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<br />Community Redevelopment Agency <br />June 9, 2006 <br />Page 5 of 7 <br /> <br />CRA needs to establish processes. Mr. Goff said that the Chairman of the CRA should make quarterly <br /> <br />reports to the City Commission. <br /> <br />A discussion ensued regarding the State Road 436 and U.S. Highway 17/92 intersection <br /> <br />improvements and possible options for the vacated buildings due to the project. <br /> <br />Ms. Katie Reischmann, City Attorney, stated that the statute for the CRA is very complicated and <br /> <br />through out the state there is no conformity in the way CRA's handle this. Ms. Reischmann stated since the <br /> <br />inception of the CRA, the TIF money has been minimal and for this reason there was a blurring between the <br /> <br />City General Fund and the CRA money. She said under the prior administrations the desire was to <br /> <br />supplement the TIF money with the City General Fund and there was never an intention to try to account for <br /> <br />each dollar that was spent. <br /> <br />Ms. Reischmann said the independent auditors came up with the special contribution. She said <br /> <br />the City presented the land swap to the CRA board and was not given information on the value of the land. <br /> <br />It was presented as the City wants to forgive the debt. Mr. Fall stated that the accounting errors occurred <br /> <br />before the land swap transaction. The land swap transaction was discussed. Ms. Reischmann stated they <br /> <br />have offered a potential solution. Mr. Goff stated that it is a staff solution and not a City Commission <br /> <br />solution. Ms. Smith stated that the CRA needs to make a decision regarding the Interlocal Agreement and <br /> <br />settlement options to enable the City Commission to respond. <br /> <br />Mr. John Casselberry, 700 South Lost Lake lane, Casselberry, Florida, asked how many checks <br /> <br />are written a month for the CRA. Mr. Dreier stated that number varies. Mr. Fall requested staff provide a <br /> <br />historical list of all the CRA expenditures since 1995. A brief discussion ensued regarding CRA expenses <br /> <br />and staffing. <br /> <br />Fifth Item of Business: Budget Initiatives <br /> <br />Ms. Sandra Smith, Acting Community Development Director, made a correction to the 2nd paragraph <br /> <br />to staff's memorandum dated June 2, 2006 changing "the City's Unicorp site" to "a commitment to fund the <br /> <br />interest on the proposed Civic Center". Ms. Smith reviewed the information provided in her memorandum <br /> <br />dated June 2, 2006, to the City of Casselberry Community Redevelopment Agency (a copy is on file in the <br />