Monday, March 22, 2021

CRA Redevelopment Plan for Greater Frenchtown/Southside Appears after Four Years

The long-awaited revision to the Year 2000 Greater Frenchtown/Southside Community Redevelopment Plan is scheduled to go before the City Commission Thursday, March 24th at a public hearing beginning at 5 PM.
Staff recommends adoption of the revised plan.

A report, presented to the CRA Board in September of 2017, showed that updates to the Plan would be completed in April 2018.  A consultant completed part of the report, but no rationale was provided to the Citizens' Advisory Committee or the CRA Board as to why the updates were never completed. In June 2019, the CRA held community meetings to obtain input to begin another revision cycle.  More on this post

Saturday, January 30, 2021

In-Person Meeting of the Greater Frenchtown/Southside Citizens' Advisory Committee

 Greater Frenchtown/Southside CRA Citizens' Advisory Committee

Wednesday, February 3rd at 6 PM
Smith Williams Service Center
2295 Pasco Street, Building B, Tallahassee
Items on the Agenda include:
+ Updates on the Providence and the Frenchtown Neighborhood Plans
+ Review of the Staff Report on the status of the Greater Frenchtown/Southside CRA
+ A Discussion of What Community Benefits Result From the CRA Investment. Is there a model to be adopted?
background: Currently, medium and large scale development projects are first reviewed by the Citizens' Advisory Committee (CAC) before being presented to the CRA Board for approval. Applicants are encouraged to introduce their projects to the CAC in order to solicit feedback of the concept and obtain comments, suggestions and recommendations.
This would be the time for the CAC to identify potential community benefits that could be incorporated as part of the project application process. Identifying a method to obtain CAC member input regarding community benefits for individual projects will be discussed including the following questions:
1. Will all proposals be reviewed for community benefits?
2. What triggers a community benefits review? The total cost of a project?
3. Will community benefits be required of both for-profit developers and non-for-profit developers?
Committee meeting are available for viewing on Talgov.com or by clicking the link: https://bit.ly/3pEfnP7



Saturday, November 7, 2020

Back to In-person Meeting for the CRA Citizens' Advisory Committee

Greater Frenchtown/Southside CRA Citizen's Advisory Committee

Monday, November 9th at 6 PM
in person at the
Walker Ford Community Center
2301 Pasco Street, #Tallahassee

Saturday, October 3, 2020

CRA WILL CONSIDER ADDITIONAL EXPANSION FOR THE GRIFFIN HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD

 The Citizens' Advisory Committee for the Greater Frenchtown/Southside Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) will meet online Monday, October 5th beginning at 3 PM


The Committee will discuss the proposal to expand the District boundaries to include the Griffin Heights neighborhood.

Inclusion of this neighborhood will allow it to receive CRA funding for improvements, as was made available to the Bond community, which was included into the District a couple of years ago. Despite the continued expansion of the geographic areas, neighborhoods originally included in the CRA District such as Frenchtown and Providence continue to wait for their promised improvements resulting from CRA investment.

Here's the link to the online meeting:


Wednesday, September 23, 2020

CRA BOARD MEETING INCLUDES BUDGET APPROVAL FOR FY 20-21

 The Community Redevelopment Board meets Thursday, September 24th, beginning at 4:00 PM. A public hearing on the budget for the FY 2020-2021 will be held at 6 PM.

The Agenda include:
+ Orange Avenue Apartment Redevelopment Update
+ Establishment of an Audit Committee for the CRA as required by Florida Statute
+ Selection of Florida Developers and the Tallahassee Lenders’ Consortium as Contractors to build the Affordable Homes on the Six City-Owned Lots in the Greater Frenchtown/Southside CRA District
+ Request for $50,000 in Business Facility Improvement Program Grant funds for 913 Railroad Avenue
+ Approval of Proposed Greater Frenchtown/Southside Community Redevelopment Area and Downtown Community Redevelopment Area Medium and Large Project Process and Criteria
Public Hearing on the CRA budgets for both the downtown district and the Greater Frenchtown/Southside District

HOW TO PUBLIC COMMENT:
If you wish to speak during the CRA meeting,
email CRAcitizenInput@talgov.com
Include your name, phone number in which you will be calling from, physical address, and the topic on which you wish to speak. The call in instructions will be emailed to you, and you will be given THREE minutes to speak on all agenda items you wish to address.
Public comment can also be submitted by email to CRAcitizenInput@talgov.com until 9:00 a.m. on September 24TH.

View the entire agenda with attachments on the City's website:

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Affordable Housing by 2024?

 A recent presentation by the City of Tallahassee's Housing Division to the Greater Frenchtown/Southside Citizens' Advisory Committee, included projections for 855 affordable housing units built or preserved by 2024: 

(these figures were included in the Strategic Plan for the City of Tallahassee)

425 units of home repair/rehab

35 units on Community Land Trust

60 units of inclusionary housing

10 units of Habitat Build (partnering with the City)

125 units of down payment assistance

200 units - Funding for the Purpose Built/Orange Avenue Apartments rebuild (Federal HUD subsidized rental housing operated by the Tallahassee Housing Authority)


The City proposed the cost will be $4.6 M to build and preserve 398 affordable units.  But, a division of the total into the number of units results in only $11,557 available per unit.  It is unclear which of these 'investments' add up to $4.6M.  




 

Friday, August 21, 2020

CRA BOARD MEETS AUGUST 27, 2020

 The CRA Board meets Thursday, August 27th beginning at 9:30 AM.

It's broadcast on the creaky WebEx (video conference) platform as well live streamed on Comcast Channel 13 (WCOT-13) and on the City’s website: www.talgov.com
No provision is made for live public comment or for the public to see the public comments of others.
Instead, the CRA Board requires public comment to be submitted by email to CRAcitizenInput@talgov.com before 4:00 PM on August 26th.
Comments are then forwarded by staff to the board. Comments received after the August 26th deadline are included in the official meeting record.
The CRA Board meets to consider business of both the Downtown District and the Greater Frenchtown/Southside District. The main focus of this meeting is review of the proposed fiscal year 20-21 that begins October 1, 2020. A hearing on the budget and vote for final approval is held in September.
Second, a discussion of the City's affordable housing programs and request to approve the proposed program for affordable housing in the Greater Frenchtown/Southside will be presented.


Parking issues include the request to enter into a contract with FlashParking, Inc. for purchase and installation of parking control equipment for the public parking owned by the CRA at the Bloxham West Commercial Condominium. And approval to solict loan proposals for the purchase of CRA public parking in the Cascades West Commercial Condominium.
Large Event funding in both Districts have been put on hold during the COVID19 crisis. Staff will present an amendment to the current year large grant event funding budget.
Read the full agenda, select the CRA Board meeting icon:

Thursday, August 13, 2020

A Few Examples of Bundling in Local Races

Continuing the conversation regarding how corporations are circumventing the campaign donation limits.  If you haven't read the post on why we need public funding of local campaigns, see this post.  

This recent letter to the Tallahassee Democrat from Leon County Property appraiser, Akin Akinyemi, encourages voters to take a close look at the candidates before casting your ballot:

"Search for multiple donors with the same address, or businesses owned by the same people — especially those doing business with the commission. The more “bundled” contributions you see, the more likely this candidate may be influenced by lobbyists or developers. While bundling is not illegal, the fewer of these you see, the freer the candidate is to make tough decisions independently."

While bundling may not be 'illegal' is it unethical? It absolutely circumvents the donation limits. Under this methodology, a candidate can solicit more donations from less people.


 

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Isn't It Time for Public Financing of Local Elections?

 Isn't it time for public financing of local candidates? Too often, developers and parties with interest in conducting business with the City of #Tallahassee, have donated sums to candidates in excess of the $250.00 limit by donating individually themselves, then donating the maximum through spouses, corporate entities and subsidiaries of those corporations.

This recent letter to the Tallahassee Democrat from Leon County Property appraiser, Akin Akinyemi, encourages voters to take a close look at the candidates before casting your ballot:

"Search for multiple donors with the same address, or businesses owned by the same people — especially those doing business with the commission. The more “bundled” contributions you see, the more likely this candidate may be influenced by lobbyists or developers. While bundling is not illegal, the fewer of these you see, the freer the candidate is to make tough decisions independently."

While bundling may not be 'illegal' is it unethical? It absolutely circumvents the donation limits. Under this methodology, a candidate can solicit more donations from less people.

Before voting in local election, do your research on bundling, 'questionable' development

Akin S. Akinyemi
Your Turn

*Reprinted with permission from the author. 

In my 25 years of being an actively engaged citizen of Leon County, I have not seen an election cycle more critical to our community than the upcoming 2020 elections. It is more important than ever for each of us to be knowledgeable about the field of local candidates and to vote.

As an architect, urban planner and previous county commissioner, I have seen disturbing trends in our local government, especially with contract approvals and community planning. Most concerning is the unprecedented rash of questionable land development projects being pushed forward without consideration as to their sustainability.

The three-tier development review system (staff, planning commissioners, elected commissioners) seems to be losing its independence, leading to controversial recommendations or outcomes.  Examples include the clear-cutting at Park and Magnolia, huge student housing/gentrification in Frenchtown, Myers Park land sale, police headquarters location, and the ongoing Welaunee Comp Plan amendments.

How does this affect your voting? I can tell you from personal experience that it takes strong-minded, objective commissioners who are not easily influenced by politics or big business to do what is in the best interest of our community.

You, as an informed voter, are the key to placing ethical and intelligent leaders in these key decision-making positions. 

 When deciding what candidate you want to choose, consider these points:

  • For sitting commissioners, consider making a list of five or seven tough issues they have voted on. While you should not expect to get a 100% match, if you disagree with most of their votes, they probably do not deserve your vote.
  • For new candidates, read their platform, debate speeches or responses to questionnaires, all of which should be online. 
  • Review the candidates’ campaign finance reports on the Supervisor of Elections website. On the most current report, divide the total amount raised by the number of donors. The lower the result, the better you can infer that the candidate is “for the people, not the powerful.”
  • Search for multiple donors with the same address, or businesses owned by the same people — especially those doing business with the commission. The more “bundled” contributions you see, the more likely this candidate may be influenced by lobbyists or developers. While bundling is not illegal, the fewer of these you see, the freer the candidate is to make tough decisions independently.




Sunday, August 9, 2020

Innovation and Entrepreneurship through Small Business Incubation

 

Here at The Other Tallahassee, we have heard a lot of discussion about poverty in Tallahassee/Leon County, and numerous conferences and varied suggestions, but few proposed solutions and fewer implemented strategies.


Entrepreneurship can be a way to build a stable income without a four-year degree and often without a high school diploma . Yet, people living in areas of concentrated poverty, the 32304 zip code and the Greater Frenchtown/Southside Community Redevelopment Area (CRA), are missed by existing programs helping people to become entrepreneurs.


In a supported setting, entrepreneurship can remove barriers such as educational achievement and earn higher wages. They can move from dead-end, minimum-wage jobs with no benefits and they can move from unemployment to becoming an employer.  


A myth about entrepreneurship is that it is only available to people who are already wealthy. A micro-loan programs worldwide have helped people open low-capital startups every day. There are lived experiences that one can start a successful business with less than $1,000.  


The Other Tallahassee has put together this proposal, a three year pilot project specifically targeted to individuals living in areas of poverty, for review and comment from people like you.

The Innovation and Entrepreneurship through Small Business Incubation project focuses on indicators of economic disparity, unemployment, the wealth divide and lack of economic opportunity. It incorporates critical pieces in building entrepreneurship that are missing in programs today, strives to have a tangible impact on unemployment of disenfranchised residents of the community.  It targets innovative economic development strategies, offering entrepreneurship as a pathway out of poverty; a path to economic self-sufficiency currently unavailable to most low-income in our community.   

This project would provide small business loans, capacity building grants, training and technical assistance and entrepreneur coaching to Frenchtown and Southside residents, including the 32304 zip code.

Unlike many micro-loan programs, this project does not solely assist individuals to access the capital necessary for business start-up and growth. It addresses the many barriers to becoming a successful entrepreneur, it provides capacity building micro-grants, coupled with vital support services within the business incubator, together with mentorship and entrepreneur coaching, as well as micro-loans and post-loan support

Executive Summary

Start-up Small Business Incubator 
Goal:  To serve disadvantaged communities in Tallahassee/Leon County concentrating initial efforts in the 32304 zip code and the Greater Frenchtown/Southside Community Redevelopment Area (CRA).

Training and technical assistance through Entrepreneurship Coaching 
Goal: To support the early-stage entrepreneur or the individual with a business idea, but limited financial resources to assist them to build their business capacity by participating in the entrepreneur coaching phase.

Capacity Building Micro-Grants, Micro Loans Development Loans and Post Loan support
Goal: To develop, guide and support the start-up entrepreneur at every stage of the business cycle: from idea feasibility through start-up, growth and expansion. To provide early stage entrepreneurs with small business loans/ micro-financing to support their business development and growth. 


We'd love to receive your comments on the concept. Please comment here or email comments and suggestions to theothertallahassee@gmail.com




Saturday, August 8, 2020

UPDATE ON THE CRA-FUNDED NEIGHBORHOOD FIRST PLAN IN THE BOND COMMUNITY


The CRA Board approved an allocation of $6.4 million to fund the plan developed by the City of Tallahassee and the Bond community.  

From funding from the Greater Frenchtown/Southside CRA District, funding of $2.65 million has been allocated to projects:  

  • Linear Park - $651,000 (expected completion Fall 2020)
  • Residential Housing Façade - $160,000 (14 applicants funded as of August 2020)
  • Enhancements at Speed Spencer Stephens Park - $30,000 
  • Engagement around Community Infrastructure - $10,000 
  • Saxon St. Streetscaping - $1,150,000 to begin in late 2020, includes street lighting, landscaping, sidewalk, and pavement marking improvements. Additional streets could include: Gamble, Holton, Osceola, Floral, Perry, Keitth
Balance to be committed to (undefined) Neighborhood First projects - $649,000 (affordable housing will be a priority). The proposed allocation includes: 

  1. New construction; first-time homebuyer down payment assistance: $100,000 
  2. Residential facade program: $500,000 
  3. Economic micro-loan program: $40,000 
  4. Neighborhood art: $10,000

Other projects under consideration include: 
  • City Farm TLH 
  • 2021 Holton St. demolition 
  • Historical Marker project 
  • Neighborhood Boundary (NBO) new Land Use category 
  • Code enforcement compliance 
  • RFP for the sale or exchange of 0.94 acres on Eugenia Street. Proposals are due by August 27th.
  • TEMPO  program working with disconnected youth to gain vocaltional training and/or employment 
  • Public Infrastructure Projects – $16,869,838.30 
  • Vacant residential lot on Clara Street was acquired for $0 + three an additional three lots available for affordable housing construction 
  • Three affordable housing repair projects on Saxon, Keith, and Kissimmee streets

View the full powerpoint from the City of Tallahassee staff:  

 https://go.boarddocs.com/fla/talgov/Board.nsf/files/BRWKTG531A8E/$file/Bond%20and%20Frenchtown%20Neighborhood%20First%20Plan%20Update.pdf

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Packed Agenda for Upcoming Citizens' Advisory Committee Meeting

The Greater Frenchtown/Southside Citizens' CRA Advisory Committee meeting will hold a virtual meeting
Monday, August 3, 2020 beginning at 3:00 PM
✅ E-mail your comments for the meeting to CRAcitizenInput@talgov.com until 9:00 a.m. on August 3, 2020. Comments submitted after this time (up to the time of the meeting) will be accepted and included in the official record of the meeting. Comments to be provided to the committee members in advance of the meeting. [Comments submitted after this time (up to the time of the meeting) will be accepted and included in the official record of the meeting.]

The agenda includes:
✅ Providence Community Service Center Repair Overview
✅ Update - Redevelopment of Tallahassee Housing Authority's Orange Avenue Apartments
✅ Update - CRA and City Affordable Housing Programs
✅ Update - Growth Management Neighborhood Initiatives
✅ Update - Bond and Neighborhood First Plan
✅ Update - Status of Greater Frenchtown/Southside District Business Disaster Assistance Grant Applications
✅ Status Report on the Frenchtown Neighborhood Improvement Association KitchenShare Operations
✅ Proposed FY2021 Budget and FY2020 Budget Amendment
✅ Proposed Medium and Large Project Process and Criteria
✅ Status of the FY 2020 Large and FY 2021 Large and Promotional/Special Event (PSE) Grant Applications
✅ Update and Approval of Affordable Housing Programs

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

CRA Board Votes to Approve "SoMo" Walls and Financial Assistance for Businesses


On June 29th, the CRA Board voted unaminously to approve funding for the "SoMo Walls" Project.
The Citizens' Advisory Committee for the CRA had previously voted unanimously in opposition to the project. Mayor Dailey made comments at the conclusion of the meeting that he wanted to restate the fact that the recommendations of the Advisory Committee are recommendations only and are not binding to the CRA Board.
The CRA Board also voted to provide funding for a disaster assistance grant program for businesses in the Greater Frenchtown/Southside CRA.
Grants will be $2,000 each, available on a first-come, first-served basis until the funds are exhausted. The Board did not vote to approve the proposed program for rental and mortgage assistance for those living in the District. They indicated they may readdress the issue subsequent upon the decision of Leon County to fund a similar rental assistance program. The County will consider rental assistance at its upcoming meeting in July.

Friday, June 26, 2020

No access': Poor, isolated and forgotten, kids of 32304 see their health care compromised.

No access': Poor, isolated and forgotten, kids of 32304 see their health care compromised.

This zip code has more poor households than anywhere else in Florida. The coronavirus outbreak has only made it worse.
Nada Hassanein, Tallahassee Democrat, wrote this article:

"Scattered throughout Tallahassee’s distinct quadrants are well-known pockets of poverty, such as Frenchtown, South City and the Bond Community, where neighborhood advocates have formed alliances and task forces to try to improve conditions.

But the many impoverished enclaves of westward Tallahassee’s 32304 remain largely forgotten.

Few city residents can pinpoint the location of the oblong-shaped zone that begins a mile shy of the state Capitol, stretches west from the edges of Greater Frenchtown and Griffin Heights to U.S. 20 and the Ochlocknee River. Divided by U.S. 90, the area is sandwiched between West Tharpe Street and Jackson Bluff Road.

Past Collegetown, 32304’s many tarnished trailers and houses are on back roads hidden behind supply warehouses on the city's far west fringes. Laundry is strung along chain-link fences, parents walk home from the West Tennessee Street Walmart carrying groceries. There are barely any parks.

Almost 50% of children in 32304 live in poverty. And more than 9,000 households there subsist below the poverty level, exceeding the household count of any zip code in the state, according to U.S. Census estimates. The second highest is 33142, Miami's impoverished Brownsville at about 7,200 households."

The 32304 Coalition met in 2019 and developed strategies to address inequities highlighted in this article. To date, the local governments have not demonstrated the initiative to resolve these entrenched issues: Link to full article below:





https://www.tallahassee.com/in-depth/news/2020/06/25/32304-kids-florida-poorest-household-zip-code-fight-health-tallahassee-leon-county/4551817002/

Thursday, June 25, 2020

SPECIALLY CALLED CRA BOARD MEETING JUNE 29TH

The "SoMo Walls" Project is up for funding consideration before a specially called CRA Board which meets:
Monday, June 29th at 10 AM.

The Citizens' Advisory Committee for the CRA voted unanimously in opposition to the project.
The request is for $560,000 to do a commercial facade renovation project along the South Monroe corridor, which would incorporate the current location of the Bahn Thai Restaurant. The properties are located at 1303 and 1323 S. Monroe Street.

The developer is calling it the "SoMo Walls" because the design of the renovation would include an area with canvases on which local artists could paint or display art work. The term "SoMo" appears to be an attempt to disconnect this area from the Southside. This area includes Cascades Park, Proof Brewery, Happy Motoring and now the proposed "SoMo Walls" project, further facilitating gentrification of the area.



Also on the agenda is consideration of the proposal to fund COVID-19 relief for small businesses in the District as well as a short-term residential assistance program. The following are recommendations of the Citizens' Advisory Committee on the two proposed
CRA funded programs:

  • Disaster Assistance Program for Economic Distressed Businesses

$1 million Could assist 500 businesses ($2,000 per business) which is 63% of all (estimated) businesses within the Greater Frenchtown/Southside District. 


Staff indicated in the Agenda Item that 561 businesses throughout the City and County obtained assistance through the recent Office of Economic Vitality program.

  • Residential Rental Assistance Program

$500,000 - Could assist approximately 277 families assuming that the average rent assistance is a total of $1,800 ($900/month) over two months.


Staff indicated in the Agenda Item that Leon County is discussing plans for CARES funding for Leon County at the County Commission meeting scheduled for July 14th. Staff indicates it expects that rental assistance will be included in the plan.  Should local government CARES funding be made available for rental assistance, staff recommends that no CRA funding be allocated to the program.

After going through two lengthy meetings, the Citizens' Advisory Committee was advised that there were not sufficient funds in the budget for these two proposed programs.  If these programs were to be funded, then other projects already discussed or planned would not be funded, at least, not in the original timeframe.  Funding levels would have to be reduced, eliminated or postponed.  An alternative would be to borrow funds against future revenues, an approach the CRA has been reluctant to do to date. 


A sampling of indicated projects that would have to be reduced or eliminated include: 

  • $1,025,625 grant as matching funds to a housing application for Phase I of the Tallahassee Housing Authority proposal on Orange Avenue. 
  • $2,000,000 - current year funding for the Greater Bond Neighborhood First Plan 
  • $1,000,000 - funding for the Greater Frenchtown Neighborhood First Plan
  • $64,497 Purchase of 2021 Holton Street property 
  • $1,150 Saxon Street improvements
For a complete look at the full preliminary five-year CRA budget breakout for the Greater Frenchtown/Southside District presented to the committee:  https://tinyurl.com/yd653gyk


 

The Advisory Committee voted to NOT recommend any funding reductions, eliminations or postponements of funding.  It voted to address any budget shortfalls with a loan to the Fund and have minimal disruption to the GFS priorities.  

 

The full agenda of the upcoming CRA Board meeting is at: https://go.boarddocs.com/fla/talgov/Board.nsf/Public



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