TO: CRA Board of Commissioners
FROM: Christine Tibbs, Assistant Director
THROUGH: Renée A. Jadusingh, Esq., Executive Director
DATE: July 23, 2024
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APPROVE WORK ASSIGNMENT FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT SERVICES PROVIDED BY AGTLAND, P.A.
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Approve the Work Assignment for Landscape Architect Services with AGTLAND, P.A. for the property located at 182-186 NW 5th Avenue.
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Background:
On May 30, 2024, the CRA Board approved a Continuing Consulting Services Agreement with AGTLAND, P.A. to provide Landscape Architectural Services.
Following the approval of the Agreement, CRA staff reached out to AGTLAND, P.A. to provide a proposal for Landscape Architectural Services for the CRA-owned property located at 182-186 NW 5th Avenue. The Subject Property is just off West Atlantic Avenue located along Historic NW 5th Avenue commercial corridor within “The Set”, and within the West Settlers Historic District of the City of Delray Beach. The Subject Property is the site of two (2) structures on the City of Delray Beach’s Local Historic Register which serve as recognizable anchors at the north end of NW 5th Avenue.
The CRA’s Community Redevelopment Plan (Plan) identifies the NW/SW 5th Avenue corridor within the NW & SW 5th Avenue Beautification Project #2.1 (Project #2.1). The objective of Project #2.1 is to revitalize the NW & SW 5th Avenue corridor into a thriving district for neighborhood businesses and cultural activities with the strategic provision of diverse neighborhood shopping, services, and cultural facilities that will serve to enhance overall business activity and pedestrian activity in the area. The development and maintenance of affordable commercial, retail, and professional office space in the Northwest Neighborhood at 182 -186 NW 5th Ave. is one way the Delray Beach CRA is ensuring that this objective is realized.
Moreover, Section 163.340(9), Florida Statutes, provides that “[c]ommunity redevelopment” o...
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