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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPacket 05-20-2009 WorkshopCity of Cape Canaveral crry or CAPE cawnveruL CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING CITY HALL ANNEX 111 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida WEDNESDAY May 20, 2009 4;00 PM AGENDA CALL TO ORDER: ROLL CALL: DISCUSSION: Review and Prioritize the Goals and Objectives for the Redevelopment Plan; Starting with page 29, Objective 2.3 — Public Facilities. ADJOURNMENT: Pursuant to Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, the City hereby advises the public that: If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Council with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, that person will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose that person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. This notice does not constitute consent by the City for the introduction or admission into evidence of otherwise inadmissible or irrelevant evidence, nor does it authorize challenges or appeals not otherwise allowed by law. Persons with disabilities needing assistance to participate in any of these proceedings should contact the City Clerics office (868-1221) 48 hours in advance of the 105 Polk Avenue • Posr Office Box 326 • Cape Canaveral, FL 32920-0326 Telephone: (321) 868-1220 • SUNCOM: 982-1220 • FAX: (321) 868-1248 www.myf]orida.com/cape • e-mail: ccapecanavera10cf].rr.com and the balance of the community. The City shall continue to promote efficient traffic circulation systems and interconnectivity. City- Target is to maintain and improve the local street system and LOS on all applicable roadways and measure the degree by which this target is implemented by 2012. Policies Policy 2.2.1. Work with the Florida Department of Transportation and property owners to ensure consistency with the Traffic Circulation Element and Capital Improvement Element regarding access along SR AIA, Policy 2.2.2. Identify means of reducing or eliminating access points along ALA through joint access and mutual participation. Policy 2.2.3. Build safe, appealing and efficient citywide routes for pedestrian and bike path system linking all major activity centers, parking facilities, and residential areas and encourage the City and businesses to provide an adequate number of strategically placed bike racks. Policy 2.2.4. Provide adequate loading and unloading space for delivery of goods with minimum disruption of through traffic. Policy 2.2.5. Encourage the provision of increased parking in convenient locations to accommodate new development. Policy 2.2.6. Minimize the impact of increased traffic circulation on residential areas. Policy 2.2.7. Identify and provide improvements, as necessary, to facilitate the highest level of service within the redevelopment area for traffic lights, alternative parking options, reduced speed limits and medians. Objective m Objective 2.3 - Public Facilities Provide necessary public facilities at acceptable levels of service to accommodate new development proposed within the redevelopment area, consistent with the Policies of the Capital Improvements Element of the Comprehensive Plan. Ensure that all future development or redevelopment activities in the City will be directed into those areas where utility service and public facilities are available, with developers paying full cost of utility extension to their project. By 2012 develop a map illustrating any properties not currently connected to water, wastewater and reuse and identify those properties feasible for connection. The City of Cape Canaverat Redevelopment Plan — March 2007 Prepared by Miller Legg and Associates Page 29 of 38 V:\Prolms\2004\04-00170 Gcnem] Planning Svcs\Redcvelopmenl PI:Vi\2007 REDEVELOPWNT PUN Gnat doc Policies Policy 2.3.1. Provide a sanitary sewer collection system that will serve the entire redevelopment area, including all proposed new development for the area. Policy 2.3.2. Provide a wastewater reuse system for landscape irrigation throughout the redevelopment area. Policy 2.3.3. Provide for stormwater management system that is consistent with the St. Johns River Water Management District and the Comprehensive Plan. Policy 2.3.4. Establish a solar energy and alternative fuel system for City facilities and activities. Policy 2.3.5. Require the placement of utility lines underground where it is feasible to improve visual qualities and work towards burying all utility lines in the long term. Objective Objective 2.4 - Beautification Create an identifiable character for the SR AIA and North Atlantic corridor and surrounding areas which will reflect a sense of community and pride associated within the redevelopment area. By 2012 each neighborhood or area should have an access to a green space, park, square, school, pedestrian walkway or commercial center. Access to transit centers or shaded bus stops may also be used to develop a sense of community. Policies Policy 2.4.1. Utilize decorative street lights on A lA, signage beautification measures, covered bus stop shelters and benches, additional park benches, a kayak ramp, picnic tables and other amenities to provide comfortable, pleasing and healthful work, leisure, residential and shopping environments. Policy 2.4,2. Evaluate the potential of participating in the Main Street program. Policy 2.4.3. Reevaluate and update the 1995 SR AlA Beautification Plan prepared by Stottler Stagg and Associates as necessary. Obiective Objective 2.5 - Environment Environmental preservation shall be required in accordance with the guidelines established in the Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Regulations. The City shall maintain or exceed air and water quality standards as established by The City of Cape Canaveral Redevelopment Plan - March 2007 Prepared by Miller Legg and Associates Page 30 of 38 V \Projcos\2004`,04-00170 General Planning Svcs\Redcvdopmen( Plan\2007 RED f.VFf.OPMEIYf PLAN_final.doe the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation, By 2012 review mechanisms shall be in place to actively monitor air and water quality within the redevelopment area. Policies Policy 2.5.1. Maintain and comply with all Federal, State and Local requirements which are applicable to environmental preservation. Policy 2.5.2. Permit environmentally sensitive areas to be used to meet open space requirements, especially viable habitat areas. Policy 2.5.3. Continue to protect, preserve and procure green space for active and passive use. Policy 2.5.4. Establish appropriate ordinances to protect environmentally sensitive areas, promote beach preservation and to protect trees. Consider achieving Tree City USA designation or participating in Arbor Day activities. Objective Obiective 2.6 - Recreation Recreation opportunities should be provided within the redevelopment area. By 2012 the City will develop and implement a Bicycle/ Pedestrian Plan. Policies Policy 2.6.1. Acquire Cherie Down Park Policy 2.6.2. Explore and expand sites, such as a multi -cultural facility, community center or senior center as a gathering place for special events or recreational activities which may include things like, cultural events, an international folk festival, food/ethnic activities, boat shows or holiday events and water based sports events or training. Policy 2.6.3. Establish ordinances to allow for a beach patrol. Policy 2.6.4. Provide an access point at Washington Avenue. Policy 2.6.5. Develop playgrounds near every new (residential) development. Objective Obiective 2.7 - Architectural Review A cohesive theme needs to be developed that establishes a sense of community. An architectural theme may be developed by the Community Appearance Board, The City of Cape Canaveral Redevelopment Plan -March 2007 Prepared by Muter Legg and Associates Page 31 of 38 V:\Projccrsk2004\04-00170 Gencral Planning Svcs\Redcvelopmeni Plan\2007 REDEVELOPMENT PrAN_6n3Ldoc By 2012 develop design standards for new development or redevelopment within the designated area. Process: Conduct of hearing; approval or denial. At the designated public hearing, the Community Appearance Board shall hear the applicant on the proposed application, and shall hear from members of the general public in accordance with the rules and procedures adopted by the city council and the board. During the public hearing, the applicant may be present in person or by counsel, and the applicant has the right to present evidence in support of his position and cross examine adverse witnesses whose testimony is offered at the hearing. The Community Appearance Board may approve, approve with conditions, or disapprove the application only after consideration of whether the following criteria are complied with: (1) The plans and specifications of the proposed project indicate that the setting, landscaping, ground cover, proportions, materials, colors, texture, scale, unity, balance, rhythm, contrast and simplicity are coordinated in a harmonious manner relevant to the particular proposal, surrounding area and cultural character of the community. (2) The plans for the proposed building or structure are in harmony with any future development which has been formally approved by the city within the surrounding area. (3) The plans for the proposed building or structure are not excessively similar or dissimilar to any other building or structure which is either fully constructed, permitted but not fully constructed, or included on the same permit application, and facing upon the same or intersecting street within 500 feet of the proposed site, with respect to one or more of the following features of exterior design and appearance: a. Front or side elevations; b. Size and arrangement of elevation facing the street, including reverse arrangement; or C. Other significant features of design such as, but not limited to: materials, roof line and height or design elements. (4) The plans for the proposed building or structure are in harmony with the established character of other buildings or structures in the surrounding area with respect to architectural specifications and design features deemed significant based upon commonly accepted architectural principles of the local community. The City of Cape Canaveral Redevelopment Plan - March 2007 Prepared by Miller Legg and Associates Page 32 of 38 V• Pro*ts\2004\0-1,00170 6encrel Planning Svcs\Redevelopment Plan\7007 REDEVELOPMEvT PLAN -final doc Policies Policy 2.7.1. Create, implement or update use of standards for a visually uniform look, to include signage throughout redevelopment area. Policy 2.7.2. Identify and protect historical structures. Refurbish and/or relocate historical structures as required. Establish appropriate ordinances to preserve and protect historical sites. Objective Obiective 2.8 - Cultural Enrichment To enrich the quality of life, by serving the community for residents and visitors by providing dynamic and innovative programs in the cultural arts. By 2012 develop and implement a heritage project. The purpose of such a project is to construct an image at the gateway, City Hall or another meaningful area to establish a theme or brand recognizable to the City of Cape Canaveral residents and visitors. Policies Policy 2.8.1. Encourage the acquisition of art that is appropriate for the streetscape of the redevelopment area, especially through private donations. Policy 2.8.2. Develop specialized license plate bracket for purchase. Policy 2.8.3. Rocket garden renovation and/or restoration project by sponsors, matching monies or grants. Policy 2.8.4. Wherever possible or feasible include a cultural component consistent with a sister city program. Policy 2.8.5_ Begin steps towards an ongoing short and long term "vision" and plan. Resource the current land use to incorporate in the "vision" or master plan a multi- cultural facility that serves both the community and brings visitors. Policy 2.8.6. Solicit the community in both private and corporate sponsorship for the support and begin applications of available funding and grants on all levels. Policy 2.8.7. To address the dynamics between cultural offerings and the economic impact for redevelopment for our City and surrounding areas. Compare and contrast the best offerings locally and throughout the county to fulfill the required ingredients necessary for a unique and signature cultural facility. Policy 2.8.8. Look closely at best proposals that bring something to the table. Review what historical, folklore and regional signature talents, collections, programs or professionals are available locally. The Clty of Cape Canaveral Redevelopment Plan - March 2007 Prepared by Miller Legg and Associates Page 33 of 38 V:\PTOJctls\2004\04-00570 Genual Penning Svcs\Redcvclopmenr Plan\2007 REOEVIELOPMENT PLAN final Jot Appendix DEFINITIONS Comprehensive Plan - From the 1985 Growth Management Act, Chapter 163, Florida Statutes requires that every- municipality and county adopt a comprehensive plan that guides long range planning. Within the comprehensive plan are elements. Current elements include the future land use element, traffic circulation element, conservation element, parks and recreation element, intergovernmental coordination element, housing element and capital improvements element. Every seven years the statute requires an update to the comprehensive plan elements entitled the EAR or Evaluation and Appraisal Report. The City is currently in the EAR review stage and will propose updates to each element as needed. The EAR is due for State review by August 1, 2007, Goals, Objectives and Policies - similar format is used in this redevelopment plan to match the City's Comprehensive Plan. Goals are the umbrella statement for which major issues are discussed. Objectives further break down these statements into segments or topics. Policies are action statements which provide the measurable targets to meet the ultimate Goal of the section. Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) - The CRA is an Agency set up to oversee the redevelopment or revitalization of specified areas using tax increment funding. The Agency has a Community Redevelopment Agency Board. Improvements will be funded through tax increment funding mentioned earlier in this article. This is a unique form of financing available to cities and counties which leverages public funds to promote private sector activity in the targeted area. Taxing authorities pick a base year and determine the dollar value of all real property within the CRA area. From that year forward, as property values increase or new areas are developed within the CRA area, the taxes collected for that area are greater than that of the base year. The difference between the subsequent years and the base year is called the increment. It is the increment that is put into a trust fund to be used for redevelopment projects. Each year as the value of the property within the CRA increases, more money goes into the trust fund to pay for improvements. One point to remember is that the tax bill received by property within the CRA is the same as it would have been before the Agency was created_ The difference is that Brevard County and the City of Cape Canaveral, for example, have earmarked any additional funds received from the growth in value to put back into the area from which it came. Downtown Overlay Zone - An identified City Center area characterized by mixed use development with residential and commercial uses. Redevelopment- [163.340, F.S. Definitionsl - The following terms, wherever used or referred to in this part, have the following meanings: (1) "Agency" or "community redevelopment agency" means a public agency created by, or designated pursuant to, s. 163.356 or s. 163.357. The City of Cape Canaveral Redevelopment Plan - March 2007 Prepared by Miller Legg and Associates Page 34 of 38 V'.\Projects\2004\04-0.0370 REDEVELOPMENT PLAN_frioldoc (2) "Public body" means the state or any county, municipality, authority, special district as defined in s. 165.031(5), or other public body of the state, except a school district. (3) "Governing body" means the council, commission, or other legislative body charged with governing the county or municipality. (4) "Mayor" means the mayor of a municipality or, for a county, the chair of the board of county commissioners or such other officer as may be constituted by law to act as the executive head of such municipality or county. (5) "Clerk" means the clerk or other official of the county or municipality who is the custodian of the official records of such county or municipality. (6) "Federal Government" includes the United States or any agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States. (7) "Slum area" means an area having physical or economic conditions conducive to disease, infant mortality, juvenile delinquency, poverty, or crime because there is a predominance of buildings or improvements, whether residential or nonresidential, which are impaired by reason of dilapidation, deterioration, age, or obsolescence, and exhibiting one or more of the following factors: (a) Inadequate provision for ventilation, light, air, sanitation, or open spaces; (b) High density of population, compared to the population density of adjacent areas within the county or municipality; and overcrowding, as indicated by government - maintained statistics or other studies and the requirements of the Florida Building Code; or (c) The existence of conditions that endanger life or property by fire or other causes. (8) 'Blighted area" means an area in which there are a substantial number of deteriorated, or deteriorating structures, in which conditions, as indicated by government -maintained statistics or other studies, are leading to economic distress or endanger life or property, and in which two or more of the following factors are present: (a) Predominance of defective or inadequate street layout, parking facilities, roadways, bridges, or public transportation facilities; (b) Aggregate assessed values of real property in the area for ad valorem tax purposes have failed to show any appreciable increase over the S years prior to the finding of such conditions; (c) Faulty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility, or usefulness; (d) Unsanitary or unsafe conditions; (e) Deterioration of site or other improvements; (f) Inadequate and outdated building density patterns; The City of Cape Canaveral Redevelopment Plan, - March 2007 Prepared by Muter Legg and Associates Page 35 of 38 V_\Projec4s\'2004\0-1.40170 Cencrnl Pla mng Svcs\Rcdmetopmcn1 Plan\2007 REi!FVrLOPMENT PLAN_CmN.doc (g) Falling lease rates per square foot of office, commercial, or industrial space compared to the remainder of the county or municipality; (h) Tax or special assessment delinquency exceeding the fair value of the land; (i) Residential and commercial vacancy rates higher in the area than in the remainder of the county or municipality; 0) Incidence of crime in the area higher than in the remainder of the county or municipality; (k) Fire and emergency medical service calls to the area proportionately higher than in the remainder of the county or municipality; 0) A greater number of violations of the Florida Building Code in the area than the number of violations recorded in the remainder of the county or municipality; (m) Diversity of ownership or defective or unusual conditions of title which prevent the free alienability of land within the deteriorated or hazardous area; or (n) Governmentally owned property with adverse environmental conditions caused by a public or private entity. However, the term "blighted area' also means any area in which at least one of the factors identified in paragraphs (a) through (n) are present and all taxing authorities subject to s. 163.387(2)(a) agree, either by interlocal agreement or agreements with the agency or by resolution, that the area is blighted. Such agreement or resolution shall only determine that the area is blighted. For purposes of qualifying for the tax credits authorized in chapter 220, "blighted area" means an area as defined in this subsection. (9) "Community redevelopment" or "redevelopment" means undertakings, activities, or projects of a county, municipality, or community redevelopment agency in a community redevelopment area for the elimination and prevention of the development or spread of slums and blight, or for the reduction or prevention of crime, or for the provision of affordable housing, whether for rent or for sale, to residents of low or moderate income, including the elderly, and may include slum clearance and redevelopment in a community redevelopment area or rehabilitation and revitalization of coastal resort and tourist areas that are deteriorating and economically distressed, or rehabilitation or conservation in a community redevelopment area, or any combination or part thereof, in accordance with a community redevelopment plan and may include the preparation of such a plan. (10) "Community redevelopment area' ,means a slum area, a blighted area, or an area in which there is a shortage of housing that is affordable to residents of low or moderate income, including the elderly, or a coastal and tourist area that is deteriorating and economically distressed due to outdated building density patterns, inadequate transportation and parking facilities, faulty lot layout or inadequate street layout, or a combination thereof which the governing body designates as appropriate for community redevelopment. For community redevelopment agencies created after July 1, 2006, a community redevelopment area may not consist of more than 80 percent of a municipality. The City of Cape Canaveral Redevelopment Plan - March 2007 Prepared by Muter Legg and Associates Page 36 of 38 V \Projccls\2004\04-00170 Ccncrs.2 Nnnnni& Svcs\Rcdcvelopmenl Plan \'2007 REDEVELOPMENT PLAN -final doc (11) "Community redevelopment plan" means a plan, as it exists from time to time, for a community redevelopment area. (12) "Related activities" means: (a) Planning work for the preparation of a general neighborhood redevelopment plan or for the preparation or completion of a communitywide plan or program pursuant to s. 163.365. (b) The functions related to the acquisition and disposal of real property pursuant to s. 163.370(4). (c) The development of affordable housing for residents of the area. (d) The development of community policing innovations. (13) "Real property" means all lands, including improvements and fixtures thereon, and property of any nature appurtenant thereto or used in connection therewith and every estate, interest, right, and use, legal or equitable, therein, including but not limited to terms for years and liens by way of judgment, mortgage, or otherwise. (14) "Bonds" means any bonds (including refunding bonds), notes, interim certificates, certificates of indebtedness, debentures, or other obligations. (15) "Obligee" means and includes any bondholder, agents or trustees for any bondholders, or lessor demising to the county or municipality property used in connection with community redevelopment, or any assignee or assignees of such lessor's interest or any part thereof, and the Federal Government when it is a party to any contract with the county or municipality. (16) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association, or body politic and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other person acting in a similar representative capacity. (17) "Area of operation" means, for a county, the area within the boundaries of the county, and for a municipality, the area within the corporate limits of the municipality. (18) "Housing authority" means a housing authority created by and established pursuant to chapter 421. (19) "Board" or "commission" means a board, commission, department, division, office, body or other unit of the county or municipality. (20) 'Public officer" means any officer who is in charge of any department or branch of the government of the county or municipality relating to health, fire, building regulations, or other activities concerning dwellings in the county or municipality. (21) "Debt service millage" means any millage levied pursuant to s. 12, Art. VII of the State Constitution. (22) "Increment revenue" means the amount calculated pursuant to s. 163.387(1). The City of Cape Canaveral Redevelopment Plan - March 2007 Prepared by Miller Legg and Assoclates Page 37 of 38 V:\ProjccIs\200.1\Oh-00170Gtnc, al PlannIn&Svcs\kedr dripmrnl Plen\2067 RF.DEVELOPMHNT PLAk_Gnal.da- (23) "Community policing innovation° means a policing technique or strategy designed to reduce crime by reducing opportunities for, and increasing the perceived risks of engaging in, criminal activity through visible presence of police in the community, including, but not limited to, community mobilization, neighborhood block watch, citizen patrol, citizen contact patrol, foot patrol, neighborhood storefront police stations, field interrogation, or intensified motorized patrol. (24) "Taxing authority" means a public body that levies or is authorized to levy an ad valorem tax on real property located m a community redevelopment area. 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