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Pine Hills Neighborhood Improvement District

Pine Hills Neighborhood Improvement District. Board of County Commissioners June 7, 2011. Pine Hills. Presentation Outline Pine Hills on the Rise Strategic Plan Neighborhood Improvement District Requested Action. Pine Hills. Presentation Outline Pine Hills on the Rise Strategic Plan

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Pine Hills Neighborhood Improvement District

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  1. Pine Hills Neighborhood Improvement District Board of County Commissioners June 7, 2011

  2. Pine Hills Presentation Outline • Pine Hills on the Rise • Strategic Plan • Neighborhood Improvement District • Requested Action

  3. Pine Hills Presentation Outline • Pine Hills on the Rise • Strategic Plan • Neighborhood Improvement District • Requested Action

  4. Pine Hills Pine Hills on the Rise • BCC created a Task Force • Focus on commercial corridors • Revitalizing local commercial and business entities • Creating a destination

  5. Pine Hills Pine Hills on the Rise • Established a community vision • Gave voice to residents and businesses • Conducted visioning and planning • Engaged youth • A holistic approach to redevelopment

  6. Pine Hills Task Force Membership • Chairperson at-large selected by the Mayor • Area Residents (3) – selected by District 1, 2, and 6 • Area Businesses (3) – selected by District 1, 2, and 6 • Pine Hills Safe Neighborhood Partnership • Pine Hills Community Council • West Orange Chamber of Commerce • Central Florida Urban League • Orange County Public Schools • Orange County Sheriff • Faith based organization

  7. Pine Hills Pine Hills on the Rise • Sept 2009 - present • 24 Task Force meetings • Three community meetings • Four focus group meetings • A redevelopment workshop • Commissioner briefings, input and guidance • BCC adopted recommendations Dec 2010

  8. Pine Hills Presentation Outline • Pine Hills on the Rise • Strategic Plan • Neighborhood Improvement District • Requested Action

  9. Pine Hills Strategic Plan Working Vision Pine Hills will be a neighborhood recognized for its quality of life as expressed by its visual appearance, secure residential areas, outstanding educational and recreational programs, where businesses can thrive and residents have ready access to the region’s employment centers.

  10. Pine Hills Strategic Plan Objectives • Significantly improve the physical and economic environment • Commit to provide resources to effectuate change • Leverage the new Evans High School as an asset

  11. Pine Hills Strategic Plan Objectives • Advocate for urban design guidelines along corridors • Improve access to jobs, businesses and public facilities • Implement a “Town Center” Master Plan for the area

  12. Pine Hills Strategic Plan Approach: 5 Elements • Develop an Implementing Organization • Create a Town Center Master Plan • Enhance Roadways • Create Effective Connections • Promote Strong Neighborhoods

  13. Pine Hills Strategic Plan • Develop an Implementing Organization • Create a Neighborhood Improvement District (NID) • Advocate for redevelopment • Implement Task Force recommendations • Seek funding for redevelopment

  14. Pine Hills Presentation Outline • Pine Hills on the Rise • Strategic Plan • Neighborhood Improvement District • Requested Action

  15. Pine Hills Definition of a NID Also called “Safe Neighborhood Improvement District” • Special district created under Chapter 163 Fla. Stat. • Located in area in which: • More than 75% of land is residential use, or • More than 75% of land is commercial, office, business or industrial use and • Area is subject of a crime reduction plan • May not overlap boundaries of municipality and county except by interlocal agreement

  16. Pine Hills NID General Information • DCA website lists 25 NIDs in Florida • 20 in South Florida municipalities • One in Orange County – OBT (overlaps CRA and MSTU) • One each in Volusia, Hillsborough, Sarasota & Gadsden • Orlando is creating NID south of downtown

  17. Pine Hills Four Types of NIDs • Local Government NID (163.506, Fla. Stat.) • Property Owners’ Association NID (163.508, Fla. Stat.) • Special NID (163.511, Fla. Stat.) • Community Redevelopment NID (163.512, Fla. Stat.)

  18. Pine Hills • Powers of NID • Accept grants, gifts, and donations • Enter into contracts; sue and be sued • Acquire, own, convey, lease, construct, manage property • Promote and advertise the NID • Improve streets, lighting, parks, streets, drainage, utilities and provide safe access to mass transit facilities

  19. Pine Hills Powers of NID • Replan, vacate streets, subject to concurrence of BCC • Annual assessment of up to $500 per parcel of land • For capital improvements and operating expenses • Subject to referendum approval • Ad valorem tax up to 2 mills after referendum

  20. Pine Hills Powers of NID • May not borrow money • Must: • produce neighborhood improvement plan consistent with Comp Plan • comply with the Uniform Special District Act • follow TRIM and budget process

  21. Pine Hills Local Government NID (163.506, Fla. Stat.) • BCC is typically governing board • Advisory council of property owners in the district • duties prescribed by BCC • submits report and proposed budget • When formulating improvement plan must consult in the sunshine staff and consultants of BCC

  22. Pine Hills Process for creating an NID: • Ordinance authorizing creation of the type of NID; (Ord. No. 90-23, approved Sept. 17, 1990, authorized creation of Local Government NID’s) • Separate ordinance for each NID created

  23. Pine Hills Ordinance 90-23 requires factual determinations that proposed area is affected by: • Proliferation of crime; and • At least 3 of the following: • Traffic flow strangled by outmoded street patterns • Unsuitable topography or faulty lot layouts • Fragmentation of land uses/parking areas necessitating frequent automobile movement • Lack of separation of pedestrian areas from automobile traffic • Lack of separation of vehicle traffic lanes and railroad traffic • Excessive noise levels from automobile traffic

  24. Pine Hills Ordinance 90-23 imposes very high standards for local government NID to levy either assessments or ad valorem taxes: • Unanimous vote of all members of BCC • Then approval by special referendum requirements • Notice of referendum from Supervisor of Elections by mail and by publication in newspaper • Mail –in ballots • Business NID: Approval by property owners representing more than 50% of assessed value of property in district

  25. Pine Hills Potential funding for the NID • Crime Prevention Trust Fund (recommended) • Grants and donations (recommended) • Special Assessment up to $500 • Ad valorem tax up to 2 mills

  26. Pine Hills Staffing the NID • Full time Executive Director • One Administrative Support

  27. Pine Hills Potential boundaries for NID • Recommend establishing a business NID • 75% of the parcels must be zoned commercial • Group parcels similar in size and/or value • Recommended boundaries for the NID

  28. Pine Hills Process Summary • Draft ordinance • Schedule public hearings • Budget staff positions • Funding from Crime Prevention Trust Fund

  29. Pine Hills Presentation Outline • Pine Hills on the Rise • Strategic Plan • Neighborhood Improvement District • Requested Action

  30. Pine Hills Requested Action Board direction to staff regarding the Pine Hills Business Redevelopment Task Force recommendation to create a Neighborhood Improvement District in Pine Hills

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