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BRADENTON – The Bradenton City Council will vote on Wednesday on recommending the site of the former Manatee River Hotel as a qualified brownfield business. ”Brownfields“ are property, the development or redevelopment of which, may be compromised by pollution or the perceived threat of pollution related complications.
Once designated a brownfield site, the project would be eligible for (though not guaranteed) a wide variety of federal funds and state regulation considerations to assist in its redevelopment. The site, currently owned by a development group that bought it out of foreclosure, has dangled since the city decided not to move forward with over $4 million in controversial CRA funding to assist in redeveloping the site into a Hampton Inn and Suites. The full agenda for Wednesday's meeting is below.
AGENDA
BRADENTON
CITY COUNCIL
8:30
a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011
City Hall Council Chambers, 101 Old
Main St.
1.
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Invocation led by Shirley Baucom of CareNet
2. PROCLAMATION:
- Children’s
Summit Day
Aug.
27, 2011
- Tribute
to Heroes
Sept.
11, 2011
- Two
Cities Alliance
between
Pittsburgh and Bradenton
3. PRESENTATION:
4.
ADMINISTERING THE OATH:
5. CITIZEN COMMENTS:
6. CONSENT AGENDA:
a) MINUTES
July 20, 2011
b) RESOLUTION
11-47
Support of Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council’s One Bay
Regional Vision. (One Bay brochure)
c) Public
Event Request
of Redeemed Christian Center, Just for Girls & Bradenton Central
CRA to close 11th Ave. East to 9th Ave. East on 21st St. East to host
its annual Unity In The Community Back To School Resource &
Wellness Rally from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20.
d) Public
Event
Tribute
to Heroes Memorial Service from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at
the Emergency Services Memorial at Rossi Park.
e) Public
Event Manatee
Glens’ annual Walk for Life from 7:30-noon Saturday, Sept. 24, down
the southbound lane of the Green Bridge.
f) Contract
Renewal
-
Department of Corrections Work Squad contract.
g) RESOLUTION
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Appointing
Lynda Towery to the Code Enforcement Board.
h) MB.11.0051
Request for a one-year extension of time for the Cottages at San
Casciano, 121 48th St. Ct. NE.
i) MB.11.0052
Request
for a one-year extension of time for the Cottages at San Lorenzo, 209
48th St. Ct. E.
j) Joint
Funding Agreement between
the City and U.S. Geological Services covering station #02300042-Ward
Lake Outfall NR Bradenton and station #02300033 Braden River at
Lakewood Ranch Road near Lorraine Road.
k) RESOLUTION
11-50 Reappointing
Darrell
Turner and Darin
Autrey
to
the Architectural Review Board.
l) RESOLUTION
11-51 Reappointing
John J. Coury to the Merit Board.
m) Approve
Mayor
to execute agreement on behalf of the City with Manatee County for
reuse of reclaimed water in the Evers Watershed.
n) Approve
Mayor
to execute agreement on behalf of the City for monitoring and reuse
of reclaimed water in the Evers Watershed between City and Braden
River Utilities (BRU).
o) Approve
Mayor
to execute the authorization and consent letter on behalf of the City
for enhancement of Bellsouth Mobility, LL Antenna Facilities at City
elevated water tank #3.
p) Approve
funds
for energy efficiency and conservation block grant proposals.
7.
BUSINESS/ADVERTISING, PETITIONS, HEARINGS AND COMMUNICATIONS:
RESOLUTION
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HEARING
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF
BRADENTON, FLORIDA DESIGNATING A BROWNFIELD AREA TO BE CALLED THE
MANATEE RIVER HOTEL BROWNFIELD AREA WITHIN THE CITY FOR PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 309 10th STREET OF APPROXIMATELY O.85 ACRES (THE
”BROWNFIELD AREA“) FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SITE
REHABILITATION AND ECONOMIC REDEVELOPMENT; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
RESOLUTION
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A
RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRADENTON, FLORIDA,
RECOMMENDING WIDEWATER BRADENTON LLC OR AN AFFILIATED COMPANY
(COLLECTIVELY ”WIDEWATERS) BE APPROVED AS A QUALIFIED BROWNFIELD
BUSINESS PURSUANT TO S.288.107, FLORIDA STATUTES; AFFIRMING THE SITE
OF THIS PROJECT IS IN A DESIGNATED BROWNFIELD AREA; REQUESTING A
WAIVER OF LOCAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
8. NEW BUSINESS BY DEPARTMENT HEADS, CITY ATTORNEY AND COUNCIL:
9.
BUSINESS BY APPOINTMENT:
10. COUNCIL REPORTS:
11 DEPARTMENT
HEAD REPORTS:
RULES
OF PROCEDURE FOR AGENDA AND PUBLIC
APPEARANCES BEFORE CITY COUNCIL
PLEASE PLACE CELL PHONES ON SILENT MODE
PRIOR TO COUNCIL MEETING: Agenda will be prepared and available to the public by 5:00 p.m. of the Friday preceding the Council meeting. Appointments on the agenda, all items from Department Heads, and all other interested parties must be submitted before 5:00 p.m. on the Tuesday preceding the Council meeting. Anyone wishing to be placed on the agenda must Tim McCann, Public Information Officer at City Hall, by phone 941-932-9497, email tim.mccann@cityofbradenton.com or fax 941-932-9547 giving their name, business name (if applicable), whether they are resident taxpayers of the City and must state their business. Appearances before Council will be scheduled per the Mayor or Council person in charge of the meeting.
NOTE: The Mayor may ask a city department to look into the issue prior to the meeting to see if the issue can be resolved. If the Mayor or Councilperson in charge of the meeting feels the request is justified, they will instruct the City Clerk as to how much time to allow on the agenda. Be advised that, in accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons needing a reasonable accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact the City Clerk & Treasurer of the City of Bradenton at 101 Old Main Street, Bradenton, Florida 34205, telephone (941) 932-9445, not later than seven (7) days prior to the proceeding.
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