TO: CRA Board of Commissioners
FROM: Christine Tibbs, Assistant Director
THROUGH: Renée A. Jadusingh, Esq., Executive Director
DATE: April 28, 2026
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APPROVE A WORK ASSIGNMENT WITH THE TAMARA PEACOCK COMPANY ARCHITECTS OF FLORIDA INC., DBA PEACOCK ARCHITECTS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $8,750 REGARDING THE CRA-OWNED PUBLIC PARKING LOT LOCATED AT 362 NORTHEAST 3rd AVENUE
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Approve a work assignment between the Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency and The Tamara Peacock Company Architects of Florida Inc., dba Peacock Architects, in order to analyze the potential for a public parking structure at 362 NE 3rd Avenue in an amount not to exceed $8,750, for a due diligence package and authorize the CRA Board Chair to execute any and all related documents for said purpose in a form acceptable to the CRA Legal Counsel.
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Background:
HISTORY - INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG NE 3RD AVENUE:
The CRA acquired 362 NE 3rd Avenue (Parking Lot), a dilapidated parking lot, in 2010 to add public parking to support the surrounding businesses and visitors, and to support the parking needs for the CRA-owned building Arts Warehouse, located at 313 NE 3rd Street, that would later open in 2017.
In 2011, the Parking Lot was improved by the CRA; the improvements consisted of resurfacing and restriping the surface parking lot to accommodate 42 parking spaces, installation of a driveway connection to the abutting alley, landscaping and irrigation, decorative LED site lighting, and site furnishings (bicycle rack, trash receptacle.)
In 2014, the City of Delray Beach initiated the design of the NE 3rd Street, NE 3rd Avenue, and Artists Alley Streetscape Improvements Project (Project). The Project consisted of streetscape improvements including decorative sidewalks, lighting, landscaping, drainage, water and sewer main upgrades, and on-street parking along NE 3rd Avenue.
In 2018, through an Interlocal Agreement with the City,...
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