▁between ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁College ▁and ▁govern ments , ▁business es , ▁cultural ▁institutions , ▁and ▁other ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities . ▁These ▁include ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁$ 3 2 ▁million ▁E pi Center ▁corpor ate ▁training ▁center ▁in ▁L argo ; ▁joint - use ▁libraries ▁for ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁College ▁and ▁Sem in ole ▁State ; ▁the ▁Le ep a - R att ner ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art ▁on ▁the ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁College ▁campus ▁in ▁Tar pon ▁Spr ings ; ▁and ▁the ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁College ▁dow nt own ▁center ▁serving ▁The ▁Florida ▁Orchestra , ▁American ▁Stage , ▁and ▁P all ad ium ▁Theater . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁K utt ler ▁lever aged ▁a ▁gift ▁of ▁land ▁and ▁facilities ▁worth ▁$ 1 1 . 2 ▁million ▁from ▁the ▁All state ▁In sur ance ▁Company ▁with ▁over ▁$ 3 0 ▁million ▁in ▁state ▁and ▁federal ▁gr ants ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁home ▁for ▁the ▁college ' s ▁Open ▁Camp us ▁program , ▁S out he astern ▁Public ▁Saf ety ▁Institute ▁for ▁law - en for cement ▁programs , ▁and ▁central ▁computer . ▁He ▁also ▁raised ▁money ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁ar ena . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁year ▁as ▁president , ▁he ▁put ▁a ▁refer endum ▁on ▁the ▁Pin ell as ▁County ▁ball ot ▁seeking ▁a ▁temporary ▁hi ke ▁in ▁property ▁tax es ▁to ▁raise ▁$ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁college ▁improvements , ▁which ▁passed ▁vot er ▁appro val . ▁The ▁college ▁also ▁pet ition ed