11/22/2011. City of Mulberry, FL. City Hall : 104 South Church Avenue State Road 60 and State Road mulberryfl.

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1 City of Mulberry, FL CI City of Mulberry, FL City Hall : 104 South Church Avenue State Road 60 and State Road mulberryfl.com 1

2 RACES in MULBERRY 66% White (alone) 17% Hispanic 15% Black (alone) 2% Other City of Mulberry POPULATION 25 YEARS and OVER 72.1% High School or higher 7.3% Bachelor s Degree or higher 2.0% Graduate or Professional Degree 7.6% Unemployed MEDIAN RESIDENT AGE Mulberry 41.9 yrs Florida 38.7 yrs ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLD INCOME Mulberry $33,655 Florida $44,736 ESTIMATED MEDIAN HOME VALUES Mulberry $64, 553 Florida $182,400 data.com/city/mulberry Florida.html Finance and Accounting Budget Fiscal Year (Thousands of Dollars) General Enterprise TOTAL Fund Fund Revenue $ 3,991 $ 2,448 $ 6,439 Expenses 3,868 2,408 6,266 Contribution to Fund Balance $ 123 $ 40 $ 163 During the year ended 9/30/2010 the City emerged from a period of Financial Emergency as defined in State Statute Property Taxes Ad Valorem tax revenue has decreased every year since 2007, with a cumulative decrease of 6.3% The current year Property Tax Rate is $8.90 per $1,000 of taxable value The tax bill on a $100,000 assessed value home with $50,000 in homestead exemption is $445 One Mill raises $165,142 2

3 Finance and Accounting Employees Currently the City has 5 elected officials, 27 fulltime employees, and 13 part-time employees Future House / Available Land The City s current Organizational Chart (attached) In 2010 the employees received a 3% cost of living adjustment Other Services Law Enforcement services are contracted with the Polk County Sheriff Refuse Collection services are contracted with Florida Refuse Polk County Fire Department serves the City s residents Grants The City is proactive in applying for grants and has been modestly successful with them (grant schedule attached) 3

4 Partners Mulberry, Polk County, Fort Meade, CFRPC Targeted Areas City of Mulberry City of Fort Meade Mined Lands Polk County Unincorporated Communities / CRA s Partners 4

5 Brownfields Reuse Planning What is a Brownfield? EPA Brownfields Assessment Used for Brownfields Reuse Planning through the HBRP Reuse Planning helps to Explore Potential End Uses for Brownfields Sites Just A Conceptual Plan A Starting Point To Be Modified Start With a Few Options (A & B) That Can Result In Multiple Options C, D, F Or Even X Not a Final Site Plan Final Design Will Be Determined With Input From Multiple Stakeholders and Detailed Planning This Is An Evolutionary Process From Blight to Right A brownfield is an abandoned or underutilized property that is contaminated or is perceived to be contaminated by its previous or current use Typically an industrial or commercial site can be residential former Meth Lab or site contaminated by adjacent uses 5

6 Mulberry Construction Mulberry Site Assessment Locations Brownfields Assessment Coalition Funded by the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Grant Period 3 Years 8/1/09 7/31/12 Grant Amount $I Million Lead Applicant Central Florida Regional Planning Council (CFRPC) Coordination Contract Management Reporting 6

7 Mulberry Civic Center Option A Mulberry Civic Center Option B Phase I Environmental Assessments Competed on former Mulberry Construction and Adjacent Sites Phase II Environmental Assessments to be completed within 90 days of EPA Approval Focused on a Central Town Center Buildings Fronting Onto Town Green Lake Park and Lake Pedestrian Access Future Buildings for Expansion Retail Opportunities for Revenue Generation and On site Services Pedestrian Connectivity Lakefront Drive Access Road Town Green Connects Town Hall and Civic Center Parking Fronts Town Green for Events Larger Scale Lakefront and Lake Park for Pedestrian Use Retail Opportunities for Revenue Generation off Main Drive Pedestrian Connectivity 7

8 Grant Funds Awarded Mulberry Accomplishments Inventory of Potential Sites Phase I & II Assessments Remediation & Reuse Planning Community Outreach Programmatic Support Public Health Monitoring Completed Inventory of Sites of Regulatory Interest Completed 10 Phase I Assessments - 23 Parcels Phase II Assessments 7 Underway or Planned Mulberry Construction Site 8

9 Remediation & Reuse Mulberry Nature Park Federally-Qualified Health Care Clinic New Mulberry Government Center Energy Facilities Low-Mod Income Housing Recreational Vehicle (RV) Park Mixed Use Development Mulberry Nature Park Health Center Option 1 Potential Site City Owned Property at US Highway 60 and Prairie Mine Road Phase I Completed and Phase II to be Completed with Brownfields Funds Provides more immediate Opportunity for Location of Health Center Road Frontage Building Location 8000 sf Building Good Visibility Aesthetic building pedestrian entrance Site conforming parking layout Ample landscape area 9