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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Regular_Tab 8A_12/14/1989 Z ty, 11:5:0/ VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA ,�� • Post Office Box 3273 • 357 Tequesta Drive `. AN Tequesta, Florida 33469-0273 • (407) 575-6200 .)7 ,N'°r�, FAX: (407) 575-6203 MEMORANDUM: TO: Village Council FROM: Thomas G. Bradford, Village Manager DATE: December 8, 1989 . SUBJECT: Tequesta Downtown Development Task Force Master. Plan Recommendation and Marketing Strategy Attached, are my previous memorandums explaining the recommendation and marketing strategy recommended by the Task Force. At the Workshop Meeting on December 7, I think that Ed Nelson pointed out a potential problem with the strategy in that enough time may not have been granted. This may especially hold true if the Master Plan is published in Urban Land, the monthly publication of the Urban Land Institute, tentatively scheduled for publication in February 1990. If published, this will, in essence, amount to free top-shelf advertising for the Master Plan. This could mean a great deal of interest will be expressed, causing the proposed March 1, 1990 deadline to be insufficient. In this regard, I have taken the liberty of requesting an additional thirty (30) days, until March 30, to conduct the marketing effort. Therefore, it is requested that you accept the Tequesta Town Center Master Plan and Development Standards in concept until March 30, 1990 to give opportunity for the Village to market the Master Plan to the appropriate development community. The marketing strategy cost estimate is as follows: Laser photo copies - 7 @ $1.85 $12.95 Binder - @ $1.50 1.50 Photo copies - @ $.04 x 44 1.76 Postage 2.40 Cover label 5.00 Cost for Marketing Package 23.61 x 50 $1,180.50 Contingency @ 15% 177.00 TOTAL MARKETING PACKAGE ESTIMATE $1,358.00 say $1,350.00 Memorandum: Village Council December 8, 1989 Page - 2 This, of course, does not include any advertisement costs. A sample of advertisement expenses are as follows: Builder Magazine, (a monthly publication of the National Association of Home Builders) 1/4 page - one time - black & white $ 3, 238.50 1/6 page - one time - black & white $ 2,456. 50 Wall Street Journal, 1/4 page - one time - classified section (eastern region) $11,253.60 classified ad, 1 column, 1 inch $ 291.76 In light of the anticipated article concerning the Master Plan in Urban Land, it is our recommendation that any advertising expenses be held in abeyance until such time as we are able to ascertain the effect of the Urban Land article. We would recommend that at least one half of the prepared Marketing Packages be distributed prior to the Urban Land article and schedule distribution of the same so that they are timed to arrive the second working week of January, after executives have had opportunity to clear their desks of Holiday accumulations. Therefore, we would recommend that the Village Council authorize an expenditure of up to $1,350 at this time, and revisit the advertising issue as needed. Although the Master Plan is not being adopted at this time, when it, or a variation thereof, is recommended for adoption, it may be done so in the following manner: o Overlay Zoning District: This Special District can be created through the appropriate Zoning Ordinance amendment that would set. forth the specific requirements for development within the Special District. o Implementation Through a Revised Planned Commercial Development (PCD) Ordinance Amendment: Currently, our Zoning Ordinance has a PCD provision. This allows for mixed-use development which foregoes traditional development standards and criteria and opens the opportunity for negotiation between the governing body and the developer on specific issues of varying significance. Our current Ordinance would have to be amended to, for example, allow an excess of twelve (12) units per acre of density. Of these two implementation options, I would recommend the Special Zoning District approach in that it gives the community more control over proposed development. TGB/jmm cc: Task Force Members • ':. A VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA .• ^` Post Office Box 3273 • 357 Tequesta Drive '4- Tequesta, Florida 33469-0273 • (407) 575-6200 rl -; • FAX: (407)575-6203 MEMORANDUM: • TO: Village Council FROM: Thomas G. Bradford, Village Manager //� DATE: December 1, 1989 SUBJECT: Tequesta Downtown Development Task Force Master Plan Recommendation • The Task Force has reviewed every aspect of the proposed Master Plan from the broad-based Urban Design Principles, contained therein, to the minute uses such as a Bed and Breakfast. In reviewing and prioritizing each item, it became clear that the Task Force members strongly endorse the Urban Design Principles within the Master Plan, while they consider most of the proposed uses and their locations to be negotiable. The Task Force recognizes that our own planners and consultants could be requested to prepare another Master Plan incorporating the Urban Design Principles, and that this new Master Plan could be totally different than the Master Plan before us and yet be just as viable and acceptable to the community. Therefore, it is .the Urban Design Principles, brought to our attention by Mark Schimmenti and Image Network, that are fundamental to the future development of the area in question. With this in mind, the Task Force feels that the Master Plan is but one variation of many potential ways and means of incorporating Urban Design Principles within this area. As such, the Master Plan prepared by Image Network should be used as a guide or standard for all future development within the area to determine the extent to which such proposed development has incorporated Urban Design Principles in an acceptable and workable fashion. � -k Thus, it is the recommendation of the Task Force that the Village Council accept the Tequesta Town Center Master Plan and Development Standards in concept untils11, 1990 to give opportunity for the Village to market the Master Plan to the appropriate development community. This recommendation foregoes formal adoption of any aspect of the Master Plan which, in turn, provides flexibility to potential developers prior to investing in the area. If potential developers wish to utilize the Master Plan prepared by Image Network for the Village, then this would be acceptable because the Master Plan is acceptable to the Task Force and, hopefully, the Village Council. TGB/jmm . , VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA _, -� �� : �.� Post Office Box 3273 • 357 Tequesta Drive `_1�� Tequesta, Florida 33469-0273 • (407) 575-6200 y4 4; FAX: (407)575-6203 MEMORANDUM: TO: Village Council FROM: Thomas G. Bradford, Village Manager ----7f ` DATE: December 1, 1989 SUBJECT: Explanation of Task Force Marketing Strategy for Master Plan Attached hereto, please find a non-professional draft or sample of the Task Force Master Plan Marketing Concept. This is a very simple and straightforward approach to getting word out to important development firms about the Tequesta development potential. The Marketing Package is envisioned to be a Chief Executive Officer-type package which will be sent to leading developers in South Florida and national developers with interests in South Florida or a desire to be in South Florida which shall include the following: o An attractive, professionally printed package. o Inclusion of a cover letter from the Mayor and Task Force Chairman addressed to the CEO of the development firm. o Inclusion of Master Plan details showing existing conditions and ultimate outcome if Master Plan is utilized. o Inclusion of press clippings showing support from community. o Provision of demographics for the North County area. o Placement of advertisements in selected periodicals, such as, The Wall Street Journal - Southern Region, Palm Beach Life, Town & Country, or others. o Preparation and distribution of press releases to the media with selected attachments showing existing conditions and the beneficial effects of implementation of the Master Plan. o Follow-up of all mail-outs with telephone calls. This "Marketing Strategy" does not necessarily entail the hiring of a marketing firm. It really only entails authorizing minimal funds to create an attractive, printed marketing package and the granting of time to allow opportunity to stimulate interest in Tequesta with the proposed Master Plan being the "magnet" in that it is attractive and, if adopted and utilized, would provide for a quick and simple development approval process. TGB/jmm