bonita fountains phase 2: rocc (redeveloping orange county communities) area brownfield designation...

Bonita Fountains Phase 2: ROCC (Redeveloping Orange County Communities) Area

Brownfield Designation

Environmental Protection Division

August 4, 2009

• Purpose• Brownfield Background• Brownfield Benefits• Proposed Brownfield Area• Objectives of Site Rehabilitation &

Economic Development Anticipated• Recommended Action

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

• Purpose• Brownfield BackgroundBrownfield Background• Brownfield BenefitsBrownfield Benefits• Proposed Brownfield AreaProposed Brownfield Area• Objectives of Site Rehabilitation &Objectives of Site Rehabilitation &

Economic Development AnticipatedEconomic Development Anticipated• Recommended ActionRecommended Action

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

• Property owner has requested Orange County BCC for a Brownfield’s designation for the subject propertyformerly known as the as the Eaglewood Golf Course located generally northwest of the West Oak Ridge Drive & South John Young Parkway intersection.

• Property’s former use was a golf course and has the potential for arsenic, pesticides and herbicide contamination which has the potential for environmental hazards and other unknown hazards.

• Required by FS 376.80 (1) to get public input on size and shape of the proposed Brownfield Area and opt out provision. This meeting is to hold the 2nd of two required public hearings.

• Make Brownfield Financial Incentives available

• Encourage redevelopment and job creation.

Purpose

• PurposePurpose• Brownfield Background• Brownfield BenefitsBrownfield Benefits• Proposed Brownfield AreaProposed Brownfield Area• Objectives of Site Rehabilitation &Objectives of Site Rehabilitation &

Economic Development AnticipatedEconomic Development Anticipated• Recommended ActionRecommended Action

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Brownfield Background

•Brownfield Sitemeans real property, the expansion, redevelopment or reuse of which may be complicated by actual or perceived environmental contamination. 376.79(3) F.A.C.

•Brownfield Areameans a contiguous area of one or more brownfield sites, some of which may not be contaminated, and which has been designated by a local government by resolution. Such areas may include all or portions of community redevelopment areas, enterprise zones, empowerment zones, other such designated economically deprive communities and areas, and Environmental Protection Agency-designated brownfield pilot projects. 376.79(4) F.A.C.

• PurposePurpose• Brownfield BackgroundBrownfield Background• Brownfield Benefits• Proposed Brownfield AreaProposed Brownfield Area• Objectives of Site Rehabilitation &Objectives of Site Rehabilitation &

Economic Development AnticipatedEconomic Development Anticipated• Recommended ActionRecommended Action

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Brownfield Benefits

• Encourages Voluntary Cleanup of SitesEncourages Voluntary Cleanup of Sites• Creates Economic Development Creates Economic Development • Cleanup Tax CreditsCleanup Tax Credits• Job Creation Bonus RefundsJob Creation Bonus Refunds• Job OpportunitiesJob Opportunities for Residents• Apply for Other Federal and State Brownfield Grant Opportunities • Engages Public Participation

Brownfield Benefits: Florida

• PurposePurpose• Brownfield BackgroundBrownfield Background• Brownfield BenefitsBrownfield Benefits• Proposed Brownfield Area• Objectives of Site Rehabilitation &Objectives of Site Rehabilitation &

Economic Development AnticipatedEconomic Development Anticipated• Recommended ActionRecommended Action

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Proposed Brownfield AreaProposed Brownfield Area

Proposed Brownfield Area Proposed Brownfield Area

• PurposePurpose• Brownfield BackgroundBrownfield Background• Brownfield BenefitsBrownfield Benefits• Proposed Brownfield AreaProposed Brownfield Area• Objectives of Site Rehabilitation &

Economic Development Anticipated• Recommended ActionRecommended Action

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Objectives of Site Rehabilitation & Objectives of Site Rehabilitation & Economic Development AnticipatedEconomic Development Anticipated

• Environmental Cleanup of soils(arsenic, pesticides and herbicides)

• Redevelopment, 350 units of affordable apartment housing

• Job creation (10 jobs)

• PurposePurpose• Brownfield BackgroundBrownfield Background• Brownfield BenefitsBrownfield Benefits• Proposed Brownfield AreaProposed Brownfield Area• Objectives of Site Rehabilitation &Objectives of Site Rehabilitation &

Economic Development AnticipatedEconomic Development Anticipated• Recommended Action

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Recommended Action

• Approval of Resolution of the Bonita Fountains Phase 2: ROCC Area to be Designated as a Brownfield Area, per F.S. 376.79(4) F.A.C.

Bonita Fountains Phase 2: ROCC (Redeveloping Orange County Communities) Area

Brownfield Designation

Environmental Protection Division

August 4, 2009