STATE ROAD 100 CORRIDOR COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Bulldog Drive Improvements Right-of-Way and Design September 21, 2010 Presentation for SR 100 CRA Board and City Council
Dec 18, 2015
STATE ROAD 100 CORRIDORCOMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Bulldog Drive ImprovementsRight-of-Way and Design
September 21, 2010
Presentation for SR 100 CRA Board and City Council
Overview
• Background• Budget• Bulldog Drive Improvements
– Overview– Remaining Right-of-Way– Final Design
• Overview of Agenda Items
SR 100 CRA Background and Purpose
• Background– Established April 20, 2004– 30 Year Time Horizon– Tax Increment Financing (future revenue from CRA
pays for improvements to encourage redevelopment)
• Purpose– Improve and/or Redevelop Blighted Areas
• Midway Subdivision
• Whispering Pines Subdivision
– Establish the City’s “Downtown” or Urban Core– Encourage Development of Additional Commercial
Corridor (Alternative to Palm Coast Parkway)
City Council Goals and Objectives
• FY 2009/2010– Palm Coast Vision: Its Town Center is a vibrant
Downtown with diverse businesses as the foundation for a strong local economy.
– Top Priority: Bulldog Drive improvements
• FY 2010/2011– Palm Coast Vision: Town Center is a vibrant
Downtown. Diverse businesses are the foundation for a strong local economy.
– Five Year Goal: Promote Town Center as our Downtown.
– Major Projects: Bulldog Drive
SR 100 CRA Completed Projects
• Master Plan Updated• Central Park Improvements• Land Acquisitions• I-95 / State Road 100 Gateway Features• Bulldog Drive Project Development and
Engineering Report• CRA Financing Approved
FY 2010/2011 SR 100 CRA Budget
• Tax Increment Revenue . . . . . . . . . . .$ 1,147,916• Investment Earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 25,800• Carry Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,091,700
TOTAL REVENUES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 3,265,416
• Operating Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100,000• Land Purchases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000• Bulldog Drive Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 400,000• Central Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 150,000• Debt Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 679,369• Contingency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 936,047
TOTAL EXPENSES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,265,416
Future Capital Improvements
High Priority Projects Established (xxx 2008)
• Bulldog Drive• Central Park Enhancements Phases II and III• Civic Architecture (Community Center)• Other (Historic Property/Site Rehabilitation)• State Road 100 (Sidewalk, Traffic Signal/Mast Arm
Assembly, Gateway Signage)
Implementation
Short-Term• Approve Current Loan• Complete Right-of-Way Acquisition for Bulldog Drive• Complete Design & Construction Plans for Bulldog Drive• Additional Property Acquisitions in Target Areas• Central Park Improvements
Long-Term• Additional Financing• Bulldog Drive Construction• Additional Capital Improvements per CRA Plan
Remaining Right-of-Way
• Two Parcels Owned by Mr. Ajram• Leased to Two Tenants (Operating Businesses)• Negotiating Since 2007 and Before• Appraisal of $466,000 for Both Parcels (August 2009)• Multiple Intermediaries and Multiple Proposals• To Avoid Eminent Domain, Staff Offered Double the
Appraised Value • Final Offer by Mr. Ajram was $1,250,000• Negotiations have Reached an Impasse
Remaining Right-of-Way
• Next Steps– Assembled Eminent Domain
Team (City Attorney, Appraiser, Environmental Firm, and Design Team)
– Preliminary Evaluation of Negotiations and Costs Associated with Eminent Domain (Only for Portion of Property Required for Street Improvements)
– Team Concluded that Cost of Eminent Domain Acquisition < Appraised Value for Total Parcels
Remaining Right-of-Way
• Next Steps– City Attorney Advised Staff to Negotiate Settlement
Agreements with the Tenants before Initiating Eminent Domain Process
– Tenants Provided Estimated Costs of Relocation and Business Damages to City Staff
– Negotiated Settlements were Reached with Tenants
Remaining Right-of-Way
• Next Steps– Initiate Eminent Domain
Process through Resolution of Public Necessity and Purpose
– Constitutes First Step in Eminent Domain Process
– A Settlement can still be Reached with Owner prior to Trial
Final Design
• Released Request for Letters of Interest to Firms on Continuing Service Contracts– Stressed Eminent Domain Experience– Roadway Design– Stormwater Design– Streetscaping Design
• Eight (8) Firms Responded• Four (4) Firms Shortlisted and Provided Presentations• WilsonMiller, Inc. was Top Ranked Firm• Negotiated Fee = Not-to-Exceed $348,000 (includes
optional eminent domain services, if needed)
Overview of Agenda Items
• SR 100 CRA is a Separate Legal Entity• SR 100 CRA has the Budgetary Authority for Expenses
related to CRA Projects (Bulldog Drive)– Item #7 – Authorization of Expenses Related to ROW
Acquisition– Item #8 – Authorization of Expenses Related to Design
• City of Palm Coast owns the Rights-of-Way and has Power of Eminent Domain– Item #10 – Settlement Agreement– Item #11 – Settlement Agreement– Item #12 – Approval of Design Contract– Item #13 – Resolution of Necessity and Public Purpose
(ALL ABOVE PAID FOR BY SR 100 CRA)
SR 100 CRA - ITEM #7
• Authorization of Expenses Related to ROW Acquisition– Settlement Agreements (#10 and #11)– Attorney’s Expenses related to Eminent Domain (#13)
• Any Settlement Agreement with Owner would come back to SR 100 CRA and City Council for Consideration
SR 100 CRA - ITEM #8
• Authorization of Expenses Related to Design– Final Design Contract with WilsonMilller, Inc. for an
amount not-to-exceed $348,000
CITY – ITEM #10
• Settlement Agreement with GW Black, Inc.– Five (5) Employees– Relocating within Flagler County– Appropriate Settlement Considering Costs and Size of
Business ($39,150)– Significant Advantages to Settle– Cost of Settlement Paid for by SR 100 CRA
CITY – ITEM #11
• Settlement Agreement with I&R Enterprises, Inc.– Two (2) Employees– Relocating within Flagler County– Appropriate Settlement Considering Costs and Size of
Business ($20,200)– Significant Advantages to Settle– Cost of Settlement Paid for by SR 100 CRA
CITY – ITEM #12
• Approval of Design Contract– Bulldog Drive is City Road– City will be Contracting Entity– Contract with Top Ranked Firm – WilsonMiller, Inc.– Cost of Design Paid for by SR 100 CRA
CITY – ITEM #13
• Resolution of Necessity and Public Purpose– City has Power of Eminent Domain– Bulldog Drive is a City Road– First Step in Eminent Domain
Process (only for ROW required for street improvements)
– A Settlement can still be Reached with Owner prior to Trial
– Cost of Attorney’s Expenses Paid for by SR 100 CRA