Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 09-21-05 Workshop — reading text

to the implementation of a community redevelopment plan adopted by the agency. Example: The costs of the CRA planner, a portion of the CDS director and community policing officer, and consultants as necessary as well as operational costs. b) Expenses of redevelopment planning, surveys, and financial analysis, including the reimbursement of the governing body or the community redevelopment agency for such expenses incurred before the redevelopment plan was approved and adopted. Example: The cost of the consultant to develop the Beal Parkway Neighborhood Plan. c) The acquisition of real property in the redevelopment area. Example: The purchase of The Fort Walton Landing Park. d) The clearance and preparation of any redevelopment area for redevelopment and relocation of site occupants as provided in s. 163. 370. Example: Although the CRA has not done anything under this category, an example would be the demolition of condemned or nuisance buildings. e) The repayment of principal and interest or any redemption premium for loans, advances, bonds, bond anticipation notes, and any other form of indebtedness. Example: Although the CRA has not issued any bonds, this is an allowed expenditure.  2 f) All expenses incidental to or connected with the issuance, sale, redemption, retirement, or purchase of agency bonds, bond anticipation notes, or other form of indebtedness, including funding of any reserve, redemption, or other fund or account provided for in the ordinance or resolution authorizing such bonds, notes, or other form of indebtedness. Example: Although the CRA has not issued any bonds, this is an allowed expenditure. g) The development of affordable housing within the area. Example: The current capital improvement program to rehabilitate existing homes of low income residents within the CRA. In the future, the Seal Parkway Neighborhood Plan may recommend that property be acquired to build affordable housing projects. h) The development of community policing innovations. Example: The CRA budget includes the costs of a community policing officier. In ( d) above, it refers to s 163. 370 which is titled " Powers; counties and municipalities; community redevelopment agencies." Community Policing Innovations is defined s. 163. 340( 23) Definitions as "a policing technique or strategy designed to reduce crime by reducing opportunities for, and increasing the perceived risks of engaging in, criminal activity through visible presence of police in the community, including, but not limited to, community mobilization, neighborhood block watch, citizen patrol, citizen contact patrol, foot patrol, neighborhood storefront police stations, field interrogation, or intensified motorized patrol." Attached is Section 163. 387( 6), Florida Statutes. 2  tatutes &, ConstItution : VIew ~tatutes :-> 2UU)-> ChUloJ->~ ectlOn J'lfl : Unlme ~ unsh1ne Page 1 ot 1 6) Moneys in the redevelopment trust fund may be expended from time to time for undertakings of a community redevelopment agency which are directly related to financing or refinancing of redevelopment in a community redevelopment area pursuant to an approved community redevelopment plan for the following purposes, including, but not limited to: a) Administrative and overhead expenses necessary or incidental to the implementation of a community redevelopment plan adopted by the agency. b) Expenses of redevelopment planning, surveys, and financial analysis, including the reimbursement of the governing body or the community redevelopment agency for such expenses incurred before the redevelopment plan was approved and adopted. c) The acquisition of real property in the redevelopment area. d) The clearance and preparation of any redevelopment area for redevelopment and relocation of site occupants as provided in s. 163. 370. e) The repayment of principal and interest or any redemption premium for loans, advances, bonds, bond anticipation notes, and any other form of indebtedness. f) All expenses incidental to or connected with the issuance, sale, redemption, retirement, or purchase of agency bonds, bond anticipation notes, or other form of indebtedness, including funding of any reserve, redemption, or other fund or account provided for in the ordinance or resolution authorizing such bonds, notes, or other form of indebtedness. g) The development of affordable housing within the area. h) The development of community policing innovations. c....... www.leg. state. fl.us/ Statutes/ index.cfm?App_mode= Display _Statute& Search _String=& URL... 9/ 15/ 2005 http://  CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP Workshop Agenda Workforce Housing Initiative Update No Backup) Mayor Anderson) Agenda Item Number: WA- 4  CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP Se tember 21 , 2005 Workshop Agenda Mayor/ Council Announcements Agenda Item Number: WA- 5  CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP Se tember 21 , 2005 Workshop Agenda City Manager Announcements WA- 6 Agenda Item Number:  City of Fort Walton Beach L- ':\ v America' s Most Beautiful Beaches 1,' i~' J\ 107 Miracle Strip Parkway, SW * P. O. Box 4009 * Fort Walton Beach, Fl32549 f" - ~ uV /",?,/..:.. I,' ~ 850) 833- 9500 * Fax ( 850) 833- 9640 * TDD ( 850) 833- 9925 www.fwb. org TDD ( 850) 833- 9925 Helen Spencer City Clerk September 19, 2005 850) 833- 9509 hspencer@fwb. org TO: DAILY NEWS Fax # 863- 7834 WKSM RADIO 99 ROCK NEWS DEPT. Fax # 664- 0203 WYZB RADIO COUNTRY 105 NEWS DEPT. 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