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Table of Contents
ITEM PAGE(S)
1. Cover Letter 3
2. Company Profile 4- 6
3. Key Team Members 7- 14
4. Project Understanding & Approach 15
5. Additional Required Information 16
6. Previous Experiences and References 17
7. Fee Schedule 18
� 8. Samples of Reports and Analyses 19
9. Experience in Preparing Strategic Plans w/ Annexation Issues 20
10. Required Forms and Information:
a. Town of Davie Business Tax License 21
b. Broward County Business Tax License 21
c. State of Florida Corporate Filing Annual Report 21
d. Proposal Certification Form 22
e. Drug-Free Workplace Form 23
f. References Form 24
g. Public Entities Crimes Form 25 — 26
11. South Central County Study for Broward County (Sample as Requested) 27 — 36
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August 30, 2010
Village of Tequesta
c/o Lori McWilliams, Village Clerk
345 Tequesta Drive
Tequesta, Florida 33469
Dear Ms. McWilliams,
I am pleased to submit this proposal to provide an Annexation Strategic Plan Analyses for the Village of
Tequesta.
New Community Strategies (NCS) is a full-service company serving governments, nonprofit
organizations, community associations, & businesses. We use cutting edge strategies to help sustain,
improve, reshape, & revitalize communities. We currently manage Community Development Districts,
Improvement Districts, Recreation Districts & Soil and Water Conservation Districts. NCS also serves as
Finance Director for the Village of Bal Harbor & the contract finance department far the City of West
Park.
New Community Strategies provides a wide variety of additional services to meet the needs of public
entities. NCS provides grant writing and grant administration services for the City of Margate, as well as
• grant housing project administration far the Cities of North Lauderdale, Sunrise and the Town of Davie.
We provided project administration services for Broward County's Single Family CDBG Rehabilitation
Program.
NCS provides government and community association management services through the efforts and
dedication of twenty-four employees and associates. NCS is staffed by accomplished professionals who
have served at every level of government administration and management, with credentials that are
unparalleled in their fields.
Dr. Rosenbaum is uniquely qualified for this project, having been involved in annexations and annexation
studies for more than 30 years. He has spoken as an expert on annexation before that Florida Advisory
Council on Intergovernmental Relations. His work on annexations in the Town of Davie and the City of
Hollywood during his tenure as Town Administrator and City Manager have been noted.
Dr, Rosenbaum will be assisted on this project by Christopher Wallace who has over 26 years experience
with government agencies, serving over 20 years as a Director of Finance.. Dr. Rosenbaum will also
receive support from other NCS staff. Project will be conducted and managed from a location in the
North Palm Beach, area.
I will be glad to meet with you to further discuss our proposal. Should you need additional information,
please feel free to contact us.
Cordially,
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PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Founded in 1994, New Community Strategies is diverse company that provides --
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within Broward, Dade, and Palm Beach counties.
We believe the role between NCS and your association is to: ��;. :
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provide a pleasant atmosphere in which the residents can live in harmony. Our ��6r£5��a��� � a��ar�a�'�
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Our services are based upon your needs; we can customize a solution to meet the specific needs of your
community, either on a full-service or limited capacity. If you don't need the service you simply don't
have to pay for it.
We also provide management services for individual units and multi-family residential properties. Our
staff will handle many of the unpleasant tasks of property ownership; late night emergency calls,
evictions, inspections, trash problems, insurance claims, contractors and tenant requests. A full menu of
services is available:
� Tenant Screening / Placement
� Rent Collection
� Full Accounting & Record Keeping
� Payment of Utilities and Taxes
� Maintenance, Repair and Replacement
� Property Inspections
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Company Profile
LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES:
Administrative, Financial, and Staffing Resources for Cities, Counties and Special Districts
��, � t � New Community Strategies (NCS) was founded in 1994, to serve
-�.. fr , �:LL local governments utilizing innovative approaches to solve problems.
� �?�� �;; ���� ,.�: ' Among the early NCS projects was a report for Arvida Corporation
��� --� _���` �� � relating to the incorporation of the City of Weston and annexation
,�� ��� �,� z studies for the Broward County Commission for the Central County
•- and Hollywood/Dania areas. NCS also began to conduct municipal
'� � ��:,�, � management and financial feasibility studies.
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Finance Director for Bal Harbour Village, serves as the contract
finance department for the City of West Park, and provides special audit services for the Town of
Southwest Ranches.
In 2003 NCS began managing special taxing districts. Today these include the Belmont Lakes, Cypress
• Cove, Pembroke Harbor and Aqua Isles Community Development District. NCS also provides services to
the Palm Aire Recreation District and the Tindall Hammock Soil and Water Conservation District. NCS
provided management and administrative services to the Town of Loxahatchee Groves. NCS maintains a
Community Management Division serving more than 28 condominium and homeowner associations in
Broward and Miami Dade counties.
NCS provides grant writing and administration services for the City of Margate, as well as housing grant
project administration for the City Coral Springs, City of North Lauderdale, City of Sunrise and the Town
of Davie. In 2006, NCS provided project administration services for Broward County's Single Family
CDBG Rehabilitation Program. NCS also provides services to the Margate Community Redevelopment
Agency.
As local government has experienced financial challenges, NCS has provided internal audit services,
budget and management studies, financial forecasts, and financial analysis and economic impact studies.
NCS has completed long-range financial forecasts for the City of Cooper City, the City of Dania and the
City of Miramar. NCS recently completed a cost savings studies for the City of Hollywood.
Today, NCS is a provider of services to local government. It provides direct management and financial
services, interim staffing services for key employees, and an extensive menu of services to assist
municipal and county government. A professional staff of 27 utilizes the latest equipment and resources
to provide our public service clients with high quality services.
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Management Services
NCS provides management and administrative services far cities and counties and a variety of special
districts including redevelopment agencies, improvement districts, community development districts and
soil and water conservation districts.
Management Services range from management of entire public entities to providing administrative
support to management staff.
Financial Services
NCS offers a wide range of options for cities to contract for financial services.
• Accounting Services � �
• Budget Preparation
• Internal Audit Services �
• Preparation of Financial Reports �
• Financial Statement Preparation r .
• Financing Strategies � �
• Long Term Financial Forecasts and Planning
• Procurement Services
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NCS also provides full—service Finance Department management utilizing fully compliant fund
accounting software, saving clients the cost of investing in their own software.
Staffing
NCS can provide staff for a wide range of managerial, supervisory and clerical functions on a
temporary or contract basis for public organization.
NCS can also provide interim staffing services for key employees. New Community Strategies has
prescreened qualified professional who can serve as replacement for personnel who are essential to
their organizations. Local governments have engaged the services of NCS to provide an interim city
manager, interim city clerk and interim finance director.
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Key Team Members:
Dr. Irving Rasenbaum
DAVIE OFFICE ADDRESS: New Community Strategies, Inc.
4801 South Universiry Drive, Suite 132
Davie, Florida 33328
PALM BCH OFFICE ADDRESS: 560 Village Boulevard, Suite 340
West Palm Beach, Florida 33409
PHONE: Work: (954) 689-4804 Home: (954) 423-3795
Fax: (954) 689-4806
INTERNET: irosenbaum @ mac.com
EDUCATION: Doctor of Education, Nova Southeastern University 2006
Doctor of Public Administration, Nova University, 1984
Master of Public Administration, Baruch College, City
� University of New York, 1974
B.A. Political Science, State University of New York at
Buffalo, 1971
HONORS: Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude, Departmental Honors
EXPERIENCE:
Provost and Executive Dean, Nova Southeastern University, Health Professions Division. Fort
Lauderdale, Florida. February 2004 to present. Chief Operations Officer and Chief Educational Officer.
Provides leadership to Health Professions Vice Chancellors, Assistant Vice Chancellors, Deans and
Faculty. Responsible for the quality and effectiveness of all programs and ensures compliance with
University policies and procedures, county, state, and federal regulations and accreditation requirements.
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Professional Affairs. Nova Southeastern University, Health Professions
Division. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. October 1997 to February 2004. Coordinating external affairs for the
Health Professions Division including marketing, communications, and publications. Assists provost in
preparation and monitoring of budgets, financial data and estimating costs. Provides leadership and
direction in all areas of research for HPD including grants and contracts, faculty research and clinical
research trials.
• Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship. Nova Southeastern University, School of Business and
Entrepreneurship, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida April 1995 to October 1997. Instructor/Administrator
responsible for administration and direction of programs and services including the Small Business
Institute, Enterprise Ambassador Program and business incubator efforts. Planning, marketing, and
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coordinating educational programs for the center and maintaining relations with universities, corporations,
professional associations and government. As faculty, taught courses in Managerial Economics,
Municipal Finance, Introduction to Public Administration and Contemporary Entrepreneurship.
Town Administrator. Town of Davie, Florida March 1991-November 1994. Sept. 1979-July 1988
Chief Administrative Officer of the Town appointed by five-member Town Council. Supervising and
coordinating a full range of municipal activities in areas of law enforcement, fire protection, utilities,
public works, recreation, human services, zoning, planning, code enforcement, building inspection,
personnel, and administrative services. Management of a municipal corporation with an annual budget of
$40 million, 500 employees. As Town Administrator led successful annexation of many large
unincorporated communities including the industry-rich City of Hacienda Village.
City Manager. City of Hollywood, Florida July 1988 to March 1991. Chief Administrative officer
appointed by five-member city commission under a Council- Manager form of government. Annual
budget was $133 million with approximately 1500 employees. Management of a full range of municipal
services including law enforcement, fire protection, emergency medical services, public works, water and
sewer, recreation, planning and zoning, building inspection and other administrative services. City also
operates a regional sewage treatment facility serving other municipalities. As City Manager led
• annexation of 700 acres of prime industrial property known as Port 95 and several other successful
annexations.
President /Consultant. New Community Strategies, Inc. (NCS) Davie, Fl 1994-present. NCS provides a
wide range of community services that include budget and management, economic impact studies and
annexation and incorporation studies. New Community strategies conducts grant writing and grant
administration services for the City of Margate and has managed the Redevelopment Agency for that city.
NCS has provided management and administrative services to the Town of Loxahatchee Groves and the
Indian Trail Improvement District. NCS manages special taxing districts and serves as the finance director
for the Village of Bal Harbor. NCS also manages more than 29 condominium and homeowner
associations.
Assistant to the Mayor City of Lauderhill, Florida, November 1976 - August 1979
Research Analyst Office of the County Executive, County of Suffolk, N.Y 1974-1976
Management Analyst City of New York, Office of Management Systems. 1973-1974
Research Analyst City of New York, Office of the Mayor. 1970 - 1973
PUBLIC SERVICE:
Pi Alpha Alpha, Faculty Member, Public Administration Honor Society.
Chairman, South Florida Education Center 1985, 1992-1994
Board Member, and Chair Broward County Higher Education Facilities
� Authority, 2002. 1985-87.
Florida International University, Public Administration Graduate Advisory
B oard. 1988
Broward County Fire Academy Advisory Board, 1977
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Professional Advisory Board - C W Post College, Long Island
University Public Admin. Program, 1975
PUBLICATION5:
Books: Rosenbaum, Irving, Fixin�y Hall: Entre�reneurial Solutions for a
Municipal Makeover Ft. Lauderdale, FL: Southeastern Publications,
Studies: Rosenbaum, I& Detscher, M., Central Count�Y.
Unincorparated Neighborhood Annexation Study Prepared for
the Board of Commissioners, Broward County, 1999.
Rosenbaum, I& Detscher, M., South Central County Studv.
Unincorporated Neighborhood Annexation Study Prepared for the Board of
Commissioners, Broward County, 2001.
Rosenbaum, L& Detscher, M., Central Count��pdate.
Unincorporated Neighborhood Annexation Study Prepared for the Board of
• Commissioners, Broward County, 2003-2004.
BUSINESS:
Palmetto General Hospital Governing Board, 2005
Director, Regent Bank, Davie Florida 1985, 1995-present .
Chair Davie Economic Development Council, 2005
Davie Economic Development Council 1995-1996, 2001-2004
Advisory Board, TransFlorida Bank, 1983
Associate member, Fort Lauderdale Board of Realtors, 1983-1988
Board member, Health America of Florida (HMO) 1981-1983
PROFESSIONAL:
Broward County Government Efficiency Study Committee, 2005-2006
Broward County Charter Review Commission, 1994-1995 2006-2008
State of Florida, Public Service Commission, Nominating
Council, 1985-1988
Town of Davie, Municipal Code Review Board, 1995
Broward County Government. Efficiency Study Committee, 1983
Criminal Justice Planning Council, Broward County, 1984
Broward County Community Development Bloc Grant Comm.,
Health Care Foundation Inc. of Broward County
Broward County Solid Waste Advisory Committee
• Brookings Institution, Washington Public Policy Seminar 1981
Florida City and County Management Association
Chairman, City Manager Selection Committee, Cooper City,
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Washington Semester, State University of New York, 1970
AWARDS:
Community Advocacy Award. Susan B. Anthony Recovery Center,
October 2006.
Alvin S. Gross Community Service Award. Jewish Community Center,
2010
AFFILIATIONS:
International City Management Association
Davie Economic Development Council
Margate Chamber of Commerce
Plantation Chamber of Commerce
Women In Distress, Inc.
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Christopher Wallace
Experience 2003 — Present New Community Strategies Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Principal. As part of a regional consulting and management services firm,
providing financial and management services to units of local governments and
developers.
• Finance Director, contractual, City of Miami Gardens
• Finance Director, contractual, Village of Bal Harbor
• Finance Director, contractual, City of West Park
• District Manager, contractual, Coral Bay Community Development District
• Consultant, Davie Community Redevelopment Agency
• Conducted or oversaw long-range financial forecasts for municipalities and
developers.
• Conducted or oversaw fiscal impact studies for various municipalities and
developers.
• Provider of financial management services to not-for-profit agency in South
• Florida.
• Assisted in jump-starting an expanded Regional Activity Center in
conjunction with a South Florida –based University and its host
municipality, coordinating with the local CRA and other entities.
• Conducted study of South Florida municipality conceptual CRA area,
identifying financing possibilities utilizing both a CRA and Chapter
189/190 mechanisms, with a goal of reducing the amount of Section 8
voucher housing and preventing the economic conditions that led to the
deteriorating neighborhoods.
2001 – Present Munilytics, Inc. Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Consultant and President. Providing Consulting services to units of local
government and the developer community in areas cost/ benefit studies, revenue
enhancement, forecasting and budget development, employee benefit support,
financial statement support, and management and efficiency studies.
• Forecasted Fiscal Impact of DRI on two municipalities and provided
assistance in negotiations and interlocal agreements.
• Provided Financial Management operating advice and review and
recommendations of financial operations to municipality.
• Provided Long Term Budget Forecast of municipal operations for national
developer.
• Provided Fiscal Impact On Local Government Operations Analysis of
• Different Land Uses for national developer.
• Provided Consolidation of Services Study for a consortium of South Florida
municipalities.
• Provided utility acquisition and implementation services to a North Florida
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• Prepared over 20 fiscal impact analyses for land use and zoning changes.
1985-2001 Town of Davie Davie, Florida
Budget and Finance Director. Administrative and Professional work directing
the activities of the Budget and Finance Department. Responsible for
financial planning, budget and research, accounting and auditing, treasury
management, debt administration, procurement, payroll, and Town-wide
Information Systems, with emphasis on formulation and administration of
broad policies.
• Conducted over 20 annexation studies, identifying areas of financial benefit
to the Town.
• Facilitated development of CRA streetscape program by developing
financing mechanisms to advance fund improvements.
• Developed interest rate reduction program for CRA located business to
facilitate development and renovation of businesses.
• Coordinated with CRA, Economic Development, and Town agencies
economic incentive programs to help expand local pharmaceutical company.
• Implemented long-term financial policies designed to provide tax stability
. and diversity and to improve the financial condition of the Town.
• Implemented a long-term financial trend monitoring system to identify areas
of need or potential in the Town's financial plan.
• Developed long term capital project financing plans that addressed the
Town's needs for infrastructure improvement.
• Developed an internal interest rate hedge strategy.
• Administered defined benefit plans, 401 plans, and deferred compensation
plans.
• Conducted efficiency and operational audits of programs within the Town.
1983-1985 Town of Davie Davie, Florida
Town Accountant. Technical and Professional work related to the preparation of
financial statements and direct supervision of finance and accounting personnel.
Responsible for general accounting, internal auditing, financial reporting, and
computer systems. Assisted with budget preparation and special reporting and
analysis.
• Implemented corrections to internal accounting control systems
• Identified weaknesses in the Town's financial plans and
recommended development of long range goals and monitoring of plan
components.
� • Converted accounting system from manual system to computer system,
providing more up-to-date information with fewer errors.
• Implemented modern cash management techniques that saved time and
maximized interest earnings on Town deposits and cash transactions. These
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practices eliminated the need for one position immediately and the need
for as many as 3 positions long term.
• Overhauled payroll system to provide better record keeping with less
paperwork and assured compliance with federal tax code provisions.
• Assisted in budget developments that included the implementation of an
internal service fund strategy that would allow far financial stability and
continued capital source for internal equipment replacements.
• Recommended and implemented a full costing strategy that would allow the
Town to accurately identify its costs and target areas for improvement.
1979-1983 Federal Highway Administration Tallahassee, Florida
Assistant To Financial Manager. Technical and Administrative work involving
federal financial oversight of federal aid highway programs. Responsible for the
auditing of final vouchers of project costs, review of current billings for payments,
maintenance of revolving fund records and disbursements; month and year end
reconciliation and analysis of fund and account reports and assisted state agency as
necessary.
• Received the Federal Highway Administration's Special Achievement
Award for Superior Service and Outstanding Achievement.
. • Performed cash management analysis of state transactions that would result
in interest savings of hundreds of thousands of dollars to the State.
• Developed comprehensive review procedures that eliminated unnecessary
delays in processing, detection of more material errors, and uncovered
deficiencies in internal control procedures.
• Converted Division Office system from a manual system to a computerized
system.
Education and The Florida State University
Specialized B.S., Bu.riness Administration, Major in Accounting
Training
• Certificate in Financial Planning, Florida State University
• Derivative Risk Management, University of Chicago Graduate School
Business
• Financial Analysis For Evaluating Service Delivery, GFOA
• Public Budgeting, National Guidelines For Best Practices, GFOA
• Special Topics In Debt Financing, Debt Management, GFOA
• Freshwater Aquaculture, Nova Southeastern University
• Financial Management, Imaging, GFOA
. • Public Employee Retirement Administration, GFOA
• Governmental Pension Accounting, GFOA
• Economic Development Financing, GFOA
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• Risk Financing Options, GFOA
• Capital Budgeting and Financing, GFOA
• Planning and Sale of Municipal Bonds, GFOA
• Designing and Improving Cost Information and Control Systems, AMA
• Costing Government Services, GFOA
• Government Finance Officer's Association Of The United States and Canada
Affiliations
and • Florida Government Finance Officer's Association
Memberships • South Florida Government Finance Officer's and City Clerk's Association
• Charter Member, Budget Review Program, GFOA
• Davie Economic Development Council
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Project Understanding and Approach
New Community Strategies is familiar with Palm Beach County and the local environment regarding
annexation as a result of our earlier work in the Town of Loxahatchee Groves and our work in the Indian
Trail Improvement District. A strategic planned approach is the best way to achieve expansion of tax
base that results from annexation. Annexation in Florida is difficult and complicated.
In previous annexation efforts and reports, Dr. Rosenbaum has assembled information for residents and
businesses and noted advantages and disadvantages of annexation. The South County Study report for
Broward County and the Central County Report both resulted in successful annexation by neighboring
Cities.
NCS will provide advice and consultation regarding annexation laws and procedures at no additional
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Additional Required Information:
Names and positions of each professional to be assigned to this contract, including familiarity with
projects of a similar nature:
Dr. Irving Rosenbaum, President
Christopher Wallace, Principal
Estimated amount of involvement expressed as a percentage of time, of each of the staff inembers:
Dr. Irving Rosenbaum, 85%
Christopher Wallace, 15°Io
Willingness and ability to complete the project within the time and budget constraints, considering the
firm's and individual current and projected workload. Identify any conditions that might restrict your
availability to work on the project:
NCS has met very strict timelines and has produced quite a few reports under budget. NCS has a fully
qualified and cross-trained staff to provide support for any of the team members involved in this project. The
project deadline and budget will be met.
• Resumes of academic training and employment in the applicable �elds:
These items are included in this submittal.
Evidence of possession of required licenses or business permits:
A copy of the company's corporate filing with the State of Florida, and Business Tax License with the Town
of Davie and Broward County are included this submittal.
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Previous Experience and References:
Town of Davie Annexations. As Town Administrator initiated more than 50 Annexations. Using all
three methods permitted by statute: voluntary annexations by property owner, annexation by referendum
and annexation by action of the legislature. Also initiated the annexation of the City of Hacienda Village,
an adjacent municipality with a rich industrial tax base. Successfully resolved disputed annexations
through the court system.
Contact: Kristi Caravella, Asst. City Manager
6591 SW 45 Street
Davie, FL 33314
(954) 797-2099
City of Hollywood Annexations. As City Manager initiated the annexation of Port 95 Commerce Park, a
large office/industrial complex. Negotiated and initiated many other annexations.
Contact: Cameron Benson, City Manager
(954) 921-3201
Central Countv Study. Unincorporated Neighborhood Annexation Study Prepared for the Board of
Commissioners, Broward County, 1999 (with Marsa Detscher).
Contact: Cynthia S. Chambers, Director, D.E.P. and Growth Management
� (954)357-6613
South Central Countv Study. Unmcorporated Neighborhood Annexation Study Prepared for the Board
of Commissioners, Broward County, 2001 (with Dr. Marsa Detscher).
Contact: Cynthia S. Chambers, Director, D.E.P. and Growth Management
(954) 357-6613
Central County Studv Update. Unincorporated Neighborhood Annexation Study Prepared for the Board
of Commissioners, Broward County, 2003-2004 (with Dr. Marsa Detscher).
Contact: Cynthia S. Chambers, Director, D.E.P. and Growth Management
(954) 357-6613
Incorporation of the Citv of Weston. Contributing to and monitoring incorporation study for a new
municipality for Arvida Corporation. 1993.
Contact: Roy Rogers ( Retired from Arvida)
(954) 445-1701
Citv of Cooper City.Annexations, Consulting.
Contact: Christopher Farrell, Former City Manager
415 NW North River Drive, #401
Stuart, FL 34994
(954)260-2429
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New Community Strategies will charge an all-inclusive fee of $30,000.
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Samples of Reports and Analyses.
Dr. Irving Rosenbaum prepared the South Central County Study for Broward County in 2001. The Study
is included in the RFP Submittal Package.
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Experience Freparing Strategic Plans with Annexation Issues:
The Broward County Legislative Delegation enacted a policy of annexing all unincorporated areas by
2005. Dr. Irving Rosenbaum and Dr. Marsa Detscher prepared the strategic plan for annexation for
Broward County, for the South County area, and for the Central County area. A series of options were
studied in each case, which included incorporation or annexation. Dr. Rosenbaum and Dr. Detscher
prepared the background information by assembling the demographic data along with information about
municipal services provided by each adjacent municipality including the cost of such service for the use
of developing the strategic plan. The Central County Study and South County Study resulted in
unincorporated areas being annexed into the City of Hollywood and City of Dania. As a result of the
strategic plan included in the Central County Study, unincorporated areas were annexed into the City of
Ft. Lauderdale and the City of Lauderhill.
In the preparation of the Strategic Plan, an initial 10 page assessment report was prepared and sent to the
citizens. Throughout the entire process, the citizens were directly involved and provide a great amount of
feedback and ultimately the citizens decided on the Strategic Vision.
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BRpWARD COUNTY �OCAL BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT � TowrlOFDnV�
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ROSEN6Al1M IRVING DPA
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DAVIF FL 33328
2009-2010
� 2010 FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT FILED
DOCUMENT# P94000079130 Secretary'o Stete
Entfty Name: NEW COMMUNITY STRATEGIES, INC
Currmt PNnelpal Place of 8usiness: New Principal Place oT Buslness:
4801 SOUTH UNNERSIN DRIVE
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ROSEN64UM, IRVINf ROBENBAUM, IRVIN�3
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The above named en",ity submi�s t�is sfalement For the purpose of changing its registere0 olflce or regislered agen�, or both,
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� on trustee emMwared ro execute t�is rePOrt as re9uired bY ChaPter 60'7. Florida S[atutes: and Mat mY name aPPears abo�e. or
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Proposer's Certification Form
PROROSER'S GERTIFICATION FORM
The under signed Praposer certifies that he/she has read, carefully examined, and tharoughiy
understands the terms, conditians, and specifications contained in the RFP and any other
documents accompanying or made a part of this RFP and states as follows:
I hereby propose to fumish the services spec�ed in the RFP. Furthermore, I agree to abide by all
canditions of this RFP. I certif}r that ail information contained in this submittal is truthful to the best of
my knowledge and belief. i further certify that i am duly authorized to submit this Proposal on behalf
of the flrm or entity who is the Proposer, as its act and deed and that the Proposer is ready, wifling
and able to perfonn if awarded the contract. 1 further certify that this Proposal is made withaut prior
understanding, agreement, connection, discussion, or collusion with any person, firm or corporation
submitting a Proposal far the same service; no o�cer, employee or agent of the Village of Tequesta
or of any other Proposer is interested in the Proposal; and that the undersigned executed this
Propaser's Cerkification with full knowledge and understanding of the matters therein contained and
was duly autharized to do so.
� BY:
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SIC�'kfATURE
Dr. Irving Rosenbaum, President
PRINTED NAME
STATE OF: Florida �
COUNTY: Broward
Sworn to and subscribed before me this �. �"� day of 2010. ._
SIGNATURE OF NOTAftY: �� � " w ` � � �7�
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Drug-Free Workplace Form
DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE FORM
The undersigned vendor in accardance with Florida Statute 287.087 her�b�`5:,�;[1�t�that -
New Communitv Strategies, Inc. (name of business) doss does no {circle
appropriate respanse):
1. Publish a statement notifying employees that the untawful manufacture, distribution,
dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the workplace,
and specifying the actions that wili be taken against empioyees for violations of such
prohibition.
2. fnform employees abau# the cianger of drug abuse in the warkplace, the business's
policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace, and any available drug counseling.
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References Form
REFERENGES FC1RM
Ttre Viilage may contact some of the Proposer's current and former cfients, both supplied by the
Proposer and independentiy derived, to request that they validate the qualifications of the
Proposer and the accuracy of the claims made by the Proposer in its Proposal, and that they
assess the Proposer's ability to perForm the types, level and quality of services that the Village
desires.
Pravide at least three (3) references (preferably municipal govemments ar other govemmental
agencies of similar size in Flarida) far your cornpany, where your company has provided the
same or similar services within the last two (2) years.
Current References:
1. Name of B�award County Board of Caunty Cammissioners
FirmlA enc :
Address: 115 S. Andrews Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
Cont2ct: C nth Chambers
Title: Director, Dept. of Environmental Protections and Growth Mana ement
Telephone: {g54) 35�-6613
EmaiL' chambers broward.or
� 2. Name of Tawn of Southwest Ranches
Firrn/A enc :
� Add ress: 6589 SW 160th Avenue, Southwest Ranches, FL 33331
ContaCt: Charles H. L nn
Title: Town Administrator
Telephone: �g54) 343-7476
Email: clynn southwestranches.or
3. �lame of Town of Loxahatchee Groves
Firm/A enc :
Address: 14579 Southern Blvd, Suite 2, Loxahatchee �roves, FL 33470
Contact: David Brawnin
Title: Ma or
Telephone:
(561) 215-7668
Email: bdave442 bellsouth.net
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Public Entities Crimes Form
PUBLlC ENTITY CRIMES FORM
THIS FOFtM MUST BE SIGNED AND SWORN t0 IN THE PRESENCE OF A NOTARY
PUBL{C OR OTHER OFFICIAL AUTHORIZED TQ ADMINISTER OATHS.
1. This sworn statement is submitted to VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA
gY; Dr. Irving Rosenbaum, President
(Print individual's name and title)
FOR: New Cammunitv Strateaies. I�c.
(Print name of entity submitting swom statement)
Whose business address is and (if applicable) its Federai Employer ldentifcation
Number (FEIN) is .6�- 5 asssi (if the entity has no FEIN, include the
�cscial Security Number of the individual signing this savorn statement).
2. I understand that a"public entity crime" as defined in Paragraph 287.133(1 )(g), Flarida
Statutes, means a viQlatian af any state or federal law by a person with respect to and
directly related to the transaction of business with any public entity or with an agency or
political subdivisian of any other state or of fhe United States, including, but not limited
to, any Propasal or contract for goods or services to be provided to any public entity or
an agency or political su�diuision of any other state or of the United States and invnlving
antitrust, fraud, theft, bribery, co{lusion, racketeering, conspiracy, or material
misrepresentation.
� 3. I understand that "convicted" or "conviction" as defined in Paragraph 287.133(1)(b),
Florida Statutes, means a finding of guilt or a canviction of a public entity crime, with or
withaut an adjudication of guilt, in any federal or state trial court of record relating to
charges braught by indictment ar information after July 1, 1989, as a resutt of a jury
verdict, no jury tria(, or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendre.
4. I understand that an "affiliate" as defined in Paragraph 287. 133(1}(a}, Florida Statutes,
means: 4-1. A predecessor or successor of a person convicted of a publ'rc entity crime:
or
4-2. Any entity under the control of any natural person who is active in the management of
the entity and who has been convicted of a public entity crime. The term "affiliate"
includes those officers, directors, executives, partners, shareholders, employees,
m�mbers, and agents who are active in the management of an affiliate. The ownership
by one person of shares constituting a controtling intec�est another persan, or a paoling of
equipment or income among persons when not for fair market value under an arm's
length agreement, strall be a prima facie case that ane person controls another person.
A person who knowingly enters into a joint uenture with a person who has been
convicted of a public entity crime in the State of Ftorida during the preceding 36 months
shail be considered an affiliate.
5. I understand that a"person" as defined in Raragraph 287.133(()(e), F/arlda Sfatutes,
means any natural person or entity organized under the laws of any state or af the
United States with the legal power to enter into a binding confract and which Proposal
applies to Proposals on contracts for the provision af goods or services let by a public
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entity, or which otherwise transacts or applies to transact business with a public ent+ty.
The term "person" includes those o�cers, directors, executives, partners, shareholders,
employees members, and agents who are active in the management of an entity.
6. Based on information and belisf, the statement, which I have marked below, is true in
relation to the entity submitting this sworn statement. (indicate which s#atement appiies)
x Neither the entity submitting this sworn statement, nor any of its o�cers, directors,
executives, partners, shareholders, employees, members or agents who are active in
the management of the entity, nor any affiliate of the entity has been charged with and
convicted of a public entity crime subsequent to July 1, 1989.
The entity submitting this swom statement, or one or more of its officer's directors,
executives, partners, shareholders, employees, members or agents who are active in
the management of the entity, nor any affiliate of the entity has been charged with and
convicted af a public entity crime subsequent to July 1, 1989.
The entity submitting this swom statement, or o�e of more of its officer's directars,
executives, partners, shareholders, employees, members ar agents who are active in
the management of the entity, nor any affliate of the entity has been charged writh and
cornicted of a public entity crime subsequent to July 1, 1389. However, there has been a
subsequent proceeding before a Hearing O�cer of the State of Florida, Division of
Administrative Hearin�s and the Final Order entered by the Hearing Officer determined
that it was not in the pubfic interest to place the entity submi#ting this swom statement on
khe convicted vendor list. (Attach a copy of the final order)
I UNDERSTAND THAT TNE SUBMISSION OF THIS FORM TO THE CONTRACTING
OFFICER FOR TME PUBLIC ENTITY IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH I ABOVE IS FOR THAT
� PUBUC ENTITY ONLY AND THAT THIS FQRM IS VALID THROUGH DECEMBER 31 OF THE
CALENDAR YEAR W WHICH IT 1� FILED. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT I AM REQUIRED TO
INFORM THE PUBLIC ENTITY PRI4R TO ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT IN EXCESS OF
THE THRESHOLD AMOUNT PROVIDED IN SECTION 287.017, FLORIDA STATUTES FOR
CATEG�RY TWO OF ANY CHANGE IN THE INFORMATIC?N CONTAINED IN THIS FORM.
STATE OF: Florida
COUNTY: Broward �
Sworn to and subscribed before me this �day of 2010.
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• South Central County Study Area
INTRODUCTION
Purpose and Form of the Studx
The purpose ofthis Study is to create a demographic, financial, socioeconomic, public
safety and land use profile of the unincorporated area of Broward County identified as the
South Central County Study Area, its five sub-areas, and the adjacent jurisdictions of Dania
Beach and Hollywaod in order to establish a cost-benefit base line for future annexation(s).
This Study presents data pertaining to the entire South Central County Study Area, its
sub-areas, and the Cities of Dania Beach and Hollywaod with each described using the data
pravided by the various cantributing resources. In all cases, every effort was made to provide
information consistent with the Scope of Services.
South Central Countv Studv Area
The South Central County Study Area is composed of five (5) neighborhood sub-areas
described herein as:
5ub-Area Neighborhoods
A Estates of Fort Lauderdale and Ravenswood Estates;
. B Arapahoe Farms and Young Israel;
C Remainder of the unincorporated lands in the South Central County
Study Area south of Griffin Road not already included
in Sub-Areas A or B
D All unincorporated lands in the Sauth Central County Study Area north
of Griffin Road and south ofthe Dania Cut-Off Canal;
a nd
E All unincarporated lands in the South Central Caunty Study Area north
of the Dania Cut-Off Canal.
Sub-Areas A, B, C, and D are largely residential in character, with a minimum of non-
residential uses. The housing types and values vary both within and amang the sub-areas
as do the income and education level profiles. Aside from a limited amount af vacant
commercial and industrial land, nearly all growth in these sub-areas will be thraugh residential
development or redevelopment as available vacant land resources are dwindling.
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� Due to the relatively large amount of residential land and small amount of existing and
future commercial and industrial land uses, the South Central Caunty Study Area serves
largely as a bedroom community ta the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Miami-Dade/Palm Beach
economic engines. Further, it is unlikely that there will be any significant change to the land
use ratios that will even minimally increase the non-residential tax base. Due to this existing
and continued high residential to non-residential land use ratio, the ad valorem tax base
remains stable and moderate while the demand for services is substantial and has the
propensity to increase over time.
Sub-Area E abuts the Broward County Resource Recovery Plant, contains no
residential properties and is either agricultural or industrial in use. Due to the necessity to
retain control over the Broward County Resource Recovery Plant, the Broward County
Commission has determined that the Plant is not subject ta annexation.
Annexation Policv
Historically, the Cities of Dania Beach and Hollywood mainly targeted high revenue-
praducing commercial and industrial areas adjacent to theirjurisdictions far annexation. The
Alanco annexation by Hollywood in 1990 which extended the city limits in a narrow northerly
direction, and the extensive westward annexations by Dania Beach in the same year are
examples of this trend. The largely residential sub-areas addressed in this study remain
under the jurisdiction of Braward Caunty, though both Dania Beach and Hollywood have
expressed an interest in incorporating mast of the entire South Central County Study Area
into their respective cities.
� In 1996, the Broward County Legislative delegation introduced a Special Act passed
by the Florida Legislature. This legislation restricts the practice of piecemeal annexations
within the county, and set a goal that all unincorporated areas are to be either annexed into
existing cities ar incorporated as new municipalities by the year 2010. The delegation
established an Ad Hoc Committee on Annexation Policy to study annexation and receive
public input and testimony.
In 1997, the Broward Caunty Board of County Commissioners adapted recommended
policies for annexation that provided for interlacal agreements between the county and
potential annexing municipalities. The Caunty Commission has urged that unincorporated
area residents be given the opportunity to provide meaningful input at all stages af the
annexation process. The Commission also allowed that whenever possible, fiscally feasible,
and reasonable, consideration would be given to the establishment of a new municipality.
This Study was authorized by the County Commission to aid unincorporated area
residents in the South Central County Study Area and the Cities of Dania Beach and
Hollywood in the annexation decision making process.
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� Definition of Annexation Terms
The terms used in this Study are defined in Chapters 165 and 171, Florida Statutes,
and are provided below.
Annexation means the adding of real property to the boundaries of an
incorparated municipality, such addition making the subject real property in every
way a part of the municipality, conducted in accardance with Florida Statute 171.
Compactness means the concentration of a property in a single area, and
precludes any annexation action which would create enclaves, pockets, or finger
areas in serpentine patterns. Annexations should be designed to ensure that the
area is reasonably compact in order to provide for an efficient delivery of
services.
Contiguous means that a substantial part of the boundary of the praperty that is
the subject of annexatian has a common boundary with the annexing
municipality.
Contraction means the de-annexation, or reversion of, a property from a
municipality to its status as unincorporated pursuant to Chapter 171, Florida
Statutes.
Enclave means an improved or developed area surrounded by a single
municipality or bounded by a single municipality and a natural or man-made
� obstacle that allows the passage of vehicular traffic to that unincorporated area
through the single municipality.
Municipalitv means a municipal corporation created pursuant to Article VIII,
Section 2a ofthe Florida Constitution, Chapter 165.061 F.S. and/ar by a Special
Act of the Florida Legislature.
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• Annexation Reauirements
Chapter 171 of the Florida Statutes prescribes the procedures a municipality must
follow in order to annex contiguous, compact, unincorporated lands. The relevant partions
of the Statute that are applicable to this Study are:
Section 171.0413, Florida Statutes. Annexation procedures. - Any municipality
may annex contiguous, compact, unincarparated territory in the follawing
manner:
(1) An ordinance propasing to annex an area of contiguous, compact,
unincorporated territary shall be adopted by the governing body afthe annexing
municipality pursuant to the pracedure for the adoptian of a non-emergency
ordinance established by s. 166.Q41. Each such ordinance shall propose only
one reasonably compact area to be annexed. However, prior to the ardinance
of annexation becoming effective, a referendum on annexatian shall be held as
set out below, and if approved by the referendum, the ordinance shall become
effective 10 days after the referendum, or as otherwise provided in the
ordinance, but nat more than 1 year following the date of the referendum.
(2} Following the final adoptiQn of the ordinance of annexation by the governing
body of the annexing municipality, the ordinance shall be submitted to a vote of
the registered electors of the area proposed to be annexed. If the proposed
ordinance would cause the total area annexed pursuant to this section during
any one calendar year period cumulatively to exceed mare than 5 percent of the
total land area of the municipality or cumulatively to exceed more than 5 percent
� af the municipal population, the ordinance shall be submitted by a separate vote
af the registered electors of the annexing municipality and the area proposed to
be annexed. The referendum for annexation shall be called and conducted and
the expense thereof paid by the governing body af the annexing municipality.
(3) If the referendum is held only in the area proposed to be annexed and
receives a majority vote, or if the ordinance is submitted to a separate vote of the
registered electors of the annexing municipality and the area praposed to be
annexed and there is a separate majority vote for annexation in the annexing
municipality and in the area proposed to be annexed, the ordinance shall
become effective on the date specified therein. If there is any majority vote
against annexation, the ordinance shall not become effective, and the area
proposed to be annexed shall not be the subject of an annexation ordinance for
a period of 2 years from the date of the referendum on annexation.
The Statute continues with the format of the prerequisites to annexation, which include
the preparation of an annexation study by the annexing municipality assessing the impact of
annexation on the municipality. This analysis must identify the costs of providing services to
the area proposed for annexation, as well as the source for funding such expenses. The
study is filed with the County Commission.
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• A municipality may propose the annexation of land if that land is contiguous and
reasonably compact, and the area is not within another municipality. Additionally, the area
must be in part urban in character.
Depending on the language in the special annexation act or annexation agreement,
after annexation the newly annexed area may be subject to some, or all, laws and regulations
in effect within the municipality. Municipalities may adopt the county land use plan into the
local comprehensive plan, and incorporate the county zoning code into their own, as in the
case of the 1996 annexation of lands by the City of Dania Beach. Municipal franchise
agreements in effect for at least six months before annexation that provide for solid waste
collection services remain in effect for five years or the remainder af the franchise term,
whichever is shorter.
The South Central County Study Area appears to meet the criteria established in the
Special Act for annexation since it is in part urban in character and no part is presently within
a municipality. Additionally, the Area is reasonably compact and is contiguous to the Cities
of Dania Beach and Hollywood.
The Legislative Delegation has the final authority over the eventual annexation of all
or part of the South Central County Study Area into the Cities of Dania Beach and/or
Hollywoad.
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South Central County Study Area
Profile
The South Central County Study Area is composed of four residential sub-areas (A,
B, C, & D) and one industrial/agricultural sub-area (E). According to the 1990 U.S. Census
data, the South Central County Study Area had a population of 7,115 (see Table 1: 1990
Population, Age and Ethnicity). The 1990 population was composed of6,178 (86.8°�) white
non-Hispanics, 643 (9°r6) Hispanics, 199 (2.8°r6} black non-Hispanics, 71 (1 °�) Asian non-
Hispanics, and 24 (less than 1%} Native American and other non-Hispanics. Less than 2Q°r6
of the population was under the age of 18 during the 1990 Census. Population projections for
the Study Area reflect an average annual growth rate of around 1°� between the years 2000
to 2010 (see Table 2: Population Projections).
Mare than 80% of all housing units in the Study Area were occupied during the 1990
Census; more than two-thirds were owner-occupied and the remainder were rentals {see
Table 3: Housing Occupancy). The number of housing units is projected to grow to s total of
3,907 in the year 2000, and 4,247 in the year 2010 (see Table 4: Housing Unit Projections).
Almost one-third of all housing units reported in the 1990 U.S. Census data consisted of
single-family detached and attached homes (see Table 5: Housing Units by Type). Multi-
family units — duplexes and structures containing between three and 49 units — comprised
almast 29°�6 of the housing stock. Almost 40°� of the housing units were characterized as
"mobile homes and others". Almost two-thirds of all housing units were valued between
$50,000 and $99,999, based on 1989 dollar values (see Table 6: Housing Values). Fewer
� than 6°� of the units were valued at less than $50,000; 70 housing units (8.4°r6 of the total)
were valued at $299,999 ar more.
The South Central County Study Area has a tatal taxable value (1999 value) of
$197,578,710 (see Table 7: Property Tax Values by Type of Use}. The 3,097 residential
parcels account for $186,967,390 or 84.5% of the total taxable value. The remaining non-
residential lands comprise $30,611,320 ar 15.5°r6 of the tatal taxable value. Vacant and
improved commercial parcels totaled almost $7.8 million (3.9°r6 of the total) in taxable value;
improved industrial lands were valued at $530,910 (0.3% of the total); an agricultural parcel
was valued at almost $10 million (5.0% of the total); and institutional, non-agricultural and
other miscellaneous lands totaled almost $12.5 million (6.1 °� of the total) in taxable value.
There are 2,113 partial or complete property tax exemptions in the South Central
County Study Area (see Table 8: Property Tax Exemption Value). The total value of property
exempted from taxation is $71,232,840. This amounts to 26.5°r6 of total property valuation in
the South Central County Study Area.
There are 1,700 parcels subject to a homestead exemption. According to the 1990
U.S. Census, residential property owners occupied 68.3°�6 of all occupied dwellings. The
housing unit projection for the year 2000 is 3,907 units. If the occupancy rate remained the
same as reported in the 1990 U.S. Census, and the proportion of owner-occupants remained
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• the same, approximately 2,140 dwelling units would be occupied by owners in the year 2000.
A homestead exemption may be filed for property that is owner-occupied, subject to specific
additional residency requirements. A maximum of 440 additional residential parcels might be
eligible for homestead exemptions (the difference between the estimated number af owner-
occupied dwellings projected for the year 2000, and the current number of homestead
exemptions in the South Central County Study Area). It is not known at this time how many
of the 440 parcels may satisfy the homestead exemptian requirement.
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• Sub-Area A Profile
The portion of the Study Area identified as Sub-Area A includes the Estates of Fort
Lauderdale and Ravenswaod Estates. The Estates of Fart Lauderdale and Ravenswood
Estates are located in the eastern portion of the South Central County Study Area and are
generally bounded on the east by Ravenswoad Road, on the west by Lagoon Drive, an the
north by Southwest SOth Street, and on the south by Southwest 58th Manar or Stirling Road.
The area consists of approximately 380 acres and is primarily residential in character.
The 1990 U.S. Census data for Sub-Area A includes the data far Sub-Area B as well;
this data is reported in Tables 10 through 13. The 1990 population for Sub-Areas A and B
was 2,979, with almost 93°r6 af the population reported as white, non-Hispanic; Hispanics
comprised 4.7°r6 of the papulation (see Table 10: 1990 Population, Age, and Ethnicity).
Almost 16% of the population was under the age of 18; more than one-quarter of the
population was aged 65 and older. Owners occupied almost 84% of all occupied dwelling
units (see Table 11: Housing Occupancy). The vacancy rate in Sub-Areas A and B was
almost 26°�6. One-quarter of all dwelling units consisted of single-family (detached and
attached) homes (see Table 12: Housing Units by Type). Two-thirds of all housing units were
classified as "mobile homes and others". Almost three-quarters of all homes were valued at
between $50,000 and $99,999, according to the 1990 U.S. Census and reported in 1989
dollars (see Table 13: Housing Values).
Residential land accounts for 97.3°r6 of the total taxable value in Sub-Area A(see Table
14: Property Tax Value by Type of Use). Mobile homes comprises 74°r6 of the taxable
residential value, and 17% of the taxable residential value is attributable to single-family
� homes. One improved commercial parcel contributes more than $1.5 million in taxable value,
2.7°,6 of the total taxable value in Sub-Area A.
There are 1,070 partial or complete property tax exemptions in Sub-Area A; more than
three-quarters af these are homestead exemptions (see Table 15: Property Tax Exemption
Value). Approximately 30% of the total land value in Sub-Area A is exempt from taxation.
Table 10: Sub-Areas A and B
1990 Po ulation, A e, and Ethnicit
199q Po ulation 2,97 % of Total
Males 1,42 47.9°/a
Females 1,55 52.1%
A e of Po ulation
0-4 years 15 5.1 %
5-17 years 31 10.7%
18-44 years 99 33.5°�
45-64 year 75 25.3°/a
65+ ears 75 25.4%
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Eth n icit
White, Non-Hispanic 2,76 92.8%
Black, Non-Hispanic 4 '1.6°k
NafNe American, Non- <0.1%
Hispanic
Asian, Non-Hispanic 2 0.7°h
Other Non-Hispanic 1 <0.1°k
His anic 14 4.796
Table 11: Sub-Areas A and B
Housing Occupanc
1990 Units 1,830 % of Total
ccupied Units 1,357 74.2°k
Owne 1,13 83.4°k]
Rente 22416.5%]
acant 474 25.9%
easonal 386
Note : Almost 85% of all occupied units are owner-occupied; vacancy rate near 26%
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Housing Units b Type
T e # Units % of Total
Single-family, Detached 184 10.1°h
Single-family, Attached 261 14.3%
Duplex Units 126 6.9%
3 or 4 Units 13 0.7%
5— 19 Units 37 2.0°�
20 — 49 Units 0 0°k
50 + Units 0 096
Mobile Horries, Other 1,208 66.0%
TOt81 1 �829 100.0%
Note : One-quarter of all units consist of single-family (detached and attached) homes; two-thirds were
classified as mobile homes and others
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Table 13: Sub-Areas A and B
Housin Values
Unit Value # Units °lo of Total
Greater than $299,999 40 12.2°k
$200,000 — 299,999 7 2.1 %
$150,000 —199,999 16 4.9°k
$125,000 —149,999 7 2.1 °k
$100,000 —124,999 17 5.2°k
$75,000 — 99,999 149 45.3%
$50,000 — 74,999 86 26.1 %
$40,000 — 49,999 2 0.6%
$30,000 — 39,999 3 0.9%
$20,000 — 29,999 1 0.3%
< $19,999 1 0.3°r6
Total 329 100.0%
Note: Reported housing values (1989 dollarsl indicate almost three-quarters of all units valued between $50,000 and $99,999
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Area Study
• CENTRAL COUNTY AREA
Unincorporated Neighborhood Representatives
Mr. Joe Major, Broward County Civic Coalition Inc.
Mrs. Lois Howell, Boulevard Gaxdens
Mr. Jacob Greene, Broward Estates Civic Association
Mr. Melvin Davis, Friends of Fxanklin PaYk
Dr. Magdalene Lewis, Golden Heights Homeowners
Ms. Slvrley Small, Melrose Park Homeowners Association
Mr. Richard I. Linton, Rock Island/Roya1 Palm HOA
Rev. Misbell Clair, Roosevelt Gardens HOA
Mr. Edward Simmons, St. George Civic Association, Inc.
Mrs. Irene Hall, Washington Park HOA
Mr. James Bradley Jr., West Ken-Lark Homeowners Assoc.
Broward County Commissioners
Norman Abramowitz
• Scott I. Cowan
Suzanne N. Gunzburger
Kristin D. Jacobs
Ilene Lieberman
Lori Nance Parrish
John E. Rodstrom, Jx.
County Administrator
Roger Desjarlais
Broward County Comprehensive and Neighborhood Planning Division
Cyntlua Chambers, Director
Cathy Randazzo
Donald Stone
Renee Crichton
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• INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY
This Study incorporates information generated from an extensive gathering of financial
information, data and facts, presented to aid central county residents in making decisions
concerning governance options. Tables and information attached are presented to help residents
and property owners to identify the impact that the different options might have on the costs for
services, and the types of services they might expect. Information is also presented on the cost
and impact of a new incorporated city for the Central County Area.
The Central County Area includes Boulevard Gardens, Broward Estates, Franklin Park,
Golden Heights, Melrose Park, Rock Island, Roosevelt Gardens, St. George, Washington Park,
and West Ken-Lark. The Central County Area is sunounded by the Cities of Fort Lauderdale,
Lauderdale Lakes, Lauderhill, Oakland Park and Plantation. This Study includes an analysis of
all of these cities except the City of Oakland Park.
ANNEXATION POLICY
Historically neighboring cities have annexed high revenue producing commercial and
industrial areas in central Broward leaving the residential areas under the jurisdiction of the
• County Commission. In 1996 the Broward County Legislative Delegation passed a local bill re-
stricting the practice of piecemeal annexation. It further required that all unincorporated areas
were to be annexed or incorporated as municipalities by 2010. The Delegation established an Ad
Hoc Annexation Committee to study annexation and take public testimony.
In 1997 the Broward County Commission passed recommended policies for annexation
providing for inter-local agreements between the county and annexing municipalities and urging
that unincorporated area residents be given meaningful input at all stages of the anne�cation proc-
ess. (See the Ad Hoc Committee on Annexation Policy Report and Broward County Board of
County Commissioners Resolution 1997 - 0679 in Appendices N and V.) It further allowed
that, whenever possible and reasonable, and when fiscally feasible, consideration be given to the
establishment of a new municipality. The County Commission authorized studies of the unincor-
porated communities to aid residents in the decision making process.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Several of the terms used throughout this study are defined in the Florida Statutes and
are provided below.
. Annexatior, means the adding of real property to the boundaries of an incorporated
municipality, such addition making such real property in every way a part of the municipality.
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Compactness means concentration of a piece of property in a single area and precludes any •
action which would create enclaves, pockets, or finger areas in serpentine patterns. Any
annexation proceeding in any county in the state shall be designed in such a manner as to ensure
that the area will be reasonably compact.
Conti ous means that a substantial part of a boundary of the territory sought to be annexed by
a municipaliry is conterminous with a part of the boundary of the municipality.
Contraction means the reversion of real property within municipal boundaries to an
unincorporated status.
Enclave means:
(a) Any unincorporated improved or developed area that is enclosed within and bounded
on all sides by a single municipality; or
(b) Any unincorporated improved or developed area that is enclosed within and bounded
by a single municipality and a natural or manmade obstacle that allows the passage of
vehicular traffic to that unincorporated area only through the municipality.
Incorporation means the establishment of a municipality.
Municipalitv means a municipaliry created pursuant to general or special law authorized or •
recognized pursuant to ... the State Constitution.
(Sections 165.031 and 171.031, Florida Statutes)
LEGAL AND PROCEDURAL 1MPLICATIONS
Annexation Requirements
The Statutes dictate the procedures a municipaliry must follow to annex contiguous,
compact, unincorporated lands. Chapter 171, F.S., as modified by House Bill No. 2637,
provides, in part, the following:
171.0413 F.S. Annexation procedures. Any municipality may annex contiguous,
compact, unincorporated territory in the following manner:
(1) An ordinance proposing to annex an area of contiguous, compact,
unincorporated territory shall be adopted by the governing body of the annexing
municipality pursuant to the procedure for the adoption of a nonemergency
ordinance establish ,d by s. 166.041. Each such ordinance shall propose only one
reasonably compact area to be annexed. However, prior to the ordinance of •
annexation becocning effective, a referendum on annexation shall be held as set
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• TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table Contents ...........................................................................................................1
Listof Tables ...................................................................................................................4
Chapter I— Introduction to the Study
Anne�cation Policy .................................................................................................... I - 1
Definition of Terms ................
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Legal and Procedural Implications .......................................................................... I- 2
Chapter II — Broward County/Central County Area Profiles
Broward County — Introduction ............................................................................. II - 1
General Profile ................................................................................................... II - 2
Population, Education and Income ......................................:........................... II - 3
Profile of Electorate ............................................................................................II - 4
Housing .....................................................................................................II - 6
Central County Area
Map Depicting Central County Area/Adjacent Municipalities
Introduction ....................................................................................................... II - 7
• Broward Estates/St. George ...........:...................................................................II = 8
Franklin ......................................................................................................II 12
Melrose Park ...................................:. ...............................II - 16
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Rock Island .........................................................................................................II - 20
Washington Park/Boulevard Gardens/Golden Heights/
Roosevelt .................................................................................II - 24
WestKen-Lark ....................................................................................................II - 28
Broward County — Govemment Profile .................................................................II - 32
Boards and Committees ....................................................................................II - 32
Level Service Analysis ....................................................................................II - 36
LawEnforcement ...................................................................................II - 36
Fire and Emergency Medical Services ...................................................II - 39
Community Services ..............................................................................II - 40
Environmental Services .........................................................................II - 42
Community and Economic Development ........................................... - 44
Chapter III — City of Fort Lauderdale
Map Depicting City in Relation to Central County Area
Introduction ............................................................................................................. III - 1
Population, Education and Income .........................................................................III - 2
Profile Electorate .................................................................... .............................III - 3
. Housing Data ............................................................................................................III - 4
Govemment ..................................................................................................III - 5
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Boards Committees ...........................................................................................III - 5 •
Level of Service Analysis ..........................................................................................III - 10
Law Enforcement ..............:................................................................................III - 10
Fire and Emergency Medical Service .................................................................III - 13
Community Services .......................................................................................... III - 16
Environmental Services ..................................................................................... III - 22
Community and Economic Development ........................................................III - 24
Chapter N- City of Lauderdale Lakes
Map Depicting City in Relation to Central County Area
Introduction ............................................................................................................. N - 1
Population, Education and Income ................:........................................................ N- 2
Profile Electorate ..................................................................................................N - 3
HousingData ............................................................................................................N - 4
Government ..................................................................................................N - 5
Boards Committees ........................................................................................... N- 5
I.evel of Service Analysis .......................................................................................... N- 6
LawEnforcement ............................................................................................... N - 6
Fire and Emergency Medical Service ................................................................. N- 8
Community Services .......................................................................................... N - 9
Environmental Services ................ .......................................................... N - 11 �
Community and Economic Development ........................................................ N- 12
Chapter V— City of Lauderhill
Map Depicting City in Relation to Central County Area
Introduction ............................................................................................................. V - 1
Population, Education and Income .........................................................................V - 2
Profile Electorate ..................................................................................................V - 3
HousingData ............................................................................................................V - 4
Govemment ..................................................................................................V - S
Boards Committees ........................................................:..................................\ 5
Level Service Analysis ..........................................................................................V - 8
LawEnforcement ...............................................................................................V - 8
Fire and Emergency Medical Service .................................................................V - 9
Community Services ..........................................................................................V - 10
Environmental Services ............................. ....................................................V - 12
Community and Economic Development ........................................................V - 14
Chapter VI — City of Plantation
Map Depicting City in Relation to Central County Area
Introduction .............................................................................................................VI - 1
Population, Education and Income .........................................................................VI 2 •
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• Profile of Electorate ..................................................................................................VI - 3
Housing ............................................................................................................VI - 4
Govemment ..................................................................................................VI - 5
Boards and Committees ...........................................................................................VI - 5
Level of Service Analysis ..........................................................................................VI - 8
Law Enforcement ...............................................................................................VI - 8
Fire and Emergency Medical Service ......:..........................................................VI - 9
Community Services ..........................................................................................VI - 10
Environmental .....................................................................................VI - 13
Community and Economic Development ........................................................VI - 13
Chapter VII — Comparative Analysis: Central County Area and
The Cities of Fort Lauderdale, Lauderdale Lakes, Lauderhill
and Plantation
Population ................................................................................................................VII - 1
Demographics .....................................................................................................VII - 3
Housing..............................................................................................................VII - 11
Level of Service Analysis ..........................................................................................VII - 17
LawEnforcement ...............................................................................................VII - 17
Fire and Emergency Medical Services ...............................................................VII - 19
� Community Services ..........................................................................................VII - 20
Environmental Services .....................................................................................VII - 22
Community and Economic Development ........................................................VII - 23
Map: Generalized Land Use/Zoning in Adjacent Municipalities ...................VII - 26
Financial Analysis .....................................................................................................Vii - 28
Broward C�unty Services and Taxes .................................................................VII - 28
IncorporationAlternatives .................................................................................VII - 33
Appendices
I: Central County Area — Land Use Map
II: Cenmal County Area — Zoning Maps
III: Central County Annexation Study: Executive Summary
N: Ad Hoc Committee on Annexation Policy Report
V: Broward County Board of County Commissioners Resolution 1997 - 0679
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NUMBER TITLE PAGE NO.
Table II-1: Broward County - 1990 Population II - 3
Table II-2: Broward County Population Projections II - 3 ,
'Table II-3: Broward County - Education II - 3
Table II<F: Broward County - Household Income II - 3
Table II-5: Broward County - Poverty II - 3
Table II-6: Broward County Registered Voters by Party Affiliation and Race II - 4
Table II-7: Broward County Registered Voters by Party Affiliation II - 4
Table II-8: Broward County Registered Voters by Race II - 4
Table II-9: Broward County Registered Voters by Age II - 5
Table II-10: Broward County Registered Voters by Sex II - 5
Table II-11: Broward County Housing Occupancy II - 6
Table II-12: Broward County Housing Unit Projections lI - 6
Table II-13: Broward County Housing Units Il - 6
Table II-14: Broward County - Age of Housing II - 6
"Table II-15: Broward County Housing Values II - 6
7�able II-16: Broward Estates/St. George - 1990 Population II - 9
Table II-17: Broward Estates/St. George Population Projections II - 9 �
Table II-18: Broward Estates/St. George - Education II - 9
Table II-19: Broward Fstates/St. George - Household Income II - 9
Table II-20: Broward Estates/St. George - Poverty II - 9
Table II-Z 1: Broward Estates/St. George Registered Voters by Parry and Race II - 10
Table II-22: Broward Estates/St. George Housing Occupancy II - 11
Table II-23: Broward EstatesjSt. George Housing Unit Projections II - 11
Table II-24: Broward Fstates/St. George Housing Units lI - 11
Table II-25: Broward Estates/St. George - Age of Housing II - 11
Table II-26: Broward Estates/St. George Housing Values II - 11
Table II-27: Franklin Park - 1990 Population II - 13
Table II-28: Franklin Park Population Projections II - 13
Table 11-29: Franklin Park - Education II - 13
Table II-30: Franklin Park - Household Income II - 13
Table II-31: Franklin Park - Poverty II - 13
Table II-32: Franklin Park Registered Voters by Party and Race II - 14
Table II-33: Franklin Park Housing Occupancy II - 15
Table II-34: Franklin Park Housing Unit Projections II - 15
Table II-35: Franklin Park Housing Units II - 15
Table II-36: Franklin Park - Age of Housing II - 15
Table 1I-37: Franklin Park Housing Values II - 15 �
Table II-38: Melrose Park - 1990 Population II - 17
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Table II-40: Melrose Park - Education II - 17
Table II-41: Melrose Park - Household Income II - 17
Table II-42: Melrose Park - Poverty II - 1�
Table II-43: Melrose Park Registered Voters by Party and Race II - 18
Table II-44: Melrose Park Housing Occupancy II - 19
Table II-45: Melrose Park Housing Unit Projections II - 19 .
Table II-46: Melrose Park Housing Units II - 19
Table II-47: Melrose Park - Age of Housing II - 19
Table II-48: Melrose Park Housing Values II - 19
T'able II Rock Island - 1990 Population II - 21
Table II-50: Rock Island Population Projections II - 21
Table II-51: Rock Island - Education II - 21
Table II-52: Rock Island - Household Income II - 21
Table II-53: Rock Island - Poverty II - 21
Table II-54: Rock Island Registered Voters by Party and Race II - 22
Table II-55: Rock Island Housing Occupancy II - 23
Table II-56: Rock Island Housing Unit Projections II - 23
Table II-57: Rock Island Housing Units II - 23
Table II-58: Rock Island - Age of Housing II - 23
Table II-59: Rock Island Housing Values II - 23
• Table II-60: Washington Park - 1990 Population II - 25
Table II-61: Washington Park Population Projections II - 25
7'able II-62: Washington Park - Education II - 25
Table II-63: Washington Park - Household Income II - 25
Table II-64: Washington Park - Poverty II - 25
Table II-65: Washington Park Registered Voters by Party and Race II - 26
Table II-66: Washington Park Housing Occupancy II - 27
Table II-67: Washington Park Housing Unit Projections II - 27
Table II-68: Washington Park Housing Units II - 27
Table II-69: Washington Park - Age of Housing II - 27
"I'able II-70: Washington Park Housing Values II - 27
Table II-71: West Ken-Lark - 199Q Population II - 29
Table II-72: West Ken-Lark Population Projections II - 29
Table II-73: West Ken-Lark - Education II - 29
Table II-74: West Ken-Lark - Household Income II - 29
Table II West Ken - Poverty II - 29
Table II-76: West Ken-Lark Registered Voters by Party and Race II - 30
Table II-77: West Ken-Lark Housing Occupancy II - 31
Table II-78: West Ken-Lark Housing Unit Projections II - 31
Table II-79: West Ken-Lark Housing Units II - 31
Table II-80: West Ken-Lark - Age of Housing II - 31
� 'Table II-81: West Ken-Lark Housing Values II - 31
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Table II-82: Central County Area Uniform Crime Report •
Data by Zone - 1997 II - 37
Table II-83: Central County Area - Cleared Cases by Zone - 1997 II - 38
Table II-84: Broward County Parks and Open Space
Level of Service Analysis - Central County Area II - 40
Table II-85: Broward County Park Sites in the Central County Area II - 41
Table II-86: • Potable Water and Wastewater Services
In the Central County Area II - 43
Table II-87: Community Development Block Grant Funded Projects
In the Central County Area - FY 1999 II - 53
Table II-88: Community DevelopmenC Block Grant Funded Projects
In the Central County Area - FY 1998 II - 54
Table II-89: Community Development Block Grant Funded Project
In the Central County Area - FY 1997 II - 54
Table II-90: Community Development Block Grant Funded Projects
In the Central County Area - FY 1996 II - 55
Table III-1: City of Fort Lauderdale - 1990 Population III - 2
Table III-2: City of Fort Lauderdale Population Pro}ections III - 2
Table III-3: City of Fort Lauderdale - Education III - 2
Table III�}: City of Fort Lauderdale - Household Income III - 2 �
Table III-5: City of Fort Lauderdale - Poverty III - 2
Table III-6: City of Fort Lauderdale Registered Voters by Party Affiliation III - 3
Table III-7: City of Fort Lauderdale Registered Democrats by Race III - 3
Table III-8: City of Fort Lauderdale Registered Republicans by Race III - 3
Table III-9: City of Fort Lauderdale Voters Identified as "Other" by Race III - 3
Table III-10: City of Fort Lauderdale Housing Occupancy III - 4
Table III-11: City of Fort Lauderdale Housing Unit Projections III - 4 ,
Table III-12: City of Fort Lauderdale Housing Units III - 4
Table III-13: City of Fort Lauderdale - A.ge of Housing III - 4
Table III-14: Ciry of Fort Lauderdale Housing Values III - 4
Table III-15: City of Fort Lauderdale Total Part I Crime - 1992-1997 III - 11
Table III-16: City of Fort Lauderdale Fire Station Locations III - 15
Table III-17: City of Fort Lauderdale Parks and Recreation Facilities III - 17
Table III-18: City of Fort Lauderdale Recreation Fees (Sampling) III - 22
Table N 1: City of Lauderdale Lakes - 1990 Population N- 2
Table N 2: City of Lauderdale Lakes Population Projections N- 2 _
Table N 3: City of Lauderdale I.akes - Education N- 2
Table N-4: City of Lauderdale Lakes - Household Income N- 2
Table N 5: City of Lauderdale Lakes - Poverty N- 2
Table N-6: City of Lauderdale Lakes Registered Voters by Party Affiliation N- 3 �
Table N-7: City of Lauderdale Lakes Registered Democrats by Race N- 3
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Table N-9: City of Lauderdale Lakes Voters Identified as "Other" by Race N- 3
Table N-10: City of Lauderdale Lakes Housing Occupancy N- 4
Table N-11: City of Lauderdale Lakes Housing Unit Projections N- 4
Table N 12: City of Lauderdale Lakes Housing Units N- 4
Table N 13: City of Lauderdale Lakes - Age of Housing N- 4
?'able N 14: Ciry of Lauderdale Lakes Housing Values N- 4
Table N-15: City of Lauderdale Lakes Uniform Crime Report Data - 1997 N- 7
T'able N-16: City of Lauderdale Lakes Total Part I Crime - 1992-1997 N- 7
Table N 17: City of Lauderdale Lakes Parks Acreage N- 10
Table N-18: City of Lauderdale Lakes Recreation Fees (Sampling) N- 11
Table V-1: City of Lauderhill - 1990 Population V- 2
Table V-2: City of Lauderhill Population Projections V- 2
Table V-3: City of Lauderhill - Education V- 2
Table V-4: City of Lauderhill - Household Income V- 2
Table V-5: City of Lauderhill - Poverty V- Z
Table V-6: City of Lauderhill Registered Voters by Party Affiliation V- 3
Table V-7: City of Lauderhill Registered Democrats by Race V- 3
Table V 8: City of Lauderhill Registered Republicans by Race V- 3
Table V-9: City of Lauderhill Voters Identified as "Other" by Race V- 3
� Table V-10: Ciry of Lauderhill Housing Occupancy V- 4
Table V-11: City of Lauderhill Housing Unit Projections V- 4
Table V-12: City of Lauderhill Housing Units V- 4
Table V 13: City of Lauderhill - Age of Housing V- 4
"f'able V-14: City of Lauderhill Housing Values V- 4
Table V City of Lauderhill Total Part I Crime - 1992 V 9
Table V-16: City of Lauderhill Recreation and Open Space Facilities V- 11
Table VI-1: City of Plantation - 1990 Population VI - 2
?able VI-2: City of Plantation Population Projections VI - 2
Table VI-3: City of Plantation - Education VI - 2
7'able VI-4: City of Plantation - Household Income VI - 2
T'able VI-5: City of Plantation - Poverty VI - 2
1"able VI-6: City of Plantation Registered Voters by Party Affiliation VI - 3
Table VI-7: City of Plantation Registered Democrats by Race VI - 3
Table VI-8: City of Plantation Registered Republicans by Race VI - 3
Table VI-9: City of Plantation Voters Identified as "Other" by Race VI - 3
Table VI-10: City of Plantation Housing Occupancy VI - 4
Table VI-11: City of Plantation Housing Unit Projections VI - 4
Table VI-12: City of Plantation Housing Units VI - 4
� Table VI-13: City of Plantation - Age of Housing VI - 4
Table VI-14: City of Plantation Housing Values VI - 4
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Table V1-15: City of Plantation Total Part I Crime - 1992-1997 VI - 9
Table VI-16: City of Plantation Recreation and Open Space Facilities YI - 11 •
Table VI-17: City of Plantation Projected Population and Parks Acreage VI - 12
Table VI-18: City of Plantation Recreation Fees (Sampling) VI - 13
Table VII-1: Population Projections VII - 1
T�able VII-2: Population of Central County Area as Related to Jurisdictions VII - 2
Table VII-3: Comparison of Population Characteristics -
Sex, Age and Ethnicity VII - 3
Table VII-4: Comparison of Household Income VII - 4
Table VII-5: Comparison of Employment Characteristics VII - 5
Table VII-6: Comparison of Population in Poverty VII - 7
Table VII-7: Comparison of Educational Attainment of Population VII - 9
Table VII-8: Registered Voters by Jurisdiction and Party Affiliation VII - 10
Table VII-9: Registered Voters in the Central County Area
As Related to Jurisdictions VII - 11
Table VII-10: Comparison of Housing Units by Type VII - 12
Table VII-11: Comparison of Housing Units by Occupancy VII - 14
Table VII-12: Comparison of Housing Values VII - 15
Table VII-13: Comparison of Housing Units - Year Constructed VII - 16
Table VII-14: Comparison of Level of Service - Law Enforcement Personnel VII - 17
Table VII-15: Comparison of Crime Rates VII - 18 �
Table VII-16: Comparison of Level of Service - Fire and
Emergency Medical Services VII - 19
"f'able VII-17: Comparison of Level of Service - Parks and Recreational Lands VII - 20
7�able VII-18: Comparison of Level of Service - Solid Waste Disposal and
Recycling Services VII - 24
Table VII-19: Comparison of Lifestyle Issues VII - 25
7'able VII-20: Municipal Comparison VII - 29
Table VII-21: Ad Valorem Taxes and Nonad Valorem Charges by Jurisdiction VII - 30
T'able VII-22: Nonad Valorem Ta�ces, Fees and Charges VII - 31
�I'able VII-23: Comparative Analysis -�T'ypical Monthly Costs for Services VII - 32
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INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY
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Thi.s Study incorporate.� information generatec� from an extensive gathering of financial
ii�formation, data and fac;tti, presented to aid e�ntral county residents in making decisions
concemir�b �c�vernan�e options. Tables and informatian attached are: presented to help residents
a�d property c�wners to identi�y the irnpar.0 Cl���t the different �pCions might have on the costs �or
servic.es, �nd the types of services nc�y rr�igl expec.t. Infornlation is also ��re sented on the cost
anc3 ir►i.paet of a ncw incorporated city for [he Central Caunty Ar�a.
T��� Central Gounty Area includcs Boulevard Gardens, Broward E.4tatcs, Franklin Park,
Goldr.r� Hcigh�.,, Melrose Park, Rock 1,land, Ro��sevelt Gardens, St. Gcor�e, Washington Park,
at�d Wr,�C Ken-L.ark. The Central Cout�ry Ar�a is surrounded by ttie Cities of ForC LauderdaLe,
Lauderdale Lakrs� I.�uderhill, Q�kland Park and ['lat�.taiion. This Study includc�s an analysis of
all of these cities excc;pl' C}�e City of Oakland Park.
ANNEXATION POLIC;Y
Historically nCib}Z�x�ring cities have a��ext:c� }►ig revenue pruducing commercial and
• industrial area.s in central l3roward leaving tl�►� residential areas under tl��e jurisdi�tion c�f the
� County C�mmission. In 1996 t��e Broward C�unty Legislative Dele�tion pa�.�ed a local l>ilt re-
stricting the pracCice o� picceme.al ann�xatic�n. It further required that all uninc.orporated arca.,
wzre to be annexed or ihcorporated as muni�ipalities by 2010 Ttie Dcle�ttic�n estahlished an Ad
Hoc t�lnexation CornmiCCee to st�.lcly annexation and take public te.�Cimony.
[n 1997 the Broward County Cc�et�mission passed recommended polici�� fot annex��tion
provic�ing f�r inter �local agreetnents betwee.n ihe eounty a»d annexing municipalities and ur�in�
that uni.tteorporated area residents he given meaningful in�ut at a11 sta�c� of tlie annexation proc
ess. (See the Ad H�c Committee on Annexation Policy ReporC and Broward County B���rd uf
County Commissioners ResoluCion 1997 - 0679 LIl A��]z11C�1C2.5 CV and V.) Ir Cunhcr allow�d
that, whenever possible and rea,.�onable, and wh�n ftscally feasible, consideration be given to C}�c.
establishment af a new municipality. The County Commission authorized studies of tt�e uniticor-
pUraC�i� COt»tnU��iti�8 t0 ai� resi��entS in the c�ecisinn tnaking proCess
UEFINI7'ION OF T�RMS
Szve.ral of the terms u,sed thmughc�ur this study are defiizcd in Zhe Florida St��tutes and
are provided below.
Annexation t�i.eat�s tl ad��ing of re�l properCy to thc boundaricg of an kncc�r�ii�ratcc�.
•��,� m�micipality, suct�► ad�iiti�r� making such rcal property ir� evzry way a part of d�e municipality.
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�' Compactncss m�an.g cancentration of a piece of property in a aingle area and precludes any
aciion whiclz would create enclaves, pockets, �r fit��er areas in serpentine pattems. Any
an��exation procee��ing in any county in t�ie sCaCe shall be de.�igned ii� such a manner as Co ensure
that the area will be rea.,onably compacC.
Contiguous means that a substanCial part oF a boundary uf the territory sought to be annexed by
a municipality is c.ontermii�ous with a part of t4�e boundary of the municipality.
�ntracti� means the reversi�,n of r�zl pm�erty within muni�ipa! boundarie.� to an
ut7lncorporaCec� yt'�CuS.
F�s�.�;aY.� n�car,s:
(a) Any ut,ir�corpc�rar.e�� itnproved or developed area th;�C is enclosed wiTt��in and bounded
on al1 si<Ir:� 1>y a single rnunicipality; or
(h) Any u�lincorporated improved or developed :�rea t�,aC i:, enclosed wit��in �nd lioune�eci
by a single municipaliry and a natural or matlmade obstacle that allows the passage of
vehiCUllr traffie to thaC unincorporated area onty through the municipality.
lncor�oratian means the establis ��a rn��niC�pllity
w Muilicipalitv means a municipality creaCec� purs��anC CO �enerll or sp�eial law authorized c�r
�� rzcognize�� pursuant ta ... the State Constitution.
(Se.ctions 1b5.031 and 171.031, Plorida Statutcs}
LEGAL AND PROCEDURAL 1MPLICATIONS
B�S:?�'s�.C!S?�L�l�14�ir'.n 't
The SeaCuCes c3iccace t}le pror.cc3uri�3 a rc�unicipality must f�11ow Co anncx eon�i�,nious,
compact, unincorporated lands. Chapter 171, F.S., as ntodified by House Bill No . 2637,
pmvides, in part, the following:
171.0413 F-S. Anneacati�n proceaures --Any municipality may anneac contiguous,
coctipact, uniaicorparat�d territ�ry in t��e �ollc�wi�� cr�a�uier;
(1) An ordinance proposi��g to annex an area of contiguous, �.om�,act,
unincorporated terriiory shall be adupted by the governing body of the annexing
muiticipalpty pursuant to dic procclurc for tlic aduption oF a nuncmccgcncy
urdi��ancc cstablis}�ccl by s, I6b .041, Each sucli ordinancc shall proposc nnfy one
rcasonably con,pact arca to be. annexed. E loweve�� priuc to the ordinance of
•� aonexatiun bec�ming effective, a reFerendum on annexation sF►all be held as set
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� out below, and, if approved by the referendum, the ordinance shall become
effective 10 days after the referendum or as otherwise provided in the ordinance,
but not more than 1 year following the date of the referendum.
(2) Following the final adoption of the ordinance of annexation by the governing
body of the annexing municipality, the ordinance shall be submitted to a vote of
the registered electors of the area proposed to be annexed. ... The referendum on
annexation shall be called and conducted and the expense thereof paid by the .
governing body of the annexing municipality. ...
(e) If the referendum is held only in the area proposed to be
annexed and receives a majority vote, or if the ordinance is submitted to a separate
vote of the registered electors of the annexing municipality and the area proposed
to be annexed and there is a separate majority vote for annexation in the annexing
municipality and in the area proposed to be annexed, the ordinance of the
annexation shall become effective on the effective date specified therein. If there
is any majority vote against annexation, the ordinance shall not become effective,
and the area proposed to be annexed shall not be the subject of an annexation
ordinance by the annexing municipality for a period of 2 years from the date of
the referendum on annexation.
T'he Statute continues with a description of the prerequisites to annexation, which includes the
preparation of documentation by the annexing municipality assessing the impact of annexation
on the municipality. This documentation identifies the costs of providing services to the area
� proposed for annexation, as well as the source for funding of such expenses. This document is
filed with the county commission.
A municipality may propose the annexation of land if that land meets the general criteria
contained in Chapter 1? 1, F.S. Specifically, the area must be contiguous and reasonably
compact; no part of the area proposed for annexation may already be included within the
corporate limits of another city. ?he area proposed for annexation at least in part must be urban
in character. The criteria provided in the statute clearly demonstrate that the Central County
Area, in part or in whole, is urban in character. Further, no part of the Area exists within a
municipality, it is reasonably compact, and the Area is contiguous to several municipalities.
Annexation of the Central County Area to one or more municipalities could be considered
pursuant to the provisions of this Statute.
Once an area is annexed to a city, that area is subject to all laws and regulations in effect
within that municipality. The county regulations goveming zoning and land use remain in effect
for the annexed area until the annexing municipality amends its comprehensive plan to include
the new area. Franchise agreements for the unincorporated area in effect for at least six months
before annexation that provide for solid waste collection services remain in effect for five years or
the remainder of the franchise term, whichever is shorter.
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Incorporation Requirements �
Incorporation is accomplished only by seeking a special act meeting the conditions that
follow (underlining added for emphasis):
165.61. F.S. Standards for incorporation, merger, and dissolution -
(1) . The incorporation of a new municipality, other than through merger of
existing municipalities must meet the following conditions in the area proposed for
incorporation.
(a) It must be compact and contiguous and amenable to separate
municipal government.
(b) It must have a total population, as determined in the latest official
state census, special census, or estimate of population, in the area proposed to be
incorporated of at least 1,500 persons in counties with a population of less than
50,000, and of at least 5,000 population in counties with a population of more
than 50,000.
(c) It must have an average population density of at least 1.5 persons per
acre or have extraordinary conditions requiring the establishment of a municipal
corporation with less existing density.
(d) It must have a minimum distance of an�part of the area proposed for
incorporation for the boundaries of an existinP municipali within the county of at
least 2 miles or have an extraordinary natural boundary which requires separate
municipal Povernment. �
(e) It must have a proposed municipal charter which:
1. Prescribes the form of government and clearly defines the
responsibility for legislative and executive functions.
2. Does not prohibit the legislative body of the municipality from
exercising its powers to levy any tax authorized by the constitution or
general law.
The defined area meets all the physical requirements for incorporation other than the two-mile
limit (Sec. 165.061(1]{d}, F.S.). However, the Florida Legislature waived the two-mile
requirement recently to establish the City of Weston. The defined area can have serviceable
boundaries and a strong community identity.
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BROWARD COUNTY/
CENTR.AL COUNTY AREA
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BROWARD COUNTY - INTRODUCTION
Broward County was created in 1915 from portions of Miami-Dade and Palm Beach
Counties, and was named for former Florida govemor Napoleon Bonaparte Broward. Until the
draining of the Everglades began around the turn of the century, the county was all but
uninhabitable. The opening of Port Everglades in the 1920s provided anchorage for large ships
and supplemented rail transport initiated in 1896 by the Florida East Coast (FEC) Railroad.
Since those early days, development of Broward County has been subject to the booms
and bvsts of real estate and financial markets, and hurricanes and other natural disasters. The
first incorporated community was Dania Beach established in 1904; Pompano Beach was next in
1908, and Fort Lauderdale came into being in 1911. The incorporation of Hollywood - the
vision of major developer Joseph Young - occurred in 1925 — was followed by other new cities,
such as Deerfield, Davie, and Floranada (north of Fort Lauderdale).
Origina( municipal boundaries frequently followed the boundaries of large developments,
creating somewhat illogically drawn city limits. The current configuration of the various munici-
� pal boundaries throughout Broward Counry results in pockets or enclaves of unincorporated
areas, some large in area and others quite small. Property owners within these unincorporated
areas rely on Broward County govemment to provide the basic essential services traditionally
supplied by the municipalities. The Broward County Commission sits as the goveming board for
the county, dealing with regional matters that have countywide implications. However, the
Commission also serves as the local governing body for unincorporated area property owners,
handling local matters traditionally addressed by city commissions or councils.
As the total unincorporated area shrinks in size as a result of selective annexation by
cities, the cost to provide basic essential services on a per-unit basis rises. In response to this and
other related issues, the matter of annexation of all unincorporated areas is under consideration.
The Central County Area, one of the unincorporated areas, consists of ten neighborhoods
identified as follows: Boulevard Gardens, Broward Fstates, Franklin Park, Golden Heights,
Melrose Park, Rock Island, Roosevelt Gardens, St. George, Washington Park, and West Ken-
Lark. This area roughly consists of four square miles. The Central County Area is surrounded
by the Cities of Fort Lauderdale, Lauderdale Lakes, Lauderhill, Oakland Park, and Plantation.
(The Central County Area Study involves only the Cities of Fort Lauderdale, Lauderdale Lakes,
Lauderhill, and Plantation.) To better understand the Central County Area as it relates to
Broward County and the adjacent municipalities, data on Broward County, as well as for the
individual neighborhoods, follow. Other sections of this report characterize the individual cities
and their inhabitants.
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Projections indicate that the Broward County population is approaching the 1.5 million
resident mark. The year 2000 estimate places Broward's population at 1,495,612; the estimate
for year 2010 is 1,675,396. - �
Detailed data from the 1990 census describe the Broward resident population.
Approximately 40% of all residents are between the ages of 18 and 64, with the remaining
residents equally distributed into the "under 17" and "65 and older" categories. Three-quarters
of the population in 1990 was non-Hispanic white; black non-Hispanics comprised almost 15%
of the population, while Hispanics topped 8.5% of the total. More than one-half of the
population is registered to vote; characteristics of the electorate are shown on the following
tables.
Almost 60% of all households reported an annual household income of at least $25,000;
ten percent reported incomes of $ 75,000 and more. T'en percent of the population reported
being below the poverty level. More than three-quarters of all Broward residents over the age of
17 reported having a high school diploma. In fact, almost one-quarter of those over 17 have a
bachelors degree and/or a graduate or professional degree. However, almost one-third of those
in this age group did not complete their education through high school, nor did they obtain a �
high school diploma.
Housing data for Broward County indicate that two-thirds of all housing units, reported
in 1990 to total 628,660, are owner-occupied. More than one-half of these housing units were
constructed since 1970, with the greatest number built during the real estate boom of the 1970s.
Approximately one-half of all dwelling units consist of single-family detached and attached, and
mobile home units. The remainder consist of duplex and multiple family units. Housing values
in 1990 reflected a wide range of home values, with a moderate number of affordable units; more
than 10% of all housing units were valued at $200,000 and more.
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Table II-1: Broward County -
1990 Population Tabl� II-2: Broward County
Population Projections
1990 Population 1,255,488 % of Total .
Males 601,177 47.9% 1990 1995 ' 2000 ' 2005 ` 2010 '
Population Population Population Pc�ulation Population
Females 654,311 52.19'0 �
1,255,488 1,384,882 1,495,612 1,5��1,577 1,675,396
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0-4 years 78,980 6.3% Almost 409'0 of annual growth of az �und .5%
5-17 years 177,638 14.1% the population projected over the 20-�::�ar period
1&44 years 503,610 40.1% 45 years or older
45-64 years 234,520 18.7% Table II-3: Broward County - Education
65+ years 260,740 20.8%
Education (over age 1?)
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Ethnicity ,:
' <. . Less than 9th Grade Completed 69,37�
White, Nonhispanic 940,345 74.9°k Greater than 9th Grade, No Diploma 166,073 :
Black, Nonhispanic 186,670 14.9% High School Diploma 316,975
� American Indian, 2,391 .2% Some College 204,005
Nonhispanic
Asian, Nonhispanic 16,395 1.3% Associates Degree 66,962
Bachelors Degree 118,077
Other Nonhispanic 1,248 .1%
Graduate or Professional Degree 57,752
Hispanic 108,439 8.6%
More than three-quarters of
residents over age 17 possess, at
T'able II-4: Broward County -
Household Income
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Household Income Table II-5: Broward County - Poverry
less than $5,000 27,394 Poverty
$5,000-14,999 89,723 Almost 609'0 of Total Population Below Poverty Level 126,311
households reported
$15,000-24,999 98,108 an income of at least Under 5 Years Old, Below Poverry 11,923
$25,000-49,000 178,302 $25,000 Under 18 Years Old, Below Poverty 37,717
$50,000-74,999 81,402 Ten percent of population
$75,000-99 28,141 below poverty level
greater chan $99,999 24,790
� Data Sources: All data am from the 1990 U.S. Census of Housing Population, except as noted.
' Population projections produced by the Broward County Planning Infotmation Technology Division.
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Broward County: Profile of Electorate
Broward C�unty has a total of 827,330 registered voters, with more than one-half
registered as Dem��crats. Approximately one-third are registered Republicans; the remainder are
either not affili�.ted, or affiliated with another party. There are over 600 precincts serving the
County, opera`ed through the Supervisor of Elections' Office in Fort Lauderdale.
Table II-6: B: oward County Registered Voters By Party Affiliation and Race
Total � Demo Demo Demo Demo Repub Repub Repub Repub Other Other Other Other
Voters White Black Other Total White Black Other Toral White Black Other Toral
8Z7,33"' 313,278 88,641 29,294 431,213 236,606 6,380 20,559 263,545 103,984 10,6?8 17,960 132,572
% Te,:al 37.9% 10.7% 3.5% 52.1% 28.6% .8% 2.5% 31.9% 12.6% 1.3% 2.2% 16.1%
Table II-7: Broward County Registered There are almost twice as many regis-
Voters By Party Affiliation tered Democrats as Republicans, and
almost twice as many Republicans as �
Democrat 431,231 52.1% those non-affiliated or affiliated with
Republican 263,545 31.9% smaller political parties.
Other 132,572 16.0%
T'otal 827,330 100%
Approximately four-fifths of all regis-
tered voters are white. The general
Table II-8: Broward County Population is almost 75% white.
Registered Voters By Race Similarly, the County's population is
almost 15% black; 12.8% of the reg-
White 653,868 79.0% istered voters are black. American
Black 105,649 12.89'o Indians, Asians, Hispanics and mem-
bers of other races comprise a little
Other 67,813 8.29'0 over 10% of the general population
Total 827,330 100% and only 8.2% of the electorate.
Data Sources: Regisured Voters in Broward Counry as of December 31, 1998, Run Date: January 8, 1999; �
Office of rhe Supervisor of Elections.
Population data from the 1990 U.S. Census o( Housing and Population.
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Table II-9: Broward County
Almost one-half of all registered voters are Registered Voters By Age
between the ages of 36 and 64, with one- 18 - 35 209,943 25.4%
quarter of all voters younger than 36 and
one-quarter older than 65. According to 36 - 64 398,884 48.2%
the 1990 Census, only 20.7% of the popu- 65 + 218,503 26.49'0
lation was aged 65 and older. However,
this age group comprised 26.4% of the Total 827,330 1009'0
Broward County electorate.
Table II-10: Broward County
Registered Voters By Sex Almost 55% of all registered voters are
Female 451,440 54.6% female, comparing favorably to the number
of female residents in Broward County
Male 374,080 45.2% (52,1%). More than 45% of all registered
� Unknown 1,810 .2% voters are male, whereas 47.9% of the total
population of Broward is male.
Total 827,330 100%
The Central County Area neighborhoods contain a total of almost 14,030
regi.stered voters. More than 86% of these registered voters are Democrats, 6.5% are
Republicans, and 7.4% are "others." This compares to the countywide affiliations of
52.1%, 31.9%, and 16% for Democrat, Republican and other respectively. Almost 91% of
the registered voters in the Central County Area are black, and 5.6% are white.
Throughout the Central County Area, black voters tend to be affiliated with the
Democratic Party to a stronger degree than white electors. In fact, 90% of all blacks are
Democrats whereas almost 67% of whites are Democrats.
Data Sources: Registered Voters in Broward County as of December 31, 1998, Run Date: January 8, 1999;
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Population data from the 1990 U.S. Census of Housing and Population.
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T'able II-11: Broward County Table II-12: Broward County
Housing Occupancy Housing Unit Projections '
1990 Units 628,660 % of Total
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Occupied Units 528,442 84.1% Number of Units 674,715 717,298 752,437 788,501
Owner 359,570 [68%J Seasonal Units 52,599 52,816 53,168 53,640
Renter 168,872 [32%] Small growth in number of housing
Vacant 100,218 15.9% units (average of around 19'o annually)
Seasonal 52,387 projected over the fifteen�ear period;
marginal increase in seasonal units
Two-thirds of the county
housing is owner-occupied; T'able II-13: Broward County
moderate vacancy rate Housing Units
Type # Unita Table II-15: Broward
Roughly one-half of all Single-family 236,321 County Housing Values
housing consists of single- Detached
family detached, attached, Unit Value � Units
and mobile homes Single-family 41,318 �
Attached > $299,999 8,924
Duplex Units 20,303 $200,000 - 12,871
Table II-14: Broward County 3 or 4 Units 29,804 299,999
Age of Housing 5- 19 Units 84,964 $150,000 - 20,514
199,999
Year Built # Unita 20 - 49 Units 86,754 $125,000 - 20,297
1989 - 90 18,153 50 + Units 95,522 149,000
1985 - 88 73,507 Mobile Homes, 33,674 $100,000 - 26,987
1980 - 84 ?8,395 Other 124,999
1970 - 79 227,092 $75,000 - 55,228
99,999
1960 - 69 131,930 $50,000 - 58,982
1950 - 59 ?9,421 Housing values (in 1990 74,999
1940 - 49 13,236 More than one- dollars) varied in the $40,000 - 7,220
half of all hous- County, with the greatest 49,999
< 1940 6,926 ing units built number of units valued
since 1970 between $50,000 and $30,000 - 2 ,745
$199,999 39,999
$20,000 - 1,114
Dara Sources: All data are {rom the 1990 US. Census of Housing 29 ,999
Population, except as noted. <$19 636
' Housing projections produced by the Broward County Planning •
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• CENTRAL COUNTY AREA — INTRODUCTION
The Central County Area studied in this report includes ten neighborhoods. The
neighborhoods have been grouped, for the purpose of describing the general characteristics of the
population and housing, according to the groupings used by the U.S. Census Bureau when the
1990 data was collected. These groupings are as follows:
Broward Fstates and St. George
Franklin Park
Melrose Park
Rock Island
Washington Park, Boulevard Gardens, Golden Heights, and Roosevelt Gardens
West Ken-Lark
The grouping of these neighborhoocLG is for reporting descriptive data only. The data tables will
indicate when alternate configurations occurred.
In general, the Central County Area contains one of the most economically challenged
areas in the County, reflecting poverty rates that are the highest in the county. Lower income
� levels are a reflection of the lower educational levels and lack of job skills. Almost one-quarter of
all households reported during the 1990 census that they did not possess a car.
Despite these challenges, the Central County Area has well-established homeowners'
associations, reflecting concem for the community and neighborhoods. While housing values
are generally modest, they are also somewhat stable. Visible building and zoning violations are
less evident in communities with active associations.
The type of business activity in the area is of concem. Generally, the businesses in the
Central County Area such as the adult entertainment businesses, liquor lounges, paw�n shops,
and convenience stores, do not support residential uses. And, such businesses offer only limited
employment opportunities to the residents in the community.
1'he availability of vacant undeveloped/developed commercial and industrial lands, along
with an employment base of semi-skilled and unskilled workers, help to establish the
environment for economic development opportunities. While the Central County Area
contains one of the most economically challenged areas of the County, it also has some of the
greatest potential for economic revitalization and employment generation.
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Central Counry Area — Broward Estates/St. George •
The Broward Fstates neighborhood is located on the north side of Broward Boulevard,
between Northwest 31st Avenue and the U.S. 441/State Road 7 commercial corridor. The St.
George neighborhood is located immediately north of Broward Estates, and continues to Sunrise
Boulevard. Several north-south roadways link the two neighborhoods, and a canal separates the
east portions of the neighborhoods from the west.
The estimated population for the Broward Fstates/St. George area is over 6,400. The
population is generally young, with fewer than 7% of all residents 65 or older. The residents are
primarily black non-Hispanics, with only a few white or other minority persons. The voters in
this area are registered Democrats.
One-fifth of all residents in this area are below the poverty level. This is twice the poverty
rate countywide. More than one-half of all residents over the age of 17 have a high school
diploma. In 1990, one-half of all residents reported an average household income of at least
$25,000. Housing is predominantly owner-occupied, with fewer than 16% of the total number
of units renter-occupied. The vacancy rate is very low (4.8%). Most of the homes are single- �
family detached dwellings, and most were constructed between 1950 and 1969.
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Table II-16: Broward Estates/St. George - Table II-17: Broward Estates/St. George
1990 Population Population Projections
1990 Population 6,257 % of Total 1990 1995 ' 2000 ' 2005 ' 2010 '
Males 2,968 47.4% Population Population Population Population Population
Females 3,289 52.6% 6,257 6,412 6,511 6,623 6,653
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projected over the 20�ear period
5-17 years 1,413 Z2•6% Almost one-third
18-44 years 2,401 38.4% of the population
45-b4 years 1,544 24,7% over the age of 45 Table II-18: Broward Estates/
St. George — Education
65+ years 411 6.6%
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Ethnirity* ' Education (over age 17)
White, Nonhispanic 119 1.9% Less than 9th Grade Completed 619
Black, Nonhispanic 6,078 97.1% Greacer than 9th Grade, No Diploma 1,395
� American Indian, 8 0.1% High School Diploma 1,153
Nonhispanic Some College 460
Asian, Nonhispanic 6 0.1% Associates Degree 230
Other Nonhispanic 0 0.0% Bachelors Degree 324
Hispanic 46 0.7% Graduate or Professional Degree 150
' Total is less than 1009'o due to rounding.
More than one-half of the residents
Table II-19: Broward Estates/ possess at least a high school diploma
St. George - Household Income
T'able II-20: Broward Estates/St. George -
Household Income Poverry
less than $5,000 69
Poverty
$5,000-14,999 344
Total Population Below Poverty Level 1,323
$15,000 418
Under 5 Years Old, Below Poverty 198
More than one-half $25,000-49,000 629
of households re- $50,000-74,999 168 Under 18 Years Old, Below Poverry 624
port earnings of at One-fifth of all residents are
least $25,000 $75,000-99,999 58 below poverty level
greater than $99,999 25
� Data Sources: All data are from the 1990 U.S. Census of Housing Population, eacept as noted.
' Population projections produced by the Broward County Planning lnformation Technology Division.
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Broward Estates/St. George: Profile of Electorate �
The voter registration information collected and provided for the Broward Estates
neighborhood also includes the St. George Park neighborhood. This area includes Precincts
numbered 32Z, 33Z, and 35Z, and serve a total of 3,772 registered voters. Most registered voters
in this area (89.3%) are affiliated with the Democratic Party. Less than 5% of the registered
voters are registered as Republicans. More than 90% of all black electors and 70% of all white
electors are registered Democrats.
Table II-2T: Broward Estates/St. George Registered Voters by Party and Race
Precinct Toral # Demo Demo Demo Demo Repub Repub Repub Repub Other Other Other Other
Number Voters White Black Other Total White Black Other Total White Black Other Total
32Z 1,069 10 928 11 949 2 43 3 48 1 63 S 72
33Z 1,324 14 1,132 23 1,169 5 60 3 68 3 74 10 87
35Z 1,379 14 1,203 32 1,249 2 50 3 55 3 64 8 75
3,??2 38 3,263 66 3,367 9 153 9 171 7 201 26 234
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The Broward Estates and St. George neighborhoods are located in the 23rd
Congressional District. Also, they are within the 94th State House District, the 30th State
Senate District, School Board District Number 5, and County Commission District 7.
Data Sources: Registered Voters in Broward Counry as of December 31, 1998,
Run Date: January 8, 1999; the Office of the Supervisor of Elections. �
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• Broward Estates/St. George: Housing Data
?able II-??: Broward Estates/
St. George Housing Occupancy T'able II-23: Broward Estates/St. George
Housing Unit Projections"
1990 Units 1,807 %� of Total
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Occupied Units 1,721 95.2%
Number of Units 1,793 1,798 1,799 1,802
Owner 1,455 (84.5%]
Seasonal Units 2 2 2 2
Renter 266 (15.5%] Predominandy
Vacant 86 4.8% owner-occupied Small growth in number of
'"'= "`''''"'`" homes, with a housing units projected over
Seasonal 2:::;;::::;::;:;:;:;;:;;;::::;:;i::::;:>:;:;:;i the fifteenyear period with no
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additional seasonal units
Table II-24: Broward Estates/ T'able II-26: Broward Estates/
St. George Housing Units St. George Housing Values
Type # Units Unit Value # Units
Single-family 1,728 > $299,999 1
Detached
Sin te-famil 17 $200,000 - 0
� Mostly single-family, g y 299,999
duplex and mobile homes Attached
Duplex Units 25 $150,000 - 0
199,999
3 or 4 Units 5 $125,000 - 2
5- 19 Units 3 149,000
20 - 49 Units 0 $100,000 - 16
50 + Units 0 124,999
29 $75,000 - 130
Mobile Homes, 99,999
Table II-25: Broward Other
Estates/St. George — $50,000 - 808
Age of Housing 74,999
Year Built # Units $40,000 - 250
1989 - 90 20
Reported housing 49,999
values (1990 $30,000 - 39,999 115
1985 - 88 13 dollars) reflect
1980 - 84 39 Currently, most most homes priced $20,000 - 29,999 46
1970 - 79 106 housing units 30 between $30,000 ,
to 50 years old <$19,999 7
1960 - 69 607
1950 - 59 954 Data Sources: All data are from the 1990 U.S. Census of Housing
• 1940 - 49 53 Population, except as noted.
' Housing projections produced by the Broward Counry Planning
< 1940 15 Information Technology Division.
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Central Counry Area — Franklin Park .
The Franklin Park subdivision is divided into two parts: one portion is within the
corporate limits of the City of Fort Lauderdale; the other remains in the unincorporated area and
is a subject of this study. Franklin Park is surrounded by the Washington Park neighborhood on
the south and west, and Sunrise Boulevard is on the north boundary. The Fort Lauderdale
portion of the Franklin Park subdivision is located to the east.
The population of the unincorporated Franklin Park is around 1,100, and generally very
young. Less than one-fifth of all residents are over the age of 45; only 6% are 65 years of age or
older. T'he community is predominantly non-Hispanic black.
The census data indicate several important facts relating to education, income, and
poverty. Less than one-third of all residents over the age of 17 have a high school diploma.
None report possessing a bachelors degree, although ten residents have a graduate or professional
degree. Only ten percent of all households reported a household income of at least $25,000.
The average household size in this neighborhood is 3.4 persons, considerably higher than the
average household size countywide (2.3 persons). More than 43% of the population is below
poverty level.
The neighborhood consists mostly of multiple-family dwellings that are rented; more than •
82% of all housing is renter-occupied. Housing values are modest, with 1990 values reported
generally between $30,000 and $75,000.
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Table II-27: Franklin Park -
1990 Population
Table II-28: Franklin Park Population Projections
1990 Population 1,139 % of Total
Males 529 46.4% 1990 1995 ' 2000 ' 2005 ' 2010 '
Population Population Population Population Population
Females 610 53.6%
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5-17 years 302 26.5% Less than one-fikh
18-44 years 431 37.8% of all residents are
over the age of 45
45-64 years 150 13.2% Table II-29: Franllin Park — Education
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65+ years 68 6.0% F,ducarion (over age 17)
Ethnicity Less than 9th Grade Completed 76
White, Nonhispanic 12 1.1% Greater than 9th Grade, No Diploma 234
Black, Nonhispanic 1,119 98.2% High School Diploma 156
� American lndian, 0 0.0% Some College 21
Nonhispanic
Associates Degree 10
Asian, Nonhispanit 0 0.0%
Bachelors Degree 0
Other Nonhispanic 3 0.3%
Graduate or Professional Degree 10
Hispanic 5 0.4%
Less than one-third of residents
Table II-30: Franklin Park — over the age of 17 possess, at
Household Income minimum, a high school diploma
Household Income Table II-31: Franklin Park — Poverty
less than $5,000 19 Poverty
$5,000-14,999 141 �'otal Population Below Poverry Level 496
$15,000-24,999 76 Under 5 Years Old, Below Poverty 87
$25,000-49,000 18 Under 18 Years Old, Below Poverty 298
$50,000-74,999 0
More than 43% of residents
$75,000-99,999 il are below poverty level
greater than $99,999 0
Only ten
percent of households Data Sources: All data are from the 1990 U.S. Census of
Housing Pop��ation, except as noted.
• reported an income of ' Population projections produced by the Browatd Counry
�z� or more Planning lnformation Technology Division.
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Franklin Park: Profile of Electorate .
The Franklin Park neighborhood is located within a portion of Precinct 31Z. The regis-
tered voters in Precinct 31Z are predominantly affiliated with the Democratic Party ($6.7%), with
only 6% affiliated with the Republican Party. More than 87% of all black electors are registered •
as Democrats; 80% of white electors are also registered Democrats.
Table II-32: Franklin Parlc Registered Voters by Party and Race'
Precinct Total # Demo Demo Demo Demo Repub Repub Repub Repub Other Other Othet Other
Number Voters White Black Other Total White Black Orher Total White Black Other Total
31Z 1,696 20 1,407 43 1,470 4 93 7 104 1 110 11 12Z
' This data indudes other unincorporated area including Roosevelt Gardens, Golden Heights, and part
of Washington Park. Therefore, the information in the table is not eaclusive to Franklin Park.
Precinct 31Z is located within the 23rd Congressional District, the 30th State Senate Dis- �
trict, and the 93rd House District. The area is located within School District Number 5 and
County Commission District 7.
Data Sources: Registered Vot_rs in Broward County as of December 31, 1998,
Run Date: ]anuary 8, 1999; the Office of the Supervisor of Elections. •
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• Franklin Park: Housing Data
Table II-33: Franklin Park Table II-34: Franklin Park
Housing Occupancy Housing Unit Projections '
2 10
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1990 U ts 3
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Occupied Units 344 91.5% Number of Units 350 355 364 377
Owner 61 �17.7%] Seasonal Units 0 0 0 0
Renter 283 [82.3°!0] Small growth in number of
Vacant 32 8,5% housing units projected over
the fifteen�ear period
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Predominantly rental community,
with no seasonal residents Table II-37: Franklin Park
Housing Values
Table II-35: Franklin Park Unit Value # Units
Housing Units
> $299,999 0
Type # Units $200,000 - 0
� Single-family 81 299,999
Mostly smaller multi- Detached
family structures with $150,000 - 0
some single-family Single-family 13 199,999
Attached $125,000 - 1
Duplex Units 66 149,000
3 or 4 Units 157 $100,000 - 0
124,999
5 - 19 Units 58
Table II Franklin $75,000 - 3
20 - 49 Unics 0 99,999
Park — Age of Housing
50 + Units 0 $50,000 - 19
Year Built # Units Mobile Homes/ 1 74,999
1989 - 90 0 Other $40,000 - 11
1985 - 88 10 49,999
1980 - 84 27 Reported housing values $30,000 - 12
(1990 dollars) reflect most 39,999
1970 -?9 12 homes priced between $20,000 - 7
1960 - 69 229 Currendy, most $30,000 and $75,000 29,999
1950 - 59 100 housing units 30 <$19,999 2
1940 - 49 7 to 50 years old
Data Sources: All data are from the 1990 U.S. Census of Housing
< 1940 0 Population, except as noted.
� ` Housing projections produced by the Broward County Planning
lnformation Technology Division.
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Central County Area: Melrose Park •
Melrose Park is generally located on the south side of Broward Boulevard, east of the U.S.
441/State Road 7 corridor, north of Davie Boulevard, and west of Northwest 31st Avenue. The
subdivision is unusually configured, with single-family lots surrounding a centrally located
church.
The Melrose Park neighborhood has over 6,800 residents, most of whom are under the
age of 44. The residents are mostly non-Hispanic blacks, although more than one-quarter of the
residents are non-Hispanic whites. Most residents have at least a high school diploma, with one-
quarter of the residents having at least some college experience. Less than 14% of the
population is below poverty level. Three quarters of the electors in Melrose Park are registered
Democrats; less than 15% are Republicans.
The housing in Melrose Park is mostly single-family detached units; there are some multi-
family units, primarily in the northem section of the neighborhood. Most homes were
constructed between 1950 and 1969, making many housing units almost 50 years old. Housing
values as reported in 1990 were mostly between $50,000 and $100,000 with a moderate number
of lower-valued homes.
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Table II-38: Melrose Park —
1990 Population
1990 Population 6,477 % of Total Table II-39: Melrose Park Population Projections
. Males 3,132 48.4% 1990 1995 ' 2000 ' 2005 ' 2010 '
Females 3,345 51.6% Population Population Population Population Population
6,477 6,816 6,930 7,061 7,099
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0-4 years 553 �� 8.5% Based on estimates provided, average
annual growth of just under .5%
5-17 years 1,543 23.8% projected over the 20 year period
18-44 years 2,768 42.7% One-fifth of all
residents are age
45-64 years 1,088 16.8% 45 or older
65+ years 525 8.1% Table IIf}0: Melrose Park — Education
Ethnicity Education (over age 17)
VG'hite, Nonhispanic 1,756 27.1% Less than 9th Grade Completed 353
Black, Nonhispanic 4,221 65.2% Greater than 9th Grade, No Diploma 1,034
American Indian, 14 0.2% High School Diploma 1,622
• Nonhispanic Some College 682
Asian, Nonhispanic 53 0.8% Associates Degree 295
Other Nonhispanic 14 0.2% Bachelors Degree 250
Hispanic 419 6.5% Graduate or Professional Degree 113
T'able II-41: Melrose Park — Two-thirds of residents over the age of 17
Household Income possess, at minimum, a high school diploma
Household Income
less than $5,000 149 'Table II-42: Melrose Park — Poverty
$5,000-14,999 309
Poverty
$15,000-24,999 259 T'otal Population Below Poverty Level 862
$25,000-49,000 843
Under 5 Years Old, Below Poverty 28
$50,000-74,999 311
Under 18 Years Old, Below Poverry 327
$75,00499,999 80
Less than 14% of the popu-
greater than $99,999 24 lation is below poverty level �
Almost two-thirds of
househords reported Data Sources: All data ere from the 1990 U.S. Census of Housing Population,
except as noted.
an income of at least ' Population projections produced by the Broward County Planning Information
• $25,000 7'echnology Di�ision.
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Melrose Park: Profile of Electorate �
The Melrose Park neighborhood is located within Precincts Numbered 36Z and 37Z,
which contain a total of 3,019 registered voters. The west one-half of Melrose Park is in Precinct
36Z while the east one-half is in Precinct 37Z. Three quarters of the voters are registered Demo-
crats; 13.2% are registered Republicans. Party affiliation is almost identical in both districts. Ap-
proximately 48% of all white voters and 84.2% of black electors are registered Democrats. Less
than 39% of white electors and 6% of black voters are Republicans.
Table II-43: Melrose Park Registered Voters by Party and Race
Precinct Total # Demo Demo Demo Demo Repub Repub Repub Repub Other Other Other Other
Number Voters White Black Other Total White Black Other Total White Black Other Total
36Z' 1,611 140 1,026 70 1,236 124 64 16 204 47 106 18 171
37Z 1,452 151 872 49 1,072 114 70 16 200 37 116 27 180
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' 3,063 291 1,898 119 2,308 238 134 3Z 404 84 222 45 351
' A portion of this precinct includes other unincorpocated area (a small portion of Broadview Park). •
Melrose Park is located within the 23rd Congressional District. The neighborhood is in
the 3Qth State Senate District, the 94th State House District, District 5 of the School Board, and
County Commission District 7.
Data Sources: Registered Voters in Broward County as of December 31, •
1998, Run Date: January 8, 1999; the Office of the Supervisor of Elections.
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• Melrose Park: Housing Data
Table II-44: Melrose Park Table II-45: Melrose Park
Housing Occupancy Housing Unit Projections'
1990 Units 2,079 % of Total ; 1995 2000 2005 2010
Occupied Units 1,930 92.8°fo Number of Units 2,124 2,130 2,131 2,136
Owner 1,545 180.1%] Seasonal Units 7 7 7 7
Renter 385 �19•9%] Predominantly
owner-occupied Very small growth in number
Vacant 149 7•2% homes, with a of housing units projected over
Seasonal 7,, ,,:,:.:;.:;.. ` Low vacancy rate the fifteen year period with no
additional seasonal units
Table II-46: Melrose Park
Housing Units Table II-48: Melrose Park
Housing Values
Type # Units
Unit Value # Units
Single-family 1,856
Detached > $299,999 0
Mosdy single-family
detached homes, with a S�ngle-family 27 $200,000 - 0
• moderate amount of Attached 299,999
multi-family units Duplex Units 15 $150,000 - 1
3 or 4 Units 13 199,999
5- 19 Units 103 $125,000 - 5
149,000
20 - 49 Units 50 $100,000 - 18
Table II-47: Melrose Park - 50 + Units 0 124,999
Age of Housing Mobile Homes, 15 $75,000 - 583
Ocher 99,999
Year Built # Units $50,000 - 794
1989 - 90 0 74,999
1985 - 88 9 $40,000 - Z7
Reported housing 49,999
1980 - 84 110 values (1990 dollars)
$30,000 - 4
1970 - 79 115 Cunently, most reflect most homes 39,999
housing units 40 priced between
1960 - 69 566 to 50 years old $50,000 and $100,000 $20,000 - 2
29,999
1950 - 59 1,244
< $19,999 5
1940 - 49 16
< 19 � 19 Data Sources: All data are from the 1990 U.S. Cens�s of Housing Population,
except as noted.
• ' Housing projections produced by the Broward County Planning Information
Technology Division.
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Central County Area: Rock Island •
Rock Island is situated north of Northwest 19th Street, and east of Northwest 31st
Avenue. Z'he neighborhood extends east to Interstate 95 and north to Northwest 26th Street.
The Cities of Oakland Park and Lauderdale Lakes abut the north boundary of this �
neighborhood. Rock Island has a mix of residential and industrial activities, generally separated
by Northwest 21st Avenue.
7"he Rock Island neighborhood has more than 3,600 residents, most of whom are non-
Hispanic black. Fewer than 6% of all residents are 65 or older; one-third of all residents are
under the age of 18. Almost two-thirds of the adults have a high school education; more than
one-quarter have had at least some college coursework.
Almost one-half of all households reported a household income of at least $25,000;
however, many (105) reported household incomes of less than $5,000. More than 77% of all
housing units are owner-occupied. Fewer than 4% of all units are vacant. Most homes are
single-family detached dwellings, and most units were constructed between 1960 and 1979.
Housing values as reported in 1990 indicated a large number of homes valued at between
$50,000 and $75,000. However, more than 200 homes were valued at between $30,000 and
$50,000. .
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Table II-49: Rock Island -
1990 Population
Table II Rock Island Population Projections �
1990 Population 3,538 % of Total �
Males 1,618 45.7% 1990 1995 ` 2000 ` 2005 ' 2010 '
Population Population Population Population Population
Females 1,920 543% 3,538 3,610 3,783 3,982 4,239
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0-4 years 309 8.7% annual growth of just under 1%
5 yeacs 900 25.4% projected over the 20 period
18-44 years 1,377 38.9%
45-64 years 772 21.8% One-quarter of Table II-51: Rock Island - Education
65+ years 180 5.1% the population is Edu�ation (over age 17)
;; 45 years or older
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� Black, Nonhispanic 3,464 97.9% High School Diploma 719
American Indian, 1 • Some College 400
Nonhispanic Associates Degree 118
Asian, Nonhispanic 2 0.1% Bachelors Degree 118
Other Nonhispanic 1 ' Graduate or Professional Degree 30
Hispanic 48 1.4%
'less than 0.1% Almost two-thirds of residents
over age 17 possess at least a
Table II-52: Rocic Island - high scho�l diploma
Household Income
Household Income :::::::<:::::>::::::>:::::
less than $5,000 105 Table II-53: Rock Island - Poverty
$5,000-14,999 253 Poverty
Almost one-half of all $15,00424,999 166 T'otal Population Below Poverty Level 895
households $25,000-49,000 286 Under 5 Years Old, Below Poverry 164
reported an income of $50,00474,999 103 Under 18 Years Old, Below Poverry 423
at least $25,OQ0
$75,000-99,999 20 One-quarter of the population
greater than $99,999 27 below poverty level
� Data Sources: All data are from the 1990 U.S. Census of Housing Population, except as noted.
` Population projections produced by the Broward County Planning Information Technology Division.
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Rock Island: Profile of Electorate �
The Rock Island neighborhood is located within two precincts, 7Z and 17D. Precinct
17D includes a portion of the incorporated area of Oakland Park. The data for Precinct 17D as-
sumes that the unincorporated portion of the precinct comprises 60.4% of the total area, and
that the demographic characteristics and party affiliation pattems are consistent throughout the
precinct. Based on this assumption, the total estimated number of registered voters in the Rock
Island neighborhood is 1,860. Almost 90% of all voters are registered as Democrats; 4% are reg-
istered Republicans. More than 96% of the registered voters in this neighborhood are black, and
90% of these voters are registered Democrats.
Table II-54: Rock Island Registered Voters by Party and Race
Precind Total � Demo Demo Demo Demo Repub Repub Repub Repub Other Other Other Other
Number Voters White Black Other Total White Black Other Total White Black Other Total
7Z 1,580 10 1,391 22 1,423 1 54 2 57 1 96 3 100
17D * 280 7 223 9 239 6 12 0 18 4 15 2 21
1.860 17 1,614 31 1,662 7 66 2 75 5 111 5 121 �
' Voter registration information fot this precinct is based on an estimate, from Broward Counry Comprehensive
and Neighborhood Planning Division, that the unincorporated neighborhood comprises 60.4% oE Precinct 17D.
The Rock Island neighborhood is located in the 23rd Congressional District, and the
30th State Senate District. Precinct 17D is within the 93rd State House District; 7Z is in District
94. The Rock Island is in School Board District 5, and County Commission District 7.
Data Sources: Registered Voters in Broward Counry as of December 31, 1998, Run Date: January 8, 1999; �
the OHice of the Supervisor of Elections.
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Rock Island: Housing Data
Table II-55: Rock Island
Housing Occupancy
Table II-56: Rock Island Housing Unit Projections'
1990 Units 1,001 % of Total
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Occupied Units 962 96.1% Number of� Units 1,009 1,045 1,081 1,145
Owner 744 177.3%] Seasonal Units 2 2 2 2
Renter 218 [22•7%1 Moderate growth in number of housing
Vacant 39 3.9% Three-quarters of units projected over the fifteenyear
Seasonal 2;;:; ':;:;::::::::::i;:;;:: :::<:=:::::::: homes are owner- period; no additional seasonal units
occupied; very low
vacancy rate
Table II-59: Rock Island
Housing Values
Table II-57: Rock Island
Housing Units Unit Value # Units
Mostly single-family
Type # Units > $299,999 0
� detached homes, with a Single-family 806 $200,000 - 3
moderate amount of Detached 299,999
i multi-family units Single-family 20 $150,000 - 4
Attached 199,999
Duplex Units 87 $125,000 - 2
149,000
3 or 4 Units 33
5- 19 Units 21 $100,000 - 3
124,999
20 - 49 Units 23 $75,OG0 - 67
50 + Units 0 99,999
Table II-58: Rock Island - il $50,000 - 382
Age of Housing Mobile Homes,
Other 74,999
Year Built # Units $40,000 - 134
Reported housing 49,999
1989 - 90 0 values (1990 dollars)
1985 - 88 86 reflect most homes �30,000 - 61
priced between 39,999
1980 - 84 55
$50,000 and $75,000 $20,000 - 25
1970 - 79 330 29,999
1960 - 69 303 < $19,999 7
1950 - 59 1�3 Currertly most Data Sources: All dara are from the 1990 U.S. Census of
� 1940 - 49 10 housing units 20 Housing Population, except as noted.
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Central Counry Area: �
Washington Park/Boulevard Gardens/
Golden Heights/Roosevelt Gardens
Washington Park is generally located between Broward Boulevard and Sunrise Boulevard,
east of Northwest 31st Avenue. Boulevard Gardens is situated at the northeast comer of the
Broward Boulevard/Northwest 31st Avenue intersection; Washington Park wraps around
Boulevard Gardens surrounding it on the north and east. Roosevelt Gardens and Golden
Heights are situated to the north, between Northwest 31st and 21st Avenues north of Sunrise
Boulevard. Golden Heights is a single subdivision on the north side of Roosevelt Gardens. For
the following description and analysis, this four-neighborhood area shall be called "Washington
Park".
The Washington Park community has over 6,200 residents. The population is
predominantly non-Hispanic black. Almost one-half of all adult residents report having a high
school diploma. However, more than two-thirds of all households reported a household income
of less than $25,000, and more than 40% of all residents are below the poverty level.
Most of the homes in the Washington Park community consist of single-family dwellings,
although there are over 300 duplex units. While there is a substantial number of renter-occupied �
homes (42%), the vacancy rate is under 8%. Housing values were reported in 1990 to be
generally modest, with most homes valued between $40,000 and $75,000. Many homes are .
nearing SO years of age.
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Golden Heights: Population, Education, and Income
Table II-60: Washington Park -
1990 Population
1990 Population 5,791 % of Total Table II-61: Washington Park Population Projections
Males 2,679 46.3% 1990 1995 ' 2000 ' 2005 ' 2010 '
Females 3,112 53.7% Population Population Population Population Population
5,791 6,226 6,514 6,915 7,269
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45-64 years 1,193 20.6% population is Table II-62: Washington Park - Education
65+ years 589 10.2% 45 years or
older F,clucation (over age 17) `' '
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White, Nonhispanic 223 3.9% I-ess than 9th Grade Completed 677
Black, Nonhispanic 5,472 94.5% Greater than 9th Grade, No Diploma 1,511
High School Diploma 982
� American Indian, 5 0.1%
Nonhispanic Some College 325
Asian, Nonhispanic 10 0.20�o Associates Degree 99
Other Nonhispanic 2 < 0.1% Bachelots Degree 213
Hispanic 79 1.4% Graduate or Professional Degree 124
' Total exceeds 100% due to rounding.
Almost one-half of those over
age 17 possess, at a minimum,
Table II-63: Washington Park - a high school diploma
Household Income
Household Income Table II-64: Washington Park - Poverty
less than $5,000 250 Poverty
$5,000-14,999 680 Total Population Below Poverty Level 2,398
Less than one- $15,000-24,999 348 Under 5 Years Old, Below Poverty 312
third of house- $25,00049,000 330 Under 18 Years Old, Below Poverry 1,140
holds reported $50,000-74,999 130
income of at least More than 40% are
$25,000 $75,000-99,999 71 below poverty level
greater than $99,999 19
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` Population projections produced by the Broward Counry Planning Information Technology Division.
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Washington Park/Roosevelt Gardens/Boulevard Gardens/ .
Golden Heights: Profile of Electorate
As of December 31, 1998, there were 3,196' registered voters in the area that includes
Washington Park, Roosevelt Gardens, Boulevard Gardens, and Golden Heights. More than 87% �
of the total registered voters are affiliated with the Democratic Party. The remaining voters are
almost equally split between the Republican Party or other (or no) affiliations.
1'able II-65: Washington Park Registered Voters by Party and Race
Precinct Total # Demo Demo Demo Demo Repub Repub Repub Repub Other Other Other Other
Number Voters White Black Other Total White Black Other Total White Black Other �Total
31Z' 1,696 20 1,407 43 1,470 4 93 7 104 1 111 10 122
34Z 1,500 22 1,283 25 1,330 7 70 2 79 3 84 4 91
3,196 42 2,690 68 2,600 11 163 9 183 4 195 14 213
` 1'his data includes part of another unincorporated area, specifically Franklin Park. �
Precincts 31Z and 34Z are located within the 23rd Congressional District and the 30th
State Senate District. Precinct 31Z is included in the 93rd House District; Precinct 34Z is in Dis-
trict 94. The entire area lies in School District Number 5 and County Commission District 7.
Data Sources: Registered Voters in Broward Counry as of December 31, 1998, Run Date: January 8, 1999;
the Office of the Supen�isor of Elections. �
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� Washington Park/Roosevelt Gardens/Boule��.rd Gardens/
Golden Heights: Housing Data
Table II-b6: Washington Park Table II-67: Washington Park
Housing Occupancy Housing Unit Projections '
1990 Units 2,024 % of Total 2 2005 2010
<::` 1995 000
Occupied Units 1,873 92.5% Number of Units 2,084 2,150 2,243 2,351
Owner 1,086 (58%] Seasonal Units 1 1 1 1
Renter ?87 [42%] Moderate growth in number of hous-
Vacant 151 7.5% Substantial number ing units projected over the fifteen�y*ear
"'""" `" of renters; low period; no additional seasonal units
Seasonal 1 '>:
vacancy rate
T'able II-70: Washington
Table II-68: Washington Park Housing Values
Park Housing Units Unit Value # Units �
Type # Units > $299,999 0
Mostly single-family Single-family 1,326 $200,000 - 0
� detached homes, with a Detached 299,999
moderate amount of duplex Single-family 34 $150,000 - 7
and multi-family units Attached 199,999
Duplex Units 327 $125,000 - 8
3 or 4 Units 113 149,000
5- 19 Units 166 $100,000 - 17
124,999
20 - 49 Units 29
Table II-69: Washington $75,000 - 105
Park - Age of Housing 50 + Units 0 99,999
Mobile Homes, 29 $50,000 - 441
Year Built # Units Other 74,999
1989 - 90 12 $40,000 - 184
1985 - 88 105 49,999
Reported housing
1980 - 84 151 values (1990 dollars) $30,000 - 117
1970 - 79 243
reflect most homes 39,999
priced between $40,000 $20,000 - 72
1960 - 69 859 and $75,000 29,999
1950 - 59 559 < $19,999 29
1940 - 49 62 Currently, most
hOUSing units 2� pata Sources: All data are from the 1990 U.S. Census
< 1940 24 to 50 years old of Housing Population, except as noted.
� ` Housing projections produced by the Broward County
Planning Information Technology Division.
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Central County Area: West Ken-Lark �
Z'he West Ken-Lark neighborhood is generally situated between Northwest 19th Street
and Sunrise Boulevard, west of Northwest 31st Avenue. The Lauderhill city limits abut this
community on the west; a canal separates much of the West Ken-Lark housing from the
industrial and commercial activities in Lauderhill.
There are more than 3,500 residents in West Ken-Lark; only one-third of the population
is aged 45 or older. One-half of all adults in the neighborhood have a high school diploma.
More than one-half of all households reported a household income of less than $25,000, and
almost one-third of the total population lives below the poverty level. More than 96% of the
registered voters in this neighborhood are black, a direct reflection of the communiry ethnicity.
Almost 92% of these voters are registered Democrats.
Almost 86% of the 1,050 dwelling units are owner-occupied. Most of these dwellings are
single-family detached homes. Housing values reported in 1990 generally fell in the $40,000 to
$75,000 range. At this time, most homes are between 30 and 40 years old.
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Table II-71: West Ken-Lark
1990 Population Table II-72: West Ken-Lark Population Projections
1990 Population 3,413 % of Total 1990 1995 ' 2000 ' 2005 ' 2010 '
' Males 1,619 47.4% Population Population Population Population Population
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5 years 762 22.3g'o population is 45 years
1&44 years 1,256 36.8% of age or older
45-64 years 874 25.6%
65+ years 256 7.5% Table II-73: West Ken Lark - Education
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White, Nonhispanic 19 0.6% Less than 9th Grade Completed 447
Black, Nonhispanic 3,372 98.8% Greater than 9th Grade, No Diploma 720
American Indian, 0 0.0% High School Diploma 745
• Nonhispanic Some College 249
Asian, Nonhispanic 2 � Associates Degree 74
Other Nonhispanic 0 0.0% Bachelors Degree 104
Hispanic 20 0.6% Graduate or Professional Degree 33
` less than 0.1%
Table II-74: West Ken-Lark - One-half of residents over
Household Income age 17 possess, at minimum,
a high school diploma
Household Income
less than $5,000 111
$5,000-14,999 229
$15,000-24,999 165 Table II-75: West Ken-Lark - Poverty
Almost one-half of $25,000-49,000 271 Poverty
all households $50,000-74,999 76 Total Population Below Poverty Level 1,005
reported an income $75,00499 46
of at least $ 25,000 Under S Years Old, Below Poverty 128 �
greater than $99,999 5
Under 18 Years Old, Below Poverry 382
Daca Sourees: All data are from the 1990 U.S. Census of
Housing Population, except as noted. Almosi one-Cllird of The
• ' Population projections produced by the Broward Counry population is below poverty level
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West Ken-Lark: Profile of Electorate
The West Ken-Lark neighborhood includes Precinct 28Z north of approximately NW
16th Street, and 29Z to the south of 16th Street. There are 2,139 registered voters in West Ken-
Lark, with over 90% registered as Democrats. More than 96% of the registered voters are black;
almost 91% of these voters are registered Democrats.
Table II-76: West Ken-Lark Registered Voters by Party and Race
Precinct Total # Demo Demo Demo Demo Repub Repub Repub Repub Other Other Other Other
Number Voters White Black Other Total White Black Other Total White Black Other Total
28Z 1,229 11 1,080 22 1,113 1 38 3 42 1 66 7 74
29Z 910 10 809 10 829 1 28 1 30 0 46 5 51
2,139 21 1,889 32 1,942 2 66 4 72 1 112 12 125
West Ken-Lark is located with the 23rd Congressional District, the 30th State Senate
District, and the 94th State House District. The neighborhood is in District 5 of the School �
Board and County Commission District 7.
Data Sources: Registered Voters in Broward County as of December 31, 1998, Run Date: January 8, 1999; •
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West Ken-Lark: Housing Data
Table II-17: West Ken-Lark Table II-78: West Ken-Lark
Housing Occupancy Housing Unit Projections '
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1990 Units 1,050 % of Total 1995 2000 2005 2010
Occupied Units 927 88.3% Number of Units 1,044 1,050 1,061 1,071
Owner 795 [85.8%] Seasonal Units 0 0 0 0
Renter 132 [14.2%] Very small growth in number of
Vacant 123 11.7% housing units projected over the
fifteen-year period
Seasonal 0 ,;' ......::... ;;:. .. ;:>:
Mostly owner-occupied; Table II$1: West Ken-
moderate vacancy rate Table II-79: West Ken-Lark Lark Housing Values
Housing Units
Unit Value # Units
Type # Units > $299,999 0
Mostl si le-famil Single-family 833
y " y Detached $200,000 - 0
� detached homes, with a 299,999
moderate amount of Single-family 16
multi-family units Attached $150,000 - 1
199,999
Duplex Units 0 $125,000 - 2
3 or 4 Units 12 149,000
5- 19 Units 169 $100,000 - 2
20 - 49 Units 0 124,999
50 + Units 0 $75,000 - 47
99,999
Table II$0: West Ken- Mobile Homes, 20 $50,000 - 444
Lark - Age of Housing Other 74,999
Year Built # Units $40,000 - 141
49,999
1989 - 90 0 $30,000 - 70
1985 - 88 27 Reported housing values
(1990 dollars) reflect most 39,999
1980 - 84 17 homes priced between $20,000 - 21
Currendy, most 29,999
1970 - 79 133 housing units 30 $40,000 and $75,000
1960 - 69 761 to 40 years old <$19,999 9
1950 - 59 121
Data Sources: All data are from the 1990 U.S. Census
. 1940 - 49 6 of Housing Population, except as noted.
< 1940 Q ' Housing projections produced by the Broward County
Planning Information Technology Division.
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BROWARD COUNTY: GOVERNMEN? PROFILE •
Form of Government: County Commission/Administrator Meetings: T'uesdays, 10:00 am
Commission Composition: Seven (7) Commissioners Broward Governmental Center .
Elected at-large, representing districts 115 South Andrews Avenue
FourJyear terms, staggered
Broward Counry: Boards and Committees
Advisory Board for Persons with Disabilities
Composition: 21 members, appointed by the County Commission, representing organizations or
agencies dedicated to the advancement of disabled and handicapped persons, or individuals who
demonstrated their dedication to this effort. Eleven shall either be physically handicapped or be a
representative of an agency devoted to applicable issues. Members are permanent residents of Broward
County.
Purpose: Advise the County Commission on matters pertaining to the status and welfare of
disabled and handicapped persons; submits reports and recommendations which address discrimination,
employment, vocational training; prepares and recommends plans, programs and policies relating to such
recommendations; helps to solicit grant funds; and prepares and submits an annual report. •
Affordable Housing Authority
�omposition: 9 members, representing specific areas of interest; appointed by the County
Commission.
Purpose: Reviews and offers recommendations on specific initiatives that encourage and facilitate
affordable housing in Broward County. Advisory board to the County Commission.
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Advisory Board
Composition: 15 members; each County Commissioner appoints two members, and the
Broward Police Chiefs Association appoints one member.
Purpose: Advises the County Commission on matters involving programs for the prevention and
treatment of drug abuse and alcohol abuse.
Bicycling Advisory Committee
Purpose: Promotes and improves the use of bi�ycles and bikeways in Browatd County.
Board of Adjustment
Composition: 7 members, each residing in or owning properry in the unincorporated area of the
County; each County Commissioner appoints one member.
Purpose: Considers variances from the Code, and appeals from administrative decisions relating
to application of the Zoning Code. T'he Board is quasi-judicial; decisions are final.
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• Broward Beautiful Committee
Composition: 14 members, representing local government, business, and civic organizations;
each County Commissioner appoints two members.
Purpose: 1'he Committee recommends disbursement of Broward Beautiful Trust Fund monies to
further the goals of the Broward Beautiful Committee. Advisory board to the County Commission.
Children's Victim Services Section Trust Fund Committee �
Composition: at least three members, one of whom is the administrator of the Children's Victim
Services Section of Broward County.
Purpose: Authorize the spending of T'rust Fund monies.
Code Enforcement Boards (two: Building Permits and Iand Use)
�omposition: Each board has 7 members, each County Commissioner appointing one member;
each member must reside in or own property within the unincorporated area.
Purpose: Provides an equitable, expeditious, effective, and inexpensive means of enforcing the
codes and ordinances in effect within the Unincorporated Broward County.
Community Development Plan Committee
Composition: 21 voting members, 9 alternate members; 7 voting/3 alternate members appointed
by the County Commission, 7 voti ng/3 alternate members appointed by municipalities participating in
the County Community Development Block Grant Program, and 7 voting/3 alternate members
appointed by unincorporated target area residents/associations; one�year terms.
� Purpose: Reviews and makes recommendations on proposals for spending Community
Development Blocic Grant monies throughout the urban county area. Advisory board to the County
Commission.
Consumer Protection Board
�omposition: 21 residents, each County Commissioner appointing three.
Purpose: Issues and enforces cease and desist orders enjoining unfair methods of competition
and unfair or deceptive trade acts or practices; holds hearings, conducts investigations for matters relating
to consumer protection; advises the County Commission; revokes/suspends occupational licenses subject
to County Commission ratification; issues reports and conducts investigations as necessary.
Cruninal Justice Information System Advisory Committee
Composition: Chief Judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit or designee, the County Administrator or
designee, State Attorney or designee, Public Defender or designee, Sheriff or designee, Director of
Broward County Office of the State Division of Probation and Parole or designee, Clerk of Courts or
designee, Court Administrator or designee; Police Chiefs from Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, and
Hollywood or their respective designees; a Police Chief of Police from another municipality, or designee.
Puroose: Provides advice and recommendations as to the design, implementation, and operation
of the Broward County Criminal Justice Information System, and promotes and coordinates full
utilization of the system.
Cultural Affaus Council
Purpose: Disburses Cultural Affairs Trust Fund monies to promote cultural and tourist activities.
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Economic Develnpment Board •
�omposition: 15 members appointed by the County Commission, representing government,
business, industry, finance, agriculture, the professions, organized labor, utilities, education, and racial or
cultural minorities.
Purpose: Prepares an economic plan and work program to promote economic programming,
improvement of community facilities and services, and other economic development related activities.
Emergency Medical Services Committee
Composition: Composed of the membership of the Broward Regional Emergency Medical
Service Council, including a representative from Broward County Fire Rescue, municipal EMS Service,
private ambulance service, hospital emergency room physician or staff person, private citizen/consumer,
and two other members of the Regional EMS Council.
Purpose: Reviews all applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity for ALS and
BLS services and transport, and makes recommendations for approval or denial to the County
Commission through the County Administrator.
Historical Commission
Composition: 16 members, appointed by the County Commission; 4 year terms.
Purpose: Collects data, materials, surveys relating to the �istence of historical resources in the
County; offers recommendations on the preservation, enhancement and promotion of such resources.
Housing Finance Authority
Composition: 5 members; no less than 3 shall be knowledgeable in one of the following fields: �
labor, finance, or commerce. Members serve 4 year terms.
Purpose: Acts to alleviate and remedy the shortage of housing and of capita.l for investment in
housing.
Library Advisory Board
Composition: 14 members; each County Commissioner appoints two members who reside
within their district. Members can serve no more than two consecutive terms.
Purpose: Board serves to generate accurate, comprehensive information in order to advise and
counsel the County Commission regarding Counry libraries.
Marine Advisory Committee
Purpose: Solicits, reviews, and submits recommendations on �penditure of Vessel Registration
Fees collected by the County. Serves as an advisory board to the County Commission.
Minimum Housing Code Rules and Appeals
Composition: 10 members, residenrs of Broward County possessing qualifications in various
technical fields.
Purpose: Hears and reviews appeals regarding staff orders with respect to minimum housing code
violations; acts on unsafe structures and housing appeals.
Performing Arts Center Authority
�omposition: 13 members, representing civic, cultural, recrational, business, and social interests.
Five members appointed by the County Commission, at least one of whom must be a minority person; �
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two selected by the Fort Lauderdale Commission; one selected by the Downtown Development Authority;
• one selected by the School Board; and four selected by the Broward Performing Arts Foundation, at least
one of whom be'tng a minority person. Must be permanent residents of the County; staggered terms.
Purpose: Plans, promotes, develops, constructs, acquires owns, reconstructs, enlarges, repairs,
remodels, improves, relocates, equips, maintains, and operates facilities for holding cultural, tourism or
promotional events, civic, recreational or similar events or activities.
. Prison Reform Committee
Composition: 14 residents, appointed by the County Commission.
Purpose: Advises the County Commission on effectiveness of programs at the Broward County
Stocicade, assists personnel at the stocicade in locating employment opportunities for prisoners upon
release, and helps former prisoners readjust to life in society.
Regional EMS Council
Composition: 46 members representing various interests and EMS providers, appointed by their
respective agencies to assume terms that are staggered; one member is a County Commissioner.
Purpose: Serves as a catalyst to effect cooperative anangements, survey resources, assist in
developing a regional plan, assist in securing grants, offer recommendations on Code issues; establishes
committees as necessary to address such matters. Serves as an advisory board to the County Commission.
Technical Advisory Committee
Composition: each local government appoints one member, special districts may appoint one
member. Members should possess technical expertise to assist in carrying out the duties of the
� Committee.
Purpose: Coordinates the technical elements of the comprehensive plans, elements, and portions
thereof, and advises the county, school board, planning council, and local governments about same.
Zoning Board
Composition: 14 members; each County Commissioner appoints two members.
Purpose: Considers requests for rezonings, and/or for amendments to the Zoning Code.
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Broward County - Unincorporated Area:
Level of Service Analysis •
Law Enforcement
The Broward County Sheriff s Office (BSO) provides law enforcement services to the
unincorporated area of Broward County, and to several municipalities through contractual
amangement. Additionally, the Sheriffs Office provides a variety of services on a regional or
multi-jurisdictional basis. The Sheriff's Office provides many resources and
programs ancillary to the primary policing function. These programs include
Police/Law School Resource Officers for elementary, middle, high, and alternative
Enforcement schooLs; a Criminal Investigations Unit which includes Victim Services;
�� Crime Lab; Metropolitan Intelligence Unit (street level/regional vice and
r narcotics); comprehensive and accredited prisoner/jail services; a Multi-
Agency Auto Theft Task Force and a Multi-Agency Juvenile Gang Task Force.
The Sheriffs Office participates in periodic state-wide cooperative efforts,
such as warrant sweeps, court-ordered child support enforcement, and narcot-
ics sweeps. The agency is involved in large scale narcotics investigations, such as the federally
sponsored High Intensity Drug Traffic Area (HIDTA), task force membership, and regional
narcotics agents. The Department provides extensive technical support for covert/overt
surveillance, and audio and video services. Other services include the Driving Under the �
Influence (DUI) Enforcement and Breath Alcohol Testing (BA1� processing unit, Mounted
Patrol, Youth Services, Code Enforcement, and Crime Stoppers.
The Central County Area is in BSO District 5; this District also includes the Broadview
Park and Riverland Road neighborhoods, not part of the Central County Area study. The
District is divided into ten zones. Zones 1 and 2 cover Broadview Park and Riverland Road
respectively and are excluded from the following data analysis. Zones 3 through 9 include the
Central County Area neighborhoods. Zone 10 is the Broward Boulevard conidor, separated
from the original zone configvration to aid in specialized law enforcement analysis and activities.
The Zone boundaries do not always conespond to neighborhood boundaries.
The Zones are very generally described as follows:
Zone 3: Melrose Park
Zone 4: Broward Fstates
Zone 5: Boulevard Gardens and Washington Park south of Sistrunk Blvd. (6th St.)
Zone 6: Washington Park north of Sistrunk Blvd., Franklin Park, and St. George
Zone 7: Roosevelt Gardens and Golden Heights
Zone 8: West Ken-Lark
Zone 9: Rock Island
Zone 10: Broward Boulevard corridor, from the City of Fort Lauderdale limits on
the east, to the City of Plantation limits on the west. .
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� The BSO began reporting crime data for Zone 10 separately beginning April 1997.
Crime data are shown in Table II-82: Central County Area Uniform Crime Report Data
by Zone for the Year 1997. Cases cleared by the Sheriff s Office during the same period are
shown in Table II-83: Central County Area - Cleared Cases by Zone. Crime data is reported to
the FBI in accordance with the Uniform Crime Report format. Data is categorized into two
general groupings: Part 1 and Part 2 offenses. Criminal activity is also characterized as crimes
against persons (e.g. murder, kidnapping, etc.) and crimes against property (e.g. burglary,
automobile theft, etc.). Generally, crimes against persons constitute approximately 15% of all
Part 1 crime in neighborhoods perceived by its residents to be "safe" communities. In the
Central County Area, the total Part 1 crime against persons constitute approximately 24% of all
Part 1 crime. In almost all of the 8 zones, larcenies and burglaries accounted for two-thirds of all
Part 1 crime.
Table II-8?: Central County Area Uniform Crime Report Data by Zone - 1997
Zone: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10** All Zones
Part I Offenses
biurder 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Sex Offenses (Forcible) 6 6 3 3 11 4 10 1 44
� Robbery 36 25 18 18 43 33 29 22 224
Aggrav. Assault/ 33 40 46 106 83 55 57 8 428
Burglary 129 61 39 84 55 58 73 25 524
Larceny 150 139 146 146 188 403 153 58 1,383
Motor Velucle Theft 63 41 30 30 44 111 39 12 370
Part II Offenses:
Kidnapping 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
Arson 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 7
Battery 71 55 47 129 97 75 98 20 592
Threat�llnrimidation 9 4 10 10 10 12 14 3 72
Simple Stalldng 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 7
Drug and Drug-Related 37 77 95 300 371 59 128 32 1,089
Embezzelment 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4
Fraud 9 8 16 17 22 4 7 5 88
Totals b Zone 549 457 452 1061 926 816 613 186 4 836
' larceny includes pocket picking, purse-snatching, shopliftin�; theft from motor vehicle, thek of motor vehicle, theft of
bicycle, and theft from building; and other similar thefts.
� "' lncludes reports filed April 1997 through December 1997.
Source: Broward Sheriffs Office: UCRAttribute Report (8/18/98).
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Table II-83: Central County Area - Cleared Cases by Zone - 1997 �
Zone: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10'* All Zones
Part I Offenses
Murder 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
Sex OHenses (Forcible) S- 4 3 8 6 3 9 1 39
Robbery 18 9 7 26 16 19 20 8 123
Aggrav. Assault/Stalldng 18 30 31 65 50 34 38 3 269
Burglary 93 47 21 40 30 36 48 4 319
Larceny 70 67 65 111 102 232 81 20 748
l�iotor Vehicle Theft 21 15 11 28 17 28 18 0 138
Part II Offenses:
Kidnapping 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Arson 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 4
Battery 37 23 20 45 33 23 46 4 231
Threat/Inrimidation 1 1 0 3 1 3 1 0 10
Simple Stalldng 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Drug and Drug-Related 34 ?6 88 290 360 57 125 32 1,062 �
Embezzelment 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3
Fraud 4 4 7 8 14 2 3 2 44
Totals b Zone 304 276 255 628 630 437 393 74 2 995
' Larceny includes pocket picking, purse-snatching, shoplifting; theft from motor vehicle, theft of motor vehicle, theft
of bicycle, and theft from building; and other similar thefrs.
" Includes clearances logged April 1997 through December 1997.
Source: Broward Sheriffs Office: UCRAttribute Report (8/18/98).
The data indicate that Zone 3(Melrose Park) experienced an unusually high number of
reported burglaries; conversely, the number of aggravated assaults and aggravated stalkings was
lower than in other areas. The number of burglaries in Zone 5(Boulevard Gardens/Washington
Park) was lower than in other zones. Zone 6 which includes the heavily populated area of
Franklin Park, part of Washington Park, and St. George reported a disproportionately high
number of aggravated assaults, aggravated stalkings, batteries, and drugrelated offenses. The
Roosevelt Gardens/Golden Heights area (Zone 7) also reported a high number of drug related
offenses, as well as a larger number of robberies. Reported offenses in both Zones 6 and 7 were
highest of the zones during the year; Broward Estates reported the fewest offenses.
The cases cleare i during the year 1997 includes offenses that occurred during that year,
and as well as crimes reported during previous periods. In summary, the Broward Sheriffs Office �
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• maintained a clearance rate of almost 62% for all UCR reported offenses. Certain activities
resulted in high clearance rates, such as drug and drug related offenses (almost 98%). This is due
in great part to the type of law enforcement approach to these activities. The clearance rate for
Part 1 crime against persons exceeded 62% while the clearance of burglary, larceny, and auto
theft cases was around 53%. The BSO experienced a clearance rate of more than 72% for Part 2
UCR reported offenses.
To place this information in proper perspective, the average county clearance rate for Part
1 crime in the State of Florida for 1997 was 30.37% (Florida Department of Law Enforcement).
The clearance rate for Broward County (including all law enforcement agencies in the county)
for 1997 was 21.67%. The BSO clearance rate for the Central County Study Area for the same
period was 62.27%. The Department attributes this positive indicator to various factors, include-
ing the SherifFs strong commitment to community oriented policing, deputies' familiarity with
the community, and the BSO's close relationship with community leaders and activists in the
neighborhoods.
Fire and Emergency Medical Services
The Broward County Fire Rescue Division serves the Central Broward Study Area with
• emergency fire and medical services. The County maintains fire stations throughout Broward.
Station 14 is located within the Study Area, at 700 Northwest 31st
Fire and Avenue. The County maintains Station 23 at Peters Road and SW 46th
Emergency Avenue, Station 20 at Commercial Boulevard and Powerline Road, and
Medical Services Station 34 at U.S. 441 and Bailey Road, among many others. Additional
assistance is also available from other agencies through a Mutual Aid
� arrangement. Broward maintains an ISO (Insurance Service Organization)
� � rating of "3" (on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being the best rating available).
► �,.
"I'he Broward County Fire Rescue Division reports an average
response time of 5.16 minutes for fire emergency calls for service, and
4.42 minutes for rescue emergency calls for service. During the first
quarter of 1998, the Division responded to almost 160 calls for fire service, and approximately
1,200 calls for emergency medical services.
Broward County dispatches its own emergency calls for service. The County Fire Rescue
Division maintains a staffing level of three (3) persons per engine and two (2) persons per rescue
vehicle. All engines are AIS vehicles; that is, each engine is equipped to provide Advanced Life
Support services as a first responder to medical emergencies.
Emergency Medical Services fees for service include a transport fee of $290.00, a$7.25
, per mile fee, and a$ 26.35 fee for oxygen. The County conducts annual fire inspections but does
not charge for this service at this time. A fee of $65.00 per occupancy or occupant is under
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consideration, however. The False Alarm Ordinance establishes a fee schedule for false alarms.
The first two false alarms during a twelve-month period are gratis; third and fourth false alarms •
result in a$ 225.00 assessment per alarm; five or more faLse alarms result in a fee of $450.00 per
faLse alarm.
Community Services
Broward County maintains nine (9) neighborhood recreational facilities within the
Central County Area. These facilities total approximately 103.7 acres; a little more than 21% of
the park land is provided by the Broward County School Board through longterm lease
arrangements. T'he County is acquiring an additional 9.1-acre site, Melrose Park, from the
School Board and should complete this acquisition by 1999.
Community
Services The County maintains a Parks and Open Space level of service of
three acres of recreational land per 1,000 persons. This means that, based
upon the estimated population for the Central County Area for the year
1995, there should be approximately 83 acres of parks and recreational lands
to serve the needs of the estimated 27,686 residents. (See Table II-84: Broward
County Parks and Open Space Level of Service Analysis - Central County
Area.)
According to the population projections provided for the Central County Area, there is •
sufficient parks and open space land to accommodate the Central County Area population
through the year 2010. This determination is based on the assumption that the lands leased
from the Broward County School Board remain available to the County through lease or other
arrangement, and that the Melrose Park acquisition is completed.
Table II-84: Broward County Parks and Open Space Level of Service Analysis - Central County Area
: Y r
ea 1995 Y r 2
ea 000 Y r
ea 200 Y
5 eaz 2
O 10
Estimated/Projected Population 27,686 28,476 29,488 30,266
Parks and Open Space Acreage Required 83.058 85.428 88.464 90.798
Source: Population estimate and projections prepamd by the
Broward Counry Planning Information Technology Division.
The park sites throughout the Central County Area contain a variety of recreational
amenities. (See Table II-85: Broward County Park ��.tes in the Central County Area.) All sites are
developed, with the exception of the Boulevard Gardens Park; the County is negotiating the ,
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• acquisition of additional, adjacent land to expand the park site prior to development.
Improvements are funded and programmed for Franklin Park, Lafayette Hart Park, St.
George Church Park, Osswald Park, and Samuel Delevoe Memorial Park. An African
American Library and Cultural Center is p!anned on a parcel immediately west of the
Samuel Delevoe Memorial Park. County staff is considering the feasibility of future
expansions to the Park.
Table II$5: Broward County Park Sites in the Central County Area
Park Site Acres Description/Amenities/Plans
Broward Estates/ 12.64 Owned by the School Board and leased to the County. The
Parlcway County lease includes a portable building and outside
Middle School "gymnasium" structure, used to run after school and summer
recreational programs.
West Ken-Lark Park 9.95 Owned by the School Board and leased to the Counry.
Amenities include community center building, picnic area,
playground, lighted basketball courts, lighted playing fields. A
2,000 square foot expansion to the community center build-
� ing is underway.
Osswald Park/ 30.9 Community center building, tennis, basketball, shuffleboard,
Rock Island ballfields, picnic, playground, Broward County Library. A 3-
hole golf course will be under construction this fall, and an
expansion to the community center building (doubling the
square footage) is programmed for late fall.
Samuel Delevoe 30.2 More than one-half of the park consists of lake area. Ameni-
Memorial Park ties include a community center building, picnic area, basket-
ball, lake fishing, playground. A partnership between the
community and Broward County Libraries will result in the
construction of the African American Library and Cultural
Center on the west side of the site. The County is investigat-
ing the acquisition of additional land for park expansion.
Melrose Park 9.1 Actually lorated in the corporate limits of rhe City of Fort
Lauderdale, the park is partially funded by the City. The
Counry is completing its acquisition of the properry from the .
School Board, and should possess the site by next year.
Amenities include tennis, basketball, ballfields, picnic shel-
ters, playground.
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T'able II$5: Broward County Park Sites in the Central County Area - continued •
Park Site Acres Description/Amenities/Plans
Franklin Park 2.5 Community center building (6,000 square feet) with meeting
room and restroom facilities, double covered basketball court,
picnic area, playground.
Boulevard 0.55' Undeveloped or open space. The County is pursuing acquisi-
Gardens Park tion of an additional adjacent parcel; future plans include
playground area, benches, walkways and paths.
Lafayette Hart Park 1.75* Basketball, tennis, playground, picnic, restrooms with small
office attached. Constructing a footbridge to improve pedes-
trian access to/from the neighborhood. The Counry is nego-
tiating acquisition of a .75�ae parcel for expansion.
St. George Park 6.11 Community center building, basketball, tennis, multi-purpose
field, shelter with restrooms, two new picnic shelters under
construction, playground. A 2,000-square foot addition to
the community center building is programmed for this fall. •
Source: Broward Counry Parks and Recreation Division.
Environmental Services
The analysis of environmental services includes water, wastewater, drainage, roadways,
and solid waste and recycling services. The Central County Study Area receives potable water
and sanitary sewer services from different providers. A summary of the pro-
Environmental viders is shown in Table II-86: Potable Water and Wastewater Services in the
Services Central County Study Area. All areas receive publicly provided potable water
� services. All but a portion of the Melrose Park area receive publicly provided
�� sanitary sewer services; service to the east one-half of the Melrose Park commu-
� nity is unavailable and that area utilizes septic tanks.
Residents of unincorporated Central County Area receiving potable
water setvices from the City of Fort Lauderdale are subject to a surcharge of
25%. Service areas incorporated into the City through annexation would no
longer be subject to this surcharge; however, the City charges a 10% utility tax not currently as-
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• T'able II-86: Potable Water and Wastewater Services in the Central County Area
Potable Water Sanitary Sewer
Neighborhood Service Provider Service Provider
Broward Estates City of Fort Lauderdale Broward County #4
(includes St. George) (Service available)
Franklin Park City of Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale/
GT Lohmeyer
(Service available)
Melrose Park City of Fort Iauderdale . Broward County #4
(W 1/2 service avail.;
E 1/2 service unavail.)
Rock Island City of Fort Lauderdale Broward County #4
(E 1/2) (W 1/2, service avail.)
Broward OES District GT Lohmeyer
lA (W 1/2) (E 1/2, service avail.)
• Washington Park City of Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale/
(incl. Roosevelt Gardens, G? Lohmeyer
Boulevard Gardens, (Service available)
Golden Heights)
West Ken-Lark Broward OES District Broward County #4
lA (Service available)
Source: Broward County Comprehensive and Neighborhood Planning Di��ision.
The Broward County Department of Natural Resource Protection maintains jurisdiction
regarding surface water management throughout the county not otherwise covered by an inde-
pendent drainage district. In the Central County Area, there are no independent drainage dis-
tricts. Therefore, the County controls the permitting process. The Office of Environmental
Services maintains drainage fixtures such as canals and public swales. The County has improved
a number of swale sections throughout the Central County Area; additional areas require recon-
struction. Essentially, swale areas lose effectiveness when the soil and sand underlying the grass
area become compacted to the extent that percolation no longer occurs. Also, illegal paving of
swale areas further reduce percolation.
, Solid waste management and recycling services are provided to the unincorporated area
through the Broward County Office of Integrated Waste Management, Recycling and Contract
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Administration Division. Specifically, this Broward County agency negotiates franchise agree-
ments with garbage haulers and recyclers, provides associated contract administration and pro- •
vides technical assistance to residents and business people to assist in obtaining the most efficient
and economical services available. Currently, Broward County charges each single-family resi-
dence $297.00 per year for twice weekly curbside pickup, once weekly recycling pickup, once
monthly bulk pickup, and use of the County Trash Transfer Stations. This fee is included on
the annual tax bill as a non ad valorem-based fee. The fee amounts to $24.75 per month. ,
Multi-family and commercial customers in the unincorporated area negotiate their indi-
vidual solid waste disposal and recycling contracts with one of three haulers approved by Broward
County. These haulers have been granted a non-exclusive franchise in the unincorporated area.
County staff provides technical assistance to multi-family and commercial customers to enable
them to negotiate the most advantageous contract for their particular needs.
Communiry and Economic Development
Broward County is involved in a variety of community development and economic
development activities. Tools of community development include land development regulations,
and grant and incentive programs. County land development regulations govem zoning and land
use matters; establish criteria dictating the direction and rate of growth and development; and
provide incentives for development that further goals, objectives and policies •
Community/ �tablished by the county. County zoning regulations implement land use
Economic Provisions by establishing site-specific design guidelines for development.
Development The zoning districts applied in the Central County Area allow for a range of
residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional uses. In general, the
�� zoning regulations are in conformance with the applicable land use plan;
and, the applicable land use plan is consistent with the Broward County
Land Use Plan, insofar as it is certified by the Broward County Planning
Council to be in substantial conformity with the County Land Use Plan. A
description of the Central County Area neighborhoods, including the zoning
and land use patterns in each neighborhood, is provided below.
Boulevard Gardens
Boulevard Gardens consists of approximately 160 acres generally described as the
neighborhood north of Broward BouIevard, east of Northwest 31" Avenue, south of 6�' Street or
Sistrunk Boulevard, and west of Northwest 27�' Avenue. The neighborhood is surrounded on
the north by residences in Washington Park, on the east by the 27�' Avenue commercial/
industrial corridor also in Washington Park, and on the west by the residential area of Broward
Estates.
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• A large portion - (the northeast approximate one-quarter) of this neighborhood is
developed as the Lauderdale Memorial Gardens (zoned A 9). A Florida Power and Light
substation zoned A 3 is situated in the northwest corner of the neighborhood, at the intersection
of Northwest 31"Avenue and 6�' Street. Commercial development lines the north side of the
Broward Boulevard corridor (zoned B-2), as well as the 27�' Avenue corridor on the west side
(zoned S3). The commercial strip development along Broward Boulevard consists
predominantly of storefronts and several free-standing buildings. The storefronts are mostly
vacant; a few are occupied by service-oriented businesses. The Reitman Boys 6i Girls Club facility
is situated in this corridor. Scattered along the Broward Boulevard corridor are both storefront
and free-standing church facilities, most of which are vacant. The housing within the Boulevard
Gardens neighborhood consists of single-family residences on 6,000 to 7,000-square foot lots
(zoned R-1 C).
The Northwest 31" Avenue corridor (north of Broward Boulevard) is a five-lane road,
with a center "suicide" tum lane. Residences along the west boundary of Boulevard Gardens
access directly onto 31" Avenue, backing out from driveways hidden by fences and landscaping.
Sistrunk Boulevard (Northwest Sixth Street) bounds this neighborhood on the north; as a two-
lane thoroughfare that runs from 31" Avenue east into Fort Lauderdale, it is a well-traveled and
busy roadway. The south side of Sistrunk Boulevard is lined with the fenced rear yards of
Boulevard Gardens residences. A nanow, discontinuous sidewalk runs along the north side of
Sistrunk Boulevard. (See Zoning Sheet 5- 50 - 42 in Appendix.)
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Browazd Estates
"A Nice Place to Live"
T'he Broward Estates neighborhood is located south of St. George, between Northwest
31" Avenue and the U.S. 441/State Road 7 corridor, north of Broward Boulevard. Shopping
centers and strip commercial development exist on U.S. 441/State Road 7 to the west of this
neighborhood (in the City of Plantation); the Broward Boulevard corridor contains a mix of
commercial strip, office, and church development. The Boulevard Gardens neighborhood is to
the east, Melrose Park is to the south, and the Plantation city limits abut the neighborhood on
the west.
The street layout within the Broward Estates community limits the travel of traffic east-
west to a few local residential streets North corridors such as Northwest 33`�, 34�', 38�'
and 39�' Avenues link Broward Estates with the St. George neighborhood. Northwest 38`�
Avenue, beginning at the south end behind the U.S. 441 commercial corridor, has a landscaped
median north to Northwest 5�' Court. A canal running north�outh separates the east one-half of
the neighborhood from the west one-half. The residential neighborhood generally consists of
single-family homes on standard-sized lots of between 6,004 and 8,004square feet (zoned R,S�},
RSS).
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The Broward Estates neighborhood hosts the Broward Estates Elementary School/
Parkway Middle School campuses (zoned I-1), centrally situated within the neighborhood. The •
School Board's Special Programs Administration Office and Martin Luther King Elementary
School (zoned I-1) are located in the northeast comer of the community, along Northwest 31"
Avenue. The commercial development along the north side of Broward Boulevard is generally
less than 300 feet deep (zoned S2). The existing buildings - offices, strip commercial
storefronts, churches - are mostly vacant. Adult clubs and lounges also exist along the Broward
Boulevard corridor. A vacant and abandoned water treatment plant is situated within the
neighborhood, at the intersection of Northwest 38�' Avenue and 4�' Street (zoned R.S-4). (See
Zoning Sheet 6- 50 - 42 in Appendix.)
Franklin Park •
"Pardon the Commotion - We've Got Changes in Motion"
The Franklin Park neighborhood exists partially in the City of Fort Lauderdale, and
partly in the unincorporated county. The western portion is the unincorporated section, and
consists of approximately 48 acres. The area is surrounded by Washington Park on the west and
south and Sunrise Boulevard on the north. The Fort Lauderdale section of Franklin Park is on
the east.
The unincorporated subdivision is formed around Franklin Park Drive (also known as
Northwest 22 Road) which runs diagonally through the neighborhood, from northwest to .
southeast. Streets and lot lines align with this diagonal orientation. A public park facility -
Franklin Park (zoned S2) - is centrally located within the neighborhood:
The Franklin Park neighborhood is a densely populated community consisting of mostly
multiple-family apartment buildings and some single-family homes (zoned RM-10, RM-16, RM-
20, R-3, RS-6) surrounding the small neighborhood park. The apartment complexes offer little
recreational opportunity for the large number of children residing in the neighborhood; the park
is well-used and undersized for the population served. The apartment developments are in
generally fair condition. Several parking areas and street intersections exhibited drainage
problems. There are church facilities within the neighborhood that appear to be vacant, or in
transition. A small neighborhood commercial area, centrally located but in the City of Fort
Lauderdale, includes several convenience-type uses, including a liquor lounge/store, bail
bondsman, and vacant market. The commercial strip along the south side of Sunrise Boulevard
to the intersection of Sunrise Boulevard and Northwest 27th Avenue (zoned B-3) is largely
vacant.
Z'he county administration targeted this neighborhood for a model program that
concentrates community resources in an effort to make a significant difference to the residents.
T'he model program involves construction of affordable single-family residences and a park
expansion that includes a community building. (See Zoning Sheet 5- 50 - 42 in Appendix.) .
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• Golden He�ghts
The Golden Heights neighborhood consists of a single, small subdivision of 159 6,000±
square foot lots totaling approximately 32 acres (zoned R 1C). 1"he City of Fort Lauderdale
sunounds the neighborhood on the north and east; Roosevelt Gardens is to the south. Access to
this neighborhood is from Northwest 27�' Avenue from the south, or Oakland Park Boulevard
from the north. The homes in the Golden Heights subdivision are fairly well-kept. (See Zoning
Sheet 32 - 49 - 42 in Appendix.)
Melrose Pazk
"A Caring Community"
Melrose Park is a neighborhood bounded on the east by Southwest 31" Avenue, and is
generally located south of Broward Boulevard, east of U.S. 441/State Road 7 and north of Davie
Boulevard. Commercial development lies between Melrose Park and Broward Boulevard and
U.S. 441/State Road 7. Higher density residential development and commercial properties lie
between Melrose Park and Davie Boulevard.
The subdivision reflects an unusual street layout, non-traditional in the sense that it does
• not reflect the grid subdivisions common in established secfions of the county. It is difficult to
drive through the neighborhood without understanding the street layout. At the center of the
subdivision is a large and prominent church structure with a northeast orientation (New Hope
SDA Church). Primary accesses to the neighborhood are from Kentucky Avenue and Indiana
Avenue at signalized intersections with Broward Boulevard and Davie Boulevard respectively;
Glendale Boulevard from S.W. 31"Avenue; and, Southwest 6�' Street from U.S. 441. Streets
within the neighborhood generally consist of 64foot rights-of-way.
In general, the neighborhood is characterized by fairly well-maintained homes that are
predominantly single-family detached dwellings (zoned R-1B, R-1C). The housing is in fair
condition, despite the apparent age of the homes; municipal code violations are not generally
evident. Lots vary in size and configuration, due to the unusual subdivision layout. Higher
density areas fringe the single-family neighborhood to the northeast and northwest (zoned
RM-10, R-3, R 5). The multiple-dwelling buildings are duplexes and smaller multiple-family
structures. These properties are not as well-maintained, nor are the single-family homes across
from them. Standing water in the parking lots indicate possible problems with private drainage
systems. Several buildings have broken windows, boarded window and door openings, trash and
debris, and possible derelict vehicles. �
The neighborhood park that serves this community is located to the south and within the
corporate limits of the City of Fori- Lauderdale. This park serves the Melrose Park neighborhood
, and surrounding City of Fort Lauderdale residents; parameters for use, construction, and
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maintenance of the Park is established in an interlocal agreement between the county and city.
The commercial development that borders the Melrose Park neighborhood consists of the •
commercial strips along Broward Boulevard, U.S. 441/State Road 7(in the City of Plantation),
and Davie Boulevard (in the City of Fort Lauderdale). 7'he Broward Boulevard commercial
corridor is dominated by bank buildings, offices, small commercial structures, and a shopping
center at the U.S. 441 intersection. The businesses located near Southwest 31°` Avenue are
smaller, convenience-type activities, such as a small ethnic grocery, conyenience store, and
laundry. The shopping center at the U.S. 441 intersection is almost totally empty, with the
exception of a few tenants and a fast-food outparcel. In general, the smaller strip storefronts tend
to be occupied; the larger, single-tenant buildings are typically boarded and empty.
The U.S. 441 corridor adjacent to Melrose Park is part of the City of Plantation's
Gateway 7 Demonstration Project. Development is dominated by car related businesses such as
car sales and automobile repair facilities, fast food, and assorted services, such as small motels,
restaurants and medical facilities. T'he Florida Department of Transportation has initiated a
major construction program affecting the corridor from State Road 84 to north of Broward
Boulevard. This construction program results in limited access to a number of the existing small
businesses; others have relocated or shut down. A number of buildings have been demolished,
particularly at the intersection of Davie Boulevard.
The Davie Boulevard conidor contains a larger grocery store, and small commercial strips
occupied by a variety of service-oriented businesses. There are several larger single-tenant �
buildings housing stable businesses in this conidor. The storefronts appear to be rented.
Between the commercial frontage and the Melrose Park neighborhood is a strip of residential
land containing single-family and multiple-family homes. A canal further separates this area from
Melrose Park on the west side of Indiana.Avenue.
The community of Melrose Manors is situated on the east side of Southwest 31°` Avenue
and reflects much of the same housing characteristics of the Melrose Park community. Melrose
Manor is located within the City of Fort Lauderdale corporate limits. (See Zoning Sheet 7- 50 -
42 in Appendix.)
Rock Island
The Rock Island community generally consists of approximately 395 acres situated
between Interstate 95 and Northwest 31" Avenue, and between Northwest 19�' and 26�' Streets.
The primary roads providing access to the neighborhood include Northwest 26�' Street on the
north, Northwest 19�' Street on the south, and Northwest 31" Avenue on the west.
Northwest 21" Avenue runs through Rock Island, separating the predominantly
residential/commercial area on the west from the industrial and county park site on the east. ,
The eastemmost boundary of this neighborhood is the csx Railroad/I-95 corridor. The William
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� Dandy Middle School (zoned I-1) sits in the approximate center of the neighborhood on the
south side of Northwest 26�' Street. The neighborhood is punctuated by numerous small church
facilit�es. Gateway Christian Church and Hams Chapel Methodist Church are larger church
properties, each with schooLs. A small Broward Sheriff's Office Station is situated within the
Everglades Heights development, a Broward County Housing Authority site (zoned RM-10).
Throughout the residential portion of the community, generally single-family housing exists on
lots of approximately 6,500 square feet (zoned R-1C, R-2).
Development on the west side of Northwest 21" Avenue includes a sod nursery,
churches, small commercial uses, and vacant land (zoned R-2). Similarly, the commercial strip
along the Northwest 19�' Street corridor consists of mostly vacant structures and vacant land
(aoned S2, S3). Osswald Park is on the east side of Northwest 21" Avenue (zoned S2). The
Park also houses the Wallace J. Merrill Recreational Center, and the Bryant Branch of the
Broward County Library. The area that surrounds the park to the east and south includes a
vacant radio station site with tower, and warehousing and industrial developments (zoned M-3,
M-4, B-2, A-3).
The north side of the Rock Island neighborhood is bounded by a small portion of the
City of Lauderdale Lakes (closest to Northwest 31 Avenue); the remaining boundary is the
corporate limit of the City of Oakland Park. Rock Island Elementary School, a Methodist
church and school, and housing exist on the north side of the Northwest 26�' Street corridor
� Rock Island Elementary School, a Methodist church and school, and housing; industrial/
commercial businesses exist to the west. There are several large developments along the west side
of Northwest 31°` Avenue, including apartments, a church, a county facility and cemetery. The
south side of Northwest 19�' Street includes an FPL facility, strip and spot commercial
development, and vacant land. A Senior Center is at the northwest comer of the 21"
Avenue/19�' Street intersection, but lies outside the Central County Study Area. (See Zoning
Sheets 28 and 29 - 49 - 42 in Appendix.)
Roosevelt Gudens
The Roosevelt Gardens neighborhood consists of approximately 225 acres generally
situated on the east side of Northwest 31" Avenue and the north side of Sunrise Boulevard. Strip
commercia! development exists along the southem edge of this neighborhood, along the north
side of Sunrise Boulevard (zoned S2); and, along the westem boundary, along east side of
Northwest 31°` Avenue (zoned B-3). The commercial development along the Sunrise Boulevard
conidor consists of small, free-standing buildings and small multi-occupant storefronts, many of
which are vacant. A relatively new strip center anchored by a Walgreens is west of Northwest
27�' Avenue. The Northwest 31" Avenue commercial corridor is characterized by a mix of small,
convenience-type businesses, including a small food mart, day care center, and other personal
services. The county incinerator site, now closed, exists to the :iorth of Roosevelt Gardens.
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The neighborhood is primarily a residential community of single- and multiple-family �
homes on lots of between 5,000 to 7,500 square feet (zoned R-2, R-1C). There are numerous
parcels throughout the community that are zoned for institutional use, some of which are zoned
I-1; these are primarily churches, vacant and in use, scattered throughout the neighborhood.
Portions of the community are well-maintained and attractive; however, there is a substantial
number of dwellings in need of repair and rehabilitation.
The City of Fort Lauderdale abuts this community on the north, with a city-owned
incinerator site. The incinerator is no longer in service, and the site is zoned S2, General
. Business. The future use of this site, together with the ongoing evaluation of the area for adverse
environmental impacts from the former use, should be monitored by the community. The
Golden Heights neighborhood is located immediately north of Roosevelt Gardens. Dillard High
School, in the City of Fort Lauderdale, is to the east of the neighborhood. Dillard provides the
closest recreational opportunity for Roosevelt Gardens residents. (See Zoning Sheet 32 - 49 - 42
in Appendix.)
St. George
1'he area between Northwest 31" Avenue and the U.S. 441/State Road 7 corridor, north
of Northwest 7�' Street to Sunrise Boulevard, comprises the St. George neighborhood. "I'he St.
George neighborhood is predominantly a single-family community, generally consisting of single- �
family homes on lots ranging in size from 6,000 to 8,000 square feet zoned RS�} and RSS. A
north-south canal (which continues south into the Broward Estates neighborhood) bisects the
community. Together with the street and subdivision configurations, this limits through traffic
east west in the neighborhood.
The St. George Park (zoned S-2) is centrally located in the neighborhood on Northwest
Ninth Street. The Park is adjacent to a large church facility (zoned RS-5) from which the
neighborhood derives its name. A sewer disposal plant (zoned RS-5) is situated in the northwest
comer of the residential area.
A large canal (G12) separates the residences from a commercial strip of land lying on the
south side of Sunrise Boulevard (zoned B-3, G1). This land is a parking lot for the Thunderbird
Swap Shop; a service station is located to the east of the parking area, at the southwest corner of
the Sunrise Boulevard/Northwest 31" Avenue intersection. All-Service Refuse and a tire business
(zoned G1) are on the east side of the St. George neighborhood, along the west side of
Northwest 31°` Avenue. The Broward County Fire Station No. 14 (zoned G1) is situated along
Northwest 31" Avenue, in front of the refuse company.
The St. George neighborhood is sunounded by the Thunderbird Swap Shop on the
north side of Sunrise Boulevard; the Edgar Mills All Purpose Center and industrial/ commercial
development on the east along Northwest 31" Avenue; the Broward Estates neighborhood on the .
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� south; and, the U.S. 44�1/State Road 7 commercial corridor in the City of Plantation on the
west. (See Zoning Sheet 6- 50 - 42 in Appendix.)
Washington Park
"A Community on the Move"
The Washington Park neighborhood consists of approximately 270 acres between Sunrise
and Broward Boulevards, east of Northwest 31" Avenue. The North Fork of the New River
meanders through the neighborhood; along the river is Washington Park, a neighborhood park
facility. The Washington Park neighborhood is predominantly a single-family neighborhood
with houses situated on lots of around 6,000 square feet (zoned R 1C). The houses are generally
well-kept, particularly those located along the river front; there are some pockets of houses in
need of repair. A Habitat for Humanity presence exists in the neighborhood.
The Northwest 31°` Avenue corridor on the east side north of Sistrunk Boulevard is
mostly residential with some vacant lots. North of the New River Fork and on the south side of
Sunrise Boulevard is the Edgar P. Mills Multi-Purpose Center (zoned CF). The south side of the
Sunrise Boulevard corridor primarily consists of small single-purpose commercial buildings.
Commercial development lines the Broward Boulevard (zoned &2, S3), Northwest 27�' Avenue
(zoned B-3), and Sunrise Boulevard conidors. The Ron Cochran Public Safety Complex is
� located along Broward Boulevard at Northwest 27�' Avenue (zoned CF). The Samuel Delevoe
Memorial Park (zoned S-2) is situated along the south side of Sistrunk Boulevard/Northwest
Sixth Street, east of 27�' Avenue. At the Sistrunk/27`� Avenue intersection and next to the Park
is a proposed African American Library and Cultural Center. Between the Park and the Public
Safety Complex is industrial development (zoned M-2). Park expansion to the south is under
consideration by county staff. Industrial development continues along Northwest 27�' Avenue
north of Sistrunk Boulevard on the east side.
The Franklin Park neighborhood is to the northeast of Washington Park, and Boulevard
Gardens is to the southwest. Roosevelt Gardens is to the north and St. George and Broward
Estates are to the west. (See Zoning Sheet 5 SO - 42 in Appendix.)
West Ken-Lark
The West Ken-Lark neighborhood is approximately 330 acres, generally described as the
area betvveen Northwest 19�' Street and Sunrise Boulevard, west of Northwest 31°` Avenue to the
City of Lauderhill city limits. The neighborhood is predominantly residential, bounded on the
east by strip commercial development and on the south by a mix of commercial and
institutional/public uses. A multiple-family housing complex is situated in the northeast comer
of this neighborhood.
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T'he Thunderbird Swap Shop (zoned &3, G1) is situated along the north side of Sunrise •
Boulevard, in the southernmost part of the West Ken-Lark neighborhood Just north of the
Swap Shop is Larkdale Elementary School and Wingate Oaks School, a specialized educational
facility operated by the Broward County School Board (zoned I-1). The West Ken-Lark Park is
north of the Wingate Oaks School. Strip commercial and industrial development exists on the
west side of Northwest 31" Avenue, including automobile repair businesses, a metal recycler, and
a liquor lounge (zoned B-2, B-3, M-1, G1). The Driftwood Terrace Apartments is situated at the
southwest comer of the Northwest 31" Avenue/19�' Street intersection (zoned RM-25).
The remainder of the West Ken-Lark neighborhood consists of sing"le-family subdivisions,
with typical lot sizes generally ranging from 6,000 to ?,000 square feet and zoned R-1C. The
subdivisions - Wescwood John F. Kennedy Fstates, Larkdale - give the neighborhood its name.
A continuous masonry wall runs along the north edge of West Ken-Lark, along the south right-of-
way of Northwest 19�' Street, to the Driftwood Terrace Apartments' wrought iron fencing. This
wall provides a visual and noise buffer from the Northwest 19�' Street traffic, and industrial
development to the north.
The City of Fort Lauderdale and the City of Lauderdale Lakes border the West Ken-Lark
neighborhood on the north. The Fort Lauderdale area is mostly vacant, with the easternmost
portion - near Northwest 31" Avenue - used as a cemetery. The Lauderdale Lakes area, together
with the land in the City of Lauderhill to the west of the neighborhood, is developed as
industrial parks. The industrial parks house a multitude of businesses and activities; the vacancy
rate is relatively low in this area. (See Zoning Sheet 31 - 50 - 42 in Appendix.) �
Community Development
Programs such as the HUD-funded Community Development Block Grant Program,
provide funds to improve infrastructure, stimulate commercial and business development,
stabilize neighborhoods, and rehabilitate housing. During the past several years, the Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program funded numerous parks improvements, provided
money for economic development and small business opportunities, and facilitated infrastructure
improvements within the Central County Area. (See ?ables II-8? through II-90 which list
Community Development Block Grant Funded Projects in the Central County Area for years
1996 through 1999.) Specifically, since 1996, the CDBG Program funded park land acquisition
for expansion of three parks, design services and construction funds for four park/community
building expansion projects, construction of pavilions in one park, installation of security fencing
in a park, and construction of a footbridge to enhance neighborhood access to one park. The
total CDBG allocation for these improvements exceed $1,000,000. An additional allocation of
$600,000 supports the design of the African American Research Library and Cultural Center.
The CDBG Program aLso funded business <�ssistance programs, entrepreneurial activities,
and employment generation programs. The total allocation for these activities exceeds $800,000. �
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� Funded neighborhood enhancement efforts include construction of concrete. street markings,
acquisition and rehabilitation of substandard housing for resale, and funding for residential
streetside landscaping and/or fa�ade improvements. Also, the CDBG Program supported the
improvement and expansion of a local child care center and school.
The county, in conjunction with the City of Fort Lauderdale, obtained State of Florida
�.- *erprise �one designation for an area generally described as the Interstate 95 corridor in the
cer> � ral part of the county. T�iis designation covers all or a portion of Broward Fstates, St.
Gec=�e, West Ken-Lark, Rock Island, Golden Heights, Roosevelt Gardens, Washington Park,
Frank::n Park, and Boulevard Gardens. The Enterprise Zone (EZ) designation affords the
Table II "ommunity Development Block Grant Funded Projects in the Central County Area -
FY 1999
Prc=;ect Name/ Dollars Descriprion of Project
Arplicant Allocated
Butler Classroom ?iuilding Phase I/ $222,745 611 Northwest 24th Avenue. Construction of a
Prophecy Childcare C��nter and Schl., lnc. four-classroom building to house forty new students,
ages 3 to 10 who are from low- and moderate-
� income families.
Small Business Inc;_?�ator/ 68,995 Create/retain at least seven jobs for low moderate
Metro-Broward Economic L> �velop. Corp. income residents and foster entrepreneurship.
Central Counry Revitalizatic Project/ 56,291 11 Northwest 36th Avenue. Acquisition, rehabilita-
Central Coun[y Commun. Devc_�op. Corp. tion and resale of five single substandard
houses in Central County to qualified low- and
moderate-income buyers.
Boulevard Gardens Neighborhouc' 152,812 430 Northwest 29th Avenue. Provision of a pool of
Beautification Program/ funds at $5,000 per homeowner to be used to either
Boulevard Gardens Commun. Group, lnc. landscape the public right�of-way in front of their
homes or to improve the exterior of their homes.
Covered Basketball Court/ i 17,464 2430 Northwest Ninth Street. Design and construc-
Friends of the Franklin Park Comm. Ass'n, tion of a lit and covered basketball court.
St. George Facility Expansion/ �'`�8,821 3501 Northwest Eighth Street. Expand the existing
St. George Civic Association, Inc. community center by approximately 2,500 square
feet to include a community resource office and
storage room.
Community Center Expansion/ 160,9L,. 1480 Northwest 33rd Avenue. Expand the existing -
West Ken-Lark Homeowners' Ass'n., Inc. � community center by approximately 2,500 square
�tiet.
Source: Browerd County Annual Action Plan Fiscal Year - 1999
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Table II$8: Community Development Block Grant Funded Projects in the Central County Area - �
FY 1998
Project Name/ Dollars Description of Project
Applicant Allocated
African-American Research Library and $300,000 2520 Northwest Sixth Street. Funds requested will
Cultural Center/ cover the cost of professional services associatr�
Broward Libraries Div. with the construction of a 52,000-square foot, r�o-
story facility.
Small Business Incubator/ 112,000 3800 West Broward Boulevard. Proposes to �reate/
Metro-Broward Economic Develop. Corp. retain seven jobs for low- and moderatF � income
residents and foster entrepreneurship.
Osswald Park Commun. Center Expansion/ 300,000 2555 Northwest 21st Avenue. Propose. to expand
Rock Island Community Development, Inc. the existing communiry center by approximately
3,000 square feet.
Properry Acquisition/ 62,000 2849 Northwest Eighth Road. Proposes to acquire
Washington Park Civic Association land to expand Lafayette Hart Park.
Foot Bridge Over G12/ 12,000 2849 Northwest Eighth Road. : lans to install a si�c-
Washington Park Civic Association foot wide footbridge over tl�e G12 Canal into
Lafayette Hart Park.
Source: Bmward Counry Annual Action Plan Fiscal Year - 1998
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Table II-89: Community Development Blocic Grant Funded Projects in the Central Counry Area -
FY 1997
Project Name/ Dollars Descriprion of Project
Applicant Allocated
African-American Research Library and $300,000 2520 Nortl Sixth Street. Provide contractual
Cultural Center/ preliminar, engineering and design services to build
Broward Libraries Div. a 52,000-square foot African American Research
Library and Cultural Center.
Phase 2: Improvem't and Planning Prog/ 30,000 611 Northwest 24th Avenue. Provide labor, mate-
Prophecy Child Care Center 6t Schl, Inc. rial and supervision for the renovation, remodeling.
Park/BSO Substation - Acquisition and 85,000 300 Northwest 28th Way and 220 Northwest 28th
Relocation of Occupant/ Way. Acquire property to develop a park for small
Boulevard Gardens Community Group, Inc. � children, and develop a BSO sub-station.
Pavilions of St. George/ 63,000 3501 Northwest Eighth Street. Construction of two
St. George Civic Association pavilions in the St. George Park.
Properry Acquisition/ 90,C00 2849 Northwest Eighth Road. Acquire a vacant
Washington/Franklin Civic Asso., Inc. house and lot adjacent to Franklin Park to expand
the recreational facilities.
Source: Broward Counry Annual Action Plan Fisca' Year - 1997 ,
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• Table II-90: Community Development Block Grant Funded Projects in the Central County Area -
FY 1996
Project Name/ Dollars Description of Project
Applicant Allocated
Broward Blvd. Economic Develop. Project/ $532,000 Development of a public faciliry for provisions of
B. C. Communiry Development Division business assistance to new businesses in Central
County Redevelopment Area in the area of Broward
Boulevard.
lmprovement and Planning Program/ 93,000 611 Northwest 24[h Avenue. Renovations to exist•
Prophecy Child Care Center & Schl., Inc. ing building including new ceiling in entire building;
paint inside%utside; replace substandard electrical
and a/c with central a/c; replace/repair flooring,
windows, baths, and remodel room into two addi-
tional baths.
Boulevard Gardens Enhancement/ 20,000 Design, construct and install concrete street mark-
Boulevard Gardens Communiry Grp., Inc. ings at intersections for Neighborhood Enhance-
ment in the Central County Target Area.
Osswald and Rock Island Parks/ 75,000 2555 Northwest 21st Avenue. lnstall piayground
Rock Island Community Development, Inc. equipment.
Design Services - Osswald Park/ 35,000 2555 Northwest llst Avenue. Design services for
• Rock lsland Communiry Development, Inc. Center expansion.
St. George Park Faciliry Expansion/ 35,000 3501 Northwest Eighth Court. Design services for
St. George Civic Association an addition to existing communiry building.
Playground and Park Equipment/ 65,000 2851 Northwest Eighth Road. Playground equip-
Washington/Franklin Park Civic �sso. ment, including four benches with concrete slab sup-
port.
West Ken I.ark Park Centec Expansion/ 35,000 1321 Northwest 33rd Avenue. Design services for
West Ken-Lark Homeowners Asso., Inc. an addition to existing communiry recreation build-
ing.
Fencing Project - Delevoe Park/ 50,000 2520 Northwest Sixth Street. Construct wrought
The Reverend Samuel Delevoe Park & iron fencing along the frontage of the park entrance,
Civic Association with remote control gate and security system.
Small Business lncubator/ 100,000 Small business incubator that will help in the devel-
Metro Broward Economic Develop. Corp. opment of new and emerging small businesses by
providing the physical facilities and technical assis-
tance necessary for success in the Central Counry
1'arget Area.
Source: Broward County Annual Action Plan Fiscal Year - 1996
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community opportunities for advantageous loan programs, tax credits, sales tax refunds, and •
community contribution tax incentives. The intent of the EZ designation is to provide sufficient
impetus for business location and expansion within the revitalization area, together with
employment of low- to low/moderate-income residents within the targeted community.
Several years ago, the county, along with the Cities of Fort Lauderdale, Lauderhill and
Plantation, submitted an application for Federal Empowerment Zone/Enterprise Community •
Designation. Additional economic development tools are available through this designation.
Unfortunately, the application was not approved at the time; however, the process used to
prepare the application, and the application itself, provide excellent background information.
This data is helpful in identifying needs, describing community characteristics and, perhaps most
importantly, articulating different opportunities for economic and community development
currently available. It is the review of such data that suggests a lack of comprehensive
coordination of all efforts: a multi jurisdictional, community-directed advocacy of programs,
activities and resources available to the business community.
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IN'TRODUCTION
The City of Fort Lauderdale was incorporated in 1911, four years before Broward County
came into being. Frank Stranahan, known as the father of modern Fort Lauderdale, and Henry
Flagler, who extended his Florida East Coast Railroad through the city, were among the most
famous early settlers. The New River, which meanders through the city linking the Intracoastal
Waterway and Atlantic Ocean with inland developments figured prominently in the early
development of Fort Lauderdale. Now, as before, the Riverfront provides a focal point for
community activities, commerce, and recreation.
The City of Fort Lauderdale covers an area of approximately 31 square miles, stretching
from the Atlantic Ocean to west of Interstate 95. The "Venice of America" boasts 85 miles of
navigable waterways; and seven miles of public beaches. Downtown Fort Lauderdale serves as the
county's center of government activity, including federal, state, and county courthouse buildings
as well as the county Governmental Center. Recent efforts to revitalize the downtown area
resulted in major developments along and near the New River. Such efforts include the
� construction of cultural activities, as well as commercial and recreational developments. The
historic nature of the New River is preserved through access to restored structures in and around
Himmarshee Village that coexist with new development. The city's efforts to stimulate economic
development and revitalization are extensive and summarized in this analvsis.
The city's resident population is around 155,000; however, the city indicates that 6.5
million seasonal visitors and tourists visit Fort Lauderdale each year. The composition of the
Fort Lauderdale's population resembles, to large degree, the countywide population in age
distribution. In terms of ethnicity, the city has a larger proportion of black, non-Hispanic
population than the county (27.3% and 14.9% respectively). Also, almost 17% of all Fort
Lauderdale residents reported living below the poverty level, whereas this figure is 10% for the
county. More than one-half of all Fort Lauderdale households reported an income of at le��t
$25,000 at the time of the 1990 U.S. Census, and more than 11.5% reported household
incomes of more than $ 75,000. Almost 60% of all households countywide reported an income
of at least $25,000 and only 10% had household incomes in excess of $75,000.
More than one-third of all housing units in the city consist of single-family detached
homes. The large proportion of the housing stock (almost 57% of all housing units reported in
1990) was built between 1950 and 1969; this means that a substantial number of homes are
around thirty to forty-eight years old. Home values in Fort Lauderdale as reported• in 1990
reflected a wide range of affordability, and include a disproportionately large number of higher-
� priced homes, assumedly related to extensive resideiitial waterfront opportunities.
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City of Fort Lauderdale: Population, Education, and Income �
Table III-1: City of Fort Lauderdale
1990 Population 1'able III-2: City of Fort La.uderdale Population Projections
1990 Popularion 149,377 %.of Total 1990 1995 ' 2000 ' 2005 ' 2010 ' .
Population Population Population Population Population
Males 75,312 50.4% 149>377 153,374 158,085 162,190 165,843
Females 74,065 49.6%
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0-4 years 9,084 6.1% More than one-third over .5% projected over the
of all residents are 45 20-year period
5-17 years 18,972 12.7% years of age or older
18-44 years 64,753 43.3%
45-64 years 30,006 20.1%
Table III-3: City of Fort Lauderdale - Education
65+ years 26,562 17.8%
Ethnicity" Education (over age 17)
White, Nonhispanic 96,286 64.5% Less than 9th Grade Completed 10,434
Black, Nonhispanic 40,802 273% Greater than 9th Grade, No Diploma 21,940
American Indian,
281 ,2% High School Diploma 32,620 �
Nonhispanic �� Some College 24,507
Asian, Nonhispanic 1,208 .8% Associates Degree ?,192
O�her Nonhispanic 119 .1% Bachelors Degree 16,192
Hispanic 10,681 7.2% Graduate or Professional Degree 8,449
'Total exceeds 100% due co rounding. Almost three�quarters of residents
'Table III-4: Ciry of Fort Lauderdale - age 17 or older possess, at a
minimum, a high school diploma
Household Income
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Household Income Table III-S: City of Fort Lauderdale -
less than $5,000 4,988 Poverty
$5,000-14,999 12,345 Poverty
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$15,000-24,999 13,209 Total Population Below Poverty Level 24,793
$25,000-49,000 19,660 Under 5 Years Old, Below Poverty 2,858
$50,000-74,999 8,416 More than one-half of Under 18 Years Old, Below Poverry 8,420
$75,000-99,999 3,086 all households report
an income of at least One-sixth of all residents are
greater than $99,999 4,708 $25,000 below poverry level
Data Sources: All data are from the 1990 U.S. Census of Housing Population, except as noted. �
' Population projections produced by the Broward Counry Planning Information Technology Division.
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• C�iry of Fort Lauderdale: Profile of Electorate
As of December 31, 1998, there were 84,214 registered voters in the City of Fort
Lauderdale. Of this total, almost one-half are registered Democrats and more than one-third are
registered Republicans. The remaining approximate 15% are either affiliated with other political
parties, or no party. �
Table III-6: City of Fort Lauderdale
Registered Voters by Party Affiliation The City of Fort Lauderdale is situated in
Congressional Districts 19, 20, 22 and 23, State
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Democrats 40,121 47.6% 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, and 99. Parts of the City are
within School Districts Numbered 3, 5, and 7.
Republicans 31,227 37.1%
Other 12,866 15.3%
Total 84,214 100% Table III-8: Ciry of Fort Lauderdale
Registered Republicans by Race
• Table III-7: City of Fort Lauderdale
Registered Democrats by Race ;;# Registered % of Total
-> :: ': Voters Republicans
# Registered % of Total
Voters Democrats �ite 29,161 93.4%
White 24,087 60.0% Black 884 2.8°�
Black 14,039 35.0% Other 1,182 3.8%
Other 1,995 5.0% Total 31,227 100%
Toral 4o,1z1 l00%
Almost 88% of the city's black electorate is affili- Table III-9: City of Fort Lauderdale
ated with the Democrat Party, less than 6% with Voters Identified as "Other" by Race
the Republican Party, and the remainder labeled
"other." Almost 46% of the white electorate is ># Registered % of Total
Republican, with more than one-third registered Voters "Ot6ers"
as Democrats and the remaining 16% identified �te 10 ,631 82.69'0
as "other."
Black 1,115 8.7%
Other l,l?0 8.7%
Data Sources: Registered Voters in Broward Counry as of December
. 31, 1998, Run Date: January 8, 1999; the Office of the Supervisor of TOtal 12,866 100%
Elections.
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City of Fort Lauderdale: Housing Data •
Table llI-10: City of Fort Lauderdale Table III-11: City of Fort L.auderdale
Housing Occupanc.y Housing Unit Projections *
1990 U 'ra
m 81 268
96 of Total
, ':> 1995 2000 2005 2010
Occupied Units 66,440 81.8% Number of Units 81,794 83,053 83,800 84,939
Owner 36,144 [54.4%] Seasonal Units 6,358 6,207 6,075 5,968
Renter 30,296 �45.6%] Modest growth in number of housing units
Vacant 14,828 18.2% projected over the fifteen�ear period;
:: :::: ::::. decline in number of seasonal units
Seasonal 6, 581 :?:;:::::>>:»;:::::> ':;:>:`>:>::::::
There are almost Table III-14: City of
Table III-12: City of Fort Lauderdale
as many renter- Fort Lauderdale
as owner- Housing Values
Housing Units
occupied units Unit Value � Unita
Type �k Unita
Single-family 28,519 � $299,999 3,007
Detached $200,000 - 1,985 •
Single-family 2,247 299,999
Attached $150,000 - 2,248
More than one�third of all 199,999
housing units are detached Duplex Units 5,647
single-family homes 3 or 4 Units 7,378 $125,000 - 1,707
149,000
5 - 19 Units 1Z,672
Table III-13: City of $100,000 - 1,863
20 - 49 Units 8,531 124,999
Fort Lauderdale - Age
of Housing 50 + Units 13,422 $75,000 - 3,23?
Mobile Homes, 2,852 99,999
Year Built # Units Other $50,000 - 5,835
1989 - 90 360 74
1985 - 88 2,879 $40,000 - 1,173
Reported housing values 49,999
1980 - 84 2,953 (1990 dollars) reflect a
1970 - 79 20,190 wide range of home values, $30,000 - 473
39,999
1960 - 69 24,188 One-third of all with a disproportionately
housing units high representation of $20,000 - 186
1950 - 59 22,107 constructed since more expensive homes 29�999
1940 - 49 5,759 1970 <$19,999 103
< 1940 2,832
Data Sources: All dara are from the 1990 U.S. Census of Housing Population, except as noted. .
' Housing projections produced by the Broward Counry Planning Information Technology Div.
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• CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE: GOVERNMENT PROFILE
Form of Government: City Manager/Council Meetings: Tuesdays
lst (8am and l lam)
Commission Composition: Mayor and four commissioners: 3rd (8am and 6pm)
Mayor elected at-large, and Fort Lauderdale Ciry Hall
Commissioners elected from 100 North Andrews Avenue
Districts; all serve 3 yr. terms
Ciry of Fort Lauderdale: Boards and Committees
Aviation Advisory Board
Composition: 10 voting members (appointed by the City Commission), one non-voting member
from the City of Tamarac; one-year terms.
Purpose: Advises Ciry Commission on matters involving the planning, establishment,
development, construction, enlargement, improvement, maintenance, operation, regulation, and policing
of City-controlled airport facilities and recommends appropriate actions.
Meetinps: Fourth Thursday of the month, 1:30 p.m. at City Hall.
• Beach Redevelopment Board
Composition: 9 members representing different fields of expertise (appointed by the City
Commission); one-year terms.
Purpose: Prepares the community redevelopment plan for the Central. Beach Redevelopment
Area for City Commission approval; recommends actions to implement the plan.
Meetines: Third Monday of the month, 3:00 p.m., at City Hall.
Board of Adjustment
Composition: 7 regular members and 3 alternates (each a resident/elector in City, having been a
member of the Planning and Zoning Board or otherwise equally qualified; appointed by the City
Commission); two-year terms.
Purpose: Accepts applications for and hears appeals in cases involving zoning regulations, subject
to codified criteria; makes special exceptions to the terms of zoning ordinances of the City.
Meetines: Second Wednesday of each month, 730 p.m., at Ciry Hall.
Board of Trustees of the General Employees' Retirement System
Composition: 7 members (4 elected City employees, 3 appointed by the Mayor with City
Commission ratification); three-year terms.
Purpose: Administer the Pension Plan of the City for general employees.
Meetines: Scheduled as needed; at City Hall.
. Board of Trustees of the Police and Fuefighters Retirement System
Composition: 7 members (2 elected Fire Department employees, 2 elected Police Department
employees, 3 appointed by the Mayor with City Commission ratification); three-year terms.
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Purpose: Administer the Pension Plan of the City for the Police and Firefighter personnel. •
Meetings: Scheduled as necessary.
Budget Advisory Board
Composition: 10 members (each City Commissioner nominates two members; must live or work
in City and possess certain professional qualifications, whenever possible); oneyear terms. The City
Manager, Director oE Finance, and Budget Director serve as ex-officio members.
Purpose: Provides the City Commission with input from taxpayers' perspective in the
development of the annual budget; reviews revenue and expenditure projections and estimates as
provided by the City Manager; advises City Commission on service levels and priorities and fiscal
solvency; submits recommendations to the City Commission by August 15th regarding the budget for the
upcoming year.
Meetin�s: Second and fourth Tuesday of the month; 5:30 p.m., at City Hall.
Cemeteries Board of Trustees
Composition: 10 members (City Commissioners and Mayor each nominate two residents); one-
year term.
Purpose: Administers the operation of the municipal cemeteries.
Ivleetinps: Second Thursday of alternating months, beginning with January; 3:00 p.m., at City
Hall.
Charter Revision Board
Comgosition: 5 members (appointed by City Commission); one-year terms. The City Manager,
City Clerk, Director of Finance, and City Attorney are ex-officio members. .
Purpose: Advises the City Commission on the propriety of the e�cisting charter and suggests ways
to perfect the charter so as to establish a better government of and for the Ciry.
Meetines: Scheduled as necessary.
Citizens' Board of Recognition
Composition: Former mayors of the City of Fort Lauderdale.
Purpose: Assures proper recognition of outstanding contributions made by local citizens in
various areas of endeavor; develops criteria for the selection of such individuals; and studies, analyzes and
presents to the City Commission proposals on matters relating to the observance of significant historical
occasions.
Meetines: Scheduled as needed, at City Hal(.
Citizen Review Board
Composition: 9 members (3 police officers appointed by the Chief, 6 citizens residing in the City
with 5 appointed by each City Commissioner and 1 appointed by the City Commission as a body); one-
year terms.
Purpose: Reviews all complaints investigated by the internal affairs division of the Police
Department, and advises the City Manager; may offer recommendations on non-operational aspects of the
Department's activities (e.g. training, disciplinary and administrative policies and procedures, etc.) when
such matters come to the Board's attention in connection with the review of a particular complaint/
investigation.
Meetines: Second Monday of the month, 7:00 p.m., at City Hall.
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•
Civil Service Board
Composition: 3 members (one appointed by the Mayor, one appointed by the City Manager, and
one appointed by the employees with City Commission ratification); four-year terms.
PurPose: Advises the City Manager and the City Commission on personnel matters; hears
employee appeals who may be aggrieved by decisions of supervisors.
Meetin�: Scheduled as needed, at City Hall.
Code Enforcement Board
omposition: 7 members and 3 alternates (appointed by City Commission, each possessing
expertise in specific professional categories, whenever possible); three-year terms.
Purpose: Provides an equitable, expeditious, effective and inexpensive method of enforcing the
municipal code provisions in an effort to promote, protect and improve the health, safety and welfare of
the citizens.
MeetinPS: Fourth Tuesday, 1:30 p.m., at City Hall.
Community Appearance Board
Composition: maximum of 25 members (each City Commissioner selects 5 members who
represent a variet} of professional classes relating to community development and appearance); one-year
terms.
Purpose: Presents promotional, educational award programs and events to promote improved
community appearance; formulates guidelines for recognition; encourages citizen participation and
� awareness of aesthetics in quality of life standards; presents and publicizes Community Appearance
Awards for noteworthy developments.
Meetinps: Second Wednesday of each month except November and December; at 101 Northeast
Third Avenue.
Community Services Board
Composition: 15 members (appointed by the City Commission; 3 residents from each quadrant
of the City and 3 residents at-large; representative of various professions and occupations as appropriate);
one-year terms.
Purpose: Reviews social service and cultural funding allocations with a social service impact based
upon a budget provided to the Board by the City Commission; researches and develops funding sources
for various City projects; acts as the advisory board for communiry block grant activities; reports findings
and recommendations to the City Commission.
Meetin�: Second Monday of the month, 7:00 p.m., at City Hall.
Downtown Redevelopment Authority
Com,position: 7 members (appointed by the City Commission; there are specific membership
requirements); staggered terms.
Purpose: Acts to promote the revitalization and preservation of downtown area properry values,
providing a vehicle for property owners who benefit from improvements to bear the costs of same.
Meetin�s: First Thursday of the month, 8:30 a.m.; workshop meeting held every third Monday;
at DDA office, 101 Northeast Third Avenue.
. Economic Development Board
Composition: 11 members (appointed by the City Commission, each maintaining current
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business interests in the City and possessing other related characteristics); two�ear terms. The Director of •
Economic Development Department or designee is an ex-officio member.
Education Advisory Board
Composition: 15 members (City Commissioners and Mayor each appoint 3 members,
representing various school-related professions or associations); one�ear terms. The City Manager
appoints a City staff person to sit as an ex-officio member of the Board.
Purpose: Advises the City Commission on education-related matters, which may impact the �
quality of education for City residents or which may impact educational facilities situated within the City.
Meetines: T'hird Thursday of the month, 6:00 p.m., at City Hall.
Historic Preservation Board
Composition: 11 members (representing various specific professions, to the greatest �tent,
appointed by the City Commission); three-year terms.
Purpose: Fulfills the requirements of the Historic Preservation district.
Meetines: Second Monday of the month, 5:00 p.m., at City Hall.
Housing Authority of Fort Lauderdale
Composition: 5 members (appointed by the Mayor); four-year terms.
Purpose: Plans for the provision of safe, sanitary, and clean accommodations for low income
persons; establishes rules and regulations pertaining to minimum standards for housing and enforces such
rules.
Meetines: Third Wednesday of each month, 4:30 p.m., at 437 Southwest Fourth Avenue.
Insurance Advisory Board •
Composition: 7 members (appointed by the Ciry Commission); one-year terms.
Purpose: Reviews the City's insurance program and needs, and makes recommendations to the
City Commission regarding same.
Meetinps: Fourth Wednesday of the month (November and December meetings scheduled as
needed), 8:00 a.m., at City Hall.
Law Enforcement Block Grant Advisory Board
Composition: S members (must be resident of the Ciry, and represent each of five specific areas
of specialty or interest; appointed by the City Commission); one-year term.
Purpose: Recommends to the City Commission the use and allocation of block grant funds
received by the City.
Meetines: Scheduled as needed.
Marine Advisory Board
Composition: no limitation on the number of inembers, appointed by the City Commission;
one-year terms.
Purpose: Studies and recommends to the City Commission matters related to the operation,
activities, regulations, advertising and publicity of the City waterways.
Northwest, Progresso-Flagler Heights Advisory Board
Com�osition: 15 members (appointed by Ciry Commission, with specific geographic and
professional characteristics); one-year terms. .
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• Purpose: Advises the City Commission which sits as the Community Redevelopment Agency on
matters relating to the redevelopment of the NPFCRA, reviews the Plan for the NPFCRA, and
recommends changes to the Plan.
Meetines: First Wednesday of the month, 3:30 p.m., at City Hall.
Nuisance Abatement $oard
Composition: 5 members and 2 alternates (residents of the City appointed by the Ciry
Commission); one-year terms.
Pur�ose: Acts to promote, protect, and improve the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens by
imposing administrative fines and other noncriminal penalties in order to provide an equitable,
expeditious, effective, and inexpensive method of enforcing ordinances under circumstances when a
pending or repeated violation continues to exist.
Meetines: Scheduled as necessary.
Parks, Recreation, and Beaches Board
Composition: no limitation as to membership, appointed by the City Commission; one-year
terms.
Purpose: Studies and advises the City Commission on all matters pertaining to the use,
maintenance, acquisition, rules and regulations of the parks and recreational facilities of the city.
Meetines: Fourth Wednesday of the month, 7:00 p.m., at City Hall.
Performing Arts Center Authority
� �omposition: 7 members (3 appointed by the City Commission, 3 appointed by the Broward
Counry Commission, and one appointed by the Downtown Development Authority); four-year terms.
Purpose: Performs the duties as specified in Senate Bill No. 776.
Meetines: First and Third Thursdays of the month, 4:00 p.m., Performing Arts Center.
Planning and Zoning Board
Composition: 9 members, appointed by the City Commission; three-year terms.
Purpose: Investigates and studies the City's comprehensive plan and growth, and advises the Cit��
Commission on same.
Meetines: Third Wednesday of the month, 7:00 p.m., at City Hall.
Unsafe Structures and Housing Appeals Board
Composition: 9 members (representative of specific professional fields, appointed by the City
Commission); three-year terms.
Purpose: Conducts appeal hearings regarding violators of the Minimum Housing Code, and
condemnation of structures under the South Florida Building Code.
Meetines: Scheduled as necessary.
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CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE: LEVEL OF SERVICE ANALYSIS •
Law Enforcement
The City of Fort Lauderdale Police Department is a fully accredited law enforcement
organization, with 501 sworn and 306 civilian personnel, and operating with a budget of over
$58.5 million for FY 98-99. The Department responds to over 200,000 calls for service each
year, and issues over 60,000 traffic citations and conducts over 17,000 arrests. The Department
responds not only to its 150,000 or so residents, but provides law
Police/Law enforcement services to an estimated 6.5 million visitors and for a large
Enforcement number of regional facilities and events. Fort Lauderdale experiences a higher
� � level of law enforcement activity than other cities in the County, largely due to
� the fact that the City is the center of govemmental, financial, and cultural
activity in the County.
The Police Department initiated a community-oriented policing effort
in June 1995 which includes a citizen police academy to promote volunteerism and citizen
participation in policing. The Community Policing Initiative (CPI) involves crime prevention
activities such as Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), code
enforcement, and passive drug detection through the use of a drug-sniffing dog unit. A new
Demonstration Center located on East Sunrise Boulevard was opened in 1998. The �
Demonstration Center is the result of several recent years of intense Community Policing efforts,
centered on the communities in this area. The recent efforts involving Community Policing have
served to expand similar efforts over many years at the Fort Lauderdale Police Department. The
center opened after successful application and award of a communiry policing grant based on the
Fort Lauderdale Police Department's efforts to instill and apply communiry policing throughout
all aspects of policing. Since opening, the Community Policing Demonstration Center has been
reaching out to the public and to law enforcement with scheduled events and classes. Currently,
the Community Policing Initiative consists of 46 sworn and non-sworn employees.
The Department also maintains a Criminal Investigations Bureau, consisting of the
following units: Investigations of all crimes against person and property, homicide, sex crimes,
special victims crimes, threat abatement group (domestic violence), youth services, school
resource officers, D.A.RE., gang suppression (MAGT'F, GAP), auto theft, economic crime, white
collar crimes, larceny/fraud, bad check investigation specialist, elderly abuse and exploitation,
animal abuse, environmental crimes investigations, arson/bomb investigations, burglary, violent
crimes, career criminal, fugitive, pawn shop detail, polygraph/voice stress analysis, workplace
violence, crime scene, forensics lab, fingerprint (classification, latent, AFIS), street level drug, mid
level drug, upper level drug, vice and prostitution enforcement, nuisance abatement, technical
services, investigative analysis and case management, RICO unit, organized crime and task force
support (DEA, SFISC, North Broward !'ask Force, Broward Interdiction Unit, MIU). The City
provides its own dispatch setvices for 911 calls for police services. In Fiscal Year 95-96, the .
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Department handled 197,852 emergency calls and 436,896 non-emergency calls for service. A
i little more than one-third of all calls required dispatch of either a police or fire unit.
The Investigative Services Bureau services the citizens of the City of Fort Lauderdale by
full participation in a variety of programs and efforts directed at juvenile services. These services
generally include prevention and intervention programs, enforcement activities, and related
programs. Prevention and intervention services include four (4) School Resource Officers,
Elementary School Liaison Officers, a Truancy Officer, two (2) D.A.RE. Officers, School System
Support, Project Restoration/Urban League, the Juvenile Alternative Motivation QAM) Program,
S.A.I.L.S. youth mentoring program, Police Reaching Out Program (PROP), the Youth
Motivation Program, Weed and Seed, Gang Education Program, Detention Center Advisory
Board, Gang Activity Prevention (GAP) Program, coordinated effort with the Parks and
Recreation Department, Summer Youth Programs, Youth Mentoring (grant application pending
award), First Offender Program, and Palm Aire Golf for At Risk Youth. Enforcement services
include the Gang Unit, MultiAgency Gang Task Force, Gang Intelligence Network, M.A.G.I.C.
(an on-line countywide gang intelligence database system), Thug Life Action Plan, Patrol-Based
Gang Liaison Officers, Juvenile Intake Facility QIF), State Attomey's Oifice Enhanced
Prosecution, South Florida Investigative Support Center, Curfew, Safe Streets Action Plan,
Haitian Gang Action Effort, Mounted Units at Schools, GAP Strike Force, and the Serious
Habitual Offender Comprehensive Action Program (SHOCAP). Related juvenile policing
activities include Grand Jury Review/Recommendations, Centralized Youth Services Section,
� and Leadership.
Fort Lauderdale has numerous special units, teams and squads that respond as necessary.
These include the Canine Unit, Mounted Patrol Unit, Marine Unit, Traffic Investigation Unit,
SWAT Team, Crisis Negotiation Team, Bomb Team, Dive Team, Bicycle Squad, and Motorcycle
Squad.
The Uniform Crime Report statistics for the City of Fort Lauderdale for the past six years
are illustrated in Table III-15: City of Fort Lauderdale Total Part I Crime - 1992 - 1997. In
general, the total number of Part I crimes that were reported rose annually from 1992 through
1994. There was a large drop in total crimes reported in 1995, and an even greater drop in 1997.
It is important to note that while these figures appear high as compared to the other cities
analyzed in this Study (Lauderdale Lakes, Lauderhill and Plantation), the City of Fort Lauderdale
hosts many regional and countywide facilities, and provides the setting for a multitude of
regional activities that draw millions of visitors each year. Per capita crime analyses do not take
into account visitors and seasonal residents; therefore, the statistics appear unusually high.
The Chief of Police reports a reduction in Part I crime as measured by the Uniform
Crime Report methodology since 1994. Specifically, the City experienced a 27% reduction in
such crime since 1994, and a 19% reduction for 1997 alone. Fort Lauderdale's drop in crime for
1997 was the third largest in the nation. The City attributes this drop in activity to several
. Department efforts. First, the City initiated a process that enables staff to identify "hot spots"
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Table III-15: City of Fort Lauderdale T'otal Part I Crime - 1992 - 1997 �
Part I Offense 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Murder 12 31 33 27 31 16
Forcible Sex Offenses 143 140 160 153 162 172
Robbery 1,309 1,270 1,274 1,113 1,186 1,301
Aggravated Assault 818 909 973 1,000 1,202 1,015
Burglary 6,305 5,822 5,405 4,876 4,744 3,930
Larceny 13,621 14,478 16,382 14,836 15,125 10,666
Motor Vehicle Theft 2,836 3,125 3,548 3,031 3,034 3,566
Total Part I Offenses 25,044 25,775 27,775 25,036 25,484 20,666
Source: Florida Department of I.aw Enforcement (1992-1997), Crime in Florida: Florida Uniform Crime
Renort [computer pro�ram]. Tallahassee, FL: FDLE.
and target activity in those areas through its Compstat process. Recognizing the impact that
juvenile crime has on the community, the Department targeted truancy and achieved results from
aggressive enforcement together with a Teen Curfew Ordinance. The Department works with
Probation Officers to evaluate the status of persons on probation and/or parole. The City
identified problems with pawn shops and, through its stings and records reviews, publicized �
problems involving the pawn industry ultimately leading to reform legislation. Other activities,
such as targeting auto theft and open-air markets, contribute to the overall reduction in Part I
crimes in Fort Lauderdale.
The City analyzed the Central County Area and derived cost estimates to provide law
enforcement services to the area. The total cost for services, based on FY 96-97 expenditures, is
projected to be $7,188,850. The sub-area costs are provided as follows:
Rock Island $1,401,972
West Ken Lark 1,033,140
Roosevelt Gardens, Golden Heights 1,264,891
Washington Park, Franklin Park "` 1,207,891
Broward Estates "" 1,216,164
Melrose Park 1,097,792
' Includes Boulevard Gardens
" Includes St. George
The total cost for services based on the sub-area totals above is $7,221,850.
Source: City of Fort Lauderdale Police Department; Annexation Study Response,
Revised October 7, 1998.
This proposal includes recurring and one-time costs associated with seven Sergeants, one SID ,.
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Detective Sergeant, fifty-six (56) Patrol Officers, one K 9 Officer, one Code Enforcement
� Detective, six CID Detectives, eight SID Detectives, one D.A.R.E. Officer and one School
Resource Officer.
Fire and Emergency Medical Services
The City of Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue and Building Department
Fire and handles all fire suppression, rescue, emergency medical services,
Emergency community inspection, and building permitting and licensing services.
Medical Services The Department includes severat bureaus: the Logistics Bureau,
Professional Development and Special Operations Bureau, Emergency
� Medical Services Bureau, Fire-Rescue Operations Division, Construction
� � Services Bureau, Community Inspections Bureau, and "One Stop"
' ��' Building Service Center. The Logistics Bureau is responsible for the
maintenance of emergency fire apparatus, tools, equipment, buildings and
grounds. This Bureau also addresses requests for purchasing, supplies,
research and development, apparatus specifications, and special projects.
The Professional Development and Special Operations Bureau handles the education of
personnel through classroom activities and drills. The Emergency Medical Services Bureau
� coordinates the activities of the department's First Responders (34), Emergency Medical
Technicians (148), and Paramedics (115). This includes (re)training and (re)certifications of
personnel, development of inedical protocols, and daily operational control over emergency
medical care dispensed by the Department. The Fire-Rescue Operations Division responds to
emergency and non-emergency situations dealing with fire, medical, accident, hazardous material,
special rescue, airport, public education, community service, and other activities. This Division
performs pre-fire planning for buildings such as hospitals, nursing homes, shopping centers, and
high rise buildings.
The Construction Services Bureau reviews and approves plans relating to construction,
alteration, repair and demolition of buildings and structures and their component systems to
insure compliance with the fire and life safety codes of the NFPA, the South Florida Building
Code and related codes, and the municipal Code of Ordinances. This Bureau conducts field
inspections to verify compliance with approved plans and applicable Codes. The Community
Inspections Bureau enforces the South Florida Building Code and the City Code of Ordinances,
including zoning regulations, minimum housing code, marine issues, sanitation-related problems,
etc. Complaints relating to violation of these codes are investigated by this Bureau and presented
to the Code Enforcement Boards and/or Special Master for disposition. The Bureau performs
fire inspections and tests fire suppression systems for compliance with appropriate codes, and
investigates fire and arson cases. The staff participate with neighborhood groups to plan and
� implement neighborhood code enforcement activiti;s. Finally, the "One Stop" Building Service
Center provides a single location for all permitting, licensing, and community inspection
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activities. This format enhances efficiency in the provision of service to the community by �
coordinating activities and making them easily accessible to the public.
The City of Fort Lauderdale operates twelve (12) fire stations; these stations are listed in
Table III-16: City of Fort Lauderdale Fire Station Locations. The Fire Administration, the EMS
Bureau and Public Education are co-located at 101 Northeast Third Avenue. T'he Prevention
Bureau and "One Stop" Building Setvice Center are at 300 NW First Avenue, across from City �
Hall. The City also maintains a Training Bureau and Special Operations site at 2000 NE 16th
Street.
The Fire-Rescue and Building Department responded to more than 34,000 calls for
service in 1997. Approximately 70% of these calls were emergency medical calls; the remainder
were for fires, false alarms, mutual aid (calls from other jurisdictions for assistance), hazardous
materials responses, and other calls. False alarm responses accounted for almost 16% of the total
calls for service.
Broward County cunently provides Emergency Medical Services within the City of Fort
Lauderdale. A decision on the service provider for the period beginning October 2000 will be
made during the early part of 1999.
The City of Fort Lauderdale charges the following fees for use of the emergency medical
services system when transported by ambulance: �
Emergency/non-emergency transport $ 290.00
Mileage $ 7.25/mile
Oxygen $ 26.35
The City has a false alarm ordinance for police and fire alarms. The ordinance allows the
property owner two false alarms within a 12-month period, after which the City assesses the
owner $100.00 per false fire alarm.
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Table III-16: City of Fort Lauderdale Fire Station Locations
Fire Stat,ion Location Apparatus at Location
#2 301 North Andrews Avenue 1 Fire Engine Pumper '
1 Quint (ladder with pumper)
1 Rescue (medical) Truck
1 Battalion Chief Vehicle
1 Division Chief Vehicle
#3 2801 SW Fourth Avenue 1 Fire Engine Pumper
1 Rescue (medical) Truck
#$ 1022 West Las Olas Blvd. 1 Fire Engine Pumper
1 Rescue (medical) Truck
# 13 2871 East Sunrise Blvd. 1 Fire Engine Pumper
1 Rescue (medical) Truck
1 Haz-Mat / Command Truck
1 Battalion Chief Vehicle
1 EMS Supervisor Vehicle
1 Support Truck / Air Van
• #29 2002 NE 16th St. 1 Fire Engine Pumper
1 EMS Battalion Chief Vehicle
#35 1841 E. Commercial Blvd. 1 Fire Engine Pumper
1 Quint (ladder with pumper)
1 Rescue (medical) Truck
1 Battalion Chief Vehicle
#46 1121 NW Ninth Ave. 1 Fire Engine R.mper
1 Rescue (medical) Truck
#47 1000 SW 27th Ave. 1 Fire Engine Pumper
1 Rescue (medical) Truck
#49 1015 Seabreeze Blvd. 1 Fire Engine Pumper
1 Ladder Truck
2 Fire Boats
#53 5555 NW 23rd Ave. 1 Airport Rescue Firefighting
Vehicle
#54 3200 NE 32nd St. 1 Fire Engine Pumper
1 Rescue (medical) Truck
#88 6300 NW 21st Ave. 1 Fire Engine Pumper
• Source: Ciry of Fort Lauderdale.
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Communiry Services •
The City of Fort Lauderdale Parks and Recreation Department is responsible for
maintaining city parks, open space, beaches, and roadway landscaping. The City maintains a
total of more than 925 acres of mini-, neighborhood, community, school-based, large urban, and
special use parks throughout its corporate limits. A complete listing of parks
Community facilities in the City of Fort Lauderdale is found in Table III-17: City of Fort
Services Lauderdale Parks and Recreation Facilities.
There are fifteen mini-parks totaling 10.31 acres; each park consists
of up to one acre, serving a population of up to 2,500 located within a one-
quarter mile radius. Each of the twenty-eight neighborhood parks consists of
one to ten acres in size, serving up to 5,000 people within a one-half mile
radius. NeighboLhood parks comprise less than 10% of the total parks
acreage. Community parks are between ten and fifty acres in size, secving a population of up to
25,000 within a two-mile radius. The Ciry operates seven community parks, the total of which is
less than eighty-five acres. School-based parks are provided through cooperative lease agreement
between the School Board and City; there are seventeen such joint-use sites in the City of Fort
Lauderdale. School/Park sites vary in size, but generally serve up to 25,000 people situated
within a one-half to two-mile radius.
There are three large urban parks in Fort Lauderdale - Snyder Park, Holiday Park, and •
Mills Pond Park - totaling more than 313 acres. Large urban parks each consist of at least fifty
acres, and serve a population of 100,000 who might travel up to one-half hour to reach the park
site. The thirteen special use parks/facilities vary in size and orientation; examples include the
public beach, Bubier Park, the Fort Lauderdale Stadium, Riverwalk Linear Park, and the Hall of
Fame Swimming Comptex. They are similar to large urban parks in that they serve a large
population (up to 100,00Q) within a traveling radius of one-half hour travel time.
In the general vicinity of the Central Broward Study Area, the City of Fort Lauderdale
operates Sweeting Park mini-park facility on the New River. The Dillard School/Park, Guthrie-
Blake Park, Westwood Heights School, and Sunset SchoollPark are neighborhood-level facilities
that serve populations along the boundary of the Central Broward Area. Bass Park, Joseph C.
Carter Park, and Riverland Park are all community-level parks that serve the community adjacent
to the Study Area.
In addition to maintaining almost 1,000 acres of municipally managed parks and open
space, the Parks and Recreation Department maintains all landscaped medians throughout the
City. The Department is in the process of conducting a tree inventory, using a computer-based
data collection system. This inventory, when complete, shall assist the City in the maintenance
of inedians and street tree systems. The City also maintains an Adopt-A Tree Program, which
provides a variety of trees to homeowners for planting in the grassed swale adjacent to their •
homes. T'he homeowner plants and cares for the trees.
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• Table III-17: City of Fort Lauderdale Parks and Recreation Facilities
Park Name/I.ocation Acreage Ameniries
Annie Beck Park 1.6 Fishing, passive open space.
100 NE Victoria Park Rd.
Bass Park 8.12 Lighted basketball court, playground, pool, lighted tennis
2750 NW 19th St. court, volleyball, recreation programs, rental facilities.
Bayview Dr. Canal Ends 0.53 Passive open space.
Bayview Dr. 6L 15, 16, 17, 18th
Bayview Park 7.01 Baseball, softball, basketball, football, soccer, playground, ten-
4400 Bayview Dr. nis courts.
Beaches 166.5 Publicly owned beach land.
South Beach Park to Oakland Park
Benenson Park 1.15 Basketball court, playground, tennis court.
140t1 SW 33rd Tr.
Bennett Park 6.2 Baseball/softball, basketball court, playground.
1755 NE 14�h St.
Birch Las Olas Anchorage 5.4 Waterfront open space.
E. Las Olas 6t S. Birch Rd.
Boat Basin/Ramps 1.75 Recreational facilities for boaters.
SE 15th St 6i George English Park
, Bubier/DDA Park 2.5 Passive space, special events like Oktoberfest and the River-
32 E. Las Olas Blvd. walk Blues Festival.
ClifE Lake Park 3.54 Passive space, lakefront.
SE 12th VL'ay/SE 14th St.
Cooley Hammock Park 4.38 Passive space.
1500 Brickell Dr.
Cooley's Landing 3.0 Boat docks, boat ramps, laundry facilities, fishing.
2151 SW Seventh Ave.
Croissant/Davis Park 13.9 Lighted baseball/sokball, basketball court, playground, pool,
1800 SW Fourth Ave. recreational programs.
D.C. Alexander Park 1.8 Passive space, Indian statue.
500 S. Atlantic Blvd. (S.R. AlA)
Dillard High School 20.4 Basketball, soccer, football, baseball, softball, racquetball,
2501 NW l lth St. handball, running track, playground, tennis courts.
Dockage (Birch/Las Olas, New 2.5 Recreational facilities for boaters.
Riv.) Las Olas/Birch 6c 14 S. New
Riv. Dr.
Earl Lifshey Park (Ocean Access) 0.4 Beach parking and open space.
Oakland Park Blvd. & AlA
Flamingo Park 7.82 Passive space, picnic tables/grill, playground.
• 2400 SW 21st Ave.
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Table III-17: City of Fort Lauderdale Parks and Recreation Facilities - continued •
Park Name/I.ocation Acreage Amenities
Ft. Lauderdale Baseball Stadium 71.1 Ballfields, Yankee Stadium (Yankee spring training), special
5301 NW 12th Ave. events.
Florinada Park 9.2 Lighted baseball/softball, basketball court, lighted football/
5100 NE 14th Way soccer, playground, volleyball, pavilion, jogging.
Fort Lauderdale High School 19.7 Basketball court, pool, tennis court, running track.
1600 NE Fourth Ave.
Floyd Hull Stadium 9.7 Recreation center, baseball/softball, football/soccer, pavil-
800 SW 28th St. ions, playground.
Francis L. Abreau Pl. (Rio Vista) 1.4 Passive open space.
901 N. Rio Vista B1vd.
Galt Community Center 0.75 Recreational center.
Oakland Park Blvd. 6t AlA
Greenfield Park 1.28 Passive space.
2700 NE Eighch St.
George English Park 19.7 Baseball/softball, lighted basketball court, boat launching,
1101 Bayview Dr. picnic tables/grills, playground, recreation center, pavilions,
racquetball, handball, lighted tennis courts.
Guthrie•Blake Park 1.0 Playground, picnic tables, grills. •
SW 28 Ave./SW First St.
Hall of Fame Complex 5.0 Museum, locker rooms/office/concession, pools; site of inter-
501 Seabreeze Blvd. national swimming competition.
Harbordale Park 4.0 Baseball/softball, playground.
900 SE 15 St.
Florence Hardy Park 5.0 Lighted baseball/softball, lighted tennis court, lawn bowling,
25 SW Ninth St. racquetball, handball, shuffleboard.
Hector Park 1.96 Open space.
SE 11 St./Ponce de Leon Blvd.
Himarshee Canals 0.75 Passive open space.
SE 2nd St., 8th Ave., lOth Tr.
Holiday Park 91.1 Lighted baseball/softball, lighted basketball court, lighted
Entrances at 1 E. Sunrise Blvd. 6t 2 football/soccer, gymnasium, jogging trails, passive space, pic-
NE 12 Ave/Park Dr, nic pavilions, playground, lighted racquetball, recreation pra
grams, recreational center, social center, lighted shuffleboard,
lighted tennis courts, lighted volleyball, horseshoe pits, bicy-
cle path, park ranger office.
Hortt Park 5.3 Baseball/softball, basketball court, playground.
1700 SW 14ch Cc.
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Park Name/I.ocarion Acreage Amenities
ldlewyld Park 0.7 Passive park.
2600 Idlewyld Dr.
Imperial Pt Entranceway & 2.0 Open space, playground.
Playgrnd
5900 N. Federal Hwy.
Jack Kaye Park 1.5 Open space.
1200 Bayview Dr.
Landings Entranceway 1.0 Passive open space.
5400 N. Federal Highway
Lauderdale Manors Park 8.6 Lighted baseball/softball, lighted basketball court, play-
1340 Chateau Park Dr. ground, pool, racquetball, recreational programs, rental facili-
ties.
Lauderdale Park (Bryant Peney) 1.0 Small amphitheater.
SW Fourth Ave/SW 22 St.
Lauderdale Villas Park 0.4 Open space.
NW 14rh St./NW Ninth Ave.
Lincoln Park 5.5 Recreation programs, basketball court, playground.
• 600 NW 19th Ave.
Major William Lauderdale Pack 1.76 Passive space.
SW Fourth St./SW l lth Ave.
Merle Fogg Park 3.0 Passive space, sailboat anchorage.
E. Las Olas/Idlewyld Dr.
Middle River Terrace Park 1.4 Passive open space.
1330 NE 5ch Tr.
Mills Pond Park 130.0 Passive space, picnic pavilions, picnic tables/grills, play-
2201 Powerline Rd. ground, rental facilities, softball complex, special events, wa-
ter skiing.
North Fork Park 1.59 Basketball court, playground.
101 NW 15th Ave.
Poinciana Park 2.0 Passive space, playground.
400 SE 21st St.
Provident Park 2.0 Picnic tables.
NW Sixth Street
Purple Pickle Park 0.25 Passive open space.
638 Middle River Dr.
Riverland Elementary School 2.0 Playground, basketball.
2601 SW l lth Cc.
• Riverland Middle School 0.5 Recreational space.
2600 Middle River Dr.
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Park Name/L.ocarion Acreage Amenities
Sistrunk Park 2.0 Passive space, benches, commemorative wall.
200 W. Sistrunk Blvd.
Riverland Park 8.9 Recreational area. �
2710 W . Broward Blvd.
Riverside Park 2.1 Basketball court, playground, rental facilities, volleyball, ten
500 SW l lth Ave. nis.
Riverwalk Linear Park 28.0 Passive recreational area, walkways, street furniture.
20 N. New River Dr.
Rogers Middle School 13.6 Baseball/softball (lighting available), football/soccer.
700 SW 26th Sc.
Sistrunk Park 2.0 Passive space, benches, commemorative wall.
200 W. Sistrunk Bivd.
Snyder Park 92.3 Basketball court, bicycling, fishing, passive space, picnic pavil-
3299 SW Fourth Ave. ion, picnic tables/grills, playground, recreation programs, vol-
leyball, freshwater swimming, beach, paddle boat and canoe
rentals, nature trails/programs.
South Beach Park 27.5 Volleyball, basketball, pavilion, playground, jogging.
600 South AlA •
Stranahan Park 2.81 Passive space, benches, Broward Counry Main Library
100 E. Broward Blvd. grounds.
Stranahan High School 32.7 Softball, football, baseball, soccer, basketball, tennis, racquet-
1800 SW 4th Ave. ball, handball, track, pool.
Sunland Park (J. C. Carter Park) 19.0 Lighted baseball/softball, lighted basketball court, gymna-
1450 W. Sunrise Blvd. sium, jogging trail, picnic pavilions, picnic tables/grills, play
ground, pool, racquetball, recreation programs, rental facili-
ties, shuffleboard, lighted tennis courts.
Sunrise Middle School 2.0 Baseball/softball, basketball court, football/soccer, pool/
1750 NE 14th St. wheelchair pool lifr, racquetball, tennis court, running track.
Sunset School 5.5 Baseball/softball, basketball, football/soccer, picnic pavilions,
3775 SW 16th St. playground/concession/restroom.
Sweeting Park 0.3 Open space, docks.
NW 23rd Ave./NW Fourth St.
Tarpon Cove 0.25 Open space.
1100 SW Eighth Tr.
Tarpon River Park 0.5 Open space.
sosw 1i�h ct.
Towsend Park 0.73 Open space.
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Park Name/I.ocation Acreage Amenities
Victoria Park 3.51 Water frontage, passive park.
10 N. Victoria Park Rd.
Virginia S. Young Park 2.0 Playground. .
SE lOth St./SE Ninth Ave.
Vista Park 2.0 Open space, beach parking.
2800 N. Atlantic Blvd.
Walker Park 1.0 Baseball/softball (lighting available), basketball court, foot-
1001 N�J Fourth St. ball/soccer (lighting available), playground, restrooms, tennis
courts.
Warfield Park 3.7 Recreational center, playground, baseball, softball, basketball.
1000 North Andrews Avenue
Westwood Heights Park 0.8 Baseball/softball, basketball court, football/soccer, play-
700 SW 28th Ave. ground.
Westwood Heights Triangle Park 1.0 Passive open space.
800 SW 28th Ave.
W illingham Park 1.0 Open space.
� 2100 N. A[lantic Ave.
Total Acreage: 925.84 acres
Source: City of Fort Lauderdale Parks and Recreation Dept.
The Parks and Recreation Department offers a myriad of programs and classes at facilities
throughout its park system. Neighborhood centers offer many recreational and social
opportunities for resiclents of all ages, including the "drop in" afterschool programs, Tennis &
Tutoring (TAT}, street hockey, "Keenagers" programming for people 50 years and older, Tai
Kwan Do classes, Tiny Tots, and Scouting. There are youth sports programs, cultural activities,
teen programs, adult activities, trips and travel sessions, and adult recreation and sports. The
City has a Youth Enrichment Scholarship (Y.E.S.) fund which subsidizes the cost of youth
programming for children in need. In general, the fees for programs offered by the City are
nominal; many activities are provided free of charge. A sampling of fees for several of the City's
facilities is provided in T'able III-18: City of Fort Lauderdale Recreation Fees (Sampling).
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T'able III-18: City of Fort Lauderdale Recreation Fees (Sampling)
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Athletic Fields:
Field only (2 hours) $ 21.20 $ 21.20
Lighting fees $ 53.00 $ 53.00
Tennis: Court Fees $ 2.50/daytime $ 2.75/daytime
$ 3.25/evening $ 4.00/evening
Picnic Pavilion:
Weekdays $ 15.90 $ 31.80
Weekends $ 21.20 $ 42.40
Pool Fees (Hall of Fame Aquatic Complex) $2.00/day (adult) $ 3.00/day (adult)
Lap Swim (Ft. Lauderdale High) $ 40.00/25 visits $ 50.00/25 visits
Adult Water Aerobics (Ft. Laud. High) $ 30.00/10 visits $ 40.00/10 visits
All fees include sales tax.
Source: City of Fort Lauderdale Parks and Recreation Department.
Environmental Services �
The analysis of environmental services includes water, wastewater, drainage, roadways,
and solid waste and recycling services. The City of Fort Lauderdale has two water plants with a
rated capacity of 70 million gallons of potable water per day. Capacity exists to serve future
development within the Central County Area. The City currently serves a
Environmental large portion of the Central County Area (see shaded portions of the Table:
Services Potable Water and Wastewater Setvices in the Central County Study Area),
� either directly or through a bulk user agreement with the City of Oakland
�� Park. The neighborhoods serviced by the City would continue to receive
� service if annexed; however, area annexed to the City of Fort Lauderdale
would no longer be subject to the 25% surcharge assessed properties outside
the municipal limits. Such properties would be charged a 10% utility tax,
however.
Similarly, the City of Fort Lauderdale provides wastewater services to a portion of the
Central County Area (see shaded portion of the Table II-86: Potable Water and Wastewater
Services in the Central County Study Area on page III-23). The City is served by the G.T.
Lohmeyer Treatment Plant, which has a rated capacity of 43 million gallons per day. It is
undetermined if additional capacity exists to serve new development.
The City has a comprehensive Stormwater Management Program for the maintenance of �
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• and Wastewater Services in the Central County Study Area
Ta le II-86: Potable Water
P table Water Sanita Sewe
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Service ovuie Se ce de
Broward Estates; City of Fort LauderdaIe Broward Gounty #4
; (includes $� George) (Service available)
Franklin Park !�ity o� �ort Lauderdale Fort Lauclerdale/
GT I.ohmeyer
1�telrose Park ' City of For[ Lauderdale Broward County #4
(W 1/2 service avail.;
E 1/2 service unavail.)
Rock Lsland Ciry of Fort'Iauderdale $rov✓ard County#4
(E 1/2) (W 1/2, service avail.)
$ioward OES District lA GT Lohmeyer (E 1/2,
(W 1/2) service avaiL}
Washington Park City of Fort Lauderdale ' Fort Lauderdale/
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� (inc1. Roosevelt Gardens, Boulevard GT Lohmeyer.
Gardens, Golden Heights) (Service available)
West Ken-Lark Broward OES District lA Broward County #4
(Service available)
Source: Broward Counry Comprehensive and Neighborhood Planning Division.
infrastructure, management of stormwater, development and construction of future stormwater
structures, and collection of fees: The City maintains, upgrades, and/or retrofits all public
infrastructure through deployment of its staff. All future development undergoes review for
permitting with respect to stormwater management. The City prioritizes stormwater projects as
follows, in decreasing priority: projects affecting water quality, projects addressing public safety,
projects impacting neighborhood flooding. The Stormwater Management Program is an
enterprise fund-financed activity; fees are assessed to pay for the Program. Current monthly fees
are as follows:
Residential dwellings (three units or less) $ 2.24/unit �
All other developed property $ 22.78/acre
Undeveloped property $ 7.22/acre
, Source: City of Fort Lauderdale Engineering Dept.; October 15, 1998.
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Drainage projects that affect individual properties, or neighborhood projects, are charged to •
those benefiting from the improvements.
The City's cursory review of the Central County Area reveals that the areas with existing
drainage infrastructure — Rock Island, Broward Estates, and part of West Ken-Lark —,would be
maintained by the City if annexed to Fort Lauderdale, and property owners would be assessed
the fees described above. Areas requiring new infrastructure would receive additional drainage
services under the priorities described above. The City indicates that "should annexation of any
unincorporated areas occur a full inventory of all existing infrastructure, water quality needs, and
natural drainage basins would be conducted as a requirement of Fort Lauderdale's current
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDFS) Permit (City of Fort Lauderdale
Engineering Department, October 15, 1998). The City of Fort Lauderdale does not impose road
impact fees. The City maintains drainage facilities within rights-of-way, but does not patch or
otherwise maintain the roadway pavement.
Sanitation services are provided to property owners within the City of Fort Lauderdale by
one of three methods: City-operated sanitation services, contracted services, and licensed service
providers. Residential customers receive services either from City staff, or from the contracted
waste hauler. Residential service includes curbside twice weekly pickup (65 gallon cart), once
weekly yard waste pickup (90 gallon cart), once weekly recycling pickup (bin provided by the
City), and once a month bulk pickup for large household items and oversized yard waste. �
' Commercial customers, including condominium residences, negotiate an individual contract
with a private hauler licensed by the Ciry.
Communiry and Economic Development
The City of Fort Lauderdale utilizes a wide variety of tools and techniques to promote
community and economic development including, but not limited to, land development
regulations, financial incentive programs, and business assistance
opportunities.
Community/
Economic The City has an adopted comprehensive plan which maps out the
Development pattern for future development throughout the City. A land use map
'' specifies which activities are permitted for each parcel of land within the
City. In general, the comprehensive plan provides for the widest range of
land use activities permitted by the County Land Use Plan, which has
primary impact on development pattems throughout the county. The land
development regulations include the zoning ordinance and map which
provide more specificity than the land use map. The zoning cod� and map specifies, for each
individual property, the set of regulations that govem the development and use of that property. ,
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• The City maps reflect the areas that immediately abut the Central County Area and, for purposes
of this analysis, discussion shall be confined to these general areas. The City of Fort Lauderdale
immediately abuts the boundaries of the Central County Area for almost six linear miles, having
the greatest impact among the four cities studied.
The Fort Lauderdale lands immediately abutting the Melrose Park neighborhood on the
south and east generally match the unincorporated area in type and density, with the exception
of a small parcel to the southwest of Melrose Park near U.S. 441/State Road 7 shown as
industrial. The City section of Broward Boulevard on the south side of Boulevard Gardens and.
Washington Park is zoned for "Boulevard Business," again compatible with the commercial land
use on the north side of the road. The City area surrounding Washington Park, Franklin Park,
and Roosevelt Gardens again match these county neighborhoods in land use and density.
The incorporated area between Golden Heights on the north and Interstate 95 on the
east and south of Northwest 19th Street is designated as an employment center ancl zoned for
commerce center use, and immediately abuts residential land both in the City and in the
unincorporated area. However, the employment center land use designation "...encourage(s)
non-residential development, compatible with residential and other less intensive land uses, ...
which would support the tourist-oriented segments of the economy as well as high technology
and service-based activities" (emphasis added; from City of Fort Lauderdale Land Use Element,
. p. 33) and should mitigate potential land use conflicts.
A second area of concern is the City's now-closed incinerator site located on the north
and west sides of Roosevelt Gardens, on the east side of West Ken-Lark. This is a large property
owned by the City on a major thoroughfare (Northwest 31st Avenue) that is designated and
zoned for commercial land use. The existing environmental condition of the property and
closure of the incinerator activities must remain a concem, as shall future use of the site,
particularly with respect to the proximiry of this property to surrounding residential lands.
In 1992, Broward County and Fort Lauderdale joined to promote the economic
revitalization of land straddling the Interstate 95 corridor very generally described as the area
between Davie Boulevard and Northwest 26th Street. This designated Enterprise Zone (EZ)
offers an extensive inventory of incentives, including loans and tax credits. The Qualified
Targeted Industry Tax Incentive (QTI) provides tax refunds for qualified industries that create
new jobs through business creation or expansion. Companies hiring qualified EZ residents can
earn dollars as well as credits on sales taxes on the purchase of equipment, or building supplies
used to rehabilitate facilities, and partial credit for local ad valorem tax bills. The Linked Deposit
Loans program provides loans to small businesses locating or expanding in the EZ, as does the
Enterprise Zone Loans program. The City will provide a guarantee of a portion of small business
loans for businesses located in or locating to the EZ, under the Small Business Loan Guarantees
program.
, Other programs offer economic revitalization catalysts for businesses within and outside
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the Enterprise Zone. The Section l08 Loan Guarantee program administered through the •
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program may provide financing for housing
rehabilitation, economic development, and large scale physical development projects. Qualifying
projects meet job creation requirements, and serve low- to moderate-income residents. Tax
abatements are available through the preservation of historic structures and buildings. The Work
and Gain Economic Self Sufficiency (WAGES) program offers economic incentives to employers
who hire welfare recipients, reductions in electrical sales tax, cash incentives to businesses that •
hire qualified persons, and/or sales and corporate tax credits.
The City provides information about a multitude of business assistance progratns offered
by various agencies. Assistance programs provide employee training grants, or actual training for
employees through the Quick Response Training (QR� program, the School Board's Industry
Services Training, and the community college's Industry Based Training. The Small Business
Administration, Service Corps of Retired Executives, and Florida Job Service offer opportunities
for businesses in the area. Also, the MetraBroward Capital Corporation, a minority business
investment corporation, provides financial assistance to black-owned and operated businesses.
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INTRODUCTION
The • City of Lauderdale Lakes was incorporated by the State I.egislature in 1961 at the
request of the city's thendevelopers. The population was around 300; the major portion of the
incorporated area was used for grazing and farming. U.S. 441/State Road 7 was the city's main
thoroughfare, a two-lane undivided roadway.'
Since its original incorporation, the City of Lauderdale Lakes has grown into an urban
municipality of over 28,000 people. According to the 1990 U.S. Census, almost one-half of all
city residents were over the age of 45, and more than 30% were 65 and older. Almost one-half of
the population was white non-Hispanics; another 44% were black non-Hispanics. More than
three-quarters of all residents registered to vote are Democrats. The tables contained on the
following pages provide additional information about the city's population.
T'he four square miles that comprise the city reflect a mixture of land uses and activities.
While there is a moderate number of single-family homes, there are even more multi-family units
including condominium and apartment complexes. (See additional information provided in
� Housing Data.) Private recreational amenities within these complexes supplement the city-owned
and operated parks program. Almost one-quarter of the city land is designated for commercial,
industrial and business uses, providing opportunity for a strong economic base.
The City of Lauderdale Lakes recently changed its form of govemment to a
professionally-run municipality, and hired a city manager. The city contracts for services in
several areas: law enforcement, potable water and wastewater treatment, and solid waste disposal
and recycling. In this way, Lauderdale Lakes has been able to maintain adequate service levels
while controlling costs.
The city boasts a major hospital complex, eight houses of worship, a library, a school
complex consisting of lower, middle, and high school grades, and industrial, retail and office
centers. The city runs its own Alzheimer Care Center, and administers a wide variety of
recreational programming. The current Mayor and Commissioners reflect the growing diversity
of the city's population and support the city's motto — We Care.
, ' Historical data derived from °History of Lauderdale Lakes" by Vice Mayor Goldstein, published in The
Lauderdale Lakes Newsletter, June 15, 1998.
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Ciry of Lauderdale Lakes: Population, Education, and Income •
Table N-1: City of Lauderdale Lakes
1990 Population Table N 2: City of Lauderdale Lakes Population Projections
1990 Population 27,341 % of Total 1990 1995 ' 2000 ' 2005 ' 2010 '
Males 12,170 44.$% Population Population Population Population Population
Females 15,171 55.5% 27,341 28,179 28,799 29,407 29,908
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5-17 years 3,894 14.2%
18-44 years 9,762 35.7%
45-64 years 3,532 12.9% �most one-half of the
population at least 45 Table N-3: City of Lauderdale
65+ years 8,345 30.5% years of age
Lakes - Education
Ethnicity
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Education (over age 17) ;
White,Nonhispanic 13,1Z6 48% -- - ->
Less than 9th Grade Completed 2,275
Black, Nonhispanic 12,142 44.4%
Greater than 9th Grade, No Diploma 4,496
American Indian, 47 .2% �
Nonhispanic High School Diploma 7,690
As'ian, Nonhispanic 358 1.3% Some College 3,935
Ocher Nonhispanic 33 .1% Associates Degree 1,211
Hispanic 1,635 6% Bachelors Degree 1,435
Graduate or Professional Degree 569
Table N�4: City of Lauderdale Twathirds of residencs over
Lakes - Household Income age 17 possess, ac minimum,
a high school diploma
Household Income
less than $5,000 834
$5,000-14,999 3,051
$15,000-24,999 3,176 Table N 5: City of Lauderdale Lakes - Poverty
Forty percent of $25,000-49,000 3,497 Poverty
households reported ' `' "'
an income of at least $50,000-74,999 1,014 Total Population Below Poverty Level 3,812
$25,000 $75,000-99,999 224 Under 5 Years Old, Below Poverry 314
greater than $99,999 85 Under 18 Years Old, Below Poverty 1,233
One-cighth of the population
Data Sources: All data are from the 1990 U.S. Census of below poverry level
Housing Popuiation, except as noted. ,
' Population projections produced by the Broward County
Plann'tng Informetion Technology Division.
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• Ciry of Lauderdale Lakes: Profile of Electorate
As of December 31, 1998, there were 13,068 registered voters in the City of
Lauderdale Lakes. Of this total, approximately three-quarters are registered as Democrats.
The remainder are registered as Republicans or are affiliated with other or no political
parties.
Table N-6: City of Lauderdale Lakes
Registered Voters by Party Affiliation The Ciry of Lauderdale Lakes is situated in
Congressional Districts 19 and 23, State
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Senate Districts 30 and 33 and State House
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Districts 94 and 95. The entire City is within
Democrats 9,823 75.2�o School District Number 5.
Republicans 1,731 13.2%
Other 1,514 11.6%
T'able N-7: City of Lauderdale Lakes
Total 13,068 300°� Registered Democrats by Race
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Almost 70% of the City's white #�g�stered % of Total
, electorate is affiliated with the Democrat Voters Democrats
Party, 20% with the Republican Party, and White 4,110 41.8%
the remainder labeled "other." More than
82% of the black electorate is Democrat, Black 5, 206 53.09'0
with only 6% as Republicans, and the
remaining 11% identified as "other." Other 507 5.2�0
Total 9,s23 100�0
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Registered Republicans by Race Table N-9: City of Lauderdale Lakes
;:;;: # Registeced % of Total Voters Identified as "Other" bp Race
>: Voters Republicans `# Registered % of Total
W�� 1,213 70.0% Voters "Others"
Black 398 23.0% White 647 42.796
Other 120 7.0% Black 673 44.5%
Total 1,731 100� Other 194 12.8%
Total 1,514 100%
Data Sources: Registered Voters in Broward Counry as of
� December 31, 1998, Run Date: January 8, 1999; the Office
of the Supervisor of Elections.
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City of Lauderdale Lakes: Housing Data •
Table N 10: City of Lauderdale Lakes
Housing Occupancy Table N 11: City of Lauderdale Lakes
Housing Unit Projections "'
1990 Units 13,921 % of Total
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11 962 0
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Occu i ni 85.9°/
pedU ts ,
Owner 7,892 [66%] Number of Units 14,348 14,508 14,625 14,822
Renter 4,070 [34%) Seasonal Units 903 873 849 834
Vacant 1,959 14.1% Very small growth in number of
T'wo-thirds of all housing units projected over the
Seasonal 876 ;;;:;;;;;:;;;;;:<:::;:;:;;:;;i:;;::':::;; units owner-
fifteen�ear period; slow decline in
occupied; number of seasonal units
Table N-12: City of Lauderdale Table N-14: City of
Lakes Housing Units Lauderdale Lakes
Type # Units Housing Values
Single-family 3,990 Unit Value # Units
Detached
> $ 299,999 3 �
� Single-family 165
Almost one-third of all Accached $200,000 - g
units consist of single- 299,999
Duplex Units 52
family detached, attached, $150,000 - g
and mobile homes 3 or 4 Units 329 199 ,999
5 - 19 Unirs $$2 $125,000 - 28
149,000
20 - 49 Un�c� 3,578
$100�000 - 162
50 + Units 4,5$3 124,999
Table N 13: City of Mobile Homes, 342 $75,000 - 1,745
Lauderdale Lakes Orher 99,999
Age of Housing $50,000 - 1,186
Year Built # Units 74,999
Reported housing $� � _ 81
1989 - 90 72 values (1990 dollars) 49 ,999
1985 - 88 �44 reflects most homes $ _ 27
priced between 39 ggg
1980 - 84 1,443 $50,000 and $100,000 �
1970 - 79 7,588 $ - 16
Almost three-quarters 29,999
1960 - 69 3, of all housing units <$19,999 7
1950 - 59 338 constructed since
1940 - 49 1970 Data Sources: All data are from the 1990 U.S. Census of
63 Housing Population, except as noted. �
� 19,� 37 ' Housing projections produced by the Broward Counry
Planning Information Technology Division.
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� CITY OF IAUDERDALE LAKES: GOVERNMENT PROFILE
Form of Government: City Commission/City Manager
Meetings: alternating Tuesdays,
Commission Com 7:30 p.m.
position: Mayor and six commissioners City Hall
Elected at-large 4300 Northwest 36 Street
1'hree-year terms
City of Lauderdale Lakes: Boards and Committees
Beautification Committee
Composition: 9 members
Purpose: This advisory board makes recommendations to the City Commission on issues of
aesthetic concern, and identifies target areas for beautification.
Civil Service Board
Composition: 5 members
Purpose: This board proctors all exams for new employees, promotions of employees, and hears
� grievances.
Code Enforcement Board
Composition: 7 members
Pur,pose: This board hears code violations presented by Code Officers, and sets fines for such
offenses.
Meetines: Third Monday of the month, 730 p.m., at the Municipal Complex.
Consumer Affairs Board
Composition: 2 members (appointed by the Mayor)
Economic Development Advisory Board
Composition: 9 members
Purpose: This board advises the Ciry Commission on ways to enhance economic development,
and encourages the location and expansion of sound, economically-based businesses and industries within
the Ciry.
Meetines: First Monday of the month, at 8:00 a.m., at the Municipal Complex.
Planning and Zoning Board
Composition: 5 members
Pu ose: This board hears requests for conditional uses, rezonings, variances, and site plans, and
forwards recommendations to the Ciry Commission for final decision on all such matters.
Meetines: First ard last Thursday of the month, at 7:00 p.m., at the Municipal Complex.
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Recreation Advisory Board �
Comoosition: 5 members
Purpose: This board discusses various programs for the Recceation Department.
Meetines: Second Wednesday of the month, at 9:30 a.m., at the Municipal Complex.
CITY OF LAUDERDALE IAKES: LEVEL OF SERVICE ANALYSIS
Law Enforcement
1�he City of Lauderdale I„akes receives law enforcement services from the Broward
County Sheriffs Office through a contractual arrangement between the city and county. The
proposed 1998-99 budget includes one (1) District Commander/Chief, one (1) Executive
Officer/Lieutenant, six (6) Patrol Sergeants, one (1) Criminal Investigation Sergeant, four (4)
Criminal Investigators, two (2) Motor Units, one (1) K9 Unit, thirty-five (35)
Patrol Deputies, two (2) Safe Neighborhood Unit Deputies, one (1)
Police/Law Administrative Secretary, and five (5) Community Service Aides for a total of
Enforcement sixty staff persons. The Broward Sheriff's Office operates from the Lauderdale �
+', Lakes City Hall complex, with support from the main Public Safety Complex
r on Broward Boulevard.
The Sheriffs Office identifies seven sub-districts or zones within the
Lauderdale Lakes district. Staff assignment and data collection, including
crime reports, are in accordance with the seven zones. Table N 15: City of Lauderdale Lakes
Uniform Crime Report Data - 1997 provides aggregated data on Part I and Part II crime for the
year, as well as the number of cases cleared for each type of offense. It must be noted that cases
cleared during the 1997 year include offenses reported in 1997, as well as offenses reported
during earlier periods. This data was collected and reported by the Broward County Sheriffs
Office unit serving the community.
Crime data may be further categorized as crimes against people (violent crimes, such as
murder or forcible sex) and crimes against property (such as burglary oc motor vehicle theft). In a
typical, stable community, approximately 15°l0 of all Part I crime could consist of violent crime,
whereas approximately 859'o could be property crime. In Lauderdale Lakes, this ratio is very
close, with approximately 18% of all Part I crimes consisting of violent crime, and the remainder
comprising property crime.
For trend analysis, the Uniform Crime Report statistics for the City of Lauderdale Lakes �
for the past six years are illustrated in Table N-16: City of Lauderdale Lakes Tota.l Part I Crime -
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� Table N-15: City of Lauderdale Lakes Uniform Crime Report Data - 1997
Number of Number of
Reported Offenses Cleared Cases
Part 1 Offenses:
Murder - 1
Forcible Sex Offenses 33 29
Robbery 93 47
Aggravated Assault/Stalking 204 150
Burglary 317 103
Larceny* 997 263
Motor Vehicle Thek 596 225
Part II Offenses:
Kidnapping - 1
Arson - 4
Battery 378 181
Threat/Intimidation 60 2
Simple Stalking 15 7
Drug/Drug-Related 179 182
• Fraud 81 29
Totals: 2,953 1,229
' larceny includes pocket picking, pursc-snatching, shopliking; theft from motor vehicle, thek of
motor vehicle, theft of bicycle, and theft from building; and other similar thefts.
Source: Ciry of Lauderdale Lakes.
1992 - 1997. In general, the total number of Part I crime that were reported rose annually from
1992 through 1994. 7'here was a large drop in Part 1 crime reported in 1995 and another
substantial drop in 1996. There was a modest drop in Part 1 crime in 1997.
The Agreement between the Broward Sheriffs Office and the City of Lauderdale Lakes
includes basic law enforcement services, together with various ancillary services. These ancillary
services include School Resource Officers for elementary, middle, high, and altemative schools; a
Criminal Investigations Unit which includes Victim Services; Crime Lab; Metropolitan
Intelligence Unit (street level/regional Vice and Narcotics); comprehensive and accredited
prisoner/jail services; a Multi Agency Auto Theft Task Force, and a Multi Agency Juvenile Gang
Task Force. The Sheriffs Office participates in periodic state-wide cooperative efforts, such as �
warrant sweeps, court-ordered child support enforcement, and narcotics sweeps. The agency is
involved in large scale narcotics investigations, such as the federally sponsored High Intensity
Drug 7'raffic Area (HIDTA), task force membership, and regional narcotics agents. The
. Department provides extensive technical support for covert/overt surveillance, and audio and
video services. Other services include the Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Enforcement and
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Breath Alcohol Testing (BA� processing unit, Mounted Patrol, Youth Services, Code •
Enforcement, and Crime Stoppers.
?able N-16: City of Lauderdale Lakes Total Part I Crime - 1992 - 1997
Part I Offense 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Murder 0 3 2 2 1 2
Forcible Sex Offenses 35 31 23 29 30 36
Robbery 144 159 158 145 119 89
Aggravated Aasault 234 181 194 205 211 213
g 505 431 648 478 411 380
Larceny 1,169 1,072 1,443 1,529 1,160 1,082
Motor Vehicle Theft 382 433 795 571 533 635
Total Part I Offensee 2,469 2,310 3,263 2,959 2,495 2,437
Source: Florida Department of Law Enforcement (1991.1997, except 1996), �rime in Florida:
Florida Uniform Crime ReQ� [computer programJ. Tallahassee, FL: FDLE. City of Lauderdale
Lakes fot year 1996.
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Fire and Emergency Medical Services
The City of Lauderdale Lakes operates a full-service Fire Rescue
Fire and Department. The Department reports an average response time for fire
Emergency emergency calls for service of less than six minutes. Similarly, the
Medical Setvices Department reports an average response time for medical emergency calls
� for service of less than six minutes. The city maintains an ISO (Insurance
� Service Organization) rating of "4" (on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being the best
�,i rating available). Broward County provides dispatch service to the city
� �� Fire Rescue Department.
The City of Lauderdale Lakes Fire Rescue Department maintains
one centrally located fire station with an outbuilding for reserve apparatus and supplies. The
Department operates one (1) engine, one (1) aerial ladder and two (2) advanced life support
(AIS) rescue units. An additional AIS rescue unit and engine serve as reserve/backup apparatus.
While the Fire Department schedules fourteen (14) persons per 24 hour shift (three
shifts), the minimum daily staffing is ten (10). The Engine Company is staffed wi':h a
Lieutenant, Driver/Engineer and Firefighter. The I.adder Company is staffed with a Captain, •
Driver/Engineer and Firefighter. Each Rescue unit is staffed with two (2) Firefighter/
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• Paramedics. Additional staffing includes the Fire Chief, EMS Division Commander, Fire
Marshal, and three (3) Fire Inspectors.
Current costs for service primarily involve emergency medical secvices provided by the
Department. Advanced Life Support transport fees include $300.00 plus additional costs for
ouygen and mileage. Basic Life Support transport costs $200.00 plus additional fees for oxygen
and mileage. The city sets forth the requirements for annual fire safety inspections of all
buildings, excluding single- and multi-family homes. The fee schedule for commercial and
industrial properties that are equal to or less than 1,250 square feet are assessed a minimum fee
of $25.00. The occupied properties consisting of 1,250 square feet or more are assessed at a rate
of $0.02 per square foot. Vacant properties are assessed $0.01 per square foot. There is an
additional fee of $50.00 per system added to the commercial and industrial properties whenever
there are devices such as fire sprinkler systems or a fire alarm system.
However, development of apartments and condominiums are assessed a flat fee of $75.00
per building, plus $2.00 per smoke detector per unit. The fee assessed for mobile home units is
$5.00 per unit in each park complex. The city attributes its (ow fire ratio — one of the lowest fire
ratios per capita throughout the Southeast Region of the United States, according to the city — to
the Lauderdale Lakes Fire Prevention Program.
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Community Services
Lauderdale Lakes provides a variety of services to meet the recreational, social, and cul-
tural demands of the community. The City has two park sites, a multi-purpose center in the Mu-
nicipal Complex, and utilizes Boyd Anderson High School, also located in Lauderdale Lakes. A
top priority of the Parks and Recreation Department is "to promote positive morale, diverse cul-
tural awareness, a high concem toward family and to foster strong beliefs and
Community values" (The Lauderdale Lakes Newsletter, p. 6).
Services
T'he City of Lauderdale Lakes established a level of service for park.�
and recreational facilities of 3 acres of park land for every 1,000 residents.
The public park sites maintained by the City include Vincent Torres Park, lo-
cated at 4331 NW 36th Street, and Lauderdale Lakes Park East, located at
3601 NW 21st Street. Vincent Torres Park has fields for baseball, football,
softball, and soccer; indoor and outdoor basketball courts; courts for tennis,
netball, and racquetball; tot lot, recreation rooms, weight room, pantaque court, and restrooms.
Lauderdale Lakes Park East has basketball courts, tennis courts, a baseball field, soccer fields, a
cricket field, a football field, one large and one small pavilion, tot lot, a volleyball court, a small
office, indoor restrooms, and two portable buildings for recreational acti�ities. 1"he Multi-
t Purpose Center has an auditorium that seats up to 200 people, kitchen, restrooms, and large up-
stairs meeting room.
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The City of Lauderdale Lakes has a partnership with Boyd Anderson and Oriole Elemen- •
tary Schools, through which several recreation and educational programs are provided. At Oriole
Elementary School, the city offers an afterschool program for ninety (90) children. The Oriole
afterschool program won the Gold Seal Award of Excellence for four consecutive years. In addi-
tion to the Oriole Elementary afterschool program, the city offers the exact same program at Vin- .
cent Tones Park for fifty (50) children. Boyd Anderson High School has an outdoor track with
lights, including lighted fields for soccer, football, and baseball. The City maintains a long-term
lease with the Broward County School Board for use of the Boyd Anderson facilities. Addition-
ally, the City has numerous privately owned and operated recreation areas that serve the needs of
its residents. A total of 36.58 acres of privately owned recreational areas apply toward the estab- .
lished level of service requirement for the City's population. (See Table N-17: City of Lauderdale
Lakes Parks Acreage.)
Table N-17: City of Lauderdale Lakes Parks Acreage
Public Parks Private Parks I.eased Park Total Park Park Acreage Required
(acres) (acres) Acreage Acreage (3 acres/1,000) *
24.5 ac. 36.58 ac. 26.0 ac. 87.08 ac. 84.59 ac.
' Based on the estimated 1995 population of 28,179, as provided by the Broward County Planning Information Technology •
Division.
Source: Ciry of Lauderdale Lakes Comprehensive Plan Evaluation and Appraisal Report.
The City of Lauderdale Lakes maintains collaborative working relationships with various
area agencies to provide services to its community. Through its collaboration with the YMCA,
child care and other services have been provided to the community since 1995. The "Y" offers
afterschool programming at three locations, as well as holiday and summer camp programs. The
City coordinates the provision of recreational classes, recreational fun days when school is out,
and special events.
The City's Human Services Department offers a variety of community setvices, such as
food distribution, health-related programs, nutrition program, and income tax preparation; con-
sumer advocacy, providing mediation services to resolve disputes between residents and busi-
nesses; adult day care, including special events programs held throughout the year; and an infor-
mation and referral service. Also, the City administers an Alzheimer Care Center located in the
Municipal Complex. Fstablished in 1993 and sponsored by the City, the State of Florida Depart-
ment of Elder Affairs, and the Area Agency on Aging, this center offers therapeutic activities that
provide stimulation, support, and supervision to cognitively impaired older adults. Eligibility is
based on a medical diagnosis of inemory loss. The Center is open daily from 8:15am to 3:15pm,
Monday through Friday. Adult Day Care, Case Management, In-Facility Respite Care, and
Transportation Services are available through the Alzheimer Care Center. .
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Fees for the Parks and Recreation Department are two-tiered, with non-resident fees
higher than resident fees. A sampling of the fee schedule is provided in Table N 18: City of Lau-
derdale Lakes Recreation Fees.
Table N-18: City of Lauderdale Lakes Recreation Fees (Sampling)
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Athletic Fields: Football $150.00 per lining + $175.00 per lining +
$15/hr day; 20/hr night $20/hr day; 25/hr night
Courts: Tennis (per person) $1.00/hour $2.00/hour
Courts: Basketball-indoor $5.00/yr. ages 18* $15.00/yr. ages 18+
(17 and under free) (17 and under free)
Facility: Multi-Purpose Building Rental
Public Use (daily, to lOpm) $75.00/hour, 4 hr. min. $100.00/hr, 4 hr. min.
Non-Profit, Not-for-Profit (to lOpm, Mon-Th) $10.00/4 hours $25.00/4 hours
� $20.00/5 hours $50.00/5 hours
Vincent Torres Mem. Park Weight Room $10.00/year $25.00/year
Small Picnic Shelter (Weekdays/Weekends 6t Holidays) $5.00/$10.00 $20.00/$30.00
Large Picnic Shelter (Weekdays/Weekends & Holidays) $10.00/$15.00 $30.00/$35.00
Source: Fees for Fiscal Year 1998 Parks and Recreation Department, City of Lauderdale Iakes.
Environmental Services
The City of Lauderdale Lakes receives some of its services from other jurisdictions. Spe-
cifically, Broward County Office of Environmental Services provides potable water and wastewa-
ter collection and treatment services for the city. Capacity currently exists to serve existing cus-
tomers of the systems. T'he city operates all drainage facilities within its limits.
Er�vironmental The staff is conducting a stormwater utility study; one of the goals of the study
SeNices is to establish an assessment for services (benefit assessment).
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��' At this time, the City of Lauderdale Lakes does not assess a road im-
� pact fee. Staff reports that there are no roadway improvement projects pro-
. posed at this time that would impact the Central County Area.
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Solid waste disposal services are provided by Southern Sanitation (WMX). As of )anuary •
1998, monthly charges for curbside residential service is $19.64 for twice weekly pick up. Curb-
side recycling, once weekly, is an additional $1.28. The contract with Southem Sanitation also
provides "backdoor" service for individuals unable to tra.nsport materials curbside; this setvice
costs an additional $1.70. Multi-family "front-end" service is $11.87 per unit for up to three
times weekly service. Recycling is an additional $0.42 per unit.
Community and Economic Development
The city's position with respect to annexation is articulated in a recently adopted
resolution wherein the City Commission expresses its intent to pursue appropriate annexations.
T'he city has not enacted any procedures or requirements for potential annexations beyond that
which is required by State Statutes, or by local Legislative Delegation policy. City staff has
expressed its interest in pursuing annexation of unincorporated areas where
Community/ such annexation makes sense for the city and the annexing area.
Economic
Development The City of La.uderdale Lakes actively promotes community and
'' economic development through a variety of ineans. Land development �
regulations, such as planning and zoning requirements and limitations,
provide the framework within which future development occurs. The city is
involved in the certification of its local land use plan by the county; this
certification confirms that the city plan is consistent with the County Land
Use Plan, the regional blueprint for development in Broward County. The
Lauderdale Lakes zoning regulations are almost identical to the county regulations. This
similarity provides a basis for compatibility when unincorporated areas are annexecl into the city.
In general, the land uses in Lauderdale Lakes abutting the Central County Area consist
of Industrial land north of Northwest 26th Street on the east side of 31st Avenue, Commercial
land on the north side of Northwest 19th Street between U.S. 441/State Road ? and the Fort
Lauderdale city limits, and a mix of Community Facilities, Residential and Commercial on the
west side of Northwest 31st Avenue north of 19th Street. These uses and activities appear to be
generally consistent with the development pattern of the abutting unincorporated areas. The city
code does contain provisions for the disposition of non-conforming uses — that is, land uses that
are not consistent with the, current code provisions governing the site. These provisions are
generally consistent with the county code and allow the continuation of non-conforming uses
under limited circumstances.
The city has an Offiee of Economic Development to promote business development and �
provide technical assistance for business retention and expansion. The Lauderdale Lakes
Economic Development Board encourages and facilitates sound economic development within
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• the city. City fees may be waived or reduced by the Commission on a case-by-case basis. Major
employers in the city include the Florida Medical Center, the Sports Authority national
headquarters, the Broward County School Board, and the City itself. Headway Office Park,
located on U.S. 441/State Road 7, contains a number of businesses which together establish a
large employment base. The city's planning consultant reports that 562 acres of land is zoned for
business, office, and industrial uses, and 96 of these acres are cunently vacant. Further, business,
office and industrial land comprises 23.4 percent of the total area of the city. 1"he 98 separately
developed business properties total 3.27 million square feet of floor area.
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CITY OF LAUDERHILL
INT'RODUCT'ION
The City of Lauderhill was incorporated in 1959, when only one hundred people resided
in the city. The city was primarily pastures and vacant lands. T'he development of Invenary and
its association with Jackie Gleason provided the impetus for the explosive growth of the city
during the 1970s. In fact, more than one-half of all housing units in Lauderhill were constructed
during that decade.
The City of Lauderhill is now almost 8 square miles, housing more than 50,000 residents.
While the community's initial development pattern emphasized single-family residences, the city
now has a variety of housing types. Single-family detached homes comprise one-fifth of all
housing units in Lauderhill. More than two-thirds of all housing units are multiple-family units.
More than one-half of all homes are owner-occupied, and there are fewer than 2,500 seasonal
units.
� More than 56% of all Lauderhill residents are between the ages of 18 and 64; the
remainder are equally divided into the groups of residents aged 17 and younger, and 65 and
older. The City's population is ethnically diverse and fairly well-educated, with three-quarters of
all residents 17 years of age and older attaining a high school diploma. Almost 18% of all adult
residents have a bachelors degree and/or graduate or professional degrees. Registered voters tend
to be Democrats in the City of Lauderhill. The tables on the following pages provide additional
information about the city's residents.
There is a wide range of commercial, industrial and business activities throughout the
City. The City has an Economic Development Manager who assists the business community
with the various services and programs available. The Lauderhill Economic Development Agency
(LEDA), a not-for-profit organization, plays a role in promoting the City and advocating for the
business community. Several advisory boards and committees established by the City assist staff
in translating resident needs into delivery of services.
There is a strong municipal emphasis on human services and social programming. The
City provides transportation services to elderly and children alike, as well as specialized
programming to meet the diverse needs of these populations. Such services are provided at low
or no cost to residents.
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City of Lauderhill: Population, Education, and Income �
Z'able V 1: City of Lauderhill
1990 Population
Table V 2: City of Lauderhill Population Projections
1990 Population 49,708 % of Total
Males 23,011 46.3% 1990 1995 ' 2000 ` 2005 ' 2010 '
Population Population Population Population Population
Females 26,697 53.7% 49,708 50,862 52,341 53,694 54,660
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Based on estimates provided, average
0-4 years 3,670 7.4% annual growth of just under 0.5%
5-17 years 7,371 14.8% projected over the 20-year period
18-44 years 20,687 41.6% More than one-thicd of
the population 45
45-b4 years 7,386 14.9% years or older
65+ years 10,594 21.3%
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Table V-3: City of Lauderhill - Education
Ethni i
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Whice Nonhi ni � Educarion (over age 17)
, spa c 26,860 54.2 /o
Black, Nonhispanic 18,617 37.4% Less than 9th Grade Completed 1,920
American Indian, 62 .1% Greater than 9th Grade, No Diploma 6,214
Nonhispanic High School Diploma 12,824 �
Asian, Nonhispanic 727 1.5% Some College 8,104
Other Nonhispanic 66 .1% Associates Degree 2,719
Hispanic 3,376 6.8% Bachelors Degree 4,445
'Toral exceeds 100% due co rounding. Graduate or Professional Degree 2,397
Table V-4: Ciry of Lauderhill - More than three-quarters of all
Household Income residents over age 17 possess, at a
minimum, a high school diploma
Household Income
less than $5,000 1,053
$5,000-14,999 4,214 Table V 5: City of Lauderhill - Poverty
One-half of house- $15,00424,999 4,594 poverty
holds reported an $25,000�9,000 6,997 .� �
income of at least Total Population Below Poverty Level 5,069
$25,000 $50,000-74,999 2,899
Under 5 Years Old, Below Poverry 494
$75,000-99,999 822
Under 18 Years Old, Below Poverty 1,651
greater than $99,999 639
Ten percent of the population
Data Sources: All data are from the 1990 U.S. Census of Housing below poverty level
Population, except as noted.
' Population projections produced by the Broward County Planning �
Information Technology Division.
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. Ciry of Lauderhill: Profile of Electorate
As of December 31, 1998, there were 25,517 registered voters in the Ciry of
Lauderhill. Of Chis total, almost 70% are registered as Democrats. The remainder are reg-
istered as Republicans (more than 17%) or are affiliated with other or no political parties
(almost 14%).
The City of Lauderhill is situated in
Table V-6: City of Lauderhill Congressional Districts 19, 20 and 23, State
Registered Voters by Party Affiliation Senate Districts 30 31 and 33 , and State
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House Districts 94 95 and 9. Port ons o
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Democrats 17,545 68.7°!o Number 4; the remainder is in District
Number 5.
Republicans 4,405 17.3%
Other 3,567 14.0%
Total 25,517 100% Table U City of Lauderhill
Registered Democrats by Race
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� Almost 84% of the City's black electorate # Registered °h of Total
is affiliated with the Democrat Party, 6% Voters Democrats
with the Republican Party, and the White 8,620 49.1%
remainder labeled as "other." More than
Black 8,038 45.8%
60% of the white electorate is Democrat,
almost 25% is Republican, and the Other 887 5.1%
remaining 15% identified as "other." Total 17,545 100%
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Registered Republicans by Race Voters Identified as "Other" by Race
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White 3,523 80.0% W(�ite 2,158 60.5%
Black 575 13.0% g] 998 28.0%
Other 307 7.0% p� 411 11.5%
Total 4,405 100% Total 3,567 100%
• Data Sources: Registered Voters in Broward County as of
December 31, 1998, Run Date: January 8, 1999; the Office
of the Supecvisor of Elections, Jane Carroll.
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City of Lauderhill: Housing Data ,
Table V-10: City of Lauderhill
Housing Occupancy Table V 11: City of Lauderhill
Housing Unit Projections '
1990 Unite 26,274 % of Total
>: 1 2
995 000 2005 2010
Occupied Units 21,131 80.4% Number of Units 26,524 27,007 27,431 27,851
Owner 12,232 [57.9%] Seasonal Units 2,354 2,312 2,303 2,296
Renter 8,899 [42.1%]
More than one-half Small growth in number of housing
Vacant 5,143 19.6% are owner-occupied; units projected over the fifteen�ear
Seasonal 2,417 <;;;:;;::;;:';;;;;; �:;;;;;;;;:;;<; moderate vacancy rate period; slow decrease in seasonal units
Table V-12: City of Lauderhill Table V-14: City of
Housing Units Lauderhill Housing Values
Type # Units Unit Value t# Units
Single-family 5,522 > $299,999 18
Detached
Single-family 2,069 $200,000 - 135
Attached 299,999 �
More than two-thirds of all
units are multi-famil units �Plex Units 3�5 $150,000 - 563
y 199,999
3 or 4 Units 1,739 $125,000 - 868
5- 19 Units 3,390 149,000
20 - 49 Units 5,372 $100,000 - 819
50 + Units 7,628 1Z4,999
Mobile Homes, 179 $75,000 - 1,540
Other 99,999
Table V-13: City of $50,000 - 1,363
Lauderhill - Age of Housing Reported housing 74,999
values (1990 dollars)
Year Built t� Units reflect most homes $40,000 - 170
49,999
1989 - 90 466 priced between
1985 - 88 2,892 $50,000 and $100,000 �30,000 - 99
Almost one-third 39,999
1980 - 84 4,334 of all housing $20,000 - 26
1970 - 79 14,530 units constructed 29,999
1960 - 69 3,567 since 1980 <$19,999 7
1950 - 59 430
Data Sourees: All data are from the 1990 US. Cen-
1940 - 49 18 sus of Housing Population, except as noted. •
< 1940 37 ' Housing projections produced by the Broward
County Planning Information Technology Division.
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CITY OF LAUDERHILL: GOVERNMENT PROFILE
Form of Government: City Manager/Council Meetings: Tuesdays/month
Comxnission Com yor and four commissioners lst (8am and l lam)
position: Ma 3rd (8am and 6pm)
Mayor elected at-large, 3�r. term City Hall
Commissioners elected from dis- 2pQ0 City Hall Drive
tricts, 3 terms
City of Lauderhill: Boards and Committees
Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
Composition: per the State Housing Initiatives Partnership Act ("Act")
Purpose: To prepare/draft an incentive plan for presentation to the Commission; after
adoption, to ensure its distribution to appropriate agencies.
Meetines: at City Hall.
Art, Cultural and Tourism Board ("ACT Board")
Composition: eleven members (appointed by the City Commission); two-year terms.
• Purpose: Encourages the participation of residents in various art forms including, but not
limited to, establishing exhibits creating programs, developing training programs, seeking sponsors,
coordinating tourism activities, and assisting with city-sponsored events.
Meetines: at City Hall.
Board of Adjustment
Pu ose: to consider variances and special exceptions from the Land Development
Regulations.
Meetines: at City Hall.
Citizens Advisory Committee
Composition: 5 members, each appointed by a member of the commission.
Purpose: Reports to and advises the city council on programs and activities that should be
undertaken by the health and social services department.
Civil Service Board
Composition: 5 members (2 selected by employees covered by civil service, for two�ear
terms; 2 selected by the City Commission, for two�ear terms; and the Board itself selects the 5`� member
for a one�year term).
Purpose: Serves as a hearing board to consider appeals from civil service employees who �
allege their rights have been violated; appoints an examiner to engage in promotional examination
procedures.
Meetines: Scheduled as necessary.
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Code Enforcement Board .
Composition: 7 members (residents, appointed by the City Commission, who represent
certain professions).
Purpose: Promotes, protects, and improves the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of
the city by creating an equitable, expeditious, effective and inexpensive method to enforce the numerous
codes effective within the City.
Meetines: First Monday of each month, 7:00 p.m., at City Hall. �
Community Appearance Committee
Composition: also the Development Review Committee consisting of staff representatives of
the Engineering Division, Planning Division, Parks and Recreation Department, Utility Department,
Building Division, Police Department, and Fire Department.
Purpose: Reviews all new construction or materially altered existing construction.
Community Redevelopment Agency
Composition: the City Commission
Purpose: "...to carry out the community redevelopment of such area or areas through
exercise of the powers, rights, duties, privileges and immunities granted under the Community
Redevelopment Act, Chapter 163, Part III, Florida Statutes" (Schedule S, Sec. 4, LDRs)
Consumer Protection Board
Composition: 7 members (appointed by the City Commission); two�ear terms.
Purpose: Investigates consumer problems, receives complaints, and responds to citizens and •
residents of the City.
Meetines: Second Thutsday of the month, 7:30 p.m., at City Hall.
Economic Development Agency
Purpose: Works for improving the economic welfare of the City by strengthening the
business communiry through education, and development/implementation of programs in organization,
promotion, design, and economic restructuring. Works with public and private sector community leaders
to develop consensus and coordinate resources for redevelopment. Markets a positive image of the City,
encourages building and rehabilitation, signage, public improvements to enhance the City image. Strives
to improve the economic base by strengthening existing businesses, recruiting new businesses, and
improving the use of vacant spaces.
Meetin�s: Third Monday of each month, 5:30 p.m., at City Hall.
Educational Advisory Board
Pur�ose: Promotes programs and community involvement to enhance all schools situated
within the City. Generates ideas and recommends policy regarding school boundaries, year round
schools, the location and construction of new schools, and busing.
Meetines: Last Tuesday of each month, 730 p.m., at City Hall.
Firefighters Pension Board
Composition: 5 members (2 citizens selected by the Commission; 2 firefighters, selected by
the firefighters; 1 selected by the City Manager). .
Purpose: Oversees the pension system for the City firefighters.
Meetines: Fourth Tuesday of each month, 4:00 p.m., at City Hall.
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. Health and Social Services Committee
(mecged with Lauderhill Accessibility Advisory Committee for the Disabled)
Composition: seven members (6 appointed by the City Commission; one appointed by the
Committee); twoyear terms.
Purpose: Identifies the providers of and coordinates the provision of health care services to
the general community and particularly to those requiring financial assistance; promotes the identification
and removal of obstacles in public areas that impact handicapped persons.
Meetines: Fourth Wednesday of the month; 7:30 p.m., Sadkin Center (1176 NW 42 Way).
Lauderhill Equity Study Commission
Composition: also the members of the Lauderhill Economic Development Agency.
Purpose: Recommends a classification system and rate structure for occupational �icense
ta�ces.
Meetincs: Scheduled as necessary.
Pension Board of Trustees
Composition: 5 members (2 citizens selected by the City Commission; 2 general employees,
selected by the employees; 1 selected by the City Manager).
Pu ose: Oversees the general employees retirement system, administers pension funds,
amends or terminates the pension trust; approves investments and reinvestments.
Meetin�s: Fourth Tuesday of each month, 5:30 p.m., at City Hall.
• Planning and Zoning Board/
Local Planning Agency
Composition: 7 members (appointed by the City Commission); 2-year terms.
Purpose: Advisory Board to the City Commission on zoning matters, and Land
Development Regulations. Local Planning Agency advises the City Commission on matters pertaining to
the Comprehensive Plan of the City.
Meetines: Fourth Thursday of each month, at City Hall.
Recreation Advisory Board
Composition: 7 members (6 appointed by the City Commission; one appointed by the
Committee); two�year terms. The Recreation Director and City Planner are non-voting ex-officio
members.
Purpose: Investigates recreational opportunities appropriate for the City and assesses their
relative success, coordinates with civic groups to provide programs, seeks sponsors for programs, and
advises the City Commission and Administration on recreation matters.
Meetines: Third Wednesday of each month, 7:30 p.m., alternates between City Hall and
Sadkin Center.
Urban Forestry and Beautificarion Committee
Purpose: Studies tree preservation with emphasis on tree planting, replanting, removal in
parks, public rights-of•uvay, and other public areas; makes recommendations concerning median landscape
plans, street tree plans, and overall landscape plans; assists in the education of residents as to proper tree
maintenance.
• Meetinps: Second and Third Tuesday of each month, at City Hall.
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CITY OF IAUDERHILL: LEVEL OF SERVICE ANALYSIS
Law Enforcement
The City of Lauderhill Police Department operates from its main headquarters on NW
56 Avenue, and three leased substations in central, northwest and east Lauderhill. The
Department is less than four years old, having been formed after a period of
Police/Law time during which the Broward SherifFs Office served the city. The authorized
Enforcement staffing for the Department includes ninety-two (92) sworn officers, and thirry-
� three (33) non-sworn persons.
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Broward County provides dispatch service for the City of Lauderhill.
The city does not use average response times for emergency and non-emergency
calls as a measure of performance. The city believes that since "Lauderhill
police 911 calls are received and dispatched by Broward County Sheriffs Office,
...(the) agency cannot account for the amount of time between when the call is received and the
time it is dispatched" (Lauderhill Police Department correspondence). The city utilizes
community service aides, non-swom police personnel, to respond to calls that do not require a
police officer. •
The Lauderhill Police Department has a number of specialized units, and the Department
offers specialized services. Specialized units include the Detective Bureau, Traffic Unit, Narcotics
Enforcement T'eam, Specialized Enforcement Team, and K 9 Unit. An officer is assigned to each
of the regional task forces dealing with Gangs, Auto Theft, and Drug Enforcement. The Victim
Services Unit has a full-time swom officer coordinator, and three part-time grant-funded victim
advocates. This unit provides 24-hour assistance to victims of crime.
Cunently, the Broward Sheriffs Office provides School Resource Officers for Lauderhill
schools; the Lauderhill Police Department hopes to assume this responsibility within the next
year. Additionally, the Broward Sheriffs Office conducts homicide investigations for the ciry.
The city is implementing a schedule of acquisition of laptop computers for use as mobile data
terminals.
The city enacted an alarm ordinance, to deal with the costs associated with false alarms.
The fee structure for the calendar year allows up to two false alarms during the year without a fee
associated with them. After that, for three to five false alarms, the fee is $ 25.00 per false alarm;
for six to nine false alarms, the fee is $50.00 per false alarm. After nine false alarms during the
calendar year, the fee rises to $100.00 per false alarm.
The City of Lauderhill is in the process of planning a new public safety building to `
accommodate both Police and Fire Rescue Departments. (This plan may or may not include a
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. new municipal complex.) The site has not yet been established, nor has a firm timeline been
identified.
The Uniform Crime Report statistics for the City of Lauderhill for the past six years are
illustrated in Table V-15: City of Lauderhill Total Part I Crime - 1992 - 1997. In general, the
total number of Part I crimes that were reported rose annually from 1992 through 1994. There
was a large drop in total crimes reported in 1995, and modest increases annually thereafter. This
trend in reported crime was experienced in two of the other three cities studied (Fort Lauderdale
and Plantation).
Table V-15: City of Lauderhill Total Part I Crime - 1992 - 1997
Part I Offense 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Murder 5 5 4 3 2 4
Forcible Sex Offenses 64 51 35 24 18 14
Robbery 182 195 181 167 203 135
Aggravated Assault 359 375 297 199 242 163
Burglary 780 885 1,000 639 820 540
, Larceny 1 ,876 1,841 2,127 1,746 1,666 1,994
Motor Vehicle Theft 618 612 924 597 681 808
Total Part I Offenses 3,884 3,964 4,568 3,375 3,632 3,658
Source: Florida Department of Law Enforcement (199L1997), Crime in Florida:
Florida Uniform Crime Report [computer program]. Tallahassee, FL: FDLE.
Fire and Emergency Medical Services
Fire and
Emergency
Medical Services The City of Lauderhill Fire Rescue Department provides fire
� suppression, rescue, and emergency medical services throughout the
7 municipality. The city maintains an average response time for both fire
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� �^ provides dispatch service to the City's Fire Rescue Department. The city's
• ISO (Insurance Service Organization) rating is "3" (on a scale of 1 to 10, 1
being the best rating available).
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The City of Lauderhill Fire Rescue Department operates three fire stations, including .
three (3) engine companies, four (4) rescue units, one (1) ladder company, one (1) command
unit, and one (1) air unit. The minimum daily staffing is 17 on duty. While the Department
schedules 24 people per shift, no more than six (6) people may be scheduled off on any day.
Each Engine Company is staffed with three people, a Driver and two (2) Firefighters. One of the
three also must be a Paramedic. Rescue Units are staffed with two Firefighter/Paramedics. The
Ladder Company is staffed with one Firefighter/EMT. A command of€icer (Battalion Chiefl
responds to all structure fires.
The city code sets forth the requirement for annual fire safety inspections of all buildings
but single- and two-family homes, and fees for such inspections. For example, the minimum fee
for commercial, industrial, and public buildings up to 1,000 square feet is $85.00. The
minimum fee for residential properties (excluding single-family homes and duplexes) is $60.00.
Fees for Emergency Medical Services include the following:
Advanced Life Support transport $ 280.00
Basic Life Support transport $ 200.00
Mileage charge $ 6.00/mile
Oxygen $ 25.00
Intravenous/medications $ 27.50
The 1999 Departmental budget is just over $6 million. There are seventy-six (76) full- �
time positions and one (1) part-time position included in the proposed budget. The only capital
acquisition proposed for the current budget year is a new ladder truck, with an estimated cost of
$500,000.
Communiry Services
The City of Lauderhill provides a wide range of community services
Communit through its Parks and Leisure Services Department, and Health and Social
Y Services Department. The Parks and Leisure Services Department maintains
Serv'tces the munici al arks and ools, and offers a varie of ro
P P P ty p grams and classes to
meet the diverse needs of the community. The City of Lauderhill established a
level of service for parks and recreational lands of three (3) acres per 1,000 resi-
dents. The parks maintained by the City are shown in Table V 16: City of
Lauderhill Parks, Recreation and Open Space Facilities. Also, the city is con-
structing the Lauderhill Sports Park on West Oakland Park Boulevard, which
will include baseball, football, and soccer fields, a concession building, playground, jogging trail,
bicycle path, picnic tables, and an in-line hockey facility. �
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r Table V-16: City of Lauderhill Parks, Recreation and Open Space Facilities
Park Name/I.ocation Acreage Amenities
City Hall Park 30 acres Lighted baseball/softball field, basketball courts, restrooms, dock,
1900 NW 55th Ave. grills, handball/racquetball courts, jogging/exercise course, picnic
pavilions, playground and tot lot, quite lake surroundings, lighted
. soccer/football field, lighted tennis courts, volleyball court, Boys
d� Girls Club located in park.
Boulevard Woods Park Passive open space.
6961 NW 46 Ct.
Jackie Gleason Park 3 acres Passive park, basketball/racquetball court lighted until lOpm
7260 NW 52nd St. daily, exercise/fitness station, gazebos, grills, park benches, picnic
tables, playground area.
Municipal Golf Course 20 acres Nine-hole, par 3 executive course, pro shop, snack/Lunch bar;
4141 NW 16th St. open 7am to 4pm.
Sadkin Communiry Center Indoor gym, billiards, Nautilus and community facilities.
1176 NW 42nd Way
Ru�h Rothkopf Park 3 acres Passive park, exercise/fitness trail, park benches, walkways, water
38001nverrary Blvd. fountain.
Veterans Park 10 acres Activiry rooms, lighted baseball/softball field, restrooms, gri1L,
7600 NW 50th St. meeting rooms, Nautilus exercise room, nursery, Olympic swim-
. ming and diving pool with wading pool (heated, chilled, and
lighted), picnic pavilions, picnic tables, playground and tot lot,
lighted soccer/football field, volleyball court.
Westwind Park 18.7 acres Baseball field, barbecue grills, picnic tables, lighted basketball
4550 NW 82nd Ave. court, lake, lighted racquetball courts, jogging trail, picnic areas,
playgrounds, lighted tennis courts, in-line roller hockey rink.
Wolk Park 7.5 acres Junior Olympic pool, tennis courts, restrooms, bocci courts, grills,
1080 NW 42nd Way hand/racquetball courts, play area, picnic pavilions, picnic tables,
playground and toC lot, quiet lake surroundings, volleyball courts.
Source: lntemet links http://www.homespot.ccm/homespot/r21aud5.htm;
http://www.ciryoflauderhill.org./page24.htm; and the City of Lauderhill.
The Health and Social Services Department operates from the Sadkin Community
Center, located at 1176 NW 42nd Way, and a caseworker operates from an office in the
Lauderhill Police Substation at 5548 W. Oakland Park Boulevard. The Sadkin Center hosts a
Senior Center Program from 7:30am to 1:30pm, even though some classes extend to 3:OOpm.
The Center also hosts an afterschool program for children in Kindergarten through fifth grade.
The Department utilizes a large number of volunteers to supplement full-time and part time staff
in carrying out its programming. Programs include the Kids Corner Club, an afterschool
program that provides homework assistance, games, sports, arts and crafts, and introduces
� volunteerism to raise self esteem and teach civic duty. The fee for this program is $20.00 per
week, paid monthly in advance.
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The Be A Buddy Program involves volunteers who visit residents of Lauderhill adult .
living facilities and nursing homes. Participants are trained to identify signs of elder abuse, and
are briefed in monthly meetings. The free Community Services provided by the Department
include information and refenals to county, state, and federal human services programs; food
distribution through the Farm Share Program; grocery shopping for the homebound; Meals on
Wheels delivery; Emergency Food Pantry; LEAP Program which offers emergency assistance for
rent, electric, and water bills; holiday food baskets; tax assistance; medicare counselling; legal �
counselling, and health fairs and monthly screenings. The SHARE Food Program requires a
$14.50 registration fee; the program provides more than $35.00 worth of food.
The Senior Center provides comprehensive educational classes, health activities, special
events, daily nutritious lunches, parties, trips, and more, for well, able and active adults. The
Center charges $ 2.00 annually for residents, and $10.00 for non-residents. Activities are free; the
trips are variable, depending upon location.
The Human Services Department offers transportation service to all department activities
including the Senior Center, medical appointments, grocery shopping, day care centers, local
banks, places of worship, and the Boys & Girls Club. Seniors transportation cost is $1.00 each
way; transportation to the Boys & Girls Club costs $10.00 monthly.
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Environmental Services
Environmental services include water, wastewater, drainage, roadways, solid waste and
recycling, and other environmental programs. T'he City of Lauderhill potable water system has
approximately double the water capacity than is necessary to secve the city at complete build-out.
This excess capacity was designed into the system when the original
Environmental development plans for the city provided for substantially higher densities.
Services Since the creation of that original plan, the city has adopted a growth
` management plan, required by State Statues (Chapter 163, Part III). This plan
��c� designates substantial areas originally proposed for high-rise development as
� single-family housing. Even though the city has excess potable water capacity,
the city does not serve outside its municipal boundaries. Due to the age of
the community infrastructure, a portion of the underground distribution
system is in need of replacement.
The City of Lauderhill does not treat sewage, but instead operates under a large user
agreement with the county for use of the North Regional facility. The city operates a multitude
of lift stations throughout the city. As with the potable water system, some underground
infrastructure is old and in need of replacement. The city is experiencing a substantial problem
with stormwater infiltration into the system. Stormwater infiltration means that stormwater is �
entering the sewer system unnecessarily, where costly water purification systems are used to clean
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. water, Instead of treating this water, stormwater could be used for aquifer recharge through
retention in dry and wet retention areas, such as swales and lakes, respectively. As a response to
this problem, the city is undertaking a manhole study to identify and correct this situation.
In general, the city's drainage situation is less accommodating out west than in the east, a
situation common throughout portions of Broward County. Lauderhill is working on a demand
study for maintenance of stormwater management structures, and of the system as a whole.
Currently, there is a$3.00/month fee for stormwater management cE►arged to residential utilities
customers only. Fees for service will be evaluated at the conclusion of this study.
The only local road under consideration for improvement is Northwest 56�' Avenue;
discussion involves expanding capacity. There is no consensus on this matter, however. Those
in favor of expanding capacity cite hi�h traffic volumes; still others believe that maintaining the
current road configuration will limit traffic speed and retain the residential quality of the
community it traverses. Thus far, the city has not planned road improvements to Northwest
5bth Avenue. A roadway of concern is Northwest 49th Avenue, the primary access to the Florida
Medical Center and sunounding development, located in the City of Lauderdale Lakes.
Lauderdale Lakes is responsible for 49�' Avenue which Lauderhill officials contend needs to be
expanded and improved for safety purposes. The City of Lauderhill indicates that while the
Medical Center controls the adjacent properties, Lauderaale Lakes has not required the Center
• to improve this allegedly dangerous roadway.
Oakland Park Boulevard has been the subject of a recent corridor study (the latest in a
series of studies). While there is much discussion about corridor improvements to increase
capacity, there are no funded plans for improvement. To date, the City of Lauderhill has
supported the current roadway configuration.
The ciry is evaluating and studying the bridges that exist throughout the community. A
bridge failure occurred recently, and other structures are suspect. The city study shall drive future
improvements to the city bridges. A similar study of municipal roadways shall provide the basis
for a pavement management plan.
Funded public improvements include an increase in potable water storage capacity from
two to eight million gallons per day. Improvements to the system of manholes to reduce
stormwater infiltration is budgeted as wel1.
The City of Lauderhill contracts for solid waste collection and disposal setvices, as well as
recycling services. Southern Sanitation, a subsidiary of WMX, Inc., provides these services
through a multi year agreement; the city is considering rebidding/renegotiating for these services
during the upcoming year. The Lauderhill solid waste disposal program provides for twice weekly
residential curbside service and once weekly recycling pickup. The base price for residential
• waste (single garbage container) and recycling curbside pickup is $14.93, including the 20%
franchise fee for garbage collection and disposal. Additional garbage unit stickers may be
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purchased for $.85 apiece. This system is somewhat like a fee-for-service program, whereby the ,
larger users of the system pay more for the service on a per-unit basis after the original base
charge. In flat-rate programs, smaller users (single people, for example) might subsidize larger
users, resulting in a disparity that burdens those oftentimes least likely to afford that burden.
Also, fees for solid waste services that are tied to actual production of solid waste tend to
encourage recycling as a way of reducing the waste stream
Multi-family curbside service utilizing a 94pound cart is twice weekly; recycling is once
weekly. The cost for waste and recycling services is $15.81. Commercial can service collected
twice weekly is $18.98. Other prices apply to compacted rates, residential and commercial, as
well as loose yard waste. The franchise fee for residential curbside collection of solid waste is
20%; the franchise fee for multi-family and commercial waste collection is 15%; and, there is no
franchise fee for residential recycling services. The city operates a chipper for yard waste,
currently available free of charge; a fee is under consideration.
Communiry and Economic Development
The City of Lauderhill's comprehensive plan for development •
Community/ provides the general framework for future construction and land use activity
Economic in the municipality. This plan is certified by Broward County as being in
Development substantial conformity with the county's regional plan for development. The
�' city zoning code is expansive, providing for a wide range of districrs that
accommodate most land use activities. The code provisions goveming "non-
conforming uses" — land uses and activities that are not currently permitted
but, by virtue of their pre-existence, are vested or permitted despite the
prohibition — contain typical language that allows such uses to continue to
exist subject to conditions.
�ne report suggests the city will experience build-out by the year 2000. This fact, coupled
with a relatively stable property tax base, suggests that the city's emphasis on revitalization and
redevelopment of aging commercial, industrial and business sections will become more critical as
time progresses. 7'he U.S. 441/State Road 7 conidor figures prominently in the city's future.
Much of this corridor is vacant or underutilized; larger properties, at the intersections with
Sunrise Boulevard and Oakland Park Boulevard, provide economic development opportunities.
The city's largest unplatted parcel — the Lauderhill Mall — hosts a major public transportation
transfer station. This facility eases transportation conflicts and facilitates employment of
Lauderhill residents.
There are various economic development efforts at work in the City of Lauderhill. The �
role of the Economic Development Manager, in the City Manager's office, is to promote business
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. development and market diversification by providing assistance in the forms of services and
economic development programs. The Lauderhill Economic Development Agency (LEDA) is a
not-for-profit development corporation. This corporation is comprised of volunteer businessmen
and businesswomen involved in marketing the business community and advocating a business-
friendly approach to city regulations. The Lauderhill — Lauderdale Lakes Chamber of
Commerce reflects a joint effort at providing business assistance to existing and future corporate
partners in the area. .
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CxA�R VI:
T�-IE CITY OF PLANTATION
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. CITY OF PIANTATION
INTRODUCTION
The.beginnings of the City of Plantation can be traced to Frederick Peters who, in 1941,
acquired acreage from Everglades Plantation Company. Development of the new community
called "Plantation" began in the mid 1940's. A golf course was built in 1950, and the city was
incorporated in 1953. The city was originally planned as a tree-lined residential community; over
time, the development pattem balanced the single-family homes with businesses, employment
centers and community amenities.
Plantation is one of the last remaining communities with a strong mayor form of govern-
ment. The city now has a population of well over 75,000. City population projections place the
Plantation population at 98,000 by the year 2010.
Residents of the city are generally well-educated and fairly affluent. More than 85% of all
adult residents possess a high scliool diploma, and almost one-third earned bachelors and/or
graduate or professional degrees. I.ess than 5% of the total population is below poverty level. In
fact, more than 74% of all households reporting in 1990 had 1989 income leveLs of at least
� $25,000. Of the more than 48,000 registered voters in the City of Plantation, more than 48%
are registered Democrats; 35% are Republicans and almost 16% are either affiliated with other
parties or are unaffiliated.
Almost three-quarters of all housing units are owner-occupied. More than 47% of all
housing units are detached single-family homes; only 10% of all units are in multiple family com-
plexes of 50 units or more. Housing values as reported in 1990 reflect the fact that more than
90% of all homes were valued at $75,000 or more. More than 40% of all units were built since
1980.
The City of Plantation has two hospital complexes, major shopping malls, and a mixture
of housing types and retail centers. There are several major employers in the City who contribute
to the positive economic conditions of the community. The older sections of the City maintain
their stability, while the newer sections take on a"planned development" appearance. Known
for the city's strict land development regulations, developers still manage to make Plantation a
fast-growing community.
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City of Plantation: Population, Education, and Income
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Table VI-1: City of Plantation
1990 Population Table VI-2: City of Plantation Population Projections
1990 Population 66,692 % of Total 1990 1995 2000 2005 2A10
Population Population Population Population Population
Males 31,967 47.9% 66,692 75,739' 81,530` 84,827' 86,631'
Females 34,725 52.1% �� ��
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0-4 years 3,641 5.5% annual growth of between 1.25% and
5-17 years 10,407 15.6% 1.5% projected over the 20year period
18-44 years 28,301 42.4%
45-64 years 14,756 22.19'0
65; years 9,587 14.4% �`'er 35% of the
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population is 45 Table VI-3: City of Plantation - Education
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White, Nonhispanic 56,019 84%
Less than 9th Grade Completed 1,874
Black, Nonhispanic 3,900 5.8%
Greater than 9th Grade, No Diploma 4>937
American Indian, 74 .1%
Nonhispanic High School Diploma 13,421
Asian, Nonhispanic 1,188 1.8% Some College 12,039 •
Other Nonhispanic 81 .1% Associates Degree 4,768
Hispanic 5,430 8.1% Bachelors Degree 10,256
'Total is less than 100% due to rounding. Graduate or Professional Degree 5,
Table VI-4: City of Plantation - tllmost 88% of residents age 17
Household Income or older possess, at minimum, a
high school diploma
Household Income
less than $5,000 567
Almost three-quarters $5,000-14,999 2,438
of all households $15,000-24,999 3,647 Table VI-5: City of Plantation - Poverty
reported an
income of at least $25,000-49,000 8,959 Poverty
$25,000 $50,00474,999 6,051 Total Population Below Poverry Level . 2,339
$75,000-99,999 2,425 Under 5 Years Old, Below Poverty 142
greater than $99,999 2,365 Under 18 Years Old, Below Poverry 532
Data Sources: All data ere from the 1990 U.S. Census of Housing Population, L.ess than 5% of the residents
excepc as noced. below poverry level
` Population projections produced by the Broward Counry Planning Information �
Technology Division.
'"` Population projections produced by the City of Plantation Planning Dept.
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• Ciry of Plantation: Profile of Electorate
As of December 31, 1998, there were 48,621 registered voters in the City of Plantation.
Almost one-half of all electors are registered as Democrats; more than one-third are Republicans.
The remainder are identified with smaller political parties, or list no party affiliation.
Table VI-6: City of Plantation
Registered Voters by Party Affiliation The City of Plantation is situated in Con-
gressional Districts 20 and 23, State Senate
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Districts 94 and 98. A portion of Planta-
Democrats 23,528 48.4�o tion is located within School Board Dis-
Republicans 17,135 35.2�o trict 5 ; the remainder is in District 3.
Other 7,958 16.4%
Total 48,621 100% T�able VI-7: Ciry of Plantation
Registered Democrats by Race
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Almost 80% of the black electorate is Democrat, `#�g�s�red % of Total
� with less than 7% as Re ublicans and the re- Voters Democrats
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maining 14% identified as "other." Less than White 19,218 81.7%
one-half of the City's white electorate is affiliated g�ck 2,984 12.7%
with the Democrat Party, more than one-third
with the Republican Party, and the remainder p� 1,326 5.6%
labeled "other."
Total 23,528 100%
Table VI$: Ciry of Plantation
Registered Republicans by Race Table VI-9: City of Plantation
Voters Identified as "Other" by Race
# Registered % of Total
#
Re istere % f
Voter d o Total
s Re ubli n
p ca s g
Wlute 15,872 92.6�o Voters "Others"
Wlute 6,508 81.8%
Black 256 1.5%
Black 533 6.7%
Other 1,007 5.9%
Other 917 11.5%
Total 17,135 100% Total 7,958 100�0
� Data Sources: Registered Voters in Broward County es of December 31, 1998,
Run Date: January 8, 1999; the Office of the Supervisor of Elections.
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City of Plantation: Housing Data
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Table VI-10: City of Plantation Table VI-11: City of Plantation
Housing Occupancy Housing Unit Projections '
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1990 Unita 29,399 % of Total '.::: 1995 2000 2005 2010
Occupied Units 26,489 90.10�o Number of Units 32,963 35,397 36,607 37,377
Owner 19,232 �72.6%] Seasonal Units 646 661 667 671
Renter 7,257 [27.4%] Three-quarters of all Moderate growth in number
Vacant 2,910 9.9% units are owner- of housing units projected
' occupied over the fifteen�year period;
Seasonal 622 ;;;:::::;::::;:';<:::;;;':;:;:::;;; marginal increase in number
of seasonal units
Table VI City of
Plantation Housing Units
Table VI City of
Type � Unite Plantation Housing Values
Single-family 13,990 Unit Value # UnitB
Detached
Single-family 3,718 � $299,999 571
Almost one-half of all Attached
units are single�family $200,000 - 1,791
detached homes; only
Duplex Units 182 299,999 •
10% of all units are in 3 or 4 Units 674 $150,000 - 2,954
199,999
large (50+ unit) multi- 5- 19 Units 3,850
family complexes $125,000 - 2,434
20 - 49 Units 3,304 149,000
50 + Units 3,007 $100,000 - 2,323
Mobile Homes, 764 124,999
Table VI-13: City of Plan- �her $75,000 - 2,999
tation - Age of Housing 99,999
$50,000 - 1,270
Year Built # Unit� Reported housing values 74,999
1989 - 90 2,746 (1990 dollars) indicate $���0 - 113
more than ninety percent 49,999
1985 - 88 5,059 of units valued $ 75,000
1980 - 84 4,378 and more $30,000 - 29
39,999
1970 - 79 10,873 $20,000 - 9
1960 - 69 4,497 29,999
1950 - 59 1,720 More than forty <$19,999 7
percent of all units
1940 - 49 97 built since 1980 Data Sources: All data ate from the 1990 U.S. Cen-
< 1940 29 sus of Housing Population, except as noted.
' Housing projections produced by the Broward
Counry Planning Information Technology Division. �
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� CITY OF PLANTATION: GOVERNMENT PROFILE
Form of Government: Strong Mayor Meetings: Wednesdays
Council Com 7:30 p.m. �
position: 5 Council Members
Mayor elected at-large, 4ryr. term Plantation City Hall
Councilmembers elected at-large, rep- 400 Northwest 73 Avenue
resent districts, 4 yr. staggered terms
City of Plantation: Boards and Committees
Advisory Board for the Disabled
Composition: 7 members (appointed by the Mayor and City Council); one-year terms.
Purpose: Reviews site plans for compliance with accessibility requirements; stimulates public in-
terest in the concerns of the Disabled community.
Meetines: Fourth Monday of each month, 7:30 p.m., at City Hall.
Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
� Composition: 9 members (appointed by the Mayor and City Council).
Purpose: This committee prepares recommendations for Affordable Housing Incentives Strate-
gies included in the City's Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP) as a required part of the State Housing
Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program.
Meetin¢s: Scheduled as necessary.
Board of Adjustment
Composition: 7 members (appointed by the Mayor and City Council); four year terms.
Purpose: Conducts administrative review of appeals and grants variances in relation to the City's
zoning code.
Meetinps: First Thursday of each month, 7:30 p.m., at City Hall.
Central Plantation Development District Advisory Board
Com,�osition: 7 members, 2 alternates (appointed by the Mayor and City Council).
Purpose: Establishes safe neighborhood improvement plans and programs to implement effective
crime prevention techniques; applies and receives grants; may levy an ad valorem tax and/or use special
assessments to support planning and implementation of district improvements.
Meetinps: Scheduled as necessary.
Code Enforcement Board
�omposition: 7 members (appointed by the City Council); three-year terms.
Purpose: Enforces the City's Code of Ordinances, except felony offenses and certain crimes un-
� der police jurisdiction.
Meetines: Second Monday of each month, 7:30 p.m., at City Hall.
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Comprehensive Planning Board �
Composition: 7 members, 6 alternates (appointed by the Mayor and City Council).
Purpose: Reviews land development regulations, codes, and amendments as defined in the Local
Government Comprehensive Planning Act.
Meetines: First Tuesday of each month, 7:30 p.m., at City Hall.
Educational Advisory Board �
Composition: 7 members, one�ear terms.
Purpose: This board serves as a liaison between the city and various school groups to promote
programs and community involvement in education.
Meetines: Generally the second Tuesday of each month, 730 p.m., at City Hall.
Gateway 7 Development D'ufrict Advisory Board
Composition: 7 members, 2 alternates (appointed by the Mayor and City Council); one�ear
terms.
Purpose: Establishes a safe neighborhood improvement plan and implements effective crime pre�
vention techniques; may apply for and receive grants, levy ad valorem taxes, and/or use special assess-
ments to support planning and implementation of District improvements.
Meetin�: Second Thursday of each month, 12:00 noon.
Landscape Planning and Review Board
Composition: 7 members (appointed by Mayor and City Council).
Purpose: Reviews all proposed landscape plans requiring City Council approval. �
MeetinEs: Fourth Monday of each month, 6:00 p.m.
Library Board
�omposition: 9 members (appointed by the City Council and Mayor); four-year terms. The
Mayor is an ex-officio member, and the Library Director is a member.
Purpose: Reviews and recommends methods for improving the Library program, facilities, and
services; accepts donations, contributions, record collections, book collections, and other gratuities.
Meetines: Fourth Monday of each month, 7:30 p.m.
Nuisance Abatement Board
Composition: 7 members (appointed by the Mayor and City Council); one year terms.
Purpose: Hears evidence relating to the existence of drug-related public nuisances in the City.
Me_ eti Ls: This Board has not been activated.
Parlcs and Recreation Advisory Board
Com�osition: 14 members (appointed by the City Council and Mayor; the Plantation Athletic
League Board of Directors appoints one member). The Parks and Recreation Director serves as a non-
voting member. Members serve one year terms.
Pu os : Offers recommendations to the Ciry Council concerning present and future parks and
playgrounds as well as recreational and athletic progtams.
Meerirr�: Fourth Tuesday of each month, 7:30 p.m., Central Park Multi-Purpose Building.
Plan Adjustment Committee �
Composition: 3 members (Director of Planning, Chief Building Official, and a Council Member
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• who serves on one�ear rotational terms).
Pu ose: Approves minor adjustments to site plan design and landscape approvals previously ap-
proved by City Council; approves site plans which were approved by other governmental entities prior to
the subject property's annexation into the City; approves plans proposing installation of satellite dish an-
tennae.
MeetinFS: Every two to three weeks on Thursday, 9:30 a.m., as needed; at City Hall.
� Review Committee
Composition: 10 members of the City Staff (Director of Planning, City Engineer, Fire Chief,
Landscape Architect, Chief of Police, Public Works Director, Director of Parks and Recreation, Director
of Building and Zoning, Utilities Director and the City Traffic Consultant).
Purpose: Reviews all proposals to be submitted to the Zoning Board and other matters, such as
plats, site data, records, land use amendments, rezonings, conditional uses, etc. Appeals to the Commit-
tee's recommendations are made to the Zoning Board.
Meetin�s: First Monday of each month, 1:30 p.m., at City Hall.
State Road 7 Advisory Committee
Composition: 6 members of the City Staff (Building and Zoning Director, Director of Planning,
City Engineer, Landscape Architect, Utilities Director, and Fire Chie�.
Purpose: Reviews the State Road 7 SPI-2 properties which may have non-conformities associated
with the expansion of State roads within tl�e District (affecting required setback, lot coverage, off-street
parking, landscaping, etc.).
• Meetines: Scheduled as necessary.
Unsafe Structures Board
Composition: 9 members (appointed by the Mayor and City Council).
Purpose: The board hears and determines appeals of the Chief Building Official decisions con-
cerning a building that is a fire hazard and/or unsafe.
Meetines: Scheduled as necessary at 7:30 p.m., at City Hall.
Zoning Board
Composition: 7 members (appointed by the Mayor and Ciry Council).
Purpose: Considers conditional use approvals, rezoning applications, and commercial or multi-
family site plans, elevations, and landscape approvals. Appeals to decisions by this Board are made to the
City Council.
Meetinps: Fourth Thursday of each month, 7:00 p.m., at City Hall.
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CI1"Y OF PI�INTA'TION: LEVEL OF SERVICE ANALYSIS •
Law Enforcement
The City of Plantation Police Department staffing levels include 179 sworn officers, 44
part-time sworn officers, and 95 non-sworn staff inembers. Staffing is approximately 2.5 officers
per 1,000 peTSOns. The Police Department maintained an average response time of three and
one-half (3.5) minutes for emergency calls for service during 1997. The aver-
Police/Law age response time for non-emergency calls for service during that year was
eight and one-half (8.5) minutes.
Enforcement
+.� The Plantation Police Department is organized into two sections: the
r Uniformed Services Bureau, and the Support Services Bureau. The Uni-
formed Services Bureau includes the following services: the Patrol Division,
the Bicycle Unit, Walking "Beat" Officers, the Traffic Unit, Police Service
Aides, the Street Crimes Unit which also serves as the Special Response Team
(SR1�, and the Police Explorer Program for youth aged 16-19. The Support Services Bureau in-
cludes the Criminal Investigation Division, the Identification Section, the Records Section, and
the Communications Center which handles dispatch of all Police and Fire calls for service. This
Bureau also has the Training Unit, the Property-Evidence Unit, Crime Prevention Unit, Gang •
Unit, School Resource Officers and DARE Officers.
The Police Department has formed numerous partnerships with the community to offer
programs of community interest and support. These programs include the following: a Civilian
Police Academy which exposes civilian participants to all areas of the department over an eleven-
week period; the Outreach Center, located in the Broward Mall, which brings police department
activities closer to the population and houses the Crime Prevention Unit; Field Offices, includ-
ing the an office on State Road 7 north of Broward Boulevard, an office in the Plantation Gen-
eral Hospital emergency room, and an office in a McDonalds restaurant on University Drive
south of Peters Road. Additionally, the Department operates a Seniors Program, maintained by
civilian volunteers; the Police Expo, an annual exhibition highlighting law enforcement agencies,
resources and activities; and a comprehensive Volunteer Program. The Department has under-
taken the effort of acquiring National Accreditation in an effort to improve effectiveness and pro-
fessionalization; accreditation is expected by the end of 1998.
The Uniform Crime Report statistics for the City of Plantation for the past six years are
illustrated in Table VI-15: City of Plantation Total Part I Crime - 1992 - 1997. In general, the
total number of Part I crimes that were reported rose annually from 1992 through 1994. There
was a large drop in total crimes reported in 1995, and modest increases annually thereafter. This
trend in reported czime was experienced in two of the other three cities studied (Fort Lauderdale •
and Lauderhill). The data reflect an increase in crimes against people, as well as an increase in
property crime.
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• Table VI-15: City of Plantation Total Part I Crime - 1992 - 1997
Part I Offense 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Murder Z 4 3 5 2 0
Forcible Sex Offenses 36 18 30 37 13 10
Robbery 159 176 172 140 151 145
Aggravated Assault 192 183 208 198 116 148
Burglary 966 1011 963 725 716 908
Larceny 3,830 4,696 4,860 4,126 4,312 4,047
Motor Vehicle Theft 665 831 1,022 816 774 937
Total Part I OfEenses 5,850 6,919 7,258 6,047 6,084 6,195
Source: Florida Department of Law Enforcement (1992.1997), Crime in Florida:
Florida Uniform Crime Report (computer program]. Tallahassee, FL: FDLE.
Fire and Emergency Medical Services
! Fire and The City of Plantation Fire Department is a combination volun-
Emergency teer/paid operation. The major portion of the fire suppression and heavy
Medical Services r�cue staff is volunteer, while administration, support staff, and medical
units consist of paid staff. The City maintains a 7-minute average re-
� sponse time for fire calls, and a 4-minute average response time for medi-
�i
� cal calls. The City of Plantation receives and dispatches all emergency
` ��' calls within its municipal limits through a joint Police/Fire municipal
communications center. The City's ISO (Insurance Service Organization)
rating is "3" (on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being the best rating available) .
The City of Plantation operates with six fire stations, an administrative office, and main-
tenance garage. The City also maintains a drill tower, and a fire museum. The City maintains
ten (10) fire engines, two (2) aerial units, five (5) rescue units, one (1) HazMat (Hazardous Materi-
als) vehicle, one (1) air unit, one (1) light unit, one (1) foam unit, one (1) dive rescue boat, nine
(9) staff vehicles, and six (6) fire inspection vehicles. The City plans to acquire one (1) rescue ve-
hicle and a(1) special event vehicle; construct an apparatus bay addition; acquire Computer
Aided Dispatch equipment together with computers; and, purchase an air compressor.
All engine companies operate with four (4) members; all aerial companies also operate
with four (4) members. Medical ("rescue") companies consist of two (2) Paramedics and one (1)
• EMT (Emergency Medical Techr�ician). There are nine Administrative Staff Officers, six (6) Fire
Inspectors, seven (7) support staff inembers, and three (3) mechanics.
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The municipal code provides for annual/semi-annual fire inspections for all but single-
family residences. Inspection of residential occupancies is subject to a fee of $25.00 or $2.00 per
unit, whichever is greater. Commercial, industrial and other similar occupancies up to five thou-
sand (5,000) square feet are subject to a$ 25.00 fee plus another $1.75 per one thousand (1,000)
square feet thereafter. T'he inspection of life safety systems such as a standpipe, fire sprinkler, fire
alarm, emergency generator or smoke evacuation/exhaust are subject to a$35.00 fee for each.
Emergency Medical Services fees include the following:
Emergency/non-emergency transport $ 300.00
Mileage $ 6.25/mile
Oxygen $ 25.00
Spinal immobilization, traction splint, trachea
intubation, or 12-lead EKG 25.00
Thumper charge for CPR 35.00
Also, the Fire Department is involved in Public Education Programs, and Dive Rescue
activities.
Community Services ,
The City of Plantation provides a full range of recreational facilities and programming for
the community. There are approximately 400 acres of parks and recreational lands available
throughout the city. (See Tab1eVI-17: City of Plantation Recreation and Open Space Facilities at
the end of this section.) Volunteer Park and Central Park expansion are currently under con-
struction. There are several large golf course facilities in the City of Plantation,
Community both publicly and privately owned. These recreational amenities are not in-
Services cluded in the inventory of parks and recreational facilities and, therefore, pro-
vide additional open space and recreational opportunities.
The City of Plantation's adopted level of service for parks, recreation
and open space is four (4) acres of land for each 1,000 residents. The city staff
provided population projections for purposes of future planning. The city's
projections, together with the projections provided by the Broward County
Planning Information Technology Division, are shown in Table VI-16: City of
Plantation Projected Population and Parks Acreage. According to the population projections and
the city's adopted level of service, the City of Plantation currently provides sufficient parks acre-
age to more than satisfy the population projected for year 2010. This conclusion is based upon
the assumption that properties currently leased by the city from the School Board remain under
lease, or alternative lands are secured to replac;, the leased lands.
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. Table VI-16: City of Plantation Reereation and Open Space Facilities
Park Name Location Acreau�e Descritition
Plantation Acres Horse Arena 1451 NW 118 Ave. 35.00 5-acre equestrian facilih�: 30 acres undevel -
oped (leased from the School Board)
Plantation Acres (Middle) 800 NW 118 Ave. 5.00 Undeveloped.
Plantation Acres (South) 11600 "Tara Dr. 4.20 Passive area, tot lot, pond. '
Plantation North Acres 12001 NW 21 Ct. 5.00 Undeveloped.
Plantation Point 1200 SW 51 Ave. 0.19 Tot lot, half basketball court.
Mini Park South 4291 NW 3 Ct. 0.31 Passive area.
Mini Park North 540 NW 43 Ave. 0.30 Passive area.
Park East 4701 NW 6 Ct. 2.97 Basketball, tot lot, jogging trail w/exercise
stations, passive area.
Plantation Elem. School 341 NW 46 Ave. 4.82 Tot lot, ballfield, tennis courts, passive area.
Mini Park 460,470 NW 43 Ave. 0.50 Tot lot.
Mirror Lake 1241 NW 72 Ave. 5.50 Ballfields, playground, fishing, passive area.
Liberty Tree 7421 I�iW 5 St. 4.30 Tot lot, gazebo, passive area.
Community Center and 5555 Palm Tree Rd. 12.29 Tennis courts, handball/racquetball courts,
Kennedy Memorial Park bocce ball court, horseshoe court, play-
ground, recreational building for classes and
meetings.
Botanical Gardens N. Fig Tree Ln., Bel Aire 7.13 Garden and linear park, jogging trail with ex
Dr., Holly Lane ercise stations, passive area.
• Hoffman Park and 5701 Cypress Rd. 3.36 Auditorium for meetings and cultural events,
Deicke Auditorium ballfield, basketball, picnic area.
PAL Field' 1000 NW 70 Ave. 11.00 Football stadium, baseball fields, practice soc-
cer fields, concession stands.
Plantation Central Park Central Park Dr. 107.70 Recreation center, olympic sized pool, tennis
court complex, tot lot, lighted baseball fields,
lighted football fields, running track, lake,
jogging course with exercise stations. (Thirry
acres are currently under construction.)
Marcano Estates Park 7851 S. Marcano Blvd. 2.00 Playground apparatus, passive area.
Cocoplum Park 781 SW 90 Ave. 1.50 Tot lot.
Pine Island Park 320 S. Pine Island Rd. 20.30 Lighted soccer fields, tot lot, concession
stand.
Jacaranda Lakes 1200 NW 94 Ave. 7.97 Playground, tennis courts, jogging course/
stations.
Veterans Park 1776 Lauderdale W. Dr. 5.00 Picnic area, passive area, trail/stations.
Deicke Park 1200 NW 106 Ave. 10.00 Jogging course/stations, tennis courts, sand
volleyball court, basketball court, tot lot, pas
sive area.
Plantation Sunset Park at 10600 Cleary Blvd. 37.60 Lighted baseball fields, tot lots, concession
Jacaranda exercise path.
Plantation Isles 5501 SW 13 St. 1.90 Tot lot.
Seminole Middle School 6200 SW 16 St. 5.70 Lighted softball/soccer fields (leased from
the School Board).
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Table VI-16: City of Plantation Recreation and Open Space Facilities - continued .
Park Name Location Acre ee DescriDtion
Pop Travers Field 6250 SW 16 St. 9.57 Lighted softball fields, concession, field
house.
Seminole Park 6600 SW 16 St. 17.63 Picnic area, pavilion, jogging course/stations, '
lighted tennis courts, passive area.
Fig Tree 620 S. Fig Tree Ln. 6.83 Ballfields, playground, passive area.
City Park 1301 SW 54 Ave. 4.54 Undeveloped.
W illie Thrower Park 20 SW 63 Ave. 0.30 Passive area.
Fumpston Park 1600 SW 59 Ave. 1.26 Passive area.
Woody Woodbury 41 E. Tropical Way 0.48 Passive area.
South Bel Aire Park 310 S. Bel Aire Dr. 0.85 Passive area.
Heritage Park SW 63 Ave./Peters Rd. 9.00 Counry Park - picnic, playground, lake area,
pavilion, passive areas.
Volunteer Park 1601 NW 118 Ave. 48•57 Currently under construction.
Total Acreage: 400.57
Source: City of Plantation Comprehensive Plan, 1997; and, City of Plantation Planning and Landscape Architecture Staff.
Table VI-17: City of Plantation Projected Population and Parks Acreage
s
Year 2000 Year 2005 Year 2010
Population Projection-1� 90,144 96,168 98,000
Park Acreage Required 360.6 384.7 392.0
Popularion Projection-2�'' 81,530 84,827 86,631
Park Acreage Required 326.1 339.3 346.5
' Population Projections provided by the Ciry Planning and Landscape Architecture Department.
"Population Projections provided by the Broward County Planning Information Technology Division.
The City Parks and Recreation Department recently reviewed its fees for recreational serv-
ices, and proposed adjustments. These adjustments are under consideration by the City Council
and have not yet been approved. The TableVI-18: City of Plantation Recreation Fees provides a
sampling of current recreation fees charged by the City.
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. Table VI-18: City af Plantation Recreation Fees (Sampling)
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Athletic Fields: Football free $12.50/hr/field
Courts: Tennis (per person) $3.00/day $6.00/day
Courts: Basketball-indoor N/A $5.00
Facility: Multi-Purpose Building Rental' $30/hr week/$33 wkend $60/hr weelc�$66 wkend
Gameroom $30.00/4 hours $60.00/4 hours
Picnic Pavilion $25.00 $50.00
Pool Fees $1.50/day (adult) $3.50/day (adult)
Swim Team (beginning level) $38.00/month (3 x week) $48.00/month (3 x week)
" Available free of charge to city nonprofit organizations.
Source: City of Plantation Parks and Recreation Department.
• Environmental Services
1'he analysis of environmental services includes water, wastewater, drainage, roadways,
and solid waste and recycling services. The City of Plantation operates its own water and waste-
water treatment facilities. The water system provides service to residents in the City of Sunrise
and residents west of the Plantation city limits; there is no surcharge for water
Environmental service outside the city. Plantation provides service to property owners in
Services Broadview Park, an unincorporated area west of U.S. 441/State Road 7 south
of Peters Road, through a bulk user agreement. There is excess capacity in
�� both the water and wastewater treatment systems.
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The City aiiministers a pavement management plan for local roadways.
T'he City has worked (and continues to work) cooperatively with the Florida
Department of Transportation on the proposed improvements to U.S. 441/
State Road 7. These improvements figure prominently in the City's Gateway 7
Project to rehabilitate that corridor. The City's drainage services are provided by special districts
and the municipality. The Old Plantation Drainage District supporrs the eastem and central por-
tions of the City. The Plantation Acres Improvement District (PAID) addresses stornlwater man-
agement in the westemmost reaches of Plantation. The special districts assess residents within
the benefit area accordingly. The City Public Works Department maintains the drainage system
• in the central core o"� Plantation; there is no specific assessment for this service.
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The City of Plantation has a multi year contract with WMX, Inc., for the removal and •
disposal of solid waste materiaLs, as well as the collection of recyclables. This contract provides
curbside service for single-family residents at a base fee of $18.74 for solid waste disposal, and
$1.58 for the recycling program. The City uses a bag system, whereby residents purchase spe-
cially designed waste bags that have the service cost built into the cost of the bag. This system is
akin to a"user-fee" program, where the actual users pay the cost for the system.
Community and Economic Development
Community/ The City of Plantation's community and economic development ef
Economic forts began shortly after municipal incorporation with the creation of the
Development city's first comprehensive plan. This plan provided for a mix of residential,
commerce and industrial activities. The city has since refined that original
� vision, and adopted land development regulations that implement the cur-
rent program for development.
The City of Plantation has major retail centers, including the •
Broward Mall, the Fountains at Plantation, and the Fashion Mall. Several
major hotel facilities located in the city. Industrial and commerce development primarily occurs
in campus-like parks. While infill development occurs in existing residential neighborhoods, the
major residential construction activity consists of larger planned residential communities. The
city is working towards redevelopment of the older sections of the community, primarily in the
eastem portion of the City of Plantation. A recent program to develop entranceway features for
established residential neighborhoods provides community identity and pride.
The City of Plantation's land development regulations are generally considered to be
rather stringent. Code enforcement activity is evident in most areas of the city. The city contin-
ues to maintain an extensive roadway landscaping program, in both residential and non-
residential areas, which began many years ago. The resulting street canopy reflects initial munici-
pal development plans to create a community of tree-lined streets.
The City of Plantation zoning map for the portion of the city immediately abutting the
Central County Area generally reflects the commercial nature of the major transportation corri-
dors. Specifically, U.S. 441/State Road 7 abuts Melrose Park, Broward Estates, and S� George
on the west and is a major commercial corridor. The city is promoting the redevelopment of this
corridor through its Gateway 7 project. Improvements to U.S. 441/State Road 7 by the Florida
Department of Transportation are undetway and may help to alleviate current roadway problems. •
Businesses along this corridor are experiencing disruptions to service and access constraints dur-
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• ing this extensive improvement program.
The businesses on the east side of the U.S. 441/State Road 7 corridor immediately
abut residences in the Central County Area. There has been discussion about the construction
of a wall to separate the business activity from the residential areas. The city's Gateway 7 project
may impact efforts to presetve the existing unincorporated residential community and continuing
discussions between the affected communities and city leaders are necessary.
The corporate community in the City of Plantation includes major employers such as
American Express, Motorola, Florida Power & Light, Kemper National Services, and several
medical facilities (Plantation General Hospital, Westside Regional Medical Center, and Florida
Medical Center South). The Plantation Chamber of Commerce actively promotes business de-
velopment in and relocation to the City of Plantation. The Chamber provides an extensive com-
plement of printed materials to assist in economic development activities, including business and
residential relocation.
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CxA�R VII:
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS:
CENTRAL COUNTY AREA AND
THE CITIES OF FORT LAUDERDALE,
LAUDERDALE LAKES, LAUDERHILL, AND
� PLANTATION
�
. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS: CENTRAL COUNTY AREA AND
TrIE CITIES OF FORT LAUDERDALE, LAUDERDALE LAKES,
LAUDERHILL AND PIANTATION
This section includes a comparative analysis of the four municipalities studied in relation
to the Central County Area. This comparison includes a summary of population characteri�tics
such as income, education, voting, and housing data. An analysis of service levels and costs for
providing services follows. There is a discussion of lifestyle issues, including zoning and land use
considerations. Finally, a comparison of costs associated with the provision of municipal services
under the different scenarios - annexation and incorporation - concludes this section.
POPUI�ITION
The curcent and future population figures for the Central County Area, the sunounding
municipalities and Broward County as a whole are shown in Table VII-1: Population Projections.
Table VII-1: Population Projections
� 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
Broward County 1,255,488 1,384,882 1,495,612 1,590,577 1,675,396
Central County Area - Total 26,615 27,686 28,476 29,488 30,266
Broward Estates 6z St� George 6,257 6,412 6,511 6,623 6,653
Franklin Park 1,139 1,111 1,144 1,194 1,237
Melrose Park 6,477 6,816 6,930 7,061 7,099
Rock Ialand 3,538 3,610 3,783 3,982 4,239
Washington Pazlc, Boulevard Gard.,
Golden Heights 6z Roosevelt Gazd. 5,791 6,226 6,514 6,915 7,269
West Ken-Lark 3,413 3,511 3,594 3,713 3,769
Fort Lauderdale 149,377 153,374 158,085 162,190 165,843
I.auderdale Lakes 27,341 28,179 28,799 29,407 29,908
I.auderhill 49,708 50,862 52,341 53,694 54,660
Plantation 66,692 75,739 81,530 84,827 86,631
• Sources: 1990 population data from 1990 U.S. Census of Housing and Population. All other data (1995 through 2010)
produced by the Broward County Planning Information Technology Division.
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The basis for these figures is the 1990 U.S. Census of Housing and Population data; estimates for .
1995 and population projections for years 2000, 2005 and 2010 are provided by the county's
Planning Information Technology Division. The City of Plantation also prepares population
projections for its jurisdiction; however, these numbers are not included in the table and may be
found in the municipality profile discussion.
The estimated population of the Central County Area for 1995 was 27,686, less than five '
hundred fewer than in the City of Lauderdale Lakes. The City of Lauderhill was estimated to be
almost twice the size of the Central County Area, and the City of Plantation approximately three
times. The estimate for Fort Lauderdale, the largest city in Broward, was 153,374. By the year
2010, the population projection for the Central County Area exceeds the projection for the City
of Lauderdale Lakes.
Table VII-2: Population of Central County Area as Related to Jurisdictions shows the
1995 population estimates for the Central County Area as a percent of each municipalities. This
table indicates the extent to which the Central County Area - and the individual neighborhoods
within the Central County Area - would comprise the total municipal population if annexed to
that municipality. For example, if the entire Central County Area is annexed to the City of
Lauderdale Lakes, it would constitute almost 50% of the total population, virtually doubling the
size of the municipality. In contrast, the Central County Area would constitute approximately
15% of the City of Fort Lauderdale if annexed in its entirety. •
Table VII-2: Population of Central County Area as Related to Jurisdictions
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Central County Area Total 27,686 15.29% 49.56% 35.25% 26.77%
Browazd Estates and St. George 6,412 4.01% 18.54% 11Z0% 7.81%
Franklin Park 1,111 .72% 3.79% 2.14% 1.45%
Melrose Pazk 6,816 4.25% 19.48% 11.82% 8.26%
Rock Island 3,610 2.3% 1136% 6.63% 4.55%
Washington Park, Boulevazd Gard.,
Golden Heights, Roosevelt Gard. 6,226 3.9% 18.1% 10.91% 7.60%
West Ken-Lark 3,511 2.24% 11.08% 6.46% 4.43%
Notes: The p�pulation figures are estimates for the year 1995. This Table reflects the extent to which the Centsal Counry Area
would constitute the total city population, if annexed to that city. .
Source: Population estimates prepared by the Broward County Planning Information Technology Division.
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• Demographics
There are some striking characteristics of the Central County Area population that
distinguish this Area from the sunounding municipalities. Table VII-3: Comparison of
Population Characteristics - Sex, Age and Ethnicity summarizes the demographic data obtained
from the 1990 U.S. Census. Review of the data reveals that the population of the Central
County Area is a younger community, with more than 71% of the population under the age of
45. In contrast, more than 3�% of the population of the City of Lauderdale Lakes population is
aged 65 and older. The Central County Area population reflects the highest proportion of
population under the age of 5, and the highest proportion of population between the ages of 5
and 17, as compared to the four municipalities. Conversely, the Central County Area residents
aged 65 and older comprises the smallest proportion of the population of all the jurisdictions.
T'able VII-3: Comparison of Population Characteristics - Sex, Age and Ethnicity
Central County Fort Lauderdale Lauderhill Plantation
(Totau Lauderdale Lakes
Total Population 26,615 149,377 27,341 49,708 66,692
Males 47.19'0 50.4g'o 44.5% 46.3% 47.9%
. Females 52.9°Yo 49 6% 55 5% 53.7% 52 1%
Age of Population
0- 4 years 8.8% 6.1% 6.6% 7.4% 5.5%
5- 17 years Z3•4% 12.7% 14.2% 14.890 15.6%
18 - 44 yeats 39.1% 43.3% 35.7% 41.6% 42.4g'o
45 - 64 years 21.1°Yo 20.1% 12.9% 14.9% Z2.1%
65+ years 7.6% 17.8% 30.5% 21.3% 14.4%
Ethnicity
White, Non-Hisp. 8.19'0 64.5% 48g'o 54.2% 84%
Black, Non-Hisp. 89.1% 27.3% 44.4% 37.4% 5.8%
Amer. Ind., Non-H .1% .2% .2% .196 .1%
Asian, Non .3% .8% 1.3% 1.5% 1.8%
Other, Non-Hisp. (less than .1%) .1% .1% .1% .1%
Hispanic 2.3% 7.2% 6% 6.8% 8.1%
Source: 1990 US. Census of Housing and Population.
Almost 90% of the Central County Area population is black (non-Hispanic). The
• smallest proportion of black residents is found in the City of Plantation, where less than 6% of
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the population is black, and more than 84% is white. Almost 45% of the population in the City •
of Lauderdale Lakes is black. The Central County Area also possesses the smallest proportion of
Hispanic population (2.3%) as compared to the four municipalities; the Hispanic population
generally comprises between 6% and 8% of the municipalities studied.
Employment, income, poverty and educational level are all interrelated characteristics of
any population. (See Tables VII-4: Comparison of Household Income, Table VII-5: Comparison
of Employment Characteristics, and Table VII-6: Comparison of Population in Poverty.) Table
VII-5: Comparison of Employment Characteristics (shown on the following two pages) provides a
detailed analysis of the jobs held by residents within the jurisdictions studied. Employment data
for Broward County shows that almost 95% of the work force were employed at the time of the
1990 U.S. Census; the unemployment rate was approximately 5.4%. Unemployment rates in the
Cities of Fort Lauderdale, Lauderdale Lakes, Lauderhill and Plantation compared at 6.7%, 7.5%,
5.6% and 3.9%, respectively. In the Central County Area, unemployment rates were
considerably higher. Melrose Park had the lowest unemployment rate at around 9%; Rock
Table VII-4: Comparison of Household Income
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Broward County 27,394 89,723 98,108 178,302 81,402 28,141 24,790 �
Central County Area • Total 703 1,956 1,432 2,377 788 286 100
Broward Estates 6t St. 69 344 418 629 168 58 25
George
Franklin Park 19 141 76 18 0 11 0
Melrose Park 149 309 259 843 311 80 24
Rock ]aland 105 253 166 286 103 20 27
Washington Park, Boulevard 250 680 348 330 130 71 19
Gardens, Goldett Heighta 6i
Roosevelt Gardens
West Ken-Lark 111 229 165 271 76 46 5
Fort Iauderdale 4,988 12,345 13,209 19,660 8,416 3,086 4,708
Iauderdale Lakee g34 3,051 3,176 3,497 1,014 224 85
Iauderhill 1,053 4,214 4,594 6,997 2,899 822 639
Plantation 567 Z,438 3,647 8,959 6,051 Z,425 Z,465
This table reflects the number of households ceporting total household income within each range shown. �
Source: 1990 U.S. Census of Housing and Population.
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Civilian Labor Force 633,026 3,353 321 3,282 1,817 2,414 1,646 77,851 11,800 24,402 37,726
Total Employed 599,119 2,981 230 2,989 1,631 2,092 1,402 72,643 10,915 23,045 36,249
� Employed Males 323,371 1,457 58 1,524 742 939 587 41,019 5,362 11,641 19,590
� Unemployed Males 18,338 161 54 182 84 201 174 3,456 443 632 803
"` Employed Females 275,748 1,524 172 1,465 889 1,153 815 31,624 5,553 11,404 16,659
Unemployed Females 15,569 211 37 111 102 121 70 2,152 442 725 674
Executive 83,580 137 0 229 113 81 50 9,784 831 2,897 7,166
Professional 73,280 355 30 253 150 181 136 8,936 1,006 3,037 6,366
Technician 21,978 62 10 71 43 25 36 2,129 405 808 1,469
Sales 93,022 211 9 286 98 128 71 10,857 1,462 3,349 6,881
Administrative Support 102,137 500 8 531 238 322 282 10,246 2,135 4,239 5,999
Private Household Service 3,441 46 10 46 48 69 35 667 71 112 88
Protective Service 15,129 62 0 106 31 23 Z9 1,219 256 458 826
Other Service 70,17 2 485 95 549 351 516 261 12,042 2,063 3,198 2,349
Farming, Fishing 9,425 63 0 85 39 61 56 1,269 116 200 333
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Machine Operator 18,843 136 10 182 102 41 96 2,623 419 772 632
� Transportation 18,860 196 19 115 111 136 108 2,808 401 777 582
� Laborers 19,040 328 19 106 111 182 64 2,691 521 851 586
°` Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Mining 10,317 69 11 101 32 75 45 1,350 103 230 449
Construction 47,729 339 10 258 137 250 180 5,485 748 1,614 2,359
Manufacturing 57,094 Z42 0 276 147 138 122 6,376 1,063 2,404 3,331
Trans., Communication, Public Utilities 48,477 291 10 254 170 220 131 5,486 924 1,792 2,776
Wholesale Trade 31,461 74 0 104 33 64 0 3,477 283 897 2,136
Retail Trade 119,961 446 38 513 221 292 237 14,935 2,285 4,500 6,547
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate 56,826 133 8 254 65 144 45 6,937 923 1,995 4,360
Services 202,013 1,211 153 1,096 731 839 560 26,349 4,074 8,608 12,635
Public Administration 25,241 176 0 133 95 70 82 2,248 512 1,005 1,629
Source: 1990 U.S. Census of Population and Housing.
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� Island, Broward Estates/St. George, the Washington Park Area and West Ken-Lark had rates of
approximately 10.2%, 11.1%, 13.3% and 14.8% respectively. T'he Franklin Park neighborhood
had an unemployment rate of 28.3%; almost one-half of all adult males and almost 18% of adult
females were unemployed.
Employment is directly related to one's ability to generate income; such data are reflected
in Table VII-4: Comparison of Household Income. Countywide, just over 19% of all households
reported incomes of under $15,000 during the 1990 U.S. Census. More than 35% of all Central
County Area residents reported household incomes of under $15,000. In Franklin Park alone,
60.4% of all households reported incomes of less than $15 ,000 as did 50.9% of all households in
the Washington Park Boulevard Gardens-Golden Heights-Roosevelt Gardens area. In the City of
Plantation, only 11.3% of households reported incomes of under $15,000; in the Cities of
Lauderhill and Lauderdale Lakes, those figures were 24.9% and 26.1% respectively. In the City
of Lauderdale Lakes, 32.7% of all households reported incomes below $15,000, perhaps a
reflection of the older, retired population. Countywide more than one-quarter of all households
reported incomes of at least $50,000; in the Central County Area only 14.5% of all households
Table VII-6: Comparison of Population in Poverty
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Central County Area - Total 6,979 917 3,194
Broward Estates & St, George 1,323 198 624
Franklin Park 496 87 298
Melrose Park 862 28 327
Rock Island 895 164 423
Washington Park, Boulevard Gardens,
Golden Heights &Roosevelt Gardens 2,398 312 1,140
West Ken-Lark 1,005 128 382
Fort Lauderdale 24,793 2,858 8,420
Lauderdale Lakes 3,812 314 1,233
Lauderhill 5,069 494 1,651
Plantation 2,339 142 532
� Source: 1990 U.S. Census of Population and Housing.
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similarly reported. In Franklin Park, only 4.2% of households reported incomes $50,000 and �
more, while almost 30% in Melrose Park had incomes of at least $50,000. More than 41% of all
households in the City of Plantation reported incomes of at least $50,000. Only 11.1% of all
households in the City of Lauderdale Lakes had incomes of $50,000 or more.
The data in Table VII-6: Comparison of Population in Poverty is not surprising, given the
household income and employment information reported above. The countywide poverty rate as
reported in 1990 was 10.1%. �In comparison, the rate for the Central County Area was 26%,
with Franklin Park and the Washington Park Area rates far exceeding this figure (43.5% and
41.4% respectively). Melrose Park reflected a 20.4% poverty rate, and Broward Estates/St.
George had a rate of 21.1%. In comparison, the City of Plantation poverty rate was 3.5% and
the City of Fort Lauderdale rate was 16.6%. The poverty rate in the City of Lauderhill closely
resembled the County's (10.1%) and Lauderdale Lakes' was higher at 13.9%.
The educational levels of the communities are shown in Table VII-7: Comparison of
Educational Attainment of Population (shown on the following page). In light of the
employment, income and poverty data, one would expect that the amount of formal education
possessed by Central County Area residents would not be as extensive as countywide or
municipal figures would indicate. More than three-quarters of the Broward County population
(76.4%) have, at minimum, a high school diploma. Only 55.2% of the Central County Area
residents have a diploma, and in Franklin Park, the Washington Park Area and West Ken-Lark,
these figures are lower (38.9%, 44.3% and 50.8%, respectively). The figures for the Cities of Fort �
Lauderdale and Lauderdale Lakes (73.3% and 68.7%) are lower than the countywide number of
residents possessing a high school diploma, but considerably higher than the Central County
Area, and higher than any one neighborhood within the Central County Area. In the City of
Lauderhill, almost 79% of all adults have at least a high school diploma, and in the City of
Plantation, the figure is 87.7%.
At the other end of the spectrum, 17.6% of all Broward County residents have a
bachelors, graduate and/or professional degree. In the Central County Area, only 10.3% of
residents possess such degrees. In Franklin Park, only 10 residents, or 2%, reported such
educational credentials. In the City of Plantation, 28.5% of all residents have at least a bachelors
degree. In the City of Fort Lauderdale the number is 19.3%, it is 18.5% in the City of
Lauderhill, and 12.2% of the City of Lauderdale Lakes residents report having a bachelors degree
at minimum. ,
Finally, data on voter registration and party affiliation are contained in Table VII-8:
Registered Voters by Jurisdiction and Party Affiliation. This table clearly shows that the vast
majority of the 14,030 registered voters in the Central County Area are registered as Democrats.
More voters in the Central County Area identified themselves with "other" political parties or no
palitical party than with the Republican Party. It is interesting to note that slightly more than
one-half of all registered voters in the County (52.1%) are affiliated with the Democrat Party,
compared to the Central County Area's figure (86.1%). The City of Lauderdale Lakes consists �
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Franklin Park 76 234 156 21 10 0 10
Melrose Park 353 1,034 1,622 682 295 250 113
Rock Island 257 642 719 400 118 118 30
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�o Golden Heights 6z Rooeevelt Gardene 677 1,511 982 325 99 213 124
West Ken-Lark 447 720 745 249 74 104 33
Fort Lauderdale 10,434 21,940 32,620 24,507 7,192 16,192 8,449
Lauderdale Lakes 2,275 4,496 7,690 3,935 1,211 1,435 569
Lauderhill 1,920 6,214 12,824 8,104 2,719 4,445 2,397
Plantation 1,874 4,937 13,421 12,039 4,768 10,256 5,383
Note: This Table reflects the educational attainment for all individuals aged 17
and older at the time of the Census.
Source: 1990 U.S. Census of Housing and Population.
Table VII-8: Registered Voters by Jurisdiction and Party Affiliation
' Total Number of •
Regietered Vote� Demcerata Republicans Othere
Broward County 827,330 431,213 263,545 132,572
Centrel County Area - Total (see notes) 14,030 12,079 905 1,044
Broward Eatates 6z St� George 3,772 3,367 171 234
Franklin Park 1,696 1,470 104 122
Melrose Park 3,063 2,308 404 351
Rock Island 1,860 1,662 75 121
Washington Park 3,196 2,800 183 213
West Ken-Lark 2,139 1,942 ?2 125
City of Fort Lauderdale 84>214 40,121 31,227 12,866
City of Lauderdale Lakes 13,068 9,823 1,731 1,514
City of Lauderhill 25,517 17,545 4,405 3,567
City of Plantation 48,621 23,528 17,135 7,958
Notes: Franklin Park includes part of the incorporated portion of the neighborhood. Voter registration infor-
mation for Rock Island is based on an estimace, from the Broward Counry Comprehensive and Neighbochood •
Planning Division, that the unincorporated neighborhood comprises 60.4% of Precinct 17D. Washington
Park includes Roosevelt Gardens, Boulevard Gardens, and Golden Heights, as well as the total electocate for
Franklin Park (incorporated and unincorpora[ed).
Source: Registered Voters in Broward County as of December 31, 1998, Run Date January 8, 1999; the Office
of the Supervisor of Elections.
primarily of Democrats (75.2%) as the City of Lauderhill (68.7%). In both the City of Fort
Lauderdale and the City of Plantation, voters are affiliated with the Republican Party (37.1% and
35.2%) at rates slightly higher than the County (31.9%).
Table VII-9: Registered Voters in Central County Area as Related to Jurisdiction shows
what percentage of the overall voter population in the municipality that each neighborhood
comprises, if annexed to that municipality. Should Fort Lauderdale annex all of the Central
County Area, the newly incorporated area would comprise less than 14.4% of the total voting
population of the city. In the case of the City of Lauderdale Lakes, annexation of any individual
neighborhood would have an impact, and annexation of the entire area would be substantial; the
Central County Area would comprise 54.4% of the total number of registered voters.
In summary, the Central County Area population is substantially younger than the •
neighboring municipalities; this condition presents different demands on municipal services than
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• Table VII-9: Registered Voters in Central County Area as Related to Jurisdiction
Broward Fort Lauderdale Lauderhill Plantation
County Lauderdale Lakes
Central County Neighborhoods" 1.7% 14.3% 51.8% 35.5% 22.4%
Broward Estates & St. George .46% 4Z9% 22.4% 12.88% 7.2%
Franklin Park .20% 1.97% 11.49% 6.23% 3.37%
Meltose Park .37% 3.51% 18.99% 10.72% 5.93%
Rock Island .22% 2.16% 12.46% 6.79% 3.68%
Washington Park .34% 3.66% 19.65% 11.13% 6.17%
West Ken-Lark .26% 2.48% 14.07% 7.73% 4.21%
' These numbers reflect the number of registered voters in the Central Counry Area as it relates to the total number
of registered voters in each jurisdiction if annexed to that municipality. 'The total Central County Area is shown, as
• well as the individual neighborhoods as listed. Franklin Park includes part of the neighborhood included in [he
Ciry of Fort Lauderdale. Washington Park includes the following neighborhoods: Boulevard Gardens, Golden
Heights, and Roosevelt Gardens, as well as the total electorate for Franklin Park (incorporated and unincorporated).
Source: Registered Voters in Broward Counry as of December 31, 1998, Run Date: January 8, 1999; the Office of
the Supervisor of Elections.
experienced in communities with older populations. The Central County Area population is
predominantly black, and there is a smaller proportion of Hispanics in the Central County Area
than in surrounding areas or countywide. Unemployment in the Central County Area is
substantially higher than in surrounding municipalities, and is critically high in several of the
individual neighborhoods. This condition relates directly to the lower household incomes
generally reported in the Central County Area, as well as the substantially higher poverty rates
reported. An anomaly is the City of Lauderdale Lakes which has an older population consisting
of a larger proportion of retirees, which may explain, in part, the lower reported household
incomes. The rate at which residents obtain high school diplomas is substantially lower in the
Central County Area than in any city or countywide. The educational level of the residents �
undoubtedly factors into the discussion on employability and income.
Housing
• Most housing in the Central County Area consists of single-family homes. Table VII-10:
Comparison of Housing Units by Type reflects the 1990 housing data. In all but the Franklin
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Broward Eetates Sz St. George 1,728 17 25 5 3 0 0 29
Franklin Park 81 13 66 157 58 0 0 1
Melroee Park 1,856 27 15 13 103 50 0 15
� Rock leland 806 20 87 33 21 23 0 11
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N Heighte 6t Roosevelt CCardene 1,326 34 327 113 166 29 0 29
West Ken-I.ark 833 16 0 12 169 0 0 20
Fort Lauderdele 28,519 2,247 5,647 7,378 12,672 8,531 13,422 2,852
I,auderdale I.akes 3,990 165 52 329 882 3,578 4,583 342
Lauderhill 5,522 2,069 375 1,739 3,390 5,372 7,628 179
Plantation 13,900 3,718 182 674 3,850 3,304 3,007 764
Source: 1990 U.S. Census of Housing and Population.
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. Park neighborhood, single-family units predominate. Franklin Park is predominantly multiple-
family, with a pocket of single-family residences. The Washington Park Area has a moderate
number of multiple-family dwellings, mostly consisting of duplex units.
In the Ciry of Fort Lauderdale, more than one-third of all housing units are detached
single-family homes. There is a moderate number of large multiple-family complexes of 50 and
more units. More than one-half (58.6%) of all housing units in the City of Lauderdale Lakes
consist of multiple-family homes in complexes of at least 20 units each. Almost one-third of all
housing units are single-family homes.
More than two-thirds of all homes in the City of Lauderhill are multiple-family dwellings.
Only one-fifth (21%) of all housing units are single-family detached homes. Almost one-half of
all housing (47%) in the City of Plantation is single-family detached homes. Another 21% af all
housing units are in multi-family complexes of 20 or more units each.
Table VII-11: Comparison of Housing Units by Occupancy provides the total number of
housing units in terms of occupancy: owner or renter occupied, vacant units, and seasonal units.
Vacancy rates within the Central County Area are very low, lower than the countywide figure
and those for the municipalities studied. The highest occupancy rates are found in the Rock
Island and Broward Estates/St. George neighborhoods. �nterestingly enough, the highest
� proportion of owner-occupied units is found in the West Ken-Lark and Broward Estates/St.
George neighborhoods. In Franklin Park, owner-occupants comprise only 17.7% of the total
households. None of the neighborhoods has a substantial number of seasonal units; the total for
the entire Central County Area is 12 units.
Rentals comprise more than 45% of all occupied residences in the City of Fort
Lauderdale. There are more than 6,500 seasonal units in the city. Similarly, more than 42% of
all occupied residences in the City of Lauderhill are renter-occupied. This figure is 34% in the
City of Lauderdale Lakes and 27% in the City of Plantation. The City of Lauderhill has a
moderate number of seasonal units (2,417); neither Lauderdale Lakes nor Plantation has a
substantial number of seasonal units.
Housing values as reported in 1990 are shown in Table VII-12: Comparison of Housing
Values. In general, the largest number of Central County Area homes were valued between
$40,000 and $99,999 with more than one-half of all dwelling units valued between $50,000 and
$74,999. Housing values in the City of Fort Lauderdale reflect a disproportionately large
number of higher-valued homes than found countywide or in the other municipalities studied.
Overall housing values in the City of Lauderdale Lakes were slightly lower than in the City of
Plantation.
Throughout Broward County, the housing stock is mostly between twenty and forty years
� old, as shown in Table VII-13: Comparison of Housing Units - Year Constructed. This reflects
the building boom of the 1960s into the early 1970s; more than S7% of the housing in the
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county was constructed during those decades. Housing in the Central County Area mostly began .
in the 1950s, with the greatest amount of activity during the building boom. The homes in the
city of Plantation tend to be newer, reflecting a mini-boom during the 1980s.
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Lauderdale Lakes 7 16 27 81 1,186 1,745 162 28 8 8 3
Lauderhill 7 26 99 170 1,363 1,540 819 868 563 135 18
Plantation 7 9 29 113 1,270 2,999 2,323 2,434 2,954 1,791 571
Source: 1990 U.S. Census of Housing and Population.
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� LEVEL OF SERVICE ANALYSIS
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This discussion involves the provision of municipal services, such as law enforcement; fire
and emergency medical services; community services such as parks, recreational programming,
cultural programs, and other human services; and the environmental services which include
potable water, wastewater, drainage, roadway, and solid waste and recycling services. The service
provider and the level of service - the extent to which the service is provided to the consumer -
may vary for each jurisdiction.
Law Enforcement
The Broward Sheriffs Office (BSO) serves the entire county with regional law
enforcement setvices. The BSO also provides law enforcement services throughout the
unincorporated areas of the County and, thus, provides local police service to the Central
County Area. The BSO serves as the local police agency to several municipalities on a
contractual basis. Among the municipalities studied, the City of Lauderdale Lakes contracts with
the BSO for local police services. The City of Lauderhill recently opted to re-create i� own
police department after having contracted for services with the BSO for several years.
� Law Enforcement personnel consist of swom personnel (police officers) and non-sworn
or support personnel, including police service aides, field technicians, and others. One method
of ineasuring level of service for law enforcement is identifying the number of swom and non-
sworn personnel in relation to the population served. Table VII-14: Level of Service - Law
Enforcement Personnel provides the number of police staff inembers for each organization. This
method of determining level of service does not take into consideration the differences in
municipal population or experiences. For example it would appear that the City of Fort
Table VII-14: Level of Service - Law Enforcement Personnel
1995 # Sworn Ratio: # Non-Sworn Ratio: Non-
Population' (full-time) Sworn/1,000 (Support) Sworn/1,000
Central County (BSO) 27,686 86 3.11 6 0.22
Fort Iauderdale 153,374 501 3.27 306 1.99
I.auderdale Lakes (BSO) 28�179 54 1.92 6 0.21
I.auderhill 50,862 92 1.81 33 0.65
Plantation 75,739 179 2.36 95 1.26
� ' Population projections produced by Bmward County Planning and Information Technology Division.
Sources: Broward Sherif4's Office, and the Cities of Fort lauderdale, Lauderhill, and Plantation.
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Lauderdale maintains a police force disproportionately large in relation to the municipality's �
population. Indeed, the ratio of swom personnel per 1,000 persons is the highest of the law
enforcement departments reviewed. However, this table does not address the fact that the City
of Fort Lauderdale hosts a large number of tourists and visitors (estimated by the City of Fort
Lauderdale staff to be 6.5 million per year), and that the downtown is a major regional hub of
activity. Municipalities differ in the ways they report crime. Each municipality has its own
specific characteristics that shape the governing board's policy decisions on staffing of its police
organization, and these characteristics must be considered when viewing the table.
Similarly, Table VII-15: Comparison of Crime Rates provides data on the number of
crimes reported in each jurisdiction, and the number of crimes in relation to the population.
Three of the four municipalities studied have generally similar crime rates (number of crimes per
1,000 persons). 'I'he City of Fort Lauderdale's crime rate is substantially higher than the other
jurisdictions. Again, this discrepancy must be viewed in the context of the municipality itsel£
The Crime Rate table does not indicate the type of criminal activity nor does it indicate criminal
activity not reported. When you consider the number of reported crimes for each of the four
municipalities in relation to the number of police officers, the number of crimes per swom
officer are closely related (between 35 and 45 crimes per officer) with the City of Fort Lauderdale
at more than 41 crimes per officer.
All four municipalities employ the general principles of community-oriented policing to
varying degrees. While the SherifFs Office reports that they fully embrace the program �
princip(es, municipalities such as the Cities of Plantation and Fort Lauderdale commit units to
this program.
Table VII-15: Comparison of Crime Rates
Popularion Reported Crimes Crunes Per
In 1997 1,000 Residents
Broward County -Total 1,423,729 112,508 79
Broward County Sheriff ` 135,415 8,888 66
Fort I.auderdale 150,175 20,666 137
Lauderdale Lakes 27,854 2,437 88
Lauderhill 50,198 3,658 73
Plantation 77,450 6,195 80
' All unincorporated Broward Counry.
Souree: All data, including population numbers used, from FDLE; Crime in Florida, 1997 Annual Report.
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. Fire and Emergency Medical Services
The four municipalities and the county each handle the functions of fire prevention,
suppressian, and rescue, and emergency medical services a little differently. Table VII-16:
Comparison of Fire and Emergency Medical Services summarizes provider characteristics. In all
but the City of Plantation, the fire department functions are assumed by paid professional
firefighters, most of which are "cross-trained" to provide emergency medical services as well. � The
City of Plantation maintains a volunteer fire department; some of the volunteers are paid
professionals for other organizations who volunteer for their home city. In all jurisdictions,
emergency medical services are provided by paid professional paramedics and emergency medical
technicians.
T'he level of service for fire departments may be measured in several ways. First is the ISO
or Insurance Service Organization rating for the jurisdiction. The ISO rating is used by
insurance companies in determining insurance rates for properties. The ISO rating is based on a
number of factors, including the department's equipment inventory, fire station locations,
Table VII-16: Comparison of Fire and Emergency Medical Services
Central Fort Lauderdale Lauderhill Plantation
• >: County Area Lauderdale Lakes
Department Fire/EMS Fire/Bldg. Fire/EMS Fire/EMS Volunteer
Fire/EMS
ISO Rating 3 3 4 3 3
� Stations 1' 12 1 3 6
� Rescue Units 1' 8 1 4 5
Average Response Time:
Fire 5.16 mins. " < 6 mins. 4- 6 mins. 7 mins.
Medical 4.42 mins. " < 6 mins. 4- 6 mins. 4 mins.
EMS Fees:
Advanced Life Support Traneport $ 290.00 $ 290.00 $ 300.00 $ 280.00 $ 300.00
Baeic Life Support Transport $ 290.00 $ 290.00 $ 200.00 $ 200.00 $ 30Q.00
' Broward County operntea one gtation in the Study Area and mainhaine an ndditional station nearby.
" Fort lauderdale did not provide average responee timea for the city; rather, they indiwte that the awerage recponse dme
for the Central County Area, if annexed, would be approximately 5:09 minutes.
Thie table reflecos the servioea and equipment provided within the recpective jurisdictione. The Broward County Fire Res-
cue Divieion is the cervice provider for the unincorporated Central County Area.
, Sources: Broward County Fire Rescue; cities of Fort Lauderdale, Lauderdale Lakes, Lauderhill, and Plantation.
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availability of water sources such as potable water distribution system and canaLs and lakes, and •
staffing. The ratings run from the highest rating of "1" to the worst rating of "10". All
jurisdictions studied have a"3" rating, with the exception of the City of Lauderdale Lakes which
is rated "4".
Another level of service measurement is the response time for the organization. 1'he
average response time generally refers to the average amount of time it takes for a unit to arrive
on scene from the time the call�is dispatched. In all fire rescue departments studied, the average '
response time for medical emergency calls was below 6 minutes, within the critical "golden hour"
of 4- 6 minutes for patients suffering heart-related problems. Fire emergency response times
varied from 4 to 7 minutes. Of course, a fire rescue department may call upon another
municipal (or county) fire rescue department for assistance in an emergency call through "mutual
aid" arrangements that exist throughout the county.
Fees for emergency medical services appear to be generally consistent throughout the
Central County Area. "ALS Transport" refers to advanced life support services; "BIS" refers to
basic life support services. The reduced costs for BLS transport in two of the municipalities
relates to the different staffing required for such services.
Community Services
Each jurisdiction provides a complement of parks, recreational, human and cultural •
services herein grouped under the heading "community services". Local governments must
establish a level of service for parks facilities. A minimum of three acres per 1,000 residents is
required, pursuant to the County Land Use Plan. In some instances, municipalitie,.s choose to
exceed this requirement, as did the City of Plantation; the level of service is four acres per 1,000
Table VII-17: Comparison of Parks and Recreational Lands
Central Fort Lauderdale Lauderhill Plantation
County Area Lauderdale Lakes
Estimated Population: 1995" 27,686 153,374 28,179 50,86Z 75,739
I,evel of Service (ac/1,000) 3/1,000 3/1,000 3/1,000 3/1,000 4/1,000
Parka Acreage Required 83.1 ac. 460.1 ac. 84.5 ac. 152.6 ac. 303 ac.
Existing Parks Acreage 103.7 ac. 925.84 ac. 87.08 ac. 155 ac. 400.57" ac.
' Population Estimate provided by the Broward Counry Planning and Information Technology Division.
"' 1�he City of Plantation existing park acreage figure does not include public/private golf course facilities in that municipality. .
Sources: Broward Counry Parks and Recreation Division; Cities of Fort Lauderdale, l.auderdale Lakes, Lauderhill, Plancation.
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• residents. (See Table VII-17: Comparison of Parks and Recreational Lands.) In other instances,
municipalities exceed the requirement through policy decisions to provide more than the
minimum acreage required, as in the case of the City of Fort Lauderdale. At more than 925
acres, the Fort Lauderdale inventory of recreational lands is more than double the required
acreage. However, as discussed in earlier sections, the City of Fort Lauderdale is a community
that caters to a large number of tourists and visitors, and much of that activity is directly related
to the natural resources — recreational lands — available for enjoyment.
The types of recreational lands vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. In the Central
County Area, most park facilities are smaller, neighborhood-oriented centers. Two larger,
community-oriented facilities exist, although in the easternmost sections of the Central County
Area. Most of the facilities have undergone or are scheduled for improvement; substantial
Community Development Block Grant monies have been allocated to this effort. Nonetheless,
the existing active park facilities are generally well-used and are undersized to meet the needs of
this young and active Central County Area. Unmet needs include a community pool facility,
additional basketball courts, and playgrounds.
The City of Fort Lauderdale operates several parks facilities on the west side of I-95 in the
general vicinity of the Central County Area, some of which are school facilities under long-term
lease for recreational use. In fact, the Dillard School site on the east side of Roosevelt Gardens is
the only recreational site in close proximity to that neighborhood. The Melrose Park faciliry is
, located in the City of Fort Lauderdale and serves the unincorporated neighborhood; the park is
jointly operated and maintained by the city and the county. Other local parks include Sweeting
Park (mini-park facility); Guthrie-Blake Park, Westwood Heights School, and Sunset School/Park
(neighborhood facilities); and Bass Park, Joseph C. Carter Park, and Riverland Park (community-
level parks). The fees schedule for parks use in the City of Fort Lauderdale is roughly double for
non-residents of the city. The city maintains a wide range of recreational programming, in
addition to a vast number of cultural activities that serve the region.
The parks acreage requirement in the City of Lauderdale Lakes is largely provided by
private recreational lands and leased park land. While the city has traditionally dealt with the
recreational and social needs of its older residents, the City of Lauderdale Lakes is expanding its
youth-oriented programming to meet the increasing demand of the growing youth population.
The City of Lauderdale Lakes operates its own Alzheimers Center which provides day care for
seniors.
In the City of Lauderhill parks facilities reflect a wide range of recreational amenities,
including community pools, golf course, various courts and ballfields, exercise equipment, and a
Boys & Girls Clubs facility. The city also operates a transportation system that enhances the use
of the facilities. The community services philosophy includes a strong effort to integrate youth
with seniors through volunteerism, a large part of the municipal program.
. The City of Plantation's efforts include more than 35 parks and recreational facilities
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located in the near-center of the ciry, west of Pine Island Road north of Broward Boulevard. •
Within all the park sites, the city is able to provide a wide range of amenities, including
community pool, ballfields and courts, passive areas, and equestrian facilities. The Plantation
Ath�etic League (PAL) coordinates much of the sports activities in the municipality. The city
operates its own historical museum and municipal library.
Environmental Services
The discussion on "environmental services" involves potable water, wastewater collection
and treatment, drainage, roadways, and solid waste and recycling collection services. Table II-86:
Potable Water and Wastewater Services in the Central County Area indicates two major service
providers to the Central County Area. While rates are somewhat comparable, the City of Fort
Lauderdale charges a 25% surcharge for potable water services to properties outside its corporate
Table II-86: Potable Water and Wastewater Services in the Central County Area
Potable Water Sanitary Sewer
Service Provider Service Provider
Broward Estates Ciry of Fort Lauderdale Broward County #4 (Service i
(includes St. George) available)
Franl:lin Park City of Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale/
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(Service available)
Melrose Park Ciry of Fort Lauderdale Browacd County #4
(W 1/2 service avail.;
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Rock Island City of Fort Lauderdale Broward County #4
(E 1/2) (W 1/2, service avail.)
Broward OES District lA (W GT Lohmeyer
1/2) (E 1/2, service avail.)
Washington Park City of Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale/
(incl. Roosevelt Gardens, GT Lohmeyer
Boulevard Gardens, (Service available)
Golden Heights)
West Ken-Lark Broward OES District lA Broward County #4
(Service available) .
Source: Broward County Comprehensive and Neighborhood Planning Division.
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• limits. All neighborhoods receive potable water services. Not all neighborhoods served by
sanitary sewer service, and in some areas served, not all homes are connected.
The cities of Fort Lauderdale, Lauderhill and Plantation all operate their own municipaily
run water and wastewater systems. The Ciry of Lauderdale Lakes obtains its services from
Broward County, through a major user agreement. While there is sufficient capacity in
municipal systems to provide potable water throughout the Central Counry Area, sewer service is
not available to the east portion of Melrose Park. There are septic tanks in use in this portion of
Melrose Park.
Solid waste and recycling services are provided by private contractors throughout the
Central County Area ana adjacent municipalities, although the City of Fort Lauderdale provides
waste collection services in sections of the city. Table VII-18: Comparison of Solid Waste
Disposal and Recycling Services contains rate information for each of the jurisdictions. Single-
family homeowners in Broward County pay an annual solid waste fee that is inclvded on the
annual property tax bill as a non-ad valorem assessment. The City of Plantation uses a bag
system for single-family residences. The City of Lauderhill uses a single-can program with
supplemental bags. The remaining jurisdictions have traditionat solid waste disposal programs.
Recycling is subject to franchise arrangements in residential areas; commercial customers may
negotiate with any service company for the removal of recyclables. AlI unincorporated areas are
afforded the use of trash transfer stations, as are residents of the City of Fort Lauderdale, since
� both the county and city operate their own facilities. The Cities of Lauderdale lakes, Lauderhill
and Plantation do not operate trash transfer stations.
Community and Economic Development
Land development regulations provide the framework within which future land
development and redevelopment occurs. The Central County Area is a predominantly
developed area subject to the county zoning ordinance and land use plan. The adjacent
municipalities enforce zoning ordinances that differ, to varying degrees, from the county code.
In general, the ordinances are very similar, with strong similarity between the county and the
Cities of Fort Lauderdale and Lauderdale Lakes. (See Table VII-19: Comparison of Lifestyle
Issues.) AlI municipal land use plans must be in substantial conformity with the County Land
Use Plan, which serves as the ultimate blueprint for development in the county. Through the
County Land Use Plan, compatibility between jurisdictions is possible.
The map on page VII-26 depicts the generalized pattem of land use — as identified on
zoning and land use maps — for the areas immediately abutting the Central County Area. The
land use plan map and zoning sheets for the Central County Area are pravided in the Appendix.
, In general, the major thoroughfares — Davie Boulevard, Broward Boulevard, Sunrise Boulevard,
Northwest 19th Street, Northwest 31st Avenue and U.S. 441/State Road 7— are commercial
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Containerized yd. w/ one of three $11.27/yard $7.38/yard $12.48/yard
Comm. can (2/wk) approved haulers) $18.92fmonth $18.98/month
' Residents of unincorporated Broward County pay this fee on an annual basis; the annual fee is $297.00.
" The Cicy of Plantation charge is based on usage of three bags per week.
N/a a Not applicable
Sources: Broward County Office of Integrated Waste Management; City of Fort Lauderdale; Waste Management Letter (8/28/97) for City of
Plantation; New Rate Schedules for Cities of Lauderdale Lakes (2/4/9$) and Lauderhill (lOjl/97).
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Land Use, in general Permits wide variety of Employment center land Adjacent industrial uses Adjacent industrial uses Business corridors adja-
heavy commercial and use category addresses near residential are light near residential are light cent to residential to be
industrial uses near resi- adjacency to residential (warehousing and busi- (warehousing and busi- improved /redeveloped
2 dential ness) ness)
Sheds Permitted, subject to set- Permitted, subject to set- Permitted, subject to set- Permitted, subject to set- Generally permitted in
back requirements back requirements back requirements back requirements residential districts (exc.
PRD), subject to setbacks
Fences Permitted, up to 6' high Permitted, up to 6.5' Not permitted in front Not permitted in front Generally permitted, up
along property lines, ex- high, except next to yard; permitted along yard; permitted along to 4' high in the front
cept at corners where site street, alley, or sidewalk other property lines (6' other property lines (6' yard, 6' high elsewhere;
limitations may exist high) high) PRD regulations may
differ
Bars/Adult Facilities 1000' from schools, 300' between bars, 500' 1000' between adult at- 500' between bars, 1000' City has a separate
churches from church, school; w/ tractions; 1000' from from school "Adult Entertainment
partial nudity, 500' from church, school, park District" which identifies
residential, church, park, a specific area of the City
school where and under what
conditions such uses are
permitted
Pets No limit Max. 3 dogs, 3 cats Max. 3 dogs or 3 cats Max. 3 dogs, 3 cats No limit
Trucks/RVs/Boats One RV or boat permit- Permitted, except com- Must be located on the RVs Permitted in residen- Permitted if screened
ted per dwelling mercial trucks (more side of the property be- tial area if in garage, ac- from view from the
than 5 wheels), mobile hind the building line, or cessory bldg., fenced yd. street
homes, buses, or inoper- in a garage
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corridors. These corridors contain a wide variety of business development; much of the
developed property is vacant. Major improvements to U.S. 441 /State Road 7 and Broward
Boulevard should help improve conditions and may attract business to the Central County Area
and surrounding municipalities. The types of businesses, in light of the proximity to the Central
County Area residential neighborhoods and schools, must be considered. Current uses such as
adult entertainment businesses and liquor lounges do not support the residential community.
Another area of concern involves the former incinerator site located on Northwest 31st Avenue
in the City of Fort Lauderdale and adjacent to the Roosevelt Gardens neighborhood. The future
use and development of this B-2 site will be important, both to the economic development of the
Central County Area and the maintenance of the residential community. The City of
Plantation's Gateway 7 Project for the U.S. 441 /State Road 7 corridor is important to the city's
redevelopment program; it is also important to the Melrose Park, Broward Estates, and .St.
George residential communities that abut this commercial corridor. Whether or not these
neighborhoods are annexed to the City of Plantation, consideration must be given to preserving
the integrity of the neighborhoods while stimulating economic development and community
redevelopment.
The Central Broward Area is, for the most part, within a state - designated Enterprise
Zone. The Enterprise Zone (EZ) designation offers a wide variety of incentives for business
location and expansion, including loans and tax credits. Annexation of Central County Area
neighborhoods might impact on the EZ designation. In the past, the Cities of Fort Lauderdale,
Lauderhill and Plantation joined with Broward County to apply for federal designation as an
Empowerment Zone /Enterprise Community. Should this effort begin again, the potential
impact that annexation would have must be addressed.
The county recently initiated a program to improve unincorporated neighborhoods and
proposed funding to accomplish this effort. The Basis of Design Report prepared in April 1997
evaluated conditions in Melrose Park, Broward Estates, St. George, Boulevard Gardens,
Washington Park and Franklin Park. As a result of this evaluation, a list of needed public
improvements emerged. Such improvements are necessary to address drainage problems, correct
sidewalk deficiencies, provide landscaping and roadway improvements, and improve utilities.
From this list, a total of over $37 million in proposed improvements have been approved by the
Broward County Board of County Commissioners, and construction is scheduled to begin in FY
1999. Additional studies for the West Ken -Lark, Roosevelt Gardens, Golden Heights, and Rock
Island neighborhoods are programmed for the final two years of this five-year improvement
effort. In some cases, the proposed improvements would bring the level of service for the
unincorporated area to a higher standard than applied to adjacent municipal lands. It should be
noted that the County has stated that the return of dollars spent on unincorporated
neighborhoods must be considered as part of any annexation.
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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS .
Broward County Services and Taxes
Broward County collects a property tax from all property owners in the county; this tax is
assessed regardless of whether or not the property is located within a municipality or is in the
unincorporated area. This tax pays for general government services provided by Broward
County. This tax also pays for regional services provided by the Broward Sheriffs Office (BSO).
The owner of property located within a municipality also pays a local property tax,
imposed by the municipality to pay for local services such as law enforcement, fire, parks, and
other local government functions. In the unincorporated area, property owners also pay a
separate tax for municipal services, called a Municipal Services Taxing Unit (MSTU) tax. This
MSTU taut is a relatively recent phenomenon. Before this tax was instituted, unincorporated area
residents had little incentive to annex into a municipality; costs for services were significantly
higher and, therefore, taxes were higher in the municipality. Each year the gap between
municipal taxation and taxes paid in the unincorporated area continues to narrow. The current
MSTU rate — 2.134 mils — is less than the millage rates imposed by the four municipalities
studied (see Table VII -20: Municipal Comparison). However, as the unincorporated area
continues to shrink the cost to provide services for the remaining unincorporated area property
owners will continue to rise.
There is a wide disparity in per capita expenditures as illustrated in Table VII -20:
Municipal Comparison. For example, while the population of the City of Plantation is one -half
that of the City of Fort Lauderdale, the City of Plantation budget is one - quarter of the City of
Fort Lauderdale budget. Of the municipalities studied, the millage rate is the lowest in
Plantation. One explanation is that city operates a volunteer fire service, an activity that typically
consumes around one - quarter of the budget. The per capita expenditures in the cities of
Lauderdale Lakes and Lauderhill are close, as are the millage rates.
The tables that follow (Tables VII -21, VII -22, and VII -23) provide a comparison of taxes,
fees and charges assessed in the unincorporated county and each of the four municipalities. The
first shows property taxes for properties valued at $25,000, $50,000, $75,000 and $100,000, net
of exemptions. At the bottom of that table, non -ad valorem (property) taxes are added to provide
a total of taxes, fees and charges. Using Table VII -21: Ad Valorem Taxes and Non Ad Valorem
Charges by Jurisdiction, the owner of property assessed at $ 75,000 minus a $ 25,000 homestead
exemption would be taxed for property valued at $50,000. In the County, the ad valorem tax
alone would be $106.70. Similarly valued property would be assessed $283.67 in the City of Fort
Lauderdale, $247.50 in the City of Lauderdale Lakes, $240.00 in the City of Lauderhill, or
$177.90 in the City of Plantation. In this example, it is clearly less expensive for the property
owner to remain in the unincorporated area of Broward County. However, when the taxes, fees
and charges are added, the picture changes. .
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Table VII -20: Municipal Comparison
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rD Population (1995 estimate)* 1,384,882 153,374 28,179 50,862 75,739
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Millage 2.1340/2.6472 ** 5.6733 4.95 4.8 3.558
Budget (countywide) $ 164,053,928 $14,717,655 $ 22,515,704 $41,769,550
Per Capita Expenditures — $ 1 $522.29 $ 442.68 $551.49
Administration — $11 $ 1,933,925 $ 1,718,673 $ 2,021,160
C (% of Budget) (5.7%) (13.14%) (7.63%) (4-84%)
I Law Enforcement — 58,502,709 4,915,162 5,927,174 17,942,650
(% of Budget) (35.7%) (38.4%) (26.32 %) (42.96%)
Fire/EMS — 32,022,823 3,691,403 6,104,587 2,021,700
(% of Budget) (19.5%) (25.08%) (27.11 %) (5.27%)
Parks and Recreation — 21,256,328 1,273,113 3,134,085 7,340,050
(% of Budget) (13%) (8.65%) (13.92%) (17.57%)
Public Works — 10,993,666 1,253,539 1,256,340 2,993,050
(% of Budget) (6.7%) (8.52%) (5.58%) (7-17%)
All Other — 29,759,028 1,650,513 4,374,845 6,061,100
(% of Budget) (18.1 %) (11.21 %) (19-43%) (14.51%)
Notes
*Population estimates from Broward County Planning Information Technology Division.
* *Mdlage for Unincorporated Area as shown is the MSTU (Municipal Services Taxing Unit) without the Lighting District and with the Lighting District assessment respectively.
Source: Budget figures are taken from individual City documents. Each City categorizes costs according to their adopted practices; therefore, the comparison of budgets should
be viewed generally. For purposes of this table, "Administration" includes City Manager, Commission/Council, City Clerk, Administrative and Central Services budgets. "Parks
and Recreation" includes the Library, Historical Museum and Central Park (Tennis and Pool) in Plantation; and Human Services in Lauderdale Lakes. "Public Works" includes
Engineering in the Cities of Lauderdale Lakes and Plantation.
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$75,000 $959.03 $1,098.32 $1,011.62 $776.86 $811.65
$100,000 $1,012.38 $1,240.15 $1,135.37 $896.86 $900.60
` Does not include the millage for the Lighting District, applied in many unincorporated neighborhoods.
" See Table VII -22: Nonad Valorem Taxes, Fees and Charges for assumptions on monthly bills.
Source: Broward County Comprehensive and Neighborhood Planning Division.
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Water (typical bill: $20 /month) 24.00 24.00 0.00 0.00
Fuel Oil 0.00 ($.04 /gallon) 0.00 0.00 0.00
Natural Gas 0.00 (10% tax) (10% tax) 0.00 (10% tax)
Subtotal: Utility Taxes $ 169.20 $ 193.20 $204-001 $ 147.60 $ 169.20
FRANCH IS E FEES
Electric (typical bill: $120 /month) $ 79.20 $ 86.40 $ 86.40 $ 86.40 $ 86.40
Telephone (typical bill: $30 /month) 0.00 3.60 3.60 3.60 0.00
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Garbage/Recycling 0.00 0.00 0.00 26.68 0.00
Subtotal: Franchise Fees $ 95.40 $ 106.20 $ 106.20 $ 132.88 $ 102.60
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Fire/EMS Annual Fee ** $ 237.38 $ 30.38 $ 75.41 $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Garbage/Recycling (Single- family) 297.00 340.80 254.76 133.38 273.00
Stormwater Mgt. Fee (per single family home) 0.00 2.24 0.00 3.00 0.00
Subtotal: Non -Ad Valorem $ 534.38 $ 373.42 $3 30.17 $ 136.38 $ 273.00
TOTAL% NON -AD VALOREM $ 798.98 $ 672.82 $ 640.37 1 $ 416.86 $544.80
* Unincorporated residents receiving water from Fort Lauderdale are subject to a 25% surcharge on their water bill.
Jurisdictions that do not fund Fire/EMS through this fee structure fund such services through the general fund.
Source: Broward County Comprehensive and Neighborhood Planning Division.
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Wastewater Services $20.00 $20.00 $22.00 $20.00 $20.00
(assumption: typical bill of $20.00)
Electricity $138.60 $139.20 $139.20 $139.20 $139.20
(assumption: typical bill of $120.00)
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(assumption: single - family curbside service)
Fire/Emergency Medical Services $19.78 $2.53 $6.28 0 0
(Fee paid annually; cost shown is 1/12)
TOTAL MONTHLY COST OF SERVICES $283.58/$288.58" $272.88 $271.98 $253.29 $262.40
Notes: The "typical bill" is net of taxes and franchise fees.
Unincorporated Area residents receiving water service from the City of Fort Lauderdale are assessed a 25% surcharge.
Source: Assumptions from Broward County Comprehensive and Neighborhood Planning.
The second table — Table VII -22: Non -Ad Valorem Taxes, Fees and Charges — includes
additional costs to the property owner. Also, Table VII -23: Comparative Analysis — Typical
Monthly Costs of Services details costs on a monthly basis instead of the annual costs shown in
the previous tables. It should be noted here that the assumptions used (identified as "typical
bill ") may vary considerably from property owner to property owner. All jurisdictions assess
electric and. telephone utility taxes. The municipalities vary in taxation of water, fuel oil and
natural gas. All municipalities also charge a franchise fee for electricity; only three have a
franchise fee for telephone service. All charge the same cable television franchise fee. Broward
County charges an annual Fire /EMS fee that is $237.38 for a single - family home. Each
jurisdiction maintains different rate schedules for solid waste disposal and recycling services.
When these additional costs are added to the ad valorem taxes, the picture changes
considerably. Again using the example of a $75,000 home with a $25,000 homestead exemption,
the unincorporated scenario looks less attractive. In the county, the property is now assessed a
total of $905.68; it is $956.49 in the City of Fort Lauderdale, $887.87 in the City of Lauderdale.
Lakes, $656.86 in the City of Lauderhill, and $722.70 in the City of Plantation. The gap
between the county and the City of Fort Lauderdale greatly narrows and the City of Lauderhill
becomes the most economical choice.
. In summary, remaining in the unincorporated area is most costly for modestly valued
properties ($ 25,000 net of exemptions). As property values increase, the differences between the
costs imposed by the county and those assessed by the municipalities shrink.
Incorporation Alternatives
Broward County policy allows that, wherever possible and reasonable and financially
feasible, consideration should be given to the creation of new municipalities. A two -part
incorporation analysis was conducted to evaluate this option.
Alternative A includes only the following unincorporated neighborhoods: Rock Island,
West Ken -Lark, Washington Park (including Roosevelt Gardens, Boulevard Gardens and Golden
Heights), Franklin Park, Broward Estates (including St. George), and Melrose Park.
Alternative B adds the adjacent commercial and residential parcels along the U.S. 441/
State Road 7, Oakland Park Boulevard, Broward Boulevard, and Davie Boulevard corridors as
follows:
All non - residential property fronting on the south side of Oakland Park Boulevard
between Interstate 95 and U.S. 441 /State Road 7 (within the corporate limits of the
Cities of Oakland Park and Lauderdale Lakes);
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• All non - residential property fronting on both sides of U.S. 441 /State Road 7 between •
Oakland Park Boulevard and Davie Boulevard (within the corporate limits of the
Cities of Lauderdale Lakes, Lauderhill and Plantation);
• All non - residential property fronting on the north side of Davie Boulevard from
Southwest 31st Avenue to U.S. 441 /State Road 7 (within the corporate limits of the
City of Fort Lauderdale);
• All incorporated area (residential and non - residential) lying in the City of Oakland
Park generally located on the south side of Oakland Park Boulevard, between
Interstate 95 and the city boundaries of the City of Lauderdale Lakes;
• All incorporated area (residential and non - residential) lying in the City of Lauderhill
generally located on the east side of U.S. 441 /State Road 7;
Incorporated area in the City of Fort Lauderdale from Interstate 95 to Northwest 31st
Avenue from Northwest 19th Street to Broward Boulevard.
The Alternative B scenario examines the feasibility of municipal incorporation in conjunction
with the inclusion of commercial parcels de- annexed from adjacent municipalities.
In terms of financial feasibility the following is evident: •
Proposed Alternative A with a total taxable value of $315,929,670 is a small tax base
to sustain a municipality with urban services. Based on an estimated cost of urban
services, it would require more than the legal millage limit (the maximum allowed is
10 mills) just to fund essential law enforcement activities.
Alternative B (adding in the largely commercial proposed deannexed area) only
bringsthe total tax base to $628,170,370, still a weak property tax base to support
urban services.
Alternate A Alternate B
Central County Area Incorporated Area Total Values
Taxable Value (Operating) $315,929,670 $ 312,240,700 $ 628,170,370
Exempt Property Value $ 242,853,500 $ 99,835,200 $ 342,688,700
The tax base shows weaknesses for two principal reasons:
The value of exempt properties in governmental, service and religious use total
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$242,583,500, or 43.5% of the total taxable value of the unincorporated area under
study.
The scenarios for Alternative B involving the de- annexation of commercial corridors
represent a disappointing taxable value of only $312,240,700.
Typically, commercial lands contribute to a positive financial tax base for a municipal
organization; however, the relatively low commercial values in the studied corridors do not
balance favorably with the taxable residential properties. The declining condition of the
commercial corridors together with the unusually large amount of tax - exempt properties indicate
that the Central County Area would experience difficulty in maintaining a viable tax base. The
high vacancy rate of the commercial property results in meager non - property tax fees.
Based on current taxable values, the millage rate that a proposed municipality must assess
to serve the needs of the Central County Area would far exceed the Central County Area's
ability to pay, and would exceed the comparable rates of the adjacent municipalities. This does
not mean, however, that the Area could not sustain itself in the future. Quite to the contrary,
the Central County Area possesses unique geographic characteristics that, properly cultivated and
promoted, form the basis for a potentially thriving employment center and re -born retail area.
However, even with an intensive revitalization and redevelopment effort that would require
extensive county and municipal resources, it could be 20 years before the economic benefits of
. such efforts, if successful, would be realized.
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. STUDY PERSONNEL
Project Director
Dr. Irving Rosenbaum is Assistant Vice Chancellor for Professional Affairs at the Health
Professions Division of Nova Southeastern University and an instructor in the Graduate Program in
Public Administration. Rosenbaum has been teaching at NSU and other universities since 1976.
Dr. Rosenbaum's experience in city management spans nearly a quarter century ranging from
stints as City Manager of Hollywood, Florida, Town Administrator of Davie, Florida, Assistant to the
Mayor in Lauderhill, Florida, and his early career in New York City government. Rosenbaum is known
for his work in the area of municipal annexation and consolidation. As a Manager in Broward
municipalities he initiated more than 70 annexations and one municipal merger /consolidation. Dr.
Rosenbaum is the author of the Hollywood /Dania Annexation agreement, has conducted annexation
and incorporation studies and has testified before the Advisory Council on Intergovernmental Relations
on annexation policy.
Dr. Rosenbaum's public service activities include serving as Chairman of the Broward County
Higher Education Facilities Authority, on the State of Florida Public Service Commission Nominating
Council, and as a member of the Broward County Charter Review Commission. As Town
Administrator, he promoted legislation to establish the Broward County Educational Research and
Training Authority, an entity facilitating partnerships between the business and educational
communities in Davie.
Rosenbaum's business activities include serving on the Davie Economic Development Council
and as a director of Regent Bank, a successful community bank with branches in Davie, Fort Lauderdale,
. and Boca Raton, Florida. He was recently elected to the board of directors of the Plantation Chamber
of Commerce.
Dr. Rosenbaum earned his baccalaureate in Political Science from the State University of New
York, his Master's in Public Administration from Bernard Baruch College, City University of New York,
and his Doctor of Public Administration degree from Nova Southeastern University. Rosenbaum is the
author of Fixin' City Hall: Entrepreneurial Solutions for a Municipal Makeover.
Principal Researcher
Marsa Detscher is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) and has
twenty years of government experience. Ms. Detscher held positions in a local redevelopment agency, a
countywide planning organization, and a municipal government. Ms. Detscher headed the
Development Services Department and served in the Town Administration in Davie, Florida. During
her tenure in Davie, Ms. Detscher taught graduate -level classes in the Dispute Resolution Department at
Nova Southeastern University.
Ms. Detscher earned a Bachelors Degree in Political Science from Florida International
University, and a Masters of Arts in Political Science/Public Administration from the University of
Florida. She is a doctoral candidate in the Dispute Resolution Department at Nova Southeastern
University.
Ms. Detscher currently serves as a consultant in the fields of planning, historic preservation,
grantsmanship, and conflict management. She serves as a member of the Fort Myers Historic
Preservation Commission, the Lee County Historic Preservation Board, and the Allen Park and Dunbar
School Advisory Councils. She is active in local school- and community-based conflict resolution
. programs.
Ms. Detscher won an award for her paper "When Private Wants and Public Needs Collide:
Making a Case for ADR in Environmental Regulatory Takings Conflicts" published in the Dispute
Resolution Graduate Student Review of NSU.
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APPENDICES
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APPENDIX I:
CENTRAL COUNTY AREA - LAND USE MAP
Studies transmitted to the County
contained color land use plan map
folded and placed in a pocket/sleeve
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APPENDIX II:
CENTRAL COUNTY AREA - ZONING MAPS
Studies transmitted to the County
contained zoning sheets for each section
Section 28 - 49 - 42
Section 29 49 - 42
Section 31 - 49 - 42
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Section 32 - 49 - 42
Section 5 - 50 - 42
Section 6 - 50 - 42
Section 7 - 50 - 42
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APPENDIX III:
CENTRAL COUNTY ANNEXATION STUDY:
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CENTRAL COUNTY ANNEXATION STUDY
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This Study incorporates information generated from an extensive gathering of financial
information, data and facts, presented to aid central county residents in making decisions con-
cerning governance options. Tables and information attached are presented to help residents
and property owners to identify the impact that the different options might have on the costs for
services, and the types of services they might expect. Information is also presented on the cost
and impact of a new incorporated city for the Central County Area.
The Central County Area includes Boulevard Gardens, Broward Estates, Franklin Park,
Golden Heights, Melrose Park, Rock Island, Roosevelt Gardens, St. George, Washington Park,
and West Ken -Lark. Municipalities studied include the Cities of Fort Lauderdale, Lauderdale
Lakes, Lauderhill, and Plantation.
The Central County Area is surrounded by the Cities of Fort Lauderdale, Lauderdale
Lakes, Lauderhill, Oakland Park, and Plantation. This study contains an analysis of all of these
• municipalities except the City of Oakland Park; Oakland Park was excluded from consideration
pursuant to the contract scope of services. Due to the configuration of the Central County Area,
annexation of a specific neighborhood might be contingent upon annexation of an adjacent
neighborhood.
Annexation Incorporation Policy
Historically neighboring municipalities have annexed high- revenue - producing commercial
and industrial areas in central Broward leaving the residential areas under the jurisdiction of the
County Commission. In 1996 the Broward County Legislative Delegation passed a local bill re-
stricting the practice of piecemeal annexation. It further required that all unincorporated areas
were to be annexed or incorporated as municipalities by 2010. The Delegation established an Ad
Hoc Annexation Committee to study annexation and take public testimony.
In 1997 the Broward County Commission adopted recommended policies for annexa-
tion providing for inter -local agreements between the county and annexing municipalities and
urging that unincorporated area residents be given meaningful input at all stages of the annexa-
tion process. It further allowed that, wherever possible and reasonable, consideration be given to
the establishment of a new municipality. The County Commission authorized studies of the un-
incorporated communities to aid residents in the decision making process.
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Central County Services and Taxes
Broward County collects a property tax from all property owners in the county; this tax is
assessed regardless of whether or not the property is located within a municipality, or is in the
unincorporated area. This tax pays for general government services provided by Broward
County, and includes the countywide services of the Broward Sheriffs Office. Property owners
within the unincorporated area of Broward County also pay a separate tax for municipal services;
the MSTU (Municipal Services Taxing Unit) tax pays for municipal services that unincorporated
area property owners receive from the county. The MSTU tax is paid in place of municipal taxes
that all property owners within the different municipalities pay.
Based on the results of this Study, several generalizations may be made regarding the
amount of taxes paid for municipal services by unincorporated residents:
Unincorporated residents had little incentive in the past to join a municipality based
on the significantly higher cost of services. The taxation gap between municipalities
and the unincorporated area continues to narrow.
The county will assess an MSTU tax of 2.134 mils in 1998 -99. While this millage rate
is substantially less than the 4 to 6 mils levied in most municipalities, it is a local
property tax. In certain circumstances, depending upon the types of housing and
property values, adding in nonproperty tax based fees, it may be less expensive for un- •
incorporated residents to annex into a municipality than remain in unincorporated
Broward.
Unincorporated county residents now pay utility taxes and franchise fees similar to
those in most municipalities.
An annual Fire Services /Emergency Medical Services (EMS) user fee of $237.38 is as-
sessed for each single- family residence. This is not related to the value of property but
collected in accordance with an established schedule for each dwelling unit or com-
mercial building. The Fire /EMS fee is likely to be the determinant as to whether
property owners may be paying slightly more or slightly less in a municipality than
they are now paying in unincorporated Broward.
Broward County's Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) for the unincorporated area has
made the cost of infrastructure — water distribution, sewer disposal, roadways, side-
walks, drainage, etc. — less of an obstacle to annexation. The plan calls for spending
$75 million in the Central County Area over the next few years.
As larger unincorporated communities are annexed, the unincorporated county popu-
lation and land area diminish and become less compact. The cost to the county to
provide municipal services to the remaining residents continues to increase.
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• Central County Area Profile
The Central County Area studied in this report includes ten neighborhoods. The neigh-
borhoods have been grouped, for the purpose of describing the general characteristics of the
population and housing, according to the groupings used by the U.S. Census Bureau when the
1990 data was collected. These groupings are as follows:
1990 Population 26,615 % of Total * Broward Estates and St. George
* Franklin Park
Males 12,545 47.1%
Melrose Park
Females 14,070 52.9% * Rock Island
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5.17 years 6,222 23.4% * West Ken -Lark
18-44 years 10,406 39.1% The grouping of these neighborhoods is for reporting descriptive
45-64 years 5,621 21.1% data only. The data tables will indicate when alternate configu-
65+ years 2,029 7.6% rations occurred.
Ethnicity
White, Nonhispanic ........... 2,151 ......... 8.i% In general, the Central County Area contains one of the
Black, Nonhispanic 23,726 89.1% most economically challenged areas in the county, reflecting pov-
erty rates that are the highest in the county. Lower income levels
American ze 1% are a reflection of the lower educational levels and lack of job
. Asian, Nonhispanic 73 .3% skills. Indeed, almost one - quarter of all households reported
Other Nonhispanic 20 <0.1% during the 1990 census that they did not possess a car.
Hispanic 617 2.3%
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Despite these challenges, the Cen- Household Income
tral County Area has well - established homeowners' associations, reflecting less than $5,000 703
concern for the community and neighborhoods. While housing values are $5,000-14,999 1,956
generally modest, they are also stable. Visible building and zoning viola- $15,000-24,999 1,432
tions are less evident in communities with active associations. The type of $25,00049,000 2,377
business activity in the area is of concern. Generally, the businesses in the
Central County Area such as the adult entertainment businesses, liquor $50,000-74,999 788
lounges, pawn shops, and convenience stores, do not support residential $75,000- 99,999 286
uses. And, such businesses offer only limited employment opportunities greater than $99,999 100
to the residents in the community. The availability of vacant undevel-
oped/developed commercial and industrial lands, along with an employment base of semi - skilled
and unskilled workers, help to establish the environment for economic development opportuni-
ties. While the Central County Area contains one of the most economically challenged areas of
the county, it also has some of the greatest potential for economic revitalization and employment
generation.
The map on page ES - 4 reflects the location of the Central County Area neighborhoods
and surrounding municipalities. Table ES -1: Comparative Summary provides basic information
about the population the Central County Area neighborhoods and the municipalities studied.
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Broward County 1,255,488 20.4% 58.8% 20.8% 14.9% 74.9% 10.2% 4.8 2.4 10.1%
Central County:
Broward Estates* 6,257 30.4% 63.0% 6.6% 97.1% 1.9% 1.0% 10.3 3.6 21.1%
Franklin Park 1,139 43.0% 51.0% 6.0% 98.2% 1.1% .7% 9.3 3.4 43.5%
Melrose Park 6,477 32.4% 59.5% 8.1% 65.2% 27.1% 7.7% 15.5 3.4 20.4%
Rock Island 3,538 34.2% 60.7% 5.1% 97.9% .6% 1.5% 9.0 3.7 25.3%
Washington Park ** 5,791 31.7% 58.1% 10.2% 94.5% 3.9% 1.6% 9.1 3.1 41.4%
West Ken -Lark 3,413 30.1% 62.4% 7.5% 98.8% .6% .6% 10.6 3.7 29.4%
Fort Lauderdale 149,377 18.8% 63.4% 17.8% 27.3% 64.5% 8.3% 7.0 2.2 16.6%
Lauderdale Lakes 27,341 20.9% 48.6% 30.5% 44.4% 48.0% 7.6% 11.8 2.3 13.9%
Lauderhill 49,708 22.2% 56.5% 21.3% 37.4% 54.2% 8.4% 11.0 2.3 10.2%
Plantation 66,692 21.0% 64.6% 14.4% 5.8% 84.0% 10.2% 5.4 2.5 3.5%
` Includes the St. George neighborhood.
" Includes Boulevard Gardens, Golden Heights, and Roosevelt Gardens.
Source: 1990 U.S. Census of Housing and Population.
Annexation Alternatives •
Four municipalities are studied as alternatives for the annexation of the Central County
Area: Fort Lauderdale, Lauderdale Lakes, Lauderhill and Plantation. Table ES - 2: Municipal
Comparison provides basic information about each municipality.
Fort Lauderdale
The City of Fort Lauderdale, established in 1911, is the largest municipality in the county
with a current population of around 155,000. It is characterized by a wide variety of lifestyles
and socioeconomically diverse population. Its boundaries stretch from oceanfront neighbor-
hoods to the low income areas around the Interstate 95 corridor. More than one -third of all
housing units in the city consists of single - family homes.
The City of Fort Lauderdale also houses the center of governmental, judicial, and finan-
cial activity in the county. The city operates with a budget of over $162 million, providing a full
complement of municipal services such as fire, police, EMS, and regional water and wastewater
systems. The operating millage rate is 5.6733 mils. The City of Fort Lauderdale has experienced
significant tax base growth of more than $219 million in the past year. In the last ten years, the
tax base has grown from $7.6 billion to $11 billion.
Lauderdale Lakes •
Incorporated in 1961 with a current population of over 28,000, the City of Lauderdale
Lakes consists of approximately four square miles. The city operates with a budget of $14.7 mil-
lion under a newly formed council/manager form of government. The millage rate is 4.95. The
city is best characterized as converging around the intersection of U.S. 441 /State Road 7 and
Oakland Park Boulevard. Once populated predominantly by retirees, the city is experiencing an
influx of a younger, ethnically and culturally diverse population that demands a different inven-
tory of municipal services. The City of Lauderdale Lakes has indicated a willingness to annex the
entire Central County Area, more than doubling its size.
The City of Lauderdale Lakes provides law enforcement services to the community
through a contractual arrangement with the Broward Sheriffs Office (BSO). The Fire Depart-
ment delivers fire suppression, emergency medical, and building inspection services throughout
the city. The city operates two parks facilities, relying on school board leased sites, and privately
owned and operated recreational amenities to meet the many needs of the community.
Lauderhill
Incorporated in 1959, this city boasts a current population of more than 50,000 and a
budget of $22.5 million. The current millage rate is 4.8 mils. The tax base is not growing appre-
ciably, a condition largely due to declining retail and industrial activity along the U.S. 441 /State
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0 Form of Government Commission/ Council/Manager Commission/ Commission/ Strong Mayor/
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Commission Composition 7 Commissioners Mayor, Mayor, Mayor, 5 Councilmembers
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4 Commissioners 6 Commissioners 4 Commissioners
Population (1995 estimate)` 1,384,882 153,374 28,179 50,862 75,739
Millage 2.1340/2.6472" 5.6733 4.95 4.8 3.558
Budget (countywide) $ 164,053,928 $14,717,655 $ 22,515,704 $41,769,550
Per Capita Expenditures — $ 1,069.63 $522.29 $ 442.68 $551.49
Administration — $11,519,374 $ 1,933,925 $ 1318,673 $ 2,021,160
(% of Budget) (5.7%) (13.14%) (7.63%) (4-84%)
Law Enforcement — 58,502,709 4,915,162 5,927,174 17,942,650
v (% of Budget) (35.7%) (38.4%) (26.32%) (42.96%)
Fire/EMS — 32,022,823 3,691,403 6,104,587 2,021,700
(% of Budget) (19.5%) (25.08%) (27.11 %) (5.27%)
Parks and Recreation — 21,256,328 1,273,113 3,134,085 7,340,050
(% of Budget) (13%) (8.65%) (13.92%) (17.57%)
Public Works — 10,99306 1,253,539 1,256,340 2,993,050
(% of Budget) (6.7%) (8.52%) (5.58%) (7.17%)
All Other — 29,759,028 1,650,513 4,374,845 6,061,100
(% of Budget) (18.1 %) (11.21 %) (19-43%) (14.51%)
Notes
'Population estimates from Broward County Planning Information Technology Division.
"Mdlage for Unincorporated Area as shown is the MSTU (Municipal Services Taxing Unit) without the Lighting District and with the Lighting District assessment respectively.
Source: Budget figures are taken from individual City documents. Each City categorizes costs according to their adopted practices; therefore, the comparison of budgets should
be viewed generally. For purposes of this table, "Administration" includes City Manager, Commission/Council, City Clerk, Administrative and Central Services budgets. "Parks
and Recreation" includes the Library, Historical Museum and Central Park (Tennis and Pool) in Plantation; and Human Services in Lauderdale Lakes. "Public Works" includes
Engineering in the Cities of Lauderdale Lakes and Plantation.
Road 7 corridor, and the built -out nature of the city. •
The City of Lauderhill recently recreated its own Police Department, after having con-
tracted for law enforcement services from the Broward Sheriff's Office. The Lauderhill Fire Res-
cue Department is a full - service agency, providing fire, rescue and emergency medical services
throughout the city. The city offers a wide range of human services and recreational program-
ming, including a municipal transportation program, that address diverse community demands.
Plantation
The City of Plantation was incorporated in 1953 and remains one of the last municipali-
ties in the region with a strong mayor form of government. The city has a population of around
80,000. While the city has a number of larger condominium complexes, almost one -half of all
housing units are single- family detached homes. The city budget is over $41.7 million, and the
millage rate is 3.558.
The city maintains a volunteer fire service; however, emergency medical services are pro•
vided by paid professionals. The City of Plantation operates a variety of municipal facilities, in-
cluding numerous parks and recreational sites, a city-run library, and historical museum. Along
with a strong residential character, Plantation has areas of malls and shopping strips, office com-
plexes, hospitals and medical complexes, and industry. The city is actively attempting to revital- •
ize the U.S. 441 /State Road 7 corridor with its Gateway 7 Project.
Significant Points /Annexation — Summary of Findings
* A homeowner who now pays $852.33 in typical annual taxes and fees on a $50,000
home with a $ 25,000 homestead exemption will pay less in total taxes and fees in all
four municipalities. The lowest total rate is in the City of Lauderhill at $536.86 an-
nually. (See Table ES - 3.)
* A homeowner with a home valued at $75,000 with a $25,000 homestead exemption
now pays typical total fees and taxes of $905.68 annually. Total fees and taxes were
less in Lauderhill, Plantation and Lauderdale Lakes, and slightly more in Fort Lauder-
dale ($956.49, or $50.81 more annually). (See Table ES - 3.)
* In each city alternative, a renter would pay slightly more annually, based on typical
bills for utility and franchise fees, than they would in the unincorporated county.
(See Table ES - 4.)
* The City of Lauderdale Lakes has expressed interest in annexation, while the other
three municipalities have the matter under study.
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$25,000
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$536.86
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$956.49
(Unincorporated)
$656.86
$722.70
$75,000
$959.03
$1,098.32
$1,011.62
Millage Rate
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5.6733
4.95
$1,240.15
4.8
$896.86
3.558
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$106.70
$283.67
$247.50
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$160.05
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$633.75
$50,000
$905.68
$956.49
$888.81
$656.86
$722.70
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$959.03
$1,098.32
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$776.86
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$100,000
$1,012.38
$1,240.15
$1,135.37
$896.86
$900.60
' Does not include the millage for the Lighting District, applied in many unincorporated neighborhoods.
See Table VII -22: Nonad Valorem Taxes, Fees and Charges for assumptions on monthly bills.
Source: Broward County Comprehensive and Neighborhood Planning Division.
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Telephone (typical bill: $30 /month) 25.20 25.20 36.00 25.20 25.20
C Water (typical bill: $20 /month) 24.00 24.00 0.00 0.00
Fuel Oil 0.00 ($.04 /gallon) 0.00 0.00 0.00
Natural Gas 0.00 (10% tax) (10% tax) 0.00 (10% tax)
Subtotal: Utility Taxes $ 169.20 $ 193.20 $ 204.00 $ 147.60 $ 169.20
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CHISE FEES
Electric (typical bill: $120 /month) $ 79.20 $ 86.40 $ 86.40 $ 86.40 $ 86.40
Telephone (typical bill: $30 /month) 0.00 3.60 3.60 3.60 0.00
Cable TV (typical bill: $27 /month) 16.20 16.20 16.20 16.20 16.20
° Garbage/Recycling 0.00 0.00 0.00 26.68 0.00
Subtotal: Franchise Fees $ 95.40 $ 106.20 $ 106.20 $ 132.88 $ 102.60
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Fire/EMS Annual Fee ** $ 237.38 $ 30.38 $ 75.41 $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Garbage/Recycling (Single - family) 297.00 340.80 254.76 133.38 273.00
Stormwater Mgt. Fee (per single family home) 0.00 2.24 0.00 3.00 0.00
Subtotal: Non -Ad Valorem $ 534.38 $ 373.42 $ 330.17 $ 136.38 $ 273.00
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TOTAL: NON -AD VALOREM $ 798.98 $ 672.82 $ 640.37 $ 416.86 $ 544.80
* Unincorporated residents receiving water from Fort Lauderdale are subject to a 25% surcharge on their water bill.
** Jurisdictions that do not fund Fire/EMS through this fee structure fund such services through the general fund.
Source: Broward County Comprehensive and Neighborhood Planning Division.
• " The City of Plantation has not annexed any land during the past decade, except to
correct a minor boundary problem.
With annexation, municipalities experience operational efficiencies that tend to re-
duce their cost of providing services. The City of Fort Lauderdale, for example, esti-
mates that it can save 37.9% through economies of scale. Annexation may become
financially attractive to a municipality even though unit cost of services may show a
deficit.
Incorporation Alternatives
Broward County policy allows that, wherever possible and reasonable and financially fea-
sible, consideration should be given to the creation of new municipalities. A two -part incorpora-
tion analysis was conducted to evaluate this option.
Alternative A includes only the following unincorporated neighborhoods: Rock Island,
West Ken -Lark, Washington Park (including Roosevelt Gardens, Boulevard Gardens and Golden
Heights), Franklin Park, Broward Estates (including St. George), and Melrose Park.
• Alternative B adds the adjacent commercial and residential parcels along the U.S. 441/
State Road 7, Oakland Park Boulevard, Broward Boulevard, and Davie Boulevard corridors as fol-
lows:
• All non - residential property fronting on the south side of Oakland Park Boulevard
between Interstate 95 and U.S. 441 /State Road 7 (within the corporate limits of the
Cities of Oakland Park and Lauderdale Lakes);
• All non - residential property fronting on both sides of U.S. 441 /State Road 7 between
Oakland Park Boulevard and Davie Boulevard (within the corporate limits of the Cit-
ies of Lauderdale Lakes, Lauderhill and Plantation);
• All non - residential property fronting on the north side of Davie Boulevard from
Southwest 31st Avenue to U.S. 441 /State Road 7 (within the corporate limits of the
City of Fort Lauderdale);
• All incorporated area (residential and non - residential) lying in the City of Oakland
Park generally located on the south side of Oakland Park Boulevard, between Inter-
state 95 and the city boundaries of the City of Lauderdale Lakes;
• All incorporated area (residential and non - residential) lying in the City of Lauderhill
generally located on the east side of U.S. 441 /State Road 7;
Incorporated area in the City of Fort Lauderdale from Interstate 95 to Northwest 31st
Avenue from Northwest 19th Street to Broward Boulevard.
• The Alternative B scenario examines the feasibility of municipal incorporation in conjunction
with the inclusion of commercial parcels de- annexed from adjacent municipalities.
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Incorporation Requirements •
Incorporation is accomplished only by seeking a special act meeting the conditions that
follow (underlining added for emphasis):
165.61. F.S. Standards for incorporation, merger, and dissolution -
(1) The incorporation of a new municipality, other than through merger of exist-
ing municipalities must meet the following conditions in the area proposed for in-
corporation.
(a) It must be compact and contiguous and amenable to separate municipal gov-
ernment.
(b) It must have a total population, as determined in the latest official state cen-
sus, special census, or estimate of population, in the area proposed to be incorpo-
rated of at least 1,500 persons in counties with a population of less than 50,000,
and of at least 5,000 population in counties with a population of more than
50,000.
(c) It must have an average population density of at least 1.5 persons per acre or
have extraordinary conditions requiring the establishment of a municipal corpora-
tion with less existing density.
0 It must have a minimum distance of any part of the area proposed for incor-
poration from the boundaries of an existing municipality within the county of at
least 2 miles or have an extraordinary natural boundary which requires separate •
municipal government.
(e) It must have a proposed municipal charter which:
1. Prescribes the form of government and clearly defines the responsibility
for legislative and executive functions.
2. Does not prohibit the legislative body of the municipality from exercising
its powers to levy any tax authorized by the constitution or general law.
The defined area meets all the physical requirements for incorporation other than the two -mile
limit (Sec. 165.061[1] {d), F.S.). However, the Florida Legislature waived the two -mile requirement
recently to establish the City of Weston. The defined area can have serviceable boundaries and a
strong community identity.
Financial Analysis
In terms of financial feasibility the following is evident:
Proposed Alternative A with a total taxable value of $315,929,670 is a small tax base
to sustain a municipality with urban services. Based on an estimated cost of urban
services, it would require more than the legal millage limit (the maximum allowed is
10 mills) just to fund essential law enforcement activities
Alternative B (adding in the largely commercial proposed deannexed area) only brings •
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• the total tax base to $628,170,370, still a weak property tax base to support urban
services.
Alternate A Alternate B
Central County Area Incorporated• Area Total Values
Taxable Value (Operating) $315,929,670 $ 312,240,700 $ 628,170,370
Exempt Property Value $ 242,853,500 $ 99,835,200 $ 342,688,700
The tax base shows weaknesses for two principal reasons:
• The value of exempt properties in governmental, service and religious use total
$242,583,500, or 43.5% of the total taxable value of the unincorporated area under
study.
• The scenarios for Alternative B involving the de- annexation of commercial corridors
represent a disappointing taxable value of only $312,240,700.
Typically, commercial lands contribute to a positive financial tax base for a municipal or-
ganization; however, the relatively low commercial values in the studied corridors do not balance
• favorably with the taxable residential properties. The declining condition of the commercial cor-
ridors together with the unusually large amount of tax- exempt properties indicate that this area
would experience difficulty in maintaining a viable tax base. The high vacancy rate of the com-
mercial property results in meager nonproperty tax fees.
Based on current taxable values, the millage rate that a proposed municipality must assess
to serve the needs of the community would far exceed the community's ability to pay, and would
exceed the comparable rates of the adjacent municipalities. This does not mean, however, that
the Central County Area could not sustain itself in the future. Quite to the contrary, the Cen-
tral County Area possesses unique geographic characteristics that, properly cultivated and pro-
moted, form the basis for a potentially thriving employment center and re -born retail area. How-
ever, even with an intensive revitalization and redevelopment effort that would require extensive
county and municipal resources, it could be 20 years before the economic benefits of such efforts,
if successful, would be realized.
Annexation Implications for Residents
Tables ES -3: Ad Valorem Taxes and Non -Ad Valorem Charges by Jurisdiction and ES -
4: Non -Ad Valorem Taxes, Fees and Charges provide comparisons of typical costs for services to
residents in the Central County Area. Table ES - 3: Ad Valorem Taxes and Non -Ad Valorem
Charges by Jurisdiction provides a summary of property taxes and nonproperty taxes, fees, and
charges in each of five scenarios: as part of the Cities of Fort Lauderdale, Lauderdale Lakes,
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Lauderhill and Plantation, and in the unincorporated area. The ad valorem taxes — or property •
taxes — are based on the taxable value of the home less any exemptions, such as the homestead
exemption. The millage rate is the amount per $1,000 of taxable value that the government as-
sesses. For example, a home with an assessed value of $75,000 and with a homestead exemption,
would have a taxable value of $50,000. If that home was located in the City of Fort Lauderdale,
the property taxes would be $283.67. The City of Lauderdale Lakes would tax that home in the
amount of $247.50. The Cities of Lauderhill and Plantation would charge $240.00 and
$177.90, respectively. In the unincorporated area, the property owner's bill is $106.70.
Property taxes or ad valorem taxes are only one part of the equation. Governments im-
pose utility taxes, franchise fees for services, and other charges that are not ad valorem based. A
summary of these charges is found in Table ES - 4: Non -Ad Valorem Taxes, Fees, and Charges.
When these non - property taxes, fees and charges are added to the property tax amounts, the
numbers change significantly. The second part of Table ES - 3 includes the estimated nonad va-
lorem charges found in Table ES - 4 added to the ad valorem taxes. The property owner of that
same home valued at $ 75,000 with a $ 25,000 homestead exemption now pays $956.49 in Fort
Lauderdale, $888.81 in Lauderdale Lakes, $656.86 in Lauderhill, and $722.70 in Plantation. In
the unincorporated area, the total would be $905.68.
Renters also pay for municipal services through various user charges and utility and fran-
chise taxes on electric, phone and cable television (see Table ES - 4: Non -Ad Valorem Taxes, •
Fees and Charges). A renter in the unincorporated area of Broward pays $ 264.60 annually in
such fees. The same renter would pay $299.40 in Fort Lauderdale, $310.20 in Lauderdale Lakes,
$280.48 in Lauderhill, and $271.80 in Plantation.
While the financial implications of an annexation or incorporation are significant to the
individual resident, there are other concerns that need to be addressed. These concerns generally
described as "lifestyle issues" enter into the decision making process when considering each of
the four municipal alternatives. Such issues might involve the type and quality of certain public
services, including law enforcement, fire, parks, drainage; form of government; zoning and land
use matters; and neighborhood compatibility with the annexing city. These issues need to be
considered along with the cost for municipal services. Table ES - 5: Lifestyle Issues summarizes
some of these lifestyle issues.
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Form of government Commission/ Commission/Manager Commission/Manager Commission/Manager Strong Mayor/
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° Police Services Broward Sheriff's Office City Department Sheriffs Office City Department City Department
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Fire Services/ISO County Department/3 City Department/3 City Department/4 City Department/3 Volunteer Depart -
(Insurance Service Or-
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ganization) Rate
Emerg. Medical Servs. County Department City Department City Department City Department City Department
Sheds Permitted, subject to set- Permitted, subject to set- Permitted, subject to set- Permitted, subject to set- Generally permitted in
back requirements back requirements back requirements back requirements residential districts (exc.
PRD), subject to setbacks
Fences Permitted, up to 6' high Permitted, up to 65 Not permitted in front Not permitted in front Generally permitted, up
along p ropert y lines, ex high, except next to
� g P P tY g P yard; permitted along yard; permitted along to 4' high in the front
cept at corners where street, alley, or sidewalk other property lines (6' other property lines (6' yard, 6' high elsewhere;
site limitations may exist high) high) PRD regulations may
differ
Bars /Adult Facilities 1000' from schools, 300' between bars, 500' 1000' between adult at- 500' between bars, 1000' City has a separate
churches from church, school; w/ tractions; 1000' from from school "Adult Entertainment
partial nudity, 500' from church, school, park District" which identifies
residential, church, park, a specific area of the
school City where and under
what conditions such
uses are permitted
Pets No limit Max. 3 dogs, 3 cats Max. 3 dogs or 3 cats Max. 3 dogs, 3 cats No limit
Trucks/RVs/Boats One RV or boat permit- Permitted, except com- Must be located on the RVs Permitted in resi- Permitted if screened
ted per dwelling mercial trucks (more side of the property be- dential area if in garage, from view from the
than 5 wheels), mobile hind the building line, or accessory bldg., fenced street
homes, buses, or inoper- in a garage yd.
able vehicles
Sources: Broward County, and the Cities of Fort Lauderdale, Lauderdale Lakes, Lauderhill and Plantation.
APPENDIX IV:
AD HOC COMMITTEE ON ANNEXATION
POLICY REPORT
AD HOC COMMITTEE ON ANNEXATION POLICY
• REPORT
The Ad Hoc Committee, having held numerous public hearings at various locations
around Broward County and having taken testimony from hundreds of -and
from representatives of the county and of various municipalities, hereby present"
the Broward County Legislative Delegation the following recommendations for a set
of policies which can serve as a guide for the Delegation in deciding future annexation
questions and proposals. The committee has deliberately crafted these
recommendations to be more general than specific with the understanding that each
of the various unincorporated areas of the county presents unique characteristics,.
circumstances, or problems. Accordingly, most annexation questions will need to be
decided on a case by case basis.
General Statement: Broward County is a highly urbanized county with approximately
90 percent of its residents residing in municipalities. Many of the approximately 60,
unincorporated neighborhoods are small pockets scattered throughout the county
making the provision of municipal -type services to many of these areas both inefficient
and expensive.
Therefore, the Committee recommends that annexation of all. the remaining
unincorporated areas of Broward County should be encouraged to occur by'zhe year
2010. Unincorporated areas remaining after 2010 will be subject to required
annexation by the State Legislature. A v_ ariety of methods and inducements should
be used by both the county and the cities to bring about the willing annexation of the
unincorporated areas. The Committee recognizes that misunderstandings and negative
artitudes have arisen in the past between municipalities and unincorporated area
residents and therefore, an intensive effort at dialogue, open communication, and
understanding must take place in order to bring about this- goal.
The following policies are recommended to the Broward Legislative Delegation as a
means to facilitate this transition by creating an atmosphere of trust and open
communication:
The geographic* integrity, character and unique lifestyle of various individual
neighborhoods should be preserved through use of municipal charter amendment or
Special Act. A comprehensive effort should be mounted to clearly identify each
neighborhood and its unique characteristics within the unincorporated areas of the
county, so that where possible, defined neighborhoods may be kept whole.
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Cities should be creative in providing incentives and inducements to unincorp
areas to encourage them - to be annexed, example. charter amendments to ted
lifestyle, or to guarantee ci preserve
warrant it); phased -in ad va orem tax adjustments (where signiifican differences increase would
and; infrastructur or service improvements, (and the County should be- encourag e
to participate with or assist the City wherever possible). 9 d
Unincorporated area residents should be given the right wherever possible an'
reasonable to choose which municipality to join and the right to vote on annexation by.
'referendum. y
The practice of dual referenda should be discontinued.
-When an annexation proposal is made, tax and fee information comparing all charges
by the county and the city or cities involved should be provided to the residents of an
area to be annexed. The information should be produced and distributed in a clear and
easy to understand format by an independent third party selected by the Legislative
Delegation of Broward County.
Existing regional County facilities should remain unincorporated, unless the Count
and the municipality in question agree to annexation. y
A transition plan for County employees displaced by reason of annexation should be
established. Wherever possible and practicable, displaced County employees should
be placed with the municipality that annexed the area where the dis lace
served, in the same or similar position, and wit p
hout loss or interruptionof rank, or pension benefits.
infrastructure projects should be completed by the County as scheduled in the
County's r=ive Year Capital Improvement Program. Appropriate
via interlocal agreement between the county and the city ( that C ann exes an arrangements
receiving the project should recognize the tax contribution that the area to be annexed
would have supplied towards completion of the project had that area not been
annexed.
The practice of "cherry picking" by municipalities should be ended. To accom fish this
the statutory method of voluntary annexation should be modified by Special Act to
require the approval of the Broward Legislative Delegation before a voluntary
annexation could become effective. Although no definition of "cherry picking" " rY P g" exists
or was discussed b
y the Ad Hoc Committee it may be generally described as the
annexation (usually by voluntary annexation pursuant to general law) of property by
a municipality where that property will produce taxes far in excess of the Estimated
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cost to the city of providing municipal services. Cherry, picking usually involves a
single very valuable commercial property or small group of properties, or other non-
residential property, such -8'9 undeveloped ibnd that is expected to ultimately produce
• a positive tax cash flow to the city.
Accordingly, the Committee recommends to�tre Delegation that commercial properties
should not be stripped from neighborhoods to which they would logically
geographically belong. Furthermore, whenever a voluntary annexation is proposed;
notice should be given to the residents of the neighboring areas.
Nothing contained herein should be construed to preclude the use of deannexation,
consolidation, or incorporation as a means to ameliorate past actions which have had
the effect of isolating neighborhoods or of rendering neighborhoods unattractive as
objects for'annexation by the surrounding municipalities.
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APPENDIX V:
BROWARD COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION No. 1997 - 0679
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1 RESOI_U'f I ON 1997 -0679
2 WHEREAS, historical incorporation and annexation activities have fractionalized the
3 Unincorporated Area; and
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WHEREAS, it is becoming increasingly difficult for the County to provide cost
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effective public facilities and services to the residents of the Unincorporated Area; and
7 WHEREAS, the residents of the Unincorporated Area have expressed concern
8 regarding the impacts of annexation upon their quality of life; and
9 WHEREAS, the Broward County Legislative Delegation created the Ad Hoc
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Committee on Annexation which studied the annexation issue and took public testimony
regarding the issues and concerns facing residents and providers of service and accepted
13 thQ recommendations of the Ad Floc Committee on Annexation; and
I-, I WHEREAS, the Broward County Legislative Delegation shall be the final arbiter
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7 WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners wishes to encourage orderly
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g I annexation of the remaining Unincorporated Area; and
1' hNHEREAS, all unincorporated areas shall be annexed or incorporated into
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rnunlcipa!ities by the Year 2010 with the exception of the Conservation Area and regional
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count' facilities and;
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3 I Vi iEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners wishes to protect the interests of
2/, the residents of the unincorporated area; NOW THEREFORE,
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Section 1. The Board of County Commissioners wishes to state its support for the i
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policies of the Broward County Legislative Delegation's Ad Hoc Committee on Annexation
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, I a"ached hereto and recommend additional policies, supported by the City /County Liaison
3 C Group, to assist the Broward County Legislative Delegation in its consideration of proposed
31 ` annexaiions:
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Additional Recommended Policies of the Broward County Board of County
33 Commissioners.
I 1. The effective date of any annexation should be agreed to b the Count
9 y y, as
the representative for unincorporated area residents, and the annexing city
2 wililin-a--tw& ?}yeah!inie fame te a ny- bcidget- prableme, however.
it should be no later than two years from the ad
3 ordinance or soeaat act of he Flo ri + a d o of an annexation
Legislature provided that in the
4 instance where a referendum is required the effectiv tiara shall he within
two years from the li:t of th referendum The effective date should take
5 into consideration the fiscal impacts of the annexation upon the County's
6 ability to provide cost - effective services to the remaining unincorporated
areas; the city's ability to provide the services desired by the residents of the
7 area to be annexed; and the cost to residents, if any.
8 2. An interlocal agreement should be developed between the County and the i
9 annexing municipality and executed prior to the effective date of the
annexation. The agreement should include a financially feasible plan for
10 transitioning services,'infrastructure and County employees, and provisions
for the County to continue to receive certain revenues generated by the
i1 neighborhood until the completion of
p programmed infrastructure
12 improvements.
13 3. In addition to joining a municipality, residents should be given the right
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wherever possible and reasonable to become their own municipality, after a
financial feasibility study has been presented.
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4. Unincorporated area residents shall be given an opportunity for meaningful
16 input at all stages of the annexation process.
17 5. The County shall be responsible for providing base data for unincorporated
18 area residents and the municipalities to assist them in their decision- making.
19 Section 2. EEFECTIVE DATE
20 This Resolution shall become effective upon adoption.
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2 2 2 2 ADOPTED this 3,4-'day op-- 1997
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STATE OF FLORIDA )
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COUNTY OF BROWARD )
Z, B. JACK OSTERHOLT, County Administrator, in and for
Broward 'County, Florida, and Ex- Officio Clerk of the Board of
County Commissioners of said County, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the
above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of Resolution Number
1997 -OG79 the same appears of record in the minutes of meeting of
said Board of County Commissioners held on the 3rd day of June
1997.
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IN PIITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
official seal this 4th day of June 1997.
B. JACK OSTERHOLT
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
By oerk
Deputy �—
S E A L
G0Mh1 /S
O . CREATED
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