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05-07-01
1RPORA7ED • 1927 Chair Julio Robaina CRA General Counsel John Dellagloria Vice Chair Horace G. Feliu CRA Executive Director Charles D. Scurr Member Mary Scott Russell CRA Director Gregory J. Oravec Member David D. Bethel CRA Secretary Ronetta Taylor Member Randy G. Wiscombe Member James Bowman. Member Charete B. Plummer SOUTH MIAMI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CRA Meeting Meeting date: May 7, 2001 Sunset Drive, South Miami, FL Next Regular Meeting Date: June 4, 2001 Phone: (305) 663 -6338 Time: 6:30 PM City of South Miami'Ordinance No. 10- 00- _1712.requires all lobbyists before engaging in any lobbying activities to register with the City Clerk and pay an annual fee 'of $125.00. This applies to all persons who are retained (whether paid. or not) to represent a business entity or organization to influence "City" action. "City-"- action is broadly described to include the ranking and selection of professional consultants,: and virtually all- legislative, quasi- judicial and administrative action. It does not apply, to. not-for- profit organizations, local chamber and merchant groups, homeowner associations, or trade associations and unions. CALL TO.ORDER: 1. ROLL CALL: 2. INVOCATION: 3. - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 1 ,AGENDA -May 7, 2001 ITEMS FOR THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION: 4. Approval of Minutes Regular CRA Minutes April 23, 2001 5. CRA Director's Report: A. Certificate of Recognition —Helen Diaz B. Financial Report—Rodriguez, Trueba & Company 6. CRA General Counsel's Report: CONSENT AGENDA (There are no items.) RESOLUTION(S) (For Public Hearing) 7. A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH MIAMI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (SMCRA) AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE AN.- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE AGENCY AND THE CORRADINO GROUP FOR URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN SERVICES. II COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 2 AGENDA —May 7, 2001 PUBLIC COMMENTS BOARD COMMENTS ADJOURNMENT PURSUANT TO FLA STATUTES 286.0105, "THE CITY HEREBY ADVISES THE PUBLIC THAT IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THIS BOARD, AGENCY OR COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT ITS MEETING OR HEARING, HE OR SHE WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS, AND THAT'FOR SUCH PURPOSE, AFFECTED PERSON MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS. IS MADE WHICH RECORD INCLUDES, THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED. THIS NOTICE DOES NOT CONSTITUTES CONSENT BY THE CITY FOR THE INTRODUCTION OR ADMISSION OR OTHERWISE INADMISSIBLE OR IRRELEVANT EVIDENCE, NOR DOES IT AUTHORIZE CHALLENGES OR APPEALS NOT OTHERWISE ALLOWED BY LAW. COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 3 AGENDA —May 7, 2001 i J Chair Julio Robaina CRA General Counsel John Dellagloria Vice Chair Horace G. Feliu CRA Executive Director Charles D. Scurr Member Mary Scott Russell CRA Director Gregory J. Oravec Member David D. Bethel CRA Secretary Ronetta Taylor Member Rand G Wiscombe y , Member James Bowman Member Charete B. Plummer SOUTH MIAMI COMMUNITY...'.. REDEVELOPMENT-AGENCY CRA Meeting Meeting date: May 7, :2001 Sunset Drive, South Miami, FL Next Regular Meeting Date: June 4, 2001 Phone: (305). 663 -6338 Time: 6.30 PM City. of- South Miami Ordinance No., .10 -00 -1712 requires all lobbyists before engaging in any lobbying activities to register. with the City Clerk and pay an annual fee of $125 00. This applies to all persons who are retained (whether paid or . 'not) to, represent, a business entity or organization' to influence "City" action.. "City' action is broadly described to include the ranking and selection of professional consultants, and virtually all- legislative, quasi- judicial: and administrative action. It does not apply. to not -for- profit organizations, local chamber and. merchant groups, homeowner associations, or trade associations and unions. CALL TO ORDER: 1.. ROLL CALL: 2. INVOCATION: 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AGENDA -May 7, 2001 �1 4. 5. 5. . 7. 1 ITEMS FOR.THE. BOARD'S CONSIDERATION : Approval. of Minutes Regular CRA Minutes April 23, 2001. CRA Director-'.s Report A. Certificate of.Recognition —Helen Diaz B. Financial Report—Rodriguez, Trueba &.Company. CRA General Counsel's Report: CONSENT AGENDA (There are no items.) RESOLUTION(S) (For. Public Hearing) A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH MIAMI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (SMCRA) AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE 'DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE AGENCY AND THE CORRADINO GROUP FOR URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN SERVICES. SPEAKERS PLEASE .-. TAKE.. NOTICE THAT SECTION. 272.1(k )(2) OF THE . -' CODE � OF ORDINANCES ' PROVIDES ::THAT 'ANY, PERSON MAKING.' PERSONAL :IMPERTINENT,` .OR `: SLANDEROUS.:-. REMARKS OR WHO SHA. LL BECOME BOISTEROUS WHILE ADDRESSING. ;THE COMMISSION., SHALLL :BE. FORTHWITH BARRED. FROM. FURTHER AUDIENCE.,BEFORE .THE. - COUNCIL- BY.. THE `'PRESIDING; OFFICER, UNLESS'PERMISSION'.TO. "CONTINUE BE'GRANTED:BYA�MAJORITY VOTE.OF. THE COMMISSION." COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY. 2 AGENDA -May 7, 2001 i PUBLIC COMMENTS BOARD COMMENTS ADJOURNMENT PURSUANT TO FLA STATUTES 286.0105,, "THE CITY HEREBY ADVISES THE PUBLIC THAT IF.A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THIS BOARD, AGENCY OR COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT ITS MEETING OR HEARING, HE OR SHE WILL NEED . A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS, AND THAT FOR SUCH PURPOSE, AFFECTED. PERSON MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A." VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED. THIS NOTICE DOES NOT CONSTITUTES CONSENT BY THE CITY FOR THE INTRODUCTION OR ADMISSION OR OTHERWISE INADMISSIBLE OR IRRELEVANT EVIDENCE, NOR DOES IT AUTHORIZE.CHALLENGES OR APPEALS'NOT OTHERWISE ALLOWED BY LAW. SOUTH MIAMI COMMUNITY. INCORPORAT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY � ED � ' °Z' P .INTER= OFFICE MEMORANDUM. C O RlV To: Honorable Chairperson Date: May 2, 2001 and CRA Board From: Gregory J. Oravec. Subject: Meeting 5/07/01 —_ Director Agreement for Urban Planning & Design Services _ The Corradino Group REQUEST A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND . MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH MIAMI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ( SMCRA) AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE AGENCY AND THE CORRADINO GROUP FOR URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN SERVICES.. BACKGROUND & ANALYSIS One of the SMCRA's most important commitments is to the provision of high quality affordable housing. This commitment is evidenced. by the SMCRA Plan, which calls for rehabilitation and construction of new multifamily and single family housing units, and the Interlocal Agreement, which mandates the creation of new multifamily housing units. ' Unfortunately, current land use categories and zoning classifications severely restrict the Agency's ability to maintain this commitment. As a result, the SMCRA Board voted unanimously to issue a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Urban Planning and. Design Services in order. to hire a qualified firm to: ...assist it in fully achieving its housing goals ... [by] conduct[ing] a housing study which evaluates existing land use and zoning regulations, existing conditions and the needs of the community in order to recommend appropriate amendments to existing regulations and to visually represent those recommendations, as described in the below scope of work:. 1. Identify and recommend changes to the South Miami Land Development Code to facilitate the construction of single- family housing units on lots in the Redevelopment Area which have 50 feet of frontage but less than. 6,000 square feet of area. . 2. Identify and recommend locations for, and types and densities of, multifamily housing which are appropriate for the Redevelopment Area based upon the South Miami Comprehensive Plan, South Miami Community Redevelopment Plan (SMCRP), South Miami Land Development Code, Hometown Plan Area 2, existing-uses and public input. 3. Prepare architectural renderings, maps and other documents which. graphically demonstrate the recommendations of, and any significant impacts which would result from, the above. 4. Prepare recommendations for amendments "'to the South Miami Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code to effeci'the above, as appropriate and as based upon the input of the Mayor & City Commission, the SMCRA Board, SMCRA Advisory Board, Planning Board, SMCRA/City staff and the public. 5. Participate in City Commission, SMCRA Board, SMCRA Advisory Board, Planning Board and other public meetings regarding the housing study and associated work products. 6. Create a report which documents and includes all strategies, plans, architectural renderings, maps and other work products. Several exceptional firms responded to the RFQ demonstrating. their desire and ability to provide the above - described services to the SMCRA. However, the Selection Committee. determined that the Corradino Group was the. firm most qualified to provide the services. On March 5, 2001, the SMCRA Board recognized - the findings of the Selection Committee and directed staff to negotiate an Agreement with the Corradino Group. The attached agreement is the culmination of staff s negotiations with the Corradino Group. The attached agreement provides- for a scope of services which far exceeds the required services originally set forth by the RFQ, as .it has been augmented to include an in -depth analysis of, and proposals for, South Miami Gardens. This change has been'made to take advantage.of the window of opportunity presented by Rene Rodriguez, Director of the Miami Dade Housing Agency (MDHA), during the recent site visit of the, public housing complex on March 27`h. The scope of services (Exhibit l of the proposed agreement) includes, but is not limited to: • Assisting the City with creating a new single family zoning district for the 50 foot lots which dominate the.residential portion of the redevelopment area;t • Identifying and recommending locations for and types and densities of multifamily housing which are appropriate for the Redevelopment Area; • Creating site plans and. rendering building types for six specific opportunities within the Redevelopment Area; • Analyzing rehabilitation vs. redevelopment of South Miami Gardens; • Analyzing mixed - income housing and home ownership programs for South Miami Gardens; and • Conducting a two-day, ..weekend planning workshop, which will allow one day to focus on the opportunities at South Miami Gardens and another to focus on the district as a whole. Additionally, the attached agreement provides for .final completion within 135 days from the Notice to Proceed, the ability for the SMCRA to cancel upon three days written notice and. a total payment. of $65,000. r "50 foot lot" refers. to a lot which only has 50 feet of frontage and is thereby largely unbuildable,. without variance, by existing code. i The proposed agreement would :enable the SMCRA to fulfill its commitment to building high - quality single family and multifamily housing in the. Redevelopment Area; but perhaps most importantly, it would bring the SMCRA closer to realizing its goal of significantly improving South Miami Gardens. The FY 00 -01 Budget appropriates $135,000 for the planning and design of multifamily rehabilitation and expansion. RECOMMENDATION Your, approval- is recommended. RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH - MIAMI'- COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY . ( SMCRA) AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE AGENCY AND THE CORRADINO GROUP: FOR URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN SERVICES. WHEREAS, the SMCRA desires to hire an architectural and urban planning and design firm to conduct a housing study which identifies and recommends appropriate locations for, and types and densities of, single family and .multifamily housing and recommends necessary amendments to the. South Miami Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code; and WHEREAS, the SMCRA issued an RFQ in order to assess the ability of interested firms in providing the desired services; and .WHEREAS, on March 5, 2001, the Chairperson and . Members of the SMCRA Board recognized the findings of the RFQ Selection Committee, identifying The Corradino Group as the firm best suited to provide the desired services: NOW, THEREFORE, . BE IT RESOLVED BY CHAIRPERSON, AND MEMBERS OF THE.SOUTH MIAMI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Section 1. That the Agreement for Urban Planning and Design Services, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit "I," is approved. Section 2. That the Executive Director and General Counsel are authorized to execute all necessary documents. Section 3. That the resolution shall take effect immediately upon approval. PASSED, and ADOPTED by a vote of the Board of Commissioners this day . of 2001. CHAIRPERSON ATTEST: SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO FORM: GENERAL COUNSEL i DRAFT - 5/4/01 URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN SERVICES AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is entered into and made this day of May, 2001, between the South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency Agency), and Corradino Group, a:Florida for- profit corporation, located at 4055 Northwest 97 Avenue, Suite 200, Miami, Florida 33178 (Consultant), (Parties). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the Agency desires to hire an architectural and urban planning and design firm to conduct a housing study which identifies and:recommends appropriate locations for, and types and densities of, single family and multifamily housing and recommends necessary amendments to the South Miami Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code; and WHEREAS, the Consultant has expressed its capability and desire . to perform the Services. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual terms and conditions, the Parties agree as follows: ARTICLE 1 1.1 The following documents are incorporated and made part of this Agreement: . • Scope of Services (Exhibit 1). + Specifications prepared by the Agency in its Request for Proposal No. 00 -11- 27 -B (Exhibit 2). • Proposal for the Agency prepared by the Consultant dated. January 5, 2001. (Exhibit 3). 1.2 All exhibits may also be collectively referred to as the "Documents ". In the- event of any conflict between the Documents or any ambiguity or missing specification or instruction, the following priority is established: • Specific direction from the Executive Director of the Agency (or designee). • This Agreement dated 2001, and any attachments. • Exhibit 1 • Exhibit 2 • Exhibit 3 ARTICLE 2 SERVICES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 2.1 The Consultant agrees to perform the professional Consultant, planning and design consulting services necessary as described in the Scope of Services. 2.2 The Consultant. shall assist the Agency in connection with the Agency's responsibility for filing documents required . for . the approval of governmental authorities having' jurisdiction over the Project, as per the Scope of Services. 2.3 The 'Consultant shall furnish all services, labor, equipment, and materials necessary and as may be required in the performance of this-Agreement and all services performed under this Agreement shall. be done in a professional manner. 2.4 The Consultant represents, with full knowledge that the Agency is relying upon these representations when entering into this Agreement with the Consultant, that ..the Consultant has the professional expertise, experience and personnel to perform the services as described in this Agreement. ARTICLE 3 ADDITIONAL SERVICES 3. Notwithstanding the specified services, the Consultant will provide any and. all other services normally falling within the scope of services offered by the Consultant through their in -house staff or subcontractors. Any additional services must be authorized in .writing by the Agency. ARTICLE 4 TIME FOR PERFORMANCE 4. Consultant shall perform the services as identified in Article 2 within 135 days from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed'. Minor adjustments to the timetable for completion approved by Agency in advance, in writing, shall not constitute non - performance by Consultant pursuant to this Agreement. Additional services requested by the Agency, or changes in scope; will be reviewed and any impact on the schedule or budget determined and the schedule or budget modified accordingly. ARTICLE 5 DELAY IN PERFORMANCE 5.1 The Agency shall be entitled to retain the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per day, or part thereof, that the work remains uncompleted beyond the timetable set forth in Article 4 when such delay is caused by the failure of the Consultant to perform as agreed. 2 It is recognized and agreed that damages in such event are difficult of ascertainment, though great and. irreparable, and that this agreement with respect to liquidated damages shall 'in no event disentitle the Agency to injunctive relief, and this. sum shall not be construed as a penalty. 5.2 Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, minor adjustments to the timetable for completion approved by the Agency in advance, in writing, will not constitute a delay by . the Consultant.for which liquidated damages are due. Furthermore, a delay due to an Act of God,. fire, lockout, strike or labor dispute, riot or civil commotion, act of public enemy.. or other cause beyond the control of Consultant shall extend this Agreement for a period equal to such delay and during this period such delay shall not constitute a delay by the Consultant for which liquidated damages are due. ARTICLE 6 COMPENSATION AND METHOD OF PAYMENT 6.1 The Agency agrees to compensate the Consultant for the services performed by Consultant pursuant to the provisions of Article 2, based on lump sum, as set forth in Exhibit 111" attached and made a part of this Agreement, in an amount of sixty -five thousand dollars ($65,000). Additional services or changes in the scope of services for any project shall be negotiated and agreed to between the parties and set forth in a written .. amendment to this Agreement. 6.2 The Consultant shall be entitled to invoice on a monthly basis for services performed. The Consultant shall submit an original invoice and one copy to the Agency. This will be considered the official. request for payment. The invoices shall include the following information: a. Invoice number for the Project and date; b. The Consultant's lump sum fee; c. Percent of work completed; d. Amount earned; e. Amount previously billed; f. Amount due this invoice; . g. - Balance remaining; ARTICLE 7 OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS 7.1 All documents, design plans and land development codes resulting from the professional services rendered by the Consultant under this contract shall be deemed the sole property of the Agency; and the Agency shall have all rights incident to the sole ownership. Consultant . agrees that all documents maintained and generated pursuant to this contractual relationship between the Agency and Consultant shall be subject to all provisions of the Public Records Law, Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. 7.2 It is further understood that any information, writings, maps, contract documents, reports or an y other matter which is given by the Agency to- Consultant pursuant to this Agreement. shall at- all .times remain the property of the Agency shall be returned to the Agency, and . shall not be used by Consultant: for any other purpose without the written consent of the Agency. ARTICLE 8 WARRANTIES, GUARANTEES AND ATTORNEY'S FEES 8.1 The Consultant warrants that its services are to be performed within the limits prescribed by the Agency and with the usual thoroughness and .competence of the architectural/land planning profession. 8.2 The Consultant shall be responsible for technically deficient designs, reports, or studies.due to errors and omissions for two years after the date of acceptance of the . Services by the . Agency. The Consultant shall, upon the request of the Agency, promptly correct or replace all deficient work due to errors or omissions without cost to Agency. Payment in full by the Agency for work performed does not constitute a waiver of this guarantee. 8.3 All services performed by the Consultant shall be to the satisfaction of the Agency. In cases of disagreement or ambiguity, the Agency. shall decide all questions, difficulties and disputes of whatever nature that may arise under this Agreement or by reason of quality cr amount of value. The Agency's decision on all claims or questions is final. ARTICLE 9 NOTICES 9. All notices or other communications which shall or may be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered by personal service, or by' registered mail addressed to the other party at the address indicated or as may be changed from time to time. Such. notice shall be deemed given on the day on which personally served, or if by mail, on the date of actual receipt. To-the Agency:: South, Miami Community Redevelopment Agency Attention: Greg Oravec. 6130 Sunset Drive South Miami, FL 33143 To the Consultant: Joseph M. Corradino, AICP, Executive Vice President The Corradino Group, Inc. 4055 N.W. 97th Avenue Suite 200 Miami, FL .'33178 4 ARTICLE .10 AUDIT RIGHTS 10. The Agency reserves the right to audit the records of the Consultant related to the project covered by this Agreement at any time during the execution of the Services and' for a period two years after final payment for the project is made. ARTICLE 11 SUBCONTRACTING 11, No Services shall be subcontracted, assigned, or. transferred under this Agreement. ARTICLE 12 WARRANTY 12. The Consultant warrants that it has not employed or retained any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working solely for the Consultant, to' solicit or secure this. contract and that it has not paid or agreed to pay any company or person other than a bona fide employee working solely for the Consultant any fee, commission, percentage'fee, gifts or any other considerations contingent upon or resulting from the award or making of this contract. For breach or violation of this warranty, the Agency shall have the right to cancel this contract without liability. ARTICLE 13 TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT 13. The Agency retains the right to terminate this Agreement without cause, at any time upon three (3) days written .notice. prior to' the completion of the services required pursuant to Article 2 above without penalty.. ARTICLE 14 DEFAULT 14.1 An event of default shall mean a breach of this Agreement by the . Consultant. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and in addition to those instances referred to as a breach, an event of default shall include the following: a. '.Consultant has not performed services on a timely basis; b. Consultant has refused or failed,. except -in' case for which an extension of time is provided to supply enough properly skilled Staff Personnel; c. Consultant has failed to make prompt payment to subcontractors or suppliers for any services; d. Consultant has become .insolvent or has assigned the proceeds received for the benefit of the Consultant's creditors, or. the Consultant ,has taken advantage Hof any . , insolvency statute or debtor /creditor . law or if 'the Consultant's affairs have been-put in the hands of a receiver; e. Consultant has failed to obtain the approval of the Agency where required by this Agreement; f. Consultant has failed in the representation of any warranties; g. Consultan t has refused or failed, except in case for which an extension' of time is provided, to provide the Services as defined in this Agreement. 14.2 In an Event of Default, the Consultant shall be liable for all.:damages resulting from the default, including but not limited to: a. Lost funding, and. b. The difference between the cost associated with procuring services and the amount actually expended by the Agency, including procurement. and administrative costs. 14.3 The Agency may take'advantage of each and every remedy specifically existing at law or in equity in the event of a default. Each and every remedy shall be in addition to every other remedy specifically given or. otherwise existing and may be exercised from time to time and as often and in such order as may be deemed expedient by the Agency. The exercise or the beginning. of the exercise, of one remedy shall not be deemed to be a waiver. of the right to exercise any other remedy. The Agency's rights and remedies asset forth in this Agreement are not exclusive, and are in addition to. any other rights and remedies available to the Agency in law or in equity. ARTICLE 15 INDEMNIFICATION 15. The Consultant shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify and hold harmless the Agency, its officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims, costs, losses and damages (including but not limited to all fees and charges of engineering, Consultants, attorneys and other professionals and all arbitration or other dispute resolution costs) caused by the acts or omissions of the Consultant, it's officers, directors, partners, employees, and agents in the performance and furnishing of Services under this Agreement. ARTICLE 16 INSURANCE 16.1 'Throughout the term of this, Agreement, the Consultant shall maintain in force at its own expense, insurance as follows: 6 16.1.1 Workers Compensation: Workers' Compensation Insurance, with statutory limits, including coverage. for Employer's Liability. . 16.1.2 General Liability:. Commercial General Liability with 'limits not less than $1,000,000 each occurrence combined single limit for Bodily Injury and Property damage. including coverage for contractual liability, .personal 'injury, broad form . property damage,. products and completed operations. The Agency shall be named additional insured. '16.1.3 Automobile Liability: Comprehensive or Business Automobile Liability. Insurance with not less than $500,000 each occurrence combined single limit for Bodily Injury and Property Damage including coverage for owned,. hire and non -owned vehicles as applicable. The Consultant shall take out and. maintain this insurance coverage against claims for damages resulting from bodily injury, including wrongful death and property. damage which may arise from the operations of any owned, hired or non- owned. automobiles and/or equipment used in any capacity in connection with the carrying out of this Agreement. The Agency shall be named as an additional insured. 16.1.4 Professional Liability: The Consultant, its 'officers, employees and agents will provide the Agency a Certificate of Insurance evidencing professional liability " insurance with limits not less than $1,000,000 aggregate with respect to acts, errors or omissions in connection with professional services to be provided under this Agreement and any deductible is not to exceed $100,000 each claim. Consultant is financially responsible for the deductible amount. 16.1.5 Consultant shall maintain professional liability insurance during .the term of this Agreement and for a period of three-(3) years for the date of completion of the project. In the event that Consultant goes out of. business during the term of this Agreement or the three (3) year period described above, Consultant shall. purchase Extended Reporting Coverage for claims arising out of Consultant's negligent acts errors and omissions during the term of the Professional Liability Policy. 16.2 Insurance Company and Agent: All insurance policies required of the Consultant shall be written by a company with a Best's rating of B+ or better and duly authorized and.licensed to do business in the State of Florida and be executed by duly licensed agents upon whom service of process maybe made in Miami -Dade County, Florida. The Agency reserves the right to request a copy of the required policies for review. The Agency may accept coverage with carriers having lower Best's ratings upon review of financial information concerning Consultant and the insurance carrier. ARTICLE 17 CODES, ORDINANCES, AND LAW 17., The Consultant shall abide and be governed by all applicable local, state and federal codes, ordinances; and laws regarding the Consultant's Services on the project. ARTICLE 18. ENTIRETY OF AGREEMENT 18. This Agreement and its attachments constitute the sole and only Agreement of the parties and sets forth the rights, duties, and obligations of each to the other as of its date. Any prior agreements, promises, negotiations, or representations not expressly set forth in this Agreement are of no force or effect. ARTICLE 19 NON- EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT 19. The professional. services to be provided by the Consultant pursuant to this Agreement shall be non- exclusive, and nothing shall preclude the Agency from engaging other firms to perform such professional services. ARTICLE 20 GOVERNING LAW; VENUE 20. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced according , to the laws of the State of Florida. Venue shall be heard either in the Southern District of Florida or in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami -Dade County, Florida. ARTICLE 21. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR 21. -Consultant and its employees and agents shall be deemed to be independent contractors, and not Agency agents or employees. The Consultant shall not be deemed entitled. to the Florida Workers' Compensation benefits as an Agency employee. ARTICLE 22 NONDISCRIMINATION 22.- Consultant agrees that it shall not discriminate as to race, sex, color, creed, national origin, sexual orientation or disability, in connection with its performance under this Agreement. 8 ARTICLE 23 AMENDMENTS -No amendments to this Agreement shall be binding on either party unless in writing and signed by both parties. ARTICLE 24 CONDUCT /CONFLICT OF INTEREST 24. Consultant covenants that no person under its employ who presently exercises any functions or responsibilities on behalf of the Agency in connection with this Agreement has any personal financial interest, direct or. indirect, with. contractors or vendors providing. professional services on projects assigned to the Consultant, except as fully disclosed and approved by the Agency. Consultant further covenants that, in the performance of this Agreement, no person having such conflicting interest shall be employed. Any such interest on the part of Consultant or.its employees must be disclosed in writing to.the Agency. ARTICLE 25 OTHER PROVISIONS 25.1 Title--,and paragraph headings are for convenient reference and are not a part of this Agreement. 25.2 In the event of conflict between the terms of this Agreement and any terms or conditions 1.. contained in any attached document, the terms in this Agreement shall prevail. 25.3 No waiver or breach of any provision of this Agreement shall constitute. a ' waiver of any subsequent breach of the same of any other provision, and no waiver shall be effective unless made in writing. 25.4 Should any provision, paragraph, sentence, word or phrase contained in this Agreement be determined to be invalid, illegal or otherwise unenforceable under the laws of the State of Florida by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision, paragraph, sentence, word or phrase shall be deemed modified in order to conform with Florida law. If not modifiable to conform with such law, then it shall be deemed severable, and in either event, the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall remain unmodified and in full force an effect.. ARTICLE 26 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY 26. The Agency desires to enter into this Agreement only if in so doing the Agency can place a limit on the Agency's liability for any cause of action arising out of the Agreement, so that its liability never exceeds the agreed sum of $10,000.0.0. Consultant expresses its 9 willingness to enter. into this Agreement with Consultant's recovery from the Agency for any action or claim arising from this Agreement to be limited to $10,000.00. Accordingly, and notwithstanding any other. term or condition' of..this Agreement, Consultant agrees that the Agency shall not be liable to Consultant for damages in an amount in excess of $10,000.00, for any action or claim.of the Consultant or any third party arising out of this Agreement. Nothing , contained. in this paragraph or elsewhere in this Agreement is any way intended to be a waiver of the limitation placed upon Agency's'� liability as set forth in Chapter 786, Florida Statutes. Additionally, the Agency does not waive sovereign immunity, and no claim or award against the Agency shall.: include attorney's fees; investigative costs or pre judgment interest. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is effective as of the date the Parties last sign or initial.'_= ti THE CORRADINO GROUP, INC. SOUTH MIAMI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY By: Joseph M. Corradino, AICP Charles Scurr Executive Vice President Executive Director ATTEST: Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: General Counsel Date: - 10 .South Miami Urban' Planning & Design Services Scope of Services Task 1: Land Development Code Review/ Recommendations Assist the City in making changes to the South Miami Land Development Code to facilitate the construction of single- family housing units on lots in the Redevelopment Area which have 50 feet of frontage but less than 6,000 square feet of area. 1.1 ' "Existing Zoning Analysis • Review existing right of way requirements Perform site visits to confirm location of properties 1.2 Review Zoning Changes • Review proposed zoning changes made by the City. • Recommend additional changes 1.3 Site Planning Analysis • Prepare an analysis of a typical site plan, including site size, massing, setbacks and parking. • Prepare one. architectural rendering of a typical structure elevation 1.4 Presentation • Prese m nt recommendations to the CRA-Board and City Commission, CRA Advisory Board, Zoning Task Force, Planning Board and public. Task 2: Housing Assessment Identify and recommend locations for' and types and densities of multifamily housing which are appropriate for the Redevelopment Area based, upon the. South Miami Comprehensive Plan, . South Miami Community Redevelopment Plan (SMCRP), South Miami Land Development Code, Hometown Plan Area II, existing uses and public input. 2.1 Housing Site Opportunities • Corradino will identify multifamily housing site opportunities within the study area, including an assessment of public housing. The opportunities may be vacant land or may contain existing structures that no longer have economic value and can be either demolished or converted to housing. • The assessment of public housing will include study of the individual units, a demographic analysis of the tenants to understand their general needs and characteristics, and a' survey of tenants to learn what they like and dislike about the units and the campus layout • Prepare an issues /impacts map, which identifies housing and redevelopment issues and strategies for improvement. South Miami Urban Planning and Design Services Page 1 Scope of Services . 2.2 Specific Site Plans / Building Types • For each potential housing opportunity site, Corradino will prepare a preliminary site plan. The site analysis will also contain information concerning the 'size, its potential as a redevelopment site and market assumptions concerning rent or sales values and costs. Corradino assumes that approximately 6 will be identified. •. For South Miami Gardens, Corradino will consider creative options for housing, including rehabilitation .of. existing units, .' mixed- income . housing and ' home ownership programs. Meetings with MDHA will result in an outline of the program options. These options will be clearly defined and assessed in terms of appropriateness for this community. • . Corradino will prepare a series of housing building types that will correspond to each opportunity site. For example one building type may be an urban row house; . another a three story mixed -use type, with neighborhood retail on the ground floor. Approximately six building types will be developed. Each building type will be _ illustrated in elevation and. will contain information including density, FAR, minimum site size, height, parking requirements 'and other land development code information: This will be incorporated into the final report. • For South Miami Gardens, Corradino will include the rehabilitation of existing units as a building type and prepare preliminary cost estimates for rehabilitation and two new construction options. The specific options will be chosen after stakeholder meetings and public involvement has been performed to assess the public's opinion on the most appropriate solution. The site development costs will also be presented for the new constriction options. 2.3 Report. Corradino will prepare a report illustrating the location of the development opportunity sites, a discussion of each site and its respective site plan and building type, and a detailed discussion of each building type. This will be incorporated into the final report. Task 3: Public Involvement Prepare recommendations for amendments to the South Miami Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code to effect the above, as appropriate and as based upon extensive public involvement. Recommendation will be based on input received from the community leaders, the general public, the Mayor and City Commission, the SMCRA Board, SMCRA Advisory- Board, Planning Board, and City staff. 3.1 Stakeholders Meetings Coordinate Stakeholders meetings with interested parties as specified by the City on a case by case basis as the need arises. It is anticipated that approximately 10 meetings will be held with each Stakeholder individually to gain insight to their specific issues:.. Stakeholders may include: • Church Leaders . • Business Leaders - - • Community Activists • Private Citizens • The Mayor and City Commission individually • SMCRA Board and Advisory Board • Planning Board City Staff South Miami Urban Planning and Design Services Page 2 Scope of Services 3.2 Workshop • The Consultants will conduct a planning workshop over two days on a weekend in South Miami, inviting project residents, area residents, Housing Authority officials' and City officials. The workshop will discuss the alternative programs. and designs . for the project. The work in Task 2 will be presented as part of the process. • Workshop Summary. The outcome of the Charrette will be produced in a document for the entire group of participants to read and edit . 3.3 Final Recommendations • Make' final recommendations for amendments based on the stakeholder meetings, public workshop, and the consultants' observations. • Included will be conceptual cost estimates..and analysis of applicable funding sources: Task 4:. Project Coordination . Corradino will participate in City Commission, SMCRA Board,. SMCRA Advisory, Board, Planning Board and other public meetings regarding the housing study and associated work products. - Corradino suggest that a Steering Committee of interested parties be developed by the City Project Manager. Communication and coordination greatly add to the ability of the project to succeed. The following meetings are recommended:. •• Twice monthly project update meetings between Corradino and the South Miami Project Manager. At these meetings previous work products will be. discussed and progress presented. Future work elements for the immediate .time period will be scheduled and planned. • Monthly meetings with Corradino the South Miami Project Manager and the Steering Committee. • . Corradino will meet once with. the City Commission, SMCRA. Board, SMCRA AdvisoryBoard, Planning Board and others before the final presentation is made. Task 5: Final Report A draft report will be available for review and a final report will be presented to the City no more than two weeks after the final edits have been returned to- Corradino. The report. will document and include all strategies, plans, architectural renderings, and maps and other work products produced in tasks 1. through 4. This report will also include a brief Executive ..Summary 'that will function .as a, marketing brochure to explain the project and project recommendations. It will be a concise and understandable document to will explain the project to the neighbors, and political leaders, as well as any potential governing or funding agencies and groups in the future. Schedule South Miami Urban Planning and Design Services Scope of Services Page 3 It is expected that this the final recommendations report can be submitted to the City in 135 days from the Notice to Proceed. The City will then submit the document to the Department of Community Affairs for approval if needed. (Schedule is .attached.) - Corradino ' will be available to assist the City with issues relating to, the ORC report issued by the DCA. Costs Corradino can provide the above Scope of Services to the City of South Miami for a lump sum of.$65,000 billed monthly based on percent completion. J: \2882 \2001,03Scope.doc I� SOUTH MIAMI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY INTER - OFFICE MEMORANDUM To: Honorable Chairperson Date: May 2, 2001 and CRA Board From: Gregory J. Oravec Subject: Meeting 5/07/01 — 7 Director Agreement for Urban Planning & Design Services The Corradino Group REQUEST A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND, MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH MIAMI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ( SMCRA) AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE AGENCY AND THE CORRADINO GROUP . FOR URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN SERVICES. . BACKGROUND & ANALYSIS One of the SMCRA's most important commitments is to the provision of high quality affordable _. housing. This commitment is evidenced by the SMCRA Plan, which calls for rehabilitation and construction of new multifamily and single family housing units, and the Interlocal Agreement, which mandates the creation of new multifamily housing units. Unfortunately, current land use categories and zoning classifications severely restrict the Agency's ability to maintain this commitment. As a result, the SMCRA Board voted unanimously to issue a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Urban Planning and. Design Services in order to hire a qualified firm to: ...assist it in fully achieving its housing goals ... [by] conduct[ing] a housing study which evaluates existing land use and zoning regulations, existing conditions and the needs of the community in order to recommend appropriate amendments to existing regulations and to visually represent those recommendations, as described in the below scope of work:. 1. Identify and recommend changes to the South Miami Land Development Code to facilitate the construction of single- family housing units on lots in the Redevelopment Area which have 50 feet of frontage but less than 6,000 square feet of area. . 2. Identify and recommend locations for, and types and densities of, multifamily housing which are appropriate for the Redevelopment Area based upon the South Miami Comprehensive. Plan, South Miami Community Redevelopment Plan (SMCRP), South Miami Land Development Code, Hometown Plan Area 2, existing uses and public input. 3. Prepare architectural renderings, maps and other documents which, graphically demonstrate the recommendations' of, and any significant impacts which would result from, the above. 4. Prepare recommendations for amendments °to the South Miami Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code to effect the above, as appropriate and as based upon the input of the Mayor & City Commission, the SMCRA Board, SMCRA Advisory Board, Planning Board, SMCRA/City staff and the public. . 5. Participate in City Commission, SMCRA Board, SMCRA Advisory Board, Planning Board and other public meetings regarding the housing study and associated work products. 6. Create a report which documents and includes all strategies, plans, architectural renderings, maps and other work products. Several exceptional firms responded to the RFQ demonstrating their desire and ability to provide the above- described services to the SMCRA. However, the Selection Committee determined that the Corradino Group was the firm most qualified to provide the services. On March 5, 2001, the SMCRA Board recognized the findings of the Selection Committee and directed staff to negotiate an Agreement with the Corradino Group. The attached agreement is the culmination of staff's negotiations with the Corradino Group. The attached agreement provides for a scope of services which far 'exceeds the required services originally .set forth by the RFQ, as it has been augmented to include an in -depth analysis of, and proposals for, South Miami Gardens. This change has been'made to take advantage of the window of opportunity presented by. Rene Rodriguez, Director of the Miami Dade Housing Agency (MDHA), during the recent site visit of the. public housing complex on March 27`h. The scope of services (Exhibit 1 of the proposed agreement) includes, but is not limited to: • Assisting the City with creating a new single family zoning district for the 50 foot lots which dominate the residential portion of the redevelopment area; I . • Identifying and recommending locations for and types and densities of multifamily housing which are appropriate for the Redevelopment Area; • Creating site plans and rendering building types for six specific opportunities within the Redevelopment Area; • Analyzing rehabilitation vs. redevelopment of South Miami Gardens; • Analyzing mixed - income housing and home ownership programs for South Miami Gardens; and • Conducting a two -day, .weekend planning workshop, which will allow one day , to focus on the opportunities at South Miami Gardens and another to focus on the district as a whole. Additionally, the attached agreement provides for final completion within 135 days from the Notice to Proceed, the ability for the SMCRA to cancel upon three days written notice and a total payment of $65,000. t "50 foot lot" refers. to a lot which only has 50 feet of frontage and is thereby largely unbuildable, without variance, by existing code. The proposed agreement would - enable the SMCRA to fulfill its commitment to building high - quality single family and multifamily housing in the. Redevelopment Area; but,-'perhaps most importantly, it would bring the SMCRA closer to realizing its goal of significantly improving South Miami Gardens., The FY 00 -01 Budget appropriates $135,000 for the planning and design of multifamily rehabilitation and expansion. RECOMMENDATION Your approval is recommended. RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH MIAMI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ( SMCRA) AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN'THE AGENCY AND THE CORR.ADINO GROUP FOR URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN SERVICES. WHEREAS, the SMCRA desires to hire an architectural and urban planning and design firm to conduct a housing study which identifies and recommends appropriate locations for, and types and. densities of, single family, and multifamily housing and recommends necessary amendments to the South Miami Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code; and WHEREAS, the SMCRA issued an RFQ in order to assess the ability of interested firms in providing the desired services; and WHEREAS, on March 5, 2001, the Chairperson and Members of the : SMCRA Board recognized the findings of the RFQ Selection Committee, identifying The Corradino Group as the firm best suited to provide the desired services. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY CHAIRPERSON -AND MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH MIAMI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY: Section 1. That the Agreement for Urban Planning and Design Services, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit "I," is approved. Section 2. That the Executive Director and General Counsel are authorized to execute all necessary documents. Section 3. That the resolution shall take effect immediately upon approval. PASSED. and ADOPTED by a of , 2001. ATTEST: SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO FORM: GENERAL COUNSEL vote of the Board of Commissioners this day . CHAIRPERSON DRAFT — 5 /4 /01 URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN SERVICES AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is entered into and made this day of May, 2001, between the South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency Agency), and Corradino Group, a Florida for it corporation, located at 4055 Northwest 97 Avenue, Suite 200, Miami, Florida 33178 (Consultant), (Parties): WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the Agency desires to hire an architectural and urban planning and design firm to conduct a housing study which identifies and recommends appropriate locations for, and types and densities of, single family and multifamily housing and recommends necessary amendments to the South Miami Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code; and WHEREAS, the Consultant has expressed its capability and desire. to perform the. Services. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual terms and conditions, the Parties agree as follows: ARTICLE 1 1.1 The following documents are incorporated and made part of this Agreement: • Scope of Services (Exhibit 1). • Specifications prepared by the Agency in its Request for Proposal No. 00-11 - 27 -B (Exhibit 2). • Proposal for the Agency prepared -by the Consultant dated January 5, 2001. (Exhibit 3). 1.2 All exhibits may also be collectively referred to as the "Documents ". In the- event.of any conflict between the Documents or any ambiguity or missing specification or instruction, the following priority is established: • Specific direction from the Executive Director of the Agency (or designee). • This Agreement dated 2001, and any attachments. • Exhibit 1 • Exhibit 2 • Exhibit 3 - - 1 ARTICLE 2 SERVICES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 2.1 The Consultant agrees to perform the professional Consultant, planning and design consulting services necessary as described in the Scope of Services. 2.2 The Consultant shall assist the Agency in connection with the Agency's responsibility for filing . documents required for the approval of governmental authorities having jurisdiction over the Project, as per the Scope of Services.. 2.3 The Consultant shall furnish all services, labor, equipment, and materials necessary and as may be required in .the performance of this . Agreement and all services performed under this Agreement shall be done in a professional manner. 2.4 The Consultant represents, with full knowledge. that the Agency is relying upon these representations when entering into this Agreement with the Consultant, that. the Consultant has the professional expertise, experience and personnel to perform the services as described in this Agreement. ARTICLE 3 ADDITIONAL SERVICES 3. Notwithstanding the specified services, the Consultant will provide.-any and. all other services normally falling within the scope of services offered by the Consultant through their in -house staff or subcontractors. Any additional services must be authorized in writing by the Agency. ARTICLE 4 TIME FOR PERFORMANCE 4. Consultant shall perform the services as identified in Article 2 within 135 days from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed. Minor adjustments to the timetable for completion approved by Agency in advance, in writing, shall. not constitute non - performance by Consultant pursuant to this Agreement. Additional services requested by the Agency, or changes in scope, will be reviewed and any impact on the schedule or budget determined and the schedule or budget modified accordingly. ARTICLE 5 DELAY IN PERFORMANCE 5.1 The Agency shall be entitled to retain the. sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per day, or part thereof, that the work remains uncompleted beyond the timetable set forth in Article 4 when such delay is caused by the failure of the Consultant to perform as agreed. 2 . It is recognized and agreed that damages in such event are difficult of ascertainment, though great and. irreparable, and that this agreement with respect to liquidated damages : shall in no event disentitle the Agency to injunctive relief, and this sum shall not be construed as a penalty. 5.2 Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, minor adjustments to the timetable for completion approved by the Agency in advance, in writing, will not constitute a delay by the Consultant for which liquidated damages are due. Furthermore, a delay due to an Act of God, fire, lockout, strike or labor dispute, riot or civil commotion, act of public enemy. or other cause beyond the control of Consultant shall extend this Agreement for a period equal to such delay and during this period such delay shall not constitute a delay by the Consultant for which liquidated damages are due. ARTICLE 6 COMPENSATION AND METHOD OF PAYMENT 6.1 The Agency agrees to compensate the Consultant for the services performed by. Consultant pursuant to the provisions of Article 2, based on lump sum, as set forth in Exhibit "I" attached and made a part of this Agreement, in an amount of sixty -five thousand dollars ($65,000). Additional services or changes in the scope of services for any project shall be negotiated and agreed to between the parties and set forth in a written . amendment to this Agreement. 6.2 The Consultant shall be entitled to invoice on a monthly basis for services performed. The Consultant shall submit an original invoice and one copy to the Agency. This: will be considered the official request for payment. The invoices shall include the following information: a. Invoice number for the Project and date; b. The Consultant's lump sum fee; C. Percent of work completed; d. Amount earned; e. Amount previously billed; f. Amount due this invoice; g. Balance remaining; ARTICLE 7 OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS 7.1 All documents, design plans and land development codes resulting from the professional services rendered by the Consultant under this contract shall be deemed the sole property of the Agency, and the Agency shall have all rights incident to the sole ownership. Consultant agrees that all documents maintained and generated pursuant to this contractual relationship between the Agency and Consultant shall be subject to all.provisions of the Public Records Law, Chapter 119, Florida Statutes.' 3 7.2 It is further understood that any information, writings, maps, contract documents, reports or any other matter which is given by the Agency. to Consultant pursuant to this Agreement shall at all times remain the property of the Agency shall be returned to the Agency, and shall not be used by Consultant for any other purpose without. the written consent of the Agency. ARTICLE 8 WARRANTIES, GUARANTEES AND Jk&k'S FEES 8.1 The Consultant warrants that its services are to be performed within the limits prescribed by the Agency and with the usual thoroughness and competence ' of the architectural/land planning profession. 8.2 The Consultant shall be responsible for technically deficient designs, reports, or studies .due to errors and omissions for two years after the date of acceptance of the Services by the Agency. The Consultant shall, upon the request of the Agency, promptly correct or replace all deficient work due to errors or omissions without cost to Agency. Payment in full by the Agency for work performed does not constitute a waiver of this guarantee. 8.3 All services performed by the Consultant shall be to the satisfaction of the Agency. In cases . of disagreement or ambiguity, the Agency shall decide all questions, difficulties and disputes of whatever nature that may arise under this Agreement or by reason of quality or amount of value. The Agency's decision on all claims or questions is final. ARTICLE 9 NOTICES 9. All notices or other communications which shall or may be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered by personal service, or by registered mail addressed to the other party at the address indicated or as may be changed from time to time. Such .notice shall be deemed given on the day on which personally served, or-if by mail, on the date of actual receipt. To-the Agency: South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency Attention: Greg Omvec 6130 Sunset Drive South Miami, FL 33143 To the Consultant: Joseph M. Corradino, AICP, Executive Vice President The Corradino Group, Inc. 4055 N.W. 97th Avenue Suite 200 Miami, FL 33178 4 ARTICLE 10 AUDIT RIGHTS 10. The Agency reserves the right to audit the records of the Consultant related to the project covered by this Agreement at any time during the execution of the Services and for a period two years after final payment for the project is made. ARTICLE 11 SUBCONTRACTING 11. No Services shall be subcontracted, assigned, or transferred under this Agreement. ARTICLE 12 WARRANTY 12. The Consultant warrants that it has not employed or retained any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working solely for the Consultant, to' solicit or secure this, contract and that it has not paid or agreed to pay any company or person other than a bona fide employee working solely for the Consultant any fee, commission, percentage fee, gifts or any other considerations contingent upon or resulting. from the award or making of this contract: For breach or violation of this warranty, the Agency shall have the right to cancel this contract without liability. ARTICLE 13 TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT 13. The Agency retains the right to terminate this Agreement without cause, at any time upon three (3) days written notice prior to the completion of the services required pursuant to Article 2 above without penalty. ARTICLE 14 DEFAULT 14.1 An event of default shall mean a breach of this Agreement by the Consultant. Without .limiting the generality of the foregoing and in addition to those instances referred to as a breach, an event of default shall include the following: a. Consultant has not performed services on a timely basis; b. Consultant has refused or failed, except in case for which an extension of time is provided to supply enough properly skilled Staff Personnel; c. Consultant has failed to make prompt payment to subcontractors or suppliers for any services; 5 d. Consultant has become insolvent or has assigned the proceeds received for the benefit of the Consultant's creditors,, or. the Consultant has taken. advantage of any . insolvency' statute or debtor /creditor law or if the Consultant's affairs have been put in the hands of a receiver; e. Consultant has failed to obtain the approval of the Agency where required by this Agreement; f. Consultant has failed in the representation of any warranties; g. Consultant has refused or failed, except in case for which an extension of time is provided, to provide the Services as defined in this Agreement. 14.2 In an Event of Default, the Consultant shall be liable for all damages resulting from the default, including but not limited to: a. Lost funding, and b. The difference between the cost associated with procuring services and'the amount actually expended by the Agency, including procurement and administrative costs. 14.3 The Agency may take advantage of each and every remedy specifically existing at law or in equity in the event of a default. Each and every remedy shall be in addition to every other remedy specifically given or otherwise existing and may be exercised from time to time and as often and in such order as may be deemed expedient by the Agency. The exercise or the beginning of the exercise of one remedy shall not be deemed to be a waiver of the right to exercise any other remedy. The Agency's rights and remedies as set forth in this Agreement are not exclusive and are in addition to any other rights and remedies available to the Agency in law or in equity. ARTICLE 15 INDEMNIFICATION 15. The Consultant shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify and hold harmless the Agency, its officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims,' costs, losses and damages (including but not limited to all fees and charges of engineering, Consultants, attorneys and other professionals and all arbitration or other dispute resolution costs) caused by the acts or omissions of the Consultant, its officers, directors, partners, employees, and agents in the performance and furnishing of Services under this Agreement. ARTICLE 16 INSURANCE 16.1 Throughout the term of this: Agreement, the Consultant shall maintain in force at its own expense, insurance as follows: 6 16. 1.1 Workers Compensation: Workers' Compensation Insurance. with statutory limits, including coverage for Employer's Liability. . 16.1.2 General Liability: Commercial General, Liability with limits not less than $1,000,000 each occurrence combined single limit for Bodily Injury and Property damage including coverage for contractual liability, personal injury, broad form property damage, .products and completed operations. The Agency shall be named additional insured. 16.1.3 Automobile Liability: Comprehensive or Business Automobile Liability. Insurance with not less than $500,000 each occurrence combined single limit for Bodily Injury and Property Damage including coverage for, owned,, hire and non -owned .vehicles - -as applicable. The Consultant shall take out and maintain this insurance coverage against claims for damages resulting from bodily injury, including wrongful death and property. damage which may arise from the operations of any owned, hired or non- owned. automobiles and/or equipment used in any capacity in connection with the carrying out of this Agreement. The Agency shall be named as an additional insured. 16.1.4 Professional Liability: ' The Consultant, its officers, employees and agents will provide the Agency a Certificate of Insurance evidencing professional liability insurance with limits not less than $1,000,000 aggregate with respect to acts, errors or omissions in connection with professional services to .be provided under this Agreement and any deductible is not to exceed $100,000 each claim. Consultant is financially responsible for the deductible amount. 16.1.5 Consultant shall maintain professional liability insurance during the term of this Agreement and for a period of three (3) years for the date of completion of the project.. In the .event that Consultant goes out of.'.business during the term of this Agreement or the three (3) year period described above, Consultant shall. purchase Extended Reporting Coverage for claims arising out of Consultant's negligent acts errors and omissions during the term of the Professional Liability Policy. 16.2 Insurance Company and Agent: All insurance policies required of the Consultant shall be written by a company with a Best's rating of B+ or better and duly authorized and licensed to do business in the State of Florida and be executed by duly licensed agents upon whom service of process may be made in Miami -Dade County, Florida. The Agency reserves the right to request a copy'of the: required policies for review. The Agency may accept coverage with carriers having lower-Best's ratings upon review of financial information concerning Consultant and the insurance carrier. . 7 ARTICLE 17 CODES, ORDINANCES, AND LAW 17. The Consultant shall abide and be governed by all applicable local, state and federal codes, ordinances, and laws regarding the Consultant's Services on the project. ARTICLE 18 ENTIRETY OF AGREEMENT 18. This Agreement and its attachments constitute the sole and only Agreement of the parties and sets forth the rights, duties, and obligations of each to the other as of its date. Any prior agreements, promises, negotiations, or representations not expressly set forth in this Agreement are of no force or effect. ARTICLE 19 NON - EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT 19. The professional services to be provided by the Consultant pursuant to this Agreement shall be non - exclusive, and nothing shall preclude the Agency from . engaging other firms to perform such professional services. ARTICLE 20 GOVERNING LAW; VENUE 20. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced according to the laws of the State of Florida. Venue shall be heard either in the Southern District of Florida or in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami -Dade County, Florida. - . ARTICLE 21 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR 21. Consultant and its employees and agents shall be deemed to be independent contractors, and not Agency agents or employees. The Consultant shall not be deemed entitled to the Florida Workers' Compensation benefits as an Agency employee. ARTICLE 22 NONDISCRIMINATION 22. Consultant agrees that it shall not discriminate as to race, sex, color, creed, national origin, sexual orientation or disability, in connection with its performance under this Agreement. . g . ARTICLE 23. AMENDMENTS 23. No amendments to this Agreement shall be binding on either party unless in writing and signed by both parties. ARTICLE 24 CONDUCT /CONFLICT OF INTEREST 24. Consultant covenants that no person under its employ who presently exercises any functions or responsibilities on behalf of the Agency in connection with this Agreement has any personal financial interest, direct or indirect, with contractors or vendors providing professional services on projects assigned to the Consultant, except as fully disclosed and approved by the Agency. Consultant further covenants that, in the performance of this Agreement, no person having such conflicting interest shall be employed. Any such interest on the part of Consultant or its employees must be disclosed in writing to the Agency. ARTICLE 25 OTHER PROVISIONS 25.1 Title Wand paragraph headings are for convenient. reference and are not a part of this Agreement. 25.2 In the event of conflict between the terms of this Agreement and any terms or conditions contained in any attached document, the terms in this Agreement shall prevail. 25.3 No waiver or breach of any provision of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same of any other provision, and no waiver shall be effective unless made in writing. 25.4 Should any provision, paragraph, sentence, word or phrase contained in this Agreement be determined to be invalid, illegal or otherwise unenforceable under the laws of the State of Florida by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision, paragraph, sentence, word or phrase shall be deemed modified in order to conform with Florida law.. If not modifiable to conform with such law, then it shall be deemed severable, and in either event, the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall remain unmodified and in full force an effect. ARTICLE 26 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY 26. The Agency desires to enter into this Agreement only if in so doing the Agency can place a limit on the Agency's .liability for any cause of action arising out of the Agreement, so that its liability never .exceeds the agreed sum of., $10,000.00. Consultant expresses its willingness to enter. into this Agreement with Consultant's recovery from the Agency for any action or claim arising from this Agreement to be limited to $10,000.00. Accordingly, and notwithstanding any other term or condition of this Agreement, . Consultant agrees that the Agency shall not be liable to Consultant for damages in an amount in excess of $10,000.00, for any action or claim of the Consultant or any third party arising out of this. Agreement. Nothing. contained in this paragraph or elsewhere in this Agreement is any way intended to be a waiver of the limitation placed upon Agency's liability as set forth in Chapter 786, Florida Statutes. Additionally, the Agency does not waive sovereign immunity, and no claim or award against. the Agency shall include attorney's fees, investigative costs or pre judgment interest. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is effective as of the date the Parties last sign or initial. -- THE CORRADINO GROUP, INC. SOUTH MIAMI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY By: Joseph M. Corradino, AICP Executive Vice President 10 Charles Scurr Executive Director ATTEST: Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: General Counsel Date: . South Miami Urban Planning & Design Services Scope of Services Task 1: , Land Development Code Review /Recommendations Assist the City in making changes to the South Miami Land Development Code to facilitate the construction of single - family housing units on lots in the Redevelopment Area which have 50 feet of frontage but less than 6,000 square feet of area. 1.1 Existing Zoning Analysis • Review existing right of way requirements • Perform site visits to confirm location of properties 1.2 Review Zoning Changes • Review proposed zoning changes made by the City. • Recommend additional changes 1.3 Site Planning Analysis • Prepare an analysis of a typical site plan, including site size, massing, setbacks and parking. • Prepare one architectural rendering of a typical structure elevation 1.4 Presentation • Present recommendations to the CRA•Board and City Commission, CRA Advisory Board, Zoning Task Force, Planning Board and public. Task 2: Housing Assessment Identify and recommend locations for and types and densities of multifamily. housing .which are appropriate for the Redevelopment Area based upon the. South Miami Comprehensive Plan, . South Miami Community Redevelopment Plan (SMCRP), South Miami Land Development Code, Hometown Plan Area II, existing uses and public input. 2.1' Housing Site Opportunities • Corradino will identify multifamily housing site opportunities within the study area, including an assessment of public housing. The opportunities maybe vacant land or may contain existing structures that no longer have economic value and can be either demolished or converted to housing. • The assessment of public housing will include study of the .individual units, a demographic analysis of the tenants to understand their general needs and characteristics, and a survey of tenants to learn what they like and dislike about the units and the campus layout • Prepare an issues /impacts map, which identifies housing and redevelopment issues and strategies for improvement. South Miami Urban Planning and Design Services Page 1 Scope of Services 2.2 Specific Site Plans [ Building Types • For each potential housing opportunity site, Corradino will prepare a preliminary site plan. The site analysis will also contain information concerning the size, its potential as a redevelopment site and market assumptions concerning rent or sales values and costs. Corradino assumes that approximately 6 will be identified. • For South Miami Gardens, Corradino will consider creative options for housing, including rehabilitation of existing units,. mixed- income housing and home ownership programs. Meetings with MDHA will result in an outline of the program options. These options will be clearly defined and assessed in terms of appropriateness for this community. • Corradino will prepare a series of housing building types that will correspond to each opportunity site. For example one building type maybe an urban row house; another a three story mixed -use type, with neighborhood retail on the ground floor. Approximately six building types will be developed. Each building type will be illustrated in elevation and . will contain information 'including density, FAR, minimum site size, height, parking requirements .and other land development code . information. This will be incorporated into the final report. • For South Miami Gardens, Corradino will include the rehabilitation of existing units as a building type and prepare preliminary cost estimates for rehabilitation and two new construction options. The specific options will be chosen after stakeholder meetings and public involvement has been performed to assess the public's opinion on the most appropriate solution. The site development costs will also be presented for the new constriction options. 2.3 Report Corradino will prepare a report illustrating the location of the development opportunity sites, a discussion of each site and its respective site plan and building type, and a detailed discussion of each building type. This will be incorporated into the final report. Task 3: Public Involvement Prepare recommendations for amendments to the South Miami Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code to effect the above, as appropriate and as based upon extensive public involvement. Recommendation will be based on input received from the community leaders, the .general public, the Mayor and City Commission, the SMCRA Board, SMCRA Advisory- Board, Planning Board, and City staff. 3.1 Stakeholders Meetings Coordinate Stakeholders meetings with interested parties as specified by the City on a case by case basis as the need arises. It is anticipated that approximately 10 meetings will be held with each Stakeholder individually to gain insight to their specific issues. Stakeholders may include: • Church Leaders • Business Leaders • Community Activists . • Private Citizens • The Mayor and City Commission individually • SMCRA Board and Advisory Board • Planning Board •. City Staff South Miami Urban Planning and Design Services Page 2 Scope of Services 3.2 Workshop • The Consultants will conduct a planning workshop over two days on a weekend in South Miami, inviting project residents, area residents, Housing Authority officials and City officials. The workshop will discuss the alternative programs and designs for the project. The work in Task 2 will be presented as part of the process. Workshop Summary. The outcome of the Charrette will be produced in a document for the entire group of participants to read and edit 3.3 Final Recommendations .• Make .final recommendations for amendments based on the stakeholder meetings, public workshop, and the consultants' observations. • Included will be conceptual cost estimates-and analysis of applicable funding sources: Task 4:. Project Coordination Corradino will participate in City Commission, SMCRA Board, SMCRA Advisory Board, Planning Board and other public meetings regarding the housing study and associated work- products. Corradino suggest that a Steering Committee of interested parties be developed by the City Project Manager. Communication and coordination greatly add to the. ability of the project to succeed. The following meetings are recommended: • Twice monthly project update meetings between Corradino and the South Miami Project Manager. At these meetings previous work products will be discussed and progress presented. Future work elements for the immediate time period will be scheduled and planned. • Monthly meetings with Corradino the South Miami Project Manager and the Steering Committee. • . Corradino will meet once with the City Commission, SMCRA. Board, SMCRA Advisory Board, Planning Board and others before the final presentation is made. Task 5: Final Report A draft report will be available for review and a final report will be presented to the City no more than two weeks after the final edits have been returned to Corradino. The report will document and include all strategies, plans, architectural renderings, and maps and other work- products produced in tasks 1 through 4. This report will also include a brief Executive Summary -that will function as a, marketing brochure to explain the project and project recommendations. It will be a concise and understandable document to will explain the project to the neighbors, and political leaders, as well as any potential governing or funding.agencies and groups in the future. Schedule South Miami Urban Planning and Design Services Page 3 Scope of Services It is expected that this the. final recommendations report can be submitted to the City in 135 days from the Notice to Proceed. The City will then submit the document to the Department of . Community Affairs for ' approval if needed. (Schedule is attached.) Corradino will be available to. assist the City with issues relating to the ORC report issued by the DCA. Costs Corradino can provide the above Scope of Services to the City of South Miami for a lump sum of $65,000 billed monthly based on percent completion. JA2882 \2001,03Scope.doc 4 "1 JULIO ROBAINA . 6130 SUNSET DRIVE MAYOR SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA 33143 305/663 -6341 FAX 663 -6348 . Dear Potential Teammate: Thanks to the hard work of citizens, staff and- my fellow' colleagues, the. South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency ( SMCRA) is well on its way to revitalizing, renewing, reinvigorating.and redeveloping the South Miami..Community Redevelopment Area. In our first fully funded year, we have capitalized on important opportunities and constructed the foundation for future successes. Real change -a difference that you can see —has. already begun, and the SMCRA and its teammate, the City of South Miami, remain focused on, and dedicated to, uplifting the community, while maintaining the commitment to excellence, integrity and inclusion. Over the past year,. the. SMCRA has initiated many important pro grams to improve the quality and quantity of the housing stock, including the Single Family Infill Program, Homeowner Assistance Program, Code Violation Assistance Program and Multifamily Rehabilitation Program. These programs, especially the Single Family Infill Program, have been very, successful, transforming eyesores into sources of pride. However, if the SMCRA is to meet the many housing challenges presented by substandard lots, the need for affordable housing and zoning and land use concerns; it is imperative that the SMCRA comprehensively address housing issues in the Redevelopment Area. As Mayor of the City of South Miami and Chairman of the South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency Board, I invite you to present your qualifications to conduct a comprehensive housing study and provide associated services to the SMCRA. Sincerely,, j. 'lots- Julio ulio Robaina Mayor and CRA Chairman E.ecellence, Integrity and Inclusion 1 r . r � . Urban Planning & Design Services RFQ No. 00- 11 -27 -B CALENDAR OF EVENTS''. Listed below are the important dates and times by, which the noted actions must be .completed. All dates are subject to change. Any changes will be done by addendum. ACTION.. COMPLETION DATE Issue RFQ .:.........:........:. ......_.. .... ...... :: ... November 27, 2000 Qualifications Due... ..:..:..::......:.:........:_::.:: ..... :: :............._.::...... 4:00 p.m., January 5, 2001 . Opening of Qualifications 4:00 p.m :,'January 5,,2001 Initial Review.of Qualifications ................................... .. January 8, 2001 Respondent Presentation . ...................... ..... .......................... January 15, 2001 Selection Committee Recommendation ..................................... February 1, 2001 CRA Board Approval. ... ............................... ...........February 5, 2001 Excellence, Integrity and Inclusion . 2 91 Urban Planning & Design Services RFQ No. 00- 11 -27 -B BACKGROUND. The . South Miami Community Redevelopment. Agency. ( SMCRA) is a dependent special -district created by the City of South' Miami pursuant to Chapter 163 of Florida Statutes. The SMCRA, along with its teammate, the' City. of South Miami, is focused on, and dedicated to redeveloping an area (please see Exhibit 1) which has been declared as slum and blighted, suffers from pervasive poverty and general distress and has experienced disinvestment and a general decline in property values. The SMCRA is responsive to the needs of the community and serves to. accomplish redevelopment by implementing the programs set forth by the South Miami Community Redevelopment Plan ( SMCRP) .(please see. Exhibit 2). The SMCRP is highly flexible and aggressive and identifies over 35 specific redevelopment'programs.� Programs are identified for both the private and public sectors" and for all land uses, including commercial, residential, and public. Funding for the implementation of the SMCRP..is primarily generated by the SMCRA's tax increment finance district and is augmented by grants and in kind services from various governmental and private entities. The SMCRA has a total' operating budget of approximately $840,000.,. Fiscal Year 1999 -2000 f was the SMCRA's first fully funded year; ' and, with the guidance and support of the CRA Board, Advisory Board and the public, the SMCRA was able .to achieve many significant accomplishments (please see Exhibit 3) and identify opportunities to better serve its citizens and achieve its goals. To assist the SMCRA in fully achieving its housing goals, the SMCRA is seeking to retain the services of an urban planning .and design, f rm to conduct a housing study which identifies and recommends appropriate locations for, and. types and densities of, single family and multifamily - housing and recommends necessary, amendments to the South Miami Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code. The successful firm shall agree to.be available upon reasonable request to meet with SMCRA and City officials; to attend .meetings; utilize public planning. sessions to gain public, input; . and to deliver strategies, documents and collateral materials concerning the above. The successful firm must have an in -depth knowledge of multifamily housing issues and challenges; affordable housing; and community redevelopment agencies ' and local government. The successful firm must also have an outstanding record of accomplishment in serving community redevelopment agencies, housing authorities and /or local governments....., Urban Planning &'Design Services RFQ No. 00 -I 1 -27 7B DESCRIPTION OF REQUIRED SERVICES To : assist. it in fully achieving its housing goals, the SMCRA is' seeking an Urban Planning & Design firm. to conduct a. housing study which evaluates existing land user and zoning regulations, existing 'conditions and the needs of the community in order to recommend appropriate amendments to . existing regulations and to visually, represent those recommendations, as described in the below scope of work: 1. Identify and recommend changes to the South Miami Land Development Code to facilitate' the construction of single- family housing units on lots in the Redevelopment Area which have 50 feet of frontage but less than 6,000 square feet of area. .2.. Identify and recommend locations for, and types and densities of, multifamily housing which are appropriate for the Redevelopment Area based upon the ' South Miami Comprehensive Plan, South Miami Community,. Redevelopment Plan (SMCRP);.. South Miami Land Development Code, Hometown Plan Area 2, existing uses and public input. 3. Prepare architectural renderings, maps and other documents which graphically demonstrate . the:recommendations of, and any significant impacts which would result from, the above. 4. Prepare recommendations for amendments to the .South Miami Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code to effect the above, as appropriate and as based upon the iinput of the Mayor & City Commission, the SMCRA Board, SMCRA -.Advisory Board, .Planning Board, SMCRA/City staff and the public. 5. Participate in City. Commission, SMCRA Board, 'SMCRA Advisory Board, Planning Board and other public meetings regarding the housing study and associated work products. 6. Create a report which documents and includes all strategies, plans, architectural. renderings, maps and other work products. Excellence: Integrity and Inclusion 4 Urban Planning & Design Services RFQ No. 00- 11 -27 -B GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITION$ 1. The selected Firm(s) shall report to the Executive Director, or assigned designee.. 2. The selected Firm(s). shall be an independent. contractor under. this RFQ and any subsequent Agreement: 3.. The Firm acknowledges that he /she has not been convicted of a public entity crime or placed on the convicted vendor list. 4. The SMCRA reserves the. right to delete or modify the services and scope of work under this RFQ and any subsequent Agreement at any time, with or without cause. 5. The Firm(s) may. not change the principal person(s) fulfilling the terms of this RFQ and any subsequent Agreement without the express permission of the SMCRA. 6. 'Joint ventures are allowed. Participation by minorities .and women is encouraged. The SMCRA does not .discriminate based upon race, sex, color, creed, national origin., . disability, age, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status: Ercellence,-lntegrity and Inclusion Urban Planning & Design Services RFQ No. 00- 11 -27 -B REQUIRED .SUBMITTALS Responses : shall consist of eleven (11) complete copies.. which provide the below described information. Ten (10) copies shall be bound, and one (1) copy shall be bound only by binder clip or rubber band. 1.. A cover letter indicating the firm's interest in providing the housing study and associated services to. the SMCRA. 2. Description of organizational team and its qualifications: A. Organization Information, including: Organization name; mailing address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers; . • Organization'structure and size; . • Board of directors; • Certificate(s) of authorization to offer professional services through the Florida Department of Professional Regulations, as applicable, from prime as well as supporting firms; Proof of authorization to transact business in the State from the Florida Secretary of State, from prime as well as supporting firms; • . Appropriate current Federal 254 and 255 forms showing the firm's data and supporting the firm's ability to perform each category of work required; A brief history of the firm; • The name of the representatives authorized to negotiate with the committee or its representative; • Organizational staff expected to work on this project, including staff professionals and consultants; and If this assignment is.to be performed by joint venture participation organization, please include the percentage breakdown of each organization's' rganization's participation. B. Team Organization: Provide an organization chart identifying all individuals who would participate in the proposed project. Provide resumes for all proposed /development team members. C. Felony Indictments /Convictions: Provide a statement relative to whether any of the principals referred to above have ever been indicted for, or convicted of, a felony... D. Litigation History: List any outstanding litigation matter in the past five (5) years involving projects similar in nature. E. A list of all current and past special district,- municipal, county, regional and state clients, including a description of the: (a) length of contract; (b) scope of services provided; (c) the.type of contract , (pro bono, retainer, project - based fee, etc.; (d) accomplishments achieved; and (e) a contact name and phone number for at least three of the clients. F. A. list of any prior or current private sector clients, that may be relevant, providing the same information as described in #4 above. 3. Press articles, profiles; :commendations, etc.-.that may assist : the SMCRA in its .evaluation of Respondents. 4. A list of references; including comparable jurisdictions to the SMCRA and elected officials (please limit to,5). 5. An original signed copy of this RFQ wherein the Contractor ack��owledges that he /she has read and agrees with.all of the terms'and conditions contained herein. Excellence, Integrity and Inclusion 6 Urban Planning& Design Services RFQ No. 00- 11 -27 -B DISCLOSURE AND DISCLAIMER This request for qualifications (RFQ) is being issued. by the , South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency (the SMCRA). Any action taken by, the SMCRA in response to qualifications made pursuant to this offering or in making any award'.or. failure or refusal to make any award pursuant to - any such qualifications, or in any cancellation of award, or in any withdrawal or cancellation 'of. this RFQ, either before or after issuance of an award, shall be without any liability or obligation on the part of the SMCRA, the City or their advisors. In its .sole discretion, the SMCRA may withdraw this RFQ either before or after receiving qualifications, may accept..or reject qualifications, and may waive any informalities in any qualifications. In its sole discretion, the SMCRA may determine the ,qualifications and acceptability of any party or parties submitting qualifications in response to this RFQ, such party . being referred to as a "respondent." Following submission of.qualifications, the respondent agrees to promptly deliver such further details, information and assurances, including, but not limited to, disclosure data, relating to the qualifications and /or the respondent, including the respondent's affiliates, officers, directors, shareholders, partners and employees, as requested by the SMCRA. . The SMCRA, the City, and their advisors shall have no obligation or liability with respect to this .. RFQ, or the selection and award process contemplated hereunder. Neither the' SMCRA, the City nor their advisors warrant or represent that 'any award or recommendation will be made as a result of the issuance of this RFQ. All , costs incurred by a respondent in preparing and responding to this RFQ are the.sole' responsibility of the respondent. Any recipient of this RFQ who responds acknowledges all the provisions of this disclosure'and disclaimer and agrees to be bound by the terms hereof., Any qualifications submitted pursuant to. this RFQ are at the sole risk. and responsibility of the party submitting such qualifications. The . SMCRA and the respondent will be bound only if and when a contract, as it may be negotiated, is approved. and accepted by the SMCRA, and the' applicable agreements are approved, executed and delivered, and then only pursuant to the terms of agreements executed by the respondent and the SMCRA. The SMCRA is governed by the sunshine law and the public records law of the State. of Florida and all qualifications and supporting data shall be subject to disclosure as required by such laws. All qualifications shall be submitted in sealed form and shall remain confidential to the extent permitted by the public records law until the date and time selected for opening responses. Excellence, Integrity and Inclusion 7. i Urban Planning & Design Services RFQ No. 00- 11 -27 -13 EVALUATION CRITERIA AND - SELECTION PROCESS:. The SMCRA will evaluate the qualifications based on the following criteria:. 1. The experience and knowledge of the Firm. 2. The experience of.the Firm. in providing services to entities. comparable to the SMCRA. . 3. The ability of the Firm to provide all.of the services specified in the scope of work. 4.. The accomplishments, generally, of the Firm in representing entities comparable to the SMCRA. 5. Any other criteria which the SMCRA. deems relevant to the Firm's ability to provide the scope.of services set forth by this RFQ. The SMCRA may reject or disqualify a firm under any of the following circumstances: the respondent misstates or conceals any material fact in the qualifications; • . the qualifications do not strictly conform to applicable laws.or any requirements of this RFQ; the qualifications do not include documents, certificates, affidavits, acknowledgments or other information required by this RFQ; . • the qualifications have not been executed. by the respondent through or by an authorized officer or representative of the respondent or respondent_ team; • the respondent fails to comply with all provisions, requirements and prohibitions binding on all respondents as herein set forth or fails to comply with applicable law; and • the respondent fails to acknowledge receipt of any formal addenda. The SMCRA shall select a firm as follows: •, Staff shall identify the respondents fulfilling threshold criteria. • Formal presentations by the qualified respondents shall be. made before a selection committee and videotaped for the public record. . • The selection' committee shall transmit a recommendation to the SMCRA Board of Commissioners which identifies the top three respondents and recommends a.selection of one or more respondents. • The SMCRA Board of Commissioners will make the final selection. F— wellence; Integrity and Inclusion 8 City of .South '"anr RIEDE MMAREA, , Z11 -; �� g � :- ---., }•--� , ! r— ; , —mil � 1 � I .� � g. 4 V + 1 ._SW- 6uli_ST� ; _....� SW- 68TH ST—. SW_..687__Sr�� - - -- �� Ida I ....._ � ! ' \t •� , Z\\ _ W-- 69TH -S� G g IL H _- W - 70TH =ST -- - ---� _� n: f COAMUN[W V\- \62N .7, 4A } r 0.'1 /� � 0.2 Mies Jr 3 .., F MCO�VTENTSR ,•., SECTION'1... GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF REDEVELOPMENT AREA AND FINDING OF NECESSITY SECTION 2. .. CREATIOKAND POWERS.OF THE SOUTH MIAMI COMMUNITY : REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY SECTION 3.. .. ••: AUTHORITY.TO UNDERTAKE REDEVELOPMENT SECTION 4. SAFEGUARDS AND ACCOUNTABILITY . -SECTION 5. - AFFORDABLE HOUSING POLICY STATEMENT'.-AND RELOCATION POLICY SECTION 6 -: SOUTH MIAMI.COMMUNITY, REDEVELOPMENT AREA (SMCRA) ..� .. GOALS SECTION 7. C REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS PROJECTS AND STRATEGIES , SECTION 8. • REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY,, FINANCES AND BUDGET PROJECTIONS . SECTION 9. NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACTS OF REDEVELOPMENT IMPROVEMENTS AND PROGRAMS -SECTION 10:. SOUTH MIAMI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY PLAN AMENDMENT PROCESS SECTION 11. TECHNICAL INFORMATION, MAPSAND GENERAL PLANNING. STATEMENTS APPENDIX AND MAPS SECTION •ONE: GENERAL DESCRIPTION -OF REDEVELOPMENT AREA AND FINDING OF NECESSITY.. A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF REDEVELOPMENT AREA The South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, (SMCRA) Redevelopment. Area is composed of approximately 189 acres containing '644 separate property folios with'.a total,taxable value (TTV) of approximately $73 million according to Dade County Property Appraiser's office as of 4111197. This area represents approximately 12.2•.% of the overall physical area and 12 % of the TN of properties. A legal description 'of the' redevelopment area is included in this Plan along with a map of City -owned and maintained properties. The existing land uses are primarily a mix of commercial, retail and office, single and' multi- family residential, parks, educational (JRE Lee Community School) and. public /institutional uses. A copy of the current adopted land use map is included in the Plan. A map indicating the location of public schools is also included. The land use pattern follows.the historic development of the area and. the requirements of existing and past zoning. There are -no Dade "County enclaves in the redevelopment area. US Highway One, Red Road and Sunset Drive are the major traffic: corridors and are bordered by retail, office and other commercial: uses. Traffic South Miami Community Redevelopment Plan page 1 COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION Beginning at a point, said point being the southeast - comer of Section 25,, Township 54 South, . Range 40 East and being the intersection of the'centerline of Southwest'57 Avenue *(Red Road) and the'.centerline of Southwest 72 Street (Sunset Drive); thence running westerly, along "the south line of the aforesaid. Section '25, said line being the centerline . of Southwest 72'-Street' 2 Street (Sunset Drive), a distance: of 2,640, feet, more or 'less, to the intersection of 'the centerline Southwest.72 Street'(Sunset Drive) and the centerline of Southwest 62 Avenue (Paul Tevis Road), the same being the southwest comer of the southeast quarter of "Said Section 25;-thence, running northerly along-the west line of the southeast quarter,. the same being thecenterlme :of Southwest 62 ' Avenue (Paul. Tevis Road), a distance of - 3,463.7feet, more or less.- to atie . intersection of the centerline. of Southwest 62' Avenue (Paul Tevis 'Road) and aline, the ame being the westem_extension of the northern right -of -way line of_, Southwest 62;`'Street,`ahencer running easterly along said line, and continuing, along the ;northern -right =of- -way line of. Southwest 62 Street, a distance of 1362 feet, more or less, to ahe intersection of the northem �,:: right -of- way line of Southwest 62. Street and the eastern right =of -way line of South .west 59 r` y Avenue; thence running southerly. along the eastern right-of-way line of Southwest 59 Avenue, a distance of 159 feet;' more or less, to the intersection of the eastern right -of -way line; of Southwest 59 Avenue and a line, the, same being the western extension of the north line of Lots A, B, C and D of Block 1, University Gardens No. 1 Subdivision, .A Re -Plat .of Block 2; according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 91 at Page 36 in the Public Records of Dade County, Florida; thence running easterly along the north line of said Lots A, B, C, and.D, a distance of 309 feet, more or less, to the northeast corner' of said Lot A, the same being the northeast corner of University Gardens No.1 Subdivision; thence southerly along the eastern line of University Gardens No. l Subdivision, according to the plat thereof, as. recorded .in Plat Book 89 at Page 15 in the Public Records of Dade County, Florida, * a distance of 662 feet, ' more or less, to the southeast comer of University Gardens'No.I Subdivision, the'same being,a point in the centerline of ' Southwest .64. Street (Hardee Drive); thence running easterly along - the centerline of Southwest 64 Street (Hardee Drive), the same being -the north line of the south half of said Section 25, a distance of 990 feet, more or less, to the intersection of the centerline of . Southwest 64 Street (Hardee Drive) and the centerline of Southwest 57 Avenue (Red Road), the same -being the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of said Section 25; thence running southerly along the centerline of Southwest 57 Avenue (Red Road), a distance of 2,640 feet, more or less, to the intersection of the centerline of Southwest 57 Avenue (Red Road) and the centerline of Southwest 72 Street (Sunset Drive), the same being the southeast comer of said Section 25, Township 54 South, Range 40 East, said point being the Point of Beginning; which area-comprises approximately 185 acres. a�Q�� ®o aoa�ID ® ®v oMBIBEee�ie�e IKMA° �oOAOD op, om oalga Q�F Wo 1.8 .�C�.rr�i ►��r0�Og0Q0�om Ell �DQ� d o�o�coo��;��eee:ede�aDm�o�oAOD ®v ®a�111, °1m o0 ®� ®°0 0© ©°as ©°Era 0- rom ®ci as ®©, ME3 . 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W, 60 • 5 . 09 Eo ...10': 0 21 34 17 ,$ $; 9.. !2 4 S3 u in 3 10{ 101.3 `, a6.` 83 •, W Ot ; .: 40 Al. ; p�p t0''. ':ri 36 40 62 tiT '107 102 97 r r07: 62` Gi J47 'A2? *1 .. .. .. O U tl:• • 24 37 60 63. 106 103' O6 N54: 06 43' 46._ .43:• :. T2 23. 36 ... S1 .�. ' o 17 9. 10S 104 ' 65.. ds d< 45 s 4.k .. w S.W. 80th STREET W 7 Z 9 6 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 w h issues were addressed in 1.982 and 1994'as a part of a Development of Regional Impact Development: Order application for the Bakery Center and.the Shops at Sunset sites respectively. The advent of the MetroRail stop at the South Miami station has assisted in traffic calming,'and the adoption of the.Transit Oriented :.. Development ordinance by,the City Commission in 1997. may further relieve traffic pressures. The Community Redevelopment Area includes.approximately 98% of the original Dade County South Miami Target Area as created by the County's .. ;Office of Community Development. A map of the County- designated target area is. included with a delineation of the South Miami Community Redevelopment Area overlaying the original boundaries for comparative purposes. The residential area is primarily.a minority community which consists of comparatively lower income residents with a higher poverty rate as compared to the balance'of Dade County. A distressing statistic shows that the poverty level for individuals in this area has risen from 37% in 1985 to 3817o in .l 990. This is a trend that must be reversed. The poverty level for families has risen even more, dramatically from; 34% to 37% over the same time period. According to data in the. Dade County Office of Community Development report, which is incorporated into the City's Evaluation and Appraisal Report;. approximately 85% of the population is native- born, households in this area. are more likely to rent than own their homes. Crowding is a- significant problem, especially in rental:. households. The value. of housing, both mean home value and rent is below that of Dade County. Only about -l7% of the children in South Miami lived in married- couple households in 1990. More than-two in five lived with a'single parent; and about 70% of the households with children were headed by a South Miami Community Redevelopment Plan Page 2, Mir , single 'parent., South Miami CRA area residents had a lower level of •educational attainment than the Dade County average. Workers, in this area were concentrated in service and blue collar rather'than professional occupations. In summary, the South Miami Community Redevelopment Area residents face a range of serious social and economic challenges and are in need of tools to assist :them in improving their future.. . B. FINDING OF NECESSITY r As part of. the .creation of. a Community Redevelopment Agency and .--� - -F the adoption process fora -•' redevelopment plan, a resolution - addressing•the Finding of Necessity has * r- been adopted by the South Miami City Council and the Dade County Board of Abandoned Residentia{ Property County. Commissioners. These resolutions, in the Heart of the Redevelopment Area numbered 154 -96 -9908 and R- 1374 -96, were adopted on September 3,.1996 and December 3, 1996 by the City and County, respectively. In addition to the statutorily required resolution, the City of South Miami commissioned the undertaking of a full field Blighted site in weed of report to, verify the need for redevelopment Redevelopment Assistance in the redevelopment agency's area of operation. This.reporfi was completed in May of 1996. From April through August of 1997,'the City redevelopment consultant conducted twelve field visits and South Miami Community Redevelopment Plan page 3 .�.. �� three community walking tours and conducted additional research'which ' ._ l� /Bin 7.Sy�.`?;.,.�1 •c,1: -' . i V alidates and concurs with the City-, 'e initiated report. G �+ EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF FINDING OF NECESSITY Abandoned 'Office Building-on 70!h :Street The establishment of a.redevelopment area requires an official finding of necessity.for redeveloprn nt by the*City and acceptance by Dade County. A finding of necessitj 'r redevelopment is based on the existence ofconditions found in dcommunity as described in Florida Statute: Community Redevelopment.Act of 1969, Chapter 163, Part Ill... Upon review and assessment of the. study area:and application of appropriate criteria set forth in the Statute, the proposed City of South Miami CRA.area was found to have a combination of conditions that require a need for redevelopment. The following conditions were applicable in the study'area: Building Deterioration. A large number of structures were found to be. in either major or minor deteriorating condition. These structures. are. scattered throughout the study area. • Site Deterioration and Deficiencies. Site deterioration and deficiencies • . were prevalent in the form of. broken glass, broken pavement in streets and sidewalks; overgrown weeds in vacant lots and existing structures,. abandoned foundations from demolished buildings, deteriorated fences, and garbage and debris in the front yards. or back alleys. South Miami Community Redevelopment Pion' ,�, page 4 Compilation of Data Data: obtained in the field and from City records and reports were assembled intoa spreadsheet format: The block by block data ,include" "the following numberof buildings /parcels per. block,,number and percent of buildings:. showing deterioration (major and minor), presence of site;deficien'cies, presence of, unsanitary conditions, presence of drainage deficiencies; diversity of ownership, average age of buildings,.number:of blocks having buildings in non - compliance-with building and zoning codes (size of unit to lot, parking), number of closed buildings, vacant lots, property and maintenance code violations, and crime rates as reported by the Police Department.,.The.detailed block by block data is shown in Exhibit .B: Conditions Survey in the full text of the Finding of Necessity. Criteria .. Each block was assessed as to whether it did or did not meet the criteria established relative to blighting conditions as stated in the Florida Statute Chapter .163.335. Findings and declarations of necessity and 163.340. Definitions. ' They. are listed below. :. L. Building Deterioration of 20% or More.. (Standards for building deterioration are stated in the building deterioration section of this report.) 2.:. Presence of Site Deterioration or Deficiencies. 3. Presence'of Unsanitary Conditions. 4. Drainage Deficiencies. 5. Diversity of Ownership.. 6. Ay. erage Age of Structures: 40 -plus years.. 7. Property Maintenance. Code Violations. J . SOUM Mlaml CommuW Redevelopment Plan"' Aiift page 8 C. ' POWERS NOT GIVEN TO THE'SMCRA 1.: The following: projects may not be paid for 'or financed by increment revenues: ' (a) ° Construction.or expansion of administrative buildingsfor public bodies or for police or•fire.service. . (b).:: : Installation, construction, 'reconstruction, repair or alteration of any publicly owned ccipificil improvements or projects which' -- are not an integral part of or necessary for carrying out the .:. . SMCRA Redevelopment Plan, or which have received the ' approval of the governing body within .three years of the adoption of the redevelopment plan, or which are normally financed by the governing' body with user:fees: (c). General government operating, expenses unrelated to the . planning and•carrying out of the.SMCRA Redevelopment Plan:. 2.. The. power to independently zone or rezone property; 3. The power to independently grant exceptions from building regulations;..' .4. 'The power to independently grant exceptions from, the Land Development Regulations or City Code; 5.? The, power to independently close or vacate public rights -of -way; The power to determine an area to be a slum or blighted area, or combination thereof; to designate such area as appropriate for - community redevelopment; and to hold any public hearings as required with respect thereto; . 7. The power to grant finalapproval to the SMCRA Redevelopment Plan. and amendments thereof; and South Mloml Community Redevelopment Plan' poke 13 t� SECTION THREE RUTHORITYJO 'UNDERTAKE .REDEVELOPMENT The South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency`(SMCRA) Redevelopment Plan has been prepared in accordance with the State's. Community Redevelopment Act, Chapter 163, Part III, Florida`Statutes The adoption of this plan; and any subsequent modifications or a'rhendmerits, shall. follow the procedures as required by public hearings and the adoption of the necessary resolutions and ordinances. In recognition of the need to prevent the spread bf and:eliminate the existence of slum and blighted conditions within the community, the Community Redevelopment Act confers upon counties'and municipalities the authority and powers to carry out "Community Redevelopment." For purposes' of SMCRA's elan, the following_ definitions as provided in Chapter 163, Part' III, Florida Statutes, shall apply: Community redevelopment or redevelopment means undertakings, activities or projects of a county, municipality or community redevelopment. agency in a community redevelopment area for the elimination and prevention of the development or spread 'of slums and blight or for. the provision of affordable housing, whether for rent' or sale, to residents of low or moderate income, including the. elderly, and may include slum clearance .and redevelopment in a community redevelopment-area, or rehabilitation or conservation in a community redevelopment area, or any combination or part thereof, in accordance with a community redevelopment plan and may include the preparation of such a plan." South Miami Community Redevelopment Mon �� page 15 B. SAFEGUARDS TO. ENSURE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY 1. The SMCRA'shall maintain adequate records to provide for an annual••audit which shall be conducted.b , an independent% knowledgeable auditor.selected by the City Commission. 'The findings of. the audit'shall be presented at.'a public meeting of the Board 'of the SMCRA and such findings shall be forwarded.to.the . . State Auditor, General's Office by March 31 `'of each. year, for"the. preceding fiscal year which shall run from October•1. through September. 30. . The .annual 'Audit Report shall be accompanied by the . SMCRA's Annual Report and shall be provided to.the City Commission, City Clerk's Office, Dade County Board of. County Commissioners and the Dade'County Clerk's Office for public review and availability. Legal notice.in a newspaper of general. , circulation .shall be provided to inform the public of the availability for review of the Annual Audit and Annual Report. 2. All SMCRA tax increment financing funds shall be held in a Redevelopment Trust Fund. separately from other funds as required by state law. C. ' SAFEGUARDS TO ENSURE PROPER IMPLEMENTATION AND PROJECT /PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY 1. Each SMCRA program shall establish measurable objectives upon its administrative design and funding approval-by the Board: 2. The SMCRA shall hold semi- annual informational, public workshops South Miami Community Redevelopment Plan page Is i Based upon 1995 data provided by'the Beacon Council and..the Appraisal and. Real Estate Economic Associates, Inc: (AREEA),. the dverage cost of a new home in Dade County.is $139,910.and rising. Used home stile prices . average $125,956 These facts make it a priority for the.SMCRA to adopt an Affordable Housing Policythat will: (l) . Aggressively implement redevelopment programs that improve.' and protect the quality of existing' housing stock; (2) Identify and acquire suitable vacant, residential lots, (3) Develop or cause private sector development .of homes on the acquired lots;' (4) Establish priorities for local builders, realtors, and financial institution participation in the housing redevelopment program (5) ' Establish and implement mortgage assistance programs and tools to: assist homebuyers in the.purchase of new homes, and (6)'. Establish housing prices that reflect "affordability" in-the market of potential homebuyers from the area and at the:time of redevelopment. B.. RELOCATION POLICY Under Florida Statute Section 163.362(7), the SMCRA,isrequired to adopt a policy statement assuring that there will be replacement housing provided for those persons displaced from their homes by Agency- initiated community redevelopment activities. As stated and adopted in the SMCRA Affordable Housing Policy portion of this plan,, it is the. Agency's,goal and intent to increase the�.housing stock'in the redevelopment `area not to replace it with a non- residential use. -There are no redevelopment programs being pursued or adopted designed to displace any.residents from their homes. South Miami Community Redevelopment Man �� page 21 . 0 (4) The-SMCRA Redevelopment Plan shall serve.as the, pdr-hary..vehicle..and. provide .the primary tools for the City's redevelopment effort. : . ; (5) ...: All SMCRA supported or initiated developments shall atte'mpt:to,'corriply with the goals; objectives and, guidelines• that, are established by the. City's :.. development review - boards. . ......:. (6) The SMCRA shall work towards leveraging the maximum amount of: non tax increment. financing resources possible to assist. in the redevelopment of its assigned area. .. . (7) . The SMCRA shall actively pursue the purchase and /or redevelopment of vacant or abandoned properties in the redevelopment area as a- priority. (8) The SMCRA shall actively pursue successful Quick Victory projects in its . earliest stagesto increase public awareness and support for -the longer-: range challenges and programs.: (9) : The SMCRA will actively "partner" with. both. public and private sector entities towards the achievement of its 'redevelopment goals and to gain the maximum leveraging of assets. and cooperation. . (10) . The, SMCRA, in 'cooperation with local .residents, businesses and property owners and development interests, shall seek to. identify and rehabilitate significant historical and cultural elements of the community. 3 outh Miami Community Redevelopment Man page 24 P 7) The SMCRA shall, provide a priority. for local builders, contractors, material providers and financial and real estate entities to participate in housing programs to the 'extent MS. legal and in.the public interest.', W. (18) :.The SMCRA shall strive to.implem'ent•programs that increase the ad. valorem value of non- residenticil property to assist. the City with moving towards reducing the 'disproportioriately high share that is currently being . _ paid by South Miami homeowners :(19.) The SMCRA wift the assistance of neighborhood -based organizations, housing authorities, financial institutions, government, development interests and real estate representatives.shall preserve and enhance existing residential areas to provide a.vanety of housing opportunities for... all income levels., (20) The SMCRA shall undertake annual continuous improvement programs and 'other activities that, are designed to prevent the recurrence and spread of negative. conditions. (21) The SMCRA in cooperation with the City Police Department, Fire Department and Code Enforcerrient.shall work to•create�a safe; quality environment for residents and businesses. (22) The SMCRA shall work with citizen groups and the Dade County School Board to identify additional educational facilities, structures; site and opportunities included within the redevelopment area. South Miami Community RedeMopment Mon page 26 • .. ` ,fir ' -. ' SECTION;SEVEN REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS,. PROJECTS AND,STRATEGIES ' INTRODUCTION This section, contains the programmatic tools which are designed to allow the SMCRA to bring about cumulative redevelopment..Several of.the programs. ' ) P g r � are defined as-"Quick Victories:' QV 'rThese ro rams are those which'should be undertaken in the Agency'satart up year, FY 1998/99 and are key to gaining public support pport and the momentum necessary to sustain the Agency through the more difficult redevelopment challenges." At the onset of each fiscal year,-the Board shall establish its program and project priorities in a way to ensure measurable accomplishments: At this.time; the Board will also allocate financial resources based on priorities,' community needs, likelihood of success and funding availability. A special public meeting will beheld semi - annually to. review the Agency's progress. regarding its: assigned programs foreach fiscal year. It is prudent to consider redevelopment in five -year phases.. Successes or failures in the Phase I five -year period from FY 1998/99 through FY 2002/03 will have a significant impact upon the revenue generating capability of the tax increment financing mechanism. used in the redevelopment area for the funding of future programs. Each five years, the - Agency's Board of - Commissioners shall're- evaluate.all sections of the SMCRA Redevelopment Plan' and consider amendments and changes'that would best serve the public interest. South Miami Community Redevelopment Mon page 213 PROGRAMS, PROJECTS AND STRATEGIES i. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION A. FRONT AND REAR BUILDING COMMERCIAL /RETAIL FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. This program will provide matching grants, as determined by the and qualified businesses will be recruited and encouraged to sign -up for future work opportunities. C. VACANT COMMERCIAL 2 BUILDING REHABILITATION. Key x underutilized vacant commercial S x T� „ buildings shall be identified, and the SMCRA will pursue the purchase, work . ., to establish a joint- venture, or assist in . { ” - the recruitment of business occupants to ensure these structures perform to Vacant Office next to Sheraton Four Points Hotel their economic potential. Two buildings have been identified on 681h Street and 70th Street which are quality candidates for this.program: ,x - D. BUSINESS INCUBATORS FOR SMCRA REHABILITATION BUILDINGS. Businesses that locate in buildings that °g are being rehabilitated bythe Agency shall be eligible for special funding to High Potential Commercial Rehabilitation Candidate on 68th Street assist in the creation of business incubators. The SMCRA shall consider, on a building -by- building basis, contributing to the start -up costs for fixed inventory such as computers, phone systems, office equipment and other related business equipment. This equipment shall be the property of the Agency at the onset of each program. View from 70th Street South Miami Community Redevelopment Plan page 30 E. ` JOB CREDITS AS CURRENCY. The SMCRA will initiate a special program designed to assist South Miami residents who are seeking to become self- sufficient and eliminate their dependency on public welfare. The Agency will provide rental or loan reduction vouchers for up to one year to any business leasing space in an SMCRA building in an amount equal to a portion of the salary paid to a new hire who is moving off of the welfare rolls. F. CRA, SCHOLARSHIP WORK /STUDY PROGRAM. As part of the Agency's effort to maintain redevelopment amenities and the cleanliness of the redevelopment area in general and to provide general administrative support, two part -time Agency positions shall be created as part of a scholarship program. Eligible applicants must be residents of South Miami and attending college. The scholarship fund will be named by the Board of Commissioners for a past community leader and awarded by the Board on an annual basis. G. MARKETING RESEARCH. Working with local Chambers' of Commerce, merchant's associations and economic development boards, the Agency shall provide funding and guidance to create a useful and quality marketing /retail mix plan. The goal of this plan is to provide information for business owners indicating what profitable business opportunities exist given the dynamics of the South Miami market. H. ADVERTISEMENT AND PROMOTIONS. The SMCRA shall assist in the funding for the creation of marketing collateral and television commercials aimed at increasing business volume in the area. The Agency shall also consider assisting in the funding of special events. South Miami Community Redevelopment Plan page 31 fi 1. BUSINESS AND REDEVELOPER RECRUITMENT. In cooperation with the Beacon Council and Chamber South, the Agency shall take steps to actively recruit quality businesses, investors and redevelopers to the Community Redevelopment Area. J, LAND ACQUISITION. The Agency shall identify presently underutilized sites with ., high redevelopment potential for consideration of acquisition and the packaging of RFPs to stimulate redevelopment interests. This program shall be utilized as a secondary tool after efforts have been.made to encourage private sector A Willing seller involvement take the lead in response to other redevelopment initiatives. K. BUSINESS INCENTIVE, LOANS. The Agency will create a loan pool and program for qualified businesses in the redevelopment area to assist with the start -up costs and capital needs of new and expanding businesses. L. REDEVELOPMENT LOAN x GUARANTEES.. The SMCRA shall establish a partnership with local �3 banking and financial institutions by :. which an exchange for depository consideration of agency funds, the bank shall cooperate in the Potential Redevelopment investment site establishment of a revolving loan fund and other redevelopment finance South Miami Community Redevelopment Plan page 32 programs. Agency monies allocated to this program shall be used as "last money in" guarantees or equity positions which will allow for major redevelopment projects to secure financing and be completed. M. UTILIZATION OF CRA FUNDS TO LEVERAGE MAXIMUM EXTERNAL REDEVELOPMENT DOLLARS. In cooperation with appropriate City Departments, the. SMCRA shall seek to utilize tax increment finance - generated dollars to secure both public and private grants. The sources considered should include the traditional government sources as well as special efforts to involve private foundations such as the South Miami Annenberg Partnership and other innovative private, and public sources. N. COALITION OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. The SMCRA shall recruit the involvement of interested local financial institutions to participate in any and all redevelopment programs, ranging from businesses loans and residential rehabilitation to subsidized mortgages and loan guarantees. South Miami Community Redevelopment Plan page 33 "silent" during-the new homeowner's Another Willing Seller for Residentiallnfill South Miami Community Redevelopment Plan page 34 .�e�w period of ownership. The Agency's position becomes active upon the sale of the property. The cap of these mortgages shall be set by Board policy on an annual basis.each year the program is active. D. ROLE MODEL RESIDENTIAL RECRUITMENT PROGRAM. In order for community to become sustainable, it, Js important for its younger citizens to view members of the community as role models. The SMCRA has identified police officers, firemen, educators,`and medical care providers as quality role Af models for South Miami's youth. This initiates a special recruitment�� ` program p effort to be undertaken by the Agency,... ,.... ... to market homeownership to members - r of these professions for all housing- An Existing Quality Home Serves as an Example related redevelopment programs. The for Residential Redevelopment Potential Agency will conduct special informational seminars with organizations employing "role models" in an effort to inform them of the housing and mortgage assistance opportunities in the improving South Miami redevelopment area. South Miami Community Redevelopment Plan page 35 C. PAINT-UP/FIX-UP. • ti cL. Paint -up, Fix -up & Landscaping Site D. PUBLIC TRASH RECEPTACLES. The Agency shall create a contest to determine the design for public trash receptacles which will be purchased and installed with redevelopment funds. The SMCRA Board shall appoint the judging committee to select the preferred design. This shall be designated a Quick Victory program. E. ENTRANCE -WAY MONUMENT SIGNS. The Agency shall employ design professionals to create entrance -way monuments for the City borders that are coterminous with the redevelopment area. The recommendations for the selected monument style shall be made by the South Miami Community Development Council and will be subject to the required staff and Board South Miami Community Redevelopment Plan page 37 �m� reviews and approval. The Agency will fund all aspects of design, building and installation of the monuments after final Board approval. F. SIGNAGE PROGRAM. The Agency shall encourage business owners to develop innovative and attractive signage by awarding partial funding for such signs. This shall be a Quick Victory program. G. ART IN PUBLIC PLACES. The Agency shall appropriate funds for the purchase and installation of Art in Public Places within the Redevelopment Area. Emphasis shall be placed on local artists and themes. IV. PARK IMPROVEMENTS :R A. SENIOR'S PARK. This program will bring about the redevelopment of an ; non- utilized section of Murray Park which borders 66th Street. The Agency -. shall install two covered pavilions and -, _.: other amenities designed for seniors 4� and other citizens to gather, ``445e 4 'i7t participate in board games and � y. Yn.aat r 1 tfehy'e p 1 Conversation. A landscaping element Murray Park Senior's Pavilion Site shall also be included in this redesign. The SMCRA Board shall select name for "Senior's Park" that honors a community leader. B. PARK IMPROVEMENTS. In addition to the improvements at Murray Park, the Agency shall fund and create a redesign of Marshall Williamson Parka The redesign will be done in a.charette -type format to ensure a high degree of visibility and public participation. The Agency's } Board shall establish a "build- to" budget, and the Agency ` will work with other appropriate City departments to ensure its implementation. .:. Marshall Williamson Park South Miami Community Redevelopment Plan page 39 0 V. TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS AND ALTERNATIVES A. TROLLEY. The SMCRA will fund two free public trolleys. One trolley will be primarily used as a community • connector and run through the western portion of the redevelopment area, connecting it with the commercial . Diu portion across US 1. This trolley's primary responsibility is to provide safe, free and convenient transportation of area A Good Example of a Community Trolley residents to jobs and shopping in the commercial /retail portion of the redevelopment area. The second trolley will have a route primarily established to provide access to the commercial and retail businesses for visitors to South Miami. The pick -up points for this trolley will be tied into the SMCRA Master Parking Program, the MetroRail and other high density destination points. Advertising will be sold to defray the cost of trolley operation. B. PARKING PROGRAM. With the advent of The Shops at Sunset opening in the Fall of 1998, there will likely be an economic expansion which will cause increased demand for area parking. The Agency shall fund, participate in and facilitate the creation of a Parking Master Plan and a Parking Program Redevelopment Fund. The Agency's financial role in the development of each parking facility will be determined on a case -by -case basis. C. BICYCLE PARKING AND FACILITIES. To encourage the use of alternative modes of transportation, the Agency shall identify appropriate locations for secured bicycle parking areas, lockers and related facilities. These areas shall South Miami Community Redevelopment Plan page 40 , be integrated into major commercial and retail redevelopment projects as well as trolley destinations and major employers. VI. HISTORIC PRESERVATION A. SURVEY OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES AND SITES. In conjunction with the Historic Preservation Board, the SMCRA shale fund a survey of structures and sites to identify those of historic, cultural and social significance in South Miami's past. S. HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANTS AND LOANS. The SMCRA shall provide specialized grants and loans to meet the needs and fund the opportunities identified in the Historic Preservation Survey. These funds shall also be used to leverage additional public and private funds for this purpose. South Miami Community Redevelopment Mon page 41 redevelopment project necessitates the reuse of a contaminated site. The degree of the Agency's Licht industrial Land Use South Miami Community Redevelopment Plan page 42 financial participation will be determined by the Board on a case -by -case basis South Miami Community Redevelopment Plan page 43 X. CODE ENFORCEMENT A. CODE ENFORCEMENT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. Working with City departments, � K the S1vMCRA shall fund increased code ' F enforcement services within the redevelopment area. The. goal of this program is to increase the marketability and ~*- aesthetics of the properties in the redevelopment area. Overgrown Lot in Violation of City Code XI. POLICE A. POLICE SUB- STATION. The Agency will work with redevelopers to locate rent -free all tl police sub - stations in key locations in the redevelopment area. The Agency will fund a portion of police officer's salaries for specialized " police activity, such as officers stationed on the . trolleys (trolley cops), bicycle officers and horse- tF� mounted officers. U.S. Post Office Xil. REDEVELOPMENT ADVOCACY i A A REDEVELOPMENT ADVOCACY. The SMCRA 4 shall actively advocate for actions by other .T .i public and private bodies which are to the benefit of area residents. Examples of this type of advocacy work include the beautification of the U.S. Post Office and the FP &L site. FUL Quick Victory Landscape Improvement Site ,rr�rrrr�rrrrr+r•®+rrir rrrrrrir.+..rrr�:�ro _ _ - _ South Miami Community Redevelopment Plan page 44 SECT ION . ::EfGHT REDEVELOPMENT FINANCE AND ..BUDGET PROJECTIONS A. UNDERSTANDING THE-BUDGET PROCESS The projected revenue expenditures presented in this secfiion are required as part of a complete redevelopment plan, but do not commit the SMCRA Board of Commissioners to any expenditure of funds: The -Board shall adopt an annual budget and work program in. accordance with its adopted By -Laws at: the onset of each fiscal year. This process will be carried out in accordance with the Dade County lnterlocal Agreement and Florida Statutes.: B.: PROJECTED REVENUE FOR FIVE -YEAR PHASE I IMPLEMENTATION . PROGRAM The SMCRA will make every effort to leverage non -TIF funds such :as "grants for the redevelopment effort. For purposes of the budget, the only two revenue-. sources presented are annual TIF and an estimated -$B' million TIF Revenue Bond issued early in the Agency's second year. _It should be noted that the issuance of any redevelopment bond must be approved °by the City Commission and the Dade County Board of County Commissioners. Bond revenues combined with annual TIF revenue of approximately $1.3.million-starting in FY 1999/2000 and annual TiF.revenue of approximately $50,000 in the start-up year total approximately.$13,250,000 available for. the `Five -Year Phase I Redevelopment Program. -The year by =year break -out of revenue `availability is presented below. It should be noted that all figures presented are estimates only. South Miami Community Redevelopment Plan page 45 FY " r2000/01 Y `FY FY 2002/03 1448/99 FY {1999/00 ,, fY / • +ry r� 4 fit' { d - {:l ti rf`. F. �4 °\e 4( 4.tjr, *:',t'is )'Y.r i. Ss- Annucl�TlF � ; $50,000 $1,300,000 $1,300,000 $1,300,000 $1 .1300,000 Re ". `venues t� . r. a 6i' 0 -0- TiF , Proceeds'° • ;, ,,� : „1 � x�; .=,n ,. ,�D ,�, .,, , ;;; j t ,Totct,TlF Generdted Revenues for the: $13,250,000 h ♦ �. t S"'^t'ty yy r } ,i r ..`t �;. a Se•2 ,. w n,t pr iu, }.�+..i4 1 e.. + ;,' a ^'t4• =t.i^ "' - _ :a :s f.•:. Y . i irif r t ,+;? . -r,� „�; �2fl• =y wt r nre- YearsPhase?1.=1m lemenfafion P.ro rcm {: It is important. to' note that the revenue projections utilize current City .and County,millage rates.. Revenues will .fluctuate based upon future millage rate . changes, the Total Taxable Value of the redevelopment area, and the degree of County, participation. The estimates used are based upon a contribution by Dade County 'of 95% of the total tax increment generated.in the redevelopment area. C. PROJECTED EXPENDITURES . Listed below is a budget matrix which includes all of the redevelopment programs presented in this Plan in Section Seven. In addition, an entry for -Project Implementation and Management has been added to identify operating costs. It is important to note that the dollar amounts used in this . category are capped at 20% of annual TIF revenues. This is the standard allocation for implementation and management and cannot be exceeded; however, it may be'. reduced.. This allocation must be. author¢ed.bythe Interlocal Agreement with the Dade County Board of County Commissioners and the South Miami City Commission. The revenues for the.SMCRA start-up year will be relatively small. It will be the Agency's strategy to implement Quick Victory, projects with the first year's annual TIF:'The SMCRA Board of Commissioners will determine which Quick' South Miami Community Redevelopment Plan -page 46 �FYti1998/99^ }y�FYii99w9 /00i��G aFYt2000 /01` ",F�Y200T1020 ��FY2002/03 ' • ' • ' f "�cc�- 'lrwFY7'�TTYI !f'N'W qY� C'1'4IY ] 1 1'W y~ a. C�2 iA � ,'1.• V4C' Y3 h. rryn ski „ h F�g ! xH Pwp , * �( e.r S ,"ya..` Y:'b. �?�y$?1:`� ..� �.>c 1�flaC - //'!5�'%.'.w� � x. )v.4. aw.t.f r K i .�.�Fiir f.`.a_`}t .: t�.y Mn<.i I + '+, i l,., I.x114 � . �'l.i.`�•..7 ,. �?�5 Pro }tY 4grcm^'` '' -0= : • • $260,000 $260,000 $260,000 $260,000 y� 'Implementation" , 1 Mana ement: _. 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I-M 1p� '.%Z4 M* J NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT OF-PROGRAMS A INTRODUCTION The South Miami Community Redevelopment. Ager cy (SMCRA) contains a number of residential units occupied ey low to moderate income households. This. section provides'a review of potential impacts to the..area residents and the neighborhoods.in general. . Redevelopment in South Miami is in its earliest stages and future impacts of cumulative redevelopment activities can not be quantified. Future impacts generated by redevelopment activities will be reviewed on: a case by case basis as .the` proposed projects proceed through. the various stages,' boards and activities with the development,approval process. B. LAND USE, ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS.* At the time of the adoption of the Plan, it shall be the intent of the SMCRA to conform to all pertinent laws, ordinances and resolutions of the City of South Miami as it relates to the approval of required permits or development orders for SMCRA- initiated projects which require' such approvals. C.. TRAFFIC CIRCULATION The redevelopment area contains an .existing roadway network that. . services the .area. There are :isolated roadways (near 63rd Street and 59 +h Place)' that may need to be repaved or rerouted. by the SMCRA to improve general traffic flow. There is presently no redevelopment project planned that will cause the failure of any existing roadway. The major impact on traffic circulation is being addressed by..The Shops at Sunset (Bakery Centre) D•RI Development .7 South Miami Community. Redevelopment Plan page 51 T Order, as'approved by City Resolution No. 134 -94 -9536 adopted:December 6, 1994 and its subsequent, amendments., In addition, the City has recently received approval by the, Florida Department of Community Affairs of its Evaluation and Appraisal Report which updated all elements of the Comprehensive Plan, including Transportation. .'The SMCRA Plan shall not be in conflict with the City's adopted Comprehensive. Plana The -intent, of the SMCRA is to provide traffic circulation.improvements•. which will increase the redevelopment capacity and residential quality ,of life. The utilization of compact development:patferns and redevelopment projects, such as inf;ll housing and mixed -use development .of larger vacant areas, will encourage the use of alternative and less expensive means of . transportation. Those alternatives to the single - occupant automobile will be a ;. public trolley, bicycles and walking by residents' and visitors.' .The guidelines in . City advocated programs such as Transit Oriented Development District (TODD) and a pedestrian overpass will further improve the..quality of transportation in , the SMCRA. D. � COMMUNITY FACICITIES'AND SERVICES The SMCRA's activities.are anticipated to have a positive impact on existing community facilities and services within the redevelopment area. The Plan's strategy is to retain, improve and expand existing facilities such as Murray Park and Marshall Williamson Park. The SMCRA will also advocate a. broader, more locally and`economically oriented use of the existing MetroRail station. This may include a future commercial /retail component. The SMCRA will also work to-improve the two vacant buildings located on SW 68th Street near the City's proposed Multi - Purpose Center site on the corner of,SW`58th Place and SW 68th Street. Any redevelopment of these properties will. be designed and undertaken in a way to reduce the cost of the Multi - Purpose `Center following• the activities specifically addressed by Chapter 163, F.S.: An example of a joint benefit would be SMCRA- developed parking that would be shared by the Multi- Purpose Center. The Agency may also provide.landscaping in the pubic rights -of -way that:would be of benefit to.the Multi - Purpose Center.' A landscape, streetscape and sidewalk improvement program throughout the. redevelopment area will also, be implemented by the: Agency f ,1Jn E. EFFECT ON SCHOOL PROPERTIES The'JRE Lee Community School, an "alternative "school," is presently the..:. only school in the redevelopment area. According to the Dade County:-School. Board,- the capacity of the school is 297 students while the enrollment is 300 • ' s (1.01% of capacity). The residential program, consisting primarily of infill housing and rehabilitation of. existing housing, is projected to likely'increase:the school - age population by fewer than,thirty of students of various. ages: -An additional benefit of redevelopment will be the increase in property valuds.`Which will increase the revenue provided to the Dade. County School System. F. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY The redevelopment activities of the SMCRA Plan will add special programs and funding.to ensure environmental quality. In addition to drainage, sewer hookups and other more traditional redevelopment programs, the Agency will create a fund and programs to address the more serious environmental clean -up problems associated with'the re -use, of contaminated sites. Without funds allocated specifically for environmental clean -up, it may not be financially feasible to redevelop contaminated sites -when future opportunities. arise: South Miami Community Redevelopment Man page 53 Nil • 1RYUi South Miami Middle School and South Miami ElementM 6.750 and 6800 SW 60 Street NT . ifaa 6 Ludlam Elementary 6639 SW 74 Street pay City of South Miami 'Not to Scale page 53 A South Miami Community Redevelopment Plan. 4 . SECTION -'TEN SOUTH MIAMI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT.AGENCY PLAN AMENDMENT PROCESS, The South Miami Community .Redevelopment Agency (SMCRA) Redevelopment Plan shall be in. effect for a maximum'of- thirty '(30) years from the.date of its adoption. at may be terminated .earlier if the redevelopment projects and programs in the. Plan 'are.deemed complete or if the City Commission determines there is no longer a, need for the SMCRA to exist. The Plan may need to, be amended in order for it to maintain its relevance and currency; to respond to priorities 'as they emerge; to serve new, redevelopment areas; and. to add needed specificity as, projects; tax. increment revenues and expenditures are defined in 'more detail over time. "Amendments to the Plan can only be made by the City Commission upon recommendations of the SMCRA Board. - The SMCRA will initiate any amendment action by odopting a Resolution recommending.that.the City Commission amend the Plan in a specified manner. The SMCRA may then hold an advertised public hearing on the proposed modification or amendment and approve the modification by passage of an appropriate Resolution. Any amendment action also requires pre- notification of the affected taxing authorities by registered mail. Fund approval for any Plan amendment must be made by the Dade County Board of County Commissioners. The governing State Statute does not specifically require that Plan amendments be reviewed by the Local .Planning, Agency, (Planning & Zoning Board). for conformity with the Comprehensive Plan, but this maybe advisable if there is any question relative to. an amendment's conformance with the City Comprehensive Plan: Also, at the time of amendment approval, the oriaindl South Miami Community Redevelopment Plan page 54 {Y "findings" made at the time of Plan adoption [F.S,. 163.360(6) (a -d)) should be reaffirmed with regard to the'proposed amendment or modification: If any provision of this Community Redevelopment Plan or subsequent amendments shall be found to be invalid, unconstitutional or otherwise legally infirm; such provision shall not affect the remaining portions, of the -Plan. .THE AMENDMENT PROCESS Florida Statutes require. that the Community Redevelopment. PI an be consistent with the City's. Comprehensive Plan: In order to remain current and allow, for the flexibility required for SMCRA to avail itself of development opportunities, the Community Redevelopment Plan may have to be amended when programs are changed or as new programs are added ..This Plan, at the time of its adoption,.is. not in conflict with the City's Comprehensive Plan. The first step in the Redevelopment Plan Amendment process is an administrative determination .by the City Manager as to whether the proposed amendments•to the Redevelopment Plan is procedural /technical'(e.g. changes to dates, amounts of -project funding, program modification, project specifications modifications, updates, etc.) or substantive (e.g., changes to the redevelopment area boundaries or granting of. a new power). A procedural /technical amendment shall go directly to the City. Commission with '.a staff finding and recommendation. Under a substantive amendment, the amendment would first be reviewed by the Local:Planning Authority (Planning and Zoning Board) for determination of conformity with the City's Comprehensive Plan -and then' forwarded to the. City Commission with recommendations. A substantive change shall also be required to receive approval by the Dade County Board of County Commissioners: South Miami Community Redevelopment Man page 55 i 4 �• SECTION.ELEVEN TECHNICAL INFORMATION, MAPS AND GENERAL• PLANNING POLICY This-section contains a'checklist charting the location of all requirements for a Community Redevelopment Plan as contained in this document and ; 'identified in Section .163.362 F.S.. A. TECHNICAL PLAN ELEMENT }irz yb- ..!sx Z- •5 \ �� � hRJ1 f 1 {r P -x.t 7 Elkf ,h��� ,� z;TECHNIGAL�7TEM� �., x,. cJ4 < S %C SECTION,� "� Legal Description and Justification for the Redevelopment Area Boundaries General Description of Redevelopment Area 1 Neighborhood Im act Review ' . 9 Identification -of,any Capital Improvement Projects in,. - the Redevelopment Area in the City of South, Miami CIP' Budget. 11 Affordable Housing Policy Statement 5 'Relocation Policy. ' . ' 5. Safeguards and Accountability Element 4'' Projected Redevelopment Expenditures 8 - . Statement Providing a Time Certain for Completing All Redevelopment. Tasks 4 The following technical elements are addressed in more detail as described below. (1) Identification of any Capital Improvement Projects In the Redevelopment Area in the City of South Miami CIP Budget: The City'of South - Miami, as in the case with• most cities with a population under. 25,000, has a limited Capital Improvements Program.. The City is actively pursuing funding for the development'of`a Neighborhood Community Center which will be located in South Mlaml CommunHy Redevelopment Plan page 56 the Redevelopment Area. The primary funding source for this project is being' sought through grant funds. In addition, the City also undertakes repaving and beautification on a systematic annual basis regarding street improvements. This is funded in the City's annual operating budget. (2) Statement Providing a Time Certain for Completing All Redevelopment Tasks: ':As prescribed in Section".163.362(10), F.S the time certain forahe completion _of all redevelopment, tasks and programs presented in the SMCRA Plan shall occur, 30, years after the plan'is approved, adopted or amended pursuant to Section 163.361(1) F.S..All tax increment financing revenue from all sources will cease to be collected. and deposited into the SMCRA Redevelopment Trust .Account after. the 30 year period has ended. '' The SMCRA shall adhere to all requirements as set forth in Chapter .1.63, F.S. and in the lnterlocal Agfeement:;aporoved by the Dade County Bodrd bf County Commissioners. To the.greatest extent ifi determines feasible, the SMCRA will afford maximum opportunity consistent.with the needs of the community for private sector participation. in redevelopment activities. The SMCRA will make every effort to responsibly leverage . its financial resources to generate the maximum.amount of funding for redevelopment activities. This includes but,is not limited to. utilizing TIF monies as matching junds for public and private grants. The SMCRA will-work in concert with groups such as Enterprise Florida.. the Beacon Council, Chamber South and the Red /Sunset Merchant's Association to South Miami Community Redevelopment Plan page 57 • -'1 -_ L-40 1 C. ..,N' W E c 0.2 - -- —' -' 0 0.2 Miles o� sovr� � w 3r r • INCORPORATED • 1927 O R1DA C O MM Uf iI T Y R ED E VEL O P AIEN T .AGENCY ; October 20; 2000 Honorable CRA Board CRA Advisory Board Julio Robaina, Chair Lee Perry, Chair Horace G. Feliu, Vice Chair Helen Diaz, Vice Chair David D. Bethel Charles J. Foschini James Bowman Marshall Hannah Charete B. Plummer William D. Tucker, Sr. Mary Scott Russell Randy G. Wiscombe Dear Honorable Board Members: I am pleased to submit the South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency's Proposed Fiscal . Year 2000 -2001. Budget, which has been revised ' pursuant to the comments and guidelines set forth by Miami -Dade County, for your review and consideration. Please find Exhibit "A, the budget summary form required by the County, Exhibit "B, ". the straightforward budget format which accompanies the budget summary form, and Exhibit "C," the detailed budget used locally. FY 1999 -2000 O PP O R T UNI TI E S A B O UND - FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS CONSTRUCTED The past year witnessed the Community. Redevelopment Agency (CRA) reach its most significant. milestone since its inception —the receipt of tax increment ' finance ' (TIF) funding. Finally, substantial dedicated resources were available to an area in dire need of investment. In its first fully. funded year, the CRA, with your guidance and support, successfully navigated one. of its most important phases of evolutionary development and was able to capitalize on important opportunities, especially during the closing months;of the fiscal year, constructing the foundation for future' success. The CRA and its teammate, the -Gity of South Miami, remain focused on, and dedicated to, uplifting the community; while maintaining the. commitment to excellence, integrity and inclusion. Major accomplishments achieved during FY 1999 -2000 include: • 4 lof11 General' •. Approval and implementation of a nearly $1 million budget. • Approval of an Administrative Reorganization :which. has resulted : in better coordination and cooperation _with the City of South Miami, 'a results- oriented team, and enhanced program implementation. • Negotiated a free 24 hour /7 days a week Police Substation within the HUD Apartment Complex. w, • Negotiated a free apartment within the HUD Apartment Complex for a South Miami Police Officer. • Promoted the CRA and its programs through select special events, including National Aids Testing Day, Rededication of Marshall, Williamson Park and the Back to School Jam: • Designed and purchased project signs to be located at all active CRA project sites. Enhanced marketing and analysis abilities by upgrading the CRA's GIS inventory. Residential Reinvestment • Allocation :of $40,000 to Habitat for "Humanity. for the construction of four new single- family homes: • Allocation of $60,000 to Jubilee for the construction.of six new single- family homes. . • An additional.$ 100,000 was appropriated in the FY 99 -00 Budget for the construction of an'-additional 10 new single - family homes.. • It is estimated thatmthis $200,000 investment in new single family houses will result in an approximately $1.8 million increase in the tax base, homeownership opportunities for twenty families and the conversion of unsightly vacant lots into new single- family homes. e Approval of the Code Enforcement Assistance Program. • Established the framework for the creation of the Homeowners' Assistance Program (The program was approved on the first working day of FY 00 -01) Economic Development and Job Creation • Approval and initiation of the Working Capital Florida Program in the City. of South Miami. The program, located at 6796 SW 62 "dAvenue, will provide: • Business training to a minimum of 100 persons; and • Business loans to a minimum of 35 low -to- moderate income persons. • Initiated the Banking Coalition. Commercial Building Rehabilitation • Approval of the -rehabilitation of the vacant commercial building owned by the Wounded Healers. and located at 6450 SW 5. 9 th Place, which will result in: 2of11 • Bringing a dilapidated building located on the community's, main street up to code; and • Bringing the Helen Bentley ,Center, a provider of a full range of quality healthcare services to all individuals, regardless, of income; to the CRA Area for at least 24 months. Infrastructure • Funded Infrastructure and Street,Master Plans. • Hired John Whitehead. III as an Infrastructure Consultant to provide the necessary technical expertise to initiate large capital projects such as the reconstruction of Church Street. Granted $20,000 to the Lee Park Condominium Association `for the reconstruction.-of sidewalks and parking lots. This grant was complimented by a $10,000'beautification and appearance improvement grant awarded by the CRA and the $75,000 investment made by the Association to paint and landscape the development. Street Beautification and Appearance Improvement. • Granted $10,000 to the Lee Park .Condominium Association for landscape' improvements which significantly enhanced the site.' This grant was complimented by a $20,000 infrastructure grant awarded by'the CRA. and the $75,000 investment made by the Association to paint and landscape the development. Transportation Improvements and Alternatives • Identified the CRA trolley as an under- performer and initiated the.process to end the service. • Set forth a plan to operate a 20 -26 passenger. shuttle. It is a more promising Transportation Improvements and Alternatives program due to its flexibility, ability to accomplish the transportation - related, goals of the CRA Plan and cost efficiency. Law Enforcement • Initiated a community oriented policing initiative which features two walking beat police officers, Officer Gusman and Officer Sawyer. • Funded a CRA'Code Enforcement Officer responsible for increased code enforcement activities in the CRA Area. General Counsel Legislation — Prepared CRA Resolutions, including: • -.Board and Advisory Board by- laws. • Budget Policy. • Drafted and assisted in negotiating contracts, including: 3of11 • Habitat for Humanity. { 9 Jubilee Community Development Corporation. .. Working Capital Florida • Wounded Healers, &.the Helen Bentley Center • Multifamily Rehabilitation Boiler Plate. • Lee Park Agreements. •. Provided a high level of cost- efficient services, producing Budget Item savings. CRA Consultant • Provided continuity during period of Administrative reorganization:. e Completed the Front Porch Florida. Application: • Provided professional expertise in negotiating with: Working Capital Florida. • Lee Park Condominium Association. • Habitat for Humanity. • Jubilee Community Development Corporation: • Contributed to the implementation of CRA programming. THE FINANCIAL PROFILE OF THE SOUTH MIAMI CRA In its first fully funded fiscal year, the .CRA was the, beneficiary of the ,dynamic and unprecedented changes occurring -in downtown South Miami. The completion of, the Shops at Sunset Place, and its impacts on the surrounding property values, resulted in the total taxable value of the properties* in the CRA nearly tripling in a single year, rising from approximately $68 million to $201 million. The economic. engine designed to jump -start and drive the initial efforts of the CRA worked. flawlessly. The resulting increment of $132,672,149 generated, tax increment financing revenue in excess of $800,000. The CRA finally had the funds to initiate -the implementation of lonb awaited programming. Although the CRA did not anticipate such a'steep rate of growth on a yearly basis, it did forecast slight growth .in ,the total taxable value in' fiscal year. 2000 - 2001.. The.. CRA absolutely did not forecast that the economic engine that roared to life in. FY 99 -00 would start missing. In FY 00 -01, in response to the steep. rise in their total taxable values, and consequently tax bills, the Shops. and other property owners. applied for and received substantial reductions in their total taxable values and tax bills. As a result; the projected TIF revenue. in FY 00 -01 is $87,967, or nearly 11 %, lower than the. TIF revenue received in FY .99 -00. 46f 11 This 11 %o decrease: in -TIF funding, in conjunction with last year's expenditure. of approximately $72,000 in non- recurring revenues on: the: CRA Trolley; has reduced the Proposed FY 00- 01;Budget by $113,158 or 12% from fiscal year 99-00., This reduction in the . CRA Budget is. especially problematic due to the 10 % cap on administrative expenses imposed by the County. Last year, the administrative cap severely. impinged upon the CRA's. ability to realize its goals and operate at a high level .6f efficiency; and unfortunately,, the cost 'of administrative � services: is not directly . proportional to the total budget. More than this year's administrative allocation of $84,073 would be needed to properly fund the CRA's true administrative costs whether the budget was $800,000 or $180,000. The CRA' has no choice but to meet the challenges imposed by the 12% .decrease . in revenue and the 10% administrative cap. In fact, these challenges highlight many of this year's budget goals: FY 2000 -2001 BUDGET GOALS The primary goals and priorities of the second fully funded budget of the CRA are: Goal 1: Foster a "Team" Atmosphere with the Community, the City of South Miami and internally within the CRA Administrative Organization. The CRA made great progress in reestablishing the spirit of cooperation and collaboration with the Community, the City of South Miami and internally within the CRA Administrative Organization during the latter half of fiscal year 99 -00. This progress was . reflected in the quality and quantity of program implementation and is essential to the CRA's continued success. Goal 2: Clearly demonstrate the potential of the Agency and of the Community. The. Revised FY 99 -00 Budget made ' great strides towards clearly demonstrating the potential of the Agency. —to greatly enhance the quality of life in the CRA Area -and of the.Community —to be a dynamic, prosperous community with a high quality of life and high levels of municipal service— . by'focusing on CRA projects and, or, programs which represent longstanding dreams of the community. This focus cannot be lost, and, in fact, must be further intensified. Now that Working Capital Florida, Wounded -Healers /Helen Bentley Center, the ' Single - Family Infill Program and Infrastructure /Street Master Plans have _ been funded, . the ' CRA must ensure that the . programs and projects are fully implemented." It is imperative that l) as many participants as possible access and utilize Working Capital Florida and the Helen Bentley Center; 2) the 5 ofil single .family homes get constructed on time; .3) that new families receive financial' assistance from the ' CRA and move into the newly constructed. homes as soon as possible; and 4) the master plans are immediately.. followed by the design of construction drawings for the reconstruction of Church Street or other such substantial capital improvement project. The CRA must directly and unmistakably. touch people's lives. in a positive and constructive manner. Goal 3: Reaching the community. One of the greatest challenges facing the CRA is the lack of information and misinformation , regarding .the . CRA. Attaining'' these budget goals will facilitate a healthy and positive relationship with the CRA's constituents, but the CRA must actively and deliberately conduct outreach activities and programming. The. CRA must be able to publicize its programming and opportunities to people within and outside of the CRA Area. Equally important is that the Agency receive information from .the Area's citizens and the greater community. The CRA must stay tuned -in to the CRA community and market forces to truly be a community redevelopment agency. Unfortunately, there is not enough room within the administrative cap to provide an. outreach coordinator this fiscal year. Therefore, the Budget proposes to rely on the Director, Administrative Assistant and 13I #12, Marketing %Advertisement & Promotions. The CRA administrative staff would dedicate available time to outreach activities and .request that the Boards assist in this important task, while the Marketing /Advertisement & Promotions Budget. Item would provide for marketing plans, advertisements and limited special events. Goal 4 Focus Major New Program Initiatives. There are. a myriad of significant needs in the CRA Area, and the annual budget is currently too small to address many of them. There is a great temptation to commit funding to a majority of the programs in the 16 Budget Items. This must be avoided, however, because it is easy to fall into the. trap of inadequately funding, and consequently inadequately implementing; sixteen major initiatives rather than hilly funding and implementing'four. At this point in its evolution, there is nothing more 'detrimental to the CRA than the embodiment or , appearance of inaction or ineffective. action. The CRA must remain focused on implementing the projects which represent longstanding community dreams, but' stay vigilant for areas which require immediate action or have tremendous potential. 6of11 Sir In FY 00 -01, the CRA must'act quickly when presented with. appropriate sites for acquisition and steward projects which have. the potential to significantly enhance the quality of life, such.as the Hometown Station. Goal 5:: Remove Public Nuisances from the CRA Area. One of the most pressing and perplexing issues confronting the community is the presence of properties which are physically detrimental' to public health, safety. and welfare and, or, harbor people who are, or engaged in.. behaviors which are, detrimental to public health, safety and welfare. If the CRA is to uplift. the community, it must first excise these cancers. Goal b: The development of non -TIF revenue sources. If the CRA' is to overcome the 10% administrative cap and the. economic, engine problems encountered in fiscal year 99 -00, it is absolutely essential that the CRA develop non -TIF revenue sources. The recent success of the City of South Miami in receiving state appropriations in Tallahassee and federal, state, and local grants has been noted. "Redevelopment" and "infill" are buzzwords in today's political arenas and substantial resources. are available. The CRA must, capitalize on these revenue opportunities. Leveraging CRA funds at a $1 (CRA) to. $3 (other) ratio is not unlikely. The proposed budget includes funding for state legislative services. These services will greatly enhance the CRA's ability to bring state resources home. Goal 7: Address, comply and implement the Interlocal Agreement and CRA Plan. The future existence of the CRA depends on its actions today. The Interlocal Agreement and CRA Plan authorize and regulate the South Miami CRA. In approximately. four years, the. CRA must go before the County Board of Commissioners and demonstrate that it ''addressed . and complied with all requirements of the Interlocal Agreement and implemented significant aspects of the CRA Plan in order to. receive the approval to continue to exist as the CRA. Without that approval; the CRA will .cease to.. exist. Therefore, to ensure its future, the CRA must address, comply and implement the Interlocal Agreement and CRA Plan. Goal 8 Continue to enhance the efficiency of the CRA.. The CRA continues to look for methods and techniques to increase efficiency and effectiveness in response to the desire to better serve its constituents, 7 of 11 maximize redevelopment. dollars and relieve the impingement imposed by the 10% administrative cap. BUDGET ITEM HIGHLIGHTS' Administrative Cost Administrative Costs of the CRA are limited to 10 % of the total CRA Budget as set forth in the Interlocal Agreement.. The Administrative Cost line item . provides for staff salaries, auditing. services, training, travel, office equipment, supplies and other overhead costs. This year, the CRA is again-hindered. from hiring the staff necessary to fully achieve the Agency's goals and objectives. Repayment to City for Funds Advanced to Create Agency This Budget Item provides for the same payment as last year for the costs which the City incurred to establish the CRA. Economic Development and Job Creation In FY 2000 -2001, the CRA will spend over $75,000 on Economic. Development & Job Creation with the bulk of the funding being allocated, for Working Capital Florida. However, funding for Working Capital Florida was, allocated in FY 99 -00, therefore, the actual FY 00 -01 line. item is reduced to allow the CRA to focus on Infrastructure and Multifamily initiatives this Fiscal Year. This year's line item provides sufficient funding for the creation of the Agency's local labor/business programs. Commercial Building Rehabilitation . In FY 00 -01, the CRA will spend over,$100,000. on Commercial Building Rehabilitation with the bulk of the funding being allocated for the rehabilitation of the Wounded Healers /Community Clinic Building. Funding'.will also be available for another rehabilitation opportunity or to fund other activities referenced in the CRA Plan, such as . fagade improvements, paint- up/fix -up, signage and parking improvements. Residential Reinvestment This Budget Item covers a broad range of activities and is one of this year's primary foci. The Budget Item provides funding for the Homeowner Assistance Program, Multifamily. Rehabilitation Program, Code Violation Assistance Program . and Single Family Rehabilitation Program. 8 of11 One of this year's objectives, is to comprehensively , address multifamily housing in the Redevelopment Area. This year the CRA will dedicate much- needed funding to planning and. design activities which will enable the CRA'to: 1. rehabilitate and construct quality multifamily units in the coming years; and. 2. assist other stakeholders in improving the quality of life in South. Miami Plaza .(public housing .complex): Street Beautification and Appearance Improvement The Board has appropriated $15,000 for the completion of eligible activities such as landscaping and ste'etscape improvements, .which can include_ landscape materials, lighting, benches and trash receptacles.. This Budget Item will work hand in hand, in future years; with the Infrastructure line items, to create the Main Street that our community deserves. Transportation Improvements and Alternatives In:FY 99 -00, the trolley severely under - performed. The shuttle, which was discussed as part of the. Revised FY 99 -00 Budget, provides. a more viable and less expensive opportunity, to provide for the CRA's transportation needs and implement the CRA Plan. Infrastructure Improvements Webster's defines infrastructure as "the basic facilities needed for the functioning of a system ". The CRA District is a very complex system, containing equally complex social and physical sub -, systems: Until basic facilities are provided in the CRA Area, the system will not function, redevelopment and reinvestment will not occur at an appropriate level and the CRA will.'not reach its goals. Physical Infrastructure, such as water,. sewer and stormwater utilities, roadways and sidewalks, must be provided before the other pressing needs of the community can be addressed on a widespread basis. Funding allocated at the end of FY.99 -00 and the FY 00. -01 funding will allow the CRA to assess the infrastructure needs of the District and to begin the design process. This will enable the CRA to..go .to Federal, State, County and other funding sources to receive the funding necessary. to complete, construction drawings and the actual construction of these capital - intensive projects. Code Enforcement Officer This line item provides for the continued support of a CRA Code Enforcement Officer. 90f 11 Community Police Officer This line -item provides for. the continued support of the CRA walking beat officers and Police. substation. Marketing/Advertisement &.Promotions This line item commits funding to meet the. substantial need . of reaching the residents of the CRA, the development community at large and other stakeholders. It is only through the active participation of these groups that the CRA will realize its potential. The line item provides funding for the CRA to retain.a Marketing firm to develop collateral materials, especially a newsletter; to reach the residents of the CRA, the development community and other stakeholders. Special Redevelopment Legal Services In FY 99 -00; actual expenses charged to this line it totaled approximately half of. what was appropriated. However, the proposed appropriation will be essential to funding the removal of public nuisances in the CRA area. Redevelopment Expert Technical Assistance Services The intended "step- down" in general consulting services has occurred, and the CRA is now utilizing more project - oriented technical expertise. The Board's recommendation of $18,000 provides for the fulfillment of the current contract with Redevelopment Expert, Don DeLaney, through December 20,'2000 and the 'necessary: resources. for special projects thereafter. Contingency The contingency line item proved very useful in FY 99 -00 and is critical to the CRA'.s ability to grab opportunities and get the job,done. . Eligible activities include: engineering services, project management, surveys, appraisals, environmental surveys, special legal, small /minority business advisor and hard costs as associated with program demands and opportunities. 100f 11 Special Redevelopment Legislative /Grant Services The recent success of the City of South Miami in receiving state appropriations in Tallahassee has been noted. "Redevelopment" and "infill" are buzzwords in today's political arenas. The CRA must capitalize on 'all :revenue., opportunities, especially. state, appropriations and federal, state and local grants; in order to maximize the leveraging of TIE funds. Land Acquisition Acquisition of appropriate sites can be instrumental to the successful implementation of the Community Redevelopment Plan because acquisition can allow. the CRA to: ; • 'directly remove slum and blight; • directly enhance programming, such as parks or economic development; and • encourage redevelopment by offering the property as an incentive. CONCLUSION In its first fully funded year, the South. Miami..CRA persevered through an administrative reorganization which could have permanently scarred it: Instead, like the community it strives to serve, the CRA persisted and successfully navigated .the. challenges, identifying a bounty of opportunities. and constructing the foundation for future success. The momentum is building, and it is palpable. I am honored to work with you,. the citizens of South Miami and the outstanding CRA team at this very exciting time, in this very exciting place. 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L ....................................... ............................................ ,z Table of :Contents j City of S6uti Miami Urban Planning and Design Services r/ 1.0 Cover Letter .......... ..................... ............................... ........ 1 -1 2.0 Organizational Information ............................................. ... ....... 2 -1 2.1.4 -5 Certificates ... ............................... ..... ............................2 -2 2.1.6 -- Standard Form 254 & 255 ...................... ............................2 -6 2.2 Organizatonal Chart & Resumes............ 2 -26 3.0 Additional Information .............................................................. 3.0 4.0 References......... .. ... ............................... ..........................4.Q 5.0 Terms and Conditions Acknowledgement... ......... ...................... 5.0 1. Lotter-,,of Interest Urban Planning and Design Services 1 City of�South ,Miami • January 5, 2001 Mr. Gregory J. Oravec, SMCRA Director South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency 6130 Sunset Drive South Miami, FL 33143 Dear Mr. Oravec: The Corradino Group is excited by the opportunity to provide qualifications to the South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency for the provision of urban planning and design services, more specifically geared toward achieving its housing goals. Corradino has worked locally for nearly 30 years and brings with it a wealth of, experience on similar projects and a dedicated staff: Corradino has worked with,similar entities to the SMCRA in the provision of similar services, most recently for the City of Plantation in the development of projects that were to be administered to and implemented by that City's CRA. In addition the firm performed Plantation's Consolidated Plan. Corradino has worked closely with the DCA in several Comprehensive Planning processes. Team member Chris Brown has developed, implemented and administered to CRAB, and Yoel Camayd - Freixas has performed successful housing assess - ments across the state of Florida-and in Miami -Dade County. The team has a myriad of municipal experience and has geared a large part of its efforts to assisting municipalities in Miami -Dade and Broward Counties in achieving their particular goals. More specifically, the Corradino team is experienced in developing afford- able housing in Miami' Dade; this includes infills, syndications, mixed -use and economic development projects, as well as joint ventures with community -based organizations. We are familiar with the tools for offordable housing. Team members regularly mediate between municipalities and County government regarding code and development conflicts. We consider practical local experience essential to this project. We envision that this planning should crystallize strategies to systematically address existing constraints, reduce costs, and streamline development. The firm is adept at the production and representation of its ideas through several media, including architec- tural renderings, maps and executive summary documents. These representations clearly, concisely and effectively convey the message and material produced to the existing and potential funding sources and constituents of the firm's projects. The firm has recently won awards for its ability to do so. The firm's ability to. listen and involve the community and its stakeholders provides clear evidence of its ability to prepare recommendations for amendments to the City's Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code. Corradino is fully capable and adept at presenting its projects'to a variety of Boards, as well as participating on such boards. The firm's experience on Miami Beach and its longevity in this extremely open and highly participa- tory environment speaks to its commitment to its clients as well as its dedication and ability to perform the highest quality implementable projects. I look forward to the opportunity to further present my team's qualifications to the City of South Miami and its CR�. Sincerely, Joseph M. Corradino AICP Executive Vice President THE'CORRADINO GROUP 'r;-t3 1Ji ?i'r�J1 J "•1 J rii!J!J� 1 -1 2. Organizational Description &.Qualifications r Urban Planning and Design Services ✓� City of. SouthyMami � 2.1 ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION 2.1.1 Organization Name, Address, Numbers The firm submitting-this Request for Qualifications is The Corrodino Group Located at 4055 NW 97th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33178 Telephone: 305.594.0735 Fax: 305.594.0755 E -mail: imcorradino @corradino.com. 2.1.2 Organization Structure and Size The Corradino Group is a Professional Services Corporation, employing nearly 150 people. 2.1.3 Board of Directors The firms Board of Directors is made up of Joseph C. Corradino PE, CEO Burt J. Deutcsh JD, GC, President Fredrick, C. P'Pool COO Steven B. Sullivan PG, CFO Joseph M. Corradino AICP, Executive VP 2. Organizational Description & Qualifications Urban Planning and Design Sr;,,., 7 City of.. iami 2.1.4 - Proof of Authorization to Transact Business in Florida AC 5 4 8 8.8 5 71' STATE OF FLORIDA A M—N, 113 '1 0 01F A!, C i T F-,- 1 17, :z ID r i OR 7-17 rr, i7 -3p, . ..... . ..... ..... 10,3, 03/ 1999 The z T R M gfgi 8am ed ISOW5RTTF['�O Under-the DPW .4�4 FS. Exp1rat ton 20, —1,10i nS A .�rICJ' IT NIAi7 R R �M CORH��G DISPLAY AS REQUIRED RY LAW e+ HENUERFAON S,-- I.' RE T! AR Y ARCHITECTURAL LICENSE - THE CORRADINO GROUP j The T Corradifi6 G , ith Corradino e. A. 11 -11T // EXPIRATION: FEB 28, 2001 CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZATION NUMBER:7665 DISPLAY AS REQUIRED BY LAW ENGINEERING LICENSE - THE CORRADINCI GROUP .2-2 2. Organizational Description•& Qualifications A City of S8ui&Miami Urban Planning and Design Services 9+��yrpp�.. �fq! yx.I�r a±gr.�� �I� wO'�Ar , "Fi "! � yF• Y-t �M' �ao KER 5 WK Yi'3 rx , t. +' i IS LICENSED under the provisions of Ch. 475 FS- Expiratiot).Date; SEP 3O v 200 CHRISTOPHER J. BROWN &ASSOCIATES, INC "ri-JE CORK --1 2 -3 2. Organizational. Description & QualificationsA " t Urban Planning and Design Services ✓ /i City of South Miami j 2.1.5 Certificate of Authorization to offer. Professional Services a ©© © © © ©CJ d V VGaV U V V�V V ©V V ©V Vl�1V ©V VpV V of o a _ #f+ pia fl fl Equirtment of >�tritr fl fl I certify from the records of this office that4THE CORRADINO GROUP, INC. is a fl ! _ ;, M f i« '+a ti's f e mw Kentucky corporation; „authorized to transact business in the State of Florida, r � �n�,T��. ^7tt�z`• ° � ,� •rt�v n �,la73, �' t w !'V © The document number of a thiscorporatio saF97000000207 ax7`'�kk if�Y OWN r ,v^• �� ,ur ddo © y y corporationhas paid call: fees due thin office nthrough I further certi saidl that December 31,122000,, hatxItstmost re cent, annual ; report /urnforml business report Was filed onjFebruaryi -1 2000, and its status fs active f k tw'�t y.. fl I further certify that said corporation "has not filed a Certificate of Withdrawal' fl . (J 'y}••'45 � �� or fl r tI'r�x a4 #y 7; ��j�AFS a l. v r• i0., IG t � ,�. 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Brown Rockwell Development Company 75 NE 6th Avenue 11214 Delray Beach, FL 33483 CERTIFICATION AS A: General Contractor CERTIFICATION NO: CG CO27809 EXPIRATION DATE: February 28, 2001 Dear Mr. Brown: You are authorized to practice contracting as the qualifier of the above entity pending the processing and receipt of your permanent license. Until the above expiration date of this Temporary Aul .orizati,m License, you are entitled to all the privileges allowed under the Law, Parr 1, Chapter 489, of the Florida Statutes. YOUR PERMANENT LICENSE WILL HAVE AN EXPIRATION DATE OF AUGUST 39, 2002. . "Sincerely, Marlene R. Gandy Regulatory Program Administrator MRG /trs Division of Profession+ construction Industry Liczmtag board; 7960 ArliVon Exprrasµey, Suite 300, Jack�cnvillc, Florida 32211-7467 CHRISTOPHER-J. BROWN .& ASSOCIATES, INC. 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O &Qualifications City Of South Miami Yoel Camayd- Freixas, Ph.D. 1901 Brickell Avenue, #514 Miami, Florida 33129 SUMMARY Urban Planning and Design Services % Tel ' (305) 858 -9800 Fax (561) 431 -8431 yoel @camayd.com www.camayd.com Experienced executive and consultant. Skilled in management, planning, and development. Community service: 1998 -99 Chair, 79th Street Corridor Regional Development Initiative; 1997 -98 PTA President, Coral Way School, 1997 -98 Secretary, Natoma Neighborhood Association. EXPERIENCE 1992: Camayd Group, Communitas, Inc., Miami. President of a management, planning, and development service, with emphasis on sustainable development, affordable housing ventures and nonprofit management. 1990 -1991. Health and Hospitals Corporation, New York City. Executive Vice President, Corporate Policy & Management, in large municipal corporation (50,000 employees, $3.5 billion budget). Headed administration, operations, finance, capital programs, policy /planning; directly managed 2,000 staff, $510 million operations budget and $800 million in contracts and capital construction. Absorbed large tax levy cuts without service cuts, reorganized management, and introduced innovative strategies to stimulate performance, revenue. 1984 -1990 Boston R &D Group. President of a management and planning service. 1982 -1986 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture; Dept. of Urban Studies. Assistant Professor in the graduate school of urban planning (taught community, planning and organizational analysis),. and Associate Director of a' mid- career program for community development professionals and managers. EDUCATION Ph.D. 1982 M.A. 1978 M.Ed. 1972 B.A. 1970 RECENT HOI Boston College (Social Psychology —social policy). Psi Chi award. Boston College (Social Psychology organizational theory). honors Northeastern University, Boston (administration). honors Universidad Mundial, Puerto Rico (Psychology, Sociology), summa cum laude. VORS 1990 -2001 Selected listings: Who's Who in America.' Who's. Who in Finance and Industry 1995 Recognition. Jubilee Community Development Corporation, Miami, Florida. 1993 Recognition. The Miami Design Preservation League, Miami Beach, Florida. 1991 Invited guest Project Interchange and the Jerusalem Institute, Hispanic Leaders Seminar in Israel. 1990 Gubernatorial Citation "for 20 years of dedicated service to Massachusetts." Legislative Resolution for "extensive contributions to Massachusetts" Massachusetts House of Representatives. Commendation for "extensive contributions to the Hispanic Community." The Boston City Council. RECENT PROJECTS Camayd Group ( Communitas, Inc.). Selected projects (1995 -2000) • 1999 Dade Employment & Economic Development Corp (DEEDCO), Miami -Dade. Financial restruc- turing, designed sustainability strategy, restructured partnership agreements, negotiatiated sale of nonperforming assets, and advised in projects: Planning, financing, construction and leasing 26,000 sf Brownsville commercial center • Proposals,' negotiations, financing redevelopment of 12 affordable residential units in Miami Beach. Land assembly, sale for new telecommunications building • Strategy, negotiation for new gas station with extended services • Sale of shopping center. • .315 affordable housing units in.3 joint ventures • 1993 -98, 2000 Grupo Boricua, Puerto Rico. Enhanced management systems, innovative MIS /controls that decreased costs $250,000 /year, opened new retail stores. • 2000 Coconut Grove Local.Development Corp., Miami. Sustainability strategy, negotiations for distressed nonprofit; led planning, financing and led development team: 2-18 . I P . 2. Organizational Description &Qualifications City of South Miami Urban Planning and Design Services U • Led development team for 16 affordable housing units (11 -unit project, 2 infill, 3 rentals) • 9 commercial units • ' Sale of nonperforming 4 -unit commercial building. • 1999 LISC, NY, NY. "CDC Durability and Operating Support" conference, Minneapolis, MN. Consultant • 1998 -99 CEO (transition management), Miami -Dade. Neighborhood Housing Service. Restored funding, realigned programs; introduced new systems, profit centers, staff incentives; negotiated joint ventures. • Built 7 affordable homes. • Millions of dollars in affordable mortgages • Negotiated new partnerships to build 45 dozen more homes • Preliminary agreements for a 7.5 acre tax credit syndication project. 1999 LISC, -NY, NY. "CDC Durability and Operating Support" conference; Minneapolis, MN. Consultant. • 1998 National Council of La Raza, Washington, DC. Planning. •'' 1994 -98 University of Miami School of Architecture. Dean: Project analysis, planning, proposals. Center for Urban & Community Design: community planning projects. 1997 -98 designed adaptive reuse plan for historic baseball stadium, housing syndication, financial strategy, strategy/advocacy with elected'officials and media., • Designed adaptive reuse plan for historic baseball stadium, including historic preservation, housing tax credit syndication, financial strategy, advocacy with elected officials. • 1983 -98 Campaign management. US Congress, appointments. Strategy. mayor, state rep. Operations: US Senate, gubernatorial, presidential campaigns; led voting rights litigation, negotiated districts w legislators.. • 1996 -97 Homestead Air Base Developers, Inc. (HABDI). Planning, strategy, negotiations with investors and elected officials in a plan to convert a former Air Force base into a civilian airport. • 1995 Lutheran Ministries of Fiorida, Miami, Tampa. Strategy, finance, negotiations to purchase a school. . • 1994 -95 Jubilee CDC, Miami. Managed a startup CDC: generated $11 million in grants/revenue and $9 million in projects in 1 year. Projects included: • Developed $7.8 million syndication (117 rental apts.) with Related Group of Florida. • Designed innovative affordable home ownership program (10 houses) • Negotiated/acquired 22,000 sf commercial property (sold in 1999 at a $600,000 profit). • 1994 -95 Miami Coalition for the Homeless. Strategy, family housing program design, proposal & RFQ. • -1993 -94 Banos y Pisos, PR. Oversaw building new retail site, designed ops, MIS, marketing, hired staff. Recent Monographs Case Study: Managing Organizational Change. Eighth Annual Executive Directors Retreat, New England District Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, Boston. A Street is not a Road: A Traffic - Calming Plan for Natoma. Plan prepared for Natoma Manors Neighborhood Association, Nov. 1997. The Miami Bobby Maduro Stadium: An Adaptive Reuse Plan Consistent with Community Preferences, Historic Preservation, Neighborhood Revitalization, and Financial Viability. Miami: Center for Urban and Community Design, Univ, of Miami, April 1997. YCF & Rolando Llanes. Emergency Urban Codes for the Protection of La Habana. University of Miami, School of Architecture, Center for Urban Studies/Cuba, Jan. 1995. YCF, Andres Duany, et al. Affordability Controls in Affordable Housing and Disaster Relief. Miami: Jubilee Community Development Corporation, 1995. YCF & J Patrick. South Miami Heights Neighborhood Design Study. University of Miami, School of Architecture, Center for Urban and Community Design, January 1995. with Elizabeth Plater - Zyberg. The Other SoBe: Community Needs in South Miami Beach. SoBe DaTa, 1994, 1 (January). Miami Beach Development Corp., 1994. "ti-lc, rrIvu? 2 -19 < o R. 0 0 cn0. QQ_? tin' inCL0. °' `�'CCL0 �` -z� 0_0.'3 m a W Q_ 0 0 3 m Q- CL m O> O T (D Q. Q o Cl. 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By 1983 The Corradino Group had acquired Carr Smith Associates, a highly reputable engineering firm In Miami. The two firms operated as separate entities with Carr Smith as a subsidiary until 1997, when they merged to form The Corradino Group. At this time Corradino added the disciplines, of Construction Management and Construction Engineering and Inspection Services to its palate. The firm continues to.operate today as a nationally respected Planning and Engineering firm with a strong local presence in Miami - Dade County. The firm has offices in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Tallahassee, Louisville, India- napolis, Detroit, Evansville, and Owensboro. Corradino is a family owned business featuring nearly 150 employees many of who have been with the firm since the 1970's. Still lead and managed by Joseph C. Corradino the firm has expanded on the merits of its highly motivated and dedicated staff. In 1997 Joseph M. Corradino began to operate out of the Miami office and today is responsible for all planning and operational aspects of the firm in this location, thus assuring the some dedication and commitment to quality that always existed with Corradino will be perpetuated. The firm has dedicated itself to the provision of quality and timely services to its clients. 2.1.8 Authorized Representatives Joseph M. Corradino is the person authorized to negotiate with the representatives of South Miami. 2.1.9 Staff The following is a. listing of staff members and sub - consultants that will work on this project. - Joseph M. Corradino AICP Rolando Llanes AIA Melissa Lober Larry Strange AICP Alison Townsend AICP Julio Guillen Chris Brown Yoel Camayd - Freixas, Ph.D. Corradino Corradino Corradino Corradino Corradino Corradino Chris Brown Associates Camayd Group (Communitas, Inc.) 2.1.10_ Joint Venture This effort is not to be performed as a joint venture. 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CORRADINO, AICP Executive Vice President / Project Manager EDUCATION MA, Community Planning, University of Cincinnati, 1992 BA., Geography, Villanova University, 1990 PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS & AFFILIATIONSIAWARDS American Institute of Certified Planners# 012032 American Planning Association (APA) Member, Village of Pinecrest Planning &Zoning Board Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association (FAPA) Awards for Excellence Miami Beach Municipal Mobility Study & Clearwater "One City One Future". EXPERIENCE. Mr. Corradino is head of the planning group in South Florida. In addition to administrative responsibilities, Mr. Corradino manages several projects including comprehensive plans and mobility s+udies. 1995 - Present The Corradino Group, Miami, Vice President- Planning 1992 -1995 Chance Management Advisors, Philadelphia, Community Planner 1990 -1992 University of Cincinnati; Cincinnati, Research Assistant 1986 -1992 The Corradino Group, Louisville; Intern RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Urban Planning State Road 7 Master Plan and Design Guidelines, Plantation, FL Miami Beach Municipal Mobility Plan, Miami Beach, FL State Road 7 Implementation Plan, Plantation, FL Miami Beach Municipal Implementation Plan, Miami Beach, FL • Pinecrest Comprehensive Plan, Pinecrest, FL Islamorada Comprehensive Plan, Islamorada , FL' Clearwater Strategic Plan, Clearwater, FL North Greenwood Neighborhoods Plan, Clearwater, FL Woodward Avenue Corridor Study, Detroit, MI Transportation and Land Use Corridor Study, N. Miami Beach, FL _ -ril— rr r.- :i J11J r -C�J� 2 -27 2.:�' Organizational Description & Qualifications;%, city Of SOUth Mlaml Urban Planning and Design Services ROLANDO LLANES; AIA Vice President Director of Architecture EDUCATION Princeton` University Master of Architecture, 1987 University of Miami - Bachelor of Architecture, 1983 PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE State of Florida, Architectural.Registration #13160,1990 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Urban Design City of Miami Beach North Beach, Design Study 1994 San Castle Neighborhood Streetscape Design, Design Workshop 2000 Fenway Park Redevelopment Workshop and Charrette, Summer 2000 Islamorada Design Charrette, lslamorada, FI W/ OBM Design of Miami, Summer 1999 . Key Biscayne Design Charrette, Key Biscayne, Florida, Summer 1997 East Ado-Design Charrette, Ada, Michigan W /Anderson Bess Design Group,.Fall 1999 Recreation /Community Facilities Key Biscayne Community Center, Key Biscayne, Florida Schematic Design /Design Development, Ongoing .Ocean Club, Key Biscayne, Florida Schematic Design /Design Development, 1999 Public Restroom Facilities, Key Biscayne, Florida Schematic Design /Design Development, With Fullerton Diaz Architects, 1998 jr1 �Ur'_F'�JII'1J Jr�C1!J� 2 -28 2. Orgariizationai Description & Qualifications:' t City Of ASOUt iami Urban Planning and Design Services Residential Suriol Residence, Key Biscayne, Florida 1999 (design development) Segalas Residence #2, Town of Windsor, Florida 1999 (under construction) Windsor Cottage, Town of Windsor, Florida 1999 Windsor Rowhouses, Town of Windsor, Florida, 1999 Kent Residence, Town of Windsor, Florida 1998. _ Segalas Residence #1, Town of Windsor, Florida 1996 Casa Egosita,Miami Beach, Florida 1995 Banyan Renovation, Dade County, Florida 1995 Houseman Renovation, Coral Gables, Florida 1995 Clayton Residence, Indian River County,. Florida 1995 Martinez Residence, Coral Gables, Florida 1992 (unbuilt) North Prospect Renovation (Phase 1), Coconut Grove, Florida 1991 Windsor House, Indian River County, Florida 1990 (unbuilt) Venetian Causeway Renovation & Addition, Miami, Florida 1990 Poinciana Addition & Renovation, Coconut Grove, Florida 1989 Ridgewood Addition & Renovation, Coral Gables, Florida 1988 (construction completed) hliscellaneous Humane Society of South Dade Animal Shelter South Dade Animal Shelter: A 40,000 s.f. building that houses administrative, technical, and animal storage functions for The Humane Society of Greater Miami. Design Collaboration with Thomas A. Spain. HONORS & AWARDS Recognized Architectural Designs South Dade Animal Shelter, Dade County, Fl w/Thomas A. Spain First Place, Humane Society of South Dade Design Competition,1995 State of Florida AIA Unb'uilt Award of Excellence,1996 Miami Chapter AIA Unbuilt.Award of Excellence, 1996 J-rlz 2 -29 2. City C Casa Egosita, Miami Beach, Fl w/Thomas A. Spain, 1996 Miami Chapter AIA Award of Merit #or Unbuilt Project, 1993 • Mart inez Residence, Coral Gables, FI w/Thomas A. Spain AIA Unbuilt Design Award, 1992 FAIA Unbuilt Design Award; 1992 Second Phase Finalist, Newport News Cultural Arts Pavilion Competition, Newport News, VA. w /Spillis Candela and Partners, 1984 Second Phase Finalist, New Orleans Museum of Art Competition, New. Orleans, LA. w /Spillis Candela & Partners, 1984 First Place, Boston Harbor Island Design,Competition, Boston, MA. w /Rafael: Portuondo, Jr., 1983 Citation, Harvard Gate Competition,. Cambridge, MA. w /Rafael Portuondo, Jr., 1983 First Place, Fort Lauderdale Riverfront Plaza Design Competition, Fort Lauderdale, FL. w /Aragon Associated Architects, 1982 ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Florida International University Adjunct Professor (Design 1), Fall 1999 Adjunct Professor (Design I/ Graphics 1), Fall 199$ University'of Miami, School of Architecture Assistant Professor, Fall 1990- Spring 1998 Center for Urban & Community Design, Associate Director, Spring 1995 Full -Time Instructor, Fall 1989- Spring 1990 - Part-Time Instructor, 1988 -1989 TEACHING AWARDS RECEIVED Recipient, Faculty of the Year Award, University of Miami, School of Architecture, 1998 THESIS AND DISSERTATION ADVISING Faculty co- advisor w/T.A. Spain "Mediterranean Revival Architecture on Miami Beach" by Tamara Morgenstern, May1991 UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE AND ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES: Hialeah Design Charrette, Team Member, CUCD, 1996 School of Architecture Representative: Koubek Mansion Restoration, -1996 -97 Practice Stream Committee, 1996 -97 • Miami Stadium Charrette, Spring /Summer 1996 .17HE r_1V2P__l Dfi 10 GRC)UP 2 -30 2. Organizational Desmption & Qualifications City OiF SOUtIl M1a1111 Urban Planning and Design Services Exhibitions Committee, 1995 -96 Academic Standards Committee, 1995 -96 -97 School Representative: Dade Green Coalition, Spring 1996 • Ransom Everglades Charrette Coordinator, CUCD, Jan. 1995 Mark Light Stadium Project, March 1994 Koubek Center Grant Proposal w/The School of Continuing Studies, Summer 1994 North. Beach Design Study, Principal Investigator (CUCD), Spring 1994 Summerinternship Committee, 1993- present • Studio Environment Committee, Spring 1992 Computer Lab Committee, 1989 -1993 COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES Dade Green Coalition Miami Stadium /Allappatah Urban Design Group, 1996 The Architectural Club of Miami PUBLICATIONS Published Architectural Design The New Urbanism, Toward an Architecture of Community by Peter Katz, McGraw Hill, Inc. p. 71; 1994 Three Houses: Windsor House - Casa Egosita - Martinez Residence Proceedings of the 81 st Annual ACSA National Conference, March 1993 • Martinez House: Florida Architectural Design, Vol. 39, No. 6, Dec. 1992 Windsor House: Florida Architect, Vol. 39, No. 3, May /June'92 May 1999 "Architects and Librarians: A Baseball Experimentwith American Fiction and Stadium Design ", w/ William E. Brown, Jr. Published in College and Research Libraries Vol. 60, #9; pp 383 -386, 391 Summer 1999 "Underthe Cantilever: Constructing Miami Stadium" w/ William E. Brown, Jr. South Florida History, Vol 28, #3; pp 14 -21, 28 1993 "The Urban Ballpark" published in Nine: Baseball History & Social Policy Perspectives, Vol. 3, #1 -rr,� �JF�F'l�J1t 1U riFtJ!JiJ 2 -31 2. Organizational Description & Qualifications city Of SOU iam' 1 Urban Planning and Design Services �`�✓ `✓ I MELISSA J. LOBER Planner/ Urban Designer EDUCATION MA, City Planning, University of Pennsylvania, 1998 BA, European Cultural Studies, Brandeis University, 1995 Architecture Studio, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1994 Pre- Architecture Program, Syracuse University, Florence, Italy, 1994 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Planning Association (APA) EXPERIENCE As Project Planner, Ms. Lober is responsible for planning and urban design related projects. She is often involved in visioning and conceptual design as well as design guidelines and master planning. 1998- Present The Corradino Group, Miami, Planner /Urban Designer 1998 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Research Assistant 1997 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Teaching Assistant 1997 Goody, Clancy & Associates, Boston, Assistant Planner 1995 -1996 Goody, Clancy & Associates, Boston, Junior Staff 1993 Kagan Architects and Planner, New Haven, CT, Architecture Intern RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Urban Planning State Road 7 Master Plan and Design Guidelines, Plantation, FL State Road 7 Implementation Plan, Plantation,.FL Pine Island Ridge Annexation Study, Broward County, FL Town of Davie Grant Application for Recreational Trails, Davie, FL Sunset Village Facade Improvements, Sunrise, FL Transportation and Land Use Corridor Study, N. Miami Beach, FL Miami Beach Municipal Mobility Plan, Miami Beach, FL Miami Beach Municipal Implementation Plan, Miami Beach, FL Streetscape Design, Hialeah , FL 2 -32 2. Organizational Description & Qualifications �r Urban Planning and Design Servicesf City of South Miami ��. LAWRENCE J. STRANGE, AICP Technical Vice President EDUCATION University of Montana, B.A., 1977 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Institute of Certified Planners ( #011791) Kentucky Chapter, American Planning Association EXPERIENCE Mr. Strange is responsible for urban planning, environmental planning, transit and transportation planning, park and recreation master planning, marketing and market research studies. 1989- Present The Corradino Group, Louisville, Community and Transportation Planner 1980 -1989 Schimpeler • Corradino Associates, Louisville, Kentucky, Senior Editor RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Urban Planning • Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing, New Albany, IN Housing Plans for Clark and Floyd Counties, IN Housing Needs &Strategies for People with Disabilities, New. Albany, IN Maitland Downtown Master Plan, Maitland, Ft SR7 Master Plan and Design Guidelines, Plantation, FL Norfolk Area Master Plan, Jefferson 'County, KY S. Ellen Jones School /Park Feasibility -Study in New Albany, IN Park and Recreation studies in several Indiana communities I THE CJF'F:IAJ11'1J Gp_ouF' 2 -33 2. Organizational Description & Qualifications Clly Of SOUL l °Miami Urban Planning and Design Services �✓'v ALISON TOWNSEND, AICP Transportation Planner EDUCATION University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, Masters in Urban Regional Planning (1995) University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa,, BBA (1989) PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Institute of Certified Planners ( #014199) . American Planning Association EXPERIENCE 1995 - Present. Corradino, Louisville, Ky. Ms. Townsend is involved in Corradino's community planning projects. She has participated in a wide variety of planning projects including transit studies; grant writing and administration, comprehensive plans, environmental assessments, site selection studies, and multimodal transportation plans. Kalamazoo, Mich., Comprehensive Plan • Norfolk Area Louisville, Ky., Master Plan Toledo, Ohio, Comprehensive Plan Harbor Transit, Grand Haven, Mich., Strategic Plan Detroit, Mich., Transit Vision Broward County, Fl., Transit Needs Assessment • Hialeah, Fl., Circulator Study Akron, Ohio, Economic Impact Study and Five -Year Transit Development Plan Missoula, Mont., Transit Center Site Selection Trumbull County, Ohio, Transportation Coordination Study Allen County, Ohio, Transportation Coordination Study Grand Rapids, Mich., Express Bus and Park and Ride Plan Clinton County; Mich., Transit Needs Assessment Lebanon, Ind., Transit Needs Assessment Jackson, Miss., Multimodal Transportation Plan Ms. Townsend's role`in Corradino's planning projects includes project management, research and data analysis, survey design and development, grantwriting and administration, and alternatives development and analysis. 1995 East Central Intergovernmental Association, Dubuque, Iowa: Project Analyst. Assisted in the development of a transportation demand model. 1990- 1991 Dun & Bradstreet, Dubuque, Iowa: Business Analyst. Ms. Townsend was involved in all aspects of compiling business information reports including the collection and analysis of financial data and interviewing business owners and principals. . -f'rl� r*JF�P_AD1i,X) G.F!vur- 2 -34 2. Organizational Description & Qualifications ..Clay Of , ,O Miami Urban Planning and Design Services JULIO GUILLEN Architect EDUCATION Masters in Architecture for Tropical Countries, CUJAE, 1995 Master of Science in Architecture, Higher Polytechnic Institute of France, 1987 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Rodriguez and Quiroga, Architects Chartered 1998 -2000 Project Architect Commercial, corporate, institutional, and multi- family and custom residential projects (Design development, construction drawings, permitting and bidding, construction administration, etc.) with an estimated combined construction cost of more than $20 million. RE Chisholm Architects, Inc. 1998 _ Architectural Draftsperson Construction drawings for residential and commercial projects. Daniel Electric Contractors & other companies 1.997 Electrician Commercial Projects Almacenes Universales, SA 1995 -1996 Project Manager Industrial and commercial projects (Planning, programming, construction administration and supervision, etc.). Empresa de Construction y'Montaje, MIMC Intern Architect to Project Manager Industrial, residential, and institutional projects (Architectural, structural, electrical and mechanical design, construction administration, job supervision, quality control, etc.) 2 -35 2. Organizational Description &QualificationsU: Urban Planning and Design Services City of South tMiami CHRISTOPHER J. BROWN 218 N. W. Ninth Street Delray Beach, FL 33444 chrjambrown @aol.com (561) 265 -1148 and (561).265 -1419 fax PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Christopher I Brown & Associates Delray Beach, FL 2000- Present President of consulting firm specializing in planning, market research, economic analysis, and urban develop- ment. Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Delray Beach, FL 1991 -2000 Executive Director of Tax Increment Financing District, concentrating on commercial and residential revitaliza- tion of the downtown and adjacent residential neighborhoods. Court Realty and Development Boca Raton, FL 1983'- 1991 President of real estate development and consulting firm, specializing in residential, single- family and multi- family projects. Campeau Corporation West Palm Beach, FL 1980 - 1983 Florida Regional Vice President of international real estate development company, concentrating on large scale, ocean -front condominiums and golf course communities. Christopher J. Brown & Associates Houston, TX 1975 - 1980 President of consulting firm specializing in planning, market research, economic analysis, and urban develop- ment. Mitchell Energy & Development Corp. Houston, TX 1973-1975 General Manager of diversified residential, commercial, and industrial real estate development company. Com- pany developed new town, "Woodlands." EDUCATION AND OTHER EXPERIENCE Master of City Planning, University of Pennsylvania, School of Fine Arts and Wharton Business School; Mas- ter ofArchitecture, University of Pennsylvania; Bachelor ofArts, Fine Arts, Yale University; AdjunctProfes- sor, Rice University School of Architecture, University of Houston Law Memberships: Florida Redevelopment Association, International Council of Shopping Centers, Urban Land Institute, Congress of New Urbanism, and Council of Urban Economic Development Boards: Palm Beach County Impact Review Board (1994- present), Florida Redevelopment Association (1995 - present), Palm Beach Photographic Center (2000 - present), Palm Beach County Overall Economic Development Board (1996- 2000), Business Loan Fund of the Palm Beaches (1996- present) and Palm Beach County Conven- tion Center Task Force (1997- 1998). Licensed:. General Contractor, Real Estate Broker; State of Florida Language: Spanish -f H� �Ji�i'��J11 Jr1 riFtrJJp, 2 -36 2. Organizational Descri City O South" Miami 4,ii rah` Yoel Camayd - Freixas, Ph.D. 1901 Brickell Avenue, #514 Miami, Florida 33129 SUMMARY ion & Qualifications. Urban Planning and Design Services Tel (305) 858 -9800 Fax (561) 431 -8431 yoel@camayd.com www.camayd.com Experienced executive and consultant. Skilled in management, planning, and development. Community service: 1998 -99 Chair, 79th Street Corridor Regional Development Initiative; 1997 -98 PTA President, Coral Way School, 1997 -98 Secretary, Natoma Neighborhood Association. EXPERIENCE 1992: Camayd Group, Communitas, Inc., Miami. President of a management, planning, and development service, with emphasis on sustainable development, affordable housing ventures and nonprofit management. 1990 -1991. 'Health and Hospitals Corporation, New York City. Executive Vice President, Corporate Policy & Management, in large municipal corporation (50,000 employees, $3.5 billion budget). Headed administration, operations, finance, capital programs, policy /planning; - directly managed 2,000 staff, $510 million operations budget and $800 million in contracts and capital construction. Absorbed large tax levy cuts without service cuts, reorganized management, and introduced innovative strategies to stimulate performance, revenue. 1984 -1990 Boston R &D Group. President of a management and planning service. 1982 -1986 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture, Dept. of Urban Studies. Assistant Professor in.the graduate school of urban planning (taught community planning and organizational analysis), and Associate Director of a mid- career program for community development professionals and managers. EDUCATION Ph.D. 1982 Boston College (Social Psychology — social policy). Psi Chi award M.A. 1978 Boston College (Social Psychology — organizational theory). honors M.Ed. 1972 Northeastern University, Boston (administration). honors B.A. 1970 Universidad Muridial, Puerto Rico (Psychology, Sociology), summa cum laudo. RECENT HONORS 1990 -2001 Selected listings: Who's Who in America. Who's Who in Finance and Industry 1995 Recognition.. Jubilee Community. Development Corporation, Miami, Florida. 1993 Recognition. The Miami Design Preservation League, Miami Beach, Florida. 1991 Invited guest Project interchange and the Jerusalem Institute, Hispanic Leaders Seminar in Israel. 1990 Gubernatorial Citation "for 20 years of dedicated service to. Massachusetts.." Legislative Resolution for "extensive contributions to Massachusetts" Massachusetts House of Representatives. Commendation for "extensive contributions to the Hispanic Community." The Boston City Council. RECENT PROJECTS Camayd Group (Communitas, Inc.).. Selected projects (1995 -2000) 1999- Dade Employment & Economic Development Corp (DEEDCO), Miami -Dade. Financial restruc- turing, designed sustainability strategy, restructured partnership agreements, negotiatiated sale of nonperforming assets, and advised in projects: Planning, financing, construction and leasing 26,000 sf Brownsville commercial center • Proposals, negotiations, financing redevelopment of 12 affordable residential units in Miami Beach. • Land assembly, sale for new telecommunications building • Strategy, negotiation for new gas station with extended services • . Sale of. shopping center. • 315 affordable housing units in 3 joint ventures • 1993 -98, 2000 Grupo Boricua, Puerto Rico. Enhanced management systems, innovative MIS /controls that decreased costs $250,000 /year, opened new retail stores. • 2000 Coconut Grove Local. Development Corp., Miami. Sustainability strategy, negotiations for distressed nonprofit; led planning, financing and led development team: f'rl?'�Ji?r'_l�J11'1rJG JJ? 2 -37 - 4 2. Organizational Description & Qualifications City a Urban Planning and Design Services • Led development team for 16 affordable housing units (11 -unit project, 2 infill, 3 rentals) • 9 commercial units • Sale of nonperforming 4 -unit commercial building. • 1999 LISC, NY, NY. "CDC Durability and Operating Support' conference, Minneapolis, MN. Consultant • . 1998 -99 CEO (transition management), Miami -Dade Neighborhood Housing Service. Restored funding, realigned programs; introduced new systems, profit centers, staff incentives; negotiated joint ventures. • Built 7 affordable homes. • Millions of dollars in affordable mortgages • Negotiated new partnerships to build 45 dozen more homes • Preliminary agreements for a 7.5 acre tax credit syndication project. • 1999 LISC, NY, NY. "CDC Durability and Operating Support" conference, Minneapolis, MN. Consultant. • 1998 National Council of La Raza, Washington, DC. `Planning. • 1994 -98 University of Miami School of Architecture. Dean: Project analysis, planning, proposals. Center for Urban & Community Design: community planning projects.1997 -98 designed adaptive reuse plan for historic baseball stadium, housing syndication, financial strategy, strategy /advocacy with elected officials and media. • Designed adaptive reuse plan for historic baseball stadium, including historic preservation, housing tax credit syndication, financial strategy, advocacy with elected officials. • 1983 -98 Campaign management US Congress, appointments. Strategy. mayor, state rep. Operations: US Senate, gubernatorial, presidential campaigns; led voting rights litigation, negotiated districts w legislators. • 1996 -97 Homestead Air Base Developers, Inc. (HABDI). Planning, strategy, negotiations with investors and elected officials in a plan to convert a former Air Force base into.a civilian airport. 1995 Lutheran Ministries of Fbrida, Miami, Tampa. Strategy, finance, negotiations to purchase. a school. • 1994 -95 Jubilee CDC, Miami. Managed a startup CDC: generated $1.1 million in grants/revenue and $9 million in projects in 1 year. Projects included: • Developed $7.8 million syndication (117 rental apts.) with Related Group of Florida. • Designed innovative affordable home ownership program (10 houses) • Negotiated/acquired 22,000 sf commercial property (sold in 1999 at a $600,000 profit). . • 1994 -95 Miami Coalition for the Homeless. Strategy, family housing program design, proposal & RFQ. • .1993 -94 Banos y Plsos, PR. Oversaw building new retail site, designed ops, MIS, marketing, hired staff. Recent Monographs Case Study: Managing Organizational Change. Eighth Annual Executive Directors Retreat, New England District Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, Boston. A Street is not a Road: A Traffic - Calming Plan for Natoma. Plan prepared for. Natoma Manors Neighborhood Association, Nov. 1997. The Miami Bobby Maduro Stadium: An Adaptive Reuse Plan Consistent with Community Preferences, Historic Preservation, Neighborhood Revitalization, and Financial Viability. Miami: Center for Urban and Community Design, Univ, of Miami, April 1997. YCF & Rolando Llanes. Emergency Urban Codes for the Protection of La Habana. University of Miami, School of Architecture, Center. for Urban Studies✓Cuba, Jan. 1995. YCF, Andres Duany, et al. Affordability Controls in Affordable Housing and Disaster Relief. Miami: Jubilee Community Development Corporation, 1995. YCF & J Patrick. South Miami Heights Neighborhood Design Study. University of Miami, School of Architecture, Center for Urban.: and Community Design, January 1995. with Elizabeth Plater- Zyberg. The Other SoBe: Community Needs in South Miami Beach. SoBe DaTa, 1994, 1 (January). Miami Beach Development. Corp., 1994. 2 -38 r 2. Organizational. Description & Qualifications City of South ;Miami Urban Planning and Design Services''' 2.3 FELONY INDICTMENTS /CONVICTIONS Non of the principals of any firm on this project, or any staff person working with this project have ever been indicted or convicted of a felony. 2.4 LITIGATION HISTORY Corradino has no outstanding litigation involving projects of a similar nature. 2.5 LIST OF CLIENTS The following is a list of current and past special district, municipal, county, regional, state, and private sector clients. RUBL1C,- RFZCDJaCTS fn ° -n m Cn m n m m m m �^ 3 °' n0 m m m ry a O 0 ca CD CD CD m W CD AGO �: m f_n� �' o '�> m o » 'p o' °'0 o 0o°i °°' 0. 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Organizational Description & Qualifications {r Urban Planning and Design Services City Of South <Miami ,rrb SR 7 Implementation Plan PLANTATION, FLORIDA, , Client: i { City.of Plantation Auto Mall I''; 400 NW 73rd Avenue Plantation, Florida 33317 Ms: Marcia Berkley 954.797.2246 +' I Services Performed:t� „, ~ t) Hybrid F Zoning Analysis, Project ��, Commercial „ , ''i Prioritization, Market Study, Plantation Hospital � �' �I ".' i � i Master Plan Administration District r `' rsv7 x ! Completion Date: ,. , };�: • 1999 . Project Description:}• ' As the implementation plan forthe SR7 Master Plan Faun and Design Guidelines, this document recommends Four �`"V,• -= -'—sue- Corners �.....r�.. Je fi J M 5� �� `�+..+. zoning changes, a. market study, a project Corners q wµ.___ East prioritization matrix and evaluation and an West " ► "+ \� administrative plan. The final plan provides the »} v structure for redevelopment based on a project bank Hybrid 1;v,, of public improvements. These projects are Commercial - •{ �.i r+ coordinated with the . City's Community ,7l Redevelopment tirea as part of the redevelopment „ "Professional effort. -- Offices •-,0 Artisan Zone. 9 fit =i _ << Conventional CommercialY, SC.4L_ 1 ,250' N -ri+r� �Jr.r'r�Jlt JJ �rlJCJ� 2 -43 j . I 2. Organizational Description . & Qualifications 41�� u.,t Urban Planning and Design Servicesf, :`�✓ City of SouthMiami Plantation Consolidated Plan for CBDG Funding PLANTATION, FLORIDA Client: City of Plantation 400 NW 73rd Avenue Plantation, Florida 33317 Ms. Marcia Berkley 954.797.2246 Services Performed: Grant Application, Housing Market Analysis and Needs Assessment Completion Date: 2000 Project..Description: j As an Entitlement Community,. Plantation will receive $477,000 annually, in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. The City hired Corradino to prepare their Consolidated Plan, a grant application to HUD that is used to describe how the entitlement money will be spent by identifying the perceived and actual needs of the low and moderate income population in Plantation and potential projects to help mitigate these. needs. Two target areas were selected for CDBG funding because there were no concentration of low- and moderate - income households in the City. The process included: • Citizen Participation Plan • Housing and Homeless Needs Assessment • Housing market Analysis Five -Year Strategic Plan • Annual Action Plan: Project Development The. Consolidated Plan was approved- on July 261 2000• ' - - j SS Lermad havachoAlx 'pa lu 25% t � LJ2a�„ sax •���•tsu��r...f {��.7 >,.I:.:r .� -Y5 ta.m�e.f Hm,.a,dr,. Nl•• • 1 • �, ., . � ' •, •�- •. •• •• �w�iwYi•n Y , j 7 i. • •I:•�Lt t � }y,� � �' •� i� I � ro .. C.-.= • A >.V -rr, ORRIAD.11 JO r..'pouiu 2-44 Hy i ' t a CXio.+a ---ice ..� � ' • k... tj of M ? ' - - j SS Lermad havachoAlx 'pa lu 25% t � LJ2a�„ sax •���•tsu��r...f {��.7 >,.I:.:r .� -Y5 ta.m�e.f Hm,.a,dr,. Nl•• • 1 • �, ., . � ' •, •�- •. •• •• �w�iwYi•n Y , j 7 i. • •I:•�Lt t � }y,� � �' •� i� I � ro .. C.-.= • A >.V -rr, ORRIAD.11 JO r..'pouiu 2-44 2. Orgy national Description & Qualifications Cllr O11I111� Urban Planning and Design Services;; Strategic Plan CLEARWATER, FLORIDA Client: City of Clearwater Services Performed: Urban Planning Community Redevelopment Traffic Planning Completion Date: 1997 Project Description: Corradino produced a strategic vision for the City of Clearwater entitled "One City One Future." This plan was geared to identify community -based projects to be implemented within 36 months. It took a base of information produced through numerous past studies and processed them into viable projects to be located at several city - designated development areas. This effort entailed a very strong community involvement component that was essential in not creating competition between various sectors of the community, but creating complementary areas of development enabling the City to grow as a unit. In essence "win /win" situations were provided for all districts and segments of the population. Support of the plan was given by the community leaders. No projects were considered thatwere not implementable within a 36 -month window. 'fr!.:Ji'i'_r'sJI 1) "si #rJ 2 -45 2. Qrgnzational Description & Qualifications �u City Of SdLtth M11m1 Urban Planning and; Design Services Sap Castle Streetscape Design PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA Client: Palm Beach County 160 Australia Avenue West Palm Beach, Florida 33406 Ruth Moguillansky 561.233.5376 Services Performed: Neighborhood Streetscape Design, Design Workshop Completion Date: 2000 Project Description: San Castle is an older residential neighborhood in unincorporated Palm Beach County. Corradino was hired to assess the neighborhood, collect community input through a public workshop, and develop a reasonable plan for implementation. This study concentrates on ways to improve the Streetscape elements of San Castle considering the community's needs, good design practice, and constraints. More specifically, this study identifies issues as expressed by the communityand County, aswell as opportunities forstreetscape improvements. These issues include: 1. Good design elements 2. Traffic calming 3. Bus stops and shelters 4. Lighting 5. Sidewalks, Bicycle Paths and Landscaping 6. County policies and ordinances k ,. - e•�',:c r, rat nrr.,.-sv.nx .¢ -'xc . r31r r� . �J11 1!) tieou? 2 -46 1 -2. Organizational Description & Qualifications; City 111711 Urban Planning and Design Services y South Beach Strategic Plan MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA Client: City of Miami Beach Planning Department - City Hall 1700 Convention Center Dr. Miami Beach, Florida 33139 Matthew Schwartz Services Performed:' ' Strategic Plan Completion Date: 1999 Project Description: The Miami Beach recently asked Corradino to assist in a series of workshops with various city departments to understand the palette of needs and issues according to these departments. These efforts will culminate in a draft strategic plan that may be used for further development into a South Beach Master Plan. 2. organizational Description & Qualifications- Urban " Planning and Design Services City of South;Miami Municipal Mobility Plan MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA Client City of Miami Beach 1700 Convention Center Drive Miami Beach, Florida 33139 Mr. Joseph Johnson 305.673.7550 Services Performed: Transportation Planning, Traffic Engineering Completion Date: 1998 Project Description: The objective of the City -wide study was to prepare a multi -modal transportation plan which addressed the dynamics of urban growth, density, residential life, tourism, business, and stewardship of a unique environment.." The work plan includes an extensive public involvement program, data collection, analysis of the existing system, neighborhood traffic management investigation, population forecasting, special users assessment; . and multi -modal connections. �' 'r A. - vy. -f'� -ice �JF�r�J1i 1 Jr��J� 2 -48 Stuart, Florida Christopher J. Brown & Associates, Inc. Downtown Planning Downtown Redevelopment Plan and Fiscal Impact Analysis for the successful real estate developer respondent of an RFQ for the sale or lease of downtown City owned land. The client, the Channing Corporation, proposes to construct approximately 250,000 square feet of mixed -use space in an historic downtown. The fiscal analysis tested the hypothesis that the project's tax increment was sufficient to carry the debt service that the City would incur from the sale of revenue bonds. The City's investment was proposed to be approximately $6.5 million and the developer's TIF's were projected at over $350,000 annually. Other City revenue sources were also analyzed including parking assessments, land lease revenue, sales tax, utility tax revenue, impact fees, permit fees and utility connection fees. Ft. Pierce, Florida Finding of Necessity Study, 2000, for the City of Fort Pierce Community Redevelopment Agency: study conducted for the purpose of adding additional area into existing CRA district. The areas included a diverse set of neighborhoods, a port, and Atlantic Ocean beach area. • City of Fort Pierce Community Redevelopment Plan, 2000 (in process), for the City of Port Pierce Community Redevelopment Agency. The study was the first comprehensive plan produced for the agency and one, which followed the Needs Assessment Study, which included a large expansion of the CRA's existing boundaries. The redevelopment plan instituted new programs for the agency. 2-49 Delray Beach, Florida • City of Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Plan, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 and 2000, for the City of Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency. The highly successful Delray Beach CRA periodically updated its CRA plan, the document that gives the agency the legal authority to carry out its goals and objectives and implement programs. The Delray Beach CRA has been an active, aggressive, highly effective agency, which needed a very well written CRA plan, one that could stand under the spotlight of eminent domain cross examination. Finding of Necessity Study, 1995 for the City of Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency and the City of Delray Beach: study conducted for the purpose of adding additional area into existing CRA district or as an alternative create a separate district. West Atlantic Avenue Redevelopment Plan, 1995 and 1997, for the City of Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency and the West Atlantic Redevelopment Coalition, Inc.: The West Atlantic Avenue Redevelopment Plan, a sub -area plan of the CRA Redevelopment Plan, is a more detailed plan that its parent document, the CRA plan. The sub -area plan is very specific with regards to programs and proposals for certain properties in the area. The 13 -block corridor is the traditional African- American commercial district in the City. A market research component is included indicating the potential demand for certain land uses, such as retail, office space and residential apartments. In addition, the study included urban design proposals, street beautification design proposals, and building design guidelines. The study was completed on Z -50 s • behalf of not only the CRA, but more importantly the businesses and residents of the area. A two -year planning process with the stakeholders of the community provided the plan, and a community based development corporation was constituted. Seacrest/Del Ida Neighborhood Redevelopment Plan, 1997, for the City of Delray Beach and the Redevelopment Agency and two neighborhood community associations. The plan was written as a community - sponsored plan with a great deal of input from citizens of each of the two neighborhoods. The plan called for the creation of an assessment district to assess the property owners for neighborhood improvements. The City and CRA and the property owners each paid one -third of the cost of a major improvement, which included new water, sewer and drainage systems, paving and landscaping. Roundabouts and entry features were part of the design. In addition the CRA implemented a program to purchase multi - family duplexes in the predominately single - family neighborhood and convert the duplexes into single - family home- ownership housing. The CRA gave $10,000 grants to homesteaders who would make the conversion. In addition the CRA created a front yard lighting program. North Federal highway Redevelopment Plan, 1998, for the City of Delray Beach CRA and businesses and residents on Federal Highway. The Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council as well as the City and CRA funded the study. The study provided the framework for changes in the Land Development Regulations and in the zoning codes. The plan called for the creation of a mixed zoning district in which light industrial could be accommodated but only if the user were willing to develop a showroom on its front side (facing Federal Highway). Other recommendations from the plan called for a complete renovation of Federal Highway, changing it from an automobile oriented street into a pedestrian friendly thoroughfare. The recommendation would require a complete redesign of the road profile. Other recommendations included the acquisition of significantly blighted properties. 2 -51 Downtown Real Estate Redevelopment Management (Land Assemblage and Sale of Property for Redevelopment) Delray Beach, Florida s "Grove Square" RFP, 1995. The Delray Beach CRA issued its first "RFP" for the sale of approximately 2.2 acres of downtown land, which included an existing 12,000 square feet one story shopping center. The CRA acquired the land, some through eminent domain, and sold the property to a developer who in turn enlarged the project to approximately 36,000 square feet including a four -story office building. The property was developed in two stages and included the construction of important downtown parking. "Grove Square" introduced three up -scale restaurants on the City's Mainstreet and set the tone for new development for the next five years. The restaurants proved to the market that consumers would venture downtown at night. Following "Grove Square" over twenty restaurants were built over the period of 1995 -2000, and this redevelopment fueled Delray's downtown renaissance. "Worthing Place" RFP, 1999. The Delray Beach CRA in conjunction with the City issued an RFP for the sale of 1.5 acres of downtown land. The winner of the RFP proposed a 219 unit, five story, luxury mid -rise rental apartment project. The project was controversial to many residents, particularly the established retirees. Following the City Commission's approval of the project in 2000, a public interest lawsuit was filed to either slow the project down or to stop it from going forward. Sometime in late 2000 or early 2001, the court will issue a ruling on the case. The CRA was determined to bring housing to the downtown to support the retailers and the cultural institutions located nearby. 2 -52 "West Atlantic Block 28/36 "UP ", 2000. The Delray Beach CRA assembled parts of two blocks, consisting of over 3.5 acres, in the black commercial district of the downtown. The land assemblage included 17 transactions acquired over a two -year period, and eminent domain was utilized on several parcels. The CRA chose in 2000 the developer for the project, which proposed a mixed -use, urban sited, project, including retail and restaurant on the ground floor and office on the upper floors. In addition in the rear of the site, the proposer will construct townhouses priced from $120,000 to $130,000. The project's developer consisted not only of a seasoned builder, but also two CDC's and the local LISC organization, all non- profits who bring low interest financing to the project. The project is unique since it is being developed in the predominantly African - American commercial district. The " Ren- vissance Affordable Housing" Program, 1992 -2000. The Delray Beach CRA created an affordable housing program together with the City of Delray Beach, the Housing Authority, two CDC's, five builders, and a non - profit lending intermediary, the Financing Consortium (a seventeen bank coalition). The program has been highly successful since it is first a partnership of organizations each of which bring a particular expertise. The program has constructed over 150 single - family homes in the predominately African - American neighborhood. The homes sell for $75,000 to $100,000 and one of the secrets of the success of the program is the "soft second mortgage" subsidy. The City utilizes its SHIP and CDBG funding as well as grant monies (State of Florida "HOME ") to provide the subsidy. Subsidies range from $5,000 to $27,500 per household. The program attracts families who would never be able to buy a home under conventional market conditions. The CRA's role is the acquisition of vacant lots and the resale to the prospective homebuyers. The CRA in addition provide a limited amount of second mortgage monies for the subsidies, especially those whose incomes do not meet the State and Federal requirements. 2 -53 Downtown Parking Delray Beach, Florida • Downtown Master Parking Plan, 1991, and Municipal Parking, 1992- 2000. The CRA conducted a study to develop a short term and long term strategy for dealing with downtown parking. Consumers complained that there was insufficient parking and that which existed was undesirable. The study set in motion a ten -year capital parking improvement program by the Delray Beach CRA (in conjunction with the City and the Downtown Development Authority). The CRA invested over $5.0 million in land acquisition and parking lot construction over an eight -year period. In addition several of the existing municipal lots were rebuilt and the new specifications included abundant lighting. The lighting was important for the future of the downtown when consumers ventured at night to the city. By 1995 nightlife in Delray Beach was realized. I .;. `'► Delray Beach Public Parking Garage, 2000. The CRA in its recent "RFP" for the sale of downtown land required that payment of the land be make in both money but also in parking spaces. The developer will build a 200 space, three story, parking garage adjacent to the site where a 219 unit rental apartment project will be constructed. Efforts are currently being made by the CRA to enlarge the garage to 400 spaces in order to insure that future demand for downtown parking will be adequately met. 2 -5.4 Stuart, Florida Downtown Parking Garage Feasibility Study, 2000 (in process). The City of Stuart in conjunction with a developer in a public /private partnership proposes to construct a 350 space multi -level parking structure as part of a redevelopment project in the traditional historic downtown. A financial feasibility analysis was prepared, together with other public improvements being proposed, to determine if the combination of parking assessments, land leases, and tax increment would pay for the public improvements. The draft of the study indicates that the project is feasible. 2 -55 Downtown Housing Delray Beach, Florida • "Worthing Place" RFP, 1999. The Delray Beach CRA in conjunction with the City issued an RFP for the sale of 1.5 acres of downtown land. The winner of the RFP proposed a 219 unit, five story, luxury mid -rise rental apartment project. The project was controversial to many residents, particularly the established retirees. The project also includes 12,500 square feet of retail. The luxury apartment project is expected to generate at least $10,000 annually in household consumption in the downtown. The project is the first large -scale rental project for the downtown and one, which should bring additional fuel to the downtown economy. "Pineapple Place" a Mixed -Use Downtown Project, 1999. A local architect proposed the development of a two story, 7,500 square feet, mixed -use project, consisting of commercial on the ground floor and six, one bedroom condominiums on the upper floors. The project was facilitated by the CRA since it was one of the first mixed -use projects in the city and the city's land development regulations had never been tested for mixed use. Many issues were facilitated including parking and density. • "Courtyards of Delray" Infill Housing, 2000. A local developer proposed a'36-unit infill townhouse project at a density exceeding 30 units per acre. The Delray Beach CRA facilitated the project and provided second mortgage subsidy assistance. The primary lender, GMAC Emerging Markets and Fannie Mae requested that the CRA participate as a prerequisite for their participation. The financing was critical since the developer paid over $25.00 per square foot for the land. The project is under construction currently. 2 -56 • "The Estuary" Luxury Waterfront Housing, 1999 -2000. A builder, the Porten Companies, acquired a unique 17.5 -acre tract of land in the Delray CRA district, north of downtown. The CRA facilitated the approval process and provided an access solution: the construction of anew road over an unimproved existing right -of -way. The road will be paid for by a special assessment in which the abutting property owners will pay one third of the cost and the CRA and the City will pay the remaining amount. The road was essential in order for the depressed area of Federal Highway to reap any economic benefit from the $35.0 million project. Stuart, Florida • I City of Stuart/Channing Corporation Downtown Housing, 2000 (in process). The Channing Corporation proposes to develop 250,000 square feet of mixed use, including retail, restaurant, office and residential. The project's plan is a series of small urban buildings, ranging in size from two to four stories. Brown & Associates assisted in facilitating the approval of the plan and was instrumental in making the public presentations for the project. 2 -57 Jacksonville, Florida i W. A. Knight Building Renovation, 2000 (in process). The developer, LB Jax Development, proposes to renovate the historic 1920 brick and heavy beam construction, three -story structure, located in downtown Jacksonville. The upper two floors will contain 12 loft style apartments and the ground floor, two new - retail bays. The Downtown Development Authority and the Duval County Housing Finance Authority assisted the project. Brown & Associates assisted in the planning and negotiation with the City. 2 -58 m 7 h Historical Research and Preservation Jacksonville, Florida • W. A. Knight Building Renovation, 2000 (in process). The developer, LB Jax Development, proposes to renovate the historic 1920 brick and heavy beam construction, three -story structure, located in downtown Jacksonville. The upper two floors will contain 12 loft style apartments and the ground floor, two new retail bays. The Downtown Development Authority and the Duval County Housing Finance Authority assisted the project. Brown & Associates assisted in the application for Historic Tax Credits for the structure. Delray Beach, Florida i "Bob's Bar" and Richwagen . Bicycle Local Historic Registration, 1999. Sarah Brown provided the research for an application to the City of Delray Beach for designating iwo historic structures in downtown Delray. The owners wanted to qualify for historic tax credits in the redevelopment of the buildings and receive a historic fagade easement grant for the buildings. "The Spady House" Renovation, 1999 -2000. The CRA in partnership with the City's local black historic society, "EPOCH." received a State of Florida Division of Historic Resources grant in the amount of $150,000 for the renovation of the 1926 Mediterranean revival structure. The total project is $400,000 and will feature the original home of Delray most famous black educator, Solomon D. Spady. The home will be a black history museum featuring the early history of Delray, whose first residents were black farmers. The project is 2 -59 an important legacy for the community and is a symbol of its own culture, one that the blacks want to not only preserve but also celebrate. Two Historic Homes from the Hillcrest Neighborhood of West Palm Beach, 1994 -1996. The CRA assumed a project initiated by Florida Atlantic University and received a State of Florida Historic Resources grant in the amount of $250,000 for the renovation of two important homes in the West Palm Beach neighborhood of Hillcrest. The neighborhood was at the time being demolished by the County Airport Authority. The two homes were moved on a barge down the intercoastal waterway and situated in downtown Delray Beach. The CRA renovated the homes and acquired two parcels, both by eminent domain, and constructed a 97 -space parking lot. One home, a 1926 "arts and craft" bungalow became the offices of the CRA. The second home, a 1936, "Monterey", style structure was sold to the City and became the offices of the regional office of the State of Florida Division of Historic Resources. The buildings were moved into an area that was once considered extremely blighted and their presence began the process of making the area one of the hottest real estate markets in the city. West Palm Beach, Florida West Palm Beach Paupers' Cemetery Study, 1999. Palm Beach County's Facility Management Division contracted with Sarah Brown to study the historic cemetery on 45`h Street in West Palm Beach. The cemetery was famous for not only its age but also it was the depository for about 1500 of the victims of the 1949 hurricane. The study provided the background necessary for the County to apply for a grant for rehabilitating the area. 2 -60 Most recently Corradino Has been awarded two Awards for Excellence From the Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association for its work with the Miami Beach Municipal Mobility Study, and the Clearwater Strategic Plan, "One City, One Future ". The firm has received news coverage for its efforts on the successful and currently begin implemented, Plantation Gateway 7, Plan and Implementation Project. Corradino has also been feature on National Public Radio and ABC's World News Tonight for its efforts with the Louisville Airport Improvement Program and its work in the planning and development of "Heritage Creek ", an new community designed to absorb nearly 5000 displaced families of the project. In Florida Corradino has created the States only Automated and Windows based Concurrency Management Systems, currently opera- tion in Miami Beach, Coral Gables and Hialeah. In addition the Firm is the author of the States only Transpor- tation Concurrency Management Areas, in operation in Miami Beach. The efforts listed above are some of those achieved i -n the recent past. Corradino is the project manager on the Louisville Airport Improvement Program, which is the largest eco- nomic development project in the state of Kentucky's history. Many of Corradino's principals and employees have been lauded and recognized fortheir contributions to their professions and their communities. Corradino expects this and requires civic participation to "give back" to the communities in which itworks. Mr. Joseph C. Corradino has served as a county commissioner in Jefferson County, Kentucky. He has lead referendum efforts on several occasions and has the leading findraiser for the Louisville Zoo, Spaulding University, Pre - sentation Academy and numerous political campaigns. A detailed listing of the firm's accomplishments over the past three decades can be compiled if necessary Leave our wall alone, near U.S. 441 saY to UP In thevords tb th The Community News asked ci c submit the year's three most i pl th in their opinion. This is what t 0 A . The City of Plantation Police Department received national accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA). The Veltri Tennis Center won the 1995 U.S. Tennis Association ' Excellence Award for Excellence in Programming. Improvements to two major recreational facilities: (1) The Aquatics Center including a retrofit of the origi- nal pool atCentral Park by installation of a newly vinyl liner (instead of traditional arcite fmfsh.) (2) Completion of the Rolle; Hockey arena The City also dedicated a memorial wall in honor of the Volunteer Firefighters. An ongoing Dept. of Transportation roadway project will improve the intersection at State Road 7 and Sunrise Blvd. The City's Urban Planner drafted a conceptual design plant that will be adaptable and realistic to the needs of the local businesses and residents in the State Road 7 area. Plantation's Landscape Department received the Broward Beautiful program's Beautification Award in the government building Cate- gory for Plantation City Hall. PLANTATION j U.S. 44 f meeting Monday Business owners in the U.S. 441 area will get a chance to review the plans for redesigning the aging commercial corridor at a special meeting tomorrow. Designers, from Carr, Smith, Corradino -- the planning company that drew up the master redesign — will be on hand Monday to listen to compliments and complaints from the public. The repre- sentatives and the plan will be on display at the Rick Case Acura show - room.875 N. State Road 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m Monday. For more information, call.the Plantation Planning Department at 797 -2246. Council took steps to strengthen our relationship with D1 1 w�« `Motorcycles used to rItat Plantation has had a difficult race through the history with Wall$ Wednesday night was no exce)re� Ioo residents stay,% neighborhood, Y tion asneatly late in the evening to make sure wou Id wander up "d . heard the City Council their deli . 0 me: Won't tottot our down our street. The -Club has alleviated`= Residents of Country Estates, as eastern Plantation aodad3 ' wall s that. gut'tothe busy neiatm commercial tbtn PMCIU,AHAV K. turned Aad in droves to protect an rnldent of beet Plantation eight -foot eonetete wall they say bas , ved their nesig6bothood• wall down. .'Motorcycles used to thmugh the neighborhood,.p0*e � the ,- ou can do is , The best thing Y _ leave well enoutgth a oto',� s vrould wander up and down Arent,° said Priscilla Hawk. "The just d Mayor Frank new dut&m a- eYwas m bon from the crowd ''M wan built in stages We early 1990x, after the area's called for build- But with so much of the atiert- tion focused on the wall. i§sue, f first master i? ing buffers betweenot"t= pr how the re�t the plan would a- " and residential sides of U.S. 441. The side streets . r ..,tAnaiiig f m let W9 i YEAR IN R:VUFW to UP In thevords tb th The Community News asked ci c submit the year's three most i pl th in their opinion. This is what t 0 A . The City of Plantation Police Department received national accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA). The Veltri Tennis Center won the 1995 U.S. Tennis Association ' Excellence Award for Excellence in Programming. Improvements to two major recreational facilities: (1) The Aquatics Center including a retrofit of the origi- nal pool atCentral Park by installation of a newly vinyl liner (instead of traditional arcite fmfsh.) (2) Completion of the Rolle; Hockey arena The City also dedicated a memorial wall in honor of the Volunteer Firefighters. An ongoing Dept. of Transportation roadway project will improve the intersection at State Road 7 and Sunrise Blvd. The City's Urban Planner drafted a conceptual design plant that will be adaptable and realistic to the needs of the local businesses and residents in the State Road 7 area. Plantation's Landscape Department received the Broward Beautiful program's Beautification Award in the government building Cate- gory for Plantation City Hall. PLANTATION j U.S. 44 f meeting Monday Business owners in the U.S. 441 area will get a chance to review the plans for redesigning the aging commercial corridor at a special meeting tomorrow. Designers, from Carr, Smith, Corradino -- the planning company that drew up the master redesign — will be on hand Monday to listen to compliments and complaints from the public. The repre- sentatives and the plan will be on display at the Rick Case Acura show - room.875 N. State Road 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m Monday. For more information, call.the Plantation Planning Department at 797 -2246. rnportant events, vidmg a facility second to none for adults, children. those with special needs and the swim teams. This com- prehensive swim program represents an exceptional hey had to say... opportunity for recreation and development of skilled swimmers. The Roller Hockey Complex will also be completed by year end, bringing a new dimension to Plantations recreational programs. Council member Changes We have changed the way we deliver some City Accomplishments Services by reaching out to the community through the kind of community policing reflected in the outstand- 1. Gateway 7 job being done by the Police Department at to Throughout to year, significant ing j g ` steps have been taken to mote the Bmward Mail Community Outreach Center through ward. Starting eloph the Project for- Police yDepaartment comp] completed neighborhood compensi else The E r� sessions conducted by Dr. terry Kota year assessment and received national recognition for of FAU, followed by specific plan- the Department. The Voluntee: Fire Department and Wing with the firm of Carr Smith Emergency Medical Services have proven that they are Corradino, Inc and supported with aenarn� that can deliver ation's population. and emer- input from the Gateway 7 Advisory hoard and strong g y neighborhood involvement, this project to stabilize and Events enhance our esteem border is well under way. Thanks to the Park East Homeowners Association, With the help of Keith andSchnars, Inc, Integrated Sara input a aoff Plantation Staff, a enhanced and explore hard working Council Department s and neighborhoodresf Options related to developing a CRA in conjunction ve 80�sm�49thAvenuein Park F .asaThistype with Braward County and the neighboring communf Jr- Women's in geted focus Street Cornersand tsdmaving forward 1974 = the initiated est in priv el /ptubl� partnership in- to provide leadership and draw the community into the datives The ongoing Entry Wall Prof inflated by the project As the road project gets underway, great things Plantation Jr. Women's Club in cooperation with the should happen o this area in is un City of Plantation features brick pillars and neighbor- Z Economic Development Coordinator hood entry wall. The Country Club and Park East Recognizing that the Ciry of Plantation has just about neighborhoods completed their project on en Broward tlon opmeeat will�soontreach an een�dybusiness of retention nand currently raising funds for the Plantation Acres Project delivery of related services takes on a new fight. The Council took steps to strengthen our relationship with the business community t position and hiring an Economic D . c coupled with e to focus on the needs of our business community: to A 3. Recreation oats ty officials t and the children's interactive play area are on fine, Pro- Council member Changes We have changed the way we deliver some City Accomplishments Services by reaching out to the community through the kind of community policing reflected in the outstand- 1. Gateway 7 job being done by the Police Department at to Throughout to year, significant ing j g ` steps have been taken to mote the Bmward Mail Community Outreach Center through ward. Starting eloph the Project for- Police yDepaartment comp] completed neighborhood compensi else The E r� sessions conducted by Dr. terry Kota year assessment and received national recognition for of FAU, followed by specific plan- the Department. The Voluntee: Fire Department and Wing with the firm of Carr Smith Emergency Medical Services have proven that they are Corradino, Inc and supported with aenarn� that can deliver ation's population. and emer- input from the Gateway 7 Advisory hoard and strong g y neighborhood involvement, this project to stabilize and Events enhance our esteem border is well under way. Thanks to the Park East Homeowners Association, With the help of Keith andSchnars, Inc, Integrated Sara input a aoff Plantation Staff, a enhanced and explore hard working Council Department s and neighborhoodresf Options related to developing a CRA in conjunction ve 80�sm�49thAvenuein Park F .asaThistype with Braward County and the neighboring communf Jr- Women's in geted focus Street Cornersand tsdmaving forward 1974 = the initiated est in priv el /ptubl� partnership in- to provide leadership and draw the community into the datives The ongoing Entry Wall Prof inflated by the project As the road project gets underway, great things Plantation Jr. Women's Club in cooperation with the should happen o this area in is un City of Plantation features brick pillars and neighbor- Z Economic Development Coordinator hood entry wall. The Country Club and Park East Recognizing that the Ciry of Plantation has just about neighborhoods completed their project on en Broward tlon opmeeat will�soontreach an een�dybusiness of retention nand currently raising funds for the Plantation Acres Project delivery of related services takes on a new fight. The The Cate, City of Plantation Monthly Newsfetter for the Gateway 7 District The future of Gateway 7 G7 CONCEPTUAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION MARCIA BERKLEY, PLANNING Government is often accused of preparing lots of plans and never implementing them. Weil, that's not the case in Plantation. A consultant was hired to prepare a conceptual plan for the Gateway 7 District (pictured to the right). A series of public meetings were held to identify the realistic needs of the local businesses and residents in the future. The focus of the work is to provide recommenda- tions pertaining to the redevelopment and design possibilities in the Gateway 7 District. In Decem- ber, a preliminary master plan was presented to the City. The final plan, which had a 30 -day public com- ment period, was approved by the City Council in the early part of February 1999. City Council approved a contract with the consult- ing firm Carr, Smith, Corradino to begin implemen- tation of the approved conceptual plan. The con- sultant will work with City Staff to develop new ordi- nances identifying uses for the corridor as well as developing standards for property. In addition, a market study will be prepared to assist in identify- ing the most appropriate uses for the corridor. Throughout the implementation phase, the consult- ant will be requesting input from stakeholders within the corridor. Your participation is needed to make sure that State Road 7 plans meet ou expectations!® R .OAD CONSTRLICTION: AHEAD OF SCHEDULE GUS KHAVININ, ENGINEERING The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) reports the roadway improvements along the State Road 7 Corridor are progressing ahead of sched- ule. The most recent information available indicates that roadway improvements south of Broward Bou- levard will be completed by April 2001, although the contractor projects a completion date of September 2000. The completion date for improvements north of Broward Boulevard is set for August 2000. Again, the contractor projects it will be completed by Feb- ruary 2000. FDOT is to be commended on the expe- diency of these projects. Transportation improve- ments usually have a short-term negative impact on motorists and businesses. However, the improve- ments should make traveling more convenient for everyone. If you have concerns about the roadway improvements, please contact either Joe Borrallo at 777 -4426 or Jose Valardi at 777 -4677 at FDOT.O The Gate EASTWARD HO! PLANNING FUNDS KRISTIN MORY, PLANNING On June 3011, the City of Plantation submitted a pro - posal to the South Florida Regional Planning Council and the Florida Department of Community Affairs to fund several elements of the Gateway 7 Implementa- tion Plan. The proposal seeks funding for creating an urban design element for codification, conducting a market study, and identifying and prioritizing the top six code violations in the District. This $18,600 re- quest for "Community Investment Funds" would be used to offset the cost of the Gateway 7 Redevelop - ment Master Plan Implementation.0 tK FREERKS- •s learn �7ng. UFESTXLE ... 17. GLASSlFlEDS L '..., , 25 PEOPLETALlC .:.. . cRCSSSwoRa 20 r. .8. 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Off the population that lives around and main street but still in view are low - shops in that area. Peach Umbrella ` income housing and crack houses mixed with certainly will serve the entire city, but it is essen- well-kept residences, tial that city leaders not overrun one segment of It's a neighborhood that, quite frankly, makes the community for another. some whites uncomfortable passing through, re- To encourage the establishment of minority gardless how safe or unsafe it really may be. owned and operated businesses in Peach Um- But if downtown Delray is really going to be brella, Brown is involving the Minority Business the area attraction leaders hope it will be, West Development Center, Florida Atlantic Universi Atlantic Avenue — because it is the link from ty's Small Business Development Center and the the highway and from west Delray Beach — Minority and Women's Business Development needs enough revitalization to make everyone Agency of Palm Beach County. feel comfortable driving through. It would be even nicer if that area was an attraction itself for Brown plans for the minority presence also to. all races and cultures. be obvious in the architecture, which he hopes Fortunately, the Delray Beach Community will be the theme for future West Atlantic Ave Redevelopment Agency is on the right path to nue redevelopment. attracting businesses that will invigorate the area "The architectural style," Brown's proposal without "whitening" it. states, "would attempt to convey a theme of a Finally underway is a project that could festival marketplace which would be responsive change the entire look of West Atlantic Avenue to the multi- ethnic cultures of the neighborhood, and still serve the minority community in which including African- American, Haitian, Jamaican, it lies. Bahamian and Hispanic." The project is Peach Umbrella, in the works , for some time but just barely off the ground. What a wonderful celebration of the city's di- Earlier this year buildings were sandblasted and versity. painted peach, the reason for the "Peach" in Business and property owner Charlotte Du- the project's name. The umbrella represents rante, who has led the charge for Peach Um- businesses' decision to work together in an um- brella for years, said in a letter of support to brella organization. Brown, "I feel that this proposal. is an excellent The project got a boost with the CRA's ap- representation of the needs and wishes expressed proval last week to spend $30,000 for studying by the people of that area of the community." the development of a 22,000 - square -foot shop- The results of this first phase of the project ping center on West Atlantic Avenue between will determine what happens next. Also nec- Fourth and Fifth Avenues west of Swinton Ave- essary is getting answers to questions about zon nue. The expenditure will fund an economic fea- ing, which currently permits uses that would sibility study, site planning and efforts to find clearly be inappropriate for the renovated area, interested tenants. such as car washes and adult entertainment. The shopping center would incorporate exist- ing businesses with new shops, restaurants and But business owners, interested tenants and parking, the city are getting together to make the link to CRA Director Chris Brown wants to use downtown Delray Beach interesting, inviting and Peach Umbrella as a showcase to encourage inclusive of the city's diverse population.❑ businesses to settle just off the interstate. The i Cheryl Segal is an editorial writer for The Netts in Delray idea is. that once people get off the highway, Beach. The News, Thursday November 14; 1991 I Boca consultant to lead Delray agency By JOE NEWMAN who was pressured to resign be- powering," Egan said. "We wanted Palm Beach Post Staff Writer _ cause he lacked the development someone the neighborhood people DELRAY BEACH — The Com- experience members wanted. could relate to and who could re- munity Redevelopment Agency se- Agency members say that with late to them." lected a Boca Raton planning con- Brown they will get an administra- The agency will negotiate a sultant as its executive director for who hzs worked with a project contract with Brown that probably Friday, ending a national search from_ conception through the per- will pay him about the same that attracted more than 400 appli- mitting and construction processes. Spence earned, $62,400 annually. cants: The need was highlighted by Brown, who has degrees in plan- Christopher Brown, 50, was the Chairman Kevin Egan, who la- ning, architecture and art, has agency's top choice among five mented to finalists that the city worked for eight years helping to finalists interviewed this week. often has good ideas but fails in put together real estate packages, Brown, an independent real es- bringing them to fruition. including land acquisition and site tate consultant, impressed agency Egan said Brown appears to development and has worked with members with his experience in. - have the temperament to deal with city planning and zoning depart- private development and his Tamil- - the sometimes volatile issue of re- meats. iarity with South Florida. developing older neighborhoods. He will replace Flank Spence, "He didn't come across as over.- please see BROWN /313 bouct consultant to lead Delrav agency Y BROWN /from I13, From 1980 to 1983, he served as a regional vice president of Cam - peau Corp., where he helped devel- op the Boca Grove golf course community and the Ocean Trail high -rise condominiums in Jupiter. With the construction industry slumping, Brown conceded that joining the agency will provide. him steadier employment. But he also said he was excited about implementing some of his ideas to revitalize the city's blight - ed and depressed areas. Brown wants to create a laid - back urban environment in Delray. Beach, where young and middle - age professionals live within walk- ing distance of Atlantic Avenue's stores and restaurants. "Everybody's going back to ,a people who will spend money on development, though he said some - more traditional lifestyle," Brown Atlantic Avenue. times there must be a compromise. said. "Delray Beach offers that. One thing Brown said he does When residents are ' uprooted, not support is the forced relocation Brown said, the city has a responsi- "The ultimate goal is to attract of residents to make room for new bility to help them find new homes. II I GA The News, Saturday March 27, 1993 a Downtown Delray needs CRA as p art er . issue: The CRA Mans for downtown Delray. We suggest Good idea. The $1.90 three -egg special 'at Ken & Hazel's could become only a fond memory. Nostalgia aside, Delray Beach officials are correct," " in going ahead with the purchase of a downtown block that in- cludes the eclectic eatery. Placing new buildings on the block would be an important step to improving Delray's downtown. But the city must be sensitive to the businesses on the block, lo- cated at the southeast corner ; of Atlantic Avenue and Northwest Second Street. The businesses stuck with downtown in the bad years. Now that downtown is com- ing.back,they should not just be shunted aside. The block is ripe for im- provement. The stores cur - rently on the property, Ken. & Hazel's, a thrift store, an optometrist's office, a Veter- ans of Foreign Wars post and vacant storefronts, are not attracting the nighttime crowd the city is after. For that to happen, the block has to change. Under the proposal ap- proved by the City Commis - sion March 10 and by the Community Redevelopment ; Agency on Thursday, the CRA will go forward with negotiations to buy the prop- erty. Last year, the block was assessed at about $492,000. The CRA has hired an attorney to rep- resent the agency in the deal. If the CRA and the property owners cannot agree on a purchase price, a court will decide: The advantages to the city owning the block is that Delray Beach can control what is built on the property. Already, a developer has proposed building a 10- screen movie theater for this prime urban tract. City officials should strive for businesses that will do more than draw nighttime crowds — movie theaters, art galleries, restaurants — but will attract other businesses to downtown Delray Beach. But simply tearing down the old and putting up the new is not the complete answer. The VFW has been open for 46 years. Ken & Ha- 7E zel's is a downtown Delray tradition. Allowing them to stay on the property, or financially helping them land a new nearby location, are options the CRA would be wise to consider. Ro=Coom h-&N s puW_ The CRA derives its funding from taxes on property owners within the downtown CRA taxing district. And its difficult The R•,,,,, E= VP & Edam job is a one. agency must improve the downtown, but keep the artsy, outdoor fla- JALVL VNN.M.Reanr vor that made Delray Beach an artist's colony early this century. .N —ging Mw GRaw ",,,a� - Brick sidewalks and fancy streetlights are attractive, but what educe Pq� bdil� really builds a downtown is the spirit of the shopowners and residents. ® To keep that spirit alive, the CRA must do its best to help the busi- nesses either relocate or stay on at the refurbished property. The CRA must work as a partner with the businesses, not an adversary.❑ Rawrrgaon rn Splashy events m � phenomenal. Many of her customers ;lion retail and ofSce; complex. at 777 . vith arnst2C element are younger families who, attracted : 'affordability, E.: Atlantic` Ave:; which .has by Delray's charm and struggled since it was built in 1986.:, ' 8ratucr AUERTON are buying an older home in the, area-: Simon . spent.' much.--of � his .: early s�sixess a wrtk and want. to furnish it a ro riatel ,' PP P Y energies t in to of �: a -! Jacobson's rY g S but are. on. a budget. Others are the department store built. at the plaza, Been. to Atlantic Ayenue.lately? artists who seem to:be'flocking to'the : which ultimately. failed:. because of,,.. A. few months ago, the answer. for ` city. ` the city's reluctance 'to fund a .park- many people —.even those who live in garage that was part of the deal. each near this.main.street of Delray. Beach...' A M1 Ster plan As a:result,.the office ,building had — might well. have been, "What for." This influx of young families, art- a .low occupancy:.' An then;` when uts and creative entrepreneurs is not:. the recession hit, the retail portion of :. But. 1ate1 , there seems to be. a Y 6y chance. the plaza was also hurt: Simon has 'a new, positive. energy emanating from - . A er the centra usmess district After l b i spent the past -year, fending` off the avenue :. Some of this energy. can.. be began to slide into neglect and deca Y foreclosure. But he has just -recently .signed... - explained by • recent splashy events, during the 1970s, `the city formed a;.: task force in 1984 to address the situ - some major- tenants, including Men; such as Art and Jazz-on the Avenue, '. head-on.' ead -on. rill Lynch, which will occu Y py most.of. which drew a couple of thousand `',ation Next came the 1988 Visions 2000: the office. tower's :- top floor; ,end people on a rainy Thursday. night in Assembly, in which a group of 100. Athlete's Foot, one of the first major March; and .last weekend's Delray Affair, which had .' an . estimated people representing across- section of franchises to come to the avenue. Delray Beach resident . 'Kerry 200,000, attendees, its biggest crowd . the community. met over a weekend to come up with a common vision of Montgomery, a 'former `, flight yet.. And some can be explained by the ", what the wanted Delray each to be . " Y attendant, also chose .the. plaza for .her 3 -week - o l d �. shop ; K T fact, that young, enthusiastic mer- in the ear 2000. : Y. The result:.. an : oceanside. village Montgomery; which sells Italian ce- chants are setting up shop there. Spaces : that have sat dormant for . with a, strong artistic element. ramic imports..: :.: "This is been a dream L've had for months are being spruced up for a A list of things. that. would help 20,.years," says Montgomery, 46.. melange of uses, from coffee houses accelerate the turnaround 'was also to. artists',co-ops to antique shops. In drawn up. It included: streetscaping .. West Atlantic AVenue II fact; at least two ,dozen new estab -. the avenue - to .upgrade and unify : its image;' bringing the County While the 'downtown's eastern . lishments have opened downtown in the last six to eight months. g .South. Courthouse and new ' police and fire . block's . are'. on - an upswing, . West This eclectic group of young ntre- ; g p y g stations to'. West Atlantic Avenue; turning : the boarded -up . , school at Atlantic : Avenue � between.. Swinton Avenue ',. and 1 -95'' still needs work. preneurs shares one common trait: They were all drawn to Delray Swinton and Atlantic avenues into a . The area; which , houses and serves the majority of the city's black Beach. 1. `.`I ". cultural center; and upgrading.'. drainage; sewer and road systems. � '. has'. suffered with high population, .. just fell in love with Delray, says Teri Johnson, a 32- year -old Mis- And sure enough, these things 'are crime rates and low morale, say busi- city ness owners and cit leaders. 'leaders. souri .: native who recently moved getting done. Much has been accomplished But that stretch of road was identi- 'as. from Hawaii with her fiance. .The couple. stumbled on the city while 'through a.$21 million bondissue that fied a' prime.. target for revitalization, `mainly because it is looking or a' lace in South, Florida g P was passed by voters in 1989. But it . , the�city s gateway... in which to relocate, she says. We has ,.also , been, oss+ble, b a p y newfound cohesion between various West., Atlantic has ''a tremendous.:,:' were staying in a hotel on AlA and I Went" running one day and said to community. factions, who had previ- influence on the downtown;" ob-. serves Chris. Brown, executive direc - , myself, `This is a fabulous' neighbor- ously clashed overmany. issues. „ tor: of 'the", .'city s .Community - hood.' .It reminded me of Kansas City, where I grew up." In the last couple of years, for. lots . of reasons, Delray seems to be Y Redevelopment .Agency. "We must redevelop West Atlantic in order to Johnson, an avid collector of, pulling together. What .we have now �s momentum, teamwork, a common get'downtown back to its heyday. „ household furnishings,, from the : "New :Modem" period of the 1940s focus and . desire," says developer . To that end; city leaders; decided to build the courthouse,. police sta -' and!50s, planned to open acar- p 'Shop Sandy Simon, a Delray Beach native: � � tion and .fire station there, for: the rying these - items. "I went up and .. "Atlantic Atlantic PlaZa economic and psychological. boost it down . Avenue and was really . , would, provide to . the area... And. that - ;. j> . .excited by, it,'.' siie' recalls. "I said, As a strong supporter of the city, part of the . avenue - Is . slated' - for. 'Oh,, this is perfect.' .'.' . .Simon is pleased to see these favor - streetscaping this summer, Ao make it Johnson opened Z Mod Gallery at able changes. But. he also has derived look like the rest of downtown. 418 E. Atlantic` Ave. on ` March 19. a, personal - benefit. Namely: New- Also,' the police department . has So : far, she says, business has ., been blood for Atlantic Plaza;- his $8 mil- been working, hard to drive:. drugs. i and crime out of those neighbor- WHAT'S WRONG hoods. "We think it's going: well," . says Lt.- Scott. Lunsf3rd,•" who heads -up the community police unit: Many of the problems plaguing Delray Another positive, sign is that the Beach are far from unique. Cities all across the `:are West Atlantic: merchants are taking nation f acing the same overall sets of phe- 'responsibility for their.`own.success or , failure. They have formed the Delray nomena: ■ The general decay of urban downtowns that . Merchants' Association,' and are be- . , followed the. middle -class flight to the suburbs and subsequent development of malls, strip coming. involved ,with other factions" of, the community..- The group also' h' g p centers, and office buildings in those suburban ., hopes' `to attract investors to. fund.: neighborhoods.:. ■ The shrinking of funding on federal, state Improvements to - stores': along the and local levels to build and maintain the kinds,' avenue: of.infrastructures - .roads, schools, etc. — that "We're-.turning' it around, and for.. support human populations those. who don't think we are .= just ■ The rise in poverty; and cnme, accompanied . watch our . smoke," ' says...: Clay by a squeeze on the services - police, Wideman, - owner of a clothing ' bou- - "welfare, etc. —that handle these issues. ...tique• and,. a, hair - styling. salon. on_ West Atlantic Avenue, and an active..: 'Because Delray Beach is a coastal city in . .: - . supporter of the area. :' South Florida, however, there are some add! - One of the Wideman's pet projects tional factors at play: is Peach Umbrella .Plaza in the 400' ■ While traditional suburban growth happens, block of West Atlantic Avenue, envi- '' concentrically around a city's downtown, Del .sioned as an outdoor bazaar of food, .. ray's suburbs and road systems have ex- arts and crafts that would reflect the panded westward, meaning that a bulk of the city's rich cultural diversity. "Delray, . Population does not have to venture into the is a great melting pot, and we, have city to get anywhere else, except - maybe — the.opportunity to set a precedent for to the beach . a lot of cities," he says. ■ The explosive growth rate throughout South Florida has further stretched an already ObStaCi @S C @I1181I1 strained infrastructure system, with Delray Beach falling further and further behind in its . . . ' Regardless of how well things seem attempts to play, "catch up.'.' to be going, the fate of downtown . Delray Beach is � by no means guar - WHATS RIGHT anteed. . Several obstacles -remain First, the avenue needs. to. have a Despite'all of these problems, and a host of better diversity of products: Young : others, many people are firmly devoted to Del people .complained .for years ray. Beach. Here are Just a few of the reasons "have that there's. nothing there for them., ■The city's beach is generally regarded as And even the new merchants agree' one of the cleanest and nicest around. . the avenue has holes that need plug - ■' Delray Beach has a rich history and the ging. : , sense to hold onto that history. Instead of old Like the need for a major anchor. . buildings being knocked down, they are being as a draw. The 'loss of Jacobson's renovated and retrofitted for 90s -style uses Words like quaint and "charming" are often was a blow to man city leaders who Y ty used when people.describe Delray had pinned their hopes on it. Some, like' Simon; believe that the, ■Unlike several other cities In this area, the city ; still needs a department store.. city has an established, definable downtown that encompasses a dozen or so walkable : "We need to attract. a good quality: blocks. general merchandiser," he says. ■ Anti- growth codes established in the 1970s But others say that the city can get put a cap on the number of high -rises allowed . Wong . fine . without a- department to blot the landscape = and obstruct the view j store. What is really crucial, they of the ocean. say, is to get a movie theater. ■ Delray Beach is also rich in cultural diver. "It's much healthier to have the sity. The population comprises all ages and all mixture,'.' says Mayor .Tom Lynch.. socio- economic levels, as well as many differ - "I'd rather have five or six things ent races and cultures. that would work well together. than ' - Tracy Allerton one or two major things .that could . make or break you. "O. a FRANCES BOURQUE MICHAEL E. GOCHENOUR ,trCrl4t• o f i�CPt'julrttfl9it: Old �C11' 'I t�tllr(tl'P ?I'h),rICG :'.' rrhi nnd'•. N. 13139 �• the prnplc living here respond. At one point we said we're either going: � J never saw a place move a� fast as this one. Dc!ny is moving fort6rd to go back in and fix what's wr(mg and put it back together w it makes sense . a posit ivv. motivated way. 7'hc.timing must be right, because all of the v. ai .a community tir this'communit}•.uill tear' itself apart and we'll have proi(wts-5nd niov6lictits in thi•aawn seem to he perfectly'in sync Pula. i >.atiun t +en'vshen• -Black ys. \White. young ss. old, rich vs. Boor. And There was such a willingnr >• to hclr me achieve nn gush —tn tnitiirs \ Old S64tfl Square said rail rnr lirr it all nrtLnrr pbrrrs if .tuu warrr but you pruprrn•, rc'ni,varc and npe•n fir, business —and believe me. I ncrd(•d all rltr u'il.' iUlauk rbr, nice wbru ynu art tittiu; in r,rrr tbnrrrr. u•ben tear u',rld• rbr;urt b 1 could go! 1're felt tight at hunt here since the yeti beginning. niri rrr;nur6,1'his i� the purple' place•. tht IOwn c lilt flit in. And that's the• deal. hrlrai licac!t is dyvelopinl n nal'itptuwn' 1I11N'ntUN'fl —Ilk(' hey Writ nr \��� l iw need it. havt a (nntprint.nC.tln pa.t in nrdct'tr wall; u' tilt- fimtn.° (hlean.. lt's a vc•r.% ' hip place.' . tr changed Q1031 wltl? IIJe rest OfA191�1'TCa.h the ost =World War rears as small torct�is .R. g p evel�rurlJeregave way to fvund themsc'h�es cut out ofthe loop.ofcommerce . altogether. Likc'niam- other tovvns..Delra} became a patchwork , sprouting on window and crime was on the ups+ +ing quilt of neighborhoods linked onh• by a name. East Delta %.. Black. "It was very typical back then of medium -size cities You lost the �;• -.;Delray.• %X'est Delray. Some neighborhoods were "good." Others, department stores from active downtown :retail centers ' .Young t were. best 'a ;bided —or. 'raveled through quickly with car doors entrepreneurs opened stores in suburban malls Ir i +av cheap It firrnli locked. Residents remained se had great parking. it vi•as ++here ey questered in:these neighborhoods. Qt t� 1 {t,tl 1 , �l llO /a.� �: Tl11 \t,� lit fl.l.l \( erybod} yyented to go:" withourcommon ground on which to Brown concedes that Defray Beach come together.' 01.111( 1111(11' �t;fl.11il:. "'((►Ula U is nowunderGo►nea "totalrcyerse" By the. mid -'60s. Atlantic Avenue. (.1 h I:. \ �'l f.t fil I \'. "1'11 E \I:1 l \ (; , as yacanev rates . have dropped to resembled a ,host town, eyren'durin£ .:' : abournyopercenrandnccAvrnueis, tourist season. " Many of the buildings were owned by unseen, ouc- bustling with net+° businesses and events:.:.. of-town, people," explains Delray. resident and cin' commissioner This kind of turnaround- accomplished �';ithouta tremendous" Barbara Smith, who later established the Atlantic Avenue Associa- ,'... infusion, of-brand -new buildings- and infrastructure —is an .un= bon. "Businesses couldn't seen'to survive." usual success stop• and one chat was initiallylaunched be a.group '. The lone; period of-decline i,n,downtown Dclray•Beach that : '. of longtime Delray residents who never lost faith in the citv's started in the late 1960s only, began to turn around about eighi :.'ability'to comeback to life., years ago.. At that time, Chris Brown, who is now Ezccutive One of;those people iyas Tom Lynch. owner of the oldest Directorof the Delray Bcach Common ity Redevelopment Agency insurance company in Palm Beach Count' and Mayor of Delray (CRa), sai•s the vacant} rate on the Avenue had risen to about 40 since 1990. percent. Buildings were deteriorating, _ there were burglar. bars .' Lynch marks the beginning of the city's turnaround to a decade a FRANCES BOURQUE MICHAEL E. GOCHENOUR ,trCrl4t• o f i�CPt'julrttfl9it: Old �C11' 'I t�tllr(tl'P ?I'h),rICG :'.' rrhi nnd'•. N. 13139 �• the prnplc living here respond. At one point we said we're either going: � J never saw a place move a� fast as this one. Dc!ny is moving fort6rd to go back in and fix what's wr(mg and put it back together w it makes sense . a posit ivv. motivated way. 7'hc.timing must be right, because all of the v. ai .a community tir this'communit}•.uill tear' itself apart and we'll have proi(wts-5nd niov6lictits in thi•aawn seem to he perfectly'in sync Pula. i >.atiun t +en'vshen• -Black ys. \White. young ss. old, rich vs. Boor. And There was such a willingnr >• to hclr me achieve nn gush —tn tnitiirs \ Old S64tfl Square said rail rnr lirr it all nrtLnrr pbrrrs if .tuu warrr but you pruprrn•, rc'ni,varc and npe•n fir, business —and believe me. I ncrd(•d all rltr u'il.' iUlauk rbr, nice wbru ynu art tittiu; in r,rrr tbnrrrr. u•ben tear u',rld• rbr;urt b 1 could go! 1're felt tight at hunt here since the yeti beginning. niri rrr;nur6,1'his i� the purple' place•. tht IOwn c lilt flit in. And that's the• deal. hrlrai licac!t is dyvelopinl n nal'itptuwn' 1I11N'ntUN'fl —Ilk(' hey Writ nr \��� l iw need it. havt a (nntprint.nC.tln pa.t in nrdct'tr wall; u' tilt- fimtn.° (hlean.. lt's a vc•r.% ' hip place.' . _ 1 1 '.t av• .1� 1• .. .....,• •I:. .. 'li' _ ,..1, .Il: .t�1: i1:l. ":.1• i ..I:�a.3. ".. �. :nit: I'a,l•, i.1: . 1 .ut i .,.1. u.1111: the 1 lr r t i.la ._ term to itc r Ur,ant� ir:.l .if Oclr•lt rrom I ` ►�:u, :he .nr:ui alun ' ch: city center. pruller ire .iuf.ltLutti� fro nrsuitiN,ntutfielnt:t,n,,ta andthcctitrd i 1rl.41cic : \ecru stretch ot'Atlantic tfor. the : ^tracoaatai to I'hcre ,t'cre ah„ut _tl•_'�. let pie." the rice:ut. Lynch u,id z:com nitteedg: VITAL STATS :": 'point whl, lud peen there .i nr tocti fitat on tlir xnt :al dutcn:onn " ,`ur till years. all tthlt :cer� pa;,iiin.ue P „r,trl,rt n +t:” 48:100 {1992)..: proper area' ttich a I�cautir: on ;!'rout bringing the :mall town back to ntiy tinanccd cu the cin , (1) eof b 5miii on hfc. The Pe'Ople on chat first committee . !' berween the newl:- created CRA sir. t ( ,ter: key to the cirv's -resurgence and Pupnr:r.tnn ;tore re. on ri -a qe 1980-1992- • cured in i�)S5J and r; city. 76.1°b . i .. niany. are still involved in ongoing 3 project, -\'few names chat come up 4vert•�, constrtrrriou � , 1 •.r ides it zi.ro reegw r Delray u,.a r rust- i;,tgle jruu.lJ 1 gain and again are Barb.! a smith. cur- honk: teal dotrnro,vn and then to buff is uo $92,900, (1990) I cnc city commissioner, architect Ro} 547,250 (1980) i . Overhead utility and celepl- i wire n,mun. Delray Beach Yacht Club owner'.* i ' acre buried. old - fashioned street ti ^re. . 't [art Grace longtime store owners -- Assessed valu.rrion $3,050,790,000 ' (1990)' ' were erected and coconur:palms and S 596,791;674 (1980) , l ln�e Canning and Clay��'ideman and . ... •' .' brick paters were' added. One of the .f i Kevin Egan, Chairman of the Commu= Taxable reutil sale, $807,740 (1990) p " most im octant thins the CR�l did' $313,521 (1980) .1 1 nity Redevelopment :lgency:,Lacereame. ` was preserve the road's tiro-lane width . communir;} a cciv'isUpreservationist . rather rhan allowing the Department': Frances Bourque,; Sandy Simon: all people who had a stake in'the `' of Transportation. (DOT) co widen 'ic. : Brown. describes the jcity•, and who, according to Lvnch, said "we've got to1ook ac the rationale this way: jl future and do something about it." ".The two -lane road is a pedestrian- oriented street.y �a concept 1 •' The First determination the Atlantic : venue. Task Force' made , : that harkens, back co, the 1920s: Brown said a" common mistake . . N • CHARLOTTE'G. DURANTE ' TOM LYNCH s t : �earh Umbrella ��fna.f).,.�ucintjuii 111agor.' 'resicient. Eciray Beach isdevelopingastrongsenscof . town pride. It's been a lonz hard Dclra}hadaquaint•ness, a downtown. And foriunacett.it was uor:, road, bur the ride has begun to turn.. th' 'risk. We put our morn where our rnouthwas: end we hate good:...! n When i moved to Delray 2jyears ago. Weir Atlantic Avenue was thepits :There -, ahead of us. We'll have more redevelopment than dcvclopm: t here be ::::sc seemed to be no tott•n or neighborhood pride. l started organizing neighborhood: ,ve don't have the empty land clean -up projects. Because we -were ,tilling to do something about same of the We've got a very mixed community chat is divcr'ic rather char polarize problems, the city decided to, help us keep the strecis:Ican: Etrn thing stares with ., end t' hen you put all .that together. vuu have a really' inreresting ine agrass roots cfTort. Delray is fragmented but people sic down together and try to wonderful community. Wc're nut trying to be someobodw else. With that :onimunicatc. That secs it apart From other places. ". level Of.omfurt comes a sense of open -nesst we like who we are. f � °t.3.:✓: r 7t.. T'!h 7. S r•, F JOE GILLIE . CAROLE BEDOTTO AND SYDNEY HEARD 1ntecblr Old vrhrp,l Jrpuuc �ururuits ?GC.c'(uir ►tut Trt,tl, " �elrar Beach is a ppmrexampleofwhat happens when a com m mun works card: "Drlrnr Brach has'a high energy level urthia point in time, due to the rogerher to establish an identity. combiner! eflurts urvanizatir►ns such as Chamber of Commerce and theCRA-k' and Old hhuul Syuarc, is nut only the cultural center of this tu+s n: it is also at the .. the Delray .Merchants .issuciariun. geographiccentcr -and Delray's cultural growth has becn•alargepanutchetuwn's :They've succeeded in creating a very suphuuuird small to +sn. attracting renaissance: Its been a major factor in Delray's economic growth and has helped different and fascinating people from all walla of life. PCwple feel wCko ne here. ". change the cumplexiun of the entire business community. Motto: "Delray Beach is now like the old Florida resorts fioni 104 IIiW 1 R.IT10 : . it :r:.ot rte.: sl,:it it o„ntr, r,,.lownnratt,�r'�,.cth.t. tr, r.,untr tlt,r t,,,+ •.+a, nn, r i „tt .,t I I �t I L.. :• t.r. aulrnut; dt•: srreei is •'progre,si” �rlaarc. file 11n„I•fici•al cultural cence d. I•:c }'st�lrie .t al�+�I,tt Iri tact. it'. it,,t true at a11. Beccua:� +s lien,yoti do. (he cars .take :' ntcnt:iu Dclrav Iie•rch. . '►ner. +4111 Alienate the pedestrians, and the shoppers leave Built ih 1 1) 1 i, thcnId 14 11 "umnplexat file center uf,tzrwmW' I'hc rcdc:rl„ptncnc.etti►rt. ++'hick was +purred by a ti_") millimi hcadcd tiir Elie wrecking, ball 'wh;n ,i small, grimp ►t �citire: hn,IL issue. also, ell' ayors-to l+ reserve is.niani of chc original . steEtp�d in.tn see if'it +e,ts a.ortlt :ayin Fh' ,,ruup.,xnich Lt: buildings as p is:ible =it's all mrt tit chc nostalgia that run, like named itself (lie Uld School Square. Ti%k Force. ++as h adcd h an utidercurrenr throtwh the town. Frances Bo11rtluc, Inngrintc resident and preseryattonkc. ,Bac .� �� then. Bourque didn't I,nri++ hu++ to ++rite a rant: much !ess sra• • •! „t'�r:in- t1owntau-N i :Zimir .- eir!(t Aii beelt Vul'y htr: Olt' a downam n lienaisssance, bur jodav she is called' t. ^•in -s 14. fklra 's'general comeback. ho+yever. Iti I986 thecin•persuadcd '; -visionary” :11x! credited with securing Old lchooi Square .: the•Palm Beach County courthouse DcIra•:': h1c•ai point.. O lucace'doanro++n, bringing job; . 1' G?Ilt►11•!'i!. i)i:I.i; 1`. 11 V, -it xumedtometharifwe eve rha, and activity. Then the police station \I 1\ \t.I:I) 'I't) 11 kI \•f U\ I'L t,iI NIN) :. a center core. a place where pcopl- relocated pracrieally nexr door in 1989 meta a place that would chi {;1111. \f,1 \It I'I'I and nei; fire srations were built. Old ,bring t;lf 1il \I•a•,i :Ip. community togetheragain: this wa School Square was a major turning point in 1988 and the Virginia the place it ought to happen. This represented the real worc Slims tennis stadium built on the fringes of Delray's black neigh= comma nitr it looked like a story in the making." borhood continued the momentum. Veterans Park was compleied The story unfolded through a S2,1 million,sct• aside from the just last.ycar, As Lynch puts it, the ++•hole effort. was calculated to S29 million bond issue and an additional S3 million from match create a viable city center First and attract new business, second. ing state funds. This amount was augmented by private dons. "You have a choice." he saps. "Do you encoura -e business to buns. The Cornell Museum was completed in 1990: the 2%•m'+ +•a! come to town-and get a tax base and take the moncyand put it into renovated the next year and the Crest Theatre was completed it.. plants and flowers ordo you do it like FieldofDream;and go ahead January of 1993. and build what they. need and rhey will come ?" .'. The pas ion behind the project was fueled Ify more than a desire w: Everyone, agrees that a critical chapter in. the Delra} success historical preset-arion. Old'School•Square is scrarcgically located —i: f � °t.3.:✓: r 7t.. T'!h 7. S r•, F JOE GILLIE . CAROLE BEDOTTO AND SYDNEY HEARD 1ntecblr Old vrhrp,l Jrpuuc �ururuits ?GC.c'(uir ►tut Trt,tl, " �elrar Beach is a ppmrexampleofwhat happens when a com m mun works card: "Drlrnr Brach has'a high energy level urthia point in time, due to the rogerher to establish an identity. combiner! eflurts urvanizatir►ns such as Chamber of Commerce and theCRA-k' and Old hhuul Syuarc, is nut only the cultural center of this tu+s n: it is also at the .. the Delray .Merchants .issuciariun. geographiccentcr -and Delray's cultural growth has becn•alargepanutchetuwn's :They've succeeded in creating a very suphuuuird small to +sn. attracting renaissance: Its been a major factor in Delray's economic growth and has helped different and fascinating people from all walla of life. PCwple feel wCko ne here. ". change the cumplexiun of the entire business community. Motto: "Delray Beach is now like the old Florida resorts fioni 104 IIiW 1 R.IT10 : . ELI I4•:,itnt dh 11k*r'.. t: lilt l' 0 6.1 \,11 to'r.iyCt1.1l1'•ii.1(lUq•. li:l,llltllt.11l,.11ltf•I\I\IItICl.11l,- ilit\. f:nuilv,lacni i —all he ;in rni the laun.,tf ( )1t1 ticli,iccl Scpl ire.. l ,in,�iinit resi,Lmr .1 r,: realt•ir Ovivinwr \l.tt•ltc s.titl it hcu. . Mr:i tt Inr go bii'a rower. rather ilmn i \mall c itr." liarhar.l Delrav i, charming. r.lcctic.'eccentric.ind tiltini rely i lge- 14imthasscrt, hi.mittii.sinall,miiillsot tuhlt��urkiii,�to- wrliercan ible..lr11ia nevert:ontq,: nedt expectttiuiisOrs[.111.11rd;that ... ' \he llttn;hil ke .i hi ditl rcncc. icoj,lc Dclfa% h .e.become very civic* ei.tracterize ther�Florita ciri u - tilndrd. I \u 1 .Cron, desire ni'get inyolyed hl►rhucttls' with nso-6i {room cottages a blodk tw :iv turn million 'font: Lvii all I1're" "in D,:Iriv' almost eve nhodv, bows their dollar homes? It's a town with a.true center of oravitv;" 110. hctr. lt'. a 6) in tinily. l tail walk down rhr,trcec and just How Delray Brach has. managed to ,largeIv avutd the apical . hey tusc.c�t nn position. I kn(i%v about io perc nrotthe peoplc on the �Suuth Florida mucik ut osrrnea;iun— l�f.iwI �i. ' r sultccan�r L i +crcct.:Andac like whowrare: tvc 'rrnatmingtohrsumehuilvelse." tm.rrn. Tuna Lvn�h ascribes it to the subtlett of old.monrv'vs. I:vnch' is making an oblique ref rence to the Ion-, historv'of liew muney. Others see, is as a backlash to newer communities. a nmethin, hke,ciyie rivalry chat., has ,i-r cious; shared value systern chat ._xi.ired 'between Delrav, and . Boca.: associates romanee•,wich culrural Somc Boca Ratonians'rhiitk having a KI1'lhl IN ► t''t►I.1;1• :1• :1It)l•S diversirv. Delrav address is declasses while most t \Whatever, the underlying reason itl:1'I 111.1+. �1. AND �t \�•I'11:.kliI vN; Delray Beach residents profess u► .i there is no doubt char a Delray*..: sense -of .historic 'superiority and grace over "nouycau Boca." character exists and: chat this elusive quality is central [o its.. While Boca Rayon logged i n.i m pressive businessgrowch art the same successful turnaround.' tine Delray seas scru,&m ;, cudav the latter has crime into its own with i ;ht success of Atlantic Avenue. the tennis center. the .all - American 1 elel .v, Delray ii a r tray in the j.r,t paced Sour), Florida ofthe 90s. .Cit.% desi;nanon:.: It ha the aura of a crux "small town" al[hough.ic hay a.healch. were the undeid6o." Lvnch said. "it made us hgh[ a little, population, of more than 47,000 (swelling to 60,000 during the .1 1 harder to turn [[.around." " winter monrhs) and an area of 13.8 square miles. . No matter how successful.. none of De'lrav's redevelopment Since 1980, the' population has grown by 77 percent and '; triumphs describe a central element in the cir s character: its genial average single family home construction costs have grown from eccencricin•. This is'a place of cofireeho uses. and khakis. New Age S47,000. to .$92.900.,.' There's no reliable way: to measure the j r.���1 1 ttTERI RENNER 11 ,,.: ROBERT nWALKER Propri' tor. � 111UI1 il�itle Cotl3idti'it.. CA�, teat tl�l{ll' lltlt{ ��i(h10r Shol�pl' . The first circle I walked downtown Delray Brach a few years back. I felt "' Il a think we're one of the landmark stores on the Avenue and our sales something escitingwas coming, anti I decided then anti there that I.was going have reflected that this vear.l�'hv? I think local business is good. Thrrr's also to open my store here. People told me that I was crazv,ind that m• business would this exciting mix here of vouch and experience -a lot of young entrepreneurs never survive. That was more two•vears ago. and I'm still here! Delrav has in doing interesting things. I've lived a lot of places and I've never seen a town i inc redibto warmth , Sometimes I feel like I'm back in the.Midwest. People are turn around like this: in the last two years. it's been like night and day in 1 ,o friendly. and rvcrvune says hello to vat as vuu walk down the street." Delray Beach." ;. �: UA-i i }:s 105 : •i i i t 1 1 i , rni d d ennis enter.shou stay ng t w ere rt was and a renovate . s e oom ues a.. ar a as man g o a ac xe crow + recalls, .`because if it had been allowed to go. there would have been no 'Carolyn;s father. Bill Kraus. built that lounge when the town was.seill l chance of creating some link between these two communities.'.. segregated. as a place where blacks could enjoy themselves., play cards :. Togetheiwith Carolyn Cunningham. owner of Westside Liquors. Durante and such.' Durante reveals. 'it was like an Arcade Tap Room of their. own, lobbied hard to gain the support of the city and save the Tennis Center. .And. today. black .meets white in that very room to en }oy. , a common That marked the beginning of the Peach Umbrella movement to beautify interest —great music arid entertainment. n rer.ii! i,,. :r ,1„li.0 .. !slit t'. ii... 14"..::t ..r :n•t ., ,. , :.i .ti•,rb.ui• rirvn .unr .tinnt :itrrti ntsr .t hl.i v i„ h,e —it w, t, hugi� nu ht titer h,r„ t tr•i,. t :ut ul nrr,r;«re al'thr ruv, rrrleve'lupment succe,I are thu Art ,utel nti,ht tr.r :cl.... ' l lat.z 0n The Avenue evenings, quarcerly went, on l'hur,d.tr 1)elr.n i, .:,, rxcepti„it. but it hat ;uc,eeded in m tintaining it> when the ►hups,r:iy open I.tce. h:uid, play at'incervals along, yuir{.y ;harts :.'it, distinct character while other'iuwn, ha%e lust i the Avenue and,p'ecial events hapiicn it Old School Square. Ir: i, t their ivay in cite tare fWprugre%s and development. Delray Beget: these nights yeiu can feel the new energy of Defray (teach. the has e perien.�s! time. �ifdivi,inn, ufdeca,.'and.neglecr: likrother people strolling slung the street, dritiim, in and out of chops and place;. but t....rc,city ;l;•, has emerguill, :ith ii,.,pirit in !�. galleries, stopping for dinner and drinks. fact. ar„ng� :clan ever: On The avenue was-Chris-Brown's idea, a notion he burrowed "It'; ;a %vondrrtul the way they've restored ever thin;.” Daisi� from a Manhattan tradition of the art galleries staying open un fund: comments. ,azin� down Swint .Avenue from her punch. : Thursday nights. The hixi;� hC. r :,s• up in was cnmerr d a ci,upl� of sears ago 1 "When I ftr %r came here, . he said, "l couldn't "ei'anvbodv to t to an antique store and old - fashioned tea Loom and is rezistered'as open on Thursday nights. So we started the art and jazz thing two a a National Historic Place. She lives in. an apartment nosy, but the . years ago to .try to prove to the merchants that if you have a' history of her city is as alive as'ever. ".It's not just history." insists merchant event; then, the} will come. At the first art and jazz. D Daisy Sundv. "it's my life." ;. 5,000 people came. Ac' the sixth one we. had.20,000 show up. ". Amon_ its residents, both old and new, there is a respect for the Firmly rooted inAe folklore of the -American drearn are images past, a desire to preserve the town's heritage, to honor and " and impressions of small town life, the once- upon -a -time in c celebrate its rich History. The citizens of Delray have learned that America places people set down roots, lived, loved, raised families: o one of the %yaws to a brighter future.was to keep the past alive. OT.EVERYTHING IN DELRAY W16tt Atlantic Avenue west of Swinton. . �i. 1 gravy �. + { � �! thing. the legacy of a community said to once restrict Jews and blacks, •powerhouse. force behind the renovation and redevelopment of West j ' i for starters: Atlantic Avenue. The Peach Umbrella project was shepherded by CRA. ' •The town's •populous black community. has always maintained .a a and spawned yet another civic group that would further aid in. linking the it distance. from "white" Delray: Until very recently, Swinton Avenue was the ' two disparate communities, the Delray Merchants Association, ' dividing line between the black neighborhoods to the west'and their, "The.black business owners had.never sat down with the whites to i Caucasian counterparts to the east, discuss this issue together. The Delray Merchants Association provided. Segregation had been a way of life in Delray throughout the bett er part ' the first opportunirf, for the black community to feel a part of Delray'% ;own r of the . 20th century; as it had been all aver the nation: Consequently, . ; pride,' says Durante. restaurants, supermarkets, beauty parlors and nightclubs for,Negroes Another key to improving east west relations are local initiativesaike ,. were established on Atlantic Avenue west of Swinton, and Delray 's black resident Charles Ridley'% "Mad Dads' program which is aimed at youth :community was discouraged from crossing'that line into East Delray, c crime, or the growing interaction between black and white neighborhood I except to work as domestics. Even the public beaches were restricted to task forces.: I 'whites only' until the mid-1960s. W When you drive east on Atlantic from 1.95, you can already see some l Old habits die hard, and many African•Amencans in Delray still tend to c changes: Notably, the Delray headquarters of 7ihe,yews is in an attractive. patronize businesses in their neck of the woods. (The Haitian population, : peach - colored building in a neighborhood' once never frequented by'.. relatively new to. the area. ,is particularly insular, segregating itself by w whites, and next door is a Checkers fast-food restaurant that is always establishing Haitian businesses.) But there is a movement afoot to bring c crowded and lively.,: Some blacks still feel 'pushed ouY by.. Durance s ;. east and west together. :: efforts, but the aesthetics of the neighborhood as well as intensified 'In 1988, when the'Delray Tennis Center, just west. of Swinton, was c community interaction are making inroads I scheduled to be demolished and relocated to Linton Boulevard, commu Across the street. Westside Liquors still caters. to a.largely African .' pity activist Charlotte Durante was incensed. 'I was determined that the A American clientele. but right next door to Westside is Cunningham's Back I T ' C Id ' h h b d h R R bl b d th rh a ed t ter t o r ennis enter.shou stay ng t w ere rt was and a renovate . s e oom ues a.. ar a as man g o a ac xe crow + recalls, .`because if it had been allowed to go. there would have been no 'Carolyn;s father. Bill Kraus. built that lounge when the town was.seill l chance of creating some link between these two communities.'.. segregated. as a place where blacks could enjoy themselves., play cards :. Togetheiwith Carolyn Cunningham. owner of Westside Liquors. Durante and such.' Durante reveals. 'it was like an Arcade Tap Room of their. own, lobbied hard to gain the support of the city and save the Tennis Center. .And. today. black .meets white in that very room to en }oy. , a common That marked the beginning of the Peach Umbrella movement to beautify interest —great music arid entertainment. I THE GQQD ,. CO Lt7. [SAYS '!ie s.u,ie.qual tier tbar made Delnty a great Daisv still refers to the Loves as Cousin Jimmy and Cousin i place to live in the'1920s and, '30-, make it' Fred." ' We were like.one.big, happy family in those days.-We all :. l i { attractive coda}'. Delrav Beach welcomes new- knew each other, there %sere so few people. ". conten to the town with open arms, just as the '" Thchighwaysvas made ofovs tershells . "shecontinues.`We'dsit ' ' "old- timers" did durinc the "boom ". rears of • on my front porch and count the cars -o by. If we saw three in one the 19 20s. New residents are eiicouraged.to dav, man: chat was some'rrafiic." become involved —to participate. • There was never a lack of things to do, though: For fun, Delray's Visiting with Delray Beachers like -Dais Sundy ,Meehan young people had •miles of prisrine beaches on whieh'to frolic and who have been'here since the indulge in'midnight "weenie i +be inning provides clues to how ." Back In the '20s, Defray was a booming resort, with grand roasts." acres of land on which to the small-town atmosphere has hotels like the Bon•Aire, pictured here.' ride horses, and plenty of fishing' prevailed. jDaisy Sundy Meehsn's father, .John Sundy, was the town's first mayor.. Back then, the'town was the small farming community of Linton, established in 1394 by a . j man named William S.' Linton. . (Coincidcntally : Linton's best pal was a .man named Swinton.) , -.When you looked to the west, all you could see .was pineapple fields," Daisv says. John Sundy built a.sevcn- bedroom home on four acres in 1902 , fathered eight'. . children. and served as Delray . in Lake Ida. "Agriculture and agricultural services .were the main 'oceupa Lions, ° says Fred Love. "Harvest- ing pineapples, raising 'chickens . and pigeons for squab; canning. I remember selling eggs door -to. door as a child. "' "There were acres and acres of undeveloped land covered with pine trees. Believe me, you never had to buy a Christmas tree," Jim . Love laughs.." There were a few "modern" con- veniences too, according to Fred �.... mayor for eight consecutive terms. Love. "We had'our own movie (All four of Daisy's brothers, in. facr, claim the distinction of having 'theater=—and it was 'air-cooled,' too—by fans placed behind blocks served as mayor of Delray in the ensuing years .) . of ice. Sadie Tenbrook would play the piano for all the latest silent 'We were all brought into the world by Dr. John Cason, who at features. ". „_ that time was the only doctor between Palm Beach and Fort Delrav Beach remained an agrarian community, even as rhe'20s . Lauderdale,." Daisy states. (Dr. Cason's home. Cason Cottage, is ' -. began, a period rhar Dais}' and the Loves still refer to as "the boom." . ' -nowtheheadquartersoftheDelray Seasonal tourists flooded into the There was even a time that AI A—or Ocean Avenue -was Beach Historical SociervA , town to enjoy the calm, idyllic . little more than an unpaved To Dr. Cason's nephew, Fred road by the sea. lifestyle char Delray Beach offered. . Love, Delrav wilt alwaysbehome. '::41 • j Many, like John Sundy before Though he's lived elsewhere in his A. them, decided to make Delrav ✓ 3 years, "I've never owned prop -' Beach their home in the 1920s and . ercy anytivhere else ". '30s' Delray Beach had acquired a -Fred and his brother Jim Love., - reputation as a winter playground live in Delray Beach today. They, '. for the not -so -idle rich. Delray's ; ".like Daisy. Sundy ivleehan,' .were ' proximity' to the Gulf Stream af- delivered by-their uncle.! "Our -1 forded'excellent tishing;.golf and . Uncle John brought our father, •' ,,;.. tennis clubsflourishe.d ; the sporrof Luther Love, to Delray because he '! kings, polo; had its winter home in needed .a pharmacist," says Fred:: s. the nearby neighborhood 'of . Love,'a retired' surgeon. Thus.. 5.Gulfstream:Dailycachwinter,hun- Cuve's Drugs became, the first , ,dreds'of tourists would dismount ptiarma�yinDelray.Jimtovewas :. 5'thr train at Atlantic and NE 4th born in 1913,,Fred,in 1923.. 5 .' •.... _ . eontwwd art page 14?; mu till thecighr d,iwnulwn botch. lit 111, IN days, Iidnly wet, t urn•.'and et,lu• 11.6 1tI:,rµcll•iu =d IWASI'+.a oirdinga; nalI it ant local hi,n,ri.u1,(armiilcr �l.is:he'., `il!; \Ii�l::i:,rcrncrjan.! \tech; ;t.,t:rncr:i�uni :vi .11rhy little un: m made 'Delray their,outh• ern cuuaterpart. "l ?c!rtv:cas.t trenlrnd „is,l.: piijiular resort ti,rthc upper classes whit cant troni towns like (,rustic !'.tint. Michi�.1 sir Nc<vpurt.. Rhode h4aild..lf• you wintered 'in, [)clr t +' vuu' helont ed to 9' ris••It� cuuntri• club P • a1AFT1.1 ed ' :i for of golf. just as you did up . Ilorth." I f you didn't happcn to be an uutduurs n•pe, the game, of bridge w•as'alsn' one of the town's most popularpastimes. "Itstill is," laughs Mayhew•, an inveteratebridge player himself. The, subtle- snobbery char characterized Delray Beach during that era lingers onto this day. "[n some ways, this town hasn't changed much at all. There arc still a number of ven private clubs, tenr: parties for. 200, bridge klatsches that the public heirs absolutely noth- ing about." Mayhew confides. l)ne coitplc who came during the boom co settle. down and raise a family w•as Bill and Helen Kraus of ,Marion, Ohio; haired Kraus became the. The dashing, dark proprietor• of one of Delray s most popular eateries'-the' Arcade Tap Room on' Atlantic wenur= chesitrwas%V Ddrai's first rown meetings were held.- A.nvo- table, four -stool restaurant, the Tap Room became a Delta%• landmark, the iown watering hole boasting "thc best roast beef I ever tasted." according to . Daisy Sundv Nicehan. Townies would linger all day in -and around the Tap, room, playing eubitu or dominoes, sipping chilled buaermilk and whiling a«ay the day in com•ersadon. By the' early '30s: Delray had garnered a reputation as an . artist s colony. America's :wealth;• and powerful chose Palm Beach as their winter haven, but artists, illustrarors and writers found theirsw;iw to Delrai —and to the Arcade Tap Room. Delrn sCafeduDome.asauchorTheodore Pratt (The Barcfyot Mailman) referred to the Arcade Tap Room. attracted top -Might car - tooniscs like Herb Ruch, Zack Mosel%. and H.T. Webster.' who put Delray on the map by using the Tap Room as a backdrop for :.tr- tuons fi:atured in the New Yurk "funny pa- pers." These artists tuck offices above the'I'ap Room, foreasp access to the gracious, serene atmosphere that Bill Kraus provided. Kraus died in 194'. TheTap Ruum changed hands many times over the next 40 years befiwe it disappeared completely in 1993, but . :: ::.:1:1• it :fI.. I'll ,,, 1.:,! !IV.,i:. ,a.l ICll v. :,..t . ?au ,i the •,,;,t ..I,! LI. . (.'.in III. f i t :unniit-,hant, horn in 191_'. i, Bill, i;r.iu,' datwhier..ind has hecn :i Delrav-rc,i- dent al{ her. Me. Cunningham., like Onisi 1tnt(. -. the l.i,vcl:unilyand nl:inyoilierunvnie'', artcndcd ,rammar ,chuul in the old.,chnul•' house (now the CorticlI.Muscum).and hi--Ii ,drool at Delray Hi-dl' dater Delray Elenlrn rary now. the ( :rest Theatre).'. "In my scniur, :ear.'.ltlantic High School w•as. opcncd on, Seacr,st 1 3uulevard and I was a member of Azianii,', first +,raduatin class in'194S " Hearin, the oral hiscon I)Meilay from the [)Intl to witl< diown.`di cti >c their t:lmifi;,. I'he Lust,. Stindv Ind (:unningham talk t -. gtiently:.d)iitrthe gilalit}• ul•Glc in their niu•n. thede,irallilityofkni,w•in neighlunN. :,f Lllllll::.11lll �„IIlI11Ut11L. Ail in; Ill ,theoldprr- %XAX'lll)clrtymu,th :r. ,tram it, rc+rntblcd liedlit' fall.:`chv.cown in Frank Capra 's classic filin.;lr;,r W.,inlit fdl Lt”, . ' And uiday. there is wmething of that (Lain. somethint; char evokes �n n{d dr�ani and an old ideauf % %hat tuwiiauncewere.and once w•erenor. and nrnv. whar the% can bcawin ♦ :: b' -. 14 Community Redevelopment Agency Chairman John Weaver and Executive olrector unristopner esrown discuss plans to transform a downtown acre on East Atlantic Avenue Into apartment living. 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Box 1989 West Palm Beach, FL 33402 -1989 (561) 355-2001 FAXl (561) 355-3990 www.co. pal m- beach. tl.us Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners Maude Ford Lee, Chair Warren H. Newell, Vice Chairman Karen T. Marcus Carol A. Roberts Mary McCarty Burt Aaronson Tony Masilotti County Administrator Robert Weisman "An Equal Opportunity Affinnntive Acnon Employer" printed on recycled paper I May 4, 2000 Mr. Christopher J. Brown Executive Director Community Redevelopment Agency of Delray Beach 24 North Swinton Avenue Delray $each, FL 33444 De r Mr ,BIQw- n: v I wa sorry to learn of your resignation from the Delray CRA. I have personal knowledge that the redevelopment of Delray is largely due to your professionalism, creativity and foresight. Many people have taken credit for the success of Delray and the recognition that its redevelopment has received, but you are the one who has been in the trenches making everyone look good. Whatever you decide, I would be proud to involve Palm Beach County and myself on any projects that continue your redevelopment vision. Delray's loss is another's gain. You have nay very best wishes for success in your future endeavors. Sincerely, LMary arty Commissioner, nct IV Palm Beac ou ty Commission MM:�dg p � Oi fD R C9 v 3c3o�m °c�COsme� m� C6i��i.7 CL �Qffl �AmpyR�, C k= O a C C9 o p O.omOcoDC�<6m �s L7 CD c9 � m a Lawn =apC.9D0 n -s to jE d C5 � c*� ;K "�o yd =� r s p p p e 21 f C eP �_ p tAD •s �. 9 b C c .7 n .y CL R C. Er Q p n � R— .. e-p �v, •per o fD O v 010 3 Or CD rs �- `, a re^s �Q :z CID o M� wn� • IV L "7 cr �G s��'�c��° =8ro 'b C A ri O p 00 'J3 7 O _ 2 r. y" O CA ems- 'J co r.a _ n o 7T < . G P epr p�cC .+ate R CC "g p °Ci ® n P U CID r7 0 pi ID CD C9 cr -g C9w��r'� co�Cc, = 17 q o C9 !D O r7 a 07 �. 6 .. r 1..1 .�. L J ✓ A V cr p � Oi fD R C9 v 3c3o�m °c�COsme� m� C6i��i.7 CL �Qffl �AmpyR�, C k= O a C C9 o p O.omOcoDC�<6m �s L7 CD c9 � m a Lawn =apC.9D0 n -s to jE d C5 � c*� ;K "�o yd =� THE PALM BEACH POST FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 2000 _r4y agen y. loses irectot After nine years, Chris Brown step Brown felt no pressure will down as Community Redevelopment Agency leader..-, to leave, despite criticism By Howie Pau! Hartnett Palm Beach Pact Staff 'BROWN Brown, 59, said he felt no DELRAY BEACH- - For nearly nine; pressure to leave, other than years, Chris Brown has asked Community From frown himself. After nine Redevelopment Agency members to back° years of constant redevelop - his recommendations for street improve - and do some development," ment work, Brown started to ments, business grants and other projects �e said. feel his stamina slip. that made Atlantic Avenue a destination. If Browns projects are "1 would like now to take Thursday, the executive director asked itnything like his ideas for the ; on a new challenge and let a them to accept one final. _ city, he'll be a great success, new director be at the helm request his resigns= CRA board member Kevin for the next set of challeng- tion. McCarty said. es," he said. "One challenge They did, so Brown "I couldn't imagine the will be to, get West Atlantic will step down as head of �$ city having a better CRA di- (Avenue) reborn." the city's successful re- rector for the past nine years," he said. "I can't be- The start of the long - delayed redevelopment of vitalization agency July 1. .�K. lieve you lasted as long as you West Atlantic is just one rea- did." - son a new director needs to "It just seemed like a j Though widely supported be chosen quickly, McCarty good time," Brown said r by city officials, some corn- said. after the CRA's meeting munity critics have called him CRA officials hope to de: at Pompey Park. "I want grown stubborn. A few candidates in cide on a procedure for re- ed to end my tenure on a the recent city commission placing Brown by their next high note." - elections even suggested it meeting in two weeks. When Brown started July 1, 1991, the was time for Brown to exit. � howie hartnett@pbpost.com downtown corridor had a more than 40 percent vacancy rate. Residents feared go- ing there after dark and the off - season was' a wasteland for merchants. Today, vacancy is down to about 5 per- cent and the streets are full day. and night nearly year - round. "I'm extremely proud how the whole life .of the city has changed," said Brown, whq makes $92,500 a year. "This isn't just about commercial development. People like to eat and stroll and bring their children here." -. After his official departure in July, Brown plans to return to his real estate .roots. Before joining the city, Brown ran a real estate business in Sarasota. "I want to go back into the private sector i THE PALM BEACH POST WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2000 New ob new leader J .' ompare a photo of downtown Delray Beach today with one Replace the man who helped taken nine years ago to see how b9"l back East Atlantic in effective a Community Redevelop n ment Agency can be. Delray with someone who can In 1991, vacant storefronts and d0 the Same Or WestAtlantac. empty parking places lined the east f em _end of Atlantic Avenue. The at- tractions were the ocean, the public beach and little else. People who than endure the next phase of rede- didn't live close by seldom had rea- ' velopment along West. Atlantic, son to come downtown. where difficult negotiations with resi- Ihis was the picture Chris Brown dent groups are sure to complicate saw when he left the real-estate busi. every decision. Mr. Brown's succes- ness in Sarasota to become the exec sor will need to be articulate and pa utive director of the city's CRA. Mr. tient enough to convince west -end Brown and his board members were residents that, this time, Delray responsible for charting the course Beach does ' want to improve their for renewal. It was, routinely, a frus• communities and, just as important, trating, contentious task, contorted will listen. by politics and the diverse perspec African- American residents have tives of elected officials, business charged that their neighborhoods owners, developers and homeown- have been made a low priority. They ers. Most challenging for Mr. worry that black businesses will be Brown's group was the long and pushed aside when redevelopment heated debate over Worthing Place, a comes their way. Those complaints five -story complex of 200 apartments. and fears must be allayed: With the help of a robust econo- Critics of Mr. Brown found him my, the CRA's vision of a vibrant blunt to the point of rudeness. His downtown became real. Empty store many supporters say he had the fronts and parking places are hard to toughness and decisiveness the posi- find now. People from throughout tion demanded. Most everyone the county and beyond come to dine would agree that the approach that at the avenue's bistros, shop or listen worked on the east end of Atlantic to jazz. Mr. Brown did his job well. won't work on the west. With Mr: 11hat success, in part, is why he's do- Brown's exit come thanks for his Tiding to leave it July 1. wprk and an opportunity to retool the It's easy to understand why Mr. CRA's leadership to fit the job at Brown wants to go out on top, rather hand. 4. References City of South Miami "✓ Urban Planning and Design Services THE CORRADINO GROUP Matthew D. Schwartz, AICP Assistant City Manager City of Miami Beach 1700 Convention Center Drive Miami Beach, Florida 33139 305.673.7010 Marcia Berkley City of Plantation 400 NW 73rd Avenue Plantation, Florida 33317 954.797.2221 Joseph Johnson Planning Director City.of Miami Beach 1700 Convention Center Drive Miami Beach, Florida 33139 305.673.751.4 CHRISTOPHER BROWN & ASSOCIATES, INC. Diane Dominguez . Ex- Director of Delray Beach CRA City of Delray Beach 24 N. Swinton Avenue Delray Beach, FL 33444 561.276.8640 CAMAYD GROUP (COMMUNITAS, INC) Not available at this time -f t,3 �Jf'_i'1i��1.� J riF'_JJF' 4 -1 i 5. Acknowledgement 'N 4Y Community'Redeve�omen Area. City Of -SOA Miami 1 �..- 2 3 South Miami CRA Minutes 4 April 23, 2001 5 6 CALL TO ORDER: 7 8 The - -South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency met in 9 regular session on Monday, April 23, 2001 .beginning. at 6:35' .10, p.m'., in the City Commission Chambers, 6130 Sunset Drive. 11 . 12 Roll Call: 13 The following members of the CRA. Board were present:. 14 Chairperson Julio Robaina, Vice Chairperson. Horace.•G.= 'Feliu•, 15 Members Mary Scott Russell, Randy `,G." Wiscombe, �Charete '.B: 16 Plummer, David'D. Bethel and James Bowman. 17 18 Also in attendance were, Executive Director 'Charl'es D: 19 Scurr, Director Gregory. J. Oravec, General Counsel John 20 Dellagloria, CRA Secretary representative Nkenga Payne and CRA 21 Outreach Coordinator James McCants. 22 23 Invocation: .24 Vice Chair, Feliu delivered the.,Invocation. 25 26 Pledge of Allegiance: 27 The Pledge of Allegiance was recited in unison. 28 29 1. Approval of Minutes March 5, 2001 30 31 Moved by Member. Russell, seconded by Member Wiscombe to 32 approve the minutes,as'.presented. 33 34 There, being no discussion the motion passed by a 7 -0 vote. 35 36 Member Bethel: Yea 37 Member Bowman: Yea 38 Vice Chair - Feliu: Yea 39 Member Russell: Yea 40 Member Plummer Yea 41 Member Wiscombe: Yea - 42 Chair Robaina: Yea 43, - 44 COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 1 AFTER ACTION, SUMMARY April 23, 2001 1 2 . CRA Director's Report 2 Director Oravec invited Mr. J. W. Harris to come.forward and 3 provide a conceptual proposal for the vacant property across the 4 street from the South Miami Post Office. 5 6 a. Shoal Creek Properties. 7 Messres. Jim Harris, Robert Curtis, Joseph Goldstein, 8 Michael Getz and Tony White appeared before the CRA Board to give 9 a presentation on the conceptual project Shoal Creek Properties 10 was proposing. This project would fulfill the idea of the' CRA, 11 address some issues as well as look at the Comp Plan and some of 12 the zoning issues. The project is "The University Place" and is 13 located on a vacant parcel surrounded by SW 61st Avenue on the 14 West, SW 69th Street on the North and South on SW 70th Street. 15 This project is located near the Metro -rail Station. The project 16 is also very close to the University of--Miami. In a lot of ways 17 this type - -of residential development helps fulfill and `supports 18 the residential goals of the SMCRA. The project consists of 250 19 apartment units with approximately 7,500 square feet of. retail 20 and office use in addition to,the 500 plus parking spaces. There 21 is also a recreation facility, which consists of a swimming pool 22 and a lot for volleyball playing. The 7,500 square feet of 23 either office or retail development would occur on the first 24 floor facing SW 70th Street: The pool area and volleyball court 25 would be located in the center of the complex. The northern 26 portion of the complex would house the parking garage.. In order. 27 for this project to move forward, a. Comprehensive Plan amendment 28 is required. The site is currently designated Mixed -Use 29 Commercial and needs to be Transit Orient Development. In 30 addition, the property is currently zoned medium office and needs 31 to be zoned Transit Oriented Development. The Comprehensive Plan 32 amendment and Zoning change applications have been filed with the 33 City. This project would have less impact from a traffic 34 perspective than is currently allowed as of right on the site. 35 There is clearly a market for this type of project in the City of 36 South Miami. 37 38 Member Russell suggested that extra care be taken when 39 addressing security by providing adequate lighting for the 40 complex. She touched on the quasi- judicial element involved with 41 zoning and asked that General Counsel Dellagloria to detail the 42 process. 43 44 General Counsel Dellagloria explained that tonight's 45 presentation is for informational purposes only. Even though 46 some of the Members who would be voting on the zoning changes as 47 part of the City Commission process had spoken favorably about 48 the project, this..would not preclude the Commission from 49 approving or disapproving the project at the. .Commission level 50 when the public hearings are held. Assuming that the City of 51 South Miami has adopted an ordinance, which follows state law and 52 .'allows the City to have discussion as long as those discussions 53 are placed on the record members of the Commission may speak with COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 2 AFTER ACTION SUMMARY - April 23, 2001 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37. 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 .46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 a developer. This..small scale Comprehensive Plan amendment is a legislative function and therefore, not governed by Quasi- Judicial proceedings. However, the zoning issue would most likely be Quasi- Judicial [during the Quasi - Judicial proceeding the Commission members would not be allowed to have discussion outside of a public meeting]. It was stated for the record that Shoal.Creek Properties had not.file the zoning application. Member Russell asked if it would be prudent to go a head and make the zoning consistent in this one square block area [CRA area overlay the TODD District]. Director Oravec related that the CRA has no zoning powers. This is strictly a City, Commission function. Executive Director Scurr explained that the _City's Zoning Task Force is in fact looking at all the zoning issues [TODD] . However, this review process hasn't been completed. The applicant is on a much faster track and didn't want to wait for the conclusion of the Zoning Task Force and wanted to proceed with the Comp Plan amendment. Member Russell asked if the Zoning Task Force had rendered an opinion regarding this Comp Plan amendment. Assistant City Manager Basu indicated that the Zoning Task Force was looking at a much larger area to be included as the potential TODD area. In their review of the area, this property is certainly a part of the TODD recommendation. CRA Coordinator. Mr. McCants inquired about job recruitment for local residents. Mr. Harris indicated that the company has committed to requiring that all subcontractors use their best efforts to hire people from within the community [CRA neighborhood]. A „community representative would be hired to assist with recruiting employees from the neighborhood.` Chairperson Robaina and Member Russell expressed their excitement in seeing this project come forward.. '. Member Wiscombe related that he'd received concerns from several members of the community regarding the height of this complex. He further voiced concern with the traffic flow in and out of the building. He applauded the applicant for wanting to hire residents from the community. He, however, expressed concern that when the project is completed the number of residents original hired would decrease substantially [from approximately 20'to 2 or 4 people] Mr. Harris addressed the traffic issue and related that what was being request would actually generate 25% less traffic in the COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 3 AFTER ACTION SUMMARY - April 23, 2001 1 area. He related'that tenants would be mostly young.professional 2 and students and for the most part would be traveling north and 3 east. In addition it is anticipated that a lot of the students 4 would take the Metro -rail as well as walk. 5 6 Member Wiscombe asked that `.when the community meetings are 7 held that the CRA Board is also notified so that the members 8 'might attend. 9 10 Mr. Harris said up.until the zoning application is filed his 11 company could notify everyone directly. Once that zoning 12 application is filed meeting notifications would go through Mr. 13 Oravec. 14 15 Chairperson Robaina referenced the traffic concern brought 16 up by Member Wiscombe and indicated that he'd rather have a 17 residential element in this area where the traffic would only be 18 during morning and evening hours as 'opposed to a commercial 19 element where.the traffic is continuous. 20 21 Vice Chair Feliu advised Mr. Harris that he wanted to make 22 sure that details to landscaping were observed. He commended Mr. 23 Harris for his diligence in informing the community of this 24 proposed project. 25 26 General Counsel Dellagloria cautioned the Board members that 27 if more than one member of the Board were attending the community 28 meetings the City may have to provide public notice. 29 30 Mr. Harris announced that Shoal Creek Properties would be 31 holding a community barbecue at Lee Park'Condominium in order to 32' meet all of the residents and familiarize them with the project. 33 34 Member Bethel applauded Mr. Harris and his efforts in the 35 community. 36 37 Executive Director Scurr continued with the Director's 38' Report and indicated that the CRA was pursuing a very full agenda 39 of funding from both the State and Federal levels [Church Street 40 Project, Pedestrian Overpass across US One]. Through 41 Congresswoman. Meek's efforts Computer Skill Solutions was 42 'introduced to the CRA. The ideal place to house such an 43 innovative program would be in the Multi - purpose Community 44 Center. 45 46 b. Computer Skill Solutions 47 Mr. Gustavo Roldan, Computer Skill Solutions Foundation. 48 This is a 501(c)3 Computer Technology Center. He emphasized his 49 belief that there is a real need for Computer technology. There 50 are a lot of computer job openings and not enough people to'fill 51 those jobs. This foundation offers a specific goal oriented .and 52 computer skills to.those individuals who could not-get technology 53 training elsewhere for free. COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 4 AFTER ACTION SUMMARY - April 23, 2001 1 , 2. Mr. Robert Roach a Computer Skill, Solutions Foundation 3 graduate appeared before the CRA'Board to further expound upon 4 this inventive program. 5 6 Chairperson Robaina conveyed his support of this program's 7 location in South Miami. 8 9 Member Russell asked how is the CRA going to help this 10 Foundation bring its program to South Miami. 11 12 Director Oravec said that rehabilitation dollars would be 13 used to sponsor the project. He said the utilization of space at 14 the Mobley property would be the CRA's contribution [providing 15 space and some build -out dollars]. 16 17 Executive Director Scurr related that -the CRA would be 18 dealing with the land use and parking issues on Commerce Road and 19 Progress Lane. A neighborhood meeting with the merchants and 20 property owners from those areas. is scheduled for Wednesday, 21 April 25th beginning at 6:00 p.m. The public 'is invited to' 22 attend. 23 24 General Counsel Dellagloria suggested that official notice 25 'of the meeting be given. 26 27 Executive Director. Scurr referenced the Mobley property 28 purchase and related that because the CRA L is new it has no 29 credit history. Therefore, nobody wants to lend the CRA any 30 money. It is.anticipated that some type of interlocal agreement 31 between the City and the CRA would be entered into. 32 33 General Counsel Dellagloria indicated that he's drafted a 34 copy of Interlocal agreements for administration's review. The 35 problem is not only does the CRA not have a credit history the 36 CRA cannot generate additional revenue by raising taxes. 37 38 Executive Director Scurr referenced the Single Family 39 Housing program and related that Jubilee can't find any suitable 40 lots. ,The CRA has moved. to alleviate this problem by hiring a 41 "Lien. Attorney." This individual would be instrumental in 42 gaining title to some of the vacant properties. 43 44 Mr. Jorge Diaz a representative of Jubilee Community 45 Development Corporation. He related that since Jubilee signed 46 its contract with the CRA approximately ten properties have been 47 identified. Lien and title searches were done on the properties 48 and of which six were identified predominately with City of South 49 Miami liens. Those six property owners were contacted. Two of 50 the property owners indicated that they were not interested in 51 selling. Two other. property owners that never responded to 52 Jubilee's phone calls were sent certified receipt letters, which 53 were returned undeliverable.- Two other property owners are COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY. 5 AFTER ACTION SUMMARY - April 23, 2001 1 currently in negotiations with Jubilee. One of the other 2 properties has easily over $100,000.00. accrued in City liens. 3 This property,is sitting in the Clerk's office because back taxes 4 and is available to the first person that wants to pay the taxes. 5 Jubilee is in the process of determining what those owed taxes 6 are and if it is an amount that is reasonable and within the 7 company's budget, it would be purchased. The last property, 8 which'happens to be adjacent to this property, involves a zoning 9 issue that will need to be worked out with the Planning Director. 10 This is one of the only properties that are clean of any liens. 11 The property owner wanted more for the property than what was 12 budgeted: An agreement was reached to buy the property within 13 the budgeted amount. Once an appraisal is done on the property 14 some type of certification would be obtain articulating the 15 difference between the appraised value of the property and the 16 purchase price. The difference can be--used as a donation to a 17 non - profit - organization. 18 19 Vice Chair Feliu asked how would the liens be disbursed with 20 in 'order for Jubilee or Habitat for Humanity to acquire the 21 property for affordable housing? 22 23 General Counsel Dellagloria indicated that the liens were in 24 the name of the City of South Miami; therefore the City would 25 bring the foreclosure action. Assuming. that the City simply 26 deeds that property to the CRA, the CRA under the Statutes would 27 have to entertain proposals from developers. 28 29 Director Oravec said the CRA would issue another RFP and 30 instead of providing .a cash incentive of $10,000.00 a property 31 incentive would be offered. 32 33 Vice Chair Feliu asked would happen with the taxes owed to 34 Miami -Dade County. 35 36 Executive Director Scurr shared that CDBG is in the process 37 of acquiring a couple of properties. When this is done, normally 38 taxes and liens are waived. Title would then be conveyed to a 39 non- profit organization to develop the parcel. 40 41 Vice Chair Feliu asked about a time line on this process. 42 43 Executive Director Scurr said the time line is approximately 44 six months. 45 46 Discussion ensued about the style of homes being built in 47 South Miami by Habitat for Humanity. The Board emphasized the 48 importance of not having a "cookie cutter" image. 49 50 Executive Director Scurr indicated that Habitat for Humanity 51 had secured the certificates of liens on the Marshall Williamson 52 property. 53 COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 6 AFTER ACTION SUMMARY - April 23, 2001 .1 Member Bethel shared' that:. held visited some of the homes 2 built by Jubilee in other areas and was . very impressed with the 3 models. He, said that he'd hoped that Jubilee had gotten. -the 4 Marshall Williamson Property- instead of Habitat,for Humanity. 5 6 Member Plummer too expressed her desire to have other style 7 of affordable homes built besides the standard Habitat design. 8 9 Director Oravec suggested working with Habitat to come up 10 with a Memorandum of Understanding whereby they agree to build a 11 better product in return for the City releasing.its liens on the 12 property and the CRA providing financial assistance to bridge 13 that gap. 14 15 Chairperson Robaina said that he wanted to make it mandatory 16, from henceforth that Habitat 'for Humanity build homes with a 17 different--and better fagade. 18 19 Member Wiscombe shared that he'd spoken with Ms. Ann Manning 20 about this same issue. He voiced support of having. Habitat build 21 homes with a different fagade. 22 23 Members Russell . opined that the biggest problem is 24 aesthetics. She said this concern should be addressed with 25 Habitat for Humanity. She asked that Mr. Oravec provide her with 26 notification of upcoming events taking place in the CRA. 27 community. 28 29 Chairperson Robaina asked if he. could used a portion of the 30 "Special Project funding" money to pay for the landscaping around 31 one of the existing Habitat homes. He announced that St. Alban's 32 is having a.dedication ceremony of its new playground [which was 33 funded by the CRA Board members] on Wednesday, May 23, 2001. The 34 time is to be announced. 35 36 Director Oravec said that this was acceptable. 37 38 -Mr. Oravec acknowledged the presence of the CRA Community 39 Oriented Police Officer as well as CRA Code Enforcement Officer. 40 41 Mr. Ajibola. Balogun, the City's Engineer and Construction .42. Director appeared before the City. Commission to provide an update 43 -on the. 64th. Street and 59th Place Traffic Calming Project. A 44 letter has been submitted to Mr. Tony Crapp,.Director of OCED for 45 consideration and approval of having the Miami -Dade County water 46 main relocation project included in the City's project. 'Miami- 47 Dade County's administrative staff has accepted and supports this 48 idea. If approval is received from Miami -Dade County 49 construction could start as early as August 2001. 50 51 Chairperson Robaina stressed - the importance of getting the 52 re- striping done -on 66th Street and Red Road because of the. 53 potential traffic hazard. COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 7 AFTER ACTION SUMMARY - April 23, 2001, 1 _ 2 Officer Henry Guzman appeared before the CRA- Board to 3 provide a brief update on the police substation located at the 4 public housing 'complex in'the CRA area and the police activities - 5 taking place. 6 7 Officer Vernon Sawyer appeared before the CRA Board to 8 expound further on the positive police presence in the CRA area. 9 10 Member .Plummer conveyed her appreciation of having police 11 presence in.this area. 12 13 Member Wiscombe thanked the police officers for 'their 14, assistance with the delivery of Easter Baskets. 15 16 After there, were no further comments or questions for the 17 CRA Director, this report was concluded. 18 19 ITEMS FOR THE DIRECTOR 20 21 Chairperson Robaina asked administration to follow up on the 22 promises made by HUD, which includes the securing of the garbage 23 dumpsters. 24 25 Vice Chair Feliu asked for a status report on the 26 privatization of public housing. 27 28 Director Oravec said this would be review under the Urban 29 Planning and Design. 30 31 RESOLUTION(S) 32 (For Public Hearing) 33 34 CRA 10 -01 -59 35 6. A RESOLUTION OF THE, CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF' THE 36 SOUTH MIAMI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY .(SMCRA) 37 AUTHORIZING THE 'EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE AN 38 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE,AGENCY AND B. MUMFORD &.COMPANY '39 FOR MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS SERVICES. 40 41 Moved by Chair Robaina, seconded by Members Russell & Bethel 42 to approve this item. 43 44 Director Oravec related that the Board recognizes the 45 importance of marketing and public relations issues. Fifty 46 Thousand Dollars was allocated during this budget year to provide 47 the services. B Mumford & Company was selected by a Selection 48 Committee as the top- ranking firm to provide the services. 49 50 Moved-by Member Russell, seconded by Chairperson Robaina to 51 amend, page 7, line 14 of the Contract to read CRA Consultant. 52 COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 8 AFTER ACTION SUMMARY - April 23, 2001 1 There, being no further discussion on the amendment the 2 motion passed by a 7 -0 vote. 3 4 Member Bethel: Yea 5 Member Bowman: Yea 6 Vice Chair Feliu: Yea' 7 Member Russell: Yea 8 Member Plummer: Yea 9 Member Wiscombe: Yea 10 Chair Robaina: Yea 11 12 At the conclusion of this discussion the motion passed by a 13 7 -0 vote. 14 15 Member Bethel:. Yea 16 Member. Bowman: Yea 17 __ Vice Chair Feliu: Yea 18 Member Russell: Yea 19 Member Plummer: Yea 20 Member Wiscombe: Yea 21 Chair Robaina: Yea 22 23 PUBLIC COMMENTS 24 There were none 25 26 CRA BOARD COMMENTS 27 28 Each Board member was afforded an opportunity for.comments. 29 30 After there was no other business to come before this Body, 31 the meeting adjourned at 8:55 p.m. 32 33 34 COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 9 AFTER ACTION SUMMARY - April 23, 2001 r South Miami Community. Redevelopment Agency City of South Miami, Florida Financial Statements September 30, 2000 South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency City of South Miami, Florida Financial Statements September 30, 2000 Contents Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants 1 Financial statements Balance Sheet 2 Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance (Deficit) 3 Statement of Revenues and Expenditures — Budget and Actual — 4 Notes to Financial Statements MM Report on Compliance and on Internal Control over Financial Reporting Based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards 10 Management Letter in Accordance with the Rules of the Auditor General of the State of Florida 11-15 RODRIGUEZ9 TRUEBA & COMPANY CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS MARIANO J. RODRIGUEZ, C.P.A. MEMBER _ CARLOS M. TRUEBA, C.P.A. AMERICAN INSTTTUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUN TAWS FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF CIUMPIED PUBLICACCOUNTANTS Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants To the Board of Commissioners of the South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency City of South Miami, Florida We have ' audited the accompanying financial statements of the South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency (the "Agency "), a component unit of the City of South Miami, Florida (the "City"), as of and for the year ended September 30, 2000, as listed in the table of contents. These' financial statements are the responsibility of the management of the City of South Miami, Florida and the South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.' We conducted our audit in• accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. As discussed in Note A, the financial statements present only the South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency and are not intended to present fairly the financial position of the City of South Miami, Florida, and the results of its operations of its governmental fund types and nonexpendable trust funds in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of South Miami, Florida, as of September 30, 2000, and the results of its operations for the year then ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. In accordance with.Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated March 7, 2001 on our consideration of the City's internal control over financial reporting and our tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts and grants. Rodriguez, Trueba & Co., P.A. .March 7, 2001 1985 N.W. 8STU COURT - SUITE 101 • MIAMI, FLORIDA 33172 TELEPHONE (305) 593 -2644 • FAX (305) 593 - 0390 . South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency City of South Miami, Florida Balance Sheet September 30, 2000 With Comparative • Totals for 1999 (Note A) 2000 1999 Memorandum only Assets Current Assets Cash and cash equivalents Pooled cash/investments Investments Other Assets Total current assets Total, assets Liabilities and Fund Balance (Deficit) Current Liabilities Accounts payable Due to the City of South Miami Total current liabilities Fund Balance (deficit) $ 48,398 $ 24,025 200,000 200,000 150,000 - 398,398 2241025 540 - $ 398,938 $ 224,025 $ 18,954 $ 4,685 386,349 482,254 405,303 486,939 Fund balance- reserved for encumbrances 8,598 - Fund balance- reserved for designations 215,000 25,500 Fund balance (deficit) - unreserved (229,963) (288,414) Total fund balance (deficit)' (6,365) (262,914) Total liabilities and fund balance $ 398,938 $ 224,025 The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. 2 Revenues South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency City of South Miami, Florida Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance (Deficit) For the Year Ended September 30, 2000 With Comparative Totals for 1999 (Note A) Tax Incremental Financing Funds (TIF) Advertising fees Development fees - Shops at Sunset Review fees Donations and other revenues Total revenues Expenditures Residential reinvestment project Appearance improvement project Economic development Trolley services Quick victory expenses Code enforcement and trolley salaries Salaries - administrative Employee benefits Consultant fees Professional and legal fees Office expense Other general and administrative Total expenditures Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenditures Other financing sources Interest income Excess (deficiency) of revenues and other financing sources over expenditures Fund balance (deficit)- beginning of the year ,innn Innn memoranaum ow y $ 700,070 $ 4,360 1,200 - 225,000 - 25,000 - 500' . 704,430 251,700 . 53,029 - 45,501 - 21,450 - 90,092 77,521 - 11,225 85,916 - 57,244 45,709 6,314 6,313 41,603 97,720 20,658 12,819 13,333 7,808 23,383 - 458,523 259,115 245,907 (7,415) 10,642 3,213 256,549 (4,202) (262,914) (258,712) Fund balance (deficit) - end of the year $ (6,365) $ (262,914) The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 3 South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency City of South Miami, Florida Statement of Revenues and Expenditures Budget and Actual For the Year Ended September 30, 2000 Variance Favorable Budget Actual (Unfavorable) Revenues: Tax Incremental Financing Funds 63,558 3,032 28,800 City share of TIF funding $ 412,544 $ 314,724 $ (97,820) County share of TIF funding 385,346 385,346 - Total TIF Funds 797,890 700,070 (97,820) Interest revenue 25,000 10,642 (14,358) Advertising revenue 16,000 4,360 (11,640) Carryover trolley program surplus 115,000 - (115,000) Total Revenues 953,890 715,072 (238,818) Expenditures Current: Personnel services General and administrative Professional services Repayment to South Miami advanced to the Agency Capital expenditures Total Expenditures 66,590 63,558 3,032 28,800 41,767 (12,967) 20,200 41,603 (21,403) 57,479 57,479 - 780,821 254,116 526,705 953,890 458,523 495,367 Excess of Revenues over Expenditures $ - $ 256,549 $ 256,549 The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements 4 South Miami Community. Redevelopment Agency City of South Miami, Florida Notes to Financial Statements For the Year Ended September 30, 2000 NOTE A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency (the "Agency "), a component unit of the City of South Miami, Florida (the "City ") was established on April 15, 1997 through the adoption of Ordinance No. 12- 97- 1633. The Miami -Dade County Board of County Commissioners approved and adopted the South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency Plan on May 19, 1998 with the adoption of Ordinances 98 -79 and 98 -80. The Agency began providing services to the City on October 1, 1998. The Agency's main objective is to prevent the spread of and eliminate the existence of slum and blighted conditions within the redevelopment area. The financial statements of the Agency have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as applied to governmental units. The Agency applies all relevant Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) pronouncements. GASB is the accepted standard - setting body for establishing governmental accounting and financial reporting principles. The more significant 'of the government's accounting policies are described below. Reporting Entity - The Agency was deemed to be a separate, distinct and independent legal entity controlled by a board of seven commissioners. The Agency falls under the requirements of Chapter 163 part III of the Florida Statutes. The Agency meets the criteria for inclusion in the City reporting entity as a component unit and therefore, will be included in the City's general purpose financial statements. In accordance with GASB pronouncements, the financial statements include all funds and account groups, if applicable over which Agency officials are considered to be financially accountable. The Agency is a fiduciary fund type - expendable trust fund of the City and these financial statements represent only the financial position and results of operations of the Agency and not those of the City. The oversight responsibility of the Agency is derived from the powers of the Agency's seven - member Board and includes, but is not limited to, the following specific criteria: To disseminate community redevelopment information To undertake and carry out community redevelopment and related activities within the community redevelopment area To issue redevelopment revenue bonds per Section 163.385 F.S. Within the community redevelopment area: • To make inspections, surveys, appraisals • To acquire any real property • To hold, improve, clear or prepare for redevelopment any such property Basis of Accounting - The accounts" of the Agency are organized on the basis of funds and account groups to report on its financial position and the results of its operations. Fund accounting is designed to demonstrate legal compliance and to aid financial management by segregating transactions related to certain government functions or activities. A fund is a separate accounting entity with a self - balancing set of accounts. An account group, on the other hand, is a financial reporting device designed to provide accountability for certain assets and liabilities that are not recorded in the funds because they do not directly affect net available financial resources. South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency City of South Miami, Florida Notes to Financial Statements For the Year Ended September 30, 2000 NOTE A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - continued The financial statements of the Agency are presented and included as a fiduciary fund type - expendable trust in the City's general purpose financial statements. Fiduciary funds are used to account for assets held on behalf of outside parties, including other governments, or on behalf of other funds within the government. When these assets are held under the terms of a "formal trust agreement, either a pension trust funds, a nonexpendable trust fund or an expendable trust fund is used. The term "nonexpendable" and "expendable" refer to whether or not the government is under an obligation to maintain the trust principal. The accounting and financial reporting treatment applied to a fund is determined by its measurement focus. All governmental and fiduciary fund types are accounted for using a current financial resources measurement focus. With this measurement focus, only current assets and current liabilities are included on the *balance sheet. ....Operating statements'of these funds present increases (i.e., revenues and other financing sources) and decreases (i.e., expenditures and other financing uses) in net current assets. The modified accrual basis of accounting is used by governmental and fiduciary fund types. Under the modified accrual basis of accounting, revenues are recognized when susceptible to accrual (i.e., when they become both measurable and available). "Measurable" means the amount of the transaction can be determined and "available" means collectible within the current period or soon enough thereafter to be used to pay liabilities of the current period. BudgetarYData Section 2 of article 4 of the South Miami City Charter requires to annually submit to the Agency Board a proposed operating budget for the fiscal year commencing the following October 1. The proposed operating budget includes proposed expenditures and the means of financing them. Prior to October 1, the budget is adopted by the Agency Board. Budgets are considered a management control and planning tool and as such are incorporated into the accounting system of the Agency. Budgets are adopted on a basis consistent with generally accepted accounting principles. Appropriations not encumbered lapse at year end. Outstanding encumbrances at year end are reported as a reservation of fund equity because the Agency intends to honor the contracts. The statement of revenues, expenditures and changes in fund balances, budget and actual is presented for funds which have annual budgets. The budget information presented -has been amended throughout the Agency's fiscal year. All amendments were approved by the Board in accordance with the Code. Due from other Governments or Agencies - The financial statements reflect the amounts due the City by the Agency for services provided to the Agency by the City as well as Agency deposits held by the City in pooled cash/investments. Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenditures during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Total Columns and Comparative Data' Comparative total data for the prior year have been presented in the accompanying financial statements in order to provide an understanding of changes in the Agency's financial position and operations. Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year totals to make the data more comparative. South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency City of South Miami, Florida Notes to Financial Statements For the Year Ended September 30, 2000 NOTE A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - continued Comparative total data for 1999 has been captioned "memorandum only "; additionally, total columns on the statement of functional revenues and expenses are captioned "memorandum only" to indicate that they are presented only to facilitate financial analysis. Data in these columns does not present results of operations in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Excess Aoorooriations over Expenditures in Individual Funds During the fiscal year 2000, expenditures did not exceed appropriations as a result of programs that were in progress as of September 30, 2000. The unexpended portion of the programs were reserved as a designation of fund balance. NOTE B - Deposits In addition to insurance provided by the Federal Depository Insurance Corporation, all deposits are held in banking institutions approved by the State Treasurer of the State of Florida to hold public funds. Under Florida Statutes Chapter 280, Florida Security for Public Deposits Act, the State Treasurer requires every qualified public depository to deposit with the Treasurer eligible collateral equal to or in excess of the required collateral of the depository. The Treasurer, by rule, shall establish minimum required collateral pledging levels and shall notify each qualified public depository of its required pledging level. Each qualified public depository shall calculate the amount of its required collateral based upon any one or any combination of the formulas allowable under this chapter. In the event of a failure of a qualified public depository, the remaining public depositories would be responsible for covering any resulting losses. Accordingly, all amounts reported as deposits are deemed as insured or collateralized. The Agency's deposits include cash with a reported amount of $48,398 and a bank balance of $47,299. The difference between the Agency's reported amount and the bank balance is due to outstanding checks and deposits in transit in these demand accounts. Governmental Accounting Standards 'require cash deposits and investments to be classified into three credit risk categories. Category one represents insured or registered investments with securities held by the Agency or its agent in the Agency's name. Category two represents uninsured and unregistered investments with securities held by the counterparties trust department or agent in the Agency's name. Category three represents uninsured and unregistered investments with securities held by the counterparty, or by its trust department or agent but not in the City's name. At year end, the Agency included in category one $350,000 in certificates of deposits and treasury bills. NOTE C - Related Parties During the course of its operations, the Agency had numerous transactions with the City to finance operations, and provide services. To the extent that certain transactions between the Agency and the City have not been paid or received as of September 30, balances of interfund amounts receivable or payable have been reflected. The City owes the Agency $200,000 in deposits held in the City's pooled cash/investment. All amounts payable to the City are to be settled with expendable, available financial resources. Following is a description of the four basic types of interfund transactions made and the related accounting policies: 1. Transactions for service rendered or facilities provided are recorded as revenue in the receiving fund and expenditures, either as internal charges or administrative fees in the disbursing fund; 2. Transactions, which are recurring annual transfers between two or more budgetary funds, are recorded as transfers in an out; 7 South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency City of South Miami, Florida Notes to Financial Statements For the Year Ended September 30, 2000 NOTE C Related Parties — continued 3. Transactions to reimburse a fund for expenditures made by it for the benefit of another fund are recorded as expenditures in the disbursing fund and as a reduction of expenditures in the receiving fund; and 4. Transactions recording equity contributions between funds: the receiving fund records such transactions as transfers in and additions to fund balances or, in the case of proprietary funds to a contribution account. The- disbursing fund records the transaction as a transfer out and a reduction of fund balance or, in the base of proprietary fund, as a reduction of equity. Agency employees are covered by the City's deferred compensation plan. NOTE D - Risk Management The Agency,• as a component unit of the City, is exposed to various risks of loss related to torts; theft of, damage to, and destruction of assets; errors and omissions; injuries to employees; and natural disasters. The City has obtained insurance from commercial underwriters for all the aforementioned risks. NOTE E - Commitments and Contingencies The Agency's revenues are limited to amounts billed and collected locally and are thus subject to the risk of the Agency operating in a single industry and geographic region. The Agency leases its trolley vehicle services under an agreement expiring in December 31, 2000, and the Agency will not renew the contract. The Agency is required to pay rent of $2,126 per vehicle per month to the service provider. Under the terms of the agreement, the Agency's liability resulting from a claim involving the trolley system is limited to $50,000. Rent expense for the year.ended September 30, 2000 amounted to $90,092. The South Miami Community Redevelopment has terminated its contracts with legal and professional consultants to assist in the implementation Plan. However, the legal and professional consultants have been hired on the advisory basis. The rules of the Auditor General (Section 10.554(1)(e)3.) requires disclosure as to whether or not the Agency is in a state of financial emergency as a consequence of an unreserved or total fund balance or retained earnings deficit for which sufficient resources of the local government entity are not available to cover the deficit for two successive years. Although the Agency has had a fund deficit for two consecutive and successive years management of the Agency has determined that the Agency is not in a state of financial emergency under Section 218.503(1), Florida Statutes. The deficit consists of expenditures paid by the City for start up Agency costs and the amounts are recorded as due to the City. The City is not demanding payment in the current or future period, only when sufficient funds become available. The City is in a financial condition to forgive the debt at any time and clear the deficit if required by the Auditor General. The Agency had excess of revenues over expenditures during the current year and repaid amounts authorized by the Agency's Board and City Commission. Management of the Agency strongly believes profits will continue to be recognized in future years improving the financial condition of the Agency when the balance will be repaid after the deficit is provided for. South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency City of South Miami, Florida Notes to Financial Statements For the Year Ended September 30, 2000 NOTE F - Fund Equity (Deficit) The Community Redevelopment Agency has an unreserved fund deficit of $6,365 of which $215,000 is caused by designations of fund balances. The designations are amounts designated by the board to be used solely for the residential reinvestment and working capital Florida programs. The remaining $8,598 deficit has resulted from encumbrances that the Agency will honor. RODRIGUEZ5, TRUEBA & COMPANY CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS MARIANO J. RODRIGUEZ, C.P.A. MEMBER CARLOS M. TRUEBA, C.P.A. AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLICACCOUNTANiS Report on Compliance and on Internal Control over Financial Reporting Based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards To the Board of Commissioners of the South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency City of South Miami, Florida We have audited the financial statements of the South- Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, a component unit of the City of South Miami, Florida, as of and for the year ended September 30, 2000, . and have issued our report thereon dated March 7, 2001. We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Compliance As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency's financial statements are free of material misstatement, we performed tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations,: contracts and grants, noncompliance with which could have a direct and material effect on the determination of financial statement amounts. However, providing an opinion on compliance with those provisions was not an objective of our audit and, accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. The results of our tests disclosed no instances of noncompliance that are required to be reported under Government Auditing. Standards. Internal Control Over Financial Reporting In planning and performing our audit, we considered the South Miami Community Redevelopment. Agency's as well as the City's internal control over financial reporting in order to.determine our auditing procedures. for .the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements and not to -provide assurance'on the internal control over financial reporting. Our consideration of the internal control over financial reporting would not. necessarily disclose all matters in the internal control over financial reporting that might be material weaknesses. A material weakness is a condition in which the design or operation of one or more of the internal control components does not reduce to a relatively low level the risk that misstatements in amounts that would be material. in relation to the financial statements being audited may occur and not be detected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. We noted no matters involving the internal control over financial reporting and its operation that we consider to be a material weakness. This report is intended for the information of the Board of Commissioners and management of the South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, the City of South Miami, Florida and the Auditor General of the State of Florida. However, this report is a matter_ of public record and its distribution is not limited. e -.- Rodriguez, Trueba & Co., P.A. March 7, 2001 1985 N.W. 88TII COURT - SUITE 101 - MIAMI. FLORIDA 33172 ,_ .. TELEPHONE (305) 59la644 • FAX (305) 593 -0390 - • - South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency City of South Miami, Florida Management Letter in Accordance with the Rules of the Auditor General of the State of Florida 11 RODRIGUEZ3, TRUEBA & . COMPANY CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS MARIANO J. RODRIGUM C.P.A. hirNmeR CARLOS M. TRUEBA. C.P.A. APABRICAN INSTITUTE, OF CERTIRIEO PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF . CERTIFIM PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS Management Letter in Accordance with the Rules of the Auditor General of the State ofFlorida To the Board of Commissioners of the South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency City of South Miami, Florida. We have audited the financial statements of the South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, a component unit of the City of South Miami, Florida, (the "Agency "), as of and for the year ended September 30, 2000, and have issued our report thereon dated March 7,.2001 We have issued our independent auditors' report dated March 7, 2001, on our consideration of the .Agency's internal control over financial reporting and our tests of its compliance with certain ,provisions of laws,. regulations, contracts and grants. Disclosures in that report, if any, should be considered in conjunction with this management letter. In planning and performing our, audit of the financial statements of the Agency for the year ended September 30, 2000, we considered its internal. control structure in order to determine our audit procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion' on the financial statements and not to provide assurance on the internal control structure. We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Additionally, our audit was conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General, which governs the conduct of local governmental entity audits performed,in the State of Florida and require that certain items be addressed in this letter. Those . standards and provisions require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. In connection with our audit of the financial statements of the Agency for the year ended September 30, 2000, we report the following in accordance with Chapter 10.550; Rules of the Auditor General of the State of Florida, Local Governmental Entity Audits which requires that this report specifically address, but not be limited'to, the matters outlined in Rule I O.554(1)(e) as follows: 1. There are no instances of inaccuracies, irregularities, shortages, defalcations, and/or violations of laws, rules, regulations and contractual provisions which were reported in a preceding annual financial audit that need to be addressed in this report; 2. There were no recommendations made in a preceding annual financial statement audit that need to be addressed in this report; 3. No recommendations have been made to improve the Agency's present financial management, accounting procedures and internal accounting controls; 1985 N.W. 88nz COURT • SUIT F2101 • MIAMI, FLORIDA 33172 TELEPHONE (305) 593 -2644 • FAX (305) 593 -0390 South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency City of South Miami, Florida Page Two 4. During the course of our audit, nothing came to our attention that caused us to believe that the Agency: a) Was in violation of any laws, rules or regulations; b) Made any illegal or improper expenditures; c) Had improper or inadequate accounting procedures; d) Failed to record financial transactions which could have a material effect on it's financial statements; and e) Had other inaccuracies, irregularities, shortages and/or defalcations. 5. As required by the rules of the Auditor General of the State of Florida, we determined that the Agency's fiscal year 2000 annual financial report, which was filed with the 'State of Florida Department of Banking and Finance pursuant to Section 218.32, Florida Statutes, is in agreement with our audit for the same period. 6. The rules of the Auditor General (Section 10.554(1)(e)3.) state that the management letter shall include a statement as to whether or not the Agency is in a state of financial emergency as a consequence of conditions described in Section 218.503(1), Florida Statutes. Section 218.503(1), Florida Statutes, states that a unit of local government shall be in a state of financial emergency when any of the following conditions occur: a) Failure within the same fiscal year in which due to pay short-term loans from banks or failure to make bond debt service payments when due; b) Failure to transfer at the appropriate time, due to lack of funds: (1) taxes withheld on the income of employees;- or (2) employer and employee contributions for a) federal social security, or b) any pension, retirement or benefit plan of an employee; c) Failure for any one pay period to pay, due to lack of funds: (1) wages and salaries owed to . employees; or (2) retirement benefits owed to former employees; d) An unreserved or total fund balance or retained earnings deficit. for which sufficient resources of the local government entity are not available to cover the deficit for two successive years. e) Noncompliance of the local government retirement system with actuarial conditions provided by law. 13 South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, City of South Miami, Florida Page Three Section 218.503(2), Florida Statutes, states that a unit of local government shall notify the Governor and the Legislative Auditing Committee when one or more of the conditions specified in Sections 218.503(1) have accrued or will occur if action is not taken to assist the local governmental entity. The Agency has had a fund deficit for two consecutive and successive years. The deficit consists of expenditures paid by the City on behalf of the agency and the amounts are recorded as due to the City. The expenditures consist of start up Agency costs. The City is not demanding payment in the current or future period, only when sufficient funds become available. The Agency had excess of revenues over expenditures during the current year and repaid amounts authorized by the Agency's Board and City Commission. Management of the Agency strongly believes profits will continue to be recognized in future years improving the financial condition of the Agency, when the balance will be repaid after the deficit is provided for. Based on this reason, management of the Agency has determined that the Agency is not in a state of financial emergency under Section 218.503(1), Florida Statutes. In connection with our audit of the financial statements of the. Agency, the results of our tests did not indicate that the Agency is in a state. of financial emergency as a consequence of the conditions in Section 218.503(1), Florida Statutes. 7. The Rules of the Auditor General (Sections 10.554(1)(e) 6., 7., 8., 9.) state that the management letter shall include the following matters if not already addressed in the auditors' reports on the internal control structure or compliance: recommendations to improve financial management, accounting procedures, and internal controls; violation of laws, rules, regulations and contractual provisions, which may or may not materially affect the financial statements; illegal or improper or inadequate accounting procedures (e.g. the omission of required disclosures from the financial statements); failures to properly record financial transactions; and other inaccuracies; irregularities, shortages, and defalcations discovered by the auditor. Our audit disclosed the matters discussed in Current Year Comments required to be disclosed by Rules of Auditor General (Sections 10.554(1)(e) 6., 7., 8., 9.). 8. The Rules of the Auditor General (Sections 10.554(1)(e) 10.) state that the management letter shall include the name or official title and legal authority for the primary government and each component unit of the reporting entity be disclosed in the management letter, unless disclosed in the notes to the financial statements. Disclosure is made in Note A to the Agency's financial statements. This report is intended for the information of the Board of Commissioners and management of the South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, the City of South Miami, Florida and the Auditor General of the State of Florida. However, this report is a matter of public record and its distribution is not limited. Rodriguez, Trueba & Co., P.A. March 7, 2001 14 South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency City of South Miami, Florida Part I - Current Year's Comments and Recommendations For the Year Ended September 30, 2000 There were no current year findings or questioned costs relating to the financial statements of the South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency which are required to be reported in accordance with Governmental Auditing Standards. Part II - Status of Prior Year's Comments and Recommendations For the Year Ended September 30, 2000 There were no prior year's findings to the financial statements of the South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency. 15