The Clearwater Community Development Board (CDB) met on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at 1:00 PM in the Main Library Council Chambers. The meeting was called to order with an invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. The board approved the minutes of the November 18, 2025 meeting, granted a continuance for a proposed development, and approved one consent agenda item for a commercial dock expansion.
Let's get rolling. Good afternoon. This meeting of the community development board is called to order on December 16th. Welcome everyone. For those who wish, please rise for the invitation. Heavenly Father, as we come before you today to discuss important matters, we ask for your guidance and wisdom. You are the source of all knowledge and understanding, and therefore we seek your direction in our decision-making process. Help us to listen attentively to one another with open hearts and minds. May we not be too quick to judge or criticize, but instead to seek understanding of our different perspectives. We pray that you will give us a discernment to make the best decisions for the greater good. We pray in your name, Amen. Amen. Please join me the Pledge of Allegiance. Pledge of allegiance to the flag. The United States of America and two stands. This board consists of seven members and one ultimate who are appointed by the city council and serve voluntarily. I am Mike Robotsgus. Now I'll ask the other members on the staff to introduce themselves, beginning on my left. Matt Minnesota, Assistant City Attorney. Lauren Matsky, Planning and Development. Diane Achinelli. Michelle Chenal. Andrew Hubb. Please remember to turn off your cell phone so that they do not become a distraction during the meeting. Please also refrain from having conversations in this room so that you might hear all the testimony given today. To ensure a complete record of this board's actions, we ask that each individual wishing to speak, including the applicant, speaking to the microphone at the podium in front of us. Clearly state your name and spell your last name for the clerk. Thank you. Agendas of today's meeting are on the podium to your left near the entry door. Also on this podium are a roster of the community development board, the list of city staff experts, and their resumes, the board's rules of procedure, and the annual schedule of this board. I make a motion to approve. Second. Second. Motion made and seconded. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed. Motion carries. Seeing none, we'll proceed with our consent agenda. We do have a request for continuance first, so I'll take that first. Yes, sir. So in matter FLD 2025-07017, TDR 2025-07001, which was a flexible development approval tag one resort attached dwelling unit through a transfer development rights as part of a proposed six resort attached dwelling units in the tourist zoning district in the old Florida Bay. All Florida district beach by design for the property located at 6112 Bay Esplanade. Any discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed. Motion carries. This board has adopted a consent agenda format and the consent items are identified as such on the agenda. Consent agenda items are those items for which the planning and development department recommends approval and the applicant is in agreement with any proposed conditions.