pine hills neighborhood improvement district board of county commissioners june 7, 2011

Pine Hills Neighborhood Pine Hills Neighborhood Improvement DistrictImprovement District

Board of County CommissionersJune 7, 2011

Presentation Outline• Pine Hills on the Rise• Strategic Plan• Neighborhood Improvement

District• Requested Action

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Pine Hills on the Rise • BCC created a Task Force • Focus on commercial corridors• Revitalizing local commercial

and business entities• Creating a destination


Pine Hills on the Rise • Established a community vision• Gave voice to residents and

businesses• Conducted visioning and planning• Engaged youth• A holistic approach to

redevelopment


Pine HillsTask Force Membership• Chairperson at-large selected by the Mayor• Area Residents (3) – selected by District 1, 2, and 6• Area Businesses (3) – selected by District 1, 2, and 6• Pine Hills Safe Neighborhood Partnership• Pine Hills Community Council• West Orange Chamber of Commerce• Central Florida Urban League• Orange County Public Schools• Orange County Sheriff• Faith based organization

Pine Hills on the Rise • Sept 2009 - present• 24 Task Force meetings• Three community meetings• Four focus group meetings• A redevelopment workshop• Commissioner briefings, input and guidance• BCC adopted recommendations Dec 2010


Strategic Plan

Working VisionPine Hills will be a neighborhood recognized for its quality of life as expressed by its visual appearance, secure residential areas, outstanding educational and recreational programs, where businesses can thrive and residents have ready access to the region’s employment centers.


Strategic Plan

Objectives• Significantly improve the physical

and economic environment• Commit to provide resources to

effectuate change• Leverage the new Evans High

School as an asset


Strategic Plan

Objectives• Advocate for urban design

guidelines along corridors

• Improve access to jobs, businesses and public facilities

• Implement a “Town Center” Master Plan for the area


Strategic Plan

Approach: 5 Elements• Develop an Implementing Organization

• Create a Town Center Master Plan

• Enhance Roadways

• Create Effective Connections

• Promote Strong Neighborhoods


Strategic Plan• Develop an Implementing Organization

– Create a Neighborhood Improvement District (NID)

– Advocate for redevelopment – Implement Task Force recommendations– Seek funding for redevelopment


Definition of a NIDAlso called “Safe Neighborhood Improvement District”

• Special district created under Chapter 163 Fla. Stat.

• Located in area in which:

• More than 75% of land is residential use, or

• More than 75% of land is commercial, office, business or industrial

use and

• Area is subject of a crime reduction plan

• May not overlap boundaries of municipality and county except

by interlocal agreement


NID General Information• DCA website lists 25 NIDs in Florida

• 20 in South Florida municipalities

• One in Orange County – OBT (overlaps CRA and MSTU)

• One each in Volusia, Hillsborough, Sarasota & Gadsden

• Orlando is creating NID south of downtown


Four Types of NIDs

• Local Government NID (163.506, Fla. Stat.)

• Property Owners’ Association NID (163.508, Fla. Stat.)

• Special NID (163.511, Fla. Stat.)

• Community Redevelopment NID (163.512, Fla. Stat.)


Powers of NID• Accept grants, gifts, and donations

• Enter into contracts; sue and be sued

• Acquire, own, convey, lease, construct, manage property

• Promote and advertise the NID

• Improve streets, lighting, parks, streets, drainage, utilities and provide safe access to mass transit facilities


Powers of NID• Replan, vacate streets, subject to concurrence of BCC

• Annual assessment of up to $500 per parcel of land

• For capital improvements and operating expenses

• Subject to referendum approval

• Ad valorem tax up to 2 mills after referendum


Powers of NID• May not borrow money

• Must:– produce neighborhood improvement plan consistent with

Comp Plan

– comply with the Uniform Special District Act

– follow TRIM and budget process


Local Government NID (163.506, Fla. Stat.)

• BCC is typically governing board

• Advisory council of property owners in the district• duties prescribed by BCC

• submits report and proposed budget

• When formulating improvement plan must consult in the sunshine staff and consultants of BCC


Process for creating an NID:• Ordinance authorizing creation of the type of NID; (Ord.

No. 90-23, approved Sept. 17, 1990, authorized creation of Local Government NID’s)

• Separate ordinance for each NID created


Ordinance 90-23 requires factual determinations that proposed area is affected by:

– Proliferation of crime; and

– At least 3 of the following:

1. Traffic flow strangled by outmoded street patterns

2. Unsuitable topography or faulty lot layouts

3. Fragmentation of land uses/parking areas necessitating frequent automobile movement

4. Lack of separation of pedestrian areas from automobile traffic

5. Lack of separation of vehicle traffic lanes and railroad traffic

6. Excessive noise levels from automobile traffic


Ordinance 90-23 imposes very high standards for local government NID to levy either assessments or ad valorem taxes:

• Unanimous vote of all members of BCC

• Then approval by special referendum requirements

• Notice of referendum from Supervisor of Elections by mail and by publication in newspaper

• Mail –in ballots

– Business NID: Approval by property owners representing more than 50% of assessed value of property in district


Potential funding for the NID• Crime Prevention Trust Fund (recommended)• Grants and donations (recommended)• Special Assessment up to $500• Ad valorem tax up to 2 mills


Staffing the NID• Full time Executive Director

• One Administrative Support


Potential boundaries for NID• Recommend establishing a business NID• 75% of the parcels must be zoned commercial• Group parcels similar in size and/or value• Recommended boundaries for the NID


Process Summary• Draft ordinance

• Schedule public hearings

• Budget staff positions– Funding from Crime Prevention Trust Fund


Pine Hills

Requested Action

Board direction to staff regarding the Pine Hills Business Redevelopment

Task Force recommendation to create a Neighborhood Improvement

District in Pine Hills

pine hills neighborhood improvement district board of county commissioners june 7, 2011

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