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STATE ROAD 100 CORRIDOR
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Bulldog Drive Improvements
Right-of-Way and Design
September 21, 2010
Presentation for
SR 100 CRA Board and City Council
Overview
• Background
• Budget
• Bulldog Drive Improvements
– Overview
– Remaining Right-of-Way
– Final Design
• Overview of Agenda Items
SR 100 CRA Background and Purpose
• Background
– Established April 20, 2004
– 30 Year Time Horizon
– Tax Increment Financing (future revenue from CRA
pays for improvements to encourage redevelopment)
• Purpose
– Improve and/or Redevelop Blighted Areas
• Midway Subdivision
• Whispering Pines Subdivision
– Establish the City’s “Downtown” or Urban Core
– Encourage Development of Additional Commercial
Corridor (Alternative to Palm Coast Parkway)
City Council Goals and Objectives
• FY 2009/2010
– Palm Coast Vision: Its Town Center is a vibrant
Downtown with diverse businesses as the foundation
for a strong local economy.
– Top Priority: Bulldog Drive improvements
• FY 2010/2011
– Palm Coast Vision: Town Center is a vibrant
Downtown. Diverse businesses are the foundation for
a strong local economy.
– Five Year Goal: Promote Town Center as our
Downtown.
– Major Projects: Bulldog Drive
SR 100 CRA Completed Projects
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Master Plan Updated
Central Park Improvements
Land Acquisitions
I-95 / State Road 100 Gateway Features
Bulldog Drive Project Development and
Engineering Report
• CRA Financing Approved
FY 2010/2011 SR 100 CRA Budget
• Tax Increment Revenue . . . . . . . . . . .$ 1,147,916
• Investment Earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$
25,800
• Carry Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,091,700
TOTAL REVENUES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 3,265,416
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Operating Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100,000
Land Purchases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000
Bulldog Drive Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 400,000
Central Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 150,000
Debt Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$
679,369
Contingency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 936,047
TOTAL EXPENSES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,265,416
Future Capital Improvements
High Priority Projects Established (xxx 2008)
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Bulldog Drive
Central Park Enhancements Phases II and III
Civic Architecture (Community Center)
Other (Historic Property/Site Rehabilitation)
State Road 100 (Sidewalk, Traffic Signal/Mast Arm
Assembly, Gateway Signage)
Existing Bulldog Drive Corridor
Potential Bulldog Drive Enhancements
Implementation
Short-Term
• Approve Current Loan
• Complete Right-of-Way Acquisition for Bulldog Drive
• Complete Design & Construction Plans for Bulldog Drive
• Additional Property Acquisitions in Target Areas
• Central Park Improvements
Long-Term
• Additional Financing
• Bulldog Drive Construction
• Additional Capital Improvements per CRA Plan
Proposed Alignment
Flagler County School District 
Ajram
Cole 
Third Coast Holdings, LLC 
Remaining Right-of-Way
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Two Parcels Owned by Mr. Ajram
Leased to Two Tenants (Operating Businesses)
Negotiating Since 2007 and Before
Appraisal of $466,000 for Both Parcels (August 2009)
Multiple Intermediaries and Multiple Proposals
To Avoid Eminent Domain, Staff Offered Double the
Appraised Value
• Final Offer by Mr. Ajram was $1,250,000
• Negotiations have Reached an Impasse
Remaining Right-of-Way
• Next Steps
– Assembled Eminent Domain
Team (City Attorney, Appraiser,
Environmental Firm, and Design
Team)
– Preliminary Evaluation of
Negotiations and Costs
Associated with Eminent Domain
(Only for Portion of Property
Required for Street
Improvements)
– Team Concluded that Cost of
Eminent Domain Acquisition <
Appraised Value for Total Parcels
Remaining Right-of-Way
• Next Steps
– City Attorney Advised Staff to Negotiate Settlement
Agreements with the Tenants before Initiating Eminent
Domain Process
– Tenants Provided Estimated Costs of Relocation and
Business Damages to City Staff
– Negotiated Settlements were Reached with Tenants
Remaining Right-of-Way
• Next Steps
– Initiate Eminent Domain
Process through Resolution
of Public Necessity and
Purpose
– Constitutes First Step in
Eminent Domain Process
– A Settlement can still be
Reached with Owner prior
to Trial
Final Design
• Released Request for Letters of Interest to Firms on
Continuing Service Contracts
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Stressed Eminent Domain Experience
Roadway Design
Stormwater Design
Streetscaping Design
Eight (8) Firms Responded
Four (4) Firms Shortlisted and Provided Presentations
WilsonMiller, Inc. was Top Ranked Firm
Negotiated Fee = Not-to-Exceed $348,000 (includes
optional eminent domain services, if needed)
Overview of Agenda Items
• SR 100 CRA is a Separate Legal Entity
• SR 100 CRA has the Budgetary Authority for Expenses
related to CRA Projects (Bulldog Drive)
– Item #7 – Authorization of Expenses Related to ROW Acquisition
– Item #8 – Authorization of Expenses Related to Design
• City of Palm Coast owns the Rights-of-Way and has
Power of Eminent Domain
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Item #10 – Settlement Agreement
Item #11 – Settlement Agreement
Item #12 – Approval of Design Contract
Item #13 – Resolution of Necessity and Public Purpose
(ALL ABOVE PAID FOR BY SR 100 CRA)
SR 100 CRA - ITEM #7
• Authorization of Expenses Related to ROW
Acquisition
– Settlement Agreements (#10 and #11)
– Attorney’s Expenses related to Eminent Domain (#13)
• Any Settlement Agreement with Owner would
come back to SR 100 CRA and City Council for
Consideration
SR 100 CRA - ITEM #8
• Authorization of Expenses Related to Design
– Final Design Contract with WilsonMilller, Inc. for an
amount not-to-exceed $348,000
CITY – ITEM #10
• Settlement Agreement with GW Black, Inc.
– Five (5) Employees
– Relocating within Flagler County
– Appropriate Settlement Considering Costs and Size
of Business ($39,150)
– Significant Advantages to Settle
– Cost of Settlement Paid for by SR 100 CRA
CITY – ITEM #11
• Settlement Agreement with I&R Enterprises, Inc.
– Two (2) Employees
– Relocating within Flagler County
– Appropriate Settlement Considering Costs and Size
of Business ($20,200)
– Significant Advantages to Settle
– Cost of Settlement Paid for by SR 100 CRA
CITY – ITEM #12
• Approval of Design Contract
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Bulldog Drive is City Road
City will be Contracting Entity
Contract with Top Ranked Firm – WilsonMiller, Inc.
Cost of Design Paid for by SR 100 CRA
CITY – ITEM #13
• Resolution of Necessity and
Public Purpose
– City has Power of Eminent Domain
– Bulldog Drive is a City Road
– First Step in Eminent Domain
Process (only for ROW required for
street improvements)
– A Settlement can still be Reached
with Owner prior to Trial
– Cost of Attorney’s Expenses Paid
for by SR 100 CRA