Tamiami Trail Corridor Brownfields Program

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1 Tamiami Trail Corridor Brownfields Program Prepared by Cardno TBE for the: Florida Brownfields Association 2012 Statewide Conference Presented by: Michael Maholtz Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization October 30, 2012

2 Tamiami Trail Background & History & Attributes Background US Highway 41 Focus Area - 70 Miles of the Trail within Manatee and Sarasota Counties History 12,000 Years Ago Evidence of Human Habitation Wide Tamiami Trail Completed through Manatee County connecting Tampa to Miami Florida Legislature designated the Trail as a State Highway Florida Scenic and Heritage Highway by the State of Florida Program developed to preserve, maintain and enhance Florida s cultural, historical, recreational, natural and scenic resources (holistic approach) Allows residents to create their own vision by developing a Corridor Management Plan (community driven approach)

3 Tamiami Trail Corridor Brownfields Program: A Collaborative Partnership for Economic Growth Broad Ranging Partnership Sarasota/Manatee MPO (Project Lead) Sarasota & Manatee Counties Cities of Palmetto, Bradenton, Sarasota, Venice and North Port Over 12 Local Community Based Organizations Chambers of Commerce Economic Development Councils State College of Florida NAACP Community Redevelopment Agencies Florida Department of Environmental Protection National Park Service Florida Department of Transportation Tamiami Trail Scenic Highway Corridor Management Entity US EPA

4 Tamiami Trail Corridor Brownfields Program: A Collaborative Partnership for Economic Growth Challenges Over 241 Petroleum and 19 Solvent Contaminated Sites in Manatee County Over 258 Petroleum Contaminated Sites and 28 Solvent Contaminated Sites in Sarasota County Growing Numbers of Abandoned and Underutilized Sites FDEP Storage Tank Upgrade Deadline of December 09 Shortfall In Petroleum Clean-up Funding Inland Protection Trust Fund Failed Auto Dealerships and other Abandoned Businesses Economic Downturn Overall Lack of Development Interest Interstate Traffic Diversion Remediation System Sarasota along US Hwy 41 Abandoned Tank Site US Hwy 41

5 Tamiami Trail Corridor Brownfields Program: A Collaborative Partnership for Economic Growth Challenges Large Number of Underserved Areas Community Redevelopment Areas Bradenton, Newtown, 14th Street, South County, Central, City of Sarasota, Palmetto, 14th Street West (Remove Slum and Blight) City of Sarasota Enterprise Zone Other Underserved Redevelopment Areas Encouragement Zone Community Redevelopment Areas Enterprise Zone

6 September 2011 Sarasota/Manatee MPO awarded a $1 million dollar EPA Assessment Grant for the Tamiami Trail Corridor

7 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Tamiami Trail Corridor Brownfield Program: Environmental Site Assessments to Date: Bradenton: Former Restaurant/Police Substation Site, th Street West, Phase 1 and Phase 2 ESAs Former Star Gas Station Site, th Street West, Phase 1 and Phase 2 ESAs Former Fire Station Site, 912 7th Avenue East, Phase 1 and Phase 2 ESAs Proposed Grocery Store Site, th Avenue West, Phase 2 ESA GROUND BROKEN ON October 22, 2012 Vacant Parcels, th Avenue East, Phase 1 ESA 720 9th Street, Phase 1 ESA City of North Port: Proposed Fire Station Site, 1100 N Biscayne Drive, Phase 1 ESA City of Palmetto: Former Shell Station/Circle K Site: 301 W 8th Avenue, Phase 1 and Phase 2 ESAs Riverside North Property, 834 Riverside, 325 8th Avenue and 320 9th Avenue, Phase 2 ESA. Palmetto Heartland Fertilizer Property, west of 11th Avenue, Phase 1 ESA City of Sarasota: Vacant Parcels West of Lemon Street (potential charter school location), Phase 1 ESA Marian Anderson Landfill Remedial Planning Baker Station Alternatives planning City of Venice: Former Ringling Facility, 1401 Ringling Drive, Phase 1 ESA City of Palmetto former Shell Station

8 Bradenton Save-a-Lot (Sarasota/Manatee MPO) Challenges Food desert area Adjacent railroad and gas stations Funding challenges City/CRA contributions Creative financing Tools EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant Phase I & II due diligence Removed environmental stigma CRA to invest $45,000 annually for 10 years in incentives Land Cost CRA sale at $750,000 / Returning $745,000 to developer $1.36M in Federal New Markets Tax Credit Program Results 16,000 Sq. Ft. Save-a-Lot (Urban Format) Ground Breaking Oct. 22 $4 M Capital Investment Approximately 8 other Retail Spaces (96,000 sq. ft.) $38,000 in ad valorem tax annually Healthy foods for underserved community 25 long-term jobs/60 temporary construction jobs At least 30% Local Construction Workers

9 Newton Gas Station Baker Property Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL Brownfields Transformation (Auto Body / Convenience Store to Potential Health Clinic) Challenges Current Auto Repair and Convenience Store Former Abandoned Potentially Contaminated Gas Station Funding for Assessment Remediation and Redevelopment Potential Results Community-Based Healthcare in Underserved Community

10 Thank You Contact Us Michael L. Maholtz Brownfields Program Manager/Planner Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization (941) David Egetter EPA Brownfields Project Officer EPA Region IV Phone (404) Miles Ballogg Brownfields & Economic Development Manager Cardno TBE Phone (727)