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01/09/2012COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AGENDA Location: Council Chambers -City Hall Date: 1/9/2012-8:30 AM 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Minutes 2.1 Approve the minutes of the December 13, 2011 CRA meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk. Attachments 3. CRA Items 3.1 Presentation of the East Gateway District Vision Plan, January 2012. Attachments 4. Adjourn Community Redevelopment Agency Agenda Council Chambers -City Hall Meeting Date:1/9/2012 SUBJECT /RECOMMENDATION: Approve the minutes of the December 13, 2011 CRA meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk. SUMMARY: Review Approval: Cover Memo Item # 1 Community Redevelopment Agency 2011-12-13 1 COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING MINUTES CITY OF CLEARWATER December 13, 2011 Present: Chair/Trustee Frank Hibbard, Trustee George N. Cretekos, Trustee John Doran, Trustee Paul Gibson, and Trustee Bill Jonson. Also Present: William B. Horne II -City Manager, Jill S. Silverboard -Assistant City Manager, Rod Irwin -Assistant City Manager, Pamela K. Akin -City Attorney, Rosemarie Call -City Clerk, and Nicole Sprague – Official Records and Legislative Services Coordinator. To provide continuity for research, items are agenda order although not necessarily discussed in that order. Unapproved 1. Call to Order – Chair Frank Hibbard The meeting was called to order at 8:30 a.m. at City Hall. 2. Approval of Minutes 2.1 Approve the minutes of the October 31, 2011 CRA Meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk. Trustee Bill Jonson moved to approve the minutes of the October 31, 2011 CRA Meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously. 3. CRA Items 3.1 Approve an amendment to the Development Agreement between the Community Redevelopment Agency and Water's Edge Real Estate Acquisition, LP, successor in interest to Opus South Development, LLC and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. The Community Redevelopment Agency and the Developer's predecessor in interest, OPUS SOUTH DEVELOPMENT, L.L.C., entered into a Development Agreement dated December 19, 2006, as evidenced by that certain Memorandum of Development Agreement dated December 22, 2006, and recorded in Official Record Book 15557, Page 1062 of the Public Records of Pinellas County, Florida, Draft Attachment number 1 \nPage 1 Item # 1 Community Redevelopment Agency 2011-12-13 2 to develop certain parcels located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Cleveland Street and Osceola Avenue, Clearwater, Florida, for a development known as the Water's Edge project (Water's Edge Project or Project) in the community redevelopment area of the City. Subsequent thereto, OPUS SOUTH DEVELOPMENT, L.L.C. and its related entities, assigned their rights under the Development Agreement to Water's Edge Clearwater, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which subsequently assigned its rights under the Development Agreement to Developer pursuant to the Assignment and Assumption Agreement recorded August 5, 2010 in Official Record Book 16993, Page 1845 of the Public Records of Pinellas County, Florida. This Development Agreement contained certain assurances and incentives to ensure the success of the Project, including provisions for annual reimbursement of impact fees paid and annual reimbursement of a portion of the costs of sidewalk and site improvements, which reimbursements are to be paid from a portion of the ad valorem taxes for the Project. The Agency paid said annual reimbursements to Developer for the last two years, (2009/10 Annual Reimbursement Payment and 2010/11 Annual Reimbursement Payment, respectively); however, the calculation method utilized by the Agency for the 2009/10 Annual Reimbursement Payment differed from the calculation method utilized by the Agency for the 2010/11 Annual Reimbursement Payment. It is Developer's position that the proper and intended calculation method was the calculation method utilized by the Agency for the 2009/10 Annual Reimbursement Payment. Therefore, it is the parties desire to amend the Development Agreement to reflect the intended calculation method as utilized by the Agency for the 2009/10 Annual Reimbursement Payment. The City Attorney said the development agreement included language that the City would reimburse the project for streetscape improvements and impact fee costs via TIF (Tax Increment Financing) generated by the project. The language, as drafted, stated the project would be entitled to the developer’s ad valorem contribution; it did not include the contributions for sold units. The City Attorney said the Developer believes he is entitled to reimbursement for a portion of the ad valorem taxes paid by units that have been sold. The proposed amendment would allow the Developer to be reimbursed 50% of the ad valorem taxes paid for the entire project, not just the units owned by the Developer. In response to questions, Economic Development and Housing Director Geri Campos Lopez said staff calculated the reimbursement payment based on 50% of the taxes generated for entire project; which was set aside in the 6-yr plan. The reimbursement payment for the first year was fine; there was a $70,000 gap for the second year. Discussion ensued concerning the legislative intent of the development agreement. Draft Attachment number 1 \nPage 2 Item # 1 Community Redevelopment Agency 2011-12-13 3 In response to questions, Water’s Edge representative Gina Grimes said the development agreement, as drafted, defined developer to include successors and assigns. It was always contemplated the developer would sell all the units and the reimbursement payment would come from the project’s annual ad valorem taxes. Ms. Campos Lopez said the calculated reimbursement for 50% of the project’s total TIF for the next two years, in addition to what has already been paid, would be approximately $800,000. Trustee John Doran moved to approve an amendment to the Development Agreement between the Community Redevelopment Agency and Water's Edge Real Estate Acquisition, LP, successor in interest to Opus South Development, LLC and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously. 4. Other Business – None. 5. Adjourn The meeting was adjourned at 8:52 a.m. Chair Attest Community Redevelopment Agency City Clerk Draft Attachment number 1 \nPage 3 Item # 1 Community Redevelopment Agency Agenda Council Chambers -City Hall Meeting Date:1/9/2012 SUBJECT /RECOMMENDATION: Presentation of the East Gateway District Vision Plan, January 2012. SUMMARY: On May 31, 2011, the Clearwater Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and M. Arthur Gensler, Jr. and Associates, Inc. entered into a contract for the East Gateway District Vision Plan. This collaborative neighborhood vision plan addresses three main areas: 1) A Neighborhood Market/Economic Analysis that defines the economic base for market-supportable revitalization efforts; 2) Community Outreach and Stakeholder Involvement culminating in a Community Design Charrette that provides a strong, clear vision of the area and responds to current and future market opportunities; and 3) A Concept Plan and Policy Framework that identify specific implementation actions and tools that help achieve the vision over a 20-year horizon. At the onset of the project, Gensler/Social Compact planning staff met with CRA/City officials. For the first 2-3 months, there was continuous data exchange and interaction to ensure that the planning team had a good understanding of the historical, cultural, environmental and social aspects of the East Gateway community. As part of the Neighborhood Market/Economic Analysis, Social Compact provided an Interim Report, which included abrief overview of demographic and market conditions in the East Gateway District, the extended study area, and the City of Clearwater. The market analysis for the East Gateway Community suggested that the area was, for the most part, sufficiently served with financial services, groceries, and retail/restaurant providers. Nonetheless, there was a very small apparel leakage that could potentially support 5,500 square feet of this type of retail. Additionally, Social Compact recommended capturing the additional revenue generated by the increased visitors to the area and their increased expenditures and focusing on local institutions and businesses for growth and development. Critical to the community planning process was the engagement of a committed and concerned citizenry. In July, the Vision Plan Steering Committeewas formed to serve as the conduit to the planning team and the greater community that they represented to channel information and set direction for integration. Its members included members of the Business and Neighbors Association (BNA), the Stakeholders Advisory Group (SAG), and prominent businesses in the East Gateway District. In August 2011, we organized three Focus Group Vision Sessionsthat gave the consultants the opportunity to hear directly from the community and collect the goals, desires, their own personal observations, likes/dislikes and discuss other comparable communities they felt were representative of the environments they would like to see in the East Gateway District. During the two Charrette/Community Workshopsthat were held in September 2011, the community identified the goals that it deemed most important and prioritized what was necessary to achieve the community redevelopment Vision. The overarching vision statementfor the East Gateway District is: “As an “urban edge” community, the East Gateway District offers un-paralleled opportunities not found anywhere else in the greater Clearwater area. The District has all the qualities of traditional neighborhood development, live/work/play & educate in a culturally diverse setting, vigorously sought out by a demographic of young professionals, families and aging adults. Through the Cleveland Street and Gulf to Bay corridor enhancements, a strong open space connectivity Cover Memo Item # 2 strategy focused on Stevenson Creek, an expanding commercial anchor at Missouri and Cleveland and the development of an identifiable core “place to congregate and celebrate, this walkable mixed-use community will become a destination for an emerging market of residents and visitors alike." Through observations of the physical assets of the East Gateway District, input from the community, and data collected from the market/economic analysis, the consultants have proposed the following strategies/recommendations: §Change perception and negative influences that impact the community image, attractiveness, safety and redevelopment opportunities; §Encourage and support restaurant and shopping destinations focusing on local, unique shops, ideally a combination geared towards both city residents’ and tourists’ needs; §Create more foot traffic in the East Gateway District (toward a more walkable community); §Focus on business development to support local institutions; §Focus development near the Missouri Avenue and Cleveland Street intersection as a commercial anchor through a strategic concentrated development initiative; §Create a district corridor along Cleveland Street and Gulf to Bay Boulevard as a “complete street” within a redevelopment district promoting walkability, shared resources and edge conditions for a vibrant community destination; §Develop a north-south connectivity axis of open space and community amenities along the Stevenson Creek drainage basin; §Create a central gathering place where the community can come together for regularly scheduled events and activities, offering a sense of place and a community destination core; §Create a strategy to rebrand the East Gateway District as a cohesive vibrant destination community to live, work, recreate and educate; §Explore the opportunity of renaming Gulf to Bay Boulevard through the branding process; §Modify to the existing policy/framework to assist in the redevelopment process and ease some of the restrictive or negative policies that currently are controlling the area’s growth; and §Introduce formed-based code as a regulatory tool to assist in the redevelopment process. The East Gateway Vision Plan presents the vision statement for the East Gateway District; outlines the concept plan for the various development zones; and provides a matrix of action items to implement the recommended goals and strategies. In 2008, the CRA approved and adopted the East Gateway Five-Year Action Program, which will conclude in September 2012. Staff recommends preparing the next five-year action plan for Fiscal Year 2012-2017 to include cost estimates, timeframes, and staffing recommendations for the Council’s consideration and approval. Review Approval: 1) Office of Management and Budget 2) Legal 3) Clerk 4) Assistant City Manager 5) City Manager 6) Clerk Cover Memo Item # 2 VISION FOR THE EAST GATEWAY DISTRICT AS AN “URBAN EDGE” COMMUNITY, THE EAST GATEWAY DISTRICT OFFERS UN-PARALLELED OPPORTUNITIES NOT FOUND ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE GREATER CLEARWATER AREA. THE DISTRICT HAS ALL THE QUALITIES OF TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT, LIVE/WORK/PLAY & EDUCATE IN A CULTURALLY DIVERSE SETTING, VIGOROUSLY SOUGHT OUT BY A DEMOGRAPHIC OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, FAMILIES AND AGING ADULTS. THROUGH THE CLEVELAND STREET AND GULF TO BAY CORRIDOR ENHANCEMENTS, A STRONG OPEN SPACE CONNECTIVITY STRATEGY FOCUSED ON STEVENSON CREEK, AN EXPANDING COMMERCIAL ANCHOR AT MISSOURI AND CLEVELAND AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF IDENTIFIABLE CORE “PLACE” TO CONGREGATE AND CELEBRATE, THIS WALKABLE MIXED-USE COMMUNITY WILL BECOME A DESTINATION FOR AN EMERGING MARKET OF RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE. Attachment number 1 \nPage 1 Item # 2 Item # 2 Gensler Planning & Urban Design Social Compact Market Analysis CRA/City Staff Support Steering Committee Community Directives Item # 2 Data Collection & Research Public Involvement Concept Development Policy Framework Vision Document Development Item # 2 Item # 2 DREW ST COURT ST MISSOURI AVE HIGHLAND AVE PALMETTO ST DRUID RD MYRTLE AVEKEENE RD EAST GATEWAY DISTRICT & EXTENDED STUDY AREA Item # 2 Item # 2  Income density 12% higher in the East Gateway compared to City  Increasing Average HH Incomes since 2000 o East Gateway: 23% increase o Extended Study Area & City: 26% increase  6% increase in visitors (2010-2011)  9% increase in visitor spendingItem # 2  Good Access to Financial Services  Good Access to Grocery  Attracts Retail /Restaurants  Retail Revenue – $27.7M  Restaurant Revenue -$4.2M  Attracts from the Outside -In Item # 2  Stable Growth trend in the next 5 and 10 years  Diverse, Younger Community suggests business & retail opportunities Item # 2  Entrepreneurial, with 81% microbusinesses employing 0-5 employees  Total Revenues estimated at $195M  1,449 people employed Item # 2 Item # 2 Item # 2 Item # 2 Item # 2 Item # 2 Item # 2 Item # 2 Item # 2 Item # 2 Item # 2 Item # 2 Item # 2 Item # 2 Item # 2 Item # 2 Item # 2 Item # 2 Item # 2 Item # 2 Item # 2 Item # 2 Item # 2 Item # 2  GOAL: District Development Change Perception /Safety /Transit /Redevelopment  GOAL: Create a Vibrant Market Shopping Destination /Unique Business Development /Local Institutions  GOAL: Concept Planning Zone I West Commercial Anchor Concentrated Development Item # 2  GOAL: Concept Planning Zone II District Corridor/Complete Street Initiate Cleveland Street Phase III Immediately  GOAL: Concept Planning Zone III North-South Open Space Connectivity Stevenson Creek Enhancement Community Amenities Item # 2  GOAL: Concept Planning Zone IV Destination Core /Sense of Place Central Gathering Place Events and Activities  GOAL: Branding Strategy Cohesive Vibrant Destination Community Renaming of Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard  GOAL: Policy/Framework Modify Current Policies Ease Restrictions/Assist Redevelopment Item # 2 Item # 2 Meeting Date: 1/9/2012 Community Redevelopment Agency Agenda Council Chambers - City Hall SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATION: Approve the minutes of the December 13, 2011 CRA meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk. SUMMARY: Review Approval: Cover Memo Item # 1 Attachment number 1 \nPage 1 of 3 COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING MINUTES CITY OF CLEARWATER December 13, 2011 Present:Chair/Trustee Frank Hibbard, Trustee George N. Cretekos, Trustee Chair/Trustee Frank Hibbard, Trustee George N. Cretekos, Trustee Chair/Trustee Frank Hibbard, Trustee George N. Cretekos, Trustee John Doran, Trustee PaulGibson, and Trustee Bill Jonson. Gibson, and Trustee Bill Jonson.Gibson, and Trustee Bill Jonson. Also Present:William B. Horne II -City Manager, Jill S. Silverboard -Assistant City City Manager, Jill S. Silverboard City Manager, Jill S. Silverboard Assistant City Assistant City - Manager, Rod Irwin - Assistant City Manager, Pamela K. Akin - City City City Assistant City Manager, Pamela K. Akin Assistant City Manager, Pamela K. Akin - - Attorney, Rosemarie Call - City Clerk, and Nicole Sprague – Official City Clerk, and Nicole Sprague City Clerk, and Nicole Sprague Official Official – – Records and Legislative Services Coordinator. Records and Legislative Services Coordinator.Records and Legislative Services Coordinator. To provide continuity for research, items are agenda order although not To provide continuity for research, items are agenda order although not To provide continuity for research, items are agenda order although not necessarily discussed in that order. necessarily discussed in that order. Unapproved 1. Call to Order–Chair Frank Hibbard Chair Frank Hibbard Chair Frank Hibbard The meeting was called to order at 8:30 a.m. at City Hall. The meeting was called to order at 8:30 a.m. at City Hall.The meeting was called to order at 8:30 a.m. at City Hall. 2. Approval of Minutes Approval of Minutes Approval of Minutes 2.1 Approve the minutes of the October 31, 2011 CRA Meeting as submitted in 2.1 Approve the minutes of the October 31, 2011 CRA Meeting as submitted in Approve the minutes of the October 31, 2011 CRA Meeting as submitted in 2.1 written summation by the City Clerk. written summatiwritten summation by the City Clerk.on by the City Clerk. Trustee Bill Jonson moved to approve the minutes of the October 31, 2011 CRA Trustee Bill Jonson moved to approve the minutes of the October 31, 2011 CRA Trustee Bill Jonson moved to approve the minutes of the October 31, 2011 CRA Meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk.The motion was duly Meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk.Meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk. seconded and carried unanimously. seconded and carried unanimously.seconded and carried unanimously. 3. CRA Items CRA Items 3. 3. 3.1 Approve an amendment to the Development Agreement between the 3.1 3.1 Approve an amendment to the Development Agreement between the Approve an amendment to the Development Agreement between the Community Redevelopment Agency and Water's Edge Real Estate Acquisition, Community Redevelopment Agency and Water's Edge Real Estate Acquisition, Community Redevelopment Agency and Water's Edge Real Estate Acquisition, LP, successor in interest to Opus South Development, LLC and authorize the LP, successor in interest to Opus South Development, LLC and authorize the LP, successor in interest to Opus South Development, LLC and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. appropriate officials to execute same. appropriate officials to execute same. The Community Redevelopment Agency and the Developer's predecessor in The Community Redevelopment Agency and the Developer's predecessor in The Community Redevelopment Agency and the Developer's predecessor in interest, OPUS SOUTH DEVELOPMENT, L.L.C., entered into a Development interest, OPUS SOUinterest, OPUS SOU Agreement dated December 19, 2006, as evidenced by that certain Memorandum of Development Agreement dated December 22, 2006, and recorded in Official Record Book 15557, Page 1062 of the Public Records of Pinellas County, Florida, Community Redevelopment Agency 2011-12-13 1 Item # 1 Attachment number 1 \nPage 2 of 3 to develop certain parcels located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Cleveland Street and Osceola Avenue, Clearwater, Florida, for a development known as the Water's Edge project (Water's Edge Project or Project) in the community redevelopment area of the City. Subsequent thereto, OPUS SOUTH DEVELOPMENT, L.L.C. and its related entities, assigned their rights under the DEVELOPMENT, L.L.C. and its related entities, assigned their rights under the Development Agreement to Water's Edge Clearwater, LLC, a Delaware limited Development Agreement to Water's Edge Clearwater, LLC, a Delaware limited Development Agreement to Water's Edge Clearwater, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which subsequently assigned its rights under the Development liability company, which subsequently assigned its rights under the Development liability company, which subsequently assigned its rights under the Development Agreement to Developer pursuant to the Assignment and Assumption Agreement Agreement to Developer pursuant to the Assignment and Assumption Agreement Agreement to Developer pursuant to the Assignment and Assumption Agreement recorded August 5, 2010 in Official Record Book 16993, Page 1845 of the Public recorded August 5, 2010 in Official Record Book 16993, Page 1845 of the Public recorded August 5, 2010 in Official Record Book 16993, Page 1845 of the Public Records of Pinellas County, Florida. This Development Agreement contained Records of Pinellas County, Florida. This Development Agreement contained Records of Pinellas County, Florida. This Development Agreement contained certain assurances and incentives to ensure the success of the Project, including certain assurances and incentives to ensure the success of the Project, including certain assurances and incentives to ensure the success of the Project, including provisions for annual reimbursement of impact fees paid and annual provisions for annual reimbursement of impact fees paid and annual provisions for annual reimbursement of impact fees paid and annual reimbursement of a portion of the costs of sidewalk and site improvements, which reimbursement of a portion of the costs of sidewalk and site improvements, which reimbursement of a portion of the costs of sidewalk and site improvements, which reimbursements are to be paid from a portion of the ad valorem taxes for the imbursements are to be paid from a portion of the ad valorem taxes for the imbursements are to be paid from a portion of the ad valorem taxes for the Project. The Agency paid said annual reimbursements to Developer for the last Project. The Agency paid said annual reimbursements to Developer for the last Project. The Agency paid said annual reimbursements to Developer for the last two years, (2009/10 Annual Reimbursement Payment and 2010/11 Annual two years, (2009/10 Annual Reimbursement Payment and 2010/11 Annual two years, (2009/10 Annual Reimbursement Payment and 2010/11 Annual Reimbursement Payment, respectively); however, the calculation method utilized y); however, the calculation method utilized y); however, the calculation method utilized Reimbursement Payment, respectivel by the Agency for the 2009/10 Annual Reimbursement Payment differed from the by the Agency for the 2009/10 Annual Reimbursement Payment differed from the by the Agency for the 2009/10 Annual Reimbursement Payment differed from the calculation method utilized by the Agency for the 2010/11 Annual Reimbursement calculation method utilized by the Agency for the 2010/11 Annual Reimbursement calculation method utilized by the Agency for the 2010/11 Annual Reimbursement Payment. It is Developer's position that the proper andintended calculation intended calculation intended calculation Payment. It is Developer's position that the proper andPayment. It is Developer's position that the proper and method was the calculation method utilized by the Agency for the 2009/10 Annual method was the calculation method utilized by the Agency for the 2009/10 Annual method was the calculation method utilized by the Agency for the 2009/10 Annual Reimbursement Payment. Therefore, it is the parties desire to amend the Reimbursement Payment. Therefore, it is the parties desire to amend the Reimbursement Payment. Therefore, it is the parties desire to amend the Development Agreement to reflect the intended calculation method as utilized by Development Agreement to reflect the intended calculation method as utilized by Development Agreement to reflect the intended calculation method as utilized by the Agency for the 2009/10 Annual Reimbursement Payment. he Agency for the 2009/10 Annual Reimbursement Payment.he Agency for the 2009/10 Annual Reimbursement Payment. The City Attorney said the development agreement included language that the City The City Attorney said the development agreement includeThe City Attorney said the development agreement included language language would reimburse the project for streetscape improvements and impact fee costs via TIF would reimburse the project for streetscape improvements and would reimburse the project for streetscape improvements and impact fee costs impact fee costs (Tax Increment Financing) generatedby the project. The language, as drafted, stated (Tax Increment Financing) (Tax Increment Financing) generatedgeneratedby the project. The language, as drafted, stated by the project. The language, as drafted, stated the project would be entitled to the developer’s ad valorem contribution; it did not the project would be entitled to the developer’s ad valorem contribution; it did not the project would be entitled to the developer’s ad valorem contribution; it did not include the contributions for sold units. The City Attorney said the Developer believes he include the contributions for sold the contributions for sold unitsunits. The City Attorney said the Developer believes he . The City Attorney said the Developer believes he is entitled to reimbursement for a portion of the ad valorem taxes paid by units that have is entitled to reimbursement for a portion of the ad valorem taxes paid by units that have is entitled to reimbursement for a portion of the ad valorem taxes paid by units that have been sold. The proposed amendment would allow the Developer to be reimbursed 50% been sold. The proposed amendment would allow the Developer been sold. The proposed amendment would allow the Developer of the ad valorem taxes paid for the entire project, not just the units owned by the of the ad valorem taxes paid for the entire project, not just the units owned by of the ad valorem taxes paid for the entire project, not just the units owned by Developer. Developer. Developer. In response to questions, Economic Development and Housing Director Geri Campos In response tIn response to questiono question, Economic Development and Housing Director Geri Campos , Economic Development and Housing Director Geri Campos ss Lopez said staff calculated the reimbursement payment based on 50% of the taxes Lopez said staff calculated the reimbursement payment based on 50% of the taxes Lopez said staff calculated the reimbursement payment based on 50% of the taxes generated for entire project; which was set aside in the 6-yr plan. The reimbursement generated for entire project; which was set aside in the 6generated for entire project; which was set aside in the 6 payment for the first year wasfine; there was a $70,000 gap for the second year. payment for the first payment for the first Discussion ensued concerning the legislative intent of the development agreement. Community Redevelopment Agency 2011-12-13 2 Item # 1 Attachment number 1 \nPage 3 of 3 In response to questions, Water’s Edge representative Gina Grimes said the development agreement, as drafted,defined developer toinclude successors and assigns. It was always contemplated the developer would sell all the units and the reimbursement payment would come from the project’s annual ad valorem taxes.Ms. Campos Lopez said the calculated reimbursement for 50% of the project’s total TIF for t for 50% of the project’s total TIF for the next two years, in addition to what has already been paid, would be approximately the next two years, in addition to what has already been paid, would be approximately the next two years, in addition to what has already been paid, would be approximately $800,000. Trustee John Doran moved to approve an amendment to the Development Agreement Trustee John Doran moved to approve an amendment to the Development Agreement Trustee John Doran moved to approve an amendment to the Development Agreement between the Community Redevelopment Agency and Water's Edge Real Estate between the Community Redevelopment Agency and Water's Edge Real Estate between the Community Redevelopment Agency and Water's Edge Real Estate Acquisition, LP, successor in interest to Opus South Development, LLC and authorize Acquisition, LP, successor in interest to Opus South Development, LLC and authorize Acquisition, LP, successor in interest to Opus South Development, LLC and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.The motion was duly seconded and carried The motion was duly seconded and carried The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously. 4. Other Business–None. 5. Adjourn The meeting was adjourned at 8:52 a.m. The meeting was adjourned at 8:52 a.m. Chair Chair Attest Community RedevelopmentAgency AttestAttest Community RedevelopmentCommunity Redevelopment City Clerk City Clerk City Clerk Community Redevelopment Agency 2011-12-13 3 Item # 1 Meeting Date: 1/9/2012 Community Redevelopment Agency Agenda Council Chambers - City Hall SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATION: Presentation of the East Gateway District Vision Plan, January 2012. SUMMARY: On May 31, 2011, the Clearwater Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and M. Arthur Gensler, Jr. and Associates, Inc. entered into a contract for the East Gateway District Vision Plan. This collaborative neighborhood vision plan addresses three main areas: 1)A Neighborhood Market/Economic Analysis that defines the economic base for market-supportable revitalization efforts; 2)Community Outreach and Stakeholder Involvement culminating in a Community Design Charrette that provides a strong, clear vision of the area and responds to current and future market opportunities; and 3)A Concept Plan and Policy Framework that identify specific implementation actions and tools that help achieve the vision over a 20-year horizon. At the onset of the project, Gensler/Social Compact planning staff met with CRA/City officials. For the first 2-3 months, there was continuous data exchange and interaction to ensure that the planning team had a good understanding of the historical, cultural, environmental and social aspects of the East Gateway community. As part of the Neighborhood Market/Economic Analysis, Social Compact provided an Interim Report, which included abrief overview of demographic and market conditions in the East Gateway District, the extended study area, and the City of Clearwater. The market analysis for the East Gateway Community suggested that the area was, for the most part, sufficiently served with financial services, groceries, and retail/restaurant providers. Nonetheless, there was a very small apparel leakage that could potentially support 5,500 square feet of this type of retail. Additionally, Social Compact recommended capturing the additional revenue generated by the increased visitors to the area and their increased expenditures and focusing on local institutions and businesses for growth and development. Critical to the community planning process was the engagement of a committed and concerned citizenry. In July, the Vision Plan Steering Committeewas formed to serve as the conduit to the planning team and the greater community that they represented to channel information and set direction for integration. Its members included members of the Business and Neighbors Association (BNA), the Stakeholders Advisory Group (SAG), and prominent businesses in the East Gateway District. In August 2011, we organized three Focus Group Vision Sessionsthat gave the consultants the opportunity to hear directly from the community and collect the goals, desires, their own personal observations, likes/dislikes and discuss other comparable communities they felt were representative of the environments they would like to see in the East Gateway District. During the two Charrette/Community Workshopsthat were held in September 2011, the community identified the goals that it deemed most important and prioritized what was necessary to achieve the community redevelopment Vision. vision The overarching statementfor the East Gateway District is: Cover Memo Item # 2 €As an €urban edge community, the East Gateway District offers un-paralleled opportunities not found anywhere else in the greater Clearwater area. The District has all the qualities of traditional neighborhood development, live/work/play & educate in a culturally diverse setting, vigorously sought out by a demographic of young professionals, families and aging adults. Through the Cleveland Street and Gulf to Bay corridor enhancements, a strong open space connectivity strategy focused on Stevenson Creek, an expanding commercial anchor at Missouri and Cleveland and the development of an identifiable core €place to congregate and celebrate, this walkable mixed-use community will become a destination for an emerging market of residents and visitors alike." Through observations of the physical assets of the East Gateway District, input from the community, and data collected from the market/economic analysis, the consultants have proposed the following strategies/recommendations: Change perception and negative influences that impact the community image, attractiveness, safety and redevelopment opportunities; Encourage and support restaurant and shopping destinations focusing on local, unique shops, ideally a combination geared towards both city residents and tourists needs; Create more foot traffic in the East Gateway District (toward a more walkable community); Focus on business development to support local institutions; Focus development near the Missouri Avenue and Cleveland Street intersection as a commercial anchor through a strategic concentrated development initiative; Create a district corridor along Cleveland Street and Gulf to Bay Boulevard as a €complete street within a redevelopment district promoting walkability, shared resources and edge conditions for a vibrant community destination; Develop a north-south connectivity axis of open space and community amenities along the Stevenson Creek drainage basin; Create a central gathering place where the community can come together for regularly scheduled events and activities, offering a sense of place and a community destination core; Create a strategy to rebrand the East Gateway District as a cohesive vibrant destination community to live, work, recreate and educate; Explore the opportunity of renaming Gulf to Bay Boulevard through the branding process; Modify to the existing policy/framework to assist in the redevelopment process and ease some of the restrictive or negative policies that currently are controlling the areas growth; and Introduce formed-based code as a regulatory tool to assist in the redevelopment process. The East Gateway Vision Plan presents the vision statement for the East Gateway District; outlines the concept plan for the various development zones; and provides a matrix of action items to implement the recommended goals and strategies. In 2008, the CRA approved and adopted the East Gateway Five-Year Action Program, which will conclude in September 2012. Staff recommends preparing the next five-year action plan for Fiscal Year 2012-2017 to include cost estimates, timeframes, and staffing recommendations for the Councils consideration and approval. Review Approval: 1) Office of Management and Budget 2) Legal 3) Clerk 4) Assistant City Manager 5) City Manager 6) Clerk Cover Memo Item # 2 Attachment number 1 \nPage 1 of 1 Item # 2