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Fourth Item of Business: Other Business. a. City Center Update Ms. Sandra Smith, Interim Community Development Director, stated that the City Commission approved a purchase /acquisition agreement with the potential developers for the City Center /Concord Center properties. She said that the city is completing a boundary survey and plat for all city owned properties surrounding City Hall. She said based on the plat, the developers will have an idea of which properties they are interested in developing. She stated the City will create lots within the plat. She said the contract is formulated as such that the developers will do a "take down" process which will allow the developers to provide an offer for the lots that they are interested in developing. Ms. Smith said that the City will then take the developers through the site plan process. Ms. Smith explained that the next step is to go through the additional processes for the "take down" and she estimated that would take approximately 180 days. A brief discussion ensued regarding the development including both commercial and residential. A brief discussion ensued regarding the status of the Applebee's, Chik- fil -A, Waffle House, Bojangles and a Chipotle and previous discussions on aggregation of properties including the Cochran Auto's site. Mr. Dudgeon stated that the City was waiting on approval to piggyback a contract with Osceola County so that the City could utilize Mr. Triece's services. In response to the Board's question, Ms. Smith said that she would ask Mr. Triece to look at the potential of those parcels and provide some information at the next meeting. In response to the Board's question regarding the status of the utility easement for the Grassy Lake project, Ms. Pamela Lynch, Economic Development Coordinator, said that Bimbo Bakeries is delaying the development proceeding by not having executed of the paperwork for the utility easement as of yet. She said efforts continue to obtain the required utility easement so development can move forward. A brief discussion ensued regarding Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) allowing the U -Haul to remain on the site until September 1, 2013. A brief discussion occurred to confirm the requirement that the CRA's decisions be made at a public meeting.