Title
CRA Project Summary (B)
Explanation
As a regular informational item on CRA agendas, Staff provides a brief update on selected referrals, redevelopment projects and development agreements under review. This monthly update is typically a limited sampling of the CRA’s many on-going projects, as opposed to a complete list. As a supplement to the standard project updates, for this agenda Staff has provided a comprehensive list of current CRA projects. This project summary will provide additional detail and breadth regarding current CRA initiatives.
CRA Annual Report – The CRA report for FY 2007 has been published and distributed to taxing authorities, Board Members, and the general public. The CRA will continue to utilize the Annual Report as a valuable marketing tool over the next year.
CRA Website – The CRA website is currently under construction. Staff is working closely with the site’s designers and builders, and hopes to launch the site this summer, July 21.
City Beautification Awards – The CRA won three awards for its projects: the SW 5th Avenue Triangle Pocket Park, the NW 5th Avenue Tot Lot, and the Bartlett Building Façade. Other award-winning projects with CRA participation are SW 2nd Avenue Reconstruction, Rush Law Office, and B’nai Israel cemetery.
IEDC Awards – Staff has submitted the CRA’s FY 2007 Annual Report to the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) for consideration in the IEDC’s Annual Awards.
Façade Grants – CRA staff and the CRA attorney are finalizing legal agreements for recent recipients of the DRAB façade grant program. The CPUH Advisory Board approved two façade grants at the June 2008 meeting, and will continue discussion on a potential third grant recipient at the July meeting.
Tumblin Creek Park Decorative Fencing - Approximately 600 feet of new decorative fencing was installed with the assistance of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs. CRA provided funding ...
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