TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Termination of the Transportation Impact Fee Reimbursement Agreement Regarding the Tuscola Boulevard Bridge (DAG-24-113).
Recommended Action
Terminate the Transportation Impact Fee Reimbursement Agreement Regarding the Tuscola Boulevard Bridge.
Background Information
The Central Parc development is a significant mixed-use project in Activity Center 9, encompassing approximately 207.5 acres of the former Sabal Trace Golf Course. This site is currently undergoing revitalization as it is classified as a brownfield area. Furthermore, this project is governed by the stipulations outlined in the Original Transportation Impact Fees Reimbursement Agreement concerning the Tuscola Boulevard Bridge, as recorded in Official Records Instrument #2019148367 of the Public Records of Sarasota County, Florida, and the Development Master Plan Order of Approval.
The Central Parc development received a series of approvals, including the following: Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPAL-18-060), Text Amendment (TXT-18-179), Rezone (REZ-18-070), Development Master Plan (DMP-18-071), Infrastructure Plan (INF-20-048), Subdivision Plan (SCP-20-047), and Phase I and Phase II plats (PLF-23-167 & PLF-24-145).
During the City Commission Regular Meeting held on July 23, 2019, the Commission granted approval for the Central Parc Development Master Plan (DMP-18-071). Accompanying this plan was a Traffic Impact Study (TIS), which was conducted in November 2018 and submitted with the development master plan application. The TIS provided a comprehensive transportation concurrency analysis and outlined two options for transportation improvements designed to mitigate the impact of the Central Parc development. The first option proposed the construction of a bridge over the Cocoplum Waterway, thereby facilitating a connection from the Lowe's property to Greenwood Avenue. Conve...
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