07-1774 City Center Steering Committee

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Resolution 07-1774 "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY, FLORIDA, APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY COMMISSION AND THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ESTABLISHING A CITY CENTER STEERING COMMITTEE; PROVIDING STAFF RESOURCES; ACKNOWLEDGING THE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES BY THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO PAY FOR CONSULTANT FEES; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE." WHEREAS, the City Commission (CITY) and the Casselberry Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) have jointly met, discussed and agreed upon the importance of the development of a certain 15.3 acre city-owned site for a mixed-use, project currently known as City Center, as well as the City Hall site, the park area on Lake Concord and the parcels fronting the lake on the western shores of Lake Concord; and WHEREAS, the development of City Center and the areas to the north would serve to further a strong local economy and improve community identity as well as create a "sense of place" for all City residents to enjoy; and WHEREAS, the City and CRA want to determine the feasibility and possible location of a civic facility as part of the overall assessment of the City Center development program; and WHEREAS, the City and the CRA have agreed to allocate staff and financial resources to develop a concept development program for City Center; and WHEREAS, the CRA in its process to update the CRA Redevelopment Plan will include the City Center implementation program as a cornerstone element to the plan; and WHEREAS, the City and the CRA desire that the planning and program implementation process begin as soon as possible; and WHEREAS, Swan Development Advisors (SDA) and Real Estate Research Consultants, Inc., (RERC) have the capabilities to perform the development planning and financial analysis for City Center and civic facility; and