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Bonita Fountains Phase 2: ROCC (Redeveloping Orange County Communities) Area Brownfield Designation. Environmental Protection Division August 4, 2009. PRESENTATION OUTLINE. Purpose Brownfield Background Brownfield Benefits Proposed Brownfield Area Objectives of Site Rehabilitation &
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Bonita Fountains Phase 2: ROCC (Redeveloping Orange County Communities) Area Brownfield Designation Environmental Protection Division August 4, 2009
PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Purpose • Brownfield Background • Brownfield Benefits • Proposed Brownfield Area • Objectives of Site Rehabilitation & Economic Development Anticipated • Recommended Action
PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Purpose • Brownfield Background • Brownfield Benefits • Proposed Brownfield Area • Objectives of Site Rehabilitation & Economic Development Anticipated • Recommended Action
Purpose • Property owner has requested Orange County BCC for a Brownfield’s designation for the subject property formerly known as the as the Eaglewood Golf Course located generally northwest of the West Oak Ridge Drive & South John Young Parkway intersection. • Property’s former use was a golf course and has the potential for arsenic, pesticides and herbicide contamination which has the potential for environmental hazards and other unknown hazards. • Required by FS 376.80 (1) to get public input on size and shape of the proposed Brownfield Area and opt out provision. This meeting is to hold the 2nd of two required public hearings. • Make Brownfield Financial Incentives available • Encourage redevelopment and job creation.
PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Purpose • Brownfield Background • Brownfield Benefits • Proposed Brownfield Area • Objectives of Site Rehabilitation & Economic Development Anticipated • Recommended Action
Brownfield Background • Brownfield Site means real property, the expansion, redevelopment or reuse of which may be complicated by actual or perceived environmental contamination. 376.79(3) F.A.C. • Brownfield Area means a contiguous area of one or more brownfield sites, some of which may not be contaminated, and which has been designated by a local government by resolution. Such areas may include all or portions of community redevelopment areas, enterprise zones, empowerment zones, other such designated economically deprive communities and areas, and Environmental Protection Agency-designated brownfield pilot projects. 376.79(4) F.A.C.
PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Purpose • Brownfield Background • Brownfield Benefits • Proposed Brownfield Area • Objectives of Site Rehabilitation & Economic Development Anticipated • Recommended Action
Brownfield Benefits • Encourages Voluntary Cleanup of Sites • Creates Economic Development • Cleanup Tax Credits • Job Creation Bonus Refunds • Job Opportunities for Residents • Apply for Other Federal and State Brownfield Grant Opportunities • Engages Public Participation
PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Purpose • Brownfield Background • Brownfield Benefits • Proposed Brownfield Area • Objectives of Site Rehabilitation & Economic Development Anticipated • Recommended Action
PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Purpose • Brownfield Background • Brownfield Benefits • Proposed Brownfield Area • Objectives of Site Rehabilitation & Economic Development Anticipated • Recommended Action
Objectives of Site Rehabilitation & Economic Development Anticipated • Environmental Cleanup of soils • (arsenic, pesticides and herbicides) • Redevelopment, 350 units of affordable • apartment housing • Job creation (10 jobs)
PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Purpose • Brownfield Background • Brownfield Benefits • Proposed Brownfield Area • Objectives of Site Rehabilitation & Economic Development Anticipated • Recommended Action
Recommended Action • Approval of Resolution of the Bonita Fountains Phase 2: ROCC Area to be Designated as a Brownfield Area, per F.S. 376.79(4) F.A.C.
Bonita Fountains Phase 2: ROCC (Redeveloping Orange County Communities) Area Brownfield Designation Environmental Protection Division August 4, 2009