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Community Redevelopment Agency April 17, 2014 Page 3 of 9 Mr. Dudgeon explained that it was a bit out of turn and not necessarily in fiscal year 2012/2013 but there is an item on page 3 thanking Mr. John Jones, former Chairman, for all his dedication, leadership and expertise to the CRA Board. Mr. Andrew Jones thanked staff for recognizing his father in the annual report. He said it was with great sadness that his father resigned from the Board and he is honored to take his place. Mr. McGregor asked for a motion for the approval of the annual report. Mr. Alfred made a motion to approve the 2012/2013 CRA Annual Report. Mr. Moore seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously by voice vote. Eighth Item of Business: CRA Funding — Triplet Lake Drive Realignment Mr. Randy Newlon, City Manager, said the City is working with two developers to develop approximately 20 acres of City and CRA owned properties surrounding City Hall. He said the property contains some areas with muck. He said in order to develop the property, the plan is to convert the muck areas into shared water retention and as an amenity feature. He said the areas surrounding the water bodies would be developed as park space to extend the Lake Concord Park that presently exists behind City Hall. He said the original site plan showed that one of the proposed buildings in the development would take the place of the Public Works Administration Building. He said the Commissioners had some reservations with that design and discussions stalled. Mr. Newlon said in January, 2014 the parties involved agreed on an amended acquisition agreement to reset all the development progress. He said it is necessary to shift the alignment of Triplet Lake Drive to the north and through part of the Public Works Administration Building to make enough room to the south so that all the multi - family units could be clustered together in one area. He said a majority of the City Commissioners agreed with this configuration. Mr. Newlon said that in January the City and the CRA agreed to jointly fund a study to create 30% completion plans for the realignment to determine the feasibility and to provide a reliable estimate on the cost of the realignment. He said the City hired ACi, AVCON and Land Tech Landscape Architects to work jointly to create plans for the configuration of the road.