INFORMATION ITEM
FROM: Jewel Cannada-Wynn, Chairperson
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CRA PROJECT MAINTENANCE
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SUMMARY:
Since 1980, the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) has successfully undertaken numerous redevelopment and infrastructure projects to remove and prevent blight within the Community Redevelopment Areas. The substantial list of projects undertaken within the Urban Core Community Redevelopment Area includes: Community Maritime Park Development, Plaza DeLuna Park and Berths, Commendencia Slip Improvements, Main Street ECUA Sewage Treatment Plant relocation, Palafox Pier Redevelopment, S. Palafox Breakwater Cap, South Palafox Property Redevelopment, Aragon Court Redevelopment, South Palafox Streetscapes, North Palafox Parkway Improvements, Jefferson Street Streetscape, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza , S. Alcaniz Streetscape, Seville Square Improvements, Plaza Ferdinand Improvements, Palafox Place Commerical Façade Improvements, North Palafox Parking Lot, Garden Street Median Improvements, Henry Wyer Park, Belmont/Devilliers Streetscape.
The CRA has responsibility for maintaining the improvements it constructs when they increase the maintenance levels above those required of the City prior to the improvements. Regular maintenance of these improvements is handled by the City Parks and Recreation Department under the Landscape Maintenance Interlocal Agreement between the CRA and City of Pensacola. However, due to age and/or weathering, additional maintenance above and beyond what is normally provided through the Interlocal is needed. In some instances, replacement of improvements is warranted. Items in need of replacement include benches, bollards and trash receptacles at waterfront locations, such as Plaza DeLuna. Railings, benches, trash receptacles and streetlights in several locations require repainting.
The cost for this additional maintenance/replacement is not covered under the Maintenance Interlocal Agreement or the CRA FY 2018 budget. To perform this maintenance and prevent the return of blight, it is recommended that net proceeds derived from the sale of the CRA property at 150 S. Baylen Street be appropriated for these expenses. The estimated cost of these items is attached.
PRIOR ACTION:
None.
STAFF CONTACT:
M. Helen Gibson, AICP, CRA Administrator
Victoria D’Angelo, Assistant CRA Administrator
ATTACHMENTS:
1) FY2018 Unfunded Maintenance
PRESENTATION: No
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