City of Gainesville - File #: 180517.

• File #: 180517.
• Version: 2
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 11/5/2018
• In control: City Manager
• On agenda: 11/15/2018
• Final action: 12/6/2018
• Title: Quasi-Judicial - Request to Designate Certain Property on E University Avenue as a Brownfield (B) Resolution No. 180517 A resolution of the City of Gainesville, Florida, designating certain property located at 1007 and 1021 E University Avenue and 15 SE 10th Street, parcel numbers 12005-000-000, 12007-000-000, 12007-001-000, and 12007-002-000, as more specifically described in this resolution, as a Brownfield Area in accordance with the Florida Brownfields Redevelopment Act, Sections 376.77-376.85, Florida Statutes; providing directions to the City Manager; and providing an immediate effective date.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/6/2018	2	City Commission	Adopted (Resolution)	Pass
11/15/2018	2	City Commission	Adopted (Resolution)	Pass

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Quasi-Judicial - Request to Designate Certain Property on E University Avenue as a Brownfield (B)

Resolution No. 180517

A resolution of the City of Gainesville, Florida, designating certain property located at 1007 and 1021 E University Avenue and 15 SE 10th Street, parcel numbers 12005-000-000, 12007-000-000, 12007-001-000, and 12007-002-000, as more specifically described in this resolution, as a Brownfield Area in accordance with the Florida Brownfields Redevelopment Act, Sections 376.77-376.85, Florida Statutes; providing directions to the City Manager; and providing an immediate effective date.

recommendation

The City Commission should adopt the proposed resolution.

explanation

STAFF REPORT

This item is a private land owner/developer requesting that the City designate certain property located on E University Avenue as a Brownfield Area under the Brownfields Redevelopment Act in the Florida Statutes (Sections 376.77-376.85, F.S.). The Brownfields Act is a Florida program established in 1997 to encourage the redevelopment of "brownfield sites" and the reduction of public health and environmental hazards by providing property owners/developers of brownfield sites with economic incentives such as a sales tax credit on building materials, state loan guarantees, and various other tax credits and incentives.  The intent of the Brownfields Act is: "the reduction of public health and environmental hazards on existing commercial and industrial sites is vital to their use and reuse as sources of employment, housing, recreation, and open space areas.  The reuse of industrial land is an important component of sound land use policy for productive urban purposes."    

The Applicant is redeveloping the subject property as a Wawa gasoline station with 12 fueling positions, an approximately 5,564 square foot convenience store, and associated indoor and outdoor seating areas.  Under the Brownfields Act, the process for a local government to designa...