All meetings

The CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) launched a Home Beautification Grant Program offering southwest-quadrant homeowners a dollar-for-dollar match up to $25,000 for facade work.

11 topics · 3 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board approved FY25 audit engagement, backed nominating historic Gulf High School for the 11 to Save program, and previewed 2026 incentive program revisions.

11 topics · 6 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board let Chasco Inn's $25,000 build-out grants stand, approved the FY 2024-25 annual report, and floated residential micro-grants.

11 topics · 6 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved three grant agreements for the Chasco Inn on Main Street: two interior build-out grants and a facade improvement grant.

9 topics · 7 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board held a visioning session on the future of the Historic Gulf High School, also known as the Schwettman Education Center.

5 topics

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved a $287,995 engineering task order with Florida Design Consultants for the 2026 Grand Boulevard Streetscape project, plus a $138,000 budget amendment.

7 topics · 3 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board held a visioning session on the River Road property, with no votes or formal action taken.

5 topics

The CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) authorized an RFP for a builder to construct two Coastal Cottages in Edgewater Garden and extended Central Orange Partners' Phase 2 timeline near Orange Lake.

9 topics · 5 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) hired Cushman and Wakefield to market the 5.73-acre Rivergate Palm District, engaged ASD/SKY for River Road site concepts ($25,000), and issued an RFP for a Verizon/Frontier Building mural.

8 topics · 6 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved a Villa del Sol redevelopment deal with NPR Grand One for 300 apartments plus townhomes on the former hospital site, a $450,000 option on a Riverside Baptist parcel, and RFP26-003 to seek a Rivergate Palm District developer.

10 topics · 7 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board adopted Resolution 2025-41, a $15.8 million FY2025-2026 budget and $5.99 million five-year capital work program.

7 topics · 3 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board reviewed a redevelopment grant agreement with Aqua Harbor Developments for a $25 million, 96-condo project at the former Magnuson Hotel site.

5 topics · 2 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board met July 15 with no agenda items recorded; nothing of substance taken up.

0 topics

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board met June 17 with no agenda items, consent matters, or recorded decisions on file.

0 topics

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved a $184,075 Cross Construction contract to demolish the former Riverside Inn, and weighed nine sticking points in the Schwettman Education Center purchase talks with Pasco schools.

5 topics · 3 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved a $2.99M guaranteed maximum price with Hennessy Construction for Phase 1 of Railroad Square Improvements and Resolution 2025-15 restating debt repayment to the city.

5 topics · 3 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) tabled Resolution 2025-15 and the Railroad Square Phase 1 construction GMP to May 6 over an advertising error; Mauldin & Jenkins hired for the FY24 audit.

7 topics · 5 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) doubled Main Street's funding to $50,000 via a new MOU, reviewed the FY2024 annual report, and floated bundling the SunTrust/Acorn Street and boat ramp parcels in a single RFP.

5 topics · 5 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) Board approved buying the Riverside Inn at 7631 US 19 for $5.5 million and adopted the FY2024-25 budget (Resolution 2024-27).

6 topics · 2 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) closed out the Main Street Entryway project with a final $241,871.80 payment to Augustine Construction and lent Toys for Tots the old SunTrust building fee-free.

6 topics · 5 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board reviewed the FY2024-25 proposed operating budget and capital projects, including tax increment revenue and debt service.

6 topics · 5 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved up to $117,000 in grants for the Seafire Grill waterfront project and weighed a Grand Boulevard streetscape redesign that would swap on-street parking for outdoor dining and a cycle track.

6 topics · 4 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) restructured the Hacienda Hotel's repayment schedule and reviewed a proposed Aqua Harbor agreement with Royal Five Hospitality for a 92-unit Hilton.

7 topics · 4 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) Board re-approved a $209,877.30 payment to Augustine Construction for the Main Street Signature Entry, fixing a May agenda misfiling.

3 topics · 1 decision

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) weighed a $100,000 rehab grant for Richey Suncoast Theatre and backed a summer pilot with Great Explorations Children's Museum.

7 topics · 5 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved buying 5432 Acorn Street for $380,000 to extend a Rivergate-Palm District riverwalk and link Boat Ramp Park.

5 topics · 4 decisions

CRA approved a $213,240 redevelopment grant to Missouri Grand LLC for the former Dulcet building at 6220 Grand Boulevard and a $150,000 change order adding a monument sign and courtyard to the Main Street Entry Feature.

8 topics · 5 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved buying the Montemayor property at 6348-6352 River Road for $1.1 million, and reviewed Stantec's draft redevelopment plan update.

6 topics · 5 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board approved acquiring 5462 Grand Boulevard, contingent on the property being added to the CRA plan.

5 topics · 2 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board weighed a second extension for Central Orange Partners on The Central, a downtown multifamily project 49% built but already at 91% of projected taxable value.

5 topics · 1 decision

Florida Redevelopment Association attorney Clifford Shepard briefed the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) Board on legal limits of tax increment financing and 2019 legislative changes.

4 topics

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved a $36,567 Watermaker Jensen task order for Railroad Square redesign work, tabled the Master Plan update, and heard residents urge preservation of the 1922 Gulf High School building.

7 topics · 5 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) renewed its $25,000 Main Street agreement and took public comment opposing any sale of the 1922 Schwetman/Gulf High School building.

6 topics · 2 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved buying the former Harry Schwetman Education Center, roughly 8 acres at 5520 Grand Boulevard, for $1.75 million from Pasco schools.

5 topics · 2 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board reviewed a proposed $11.77 million FY2023-2024 budget, including county and city TIF and ARPA funds for Railroad Square.

5 topics · 1 decision

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board took up a water and sewer impact fee grant for New Port Richey Hotel Group at 6206 US 19 and weighed TIF analysis for the Magnuson Hotel and Marina, including whether a new hotel could rise without phasing out the old.

6 topics

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board awarded the Main Street Entry Feature contract (ITB23-020) to Augustine Construction for $707,143.20, covering a monument sign and overhead archway.

5 topics · 3 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board approved an $84,117 partial tax abatement payment to Central Orange Partners for phase one of its project.

6 topics · 4 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved a rent-free six-month lease letting the Richey Community Orchestra store its library in the former SunTrust building, and asked staff to bring back Stantec's draft updated CRA plan.

6 topics · 3 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) authorized an $800,000 purchase of 5332 Acorn Street, a 0.37-acre parcel for future mixed-use assemblage.

5 topics · 2 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved burying utility lines at Railroad Square along Nebraska Avenue: $173,711.87 to Duke Energy, $56,380.65 to Charter Spectrum.

4 topics · 2 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) Board approved the FY2021-2022 Annual Report, covering the Comfort Inn, Magnuson Motel, and former community hospital site redevelopments.

5 topics · 2 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved demolishing two 1965 structures at 6131 River Road, including the former Christian Science Church, for $45,505 through Cross Construction Services.

5 topics · 3 decisions

Routine CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) meeting: board cleared the consent agenda of purchases and payments and approved February's minutes, with no substantive debate.

6 topics · 3 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board signed off on a $450,000 payment to Zen Forest and Cafe under its existing development agreement.

6 topics · 3 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) adopted Resolution 2023-06 committing to reimburse the city $2.8 million plus financing costs, and pushed the Lemonade MM closing on 6128 U.S. 19 N. to December 22.

6 topics · 6 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved a $2.8 million purchase of the former SunTrust property at 6128 U.S. Highway 19, closing by December 15.

5 topics · 3 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) authorized a $2.8 million letter of intent to buy the former Truist property at 6128 U.S. 19, adopted an $8.57 million FY23 budget, and extended Central Orange Partners' deadlines.

7 topics · 5 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board approved an $8.88 million FY2022-2023 budget covering Railroad Square work, redevelopment incentives, property assemblage, and parking garage maintenance.

5 topics · 2 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board picked Stantec to update the CRA Master Plan, citing the lowest fee and a six-month timeline meeting the March 2023 deadline.

5 topics · 3 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) authorized a $2.2 million letter of intent for the former SunTrust property at 6128 U.S. 19 and waived rent-reimbursement rules for Backdraughts LLC.

6 topics · 4 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved a $142,915 change order with Harbor Contracting and a $150,000 budget amendment for Hacienda Hotel perimeter water system work.

5 topics · 3 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) authorized a letter of intent to buy the Truist Bank site at 6128 US 19, appraised at $2 million, and approved the FY2021 annual report.

7 topics · 5 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved a $250,000 redevelopment grant for an 89-room Comfort Inn at 6206 US 19 and waived $121,334 in late-payment penalties for Pasco County.

6 topics · 3 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved a $37,360 sole-source purchase of a second Bintelli EV shuttle, about $8,000 cheaper than the first.

5 topics · 3 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved a $280,400 grant package for Zen Kitchen & Bar at 6229 Grand Boulevard, an $88,425 US 19/Marine Parkway bike-pedestrian bridge feasibility study, and closeout of the $6.5 million parking structure.

8 topics · 5 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board weighed an $80,400 rent subsidy and $200,000 reimbursement for Zen Kitchen & Bar, and Walden Pond redevelopment talks; both return for formal proposals.

7 topics · 5 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) adopted a $5.96 million FY2021-2022 budget and five-year work program, and inked a $25,000 annual MOU with New Port Richey Main Street.

6 topics · 4 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) ranked S&ME first to negotiate a Marine Parkway bicycle/pedestrian bridge feasibility study, and granted Frontier Florida a parking-structure communications easement.

6 topics · 3 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) reviewed a proposed $5.9M FY22 budget as a working document and tabled a related budget amendment.

6 topics · 3 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved a $24,200 change order with Coke Lock Construction for an EV charging transformer at the parking structure.

4 topics · 3 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved a $185,963.64 Cocolakis Contracting change order to install a 76-camera CCTV system at the new 350-space parking structure.

5 topics · 1 decision

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved a $35,045 electric shuttle for downtown and reviewed TIF projections of $1.05M from a proposed 85-room Rivergate Hotel.

6 topics · 3 decisions

Finance Director Feist walked the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board through April financials: $1.77M Pasco TIF, $2M general fund TIF, and $6.5M in parking garage debt proceeds.

5 topics · 1 decision

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board greenlit a feasibility study for the Marine Parkway/US 19 pedestrian bridge, weighing a $5.1M FDOT estimate and golf cart access tradeoffs.

5 topics · 3 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved buying 6356 River Road, a riverfront parcel, for $290,000 to expand the boat ramp, and passed on 5432 Acorn Street at $339,500.

6 topics · 4 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) quadrupled its standard grant cap to award Widow Fletcher's $400,000 over three years and hired Wannemacher Jensen for Railroad Square design at $63,985.

7 topics · 5 decisions

The CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) Board agreed to defer Hacienda Hotel developer Gunderson's $85,000 mortgage payment from September to December 2021, citing a delayed Q2 opening.

4 topics · 3 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) Board took up Resolution 2021-09 authorizing two revenue notes and amended interlocal agreements with the city on CRA repayment obligations.

5 topics · 2 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved a revised grant slate including a new Retail Recruitment Grant targeting boutiques, galleries, brewers and specialty shops.

5 topics · 4 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board adopted Resolution 2020-49, a $12.57M FY21 budget and five-year capital plan including $6.5M in bond proceeds for the city parking garage.

4 topics · 3 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board raised its Main Street appropriation to $25,000 and split a $737,500 Main Street Landing incentive into two installments with 2% interest.

5 topics · 4 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved subordinating its Hacienda Hotel mortgage behind a $500,000 bank loan for restoration, and directed staff to draft a tiered incentive program for targeted downtown businesses.

5 topics · 3 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board reviewed the proposed FY2020-21 budget: $6.2M in revenues, $2.375M for economic development incentives, and roughly $430,000 for capital projects including Railroad Square design.

5 topics · 4 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved an easements and parking deal with Prometheus New Port Richey for a city-built garage near the planned Kaiser University campus.

5 topics · 3 decisions

CRA approved a $92,060 Arnette Muldrow contract for the US-19 and Downtown Master Plan, a new commercial landscaping grant program, and a $101,780 budget amendment.

8 topics · 9 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) Board ranked Coca-Lokas Contracting first for design-build of a 350-space parking structure off US 19 serving Keiser University.

5 topics · 2 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) Board passed Resolution 2020-29, recommending Council remove 372 parcels in Woodridge Estates and Briar Patch from CRA boundaries.

5 topics · 3 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board weighed a $6.5M, 350-space design-build parking structure at US 19 and Main, and approved an S&ME trails feasibility study ($20,800), a $519,368 reserves amendment, and continued negotiations for River Road and Acorn Street parcels.

9 topics · 6 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved a Kenan Development demolition deal for the old Walgreens ($49,318.80) and Media General ($80,594.25) buildings, credited against Rivergate incentives.

5 topics · 3 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board reviewed Phase I of the Gateway redevelopment: roughly $4.25M in city land buys near U.S. 19 and Main to anchor a Keiser University project by Keenan Development.

8 topics · 5 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved Resolution 2020-07, a $1.7 million interfund loan from Water & Sewer at 1.8% to buy the former Walgreens at US 19 and Main.

5 topics · 3 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board passed Resolution 2020-01 adopting the 2019 Redevelopment Plan Amendment and hired Kimley Horn (up to $61,050) for Nebraska Avenue parking lot engineering.

6 topics · 5 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) Board passed first reading of Resolution 2020-01, amending the 2019 Redevelopment Plan to itemize allowed activities and add intensity bonuses.

5 topics · 3 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board awarded RFP20-001 for branding, marketing, and master planning to Arnett, Muldrow & Associates for just under $35,000.

5 topics · 2 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) granted Main Street Landing a third and final extension to January 10, 2020; further delay would trigger TIF clawback talks.

5 topics · 5 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board signaled support, with price concerns, for buying the former Walgreens at US 19 and Main for $1.75 million.

4 topics · 2 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board adopted Resolution 2019-15, approving a $4.71 million FY2019-2020 operating budget and the 2019-2025 work plan.

5 topics · 2 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) granted Main Street Landings developers a 60-day occupancy extension to November 10 and launched a new small-business redevelopment grant capped at $100,000.

6 topics · 6 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board reviewed a proposed $4.64 million FY2019-2020 budget, including a $1.475 million final Main Street Landings payment and a one-year deferral of a $600,000 General Fund payback.

5 topics · 3 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board rejected EZ Event Ride's $13,500 sponsorship pitch for a shuttle pilot, and asked staff to explore an FDOT-approved NEV route linking the waterfront and downtown.

5 topics · 5 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved a $25,000 leasehold grant for The Social in the former Vincenzo's space and a $15,000 Main Street MOU through September 2020.

6 topics · 3 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board backed Resolution 2019-07 extending the redevelopment sunset to 2049, and sold a Rio Drive parcel to a developer for $15,000.

6 topics · 4 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) weighed Resolution 2019-07 to extend its sunset from 2031 to 2049, adopted the FY2018 annual report, and added $32,000 to Kimley-Horn's contract.

6 topics · 6 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) extended the Main Street Landings development agreement by 120 days citing Tampa labor competition, and adopted Resolution 2019-05 reimbursing dumpster enclosure permit fees.

6 topics · 6 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved a 3-year lease at $8.50/sq ft with Grand Boulevard Investments for the former incubator at 6345 Grand Boulevard, with a $555,000 purchase option.

4 topics · 3 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) adopted its $3.575M FY19 budget via Resolution 2018-18 and reviewed Kimley-Horn's draft plan update targeting six redevelopment areas.

5 topics · 2 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board cut the interest rate on its debt to the city from 4.5% to 2.25% via Resolution 2018-11, and reviewed a FY2018-2019 budget featuring a $1.475 million Main Street Landing incentive payment.

5 topics · 3 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) awarded the Hacienda restoration construction bid to Specialized Property Services after rescoping the project to fit the $694,520 grant.

4 topics · 3 decisions

Kimley-Horn presented progress on the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) Plan update; board also took up a Hacienda Hotel firm selection and patio/staircase bid award.

7 topics

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved selling a 0.2-acre parcel to AG Development for $35,555, clearing the way for an Aldi at 6214 US 19.

4 topics · 2 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved an RFQ to redevelop the Hacienda Hotel and tabled a 0.2-acre land sale pending review of the developer's TIF ask.

5 topics · 4 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board awarded local contractor Greg Henry the Hacienda Historic Bank Street wall job, revised to $22,363.55 with a 25% contingency.

4 topics · 2 decisions

Final hearing on the $55.9 million FY18 budget and capital plan, with a proposed millage cut to 8.995 mills from 9.15.

6 topics · 2 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board approved a $65,389 architectural contract with Bender and Associates for Hacienda Hotel grant-funded work.

3 topics · 2 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board debated Main Street funding, weighing staff's $15,000 recommendation against the group's $35,000 request, with no final vote.

4 topics · 3 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board reviewed the proposed FY 2017-2018 budget, including a $700,000 redevelopment incentives account with $350,000 already committed.

4 topics · 1 decision

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) closed out the former Smart Start Business Incubator front roof replacement, approving a $352 deductive change order and $27,749.88 final payment to SC Signature Construction.

4 topics · 2 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved a $150,000 redevelopment grant for 5800 Main Street, a three-year MyNetworkOne incubator lease, and a $500,000 Hacienda Hotel preservation grant application.

6 topics · 4 decisions

CRA awarded a roof replacement contract up to $49,249 to SC Signature Construction for the former Smart Start Business Incubator, after the prior contractor's work was deemed substandard.

5 topics · 4 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) hired Kimley-Horn for a $55,000 redevelopment plan update and pursued a $50,000 state historic-preservation grant for the Hacienda Hotel.

5 topics · 3 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) waived a $40,864.81 late-transmittal penalty against Pasco County and previewed a Commercial Real Estate Grant Program offering 20% matches for downtown projects over $500,000.

6 topics · 6 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) approved a Hacienda Hotel change order up to $100,000 for Sims Park balconies and Bank Street French doors.

4 topics · 2 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board reviewed Director Iazzoni's $2.6 million FY17 proposed budget, including $950,000 for Hacienda Hotel improvements and a new building renovation program.

4 topics · 1 decision

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board approved selling the former Baptist Church property to People's Places LLC for $300,000 to build 88 residential units, with a property tax rebate.

5 topics · 2 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) leased the former post office to My Network One at $3,000/month and took up a $44,000 roof replacement bid for the former Smart Start incubator.

6 topics · 7 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) tapped Frank Starkey's People Places LLC to develop the former Baptist Church site as Residences of Orange Lake, and weighed Resolution 2016-05 refinancing its 2005 bonds with an $11.265M refunding note.

6 topics · 2 decisions

CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board passed Resolution 2015-17 accepting $1.47M in tax increment funds and shifted $150,000 from a waterfront activity center into redevelopment incentives.

5 topics · 3 decisions