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DANIA BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 - 5:30 P.M.
1. Call to Order/Roll Call
Chairman James called the meeting to order at 5:39 p.m.
Present:
Chairman: Tamara James
Vice-Chairman: Bill Harris
Board Members: Chickie Brandimarte
Bobbie H. Grace
Marco A. Salvino, Sr.
Executive Director: Rickelle Williams
City Attorney: Thomas Ansbro
CRA Secretary: Thomas Schneider
2. Citizen Comments
Linda Wilson, President of Dania Beach Friends of the Library, and member of the Creative Arts
Council Advisory Board, thanked the CRA for Dania After Dark and the Art of Community
Grant.
3. Administrative Reports
Director Williams reviewed a memo she distributed to the Board, which is attached to and
incorporated into these minutes.
She noted a CRA workshop would be needed to discuss the City Center Community
Charrette/City Center Redevelopment.
The Board agreed to hold a workshop on October 1, 2018, at 10:30 a.m.
Discussion ensued regarding attendance at the FRA 2018 Annual Conference on October 24-26,
2018.
3.1 At Home Dania Beach(Residential Beautification Grant Flyer)
Director Williams reviewed the flyer included in the agenda packet.
3.2 Commercial Property Improvement Grant Flyer
Director Williams reviewed the flyer included in the agenda packet.
Discussion ensued regarding the discontinued grant program for business interiors.
i 3.3 Art of Community Grant: Neighborhood Interviews Flyer
Director Williams reviewed the flyer included in the agenda packet.
3.4 Appreciation Award - City of Dania Beach Staff
Director Williams and the Board presented the CRA's 2018 Commendation Award to Rachel
Icenhour, Utility Customer Service Technician, and Willie Spencer, Maintenance
Worker/Equipment Operator I, for their outstanding service to the CRA.
4. Presentations
4.1 City Center Community Charrette: Findings &Next Steps
Florida International University Metropolitan Center
Kevin Greiner, FIU Metropolitan Center, gave a PowerPoint presentation and reviewed a
summary report handout, which are attached to and incorporated into these minutes.
5. Consent A eg nda
Items Removed from Consent Agenda: #5.3
5.1 Minutes:
Approve Minutes of the August 28, 2018 CRA Board Meeting
5.2 Travel Requests: None
5.4 RESOLUTION NO. 2018-CRA-012
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("CRA") OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE PROPER CRA OFFICIALS TO
EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITHOUT COMPETITIVE BIDDING WITH WEISS, SEROTA, HELFMAN,
COLE & BIERMAN, P.L. TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES AS SPECIAL COUNSEL TO THE CRA;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS;FURTHER,PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
5.5 RESOLUTION NO. 2018-CRA-013
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DANIA BEACH COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY("CRA"), OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE
PROPER CRA OFFICIALS TO RENEW PERSONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS FOR A ONE YEAR PERIOD
WITHOUT COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR A FARMERS MARKET MANAGER AND FARMERS MARKET
PROMOTIONS COORDINATOR IN RELATION TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
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AGRICULTURE ("USDA") AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICES ("AMS") GRANT AWARD FOR
THE FARMERS MARKET PROMOTION PROGRAM("FMPP");IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FORTY
TWO THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SIXTY SEVEN DOLLARS ($42,167.00)AND TEN THOUSAND THREE
HUNDRED THIRTY FIVE DOLLARS ($10,335.00) RESPECTIVELY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS;
FURTHER,PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
5.6 RESOLUTION NO. 2018-CRA-014
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("CRA") OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE PROPER CRA OFFICIALS TO
EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITHOUT COMPETITIVE BIDDING WITH SAUL EWING ARNSTEIN &
LEHR LLP TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES AS SPECIAL COUNSEL TO THE CRA; PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS;FURTHER,PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
5.7 RESOLUTION NO. 2018-CRA-0 15
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("CRA")OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH,FLORIDA,ADOPTING THE FINAL ESTIMATES OF REVENUE
AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING ON OCTOBER 1, 2018 AND ENDING ON
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019; APPROPRIATING FUNDS AS MAY BE NEEDED OR DEEMED NECESSARY TO
DEFRAY ALL EXPENDITURES AND LIABILITIES OF THE CRA FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR; PROVIDING
FOR CONFLICTS;FURTHER,PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Board Member Grace motioned to approve the Consent Agenda,with the exception of Item
#5.3; seconded by Vice-Chairman Harris. The motion carried unanimously.
5.3 Approve the Commercial Property Improvement Grant Application for Associates
MD, 1437 South Federal Highway, in an amount not to exceed $20,000.00
DeAndre Spradley, Economic Development Manager, gave a brief overview of the project,
which is attached to and incorporated into these minutes.
Sergio Lafratta, Associates MD, and Mark Engel, Architect, provided additional information on
the project.
Vice-Mayor Harris motioned to approve the grant application for Associates MD;
seconded by Board Member Salvino. The motion carried unanimously.
6. Proposals and Bids
6.1 RESOLUTION NO. 2018-CRA-016
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DANIA BEACH COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY("CRA"), OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE
PROPER CRA OFFICIALS TO AWARD A BID RELATED TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP NO. CRA-
18-001)TO ATLANTIC STUDIOS,INC. FOR PRODUCTION SERVICES FOR THE 2018-2019 DANIA AFTER
DARK FESTIVAL (DAD) IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED SIXTY NINE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED
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DOLLARS ($69,600.00); PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; FURTHER, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
City Attorney Ansbro read the title of Resolution#2018-CRA-016.
Commissioner Salvino asked what is included in the production cost.
Director Williams responded staging, sound, the band, electricity, fire inspection permits, BSO
details, and vendors are covered.
Board Member Grace motioned to adopt Resolution #2018-CRA-016; seconded b Board
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Member Salvino. The motion carried unanimously.
7. Discussion and Possible Action
7.1 Florida Department of Economic Opportunity/Total Quality Logistics, LLC - Push
Option Request
Director Williams reviewed the memo included in the agenda packet, and noted the item would
come up on tonight's Commission agenda.
She recommended the Board support a request to the City Commission to approve the push
option request by Total Quality Logistics to extend the job creation schedule by 12 months and
reduce the tax refund amount from $36,000.00 to $34,200.00, payable in increments over a 3-
year period beginning in 2019 pending invoice from DEO.
7.2 RESOLUTION NO. 2018-CRA-017
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("CRA") OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE PROPER CRA OFFICIALS TO
EXECUTE RENEWAL OF AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH MS. RICKELLE WILLIAMS TO
PROVIDE SERVICES AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO THE CRA; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS;
FURTHER,PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
City Attorney Ansbro read the title of Resolution#2018-CRA-017.
Commissioner Brandimarte asked why we are not waiting until the 1-year term is up.
Director Williams noted the contract would go into effect on November 15, 2018, and this was
brought forward now as part of the budget process.
Vice-Mayor Harris proposed a 2 or 3 year contract term, with a minimum of 6% increase, plus
the 2 extra personal days, and with an evaluation after 1 year.
Board Member Grace felt we should stick with the automatic 4% for all employees plus 2
additional personal days.
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Director Williams reviewed the details of her request.
Board Member Grace felt the contract should be for 2 years.
Board Member Brandimarte said it should be 1 year.
Chairman James noted she is okay with what Director Williams asked for, especially with the
amount of work that she does.
Board Member Grace noted there would be an election in two years and the new Board should
have input.
Director Williams addressed the projects coming up and said she would like to see them through
their fruition.
Board Member Salvino said the length of term does not make a difference if there is a clause in
the contract that the Board can terminate it with the proper notice given.
The consensus of the Board was for a 2-year term contract and for 2 additional personal days.
Vice-Mayor Harris motioned to adopt Resolution #2018-CRA-017; seconded by Board
Member Grace. The motion carried unanimously.
8. Board Member Comments
Board Member Salvino commended Director Williams on Dania After Dark. Businesses are
getting a benefit from the events.
Board Member Salvino questioned if we could move the Board meeting time to 6:00 p.m. if
there is not a lot on the agenda, with a 2-week notice if it needed to be at 5:30 p.m.
Director Williams noted recent meetings have been rather lengthy; if there is a short agenda, she
will reach out to start the meeting later.
Board Member Grace spoke of the Dania After Dark event.
Board Member Brandimarte spoke of political campaigning going on at the Dania After Dark
event. She does not want the event to become political and someone should monitor the activity.
City Attorney Ansbro noted there is no statute that restricts campaigning on City property,
although candidates cannot take contributions in city buildings, or campaign with 100 feet of a
polling place.
Board Member Brandimarte felt the event should be stopped until after the election if it is going
to turn into a political environment.
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9. Information Items
There were no information items on this agenda.
10. Adj ournment
Chairman James adjourned the meeting at 6:59 p.m.
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Re: Administrative Report
1. Community Charrette/City Center Redevelopment
• City/CRA Workshop will be scheduled and convened on October 15t or 2nd
2. Re-Branding Initiative Updates:
- Construction Fence Amendment: Will come before City Commission on September 25, 2018 for 2nd
Reading
- RFPs to be issued on September 13th: PR and Marketing Requests for Proposal. Proposals due
September 28tn
- Airport Entrance Sign: Project specifications are completed; will go to bid in September(see rendering).
3. Upcoming Events:
• Avery Residential Bldg.Ground Breaking(Dania Pointe)
o September 12 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
• PATCH 3rd Saturday's: Honoring Veterans
o September 15 9:00 AM—1:00 PM
• Art of Community Interviews
o CW Thomas:September 21 5:30 PM-7:00 PM
o Frost Park: September 28 5:30 PM -7:00 PM
• TJ Maxx Grand Opening—Dania Pointe
o September 30 8:00 AM-9:30 AM
• Greater Ft. Lauderdale Alliance Annual Dinner and Cocktail Party
o October 18 5:30 PM-8:00 AM
• Ulta Beauty Grand-Opening at Dania Pointe
o October 19 9:30 AM-10:30 AM
• Florida Redevelopment Association 2018 Annual Conference
o October 24th-26th in Fort Myers, FL.
• Dania After Dark/Art in the Hall: 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM
o Saturday,October 13th
o Saturday, November 10th
o Saturday, December 8th
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1 . Preferred developer and City and complete a design and
construction cost estimate for new facilities
2 . Contract: developer acquires City Center sites from the City for
$1 , or executes a ground lease for $1 per year
3 . Developer finances and completes construction City's new
facilities for the cost of construction minus $12 .3 Million
property value
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Dania Beach's City Center
The City of Dania Beach and the Dania Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) are
considering a redevelopment of the three City owned properties which are currently home to
City Hall, the City Parking Garage, County Library, and Fire Station. The City and CRA are
considering redevelopment of the properties as a new City Center, with a desire to provide a
better working environment for staff,a highly improved customer experience for City residents,
and the possibility for new housing,job creation,commercial,and entertainment development.
The hope is that a reconceived City Center would also stimulate new development and
advance the City as a community offering the highest quality of life, job opportunities, and
housing choices. The City is also deeply concerned that redevelopment of the sites delivers
the highest value and least cost possible to City residents.
The CRA engaged the FIU Metropolitan Center to research the City's market capacity for a
proposed urban community redevelopment, and engage the public in a discussion of
possibilities and priorities to provide the City with an Action Agenda to move the City Center
Concept from idea to development.
This Study Findings Preview summarizes the key findings of the Dania Beach City Center
Community Charette and Preliminary Action Plan report. These conclusions are drawn from
market research including:
■ An Economic Profile of the City, including population trends, household
formations, employment, industry structure, growth patterns, core industries, and
business formation;
■ Analysis of the City's resident labor force, including earnings, educational
attainment and skills, and the where its residents work;
■ Analysis of regional real estate market trends, including housing, office, retail, and
the City's Zoning regulations;
■ The Tri-Rail Coastal Link and regional Transit Development; and
■ An extensive Best Practices Analysis looking at trends in government
administration facilities development, Transit Oriented Development (TOD)
Projects, and Public Private Partnerships.
The study also relies heavily on input from the area's development community, through a
Developer Focus Group in which some of the area's most prominent real estate developer
provided valuable insight into the City Center's concept.
More importantly, the study's conclusions and many of its recommendations are drawn from
the valuable input of the City's residents. On July 23rd1h, the study team and City staff
conducted the City Center Community Charette, in which 120 City residents came together
to produce nine different visions of what they wanted a future City Center project to be. The
Charette provided valuable information on the public's priorities and many creative ideas to
revitalize the City Center and its downtown.
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Study Findings Preview
The decision to build a new City Hall is a once in a generation decision, and will have lasting
impacts on the City for the next 50 years. It is a decision that represents a significant
opportunity, but also comes with significant risk. Based on the research, this study reaches
eight major conclusions:
1. The potential scale and impacts of a new City Center Project is considerable. Under
the City's existing City Center zoning,the three properties combined are approved as-
of-right for near or over 1 Million square feet of new construction, including 956
residential units, even with a generous allowance for public space. If developed
exclusively as office space, the site could accommodate up to 2,000 office workers;
2. Growing evidence exists nationwide, and from similarly sized cities, that using
redeveloped government administration buildings and public facilities to anchor larger
mixed-use development projects can be a successful strategy to both deliver successful
real estate development projects, and also stimulate downtown and neighborhood
redevelopment;
3. A growing list of examples nationwide also demonstrate that government
administration facilities can successfully co-exist with a very wide range of land uses
including residential, offices, entertainment, hospitality, and retail businesses. The
growing trend of incorporating public facilities within larger private redevelopment
projects delivers a number of crucial additional benefits including a better user
experience, greater worker satisfaction, cost savings to the public (both construction
and long-term maintenance), and new tax revenue;
4. The growing number of successful Public-Private-Partnership (P3) agreements to
develop public facilities in Florida and the US demonstrate that they can be mutually
beneficial for all parties, and are becoming a commonly accepted way to develop
public facilities using private development expertise;
5. Our research indicates strong market demand to support residential development on
site, as new development would be drawing from regional market demand.
Additionally, Dania Beach is a proven market for multi-family residential
development,
6. The high level of developer interest, and the results of the Developer Focus group
further supports our conclusion that market demand for residential and mixed-use
development at that site is strong, and growing;
7. If the Charette is an accurate indicator, public support for a reconceived, vibrant, and
active City Center complex is also very high; and
8. Based on purely order-of-magnitude cost estimates and a very general estimate of the
City's facilities space program, indicates that the total economic advantages of
opening the proposed City Center site(s) to private redevelopment (incorporating
City Hall and City facilities)are far more favorable than if the City were to redevelop
the properties as a purely publicly owned and operated site.
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Overall, a redevelopment of the properties is a singular opportunity for the City. Properly
executed, a new City Center Complex could: 1)provide better service to City residents through
improved government facilities, 2) stimulate and jumpstart redevelopment of the City's
downtown core,3)address broader community and economic development needs,4)generate
new City tax revenue, 5) advance the City's region-wide competitive position, and 6)
significantly advance the City's image and brand identity.
This study recommends the following series of steps,or Preliminary Action Agenda,to advance
a City Center Concept into a concrete development project. The Action Agenda provides a
process to move the ideals of a City Center complex to a final development plan, test the
development market for interest,and finally,structure a solicitation(Request for Proposals)that
maximizes benefit to and minimizes cost to the City and its residents.
1 . Decide on a Development Structure Early
A Commitment to Pursue P3 Redevelopment
This study looked extensively at trends and best practices of public-private-partnership (P3)
agreements to complete a wide range of development projects, and their growing successful
use across the country. We recommend the City commit early to pursuing the City Center
redevelopment as a Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Maintain (DBFOM) project, in which the
City negotiates a P3 agreement for a third party to finance, build, and maintain a City Center
Redevelopment project. This conclusion is based on the following:
■ The potential complexity of the project, and the comprehensive development
services and profession it will require;
■ Regardless of its final development program, development of a future City Center
complex will require considerable planning, design, financing, infrastructure,
construction and marketing skills to complete.
■ The City's dedicated, but limited resources;
■ The pool of available real estate development talent in the region, which is some
of the best in the word, and the early interest of the development community in
the project;
■ An extensive record of P3 experience across the nation on which the City can
build its project agreement;
■ A properly structured DBFOM P3 agreement would have the greatest possibility
of delivering not only new government facilities, but additional development
benefiting the City and stimulating broader development of the City's Downtown;
■ A properly structured P3 development agreement would have the greatest
financial benefit, present the lowest risk to the City, in the shortest possible time;
and
■ A quality solicitation process would have the advantages of getting a wider range
of development solutions, insure that redevelopment is market-responsive, and do
so with very low upfront cost to the City.
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Economic Benefits of a P3 Agreement
The City's ownership of the subject properties and their rising appraised value puts the City in
a position where it can extract favorable terms regarding the development and occupancy of
new facilities in a City Center complex. If developed under a P3 agreement, the additional
economic benefits to the City are considerable:
■ The value of the property provides the City with significant cash value that can be
used to construct its new facilities. Construction costs beyond its $12 Million
property value can be raised through a variety of non-City funding sources;
■ Allowing the site to be converted to privately developed property would place it
on the City's tax roll. 500,000 square feet of new development would generate
between $524,000 and $600,000 of new annual property tax revenue to the City;
■ The creation of 300 to 500 new housing units on-site would put households with
$11 to $20 Million in spending capacity in close daily proximity to downtown
retailers and service businesses;
■ The addition of new workers on site would bring an additional daily influx of
spending for downtown businesses;
■ If a significant new small business development program (accelerator and
incubator programs)can be developed on site, new business will further grow the
City's employment and tax base;
■ Developed more intensely, (as allowed under zoning) the site would create a far
greater number of construction jobs and permanent service jobs on-site. This
creates extensive local employment, permanent business creation and local
contracting opportunities using a Community Benefits Agreement as part of the
project; and
■ Higher employment and residential density on-site dramatically improves the
economic sustainability of a future Coastal Link Rail station.
In essence, given the balancing of the allowable intensity of development and the current value
of the City's properties, a win-win deal can be solicited and negotiated that could be close to
revenue neutral for the City that also provides extensive public benefits, space, and access.
2. Finalize a Commitment to Maximize Public Value
The City Commission has indicated its clear desire to redevelop the City Center properties in a
way that captures the greatest opportunity and delivers the best value to constituents.
However, the City Commission needs to formally adopt its own guiding principles that will
shape the final scope of the City Center Concept, and proposals received by the development
community.
The first priority in a reconceived City Center is to cost effectively deliver new City
administration facilities that improve service, internal function, and an improved constituent
City Hall experience. It's clear from this study that there is significant market and developer
demand for a mixed-use residential project on site. However, the most successful publicly led
redevelopment projects also manage to address broader community and economic
development needs. Based on the research findings, the City's highest priority needs that can
potentially be addressed as part of a new City Center Complex are:
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■ Creating opportunity for City residents by supporting the growth of higher skilled,
higher paying jobs;
■ Expanding resident access to higher skilled occupations and jobs as they develop
through greater access to education, advanced job training, and continuous
education;
■ Improving City resident educational attainment rates,which are below the County
and US;
■ Improving the downtown core's rate of new business formation, especially new
small businesses. The central City business formation rate lags well behind the
County, despite the region having the highest rate of per capita entrepreneurial
activity in the nation;
■ Expanding housing choice and the City's supply of affordable housing. Despite
low median household incomes, home sale prices and rents are approaching those
of the County, and are already beyond the rest of the US. Providing a significant
new supply of workforce housing is crucial in maintaining and growing the City's
workforce, especially its younger workers;
■ New high quality, memorable public space and public event space;
■ Design and architecture that distinguishes Dania Beach, builds on its history,
and/or expresses something unique about the City; and
■ Structuring a development that changes the City's regional brand identity, that
reinforces its qualities as a place to live and prosper.
The development and formal adoption of the key objectives is crucial, as they will guide the
City Center development program, provide the framework of the City's development
requirements, and an assessment platform from which to compare development proposals.
3. Get on Board the Train!!
The potential expansion of passenger service on the FEC rail line is a potentially game-changing
development for the City Center site. Although the restoration of service is still in the planning
stages, planning for the eventual connection of the City Center properties to new light rail
service has to be considered now. Dania Beach is an established regional crossroads location,
and its proximity to all of South Florida's major transportation assets only amplifies the
potential value of a new Coastal Link station. The value of a new station, its impact on
neighboring properties, and the City Center concept, cannot be understated.
As one of only eight locations in the County,a City Center designed and built around passenger
rail service, or Transit Oriented Development (TOD), would have significant benefits. This
study noted the multiple benefits of TOD projects. For Dania Beach, planning and developing
a new City Center as a TOD could be game changing. First, Dania Beach's location directly
between Ft Lauderdale and Downtown Miami provides a built-in competitive advantage in, as
it would be a convenient ride to both South Florida's major employment destinations. Second,
designed to provide convenient and direct access to passenger rail,a TOD oriented City Center
would also drive demand and the economic sustainability of residential and employment uses
within the complex, and go a long way toward building a new Dania Beach Brand.
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However, commuter rail stops only work with high residential and job density, a dense mix of
uses,and a design that integrates residential and commercial spaces into the station itself. Most
high-quality TOD projects drive development of the adjoining real estate, by planning an
integrated project designed to capture the value of convenient commuter rail. It is our opinion
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that the development of the City Center as a high-quality, unified, TOD project, will
significantly improve its value, success, and economic sustainability, regardless of the final
development program. In fact, the development of the rail stop, and its integration, or lack
thereof into the City Center Final Plan may well dictate the fate of the City Center project.
All future plans or development proposals should incorporate future connections or
integration of a future coastal link statin within them.
The start of rail passenger service on the FEC is not that far away, so the opening of rail service
and the beginning of new City Center construction could closely overlap. Planning for, and
leveraging the value of Coastal Link has to begin now. The City can expedite this process by
beginning conversations with the FEC Rail Corporation and the private owners of the proposed
rail station property.
4. Embrace a Dense, Highly Mixed-Use Development Plan
The City took an important forward-looking step by adopting its Center City zoning district.
The CC zoning, as discussed, allows the development of up to 14 story buildings enclosing as
much as 1 Million square feet of building space and additional public space, or the
development of over 950 housing units, as-of-right. Not that the maximum intensity of
development is necessarily preferred, but a clear commitment to the development of a
compact, dense mix of uses has significant benefits:
■ The best potential impact to drive redevelopment of surrounding properties and
improve property values downtown;
■ The best program to incorporate the range of uses that best meet the City's critical
needs (jobs, business development, housing, etc.);
■ The best project economics, including lowest cost to the City, best return on
investment,and highest additional tax revenue potential;
■ The best strategy for taking cars off the road, and developing and sustaining
alternative mobility solutions, especially light-rail transit; and
■ The best strategy for distinguishing Dania Beach in the regional market of places
to locate, live, work, and play.
5. Distinguish From and Leverage Dania Pointe
Dania Pointe is a major, regional scale mixed-use development project that will significantly
increase the City's total inventory of housing units, retail, commercial, office, and restaurant
space. Given this scale of development, the smartest development strategy the City can adopt
for development of the City Center Complex is to position its development program, price
points, markets served and employment objectives as complementary, not competitive, to
Dania Pointe.
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Dania Pointe is selling its residential and commercial products to a regional and international
market, focused on market-rate and above-market rate rents. It will be a regional and
international dining, shopping, and entertainment draw. Every effort should be made to think
of the Center City complex as complementary to Dania Pointe — a smaller-scale, locally
flavored,authentically urbane,neighborhood which supports the growth of local businesses,
entrepreneurs,and retailers. Positioned properly,the City Center becomes a new,affordable
urban neighborhood providing high-quality job and business development opportunities.
At the same time, Dania Pointe could help market central and downtown Dania Beach,
increase its regional visibility, and contribute to its image as a living, business development
and investment location. As a part of the City Center project solicitation, as well as
independently, the City should:
■ Develop the uses, pricing, and employment targets for City Center as complementary,
rather than competitive to, Dania Pointe;
■ Make every effort to physically connect downtown with Dania Pointe, insuring
convenient and easy transportation between them. Options could include shuttle
services in a loop between both locations, and the development of alternative mode
connections (bikes, etc.);
■ Develop a joint high-impact, regional marketing program that 1) positively markets
Dania Pointe, the Beach and Downtown as complementary and connected living,
working, visitation and entertainment experiences, 2) highlights the Dania Pointe
Project as proof of the City's viability as an investment, business, and residential
location, and 3) highlights the variety of businesses, cultures, food, art, and
entertainment in the City Downtown Core.
6. Complete a Space Program for all Government Functions
The City needs to complete 1) A final decision on the government functions that will remain
on site, 2) a space program detailing the total rooms, square feet, and adjacencies of all
government functions that will be a part of a new City Center, and 3) a cost estimate of their
construction using both a stand-alone design and as uses included in a larger single building.
The space plan is not a building design nor a site plan. It is necessary to determine the City's
bargaining position, and will be necessary regardless of the development model eventually
selected.
7. Structure a Flexible High-Quality Development Program
If the City choose to pursue development of a new City Center as part of a P3 Agreement, let
developers do the work of creatively responding to the City's needs and providing a high-
quality development plan for anew City Center. Rather than trying to design the project on
its own, the key to soliciting high quality development proposals is to balance detailed space
plans for elements of the final project the City must have with more general requirements for
other uses it considers important. The general minimum requirements we suggest as the basis
for responding development programs are as follows:
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The Detailed City Hall and Public Services Space Program
Provide the results of the detailed space program completed in Task 6 as the absolutely required
part of a development proposal. However, give respondents the flexibility to design the on-
site location(s) of the government functions, based on best functionality and economics.
Generally, locating government functions in buildings with other uses saves construction cost
through efficiencies of scale, and frees up space on site for revenue (and tax) generating uses
for the developer. The density and height allowances under CC zoning could provide for
considerable stacking of uses. Also, give developers the flexibility of retaining, expanding, or
redeveloping the City Parking structure, recognizing that any loss of spaces will have to be
purchased from the City.
Residential Development Specifications:
■ A minimum target of 350 units of new housing, with a maximum up to the
allowable under current CC District Zoning;
■ A minimum of 25 percent of proposed housing units delivered at workforce
affordable prices — rents or purchase price affordable to households earning 80
to 160 percent of the Area Median Income. Attempting to incorporate low-income
housing into the City Center program would be challenging, and may limit the
development of other uses within the complex;
■ Provisions for providing live-work units, or live-work flexibility in the residential
building and unit design. How will the prospective developer support the growth
of non-employer(solo owner) businesses?
Office & Co-Working Space
The City Center should accommodate a minimum of 350 workers on site. However,this space
does not have to be provided as traditional office space, but can be delivered using more
efficient alternative office development. Every 10,000 square feet of traditional office space
accommodates 50 workers, while the same 10,000 square feet of co-working space
accommodates 200 workers and small business owners. Regional demand for co-working
space leads the nation.
Business Development& Support
The City's downtown core lags the region in new business formation. The preferred
development program should include either specific or generic space for a targeted business
accelerator. A 10,000 square foot accelerator, based on regional averages, could host as many
as 80 small businesses and start-ups per year. A preferred development program could also
include not only the provision of space, but include an experienced business accelerator
operator and developer in the proposed development team.
High-Quality Multi-Use Public Space
Central Plazas are historically urban focal points for public gathering and exchange. As we
have shown, they are also important to civic life, and properly designed, can be a revenue
generating entertainment venue. Great public gathering space are also architecturally
memorable.
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Pedestrian Connectivity and Walkability
A core value of great spaces and urban development is that they provide extensive and safe
pedestrian connectivity within them as well as to the rest of the neighborhood. A preferred
program should show how its pedestrian circulation space(s) provide ease of use, access and
continuous walkability as part of a proposed Project.
Retail Space
In order to distinguish itself in the market from Dania Pointe, as well as provide new small
business opportunities, the City Center program would be wise to consider developing
accessory and ground-floor retail space as flexibly as possible, with the ability to be able to
subdivide and rent spaces as small as 350 square feet. Dania Pointe will be accommodating
large retailers, national chains, and may have rents out of reach for the City's smaller retailers.
This strategy of "micro-retailing" is being increasingly used to support and grow local retail
businesses, with successful models in Miami.
Planned Connection or Integrated Development with Future Coastal Link Rail
This study has emphasized the opportunity and value that a TOD approach to the City Center
brings to the project. A preferred development program should be specific about how it plans
to provide convenient,safe,and easy direct pedestrian access from City Center to a new Coastal
Link station next door. Better yet, a preferred development program will either plan for, or
develop from the start, an integrated station as part of the overal I Project.
Art, Art, and More Art
The clearest consistent thread throughout the Community Charette was both the community's
demand for a unique and high-quality arts experience as part of a future City Center, regardless
of other uses. Programming suggestions included space for galleries, artist studios, multiple-
scaled performance venues, and the ability to accommodate cultural, visual and performing
arts festivals on site. In addition to supporting the City's growing arts scene, a major emphasis
on not only design, but supporting flexible arts programming throughout the year in a new City
Center has considerable strategic value, including:
■ The arts can be an effective vehicle for marketing and accelerating investment in
Downtown cores and large development projects. Street art installations, art
festivals, and open-space performance venues are effective vehicles for marketing
a neighborhood to potential residents, investors, and developers;
■ Permanent arts and cultural venues are an important part of a mix of uses that
make TOD, Innovation Districts, and downtowns desirable to both residents and
businesses; and
■ The development of arts venues can also proceed ahead of more intensive
development, as they can be established on informal sites, open spaces, or re-
purposed properties, bringing early energy to a new City Center.
A Distinctive Architectural Theme
Both the public and developers were clear on the need, and value of Dania Beach to develop
a more distinctive architectural style that set it apart from neighboring communities.
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Development proposals should be required to develop and demonstrate a clear architectural
theme, and the sub-elements that define it, as part of an overall development plan.
8. A Potential Redevelopment Deal Structure
The City's Bargaining Position
The value of the City properties approaches the cost to build out new City facilities. However,
additional value considerations enhance the City's bargaining position further. First, a general
rule of thumb for large real estate projects is that the land cost should be no more than 20
percent of the total project cost. Here, the City's CC zoning allows a total order of magnitude
project value of over$200 Million. The value of the City's land represents only 4 to 5 percent
of a total project cost, or less. The value of the City's parking structure is also significant. The
appraisal for the property assumed an"as-if vacant"value for the properties,but did not address
the value of the parking structure remaining.
A Simple Suggested Deal Structure
The City' ownership of the proposed City Center properties is the key to structuring a P3
redevelopment agreement. The simplest deal structure to offer prospective developers is to
swap the value of the property for new space within a redeveloped City Center complex. This
is both the City's bargaining chip and key to driving the specifics of a new City Center. Using
successful examples elsewhere, the simplest deal structure to maximize value and minimize
risk for the City would have five points:
1. After selecting a preferred developer through a competitive solicitation, the City and
preferred developer would cooperatively complete a design and construction cost
estimate for its new facilities within the City Center complex, specifying all details of
design and occupancy.
2. After agreeing on a price (value) for the construction of the City's new facilities, the
City would enter into a purchase contract under which the developer acquires the City
Center sites from the City for $1, or executes a ground lease (typically 99 years, and
subsequent renewals), for $1 per year.
3. In exchange, the developer develops, finances, and completes construction of the
City's new facilities (which may be stand-alone or part of a larger building, based on
the City's approval) for the cost of construction minus the then-appraised value of the
properties (assume $12.3 Million or more).
4. The City would assume its new space for a Triple-Net Lease(NNN)of$1 per year, and
would be responsible for fit-out, utilities, insurance and annual maintenance of its new
space. The developer would be responsible for maintenance, management, leasing
and improvement of the remainder of the complex.
5. The developer also gains the right to develop the remainder of the property according
to a detailed development agreement with the City, specifying exact design,
construction details, operating costs, and rents schedules, according to the agreed
upon adherence to the development program listed above.
There could be variations on this approach, but the fundamental advantages are that the city
gains new space at a significantly reduced cost than it would otherwise incur building new
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facilities on its own and gains the benefits of a significant development project delivering
project elements it dictates with little additional risk.
9. Consider Engaging Professional Representation
The solicitation and negotiation of a P3 agreement of this kind requires extensive experience.
The City would be well advised to hire experienced outside representation to undertake what
is essentially a large tenant-representation program. The region has a host of national brokerage
and other real estate professionals who have completed similar assignment nationwide.
10. Other RFP Elements
A good competitive solicitation is clear in its goals and evaluation process(how it's scored). It
also makes the proposers do the work of figuring out major issues, problems, or opportunities.
In addition, to specifying the basics including a clear development plan, site plan, and design,
a solicitation for the City's purposes should also include other key elements:
■ All proposals should demonstrate current success financing projects of$50 Million
or more, and include financial partners and investing institutions as part of the
development team;
■ All proposals should complete their own Economic analysis, estimating the City's
cost to construct and operate its proposed space program, employment created by
their project, and a projection of all private and public costs for the next 30 years;
■ A detailed financial proposal showing the breakdown of, allocation or sharing of
project development and long-term operating costs;
■ Commitment to a Community Benefit Agreement, where the developer agrees to
give first preference to hiring City businesses and workers for all project
development, construction, and operating functions.
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Improvement Facade Grant
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Overview of Project
• CRA Facade Program : provides grants up to
$20, 000 ( requires 30% match from applicant)
■ Mr. Joseph Perez, property owner, is applying on
behalf of Associates MD Medical Group
• Associates MD Medical Group (family practice )
currently operates in the City at 101 S . Federal
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• Completely renovating the interior and exterior
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