Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #311FY0001 Cutler Ridge Business Improvement District, Inc.
Requester:		Carla Bernabei Talarico			Organization:		Perrine-Cutler Ridge Council, Inc.
Project Title:		Cutler Ridge Business Improvement District, Inc.			Date Submitted:		2/6/01 11:26:26 AM
Sponsors:		Edward Bullard, Don Davis, Dick Kravitz, Cindy Lerner
Statewide Interest:		Program will increase state sales tax, income tax & advalorem tax revenues,
Recipient:		Perrine-Cutler Ridge Council, Inc.			Contact:		Carla Bernabei Talarico
		900 Perrine Avenue			Contact Phone:		(305) 378-9470
		Miami 33157
Counties:		Dade
Service Area:		Private Organization
Project Description:
The area in South Miami-Dade County that is bounded on the north and east by the Florida Turnpike, the south by the Black Creek Canal and the west by the busway, is known, loosely, as the Cutler Ridge Business District. This area including, Cutler Ridge Mall and the businesses surrounging it, has been in a consistent state of flux and decline since the early 1990s. Currently, several capital projects and plans are underway including the Community Performing Arts Center, which is in the design phase and an expansion of Cutler Ridge Mall to include a new anchor, Garden Ridge. However, these plans are being done on a piece meal, fragmented basis and there is no cohesive master plan for the area. Communication between property owners did not exist until November 2000 when the PCRC, Inc. invited the property owners to a meeting to discuss the future of the business district. The funds being requested will further the planning process of a formal Business Improvement District, provide the needed seed money until the organization can be formed and assessments can be made to the property owners, fund the preliminary steps in a master planning process for the area and provide for signage design.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
The formation of a Cutler Ridge Improvement District, the assessment methodology for the future financing of the BID, a conceptual master plan and schematic design of a signage program for the District.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$30,000
Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:			2088
Specific Appropriation Title:			Communities with Special Needs/Economic Opportunities-Urban Redevelopment
Amount to be reduced:			$30,000
Fund Source:			General Revenue
Total cost of the project:			$65,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
Type of funding match:		Local
	Total Cash Amount:		$25,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Unknown
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$30,000
	Purpose for future year funding:					YesNon-recurring Construction
	Will this be an annual request?						No
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?							No
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							No
Is there a documented need for this project?							Yes
	Documentation:		Copy of the Board of Directors, current budget and audited financial statements of PCRC, Inc.
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Miami-Dade County Community Council, #15
	Meeting Date:		1/18/01