Courtney Campbell Scenic Highway
Corridor Advocacy Group (CAG)
Minutes
Regular Meeting at
URS Corporation - Board Room
7650 W. Courtney Campbell Causeway
Tampa, Florida
October 3, 2003
8:30 a.m.
Attending:
Ned Baier, Hillsborough County
Chris Cook, Keep Hillsborough County Beautiful
Ron Gregory, URS Corporation
The Honorable Bill Jonson, City of Clearwater Commissioner
Jeannie Keene, Westshore Alliance
Tim Kurtz, City of Clearwater
Mike Palozzi, FDOT/GEC (PBS&J)
Jim Valentine, City of Tampa
Jessica White, Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council
Comm. Bill Jonson, CCSH CAG Chair, called the meeting to order at 8:40 a.m.
The minutes of the July 11, 2003 meeting were reviewed and approved with no corrections.
Comm. Jonson stated Katie Cole, CCC, has contacted the Tampa Bay Partnership and the Pinellas
County Convention and Visitors Bureau to obtain letters of support. She still has the draft of the Corridor
Story and is about to start work on updating it. She should be able to share the update with the group at
the next meeting. Mr. Palozzi stated he also worked on it and would e-mail her his draft so she can work
with the most current version of that chapter.
Comm. Jonson stated he drafted a section of the Corridor Management Entity and found he needed
some more documentation from the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council showing its acceptance of
taking on the role of CME for the CCSH Program.
Regarding the September 2003 Coastal Cleanup, Ms. Cook, Keep Hillsborough County Beautiful,
reported they had 915 volunteers and collected 10,800lbs. of litter and refuse from the Hillsborough-side
of the Courtney Campbell Causeway.
Old Business:
Review of the Goals, Objectives and Strategies Draft
Add Strategy to Goal #3b - “Implement Corridor Management Entity and Operating Policies as
adopted and manage effectively.”
Add Strategy to Goal 4b. - “Advertise and continue to update the website.”
Re-write Goal 6.a.i. to include - “Work with the FDOT, Westshore Alliance, City of Tampa, City of
Clearwater, the MPO and Planning Commission to program funds to construct a
pedestrian/bicycle bridge structure across the opening on the north side of the Causeway tidal
flow structure.”
Mr. Gregory recommended having the Chair write a letter to Harvey Hunt, FDOT, to add the ped/bike
bridge to their maintenance agreement. Mr. Baier suggested adding a map to the Corridor Management
Plan showing any of the gaps in the connections that exist. Mr. Gregory volunteered to provide an aerial
that would identify the location of the strategies.
Goal 5, delete Objective C and make it Strategy ii. under Objective D.
Goal 2, add Strategy iv., “Support installation of facilities to improve accessibility to transit.”
Mr. Palozzi stated the group needs to make two official votes; 1) Approval of Vision Statement and the
Goals, Objectives and Strategies; and 2) Prioritize the Objective and Strategies.
The group agreed to review the updated Goals, Objectives and Strategies and prioritize the list into
short-term, mid-term, and long-term goals, and provide their responses via e-mail.
Video Update
Mr. Gregory stated the video is finished, but there were some problems with the voice over. Mr.
Singerman is taking care of the problem and the DVD should be ready by Monday. Mr. Gregory will
provide DVDs and a few VHS copies.
New Business:
These items will be discussed at the November 21st meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 10:00 a.m.
Next Meeting: Friday, November 21, 2003 @ 8:30 a.m.
URS Corporation - Board Room
7650 W. Courtney Campbell Causeway
Tampa, Florida