Community Development Board - Regular Meeting

Tuesday, July 21, 2026Official site

The Community Development Board approved the minutes from its June 16, 2026 meeting and a flexible development application for the Carlouel Yacht Club. The board also received a director's report before quickly adjourning.

About this meeting

Government Body
Community Development Board
Meeting Type
Community Development Board
Location
Clearwater, FL
Meeting Date
July 21, 2026

Published excerpts

Only published remarks appear here. The full transcript is not published.

11 sections

1:40 – 1:51•Michael Boutzoukas

Good afternoon. I call this meeting of the community development board to order on Tuesday, July 21st. Welcome everyone. Please rise for the invocation followed by the pledge of allegiance.

1:53 – 2:29•Diane Achinelli

Thank you. Dear Lord, we want to thank you for the safe arrival for everyone that made it to the meeting today. and the gorgeous weather that's out there. Know that it's dry and windy. It's just gorgeous. Let us on the board and everyone in the room to please listen with an open mind and open ears so that we can provide the correct decisions in the matters that are before us today. Please continue to watch over our state, our government, and all of our officials. In your son's precious name, amen.

2:42 – 2:56•Michael Boutzoukas

with liberty and justice for all. This board consists of seven members and one alternate who are appointed by the city council and serve voluntarily. I am Michael Gutskas. Now I'll ask the other members and the staff to introduce themselves starting on my left.

3:24 – 4:12•Michael Boutzoukas

Please remember to turn off your cell phones to not become a distraction during the meeting. Please also refrain from having conversations in this room so that we might hear all the testimony given today. To ensure a complete record of this board's actions, we ask that each individual wishing to speak, including the applicant, speak into the microphone at the podium in front of us. Clearly state your name and spell your last name for the clerk. Now I'll ask all those in attendance today who plan to speak to please rise and be sworn in by the clerk. Agendas of today's meeting are on the podium

4:19 – 6:05•Michael Boutzoukas

Motion made and seconded. Any discussion? Seeing none, all in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed? Motion carries. This board has adopted a consent agenda format, and the consent items are identified as such on the agenda. Consent agenda items are those for which the... The Planning and Development Department recommends approval and the applicant is in agreement with any proposed conditions. Please note that written comments of the case that have been received to date do not result in any item being removed from the Consent Agenda. Items may be removed from the Consent Agenda today by a member of

6:10•Michael Boutzoukas

OK. So we have one member abstaining. We may have a motion for approval of the level two applications remaining on the consent agenda.

6:19 – 6:44•Diane Achinelli

I make a motion to approve case number FLD2026-05010 on today's consent agenda based on the evidence and record, including the application and staff report, and hereby adopt the findings of fact and conclusions of law stated in the staff report with conditions of approval as listed.

6:48 – 7:03•Michael Boutzoukas

Motion made and seconded. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed? And we have one abstention. Well, that's going to be quick for our agenda today. Thank you very much on that one. Next item on the agenda is director's items.

8:32•Michael Boutzoukas

All right. Any board members wishing to be heard on any matter?

8:41 – 8:52•Michael Boutzoukas

I'll raise that now. Any board members? No board members? Okay, so I do have to go back and do that because I skipped over that. Is there any person who remains in the audience wishing to be heard on any matter that does not appear on today's agenda?

8:57•Michael Boutzoukas

There being none, that concludes today's meeting. We are adjourned. It was easy.

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