TO: CRA Board of Commissioners
FROM: Ashlyn Darden, CRA Legal Advisor
THROUGH: Renée A. Jadusingh, Esq., Executive Director
DATE: January 23, 2024
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ACCEPTANCE OF SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY BLIGHTED PROPERTY GRANT
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Accept the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County’s Blighted Property Grant award and authorize the Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Board (CRA) Chair to execute an Interlocal Grant Agreement by and between the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County and the CRA in an amount not to exceed $20,000.
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Background:
On October 19, 2023, Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) staff submitted a grant application in response to the Solid Waste Authority (SWA) of Palm Beach County’s Blighted and Distressed Property Clean-up and Beautification Grant Application. The CRA requested $20,000 for the demolition of an unused and dilapidated parking lot located at 23 NW 7th Avenue and at the adjacent lot located at NW 7th Avenue and site cleaning of the two properties to make way for the future construction of a mixed-use development.
At the December 13, 2023, Palm Beach County Board of Commissioners Meeting, the CRA’s grant application was approved for the full amount of $20,000.
The SWA grant funds help advance the CRA mission of eliminating slum and blight. Blight prevention and beautification through demolition improves the appearance of neighborhoods within the CRA District, while making way for future development in the area, particularly in the West Atlantic Neighborhoods that comprise The Set, as called for by the CRA Redevelopment Plan.
At this time, CRA staff is requesting the CRA Board approve the FY2024 Blighted and Distressed Property Clean Up Grant Interlocal Agreement with the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County and authorize the CRA Board Chair to execute the Interlocal Agreement.
Attachment(s): Exhibit A - CRA’s Grant Application; Exhibit B - FY20...
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