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<br />Community Redevelopment Agency <br />April 7, 2008 <br />Page 2 of 5 <br /> <br />order to PBS&J for $184,000 to enhance th.e design of the flyover project to be consistent with the eommunity <br /> <br />Redevelopment District. He said the design would include architectural and landscaping improvements. <br /> <br />Mr. Torres estimated the cost of the architectural improvements at $2 million and approximately $2 million in <br /> <br />landscaping improvements. He explained that FOOT has a landscaping enhancement program which would provide <br /> <br />the funding for the landscaping improvements. He said the City has received the landscaping funding from FDOT for <br /> <br />the Red Bug Lake Road/State Road 436 Flyover Project. <br /> <br />Mr. Torres said the plans should be at 90% completion in May including the City's aesthetic portion of the <br /> <br />plans. Mr. Torres explained the City is required to relocate the utilities that are in the FDOT right of way. Mr. Torres <br /> <br />said the cost to design the relocation of the utilities is $21,000; however, the utilities would not be relocated until the <br /> <br />project is built. <br /> <br />Mr. Torres explained that the completed design plans would be put on the shelf until the funding is available. <br /> <br />He explained that FDOT's standard procedure is to complete the design of the project, determine the cost of the <br /> <br />project and then accumulate the funding for the construction of the project. <br /> <br />Mr. Torres reviewed the architectural and landscape design improvements for the fiyover. The <br /> <br />improvements included wider sidewalks, architectural changes to the bridge, linear park through the retention ponds, <br /> <br />hardscape improvements etc. said the design plans will be completed by the end of June. <br /> <br />Mr. Torres said that approximately 50% of the design fee has been invested in the project. Mr. Torres <br /> <br />stated that the project has federal and FDOT funding. He said his professional opinion is to continue with the flyover <br /> <br />design and have a parallel path to the project. Mr. Torres said the plan to increase the densities in the eity will not <br /> <br />work due to the failing level of service. He said the transportation concurrency exception area will not work if the <br /> <br />level of service is not improved over a ten year period. He said there are no projects that will improve the level of <br /> <br />service. <br /> <br />Mr. Torres explained that if the City informs FDOT to terminate the flyover project, FDOT would use the <br /> <br />funding committed to the project for the next project on the list. Mr. Torres suggested that if the City decides to <br /> <br />cancel the f1yover project, the City could request FDOT to earmark the f1yover funds for improvements to the <br />