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SCOPE OF SERVICES: Exhibit A
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E.L. Waters and Company, LLC (The Consultant) will prepare an assessment of need
study (Assessment), which will be submitted to the Southeast Overtown Park West
Community Redevelopment Agency (SEOPW CRA) request for an extension to the life
of the CRA, pursuant to the Miami Dade County Resolution No. R-611-15 which
established a policy that requires any CRA requesting an extension of its life and that
of the Area to provide an Assessment.
The Consultant will prepare the Redevelopment Plan Extension, pursuant to Florida
Statutes Part III of Chapter 163, "Community Redevelopment Act of 1969" (Act), which
authorizes local governments to establish Agencies to revitalize areas designated as
slum and blight upon adopting a finding of necessity (Finding) demonstrating there is
a need for an Agency to carry out community redevelopment activities, as defined in
the Act. The Finding will show that the SEOPW Redevelopment Area has instances of
slum or blight, as defined by Chapter 163.340(7) or (8).
The Consultant will conduct and prepare the following Tasks (within 10 months)
relating to the Assessment of Need:
• Reason for the extension;
• Current condition(s) of slum in the Area, as defined by Chapter 163.340 (7), with
detailed statistical data or analysis;
• Current condition(s) of blight in the Area, as defined by Chapter 163.340 (8), with
detailed statistical data;
• Total revenues deposited into the trust fund since the inception of the Agency;
• Types of programs funded for the Area;
• Major projects funded by the Agency; and
• Major projects to be funded by the Agency as a result of the extension.
Additionally, the Assessment will include the following information, if applicable, that will assist
the SEOPW CRA in its request to extend the life of the CRA and the Redevelopment Area:
• Demographic, household, and poverty rate analysis, including existing and projected
demographics and important shifts;
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• A gap analysis that will examine the existing economic, financial, and regulatory
conditions within the redevelopment area to determine barriers and other constraints
to private redevelopment investments;
• Redevelopment priorities with respect to the gap analysis;
• Possible solutions and redevelopment investment strategies;
• Recommendations for an appropriate update to the goals and objectives of the Agency's
community redevelopment plan;
• Projections of available tax incremental revenues, potential financing options, and any
other implications related to the extension of the life of the Agency and the community
redevelopment area. Consultant will engage the services of an independent Economic
Consulting firm for a peer review of the tax increment revenues projections and potential
financing options prepared by the E.L. Waters and Company, LLC Planning Team.
• Recommendations for an appropriately phased 10 to 15-year capital improvement
plan, including a financing plan utilizing tax increment revenues and/or the additiona I
bonding capacity provided by an extension of the Agency and the community
redevelopment area;
• Recommendations identifying and prioritizing capital projects that facilitate
redevelopment and may be recommended or desired beyond a 10 to 15-year time -
period, and potential financing options; and
• Additional recommendations to facilitate appropriate redevelopment that may be
determined as a result of the community engagement process described below.
The Consultant, prior to completing the Assessment, will engage the community through a
variety of methods, including meetings, charrettes, interviews, public media, electronic
messages, and social media.
The Consultant will also engage and receive input from interested stakeholders to include:
property owners; business owners; merchants and residents in the community
redevelopment area; advocates; unions; County and City District Commissioners; County and
City officials and representatives; and other stakeholders. The Consultant will also conduct
site visits, as needed, and will inform, through the SEOPW CRA and cooperate with County
and City staff, and various boards and committees, during the development of the
Redevelopment Plan Amendment process.
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The Consultant will contrast the redevelopment plan, pursuant to Florida Statues and guidelines
with what the CRA has conducted and seek to be included in its redevelopment plan so that the
CRA is not only in compliance with the Florida Statutes, but also in compliance with their bond
covenants on expenditures of Tax Increment Finance Revenues.
The Consultant will prepare a development strategy to include the redevelopment of both
Culmer Gardens, and Rainbow Square which are County owned facilities and development of the
Historic Folklife Village.
The Consultant will prepare a Transportation Impact Methodology and look at the impact of
transportation improvements on the district given ability to in -migrate and migrate residents in
the community.
Additionally, the Consultant will assist the SEOPW CRA with a strategy to address the FINDINGS
of the Final Report of the Miami -Dade County Grand Jury, Spring Term A.D. 2015, "CRA's: THE
GOOD, THE BAD AND THE QUESTIONABLE"
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PROJECT BUDGET
Staff Monthly
Bert Waters, Principal $ 5,000
Greg Gay, Project Manager $ 3,500
Karen Cooper, Planner $ 2,500
John Jones, Sr. Planner $ 2,500
Straz, Designers $ 2,500
Jeffrey Watson, Fin Analyst $ 3,000
Hal Ruck, GIS Planner $ 2,000
Total Staff, per month for 10
Overhead
$ 4,000
Total
$ 210,000
Total Overhead, per month for 10 $ 40,000
Insurance $ 15,000 $ 15,000
Design & printing $ 10,000 $ 10,000
Project Consultants & Professionals
Economist $ 40,000
Transportation $ 15,000
QMRI, Communications&Design $ 10,000
Total Project Consultants & Professionals $ 65,000
Project Consultant Expense
$ 10,000
Total Project Consultant Expense $ 10,000
Community Meetings & Stakeholders
$ 30,000
Total Community Meetings&Stakeholders $ 30,000
Sub -Total $ 380,000
Contingency $ 20,000 $ 20,000
Grand Total $ 400,000
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