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Bird Key Entryway Workshop

Bird Key Entryway Workshop. Bird Key is Dynamic!. Families. Properties are. changing hands. Children. being upgraded. Babies. being developed. Sarasota is Growing!. Upscale Condominiums. Office Buildings. The Bridge. Conference Centers. City Landscaping.

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Bird Key Entryway Workshop

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  1. Bird Key Entryway Workshop Bird Key is Dynamic! Families Properties are changing hands Children being upgraded Babies being developed Sarasota is Growing! Upscale Condominiums Office Buildings The Bridge Conference Centers City Landscaping

  2. Enhancement to Bird Key Entryway The Need Expensive Homes Exclusive Community Surrounded by multi-million dollar projects The Desire To remain one of the most prestigious communities in Southwest Florida The Funds The Time $45,000 allocated Is NOW! Special Projects Fund Donations encouraged

  3. FROM DESIGN TO IMPLEMENTATION April 13 WORKSHOP May 1 RFP TO LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS June 1 PROPOSAL DEADLINE June 1 - 15 REVIEW OF PROPOSALS June 17 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT CHOSEN July 12 DESIGNS SUBMITTED Enhancement of the Bird Key Entryway July 12 - August 19 DESIGNS DISPLAYED AND REVIEWED August 19 DESIGN CHOSEN September 1 RFP TO LANDSCAPE COMPANIES September 30 PROPOSAL DEADLINE Sept. 30 - October 8 REVIEW OF PROPOSALS October 8 LANDSCAPER CHOSEN October 15 GROUNDBREAKING??!!

  4. Survey Says… Important Elements for Enhancing Bird Key Entryway 221 Responses or 44% of Bird Key

  5. Security & Traffic With an enhanced entrance, will Bird Key become a target for burglars and suffer an increase in sight-seers? Lieutenant Bill Wall, Sarasota Police Department

  6. Dollars & Cents • Cost of Project and Maintenance unknown • There will NOT be an assessment • Special Projects Fund currently at $105,000 • Enrichment Chair, Brenda Terris, will spearhead donations campaign • Cost for Maintenance is a Design Element • Current Maintenance Costs -- $200 / month • 10 years since last major Bird Key improvement • 1994/95 Guard House $ 32,000 • 1989 Front Wall $105,000 Don Mason, BKIA Treasurer

  7. Property Values How will upgrading the entryway increase the value of my property? John August, Realtor, Michael Saunders & Company Lynne Koy, Realtor/Broker, The Koy Group

  8. Coordination with City Programs • What will be happening on the City property adjacent to Bird Key? • What input does Bird Key have in the plans for this property? • What is the time frame for the projects on this property? Natalie Rush, Transportation Planner, City of Sarasota

  9. Other Activities Landscape Plazas • Reduce speed! • No blockages • Plantings • City coordination • No plans • Ideas wanted tonight

  10. Other Activities Bicycle Lanes/Road Striping • Speed control • Parking poses problems • Aesthetics • City coordination • Looking for ideas

  11. Other Activities Renovation of Outside Wall • Some areas need repair • Source of complaints • Painting needed too • No other plans • Ideas wanted in this area

  12. Other Activities Trees for Bird Key Drive • Tree lined, majestic appearance • City’s Green Canopy Partnership • Part of tonight’s program

  13. Other Activities BKIA Office/Guard House • Replacing rotted doors • Repainting • Awnings • Ideas from tonight’sprogram

  14. Breakout Groups Purpose and Goals for Tonight • Collect design ideas and requirements • Surface issues we have not yet identified • Gather input for City • Get information to build a Request for Proposal

  15. Breakout Groups Topics We Want to Focus On • Input to City program • Hardscape - walls, street, fixtures • Lightscape • Landscape - trees/shrubs/other • Office

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