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<br />Swan Development Advisors, Inc. <br />CommDDity ..d_ ~De,,",_tc..._g <br /> <br />Corporation. which takes on the responsibility of managing the development, leasing or <br />sale of the housing llllits. <br /> <br />Florida First Development Corporation has experience as a develope.- and General <br />Contractor having constructed thousands of housing llllits. retail, office and induslrial <br />space. Florida First also owns the heavy equipment (excavators. bulldozers, de) required <br />in land development. It is a fuIIy integrated company that engages in all aspects of <br />development ftom preliminary master planning to construction. leasing and sales. <br /> <br />Together, Cennuy Retail and Florida First are engaged in the develup......t of nw mban <br />mixed-use projects that are similar to Casselberry's City Center pl/lll. Located in the <br />Adanta metro area, Jonquil Village is IDldel' construction in Smyrna and consists of <br />office, retail and resideutialllllits (Brochure attached). It is a major component to the <br />revitalized downtown area In the entidement phase is Avondale Town Center in <br />Avondale E<:I1>tes, Georgia,. a 25+ acre redevelopment project where Phase I consists of a <br />Publix anchored retail center with 125 condominiums. <br /> <br />Recommendation: The Steering Committee carefully and thoughtfully reviewed the <br />skills /IIId depth of experience ofboth Rey Group and Cennuy Retail It also met with <br />each OOlllfRa'Y several times and discussed project approaches. development philosophy <br />to gain insight to each company's sIreIIgths. <br /> <br />l>urin2 a Steerin2 Committee meeting on January 9. 2008 the SteerinJz Committee voted <br />unanimouslv to: <br />I) <br /> <br />2) <br /> <br />recommend that the City Commission and CRA Board select Centmy <br />Retail as the hillhest ranked develooer and the Rev Grow as the second <br />ranked develooer to oartner with the City and CRA on the City Center <br />moiect <br />reoo..,.......tt that the City Commission and CRA Board authorize City <br />staff to initiate DP.J>ntiAtions on a Develooment and Disoosition <br />Al!IlleIDeDt starting with Century Retail as the nwnber one develooer. <br />In the event that netrotiations with Centurv Retail ..hnuld fail. in whole <br />or in DIIIt. then nP.JJOtiations could hem with Rev Grow. <br /> <br />The members of the Steering Committee are listed below: <br /> <br />Steering Committee: <br />Colleen Hufford, City Commissioner <br />Ken Hoffinan. CRA Board Member <br />Barbara Lipscomb, City Manager <br />Gerald Paradise, Commllllity Development Director <br />Eduardo Torres, Public Works Director <br />Matt Fortini, Parks /IIId Recreation Director <br /> <br />3 <br />