Dunedin Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting — July 23, 2026

The Dunedin Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) met on July 23, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. at City Hall, 737 Louden Ave., Dunedin, Florida. Four commission members were present; Vice Mayor Walker was excused unanimously because of an out-of-state work obligation. The board approved the prior CRA minutes, the annual independent audit, a downtown parking-lot lease, and amended CRA bylaws, and heard the CRA Director’s report. No members of the public spoke during citizen input or on agenda items.

Public Comments & Testimony

• No public speakers came forward during the citizen-input period or during the public comment portions for the audit, lease, bylaws, or director’s report.

Discussion Items

• CRA Advisory Committee Chair Report: The item was passed over because the advisory committee chair was not present.
• Annual Independent Audit: Jeff Wolf, engagement partner with Forvis Mazars, presented the CRA’s annual statutory compliance audit. He reported an unmodified opinion, no internal control findings, no management-letter findings, and no compliance findings regarding Florida statutes, the TIF calculation, or the CRA plan. Commissioner Degart asked whether asset testing was performed; staff confirmed it is a regular full audit with cash confirmation, capital-asset testing, separate materiality, and a focus on TIF revenue and approved expenditures. The board approved the FY 2025 CRA Annual Independent Audit unanimously. Staff noted the citywide audit will be presented on August 6.
• Edgewater Drive Parking Lot Lease: Staff recommended approval of a new lease with Edgewater 715 LLC for the 32-space Bushnell Lot across from the marina, leased by Deborah Bushnell since 2020. The lease is a three-year term with three one-year renewal options; Bushnell is not seeking profit and will cover property taxes, fees, and additional liability insurance. Staff also added landscaping improvements. Questions covered zoning, which staff agreed to provide by email, and striping, since the lot has wheel stops and shell but no striping. The board approved the lease unanimously; commissioners praised Bushnell’s contribution and said the lot is especially important while the marina is under construction.
• Amended CRA By-Laws and Resolution 26-02: The city attorney read Resolution 26-02 by title only. Staff explained the amendments make CRA meetings quarterly, designate the Economic and Housing Development Director as the CRA executive director rather than having the CRA employ or remove that person, and add a financial-management section reflecting required items. A lengthy discussion addressed the proposed 4:15 p.m. start time, which several members believed was a mistake; the board agreed to amend it to 4:30 p.m. Commissioners also discussed the balance of authority between the board and city manager. Some supported the change as consistent with practice and useful for recruitment; Commissioner Gow asked whether the bylaws needed such detail and questioned whether the change would reduce future board leverage, while the discussion noted the board retains four-fifths vote and bylaw-amendment authority. The board approved the amended bylaws and Resolution 26-02 as amended by a 4-0 roll-call vote.
• CRA Director’s Report: Bob, the CRA/Economic and Housing Development Director, gave a redevelopment history and project updates. He reported Skinner Boulevard landscaping and irrigation are underway and one-way signs may be removed and replaced with road striping; the midtown parking garage is moving toward an RFP with qualified contractors Coca-Cola, Creative, and FinFroc, but no decisions will come forward until the November property tax relief referendum outcome is known; Grand Oak Park is expected to be complete in mid-September, with the bathroom following at the end of February; and the CRA master plan update is planned to begin in October/November with Forward Pinellas. Bob noted approximately 90 percent of the 2011/2012 master plan has been accomplished. Commissioner questions covered Pioneer Park sod wear, Main Street Exchange demolition, which is likely late spring next year after garage completion, Douglas Avenue garage fencing, Grand Oak Park tree health, an unresolved bathroom-design or size issue, and a sidewalk inspection update requested at the May 21 meeting that staff had not yet provided.
• CRA Advisory Committee Membership: The agenda recommended appointing Dr. Terry Zervos to a partial regular term ending March 1, 2028, and Anne Bokneberg to a partial alternate term ending March 1, 2028. Staff said both are new appointments; Zervos previously was termed out and sat out a year. The transcript ends before a vote on this item is shown, so no final action is documented in the available transcript.

Key Outcomes

• Excused Vice Mayor Walker’s absence unanimously.
• Approved the May 21, 2026 CRA minutes unanimously.
• Approved the FY 2025 CRA annual independent audit unanimously.
• Approved the Edgewater Drive parking lot lease with Edgewater 715 LLC unanimously.
• Approved amended CRA By-Laws and Resolution 26-02 as amended by a 4-0 roll-call vote.
• Received the CRA Director’s Report; no formal vote recorded.
• No documented vote on the CRA Advisory Committee appointments in the available transcript.