Courtney Campbell Scenic Highway
Corridor Advocacy Group (CAG)
Minutes
Regular Meeting at the
URS Board Room
7650 West Courtney Campbell Causeway
Tampa, Florida 33607-1462
June 20, 2001
8:30 to 10:00 a.m.
I.
Attending:
a. Ms. Jane Futrell Burmer, representing URS Corporation
b. Mr. Brian Smith, Pinellas County Planning Department
c. The Honorable Bill Jonson, Clearwater City Commissioner and President Citizens for a Scenic Florida
d. Ms. Charlene Ponce, Assistant to Hillsborough Commissioner Jan Platt
e. Ms. Jena Tores, Hillsborough Metropolitan Planning Council
II.
Bill Jonson, CAG Chair, called the meeting to order at 8:45 a.m.
III.
The minutes of the meeting of May 25, 2001 were reviewed and approved.
IV.
New Business
a. The group approved the Corridor Impressions Survey draft prepared by
Katie Cole.
b. The following distribution locations/plan was reviewed.
i. Tourist Information Center
ii. Beach users at both ends of the causeway
iii. Boaters at the boat launching ramp
iv. Fishermen – along the causeway
v. Commuters – involve the Westshore Alliance in distributing
surveys
vi. College students and staff
vii. Businesses along the Corridor (especially in the Rocky Point area)
viii. Chamber of Commerce Members Clearwater and Tampa
ix. Bay Area Commuters – Sarah Noyle is the lead person for this
group. Charleen Ponce will provide a contact number.
c. Background Assessment – Brian Smith distributed information collected
as part of the background assessment information search by Susan Dutill.
i. Traffic Volumes, Level of Service, land uses by segment.
ii. Causeway Map with segments indicated and detailed segment
maps
iii. Land Use Maps for the Pinellas section of the Causeway
iv. Future Land Use Maps for the Pinellas section of the Causeway
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v. Zoning categories for the Pinellas section of the Causeway
vi. Land Use Maps for the Hillsborough section of the Causeway
vii. Future Land Use Maps for the Hillsborough section of the
Causeway
viii. Zoning Map for the Hillsborough section of the Causeway
ix. Aerial Photos of the Pinellas section of the Causeway
d. Background Assessment Actions
i. Jena Torez offered to investigate the PIGIE system. Additionally
she will obtain regional bike plans and accident information.
ii. Jane Futrell Burmer will check with the URS folks to see if GIS
maps are available for the entire causeway. This will enable
markups of various services and land features.
e. FDOT Grants: The group discussed the application for FDOT funding
grants for completion of the Eligibility Document. The group suggested
that this could be pursued for the Designation Phase instead. The
application for the eligibility phase would just slow down the process at
this time. The group suggested that Linda Saul-Sena discuss the funding
possibility for the Designation Phase with Ken Hartman.
f. Vision Statement –
i. Bill Jonson took the action to update the Intrinsic Values and
Vision document with the comments previously provided by Ms.
Ponce. This will then be distributed to the group.
ii. Discussion identified the following themes related to the
Causeway:
1. Historically unique opportunity to see water as people use
the causeway everyday.
2. It is a major connector between Hillsborough and Pinellas
with considerable history associated with the road.
3. The roadway design is also unique in that the design of the
road incorporated low barriers along the road edge.
4. It combines opportunities of interfacing with nature,
commuting, and gateways to major cities on both sides of
Tampa Bay.
V.
Next Meeting
a. Meet on July 20 at 8:30 a.m. in The Board Room at Clearwater Christian
College’s Cathcart Hall, Clearwater Christian College, 3400 Gulf-to-Bay
Boulevard
b. Jane Burner announced that she would not be able to attend the meeting
on July 20 but she would send a representative.
If corrections to these minutes are noted, please notify:
Bill Jonson, CAG Chair
2694 Redford Court West
Clearwater, Florida 33761
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727-786-3075
bill.jonson@usa.net
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