND THE LAST ONE, THIS HAS COME UP A COUPLE TIMES, THAT HONEY LANE CASA TINA PROJECT, THE BUILDING WAS TORN DOWN, THE FENCE, THE BARRIERS ARE UP, IS THERE ANY PROGRESS ON THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY? >> NOT AT THIS POINT IN TIME, NO. SHE LOOKING TO DO, SHE'S HIRING CONSULTANT. I THINK SHE GOT CONCERNINGED WITH WAR, INTEREST RATES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, AT THIS POINT IN TIME IT'S PAUSED. >> ALL RIGHT, I'M DONE WITH, MAYOR, THAT'S ALL I HAD. >> CHAIR: NO PROBLEM. COMMISSIONER GOW? QUESTIONS. >> NO QUESTIONS, MAYOR. >> CHAIR: QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER DUGARD? >> WHO CAN FOLLOW STEVE? >> CHAIR: I KNOW HE ASKED EVERYTHING. >> NO QUESTIONS, THANK YOU. >> CHAIR: IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT MAIN STREET STREET SCAPING, HAVE YOU LOOKED AT OUR SUSTAINABILITY REPORT? IT'S GOT SOME IDEAS FOR IN FRONT OF SMOKEHOUSE AND -- >> WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT WITH THEM, CERTAINLY. >> YOU GUYS WILL BE THINKING TOGETHER? >> WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT, THERE'S QUESTIONS AND COSTS, AND REVENUE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE TOO. >> CHAIR: I GET THAT. I DON'T THINK I REALLY HAVE MUCH. I MEAN, I HAD LIKE FIVE THINGS, BUT STEVE ASKED THEM, SO -- NO, I'M JUST KIDDING. NO, I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY. SO FINAL COMMENTS, COMMISSIONER GOW? >> NO COMMENTS, MAYOR. >> CHAIR: CO