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Comm~€nity F2edevelopmeni Ag ency <br />Decemher9~,2009 <br />Page 8 <br />motion. The Board discussed the proposed improvements to the property and considered the request as <br />maintenance to fhe site. The Board was polled and the motion failed with a unanimous voice vote. <br />Fourteenth Item of Business: Public Comments <br />Commissioner Sandi Soiomon suggested the City gef the word out to fhe County Administrators <br />and Commissioners #hat the City is in favor of extending the term of the CRA. A general discussion ensued <br />regarding extension of fhe CRA term and changes to the parcels included in the Community Redevelopment <br />District (CRD). <br />Mr. Dale Christensen came forward, Mr. Chrisfensen said the declining tax base was one of fhe <br />establishing criteria for creating the Community Redevebpment Agency. He said that we should not be <br />fearful of the elimination of the Community Redevelopment Agencies in Seminole County. Mr. Christensen <br />explained that the City GRA expires in 2015 and the Seminole County CRA expires in 2017. He said it <br />wouldn'# make any academic or political sense to eliminate a CRA in 2015 and renew fhe County CRA in <br />2017. <br />Mr. Christensen said thak Altamonte Springs was fhe first to establish a CRA in the 1970's and #hat <br />was based on traffic congestion. Mr. Christensen questioned if Altamonte Springs has an active CRA. fie <br />felt there was tremendous amount of support for the GRA. <br />A general discussion ensued regarding the CRA's in Seminole County and possible extension of <br />the CRA terms. <br />Mr. Jones excused himself at 10;55 a.m. <br />Mr. John Casselberry, 700 South Lost Lake Lane, Casselberry, Florida came forward. Mr. <br />Casselberry suggested requesting a short term extension to the City's CRA so That the terms coincide with <br />the Seminole County CRA term. <br />Mr. Casselberry said he attended a Metro Plan meeting recently. Mr,. Casselberry said that <br />Highway 429 is an uncomple#ed section of the western beltway. He said it ends in Apopka and it should <br />connect in Sanford. He felt if that was a completed beltway it would help ease traffic on Interstate 4 and US <br />Highway 17-92. <br />