Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency Board Meeting Summary - February 25, 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 8-1 (City Commissioner Katz opposed) to authorize the City Manager or her designee to execute an agreement with the Florida Center for Performing Arts and Education, Inc., (FCPAE), in the amount of $562,500, to fund the FCPAE operations for the period January 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009
Item 2 – Voted 9-0 to rotate the Chair and Vice-Chair of the CRA Board between the Mayor and the County Chair starting with the Mayor serving as Chair the first year, with the caveat that the County Chair would be a member of the CRA Board
Item 3 – Voted 9-0 to approve the use of the remaining FY2005 funding for Downtown Promotional Activities, a current balance of $3,437.16, with the remaining Tallahassee Film Festival funds coming from the Downtown District Community Redevelopment Area Trust Fund as part of the CRA's FY2008 Capital Budget; and authorize the City Manager, the Agency Executive Director, and/or the Agency program Director to approve expenditures consistent with the proposed budget
City Commissioner Lightsey requested more detailed written information on the Film Festival, i.e., how it was supported by Florida State University, members of the Board, the theme, and how large the event was expected to be.
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