City of Hallandale Beach City Commission Agenda Cover Memo
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Roger M. Carlton City Manager |
Department: Development Services |
Keven R. Klopp, Development Services Director |
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF HALLANDALE BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO COMMIT A LOCAL CASH MATCH OF NO-LESS THAN 20% TO BE USED FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (SFTOD) GREANT PROGRAM, AND EXECUTE ANY/ALL CONTRACT AGREEMENTS PURSUANT THERETO THE GRANT.
Background:
The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA), South Florida Regional Planning Council (SFRPC) and Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council (TCRPC) are implementing the South Florida Regional Transit Oriented Development (SFTOD) Pilot Program. (Together the planning councils will be referred to as the RPCs.)
Funding was awarded for SFTOD through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)’s Transit Oriented Development Planning Pilot Program, with grant-funded activities anticipated to occur
between April 2017 and June 2018.
The goal of the FTA TOD Planning Pilot Program is to leverage significant FTA transit investments by funding planning activities along future transit corridors. The result will be transit projects that better meet the competitive criteria for federal transit funding. Activities funded will support economic development, ridership, multimodal connectivity and accessibility, increased transit access for pedestrian and bicycle traffic, and mixed use development near transit stations.
Importantly, the FTA TOD Pilot Planning Program does not fund activities that would be eligible under a Full Funding Grant Agreement or Small Starts Grant Agreement.
SFTOD will fund planning activities around potential station areas that have been identified on
that portion of the planned Tri-Rail Coastal Link (TRCL) corridor located on the FEC rail corridor.
The TRCL corridor runs along the Florida East Coast (FEC) rail corridor from Jupiter to downtown Miami (see Tri-Rail System Map on page 2).
The SFTOD activities will build on the regional Seven50 planning work previously funded by HUD and the Southeast Florida Regional Partnership, which was finalized in 2014. Southeast Florida adopted a "Region in Motion" vision for the future, which accommodates strong future growth along a network of high quality places connected by premium transit. The TRCL line is viewed as the backbone of this network.
Additionally, the work will build on the 2013 TRCL Station Area Market and Economic Analysis and Station Area Opportunities documents. These documents provide a detailed snapshot of capacity of the potential TRCL stations for new jobs, housing, and commercial development.
Local communities may have additional applicable plans and reports to reference during the planning process.
Why Action is Necessary:
Letter of Support from Local Government authorizing application submittal and indicating
cash match commitment of not less than 20% is required as a part of the grant application.
Fiscal Impact:
A total of $860,000 is available through the SFTOD program to fund eligible station area planning activities. A maximum of $205,000 may be awarded to an individual recipient for a station area planning activity.
A local cash match of not less than 20% of the total grant funds requested shall be provided from a non-Federal source. Additionally, applicants should indicate if the funds requested will help leverage other funding to provide a larger economic and development impact. These can include, but are not limited to, investments or financial commitments made by private, municipal, state, federal, or non-governmental organizations.
Staff recommends approval of the attached Resolution supporting the City’s grant application and authorizing the City Manager to enter into agreements and commit no less than a 20% cash match funding if awarded a grant under the SFTOD grant program.
Exhibit 1 - Resolution
Exhibit 2 - Request for Applications
Prepared By:
Eric L. Houston
Transportation and Mobility Planner