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File #: 080837.    Version: 0 Name: CRA Project Summary (NB)
Type: Staff Recommendation Status: On Consent Agenda
File created: 2/16/2009 In control: Community Redevelopment Agency
On agenda: Final action: 2/16/2009
Title: CRA Project Summary (NB)
Title
CRA Project Summary (NB)

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.

CRA Wide

CRA Mixed-Use Office Building at NW 5th Ave - On this agenda.

CRA Sustainability Policy - Staff has conducted research on policies adopted by other communities and developed an outline and working draft. The target delivery date is the April CRA meeting, which falls within the same week as Earth Day.

CRA Website - CRA has created a postcard to promote the website. Additional web content and image galleries will be developed and published this spring.

Potential Eastside Expansion Areas - On this Agenda.

Parking Study - Staff has received drafts of the preliminary findings report from the parking consultants. Staff is in the process of reviewing these documents and will be coordinating with the consultant on the next steps of the project, including additional stakeholder/public input meetings.

University Avenue Medians - Garden World of Holiday was selected to provide construction services for refurbishing the existing roadway medians and a contract is expected to be in place soon. CRA staff has accepted a proposal from GRU for the installation of irrigation water supply lines. A preconstruction meeting will be scheduled for mid-February. The CRA will landscape the five West University Avenue medians and the single medians across from City Hall first. The three East University Avenue medians near the Gateway Project will be started after FDOT completes the resurfacing of the roadway later this year.

University Avenue Improvements - The improvements extend from NW 20th Terrace to the Eastside Gateway and consist of new waste receptacles, planters, and median landscaping upgrades. The C...

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