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April 12, 2024

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New! Orlando Hopes a New Arts Program Will Lure People Downtown & Get Them to Linger

The Downtown Development Board and the United Arts of Central Florida teamed up to host local artists in and around downtown to make people enjoy the area all day instead of just at night.

“I think that also we could find things that are maybe suited for many different age groups,” said Jordan Giles, an Orlando performing artist. “Things like that, I think, can be hard sometimes — especially with downtown being ‘the party scene.’"

In the next 90 days, people will see live music performances, sculptures, paintings, and more across downtown.

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New! New Port Richey Approves $213,000 Redevelopment Grant for Downtown Building

New Port Richey is updating its plan for redeveloping portions of the city, but not everything is a theoretical exercise of choosing the correct inspirational messages to bring the century-old city into an enticing, modern urban center.

As City Council members parsed redevelopment themes for the community’s future late last month, they were also making some concrete decisions about buildings and neighborhoods already transitioning from something historic to something new.

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New! CRA Opens Office in School to Help Connect Hispanic Families to Resources

As Haines City’s Hispanic population continues to grow, so does the need to educate the community on government resources.

It’s why the Community Redevelopment Agency opened a first-of-its-kind office in an elementary school.

Seventy percent of students at Eastside Elementary School are Hispanic, according to school leaders. They say those families and students are unaware of resources that are right at their fingertips.

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$2 Million Infusion to Help Homeowners

The Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust’s Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RAP) – which offers low-to-moderate income homeowners a $50,000 forgivable loan for roofing, plumbing, heating, ventilation and other structural repairs – will be bolstered by an additional $2 million in surtax dollars, according to the agency.

“We’ve done it with our agency,” said Kametra Driver, executive director of Homestead’s Community Redevelopment Agency and an MDEAT board member. “So we have a grant that we can do up to $25,000, and what we’re unable to cover, we refer people to MDEAT. We have some that are in the queue now and some that have already been completed. So they in essence got $75,000 worth of work done on their house by pairing the two programs together.”

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First Step to Reestablish East Fort Myers Redevelopment Plan Approved

Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency commissioners unanimously approved March 27 the findings of slum and blight analysis of 1,100 acres in the eastern part of the city and the East Fort Myers Redevelopment Area Plan. Both will be forwarded to City Council for final approval.

The study area for the proposed East Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Area has a south boundary at Billy’s Creek, east boundary at the Fort Myers city limits at Prospect Avenue, north boundary at the Caloosahatchee River and west boundary at Billy’s Creek.

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Clearwater Hosts its First Mural Festival in Downtown Area

Clearwater hosted the city’s very first art mural festival in the Gateway neighborhood near downtown in March and hopes to make it an annual event.

Brice said a half-dozen businesses participated by donating a wall for the Art Oasis Mural Festival. The city is paying the artists with $90,000 from the Clearwater Community Redevelopment Agency.

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Jobs

New! Redevelopment Specialist – City of Miami Beach

Salary: $2,504.59 – $4,178.79 Biweekly

Closing Date: 4/16/2024 5:00 PM Eastern

The City of Miami Beach’s Economic Development Department (EDD) is dedicated to fostering a robust economy that stimulates balanced growth by connecting business, community, people and jobs through business assistance and resources, corridor development and redevelopment, real estate, and creating a diverse economy for this dynamic and resilient community. The Redevelopment Specialist performs a variety of routine, specialized, and complex administrative work under the direction of the Director and/or Assistant Director.

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New! Assistant Grants Manager – City of Lauderhill

Assistant Grants Manager

$99,362.18

Closing date is 7/11/2024

The following knowledge, skills, and abilities, as outlined herein, are intended to be representative of the type of tasks performed within this position. They are not listed in any order of importance. The omission of specific statements of the duties or functions does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this description. Other duties may be required and assigned.

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New! Director of Housing and Community Development (Clearwater)

The full range for this role is $122,428.80 – $191,089.60, we expect to hire near the midpoint.

Closing date to apply: 05/03/2024

Join us as the Director of Housing and Community Development and become the driving force behind our journey towards vibrant, sustainable communities. We are seeking a dynamic individual capable of spearheading multi-jurisdictional initiatives in housing strategies, land development regulations, and comprehensive plans.

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New! Planner II - City of Dade City

Salary Range – $54,694.53 – $ 82,041.79

(depending on Education & Experience)



The City of Dade City is looking for a Planner II to perform professional planning work of moderate difficulty characterized by increasingly specialized knowledge of the planning field. The Planner II should also know areas of planning, zoning, community development, and building division functions. The employee in this position performs detailed technical work in reviewing requests for information and submissions for development activity to enforce adherence to the Land Development Regulations set forth by the City Commission. 

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Building Official – City of Brooksville

POSITION TITLE: Building Official

DEPARTMENT: Community Development DIVISION: Building Inspection Division

JOB SUMMARY/OVERVIEW OF THE POSITION:

Performs complex professional and difficult administrative work in planning, organizing and directing the City’s Building division. Work is performed under general supervision of the Community Development Director.

Listing expires on July 4, 2024, unless filled before.

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Community & Economic Development Director – City of Dade City

Salary Range – $70,688.32 – $ 106,032.48 (depending on Education & Experience)

The City of Dade City is looking for a responsible professional, with technical, administrative and supervisory experience in the respective areas of planning, zoning, community development, and building division functions. This position requires the coordination of assigned revitalization activities with other departments, and provides highly responsible professional and technical staff assistance to the City Manager. Under broad policy guidance and direction from the City Manager, the Director balances the interests of private developers with those of the general public and the City’s goals to encourage innovative and cohesive development.

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Utilities Director – City of Dade City

Salary Range – $70,688.32 – $ 106,032.48 (depending on Education & Experience)

The City of Dade City is looking for a Utilities Director. This is highly technical, managerial, supervisory and responsible administrative work directing the City’s public utility programs. Responsible for oversight and management of the Water and Wastewater divisions to ensure that water and wastewater facilities and systems are operated and maintained efficiently and in accordance with federal, state and local standards and regulations, and in a manner, which protects and preserves the environment and public health.

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Senior Planner – City of Oakland Park

Position is responsible for advanced managerial and professional work in the areas of planning and development for the City’s current and long-range planning goals, objectives, and initiatives. Areas of responsibility include, but are not limited to, comprehensive and neighborhood planning, development review, conducting research and special studies, interpreting the land development, and reviewing amendments to the code for conformance with the comprehensive plan.

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Planner – City of Oakland Park

Position is responsible for advanced managerial and professional work in the areas of planning and development for the City’s current and long-range planning goals, objectives, and initiatives. Areas of responsibility include, but are not limited to, comprehensive and neighborhood planning, development review, conducting research and special studies, interpreting the land development, and reviewing amendments to the code for conformance with the comprehensive plan.

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Development Director – The City of Miami Beach, FL

The City of Miami Beach (pop. 80,000) seeks a highly energetic, skilled, innovative, and collaborative economic development leader as its next Economic Development Director. This highly visible, hands-on professional focuses on achieving the Economic Development Department’s overarching goal: to establish, grow and diversify the City’s business community by promoting the City’s image and assets, supporting businesses, and encouraging appropriate real estate development.

Application Deadline: Open Until Filled with first review by April 22, 2024

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Chief Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator – City of Dade City

The City of Dade City is seeking a full-time Chief Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator to work under the direction of the Utilities Director. The full-time schedule will work Monday – Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Pay range: $24.58 to $36.86 per hour.

Salary Range: $24.58 – $36.86 per hour

Position is open until filled.

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Redevelopment Project Coordinator – City of Pompano Beach

Salary Range: $64,952 – $100,533

Work Days/Hours: Monday – Thursday, 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Responsible for providing administrative and project coordination services for the Community Redevelopment Agency management, downtown redevelopment management, redevelopment incentives, neighborhood redevelopment, housing projects, and horizontal and vertical construction projects.

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RFPs / RFQs / LOIs

Downtown Redevelopment – Town Center/City Hall Site (RFP) City of Oldsmar

This is a formal Request for Proposals (“RFP”) being issued to any firm or group of firms able to act in planning and development capacity to implement a mixed-use project on approximately 8.0 acres of “Property” or “Subject Site” owned by the City of Oldsmar(“City”) in downtown Oldsmar adjacent to Tampa Road. The City’s intent is to make this property available on a fee-simple basis to the selected party(ies) able to advance a project deemed to activate this highly visible and centralized location in the community.

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NEW! Disposition of CRA-Owned Lots for the Development of Affordable/Workforce Housing – Delray Beach CRA

ISSUE DATE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2024

VOLUNTARY PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2024 10:00AM EST

QUESTION SUBMITTAL DEADLINE FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2024 5:00PM EST

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2024 10:00AM EST

The Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is seeking proposals from qualified not-for-profit entities, hereinafter referred to as Proposers, for the purchase and development of six (6) CRA-owned vacant lot properties (Subject Properties), more specifically described in Section III of this RFP. It is the CRA’s intention to dispose of the Subject Properties to a qualified not-for-profit entity, or multiple not-for-profit entities, and enter into an Agreement, or multiple Agreements, for the purpose of developing and constructing

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Reuse or Redevelopment of the Former Pensacola Motor Lodge for Attainable Multifamily Rental Housing at 2305 West Cervantes Street

The City of Pensacola and its Community Redevelopment Agency (jointly and separately referred to as “City”) is soliciting Letters of Interest (LOI) from interested developers specializing and/or experienced in developing attainable, affordable and/or workforce multi-family rental housing for the rehabilitation and/or redevelopment of the former Pensacola Motor Lodge at 2305 West Cervantes Street, Pensacola, Florida. The City seeks impactful proposals that produce attainable housing with an emphasis on low-income and special needs housing as defined at Section 420.0004, Florida Statutes.

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