SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Title
Approve Chapter 4 of the Clearwater Redevelopment Plan which serves as the Community Redevelopment Agency’s work plan and pass Ordinance 9169-18 on first reading.
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SUMMARY:
As stated in the Downtown Redevelopment Plan's introduction, the Plan, "lays the groundwork to reclaim Downtown as Clearwater's historic urban core and the heart of the city." The primary focus of Chapter 4: Plan Implementation is to provide a summary of the major activities and capital improvements that will be completed by the City and the Community Redevelopment Agency over the next five years. The Downtown Redevelopment Plan serves as a Special Area Plan in accordance with the Countywide rules of Pinellas County. It also serves as the Community Redevelopment Plan in accordance with Florida's Community Redevelopment Act.
The Plan will be implemented in four major ways:
• Plan goals, objectives and design standards are applied through the site plan review process
• The Public Amenities incentive pool program
• The Capital Improvements Program
• Policy implementation through City led projects and programs
There are four sections in this Chapter:
• Role of the Community Redevelopment Agency
• Funding Sources
• Incentives
• Capital Improvement Program and Policy Implementation Projects
The Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) section outlines the role of the CRA in downtown revitalization. The Funding Sources section contains all the identified and potential sources of revenue for implementation as well as tax increment projects for the CRA districts. The Incentives section provides information on available incentive programs for the downtown area. It also includes the relationship of this plan to the Community Development Code and Public Amenities Incentive Pool. The Capital Improvement Program and Policy Implementation Projects section lists planned improvements for the entire downtown plan area as well as each character district.
Work sessions on this Chapter have been held with the CRA Trustees, the Downtown Development Board and the Community Development Board. In addition, the CRA has solicited comments from the Clearwater Chamber of Commerce, Clearwater Downtown Partnership, the Downtown Merchants Association and several individual downtown stakeholders. This item will come before the Community Development Board on July 17, 2018 and City Council on July 19, 2018 for approval.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
No funds are needed for this action.