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Orange Blossom Trail Development: Walgreens Proposal

Learn about the Orange County CRA and OBT Development Board's agreement for the Walgreens proposal. See how this initiative aims to eliminate blight, create jobs, and uplift the neighborhood. Take action today!

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Orange Blossom Trail Development: Walgreens Proposal

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  1. Orange County CRA and Orange Blossom Trail Development Board May 8, 2007

  2. Presentation Outline • Background • CRA/OBTDB Agreement • OBT Development Board • Walgreens Proposal • Requested Action

  3. Presentation Outline • Background • CRA/OBTDB Agreement • OBT Development Board • Walgreens Proposal • Requested Action

  4. Background • Orange County CRA created in 1990 • Commonly called “Orange Blossom Trail CRA” • Recommendation of OBT Development Board • Finding of Slum • and/or Blight

  5. Background • Redevelopment Plan Adopted • CRA Trust Fund Created • BCC Declared CRA Governing Board

  6. Background CRA Boundaries: • Orange Blossom Trail Corridor • Colonial Drive • Interstate 4 • Rio Grande Ave • Westmoreland Ave

  7. Background • CRA contracted with OBT Development Board • 1991 Agreement • Implements Redevelopment Programs • Consistent with Redevelopment Plan

  8. Presentation Outline • Background • CRA/OBTDB Agreement • OBT Development Board • Walgreens Proposal • Requested Action

  9. CRA/OBTDB Agreement • Replaces 1991 Agreement • Reaffirms Role of OBTDB • Enhances Coordination • Provides for Consistency with County Processes and Procedures • Strengthens Role of BCC acting as the CRA

  10. Presentation Outline • Background • CRA/OBTDB Agreement • OBT Development Board • Walgreens Proposal • Requested Action

  11. Then Now OBT Development Board May 8, 2007

  12. Creation 1 1 2 3 2 3 4 6 5 County City • Created OBTDB in 1984 by Inter-local Agreement • 501 C-3 Non-Profit Corporation • Mission: Plan & implement improvements to OBT 2/3 Funding • Original Funding Provision: • 2/3 Funding from County • 1/3 Funding from City 1/3 Funding • 9 Member Board of Directors: • Volunteers • County: 6 Board Members • City: 3 Board Members

  13. Board of Directors Jason Rosenthal, President Allison Yurko, Vice-President Sybil Adkins Roy Bordes Laura Guitar Christie Hill Commissioner Tiffany Moore Jorg Rivera Ivette Sanchez

  14. Foundation for Success c r a community redevelopment Enterprise Zone agency municipal servicestaxing unit MSTU Brownfields The OBT Development Board asked Orange County to create these programs:

  15. c r a community redevelopment agency municipal servicestaxing unit MSTU OBTDB Programs

  16. OBT Program Boundaries c r a community redevelopment agency municipal servicestaxing unit MSTU

  17. Grants $169,000 $300,000 $50,000 Division of Forestry Toolkit for Economic Dev. Juvenile Justice $125,000 $45,000 $70,000 $575,000 Keep Florida Beautiful ReNEW Grants FL Highway Beautification

  18. Fences & Mailboxes Projects

  19. Entranceway Features

  20. Workforce Housing

  21. OBT Roadway Enhancement municipal servicestaxing unit MSTU Before After $78 Million Project County$8 m Prop Owners $6 m OTHERS $6 m FDOT $50 Million OUC $8 m

  22. OBT Roadway Enhancement municipal servicestaxing unit MSTU Before After

  23. OBT Roadway Maintenance municipal servicestaxing unit MSTU

  24. Safe Neighborhood Program • OBTDB drafted crime prevention legislation • Became law in 1996 • Makes CRIMINALS PAY Misdemeanor$20 Felony$50

  25. c r a community redevelopment agency Kaley Square Park Habitat for Humanity

  26. c r a community redevelopment agency

  27. Economic Development c r a community redevelopment agency • Incentives are needed to bring new commercial development to the area

  28. c r a community redevelopment agency Proposed Development

  29. c r a community redevelopment agency OBT CRA Boundaries Colonial Drive Rio Grande Ave. Westmoreland Ave. In the heart of the CRA area Gore Street & OBT I-4

  30. c r a community redevelopment agency

  31. c r a community redevelopment agency

  32. c r a community redevelopment agency Proposal : • $50,000 incentive to developer for Walgreen’s (Agree Realty Corp.)

  33. c r a community redevelopment agency Inducement to: • Locate on a smaller site • Design and build a non-prototypical building • Fewer parking spaces than Walgreen’s normally provides

  34. c r a community redevelopment agency Benefits: • Eliminate slum and blight • Provide neighborhood jobs • Pharmacy will serve low income and minority neighborhoods • Increase property values in CRA

  35. c r a community redevelopment agency

  36. Presentation Outline • Background • CRA/OBTDB Agreement • OBT Development Board • Walgreens Proposal • Requested Action

  37. Requested Action • Approval of an agreement between the Orange County CRA and the OBT Development Board regarding redevelopment activities on behalf of the CRA.

  38. Requested Action • Authorization for a $50,000 incentive payment to Agree Realty Corporation or its designee for development of a Walgreens Pharmacy to be located at 900 S. Orange Blossom Trail subject to the terms of an incentive agreement to be brought back to the CRA in the future.

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