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MINUTES OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
City of Dunedin
737 Louden Avenue, 2nd Floor, Planning Conference Room
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The regular meeting of the CRAAC was called to order at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016. Officers present:
John Freeborn (CHAIR), Wendy Barmore (VICE CHAIR), and Ralph Shenefelt (SEC). Members present: Gregory Brady, Patti
Coleman, Rene Johnson, Robert Henion, Terry Zervos, and Jim Graham. A quorum was present. Ex‐Officio Members present:
Monty Seidler and Jackie Nigro.
I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
a. Robert Henion moved that the 9/7/2016 CRAAC meeting minutes be approved as distributed. The motion was
seconded and unanimously adopted by voice vote.
II. GUEST SPEAKERS:
a. Trisha Rodriguez and Camille Hebting of Clearwater Ferry Services, Inc. gave a presentation and answered
questions concerning adding Dunedin to its taxi service route in a phased approach beginning in 2017. Robert
Henion moved “to support the ferry service”. The motion was seconded and unanimously adopted after debate
and amendment by voice vote.
III. REPORTS:
a. City Staff:
i. Robert Ironsmith presented a refined rendering provided by Klar and Klar Architects, Inc. regarding its
downtown development project. Discussion followed.
ii. Mr. Ironsmith presented “Scheme 2”, an architectural rendering of a respite area for the “Downtown Trail
Pavilion”. The rendering was chosen and recommended by the CRAAC subcommittee formed to develop a
creative concept for the use of the concrete slab behind the Dunedin Historical Museum. Robert Henion
moved “to move forward with the slab”. The motion was seconded and unanimously adopted after
discussion by voice vote.
iii. Mr. Ironsmith asked the CRAAC to consider returning to a meeting every two months as opposed to every
month. Jim Graham moved “to move back to every other month meeting schedule”. The motion was
seconded and unanimously adopted after discussion by voice vote.
iv. Mr. Ironsmith informed the committee that the lease on the parking lot at Douglas and Scotland known as
“Dunedin Station Square” was in negotiation. Terry Zervos moved to “pursue the Dunedin Station Square
lease”. The motion was seconded and unanimously adopted after discussion by voice vote.
v. Mr. Ironsmith informed the committee that the Gateway project development agreement official notice
of termination would be addressed by the City Commission on December 1st.
MINUTES OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
City of Dunedin
737 Louden Avenue, 2nd Floor, Planning Conference Room
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b. Chair: The Chair informed the committee that public comment and reports by Ex‐officio members will be added as
specific items to the next CRAAC Agenda.*
c. Members:
i. Jackie Nigro: Ex‐Officio Member, Arts & Culture Committee. Ms. Nigro provided the CRAAC information
regarding the development of a resolution for a “Historic Preservation Advisory Committee” and the
“Gimme Shelter” bus shelter on Main St.
IV. ADJOURNED: 5:40 p.m.
V. NEXT MEETING: 4:15 p.m. January 4th, 2017 at 737 Louden Avenue, 2nd Floor, Planning Conference Room
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By: Ralph Shenefelt, SEC.
* (SEC Note: To be binding, the Agenda must be adopted by the committee soon after the start of the meeting. The committee may
make any changes it wishes before voting to adopt it. RONR 11th Ed., pg. 372)