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By the Committee on Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military
Affairs; and Senator Hargrett
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to urban development; creating
3 s. 290.055, F.S.; creating the Neighborhood
4 Revitalization Act; providing legislative
5 intent to advance an urban policy that helps
6 communities rebuild their neighborhoods;
7 creating s. 290.056, F.S.; providing
8 definitions; creating s. 290.057, F.S.;
9 creating the Revitalization of Urban
10 Neighborhoods Grant Program; providing for
11 planning grants of up to a specified amount;
12 providing for matching neighborhood
13 revitalization action grants to be awarded to
14 local governments and community-based
15 organizations; providing criteria for awarding
16 such grants; creating ss. 290.058, 290.059,
17 F.S.; providing requirements for neighborhood
18 revitalization plans and neighborhood
19 revitalization action grants; requiring that
20 grant recipients submit progress reports to the
21 Office of Urban Opportunity within the Office
22 of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development;
23 providing an appropriation; providing an
24 effective date.
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26 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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28 Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Front Porch
29 Florida Act."
30 Section 2. Section 290.055, Florida Statutes, is
31 created to read:
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1 290.055 Short title; legislative intent.--
2 (1) Sections 290.055-290.059 may be cited as the
3 "Neighborhood Revitalization Act."
4 (2) It is the intent of the Legislature to advance an
5 urban policy that will allow local communities in Florida's
6 urban cores to rebuild their neighborhoods through a
7 redevelopment process that is neighborhood asset-based,
8 community-focused, and relationship-driven.
9 Section 3. Section 290.056, Florida Statutes, is
10 created to read:
11 290.056 Definitions.--As used in ss. 290.055-290.059,
12 the term:
13 (1) "Local government" means a county or municipality.
14 (2) "Office" means the Office of Urban Opportunity in
15 the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development within
16 the Executive Office of the Governor.
17 Section 4. Section 290.057, Florida Statutes, is
18 created to read:
19 290.057 Revitalization of Urban Neighborhoods Grant
20 Program.--
21 (1) The Revitalization of Urban Neighborhoods Grant
22 Program is created within the Office of Urban Opportunity
23 within the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development.
24 The program shall consist of a two-tiered grant program.
25 During the first year of the program, the office shall award
26 planning grants in an amount up to $50,000 per qualified
27 applicant for the development of neighborhood revitalization
28 strategic plans. During the second year of the program, and
29 upon the adoption of a neighborhood revitalization plan, local
30 governments or community-based organizations may apply for
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1 matching neighborhood revitalization action grants that shall
2 be awarded on a competitive basis.
3 (2) The Office of Urban Opportunity within the Office
4 of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development shall administer
5 the grant program. The Governor shall appoint a seven-member
6 review panel to rank and score the proposals for planning
7 grants and action grants. The membership of the review panel
8 shall be composed of persons with expertise in one or more of
9 the following areas: urban and community planning;
10 architecture; financial analysis; transportation; business;
11 community redevelopment; housing; and community organizing.
12 Grant proposals must be presented to the review panel for
13 ranking at a noticed public meeting.
14 (3) The planning grants shall be awarded by the office
15 to local governments for one or more specifically identified
16 urban neighborhoods that have an organized group of
17 stakeholders, including, but not limited to: community
18 development corporations; neighborhood residents; financial
19 institutions; housing authorities; faith-based organizations;
20 existing businesses and businesses interested in operating
21 within the community; and schools and universities.
22 (4) Local government proposals for neighborhood
23 revitalization planning grants shall be ranked by the review
24 panel based upon the following criteria:
25 (a) The identification of the distressed neighborhood
26 or neighborhoods, including a description of why the
27 neighborhood is distressed;
28 (b) The participation and organization of stakeholders
29 within the target neighborhood, including leadership within
30 those neighborhoods, to develop and implement a long-range
31 plan for neighborhood revitalization;
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1 (c) The level of distress within the neighborhood or
2 neighborhoods identified;
3 (d) The creation of partnerships between financial
4 institutions, businesses, community organizations, and the
5 local government; and
6 (e) The commitment from the local government and the
7 neighborhood to the development of a long-range neighborhood
8 revitalization plan, including the financial commitment of the
9 local government and community development organizations.
10 Section 5. Section 290.058, Florida Statutes, is
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12 290.058 Neighborhood revitalization plans.--
13 (1) A local government receiving a neighborhood
14 revitalization grant must develop a neighborhood
15 revitalization plan that is the product of a collaborative
16 effort of the residents and other stakeholders of the
17 distressed neighborhood and the local government. The plan
18 must address the needs of the residents of the distressed
19 neighborhoods for low-income housing, transportation, economic
20 development, mitigation of environmental hazards, availability
21 of jobs, and education.
22 (2) A neighborhood revitalization plan must include
23 the following:
24 (a) A description of: the size of the area; the
25 objectives of neighborhood revitalization; coordination with
26 existing programs; the goals for improving transit and
27 transportation; and the objectives for economic development,
28 job creation, and crime reduction;
29 (b) A description of the revitalized community that
30 will be produced as a result of the actions outlined in the
31 plan;
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1 (c) The steps to achieve the revitalization goals;
2 (d) A description of any capital redevelopment
3 projects within the targeted neighborhoods, including the
4 mechanism for financing the costs;
5 (e) A description of how the local government intends
6 to direct infrastructure dollars and other resources into the
7 targeted neighborhoods;
8 (f) A description of how public participation in the
9 planning process will be achieved; and
10 (g) A list of evaluation criteria that directly
11 measure the quality of improvement within neighborhoods
12 identified in the neighborhood revitalization plan.
13 (3) The development of the neighborhood revitalization
14 plan must include a community participation process that seeks
15 the input of stakeholders, including, but not limited to,
16 community development corporations, community-based
17 organizations, neighborhood associations, and educational and
18 religious organizations. The objective of this process is to
19 encourage participation in the design and implementation of
20 the plan and a visioning of the neighborhood.
21 (4) Prior to submitting to the Office of Urban
22 Opportunity a copy of the completed neighborhood
23 revitalization plan, the local government shall hold an
24 advertised public hearing after 5:00 p.m., on a weekday within
25 the distressed neighborhood in order to receive comments on
26 the plan. Notice of the meeting shall be placed in a newspaper
27 of general interest and readership in the community pursuant
28 to chapter 50 which is not a newspaper of limited subject
29 matter. The advertisement must appear in a newspaper that is
30 published at least 5 days a week, unless the only newspaper in
31 the community is published fewer than 5 days a week.
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1 (5) The local government shall adopt the neighborhood
2 revitalization plan by ordinance.
3 Section 6. Section 290.059, Florida Statutes, is
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5 290.059 Neighborhood revitalization action grants.--
6 (1) Local governments and community-based
7 organizations may apply for neighborhood revitalization action
8 grants to implement adopted neighborhood revitalization plans.
9 (2) Matching grants of up to $150,000 per proposal may
10 be awarded to implement projects identified in or consistent
11 with a neighborhood revitalization plan. Community-based
12 organizations within a neighborhood identified in the
13 neighborhood revitalization plan may apply directly for
14 matching funds, or the local government may coordinate a
15 matching-grant application based on a group of stakeholders.
16 (3) The matching contribution of a local government or
17 community-based organization may be made through matching
18 dollars; in-kind contributions of property, labor, materials,
19 or services; or local government financial incentives.
20 (4) Criteria for the review of neighborhood
21 revitalization action grant proposals by the review panel
22 established by subsection (2) include:
23 (a) The degree to which the proposal implements an
24 innovative strategy to revitalize the neighborhood in order to
25 attract a mix of residents of different incomes, but which
26 includes housing that is affordable to low-income residents;
27 (b) The degree to which the proposal offers an
28 innovative method of financing improvements set forth in the
29 plan, such as tax-increment financing;
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1 (c) The degree to which the proposal includes the
2 meaningful involvement of black and minority-owned businesses
3 in the revitalization plan; and
4 (d) The involvement of developers who are capable of
5 securing franchise opportunities for black and minority
6 vendors of food and lodging, entertainment, and retail
7 businesses.
8 (5) The review panel shall rank the action grant
9 proposals based on the criteria set forth in subsection (4).
10 The office shall award grant moneys based on the ranking of
11 grant proposals by the review panel until funds are exhausted.
12 (6) Recipients of grant moneys must submit semiannual
13 progress reports to the Office of Urban Opportunity
14 identifying the expenditure of funds, actions completed, and
15 progress in achieving the goals of the neighborhood
16 revitalization plan.
17 Section 7. The sum of $5 million is appropriated from
18 the General Revenue Fund to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and
19 Economic Development within the Executive Office of the
20 Governor for the purpose of funding the Revitalization of
21 Urban Neighborhoods Grant Program.
22 Section 8. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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1 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
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2 Senate Bill 1130
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4 Replaces a shell bill and creates a Revitalization of Urban
Neighborhoods Grant Program to be administered from the Office
5 of Urban Opportunity within OTTED. The purpose of the program
is to revitalize urban neighborhoods from the ground up,
6 including the participation of neighborhood, business and
community stakeholders. Two-Tiers of grants are available: 1)
7 planning grants of up to $50,000 per applicant for the
development of neighborhood revitalization strategic plans;
8 and 2) matching actions grants of up to $150,000 per proposal
to implement the strategic plans. The grant proposals are to
9 be reviewed by a 7-member panel of technical experts appointed
by the Governor with expertise in urban and community
10 planning, financial analysis, and transportation.
11 Appropriates $5 million to fund the Revitalization of Urban
Neighborhood Grant Program.
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