ACTION ITEM
SPONSOR: Jared Moore, Chairperson
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APPROVAL OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE M. WESTON AUDUBON SOCIETY, THE CITY OF PENSACOLA, AND THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY PERTAINING TO TREE AND VEGETATIVE PLANTINGS AND MAINTENANCE AT BRUCE BEACH.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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That the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) approve a Memorandum of Understanding with the M. Weston Audubon Society and the City of Pensacola for Tree and Vegetative Plantings and Maintenance at Bruce Beach. Further, that the CRA authorize the CRA Chairperson to take all actions necessary to execute the Memorandum of Understanding.
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SUMMARY:
On February 10, 2020, the CRA approved the appropriation of bond proceeds to fund four catalytic capital improvement projects in the Urban Core Community Redevelopment Area from revenue generated by the Urban Core Redevelopment Refunding and Improvements Revenue Bond, Series 2019. Each of the four redevelopment projects was identified in the 2010 Urban Core Community Redevelopment Plan.
Designs for two of the projects, the Bruce Beach waterfront park and the “Hashtag” streetscape project, were elements of the proposed continuous waterfront trail system conceptualized by SCAPE Landscape Architecture in 2019. Each of these projects will have a transformative impact on the City and further implement the Community Redevelopment Plan for the revitalization of the City.
On October 5, 2020, the CRA approved a contract with SCAPE to provide consistency review services on the Bruce Beach and Hashtag projects. This review is intended to help preserve as much of the original Bruce Beach and Hashtag conceptual design features as possible while the projects progress through the design development and construction stages.
The M. Weston Audubon Society, a local volunteer group, has obtained a grant to provide trees and other vegetative plantings at Bruce Beach. Additionally, they have offered to provide maintenance for these plantings. The attached Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Audubon Society, the City of Pensacola and the CRA is being submitted for approval for the proposed planting and maintenance activities. A key provision of the MOU agreement requires that all plantings be reviewed and approved by SCAPE for consistency with the overall project vision.
PRIOR ACTION:
July 15, 2019 - The CRA adopted Resolution No. 2019-04 CRA and Supplemental Budget Resolution No. 2019-05 CRA authorizing an interlocal agreement and appropriating funding in connection with the respectively.
July 18, 2019 - City Council adopted Resolution No. 2019-31 and Supplemental Budget Resolution No. 2019-32 authorizing an interlocal agreement and appropriating funding in connection with the Urban Core Redevelopment Refunding and Improvements Revenue Bond, Series 2019, respectively
August 5, 2019 - The CRA approved the scheduling of a workshop to discuss the use of the Urban Core Redevelopment Refunding and Improvements Revenue Bond, Series 2019.
December 9, 2019 - The CRA adopted Supplemental Budget Resolution No. 2019-10 CRA carrying forward available balances from the Urban Core Redevelopment Refunding and Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2019.
December 12, 2019 - City Council adopted Supplemental Budget Resolution No. 2019-70, carrying forward available balances from the Urban Core Redevelopment Refunding and Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2019.
February 3, 2020 - The CRA held a workshop to review recommended projects for funding through the Urban Core Redevelopment Refunding and Improvements Revenue Bond, Series 2019.
February 10, 2020 - CRA approved Bruce Beach as one of the projects funded from the Urban Core Redevelopment Refunding and Improvements Revenue Bond, Series 2019.
FUNDING:
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FINANCIAL IMPACT:
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CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW: Yes
11/2/2020
STAFF CONTACT:
Kerrith Fiddler, Deputy City Administrator - Community Development
M. Helen Gibson, AICP, CRA Administrator
Victoria D’Angelo, Assistant CRA Administrator
ATTACHMENTS:
1) MOU with Audubon Society
PRESENTATION: No end