on April 21st, I believe.

And uh good afternoon.

Um please join me in the invocation and the pledge of allegiance.

Diana Glee.

Yes.

Um thank you for giving a safe arrival to everyone here today at the meeting and everyone sitting here on the dais.

Please help us keep all of our distractions at the door so that we can pay attention to what is going to be discussed so that we can make proper decisions and intelligent decisions.

Thank you for continuing to look over not only us but our city, our state, and our country during this time of unrest in your son's precious name amen.

No, ma'am.

I pledge of the United States and two nation under God with liberty and justice for all.

This board consists of seven members and one alternate who are appointed by the city council and serve voluntarily.

I am Michael Bootskas, and I will ask the other members of the and the staff to introduce themselves beginning on my left.

Andy Park, Obray Hodge report.

Mike Master Sario, Noah Dyker, Board Attorney.

Rosemary Call, City Clerk.

Matt Mitage, Assistant City Attorney.

Ted Kozak Planning and Development.

Lauren Matsky Planning and Development.

Diane Accinelli.

Kurt Heinrich.

Michelle Chenault.

Andrew.

Please remember to turn off your cell phone so that it did not become a distraction during the meeting.

Please also refrain from having conversations in this room so that we 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, speak into the microphone at the podium in front of us.

Clearly state your name and spell your last name for the clerk.

Now I'll ask all those in attendance today who plan to speak to please rise and be sworn in by the clerk.

Agendas of today's meeting 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 procedure, and the annual schedule of this board.

Our first order of business is to review and approve the minutes from last month's meeting.

Second.

Aid and seconded.

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

All opposed.

Motion carries.

At this point, uh, is there any person wishing to address this board that's here today concerning any matter that does not appear on today's agenda?

Any public comment on matters not on today's agenda.

Seeing none.

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.

Please note that written comments of the case that have been received to date do not result in any item being removed from the consent agenda.

Items may be removed from the consent agenda today by a member of the board, a member of the staff, or any person in the audience for questions or objections.

I'll read each item on the consent agenda.

And if any person wishes to remove this item from the consent agenda, please so state or raise your hand, and we will remove it from the consent agenda.

Items removed from the consent agenda will be heard in the regular order of the meeting.

Items that remain in the consent agenda will be approved with a single vote as to each type of hearing.

The consent agenda items today are as follows.

Seeing none.

Flexible development approval of an existing 1,838 square foot commercial dock for a new boat lift accessory to a 27 unit attached dwellings within the high density residential aisle of the state's neighborhood conservation overlay and preservation districts for the property located at 125 Island Way.

Does anybody wish to have this matter removed from the consent agenda?

Seeing none.

Next item is LUP 2026-02001.

An amendment to the city's future land use map from the residential load designation to the recreation open space designation, city of clear order for the property located at 1399 Pineapple Lane.

Does anybody wish to have this matter removed from the consent agenda?

Seeing none.

Does anybody wish to have this item removed from the consent agenda?

All right, seeing none, then uh does any board member wish to expose any expartly communications on any of the level two applications remaining on the consent agenda?

Those were the first two items I read, which are FLD 2025 10026 and FLD 2026-01002.

Seeing none, uh may I have a motion for approval of the level two applications remaining on the consent agenda.

I move to approve cases number F L D 2025-10026 and FLD 2026-0102 on today's on today's consent agenda based on the evidence in the record, including the applications and the staff report, and hereby adopt the findings of fact and conclusions of law stated in the staff reports with the conditions as listed as sorry.

Did we say anything about ex parte communications?

We didn't.

I did.

This time I didn't forget.

Thank you for checking that.

All right.

Do I have a second on the motion?

I'll second.

Motion made and second.

Is there any discussion?

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

Aye.

All opposed.

Motion carries.

Can I have a motion on the level three applications that remain the consent agenda?

I move to recommend approval for case number LUP2026-02001.

And REZ 2026-2001 on today's consent agenda based on the evidence in the record, including the applications and the staff report, and hereby adopt the findings of fact and the conclusions of law stated in the staff reports with the conditions of approval as listed.

We're having a second.

Oh, second review.

Just a clarification.

The last five digits are 02001.

We kind of swap them around.

I just make sure we want to make sure the record's clear in that respect.

I think you said 2000 one.

Dyslexic.

That happens to me all the time, trust me.

No big deal.

I just want to make sure it was clear on the record.

All right, any um discussion on the motion?

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

All opposed.

Motion carries.

Director's report.

Hey, um I will take advantage of this time and just celebrate there's so much positive going on in our downtown and several of those applications came in numerous forms to the community development board.

So I don't know about y'all, but I get super excited now.

There's cranes on our skyline again, not just at the beach.

Um groundbreakings and um lots of construction activity going on.

Um city hall is on schedule, and I'm using that as my lead-in because soon there will be a new chambers, soon being like this fall sometime.

And I know that a couple of y'all are terming out and um not coming back to the community development board.

We need your help.

We need to find some people who will fill your big shoes here on the board.

Um, so if you know of anyone that has you know one of the preferred professional backgrounds, please encourage them.

I know everyone enjoys this meeting so much that um you would want to make sure that we have the best qualified people sitting in your chairs.

Um I do also understand, of course, that it's a time commitment, and we really appreciate everyone's time that you spend getting ready and coming to these meetings, whether they be you know, all consent agenda items like today or you know, some of the the ones that can take several hours to get through.

It's all part of the process, and we appreciate and respect your time.

Um we have a new board attorney whom you probably have met already, but um we'll be getting they're gonna be representing you going forward and pretty excited about that as well.

I don't know if you want to say anything specifically.

Sorry to pitch you on the stuff.

Sure, sure.

Uh I went around and tried to introduce myself to everyone, but I missed a couple of you.

But my name is Noah Diker.

Uh, myself and my colleague Jennifer Cowan are taking over as the board's attorney.

Uh we practice the same kind of law that Jay did.

We've done this for a pretty long time.

Uh I'm from Clear Clearwater originally, so I'm looking forward to working with all of you here.

Thank you.

We look forward to your guidance and assistance because we do rely upon our board attorney.

Appreciate it.

And that's all I have.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Any um board members to be heard.

I've just got one thing to say.

These people sitting up front, we always seem to go by it.

I mean, we say it, but no, sometimes people don't understand.

Are you here for a certain reason?

Uh yes, sir.

My name is Scott Lauer.

I'll work at 2760 Naval Jobs.

I apologize.

I if you're going to see, we need you to come to the phone.

So that way it gets caught correctly.

My first uh course.

What by I popped over a minute ago, too.

Uh my name is Scott Lauer.

I live at 2760 Naval Jive.

I've been a resident at that location for 36 years.

And uh there's a little park at the end of my street.

Well, it was a private residence at 1399 Pineapple Lane.

And I'm here because I heard a rumor that that land may be annexed to the city and then eventually rezoned for um multifamily use.

So I'm just trying to quash some rumors and I'll bet that I have a couple of my neighbors here also.

We just want to see if any of these rumors are true.

I I don't mind answering if you like, I don't mind answering.

If you don't mind answering, go ahead.

I I know a little bit of the history of the property because I represented the previous owners who sold it to the city.

Well, and I can't I can't speak to the history of the property, but um, of course, we we do have representatives from our parks and recreation department here.

Um they're the current owners of the property.

The annexation rumor is correct.

Um, it's currently in the county, and um, we're in the process of annexing it into the city.

The last two items that were approved on the consent agenda today would be to rezone that from a residential use to a parks and recreation.

So it would be going to um recreation open space or open space recreation.

So it is to be integrated into the park, and if you would like to speak to him, Mark Perry is um got his hand up right there, and he can tell you anything else beyond that.

But you'll be receiving several more public notices in the community because um this will be going to um city council, the annexation as well as these two amendments.

They do have to go to the state and to the county for review prior to us being able to finalize anything, and um, with this being an election year, this is a great opportunity to educate people.

Um we're unable, we have to take a pause on annexations in the near term because uh there they need to finalize any voting blocks and everything like that.

So even though no one lives there and it's a vacant parcel, um that's just something that all municipalities have to do.

So it's gonna take a little longer than usual because we can't finish the annexation until after the elections.

So later this fall, but parks and recreation can tell you all of the rest of it.

And uh Mark, right?

Yes.

Uh speaker's gonna thank you, sir.

Sure.

Thank you for your time.

Thank you for coming.

I'm hoping that answering your questions.

Yes, sir.

And we appreciate any time you want to call, we're happy to answer questions because we know how quickly rumors can get started, and we'd rather provide the information than have people worrying.

Okay, thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you for letting me.

Oh no, I appreciate it.

I I have nothing to do with current ownership rather than my volunteer on the board here, but uh the previous owners were intent on seeing it remain part of a park space, and uh I represent one of the two owners, and so I'm glad that everything's continuing.

I was happy to see it on the agenda proceeding in that path.

Anyone else have anything else?

Okay, just one quick thing.

Um I I'm one of the people that talked that you mentioned that are phasing out or timing out on the board.

I just want to thank the city and the staff for letting me work uh on these volunteer boards.

I started out in 2009 on the um code enforcement board.

I think Mike was with me back way back then.

It's been it's been a pleasure and an honor serving the city, but I thought I'd let some younger people join uh and have the opportunity to take my place.

So thank you very much to the city.

Find somebody you still have to serve, right?

They didn't tell me that.

I didn't read that.

I made it publicly.

Well, thank you much very much for your assistance over the years on this board as well as it was a pleasure previously.

I was in code enforcement back at that time for a bit.

Um, and then jumped over to this board, took a break for a couple years and got back on, giving others an opportunity to come in as well.

So anybody else have anything else?

Well, that will adjourn today's meeting.

Thank you very much for everybody being here.