City Commission Meeting Summary - January 28, 2008
The City Commission, sitting with four members of the Board of Leon County Commissioners as the Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency Board (CRA Board), took the following action:
Item 1 – Voted 8-0 (Mayor Marks absent) to approve in concept an agreement with the Florida Center for Performing Arts and Education Inc., in the amount of $562,500, for the period January 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009, with more detailed information to be provided relating to operating expenses and implementation of the overall performing arts center plan
Item 2 – Voted 8-0 (Mayor Marks absent) to approve the reimbursement of $21,850 in tax increment payments made by the Downtown Improvement Authority (DIA) to the Downtown District Trust Fund in FY 2007, and authorize staff to determine the appropriate project supported by FY 2007 funds from which to make the reimbursement
Item 3 – Voted 8-0 (Mayor Marks absent) to adopt the proposed FY 2008 Tallahassee CRA Capital Budget Items, and authorize the City Manager, the Agency Executive Director, and/or the Agency Program Director to approve expenditures consistent with the proposed budget
Item 4 – Voted 8-0 (Mayor Marks absent) to authorize the City Manager or her designee to enter into a partnership agreement with All Saints Square LLC to provide up to $400,000 in CRA funding to support the CWHIP application and the construction of the All Saints Square Workforce Housing Development
Item 5 – Voted 8-0 (Mayor Marks absent) to adopt proposed program guidelines and application for both the Greater Frenchtown/Southside Community Redevelopment Area Commercial Painting Pilot Program and the Downtown District Community Redevelopment Area Commercial Painting Pilot Program, and authorize the City manager and/or Executive Director of the CRA to make minor modifications to the program procedures to assist in implementation
Item 6 – Voted 8-0 (Mayor Marks absent) to adopt the proposed program guidelines and application for the Downtown District Community Redevelopment Area Commercial Façade Improvement Pilot Program Guidelines and authorize the City Manager and/or Executive Director of the CRA to make minor modifications in the program procedures to assist in implementation
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