Central City Community Redevelopment Area
1. General Information:
a) Full legal name – Fort Lauderdale Community Redevelopment Agency - Central City Community Redevelopment Area
b) Public Purpose - To eliminate slum and blighting conditions to promote the rehabilitation, conservation and redevelopment as established in the Central City Redevelopment Plan
c) Boundaries/service area - The area known as Central City Community Redevelopment Area (previously known as the Middle River – South Middle River – Sunrise Boulevard Community Redevelopment Area) is located within the City of Fort Lauderdale and more particularly described as in the attached Central City Boundaries
d) Services provided - Identify and develop plans and activities designed to eliminate and prevent the spread of blighting conditions and to develop workable programs to aid in its rehabilitation, conservation, and redevelopment
e) Delegation of Authority issued to the City Commission of the City of Fort Lauderdale:
i. The City Commission declares the Middle River-South Middle River- Sunrise Boulevard area blighted and appoints itself to be the Community Redevelopment Agency for the Middle River-South Middle River Sunrise Boulevard Community Redevelopment Area on April 20, 2010 by Resolution 10-108
ii. Delegation of Authority by Board Commissioners of Broward County (BCC) to the City of Fort Lauderdale on April 11, 1989 by Resolution 89-1132 to exercise all those powers conferred upon local governments by the Community Redevelopment Act of 1969, as amended for program operating within the corporate limits subject to review and approval by BCC of the City’s Community Redevelopment Plan and any amendments thereto
iii. The Community Redevelopment Plan was approved by the Fort Lauderdale City Commission on January 5, 2012 - Resolution 12-02
iv. The City Commission established the Redevelopment Trust Fund on April 3, 2012 by Ordinance Number C-12-06
v. The Community Redevelopment Plan Central City Redevelopment Plan
f) Enabling legislation - Florida Statutes Chapters 163
g) Date Established - January 5, 2012
h) Establishing Entity - City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida
2. Contact Information:
a) Mailing address - 914 NW 6th Street, Suite 200, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311
b) Email address - cwoods@fortlauderdale.gov
c) Telephone number - 954-828-4519, Clarence Woods, CRA Manager
d) Website - http://www.fortlauderdale.gov/government/departments-a-h/community-redevelopment-agency/central-city-cra
e) Registered agent - Greg Chavarria, City Manager of Fort Lauderdale at 101 N Andrews Avenue
f) Governing board members:
i Dean J. Trantalis - Chair; 101 North Andrews Avenue; Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301; dtrantalis@fortlauderdale.gov; elected official until March 2024
ii Pamela Beasley-Pittman - Vice Chair; 101 North Andrews Avenue; Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301; pbeasleypittman@fortlauderdale.gov; elected official until March 2024
iii John C. Herbst - 101 North Andrews Avenue; Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301; jherbst@fortlauderdale.gov; elected official until March 2024
iv Steven Glassman - 101 North Andrews Avenue; Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301; SGlassman@fortlauderdale.gov; elected official until March 2024
v Warren Sturman - 101 North Andrews Avenue; Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301; wsturman@fortlauderdale.gov; elected official until March 2024
3. Revenue Information:
a) Tax Increment Financing on Annual Basis from the City of Fort Lauderdale
4. General Financial Information:
a) Fiscal year period (October 1 - September 30)
b) Adopted budget: FY 2024 CRA Central City Area
c) The final Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the most recent completed fiscal year is under the Finance Department hyperlink: https://www.fortlauderdale.gov/government/departments-a-h/finance/financial-information-reports or 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
d) The Department of Financial Services website https://apps.fldfs.com/LocalGov/Reports/ to view the special district Annual Financial Report
e) The final, complete Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) for the most recent completed fiscal year is under the Finance Department hyperlink: http://www.fortlauderdale.gov/government/departments-a-h/finance/financial-information-reports or 2022 Popular Annual Financial Report
5. Ethics:
a) Generally applicable ethics provisions www.ethics.state.fl.us or Florida Commission on Ethics Guide to the Sunshine Amendment and Code of Ethics for Public Officers and employees