Agenda 12-17-03 Agenda for Joint Meeting Between City Commission and
Community Redevelopment Agency
Wednesday, December 17, 2003
5:30 PM
Conference Room C - West Wing
City Hall
Call to Order by Mayor Taylor
Introduction of City Commission and Community Redevelopment Agency Board
Discussion Items for Meeting:
1. Role of CRA for Economic Incentives - What is the long-range intent and policy
of the CRA for incentives?
2. Parking Issues in the CBD area and Civic Center Area - What options should be
considered by the City and the CRA to address future parking needs? Does this
include the establishment of a parking authority?
3. Civic Center Area - What Options Should be considered by the City Commission
and the CRA for Building Uses in the City Hall/Civic Center Area? (Old High
School, Library, Museum, City Hall, Art Center, Madsen Center)
4. Long-Range Plans for the CRA Boundaries - What areas does the CRA see as
being substantially completed so that the area can be taken out of the CRA? What
is a reasonable schedule for compression of the CRA Boundaries?
5. Enhanced City Services to the CBD Area - How will they be provided and how
will they be paid for? Currently, the City and CRA are dealing with the issue on a
case-by-case and year-to-year basis. Will there be discussion of a formalized
mechanism such as a Downtown Development Agency?
6. Utility Services to the CBD Area, MLK Area and Federal Highway Corridor -
How is this progressing? (Note: This item can be a subsequent meeting with City
Staff and Commission or held to another joint meeting.)
7. What are the specific timeframes for approved projects in the CRA - Marina and
Arches, specifically.
8. What plans does the CRA have for Special Events in the CRA Area? How can
these be coordinated more fully with City, BODA or Chamber Events?
9. Does the CRA Plan on developing design guidelines or criteria for development
in the CRA? If so, will this tie in with possible incentives?
10.Other