Title
Southeast Gainesville Renaissance Initiative (B)
explanation
On December 6, 2004, the City Commission requested staff to research a request for proposals for a transactional consultant and also directed staff to research a request for proposals for a planning consultant for a master plan and housing development initiative for southeast Gainesville, focusing on mixed-income development by both the public and private sector on various parcels in southeast Gainesville.
Housing staff has reviewed the steps that would be involved in an action plan up through the planning and funding stages. Many of these steps would be pursued simultaneously or would overlap. Here are some of the major steps being planned:
Funding: Present the federal and state agendas to elected officials and committees, in order to seek initial funding for land acquisition and for predevelopment and development on parcel(s) the City may acquire
Consultants: Obtain Commission approval to issue a request for proposal to hire a financial consultant and planning consultant and conceptual approval on using Commission contingency funds for consultants; issue request for proposals to hire the consultants; review responses to the RFP, confirm consultant funding availability given final consultant prices, and hire consultants
Planning: Develop master plan (with planning consultant's assistance and neighborhood input); present proposed master plan to City Commission
Property acquisition: Contact property owners about their willingness to sell; appraise one or more parcels and obtain option contracts on one or more parcels; negotiate option prices and purchase price on one or more parcels (focusing first on those with potential sales prices affordable with current funding levels); complete due diligence (environmental and other review) on parcels; petition for land use and zoning changes; close on one or more parcels
Additional funding sources: Analyze market and identify...
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