TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Timothy Stillings, Planning, Zoning and Building Director
THROUGH: Chief Neal de Jesus, Interim City Manager
DATE: July 18, 2017
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INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH AND THE DELRAY BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (CRA) FOR FUNDING TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT PLANNING SERVICES
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Recommended Action:
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Motion to authorize the Mayor to sign the interlocal agreement between the City of Delray Beach and the Delray Beach CRA for funding transit oriented development planning services associated with the Tri-Coastal Link Station Area Master Plan.
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Background:
The City of Delray Beach (City), in collaboration with the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council (TCRPC) and the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA), seek to study and implement ways to improve mobility, quality of life, and economic vitality and improve transit-oriented development (TOD) around the planned Tri-Rail Coastal Link station in downtown Delray Beach. The SFRTA has secured a Pilot Planning Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to fund station area planning activities along the planned Tri-Rail Coastal Link Corridor. Funds from this grant program will be matched by funds from the City to fund the station area planning activities described in this scope of services.
The Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council (TCRPC) will assist the City and SFRTA to coordinate a meaningful public involvement process and conduct an economic development and urban design charette to assist the City and SFRTA in improving transit-oriented development conditions around the planned station and contributing to future mobility and system ridership. This planning effort is also designed to advance the implementation of “Complete Streets,” which is a local, regional, and national priority to improve transportation facilities in a multi-modal design to provide the best and safest accommodations for all us...
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