Department of Community Affairs, Florida Communities Trust

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Florida Communities Trust

NOTICE OF PROJECT APPROVAL AND FUNDING

       The Florida Communities Trust (Trust) has approved funding applications submitted under the Florida Communities Trust Florida Forever Program, Series FF7 funding cycle. On November 2, 2007, applications were scored, ranked and selected for funding according to the criteria and procedures set forth in Rule Chapter 9K-7, F.A.C. In accordance with Rule 9K-7.009, F.A.C., the projects are considered to have received final approval for funding. The funds awarded derive from the sale of Florida Forever bonds.

       Certain applications were selected for funding contingent upon funds becoming available either through other projects terminating, projects closing under budget, or interest accruals. If funding becomes available for the contingent projects, then those projects will be approved for funding in the order in which they are currently ranked.

       Those applications approved for funding and the amounts of funding approved are listed below. The approval is subject to appeal and may change following the appeals process. If any Applicant files an appeal and the result of the appeal process changes the ranking of the funded applications, then another notice will be issued.

       The following projects were approved for funding with funds currently available:

 

 

Selected/Funded
Project No.	Project Name	Applicant	Amount
07-054-FF7	Lake Chautauqua Equestrian and Nature Preserve	City of Clearwater	$4,800,000.00
07-058-FF7	Paddle Boat Trailhead at Horseshoe Beach	Town of Horseshoe Beach	$6,600,000.00
07-030-FF7	Fellsmere Trailhead Preserve	City of Fellsmere	$6,300,000.00
07-097-FF7	Weaver Park-Phase I	City of Dunedin	$4,515,000.00
07-102-FF2	Fred George Basin Greenway	Leon County	$2,350,000.00
07-088-FF7	Moore’s Creek Linear Park	City of Fort Pierce	$1,973,070.00
07-022-FF7	Blue Run of Dunnellon Park	City of Dunnellon	$1,928,250.00
07-114-FF7	Levy Prairie	Alachua County/Conservation Trust for Florida	$3,060.000.00
07-056-FF7	Inland Groves Property Acquisition	City of Clermont	$3,340,000.00
07-001-FF7	Neal Preserve	Manatee County	$6,363,520.00
07-089-FF7	Upper Pithlachascotee River Preserve	Pasco County	$787,900.00
07-080-FF7	Jetty Oceanfront Park Expansion	City of Ft. Pierce	$2,386,000.00
07-027-FF7	Harbor Branch Preserve	St. Lucie County	$6,600,000.00
07-039-FF7	South Prong Preserve	Indian River County	$1,390,000.00
07-050-FF7	Expansion of Myakkahatchee Creek Greenway	City of North Port	$2,835,308.00
07-047-FF7	Pine Island Preserve at Matlacha Pass	Sarasota Conservation Foundation	$6,600,000.00
07-004-FF7	Chapel Trail Nature Preserve Addition	City of Pembroke Pines	$340,200.00
07-051-FF7	Keaton Beach Coastal Park	Taylor County	$5,940,000.00
07-115-FF7	Phifer Flatwwods	Alachua County	$1,214,649.70
07-010-FF7	Cypress Greek Natural Area Phase III	Palm Beach County	$6,600,000.00
Contingent funded projects
Project No.	Project Name	Applicant	Amount
07-111-FF7	Apalachicola  Riverwalk Phase V/Bayside Park	City of Apalachicola	$3,300,000.00
07-057-FF7	Big Bend Maritime Center Land Acquisition	Wakulla County/Florida Foresight, Inc.	$3,900,000.00
07-020-FF7	Esther Street Beachfront Park	City of Smyrna Beach	$2,880,000.00
07-096-FF7	Beach Road Bayfront Park	City of Bonita Springs	$1,615,000.00
07-040-FF7	Archie Smith Fish House	Indian River County	$632,000.00
07-021-FF7	Little Orange Creek Conservation, Historic	City of Hawthorne/Putnam Land Conservation	$2,207,500.00
07-035-FF7	Intracoastal Waterway Park Expansion	City of Jacksonville	$1,800,000.00
The following projects were not approved for funding with funds currently available:
Non-Funded
Project No.	Project Name	Applicant	Amount
07-005-FF7	Doral North Park Phase I	City of Doral	$5,025,000.00
07-017-FF7	Town Center Park and Preserve	Walton County	$1,440,000.00
07-066-FF7	Jones Creek Preserve	Town of Jupiter	$   576,000.00
07-011-FF7	Gordon River Greenway Preserve	Collier County	$1,045,700.00
07-044-FF7	Yates-Shingle Creek Recreational Preserve	Osceola County	$552,000.00
07-116-FF7	Lake Alto Preserve	Alachua County	$1,624,600.00
07-033-FF7	Destin Harbor Public Plaza	City of Destin	$3,463,581.00
07-043-FF7	Yellow Jacket Landing	Dixie County	$5,455,000.00
07-019-FF7	Long’s Landing Park and Greenway Connector	City of Palm Coast	$2,275,000.00
07-048-FF7	Clapboard Creek Boat Ramp	City of Jacksonville	$1,575,000.00
07-031-FF7	Steinhatchee River Trailhead Park	Dixie County	$540,000.00
07-014-FF7	Gordon River Greenway	Conservancy of Southwest Florida	$2,050,452.32
07-018-FF7	Carver’s Cove	City of Cape Canaveral	$1,775,000.00
07-032-FF7	Lake Dan Preserve – Phase One	Hillsborough County	$6,600,000.00
07-025-FF7	Palmo Community Park	St. Johns County	$1,891,605.00
07-015-FF7	Spanish Creek Preserve	Lee County	$1,567,230.80
07-023-FF7	Hammock Dunes Park	St. Johns County	$1,005,310.00
07-007-FF7	River’s Edge Park	City of Titusville	$1,820,000.00
07-065-FF7	Stanaki Property	Volusia County/City of Port Orange	$5,280,000.00
07-094-FF7	Turkey Creek Blueway/Greenway Phase II	City of Palm Bay	$104,822.00
07-003-FF7	Lake Colby Addition	Volusia County	$520,956.80
07-006-FF7	Indian Archaeological Park	Broward County	$268,000.00
07-052-FF7	St. Mary’s Shoals Phase II	Baker County	$6,600,000.00
07-009-FF7	Shady Banks Preserve	Broward County/City of Ft. Lauderdale	$1,977,790.54
07-024-FF7	Bogey Branch Trailhead	City of Jacksonville	$355,000.00
07-098-FF7	Tequesta Tree Island	Archaeological and Historical Conservancy, Inc.	$1,607,500.00
07-002-FF7	Buck Creek Preserve	Charlotte County	$3,400,000.00
07-110-FF7	Apalachicola Riverwalk Phase IV	City of Apalachicola	$3,200,000.00
07-113-FF7	Georgetown Riverside Park	Putnam County	$2,030,000.00
07-036-FF7	Myakka El Jobean Park	Charlotte County	$2,537,500.00
07-069-FF7	Cora C. Harrison Preserve	Town of Hastings	$361,080.00
07-008-FF7	Eagle Roost	Orange County	$3,412,259.20
07-100-FF7	Live Oak Creek Park	Town of Ponce Inlet	$707,200.00
07-081-FF7	Surfside Park Waterfront Expansion	Town of Surfside	$3,878,000.00
07-041-FF7	Jetta Point	Seminole County	$166,000.00
07-091-FF7	Central North Entranceway Park	City of Lauderhill	$577,500.00
07-068-FF7	Gateway Environmental Park	City of Punta Gorda	$1,166,667.00
07-109-FF7	Blue Grotto	Global Underwater Explore Inc.	$6,600,000.00
07-073-FF7	Quail Valley Conservation Area	City of Minneola	$824,000.00
07-112-FF7	Lonesome Camp Ranch	Osceola	$6,000,000.00
07-079-FF7	Central Park Expansion	City of Winter Haven	$3,575,000.00
07-093-FF7	St. Sebastian River Greenway Phase II	Marine Resources Council/Indian River Land	$5,525,000.00
07-078-FF7	Matanzas Pass Preserve Addition	Lee County	$563,800.00
07-083-FF7	Indian Mound Station Sanctuary Phase I	Brevard County	$1,470,400.00
07-071-FF7	Trailhead Park Expansion	City of Minneola	$59,500.00
07-082-FF7	Goldsboro Trailhead Acquisition	City of Sanford	$195,000.00
07-107-FF7	Quincy Creek Park	Gadsden County	$808,000.00
07-042-FF7	Lemon ay Conservancy Indian Village	Lemon Bay Conservancy	$1,005,260.00
07-101-FF7	Shoreside Park Phase II	Town of Palm Shores	$475,000.00
07-106-FF7	Clay Hole Creek Reserve	City of Lake City	$2,580,000.00
07-092-FF7	East Lauderhill Garden Park	City of Lauderhill	$1,075,000.00
07-084-FF7	Big Mulberry Branch Trail	City of Palm Coast	$1,080,000.00
07-076-FF7	Round Lake Park Expansion	City of Oviedo	$157,500.00
07-026-FF7	Daytona Beach Shores Trailhead Park #1	City of Daytona Beach Shores	$1,410,000.00
07-072-FF7	Minneola Beach Park	City of Minneola	$650,000.00
07-075-FF7	Park to Park Connector	City of Oviedo	$1,830,000.00
07-118-FF7	Bluesten Park Expansion	City of Hallandale	$5,074,761.20
07-049-FF7	Heritage Park	City of Sunny Isles Beach	$5,317,000.00
07-074-FF7	Constitution Park Expansion	City of Deerfield Beach	$202,500.00
07-013-FF7	Inglis Landing Park	Town of Inglis	$454,140.00
07-067-FF7	North Bay Village West Drive Community Park	City of Bay Harbor Island	$4,320,000.00
07-086-FF7	South Park	Town of Bay Harbor Islands	$2,620,712.00
07-117-FF7	Green Cove Spring Nature Preserve Phase I	City of Green Cove Springs	$3,208,400.00
07-077-FF7	Shane Kelly Park Expansion	City of Oviedo	$277,500.00
07-063-FF7	Loggerhead Park Preserve Addition II	Town of Melbourne	$975,000.00
07-038-FF7	Gateway Park	Town of Cutler Bay	$612,500.00
07-064-FF7	Daytona Beach Shore Park # 2	City of Daytona Beach Shores	$1,414,000.00
07-103-FF7	Butler Bay Park	Gulf County	$6,600,000.00
07-059-FF7	4970 Canal Road	City of Greenacres	$150,870.00
07-055-FF7	New Smyrna Colony Historical Park	Volusia County	$976,500.00
07-060-FF7	10th Avenue North Haverhill Road	City of Greenacres	$75,000.00
07-046-FF7	Ellis Property	Lake County	$372.000.00
07-062-FF7	Nobles Property	City of Fort Meade	$144,000.00
07-105-FF7	Baywalk Phase II	City of Port St. Joe	$2,287,560.00
07-028-FF7	Melbourne Riverwalk Phase I	City of Melbourne	$200,000.00
07-085-FF7	North Park Property	Town of Harbor Islands	$2,525,000.00
07-053-FF7	Clam Bayou Upland Enhancement	City of St. Petersburg	$1,046,250.00
07-104-FF7	Port St. Joe Arts Center & Park	City of Port St. Joe	$4,312,440.00
07-037-FF7	Cutler Bay Park	Town of Cutler Bay	$2,450,000.00
07-090-FF7	Ettinger Property	Monroe County	$388,404.00
07-099-FF7	Lake Lagonda Conservation Area	Town of Interlachen	$153.200.00
07-108-FF7	Gilchrist County Rec. Complex	Gilchrist County	$1,410,000.00
07-070-FF7	Spitzer Park Expansion	Town of Redington Shores	$304,235.00
INELIGIBLE
Project No.	Project Name	Applicant
07-061-FF7	Bonita Springs Indian Mound	City if Bonita Springs	$1,500,000.00
07-087-FF7	Oak Creek Park	City of Bonita Springs	$1,500,000.00
07-095-FF7	Pal Mar Park Wetland Preserve	Martin County	$377,979.80
WITHDRAWN
Project No.	Project Name	Applicant
07-012-FF7	Central Florida Heritage	Florida Wildlife Federation	$6,600,000.00
07-016-FF7	Tarpon Woods Alluvial Fl	Pinellas County	$1,612,000.00
07-029-FF7	Debary Skateboard Park	City of Debary	$100,000.00
07-034-FF7	Thornby	City of Deltona	$4,950,000.00
07-045-FF7	Hart Property	Lake County	$1,092,000.00
The following FF6 cycle projects were initially in the non-funded category. Funds are now available for these projects:
Project No.	Project Name	Applicant	Amount
06-093-FF6	Indian Creek Park	Franklin County	$6,600,000.00
06-033-FF6	Mussallem Beachfront Park	St. Johns County	$2,412,011.25

 

                                              NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING RIGHTS

       Any person with substantial interests that are or may be determined by the approval of funds for projects by the Trust has a right to an informal administrative proceeding pursuant to Section 120.57(2), F.S., if the person does not dispute issues of material fact raised by this decision. If an informal proceeding is held, the petitioner will have the opportunity to be represented by counsel, to present to the agency written or oral evidence in opposition to the Trust action, or to present a written statement challenging the legal grounds upon which the Trust is justifying its actions.

       Alternatively, any person with substantial interests that are or may be determined by the approval of funds for projects by the Trust has a right to a formal administrative hearing pursuant to Section 120.57(1), F.S., if the person disputes any issues of material fact stated in this decision. At a formal hearing the petitioner may be represented by counsel, and will have the opportunity to present evidence and argument on all the issues involved, to conduct cross-examination and submit rebuttal evidence, to submit proposed findings of fact and orders, and to file exceptions to any order or hearing officer's recommended order.

       If a person with a substantial interest desires either an informal proceeding or a formal hearing, the person must file with the Trust Clerk a written response or pleading entitled “Petition for Administrative Proceedings” within 21 calendar days of the publication date of this notice of final agency action. The petition must be in the form required by Rule 18-106.201, F.A.C. A petition is filed when it is received by the Trust Clerk at 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100. A petition must specifically request an informal proceeding or a formal hearing, it must admit or deny each material fact contained in this decision, and it must state any defenses upon which the petitioner relies. If the petitioner lacks knowledge of a particular allegation of fact, it must so state and that statement will operate as a denial.

       Any person with substantial interests that are or may be determined by the approval of funds for projects by the Trust waives the right to an informal proceeding or a formal hearing if a Petition for Administrative Proceeding is not filed with the Trust Clerk within 21 days of the date of publication of the notice of final agency action.