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Community Redevelopment Agency 1 st Quarter Report 2010 Bartow City Commission January 3, 2011. Order of Presentation Presenter: Joanne Stidham, CRA Chair. CRA Board of Directors Redevelopment Activities Committees, Programs and Events Community Partner Activities
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Community Redevelopment Agency 1st Quarter Report 2010 Bartow City Commission January 3, 2011
Order of PresentationPresenter: Joanne Stidham, CRA Chair • CRA Board of Directors • Redevelopment Activities • Committees, Programs and Events • Community Partner Activities • 1st Quarter Expenditure Vs FY 2010/2011 Budget
2010-2011CRA Board of Directors • Joanne Stidham, Chair • Robert Wallace, Vice Chair • Dr. Timothy Brooks • Roderick Hudnell • Terrie Lobb • Alan Rayl • Kenneth Riley
Redevelopment Activities • Redevelopment Incentive Inquiries: 17 Downtown Shops: 2 Restaurants: 4 Services: 8 Façade Improvements: 3 • Redevelopment Incentive Applications: 9 Facade: 2 Services: 4 Restaurants: 3
Redevelopment Activities Main Street Incubator (CRA Supported) Inquires for Retail Shops: 8 CRA Referred Incentive Requests: 5 Retail Operations Open January 3: 4
Committees and Programs • Bank Consortium Meets Every Month Except November and December. In 2011 the Committee will support an active Redevelopment Project In 2011 the Committee will support redevelopment housing projects Meetings with local Bank personnel about local Redevelopment Projects:3 Committee to restart Meetings this month
Committee and Programs • Redevelopment Incentive Review Committee Committee will restart in January. Will meet until budgeted funds are allocated $100,000 is available for Redevelopment Incentive Award Committee reviews all awards – Façade Incentive, Loans, Bank Programs • Events CRA Sponsors “Plein Air Bartow” CRA Staff works and supports Main Street Events
Community Partner Activities • West Bartow Front Porch Sponsored “AIDS Awareness” Program. Supported the Youth Employment Program. Match for Grants. • East Bartow Action Committee Committee Coordination and Organization Design of “Character Counts” Youth Development Program Housing And Business Redevelopment
Community Partner Activities • Bartow Marketing Partnership October Meeting – To Determine Marketing Techniques and Direction for 2011 • LB Brown House Supported Caribbean Festival Other Activities Associated With Ongoing Site Development @ the Museum Funding of Education Sessions
Community Partner Activities • Main Street Bartow Inc Downtown Design Standards Comment and Support. Support of Business Incubator Board Member & Staff Membership on Promotions Committee Staff Support of Events and Festivals – CRA Staff Managed the Fall Craft Fair Car Show
Thank You Questions ?
THANK YOU BARTOW COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY