City of Clermont CRA Meeting, November 10, 2026

At its November 10, 2026, Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) meeting, the City of Clermont approved the continued-services agreement with Clermont Main Street. The agreement provides $70,000 in city funding; Main Street reported that it raises additional support and uses the funding for downtown events, business promotion, grants, and other initiatives. The board approved the agreement by motion and second, with the chair reporting that it carried 7–0. Main Street also cited a $25,000 payment to artists and an $8,000 state-level audit it funded. Members requested the organization’s fiscal-year 2025 financial information and discussed working together on grants, including through possible city historic-preservation and Certified Local Government capacity; no additional funding was approved.

The South Lake Chamber of Commerce reported that, through October, it collected nearly $90,000 in City Center rental revenue and paid $44,888.53 to the city under its revenue-sharing agreement; it also reported expenses about $14,000 above income and said a modest rental-fee increase was under consideration. A $5,000 tourism grant for the Urban Guild event was anticipated, with $3,000 intended for the event and $2,000 toward the rental. Members raised recurring roof leaks and asked staff to review the building’s longer-term maintenance needs, but no repair contract or spending authorization was approved. The board discussed releasing a draft downtown action plan for public review and arranging outreach, and requested a future report on potential CRA budget effects from Amendment 3; no procurement decision was made on those items.