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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1337 - MINUTES - City Commission MINUTES DANIA BEACH CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP MEETING APRIL 16, 2002 1. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Chunn called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL: Present: Mayor: Robert H. Chunn, Jr. Vice-Mayor: Pat Flury Commissioners: John Bertino C.K. McElyea City Attorney: Tom Ansbro City Manager: Ivan Pato City Clerk: Charlene Johnson Absent: Commissioner: Bob Mikes 3. Presentations on CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) Plan. Laurence Leeds, Growth Management Director, explained that the first step in establishing a CRA is the "Finding of Necessity", which was accomplished by Iler Planning Group this past year. The boundaries determined by the "Finding of Necessity" begin with downtown Dania Beach, all of Federal Highway, Dania Beach Boulevard in the eastern portion of the City, and residential areas both northeast and northwest of Downtown. The CRA area is comprised of 500 acres. At this time, the City must establish the Plan for the CRA, which will allow the City access to tax funds that would otherwise go to other taxing authorities and now refocus this revenue in the CRA district. The CRA is also a plan for guiding development in the downtown, commercial corridors and adjacent residential areas over the next 10 to 20 years. The CRA Plan may include the following components: • Community Participation where the consultant meets with business community, residents, taxpayers, interested parties, and stakeholders to discuss what they think the future of the downtown should include. • Marketing Component that identifies the opportunities for business development in the downtown. • Recommendations on possibly changing the zoning and planning. • Urban Design Component that may identify an architectural style. Mr. Leeds explained that the consultants have been advised that 15 minutes had been set aside; 10 minutes for the presentation and 5 minutes for a question and answer period. The consultants who are not making a presentation have been asked to wait outside the Conference Room until their scheduled presentation time. MINUTES 1 APRIL 16, 2002 WORKSHOP MEETING 7:15 p.m. Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin Lopez Rinehart, Inc. David M. Kutner, AICP, Senior Planner, introduced Michael Haygood from Holland & Knight, LLP and Rick Prescott, Urban Designer. A powerpoint presentation was provided on a brief history of the firm and a description of how the firm would proceed with the CRA Plan based on extensive experience with Broward County. 7:30 p.m. Michele Mellgren &Assoc. Inc. Michele Mellgren advised that her company is ,a professional planning, zoning and land use consulting firm. Ms. Mellgren introduced her team members: Jeff Katims, AICP, Senior Associate, Attorney D.J. Doody, Goren, Cherof, Doody & Ezrol, and Will Allen, Redevelopment Administrator for the Town of Davie. She advised that Mr. Allen was unable to attend tonight's meeting due to his attendance at a Planning Conference in Chicago. Ms. Mellgren asked that the City Commission consider that, although she does not have a marketing department in her firm, the firm would be able to provide the expertise for the CRA Plan at a lessor cost than the firms with technical.presentations. Ms. Mellgren proceeded to provide points of interest about the combined professional expertise of the team members and information about the types of projects undertaken by her firm and clear understanding of the legal process that qualifies her firm for the project. Ms. Mellgren also added that her personal attention to the details during the CRA Plan process would provide a unique benefit to the City. 7:45 p.m. Keith and Schnars, P.A/Civic Design Associates • Chris Brown, Partner, Civic Design Associates, introduced his partner Jim Hill, and advised that they are in association with Marc LaFerrier, Planner, and Eric Silva from Keith & Schnars, P.A. Mr. Brown explained that the two firms work together on CRA's in Broward County and pointed out that Broward County is a difficult county to obtain CRA approval. In addition, the third member of the team is Paul Lambert, Lambert &Associates. Mr. Brown explained that he is a specialist in CRA development. While working as Executive Director of Delray Beach, under his direction, Mr. Brown advised that the CRA was able to generate over $30 million in renovated and revitalized projects. Mr. Brown presented the professional specialties provided with the team members and pointed out that they have strength working with African American neighborhoods. Mr. Brown provided examples of successful CRA implementation provided by his firm in numerous governmental agencies. He commented on the professional expertise and understanding of the legal and public participation process which includes conducting Charrettes as a key tool in the implementation of a CRA. 8:00 P.M. Iler Planning Group Henry Iler, President of Iler Planning Group, introduced Doug Smith and Douglas Coolman of EDSA (Edward D. Stone, Jr. & Associates) and Wilson Sanchez with Keith &Associates. It was noted that Bill Keith, of Keith & Associates, was unable to attend tonight's meeting due to a prior commitment in Jacksonville. Mr. Iler presented the qualifications of the team members and advised that the team specializes in comprehensive planning, redevelopment planning, landscape design, community visioning and •' intergovernmental coordination. In addition, Iler has served as the City's Planning Consultants on visioning and redevelopment planning and he advised that the City's Redevelopment Needs Study MINUTES 2 APRIL 16, 2002 WORKSHOP MEETING "Finding of Necessity" for the CRA for Dania Beach was approved by Broward County on March 19, 2002. Mr. Iler advised that Broward County is a Charter County, which is one of the reasons it is a difficult county to obtain CRA approval. Additional information was presented on the many projects that have been undertaken by the combined group. Laurence Leeds, Growth Management Director, provided a few comments on the presentations and the City Commissioners presented their individual comments and preferences. The City Commission generally agreed that staff would present a ranking of the firms at the April 23, 2002, Regular Meeting in order for the City Commission to direct staff on the negotiation process. This meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m. Ro rt H. Chunn, Jr. Mayoir Charlene Johns City Clerk CU Approved on: May 14, 2002 • s MINUTES 3 APRIL 16, 2002 WORKSHOP MEETING