HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-11-22 CRA Board Regular Meeting Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
CITY OF DANIA BEACH
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2005 - IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE
REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING
1. Call to Order
Chairman Castro called the meeting to order at 9:34 p.m.
2. Roll Call
Present:
Chairman: Anne Castro
Vice-Chairman: Patricia Flury
Board Members: Robert Anton
John Bertino
City Manager: Ivan Pato
City Attorney: Tom Ansbro
City Clerk: Louise Stilson
Absent:
Board Member: C.K. McElyea
3. Resolution#2005-CRA-001
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE DANIA BEACH COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION IN FEE SIMPLE TITLE BY GIFT,
PURCHASE OR EMINENT DOMAIN OF THAT CERTAIN PROPERTY HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED;
FINDING THAT SUCH PROPERTY IS NECESSARY FOR THE PUBLIC PURPOSE OF REDEVELOPMENT
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN; AUTHORIZING THE
EMPLOYMENT OF APPRAISERS, LAND PLANNERS, AND SPECIAL COUNSEL TO ASSIST IN THE
ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; FURTHER, PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
City Attorney Ansbro read the title of Resolution #2005-CRA-001.
Mayor Castro opened the Public Hearing.
Samuel, Schwartz, 400 South Dixie Highway, requested the status of their proposal and
development agreement.
City Attorney Ansbro responded he received a proposal to show the commitment of the current
owner and developer of the property to redevelop the property as they proposed. They will need
• a site plan approval, a height variance, and a special exception approval. We are currently
working on the details of the $500,000 deposit, which would be applied toward various permit
fees or kept by the City if the project is not completed. We still have a number of issues to
resolve, but he would like to bring it forward on December 131n
Mr. Bertino motioned to approve Resolution 92005-CRA-001; seconded by Vice-Chairman
Flury. The motion carried on the following 4-0 Roll Call vote:
Mr. Anton Yes Vice-Chairman Flury Yes
Mr. Bertino Yes Chairman Castro Yes
Mr. McElyea Absent
4. Discussion of Cost Proposals to Codify the CRA Plan into Zoning and Design Initiatives
City Manager Pato asked Laurence Leeds, Director of Community Development, to update the
Board on the project.
Laurence Leeds, Director of Community Development, advised we are looking for a firm to
prepare zoning and design regulations and create zoning districts to implement the CRA Plan.
The firm selected will conduct two visioning sessions with the community; prepare zoning and
architectural regulations; and rezone all the affected areas in one single event. All commercial
properties should be rezoned at the same time as the regulations are enacted. The two firms are
• The Iler Planning Group for a cost of$115,000, and Zyscovich for $164,600. He noted the Iler
plan is more realistic and task specific, and the Zyscovich proposal has a strong design emphasis.
Mr. Bertino asked which was more important, architecture or zoning.
Mr. Leeds responded he does not think architecture is more important than zoning. He leans
towards a firm that will focus on zoning. The Iler plan will prepare design regulations; the
Zyscovich proposal is more expensive because they will review and analyze the CRA Plan. He
does not feel this is necessary and recommended the Iler Planning Group. He noted that Mr. Iler
acknowledged that the rezoning process would add six months to the project.
Melissa Hege, Senior Planner at Zyscovich, noted they would do zoning regulations updates and
try to understand what could be built on the size of the individual parcels. She noted this is an
architectural analysis and following the analysis, they would be able to write the zoning
regulations. She acknowledged the cost proposal does not include the rezoning process.
Vice-Chairman Flury motioned to accept the cost proposal of The Iler Planning Group,
and to allow the City Manager to enter into negotiations; seconded by Mr. Anton.
Chairman Castro asked about funding for the project.
Mr. Anton asked that performance measures be included in the contract.
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Vice-Chairman Flury remarked there was money in last year's budget that was transferred, and
there is money in this year's budget. She would like to carefully review the transfer of those
funds before we take it from contingency.
Mr. Leeds clarified the money transferred from last year's budget was to complete the EAR and
Comprehensive Plan.
Vice-Chairman Flury commented funds are there; we should take those funds first before taking
money out of Contingency for other projects.
City Manager Pato commented he would bring funding options during the mid-year budget
adjustment. -
The motion carried on the following 4-0 Roll Call vote:
Mr. Anton Yes Vice-Chairman Flury Yes
Mr. Bertino Yes Chairman Castro Yes
Mr. McElyea Absent
5. Adjournment
Chairman Castro adjourned the meeting at 9:59 p.m.
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ATTEST. ANNE CASTRO
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LOUISE STILSON
CITY CLERK
Approved: February 2, 2006
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