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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-06-07 CRA Board Regular Meeting Agenda Packet AGENDA COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 2006 - 5:30 RM. ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES 10 APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE WITH REGARD TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT 1111S MEETING OR BEARING WILL NEED A RECORD OF HIF PROCEEDINGS, AND FOR SUCH PURPOSE MAY WEED TO ENS IIRE 'THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE'IHS'IIMONY AND EVIDENCF UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE.BASED. LOBBYIST REGISTRATION REQUIRED-RhOIS FRATION AS A LOBBYIST IN THE CITY OF DANIA BEACI I IS REQUIRED IF ANY PF,RSON. 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Review and approval of Minutes of Iler Planning Group Workshop of May 23, 2006 4. Presentation of Conceptual Renderings 5. Discussion of Library Site 6. Reminder—July 5, 2006 CRA meeting rescheduled for Thursday, July 20, 2006—5:00 p.m. 7. Adjournment MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING CITY OF DANIA BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 2006 - 5:30 P.M. 1. Call to Order Chairman Flury called the meeting to order at 5:31 p.m. Present: Chairman: Patricia Flury Vice-Chairman: Robert Anton Board Members: John Bertino Anne Castro — arrived at 5:33 p.m. City Manager: Ivan Pato City Attorney: Tom Ansbro City Clerk: Louise Stilson CRA Consultants: William Salim Michael Moskowitz Absent: Board Member: C.K. McElyea 2. Approval of Minutes of March 1, 2006 Mr. Bertino motioned to approve the Minutes of March 1, 2006; seconded by Vice- Chairman Anton. The motion carried unanimously. 3. Review of Conceptual Renderings City Manager Pato distributed conceptual renderings of what NE Is` Avenue and NW Ise Avenue could look like with 6=8 story buildings. He noted these are concepts to give the Board an idea of what things might look like; they are not final documents. The renderings incorporated some of the historical buildings in the area, as well as new development. He noted that turning NW I" Avenue into one lane of traffic, in one direction, would allow for parallel parking and create an atmosphere which would enable the City to close the street for special events. He indicated that future plans could develop a govermnent campus, including City Hall, Library and train station, which would bring people downtown. City Manager Pato advised the agreement with the consultants, Calvin Giordano, includes attendance at two meetings with the CRA Board. Once the Board approves the renderings, he would suggest moving forward with the creation of a marketing campaign to attract developers. Mr. Bertino stated he has been advocating the need for a governmental campus for many years. He has always tried to buy the Jean Cook property, which is south of City Hall, however he did not have any support. He does not believe the proposed development for the property will occur, and suggested the Commission consider purchasing the property if it becomes available. He indicated that we need to inject housing units with the business development of the downtown area. He also wants to encourage a Tri-Rail Station, surrounded by residential units. He has a meeting with the Tri-Rail representatives to incorporate the Dania Bus route with the Tri-Rail schedule. He will keep the Commission advised of his progress. He has come to realize that we need more density in the downtown area, including living units, hotels, and businesses. Vice-Chairman Anton noted the buildings would need to be staggered in height so as not to produce the "canyon effect". He stated we would have to develop a parking concept, such as a parking garage that can be tied into the Tri-Rail station. City Manager Pato advised a third rendering would address the parking issue, but was not ready for tonight's meeting. Ms. Castro noted this comports to the original CRA Plan. She disagreed on the "canyon effect" because it is a pedestrian area and protects from heat, rain, and other elements. She stated architecture of the buildings was up for discussion. She noted we need to actively pursue a parking structure, and suggested we may want to consider a bond issue for a downtown parking structure. She agreed with Mr. Bertino on the development of the FEC Corridor, including a stop in Dania Beach. She hoped this concept would send a message to landowners to help them realize the actual value of their property. Chairman Flury commented the real issue is how we go forward; we have a history of planning without funding. She indicated we need a new application to bring to the County as soon as possible. She noted there would be a delay in the Ocean Development project and that it would probably be pushed back by another year. She remarked all the Commission is doing is talking, and people in the community are getting sick of us talking. Her personal feeling is to go forward with a commitment from this Board and finalize and develop the brochure. Then, her preference would be to identify properties to purchase. She thinks we should have an application into the County as soon as possible. She stated she is concerned that we will not meet the timeline to convert the loan into a grant. City Manager Palo is waiting to hear from the Interim County Manager for assurance that they will process our application within 90 days. The Board concurred that we need to identify a project and move forward with an application to the County. Ms. Castro motioned to follow up with the plan, as recommended by the City Manager, to move forward with the two meetings with Calvin Giordano and to finalize the brochure; seconded by Mr. Bertino. The motion carried on the following 4-0 Roll Call vote: Minutes of Regular Meeting 2 City of Dania Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Wednesday, May 3, 2006—5:30 p.m. Mr. Bertino Yes Vice-Chairman Anton Yes Ms. Castro Yes Chairman Flury Yes 4. Discussion of CPA Trust Fund a. Ordinance Issues b. Funding Sources William Salim, CRA Consultant, advised in order for the CRA to receive funding from the County, we need to establish a CRA Trust Fund. The ordinance has been drafted and will be presented at the next City Commission meeting. The County reviewed and approved the proposed ordinance. City Attorney Ansbro advised he received an analysis from Attorney Nancy Stroud with recommendations for the finding. He noted it does not present anything that will infuse money into the CRA. Chairman Flury wondered if we could collect extra money from existing impact fees for the CRA. Ms. Castro advised she contacted Carol Westmoreland, one of the establishers of the Florida Redevelopment Agency for the Florida League of Cities, and she said there are a lot of opportunities available. Ms. Castro stated she forwarded the information to the City Manager. She suggested there may be grants available. City Attorney Ansbro cautioned that impact fees cannot be used for operational matters. He indicated we could attempt to develop impact fees for operational purposes, but we would be challenged. Ms. Castro questioned why we could not put part of our millage rate into the Trust Fund; it only diverts it out of the General Fund. City Attorney Ansbro stated we have the worst type of CRA; we need to go back to the County Commission and let them know it does not work, and ask for the traditional TIF CRA. Vice-Chainnan Anton remarked we need the money now; we cannot wait for the conventional TIF because it will not produce funds until after redevelopment. The Board concurred we would need at least $100,000 to begin the fund. City Manager Pato suggested the Commission consider using a portion of the Economic Development Funds to develop the CRA Trust Fund. The Board concurred that the Economic Development Funds were not to be used for the CRA. They are looking for new sources of funding. Minutes of Regular Meeting 3 City of Dania Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Wednesday,May 3,2006—5:30 p.m. Ms. Castro suggested the incremental increase of the assessed value of properties in the CRA district be placed in the CRA Trust Fund. She questioned it was possible to do this, or a percentage of the incremental value. Mr. Salim responded if you call it a TIF you are in trouble with the County. If the City Commission increases the millage rate and lets the City Manager use the budgeted money for the CRA, you could probably get away with it. The Board concurred there would be no tax increase. Ms. Castro suggested using the additional funds the City receives from the assessed values in the CRA area to start a CRA Trust Fund. City Attorney Ansbro clarified they would be using the extra money from the Roll Back Rate which would be very minimal. He noted this is same money we currently use to balance the budget. Mr. Bertino clarified it would be the same money that would go to the General Fund. He would prefer to have new money, such as an assessment fee. Ms. Castro asked if someone could calculate the math in the process described. Mr. Bertino suggested adding a Line Item in the budget for the CRA Fund. City Manager Palo advised he met with a developer today, and commented the window of opportunity is closing. Chairman Flury remarked there is something wrong in this City; maybe it is the Commission, maybe the Commission doesn't make decisions properly. She does not know what the problem is, but somebody has to figure it out pretty soon. Michael Moskowitz, CRA Consultant, commented the County is willing to provide funds if we identify certain projects. The roadblock we encountered was how we acquire those properties; we need voluntary sellers, the County will not fund eminent domain. He thinks it is time to go back to the County and ask for a regular TIF CRA. We need to first meet with the County Administrator, followed by County Commissioner Rodstrom because he represents this City. Then we need to meet individually with each County Commissioner and explain our inability to do anything because voluntary acquisitions cannot happen unless you have threat of a hammer over someone's head. Mr. Bertino remarked we need to set the height and density so developers and property owners know the value of property. Laurence Leeds, Director of Community Development, attempted to answer the question of why things aren't happening. He said the first thing holding up the City was the water lines; which Minutes of Regular Meeting 4 City of Dania Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Wednesday, May 3, 2006—5:30 p.m. currently do not allow anything above 4 stories in the central core. The second biggest problem is the Zoning Code that has been in existence since 1976, which was designed to prevent change. Chairman Flury did not allow Mr. Leeds to finish. We know we have code and infrastructure problems. She suggested holding a workshop with a developer so we can tell him what he can have. She stated we understand there are many problems but we have to deal with them as they are identified. We can't just say because there are so many problems, we can't move forward. 5. Consideration of Renewal of the CRA Counsel Agreement City Attorney Ansbro advised the contract expires this month. Mr. Moskowitz stated they serve at the pleasure of the Board, on a month to month basis, whether or not they have a contract. If at any point and time, for any reason whatsoever, the Board no longer needs their services, they accept that and are thankful for the opportunity to have worked with the Board. Ms. Castro motioned to renew the CRA Counsel Agreement, under the same conditions, for a period of one year; seconded by Vice-Chairman Anton. The motion carried on the following 4-0 Roll Call vote: Mr. Bertino Yes Vice-Chairman Anton Yes Ms. Castro Yes Chairman Flury Yes 6. Update on the Tler Planning Group Zoning and Design Regulations Ms. Castro asked for a point of clarification. She asked Mr. Leeds if there were any other points we should be looking at that prevents construction from happening. Laurence Leeds, Director of Community Redevelopment, responded we need to be flexible especially in the urban core. He wants quality development, but he thinks there needs to be a balance. He reiterated that Iler's proposal should include a cap on density and height. He thinks we need to get away from the concept of the variance for the downtown area. He thinks the Commission needs to think about how flexible they want to be on architecture; and do they really want every building to look the same. He advised that step-backs developed in 2001 were proposed to allay the fear of"concrete canyons". Tonight's rendering does not have any step- backs above the first floors. He stated if we do not get a parking structure downtown, the parking requirements in all these buildings are going to be through the roof. Mr. Leeds provided a schedule for the CRA Zoning Code. The first Visioning Workshop will be in June/July 2006; notices will be sent to everybody whose property will be affected by the rezoning. We will show them some very preliminary things to get their input. A second Visioning Workshop will be in October 2006, and he would like the CRA Board to attend the workshop so they can hear from the public. The Planning and Zoning Board will hear the Minutes of Regular Meeting 5 City of Dania Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Wednesday, May 3,2006—5:30 p.m. proposal in November 2006, and the City Commission will hear the Ordinance in December 2006 and January 2007. The properties would be rezoned between January-April 2007. Chairman Flury remarked if we really wanted to know, we could ask the developers how we could help them. She is concerned the rezoning will be in place in April 2007, which is one year away. Mr. Leeds responded if we get a draft ordinance, and if there is a comfort level from the community, we can incorporate what we have so far from the consultants later this year so we don't have to wait. City Manager Palo suggested a different approach. When we get close to finalizing the brochure, that is when we meet with developers to let them know what can be developed. While improvements have been made, politically and otherwise, there is an still element of uncertainty which is now aggravated by the uncertainty in the market, not just the City. Developers need to hear from the Commission what they want; the Commission needs to have a vision of what they want the City to look like. Chairman Flury remarked one developer is hung up on what his project is going to look like, not what the City is going to look like. She asked if there was something we could do between now and next year to resolve this issue. Mr. Leeds responded the Commission can cap the density. Currently, under the LAC there is a pool with no restriction on how many units can be assigned to each parcel. Another remedy is to change the code. 7. Discussion on canceling or rescheduling the July 5, 2006 CRA meeting City Clerk Stilson advised the City Commission was on vacation during this time period. Chairman Flury does not want to cancel any CRA meeting, she directed the Clerk to contact the members to see when they would be available for a meeting. Ms. Castro advised she would be out of town from July 8-18, 2006. City Manager Palo noted a representative from Calvin Giordano would be at the June 7`h meeting with revised conceptual drawings. He will bring the rest of the information to the Board in June. City Attorney Ansbro advised the Board needed to elect the new Chairman and Vice-Chairman because of the change in Mayor and Vice-Mayor. Ms. Castro motioned to elect Mayor Flury as the Chairman of the CRA Board, and Vice- Mayor Anton as Vice-Chairman of the CRA Board; seconded by Mr. Bertino. The motion carried unanimously. Minutes of Regular Meeting 6 City of Dania Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Wednesday,May 3, 2006—5:30 p.m. 8. Adjournment Chairman Flury adjourned the meeting at 7:08 p.m. COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ATTEST: PATRICIA FLURY CHAIRMAN - CPA LOUISE STILSON, CMC CITY CLERK Minutes of Regular Meeting 7 City of Dania Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Wednesday, May 3, 2006—5:30 p.m. MINUTES OF ILER PLANNING GROUP WORKSHOP CITY OF DANIA BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2006 - 12:00 P.M. 1. Call to Order Chairman Flury called the workshop to order at 12:11 p.m. Present: Chairman: Patricia Flury Vice-Chairman: Robert Anton Board Members: John Bertino Anne Castro City Manager: Ivan Pato City Attorney: Tom Ansbro City Clerk: Louise Stilson CRA Consultant: William Salim Absent: Board Member: C.K. McElyea Also Present: Henry Iler, Iler Planning Group Doug Smith, EDSA 2. Discussion with the Iler Planning Group Laurence Leeds, Director of Community Development, noted the purpose of today's workshop is to begin the process to develop CRA Zoning Regulations by the Iler Planning Group. He is looking for Board/City Commission input on seven threshold areas for three areas: US 1 North of Stirling Road, US 1 South of Stirling Road, and East Dania Beach Boulevard. Currently the maximum height in all three areas is 40'; the LAC has no maximum density. US 1 North of Stirling Road Building Height Henry Iler, Iler Planning Group, recommended 12-14 stories for the larger parcels. The Board approved up to 14 stories on a sliding scale relating to lot size, but wanted to address parking issues. Mr. Leeds clarified that parking is not part of the review. The original CRA Plan talked about full-time housing, and Mr. Leeds believes we need full-time City dwellers in order to have a viable, economically sustainable retail, year-round. Ms. Castro advised the County would be forwarding the name of a person who is willing to develop and pay for parking garages to the City Manager. Chairman Flury confirmed that 14 stories is the maximum building height, including on-site parking. Maximum Density Mr. Leeds noted that every project that has come into the downtown area is based on 60-75 units per acre. He stated 75 units would accommodate every project that we have except the Pirates Inn, which has already received P&Z approval and would not be subject to this requirement. He suggested the Commission limit density at no more than 75 units per acre because there would be a parking problem with 100 units per acre. He advised we currently do not have a limit on density in the LAC. Mr. Iler recommended 80-100 units for 12-14 story buildings, with mixed unit controls. He noted it is better to err on the high side because it is one of the factors that we cannot vary. The Board agreed to 100 units per acre. Mr. Iler left the meeting at 1:00 p.m. Architectural Style Doug Smith, EDSA, presented different styles of architecture to the Board which included Modern Classic, Art Deco, and Spanish Mediterranean. He advised the Modern Classic style is happening in South Florida and has a cleaner look with a lot of geometric uses. The Board unanimously agreed they did not want Art Deco. Chairman Flury prefers Spanish Mediterranean and some of the Modem Classic. Ms. Castro prefers the Modern Classic. Mr. Smith noted that Mizner Park and City Place are a mix of Modem Classic with some of the Mediterranean feel. He indicated the Board should keep a mix of both styles. Mr. Leeds noted the proposed new Pirates Inn is a modern building. He asked the Board if there were any circumstances where they would allow a modem building. Chairman Flury responded not on the corner of US 1 and Dania Beach Boulevard. Ms. Castro responded yes for Modern Classic. Chairman Flury remarked she is okay with Modern Classic, as presented today. Minutes of Iler Planning Group Workshop 2 City of Dania Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Tuesday,May 23, 2006— 12:00 p.m. Building Street Setbacks/Sidewalk Mr. Leeds is concerned with a minimum distance between the curb of the travel lane and the building or arcade. Optimum width is 15', anything below that makes it difficult to place trees and meet ADA requirements. He indicated that developers do not want 15', the plans they have submitted are between 10-15'. He thinks we should require 15' for both Dania Beach Boulevard and US 1. The building setback is not an issue for him; he is concerned about the sidewalk width. He explained the County Code measures setback from an imaginary line based on Federal Highway being expanded to 6 lanes. In order to determine the future right-of-way line, you would take the location of the Dania Beach Hotel and Federal Highway and subtract 10'; that would be the additional lane. Then there would be-another 10' for the setback. He thinks we should adopt 15' from a travel lane to the building. He noted that the Pirates Inn can barely meet 10'. The Board agreed to Mr. Leeds suggestion for Federal Highway, but wanted a wider setback for Dania Beach Boulevard. Building Stepbacks Mr. Smith advised Stepbacks help relieve the canyon effect. He indicated because of the challenged lot depth along Federal Highway, we may not want to require the stepback on Federal Highway, but to require it on Dania Beach Boulevard. The Board consensus was to not require stepbacks on Federal Highway. Distance Between Buildings Mr. Leeds noted this is a function of the Building Code, and does not require input from the Board. On-Site Landscape Area Mr. Leeds noted we currently require 30%, which is more than any downtown in South Florida. He suggested 1-5%, which is why he recommended the 15' unobstructed sidewalk for trees. If we have a good street tree treatment along the road, then the concept of landscaping on the site becomes secondary. US f South of Stirling Road Building Height Mr. Leeds noted a 4-6 story limit is in the original CRA Plan. He would not recommend going any higher than this. Minutes of Iler Planning Group Workshop 3 City of Dania Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Tuesday, May 23, 2006— 12:00 p.m. City Manager Palo prefers adding additional stories. The consensus of the Board was a 6-8 story height limit for US 1 South of Stirling Road. Maximum Density The consensus of the Board was 75 units per acre. Architectural Style The consensus of the Board was to remain consistent with US 1 North of Stirling Road. Building Street Setbacks/Sidewalk The consensus of the Board was to remain consistent with US 1 North of Stirling Road. Building Stepbacks Mr. Leeds recommended no stepbacks because the buildings will only be 8 stories in height. He indicated he is considering rear stepbacks because the area abuts low-rise residential property. Distance Between Buildings The Board concurred to leave this for Mr. Leeds. On-Site Landscape Area Chairman Flury wants to require more landscaping than US 1 North of Stirling Road. Mr. Leeds advised we currently require 40% for residential. Mr. Bertino suggested 5% on the street, and a landscape buffer in back of the property. Mr. Leeds responded that a buffer is required regardless of the percentage of landscaping throughout the site. The buffer is 10' - 20', and included in the 40% requirement. Chairman Flury recommended 20%, including the buffer. Mr. Leeds recommended that landscape area be a function of building height, with less landscaping required with a taller building. He also stated we need to have different standards for a commercial building versus a residential building. Chairman Flury suggested starting with 20%, and reducing it proportionately as the building gets taller, to a minimum of 5%, for both residential and commercial. Minutes of Iler Planning Group Workshop 4 City of Dania Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Tuesday, May 23,2006— 12:00 p.m. Mr. Leeds noted that some cities require a minimum height of two stories to discourage those uses (ie. convenience stores, gas stations, and fast food restaurants) inconsistent with downtown redevelopment. Two and three-story development is a more efficient use of land in terms of encouraging quality retail development. He noted existing businesses would be grandfathered until 50% of the building value is destroyed. East Dania Beach Boulevard Building Height The consensus of the Board was a maximum of 14 stories. Maximum Density The consensus of the Board was 100 units per acre. Architectural Style The consensus of the Board was to keep the same architectural style as Federal Highway. Building Street Setbacks/Sidewalk The consensus of the Board was to keep it consistent with Federal Highway. Mr. Smith suggested the first 10' behind the curb as a green space, then the same 15' sidewalk. This would allow the same pedestrian area, but the extra 10' of green space makes Dania Beach Boulevard look different from Federal Highway. The Board agreed to this recommendation. Building Stepbacks Mr. Smith suggested an articulating facade. Mr. Leeds noted that Mr. Iler indicated that some Stepbacks would be more appropriate along Dania Beach Boulevard. The consensus of the Board was for articulated stepbacks. Distance Between Buildings The Board concurred to leave this for Mr. Leeds. On-Site Landscape Area The Board concurred they wanted significantly more landscaping in this area. Minutes of net Planning Group Workshop 5 City of Dania Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Tuesday,May 23, 2006— 12:00 p.m. Mr. Leeds suggested 10%, and indicated he would like the ability to revisit the open space requirement on Dania Beach Boulevard, and the requirements on US 1 South of Stirling Road. The Board asked for an update on the timeline of the project. Mr. Leeds advised the first step is to hold visioning sessions with the public, then bring it to the P&Z Board and City Commission. Chairman Flury requested that a workshop be held with the CRA Board before going to P&Z, if the community makes any changes to what they approved today. Mr. Leeds indicated that the Code should be created by the end of the year, and the rezoning portion would take an additional 3-4 months. Mr. Smith indicated two public meetings would be held, with the first meeting in June or July. The Board wants the project to move quicker, with the first meeting in June. City Manager Palo suggested conceptual renderings should be available at the public meetings. 3. Adjournment Chairman Flury adjourned the workshop at 1:59 p.m. ATTEST: COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY LOUISE STILSON, CMC PATRICIA FLURY CITY CLERK CHAIRMAN - CRA Minutes of Her Planning Group Workshop 6 City of Dania Beach Community Redevelopment Agency 'Tuesday,May 23, 2006— 12:00 p.m.