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HomeMy WebLinkAbout172842 - MINUTES - CRA MINUTES OF MEETING CITY OF DANIA BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2009 — 6:00 P.M. 1. Call to Order/Roll Call Chairman Castro called to meeting to order at 6:07 p.m. Present: Chairman: Anne Castro Vice-Chairman: C.K. "Mad' McElyea Board Members: Bob Anton Walter Duke Albert Jones CRA Director: Jeremy Earle City Attorney: Thomas Ansbro CRA Secretary: Louise Stilson 2. Approval of Minutes Board Member Anton motioned to approve the minutes of May 6, 2009; seconded by Board Member Jones. The motion carried unanimously. 3. Cancel July 1, 2009 CRA Board Meeting Vice-Chairman McElyea motioned to cancel the July 1, 2009 CRA Board meeting; seconded by Board Member Anton. The motion carried unanimously. 4. CRA Updates Jeremy Earle, CRA Director, noted we are currently negotiating with the Green Hill Development Group for the development of Parcel 109. He advised that they are still trying to reach an agreement to purchase the vacant property and this process is affecting our discussions with them. Director Earle reported that we have two appraisals for the parcel we are hoping to purchase for the surface parking lot, and negotiations will soon start with the lower bidder. He requested Board direction to move forward. Director Earle further stated that we would need to hold a Special meeting this month in order to have this matter finalized. Board Member Duke asked how the site was identified. Director Earle explained that it is important to start purchasing properties as they become available with a view to alleviate the parking deficit that we have in the downtown area. He advised that we are planning to place about 30 spaces on the site which would cost approximately $150,000.00, including demolition. Director Earle noted that Phase 1 has been completed, but not yet received. Board Member Duke said that he reviewed the reports and this is a difficult property to appraise. He noted that it is a good parcel, but the appraisal of$330,000.00 is ridiculous, considering the owner paid $200,000.00 in the peak of the real estate market. Board Member Duke stated that in the current market, he would only pay $250,000.00-$275,000.00 for the parcel. He indicated that we should not have a sense of urgency to buy this parcel because there would be other parcels available. He remarked that he would not exceed the lowest appraisal amount. Director Earle confirmed for Board Member Jones that the owner of the parcel previously tried to sell it and lowered the price to $335,000.00. Vice-Chairman McElyea noted the property may go into foreclosure and suggested we wait to purchase at a later date. Director Earle advised that Broward County will reimburse us based on the $270,000.00; the most they will do is 10% over that appraised amount. He noted that the two appraisers were selected from the County approved list. Board Member Anton noted there is a great difference between Parcel 109 and this piece of property. He agreed with Vice-Chairman McElyea and thought we should wait until the property goes into foreclosure. He asked to be kept informed on what happens with the property. Director Earle clarified for Chairman Castro that we have $800,000.00 to be drawn down from the County, to be spent within a period of two years, or we lose it. Chairman Castro recommended that we look to purchase other properties in the area, or east of US 1, while negotiations are in progress. Director Earle distributed a list of CRA incentives to the board members to consider over the summer holiday. He noted these incentives would be used to attract developers and businesses to our City. Director Earle advised he would discuss them at the August CRA meeting. Director Earle noted he attended the Crime Prevention Symposium yesterday with Board Member Jones. He asked the presenters to come and speak to us so that we could try to implement some of the things they are doing. Director Earle noted the draft CRA Finance Plan allocated funds for neighborhoods and community policing. He advised that a lot of those funds would be used to expand our boundaries. Minutes of Regular Meeting 2 City of Dania Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Wednesday,June 3,2009—6:00 p.m. 5. CRA Contracts Jeremy Earle, CRA Director, requested approval of a contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates for the Payment in Lieu system. He advised that this amount is within the current CRA budget. City Attorney Ansbro advised Director Earle to use the City's Standard Consultant Agreement and include their proposal as an attachment. Pooma Bhattacharya, Urban Planner, Kimley-Horn and Associates, provided an overview of the proposal which was part of the Parking Study presented at the May 6 CRA meeting. Director Earle noted the text will be incorporated into the "One Code". Chairman Castro spoke about the purchasing process for the CRA. She asked if we needed to waive the bid process, since this contract exceeds the $25,000.00 policy. Board Member Duke motioned to waive the bid process and approve the contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates; seconded by Board Member Jones. The motion carried unanimously. Director Earle requested approval of a contract with Jamie Cole, Land Use Attorney with Weiss Scrota, who would assist the CRA with negotiations for Parcel 109. Jamie Cole, Weiss Serota, noted his firm has CRA and public-private partnership experience. He will negotiate with the Green Hill Development Company. Attorney Cole advised that the firm has a $200.00 per hour discounted rate, regardless of which attorney works on our case. He indicated that they have attorneys in different areas who would offer their expertise as needed. Board Member Jones motioned to approve the contract with Jamie Cole, Weiss Scrota; seconded by Vice-Chairman McElyea. The motion carried unanimously. Director Earle responded for Chairman Castro that the streetscapes and sign designs will be presented in August. He advised that an RFQ for consultants, engineers, planning services, etc., would be prepared within the next month. Director Earle noted that a bid package for design services for Federal Highway will also be developed within the next six months. He further commented that we will be working on the Tiger Grant which is a very comprehensive application for a minimum of$20M. Director Earle indicated that we will be working with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) on some design work before submitting the grant package. Chairman Castro requested an update at the next meeting on the legislative session in Washington regarding some funds earmarked for the City. Director Earle introduced Bob Daniels, Director of Community Development. Minutes of Regular Meeting 3 City of Dania Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Wednesday,June 3,2009—6:00 p.m. Director Daniels noted he is very pleased to be here. City Attorney Ansbro spoke about the relocation of transmission facilities from Florida Power and Light which was originally approved by the Commission on January 13, 2009, for the sum of $50,000.00. He noted that to assure continued progress of the Southwest Community Center project, we need conceptual approval of the Work Order for a not-to-exceed amount of $61,685.00, which will be memorialized at the June 9 Commission meeting. It was the consensus of the Commission to move forward with the contract with Florida Power and Light to be presented at the June 9 Commission meeting. 6. Adiournment Chairman Castro adjourned the meeting at 6:39 p.m. ATTEST: COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY LOUISE STILSON, CMC P�,S FtrtST ANNE CASTRO CRA SECRETARY o� _ shy CHAIRMAN—CRA Approved: August 5,2009 '`'RPpgA1EV 1 Minutes of Regular Meeting 4 City of Dania Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Wednesday,June 3,2009—6:00 p.m.