Tuesday, May 09, 2006
HISTORY OF GOLDEN GATE POINT STREETSCAPE PROJECT - Click for Illustration
The above graphic link shows the latest design of our Golden Gate Point streetscape plan, initially presented at the annual July breakfast of July 16, 2004.
The streetscape project started in earnest in about 1999. It had been talked about before, but without real organized effort. In 1999 and 2000 the association started talking with FPL and the other utilities about what it would take to place the overhead utilities underground, and what the expenses would be.
That evolved into a more comprehensive streetscape design, including brick pavers and lighting.
In 2002 the association raised some $40,000 to hire professional designers (landscape architects and civil engineers) to create the initial designs. Surveyors were hired, aerial photos taken and real design took place. The designers had 4 workshops with the neighborhood where design concepts were presented and feedback given. We went thru three design iterations, based upon feedback from the neighborhood.
In 2004, the concept was finalized and Golden Gate Point attempted to hand the implementation of the project off to the city via a neighborhood petition. After careful reading of the state laws, the neighborhood and city found that the petition wasn't the proper vehicle. The neighborhood had always discussed taxing ourselves based on the value of each property. That required, by state law a public vote of the Neighborhood.
On December 13, 2005 the election to approve the 5.8mill, 25 year bond was approved by a overwhelming 85% of the voter, with very heavy turnout. Two days later, at the next city commission meeting, Brent Parker officially "reported up" the results to the city commission, officially turning over the project to the City of Sarasota and their engineering staff. Since taking on the project, the city has advertised for professionals (engineers and landscape architect) to submit their qualifications to undertake the project, and they are currently reviewing those submittals (with the input of Golden Gate Point). That selection is imminent.
It expected that the final design work will take about 6 months, and be completed in the fall of 2006. Bids will then be solicited from contractors, and actual work will commence sometime early 2007. We expect the work to take 4-5 months. We expect based upon current property values that during the initial years the tax repayment will be about $700-900, per $1m of assed value. In later years as other projects are developed, increasing the total property value on Golden Gate Point, the payments per year will actually decrease.
(as it appears on goldengatepoint.net)
The above graphic link shows the latest design of our Golden Gate Point streetscape plan, initially presented at the annual July breakfast of July 16, 2004.
The streetscape project started in earnest in about 1999. It had been talked about before, but without real organized effort. In 1999 and 2000 the association started talking with FPL and the other utilities about what it would take to place the overhead utilities underground, and what the expenses would be.
That evolved into a more comprehensive streetscape design, including brick pavers and lighting.
In 2002 the association raised some $40,000 to hire professional designers (landscape architects and civil engineers) to create the initial designs. Surveyors were hired, aerial photos taken and real design took place. The designers had 4 workshops with the neighborhood where design concepts were presented and feedback given. We went thru three design iterations, based upon feedback from the neighborhood.
In 2004, the concept was finalized and Golden Gate Point attempted to hand the implementation of the project off to the city via a neighborhood petition. After careful reading of the state laws, the neighborhood and city found that the petition wasn't the proper vehicle. The neighborhood had always discussed taxing ourselves based on the value of each property. That required, by state law a public vote of the Neighborhood.
On December 13, 2005 the election to approve the 5.8mill, 25 year bond was approved by a overwhelming 85% of the voter, with very heavy turnout. Two days later, at the next city commission meeting, Brent Parker officially "reported up" the results to the city commission, officially turning over the project to the City of Sarasota and their engineering staff. Since taking on the project, the city has advertised for professionals (engineers and landscape architect) to submit their qualifications to undertake the project, and they are currently reviewing those submittals (with the input of Golden Gate Point). That selection is imminent.
It expected that the final design work will take about 6 months, and be completed in the fall of 2006. Bids will then be solicited from contractors, and actual work will commence sometime early 2007. We expect the work to take 4-5 months. We expect based upon current property values that during the initial years the tax repayment will be about $700-900, per $1m of assed value. In later years as other projects are developed, increasing the total property value on Golden Gate Point, the payments per year will actually decrease.
(as it appears on goldengatepoint.net)
