Community Redevelopment Areas in Pinellas County

North County CRAs Community Redevelopment Areas in Pinellas County

South County CRAs

Community Redevelopment Areas in Pinellas County

Community Redevelopment Areas in Pinellas County North County TIFs

Community Redevelopment Areas in Pinellas County South County TIFs

Community Redevelopment Areas in Pinellas County South St. Petersburg CRA/TIF

Community Redevelopment Areas in Pinellas County

Impact of Poverty Findings

Community Redevelopment Areas in Pinellas County Impact of Poverty Findings

Community Redevelopment Areas in Pinellas County

• Lower educational attainment

• Higher Unemployment Rates

• Higher Arrest/Re-arrest Rates

• Poorer Healthcare outcomes

• Insufficient Transportation

• Limited Food Access

• Housing

Impact of Poverty Findings - Outcomes

Community Redevelopment Areas in Pinellas County

Lower educational attainment • In Pinellas County, 71% of kindergarten students were ready

for school, but only 63% of kindergarten students within the zones were ready.

• 63% of 3rd graders in the zones were performing at or above grade level, compared to 74% in Pinellas.

• A high school drop out ears about $260,000 less (and pays $60,000 less in taxes) in a lifetime than a person who does graduate.

• In 2011, approximately 30% of high school students in the zones didn’t graduate high school, compared to only 19% in Pinellas.

Impact of Poverty Findings

Community Redevelopment Areas in Pinellas County

Unemployment

Impact of Poverty Findings

Community Redevelopment Areas in Pinellas County

Unemployment

Impact of Poverty Findings

Community Redevelopment Areas in Pinellas County

Unemployment

Impact of Poverty Findings

Community Redevelopment Areas in Pinellas County

Unemployment

Impact of Poverty Findings

Community Redevelopment Areas in Pinellas County

• Reduce Poverty in a systemic way

• Measurable Outcomes

• Creative and effective

• Flexible County policy – make the ask

• Scalable – replicate in other high poverty areas of the county

• TIF is part of the solution set, not the only tool

Projects to impact outcomes

Community Redevelopment Areas in Pinellas County

• Planning Committee, Draft Issues and Strategies- Oct 2014

• Citizens Advisory Committee Selection (BoCC/City) – Nov 2014

• Final Draft of CRA Plan – Dec 2014

• CAC Plan Recommendations – Jan 2015

• Council Plan Approval – Mar 2015

• BoCC Plan/TIF Approval - April 2015

• City Council accepts Delegation – May 2015

CRA Timetable

Community Redevelopment Areas in Pinellas County

Opa-Locka CRA

Community Redevelopment Areas in Pinellas County

Opa-Locka CRA

Community Redevelopment Areas in Pinellas County

Opa-Locka CRA

Community Redevelopment Areas in Pinellas County

Opa-Locka CRA