AGENDA ITEM REPORT
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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR DESIGNEE, TO EXECUTE THE ATTACHED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH BROWARD COUNTY FOR BROWARD REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FUNDING FOR PHASE 1 PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN THE HILLSBORO CORRIDOR REDEVELOPMENT AREA.
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BACKGROUND:
The Broward County Board of County Commissioners (Board) approved the Broward Redevelopment Program (BRP) for the purpose of providing County funding for eligible projects that result in redevelopment in designated areas that exhibit blighting conditions, high unemployment, and declining property values. On August 10, 2017, the City Commission of the City of Coconut Creek authorized the City Manager, or designee, to prepare and submit a grant application to the Broward County Housing Finance and Community Redevelopment Division for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 BRP. The Evaluation Committee for the BRP ranked the City's application #1 and recommended full funding in the amount of $1,000,000 for the Hillsboro Corridor Redevelopment Project. On March 5, 2019, the Board of County Commissioners approved the scoring and recommendations of the Evaluation Committee.
DISCUSSION:
The Broward County Housing Finance and Community Development Division has prepared two (2) Interlocal Agreements between Broward County and the City of Coconut Creek. The attached agreement covers the phase 1 public improvement component of the Hillsboro Corridor Redevelopment Area Project. The agreement sets forth the terms, conditions, and requirements for the BRP program.
This agreement funds the construction of public improvements consisting of 1,420 linear feet of enhanced pedestrian amenities along the north side of Hillsboro Boulevard, which include landscaping, irrigation, street furniture, two (2) bus shelters, lighting, and a ten (10) foot wide concrete multipurpose path. Completion will be deemed to have occurred when the City submits all receipts, approved permits, certificates of completion, if...
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