Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting September 14, 2010

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1 Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting September 14, 2010 The Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) of the City of Titusville, Florida met in regular session in the Council Chamber of City Hall, 555 South Washington, on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 Call to Order/Determination of a Quorum Chairman Jim Tulley called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm Present were Chairman Jim Tulley, Vice Chairman Conrad Eigenmann and Members Greg Aker, Christi Anderson, Walt Johnson, Martha Long and Paul Secor Also present were Executive Director Mark Ryan and Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Attorney Dwight Severs Invocation/Pledge of Allegiance Chairman Tulley asked for a moment of silence and then led the entire assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag Chairman Tulley welcomed new Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Member Christi Anderson City Attorney Severs then swore Ms Anderson into the CRA Approval of Minutes Member Long moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting on August 10, 2010, as submitted Member Secor seconded the motion The motion carried unanimously Special Recognitions and Presentations - None Old Business - None Main Street Coordinator s Report 1

2 Main Street Coordinator s Update Report Downtown Events Coordinator Gina Stanford submitted a written report and highlighted as followed: Annual Sea Turtle Festival - June 25, 2011 Working with Canaveral National Seashore Titusville Area Visitors Council and several Eco tour groups Goal was to create a three day annual event to promote downtown and Titusville Thursday would be the artist welcome hosted at the local hotels Friday would be several tour options Saturday would be the Festival on Route 1 from 11-4 pm Downtown Locator Map This was something the Merchant Committee wanted for the downtown area Thanks to David Marquardt for assisting us to create such a map with no cost to the merchants Merchants Working Together Merchants had met four times to discuss forming a Merchants Association At the Meet and Greet they decided to form committees to work on small projects They would be meeting the 1 st Tuesday of the month at 7 pm The location of the meeting would change monthly to different Titusville restaurants Historical Ghost Tours Coming 2011 Thirteen downtown businesses participated in the investigations so far This was to prepare for the 2011 Historical Ghost Tours to promote tourism in the downtown area Committee was Karan from the Space Museum, Barbara McGillicuddy, GSI, Roz Foster, and participating merchants and residents Haunted House Oct 22 31, 2010 Final Brevard Community College, Dance Theater, and some High School students would be volunteering to create the haunted house under Cliff Shuler s tent The Historic Ghost Tours for 2011 would also be promoted This project would raise funds in the CRA district Holiday of Lights Sand Point Park Dec 10, 2010 until Jan 1, 2011 This project would raise funds in the CRA district Light displays for businesses would start at one hundred dollars Blues, Brews, and BB There were six challengers in the BBQ competition Holiday Inn and Suites took 1 st prize, Loyd Have Mercy came in second, and Quality Inn took third Other participants were Nancy s Sweet Chicken, Caribbean Sauces, and Titusville Fire Department Even with the Titusville/Astronaut football game and the rain in the beginning, there were still about 1,000 participants 2

3 Florida Main Street Conference in Punta Gorda, FL September 15 17, 2010 Ms Stanford would attend with two (2) local merchants Thursday Night Live This weekly music venue occurred every Thursday from 6-8 pm in Nevins s courtyard To date, there were eight Thursday Night Live events Sponsors to date were Comfort Keepers, Cliff Shuler, Casey Crouch/Edward Jones Performers agree to perform for $15000 To add a stage was an additional $7500 Lights and promotion cost $2500 That would be a $25000 weekly expense 12 weeks cost $1,800 just stage or $3,000 with stage and lights Anyone who wished to become a sponsor should contact Gina Stanford at the Chamber office Sponsor invited family and clients to enjoy the mini concerts Kloiber s took orders and brought it to your table Chops placed tables outside and reserved tables for guests Ms Stanford advised that the expense of the event was not in the budget and that sponsors were needed Chairman Tulley inquired if there was money in the CRA budget to assist in funding the Thursday Night Live Event Executive Director Ryan would bring back a Budget Report to CRA at the next regular meeting on October 12, 2010 Member Long recommended selling tickets for the Thursday Night Live Event Ms Stanford advised that there were no gates and recommended taking donations Ms Stanford advised that there was no funding left for the event and that she donated $65000 toward the event herself Executive Director Ryan recommended a motion be made to provide staff the leeway to fund up to three (3) thousand dollars for a Thursday Night Live Event Pilot Program for six (6) months and then staff would report back to the CRA Vice-Chairman Eigenmann moved to provide staff the leeway to fund up to three (3) thousand dollars for a Thursday Night Live Event Pilot Program for six (6) months and then staff would report back to the CRA Member Aker seconded the motion The motion carried unanimously Member Long advised that she would like to see Ms Stanford continue with her request for donations to assist with the funding Ms Stanford advised she would move forward with her request for donations 3

4 Ms Stanford advised there was a website called downtownorg that individuals would be able to add properties for sale, pictures, merchants, lodging and obtain CRA forms, etc The site would be up and running soon September 4, 2010 Cruise In and Bluegrass Festival There was a good turnout and enjoyed by all October 22 TitusNites Trick or Treat Costume Parade for kids down Mariner Way Pet costume contest hosted by the SPCA Hayrides, Scarecrow Contest, Free pumpkin patch and Children s area October 2, 2010 Gospel Sensation Palm Ave Ms Stanford advised there were already three (3) stages spoken for and there were only five (5) stages total September 25, 2010 Antique Affair at Cassone Home Style Cassone would partner with the antique shops and Cliff Shuler Auction s would present an elegant Antique Market Vice-Chairman Eigenmann moved to accept the Main Street Coordinator s Report, as presented Member Johnson seconded the motion The motion carried unanimously New Business: Staff requests review and acceptance of the Kimley-Horn Status Update Report Executive Director Ryan advised Kimley-Horn provided a monthly update report regarding the status of the Stormwater Master Plan, the Land Development Regulations and Urban Design Manual Additionally, the 90% submittal of the Land Development Regulations and 95% Urban Design Manual would be presented for review Vice-Chairman Eigenmann moved to accept the Kimley Horn Status Update Report as written Member Secor seconded the motion The motion carried unanimously Recommend approval to the City Council for the Articles I, II, III, IV and V Planning and Growth Management Director Courtney Barker advised this was a presentation of the 90% draft of the Land Development Regulations (LDR s) and that staff was asking the CRA to recommend approval in order for staff to present the 90% draft to the Planning 4

5 and Zoning Commission (P&Z) on September 22, 2010 and the 100% Downtown Mixed Use Land Development Regulations in Ordinance format on October 6, 2010 to the P&Z Staff would present the 100% Downtown Mixed Use LDR s in Ordinance format to the City Council on October 12, 2010 for First Reading and First Public Hearing and on October 26, 2010 for Second Public Hearing The items being addressed were as followed: General and Administrative Definitions Downtown Mixed use Sub-Districts Uses and Dimensional Criteria Performance Standards for Parking Landscaping and Signs would be presented separately Member Long advised she was not ready to approve Articles I, II, III, IV and V and would like to see a matrix provided to the CRA on the rolls, responsibilities, duties, and assignments that were moving from the CRA to staff upon approval Planning and Growth Management Director Barker advised that the responsibilities that would be moving upon approval would be the administrative process for waivers It would move from the CRA to a Sub-Committee that would include the Chairman of the CRA She went on to advise changes were made to the Use Table concerning Permitted Use in some districts and Conditional Uses in others Discussion ensued on the waiver sub-committee and type of issues they would address Member Long expressed concern about the restrictive area that was defined as the Downtown Historic District as one (1) block of US 1 Chairman Tulley asked whether there was any thought to include the Amtrak and Train District as part of the Downtown Historic District Planning and Growth Management Director Barker advised that historic buildings in the train area and some other areas were to sporadic to consider them as a district Ms Barker clarified this would not be final approval for Articles I II, III, IV and V, but a recommendation to approve to the City Council Discussion ensued on the approval process Member Long asked staff for clarification on Downtown Mixed Use District Smart Code Section Transit Oriented Design Maximum Height with Bonus Described A 5

6 TOD design may apply for a height bonus of up to 10 stories for projects that meet the intent of TOD and requirements as described in 366 This approval shall be completed through Design Approval by the DCRA as described in Section 193 of this code Planning and Growth Management Director Barker clarified it was the description of the Transit Oriented Design concept that was used for Sandpoint Plaza Uptown Area where height was allowed to be increased for a convention hotel or Transit Oriented Design use She advised that height can only be changed in the Downtown Sub-District Member Johnson advised that on the electronic copy of the report, page 49 and 51 were hard to read and asked that it be corrected by the next meeting Chairman Tulley expressed concern with Item 1102 under Variances/Waivers, regarding CRA functioning as a Variance Board and inquired would there be extra training for CRA on this issue Planning and Growth Management Director Barker clarified there was a very strict criteria in assessing whether a variance was approved or not and that criteria would be provided to CRA in a staff report Chairman Tulley requested that staff expand the definition of Tax Increment Financing under Article 21 Definitions for the benefit of the citizens Member Anderson advised of a correction needed under Downtown Mixed Use District Smart Code 45 Table of Uses should read 44 Table of Uses on page 49 of the agenda packet Staff would make corrections Member Anderson expressed concern that the wording for the description of Article 363 Residential Historic District needed to be more descriptive Staff would address this issue and add additional language Member Long expressed concern with Article 366 that the AMTRAK station in the Downtown sub-district was clearly called a Transit Oriented Development (TOD) and that it was not correct Staff would make correction Member Johnson moved to approve Articles I, II, III, IV and V with corrections Member Aker seconded the motion Vice-Chairman Eigenmann requested that the items of concern be addressed with bullets separately from the document when brought back to the CRA in order to be re-addressed by the CRA Planning and Growth Management Director Barker advised this would be provided to CRA along with any concerns from the Planning and Zoning Commission 6

7 The motion carried 6-1 with Member Long opposed Provide a recommendation to City Council to approve the Urban Design Manual Planning and Growth Management Director Barker advised staff was recommending final approval from the CRA and a recommendation to the City Council to approve the 95% Urban Design Manual (UDM) The full 100% UDM would be presented to City Council at the September 28, 2010 meeting Chairman Tulley and Vice-Chairman Eigenmann expressed concern that the pictures referenced in the UDM were out of scope and it did not represent Titusville Staff would reference the concerns of the CRA when presenting the UDM to Planning and Zoning Commission Member Secor moved to approve the 95% Urban Design Manual as recommended Member Johnson seconded the motion The motion carried 6-1 with Member Long opposed Petitions And Requests From The Public Present - None Executive Director s Report Executive Director Ryan submitted a written report and highlighted as followed: Julia Street Parking Pritchard House Downtown Stormwater Master Plan, Downtown Design Guidelines, Downtown LDR s US 1 Streetscape Design Façade Grant Program The Community Redevelopment Agency Website Max Brewer Causeway Update Parks and Recreation Update Downtown Merchants Association Executive Director Ryan invited members of the CRA to attend the Florida Redevelopment Association Conference on October 13, 14, and 15, 2010 in Orlando He advised funds were available if anyone would like to attend the conference 7

8 Vice-Chairman Eigenmann asked for clarification regarding eight (8) side streets that connect to the North and South bound lanes of the US 1 repaving project located in the CRA District in the City of Titusville that needed repaving and ask if this was the City s responsibility Planning and Growth Management Director Barker advised that the City still had to engineer the side streets and then fund them Engineering would begin in 2011 Vice-Chairman Eigenmann inquired if the streets would be micro-surfaced until they were repaved Executive Director Ryan would research and report back to the CRA Discussion ensued on the engineering of streets, surfacing, parking, funding, and costs Staff would bring back options for surfacing roads, striping to designate parking, and determine if funds were available in the CRA s budget Member Aker asked for clarification if the large street lights in the Downtown Titusville would be removed when the installation of the historical lighting was finished Planning and Growth Management Director Barker advised the large lights were required by the State for roadway lighting and they would not be removed Vice-Chairman Eigenmann requested that the CRA s cost to micro-surface the eight (8) side streets be expedited quickly so it would possibly be completed prior to the Florida Department of Transportation completing their repaving so the City repaving equipment would not be running over newly paved roads Executive Director Ryan advised that staff would try and get back to the CRA with the cost in early October 2010 The meeting adjourned at 6:40 pm 8