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 - Rickelle Williams, 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 November 2028
ii Pamela Beasley-Pittman - Vice Chair; 101 North Andrews Avenue; Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301; pbeasleypittman@fortlauderdale.gov; elected official until November 2028
iii John C. Herbst - 101 North Andrews Avenue; Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301; jherbst@fortlauderdale.gov; elected official until November 2028
iv Steven Glassman - 101 North Andrews Avenue; Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301; SGlassman@fortlauderdale.gov; elected official until November 2028
v Ben Sorensen - 1 East Broward Blvd, Suite 444; Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301; bsorensen@fortlauderdale.gov; elected official until November 2028
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 2025 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 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
d) The Department of Financial Services website https://logerx.myfloridacfo.gov/LogerX/SubmittedReports 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 2023 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
6. Performance and Standards:
a) Percentage of Annual Tax Increment Funding (TIF) revenues spent for CRA incentive projects
i. FY 2024 Actual: 64%
ii. FY 2024 Target: > 65%
b) Number of incentive projects completed within three years of award
i. FY 2024 Actual: 5
ii. FY 2024 Target: > 10
c) Number of CRA residents hired to work with businesses that have been awarded CRA incentive funds
i. FY 2024 Actual: 3
ii. FY 2024 Target: > 15