Title
Update on Redevelopment Projects and Development Agreements (B)
Explanation
Staff has been asked to provide an update on several redevelopment projects and development agreements under review. This update is a sampling of the many projects underway by the CRA, and is not a complete list.
Organization Updates:
Staff has started the process of redesigning a new website. Buster O'Connor of eye4 design has been hired to give the CRA three concepts for web styling. Those have been forwarded to staff. One concept will be selected and given to a web designing to implement on the new CRA website. All three designs include new ways to write CRA.
Development Agreements:
Gainesville Greens - Located at 104 Southwest 2nd Avenue. The City Commission recently approved a 12-month extension to the option of this site, and the CRA approved a companion extension to the development agreement. Work continues on this project. As requested by the City, the developer has completed underground work prior to the repaving of SW 2nd Avenue. Additionally, the developer is currently working towards obtaining final site plan approval and towards submittals for building permits. The most significant outstanding site plan issue relates to the building's foundation system. Gainesville Greens had proposed using a pad foundation system for the building in order to avoid environmental concerns related to the installation of deep pilings onsite; however, structural engineering analysis has subsequently ruled out the potential for a pad foundation system, indicating that a piling system is necessary for the proposed development. Through the development review process, the developer is currently working with the City of Gainesville Planning Department, CRA staff, and Alachua County Environmental Protection in order to obtain approval for a foundation system that is both structurally safe and environmentally sound. The developer has stated that he anticipa...
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