Pine Hills Neighborhood Pine Hills Neighborhood Improvement DistrictImprovement District

PUBLIC HEARINGPUBLIC HEARINGBoard of County Commissioners

December 20, 2011

Pine Hills NID

Background• Pine Hills Task Force

• Strategic Plan

• June 7, 2011 work session

• Board direction to establish NID

Ordinance Summary

• Findings of Fact

• Establishes the Pine Hills NID

• Establishes the BCC as the governing board

• Establishes an Advisory Council

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Ordinance Components

• Findings of Fact

• Establishes the Pine Hills NID

• Establishes the BCC as the governing board

• Establishes an Advisory Council

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County code 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

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Proliferation of crime• 2010 – 2011 Total 2640

– Burglary 1814– Aggravated Assault 220

and Battery– Robbery 215– Stolen Vehicle 268

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Traffic flow strangled by outmoded street patterns

• Silver Star Road– State highways– No left turns– Limited access

• Pine Hills Road– Encourages excessive speed– Does not encourage multimodal transportation– Too many access points

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Fragmentation of land uses/parking areas necessitating frequent automobile movement

• Mix of residential and professional office

• Multiple curb cuts and access points

• Isolated commercial areas

• Underutilized properties

• Vacant properties

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Lack of separation of pedestrian areas from automobile traffic

• Great distance between cross walks• Few mid block pedestrian islands• Poor signalization• Speeding traffic• Inadequate and unsafe bus stops

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Ordinance Components

• Findings of Fact

• Establishes the Pine Hills NID

• Establishes the BCC as the governing board

• Establishes an Advisory Council

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Powers of NID• Accept grants, gifts, and donations

• Eligible for Crime Prevention Funds

• Enter into contracts; sue and be sued

• Acquire, own, convey, lease, construct property

• Promote and advertise the NID

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

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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

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County code 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

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Ordinance Components

• Findings of Fact

• Establishes the Pine Hills NID

• Establishes the BCC as the governing board

• Establishes an Advisory Council

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Ordinance Components

• Findings of Fact

• Establishes the Pine Hills NID

• Establishes the BCC as the governing board

• Establishes an Advisory Council

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Advisory Council Members• All members must be property owners in district• 7 member council

• Mayor appoints (2)

• District 2 commissioner (1)

• District 6 commissioner (1)

• Pine Hills Community Council (2)

• Pine Hills Safe Neighborhood Partnership (1)

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Requested Action

Adoption of ordinance amending Chapter 33, Article VII of the

County Code, creating the Pine Hills Neighborhood Improvement District